The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, January 25, 1946, Image 4

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    PAGE FOUR
Veterans'
Nursery School First Step
•Ex-servicemen’s wives have
found a nursery school for their
children. Mrs. Donald Carruthers,
wife of the director of Westmin
ster Foundation is the founder of
the school.
Asked about the progress of the
school, Mrs. Carruthers said that
she was “very pleased.” The en
rollment has new reached 15, al
most all being children of veterans
attending the college. The ages of
the children run from two to four
years.
School Head Named
, The school is established in the
primary and nursery rooms of the
t- 1 . •'-vteris" C'-nvnh. Mrs. Walter
Troll, a graduate kindegarten
m is i.._ uuecior. She is as
sis od by several coeds who are
majoring in child development at
the College. Dr. Winona Morgan
of the College Nursery School
se’ es in an advisory capacity.
A typical day’s program of the
two to four year olds who come
Tu may, Wednesday, and Thurs
day mornings includes health su
pei vision each morning. The story
hour is a favorite time for the
children.- Cod-liver oil and' crack
ers are provided for the mid-mor
ning rest. The parents call for
their child about noon-time.
The school was started early
last fall and is sponsored by the
American Association of Univers
ity Women. The funds for its up
keep are provided by contribu
tions from various groups of the
community. These are the 'Amer
ican Legion and Auxiliary, Vet
erans or Foreign Wars and its
Auxiliary, the College, Welfare
Fund and the Women’s Society of
Christian Service.
Others Aid
Additional contributors include
Altar Society of Our Lady of Vic
tory Church, two Methodist Church
circles, Avoda, auxiliary to the
Hidel Foundation, Evangelical
Sunday School class', Faith He
ld) med Sunday School class, Belle
forte chapter of the Daughters of
tb" American Revolution. AAUW,
Centtre Hills Country CCluto, and
a personal contributtion from
Mrs. Robert Fostdf. -
With the arrival of more veter
ans on campus, there will be a
need for a larger nursery school.
However, Mrs. Carruthers feels
confident that the school will con
tinue to progress satisfactorily
and hopes to lie able to accommo
date all the children of the vet
erans at school.
WSGA Senate Votes
To Back Dry Dock
Senate of WiSGA, at its meet
ing Tuesday night, voted to back
Dry Dock committee on anything
that it may undertake. It was
also announced that the blood
typing cards for those coeds who
had their blood typed last spring
are r.ow available at Student Un
ion.
The coffee hour for senior
women has been slated for Ath
erton lounges, 6:1'5 p. m;, Febru
ary 14. This coffee hour will
take place of the annual senior
women’s dinner and is being pro
vided by the Dean of Women’s
office.
It was decided that WSGA will
snonsor a fishpond at the annual
Old Main Open-FHouse. Senate
has been asked to furnish 25 hos
tesses for Dry Dock in the Epis
copal Church Parish house to
night.
In ter-American Group
... of State College has pre
sented its day books to the College
Library.
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Children Study
Photo by Sidney Dickstein
BIRTHDAYS of all the children attending Nursery School are
observed, in keeping with the spirit of the school,- which was es
tablished to give mothers and fathers living in the trailer corn
some freedom from care and worry. Children left to right are:
Jimmy Nemeth, Frederick Stauffer. Carole Ann Oskay, Janice
Coed Scripts
On Social Calendar
Members of Theta Sigma Phi, national women’s journalism hon
orary, will have Mrs. May Craig as their guest of honor at a'tea in the
northeast lounge of Atherton Hall from 3 to 5 p. m. Sunday. Mrs.
Craig is a Washington correspondent, one of th efew women to be in
the Washington press gallery. All coeds enrolled in the department of
journalism are cordially invited to attend.
Alpha Chi Omega will be entertained by Tau Kappa Epsilon at'the
latter’s house Sunday afternoon . . .Members of Alpha Omicron Pi
will act as hostesses to their brother fraternity Delta Sigma Phi also
on Sunday afternoon . . . Delta Gamma will continue its Thursday af
ternoon social affairs with friends “dropping in” for tea from 4 to 5:30
p: m. Coeds of the sorority were guests of Phi Chi Sunday afternoon.
