The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, January 10, 1953, Image 5

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    SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1953
Rheumatic Fever Fund
To Get Dance Proceeds
Probeeds from Phi Sigma Sigma's third annual square dance to
be held from 9 to midnight tonight in Recreation Hall will go to
the National Rheumatic Fever Fund, the sorority's national philan-
Princeton Prof
To Discuss
Excavations
Dr. Homer A. Thompson, pro
fessor of classical archaeology at
the Institute of Advanced Study,
Princeton, N.J., will speak on "Ex
cavating the Agora at Athens" at
8 p.m. Monday in 119 Osmond.
Since 1945, Dr. Thompson has
been field director of excavations
of the-Agora, a project conducted
by the American School of Class
ical Studies.
The school has' conducted 17-
excavation campaigns at th e
Agora, or "gathering place" of
ancient Athens, since 1931. It is
expected that ,this phase of the
project will be completed within
another year.
Dr. Thompson explains that
work conducted from last Febru
ary to July clarified the early
history of the Agora, which was
a six-acre open square. It served
as the center of political, com
mercial, and social life for citi
zens of the Athenian city-state
from early in the 6th century
B.C. until it was sacked by north
ern barbarians in 267 A.D.
Dr. Thompson's lecture is spon
sored by the division of fine and
applied arts and the Departments
of Classical Languages and Soci
ology.
Marriages
Rayner-Mohler
Joan Mohler, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester L. Mohler, Eph
rata, became the bride of George
Rayner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jo
seph Rayner, Ephrata, at a can
dlelight ceremony Dec. 31 at the
First Methodist Church, North
east, Md. The Rev. M. L. Wheat
ley performed the double-ring
ceremony.
The bride is d first semester
elementary educator
,major. Mr.
Rayner is a second semester elec
trical engineering major. •
Bierly-Deal
Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Deal
of State College announce the
marriage of their daughter, Phyl
lie Marie, to Woodrow W. Bierly
of State• College.
The Rev. Andrew E. New
comer of the Presbyterian Church
performed the ceremony at the
home of the bride's parents.
The bride is a graduate of the
College and is assistant to •the
general extension editor. Mr.
Bierly, also a graduate of the
College, served with the 6th Ar
mored 'Division in Europe during.
World War 11. He is with the
Department of Public Informa
tion.
Foreign Student Booklet
Now Available to Faculty
Members of the faculty may ob
tain copies of "U.S. Regulations
Affecting Foreign Students" from
the secretary of foreign students
in G-4 Willard. Because of the
large number of foreign students
on . campus, it is requested, that
the faculty connected with these
students become familiar 4 with the
regulations.
Kahn to Narrate Program
Rabbi Benjamin M. Kahn, di
rector of Hillel Foundation, will
narrate a program of Jewish
music on "Music of the Nations,"
sponsored by the Romance lan
guage department, over WMAJ
8 p.m. Monday.
Decorated
- BIRTHDAY CAKES
Excellent
FRUIT PUNCH
All kinds ,of
PARTY REFRESHMENTS
srica Stern
122 E. IRVIN Phone 4818
'thropic project.
Tickets, . priced at 30 cents a
person, are available from mem
bers of the sorority and at the
Student "Union desk in Old Main.
They will also be available to
night at the door.
Ross Lytle and his orchestra
will play. Lytle will call the
dances.
Each year the various chapters
of the sorority hold money rais
ing affairs to enlarge the national
fund, which is then dispersed
hospitals working with the na
tional association on the prob
lems of rheumatic heart diseases.
Some money from the national
fund is reserved fo r research.
Lancaster's Heart Haven was se
lected this year as one of the hos
pitals to be aided. It received
$5OO ffom the national fund.
The Association of Independent
Men co-sponsored the first two
affairs with the sorority. Each
of these netted over $2OO for the
national fund. AIM is. not co
sponsoring the dance this year
because when plans were first
being formulated, AIM and Leon
ides were co-sponsoring the Au
tumn Ball, held Homecoming
Weekend.
