THURSDAY, APRIt. 14, 1955
Uppman
At Final
Theodor Uppman, baritone, wil
lar and classical music in the fina
cert Series at 8:30 tonight in Schw
Uppman will be assisted by Ed-1
win McDonnell at the piano.
Uppman will open the program
with "I Pray for Thee" (Christoph
Strattner), "By a Limpid Stfeam"
from Handel's "Water Music," ar
ranged by S. R. Gaines; and "Aria-
Ladies, That's the Way You Flirt"
from Mozar's "Cosi fan tutte."
"A Chloris (To Chloris)" by
Hahn; "Phidyle" by Duparc, and
"Chanson epique" and "Chanson
a boire" from "Don Quichotte a
Dulcines" by Ravel compose the
second part of the program.
Prior to the intermission, Upp
man will sing the arias, "Eri to
(Is it• You)" from "Masked Ball"
by Verdi.
Piano Selections
Piano selections by McDonnell
Will include a "Rhapsody in G
Minor" by Brahms; "The Sunken
Cathedral" by Debussy; and "The
Miller's Dance" by de Falla.
Uppman will then sing "Color
ado Trail," arranged by Celius
Dougherty; "Buffalo Gal's," ar
ranged by Ernst Bacon; "Lone
some Songs of the Plains," by
David W. Gunion; and "Charlie
Rutledge" by Charles Ives.
The program will be concluded
with "Silent Noon" by Ralph
Vaughn Williams; "Nancy Hanks"
by Katherine K. Davis; "The
Courtship of Old Joe Clark" ar
ranged by George Kleinsinger;
"Did You Ever Cross Over to
Snedon's" by Alec Wilder; and
"It Ain't Necessarily So" from
"Porgy and Bess" by George
Gershwin.
Native Californian •
Uppman, who was born in Cal
ifornia, won a scholarship to
study at Curtis Institute in Phila
delphia. He also studied music
and drama at Stanford University
where he starred in several mus
ical productions.
When in the army during
World War 11, he was accepted
as a member of the first all-GI
entertainment unit s in France,
and sang throughout France and
Germany.
After the war, Uppman was se
lected for the role of Pelleas in
a concert version of Debussy's
"Pelleas and Melisande," with the
San Francisco Orchestra. A year
later he appeared in a complete
performance of the opera at the
New York City Opera.
Won Auditions
In 1947 he won the Atwater
Kent Auditions and the Gainsbor
ough Foundation Award.
Uppman has appeared in reci
tals throughout the.country as so
loist with symphony orchestras,
and in operetta and musical com
edy. In musical shows on the west
coast he was starred in "Ballet
Ballads," "Suzanna and the El
ders," and "The Eccentricities of
Davy Crockett." In New York he
appeared in the musical comedy
"Courtin' Time." He made his
Town Hall recital debut in New
York in 1951.
Marriages
Moyer-Stark
The mtsriage of Miss Dolores
Stark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Stark of Ephrata, to Lt.
John Moyer, United States Air
Force, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
H. Moyer of Ephrata, took place
on April 2 in Ephrata.
Mrs. Moyer was graduated from
the University last June.
Lt. Moyer was graduated from
the University of Maryland and is
how stationed at McGhee-Tyson
Air Base, Knoxville, Term.
Smith-Tilton
Miss Ann Tilton, daughter of
Mrs. Asher J. Tilton and the late
Dr. Tilton of Lancaster, and Mr.
Ronald Smith, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred T. Smith, of Millers
ville, were married April 9 in
Lancaster.
Mrs. Smith is a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania School
of Nursing and was on the staff
of the Lancaster General Hospital.
Mr. Smith is a graduate of the
University and a member of Del
ta Sigma Phi. He is now employed
with General Motors in Dayton,
0140.
Will Sing
Concert
1 present a program of both popu
-1 concert of the Community Con
ab Auditorium.
