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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
VOL. 26--..N0. 2
Coach Edwards
Renamed Head
Of Recreation
Earle Edwards, football end
coach, has been renamed recrea
tion director for the summer ses
sions, and has planned recrea
tional. events such a tournaments,
fun nights, excursions, picnics
and dances.
A centralized recreation office
has been set up in the Tempor
ary Union Building. In addition
to a dance floor, where weekly
dances will be held, the TUB is
equipped with a stage, a lounge,
a ping pong room, two reading
rooms and a soda fountain.
TUB will be open for all regu
lar students from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
every Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays,
and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays.
Summer students are encour
aged to make full use of the ten
nic courts, golf course, baseball
field and soccer field. Indoor and
outdoor swimming parties have
been planned.
Recreation Hall will be the site
of planned fun nights and of
men's sports activities. White Hall
women's recreation building, is
equipped with gymnasium, bowl
ing alley, swimming pool and
rifle range.
Fraternity dating privileges
were not granted for the 1948
summer sessions. Properly chap
eroned women may be entertained
in fraternity houses Friday and
Saturday nights only.
Former Players
Initiate Season
Town and Nine Players is pre
senting "The Late Christopher
Bean" as its first play of the sum
mer arena theater season at
Center Stage, Allen st. and Ham
ilton ave., at 8 o'clock every
week night until July 5.
Leading roles in the three act
comedy by Sidney Howard are
played by Lois Hartswick Mc-
Coy and Portman Paget. James
Amabandos is the director, as
sisted by Jane Staus.
Other members of the cast are
Fanna Brown, Jo Peoples Fisher,
Omar Lerman, Ed McCoy, How
ard Natschke, Francine Toll and
Fred Vogel, all former members
of Penn State Players and well
known for their performances be
fore graduation.
Arena plays, with the stage
merely a clearing on the floor,
surrounded by the small aud
ience, were begun at the College
in the Spring of 1947.
Town, Nine Players Polish
'Chris Bean' Performance
The Town and Nine Players cast of "The Late Christopher
Bean," directed by James Ambandos, gave a performance remark
able for deft characterization and polish, in their first production of
the season presented to a capacity audience at Center Stage.
Mr. Ambandos, assistant director of last season's arena play,
"Hotel Universe," has proved to
be an extremely adequate direc
tor, as evidenced by the ease of
delivery and timing with which
"The Late Christopher Bean"
moved to its climaxing third act.
St ell a r performances were
given by Lois Hartswick McCoy
and Portman Paget in the lead
roles of Abby and Dr. Haggett.
"Abby," maid in the home of a
New England country doctor,
was portrayed by the Players'
ackress with natural expression
and sympathy for the character.
Her voice portrayal of the maid's
bewilderment and indignation at
the development of events in the
third act was convincing.
Portman Paget, the country
doctor, gave an outstanding in
terpretation of Dr. Haggett. Lead
ing a simple, uncomplicated fam
ily life, the character falls in
with New York art shysters, and
becomes obsessed with greed for
money. Paget showed skillful
Sleepy Students
May Be Right
In New Era
Students who sleep in class
might have the right idea, ac
cording to research into teaching
during sleep as conducted for the
past two years by Charles R. El
lot, psychologist at the Univer
sity of North Carolina.
Penn State will be the scene of
a new and more exhaustive sur
vey when Dr. Elliott comes here
this fall. Ha thinks that some day,
or night, foreign language vocab
ularies, chemical equations, mul
tiplication tables and Morse code
may be planted gently in the
minds of sleepers.
His method of sleep teaching
involves a machine called a
'mind writer." It consists of a
record player, a special clock to
start it when the "student" falls
asleep, and a whispering speaker
in a sponge rubber pillow.
Dr. Elliott's theory, as reported
in the July issue of Science Il
lustrated, is that learning occurs
easily during sleep because out
side distractions do not inter
fere. Facts are memorized on
wakening as if they were tem
porarily forgotten.
PRUSNSA Names Brown Head;
Burns, Schwing Get Posts
Harold E. Brown, tribunal chairman, was elected president of
the Pennsylvania Region of the National Student Association, during
its second regional assembly at the College June 10 to 13.
Lee Burns will serve as chairman of the Central sub-region, and
.city director. Joan McDonald, of
ge, will be vice-chairman.
The assembly keynote speaker,
A. Blair Knapp, Temple Univer
sity Dean of Students, frankly
discussed questions and doubts
prevalent in the minds of most
college administrators concerning
NSA. He suggested that its na
ture be more clearly stated.
The effect of Dr. Knapp's dis
cussion of the student govern
ment problem was noticeable in
many of the later workshops and
plenary sessions. He claimed that
selecting talented leaders, train
ing and experience are the big
gest problems in this difficult and'
important student activity.
