WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 27. 1954 Live Lion Cub Gave Statue Competition as Nittany Mascot Ever wonder what it would be like if Penn State had a real, honest-to-goodness lion for a mascot instead of an animated catskin?Well, once upon a time we did. But it didn’t go over too well. Why? It’s like this. During the wat in Nov'ember of 1943, a student group then known as the Independent Women’s Association brought the popular radio program “Vox Pop” to campus for a coast to coast hookup show. ' Parks Johnson and, Warren Hull conducted the hour long show interviewing campus leaders and presenting each with gifts. The two were famous for appropriate selection of Outing Club Will Hear Kepler Talk Donald Kepler of . State College will speak on game bird hunting to the field and stream division of the Pent} State Outing Club at 7:30 tonight in 317 Willard Hall. Kepler will demonstrate turkey calls, recommend stocked areas for hunting, and answer questions on hunting. The meeting will be open to the public. Harold B. White Jr., assistant professor of physical education, and Frank Gordon of the Housing department will present an illus trated talk, “Canoe Tripping in Algonquin Natural Park,” at a meeting of the cabin and trail di vision of the Outing Club at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in 121 Sparks building. Plans are being made by the club to mark a series of trails along Tussey Mountain by using an official Penn State Outing Club metal marker. The markers will be made by the club members. The club will hold, an outing and Halloween party at the For estry Cabin in Stone Valley Sun day afternoon and evening' Stu dents interested in attending will meet at 2 p.m. in back of Old Main. Supper will be furnished at the cabin. The program will include Halloween games, folk, square, and round dancing, and outdoor recreation. One group of students will help with cutting trees and clearing a site for an Adirondack shelter at Beaver' Darn Sunday afternoon. This group will go to the Forestry Cabin for supper with the rest of the club. WSGA, WRA Finalists Announced Finalists in the Women’s Stu dent Government Association and Women’s Recreation Association primary -elections were announced last night. WSGA finalists are Carol Bra dy, Katherine Dickson, Patricia Lehr, and Stephanie Sills. WRA finalists are Joanne Be denk, Barbara Drum, Marie Har vey, and Elizabeth Savidge. Final elections will be held Thursday. Women living in Thompson Hall will vote in their dormitory. Women living in town, Women’s building, and McAllister hall will vote in Mac Allister hall. Voting will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Women will vote for one candi date in the final elections tomor row. Following the final election, WSGA will appoint one freshman senator. Women's Club to Meet The Campus Business Women’s Club will hold its annual Hal loween Party at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Temporary Union Building. Square dancing, prizes, and en tertainment will highlight the evening. The luncheon club will meet at noon on the first Tuesday of each month at the Allencrest tea room. Linens, Glass, Pottery, Jewelry, Stoles, Scarves,.. Ties, Bags HAMDSCRAFTSHOP 2MS S. 16th Street, Phila.. Pa. By AL KLIMCKE gifts. And that night they were in rare form. Cenci Catches Cub Near the end of the show the Recreation Hall audience was convulsed when a “live and breathing” lion cub was carried onto the stage. Lion met lion when huge Aldo Cenci, football quarterback and captain, was called to accept the gift for the College. The College was made a nationwide center of attraction When the Associated Press, wired a photo of the cub in the enor mous paws of the Nittany gridder to all the AP affiliated papers. The cub’s debut was immedi ately a big hit with the student body, but the “oohs” and, “ahs” of the - Rec Hall audience were not echoed by the faculty mem bers who'had to care for the cub. James F. Shigley, State College veterinarian then in charge of College, livestock, was appointed custodian. Cub Kept Infant's Hours “I didn’t mind caring for him,” Shigley once remembered nostal gically, “but feeding him every two hours night and day got to be too much.” The lovable cub of rather du bious potentiality immediately won the hearts of hundreds. of Penn Staters,- and scores of ad mirers treked up daily to the Veterinary lab, . where he. was taking up residence, to pay. their respects. Coeds were heard to “ooh” and whisper, “isn’t it cute?” and even rugged athletes had to wag their heads at the indiffer ent bundle of fur. Great Stone Face Objects The lion cub was soon billed as the chief rival for the affection of the stone Nittany Lion in front of Rec Hall, and Collegian report ers who interviewed said ■ lion for his comment on the subject were greete'd with a stony silence and the inevitable, “No com ment.” A few short days after the au spicious appearance of “Leo,” as the cub was dubbed, Collegian reporter .Ted Rubin reported that he was suffering from “the Fresh man disease of homesickness,” and said he finally had to be sent back to his home in Central Park Zoo, in New York City, And along with “Leo” went scores of hearts from the Nittany Vale. Original plans had specified that the cub was to be returned to State College, but he grew so rapidly that College and zoo of ficials decided it would be better to keep all four legged Nittany Lions away frorrj State College. But this was not the end of the tale of Leo the Nittany Lion. For some time after his departure Collegian writers utilized the hu man interest angle of Leo’s visit for feature material, such as “Let ters from (Leo” and others. Leo was last heard from ’ in February of 1947. At this time he weighed 275 pounds and ate sev en pounds of raw meat a day, al though he was only four years old. He was 30 inches high. Leo’s visit .to Mount Nittany While State makes football