.:-SATU RDAY:MAY'I :-1954
UN to Be
Of Dance
A dance based -on the principles of the. Urlited Nations, back
gpinided by Biblical verse, will be inchided in the Modern Dance
Concert to be preSented by the , C(Alege of Physical; Education and
Athletics at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday, and May 8 in White Hall.
Adniission is free, hut - .bec,ause of the limited number of seats,
tickets mast be obtained in advance at White Hall, according to D0r0...
...
thY , Briant, assistant professor of
physical ' education and concert
director: - •
Bette . 'Love, fourth semester
phySical education major, . danc
ing •to music by I3erlioz, will be
soloist. in -the . UN 'dance. _Miss
Love, who appeared in last year's
concert, is also soloist in a dance
Of the Congo, based on a theme
by Vachel, Lindsay. •
Marilyn Black, sixth semester
arts and letters major, will be
soloist .a- comedy number, "El
Ford Ferocio-Ferdinando," th e
_Story of Ferdinand the bull.
The concert will - begin with a
Series of ;quota.tion dances.
Shakespeare's "All the' world's
d'stage ." will open the Moth
er'i Day
. weekend concert, • -
, ConstaricePaakh, sixth semester
education •Inajor, will be soloist
in =a dance. based. on 'a quotation
Sher Wood Anderson.
"Joys: are our wings" by Jean
Pea-Richter,' danced by Carolyn
Watson, instructor, in physical
education, -will introduce modern
ballet to Penn State. The cos
-Wines- will, be white.
Assisting Miss Briant in direct
ing the
. concerf are Alberta Mills,
instructor in physical education
and Miss Watson. Acompanist will
be, Hermance Reese, instructor in
physical education.
Members of the cast supervised
by the directors, are doing chore
ography for the concert.
Readers of quotations will be
Joan Shaddinger,"JOan Flinn, and
Jean Mears; "sixth semester home
economics majors. ,
Eight Dqbc#4*
Toke.: A*-aii4E.:::,
in - Touirin.o6l)oot
Eiglifmemhers of:th*mems!de4 r
bate squad won awards;in
trasquad tournament finals `:We
nesday: First and second - awards:
were made for.eachclass:
• Winners the: fresbman eiaS§:
are Edward_ KlevenS, '-seccin ;: d •Se=
mester electrical engineering-- mal : 1
jor,' first ,award:: 'and 'Jonathan,
Plaut,.sedond semester- insiustrial
engineering major: second.
Sophomore.' winners • are - - , .tick
Stamaterts,. -fotirth , 'Seinesterzlarts
and letters' inajcir,firSt, a.ward;
and Joseph.Rebekifthirth Semes
ter buSiness administration ma
jor,' second. .
, Junior'winhers.:are?Mark . 'Wierif-:
et, sixth semester -arts-and—let
ters rnaicin - first award: and Ir- •
win Weiner, sixth- semester-jour
nalism major, second. .•
' Senior : winners
,are r„r a'y
Horewitz, eighth - a . einester arts
and letters major, - first award;
and Berman • Gblomb, • eighth
mester 'animal- husbandry -major,
second. •
Debate topic was - this year's/na
tional debate. topic, `Ttesolimd:
That the United States .should
adopt a policy of free trade."'The
debate was limited to :squad mem
bers who had participated:in_ few.:
er than ten debates,
First place winners received
sterling silver charms in the form
of maces. Greek orator charms
were second place, await's.
Judges for
,the finals were Ed
ward R. Gilkey, ~ instructor in
Speech; Charles Petrie, graduate
assistant in speech; John -E. O r -
Brien, - professor of public speak
ing; -Alan Karstetter, graduate as
sistant in speech; Eugene .Fulmer,
Secretary of Borough Chamber
of -Commerce.
-Arm Roberts. graduate assistant
in speech; Ordean Ness, assistant
professor of speech; William J.
Lewis. instructor in speech; Eu
gene Williams, graduate assistant
in speech; Holle G. Deßoer, as
sistant.professor of public speak
ing;. James Lennon, -instructor in
speech;,..and David Lewis, grad
uate assistant instructor of his
tory...
