PAGE TWO Gofta Light, But? Yesterday's Centre Daily Times carried the story of tlie borough council meeting this week. While it is not often that students are interested in the doings of State College’s “city fathers” they might be happy to hear that the council has at last expressed an opinion regarding the erection of a traffic signal at the corner of Allen and College. According to that august body, a light there would make more of a traffic hazard than it is at the present time. However, the matter will be studied again and taken up with the highway department since both streets are highway thor oughfares. This sort of reasoning is somewhat beyond our ken; is the borough of State College going to wait until one or more fatal accidents occur at Allen und College before that corner becomes danger ous? Or is Council just trying to get the highway department to foot the bill, “since both streets are highway thoroughfares?” fedit Shorts— Increasing number of letters to the editor make it necessary for Collegian to limit letters to 150 words. This, policy is adopted to allow greater variety and expression of opinion on the part of the student body. Collegian reserves the l’ight to ■:ut all letters written in excess of 150 words. a Chief of Police John R. Juba has been granted a leave of absence from Dec. 23 through Dec. 29 as his second week of vacation this year, accord ing to the State College borough council. Anyone desiring to wish the Chief a Merry Christmas should do so before next Monday. Collegian Gazette All calendar items must be in at the Daily Collegian office by 4:30 p.m. on the d'ay preceding publication. Wednesday, Dee. US WRA MODERN DANCE Club, rhythm room, White Hall, 7 o’clock. PHI MU ALPHA meeting, 100 Carnegie Hall, 9 o’clock. AG STUDENT Council meeting, 103 Ag riculture, 7 o’clock. . CAMPUS CENTER Club meeting, 405 Old Main; 7:30 o’clock. . FROTH. ADVERTISING Staff meeting, 9 Carnegie Hall, 5 o’clock. . PORTFOLIO Staff meeting, 5 Carnegie Hall, 6:30 o’clock. NEWMAN CLUB Discussion Group will meet in the rectory, 6:45 o’clock. ■At The !N\om®s CATHAUM: “Spectre of a Rose,” Judith Anderson, Michael Chekhov. STATE: “Crime Doctor’s Manhunt,” War ner Baxter. NITTANY: “Trouble Chasers,” Billy Gil bert. CoMegjf© MeailMii Semis® Discharged from the infirmary yesterday Marion Deutsch, Cecele Goodman. CollH'ege PMsememft Seinmce DEC. 18 and 19—Monsanto Chemical Co. will. interview eighth semester men from the following curricula: ME, physics, chem. and;chem. eng. DEC. 19. and 20—The Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. will interview eighth semester then from the following curricula: EE, lE, ME, chem. eng. and chem. SNOW KING FROLIC January m Semi-Format THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, P.i Yes.... the tables are turned ~. Coeds have always reigried as Queens over dances ... but now you girls hate ybihr hhhh&e ltd vote f&t a.,. . . 1 h D B R ft IE C Thespian Review. .. Webster's dictionary refers to a critic as “one skilled in judging the merits of literary or artistic works." With tongue in cheek, and because others re fused to touch the assignment, the editor will attempt to “review" the recent Thespian show, “No Kick Coming." All letters to the editor from that snarling, howling pack who inevitably want to know “Wottinthcll makes the editor think lies a critic” should be properly addressed to the Thespian Reviewer so they may be speedily dis patched to the wastepaper basket. Rather than disguise verbal brickbats as bou quets it might be pointed out from the very start that in many ways "No Kick Coming" did not measure up to last Spring's "No Time for Trouble" produced by Thespians. The music, for some reason, did not scorn to be as effective as in other Thespian shows. Perhaps this was because composers Fortunato and Mellott gave the audience too many numbers to digest. This is one of the few shows which, from all indi cations, has failed to produce-some catchy little melody that the entire campus hummed for weeks afterward. Perhaps a failure to repeat one or two of the numbers was responsible for this. The show had many highlights, however. One of the more delightful skits was the "Lewis town Bus" number. The lyrics were highly en tertaining and the direction of this number was detailed and exact. A review of a Thespian show ivould not be complete without words of praise for the Three Stooges, “Plink” Mitchell, “Plank” Mellott and “Plunk” Pfleegor. Without malice one can say “The stooges are good—but that Mitchell, he is the best of the trio.” Perhaps it is because he is the smallest of the three, and thus enlists the sympathies of-the men in the audience who are always ready to fight for the underdog; perhaps he appeals to the mother ing instinct in women—at any rate, Mitchell needs but to roll his eyes, cock his head or gulp in agony to have his audience under his control, Dick Frontman and "Pepper" Birchard, au thors of the book for "No Kick Coming" can be credited with many jabbing lines, a little social philosophizing and an ending that peters out. In a sense their real guilt is not in the weak ending so much as in the failure to realize that they have enough talent on this campus . (as proven by the numerous performances of indi vidual talent in the show) to toss the book, out the window and just produce a two-hour show without trying to put in a plot. A Thespian musical could get along without a story if concentration were placed on individual skits and numbers, development of a continuity so that the pace is sustained and fast-flowing; it would have eliminated the need for a feminine lead, even though Miss Heagy does have lovely posture. It might also offer an opening for indi vidual talent that is not- suited to roles in the book The singing of Mike Rosenberger (pinch hitting for Jim Milholland