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VOL. 27—NO. 3
'Golden Boy' Marked
By Realistic Portrayals
Intense performances by a remarkably flexible cast make
“Golden Boy,”’ Town and Nine’s current production at Centre Stage,
directer by Portman Paget, one of the most disturbingly realistic
works of the theatre this writer has ever been privileged to witness.
Clifford Odets’ 1937 drama about prize-fighting coming as it
does now in the midst of a rash of motion pictures on the subject
(Champion, Set-Up), adds fuel to
the case against the sport as an
emotionless moneymaker and cor
rupter of morals.
Young Paranoic
As the play opens, Joe Bon
aparte (James Ambandos), a
youthful paranoic who has picked
up the sport as a sort of revenge
against the railings of society
against his foreign background
and optical deformity, begins his
ring career under the tutelage of
Tom Moody (Walt Eckley). A
married man who is in love with
Lorna Moon (Francine Toll), self
styled “tramp from Newark,
Moody tries unsuccessfully to
keep his protege from the grasp
of gangster Eddie Fuseli (Richard
Frontman).
When Bonaparte balks at a
pugilistic future because of in
evitable danger to his violin
playing hands, Moody sends
Lorna to provoke Joe’s hatred
for mankind to fire his fighting
ambition. .
This Lorna does, finding in the
meantime that she is attracted
strongly by the boy’s fight against
his environment, seeing her own
struggle mirrored. Joe forsakes
his love for music and goes a»l
out” in the ring, fast making his
way to the top. .
As “Golden Boy," Joe is about
to culminate his career with an
important bout when he learns
that Moody has obtained a
divorce and intends to mar r y
Lorna. His carefully built world
of superiority, epitomized in the
Continued on page eight
Yougel Delays
Heller Hearing
The hearing of Alvin J. Heller,
student at the College, before
Burgess Albert E. Yougel, which
was scheduled for yesterday after
having been postponed from May
21, was advanced once more to
August 8.
Heller, charged with violation
of Borough Ordinance No.
which prohibits the distribution
«pf commercial handbills and cir
culars, is an officer of the Com
munist Party Student Club of
State College.
I He was arrested May 13 by
Borough Police Chief John Juba
on the charge of distributing
handbills on the corner of Allen
street and College avenue. Fine
for conviction is from $1 to $5O,
or jail sentence up to 30 days.
When asked for a reason why
the hearing was postponed, Bur
gres Yougel refused to comment,
but confirmed the report that he
was leaving town.
Frew to Address
Evening Vespers
Dr. Allen M. Frew, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church at Ard
more, win be guest speaker at the
weekly evening vesper services
held in Schwab Auditorium at
1:30 p.m. Sunday.
His topie will be “The Youth
Who Wanted the Wrong Things."
He will be assisted at the service
by a local minister. George Ceiga
will play twenty minutes of organ
pnusic preceding the service.
I This will be the second in a
■series of Sunday evening vesper
■services sponsored by Summer
pessions featuring prominent
(spiritual leaders. They will be
peld each remaining Sunday in
in Schwab Auditorium at
■ : 30 p.m. Mr. Ceiga will provide a
lymty-minute interlude of 40g(Kl
Summer Clinic
Studies Speech
A speech clinic, under the di
rection of Dr. E. T. McDonald and
with 37 Pennsylvanians with
speech and hearing defects, be
gan its 20th year of operation
here at the College on June 26
and will continue until August 5.
With students ranging from 8 to
26 years of age, the 11 supervisors
and 22 student clinitions, all with
bachelor’s degrees, receive experi
ence in dealing with different
types of cases. These cases include
stutterers, deaf, articulation, cleft
palate, aphasia, and cerebral palsy.
The students are staying at Beta
Theta Pi fraternity house under
supervision of Miss C. Parsons, as
sisted by Dick Gibboney and Dor
othy Millward. They receive regu
lar health exams from Nurse P.
Neff, of the College staff. An ath
letic program including swim
ming, soft-ball, ping-pong, tennis,
checkers, volleyball, and horse
shoes is under the direction of
Erben Kochel.
Main Session Dance
Slated for Friday
As part of the summer session
recreatipnal program, a dance will
be held at the Tub from 9 to 12
p.m. Friday. The music of Gene
Booth’s orchestra will supply the
entertainment mid refreshments
will be sold at the main counter.
