"S~rl lathi ® (EuUpnian I SCATTERED SHOWERS N Q^fO / VOL. 51 —No. 116 Players' Show Opens Tonight At Center Stage Players’ production of George Bernard Shaw’s satire, “John Bull’s Other Island,” opens at Center stage tonight at 8 o clock. The play'will run for six week-ends. Warren Smith is director. Tickets are on sale at the 7 Student Union desk in Old Mam. Prices are 90 cents for Friday nights and $1.25 for Saturdays. Re freshments are served Saturday nights. Cast Features Featured in the cast are Charles Schulte as “Tom Broadbent,” ro bust British engineer who sets out to reform the tiny Irish island of Rosscullen; Lee Farr as “Larry Do y 1 e,” Broadbent’s practical minded, Irish-born business as sociate; Peggy Mulligan as “Nora,” Irish heiress who has waited 18 years for Larry to come back to her; and James Beaver as “Peter Keegan,” philosophical Irish defrocked priest. The play has seldom been pro duced since its first appearance in 1904. One of the reasons for its infrequent presentation is the long running time necessitated by the six scene changes in the original production. In the present arena-style pro duction, however, the set changes have been reduced to three and the staging has been such as to bring the play to the usual length .of time. Issue Seems Dated A second objection to the pre sentation of “John Bull’s Other Island” has been that the im mediate issue involved seems dated. There are even some who do not realize that the title per tains to Ireland. The problem of England’s dom ination over Ireland seems to have become inconsequential to present-day minds. Warren Smith, director of the current presentation, has written some “pre-production thoughts” on the play which seek to refute this point of view. In this pamphlet Smith writes: “Rarely can one come across in dramatic literature so compelling a parallel as ‘Tom Broadbent’ offers to certain American atti tudes currently associated with our foreign policy. . . . Broadbent has become an American. “. . . The man of means, swing ing his influence abroad and tak ing .. . advantage of his superior economic leverage is no longer the Englishman . . . The story of John Bull’s Other Island is really becoming the story of Uncle (continued on page eight) Candidates Believe More Action On Finals Needed Senior class candidates of both parties believe that further action should be taken on the elimination of final examinations for gradu- ating seniors. The answers were received on a Daily Collegian questionnaire which asked the nominees for senior class president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer, for opin-' ions on Lion coats, senior finals, diplomas, and commencement ex ercises, The candidates who answered the questions were David Olm stead, State, and John Stoudt, Lion, candidates for president; Robert Flick, Lion, and Bryson Craine, State, vice-presidential nominees; and Polly Potter, Lion, and Sara Shoemaker, State, the candidates for secretary-treas urer. Dissatisfied With Treatment The senior finals question was recently dismissed by, a: College senate committee. The students who presented the proposal to the committee were dissatisfied with the treatment received from the senate group. The six candidates were unani mous in their feeling about the inadequacy of the College com mencement exercises. They think that the quality of the speakers (See Photo, Page 2) Bell Named Chairman Of Judicial WSGA senate appointments to judicial and the freshman cus toms and regulations board have been announced by Barbara Sprenkle, president of WSGA. Jeannine Bell will be next year’s judicial chairman. Other members of the committee are Grace Anderson, Jean Berg, Irene Taylor, and Joan Yerger. Coeds who will serve on the fresman customs board are Linda Jacobs, Diane Miller, Mary Petit gout, Marian Ungar, and Barbara Wertz. Vassar President to Speak April 21 was set at the senate meeting Wednesday as the date for the retreat for new and old officers. It will be held between 9, a.m. . and noon in the. WSGA room in White hall. . The new officers will be install ed at the WSGA convocation to be held in Schwab auditorium Tuesday. The speaker will be Sarah Gibson Blanding, Vassar president. The retiring officers will pour tea at a reception to b$ held for Miss Blanding. Incoming officers will act as hostesses. Coronation Ball The Coronation ball sponsored' by WSGA on May 12 will feature Gene Magill’s orchestra. The ‘four flats and a sharp” will make