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Latta To Introduce Bill For Engineering College Ohio Senator Delbert Latta would face a serious gap in their studenU, who indicated by their ing increasingly more serious in of dormitories to house male stu- and McComb. He is a member of several committees of the Ohio announced Wednesday that he educational opportunities without enrollment in pre-engineering that ibis region. denU is at Bowling Green. an engineering college. they have interest in this field, Sen. Latta also emphasized The courses in social sciences Legislature including the Com- would introduce a bill to the Half Th„ Slud.nl. would seem to forecast that a that the need for engineers will and humanities that arc a part mittee on Education, and the Com- mittee on Finance. He is chairman Ohio State Legislature this Almost half the full-time stu- comparably larger number of high increase both nationally and in of every engineers' program are school graduates entering Bowl- already offered by the University. of the Committee on Code Re- week for the establishment of dents who attend colleges and Ohio, and the establishment of a universities of Northwest Ohio ing Green each year will select school of engineering at Bowling Location Imporlaal vision. a College of Engineering at Green will help meet the need enroll in this University. A large engineering if a college of engi- The establishment of a college Compl#t# Pro^'Oro the University. number of these students would neering is available on the cam- and help to decrease the deficit of engineering will, by its locat- Pies. Ralph W. McDonald stat- Sen. Latta emphasized the fol- like to study engineering and the pus. in numbers of technically prepar- ion, make engineering a positive ed that the addition of a collego lowing points in his introduction state and nation would profit tre- Need For Engineering ed persons. attraction to a greater number of of engineering would round out and in the bill. The only way in mendously if they had the op- The need for engineering edu- Another point that Sen. Latta that large group of students who the educational opportunities for which the need for additional portunity to do so. cation is especially acute in North- brought out was that the addition live near by. students attending the University, training of engineers in North- This past fall, Bowling Green west Ohio. This area has already of u college of engineering in the There will be a large number since the great bulk of undergra- west Ohio can be met satisfac- State University, without a col- become one of the great indust- educational program of the Uni- of the full-time men students at duate enrollment in colleges and orily is to include a college of lege of engineering, enrolled al- rial production regions of the versity will be relatively simple Bowling Green, who will be bet- universities is in the four major and can be readily achieved over engineering in the program of this most seven per cent of its fresh- United States and is forging a- ter served and who in turn can kinds of undergraduate colleges University. men in a pre-engineering curri- head at a greater rate than ever n period of three or four years. give better service to the state the University would then have— The increasing importance of culum that included requirements before. Practically all of the ma- R.aioni For College by having the opportunity to study liberal arts, education, business ad- engineering and the increasing in- in engineering drawing, chemistry, jor industries of Northwest Ohio The reasons for this are that engineering. ministration, and engineering. He terest in this field of study point and mathematics. require a high level of engineer- the facilities for the teaching of These are the points that the said such a college would have toward engineering as the choice Nationally, 16.7 per cent of ing und technicnl competence the nonspechilizod science requir- Senutor is expected to bring out tremendous advantages for the de- of 20 per cent or more of all un- all first-time male enrollments in much more so than the basic in- ed during the first years of an en- in seeking passago of the bill by velopment of this whole region, dergraduate men students in the colleges were in engineering in dustries in many sections of the gineering program are already a- the Ohio Legislature. since the shortage of engineers is future. The large enrollment of H'54. The comparably large per country. For this reason the short- vailable at the University. Sen. Ijitta is also an attorney oxtranWly critical in our area with men students at Bowling Green cent of present Bowling Green age of qualified engineers is grow- Also, the largest concentration practicing law in Bowling Green ll» *»lH Mflyswial development. The B-G News VoL41 Bowling Green Slate University. Friday, February 15. 1957 No. 27 AW5, ODK Sponsor Bank Executive President Announces Completion Of To Speak Here Jamt's Daw.son, vice president and economist for tho National First International Party City Hank of Cleveland, will be Plans For Men's Residence Center the main speaker at the sixth an- The legislative Board of the Association of Women Stu- nual meeting of the Credit A. Preliminary plans have been completed for the new dents will hold an International Party for foreign students Hociation of Northwestern Ohio, to residence center for men, which will include Fraternity Row, be held at the University, Feb. lit. 33S Women Sign Up and members of the board and ODK Sunday, Feb. 17, at 2 Dawson, who is responsible for accordinR to I'res. Ralph W. McDonald. Estimated cost of the p.m. in Studio B of the Pratcial Arts Bldg. keeping the bank's officers and For Rush,- Master new center is $2,350,000 to be financed through the sale of legislative Board members and ODK members have directors informed on present and bonds. prospective economic develop- contacted the foreign student" and each has adopted one of ments, will discuss 'A Crystal Hall Plan Begins Today The architects, Sims, Cornelius, and Schooley, are now them as a "little sister" or "little Look at Business." proceeding with the working draw- brother." Sorority rushing will begin to- ings. Dr. McDonald stated that tho Before taking a job at the Cleve- duy with the master plan from 4 to Tickets On Sale University hopes to let the con- Janet Fcnwick and Ann James Music Profs To Give land bank, he was financial econo- 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. and will tract on the construction by Juno will lead mixers after which re- mist of the Federal Reserve Hank freshments will be served. continue from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For 3rd Major Play of this year with hopes that the of Cleveland; and was a member tomorrow. The total number of June Fritsch and Janet Dick Joint Recital Sunday Tickets for the next major pro- first buildings will be ready for of the faculty of the Wharton girls who sign up for rushing will arc co-chairmen of the event. Joseph llimmel, baritone, and duction of the University Theatre, oecupuncy by September, 1968. School of Finance and Commerce be divided into 11 groups, and dur- Chairman of the food committee is Helen Lakofsky, pianist, will pre- "1'icinc," are now on sale in the The new center will accomodatu of the University of Pennsylvania. ing the course of the muster plan Mary Traill, assisted by Phyllis sent a song recital Sunday, Feb- box office at Gate Theatre. 712 men. There will be ten fra- He received his H.A. degree each girl will be able to visit all Brobst, Arlene Daughcrty, and ruary 17, at 8:16 p.m., in the au- from Wooster College and his Mas- The box office is open from ternities housed in the units. of the 11 campus sororities. Choice of houses in the unit will Joan Linderman. ditorium of the Practical Arts ter of HusiiK-ss Administration De- 10:.'I0 a.m. to noon, and 2 p.m. Approximately 888 women sign- bo determined by tho date of each Proposal Passed building. gree from the Wharton School of to 4 p.m., Monday through Fri- ed up to go through rushing, 18 day. chapter's founding on this campus. At its last meeting of the first The first group of works will Finance and Commerce. of whom ure upperclassmen. Last be selected arias from sacred can- The Association meeting will Tickets for faculty members and Living Room semester, Legislative Board pass- year 312 women signed up to go employees cost $1. Special mem- ed a proposal "to extend lights out tatas by J.