SATURDAY,. OCTOBER' 27, 1951 Belk Ho p Finalists To - ,,- Vie. for. Crowit One of filie campus beauties will be jubilant tonight , when the winner • of the Belle Hop queen contest is selected by audience applause. The finalists are Patricia Day, Marion Gray, Nancy Hersel, Jean• Mastin, and Gwen Price. • One of three freshmen to be selected as a queen candidate, Misi Day was sponsored by Chi Phi.. A Thompson Hall resident, Pat is majoring in home eco nomics Beauty •Honors Besides •being very surprised, 17-year-old Pat was really happy when she learned that she had been selected •as a finalist. Pat, who hails from Bridgeville, Pa., has blonde hair and blue eyes, and is five feet, five, inches tall. A veteran of beauty contests, she was• crowned May Queen and Venus in high school. She plays the • piano, and is interested in all sports. Golf Enthusiast Miss Gray, a five foot, five inch blonde, brown-eyed senior, claims Sewickley, Pa., as he r home town. The 21:Tear-old coed, a science major in the School of Liberal Arts, fihds time to help the Froth art staff, and to be ac tive in intramural- spOrts. Marion is a • member of Kappa Alpha Theta, which is her spon sor for Belle Hdp honors. This past summer she was a college adviser and model at a Pittsburgh department store.. ' She spends• her spare time on the golf course, and in her room dabbing with paints. - Miss Hensel In high school Marion was May Queen attendant, but when asked her reaction to her recent honor she replied, "I was quite surprised and quite pleased, and I would like to thank my spon sors very much." ' . The second of the three fresh man finalists is Miss Hensel, .of Camp •Hill, - Pa. The 19-year-old finalise stands five feet, five in -ches, and has brown hair and hazel eyes. A major in elemen tary education, Nancy" is by no means a novice in beauty compe tition. Honored by Choice ' In addition to being a recent Froth • Girl-of-the-Month, Nancy was Miss Cape May of 1949, and this past summer she had the honor of being chosen Miss Coast Guard of 1951.• When asked her opinion of :the contest, Nancy remarked,-.7"1- cer tainly ,think it's an honor to be chosen as one, of the finalists; and I would like to thank Nitta* Dorms for sponsoring me." • Potato Blossom Queen Nancy is an . -avid- dance,.fan; and her singing ability has' en abled her to become a member of Four Flats and a Sharp, a campus vocal group. Nancy is an expert handler of a motor- scooter, upon which she • scoots from place to place in her home town. .Pert, brown - haired, and green eyed, Miss Mastin was "speech less" upon hearing the news that she was a finalist. Jean stands five feet, three inches, and is a 20-year-old junior in music edu cation. Hailing from Quakertown, Pa., she carries the title of Penn sylvania Potato Blossom Queen of 1951. Last of Quintet Jean is a'inember. of Alpha Xi Delta, which is her sponsor in the Belle Hop queen contest. She deVotes much of her time to music. Besides playing the pi ano, she is a member of Treble ,Singers, and plays the viola in 'the College Symphony Orches tra. Sports take up some of her remaining spare . time. Miss Price, the third 'freshman, completes the quintet of • aspir ants 'for the title -of Belle Hop queen. Gwen, whose home town is - Narbeth, Pa., is an 18-year old journalism major. She is five feet, four iiiches tall, and is a Jam. Session Canceled The jam• session•usually held on Sunday afternoons in the Tub . will not be held this Sun day, Jack: be r , resident counselor: in the_ Nittany Pol lock: area, announced, yester day. 2 The sessions will resume Sunday, Nov.'4, featuring 'the College All-Stars. • By NORMA ZEHNER hazle-eyed brunette." . McAlliSter Hall is her sponsor. Gwen commented on her se lection as a finalist by saying, "I was shocked when I heard it on the radio. In fact, I had to hear it again to believe it." Gwen, who attended modeling school, has among her accom plishments the distinction of be ing an attendant in the Empress of the. Sun contest in St. Peters burg, Fla: Dancing and sports are her favorite pastimes. ' .• WRA IM Schedule Table Tennis 6:30 Women's Bldg. vs. Ledn ides. Town vs McElwain. , 7:15 Simmons vs Thompson C and D. Thompson A vs Thompson B , 8:00 Ath East vs Alpha Gamma Delta. Ath West - vs McAllister. Basketball . Monday . 7:00 Ath East. vs McAllister Ath West vs Co-op. 8:00. Women's Bldg. vs Leon ides. Town vs. McElwain. Local DG Chapter Wins National Activity Award The local chapter of Delta Gam ma has been awarded first place in the- annual Delta Gamma cam pus activities contest for 1951. Outstanding interest and par ticipation in extra-curricular ac tivities was the basis for the award. The contest was conduct ed by, the Milwaukee alumnae chapter.. The chapter at Texas Western College placed second and the University of British Columbia's chapter was awarded third place. Insurance Club to Give Insurance Exams The Insurance Club will meet 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in 214 Willard Hall to give insurance aptitude :tests. this time, membership certi ficates will be given out. Twenty members will receive shingle awards. The club will also discuss 'plans fiir a student personality file. The file, once compiled, will serve as references for members seeking jobs. Woven Coverlet Given To Home Ec School Donna Runser, food supervisor in Simmons dining halls, •pre sented a 111-year-old woven cov erlet to the textiles department of the School of Home Economics this week. The coverlet, which belonged to Miss Runser's grandfather, dates back to 1840 when it was woven by Emmanuel Ettidger at Aarons burg. The population of Hyderabad, India, is 14,436,148 and. is mostly Hindu. