SEMI-WEEKLY BY THE COLLeSS^STAFF
VOL. 43— &0. 53-
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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.