PAGE TWO Players Provide Culture', Diversion For Students (Editor's Note—This is the eighth 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 more school spirit.) * * In an attempt to provide cul tural entertainment for students at the college, The Penn State Players organized to give drama tic presentations of various types and give all students a means of e.l:-expression by teaching them the essentials of acting and stag- Membership in Players is made up of four classes—active, asso ciate, alumni, and honorary mem tiers. Associate members must be regular students at the College iind have four points, received for working on productions. Active ) - nembers must have at least soph cinore standing and a total of ten points. MeMbers_of the board of .control and faculty members of the division of dramatics may be made 'honorary members, and alumni members are graduate ac tives in the organization. Any person desired by the or ganization may be made an hon orary member of Players, provid ed that they are not undergradu ate students. Honorary member t-,:hip is considered a mark of ap preciation for a favor granted to :I. 3 .layers or for some special con •tribution in the field of drama. Varying numbers of points are given depending on the amount of work a student puts on a produc tion. Actors may receive from one ,to four points, determined by the importance of roles. Technicians receive two points for crew work, lavy V-12 Hews There was a slight change in uniform this week. Though some lowbrows• inferred that the cam pus was invaded by a milkman's convention, the trainees agree that glimmer whites are the thing for May. • We can't blame this next item on the .whites, but we can blame it on the season. At Or. Dicker :lon's lecture on courtship Mon •day night a 15-man platoon of sailors with Jim Sheehan as ranking-olfficer was present. Fred Cline, Ernie Rose, Bill Berringer, "Lee" S'chlagel, and . 10 others .must be considering seriously the dreadful step. Or perhaps they ,just want to be well informed. Something new was tried by Earracks 36 last Saturday when held a barracks cabin party at : ;the PISCA lodge. "Happy" Trisler ',Contributed a song about himself, ':Dave Wagoner directed entertain- Hment, and Mr. ißeitz helped Lt. as chaperone. Our 12 candlepower spotlight Is focused this week on Frank 'Nelson of Barracks '213. Even though .he seldom wears his rib 'bons he's one who really could do Fa() with a great deal of justifi 'Cation. With 35 months in the navy, 18 of them spent at sea, he has a real record. -G-I Club lEllecits Members of the X-G-I Club re cently elected Wesley Turek, vice commander; Harry McMillan, ad jutant; Ernest Goodling, finance officer; Robert McGregor, chap lain; and Jack Sack, historian. The group is planning to give a dance for all ex-servicemen at the Elks Club on May 25.. Ex-servicemen attending col lege under the G[ Bill of Rights apparently mean business. At :the College, a study shows that 'the 72 enrolled last semester bet . tered the all-college average of . .`the student body in the year pre teding America's entry into the •;war. three for assistant managerships, and four for managerships. Book holders, assistants to direct Ors, and assistant designers each get four points. Before . the casting of each show, an eligibility committee meets to determine the number of points given for each part. This commit tee is made up of the Players' di rector, director of production, and officers of the organization. The report of the committee is put on file in the director's office and is not released until the show has gon e into production. Eleven departments provide wide diversity for a student working to become an active member of Players. The depart ments are acting, advertising, as sistant to director, bookholder, construction and stage crew, cos tumes, designing, electrical crew, painting, playwriting and proper ties: A board of control has custody of Players' finances and approves all budgets, advises on matters of policy, and makes appointments for various technical positions. Members of the board are dean of the Liberal Arts school, head of the division of dramatics, busi ness manager of the College, members of the dramatics staff, student officers of Players, and senior managers of the various departments. Arthur E. Cloetingh, head of the division of dramatics, acts as director of Players and as chairman of the board. This semester Players .has 27 associate members and 34 active members. Student officers are: William Morton, president; Libby (Peters, vice president; Jean Swartz, secretary, and Joseph Mayers, treasurer. His ship; the battleship Tennes see operated in the Aleutians and the Marshall-Gilberts area' of the South Pacific. En one action where Frank was manning his station as lirecontrolnian he helped in the sinking of an enemy subma rine. His battery scored hits with the :first salvo at 12,000 yards after the sub had been driven to the surface by destroyers laying depth charge patterns. "Lard" now rests on his oars and works for a distant commission here at the unit. LETS NAVE IA PICNIC Sunshine Krispy Candy Bars Craclrers 1 lb. 18c Coca Cola Bosco.Y. 'Peanut Butter ....33c ' Rolls of All Kinds Potato Chips 24c and 29c bags Olives. Assorted ,Sired California Oranges ...Sic doz. Fancy Tomatoes Fancy Apples .... 