To Perform
Tonight
24 Midshipmen
Visit Academy
During Vacation
Twenty-four midshipmen of the
Naval Reserve Officers Training
Corps unit at the University visit
ed the United States Naval Acad
emy at Annapolis,. Md., for three
days during, the Easter recess.
Accompanied by Lt. (jg) Charles
H. Langton and Lt. Eugene J.
Feldhausen, assistant professor of
naval science, the group arrived
at the academy Wednesday night
and completed its visit Saturday
morning.
Each of the midshipmen was as
signed to a Naval Academy mid
shipman host to live with during
the visit. The Middies attended
classes with the host, and visited
historical and traditional displays
and buildings on the Naval Acad
emy grounds. In addition, one day
was spent at sea on training craft
provided by the academy.
The purpose of the trip was to
provide an opportunity for mid
' shipmen from the Naval Academy
and the NROTC, to become bet
ter acquainted and to learn some
thing about the type of training
that is provided for midshipmen.
The visit was sponsored by the
Quarterdeck Society, midshipman
honorary society.
Department Plans
Language Project
As an exploratory project, the
department of romance languages
will offer instruction in elemen
tary French and Spanish to a
limited number of elementary
school students this spring.
This project, beginning today
and continuing for the rest of
the semester, is limited to boys
and girls nine and 10 years old.
If successful, the project will be
continued, according to Dr. Frank
lin B. Krauss, head of the depart
ment of romance languages.
"This is not a new idea," Dr.
Krauss explained, "but one that
has been used at many other
schools."
Mrs. Cordelia L. Hibbs, assis
tant to the dean of women, has
bee% reported to be in somewhat
improved condition at Mercy Hos
pital, Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Hibbs was taken to the
hospital on March 22 and was re
ported in critical condition until
last week.
APhlO to Hold Dance
Alpha Phi Omega, national ser
vice fraternity, will sponsor a
square dance from 8 to 11 p.m.
tomorrow at the Forestry Cabin.
The dance will be open to bro
thers, pledges, and their guests.
Refreshments will be served.
U.S. Presidents who have died
in office are Garfield, McKinley,
Lincoln, Harrison, Taylor, Hard
ing and Roosevelt.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYWRNIA
Navy Students
To Participate
n Cruises
Fifty-five University freshmen
and juniors in the Navy Reserve
Officers Training Corps program
will begin an eight-week summer
cruise July 10 aboard United
States Navy ships.
Capt. Rowland H. Groff, pro
fessor of naval science, said that
Cruise Baker, as the Navy identi
fies it, will enable more than 1700
NROTC midshipmen from 29 col
leges and universities to gain
t ractical experience in seaman
ship, navigation, gunnery, com
munications, and other subjects
covered in naval science classes
The first period of the cruise,
which will include, among other
ships, the battleship Wisconsin,
and destroyer escorts Huse, Peter
son, Brough, and Sturtevant, will
visit ports in Scotland and Nor
way. The second phase, beginning
Aug. 4, will visit Denmark and
Sweden.
A second six-weeks Caribbean
cruise, designated Charlie, will
stop at Colon, Canal Zone, and
Havana Club. Aboard ships in
this cruise will be 26 University
NROTC juniors.
In addition to the afloat cruises,
45 University NROTC sophomores
will engage in six weeks summer
training at Corpus Christi, Texas,
and Little Creek, Va.
Debate Team
To Compete
The Men's Debate Team will
attend the Dickinson Tournament
at Carlisle tomorrow. Eighteen
teams will take part in the de
bate.
The nationa' topic "Resolved:
That the United States should
recognize the Communist govern
ment of China," will be debated.
Taking the affirmative for the Un
iversity are Robert Adams, second
semester labor-management ma
jor; and Thomas Hollander, sec
ond semester arts and letters ma
'or.
John Palutis, fourth semester
business administration maj o r,
and David Scott, fourth semester
agricultural economics major, will
debate the negative.
Edward Gilkey, assistant pro
fessor of speech, will accompany
the team.
