FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951
Sweetheart Dance Proceeds
To Benefit Dutch War Orphan
By MILDRED , MARTIN
Proceeds from the Women's Recreation association's Sweetheart
dar.ce tomorrow night in White hall will go toward the support of
the group's foster child, 13-year-old Theodora Anna Helena Buur
-man of Holland. •
'Vim, orphaned as a result of World War 11, was assigned to
WRA upon request to the Foster Parents' Plan for War Children,
Inc. To adopt a child under this
plan, a person or group must give
$lBO per year for the orphan's
care. This is the second year that
WRA has fostered Thea. This
year Chimes, junior women's hon
orary, and Cwen s, sophomore
women's honorary, are contribut
ing one half of the needed funds
with WRA giving the other half.
Thea is the youngest of four
children of Theodoor and Anna
Buddemeiier Buurman. She has
two brothers—Bernardus, 17, and
Augustus, 15,—and a sister, Ma
ria,' 14. Her father died a few
weeks before she was born in
1937. Later her mother married
a man named Sark. She also has
a stepsister, Geertruida Sark, who
is ten
A naturally happy child, Thea
prefers country life and the out
doors. She has blonde hair and
blue eyes. Her body is thin, com
pared with her full face. At school
she is a • rather clever pupil. She
is now in the eighth form.
Her stepfather died after his
escape from a German concen
tration camp for political prison
ers, and her mother having been
killed in an air bombardment,
Thea and her brothers and sis
ters were taken in by their moth
er's unmarried sister. With no
other source of income, it was
almost impossible for the aunt
to keep five children on her earn
ings of only $l4 per week.
All the family belongings were
lost during the war. They are
desperately in need of shoes and
clothing. Before the plight of
these children came to the atten
tion of the plan, they lived under
very paor conditions with no
sheets and only one blanket for
each of the three beds
• Emergency- Quarters
Now they have moved into
emergency • living quarters that
provide them with a living room,
kitchen, and three bedrooms. The
aunt makes all the children's
clothing, does the patching. wash
ing, and ironing, and everything
else to keep . the children as clean
as possible. All five children are
now under plan care.
Through her•adoption by WRA,
Thea receives food, clothing, med
iCal care, and attends school. In
addition, her aunt is given a small
cash grant monthly toward Thta.'s
home needs. As long as.she needs
help, she will remain in plan
care. The interest and ecourage
ment of: foster parents has been
an important factor in the life of
this girl who has never known a
normal life.
Since 1946 WRA has helped to
support a war orphan. From 1946
to 1948, it adopted a ten-year-old
French girl, Josiane Macquet. In
1948-49 they sp ons or ed Ireta
Pasztula, a 13-year-old Polish girl.
Exchange Group
Offers Vacations
Members of the faculty and
administrative staff are being
offered a rent-free summer vaca
tion.
Sabbatical and Vacation Resi
dence exchange will exchange
living accommodations for data
supplied by faculty members who
plan summer teaching, study, or
vacations anywhere within the
United States.
Registration is free, and blanks
may be obtained from Sabbatical
and Vacation Residence ex
change, 1200 N. Sycamore street,
Fails Church, Va.
FILM FILM
'GOD OF THE ATOM'
SUNDAY EVENING, Feb. 18 7:30. p.m.
PRESBYTERIAN. CHURCH
STATE COLLEGE, PA.
&home Joins The Church
A Smile of Thanks
THEODORA BUURMAN, pic
tured above, has been adopted
by members of WRA, Chimes,
and Cwens, women's organiza
tions on campus.
Jr. Panhel Hears
Mrs. Free Speak
Mrs. George Free, of the School
of Home Economics, spoke on
"Your Best Foot Forward" before
members of the junior Panhel
lenic council Monday night in Mc-
Elwain lounge.
Mrs. Free said that three of the
most important words in the Eng
lish lan gua g e are "please,"
"thank you" and "excuse me,"
and she urged that they be used
more often.
At the next meeting of the
council, scheduled for Feb. 27, the
presidents of Mortar Board,
Chimes, and Cwens, women's hon
orary societies, will discuss the
activities of their groups.
bide Permissions
Special dating permissions
'fromB:3o p.m. to 12:30 a.m.,
will be granted to first semes
ter freshman girls Saturday
night in order to attend the
WRA Sweetheart Dance, ac
cording to Virginia M. Preuss,
chairman of freshman customs
and regulations board. These
special permissions are to be
issued for the WRA dance only.