a guest appearance. Final ar rangements have not been made but the dance will probably be held at Recreation hall. All women wishing to . work on WSGA committees for the re gional convention to be held here next semester were requested by Miss Sprenkle to contact mem bers of the. Senate to sign up for committees. at the graduation exercises could be improved. The nominees of both parties were split on the diploma issue. Olmstead, Flick, and Miss Potter are in favor of giving a smaller diploma to graduates. Stoudt, Craine, and Miss Shoe maker believe that the final choice should be made by the students. Craine suggested that the question be balloted along with the senior gift choice. Miss Shoemaker suggested that both a large and small sample be made and shown to the students so that they may be aided in their selection. All six candidates are in favor of continuing the Lion coat tradition. Most of them felt that the custom of wearing the coats should be strengthened. Craine’s statement included a recommendation for more publi city. STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1951 Final Choice AIM Denies West Dorms More Funds The AIM board of‘governors Wednesday night defeated a mo tion by Thomas Durek that the West dorm council be granted an appropriation in line with the AIM constitution. Under the constitution, the West dorm council may be granted up to one-third of th'e income given to AIM by West dorm residents. The motion was defeated upon a request by Richard Bard, chair man of the board. Reasons for his suggestion were that the West dorm council could not produce a treasurer’s report to show whe ther it needed the money and that the AIM budget might not allow it. Town council represen tatives opposed the motion on grounds that their council should receive a large portion of the money if any council should. Requested $175 The grant requested by . Durek would amount to about $175. The board is not obligated to make the grant. The subject was then put up for discussion at an executive meet ing following the board meet ing. It will be placed on the agenda at the board’s next meet ing. , , . Howard Fitting, board treas urer, reported the treasury had $757. Six changes in the AIM consti tution were made by the board. The changes would: . (continued on page eight) Treble Singers Give Concert The Treble Singers will pre sent a concert tonight at 8 o clock in Schwab auditorium under the direction of Elmer C. "Warenani Jr., instructor of music. Gay Brunner and Rita .Case will accompany the singers. The program includes: “The Morning Star” (Nicolai- Luvaas), “Old May Song” (Ma lin), “Nocturne” (Cain), “The Lass with the Delicate Air (Arne-Baldwin), “Sun and the Warm Brown Earth” (Brans combe), “A Spirit Flower” (Campbell - Tipton - Treharne), “Spanish Tambourine Girl” (Schumann), and “Night Song” (Clokey). “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” (Cain), “Waters Ripple and Flow” (Taylor), with Suzanne Scurfield singing an alto solo; “The Little Worm” (Sachs-Rieg ger), “Christopher Robin Is Say ing His Prayers” (Fraser-Simson- Stickles), “Lollytoodum” (Ameri can Folk song, Arr; Bell), “None But The Lonely Heart” (Tschai kovsky). “Morgan” (Strauss), with Bar bara Thomas playing a violin solo; “Romance” (Debussy-Fine), “A Violin is Singing in the Street” (Koshetz), “On a Nankin Plate” (McKay), “’S Wonderful” (Gershwin-Wamick). The Glee club will present a concert Sunday at 3 o’clock and the Chapel choir will sing April 25. Klisanin Heads Campus Chest William Klisanin will be the chairman of the Campus chest fund drive for next year,(Rob ert Davis, All-College presi dent, announced yesterday. Klisanin, Lion party candi date for All-College secretary treasurer in next week’s elec tion, ■wrill head the drive which will begin in September. Davis requested that stu dents offer suggestions for improvement in the new cam paign. Last year’s fund raising campaign fell short of its goal. The suggestion may be left at the Student Union desk in care of Davis. Booth Applications Are Due Monday Groups planning to sponsor booths at the carnival in this year’s Spring week must return applications to Student Union desk in Old Main by Monday noon, Curtis Wessner, co-chairman for the celebra tion, said yesterday. The carnival will be held Thursday, May 17, on the Osmond lab parking lot, instead of South Allen street, Wessner said. The third ’ annual observance of Spring week will open at one o’clock and will