~l;itz:~~:[s7 Sofiaflickorna To Give Performance Tomorrow Sofiaflickorna, famed girl gymnasts of Stockholm, Sweden, will give a performance tomorrow night at 8 in Recreation Hall. Translated into English, Sofiaflickorna means "Girls of the Sofia School of Stockholm." The group, consisting of 15 girls, who received their training at the Sofia School in Sweden from Mrs. Maja Carl- quist, are known as. the "Good Will Ambassadors from Sweden, to the U.S.A." Founded 150 Years Ago Sin c e Per Hendrik Ling founded the gymnastic program in Sweden about a century and a half ago, this program has played an important role in that country. Mrs. Carlquist, who felt the need for improvement of the program, pu ts more stress on graceful movements. In 1935, Mrs. Carlquist organ ized the girls, who performed in Sweden throughout that year. They were invited to the Olym pic games in Berlin in 1936, and in 1939, they performed at the World's Fair in New York. In United States Since the end of March, the group has been in the United States, and ha s given perfor mances out west sponsored by the California Board of Educa tion. They have also given pre sentations in the mid-west and are presently on their way to State College. Miss Elsa Haglund, a graduate student in Physical Education at the College, and a former teacher at the Sofia School, hinted to this group that it would be nice for them to give a performance here. Since they had one day open be fore a performance in:Pittsburgh, they consented to come to the College and give their colorful program. Dress In Costumes Theirs is a program different from any other of its kind. After they give their gymnastic per formance, they will dress up in national costumes, borrowed from Skansen, an open museum in Stockholm, and the girls will de monstrate Swedish folk dances. The Sofia girls have received much recognition for their fine work. Before leaving for the Uni ted States, the King of Sweden gave them a farewell party, at tended by some 3,200 Swedish people. In Minnesota, Governor Yongdahl greeted them and the Mayor of Chicago did likewise. Working on this project are the School of .Physical Education, and Lakonides and Phi Epsilon Kappa, physical education hon oraries. Tickets priced at 90 cents for adults and 35 cents for children may be obtained at the Student Union desk, Kaye's Corner or any physical education major. Nit-Poi Adviser To Leave College Joseph Errigo,, chief resident adviser for the Nittany-Pollock dorm area, is leaving the College on May 30 for a month's vacation and then plans to work for the FBI or obtain a job in personnel work. Errigo came to Penn State in 1947 when he was appointed resi dent adviser of Pollock circle. In 1948 he was named chief resident adviser of the entire East area with a staff of ten men. He entered Lock Haven col lege in 1941 and enlisted in the Marine corps in 1943. After the war., Errigo returned to Lock Haven and finished his schooling, receiving a degree in English and social studies in 1947. He re ceived a MA degree in education from Penn State in 1949. Mining Eng Committee To Meet Tomorrow The Mining Engineering So ciety's program committee will meet. at 7 p.m., tomorrow in 3058 Mineral Industries .Any mining students who have suggestions for next year's programs should contact Samuel Sanders or Rob ert Olson before that date. The society wilt have no more meetings this year, and no picnic will be he/d. before -the end of the .0418/114-. _ TIM DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Radio, Video Institute Open To Graduates Barnard College and the Na tional Broadcasting Company will sponsor a six-weeks summer institute of radio and television for spring graduates interested in preparing for careers in radio and television. The institute, which is being held this year 'for the first time, will begin June 25 and continue until August 3. It will be held in NBC studios with NBC depart ment heads as instructors. En rollment will be limited to 35 students. Students will' be required to take four courses which consist of an introductory study, an nouncing, production, and writ ing. No grades or academic credit will be given, but certificates will be awarded to those who fill the requirements. Applications for admission may be obtained from the Barnard- NBC Institute of Radio and Tele vision, 401 Barnard Hall, Barnard College, New York 27, N.Y. Model Of SU On DisFilay . A model of the proposed Stu dent Union building with floor plans of the interior is now on display on the mezzanine floor of Old Main. Architects for the building have been working on the detail ed plans to the point where