THURSDAY, -FEBRUARY 7, 1952 Battle of the Sexes Borrowed Fashions Show Unoriginality As inevitable as a pop quiz on the day you’re least prepared are the typical college man’s comments on a coed’s new spring hat. Replete though it is with its assortment of leghorn straw, swathes •of-veiling, nine inch feathers, and scented flowers, a new spring hat rates second to some of the masculine “creations” currently seen on campus. For example, take a look at jerkins. True, they do draw at tention to their unfortunately not-broad-enough shoulders, and the- Black Watch plaids are es pecially eye-catching. But who got the idea first? Seems that the “weaker sex” featured plaid weskits as a major innovation in 1950-51 winter wardrobes. And the males, late as usual, demon strated their lack of originality by adopting the fashion one whole year later. Campus Wheel Then there’s the dark maroon cummerbund, which a few ven turesome males sport as a com plement to their tuxedos. Highly flattered by his date’s sweet de ceiving compliments about his “daring,” the' unsuspecting male goes on, blissfully unaware, or at any rate forgetful, of the fact that his date was wearing the very same style—fortunately in a more appealing color two years back. Men also seem to have ac quired a taste fop all sorts of jewelry. The guy who five years ago wouldn’t think of wearing a “sissy” French cuffed shirt, now pleads with his sister for a set of gold cuff links for a birthday gift. If he thinks he’s a campus “wheel,” he dangles a collection of jeweled keys flashy enough to dim the lustre of Cleo patra’s collections. Hanging from his key chain, his collection bears obvious resemblance to the charm' bracelets popular among the teen-age high school giggling set. Pancake Tams His tie clasps .are more ridi culous than a coed’s scatter pins. If he plans.to enter the Army, he wears an anchor-shaped tie clasp, and if he’s planning on a career as an. eastern ipdustrialist, he wears a tie clasp fashioned after a cowboy’s lariat. Further proof that the male sex is the really unpredictable one. And who could fail to notice the College Joe,-in his unpressed grey flannels, dirty white bucks, and wrinkled blue coat, .sporting a thing atop his head that looks more like it belonged to a color blind coal miner than a college man. Meaning, of course, the plaid, checked, striped, or plain gaudy caps the fellows wear everywhere, -even on dates. It’s remarkable the resemblance they Second Semester Frosh Need 1.5 Rush Average Second semester freshman wo men with 1.5 averages or above and upperclass women with 1.0 or better All-College averages may rush sororities according to the recently approved Panhel lenic Council rushing code. Spring rushing starts Feb. 23. On Feb. 18 a meeting will be held for all prospective rushees in Schwab Auditorium to ex plain the formal rushing pro cedure. :x- \fv •*' 'Hv'.X s • •. i;-?: ' ■'■■ \• C : TARTUFFf "the funniest play to hit Center Stage in a long time ..." PLAYS AT CENTER STAGE 3 MORE WEEKENDS Bth and 9th 15th and 16th 22nd and 23rd :><■«: Tickets at Student Union and the Door By GRETA WEAVER the males’ authentic . clan plaid have to the flat pancake tarns the females of the post-flapper age used to don. Gazing into the crystal ball, we see today’s college man 20 years hence. A trifle subdued by years of herf-pecking, he never theless gives vent to the reflec tions of a happier day, and dons a pair of “walking shorts” before engaging in a strenuous game of golf. The walking shorts, so popular among middle, -aged would-be athletes, seem to be considered quite apropos for a mountain jaunt of a quarter-mile or so. It even seems quite probable that an investigation of the origins of the male’s string tie would lead one to the conclusion that this, too, is an adaptation from the female’s black velvet choker. Pursuing this last point a trifle further, it wouldn’t be surprising to learn that the bow tie owes its beginnings to the big taffeta hair bows’little girls wear in kindergarten. Badwey Replaced In 'Tartufie' Regular performances of “Tar tuffe,” Moliere’s satire on hypoc risy, resume this weekend at Center Stage with one change in the cast. ' Nancy May will take over the role of Flipote, originally por trayed by Yvonne Bgdwey. Miss Badwey is student teaching for eight weeks., Tickets for the play, which will also fun Feb. 15,, 16, and 22, 23, are on sale at the Student Union desk in Old Main. They are 90 cents for Friday night and $1.25 for Saturday. Prof Publishes Paper For Radio Engineers Dr. J. 'M. Kelso, associate pro fessor of engineering research at the College, recently had a paper published in the Proceedings of the Institute of Radio. Engineer ing, entitled “Radio-Wave Propa gation at Oblique Incidence In cluding the Lorentz Polarization Term.” • - Presently on leave from the lonosphere Research Laboratory, Dr. Kelso is associated with the Chalmers Institute of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. The paper was prepared before he left for Sweden. 