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sings her - a song of love in Thespians' production of "Bloomer
Girl" . which opened last night in Schwab Auditorium. Tickets
for the show which will have three more performances are on
sale at the Student Union desk in Old Main.
Review
Thespians Present
°Bloomer Girt
Hoops versus bloomers was the question last night in Schwab
Auditorium as Thespians presented their production• of "Bloomer
Girl" to a large audience.
However, though the audience might have differed as to which
was the better of the two articles of clothing, it couldn't help but
agree that the show provided one
of the most entertaining evenings
of theater-going to be had on cam
pus in a long time.
Director Moylan Mills has taken
one of Broadway's gayest musi
cals, and with a few changes and
revisions combined with fine ov
er-all direction, has offered a
production which would be more
than acceptable to any theater
group.
Petition Seeks
New Designs
For Chapel
A petition sponsored by five
groups seeks to change the archi
tecture of All-University Chapel
from Georgian to a contemporary
design.
Sponsoring the petition ar e
Vitruvius Society, a colony of Al
pha Rho Chi, social fraternity for
architects and fine arts majors;
Scarab, architectural honorary; Pi
Gamma Alpha, fine arts honorary;
and the American Institute of Ar
chitects, Penn State student
chapter.
Eugene Gladys, president of
Vitruvius Society, said the peti
tion will be presented to President
Milton S. Eisenhower and the
Board of Trustees when enough
signatures are obtained.
Thepetition reads: We, the
undersigned, are opposed to the
building of a University Chapel
in the Georgian style. We feel
that the, chapel should be of a
contemporary design. Gladys add
ed he hoped to obtain 8000 sig
natures for the petition.
Plans for the chapel have been
already drawn, but were returned
to the architect for modification
in design, due to the change ind
location of the chapel.
TODAY'S
WEATHER
MILDER
F A 4
. s
CLOUDY
SATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1954
By EDMUND REISS
Takes Place in 1861
The background of this truly
Amercan musical is Cicero Falls
in the pre-Civil War Days of 1861,
and into this setting are thrust a
brilliant variety of costumes, songs,
and ballets. It is unfortunate that
the dialogue of the show isn't up
to the quality of the songs. There
are only a few moments of hu
mor to offset the otherwise dry
lines which at times .are long and
drawn-out.
Midge Lippy, as Eveline, radi
cal daughter of a hoopskirt mag
nate, leads the host of fine actors
seen in the show. Miss Lippy, with
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Cabinet Approves Traffic Proposals
By MIKE FEINSILBER
All-University Cabinet last
night approved a new graduate
system of fines for student traffic
violators and agreed to recom
mend to the University that steps
be taken "to establish a suitable
and workable method of curbing
staff and faculty traffic viola
tions."
JameS Dunlap, Traffic Court
chairman, who made the recom
mendations, called the new fine
system "more liberal."
The request to the University
administration came after many
students had denounced "inequi
ties" in campus t r a f f i c regula
tions. They had pointed, out that
students are fined for many vio
lations while faculty and staff
members and graduate students
are not disciplined for the same
violations.
FOR A BETTER' PENN STATE
prinking Code
Gets Approval
From Senate
The University Senate yesterday granted final approval of the
changes in Senate Regulations W-4 and W-5 concerning the use of
alcoholic beverages.
The revised versions of the rules were received from the Senate
committee on rules where they had been referred after the Senate
adopted a statement of new social
policy March 5.
The rule changes were recom
mended in the new policy state
ment, submitted by the Senate
committee on student affairs,
which goes into effect Sept. 1,
1954.
In addition to the changes in
use of alcoholic beverages, the
new policy provides for a chap
eroned dating code and grants
special privileges to "dry" frat
ernities and those employing
housemothers.
Suggested changes in the chap
eroned dating code were submit
ted to the Senate committee on
student affairs March 24.
The suggestions, submitted by
Thomas Schott, Interfraternity
Council president, deal with the
hours for dating stipulated in the
new code and the use of and
qualifications for chaperons.
Discussed Changes
• The committee discussed the
suggestions at its last meeting
Wednesday, but:, no action was
taken.
Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director
of student affairs, yesterday indi
cated the committee would take
action on the suggestions at its
next meeting Wednesday.
The revised versions of Senate
Regulations W-4 and W-4 prohibit
the possession or use of alcoholic
beverages on University property,
and hods student organizations
responsible for good conduct and
observance of the law under all
University-related off-campus sit
uations.
Rules W-4 and W-4 now in ef
fect prohibit serving alcoholic
beverages at social functions.
The rules' changes also provide
that if any group is reported to
have violated either of the rul
ings, it may be suspended imme
diately when inworm
diately when information regard
ed as sufficient by the S en at e
committee on student affairs is
referred to the , appropriate stu
dent judicial body for study.
Suggestions Due Today
For Senior Class Gift
Today is the deadline for
suggestions for the $9OOO sen
ior class.. gift. Suggestions may
be made_ by any student at the
Student Union desk in Old
Main. ,
The new changes include:
1. A $2 fine for students' failure
to register cars if they are
brought to campus or the borough
for more than three weeks.
2. A $1 fine for first violations;
a $3 fine for second violations; a
$5 fine and probation for third
violations; a $lO fine and a 60-day
suspension of driving privileges
on campus for fourth violations;
and having the students' cars sent
home on the occurrance of fifth
violations.
3. A ..$1 fine for failure to re=
port to the Campus Patrol office
within one complete class day af
ter getting a ticket, regardless of
the disposition of the case.
Cabinet will also'recommend to
the University the expansion of
two campus parking areas by a
total of more than 400 parking
spaces.
Chaperoned Dating
Present Regulations
Betas Win
Outstanding
House Prize
Beta Theta, Pi was awarded the
outstanding fraternity cup at the
annual Interfraternity - Panhel
lenic Council spring banquet last
night.
The winners took sole posses
sion of the cup they shared last
year with Phi Delta Theta. Phi
Gamma Delta was second and Phi
Delta Theta third, in this year's
contest.
Thomas Schott, IFC president,
presented the cup to Beta Theta
Pi, which had accumulated 157
points to 153.2 for Phi Gamina
Delta and 150.1 for Phi Delta
Theta.
Other Totals Listed
Other point totals were Sigma
Chi, 123.4; Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
119.8; Tau Kappa Epsilon, 108.7;
Acacia, 93.1; Delta Upsilon, 83.2;
Beta Sigma Rho, 81.4; and Sig
ma Pi, 75.9.
Sigma Phi Sigma was - awarded
the Sigma Chi scholarship foun
dation award for most improve
ment between the spring semes
ter and this fall. SPS moved from
41st to 16th place in scholarship
rankings.
Chi Omega was awarded the
sorority scholarship cup. Ellen
W and el, retiring . Panhellenic
'Council president, presented the
award to Carole Avery, vice pres
ident of. Chi Omega which attain
ed a 2.06 All-University average.
Poster Winner Named
Schott presented the fraternity
Greek Week poster trophy to Phi
Epsilon Pi, and. Miss Wandel pre
sented the sorority trophy to Beta
Sigma Omicron.
Tau Kappa Epsilon and Kappa
Alpha Theta received rotating
cups for their victories in the IFC-
Panhel Sing contest Sunday. Beta
Theta Pi and Kappa Delta, second
in the contest, as well as the win
ners, received permanent plaques.
Robert N. Hilkert, vice presi
dent in charge of personnel of
the Philadelphia Federal Reserve
Bank, spoke on "Big Wheels and
Little Wheels" at the banquet,
held annually as part of Greek
Week.
Dunlap reported President Mil
ton S. Eisenhower has set up a
three-man committee to "investi
gate and recommend measures
that can be taken to enforce traf
fic regulations on staff and faculty
violators."
He said the number of non-stu
dent violations has decreased but
"there is still a small percentage
of staff and faculty members, as
there is of students, who are per
sistent traffic violators."
The committee, consisting of
Walter H. Wiegand, director of
the physical plant, chairman; Os
sian R. MacKenzie, dean of the
Business Administration college,
and Ernest B. McCoy, dean of the
Physical Education and Athletics
college, will recommend measures
to penalize non-student violators
to the Council of Administration.
mnasts
)en NCAA
fight Today
FIVE CENTS
Ten Nittany gymnasts will be
going all out this afternoon and
tonight in an effort to once again
put Penn State in the limelight
of the national sports scene in
another of the various post-season
tournaments.
Coach Gene Wettstone's highly
tauted aggregation will enter the
12th annual National Collegiate
gym festival at 2 p.m. in defense
of the title they won last year at
Syracuse.
The site for this year's classic
is the University of Illinois' Huff
gymnasium.
The preliminaries will take
place from 2 to 5 this afternoon
and from 7 to 10 tonight. Tomor
row's finals will get under way
at 7 p.m.
Over 23 Teams Entered
Over 23 teams, representing the
best the nation has to offer, will
be putting forth an effort to stop
the Lions from taking the re
peater's role and keeping the
much sought-after crown in the
East.
The only other national cham
pionship captured by a Penn State
gym team was in 1948—also un
der Wettstone.
Illinois appears to be the big
stumbling block in the path of the
title-seeking Nittanies. The host
team is the pre-tourney favorite
to stop the Lions if anyone ,is
going to at all.
National Gym Power
The Illini are generally regard
ed as a national power in the up
coming sport. And they have two
big factors in their favor—they
took runner-up honors to the
Lions in last year's meet, and
they will be appearing before a
home audience.
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Vacation Dorm
Sign-Up "ate
Is Announced
All men planning to stay in
dormitories over Easter vacation,
April 14 to 21, must sign in the
Dean of Men's office no later than
5 p.m. Thursday, James W. Dean,
assistant to the dean of men in
charge of independent affairs,
said yesterday.
Room accommodations for the
seven-day period will be provided
at a cost of 75 cents per day, Dean
said. The dining halls will not
serve meals.
Dorms will close at noon on Ap
ril 14 and re-open at noon on Ap
ril 21. Dining halls will also close
after the noon meal on April 14.
The first meal after vacation will
be served at noon April 21.
The Dean of Women's office
said yesterday that no provisions
have been made to accommodate
coeds in the dorms over vacation.
Inkling Will Feature
Eisenhower Paintings
Inkling, campus literary maga
zine, will go on sale at noon Mon
day for 25 cents.
Four paintings by President
Dwight D. Eisenhower will be re
produced in the magazine.
Also included are three short
stories, a one-act play, poems by
students, and a short review of
"The Penn State Yankee," auto
biography of Fred Lewis Pattee.
Players' On Approval'
To Close Tomorrow
The final performances of
Frederick Lonsdale's "On Ap
proval" will be given at 8 to
night and tomorrow night by
Players at Center Stage.
This is the sixth week of this
farce-comedy with a setting in
England during the 19205.
Tickets for the show are on
sale at the Student Union desk
in Old Main and at the door of
the theater, Hamilton avenue,
west of S. Allen street.
ense
By RON GATEHOUSE