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'Walter N. Shambach '42, M
Jean Seanor '42, and Harry W.
Seamans, general secretary of
PSCA, will be the highlighted
Penn Staters at the - University
Conference for 16 universities and
large colleges of the Middle At
lantic Region to be held here De
cember 6,7, 8. Shambach is
Chairman of the conference.
The copference* having as its
theme "Christian- Strategy for
1941," is sponsored by the Student
Chriitiazi. Movement of the
die Atlantic Region and will pre-
sent many outstanding guests.
Dr. Harold Bosley, minister of
the Vernon Place Methodist
Church, Baltimore, Ma.,
Frank Wilson of Lincoln Univer
sity, Edwin Espy, general secre
tary of the Student Volunteei
Movement, Fred Morrow, execu
tive secretary of the-• National
' Federation of College and Univer
sity Student Government Associa
tions, Harold Viehinan, associate
' secretary of Pitt YMCA, and Har
ry Seamans, general , secretary of
the PSCA, are • the featured
speakers.
Beginning with a dirmer, Friday
evening, December 6, the pro
gram is planned to orient' the at
tending students with world con
ditions, to plan creatively and con
structively .for the Student Chris
tian Movemeilt, within whatever
limitations must bd accepted in
1941, and to exchange specific
"suggestions that work" for the
Most difficult spots faced.
The '"fun" program, which •is
being carefully planned, will in
clude such features •as games,
dancing, singing, a mountain cab
in visit, and - ice skating; if the
weather permits.
Fireside Sessions
Beller Relations
The bull session is 'often con-
sidere4 as an integral part of col
lege life and it is a common oc
currence among students them
selves, The PSCA malws it pos
sible to conduct these "talk-fests".
with the faculty and administra
tion through its fireside session=
program. ,
Last year 42 members .of the
faculty and administration spoke
- .in approxin)ately 150 informal
gatherings, with about 3,550 total
attendance. The aim of the
PSCA fireside sessions is both to
promote a spirit of - friendliness
between students and faculty and
to stimulate creative thinking.
The sessions are conducted . on
a town-hall meeting pattern with
the PSCA as - the agency which
correlates the program. Organi-
zation of the program will take
- place early in February, at which
time a student-fabulty board will
be chosen.
The informal sessions, held at
residences throughout the town,
offer a varied program of interest
to every student, since the topics
are chosen by the students them-
selves. Marriage, social, voca
tional, personality, philosophical,
religious, international, education
al, and campus problems are aired.
Speakers and their topics last
year were Russell E. - Clark, bur
sar, on- "Student Fees from the
- College . View," A. F. Davis,
School of--Physical Education and
Athletics, on "Social Hygiene," J.
Burn Helme, art department, on
"Art and- ,Soelety," W. M. Lep-:
associate professor of psy
,chology, on "Myths of. Sex Dif-.
ferences," and many others. Every
speaker talks at least twice dur
ing the six-week program.
Craig Earl, -Jr., sim of radio's
, 'Professor Quiz,- is studying
Massa"chusetts §tate,,cpl:-
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PSCA Rated Best In Nation
By Dr. Miller and Dr. Eddy
"I have been talking "the past
three days under the sponsor
ship of the Penn Stitte Christian
Association, which I consider
the best—one of the best at least
—college - Christian, associations
in America." '
Dr. Sherwood. Eddy, author
and lecturer who has spoken in
50 countries to more college stu
dents than any other living man,
made this statement before the
State College - Rotarians last
April when the PSCA was cele
brating- its 65th birthday. _ '
At its birthday dinner, a few
days before, Dr. Francis P. Mil
ler, former chairman -of the
'World Student Ch-istian Feder
ation and national secretary of
the student Y. M.,C. A. organi
zations and now secretari s :of
the National Policy Committee,
said publicly to Ralph D. Het
zel,-, president of -the college,
that he -con`sidered the contri
butions made by the PSCA
throughout these years to be the
most significant made by an col
lege association, in the nation.
CA Religion Week
Approved For '42
"It gave religion a - - new status
on this campus."- This appraisal
refers to the 'Religion in Life
Week' held at the college two
years ago . through the cooperation
of many campus - and town. organ
izations but mainly by the PSCA.
This new type of religious en
terprise, held on - campus for the
first time,. brought -such celebrat
ed speakers and religious leaders
as Dr. John A. Maskay, president
of - Princeton . Theological Semin
ary, Dr. Hornell Hart, department
of sociology, Duke. University, and
Dr. Roswell P. Barnes, secretary
of the Federal Council of
Churches.
One . hundred and sixty-five
meetings and open discussions
were held in last year's Religion
in Life Week, which 9000 persons
attended. During this week 30
well known leaders came to the
'College. Another similar week
devoted to presenting to our cam
pus a broad, non-denominational,
many-sided approach to religion
has already been approved .for
February, 1942.
