SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER I£. 1954
WRA Offers Women Students
Athletics, Recreation Program
Thb Women’s Recreation Association offers women students the opportunity to take
part in a four-fold athletic and recreational program. ' '
The group is composed of women students on campus and is governed by the WRA
executive council, a self-nominated and popularly elected group of women students
All Women are members of WRA and anyone may partic
activities. The association offers
badminton, bowling, bridge,
swimming, officials, hockey, mod
ern dance, lacrosse, and rifle
clubs. The clubs will begin to
function the first week of classes.
Freshman bowling will be held
at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 .in White Hall.
The Bridge Club will also meet
at 7 p.m. in the playroom. The
Badminton' Club will meet at
7 p.m. Sept. 21 in the gym and
the Rifle Club at 8 p.m. in 105
White Hall.
Modern Dance
The Modern Dance Club will be
held at 7 p.m. in the Rrythm Room
of White Hall and the upperclass
woman bowling group will meet
in the bowling alleys.
The swimming pool will be open
for beginners at 6:45 p.m. and at
7:30 p.m. for advanced swimmers.
The Officials Club will meet at
6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 in 1 White Hall
and the Outing Club at 6:30 p.m.
in the playroom.
The Hockey-Club will meet at
4 p.m. Monday through Friday
on Holmes. Field in back of the
Hetzel Union Building.
The recreation clubs make up
one of a four-fold WRA activities
program. " Also included in the
program are intramurals, indivi
dual participation, and projects.
Intramural sports are played
four nights a week in White Hall.
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No limitation is placed on the
number of teams which can be
entered in the tournaments; any
one who wishes to get a team to
gether may do so. Intramural
games are played in bowling, vol
leyball, swimming, basketball,
badminton, table tennis, bridge,
and soft ball.
Plunge Hours
The individual participation
program includes plunge hours
held in the White Hall swimming
pool each week and Saturday
night play nights. White Hall is
open to coeds until 10 p.m. Sun
days through Thursdays and 7 to
9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Each Saturday is set aside as
WRA playnight, when the facili
ties of White Hall are available
to those who want to just relax
and have a good time. One faculty
member and one member of the
executive board are on duty to
provide equipment and assist in
any way possible. Free refresh
ments are served.
One yearly WRA project is the
adoption of a war orphan through
the Foster Parents Plan for War
Children, Inc. Another is the
campus-wide clothing drive. It
also holds an annual Christmas
party for needy children.
Last spring the Swimming Club
presented “The Aqua Daily,” a
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ipate in any of the association’s
marine representation of a news
paper.
Also in the spring was the an
nual Modern Dance Concert pre
sented by the Modern Dance Club.
Officers are chosen annually by
coeds during a campus-wide elec
tion in March. A coed must nom
inate herself for an office by fill
ing out a petition and turning it
in to the nominating committee.
Any number of students may
apply for each office.
Candidates are introduced at
special housemeetings in the dor
mitories and their pictures appear
on posters in the dorms and at
the election polls. I
Sophomore and freshman rep
resentatives are elected in Octo
ber. \
_ One of the most popular pas
times of WRA members is spend
ing a weekend at the WRA cabin.
The cabin is located on Tussey
Mountain, five miles from the
campus. For 25 years it has been
the site of parties and the goal of
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The Penn State Club, oldest
i n d ependent organization on
campus, is about to begin its 22nd
year of activity this fall. It was
founded in “1932 as an athletic
and social organization for inde
pendent men.
The club sponors and partici
pates in numerous events throug
out the academic year. Of annual
interest is the All-University Tal
ent Show, open to all students,
which the club presents in Feb
ruary. Cash prizes are awarded to
the winners.
Toward the end of the year, the
club presents an award to the out-
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Other activities sponsored by
the club include dances, picnics,
hayrides, theater parties, and mix
ers. It also participates in intra
mural sports and Spring Week
festivities.
A club room open to all mem
bers is located in 411 Old ,Main.
Records and magazines provide
entertainment for members- arid
their dates.
Membership is open to all in
dependent men. A fee of $2 for
the first semester and $1 for each
succeeding semester is required
for membership. At present, there
are about 65 members.
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