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Recreation Area Planned
New Lockers, Field
To Be Constructed
Additional recreation areas will be made available to
students soon
Plans are now on the drawing board for the construc
tion of a locker room and practice field for varsity sports
in the East Dorm area, according to Ernest B. McCoy, dean
of the College of Physical Educa
tion and Athletics.
When the new facilities are
complete, they will tie used by
the varsity sports which now
practice on the southeast corner
of the golf course.
When the new locker room and
field is completed—sometime next
fall--the golf course area will be
turned over to student recrea
tion facilities.
McCoy said yesterday the new,
one-story locker building will be
used by the soccer and lacrosse
teams, which now use the golf
course.
Plan Softball Fields
The University plans to con
struct from eight to 10 softball
diamonds and from eight to 10
tennis courts on the old practice
fields.
These new facilities will in
crease the number of tennis courts
from 15 to 23 or 25 ,and softball
diamonds to about 23.
The locker room will be con
structed opposite the ice skating
rink, McCoy said.
Present Physical Plant plans
call for a 31 foot, 8 inch by 98
foot structure. It will contain 10
showers, 228 lockers, office and
equipment rooms, and a trainer's
room.
Construction Bids Sought
Bids for construction, will be
sought in the near future, accord
ing to Walter H. Wiegand, direc
tor of Physical Plant.
McCoy said the new facilities
in the golf course area will be
available to students for general
recreational use. There is a pos
sibility that the softball diamonds
may be used for intramurals, he
said.
This new recreational setup
was recommended to the Univer
sity by the 1955 Student Encamp
ment, which met last September
at the Mont Alto Forest School.
Discuss Facilities
The problem of lack of recrea
tional facilities in the West Dorm
area Was discussed by the Com
mittee on Recreation and Social
Aspects.
The recommendation read:
"Since no recreational facilities
have been developed •in the West
Dorm area, we recommend that
their (West Dorm residents') rec
reation be moved to the golf
course and that the varsity be
moved off the golf - course to the
East end of campus . .."
Engineering
Pans Senior
A motion that graduating seniors be exempt from finals
was passed by the Engineerit
ing last night.
Byron Smith, eighth sen
gineering from Hollidaysburg
that exemption would be desir
able as graduating seniors are
burdened with last minute ac
tivities.
Smith said this move would
be one method of recognizing a
senior's prestige, as well as a
means of relieving the load of
professors grading exams.
He added that this idea was
first presented in a letter to the
editor published in the January
16 issue of The Daily Collegian.
The letter, written by Donald
Chalmers, a January graduate in
labor management, emphasized
exemption as a means of giving
seniors honor.
Plans Need Approval
Senior exemption must be ap
proved by the Academic Policies
Committee, since no student may
be exempt from a final examina
tion except by approval of the
head of the department and the
dean of the college in which the
course is offered.
Services
Of FMA
To Expand
The board of trustees of the
Fraternity Marketing Association
decided Monday to contact local
furniture dealer establishments to
see if they would be interested
in giving special prices to mem
bers of the organization.
The marketing association pur
chases canned and meat products
for its 30 members. It is debating
whether to extend its services to
furniture.
One dealer has consented to
more than one-fourth discount on
FMA purchases. Board members
thought it only right that other
firms be permitted to submit their
discounts.
Harold Perkins, chairman of the
board, said an extension of FMA's
services would increase its volume
of purchasing and consequently
bring more returns to members.
Perkins also said the total vol
ume so far this scholastic year
was $75,906.97 in canned and
meat goods, an increase of almost
$20,000 over the same time last
year.
The association will hold a
meeting with nonmember frater
nities at 8 p.m. on Feb. 29. The
location is to be announced later.
Three members of the board
will talk to the president of the
fraternities about the meeting.
The annual meeting, at which
board members will be elected, is
to he on March 21.
The board also changed its
meeting night from the first to the
second Monday of the month.
Selection of 10 Brings
Chapel Choir to 92
Ten students have been select
ed to sing with the Chapel Choir,
bringing the total to 92.
Sylvia Horger, Susan Alsop,
Eleanor Harr, Emily Wilson, and
Lois Henderson were chosen as
sopranos and Joan Grandinetti,
Joan Esslinger, and Janet Rankin
were chosen to complete the alto
section.
John K. Thomas and Charles
Lechner were chosen as tenors.
