Readmission ".-;') 1--::71) VOL. —aVo. r 49 Campus Groups 'Adopt' Children Nine sororities and one fratern ity have pledged the support of European children for one year, 'as a result of the College Emer gency Fsmine Drive. During the first day of the drive $B6 was col lected at the booth installed at the Corner Room. The drive will continue through Thursday at the College, the committee decided, and a bucket will be placed at Recrea tion Hall for donations the night of the Benny Goodman dance. The European Relief Commit -tee donated $125 to the drive. Sororitie s which have : pledged full support ($1:80) . of children for one year include Delta Gam ma, Gamma Phi Beta, Phi Sigma Sigma, Zeta Tau Alpha. Kappa Alpha Theta - began the adoption of an English child- before the famine drive started. Alpha Epsiilon Phi, Lampades and .Sigma . Delta Tau will each contribute $6O toward the support of one child. Beta Sigma Omi cron and Tri Delt together will support one child. - - Tau•Kappa Epsilon has pledged full support of 'a child, and other fraternities N are -planning to fol low the• same t plan. All4College. Cabinet and cam pus political parties will , he asked to donate.to the drive or aid in the adopt-a-child campaign. Organizations which aided in the, collection -of money at the Corner Room_ include Alpha 'Lambda Delta; .Ainerican . Ifeter; ans• Committee, Blue Key, Com mon Sense, Cwens, Independent Student Council, Mortar Board. Ag Students To Edit Paper Reorganization of the `Penn State Farmer, agricultural stu dent publication, will take place in 417 Old Main., 7 p. m. Wednes day.- Evan Brown, chairman of the paper committee, Ag Student Council, will be in charge. The 'staff plans to work during the summer on preparations for the first issue which will be pub lished in October. The last issue Of the Penn S'tate Farmer was published in May 19.43., Wo Time 'For Trouble' Cast Goes into Final Rehearsals With Friday's opening night only four days away, things are humming in Schwab auditorium nightly as Thespians run through the final rehearsals for their first post-war production, "No Time For Trouble." Originality is the keynote of the entire show, this year, according to Mike Kerns, produCtion manager for the group: All music, lyrics, scripts, and dance routines were written by Thespian workers. Plot Concerns Ex-Gl's The plot concerns three ex-Gll's returning to the Penn State earn , - pus. Ray Fortunato - (Tom), Marty Banat (Dick), and Virgil Neilly .Marry), play the male leads. TaWnie I)il1 is cast as Alice, Tom's bride, While Betsy Beagy is Ellen, secretary to Professor Cowbreath . (Vortanan Paget), adviser for the Eddie, another ex-Crit ds played by Jim Milhoßand. A chorus, which backs up most Of the numbers, consists of:. Shir ley Bremier, Raymond Brodie, Jackie Coogan, Zenie Dyke, Joy Hlattotid Ferguson, Vir ginia GaMO, Charlotte Halpern, Reh Horracks, Betty Johnson, Peter Kuipeik, Fuzzy Loa - nady, Lois Lyman, Marilyn Menckiza, Helen Nable, Ruth IRosenbaurn, Jackie Stunble, and John Wills. \ The "Firefly Ballet" will con t of Leatrice Berez, Cissie 01 Tottrgiatt TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1946-4 STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Reelected Chairman HENRY S. BRUNNER Brunner Heads PSCA Posts Dr. - henry S. Brunner, head of the department of agricultural education, was recently reelected chairman . of. the Penn-State-in- China committee and also head of the Board of Directors of the . Penn State Christian Association. Other members' of the execu, tive committee for Lingnari` Uni versity include Dr. Mason Long, jaMes • - ' - Warner,. secretary; and Js.mes Smith, treasurer. This year $4,000 was sent to China and this committee directs and handles the annual contribution besides caring for all other matters pertaining to our work and interest there. Serving with Dr. Brunner as Officers of the Penn State Chris tian Association are Dr. George E. Simpson, vice - chairman; James T. Smith, secretary, Mac- Donald -Heebner Jr., treasurer; Dr. John F. Harkins, assistant treasurer; and J. Orvis Keller, chairman of the. finance commit tee. The Board of Directors for the PSCA meets quarterly and is re sponsible for raising and admin istering,the professional staff, setting ile basic Policy and pro gram of the :association, and maintaining real properties. Cheraslhore, Ruthye Cohen, Caro line Math'eny, and Manly Men doza. Ray Fortunato, Taminie Jam McKedhrtie, and Belly Wor rell will play "Fortchie's Four•." Corner Room Scene One of the highlights off the show, Kerns pointed out, wiiK be the Corner Room, scene Which turns into a liollyWood ipa-4oduc tion. ',Kerns himself Oay.a C.B. Uhe 'direetbr. assisted by ,lbhn Holmes, Bent Stewart and Fritz Troutman (who.