rAuF FnUIR Leading Campus Commedian Frustrated Actor. At Heart 4.t.ory Ulank) Glass, Thespian-Player funny man, claims that •he's nothing but a poor, frustrated character actor. "When I finally did get my 'Big Chance' at a straight role in 'Sky lark' what did I do? I forgot my lines!" Glass' first show at the College was the Players' production "Curse of Gold " The part consisted of picking his teeth on stage for the entire length of the show "I become very accomplished at picking my teeth," he said. In "Macbeth," his next show, Glass provided the comedy relief. It was a successful part, but he insists it was only due to the fact that his scene was the only light one interjected into two hours o' steady drama. Hall and preparing Bee Hall for a dance is an involved "The next year i played in 'Angel Street.' My part? One min- process, according to Mrs. Naomi , ute and thirty secorvis—no words. Haupt, secretary of the Central "But came the next Thespian 'Booking office. show and I was really in! I played The first step alter a dance Bob Higgins in a two minute part. ommittee has been formed is to And I counted every second." ecure an open date for Bee Hall The next play .that Glass tried from the calendar committee. After the date has been fixed, out for was "The ImaZinary In- two copies of a printed form must vale " be filled out at the campus patrol ",ere I expected to get the 'ffice in Old Main. The form de handsome, romantic lead. And termines the nature and size of what did I get? The part of the the dance so that the proper big jerk!" preparations can be made. Hank always liked acting and Large dances like the Junior took part in the usual grammar Prom require much more prepa and high school plays. In Chester, ation than smaller dances such his home town, he was a member rs those given by clubs, which in of the Chester Foot Lighters. a turn require more preparation theatrical company that produced than record affairs. comedies and musicals. The actual preparation of Rec "I played character parts." 1 Hall requires hours. The floor One summer Hank played in must be cleaned and polished, ' summer stock at Plymouth. Mass., and chairs, platform, band shell, ' and piano set up. Ifrefreshments doing such shows as "Here Comes are to be served, the table hold- Mr. Jordan" pnri "Washington ing them must be covered with Slept Herr " naper as well as the floor beneatl "l playect character parts." the tables. Hank, one dramatics major who can speak without dragging his a's a mile long, did emcee work this summer at home and in Phil adelphia, filling in at club dates, weddings and banquets. He also does quite a bit of emcee work in different ..nmpus. ~iciLy a'.4ent Having been ajournalism major at one time, Hank wants to com bine writing and acting by trying his hand at comedy playwriting. He hones to make it his future ca- oe. numorist, Glass has his own definition of what is funny. "I don't like the kind of humor that is so prevalent in the large city night clubs of today. These jokesters depend upon ridicule of races and nationalities for their laughs. "The best type of humor makes fun at the little things people do and at the little foibles that ev eryone has." Lecture Tickets Rem* nn snie Persons interested in obtaining season tickets for the 1947-48 State College Community For um lecture series, but who were unable to get to the advanced sal'• n nld Main yesterday. may sti' '; 0 reasonably good •• • u,;11 there was a heavy sa.ik ing the afternoon at the Athletic Office, B. V. Moore, chairman of the Forum, reports that some particularly good seats are available in the balcony and a limited r•i -, 41- 4 , main floe iiie were placed on sale aday at the Stu- I dent Union desk and will be available there until the supply is exhausted. First event in the series is scheduled for Wednesday when Robert A. Smith. head (,I New York Times foreign desk,! !ebates the British Colonial Pol v with Sir Frederick Puckle,j -isor to the British ambassador U. S. urorner Rats Elect Brother Hats, an organization of former VMI students, elected the following officers Monday: Walter Diltenderfer, president; L. F. Seidel, secretary-treasurer: Edward DeGrat•ve, social chair man: G. Hassitichvr. publicity h airman. Students a. urged to ?id the next meeting. 228 street, 7 p.rn. Monday. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Involved Processes Make Big Dances Successes Spotlights must be obtained from Thespians. Clothing racks, the outside canopy and the pub lic address system must all be set up. If all of this work can be done during regular working hours the cost for a dance the size of the Junior Prom ranges from $l6O to $175. For a small record _dance these costs run around $5O. When the preparations cannot be made during regular working hours the costs go up because the service men get time and a half for their overtime. The cost and work of the in terior decorations is the job of the decorations committee of the dance, but their plans must meet with the approval of the Grounds •n d Buildings department. Attention, Hatmen All hatmen are asked to turn out for tonight's parade and pep rally to greet Acting Presi dent Milholland and support the team, said Bob McGregor, vice-president of Hat Societies Council. The traditional double-line will be formed before tomor row's game at New Beaver Field and batmen are urged to report t o the gate leading onto the gridiron at 1:45 p.m., sell McGregor. o Hold Party Nittany Co-op members will hike to the PSCA Cabin on Tus sey Mountain for a Halloween cabin party tonight at 6: 80 o'clock, said Grace Schilder, so, ^ial chairman. A Radio for Your Home Combination floor models in period and mcp'orn designs • TABLE MODELS • PORTABLES BENDIX MOTOROLA SPARTON STROMBERG-CARLSON Phonograph and Radio /WWI Work Guaranteed STOWS RADIO CENTER