TUESDAY.. FEBRUARY .21, 1961 University's Potential for Research Will Double in Ten Years—Osborn Penn State's potential for research will double in the next ten years, Dr. E. F. Osborn, vice president for research, told the Faculty Luncheon Club yesterday. In a talk on "Trends in Research at Penn State," Osborn predicted that research in the technological and educational fields will continue at its present eight per cent yearly in- crease until it doubles itself by 1970. The present value of research facilities and equipment of $45 million will be doubled to $9O mil lion and so will the research budget which is presently $lO million, he said. As a basis for his predictions, Osborn gave a short history of research at Penn State, its pres ent status and its probable fu ture. Research started with the first graduating class at the Univer sity in 1862 in which each of the 12 graduates were required to write a thesis in order to receive their degrees, Osborn said. Until the Hatch Act in 1887, he said, research made little progress and was concerned for the most part with agriculture. Research remained in this state until 1930 when private indus tries began supporting research in petroleum, coal and other na tural resources, he .aid. The war brought an increase in govern ment aid to technological research which was partially withdrawn at the end of the war, he said. Gradually, however, federal aid for research was reinstated. Today about 60 per cent of the research funds come from the federal government, he added. It is necessary that in the fu ture a close integration of the graduate program and research must be maintained, he said, with the exception of research speci fically for the federal govern ment. One thing that must not change in the future is the respect for freedom of the professors to do research when and on what they wish, he said. The professor who wants to do his research at his own speed and initiative must be protected, Osborn added. Finally it is necessary that the University does not take on any research in which it is bound by contract not to pub lish the results without the per mission of the company which is supporting the projects, he said. However, in the future, some changes are necessary and in evitable for a healthy research program at Penn State, he said. One of these changes must be in the area of interdisciplinary pro grams in which men in related fields will work together on joint projects, Osborn said. He also suggested that more retired professors from other uni versities participate in the. re search program. Dougherty to Give Talk On Dead Sea Scrolls A discussion of the controver sy and the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls to the origin of Christianity will be presented by Monseigneur John J. Dougherty, President of Seton Hall Univer sity at '7 tonight in the HUB as sembly hall. Msgr. Dougherty is one of the few people to hold the DOctor of Sacred Scripture Degree and has done research and studied the Bible in Rome and the Middle East. By ELLIE HUMMER 'Community Living' Arrived Here in 1871 By JO ANNE MARK (This is the first of a series of articles which will attempt to ' clarify the "modjrn" concept of I community living, evaluate the program so far and look into its future at the University.) Community living at the University actually began in 1871 when the first six coeds were enrolled. Yet, the term "community living," appears to be a new one to the students of Penn State. The new community living pro- Jgram began with the fall semes ter of 1960. The "modern" concept of com munity living or residence com munities is aimed primarily at two goals, according to Mrs. Marian Davison, assistant to the Dean of Women. "The first goal," Mrs. Davison said, "is to break down the large size of the University into groups small enough that the students aren't lost' "We want to establish commu nities or residences with set limits iso that the individual will be able to establish allegiance to a small ier group," she continued. "The program is aimed at relating individuals to others so that they won't be just IBM numbers," Mrs. Davison said. "The second goal of residence ! communities," she said, "is to pro mote an intellectual atmosphere !outside the classroom. Community living, 1960 style, was conceived unofficially in 1955 when the West Halls area was opened for women. At this time women were housed in Thompson and McKee Halls until the new South Halls were completed. In 1957 the All-University Cabi net Committee on Community Living, organized originally by Butler Succumbs In Local Hospital Dr. Frank A. Butler, professor emeritus of education, died Sun day afternoon at the Centre Coun ty Hospital. Butler retired from the Uni versity on July 1, 1959 after 31 years of service. He is survived by his wife, the former Hilda Bressler, and a daughter. Mrs. John Bracknill of Seattle, Wash. Butler joined the faculty in 1928. He is the author of "The Improvement of Teaching in Sec ondary Schools," a widely used book at colleges and universities. Funeral services will be held at the Koch Funeral Home Wednes day at 10 a.m. with Rev. William F. McClain conducting the serv ices. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA the Association of Independent Men to investigate the possibility of coeducational living at the Uni versity, presented a report at the Student Encampment. The committee's investigation showed many points in favor of community coeducational living and met with little opposition from the administration, as evi denced in letters written by several members of the ad ministration at that lime. But plans were postponed until 1960 when a new living area, planned on the site of the old Pollock Circle would be com pleted. The communities for women, 1960 version, are four. Community I is made up of Pollock halls 2, 3,4, and 5: ComMunity II is made up of South Halls; Community 111 includes McElwain and Simmons and Community IV includes Ath erton, and McKee and Irvin Halls in the West Halls area. Representatives of the following Companies will be here to Interview Engineering, Mathematics and Science Majors THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA Planning, Operations and Accounting (Representing Telephone Companies throughout the United States) AMERICAN TELEPHONE WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY & TELEGRAPH COMPANY Manufacturing & Distribution Long Lines Department. Operations Military Engineering Service Interstate Long Distance Service BELL TELEPHONE LABORATORIES Research and Development Make Your Appointment Now with Your Placement Office Students Increase Support of Petition More than 1250 students have signed the Liberal party petition requesting legislative support for President Eric A. Walker's request for a $23 million state appropriation, Dale Harris, campaign chairman, said yesterday. The campaign is going much better than expected and student response has been excel -said. Originally the campaign lent, she added. was to last for only a few days No replies have been received this week, she explained, but the from any of the newspapers to unexpected response caused the which letters were sent last week,i pat l y to revise its previous plan. but the Pittsburgh Press printed; The Liberal party workers will Miss Harris' letter in its Sunday give the names of legislators from edition. ;home districts to those students The letter, copies of which who request them, Miss lidrris were sent to 10 state papers, said. Another list of legislators, explained the appropriation is- compiled by :Ronald Sheetz, sue and asked residents of the chairman of the SGA 'Back the area to write their legislators :Budget" Committee.. will be pub urging support of Walker's !fished in The Daily Collegian next budget request. j week. More letters will be mailed tol Liberal party petitions are cir newspapers this week, Miss liar- teulating from the Campaign head ris said.quarters on the ground floor of The Liberal party canipaignltie Hetzel Union outside the will continue all this week, shecarclroom. POET'S CORNER Sponsored by Sigma Tait .Detta Feb. 21—University Readers Feb. 22—Wilfred Jewkes—T. S. Eliot Feb. 23—Brice Harris—Milton GET AWAY FROM IT ALL ! HUB Reading Room T0.05-10:35 A.M. SANDIA CORPORATION Research Development—Nuclear Weapons PAGE SEVEN
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