WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1953
Leonides 'Wants.
Election Change
A change in the Leonides election schedule was proposed by
Vivian Peterson, president, Monday night, so that the new officers
can-'attend the national convention of the •National Independent
Student Association, to be held April 23-25 at Purdue University.
No -action was taken on the proposal.
An essay contest on "Why Be an Independent?" will be spon
sored by the National Independ
ent Student Association through
Leonides.
Miss Peterson mentioned the
three possibilities for a scholar
ship fund. These are: (1) contri
bute to the Penn State Student
Scholarship Fund, (2) set up a
Leonides scholarship fund, or (3)
do both. Because there was no
quorum, no vote could be taken.
RILW Committees
'Cwens Plans
Frosh Party
Cwens made plans for a party
for matriculating freshmen and
transfer students during spring
semester orientation week at a
meeting Monday night.
The purpose of the informal af
fair will be to make new students
feel at home, because little em
phasis is put on orientation in the
spring semester.
Patricia Ellis, Sylvia G rub e,
Nani. Ku, Aurelia Arre, and Joyce
Shushman Wer e appointed to
take charge of the party.
Margaret Crooks, past presi
dent and official counselor, pre
sided at the installation of offi
cers. Standing committee chair
men and committees, including a
committee to discuss p o s s i b l e
service projects for next semes
ter, will be appointed at the next
meeting.
• Cwens will help serve at the
tea for outgoing senior women to
be held in Grange dormitory to
night. They will also assist in
registration, and 0 r i ent ation
Week.
Christy to Play
At WD Dance
Lynn Christy and his orchestra
will play at a West Dorm dance
Feb. 20, George Forsyth, chair
man of the social committee, an
nounced at a meeting of the West
Dorm Council last night.
Forsyth said no Meetings of the
social committee were scheduled
until the beginning of the spring
semester. He said- the attendance
at past committee meetings has
been very bad, and urged floor
presidents to be sure the floor's
social chairman or a representa
tive of the floor attends the com
mittee's meetings. Council Presi
dent Robert Hance suggested that
Forsyth mail cards to council
members notifying them of the
meeting as well as, to floor social
committee chairmen.
. Council members were asked to
consult with residents - of their
living areas about the possibilities
of installing a television set in
the main West Dorm lounge.
5 PSCA Workshops
Will Meet Tonight
Five workshop groups of the
Penn State Christian Association
will meet for the last time this
semester at 7 tonight. Worship
workshop meeting has been post
poned until next month.
The Drama and the Art for the
Spectator workshops will meet at
the PSCA office, 304 Old Main.
The Music for the Listener
workshop will meet in Simmons
Hall lounge.
Know Your World workshop
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Ralph Garber, 613 W. Park ave
nue.
The Gripes and Grins workshop
will meet in 304 Old Main.
Sorority Offers
Annual Scholarship
Application forms for the an
nual Delta Delta Delta scholar
ship are available in 105 Old Main.
The scholarship, which will not
exceed $2OO, is open for sorority
and non-sorority women alike.
The award will be presented on
the basis of qualities showing
promise of "valuable citizenship
in future communities." •
• The Delta - Delta Delta commit
tee on, awards will judge the ap
pliCations, which, must be re
turned before Feb. 20.
THE DAILY eVLLECiIA•N. ST PITT; C.:OI.4_,ECi.E. YEN PIS Y LA/ AMA
Reports on dormitory units
will be due at the next meeting,
Feb. 2; the reports will be both
oral and written. Representatives
were urged to conduct more unit
meetings. It was suggested that
there are several women speakers
available who could be used as
drawing cards for these meetings.
Representatives can schedule
these speakers through Mary Jane
Wyland at the Penn State Christ
ian Association office, 304 Old
Main.
Women -interested in working
on Religion In Life Week com
mittees may contact Hilda Hoge
land in 329 McElwain.
Contest Rules-.
A prize of $25 will be awarded
for the best essay in the "Why
Be an Independent" contest, and
a trophy will go to the chapter
at the winner's college. Entries
will be sent to Charles Stillwell,
Drury College, Springfield 2, 0.
These are the contest rules:
1. Essay should be typed on one
side of paper only and should 'be
double-spaced.
2. Essays should be identified
with a pen-name and should be
accompanied by a sealed envelope
containing writer's name, address,
and college, and having the pen
name on the outside of the enve
lope.
3. April 1 is the deadline on
which essays should be received
in the Office of the Executive
Secretary.
