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Winter Cold Melts
At Spring Week
By BEV DICKINSON
Each year students at the University succumb to that age-old drug which affects adults
and children alike—spring fever. And each May they take the prescribed remedy—Spring
Week.
The annual celebration began six years ago when Froth, campus humor magazine, pro
posed a spring festival similar to a weekend like the Dartmouth Winter Carnival or Cor
nell’s Junior Weekend. Since the first Spring Week was held in 1949, it has snowballed in
to a gigantic affair in which approximately 3000 students participate.
Student organizations are invited to participate in Spring Week, in which they com
pete for the Spring Week trophy and prizes in each of the events. The awards are based on
a point system, a group receiving
a certain number of points for
each event in which it partici
pates. The group totaling t h-e
greatest number of points is
awarded the Spring Week trophy.
Spring Week Events
The 1954 Spring Week com
prised five major events which
took place from May 10 to 14.
The opening event of the week
was the Spring Week parade
which f was held at 6 p.m. May
10. The forty single or joint
groups which entered the float
parade competed for top places in
each of three categories—the ar
tistic, collegiate, and comic. The
floats of most groups advertised
their Carnival booths, and were
judged by faculty and townspeo
fple
After the parade, five finalists
competing for the title of Miss
Penn State were judged at the
coronation ceremonies in Recrea
tion Hall. Last spring, the hall
was filled to near-capacity as
Mary Pickford, stage and screen
star, crowned the queen, who was
also judged by Evelyn Ay, “Miss
America of 1954.” The finalists
were previously chosen from
group-sponsored entrants by 15
townspeople in the preliminary
judging.
2500 Mad Hatters
Approximately 2500 students
entered the Mad Matter’s parade,
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fashionable campus-wear .
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Judy Bond Blouses
Hadley Cashmere Sweaters
Campus Jackets
which was held at noon May 10
and 11. Contestants, who entered
hats in one of three categories—
original, artistic, and comic—were
judged by faculty members un
der the theme' of movie titles.
Finals in th'e He Man contest
were held the evening of May 11.
Finalists were chosen previously
from group-sponsored entrants in
the preliminaries. The finals,
which were held on Beaver Field,
comprised an obstacle race, throw
ing the shotput, and an evalua
tion of theme and costume of
the contestant.
The major event of Spring
Week, the Spring Week Carnival,
took place last spring from 6 to
11 p.m. May 12 and 13. Forty-five
joint or single groups set up
booths on the carnival grounds,
which were situated near Wind
crest on the corner of Shortlidge
and- College avenues. The organ
izations presented various shows
in an attempt to total the most
points for the Spring Week tro
phy. .
Throughout the student booths
on the carnival grounds were dis
persed four rides rented from a
touring amusement company—a
comet, ferris wheel, merry-go
round, and barrel of love.
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from ticket sales at the ( carnival
was set when a gross profit of
$7418.87 was collected. After
Spring Week expenses were paid,
the .remaining money went to
the Penn State Student Scholar
ship Fund.
The 1954 Spring Week came to
an end with the annual Senior
Ball held at 9 p.m. May 14 in
Recreation Hall and houseparties
Saturday night.
And the 1955 Spring Week may
be even bigger and better.
University Officials
Ask for Buildings
University officials have re
quested that six small buildings
owned by the Federal government
on University farm number 10 be
placed under the University’s
ownership.
At present, the buildings are
used for research in the Depart
ment of Agronomy and it is ex
pected they will be continued to
be used for this work if they are
transferred to the University. The
buildings, which have been de
clared surplus by the Federal
government, were constructed in
1934 at the expense of the U.S.
Department of Interior to con
duct studies in soil erosion. They
are on University property.
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