PAGE TWO Roethke Poems Delight Audience Bears and herons reigned last night as Theodore Roethke, nationally known poet, showed his love for nature in a sociable, neighborly reading of his poems before an audience made up largely of former acquaintances. Beginning with a group of humorous, light poetry which brought the listeners to his side, the former Penn State tennis coach and English professor soon progressed to more serious works. Most of these, from the collection “Open House,” were descriptive pieces dealing with his appreciation of the works of nature. Portions from “Field of Light,” a- series of episodes in the spirit ual history of a man from early childhood to death, were appro priately well-received. This ab stract, metaphysical work, read with deep emotion, definitely showed Roethke’s artistic tem perament. It appeared as a wel come relief from the light verse first read. Roethke then read some poems that outstanding students and • friends of his had written, in cluding one by David R. Wago • ner, instructor in English com position. . Following this was another series of poems dealing with na ture, and abruptly the program ended. It seemed as if the best were yet to come, because every poem appeared better than the previous one. The listener left with the feeling that he was just beginning to personally under stand Roethke, but time wouldn’t permit him to fully know this outstanding American poet. Roethke was the first speaker in the current Simmons Series, sponsored by the German depart ment. He has received several honors for his writing including two Guggenheim Fellowships, a grant from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and several major poetry prizes. He is the author of three books of poetry: . “Open House,” “The Lost Son,” ■ and “Praise to the End.” He is now studying philosophy in New York City and presenting read ings of his poems in Eastern cities. He previously was tennis qoach and English professor at the Col lege. Living Units to Get New Laundry Facilities Twelve electric clothes washers and six dryers will soon be in stalled in men’s and women’s liv ing units, Allen C. St. Clair, act ing director of housing, announced yesterday. The housing depart ment hopes to have the project completed ,by April 1, he said. New locks, in Nittany dormi tories will be installed through out the semester, St. Clair said. There have been many protests about the present locks, which can easily be opened. Lowenfefd Articles ' A series ■of three articles by Viktor Lowenfeld, professor of art education, have appeared in Japanese in “Biku-Bunka,” a To kyo journal of aesthetic educa tion. The articles concern the cre ative and mental growth of children. SUITS DRESSES COATS TROUSERS! SKIRTS | ' 89c 89c 1" 49c | 49c| DlUllig Our Annual Dry Cleaning Special _ WED., THURS., FRI. ONLY I FEB. 18-19-20 JufCHli a ■ n a n 3Higg| gMn gm Vic's is featuring delicious food that will appeal ■■iiiiUp £SBBSL to all Lenten observers. Included on Vic's bill of fare 3 garments cleaned and Dressed are cheese, tunafish, lettuce and tomato, and egg salad.. - for the price you normally sandwiches that go well with Vic's extra thick (you navfnr9 can eat t * iem w '*h 3 spoon) milk shakes, pay TUr C So, w h en .you feel like eating a lunch or a snack,. LAUNDCRCTTC I drop into Vic's and try his foods featured for Lent. 210 ? W. COLLEGE AVE. OPEN DAILY - 8:30 W 145 S. ALLENT ST. Phone 4785 - - - PARKING IN THE REAR By EDMUND REISS Theodore Roethke Presents poetry readings Two Alumni Given Wings, Commissions Two former Penn State stu dents have received their Air Force pilot wings and have been commissioned second lieutenants in the Air Force Reserve. William D. Matter and William R. Smiles received their wings and commissions at graduation exercises of Class 53-A-l of the USAF Basic Pilot School (Multi- Engine) at Reese Air Force Base, Texas. IFC-Panhel Dance To Feature Long Johnny Long and his orchestra will play for the Interfraternity Council-Panhellenic Council Ball April 17, .William Hirsch, dance' chairman, announced yesterday. The IFC-Panhel Ball will take place 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 17, as one of the events climaxing Greek Week. Working with Hirsch on the dance are Mary Carstensen, Panhel chairman, and Richard Bunnell. Hirsch announced that decora tions for the dance will be selected from five themes proposed by a professional New York decorator. Programs have been-arranged and .refreshments planned for the dance, Hirsch' said. Thursday night prior to the IFC-Panhel Ball has been set aside for the IFC-Panhel banquet, according to plans announced by Richard Gibbs, Greek Week fra ternity chairman. House parties will be planned for Saturday, the night following the ball, Gibbs said. Greek Week will end with a jazz concert tentatively scheduled \ THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA 8 Crews Begin Work On Twin-Bill Eight stage crews have begun work on the production end of Players’ twin-bill “Aria da Capo,” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Christopher Try’s “A Phoenix Too Frequent.” The two one-act plays