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"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOLUME 49-NUMBER 7
Noted Sculptor to Give
Illustrated Lecture
Alexander Archipenko, noted modern sculptor, will deliver an
illustrated lecture in 110 EE, at 8 p.m., Wednesday. The lecture will
be sponsored by the department of architecture, and the public
is invited.
Archipenko, who is director of the Archipenko Art School, in
New York, will lecture on the subject, "Creativeness as a cosmical
phenomenen manifested through
• every living creature, and crys- • •• •
tallized in forms of art and in- C abinet Holds
ventions."
Considered one of the most in- •
fiuential living sculptors, Archi-
O pen
penko became a revolutionary in Meeting
the field of art because for him, To show the Colleg e
works, students
"art
expressed itself not in the
All-College Cabinet will hold an
fabrication of works, but in the
search of new plastic forms." open meeting in 121 Sparks at 8
p.m. Thursday.
New Forms This meeting will contain all of
Many new forms of sculpture th e regular re-_
have been attributed to Archi- ports of the Ci
penko. He has been mentioned as inet committ
the first sculptor-expressionist, plus old and ni
since expressionism was first business, s a
mentioned in 1909, when he in- William L a
troduced it in Paris as an art less, All-Collet
form. president.
Other forms include Sculpto- "We want I
Cubism, Sculpto - Painting, and students to s
the deepened' concave style in how the Cabb
modeling. works," conti
Born in Kiev, Russia, in 1887, ued La w 1 e s
Archipenko studied art and "and the b e
painting in the Liev Art School way to do it is
and at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts to hold the
in Paris. His first one-man shows meeting right before the student
were held in Hegen, Berlin, and body."
in other German cities. Heading the Cabinet agenda is
Opens School th e report from the Spring Week
Archipenko came to the United committee. The week, centered
around the Pan Hel-IFC Ball
American citizen in
States in 1923 and became an and the 40th anniversary issue of
1928. He Froth, is listed as the major so
taught at Washington State Uni- cial activity of the Spring sem
versity and later established a ester.
school of creative fine arts in
Chicago. While at Chicago, he
was an associate instructor at
the new Bauhaus School of In
dustrial Arts. He is now living
and working in New York City
Ageny Sales
Exceed 1500
Over 1500 newspapers were
distributed in the first Student
News Agency delivery Sunday
morning, reported Joseph Rein
heimer, manager of the Agency.
At the same time Reinheimer
said that beginning this week
daily papers will be available at
the TUB at regular prices.
"The circulation was better
than we expected," he contin
ued, "and anyone who still
wishes to order Sunday news
papers can do so by calling 6711,
extension 212, and placing an
order."
Both townspeople and students
can order door-to-door delivery
by calling the agency and plac
ing their order for the desired
length of time.
In case a subscriber changes
his address, he should notify the
agency as soon as possible so
that the change can be made on
the subscription list.
Ltde AP News, Courtesy WMAJ
Freedom Train Bill
WASHINGTON—A bill to con
tinue the travels of the Freedom
Train for two more years has
gone to the Senate after the
House gave unanimous approval.
Majority Leader John McCorm
ack said almost 600 towns and
cities have asked to be included
in the train's new itinerary.
Atlantic Alliance
LONDON In meetings with
British Foreign Secretary Bevin
and Danish and Swedish ambas
sadors, Norweigan Foreign Min
ister Halyard Lange said that he
believes Norway will be a found
ing member of the North Atlantic
Alliance. The meetings were for
the purpose of discussing the im
plications of the proposed alli
ance..
Mouse
The Howe of Representa
tives will not meet tonight es
was siosvismft gishonnossi.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1949
Library Adds
New Collection
A personal library of Latin
and Greek classics, European lit
eratures and works on theology
has been acquired by the College
library, Ralph W. McComb, libra
rian, said yesterday.
The books, the personal collec
tion of Robert Mills Beach, who
Was a resident of Bellefonte at
the time of his death in 1930, in
clude about 1800 volumes, por
tions of which may be put on ex
hibition later in the year.
For many years after 1912,
Beach served as preceptor of
German and French at the Belle
fonte Academy and built up an
extensive personal library. There
are some classical works in the
history of art, such as Venturi's
"Storia dell arte italiana," and a
small working collection of ma
terials on Dante.
Froth Features
Kelly, Parodies
Gene Kelly, former Penn State
student now starring with MGM,
is featured in the Parody issue
of Froth, which goes on sale to
day. Also featured are parodies
of six literary giants of the
twentieth century.
