'RIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1953 Graduating Women Hear College Education Aims The development that .should have taken place after four years of college was described by Kent-Forster, associate professor of his tory, at the Dean of Women’s Coffee Hour for senior women Wed-| some of the areas of development as “physical, informational, attitudes, and values.” He said that by the end of —.l four years, a person should real ize the complexity of the world and what he doesn’t know and where to. find it. European Study Seminar Open To Students A summer seminar group open to both students and faculty will spend three weeks at a European • university and visit six countries during July and August. The group, which is par,t of the College’s Institute of International' Understanding, will be introduced to historic landmarks, art treas ures, and contemporary . life, [ of the peoples of western and cen tral Europe. ' In each of the six countries,- England, France, Italy, Switzer land, Yugoslavia, and Austria, they will meet local people pre pared to discuss current problems.. They will be accompanied by na tive guides on visits to major points of interest and will be free to pursue individual interests. _ The second phase of the trip will include residence for two to three weeks at an international summer school in Austria and numerous trips to European cities. William H. Gray, professor of history, will lead the group. Mem bership is open to from 12, to 20 students, teachers, and others who desire' this type of introduction to Europe. Further information is available from Professor Gray in 114 Sparks or from the General Extension Services. , Sigma Phi Sigma Newly-elected officers of Sig ma Phi Sigma are Richard Mill house, president; Robert Smith, vice-president; Richard Lent, sen ior custodian; Richard Jacobs, junior custodian; Paul Martincic, recorder; George Schneider; sen ior censor; Donald Egan, junior censor; Paul Lizza, tyler; Andrew Kartalis, chaplain; Walter Las ka, historian;,Charles Crist, social chairman; Diehl McKalip, cor responding secretary; and Arnold Lykens, caterer. Sigma Phi Sigma recently in itiated Donald Egan, Donald Mc- Cure, Raymond Hallett, Pierce Ostrander, David Heistand, Charles, Yarrick, Thaddeus Ka miwski, George Schneider, Donald Roberts, McKalip, Laska, and Lizza. Sigma Delta Tau Sigma Delta Tau recently in itiated Hannah Ruttenberg, Ta mara Holtzman, Inez Siegel, Janet Karp, Shelia Rosenson, Marilyn Kaplan, Carol Bash, Carol Perl mann, Francine Firestone, Max ine Horoff,. Grace Bassell, and Sallyann Skwer. Following the initiation a brunch was held in the suite in their honor. Sigma Phi Alpha New officers of Sigma Phi Al pha are Walter Lake, president; Terry Greenfield, vice-president; Herman Weiskopf, treasurer; Don ald Mitchell, secretary; Clayton McFarland, caterer; and John Shaw, house manager. Kappa Delta Recent initiates of Kappa Delta are Nancy Bailey, Isabel Capu ano, Betty Bell, Marlene Sipe, Lucille Dorsey, Virginia Terhurie, Barbara Woodward, and Carol Thompson. Delta Zeta Delta Zeta held its annual Rose Ball in honor of its pledges 'Sat urday night at Sigma Pi. Jack Jenkins’ orchestra supplied the music. Helen Hissey was chosen “ideal pledge” and Emily Kno block, “Dream Girl of Delta Zeta.” White Gets Appointment • Dr. Marsh W. White, professor, of physics, -has been appointed .to. a two-year term on the editorial board of the publication “Physics Today.” THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE uueleutE. rennsniVAWifl Graduating women are in structed by the Dean. of. Wo office to wear black shioe : s, preferably heels, and hose for Commencement. The academic go.wn must be worn ...'as.iilis, without any decoration, arid candidates for bachelors' degrees are to fasten their gowns at the neck. Concerning attitudes, he voiced the hope that some pre-college attitudes have been strengthened and new ones added. He stressed the' importance" of college as a means "of breaking away from home and impressing the, values of extra-curricular activities. Dean of Women ,Pearl _Q. Wes ion_has -urged- -those" seniors who did not come to the coffee hour to complete their personnel forms at' her office in Old .Main.. Miss Weston also' invited women grad uates to “stop in” and say good bye before leaving.' Identification cards will be sent to women graduates by the American Association of Univer sity Women. These cards state that the holder is a graduate of an accredited university and eli gible for