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VOL. 4srL-No. 45-
College Observes
Decoration Day
Military Units, Speaker
Take Part in Services
All 11 o'clock classes on Thurs
day will be cancelled in order
that students and faculty may
atteneMemorial Day services in
front of Old Main at 11:15 a.m.,
announced the Senate' committee
on public .occasions.
Campus military units will
take .part..in' the ceremony, which
will include band music and a
talk. .The ,speaker- will be -Judge
Ivan Walker of. Bellefonte; Dr.
- Hei'bort Koepp-Baker. 'profek.or
of speech, will give the invoca
tion.
The military units will form
parallel. to and inside the in
ner diagonal walks. The
public may gather on the walks,
the terrace, the steps of Old
Main, and the lawn behind the
military) units, the committee an
nounced.
Color guards and representa
tives of the borough .and local
veterans' organizations will stand
just in front of the terrace be
tween formations of the, Army
and Navy units. The band will be
between the
,flagpoles, .and the
speaker's stand will be in front
of the band.
The program will begin with
band music, followed by.' the in
:vocation, the address, taps, and
the raising of the flag while the
National A - at:herr. - is p 7 layed. In
case• of rain the flag iceremony
will be held. (by the color guard
and (bugler, and the remiainder of
the ceremony will take place , in
Schwab. Auditorium. In that
event, the military units will oc
cupy the side sections of the
main floor and the students,
faculty, and general public will
sit in the center section and the
balcony.
Adernlbers of the non-academic
staff of the College, as well - as
faculty and students, are invited
to attend the ceremony, the com
mittee said. •
Graduates' Caps,
Gowns On Order
Seniors graduating June 27
may order caps and gowns and
commencement invitations at
Student Union beginning today
and . continuing through next
Tuesday, June 4th, George Don
ovan, manager,' announced today.
Commencement invitations and
announcements will cost nine
cents each. They will Ibe distrib
uted at Student Union ten • days
before , coinmencement upon pre
sentation of the receipt given at
the
,time of ordering.
Cap and gown orders require a
$5 deposit fee. Gowns will be
distributed 'at' the, Athletic Store,
upon presentation of the receipt,
the week of graduation i . and
must be returned there immed-
lately following the graduation
exercises. A fine of $1 will be
levied for late return, and a fee
of 215 cents will be charged for
duplicate receipts.
Two Groups Sponsor
All College Dance
Coeds, put on your prettiest
cottons for the "Calico Caper" in
Rec Hall from 9 to 12 Saturday.
The informal , vic dance is being
sponsored jointly by lIWA and
the Penn State Club. Admission
will be $.75 a couple and $.40 per
person. Committees have not
been. announced.
. EWA members end their dates
will go on a hayride to the Ski
,'bodge for a cabin party {June 15
•;as part of the "big weekend:"
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY BY THE COLLEGIA'
TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 28, 1946-STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
AOPi Takes
Panhel Sing
First Place
Alpha Omicron Pi sang its way
into first place at the Panhellen
ic Sing on the steps of Old Main
Sunday afternoon. The tradition
al occasion was held last year
for the first time since the war
but was not . competitive. The
sorority received an engraved
plaque.
Second place was awarded to
Delta• Gamma and third place to
Alpha Xi Delta. Frank Gullo and
Guy Woods of the music depart
ment served as judges.
A large audience assembled in
spite of threatening weather. It
began to rain while Kappa Kap
pa Gamma was performing. Part
of the crowd dispersed with the
first downpour,' umbrellas ap
peared albove little groups that
remained to hear the. Kappas fin
ish their song. The rest of the
sororities sang in the lobby of
Old .Main.
The sororities' singing was
judged on musicianship rather
than novelty, according to the
judges. "There were so many good
novelty numbers," - said Guy
Woods, "But we judged primar
ily on good musicians Mp. •
"We chose number three (Al
pha Omicron Pi) for first place
because of the . contrast, balance
and musicianship in their songs."
Isabel Myers, an eighth semes
ter student in medical technology,
directed the• AOPi's.' The judges
voiced the opinion that the sing
was much better Ithr.n last year'S,
and showed Much more effort.
Aviation Club
Seeks Members
• Students, faculty members, and
townspeople may still .join the
recently— organized Penn State
Flying Club, according to William
Lewis, temporary secretary. He
rnnounced today that anyone in
terested in flying should come to
the meeting at the Sigma Chi
house, Burrowes and Pollack
road, at i 8 , o'clock tonight.
At their,. last meeting, the club
elected temporary officers. They
are Harold Lovett, president;
William Lewis, secretary; and
George Peffal, treasurer. Formal
s - Will be held June 18.
Conditions for .membership in
the club incitide an initiation fee
of $ll5, Of which the student
pays 05 upon joining; $5 per
month for his first year, and a
$5 per month assessment for in
surance on the , plane. This means
that a member pays $lO per
month fees his first , year, and
$5 per month thereafter. Cost of
flying time is $2 p.er hour.
