TUESDAY, JULY M, IM7 Dress Transition Features tonger Skirts, Says Specialist “Longer skirts—which wi.l get longer—are one indication oi a cur. rent transition period in women’s fashion,” said Miss Doris Myers, vis. iting professor cf bonne economics from Carnegie Institute of Tech notogy. Miss Myers has no consolation to offer “praatioally IQO percent M the College men” who, according to a recent Summer Collegian ar ticle, are protesting the lengthen- • ing-skirt trend. “Skirts will reach a length of 12 to 14 inches from the floor,” she predicted. (Three to six [inches lower that coeds’ skirts last year.) More Feminine Fall skirts will be fuller and more feminine in contour, ac cording to Miss Myers, with pleats, bustles, and other effects of skirt fullness featured. Interviewed in the clothing laboratory, 112 Home Economics, the instructor had magazine clip pings handy to illustrate the new silhouette. She pointed out the models’ recently popular broad shoulders, narrow waist, and nar row skirt. , . . “Since 1900 the cycle has been at-the tubular form, recently var ied by heavily padded shoulders msVing an inverted triangle ef fect, flattering to most women’s figures. “Cycles usually last about 85 years,” she explained, “but the wartime regulations on yardage helped lengthen this cycle.” Bell Shape Returns The new cycle being ushered in will highlight a bell-shaped silhouette producing a broad tn- Sloop Speaks To Workshop “Christianized education holds the secret of world peace,” Dr. Mary Sloop, director of Crossnore Inc. of Crossnore, N. C., told edu cators attending the special Penn sylvania Workshop lecture this “Whether or not religion, as such, is taught in our schools,” Dr. Sloop said, “we must give our children character as well as edu cation by teaching them the prin ciples of ti»e Bible.” Dr. Sloop explained that she took up her work in the moun tains of North Carolina to give an education to people who “would have been remarkable if they had been educated.” Dr. Sloop attributes her success in winning over these mountain people to the surgery that she and her husband, both medical doc tors, performed. After they had been won over to the idea of bet tering their living conditions, Dr. Sloop said, these people never tired of giving any material they owned or their labor to the young couple who had come into their midst to organize a school, a hos pital, sewing classes, and to lead them to more wholesome lives. Ind. Ed. Dames Tour Campus Wives of Industrial Education graduate students will be con ducted on a campus tour which will leave from the Student Union desk, Old Mpin, at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The tour will include Mineral Industries exhibits, Col lege flower gardens, and the creamery, said Mrs. Michael Kovin, chairman. A dinner dance August 7 will close the group’s main session roster. All wives of industrial ed ucation students are eligible to attend the club’s meetings and social affairs, said Mrs. Fred L. Hoffman, club president. s t y e ~, IS. SO I $8.50 tO» TIME (Oa LIFE Magasl—> Magazine) SPECIAL COLLEGE RATES) SIS BBC HALL ***»«»# . . . «. S. BOTTGER MSI (Ext. STS) THE SUMMER angle with the base at the hem of the skirt and the point at the neckline, according to the stylist. “Shoulders will be rounded, not padded, giving softer lines. Acceptance of unpadded should ers will depend, of course, on the individual woman’s figure,” Miss Myers said. “Although many custom-made fashions still come from Paris, the United States is now the lead er in ready-to-wear styles. The advantage of living in a demo cratic society is that our method of production has made a variety of fashions available to all wo men, giving her the emotional satisfaction of being fashion-wise and budget-wise,” she concluded. Four June Graduates Accept Positions with Alma Mater Four women who received bachelor’s degrees at the June commencement have accepted positions with their alma mater. Jean Nelson, who laid down the WSGA presidency gavel in May and was Quill Girl, Slipper Girl, and Mortar Board treasurer dur ing her senior year, is the new secretary to the Dean of Women. JEAN NELSON Managing editor of the Daily Collegian and president of Theta Sigma Phi last year, Lynette Lundquist is now writing for the Alumni News. Barbara Kinley, graduate in ■IAN—STATE COLLEGE, Coed Mermaid The White Hall pool, home of the varsity swim team which took the Eastern district cham pionship and placed third nation ally in the Inter-Collegiate Swim Telegraphies this Spring, is host this summer to women seeking relaxation after warm days in cI£SS. Only steel-constructed one of its kind, the 25 by 17 yard pool may be used by women students from 4 to 5:30 p. m. Monday,, Wednesday, and Friday and from 7 to 9 p. m. Tuesday and Thurs day. A physical examination at the Dispensary and a $2 fee payable at the Office of the Bursar in Old Main are entrance requirements. Pastel "tank” suits and towels are provided to swimmers who have access to showers and lock ers.. A special hair-drying room is one of White Hall’s facilities. During plunge hours, record ed music is played. A lifeguard, either Miss Marion Whallon, in- commerce and finance, has ac cepted a position in the record er’s office. Alice Friese, who re ceived her degree in education,, is working this Summer with the admissions office. To a woman, they agree that being employed by the College isn’t quite the same as being a coed. One of the main differences —“saddle shoes and sweater days” are gone. Forum Hears Carleton Panel Miss Frederica Carleton, visit ing professor, will conduct a panel discussion. "Family Spend ing Patterns,” with a group of her students in 110 Home Economics, 4:30 p.m. tomorrow. The public is invited. An associate professor of home economics at Syracuse University, Miss Carleton has taught “Con sumer Problems” and “Economic Problems of the Household” in the Summer Sessions program. Dr. Winona L. Morgan, associ ate professor of home economics, will lecture on “Responsibility of the Family of Democratic Living” August 6, closing a series of home economics forums on “Homes, Families, and Home Economics.” Twenty-eight men, represent ing 17 counties, are enrolled at the College in the short course for training Dairy Herd Improvement Association supervisors. The course began on July 23. Swim to Musi VARSITY SWIMMER structor of swimming and coach of the varsity team, or Miss Pearl Berlin, graduate assistant in the School of Physical Education, is on duty at all time. Tile lined, the pool has under water lighting. Below the meter high diving board the pool SIP - - COOLING BEVERAGES EAT - - DELICIOUS FOOD in a DELIGHTFUL ATMOSPHEk*. at the COMPLETELY REMODELED Hotel Chief Lounge OPPOSITE THE COURT HOUSE (Just Oif the Diamond) in BELLEFONTE 20 CARATS cologne s2.2s—Tax Extra It’s pare gold translated into fragrance. Very, very elegant—and so concen trated yon use but little at e time. 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