Recreation Exhibits . WAYNE. H. WILSON, associate professor of landscape horti culture; Mrs. Wilson, and their children, Virginia (left) and Keith, inspect one of the many exhibits on display at Recreation Hall as part of the fifth annual Pennsylvania Recreation Conference. The conference started yesterday and will continue until tomorrow. Fred M. Coombs, professor of physical education. is chairman of the conference. 'She Stoops' Opens In Schwab Tonight A play written purely to entertain and designed to spoof the sentimental comedy of the 18th century will start a three-night run at Schwab Auditorium tonight when Players' open "She StOops to Conquer," by Oliver Goldsmith. Scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., the play, is the last production to be presented at Schwab this year. TiCkets for tonight's perform ance are priced at 60 cents and may be purchased at the Student - Union desk in Old Main. Seats for tomorrow and Saturday cost $l. The play is under the direction of Dr. Walter H. Walters, assist ant professor of dramatics, whose last production was "The Heiress." Dr. Walters, wh o is designer for tonight's play, also directed- "Time -of , Your Life" at Center ,Stage and' "The Show off" at Schwab last year. "She Stops - to Conquer" \vas written in 1773 and has been a favorite of audiences for over 175 years. It satirizes the brittle, ar tificial comedy so popular during the period. A warm play, it makes no ,_attempt to achieve realism, and is of the type that features stylized settings, concurrent plots, complicated situations, elaborate costumes, and much exaggera tion. The acting is not of the style familiar today, but is . 'ex aggerated also. Arch, affected women and be-wigged, swagger ing men are in keeping with the general atmosphere. Everything is being done in a •broad manner to carry out the spirit of the play, Dr. Walters said, and to give the audience the most fun possible. - ReifsneideZ in Lead Art Festival Will Begin Tomorrow The filth annual Combined Arts Festival will be held tomor row through May - 19. Student work in architecture, painting, murals, sculpture, dance, scene design, art educa tion, home arts, and horticulture will be displayed from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily m the TUB. Spkial exhibits of the work of fine arts students will be dis played in the Pattee Library.' Architecture students will show their work on the third floor of Main Engineering building. Dem onstrations in stenciling, _pottery making, sculpture, and a' puppet show are also scheduled. Festival entertainment will in clude modern dance and Glee Club concerts, performances •by Players of "Biography" and "She Stoops to Conquer," and a dis- ' play of art films. Council Defers Fee Attempt The Mineral . Industries Stu dent' Council decided last night to wait until fall to renew it's efforts for a student assessinent fee. In a committee report, John Ruffner, chairman of the student assessment fee c ommitte e, brought out the fact that the de bate teams get 50 cents from each student's fees for debate trips and agricultural judging teams will get 25 cents, the result of recent action by the board of trustees. Ruffner added that either all groups should be allowed to benefit from assessments ' or all grou•s should .ay their own wa . TODAY'S WEATHER PARTLY - CLOUDY .•. AND COOL Jsli.:. .. .. By SALLY SAPPER The plot concerns a country squire who attempts to choose a husband for his da u g er. Through a prank, the expected suitor is directed to the squire's home, believing it to be a country (Continued on page eight) Book Receipts Due Tomorrow Veterans must have book re ceipts for the current semester submitted. by Friday, according to Richard H. Baker, Veterans Administration coordinator. Receipts for credit by examina tion, evaluation fee, and beaux arts fee must be submitted to the fee assessor's •office by May 17, Baker added. Bills for authorized thesis ex penses may be submitted to 6-A Old Main until June. 6. Veterans • planning to continue their studies for an advanced de gree after graduation this sem ester, either at the College or at another' institution, should file their application for a supple mental certificate of eligibility immediately. .The appl i c a tion form and other information may be obtained In. G-4 Willard Or 6-A Old Main,. Baker- said. I fte. t;oal 40 VOL. 52, No. 138 STATE COLLEGE, -PA., THURSDAY, MORNING, MAY 8, 1952 FIVE CENTS College Releases Medical Aid Plan Forum Will Ask Cabinet For Funds A request for funds to support a student-faculty three - day forum, Sept. 4 through 7 at Mt. Alto College, will presented to All-College Cabinet tonight. The forum program, which is being planned by the encamp ment committee appointed by cabinet. would include at least 75 students' and faculty members. The group would meet, in work shop sessions to discuss problems involving faculty-student rela tionships, student unions, and student pr es s, according to Franklin Kelly, business manager of the committee. The group would then meet in combined , session to analyze its All-College Cabinet Agenda Roll Cali Minutes of Previous Meeting Reports of officers Adoption of Agenda Reports of committees: 1. Book Exchange Board of Control 2. Encampment Old Business: 1. Constitutional Amend ment New Business: 1. Campus Chest Proposal .2 Senior Class Gift 3. 'Appointment of Commit tees Announcements findings and to prepare a report to be presented to cabinet. William Klisanin, chairman of the Campus Chest, will present a proposal to cabinet asking that the Chest donations ,this semes ter, amounting to $1710.12, be de signated to aid Punjab Camp College, for refugees of the Uni versity of Delhi, India. The Campus Chest money has already been set aside for the World Student Service Fund. Klisanin's proposal would have the money designated for a speci fic area and type of service. Pre, Post Easter Cuts Exceed Usual Absences Absences from classes during the period 24 hotirs before and after the recent Easter vacation totaled 11, per cent, according to a survey released yesterday by the office of the' dean of admissions. The survey was based on reports turned in by instructors at the request of the Council of Administration. The purpose of the study was to indicate the extent of pre and post vacation cutting. The study was taken in