The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, March 27, 1952, Image 1

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    Senate Action
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VOL. 52, No. 115
'The Boy President'
GEORGE GLAZER, clothed in a diaper, portrays Stanley Wen
gert, Interfraternity Council "Boy President,' at Sigma Delta Chi's
annual Gridiron Banquet last_ night at the Nittany Lion • Inn.
Glazer, is sitting on Wengerfs lap.
Personalities Roast
At Gridiron Banquet
Scores of College and town personalities were "lampooned" last
night at the annual Gridiron Banquet, sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi,
national professional journalism fraternity, at the Nittany'Lion Inn.
More than 100 men from 'the student body, the faculty, adminis 7 ,
tration and town attended the banquet, which; featured six satirical
skits and numerous comic epi
sodes presented by members of
Sigma Delta Chi.
Guests of honor at the affair
were President Milton S. Eisen
hower and Louis H. Bell, director
of public information. President
Eisenhower spoke following the
personality-roasting skits and in
troduced Bell, who spoke in re
buttal to the lampooning. Both
the president and Bell were
"roasted" during the performance.
Among the administration and
faculty members who - were lam
pooned were Capt. Phillip A.
Mark of the campus patrol; Wil
mer E. KenworthY, director of.
student affairs; Walter Wiegand,
director of the department of phy
sical plant; Pearl o:Weston, dean
of women; and, en Euwema, dean
of the School of Liberal ANts.
All-College President Jam e s
Worth, and many other students,
including'Stanley Wengert, presi
dent of the Interfraternity Coun
cil; William Klisanin, NSA chair
man; Donald Maurey, wrestling
captain; and Thomas Jurchak, All-
College secretary-treasurer were
lampooned in the skits and epi
sodes.
The theme for the affair was
"The South Shall Rise Again."
Actor to Judge -'Miss State' Pics
Don Taylor, motion picture star
and a graduate of the College,
will select the five finalists for
this year's Miss Penn State con
test, James Geffert, Spring Week
chairman, announced yesterday.
In his letter to Geffert, Taylor
said he would be "delighted" to
act as the judge and• added that
if he is anywhere in the vicinity
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By MARSHALL-DONLEY
Debate Team
Slated to Meet
Mt. St. Mary's
The Penn State women's debate
team will meet the Mount St.
Mary's men-in four non-decision
debates tonight in 1 and 2 Sparks.
In the first two debates at '7:30
p.m., Ethel Brown• and Barbara
Kaufman will debate the affirma
tive for Penn State. while SuSan
Holtzinger and Greta Weaver will
debate the negative.
In the last two debates, sched,
uled for 9 p.m., Nancy Nelsen and
Peggy Crooks will represent the
'affirmative, with Constance Mat
lavage and Mary Yandow repre
senting the negative.
AR four debates are on the
national intercollegiate s debate
topic, Resolved: That. the federal
government should adopt a per
manent program of wage and
price controls. Clayton H. Schug,
coach of women's deb at e, an
nounced that all the debates are
open to the •public.
at the time of the ceremony he
would try to be present for the
coronation.
Any undergraduate woman is
eligible to enter the contest; Gef
fert said, providing she •is spon
sored, by a • campus organization.
Portraits of the entrants, must be
turned in tb. the Student Union
desk by April 5.
Crowning on May. 12
The 'portraits must be five by
seven inches and must be proper
ly identified. The following, infor
mation is required .with all en
tries: name of • the,, sponsoring
orgahization, name of the con
testant, curriculum, age, height,
College address, and hometown':
The crowning..of lyliss p e.n n
take , „plabe - in-, Sclxivals
Auditorium -May-12 -and - 'wilt be
the „first -big . event of ;this ,year's
FOR A: BETTER PENN STATE
ST2FE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, 1952
Radio - Report. to Be
Heard . by Ca •.iriet
A progress report of work on the proposed campus radio station and a request for student
opinion on the report will be brought before All-College Cabinet tonight, David Mutchler, rad i o
committee co-chairman, said yesterday..
Cabinet will also vote on the proposed 25 cent a semester fee raise for the College judging team
expenses; vote on a proposed amendment to the constitution concerning the Board of Publications,
and hear a second' reading the the joint Freshman Customs Board •plan.
PSCA Is
Recruiting
Salesmen
Sales personnel for the Penn
State Christian Association's Col
ege Sportswear project is, now
being recruited, Doris• Price; per
sonnel manager for the project,
said yesterday.
The PSCA is taking over Col
lege Sportswear, Inc., corner of
S. Allen street and E. Beaver
avenue, next week, to raise money
for the PSCA treasury. Students
who volunteer their services dur
ing free - hours will replace the
regular sales personnel. The profit
made on sales during the week
will go to the PSCA treasury.
- This is the second year PSCA
has undertaken - the project.
College Sportswear, Inc., will
be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday through Saturday next
week.
Sheets have been posted at the
Student Union desk in Old Main,
in the TUB and at several local
student foundations. Students who
wish to ,volunteer their services
should sign up on one of these
lists and indicate the 'hours dur
ing which they can work, Miss
Price said.
A work schedule, showing the
lours during which each student
will work, will be posted at the
SU Sunday, Miss Pr ic e said.
Schedules will also be placed in
the PSCA office, 304 Old Main,
and in the - College Sportswear
store. '
A prize will be given to the
student making the highest am
ount of sales during the week.
Last year Evelyn Sebastian won
the prize, thdn a $5O war bond.
Inkling on Sale Today
At Three Stands
Inkling, literary magazine,
will be on sale again today at
the Mall and Pollock road, in
the West 'Dorm courtyard, and
in front of the Corner Room.
