PAGE I«VTOVE Players, Thespians, Debate Hold Early October Tryouts Penn State’s three forensics, Players, Thespians and Debate have a heavy schedule planned for the coming year. Thespians, musical comedy group, are celebrating their fiftieth anniversary this year. Plans are under way for an all alumni show to be given on Homecoming weekend. Only former Thespians will take part in the show. The regular fall musical, a “book show,” will be given in De cember. Tryouts will be in mid- October. All interested students should plan to participate in the tryouts. Players, the dramatics group, have an ever heavier schedule ahead. The arena productions, so popular last year, will be con tinued this year on a weekly basis. Performances wifi be given in Woodman’s Hall every Saturday night, starting in November. The first production will be “Out of the Frying Pan.” To Hold Shindig “A Sound of Hunting,” with the action taking place on the Anzio Beachhead, will be given November 13, M. and 15. A general get-together, the an nual “Shindig,’* will be held in Schwab Auditorium, Monday eve ning, September 29, from 7 to 9 o’clock. AH new and interested students are invited to attend, ac cording to Arthur Cloetingh, head of the Dramatics department. Last year players utilized 100 students in acting parts and be tween 150 and 200 on technical work. They are offered experience in acting, scenery construction and painting, lighting, costuming, properties and advertising. Debate With Oxford The re-opening of debating re lations with Oxford University of England for the first time since before the war, will be the initial appearance of the menis debate squad. Penn State will take the af firmative on the subject, “Resolv ed that an era of war can best be averted by an all-purpose Anglo- American alliance.” Joseph F. O’Brien is coach of the men’s squad and Clayton H. Schug leads the women’s team. Later announcement will be made as to the time and place of try oufc, Trustees Restrict Student Licenses In an effort to alleviate the Campus parking problem, the Board of Trustees of the College has prohibited the further issu ance of operating and parking permits to most undergraduate drivers. Following the recommendation of a faculty and staff committee appointed by President Hetzel to. study campu. and traffic regula tions, the Board has restricted un dergraduate students in the use of cars on the campus as follows: i. Driving on the central cam pus roads is prohibited during the hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon day to Saturday noon, except that physically handicapped students who are certified by the College Health Service may be granted special operating and parking per mits. 2. Cars may be used by stu dents for special class or labora tory work if arrangements are made with the Office of Campus Patrol by the faculty member in charge. 3. Student car operators, in cluding commuters, jnay park only in West Parking Area and a desig nated student parking area on East Campus. Book Exchange— (Continued from page One ) vertising, and the employment of one full time worker. Prices set on used volumes range around 60 per cent of orig inal value. Chairman Weigle re ports the exchange handled ap proximately 1200 books during the past spring semester. Veter ans may use book cards, which ai e redeemed later. The exchange will be open an the following dates: Fri., Sept. 26 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27 9 a.m.-12 m. Mon.. Sept. 29 ... 9 a.m.-4 pjn. Tuee.. Sept. 30 ... 9 a.m.-4 pan. W«d» Oct. 1 9 un.'U m. By John Marion Thespians compose music for campus musicals. Trustees Vote (or New General Fee (Continued from page one) tain Penn State’s educational ’standards.” The specific increases voted by ■•the trustees are as follows: L All students taking courses on the State College campus or at Mont Alto will be assessed $2O per semester to cover a new gen eral course fee, the proceeds of which will be applied to the higher costs of instruction. This new fee supplements the existing general fees which remain un changed for the full time students carrying from 12 to 21 credits a semester. 2. For students carrying eleven credits or less per semester, the part-time fee has been raised from $6 to $8 per credit hour or equivalent, plus practicum fees where such fees apply. 3. Students carrying an abnor mally large schedule will be as sessed the regular fees plus $8 per credit hour or equivalent for all credits in excess of 21 per se mester. FOR A TASTY TREAT THAT CANT BE BEAT TRY MEXI-HOT ON ALLEN STREET! HAMBURGERS HOT DOGS MILK SHAKE SOFT DRIHKS MEXI-HOT IN STATE COLLEGE IT’S Clemson Taxi Service PHONE 3421 3872 THE DAILY Musical Groups Seek Additional Student Talent Symphony, Glee Chtb, Choir Open to All The . music department offers an opportunity for students with musical ability to make use of their talents as members of vari ous vocal and instrumental en sembles. These music organiza tions are campus-wide in scope and students from all curricula are eligible to participate. C hemal Choir Composed of approximately 110 voices, the Choir sings each Sun day at the Chapel services in Schwab Auditorium. In addition to their regular appearances, the Choir gives special musical serv ices at Christmas and Easter. Plans for the coming year also include the presentation of a complete oratorio. Guest soloists will accompany the Choir, in this program. Members of the organization, which include both men and women, receive one half credit per semester. Tryouts are sched uled for the first week of school, the time to be announced later. Men's Glee Club The Penn State Glee Club has enjoyed a reputation as a fine singing organization for many years. This all-male club is com posed" of approximately 70 voices. Besides giving concerts at the College, the Glee Club takes a spring road trip. It is a non-credit organization whose personnel are chosen on the basis of competi tive tryouts. Members of the Varsity Quar tet are chosen from among the men belonging to the Glee Club. College Symphony Devoted to playing the most imposing works of symphonic lit erature, the repertoire of the Col lege Symphony Orchestra ranges from the preclassical through the modern schools. Several concerts a year are presented by the orchestra. Re hearsals are held one night a week with additional sectional rehearsals during school hours. They will begin the first week of school. Both men and women are eli gible for membership in the Col lege Symphony, on the basis of competitive tryouts. One college credit per semester is given for membership in the organization. Students interested in joining the Orchestra should bring their own instruments. [, STftTE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Fast Stepping Blue Band Starts Early, Works Late :l fishbur] Gives Yearly Concert Nearly 125 girls make up the personnel of the Treble Singers. This non-credit organization re hearses once a week. The Treble Singers give a formal concert each spring. They also appear as a unit in connec tion with other activities at the College WOODRING FLORAL GARDENS the ALLENCREST Jbgfi is your W BEST BET ... if you enjoy excellent food served in a pleasant Colonial dining room . . . and beat of all, delicious memos always well wit-bin your budget! Why not make it the ALLENCREST tonight? ih. ALLENCREST TEAROOM Phone 4722 1-06 W. Beaver Are., State College TUESDAY, The College Blue Band is known not only as a spectacular marching unit, but also as a fine musical organization. Actually the band is divided into two units. The Blue Band Marching Unit is made up entirely of male students end includes all regular band in struments and a drum major. In order to be ready for the -home football games, rehearsals for the Marching Unit will begin immediately after the opening of school. These rehearsals will be held one evening and three late aftemons a week until the close of the football season. Professor Hummel Fishburn leads the Blue Band. In addition to the local football games, the band will take at least two trips, leaving the campus on Friday and returning on Sunday. Concert Unit The second division of the band, the Concert Unit, includes women students as well as men. A series of concerts are given by this or ganization during tide spring months. Rehearsals of the Con cert Unit which will take place one night a- week, begin at the close of the football season. As is the case in all the College mqsic groups, membership in the Blue Band is on the basis of competitive tryouts. 117 E. Beaver Phone 2045 JAMES E. WOLFE ’39 Before the war was Wolfe in the Glennland Bldg. 28, 1947
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