TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1954
Sonit.lol Seeit'T'Legoty
As Jewry Challenge
By LEN GOODMAN
"The Legacy of European Jewry" is both a nostalgic feeling
and a challenge for America's Jews, declared Maurice Samuel, noted
author, lecturer, and translator, at the Hillel Foundation last night.
Skirting the whole gamut of the European community of Jews
before their annihilation in World War 11, Samuel described the Yid
dish civilization as an adapting
of the various European cultures
to the unique circumstances of the
Jews,
Yiddish itself is a language
founded on middle-high German
with about ten to fifteen per cent
of Hebrew, Slavic, and French, he
explained. The language once was
called `fJudeo-German;" he said,
and , rightly - so. But, there is also
Judeo-Persian, Judeo-Greek, and
Jud.eo-Spanish, or "Ladino," he
added.
Each of these dialects is an
adaptation of the Jews to-the spe
cific circumstances in which they
found themselves, he said. There
is a wider gulf between German
and Yiddish, he continued, than
between English and German.
Yiddish is .thus a key to the
understanding of the whole Dia
spora, the two - thousand years of
Jewish 'history since the exile
from Palestine, Samuel declared.
By the end of the Crusades in
the Middle ,Ages, the Jews had
been forcibly. separated from the
land, Samuel explained, and "vio
lently divorced from nature." The
continuing persecutions and un
friendliness of the surrounding
world may be seen in the very
structure 'of the Yiddish "lan
guages," he said.
For instance, he demonstrated,
even Jewish humor shows none
of the jollity and earthiness of
other folk humor, but is a "humor
of the mind," an intellectual and
emotional sublimation, since the
Jew could not come to grips phys
ically with the world.
Or, he continued, a Yiddish
curse can be shown to be no•more
than a literary exercise, although
curses are usually coarse and ob
scene in other languages.
The Jewish civilization that
flourished in Europe may be de
scribed as a. "colonialism without
a mother country," Samuel said.
The Jews inhabited colonies of an
idea and a memory of a land that
was no more, he said.
Assimilation occurred, he con
tinued;- but in the opposite sense
of the term today. Then, he said,
the Jews took the material of the
outside world and made it Jewish,
whereas today's Jews do not• have
this "colonial life" to provide an
atmosphere for reworking their
environment.
The challenge to America's Jews
then becomes, Samuel concluded,
the reconstruction of a Jewish'
life in America that has , never
existed before, but still contains
the ultimate Jewish values.
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Phi Delta Theta
New officers of Phi Delta Theta
are Joseph Garrity, president;
Richard Hamer, secretary; Wil
liam Kutz, treasurer; Clifford
Holgate, pledge master; James
Bowers, house manager; Jack C.
Diehl, reporter; William Eggers,
rushing chairman.
Donald Bailey, - warden; Ronald
Stone, historian; Peter . Huey, cat
erer; William Edgeworth, choris
ter; Thomas L. Smith, librarian;
Paul Dierks, chaplain.
Panhel Plans Amendment
Panhellenic Council will begin
revision of its constitution at 6:30
tonight in the Theta Phi Alpha
chapter room. Amendments un
der consideration include the
method of selecting a president.
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Winzenburger,.
Smith Receive
Owens Awards
Arlene Smith, fif t h semester
home economics major, and Ger
trude Winzenburger, fifth semes
ter arts and letters major, have
been awarded $5O scholarships by
Covens, sophomore women's hat
society.
The recipients were chosen
from applications made last year
to the active chapter. The grants,
set aside by Covens as an annual
project, are based on scholarship,
activities, and financial need.
At the time of application Miss
Smith was a member of the Home
Economics Club, News and Views,
international relations committee,
the sophomore class dance com
mittee, and the State Party. Her
All-University average was 2.4.
Miss .Winzenburger was a resi
dent counselor at Thompson Hall,
president of the German Club,
and a member of the French Club.
Her All-University average was
1.74.
Approximately thee $5O schol
arships will be given to third and
fourth semester students at the
end of the spring semester Patri
cia Douthett, scholarship commit
tee chairman, said.
