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Old Collegian Editors Continue
Working for Their Alma Mater
By HELEN LUYBEN
' Old Collegian editors never die.
They just come back to work for
their alma mater.
As a matter of fact, five former
editors can be found in offices on
campus.
Louis Bell, editor 1928-29, is
now director of public informa
tion. Before that he did newspaper
reporting and then taught journ
alism here until 1941.
Bell recalls that an editorial he
wrote asking for recognition of the
lowly substitute at the end of a
football season took first prize in
a national editorial writing con
test. •
Dormitory Smoking Petitioned
He believes every editor likes
to think he did a better job than
the others, but says Bell, "Col
legian is doing a much better job
today."
James Coogan, editor 1929-30,
is Bell's assistant in the public
information office.
Coogan remembers it was the
year he was editor that women
petitioned to smoke in the dormi
tories—there was a hub-bub over
that!
Coogan also did newspaper
work before returning to the Col
lege.
Song Contest Conducted
Ridge Riley, editor 1931-32, and
now Alumni executive secretary,
tells this one on Coogan.
When Coogan was editor, and
Riley just a sophomore on the
paper, Coogan conducted a con
test to gather new songs and
cheers. Riley and the staff soon
got bored with the idea, started
sticking entries down a slot they'd
hacked in the wall, and ended the
contest abruptly.
" As far as I know they're still
down in that slot," Riley laughed.
"This will be the first time for
Coogan to hear about it!"
Riley says he "made the mis
take of liking everybody."
"You can call me a mild paci
fist," he grins. "We even liked
the football team and they had a
terrible record."
Robert Tschan was Riley's suc
cessor in 1932-33. Back at ' the
College since 1946, Tschan is col
lege examiner in the admissions
office.
Tschan did graduate work and
later taught history at Columbia
College, Georgetown, and Notre
Dame.
'Crusade Era' Begins
Tschan says Collegian in his
day "reflected the pre-Pearl Har
bor atmosphere of this little far
removed college," and wasn't 'the
least interested in the rest of the
world.
"The crusade era" began, ac
cording to Riley, with his assist
ant in the Alumni office. Ross
Lehman, editor 1941-42. Lehman
first war editor, had the job of
making students aware of the war
going on so far away.
Lehman rates Collegian today
a "very good" paper "excellently
edited."
He returned in 1948 after serv
ice in the Air Force and news
paper work in Lancaster.
Caps and Gowns
To Be Ordered
January graduates who plan to
wear caps and gowns for grad
uation and who have not regis
tered. for them have until - the
first week in January to do so at
the Athletic Store.
A $5 deposit is necessary to
place an order. Half of this will
be refunded when the gowns are
returned. Anyone placing an or
der after the deadline will be
assessed an extra $l.
Seniors should know their hat
size when ordering. Those who
plan to graduate in military uni
form should not sign up for caps
and gowns.
Penn State Club Plans
Party for Tomorrow
, The Penn State Club Christ
mas party will be at 8 tomorrow
night in the Hamilton Hall rec
reation room. Dancing will last
until midnight. Special guests
will • include Russell Clark and
George Donovon.
Refreshments will be served
during the evening, and a choral
fest' has been planned.
Old Editors Never Di
FIVE FORMER Collegian editors shown above as they look over a
present-day edition. Seated (left to right): Ridge Riley; LoWs Bell,
Ross Lehman. In the back row (left to right): Robert Tschan,
James Coogan.
Cast Named
For Players'
'The Heiress'
Nine persons compose the cast
for Players' next Schwab Audi
torium production, "The Heiress,"
to be presented Jan. 17, 18, and
19.
Lead roles will be played by
Kathryn Sc h e et z and Charles
Schulte. Miss Scheetz is the heir
ess, Catherine Sloper, and Schul
te plays her father, Dr. Austin
Sloper.
Carl Wagner plays the lover,
Morris Townsend, an d Fran
Stridinger will perform as the
aunt, Lavinia Penniman.
Isabella Cooper will play Ma
ria; Yvonne Voigt has the part
of Elizabeth Almond; Arthur
Chadwick plays Arthur Town
send; and Betty Lou Morgan en
acts Mrs. Montgomery:
Dramatics instructor Walt e r
Walters is directing the play.
