The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, March 24, 1950, Image 7

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    IeRTDAT, MARCH 24, 1950
Annual May Day Returns
To Traditional Form
May Day will return to its traditional form this year.
On Saturday, May 13, the weekend of Mother's Day, May Day
will be celebrated. The program includes an Open House at the wo
men's dormitories from 2 to 3:30 p.m. During this time, visitors may
inspect the women's living quarters.
From 2:30 to 3:30, teas will be held in the dormitory lounges
to honor visiting parents.
May Day Ceremonies will be
gin at 4:30 and will revert to
tradition this year by being held
in front of Old Main. Bleachers
will be set up for the spectators.
Last year the program was held
on Holmes Field.
• - May Queen
A senior will reign during the
day "as
,May Queen. Her Maid-if-
Ho!tor' will be a freshman. For
the pist ' few years it has been
necessary to elect a sophomore
for this'post.
Each living unit that has sen
iors in it will nominate a candi
date for May Queen. This will
make a total of eight candidates:
three from Simmons, three from
McElwain, one from Grange, and
one from town. Each living unit
that has freshmen in it will sug
gest a candidate for Maid-of-
Honor. There will be five candi
dates for this post: four from
Atherton and one from town
Pictures of the candidates must
be between. three by four and five
by seven. The photos are due
noon April 11 in 232 McElwain.
They will be displayed Tues
day, Apirl 11 through Sunday,
April 16 in the dormitories and
Old Main. Elections will take
place Monday, April 17 for pri
maries, and Wednesday, April 19
for the finals.
Committees
Committees for May Day have
been announced by Ella -Louise
Williams, chairman of the House
of Representatives. Members of
the House and Freshman Council
are serving as co-chairmen.
They are Audrey Brua and
Norma Gleghorn, ceremonies;
Eleanor Griffith and Rachael
Witherow, costumes; Ida May
Brandt and Janet Rosen, decora
tions; Ira May Blance and Joann
Claycomb, elections; Almy Mil
ler and Diane Sovel, invitations;
Margaret Rothermel and Joseph 7
ine Waterhouse; music and enter
tainment; Barbara Rufner and
Chris Wilson, properities; 'Ann
Collins and Bettain de Palma,
publicity• and Barbara Leith and
Frances Waring, teas.
All May Day chairmen are fo
meet with their committees be
fore the next' meeting of the
Reuse of Representatives, said
Miss Williams.
Hibbs Makes Plans
Foißoom Selections
A new system of room selec
tion for the fall semester' has
been released by Mrs. Cornelia
L. Hibbs, assistant to the dean
of women.
. All girls living in Atherton,
McElwain, and Simmons ' are
being contacted by their host
esses and will have the oppor
tunity to remain in the rooms
they now occupy. However, if
they desire a room change, they
must 'stop in the dean of wo-
men's office, ,105 Old Main, and
draw a number from boxes des
( ignating present semester.. / The
date for drawing numbers will
I be released in the near future.
Present seventh semester stu-
dents will /have first choice, fol
%lowed by sixth, fifth, fourth,
third, and second.
At the designated time, those
student's living in McAllister
Hall and- Women's Building will
,draw numbers for room selec
tion.
'Phifotes Initiates
`Thirteen Coeds
Thirteen. girls received initia
tion into Philotes in the second
floor lounge 'of Simmons Hall
bn Monday evening. President
Ruth Schechter presided. Those
vitiated were:
Sandra , Bachin, Mary Ann
Johnson, - Annelle Miraldo, Anne
Spaide,, Mary Ann Malicki, Lois
Ruth Hayford, Helen Jones, Myr
*al Jones, Helen Rosenbloom,
Esther Featro, Bridget Hollen,
Jean petweiler, Lois Bair.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Undefeated KKG's
Wallop Chi Omega
Two forfeits were recorded in
Tuesday's League I volleyball
competition when Kappa Delta
forfeited to Gamma Phi Beta and
Zeta Tau Alpha forfeited to Del
ta Delta Delta.