Council
Finals
g Student Council at a meet-
ester senior in electrical en
, presented the idea, stating
A similar motion advocating
exemption of graduating seniors
was previously voted down by
the Committee, according to Pro
fessor Lawrence J. Perez, advisor
to the council and former mem
ber of the Academic Policies
Committee.
Prof Against Plan
Robert K. Vierck, associate pro
fessor of engineering mechanics
who was substituting for Perez,
felt that finals couldn't be elimi
nated.
"Many of the faculty feel that
the final is part of the learning
process. This is my own opinion,"
he said.
George Yingling, council presi
dent, will bring the motion before
All-UniverSity Cabinet at its
meeting Thursday night.
The Council moved to send a
letter to the major high schools
in the state inviting them to the
University for individual visits.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
Memorial Destroyed
By New Building
By ROG ALEXANDER
Progress has left its mark upon the University. For, with
the construction of the new classroom building and the wing
to the Infirmary, only one gravestone landmark remains
on campus. _
The most recent memoria
the bulldozer blade belonged t
which, during the 1890's, was the
highly prized pet in the family
of a former head of the College
of Chemistry and Physics,
Tiny, like all mortals, departed
for the canine heaven around the
turn of the century. At the time
of his death, his master was in
charge of a small building on Pol
lock road which housed the explo
sives used in the College of Chem
istry and Physics. It is probable
that the professor intended to bury
the dog close to his place of work.
Tiny was buried in a small
grave just inside the curb on the
north side of Pollock road near
the Infirmary. A small stone with
"Tiny" scratched upon the top
marked the simple grave.
The small memorial went tin- 1
noticed to the casual passerby for
many years. Then, in 1932, the
stone was covered over with dirt
while campus improvements were
being made. It was uncovered af
; ter several indignant f a cult y
members complained to the ad
ministration.
Today the monument no longer
remains. Gone is the silent me
morial of a master's tribute to his
faithful dog. For an errant scrap
ing machine digging the-founda
tion for the new classroom build
ing has obliterated all traces of
the marker.
The most famous gravestone
landmark on campus is that of
George Washington Atherton, a
former president of the Univer
sity. At the time of his death in
1906, General Beaver, president of
the board of trustees, proposed a
monument be erected to his mem
ory before the entrance to Old
Main so everyone could see it.
The board of trustees agreed
that a monument there would only
become a port for student pranks
and thus would hold no special
reverence for anyone. The board
finally agreed upon the present
location next to Schwab audi
torium.
The only . other monument on
campus belonged to one St. Maur
ice Berault, a member of the class
of 1868. He died of typhoid fever
in the fall of 1867. It was impos
sible to carry his remains to his
home in New Orleans, so he was
buried in a grove of nine trees
near Old Main.
The trees and grave were re
moved around the turn of the
century, when McAllister hall was
built on the site. Berault's coffin
was taken to Branch Cemetery
near State College. and a marker
placed over it. It is still standing
for anyone who cares to roam
through the woods in search of it.
Probation Ok'd
For Fraternity
The dean of men's office yester
day approved the Interfraternity
Council Board of Control recom
mendation of a $5O fine and one
month board probation for Pi
Kappa Phi fraternity.
The Board of Control recom
mended the penalty for Pi Kappa
Phi's pirt in a between-semesters
incident when four Pi Kappa
members were caught stealing
furniture from Phi Kappa Tau
fraternity.
The house was penalized under
Article 111, Section 3, of the IFC
social code which implies that a
house and its officers are respon
sible for the actions of individual
members.
The four Pi Kappa Phi members
were previously fined 461.50
apiece by Justice of the Peace Guy
G. Mills for disorderly conduct.
The subcommittee of the Senate
Committee on Student Affairs
placed the students on disciplinary
probation.
Under Board of Control proba
tion, Pi Kappa Phi will be subject
to intensified observation.
to feel the intruding bite of
"Tiny," a wire-haired terrior
Book Agency
Sales Reach
Record High
Sales at the Used Book Agency
this semester have reached an all
time high, according to John
Knaff, manager.
Last semester, the first time that
the agency was located in the
Hetzel Union Building, sales were
better than they had been pre
vious to that time. Knaff said that
the central location of the Book
Exchange in the HUB is respon
sible for the high rate of gales re
corded this semester and last se
mester.
The ÜBA is located on the
ground floor of the HUB in the
television room.
Knaff declined to release the
exact figures of the agency's pro
fit this semester.
Sales were highest during Or
ientation Week, but dropped off
on the following Monday when
the ÜBA stopped accepting books
for sale.
