SUNDAY: SEPTEMBER 11. 1955 WSGA, Composed of Five Bodies, Enforces, Interprets Women's Rules The formulation, interpretation,, and enforcement of the rules and regulations for wo men students are carried out by the Women's Student Government Association. A government association for women was founded in 1915 and reorganized in 1921. WSGA is now composed of Senate, House of Representatives, Freshman Council, Freshman Regulations Board, and Judicial. The women's dormitories are divided into units with a basic governing body. House mothers, or hostesses, have charge of each unit. The units elect a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer, and the hostess acts as an adviser for the regular house meetings of the unit. Nominees for WSGA offices are selected from a list of applicants who do not have a major judicial record or less than a 1.5 average. A screening board determines those eligible on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and extra curricular activities. All women vote in the primary and final elec tions for Senate officers and rep resentatives of their class. Presidents' Duties As president of WSGA, Carolyn Cunningham presides over Senate meetings. She is also an ex-offi cio member of all WSGA com mittees and- governing bodies. The president is WSGA's representa tive on All-University Cabinet. Margaret Forster, vice president of WSGA, presides over House meetings, .and within two weeks she will organize upper class dormitories into units. Each unit elects officers and the president represents the unit in the House. The vice president of WSGA is chairman of the May Day festivi ties. Duties of Secretary The secretary of WSGA, Fran ces Riley, posts - all minutes of the Senate meetings in the dormitor ies and assumes the duties of the president in her absence. She has charge of the finances with expen ditures subject to approval of Sen ate and Dean of Women Pearl 0. Weston. The treasurer is also an ex-officio member of all WSGA committees which have a budget. THE ATHLETIC STORE Engineering Materials Sporting Goods TUNE IN WMAJ ON SATURDAYS When Penn State Plays Sandra Peters is treasurer Senate, the highest governing body, is composed of four officers of WSGA, seven senators, the ex-officio members, the coordina tor for the Intercollegiate Associa tion of Women Students, represen tatives of Leonides, Women's Rec reation Association, and Panhel lenic Council. Coed Tea The senior senator is chairman of the coordinating committee and is responsible for the "Tea for Coeds." The two junior Senators are responsible for the WSGA guest speakers and the activities scrapbook. The sophomore sena tor is chairman of Freshman Council. The town women select a WSGA senator who, this year, is chair man of the "big sister" plan which helps in the orientation of town students. WSGA also sponsors the junior senior faculty reception, clothing drives, and takes care of the ac tivity cards of all women students. It also has provided a special study room in Women's Building for town women. House Handles Complaints House of Representatives is the other legislative body of WSGA, subordinate to the Senate. This group discusses suggestions and complaints brought up in tne dormitory meetings and makes recommendations which are car ried back to those meetings: Each year in November, the House sponsors a clothing drive (Continued on page sixteen) THE DAILY . COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Four Lectures Given Yearly In LA Series The Liberal Arts Series is spon sored each year by the Liberal Arts College and is usually com posed of four lecturers or panels who speak on subjects pertaining to student interests. This year's schedule has not yet been announced. Last year the series included a panel discussion in the fall which dealt with the topic "Must Crea tive Artists Be Crackpots," mod erated by Dr. F. L. Gwynn, for mer associate professor of Eng lish literature. Speakers were Dr. Helen Adolf, professor of Ger man; Dr. Paul F. Norton, associ ate professor of fine arts; and R. W. Condee, assistant professor of English literature. The first lecturer last year was Er win Panofsky, eminent art scholar and member of the Insti tute for Advanced Studies, Prince ton University, who spoke on "Text And Pictures: Traffic Acci dents on th Roads of Tradition." Dr. Pierre Donzelot, permanent representative in the U.S. of French universities and cultural attache of the French embassy to the U.S., spoke on "French Uni versities and the Pursuit of Free dom." Student Drama Players, Thespians Stage Varied Shows The Penn State Players and Thespians, two main groups connected with the theater and dramatic work at the Uni versity, provide experience for drama majors and just plain fun for those not interested in stage careers. Thespians productions are always musical comedies while Players shows are more serious—dramas, tragedies, classics, modern plays, and comedies The first Players show this fall will be an operetta, "Mikado," by Gilbert and Sullivan. It is being produced jointly by the division of dramatics and the department of music education. Students are eligible to try out for Players shows. The "Mikado" tryout schedule has not been an nounced yet. Crews Open to Students The crews for the plays are also open to students. Crew managers are appointed at the end of each semester. Membership in Players is award ed on the basis of points. Points are awarded for participation in plays. Thespians, composed of stu dents from many curriculums, presents shows with the help of a graduate assistant. . r - 0 ii, " and W O s N VIA v $ AVE ! ! Z 1 KLINE'S SHOE REPAIR E. Beaver Ave. Across from the Post Office Text Books New & Used Student Supplies Opposite Main Gate Two Thespian Shows Each year two productions are presented, one written by stu dents, the other a hit Broadway show. Last year "Sunny Side Up," a student original, and "Finian's Rainbow," were presented. Membership in Thespians is also awarded on a point system. The crews provide experience for stu dents in all aspects of backstage work. Officers elected last spring are Louis Fryman, senior in busi ness administration from Phila delphia, president; Norma Wein er, senior in journalism from Pittsburgh, vice president; Judith Hartman, senior in arts and letters from Quakertown, secretary; Ro bert Martz, sopromore in hotel ad ministration from Altoona; and William Landis, junior in aero nautical engineering from Shanks ville, member-at-large. PAGE NINE
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