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Jane Margwarth, treasurer; Edward McGee, president.
Vice President Emil Surgent was absent at time of photo
Dink Commandoes
On my first day back to High
Acres, I parked my beat-up old '5O
Cadillac convertible, and began to
camouflage it to avoid getting a
parking ticket, when all of a sudden
I was surrounded by some young
looking gents attired in a strange
costume of blue hats and name tags.
"Shades of Macbeth," I said to my
self, "is the finance company after
the car again, have I taken an over
dose of my Dr. Calvert's cough medi
cine, or are my weary old eyes play
ing tricks on me again ?" A cold chill
began to run down my spine! Maybe
it's true about this flying saucer
business, and these creatures have
landed nearby in one and have cap
tured High Acres. Immediately the
one working-cell in my brain began
trying to find a means of escape, the
way Nyoka always did in the movie
serial. I firmly made up my mind to
fight to my last ounce of strength
and reached for my heavy Comp 5
book, to use as a lethal weapon. Too
late, they were upon me!
Two of them began to chant "Good
morning! Welcome to High Acres!"
Five more formed a chorus and ser
enaded me with the Alma Mater,
while another produced a whisk
broom and began to tidy up my
clothes. Still another had a can of
shoe polish and began to produce a
high gloss to my open toe sneakers,
while the other one began to renew
the creases in my "Levy's" with a
steam iron that he had intricately
connected to a nearby lamp post.
"Yea and forsoothe," I began to
think," have these creatures lost
their marbles, or is the employment
agency still trying to get me to hire
a butler?"
After a hasty consultation with
these creatures, I learned that they
were the new freshman class and
that they were simply carrying out
the customs. This brought a sigh of
relief from yours truly; and after
taking a "when all the rest fail, try
this swig of Dr. Calvert's cough
medicine," I was thoroughly rehab
ilitated and ready to meet all future
threats from these "oink Comman
does."
Sophomore Officers
New President Has Career
As Editor, Educator, Writer
Dr. Milton Stover Eisenhower, the 11th President of the College brings
with him to Penn State a long and distinguished career as an educator,
writer, editor, and government official.
Dr. Eisenhower, who assumed his position in July following announce
ment of his appointment Jan. 21, cenlebrated his 51st birthday anniversary
Sept. 15.
Prior to coming to Penn State, President Eisenhower was president of
Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kas. His seven-year administration there
was marked by a tremendous growth in the size of tite--e.Yllege and of its
importance among the nation's educational institutions.
Prior to accepting the appointment as president of Kansas State in
1943, President Eisenhower was an associate director of the Office of War
Information. In 1942, shortly after the Allied invasion of North Africa,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent him on a special mission to Algeria to
study refugee and relocation problems. He was also chairman of the United
States commission for UNESCO.
President Eisenhower's wartime government service highlighted a long
career as a public servant. From 1924 to 1926, he was American vice
consul in Edinburgh, Scotland. In July, 1926, he became an assistant secre
tary of agriculture, and in 1928 he was named director of information for
the Department of Agriculture.
He served as director of information until January, 1941. From 1937 to
1941 he also served as coordinator of the Department of Agriculture's land
use program. In March, 1942, he was appointed president of the War Re
location authority and directed the relocation of Japanese-Americans evacu
ated from the Pacific Coast.
Born in Abiline, Kas., in 1899, he was graduated from Kansas State in
1924 with a bachelor of science degree in industrial journalism and printing.
He served as city editor of the Abiline Daily Reflector in 1918 and from
1920 to 1921. Later he taught journalism at his alma mater before assuming
his post in Scotland.
Dr. Eisenhower is married to the former Helen Eakin, of Manhattan,
Kas. The Eisenhower's have two children, Milton Stover, Jr., 20, a journal
ism senior at Kansas State, and Ruth Eakin, 12.
He is the author of numerous federal bulletins and leaflets, co-author
of the book, The United States Department of Agriculture: Its Structure
and Function, and a contributor to leading magazines, and yearbooks.
New Music Instructor
James W. Beach replaces Miss
Pearl Garbrick as instructor of mus
ic at the "Center." He will divide his
teaching hours between the Potts
ville and Hazleton Centers.
Mr. Beach studied music at the
Du Bois Center, The Pennsylvania
State College, and the Julliard School
of Music in New York City. He
played in the Blue Band at the Col
lege.
HAZLETON COLLEGUP.,I
Worked In OWI
Born In Kansas
Collegian Staff
Will Meet
Wed. 4:30 p.m
Room - 213
VIEWS
AND
REVIEWS
THE BICYCLE THIEF
Made in Italy
Vittorio De Sica with his simple
production "The Bicycle Thief" has
come up with a movie that tops most
of those viewed by American audien
ces in the past year. Lamberto Mag
gionini's performance, rated by crit
ics all over the world as one of the
best for the 1949-1950 season, re
ceives the humble applause of the
Collegian as the top performance
viewed in Hazleton theatres this
month.
The success of the picture, how
ever, is due to De Sica, without
whose direction the plot would prob
ably have failed to convince. Since
the picture was undoubtedly filmed
primarily as a character study, criti
cism is primarily attracted to the
characterization rather than the plot.
