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ILUME 49—NUMBER 64
Harry James' Orchestra
Highlights Senior Ball
Harry James, his trumpet, and his Music Makers will come to
the Nittany Valley Friday to play at the “49’ers” Senior Ball in
Rec Hall from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
The Skylarks, vocal group, will be James’ featured performers.
Others appearing with him are Willie Smith, noted alto sax artist;
Don Lamond, drummer; Ziggy Elmer, trombonist; and Corky Cor
coran, schoolboy tenor sax sensa
tion of a few years back.
Top Rating
Harry James and his orchestra
have consistently been rated
near the top of dance band pop
ularity polls for the past eight
years. Included in his long list
of hits are “You Made Me Love
You,’’ “Chiribiribin,” ‘l’ve Heard
That Song Before,” “I’m Begin
ning to See the Light” (which,
incidentally, James composed),
and “Sleepy Lagoon.”
Man v movies have featured
the noted trumpeter and his or
chestra. Among these are “Two
Girls and a Sailor,” “Do You
Love Me? , “Best Foot For
ward,” “Bathing Bctouty,” and
“Carnegie Hall.’’
In addition they’ve played
many theater and dance en
gagements. The Click and Earle
Theater in Philadelphia, Kenny
wood Park and Stanley Theater
in Pittsburgh are among the
stopping off points of the band.
Several of the brightest stars
in the musical firmament got
their start with the horn-playing
maestro. Frank Sinatra, Dick
Haymes, and Helen Forrest are
numbered among the Harry
James alumni
Baseball A Hobby
James’ hobby is baseball and
he works out at the Polo
Grounds whenever he gets to
New York. He has been known to
ask a new musician what posi
tion he plays before asking him
what instrument he plays.
James was brought up with a
circus, and it was there that he
learned how to play the trumpet.
He first sat in with the circus
band when he was eight years
old. By the time he was ten he
was doing trumpet solos, and on
the side did a contortionist act.
Harry James got his real start
when Benn v Goodman heard his
sweet horn on a Ben Pollack re
cording. Goodman liked him and
signed him up.
BX Closes Saturday
The Book Exchange will
close for business May 14. Re
funds of 20 percent may be
picked up at the BX May 16
to 20 inclusive from 2 to 5 p.m.
each day. Students ar e re
minded that receipts obtained
during the semester must be
presented.
Art Festival Nears Close;
Exhibits Remain Until Sunday
Student work in art is being
displayed until Sunday in eight
campus buildings as part of the
two-week Combined Arts Festi
val.' The main display has been
set up at the TUB and includes
compositions in architecture,
painting, murals, sculpture, dance,
landscape horticulture, and
home arts.
Other exhibits are open to the
public in Simmons Hall, Main
Engineering, Central Library,
the Schwab Green Room, Engin
eering F. Temporary Buildings,
and Home Economics.
Modern European Artist*
Kelly Yeaton. assistant professor
in drama, said the combined pro
ject has been sponsored to show
the influence of all arts on life.
Several thousand students and
State College residents have
viewed the exhibits, and a great
number of parents visiting the
College saw the display last
weekend.
Class instructors have selected
the exhibits from work done
during the term. Prints of mod
ern European artists, from the
Museum of Modern Art in New
Lucas Wins
Design Prize
Jay H. Lucas, a sophomore in
architecture, was awarded $25
for his town hall design, entered
in a contest sponsored by the
Beaux Arts Institute of Design
in New York May 4.
The award is known as the
Murchison prize problem.
Second prize went to George
G. Doddy. Other winners were:
first mention placed—Arthur R.
Lukens and Frederick E. Sheri
dan; first mention— Joseph
Brasco and Regis Gallagher.
All of the winners are soph
omores in Architectural Design.
They competed with sophomores
from all over the country.
Designs were judged for or
iginality, planning of rooms,
drafting, composition, room ar
rangement and materials used.
Fifteen judges, all architects,
selected the winners. Milton S.
Osborne, professor of architec
ture at the College was among
the judges.
Home Ec Frosh
Visit Campus
Thirty-one students attended
the Freshman Weekend sponsor
ed by the student cabinet of the
School of Home Economics held
on campus recently.
The weekend was for the bene
fit of freshman in home economics
and hotel administration, who
will be on campus next year, to
acquaint them with Penn State.
An educational program was
presented to the visiting students.
Helen Wilcox was entertainment
committee chairman Blair Hef
kin conducted the tour, and food
committees were headed by Vir
ginia Wilson and Sam Moore. A
magic show was presented by
Ray Wertz.
