Brown and White Vol. 65 no. 2

              a new 500,000 student health center will be erected on the campus soon it was announced recently by pres martin d whitaker a challenge gift of 250,000 has been offered by an anonymous denor to lehigh university to build equip and endow a new student health center if the university will raise a like amount for this pur pose a substantial part of the amount needed to meet the challenge will be rules tightened for af bars campus chest shooting for 5,000 53 goal determination etched on his face joe kryla closes in to cut down co lumbia's max pirner for no gain kryla starred in a losing cause as two pass plays caused lehigh's downfall 14-7 a 5,000 goal has been set up as the figure to shoot for in the 1953 campus chest charity drive which will be conducted from next mon day to saturday oct 10 climaxing the drive will be the charity ball on saturday evening oct 10 in grace hall ; chest authorities hope to soli cit a three-dollar contribution from each student for which he will receive a complimentary , ticket to the charity ball a con tribution of at least one dollar will entitle the donor to receive ' miss america 52 hp queen who is the fairest of them all evelyn margaret ay of ephrata pa miss america of 1954 and 1952 lehigh houseparty queen when miss ay was selected as houseparty queen she was escorted by peter wolle 53 and was a guest at the kappa alpha house the winner of the annual con test at atlantic city stands a statuesque 5 feet 8 inches weighs 132 pounds has a 37 inch bust a 24-inch waist and 36 inch hips see cujt miss america won the coveted ti tle over 51 other girls from 45 states new york city chicago canada hawaii puerto rico and the district of columbia - for her victory iff the weeklong contest miss ay received 50,000 in prizes including a 5,000 scholar ship personal appearance fees an automobile and a special wardrobe when green-eyed miss ay who is studying medical technology and would like to go to india to make use of her knowledge was asked would you give tip your career for marriage she replied marriage is sacred and i would give up a ca reer for the man i love miss ay who was outstand ing in the bathing suit prelim inary earlier won the talent sec tion by reading a poem about a south sea dream home in a sojt lilting voice the girls were also given person ality points at a breakfast ; meeting these scores were not announced another picture page 3 only afrotc seniors who quali fy for flight training and who pos sess special technical skills will be eligible to receive commissions this pring according to lt col ralph a newman head of department of air science and tactics afrotc students not in these categories will be award ed certificates of completion and may apply for commissions after two years of military service lt col newman emphasized that those not receiving commissions in june may enlist in the air force for two years or may fulfill their se lective service requirements in an other branch of the service the air force's primary require ment is for flying officers therefore no limitation is anticipated on the number of flight qualified students who may be accepted into advanced course afrotc curriculum is not a bar either to acceptance or com missioning of such students approximately 1,000 afrotc se niors throughout the u.s not quali fied for flight training will receive commissions for their technical training the traditional brown feather for those students who may not have the ready cash on hand solici tors will have pledge cards the do nor may fill out a card and pay his pledge at a later date world university service fund previously known as the world stu dent service fund and care an organization supplying food cloth ing medical aid and books to stu dents of foreign countries will re ceive half of the amount collected total allocation to st luke's hospital has been increased to 10 per cent of the chest collections which will go toward the many recent improvements and addi see chest page 6 rains waters gershwin music top bills on 1953 scl series raised by the committee en annual giving this group under stewart j cout will attempt to exceed their 202,000 total of last year in order to raise the required funds the bal ance of the challenge will come from the parents committee and other friends of the university the new building 41 feet by 98 feet will be located diagonally across the road from taylor house the new health center will replace a small wooden frame structure ac quired as war surplus and moved here from fort washington mary land in 1946 the structure designed by jens fredrick larson will be constructed of native stone to harmonize with the other uni versity buildings as a modern attractive function ally-planned building the new structure has been designed to pro mote the effectiveness of lehigh's health and medical program the main floor will contain the dispens ary six observation rooms and x-ray audio sterilizing and sinus treatment rooms the ground floor will have an en trance from a lower level and will include two waiting rooms examin ing room physio-therapy section ultra-violet ray room and adminis trative offices the basement will provide space for storage and a gar age the health center is one of the objectives of the 7,000,000 develop ment program which started with the progress fund in 1947 see lecture page 8 of the top musical conductors of broadway musicals will direct the the signing of contracts for five i major attractions on the 1953-54 student concerts-lecture series was announced recently additional pro grams for the university's major series open to the public will be booked for next spring claude rains stage " and screen actor who has won major awards for his appearance on broadway and hollywood will appear in the opening program oct 16 ethel waters another screen and stage favorite will offer a program of songs and sketches from the theatrical • productions in which she has starred in the past two decades during her visit here nov 6 the nationally known two-piano team of arthur whittemore and jack lowe will present the third program dec 11 the gershwin symphony orchestra with piano and vocal soloists has been booked for jan 8 john sebastian harmonica virtuoso and dorothy jarnac dance satirist will appear feb 19 robert zeller recognized as one new campus health center to be erected lehigh university bethlehem pa tuesday september 29 1953 lehigh university brown and white volume 65 — number 2 a 500,000 student health center as shown in this architect's sketch will soon be built on campus if an anonymous donor's 250,000 chal lenge gift can be met constructed of native stone the center will be erected opposite taylor hall liveiyn ay see story page 4