Kappa Delts have arranged a bridge party in Atherton lounge
from 3 to 5 p. m. Saturday, and will have as their guests members of
Delta Gjamma . . .Phi Delta Theta plan an informal party for Kappa
Kappa Gamma tonight. The Kappas were recent guests of Alpha Omi
cron Pi at a coffee, hour, and list as new initiates Arloa' Betts, Jane
Beohle, Nancy Cleeand, Nancy E'mbick, and Ruth| Ann Metzger’. . .
i lOn the Phi Mu calendar of social events was a party for the X-
G-I Club at the Phi Mu House Friday. The sorority will initiate Jean
Baily, Grace Bevon, Betty Decker, Ruth Clymer, Mary Anne Graham,
Peggy Jennings, Margaret Panton, Marjorie Oakes, and Jean Wilcox
on Sunday. Following the ceremony there will be a breakfast in hon
or of the new initiates and the members will attend chapel in a body.
Tea Time
Phi Sigma Delta was host to Phi Sigma Sigma’ at a tea recently.
Phi Sigma Sigma was entertained by Sigma Delta Tau at a tea Sun
day . . . Members of Sigma Delta Tau, at an informal party Sunday
afternoon, entertained Phi Sigma Delta fraternity Sunday.
Brown, and Ruth Ann Campbell.
THE COLLEGLAN
Too;
By PAT TURK
*l/t/otnen Jit .Spoi'ti
Four teams, Atherton, Chi O,
Kappa? and ZTA are still in the
running in women’s intramural
•basketball this week.
ZTA defeated Theta Phi Alpha
20-19 Tuesday and Chi O scored
a 33-28 win over AOPi. Wednes
day night’s games brought vic
tory to Ath and the Kappas' who
out-scored Nittany Co-op and
Miles Street Dorm, 38-27 for Ath
and a win by default for Kappa
Kappa Gamma.
Phys Ed majoVs displayed the
techniques of their instructors’ ef
forts by defeating the same 34-30
on the White Hall floor January
17. That same night Ath out-scor
ed Mac 33-25.
High Scorers
High scorers in these contests
were:
ZTA Roberta Briggs 16 points
Theta Phi Alpha Constance ‘Miceli
14 points,
ChiO Gloria Snyder 14 points
AOPi Alice Hooper 14 points
Ath Betty Herring 21 points •
Nittany Co-Op Lois Tinsley 7
points
Faculty Betty Widiger 13 points
Phys ed majors Alice Hooper 11
points
A meeting for all intra-mural
managers will be held in the WRA
Room at 4:15 p.m. Monday. At
tendance is> compulsory. Intra
mural bowling will start Tuesday.
Bowling Club v
The Women’s Bowling Club has
begun «its Wednesday night prac
ticing in preparation for the Inter
collegiate Telegraphic Meets
scheduled for the third week in
February.
As Penn State was not outstand
ing in the December meet and is
striving for a better rating in the
coming tournament, the club will
welcome the participation of ex
perienced bowlers on campus arid
announces that , club membership
is still open to all interested.
Officers for this semester are:
Peggy Nichols, president; Betty
Williams, assistant president;
Ruth Gilmore, secretary; Frances
Keeney, publicity chairman.
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TUESDAY .MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1946
Dean Ray Lists
Scholarships
’‘Good scholastic record, an ac
tive interest in and participation
in College activities, and a real
effort for self-support are three
qualifications that girls -should
have for application for most of
the scholarships,” said Charlotte
A. Ray, dean of women, in refer
ring to the many aids given to
students at the College.
Outstanding of the general
scholarships available to women
are $9O scholarships in Home Ec
onomics of the State Federation
of Pennsylvania Women, Cwen
scholarship for sophomore, wom
en, Mortar Board scholarships for
senior women, and City Panhei
lenic scholarships to -a woman
who" has shown especial industry
in self-support. Numerous schol
arships are also awarded- to stu
dents from specific counties in the
state, students in agriculture,
journalism, and other special cur
ricula. Competitive examinations
determine the winners of the,
scholarships given annually • by
each county, state sen
ator awards three $5O scholar
ships each year. -
iMiss Ray pointed out that sev
eral alumnae clubs in . the' state
have established scholarship' and
loan funds of approximately $5O
for girls in the locality of- the
clubs. Other awards ,i include
money prizes and medals present
ed as memorials arid by honorary
societies. ' ' “
Panhelleriic Council
. . . council at its meeting Tues-,
day, changed the date of the sec--
ond sorority rushing open-house.
The open houses: will now be , held !
February 2 arid 16. This' group
will sponsor fortune telling at the-
Old Main open-house February 2.
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