THURSDAY; OCTOBER ; il, 1951 432 West Thompson Hall,, once characterized by the tramp Of masculine feet, the whirr of electric razors, and the quiet of studious males, lias 'become, as the whole campus knows, the domain of 432 fresh- man coeds. The sudden upheaval ,of peace in the West Dorm, area was par ticularly noticeable in Thompson •When customs reigned and re sulted in turmoil. , Charleston Suddenly phones began a con stant ringing, and alarms buzzed simultaneously at 7 a.ni. Puzzled females searched for letter slots in the modern mail boxes, and worried about ever-present black marks. Room' furniture - was • re arranged, ' serenade and guitar groups appeared frequently, and long lines formed in the laundry room! - Groans of “Where is a full length* mirror? I can’t see -my feet!” “Is there any radio station besides-WMAJ?” and “Did I get a phone . call?” wrought havoc with quiet hours. Birthday par ties and gab feasts, “charleston ing” in the halls, endless hours of waiting for the 11 .o’clock .mail delivery,, and the order of “Pull down' those shades, girls!” grad ually found a.place in the routine of Thompson life. Lucky Men There were counselor Meetings, cheer practices for. the Boston .U. game, and .quick trips to the Lion’s Den for a mid-study-snack. Signs proclaiming “Girl Wanted” appeared in the windows of Ham ilton Hall. Gradually now, normalcy is re turning. The transition has been accepted and men in the remain ing West Dorms consider them selves an especially" privileged’ group as coeds mar the former sanctity of the West Dorm Din ing HalL Millstream-- (Continued from page four) believes is not necessary and even harmful to college football.. lu lus letter, Branscomb calls for the elimination of unlimited substi tutions that result in a boy’s being trained for one play-or one type of play. He calls .this a spe cialization foreign to the amateur spirit. Finally, Branscomb : asks . for elimination of special funds for current athletic support, whether contributed from race tracks,■ downtown quarterback clubs, or alumni. So the moye is on for a de-em phasis even' if nothing concrete has been done by any of the intercollegiate football associa tions. One thing is cjear: in light of the recent sport-world scan dals, especially the Army affcSr, college football is in for a . re examination. As far as we are concerned, the revolution oh the football 1 field points the way to a saner, less' commercial operation of one of America’s favorite sports. Dean Attends Meeting Dr. Grace Henderson, dean of the . School- of. Home Economics, attended ‘the , meeting of the American Council of Education in New York recently. , The conference on- “Women in the t Defense Decade” included a discussion on what , women’s at titudes aind activities should be in the next ten years. . • , Calling A, DUNGARE Buttons 'and. bows, A Prize, for the O MUSIC by JACK HUBER SAT., OCT. 13 Coeds Invade Dorm. Sanctity By NANCY WARD WRA Board Plans Retreat The Executive Board of WRA. will hold a retreat .Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the association’s cabin. Members will discuss plans for the' intramural program,. the Sweetheart Dance, and the an nual Christmas party for under priviliged children. At Tuesday night’s meeting Mabel Marple and Barbara Wal lace were -chosen to«• represent WRA., at . the - Pennsylvania con vention of ; the Athletic Feder ation of College Women to be held at West Chester State. Teach ers College from;Oct. 26 to 28. - The board also approved the ap pointment- -of Nancy Beach, Gwendolyn Griffith, Marilyn Por ter,;. Lolita Robinson,'and Mary Louise Transue to the. WRA So cial'Board. •' President Marilyn Williams ap pointed Rita Keeney- to serve as WRA representative to the . Re-’ ligion-In-Life-Week - committee. Leonides to Make Final Nominations ■ Final nominations - for . presi dent' and ■ vice president of - Leo nides will be made .at a meeting of’th e nominations ] committee and Leonides Council Monday night. .. Final elections will 'be held the week of Oct. 22., Vacancies in -the offices • re sulted. ..when-Doris Sher, presi dent-elect, transferred to another college, and. Alice, Hennessy, vice, president-elect, resigned " her •position..:;.---.. . • Buckneif Play Day ‘ Two WRA field hockey, teams' will attend a play day .Saturday at . Bucknell' Universtiy. ' - Other rschools attending are Juniata, and Lycoming. Drag, a Mai $1.50 PE* COUPLE ’ .