VOL '7l4cionlight Magic' Opens Weekend of Festivities . He's here ! ! Les Brown acid the Band'of Renown will come to town tonight to' play for the semi-formal All-College "Moonlight Magic" dahce at Recreation Hall from 9 •to o'clock. • . '"The Band All America Wants to . Hear will arrive in State College at approximately 6 p. m. from last" night's engageinent in Canada.' • Maestro and arranger Les Brown brings with him an outstanding giont) of top4light musicians and song-itylists, eluding . vocalists Doris D ay, ":13(tifeh" Stone,.and Jack Haskell: Dick :Shanahan,. Jimmy Zito; and Ted. Nash- are the featured in strumentalists. .Pickets on Sale Today Tickets for the "Moonlight Ma gic": dance are on sale • today at the AA window in Old Main until 5 ,p:rn; Tickets will also be avail able at Rec H2ll 'tonight. Dance programs will be given out with the tickets. Price of admission is $4.00 per couple, tax included. Two' o'clock • permission has been granted for all coeds for "Moonlight Magic." There will be no• booths; however,- a.' double row chairs Will be placed around the floor. Puneh. and cookies will be -the refrezbments served.' • "Gaid6n of Stars'•' Decorator s , have been working in Rec Hall since early: yesterday , to carry the "Moonlight Magic" -.theme to' satisfactory completion. tlluige canopy •has been _erected. and stars, clon d s, and the ~ .!tratistorrn•Rec Rail s into .a, verit -,alble "garden 'or the stari.' , ' All. Collegedance.. committee members-'are RA:bed Fbote;'chair mari; Walter Falkenbeng and Al - (Continued on pag,e eight) Food Campaign Ends Monday . . ',"Cans- of foodfor `Can A Man' '''''.. 4 11611141 be, turned [Student stited iforis‘Jenkiris,.-act /,ing chafririan Cf. the - • Eurbpean Relied Committee. • - -'The campaign, including a A - Meal" Project as well ':;as -the "Can •A- Man" .driye will Mcinday ' - ncion. It, began. : last - - • •'" ...The food' artd - clothirig Collected , will be sent . to Europe in addition to "a hciVer iwlhich *ill, be lboUght with "Penny. A Meal" proceeds. WSGA has voted to make up any ditrerence which may occur be tween the amount: collected and the cost of the heifer. Junior Service Board members , went scavenger hunting through campus dormitories this week and collected old clothingwhich will be packed and sent to Europe. ;Boxes -have been left in hoStesses offices for* additional clothing. 'Penn - State Club Elects; Plans Dance. with NA Robert Grossman w'Us recently, nominated for the presidency, pf the :Penn State Club: Other float- inees are Clifford Koelle, vice president; Clayton Wilson, secre -tary; Mark DelVecchio and Wal ter :Pascoe, treasurer; Thomas Dolphin and Walter Pascoe, so cial chairman; Walter Miller, ath •*letie ohairthan; Thorn - as, Dolphin, : apd.Robert ICaplan s .biptoVan; and at .- put:',.secre . -: tart'. The 'elections 40. , gale:6llldd for.:Tuesday. . Caper,".. ,disc 'dance planned for Recreation Hall on -Julie . 1: and .'to-sponsorqd •by the Club and IWA, was dikussed at. the meeting. Drop-Add refund checks should be up •at the Bursar's office .as 'o9n, as .possible] .stated Bursar t .t t• Penny Meal Graduation To Take Place Rec Hail Commencement exercises will . be held in Recreation Hail, 2 p.m., June 27, instead of in Schwab Au ditorium. at 110:30 am., according to an announcement by Eugene C. Bischoff, chairman of the public occasions committee. The . commit tee . rejected a student petition's proposal to hold the ceremonies on New Beaver Field. Class Day exercises have been set for 1.0:30 'June 27 on :the steps- of Old Main, ;'Bischoff an nounces. The petition, signed by a mrajor ity of the senior .clasS and eircu fated by the class Day..eornmittee, requested a change in time so that 2 -traditiconal . 'Maas Day' cere niOnies could :revived, - ..and •'a . change' in location Ito New- Beaver .X.ield4because.....c4-414,04*,,c00 and the 'desirability of an. outdoor cereinonY. . • . . ;public ocoaiions .cornmittee felt," said !Bischoff, `"that the :size of the. gradtiatin 'class 'including both Amdergradu;te and graduate students • is not large enough to warrant making contplete prepa rations' in both !Recreation Build ing • and • New. Beaver ' , Field. This must always be done in:plan ning for• an • oUtdber. commence ment in order to make a !eliarige,in case otir.iclenient weather:" , 6th Semester To Entertain Sixth semester students will hold a party at the Ski• 'Lodge, May 31 from 6 to 12'p.m. Dancing; refreshments, and entertainment will highlight the evening's pro gram. Arrangements for transporta tion are being 'made.