The club owns a new Piper
Cub which -- it purchased on May
15. Plying is done at the Belle
fonte airport. Both those with
flying experience and those who
want to learn to fly are eligible
for membership. The charge for
.beginners instruction at the field,
with use of the club's plane, will
be 's4 per hour.
At present the .olub is selecting
an insignia for the plane. Twelve
designs have been submitted to
the club by students and others.
The winning design will be
"blown-up" and painted on the
plane's side. The person who de
signed the winning insignia will
receive an hour ride in the plane,
While -the second best design will
win its originator a half-hour
ride.
•
Seniors
. . . interested in entering their
Lion coats in a :contest to select
the most attractively marked
coat have .been asked to sign at
Student Union desk this week by
A/S James Sheehan, :chairman of
the Lion coat committee.
Women's Groups
Elect Officers
WSGA, WRA Elections
Take Place in Old Main
Elections for WSGA and WRA
officers and senators for the Fall
semester are 'taking place in first
floor lounge of Old Main from 9
to la amt. and 1:30 to 5 p.m. to
day.
Candidates for W'SG I A posts,
with their activities are listed be
low:
PRESIDENT
Jean ' , Nelson: WSGA; Senate,
treasurer, !House of Repyesenta
times, secretary, Junior Service
Board, president, Tau Phi Sigma
treasurer; PSCA, WRA Council.of
Presidents, Gamma Phi Beta cor
responding secretary. . -
Mary Lou Waygood: WSGA
junior senator, PSOA Cabinet,
Owens president, Ag Student
council, third semester secretary
treasurer,__Block and Bridle club,
Freshman Council, Freshman Cus
toms Board, Delta Gamma presi
dent.
VICE-PRESIDENT
Violet - Gillespie: . House of Rea,-
esentatives, Cwens, Elementary
Edudation clulb secretary, PS'OA,
commission V.
Suzanne Romig: WiSGA sopho
more senator ; Freshman Council,
Owens, Treble Singers, 'Freshman
.Customs Board:
, . TREASURER
,Marjorie 'Gorham:,
C we ri abr . ' 'Educe tion
club secretary.
Patricia Kinkead: Cwens, PSOA
Ist Semester club secretary, 2nd
Semester. , club president, Delta
Gamma pledge.
SENIOR SENATOR
Catherine Garrett: Owens, As
sociate Player, Alpha Lambda
Delta, Thespians, 'La Vie candi
date, Alpha Chi Omega.
'Margaret 'Martin: Junior Serv,
ice Board secretary, PSOA, Alpha
Lambda Delta, Psi Chi president,
Panhellenic Council secretary,
Kappa Delta.
JUNIOR SENATOR
Patricia Melly: House of Repre
senaltive, Judi , c ia 1 comimittee,
Owens, soPhomore class president.
iB un n y Rosenthal: Collegian
candidate, PSOA, Common Sense
club.
SOPHOMORE SENATOR
Betty Lou Horn: Owens, Fresh
man Council, PSCA, Collegian
candidate, Alpha , Ohl Omega
pledge.
Janet Lyons WSGA freshman
senatdr, PSCA, Cwens, Thespians.
TOWN SENATOR
Susan Bissey: Collegian candi
date, Cwens, Orchestra, Blue
Band, Chapel choir, Kappa Alpha
Theta pledge.
. Joanne Pepper: ,Cwens, PSCA,
Wesley Foundation.
INDEPENDENT SENATOR
Frantcine Gittlemacher: Elem
entary Education club president
and organizer, president of Jor
dan Hall, Pi Lambda Theta, Tern
playeus and Temple Univiersilty
Neiws at Temple University.
Phyllis James: WSGA freshman.
senator, - Cwens, Freshman Coun
cil, Freshman Forum, Freslhman
Customs Board, WRA acting vice
president.
WRA candidates for offices are
as follows:
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Morning Watch Service
Miming Watch Services will
be conducted in Hort Woods at
7 ,!a.m. tomorrow under the di-;
rection of the Penn State Chris
tian Association. Mary McMillan
and Barbara Struck. wilil be in
charge of arrangements , for the
service and the breakfast to fol
low.
Upper-Class Club will spon
sor a picnic and treasure hunt
for its members in Hort Woods at
5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Registra
tion must (be made in advance
at the PSOA office, 304 Old Main.
Donald Brutout, Mary Lou Elder,
and Margaret Paxton will plan
the program.
N STAFF
Students Offer Plan
To Reorganize LD
A student-Written proposal for a reorganization of the
Lower Division of the Liberal Arts School was presented to
All-College Cabihet last Thursday night by Ernest Nagy,
chairman of the committee.
