PAGE SIX State College Needy Receive A coordinated Christmas Ser- Mrs. R. 'S. Kirby of State College, vjKse program for needy families county welfare chairmen, in the State College area has a series of parties in nearby been initiated this year. . one-room country schools were Tlhe Penn State Christian Asso- provided during the past few days elation Community service com- by the PSCA Community Service mission, fraternities and sororities Commission and on Saturday af oh the College Campus, coordin- ternoon 70 children weie entei ated their work of contributing tained et a party with gifts and clothing food and entertainment treats at the United Brethren for children of needy families with Church of Woodyciest. FROM J OUR HOUSE ■ • • Phi Sigma Kappa (? is; j\j Chrisimas WISHING YOU THE SEASON'S CHEER Theta Phi Alpha I hr te4 G ™ YOU Jj? I M With the fRsfiST JOYS OF THE SEASON ZETA TAU ALPHA For Your Christmas Cheer it's HICKEY'S BEER • SCHUTZ • DREWRY’S ALE • PABST BLUE RIBBON • F. & S. • IRON CITY • LANG’S • STEGMAIER • DU BOIS BUDWEISER WE DELIVER ... PHONE 871 BEST Delta Upsilon Phi Kappa extends a MERRY 'CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE BEST OF HOLIDAY 'SEASONS Alpha Chi Phi WISHES from Panhel Plans "Southern Ball” Sorority talent will be the fea tured entertainment at the “South ern Ball” according to Jane Spich er who is in charge of the enter tainment for the Panhellenic spon sored affair. The Campus Owls will play for the semi-formal dance to be held January 10, in White Hall. Tickets for the dance are being distributed through the sorority social chairman, and girls will ask their men to the dance according to the usual Panhellenic Ball cus tom. DONATIONS Besides making final plans for its dance, the Council also voted to donate twenty dollars toward supporting the X-GI Club’s pro gram of free movies. That sum will be used to cover one -week end’s expenses. President Virgina McCluskey appointed Evelyn Levine, Barbara Pfahler, and Jean Thomas to a committee which will set the dates for the spring open houses. Spring pledging is still under discussion and final plans will be made after vacation. Also .under discussion is the matter of Council advisors. It lias been proposed .that they be se lected from the local sorority alumnae in order of foundings of the national groups. COMMITTEES Suzanne Braude and Zelda Fier man co-chairmen for the ball, have listed the following commit tees: Program, Sara Jane Chera shore, Harriet Adler, Helen Fied ler, Avis Goldberg, Marian Holmes, Helen Jones, Claire Lee, and Edna Myers; Orchestra, Jac que Zivic, Sally Henry and Betty Pretlow; Entertainment, Jane Spicher, Mary Lou .Callahan, Cla ra McHaffie, Janet Mollenaur, and Joan Paul; Refreshments, Virginia Babbitt, Freddy Dixon, Gene Gil more, and Barbara Piccone; Tick ets, Margaret Cook; Publicity, Jo anne Kronich, Lois Hague, Betty Lou Horne, Patricia Maley, Ca therine Powell and Eve Winters; Decorations, Ruth Wilson, Har riet Adler, Frances Glass, Ann Hay, Carolyn Hocking, Evelyn Le vine, Gloria McCurdy, and Betty Worrel._ Phi Mu Elects Officers Phi Mu elected Eleanor Fehnel president at a reicent meeting. Al so elected were Betty Watts, vice president; Grace Bevan, secretary, Margaret Paxton, treasurer, Lu cille Thomas, assistant treasurer, Renabelle Grulbe; .pledge trainer, Jean Moore, assistant; Dorothy Muskel-eris, Rushing chairman, Yvonne Worrell, assistant; and Mary Alice Giger, .Fraternity edu cation director. Atkinson Gives Food Talk Esther A. Atkinson, associate professor of home economics at the College, addressed dietitians, stewards, superintendents, and lrianagers of state institutions who attended the Institutional Poods and Farm Conference held at the College recently. Her- subject: “The Effect of Quantity Food Preparation and Cookery on Retention Of Nu trients.” MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR sag®©® 3si®ss> THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Women in