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Women in -57p0
Navy sailed away with the
three-game Army-Navy softball
series taking all three games.
The last game of the series was
played Tuesday night with the
powerful Navy batters defeating
the Army, 15-11. The line-ups
were:
Navy: Ruth Anderson, Irish
Craig, Marian Dills, Margie Dun
myer, Louise Grossman, Katie
Kovolenko, Lois Larson,, Hannie
Ludwig, Harriet Richards, and
Verna Rothermel.
Army: Betsy Adams, Ann
Baker, Joanna Broberg, Jean Co
vert, Mary Fransen, Ginger Hig
gins, Snooks Leonard, Lois• Prin
gle, Evelyn Shuster, Shirley Wel
sh ans.
Hockey Drills
Now that the softball season is
over Miss Mildred Lucey an
nounces that hockey practice will
be held at 4 p. in. Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Instruction will be given, and all
girls are invited to come out.
fl ling Club elected the follow
ing officers at its meeting Tues
day night: 'Helen Chapman, pres
ident; Doris Stack, vice-president;
and Donna Altman, secretary.
Tell Me If You Know
The How, Why, When
Of The Armory Plaque
By CHARLIE MANVILLE
Last week, the managing editor
asked me to writ e a feature story
for this. week's edition of The
Collegian. She had gotten a hot
tip about a plaque in the Armory
and wanted me to follow it up.
That I did . . . or at least I made
a vain attempt at it.
Up to date, I have made twelve
phone calls, have spoken to dozens
of men who are supposed to be
in the know, and I have gotten no
further than I was when I start
ed.
It's not a bad looking plaque,
made of dull 'bronze, and you'd
think that someone would know
something about it, but no . . . the
majority of the "authorities" on
campus didn't even know it was
there.
"What is it? Where is it? When
was it put up? Is it new? Let
me know all about it when you
find out, will you?" These ques
tions and others were thrown at
me, and the issue became more
and more confused.
Each person I talked to would
send me to someone else,.and fi
nally I ended up 'being referred
to the first onel (had talked to.
Here is the extent of th e informa
tion available, and it was -deriv
ed from he plaque itself.
Part of the inscription reads,
"This tablet cast from metal re
covered from the . USS Maine,"
and it has been dedicated to that
famous battleship sunk in Havana
Harbor on February 15, 1898.
That's all I know about the
plaque and unless someone who
has some information about it
speaks up, that's all I'll ever
know about it. Won't someone
pleage have a heart and tell all?
Thomas Edison was a pioneer
in the use of electricity for trac
tion.
The discovery of the electric
current was made by an Italian
physicist, Alessandro Volta.
Saturday Night Open House
Fireside Guest
Rev. F. E. Christian.
Chapel Speaker
Why Not Attend the Student
Department Sunday School
9:30 A. M.
Westminster Fellowship
6:20 P. M.
Speaker: Professor McDowell
"Character Training in the
Home."
Thursday Mornina Weekly
Matins 7:00 A. M.
The Fireside Room
Why Not Beain the Day in High
Fellowship with Fellow
Seekers?
Ghost Gal, Daphne,
Brings Mystery
To Players
"Daphne is the face in the misty
light" might well become Players'
theme song, but Daphne isn't like
Laura—you don't even see her
face! It's "The Mystery of the
Players' Loft" or "Is, there some
thing to spirits after all?"
Several weeks ago Peggy Witt,
technical adviser for "Blythe
Spirit," put a pot of glue on to
heat at about 4 p. in. When she
left th e room, she made sure to
lock the door against intruders.
But when several students were
ready to use the glue that evening,
they found the door open, the
stove hot—and the glue ice cold!
Besides this, the pot had been
moved to a different burner. And
to increase the mystery, the play's
technical adviser for "Blithe
and several faculty members were
the only ones who had keys to the
door.
Immediately members of the
crew started to call the practical
ioker Daphne, the medium's med
ium with the spirit world in
"Blithe Spirit." But her gay
little pranks didn't stop with the
glue incident. After that, Players
began to find mor e doors open
which had been locked, lights lit
which had been turned off, and
props moved out of place.
Recently, members of the crew
heard a rattling inside the steel
tape measure which is used for all
kinds of stag e measurements.
Suddenly five feet of tape sprang
out and clattered on the floor.
Somebody giggled and said,
"Daphne is at it again!"
Technically, Daphne is Mad
ame Arcotti's medium with the
spirit world—actually, she means
more than that to Players. She's
their first honest-to-goodness
mystery woman.
IWA Sponsors All Day
Outing Al Ski Lodge
Independent Women's Associa
tion is sponsoring a cabin party
for all independent men and
women at the Ski Lodge from
1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
to 12:30 o'clock tomorrow night.
This announcement was made to
day by Florence Zankel, IWA
president.
Tickets for the affair are $1 per
couple. Those expecting to at
tend are asked to sign up at Stu
dent Union by 4:30 o'clock today
or in 131 Atherton by 12 noon to
morrow.
Couples will hike to the Ski
Lodge where they will participate
in a scavenger hunt. After a sup
per roasted over an open fire,
those who attend will return to
the College on a hay ride.
