TUESDAY. MARCH 8. 195$
Adams to Talk
At Conference
Dr. Clifford R. Adams, professor of psychology, will open the
three-day marriage conference with a talk on “Look Before You
Leap” at 7:30 tonight in Simmons lounge.
Dr. Adams was graduated from Wake Forest College in 1920
and from North Carolina State College in 1923. He received a B.A.
degree from the University of North Carolina in 1928, and an M.A.
from the same university in 1936.
He studied at the University of
Pennsylvania and Temple Uni
versity, and received his Ph.D.
from the University in 1940.
Noted for Guidance Articles
The author or co-author of many
personality tests, Dr. Adams is
also well-known for numerous
professional articles oh guidance,
testing, and personnel administra
tion
Dr. Adams is the author of ar
ticles oh mate selection,, marriage,
and family relations which have
appeared in American Magazine,
Reader’s Digest, McLean’s Maga
zine, and Coronet. He has done a
series of articles for Woman’s
Home Companion, and another for
Ladies’ Home Journal,
Included among the books of
which Dr. Adams >is author or'
co-author are Proceedings of the
Institute on Marriage and Home
Adjustment, How to Pick a Mate,
and Preparing for Marriage.
Will Discuss Mate Selection
In his* talk tonight Dr. Adams
will give suggestions for choosing
a mate and for overcoming pre
marital problems.
The three-day series of mar
riage talks are sponsored by the
University Christian Association,
Women’s Student Government
Association, Association of Inde
pendent Men, and Interfraternity
Council.
The talks are open to the pub
lic. Coffee hours will be held after
each meeting. Members of Andro
cles, junior men’s hat society, and
Chimes, junior women’s hat so
ciety, will act as hosts and'hos
tesses for the conference.
Tomorrow night Rabbi Benja-
IFC PanHel Ball
SAOTER-FINEGAN
ORCHESTRA
$5.00 per couple
tf3e&l chance o
Dr. Clifford R. Adams
Marriage Conference Speaker
min M. Kahn, director of Hillel
Foundation, and the Rev. Luther
H. Harshbarger, University Chap
lain, will explain the social, cul
tured, and religious effects of a
marriage between faiths. Their
topic will be, “If I Marry Outside
My Faith.” Dr. Winona Morgan,
professor of child development,
will discuss the effects of' such
a marriage upoh children.
At Thursday’s meeting Helen
Buchanan, instructor in family
relations, will speak on “Is Love
Enough?” Miss Buchanan will dis
cuss adjustments after marriage
and problems that may arise.
Presents
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
x 9:00-1:00
Tickets at Student Union Desk April 1
frlE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
The Great
Rec Hall
Annual College
Queen Contest
Open to Coeds
Undergraduate college women
between the ages of 17 and 24 are
eligible to enter the third annual
National College Queen Contest
to be held at Convention Hall, As
bury Park, N J., Sept. 9-11.
Entrants to the contest, spon
sored by the city of Asbury Park,
must submit an original essay on
the subject. “What College Edu
cation Means to Me. - ’ A photo
graph or snapshot of the entrant
must be sent with the entry Dlank
and essay. Forms can be obtained
by writing to College Queen Con
test Director, Convention Hall,
Asbury Park, N.J.
-"he winner will receive the
National College Queen Trophy
Award; a grand tour of Europe
with all expenses paid; scholar
ship awards, and $5OOO in prizes
including an all-purpose ward
robe of designer’s clothes. Each
state’s finalist will receive round
trip transportation to compete at
Asbury Park and will be a guest
of the city while there for the na
tional grand finals.
Prior to competing in Asbury
Park, state and sectional college
queen finalists will convene in
New York City to participate in
a special function observing the
city’s annual summer festival.
Nancy Van Tries, a January
graduate of the University and
a member of Kappa Kappa Gam
ma, was Pennsylvania College
i Queen last year and competed m
the national contest.
UCA Dance Cancelled
The weekly square dance spon
sored by the University Christian
Association has been canceled to
night so participants may attend
the marriage conference. The
dances will resume next Tuesday
in the Hetzel Union Building.
Players' Workshop to Meet
Players’ make-up workshop will
meet at 7 tonight in the make-up
room, basement of Schwab.
Semi-Formal
the
'ear
Spotlighting
KKG
Delta Alpha, the local chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma, was es
tablished at the University, Oct. 3, 1930. As a local group it had been
named Sychor. Nationally, Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded in
1870 at Monmouth College, Monmouth, 111.
The chapter has forty-eight members at present. The suite is
located in 272 McElwain.
Each year Kappa Kappa Gam
ma honors a “Model Pledge,” the
woman who was most outstand
ing in her pledge class and did
the most for the sorority. A simi
lar award is also given to a senior
sister who has contributed the
most to the Kappas.
Sorority Ring
A scholarship ring is presented
every semester to the sister with
the highest average. The name of
the member with the greatest im
provement in average is engraved
on a sorority plaque.
Last fall Kappa Kappa Gamma
and Pi Beta Phi together spon
sored the “Powder Bowl,” a touch
football game on Beaver Field.
Proceeds were given to Campus
Chest.
Another campus activity of the
sorority is a formal reception for
faculty at Christmas, co-sponsored
with Delta Tau Delta.
Miss Penn State
Kappa Kappa Gamma women
are active in campus affairs. Nan
cy Van Tries, journalism major
who was graduated in January,
reigned as Miss Penn State dur
ing the past year.
Joan Hunter, eighth semester
education major, was runner-up
in the Miss Pennsylvania contest
last year.
Ten KKG members are hat wo
men. Jean Yemm, sixth semester
education major, is past president
of Cwens.
Officers of the sorority are Miss
Yemm, president: Judith Bums,
sixth semester education major,
vice president; Joan Ziegler, sixth
Eddie Sauter and Bill Finegan
By JUDY HARKISON
semester education major, record
ing secretary; Lillian Melko, sixth
semester education major, corres
ponding secretary; Katherine Sau
er, fourth semester business ad
ministration major, treasurer; r id
Susan Rice, sixth semester ausi
ness administration major, rush
ing chairman.
Mrs. William Henszey is ad
viser. .
Alpha Epsilon Phi has pledged
Barbara Cohen, Joan Greenwald,
Marilyn Harris, Anne Cravitz,
Gloria Segall, and Steffi Barad.
The new pledges of Beta Sigma
Rho are Alan Crossman, Jerome
Kopleman, Robert Nuvock, Har
ry Oxman, Alan Rubens, and Jo
seph Weiss. •
The following men have been
appointed to house positions for
Pi Kappa Phi: Adrien Eschallier,
house manager; Donald Ziegler,
social chairman; Robert Elmos,
alumni chairman; Roy Williams,
scholarship; Ted Liebert, music;
Eschallier, Interfraternity Coun
cil representative; James Bald
win, rooming; Donald Fischer,
Spring Week; Elmes, Rose Ball;
Walter Imboden, rushing; Theo
dore Garrett, athletics; and Paul
Acone, caterer.
WSGA Senate to Meet
Women’s Student Government
Association Senate will meet at
4 p.m. today in the WSGA room
in White Hall.
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