membership in the A.A.U.W. Graduating seniors are also invited to contact and affil iate with the Penn State alumni clubs in their localities. (Engagements Mafher-New Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. New of Philadelphia announce the en gagement of. their daughter, Joan, to Lt. W. Robins Mather, USMC, of Greenwich, Conn. Miss New is an eighth semester education major and is a mem ber of Alpha Epsilon Phi. Lt. Mather, a graduate of the College, completed studies for a M.A. degree before. entering the Marines. He is a member of Sig ma Pi. Douds-Tait Mr. and Mrs. Merrill P. Tait of Allentown announce the engage ment of their .daughter, Martha, to Charles Douds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Douds of Engle wood, N.J. Miss Tait is a fifth semester political science major and is a member of • the College Co operative. Mr. Douds is a seventh semes ter physics major and a member of Theta Chi; Sigma Pi Sigma, physics honorary society; and the Penn State Christian Association. Eaken-Charlfon Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Charl ton .of Wyomissing announce the engagement of their daughter, Ckrol, to Roderick Eaken, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Eaken, of Reading. - •- • Miss Charlton is a fifth semes ter home economics major at Al bright College in Reading. Mr. Eaken is a fifth semester arts and letters major and a mem ber of Pi Kappa Alpha. An August wedding is planned. Dean Trabue Still Heads Commission of Safety Ed Dean Marion R. Trabue of the of Education will.continue for at least another year as chair man of the National Commission on Safety Education. In l - response to the unanimous request of other members during the annual meeting of the com mission in Washington, D.C., last week, Trabue' will retain his post. He had asked to be relieved at this time because of other heavy respdhsibilities.. Trabue has been a member. Of the commission since its organization ten years ago and has served as its chairman for three years. WRA Dance Committees Appointed Committees have been named for the Sweetheart Dance, a semi formal sponsored annually by Women’s Recreation Association, to be held 9 to 12 p.m. Feb. 14 in White Hall. Jack Jenkins and his orchestra will play for the dance, which is traditionally a girl-ask-boy af fair. Tickets, priced at $1.50 per couple, will be on sale Feb. 9 to 14 at the Student Union desk m Old Main. Mildred McGowan will handle tickets for the dance., Barbara Wallace and Jane Larpenteur are in charge of invitations. Martha Rojahn is chairman of publicity, assisted by Gwen Grif fith, Juliana Fees, and Winmfred Rhoad. Refreshments will be pro vided by, Mary Glading, and the decoration committee includes Miss Wallace, Miss Rhodes, and Laura Wheeler. Students interested in helping with arrangements may contact Miss Wallace, WRA social chair man, at 341 McElwain. Woven Textiles ' By Anni Albers Now On Display An exhibition of woven textiles by Anni Albers, one of the lead ing figures in textile design, is being shown in the lounge of McElwain Hall. The textiles will be on display until Feb. 4. The exhibit is scheduled to be one in a series of exhibitions and lectures to be sponsored by the fine and applied arts division of the Architecture department. The textiles were first shown in the Museum’ of Modern Art m New York in. 1949 and are being circulated throughout the United States. The textiles of Mrs. Albers, wife of the abstract painter Joseph Al bers, combine such things as paper, corn kernels, grass, and string to achieve various pat terns in texture. Other exhibits to be presented will include: “American Modern ists,” paintings from the Aeon Bement Gallery,- Feb. 11 to March 2; “Abstract Landscapes in Oil, by Stuart Frost of State College, March '3 to 21; and from the Museum of Modern Art, “The City,” April 1 to 23. A series of Wednesday after noon lecture-readings from the written works \of Eugene Dela croix, Paul Gaugin, Vincent Van Gogh, and John Marin are also being planned for late February and early March. Omicron Nu Plans Frosh Breakfast Omicron Nu, home economics honorary society, discussed plans for its freshman breakfast at a meeting last night. The breakfast, to be held in the spring, is spon sored annually by the society to honor freshman women for high scholastic achievement in the School of Home Economics. Committees were also organ ized for the Home Economics School’s Spring Week to be held April 17 and 18. The possibility of forming a local