® t Qldlajuut ® PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY BY THE COLLEGIAN STAFF VOL.^B—^Jo. Senate Cancels Senior Finals Registrar Announces 201 Degree Candidates ‘ Candidates for the bachelor’s degree at commencement on Feb ruary 28, 1946, will not be held for scheduled examinations, ac cording to action taken by the College Senate. Classes for graduating seniors will end on February 23 at noon and grades for all candidates for degrees, including advanced de grees, must be in the Registrar’s Office by February 25 at 8 a. m. Registrar William S. Hoffman announces the! following 201 can didates for degrees: Acciarri, Domenic, IE; Adam, Janet L.,Jr; Adams, David. Met; Amchin, ‘Howard, EE; Albala, Hiram, MS; Amorocho, Jaime, MS; Anderson, Ruth, Psy; Armes, Ruth, AL; Arnold, George, Phys; Baird, Jean A., Ed 'Baumgarten, Leah, Ed; Barber, George, AL; Bennett, Eleanor, Ed; B'enshoff, Arthur M., Jr., AL; Blackburn, Elizabeth, HE; , Blani arik, Elsie, Psy; Bland, George anna, CF; Bowman, Mary Cath erine, HE; Braverman, Ruth, Psy; Brittain, Lois, Sci; Buganich, Margaret, Jr; Burns, Paul M., Jr., Ag Ed; Campbell, Audrey C., MS; Campbell, Will . iam, AL; Casey, James, Phys; Chapman, Helen Jr; Chervenak Marcella H., ABS; Chestmujt, Mil dred, HPEd; Ciaridge, Margaret, Psy; Clark, Ruth E., Psy; , Cleaver,. Lois Mae, Ed; Colbert; WilliamV'MS; Cbnte, Angelo/ ME ■ Cornell, Ruth, Ed; Day, Margar etta, HE; Danchelsky, Jerry, IE; DelCarolis, Julius, MS; 'Dixon, Wallace, IE; Doerner, Mary Jane, AL; Dowdell, Virginia, Ed; Dye, Jane, Psy; Elleaberger, Herman, MS’; Ely, Charles, PH; Encina, Victor, MS; Epstein, Frances, Psy; Erskine, Jean, Psy; . Faloon, Mary Boyd, Psy; Feins, Ethel, Ed; Feistel, Janis, HE] Fet terolf, Bernice, Ed; MORE GRADUATES Finkel, Hartley, Arch Eng; Fisher, Linden, EE; Fomalont, Mae, MT; Frederickson, Mary, HE; Freed, Ruth, Pys; Gallup, John, For; Garner, Sara, HE; Gel ler, Charlotte, AL; Gillespie, John HI, C GH; Gillespie, Marilyn, Psy; Glosser, Harry, M'Ed; Gold, Margaret, Jr; iGoldberg, Char lotte, AL; Green, Ruth, Psy; Greenes, Esther, Ed; Grubin, Vio let, HE; Grymlco, Sabina M., AL; Gundel, Mary Elizabeth, HPEd; Haggard, Homer, PhD; Harry, Samuel, Psy; Hartley, Audrey, HE; Hartman, Howard L., Jr., MngE; Hatton, Frank, MS; Hause, June Lois, (Continued on page three) Six Coeds Receive Awards At Senior Coffee Hour Mary Boyd Faloon was named Bcw Girl at the senior women’s coffee hour given by the Dean of Women’s Office in Atherton Hall last night. Mrs. Faloon, who re ceives this highest honor, origi nated 1 by the women of the class of 1922, is active in the following: Players, Mortar Board, PSCA, Fsi Chi, and was both semester secre tary and treasurer, and All-Col lege Cabinet secretary and treas urer. As a result of recent balloting among the eighth semester coeds, this and the following awards were made: Fan Girl, Alice Hooper, active in Lakonides, WRA, Junior Service Board, Alpha Omicron Pi, and president of Physical Educa tion Council. Slipper Girl: Gloria McKinley, whose campus activities are: Al pha Chi Omega, Senate, Fresh man Council, Tennis Club, Fenc ing Club, Cwens, WRA, WSGA, and Red Cross. MIRROR GIRL Mirror Girl: Patricia Turk, ac- tivities: Delta Gamma, Orchestra, ! Newman. Gtuib> - Collegian . staff, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1946—STATE COLLEGE, PA. WRA Honors Valentine's Day WRA President ill ALICE HOOPER Independents To Hold Party A Hearts and Clubs Party will be given by IWA and IMA in 401 Old Main from 8 to 12 o’clock tonight.- The party will ‘be an open house celebrating the open ing of theTWAroo.m., , All independent . students are invited for an evening of danc ing, bridge, and ping-pong. Committees for the party are: Entertainment Vera Slezak, Violet Grubin, and Suzanne Con ro; Publicity— Alice Beach, Es ther Gershman, John Galz, and James Williamson; Refreshments —Angela Gorka, Anita Gaylburd, Francis Epstein, and Shirley Le vinson; Clean-Up—Jean Edle man, Audrey Peters, Alice Beach, and Vera Slezak. PSCA . . . . Second Semester Club plans a George Washington party in 304 Old Main from 7 to 9 p. m. on Monday. Every second semester student in the College is invited to attend. Gene Menich end Sally Henry, social chair men, announced. This affair marks the last meeting of the present Second Semester Club members, since the next semester they will join the PSOA Upper class