; i . , • 4' ' "I'''.>'ll,. 4 Cabinet Should . o r . r attg , , . o, ocitt r i gtatt Parade Have Say In ~.-.. - Can Boost Class Gift— Spring Week—, • See Page 4 . See Page 4 POR A BETTER PENN STATE , .1 VOL. 52, * No. 142 .27:'...,470 cy. Queet„.,Cho4en•Qqeen 5000 View May Queen Coronation Recreation Hall was filled to capacity Sunday afternoon - as Robin Brunner was crowned 1952 May Queen by Mary Jane Wood row,.past president of the Wom en's Student Government Associ ation. Despite the unfavorable weather conditions which inter ferred with the May Day festi vities in particular, an estimated 5000 persons visited the campus to witness the ceremonies and to take - part in Mother's Day, fes tivities. Originally scheduled for • Satur day afternoon on the front cam pus, the annual May Day cere mony was postponed_ until 2 p.m. Sunday in Recreation Hall be cause of adverse - • weather- condi tions. In the event of rain the coronation was originally sup posed to be moved to Redreation Hall Saturday afternoon, but the men who could move the neces sary equipment were not available at that time. This was the second,, straight year that May Day ,ceremonies were rained out into Recreation Hall. ,The only other time that the - ceremonies were moved there because of rain was in 1948. Unlike last year, when the weather cleared Sunday and tem peratures rose to 80 degrees, the scattered showers predicted for State College prevailed through out the weekend. However, all open houses, 'exhibits, and teas went on as scheduled, as parents and guests braved the storms. Traffic for the weekend was at its peak, with many vi sit or s traveling out of State College for their meals because of the long waiting lines. Because of the ad vance reservations for rooms in State College, many . guests had to lodge in surrounding towns. 2 Professors To Describe Fresco Filming Prof.' Frank S. Neusbaum, head of the College motion picture and recording studio, and Harold E. Dickson, professor 'of fine arts, will speak on "Filming the Land Grant:Frescoes" at 8 tonight in 121 Sparks. Dickson will present the history behind the frescoes, which decor ate the foyer of Old Main.'Neus baum will explain the problems that arose in filming the day-to day work of artist Henry Varnum. Poor., who painted the frescoes. - . A black and white "work print" of 'thi:s "P.ainting and True Freseo," will also be shown. The film is still in the editing stage. Other combined arts activities scheduled• for today include a demonstration in sculp turin g, modeling, - and casting at 2 and 3 p..m:•in - .l37„Temporary classroom Building and a puppet show at 2 p.m. in the TUB. A stenciling ex hibit will be held by home art students• from 7:30 to 8:30 tonight at the TUB. TODAY'S WEATHER: CLOUDY AND COOL Misi Penn State —Photo by Schroeder NANCY QUEER is being crowned Miss Penn State of 1952 by '5l queen Barbara Klopp on her throne on the stage of Schwab Auditorium. She will reign over the Spring Week activities. AXO, TKE Victors In IFC-Panhel Sing • • Alpha- Chi Omega sorority and Tau Kappa. • Epsilon fraternity_ won the Interfraternity-Panhellenic sing Sunday before a 'standing room-only audience in 10 Sparks. Stormy weather did little to keep away a large audience from the finals where eight choruses—four sororities and four fraternities— competed for gold cups and the title of the outstanding choral groups: • Alpha Chi Omega sang two sorority songs, both unaccom panied. Tau Kappa Epsilon, win ning for the second consecutive year, sang the Collegre song, "Blue and White;" and a fraternity song, also both unaccompanied. Winners Get Gold Cups Other groups competing in the sing were fraternities Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Delta Theta, and Delta Upsilon, and sororities Alpha Xi Delta, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Delta Gamma. Delta Gamma won the sing the pas t two consecutive years. These choruses were se lected last Tuesday from the elim ination .round in which 31 groups were entered. The winning groups took home gold cups presented immediately after the sing by their respective (Continued on page eight) He-Man to Be Chosen Tonight The All-College He-Man contest to determine the male who will rule over Spring