• . . • .3.:ait • TO/).AVS WEATHER: A G JOINS SWAMIS at CHET SMITH , Fair and Colder (See Page 5) VOL 51— No. 22 Ogden Nash, Comic Poet, Opens At Forum Tonight Ogden Nash, famous writer of light verse, will present the first Community, i forum talk of the year in Schwab auditorium.at 8 o'clock tonight. Mr. Nash, whose original sty New Yorker, Saturday Evening zines as well as in some ten books of poetry, will probably recite some of his poems and comment on the things that inspired their creation. Top Writer Ogden Nash has been consi ered one of the top writers of humorous rhyme ever since he published his first book of verse "Hard Lines" back around 1930. Since that time he has written over 8000 verses, partly contained in the ter. books he has also writ ten. His latest book "Versus" con tains, appropriately enough, a long list of his pet aversions. He also wrote' the lyrics and was co-author with S. J. Perel man of the hit musical, "One Touch of Venus." Attended Harvard Mr. Nash was born in Rye, N. Y.; the first member of his family to emerge north of the Mason-Dixon Line. He attended Harvard for one year before start ing a career as bond salesman and teacher. After a short endeavor along these lines, he settled on writing as his chosen field. On campus previously to help with a War Bond rally, Mr. Nash was master of ceremonies for a group of fellow authors. Tonight, he will be the whole show, tne senting his poetry in his own af fable manner. Pep Rally Yells Bring President A small crowd of about 800 students braved the cold wind last night to attend the pre-Syracuse pep rally in front of Old Main. The gathering was treated to a short speech by President Milton S. Eisenhower, who heard the cheering from his residence and "couldn't resist joining the fun." "I'm glad to see so many here tonight," President Eisenhower said, "but where are the other 11,000?" In his informal talk Pres ident Eisenhower said that he be lieved Penn State has the best coaching staff in the nation, and he wished the team success this weekend. The rally, which started slowly due to lack of an early crowd and the cold weather, picked up tempo in a hurry when the Blue Band struck up the football songs. Jay Lucas, drum major for the Blue Band for the past three years, emceed the lively show. Other speakers _included All-Col lege President Robert Davis, head football coach Charles 'Rip' En gle, assistant coach Joseph Pa terno, and footballer Leonard Shephard. Coach Engle said the boys (Continued on page two) Stop, Thieves! Because of the inconsiderate attitude of some people on campus —members of the College staff, particularly—Collegian persistently has been plagued with reports that there seldom are enough papers to go around at the Student Union desk. It might be pointed out that only regular undergraduate students are entitled to receive "free" copies of Collegian. Actually, they are not free—students pay an assessment each semester and, except for paid, subscribers, they are the only ones entitled to copies of Col legian. Subscribers receive their copies at their offices or homes. Yesterday the Collegian business manager spent 20 minutes in the lobby of Old Main watching secretaries , picking up large batches of newspapers from the pile laid outside the Student Union desk. He estimated that several hundred copies were taken by people not entitled to them during that time. From all we can learn, this is a regular practice by some people. These people probably would not be so quick to "swipe" copies of Collegian if they took time to consider , that they are depriving students of sometising for which they have paid hard cash. STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1950 e of poetry has appeared in The Post, and other national maga- Ogden Nash 4 Nittany Dorms Will Be Closed Four dormitories in the Nittany area will be closed, Joseph Er rigo, chief resident advisor of the Nittany-Pollock area, announced yesterday. The Nittany and Pollock coun cils, which have been combined this year, voted in their first meeting Monday night that dorm itories 33, 40, 42, and 44 be closed. These dormitories were chosen because of their large number of vacancies. The presidents of the dormitor ies to be closed are working as a committee to get rooms for the occupants. of their dormitories. These men are Charles Wolse, Joseph Fleming, William Doyle, and Michael Henek. They are working with H. K. Wilson, dean of men. Juniors, Seniors To Meet, Discuss Unified Activities Seniors and juniors will meet in White Hall Tuesday night to discuss objectives for the year and promote unified group action, according to class presidents John Erickson and David Mutchler. Both meetings will begin at 7:30 in separate rooms to be an nounced later. Chief discussion topic for the seniors will be a proposal to .exempt eighth-semester students from examinations, an executive committee meeting , of the senior class decided Wednesday night. The possibility of reviving the Lion coat tradition will be raised at Tuesday's meeting also, and a committee will be formed to make recommendations. Interest Dying Interest in the Lion coats has been dying out for the past four or five years, Erickson said, and AIM, Committee Rule Frosh Able To Hold Offices By MOYLAN MILLS Freshmen will be alloWed to hold any office in West dormitory council, a committee of four freshmen reported at a nominat ions meeting of the council last night. The ruling was the out come of a meeting between the freshmen and executives of the Association of Independent Men. The committee report stated that "after talking with the offi ?dais of AIM, it was generally agreed that, since next year the West dormitory area would be occupied exclusively by fresh men, that a different interpre tatibn of the disputed clause be rendered." However, Wilmer E. Ken worthy, assistant to the president in charge of student affairs, told the Daily Collegian last night that no definite policy on fresh man housing for next year had been decided but that there was a possibility that the West dormi tory area would be occupied mainly by freshmen. Kenworthy said that more freshman men would be on cam pus next year and that chances are that freshmen would be housed in the area. He stressed the fact that nothing definite had been decided. • The dispute over whether fresh men should be allowed to , hold council offices arose Monday night. Several freshmen protes ted a clause in the AIM constitu tion stating that anyone holding office must have an all-College average of 1. The clause