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VOL. 51=— No. 103
I FC Asks
Senate To
Veto KAPsi
Interfraternity council Wednes
day night passed a motion to
ask the College Senate committee
on student welfare to "dissuade"
Kappa Alpha Psi, national social
fraternity, from establishing a
local chapter at Penn State. •
The Senate committee is sched
uled to meet in 201 Old Main at
11 o'clock tomorrow morning..
IFC also heard. reports by the
undergraduate center visitation
program and the 'recent freshman
open house. The council set up a
plan to have fraternity houses en
tertain visiting high school ath
letes.
Enrollment Drop Cited
Harold Leinbach, IFC president,
said this was a poor time to char
ter another campus social frater
nity. Leinbach cited the expected
drop in College enrollment and
the present economic situation.
Edward Davis, chairman of ;the
center visitation committee, said
plans have been formulated for
men from areas close to the eight
Penn State undergraduate cen
ters to talk to freshmen and in
terest them in the College frater
nity system.
The program will get underway
folloWing the Easter vacation,
Davis said. He added that ma
terial on fraternities has been
gathered by the committee for the
volunteers.
Leonard Abrams reported on a
plan to have the fraternities house
and entertain high school athletes
visiting the campus over week
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Senate Group
To View Finals
The College Senate academic
standards committee will discuss
the proposed elimination of final
examinations this a f ter noon,
Prof. Victor. A. Beede, chairman,
disclosed yesterday.
Marlin Brenner, chairman of
the All-College cabinet senior fi
nals committee, and John Erick
son, president of the senior class,
have been invited to attend the
Meeting, Prof. Beede said.
Today's meeting will "probably
produce no conclusions," Prof.
Beede said. It is being held, he
said, so that the student repre
sentatives and members of the
committee can express their opin
ions. •
Recommendation Passed
A recommendation that final
examinations be eliminated for
graduating seniors was passed by
the senior class Feb. 27, and by
cabinet the following day. Cab
inet presented the proposal to the
senate, which appointed the aca
demic standards committee to
handle the investigation.
Fast Reports Increase
Of $524 In EX Sales
The Student Book Exchange has already made cash sales of
approximately $4278 this school year, an increase of $524, Robert
Fast, chairman of the BX Board of Control told All-College cabinet
at its meeting last night,
Dividends paid out to students have amounted to $2lO, compared
to a total of $222 for last year.
Cabinet approved an appropriation of $3OO for the budget of the
Drinking Colloquy program to be
held April 20-21. The vote favor
ed by 20-1 the grant which will
be used to bring to the College
outstanding. speakers for discus
sion of the drinking problem.
NSA Dues
The second and final vote was
taken on a $l5O appropriation for
the payment of the College's dues
to the National Student associa
tion. Cabinet unanimously passed
the appropriation.
Fast said that the BX handled
about 3100 books, operating at al
SHIRLEY GALLAGHER, standing left, and Betty Lou Morgan
seem astounded as they hear what Joyce Rexford is reading in
the newspaper. The gentleman with the cigar is Richard Hartle,
who plays "The Show-Off" in the Players' show which opened
last night.
Comedy Called Good
As 'Show-Off
Apparently there's still a bit of life left in George Kelly's some
times static, sornetimes, vastly amusing comedy„ "The
_Show-Off,"
which opened at • Schwab auditorium last night. And if there are
perhaps too many parts of the show which tend to drag,
it is• probably the fault of the play rather than the production.
The show will continue in
Schwab tonight and tomorrow
night. Tickets, priced at $l, are
available at the Student Union
desk in Old Main.
Although the play might have
been a "transcript of life," as
Kelly called it, when it was first
produced in 1924, it is difficult
for those of us who have lived
through the early 1920 s to think
of it as anything other than a
period comedy.
And Director W. H. Walters
has wisely kept this in mind in
his production. The period scen
ery and costumes, as well as the
broad acting style, point up the
humor which somehow is always
inherent in that which we recog
nize but think of as foreign to
us, as belonging to a bver,cne era.