It is an excellent character analysis.
The Story:
Ricci (Maggionini) whose wife
and two children share his dire
poverty among Rome's unemployed
masses secures a position on the
assumption that he has a bicycle,
a very important item needed for
this particular job. Ricci previous
ly had hocked his bike, so his wife
sells the last of the luxuries their
little apartment holds and takes
the bike out of pawn. On Ricci's
second day on the job the bicycle
is stolen. With practically no help
Ricci and son Bruno scan the
streets daily in search of the thief.
They spot him once, but the thief
eludes them. They see him again,
corner him, and secure the aid of
a policeman. Their efforts are fu
tile, however, for the thief no long
er has the bike.
On their way home to an ob
viously unpromising future, Ricci's
eyes fall upon a bike. He fights
the temptation to steal it, but he
fails. Ricci steals the bike. He's
caught . . . set free. All hope of
work gone, Ricci takes his son's
hand, and they walk home.
For all round quality in acting,
photography, music, humor, inter
est holding sub-titles, see "The
Bicycle Thief."
"SUNSET BOULEVARD"
Paramount Pictures
Young Hollywood writer, who isn't
making out, takes advantage of an
egocentric silent screen star. He
feigns helping her to make her re
turn to the screen an obvious im
possibility. Love sets in! Jealousy!
Murder! and before its all over, a
terrific last scene.
Gloria Swanson, the passe movie
queen, is very convincing. William
Holden excells. Nancy Olson, Hold
en's young writer girl friend, is
sharp! Billy Wilder, the director, is
terrific.
"MY BLUE HEAVEN"
20th Century Fox
Radio-television team, Dan Dailey
and Betty Grable legitimately adopt
baby #l. It's taken from them be
cause they're show people. Tears,
Pathos They adopt baby # 2 with
a shady deal on the black market.
Oh joy! It's taken from them
again More tears Betty has one
of her own, and then like Morton's
salt, "when it rains, it pours," she
and Dan get baby #1 and baby #2
thrown in.
CLUB NEWS
Organization meetings of the vari
ous clubs, which serve the purpose of
widening the students' interest in
their respective fields, were held dur
ing the first month of the fall semes
ter. Some clubs are only in the
planning stages, but will organize in
the near future. Join one of them.
Throughout the year these clubs
will sponsor prominent speakers,
movies, discussions, business meet
ings, dances and other social events.
Those clubs which have organized
are:
German Club Miss Anna Erle
mann, faculty advisor; Ray Seid,
president; John McGraw, vice presi
dent and secretary; Telfert Gilroy,
treasurer.
French Club—Miss Emma Phillips,
faculty advisor; James Lorah, presi
dent; Hughie Brennan, vice presi
dent; Pearl Paternoster, secretary;
Frank Novak, treasurer.
Spanish Club Miss Emma Phil
lips, faculty advisor; Joseph Hast
ings, president; Jane Margwarth,
vice president; Henry Giuliani, secre
tary-treasurer.
Women's Activity Club—Miss Flor
ence Yannes, faculty advisor; Jane
Margwarth, president; Mary Allen,
vice president; Elizabeth Harlor, sec
retary; Mildred Rommanell, treasur
er; Irene Rondish, publicity.
Math-Engineering Club Joseph
Pavane and Hobson Zerbe, faculty
advisors; John Zamba, president;
Joseph Harrison, vice president;
Mary Lou Gagliardi, secretary; Hen
ry Daniels, treasurer.
Clubs which have not organized to
date follow: Dance Club, Internation
al Relations Club, Dramatics Club,
Press Club.
The Women's Activity Club an
nounces the organization of its bas
ketball team. Miss Florence Yannes
is coach; Kathleen Midash, captain;
Mildred Rommanell, manager.
SPORTS SIDE
Sidney Rudman listed the various
activities to be offered in his Phys-
Ed classes this year as follows: cal
isthenics, relays, volleyball, punch
baseball, dodge ball, modified soccer,
basketball, bowling, boxing, gymnas
tics, weight lifting, handball, wrest
ling, and swimming.
Gym classes meet in the Y.M.C.A.
now. They will meet in the new gym
when it is completed.
There's been a new touch added at
P.S.C. touch football. It is con
ducted on an intra - mural basis.
Teams play each other twice in a
round-robin schedule. After the first
week of competition only the Lions
remained undefeated. The league
winner will have its name engraved
on an intra-mural football trophy.
Athletic meetings are held every Fri
day at noon in Mr. Rudman's office.
Teams and their captains follow:
Cadets, Reese Davis; Misfits, Bob
Barrett; Whiz Kids, John Naratil;
Lions, John Casilio.
On Monday, Oct. 30, at 12:30 p.m.,
there will be a meeting in the botany
laboratory of representatives of all
teams wishing to enter the intra
mural basketball league. Games will
be played in the evening in the A. D.
Thomas Gymnasium. Each team may
have as many as ten men. No mem
ber of the varsity squad is eligible
to play.
Oh well, if you care for a blonde
( ?) with more curves than the Lin
coln Highway, see it. If it's enter
tainment you're after go see a
Hopalong Cassidy western.
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