The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, August 28, 1942, Image 10

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Players Enter 26th Production Year
With Program Of 4 Shows For Season
As they go into their 26th will be an,, old-fashioned melo
year of production, the Penn drama sometime in April; chosen
State Players, "The oldest dra-
because of the success of "The
matic organization on campus," Streets Of New York" produced
two seasons ago.
will present four plays for the
Fall and Winter semesters, ac- Professor Neusbaum stressed
cording to Frank S. Neusbaum, that no experience is needed to
associate professor of dramatics try out for Players' shows.
and director of plays. Freshmen will be eligible to corn-
For their first show, to be given Pete for parts in "The Man Who
the combined Alumni and Dad's Came To Dinner;" tryouts to be
Day weekend, the Players have announced at a later date. The
chosen the riotous stage and movie dramatic group will hold a shin
comedy, 'The Man Who Came
orientated for the purpose of ac-
To Dinner." The December show quainting the yearlings with the
will be Ibsen's "Ghosts," while organization.
Rose Franken's magnificent stage Officers of Players, recently
triumph "Claudia" will be pro- re-elected for another term, in
duced in February. The last play elude: Joanne M. Palmer '43,
president, Jeanne C. Esh '43, vice
president, Robert Herrman '44,
secretary, Gordon Fiske '43,
treasurer, and Eleanor J. Freed
man '44, actor"s representative.
Players is divided into two
membership groups—active and
associates. Work on two or even
one show leads to an associate
membership bid; further work,
with the acquiring of a certain
amount of points, leads to an
active status. "Actives" have the
voting privilege and see the
shows without cost.
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WELCOME FROSH
Since 1896 Graham and Son has been a tradition
at Penn State. Stop off at the "A.C." for your
afternoon refreshment.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
1,400 War-Time
Frosh To Swell
Enrollment Figure
(Continued from Page One)
man Week booklet. It contains
all the schedules and information
that the new student will need
during his first week at College.
Social highlight of the program
are the Student Union Dances
scheduled for the. Armory from
four to five p. m. Monday, Tues
day, and Wednesday. An admin
istrative official stressed the
benefits derived from these
dances, since they fill the need
for new
.students meeting _each
other.
Four mixers have been planned
for the incoming freshman by
WSGA. Two will be held Friday
and two Saturday, September 11
and 12. One will be in Rec Hall
and the other in the Armory, from
8 to 11 p. m.
Invited to act as hosts and
hostesses at the mixers will be
ten honorary and hat societies.
They are Mortar Board, Cwens,
Druids, Friars, Blue Key, Parmi
Nous, Skull and BoneS, Pi Lamb: ,
da Theta, Ellen H. Richards, and
Omicron Nu, Dorothy K. Brun
ner, WSGA vice president an
nounced last night.
Groups of 100 coeds will be
asked to each mixer each night,
so that all students will have an
opportunity of attending. No
upperclassmen will be admitted,
except the members of the above
societies.
' Student counselors Wlll :beet
with groups of fresh Men as listed
in the schedule to help them and
give advice on campus problems.
These meetings are scattered
throughout the three-day . period,
and should be attended since...they
will give the newcomer an in
valuable lift in entering into Col
lege life.
Uniforms will be. issued to the
men in the basement of Mac-
Allister Hall at designated times.
All freshmen will be required to
take - the physical examination
given by the College Health Ser
vice as part of the admisison re
quirements. Women will be ex
amined in White' Hall, the men in
the Dispensary in Old Main.
Changes in the schedule in the
Freshman Week booklet have
been necessitated by the increas
ed enrollment. These revisions
will be found on another page of •
the Daily Collegian.
All freshman not scheduled for
another meeting at 11 o"clock
on Monday, Tuesday, and Wed
nesday will assemble in the Audi- •
torium for instruction and prac
-tice in singing and cheering.
New students are urged to at
tend Chapel Sunday morning . in
Schwab Auditorium. Religious
activity thereafter is left to the
student.
Needle's Eye - -
(Continued from Page Four)
by accelerated war time, that
you'd better hit the. books.
That's going to be hard. The
Pitt football game will be at State
this year; that'll be a wow. The
class dances will be along. You'll
be having a pretty good time.
Make sure you have it. But, also
make sure that, when you get out
into the world, you'll have enough
stuff stirring around in your bean
to be able to live in it. That's a
trite statement\that will probably,
seem true only when you're grad
uated.
That's all we'Ve got to say to
a frosh. We've of lots of things
we'd like to say to the people we
know, but our ijrofs have graded
WELCOME, FRESHMEN
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1942
Freshman Open House
Sponsored By PSCA
Open House for incoming fresh
men will be held in the Hugh
Beaver room, PSCA offices, third
floor of Old Main, immediately
following the Mass meeting Sep
tember 7.
. Sponsored by the Penn State
Christian Association, the Open
House program will endeavor to
help acquaint newcomers with
their fellow-classmates.
us, and our friends we'll get to
see befor s e we go.
It's a pretty nice place up here,
'freshman. Take care of it.
Sincerely,
-BARNEY WEINBERG
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