Twenty-four women and seven
men visited the campus; the var
ious centers represented were Al
toona, California, Harrisburg,
Lockhaven , Mansfield, Millars
ville, and Swarthmore.
York City, are on display during
the festival in Simmons Hall.
Architectural students have
modeled an ultra-modern com
munity health center for the dis
play and this, along with ab
stract are, contemporary furni
ture design, and stage settings by
the drama department, has been
in eluded in the TUB exhibit.
Cultural Elements
Eleanor Zygler, assistant pro
fessor in fine arts, emphasized the
fact that the festival has helped
“to demonstrate the joint accom
plishments of cultural elements
on the campus.” The following
groups have been sponsoring the
festival: music, dance, fine arts,
art education, home art, drama
tics, architecture, motion picture,
landscape horticulture and oral
interpretation of literature.
As part of the project, the
art groups are the sponsors of
the recent reading, poetry, and
short story festivals, the produc
tions “John Loves Mary,” “This
Side of Bedlam,” and “Poor Mr.
Varnum,” and the classical music
programs to be presented next
week.
COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1949
Is Fame Your Aim?
Here Is Answer,
Baby-Sitting
It’s a small world!
Russell McLauchlan, lower
division sophomore, recently re
ceived a letter from Victor Cap
itoll, of Rome, Italy. The letter
included a copy of the Rome
Daily American of March 17 in
which was printed a picture of
McLauchlan baby-sitting with
two-year-old Jean Strozier, of
State College.
McLauchlan found that baby
sitting improved his grades at
the College.
European Study
Tours Planned
The New School for Social Re
search will sponsor a six-weeks
summer session in Europe for un
dergraduates, graduate students,
and teachers from July until
September.
Dr. R. Wallace Brewster and
Prof. Kent Forster, of the depart
ments of political science and
history respectively, are among
faculty members from several
universities selected to conduct
the session.
The program includes a two
week stay in Great Britain, the
bulk of which will be spent in
Nottingham observing current
British economical, political, and
social disturbances. This is the
general pattern of study for all
stops. Also included are two
weeks in Paris, a stop at Annecy
on the Swiss frontier, most of
which time will be spent in Ge
neva observing activities of the
UN; and a 10-day tour of the
Ruhr, Luxembourg, Belgium, and
Holland.
Students will take an orienta
tion course •on Great • Britain,
France and international activity.
There will be a seminar in ec
onomics or political science, or
both. Credits available amount
to six, which are acceptable here
for both graduate and under
graduate degrees.
Junior Status
It is not a tour, but a legitimate
study project. The cost is about
$B5O including tran s-Atlantic
transportation by air or ship and
all expenses and tuition. Ap
plications are still being received.
To be eligible, students must
have junior status, beginning in
June.
There will be separate itiner
aries for graduate students, un
dergraduates, and teachers. The
departure is set for the first week
in July and the group will return
early in September.
Anyone interested in making
the trip should contact Professor
Brewster or Professor Forster
immediately.
Hat Council Elects
Morgan President
Thomas Morgan was elected
president of Hat Society Council,
Robert Gabriel, vice-president,
and Rose Eifert, secretary-treas
urer, at a meeting of the council
in 409 Old Main, Monday night.
The council discussed the part
Hat Societies will play in Orien
tation Week, pep rallies, and oth
er events next year, and planned
other projects including continu
ation of the football game card
flashing which was begun last
season.
Players
Tryouts for “The Glass Menag
erie” will be held at Center Stage
at 7 p. m. Sunday The play opens
on October 14
Caps and Gowns
All seniors graduating in
June who have not ordered
their cap and gown must do so
at Student Union before Sat
urday, May 14, announced
Richard Hill, chairman of the
Cap and Gown committee. The
deposit for the cap and gown
is five dollars. Seniors should
present their hat sizes when
ordering.
/ PoorMr.Varnum , Set
ToOpen in Schwab
“Poor Mr. Varnum,” satirical fantasy written by Henry Glass,
Thomas Lyons, and Francis Fatsie, will be produced by Thespians
in Schwab Auditorium at 7 p.m. today.
The play, selected from among those submitted for the Thes
pians' scenario script writing contest, revolves around the characters
in Henry Varnum Poor’s Old Main mural. In the production, the
personalities come to life and
tour the campus, marveling art aM
the modern innovations.
Poor, who is still at work on
his mural, will be the guest of
Thespians for tomorrow night’s
performance and will be intro
duced to the audience from his
seat sometime during the show.
A special souvenir program, of
unusual design, will be available,
free of charge, on all three nights.