The organizations which have
approved • this enterprise are the
PSCA Board of Directors, the
PSCA Cabinet, and the Student
Religious Worker's Council. Sev
eral suggestions have been made
that will make this 1942 Religion
Week even more successful than
the first, such as having the em
phasis placed on informal discus
sions in natural groups rather
than on mass meetings. "
Three Stooges Credit Debut To PSCA
Penn State's Three Stooges,
those alleged masters of wit and
comedy, confirmed today that they
owe much of their success to the
PSCA. •
.
Last year prior to freshman
week, they were known as Ned
Startzel, George Parrish and Roy
Rogers, three • juniors who were
adding a commendable • punch to
Thespian production. This year
they are referred to on the cam-
Oils and throughout • Central
Pennsylvania • as• the - Three
Stooges. •
Their. first ,public appearance
came during a• freshman mass'
meeting last year, when they pre-
Sented their- w e 1 1.- known skit,
"Norking. Our,.Way,Through Col
lege.!" Then came a lull, when.
PSCA SUPPLEMENT, THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Currier '42 Heads
CA Central Group
Focal point of all PSCA activity
is the Cabinet which directs the
complicated association and is re
sponsible for all its undertakings.
It is the duty of the Cabinet to
elect the officers of the organiza
tion and supervise the year's. ac
tivities.
A. John Currier, Jr. '42, serves
as president and directs the work
of the_ other cabinet members.
Sarah P. Searle' '42 is the vice
president, Miriam T. Miller '.41,
secretary, and John T. Maletic'4l,
treasurer.
Membeti of the Cabinet are
elected in the spring, either at the
end of March or-at the beginning
of April by all active members
of the association. Names of
nominees are submitted by re
tiring members of the Cabinet.
, Each member of this governing
body is also a,member of an ad
ministrative group known as a
commission. There are five com
missions, „ a publicity chairman,
and one member-at4arge.
Members of the Cabinet with
their respective commissions are:
Intercollegiate and World Fel
lciwship, Walter N. Shambach '42
and Jean M. Seanor '42; Mem
bership Groups, Robert T. Struck
'42 and Jean E. Hershberger '43;
Religious Emphasis, Cae E. Cole
man '42 and Howard J. Menden
hall '42; Public Affairs, Jean E.
Wsaver '42; Campus Action, An
drew P. Szekely '43 and Judy
Lougee '41. •
Publicity - for CA • speakers,
meetings, and worship services is
in the hands of Mary Betty An
derson '42 , publicity chairman.
Arnold C. Latch '4l, All-College
President, is also a member of the
Cabinet and cooperates with oth
er commissions while acting as a
link between the PSCA and All-
College Cabinet.
Presidents of three organiza
tions sponsored by the Cabinet
are permitted to hold seats on the
Cabinet- but are not allowed the
voting privilege. Herbert Kray
bill '44, president of Freshman
Council,. and Walter C. York '42,
president of the CA Seminar are
two of the officials, while the
Forty Forum chairman has not
yet been elected.
Booklets, Pamphlets Sold
By - Association Offices
On sale in the ?SCA offices
ar e selected pamphlets an d
booklets secured for 'student
purchase. These publications
deal chiefly with religious, eco
nomic, international, racial, Pol
itical, and moral problems.
Written primarily for stud
eats, the pamphlet" are moder
ate -in price and may also be
read in the library. The stock
on sale includes the Hazen
Books on Religion which are
bound copies selling at fifty
cents.
the Stooges had little intention of
again appearing on the stage.
It was near the middle of the
semester before they got their
next "break"----an invitation to
appear - on a -program that the
PSCA•was- going to present in the
Little Theatre.
After that, appearances became
more frequent, but / it was still up
rto the PSCA to give the Stooges
their next big boost in the form
of a one-night contract (with pay)
at the,Kivianis banquet in 13e11e
fonte.
- Outside engagements soon be
came more numerous as the
Stooges began , to fill bookings for
appearances at Altoona, Bradford.
gridHarrisburg.Stmbury; Start
zel's home town, where they lea-
PSCA Organization
Heads PO Cabinet
A. John Currier '42, president
of the PSCA Cabinet, acts as the
official student representative in
all PSCA activities and enter
prises. Currier also represents
PSCA in the All-College -Cabinet.
700 Students
Active In PSCA
Not many individuals know that
such a large representation as 85
per cent of the College student
body participates in some phase
of the PSCA program?
Maybe many fail to realize, too,
that over 700 students accept re
sponsibilities in 71 project com
mittees and that 'approximately
240 members of the faculty also
assist in CA yearly programs.
