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250 Greeks Take Dates
To Annual Panhel Ball
Cigarettes Given
For Army Camps
Defying the rapidly declining
'ratio of men to women Students,
250 sorority women took dates to
Panhellenic Ball last night.
Campus sorority women and
dates, stray Greeks, adVigbrs,
chaperones, and guests danced to
the music of Walt James and his
'Penn Staters from 9' p. Uhtil
midnight at 'the Nittany'LiOn Inn.
Packs of cigarettes 'donated • by
sorority women will be sent to
•ormy camps 'where Penn State
men are stationed. •
Panhellenic•Council sponsors the
dance annually as the first fornial
of •the *year.. Marjorie 13: Strode
'42 was chairman. •
,During intermission . Gamina Phi
Beta entertained their dates'at the
house. Alpha Chi Othega, Delta
Gamma, arid. Phi MU entertained
after the dance..
Coed Skiers Cut Crazy
Capers: No Concussions
• Coed ski enthusiasts have been
cutting capers on the geritle slopes
of Holmes Field the pagt . Week, un
der' the supervision of Miss Mil
dred A. Lucey, phyidgl education
instructor.
"I used to start my friends off on
high hills so that they'd IOSe - their
fear of skis ,P Miss Lueey: stated
yesterday; "blre after a Z'Otiple con=
eussioins, I ifecided 'to ',leach the
coeds on gentler sldbes.!'
And after four years of Ski in
struction for Penm State coeds,
there have been nb \ casualties.
White .Hall . is . equipped. with 15
complete sets of skis, sbine 'them
with hickory ridge tops, the best on
the market.
Steel cables, harnesses, poles,
and boots also • provide would-be
skiers with necessary materials.
Most of the coeds prefer Mon
days, Tuesdays, and Thtirsdays for
skiing because of Wednesday and
Friday B o'clocks. Trips to the
Centre,Aills. Country Club have al
ready . been • made; • arid '_coets will
travel flay bus to - the Bald Knob ski
trail tomorrow. '
Coeds Aid Red Cross
Doing • their bit .for national- de- •
tense, members• of. Raven and Ser
pent, junior womens! honorary at.
C,ornelli• will spend all their -Sat
trday afternoons.• and any other ,
spare time at the Rtd. Cross head-:
quarters in Ithaca, N. Y.
CLASSIFIED. SECTION
'HELP WANTED' Gaiety and
laughter to set the jolly •Boal
burg Tavern-even more aglow with
fun arid frolic. - - Our prices are at a
new low -and the- quality of our
cod is at a new high— •-.- • - •
SALESMAN • WANTED Sally
Sandwich Service., 2373 .- • .
3tcli 9, 19, 13 DS
FOR SALE Two- suits,. one. top
coat. All site. 40; Golf clubs.'
rooks. Call Mike. 2710:'
2 tpd 9, - 10 DS
WANTED—Boy to deliver Col
legian. Call. at. Collegian Of
lice, 313 Old Main, today or Mon
day at 4 p. rct. ltcomp M.
FOR SALE. New skis with
braces, poles. Very: reason
able. Call Martin, .1622.
itch A. M.
FOR SALE—Special . seven-foot
Sear's bed and inner-spring
mattress, perfect condition, Must
sell before January 20. Call
Dick, 4679. 3tch 9-12-13 M.
FOR SALE—New portable type
' writer. Price reasonable. Call
4850. ltpd M.
FOR RENT—HaIf of double
room for man. Senior room
mate. Board if desired. Call 2887.
itch W.
she Women
Scattered Thoughts
About Defense
It was a good idea for the Col
lege administration to . request
that professors refrain from over
whelming students with exams
the last day of •the semester. The
main difficulty is that. students
Will sweat blood the second from
•the.last day.
Serious • thoughts . bring us to
ponder. the best time to donate
our red corpuscles. to the .Red
Cross—before or after our blue
books. We need all our strength
to climb the mountain but, if we
wait till.. the grind is over, the
residue might be worthless.
Ah, defense . . . our schedules
.will overflow with courses to pre
serve our country but what about
the regular courses?