The price of the. publication is
25 cents.
Complimentary copies , of
Inkling are available at the
Student Union- desk for the
staff and contributors. •
Spring Week activities. Barbara
Klopp, last year's contest winner,
will crown the' 1952 queen. The
winner will then reign over the
Spring Week affairs with the
other four finalists comprising
the queen's court. - -
Portraits to be Displayed
The winning contestant comes
in for a large share' of state and
national publicity, Geffert said,
and also receives numerous 'prizes
from town,merchants. The Spring
Week, committee also hopes to
present the queen with a trophy
in 'the form of a loving cup which
would be purchased with funds
donated by local businessmen.
The portraits submitted in the
contest will be displayed in a local
'store window once a large enough
group has'teen turned 'into' the
Student Union desk, Geffert.said.
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'Particular interest will be taken
in how off-campus Students re
ceive the campus radio station
plan, Mutchler said. Last year's
seniox class granted $6OOO to the
establishment of the station.
Mutchler said • the senior class
ALL-COLLEGE CABINET
• .Agenda
Roll Call
Minutes of the previous meeting
Adoption of the agenda
Reports of officers
Reports of committees:
1. Religion-in-Life Week
2. Campus radio station
Old business:
1. Penn State Judging Teams
2. Board- of Publications
3. Freshman Customs Board
4. NSA dues
New business:
1. Senate committee on athletics
2. Association of College Unions
Convention
3. Committee appointments
grant will provide only enough
money to set up the station but
not enough money to operate it.
He said /he hopes enough money
will. be forthcoming from other
sources for operation of the sta
tion. Under the plan, the station
will broadcast from Sparks with
a transmitter somewhere on cam
pus.
The fee change recommenda
tion up for a vote tonight provides
that
. all students be assessed 25
cents a semester to support the
C o 11 e g e intercollegiate judging
teams and that the present agri
culture activities fees of $1 be
reduced by 75 cents.
The plan originally presented
to cabinet called for a ten-cent
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WSGA, WRA Final
Elections Set Today
Polls in women's dormitories will be open from . 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
today for final election d seven . Women's Student Government
Association and five Women's Recreation Association officers.
As in •the primaries, women from Grange Will vote in McAllister
Hall, and women living in town, the Co-op, and home management
houses may vote in• either. Wom
an's Building or McAllister.
All coeds are eligible to vote
for WSGA president, vice presi
dent, and treasurer, and all WRA
officers. In addition, juniors vote
for senior senator, sophomores
vote for junior senator, freshmen
vote for sophomore senator, and
town women vote for town sena
tor,
Final - candidates for WSGA
president as a result of the pri
maries are Yvonne Carter and
Joan Hutchon. Runner-up for
president will be WSGA secre
tary.
Other WSGA finalists are:
For vice president—Marian Un
gar and Barb a r a Werts. The
runner-up will be a junior sena
tor. ~
For treasurer—Maud Strawn
and Baylee Friedman.
For senior senator Carolyn
McElroy and Joanne Williams.
For junior senator Marilyn
Buzby and Nancy White.
For sophomore senator Bev
erly, Dickinson and Sylvia Grube.
WRA finalists are:
For ,pre'sident Mable Marple
and Meredith Williamson.
For ',vice president —Ethel
Brown and Barbara' Wallace.
For• secretary. treasurer—Carole
Avery ,- and Eleanor Gwynn.
For intramural chairman—Pa
tricia Colgan and Virginia Hin
ner.
For :assistant 'intramural chajr- .
`matißeate - Maron and , Marie
Wagner. .
Free College Press
Must Stay Alive
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'Ugly Man'
Nils Open
Successfully
Although the March winds at
tacked the Alpha Phi Omega
Ugly Man booth , yesterday, blow
ing the photos of Penn' State's
ugliest crew up Pollock road, the
contest opened successfully as far
as officials were concerned.
William Slepin, contest chair
man, said voting was "m o vin g
along well." He said no tabula
tions on leaders in the contest
will be given since the "Ugly
Man - of 1952" will not be named
until the IFC-Panhel Ball is held
April 4 in Recreation Hall.
Slepin said gusts of wind tore
the contestants' photos. from the
booth and officials had difficulty
rounding up , the loose photos.
Two photos were missing at clos
ing timed yesterday, but Slepin
said they will be replaced today.
Students may vote for their
favorite ugly at the booth on the
Mall
.at Pollock road. Votes may
be cast by placing money in des
ignated containers. Students may
vote as often as they wish. Pro
ceeds of the contest will go to
the Campus Chest.
The contestant getting the most
money-votes will be crowned
Ugly Man and will receive a sil
ver key. The group sponsoring
him will receive a plaque.
Art Exhibition
Opens Tonight
A community art gallery, -to be
available for exhibitions of in
dividual and group work, ; will
open at 7 tonight in the new
Schlow furniture store on S. Ath
erton .street.
Thirty - oil paintings and water
colors, including work by seven
faculty members, will be on diS
play. .
Faculty members who will•
show paintings in the invitation
exhibit are David A. Campbell,
associate professor of engineer
ing drawing; Andrew W. Case,
professor _of fine arts; Yar G.
Chomicky, instructor in art -edu
cation; and M. Robert DesMarais,
assistant professor of architecture.
Coed' Improved
The condition of Rhea White.
who was seriously injured
March 13 in an automobile ac
cidentnear Syracuse, N.Y., was
reported_ improved. yesterday
by 'the Associated Press. Miss
White is being treated at the
:Crouse-Irving .Hospital, Syra
,cuse.,
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