SATURDAY. JANUARY 12, 1952 Line Busy? Coeds Howl, Shriek As Telephone Rings Alexander Graham -Bell’s great invention, the telephone, was more than a technical'advancement, ft was proof of the masculine sex’s contention that women are an unstable lot. Take coeds as an' example. Ordinarily they are a reasonably calm, quiet, and, as a rule,-emotionally stable group, unruffled by zips in bluebooks,'overdue term ( papers, and broken dates. But the burr of a phone in a dormitory room can turn an other wise calm' and quiet coed into a shriekin'*, screeching, howling specimen of femininity. Before :-the phone may be answered, all residents within yelling distance must be informed of the fact that “he’s” calling. Meanwhile the insistent burr of the phone mingles with screams of delight or horror, depending upon which “he” the coed is ex pecting to hear from. Sticky Soprano - Ordinarily a roommate is of as sistance, but in this case she is absolutely no help, since she, too, is shrieking, hoping against hope that the call is for her. At .length, sufficiently calmed by the interference on' the wire as she picks up the receiver, .the coed manages to recover . well enough to answer in a sweet and sticky soprano, “Hel-10-oo.” Soft Whispers And then any one of a number of things may happen. The con versation may proceed no further than, “This is Bob —” Bang! Down goes the receiver, and the coed in question indignantly an nounces, “The nerve of him to call—why, why, I think he’s the most horrible, obnoxious, mis understanding thing 1 know.” Or the conversation may pro gress for five or ten'minutes, or until a roommate’s patience punc tuated by the slamming of draw ers and closet doors, gives way. The intimate contents of such conversations, generally carried on by neari-to-being-pinned couples, are at points barely aud ible. In soft whispers, “You know I do . . . You say the nicest things . . .” the conversation fin ally ends with, “I’ll see you then in ten minutes in' the lobby. .Good-by-y.” Cut Classes And then .there are the coeds who have decided to administer the purple shaft via the phone. The conversation is laconic, un original, and otherwise dull. She’s busy every Friday, Satur day, and week-night for the next nionth,. but she considerately lightens the blow by answering one by one the unfortunate male’s questions “Well, how about next Friday or Saturday?” with- the standard response, “Well, I have to study Friday night, a- i Saturday night my parents are going to be here, and I though I’d take.them to see. . .” omitting of course, the details of who besides her parents are in cluded in her plans. Probably the most, deadly con versations are the ones between coeds. “I’m Jane Smith. You re member, I sit next to you in econ class?” - Immediately the sweet,- sticky soprano becomes normal, and the coed at .the .other end, dis appointed - because it is only a “stupid girl,” replies,. “Uh-huh. I cut class yesterday, too.” Any Date? Almost as -brief, as a i general rule, are the wrong number calls, although sometimes these possess great potentialities. If he knows whom he wants he’ll gen erally apologize- and hang up, blit if he’s- momentarily intrigued by a particular variety:of sticky so prano, he may attempt to pursue the conversation further. .Should he be looking for “a date,” he’ll perhaps start off with a remark such as, “What a pleas ant voice you have. What’s your Dame?” Undoubtedly the most busi JCHE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Panhel to Hold Workshop Panhellenic Council will hold its third workshop at 9 a.m. to day' in Simmons lounge. Two other workshops were held last. year. Sorority presi dents, rush chairmen, and soror ity • alumnae, advisers will attend. The rushing code for next semester will be released after the workshop, according to Mar ilyn Levitt, council president. Fall rushing was conducted ac cording to a modified "rushing plan, she said. Additions to*this plan have been drawn up by the Panhel rushing committee and will be submitted Saturday to the council for approval and pos sible additions. The code which comes out af ter the workshop may be per manent and may govern sorority rushing from now on, Miss Levitt said. Lambda Chi Alpha New officers of Lambda Chi Alpha are' Richard Parsons, presi dent; Alan Hinkle, vice president; William Lindsay, treasurer; Na thanial Hamilton, secretary; Wil liam Rice, social chairman; James Stanley, phedge trainer, and George Durik, rushing chairman. Sigma Phi Epsilon *Sigma Phi Epsilon entertained Delta Delta Delta Thursday eve ning. A skit was presented, after which refreshments were served. Dancing followed. ness-like conversations are the one between a coed and the fra ternity brother of the coed’s cur rent heart-throb. “This, is Bill. Say, Mary, a couple of the fel lows over here are looking for a couple of dates for Saturday night; Think you could help us out?” The coed must think quickly, so she inquires, “How tall are they?” Then she asks if he can call back the following day, promis ing in the meantime to scour the hall. Depending upon what infor mation she can acquire from yearbook pictures, coeds who know the fellows, or, better still, have dated thfem, she will or will not be able to find the desired dates. Yes, Alexander’s invention is a great one. It provides