Vhamplin Interview Page Three VOET'W 3 —No; 33 Cabinet OK's New Freshman Election Code Freshman Elections Code for this semester was revised and ap proved at Cabinet meeting last night. The code was submitted by Pahl Galvanek, chairman of the Elections Committee. Article 1: Time of Voting: Voting will be conducted from 9 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. on August 24." The polls will be open con tinuously between the above specified hours on this date. Article II: Place of Voting ■Elections will be held in the first floor lounge of Old Main. Article III:. Clique Organization- A clique must file a complete membership list with the Elec tions Committee. ■ This list must designate the official clique chair man and other clique officers to gether with the names and se mester of every clique member. This list must be signed by the clique chairman and clique sec retary. - . This,list must be turned into Student Union byi 4 p. m. Thurs day,. August 17. Additional names of -clique members may be filed only with the permission of the .Elections Committee chairman. Article IV: Method of Nomina tion :" Any regular student meeting the' above requirements of schol arship, and semester rank; will 'be. eligible- for nomination of- presi dent or treasurer- of his respec tive semester. To be nominated a candiate must receive a plurality vote, i.e. more votes for that particular office than any other candidate. The - election will be' carried on within the cliques. Clique mem bers will participate in this pre liminary election. The clique • 6h airman will submit the names ■Wo£ all clique' candidates' tabulated. ‘:f on' a' single petition to Student • Union by 1 4- Pi_m. August 17. The : petition ihust be signed- by the chairman ; of the clique and sec s''.' retary. '. ; . “ i. ' (Continued, on page eight) Russians Sponsor Armory Vic Dance Polkas and round dances will .be at the Russian Club “Vic” Dance at the Armory, 8:30 to il2 o’clock tomorrow night. Russian' songs and dances will ' highlight the intermission. Stephen Medianko will be the master of ceremonies for a pro gram that includes Russian songs qndt" dances performed by Nadia Lulka arid Kitty Tyriw. Some popular songs will be surig by Trudy Cohen and Walter Aptul sky will play' some piano riuiri bers. Stags ’will be admitted to . the dance. The admission price of 25- cents entitles men to a pair of miniature Russian, boots'. Each womari will be given a tiny Rus sian doll as a souvenir. Hostesses for the dance will be Mary Baran, Dorothy Lucas, Na dia: Luka, Helen Tyriw, and Kit ty i; Tyriw. Cokes and cider will be sold by the following mem bers of the refreshment commit tee: Mickael Dura, Theodore Himka, Bernard Levitan, ■ chair man, and Raymond Polansky. At the door will be Walter Aptiilsky, : and 'Margaret Buganic. Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Hasek, Dr. and Mrs. P. D. Krynine, Dr. and Mrg. Paxil Selsam, and Dr. and ; Mrs. C. C. Wright, will be the >,ehaperohes< fopthe dance. - ? The Collee Parmi Nous, Skull And Bones Initiate 19 Men In Reorganization Of Honorary Hat Societies Skull and Bones Reborn After Inactive Period At a general reorganization meeting and initiation Sunday night, Skull and Bones Society, upperclass activities honorary, be came active once again after two years of silence. Ridge Riley, Lou Bell and Jim Coogan, alumni of the society, conducted the initial get-together for the purpose of explaining the general background, aims and ideas of the organization. Necessity for returning the hat society to an active status on campus was explained by the alumni as a move to keep alive one of Penn State’s oldest tradi tions, so that it might continue in its former standing after the war. Steve Herbert was elected president, Ohu<Jk Alcorn was named vice-president, and Emil Kubek was chosen fsecretary treasurer. Members initiated into the society were Fred Dietz, Herb ert Hasson, John Matternas, Guy Newton, Harvey Schemer,' Stan Speaker and Edward 'Zemprelli. Matternas was named by Her bert as chairman of a committee for. informal initiation plans. Working with Matternas will be Hasson - and Schemer... Membership Committee consists .. .of , Speaker and 'Zemprelli. When it was organized in 191-37' Skull and, Bones accepted for membership only students out standing in athletics,. -but through the years bids were gradually ex (Continued on page eight) Fraternity Pledges Attend IFC Dinner . One pledges and fra ternity representatives will at tend the Inter-Fraternity. Council Pledge Banquet at the State Col lege Hotel, 7:00 p. m. Sunday, representing