SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1948
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By. Frances Keeney
No sooner do we recuperate
from the Turkey Day holidays,
than bigger vacation ideas keep
popping into our heads. Spurred
on by sleigh bells, bright red and
green decorations and ‘‘White
Christmas,” we start counting the
days before the next evacuation
of this peaceful town.
The advance Christmas guard
has already hit State College and
campus. First the shops brought
out their gay colors, and next
came the beautiful Christmas
scene on front campus along Col
lege avenue. Guess the tree will
brighten the Corner one of these
days. But we’re wondering what
the poor motorists will do when
they try to pick out the traffic
signals from the red and green
Christmas Tree lights.
Dorm Trees
Down in Simmons Hall, the big
Christmas Tree was put up yes
terday, followed or preceded by
many sorority trees, and we sup
pose the same is true in the other
women’s dormitories. It won’t be
long before dormitories and fra
ternities will be nightly serenaded
by the strains of “Silent Night”
and “O Come All You Faithful.”
While we’re talking about Christ
mas music here’s a plug for the
Chapel Choir’s Christmas Candle
Light program to be held in
Schwab 12 o’clock midnight next
Saturday night. And also, don’t
forget the All-College Christmas
Carol program on the steps of
Old Main December 16.
Gift Suggestions
Since Christmas isn’t all carols
and holly, we decided maybe
some of you coeds could use a
few gift suggestions as well as a
few hints if you’re undecided
what to ask Santa for.
If you think you might like a
sweater don’t overlook bright
yellow for a blond; red or green
for a brunette; midnight blue for
silver gray hair; and soft purple
for a red-head. They’re the new
and exciting colors. Also, if look
ing for gloves, be sure the cuff is
long enough if they are to be
worn over suit sleeves, which in
cidentally will be the vogue in
Spring.
Spats Revival
If you’re interested in some
thing to dress up that old suit,
don’t miss the spats revival. They
add warmth, plus style, and come
in shepherd’s check, tweed, pearl
gray and fawn color. For you
girls with the protruding hips
(don’t fret, it’s an organization
with a large membership) how
about suggesting a suit with a
backward swing. They’re most
protection to hide under.
In the accessories line try the
new sparkling bronze or gun
metal to dress up your attire. If
you’re short why not suggest a
new, small handbag to replace
last year’s over-sized one. Ditto
for shoes. For an unusual gift,
don’t overlook the lace-edged
handkerchief. It’s excellent for
one of your mother’s friends, or
one of your own, as the days with
the delicate lace handkerchief
peeking out of pocket or belt are
fast returning.
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WSGA Sets Date
For Womens’ Dorm
Christmas Dinners
WSGA set Thursday, Decem
ber 16, as the date for girls’
dormitory Christmas dinners at
its weekly meeting Thursday.
This corresponds to the same
r.ight as that planned for the an
nual carol sing.
Other business of the meeting
included the discussion of tenta
tive plans being made by WSGA
to sponsor exchange dinners with
the men of Pollock Circle or Nit
tany Dorms, according to a pre
cedent set last year. Committee
members for the .exchange din
ners are Carolyn Henshaw, Jessi
ca Lightner and Madelyn Bush.
In the absence of Janet Lyons,
president, and Shirley Gauger,
vice-president, Madelyn Bush,
senior senator, presided at toe
meeting.
Engineers Hear
Student Papers
Student papers and a sound
film were presented to the stu
dent branch of the American So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers
yesterday in one of several pro
grams planned to give student
engineers experience in public
speaking and presenting technical
information.
Subjects, in the form of five to
ten minute student papers, were
“Climatic Testing for the U. S.
Signal Corps”, “Functions of the
Methods Department”, “Sunbury
Power Plant”, “Mechanical Time
Fuse”, and “Marine Engineering”.
Awards were given for the best
paper, as judged by the members
present, and also to each parti
cipant.
Business Men Back
Yule Basket Plan
The retail division of the State
College Commerce Club is spon
soring a “Santa’s Basket” pro
gram, being carried out by. most
of the business firms in town.
All persons buying merchan
dise costing from one to 10 dollars
in a store that is backing the
“Basket” campaign, will receive
a ticket to deposit in a box in
that store. Another ticket will be
given for each $lO worth of
merchandise bought.
