Collegian
Tomorrow
VOL. 52, No. 96
Lovborg Makes a Decision
DON COLBERT, as Ellen Lovborg, struggles mentally while
Hedda Tesman, played 'by Jolly Oswalt, entreats him to attend a
bachelor drinking party. • Hedda, who once thrilled to his daring
escapades, finds him colorless since his reformation. George Tes
man, portrayed by W. DeVore Sample, stands at left.
Viedda! Builds Web
Of Ominous Intrigue
From the first ominous strains of music to the final gunshot,
"Hedda Gabler," which opened last night at Center Stage, builds
up a powerful web of intrigue and suspense which strikes home
with the impact of a bullet.
Sensitive direction by Robert D. Reifsneider has made, from six
Players, an inspired cast which was able to create an unusually close
bond with the' audience. Credi
cannot go entirely to the arena•
stage setup, where the front row
is less than a foot away from the
action itself.
This is not to predict that "lied
da Gabler" will be one of the most
popular Players' shows of the
year. Undoubtedly much of the
inner meaning, many of the sub
tleties, of an Ibsen play will be
lost on playgoers anticipating just
a pleasant and relaxing evening.
For "Hedda" is neither relax
ing nor pleasant, as Jolly Oswalt
portrays her. She electrifies when,
clad in ice blue, she makes her
first proud entrance; she sears
when she states deliberately- that
for once in her life she wants to
have "power over a human being's
fate;" and shocks when she urges
Eilert Lovborg to use the pistol
on himself. "beautifully."
The title of the play itself,
which uses her maiden name, ex
presses Hedda's character. For she
is not Hedda Tesman, wife of the
scholarly George Tesman. She is
Hedda Gable r, the beautiful,
frigid woman who prizes inde
pendence so much that death is
a triumphant alternative to dom
ination by Another person.
Bored with a life which to het
seems futile, Hedda substitutes
for_ natural instincts the feeling
that that which is wicked is beau
tiful.
, One of the' most impressing
things about "Hedda • Gabler" is
that Ibsen is not preaching a ser
mon. He does not say that all
women must be good wives and
welcome motherhood or they will
come to, no good end. Instead he
presents his state of society, his
woman, and lets his audience de
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TODAY'S
WEATHER
COLD
WITH
SNOW
Ei tl it g - To I
By BETTIE LOUX
Dr. W. R. Ham
Dies in Maine
Dr. William R. Ham, former
head of the Department of Physics
at the Ccillege, has died of cancer
at his Dixfield, Me. home, where
he had lived since his retirement.
Dr. Ham was professor and
head of the Department of Physics
for 35 years before his retire
ment in 1944. He was. a member
of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi,
Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Tau Omega,
the American Physical• Society,
the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, and the
American Society for the Pro
motion of Engineering Educa
tion.
When he came to Penn State in
1909, the department had only
two professors and three instruc
tors.
NSA Executive Group
To Meet This Weekend
The executive committee of the Pennsylvania region of the
United States National Student Association will meet at the College
today and tomorrow to plan their activities for the remainder of this
semester.
The committee will decide on the policy and the organization of
second annual. Student Govern
ment Clinic which will be theld
here April •19 and 20.
Representing Penn State at
that clinic will be Walter Sachs,
regional publty director; ,Ar
thur Rosefeld, clinic director; and
William Klisanin, regional presi
dent.
Also •'attending the clinic hi
April will be Marie Minnich, vice
president of student affairs, from
the University of Pennsylvania;
Goldie Bernstein, vice president
of educational a f f airs, from
Temple • University; Lois Glazer,
vice president of international af
fairs, from the Pennsylvania Col
lege for Women; William. West:
erman, treasurer, from Lehigh
University; Ralph Assette, ' west
ern • sub-region chairman, from
• • •
= FOR ABETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1952
Political`artier
Meet Tomorrow
Windcrest
Close-Down
Denied
The department of housing "has
not considered the matter of clos
ing Windcrest this year," Russell
E. Clark, director, said yesterday.
Clark's statement came as an an
swer to rumors circulating in the
area this week that trailers-would
be closed on the last day of June.
Bulletins appeared in the Wind
crest area earlier this week warn
ing residents that the area would
close, unless "we the ' residents
through our governing body take
an active stand - and show the
College that we want it to remain
open at least one more year."
The bulletin, which was signed
"Election Committee," went on to
indicate that unless residents
could show they were interested
in community affairs through
high elections returns in Thurs
day's election, the area would be
closed at the stated time.
The College revealed plans in
November, 1950, that would have
dismantled Windcrest, but a peti
tion circulated by area residents
last May prompted the College to
keep the area open. A Windcrest
resident said yesterday it seemed
the understanding in the area- is
that the trailers will close in June.
Windcrest was founded in 1945 .
with 99 trailers. The area later
grew to more than 250. Clark said
last November that the College
has been losing money on trailer
rental since the inception of Wind
crest.
Kittens Will Try
For Players Part
Two aspiring feline actors will
have their first chance at legiti
mate theater when they try out
Monday night for the part of
"paperweights" in Players' "You
Caul Take It With You."
The five-month old Persian kit
tens, now under contract to Mrs.
Helen Fry of State College, have
had no previous acting experience.
Director Warren S. Smith feels
he can overlook this, however, as
the roles are non-speaking and
the kittens will remain in one
place throughout their perform
ance.
St. Vincent College; SLnuel
Yeager, central sub-region chair
man, from Bloomsburg State
Teachers College; and ',Bernard
Segal, Eastern sub-region chair
man, from Temple University.
