TUESDAY.. FEBRUARY 7. 1961 Stranded Students Make 'Best of It' Scientific observations on “the heaviest snowstorm in 19 years,” “howling blizzards” and “below freezing tempera tures” brought little comfort to stranded homeward-bound students Friday. Hundreds of students attempting to return to Pittsburgh and other western cities after registration found themselves stranded by 12-foot snowdrifts which blocked low parts of the road outside Blairsville. The slow crunch of chains and snowtires gradually lessened as the snow complelly covered windshields and froze wipers. Cars ground to a halt as the 41-inch accumulation grew and three highway crews with three snow plows at tempted to open the road. Some students found themselves stranded anywhere from two to five hours, while others were in cluded among the 400 to 600 motorists who spent the night in hdmes and motels in the area. The most serious problems oc curred when many who had little gasoline found that it was ex hausted quickly when heaters were operated at full force. Those who did not run out of gas found themselves suffering from severe headaches from exhaust fumes that had filtered into the cars. Some students left their cars and crowded into a nearby restaurant. Throe enterprising students, finding the place staffed by only iwo women, donned aprons and went to work cooking, waiting on tables and washing dishes. Telephone lines were over burdened as motorists tried to inform families of their safety. One student, who spent five hours in a restaurant, found herself the proud possessor of number 248 — the number which indicated her turn to place a telephone call. For those unable to cram them selves into nearby restaurants and homes, food became another concern. Students who had eaten breakfast in the early morning— or who had slept those few prec ious extra minutes—found them selves not only tired and head achy, but also hungry. Some set up a relay system from restau rants to students outside, others "stuck it out’’ until they arrived at home between 10 and 13 hours after they left State College. N. Halls Plans Spring Events Representatives to the meeting of the North Halls Council were urged last night to promote bet ter cooperation and participation in area activities planned for the spring semester. Ralph Wise, chairman of the social committee, encouraged sup port for the Cupid Caper Dance to be held from 8:30 to 12:30 p.m. Saturday night in the Hetzel Un ion ballroom. Plans for the future include firesida chats, mixers and possible participation in spring week. Vincent Brown, chairman of the North Halls Tribunal, asked for more cooperation among the students in obeying the area rul lings. The Tribunal is planning to make penalties for infractions more severe, because of the many cases it is compelled to hear. It was stressed that better area be havior would improve the pos sibility of having women resi dentsnextyear. Company to Interview Seniors in Agriculture C. J. Norton of the John Deere Co., Baltimore, Md. would like to interview four-year graduates in agriculture for employment with the company. Interested seniors may contact the office of Resident Education, 211 Armsby. factory authorized VOLKSWAGEN Sales Parts Service $1624.00 WYNO SALES CO. 1960 E. 3rd St,. Williamsport By BARB YUNK Jankosky Wins Football Contest Frank Janosky, senior in elec trical engineering from State Col lege, was named winner of the $3OO first prize in the Chesterfield-, L&M-Oasis football contest for his winning prediction of the score, 14-3, in the Penn State-Pitt 1 game. : Second and third prizes of $l5O and $5O were won by Samuel Robison, senior in mechanical en gineering from Altoona and Earl Michael, senior in engineering mechanics from State College. Contestants from 108 colleges and universities submitted predic tions of the final and half-time scores of rival games plus empty cigarette packs, according to a company representative. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA “I DIDN'T WANT TO BE STOCKPILED” When Loren Gergens was working for his B.S. degree in Business Administration at the University of Denver, he had definite ideas about the kind of job he wanted to land. He was de termined to profit from the experience of several of his friends who had accepted promising jobs only to find themselves in "manpower pools" waiting to be pulled into a responsible position. "I didn't want to be stockpiled," Loren says, "That's no way to start." As a senior, Loren talked to twelve companies and joined The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company, an associated company of the Bell Telephone System. From his first day challenges were thrown at him thick and fast. First, he supervised a group of service representatives who handle the com munications needs of telephone customers. Then •Mr number one aim is to have in all tanagemenl jobs the mosl vital, intelti tent, positive and imaginative men. we l an possibly find." EVEN THE SNOWMEN HAVE "GONE GREEK" in honor of fra ternity and sorority “Inspiration Weeks” and initiations as Tammy Creel views the Alpha Phi version of Frosty. Loren Gergens briefs two of his salesmen on new telephone services for business customers. American T»lophone & Telegraph Co. BELL TELEPHONE COMPANIES he served as manager of several telephone busi ness offices. In these jobs Loren had to prove himself on the firing line, make right decisions and carry them through. He knew his next jump depended on only one man—Loren Gergens. In July, 1960, he was made Sale 3 Manager in Boulder, Colorado. "I’m on the ground floor of a newly created telephone marketing organization. And I can tell you things are going to move fast!” Loren says. “It’s rough at times, but hard work is fun when you know you’re going somewhere—in a busi ness where there’s somewhere to go.’’ If you're interested in a job in which you can be your own prime mover—-a job in which you’re given a chance to show what you can do, right from the start—you’ll leant to visit your Placement Office for literature and additional information. Indie Council Plans to Accept New Members Leonides Council decided last night to accept new members this semester after it was noted by the President, pro temp, Patricia Shockey, that the Council’s mem bership has been cut nearly in half since the fall. Graduation, student teaching and lack of interest were the rea sons given for the drop in mem bership. Miss Shockey said she hoped that in the future, council members would suggest ways in which Leonides could be more active before dropping off for lack of interest. .Sever-d council members sug gested greater publicity as ono way of making Leonides’ work known. This would include a bul letin board with photographs and clippings of the council’s projects. Among other business, Linda Eager was appointed chairman of the proposed Easter egg roil and Joelle Bronstein was appointed chairman of the residence hall staff tea which will be held with in a month. Leonides Council also heard the first reading of the proposed con stitutional revisions which will change the manner of electing council members from campus wide elections to interviews held by a screening committee. PAGE SEVEN
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