Field:; Day,
Banquet Set
The Forestry Society will hold
its annual Forestry Banquet at
6:30 tonight at the Autoport and
a 'Field. Day at Roosevelt Park
.it:,2 p,m. tomorrow.
Besly, executive direc
tor of the American Forestry As-
sociation, will be guest speaker at
the banquet. Xi Sigma Pi, .for
estry., honor society, will present
the annual award to the:merriber
with- the best scholastic achieve
ment. Retiring officers of the For
estry Society will receive keys.
Banquet tickets are on sale for
$2.80 until noon today at the For
estry Office.
Transportation will be provided
for Field Day at 1:30 p.m. tomor
row in front of the Forestry
An evening meal will be. served
for 50 cents. Meal tickets MaY: be
purchased tomorrow at .the fores
try office and from John Senft
and Robert Zelley at Tau 'Phi Del
ta, 238 E. Fairmount avenue.
Adeney Will Speak -
To Cosmopolitan Club
David AcieneY, lecturer an d
teacher, will speak to the Cosino-.
politan Club at 7 p.yn - . -- Monday,.in
Atherton lounge.
.Adeney, who has taught be
hind the, Iron Curtain, will dis
cuss "The Student in.CommUnist
China." .
Following 'the address, the next
year's executive committee will
be: presented for apprairad, -
Theme
Cticeirt
Lessen- Will Give
Concert at Hine!
Elizabeth Lessen, outstanding
pianist, will give a concert at 8
tonight at the - Hillel Foundation,
224 'Locust Lane.
The concert, sponsored by Avb
dah chapter of B'nai B'rith, is
being held - to raise funds for a
piano purchased by the group.
Tickets for - the. concert may be
secured " from Avodah chapter
members or at Rea and Dericks
and McLanahans; State College.
Theta Phi Alpha
New officers of Theta Phi Alpha
are Mary Lou Schutz, president;
Joan Catanzaro, vice president;
Sonya Basalyga, recording secre
tary; Charlotte Lutinski, corres
ponding secretary; and Madeleine
Reilly, pledge mistress.
Dolores McHugh, rushing chair
man and Panhellenic representa
tive; Theresa Guinard, social
chairman; Sehoy Bosler, activities
chairman; Rosemary Bishop, song
leader; Dorothea Koldys, historian
and publicity chairman; and Hel
en D'Zmura, house manager.
The sorority celebrated its 25th
anniversary on campus last week
end with a Founders' Day banquet
at the Hotel State College.
Principal speakers were Mrs.
Mary Louise Steigerwald, na
tional president, and Mrs. Mary
Alice - O'Brien, chapter adviser.
- Members of the group who re
ceived awards at the banquet were
Miss Basalyga, outstanding pledge;
Miss D'Zmura, highest pledge av
erage; and Miss McHugh, most
scholastic improvement.
;.In - connection with Founders'
Day a breakfast was held Sunday
morning at the Hotel State Col
lege. • •
Alpha Tau Omega
New officers of Alpha Tau
Omega. are Watson Leese, presi
dent; Joseph Van Tassel, vice pres
ident; John Bieler, treasurer; John
Reno, secretary; Carter Brooks,
keeper of the annals; Richard
Borr, usher; John Hyslop, senti
nel and social chairman; James
Lundy,• reporter; Robert Cham
bers, • • athletic chairman; an d
Wayne ,Bren, house manager.
Alpha. ,Oxiiicron Pi was recently
entertained at the chapter house.
The oled.ges - presented. a skit and
-
• ..entSswere-served.-
11-4 E DAILY COLLEOIAN STATE' COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
Spatafore Wins
Freshman Class
Talent Show
Frances Spatafore, second se
mester arts and letters major, won
first prize of $2O in the, annual
Freshmen Talent Show. held • last
night ai ,the Temporary , Union
Building.
Miss Spatafore took top honors
with her winning vocal styling of
two standard popular song.s, "I'll
Remember April" and "Some
body Loves Me."
Carolyn Kirchner, second se
mester music education major,
won second prize of $lO. Miss
Kirchner sang "Can't Help Lov
in' That Man" an d "Wanted."