It is difficult to maintain for
two and one-half hours one long
joke based on a single theme, in
this case the joke being the pre
posterous bragging and lying of
Aubrey Piper, "The Show-Off."
It is a tribute to Kelly as a play-
By BUD FENTON
small loss for that section of the
exchange.
The board of control is now in
the progress of getting rid of un
necessary items and is making
room for essentials asked for by
students.
Fast announced the appoint
ment of Clair George to the posi
tion of purchasing agent for the
BX. George, a. junior member of
the board: will have the exper
ience necessary to help the new
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STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1951
'The Show-Off' Opens
By LEE STERN
Bygone Era
—Collegian Photo by Sullender
Opens
wright that the joke doesn't wear
off sooner than it does.
But even in this case a bit of
judicious editing on the part of
the director might have made the
play more concise and alleviated
the long periods of just plain
dull conversation.
Boisterous Comedy
The comedy in this play is the
loud boisterous type. And when
there is little action plus dialogue
which is anything but sparkling,
there is a dull gap in the pro
ceedings.
But the humor of contrasts, a
warmer, more intimate type of
humor, is also here. Whenever
Aubrey Piper, competently play
ed by Richard Hartle, has a scene
with Mrs. Fisher, his mother-in
law, the action picks up. And we
might add now that Joyce Rex
ford's portrayal of the down-to
earth, homey Mrs. Fisher is one
of the high spots of the evening.
Acting Competent
The acting as a whole was com
petent, with Shirley Gallagher as
the omniscient Clara displaying
a fine voice, without the com
plete naturalness of movement
which would have made her more
convincing; and Betty Lou Morgan
as the poutish Clara, wife of the
show-off.
William Ghost, in the role of
JOe, inventive young son of Mrs.
Fisher, seemed rather ill at ease
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Former Copies
To Go On Sale
Agriculture students may get
their copies of the Penn State
Farmer, Forester, an d . Scientist
today and tomorrow -in the Ag
hill buildings.
This month the Farmer features
Carroll Schaffner, Penn State's
new shepherd. It also includes
stories on Pennsylvania's forage
crop 'certificate. program, Penn
States judgirig teams, and the
purchases of Yorkshire hogs and
Morgan horses by the College.
After this week, copies of the
Farmer may be obtained in the
mailing room of the Agriculture
building or at the Penn State Far
mer office.
Woodrow, Williams New
WSGA, WRA Presidents
As 60 Per Cent Vote
Mary Jane Woodrow and Marilyn Williams are the new WSGA
and WRA presidents.
Sixty per cent of the women voted in yesterday's finals, accord-.
ing to election chairmen Betty Lou Jones arid Audrey Brua. No
vote counts were released, but WRA plans to announce the vote
Joint Buying
Would Cut
Greek Bills
By MARV KRASNANSKY
Interfraternity council presi
dent Harold Leinbach last night
told All-College cabinet that the
proposed plan for joint purchas
ing by fraternities would "save
15 or 20 per cent of the budget
of each house" and enable them
to lower their monthly house
bills.
Leinbach's report was one of
four submitted in a progress re
port by the heads of IFC, the
Association of Independent Men,
Panhelenic coun c i 1, and Leo
nides. Richard Bard, chairman of
the board of governors of AIM;
Joan Wentzel, president of Leo
nides; and Nancy George, presi
dent of Panhelenic council, also
made reports. •
Worked 20 Years
The joint purchasing plan,
Leinbach told cabinet, is some
thing IFC has "been working on
for 20 years."
Leinbach reported that the IFC
is planning to bring another for
eign student to campus, and that
the first IFC workshop was a
complete success.
Miss George reported 850 wom
en living in sororities, with 100
vacancies in 19 sororities.
With 2100 women on campus,
Miss George said, 44 percent are
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Choir To Sing
Easter Music
The Chapel choir, under the
direction of Mr s . Willa Taylor,
will present Dart two of Handers
"Messiah" in chapel Sunday
morning an d afternoon as the
Easter worship service.
