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Ball features
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llampus Owls
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of the'American So
il; ~ ‘:; 6 ietty of-Civil Engineers’ “Plumb
.Ball” will be music by the
fampUsOwls. The dance will be
elg at- Recreation, Hall, 9:30 p.
1. to 12 p. rri., tomorrow. Tickets
--lire , available today arid tomor
row at'Student Union; they will
.‘i&lso be sold at the door at dance
gV§fime.
The ASCE , dance will follow
ffi;'\the College's boxing match with
//Virginia. Ronald Bar tm an
[&-><,(iNjlOTC) president- of the 'So
is. general chairman of the
fer.^hce:;' He is assisted by Mar-
KCi'-ig’atet .Bitner.-invitaiidns; John D:
.Delchg, "• decorations; Walter
booths; Salvatore. Roc
f-.'-vci, ‘ checking; Martin KudrofE,
.publicity; .and- Conald Schuller,
f§7 tickets., .' ..
with the Campus Owls
g:>. tare: Wayne Hoffman, Jack Bran
ti-l'- igah, Bud Wills, and Robert Stev
pi .ens,. saxophones:" Creston Otter
s'j miller,’ Eugene Sprague and Paul
!?.'■ iGroyfe,’ trumpets; Robert. Mulli
gan,- and -Carl Sassm'an, trom
«2-<bones; .R’o.bert Burge, bass violin;
ifeDoteM Stbrch; drums; Dean Als
fc-pkch,:‘piano; and'Betty Platt, vo- :
lOeblist.
guests for the dance
jlJp areijiDf;. arid Mrs. Ralph D. Het
:2elpMiss Charlotte E. ,Ray,. Dean.
Rpdria- : -tos. . Arthur R.. Warnock,
.-ttndr Mrs. ' Carl P. Schott,
'nfid Mrs. Harry. P, Haro-
SfcSriibndv; Prof.,,and. Mrs,."Royal M>
:Gerhairdt.P0 1 •. Prof, Raymond
Capt, ,gnd : Mr 5,.... .Wil
iCpm t Mrs'<
-their; wives'' will aiso
'-be'guests!777, \'"'7
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®}|e;:iieen
i|||es;:ope:;V
fei^;ti£W : iriter Fantasy 'Queen”, entries
in. the. hands of. the selec-
ISsittbn committee by/February 1, Al-
IGreen. chairman, announced
. fraternities,-' • independent
! es':with at' least' 10 men,, and
®^^ayyt‘barracks., are entitled ,to :sub-.
according to Green.
portraits will b,e
by- the. cornmittee .'and-
by .7. iricheis in size.'-
selecticir committee' also said
■ State coeds'" are
Iwofe>oth. spaicefor the “Winter
Fantasy” must be' contracted ;for
by.yFebruary -l,*’, Joseph Cerroni,
chairman 'of - the!Booth committee
,saicl today. ..7 7 : 7:" V
yirtChecks,'.covering the - ’ cost of
|tp'|gsportatiori-ftp and, from' Re-
Creation Hall, are to be made' pay-!
iabljeV to Al'l-Gollege Cabinet
flpu&t/.be -, turned in to. Student
pTnion-.before February. 6.-7 ■ 7
..... JSbusbs .-are limited to, three
p£o*sofks.' -which will, be picked up
Siviftthipugh arrangements .made, by
■fi'g l ; ,the ; - Dance .committee. Since Re
jfe>frcrektinn HaH'riiusf be-cleared be
jh - yfore 8 o’clock the-morning after
il&Xlthe' .dance, ; houses 7can expect
&77s'P'rbmpt return of their furniture,
-said.
'eligible, for nomination' anid that as
K.,7,500ri -ns a i ' r carididate I4as been
. by,. a house, ,her picture
is.X : should .be submitted to George
Student-Union) desk or
t' .Green at the Phi ‘Epsilon Pi
■* ' J-' ' - ' ’/ ’ 7 '
s>'3S3&ter the- February, 1 deadline,
gHthblselectiori cornmittee. yrjli chb.ose
the entries as contestants
j?K«4<6rMhe title .of “Winter Fantasy
K-. 7 Queen,” ;' 7 ; ;.. '
s|-, H Actual election of the qrieen
will basin' the hands of sutdente
K/ ;purcfiasing. tickets for the dance.
l|y®\Arrangements have' been made,to
aU’ ticket-holders cast their
at Student Union. “Tickets
iSSsNayUI then be- punched, to prevent
jA&fJ-BaUot-box stuffing,”- Green- said,
|l‘(A'nnburicement of the. winner’s
not be made until in
on page . eight)
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Your Fight, Toot‘d A
Polio Drive Receipts Total
■
Dimes”! campaighj $172.44 .has;been -'. collected’ toward the
'sl,oo0 .goal. ... ' ~ . .