‘"THIS' COLLEGIAN; STATE ’ P' REC ; HAIL C^o-^ditd Alpha Xi Delta Pledge officers of. Alpha Xi Delta are Barbara Hennessy, president; Margaret Troutman, vice, president; Norma Vollmer, second vice president; Judy Con rad, secretary; and Patricia Star ett, treasurer. ' - Chi Omega Jane Larpenteur. has been elected president of the Chi Ome ga pledge class. Other officers -are Carol Warner, . vice . presi dent, and Carolyn Pel'czar, sec retary-treasurer. Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha recently enter tained Kappa Delta. Jack Hu ber’s orchestra furnished .music for 'dancing. Following refresh ments, a program ' featuring a take-off. on • the “20 - Questions” quiz program was presented. Chi Omega to Hold Anniversary Tea Members of Chi Omega( will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the local chapter at a tea Saturday at the Nittany Lion Inn. Representatives of .fraternities, sororities, and the faculty will at tend the tea which will be held from 2 : to 4:30 p.m. '.Mrs. Ethel - Howard, an alumna from Pittsburgh, will be the guest speaker at a banquet Saturday night at the inn. Joan , Lee - will be toastmistress. Chi Omega was the .first , na tional. sorority to be chartered on the campus. ... -.;v PSC Initiates 68 Members " Sixty-eight new members of the Penn State; Club; independ ent men’s., group, were^.initiated at a special meeting-of the club Tuesday, night.,. To " be. : eligible',.for • initiation, the future members-had, to have ten 1 signatures on the Penn State Club sign which they carried around last week. ~... ...... The club also; announced that a mixer will be ! held .tomorrow from’' 8 to 11:30 p.m. in Atherton Hall lounge. The 1 mixer ’will’be a no-date affair with only Ath erton girls eligible to attend.' Lewis Hoover, club president, also said that the club will spon sor a girl for the Belle Hop queen title. Pictures for the girls to be considered must be turned in by tomorrow at the club of fice in 411 Old Main. .-..V v from $5O >' '• '! ‘1 H"’ ' ‘ENNSYL VANIA Resident Counselors Sponsor Mixed Chorus in West Dorms The latest addition to the. growing number of activities spon sored by the resident counselors in. the‘.'men’s dormitories is the recently organized West Dorm Mixed- Chorus. There is ho other mixed chorus on campus. In the organization of the chorus, West Dorm residents received preference. However, a few openings remain in the tenor section. Any other dormitory resident may audition by contact ing Darrell Rishel, director of the chorus, or'Jack Huber-and Bob Stephens,. assistant directors. The chorus will rehearse every Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.- at the TUB. The first rehearsal is sched uled for Oct. 14. The chorus will prepare a musical program com posed of popular and religious selections as well as standard choral pieces. The following people have been selected to participate in the first West Dorm mixed’chorus: Soprano section: Nancy'Krouse, Nani Ku, Gertrude Bonnet, Mary Lynch, Sarah Hazel, Barbara Ewig, Kay Crissey, " Nancy Bow den, Constance Taylor, Gertrude Kittelberger, Mary Gail Green, Sylvia Crum, Marion Hieftje, Evelyn Riegel, Faith Gallagher, Louise Glud, Velma Kaiser, Ann "SPECIAL DAY" WHERE? • AT-THE STUDENT DRY CLEANING AGENCY . w-'hat on? CLEANING AND PRESSING OF SPORT SHIRTS CLEANING AND PRESSING OF BLOUSES HOW MUCH WILL I SAVE? TEN PER CENT ON ALL- SPORT SHIRTS AND BLOUSES TURNED IN ON THURSDAY. OCT. 11TH Yes, guys and gals, here's that chance you've been look ing for. Check your wardrobe for all those sport shirts and blouses that need - cleaning - and pressing then bring them to: The Student Dry Gleaning Agency YOUTHFUL BOXY CARDIGAN If you cherish QUALITY, you wilhen|oy wearing, and being seen in, this lovely; boxy cardigan sweater of 100%; virgin wool. Has double-loop neckline and decorative, reinforced-rib (rack) shoulders. In the season’s most voguish colors. Sizes 34 to 40. Clearfield’s deFuria, Tracey Cushmore, and Janet Campbell. Alto section: Diane Lindsay, Doris Dollinger, Janice Lee Holm, Edith Hasson, Elizabeth George, Margaret Ludwick, Jeanne Ber titole, Elizabeth Rice, Barbara Horn, Joan Arehart, Elizabeth Keefe, Alice Conrad, Dorothy Heseltine, Doris Ann Scheck, Ter esa Meng, Carol Thompson, Bar bara Myers, and Christine Faust. Tenor section: Duane Holm, Kenneth Lanan, Alan Spencer, Richard Halton, Robert Eames, Lewis Sheasley, William Flasser, and John Seward. First bass section: William Rob erts, David Seyler, John Carroll, Harold Hess, John William, Wil liam Shook, Steve Pontier, Craig McKee, Claude Doner, and Ron ald Spangerberg. Second bass section: Robert (Continued tin -page eight) PAGE FfvTs
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