Kelly is pictured as director of
Froth's parody movie, "The
Treasurer's Report," which stars
such student talent as Lewis
Stone, Collegian editor; Harry
Brown, Tribunal head; and, as
hero, George Chapman, IFC
president.
The issue also features a cover
by Ralph Meier, and the regular
complement of jokes, cartoons
and features.
Home Ec Program
A total of 1021 persons regis
tered for the three-day program
marking the inauguration of the
School of Home Economics, Dean
Grace M. Henderson reported
last week.
The guests included many
home economists, Pennsylvania
homemakers, townspeople and
faculty, and high school students
interested in home economics.
Attention IFC, Deans
Girls Serve
Cocktails
Cocktails are still being served
at Atherton Hall.
Several of the girls, feeling
their dates deserved more than
the Sweetheart Dance, treated
thei r fellows to a cocktail party
in Northwest Atherton Lounge
before the dance Saturday.
. The cocktail consisted of pine
apple juice chilled with frozen
apricot nectar. Ginger-ale pro
vided the "kick".
Those present were William
Clark, Jo Ann Esterly, Laura
Belle Harter, Loisruth Hayford,
Herbert Houston, John Kochalka,
Ruth Kroeckel, Harriett May, John
McCool, Marilyn Michael, Lolita
Mountjoy, James Phillips, Albert
Porto, and Gilbert Reynolds.
AIM Schedules
Mixer at TUB
Four items, including plans for
a mixer for independent men and
women, will be on the agenda of
the Association of Independent
Men at the general meeting in
304 Sparks at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
The mixer is to be held at the
TUB February 27. Other subjects
on the agenda are:
1. Formulating of the manner
of assessment to be used in sup
plementing the AIM treasury.
2. Determining the function of
Spring Week projects.
3. Selection of an Independent
Sweetheart for national contest
competition.
Lawless
Four persons were appointed to
a project committee by AIM
President William Prosser at a
recent executive board meeting.
The - four, James Lindeman,
William Norcross, Roger Row
land, and Edmund Walacavage,
will consider and formulate AIM
projects for the remainder of the
year and will subrfiit them for ap
proval to the organization.
Prosser also named Walter Mil
ler as AIM athletic chairman and
appointed James MacCallum as
publicity chairman.
Cohen Heads Backstage Crews
In Players' Parlor Story '
Backstage crews for work on the production of "Parlor Story,"
the Penn State Players' farce' which opens at Center Stage next
Friday night, were chosen by the Players yesterday.
Charles Cohen heads the entire group as stage manager. Carl
Gerhart is assistant house manager, Ruth Johnson, book holder, and
Ray Philips, house manager.
The house crew consists of Bob
Olson, Jack Staples, Vince Tom
aino, and Eleanor Williamson.
Property co-managers are Dor
othy Kuryloski and Fred Leusch
ner with a crew of Marjorie
Forbes, Madeline Gardner, Roger
Madigan, Ruth Makibbin, and
Marguerite Williams.
Donald Liebel is the light man
ager, and David Silverberg, as
sistant light manager with Donald
Dymski, Gordon, Havens and
Marjorie Silverberg making up
the light crew.
The costume manager is Polly
Psrader, and assistant manager is
Theresa Gorka with Shirley
Betts, Nancy Bricker, Shirley
Brown, Daniel Bryant, William
Cohen, and Eva Davies making
up the crew.
Rita Lang is the make-up man
ager, Marilyn Brooks, assistant
manager, and the make up crew
consists of Corrine Engelsberg,
and Shirley Rhodes.
George Miller is manager for
the production and Sybel Schalit,
advertising manager. The ad
crew s headed by Louis Gilbert,
with Rita Gould, Ruth Gross,
Barbara Keller, Anita Klein, Rita
Lang, Dotty Mayer, Gladys Mum
mau, Jane Reeser, Jacqueline
Weaser, and Joy Polikoff as as
sistants.
Since the Center Stage pro
ductions have long runs it is nec
essary to supplement the various
performances with different
crew*
Costumes
Accordionist Captures
Talent Show's Ist Prize
John Hrivnak, accordionist, captured the fancy of the judges
and the audience with his renditions of "Dark Eyes" and "Lady a
Spain" to take first prize at the Penn State Club Talent Show Fri
day night.
Second prize went to Charles "Chloe" Sachse for his antics in
coordination with Spike Jones records. "The Lee Brothers," Harry
Kondourajian and Sidney. Manes,
captured third place with their
song and dance routine.
Other finalists chosen by the
judges were Jack Huber and his
jazz quartet, consisting of Huber,
Laßue Gunnison, Walt Letkie
wicz, and Rex Norton; and Phyl
lis Kistler, and operatic soprano.