Sports THIS WEEK’S BAS KETBALL SCORES Alpha Xi Delta ■f-l Town Tri, 'Dorms 2:1 KKG Kappa Delta 32 Fhi Mu Thetas 3® Zeta Tau Alpha . AChiO .., ‘H Delta Gamma Atherton 20 M.Allister ChiO 01) AOPi • Theta Phi Alpha Gumma Phi Beta . Alpha Xi Delta, with four wins, one by forfeit, out of four matches, stands at the top of the basketball intramurals after three weeks of play in paints scored. Reason number one is Ann Baker, who has tagged up a total of 11)0 points in three games, 35 of which were scored Tuesday night against Town. Betty Cook, a phys-ed major playing for Kappa Alpha Theta, hooped "1® points Wednesday, against ZTA. Other high scorers this week were Lucille Martin for KD, 15; Doris Jenkins for AChiO, Carols, Trimming, Shopping Predict Merry Holiday It’s Christmas. On dormitory doors hang red ribboned pine branches, mock packages, and'Christmas cards. Wreaths and! flour snow drifts show from windows. Across the mall 1 float oaro.ls from the CA office in Old Mlain. Everyone is 'humming “Whit e Christ mas” add wiatdhdng the sky hopefully. But isnow or no snow, this is “The” Ghristmbs a lot of fellows and girls have been dreaming aiboutt tor a long time, and it’s going to be a beautiful one Exactly what to buy your best fellow or girl for Christmas often is quite a problem., And so you won’t Wave to do any las,t minute, frantic worrying, we compiled a list that might help you. Say the Fellas: 11..l 1 .. Neckties! ’Specially hand painted or hand knit ones. Dion t recommend bow ties. Chief com plaint about ties girls pick out — “too conservative.” 2. Shaving lotion kit a GI-is sued ones are beginning to wear out. . 3. It’s a little late to start now, bu|t hand knitted socks. In plain colors, yellow and then red, are favorites; angyles top the list. 4. Just a tactful reminder. The fellows say they don’t like girls to pick out their pipes. There’s too much of a (.selection for them to know what kind they'd' like. 5. Last minute resorts named: carton of cigarettes, subscription to “Superman Comics,” can of striped'paint, and a ’46 convert ible. Say the Gbls: It. Always perfume. To be more specific, “Tigress,” “Chanel No. 5,” and “Tweed” were suggested. 2. “No girl can get too many fraternity pins,” one . sorority prexy suggested. . 3. Angora mittens, leather bound date book, band: painted biouse, toy animal (the bigger the better), hair dips with the College seal, and hand painted earrings were other suggestions from th e women. AS THE YULE LOG BURNS Feminine voices under frater nity windows were spreading Clhristmlsis greetings this week, Among the sorority carolers were Chi Omega, Phi Mu and Theta Phi Alpha Monday night. Kappa Kappa Giair.imia Tuesday, and the Deli'.ia Giants last night. Miss Gertrude Mobus, house chaperone to Chi Omega, enter tained 1 the seniors of that sorority Et her traditional candlelight Christmas party Sunday night. At the ChiO house Tuesday after neon, ten underprivileged' chil dren met Santa CFhi Gam. George Furnell behind .the beard). The Thetas and Zeta Tau Alpha also were hostesses to children at hol iday parties, as were Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Pi, arid Alpha Chi Sigma. Delta S'igmia. Phi did its share of holiday entertaining Wednes dCiy night With a Christmas din ner and party for 10 children. RINGS ON THEIR FINGERS Spring isn’t the only time “a young mlan’s fancy turns,” it seems, from the number of en gagements announced recently. Ann Plfiahler, Fhi Mu, is wearing a diamond she received from Jo seph Comer. Her sorority sister Margaret Oakes plans to mjarry William Strewn after graduatioii. Sigma Delta Tau, Jeanne Eisen berg, has announced her’ engage ment to Stanley Cowan of New burgh, N. Y.. Jean Sickel, Delta Gamma, has received a ring from George Patrick, Phi Delta Theta. Still another recent betrothal is that of Phi Mu Mary York to Al pha Zeta, Ted Knew. Phi Kappa will hold its annual Christmas Dsnice at 9 Tonight. Raul Grove’s orchestra will play for the dancing. 