The dance is informal and all
students are welcome, either stag
or in couples. Admission is 50
cents a person. Tickets will be
sold Friday night at the Tub.
C. M. “Dutch" Sykes, of the Col
lege’s intramural department, is in
charge of arrangements for the
dance. Sykes has planned a main
session recreational program of
fering many variations of enter
tainment for the summer student.'
Student Takes Life
In Home Monday
L. Stanley Lambert at State Col
lege, who recently completed his
sophomore year at the College,
died in his home about 4 p. m.,
Monday as a result of a selfin
flicted bullet wound, according
to Coroner Charles Sheckler,
Milesburg.
Born at Clearfield, Lambert
graduated from the State Col
lege High School in 1947. He is
survived by his parents and six
brothers and sisters.
Private funeral services will be
held at the Koch Funeral Home,
STATE COLLEGE. PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1949
Parks Afford
Recreation
Within Reach
There are many recreational
spots within a short drive from
State College where one can get
away from the sweltering heat
of the classroom and enjoy the
historical and scenic sites of the
area.
Several good places for swim
ming are: Whipple’s Dam, take
route 322 from State College to
the Autoport, turn right onto the
detour to Pine Grove Mills and
then left on route 545 to Whip
ple’s Dam.
Greenwood Furnace
Greenwood Furnace; take route
545 to McAlevy’s Fort, then take
route 305 to Greenwood Furnace.
Black Moshannon, take route
322 North to Philipsburg. There
are picnic areas and a lake for
swimming and boating.
Hecla Park is a commercial
park with games, picnic areas,
swimming and boating. Take
route 45. to Pleasant Gap, then
take route 64 to Hecla Park near
Mingoville.
Numerous places of historical
and scenic interest are Indian
Cave on route 45 at Franklinville;
Woodward Cave off route 45 near
Woodward; Alexander Caverns
near Reedsville; Penn’s Cave on
route 95 beyond Centre Hall.
Penn’s Cave is notable as being
an all-water cave traversed by
motorboats for sightseeing.
Fisherman’s Paradise between
Continued on page six
Murals Adorn
Burrowes Foyer
The role of education in so
ciety is dramatically portrayed
in two murals which have been
placed permanently in the foyer
of the Burrowes Building at the
College. The works of John T.
Biggersfi 25 year-old artist and
graduate student in art educa
tion, they were presented to the
School of Education at an in
formal ceremony last month.
One mural, painted in moody,
depressing tones, represents the
artist’s conception of a society
where democratic educational op
portunities are absent. A sense
of conflict dominates the scene,
and downcast laborers hold empty
bags as symbols of the barrenness
of life which results when men
lack the knowledge to get along
peceably.
As a contrast, the other mural
is painted in warm, glowing colors
and centers around the massive
figure of a sower, symbolizing
fertility. The idea of sharing both
material goods and ideas per
meates the work, and workers
are shown happily gathering an
abundant harvest.
In accepting the murals, Dr.
Marion R. Trabue, dean of the
School of Education, stated that
in addition to their artistic value
the murals are important for the
inspiration they will afford to
students in the future. Attesting
to their merit, Victor D’Amico,
director of the educational pro
ject of the Museum of Modern
Art stated that the murals meet
extremely high standards and
are great works of art.
The murals in Burrowes Build
ing were completed by Biggers
toward his master’s degree.
Classes regularly scheduled
for Mon. June 27, will be made
up according to the announced
schedule. Those classes regul
arly scheduled for Saturday,
July 9 will be made up at
periods convenient to the in
structors and students con
cerned, according to John E.
Miller, administrative assistant
to the director of Summer Ses
sions.
Contrast
Class Make-Up
Evelyn MacGregor Opens
Summer Artists Series
The first concert of the 1949 Summer Artist# Series wiH be
presented in Schwab Auditorium, beginning at 8:30 p. m. today.
Evelyn MacGregor, contralto, is soloist, with Alfred Patten at the
piano.
Miss MacGregor will open the program by singing “L’esperto,”
from Bonocini’s “Astarto”; “Voi Che Sapete,” from Mozart’s “The
Steelworkers
Attend Classes
More than 450 Pennsylvania
steelworkers will temporarily
leave their jobs in the mills dur
ing the next four weeks to attend
the annual one-week Labor In
stitutes which open at the Col
lege on Sunday.
The Institutes, started in 1946,
are sponsored by the Extension
Services of the College and the
United Steeleworkers of America
(CIO). They will continue week
ly until August 6.
