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WRA Invites New Wonder'
To' White Mo.ll'poon:.El6.l*,
,All new women students are invited .to attend t 1 Open. House
sponsored by Women's Recreation Association in •White Hall at 8 pm.
Friday, September 23. '
The purpose of the Open House will be to•acituaint Freshmen,
Sophomores, and Upperclass-transfer.s witk e the recreational facilities
of White Hall and the general'oroanization of women's sports activi
ties.
All women may participate in any of the-sports provided by the
facilities in White Hall'. at' that
time: Everyone is requested, by
Virginia Miller', president •of
WRA, to bring shorts; gym suits,
or other suitable ; attire. *Follow
ing this period, refreshments will
be served
Executive Board' .
The activities of WRA, which
is composed of every undergradu
ate woman, are headed by the
Executive Board. Under it, are
the Club President's Board, the
Intramural Board, and. the •Social
Activities Board. The aim of these
coordinated groups is to promote
and maintain an extensive pro
gram of intramural, and ,recrea-.
tional activities for the .women
student body. Opportunities • fpr
the development of .team and
skills without regard .:to
previous experience are • offered
to' all women interested in the
various sports and activities. •
Ten clubs are organized under
the Club President's Board, and
each gives instruction to • begin
ners and advanced members .-in
the particular field for which
each •is organized.' Intiamural
tournaments and exhibitions are
given to encourage participation
in. these clubs which meet: Once
a week on regularly scheduled
nights. The clubs are hadminton,
bowling, bridge, dance, fericing,,
golf, • outing, rifle, swimming, and
tennis. The number of clubs that
one may participate in is not
limited.
. •
Intramural Board
' The ~ Intramural Board isin
charge of .all intramural. competi
tion . between
,classes, ' sororities,
and 'independent groups . . This in-
Chides hockey; basketball; , . volley
ball;..'softball, tennis, ..table tennis,
bowling _ - .and badminton. • The
group:winning the most_ points in
intramural__:c
ompeti n. • is
awarded :an intramural' cup.., from 1
The'..Bol4l 'Activities Board
plans .the social .afairs of WRA.
Inchided among' WRA activities,
are the Christmas party for needy
hildren, the annual WRA Sweet
heart Dance, swimming: aguacade,
Mod§i:n . Dance .Club concert,: and
swimming telegraphics , .
WRA Officers
The Executive Board; : consists
of girls elected' by the. student
body. They are Virginia - Miller,
president; Sally ...Fold,er, • vice
-I.resident; Mary Ann Krepps,
lub activities, chairman, • Betty
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Dorms and Cottages House Women;
Lounges Provide Temporary Quarters
Housing space for the 1982 women students now enrolled at
the College who will be housed on campus will be . provided this
yea4.not only `by the , five women"s dormitories previsously used,
but by McElwain _Hall 'and seven cottages as well.
In spite of the'neW units, available temporary housing in.the
playroom of Grange Memorial Dormitory and in the second . floor
lounges of Atherton Hall is being
used. Mrs. C„pr,del4. Hibbs,
women's housing coordinator. and
assistant to the dean, Of women,
has• stated that' this 'measure is
only' d'ternpbiarjr one and girls
niakiffg 'their homes in these
spaces will be given permanent
room. assignments as soon.as
Atherton Hall
-Freshman women will • be
housed • in ;Frances. Atherton •Hall
and Elm Cottage. Built tin 1938;
Atherton has facilities corn
fortably.ltouse over• 500 coeds. The
dOrxratory is located. on the corner
of East College avenue and, Short
-lidge road:
Atherton Hall contains four
first `floor lounges, ' decorated in
different color schemes, which are
located on either 'side:of the en:-
trance. Offices of the hostesses' are
located in the east arid west ends
of. the. building. Each room is pro
vided with • a private telephone.
Two large '"dining room's . serve
I dafeteria style, accommodating a
greater number of diners.
Incoming • sophomores will be
Igiven rooms in one unit of Mc-
Elwain Hall, newest ultra-modern
girls' dormitory and one unit, of
Simmons Hall, the entire•housing
space in McAllister Hall, Women's
Building and Hemlock, Pine, Oak,
Spruce and Maple cottages. . .
• Womens Building
Women's Building,. called 'the
Ladies' Cottage 'when built in
1890; took care of the dormitory
and classroom needs of all women
living on campus at that time.
The upper floors were used as
sleeping quarters, the main floor
including the laboratories and
classrooms for the department of
domestic science. A' gymnasium
was located in the basement where
the girls attended their physical
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WRA Head Greets
New College Women
Welcome •to all new College
women.
As president of the Women's
Recreation Association I would
like to welcome all of you , girls
to Penn State and to WRA's
home—White Hall.
We hope that you will spend
many of your leisure hours in
"our home." White Hall offers
many opportunities to make
new friends and to develop skill
in various sports. The swimming
pool, bowling alleys, rifle range
and game room are only' a few
of the facilities available for
yotir use. .
We 'hope that you will be
come an enthusiastic partici
pant in WRA.
Girls Assnme. Part
In Thespian Shows
Thespians, campus musical or
ganization, did not admit women
until 1926. However, 'there was
one exception—during the World
War I man-power shortage, worn
en were cast in the • March 1918
show. "It Pays to Advertise.."
"On account of war conditions,
it has been necessary for women
to take the place of men in the
female roles and the management
hopes the audience will,note how
satisfabtorily the women do 'the
work of men in .these difficult
parts. Verily, the war works
wonderful changes!"
