2—The Daily Collegian Friday, Jan. 31, 1986
Loves math:
94-year-old retired prof still tutors students daily
By SHERYL WEINERMAN
Collegian Features Writer
An attitude for achieving, the love
for learning and the thrill for teach
ing. Teresa Cohen, University profes
sor emeritus of mathematics, has it
all.
For the past 60 years, Cohen has
been teaching math at the University.
Officially retired from the staff since
1962, she still tutors students from an
office in 206 McAllister.
She tutors students five days a
week, free of charge, on the rudi
ments of mathematics.
"I just like to teach," said Cohen,
who will be 94 Years old on Feb. 14. "I
always did."
Cohen walks to work whenever
possible despite having injured her
leg in October.
She keeps office hours from 9:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily and waits for
students to come for help. During
midterms and finals, she said she is
the busiest.
"`I bring lunch because you never
know when people are going to come
in," Cohen said.
A 1912 graduate of Goucher Col
lege, Maryland, Cohen received her
master's and doctorate degrees in
mathematics from Johns Hopkins
University.
"As long as I can remember, I
always liked math," she said. "In
fact, in grammar school I used to help
other kids with their lessons,"
She came to the University in Sep
tember of 1920 when Joseph M. Wil-
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mathematics department, asked her
to join the Penn State staff.
"At the last minute they needed
another section, then another teach
er," said Cohen.
Cohen said she learned about teach
ing on the job. She took no education
courses at Hopkins because she said
she "just wanted to take math and
science courses" and believes that a
person can learn more from experi
ence.
"I used to think how my uncle, a
professor of math at Hopkins, would
work on something," Cohen said. "I
just try to remember how he did
things he was an excellent teacher,
very clear."
Cohen said she continues to learn as
new courses and instructors change
methods of solving math problems.
She tries to keep up by reviewing new
mathematics books.
For three and half years she was
the first and only woman in her
department. The second woman was
not hired until February 1924, she
said.
Cohen says the department treated
her no differently from the men who
worked there, but women were not
paid wages equal to men for jobs
back then. Even today, Cohen said
many women are still paid less than
men.
When she arrived, about 3,000 stu
dents studied at the University, and
only about 10 percent were women.
Now, half of the almost 35,000 stu
dents are women.
Students back in the 1920 s "didn't ing. My math teacher recommended
know their algebra then and they her."
don't know it now, which is necces- Harriett Harry, a State College
sary for studying calculus." family practitioner who knows Cohen
She estimated having taught at as a patient and a friend, said Cohen
least 7,000 students from 1920 until is interested in people and always
now. wants to help.
"Some former students come back Despite the problems with her leg
to see me or send cards," said Cohen, that kept her from teaching since
who won a Lion's Paw medal for October, Cohen is "back helping peo
teaching about five years ago and ple, as she always is," Harry said.
belongs to two honor societies. "As long as they let me, as long as
A few of her former students have they give me an office, I'll tutor,"
even become Iriends, Cohen said. Cohen said. "I've always argued that
"She'll stop whatever she's doing there ought to be a place for students
or go out of her way to help you," said to find help, so they can move to
Pamela Scott (junior-business man- higher courses. I try to make them
agement), who visits Cohen for help. see why you do things and not just
"She's very patient and understand- memorize, that's why I like math."
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Whether a disadvantaged child 30 State College businesses, Wallace
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friend, The Second Mile may be able Prizes include gift certificates for
to help. pizzas, records, video-rentals, flow-
And this weekend, students living ers, hot-tub visits and sweatshirts.
on fourth floor Holmes in North Halls "The students who live in the resi
will sponsor a "casino day" and do- dente halls are not required to spon
nate all profits to the The Second sor charity activities but their
Mile, a non-profit organization lo- contributions really help with townig-.
cated in State College. own relations," said Jeff Goldsmith,
director of community relations for
Fourth floor Holmes' First Annual The Second Mile. "The students in-
Casino Day will be held from Ito 5:30 volved deserve recognition."
p.ni. Saturday, floor president Dan "I was glad that a floor in Holmes
Wallace said. The games and auc- took the initiative to start a fund
tions will be held in the Warnock raising event because it's a good way
Union Building lounge. to help kids in the community through
Asl admission fee will be charged a local charity," resident assistant
at the door and people will receive a Tom Solomon said.
$5,000 bankroll —in play money —to The Second Mile, which was started
play poker, blackjack or roulette. in 1982, operates a foster home in
Wallace said additional money will be State College and works with about
sold all day. 250 disadvantaged children. The or-
Auctions will be held about every ganization also, sponsors a summer
hour and a half and gamblers will be camp, an assistance fund and a friend
able to bid on prizes donated by about .program. —by Barbara String
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Committee approves retirement village plans
By LISA NURNBERGER
Collegian Staff Writer
Plans for building a $1.9 million nursing home
and a retirement community in College Township
were unanimously approved yesterday by a com
mittee of the Central Pennsylvania Health Sys
tems Agency.
The geriatric committee of the agency, located
in Lewisburg, will send the decision to the agen
cy's Board of Directors in March. If passed, the
State Department of Health will review the plans
and determine if the retirement community,
which includes a 76-bed nursing home, is needed in
the area.
"Because the State College area is an attractive
collegian notes
• A night of skiing will be held at Friend's Music House from Bto 10 tims tonight, Saturday, Sunday and • The Shaver's Creek Environ
the Stone Valley Recreation Center tonight. For more information call Tuesday in Room 210 at 111 Sowers mental Center will hold a Family Owl
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information call 863-2000 or 667-3424. breakfast is scheduled for Sunday
• The Centre County Women's Re- • The Caribbean Student Assoeia
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e The Krishna Yoga Society will source Center will hold a volunteer tion will meet at 1 tomorrow af- morning from 8:30 to 10. To pre-regis
sponsor a Bhatki-Yoga/Bhagavad- training , program for people wanting ternoon in the conference room at the ter and for information, call 863-2000
Gita class and a vegetarian feast at 6 to work with domestic violence vic- Paul Robeson Cultural Center. or 667-3424.
tonight at 103 E. Hamilton Ave.
• A lecture on the African Nation
al Congress of South Africa by Dr. police l®
Daniel Georges-Abeyie is scheduled
for 7 tonight in 101 Kern.
• The Astronomy Club will spon- missing from a backhoe owned by C &
sor an astronomy open house at 7 W Construction Company while it was
tonight on the sixth floor of Davey. parked in a lot behind the Nittany
Mall sometime Tuesday or Wednes
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• The Korean Undergraduate Stu- day, State College Bureau of Police
dent Association will show the mov- Services said
ie,"lnvited People," at 8 tonight and
tomorrow night in 10 Sparks Building
yesterday morning at the drive
• Folk musician Tom Weldon will through Mellon Bank on the corner of
trace the music of Appalachia back to • East Beaver Avenue and Garner
its origins in the Celtic isles at the Street, State College police said.
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place to live and has a relatively high standard of
living, the idea of a retirement village has been in
the air for two or three years now," said William
LePage, the executive director of the agency.
He said the nucleus would be comprised of
senior citizens from Centre County, and a signifi
cant number of people would come from the
surrounding 12 counties.
The senior citizen community would be located
where the U.S. Route 322 bypass intersects Penn
sylvania Route 26. The land was purchased five
years ago by the Clover Highland Association with
the intention of using it for a retirement commu
nity. The Clover Highland Association members
are private residents in Centre County.
Association member Calvin Zimmerman said a
• Christopher Stone, 1752 N. Ath- • A student parking decal worth
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• Michael Moore, 801 C 2 South- • Gregory C. Kunkle, 407 Geary,
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