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"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOLUME 49-NUMBER 28
Thespians Announce Cast
For 'Poor Mr. Varnum' Show
How does it feel to step out of a mural onto a fast-moving
campus? Thespians, recently cast for the spring show, "Poor Mr.
Varnum," will find out when they adopt their roles as characters
from the Varnum mural.
Bored with the monotony of
step out for a big night on cam.
modern world (atomic age, fra
too much for them. After a hectic
night on campus they happily
return to their placid life in the
mural.
Artist's Subjects
Thespians who play the parts
of the artist's rebellious subjects
are Harold Leinbach as Larry;
Mary Pennell, Sarah O'Rority;
Francine Toll, Cusspy; and Sel
ma Rudnick, Mabel.
Ted Mann, the boy-with-the
tree; Leonard Stein, Abe Lincoln;
Mary Axelson, Hula Girl; Alvina
Bartos, Indian Girl; Gladys Ber
ger, Sarong Girl; and Candy
McCollom, Apache Dancer.
Joel Kranich, Chief of Police;
Bob Brooks, First Cop; Don
Roush, Sec on d Cop; David
Greenwald, Schmatson; and Nor
man Tarnoff, Mr. Varnum.
Union Soldiers
First Union Soldier, Robert
Ritz; Nick Morkides, Second
Union Soldier; First Farmer,
Sam Saunders; Nate Feinstein,
Second Mural Farmer; and Mac
Emmert, Mural Carpenter. •
Merrill Sporkin, Sid Manes,
Bill Bonsell and Fuzzy Lamody,
ROTC Cadets; Sid Simon, The
Top Sarge; Morris Deitch, Mar
vin; Francis Fatsie, Homer; and
John Kruse n,
Engineer.
Bud Ber
stein, New Yo
Times Art Cr
ic; Joel Flem
ing, C o 11. e git
Reporter; Aaro
Ossipow, Sa m.
mSr; Leonar
Allen, Ton
Dan Warg
Professor Btidt
eteer; Virg,
Neilly, Pr o fes
sor; and Harold
Waltzer, Joe
Co-authors
"Poor Mr. Varnum," written
by co-authors Hank. Glass, Fran
cis X. Fatsie, and Tom Lyon,
took first place in the Thespian
script writing contest.
The dialogue is being directed
by Jim Lotz and Hank Glass.
Who's Who Copies
Students listed in the 1948-49
issue of Who's Who in the News
at Penn State, who haven't al
ready received their copies, are
urged to pick them up at 114
Carnegie Hall as soon as pos
sible, said Arnold Gerton, editor.
News Briefs
Penn State Engineer
The March issue of the Penn
State Enaineer went on sale yes
terday at Student Union and out
side th e Corner Room.
Filibuster Discussion
A discussion of the filibuster and
what can be done to stop it will
highlight thi s week's meeting of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
in 228 Sparks at 7:30 p.m. today.
Earth Science Club
Dr. John Allen will show col
ored slides on volcanoes and slides
of the MI summer camp at the
meeting of the Earth Science Club
iu 121 MI Budding at 7:15 today.
Club '5l
Frank Anthony, graduate as
sistant in agriculture education
who spent five years in Palestine,
will speak on the topic "Agricul
tural Mission to Palestine" at the
Club '5l meeting in 304 Old Man
at 7:30 p.m. today. -
STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1949
l ife in the mural, Varnum's people
, us only to find he turmoil of the
ernities, new look, union, etc.)
Flags to Honor
Pan-Americas
Flags of 21 American repub
lics will be flown from the two
flag poles in front of Old Main
from April 10 to 14 to mark the
celebration of the seventh an
nual Pan-Amgrican Day.
The committee under the
chairmanship of Dr. W. H. Gray
has planned a dance at the TUB
for April 12, a Spanish language
film at the Nittany theater, and
two one-half programs of Span
ish music over WMAJ.
Celebration of Pan-American
Day was begun in 1930 by the
Pan-American Union. It is the
only holiday set apart by the
governments of the Western
hemisphere to commemorate the
common bonds of the 21 Ameri
can republics and their aspira
tions for a peaceful world.
Vernon Dutton of the Cosmo
politan Club was elected chair
man of the committee and Yo
landa Formando of Circulo Es
panol was elected secretary.
Other members serving on the
committee are Brigitte Beard,
Jean CoHen, Frank Evans, Gert
rude Feteer,, Kermit Fink, Rob
ert Galbraith, Nancy George, Dr.
Phyllis Griess, William Laugh
lin, Frank Lucia, Harry McCarty,
Sylvia Ockner, Angela Piccino,
and Robert Wine.
CathaumShows
Olivier's Hamlet
The Cathaum Theater will
present a three-day showing of
Lawrence Olivier's production of
Hamlet, beginning March 29 and
extending through March 31.