continue until 11 p.m. Organizations may pick up forms and rules at Student Union. Forms have already been mailed to fraternities and sororities. Two groups combining to put up one booth need submit only one appli cation. May Queen ... MARTHA BALTZELL, who will reign as queen of the May Day festivities. See page 5 for story. Housing Pledge Is Distributed A West dorm committee, com posed of officers of the West dorm council, are distributing a hous ing reservation pledge, Thomas Durek. council president said yes terday. The pledge asks that West dorm residents be allowed to remain in the area as long as they wish. Durek said that the present pol icy will give incoming freshman room priority over the present residents. He also said that fresh man living in the area now should sign pledges if they want to remain. Durek said distribution of the pledges began yesterday and will continue next week; Students living in town can pick them up in front of the bulletin board of the post office lobby. Accident inquest To Be Saturday The inquest into the death of Albert Bolduc, killed in an auto mobile accident by a car driven by William Klisanin, .a student at the College, will be held at the Beliefonte courthouse at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. Bolduc was walking along route 322 the evening of Saturday, March 31, when he was struck by the car driven by Klisanin. Kli sanin said he was traveling be tween 40 and 50 miles an hour at the time. Kli§anin has been charged with driving a vehicle without an opr erator’s permit. Dean Of Medical School To Speak Dr. George A. Bennett, dean of Jefferson Medical college, will discuss “Some of the Ways and Sayings of Various Investigators” today at 8 p.m. in 10 Sparks. Alpha Epsilon Delta, national pre-medical honor society, will sponsor the address. It will fol low the regular business meeting at 7 o’clock. The lecture will be open to the public PRICE FIVE CENTS Deposit A's2o deposit must be sent with the application to insure a place at the carnival. The deposit will be returned, provided the booth is cleaned up after the close of the carnival, Wessner said. Wessner said that the committee reserves the right to determine necessary action on any and all ideas for booths. In case of dupli cate booth ideas, that organiza tion whose entry was submitted first will receive preference, he said. Expenditures Under carnival rules, expendi tures up to $l5 for booth con struction and booth prizes may be deducted from the gross profits of the booth, he said. The greatest net amount turned over to the committee will determine the grand prize winners. Cash prizes of $lOO, $5O, and $25 will be awarded to the organiza tions turning in the greatest num. ber of tickets. The proceeds from the carnival will be used to establish an All- College cabinet student loan fund to provide sizable loans to needy students of the College. Site Changed. In previous years the carnival was held downtown, but the site had to be changed because of com plaints of traffic tieups last year. Co-chairman Curtis Wessner said yesterday that he felt the change would allow for more carnival atmosphere and more space for midways. Last year 55 organizations took part in the carnival. Parade Spring week activities will open Tuesday, May 15, with a parade through town and the sub sequent crowning of Miss Penn State in Schwab auditorium. The four contest finalists will ride on separate floats in the parade. The Sun dance ceremonies will be held on the lawn of Old Main Wednesday evening to beg for dear carnival day skies. The ceremonies will be followed by a starlite dance, sponsored by AIM on the terrace of Old Main. Other Programs A number of other programs are being prepared by the com mittee. Samuel Vaughan is chair man of the “Mad Hatters” day program, and Herbert Axford is in charge of the “Ugly Man” contest. The week’s activities will reach their climax with the senior ball Friday night, and fraternity and independent parties on Saturday. Film Scheduled For Sunday Is Cancelled The film “Crime and Punish ment,” scheduled for showing Sunday has been canceled, Joseph Errigo, chief dorm ad visor, announced this week. The film was canceled, he said, because of insufficient funds to rent it. The last film, “The Queens Necklace,” Errigo stated, was a loss financially. To date, the program has not shown any signs of being capable of support ing itself, he said.
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