the scale model could be constructed, Walter H. Wiegand, director of the department of physical plant, explained. The exhibit was arranged to provide students a clear picture of the plans for the building and to enable them to ' visualize the appearance of the structure after it is completed on Holmes Field. Council Offers 3 Study Tours The National Intercollegiate Christian Council is sponsoring three European work-study sem inars June 27 to Sept. 16. The tours are open to all students who have completed two or more years of college. The purpose of the seminars will be to consider the contri butions of Christian faith to world understanding and peace; to meet European students, and to consider economic, political, educational, and religious issues in the countries visited. The three groups will be to gether for one week in London, and for a five-day summary con ference in Geneva, Switzerland. During the remaining time, each group will follow a different itin erary through Europe. Luther Harshbarger, executive secretary of the. Penn State Christian Association, will direct the seminar, and lead one of the touring groups. Additional infor mation can be obtained in 304 Old Main. Loveridge Is Given Special Honor Award Earl W. Loveridge, a 1912 grad uate of the College, has been awarded the Distinguished Serv ice Honor Award of the Depart ment of Agriculture. He is assis tant chief of the U.S. Forest Service. Loveridge is one of the two forest service officers who re ceived the award. His son, Melvin E. Loveridge, wa s graduated from the College in 1942 with a degree in forestry. He is now employed in the U.S. Forest is Keystone. Extemp Speech Bout To Open Tomorrow Six finalists willbe chosen tomorrow night as the elimination and semi-final rounds of the annual'John Henry Frizzell Extempore Speaking Contest get underway. In the elimination the entrants will speak for five minutes with out notes on topics approved at the prelithinary meeting last Thurs day. Contestants will be grouped in sections, meeting in assigned rooms. Civil Service Exams Slated Unwritten examinations," an nounced and conducted by the U. S. Civil Service Commission, will be used as the basis of judge ment of applicants for physical science, engineering, and geo grapher aid positions in and around Washington, D.C. Salaries will range from $2,650 to $lO,OOO a year. Applicants must have had ap propriate education, experience, or a combination of the two. Geographers must also have from one to three years of profession al experience in the field of geo graphy, while physical scientists and engineers must be United States citizens or owe allegiance to the United States. All appli cants must be in good health. Applications will be accepted until further notice. Further in formation on positions available, and applications blanks may •be secured at most first and second class post offices, or from, the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D.C. Krone Completes Basic Training Pvt. Elliot S. Krane of Lititz, Pa. has completed his basic training at 2093 Reception Center at Fort Meade, Maryland. Krane graduated from the Col lege in 1950 in journalism. He was former co-editor of Froth, sports editor of the Daily Col legian and president of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity . and the Liberal Arts student council. He was also a member of Sig ma Delta Chi, Lion's Paw, Skull and Bones, and held seats on All- College Cabinet, IFC, and NSA. NaVy Reservists Wanted For Duty The Navy is accepting a limited number of applications for active duty from Naval Reserve recruits and apprentices with no previous active service, Rear Admiral Ros coe E. Schuirmann, commandant of the Fourth Naval district an nounced recently. Those apprentices concerned must be in pay grades E-1 and E-2. Applications will be accepted at .any Naval Reserve Training Center or Recruiting Station. Di rect application can also be made to the Commandant, Fourth Na val District, Enlisted Distribution Office, Building No. 4, Naval se, Mika/eh:ilia 12, Pa. Semi-Finals One person will be chosen from each group to speak in the semi finals, to be held immediately following the first round, in 10 Sparks. Semi-finalists will . speak on the same topic used in the first round. The final round will be held Monday at 7 p.m. in 10 Sparks. Each finalists must select a topic, other than the one used in the eliminations and semi-finals, in conference with Prof. C. H. Schug, in his office, Room 311 Sparks, by appointment. Speech.. es for the finals are to be eight to ten minutes in length, and must be delivered without notes. Winners Prize The winner will receive the Pennsylvania State College prize of $5O and the John Henry Friz zell award of merit in extempor aneous speaking. The Forensic Council prize of $25 and the Friz zell award merit will go to the runner-up. All undergraduates, except pre vious prize winners, are eligible for the contest. The Frizzell speaking contest is run annually in honor of John Henry Frizzell, the first head of the Department of _Speech, who retired with emeritus rank June 30, 1946, after nearly 45 years of teaching. 