Briton to Discuss
Christian Science
Richard Knox Lee of London,
England, will discuss "Christian
Science: The Way of Life Har
monious" at 8 tonight in 110 Elec
trical Engineering.
Now on an extended lecture
tour, Lee is a member of the
Christian Science Board of Lec
tureship of the First Church of
Christ Scientist, Boston. He has
been active for many years in
education in England and has been
in the public practice of Christian
Science since 1929.
The lecture is sponsored by the
Christian Science organization of
the University.
Dancing, Games Planned
For PSCA Social
The Penn State Christian As
sociation assembly will hold a so
cial at 7 p.m. tomorrow - in 304
Old Main. Folk games and square
dancing 'are planned for the eve
ning. Patricia Olkkonen, fourth
semester recreation major, will
lead the. games.
WRA Board to Meet
The executive board of the Wo
men's Recreation Association will
meet at 6:30 tonight in the WRA
room in White Hall.
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Palley-Holtzirnan •
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holtzman
of Pittsburgh announce the en
gagement of their daughter Tam
ara to Marshall Palley, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Palley of Pitts
burgh..
Miss Holtzman is a fifth semes
ter- elementary education major
and a member of Sigma Delta Tau.
Mr. Palley attened the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh and is now
a senior at the Pennsylvania State
College of Optometry where he
is a member of Omega Epsilon
Phi fraternity.
A summer wedding is planned.
Goldberg-Dqvis
Mr. and Mrs. Milford Davis of
Kingston announce the engage
ment of their daughter Sylvia to
Sidney D. Goldberg, son Jf Mrs.
H. A. Goldberg and the late Mr.
H. A. Goldberg of Souderton.
Miss Davis is a seventh semes
ter elementary education major
and a member of Sigma Delta
Tau.
Mr. Goldberg is a fifth semester
business administration major and
a member of Sigma Alpha Mu.
Means-Moore
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Moore of
Brookville announce the engage
ment of their daughter Virginia
to Laurence Means Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Laurence Means, Brook
ville.
Miss Moore is a seventh semes
ter home economics major and a
member of Gamma Phi Beta.
Mr. Means is serving with the
U.S. Navy on the USS Ariskany.
The Roundup---
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station also polled several hun
dred students to learn their pro
gram preferences and listening
habits. And then they set up
their programs accordingly. T.t
is a black mark against many
student leaders that they
couldn't find time to send their
advice. Faculty response to a
similar questionnaire was sur
prisingly good.
Looking forward to next semes
ter: WDFM should increase its
broadcasting hours (possibly to
12:30 or 1 a.m.) as soon as the
transponders are installed so that
Students can get the full benefit
of the money they are paying for
the operation of the station.
And we predict that these
transponders (an electronic, sys
tem which changes FM waves
transmitted by WDFM to AM sig
nals which can be received by ord
inary radios) will be installed in
about two months. They have
been held up because electrical
suppliers have been slow ship
ping parts. When these transpon
ders are installed, about half of
the University's students will be
able to hear the station. Let's not
see them cheated.
The radio station will pro
gram classical music during the
final examination period this
year. Ideally, during exams
when students are studying.
WDFM should be on the air
with nothing but music and lit
tle news from noon until 2 a.m.
This may be impractical this
semester since so few students
have FM radios, but it is some
thing to shoot for next semester
a f ter the transponders have .
been installed.
Please Nate
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Dormitory Firesides
Will Stress 'News'
By BETTY KOSTER
Coeds will be given the opportunity to shake off some of the
apathy so often found in college women towards world affairs when
the first in a series of fireside forums for women 'opens tonight.
The forumS will be presented at each coed living unit during the
semester under the sponsorship of the Penn State Christian Asso
ciation, Leonides, and Panhellenic
Council to show students the real
meaning of current world prob
lems. ''hey will also attempt to
explain the influence of
in interpreting these events, ac
cording to Mary Jane Wyland,
program coordinator for the Chris
tian Association.
