rnric3t7Prf . Amid. 28. 1955 WSGA Will Hold Retreat Saturday Woman's Student Government Association will hold its annual retreat from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday-in Grange playroom, it was announced at WSGA Senate meeting last night. Old and new .members of Senate, Judicial, Freshman Regula tions Board, and members of House of Representatives and Fresh- mar Council will attend the ses sions. Separate groups will discuss or ientation plans, a Centennial pro gram, the drinking rule, and stu dent enforcement plans. Ne w projects will also be discussed, and old ones evaluated. Carolyn Cunningham, WSGA piesident, will present a report on the convention of the National In tercollegiate Association of Wom en Students, held at the Univer sity of Kansas during the Easter vacation. Will Meet Together All groups will meet together at 3:15 p.m. to report on the discus sions. Pauline Paulekas, senior sena tor, is in charge of retreat. Patricia Lehr, freshman senator, reported that the committee ap pointed to consider g change in the qualifications for WSGA pres idential candidates has considered an additional clause to be added tc the rule regarding these quali fications. The present rule provides that the candidate.; for president must have served on Senate for-one year. The new clause would pro vide that, in the case of a lack of candidates under the present rule, anyone who had served two years on a WSGA organization in any capacity would be eligible to run for WSGA president. Screening Board to Decide However, selection of candi dates under the new clause would be placed on the screening board that interviews all candidates for WSGA offices. The committee will discuss the proposed plan further and present a new clause to Senate in the near future. A parliamentarian to assist the WSGA president will be chosen next week. Special hours for Spring Week and Senior Ball will be announced by Senate next week. Senate will meet at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday in 217 Hetzel Union. Higgins Will Head Young Republicans John Higgins, sixth semester business administration major, was elected president of the Young Republicans Club Tues day. Other officers elected are Carl Saperstein, vice president; Nan.cy Horst, secretary; and Wil liam Snyder, treasurer. Officers for the Centre County Young Republicans Club were elected at the same meeting. They are David Scott, president; Robert Spadaro, vice president; Eleaneor Kosarowich, secretary; and Char les Kurtz, treasurer. Dr. Ruth Sil va, associate professor of politi cal science, and William Thorn- Quist, fourth semester hotel ad ministration major, were named to the board of directors for the Centre County club. Ferguson Township LIONS CLUB presents The Rhythm Riddlers of '55 Thurs., Fri., Sat. Pine Grove Mills Nigh School Rout* 545 8:00 .3k Childran io7k Adults Panhellenic To Sponsor Frosh Tea Panhellenic Council will spon sor a tea for freshman women from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday to ac quaint the women with sorority life and help them meet sorority women. This is the first year 'Pan hellenic has held the tea. All sororities will participate in the affair which will be held in Grange, McElwain and Simmons lounges. The freshmen have been divided alphabetically to allow them to attend all three dormi tories. Each sorority may send a total of 12 girls to the tea in the dormi tory where their suite is located. Alpha Kappa Alpha, Pi Beta Phi, and Sigma Sigma Sigma will par ticipate in the Grange tea, how ever. The lounges will be decorated With the Greek names in that dormitory and three suites will be open for guided tours. Enter tainment will be presented all af ternoon. At 2 p.m. in each lounge a sor ority alumna from State College will tell the freshmen the value a sorority can have for a Uni versity coed and give them a general idea of the cost of belong ing to a sorority. Mrs. Chester Dahle will speak in Simmons lounge, Mrs. Cyrus French will speak in McElwain lounge, and Mrs. George Leffler will speak in Grange lounge. Lois Masket, cha,irman of the tea, urged all freshman women attend. Proper dress will be an afternoon dress, heels and hose, she said. Two Get Scholarships Norma Talarico, fourth semes ter education major, and Shirley Young, third semester chemistry major, have been awarded the an nual Cwens scholarships. The scholarships, worth $5O each, are awarded yearly to soph omore women by Cwens, sopho more women's hat society. MEN, HERE'S REAL NEWS! ARROW BERMUDA SH that combine smart styling with perfect fit and complete comfort. Knee-length. regular, or short styles in tangerine, pink, and charcoal, as well as your other favorite shades. In all sizes, they're bar gains at ... only $5.95! P.S. We also have polo shirts in the flat. tering, new boat-neck models to com• plate tour outfit. Small, medium, and large sixes, and priced at ... only $2.00! DANKS & CO. 111E' DAR.T COLLEGIAN oi^ic COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA 12 Colleges Will Read In Festival The University will host rep resentatives from 12 colleges tak ing part in the fifth annual Penn sylvania Intercollegiate Reading Festival today and tomorrow. The first session of the festival, on reading poetry, will begin at 2 p.m. today. Each entrant will read one long poem or a group of short ones. Elizabeth Jones, sixth semester arts and letters major, will represent the Univer sity in this event. She will read "A Servant to Servants" by Ro bert Frost. A reading hour will be held at 8 tonight in the Mineral Science Auditorium. Helene Slaboski, sixth semester arts and letters major, will read "Serenade" by Whit Burnett. The festival banquet will be held at 5:45 p.m. today at the Nit tany Lion Inn. James Demcheck, ninth semester arts and letters