Alpha Gamma Deltas
In the listing of sorority phil
anthropies in yesterdays Colle
gian, Alpha Gamma Delta was in
adverdently omitted.
Alpha Gamma Delta's national
project is a contribution toward
the fight against cerebral palsy.
Locally, they sponsor a Christmas
part for the underpriveleged chil
dren of Woodycrest. Money for
this purpose is raised through
baby sitting and selling chances.
Phi Delta Theta
Edward Smith was initiated in
to the fraternity on Sunday.
The Phi Delta entertained their
sister sorority, the Delta Gammas,
with a cabin-skating party at
Whipple's Dam last Friday.
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Senate Okays
Election Plan
WS GA senate on Wednesday
night approved a nominations
board set-up - for the spring elec
tions to replace the present mass
nominations meeting.
Under this plan, women who
desire nomination will apply to a
board consisting of the outgoing
officer of the desired office and
three students-at-large. At the
time of application, duties of that
office will be discussed.
The proposal was suggested by
the combined WSGA-WRA elec
tions commitee, of which Betty
Lou Jones is chairman. The other
members ar e Marilyn Porter,
Yvonne Carter, Lois Evans, Bar
bara Sprenkle, and Mary Ellen
Grube.
Suggestions for proposed revi
sions in the nomination system
were made last December at the
joint WSGA-WRA retreat.
WRA's executive board has al
so granted approval to the pro
posal. If t h e WSGA house ap
proves the plan, it will be put
into effect on a trial basis in the
spring WSGA-WRA elections.
It was announced at the Senate
meeting that freshman women,
will be allowed only in fraternity
houses where parties and dating
are chaperoned. Each week a list
of fraternity houses having chap
erones will be posted in the fresh
man
dormitories.
Joanne Edwards was appointed
treasurer an d Elizabeth Struter
freshman senator to replace offi
cers who were dropped because
they were unable to make the 1.5
all-College average requirement
to remain on the senate.
Ath West Wins
In IM. Bowling
Connie Wellen bowled a 145 to
lead her Atherton West team to
victory over Delta Delta Delta in
League 111 competition of WRA
intramural bowling Wednesday
night. Total team scores were 524
and 433.
In other League 111 games.
Women's building defeated the
Co-op, 540-423, and Sigma Delta
Tau forfeited to Phi Sigma Sigma.
In League IV badminton com
petition Wednesday night, Phi Mu
defeated Kappa Alpha Theta in
both singles and doubles, and
Gamma Phi Beta forfeited to
Kappa Delta.
Leonides, League V, won over
Kappa Kappa Gamma in both
singles matches but lost in the
doubles. Alpha Gamma Delta de
feated Zeta Tau Alpha in the sin
gles arid lost in the doubles.
In League VI, Alpha Chi Omega
forfeited to Beta Sigma Omicron
while Alpha Xi Delta beat Alpha
Epsilon Phi in one singles match
and in the doubles, but lost the
other singles match.
Mather-
(Continued from pap. 4, two)
science, education, and religion.
The session was sponsored by the
Christian Social Progress of the
First Baptist church in Pitts
burgh.
Dr. E. C. Creutz, head of phy
sics at Carnegie Institute of Tech
nology spoke on science; Dr. P.
W. Hutson, professor of educa
tion at the University of' Pitts
burgh spoke on science; and Dr.
Mather, spoke on religion.
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Phi Mu
Six girls were initiated into
Phi Mu sorority recently. They
are Lee Delle Donne, Elizabeth
D ud a, Helen Hierless, Marjorie
Merkel, Jeanne Truxall, and Di
ane Wensing. Jean Rosenberger
was pledged to the group.
Phi Mu sorority held a tea in
their suite on Wednesday evening
honoring Mrs. Elmer Smith of Al
lison Park, Pa. Mrs. Smith is a
district president of Phi Mu.
