THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, .1953 WSGA, WRA Set Spring Elections Spring elections for Women's Student Government Association and Women’s Recreation Association wiH be conducted Mar. 10 and 12, it was decided last night.at'a jWSGA Senate meeting. The dates for primary' ; rancl-''final'. 1 elections were set in com pliance with WR A’s' request ' fhat jofficers and members be elected 1 early in March so that its newly elected - president could be sent , to a-national convention .later that - month. Sylvia Grube was chosen elections chairman. Senate also granted Mortar board;' senior' women’s honorary., permission to poll junior women at the - elections to obtain sug gestions': for students to be eon sideied'for membership in Mor tarboard next semester. A mption that WSGA- approve the .20 cent student radio station assessment resulted in a tie vote. Joan ,-Hutchon, president,, ab stained from voting until further information is obtained. During discussion of the pro posal, it. was suggested that the radio station committe formulate , a definite plan to install FM con verters in the smaller campus living units whenever possible. As the plan now exists, 46 per cent of the students on campus would be able to receive programs when the station begins opera tion. Another suggestion was that students in radio, journalism, and other courses who would be mak ing educational use of the station i be required ,to pay an additions: fee, RILW Progtiqiti^ To Emphasizes Discussions ! The Religion-in-Life Week gen eral committee has approved a program emphasizing daily ■ fire side discussions led. -by guest speakers in fraternities' and dorm itories. .-•» The program is still in a 'tenta tive state, according to-William Griffith, RILW chairman. It. in cludes mention of all religious ac tivities taking place on campus and in the town during RILW, as well as names of guest speakers and hours of fireside discussions. Fraternities and dormitory groups are encouraged by the general committee to request speakers to lead in fireside discus sion. By ■ submitting a list of de sired topics for discussion to the committee, the groups may ex pect a speaker who will be of interest to them, Griffith said. The proposal that faculty mem bers be asked to turn over one or more class hours during RILW to theological discussion was also approved. The professor may re quest a speaker or lead the dis cussion himself. If the professor does accept a speaker,' the class may then decide, if it wishes, to have religious discussion in place of regular class discussion. (jacj em cn /a Hartman-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Smith of Tionesta announce the engage ment of their ' daughter, Shirley, to Ronald Hartman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grace Hartman, State College. _ ■ Miss Smith is assistant home economics extension representa tive .for Greene and Fayette coun ties. Mr'. Hartman is employed by the. McMillen Feed Milis, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Both are graduates of the College. .A. June wedding is planned. Sanders-Davis Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Davis of State College announce the engagement of their daughter, Ar denrie, to James Sanders, son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Sanders of Scranton. ' . r Miss Davis was formerly a stu dent at the College. Mr. Sanders, who served with the "Marines in Korea, is a second semester com merce major. No date has been set for the wedding. ' : ' Kinnaird-Moore Mr. and Mrs. Bruce V. Moore of Arlington County, Va., an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Ellen? to"'Eaird Kinnaird, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Kinnaird of Flemington; Miss Moore is a senior in fine arts and a member of Alpha Chi Omega. Mr. _ Kinnaird is a senior m aeronautical engineering and a member of Lambda'Chi Alpha! Hoy-McDowel! r Mrs. M. S. McDowell Jr., State* College, announce the engagement of their daughter;' Jean, to Stanley Hoy. son. of .Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoy, also of State College. Miss McDowell is a sixth sem ester commerce major. Mr.. Hoy is employed by the Seismograph Service Corp. at Croswell, Mich. The wedding will take place June 20. • ■-' Home Ec Club Officers .The Home Economics• Club last night elected Doris Strathmeyer, president; Martha Worthington, vice president; Ann Darbie, cor responding secretary; Carol Jenks,. recording secretary; and Agnes •cunk, treasurer. Sixty-three members were in-; Stalled in the club. Definite plans for the annual WSGA spring convocation were deferred until further informa tion regarding available speakers and places can be obtained. Yvonne Carter was appointed WSGA: Religion-in-Life Week chairman. Janet Herd was chosen substitute senior senator, replac ing Carolyn McElroy, who is stu dent teaching. WRA Approves Radio Fee Unanimous approval of the pro posed 20-cent radio station fee was expressed at a meeting of the Women’s Recreation Association executive board Tuesday night. Carole Avery, WRA secretary, will represent the board at All- College Cabinet meetings in the absence of President Mabel Mar pie, who is student-teaching. Final plans for the annual WRA Sweetheart Dance to be held Feb. 14 were discussed. Tickets for the semi-formal dance, which will take place in White Hall, will be on sale at the Student Union desk Feb. 9-14. Elisabeth Lloyd and Ruth Kron enwetter were appointed as rep. resentatives' to the. Religion-in- Life Week committee. • Leonides Appoints Elections Chairmen Two committees to supervise the spring elections were ap pointed at a meeting of Leonides this week. Eleanor Boyvodich will be general elections chair man, and Guyla Woodward will direct the elections code commit tee. Members approved a proposal to purchase permanent pins for officers. These pins would' be pre sented each year to the newly elected officers. It was decided that Leonides will contribute-to the Penn State Student Scholarship. Fund. The exact-amount will be determined at a later meeting. WRA‘s GIRL-ASK-BOY Sweetheart y. February 14th fA 9 - 12 Kj White Hall . \° Semi-Formal Tickets $1.50 Jack Jenkins' Student Union ff) Orchestra ■ Next Week \o THIS. DAILY COLLEGIAjN. STATE COLLEUE. KENNbYbVAIVIfI Women May Register For Informal Rushing . Women interested in infor mal sorority rushing may reg ister at the Dean of Women’s office, Ellen Wandel, Panhel lenic Council president, has announced. • Any woman who is a third semester student or over with at least a 1.0 All-College aver age is eligible for informal rushing. Lecturer To Discuss Near East Dr. Pierre van Paassen, corres pondent and author, will lecture on “America’s Stake in the Middle East” at 7:30 tonight at Hillel Foundation, 224 S. Miles street. The lecture is sponsored by the Department of Sociology and ,the Hillel Foundation. Dr. van Paas sen will be introduced by Dr. Maurice A. Mook, associate pro fessor of anthropology. Dr. van Paassen, born in the Netherlands, studied for the Prot estant ministry at the University of Toronto, and later received his Bachelor of Sacred Theology de gree at the Sorbonne in Paris. He is an ordained minister of the Unitarian Fellowship in the Uni ted States. As correspondent for the New York World, Dr. van Paassen covered the Riff revolt in Moroc co, the Pilaudski Putsch in Poland, the Italo-Ethiopian War, and the Spanish Civil War and was a frequent visitor in Moscow. Dr. van Paassen is author of “Days of our Years,” which sold a million copies in America, as well as “That Day Alone,” “Afraid of Victory,” “Why Jesus Died” and “Jerusalem Calling.” One of his books, “The Forgotten Ally,” was translated into 18 languages. He will soon publish a book on the religious situation in Russia. House to Meet The House of Representa tives of the Women’s Student Government Association will meet at 6:30 tonight in the WSGA room at White Hall. Selection of Queen To Highlight Mil Ball The crowning of the Military" Ball Queen will be a highlight of the dance to be held Feb. 27 from 8:30 p.m. to' 12:30 a.m. in Recreation Hall. The deadline for entries, which may be submitted only by Army and Air Force cadets and Navy midshipment, has been set for noon Feb. 14-. Entrants’ photographs must be 5 by 7 inches or larger, and a description must be in cluded, Photographs will be sent to the Virginia Military Institute, Lex ington, Va., where five finalists will be chosen by the personnel of the military staff. These final ists will appear at the dance, where, the queen will be chosen by a board of judges from the College faculty during intermis sion. Finalists must be present at the dance and must be escorted by a cadet or a midshipman. The four runnersup to the queen will form her court. Tickets for the dance, which will feature Billy May and his or chestra, are now available to ROTC cadets and midshipmen at special booths in Carnegie