Opposite Post Office IF( Newsletter Sets Wednesday Deadline For Fraternity News Representatives of fraternities desiring to submit news to the IFC Newsletter must do so by 5:30 p.m. on the Wednesday pre ceding the Inter-fraternity Coun cil meeting, Joseph Succop, IFC publicity director, said today. All copy should be prepared in a 3; inch typewritten column, not to exceed 150 words. News repre sentatives may contact either Herbert Locke, Zeta Beta Tau, phone 2312, or Peter Warker, Phi Kappa Tau, phone 2760, for ad ditional information or to turn in news. Sports news, exclusive of intra mural league competition, may be given to 'Wilbert Roth ; Zeta Beta Tau, phone 2312. This includes any informal intra-fraternity sports events that may occur be tween issues of the Newsletter. Copy for the next issue of the IFC Newsletter must be turned in to the staff members listed above by 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Attention Veterans Veterans are urged to turn in all outstanding receipts for books and supplies at the Bur sar's office today if they expect to be reimbursed by November 10, according to Charles F. Menem, co-ordinator of vet erans' affairs. Receipts for purchases al ready made should be sub mitted immediately, and, re ceipts for any supplies not yet purchased may be turned in at a later date. Alumni Plan Festivities For Out of Town Games Plans for festivities in Phila- played on the first Penn State delphia and Baltimore for the team. Temple and Navy football games At the smoker there will be were announced yesterday by Thespian variety acts and movies Ridge Riley, executive secretary of the West Virginia game. Pro of the Alumni Association. fessors Hummel Fishburn and Alumni clubs in both cities will Frank Gullo will lead group sponsor the activities. singing. Philadelphia alumni invite men The Temple smoker, said Ridgc and women students to a smoker- Riley, will be the first that rally the evening before the Tem- women have ever been invited ple game, according to letters re- to. ceived at the Alumni Office from The BaltiMore alumni club has William D. Harkins. president of the Penn State Club of Philadel phia, and Ruth Kiesling, presi dent of the Penn State Alumnae Club of Philadelphia. Saturday night in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Adelphia the alumni clubs will sponsor a football dance. Tickets, priced at $3 a couple, are on sale now at Student Union. 500th Game A special ceremony marking the 500th varsity football game Penn State has played, will honor Charles C. Hildebrand '92, who We Operate An Authorized Parker FOUNTAIN PEN REPAIR DEPOT BRING US YOUR PEN AND PENCIL TROUBLES All Work Guaranteed Mr. DEAN SPAYD in Charge Rea and Derick's News Briefs Hat Society Council Hat Society Council will meet in 417 Old Main at 9 p.m. Sun day to discuss the first draft of their constitution, according to Lawrence Fost e r, President. Members are urged to attend. Engineer Staff Beginning Monday, meetings of the "Penn State Engineer" staff will be held in 417 Old Main at 7 p.m., Leon Lock, publicity manager, said today. Druids Constitution Druids, sophomore men's hon orary, is revising its constitution before tapping new members, said John Benglian. president. To Observe Holiday In observance of the thirtieth Balfour Declaration Day, the local branch of the Intercollegi ate Zionist Federation of Amer ica will show "House in the Desert" at the Hillel Foundation, 133 W. Beaver avenue, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The film was produced in Pal estine and is shown for the first time outside New York. The pro gram will be completed with a I talk by Rabbi Benjamin Kahn and Palestinian folk dancing. Outing Club Hike Men from Pollock Circle will be the guests of the WRA Out ing Club on a hike to Mount Nit tany, Sunday afternoon, said Lou Frazier, Outing Club president. The group will leave from White Hall at 1:15. arranged for a Blue Band con cert in Sun square, one block east of the Lord Baltimore hotel, from 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. on the Friday preceding the Navy game. After the concert there will be a smoker in Parlor M of the Lord Baltimore hotel. Among the guests from the College will be Dean Carl P. Schott, Coach Bob Higgins, H. R. Gilbert, graduate manager of athletics, Professors Fishburn and Gullo. Louis H. Bell, director of public informa tion at the College, will speak on the achievements of the College in the scientific fields. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1047 Rally To Start PSCA Fund Drive The Penn State Christian Asso ciation's finance campaign for 1947-48 will be held on campus the 10 days starting Nov. 9. The finance committee headed by J. Orvis Keller has announced an over-all goal for the campus of $6,300 and of this amount. $4200 will be set aside for stu dents to raise while the faculty goal is $2lOO. A kick-off rally for the cam paign will be held Sunday, Not'. 9, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Social Room of the First Presbyterian Church. At that time solicitor packets will s be given out and a program of special music and talks by the various chairmen will be presented. Ted Bunnell of the central ex tension department of the 'Colt" lege will head the faculty cam paign on the campus and will be assisted by chairmen from the various schools. Chairman of the men students is Robert Drick. Phyllis James will . lead the wom en students. Since the beginning of the cur rent year, the PSCA program hag expanded to meet the demands of the campus. Two program asso ciates, Alice Byers and Alex Atty, together with James T. Smith, form the professional staff of trained personnel who counsel and direct the work of the Chris tian Association throughout the year.
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