The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, November 01, 1951, Image 2

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Blood Drive
Pledges 175
A total of 175 pledges have been received for the campus blood
drive, Millard Rehburg, drive chairman, said yesterday. The / drive
with a goal of 400 pledges, will end Saturday,
"The drive is progressing satisi
it is important that we reach the
Lighting Effects
To Be Feature
Of 'Our Town'
Lighting effects will be a prom
inent feature when Players pre
sent Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer
Prize-winning play "Our Town"
in Sch w a b Auditorium next
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Since the Wilder play is with
out scenery, proper lighting of
the stage and properties is im
portant.
Associate Dramatics Prof. War
reri Smith is directing the light
ing crew and its focusing on the
New England Webb and Gibbs
family.
The lighting 'crew consists of
Harry. Colbertson, Dennis Sher*,
George Jason and Sam Mortimer.
Players' costume cast is Lynn
Meyer, Marguerite Kober, Mari
lyn Whittaker, Polly Williams,
Marjorie See, Mary Ellen Duke.
man, Donna Estabrook, Joan Far
rell, Marilyn Wilson and Wilma
Jones.
In charge of publicity are Wil
liam Raymond, Ka y Brainerd,
Marianne Carl, Fran Dektor, Ruth
McSparran, Sally Johnson, Sally
Diehl, Sorley Snyder, Mary Ann
Kitzmiller and Tom Owens.
We s Pfirman; William Durr,
Evelyn Horwin and Jim Simpson
form the sound crew. Props will
be handled by Miss Snyder, Re
nee Kluger and Mary Ann. Moore.
Sally Shapiro, Richard Mills and
Marilyn Stewart are on the make
up crew.
Council Hears
3 Amendments
Three amendments to its con
stitution were proposed by the
Pollock Council' Tuesday night.
Th e new revisions would
change the election of officers
from a semester basis to a yearly
basis. This switch would enable
the officers to get more done for
the area and be better coordin
ated, Gail Shaver, publicity
chairman said.
Notices about the amendments
will be placed on all dorm bul
letin boards.
The next exchange dinners for
Pollock dorms are being arranged
for this Sunday and will' include
dorms 10 and 12 and'the Woman's
Building and cottages. k .
A committee was formed' to
propose a budget for Pollock
Council. Lewis Johnson and Don
ald Ludwig were elected co-chair
men.
The Public Welfare committee
will investigate recreational fa
cilities for the Pollock area and
see what can be done to restore
them. The PUB has been closed
since the beginning of the semes
ter.
NO Women Request
Psych Test Results
No freshmen women have yet
requested interpretation of the re
sults of psychology tests taken
during Orientation Week, R. G.
Bernreuter, director of the Stu
dent Advisory Service, an
nounced.
Students may request an ap
p o i n t m e n t at the Psychology
Clinic Annex at the rear of Wom
en's Building. Results are ready
for those in education, home eco
nomics, liberal arts and physical
education.
Delta Sigma Pi Sets
Date for Annual Dance
Delta Sigma Pi, commerce and
finance honorary, will hold its
annual "Rose of Delta Sig Dance"
Jan. 12.
The queen chosen at the dance
will represent the local chapter
in the "Rose of Delta Sig" con
test sponsored by the national
office of the fraternity.
THE DAIT.M..COLLEGIAII% STATE COt 4 ,EGE, SteNSirEVANTA
actorily," Rehburg said. "although
goal by Saturday to devote tine
to scheduling donations." ,
Rehburg urged all pledge re
cruiters and donators to turn their
pledge forms in at 112' Old Main
as soon as they are received so
a running count may be kept on
'the number of donations.
He said some students between
18 and 21 have turned in pledges
without filling ou t parent re
leases. He urged students to turn
the two forms in at one time.
Pledge Forms • .
A Red Cross bloodmobile will
be at the TUB on Nov. 14 and 15
to receive the donations. Students
will be given a physical examina
tion prior to donating and will
be excused from all remaining
classes during the day of dona
tion.