3 lbs. 35c Green Onions Pero ./ce Crean,. • Fresh Cucumbers • WAGN'ER'S MARKET • • 204 E. COLLEGE AVENUE . Let Us Plan 'Your ~ - Corsages To Suit. The DresS Or The . Occasion WOO', - Floral Phone 2045 . • • COLIZGIAIT Reith interviews; PSCA Calendar Patricia 'Reith, representative of the American Friends' Service Committee, will be on campus Sunday and Monday to interview students and speak to student groups. Miss 'Reith works in localities where the war has made shortages of housing, increases in popula tion, etc. She will recruit students for summer jobs, such as running a recreation program for children of defense workers and miners; end also health, education, and recreation work in Mexico: The Penn State Christian Asso ciation will cooperate with the Roger Williams Fellowship of the Baptist churc'h at 6:15 Sunday, when (Miss RelVh will speak. She will also speak at an open meeting for all students and, faculty in 304 Old Main at 7 p.m. Monday. Inter views may be scheduled with Miss Reith by making an appointment at the PSCA office. Other PSOA activities for the week include: Today---4 The First Semester Cliub will hold a weiner roast at Fair mount Park at 5:30, with a softball game, .camp Are, and treasure hunt. Tickets will be sold at the PSCA. desk until 5 o'clock. The group will meet at the rear door of Old iMain. PSCA student cabinet and board of directors will go to Ralph Watts Lodge for dinner and a !weekend cabin party. The group will meet at the back door of Old Main 3:30. Tomorrow—Under the direction of Marjorie Blackwood, Claire Morrison, Helen Turnbull, Anna bel Wig, and Lee Yeagley, IPSCA will sponsor a panty fiir the young er children of IMillbrook. The Ellen Richards Club will be in charge of refreshments. Tuesday—Second Semester Club will stage a mixer in the Hugh Beaver Room, with Violet Gilles pie, social chairman, in charge. . Wednesday-L--The'lFirst Seinester Club will sponsor tthe Morning Watch Service 'in•lficirt Woo& at 7:29 a.m. A . specliVlitahy, "The Sacrament of Friendship," written by several Hof the treshman stu dents, will be read. Ruth Shields and Blanche Liddicott will be in charge of the service, which will be held in the Hugh Beaver Room in case of rain. The Inter-Faith Council • will hold a dinner at the Ski Club. Res ervations should he turned in by Tuesday and persons interested in attending should meet at Old Main at s:3o*p.m. Now, if our returning ,soldiers could just burn over to the• wife the points they ihaVe left over! A mount o/ Rainfall - Normal for Month, Neuberger Claims "Did you ever see so much rain in your life?" • If this has been your favorite question the last few dais, don't worry, you're normal—or at least your memory is, according to Dr. Hans Neuberger, College meteor ologist. "You see, though the weather has (been quite normal so far this month, most persons are apt . to feel that the amount of rain is un usual," he explained. "That's (because a person's memory, is queer—a sort of one-sided propo sition.. It recollects the bad, and eliminates the good." Dr. .Neuberger said that thus far this fnonth 2.27 inches of rain has fallen and 4.04 inches is' nor mal ifor the month of May. • "If you really wouldlike to see rain you should have lived in 1894 when 9.45 inches were recorded for May. This is the highest known precipitation for that month," he stated. April, too, was a normal month as far as precipitation goes, the meteorologist added. Approxi- Mately 4.3 inches fell; while 3.48 'was normal. "Old Sol" was right on the job, however, with 185 hours of sunshine recorded for the so-called "month of showers." March hit a new high in Dr. Neu berger's (books with 171 hours of sunshine to its credit. But if you're really interested, why riot listen to the College weather broadcast? Each morn ing over station WSJO the db server on duty broadcasts his ob servations between 7:45 and • 8 a.m. The station, located above the Mineral Industries building, is manned either by Dr. Neu berger, or his assistant, George Keller, freshman geo-physics ma jor. Brazil Donates Collection A collection o'f semi-precious gems, both in the. cut and uncut stage, has been presented to the School of Mineral Industries at the College by the Brazilian govern ment. The presentation was Made through the office of Dr. Antonio Jose Alves de Souza, general direc tor of the National Department of Mineral Production, Rio de Ja neiro. Dr. Souza is , chairman of the Brazilian section, Pan 'American Institute of Mining Engineering and Geology. "Mother" Dunn, giant center and now a medico in Hawaii, was 'Penn State's first all-America football player in 1906. See Our complete Stock of „ woaKs, tationery and School Supplies " 'S Cathaum. Theatre Building FRIDAY, MAY 18,-1945 Chapel Dr. Smith Speaks Dr. C. Ralston Smith, of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church; Harrisburg, will speak in Chapel on "The Source of Eternal Youth." Dr. Smith matriculated at Tem ple University and the Univers ity of Pennsylvania. In 1929 he entered the ministry at Asbury College, Kentucky. ;He worked his way through college, took an ac tive part in athletics and the glee club. He served as class chaplain Sor two years and was president of his • class in his senior year. While studying at Princeton Seminary, Dr. Smith received the Hugh Davies Prize in Horn iletics, given by the faculty to' the best preacher in' the class. Attei being ordained at the ,Olney Pres-; byterian Church, Philadelphia; ,he served as first assistant pastor under Dr. Clarence E. Macartnel in Pittsburgh. AYD Chapter to Form • An organization meeting of American Youth for Democracy wilt be held in 228 Sparks at 7 p„m. Wednesday. Edward Abramson, assistant professor of sociology, and Walter Coutu, associate professor of soci ology, will speak at the meeting; In addition, a student speaker will explain the aims of AYD, what it has done on other campuses and what it can do at the College. Active on approximately 40 campuses in the nation, iAYiD doc trines forbid racial or religious prejudice and hatred.' PSC Plans Dorm Dance The Penn state Club , will hold a Dorm Dance at Mattil's, 506 W. College avenue, [from 1:30 to 10:00 p.m., tonight. Admission is free to all members. Eteeshments will be served. Six new ;member§ were initia ted Tuesday. They are: Dale New ell, Kohn, Edward Trabold, George Daghir, Donald Harris, and Vernon Leininger. Summer Session Bulletin A bulletin for the 1945 Summer Session is now available and may be obtained at the office of the Director of Summer Sessions, 102 Burrowes. - The dates of the summer ses sions •are as follows: Inter-tSes-* sion, June 11 to June 29; Main Session, July 2 to August 10; Post- Session, August 13 to August 311. Penn State played in thejtose Bowl for the fir . st and only time in 1923.
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