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.
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