--wants..4 : Anown that he was the star of the knay ers"Curse of Gold.") iMiarcy Stringer plays the script girl and also does some singing and dancing with Kerns; She has been offered .an audition. with Fred Waring and is, ;using the show as a stepPLing Stone: . Pat Rife, genial janitor of Schwab auditorium and severest critic of student productions, added his vote of approVall for (Continued on page four) ÜBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY BY THE COLLEGIAN STAFF IFC Dance Tickets On Sale Friday Tickets for the Interfraternity Council's house party weekend dance at Recreation Hall Friday evening, featuring the "King of Swing," Benny Goodman. will go on sale at the Athletic Asso ciation window in Old Main from 9 to 12 a. M. and 11:30 to 5 p. m. the day of the dance. Tickets will also be sold at the Once: The price of admission is S4.OC per couple, tax included. Dance programs will be given with each ticket. • Benny Goodman and his entire orchestra will stay at the Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity house after the dance, announced, Stanley Ziff, dance chairman. Adequate ventilation is assured .for t .the dance, said decoration .:ehainman,. Nicholas Ranieri, as the canopy in Rec Hall will have ventilation openings and the win dows will be opened. The deco j..ations will transform Rec Hall Into the SS Penn State for the evening with a 30-foot mast in the center of the dance floor. The' Corner Room Hit Parade over WMAJ will feature all Goodman records at 6:45 p. m. tomorrow and .Friday, according to Donald Ellis, publicity director of the affair. 'This strictly informal dance will have no fraternity or inde pendent club booths. Chairs will be placed around the dance floor to accommodate couples during intermissions. SU Provides OPA Blanks OPA violation forms are now available at Student Union for student use, Any person who - finds • an OPA violation should fill . out one of these forms, attach the names of two witnesses or the sales receipt, and send it to the OPLA office, 132 West High street, Bellefonte. These forms were provided by Miss Ann Butler, assistant to the district director in Scranton, and Miss Ora Enterline, district vol unteer specialist. It enough vio lations are turned in from State College, they believe that a price control panel can be set up in town. Excessive rents may also be re ported on these forms, and sent to Major John A. Hart, district director of the (:)1 3 ,A, Lincoln Trust Building, Scranton, 3. If a sufficient number of high rents are reported, a ceiling on rents may be set up d'or State College. Students: Watch Out For. Prowling Thieves Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The end of the semester is near at hand and the Campus Patrol expresses a warning to all students to guard their personal property. This is the time of year when such items as pocket books in pockets, coats hanging outside of classrooms, and other unguarded personal articles are a great temptation and cause many thefts. So heed this morning all You college guys and gals and keep an e*tra eye on your per sonal belongings. Alpha Lambda-Delta . . freshmen women's honor ary, initiated 3.6 women Friday night. One of the coeds admitted into the honorary traveled to the College from the University of Pennsylvania for the • ceremony. Doris Scheuer, who attained the necessary 2.5 average at the Col lege during the Fall semester, had trangerred to, the Philadelphia university where there is no chapter of the national honorary. Dean Ray, Frizzed To Retire June 30 Miss Charlotte E. Ray, Dean of Women since 1923, will retire June 30 with the Emeritds rank, the College Board of Trustees announced after their week-end meeting. The rank was accorded two other retiring staff members: Dr. Joseph P. Ritenour, director of the Health Service and Prof. John H. Frizzell, College chap Clique To Elect Minor Officers An important clique meeting of the Nittany-Independent political party will be held in . 