Weather— Cloudy and Cold VOL. 54, No. 113 Thespians Will Use Colorful. Costumes For 'Bloomer Girl' When Thespians' production of "Bloomer Girl" opens tonight in Schwab Auditorium, theater-goers will see some of the most brilliant, colorful costumes to appear all year. Tickets for •-the show are on sale at the Student Union desk. Those for tonight cost $l, and those for tomorrow night, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday night, $1.25. The evening shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and the matinee, at 2 p.m. As the setting of the show is a typical American town, - Cicero Falls, in pre-Civil War days, the actors appear in costumes of • the heaviness, richness, and decora tive fullness which typify styles of Victorianism. Hoops vs. Bloomers U.S. Rejects Soviet Plan For Europe WASHINGTON, March 31 (W)— The United States tonight reject ed a Soviet proposal for - a Euro pean "security" system, describ ing it as a maneuver to under mine the security 'of the Western nations. A State Department spokesman read newsmen a statement which he said was'a formal rejection of the proposal made in Moscow to day by Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov. "The present proposal of the Soviet Union inspires no confi dence in the face of the continued iron grip of the Soviet Union on its captive peoples," the state ment said.- "It is a maneuver to gain ad mittance within the walls of the West to undermine its security." The Soviets suggested- that the United States join a Russian-pro posed European security pact and, thereafter, the Soviet Union would consider joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The United States' reply, which Secretary of State Dulles helped to draft, labeled the Russian pro posal as an effort by Molotov to retrieve "diplomatic failure" at the Berlin Big Four foreign min isters meeting. Police Nab 13 In Speed Trap The all-encompassing State Col lege police speed trap chalked up 13 more victims - yesterday to bring to 94 the total number of speeders caught in four days of operation. The offenders were caught dur ing a two-hour check on West College avenue. Speed limit for the area is 25 miles per hour but police reported cars traveling up to 37 miles per hour. Students caught included Malin Martin, graduate student in speech; John Ritchey, eighth se mester business administration student; and Harold Swanson, graduate student in industrial arts. Faculty members were John D. Lawther, assistant dean of the College of Physical Education and Athletics, and James D. Weir, ass sistant profesSor of engineering research. Burgess David R. Mackey said warning signs are no w being made and may be used by the police in connection with th e traps. Senate Delays Action On Social Code Change The Senate committee on stu dent affairs yesterday did not take action on the suggested changes in the new fraternity ,social code, Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of student affairs, has announced. The suggested changes, expect ed to be considered yesterday, may be discussed by the commit tee next week, Kenworthy said. The suggestions, presented by Thomas Schott, Interfraternity Council president, last week, con cerned the hours and qualifica tions for chaperons described in the new policy. olr,r 41, 4 g att all • 26.35,• By EDMUND REISS However, an added attraction is given in the contrast of the conventional, conservative hoop skirts with the revolutionary, radical bloomers that were first making their appearance due to the work of Aine 1 i a Jenks Bloomer. A real person, Amelia Bloomer was born May 27, 1818, in Homer, N.Y. and in 1849 she took up the ideas of refor m r in women's clothes. These consisted of the wearing of a short dress with loose trousers gathered at the ankle, instead 'of the hoops women wore to make them appear fem inine. Gradually, the name, "bloomers," became attached to any divided skirt or knicker bocker dress. Temperance, Women Rights Besides reform in clothing, Mrs. Bloorntx was an earnest supporter of temperance, women's rights, and a number of lesser moral and political reform groups. Dur ing this period the name of Dolly Bloomer was given first to Mrs. Bloomer and then to any girl sufficiently emancipated to copy her. Evelina, the main female char acter in the show, is a bloomer girl although she is the daughter of Horatio Applegate, the greatest hoop-skirt manufacturer of the North. She is the rebel of her family and a disciple of her radi cal aunt, Dolly. Bloomer. Romance in Plot The plot of the show is the reconciliation of Dolly Bloomer and Horatio Applegate, and the love story of Evelina and her Southern gallant, Jeff. The ro mance of these two seems to come (Continued on page eight) Pup Leaves Town; Dog Gone ; „ •„. , • NR:, 4 `,4 , It. • • - RALAPALOOKIEZEFAV IV, father of Ralapa lookiezeew 111, yesterday gazed through to morrow's Daily Collegian in search of some man-bites.:dog spot news. "Aw, it's a dog's life," - he muttered. •Ralapalookiezeew was snapped (he snapped back) yesterday in Old Main after he had searched for them Coaly bones. "Make no bones about it." he wagged. "that mule was STATE COLLEGE. PA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 1954 Carpenter Elected President of IFC John Carpenter, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, was elected 1954-55 president of the Interfrat ernity Council last night. Robert Kitchell, Pi Kappa Phi, was elected vice president on. the third ballot, and Al lan Schnierov, Phi Epsilon Pi, was elected sec retary-treasurer. New officers will not