. , , -,....... 1 ~ ÜBA Can Be dr ' . I - 4 ' ' Teacher' Gripes ...,,,:_:,.. -' . Do Not Hold Up Dollar Saving -- 1E r , El at t g ..40;N:./T r il ic>,ggitin See Page 4 ,- 4. See Page 4 BSS qi. A BETTER PENN STATE •- • Vol. 53, No. 73 Freshman Will Start Fraternities may officially pledge present first semester fresh men after 8 a.m. Feb. 14, Interfraternity Council announced last night. Informal bids may be extended to freshmen until that date, IFC said. These informal bids may be retracted by either the rushee or the fraternity until the 'official p. George V. Allen Commencement Speaker President Will Hold Open House President and Mrs. Milton S. Eisenhower will hold an office "Open House" from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 27 in 203 Old Main for all graduating seniors and . 'their parents i 'it was announced yester day by Wilmer E. Kenworthy, as sistant to the President. Theodore Kimmel, senior class president, will join the Eisen howers in greeting students. The idea for such a function was started at the request of last year's senior class, and on the basis of its success, was request ed again this year. Dr. George V. Allen, United States ambassador to Yugoslavia since 1950, will deliver the ad dress at the fall semester com mencement exercises to be held at 2 p.m. the same day. The exer cises will take place in Recrea tion Hall. President Eisenhower, in an nouncing the selection recently, said, "Dr. Allen, now in Bel grade, is an outstanding Ameri can who has handled some of this nation's most difficult diplomat ic assignments, and I am', per sonally grateful to him for agree ing to take time to come to Penn State for our fall semester com mencement." Dr. Allen will arrive in this country sometime this week. Physics Exams Ready "College Physics Review," a set of specimen examinations of un dergraduate physics courses com piled by Dr. Robert Weber, as sociate professor of physics, is now available. Further informa tion is obtainable at ext. 2114, the physics library. TODAY'S WEATHER WINDY WITH SHOWERS STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1953 Pledging Feb. 14 edge date. A pledge card and the $2 pledge fee must be turned into the Stu dent Union desk in Old Main on or before Feb. 18 for every stu T dent pledged by the slBth. Pledge cards are available at the Student Union desk. No present first semester fresh man may be pledged before the date for official pledging, Feb. 14. In order to pledge, a rushee must have a 1.0 All-College aver age or a 1.0 average for the pre vious semester. The Feb. 14 pledg ing date applies only to students who will be in their second se mester. Students who are übper classmen and have the required average may pledge anytime dur ing the school year. Freshmen may not be pledged during their first semester. Informal pledging, illegal in previous years, will consist of an invitation extended by the fra ternity. --arid' •ac cepted by the rushee. This is being done so that a student will be more able to become acquainted with the fra ternity. An informal bid will not be binding UpOn either the fra ternity or the student until Feb. 14, when pledge cards are signed and pins distributed. The IFC intends to check on the averages of all men pledged, RKesident Arthur Rosfeld told a meeting - of rushing chairmen last night. He noted that adherence to the 1.0 average rule has been practiced by. the -fraternities dur ing the past few years and ex plained that this is one of the reasons the fraternity men's aver age is above the All-College men's average. ,Rosfeld .suggested that houses not having a pledging ceremony institute one so that pledges, most of whom - live in the dormitories, will be. made to feel more a part of the fraternity. • High Comedy Sets the Scene For Players"Amphitryon 38' A Greek legend will be trans formed into high comedy with help from French and American playwrights when Players open "Amphitryon 38" A 8 tonight in Schwab Auditorium. Tickets for S. N. Behrman's lib eral translation of Jean Girau doux's comedy are available at the Student Union desk in Qld Main at 60 cents for tonight and $1 for tomorrow and Saturday nights. The original Greek legend told of Jupiter, king of the gods, as suming the likeness of Amphi tryon in order to visit the war rior's wife Alkmena. As 'Jupiter was giving a banquet at ,Amphi tryon's home, Amphitryon re turned home froth war and claimed the honor of being mas ter of the house. As far as the servants and guest were concerned, the dispute was soon decided—he who gave the feast was to them the host. Alk mena was, by Jupiter, mother of the strong Hercules. The legend has been the sub ject of comedies by - such authors as Plautus, Moliere, and Dryden, and in 1929 the ,French dramatist Giraudoux -wrote "Amphitryon 38," meaning it was the 38th treat ment• of the famous theme. Behr man's translation for the 1937 Broadway production was called liberal enough to be entitled "Amphitryon 39." ' • In the Players' production, di rected by - Dennis Sherk, graduate assistant in dramatics; Jolly _Os walt will play. the role ..of, Alk- Cabinet Will Hear Radio Fee Request All-College Cabinet tonight expects to hear a proposal asking student financial sup port of a campus radio station. John Laubach, All-College President, has said he expects no opposition to a motion which will be considered asking student support. The group will study the proposal after a report by Emery RiChardson, chairman- of the President's radio committee. In the report, Richardson said„ he will give an over all picture of the station, includ ing operating procedures. He will also ask the adoption of a consti tution setting policies for the sta tion. Coeds Must Quit Dorms After Finals Women students living in the dormitories must vacate