PAGE TWO Thespians to Feature Wein Att Br EDMUND REISS One of the featured skits in "Let's Face It," Thespians' origi nal revue scheduled to open at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Schwab Audi torium, will be Phil Wein's ven triloquism act. • Wein, third semester speech major, is well-known in Western Pennsylvania as a first-rate en tertainler and ventriloquist. Since coming to Penn State from Clar 7 ion, Pa., he has performed at ban quets, shows and private parties in several towns within a 100- Inile radius. Wein first began ventriloquism when he was about I:en years old. Because he stuttered. he wanted to find something to remedy this, and soon became so interested in ventriloquism that he continued this hobby after speech was cleared. He continued practicing and teaching himself new routines and tricks. When he was 15, he did his first professional 'show, and since that time, he has been doing more and more shows. He said he thinks of new ideas for shows when he should be study ing. Wein appeared on the Wilkins, Amateur Hour on WCAE radio station in Pittsburgh and was grand prize winner. Along with several other radio shows, he LA Council To Sponsor. Coffee,Hours Coffee hours for approximately 1800 students and 200 faculty members of the School of the Lib eral Arts will begin Nov. 2, Wat son Leese, co-chairman of the cof fee hour committee, said at a meeting of the Liberal Arts Stu dent Council Monday night. LA Council will invite 70 fresh men and sophomores and six fac ulty members to the first coffee hour. Faculty members from vari ous departments will be invited when freshmen and sophomores are invited. However, when the invitations are extended to jun iors and seniors, the faculty will be invited according to depart ments. Under this system, freshmen and sophomores in the LA school who have not yet selected a cur riculum, can become acquainted with all departments, council members said. Norma Vollmer, chairman of the elections committee, said that blanks are available in 133 Sparks for freshmen who wish to petition for seats on LA Student Council. Petitions must be returned to the LA office by 5 p.m. tomorrow with at least 25 signatures of LA freshmen. A picture of the candi date should also be attached to the completed petition. Election of four students frorn the candidates will be held Mon day and Tuesday. Council mem bers will conduct the elections from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The council decided to publish a magazine of at least 12 pages. Details will be reported at the next meeting by the publications committee. Home Ec Staffers To Attend Session Three members of the staff of the School of Home Economics will take part in the annual con ference of eastern region teach ers of textiles and clothing meet ing this week in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Armstrong, instruc tor of clothing and textiles, will preside as chairman. The discus sion group concerned with upper class courses in clothing and tex tiles will be led by Dr. Ruth Ayres, head of the Home Econom ics Department. Betty Delavan, assistant professor, will act as chairman of the proceedings corn mittee. Young Republicans The executive board of the Young Republican Club will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow instead Of to night at Young Republican cam paign h2aclquarters, 222 E. Bea- THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA it Wein and Dummy Irk, "Lets Face It" performed on WDTV, Pittsburgh' television station. ' Four years ago he got Sylves ter, a carrot-topped well-dressed dummy; who has never ceased to be his favorite. Since then he has acquired Elmer, a not-too-bright, Mortimer Snerd type; Lester, the Queen Deadline Extended to Oct. 28 The deadline for Junior Prom Queen applications has been extended to Oct. 28, Pa tricia Ellis, coronation chair man. announced yester da y. Photographs, 5 by 7 or 8 by 10 inches may be submitted at the Student Union, desk in Old Two Service Groups To Hold Joint Meeting Alpha Phi. Ome g a, national service fraernity, will hold .a joint meeting with Kappa Phi, service sbrority, at 7 tonight at the Wes ley Foundation. Service projects will be discuss ed. A social period will follow the meeting. Trustees Approve Faculty Promotions Promotions, effective Oct. 16, have been approved for 131 faculty members by the College Board of Trustees. Those promoted from associate professor to professor are Helen Adolf, German ; Ar nc:d W. Asman, mining engineering; Ralph L. Baker, marketing; Thomas F. Bates, minerology : H. Beecher Charmbury, 4 min eral preparation ; Beckford F. Coon and James A. Cox, economics entomology ; Nor man Davids, engineering