Seems a bit . illogical that so
many cigarettes are donated 'to
. the armed forces... by civilians.
Boys in. camps -get them at about
one-half the price others .pay for
them. Maybe the fad can be. at
tributed to an: advertising •genius.
'When rationing . of clothes be
gins, many clothes-conscious coeds
will thank their planets that they
learned to krill way back then.
Sweater can always be unraveled
into. . . . another
The war was hardly a month
old when Penn State coeds, fore
seeing that women. might rule the
world, began -wearing pants. Just
practicing . . . at least until the
mercury climbs_ out of its dept t hs.
Before December 8, 'the engaged
or married coed was considered
unique. Now We tables have
turned. But• what will happen
when the sparkler diminishes?-
Curtailed • vacations. . . cur
tailed sports . . . and so on. There
Must be a medium or people won't
be •able to .see which way the
tivorld is, turning. .
AEPhl's Nose Out
Theta's, 2 To 1
Alpha Epsilon . Phi defeated
Kappa . Alpha Theta„ 2-1, in table
tennis yesterday. Eddie Dobnoff
'44 and; Daisie Kranielt.'44 played
for Alpha' Epsilori Phi, while _Anna
tee' d arey '42 .stild Ja.ne'Berk:ebile
'43' represented Kappa Alpha
Theta.
Women's Building team four
lost to Mac Hall team one, 3-0,
also table •tennis;.Nittany Coop
defaulted to Women's Building
in._
Seni9r and junior. lz(aaketball
Majors Will try fot the basketball
chempionship of : the first round
of the tournament next week..
Coeds interested in trips to the
Bald Knob ski trail, sponsored by
the recreational group under. Prof.
flay M. Conger, physical education
instructor, will leave from White
hall at 1:30 p. m. today. and "to-
Inetroiv.
3twkeh REB
Foods Division
Will Show Film
"Meat and Romance," a sound
film explaining the selectionivook
ing, carving,- and-food value of
meats will be shown in 119 New
Physics Building .at T p. m. Tues
day.
Published by the National Live
Stock and Meat -Board, the .movie
is being sponsored by the foods di
vision of the home• economics. de
partment.
Students in home economics 13
are requested by ,Mrs. Emma G.
Welch, instructor, to attend the
movie in place of the demonstra
tion class regularly scheduled at
that time. Roll will be taken.
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9 To 1----Thale
Were Gay Days
The raio between men and wo
men students is now about 3 to 1
—but if you think 'that's good (or
bad) you should have been here
20 years ago when there were 299
women and 2,702 men undergrad
uates or one coed for every nine
men.
It's hard to tell what 'the ratios
•were many years before that be
cause the College Catalog fails to
give the necessary information.
But, in 1896-97, all the women—
yes, every single one—lived in a
single cottage.
• Fifteen.years ago, every Woman
had her choice (theoretically) of
one of six men. - There were 474
coeds and 3,099 men.
In 1931A2, the proportion was
just about the same, with 646 wo
men and 3,627 men. The ratio
dropped to 5 to 1 five, years ago
-4,250 to 968.
- The next major change came in
38-39• or 39-40 when •it was four
-coeds to one man. And the one
after that is right now, with 4,612
men and 1,494 women.
13 Limelight Catchers Of 1941
Reviewed In Coed Intellect Quiz
Politics, society, or sports— 8. Who was the first coed to be
which is your line of interest and elected freshman repreSentative to
how well do you keep posted on WRA Board? . •
campus current events?, .9. Who' was the gal who placed
Here are 13 questions concerning coeds on an .equal' plane with the
women in the 1941 campus lime- fellows for one day thus errabling
light. Tests your intellect. them to capture the man of -their
1. What coed is responsible for choice? .
materializing the plans. of WSGA 10. Wwhat big story broke when
Senate to organized defen4; the non-Greeks took definite steps
courses for coeds? to . organiie? , .
2. What decision approved by . 11. Who rated bold caps by win-
WSGA Senate and All-College ning the WRA scholarship?