17; Lovetta Dinius for McAllis ter. 12, and ’Margaret Shettel 1 for ChiO, J'2. BOWLING THIS WEEK KKG .... 553 Co-op 531 l ZTA 593 Thetas ••• 535 Atherton vs. McAllister (forfeit) Scores' represent a total of five games. . ... High bowling score in this week’s intramurals went to Nar cissus Yant, who roller) •l'4-O for Kappa Alpha Theta. Close behind was .Helen Feidle’s 'l3B score for Kappa Kappa Gamma. Collective' St. Nick Gives Class Gifts Temple Market ChiO vs. AOPi (forfeit) Besides Christmas gifts there are .class gifts. When Joe and Jos ephine College stroll down the Mall, quenching their thirst at the’; fountain by the Old Willow, lis tening to the Westminister chimes strike the hour'6l' day, and holding handis on one of the benlohes that dot the Walk they are sharing memories with hundreds of stud ents who have made useful and beautiful gifts t c the Campus. When the Class of 1903 held its 35th reunion in 1938 they present ed the College With the Hammond Electric Organ in Schwab Audi torium. Back in 1908 to 1912; ivy itiis spread over the locality and these five classes had ivy placed on McAllister Hall, the armory lower, a corner of the engineering building, the southwest corner of Schwab,, and the library. ' The first class gifts, 1861 through 1866 were memorial tab lets that have been placed on the east entrance membrial gateis.— (1917-18). Records between 1866 and 1{)03 have been lost or fail to 1 show; gifts from these classes. Sun dijal and ‘ retaining wall along front campus from the Class of 1916,' front entrance memorial gate from the 1916’ers and the memorial gates 0 n the McAllister Street en trance from the Classes of 1925 and ’26. The most papular gift has been the establishment of loan memor- . ial, and scholarship funds. The ! following classes made contrilbu- • tions for this purpose: 1909, 1910, : 1920, 1932 (temporary, and then , towards Old Main mural), 1933 (temporary), 1935 (income from which is t 0 b e used to purchase botoks for library), ,1941, 1942, February 1943, and October 1943 (temporary). Other gifts are: Steinway con cert piano (1924), contribution for equipment and maintenance of X-ray room in infirmary (1923), terrace in front of Old Main 1913), score board on New Beaver field (1926), infirmary elevator (1934), organ and telescope' (1936), mul tiple observatories (1938), and mountain cabin (1939). ■With the. three-semester plan during the war three class gilts were received each year. The flag poles on New Beaver field were erected by the classes graduating June, 1944, including students, re gistered in the fall semester 1943 and spring semester, 1944. Student Union was the recipient of gifts frorh classes graduating in Feb ruary, 1945, including students re gistered in the summer and fall semesters, 1944, and the classes graduating in June 1945, including students registered in the spring semester, 1945. Students 'who graduated in February and June, 1946, includ ing students registered in the fall semester, 1945 and the spring sem ester, 1946, contributed their class funds to the painting of the Old Main mural. One class, that of October 1945, including students registered in the summer semes ter, has not yet determined the mature of the gift it will make. Among the recent initiates o: Delfa Zeta is Nancy Wylie. HOLIDAY GREETINGS Dear Santa, Please bring Larry Foster a Student Union, he just won’t give uip ahd Mickey Bl'atz, he’s editor of Collegian,-he wants more space for his editorials, trwo columns just ain’t enough. Dr. Banner in our journalism department wants a University Press, its so hard writing all those handbills adver tising Journ. 22. Mr. Jones, all the fellows call him Casey, well, he wants a new field house. ... 27 forfeit I hope you aren’t tried reading Santa, I’ve got so many requests. There’s Jim LaWther, Santa, he’s , been going around for weeks with his head in the .air-still looking for tall basketball players, please help him. The three stooges want someone to write music for them, there so tired singing “Up in the Second Mezzanine.” 