varsity Sweetheart' Opens Three-Night Run, at Schwab Show Tells Story of Houseparfy; Tonight's Mels on Sale at Dow “Varsity Sweetheart,” Thespiaris? Spriijg production, will open at Schwab auditorium tonight at 7 o’clock in a special general ad mission performance. Forty-ninth in the Thespian series, the show tells the story of a houseparty weekend at Penn State. Opening with a scene at the Post House, the musical comedy moves through a fraternity house, Atherton Hall, the Dispensary, scenes on the Mall and Co-op Corner. One special production number takes' the audience back to the ”good ol’ days” in 1872, complete with' a barber shop quartet, soft 'shoe dance, and can-can girls. The Dispensary scene is one of the ’ comedy highlights in the show, according to the laughter even from the cast, who have seen it over and over. • Jim-Ambandos plays the head doctor, who sometimes• confuses Lute AP News Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ TEXAS CITY Eye-witnesses say ttye ; scenes around explosion torn Texas City, Tex., resemble those of 'a battlefield. The roads are filled with trucks and ambu lances .moving back and forth in long lines, carrying dead and wounded. The death toll right now is put at about 1200, after the worst ex plosion in Texas history. The chain of explosions that devas tated Texas City was set off by a terrific blast on a French nitrate ship. WASHINGTON—Congress will ask the grandson of the late Henry Ford for advice on han dling prices. Ohio Republican Senator Taft, chairman of the Joint Committee on' the. Economic Report, says Fowler McCormick/ of ' the International Harvester Company, also will be asked to testify. Both have announced re cent price-cuts. BERLIN— Armond Willis, for mer U. S. information officer in Russia, says he resigned because of the anti-Russian attitude in the U. S. Embassy in Moscow and terms the embassy staff “a bunch of pixies.” State Department of ficials say Willis was ordered back to the U. S. fours weeks ago by Ambassador; Walter 8.-Smith and Assistant Secretary, of State Wil liam Benton and that’he rejected an offer of a transfer to another European, capital.!,: y Mortar Board Nets $3/2.25 As'Save Children'Ends Mortar Board Proxy JOAN HARRINGTON Council Chooses Co-op Committee Plans for a Cooperative Asso ciation for Pollock Circle were discussed at a' recent Council meeting' and a committee was ap pointed to draw up a constitution. Members of the committee in clude Austin Ackerman, Robert Four, Jo'hn Green, Edmund Ko val,. Bernard .Miller, Bernard Pol lock and William Proctor. President Albert Honig also ap pointed a committee to formulate •rules governing the selection of future Pollock Circle newspaper stalfifs, William Schiele, William Steiper, James ,Stevenson and Rialgh, 1 Tempted' will- compose the '. newspaper committee. Singers Rehearse • Tawny and Ray (Foriunalo, ' and Gloria Travioli the student-patients with horse friends at Hialeah. Jack Calhoun has'the role'of his golf-crazed as sistant. Adele Yablon, veteran of many. Thespian shows, plays the receptionist in this scene as well as one of- the 1872 coeds in the “good ol’ days” number. ' “Forchie’s Fo u r,” 1 a quartet composed of Ray Fortunato, (Continued on page two) MtorUar Board, senior'Women’s' honlonary. ended) its drive for .funds to donltrilbUite to the Save .iJhe Children Federation yesterday w’ifth' a total of $372.25, announced Joan Harrington, Mortar Boarid president. Atherton - Hall topped' the list wittfhi $5OlBB. The largest amount contributed by a single grouip was ss'o which, was given by S'igmia Delta Tau sorcrdity as a result of >a, recent bridge party. ■ The money will be used'by the Save the ChDdreti Federation to support a school in A a needy Euro pean district, Mjss Harrington said). f Ooriifcritouiting organizations are as follows: Altherton Ball Sigma Delta Tau 50.00 MjcAllislter HaU 26j110 Wtaitts Hail 23J54 A’ichh Omlcron Pi 118.25 Aliphia Chi Omega ■.. 