On the question of the military
draft, the assembly decided to be
objective, with member colleges
presenting both sides of the issue.
The Taft education bill, the
President's report on higher edu
cation and the Mundt-Nixon Bill
were tabled for additional study
until the regional caucus at the
Student Congress in Madison in
August.
Several projects were accepted
by delegates of the College in the
six workshops on domestic and
foreign affairs. In the fall semes
ter, NSA committee members
will conduct studies, make plans
and put them into action.
Jane Schwing was elected publ
Bloomsburg State Teachers Colle
Mixer Highlight
Of Social Events
Main session students will be
the guests of the College at a
faculty-student reception and
dance in White Hall from 8 to 12
p.m. Thursday night. All stu
ents, faculty and staff members
are invited.
Refreshments, games and
dancing will highlight the eve
ning. Don Peeble's orchestra will
provide music.
Miss Pearl 0. Weston, dean of
women and chhairman of the re
ception committee, said doors of
the women's dormitories will be
left open until 12:30 on Thurs
day night to accommodate those
who attend the reception.
Committee members include
Earle Edwards, Miss Marie Haidt,
Miss Gilnag Olson and Miss
Elizabeth Wbbber.
By Lois Bloomquist
acting technique, gradually shad
ing and changing facial and pos
tural expression to depict the
growing obsession.
Comic high-spot of the show
was "Rosen," New York art
dealer whose dealings are a bit
shady. played by Ed McCoy,
with a hilarious accent.
"Tallant," forger and art deal
er, by Fred Vogel, was a bit
forced, particularly in the first
act. Farina Brown, as the doc
tor's acid-tongued wife, was no
table for skillful handling of dia
logue and make-up. Contributing
to her husband's obsession, Mrs.
Haggett in the first act is the foil
for the doctor's easy-going char
acter.
The two Haggett daughters,
Ada and Susan, were played by
Jo Peoples Fisher and Francine
Toll. As the obnoxious counter
part of her mother. Ada was par
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MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1946-STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Group Visits
Student Unions
After a week's tour of five stu
dent union buildings in mid-west
colleges, members of a seven
man committee were unanimous
ly impressed with facilities, ac
cording to George Donvan, stu
dent union manager.
Others on the trip were
George W. Ebert, . director of
physical plant; James McCollum,
chairman of the All-College Stu
dent union committee; Frank
Morris, administrative assistant
to the treasurer; William K. Reed,
assistant manager of TUB; Ridge
Riley, Alumni Association execu
tive secretary; and Charles Ward,
consulting architect.
Hospitality and cooperation
were enjoyed by the group at the
Universities of Illinois, Michigan
and Wisconsin, Michigan State
College and Purdue University.
Complete tours were made of
each building, with the counter
part of each committee member
accompanying him, Donovan
said. The group will continue
perfecting plans for Penn State's
proposed student union building,
and expects to profit by avoiding
the mistakes of others.
Board Okays
Building Names
Names for one of the oldest
buildings on the campus and four
under construction have been ap
proved by the Board of Trustees.
Chemical Engineering has been
designated Walker Laboratory,
honoring Prof. W. H. Walker '9O,
generally regarded as the "fath
er of chemical engineering."
The new addition to the School
of Mineral Industries will be call_
ed Mineral Sciences; the plant in
dustries building will be known
as Plant Industries; and the new
classroom building was named
Willard Hall, commemorating the
late J. M. Willard, head of math
ematics from 1894 to 1923.
The water tunnel for the Ord
nance Research Laboratory will
honor the late Lt. (j.g.) W. Gar
field Thomas '3B, one of the first
alumni to lose his life in World
War 11. The actual name will be
designated after consultation with
Navy officials.
College Expects Record
5000 Summer Students
More than 5000 students, estimated on the basis of 3600 pre
registrants, will register in Central Library and Recreation Hail
between 8 o'clock this morning and 5 o'clock this afternoon, accord
ing to John E. Miller, Jr., assistant director of Summer Sessions.
Main Session classes begin at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Those
regularly scheduled for today wil
Chorus Opens
Artists Series
Variety in entertainment will
be presented in the four numbers
of the Summer Artists Series in
Schwab Auditorium during Main
Session.
American Male Chorus begins
the series at 8:30 p.m. July 6. The
other numbers are Jan Veen and
Adele Hooper, dance team, July
15: Margaret Daum, vocal soloist,
July 22; and Henry L. Scott, con
cert pianist, July 29. All perform
ances begin' at 8:30 p.m.
Series tickets for reserved seats
will cost $2.40, including tax.
They will be sold in Recreation
Hall today, and in 104 Burrowes
until 5 p.m. on the day of the
performance.