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. ,STATE .COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA F2=rl 15 to Run in Mardi Gras King Contest Five names have been added to the list of candidates for King of the Mardi Gras, according to Robin Brunner and Marilyn Wil liams, co-chairmen of the king contest committee. This brings the total number of candidates to 15. The new candidates' are Walter Conti, sponsored by Alpha Omi cron Pi; Donald Cook, sponsored by Alpha Xi Delta; Stanley Sil berman, Phi Sigma Sigma's nom inee; Donald- McMahon, spon sored by Theta Phi Alpha; and Michael Hanek, Leonides' candi date. The Mardi • Gras, sponsored .by Mortar Board, senior women's ac tivity honorary, will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday in Recreation Hall. _Twenty booths, ranging from tests of skill to variety shows, will be sponsored by 18 sororities, Leonides, and the Women's Stu dent Government' Association Freshman Council. Proceeds from the carnival go to the Charlotte E. Ray Memorial Scholarship Fund, income from which is used for scholarships to help .worthy women on campus. In addition to the booths spon sored by•women's campus groups, Mortar Board will set up• a re freshment stand at the carnival. Alpha Delta Sigma Alpha Delta Sigma, profes sional advertising fraternity, will hold its fall rushing smoker at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Phi Sigma Kappa house. Donald' Gapp, advertising di rector of the Meadville, Pa - ., Trib une Republican, will be guest speaker. A film, "This is Penn State," will be shown. Refresh ments will• be served at the end of the program. Ag Hill Party Tickets Tickets for the Ag Hill Party next Saturday are on sale for $1 at the Student Union desk, the TUB, • and the George Butler Barber Shop on Beaver Avenue. Members of the Ag Hill clubs and departments will also sell tickets. 1.•:=01 . .1:s.•.1...::1.:i.ILI-•.r: . :' - '. '--ff.:llll'',lii::.l.:.: I=ill=E And METZGERS You and That "Special" Date. For the Game • PENN STATE PENNANTS 0 ROBES AND BLANKETS and remember You Can Get It At Metzgers Kappa Delta Kappa Delta entertained local alumnae of the sorority at a tea in the chapter suite last Tues day night in honor of Founder's Day. .. Delta Gamma - Delta Gamma recently initiated Avis Hummel. Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Alpha Theta entertained Phi Gamma Delta at a costume party Thursday night in the re 6. reation room of McElwain Hall. Phi Sigma Kappa Phi Sigma Kappa entertained Delta Gamma Thursday night. Entertainment included a skit on blind dates. Faculty Women's Club To Honor Mrs. Sparks Mrs. Ethel Sparks of Riverton, N.J., the only woman member of the College Board of Trustees, will be the guest of honor at a Faculty- Women's Club reception to be held in McElwain Hall from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Sparks is the daughter of Dr. Edwin Erie Sparks, who was president of the College ;fr o m 1908 •to 1920. She was elected to the trustees by the alumni last spring. New women faculty members and wives of new faculty mem bers have been invited to the re ception. EXECUTIVE CAREERS IN RETAILING One-year Course Another Is For the Dance eo_edit, • Prepare to step into a responsible executive position in the retailing field: buying, advertising, fashion, personnel. Specialized training, ex clusively for college graduates, covers merchandising, personnel manage ment, textiles, store organization, sales promotion, and all phases of store activity. Realistic approach under store-trained faculty. Classes are com bined with paid store work. Students are usually placed before graduation. Co-educational. Master's degree. Limited enrollment. Write Admissions Office for Bulletin C. RESEARCH, BUREAU FOR RETAIL TRAINING UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH • Pittsburgh 13; Pa. Big Weekend Ahead Has SOUVENIRS for • PENN STATE JEWELRY • INITIALED MUGS • TOY DOGS • DECALS New Commonwealth Flag A new Commonwealth flag has been raised on the flagpole in front of Old Main in place of the one stolen last Saturday. W. H. Wiegand, supervisor of physical plant extension, said the flag is valued at $ll2. He asked Do cover girls make good? Find out what happens to them is ..ick THE POCKET NEWS MAGAZINE FOR BUSY PEOPLE 10 1! Gelyour coEy todEly MI am. Omme Om. ammil ammo ••••• SEMI I=lll4l PAGE ,TV
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