These are only a few of the sig
nificant facts that tend to show
the extensive organization of one
of the leading groups here on the
campus.
The PSCA cabinet, made up of
a minimum of 10 students who are
elected each year, holds weekly
meetings to determine the policy
of the entire organization. Work
ing as units responsible to the
cabinet are the five commissions,
board of directors, executive staff
and publicity chairman.
The five commissions carry out
most of the yearlS , program. The
intercollegiate 'and world fellow
ship commission has now as its
main project, the University con
ference which will be held here
December 4-6. Representatives
of many colleges throughout the
country will be, .present for-this
important three-day conference.
Association membership pro- -
gress, religious emphasis, public
affairs and campus action are the
headings under which the remain
ing four commissions work. The
social inquiry trip to New Yorle'
City this last weekend was in
cluded as one of the projects of
the public affairs commission.
Another important unit respon
sible to the cabinet is the execu
tive staff, which has a member
ship of five headed by the general
secretary, Harry — W. Seamans. '
tured the program at the high
school Junior-Senior prom.
With their reputation well es
tablished, the Stooges returned to
the campus this year for Fresh
man week, when they completed
numerous engagements on fra
ternity rushing' programs.
"It was about this time—at the
close of freshman week—that we
felt we had reached the -end of
our rope as far as new numbers
were concerned," Startzel com
mented. ','But we got together,
and with the help of Mike Brot
man, our piano- player• and the
only one in the outfit who knows
any music, we - worked out some
new. arrangements." ~•
Cabinet Members
Active On Campus
Members of the PSCA Cabinet
are well known on campus
through widespread participation
in activities and organizations
outside of their capable work with
the PSCA.
A. John Currier '42, president
of the Cabinet Bxecutive Com
mittee, is also a member of the
All-College Cabinet and Blue Key
honorary society. Currier be
longs to Phi Gamma Delta fra
ternity, played freshman basket
ball and lacrosse.
Sarah P. Searle '42, Cabinet
vice-president, belongs to the col-:
lege choir, Cwens, and Alpha
Lambda Delta, a freshman wo
men's scholastic honorary. She
is a Kappa Alpha Theta.
Miriam T. Miller '4l, secretary
of the Cabinet, is a senior spon
sor, secretary of Philotes, and a
member of the Secretarial Club
and the Student Housing Board.
John T. Maletic _ '4I, Cabinet
treasurer, is president of the
strident section of the American
Society of Agronomy and also
president of the Alpha Gamma
Rho fraternity.
Mary Jean Seanor '42, is on the
staff of the PSCA Student Hand
book and a member of Le Cercle
Francais and Penn State Players.
She is a Gamma Phi Beta.
Justine Lougee '4l, belongs to
the Outing and Ski Clubs, is a
senior sponsor and a member or.
the Home Economics Executive
Council. She is on the staff of
the Student Handbook and Home
Economics Handbook.
Andrew P. Szekely '43 is on
the debating team, fencing squad,
and Student Handbook staff, and
sings in the Glee Club.
Arnold C. Laich '4l, is really a
BMOC. Laich is All-College
President and on every executive
board.
Jean F. Weaver '42, is a Cwen
and belongs to Alpha Lambda
Delta and Delta Gamma social
sorority. Jean E. Hershberger '43,
also is a Cwen and a member or
Alpha Lambda Delta.
Mary Betty Anderson '42, is
publicity chairman for the PSCA
and a Kappa Alpha Theta.
Robert T. Struck '42, sings in.
the College choir and is a Pi.
Kappa Phi. Catherine E. bole
man '42, is a Delta Gamma and
member of Alpha Lambda Delta.
J. Howard Mendenhall '42, is in,
the Ski Club and lives at Beaver
House. Walter N. Shambach '42,
chairman of Commission One, is
a Phi Kappa Tau.
PRA Sponsors
Annual Carol Sing
A tradition which is eagerly
looked forward to every year by
students and faculty members is
the Christmas carol sing sponsored
by the PSCA in cooperation with
the music department.
' The carols are sung from the
terrace of Old Main a week before
Christmas vacation by enthusiastic
organized groups under the super
vision of Richard W. Grant, head
of the music department. Many
students not actively participating
in the singing and numerous
townspeople turn out to witness
this annual display of good feeling
and spirit symbolized by Christmas.
Last year's Carol Sing was un
der the direction of Hummel Fish
burn, assistant professor of music,
who substituted ,for Professor
Grant. Grant was on a leave of ab •
sence.
Included in the program were
numbers by the chapel choir, men's
glee club, and a brass quartet. A
novelty reading of Christmas stor •
ies •w!ts presented by. Raymond W.
Tyson, professor of speech.
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