Unsold books and money from
books will be available to stu
dents from 9 to 5 p.m. next week
in the television room.
Wiston Unable
To Give Speech
This Semester
Henry M. Wiston, educator and
retired president of Brown Uni
versity at Providence, R. 1., who
was scheduled to speak at the
University this semester, has told
the Graduate Student Association
Council that he will be unable to
appear.
Wiston said that his schedule is
too full this semester.
Karl Webster, who contacted
Wiston, reported to the Council
that he will invite educators to
speak until one will be able to
fill the vacancy.
Howard Hill, graduate student
in speech, was appointed editor
of the Graduate Newsletter.
Morn Comes Early
For 4 Ag Students
William H. Thomas, sophomore in agriculture from Ty
rone, does not always agree with the health building slogan
"Early to bed, early to rise." ,
And you might agree with Bill if you had to tumble out
of bed at 6:30 a.m. on a cold morning, dress warmly to face
the blistering wind, and go to the barns to milk the cows
before attending classes
Bill is one of four students who
works and lives at the new dairy
barns to supplement their school
expenses. The others are Earl
Walemeyer, sophomore in dairy
science from Glen Rock; William
P. Smith, junior in agriculture
from Elverson; and Neil Bowen,
junior in dairy science from Wells
' boro.
Live Above Barns
A large room, located above the
dairy barns, serves as both a study
and living quarters for the stu
dents. Adjoining this room is a
small kitchenette where they pre
pare their own meals.
Three of the men, Smith, Bowen
and Waltemeyer, have the daily
chore of grooming, feeding and
Dicing 11 cows. Bill Thomas has
the job of driving other cows into
the milk parlor where full-time
employees machine-milk the cows.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1956
Firemen Cite
Main Perils
Encountered
Waste paper littered in base
ments and lack of fire extinguish
ers were the major fire hazards
encountered last night as several
volunteer teams from the Alpha
Fire Company began a check of
the State College business area.
Fire chief Tom Sauers said,
"Basements are giving us our
biggest problem." He added, how.
ever, that storerooms were in
"pretty good shape."
In one section of 12 businesses
inspected. fi r e men discovered
only three fire extinguishers,
Sauers said. Each store should
have, he said, at least two ex.
tinguishers in both the basement
and kitchen, and one on the main
floor.
The three downtown theaters
were described by Sauers as
"being in good shape."
Sauers said the business area
checked thus far was relatively
free from fire hazards.
A case of bad wiring was the
only other tire hazard discovered
in last night's check, Sauers said.
He explained bad wiring to mean
open fuse boxes and overloaded
circuits.
"The team encountered no one
that refused to cooperate," Sau
ers said. All fire teams reported
merchants were very helpful to
the firemen, he said.
No direct action was taken last
night by firemen finding fire
hazards, Sauers related. Owners
will be notified by mail of sug
gested improvements after all re
ports have been tabulated, he
said.
Two Areas Covered
The area covered most thor
oughly last night was a two
block section of businesses be
tween College and Beaver ave
nues bounded by Pugh and S.
Frazier streets. Firemen checked
the majority of the businesses on
S. Atherton street as far as
Woodycrest.
Firemen worked from approxi
mately 7 to 10 p.m. last night.
Sauers said the business area in:
spection could probably be con
cluded in "two more nights."
He said, however, that it may
be Saturday before fi r e men
would resume full-scale inspec
tion because of personal working
conditions.
Inspection of fraternities and
private homes will follow the
check of the business area.
Riemer Will Address
Philosophy Club
The Philosophy Club will meet
at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in 209 Het
zel Union.
- - .
Neal Riemer, associate profes
sor of political science, will speak
on "The Grand Inquisitor and
Modern Democratic Theory."
By GLADYS STROHL
Work hours, usually running from
two to four hours daily, are fitted
in with class schedules.
In addition to receiving their
board, the students are paid a,
wage based on the number of
hours worked. Mr.' - -Fred Hauser,
an employee of the University.
supervises the students.
These jobs are not course re
quirements, therefore, ' the stn•
dents may live in the apartment
as many semesters as they desire.
However, they must have summer
employment paralleling their
school courses and sometimes they
choose to continue their work at
the barns - on a full time basis.
RequirOd. Courses
In their studies, they are re'
quired to take English, mathr
matics; economics, bacterielorh
veterinary science, dairy science ,
agronomy, and electives.
Bad Wiring Cited