Third prize of $5 went 'to Dean
Presnall, second semester geolo
gy and mineralogy major, who
gave a renditison of "Hot Canary"
arid "12th. Street Rag" on his ac
cordion.
Six other finalists • provided
keen competition for the - lwinners.
Susan . Coskery, soprano, sang "In
My Garden" and "You Are Love."
Jesse Brewster, baritone, sang
"Answer Me, My Love?' .Keith
Williams, pianist, played- -"Ebb
tide" and "Ruby." Edmond Kra
mer, bass, sang "Old Man River."
A -softshoe dance was perforined
by two sisters, Virginia •and Judy
Hance. Russell Courtney, bari
tone, gave_ his interpretation. with
a medley of two songs, "Red Sails
in the Sunset." and "I'm in the
Mood for Love."
Samuel Wolcott, master of cere
monies, entertained the audience
between acts with his fast patter
of quips and his one-man skits.
Accompanying the vocalists on
the piano were Anna Hoffman and
Rudy Black, a surprise guest.
WRA Appoints
Orientation Head
Carol Durbin, fourth semester
education major, has been ap
pointed chairman of the Women's
Recreation Association's orienta
tion committee for the fall.
Other members of the commit
tee, appointed by the WRA ex
ecutive council, are Lois Pienne,
fourth semester physical educa
tion major; Bette Bingman, sec
ond semester psychology major;
and. Sheila Nearine, second se
mester' business administration
major.
The council will hold a retreat
May 22 at , the WRA cabin.
Mildred McGowan, president,
said the WRA handbook' would
soon be ready for printing.
co-edieJ
Alpha Chi Sigma
Recently elected officers of Al
pha Chi Sigma are Donald Fleck,
master alchemist; Jacob Maizel,
vice master alchemist; James
Knepp, recorder; William Childs,
pledgemaster; Robert Oakley,
house manager; George Dunn, so
cial chairman; William Lennarz,
professional chairman; Robert
Neiman, alumni secretary; Gerald
Gerhart, caterer; Allen Starkey,
historian; and John Lyon, IFC
representative. Members of the
executive board are Lorin Gard
ner, William Greenwald, and John
Lyon.
Theta Xi
New officers of Theta Xi are
Harold Hahn, president; Andrew
Nestor, vice president; John Col
lett, treasurer; John Heinze, cat
erer; John Lowery, house mana
ger; and Reynold Grieco, social
chairman.
At a recent regional convention
the local chapter was host to The
ta Xi chapters from Carnegie In
stitute of Technology and Cornell
University.
Kappa Sigma
Kappa Sigma recently enter
tained Kappa Delta at the chapter
house. Entertainment was provid
ed by the brothers and refresh
ments were served.
Beta Sigma Omicron
Gay Sheley was recently
pledged' to Beta Sigma Omicron.
NOW! PRINTING
In State College...
COMMERCIAL PRINTING
352 E. College Ave.
Religion
Joint Meeting Set
For Church Groups
:Several of the student church groups will meet together for a
special•program tomorrow night.
Westminster Foundation of the Presbyterian Church will act as
host at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow for a joint meeting of the student groups.
A program on Christian Ambassadors will include a discussion and
slides by Herbert Pollock and Harold Campbell describing their
work in, an. Arab village and in
the Holy Land. The program will
be in preparation for a visit next
week by Julius Gecau, a Chris
tian ambassador from Kenya,
East Africa
Wesley Foundation of the Meth
odist ,Church, The United Student
Fellowship of'the Faith Evangeli
cal and Reformed Church, and the
Student Fellowship . , of St. John's
E.v. angelical United. Brethren
Church meet at .Westrninster.
"The ' Church ,In My Country,"
a discussion by 'foreign students,
will be held at 6:30 p.m: tomorrow
at the Ltitheran Student Associa
tion, 412 ,W.. College avenue.
A' gionp of students from Wes
ley Foundation will visit nine
churches. in Johnstown tomorrow
morning, to take part 'in worship
services. The e n r e group will
nieet at '1 p.m. tomorrow at the
Grove 'Avenue Methodist Church
in Johnstown to hear a program
by the choir, under the direction
of William Greenhorn.
