FOUR Panlhell Council Elects Gearhart Allumnae Advisor Coeds Inged To Aid National War Effort Mrs. C. R.. Gearhart. Alpha Xi Ita, was elected Panhellenic Council advisor to succeed Miss H. Zang, assistant dean of women, who previously served in two capacities representative .from the office of the dean of women and alumnae advisor. Miss Zang will continue, to be Panhel advisor from the dean's sla , This meeting was the last of ilpe semester, according to Presi dont Beatrice M. White, '44. .While Miss White is student teaching next semester, Martha E. jai - nes, Panhel vice-president :nod .rushing chairman, will accept .presidential duties. ) -- )II:FENSE WORK • All. sororities were urged to co op rate in the Panhellenic de •i'c•nse stamp drive by procuring vreviously designated quotas of .:;lamps at Student Union as soon a.; possible, Miss White stated. Coeds were further urged to at tend bandage rolling class which are being s held on the first iJoor - of the Home Economics building at 6:30 p. m. Thursday. ►i.equired implementS include a pair of scissors, a ruler, apron or k:1 Jock, and a head covering. Mrs. A. K. Anderson. former Panhellenic advisor, reported on aoaterial covered by Panhel dele igaies at the National Panhellenic Congress held at Northwestern University recently. The National Congress empha bized physical fitness, a . minimum of extra-curricular activities, ac tive coed participation in defense work, and care in nutrition. Co 'e& were urged to enroll in de f3nse courses and do all in their I,xower..to. aid the national war ef fort, Mrs. Anderson stated. PANHEL SING • Panhel decided that the annual Panhellenic Sing be held next se tt) ester. All interested sororities 'were urged to participate. Last year, Alpha Chi Omega merited first honors, followed by Chi Omega. A provision was, made stating that all Panhellenic Council meet ings be held . in sorority houses and suits arranged in alphabetical -order. This new• ruling will go into effect next semester, accord ling to Miss White. Practice Houses .Plan ittrogressive Dinner Home Economics coeds will -nrry out tradition tonight when this semester's residents of Beech er, Benedict and Hillcrest practice houses. have their progressive din oqe,r. • (Dinner will begin when the co eds have their first course, an ap petizer and salad, at Hillcrest at C D. m. The main dish Will be served at Benedict, - and guests will go to Beecher for the 'beverage *lnd dessert. Pre - Christmas entertainment will be offered at 'Beecher house . following the dinner. Amy Air Corps Calk Vor Senior Women Senior women, graduating in eii.her December or May, who are interested in working for the Army .Air Corps at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, should sign up with Miss Nina M. Bentley, assistant to the (l:!an•of women. The Air Corps is in need of trained women in all fields and is offering attractive salaries, accord ing to Miss Bentley. Women will q).. seleated according to needs in 1:11eir particular fields. Twenty ::(41iors have enrolled, it was an n. 1 , 'need. • Moderator Turns Model Majorie L. Sykes '43, former WSGA Judicial chairman, assisted Fred Tracy, a member of the Penn State autolab staff, in demonstrat ing zn important but comparatively little-known principle of mechan ics. The resistance of the 50-pound weight to change in motion pre vents the force of the hammer being transmitted to Mr. Tracy's head. The famous laboratory-on-Wheels began a tour of the Pittsburgh dis trict two weeks ago with a repertoire of 35 new experiments. 'No Starving Ilan England. Despite Shortage: Technologist States WU, she Women Things Are Piling Up— In Coeds' Closets Coeds complain about not hav ing enough closet space. They also "just don't have a thing to wear"- and borrow all their room mates' clothing. Put two and two together—re sult: closets must be crowded with clothes that are never worn. It does get tiresome wearing some things all the time; and, be sides, they do get a little out of style. However, coeds are perhaps the most clothei-conscious people in the world, and there are •many people who are-not so fussy about how they look. What they want is something to wear—anything. In former years boxes have been placed • in dormitories for collection of