‘Hlir Satiu |§& Gltftl VOL. 53, No. 26 Eastern Independent Convention Dropped The convention of the Eastern Region of the Independent Stu dent Association scheduled for Nov. 7 and 8 at the College was cancelled last night by the Association of Independent Men Board of Governors. Lack of housing and a misinterpretation of the cost of the con- Town Group Acts on 8 Vacancies The problem of filling eight vacancies in' the Town Council was referred to the executive committee of the council last night as a result of a motion pro posed by Howard Mason, -council member, and passed by the gfoup. Nothing can be done about the settlement of the vacancies until they have been declared offi cially .open by the council. Upon the declaration of the vacancies, according to the council’s con stitution, the council has one week to fill the vacancies. , After considerable discussion, the council voted to sponsor a float in the Pennsylvania Week motorcade Saturday. Sheldon Od land was appointed chairman of the float committee and $25 was appropriated to carry out the pro ject. Appomtments to the council’s standing committees were made by President Edward Thieme. Howard Mason was named chair man -of the ..constitution commit tee. Also named to the committee were Otto Standhardt and John Mallick. James Elliot was named publicity and publication com mittee chairman. Philip Austin and Frederick Schmidt were also named to the committee. Thomas Taylor was appointed social com mittee'chairman. Members of the committee are Gerald Donovan and John Kemper. Paul Zanoni was made parliamentarian. Skull and Bones Opposes Hat Group Skull and Bones, senior men’s hat society, opposed the organ ization of a new sophomore men’s hat society at a special meeting -Sunday night, Lincoln Warrell, president, has announced. The society decided to leave any official action concerning the or ganization. of a new senior wom en’s hat society up to the present female hat societies on campus Plans for national affiliation were discussed and John Donnal was appointed chairman to in vestigate the national status of the hat society. Bfue Key Deadline Set for Tomorrow The .deadline for applications for Blue. Key, junior men’s hat society, is 5 p.m. tomorrow, ac cording to Edwin Kohn, presi dent. - are be turned in at the'-Student Union desk in Old Mam Kohn reminded students to include thei* All-College- aver age .and extra-curricular activi ties m the application. An All-College average of 1 0 is required for membership. Ap plications will be screened- accord ln§. .o a point system based on activities. TODAY'S WEATHER WINDY COLDER By BILL JOST vention to the individual dele gates were given as the reasons for cancellation. The convention was to have been sponsored by AIM and Leonides, independent women’s organization. Franklin Reese, appointed chair man of the convention committee last year, said a “bog down” in housing would cause either the postponement or cancelling of the convention. He recommended the cancellation so the region would be able to hold its convention and election - of officers elsewhere be fore, the national conclave to be held in April. The College would not have housing facilities avail able until during the winter, when the weather prohibits hold ing a convention, or next spring, which is too late to allow the new officers time to prepare for the national meeting. Unable To See Clark Ross Lehman, adviser to AIM, said the situation was “primarily AlM’s fault” for not making ar rangements,' especially housing plans, for the convention earlier. He said an ORA form should have heen filed earlier this semester. This is a College fotm which makes arrangements for housing and meeting rooms. Reese said he . was under the impression the College had made some arrangements for the con vention~He said he "had seen Rus sell Clark, director of housing, last spring to make the arrange ments. Reese said Clark told him to come back in the fall, and add ed he was not able to see Clark this semester. He said he had sent a letter informing Clark about the convention and asking for an appointment to see him. ' Reese also said AIM had. had the College’s permission to bid for the convention and had noti fied the College the bid for the convention site had beemaccepted. i the association that notifying the administration was not e n o ugh. Committees should have been set up and op erating before Jast week, he said. 200 Expected When asked; by the board whether there was any possible way to hold the convention, Leh man said no rooms were available. The situation is especially serious with the women, who must stay on campus. At present, there are only vacancies for 18 women. Approximately 50 women and •s (Continued on page eight) Dp n't Stop Opens Tonight With Homecoming Coronation The presentation and corona • tion of Penn- State’s first Home ; coming Queen since 1940 will set . off each performance-of the Thes . pian..fall musical revile, “Don’t Stop Now,”- which opens at 8 tonight in Schwab. Auditorium. Tickets for the show are avail able at- the Student Union, desk i l } p.ld. Main. They are priced at $1 for tonight’s performance, and $1.25 for tomorrow and Saturday. The queen was chosen Monday fi*om five finalists by a secret ballot of-the football team. Her identity will be revealed for the first time when the show begins tonight.