SEMI-WEEKLY BY THE COLLeSS^STAFF VOL. 43— &0. 53- ! <2> # Council Takes Student Poll f Gn Ag Paper Ag Student Council will con duct a poll to determine whether Afe students favor-the establish ment of, ,a newspaper devoted mainly to news of Ag Hill. The committee working on plans met •Saturday, and is’ headed toy ; Charles Adams, president of the •council. ; Ag Hill has .not had a news ..publication since the “Penn State ■' Fariper,” a .smooth paper maga ’. zine that achieved national circu ?'lation and -recognition. ■ The “■Farmer” was published toy stu . dents in. the-School of Agriculture, i arid was supported by advertising , arid.. subscriptions. .It has. not toe'eri published since World War • 11. : . •. ’ . '• Adariis expressed the-hope that *• 'a 'magazine of the “Penn State .Farmer” type may eventually be . published. The plan for a news • paper has • toeeri ' proposed as a ' means of training a competent staff to man the smooth paper magazine. If effected, the new .. paper will be renamed. .’ In addition' to sampling gen eral sentiment toward the propos ed plan, the poll will also attempt to find out how the paper could be most effectively financed. The committee will conduct the poll through the Agriculture 1 class =■ arid the departmental advisors. As the newspaper could not be gin publication until next semes ter, the approval of Lyman E. Jackson, new dean of the School of Agriculture who will take of- fice about’. March 1, will have to . be secured before any .of the /-council’s -plans- toairto’S putintb "ef-’ feet. Meanwhile, organization ■plans are being made to await • student and administration ap proval. Chilean Mission Inspects 'College Technical Work A Chilean Technical Mission is - visiting the College this week for . the purpose of inspecting the work of the'Schools of Engineer . ing, Chemistry and Physics, and !-• Mineral Industries. \ .Sponsored by the International .Training Administration of the estate. Department, the group will be made up of si* prominent .Chilean Engineers. ■ ■ . ot .the Chilean [Spytission .is atthe School of -. Mih- Sieral: Industries. The : mission is pile of a Series sponsored to ac v.quaint other nations with scien- Sttific and technical progress, in the lJiiited. States. The last techni- v; cal.'delegation to visit the College I'.-jsras '! the! Brazilian Mission, 'which /, was here in March, 1945. 'Something Different' Describes Play 5 By GLORIA NERENBERG different” is the .way to describe “The Curse of !! Gold,” the H9th! Century melo drama, -which together with a .series of entertaining between get specialties,' invaded Schwab Opera House last weekend. The audience thoiloughly en joyed itself as it hissed the villain, cheered the hero, and apolaudedi •the heroine. Peanuts, shells, and popcorn whizzing through the air toward the “bad men” ' on' the added to the. atmosphere ' of the performance. Although the show, with its characters striding through their roles, was more a Thespian' farce "than the usual Players’ ..produc tion* it was technically sound. The ;• set,! costumes and make-up were outstanding. Appropriate music apd'realistic effects did much to : - .'ward;.holding the .audience’s at tention. The lighting was good. ‘ ■ Outstanding Performers ■'-‘■i Quality o' acting in this type of. ..■Deduction :is hard ..to judge, for . '.g,il; pgrts are exaggerated. : Out v; .'Standing. peidoimances were /giv : i'en .by Libby Peters (Tom),' Roy ,'iißomlberger (Floland. Mannering), TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21), 194fi STATE COLLEGE, PA. PSCA Sponsors Clothing Drive A Clothing drive is being spon sored by PSCA in answer to a call for clothing from peoples of Europe, China and southeast Asia. A barrel will be placed at Stu dent Union and -at several points downtown for the collection. Wal ter Pascoe and Jack Shrum will contact men’s living units. Eleanor Vinson will be in charge of .cover ing sororities and women’s dormi tories. The drive began yesterday and will continue until Thursday. Mr. W.. ,'H. - Passmore, supervising principal of State College schools, arid the Boy. Scouts will collect the clothing arid load it for Slip ping. UNNRA will transport it to Europe and Asia. -The committee for the drive in-, eludes Jean Gilmore, chairman; Eleanor'Vinson, House of Repre sentatives; ißaibara Morrison, Ju dicial; Walter Pascoe, ISC; Jack' Shrum, - IFC; Lois McClelland, Panhellenic Council; Joan ißissey, WSGA; Jean Barinott, dramatics; Nancy Barnes, Ann’ Lantz, and Frances Winter, PSCA.