was interpreted Monday night as excluding fresh men from holding office. How ever, the outcome of last night's meeting was to re-interpret the clause. Freshmen will be allowed to hold office because they do not have an all-College average, and, therefore, cannot have an av erage below 1. it is hoped that a more attractive stye may be designed. Additional committees to be named Tuesday night are senior awards, senior ball orchestra, class gift, Hall of Fame, and class picnic. Groups will also be named to choose a class song, and to work with the administration in commencement preparations. To remedy poor attendance characteristic of previous class meetings Erickson suggested that the second meeting of the senior class this semester be held in the TUB. An orchestra and student entertainment would be provided by using the $lOO apportioned to each class for operational ex penses. Junior Opinion The jimior class will hear a report by Vied-president Donald Carlson on the progress of the prom committee, of which Carl son is chairman. Juniors will also be asked to voice opinions concerning the establishment of a Junior Ex ecutive board to aid class officers in policy forming and the hand ling of administrative details. At a meeting of junior class officers last night it was decided that positions on the proposed executive board be elective, and that the board be composed of 16 members, four each to re present IFC, Panhel AIM, and Leonides. °PrivAe Players' first production of the season, the Noel Coward farce "Private Lives" opens at 8 o'clock tonight at Center Stage. Starring Anne Wahl and Richard Powdrell, and featuring Ruby Snook, Richard Hartle, and Prim Diefenderfer, the play is directed by Robert D. Reifsneicler, assistant professor of dramatics. Anne Wahl Fraternity Mass Meeting Slated A mass meeting of fraternity men in Schwab auditorium 6:30 Wednesday night will kick off the Greek week work shop, - a program sponsored by Inter fraternity council to help solve problems confronting every fra ternity. Harold Leinbach, IFC presi dent, will give a welcoming ad dress, and Harry Kondourajian, Greek week chairman, will out line the program to the frater nity men. H. K. Wilson, dean of men, and Wilmer E. Kenworthy, assistant to the president in charge of student affairs, will ad dress the men. To Hold Panels. On Thursday and Friday nights, eight different panel discussions will be held on problems con fronting every fraternity. The topics for discussion are chapter administration, rush in g, social problems, house management, pledging, scholarships, finances, and public relations. The results of each discussion will be drawn together at a sum mary session scheduled for Sat urday, Oct. 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. in 201 Old Main. The 16 chairmen and co-chairmen of the panel dis cussions along with administra tion members and advisors will attend this meeting. Banquet At Inn The summary session results will be presented at a banquet to be held next Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Nittany Lion inn. President Milton S. Eisenhower will be a guest speaker along with other members of the administration. The program will wind up at the noon meal next Sunday when fraternity advisors will speak to each fraternity on the findings of the various committees. Justice of Peace Fines Two Students Two College students were found guilty and fined in hear ings before Justice of the Peace Guy G. Mills in State College Tuesday afternoon. R. R. Koelle was fined a min imum of $25 for violation of the borough's minors' ordinance, and Barr Asplundh was fined $lO and cost s . on disorderly conduct charger Lives ' v k a s . , First S "Private Lives" will run for six weekends at the downtown theater. Tickets are 90 cents for Friday nights, $1.25 Saturday nights, on sale at the Student Union desk in Old Main. Sophisticated Comedy A pioneer in the sharp-tongued, sophistocated comedy, the play involves two people, divorced for some years, who find themselves honeymooning at the same hotel with newly-acquired mates. The Coward standby first saw the light of night in London, 1930. An immediate hit, it was revived several times on both sides of the Atlantic. The, most recent Ameri can revival was Tallulah Bank head's in 1948, a hit which played Broadway and toured the country for two years. The original show featured three great names of the theatre. with Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence starring and Lawrence Olivier in the second lead. Never A Movie While never made into a movie, "Private Lives" set the pace for a number of Hollywood farces of the '3o's and early '4o's. The style became identified with Coward through this and other plays. Of the Players cast. Anne Wahl is a veteran of several shows last year. She worked in "Kind Lady" and "Yes, My Darling Daughter." Powdrell played in "Daughter," and worked with Five O'clock theater. Miss Snook was in "Ro meo and Juliet" and "Night Must Fall." Hartle worked in "Liliom" and "Romeo and Juliet," and Miss Diefenderfer in "Yes, My Darl ing Daughter." Hatmen, Frost Contest Planned By PAUL BEIGHLEY Preliminary plans for a tug of war between freshmen and hat men were discussed at last night's Hat Society council meeting. The plan \ calls for a contest be tween 50 freshmen and 50 hat men, with a barrel of cider to be awarded to the winner. Under the plan, the team that pulls its op::so nents through a stream of water midway between them will win. The freshman class and the hat societies will each choose repre sentatives for the struggle. If the plan is approved by administra tion and borough officials, the contest will probably take place next Friday. The plan was formu lated to pep up customs, accord ing to Robert Fast, council presi dent. Other business included discus sion of some method to explair.t hat societies and customs to freshmen. Fast said that many freshmen have the wrong idea about hat societies and their pur pose. Fast also told the council he would propose that All-College cabinet make reciprocal agree ments with student administra tions of other colleges to pay for any damage done on raids such as the burning of the G on Bea ver field and the painting of the Lion Shrine. Payments Continue In Willard Today Students will continue to pay fees today in 6 Willard hall between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. A sum of each student's fees is listed accord ing to matriculation numbers. PRICE FIVE CENTS
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