r is , Players' 4 , i 4. Today's Weathen - Production T r B ang 1.,,,x-;:„.:,;; ; Tattrg tan Fair and Tonight \''...74." , - ,5 • cooler "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOL. 50 -r VOL. 82 Coed Queen To Receive Many Gifts Penn State's Sweater Queen will receive more than a campus wide reputation and a lot of pub licity. . An impressive array of gifts, totalling at least 18 in number, await the coed who is selected as the• campus's most sweater-able young lady. Arrangements with State, col lege, merchants have already as sure the title-winner at least a dozen and a 'half prizes. There is a strong possibility the gift total may be swelled to 25 by the time all the merchants have been contacted. Gift List The partial list, released today, includes a 11x14 oil portrait from the Lion studio; two pairs of Ber shire hosiery from Danks and 'Co.; an article of 'jewelry from Crab tree's; half-slip from Merivale shop; corsage from Woodring's floral shop. A Maiden Form bra from the Smart Shop; pocketbook from Simon's; box of - candy from the Candy Cane; 'manicure froth the State College Beauty Shop; a crested compact from Balfour's; manicuring set from Rea and De= rick: A shampoo set from Alice & Don'S Beauty Shop; string of sim ulated pearls from the-Blair Gift Shop; sweater from Schlow's; a cotton blouse from Mitchell's dress shop; a toilet water set from the' Charles Shop; and •an un named gift from Kalin's Dress Shop. In addition, The Daily Col legian is donating a free ticketeto the IFC-Panhel Ball. Photographs of candidates . for the conteit may- be turned in at Student Union. any time within the' next three weeks., Late; AP . News Courtesy WMAJ Lewis Seeking 200 Pay Year WASHINGTON—John L. Lewis is reported' to' have asked mine owners' to guarantee 200 days of work , and a 'seven and one-half hour working "day in new coal peace' talks yesterday. Operators were .pessimistic about , a settle- Ment at the end of the day. •In ,West Virginia four union pickets are in the hospital folloW ing an exchange of shots, with em ployees of a non-union mine. Peace Mission WASHIN GTON President Truman yesterday said that he had told New York Times col urimist Arthur Krock that there is 'still a possibility for a U.S. peace mission to Russia in the near future. The disclosure came after a heated, argument with newsmen at the president's regu lar news conference. There is a White House custom against ex clusive interviews. The President told more than 5000 democrats at a $lOO a plate Jefferson-J acks o n• Day dinner that-he wants faster action on his legislative program. In the mean time, the House rules committee pigeon -holed the Administration's FEPC bill. Tribunal Hears The Student Tribunal handled 63 cases during the fall. semester, 61 of which involved driving and parking. Two cases were of dis ciplinary nature and cannot be discussed. According to James E. Rich ards, Tribunal secretary, 55 park ing offenses included 12 driving offenses and 5 illegal permits. Six persons failed to close , the Windcrest traffic gates, one was listed for speeding and 'one: per son. failed to stop at a' stop'. sign. Seventeen warnings .were is , STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17; 1950 Their Time Is Our Time ". . ~ —Photo by Gerald Gearhart Heading the cast for the Player's production of "Time Is g Dream," which opens tonight at Centre Stage, are Newell Stark as Nico and Rita Lang as Romee. 'Time Is a Dream' Opens Tonighi At Centre Stage "Time Is a Dream," by H. R. Lenormand, presented by the PP= State Players, will open tonight at Centre Stage for a six week run. R. E. Kendall, assisted by Dorothy Jefferis, is director. The tragedy, which opened in Paris in 1919, is a drama set in Holland, concerning sensitive men and women in pursuit of a reality to grasp in the turmoil'of their idealistic minds. , Through six scenes their quest for some proof of the coexistence of the past, present and future becomes an obsession which mounts with each event in their lives. Finally death pro mises to be the only integrater. Tense and definitely on the somber side, "Time Is a Dream" will appeal to those in the aud ience who have seriously dwelled upon the supernatural and who have pondered the unanswerable questions concerning being. The plot. reflects the universal todays, tomorrows and yesterdays. Lang, Stark In Leads Leading roles this week will be played by Rita Lang, who is di rector of the 5 O'clock Theater, and appeared in "John Loves Mary"' last year, and Newell Stark, a sophomore playing his first major role at Penn State. The rest of the cast will include Betty Lou Morgan, Martha Ann Koons, and Joe Hunter. Tickets On Sale Tickets for "Time Is a Dream" which are still on sale for this week at Student Union, are $.90 for Friday night and $1.25 for Sat urday. The curtain rises at 8 0.M., and refreshments will be served after the Saturday night perfor mance. Sorority Rushees A question and answer period for those girls who are rushing will be held this afternoon at 5:05 o'clock in . the Panhellenic' Post Office• lounge of Atherton Hall: Questions may be asked verbally or on unsigned paper on all prob lems concerning sorority rushing. All rushees, with specific prob lems or not, are urged to attend. 9.Cases sued, $69 in fines levied, and $22 in fines were suspended. Four cases were dismissed, and one person was considered not guilty. There was not one case of a suspended sentence that had to be re-opened because of later viola tions. Richards also said that the Campus Patrol considers the first offense_ as a warning. The second offence warrents action by Tri bunal. Students were also warned by-Richards to keep• automobiles off the sidewalks. Watson To Speak In L.A. Series Dr. Gooilwin Watson. professor of • education, Teachers College, Columbia University will be the second .speaker in the Liberal Arts lecture series at 8 o'clock to night in room" 121 Sparks. Topic of the lecture will be "The Psychological Approach to International • Relations." The speaker is well known for his work in international education and his position as directoi of World Study Tours. - A number of students and fac ulty.at the college met Dr. Watson when he was