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Trustees Laud
Five Afumiii
By NANCY SHOWALTER
~ Each year the executive committee-of the University Board of
Trustees selects five alumni through “personal lives, professional
achievements, ahd community service best exemplifying the ob
jectives of the Pennsylvania State University” to receive the Dis
tinguished Alumnus Award^
The alums are chosen by tiie Board from a panel of candidates
recommended by the president of
the University. ,
The awards were, the idea of
President Milton S. Eisenhower,
and the first five were chosen
in 1951.
Most of the recipients have been
engineers, executives, or educa
tors, although one to receive the
award was the first American
agricultural missionary to China.
1951 Recipients
In 1951 the recipients were
Charles E. Denny, class of. 1900
and retired president of the North
ern Pacific Railway; Clarence G.
Stoll, class of 1905, past president
of thfi Western Electric company;
Bayard D. Kunkle, class of 1908,
retired vice president of the Gen
eral Motors company; Ray lams
Throckmorton, class of 1911, dean
of agriculture at Kansas State
College; George D. Stoddard, class
of 1921, president of the Univer
sity of Illinois.
1952's Famous Fivo
Past Queens
Invited for
May Day
Campus May Queens'and Wom
en’s Student Government Associ
ation presidents of the past 43
years will be honored at the an
nual May Day ceremony, it was
anmhmced, by the WSGA House
of Representatives last night.
The- guests will be seated in a
reserved section.
Approximately 800 invitations
have been sent to members of the
administration, WSGA Senate,
Housfii and Judicial, and parents
of the May Day participants.
The deadline for 5x7 photo
graphs of queen candidates has
. been extended tfo March 10. The
/ pictures will be displayed in the
window of the Athletic Store dur
ing the week of March 14-18.
' Kay Kingsley, speaker of the
House, asked representatives to
give their May Day committee re
, ports to Jeanne Lindaman, assis
tant dean of women, in the dean
of women’s office today. They
may be picked up Tuesday.
Miss Kingsley, asked the secre
tary-treasurers of women’s dorm
itory units, to obtain copies of the
WSGA Senate minutes • every
Wednesday , in Old Main.
Sheed to Give
Religion Lecture
Frank J. Sheed, author, ; lec
turer, and publisher from New
York City, will give the first in
a series of Centennial lectures on
religion at 8 p.m. Tuesday at
Hillel Foundation.
t PI? will “The Catholic
Intellectual Revival.
The lectures, sponsored by the
Committee of 13, organized to re
vamp Religion-In-Life Week, will
be held this semester and during
the fall semester. They will feat
ure speakers from the three tra
ditions, Catholic, Protestant; and
Jewish.
Dr. A. T. Mollegen, professor of
Christian Ethics at the Protestant
Episcopal Theological seminary in
Alexandria, Va., will speak on
“Christology in the Light of His
torical Criticism” on- Match 21.
“Three Hundred Years' in Amer-'
ica—Three Thousand Years in
the World” will be the topic "of
the lecture by Dr. Abba Hillel
Silver. Rabbi of the Temple! -in
Cleveland, Ohio, on April 25.
Concert Date Set
By Phi Mu Alpha
The annual concert of . Phi Mii
Alpha, men’s honorary, and pro
fessional music fraternity, assist-,,
ed by the Louise Homer Club,
women’s music honorary group,
will be held held at 3 p.m. Sun
day in Schwab Auditorium.
Included in the program will be
brass ensemble, flute duet, organ,
trumpet quartet, harp, French
horn quartet, and renditions and
selections by the men’s Glee Club.
The concert will be open to the
public.
Party Line
P» Beta Phi was entertained by
Phi Kappa Sigma recently. Din
ner was followed by entertain
ment . and dancing.
Skits were presented by mem
bers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon when
the fraternity recently enter
tained Alpha Omicron Pi at the
chapter house. Following dinner,
skits were presented by members
.of both groups. The fraternity also
entertained Pi Bela Phi recently.