be installed until the Senate committee on. student affairs has acted on IFC proposals concerning the chap eroned dating code, Thomas Schott, retiring IFC president, has anonunced. Carpenter, chairman of •Greek Week and president of Androcles, junior men's hat society, easily de feated Bruce Coble, Alpha Tau Omega, 41 to 9. Kitchell Ahead on Ballots Kitchell won the vice presi dency from ,a field of eight nom iness. He received 21 votes on the first ballot, 24 on the second, and won with 30 votes on the third. Robert Piper, Phi Delta Theta, was second with eight votes on each of the three ballots. Schnierov squeeked to his win, 26 to 24, in a run-off vote with William Reid, Theta Chi. Schnie rov received 23 votes on the first ballot; Reid, 20; and Alec Belia• Koser Appointed Assistant Registrar Robert M. Koser Jr., assistant to the registrar, has been appoint ed assistant registrar, President Milton S. Eisenhower, has an nounced. The change in title, to become effective April 1, was ap proved at the weekend meeting of the Board of Trustees. Koser, who was graduated from the University in 1948, was vice president of the Interfraternity Council, a member of the Glee Club, Thespians, the Varsity Quar tet, Lion!s Paw, Parmi Nous, and Phi Delta Theta. Senior Class to Meet Tonight inOsmond The senior class will meet at 7 tonight in 106 Osmond, Rich ard Craton, president, has an nounced. Class committee re ports will be presented. ( :'-." :,,.• , FOR A BETTER PENN STATE John Carpenter New IFC Presid• no fuel. I'm burned up about it—matter of fact, you're looking at one hot dog." Ralapalookie zeew, who never lights his cigarettes because "they last longer this way," spat between his teeth. Why was he so mad? "I'll be the laugh ing stock of Penn State today. I forgot to wear my spats." You 'know what today's date is? It's April 1. Who's fooling whom? egiatt sov. Phi Kappa Psi, 7. All fraternities but Theta Kap pa Phi attended the election. Aca cia voted by proxy. Carpenter Makes Statement Carpenter said last night "I feel very honored by the election re sults and will do everything with in my power to be a representa tive leader." The chaperoned dating code proposals were placed before the committee March 24 by Schott. Although the wording of pro posals are not known, Schott said they were similar to the recom mendation_; of fraternity presi dents made at a meeting March 10 concerning dating hours in frat ernities and excessive use of chap erons. Other Veep Candidates Other candidates for vice presi dent were William Brill, Sigma Nu; John Bruce, Alpha Sigma Phi; Edward Fleming, Pi Kappa Alpha; Richard Gordon, Phi Sigma Delta; Carl Nurick, Beta Sigma Rho; and Ellsworth Smith, Kappa Delta Rho. New officers will be introduced at the Interfraternity-Panhellenic Spring Banquet tonight by 0. Ed ward Pollock, assistant to the dean of men in charge of fraternity af fairs. •-• • Judicial Amendment See Page 4 Fraternity Award Set For Tonight The year's Outstanding Frater nity will be named at the Inter fraternity-Panhellenic Council Spring Banquet at 5:45 tonight in the Nittany Lion Inn. • A rotating cup and a permanerdi cup will be presented to the win ner, Harry Sawyer, outstanding fraternity awards committee chairman, announced yesterday. Robert N. Hilkert, vice presi dent in charge of personnel of the Federal Reserve Bank in Phila delphia, will speak on "Big Wheels and Little Wheels." The first five fraternities in the contest will be announced, Saw yer said. A complete list of house ratings will be given on request, he also said. Two Won in 1953 Beta Theta Pi and Phi Delta Theta won the trophy last year. Winners of the Greek Week poster contest, IFC-Panhel Sing contest, and the scholarship im provement contest will be an nounced. • New officers of the Interfrater nity Council, John Carpenter, president; Robert Kitchell, vice president; and Allan Schnierov, secretary-treasurer, will be intro duced at the banquet by 0. Ed ward Pollock, assistant to the dean of men in charge of fraternity af fairs. Mary E. Brewer, assistant to the dean of women, will introduce new officers of the Panhellenic Council, Louise Moreman, presi dent; Joanne Caruso, vice presi dent; Barbara . Woodward, record ing secretary; and Nina Finkle, treasurer. Guests Listed Other guests at the banquet will be Frank J. Simes, dean of men; Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of student affairs; Harold. W. Per kins, assistant dean of men; Pa tricia Thompson, assistant to the dean of women; Kent Forster; IFC adviser; George Donovan, direc tor of associated student activities; Eugene Fulmer, executive secre tary •of the State College Chamber of Commerce. James W. Dean, assistant to the dean of men in charge of indepen dent affairs; Henry S. Brunner, chairman of the Senate commit tee on student affairs; Rev., Luther Harshbarger, University chaplain; John Truby, president of the First National Bank; and Nicholas M. Brentin, president of the frater nity advisers committee. Buchanan, Grossman Win IFC-Panhel Dates Mary Buchanan, fourth semes ter home economics major, and Richard Grossman, eighth semes ter business administration ma jor, won dates with Joseph Bar nett, junior class president, and Joan Hunter, last• year's Home coming Queen, for the Interfra ternity-PanHellenic Council Ball tomorrow night. The couples will receive free tickets and corsages for the dance. Transportation will also be pro vided. Approximately 800 tickets were sold in the contest, sponsored by the Campus Chest. FIVE CENTS
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