Local union leaders, chosen to
attend any one of the four week
long sessions, will study courses
designed to assist them in be
coming better union members, of
ficers, and citizens in their com
munity. Anthony S. Luchek, as
sociate professor of economics in
extension and chairman of the
Institute, will be in charge.
In addition to regular members
of the faculty, instructors of the
Institute will include J. Noble
Braden, of the American Arbi
tration Association, Philadelphia;
Vincent Sweeney, publicity and
educational director, United Steel
workers of America, and Fred
rick H. Harbison and A. A. Liver
wright, both of the University of
Chicago.
Teachers' Exams
Offered This Month
Candidates lor teaching posi
tions who are studying at the
College this summer will be able
to take the National Teacher
examinations prepared by the
American Council on Education
July 23 and 30.
The examinations are of two
types, common and optional.
Common examinations, to be
administered July 23, are de
signed to test professional infor
mation, mental abilities, and basic
skills, and general culture. Op
tional examinations, July 30,
show mastery of the subject to
be taught. Both types are objec
tive, and specific preparation is
not essential.
Prepared by the National Com
mittee on Teacher Examinations,
the tests are scored and sent to
a supervisor indicated by the
candidate. It is pointed out that
the committee is merely a ser
vice agency, and does not under
take to obtain positions for can
didates.
Further information may be
secured from the department of
education, 103 Burro wes Build -
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Marriage of Figaro”; and “Wor
ship of God in Nature,” by Beet -
hoven.
The concert wifi continue with
the artist singing "An die Musik”
(To Music) and “Aufenthalt” (My
Abode,) by Schubert; “Les Papil
lons” (Butterflies), by Chaasson;
and “Le Moulin” (The WmtliiiMfc,
by Pieme.
Sings Verdi Aria
Prior to the intermission, Miss
MacGregor will sing the aria, “O
Don Fatale,” from Verdi’s “Dtta
Carlo.”
Mr. Patten will follow the in
termission with a section of piano
solos, including “Scenes of Child
hood,” by F. Monpou; “Ragtime
Bass,” by Virgil Thompson; and
Scandoval’s “La Petite Valse.”
Miss MacGregor witt continue
with a section of folk songs. She
will present “AH Thru the Night,”
Old Welsh; “I Would Lay Me
Doon and Dee for My Laddie,
Current Scottish; “O, I Ha’e Seen
Great Anes,” Old Scottish; "I
Know My Love,” from “Irish
Country Songs,” by Hughes; and
“Go Where Glory Waits The**,”
air in Bunting’s “Ancient Irish
Music,” Old Irish.
The concert will be concluded
with the presentation of “Ay, Ay.
Ay,” by Friere; “Sympath3',”
from Friml’s “The Firefly”;
“Somewhere a Voice is Calling,
by Tate; and “Song of Songu,”
by Moya. ..
Sings Three Weekly
Miss MacGregor is heard an
three major network program*
Continued on page seven
96 Participate
In Workshop
Ninety-six men and women, m*
eluding 53 teachers, 36 school
nurses, and 5 dental hygienists,
from all parts of the State, ate
enrolled for the three-week ses
sion of the Rural Health Educa
tion Workshop at the College.
The program, under the direc
tion of A. F. Davis, professor of
physical education, will continue
until July 16. A second program
will open July 18 and continue
through August 6.
The Workshop, which was start
ed here four years ago, is design
ed for rural teachers, school
nurses, health education special
ists, and others interested in bet
ter health conditions in the rural
schools and rural areas. It is con
ducted under the auspices of the
State Departments of Health and
Public Instruction, the Pennsyl
vania Tuberculosis Society, and
the School of Physical Education
and Athletics and the Summer
Sessions at the College.
Students enrolled for the pro
gram are sent to the campus un
der scholarships provided by thn
Pennsylvania Health and Tuber
culosis Society and its affiliated
agencies, county cancer units,
county chapters of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly■
sis, and other health groups.
Hillel Foundation
Holds Open House
The Hillel Foundation will hold
an open house at Beta Sigma Rho,
Fairmount and Locust Lane, be
ginning at 8 o’clock tonight.
All students of the College are
invited to attend, emphasized
Murray Bernstein, co-chairman of
the Hillel social committee during
the summer.
Hillel is pUummg one alien
house each week during the OMUU
session. RefreaiMuente wH to