mechanics, and George F. Deasy, geography. Charles A. Eder; civil engineering Franklin F. Ferguson, agricultural jour nalism : GLiOrge H. Fleming, chemistry ; Harold K. Fleming, Pomology ; Hubert W. Frings, zoology; John Gauss, agricultural economics; James Gemmell, business edu catiOn and economics; Arnold W. Green, sociology; John C. Griffiths, petrography; Lester P. Guest, psychology. • A. William Hajjar, architecture; Philip F. Hallock, architecture; Howard W. Hig bee, soil technology: Benjamin F. Howell Jr., geophysics; MacKenzie L. Keith, geo chemistry; Thomas B. Kneen, engineering research ; Henry W. Knerr, physics and assistant to the dean of the Graduate school; Wayne A. Lee, marketing ; Robert W. Lindsay, metallurgy: Agnes R. Mc- Elwee, English composition ; John L. Mer cartney, pornology ; George E. Murphy, education and director of the•reading clinic. Clarence I. Noll, 'chemistry and assistant dean of the School of Chemistry and Physics; Hans A. Panofsky, meteorology; William H. Powers, chemistry and director of the arts and science extension; Dorothy Quiggle, research, chemistry and chemical engineering; John D. Ridge, mineral eco nomics and assistant dean of the School of Mineral Industries; Arthur Rose, chemical engineering; Herbert Steiner. Gera - Lan ; Wayne Webb, physics; Clifford C. WYrn- Players Present HAY FEVER Schwab 4ttd. Nov. 5-6- % baby of the family, who, usually sits on Sylvester's lap; Priscilla, the lone girl, • and Harvey, 'the talking rabbit whom - no one ever sees. When' Wein gives a show he usually combines ventriloquism with magic, as he is also a profi cient magician. In "Let's Face It," he, Sy.tvestei• and Elmer are col lege ' roommates. The humorous scene is designed to -show the trials and tribulations' of three students.' When asked about ventriloquism in general, he replied, "The main thing is to make the audience' be lieve your figures are alive. A ventriloquist never thinks of his boys as dummies; rather they are live distinct personalities, close friends, and even members of the family." At Christmas tune- Sylvester, Elmer, and'the others get presents just like any other person. Wein condemned devices that are supposed to Make anyone a ventriloquist Wein is a _member of the Inter national Brotherhood of Ventrilo quists and the American Guild of Variety Artists, ,a union or ganization., He appeared in "Don't Stop Now," last yearts Thespian show, and Sylvester and he were mas ters of ceremony at the last IFC town show. Wein also helped to write the dialogue for "Let's Face 1t.,, Clark Named Sociology Head President Milton S. Eisenhower has named Dr. Robert E. Clark, assistant professor of sociology, as acting head of the Sociplogy department. He succeeds Dr. Seth W. Rus sell, who resigned to accept an appointment as dean of applied arts and sciences at North Dakota Agricultural College. The appointment was approved at - a weekend meeting of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Clark, born in Akron, com pleted his undergraduate work at the University of Akron and re ceived his M.A. and Ph.D. de grees at the University of Chi cago. ham, plant pathology; and William A. Williams, industrial education. Promoted from assistant professor to associate professor are Nathan Helfer, eco nomics ; Arthur D. Brickman, mechanical engineering. Charles H. Brown, journal ism : Ira V.' Brown, Arrierican history ;" John L. Brown Jr., engineering research ; Elton S. Carter, speech; Howard A. Cutler, eco nomics Charles L, Fergus, botany ; Fran cis P. Pinion, engineering research; Henry R. Fortmann; agronomy Tames J. Fritz, chemistry ; George M. Guthrie, psychology ; Frederick L. Gwynn, English literature; John F. Hall, psychology; Louis •F. Haller, in charge of mineral technology extension : Thomas M. Hunter, history (Pottsville). Thomas B. King, animal husbandry ex tension Kenneth B. Lawrence. mechanical engineering; E. Orth Malott, finance; Neil A. McNeil, American history; Morris Men delson, economics; Paul F. Norton, fine arts; Edwin" P. Nye, mechanical engin eering: Lawrence Park, elementary edu cation ; Rdlph El. Patterson, agricultural engineering. _ _ Robert R. Recd. Jr., English composition ; Paul E. Shields, electrical engineering ; William Spackman Jr., paleobotany; Wer ner F. Striedieck, German; Robert W. Taft Wr., chemistry ; Elton B. Tait, agri cultural extension ; John N. Warfield, elec trical engineering; James E. Wright, gen etics; and Kelly Yeaton, dramatics. Dr. Stephen Gordeuk Jr., associate pro fessor of animal pathology research, was named associate professor of veterinary Pcience, while Paul J. Glantz, instructor in animal pathology research, was named .in veterinary science.. Chest to Aid