Current Events
She pointed out that many stu
dents in college find it difficult
to keep abreast of national and
world happenings and often ab
sorb less of an education in these
matters than they would at home
where there is more time for read
ing the newspaper and listening
to radio and television news.
- The first fireside forum will
open at 7 tonight in the Walnut
lounge of McElwain when Dr.
James Gemmell, associate profes
sor of economics, speaks on "I
Met the Communists at Panmun
jom," giving a religious interpre
tation to the c u r.r e n t prisoner
talks in Korea.
Smith .to Speak
Dr. William H. Smith, professor
of family relationships, will dis
cuss "Friends—F utu r e Perfect
Tense," at 9:30 tonight in McAl
lister Hall. Both talks will be fol
lowed by discussions from the
floor.
Committee chairmen for the
fireside forums from each of the
coed living units are Audrey Neff,
McAllister Hall; Susan Crumley,
Thompson; Louise Moreman, Ath
erton; Patricia Marsteller, Grange,
Nancy Bowden, Simmons; and
Norma Cooper, McElwain.
KMsey-Moslak
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Moslak
of Philipsburg announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Ter
ese to Ronald Kinsey, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Kinsey of Eas
ton.
Miss Moslak, a June 1953 grad
uate of the University, was an
elementary education major and
is a member of Alpha Omicron
Pi. She was listed in Who's Who
in American Colleges and Uni
versities, Who's in the News at
Penn State, and received awards
as the Outstanding Senior in Ed
ucation and Slipper Girl at Com
mencement. Sh e is currently
teaching in the Detroit public
schools.
Mr. Kinsey, who also was .grad
uated from the University in
June 1953, was a civil engineer
ing major and is a member of Tri
angle, and Sigma Tau, engineer
Free Lecture
Christian Science
Lecturer:
Subject:
Place:
110 Electrical Engineering Bldg.
Time:
Tuesday, Januray 12, 1954
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Home Ec Tour
Set for Summer
A summer home economics tour
of five countries in western Eu
rope has been announced. The
tour, from July 2 to Aug. 7, is a
credit course for home economic
majors under Home-Community
Relationships 499.
The cost of the tour is $1250
and a $4O tuition fee for those
taking the trip for credit. Appli
cation may be made to Dorothy
Houghton, 103 C Home Economics.
Aiderfer Will Speak
To. Woman's Club
Harold F. Alderfer, professor of
political science, will speak to the
members of the art department of
the State College Woman's Club
at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at the home
of Mrs. Norris D. Blackburn, 835
W. Fairmount avenue. His topic
will be "Ancient Art Through
Modern Photography."
Sullivan Picture Exhibit
Continues Until Jan. 25
Photographs of the major archi
tectural works of Louis Sullivan
will remain on exhibition on the
third floor of the Main Engineer
ing Building until Jan. 25.
The mural - size enlargements
were ,prepared by the Museum of
Modern. Art in New York, and
highlight the work of Sullivan.
engagemenb
Arnold-Pelz
Mr. and ?`'frs. Alfred E. Pelz
of North Braddock announce the
engagement of their daughter
Nancy to Lt. Joseph Arnold, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Willis L. Arnold
of Townville.
Miss Pelz is a fifth semester
physical education major.
Lieutenant Arnold, a 1953 grad
uate in forestry, is now stationed
at Columbus Air Force Base in
Mississippi. While a student at the
University, he served as president
of the Forestry Society and was a
member of the Arnold Air So
ciety.
ing honorary. He was also pho
tography editor of the Penn State
Engineer and a member of the
glee club. He is now employed
by the Linde Air Products Co. in
North Tonawando, N.Y.
A February wedding is being
planned.
MEMO
RICHARD KNOX LEE, C.S.B. of London,
England. Member of The Board of Lec
tureship of The Mother Church, The
First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Bos
ton, Massachusetts.
"CHRISTIAN SCIENCE:
THE WAY OF LIFE HARMONIOUS"
at 8 p.m.
All Are Welcome
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