12.85 Chi Omega f. 112.75 Fhi Eipisilon Pi Toj2s Owens ...... Irvin Ha"!' . Kappa Delta Parthellenic Council 110.00 W. S. G. A 10.00 WcmJan’s Building 6.75 Ghmmfa Pht Beta ~ Do oust Dane Dodge Frazier Dorm 5118 Kappa Alpha Thdta -5.00 Fhi Delta Theta Pi Kappa Phi . . Wiley Dorm 4.50 (Continued on page four) Engineering Students Nominations of candidates for the Engineering Student Council election next Tuesday must be turned in to the Mechanical En gineering Office, 208 Main Engi neering, before 5 o'clock today, said Alexander _Peirowski, Council elections chairman. Candidates must have at least a ,1, tail-college average, and they may nominate themselves.' Any fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh semester engineering student is eligible. fto laily Joyce Parker Places Third In. National Coed Contest Joyce Parker, Miss Penn State of 1947, came in third in the na tional contest to choose Miss American Coed of 1947, J. Arthur Stober, Froth editor, said today. First place was awarded to Miss Mimi Hart of the University of lowa, whose picture will appear in the Senior Ball issue of Froth. Miss Dottie Richardson of Van derbilt University took second place. Miss Gladys Joseph. New York University, and Miss' Jan Brown, University of- Maine, placed fourth and fifth, respec tively. According to a letter received from NYU Varieties, sponsor of the contest, John Robert Powers, who chose Miss American Coed IFC Booths Free To Fraternities Booths fo,r IF Ball this Friday nilglht will be free to all member fraternities of IFC. according to John Cameron, chairman of booths andi refreshments. Ticket Sales will begin. Friday mterriing at Student Union, and are priced at $4 inkfluld'ing tax. flVDulsi'c the semi-formal 1 affai r will be provided by Boyd Raeburn and. hiis ordhestra. Raeburn dome;, to the College after a long engage ment at Vanity Fair in New York City. > ■ Featured members of the Rae burn outfit include Vocalist Ginnie Pcwell, trumpeter Pete Oandoii add clarinetist Buddy DeFrando. Arranger Johnny Richards makes use of sudhi instruments as the oboe, English horn, harp and tympianni, all unUsu'aill for a dance band, in providing the ordhedtra *...... Theme- for the darice will be, “A Ni'ghlt in Venice,” with appropri ate decorations, said Robert Koser, decoration, chairman. (hem-Phys Group Opens Elections Nominations for meimlbers of next year’s Chemistry - Physics Student) Council will be m'ade in 407 did- MSain at 7 o’clock tonight, Raymond Shlbley, president, said yefetendlay. An opportunity will be given students of .the School to add nom inees to the slate priq,. to the elections, which will be held late in April. Dairy Movies Thfe e colored movies, “Amer ica’s Favorite,” "“Dairy Farm,” “Behind the Smile,” and a car toon entitled “Dinky the Watch man” will toe shown at'the Dairy Science ICluto meeting in 1(17 Dairy at 7 o’clock tonight, John Naugle, president, said today. 550.88 Glenn, Woods PSCA Candidates Election of PSCA officers for the coming yen' will toe held in first floor lohby of Old Main Iron. 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 pjm. tomorrow. All members of PHQA are eligible to vote. T.he slate is as follows: Wil liam Glenn and Patricia Woods, president: Emory Brown, Dorothy Parks, vice president; George Cleveland, Ralph Harris, treasurer;.Gene GilmOre, Patricia Kinkead, re cording secretary; Marjorie Billistein, Barbara Keefer, cor responding secretary. The nomnnating committee from the CA Cabinet includes Stanley Coville, Betty Farrow, Phoebe Fon’est, Samuel Har vey, Phyllis ■ James, - James Smith. THURSDAY MOEINIING, APRIEL 117, .19.4)7—STATE COLLEGE, PENNA. of 1947, “had a difficult time pick ing the winner. Your entry,” the letter continued, “came in a very, very close third.” Miss Parker had been selected in a campus contest of coeds as Queen of the annual Engineer Ball this Spring. A full page pic ture of Miss Parker appears in tire IF Ball issue of Froth ( currently on sale. NYU Varieties also announced that several leading magazines have been given permission to run the story of the contest. Per mission has also been extended to Life magazine to publish the contest article. It is expected to be featured in the issue appear ing on or about April 21. Rec Hall Opens For Saturday'Fun Nite “Fun Nite” at Recreation Hall will be offered Saturday- ac cording to Ray Conger', assist ant professor of physical edu cation, who is in charge of the program'. Recorded music for dancing will be provided from. 8 p.m. until midnight, whil e ping pong, badminton, Kick-It, and card and board games will be available, Conger said. Admission for the evening will be 30c, .including tax. ‘Fun Nite” is sponsored by the School of Physical Education. Panel to Discuss JJi Improvements A panel forum will Ibe the fourth presentation of the liberal Arts Lecture Series to be heid at 121 Sparks, 8 p.ir.'