3ducation classes. Recently en
arged, 'the building will how
Muse sophomores.
McAllister Hall, . on Pollock
road,. was built as a men's dormi
tory in 1904 and was taken over
by women students in 1915. The
dining room seats all girls living
in Grange and Women's Buildind
in addition to the 133 women.liv.-
ing in McAllister. There is. .a
hostess apartment on the second
floor, an assistant hostess having
quarters on the. fourth floor.
Living' quarters for juniors and
seniors will be provided by Mc-
Elwain Hall and Simmons • Hall.
McElwain, newest of the two units
and recently , completed, will
house students for the first time,
while this-will be the second-year
in which - - women have been
housed in Simmons.
Junior transfers and all girls
planning to live in the home man
agement house part of the semes
ter or planning to practice teach
ing will live •in Grange Memorial
Hall. Grange, opened in the Fall
of 1929, was partly financed by
the State Grange. A main lounge
is located on the first floor, a
playroom, kitchenette, and laun
dry in the basement.
Sixteen of the 19 sorority suites
will be located in McElwain and
Simmons • Halls and the remain
ing three will be housed in Grange
Dormitory.
The present Woman's. Building
was originally called the Ladies'
Cottage when erected in 1888. ,
McAllister Hall was a men's
dormitory until it was converted
for women's used in 1915.
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—Virginia Miller
WRA President
Juniors, Seniors
•
Coeds Relax , Entertain Selves •
At Mary Beaver White Hall
Mary Beaver White Hall, or more familiarly, White Hall, was
built with the relaxation and enjoyment of the coed in vnew.
Constructed in 1938, this red brick building at the southeastern
end of the campus not only houses women's physical education and
recreation classes, but also offers recreational facilities for the in
' dividual, as well as clubs and organizations.
CoecL . . .
5 . hen, and now
It was in 1872 that Ellen A
Cross Copp of Janesville, Wis.,
the first coed at the College was
graduated. She is believed to be
the first woman in this country
to be ordained into the ministry.
Previously she had qualified for
a doctor philosophy degree, and
was the first woman to earn this
distinction.
Mrs. Copp was brought to the
College by Dr. James Calder,
president at that time, who be
lieved in co-education. Her prin
ciple studies were Greek and
chemistry.
Just 66, years ago in 1883 if a
gentleman wished to call or ac
company a young lady he had
first to present a request to the
Lady Principal.
But the young lady had her say,
also, and before our hero 'could
meet the coed of his dreams, she
had to present a request to re
•ceive him to the Lady Principal.
Even after all this trouble, our
young student friend and his
blushing coed could only see each
'other. 'in the Ladies' Parlor be
tween 6:45 and 7 p. m., daily ex
cept Sunday.
The strictness of these rules
must have been interfering with
the academic work of both the
women and men students, be
cause in a very few years the
dating code was altered slightly.
Permission was still required and
the Lady Principal chaperoned
all parlor dates, but a coed could
remain with her beau until 10:15
Friday night, 8 p. m. Sunday ; and
9. p. m. during the week. Gentle
men needed written permission
from the 'College President to. ac
company ladies beyond the build
ink doors.
It was strictly tabu in those
days fo r young ladies to com
municate by voice or note out of
windows or by rapping on the
'steam pipe: (That was when
both coeds and men shared the
same dormitory , —Old Main.)
Rules, then were faculty-made
and:the present luxury of Ather
ton; Simmons, and McElwain
Halls,. with a telephone in every
room, was unheard of.
.In. 1883 studying was • strictly
regulated by the faculty. Young
ladies could not study in the par
lory visit o r receive visits in ,the
parlor or elsewhere during study.
hours. No coeds could study in
the rooms of other coeds.
Violations of these rules were
treated like absences frm recita-,
tions or public , exercises. If a
young lady met visitors or com
municated via window or steam
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A large gymnasium in the cen
te rof the building contains
enough room for three bastetball
games to be played simultaneoUs
ly. This room is also used for
"badminton and indoor tennis.
Fodern Dance
To the left of the gym is the
rhythm. room where classes in
rhythmic fundamentals, modern
dance, and square dance are
taught. Each snring the Modern
Dance concert is held here.
Beside this room is the pla37-
room which is open to students
at all times. Here, ping pong
and bridge facilities are located.
At :the other end of the build
ing is a large classroom and body
mechanics room.
The 135,000 gallon swimming
pool, 75 feet long and from 3 to
10 feet deep, is open to coeds for
plunge hours where they may
swim tv recorded music. Newly
sanded and painted, it will be
closed for two weeks.
White Hall offers women stu
dents two bowling alleys, a shuf
fleboard deck, a squash court, in
door rifle range, and a fencing
room.
Officers
Also housed in the building
are the officers of the women's
physical education department, ,a
large lounge, and the meeting
rooms of the Women's Student
Government Association and the
Women's Recreation Association.
New full-time staff members
are Ruth McFeeter, a graduate
of Beaver College; Jacque Zivic,
a graduate of the College; and
Frieda Phillips, from the. Uni
versity of Nebraska.
White Hall is open from 8 'a.
m. to 9 p. m. every day except.
Sunday.
pipes, she received 50 censure
marks and an official admonitibn
from thd Lady Principal, who
also notified her parents. A sec
ond offense placed the culprit on
probation.
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 23
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