employ ment for many. On party lines it provides an.excellent medium of eavesdropping.'And it is certainly worth a psychological study. MON. and TUES. Featuretime 6:37, 8:09, 9:41 Presented in Cooperation With Fine Arts Department at the College Extraordinary!” Time Mag. . Delta Chi Guest DEREK TURNBULL and Gladys Robson, his fiance, at the Delta Chi house yesterday afternoon. Miss Robson arr.ved here from England for the Delta Chi pledge dance tonight. Delta Chi Sponsors Trip As Surprise for Britisher (Continued tram vage one) Chi who had sponsored the trip lined the hallway, as one brother put it, “like a bunch of kids at a party.” Comments- on Rude Awakening There was a moment of silence when the smiling pair appeared. Derek was the first one to say anything. He looked at the faces around, him, then sheepishly grinned, “Good morning, folks! Kinda got me unawares. At least you could have let me shave!” He turned to Gladys and asked, “How many of them haven’t you met yet?” His comment on the rude awak ening:—“Well," I thought it was sort of a queer time for anyone to say goodbye but then queer things are always happening in America.” The idea for the trip was started sometime in 1950 and under the direction of John Nypaver and Jack Harris. The final arrange ments were completed several months ago. A total of $lOOO was collected from the members to pay for the transportation of the girl to and from the States. Sails on Ile< de France Miss Robson was contacted and her first reaction to the plan was “I thought I was seeing things (the letter from the brothers) and gave it to my mother to read. The folks back home were stunned —it is something like a dream!” She left England on the He de France and arrived in New York at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Reporters from seven Mifferent New York papers were on hand to inter view her. She then took a train to Harrisburg where nine Delta Chi members met her at the sta tion. . When the brothers asked how she enjoyed her trip she com- riALi : l DRESS SHOES High and low heels, in a va- . [ H riety of colors and styles. SPORT SHOES [*_ (Saddle, loafer, ballerina, and P p-' fur lined styles. P p All nationally advertised P p quality brands. Were P y to $17.95. Sale Price: $2.85 j-j P to $11.85. Not all colors N || and styles in all sizes. l.j y 109 S. ALLEN |f (.j mented, “Oh, it was a bit rough, you’ know!” On the drive from Harrisburg, conversation moved quite freely but as they came closer to State College Miss Robson became very excited and kept repeating “I wonder what he’ll say.” The last ten miles was driven in com plete silence except for the music from the-radio. Gets Calls at Meeting The biggest concern of the brothers was the secrecy of the whole thing. The affair was limi ted to a few members of the house but like all secrets it seemed that everyone knew about it. The hardest part was keeping it from Turnbull. When it came time to discuss the plans- at the house meetings, the brothers had friends of Turn bull telephone ’dm so he would be occupied at the time. Miss Robson had been afraid of mentioning it in her letters, so she had cut her letter writing down to two a week. Derek was very much concerned over this and took a lot of ribbing from the brothers when she told him the reason. Miss Robson was entitled to a Froth Deadlines All announcements of pin nings, engagements, and mar riages for Froth’s Old Mama should be sent to Renee Klu ger, 413 Simmons, or Estelle Sklar. 409 Simmons, by Mon day. - , _. , All pictures for Froth Girl of the Month should be sub mitted at the Student Union desk -in Old Main by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Entries should contain the name, address, and semester of the candidate and also the sponsoring group if any. ' Weekending With the Greeks ' Pledge'dances hold the week end spotlight as two fraternities and a sorority prepare to put thoughts of rapidly approaching exams in the background, and concentrate on >the world of youth, jazz, and general good limes. Dinner and dancing at the Uni versity Club are scheduled for Alpha Epsilon Phi at its annual pledge dance tonight. The semi formal dance will be closed until 9 p.m., when the doors will open for- visiting party-goers.. Music will be provided by Lynn Christy and his orchestra. A jazzy atmosphere in both music and motif will pervade at the Delta Chi pledge dance. The dance is by invitation only, with music by Jack Jenkins and his orchestra. Reverting to childhood garb for a grown-up activity, Delta Tau Delta will turn its pledge dance into a Kiddie Party, with lollipops and balloons for all. Guests will come in short skirts, knickers, and other costumes of the kindergarten crowd. The op en party will begin at 9 p.m. visitors’ visa and will stay one month at the homes of Dr. Alex Black and several other faculty members. Wally Krieger, president of Delta Chi, said “It’s hard to be lieve that it has all worked out as it has, due to the fact that everyone knew about it. except Derek. We are very thankful that the event was such a success be cause we worked so hard on the plans.” Tonight the fraternity is hav ing its formal pledge dance and as one brother put it—“this the furtherest- import I’ve ever seen!” PAGE FIVE
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