'Light Up Sky' , Ist Center Stage Summer Play "Light Up the Sky" will be the first of three plays to be pre sented at Center Stage this sum mer. Warren S. Smith, assistant professor of dramatics, and Wal ter H. Walters, dramatics instruc tor, will co-produce the plays. The cast and crews are open. to students and town people. Those interested can contact the dramatics office or Kelly Yeaton, assistant professor of dramatics, for further details. The first play directed by Yea ton, Mike Kesdekian, and James Ambandos will open July 4 for a two week run. Performances will be given on week days as well as week-ends throughout the main summer session. This is the first year that the College has sponsored a summer theater. Information regarding season tickets will be released soon. Seniors—Take Penn State iwith you. Join the Penn State Alumni Association now. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1951 Pi Gamma Mu To Hold . Banquet The annual spring meeting of Pi Gamma Mu, social science hon orary, will be a banquet at the Methodist Church tonight at sev en. New officers will be installed, initiates will• be taken into the society, and guest speaker, Dr. Caroll Champlin, will discuss "What The American Student Should Know About Russia." The one faculty member to be initiated is Edward Proctor, as sistant professor of economics. Students Initiated Graduate student initiates are William Bensch, William, Datson, and Ira Reiss. Undergraduates to be initiated are Joseph Adams Jr., Malvin Bank, Lila Barnes, Charles Beeh ler, John Campbell, Eleanor Dick son, James Eckman, Ralph Egolf Jr., Joan Eidleman. Emma Evans, Murray Gold man, Julian Gordon, James John son, Calvin Lachat, Kay Liner, Frances Markowitz, Sandra Marks, William Molloy Jr., Rob ert Pebley, and Joseph Queeney. June Reinmiller, Jean Richards, Alice Rosenberry, Dori Speilberg, Marilyn Stewart, Carol Thomp son, William Welsh 'Jr., and Har dy Williams. New Officers New officers are Dr. Maurice A. Mook, associate professor of sociology, president; John Reedy, assistant professor of eco nomics, vice-president; Violet Mensch, serials assistant at the main library, secretary; and Ber nice Fleming, record clerk in.the registrar's office, treasurer. Dr. Samuel Blizzard, assistant professor of rural sociology, is in charge of all arrangements for the banquet. 'B6-'46 Alums °Go To School' Alumni of' 13 classes at tne College, ranging from 1886 to 1946, will be "going to school." again in June When they return to the campus for their reunions. Ridge Riley, executive secre tary of the Alumni Association, announced that for the first time an educational program has been arranged as part of the reunions. A symposium on "Civilization in 2000 A.D." has been scheduled. for June 21 in the morning, while in the afternoon, short courses on popular and scientific subjects will be offered. Included in the short courses are talks on the following sub jects: "Live Longer and Like It," "Fly-Tying and Casting," "Facts and Fads on Nutrition," "The Little Red School House," "How to Buy a Fur Coat;" and "Ad vertures in Good Books." GSA Accepts Bids From 27 Concerns Twenty-seven concerns have made bids for 127 different items of laboratory and pha r m ac y equipment, officials of the Gen eral State Authority have an nounced. Most of the equipment is for installation in a proposed addition to the Mechanical Engineering building, now being built by the authority. The items include pressure re ducing valves, water meters, tem perature regulators, timing lights, pressure gauges, balancing equip ment, potentiometers, timers, ra diation and optical pyrometers, ammeters and similar, devices necessary for instruction of ert ginners. Copies Of Symposium On Sale In Walker Lab Copies of the 25th annual Priestley Lecture series entitled "A Symposium on Developments in Applied Chemistry" are now available, John Cusack, vice president of Pi Lambda 'Upsilon, honorary chemical society, an nounced yesterday. ' The books may be obtained from Cusack in Walker Labora tory. The price is $2.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers