WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951
Feb, 14---Date For Birds To Mate;
Diefidans„ Beaus Celebrate
Today is that - siaecial day when lovesick couples may properly
look a.little more lovesick.' • -
JusVNAere this sentimental custom of having a St. Valentine's
day began is not definitely known. In the second half. of the third
centurY, there were , three men named Valentine who were martyred.
All' were associated with February 14.
However, the most popular theory came from the Middle Ages.
People noticed that birds began:to mate on February 14. Aha, thought
they, well make this a day strictly for human beings. We'll set aside
a day-that wilrbe sacred to lovers. -
Chaucer, in his "Parliament of
Foules," also observed the birds
and said,
"For this was Seynt Valentyne's
Day,
When every foul cometh ther
to choose his mate." ,
Ivlarlowe, Lovelace, H e rriC k
and other English writers throuth
the centuries have helped, to
spread the news until the Ameri
can businessman happened .on,us.
In came the commercial - element.
Accoinpanying it was the comic
Valentine. It rapidly became a
vulgar card.
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Slams Sent -
At the 'turn of the century, Val
entine's Day had lost much of its
connection with love 'arid had be
come a day for sending mean
slams. In one year, the Chicago
post office rejected 25,900
tines on, the grounds that'' they
were not fit to be carried through
the mails.
Comic Valentines are still pop
ular, but stricter censorship - and
perhaps higher standards of taste
have made them less offensive.
Mail Carriers Moan
And so the postman gets a
backache almost as bad as his
Christmas orie. Shops deck them
selves out in red- and white. At
Penn State, coeds spend half the
night finishing a pair of „socks for
this month's. dream throb. -The
men pick up a box of candy or
order a bunch of roses, because
they almost forgot it .was Val
_ tine's Day. Dormitory dieti
cians get into the spirit of love;•
forgetting the high -cost •of food
for an evening, they
' present re
past fit for lover pink ice
cream and candlelight. • '
Perhaps Valentine's Day is com
mercialized. But, every coed who
gets . those last minute roses
knows this is a day kir sentiment
and a day to remember.
Marian Hawkins,
A. L. Myers Wed
Marian J. Hawkins,. daughter of
Mr. and. Mrs. Edward A. Hawkins,
New Cumberland, and Arthur L.
Myer, son of . Mr. 'and Mrs. Har
old C. Myers, York Springs,- were
united in marriage January 28
at. 2 p.m. in • the Lutheran Stu
dent Chapel, 412 W. College Ave-
Rev. Edwurth E. Korte, pastor
to Lutheran students. at • the Col
lege performed the double ring
ceremony. '' . . .
• Mrs. Myers is a senior, in jour
nalism at the College. •Mr. Myers
is a senior in Agricultural En
gineering. ,
Makes a Man Love a Pipe
and a Woman Love a Man
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Cohn And Phillips
Wed In . Lancaster
The marriage of June Janet
Cohn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Cohn of Lancaster, and
Melvin B. Phillips, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Phillips of Bethlehem,
took place January 28 at the
Hotel Brunswick, Lancaster. The
ceremony' was followed by dinner
at the hotel and a reception at
the ,bride's home. .
The bride wore a white otto
inert faille gown. With full skirt,
terminating in a short train.
Pearls encrusted the top of her
fingertip veil, and she carried a
6olonial , bouquet of white, gladi
olas and sweet peas, centered
with a white orchid.
Her attendants included- Mrs.
Sanford - B. Ains of New York and
Miss Ruth Phillips, sister of the
bridegroom. Mr. Harry Kohler,
the bridegroom's uncle, was best
man.
Mrs. Phillips was a member of
Sigma Delta Tau sorority at the
College. Mr. Phillips is a gradu
ate of Bucknell University, where
he was a member of Sigma „Alpha
Mu fraternity. The couple will
-live in Bethlehem, where Mr.
Phillips is employed by the Phil
lips Music Store.
Sororities Plan
Open Houses Sat.
The 19 sororities on campus
will hold open house in their
suites • Saturday from 2 to 5
o'clock. ,
- The main • purpose of the Open
House is to develop closer friend
ships befween independent and
sorority women. The Open-House
will_ also provide an opportunity
for those girls interested in join
ing a , sorority to meet members
of all the groups.
WRA Seeks - New
Swim Candidates
Candidates for swimming in
the WRA aquacade are requested
by Marilyn Williams, intramural
chairman,-to come to the meeting
of the swimming club, Thursday
at 7:30 p.m.
Eligibility is based on attend
ance at club meetings or partici
pation in intramural swimming.
The, couple is living at 322 S
Allen. Street. . ,
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The Th . orOughbied of Pipe Tobaooos,
Cheice wlthellurley • Smooth and mild
THE.DhIMY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Rusinko Sparks
Leonides' Win
In WRA bowling Monday night
Helen Rusinko -copped high scor
ing honors with 150 points as she
led Leonides to a 634-322 victory
over Alpha Chi Omega. Alpha
Epsilon Phi beat• Zeta Tau Alpha
592-520 and Alpha Gamma Delta
won .over Phi Mu 506-501.