- Judith Cohen, sorority philan
thropy chairman, .is chairman of
the affair. She is being assisted
by Phyllis Frankel. Miss Cohen
said Thursday that the dance, like
the two previous, is not a strictly
date affair.
CO-editi
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Newly elected officers of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon are Wayne Hock
ersmith, president; William Parks,
vice president; James Van Horn,
recorder; William Wagner, sen
ior representative; and William
Souleret, junior representative.
Religion
Dinner Discussions
Planned by Groups
Adinner and discussions are planned by student chu7ch groups
for tomorrow.
The Evangelical United Brethren Student Fellowship will hold
its monthly dinner meeting at 5 p.m. tomorrow in the basement of
St. John's E.U.B. Church. Roseann Shirey, a member of the group,
will be the speaker.
A fellowship supper will be
held by Wesley Foundation at
5:15 p.m. tomorrow in St. Paul's
Methodist Church, to be followed
by a worship service at which
the Rev. C. Gail Morris of Lock
Haven will speak on "What Wes
ley Can Mean to You."
The Rev. Richard Goodling,
member of the Psychology Clinic,
and Rudolph Stengel, graduate
student in engineering research,
will speak to the Unitarian Stu
dent Group at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow
at 311.5. Sparks street. This will
be the final meeting of the se
mester.
As its film classic, Hillel Foun
dalj9n will present "Lost - Hori
zon," Academy Award-winning
movie, at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in
the foundation auditorium. The
group will also have an organ
ization meeting at 3 p.m. for per
sons interested in dramatics.
McGeary to Speak
Dr. M. Nelson McGeary, pro
fessor of ;political science, will
address the Faculty Luncheon
Club meeting Monday at the Hotel
State College on the subject "Are
We Too - Hard on Congress?"
THE DAILY COLLEGIAtt4 STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Room Drawings
Set for Monday
Eight-week students without
definite room assignments are
asked to report to the Dean of
Women's office, 105 Old Main,
Monday to draw numbers for
room selection for the spring
semester. Drawing will be 8
a.m. to 12 noon and 1:30 to 5
p.m.
Senior students unassigned
to rooms are asked to report
to the Dean of Women's of
fice at 6:30 p.m. Monday to
select rooms. Juniors will re
port from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday.
36 Initiated
At Sigma Tau
►nnual Dinner
Thirty-six students were in
itiated into Sigma Tau, engineer
ing honorary society, Thursday
at the annual banquet at the
Allencrest Tea Room.
Henry A. Finch, assistant pro
fessor of philosophy, spoke on
"Power and Wisdom." This was
preceded by the invocation given
by Allen H. Forbes, associate
professor of electrical engineering
and chapter adviser.
Those initiated were John
Beacham, John Bricklemeyer, Er
nest Brozier, John Close, Bernard
Dillon, Richard Dorshimer, Scott
Dotterer, Louis Fefolt, Frank
Folliner, Lee Garbrick, Glenn
George, Gerry Gillispie, Freder
ick Grout, John Hahn, Howard
Hanna, Tedric Harris, William
Hay, Rolland Harrick, and_Rob
ert Hess.
Also, William Johnson, Daniel
Kist, John Leaman, Thaddeus
Matylewich, Edward Mitchell,
Richard Oswald, Donald Plasterer,
Renato Rodriguez, "Norman Ru
bash, Jan Steber, Walter Supina,
Robert Trump, Joseph Veracco,
R. B. Watson, Harold Wells, Rod
ger Yard, and Thomas Younkins.
Wandel to Assume
Panhel Presidency
Panhellenic Council will hold
a steak banquet Tuesday night at
the Eutaw House to install Ellen
Wandel • as the new president of
the group. She will replace Mar
lene Heyman, who will be grad
uated at the end of this month.
Busses will leaye at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, according to Joan Levin
sohn, in charge of banquet ar
rangements. Sally Diehl will aid
in the arrangements.
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AMPHITRYON a great
general. He loves his wife
—but so does Jupiter.
Weir-Hall
Mrs. Roy L. Hall of Milesburg
announces the engagement of
her daughter, Marjorie, to James
D. Weir, son of Mrs. Lela Weir
of Crawfordsville, Ind.