orienter and resi dent professor in charge of - the New School for Social Research summer session in Annecy, France last year. News Briefs Bible Fellowship The Penn State 'Bible Fellow ship will hold its opening meet ing of this semester in 405 Old Main at 7:30 p.m. today. Rev. Oliver Buswell, president of the National Bible Institute of New York, will be the guest speaker. A social will be' held' after the meeting. • University Baptist The Rodger Williams Fellow ship will hold a supper meeting Sunday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The subject for discussion will be "Christian .Outlook." The college student Sunday school class will meet at 9:40 a.m. Regular worship services will be held at. 10:40 a.m. R.W.F. cabinet meeting will be held Saturday at 12:15 p.m. Customs Lifted Freshman women were granted permission to date during the week last night as another of frosh customs was removed by a joint committee of the fresh man Customs Board, Judicial committee and the WSCIA Sen ate. Dating is alloyed until 0:15 p.m. Rumor Predicts TASH Will Appear In Person At Talent Show Tonight TASH, the typical College Joe; Henry "Hank" Glass, Penn State's favorite M.C.; and ten amateur acts are all set to display their talents in the eleventh annual All-College Talent Show being sponsored by the Penn State Club at Schwab Auditorium, 8 o'clock tonight. Glass, well-known campus entertainer, will M.C. the show foe College Drops Five Freshman 'Farm' Centers First definite reduction in the cooperating college program for handling Penn State freshmen was announced yesterday by Wil mer E. Kenworthy, executive as z,istant to the president of the' College. ' Starting this Fall, freshmen no longer will be sent to the five private institutions now under the plan. Some 2,000 frosh will be sent to 13 state teachers' colleges and seven Penn State centers. This is the first real modifica .tion in the program since it was inaugurated shortly aftei the war to take care of increased enroll ment at the College. The change was made because the institu tions will not be needed*to handle freshmen next Fall, with over 1,000 scheduled to study on cam pus. Those Dropped The colleges dropped from the program are: York Junior College, Lycoming College Keystone Jun ior College, Gannon College, and St. Francis College. The College administration has told the five institutions that, as far as conditions permit, the Col lege would consider transfers of students who wish to start at the former • cooperating colleges. Whether any further cutbacks in the program would be made the following year was not even open to speculation at this time, K.en worthy said. Debaters To Meet Gettysburg In Semester's. Second Contest The College debating team wi the second semester when it meet at 8 o'clock tonight in 10 Sparks Also tonight, two debaters from the College _team will travel to Gettysburg College to meet two other of their debaters as part of a home-and-home series. The theme for both debates will be the one for the current debating year, "Resolved: That the United States should nation alize the basic • non-agricultural industries." Both debates will be non-decision, following the • usual practice. Tonight in Sparks, Clair George and Peter Giesey of the College will take the affirmative side. Prof. H. J. O'Brien, of the College department of speech, will pre side. The orthodox or regular de bating style will be used. Both speakers from each side will give a donstructive speech and a re buttal. Tonight at Gettysburg, John Fedako and Charles Petrie of the College will defend . the negative side of the proposal. Next• Wednesday at 7 p.m. in 316 Sparks, final tryouts for po sitions on the debating squad will be held. Candidates will deliver five-minute speeches on either Tide of the current debating pro posal. Fee Collection Fees for the present semester will be collected at the office of the bursar, Willard Hall, 'from 9 am. to 4 p.m., March 2 and 3. PRICE FIVE CENTS the fourth straight ygar. Lorraine Spitler will be his feminine foil. According to rumors, even TASH, himself, will show up in the flesh just to prove he isn't a joke. Acts Vary The ten acts scheduled to com pete for the three top cash prizes are varied and contain persons and groups already known on campus. The acts include the Foul Roses, a male quartet; Ray Bach kowski, monologist; John Pago• nis, baritone; Edward DiPolver, impersonator; Irene Polansky, prano; Janice Berg, sopr an o; Lewis Blight, trumpet soloist; Bill Kuster and Nanci Trembly, duo skit; Harry Kondourajian and Sid Manes, song and dance team; and Marie Sariero, accordianist. Last year's winner, John Hriv nak, will be back with his accord ian for a non-competing guest appearance. Bill Witsell and the Sentimentalists will pr o vide music. Applause Detides Following presentation of acts, judges will eliminate all but the top five performances. The three winners will then be chosen on the basis of audience applause. The judges will be Ellamae Jack son, assistant dean of women; Ed ith Zinn, assistant dean of women; Daniel DeMarino, assistant dean of men; Russell Clark, housing director; and George Donovan, manager of associated student ac tivities. Joseph Hudak, president of the sponsoring Penn State Club, is in charge of the over-all production for the show. Tickets priced at $1 for the more-than-two hour show are on sale at the Student Union desk in Old Main. Student Union will be open from 7 to 8 tonight so that tickets may be purchased till cur tain time. 1 continue its heavy. schedule for the Gettysburg College debaters Today . . . -V„ > ts.4*•kosA s , • t. • , s • • G„.v If ; s k ,' L ) 4 , 1 * \*% Roars The Nittany L io n FOR the Penn State Club members, sponsors of the AU- College Talent Show.. The PSC boys hold the affair annually, and if tonight's• per formance resembles its prede cessors, it will be another success both financially and artistically. The Lion today offers his hallowed roar to the enter prising group of independent men who have the energy and imagination to liven up •one of the College's duller weekends with a spritely demonstration of the campus's lesser-known talent.
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