WEDNESDAY. JANUARY-5;-1955
'1 Love
Has Coed As Finalist
~.• Joan Hunter, former. Hoin.ecorning Queen and
_a runner-up in
the :Miss Pennsylvania contest last:•sUmmer,:.was one of five finalists
in . Qucen4or-a-Day's nationwide "I Love You" contest last week.
Along with the other 'finalists, she received an
,all -expense paid
week' in Hollywood.froln"Dep. 26 to_Jan. 2 and appeared on the radio
television show. Queen-for-a-Day.
Joan knew nothing of, the con
test until she received a phone
call :Dec.. , 20 ,telling her she had
been selected from the 9000 en
tries. The Junior Cham
ber of. Commerce, who also spon
sored her in the Miss Peringylvania
contest, had submitted her picture.
unknown. to her
Met Gene Kelly
While in Hollywood, Joan was
given a rtour of the - movie stars'
homes and ,a complete tour of the
Metro -. Goldwyn - Mayer studios,
where. she talked with Gene Kelly
about the days when :he was a
rneriTher of Phi Kappa at Penn
State.
"He .was so friendly and so nut
urall'•Jdan said about the famous
danaer-actor. Kelly was on the set
of his new picture, "Always Fair
Weather."
Joan also met Tony -Martin at
a luncheon at Hollywood's famous
Brown Derby and had, her picture
taken with Rocky Mercian° as she
stepped off the plane at the Holly
wood airport.
• Visited Night Clubs
Du_ring the week Joan dined
and danced at the Cocoanut
Grove, the Terrace Room of the
Hotel Statler and the Beachcomb
ers, well-known night spots for
Hollywobd . celebrities.
One of the most interesting
evenings was spent at the new
Moulin Rouge, where baby ele
phants and pink poodles are a part
of the -floor show, Joan said.
The •five finalists had a seven
room suite .at the Knickerbocker
HoteLand were escorted by mem
bers Of the contest staff.
After her appearance on Queen
for-a7Day, Joan was offered a job
as., a secretary and model on the
show if she came to California.
. , Meets Former Roommate
A surprise for Joan was' meeting
Barbara Repschaw, her roommate,
last year, who is now attending
the University :of • California at
Los Angeles:
New Year's Eve was spent on
the corner. of Hollywood and Vine,
which Joan described as '"horri
.
ble." • . • . •
"What impressed me most with
California was that- everyone was
in such a hurry to make.a big pro
duction of everything," 'Joan said.
The: •other'. four' -finalists were
from . California; • Alabama, lowa
and Texas. The: California. entrant
was choSen queeri:-,by :the radii
audience on the QUeen-for-a-Day
Engage
Gunther-Haines
Mrs. - George E. Born of - " Pitts
. announces the engagement
of - her:'d.a.ughter . :Noer Haines . :to
Frank Grinther, son of, Judge arid
Mrs. Blair' F. Gunther of Fox
chapel-
Miss Haines is, a seventh se
mester education- major.; and ..a
member of Alpha Chi Oniega.,
Mr., Gunther, is, a seventh se
mester agriculture economics ma
jor and a member of Phi. Kappa . .
Rice-biqun .. •
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bratin
of -Pittsburgh announce the.. in
gagement'of their 'daughterMary
to Francis Rice,. son of Mr. and"
Mrs. Carl F: Rice, .of BunbUry..:,
Miss Braun is_ a seventh semes
ter elementary education major
arid a' _member of .Alpha Chi
Omega.
.Mr. Rice is a. seventh semester
business 'psychology major and a
member• of Lambda Chi Alpha.
Taglang-Jones
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Jones of
Kingston announce the .engagel
nient of their daughter Barbara
to Mr. Richard • Taglang, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Taglang of
Bethlehem.
", Alfas Jones is 'a seventh semes=
ter education major and a mem
ber .ot, Pi Beta Phi.- Mr. Taglang
seventh semester, meteorology
ihajor,,
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By INE...:47fHOUSE
Annual Phi Sig
Chatity.DOnce
To Be Held
Phi Sigma Sigma will have its
annual Charity Drive square
dance at the Temporary Union
Building from 9 to 12 p.m. Satur
day.
Tickets may be purchased at
t Student Union -desk in Old
Main beginning today, at adrnis
sio . time at the TUB, or from any
member of Phi Sigma Sigma for
35 cents. Proceeds from the drive
will be turned over to the nation
al Heart
.Fund for research on
rheumatic fever.
Mildred Kravitz, Sigma Sig
ma publicity chairman, said that
th.. sorority decided to contribute
its funds to rheumatic research be
cause there was little research be
ing done in this phase of the
Heart Fund• drive.
Ross Lytle, seventh semester
recreation major, will •be caller
for the square dance.
The local chapter of Phi Sigma
Sigma won the national philan
thropy cup last June at the an
nual convention of the national
sorority, Mildred Kravitz said.
show, and rode on a float with
Tony Travis, RCA recording artist,
in the Tournament of Roses par
ade. The four runners-up were
given tickets to the Rose Bowl
game but watched it from two
television sets in their hotel suite.