, yW Omega was recently enter
tained by Pi Kappa Alpha at the
chapter
The alumni . of 1952
• were Lewis. E. Young, class of
' 1900, consulting mining engineer
• and pioneer in the field of teach
! ing economics and administration'
• in connection with engineering
curricula; George H. Deeke, class
■ of 1903, past president, treasurer
1 and director of the Mine Safety
Appliances company; Miles I. Kill
mer, class of 1906, vice president
and general manager of the Ma
son and Hanger company, New
York engineers and contractors;
John J. Firbes, class of 1911, past
director of the United States Bur
eau of Mines; and John M. Spang
ler, class of 1911, retired chairman
of the National Carbon company.
Arthur G. McKee, class of 1891,
established the Arthur G. McKee
and company, consulting, engi
neering and contracting services
to the iron and steel industry;
G. Weidman Groff, class of 1967,
the first American agricultural
missionary to China;James A. Mc-
Crory, class of 1907, retired chair
man of the Board of the Canadian
Shawinigan Engineering com
pany; Edwin W. Nick, class of
1907, helped establish the Penn
State Center in Erie, and past
director of the Pennsylvania Re
search corporation; Cloide E.
Brehm, class of 1911, president of
the University of Tennessee; re
ceived the Distinguished Alumnus
Award for 1953.
Last year’s recipients were Jesse :
B. Warriner, class of 1905, first
president of the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Coal company; Arthur
Scott Shoffstall, class of 1900, for
mer general manager of the Inter- i
national Nickel company; William .
B. Wallis, class of 1911, retired :
president of the Pennsylvania In- !
dUstrial Chemical corporation; :
Paul Weir, class of 1919, founder
of the Paul Weir company, con- !
suiting engineers. i
-Approved
Forty-eight fraternities have
been approved by the- dean of
men’s office for social functions
Friday' and Saturday night.
The approved fraternities are:
Acucla, Alpha Chi Rho, Alpha Chi Sig
ma Alpha Epsilon PI. Alpha Gamma Rho,
Alpha Phi Delta. Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha
Tau Omega, Alpha Zeta, Beaver House,
Beta Sigma Rho, Beta Theta PI. Chi Phi,
Delta Chi, Delta Sigma 'Phi, Delta Tau
Delta.
Delta Theta Sigma, Delta Upsllon, Kap
pa Delta Rho, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi
Alpha. Phi Delta Theta, Phi Epsilon PI.
Ph* Gamma Delta. Phi Kappa, Phi Kappa
s?*/ .?**! Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Tau,
Phi Mu Delta, Phi Sigma Delta, Phi Sig
ma Kappa.
Pi Kappa Alpha. Phi Kappa Pal. Sigma
Alpha Epsilon. Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma
Chi, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sig
ma Phi Alpha, Sigma PI. Tau Kappa Ep
silon, Tau Phi Delta. Theta Chi, Theta
Delta Chi, Theta Kappa Phi, Theta XI,
Triangle, and Zeta Beta Tau.
Delta Sigma Lambda is approved for
Saturday night only.
Varsity 'S' Club
The Varsity “S" club will meet
at 7 p.m. Sunday in 316 Sparks.
Plans for the coming Eastern In
tercollegiate Wrestling Tourna
ment will be discussed. Dues will
also be collected at the meeting.
•me COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Leonides Elections
Due to difficulties in obtain
ing photographs of candidates,
the Leonides election has been
postponed form March 8 until
March 15, according to Joan
Packard, Leonides president.
UJA Drive
Will Begin
On Sunday
The annual United Jewish Ap
peal campaign for overseas relief
and rehabilitation, sponsored by
Hillel Foundation, will begin with
a Lox and Bagel kickoff brunch
at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The cam
paign will end Thursday.