4. Winner will be announced at
the national convention at Pur
due.
5. All essays become the prop
erty of NISA, and the decision
of the judges is final. •
Two Days Remain
In Clothing Drive
With two days remaining in the
clothing drive sponsored by Wom
en's Student Government Associ
ation, contributions are "wming
along very well," according to
Genevieve Castrodale, chairman
of the drive.
Miss Castrodale reported that
all collection boxes on campus
had been emptied at least once.
"We hope the donations from
last-minute contributors are as
great as expected," she said.
Boxes for discarded clothing
have been placed in women's
dormitories, Old Main, and West
Dorms, since the drive began last
Thursday. Through the loc a 1
Friends organization, the clothing
will be mended and shipped to
Korea.
Red Cross Group
Chooses Officers
The Penn State Red Cross com
mittee has elected Marie Wagner,
chairman, and Roberta Jones, sec
retary.
The organization is planning a
variety show for the veteran hos
pital in Altoona Feb. 16. Chair
men of committees are Donald
Ludwig, entertainment; Betty
Budhana n, .refreshments; and
Robert Hance, transportation.
Those serving on the Red , Cross
committee are Kay Brainerd, Bet
ty Buchanan, Donald ' Douglass,
Robert Han c e, Roberta Tones,
Donald Ludwig, Ruth Minkel, Ma
rie Wagner, Rhea White, and Ron
ald Zimmerman.
The fastest bird for running on
the land is the emu of Australia.
The emu can travel at 31 miles
an hour for 10 miles.
Dean of Women
Sets Coffee Hour
An informal coffee hour for
all graduating senior women
will be held at 6:30 tonight in
Grange Dormitory by Dean of
Women Pearl 0. Weston and
her staff.
Kent Forster, associate pro
fessor of history, will be guest
speaker.
Senior . women will be asked
to complete personnel blanks
at that time, and information
on graduation will be given.
engag..erriento
Frey-Riddle
' Mr. and Mrs. Harry 0. Riddle
of Franklin announce the en
gagement of their • daughter, Sue,
to Robert Frey, 'son of Mr. and
Mrs. Max M. Frey of Franklin.
Miss Riddle is a third semester
business education major, and Mr
Frey is a seventh semester stu
dent in mechanical engineering.
Condit-Lord
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lord of
Reading announce th e engage
ment of their daughter, Patricia,
to John Condit, -son of Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Condit of Washing
ton.
Miss Lord is a fifth semester
home economics major. Mr. Con
dit, an eighth semester commerce
major and a member of Delta
Sigma Phi, will work for the
General Fireproofing Co. in
Youngstown, 0., after graduation
this month:
Ayers-Radisca
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Radisca
of Phoenixville announce .the en
gagement of their daughter, Kath
leen, to Charles Ayers of Sayre.
Miss Radisca, a seventh sem
ester elementary education ma
jor, has been active in Association
of Childhood Educators Interna
tional and the Women's Recrea
tion Association. Mr. Ayers,
eighth semester arts and letters
major, will enter law school after
graduation this month. No date
has been set for the wedding.
Delta Theta Sigma
Initiated into Delta Theta Sig
ma recently were James Oliver,
James Hay, John Dinger, Robert
McDowell, Harry Roth, Allan
Thompson, James Stitt, Daryl
Heasley, Wayne Moorhead, and
Belford Thompson.
Lathbda Chi Alpha
Newly-elected officers of Lamb
da Chi Alpha are Carl Lunde,
president; Nathaniel Hamilton,
vice-president; Edward 800 k,
treasurer; George • Durik, secre
tary; Richard Harris, pledge
trainer; .Lee Ross, social chair
man; and Thomas Hand, rushing
chairman.
Delta Sigma Phi
Newly elected officers of Delta
Sigma Phi are John Hampford,
president; Lawrence James, vice
president; Thomas Elston, secre
tary; Thomas Poslosky, treas
urer; John Freed, social chair
man; William Sidow, pledgemas
ter; Walter Daron, sergeant-at
arms; and James Seton, house
manager.
Delta Sigma Phi recently
pledged Dennis Hedges, Thomas
Richards, Joseph Andrews, James
Elliot, and. Francis Schneider.
Theta Xi
Theta Xi held its annual elec
tions Sunday night. Those re
elected are Austin Marts, presi
dent, and Ralph Slomsky, house
manager. New officers of the frat
ernity are Clarence Davis, vice
president; Paul Gery, secretary;
Lloyd Eddings, caterer; Robert
Eddings, social chairman; and
Richard Smedley, Interfraternity
Council representative.
