Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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f f f I X X f I X ! ! f I l l 1 if l, RESEARCH A AND ekriiiiislom HE research and extension programs carried on at the College aid both the Commonwealth and the Nation. The research program is supported by funds supplied by the State, the Ped- eral government, private industry, and the College. c. The Council on Research, headed by Dr. Harold K. Schilling, dean of the Craduate School, awards grants-in-aid to faculty members for specific research projects. The Council is directly re- sponsible to the President of the College. A variety of research projects is in- cluded in the programs of each of the eight undergraduate schools. Representative of research conducted at the Agricultural Experiment Station is work on far-reaching possibilities of food production with greatly reduced soil and water losses. revealed in trials 26 , If ff f Z, ff fff , ,ff Z . O 5-c in the improvement of grassland farm- ing. Such agricultural developments are of great significance to Pennsylvania, a state with over two million acres of plow- able pasture within its borders. The Cryogenic Laboratory of the S c hool of Chemistry and Physics is known for its research on properties of chemical compounds at low tempera- tures. Studies of compounds at temper- atures as low as 459 degrees below zero are made to determine their thermody- namic characteristics. This project is one of many carried on within the School. One of the most important research projects carried on in the School of Ed- ucation is the Instructional Film Re- search Program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and the United States Army. The program. begun four years ago, determines effective qualities in educational motion pictures. Approximately 33,000,000 was appro- priated for research in the School of En- gineering during the past year. Grants made by the P e d e r a l government through the United States Navy fi- nanced work on the design and devel- opment of new torpedoes. Qther proj- ects centered on submarine propulsion. radio propagation, and improved build- ing materials for homes. The results of research in the School of Home Economics are transmitted throughout the Commonwealth. Bul- letins. news articles describing the test- ing of ascorbic acid in diet, a workshop on family financial management, and the Home Economics Spring VVeeliend are avenues from the research labora- tories of the School to communities of the State.

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DEAN OF WGIVIEN

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Two of the research projects spon' 1 Y ' ' w 0 Q v Q v 1 Q M 1 Ivlilvfofivfi ivfv.v.u.u..+.m. I I .'.'.?.fif.is :.t.!.1.t.'.1.j.j.jijr. F' f T'of' ww' 31' i'le'a'l Hoff? v'i:v.i,o,v,f. I fQ'.',9.',' flfpvmps u 4 n e in f-Ae snsaiiiiir ' 4 Research in Petroleum Refining Laboratory results in better gasolines and fighting grade aviation fuels Technical lnstitues, one phase of the extension program, pre- pare hundreds for important ,obs in industry Grassland field day in Luzerne county is one of numerous events arranged by the Agricultural Extension Service to help the farmer . 'ft 391- .Pff v .fi 1597537 'i?3f'?:iii Q4 ,s.,.c,' ,. ' fwss CZ ' i H454 ls. 3. '- .,.f',. , 5 if- ? ' 'fi 11:-.a1,., ' 'M fr: '3q:f:,31?: fi :: e2e2-lv fs, , i , f sored by the School of the Liberal Arts involved a study of presidential suce cession and a statistical investigation of the operation of the electoral college system and its eljfect on party alignment and popular participation in presidential elections. Because the economy of Pennsylvania is based largely upon its mineral indusf tries, the research program of the hlinf eral lndustries Experiment Station is ol' special significance. The station dc' velops new knowledge by longfrange basic research, and aids in the solution of industrial problems. Fundamental studies in petroleum production made at the Station have resulted in increased recovery and savings of millions ol dole lars in that industry. Projects in the School of Physical Ed- ucation and Athletics included studies to determine the eliects ot' weightflilitf and educational consultation. Approxi- ing on speed ol' muscular movement and IULllClY 40 institutes, conferences. semif coordination, and the relationship ol' peripheral circulation to fatigue. The Central Extension Division, die rected by nl. Orvis Keller, serves as a co' ordinating agency for many of the ex tension services ol the College. Through these services, the facilities ol' the Col- lege are carried to all parts of the Com' inonwealth. This is accomplished prin- cipally through 15 Penn State Centers. six of which offer two or more terms ol' college credit work. The on-campus extension program in- cludes institutes, workshops. s li o r t courses, and clinics for such varied groups as lumber retailers and Water works operators, as well as special serf vices in the lields of motion pictures and other audio-visual aids. public safety, nars, and special short courses are conf ducted on the campus annually. The newest tool used by the Agriculf tural and llome Economics Extension Service, directed by hl. liry, is tele' vision. County extension representa- tives began the lirst regular extension television program in Pennsylvania to present upfto-clate farming and home' making inlormation. Short courses and correspondence work helped thousands ol' Pennsylvanians. The hlineral lndustries Extension Services work with the Department ol Public lnstruction to aid workers al- ready employed in the held of mineral industries. At the request ol' the U. S. Xlfeather Bureau, special correspondence courses in meteorology were established. Donald C. 'lones directs the program. 27