more than 15 active fraternities, Edward Zemprelli .announced today; .. The -purpose of the - banquet-, which will be continued every se mester, is that pledges may ac quaint -themselves' with • one an other. Four Inter-fraternity members comprising the committee in charge of the banquet are: Ed ward P. Zemprelli, Sigma Chi, chairman; Jack Savey, Alpha Chi Sigma; Wiliiam Thomas, Phi Kappa- Sigma; and Herbert Has son, Phi Sigma Delta. Program plans as released by the committee include three speakers: Dr. • Raymon Kistler, president of Beaver College, whose topic will be “The Price of Peace;” Arthur Wamock, Dean of Men; and Frederick Dietz, President of IFC. Professor Johri H. Frizzell will, give the invocation and pre side .as toastmaster. • Movies of the Penn State-Penn. football game of 1942, featuring the upset of Penn, will-be shown by Coach Bob Higgins. Another feature on the program will be school songs between the dinner courses. Present officers of IFC are: Frederick Dietz, Pi Kappa Al pha; William Kelly, Alpha Tau Omega; arid - Charles Alcorn, Pi Kappa Phi. Engineers To Show Movie The American Society of Civil Engineers will present a movie on the Tenneessee Valley authority in 107 Main Engineering at 7:80 p. m. < -Wednesday. ■ Published Weekly by The Daily Collegian Staff FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1944—STATE COLLEGE, PENNA. Players Present Murderess Maid Strangles Spinster In Horror Drama Strangling her employer, a wealthy spinster and former chor us girl, Ellen Creed, housekeeper at an English; estate, turns murd eress and shoves the corpse into an unused oven to hide it. This sinister episode is the theme of “Ladies In Retirement” to be pro duced by Players in Schwab Audi torium at 8 p. m., tonight and to morrow. A thrilling, melodramatic mys tery, the play differs from the usual Broadway comedies produc ed in that it is a period show which offers much opportunity for character study, according to Di rector Lawrence E. Tucker. “Suspense is the keynote of the three-act performance, centering Dr. Ramon M. Kistler, Head At Beaver College, Speaks A! Chapel Sunday - “Christ; - Phantom' -and Power”; is. the topic of the speech to be delivered by Dr. Ramon M. Kist ler, president of Beaver College, Jenkintown, in chapel Sunday. . Westminster College conferred an A.B. degree on Dr. Kistler in 1929, and a D.D degree in 1928. Beaver College bestowed the L.L.D. degree in 1937: The speak er studied at the-Pittsburgh The ological Seminary from 1912-15. • President Kistler 1 was ordained by the United Presbyterian Church in .1913 and has since headed the Eleventh Presbyterian church in Pittsburgh, 1915-18; South Side Presbyterian church in Pitts burgh, 1918-21. From 1921-27. the clergyman/ presided over the First Presbyterian church, Warren, Pa., and from'l92B-40 served with the Central Presbyterian Church, Ro chester, N. Y. tribunal Punishes 5 Frosh To Begin New Clampdown ■Freshman James Francis took the honors at Tribunal’s meeting Wednesday night with charges against him ranging from igno rance of the location of campus buildings to dating. The fact that he wasn’t wear ing white socks, didn’t have a dink, and had no freshman bible on his person convinced Tribunal that punishment was in order. Francis will wear a sandwich sign, dress, and hat with veil. He was also instructed to use lipstick,'powder and rouge in the manner becoming a lady. The vio lator will also carry a bucket of sod, wherein Francis will plant a sapling with the name of the tree hung on to one of its young branches. Karl Lucyk, an aeronautical engineering student, appeared be fore Tribunal Head Van Luridy and admitted that he hadn't been wearing any customs for the past few weeks. Lundy cordially slapped on the works.'Lucyk will be recognized by the bird cage over his head and the tinkling of a bell which will hang from his hip. The third serioxis violator was ian around a premeditated murder committed to gain wealth and se curity for two dimwitted sisters,” said Professor Tucken"“lt’s pur pose is to entertain and to scare the audience.” Verna Sevas will portray Ellen Creed, and Leonora Fiske, the Mistress who is now living off the “hush” money of previous love affairs, is handled by Anna Radle. Albert Feather, cockney gamb ler, discoverer of the body, and only male role, is played by Bern ard Lerner. The nearly-crazy sisters Patricia McClure and Shir ley Silverstein, will add the touch of comedy to the performance. Completing the cast are Jean Dub noff as the attractive maid Lucey and Florence Prushinski, who will give the drama a touch of solem nity