PAGE SIX Building Namesakes Add Campus Color “Meet you in front of Boucke.” “My office is located in Sparks.” “Where in the world’s Armsby?" Although these are commonly heard expressions on cam pus, few students ever stop to wonder about the buildings mentioned or the men for whom they were named. Many students don’t realize that Sparks was a newspaper re porter who became president of the University; Boucke, a piano tuner before he joined the fac ulty; and Armsby a teacher who designed and built the first calori meter in the United States. Edwin Erie Sparks was the eighth president of the Univer sity. Being very fond of the students, he wrote a column in the Collegian called "Prexy’s Preachment," promoted school spirit and at Christmas time in vited all the students remain ing on campus to his home for a holiday ceremony. Upon his retirement in 1920, the students gave him a gold watch inscribed “To Our Prexy From His Boys" which he wore until his death in 1924. After his retirement, he con tinued to teach American his tory, a subject on which he was considered an authority. Sparks wrote several books on history and edited “The Lincoln- Douglas Debates” which was re cently used as basic reference material for the Broadway play “The Rivalry.” Oswald Frederick Boucke worked on a sheep plantation in Hawaii; a ranch in Australia and tuned, taught and played pianos in California before ar riving in Stale College in 1908. Born in Germany, Boucke was originally assigned to teach Ger man. However, history, political science, economics and sociology were added to his schedule in his second semester. For twenty five years he taught these four sub jects. In 1920 he became head of the department of economics and sociology, a position he held until his retirement in 1931. Boucke wrote six books on economics and sociology be fore his death in 1935. Henry P. Annsby’s background is perhaps one of the least known among students but he is one of Penn State's mast famous men. In 1901 Armsby designed, built and installed in the small build ing behind Patterson, the first calorimeter in the United States. Armsby came to the University in 1887 to establish and direct the Agriculture Experiment Station. Before his death in 1921, Armsby received honorary degrees from Farm Group to Interview Members of the Eastern States Farmers' Exchange will be on camrm, to interview seniors Ti ■ -day and Wednesday. They will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in 206 Armsby. HALL'S TAILOR SHOP complete alterations & repairs 9-5 (evenings by appointment) AD 7-3275 478 E. Beaver®Men & Women nmitiid Pll fVMi i jT 1 i I 8 Great Big Hoagies salami ham chicken tuna salad egg salad ham 3alad cheese and the foot long regular FRANK'S HOAGIE HAVEN (Formerly Morrell’s) 112 S. Frazier St. SPEEDY DELIVERY three colleges, and was elected a member of royal societies in Sweden and Great Britain. ' The policy governing the nam ing of buildings was established in 1932 by the Board of Trustees. It was decided that departmental buildings should honor persons distinguished in that field at the University or elsewhere. INTERVIEWS AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY MONDAY AND TUESDAY MARCH 6, 7 For further details and to arrange an appointment, consult your nJacement officer. If you miss us, a letter of inquiry will receive immediate attention if addressed to Mr. H. T. Brooks, Engineering Personnel Administrator, CONVAIR GENERAL OFFICES, San Diego 12, California. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Senate Workshop- (Continued from page one)’ for all women’s activities. It has tried to look into the entire life of the college woman and to see if AWS is providing all that it should,” she said. "However, it seems as though every concrete project they have initiated was dropped in mid-aw for one reason or another,” Miss McPherson said. Burglaries Baffle Police State College police reported yesterday that they have “noth ing concrete” on the burglaries in State College, in the last two weeks. About $l3OO in cash and goods was taken. The last burglary was reported last Thursday, police officials said. CONVAIR Bratton Wins Grant Raymond Bratton, of Curwens ville, a candidate for a doctor of philosophy degree in ceramic technology at the University, has been awarded a $4333 fellowship given by Basic, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio, for a 13-month period. CHAIR! Pull up a chair and talk to the men from Convair (they’ll be on campus soon). Learn about the many other chairs at our four major operating divisions waiting to be filled by young engineers and scientists. We are the nation’s most diversified aerospace company, producing intercontinental and tactical missiles, eiectronio systems, commercial Jet aircraft, all-weather Jet intercept tors, and strategic bombers. More advanced programs encompass a wide range of technology .., from nuclear propulsion to space communication and exploration. And our continuing* policy of purposeful diversification assures stability and challenge for years to come. Yes, plan to pull up a chair and talk to the men from Convalr ... they’ll welcome the opportunity to discuss our company with you. Whether you are an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral candidate, chances are there’s a chair for you at Convair. ASTRONAUTICS • FORT WORTH • POMONA • SAN DIEGO A DIVISION OR GENERAL DYNAMICS FRIDAY. MARCH 3. 1961 Ed Reps Convention Bound The Education Student Council voted at a recent meeting to send three student representatives and one faculty representative to the convention of the Eastern Stale Asso c i a tion of Professional Schools for Teachers.
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