con= junction with a proposal made to the College Senate that one credit be added to the graduation 're quirement of a student for each class cut .48 hours before or after a vacation. That proposal •has been tabled, but a Senate com mittee is studying other methods to cope with the problem. Faculty an d administrative members who' have. seen the study indicated that the 11 c-per cent overall figure for the pre and post Easter vacation periods is higher than the normal amount of absences. It was pointed out, however, that the 11 per cent figure did not take into consider ation excused absences. Another factor in the 11 per cent figure was the falling of the Jewish holiday . just prior to the start of the vacation period. The School • of Liberal_ Arts FOR A BETTER PENN STATE . College officials yesterday released instructions for students in the case of accidents and illness. The new instructions, defining what steps should be taken by students in the event of emergency, are. the result of a series of conferences between students, the College Health Service, the ad ministration, and representatives of the Centre County Medical Association. Another purpose of the instructions, a member of the committee said yesterday, is to make clear to all the relationship between students,, the health service, •and local physicians. Plans are now undtr way to have the instructions made avail able to all fraternity, sorority, and independent groups. In addition, it is • planned to have the infov. mation included in the College Health Service bulletin sent to all new students and in the Stu dent Handbook. The complete text of the in structions follow: Choice of Doctors Students have a choice of being treated by the health service or by private physicians. Health service treatment is covered by College fees. Private physicians will render bills for their services. Conditions No matter where you live you are entitled to treatment by the health service, but only at the dispensary or infirmary. Health service physicians do not make dormitory or house calls. Procedure ' In case of accident or illness, follow this procedure: (Note: Women students should get in touch with their hostess, who will help them follow this procedure, and counselors will help men in the dorms.) Decide whether you will go to the dispensary or-the infirmary, or call a private physician. • 1. If health service— a. Go to dispensary between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. b. Go to infirmary all other hours. c. If you feel you cannot go or be taken,: call the in firmary for advice. (Note: An' ill or injured person can be moved in most cases. If in doubt, call for advice. Describe the situation calmly. and 'without trying to diagnose the situation yourself.) 2. If you want a private .phy sician to come to see' you-- - a. Call a private physician. b. If he advises you by, phone or after visiting you (Continued on page eight) showed . the highest percentage of absences, with 13 per cent staying away from classes in the period studied. A factor to be considered here,' officials indi cated, is that liberal arts services all other schools. Also to be con - - sidered, they said, is the high percentage of Jewish students enrolled in liberal arts. The School of Chemistry and Physics reported the lowest per centage of .absences, with a little better than seven per cent of the students failing to show up for classes. A breakdown of the study fol lows: School ' • • 6 /o Before % After Avg. % Agriculture 11 plus 7 plus 9 plus Chem. & Physics 10 5 plus . 7 plus Education 14 plus 11 12 plus Engineering 8 plus 7 plus 8 Home Ec. 8 8 8 Liberal Arta 17 10. 18, Min. Ind. ' . 13 plus, 10 plus 12 Phys.. Ed. .15 plus 10 12 plus All Schools 13 Nut 9 11 Class Night Will Honor 11 Seniors Graduating seniors are voting, as they pick up 1952 La Vies at Student Union, for a Spoon Man, a Bow Girl, and nine other out standing seniors to be honored at Class Night ceremonies June 8. The awards have what appear to be amusing titles—spoon, bar rel, cane, and pipe for the men; bow, slipper, fan, and mirror for the women—but actually they are College traditions begun in. 1914. Class Day exercises were first held in 1874, but it was not until 40 years later than Spoon Man and his cohorts, Barrel and Cane, appeared on the program. Ac cording to Neil M. Fleming, who served as a member of the com mittee which originated the awards in 1914, they were to be based on scholarship primarily, but also on the student's individ ual contributions to campUs life. Pipe Man Old Tradition In the early days the Spoon usually. went to the senior class 'president, since he was generally an outstanding leader, although he had to meet the scholastic re quirement. The Cane was based chiefly on popularity and out standing leadership qualifica tions. The Barrel symbolized the old cider scrap on campus, and was to be an award to an out standing athlete, although it im posed leadership and scholarship qualifications, too. Regarding. the Pipe man and his inheritance to the title, the Daily' Collegian of June 9, 1914, suggests that it probably origi nated when some campus joker decided to bury the hatchet. The tradition behind the Pipe award is much older. than that of the other three. It was customary for the outgoing senior class to smoke a pipe of peace with the incoming senior class. As a part of the ceremony, when peace was made, the two underclasses "buried the hatchet" and the sophomores accepted the frosh as "true injuns." Votes Determine Awards The Pipe Man award, down through the years, has become symbolic of the friendship be tween the graduating and in coming senior classes, the grad uates passing down the traditions of the College to be guarded by the next year's seniors. This . year, according to the (Continued on page eight) La Vie Available For Ag Students Agriculture seniors will pick up their copies of the 1952 La- Vie today and tomorrow at the Student Union desk in Old Main. At the same time they will vote for the senior class gift and the '52 men and women honor students. Engineering students will pick up their yearbooks and vote Monday and Tuesday; Education and Home Econom ics seniors, May 14 and 15; and Chemistry• and Physics, Physi cal Education, and Mineral In dustries seniors, May 16 and 17.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers