TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1951
Former
Star In
Don Taylor has come along way since the night he first nervous
ly walked across the Schwab auditorium stage in the Players’ pro
duction of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.’’
That was back in 1942.T0day Don is on his-way to what may be
Hollywood stardom. He is currently featured with Spencer Tracy
and Elizabeth Taylor in “Father’s Little Dividend,” an MGM film
now playing in State College. ! —*
Don has just been announced
for a starring role with June Al
lyson and Van Johnson in the
new MGM film “Too Young for
Kisses.” He has had feature roles
in "Father of the Bride," Battle
ground,” and “Ambush.”
Former classmate Ross Leh
man, assistant secretary of the
Alumni association, remembers
Don as “sandy-haired, confident,
and lively.” While at Penn State,
Don was - active in Players and
was a member of Sigma Nu fra
ternity. He was graduated in-1942.
Talent Scouts Tested Him
It was while Don was clowning
through his role in ‘'The Taming
of the Shrew” that talent scouts
saw him, gave him a screen test;
and got him a film contract. 1 He
played bit parts in several pro
ductions until the World War II
draft caught up with him.
Then came his big break. He
nabbed a role of “Pinkey” in Moss
Hart’s stage production of “Wing
ed Victory.” Don had a tough
time getting the role, but he
worked hard for Hart and when
the show opened in New York,
he .received very favorable no
tices.
An old basketball knee injury
nearly kept Don from appearing
in the show. He had applied for
a part in the production when a
recurrance of the old injury laid
him up in the hospital for two
weeks.
V. Only Pinky Was Left
By that time, every part .had
been cast but that of “Pinky,”
a “smart-aleck air cadet. Don
wfbte letter after letter asking
Hart for an interview for the role.
Finally Hart gave him a chance
top'tryout when he couldn’t find
aiiyone else for the part.
Don read the role and Hart
signed him immediately. He was
soweonvincing in the stage produc
tion that his role was rewritten
aijSd greatly built up ‘when the
• show was made into a movie.
Wife Was Leading . Lady
While with the stage company,
Don' met his wife. She was the
leading lady, Phyllis Avery. Don
remained in Hollywood since
thdt time. He got his first feature
role several years ago in Mark
Hellinger’s “The Naked City."
iFrank S. Neusbaum, extension
professor of dramatics with the
College, ■ says Don lives a quiet
family life in a modest little home
iiijthe Hollywood suburbs. It was
Neusbaum who directed . Don in
“The Tabling of the Shrew” and
Who brought the talent scouts to
sjeq him. :
.■'Neusbaum. says the. Taylors
have two small children and Mrs.
Tdyldr has given up her- career
toyftake care 1 of them. >
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Dorm, Leonides
To Hold Dance
jLeonides - arid the Barons, new
Eajst dorm social group, are spoh
sorihg a “Dimensions in Music”
dance from 8:30 to .12 pin:;- Sat
urday at Rec hall.
’• 'sThe dance will feature the or
chestras of. Gene Magill, Darrell
Rishel, and the . Polka Kings;
These orchestras will provide con
tiguousmusic throughout the
evening.
■ A mist-like effect will be cre
ated, by pieces of dry ice set in a
punch bowl in the middle of the
fiopr.. It will be literally dancing
oh; a Cloud. Another interesting
feature of the dance will be the
painting, of the orchestra mem
bers hands with luminous paint.
•Tickets for the senii-formal af
fair are $2.50 per couple and will
go. on sale this week at the Stu
dent Union desk in Old Main.
Back in the day when Penn
State was known as the Farmer’s
high school, William G. Waring,
great-grandfather of Fred and
Tom Waring of orchestra fame,
was general superintendent of
the College and professor of hor
ticulture, :
'Player Is
Hollywood
By MOYLAN MILLS
AXiD Names
'! -
Woman Of Year
In State College
Mrs. Leonard A. Dogget, of
State College, was named Wom
an of the Year by the College
chapter of Alpha Ri Delta soror
ity, Saturday night ta the annual
Founder’s Day banquet at the
Nittany Lion' inn.
Doris Anne Free of State Col
lege, vice-president of the active
chapter, introduced Mrs. Doggett
to those present, including alum
nae members. i
Mrs. Doggett, a member of the
board of trustees of the Centre
(County Hospital and of the State
College Board of Health,, was se
lected because of her outstanding
work in the field Of medical
health.
Mrs. Doggett, a founder of the
Gamma Phi Beta sorority chap
ter' at the College, came to State
College in 1923. She is a graduate
of the Graduate Hospital of Phil
adelphia. During World War I,
Mrs. Dogget served as a nurse
and was cited for her work in
Italy. She is the first woman to
serve on the Centre County Hos
pital Board of Trustees and on
the State College Soar'd of Health.
In September of 1949, Mrs.
Doggett was named the recipient
of Benjamin Rush Award by the
Pennsylvania State Medical So
ciety for the “lay individual mak
ing the most outstanding contri
butions to the health of the peo
ple of the area in which she
lives.”
