FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1965
Research Importance
Termed Far-Reaching
By CLAUDIA HELSEL
The importance of research
at the University cannot be
stressed strongly enough. ; In
the past years, progress in
many fields has been far
reaching and of value to the
state and nation.
To obtain research grants,
the interested faculty member
must first submit a proposal
in which he states his project
in detail, tells how long it will
take and how much it would
cost, and also gives his quali
fications for the work.
This proposal is then sub
mitted to research sponsors
such as the federal govern
ment, private individuals and
companies. If the sponsor is
interested in the. research, a
grant or contract is then
awarded.
Various Sponsors
According to Ralph E. Mont
gomery of the University Re
search Office, the largest
project at the University at
the present time is the Ord
nance Research Laboratory
which is sponsored by the De
partment of the Navy. Other
important sponsors include the
National Science Foundation,
National Aeronautics an d
Space Agency, Atomic Energy
Commission, and the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The sources of support fall
into two categories, Mont
gomery said. The federal gov
ernment supplies the largest
amount of funds. The other
category is non-federal funds,
which include companies,
foundations, individuals, and
state, local and county gov
ernments.
Some of the most significant
research projects in recent
years have been: The discovery
by University physicists that
the hydrogen atmosphere sur
rounding Jupiter is ten times
deeper than the highest pre
vious estimates; the patenting
of a method of producing
powdered milk that retains
full flavor and caloric content;
and a microbiologist's identi
fication of a class of organisms
believed to be the most abund
ant form of life on earth.
Agricultural Advances
The agricultural scientists
introduced the following new
crop strains during the year:
Pennchip, a new potato va
riety for chipping and table
Probation Given
To Six Students
-Rule Infraction
Six male students received
disciplinary action during the
past week.
A North Halls resident, aged
18, was suspended until the
end of the summer term 1965
for fradulent use of telephones
and vending machines. The
student's action was com
pounded by a shoplifting
charge.
Two sophomores were sus
pended until the end of the
summer term for spending a
night with two females.
Another sophomore, living
downtown, was placed on dis
ciplinary probation after be
ing apprehended drinking un
der age, as was an eighth term
East Halls resident. A second
term freshman was also
placed on disciplinary proba
tion for drinking as a minor.
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Picture o
a sharek
picking u
some cap
One shareholder of an electric com
pany is a boy who, got the money to
buy his first share by collecting and
returning empty pop bottles.
He and more than 4,000,000 other
shareholders are direct owners of
America's electric light and power
companies. And , its indirect investors—
people with money in savings' banks,
insurance pblicies and pension funds—
are numbered in the tens of millions.
WEST PENN POWER
Invester-owned; hix-paylng - - serving Westere Pennsylvania
use; geneticists found new
lines of sweet corn that re
tained their high sugar con
tent and low starch for many
days after harvest; a method
of removing the combustible
material from coal culm banks
was developed.
These are but a few high
lights of a research program
that consists of more than
2,000 separate projects con
ducted through a $17,500,000
budget.
An essential counterpart to
the discovery of new knowl
edge is the role of research
in the education of the Uni
veristy's 2,500 graduate stu
dents. The University offers
several fellowships to talented
graduates.
Fellowship Offered
A few of these are the study
fellowships for international
development, U.S. Public
Health Service predoctoral
fellowships, Woodrow Wilson
national fellowships and Na
tional Science Foundation
traineeships.
Other Campus
MSU Present Housing Petition
A petition signed by more than
4,200 (15 per cent) Michigan State Uni
versity students and calling for more
liberal housing rules has been pre
sented to officials of the University's
student affairs office by the Commit
tee for Student Rights (CSR). CSR is
an unchartered student group organ
ized during January to protest the lack
of effective communication between
the students and the faculty and ad
ministration. _
The housing petition was circu
lated to gauge student sentiment for
liberalization of housing rules after
a subcommittee asked interested stu
dents to present their ideas to help
the subcommittee make recommenda
tions for future policies. The subcom
mittee includes three faculty mem
bers, three appointed student members
and two members of the student af
fairs office.
The four recommendations called
for by the petition are among 12 pro
posed earlier by CSIt, intended to lead
to improvements in the atmosphere for
intellectual and social development in
the University. The four proposals are:
•Students over 21 may live in
housing of their choice, subject only
to local, state and federal laws.
•Juniors and seniors, regardless
of sex or age, may live in housing of
their choice with parental consent, sub
ject only to local, state and federal
laws.
•Senior women, and those wom
en over 21, living in residence halls,
shall have no hours; junior women
shall have no hours Friday and Satur
day nights. Hours for other women
shall be 12 midnight Sunday through
Thursday, 1 a.m. Friday and 1:30 a.m.
