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VOL. 52, No. 121
Please, Mister Sun
—Photo by McNeillie
ED ROLFE shows King Arthur's. court some of his "magic"
by blotting out the >sun during the Thespians' production 'of "A
Connecticut Yankee" which opened in Schwab Auditorium last
night. Betty Richardson, who plays Sandy in the Rogers and Hart
musical comedy is at the left.
'Connecticut Yankee 7 Is
Very Imaginative Show
Not only because of 'the sheer spectacle of dazzling color, and
rich effects but for the imaginative script and humable-after-the
show score as well, “A Connecticut Yankee” did Thespians proud
last night as they played to the first of their IFC weekend audiences.
Froth Names
Kinnaird,
Neuweiler
Richard Neuweiler and Laird
Kinnaird have been named- the
co-editors of Froth for the 1952-53
season, Ronald Bonn, present edi
tor, announced yesterday.
Neuweiler,* a journalism major,
is at present a member of the
editorial junior board. Kinnaird,
a major in aeronautical engineer
ing, is managing editor.
Joseph Klein, advertising, ma
jor, was appointed business man
ager of the new senior board and
Thomas Eastland, a major in ad
vertising, was named advertising
director. Both are presently mem
bers of the advertising junior
board. Myron Enelow, commerce
and finance major and now serv
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Jazz Concert to Start IFC Weekend
Interfraternity Council—Pan
hellenic weekend begins this
afternoon at 3 p.m. when the doors
of Schwab Auditorium will open
for the Woody Herman jazz con
cert.
The concert, beginning at 3:30
p.m., launches the second big
weekend of the year. Tickets for
the' concert are still available, at
the Student Union desk in Old
TODAY'S
WEATHER
CLOUDY
AND
COOL
(Fltp Satlif m Coll
By BETTIE LOUX
The enthusiasm of the large
crowd, which at first simply
chuckled to itself, rose quickly
to such a pitch that by the middle
of the first act each number was
getting at least one round of
spirited applause.
It was probably with a few mis
givings at le&st that the song
and-dance group tackled a show
they had previously spurned as
too difficult to attempt. But
“Yankee” has turned out to be
an example of maximum effort
being put forth when sights are
set high.
The show was expensive and
looks expensive. The 21-man cast,
elaborately" costumed in wigs,
shining .helmets, and tinsel-be
decked robes, plight have stepped
out of a DeMille extravaganza.
Happily its Hollywood glamour,
which could have been simply a
coverup for an otherwise ama
teurish show, is not just cake
frosting.
Getting off to a rousing start
with Isabella Cooper claiming
she wants a “night to howl,”
“Yankee”- holds together from the
first number, to the finish, a ra
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Main for $1.25 per person.
Charles Weintraub, graduate
assistant' at the College Weather
Station, ..said yesterday that al
though it will be cloudy most of
today, the weather maps thus far
indicate that there will be clear
weather with mild temperatures
for the rest of the weekend.
Recreation Hall will be the site
of the IFC-Panhel Ball tonight
from 9 to 1. Woody Herman’s 1952
Third Herd will provide the music
and entertainment.'
The ’ Thespians’ “A Connecticut
Yankee” will be showing in
Schwab Auditorium at 7:30. to
night and tomorrow night and a
matinee performance at'2 p.m. to
morrow. Ed Rolf “is playing .the
role of the Yankee. A limited
number of -tickets,, priced at $1.25,
are still available for the three
performances. ... /.
■ “Hedda Gabler,” pre
sentation,'has its last weekend
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1952
Cabinet Gives OK
To Radio Proposal
Pellnitz Is
*
New Editor
Of Collegian
. David Pellnitz, a sixth semester
journalism major, has been elected
editor of the Daily Collegian, it
was announced yesterday.
Twelve other promotions to the
senior board of the Daily. Col
legian were announced at the
same time.
Promotions to the senior board
of the business staff will be an
nounced Tuesday, Edward Shan
ken, business manager, said yes
terday.
Serving with Pellnitz in other
major editorial positions will be
Andrew McNeille, a sixth semes
ter journalism major, managing
editor; David Jones, a fourth se
mester journalism major, city edi
tor; Bettie Loux, a sixth semester
home economics-journalism. ma
jor, copy editor; and Robert
Highton, a sixth semester • jour
nalism major, sports editor.
' Also promoted were James Gro
miller, editorial director; Charles
Henderson, wire editor; Virginia
Opoczenski, society editor; Theo
dore Soens, assistant sports edi
tor; Lavonne Althouse, assistant
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Engle to Crown
1952 Ugly Man
At Ball Tonight-
Rip Engle, head football coach,
will crown this year’s Ugly Man
at intermission of the IFC-Panhel
Ball tonight in Recreation Hall.
.The Ugly Man will receive a
silver key and the group that
sponsored him will receive a
plaque.
Although the contest was held
March 26 to 28, the Ugly Man
will not be named until coro
nation time.
\ Construction of a 181-car parking area west of Beaver Field
was approved by the Board of Trustees at its recent meeting at
the College.
The lot, which will have approaches from Curtin road and
Park avenue, will be built on an area which once was an unpaved
service drive to the baseball field.'
Because of the parking problem,
motorists' have been using the
area as a parking lot, resulting
in • considerable damage to the
fringe of Hort Woods.