Special student and faculty
rates are being offered by the
theater and these tickets at $1
each can be obtained at the thea
ter's box office or at the upstairs
office next to Keeler's.
Rates other than student and
faculty are: matinee, $1.20, $1.50,
and $l.BO. Evening: $1.20, $l.BO,
and $2.40.
All seats will be reserved, with
the exception that no children's
reservations will be sold.
General Catalogue
The latest issu e of the General
Catalogue of the College is now
available in the Recorder's Office.
Students must present matricula
tion cards at the desk, and may
obtain only one copy.
Wednesday Readings
The plays of Tirso de Mollina
will be discussed by Nicholas
Brent.n, assistant professor of ro
mance languages at the College,
at the third of the series of Wed
nesday readings in the Central
Library at 4:15 p.m. today.
Senior Class Gift
Today is the final day for sen
iors to submit recommendations
for disposition of the class gift
fund. according to Terrell Ruhl
man, senior class president
"Dark of the Moon"
Tickets for "Dark of the Moon"
are still available at Student
Union. Tickets will be 60 cents
for Thursday night and $1 for
Friday and Saturday nights.
Nag Makes Scoop,
And Maybe
Soup
Have the Indians returned to
claim Nittany Valley? Are Penn
State's riding stables over
crowded? Is Roy Rogers looking
for Trigger?
Who knows? All we know is
that a riderless horse was seen
Sunday afternoon, barreling past
Simmons Hall. Fast - moving
horsehide wasn't really expected
until the baseball season and no
one was making any effort to
stall the steaming steed.
Not having our track shoes
with us, we didn't take off in hot
pursuit, but if a horseless saddle
is found behind Simmons, we
advise the gals to shop for meal
tickets in a local beanery until
the nag's fate has been deter
mined..
Senator Offers
Forestry Bill
A proposal to treat a School
of Forestry at the College is un
der consideration by a senate
committee of the State legisla
ture. Senator George B. Stev
enson offered the bill which
would appropriate $50,000 to the
College to cover the cost of set
ting up the new school. At pre
sent forestry courses are con
ducted under supervision of the
School of Agriculture.
"The measure is designed to
place the forestry profession on a
higher level," Stevenson said.
"We want to have the study of
forestry a separate school instead
of just a branch of the School of
Agriculture."
Five O'Clock Theatre Presents
Ted Breining's 'Family Story'
Taking the struggles-of-the-deaf-mute theme out of Horly
wood's spooky old houses ("The Spiral Staircase") and windy
islands ("Johnny Belinda"), Ted Breining has composed a trago
comic, often moving play.
"A Family Story," presented yesterday by the Five O'Clock
Theatre, concerned the frustrated attempts of a young girl to adjust
herself to a soundless, voiceless
and loveless existence. This is
made all the more difficult by a
family who considers her little
less than something merely to
be entertained and kept busy.
Despite a light, humorous be
ginning which fails to set the
play's supposedly serious mood
and an ending which is anti-cli
mactic, the play generally was a
well-written, well-directed pro
duction.
The part of the deaf-mute,
played by June Wiley, was dis
tractingly ludicrous at times, but
on the whole seemed the most
tenderly evolved character. Other
roles were taken by Shirley
Betts, Inge Hoffmann, Tom Lyon
and Dan Wargo. The play was
directed by Steve Perialas.
PSCA Sponsors
Cabin Party
Highpoint of the All-College
cabih party this weekend will be
a midnight worship service atop
Mount Tussey. Reservations for
the PSCA-sponsored party can
be made by applying to the
PSCA office, 304 Old Main, be
fore tomorrow. All students who
desire may attend, but there is
room allotted for only 40 occu
pants in the Watts Lodge cabin.
An annual affair, the social
recreation of the affair will be
handled by Samuel Bayard, as
sociate professor of English com
position, who is skilled in bal
lads and folk songs, and will be
providing such entertainment for
the guests. Square dancing, hik
ing, games, and marshmallow
roasts, along with a worship
service Saturday night and one
on Sunday morning, will round
out the busy schedule.
Meal expense, amounting to
less than $l, will be the only ex
pense incurred by student guests.
Cars will leave Old Main at 1:30
p.m. Saturday and return in time
for chapel services Sunday. Those
people who desire to hike to the
cabin will be welcome to do so.
Advanced ROTC
All veterans who wish to be
gin advanced ROTC training
in the fall should report to 101
Carnegie prior to 3 p.m. Fri
day. Information concerning
physical and other require.
ments for the four semester
course leading to an army
commission will be available
there.
Lion, State Parties Plan
Policies, Nominations
Campaigning for the coming All-College and class elections
swings into high gear Sunday when both political parties, the Lion
and State cliques, will meet to outline policies and make prelim
inary nominations.