Although the totals in some cases. incomplete as yet,
the sum represents: contributions frqm the following seven
organizations;:, / •
Alpha Oniicron Pi
Beta, Sigma"; Hho
- Delia' Tau Delia
Mac . Hall-
Phi Kappa Sigma
Phi Sigma’ Deliai
X-G-I Club
In order to increase the spirit of
competition among various groups
,on . campus, Collegian ; will ■ offer
five . free; mail subscriptions to
the fraternity, sorority,'
pendeht organization,- contribut
ing ..the. highest total in their res
pective classifications-. ;This offer
is iin - addition to the one made to
individuals.;. • who collect'' $lO or i
more in personal solicitation. I
, Only one more week: remains inj
the current'drive to-'raise a .‘‘mile’
,of dimes” as Penn Stae’s share
in the : National Infantile/ Para
lysis Campaign. All. contributions
should- be turned into' ..Studeitt
Union as soon as- . possible, and
checks.made payable to “Collegian
—March of Dimes.” - •
Garbage Collections
Start This Week!
A round-up of disgusting ,
-news of the week: ■ . .
Garbage in State College -
| (and elsewhere) smells
I worse. Authorities on the
.subject.say this is-due to sun
spots.
Coeds smashed, squashed
and trampled to death three
mice in Atherton Hall.
, .. .Dead fish in, a barrel were
I, seen at'Atherton'street. The
. -fishj hen, Inter viewed,at-'-
‘ . tempted to ' smell" worse, if
possible.
I . The Penn- State Engineer
■ will -be on sale - containing
“'Death.' 'Opens The Door, to
i the Atomic Age;”. “Forged
Kailway Wheels," “Jet. Pro
pulsion and Gas Turbine-
Propeller Drive,” “Let’s Re
vive Inspection Trips," and
I “Making Magnesium.” “Talk
"of the Campus” will include
: an answer to Collegian’s ex
pose of the Engineer.
If you are asked to give to this
drive to raise funds to beat polio,
don’t cast it off as a matter that
doesn’t' concern YOU. -Remem
ber: . -
$ 4 05
$55.2?
$ 4.17
$ 8.28
$36.00
$45.00
$19.72
More than ,75 per . cent of all
persons- in. this, country stricken
by polio- are under. 20 years of ’age.
' Hospitalization for a. single pa
tient costs more than $2300 a year.
Few; families can meet thi s .'cost.
Infantile paralysis leads child
hood’ diseases : in "percentage, ■ of
mortality, in 1942, one out of. ev
ery seven poli patients died. ' \
New Dry Dock
Opens Tonight
, Dry Dock’s one night.stand will
take -place-in- the Episcopal Par
ish House at .8 o'clock , tonight,
announces Robert Foote, chair
man-of.-Dry Dock committee. No
admission will be charged.
Dancing and movies will high
light.the evening’s entertainment,
with" refreshments as an added at
traction. The music for the first
hour will be furnished by rec
ords; the Navy Band will preside
from 9 o'clock to 12 midnight.
“Highlights qf Penn State’s
Football in the. hast Decade” is
the film which will be presented
at/10 o’clock.
- Dry Dock committee is still
working to obtain a permanent
location on campus. Under the
chairman, Robert Foote, the com
mittee includes • Alice Hooper,
June First,; Richard- Schmidt, and
Thomas Smith.
Any Student
~ . . having three final exami
nations on the same day may file
a conflict card at the College
Scheduling Office. 108 Old Mein,
if he wishes. All cards must be
tied filed bv February 1. Stu
dents who have previously re
ported three examinations on .the
same day may now file conflict
cards. • . - . -
'Curse Of Gold' Opens
In Schwab Opera House
. . Auditorium will be transformed into “Schwab
Opera House” at 8 o'clock tonight and tomorrow night when
the Players cast and crews of over 150 students take over to
present that 19th .Century melodrama, “The Curse of Gold,”
or “The Broken Chain.”
Tickets, 50 cents plus tax, are now on sale at Student
Union for this four act spec
tacle, written and directed by
Hening Nelms, assistant pro
fessor of dramatics. Mrs. Dorothy
,B. Scott, assistant professor of
dramatics, directs the student set
and costume designers. John Mil
ler, publicity assistant in the
summer sessions office, is-techni
cal advisor for the crews, while
Miss Margaret Witt, instructor of
dramatic techniques, heads the
special, concessions group.
Students Backstage
Behind the scene student lead
ers for the show are Fanna Brown,
bockholder; Violet Grubin, pro
duction manager; and Lorraine
Meltzer, assistant to the director.
■Many crew workers as well as
members of the cast are “doubling
in brass” toy serving on several '
crews or toy. playing more than
one role. ./
Cast irf the leading roles are
Betsy Heagy ('Nellie), -Beatrice
Menengo (Flossie), Libby Peters
(Tom Gray), Norma Teiteltoaum •
(Biddy O’Hara, Marquise d’Thiers),
Marilyn Macadams ('Daisy, Mimi),
Fritz Troutman. (Keno), Herbert -
Rossman (Arizona, Jones), Roy
Romtoerger (Roland, Manneiung),. .