According to a statement made
by Walter H. Wiegand, director
of the - physical plant, at last
week’s meeting of All-College
Cabinet, the lot could be com
pleted within four months if con
struction is begun immediately.
He said- that both commuting
students/ and staff members
would be allotted parking spaces
in the new lot.
Wiegand also said plans are
being considered to provide more
parking space north of the Jor
dan fertility plots on east cam
pus. He, added that the widening
of Shortligde road, which is in
front of Simmons and McElwain
Halls, to allow short term park
ing near the‘dorms is being con
sidered.
Plans for the new area provide
for the construction of a 20-foot-
. wide 'macadam road along the
tickets are 90. cents, and'Sat ur- sidewalk paralleling the' fence
day’s $1.25. • along Beaver Field, Wiegand said.
Fraternities will sponsor house V epol ? tbe
parties tomorrow night at their t, P lSl m ?i gementc °T 1 lt ;
respective houses. The parties tbe Proposed lot
range from Roman style Toga +i? 0Vof * only
parties to the still-existent Mardi °1 Pt h P r tre ? s
Gras ■ • . ana shrubbery that will have to
... be removed, all are either dead
Greek. Week, designed to 1m- or damaged in' some way.
P r ° ve Greek-community Cabinet and the
officially end with the'-fra- -AgricultureStudent Council had
termty open.houses and partiesiapproved the plan prior to its
tomorrow night [submission to the trustees.
Students voted for their favorite
uglies by placing money in desig
nated containers. The Ugly -Man
will be the contestant with the
most money-votes.
Proceeds of the contest, spon
sored by Alpha Phi Omega, na
tional service fraternity, will go
to the. Carqpus Chest. Total in
come in this year’s contest was
$292.47, prior to expense deduc
tions.
There were 35 entrants in this
year’s contest.
run. Performances will be staged
at 8 tonight and tomorrow night
at Center Stage. Tickets for tlie
Ibsen play are available- at the
Student Union. Friday night’s
Tickets for the IFC-Panhel Ball
tonight at Recreation Hall, will go
on sale for $4.00 at 9 this morn
ing at the Student Union desk in
Old Main. Tickets will also be
sold at the door.
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After prolonged debate, All-College Cabinet last night went on
record as favoring the proposed FM-slave transmitter radio system
with the condition that the College committee, which is to look
further into the matter, include a qualified engineer who can provide
the group with technical data and information with regard to costs.
Chief point of debate during
the discussion on the proposed
radio plan concerned itself as to
whether cabinet should approve
the plan without knowing just
what costs would be involved in
putting it into operation. It was
pointed out that no really quali
fied estimate of such cost had
been submitted, and that while
cabinet might approve the FM
slave transmitter proposal, full
backing could not be extended
without- first obtaining an accu
rate estimate of the costs in
volved,
At the meeting, which was the
last for most of the present cab
inet representatives, final ap
proval was also given to the
amendment to the All-College
Constitution which establishes a
joint Freshman Customs Board.
The group also discussed the
matter of how the station would
be supported if and when it is
established, but it was pointed
out that for the present these
questions were irrelevant to the
proposal on the floor.
.Cabinet had last week tabled
the proposal to go on record as
favoring the system in order that
the representatives of men living
downtown might discuss the sit
uation with their groups. These
men will not initially be covered
by the radio set-up.
John Laubach, president of the
Association of Independent Men,
reported that he had taken the
matter up with the Board of Gov
ernors of AIM and that the group
felt the system as proposed was
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181 - Car Parkng Lot
Passed by Trustees
By DAVE PELLNITZ
Cabinet
Approves
Budget
All-College Cabinet last night
approved its 1952-53 budget call
ing for expenditures amounting
to $11,555. The budget was pre
sented to cabinet by Thomas Jur
chak, All-College secretary treas
urer. ,
Jurchak said the budget is based
on estimated income which should
amount to $ll,BOO. The estimated
income would be composed of
$9OOO from class dues and $2BOO
from class dances.
In other action, cabinet heard
the first reading of a proposed
constitutional amendment that
would make the president of the
Radio Guild a member of the
Board of Dramatics and Forensics.
The amendment must be read at
three cabinet meetings before a
vote may be taken.
Cabinet also approved a five
point plan concerning representa
tion to the National Student As
sociation.' Under the plan, pre
sented by William Klisanin, NSA
chairman, the All-College vice
president will automatically be
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Easter Busses
To Be Express
The special busses leaving for
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scran
ton, and Reading at 1 p.m. Wed
nesday are express and will make
no stops until they reach their
destination, Fred Sawczyn, chair
man of the student transportation
committee, said yesterday.
Students planning to ride these
busses must buy their tickets at
the Greyhound Post House by 10
p.m. Tuesday night.
Busses will depart from the
parking lot in back of Recreation
hall.
'Connecticut Yankee'
Tickets Still Available
Tickets are still available ' for
the three remaining performances
of the Thespians’ musical comedy,
“Connecticut Yankee,” which
opened last night in Schwab Audi
torium.
Tickets for the three weekend
performances are $1.25. They are
on sale at the Student Union desk
m Old Main.
PS Farmer Available
The April issue of the Penn
State Farmer will be available
to Agriculture students today.
-.. .The;issue will contain 20 pages
- feature ,an . article on
the feeding of aureomycin to
calves.
Japan Lacks
Cherry Trees?
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FIVE CENTS
By DAVE JONES