Named Fashion Queens
All five girls were naMed fash
ion queen representatives for Jun
ior Elegance dresses in their area.
Joan Will attend market shows
'throughout the year in Pennsyl
vania4for Junior Elegance and will
receive a year's supply of dresses
for .her appearances.
Prizes for the . contest finalists
included .four dresses, an eight
millimeter movie camera, a bath
ing suit, and a treasure chest of
Old Gold cigarettes. ,
• Joan was Homecoming Queen
in . 1952, a member of the Dart
moUth Winter Carnival Court in
1953 and' Miss Altoona and a run
ner-up in. the Miss Pennsylvania
contest in - 1954.
She _is a. seventh semester art
education major and a member of
Kappa Kappa Gamma.
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JOhnson-Coskery
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Coskery
of Center • Valley announce the
engagement 'of their daughter
Virginia to William Johnson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ethvin H. Johnson
of Bedford. • •
Miss - Coslcery is a seventh se=
nester pre: , law major and a mem
ber of Alpha-Chi Omega.
Mr. Johnson •graduated from the
University -in June 1954 and is -a
member of Delta Tau Delta. He
is, working for United States Steel
Corporation in Uniontown.
Beiger-Ncr . chlis.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Nachlis of
Wilkes : -Barre announce the en
gagement of their daughter Claire
to. Mr. Joseph Berger, son of Mr.
Alec Berger and Mrs. Esther Ber
ger, both of Philadelphia.
Miss Nachlis is a seventh se
mester 'education major and a
Member of Alpha Epsilon Phi.
Mr. Berger was graduated from
the University in June and is a
member of Zeta Beta Tau. He is
now attending the Philadelphia
College of Osteopathy.
Herr-Wood
Mrs. Glenn Wood of Corry an
nounces the engagement of her
'daughter . Betty to • Mr. Robert
Herr, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. • M.
Herr of Lancaster.
Miss Wood is a fifth semester
- _ , ducation major. Mr. Herr is now
-crying with the U.S. Army at Ft.
Bragg, N.C.
THE 'DAILY - COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGEi PENNSYLVANIA
Puerto . Rico
W.i II - Host •.,.:
ccillp eses
.The fourth annual College
Week in Puerto Rico, sponsored
by the Puerto Rico Visitors Bur
eau, three national airlines, and
the hotels of San Juan, will '..un
for three weeks—March 20 to 26.
March 27 to April 2, and April
3 to 9.
On Monday of each week guests
will attend an all-day "Beach .Fi
esta" at Luquillo Beach. Wednes r
days will include a full - day of
sightseeing to• a pineapple can
nery, a sugar refinery, and tobac
co and coffee plantations. A Col
lege Week dance will be held at
the leading hotels on Thursdays.
with special entertainment and
door prizes.
Special activities will include
swimming week. April 3 to 9. with
exhibition meets by Colgate and
Dartmouth• University swimming
teams and the appearance of the
Pennsylvania Men's Glee Club in
San Juan April 1-10.
Tennis. golf. volleyball. water
skiing, fishing, cockfights and
swimming are open to all guests.
Costs of the trip for students
are round-trip plane fare, $l2B
Plus tax; room and two meals
(breakfast and lunch or dinner),
$ll per day per person (four per
sons to a room).
Reservations and further infor
mation may be obtained from Jo
seph T. Case. Sales and Reserva
tion Office, The Waldorf Astoria
New York 22, N.Y.
trays-McNutt
Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. McNutt
of Claysville announce the mar
riage of their daughter. Julia, to
John Hays, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John C. Hays of Chicora on Dec.
19.
Mrs. Hays is a graduate of the
Stenotype Institute of Pittsburgh
and is employed as a secretary
in the department of political sci
ence. •
Mr. Hays is a second semester
business administration major. He
served four years with the U.S.
Navy. •
Harpster-Wills
Mr. and Mrs. George 0. Wills
' of Pine Grove Mills announce the
marriage of their daughter, Con
stance, to Lt. James Harpster, son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harpster of
Pine Grove Mills, on Dec. 25.
Mrs. Harpster is a student at
Richmond Academy in Augusta,
Ga.
Lieutenant Harpster graduated
from the University in 1953. He is
a member of Alpha Tau Alpha,
agriculture honorary society, and
Pi Tau Pi Sigma, Signal Corp hon.
orary society. He is mis.v stationed
with the U.S. Army Signal Corps
at • Camp Gordon, Ga.
HiHell Group to Show
German'Pikture Sunday
"The Affair Blum," a German
picture with English subtitles,
will be shown by the upperclass
independents' group of Hillel•
Foundation at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The movie depicts the impact
of a murder upon a - group of
people in pre-Hitler Germany.
Plans for next semester , will
be made at a meeting of the group
following the showing of the
film. '
Calendars on Sate
Engagement calendars are still
being sold in women's dormitores
by members of. Chimes, junior wo
men's hat society. The wall Cal
endars" are about 8 by 11 inches
in size. The price is 50 cents. "
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Marriages
Beauty and Brawn
Gymnasts - Boast
OllthipiO . Medals
When the Swedish National 'Olympic gymnastics team visits
the United States this, month it will be accompanied for the first
time by the Swedish, Women's Olympic gymnastics team.