major, will act as master of cere monies. Dr. Robert T. Oliver, pro fessor of speech and head of the speech department, will address the group. Phillip Wein, sixth se mester arts and letters major, will provide entertainment. The first event on tomorrow's program will be the prose sec tion, which will start at 10 a.m. in the Mineral Science Auditor ium. The University will not be represented in this session. The final division of the fes tival will be the reading of drama. The event will begin at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Mineral Science Auditorium. Representing the Un iversity in this event will be Ferne Stone, fourth semester arts and letters major, who will read "The Moon Is Blue" by F. Hugh Herbert. Student chairmen for the read ing events are James Harding, sixth semester agriculture edu cation major; Angelo Collura, eighth semester arts and letters major; and Robert W. Smith, sev enth semester education major. The reading sessions will not be judged. The public may attend any of the reading sessions, but should enter and leave between selec tion periods so as not to interrupt the readers. The Pennsylvania Historical As sociation of the University is the headquarters of one of the State's largest organizations for exploring and preserving local Pennsylvania history. NOW Offset Tv Printing in State Conem, - • I' Commercial Printing 352 E. College Ave. Corner S. Allen and Beaver The Pennsylvania Epsilon chapter of Pi Beta Phi was the 100th chapter to receive its charter. It was installed November 14, 1953, the same day the Pennsylvania State College became a University. Pi Phi is the oldest women's college fraternity and ranks first in the nation in membership. There are 61,000 members and 102 chapters The sorority was founded at Monmouth College, Monmouth, 111. April 23, 1867, and was origi nany named I.C. Sororis. The sorority is the pioneer of altru istic work with the Settlement House, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Pi Phi is also one of the three original members of Panhellenic Council. There are 46 members in the local chapter. Mrs. Marianna Carpenter is adviser. The sor ority founded the "Powder Bowl," a traditional touch foot ball game between Pi Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma on Bea ver Field. The proceeds of the affair go to Campus Chest. Helen Eakin Eisenhower, who was a member of Pi Phi in her undergraduate days at Kansas State College, was active in the support of the program to bring a chapter of the sorority to the University. After her death, the State College alumnae club pur chased a white gold, pearl studded pin, and presented it to the active chapter February 20, 1955, with the special stipu lation that it is to be known as the Hdlen Eakin Eisenhower Bride's pin. The pin is to remain perma nently in State College. but it will be available on request to Epsilon chapter members to wear on their wedding days. Four Pi Phi sisters are hat women and one is a member of Mortar Board. Annaliese Bierk er was recently selected sweet heart of Acacia. Sorority officers are Fay Hol den, president; Alice Gardner, KATHARINE GIBBS SECRETARIAL loam 16.21 ItOrthoroltth St. Now York 12.230 Park Ave. 2 royidonco 0,155 Moll St likontdalr. N. 1., 33 Plymouth St Spotlighting Pi Beta Phi By JUDY HARKISON vice president; Elizabeth Bickel, recording secretary; Joyce Gard• ner, corresponding secretary; Jane Casselberry, treasurer. Pi Phi's Will Hold Founder's Banquet Pi Beta Phi will celebrate na tional Founders Day at a banquet at 6 tonight in the Hetzel Union Building. Four awards will be presented to members for outstanding chap ter service, greatest improvement in average, highest average, and outstanding participation in ac tivities. Fay Holden, president, will act as mistress of ceremonies. A Cen. tennial skit will be presented. lhru the Looking Glass with Gabbi Must be great to be alive—we wouldn't know, we've been numb for the past seven days, suffering from too many injec tions of bluebooks and reports —time for a break, say from now to June. Anyone interested in an all expense paid vacation in Snowshoe? Stage leaves in an hour, let's all get under it. Forgive the cynicism—l really lgve life, 'specially so when I can stop and shop at ETHEL'S. Assignment: Appreciation for a job well done by mothers universally. You know those great women who slipped you five when pop wasn't feeling too benevolent. Some ladies who make those meals we're always yearning for up here —let's say thank you with an appropriate gift from ETHEL'S. Can't decide just what to give? No problem, choose from a se lection larger than the HUB's record file—crystal, china, lin ens, silver—it's all there for you. Linens, that is tablecloths and napkins in 14 different c6lors, 6 sizes and prices, start ing at 3.98 or sets of same but cloths are plastic and napkins linen that mom will welcome on washday. Give mom a chance to cut-up with soligen cutlery steel carv ing knives and forks. Hand crafted and gleaming, they'll sure make the housewife hap py. For hot dishes or casseroles, gaily decorated tiles for the ta ble. Sugar and creamer sets, crystal, pottery or milk , glass, they sure enhance coffee hours. Candlesticks. candy dishes, compotes and ashtrays, all make lovely gifts for the home. Let's get a little personal and choose a lovely scarf, um brella or wallet for the lady of the house. And if you trust your judgment choose jewelry that's unusual and beautiful. Lingerie cases, jewelry boxes or perfume may solve your problem. Price need not be a problem—there's a wide range at ETHEL'S. Do your gift-buy ing now or start browsing cause we just don't have enough space for all the details. See you, you know where . . . 11, I. (011111 AIII. STAII CO PAGE FIVE
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