Alpha Xi Delta
Newly elected officers of Alpha
Xi Delta are Nancy Lea Saylor,
president; Doris Free, vice-presi
dent; Betty Beam, corresponding
secretary; Theo Isenberg, record
ing secretary; Virginia Miller,
membership chairman; Nancy
Shellenberger, treasurer; an d
Joan Kuntz, pledge trainer.
The group gave a Valentine
party for Sigma Delta Tau in their
suite Wednesday night.
Chi Phi
Chi Phi fraternity has pledged
the following 12 me n for the
spring semester: Egmont Cronau.
Thomas G. Farrell, Daniel J. Fer
ry, William M. Hoffer, Ernest E.
Howard, Michael 0. Kandra,
Bruce S. Kay, James Martin,
Richard A. Martin, James L. Spin
elli, W. Samuel Tippin, and H.
Walter Wapple.
C. Lynn McCaffrey, Sylvester
Factor, and Robert Dolheimer are
new initiates.
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Arnold Bloom, Milton Smith.
[lrving Melnick, Charles Teacher,
; William Slepin, Frederic Abeloff,
Charles Gerstein, Marlin Katz,
i Jerry Polis, Harlan Kaplan, Mar
-1 yin L ebb y, Robert Getis, and
Sheldon Vilensky were recently
' initiated into Alpha Epsilon Pi.
Officers of the fraternity for
the spring semester are Donald
Levitt, master; Harry Knable, lt.
master; Albert Adelman, scribe;
Martin Coenson, corresponding
scribe; Julian Gordon, exchequer;
Jerry Bard, member at large; Jer
ry
Epstein, house manager.
The; new pledge class is com
posed of Solomon Jaffe, James
Moss, Norman Kaplan, Bert Sil
ver, Manuel Kernpner, Ronald
Zwieganbaum, and Robert Wen
ger.
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DANCE
STORYVILLE SEXTET
"Gentleman Jack" Logue,
cornet
"Wild Dick" Brady, trombone
"Lips" Price, clarinet
"Indian Sam" Anesco, piano
"Suds" Huber, bass
"Studs" Witmer. washboard
"Fat Rat" Sand. kazoo
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PARADISE CAFE
Bellefonte
Friday 9:30-12:30
Alpha Gamma Delta
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity en
tertained the Alpha Gamma Delta
sorority last Sunday aftefry)on.
Louise Tyson was recently rib
boned by the sorority.
thru the
Looking Glass
with George
Bored? At loose ends? Go ex
plore Tasmania! "Over a fifth
of Tasmania is still unexplored
although it has been settled for
over 130 years." All you got to
do is find where the dash Tas
mania is.
I found the above gem at
the bottom of a news column
that was too short . . . the type
of exciting news you're apt to
read if you have five hours to
wait for the next bus. And
there's pathos in the news too.
—"The U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service has given up the use
of dogsleds in Alaska." Think
of the thousands of unemployed
dogs! Don't sit there: write
your Congressman.
Well, tan my hide
Or, better still, mush on
down to Ethel's where you'll
f i n d exciting merchandise to
take your mind off the state
3f Saudi Arabia ("The civili
zation of Saudi Arabia dates
back to 1,000 8.C.")
For example, Ethel is getting
enuf new leather goods in to
make a cow turn green with
envy. And some must, because
green is one of the favorite
colors. Along with Playred, Si
erra Blue, Pumpkin, Mustard,
Brown Oak, and Black. Now
you can match your purse, bill
fold, compact, cigarette lighter,
and picture frame in practi
rally any shade. Not that you
might want to, but the thought
is more entertaining than the
fact that "Nicaraguans planted
26,000 acres to sesame seed in
1950."
Remember Mama
The nice thing about buying
your leather goods at Ethers is
that you have a big city selec
tion at stan d a r d national
prices. Rolfs, King, Rump . . .
all the names that mean any
thing in leather are repre
sented. If your own wants are
taken care of for the moment,
how about mom? There's a new
wallet-purse combination you
should see. Tricky as a politi
cian's promise. But very prac
tical. Folds like a wallet. But
one end snaps open as a purse
for change. By opening the
snap catch on the purse, you
can reach change and bills at
the same .time. Now I'm con
fused. Why don't you just go
down and ask for a demonstra
tion? Price is $6.00.
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