21 Finish Milk Course The short course in market and milk supervision will be com pleted by 21 students from Penn sylvania, three other states, Ber muda, and Puerto Rico, at the College Saturday. The course be gan. Jan. 28. —Daily Collegian THE DAILY-COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Phi Kappa Psi ' Newly elected officers of Phi Kappa Psi are John Walsh, presi dent; John McCabe, vice presi dent; Richard Zimmerman, treas urer; Joseph Sutovsky, corres ponding secretary;' Marvin Boring, recording secretary; John Schwering, librarian; Russell Keen, chaplain; Robert Porter, messenger; William' Tabar, ser geant-at-arms; and Thomas East land, , house manager. Ronald Riley was initiated into the fra ternity. Delta Theta Sigma Donald Crummy has been in stalled as president of Delta Theta Sigma. Other new officers are Paul Anderson, vice-presi dent; David Lutz, secretary; El don Piper, house manager, and Edward McKee, custodian. Faculty Honors Kern With Portrait Dr. Frank D. Kern, who retired in 1950 after serving for 28 years as the first dean of the Graduate School at the College, was 1 re cently honored by the unveiling of a portrait given by the Grad uate School faculty. The portrait was unveiled by Dr. John A. Sauer and Dr. Bruce V. Moore read the citation and told of Dean Kern’s work. Dean Kern joined the faculty at the College in 1913 as profes sor and head of the Department of Botany and continued in these positions as well as the role of dean of the Graduate School until his retirement with emeritus rank in 1950. Graduate Completes Processing at Ft. Meade Pvt! Harold R. Downey of Greensburg graduated from the College with a B.A. hr journal ism, has completed processing at the 2053d' Reception Center at Fort Meade, Maryland. He was assigned to the sixth Armored Division, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., for 16 weeks of basic training. ' ........::: - . ..., : - ..i....?...z,..,..r,..t...,.... , :c : :::::6 l';':! . .r,il . TOM EWELL JULIA ADAMS "FINDERS KEEPERS" JAMES CRAIG . BARBARA PAYTON "DRUMS OF DEEP SOUTH" OPEN AT 6:20 PAUL DOUGLAS "ANGLES IN THE OUTFIELD" 8 Phone Operators Handle Dorm Calls When you try to push a call through to your girl at 9:55 p.m., do you ever wonder'just what goes into completing it? Well, to begin with, the sweet voice that answers, “dormitories,” belongs to one of eight operators hired by the College. They are, for the most part, veterans’ wives who were formerly Bell Tele phone operators. The switchboards are rented from the Bell System and are located in the basement of Sim mons Hall. When your call comes in, on one of 65 feeder lines from downstown, it is flashed on all eight boards. Any of the operators can handle it. Long Calls What, then, is the trouble in getting a simple little cali through? Under present condi tions, the switchboard is lit up every evening like a Christmas tree in a bargain basement. It’s not the lack of equipment that permits only two out of five calls to be completed after 6:30, according to Edna Shirk, chief op erator, but the extended length of phone calls. Miss Shirk, who has held her position for almost 14 years, form erly worked for the Bell System. She showed up through the maze of equipment and explained that each of the operators can handle 15 calls at a time. Plans Discussed “The telephone company in State College feels that we have adequate facilities. Some army camps that handle more import- Magnavox greatest value in radio-phonegrapfts! * Vow can add big 20-inch TV new or Safer to this magnificent BiLViDERE e Smart from every standpoint, this beautiful Magnavox Radio-Phonograph has a place for television, too! Enjoy the superb entertainment of this AM-FM radio and three-speed automatic record changer now —add 20-inch TV later.. Handsome Mahogany Finish $335.00 In Stunning Blonde 0ak.... $350.00 Better sight... better sound...better buy... Magnaoox THE 203 E BEAVER AVE. ss;,vi/v{' * v 1 By BARRY FEIN PSCA Official Named Music Dean at Boston U. Eugene H. Floyd, former ex ecutive secretary of the Penn State Christian Association, has been named acting dean of the College of Music at Boston' Uni versity, President Harold C. Case announced recently. Floyd, assistant to Case since 1949, succeded Warren S. Free fnan, who was granted a leave of absence. ant calls than we have less equip ment than we do,” she said. Robert Sigworth, superinten dent of utilities of the physical plant, said that plans for enlarg ing the present facilities have been discused by the administra tion. Until about two and a half years ago, the switchboards were located in the lobby of Ather ton Hall. With the completion of the new dormitories, the new ap paratus was installed in its pres ent location. STATE COLLEGE /AGE ’ JIW 1 ii .v.%% x
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