State party meets in 405 Old Main at 7:30 p.m. and the Lion
gets underway a half-hour later in 121 Sparks at 8 p.m.
Lion Policy
George Hearer, head of the
Lion party policy committee, will
submit a tentative party platform
at that time.
Members of Bearer's policy..
forming group, appointed by
clique chairman Morton Snitzer
last week, include Murray Bern
stein, George Gruskin, Joseph
Lenchner, George Schutte, Rich
ard Schoenberger, Arthur Traut
mann, and George Weber.
Committees
The
meeting
Red Cross Drive
Surpasses Goal
Reaching a total of $520.25, the
campus Red Cross drive last
week surpassed the $5OO goal set
for the College.
Fraternity me n contributed
$331.74 to the drive. Those giving
the highest amounts were Phi
Sigma Delta, $23.25; Pi Lambda
Phi, $21.75; Phi Delta Theta,
$19.24; Phi Gamma Delta, $15.37;
and Alpha Epsilon Pi, $15.25.
The sorority contribution total
for the drive was $lO9. Zeta Tau
Alpha-gave $10.22; Alpha Epsilon
Phi, $10; Alpha Omicron Pi, $10;
and Kappa Delta, $8.51.
Among the independents liv
ing in campus dormitories, Ath
erton Hall was first with $36.22
of the total $71.65 for independ
ent women. Northeast Atherton
led the living units with $17.81;
Mac Allister H a 11, $10.93; and
Northwest Atherton, $10.92.
William McLain, chairman of
the campus unit of the Red
Cross, headed the drive, which
lasted from Monday until Friday
of last week.
The money obtained from the
campus will be placed toward
the $5500 State College area goal.
By Jack Been
With the Spring Week Carni
val set for Thursday afternoon
and evening, March 31, as an
nounced by George Bearer and
Abe Bosler, co-chairmen for the
affair, only 15 days remain before
the shouts of barkers will be
heard on Allen street.
Fraternities, sororities, dormi
tories, and other campus organ
izat i o n s may enter booths.
Groups not already contacted
will be approached in the near
future.
Submit Entries
The carnival committee em
phasized the need for submitting
entries early. Duplications in
plans are expected, and the first
group entering will be given pre
ference.
Plans already submitted in
clude a dart-throwing ltupe.
15 Days t
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Other committee assignmente
were public erlations, James Ba
log, chairman and Hugo Stevens,
vice-chairman; publicity, Carl
Tendler, chairman; and member
ship, Carmen Cialella, chairman.
Howard McCoy, Stat e clique
chairman, also announced corn
mittee chairmanships for the
cominp elections. Fred Auch, all
college camp ai g n committee;
Charles Jones, senior class cam
paign committee; Richard Weis
berg, junior class campaign com
mittee.
Edmund Hathaway, all-college
publicity committee; Andrew
Grasty, senior class publicity
committee; and Joel Kranich,
junior class publicity committee.
Late AP News, Courtesy WMAJ
Effort to End
Filibuster Fails
WASHINGTON Another at
tempt to halt the Senate filibuster
met with failure yesterday, and
majority leader Scott Lucas stat
ed that a coalition of Southern
Democrats and Republicans can
be a determining factor in efforts
to limit Senat e debate. As it now
stands, the administration cannot
control enough votes to effect the
limitation if the Southerners ma
get Republican help.
Legion Celebrates
PARIS Special cerernoinhos
were held in Paris yesterday as
part of the 30th Anniversary cel
ebration of the American Legion.
Members of the Legion, which
was created in Paris following the
World War I, were on hand and
included a few French veterans.
A wreath was laid on the site af
the organizationls founding in
1919.
On the Road
LONDON—Results ot ars mow.
omic survey yesterday showed
Britain to be on the road to econ
omic recovery. One problem re
mains, according to the Chancel
lor of the Exchequer, and that k
to sell enough British goods at
the U. S. to pay for an the com
modities which must be bought.
with American dollars.
Carnival
sponsored by Gamma Phi Beak
in which baloons will be offered
as prizes, and a "Daisy Mee-
Schmoo" booth ,operated by Zeta
Tau Alpha, where balloons con
taining the purchaser's name or
organization will be sold.
Male Kissing Booth
Pi Kappa Alpha is turning the
tables on the females by spon
soring a kissing booth where the
boys sell the merchandise. lit-
eluded in its equipment is a
"kissometer" which will measure
the potency-content of each sale.
Kappa Delta Rho is moving
psych 17 class into the field by
sponsoring a love clinic which
will set customers straight on
their approach to the big campus
activity. Blood pressures wilt be
given on the house.
Collegian will print other ear ,
rival project Edam tamonow.