their rooms within 24 hours after their last examination, Dean of Wom en Pearl 0. Weston said yesterday. Dean Weston explained that this ruling complies with College regulations. Women students who have late finals, however, or who have a valid, excuse for staying ,in the dorms during the semester recess, will be permitted to stay on cam pus. These students should con tact their dormitory hostess, Dean Weston said. Men's dormitories will remain open during the period, as is usual. At the same time, Director of College Food Service Mildred A. Baker announced dormitory din ing halls will remain open during the week of Jan. 25 instead of closing, as has been the custom in past years. From Jan. 17 to 27 a new sched ule will go into effect in the dorm dining halls. During this period lunch will be served to women students from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m., and dinner will be served_begin ning at '5 p.m. Lunch will be served to men students from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., and dinner will be served from 5 to 6:15 p.m. MERCURY, (left), portrayed by Sid •Archer, and Gordon Greer as Jupiter, look down updn Amphitryon's• mortal wife Alkmena from a cloud above Amphitryon's palade. The action takes place in the first scene of Players' "Amphitryon 38" -which opens at 8 tonight in Schwab Auditorium., mena whi c h was created on Broadway by Lynn Fontaine. Gordon Greer will play the Alfred Lunt role of Jupiter, and Sid Archer will play Mercury, messenger of the gods, who sees Alkmena from a cloud. John - Anistqn will be Amphi tryon, • and .Dick Neuweiler - will be the trumpeter originally por trayed--by ..Sydney Greenstreet Two-thirds' of cabinet at two meetings must approve any mat ters of finance, as required by the All-College constitution. The next meeting will not be. held until the' first week of February. No definite method to raise the money has been suggested. One possibility is an additional assess ment of 15 cents to the student fee each semester. This• assess ment would raise the $3OOO need ed to pay half the $6OOO yearly expenses of the station. The Col lege administration is considering paying the additional $3OOO neces sary to provide the total. ' AGENDA Roll- call Minutes of previous meeting Reports of officers Adoption of agenda Reports of committees Food' committee Old business UN report New business Radio station report Presentation of Board of Publi cations Constitution Appointments Announcements. The plan to assess the students seems the simplest, Richardson said. However, he added that it was not up to that group to make recommendations about ' finance of the station. The money will be used to pay for transmitters, op erating expenses, and upkeep of the station, Richardson said. President's _committee has (Continued on page eight) Alice Mears will play Leda, who was loved by Jupiter in•the guise of a swan. ' . Al Sarkas will play SoCi; Bill Musser, warrior; Carol Strong, Nenetza; •Beverly Masters, Klean tha; and Velma Kaiser, the echo. Russel Whaley designed and Mesrop Kesdekian executed the stylized four-level set. Muriel Stein - is.• costume superviser. State Hosts Two Teams In Debate The Penn State men's debate squad entertained teams from Bucknell University and Dickin son College yesterday in a series of non-decision debates and a symposium-type discussion. The topic discussed was the current national intercollegiate topic, Resolved: that the Congress of the United States should en act a compulsory fair employment practices law. At the debates held in the after noon, an affirmative Penn' State squad of Benjamin Sinclair and David Swanson competed against a Dickinson pair. Representing the College on the negative side against Bucknell • were Meyer Bushman and Thomas White. In the evening the symposium was held on the same topic. Four speakers presented various views and were then questioned by three other debaters. The discussion was then thrown open to the spectators for open questioning of 'the panel. The - Penn State squad also en tertained the visiting schools at a dinner held in the State Col lege Hotel. Jay Headly, manager of the College team, gave a - wel coming talk and presented each of the debaters with a small tro phy ash-tray. Headly also announced that the next debate for the College squad would be the Boston Invitational Tournament. The tourney, which attracts between 50 and 70 schools, was won by the College last year. Foreign Grants Are Available To U.S. Students Opportunities for Amer ic an students to obtain 200 fellowships for study abroad have been an nounced by the Institute of In ternational Education for th e 1953-54 academic year. The awards are largely for study in European and L atilt American universities. Also in cluded axe grants from the Uni versities of Ceylon and Teheran. They are sponsored by private organizations and by foreign gov ernments. Basic requirements for eligibil ity for the majority of the awards are United States citizenship, a bachelor's degree, a good aca demic record, and a good knowl edge of the language of the coun try of the study. Fields included in the grants include language, literature, sci ence, the humanities, and the so cial sciences. Deadlines for ap plication for most of the fellow ships are set at March 1, but the French government has listed Feb. 1 as the closing date. • A pamphlet, "Fellowship Op (Continued on page eight) Special Permissions Upperclass women will have 11 o'clock permissions fro m' Sunday to and including Jan. 29, during final examinations. First semester freshman wom en will have ten o'clocks. One o'clock traveling per missions taken after noon Jan. 27 will be considered with the spring semester. FIVE CENTS
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