WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1941 Young Star Heads Cast Of 'Madame Butterfly' Mary Henderson, promising younger star of the Metropolitan Opera Company, will be heard in the title role of Puccini's opera, "Madame Butterfly," when it opens the Artists' Course series in Schwab Auditorium 8 p.m. Monday. The same performance, except for two changes in the cast, will be presented Tuesday night. All artists in this year's series have been engaged for two successive nights to accommodate more students, faculty and nearby townspeople, said Dr. C. E. Marquardt, chair man of the committee. Series tickets for the L 947-48 Artists' Course are still available for students and faculty. Tickets are priced at ;8.10 including tax, and may be obtained at the Office of the College Examiner, tle Old Main, by mail or in person. Canadian by birth, Miss Hen derson has devoted her life to music, first as a violinist and later as a vocalist. After a successful radio career in Canada, she came to New York Where she also starred on numerous radio pro grams. In 1942, she was engaged for leading roles with the New Opera Company and the following year joined the San Carlo Opera. She became a member of the Metro politan Opera in 1948 after an audition in which, on two hours notice, she rehearsed the role of Madame Butterfly with the full company as a replacement for Madame Licia Albanese. She later sang with the Metropolitan in the role 01 Micaela, in "Carmen." The role of Madame Butterfly calls for two hours of continuous dramatic and vocal action on the stage. At Tuesday night's per formance, Lucy Kelston will play the role. When Miss Henderson appears Monday night, she will wear cos tumes brought from Japan by a friend who served in the WAC. Her friend purchased more than $2,000 worth of costumes which she uses in the role. Ed School To Hold- (Continued from page one) Hunger. John Kemper. Louise Leech. Margaret Faxon. Frank Pesscilano. Betty J. Smith. Doro thy Smith. Evelyn Smith. Joanne M. Snyder. Alma Lee Thrasher. Virginia Wilson. Sally Ann Rowe. Music education: BaVW:ire Gil let (uncontested). Seoondary and elementary ed ucation: Ann Auchenbach. Susan Bisset. John Bohm. Gertrude Boom Raymond Caton. Margaret Denion. Helen Dickerson. Mar jorie Gorham. Gloria Gittelman. Irene Kockera. Dwight Ling. Frances Nichols. Jean Posey. Pru dence Rola. Lois Resler. Marylu Schutz. Beatrice Shaw. and Fay Zelitch. Psychology: Joan Bisset'. Nor man Boehm. Harriet Denby. Jack Dinger. Herald Fahrenger. Flor ence Druxnmond. Robert Gaitriel. Robert Heckel. Blanche Lerner. James Lotz, Aaron Osiinow. James Richards. Marjorie Riley. Char lotte Seidman. L. R. Sharmback. Judy Sternberg. Industrial education: Richard Quarto. Eugene Maelhorn. Bowling Club Bowling Club will hold a busi ness meeting in 2 White Hall at 6:30 tonight. Betty Vanderbeck, club president, will preside. Mary Henderson State AVC Takes Stand Against Military Training AVC enacted a progressive platform frowning upon universal military training at their state convention in Reading last weekend, said Leo Troy, chairman of the local chapter. The State College chapter, largest represented at the convention, Penn State Engineer Ready To Go On Sale November issue of the Penn State Engineer will go on sale at the Student Union desk in Old Main and at the booth in front of the Corner Room early this week. Leon Locke. publicity chairman. said today. Features written by students include "Life in a Sheet and Tin Plate Mill" by Milton Stone, "Ver satile Nickel" by Eugene Martin. "Commercial uses of heliocouters" by John Hall. and "A New Me chanical Principle in Springs" by William H. McKim. "Oscar! Get the D "I'm 'way ahead of you. Pal—l asked for Dentyne Chewing Gum while you were still talking over the phone. Show me any date who doesn't fall for that clean-tasting, long-lasting Masque flavor! Dentyne's got everything. It even helps keep teeth white, tool" Dentyne Gum--Made Only by Adams THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA November Froth Continues Sales Froth will continue sales at Student Union and the Corner Room, Sheldon Mermelstein, bus iness manager said today. The "Men, Stem the Hem" issue ap peared yesterday following a "Short Skirt" publicity campaign Monday. Froth members attended classes dressed in nineteenth cen tury costumes with sandwich signs reading," I've got the New Look, but Frothy's trying to take it away from me." "If you want flirts, hem those skirts," is an ex_ ample of the signs which Froth posted on campus as part of the publicity campaign. Included in this issue are, "Headlines on Hemlines," state ments of campus authorities on the subject, "Long Skirts are De pressing," a story about the pos sible fate of the world because of long skirts, "Lament," presenting a "male's mental agony," "Short Poems about Long Skirts," and "The Problem Isn't New." Chess Team To Play The Chess Team will play the Red Rose Chess Club of Lancas ter in the northeast lounge of Atherton Hall at 2 p. m• Satur day, according to John Ekey, president. The local team defeat ed the same club last semester 6 1 / 2 to 3 1 /2. Everyone is welcome to attend the match. Team positions will be an nounced at a meeting of the Chess Club in 7 Sparks 7 o'clock tonight. Mr. Ekey requested that all members of the club attend the meeting. sent a 10 man delegation led by Leo Troy. The other delegates who attended the convention were Ed Banyai, Francis Eisen berg, Earl Kemmler, Ted Blau, Sid Miller, Morris Wiley, Martin Light, Larry Rothstein, and Cor bin Kidder. Ed Banyai, senior class presi dent, was reelected vice-chair man of the Northern Central Pennsylvania region. Earl Kemm ler was defeated by a narrow margin for the state vice-chair manship. The retiring state chair man was Rev. Bruce Giddeon of the State College Methodist Church. The local chapter will sponsor a local membership campaign in accordance with a national mem bership drive now being con ducted. ntyne Chewing Gum—it's a date!" Student-Run Cooperative Serves Non-Profit Meals An estimated $9O this semester will be saved by women stu dents living at the College Cooperative Society, which is operating on $1.20 a day for board, and 40 cents a day rent for women living in the dormitory. Sometimes called the "Nittany Co-op," the society is com posed of 68 students who operate a dining and housing cooperative at 244 East Nittany avenue, near Locust Lane The Co-op houses 18 women students on the two upper floors, supervised by a house chaperon and conforming to all dormitory regulations. The fifty men students who are members live independently in outside rooms, but share dining and social privileges and the use of the first floor lounges and base ment play-room, Co-open Economize Nittany co-opers economize by doing all work at their house ex cept major repairs, and serve three meals a day with the aid of their full-time hired cook, "Mac." Duties are assigned to students on a regular work schedule that does not conflict with class hours. To coordinate the maintenance of housekeeping and meal serv ing, a paid manager buys all food, and conducts routine business. 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Membership Control The society is organized under the direct control of the member ship which decides major busi ness at weekly meetings. The Cabinet, composed of officers, work directors, and chairmen of the standing membership and education committees, directs all business between meetings. Officers are Joseph Summer ville, president; Edward Szman ski, vice-president; Tom Dilly, treasurer; William Cuip, bursar; and Jean Laßar, secretary. Chaperon is Miss Mary Evans. Each active member of the College Cooperative Society pur chases at least two cooperative shares of capital stock issued at (Continued on page six)
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