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.
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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-
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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!”
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