SATURDAY, Offt To Plague Pledges At last sorority/nishing is over. Weary actives, worn pledges, and worried alums can heave a sigh, of relief, and begin plans for next semester’s formal-rushing. Bewildered ribbonees, expecting a rest after the strenuous. exertions of 13 days of smiles, greetings, and forgotten names, are undoubtedly in for, a big surprise, While rush chairmen .addressed, coke cards, wrote in' their/best' hand-writing coffee hour iiivi-; . tations; and typed out bid,lists, other officers of Penn State’s. 19 sororities were busy with "plans for the pledges-to-be. Keeper of Money Bags; ; • Perhaps . the officer with; -the biggest plans in mind'for the-new additions to her chapter is the suite chairman, who- is respon sible for keeping,; /the - .chapter room and kitchenette presentable. New pledges, though ; not usually yictims of housemaids’ knee,, are likely to find the drudgeries, .-"of dusting, polishing, and cleaning fish -bowls not particularly,- to their liking. Of course, the one 1 officer in every organization 'to be, avoided like the plague is f the chapter treasurer, who ..is, at heart,' gen erally a. docile soul, but the vic tim of unfortunate circumstances. Be Not Deceived The song chairman is one per son new pledges can generally as sociate with, without fear of get ting themselves in for too much work, except perhaps the IFC- Panhel Sing. The song leader will be satisfied if the chapter’s new pledges' learn the words, back ward'and forwards, even-if'they, can't’ carry' a tune. ' ' - , : Even more dangerous than the chapter treasurer is the pledge trainer.; Her duties vary from planning slumber parties to giv ing the pledges the final examina tion. She • will insist that her pledges maintain high scholastic averages,' participate in innum erable extra-curricular activities, attend pledge, meetings, serve |j| • - * ■ ; jp| ' jUH M : - r > , - .. 29,1.1831 suite duty, and manage to enjoy the famed social opportunities Of ‘‘the ratio.” • - ' ■ -L’ But Be not discouraged pledges, sisterhood is just about a semes ter .away—if you’re lucky. ’V'"'" Engagement A Gamble-Saylor Mr. and Mrs. Mac R.' Saylor of Hazelton have announced the en gagement of their daughter, Nan cy, to Glen Gamble of McDonald, Pa., son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin O. Gamble. Miss Saylor is a senior major ing income economics/Mr. Gam ble, who was graduated in June, majored,in agricultural/engineer ing and is now employed at the Lehigh Valley Dairy. Philotes to Sponsor First Open House Philotes, social club for inde pendent women, will hold an open house: at -7 p.m. Monday in the White' Hall play room. All upperclass and second se- freshman -women with r-average or better, are eligible to join the club. All independent women may attend the open house. • , - online of the club’s social activities will be presented. The organization meets twice a month. FREDDY MARTIN JUNIOR PROM-HOUSEPARTY fMMY, NOV. 9 lIIINIOB PROM Bet lnH 9 f(i r- 54 iier Couple Semi-formal . THE &AILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA |- Weekending With the : Greeks Win or lose, Penn Staters like to celebrate after football games, and this weekend is no excep tion. Special parties are on the agenda for many of the houses, and some are planning hayrides in spite of the prediction of cold, windy weather. Sigma Alpha Epsilon will'toast the team’s success at a party this afternoon, followed by a party in the evening. Alumni will be' feted at the Sigma Chi house, while across the\ street Phi Gamma Delta will celebrate at it’s “Kickoff Party.” Theta Kappa Phi will be wel coming its alums,- and Alpha Chi Rho, Theta Xi, Sigma Nu, and Sigma Phi Epsilon will stage their regular Saturday night shin digs. Members of Theta' Chi, ,a n d their dates will be climbing aboard a haywagon tonight. This will be followed by a party at the house. A hayride is also on the datebook for Tau Kappa Ep silon. Lambda Chi Alpha and Pi Kappa Alpha had hayrides last night. King George Improves LONDON, Sept. 28—(AP)— King George VI gained strength today. A 12-word bulletin saying he was making ‘-‘steady progress’’ heartened his anxious people. An other indication of the Mon arch’s improvement was the fact both his two daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, went to the races at fashionable Ascot. West Dorm Dance The West Dorm Council will sponsor a record dance from 9 to midnight tonight in the main lourige of the West dorms. Both upperclassmen and fresh man men may attend. THE JUNIOR CLASS FREDDY Presents jjpj iSI * m pi ( and his the best weekend of the year SYRACUSE vs. PENN STATE lfF]arriag.e& Tepper-Mer me! stein ' The marriage of Carol Mermel stein of Sharon and Bernard Tep per. of Wilkes-Barre on June 24 has been announced. : Mrs. Tepper is a, senior in edu cation and is a member of Sigma Delta Tau., Mr. Tepper ,is a com merce:,and -finance major and, is a member of Phi Sigma Delta. Harris-Davidson Sorel Davidson was married to Howard Harris in Connellsville on July 14. Mrs. Harris was graduated in June with a major in education. She is a member of Sigma Delta Tau. Mr! Harris was graduated from: the University of Pittsburgh and is a member of Phi Epsilon Pi. Truman Signs Building Bill WASHINGTON, Sept. 28—OP) —President Truman today signed legislation authorizing a $5,864,- 000,000 global U.S. military con struction program. Congress has yet to appropriate the funds. But the House military appropriations subcommittee is meeting in day-long sessions to speed necessary legislation to the floor. . The major portion of the pro posed construction, nearly $3,- 500,000,000 is for strengthening the Air Force’s ground installa tions in the United States, in the territories, and overseas. • . This is the largest construction program ever authorized in one lump bill by Congress—and there will be more to come when Con gress reconvenes in January. Lt. Col. Jack W. Dieterle, profes sor of air science and tactics at the College, has announced that 104 graduates who have completed the advance program in Air ROTC will be reporting shortly for active duty as second lieuten ants in the Air Force. MARTIN orchestra SATURDAY, NOV. 10 VARSITY FOOTRAtI Froternity Donees Gambling Tax Hike Refused By Senators WASHINGTON, Sept. 28— (JP) —The Senate today refused to increase its new tax on gambling by adding federal levies on pari mutuel race track bets and win nings. The vote came at the start of a “home stretch” session on the Senate’s $5,506,000,000 tax in crease bill. Leaders were pressing for final action by tonight or to morrow. There was general belief the Senate would not raise its 11 per cent increase on personal income taxes of. most taxpayers. But a bi-partisan bloc supporting ad ministration demands for more revenue intended to try. Senators by standing vote de feated a proposed two percent tax on pari-mutuel race track bets and a 20 percent withholding tax on winnings. Yesterday the Senate approved a 10 percent tax on bets placed with professional gamblers. Pari mutuels were excluded because they are taxed by the states. Church Unity Fails WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (AP) —President Truman report ed tonight he has made futile at tempts to get churchmen of all faiths to lay aside “petty and in significant” differences to present a united front against Russia. In a speech for a religious gath ering—the Washington Pilgrim age of American Churchmen— Truman said the free, religious world is up against a threat from “a power that is hostile to all we believe in.” Goal Post Decorations > Members of Mortar Board, sen ior women’s activity honorary, furnished the crepe paper decora tions on the goal post for today’s football game. Boston University’s colors, scar let and white, will adorn the Ter riers’ ;goal posts. PAGE WW
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