will begin a five week run Feb. 27 at Center Stage. April Heinsohn is general man ager in charge of stage crews for the two Center Stage productions. Carol Schwing, Dolores Mc- Hugh, Lucille Dorsey, and Isabel Furey are working on the. costume grew under the supervision of manager Carolyn Baer. The makeup crew, co-managed by Cliff Crosbie and Ross Ban nard, includes. Lois Lehman and Tony Deniso. Props for the plays will be col lected by Jane Davis, manager, and Mai Gable, assistant manager of the properties crew. Jo Palmer and Bob Cox- will be in charge of sound. On the lighting crew are Evie Horwin, manager; Lyle Pelton, Steveri Babcoch, Roger Owens, and Sylvia Brown. Pollv Moore will manage the technical crew manned by Russ Dalton, Carol Fry. Jack Kutz’, Jo hanne Llewelyn, 7 Sylvia Smith, and Carol Strong. 1 Manager Bill Norman heads the house crew composed of assistant manager Bill Nudorf, Barbara Cotter, Jo Fleming, Diana Rafuse, and Carol Wilson. Advertising will be handled by manager Janet Schuetz, Alice No ble, Nancy Dahl, Lynn Kahano witz, Fay Goldstein, Ruth Kluger, Joan Clarey, Elda Morgan, Cindy Fetterman, Rose Mariano, Nancy Hicks, Annette Bortman, Barbara Scholes, Barbara Schmidt, Diane Thatcher, Paul Macklin, Lois Stellmack, and Sue Leib. for Sunday afternoon, April 19. Miss Carstensen is also Panhel chairman for Greek Week. The week will begin April II with a series of work projects. Sunday will be marked by Greeks by church and Chapel attendance in groups. That Sunday night has been se lected for the IFC-Panhel Sing. Faculty-alumni dinners and fire sides will be held in fraternity houses and sorority suites Monday evening. Exchange dinners and open houses are planned for Tues day evening. Gibbs announced that a variety show has been'tentatively sched uled for Wednesday night of the week. ■ag _ tpp< Jpi.— ipi —»ig wide differences in nationality found in the club are (left to right) Maj-Brilt Houston, Sweden; Gerd y/eissmann. Germany; Jeffrey Caine. Great Britain: Constance Demuth, U.S.A.; Augustin Bartik, club president, Czechoslovakia, and William Pullman, Great Britain. Languages CuLture-N'est Pas? Are you a modifier-displacer? Are you among the liberal artists, who, in their foreign language classes, get nauseated by nouns, tense about tenses, jinxed by gender, confused by conjugations, and agitated by adjectives? • w So you are crossed up by conjunctions, persecuted by preposi tions and, in general, .grounded by grammer! Despair not! The noun ydu nurse today will be the title of your consomme tomorrow. There is great value in the knowledge of a foreign language. Just ask the man who speaks one. For the man engaged in a bat tle of wifcs (two wisecrackers sub tlely insulting each other) who wants to be known for his tongue in-cheek rather than foot-in mouth, ' a few foreign • phrases sprinkled in the conversation are indispensible. What’s the answer to a sly “il pleut n’est pas” swiftly delivered with a wink? There is no comeback; the battle is won. To the man-in-the-street (hands in-pocket) this remark means nothing. He cannot reply. Can Read Directions Other indispensible aids gained by a study of a foreign tongue: you can read The New Yorker, the editors of which find it cul tural to spread French cliches throughout the articles, the read ers of which take great delight writing letters to the editor point ing out that the cliches’ Verbs','are wrongly conjugated. You- can or der beefsteak in any one of thou sands of quaint restaurants with-- out getting chocolate pudding. You can read the directions (in evitably printed in Portuguese) on bottles of cleaning fluid. You can display your wordliness by order ing a pair of socks size “doce” in metropolitan shops which display signs reading “Adui se habla es- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, |9,l^sS| Show By MIKE FEINSILBER |panol.”. You can listen to short wave radio and occasionally smugly nod your head showing that you’ve caught a word and kno\v what it means. Wait, there’s more: You can tell whether the for eign movie advertised on the mar quee is about banana smugglers, Popeye, or motherhood. .Travel Abroad You can tell how much beef is in the sausage' in the butcher’s window. You can interpret the names of exotic lipsticks and perr fumes. You can determine whe ther the smorgasbord’s' contents will give you heartburn. The list is “sin fin,” without end. Traveling abroad without ; a knowledge of the native tongue is haplessly, hopelessly, haphaz ard. How many innocent Ameri cans have told the bus boys that they want to take a bath and, instead, get a cab? •=. Of course, there are certain signs and symbols—head nodding, smiling, eye winking, and shoul der shrugging—that are under stood everywhere, without the .aid of a glossary. And most foreign-language stu dents. driven idiotic by idioms, get plenty of practice in the art of shoulder shrugging in their classes. "INVASION USA." safe "THE HAPPY TIME" LINDA CHRISTIAN ( SEE THE A-BOMB DROPPED IN N.Y. "EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS" Marge and Gower Champion
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