"The Heiress" was written by
Ruth and Augustus Goetz and
first produced on Broadway in
September 1947. The play is•based
on the Hen r y James' , novel
"Washington Square."
Silva to Address
Women's Group
Dr. Ruth C. Silva, associate pro
fessor of political science, will
discuss "Presidential -Possibilities
for 1952" at the regular meeting
of the State College branch of the
American Association of Univer
sity Women at 8 tonight in the
high school library.
Dr. Silva has made a study of
the effect of the presidential elec
tion system on party alignment
an d popular participation, and
the University of Michigan Press
has just published her book,
"Presidential Succession!'
Recently, Dr. Silva gave testi
mony in Washington before the
House Judiciary Committee con
sidering a number of resolutions
for amendment of the electoral
college system.
Language Gibup
To Meet Tonight
Phi Sigma lota, Romance Lan
guages honorary, will meet at 8
tonight at Phi Kappa fraternity.
The meeting is open to the public.
In cooperation with the Depart
ment of Romance Languages the
group will present Dr. Alceu
Amoroso Lima, who will speak on
the evolution of literary criticism
in Brazil. Dr. Lima is one of the
leading literary historians of that
country.
The honorary will initiate 12
undergraduates and three gradu
ate students at the meeting.
THE 'DAILY COLLEGIAN; STATE, pOLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Yelling Salesmen
Sure Indication
'Froth Is Out'
There's one sure way to tell
when Froth is out.
People stand on corners and
grab you as you go past. They
beg you to buy a Froth because
"the editor will starve if we don't
sell one this year." They may
even pay you to take the so
called humor magazine away.
For the past week, signs in the
dormitories have been proclaim
ing December 11, Tuesday, as
Froth Day. Not only that, but the
signs- also, hinted that this one
might be worth glancing at, since
it was a Christmas exchange issue
(that's where they give other hu
mor magazines the credit for their
jokes).
So Tuesday morning skeptical
students borrowed quarters and
hurried to the usual Froth stands.
But no one was there. Neither
were any Froths.
There was no comment from
the staff. Nevertheless, the editor
informs us, tomorrow is Froth
Day, so save a quarter of this
week's allowance.
tame Club Gives One
'Pleasantly' Tired Feeling
People have said that it is possible to get tired doing home work
and enjoy it at the same time, but it's more fun to get that ',pleas
antly exhausted feeling" at a meeting of the Circle and Square
folk dance club.
Two years ago there was no semblance of a club like this on
campus, but there were two students, Lenore Staats and Robert
James, who had the idea they
would like to start one. Neither
knew exactly how to get the ball
rolling so nothing was done until
they met at a Penn State Christ
ian Association cabin party.
Moved to Armory
Working through the PSCA,
they put a notice in the Daily
Collegian that all persons in
terested in such a club should
meet in 405 Old Main where Miss
Staats would teach folk darices
and James would be caller for
the square dances.
Gradually more and more stu
dents heard of the club and came
to the meetings so that finally it
was necessary to move into the
Armory for more room.
Looking into the Armory at 7
p.m. on a Thursday night gives
no indication of the "wild and
wooly" time that is to come. Stu
dents are standing near the stage
Office Discourages
Yelling, Late Caroling
The Dean of Men's office
said • yesterday that boisterous
yelling and caroling that drags
on into the night should be
discouraged.
The announcement encour
aged campus clubs, fraterni
ties, sororities and other groups
to plan organized caroling.
Students should refrain from
shouting at groups which carol
near their dormitories, the
dean's office said.
Dr. Tartakower
To Speak on
The Near East
Dr. Arieh Tartakower, profes
sor of sociology at Hebrew Uni
versity in Jerusalem, will speak
on "East and West in Israel and
the Near East" at 8 tonight' in
121 Sparks.
Th e lecture, compulsory for
Sociology 1 students, is open to
students, faculty, and townspeo
ple.
Dr. Tartakower, who is also
chaifman of the Israel Associa
tion for the United States, has
published several books and a
number of articles in various sci
entific magazines. He is the au
thor of many volumes in the
fields of labor and refugee and
immigration policies. A two-vol
ume work on sociology of the
Jews will be published shortly in
Hebrew and English.