Miss Hall attended Lycoming
College in Williamsport and the
College. She is a secretary for
E. F. Osborn, associate dean of
the School of Mineral Industries.
Mr. Weir is a graduate of Pur
due University.
Falzone-Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Kel
ley of Erie announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Ma r y
Jane, to 2d Lt. Charles Falzon,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J.
Falzone, Erie.
Miss 'Kelley is a senior major
ing in education.
Lt. Falz one is a graduate of the
College and a member of Phi
Kappa Tau.
Hahn-Heinz
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Heinz of
Reading announce the engage
ment of their daughter,. Joan, to
Thomas Hahn, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry 0. Hahn, also of Read
ing.
Miss Heinz, an eighth semester
classical language education ma
jor, recently completed her stu
dent teaching at William Penn
High School, York.
Mr. Hahn is a seventh semester
arts and letters major. He is presi
dent of the Blue Band and Phi
Mu Alpha, music honorary; vice
president of Tau Kappa Epsilon;
and a member of Skull and Bones
and All-College Cabinet.
Heister-Hess
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hess of
Roebling, N.J., announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Ther
esa, to Ralph Heister of Narberth.
Miss Hess is a third semester
elementary education major. Mr.
Heister is a seventh semester ag
ricultural education major and a
member of Pi Kappa Alpha. He
is also a member of Alpha Tau
Alpha, agricultural education so
ciety.
Hockersmith-Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fisher of
New Cumberland announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Mary, to Wayne Hockersmith, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hockersmith,
also of New Cumberland.
Miss Fisher is employed as a
secretary in the Bell Telephone
Co. of New Cumberland. Mr.
Hockersmith is a seventh semester
industrial engineering major. He
is co-captain of the lacross team
and newly elected president of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
SALE
NOW IN PROGRESS
. . . After Christmas
sale -of sweaters, skirts,
wool jersey blouses,
dresses . . . all fine
merchandise at sale
prices . . . Come in today
while selection is
still good . . .
Mary Zeitzing.er
engagemint3
Swanson-Miller
Mrs. RUth Miller of Sheffield
announces the engagement of her
daughter, Nancy, toDaVid Swan
son of Ludlow.
Miss Miller is a seventh semes
ter English major at Allegheny
College. Mr. Swanson is a seventh
semester physics major and a
member of Pi 'Kappa Alpha.
Drake-Spedding
Mr. and Mrs. Melvern S. Sped
ding of Clifford announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Mar
garet, to Donald Drake, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Drake
of Drexel Hill.
Miss Spedding is a junior in
business education and a member
of Delta Zeta. Mr. Drake, former
ly a student at the College, is
now a naval air cadet, stationed
at Pensacola Naval Air Station,
Florida. Mr. Drake is a member
of Pi Kappa Phi. No date has
been set for the wedding.
Kemp-Eckroth
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Eckroth
of Altoona announce the engage
ment of their daughter, An, to
George Kemp, son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. R. Kemp of Pittsburgh.
Miss Eckroth is a seventh sem
ester elementary education ma
jor. Mr. Kemp, seventh semester
forestry major, is president of
Sigma Phi, forestry honorary so
ciety.
Purcell-Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Miller of
Clarkesville announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Shir
ley, to Vincent Purcell, son of the
late Vincent Purcell of Miners
vine.
. Miss Miller is a third semester
elementary education major. Mr.
Purcell is doing graduate work at
the College. No date had been set
for the wedding.
Pensock-Burgess
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Pen
sock of State College announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Katherine, to Thomas Bur
gess, son of Mrs. C. A. Burgess
of State College.
Mr. Burgess is a sixth semester
science major.
Stuckey-Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Perry
of Roebling, N.J., announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Barbara, to Richard Stuckey of
Roebling.
Miss Perry is a stenographer
for the Westinghouse Corporation
in Trenton, N.J. Mr. Stuckey is
a seventh semester accounting
major and a member of Pi Kappa
Alpha.
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