- Queen To Get National Play “■Winter Fantasy” Queen en tries chosen as finalists arc to re ceive local and national publi city, Albert Green, chairman of the Selection Committee said to day: “Arrangements are. ..underway 'tifhaver the'Coilege departit'ent-of • Public Information promote- na tional publicity for the five coed finalists,” he said. While many men’s groups have already submitted their candi date it is still not too late to enter the contest. . Deadline for turn ing /in 5x7, inch full-face. .port traits of candidates is February 1,- while selection of the five fin alists will riot be made until after the first. . ” < ( Pictures of the finalists will al so be. displayed in the Athletic Store window on Allen street, so that students will have' opportun ity to make their selection before buying their Winter. Fantasy Dance tickets and casting their vote. • , Drop Add Checks . ... are ready now at the Bur sar’s office. . Veterans’ refund checks for' incidental and evalua tion fees- should be called for as soonas possible announced Bur sar Russell E. Clark. . Herbert Rossman (Arizona), Le roy Weidner (Honeywell), Calvin Maynard (Deadeye),'. Riohard Frontman (Slugger), Jerry Sitkin (Captain Gray), ' Joseph Vispi (Count), and Harry ! Natschke (Mate). Beatrice Menengo (Flossie) played her part so convincingly that one may have thought her a product of New York’s' East Side 'other than, a native of Pittsburgh. Nonna Teitelbaum (Biddy) gave a good account of herself through most of the show, but ati times her English-Irish brogue made her a bit difficult to understand. Port-roan Paget could easily be distinguished in his short appear ances as. a drunk and as Nokes. Thadeus Komorowski also, did an excellent portrayal as a.drunkard. Fritz Troutman (Keno) was quite natural in his pole of the hero, from the West. 'Betsy Heagy (Nellie) was too restrained in her Friday performance. Sbturdlay she. appeared a bit more at ease, al though her lines at times were still 'difficult to understand. . Between the Act Highlights Outstanding between-the-acts performer was Florence Pru&h'uv Your Dime—His Prayer Grad Polio Victim Writes Qf 'March Of Dimes' Aid The enclosed “letter to the editor” is, I believe, self-explanatory. I should greatly appreciate your publishing it in the next issue of the Collegian as a contribution to the current “March of Dimes” cam paign. I am sending a copy of the letter to the “Faculty Bulletin” in the hopes that it m'ay also appear there in order to reach the largest Veterans To Notify Office Of First Checks Ex-servicemen are asked to no tify the Veterans’ Administration Office when they have received their first sustenance, check. The administration said that failure to notify the office will cause em barrassment for those trying to get all veterans on. the payroll. . ■Further- clarification •of . the Amended Serviceman’s Readjust ment Act has been received at the Veteran’s: Administration Office. Additional benefits -are'- now available., to. the - veterans who started school on terminal leave. However, to obtain, these bene fits, it is necessary to file certain required information at-the Vet eran’s Administi'ation Office. . ski who lead several songs by the audience and sang two solos. Maurice Hymowitz’s speedily drawn pictures were superior to those done by most quick-sketch artists. While not perfectionists, the acrobats proved quite enter taining. Thadeus Komorowski, who appeared on the stage be tween acts as well as in the play, has a powerful baritone voice, somewhat superior to the variety show type. Dramatic' Attempts Several good dramatic effects were achieved. The realistic and thril'l-packed mutiny on the ship was followed by the calm drifting on a wave-filled ocean scene. Al though the waves rocked a bit violently, the idea and effect achieved were creditable. Music was used effectively to highlight the dramatic action. Particularly appropriate was the bine “How Dry I Am” played ■as Keno discovers that the whiskey bottle is empty. Most of the people who saw “The Curse of Gold” agreed! that it < was worthwhile entertainment, even though not on. the highest dramatic scale. possible audience. To the Editor: " As graduate studerit and in structor, I had been a member of the “Penn State family” for sev eral years until I was stricken with infantile paralysis last July. 