we are told) was good as was the acting of Poriman Paget, Henry Glass who enters for a brief moment or two, and Marly Baum. Jim Millholland and Bill McTurk, in case you missed the show, had tailor-made roles—they had but to act as they do off-stage. While it is. impossible to give credit to each person responsible for the success of the last Thespian show it would not be fair to close with out some mention of the singing by “Fortchie’s Four”—it was good. Lion Hunt TO THE EDITOR: Please give resume of the story of the baby lion which was presented to Penn State, in the year 1943. What has happened to it and where is it at the present time? Also why can’t it be brought back to further the spirit at Penn State? . .. . Bill Hanlon and. the , fellows of LamßdaChiAlpha feature ediior Frank Davis will go lioin minting ahid trace the lioh to its lair for Collegian readers; RING OP THfe featuring HUNT MA L i 9-72 PM. $3.00 per-Gouph fSYLVANIA German Lectures Honor Simmmons An annual series o£ lectures, named in memory 0 f the late Dr. Lucrelia Van Tuyl Simmons, has been established by the depart ment of! German at the College, Dr. Phillip A. Shelley, head of the department, announced today. Miss Simmons joined the facul ty of the College ss an instructor in German in 1903 and headed the German department from 1918 until her Retirement in 1939. She also served as Dean of Women at the College from 1918 to 1919. The first lecture in the 1947 series will be delivered by a for mer student of Miss Simmons, Donald A. Shelley, who is curator of Paintings and Sculpture at the New York Historical So'piety. He will speak at 4:15 p. m. on Jan. 6 in Hoorn 121 Sparks Building, on “Pennsylvania German Polk Art.” Two subsequent lectures in the series will be given by members of the German department. Dr. Herbert Steiner wilt speak on Rilke while Dr. Helen Adolf has chosen Kierkegaard for the sub ject of her talk. Institute Plans Contest On Industrial Peace Prizes totaling $3,000 will be awarded to the five students sub mitting the best essays on the theme—“ Roads to Industrial Peace” by the Tamiment Social and Economical Institute of New York. There will be a first prize of $1,500, a second prize of $750, and three third prizes, of $250 each for the winning 5,000-8,000-word es says. i Deadline for the contest is April 25 with all undergraduate college students eligible. All communica tions should be addressed to the Institute at 7 East. 15th street, New York 3, N.Y. Medical Association Gives Aptitude Test . The Association of American Medical Colleges will give a Pro fessional Aptitude Test Saturday, January 11, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. All applicants to the 1947 Fresh man Class in colleges of medicine are expected to present results of the test as auxiliary evidence of preparation for medical study. All applicants must register before noon Friday, December 27. Regis tration will be held in Buckhout laboratory, room 210, daily from 8 i a.m. until noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Jack (Biery’s 25 points against Susquehanna ini Penn St a t e’s opening ■'basketball game, was rated' today the highest total en rolled by a Lioni player since the middle ’2Qs. The Franklin ex-GI stored B'field: goals and 9 of 11 fOUls.. .... .. . WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1946 News Briefs (Continued from page one) mg. has been cancelled, Dean Hammond said today. WSGA Christmas Drive All women students living at home are requested to leave their donations for the WSGA Christ mas drive at the .Dean of Women’s office in dare of Miss Anderson before noon Thursday. , Math Club Elects Math Club recently elected Viv ian Klein, president, Michael Satula, vice president and Marian Doty, secretary-treasurer. Rehearsal Postponed The Concert Band (formerly Blue Band) rehearsal scheduled for tonight has been postponed to January 8 at 7 p.m. in Oarnegie Hall, Hummel Fis'hburn, head of the music department, said to day. Home Ec Exhibit “Christmas- Suggestions” is the theme of an exhibit to be prepar ed by classes in advanced foods and demonstration work under the direction of Edith V. Harding, associate professor of home economics. The exhibit will be displayed in Room 106, Home Economies Building, from 9 to 5 o’clock to day and from 9 to 12 o’clock on Thursday. Christmas cookies and egg nog will be served and re cipes for the cookies will be avail able to those desiring them. Editorials and features in The Collegian reflect the opinions of the writer. > They make n* claim to represent student or University opinion. All un signed editorials are by the edi tor. THE DAILY COLLEGIA! Successor to the Free Lance, est. 1877, Published Tuesday through Friday mornings during the College year by the staff of the Dally Collegian of .the Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second class matter July 5, 1934, at the State College, Pa„ Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. $2.50 a semes-, ter $4.00 the school year. Represented for national advertising by National Advertising Service, Madi,- son Ave., New York, N.Y., Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Michael A. Blatz Rosemary Ghantous Mgr. Ed., Lynette Lundquist: News Ed., Lawrence Foster; . Feature Ed., Frank Davis: Women’s Ed., Katherine McC.or mick : Asst. Women’s Ed., Suzanne Mc- Cauley. Co-Sporc Eds. Arthur .Miller, ..Ste phen Sinichak; Photo EU, lAicy Setting:!: Wire Ed., Seymour Rosenberg; Sr. Board, Marilyn Jacobson, Lewis Jafte. 'Ad. Mgr., Phyllis Deal; Asst.. Bus. Mgrl, Sally Holstrum; Asst. Ad. Mgr., Dorothy Leibovitz; Circ. Mgr. Paul Bender. STAFF THIS ISSUE Managing Editor '.Roberta Hutchison. Assistant -—Helen Reed News Editor Allan W. Ostar Assistant - : s.. Helen Lewis Editor Bus. Mffr.
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