- Those who plan to go should sign at the Stu dent Union desk from May 24 to May 30. Charles Willing, sixth semester president; has appointed the fol lowing; committees: Arrange ments, Sally Holstrum and Jane Schlosser; TranspOrtation, Renee Kuntzleman; Lodge; Pearlla Ste- verison, Marjorie Dunmyer; En tertainment, Faye Matulis, Nancy Bonham, Joanne Broberg, Marie MzFalls; Food, Marilyn Fiestel, Doris Mahwinney; Publicity, Doris Jenkins, Catherine Garrett, Gloria Edmunds, Marjorie Rex, Linda Alfano, Kathleen Angellil lo. • Clean, Up committee, Marjorie Dunmyer, Penny Stevenson, Faye Matuhs, - Doris Handvierk. - A permanent Poster committee has also been appointed: by Charles Willing. Members are Faye Ma tulis, Julia ; Jones , and . Marjorie; ;PtirirriAr: - • •., tiOleg.cliodul.ing --()iiie . announces the -following corrections in the final examina tion schedule; ME Des 102 June 24 10 300 Eng. D. Mng 71 by app't. • Pol Sci 4 June 25 3 See List All conflicts must be reported to Ray. V. Watkins, scheduling of ficer; by ilkaoriday.l ; .ov4r Trargiatt FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1946-STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA (Continued on page. five) ÜBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY BY THE COLLEGIAN STAFF College to Take 4900 Students Hopes Of Pennsylvania veter ans seeking admission to the College will probably rise today with the announcement from the president's office that 4900 stu dents, 2725 of them freshmen, will be . offered admission this fall. President Ralph D. Hetzel pointed out, however, that only 2200, all of them upperclassmen, will be brought to the campus. The • first-year students will be placed at State Teachers Col leges, undergraduate centers at Altoona,- Dußois, Hazleton, and Pottsville, and at the Mont Alto branch of the• .College - Forestry School. • No women students will be admitted to the campus, thus re .serving all possible housing fa cilities for veterans. Cooperation of the State Teach ers Colleges in this plan was in sured when Dr. Francis B. Haas, superintendent of public instruc (Continued on page seven) Aos . :HonorarY :HOltlSPle,:tdrig. Pi. iGarnma Alpha, reactivated fine arts 'fraternity, .pledged 'll3 at the Allencrest Wednesday. • Thoge- pledged were, Mary R. Armes, 'Mrs.' Jean.. Hub er Butler, - - Cta 4,4 4.4 , kGe%o44'n:.gqi4:aciP4l* Christensen, Mrs. Nancy L - en:ker Daley, IMrsi•B: M. Doran, Esther Gershman, TOan Harrington, Nancy Harrington, Kenneth Holt, [Maur ice Hymowitz, Gerda Irnvdn, Mar jorie Medland, Janet Post, -Mrs. Barbara Xilbury- Ritornany Gather Spence,. Laurel - Wagner, Jeannie. Weaver. - • Pi Gamima Iptha..was organized Sri - .-11927 for the purpose of stint ulating—iritereSt in fine arts ,on the :campus ,and - also as .an incen tive toward. creative. effort. • Its activities' in the past .have .sponsoring cif ttravel 7 iirg..art exhibition .lectures ort 'the ,graphie -and plastic. arts,, and student' - exildtbitions -- and awards.. .Fine arts majors in the ;Liberal - Art§ School, art edueation ' stu dents„ architects and landscape arChitects are eligible for mem bership. 'in the •honorary if- they have - a - 2 ..all- , College average.' X.G 7 o's State Nominations Nominations X-GI 'Club of ,ficers to terve for the 1 1 946-47 •school year occupied the main spot on the agenda of the club's recent,„ meeting. The election is slated :for Tuesday, June 4. Nominees are Eugene Fulmer, Ralph Lewis, and 'Theodore Roz elsky, for president; Eileen' Casey and. Rclbert German, correspond ing Secretary; and' Herman , Atiker, Frank Campbell, William Gessler, and Royce Nix as executive com mitteemen PreSident Wesley Ttirek stress ed the fact that only the presi 'dent, correpponding secretary, and k!ihree , comitnltteemen are ito Abe elected In accordance with club policy to , ehantge only half of the Officials at a time. sponsored by the Junior Drum and 'Bugle 'Corps will take plaCe on E. 'Beaver ave nue - between • Pugh and Allen streets , --- tortight • and 'tomorrow, nitht,'Walter.Kish'urged veterans to assist in the :ventilre, which will raise funds, to buy new uni 'forms and instruments for the Corps. Theirotip has won a na tional and several state cham pionships. Kish especially asked for vol.. unteers :to' help install the. 