'Soon after the onset 'of the -dis ease, the Centre County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis offered to help me. in any way it could. I should like to bring its services to the at tention of the staff and student body by describing what it did in my case. This is merely one ex ample .of . what. is happening a round...you all year long,' as a di rect result of your. contributions to the annual “March,of Dimes.” . As soon as the diagnosis of my illness -was made, the local chap ter assured me' that the best care now available would be arranged and that no expense—'hospital, transportation, special • treatment, etc.—would be permitted to in terfere. In August I was admitted to the Geoi-gia Warm Spx-ings Foundation. The local chapter ar ranged all the detail's of my trans portation here. It has offered'con stant encouragement and guidan ce in addition to the material aid. As a result of thi s immediate at tention—so vital in polio cases— I am already walking on crutches and I look foi'ward to my retui-n to active life. I appeal to the members of the student body and especially to the staff to support to the fullest ev tent the "March of Dimes"" cam paign which is now going on. By doing so, you can know that any neighbor of yours who might be stricken with infantile 'paralysis will receive everything to make his recovery as rapid and as com plete as.it can possibly be. I know 'this' to be true from my own ex perience and so send along this special reminder to give and give again. Yours very truly, Douglas Schultz PRICE FIVE CENTS Crowds Flock To Dance, Eat At Dry Dock ‘'Dry Dock’s successful one night stand at the Episcopal Par ish House, Friday, definitely shows a need for this type of en tertainment,” Robert Foote, chairman of Dry Dock, said in his committee report last night. According to Foote, the tiny Parish House was filled to capa city and more than 500 couples were there at one time or another during the evening. Foote stressed the fact that y/hile Dry Dock was held off campus and ton -..the’ night of a Players’ -production, that played to a full house, there -was not room for every one who wanted to at tend Dry Dock. Since it will toe impossible to acquire the use of. the Episcopal Parish House for future Dry Dock engagements,.it is .quite apparent that something must toe: done soon to find suitable accommodations. At . a meeting -last night ,of the Dry Dock Committee and repre sentatives from four women’s or ganizations, ’the probabilities of using White Hall- were discussed. Since White Hall-was set aside for women’s activities by Trus tee’s action, there is a possibility the Hail could be used for Dry Dock if officers of women’s or ganizations would take the ltoad in expanding the social uses of the building. “If permission is secured in time to use White Hall, it will be possible to provide the necessary entertainment,” Foote said. (Women’s organizations .repre sented *nU the meeting included officers from Mortar, Board, Women’s Student Government As sociation, Gwen’s, and Junior Service Board. Veterans Fiji College Centers Vetex-ans. will comprise over half the students 'attending the four Undergraduate Centers in Altoona, Pottsville, Hazleton,..and Dußois when they open during February and March. Admissions -of new students are accepted only from resident and commuting- areas. - Veterans ’ are accepted ahead of civilians. The center at Altoona will-open February. 1 -with 200 -students, 67 per cent veterans. ! Pottsville and Hazleton will • open the same day with. 135 enrollments, each;. 50 per cent vetei-ans.. 'Dußois -will, open March 8- for the. first time since 1944, enrolling 85'per cent veter ans. . ■ Collections 'Below Goal As End Of Drive Nears Beginning the third and final week of the campus “March- of Dimes” campaign, a total of $36f1!14 has been collected' to date. This amount must be almost doubled' if the drive to aid the fight against polio is to go over the top. High spot of last week's collec tions was the $168.56 that was contributed by the three night au diences oC “Cux'se of Gold.” Col legian thanks Mr. Arthur C. Cloe tingh, head' of the dramatics de partment, and Mr. Henning Nelms, director of the show, for granting pei’mission for the collection, and the ushers for their cooperation. Last weeks group contributions were: Atherton Hall $ 5.80 Faculty, first floor , Sparks 1.80 Faculty, Carnegie Hall .... 6.48 Jordon Dormitory 8.02 Kappa Kappa Gamma .... 5.04 Players -168.50 Only four-more days x'emain,.so let’s go, students—to ' the nearest “March of Dimes”. container and make your-donation.
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