FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1950 45 Bright Costumes The forthcoming production of Players' "Liliom" promises to be one of the most colorful performances of the year, if only because of its costuming. There 'are 45 different costumes in the show, por traying everything from a gay Hungarian carnival to a somber death scene. All 45 costumes used are original designs for the play. Three members of the design class from the dramatics department. Joy Polikoff, Ruthe Taub. and Marty Massing, did all the designing, and a crew of almost 40 people collaborated on the handiwork. Work Long One might think that with 45 costumes to make, details would be kept to a minimum, and many outfits would be made alike. This is far from the truth with "Liliom." Extensive embroidery,' dying of cloth, and hand-stitching went into the manufacturing of the actors' rainment. The crew. work ing from drawings and patterns drawn by the_ designers, has la bored since before Thanksgiving on this task. Mrs. Dorothy Scott, designer for the drama department, ex plained that seven different ma terials were used in making the clothing, including muslin. bur lap, osnaburg, theatrical duy,etyn, oilcloth, leatherette, and assorted yarns. This was done, she ex plained, to - give the outfits a more realistic look. The coloring used, as befitting a Hurigarian peasant setting, is very bright and color ful. Go To N. Y. Liliom, the' male lead in the Outstanding Seniors (This is, the ninth in a series of articles concerning prominent senior men 'and women who have proven themselves outstanding in one or more fields of , activity, at the College.) Putting out the senior class yearbook is quite a job in itself, but, Ray Saul, editor of La Vie, has taken a part in other campus activi ties 'as well. He is a member of Skull and Bones and belongs'to Sigma Delta Chi, men's journalism honorary. He is also active in Players and had a leading "rolein "This Side of Bedlam." His name is listed in Who'd Who' Among Students in Ameri- I can -Universities and Colleges. years where he was treasurer of his f 'zz,hman class, a member of the Student Council, and circu lation manager of the school paper. In addition,, he played on ,the Hazleton basketball team. • Journalism Major Hazleton is Saul's home town. He is majoring in journalism and has a: job with the Hazleton Plain Speaker, effective March 1. He graduates in February, but has decided to remain in. State College for , a few weeks to see that La Vie is well on the road to completion before he leaves. "Serving as editor of the year book is excellent training for a journalism major and • provides him with a 'wonderful oppor tunity .to meet '.people in all phases of college work", Saul pointed out. "Our yearbook is one of, the besf in the country", he continued, "and we often get communications from other year bpok students wanting to know By PAUL POORNIAN play, gets along with one costume arid minor accessory changei, while Julie, the female lead, and Marie, her chum, typi cally feminine, have three cos tumes apiece. This clothing is de signed to show the transition from the gay holiday scenes to the drab death scene. Mrs. Scott's design class went to New . York to buy the materials used, to be certain of getting what they wanted. In fact, the whole costuming department is being run like that of a Broadway Show. This is done to give actual ex nerience to the 'design students. A gallery of sketches on the wall of one of the sewing rooms gives a preview of What to ex pect. The great detail and vari ety of design, as well as the ela borate coloring, give promise of a • real treat in store for local play-goers. • Dan Bryant and • Ruthe Taub who are co-chairmen of the tech nical crew constructing costumes, have undertaken th e biggest large-scale production since be fore the war, and they have prepared something fresh and un usual for the enjoyment of Penn State audiences. Ramon Saul By MYRNA TEX what system we use here. If more students could compare our year book to those at other schools, I feel they would appreciate ours to a far greater extent than they do now.".' Favorite Hobby Saul is a meber Of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and claims his favorite hobby is collecting pipes. For the past two summers he has worked at a resort in the Pocono Mountains in the capac ity of waiter and last year as both waiter and social 'director. One of his main ambitions is to take part in Hazleton ,politics once he gets back there. - In regard to campus • politics and organizations, Saul feels that; the student body should have ,more faith in their student government and organizations. "They are doing everything in their power .to improve con ditions for the Penn State stu dents", Saul added. Hillel Program Members of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority will participate in the service and serve as hostesses at Hillel Foundation, 8 o'clock tonight; - Monday & Tueiday TilE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Late AP News—Courtesy WMAJ U.S. May .Use . H WASHINGTON Presid en t Truman said yesterday there is a posibility that he may order the production of hydrog e n bombs which are 1000 times more powerful than the present A-bombs. Many of his advisors are said to be pushing for the manufacture of H-bombs, on which there has already been considerable experimentation. The President reiterated that he will keep hands-off the coal strike because there is no na tional emergency; In Pittsburgh the possibility of a shortage of coal for electric power evapor ated before the news that suffi cient supplies were available. In the House, the Administra tion suffered a defeat when' a bill to continue economic 'aid to the Republic of South Korea was de feated by a 193-191 margin. Meanwhile Democratic House