The' annual clinic was last held
at Muhlenburg College.
This weekend the committee
will-also discuss NSA student art
shows which are held in Phila
delphia and Pittsburgh. The art
shows are part of a national pro
ject. The top winners in each re
gion are sent on - a tour of the
United States which emphasizes
student art.
Also to be discussed here this
weekend is the NSA travel pro
gram and preliminary plans - for
the Pennsylvania - spring assem
bly which will be held
Proposals
totan A. C.E.
Impractical
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Election of All-College clique officers will highlight tomorrow's
State Party meeting, while the first written constitution to be pre
sented to party members will be read at the Lion Party meeting.
The Lion Party will meet at 7 p.m. in 10 Sparks. The State
Party will meet at the same time in 119 Osmond.
Nominations for junior and senior clique officers will be con-
tinued - at the State meeting. The
last meeting saw only three nom
inations. Thomas Farrell was
nominated for clique chairman,
Robert Sherman for senior class
vice clique chairman, and Ann
Quigley for junior class secretary
treasurer.
Nominations for Lion Party of
ficers cannot be made until the
new constitution is read and ap
proved by those present at the
meeting.
The Lion Party 'constitution
will be explained by Alan Ma
loney, co-author of the document.
A talk on the history of the State
Party and campus politics will
be given by. Meyer Bushman,
public relations chairman, at this
first organized clique meeting for
State this semester.
A proposal to expand the scope
and representation of the State
Party steering committee will be
presented.
The Lion Party constitution ex
pands the steering committee by
making every elected and ap
pointed officer a member of it.
New 'Dimes
Move, by
Chest Seen
Campus Chest officials said yes
terday they may attempt to do
nate funds from this year's drive
to the March of Dimes . through
student government channels.
William Klisanin; drive chair
man, said the Chest will try to
find out, whether or not the Na
tional Foundation , for Infantile
Paralysis can accept the donation
if it is. made througli All-College
Cabinet.
The foundation has already said
it cannot accept this year's contri
bution from the Chest because
such action would be against na
tional policy. The March of Dimes
was to receive six per cent of
Chest income this year.
• If the foundation will accept the
donation from cabinet, Klisanin
said he will ask cabinet to present
the check 'in that way. If . the
foundation '- again refuses to ac
cept, -Klisanin said he will pre
sent two proposals for distribu
tion of the funds:
-1. Re-distribution of the money
in proportion to the remaining
Chest agencies.
2. Allocation of the money to
another welfare'-agency not pres
ently a beneficiary of the Chest.
The foundation has a national
ruling which prohibits it from
accepting money from joint fund
raising campaigns. Campus Chest
is such a group.
The• Centre County chapter of
the foundation accepted a Chest
donation of $328.33 last year but
returned the amount this year
when the donation did not remain
"anonymous in nature." Klisanin
said the March of Dimes was in
cluded in this year's drive on the
basis of last year's acceptance. '
Sunday Collegian
Tomorrow
The Daily _ Collegian will
publish the first Sunday news
paper in its history tomorrow.
The paper, a sports extra,. will
be delivered to fraternity
houses. and dormitories Sun
day morning and will carry to
night's late sports news as well
as other' campus news.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Orators Win
Two Places
At Lehigh
By TAMMIE BLOOM
Two Penn State debaters won
second and third places in oratory
contests yesterday in the annual
state debate and forensic tourna
ment at Lehigh University.
David Lewis took second place
in the men's extemporaneous con
test on the subject: "Should the
French change their policy in
Tunisia?" He received a silver
medal. Marian Ungar, squad man
ager, won third place in the wom
en's oratory, receiving a bronze
medal for her speech on "Prince's
Palaces," which dealt with man's
inability to translate his thoughts
into moral actions.
May Keep Trophy
Guyla Woodward participated
in the women's extemporaneous
speaking cont es t, and David
Swanson took part in the men's
oratorical contest, but neither
placed.
The men's debate squad and
the women's team each entered
in three debates yesterday with
several additional contests sched
uled for this morning. Complete
results of the tournament will be
announced this afternoon. They
will determine whether State will
retain temporary possession of the
state trophy now in its possession.
The trophy, which must be won
three consecutive years for per
manent possession, .went to Penn
State last year for the first time.
Men Debaters
Ethel Brown and Miss' Wood
ward are affirmative debaters for
the College in the women's con
tests, and Miss Ungar and Joan
Dolson form the negative team.
Gene Kolber and Lewis are af
firmative debaters for the men,
while Robert Alderdice and Clair
George take the negative side.
The four women and five men
who made the trip to Lehigh
yesterday are competing against
squads fr o m Dickinson, Alle
gheny, Slippery Rock, and other
colleges throughout the state..
Junior Class
Buys Albums
Twenty-eight record albums
have been bought for the Pattee
Library as the junior class pro
ject, Robert Sherman, chairman
of th e project committee, an
nounced yesterday.
The collection of records, all of
which are recordings of musical
show tunes, is to be' called "The
Greatest - Shows of the Century."
The records are now being pro
cessed by the library , and will be
available for student use shortly.
They will circulate on a three-day
basis.
Among the albums purchased
are "Porgy and Bess," "An Amer
ican in Paris," "The King and I,"
"Guys and Dolls," "Naughty Mar
ietta," "Show Boat," and South
Pacific."
Jam Session Sunday
The Sunday afternoon jam ses
sion at the TUB, sponsored by the
Dean of Men's office, will feature
Dixieland jazz this week. Richard
Brady, who is in charge of the
jam sessions, announced that vo
calist Isabella Cooper will per
form this Sunday.