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Players Celebrate Thirtieth Anniversary
Then
A gentleman in an early Players' production tries to persuade•
a shy young lady to play the piano while her two friends look
coyly at each other.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
X-Ray Results Show
Sophs Free of TB
X-ray results of the studies
done on the incoming class last
September reveal that the entire
class is free from active tubercu
losis, Dr. Herbert R. Glenn, Di
rector of the College Health Serv
ice, announced recently.
who were X-rayed, 2672 proved
Who were X-rays, 2672 proved
negative. Thus, 99.77 per cent are
free of any sign of tuberculosis,
and only .23 per cent showed in
dications of the disease in any
stage.
And Now
In a scene from this fall's Players' production of Ah Wilder
ness!, Richard (Richard Pioli) reads a letter from his girl as his
kid sister (Jeanne Young) looks anxiously on and his Uncle Sid
(Henry Glass) dozes unconcernedly.
Frosh Regulatio
(Continued from page' one)
bers of the freshmen class are not
to reside in fraternity houses un
til their• dormitory contract is ful
filled.
Section III: Neither rushee
house guest nor fraternity is ob
ligated to the other in any way,
and all fraternities shall have
free access to any rushee in ac
cordance with the desires 'of that
rushee.
Article 11/: Pledging Regulations
Section I: Nc freshman shall be
pledged by any fraternity until
he has completed one semester on
campus. Pledging of freshmen in
their second semester may begin
on a date determined by IFC and
AFC dependent upon the availa
bility of first semester grades.
This date shall be early in the
spring semester and shall be an
nounced before the end of the
preceding semester.
Section II: No upperclass rushee
will be pledged in the fall before
48 hours prior to the time classes
begin.
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CHRISTMAS VACATION
TAKE A TIP AND MAKE YOUR.
TRIP BY GREYHOUND
For the convenience of PENN STATE STUDENTS,
SPECIAL buses will be provided for the CHRISTMAS
VACATION and will leave from the PARKING LOT,
South of RECREATION HALL at 6:00 P.M., Tuesday,
DECEMBER 20th, 1949.
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RESERVATIONS for the SPECIAL BUSES will be made
with the purchase of your ticket at the GREYHOUND
POST HOUSE. RESERVATIONS will close at 10:00 P.M.
Monday, Dec. 19th, 1949.
SPECIAL BUSES WILL OPERATE ON THE State Col
lege-Pittsburgh Division. State College-Scranton. Divis
ion. State College-New York Division. State College-
Harrisburg-Philadelphia Division.
Make Your Reservations Early and
Avoid the Rush
For additional information call GREYHOUND POST
HOUSE, 146 North Atherton Street. Phone 4181.
Code--
Section.lll: No student shall be
considered eligible for pledgeship
or initiation who does not have
an all-College average of 1.0 for
the semester •preceding.
Section IV: No fraternity may
offer pledgeship to any student
not receiving resident instruction
on the campus at State College.
Section V: No rushee shall be
recognized as pledged until re
ceipt by IFC of an official accept
ance card and the two dollar
pledge fee.
Section VI: If a rushee breaks
his pledge, he may not be pledg
ed nor remain overnight in any
fraternity house for a period of
at least 30 days. This section shall
be in force throughout the aca
demic year, but shall not - apply
to pledges dissolved by sc* ac
tion of the fraternity.
Section VII: Each fraternity
shall pay its ten dollar annual
dues before it receives any of
ficial acceptance cards.
Article IV: Violations
Section I: Fraternity , men are
obligated and non-fraternity men
are encouraged to report to IFC
all violations of this code:
Section II: The IFC Board of
Control, composed of the elected
officers of IFC, the two members
of the executive committee, and
the appointed members of the
Board, shall be solely empowered
to interpret and enforte thie code
by appropriate penalties.
Section III: In the event that
a Board member is a member , of
any fraternity being questioned
for a violation, he shall not sit for
consideration of the case.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 1949
By DEANIE KREBS
Thirty years and three hundred
productions ago, Professor A. C.
Cloetingh gazed at 11 forlorn stu
dents' who
,Were prepared to "try
me' for roles in the Penn State
Players' • first presentation, "The
Wonder Hat." 'Twenty actors were
required.
in 1949, 56 actual members of
the organization plus many more
students from the ranks vied for
speaking parts, walk-ons and jobs
on various crews in Players' 300th
Production, "Kind Lady." Be
cause of the untiring efforts of
Arthur C. Cloetingh, the Penn
State Players has become one of
the most important organizations
on campus and. outstanding a
mong college drama groups.
When Mr. Cloetingh came to
the College as English instructor
in September 1919, 'Dr. Wil.lithri
S. Dye, head of the department,
was interested in a group to be or
ganized •to produce legitimate
plays. The Thespians, then 20
years old, rejected an invitation
to take over the field. Therefore,
in November, at a meeting-
,of a,
faculty committee and a few stu
dents, the Penn State Players
was born and christened.
First Plays Presented
Enough students finally' were
recruited for that first Production
so that on February 6, 1926, Playr
ers presented three one-agt,Plaxs
in the auditorium and groased
$169.00 which designated' . a box
office hit.
At commencement during the
first two years of its life the group
produced fantasies in the Punch
bowl, Penn State's one time open
air theater in the corner of the
front campus near Pugh. street.
However, the rising roar Of MOdel
T's soon proved to be too. strong
competition for the plays.
Branching out from: request
performances at ldeal ,churches,
fraternities and dormitories. Play
ers soon began to carry 'their
wares to drama hungry spots all
over the state. In 1924'a state-wide
tour of "Mr. Pim Passes By" was
made in a rented bus with a huge
banner across it, "THE PENN
STATE PLAYERS ON TOUR."
Road shows each spring and fall
were continued for, three years,' „
Players Get Theater ..;
Although the depression had be=
gun, 1930 was an important rear
/or the 10-year-old organization.
Their popular coach was 'made
Penn State's first 'professor of
dramatics. That was also the year
that Old Main was re-built and
at the last minute plans were re
vised to include a little theater
seating about 125. This meant
Mayers had a piace for rehearsals
and additional dressin g-r oom
space, while class productions and•
experimental work were also fa
cilitated.
The depression was felt by the
group to the, extent that they were
forced' to loWer top price tickets
froin 75' to 'so' cents. This lowered
the income but audiences were in
creasing steadily.
'World War II brought the ac
celerated three-semeSter program
to' the College and for the first
time olayers began producing
summer plays. During this Period
they were also given almost un
dispirted possession of Schwab
Auditorium except for chriPel and
Artist's Course.
Centre Stage Begun
Students in 1947 were griping,
just as they are today; about the
lack of things to do on weekends.
For thid reason, in April, "Sky
lark," by. Samson Itaphaels.on was
produced , es , an arena-type play
at the State College Hotel. Its suc
cess encouraged the group to pre
sent "Out of the Frying Pan" the
next season at Centre Stage
where a continuous schedule has
been running since.
Last year the Five O'Clock
Theater began. Each: Tuesday af
ternoon experimental productions
and original script's by students
in playwriting are given and are
open to the public,
Many of Players' alumni have
been extremely successful. Soine
of the most outstanding are Dim
Taylor, '42, an MGM contract
player who had the 'lead in the
Air Force show, "Winged Victory;
Oliver Smith, '39, Nevi York scene
designer; and Harold "Zez" Co*,
hen, '26, drama critip for the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.