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.VOL. 50 NO. 16
'Glass Menagerie Opens Tonight at Center Stage
Homecomi
Award Play
Will Run
6 Weekends
Rotating Cast Featurec
Players 1 Group
(See feature on Francine Toll,
page 3)
Players’ 1949-50 season will
open tonight at 8 o’clock/with
Tennessee Williams’ Critics’
Circle award play, “Glass Men
agerie.” The play will run for
ax consecutive week-ends at
Centre Stage, Hamilton and
South Allen streets... Tickets are
$.90 for Friday nights and $1.25
for Saturday nights (including
refreshments).
Cast Will .Rotate
The play is being directed by
Prof. Kelly Yeaton who is Jetting
the Players prove their versatil
ity by using, a rotating cast. This
differs 'from a double cast in
that six people, rather than eight,
have been chosen for the four
•roles. The-' cast includes ■ Diane
Scuderi, Sonya Tilles, Francine
Toll, Tim Hayes, Chuck Schulte,
and Dan Wargo. Each of the
women has studied both women’s
parts ,in the show; and, likewise,
the. three men can each play both
men’s roles.
Family Portrait
The story is a family, portrait
I with the setting in an alley, tene
ment. Classified as a memory
play by critics, it is a study of
, hope and frustration as seen in
the recollections of Tom, the ever
dreaming son who is away at sea.
Tom’s mother, Amanda, is a fad
ed old southern belle whose hus
band left her with two children
early in life.
'( Title Derivation
His sister, Laura, is a poor,
frightened, crippled young womr
an who confines herself, to an
imaginary • world of glass figur
ines—thus the play’s title, “Glass
Menagerie.” :
The play is. concerned with
Tom’s recollections of an evening
when he, induced by his mother’s
constant nagging, brings home
a “gentleman caller” for his sis
ter.'
Today ... .
The Nittany Lion Roars
FOR the record-breaking num
ber/of alumni returning to the
campus this Homecoming Week
end.
The Pem Stale alumni group,
which ranks among the lop doz
en in lhe nation in total paid-up
memberships; has been instru
mental in raisin'g the College to
the status it now holds as one of
the leading educational institu
tions in the country. >'
. Today’s and tomorrow's turn
out, largest • in the history of
"Dear.. Old State," proves' cttice
againtheir undying love for their
alma mailer, '
The Mighty Ni 11 an y Lion
growls.. his welcome .to all re-,
turning "old grads," on'this, the
aside specially for them.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1949
Cuties in 'Welcome Willy 1 Chorus Line
Nancy- Altland, and #f Mike" Claysmith appearing in the current
Thespian show, "Welcpme Willy", in Schwab Auditorium.
med.'
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Tuneful La ugh Hi t
There may bp little rhyme or reason as to how the Thespians
:ame to combine, farmers, minstrels, and Calypso in one show, but the
: au4ience .last night did not seem to mind as they witnessed
the opening “Welcome Willy, 1 ’ the Thespians’ Alumni Weekend
offering. ... ' ‘ ’
tTiiuier tjtie direction of Ray Fortunate, the Thespians put on their
"I show as if they had been practic
ing much more than, three weeks.
The only connection this critic
could find 1 between the scenes
was a most amusingyone in the
person- of Dave Greenwald, as
the Hitchhiker who dumbfound
edly and aimlessly wandered out
•of one scene and into another..
.. The chorus and gleesingers
paid tribute to the Alumni in
the first scene of Act 1 as two
alums of ’24 Nate Feinstien and
Sam Saunders joked around un
til they found themselves with
out tickets to the big game. '
From there the Thespians
made a quick trip to a fish pond
where Sid Manes, a convincing
dumb farmer,” sang “Plenty
of Fish in the Sea” with Eleanor
Williamson. 1
The Artist Course, a take-off
on the real thing, featured the
Bellefonte “B 1 op s” . Orchestra
with Merrill Sporkin going
through silly motions as Dr.
Hmmmm Flashburn, the director.
Perhaps ivith quite a few more
new jokes the “Madcap Minis
trel” scene would have, moved a
little faster, but as it was, it took
Sid Manes and Harry Kondoura
jian plus the Harmonaires to pull
it through. Manes and Kondoura
jian cleverly dead-panned their
way 1 through “Old Grey Bonnet”
while the Harmonaires put quite
a bit of life, into “Coney Island
Babe.”
The' Harmonaires, who, by the
way, were Gene Myers, Bob Pot
ter, Bill Elmore and Glenn Lan
dis, made their appearance again
in “Atlantic City—Circa 1893,”
pleasing the audience again
this time with “Ijown by the Sea
shore" which they did with the :
chorus. Also in the Atlantic City •
number was a clever routine in !
which i the chorus delightfully, i
cavorted and scampered about i
(Continued on page eight)
Jobs Scarce,
But Uncle Sam
Has Openings
. See editorial page 2
Students scheduled for gradu
ation in February or June will
find it harder to get jobs .than
any class since pre-war days,
predicts George N, P. Leetch, di
rector of the College Placement
Service. /
But, he points out, there is a
great opportunity right now for
prospective 1950 graduates to
find jobs with the U.S. Civil
Service if they act before Nov. 8.
Uncle Sam Needs Men
At \the present time. Uncle Sam
is looking' for potential . 1950
graduates, from almost every cur
riculum to fill jobs as Junior Pro
fessional Assistants, Junior Man
agement Assistants and Junior
Agricultural Assistants.