Radio station WMAJ is co
operating with the Commerce
Club by giving out prizes each day
to contestants who can correctly
explain what “Santa’s Basket” is
over the air.
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Simmons Beat
KD Court Team
In League I of WRA intramur
al basketball, Simmons swamped
Kappa Delta by a score of 44 to
18. Blizzard, Simmons forward,
piled up a total of 24 points. Coop,
led by Sammons, center, who tal
lied 20 points, annexed a 40-15
vctory over Philotes. Delta Zeta
won by forfeit over Alpha Xi
Delta, and Gamma Phi Beta de
feated Kappa Alpha Theta, 29-19.
These games were all played on
Tuesday, November 30.
Zeta Tau Alpha topped Alpha
Omicron Pi, 28-20, in the League
II games on Wednesday, Decem
ber 1. Baily, ZTA forward,
scored a total of 18 points. Delta
Delta Delta showed a strong of
fensive team when they defeated
Sigma Delta Tau, 34-6. Ather
ton I forfeited to Alpha Chi
Omega and Alpha Epsilon Phi
won by forfeit over Leonides. ‘
Chi Omega in League 111
sparked their way to victory over
a strong Delta Gamma team, win
ning 34-27. Alpha Gamma Delta
shellacked Phi Mu by a score of
40-4. Kriner, Alpha Gamma Delta
center, helped speed the team to
victory by piling up a total of 27
points. Kappa Kappa Gamma de
feated Atherton 11, 38-36, and
Atherton 111 topped Town by the
close score of 28-27.
Alpha Sigma Phi
Alpha Sigma Phi will enter
tain Alpha Omicron Pi at a tea
dance Sunday afternoon.
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Training Rules for
Swim Telegraphies
Approximately 15 girls report
ed Thursday to the first organiza
tion meeting of womens’ .tele
graphic swimming. Miss Leonard,
sponsor of the swimming club and
coach for the telegraphic team,
explained training rules and the
participation expected from each
girl trying out.
Three half-hour swimming
periods should be fitted in by each
contestant before Christmas vaca
tion begins, said Miss Leonard.
These shall be mainly for the pur
pose of acquainting members with
take-offs, strokes', arid racing
turns. Swimming after
vacation should be utilized in
building up endurance, Miss
Leonard stressed, after which em
phasis will be placed on speed
swimming and time trials.
Miss Leonard and officers of
the swimming club are particu
larly anxious to have a large rep
resentation of girls and an active
interest shown, in hopes of main
taining the record set by previous
College teams. Last year’s team
won first place in the Eastern Re
gion and came in fourth in the
Nationals.
The remainder of the meeting
time was spent in swimming laps,
trial races, and starting practice.
Second organizational meeting
was held last night for interested
coeds unable to attend the first
meeting.
Miss Jacque Zivic, an outstand
ing member of last year’s tele
graphic team and now a gradu
ate assistant at the College, is
assisting Miss Leonard in coach
ing the team.
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Beta Sigma Omicron
June Weimer and Joanne Win
iston were recently pledged to
Beta Sigma Omicron sorority.
Other new pledges are Pat Bot
kin, Pat Bradshaw and Annabello
Eshleman. At a recent meeting
of the sorority Mrs. McElfresh,
hostess of the Beecher House, was
guest speaker, who spoke about
Christmas decorations and ar
rangements.
Sigma Delta Tau
Anita Weiner was initiated in
to Sigma Delta Tau Sorority
Thursday night.
Theta Phi Alpha
Mary Lou Rule and Virginia
Mary Sinclair were recently
pledged by Theta Phi Alpha sor
ority.
Beta Theta Pi
Victor Lynch was recently
pledged by Beta Theta Pi fra
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Whittier—lrwin
The engagement of Margaret
Irwin to Arthur Whittier was re
cently announced.
Miss Irwin, a senior in the
School of Liberal Arts, is a mem
ber of Kappa Alpha Theta and
is from Ellems Park.
Whittier attended the College
and is a member of Kappa Sigma.
He is from Williamsport and is
now working for the Insulation
Service company.
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