405 Old Main at 7 p. m. tonight, according to Evan Brown, chairman. There will be elections of chairmen, sub-chairmen, and sec retaries for each of the three classes, senior, junior, and sopho more. Those nominated are: Tamazine Crum and Michael Rosenberger, senior chairman; Charles Arnold, sub-chairman; Barbara Wilson, recording secre:! tary; and Carolyn Graham and Jane Healy, corresponding secre tary. !Robert Day and Neil DeVries, junior chairman; Edward La- Com(be, sub-chairman; . Sally Ann Rower - ieearding secretary; and Gayle Gerhardt, corresponding secretary. Robert Cochran, Eugene Ful mer, and Richard Sarge, sopho more chairman; Robert Cochran and Eugene Fulmer, sub-chair man; .Lynn Silver and Jane Wei gle, recording secretary; and Mary Lou Hampton, Mary Hodg son, • and Patricia" Kinkead, cor responding secretary. Riichard McAdams and Neil DeVries have been named co chairman of publicity. The first issue of the Nittany- Independent newspaper will be distributed from the Student Un ion desk today. French Professor Turns Sherlock; Nabs Thieves Like the hero of so many im possible detective stories that some students read now-a-days, the hero of the latest great crime to be solved—the $1,500,000 Ger man crown jewel theft---turns out to be a foriner college pro fessor, an instructor• of Frencih at the College. Col. Alton .C. Miller of the Army criminal investigating di vision was instrumental in locat ing the ADmy Colonel and his Wa•c captain wife, who recently confessed their part in the theft of valuable diamond tiaras, pearl necklaces, an amethyst (brooch, and a priceless .Bible of the Hoh enzollern House elf Hesse. From Kronberg Castle in Ger many Where the gems had been buried, Colonel Miller traced the couple to the LaSalle Hotel in Chicago where about a quarter of the loot was recovered. Their .ar rest took place only 48 hours be fore the disastrous fire that took 59 lives. A graduate a the College in 1926, Colonel Miller taught French at the State College High School for a year, then after tak ing. graduate work, received his master's degree and instructed in French at the College from 1928 until 1935. He enlisted in the Army after leaving here. Colonel Miller, a native of Ore field, near Allentown, is now at tached to the Provost Marshal's office in Washington,, C„ where he and his wife and two children are making their home. Thespian Tickets On Sale PRICE FIVE CENTS Dean Ray came to the College in Felbruary 1923 when there were only 300 coetts; she has seen this figure increase Ito a peak of 223 1 5 last Fall. At the same meeting, the Ttiusees voted to accept the Charlo(tte E. Ray 'Sdhlolath/1p Fund, Which will honor the re tiring dean. The fund is being raised by the Archonasi 'chapcer of aVforter Board, senior women's activities honorary. These scholarships will be awarded to women stud'ents who are completing the fourth semes ter in residence at the College. "Personal and academic growth indicatilve of higher levels .of adhievemenit," and financial need are the principal prerequisi;es for the applicants. Prefessor ,Frizzell came to the College in 1926 as associate pro fessor of public spe6king; has headed the department since 1930 and was appoinited chaplain of the College in 193'5. Dr. Ititenour came to the Col lege in 1'917 as College - plhD:sitian and director of the Heath Serv ice, after serving as contract surgeon for the Army during VI/odd War I. Among . 'other aotions. taken by the 'Board were acceptance of three scholarship funds, totalling in excess of $32;000. One was founded with a gift of $lO,OOO Prom \Mr. and Mrs. Wil- Ham A. Haven, of Cleveland. Heights,' 0., in memory of their son, William Grundy Haven, a member of the Glass of 1946, who died in Germany while wilth the 2 , 11 th division. The fund \WU be used to estab lish scholarships in the School of Mineral Industries beginning with (Continued on page four) Six Debaters Vie in Finals Six men were selected from the Men's Varsity Debate Squad for the final speech contest to be held in 121 Sparks, 7 p. in. Wed nesday. They are Harris Gilbert, Malcolm Golstein, Kenneth Harshbarger, Thomas Hopkins, Richard Hill, and Joseph Man gan. The subject for thd discussion is the national college debating topic: Should the foreign policy of the United States be directed toward the establishment of free trade among the nations of the world? The debate squad has been di vided into two sections, X and Y, with the following judges pre siding: Coleman Bender; Spencer H. Davis, and Clarence F. Gless ner, graduate student in educa tion; Eugene T. McDonald, acting director of the speech and hear ing clinic; and Joseph F. O'Brien, professor of public speaking. Gold watch charm gavels will be awarded to those taking first and second places in the contest. Attention Students All students planning to re turn to the College for the Fall semester are required to pay a readmission deposit of $lO in Recreation Hall, from 9 a.m. to S n.m. tomorrow. Registrar William S. Hoffman announced that this includes graduate .a n d undergraduate students, special students, and members of the Naval ROTC who expect to reenter the Col-. lege.
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