Week with Miss Penn State will be held tonight following the Costume Parade. Five high school bands, the Spring Week string band, and 49 marching groups with• about 2000 marchers will be in the Costume Parade, which will start at 7 to night. I. Fifty He-Man contestants will go through a series of tests on the lacrosse field following the parade, about 8:39.p.m. Paraders will form on Hamilton avenue in their . assigned places, David Bischoff, chairman of the parade committee, 'said. The par ade will begin at T p.m. and will follow Garner , street, Prospect avenue, Locust ' lane, Fairmount avenue, Pugh street, Beaver, ave nue, Allen street, East College avenue, Shortlidge• road, and Pol lock road to the golf course. Two floats will be in the par ade, one for Miss Penn 'State and one .for her attendants. Judges will be - stationed at the Pugh street gate along•_College avenue and will award points toward..the. Spring. Week: prizes. The .best costumed group ,re- STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1952 '5 O'clock' to Give Play by Stewart "And I Shall Never Cry," a one-act play by Marilyn Stewart, senior in arts and letters, will be presented script-in-hand by the Five O'clock Theater. at 5 p.m.. today in the Little Theater, base ment of Old Main. Members of the cast include Betty Rice, Velma Kaiser, Marcia Yoffe, Doris Leventhal, and Nancy Levit. Director will be John Pakkanen and Anne Peifer will be technical director. No admission will be charged and the play is open to the public. ceive 150 points, best comic group 100, most talented group 90, and the group with the most original• idea 75 points. If rain threatens, an announce ment will be made • over WMAJ at 5 p.m. as to whether the parade will be held. The. He-Man contest will be held rain or shine. Bischoff said that 49 marching organizations will be entered in the parade. He asked that all groups leave markers at Delta Tau Delta. These markers should be cards mounted on sticks so that they can be placed along Hamilton avenue to indicate where the organization is to form. Bischoff added that this will be the - biggest parade to be held around here, and that the people will see some things never before seen in a parade. , He-Man contestants will be gradually eliminated until only five' are left for the final few events. The first elimination will be a long distance S run from the Mall at College avenue, up the Mall .to Pollock road, and then to route 422. The fifty contestants will be divided into ten-heats of five'. men' each. The first two men Miss Penn State to Reign Throughout Spring Week Nancy Queer was crowned Miss Penn State of 1952 last night in Schwab Auditorium to open the College's Spring Week festivities. Miss Queer was crowned by Barbara Klopp, Miss Penn State of 1951, after passing under the arched swords of eight members of Scabbard and Blade. She will reign over the remaining Spring Week activities. The judges took 10 minutes to pick the winner from the field of five. Meanhile, Arnold Paparazo, played Dark Eyes, Accordian Boo gie, and Stardust on his accordian. Home Ec Senior When Harry Haenigson, one of the judges and the creator of the comic strip Penny, announced Miss Queer the winner, almost two minutes of resounding ap plause came from the near capa city crowd. Miss Queer, a home economics senior, was sponsored by Sigma Nu. In a preliminary interview she gave her main interest as golf. The other contestants formed the queen's court. They were Pa tricia Hathaway, sponsored by Kappa Kappa Gamma; Louise Robertson, Alpha Tau Omega; Nancy Scofield, Phi Gamma Del ta; and Joann Terhune, Kappa Delta. Thomas-McChesney Skits The judges were Haenigson; Martha Nold, representative of the Grace Downs Air Career Stu dio; Norma West, representative of the Barbizon School of Model ing; and Charles Petnick, owner of the Charles Shop. Nancy Lou Thomas and Allen McChesney sang and acted three numbers for the new Miss Penn State. At the end of the program, Miss West and Miss Nold . presented a trophy to the new Miss Penn State. Attend Dinner Norman Alpert, master of cere monies for the coronation cere monies, ithroduced each contes tant at the beginning of the pro gram. The judges then retired to make their