PAGE TWO Coed Honoraries Encourage Scholarship, Leadership (Editor's Note—This is the tenth in a series of articles concerning the organization of prominent campus groups. It is published in conjunction with the new All-College Cabinet movement to foster onore school spirit.) iiPour women's honoraries—Al - Latribda Delta, Owens, Jun ,ior Service Board, and Mortar Y.loard—recognize leadership and itigh scholastic ability among coeds at the College. • The purpose of Alpha Lambda ))elta is to promote intelligent )iving and a higher standard of 34rArning and to encourage super ifyi2 scholastic attainment among 'freshman women. To be eligible for the honorary, :I coed must have a 2.5 average at end of her first semester. She L. tapped during her second sem c..-iter and remains an active mem for one year after her initia- Lcin. Officers of Alpha ,Lamibda Delta 11,ls semester are: • ID/Lary Eldred Anderson, presi +t(:nt; Charlotte Kessler, vice ij,resident; Jane Healy, secretary; diid Winifred Neyhart, treasurer. 'Owens is the sophomore worn honorary. Its purpose is to fester leadership, scholarship, and :fellowship among women of the sophomore class, to promote lead ership among freshman women, and to serve and- promote the in. iferests of the College. ' TMernibers must be enrolled in a I,Dur year course, and must be at ~ ~~:. i;~~ ~'== t%~" This member of a Senior Class of that year is fashion-perfect for the occasion. Top-hats were sine-qua-non, and voluminous neckcloths muffled the spotless linen. Co-education was becom ing fashionable, too. That year, 1860, civil war was looming on the country's horizon. College campuses blazed with patriotism. Railway Express was ready, at the first summons, to put its services at thz: nation's command. Today, America is fighting a world-wide war. So, to help all concerned, please do three simple things with your 1945 home packages and baggage: Pack them securely— address clearly and adequately—avoid abbreviating state names. NATION-WIDE FIRST NATIO AL BANK STATE COLLEGE Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (cast average students academ ically with no failures nor incom plete work. Officers this semester are: Joan Huber, president; Barbara Smith, vice president; Jean Ford, secretary; Janet Taylor, treasurer. Junior Service Board is a part of Senate. Members who must have a 1.5 All-College average are chosen on the basis of activities, though they should not have too many. Their duties are to help orientate transfer students and other campus groups. The organization is not national as yet, but it is planning to apply for a national charter soon. Presi dent of Junior Service Board is a junior senator. Chosen from fourth and fifth semester classes, members are tapped in the spring and fall.' This semester's officers are: Ruth Bollinger, president; Helen Miller, vice president; and Betty Hosterman, secretary. Senior women's honorary is Mortar Board. There are 78 chap ters on college campuses through out the country. Members must have a 1.83 All-College average and must be active in extra-cur ricular activities. Mortar Board strives to provide cooperation between societies, to promote college loyalty, to main tain a high standard f scholar tain a high standard of scholar courage leadership among wom en. _72 v j CORRECT FOR COMMENCEMENT IN 1860 BUY MORE The WAR BONDS RAIIL-AIR SERVICE THE COT JNGIAN Luncheon, Lecture Fill PRA Weekend Calendar Weekend activities of the Penn State Christian Association lvill consist of a luncheon, lecture, and regular club meetings. Today—George Graham of "Gra ham's AC" will discuss "Penn State Spirit" at the 'Upperclass Club meeting in 304 Old Main at 7:30 o'clock. Tomorrow Cabinet members will be guests of James Smith, PSCA secretary, at a luncheon in his home, 441 W. Nittany avenue, at 12:15. Monday—ln place of the regular First Semester Club meeting, the group will attend Dr. Roy Dicker son's lecture in .10 Sparks. James Reinsmith, co-president, urges any first semester men in terested in softball to loin the PSCA team by signing up in the PSCA office. Owens to Tap 30 Coeds At Annual Breakfast Cwens, women's national activi ties honorary society, will tap ap proximately 30 coeds from the sec ond, third, and fourth semesters at a breakfast in Old Main Sand wich Shop at 7:30 a.m. May 20. This is otie of the largest groups ever to be pledged to the society at one time. Active Owens will call for the tapped women students 'and