magic at Penn .... see our campus magic Bet!, Book amt Candle A Center Stage Production at the TUB Friday nights thru Mot. 19 Tickets at Student Union or the Door THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA 13 Are Named To RBL Group By Eisenhower A committee of 13 persons has been named by President Miilton S. Eisenhower to serve as a pro gram planning group for Religion- In-Life and centennial religious programs and as a consulting committee to the chaplain on the religious aspects of the Univer sity religious program. The committee, which works with Luther Harshbarger, Univer sity chaplain,' includes representa tives of all the religious faiths. Members of the committee are Russell Bond, Matthew Miller, Paul Kennedy, Helen Sidman, Grace Bassel, and Kay Kerr, stu dents; Clifford A- Nelson, associ ate professor of economics; John /. Mourant, professor of philoso phy; Harold K. Schilling, dean of the Graduate School; Rabbi Ben jamin M. Kahn; Father John C. O’Leary; the Rev. John S. Duley; and Harshbarger. ' The committee was set up to coordinate the religious faiths in planning and executing the re ligious activities of the University, such as the Religion-In-Life Week observance and the University Chapel. Women May Work On Leonides Booth Independent women interested in helping with the Leonides Mardi Gras booth may contact Barbara Blowers, 117 McElwain. Mardi Gras will be held Nov. 12 in Recreation Hall. Volunteers are needed for dec oration, publicity, set-up, and clean-up committees. Women will also be needed to\ work at the booth for one hour shifts during the carnival. Jourri Group to Meet Theta Sigma Phi, women’s journalism fraternity * will hold pledging at 8:15 tonight in the Beta Sigma Omicron suite, 129 McElwain. A business meeting will follow. was not a long time, but he did make quite an impression. A Col legian editorial shortly after Leo left stated that he had lifted school spirit to a high peak, per haps the highest seen here for a long time. Oh, yes, at last reports the one time big city rival of the Nittany Lion was still living in New York City. He doesn’t write much any more, but there is reason to doubt that he has forgotten his many friends at State .College. After all, he received quite a welcome. And, who knows? Some day he may be back for a visit. Purely a social call, of course. Think you’d be glad to see him? Phi Kappa New officers of Phi Kappa are Joseph Mijares, president; Wil liam Smith, vice president; John Kunda, secretary; and George Eb bert, treasurer. Leo -Tarkett is In terfraternity Council representa tive. Members of the fall pledge class are James Bizzack, William Gal lager, Daniel Gildea, Walter Heil er, Ignatius Hokaj,. Charles Hor vat, William Kirsch, Richard Mc- Cann, Douglas Millar, Joseph Mul downey, John polliek, Donald Sa von, Francis Walsh, Leonard Win dish, Gene Zite, and Donald Zu gates. Gamma Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta recently initi ated Aloyse Cokewell, Joan Lew is, Mary Lou Rank, and Lynne Slaboski. ■ The sorority recently entertain ed Phi Kappa in the Grange rec room. Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Chi Sigma recently en tertained Alpha Gam. Delta with a dinner, followed by danc ing and a skit presented by the Alpha Chi Sigma pledges. Rushing Correction Delta Gamma is not partici pating in informal rushing this semester as was reported by the Daily Collegian Oct. 22. King Contest Deadline Set Women's groups participating in Mardi Gras Nov. 12 may spon sor one candidate for Mardi Gras King. The deadline for submitting 5 by 7 inch photographs of candi dates at the Student Union desk in Old Main is 5 p.m. Nov. 4, ra ther than Nov. 5, as announced in letters sent to each group in vited -to participate by Mortar Board, senior women’s hat so ciety. Each picture should include the name of the candidate and the sponsoring group. Three king fin alists will be selected at Mardi Gras according to the total money votes collected. Each 'penny do nated will constitute one vote. The king will be chosen by aud ience applause at the Mardi Ball, to be sponsored by Chimes, junior women’s hat society, Nov. 13 in the Temporary Union Building. CoXdiu Phi Mu Delta Leon Williams has been elected vice president of Phi Mu Delta. He replaces Wilbur Hofecker who resigned. Recent pledges are John Beam, Gerald Beam, Barry Bowman, Charles Thursam and Mark Brum back. Chi Omega Newly-elected officers of the pledge class of Chi Omega are Susan Brainerd, president; Ro berta Lerch, vice president; and Virginia Leary, secretary-treasur er. Alpha Sigma Phi Alpha Sigma Phi recently initi ated John Freyler, Thomas O’- Haren, Harry Mcßurney, Leßoy Niki-scher, James McCloy, and Frank Doherty. New pledges are John Nute, James Herlocher, and Donald Fillman. Delta Chi Delta Chi recently" initiated Robert Ott, Charles Teyssier, Wil liam Walker, Roger Rue, John Ev ans, Bert Welliver, and Jere Fri dy. Stockwell to Talk On China Tonight . The Rev. F. Olin Stockwell, one of the last Christian missionaries to leave Red China and author of “With God in Red China,” will speak on present China under communist control at 7 tonight in the Methodist Church. The lecture, sponsored by Kap pa Phi, national Methodist wo men’s service club, is open to the public and will be followed by a forum period. Stockwell will also be in charge of a. devotional period at 7 a.m. Thursday in the Wesley Founda tion which will be followed by breakfast. UCA Will Sponsor Recognition Service The University Christian Asso ciation will hold a recognition service and chicken barbecue at 5 p.m. today in. Hort Woods. All paid members may attend the service and barbecue. In case of rain, the group will meet in 100 Weaver. The UCA Cabinet will conduct the formal recognition service which will include initiation of new members, a pledge to the UCA. and group singing. PAGE en/E
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