Leaders assured the President they have enough votes to defeat a change in congressional rules PM Beta Kappa Eiects White Recently elected president of Phi Beta 'Kappa, scholastic hon orary, was Dr. Wallace E. White, professor of wood_ technology who never formally had a course in the subject he teaches. Dr. White, a meticulous man with a Boston accent, succeeded Dr. Robert E. Dengler, professor of classical languages. • Dr. White is. a charter member of the Penn State Chapter and ,has been a professor in the For estry School for 20 years. Together' with the other newly elected officers of Phi Beta Kappa, Miss Elia C. Lisle, sec retary, and Prof. Thomas F. Bates, treasurer. Dr. White, states that he will continue to advocate liberal education for college stu dents. PSCA To Hold Coffee-orum The last PSCA coffee-orum of this semester will be held in 304 Old Main at 4 o'clock this after 'noon. Prof. Edward Abramson of the sociology department will speak on "China In The News." These coffee-orums, which , will be continued next semester, are informal meetings that, include a talk by bye a professor on , topics re lated to the present-day news fol lo,wed by a discussion _period. The meetings are usually held on different days of the week to enable a variety of students to attend. Sessions begin at 4 p.m. and last until 5 p.m. Francis Artley, member of the CA, accepted responsibility for the promotion of the Coffee-orums. Cdffee-orums this semester have had such speakers as Dr. Anthony Luchek, associate professor of econorpice; Dr. Scott Keyes, eco nomics department: Dr. Nelson MeGeary, political science depart ment; Dr. Seth Russell. assistaht dean of the School of Liberal Arts: Col. Ben-Hur Chastaifte; and Dr. l lohn Ferguson. political . science -lepartmeht. Defoat Bill that would threaten the passage of the Fair Deal program. The Social Security adminis trator told the Senate that em ployers do riot like to hire people in their mid-forties because of future liabilities if the worker cannot continue. Under an ade quate old age insurance program, he said, employers should be willing to take on these persons because they would retire in their early sixties. The Senate also rejected a pro posal to immediately consider a bill to cut excise taxes. The pro posal was beaten. 45 to 35. Denfield Resigns Other capital developments saw Admiral Louis E. Denfield decline to accept a lesser assign ment after his removal as Chief Hetzel Room To Be Opened Next Semester The Italph Dorn Hetzel Mem orial Roam will . become a reality next semester when it will be opened officially... The student government room in 204 Old Main is . already being used by Cahinet committees for meetings. It has not been opened this semester because the secretary and filing plans are not com pleted. It was thought not worth while to set up schedules before the end of the semester and then change them. Also, the, floor is to be painted and a general clean-up is necessary. . AccOrding to George Oehmler, chairman of the Cabinet com mittee which pushed the pro ject, the-room had been promised for the last week in October. But College PlaceMent service could not move out until about two weeks ago. Went Oiif Of Use About 1930 Student Govern ment used 305 Old Main for sev eral years, but the room went out of use. During the war it was converted for other pur posds. The committee tried to locate, the furniture which had been used earlier but found that it . was purchased by the College, not students. Attempts are still being made to locate the drapery and rugs.' Cabinet's total expenditure ott the room has been about $1230, including plaques on the door and one wall. Equipment was bought •through the College pur chasing agent. A .telephone will be installed Jan. '2B. ' Students are invited to visit the room and offer suggestions, according to Oehmler. LAST 2 NITES I Players Present. "LILIOM" The Original Carousel At Schwab Auditorium Tickets At Student Union Until Curtain Time 6 p.m. FRI. & SAT. $l.OO PAGE THREE Bomb of Naval Operations. He applied for his pension. The State De partment has indicated that it has just about• abandoned hope of finding agreement with Rus sia on the Austrian treaty. Hoover Enters Case BOSTON--J. Edgar Hooves stepped in to direct the search for . the nine bandits who es• caped with an estimated $1,500,- 000 from the Brink's express company on Tuesday. The find ing of a bag similar to those which held the loot is the latest clue police have to -work with. Hiss Trial Closing, NEW YORK—Lawyers in the Alger Hiss case continued their summations yesterday. There is a chance that the second trial of the former government of ficial will go to the jury today. Yearbook Adds 8 Personalities Eight additional •Campus Per sonalities will be included in the 1950 LaVie, Ramon Saul, editor, revealed last night. Originally 32 were selected by LaVie Senior Board for the Personalities sec tion, a top feature of the Col lege yearbook. New Personality additions in clude Fred Auch, Charles Beat ty, Robert Gabriel, Francis Ro gel, Richard Schweiker, William Shade, Dorothy Werlinich and Richard Wertz. 3-Man Committee Saul said the eight were chos en by a three-man All-College Cabinet committee composed of Ted Allen, all-College presi dent; James Balog, senior class president, and Thomas Morgan, Daily Collegian editor. LaVie ap proved the selections, Saul add ed. ' At last week's Cabinet meet ing, choice of some of the or iginal 32 Personalities was ques tioned by some Cabinet members (Continued on page six) AFTER THE MOVIES FOR LATE EVENING SNACKS Fred's Restaurant NOW! At Your Warner Theatre Ca Mann? JEANNE CRAIN ETHEL BARRYMORE ETHEL WATERS "PINKY" • _CEate GENE KELLY FRANK SINATRA "ON. THE TOWN" JAMES STEWART JUNE ALLYSONI "STRATTON STORY"
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