take them to breakfast at which time they will be ribboned. Initiation will be held at the annual Old Eng avy V-12 News It was really "Anchors Aweigh" Saturday night when the unit had its semester formal at the Armory. The dance reached. a high point during intermission when the navy glee club sang, Bob. Poynter &ire out on the piano, and the quartet of McNabb,. Mac Hale, -McKith, and Mitchell .harmonized. Among the top athletes in the Penn State'spOrts world this week were Chuck Willing,• Bill Nugent, and Bob Steed who together ,won five :firsts for the track team in the Colgate meet. At the gymnastic meet in Jersey City "Lighter Than Air" Hobart and Tim Petroff each took a fourth to help the catise along. Incidentally, Tim is also a member of the Druids though we neglected to include him last week. Ten sailors tried their best against Army in the lacrosse game, 'and six navy men were in the starting lineup in the Pitt baseball game. Visiting the unit this week was Ensign Max Wandel, recently com missioned at Fort Schuyler, N. Y. Max has already had cruising duty in the Bahamas and will soon see more active duty in the. Pacific. Also back was Ensign John An drews of the Seabees visiting A/S Ken Holt. This week's veteran is A/S• John Hamilton, at 'present a platoon leader in Barracks 26. John, a tractor operator in the Seabees, worked on the building of airplane bases in the coral-studddd north ern Soldmons. Moving:in'bn Stirl ing island' on the heels ot'Austral-, ian marines who cleaned but the last Jap nests, his battalion was THE WESLEY FOUNDATION of the Methodist Church Saturday Evening, May 12 "Spring Frolic" F A party for everyone 9:30 A.U.—Church School "The Life of . St. .Paul" 10:45 A. M.—Morning:Worship 5:00 - 7;00 P. 101.. 'Stucteit FiiiufdliPtlOure Fun - Supper -Alrilre "The 011urcii . 'et - iistorlein the • • EniersingWorld'circler" Chapel Shultz To Speak 'Motherhood's Challenge for Today's World" will be the topic of discussion at the College Chap el service on Sunday. Rev. J. Realer Shultz of the First Meth odist Church, Altoona, Pa., will be the speaker. Reverend Shultz, a graduate of Dickinson College and Boston University School of Theology, has held pastorates in Massachus etts and Pennsylvania. Recently, he was pastor cif the College Church at Dickinson College and special lecturer in the depart ment of philosophy. ASIP Not Affected By Victory in Europe 'The College has been notified by Lt. Col. W. H. Owens, assist ant adjutant general, Third Serv ice Command, that the War De partment believes victory in 'Ertl rope will not in itself affect the Army Specialized Training Pro gram. According to the notice: "Changes in the • program will continue to be made as in the past in accordance with the re quirements of the arms and serv ices." lish formal banquet at the State College Hotel in the early part of June. heavily strafed by Jap bombers. One bomb landing close to John demolished histent, killed four of his comrades, and left him with a piece of coral splinter In his back. . After , .sixteen months in the Navy, nine of them spent overseas under combat conditions, this holder of the Purple Heart was stint back .to the United States for the officer training he has so well earned. 'PENN STATE CLASS RINGS L. G. , BALFOUR COMPANY LOCATED IN THE ATHLETIC STORE Send Mother A Gift • STATIONERY • LEATHER GOODS • BOOKS • ADDRESS BOOKS • ALBUMS WRAPPED FOR MAILING KEELERS Cathaum• Theatre. Building Hillel Director Speaks Dr. Abram L. Sachar, national director of the ,B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, will speak on "In De . - fense of Tomorrow•' in 121 Sparkg at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Director of Hillel for almost 15 years, Dr. Sachar was formerly a professor of history at the Univer sity of Illinois. He is a news com mentator for WOR in New York, and his published works include "A History of the Jews" and "Suf ferance Is the•fladge." Charm the :. Stag Pte; Charm the stag line with fra grance ...Drop a dash of dry perfume in the hem of youi prom dress. That's'a quick flip way to make your favorite per 7 fume go farther. Select your Faverite scent From the six created by Roger & Gallet and Fill the air with fragrance as you dance. It's captured stardust... it's Roger & Gallet dry perfume. 1107G - ECi d gerg MOTHER'S DAY- MAY 13 SUNDAY, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1945
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