Students may secure pledge
forms at the Student Union desk
in Old Main, West Dorm main
lounge, 112 Old Main, TUB, and
the women's dormitories. '
Th e recruiting committee is
composed of representatives from
the Inter-Religious Council, Ml
le' Foundation, Inter-Church Stu
deht Fellowship, Leonides, Pan
hellenic Council, Women's Stu
dent Government Association,
West Dorm Council, Association
of Independent Men, Interfrater
nity Council,. an d seven school
councils.
Lack of Interest
The 400 goal has been broken
down into IFC, 200; West Dorms,
40; Leonides, 40; Panhe 1, 40;
WSGA, 25; AIM, 25; religious
groups, 30.
At a recruitment committee
meeting Monday night, no one ap
peared but Rehburg. He said then
he felt that was due to "lack of
interest and forgetfulness—a lit
tle of both." At that time only 80
pledges had been received.
Some of the blood secured in
the drive will be sent directly to
American forces in Korea. The
remainder, will be used in vet
erans' hospitals in this country.
Article on SU
In 'lndependent'
A complete run-down on the
latest developments and history
of the contemplated Student Un
ion building will be featured in
the second issue of the Indepen
dent, which will be distributed in
the dormitories an d downtown
today.
The newsletter also features a
personality sketch on Pete Shopa,
offensive fullback for the Penn
State football team.
Moylan IVlills, editor, asked
readers of the Independent to
share their copies with other in
dependent students. Mills said
that the circulation had been
raised from 1000 to 2000 but there
still were not enough papers for
every independent.
John Stoudt, Robert Schultz,
Rae Delle Donne, Rita Bobrow,
Inez Segal, and Sondra Boris have
been added to the circulation
staff.
2 Sergeants Assigned
To Military Department
Master Sergeant Earl J. Raedy,
recently - returned from •
.Korea,
and Sgt. Frank S. Morris Jr., for
merly assigned to Fort George
G. Meade, Md., have been assign
ed to the Department of Military
Science and Tactics.
.Why is Thursday Special?
•
Because of the delicious spaghetti
• dinners at the Campus Restaurant
every Thursday..
Treat yourself to home cooking
at a .reasonable price.
CAMPUS . RESTAURANT
124 E. COLLEGE AVE.
$lOOO-Enamel
Contest Open
For the' third year the Ferro
Corporation of Cleveland, 0., is
sponsoring a student contest in
porcelain enameling.
The contest is open to all grad
uate and undergraduate students
in, the Ceramic Department.
Prizes totaling $lOOO will be
awarded for the best papers deal
ing with porcelain enamel tech
nology.
The awards will be made at
the 54th annual meeting of the
American Ceramic Society, which
will be held at the William Penn
Hotel, Pittsburgh, from April 27
to May 1, 1952.
Contest rules and entry blanks
may be obtained from E. C. Henry
in the Mineral Industries Build
ing.
Dance Classes
In Last Phase
Freshman, women from Thomp
son Hall can brush up on their
dancing, as well as learn some
new steps by signing up for the
last phase of dance instruction
at the lobby desk in the Main
Lounge.
The classes, designed to teach.
men as well as women to dance,
are jointly sponsored by the
Counseling-Student Union serv
ice. Paul Kritsky, resident coun
selor in Hamilton H a 11, is on
charge.
Women can sign up for as
many evenings as they like but
only 30 are needed for each eve
ning. Classes begin Monday and
continue through Friday, with the
exception of Thursday, and again
on Monday, Nov. 12 through Fri
day, Nov. 16 with- the exception
of Thursday, from 6:30 to 7:30
at the TUB.
• ;
Attorney. to Distuss •
•
Patents at ASCE
J. Calvin Brown, national pres
ident of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, will speak
on "Patents and Their Effect on
the Industrial Revolution" at the
ASCE meeting at 7 tonight in
110 Electrical Engineering.
Br o w n is an attorney-at-law
and a mechanical engineer, spe
cializing in patent, trademark and
copyright.