More action was witnesspd in
League II as unbeaten Kappa
Kappa Gamma walloped Chi
Omega, for the second time, 50-
17. The Kappas' high scorer,
Ginny Miller, ' did it again with
13 points. In the second League
II game, Delta Gainma forfeited
to Delta Delta Delta. Both Delta
Gamma and Kappa Delta were
unable to present teams due to
their participation in the IFC
Panhel sing.
Mac's Third Win
McAllister rolled up it's third
win of the season by stopping
Alpha Xi Delta, 45-20. Mac owes
its lead to the scoring spree of
Peg,Muth, who garnered 26
poins. League • lll's unbeaten
team, McElwain,
,maintained its
spotless , record by 'dumping Al
pha Omircron Pi„ 52-14. Helen
Long and Terry Sheehan • com
bined to donate. 25, points to the
McElwain cause.
Phi Mu Wins
A low-scoring but closely
fought game resulted in Phi Mu
edging out Alpha Gamma Delta,
28-20. Fifteen of the Phi Mu's
points were contributed by Lois
Van Vactor.
Leonides with three smash
ing wins to their credit chalked
up their fourth from Beta Sig
ma Omicron by forfeit.
Kappa. Sigma
New initiates of Kappa Sigma
are Donald Storch, Ernest Sauls
bury, Walter Conti, James Lov
ett and. Charles Shenot. Recent
ly pledged to the fraternity were
Peter Craig, Roger Clinton -and
James Kelz.
Officers for the present semes
ter include Lyle Martz, grand
master; Payl Starr, grand pro
curator; Gordon Olsen, grand
master of ceremonies; Samuel
Stewart, grand scribe; Allan. Mol
itor, grand treasurer; • and Guy
Pietz and Richard Koerber,
guards.
Kappa Sigma entertained the
Delta Gamma sorority with a
roller skating and informal par
ty on •Saturday afternoon.
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Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Epsilon Phi recently
pledged Marion Gottfried, Ar
lene Pox and Rita Rubinoff.
Newly elected officers for the
sorority are Nancy Jacobs, dean;
Sue Feit, sub dean; Joan Fromm,
scribe; Marilyn Stewart, regis
trar; Maggie Gardner, treasurer;
and Myrna Issacman, assistant
treasurer.
Phi Sigma Kappa
Gamma Phi Delta sorority
was entertained by Phi Sigma
Kappa at. a dinner dance held
at the chapter house on Sunday.
Alpha Xi Delta
Faye Dunmire was initiated in
to Alpha Xi Delta on Tuesday.
The sorority held a coffee hour
on' Wednesday in honor of their
province president, Mrs. E. P.
Lappacher.
Zeta Tau Alpha
Officers recently elected for
the pledge class of Zeta Tau Al
pha were Nancy Worthington,
president; Jeanne Weiner, vice
president; and Adie Raak, sec
retary.
Betty Anders, Casa Craig, Eu
genia Dager, Joanne Engman,
Donna Evans, Jane Truittiger,
Joan Graytak, Eleanor Griffiths,
Lita• McGill and Gay Palutis
were initiated into Zeta Tau Al
pha on Monday and Tuesday
nights.
The Phi Sigma Kappa frater
nity was entertained by the sor
ority with a square dance given
at the fraternity house. on Wed
nesday.
Delta Chi
A group of thirty freshman
women were entertained at the
Delta Chi fraternity house on
Sunday afternoon. A number of
short skits was presented for en
tertainment. Dancing and re
freshments completed the after
noon. •
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Nicolas Vigelante was recent
ly. initiated into Sigma Phi Ep-,
silon fraternity. New pledges
are Robert Gephart, Robert Ho
gan, James McDonough, Ed Ra
falco- and Frank Weldon. ,
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Grace Black Wins
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Grace Black recently won the
title of •All-College Individual
Bowling Champion by out-strik
ing Evelyn Laning, 176-155. Miss
Black is a sophomore majoring
in medical technology.
At present, table' tennis and
badminton tournaments are in
progress.
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