PAGE TWO FMA Acts to Secure Members More Discount The Fraternity Marketing Association board of trustees has revised its system of inviting bids to try to secure bigger discounts for member houses. The board decided Monday night that spring semester bids would be accepted from food vendors only if the vendors promised to give bigger discounts to FMA members than Two Violate Traffic Code Over Weekend Two University students were charged with traffic violations by borough police over the weekend. Bluford Moor, graduate stu dent in mechanical engineering from Starkvill, Miss., was charged with driving too fast for condi tions at 6 p.m. Sunday. Moor struck the rear of a car operated by Donald Ruhl, W. Bea ver avenue, after the Ruhl car pulled out from Prospect avenue onto Atherton street. Damage to Ruhl’s car was esti mated at $75. Moor’s car received $4OO in damages. Ilse Schumann, junior in edu cation from Temple, was charged with improper parking on Friday night. Miss Schumann had parked her car on College avenue when Don ald Crossley. State College, made a right turn onto the avenue from Shortlidge road. Crossley, who struck the Schu mann car, was charged with reck less driving. Police estimated the total 'damages at $3OO. Campus Party To Elect Officers Campus party steering commit tee voted last Sunday to hold a clique meeting at 7 p.m. Sunday in 10 Sparks to elect new clique officers. Clique chairman Allen Davies introduced the party’s new fac ulty adviser, Miss Ruth W. Ayres, professor of clothing and textiles, to the steering committee. Nomination?' and elections of the chairman, vice chairman, treasurer, executive secretary, and recording secretary will be held Sunday. Funeral Services Held For Forestry Professor Funeral services for Dr. H. Ar thur Meyer, professor of forestry, were held Monday at St. An drew’s Episcopal Church. Dr. Meyer, 47, died at 1 a.ra. Saturday from a heart attack. Surviving are his wife and two children, both at home. Burial was in Centre County Memorial Park. Free Lecture Entitled "CHRISTIAN SCIENCE:,, The Power of an Active Faith by John D. Pickett, C.S. of Chicago, Illinois Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts Thursday, Dec. 8 8 p.m. MINERAL SCIENCE AUDITORIUM THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA those given to non-member houses. Previously, food vendors deal ing with FMA had given the frat ernity buying agent the same dis count as they were giving to non member houses. After FMA sub tracted its % per cent service charge, non-member houses were receiving larger discounts than FMA members. Bids to Be Restrictive The bids, which will be sent to vendors sometime next week, will specify that the vendor must give FMA enough discount so that members will be receiving % per cent larger discount than non member houses after the service charge is subtracted. Harold W. Perkins, assistant dean of men and president of the FMA board of trustees, said yes terday that FMA was not trying to stop vendors from dealing with non-member houses. The board of trustees, he said, is merely trying to give FMA members a fair deal. Progress Report Heard The board also heard a progress report which showed there was a 21 per cent increase in total vol ume so far this year. As of Dec. 1 last year, the report said, total sales were $33,500. The report listed total sales as of Dec. 1 this year as $40,600. The board officially accepted Delta Tau Delta and Pi Lambda Phi petitions for membership. Al pha Sigma Phi's withdrawal was also approved. The new members bring FMA membership to 28. There were 21 participating mem bers at the beginning of the year. Small Amount of Fines Levied by Traffic Court Traffic Court Monday night dealt out the least amount of fines of the semester to student traffic violators: Six students appeared before the nine-member, board. Charges against one were, dismissed, and two fines were suspended. Stu dents receiving suspended fines are not required to pay the court as long as they are not involved in a second offense, Gene Weth ers, senior in arts and letters from Philadelphia and court chairman, said. Three students were fined $6. These fines involved parking vio lations and failure to report to campus patrol. Correction Richard Brandt for Sigma Phi Alpha was one of the five finalists in the pushcart race Saturday in stead of Richard Brown as pre- 3 Named To Head New School Heads of the three departments of art, music, and theater arts thait will compose the new School of Fine and Applied Arts were an nounced Monday by President Milton S. Eisenhower. Dr. Walter H. Walters, assistant professor of dramatics and acting head of the section of dramatics, has been, named associate profes sor of theater arts and head of the department of theater arts. Andrew W. Case, professor of fine arts and head of the section of fine and applied arts, will serve until June 30 as acting head of the department of art. Dr. Hummel Fishbum; profes sor of music and head of the de partment of music, will continue in that capacity when the depart ment of music becomes a part of the School of Fine and Applied Arts. A director for the new school, which will become a part of the College of the Liberal Arts on Feb. 1, has not yet been named. Architecture, which.” will con tinue as a department in the Col lege of Engineering and Archi tecture, and the department of art education and music education will be affiliated departments of the new, school. ' The -section of fine and applied arts, now in the College of En pneering and- Architecture, wul become the new department of art. The department of theater arts will replace the section of dra matics in the department of Eng lish literature. Figurines Missing, Door Swag Stolen In Campus Thefts Two campus thefts, one of monetary and another, of senti mental value, are still unsolved. Fourteen figurines valued at $lOOO are still missing from their glass case in’ the Mineral Indus tries gallery, Dr. John D. Ridge, professor and head of the. depart ment of mineral economics, said yesterday. A $lOO reward is of fered for information leading to the recovery. The figurines, which range in size from one to four inches, were taken on July 13. Two of. the figurines” missing are a fantau fish and an Oriental God. " The door swag. on. the front door of Simmons was taken some time after 8:30 p.m. Saturday, according to Mrs. Hazel Keen, Simmons housemother. The decorations included pine branches and eight silver bells. viously reported in the Daily Col legian. ' Lancaster Alumni Plan Yule Dance The . Peon State Alumni Club of Tiancaster County will hold their Annual - Christmas Dance from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Dec. 20 at the Hotel Brunswick in Lancaster. Students from Lancaster Coun ty and their guests may attend the dance as guests of the club. Dress is formal. Students planning to attend should contact Bernard Baymiller before. Dec. 16. at AD 8-6786 to confirm table reservations. Bright as a Christmas candle, gay as Santa's smile, let your Holiday wishes go out to your friends on the finest cards available. Found only at the \ fZvolarr JJouA* WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 7,19 SS Little Theater and UCA To Dramatize Fry Play The Experimental Theater and the University Christian Associa tion are sponsoring a presentation of several scenes from “A Sleep of Prisoners,” by Christopher Fry, at 7p.m. tomorrow -in the Little Theater in the basement of Old Main. Walter Vail, graduate in dra matics from Upper Darby, will direct the production. Vail will lead a discussion on the dramatic significance of the play after the performance.
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