TUESDAY, MARCH - 13; 1901.,'
Hope Diamond Replica
Is Part Of Gem Display
By SHIRLEY VANDEYER • . • ,
• SHIRLEY,
The Hope diamOnd is a geiii few' Penn Staterg'eVet • expect to
Jown or even see. However, an almost real ieplica is on display here
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on campus.
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This glass replica pltis 26 1 r,eplicas of other world-famous diamonds,
including the Kohinoor, may be seen at the Mineral. Science building.
Men have died, and kingdoms
have been lost for the originals
of these diamonds
The Hope diamond Is a typidal
example, because it is believed to
bring bad luck to.its ovvner.q",•,and
its dark history includes' deaths
and misfortunes.
Some stories say it was Once
part. of a larger diamond which'
belonged to Louis XIV. The' Hope
is valued at' $300,000 a rrd "Was
owned by Mrs. Edward McClean
until her death.
Kohinoor Replica Displayed •
Found in India, the Kohinoor,
or mountain of light diamond,
dates back at least 5000 years. It
is supposed 'to bring bad luck to
its male owners. This conclusion
was reached a f ter four of its
male owners met with tragic acci
dents.
The Kohinoor was given to
Queen Victoria in 1850, but failed
to bring bad luck, because' she
was female.
Queen Victoria was not satis
fied with the diamond, so she had
it cut down from 190 to 106 carats
to attain greater brilliance. -
Kings Don't Want Kohinoor
No English kings have claimed
. the Kohinoor which proves the
respect they have for the super
sti,tion connected with it. It now
lies in Windsor castle.
In the same case with the dia
mond • replicas, synthetic gems,
presented by the -Linde Air Pro
ducts, are being displayed.
These include synthetic' rubies,
sapphires, corundums, spinels,
and the boules from which each
are cut.
A synthetic gem can only be,
detected from a real one by an
expert.. Both have the same. Ph
ysical properties of hardness and
color.
The idea of the curator of the
Mineral Industries school in set
ting up this display was that'
jewels must be seen to be appre
ciated. •
engagemento
.
Caton-Riley
Dr. and Mrs. Francis A. Riley of
Washington nounce the engage
of thei rsdaughter Margaret
Elisabeth Riley and - RaymOnd
Stanley Caton Jr. of Harrisburg.
Miss Riley is a senior in. jour
nalism. and member of Kappa.
Kappa Gamma sorority of which
she is social chairman. She is a
member of sophomore' board of
Froth.
Mr. Caton has. been teaching
at Haverford school near Phila
delphia aince his graduation from.
College, last June. He was presi
dent of Phi Delta Theta fraternity
and *LieUtenant Colonel of Air
ROTC during his senior year. He
was also a member of Blue Key,
Skull and Bones, Scabbard and
Blade, and Glee Club..
The wedding will take place in
Washington, June 23.
Jr. Panhel Party .
Junior Panhellenic will hold. a
party for all delegates tonight at
7. o'clock in the Beta Sigma Omi
eron_suite. The two jpnior. Pan
hel delegates from • eetly,sorority
are invited.
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa .Tau fraternity en
tertained Delta Delta Delta sor
ority Sunday afternoon. A buffet
dinner was served::
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Prof. Speaks
BefOi.AAUW
'Centralization in government
tends to curtail freedom, .Dr. M.
.
Nelson McGeary, head of.the
partment of Political Science,
said Thurgday.
He spoke before the State Col
lege chapter of -the American
Association of University Women
in the borough high school.. .
McGeary said that broad in
terpretation of the . . Constitution
by, the Supreme CoUrt has given
the federal government almost
Unlimited power. To combat this,
citizens 'should become more in
terested in their local'and state
governments, be said. .
He said he believed more
women should run-tor office. Mc-
Geary also maintained that per-.
ions in• non-paying public
responsibilities should not be per
secuted while others will not ac
cept the positions. Severe, unjust
criticism stops many from run
ning for 'office, McGeary said.
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'Tis.theWearin' of the Green
•
ST. PaiuriticKs
March 17 is a day for the tg.
Irish, so why not display.
the Irish color in the • -
form of flowerS?
Buy your girl a '6reen . and . at the
carnation to wear on St. , - , •
Patrick's Day or for the Forestry Bali
Forestry. Ball Saturday
night. 'MARCH 17
We will also make corsages of other beautiful flowers
Order your * flowers toddy frcrm ,
Woodring s Floral- Gardens
FacultOtu4ent
Acts Featured ' .
At. LA Mixer
Two members of the factilty
and three students will perform
in the. major acts at the second
annual Liberal Arts mixer to
night. •
Edwin Lefkowith will be master
of ceremonies and will be assist
ed by - Lynn Christie, of the Eng
lish COmposition depart men t.
Christi and Ray Fortunate • will
put 'on a novelty act.
William Jeffries, soccer coach,•
will recite and sing in Scotch
dialect and will present some
Scotch dances.
• Funnyrnan for the evening will
be John. Cox, who was master of
ceremonies at the , talent show.
and. Edward. Rolf, who won third
place in the talent show, will
sing.
Several other acts are planned
but have not been announced,
Edward Shapken, president of the
Liberal Arts student council said.
All students and faculty mem
bers of the Liberal. Arts school
are invited -to th mixer, which
will be held from 7:30 to 10 in
the TUB. There is no admission,
and refreihments will be served.
Music for dancing after the
show will be provided by Dar
rell•Bishel and, his orchestra, and
Isabel Cooper will sing.
Phi Mu
Phi Mu sorority observed the
f.9th anniversary of its national
ounding by holding a dessert
party on . Ma t ch 4_ in their
suite. The State College alumnae
chapter attended.:
Delta Zeta*
New pledges of Pelta Zeta sor
ority are Dolores Dean, Delores
Hope, Helena Houtz, Joan Lee,
Katherine Nicoll,, and Mary Sul
livan.
Nancy McClain was chosen
"Dream Girl of Delta Zeta" at
the annual Rose ball held at the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon house. Irene
Stromayer was announced as the
ideal .pledge and received the
pledge cup.
Theta Kappa Phi
National president of Theta
Kappa Phi fraternity, Curtis F.
Bayer, visited the Penn State
Chapter for several days, last
week.
Triangle
Triangle fraternity was host
to .Frederick W. Neubauer, field
secretary of the fraternity, from
Thrusday to Saturday. Neubauer
is making an inspection tour of
Triangle chapters.
Beta Sigma Omicron
Beta Sigma Omicron enter
tained Kappa Delta sorority at an
informal party. A pantomine was
presente.d.by the Beta Sigs.
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Pi Kappa Phi
Twenty-eight delegates of Pi
Kappa Phi fraternity from State
College attended a district .con
clave last weekend at Drexel In
stitute of Technology in Philadel
phia.
A leadership and t raining
school was conducted by Bernard
Jones, executive secretary, and
Glenn Stoudt, district Archon of
the Penn State and Drexel chap
ters.
Pledgemaster Daie Metheny
and acting chairman, Thomas
Kingsland participated in quizes
with the Drexel officers. Both of
the State delegates won prizes
of song books.
The Dr ex el PhaptPr also enter
tained State men Friday and Sat
urday nights with dances and
parties.
Phi Kappa
Phi Kappa fraternity enter
tained Delta Gamma sorority.
A short skit was presented
during intermission on the dance
floor. Music was provided by Ar
nie Taylor and his orchestra.
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