outgrown, worn-out, or just tiresome garments to • be giveri to those in need. The re-C cepticals never overflowed very far. This year, as never before, there is an opportunity for els carding clothing. Seniors will be graduating in a few weeks, and each One, no doubt, has collected through the years clothing that will no longer be wanted. Now is the time. to get out the boxes? going to fill them? SOT To Entertain Members of Sigma Delta Tau will entertain Phi Sigma Delta fraternity in the southwest lounge of Atherton Hall at 7 p. m. to night. Marion Breakstone, '45, was pledged by the SDT's at 6:30 p in. yesterday. Gamma Phi Beta will hold its annual pledge dance at Delta Up silon fraternity from 9 p. in, to N'it tany— miCnight Friday. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "In spite of rationing and food LOST—Schaeffer black and white shortages, nobody goes hungry in fountain pen. Reward. Call 4161. England today as they did before Stan Linder. • 3tpd.,1;2,3,P5. the war,"' Martha Meloy, who . worked as a medical technologist STUDENTSr fadulty desiring in an Oxford hospital, told a group of students and professors work done in Drafting or Sten in Frear Laboratory Seminar cil cutting, Call 3680 room yesterday, Miss Meloy explained that war LOST:—Green pencil kit between restrictions on food and clothing,— Old Main and White Hall; con not severe enough to cause actual tains keys and other items. Call hardship, have rather served to first floor Jordan, ask for Vi. - level traditional differences among - ltpd Dec.l social classes, because "everyone eats pretty much the same diet" The speaker, who received her ed up a black double notebook master's degree in bacteriology at in Room 235, Sparks, last Monday the College, went to England. on please call Wayng, 4604? He'd like March 1; 1941; with, the medical to graduate. lcomp.rmb. unit of the'British War Relief So- ciety. The groUp a American. doc- LOST—In New Physics Bldg. Log tors; nurses, and technologists was Log Duplex Slide Rule. Initials stationed at the American Army AKPi on cover. Sentiment) val hospital in Oxford. •ue. Reward. Ralph Narris, 4 . 951., Although no one starves, the 2tpd.3,48. nutrition problem in England is be- coming increasingly difficult _ to FOR RENT—Three room furnish solve because of the winter-time ed apartment with private bath shortages of fruits and vegetables, and entrance. Cooking facilities, Miss Meloy said. . electric refrigerators, etc. Located "English rations are alarmingly in residential section. Available small. You live on bread and po- next month. Call 2976. tattles. For three months my total amount of fruits and vegetables consisted of four prunes and two SITUATION WANTED—College canned carrots. When Spring came, student available on call to tend I paid 40 cents for three stalks of children at night. Call 2976. rhubarb. 2tcompßM. "The English system allows each put son from two to four eggs and SHALL I TDLL Oswald the truth one-half pound of sugar per month. about his father? See Players' Milk allowances are from two to "Ghost." 'Opens in Schwab Audi three pints a week for adults, a torium, 8:30 p. m. December, pint a day for children, and a and 5. lchgrmb. quart a day for infants. Public Who's going And who's. -M. J. W schools supplement this by serving W • one-half pint a day to children [be- Rides anted— tween the ages of five and twelve." RW—Lewisburg - after 5 p. m. Fri day. Call Alice 4224 or Colle gian office. - 3t.c0mpAF1,2,3. At rnovie,J RIDE WANTED (2'—To New Cathaum—. York .City, Christm...:.s vacation. "Geo. Washington Slept Here." Call Al 4056, • • 2tpd1,28.M.F. State— By Alice.R. Fox "Flying . Fortress." Yank At Eton." Christmas Drive Fund Includes Donations For 3 Charily Groups Editor's Note: • This is the sec ond of three feature articles de scribing organizations which will receive contributions in the an nual WSGA Christmas Drive. "A woman in hotpital, brought there unconscious from the wreck age of her home, keeps saying, "Thank God I had the children in the shelter,' not knowing that the shelter had received a direct hit and that - her *eight children had been killed ir. stantly." Such tragedies as this one report ed from Portsmouth, England, by Dr. Mabel Ross cannot be ignored. What is to . becOme of these