Saturday.
• The University shall respect the
students' civil rights and liberties on
and off campus; any entrance into a
NEW COLLEGE DINER
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ALWAYS OPEN
(Insurance companies, banks and pen
sion funds put some "of that money to
work in electric' company securities.)
Thus, from the savings of millions of
people, a mighty river of finance flows
into this and other industries that help
giVe us the best electric service and
highest standard of living in the world.
Isn't it wonderful to be part of a coun
try where there is hope and opportunity
even in an empty pop bottle?
Edward B. Van Ormer, as
sistant dean of the Graduate
School, stated that there were
approximately 109 students on
fellowships at this time. He
also said that contrary to
popular belief, these fellow
ships are always utilized.
SCCC Seeks Volunteers
To Aid Freedom Schools
The Student Council for Chris- Schools, the backbone of present
tian Concern is recruiting vol- voter-registration effort in that
unteers for a "Work Day for area, were set up to encourage
Mississippi NegroeS to pass the
Freedom," on April 3. Students c.,-,t e lit erac y test and to reg
will be asked to do yard work, ister to vote.
spring cleaning, and other sim- The schools are sponsored by
liar chores from 1:30 p.m. to the Council of Federated Or
-4:30 p.m. to earn money for ganizations, which includes such
the Mississippi Freedom Schools, civil rights' groups as the Con-
Interested students must reg
ister with the University Chris
tian Association office before
April 1.
The Mississippi Freedom
student's living quarters unauthorized
by said student shall be in accordance
with state and federal laws, especially
those regarding search and seizure.
College Coeds Discriminated
Women are discriminated against
in higher education because of the
limited housing available to them, ac
cording to two representatives of state
universities. The difficulty in provid
ing housing for women and state uni
versities' traditional insistence upon
supervised dormitory housing for wom
en have cut off a number of qualified
women from university entrance, Helen
Leßaron, Dean of the College of Home
Economics of lowa State University,
has said.
In every other aspect of women's
education, however, "more and more
programs are opening to women," she
said. "The old tendency to keep girls
out of fields like veterinary medicine
is changing now."
George Kramer, Dean of Admis
sions at Rutgers College, viewed the
limited space in liberal arts colleges
as the single source of discrimination
against women. "In the state of New
Jersey," he said, "about half of the
high school seniors who intend to go
to college are women, but only one
third of the student population in lib
eral arts colleges is female." This im
balance comes from the limited hous
ing available for women students, he
added.
Other educators have noted that
for those women who do get into col
lege the barriers of discrimination in
specific fields are breaking down. Ver
non Anderson, Dean of the College of
Education at the University of Mary
land, said that although the opportu
nity is almost unlimited, "girls seem
to shy away from science and math.
But the tremendous shortage in fields
like industrial arts make them very
University Theatre
announces
TRYOUTS
for
"RIVERWIND"
A Musical by
John Jennings
PAVILION THEATRE
March 8- 9
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
Campus Pacs for Men, Too
The Hetzel Union Building
Special Events committee is
offering a new feature in the
HUB this weekend.
It's ,a boy's' version of the
Campus Pac—which the com
mittee has sold several times
before—but previously, strict
ly for girls,
The boy's "pacs" are simi
lar to those sold before. They
contain a tube of toothpaste,
gress on Racial Equality, Stu
dents Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee ,and the Rev. Martin
Luther King's Southern Chirs
tian Leadership Conference.
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after shave lotion, Absorbine
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The whole box of items can
be purchased for 35 cents.
Girl's packets are also on sale.
Robert Katzenstein, presi
dent of the HUB committees,
said all the money from the
sale of the "pacs" goes direct
ly back to the students through
HUB committee-sponsored ac
tivities.
Katzenstein also announced
more details on the proposed
trip to New York City, spon
sored by the HUB Travel com
mittee.
He said the cost of the whole
weekend will be $3O. This fee
will include accommodations
at the Henry Hudson Hotel, a
ticket to see the Broadway
musical, "Golden Boy," star
ring Sammy Davis Jr.; and
the bus ride.
The bus will be leaving the
HUB parking lot at 1 p.m.,
April 2, and the students will
return to the University-Sun
day, April 4.
Katzenstein said that al
though only 40 students came
to the organizational meeting,
he is hopeful that others are
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promising for women students," he
said.
Dean Anderson noted that there
was a "leveling of careers" for men
and women. "It is now perfectly prop
er to go into fields that previously
were dominated by either men or wom
en," Leßaron said that the pattern of
employment for women is now "in
and out" throughout their lives, and
that their education must recognize
this pattern. "The emphasis today is
on giving women a basic professional
education which will serve as a launch
ing pad even a decade later for fur
ther study or training," she said.