hall, the Armory, and the Navy Ward Room." Rehearsals to Begin For WRA Aquacade Rehearsals for the Women’s Recreation Association Swim Club’s 1953 water ballet, to be presented April 24 and 25, will begin tonight, Nancy Lusk, president, has announced. The theme of the show is based on characters and incidents from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland.” Nancy Fisher will swim the part of Alice. Those taking part in the Court Scene, will practice at 6:30 tonight. Participants are Lavina Hostet ler, Joanne Klanchar, Lois String er, Lelia Ferguson, Sylvia Crum, Mary Freeman, Marilyn Cameron, Faith Rojahn, Betty Bell, Ann Hafer, and Nancy Fisher. Sam Colgan is director. Music for the scene will be “Pomp and Circum stance.” At 7:30 tonight practice for the Tea Party scene will be held. Di rector is Eleanor Gwynn, and par ticipants include Mary Cherney, : Lillian Duvall, Alice Haviland, [ Ann Hutchison, Shirley Mix, i Phyllis Richards, and Constance IWeitknecht. Music for the scene [is “Fiesta.” ( “Waltz of the Flowers” will be 1 the background music for the ‘Flower Garden scene directed by Miss . Lusk and Martha Rojahn. Practice will be held at 8:15 to night for Margaret Powell, Geor gia Stetzer. Doris Strathmeyer; Patricia McLauchlin, Elizabeth George, Lois Hummel, Betty Mc- Dermott, Jean Whiting, Barbara Ehrenfeld, Nedalyn Charmbury, Patricia Flanigan, and Peggy Crooks. Miss Crooks and Sandra Dah linger will direct the Meeting Mr. White Rabbit scene which will be practiced at 9 tonight. Marie Kean, Julianna Fees, Sandra Dah linger, _ Peggy Davis, Miss Lusk, and Miss Fisher will swim to the music of “Petite Waltz.” The opening number, to the “Theme From the Lost Weekend” and directed by Helen Davis and Jane Lemont, will be practiced at 8 p.m. Monday. The participants are Jeanne Keller, Marcia Heeg, Barbara Wynn, Roberta Sankey, Eleanor Cober, Joan O’Connor, and Miss Fisher. Miss Fisher, a junior in physical education, took third prize in the synchronized swimming event of the October 1952 A.A.U. compe- Jtitions. In addition to earning her; water safety instructorship at Red Cross Aquatic School, she has been a swim instructor at Idle wild Park for the last three sum mers. If P Won’t You Valentine? That s what you'll be asking \\ your favorite boy or girl friend on Feb. 14. V; The best way to win a HEART is by sending a card S and a- gift from Griggs Pharmacy. Choose and give or send • American Greeting Valentine Card. For Her... • PERFUME • WHITMAN'S • JEWELITE COMB & • BRUSH SET. Gilts Well Packed For Mailing Griggs Pharmacy Opposite Old Main Plans Made For Theta Sig Matrix Dinner Committees for the annual Mat rix Dinner, to be held April 20 at the University Club, were named Tuesday night by Julia Ibbotson, president of Theta Sig ma Phi, honorary and professional fraternity for women in journal ism. The Matrix Dinner is held each spring by Theta Sigma. Phi to honor women active in campus affairs. Sarah Sapper is chairman for the dinner. Assisting her are Mary Adams, invitations; Grace Davis, elections; Shirley Gable and Eliza beth Agnew, decorations and post ers; LaVonne Althouse, publicity; Alison Morley, 1 hostess and recep tion; and Evelyn Kielar and Ken etta Peters, reservations. ' Program committee members are Elizabeth Harlor, Rita Arnie nis, and Lenore Kahanowifz; Bettie Loux, Marian Ungar, Helen Luyben, and Eliza Newell aire;Oh the entertainment committee. . Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Rho recently pledged Perry Wetzel, Robert Rugaber, Kenneth Smith, and John Lytle. Ross Lytle and ,his orchestra will provide the music for a square dance to be held Friday night at the chapter house. The square dance is open to all men, especially freshmen, wishing ;to learn about fraternities and their social life. Mensing-Brown Mrs. William Mensing of North side announces the ■ engagement of her daughter, Jane, to Bruce Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown of Enon Valley. Miss Mensing, a member 'of Delta Gamma, was a graduate from the College in January.. Mr. Brown, a senior in agricultural economics, is a member of Sigma Chi. Theta Phi Alpha Theta Phi Alpha recently held a surprise party in the chapter room for Mary Ellen Malloy, Pa tricia Kendall, Gertrude Malpezzi, and Constance Belli. Refreshments were served. Be My For Him... • TOILETRIES for Men CANDY • FOUNTAIN PENS • SHAVING SETS page fr<ne Co-Cdih
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