'Down Pollo'ck Circle way those shivering skel etons Want some food and heat. They didn’t send everything to Europe did they Santa? The women here all Want a fraternity pin, Santa. It doesn’t make any difference which Greek letters you put on them. IFC wants you to take away the dating code. I know Santa this sounds impossible, but you’re the man who can do it. One of the hostesses in Ath. Hall said to tell you She Stents “shorter goonights”, guess le lounges are just getting too crowded. Just a few more Santa, dear. Ben French ~ warits a year’s sub scription to some good joke book. He likes to cut out the pictures. Bob Footq, well Santa, he’s too bashful'to ask but he wlants Mary Lou Waygpod for Christmas. Ru mor says .that Gene Fulmer wants a colpy of Kent’s book, "The Great Game., of Politics” .Last but . not least dear Santa, please bring me a book on how to write persuasive letters. Vitamin A Research Receives $6,000 Grant . (Research in new methods of de termining. Vitamin A contents will be continued with a grant of $6,000 from the Nu'trition'al Foun dation, Inc., of New York, to the College, it was announced re cently. ’ The. project, started last year, has been under the supervision Of Dr. N. B. Guerrant, professor of biological chemistry. It is en titled “Spectognaphic Methods of Estimating Vitamin A.” Purpose, of the project is to re duce both the costs and the time involved, in determining the vita min .content of Vitamin A concen trates, • particularly in the fish oils. Existing assay methods, it was explained,..involve, the feed ing, of materials under test to la boratory animals and then check ing -.the biological response,- a, system which requires costly pro cedures and up to a month for Leaders Plan For FFA Week ' Pl'ans, for resuming the annual State,.FlFA Week, when about a thousand high . school boys from Future Farmer of America chap ters assemble at the Pennsylvania State College campus for a busy program, were approved at a meeting of state leaders here this week. Faculty members of the agricultural education staff joined with 32 county vocational agri'cul *ure advisers and H. C. Fetferoff State FFA adviser and head of the agricultural education section of the State Department of Public Instruction. The same group Completed ar rangements for the FFA degrees, prizes and other awards to be made at the annual meeting in Harrisburg in .connection with the State Farm Shew events. Dr. Henry S. Brunner, head of the agricultural education staff, here, will direct the 100-pie;ee State FFA Band at the Farm Show. Several new FFA activities will appear as the State FFA Week is revived on the campus next June. Public spelaking contests, several FIFA singing' quartets, formation of a new State FFA band, and a number of project activities are tentatively listed for the program dropped during the war years. each sample. Although incomplete, the studies ndi'oste a possibility of reducing the time of making Vitamin A as says from four weeks to four hours, Dr. Guerrant Said. He also indicated a possibility of reducing the costs of such tests from ap proximately $250 per sample to u C o *Jk WISHING YOU CHRISTMAS CHEER and a •HAPPY NEW YEAR Delta Delta Delta RING THE CHIMES... IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME! Pi Lambda iflfjerrij. spinel a ffen/ %jeav '■ • ALPHA XI DELIA CAMPUS RESTAURANT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, V around $lO per sample by 1 newer method.. ■ Successful coimmtoticn of ‘ project, it was explained, * will enable consumeio «it'On A concentrates to purchase si plies of a known vitamin basis £ to use these concentrates mi economically and wisely. ALPHA EPSILON PHI SENDS YOU BEST WISHES FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BRIGHT NEW YEAR HAPPY HOLIDAY from Beaver House MERRY CHRISTMAS GUZZLIN GUS CLASS OF '5l
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