The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, February 28, 1956, Image 2

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    PAGE TWO
April 12 Set
For Beginning
Of Greek Week
The events during Greek Week, which will start on
Thursday, April 12, were announced at last night's meeting
of the interfraternity Council.
The Council also accepted two fraternities into member
ship—Pi Sigma Upsilon and Pi Lambda Phi.
Greek Week will start with the exchange dinner and the
l outsianding pledge banquet. The
I following day. April 13, the pre
limiliary sing and the poster con-
Itests will be held.
At 12:30 p.m. on Saturday the
projects day will start, and on
Sunday the finals for the sing
contest will be judged. The main
banquet will be held on Monday.
Committee to Meet
BusAd Council
Sets Election
Vote Procedure
The Business Administration
council voted last night to have
two voting desks for council clec-
Lomb On March 21 and 22.
line desk will be placed in the
Inhby of Sparks and the other in
the television room of the Hetzel
union building.
Leßoy Harris, senior in busi
ness administration from Pitts
burgh, was appointed chairman
of the spring elections commit
tee by James Cinsberg, president
Of the council. William Nelson,
sophomore in business adminis
tration from Ridgeway, and Har
ry Neuman, junior in business rid
inmistration fro to Philadelphia
Were appointed his assistants.
The council decided to invite
50 underprivileged children to
their children's party which will
he held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. March
27 m the Iletzel Union ballroom.
The council discussed the idea
of rainmg the required average
fur the honorable mention list in
the thisAd Bulletin from 3,0 to
32
The BusAd - Bulletin will come
old the week of March 14, The
personalities for the issue ar c
Joseph Hayes, senior in business
administration from Philadelphia.
mid Na nr y l3laha, senior in busi
ness II dministrtaion from Crofton.
The professor of the issue is Dr,
Monroe Newman, assistant pro
fessor of eenoognics.
Fraternity Employees
To Be X-rayed Today
Fraternity cooks and waiters
who haven't had chest X-rays
since Jan. I may obtain one at
2•30 p.m. today at the State Col
lege :Municipal building.
A borough ordinance requires
all handlers if food for public con
sumption to have chest X-rays
once a year,
Redecorating in Atherton Progresses
Painting of student rooms
in Atherton Hall has necessi
tated the moving of many
women to temporary quarters
until the project is completed,
according to Director of Hous
ing, Otto E. Mueller.
A project just completed by the
Department of Housing, Mueller
said. was the re-upholstering and
recovering of furniture in the
Mac Allister Hall lounge.
Although there is no special in
tensified program by the depart
ment now in progress, Mueller
said, the department is always
busy repairing furniture and re
doing student rooms and lounges.
Other improvements which
Edmund Kramer. general chair
man of Greek Week, said the
committees will meet at 7:30 p.m.
every Wednesday starting tomor
row night.
Under new business, 0. Edward.
Pollock, assistant to the dean
of men, read the letter sent last
week by the dean of men to chap
ter presidents concerning am
bitious pre-initiation practices .
• Pollock made no comment after
reading the letter, which he said
he was instructed to read. Robert
Bullock, IFC president, said he
hopes the chapters take the let
ter to heart. Referring to the
death of a pledge at the Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology,
Bullock said "our job is to make
sure nothing like this happens at
the University."
IFC-Panhel Ball
Tickets for the IFC-Panhel
lenic Ball on April 23 will go on
sale Wednesday in the Hetzel
Union building at $5 per couple.
The use of flowers for the dance
has been discouraged by IFC.
WDFM Continuity Staff
Candidates Will Meet
Candidates for the continuity
staff of station WDFM will meet
at 7:30 tonight in 307 Sparks.
The continuity staff of the radio
station is responsible for the writ
ing of the commercials and many
of the scripts.
Collegian Candidates
Will Meet Tonight
Candidates for the news
writing staff of The Daily Col.
legian will meet at 7 tonight in
9 Carnegie.
Male students are especially
needed.
Students need not be jour
nalism majors to attend.
Mueller listed as completed since
last summer include painting and
the redecorating of Grange play
room. Painting and wallpapering
were completed and mirrors added
to the Simmons Hall lobby.
Plans for improvement this
summer include painting of the
rooms and corridors in Simmons
and McElwain Halls, Mueller said.
Repairs Done in Irvin
All repairs are done in the base
ment of Irvin Hall, where four up
holsterers, two woodworkers, a re
finisher, and a maintenance me
chanic are constantly restoring
broken and scarred furniture. The
basement also houses an electric
repair shop.
A project recently finished was
the rutting of 60 double desks in
half and making separate units of
them.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
Council Sets
Evaluation
Of Courses
The Physical Education Council
selected 6 of its members to meet
with a faculty committee to dis
cuss recommendations about
course overspecialization.
The students •who will repre
sent the council are John Zerbe,
senior; Carolyn Briggs, sopho
more; Merion Lafferty, senior;
Sally Cushman, junior; Robert
McMullen, senior; and Ann Far
rell, junior.
These representatives will meet
Sunday at 7 p.m. in the l-letzel
Union building to organize the
suggestions submitted at the past
two council meetings which in
volve specific courses and their
addition or removal from the phy
sical education curriculum.
Council elections will be held
March 20 and 21.
President Dean Mullen, appoint
ed Carolyn Briggs, sophomore;
Nancy Hutchinson, freshman;
Ralph Cryder, junior; and Zerbe
as members of the nominating
committee.
This group will select a presi
dent, vice president, secretary, and
treasurer. They must have a mini
mum All-University average of
2.30 and the president must have
one year of service on the council.
In addition to the council offi
cers each class will select two
boys and two girls to represent
them, and six organizations of the
colleges will select their represen
tative. These representatives must
have a minimum All-University
average of 2.0.
Students may make self nomi
nations by obtaining 15 signatures
on a petition for their nomina
tion.
Ann Farrell, junior in physical
education, made a motion subject
to faculty approval that students
of the college be allowed to vote
on whether they would like to
have physical education student
convocations next year,
It was suggested that this item
be included on the ballot for next
I year's council members.
The next convocation is Tuesday
!March 20 at 11 a,m. in the assem
bly hall of the Hetzel Union build
ing. The speaker will be Albert
R. Blakeslee, Associated Press
!science writer.
Seely to Ask Approval
Of Spring Week Posts
All-University President Ear I
Seely will ask Cabinet for ap
proval of the following Spring
Week Appointments Thursday
night:
John Soper, He-Man chairman;
Anthony Potts, donkey basketball
game chairman; Richard Coats,
publicity chairman, and Janet
Sloves, Roger Miller, Stephen
Fishbein, James Kistler, Robert
Nurock, Leslie Phillabaum, Ben
jamin Pet erso hn, committee
members.
Another job being done is the
bracing of furniture with wooden
blocks and metal strips. This is
necessary, Mueller said, to give
added support to the furniture,
which was designed for home use
and often can't stand up under
the beating it takes in dormitories.
McElwain Hall houses the sew
ing rooms where three seamstress
es do all the needle work required
by the University. It is their job
to make all bedspreads and drap
eries.
JAll CLUB MEETING
TUESDAY, FEB. 28
7:30 p.m. 10 Sparks
Ken Todd -Chuck Torrence Quintette
Will Play at Meeting
Will Hold Convocation
The Business Mrninistration
Student Council will sponsor a
convocation conducted by th e
North American Insurance Com
pany from 1:10 to 2:30 p.m. today
in 121 Sparks.
A demonstration interview will
be set up between employer and
prospective employee. Questions
will be answered after the demon
stration on pre-interview and
interview techniques.
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