decision. Finalists; judges, and members of the Spring Week committee attended a dinner at the Eutaw house before the coronation. Flowers were presented to the members of the court by the at tendants, Andree Bloom, Nancy Dahl, Margaret Hepler, Grace Jeffries, Carolyn Pelczar, and Betsy Siegler. Rain during the day forced the cancelation of the parade that was scheduled to precede, the Schwab Auditorium program. from each, heat will enter the lacrosse field finals. The lacrosse, field events will start' with. a short run and a 150 foot sack race. The last five men to finish the sack. race will be eliminated. The remaining 15 men will be entered in a contest in which they will roll softballs 'l5O feet. Again the last five will be dropped.' The 'next event is - a cup and saucer race, in which the contestants will run with••saucers on their heads and filled cups in their hands. Five will be eliminated and the remaining five , will go into the final events. These final events will include a 150 foot dash to a pit filled with flour where the contestants will take two somersaults. They will then run to a table 'where each will eat a pie and run to the finish line. The first man to break the finish line tape will be declared the All-College He-Man. The He-Man contestants chose numbers at a meeting Wednesday night. The 50 competitors and their numbers are John Albarano, 00; Jesse Arnelle, 22: Robert Axtell, 73; James Babb, 37; Donald Brain erd, 21; Richard Cameron, 42; Hugh Carr, 41; Allan. Cetron, 18; Ronald Coleman, 11: Richard Cripps, '75; James Darcy : 59; John • (Continued an page elght). By BILL JOST 6 Speakers . Enter Finals Of Contest Six students have been chosen to compete in the finals Monday for _the annual John Henry Friz zell Extempore Speaking Contest, sponsored by the Department of Speech.' Those chosen were Shirley Gal lagher, who spoke on "Television —Where Do We Go From Here;" Susan Holtzinger, "Shall It Be Nationalism or Internationalism;" Irene Kolber, "How Much Can a Man Give . . ." _ Walter David Lewis, "The In strument of the Immortals;" Sally Lowry, "Female Bureau of • In vestigation;" and Mary Yandow, "One Needs Hardship in Life to Develop Character." The other six students who com peted in the semi-finals were Daniel Kist, "Do We Have a Stake in Europe;" Florence Lauz a r, "Progressive Education;" Barbara Me,napace, "An Ounce of Preven tion is Worth a Pound of Cure;" Barbara Metzgar, "Can Money Buy Happiness;" Jane Montgom ery, "Lifelines to Japan," an d Nancy Nelson, "Freedom of the Press—Does it Exist in America." Finals will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in 10 Sparks. The six finalists were chosen fr o m 48 undergraduates. Finalists must speak on a topic other than the one used previously. Topics must be selected in conference with Clayton H. Schug, chairman of the contest committee. Voting Starts For Phys Ed Council, Today Elections for the Physical Edu cation Student Council will be held today and tomorrow in White Hall for the women and Recre ation Hall for the men. `The voting will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on both days. Booths will be set up in both White Hall and Recreation Hall. Juniors are eligible to vote for all officers of the council, the senior representative, and the al umni representative. Sophomores are eligible to vote for council officers and the junior represen tative; freshmen, for the council officers and tthe sophomore rep resentative. Those nominated for council president are Margaret Lamaster and Kurt Klaus; vice president, Ann Barker and Huber Kline; secretary, Margaret Powell, Joan O'Connor, and Patricia Colgan; treasurer, Nancy White and Sally Durfee. Nominated for alumni repre sentative are Donald Cook and Marilyn Williams. Those named for senior repre sentative are Barbara Ben c k, Betty Gleim, John 'Goshorn, and Robert Kreidler. Nominated for junior representative are Anne Ewing, Alice Colbert, Don Bell, and Theodore Mortensen. Nomin ated for sopohomore representa tive are Nedalyn Charmbury, Eleanor Gwynn, and George Sipe. The voting, originally scheduled to close today, was extended until tomorrow noon by the elections committee. FIVE CENTS
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