FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1948
Margaret Robinson Receives
Charlotte E. Ray Scholarship
Margaret B. Robinson has been awarded the Charlotte E. Ray
scholarship by a special committee of Mortar Board, the organiza
tion awarding the scholarship.
Miss Robinson will receive
1948-’49 school year and $5O for
tains her average.
The committee, composed of
alumha and the president of
Mortar Board, decided upon Miss
Robinson as their choice after
carefully studying a list of names
submitted to them by the Dean
of Women’s office.
Miss Robinson is at present
living at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. Carroll Champlin. She
spent her first two years at the
Altoona Undergraduate Center
and is now enroled at the Col
lege as a junior in Education.
Money for the scholarship is
derived from money earned by
Mortar Board from their annual
Carnival, held each fall, this
year’s fete being termed the
“Mardi Gras.” An additional
scholarship will be given next
semester to the girl whom the
committee considers most de
serving and who would benefit
most from it.
TPA Defeats
KAT on Alleys
This week, only those in League
I participated in the women’s
intramural bowling and basket
ball competition. The games in
Leagues II and 111 which were
cancelled will be played after
the holidays in addition to the
remaining scheduled games.
In League I, Theta Phi Alpha
defeated Kappa Alpha Theta
520-451 on the alleys. Alpha Xi
Delta downed Co-op 542 to 493.
Gamma Phi Beta barely won over
Kappa Delta 498 to 486'.
Basketball results reveal that
Philotes forfeited to Kappa Al
pha Theta. Co-op was the victor
over Alpha Xi Delta by forfeit.
Delta Zeta lost by forfeit to Sim
mons. The Kappa Delta game with
Gamma Phi Beta was postponed.
Theta Sigma Phi
Pledges 4 Women
Theta Sigma Phi, national wo
men’s journalism honorary, last
night pledged June Bland, Sara
Jane Cherashore, Pauly Moss, and
Myrna Tex.
All women journalism majors
are eligible for, this honorary if
they have above a 1.5 All-college
average and a 1.5 journalism av
erage. In addition to scholastic
requirements, girls must be ac
tive on at least one campus pub
lication.
The main project of Theta Sig
ma Phi during the school year
is to sponsor the Matrix Dinner,
a banquet of outstanding campus
women held in the Spring.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
$5O for the first semester of the
the second semester if she main-
a faculty member, an advisor, an
Coed Debaters
Meet Houghton
Four men from the Houghton
College (N.Y.) debate team and
their coach, L. A. King, stopped
at the College Wednesday as a
part of their debate tour which
started at the University of Pitts
burgh and has carried them to
Slippery Rock State Teachers
College and Westminister Col
lege.
Two debates were in session
with the Women’s Debate Team
under Clayton Schug, instructor,
at 3 p.m., followed by two more
at 4 p.m. in two different lounges
of Simmons Hall.
The teams debated the national
question on Federal Aid to Educa
tion in a hybrid form of the Ore
gon debate which uses two con
structive speakers and includes
a cross examination and sum
mary.
At the 3 o’clock debates, the
affirmative team composed of
Phyllis Mowrer was challenged
by the men's negative team com
prised of John Mulholland and
Meredith Sutton, while Phyllis
Fleischer acted as chairman; in
the other lounge, the affirmative
team of Warren Ball and Rudy
Rabe battled the women’s nega
tive team of Mary Louise Cole
man, Mrs. Ann Predenkoski, and
Esther Rinehuls with Jo Ann Es
terly acting as chairman.
At 4 o’clock the men’s team
represented by Ball and Rabe
contested the negative team of
Christine Altenberger, Jeannie
Hootman, and Nancy Schade,
while Kathleen Senior was chair
man; in the other lounge were
Norma Hollender, Diana Miller,
and Bernice Moskowitz vising
with Mulholland and Sutton,
while Miss Esterly served as
chairman.
All debates were non-decision
ones. Mary Louise Coleman par
ticipated as manager of the Wo
men’s Debate Team.
Delta Sigma Phi
Delta Sigma Phi recently in
itiated Chester Butkiewicz, Ralph
Johnson, Donald Liebel, Dave In
graham, and Dick Lux. New
pledges are Dick Donnelli, John
McNaul and Morris Samuel. The
chapter recently entertained its
sister sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi,
at a buffet supper followed by a
carol sing and dance.
Stage play by Arthur Miller
Directed by Warren Smith
Tickets Go On Sale January 10
Student Union
To Be Given In Schwab Auditorium
Alpha Phi Delta
Alpha Phi Delta held its an
nual pledge dance from 9 to 12
p.m. last Friday. The dance hon
ored pledges Eugene .Altobelli
Richard Audino, Leo Curto, Law
rence DiGirolamo, Anthony Lordi,
Robert Marmo, Louis Mastrasos
tino, Leo Nortari, Dominic Fal
ombo, Donald Preate, Michael
Rubino, Roy Scarazzio, David
Strizzi, and Robert Turissini.
A dinner dance was also held
from 7 to 12 p.m. Saturday. Out
of town guests for both dances
were Phyllis Altobelli, Sarah Bis
contini, Vera Casciari, Lucille
Catherine, Shirley Highes, Mary
Kassap, Rita Palazzari, Rita Reale,
Charlotte Reinhard, Elanor Ro
gari, Mildred Sotak, Lois Steele,
and Deva Tomei.
Pi Kappa Phi
Dean Hammond, of the Engin
eering School, and retiring Reg
istrar William Hoffman were
guest speakers at the annual
Fournier’s Day Banquet of Pi
Kappa Phi, held last Friday.
Phi Epsilon Pi
Newly elected officers of Phi
Epsilon Pi are Fred M. Schutz
man, superior; Stanley J. Reis
man, vice-superior, Leonard
Kleinman, treasurer; Joseph P.
Klein, house manager; Leßoy
Helfman, caterer; Robert Blum,
pledge master; Wilton R. Danien,
recording secretary; Alan G.
Feldman, corresponding secret
ary; and Francis Felder, chap
lain.
Gamma Phi Beta
Gamma Phi Beta sorority en
tertained the Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity Wednesday night at a
dessert in Grange and later in the
evening the two groups went car
ol singing together.
Announcement has been made
of the forthcoming marriage of
Miss Marjorie Sloan of Philadel
phia to Mr. David Silverberg of
Midland, Pa. on December 26.
The ceremony will take place ini
Philadelphia.
Miss Sloan is a junior in the
School of Education. Her activi
ties include Player’s crew and
the Modern Dance Group.
Silverberg is a member of
Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity and is
a senior in Commerce and Fi
nance. He is an assistant manager
in fencing and has also worked on
Players’ crew.
Television for small towns is
at least two years away, says Dr.
George L. Haller, dean of the
School of Chemistry and Physics.
January 13,14,15
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Silverberg—Sloan
Children look fascinated as Santa Claus delivers presents at
the Phi Gamma Delta and Kappa Alpha Theta children's party
on Sunday, December 12.
Old English Christmas Dinner
Tradition Never Revived
by Barbara Brown
One of the most traditional and
seasonal affairs at the College,
abandoned during the war and
never since revived, was the
WSGA Old' English Christmas
dinner held usually the week be
fore Christmas vacation in Mac
Hall.
A royal company presided over
by Lord and Lady McAllister,
their court, invited guests, and
girls living in the Hall at the
time, sat down to eat a banquet
of pork, potatoes, corn and plum
pudding.
English Customs
In carrying out the dinner the
customs of Merry Olde England
were followed closely. Each table
was decorated with greens and
candles as a center place. In the
middle of the dining hall on a
green-bedecked platform, espe
cially constructed for the o-'-as
ion, was the table of the King,
Queen, and Court. Here, tali n.u
candles surrounded by greens
were set. In the center of the
table the head of a boar was also
placed. Thp boar, a once-living
specimen, was cooked and put on
a large platter and carried to
the table by the Jester. All eat
ing by the banqueteers had to be
done either with a knife or spoon,
for. the table was set without a
fork.
Extended Welcome
At the beginning of the ban
quet about 50 guests, towns
peoples faculty members, and
dormitory hostess who were in
vited to attend the hour reign of
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his Lordship, entered and were
seated.
Following this the Court, wear
ing the characteristic dress of Old
England, entered to the flourishes
of the Herald’s bugles. The Page,
who carried the plum pudding,
preceded the rest of the court
composed of Lord and Lady Mc-
Allister, Senior Lord and Lady,
Junior Lord and Lady, Sopho
more Lord and Lady, the Cardin
al, Poet, and the capricious Jest
er, who capered around the hall
throughout the feast. They
marched around the guest tables
before mounting the platform.
A choir singing as they entered
and dressed in black ended the
entourage.
Everyone present then stood
while the Cardinal offered the
Pnayer, “God Bless this com
pany here, And bring us joy
throughout the yeare.”
Procession
After the procession left Mac
Hall the girls marched in twos
to Atherton with the Jester carry
ing the boar’s head and the Page
carrying the plum pudding.
Lord McAllister was portrayed
by the president of WSGA, while
Lady McAllister was vice-presi
dent of WSGA. All other partici
pants in the dinner were members
of WSGA with the exception of
the Heralds, Jester', and Poet.
Everyone dressed semi-formal
ly with the exception of the
Court. At the last banquet held
in 1941 three scholarships were
awarded by WSGA.