TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1956
Chapel Choir
Italian People
(Fourth of a series of articles on the chapel choirs six-week
tour in Europe this summer.) ■
By MARNIE SCHENCK
Jovial, happy go lucky people in a dirty country—this was
the impression Italy gave to the Chapel choir during its third
week of the six-week European tour this summer.
■' The choir traveled by overnight train to Rome from Saas-
Fee, Switzerland, where they had spent a three-day rest
period among the clean, majestic AJps.
The first two days in Rome were spent mostly in sight
seeing in Rome.
One of the most impressive tours
took them to the Vatican when
Pope Pius XII appeared on his
balcony, clothed in white and ex
tended the papal blessing on the
throng below him in St. Peter’s
square.
Campus
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meeting. It appeared as if, in striv
ing to elect Snyder to the chair
manship, they took all available
opportunities to obtain a recount
and then a revote.
The election was held Sunday
to elect a new chairman, vice
chairman, treasurer, executive sec
retary, and recording secretary for
Campus party. The party’s con
stitution states that new officers
must be elected within a month
after the Fall and Spring. All-
University and class elections.
Margaret Fisher dnd Mary Krei
der were elected to the posts of
executive secretary and record-*
ing secretary without opposition.
University officials are uncertain
whether these offices will be ob
tained because of the new elec
tion planned for Sunday.
Two men nominated for treas
urer are Ilarry Oxman, and David
Tressler. Those nominated for
vice-chairman are Joseph Fox and
John Wolff.’
New Election Sunday
Since these positions were to
include drop-downs, no action was
taken on the nominations. An en
tirely new election will be held
Sunday.
The party’s executive commit
tee last night established a com
mittee of the four class clique
officers to preside over Sunday’s
clique meeting.
The committee was selected
because the party’s five All-Uni
versity clique officers automati
cally dropped from office at mid
night yesterday. The group will
chose one of its members to serve
as chairman until the entire clique
elects a new chairman.
Dr. Ayers, party adviser, re
turned from supervising the re
count at the first ballot and an
nounced the final vote as 93-64.
Harold Dean, former Campus par
ty vice chairman, immediately
contested the election because he
said it was invalid. He reiterated
the question of the 40-vote dis
crepancy.
Arguments Ignored
Dean’s arguments were ignored
by the Campus officers who
seemed to want to go on with the
election of remaining officers.
John Higgins, Lion parliamentar
ian, declared that “Abele now has
no more right to the chair than
the man in the moon.”
Dr. Ayers arranged for a re
vote near the end of the meeting.
When it was Completed, she told
the group that the revote had pro
duced 20 more ballots than there
were people in the room (about
30 persons had left since-the first
vote).
Dr. Ayers, stating the ballot was
disgraceful, suggested the clique
adjourn until next Sunday to hold
another. election. Her suggestion
was quickly affirmed.
Havenhill Will Speak
At Chemistry Meeting
Robert S. Havenhill, who is in
charge of the Rubber Research
Laboratory and the Electronic
Laboratory of the St. Joseph Lead
Co. plant in Monaca, will be the
speaker at the Central Pennsyl
vania section, American Chemi
cal Society meeting at 8 p.m. to*
morrow in 119 Osmond.
His topicwill be "Electrical Po
tentials m Rubber Compounding.”
The University’s first students
belonged W one of two literary
groups—the Cresson Literary So
ciety and the Washington Agri
cultural Literary Society.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
NITTANY CARD & GIFT SHOP
342 E. College Avenue
Opposite Atherton Hall
On another occasion, the choir
attended the largest operatic
stage in the world—the open air
Terme-di Caracalla opera. The
opera was “Poliuto” (Donizetti)
complete with a tremendous cast
and live lions which keepers
prodded to keep roaring (just one
laid down and relaxed). Part of
the opera also called for horses
to ride across the stage.
Three-day Sight Tour
Other sight seeing tours during
the three days in Rome included
the Collosseum, the Roman forum,
and the seven hills of Rome.
On Sunday the choir gave its
only concert in Italy at the St.
Paul’s Church, an American Epis
copal church.
After the concert the choir was
treated to a coke party by the
church. Some Penn State grad
uates, visiting in Rome, turned up
for the affair.
Churches Crowded
On Tuesday the choir left for
Florence for three days of sight
seeing. Florence, although cleaner'
than Rome, proved to be very hot
and the churches where the choir
was tak e n were extremely
crowded.
Many of the 74 church members
managed to go on shopping sprees
in the straw markets in the center
of Florence for souvenirs to bring
home.
On Friday the choir was loaded
into buses for the trip through
the mountains, theii along the
Italian and French Rivieras to
Nice, France.
Chem-Phys Council
To Fill Vacant Seats
The Chemistry and Physics Stu
dent Council will elect three mem
bers to fill council vacancies at
7 p.m. tomorrow in 214 Hetzel
Union.
Vacancies to be filled are two
physics majors, one each from the
sophomore and junior classes, and
a sophomore chemistry major.
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Finds
Jovial
/ Santa Claus'
Embarrassed
At Simmons
By NANCY SHOWALTER
When Santa Claus visited Sim
mons Hall Sunday night, it was
probably his (or her) most em
barassing moment in a long ca
reer.
Six women were singing “T’was
The Night Before Christmas” as
part of the annual dormitory
Christmas party. About halfway
through the song Santa came
bounding in.
She (not he) was gaily enact
ing the words to the song, v(hen
suddenly there was a loud pop
and Santa's huge, black belt fell
off.
This was accompanied by gig
gles from the audience, as Santa
dropped her loaded pack and
clutched furiously at the elusive
pants.
The audience was already roar
ing with laughter when Santa ran
into more trouble. Her “stomach”
(pillows) began to peek over the
top of her pants.
Santa bravely kept on until
the end of the song, when she
dashed out and through the
lounge to her room.
“My pants fell down in the
lounge, but I had Bermuda shorts
on, so I just kept on going,” San
ta said from the safety of the
North Pole..
Oh, yes, Santa was Virginia
MacDonald, junior in secondary
education from Bloomsbury, N.J.
Christie to Appear
At Court Session
Alexander Christie, freshman in
chemical engineering from Phila
delphia who is charged with in
voluntary manslaughter, is ex
pected to appear before Centre
County criminal court today.
Court session opened yesterday
in Bellefonte with one of the five
scheduled cases heard.
Christie was driver of an auto
mobile which ran out of control
four miles east of campus on Oct.
22 and crashed, killing William
McGarvey, freshman in chemistry
from Philadelphia.
Camera Club Contest
The Camera Club will hold a
print contest for its members at
7 tonight in 215 Hetzel Union.
Each member may enter four
black and white prints in the
competition, if they are mounted
on a mounting board.
Rod, Coccus Club
To Hold Yule Party
The Rod and Coccus Club will
hold its annual Christmas party
from 7 to 9 tonight in Grange
playroom.
Club members and guests will
take part in group singing, games,
and a gift exchange. Everyone at
tending the affair was requested
to bring a quarter gift for the
exchange game.
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Warmer Weather, Sno
Predicted for Today
Today’s weather will be slightl
warmer with light snow flurrie
according to students in the d<
partment of meteorology.
The high temperature is expeci
ed to reach 37 degrees, with a lo'
of 29.
The maximum temperature ye:
terday was 32, the low 24.
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