■Richard Pronfman .(Slugger); Gal- ,;
yin Maynard (Deadeye), and Le
foy Weidner (H. Honeywell Sr.,
General Xertigny).
Supporting! Cast ~
Other feminine roles in order
of their length include Gladdy Lou
Miller (Violet, Fru Fru), Mar
garet Wasson (Rose, Ju Ju), Claire
Robinson (Pearl, Bon Bon), Bar
bara Jelen (Opal, Lola), Betsy Ad
ams (Beryl, Zaza), Lois Hartswick
(Estelle, ,'Gigi), Ruth Horrocks
(Gwendolyn,' Su Su), Charlotte
Manville (Grace of the Salvation 1
Army, Mrs. Schultz, Countess
d’Oril), E. Jean Philips ('Esther of
the Salvation Army, Lena Schultz),
Margaret Keefe (Ned, Odette),
Ruth Cohen (Harlem dancer, Paul- '
ette), and Betty Graeber (Helen
of the Salvation Army). '
. Cast in the male ' supporting
parts are Jerry Sitkin (Officer
MoGuire, Capt. Pelag Gray, Head
waiter), Joseph Vispi (Street
sweeper, Frenchy, Count), Henry
Glass (Bertender, Ezra, Col. St.
(Continued on page eight)
Seniors Order
Caps, Gowns
Seniors graduating February
.28 may order caps and .gowns, and
commencement, invitations at
Student Union beginning ' Mon r
day, and continuing until- the fol
lowing Saturday, George Donovan,
manager, announced today.
• Commencement invitations and
announcements will cost nine
cents each. They will be distrib
uted, at Student Union ten days
before commencement upon pre
sentation of the receipt given at
the time of ordering. ;
, Cap and gown orders, require a
$5 deposit fee. Gowns . will be
distributed at the Athletic Store,
upon presentation of the receipt,
the week of graduation, and must
be returned there immediately
following the graduation exer
cises. A fine of $1 will be. levied
for. late return,, and a fee of .25
cents. will, be charged, for dupli
cate-receipts.-,. . v
• All checks- for - cap and' goWii
deposit of announcement orders
should be made payable to the
“Interclass Budget System.”
Candidates for advanced de
grees should order their' caps and
gowns through Gerald .J. Stout,
assistant professor of vegetable
gardening in 2A Horticulture.
Eight-o dockers Find
Zero Weather Hard
On Noses, Toes, Pens
The drop in- temperature
Wednesday morning found many
a student whisking across campus
at a faster than usual pace with
cold ears and nose. In fact, un
fortunate 8 o’olockers ssy*.it was
so cold even the ink in fountain
pens was saved from a frozen
death, only by some miracle.’
Official temperature at the Col
lege Weather Station at 7 a. m.
Wednesday was zero,' and over an'
hour later had dropped to one
degree. below, Comdr. Frank Ste
phens, meteorologist at the bur
eau said. For those students that
.necessity causes to -live near
Boalsburg and commute, the ther
mometer took a quick jump to
eight degrees below at 7:30 a. m.
.Mercury plummeted to 20-24
degrees 'below in Centre County
Tuesdey night, it was revealed in
a survey made in communities in
this area.
College Faces Dickinson
Tonight In 43rd Debate
The men’s debate team will
meet Diclcirson College in 121
Sparks at 7:30 o’clock tonight in
the 43rd meeting of the oldest
annual debate in Pennsylvania.
The issue will be: Resolved
that the foreign policy of the
United States -should be'directed
toward the establishment of free
trade among the nations of the
world. * . .
William Kam and Maicolm
Goldstein will debate .for the Col
lege. John Henry Frizzell will
serve as chairman.
, V—;
Fourlh Semester
. . . meeting will be held in the
second floor lounge, Old Main, at
2 p. m., Sundry, announces Fred
Ernst, class president.
Pi Mu Epsilon
To Give Exam
Pi Mu Epsilon is giving a three
hour mathematics prize examina
tion for all undergraduate stu
dents in 121 Sparks at 7:30 p. m.
Monday. The top ranking stu
dents "will receive $lO at the Pi
Mu Epsilon banquet February 7.
Second highest wili be awarded
$5.
Contestants should bring slide
rules, tables, textbooks, note
books, and any other materials
which they wish to use during the
examination.
Miss Charlotte E. Ray, dean of
women, has granted special late
permission for all coeds who wish
to take the test. Through a sys
tem of numbers worked out by
the examination committee, all
contestants except the winners
will remain anonymous.
Tryouts 'For Macbeth
.... will be held Monday and
Tuesday. Students are asked by
Frank Neusbaum, associate pro
fessor of dramatics who will di
rect this Shakespearean drama, to
sign up at Student Union today,
tomoiTow, Monday, or Tuesday
for tryout appointments. This
forthcoming Players production
is scheduled for March 29 and 30.