Other contestants included the
"Cake-Walking Babies," a bath
robe clad jazz band with Don
Fuge, Jim Heanue, Jack LaClair,
Chuck Ortwitz, George Pyle, and
Gene Witmer providing the mu
sic.
China Lecture
Slated Tonight
Fred F. Limnger, vice-dean of
the School of Agriculture who
visited China last year, will dir
ect a discussion following the talk
on "China and the United States"
by the Hon. Stanley K. Hornbeck
at the Community Forum lecture
in Schwab auditorium at 8 p.m.
today.
Mr. Lininger, who also is dir
ector of the Agricultural Experi
ment station, will serve as chair
man of the meeting. He visited
China from July to August last
year.
Forum Chairman Hugh G.
Pyle reiterated yesterday thal
reserved seat tickets for the lec
ture would be on sale at the
Student Union desk in Old Main
until the start of the lecture
tonight.
Mr. ' Hornbeck had replaced
Hanson Baldwin, military anal
yst of the New York Times, as the
Forum speaker. He has recently
been serving as professor of Chi
nese government at Harvard
University, and has been a dele
gate to all the recent peace
conferences.
Play
Five O'Clock Theatre
Presents
"THE PROFESSOR AND
THE BURGLAR"
Today, 5 p.m., February 15
Little Theatre
Old Main
Free All Invited
Sumner to Lecture
At Chem Meeting
Dr. Sumner of Cornell Univer
sity will speak at the 158th meet
ing of the Central Pennsylvania
Section of the• American Chemi
cal Society in 119 Osmond Labor
atory at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Dr. Sumne r will speak on the
"Relationship of Enzymes to
Life." He was the recipient of the
Scheele Gold Medal presented by
the Swedish Chemical Society
and was appointed a Guggenheim
Foundation Fellow ,in 1937-38.
In 1926, after nine years of
study and research, Dr. Sumner
isolated crystalline urease, the
first enzyme ever to be isolated in
the chemical laboratory.
Druids Initiates
Five Sophomores
Five men were informally ini
tiated into Druids, men's sopho
more athletic honorary, at cere
monies preceding the West Vir
ginia basketball game last Wed
nesday. Harold Bore k, cross
coun t r y; Coleman Gainsburg,
tennis; George Kline, track; Bob
Parsons, cross-country, and John
Smidansky, football, are the new
initiates.
In recent elections, Harry Lit
tle was named as president of the
hat society, while Smidansky
was picked as secretary
, easuritx.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Rea Carroll, soprano; Joel
Fleming, an impersonator; Gerry
Gilman, folk-ballad singer; Louis
Goss, vocalist; Ted Mann and
Larry Sloan, comedians; and
Raymond Werts. a magician.
Hank Glass presided as master
of ceremonie s and Jacqueline
Heckert, last year's winner, sang
as guest star. Music was fur
nished by Frank Hege and the
Modernaires to ease the audience
over the intermission.
The judges were Louis H. Bell,
Daniel DeMarino. William Law
less, Janet Lydns, Ernest Sladics,
and Malcolm White, who chose
five of the twelve contestants as
nalists. The final choice was made
by the applause of the audience.
News Briefs
Engineering Elections
Nominations for Engineering
Student council opened yester
day and will close Thursday at
5 p.m. Nominations may be
turned in to council representa
tives or to departmental offices.
ASME
Presentation of student papers
and announcement of the coming
field trip will be discussed at the
student branch ASME meeting in
110 EE at 7 p.m. today.
Critique Candidates
All persons interested in work
ing on the business or advertising
staff of Critique magazin e will
meet in 1 Carnegie Hall at 7 p.m.
tonight.
Froth
The Froth junior board will
meet in the Froth office at 7:30
p.m. today.
Government Conference
A meeting of the Intercollegiate
Conference on Government will
be held in 3 Sparks at 8 p.m. to
day.
Civil Engineers
The student chapter of the
ASCE, meeting in 107 Main En
gineering at 7:30 p.m. today, will
hear W. A. Warrick, of the Penn
sylvania Department of High
ways, speak on "A Career in
Highway Engineering."
Belles Lettres
Color Slides of literary scenes
of England will be shown at a
meeting of the Belles Lettres
Club in Atherton Lounge at 7
p.m. today.
Parlor Story
Tickets for "Parlor Story,"
Players' arena production open
ing this weekend at Centre Stage,
are available at Student Union.
Price is $1.25, including refresh
ments and tax.
Engineering Club
The Engineering Student coun
cil will meet tonight at 6:45 p.m.
in 106 Main Engineering Build.