PSCA, Scholarship .Fund The Penn State Student Scholarship fund and the Penn State Christian Association will receive benefits from the'l9s3-54 Campus Chest .drive. The student solicitation drive will be conducted Monday to Oct. 28. The -faculty drive will be held Nov. 3-5. Campus Chest Pre-Campaign g Meetings Set • Two pre-campaign meetings will be held for executive corn mittee members and solicitors for the 1953-54 Campus- Chest driye. The executive committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Ralph Watts Lodge to discuss the campaign. The drive's program • will be outlined and campaign material distributed at a solicitors' rally at 7 p.m. Sunday in Temporary Un ion Building. The student solicitations drive will be. held Monday to Oct., 28 and the faculty drive will be con ducted Nov. 3 to 5. The drive's purpose is to ,com bine all charity drives into one campaign. Organizations not in cluded in the campaign may not solicit on campus. Contributions may be made in cash 0n1y... Student contributors will have an opportunity to designate the charities included in the drive to which they wish their donations given. Undesignated contributions will be • distributed on the basis of a percentage system. The drive's goal is 100 per cent participation rather than a set monetary goal. The goal was es tablished to encourage every student and faculty member to contribute, Richard Gibbs, chair man, has announced. Ridge Named To New Posts Dr. John D. Ridge, associate professor and chief of the Division of Mineral Economics at the Col lege, has been named professor of :mineral economics and assist ant dean of the School of Mineral Industries, in charge of resident instruction. The appointment, approved at the weekend meet in g of the Board of Trustees, was announced yesterday by President Milton S. Eisenhower. Dr. Ridge, a .native of Cincin nati, received his 8.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Chicago. He was appointed to the faculty in 1947. Hat Society Council Hat Society Council will meet at 7 tonight in the second floor lounge in Old Main. " ENGINEERS SCIENCE MAJORS -A representative of the Du Pont Company will be on this campus Oct. 22 and 23 to interview Bachelor and Master degree candidates majoring in Chemistry industrial Engineering Chemical . Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mining Engineering' Metalitsrgical Engineering Petroleum Engineering Contact your placement -office for an interview appointment a al RD IJ. Cl/f. BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER MING .. THROUGH CHEMISTRY _ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEIt 21, 1953 Student contributors may desig nate the 'amount of their donation they wish given to PSCA and the scholarship fund. In the case of undesignated contributions, the Jcholarship fund will receive ten per cent and PSCA 35 per cent. Last year 46 per cent was given to PSCA. Three Scholarships ..warded The scholarship fund, estab lished two ; .yeare ago by All-Col lege Cabinet, provides 'awards for needy students who must work part-time to continue -their edu cation. To be considered for the awards, students must also have made contributions to extra-cur ricular activities. Last year three $5O scholar ships were awarded. The •winners were chosen from 40 applicants by a selections committee. •Mem bers of" the committee were Pearl 0. Weston, dean of women; Frank J. Simes, dean of men; Samuel K. Hostetter. comptroller; and the All-College president. Interest from invested principal finances the awards. The fund -was established with $lOOO in principal. Student con tributions and Spring Carnival receipts have brought the total principal to more than $5OOO. PSCA Sponsors UN Trip PSCA is the YMCA and YWCA on campus. Undergraduate, grad uate students and faculty mem bers may participate in -the or ganization. The group sponsors a social, educational- , and religious pro gram. Social' , activities include hikes and parties at the Ralph Watts Lodge. Seminars, regional conferences and trips to Washington,. D.C., and the United Nations in New York are sponsored by PSCA. Open forum meetings are held weekly. PSCA is a sponsor of Re ligion-In-Life-Week held annually in February. Frosh Chem-Phys Nominations Open Nominations for membership to the Chem-Phys Student Council are open today through Saturday for first semester chemistry and chemical engineering majors. Freshmen in the School of Chemistry and Physics will vote for one freshman chemistry ma jor .and one chemical engineering major Oct. 26-27 in Osmond lobby. Candidates will be self-nomi nated. EUTAW HOUSE POTTERS MILLS Nothing but highest QUALITY FOODS
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