WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1954 California Trip Teaches Coeds Valuable Lessons Four- girls of college age learned a lot this summer in just 23 days. They went West! For one thing, they learned how to get up at 6.a.m. and keep going until 11 p.m. when it" was time to write those innumerable postcards with the pictures of Yellowstone, Sun Valley, Salt Lake City, and California, on them. They found that extreme poverty and wealth could exist almost side by side. They learned—well, that isn’t what this article is about. This is not to imply that the girls have thought 'about what they learned, nor that they have tried to figure out the “why’s-” That <will have to come later when there is time to think. Perhaps -when Kathy Waltz, a fifth semester music education major at Bucknell University; or Betty Marvin, a first semester lib eral arts major at Mount Holyoke; orv Elaine Propert, a senior in nurse’s training at the Abington Memorial Hospital, or I get bored with book learning this year, we will stop and try to figure but why there was a sign-in. Okla homa City, “White Women Only,” on a ladies’ rest room;, or why there are so many beautiful homes in Beverly Hills, and yet in Ari zon.a7’lthe Indians were living in what; appeared to be oversized dog,houses. This ! is 1 riot to imply . that .we thought it was wrong for the wealthy, to own large homes, or that it was someone’s fault that the Indians were living in such squalid conditions. But it did, along with many other things we saw while driving thrdugh 17 states, raise the question, Why? Early Start At 5:30 a.m. on August 23, we left home in a 1953 Chrysler. The car was loaned by very generous parents who didn’t mind giving up the use of power steering for 23 days. All of us had worked up to that last minute and we didn’t get to bed until midnight the night before. In spite of the lack of sleep, we traveled 600 miles to Van Wert, Ohio, that first day, although a certain res taurant owner probably would testify that he had seen four giddy girls that night. The second day we. learned a valuable lesson for future married life. In Fort' Wayiie, Indiana, Kathy and Elaine went in to buy supplies for lunch in order to save time and money. The grocer took, one look at the girls and sold them a special bargain Which they thought was liverwurst. Two hours later at lunchtime we took out our liver baloney. Meat won’t keep in hot weather. We bought our lunch whenever possible dur-. ing the rest of the trip. So many images..remain, .in mind from those 23 days. In South Dakota, while driving through Custer National Park, we had to stop for cattle, donkeys, deer, and buffalo that were cross ing the road at their own leisure. We were awed by the faces carved on Mount RUshmore by Gutzon Berglum—the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Driving through the Needle tunnels we held pur breath because 1 there was one inch to spare on each side of the car. We' even talked to cowboys. Cowboys and Hoof Owls Claude Bray was the first “cowboy” we met. He owned a gas station-cafe in Wyoming. Having seen cowboys before only in movies or at a distance, we were somewhat impressed and surprised to find that the men for the most part still dress in west ern-style; complete' with western boots and Stetsons. The handsome cowboy- told us he had gone to school in Chicago, but he had come back to Wyoming because in Chicago the people reminded hijn of hpot owls in a tree, one On every branch. We thought he had picked the right spot to come for space. There wasn’t another build ing for miles. ..Then..there was the.cowboy on horseback herding sheep with a sheep dog down the main moun tain high-way in Wyoming. Betty and Kathy hopped out to take a picture of the typical cowboy, who true to] Hollywood, needed a shave. As. he passed us, he grinned and said, “Broke the camera.” We hope he didn’t. About 30 more pictures were taken with that camera. And then there was Slim, a 6’3” cowboy whose name described him perfectly. He took us horse back riding around Sun Valley. After,telling us he.rode in rodeos to. make his living, he said we By PHYLLIS PROPERT Annual Mardi Gras To Be Held Nov. 11 The annual Mardi Gras, sponsored by Mortar Board, senior wo men’s hat society, will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. Nov. 12 in Recreation Hall. Sororities and other women’s groups planning to sponsor a booth in the Mardi Gras must sign up at the Student Union desk in Old Main by tomorrow, according to regulations. Booths may be regis : tered in either the show division Essay Contest Offers $3850 To Students Prizes totaling $3850 . are being offered in the essay contest con ducted by the editorial board of the Foreign Service Journal. The essay subject is: “The Or ganization of, American Repre sentation Abroad.” Prizes will be offered in. four entry categories. Awards will include a ' $lOOO grand prize for the best single essay. Each of the first prize win ners in the three categories aside from that of the grand prize win ner will receive $750. Second prizes of $l5O apiece will be awarded for all four categories. Honorable mention citations will be awarded .to third prize win ners. A special student award of a $lOOO supplement to first prize is offered by the international af fairs graduate school of the Johns Hopkins University. This will make available to any student winner who is otherwise quali fied for admission a tuition schol arship of $1750, sufficient to cover essential expenses of a year’s study at Johns Hopkins. C^o-^lcUts Pi Beta Phi : Pi Beta Phi sponsored a bazaar at Beta Theta Pi Oct. 14. Craft- Work from the Pi Beta Phi Set tlement School -in Cattinburg, was displayed. Skir t s, stoles, luncheon sets, and blankets were also displayed. must , think he was a bum. Nat urally, we said not at all. (In fact, we were fascinated.) Slim wasn’t the only attraction at. Sun Valley; sports of all types including out door ice . skating and swimming kept us from becoming bored dur ing our few hours there. A Congressman and a Bellboy But we have gotten a little ahead of our story. Before reaching Sun Valley, we had visited Yellow stone National Park. One cannot describe the- beauty of the blue of Yellowstone Lake against the rich green of the trees on the mountains. Beside Old Faithful at Yellowstone, we met Congress man Carrig from Susquehanna County. He had noticed Kathy’s Bucknell shirt a!nd had come up to speak to us. At the Mammouth Hotel in Yel lowstone, we had one of our most amusing experiences. We were un able to get a room with a private bath. A college-age bellboy, evi dently feeling sorry for us four girls who had stopped at 8 p.m. after a long and tiring day, decided he . would see we would be able to relax. .He stopped us in the hall and started handing out soap and towels ex plaining he had gotten the key to the bathroom so we could all get baths. His parting remark was, “Have a nice bath!” None of us were quite sure how many keys to that bathroom were in exis tence. None of us took baths! 1 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA or the game division. Two rotating engraved cups will be awarded this year—one to the show booth collecting the greatest number of tickets and one to the winning game booth. Participating groups may spon sor a candidate for the Mardi Gras King contest by submitting the name and a 5-by-7-inch pho tograph of their entry to the'Stu dent Union desk by Nov. 5. Three finalists for the Mardi Gras King will be selected dur ing the carnival by money votes. The three finalists: will be intro duced and the king selected by audience applause at the Mardi Ball Nov. 13. The ball, sponsored by \Chimes, junior women’s hat society, is. an informal version of the traditional ball held in honor of the two kings of the famous New Orleans Mardi Gras Carni val. Proceeds from the carnival booths and voting for the Mardi Gras King will go into the Char lotte E. Ray Scholarship fund, a project of Mortar Board. Miss Ray was . dean of women at the Uni versity. Groups sponsoring booths must hand in complete descriptions of their booths Oct. 26 and 27 to avoid any duplications. Group chairmen will meet at 4:15 p.m. Oct. 28 in McElwain Hall lounge. Another event of Mardi Gras weekend will be the All-Univer sity Sing to be held at 2 p.m. Nov. 13 in Schwab Auditorium. The sing will • be sponsored by Cwens, sophomore women’s hat society, and Scrolls, senior wo men’s hat society. Kcsufman-Duckmcm Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Duck man of Brooklyn, N.Y., have an nounced the engagement of their daughter Sondra to Herman Kauf man, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kaufman of Scranton, Pa. Miss Duckman is an eighth se mester industrial psychology ma jor. She is local advertising man ager of the Daily Collegian. Mr. Kaufman was graduated from the University in industrial engineering. He presently is em ployed as an engineer and is at tending Temple University Law School. He is a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi. Epstein-Levinson