Musical Review
Tickets Available
Tickets are on sale for the. Penn
State Club's Musical Review,
which will be presented at 8 p.m.
tomorrow in Schwab Auditorium.
Participating in the show will
be seven of the performers who
appeared in the All-University
talent show. Most of these stu
dents have appeared on television
or radio and all have had a back
ground of stage experience.
The show includes: Marvin Tri
mas, saxophonist; Joan MacKen
zie, vocalist; Frank Fillipp, bari
tone; Carolyn O'Donnell, vocalist;
Zigmund Bogucki, accordionist;
James Brown, pantomimist; and
Howard Rowlands, bass-baritone.
This is the second event which
the Penn State Club has spon
sored this semester.
Tickets are 50 cents and are on
sale at the corner of the Mall and
Pollock road.
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Spotlighting
Kappa Delta
By JUDY HARKISON
Kappa Delta was the first national sorority to adopt a philan
thropy of aiding underprivileged children, by supporting the Crip
pled Children's Hospital in Richmond, Va. The sorority also pre
sents a $lOOO award yearly for research in orthopedics to the doctor
who has done outstanding work in the field, and $6OOO annually
to the orthopedics hospital.
Kappa Delta was established at
the University in 1942 as the Beta
Theta chapter. Nationally, it was
founded at Longwood College,
Farmville, Va., on October 23,
1897. There are 86 chapters on
American college campuses.
Work at Games
True to the motto, the sisters
are "striving for that which is
honorable, beautiful, and high
est." During football season, they
serve refreshments at the games
to veterans from Altoona Hospi
tal. This year the pledges con
ducted a free baby sitting service
for families living in the vicinity
of the campus. During the Christ
mas season the sorority sells seals
to each member to raise money
for the hospital fund:
Claiming another sorority
"first," Kappa Delta was the first
to be admitted to National Pan
hellenic by petition.
On the local campus, the chap
ter's local quartette copped second
place in the Junior Talent show.
Barbara Woodward, past presi
dent, was recording secretary of
Panhellenic Council this year.
Model Pledge Award
A model pledge is selected and
the pledge with the highest aver
age is honored at the annual
White Rose Dance. The scholastic
average of the 46 members is
1.97.
Officers of Kappa Delta are
Judith Corfield, president; Sally
Rhodes, vice president; Donna
Springer, secretary; Lois Baer
treasurer; and Pat Baer, editor.
Miss Dorothy Alski is adviser.
Women's Chorus to Rehearse
Women's Chorus will rehearse
at 7 tonight in 200 Carnegie.
Players' are peassaileg
A new-style production of
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
An interpretation of the farce-comedy for moderns
April 15, 16 Center Siege at the TUB
a.cht,
Kappa Sigma has recently
pledged Charles Berkley and Ed
ward Elmo. The new committee
chairmen of the fraternity are
Robert ...lancy, rushing; Howard
Whiteside, alumni; Stephen Wy
m an, Spring Week; Robert Spa..
daro and Kenneth Outwater,
his
torians.
The newly elected officers of
Alpha Omicron Pi are Patricia
McLaughlin, pr e iden t; Ann
Greene, vice president; Diane Ed
elman, standards chairman; Mer
ion Lafferty, corresponding secre
tary; Joan Flebotte, recording sec
retary; Patricia Jones, treasurer;
Margie Hopp, rushing chairman;
and Dolores Hepler, social chair.
man.
Engagements
Sturdevant-Gillespie
Mr. and Mrs. David Gillespie of
Tollesboro, Ky., announce the en
gagement of their daughter Aleth
ea. to Mr. Robert Sturdevant, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sturde
vant of Ulster.
Miss Gillespie received her B.S.
degree in home economics from
the University of Kentucky and a
M.S. dgere:: in nutrition from the
University of lowa. She is a mem
ber of the University Food Serv.
ice staff.
Mr. Sturdevant is a sixth se
mester agricultural education ma
jor. He is All-University vice pres
ident and chairman of the AM-
University Foods Committee.
An August wedding is planned.
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