'booths - (Continued on page seven) Acting LA Dean Succumbs at 52 • Charles C. Wagner, acting dean of the School of Liberal Arts of thd College, died suddenly yesterday at 10:45 a.m. of a heart attack. He.was 52. Mr. Wagner reported to his office .in the morning as usual. He complained of a 'severe pain in his chest and, left about 10:30 to see a doctor. He died within two minutes after arriving at the office of a local physician. CHARLES C. WAGNER Committee Plans Faniiiiißelief. -..' An Emergency Famine Commit tee has been established, by vari ous organizations under the lead ership of the Common Sense Club. Representatives froni Il C, AVC, the Nittany, and Windcrest were present at • the meeting .in Which 'definite plans 'were drawn uPfor a -constructive program cov ering food conservation and Euro pean relief. These aims are. to collect actual :money and supplies t 6 be - sent abroad, and the designation of one day, a week as Famine Day. Res taurants, movies, -and churches have been asked to cooperae in [his program, along with all town and men's groups. an this t onnec lion, the halite economics .depart ment: is 'printing a list of menus to. be ..used on the 11300-calorie Famine Day each week.. • This committee will hold a meet ing in conjunction with the Euro pean Relief Fund, which has or ganized the women on campus, 'in the Atherton Lounge 8:30 p.m. Monday.- In this way it is hoped to get Ithe entire student body and Jownopeople behind a . .rood con servation movement. Nittany-Independenfs To Reorganize, lElect A reorganization meeting of the Nittany-Independent political party will be held in 405 Old Main at 7 p.m: Sunday. Elections will be held for the positions of clique chairman, vice-chairman, and policy. com mittee members. Those elected will serve in the fall. Albert Green; present clique chairman, stated that all clique Members and those in accord with Nittany-Independent poli cies should attend this important reorganization meeting. Veterans . having any back subsist ence allowances due them should see Mr. Smith at the veterans ad ministration this week. Cosmopolitan Club . will have a garden party at the home • of Dean and Mrs. Frank Kern at 5' p.m. tomorrow. Baseball Colgate Today PRICE FIVE CENTS . (Dean Wagner joined the fac .ulty at the College in 1919 as an instructor in mathematics. In 1923. he was appointed acting head of that department, a posi tion he held until 192&. In 1936 he was named assistant dean of the School of Liberal Arts and on July 1, 1945, became acting dean of the school follow- Dr. Stoddart to Senie As Temporary LA Dean Dr. C. W. Stoddart, Dean Emeritus of the School of Lib eral Arts, has been appointed to serve as ° dean of the School temporarily until a new dean has been named, President R. D. Iletzel announced today. Dean Stoddart, Who took over a few hours after the sudden death of Acting Dean C. C. Wag ner, retired June 30, 1945, after 35 years with the College, 25 of them..as dean ,of the School of , Liberal Arts. ing the retirement of• Dr. Charles W. Stoddart. He was a graduate of Alle gheny College, Meadville, having received his bachelor of science degree there in 1917. In 1925 he received a master of arts degree at Penn State and in 1931 his doctor of philosophy degree at the University of Michigan. Dean Wagner was a veteran of World War I, having served in the infantry with the A. E. F. in France. Dean Wagner was a member of St. Paul's: Methodist Church and served as president of the boar& of trustees of the church for a number of years. He also was a member of the American Mathematics Associa tion; the American llVEathematics Society; Alpha Chi Rho 'social fraternity; and the following hon orary, and professional societies: Sigma Xi, scientific; Pi Mu Ep silon, mathematics; and Sigma.Pi (Continued on page seven) College 'Fishing Class Appears in Today's 'Life' George 'Harvey, fishing expert at the College, is the subject of a picture story in the current issue cif LIFE magazine. The experimental fly lying and fly casting class which was launch. ed by . the School of Physical Edu cation and. Athletics this spring serves as the baclyground for the story. The photographs, as prepared a few weeks ago by Alden Grant, a member of LIFE staff, show the class in session on the casting platform at the skating pond north of State College, and also . two close-dips of Marilyn GlOh isch, one as she nets her first fish, and the other as she receives nv struction from Harvey. The other photographs show Harvey, as the demonstrates van ous casting techniques, and also a series of pictures showing the various steps in fly tying, Russian Club ... will be guests at an inform al dance sponsored by the gus-, sian Orthodox Church in Hawk Run, on Sunday night. The group will meet in front of Old Main at 6:30 o.m. Sunday and travel to Hawk Run by bus.
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