. today. “Liberal Arts, Present and Future,” will be discussed with emphasis placed on local problems. Dr. John A. Ferguson, profes sor of political science, .will act as chairman of the group which is composed of members of the Lib eral Arts faculty. Those partici pating on the panel ar e Dr. Has kell B. Curry, professor of mathe matics; and Dr. Harold E. Dick son, professor of fine arts. Dr. Philip S. Klein, associate professor of American history; Dr. Philip A. Shelley, professor of German; and Dr. William L. Werner, professor of English lit erature. The College’s existing plan in Liberal Arts will b e compared with the Yale University Plan, ac cording to Dr. Shelley. The for um will discuss suggestions made by previous speakers and explain how they may be made practic able. Sufficient time will be reserved at the close -of the discussion to permit the panel to answer ques tions from the floor. Belles Lettres A quiz program will Ibe fea tured at the meeting of the Belles Lettres Club in the northeast lounge of Atherton HeII 3:30 o’- clock today. Anti-Racial Group To Sound Barbers Racial discrimination alleged to exist in State College barber shops was discUsiseld, last night, by rep reseriiatlves of the 39 State Col lege community and College or ganizations -composing the recently created Anti-Racial Discrimination Cammiitltoe of State College. The barber shops, however, were not represented l .at the meet ing .and t'he Committee authorized the appointment of. a- special sulb- ( committee, which will attempt' to' determine the barbers’ reaction to the problem. This was the first national con test and was on a small scale, using only a select group of 15 colleges. Seven colleges who asked to enter the contest were later added, making a total of 22 contestants. Humor magazines at each of these colleges sponsored a local contest to name the queen of their college and then entered her in the national contest. Froth, who was chosen to enter a Penn State coed to represent the Central Eastern states, appealed to all campus organizations and individuals to enter their choice for Miss Penn State. Judges were chosen from college faculty and administrative officials. Pfleegor Releases Class Day Rians Plans for Class Day got under way yesterday when Fred Keek er was appointed committee chairman toy ' Charles Pfleegor, senior class president. .Serving with Keeker on the committee are Albert Green, Lyn ette (Lundquist, (Barbara Mc- Cleary and Mary Lou Waygood. Tentative arrangements cell for the 'Class Day exercises to be held on the terrace of Old Main at 7:30 p.m. June 8. 'The committee is compiling a list of senior men who they be lieve hav e made sincere contribu tions to the College, said Keeker. These will be used on ballots which will be sent out to all sen ior men. The vote wil determine which five graduating seniors will be awarded the traditonal honor titles of Spoon Man, Barrel Man, Cane' Man, Pipe’Orator--and' Class Donor. Women’s honor elections of Bow Girl, Fan Girl, Miirror Girl, Class Poet and Class Donor are handled through the Dean of Women’s office. The Class Day program will include th e awarding of honor titles and certificates, presentation, of -a class gift, the Valedictory and Salutatory addresses and possibly musical entertainment, said Keeker. News Briefs Men's Bridge Club All members and interested non-memlbers of th e Men’s Bridge Clulb are urged to attend a busi ness meeting in 41-8 Old Main at V: 30 o’clock tonight. The coming tournament and its rules will be discussed. Duplicate play will fol low the meeting. Graduate Exam Graduate (Record Examination will be administered in 311 Buok hout Laboratory from 8 a.m. to 112 moon Mlay 5 and 1 p.m. to 5 p. m. Mlay 6. Candidates musit regis ter in '2lO Buckhout Laboratory before noon today. PSCA Films “The Life -of Doctor Carver” and “The Brotherhood- of Man,” two film's shown by Commission VI -cf the PSCA, will be followed by a d'tecusisioh, of the FEPC Fair Employment Bill alt 6:30 tonight in. 302 Old Main. Sigma Tau Jay M. Tenzer was elected president at a reorganization, meeting of Siglrna Tau, national engineering honorary fraternity, Tuesday. Matthias -Schteifer w-a-s selected vice-president and trea surer; Richard E. Black, recording secretary; Dari E. Ivordes, corre sponding secetary; and Zulmar Barson, historian. Panhel Scholarship Wanda Rickr.rd, sixth semester physical education major, has been awarded the annual Panhel leni-c ’Council scholarship of $5O, it was announced at the regular Pf-nhel meeting Tuesday.
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