mothers and children .who are victims of such bombings? The American Women's Hospital Federation has undertaken, in part, the relief of the suffering of the 'civilian population of .Europe; and the destitute white and colored people in the Southern Highlands .of this country. Hospitals, materni 7 ties, first-aid and casualty stations, children's 'homes, medical missions, and district nurses in twenty air raided'cities have been'rnaintained .. • . • • by the Federation. • Such work as •.this cannot con.; tinue without financial help of some kind; It must depend , .for its survival upon the generosity of its friends. - Penn State cdedS have made the American. Women's Federation, to gether with the Mifflin —County Children's Aid Society, and Mrs. CLASSIFIED SECTION LOST—Green pencil kit between Old Main and White Hall; con tains' keys and other items. Call 'first floor Jordan, ask for Vi. LOST—Black velvet evening coat at Senior Ball. Has label—Hig bee, Cleveland. Call • .Student Union and exchange coats, ' lt.pd.P.M. WILL THE PERSON—Who pick: FW Wilkes Barre . . or vicinity. I Leave Friday 4:30 p. in. Return Sunday evening. Call Melvin, 3369. 2tpd.2,3: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1942 Hetzel's Emergello Loan Fund,. recipients in their annual Chriat n-ias Drive sponsored' by . WSOA, House of Representatives. In the past three years coeds have aided the . federation, but never !)efore has the need been as great. A single contribution array save the life of a 'homeless child. Realization of this must surely' mean that the Christmas Drive will exceed its $4OO goal. • Last year's receipts were $l2B, according to WSGA. records, ,and highest goal ever reached ..was $252, which sum is $147 short of this season's quota. Because of this semester's in creased enrollment' and the mounting needs created by the, war, WSGA House felt that , the sum should be enlarged, Patricia Diener, - '45; House speaker, an nounced. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111(11E1111110111111101iliffip Women In ,sPoils.:- 111111111111111110iillit1111111111111111111111111110111111111Ullfilt: By JOAN E. PIOLLET Recognizing the need for aVail able coed recreational 'facilitieg,, the physical education departnient members early, in the Sum Mer se mester .opened• White Hall to men students. This regular Open House feature has continued throughout the Fall semest•:r. Once each week, Satur day night from 7 to 10 p. m., 1 , 1711 A Activities Clubs play hostess to in terested coeds. White Hall's recreational equip ment is brought out for -possible enthusiasts; refreshments are serv ed, and representatives •from the physical education faculty and. WRA Executive Board are present to welcome guests. • There's never very much said about these weekly Playnights, never very much publicity; yet WRA goes on each week providing for toed recreation. Busy meini-. bers of WRA Activities Clubs take time off from dates, lessons, _or, weekend trips home, to insure their-fellow Penn State coeds hav ing a place to get needed exercise and pleasure. . Busy faculty mem bers take turns supervising activi ties at the Open House. After this-week's Playnight, only one more will be conducted. Swimming - Club under Joan K. Mil ler, '45, president, is in charge, of Saturday's Open House, and. !Miss Helen Swenson, instructor in phys ical education, will represent the faculty. Adele J. Levin, '44, orig inally scheduled to be the Execu rtive Board delegate, is student.= teaching, and a substitute has not yet been selected. 2t.compFC. Final PlaYnight will be under.tli supervision of WRA Tennis Club. Both Open Houses will make bad minton, bowling, bridge,. fencing, and swimming available to Winnen students. Fall semesters will soon be fui ished;. perhaps lack of coed inter est will induce White Hallers to cancel the Open House plan. It would -be nice to, wind up. this series with erithusiastiC coeds mak- ing.full use of White. Hall's recrea tional facilities. And .WRA will want to continue the Playnighis it feels they are appreciated. 2 tcompßßM / TH EY MAI e• -10,,i-, , ti(rwt veto 2 u ' voim orART w- THOSE DRUM • CLOVES ~, - by ) t atti'l q:LQ „ FOR• I'H; JUNIOR MISS . COME IN TO SKR TEIPUt Charles Shop
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