In badminton Woman's build
ing beat McAllister hall, Atherton
East won over Atherton West and
Phi Sigma• Sigrria lost to Delta
Delta Delta: Chi Omega won over
Delta Gamma and Alpha Omega
Pi, beat Delta. Zeta.
Greeks To Join
In. Religion Week
• Nancy George, president of
Panhellenic council, has request
ed that all sororities participate
in Religion-in-Life Week, which
begins this Sunday.
Fire-side chats will be held
every evening next week in the
lounges of the women's dormi
tories. Both independent and sor
ority women are invited, to par
ticipate.
Because of President Eisen
hower's address• in Schwab audi
torium next Monday, Miss George
has requested that sororities close
their meetings in time to. enable
Sorority members to' attend. The
President's address is scheduled
to begin at 8 p.m.
Daghir Marriage
Performed Jan. 27
Miss Wanda Rickards, daughter
of Mr. 'and Mrs. Clarence Rick
ards, of Homesdale, Pa., and Mr.
George Daghir were married in
St. Leo's church, Homesdale, on
January 27.
Mr. Daghir is a senior •in the
School of Liberal Arts, and is a
member of Phi Sigma Kappa fra
ternity.
Mrs. Daghir is continuing to
teach at St. ,Marys school in St.
Marys, Pa.
Square Dance In PUB
A Square dance sponsored by
the. Nittany and' Pollock councils
will be held Saturday night in
the PUB. -
Recommended attire is. cotton
dresses for girls and dungarees
for men. , .
Two entire communities have
voleSl to let G-E Oisisosalls take - •
can of their garbage.• Young G-E I I ATr 'I., -
engineer Gordon Roney (R.P.1.,
'36) has supervised installation. .
These G-E developments are bringing a
"New Look" to American communities
Jasper, Indiana, has no garbage col
lection any more. It now gets rid
of - garbage by letting G-E Dis
posall® food-waste units grind it
up 'and - flush it down the drain. A
young G-E engineer who has spe
cialized in Disposalls supervised the
installation and is now starting a
similar job for Herrin, Illinois.
, In. Detroit, G-E engineers have
installed something new in street
lighting—Auorescent street lamps.
Their light is brighter, less glar
ing, and will make driving safer.
• Still other G-E experts have
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GENERAL
Acacia
Acacia will have a record dance
Friday night which will be open
to the public. Refreshments will
be served.
New Acacia pledges are Rich
ard Matton and John Nuske.
Tau Kappa Epsilon
President and Mrs. Milton
Eisenhower will be guests of Tau
- 1 - appa Epsilon at dinner tonight.
Kappa Delta Rho
Donald Car baug h, Richard
Denton, John Graham, Earl
Grissinger, John Haines, Rich
ard Kelly, Robert Matasick, John
Megles, Robert Miller, Arnold
Paparazo, and Duane Walker
were recently initiated into Kap
pa Delta Rho.
Pledged were William Bair,
Robert Bethea, Robert Cassol,
Herbert Flora, Joseph Hutta,
Ned Kocher, Vincent Purcell, and
John Swartz.
Sigma Delta Tau
Louise Bregman and Janet
Papernick were recently initiated
into Sigma Delta Tau.
CORSAGES
for
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S-P-E-C-I-A - * - (0‘)
(this dance only)
WHITE ORCI - unS--$4.00
Order Now
While They Last!
Bill McMullen, Florist
135 S. Allen Street Phone 4994
Now streets can be lighted by G-E
fluorescent lamps. The four lamps -
each fixture produce 19,000 lumei
of -light,
revolutionized Denver's down
town system of traffic-light controls.
The new system counts passing
cars and automatically varies the
length of time that red and green
lights stay on, thus adjusting the
lights to changes in the traffic flow.
These are a few examples of the
exciting new projects that are
challenging young G-E engineers
today. General Electric's leadership
in research and engineering makes
it a place where college graduates
are finding increasing opportuni
ties to•engage in highly interesting
and satisfying work.
Co- edib
la. :la Kappa Phi
Pledged oy Theta Rappa Phi
were Joseph. Yenser, Michael
West, Janus Duke, John Mc-
Carthy, Jerry Accianni, and John
Flynn. Pledge officers for this
semester are Joseph Filoromo,
president; Ed ward Sweeney,
vice-president; Alfred Freistak,
secretary; Raymond McGrellis,
treasurer; Robert Scullin, stew
ard; Rudy Marrazzo, pledge mas
ter; Thomas Shriver, rushing
chairman; and James Dougherty,
social chairman.
Kappa Sigma
Joseph Henry, Robert Pawlo
ski, Wayne Croushore, Joseph
Simone, Dick Aliio, and Herbert
McCollom were initiated into
Kappa Sigma fraternity Sunday
morning.
New Officers for the coming
semester are Guy Pietz, grand
master; Charles Shenot, grand
procurator; James Kelz, grand
master of ceremonies; Peter
Craig, grand treasurer, and James
Lovett, grand scribe.
For Best Results
Use Collegian Classified
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