constitution was also dis cussed. Religion Hillel to Recognize Graduating Leaders Graduating seniors who have distinguished themselves m lead ership at Hillel Foundation will receive awards at the Sabbath Eve services at 8 tonight at the foundation. Honor keys will be presented to Miriam Bleiberg and Rosiland Gross. Salessa Berk and Ruth Abt will receive Hillel honor pins, and Estelle Sklar and Eleanor Bob man will be presented certifi cates of award. Members of Beta Sigma Rho will serve as hosts following the services. Fred Keefe of Princeton Theo logical Seminary will speak to the Inter-Varsity Christian Fel lowship at 7:30 tonight m 405 Old Main. His topic will be “What is Christianity?” Also present at the meeting will be Dr. Norton Sterret. missionary to India, whom Inter-Varsity is suppOTtmg. This will be the last meeting of the semester. Members of the Lutheran Stu dent Association will meet at the student house to go bowling at 7:15 tonight. . , ~ The Wesley Foundation is hold ing an international party at 7:30 tonight at the foundation. Stu dents from foreign countries will get together to dance and play games. Refreshments will be served.■ 30 Are Initiated Into Honorary Thirty students were initiated Wednesday night into the Penn State chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honorary,' m the northeast lounge of Atherton Hall. „ ' The initiates are Nancy Alle bach, Ronald Cohen, Frank Col adonato, Barbara Cole, Leon Dav idheiser, Doris Golub, Ralph Gomes, Richard Hallgren, Mar lene Heyman, Richard Karfunkle, John Laubach, Joanne Luyben, Joseph Matunis, Marjory Max well, William Mikesell, Edward Mitchell, Rocco Narcisi, Virginia Opoczenski, John Oyler, William Slepin, Robert Sorth, Louise Ty son, Marion Venzlavskas, Eugene Whitehouse, Joanne M. Williams, and Richard Wright; James Eckman, Doris Free, An .drew Mills, and Patricia. Sheaffer were initiated in absentia. Dairy Science Club New officers of the Dairy Sci ence Club are Harry Roth,' presi dent; John Sarikianos, vice-presi dent; Arthur Hefren, treasurer; David Morrow, secretary; James Hall, publicity; Charles Drasher, Agriculture Student Council rep resentative; Alan Greiss, sopho more representative; and Fred Seipt, freshman representative. Good Food at Popular Prices DUTCH PANTRY Our Own Baked Goods Fresh Daily OPEN Every Day 7 a.m. 'til Midnight 231 E. Collect Are. By AL GOODMAN ESTHER WILLIAMS "MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID" Damon Runyon's "STOP, YOU'RE KILLING ME" BRODERICK CRAWFORD GARY COOPER IN "HIGH NOON” Casts Named For Players' One-Act Shows Casts for two one-act plays to be produced by Players have been announced by Kelly Yeaton, assistant professor of dramatics, who will direct the shows.. In Christopher Fry’s “Phoenix Too Frequent,” Players President Fran Stridinger will play Dodo, Players Secretary Marcia' Yoffe .will be Dynamene,' and former Players Vice President John Price will play Tegeus. Fry’s “The Lady’s Not for Burn ing” was recently on Broadway. In Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Aria Da Copo,” Dominie Lan dro will play Cothurnus; Joe Marko, Pierrot; Ruth Lyne, Co lumbine; Nancy May, Thyrsis; and Connie Melvin, Corydon: The plays will begin a five week run Feb. 27 at Center Stage. This will be the first time in over 20 years that Players have used one act plays as a major production. The plays replace the originally scheduled “Children of Darkness” which is being produced op Broadway this spring. Music Honorary Fledges 22 Men Twenty-two men have been pledged by Phi Mu Alpha, pro fessional music honorary, accord ing to Thomas Hahn, president. Those pledged were Neil An dre, Lyle Barnard, Charles Biech ler, Harry Blansett, John Bu beck, Robert Bums, Dale Cle mens, Alan Clugston, James El liott, Allen Forbes, Robert Jones, Eugene Kocis, Donald _ Lambert, Daniel Levan, Jack Miller, Wil liam Mitchell, Robert Potter, Rob ert Schlegel, Frank Schlier, James Shaw, Glenn Stumpff, and Alexander Zerban. Working with the pledge class will be Carl Rehrig, pledgemas ter, and Don Rentschler, rushing chairman. Both are seniors in music education. ' Ag Economics Club Elects Dahle President New officers of-the Agricultur al Economics Club are Robert Dahle, president; Theodore Du- Bois, vice-president; ’ David Aten, secretary-treasurer; • and David Leathen and Edward .Pangersis, student council representatives. _ Next meeting of the club will be Feb. 3 at Alpha Zeta. - PAGE FIVE
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