SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1950 Gary Daniels, 4, and his sister Bonny Lee. 7, are shown sitting on the knee cf Santa Claus at yesterday's Christmas party at the TUB ’for the children of Windcrest. 1 Santa Invades TUB Amid a swirl of snow and the cheers of almost 100 children Santa arrived at the TUB early yesterday afternoon for a sneak preview sponsored by the Nit tany-Pollock dorm council. If the jolly old fellow from up north didn’t arrive by sleigh, some of the tots did. Sleighs re placed carriages and strollers as a means of locomotion as a heavy snow left State College buried beneath a Christmasy blanket of white. On hand to take a look at the proceedings was President Milton S. Eisenhower, accompanied by Christmas Spirit Infects Last Few Days Of School Under a sudden flurry of last-minute snow flakes and blue books, thousands of students this morning were anxiously awaiting the end of classes in a welter of Christmas spirit. Christmas vacation begins offi cially at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Classes resume at 1:10 p.m. January 3. The final week before the holi day was packed with parties, shopping and decorating dorms or houses. Fraternities organized a social whirl that surrounds every holi day season with parties and dances. Sigma Alpha Epsilon aid ed the general holiday atmosphere with a life-size sleigh containing Santa Claus and a load of gifts. The Ni 11 a n y-Pollock area Christmas decoration prize of $lO was awarded to Dorm 34 last night. A second prize of $5 was cap tured by Dorm 39, and Dorm 32 was judged third for a $2 prize. Children's Party Sigma Pi sponsored a children’s party which hosted 14 needy boys and girls of the State College area. Gift suggestions for the children were taken from letters to Santa Claus. The letters were secured by the fraternity through the lo cal Red Cross and a child welfare group. Christmas decorations began to appear in the women’s dormitor ies soon after the coeds returned from the prolonged Thanksgiving vacation. Home economics stu dents in the Beecher house used soap to write a Christmas mes sage to men in the West norm area. Angels, reindeer, candy canes and Santa Clauses appeared in windows of all the coed dormi tories. Pine wreathes and candles decorated the lobbies and bells, tinsel and tree decorations liberal ly sprinkled on the doors. Mirrors were also painted in the dining halls. Town Lights Decorations and colored lights on the center-town light stand ards and the massive tree by the main campus gate were arranged by the Alpha Fire company. All-College cabinet sponsored Christmas music played on rec ords from Old Main. Campus offices and buildings came alive to the Chritsmas spirit under the hands of members of various departments at the Col lege. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Collegian Photo by Stone Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of student affairs. H. K. Wilson,, dean of men, and Daniel A. De- Marino, assistant dean of men, were also present. Santa gave each of the kiddies a box of candy along with a pep permint candy cane. Five of the luckier children ' who happened to be at Santa’s knee when a hidden alarm clock went off re ceived additional gifts. Before the white-whiskered duffer could get onto the stage, however, one inquisitive youngster sneaked be hind stage just to see how things were coming. tperior State College tperior , Wisconsin !&Sf Ask for it either way ... both state Tax trade-marks mean the same thing. BOTTLED AUTHO*"Y op THE COCA-COIA COMPANY BY The Coca Cola Bottling Co., of Altoona, Pa. Road Traveling Conditions Bad The Pennsylvania State Police sub-station in Pleasant Gap yes terday warned students travel ing through western, northern, and central parts of the state to use ‘‘caution’’ in driving. , The roads in those parts of the state are covered with more than three inches of hard-packed snow. These roads are slippery, a state police official warned. He urged students going home for Christmas vacation to drive care fully and use chains in mountain ous areas. Turnpike Covered The Automobile Club of Pitts burgh reports the turnpike covered with snow and ice from Irwin to Philadelphia. Snow weary Pittsburgh already has a new blanket and the pre diction is that from three to five inches will fall before it stops. The Wilkes-Barre area, Brad ford, Tioga and Susquehanna codnties probably will get two to three_inches s of snow tonight Eastern Pa. Good Traveling conditions in the eastern part of the state are good, the State Police official said. It will be colder and cloudy over the weekend, the College Meteorology department predict ed yesterday. Four to five inches of snow was expected by this morning. Two and a half inches of snow fell here yesterday. Seven members of Penn State’s 1950 offensive eleven will be lost to football by graduation in June. : ' In Superior, Wisconsin, the favorii gathering spot of students at lb Superior State College is the Caf< teria because it is a cheerful plai —full of friendly collegiate atmo: phere. And when the gang gathe: around, ice-cold Coca-Cola gets tli call. For here, as in college haunl everywhere—Coke belongs. © Vie Company Yuletide S pirit H igh Though Snow Falls Worrying about whether they could get through to their homes over the ice- and snow-bound roads of Pennsylvania didn’t prevent Penn State students from planning an ambitious program of activ ities for the Christmas vacation. A random poll of students in c. town restaurants yesterday reveal day agenda. Quintin Toews, Clifton Heights, is going to tend bar at a night club in Washington, Pa. No com ment on free ones for students. Ronald Coder, Conshohocken, will be busy defending Penn State’s claim to the best soccer team in the country at the Soccer bowl in St. Louis. Carolyn Barrett, Ocala, Fla., is going to do time on a cattle ranch and go horseback riding. Sounds like a unique way to greet Santa Claus. William Bair, Emporium, seems to be the only student in the bunch. He’s going to catch up on lessons and visit relatives. Dorothy Lacey, Coraopolis, on the other band, is going to “en joy herself.” She is definitely not going to do lessons, she said. Joseph Henry, Washington, Pa., will visit the Rose bowl on New Year’s day. Edna Grabiak, Johnstown, is going to ride horseback and go to parties. Sounds like fun. Different, anyway. Charles McCliniock, Oil City, intends to spend his time alternat ing between parties, formals, and family reunions. He’s also going to take books home to make it all look well and above board. Norman Benson, Pine Grove Mills, plans to work on a new house. Report is that she’s’going to finish the fireplace first in time to hang stockings. jllfff C^liridtmad an< * a Happy New YeL 13i»«a m |||||||f Once In A Lifetime Over a period of thirty-one years Penn State theatre goers have seen and enjoyed the works of Shakespeare, Ibsen, O’Neill, Moliere, Shaw. Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. But it may be only once in a college lifetime that the opportunity to see a classic masterpiece will present itself. The Penn State Players are pleased to announce a production of THE ANTIGONE OF SOPHOCLES at Schwab Auditorium. Jan. 11, 12, and 13 lasses, on campus walks and down led a few of the items on the holi- Marina Pundt, who came to the College from Rome, Italy, and now resides in State College, is going to travel through lowa, Il linois, Ohio, and New York to visit friends and relatives she has never seen before. Party Keeps Youth Quiet Dickie Meek, one of the chil dren-at the Sigma Pi party Thurs day, was too shy to make any comment on the proceedings while all the presents were being given out. The 5-year-old youngster had no time for talk during the din ner given by the fraternity. He was quite eloquent' on paper, however, ar.d found it easy to tell Santa Claus what was on his mind. His letter read, “Dear Santa Clause, Dickie would like a big drum (which he insisted on pounding for thirty minutes after receiving it) and any other nice things you would like to bring him. “He wounts you to bring his little niese Chrelyn some .very nice things to. He said he wounts you to bring all little girls and boys the things thay went for Christmas to. Mary Christmas to you and Mrs. Santa Claus.” PAGE TIL.Eh
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