Sheila Preven and Harold
Friedman, co-chairmen of the
1955 campaign, invite students
who wish to work as captains and
volunteers for the campaign to
attend the brunch. United Jewish
Appeal workers Will be guests.
Assignments will be given to
workers then.
Goal Is $3OOO
The 1955 goal is $3OOO. Funds
will be used for integration.of new
immigrants into Israel, the pro
vision of housing, medical care
and food supplies in Israel and
other countries. The appeal also
seeks to build up Jewish com
munity life in North Africa and
to facilitate the immigration of
Jews to Israel and other countries
from behind the Iron jCurtain.
Captains Selected
Eight captains have been chos
en _to supervise and coordinate
solicitations of students for the
campaign.
The captains are Marvin Sha
piro, fraternities; Carole Knigin,
Thompson; Phyllis Toiv, Ather
ton; Michael Lipschutz, West
Dorm area; Janice Karp, Simmons
and McElwain; Herbert Telles,
Nittany and Pollock; William
Mackler, town; and Katherine Os
wold, McAllister.
Phi Della Thela has pledged
Don Genhart, Thomas Carney,
Richard Eldredge, Francis Fillipp,
Harry Dangerfield, Albert Buf
fington, Richard B. Williams, Paul
Schonbachler, Charles Warren,
William Guhl, William Wallis, I
George Herbert, Alan Stone, Cur
tis Smith, James Schry, Earl
Poust, and Barton Gledhill.
The new initiates of Delta Gam
ma are Dorothy O’Conner, Doro
thy Allison, Barbara Butler, Jean
McElroy, Yvonne Manley, Julie
Mayberry, Elizabeth Morrill, Mar
tha Patterson. Sally Schellenberg,
Joanne Seaman, Catherine Van
denburg, and Florence Wooley.
Recently initiated by Phi Sig
ma Della were Jack Morrison,
Jack Cohen, Charles Schwartz,
Mark Levine, Herbert Rosenberg,
Myron Feinsilber, Richard Glad
stone, and Samuel Schreiber.
Alpha Epsilon Pi has initiated
Sheldon Freedman, Donald Hoff
man, Jay Kitnick, David Mosko
witz, Bernard Shusman, and
Ralph Thomas. Newly elected
member at large is Gerald Fried.
Thela Delta Chi recently initiat
ed Henry Falk, John Niesley, Wil
liam Snyder, Lewis Roscoe, Don
ald Patterson, John Ferrari, Rich
ard Mac Kay, Fred Mensch, and
Herbert. Patterson.
Recently pledged by Kappa Sig
ma were George Wills, John
Wauga'man, Roscoe Xauffman,
James Hawke. James S. 'Adams,
and Edward Elmo.
Initiated recently by Acacia
were Ronald A. Hartman, John
Serff, David Bedford, Frank Pod
leiszek, John Cribbs, Neil Ray,
and Charles Darragh."
Acacia has pledged Delbert El
lis, James Hart, John Chapman,
Leslie Phillabaum and Ralph
Houp.
Co-£dits
Spotlighting
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Chi Omega was established on campus in 1932. The local
chapter, Beta Mu, is located on the second floor of Grange dormitory.
Nationally, Alpha Chi Omega was founded in 1885 at De Pauw
University, De Pauw, Ind.
Extra-curricular activities of the 1 A Chi O’s include the support
of a twelve year old French war orphan. The sorority presently is
hoping to offer its assistance in
sponsoring a Korean child. Cere
bral Palsy is the Alpha Chi Ome
ga project. The coeds repair toys
and help to address envelopes.
Won Cup
Last year Alpha Chi Omega and
Lambda Chi Alpha won the Ugly
Man Cup. This year a new cus
tom was started within the sor
ority to award an A Chi O schol
arship cup to the class in the sor
ority having the highest scholas
tic average. The cup will be pass
ed on from class to class in the
years to come. The senior class
has the cup now.