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Noted Cantor Sings
At Concert Tonight
Cantor Moses J. Silverman of Chicago will present a concert of
Jewish music, sponsored by the Hillel Forum, at 8 tonight at the
Hillel Foundation.
Cantor Silverman, a descendant of generations o amous can
ors, has made radio and television appearances on all major net
works and is a recording artist for MGM. He was featured soloist
recently at a concert in Grant
Park, Chicago, before an audi
ence of 80,000.
As a boy, Cantor Silverman
sang in his father's choir and then
toured with Joseph Rosenblatt,
one of the great cantors of mod
ern times. He continued his train
ing at the Institute of Musical
Art in -New York City and now
serves as cantor of the Anshe
Emet Synagogue in Chicago, the
largest synagogue in the Midwest.
Cantor Silverman, in addition
to his radio and TV appearances,
was the star of the motion pic
ture "Your Neighbor Celebrates."
Cantor Silverman will sing
selections from the liturgy of the
Synagogue, western European
Yiddish folk songs, and modern
Israeli compositions. He will be
accompanied at the piano - by
Joseph Rosenthal, graduate stu
dent in arts and letters.
The concert is open to the pub
lic
Dance to 'Featu re
To Sing at Hillel
Moses Jo Silverman
Christy Family
Lynn Christy, associate pro
fessor of English composition, and
his two sons, Neil and Lynn Jr.,
will be the feature attractions of
an hour-long floor show at the
annual, polio fund-raising dance
tonight.
The .dance, which is sponsored
by the Elks Club, will begin at 8
p.m. at the Elks' home on S. Bur
rowes street., It will feature music
by the Campuseers. Benefits from
the dance and floorshow program
g.o to the Centre County chapter
of the' National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis.
Co-editi
Alpha Xi Delta
Newly elected officers of Alpha
Xi Delta are Lorraine Gladus,
president; Margaret Troutman,
vice president; Nancy Mayhew,
recording secretary; -Norma Voll
mer, corresponding secretary;
Mary Jo Ryerson, treasurer; and
Judith Conrad, rushing chairman.
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Members of Tau Kappa Epsi
lon observed Founder's Day Sat
urday with a banquet and infor
mal ceremonies. Sixteen members
of Beta Mu chapter from Bucknell
and guests also attended.
After short talks by house Pres
ident David Margolf and Pi chap
ter founder Dr. C. E. Marquardt,
the Mellow Aires quartet enter
tained t h e group; and a record
dance was held. Founder's Day
chairman was Gene Thomas.
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Epsilon Phi initiated
Anne Korman, Josephine Bern=
ner, and Adrianne Goldman Sat
urday. • morning. Th e annual
pledge dinner-dance was held at
the University C 1 u b Saturday
night. Music was provided by
Lynn Christy's band. Miss Gold
man received the best pledge
award.
Delta Tau Delta
Newly-appointed officers of
Delta Tau Delta are Harry Grib
ben, president; David Odiorne,
vice president; and Allen Mar
shall, sergeant-at-arms.
These officers will serve until
the regular spring election takes
place. The name of Thomas
Judge, retiring president, was
placed on the fraternity honor
plaque for outstanding service.
Janitor Service
To Be Discussed
A suggestion that Allen C. St.
Clair, acting director of housing,
be invited to discuss the janitor
service in th e Nittany-Pollock
area with the Dean of Men's ad
visory committee was one of" six
suggestions made by the -group
Monday.
Dean of Men Frank J. Simes
said he would try to ' have • St.
Clair attend the next meeting,
Feb. 2.
Other suggestions for discus
sion are medical excuses, a pos
sible- class cut policy, recreation
areas in the Nittany-Pollock .area,
possible increase in the size of
the Dispensary, and uses for the
Temporary Union Building after
construction of the Student Union.
Poly Sci Group
To Elect Officers
The Political Science Club will
meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in 319
Willard to elect ne w officers,
Richard Floum, president, has an
nounced.
Members of the Political Sci
ence Club desiring charter mem
bership in Pi Sigma Alpha, na
tional political science honor so
ciety to be established, are asked
to sign at this meeting.
Other requirements for mem
bership in Pi Sigma Alpha are a
2.0 political science average and
a 1.5 All-College average.
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