'The women's team, composed of eleven of the top women gym
nasts in the world, is coached by Carin Delderi, who is also coach
of one of Sweden's most famous
female gymnastics teams, the
Uskvarna Gymnastic Club,
Miss Delden has coached the
national team since 1949 and has
led" her team to the 1950 world
championship at Basel, Switzer
land, and to the 1952 Olympic
free standing championship..
World Championship Holders
Among the women, three hold
several world and Olympic cham
pionships. Ann-Sofi Petterson of
Stockholm won the world's flying
rings championship for women in
1950 and the horse vaulting world
Ichampionship in 1954. She was a
member of the 1952 Olympic team
that won a gold medal in team
exercise. She has been the Swed
ish all-around champion in 1949,
1950, and 1954.
Vanja Blomberg, also of Stock
holm, was, a member of the
world's championship Olynipic
team of 1950 and 1952.
Won Olympic Medal
Karin Lindberg was Swedish
all-around champion in 1952 and
1953. She was also a member of
the 1948 and 1952 Olympic teams,
and won an Olympic gold medal
for vaulting in 1948.
During the program to be held
in Recreation Hall on Jan. 15, the
women's team will participate in
five events. It will be first on the
program with free standing exer
cise, done without hand apparatus.
The women will do individual
routines on the balance beam and
uneven parallel bars following
the lightning speed tumbling
demonstration by the men's team.
Will Do Prize-Winning Routine
The team •will also do indi
vidual and group jumping and
vaulting demonstrations and team
ball composition routine that won
a 1952 Olympic gold medal. '
The Swedes will be accom
panied throughout the program
by Rolf Lindeborg, Swedish con
cert pianist. The Penn State Blue
Band will also perform during the
program.
a_eda,
Newly elected officers of Phi
Kappa are George Ebbert, pres
ident; John McFadden, vice presi
dent; Tom McGrath, secretary;
and John Metzer, treasurer. Chap
ter editor is Frank Gunther.
Delta Sigma Phi recently elect
ed Joseph Palo, president; Rob
ert Marsh, vice president; John
Phillips, treasurer; Robert Grove,
secretary; John Sieber, house
manager; Milton Netcher, cater
er; Thomas Richards, social chair
man; Karl Smith, pledgemaster;
Richard Rice, sergeant-at-arms;
and Thomas Furbe e, _athletic
chairman.
New officers of Lambda Chi
Alpha are Donald Brown, presi
dent, Charles Witmer, vice presi
dent; Fred Siepert, secretary; Wil
liam Cunningham, rushing chair
man; Jay Best, social chairman.;
Terry Stuver, treasurer; Richard
Blankenbeker, pledge trainer; and
Le.. .Pedley; ritualist.
Theta Xi has elected Lawrence
Shep.k, president; Malcolm Stark,
vice president; John Collett, treas
urer, Paul Casarico, correspond
ing secretary; John Seastone, ca
terer; Joseph Knepper, house
manager; and James McGowan,
William Curry and Mike Merger
urn,.social committee. Richard De-
Luca was recently pledged.
'owe Ec
Announces
Grad Posts
The College of Home Economft.,
has announced graduate assistant
ships in teaching and research
available for next year.
Appointments are available in
child development and family re
lationships, clothing and textiles,
foods and nutrition, home-com
•munity relationships, home. eco
nomics education, home manage
ment and family economics, hous
ing and home equipment, institu
tion administration and journal
ism in home economics.
Receive $llBO.
Half-time graduate assistants
receive $llBO for the academic
year. They work 20 hours per
week • and may carry 10 cerdits
per semester.
Assistants are exempt from all
major fees except the health and
welfare .charge of $lB per semes
ter. There are also one-quarter
and three-quarter time graduate
assistantships are also available.
Graduate assistants may work
toward a master of science or
master of education degree in
child developMent and family re
lationships, clothing t extile s,
foods, general home economics,
home economics education, home
management and family econom
ics, institution administration, nu
trition, and nutrition- - in public
health.
May Get PhD
They may work toward a doc
tor of philosophy or doctor of
education degree in child de
velopment, clothing and textiles,
family relationships, general home
economics, home economics edu
cation, home management and
family economics, and nutrition..
To be eligible for the assistant
ships, applicants must be grad
uates of an accredited college -or
university with good scholastic
standing.
Application forms may be ob
tained from the office of the dean
of the College of Home Economics,
102 Home Economics building. -
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WSGA to Meet Tonight .
Women's Student Government
Association Senate will meet at
6:30 tonight in the WSGA room in
White Hall.
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"CATTLE' QUEEN
OF-MONTANA".
Barbara, Ronald.
Stanwyck • Reagan
Marlon Brando -- Jean Simmons
"DESIREE"
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p.m.
Alec Guinness
• "GREAT
EXPECTATIONS"
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