Composed of 26 soldier veter
ans, 5 ex-sailors and a former
merchant mariner, the American
Male Chorus is now touring
America, singing favorite Ameri
can songs in 90 cities.
Granted a group discharge and
permission to wear their uni
forms, the singers pooled mus
tering-out pay to hire the San
Francisco Civic Auditorium for
their first Stateside concert.
After hearing the Ch or us,
which includes three races and
various religions, Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower said, "If all of you be
lieve what you have just sung,
and will go home and live the
message of your music, then this
world . . . . is not lost."
Behrend Center
Opens in Erie
Behrend Undergraduate Center
will open near Erie in the fall
with between 100 and 200 fresh
men.
Donation to the College of a
400-acre estate, Glenhill, worth
more than a half-million dollars
makes the center possible. Mrs.
Mary P. Behrend, widow of Ernst
R. Behrend, philanthropist found
er of Hammermill Paper Co., was
the donor.
Homes and buildings will be
converted into nine classrooms
three laboratories, a library, cafe
teria, dispensary, student lounge
and 11 faculty apartments at a
cost of $50,000.
The new campus will offer all
of Penn State's courses of study
except forestry, architecture and
architecture engineering. An In
stitute of Modern Languages and
a Day Technical Institute will also
be established at the center.
The cooperative arrangement
iwith Gannon College in Erie will
'be continued, said William S.
Hoffman, dean of admissions. Stu
dents from that area will be ad
mitted there if they prefer. Suc
cessful completion of the first
year at either place will guaran
tee admission to the College as a
sophomore.
Summer Collegian
Sale Begins Today
Summer Collegian will be pub
lished every Wednesday, begin
ning July 7, during the Main
Summer Session. Mail subscrip
tions are on sale today in Recrea
tion Hall and at the Student
Union desk in Old Main for 35
cents.
Single copies may be obtained
at Student Union on Wednesdays
for 7 cents.
All students attending Main
Session are eligible to work on
Summer Collegian. interested per
sons should come to the Collegian
office in Carnegie Hall between I
and 5 o'clock any afternoon.
pwomos, 4,31..a.40.4,1•0
meet July 10. Next Monday wilt
be a holiday.
First phase registration is re
quired of all who have not re
ceived cards of acceptance. It
takes place in Central Library,
where faculty advisers will be
stationed.
Advance registrants and all
others after completing the first
phase will report to Rec Hall for
second phase registration. Regis
tration forms will be filled out in
pencil and checked.
Class admission cards must be
retained by the student until his
first class period, when the in
structor will collect them.
Fees will be assessed and paid
by those not under the G. L Bill
of Rights. Veterans Administra
tion paper work will be handled
in the Armory. Vets who regis
tered for Inter Session are re
quired to register with the VA
again.
Schedule changes made before
registration will be adjusted in
Central Library. After registra
tion and payment of fees, such
changes will be made in the
scheduling office, in the Armory.
All changes must be approved by
the student's adviser.
Dean Tells Men
Where Girls Are
Women's living units on the
campus are filled to capacity, ac
cording to Mrs. Cordelia M.
Hibbs, in charge of housing and
assistant to the dean of women.
Grange and Mac Allister Halls
are housing most of the under
graduate women, while Atherton
and Watts are taking care of the
remainder.
Graduate women and teachers
are living in Atherton. In addi
tion, Nittany Dorms 30 and 31,
Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Nu
fraternities, and Theta Phi Alpha
sorority have been opened to ac
commodate the overflow from the
women's dormitories.
Six sorority houses are being
used to house about 25 married
couples with children. Other
married couples are living in
Jordan Hall.
Workshop students are living in
Women's Building. Irvin will
accommodate delegates to a
health education conference dur
ing three weeks of Main Session,
while Jordan will house a Red
Cross nutrition group from July
11 to 26.
Due to the increased enroll
ment," Miss Hibbs said, "it has
not been possible to fulfill each
request concerning housing, but
an effort has been made to pro
cure comfortable living accom
modations for this session."
Trustees Hold
Gift in Custody
Custody of the $7OOO senior
class gift has been accepted by the
Board of Trustees; $6500 has been
earmarked toward a press for stu
dent publications and other stu
dent printing. No organization
will be approved until sufficient
funds are obtained.
The remaining $5OO was se•t
aside by the class to maintain an
up-to-date address file and to in
form its members about the quali
fications of alumni nominees to
the Board.
A School of Home Economic: ,
has been established. begmnine
January 1. An appropriate organi
zation of the School will be rec
ommended by administrative of
ficials.
A building for highway re
search, to be constructed by the
State Department of Highways
near the Nittany Dormitorief
power plant, was a4so approved.