Mr. and Mrs. George ,M. Levin son of Pittsburgh have announced the engagement of . their daughter Harriet to Jay Epstein, son of Dr., and Mrs. I. Leslie Epstein of Brooklyn, N.Y. Miss Levinson is a seventh se mester elementary education ma jor at the University. Mr. Epstein was graduated from the University in June and pres ently is attending the University of Chicago Medical School. He is a member of Zeta Beta Tau. 3 King Finalists Booth Descriptions 14 Sororities Begin Informal Rushing Fourteen of the 22 sororities on campus are rushing informally this semester, as announced at the Panhellenic Council meeting last night. Sororities rushing are Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Beta Sigma Omicron, Delta Gamma, Delta Zeta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta, Kappa Kappa Gam ma, Phi Sigma Sigma, Pi Beta 1 Phi, Sigma Delta Tau, Sigma Sig ma Sigma, Theta Phi Alpha, and Zeta Tau Alpha. Kappa Alpha Theta and Pi Beta Phi. are only rushing third or fourth semester women. Coke Dates ' Coke dates may be lield from 1 to 8 p.m. every day in sorority suites. Women interested in in formal rushing may sign cards at the Dean of Women’s office, 105 Old Main. Although registration is not required for informal rush ing, it. is the best way for the Panhel rushing chairman to see that sororities receive rushing lists, according to Mrs. Jean H. Dubois, assistant to the dean of women. Fay Holden, Pi Beta Phi, was appointed as chairmen of the pro ject committee, and Joan Bianchi, Delta Zeta, in charge of the Pan hel rushing booklet for next year. A committee was set up to re vise the rushing regulations for next year. Students on the com mittee are Virginia Coskery, Al pha Chi Omega, Marlene Chase, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Joanne Ca ruso, Delta Delta Delta, and Louise Caspery, Phi Sigma Sigma. Presented Cup Chi Omega sorority was pre sented the rotating scholarship cup for having the highest soror ity average. Their spring semester average was 2.08, highest among fraternity groups. Norma Rush, Panhel council rushing chairman, was presented the service key for her work during rushing. Panhel Council will hold a social with Interfraternity Coun cil at 6:45 p.m., Oct. 26 at the Phi Gamma Delta house. Offi cers of both organizations, one member from each sorority and the IFC representative will be present. Sororities interested in order ing Christmas trees for their suites should sign for them in the Dean of Women’s office by Friday. Mrs. Robinson Page, national Panhellenic advisor who is visit ing the campus, spoke briefly at the meeting. Seven Nominees to Run For Freshman Senator Nominees for. freshman senator are Carol Brady, Katherine Dick son, Joyce Herbst, Patricia Lehr, Mimi Maier, Stephanie Sills, and Carolyn Ginna. Eleanor Gwyim, Women’s Stu dent Government Associa ti o n elections chairman, said one fresh man senator will be elected in house meetings Oct. 26 and 28 and the other will be appointed by WGSA: Newman Club to Meet The Newman . Club will hold a business meeting at 7 tonight in the Temporary Union Building. The meeting will be followed by dancing. Announcement Mittany Cleaners has returned to its origi nal owner and opera tor, making it again qualified to give you 24 hour service on cleaning and pressing that is guaranteed to please. Nilfany Cleaners at your student dryctoanmg agency UN Discussion To Be Given An interntaional panel discus sion on the United Nations will be presented from 8 to 8:30 p.m. to morrow over WDFM, University radio station, Janice Holm, chair man of the radio program, has an nounced. Members of the panel are Ryad Yammine, fifth semester petrol eum natural gas major from Leb anon; George Bilbao, seventh se mester chemical engineering ma jor from Bolivia; Saleem Shah, graduate student in education from India; and Leo Zayicek, sixth semester arts and letters major. The program is being spon sored by Leonides and the Cos mopolitan club. The panel will be headed by Vaclav Mares, associate professor of economics and former official with the Czechoslovakian govern ment. The program is in observa tion of UN week and will include folk music from Italy, Japan, Lat in American. India, and Czecho slovakia. GAY GIBSON'S gala date ‘dress Your very own date dress (it’s so enchanting!)...in gleaming Chromspun Ace tate taffeta. With long bodice-lines, hip shirring and a very full skirt. Black, red, wedgwood, mink brown. Sizes 7 to Is.: SMART SHOP I PAGB FWE Pi t \\ \ \\
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