Dr. Tartakower holds a doctor
of laws • degree from the Univer
sity of Krakow and a doctorate
in political science from the Uni
versity of Vienna. Before the war
he was a lecturer in Jewish so
ciology and social work in the
Warsaw Institute of Sciences.
From 1940 to 1946 he served
as deputy director of the Insti
tute of Jewish Affairs of th e
American and the World Jewish
Congress •in New York.
His appearance is sponsored by
Hill el Foundation and Alpha
Kappa Delta, sociology honorary.
Students to Tell
Of Christmas
Five foreign students will ex
plain how Christmas is celebrated
in their countries at the Penn
State Poultry Club Christmas
party at 7 tonight in the Alpha
Zeta fraternity house.
The five students are Augistin
Bartik, Czechoslovakia; Farlang
Rad, Iran; Hans Meirhoffer, Ger
many; Ped r o Vonauchenbach,
Uraguay; and Kalle Sipelle, Fin
land.
There will be an informl b.usi
ness meeting preceding the party,
William Haensly, president of the
club, said.
By LIX NEWELL
talking quietly while James, who
is now president of the club,
chooses the records and dances
that he will use.
Anyone Can Learn
• But about a half an hour after
the meeting gets under way, - a
passerby will hear strains of
music accompanied by Western
catcalls and the sound of shuf
fling feet. Entering the Armory
our passerby •will see what looks
like a mass of • humanity doing
nothing in particular other than
jumping around the floor and not
cooperating with any other per
son on the floor. "This," says,
James, "is the fun of the meet
ing."
' James practically preaches that
"the three basic dance steps are
the polka, waltz, and schottische."!
He says anyone who can lean n
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THURPAY. DECEMBER 13 . 105/
AIM Committee
To Draw Up
Referendum-
The Association of Independent
Men last night agreed to form a'
special committee to draw up a
suitable referendum on the Stu
dent 'Union assessment.
The committee• will make a
study of the assessment, decide
who shall vote on the referen
dum, and draw up an unbiased
wording on the referendum. AIM
also decided to postpone the is
suing of the referendum to the
student body until a more suit
able time.
In an effort to have stricter
control . on .spendirig a mo
tion was passed which automati
cally makes the treasurer of AIIYI
an - ex-officio member of an y
committee in, th e organiiation
which 'spends money. In this way,
all spending of any committee
Must first be approved by the
treasurer.
AIM also discussed the possi
bility of securing insurance cov
erage for students living down
town in houses that are consid
ered ;to be fire' hazards. _lt was
suggested that th e "fire-traps"
be inspected and condemned if
unfit for student living.
The next meeting of AIM will
be held Jan. 9.
prof to Speak
To Engineers
Professor William B. Shepperd
will speak before a meeting al
the Centre County subsection of
the American Institute of Elec
trical Engineers on "The Design
and Development of an Unusual
B-29 Fuel Guage" •at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday in 219' Electrical En
gineering Building. -
Professor Shepperd has been
associated with the Department
of Electrical Engineering since the
spring of 1948. During World War
11, he was connected with the
Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator
Company, where he was a mem
ber of a team working on the
project covered by the speech to
be given at the meeting.
Professor Shepperd received his
Bachelor of Science degree in
electrical engineering at the Uni
versity of Texas and Master of
Science degree in electrical eh
gineering and physics at Wash
ington University.
Players to Go Caroling
At 9 p.m. Tomorrow
• Players will go Christmas carol
ing at 9 p.m. tomorrow. The sing
ers will start from Schwab Audi
torium.
. At 10 p.m. the carolers will pick
up the "Tartuffe" crews and cast
at Center Stage and continue
their singing tour. The group will
wind up at Center Stage for re
freshments.
Latin American Club
Centr o Cultural Latinameri
cano, the Latin American culture
club, will hold a Christmas party
from 8 to 12 p.m. - Saturday in
364 Old Main.
Latin American Christmas car
ols and practices will be featured
at the party.
An INEXPENSIVE
Gift Suggestion—
P9pu la r Records!
Everyone loves music—and
and these are some of the
many - popular records that
make welcome ChristmaS
gifts . . .
1.) "Tell Me Why"
"Garden. in the Rain"
Four Aces
2.) "Any Time"
"Never Before"
Eddie Fisher
3.) "Blues in Burlesque"
Stan Kenton
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