Another interesting way the
A Chi O’s recognize individual
Scholarship is awarding the schol
arship bracelet to the member
achieving the highest average. The
bracelet is passed down year af
ter year, and each year a new link
with the girl’s name engraved is
added to the bracelet.
Outstanding Pledge
This year’s outstanding pledge
of Alpha Chi Omega is Elli Frank.
There are also four A Chi O’s in
hat societies.
Recently elected officers of Al
pha Chi Omega are: Ruth Kronen
wetter, president; Judith Scott,
vice president; Audrey Futer, sec
ond vice president and pledge
mistress; Constance Weitknecht,
corresponding secretary; Barbara
Everitt, recording secretary; Nan-
Lewis, scholarship chairman;
Elli Frank, social chairman; Peg
gy Troxell, treasurer; and Susan
Loux, activities.
Religion
Church Groups
Plan Activities
Plans for student activities to
night have been announced by
the religious groups.
Open house at the student cen
ter, sponsored by the Newman
Club, will follow the Stations of
the Cross service at 7 tonight in
Our Lady of Victory Church.
Sabbath Eve services will be
held by Hillel Foundation at 8
tonight.
The Rev. Luther Fincke, of the
Point Breeze Presbyterian Church
of Pittsburgh, will speak at the
meeting of the Inter-Varsity Fel
lowship at 7:30 tonight in 405 Old
Main.
Wesley Foundation will hold a
victory party at 7:30 tonight.
A series of Lenten discussions
sponsored by the Lutheran Stu
dent Association on “Know Your
Churches” will begin at 7 tonight.
The Rev. Robert B. Starbuck,
campus minister of the Evangel
ical and Reformed Church, will
speak.
Three Nominated
For May Day Court
Helen Forbes, fourth semester
education major; Joan Myers, fifth
semester education major; and El
inor Ehman, eighth semester busi
ness administration major, were
nominated last night for May day
attendant by town women stu
dents, according to Anne Gjes
dahl, Women’s Student Govern
ment Association town represent
ative.
Early University students were
advised to bring with them a car
pet, mirror, washbowl, pitcher
pail, broom, lamp and oil can.
By GINGER HANCE
Sociaf Cjazette
Forestry Ball, Recreation
Hall, 9 to 1 tonight, Mike Pe
dicin and his orchestra.
Players, “Medea,” 8 tonight
and tomorrow night, Schwab
Auditorium.
Center Stage, “Children of
Darkness,” 8 tonight, Tempor
ary Union Building.
Home Ec Club
Elects Officers
Newly elected officers of the
Home Economics Club are Ann
Sterner, president; Francis Het
tinger, vice president; Mary Cath
erine Craig, recording secretary;
Joan Reitz, corresponding secre
tary; and Barbara Serf ass, treas
urer.
This semester the Home Eco
nomics Club will sponsor interest
groups. The four groups' will be
jewelry making, fancy clothing,
fancy food, and scouting.
All four will hold organization
al meetings at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
with jewelry making meeting in
224 Home Economics, fancy cloth
ing in 117 Home Economics, fan
cy foods in 209 Home Economics,
and scouting in 223 Home Eco
nomics.
The interest groups are an ex
periment, and if they prove suc
cessful there will be more groups
started next year, Miss Sterner
said. Home Economics Club mem
bers and other women interested
in becoming members of the
Home Economics Club may attend,
Pershing Rifles Names
Coed Honorary Captain
Nancy Marshall, fourth semes
ter business education major, was
selected honorary captain of
Pershing Rifles at its annual
dance Saturday. She will repre
sent Pershing Rifles in queen
contests throughout the semester.
Following the dinner a dance
was held in the Armory.
Skull and Bones Society
William Devers, eighth semes
ter arts and letters major, was
initiated into Skull and Bones,
senior men’s hat society, Wednes
day night to fill the vacancy left
by John Sherry who was gradu
ated in January.
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