THURSDAY,. MAY 21,
Point System Held
For Consideration
Women's• Student--Government AsSociation Senate voted last
night to retain for investigation and consideration the actArity point
proposal made at the recent WSGA retreat.
Letters of inquiry will be sent to other colleges to determine
how they handle the system. Nancy D. White, WSGA president, said
that the system is designed to lirnit offices held by a Woman rather
than particioation in activities.
Senate voted to set Nov. 1 as
the date for the All-College Sing.
- Eleanor Horwitz was appointed
WSGA parliamentarian for 1953-
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• Classroom Discuss:ons Program
..\AISGA will co-sponsor with
:...the Penn State Christian Asso
ciation a tentative program of
classroom discussions, a tea, and
International dinner in De
-- cember featuring Miss Leila An
-cddra-on of the national Young
~ W omen's Christian Association.
The program will be held dur
,'„ing the 'week preceding the Sun
day when Miss Anderson will
speak in Chapel. According to the
plan, she will also hold confer
ences with students interested in
entering YWCA work or other
activity in the field of religion.
WSGA will set up a committee
to, work' with a PSC* committee
in ="planning the program.
Marriage Conference \ Possibility
Senate voted to look into the
possibility of sponsoring a mar
riage conference during the sec
ond semester next year. Both
campus _ and outside speakers
would probably be invited to par
ticipate in the conference. A
WSGA chairman for the project
will be selected in the fall.
The date of the big-little-sister
tea was changed from spring to
early fall, according to Senate
vote. The purpose of the change
was - to enable freshman women
to meet the candidates for fresh
man senator before fall WSGA
elections. Because the tea will be
held early in - the fall it will he
planned by the committee that
handled the tea this spring.
Carolyn Cunningham was ap
pointed to prepare a WSGA skit
to be performed during Orienta
tion Week.
Magazine to Give.
$3OOO in Prizes
A prize of $3OOO will be given
for the best manuscript of a ma
turely_conceived novel for young
people submitted to the .Lippin
cott-Seventeen annual liter a r y
contest.
The contest is co-sponsored by
Seventeen magazine and the'J. B.
Lippincott Co. book publishers.
The aim of the contest is to en
courage novel Writing of high
quality for adolescents 'which will
honestly depict growing-up ex
periences and problems of today's
teen-agers.
-Manuscript must be between
45,000 and 70,000 words and sub
mitted by February 28, 1954. Con
test details may be obtained by
writing to Lippincott-Seventeen
Prize Novel Contest, J. B. Lippin
cott Co., Washington S guar e,
Philadelphia 5, Pa.
French Club to Hold
Picnic at 6:15 Tonight
The French club will hold an
outing tonight at Greenwoocl.Fur
nace. Members and , friends will .
Meet behind Old Main at 6:15 to
night.
Entertainment will be a play,—
supplement to "The Voyage of
Captain Cook." Participants in the
outing are advised to take their
own picnic lunches.
Block and Bridle
To Hold Barbecue
Block and Bridle Club will hold
a barbecue Saturday at Centre
Tian Comrhunity Grove. Members
will, be permitted to bring guests.
A representative from the Penn
sylvania Farm Bureau Coopera
tion spoke to the group last night.
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Chapel Choir Tryouts
Baritone, bass,. and alto candi
dated for next year's Chapel Choir
may make tryout appointments
until Monday in 216 Carnegie.
Tryouts will be held next week.
Candidates who can attend a
choir camp Sept. 9.-13 are need
ed, Mrs. Willa C. Taylor, choir
directory has announced.
Co-ectib
Kappa Delta
New initiates of Kappa Delta
are Linda Cambell, Nancy Dahl
and Joan Smith. Following ini
tiation Monday evening a party
was held in the suite in honor of
graduating seniors.
The alumni association recently
held a tea to welcome graduating
seniors into the alumni association
of the sorority.
Alpha Epsilon Phi
New initiates of Alpha Epsilon
Phi are Lee Joseph, Rhoda
Schwartz, Claire Nachlis, Esta
Molish, Esther Weiss and Mar
lene Hoffman.
Alpha Epsilon Phi held a break
fast at the Nittany Lion Inn on
Mother's Day for parents and
guests of the sorority.
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Alpha Xi Delta
Alpha Xi Delta recently initiat
ad Nancy Gemmil, Margaret . Mc-
Clain and Patricia Woomer.
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi _Kappa Alpha recently ini
tiatea. Robert Little and Joseph
Price.
ISCB to Meet Tonight
The 'lnterschool- Council Board
will meet at 7 tonight in 204 Old
Main.
Doll Sails 7 Seas,
Serves in 3 Wars
By JO ROWL,AND
Jedediah, •the doll that can be called a man, has Mastered every
test that entitles him to be placed in the masculine gender.
He has sailed the seven seas, was a mascot for American troops
in the Boxer Rebellion in China, served in both World War I and II
and has studied at 15 different colleges and universities.
Jedediah claims the year of his birth as 1878, when he was made
for a fair by -Mrs. John Starkweather. The doll caught the attention
of Mrs. Starkweather's grandson,
Arthur Churchill.
Croix de Guerre
He bought the doll on a whim
that later turned into determina
tion to make the doll a family
mascot. Jedediah makes no spe
cial claim to beauty or heroic
size, for he s t ands only about
eight inches high and three broad.
Although his complexion is now
turned with age, one is able to
see traces of blue trimmings,
white flannel and the cotton of
which Jedediah is made: _
He proudly supports three
marks of his military career; a
navy button, the Croix de Guerre
and a campaign button.
, Around his waist Jedediah
wears a small brown purse con
taining his written history, an
article that appeared about 22
years age in the New York Sun
and other articles which have
been written since. He also has
aT-plastic case pinned to his side
in.which is written his name.
Joined AEF
_ ' Jedediah started hi 3 travels
when• he went in 1878 with
Churchill• to" a boarding school in
Connecticut. In 1900 Mr. Church
ill's mother took Jedediah with
her on a trip to China and Japan.
It was at this time that Jedediah
had a close escape- from disaster
in the Boxer Rebellion.
After a long •rest from travel,
the mascot joined the• American
Expeditionary forces in 1918 with
Miss Eunice Hatch, Churchill's
niece,' who served as an Army
dietician.
In 1927, John Martin Kenna
day, kin of the Churchills', took
Jedediah on a long cruise aboard
the USS.. Colorado.
In .1940 he served with Captain
Kerinaday on the destroyer Ellis,
the cruiser Cincinnati, and was
with him on Okinawa, Tokyo Bay,
and during the occupation of Ja
pan.
After having spent three years
with the Army Special Services
in the US zone of Germany, Jed
found himself once again in. the
THE' DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANU
Sigma Phi Alpha Queen
NANCY GRAY, second semester major in journalism, who was
crowned queen of Sigma Phi Alpha at th= r annual d:nnzr-dance
last Saturday. Miss Gray rece:vcd a :avor fr:m the fraternity and
a bouquet of flowers. She reigned over the dance for the entire
evening.
WRA to Conduct
Clothing Drive
Women's Recreation Association
will conduct a clothing drive Mon
day to June 4 in all dormitories.
Clothes collected during the drive
will be sent either to Korea or
Germany.
Boxes for clothes will be placed
in dormitories. One girl from each
dorm will be appointed to take
charge of boxes. Her name and
room number will be posted in
•he main lobby of the dormitory.
Louise Needham and Beate
Maron are in charge of the drive.
hands of Captain Kennaday in
1951. This time they spent time
together with the US embassy in
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jedediah, realizing that he
hadn't been to college since 1936,
returned to the US and spent the
next year with John Taylor Ken
naday, .Captain Kennadp.y's. son
at MIT.
Jedediah is again in college.
This time he is singing the col
lege songs of Penn State with
David Kennaday, eighth semester
commerce major. He is the neph
ew of Captain Kennaday and . the
great nephew of Churchill.
$OO WAR E R
aa&iftii•tor
3 DIMENSION!!
"HOUSE OF WAX"
FRANK LOVEJOY
"THE SYSTEM"
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• OLIVIA De HAVILLAND
RICHARD . BURTON
"MY COUSIN RACHEL"
Power of Women
Underestimated?
A woman in Leeds, England'has
a complaint about the complaint
department of a neighbor hood
store. She tried to exchange a pair
Of shoes at the shop, and was
promptly arrested. And just be
cause she had stolen the shoes
from the store.
A secretary in a large govern
ment office recently fou n d a
method to snag a husband. She
announced her engagement to a
man who didn't exist. Co-work
ers took up the traditional collec
tion. On the purse, she went to
Florida, whe r e she bagged a
weak-willed man inside of three
weeks. She brought him back to
the shop one day, certificate and
all.
Don't take a letter, unmarried
secretary, take a Collection! -
WRA Awards
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To Be Given
At Banquet
The intramural cup and the
participation cup will be present
ed by Women's Recreation As
sociation at the annual banquet
at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Allen
crest Tea Room.
The intramural cup is awarded
to the unit winning the most
points in competitive sports
throughout the year. The partici
pation cup is given to the group
having the largest percentage of
persons participating in sports
with the greatest number of hours
per person.
Outstanding women in WRA ac
tivities throughout the year will
be honored at the banquet.
Barbara Wallace, president of
WRA, and Mabel Marple, past
president, will speak on their
trips to the National Convention
DE the Athletic Federation of Col
"eg.e Women at Stanford Univer
sity.
A skit will be presented by
members of the WRA executive
board.
Members of the Department of
Physical Education faculty, the
executive board of WRA, the
intramural board, and the club
activities board will be guests
at • the banquet.
Dratria Honorary
Adds 11 Members
Theta Alpha Phi, national dra
matics honorary, recently initiat
ed 11 students. New members pre
sented a take-off skit on "Rober
ta" at a banquet at the Autoport.
New officers of the 'honorary
are Joseph Marko, president; Pa
tricia Marsteller, secretary-treas
urer; and Warren S. Smith, facul
ty adviser.
Initiates are Ross Bann a r d,
April Heinsohn, Joan Jewells, Al
bert K a lso n, Doris Leventhal,
Ruth L y n e, Patricia Marsteller,
Moylan Mills, Polly Moore, -Jean
nie Risler and Muriel Stein.
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