Serving on the refreshment
committee are Marge Duerhen,
Jean Edleman, Elvira Goldstein,
Frances Kessler, and jean Som
mer. Planning the entertainment
are Elizabeth Dunkel, Anita Git
low, and Lillian Rosenberg.
Remove veils and other fragile
trimmings from hats before stor
ing them.
Flowers Are Fine To •
Give AtAny Time
In fact when there is no occa
sion at all, flowers often bring
the greatest thrill. Try it
and see.
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WOODRING'S
FLORAL GARDENS
STATE COLLEGE BELLEFONTE
PHONE .2045 , , , PHONE, 2128
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Land Grant Act In 1862
Gives Birth To Penn State
"To promote liberal and practi
cal education,... in the several
pursuits and professions of life."
Act of Congress—July 2, 1862
Signed A. Lincoln.
"And the faith of the State is
hereby pledged to carry the same
into effect," Act of Legislature
April 1, 1863.
This is the inscription that is
engraved over the entrance to
Old Main. It has served as the
guiding principle that has steered
the College since its establish
ment.
College Founded—
The College began more than
90 years ago with the founding
of a State Agricultural Society
in 1851. Four years later a char
ter was obtained for the estab
lishment of the "Farmers High
School."
In 1857 th e Congress of the
United States distributed grants
of public land to establish insti
tutions of higher learning, in
which "the leading object shall be,
without excluding other scientific'
and classical studies, to teach
such branches of learning as are
related to agriculture and the me
chanic arts... .in order to pro
mote the liberal and practical
education of the industrial classes
in the several pursuits and pro
fessions of life."
Such was the beginning of the
College,
.which today has more
than 7,000 students, over 60 build
Ocey, upholding his usual post
ings, and is worth 20 1 / 2 million
dollars. This development is great
and .noteworthy. It has taken
more than 90 years of exceptional
care and guidance to make it
what it is today.
Old Old Main—
The first Old Main had the
same site and ground dimen
sions as the present Old Main. It
was built of stone quarried near
by. The same stone is now in
the walls of the new Old Main.
In 1929 the old Old Main was
torn down and work was started
on its.successor. Many were sad
to see it go since it had been the
first building on the campus and
many remembered it as their un
dergraduate home. The - wooden
tower on the building was the
first object to be seen on enter
ing State College. Charles Z.
Klauder of Philadelphia, was the
architect chosen to design the new
building.
It was a hard task because as
Arthur R. Warnock, dean of men
points out, - he had to design a
thoroughly modern successor to
the old building while carrying
over into the new building the
traditional feeling. of the old. "H 2
DRY DOCK
ORCHESTRA and FLOOR SHOW
and
SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTIONS
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Saturday 9:00-12:00P.M,, Sandwich Shop
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1945
COMMON SENSE DEBATE .
Common Sense memlbera will
hear a debate on "Full Employ-'
ment" in the Hugh Beaver Room
at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Theodore Mar
matz and ,Thorleif lolster will ire.
two of the speakers and a facility
member will• act as mediator. The
current events committee will be
in charge of the program. Alt
those interested are invited to at
tend.
AG BANKERS MEETING
• The committee on agricultural
development of the .Pennsylvania
Bankers' Associal'on will meet at'
the Vittany Lion Inn today and
tomorrow. At the sessions the men
will familiarize themselves with
the work of the agricultural ex
tension service with which rum'
bankers cooperate, particularly
4-H club work.
RASMUSSEN TO SPEAK
A. O. IRasmussen, extension
specialist in ornamental horticul
ture at the College, will speak
at a meeting of ',lie Philadelphia
branch of the National Gardeners
Association to 'be held .at Cynwyd,
Wednesday. The topic under dis
cussion will be "The Future of
Ornamental Hort:culture in Penn
sylvania."
AUDIO-VISUAL REPORT
From July il, 1944, to June 3J,
1945, 2588 audio-visual aids were
used on campus. This number does
not include the 3000 films made
and used by special departments.
From other sources, 2747 films,
records, and slides were used.
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X-G-I CLUB TO ELECT
Elections for the offices of com
mander, adjutant, and three mem
bers of the executive committee
will be the main business at the
X.G-1.1 Club meeting 405 Old Main,
7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Due to the nature of the meet
ing, it is imperative for all mem
bers of the organization to attend.
Philotes will hold an initiation
in 'the WRA room of White Hall
at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
KALLOZETIA recently elected
Marion ,Carlson to represent the
sorority at the Panhellenic Coun
'eil. She sudceeds Nancy Thompson,
the former representative.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA: The
girls of the sorority were enter
tained by !Mrs. Joe Bedenk at her
home on last Monday night, and
by Miss Helen Swenson at her
apartment on last Tuesday night.
did a magnificent job. The new
building continues to • dominate
the campus as did the old, and its
superlatively beautiful t o,w en
symbolizes, by day *and night, that
which is noble, inspiring, and• uni
fying in Penn State."
Campus Erie.
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PHILOTES TO. INITIATE