Each year the U. S. Civil Ser
vice Commission holds an exam
ination for 'college seniors and
recent graduates to. fill the
above-mentioned positions. This
year, Nov. 8 has been set as the
deadline for seniors to submit
applications for this examination.
Application forms and inform
ation concerning this examina
tion and the jobs to be tilled
through' it are available at the
College Placement Service in 204
Old- Main and at the .U. S. Post
Office. This will be the only op
portunity for the present senior
class to qualify for appointments
to these classifications, Leetch
stressed.
Date To Be Announced
The actual.examination will be
held, here ,in State College at a
(Conti*uted on page eight#
ng Plans Completed
By BILL DETWEILER
Activities, Displays Planned
To Welcome Returning Grads
A full calendar of events, including fraternity displays
in competition for the Alumni trophy, an Alumni luncheon
honoring the 50th anniversary df the Blue Band, and a foot
ball game with Nebraska, will greet Alumni returning for
the annual Homecoming Weekend beginning today.
The complete program for the weekend as arranged by
' Ridge Riley and Ross Lehman,
of the Alumni Association, is as
follows:
Friday
12:00 Noon—Registration at
Alumni headquarters in Rec
reation Hall.
Afternoon—Golf tournament
for Alumni; Hort Show open
to visitors.
> 7:30 p.m:—Pep rally in front
of Old Main.
7:30 .p.m.—Judging of fra
ternity displays.
8:00 p.m.—Thespians present
"Welcome Willy."
Saturday
Morning registration of
Alumni continues; second ses
sion of. Alumni golf tourna
ment; Hort Show open all .day
to visitors.
9:30-11:30. a. m. Home
Economics Alumni coffee hour
in Home Economics Building.
11:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m.—Alumni
luncheon honoring founders of
the Bugle Corps, Cadet Band,
and Blue Band.
2:00 p. m. Football game
with Nebraska.
2:15 p. m. Cross-Country
meet with New' York Univer
sity.
8:00 p. m.—All-Alumni show
ing of "Welcome Willy."
8:00 p.m.—Cider party at
Recreation Hall for Alumni.
9:00 p. m. Alumni Dance,
with' Gene Magill's orchestra.
One, of the first sights to greet
the returning Alumni.will be the
lawn displays at all fraternities.
They will compete for the Alum
ni trophy, now held by Alpha
Tail Omega. Themes of the dis
plays are to be “Welcome Alum
ni” or “Beat Nebraska.”
Judging of the lawn displays
will take place tonight at 7:30
p.m. to take advantage of the
lighting effect instead of on Sat
urday morning as originally an
nounced. Displays will be judged
on the merit of originality, appro
priateness to theme, and general
attention-getting appeal.
Display Judges Named
Prof. Cuthbeft F. Salmon, of
the architecture department, Prof.
John Y.-Roy, of the art.depart
ment, and Ross Lehmanj of the
Alumni Association, will serve as
judges. Winners “may be announc
ed at the football game..
* At half time during the football
game the Blue Band will provide
further entertainment along this
line by presenting a “parody per
(Continued qn page eight)
Parade, Rally
To Highlight
Homecoming
Blue Band, Hank Glass
Featured on Program
Many extravaganzas will spark
Xlumni Weekend on campus, but
an outstanding feature will be a
gigantic pep rally scheduled to
take place at 7:30 tonight on the
steps of Old Main.
The rally will end in time to al
low those who wish to attend the
attractions offered by Players and
Thespians to do so.
Head Nittany cheerleader Dick
Clair divulged little information,
but promised that, the rally will
be something “out of the ordinary”
if everything takes place as plan
ned.
Rain today will force postpone
ment of the event, since Rec Hall,
usual scene of pre-game rallies,, is
being used for alumni activities
all weekend.
Parade Starts Activities
A parade headed by the famous
Penn State Blue Band will com
mence activities for the evening.
Starting at Locust Lane and Fair
mount Avenue, between the Beta
Sigma Rho and Delta Sigma Phi
fraternity houses, the marchers
will parade down Locust Lane to
Beaver Avenue, turn onto Beaver
to Allen Street, continue down Al
len. and go straight up the Mall to
the' steps of Old Main.
There, the band and miscellane
ous marchers it has picked up
along the route
will be met b’
Hank Glass, a ’4!
Penn State grad-
uate who will bi
master of cere
monies at th
Glass, a veteran
actor and campu:
comedian, wai
MC at the AIL
College talent
show for three
years running—1947, ’4B and ’49.
In his sojourn at State, Glass and
two co-authors, Tom Lyon and
Francis X. Fatsie, took first prize
of $lOO for. writing the best script
in the Thespian scenario contest
last year.
To complement Glass on the
program, attempts are being made
;o have'alumni speakers, especial
ly' those active in football circles,
attend the rally as guest speakers.
Coach Joseph Bedenk and the
football team will \ not be present
at the- rally. Following its usual
custom for Alumni Weekend, the
team will leave town immediately
after practice today.
Undergraduate Spirit
A large number of sophs and
frosh are expected to .turn out for
tonight’s rally, and the two classes
should play a big part in the
cheering and flash-card exhibi
tions at tomorrow’s game with
Nebraska, Glair indicated.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Book Refunds
Available at BX
The 270 students who have
not picked up their book re
funds at the BX must do so
before 12 p.m. tomorrow. Re
funds may be picked up today- 1
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or
tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 12
noon.
If refunds are not picked up,
the books will be sold to a
Pittsburgh agency. Book re
ceipts must be presented for
refunds.
The Pittsburgh agent will be
in the BX from Tuesday morn
ing until Wednesday after
noon. Students desiring to do
so may deal directly with the
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