Club. Tennis Club, Cwens, Mortar Board, Freshman Council, and Theta Sigma Phi. Class Poet: 'Betty Steele, active in Delta Gamma, swimming, Ten nis Club, Bowling Club, Alpha Lambda Delta, Cwens, Panhellen ic Council, Judicial, Pre-med So ciety, and Freshman Senator. Class Donor: Mary Jane Doer ner, whose activities include: Kap pa Alpha Theta, Choir, Alpha Lambda Delta, French Club, and All-College Cabinet. CLASS DAY Prior to the war the awards were a part of the Class Day cere mony in the spring, at which time the top three coeds were - given tiny gold pins, designating the honor they held. The Mirror Girl read the class prophesy, and the Class Poet wrote and read her contribution, while the Class Do nor served as mistress of cere monies. Class Day was discon tinued during the war, but the awarding cf the honors and pins to outstanding coeds has con tinued: - ■ * Campus Owls Play At Sweetheart Dance Girl-Ask-Boy Tradition Highlights Ball Carrying out.the old-fasluioned St. Valentine’s day theme is the traditional girl-asks boy “Sweetheart Dance” ati White Hall, 9 o’c'ock to midnight, February 16. This is the an nual semi-formal affair sponsored by the Women’s Recreation Association. Dancing will be to the music of Bud Wills and his Campus Owls. Special arrangements by the band and quartette will be featured during the evening. There will be special lighting effects achieved by a color wheel. MURALS TO DECORATE WALLS ISC Members Plan Banquet 'ISC' members last week laid plans for their semester banquet to be held l at the University Club at 7:15 p.m. Monday. Other busi ness transacted included! the elec tion of officers, voting of keys for this semester's officers and! the ap pointment of a committee to re vise the constitution. Highlighting the Independent Student Council banquet (will be Nicholas M. Brentin, assistant pro fessor of Spanish, guest speaker, and Eugene 'Fulmer, master of ceremonies. Members of the com mittee planning the banquet are: Gloria Freedman, chairman; Ruth B. Friedman; and Shirley Levin son. '' OFFICERS ELECTED T.he following were elected l to servepext semester: Walter Pas coe, president; Salvatore (Rocci, vice-president; Shirley Levinson, social chairman; Margaret Cha ney, secretary; Ruth Brenner, treasurer; and Michael Horen, his torian. Officers of this semester who were awarded keys are: Michael Halikis, president; Walter Pascoe, vice-president; Shirley Levinson, social chairman; Esther Pennay, secretary; Robert Moore, treasur er; and Clayton Wilson, historian. TO REVISE CONSTITUTION These who will be. working on the revision of the constitution and the organizations which they (Continued on page three) March Of Dimes Tops $lOOO Goal When the official report of the recent “March of Dimes” cam paign is sent to the National Foundation, Penn State will go on record as having reached, and even topped its goal of $l,OOO. Total contributions, as of Wed nesday night amounted to $l,- 000.12. When reading in Tuesday’s is sue of Collegian that the drive was $6.11 shy of the goal, Eugene Fulmer and Theta Chi fraternity decided that something ought to be done. The next day, Fulmer, who was the only student to cel lect $;10 by his own efforts, turn ed in an additional $6.11 needed to attain, the campus goal. Late, but always welcome, Theta Chi’s initial contribution of $6.(12 put the campaign “over the top” by exactly that amount. All costs of the polio drive were paid by the Collegian, and there fore, every cent contributed will be spent to aid the sufferers of the disease. Portfolio Names Winners Of Subscription Contest The following prize-winners of a subscription contest held re cently among the members of the New Portfolio circulation staff have been announced by Kenneth F. Edgar, editor: Peggy Langdon, Richard - Lewis, and Elaine Mit tleman. The next issue of the magazine will be off the press about Feb ruary 25, said Edgar. 1 ' Two large old-fashioned valentine murals will decorate the walls of White Hall gymnasium and there will be dozens of balloons float ing down from the ceiling. Black and red checked hearts will cover the bandstand and black and red plain ones will cover the basketball bas kets. Tickets are on sale now at Student Union or may be purchased from WRA Executive Board members in the dormitories. They will also be on sale at the door on the night of the dance. The price of the tickets is $1.20 per couple, tax included. 