The State College woman has
traveled widely with her hus
band and is known through the
community for her work in cer
amics, the proceeds of which go
to her church..
Temperqture
(continued from page ten)
t.mperature may change mark
edly within a week’s time, some
times “blotting out” a stretch of
water that previously had been
very productive, Harvey ex
plains that brook trout will mi
grate once the • reading reaches
70 degrees—and stays there ‘for
a period of five or six hours—
while rainbows and brownies will
do likewise when the rsailing as
cends to 75‘ degress or there
abouts .'
Trout, the Penn State expert
explains, will seek out cooler
water when marked changes in
temperature occur adding that
most merited changes usually oc
cur du-'ng the first two weeks
.Tuna.
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Kury-Lanphier
Mrs. Basil Lanphier, of Leb
anon, Pa., announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Patricia
Ann, and Francis S. Kury, also
of Lebanon.
Miss Lanphier is a junior in
home . economics ” and is a mem
ber of Phi Mu sorority.
Mr. Kurry, who formerly at
tended Lebanon Valley College,
is now in the army, stationed at
Fort Benning, Ga.
Bonn Mot -
(Continued from Page Seven) .
See the Dancer. He has had
professional training from the
Nijinsky Correspondence School
of the Modern Danse, and he
. wants everyone to know it. His
partner hasn't touched the floor
in three dances now and is grow
ing airsick. He knows he is be
ing admired because all the peo
ple are giving him a big space '
in the middle of the floor. Oc
casionally he tramples a. couple
not quite fast enough on its four
feet to duck him. He then mur
murs something about the j
"dearth of culture of the lower j
classes," and flings himself on.
The Dancer has no friends, but j
he is an Artist.
So you can really have fun at
these dances. You can get a big
kick out of this passionate pa
geant, these spinning specimens.
You can; that is, unless you have
that peculiarly unfortunate type
of mind that will suddenly say,
“Yeah, blit what do I look like to
them?”
lenmsmen
(continued from page ten)
.vis will form the twosome for
„ke No. 2 team, while the No.. 3
~:mbine , remains a question
•••’.'>rk.
Wood, Bigott, and sophomore
Bill Ray, a newcomer to-- Penn
State tennis, will be vieing
against each other for the No. 3
’oublis team.
.For Best Results .
Usg Colleraan Classified
Is Named Quill Girl;
Halperirt Also Cited
Barbara Sprenkle, president of WSGA, was named Quill
Girl at the annual Matrix Table, at the Nittany Lion Inn
last night. Gay Brunner was named Cap Girl, and Sue
Halperin was Matrix Girl. May Craig, writer and radio
personality, spoke on her recent trip around the world.
Miss Sprenkle was elected
Quill Girl by 1 women students of
the College last week. Other' can
didates were Janet Rosen, presi
dent of Mortar Board, and Mary
Ellen Grube, president of WRA.
Brunner Chosen For Activities
Miss Brunner was chosen Cap
Girl by members of Theta Sigma
Phi, women’s journalism honor
ary, which sponsored the din
ner, because of her. varied activi
ties. In addition to being presi
dent of Cwens, and Delta Gamma
sorority, and. chairman of the
WSGA judicial committee, she
was vice-president of Alpha
Lambda Delta, freshman scholas
tic honorary, secretary-treasurer
of Treble Singers, vice-president
of the Chapel choir, a member
of Mortar Board, Pi Lambda The
ta, Louise Homer club, Who’s
Who in American Colleges and
Universities, Hat societies coun
cil; All-College cabinet, WSGA
senate, and Community Concert
committee.
Halperin Named For Service
Miss Halperin was also chosen
by members of Theta Sigma Phi,
because she has served the Col
lege without being recognized by
Chimes, Cwens or Mortar Board.
She is treasurer of Sigma Delta
Tau sorority, circulation manager
of La Vie, Senior board of Colle
gian, publicity chairman of
WSGA, a member of Psi Chi, in
augural ball committee, Panhel
lenic council, and special events
chairman of the WSSF drive.
Craig Speaks On Travels
May Craig, Washington corres
pondant for the Guy-Gannett
newspaper chain,' spoke to the
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around the world. Mrs. 'Craig
visited Japan, India, Germany
and numerous other countries,
and in her speech she linked an
ecdotes about her trip with ex
periences .she has had in Wash-
ington.
Invitations were sent to 150
outstanding senior women to at
tend the Matrix Table which has
been held by Theta Sigma Phi
since 1937.
C^o-^difo
Delta Gamma
Eleven delegates of the local
chapter of Delta Gamma sorority
attended a provincial convention
at Gettysburg. The six other col
leges to send representatives
were, University of Pennsylvania,
Carnegie Institute of Technology,
University of Maryland, Univer-.
sity of West Virginia, American
university and George Washing*
ton university.
Delta Zeta
State Colege alumni of Sek.
Zeta sorority entertained the ac
tives of pledges at a bridge and
canasta party, Thursday at fee
University club.
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