The services, beginning at 11
a.m. and 3 p.m. will replace the
regular chapel program. Doors to
the auditorium will open 30 min
utes before each service.
James T. Smith, College chap
lain, will have charge of the wor
ship service. George Ceiga, chapel
organist, will play Handel's "Pre
lude and Fugue in F Minor." The
postlude will be Handel's "Halle
lujah Chorus" from his "Mes
siah."
Soloists for the services will be
Suzanne. Scurfield, contralto, and
Maynard K. Hill, tenor. Both are
students at the College.
Inter-Church Council
Will Collect Clothes
Clothing for the Korean
Klothing kampaign will be col
lected again tomorrow, Raph
ael Witherow, one of the stu
dents in charge of the cam
paign, said yesterday.
Miss Witherow asked that all
churches that are members of
the Inter -Church Student
council, sponsors of the drive,
send their representatives to a
meeting at th e Westminster
foundation tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
This committee Will make
further plans for the dy)ve,
which will continue into aril.
By CAROLYN BARRETT
counts today, it was learned.
Yvonne Carter will be the new
vice-president of WSGA and
Meredith Williamson w i 11 take
over the same position in WRA.
Senators Elected
New class senators for WSGA
are senior, Esther Beck; junior,
Joan Hutchon; and sophomore,
Nancy White. Robin Brunner is
the newly elected town senator.
Barbara Wallace defeated Olive
Cochran to become secretary
treasurer of WRA. Mable Marple
will assume the duties of WRA
intramural chairman, previously
held by Miss Williams. Miss Mar
ple will be assisted by Nancy
Lusk.
Virginia Miller, defeated by
Miss Woodrow for the WSGA
presidency, will automatically be
come secretary of the organiza
tion. Miss Williams defeated Nan
cy Worthington in the WRA pres
idential election.
Other Nominees
Other nominees for senior sen
atorship were Lila Barnes, Ruth
Jean Dial, Barbara Klopp, Grace
Porello, Jane Steiber, Mary Lou
Transue, and Nancy McClain.
who was defeated by Miss Beck
yesterday.
Donna Esterbrook Bernadine
Fulton, Alice Guthrie, Virginia
Oponzenski, Ruth Schliecher,
Joan Yerger, Joanne Williams
and Virginia McMillan, also com
peted for junior senator. Miss
McMillan was on the final ballot.
Sophomore Senator
Freshmen who were also nomi
nated for the sophomore class
senatorship were Joyce Gardiner,
Ann Grieco, Linda Jacobs, Diane
Miller, Rose Monack, Carolyn
Belczar, and Marian Ungar, who
lost in the finals. Sylvia Powers
also ran for town senator.
Sophomores who were on the
primary ballot for WR A vice
president were Janice . Robbins,
Phyllis Szolack, Frances Stridin
ger, and Mary Ann Wertman.
mededith Williamson was defeat
ed in the finals.
Olive Cochran was defeated by
Miss Wallace for secretary-treas
urer of WRA. Betsy Anne Youn
kins was eliminated In the finals.
Dorothy Rose, Isabelle Diefen
derfer, Barbara Holzka, and Joan
Kronenwetter were on the pri
mary ballot for WRA intramural
chairmanship. Ann Broomall was
the losing candidate.
Besides finalist Nancy Malloy,
Patricia Ann Colgan, and Ann
Skapil competed for WRA. intra
mural chairmanship.
Absentee Voting
Petition Complete
With 4564 Names
A total of 4564 names on the
absentee voting petition was re
ported at a brief meeting of the
National Student association by
David .Fitzcharles, chairman of
the committee.
Fitzcharles, giving a final re-,
port on the progress of the pe
tition drive, said that the names
would be placed on two scrolls,
one for each house of the state
legislature. The scrolls will be
taken to the legislature sometime
after Easter by a group of stu
dents.
A tentative list of people to
deliver the petition includes Rob
ert Davis, all-College president;
Nancy George, Pan-Hellenic
council president; William Klis
anin, NSA chairman; Fitzcharles;
and possibly Dean Gladfelter,
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