- The Pershing Rifle squad will form the guard for the queen and will drill in her honor. Rushing Scene Ends Act I “Strollin’,” a boy-girl number lay A 1 Beliasov and Pat Layman, is second on the program followed by “Hennessey of the Hort Woods Patrol.” The cast for the third ; scene includes Dick Neuweiler, 1 Ira Apple, Charles Basch, Don ] Vaughn, Joanne Church, Barbara . Zinman. Dick Hurlbrink,. Terry , Dolson, Jack Kelly, Ruth Anne ' Schneli, Doris - Cook, Jack Sem- < STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY'MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 1952 Seniors Approve LaVie Amendment _ —Phofo by Sussman SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT Theodore Kimmel (right) and vice president William O'Malley look over gathering senior class mem bers before its meei'ng last night at which the class approved an amendment to the LaVie assessment proposal now before All- College Cabinet. ' 2 Hat Societies Will Sponsor • Pre-Game Rally Parmi Nous, senior men’s hat society, and Cwens, sophomore women’s hat society, will jointly sponsor the pre-Nebraska game pep rally, at 7:15 p.m. tomorrow, James Schulte, Parmi Nous presi dent, has announced. Speakers will be senior foot ball players Bob Pollard and Bob Smith and Assistant Coach Frank Patrick. The rally will be held in front of Old Main. The Blue'Band will march there from the West Dorm area. Alan McCfiesney, head cheer leader, asked students to support the undefeated football team. He pointed out that many colleges draw as high' as one-third their student body for their pep rallies. The rally will be held earlier than usual to garner a better crowd, he said. mar, Dick Brugger, Eugene Nepa. and Beverly O’Conner. Lynn Christy, associate profes sor of English composition, will present a percussion discussion monologue, “One Man’s Best,” for the fourth scene of'the fii-st act. The “Sorority Rushing Scene,” a take-off on sorority rushing will conclude Act I. Participants in the skit include Pat Marstellar, Judy Koenig, Marian Schwartz, Pat Mansfield, Nancy Mareinek Theresa Horrigan, A 1 McChesney Bob Kaiser. Nancy Lou Thomas, Jane Lewis, Pat Reynolds, Kate Stark, Nancy White, Renee Jan oski, and Ed Rolf. Dance Trio to Perform : Tom Dennison and Sally Lou Jones will begin Act II with a small specialty routine in ballet. “In Front of Graham’s,” a gay nineties scene, will follow. The scene was taken from the 1947 Thespian show “Varsity Sweet heart.” Howard Wright, Richard Altman, Hurlbrink, Suzanne Kiel Ann Carlstrom, John Graham,-and Vaughn will appear in that part of the. show. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE A Deadline Today I73|| a| |T * For Motorcade— W vW 41 See Page 4 Chem Council Favors Frosh $2 LaVie Fee The recommended $2 LaVie as sessment for second semester freshmen was approved by the Chemistry-Physics Student Coun cil at their meeting last night. Council members approved the preferential seating plan. This is the plan Ernest B. McCoy, dean of the School of Physical Educa tion and Athletics suggested re cently. He proposed to allow 300 complimentary tickets to be al lotted to townspeople and alumni to attend sporting events in Rec reation Hall. The council returned a nega tive vote on the proposal that the Chess Club receive a $2OO appro priation from All-College Cabi net. The main objection of the coun cil was that if the money were given to the Chess Club, the other clubs listed in the student hand book would also be asking for an appropriation. Miss 'Dotson, Pete Larxg, and Miss O’Connor will form a dance trio for “Fresh Frosh.” Phil Wein and Sylvester Pine, a ventrilo quist and his boy, will present the next act. Fortunato Is Director The last scene is “How Mt. Nit tany Got Its Name,” a slapstick on an Indian legend. The cast for the scene includes Nepa, Brug ger. Kelly, Seminar, Ann Skapik, Sy Lazarus, Jim Himes, John Miller, John Berry, Gordon Con nors, Dan Fisher, Tom Folwell, and Ed Gilmore. The finale in which the. entire cast takes part, will end the show. Ray Fortunato is coordinating director for “Don’t Stop Now,” and Ray Barr directs the glee singers. Dialogue directors are John Price. Rolf, and Moylan Mills. Dance numbers are directed by Don Stahl and Joanne Mc- Nally. Music, lyrics, and dialogue are by Fortunato, Barr, Mills, Mi chael Rosenf eld, Sid Simon, Cliff'l Stewart, and Bob Koser. 1 Exams, Gift, Seating Plans Also Discussed By NANCY WARD A plan which would require the classes of 1953, ’54, and ’55 to pay an additional $2 fee when they pick up their cop ies of LaVie was approved by the senior class last night as an amendment to the LaVie proposal currently before'All- Chllege Cabinet. The LaVie proposal would also levy a $2 per . semester yearbook fee on the freshman class begin ning next semester. . Discussion of the possible elim ination of final examinations for graduating seniors brought out that in March. 1951, the College Senate had refused ’to approve a similar proposal. For this reason it was suggested that a committee studying the question be-pre pared to offer suggestions con cerning substitutes for finals. Rejecf Seating Plan Theodore Kimmel, senior class president, said he will appoint students to a committee to study the question and will ask the fac ulty to appoint a like number of renresentatives. ■ The class expressed disapproval of the seating proposals of Ernest B: McCoy; dean- of the School'of Physical Education and Athletics and the request of the Chess' Club for $2OO from All-College Cabinet to finance trips and other expen ses. The LaVie amendment ' was proposed by the class when - it was pointed out that the year book operated under a deficit last year and was forced to draw upon reserve funds. Since these funds are nearly exhausted, and the deficit this year will be greater than the funds on hand, additional funds are necessary. Loan Fund Suggested The class felt that the fresh men should not be made to bear the burden of this year’s book but that a fee for them was neces (Continued on page eight) Forum to Continue Season Ticket Sale Community Forum season tick ets are still on sale at the Student Union desk in Old Main. Sales will continue until 8 p.m. Nov. 10, night of the first forum perfor mance. Beginning at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 27, season ticket cards may be ex changed for a set of reserved seat tickets at the SU desk. Exchanges may be made until time of the first program. Reserved seat tick ets only will admit persons to Schwab Auditorium. Inkling Calls for Articles Fiction and poetry are - being accepted by Inkling, campus lit erary magazine, for publication in the fall issue. Material should be addressed to Inkling and left at the Student Union desk in Old Main, John Hoerr, editor, has announced. Today's State Week Exhibits Announced Pennsylvania Week activi iies _ for today are: Air ROTC open house: Arm ory. Pennsylvania history exhibit: West Dorm lounge. Psychology department dis play: Psychology Laboratory. Mineral Industries display: rotunda, first floor, museum and art gallery. Mineral Indus tries Building. Pennsylvania art exhibit: Pattee Library. FIVE CENTS
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