Cabinet knocked the pegs from 'l2. What action by WSGA 'Sen-
Under* the men and women who ate to prevent iceurnulation of ac
fling banners for the 21st amend- iivities came, out in black and
ment? white in 1841?
3. What 'three coeds of 1941 .
Made the headlines when awarded
13. WhY ..li
will the riotypists
clink long and loud for the women
the titles of Matrix, Quill,. and Cap of '1942 on Friday, February 13?
girl at the' annual Matrix Banquet
. 1. Margaret K: Sherman'. '43
for .BWOC's? . .. - ... -
4. How many coeds pledged the •2. Non 7 Orinking Code
13 campus sororities last year set- "3: Jean Babcock '42, Anita- M.'
ting a new record?
Knecht '42, R. Helen Gordon '42..
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5. What national sorority gave 16
4.
5. Kappa .Delta
the reporters a break- by installing 6. Josephine E. *Ci:indriii . .'4l. :
anew chapter on campus? • 7. Kappa Alpha Theta .
6. The delight of both photogra- 8. Julia H. McFarland.
pher and reporter, who reigned as 9. Sadie Hawkins
the 1941 May Queen? . '-- . • 10: IWA Organization ... ,
. 7. Who brought a new mote to .11. • Martha G. Duffman '43
the • printed. page by winning the . 12. WSGA Point System
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1941 Panhellenic••Song Trophy? . . 13. . 'W'R.A. Sweetheart
,pance
Ath. Hall Coeds
To' Entertain Today
Coeds•of Atherton Hall will en
•tertain guests at the fourth in a
series of Saturday afternoon teas
to be lleld.in . the southeast lounge
from 3:30 to 4:30 o'clock today.
.Sara M u Bailey '43, general
chairman, has appointed:Edna L.
Harriaon '42, Elizabeth A. Ban
nister '43, .Kathryn A. Bean
Helen L. Randolph '43, and Aud
rey M. Bever '44 as' hostesses.
Virginia F. Reilly '43, Clara. E.
House '43, Either M. Hall '43, and
M. Jane Berkebile -'4B, unit Of
ficer.s, will serve. Reta J. Jenkins
'44 -will play several piano selec
tions,
Home Ec Honorary
Will Initiate Nine
Omicron Nu, senior • women's
home economics honorary, will
hold . its. formal initiation in the
Home Economics Building dining
room at 3 p. m. nest .Saturday.
Initiates are Bertha K. Barclay,
Marjorie A; Geer, Dorothy H.
Grossman, Helen D. Gothshalk,
Virginia Ogden, Jane M. Rush,
Sarah P. Searle, Dorothy L. Shaw,
and Arlene K. Smith.
Faculty women will be invited
to a tea following the initiation. •
Frosh Forum
To Install 4
Claire L. Weaver will be install
ed as president of PSCA '45 forum
at a candle-light service in 304 Old
Main at 7 p. m. Tuesday. Others
to be inducted include committee
chairmen, members, and additional
officers: Miriam L. Zartman, vice
president; 'Evelyn P. Kohler, sec
retary; and Barbara Britton, treas-
" Cabinet women taking part in
the ceremonies_are Sarah P. , SearlP
'42, president; Jean .E: Hershberg
.
er '43, vice-president; Arelene
Smith '42, secretary; Ruth Y. Frar
cis '42, personnel chairman; IVt.
Elizabeth Howe '42 and Harriett.
Van Riper '44, • commission chair
men; Dorothy L. Shaw '42, and
Dorothy X. Brunner '44, commis
,. Sion vice chairmen,
The program will be tinder the
leadership of. Miss Zartman and
Elizabeth J. McKinley '45, chair
man and secretary pf the foruin
program committee. •
Prentis To Speak
Mr. H. Mr. Prentis, Jr., president
of'. the Armstrong Cork Company
and a member of the Board of
TruStees of the College will speak
on the subject "Hoag of , Our De
nioeracY" next Friday, January 16,
at 4:10 p. m. in room 121 Sparks
Building.:' • . • .
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