as Sister Teresa. Audrey Kreeger is assistant manager, Grace Clayton, technical manager, and William Morton, prompter. Other crews include: ''Construction: Jack Simpbon, manager, Robert Whitail, Arthur Carpenter, Yvette Brabant; paint: Mary Ann Mason, manager, Nor ma Lee Hoover, assistant man ager, Jean Swartz,. Betty Anne Ut ter, Anne-Hazard, Mary Jo Rohr bach. • Properties: Mary E. Field, man ager, Nan Hoeflich, assistant man ager, Kay Cutts, Gwyneth Tim mis, Anne Louise Decker, Jean Bradshaw, Joan Wolf; Mary Hick ey; lights: Mary Schein, manager, Mary Anne Mason, Lenys Blews, Earl Jenkins, A/S Frank Palmer, V-12, A/S Howard Graham, V-12. Costumes: Shirley Tappen, man ager, Helen Blanker, assistant manager, Mary G 7 Davis, Eleanor Phillips, Barbara Tappen, Ruth Horracks, Lynn Rummel; make (Continued on page seven) Herbert Borteck, a bacteriology student, who was caught with no customs. A sign, dress, ribbon and makeup will be his chief worries for the next few days. A roller skate on one foot will speed him along to his classes. George Meckler will be seen strolling around campus with a giant match and sign. He was ac costed with empty pockets when asked for a match. • The final sandwich sign of the evening was awarded to Leon Aaron, who decided to take a short cut over the grass. Seven freshmen were released after Lundy explained to them the meaning of Penn State freshman customs. The following were in cluded in the group: Robert Bur leigh, Louis Cohn, Fred Hum phreys, Robert Kagin, David Plessett, George Rutter and Rex Searson. The increasing number of fresh-, men appearing before Tribunal was explained by Lundy as a re sult of Tribunal’s promised clamp down. Customs will be removed for freshmen with dates Friday and Saturday nights, said Lundy. V-12 Stages Ship's Ball Page One r-rtICE FIVE CENTS Parmi Nous Resumes Action; Elects Officers While Skull and Bones Society reorganized at a meeting in Old Main Sunday night, Parmi Nous similarly replaced itself on cam pus as an activities society in its initial gathering of the semester. Marty McAndrews, alumnus of the hat society, briefly discussed the history of Parmi Nous and its purpose with eight student leaders who were initiated. McAndrews introduced the rules and regula tions of Parmi Nous by reading its Constitution. Officers elected Sunday night were Ed Williams, president and Dale Bower, secretary-treasurer. Provisions were made for the el ection of a vice-president at 'the meeting. Seven other students were initiated. They are: Jim Ath erton, Johnny Dibeler, Bob Grid ley, Bill Kelly, Van Lundy, Glenn Smith and Bill Wintersteen. .Parmi Nous is the oldest hat society on campus, having been established in 1907. Its prime pur pose was to honor upperclass let termen," and to encourage class spirit among freshmen. Since then it has-accepted junior and senior students active in campus affairs. Parmi Nous members wearing hats' indicating • their affiliation was . a familiar sight - at football games during pre-war days. In former days, tapping was done on a day set aside at “Tap Day.” V-12 Trainees Plan Formal Ship's Ball Navy-Marine trainees stationed at the College will stage their third and biggest entertainment feature of the year when they present the formal "Ship’s Ball” at Recreation Hall September 2. Elaborate nautical decorations will provide a setting for the eve ning’s dancing, according to Lt. Comdr.. Trusdell Wisner, com manding officer of the College V -12 unit. The event, given to better civil ian-servicemen relations on cam pus, will be open to approximate ly 2000 persons. Blocks of tickets have been sent to Lt. Col.. Guy Mills, for distribution to Army Specialized Training Program members and to All-College Presi dent Dale Bower.for distribution to civilian students. Admission is one dollar for each couple. Orchestra plans have not been completed but a troup to the col ors and selections by the Navy- Marine Band and Glee Club will be featured during intermission. The Ball is the latest attempt by V-i 2 officials to encourage servicemen and civilians to in termingle. Most other occasions have been limited to servicemen. Attention Frosh! At a speciaal Cabinet meet ing held last night, it was an noimced that the attendance of all first semester freshmen is mandatory at the opening of the Armory at 7:00 p. m. to night. Tribunal Head Van Lundy stated that customs may be removed by freshmen at tending with dates. There will be dancing; refreshments and card playing. Freshmen with dates tomorrow night may also doff their customs.
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