7th Semester Slates Skip' The Seventh Semester Skip will be held at the Tau Kappa Epsilon house, Prospect and Gar ner street, from 9 to 12 o’clock tonight. Features of the informal affair will be dancing to “the sweetest victrola this side of heaven,” en tertainment' by Pfleeger and Mit chell, bridge, and doorprizes of nylons and cigarettes. There will be no charge. AIL seventh semester students are invited and each may bring a guest, according to David Lundy, class president. Because of in complete semester lists, invita tions have not been sent to every one. Therefore, they will not have to be presented for admission. Committees and members for the dance are publicity: Jean Ford, chairman, Marjorie Med land, Esther Spence; decorations: Jane Wolbarst, chairman, Char les Appleman, Donald Kay, John Neel, Frank Stevenson, Jackson Townsend; invitations: Jean Hirt. Watkins Lists Final Changes Ray V. Watkins, College sched uling officer, announced the fol lowing schedule for final exami nations in which conflicts have been reported: Bot 3 February 27 8 ’2OB EL EE 8 February 28 8 200 EE Ger 3 February 27 8 234 Sparks J6ur 24 February 27 8 1.11 CH Meteor 300 February 26: >8 121 MI Mchs 12 February 26 8 10a M'Eng Psy 2 February 26 1 '209 BB Rur Soc 11 February 27 8 208'Hort Neusbaum Casts Eight In Roles For 'Macbeth' Frank Neusbaum, professor of dramatics, today announced the names of eight additional students erst in roles for “Macbeth,” Players’ ir.ext dramatic produc tion. •Additions to the cast include: Kenneth Gould (Angus), Joseph Kelly (Sergeant), Raymond Kelly (Soldier), Harry Kohn (Donal bain), Thadeus Komorowski (Si ward, First Murderer), Virgil Neilly (Second Murderer), Jack son Reid (Menteith), and Karl Van D’Elden (Lennox). Extras, soldiers, and gentlewomen are yet to be selected, according to Professor Neusbaum, director. La Vie Candidates .... will meet in 412 Old Main at 6:45 p. m. Tuesday. ' 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS COMMITTEES ASSIST JAMES Assisting Phyllis James, chair man of the dance committee, and Alice Hooper, president of the WRiA Executive Board, are the following committees: Decorations Phyllis Reigle, chairman, Pauline Globisch, Nan James, Barbara Keefer, Virginia MoCluskey, and Ruth Tisherman; invitations Jo Ann Lieb and Isabel Logan; publicity Rebec ca Walker, chairman, Nancy Ro-. mig, and Jeanne Thompson; tic kets and programs Lucille Mar tin, chairman, Alice Hooper, and Lila Leaman. The members of the WRA Exe cutive Board are: Alice, Hooper, president; Phyl lis James, vice-president; Phyllis Reigle, secretary - treasurer; Jane Schlosser, club activities chair man; Ann Baker, intramural chair man; Claire Parks, assistant in tramural chairman; Lucy Seifing, publicity chairman; Rebecca Wal ker, senior counselor; Virginia McClusky, Pauline Globisch, and Nancy Romig, freshman represen tatives; and Mildred Lucy, fac ulty advisor. Blue Band Gives Concert Sunday The Blue Band will hold its •first concert of the semester at Schwab auditorium, 3:30 p. m., Sunday. The band, under the direction of Prof. Hummel Fish bum, will present a program of diversifie_d music, part of which will be broadcast over WMAJ. The program which Professor Fishburn has planned will con sist of selections of classical and modern music. The Polka and Fugue from “Schwanda,” by Weinberger is one of the compos itions which the college organi zation will perform. Other classi cal selections will include “March Grandioso” by Selta, and “Over ture Hongroise" by Skbornicka. A highlight of the classical composi tions to be played is (Handel’s “Royal Fireworks Music,” which will feature, besides the full band, a small group of musicians performing the five-part com position. Among the selections of mod ern band music will be “Ameri can Salute,” an adaptation of “Wheini Johnny Comes Marching Home,” arranged iby Morton Gould. Raymond Scott’s “The Toy Trumpet” and Meacham’s “Amer ican Patrol” are two popular compositions which will be per formed. A novelty number, “At The Gremlin Ball,” by 'Hill, a jazz selection, will be another high light of the Blue Band concert. The program is to be concluded by “The P S C March” a medley of Penn State songs. The band has been rehearsing since the beginning of the semes ter and further concerts have been planned by Profssor Fish burn.
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