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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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