No Cars Till Student Aid Cut
Officials at Lehigh University re
cently announced that students receiv
ing financial aid will not be permitted
to own or operate a car in the Bethle
hem area unless they are willing to
take a $3OO cut in their aid. A study
conducted last year revealed that 63
students receiving aid did not note on
their financial aid application that they
had cars on campus. Theron L. Kropp,
executive secretary for the Committee
on Undergraduate Financial Aid, said
the committee felt that "the owner
ship or operation of motor vehicles by
undergraduates is a luxury, not a
necessity."
"We're out to help kids, not to
shoot them down," Kropp said. Acquir
ing a college education is the mist
important objective of the student, he
said, and the student must be willing
to sacrifice some of the more imme
diate luxuries in order to achieve this.
But he added that "students have dif
ficulty thinking in terms other than
the' immediate."
A few exceptions to the new rule
will be permitted, but they will be
limited primarliy to students who com
mute. Students who fail to abide by
the regulation "will lose their aid, they
will be billed for that part already
used, and all consideration for future
financial aid will bt: forfeited."
interested and were just not
able to attend the meeting.
There will be a final meet
ing at 7 p.m., Wednesday. It
is imperative that all who wish
to go to New York attend this
meeting, he said.
Katzenstein added that any
one interested in 'joining the
HUB Travel committee may
come to 206 HUE, Tuesday,
to join.
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The Naval Oceanographic Office
needs engineers as well as
oceanographers for its
long-range research program
The sharply•increased emphasis on finding ways of exploiting "inner space"
has opened new and broadened opportunities involving the design, develop
ment, testing and evaluation of electronic, mechanical, electromechanical,
and optical instruments and systems. Electronic engineers, mechanical
engineers and engineering physicists carry out challenging assignments in
modern laboratories, in managing systems development with industry, or con
ducting field experiments in ships, submarines and aircraft. So, when we
speak of a long-range technical and scientific research/program, we speak of
a massive effort over the course of years in these important areas:
1/ General Oceanography—the physical, biological, chemical, and geo
logical makeup of the oceans and ocean floor. Not only does this involve
the study of waves, sea ice, tides and currents ... but also the propagation
of sound and sonar in the sea... the analysis of the sediments on the
bottom as they might apply to undersea warfare ... and biological rejorts
on marine vegetation, animal life, and organisms with special regard tk ,
fouling and boring.
2/ Geophysical & Geodetic Surveys—on land and at sea. Analyses and -
measurements of gravity and magnetic fields to provide accurate positional
data for the Navy (sites for missile range stations, air and marine naviga,/
tion aids, etc.),
3/ Bathymetry—use of new precision electronic depth and locationtech
niques to accurately portray ocean floor. Survey ships the world over are
probing the ocean depths in the deepest regions of the world to improve
nautical charts, and enlarge scientific understanding of heretofore unknown
environmental elements.
4/ Oceanographic Instrumentation—involving the latest principles of
electronics, optics, and nucleonics, EE's and ME's initiate and carry out
contractual systems programs with industry, and perform hydrodynamic
studies leading to the design of components for instrumentation.
5/ Information Processing—through the use of computer systems. Pro
gramming of statistical, scientific and technical data such as Loran naviga
tional tables and survey coordinates ... sea water densities ... underwater
sound velocities ... dynamic depth and grid transformations.
6/ Cartography—including modern portrayals of charts, reports, and
diagrams required for navigation by the Navy and Merchant Marine. Design
ing charts showing depths, contours of the ocean floor, channels and shoals,
coastal topography, etc., with the aid of aerial photography and photogram
metric equipment.
From the foregoing it should be obvious that oceanographic research today
and in the future offers a new horizon of opportunity for talents not ordinarily
thought of as related. Among those talents needed immediately by the
Oceanographic Office are Mathematicians, Physicists, Chemists, Meteorol
ogists, Cartographers, Geophysicists . . . and Engineers of all kinds (Civil,
Electronic, Mechanical and General). Openings exist at all levels, from recent
graduates to recognized authorities in the $8945 to $13,445 range, with the
full benefits of Career Civil Service.
You must have your degree, and a
U.S. Citizenship. Other than these
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Evening Prayer
Stations of the Cross
Eisenhower Chapel
128 S. Allen Street
ON•CAMPUS INTERVIEWS
Representatives from the Naval
Oceanographic Office will be on
campus - Fri., March 12th, 1965,
Penn State. Contact your Col
' lege Placement Officer to arrange
an interview.
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