The United Student Fellowship
of the Faith Evangelical and Re
formed Church will hold a cabin
party at the Ralph Watts Lodge on
Mt. Tussey; today. The group will
leaVe at '1:30 p.m. and return about
noon tomorrow.
The. Emerson Society will hold
a cabin party•at.the cabin of Rei
bert'T. Oliver, professor of speech,
tomorrow- afternoon. The group
will eat supper at• the cabin and
return in the evening.•
The .Independent" Club of Hillel
Found*tiOn, 224 Locust Lane,- will
hold a picnic at 2 p.m. today. The
group will ; meet at the founda
tion.
Pa nh el Increases
Stipends to $75
.
The Panhellenic Council schol
arship, ccinunittee voted to change
the three :$5O • scholarships given
by council to $75.
Sorority' and .independent wom
en are ' eligible for • scholarships.
Members of 'council suggest names
of coeds :to be: selected.
The Panhel projects committee
next year will continue its fire
side chats with- freshthan'women
to acquaint thOm with sorority
procedure.. •
The committee plans to organ
ize the Panhellenic chorus per
manently and to hold television
and radio programs froM the Al
toona station.
Leonides to Hear
Convention Report
.• Report of the 13th National In
dependent Student Association
conventiOn,held April 12 to 15 at
Cornell University, will be read
to. Leonides at 6:30 Monday night.
A delegation of 15 Association
of Independent .Men and Leoni
des representatives attended from
the University. •
Joan Packard, president of Le
onides, will • appoint officers and
committee members for the 1954
Autumn Ball and the "Dink De
but," a social held annually for
freshmen. •
FREE Tickets at SU Desk, Old Main
'Riders to Sea°
To Be Given
At 4 Tomorrow
"Riders to the Sea," a one-act
play by John Millington Synge,
will be presented at 4 p.m. to
morrow in the Little Theatre,
basement of Old Main.
This is the second production of
the current Sunday at Four series
sponsored by the experimental
group of the Division of Dramat
ics. The purpose of these presen
tations, according to Edwin Grove,
director of the show, is to train
people interested in summer stock
work. The selected shows offer a
variety of problems which prob
ably would appear in summer pro
duction.
The cast of the show includes
Mary Loubris, Deborah Peek, Eli
zabeth Ives, John Krug, John
Thomas, James Carroll, Louise
Juele, and Mal Spelvin.
"Riders to the Sea" is a dark
and dreary story; infused' with
supernatural elements about the
lives of the people in a poor Irish
family. Synge, the author, is rec
ognized as being one of Ireland's
foremost dramatists.
The next production of the
group will be "Another Way Out,"
by Lawrence Langner.
2 Groups Plan
Founders' Tea .
CM Omega and Phi Gamma
Delta will hold a Founders' Day
tea from 2 to 4 p.m. tomorrow at
the fraternity house in celebration
of their : being the first national
sorority and fraternity to establish
chapters at the University.
Phi Gamma Delta was founded
May 1, 1848, at Jefferson Col
lege by six students, all Masons
and lawyers. Locally founded just
four years later, the Gamma Phi
chapter became the first fraternity
on campus, now located at the cor
r er of Pollock and Burrowes roads.
The national fraternity now in
cludes 81 chapters.
Chi Omega,• the largest national
sorority with 116 chapters
throughout the country, was
founded at Arkansas University
in 1895. In 1923, five women
formed the "Alfost Colony" with
the object of becoming a national
fraternity. In September 1926, the
Nu Gamma chapter became the
first representative of national
sororities for women at the Uni
versity.
Two hundred and fifty invita
tions to the tea have been sent
to campus organizations, alumni,
faculty members and townspeo
ple.
Chi Omega
Chi Omega recently held its an
nual Sweetheart Dance in honor
of its graduating seniors. A dinner
at the EutaW House preceded the
dance.
“ RharJolY
Saturday, May 1
9-12 p.m. - Rec Hail
OPEN TO EVERYONE!
in glue
FRESHMAN
INFORMAL DANCE
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