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
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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.
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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
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