Ned Armsby, of Thespians, was in
charge of arrangements for the
program. It is intended to pro
vide a lasting momento of the
show.
Library Shows
Arts Exhibits
Art education, dramatics, fine
arts, and home crafts exhibits
are now on display in the lobby
of the library in connection with
the Combined Arts Festival.
The library exhibit started May
4 and will continue until May
25. Its aim is to publicize stud
ent work.
Included in the art education
exhibit are hand-woven mater
ials, plaster casts, design com
positions, decorated draperies,
and scarves.
The drama department is show
ing photographs of productions
given during the past year. These
include “Dark of the Moon,”
“Parlor Story,” “Ten Nights in a
Barroom,” “All My Sons,” “Skin
of Our Teeth,” “Night Must Fall,”
and “Amphitryon 38.”
Mourant Heads
Philosophy
Dr. John A. Mourant, associate
professor of the department of
philosophy, has been appointed
department head for three years,
beginning in the fall semester.
Dr. Mourant’s appointment was
announced by Dr. John M. Ander
son, acting head of the depart
ment.
Dr. Anderson has been granted
a year’s leave of absence, which
also becomes effective in the fall.
Dr. Henry A. Finch, visiting as
sociate professor from the Uni
versity of Chicago, has been ap
pointed to teach his philosophy
1 and 21 courses.
Also named an instructor is
John Joseph O’Conner, graduat
ed from Columbia University
and part-time lecturer in philo
sophy at Brooklyn College.
Church Group
Plans Parley
The Student Christian Move
ment regional summer confer
ence will be held this year at
Camp Michaux, Pine Grove Fur
nace, Pa., from June 10 to 17.
All students interested may in
quire at the PSCA ofice, 304 Old
Main.
The summer conference gives
students a chance to meet with
other students under competent
leadership and discuss economics,
men and women’s relationship,
Christian faith, race, and national
and international problems.
lota Lambda Sigma
Dr. R. Barton Power, project
engineer for the water tunnel,
will be the speaker at a meeting
of Alpha chapter, lota Lambda
Sigma, in the PSCA room, Old
Main, at 7:30 p. m. today.
All veterans planning to at
tend any Summer Session must
pay room and board charges at
the time of registration in Re
creation Hall.
NSA
It is imperative that all active
members of the National Student
Association be present at the
final meeting in 11 Sparks at 7
p. m. today. Delegations to the
national and regional conventions
will be formed and plans for next
fall will be made.
James Lotz and Glass are co
directors of dialogue for the
show and Harry Woolever is dir
ecting five special dance routines*
originated by him. The dance
numbers are: “Going to the Ball,’’
“I’m Thinkin’ I’m Lincoln,’’ “Bal
let Waltz,” “Night of the Ball,”
and “Agriculture.’’
Another among many attrac
tions will be a comedy routine.
‘The Four Stooges,” by William
Bonsall, David Greenway, Joel
Kranich, and Wendell Lomandy
who will play the parts of four
confused cops. A “Hula Girl,”
several additional comedians, and
a host of singers and dancers
round out the show.
Theodore Mann, co-author of
the play which won second prize
in the Thespian contest, is in
cluded in the cast of “Poor Mr.
Varnum” as the “Boy With the
Tree.” The great variety of cos
tumes to be used in the produc
tion were designed by Duffy
Sypes, who has been a costume
designer for Thespians for sev
eral years.
Tickets aTe still available at
Student Union for all three nights
at 90 cents for tonight and $1.20
for tomorrow and Saturday
nights. Larrv Pinno has been in
charge of publicity for “Poor Mr.
Varnum,” and Ray For tuna to is
acting as over-all director of the
production.
Juniors in the Schools of
Education, Home Economics,
and Physical Education may
have their pictures taken for
the 1950 LaVie at the Penn
State Photo Shop next week,
May 9-13.
Pictures will be taken again,
but anyone graduating in any
of the summer sessions or
who will be practice teaching
in the fall must have their
photo taken now.
News Briefs
Penn State Club
The Penn State Club will hold
a banquet in the upstairs dining
room at the Allencrest Tearoom
at 6:30 p. m. Sunday in honor
of the graduating seniors.
Invitations will be sent to tha
graduating seniors. They and all
other members wishing to attend
must sign up for it at the Stud
ent Union desk before noon Sat
urday.
PSCA
PSCA will hold a picnic at San*
set Park at 5:30 p. m. on Tues
day. Anyone interested in going
should call the CA office on Mon
day.
The topic of the PSCA radio
program on WMAJ at 7:45 p. m.
today is "Sister’s Dilemma.”
PRICE FIVE
Comedy Routine
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