American Mag
Names Hutchon
'Coed of Month'
Joan Hutchon, a junior in arts
and letters at the College, will be
featured as the American Maga
zine's Coed of the Month in the
November issue which will be re
leased tomorrow.
"Joan of State," as the feature
is entitled, includes a full
_color
close-up of Miss Hutchon, a view
of a section of the campus, and
a description of th e activities,
achievements, and background. of
the coed.
Miss Hutchon active in the
Penn State Christian Associa,tion,
Lion Party,- and Chimes. She } was
co-chairman of Religion-in- L i f
week, Belle Hop queen in 1949,
and Ma y Day , Maid of Honor,
1950.
Hunters ReqUested
To Turn in Tags
Student hunters who bag rab
bits, squirrels and ruffed grouse
when the small game season
opens today are asked to return
any tags or bands they find on
these animals to \206 Forestry
Building, Dr. Ward 'M. •Sharp,
leader of the Pennsylvania Co
operative Wildlife Research Unit,
announced yesterday. '
Wildlife workers are interested
particularly in the distances these
animals travel and how long they
live, he said. -
Several - gray squirrels •1 iv e
trapped and ear-tagged from Aug . -
ust to Oct. 1949, were retrapped
in March 1951. These animals had
successfully eluded hunters dur
ing the 1949 and 1950 'seasons.
Marking. small game is part of
a -program to promote better
hunting in the future, Dr. Sharp
said.,
JuniQr ,Prom 8 Houseparty
Fraternity GrOup Orders
filled to your satisfaction
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To Receive
Season Tickets
Permanent tickets to replace
the temp,pary,seasiin passes now
held by Members of the Com
munity Concert Association were
mailed this week, Dr.. R. Mat-,
son, president, announ4e4 yes
' •
terday.
-The permanent tickets contain
a separate stub for. each concert
and will be required for admis
sion to the series.
A letter, accompaning the tick
ets will explain that all concerts
will begin at 8:30 p.m,, that - the
doors of Schwab Auditoriuxn.will
open at 7:45 p.m., and that there
will be no reserved seats: Matson
said that although there :will , be
enough seats - for members ' - stu
dents are aske ,not to save
d seats
for their friends.
- Corninents and suggestious 'will
be welcomed, he said.
The series - opens this year with
the appearance of the Trapp Fam
ily Singers on-Nov. 16. The.series
will continue on Feb; 15 with
the Virginia .'Appleton-Michael
Field piano duo, the Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra on March
19, and William Primrose, .violist,
on April 16.
NSA to Plan
For Conference
National Student Association
will meet at 7 tonight in 108 Will
ard to discuss preliminary plans
for the student government clinic,
approved by cabinet last week.,
Plans will be revealed for the
set-up of the regional of fic e,
which William Klisanin, loc a 1
chairman of NSA, heads.
Plans for' the immediate , prO
gram will be built around public
relations work, a purchase card
system which would enable stu
dents to obtain a discount in cer
tain downtown , stores, transpor
tation arrangements for special
thises during the Thanksgiving
holidays, a student bill of - rights,
and 'the , loyalty oath; Klisanin
said.
All those interested in the work
of student government through: -
NSA are, asked to attend for com
mittee assignments.
5 Excused to Vote
In Local' Elections
,Only five' students haye picked
up excuse blanks for voting in
the Nov. 6 local elections, ac
cording to .Student Union officials
yesterday.
H. K. Wilson, dean of men, an
nounced that the blanks are still
available to any student wh o
wishes to be excused to vote.
"The number of ,students ,on
campus who are 21 is decreasing,"
Wilson said, "and that may be
one of the reasons for the poor
turnout?'
Phi' Sigma Sigma
Pledges .of Phi Sigma Sigma
s'o rority have .volunteered to
babysit for solicitors of the Coin
munity.,Welfare drive from 6 to
8 tonight. .