"Believing that the Lower Division curricula is not jute•
grated enough," reported Nagy; "we have suggested four ba
sic studies: the Social Scienc-
es, Humanities, Biological
Sciences, and Physical Scien
ces."
Nittany-Independents
Change Colors;
Choose Brown
The Nittany-Independent po
litical party changed colors. Sun
day night when Evan Brown was
eledted Clique chairman to re
place Al Green.
Brown, Phi Delta Theta dark
horse, got the brass ring on the
political merry-go-round when
the Pi Lambda Phis turned out
en masse to get their man in as
chairman.
The old regime, caught com
pletely off-guard by the surprise
move, called for a live-minute
recess to go out and round up
some of their friends..
Twenty-five minutes later,
while .1\ 1 1.r.. Green and
_company
were still frantically trying to
round up support, the Pi Lambda
Phis [called for a vote and actin
chairman, Richard Sarge, was
forced to ask for nominations and
a vote.
The vote, 29 to 3 in favor of
Brown, was completed just as
Green and his friends entered
the meeting room.
Other Clique elections were
made with a minimum •of fan
fare. Charles Hill, second semes
ter president, was elected sub-
Clique chairman without opposi
tion.
On the policy-making commit
tee of the party, Richard Heim
was elected by frater Pi ,Lambda
Phi's to fill a vacancy created :by
the resignation of Richard Lose.
Reappointed policy committee
members are Gene Fulmer and
Mary Kane, independent student
representative; Jeanne Shrumpf,
sorority iwomen's representative.
NeWly elected Clique chairman
Brown said that Katherine Pow
ell will continue to serve as par
ty secretary.
dross Speaks
In Altoona
Burgess Stanley !C. Gross of
Windcrest attended an Alumni
Association dinner in Altoona
Friday night. He spoke on "Trail
er Camp Administration, Im
provements, and Future Plans."
William Locke presided in the
absence of Mr. Gross at the
Windcrest borough council meet
ing Friday night.
'Complaint forms were distrilb
uted. It was decided to obtain in
formation about the number of
cars owned by Windcrest resi
dents so that ample parking
space may, be provided.
Steps -are being taken to pro
vide more medical care for the
residents of Windcrest.
Elections Close Tonight
For Hillel Executives
. Elections. for the executive
committee and members at large
of the Hillel Foundation for the
coming year will close at 9 p.m.
tonight. Voting hours are 3 p.m.
•to 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Only members who have paid
heir dues are eliglible to vote. t
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
Social Sciences Studied
The Social Sciences, Nagy ex
plained, will include history, so
ciology, economics, government,
geography, and psychology; the
Humanities, philosophy, world
literature, history of 'civilization,
art and music; Biological Sciences,
botany, physiology, zoology, and
anatomy; Physical Sciences, math
ematics, chemistry, physics, geo
logy, and astronomy.
Each liaslie Group would be
studied during the first two years,
with classes meeting four times
weekly for lectures and recitation.
Provi§ion would also be made for
such required subjects- as Eng-
Hall composition, speech, foreign
languages, physical education, and
ROTC.
Cabinet To Approve
When Calbinet meets again
Thursday night, Nagy will ask for
a vote of apprOval,.. so that the
report can be presented to the
- administration. Copies of the re
port -will be available at Student
Union tomorrow.
Before the Lower Division re
port was presented, Calbinet op
ened discussion on the 'Constitu
tion and handled the routine
busines.
Charles Willing reported that
the whistle campaign was offici
ally over, but Neil De . Vries, a
memlber cif his committee, is paint
ing signs to urge students to keep
off the grass on the campus.
Hello Campaign
Priscilla Wagner, chairman, of
the hello campaign, announced
that the five organizations which
gave money to the hello cam
paign wish to donate the unused
balance of $4l to the cancer drive
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Three Groups To Show
Film On Hodern Spain
"The Spanish Earth," a docu
mentary film on the conditions of
modern Spain, will be presented
in a film forum by the Hillel
Foundation, Penn State Christian
Association, and the American
Veteran s Committee in 405 Old
Main at 7:30 p.m.
The film presents the issues
behind the Civil War in Spain
and the role of the 'Nazi and
Italian military. A discussion of
political and economic affairs
existing in Spain today will fol
low the presentation.
After the discussion, the AVC
will adjourn for a business meet
ing, where by-laws will be
adopted. Further plans will also
be made for sending delegates
to the National Convention at
Des 'Moines, lowa in June. Plans
will also be drawn up for oper
ation of the group during the
summer session.
6th Semester Signs
For Ski Lodge Party
Sixth semester students are
asked to sign at Student Union
this week if they plan to attend
the Sixth Semester• party Friday
and to indicate whether they
plan to (bring a guest.
Dancing, refreshments, and en
tertainment will highlight the
evening at the Ski Lodge from 6
to .12 p.m. Arrangements for
transportation will be made by
e committees.