FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1956 AIM For Ea A recommenda to open one day b spring semester is Independent Men The motion, p on Wednesday ni Navy R Applica Close T Today is the final may apply for the Officers' Candidate Those interested gram should conta Manding Officer, Chestnut Ave Altoona. personally (3-0731). The Navy progra students between th e and 27 1 ,4 who are of a Naval Reserve present time. Upon notification of selection, successful candidates will be en listed in the Naval Reserve for a period of six years kind must at tend weekly training periods, with pay. at a Naval Reserve Training Center. The Center near est. to the University is in Al toona. To qualify for appointment to commissioned grade, the candi date must graduate from college with a baccalaureate degree. He must also successfully complete two summer training periods of 8 weeks duration, with pay, at Rese r v e Officers Candidates' School, Newport, R. 1., not later than the summer immediately following receipt of the degree. Co-eillo New officers of Sigma Delta Tau are Carol Claster, president; Audrey Ginsberg, first vice presi dent; Barbara Zatcoff, second vice president; Linda Lowenthal, .corresponding secretary; Anne Friedberg, recording secretary; Marsha Schanz, treasurer; and Judith Gropper, rushing chair man. Newly-elected officers of Pi Kappa Phi are Paul Wuest, presi dent; Donald Simmons, treasurer; Edward McDowell, secretary; Vin cent Carocci, historian; Gordon Pollard, chaplain; Nicholas Rock, warden; Roger Armstrong, social chairman. Holiday Play Calendar G For those students who are planning to attend one or more Broadway plays during the Christmas holidays, Cue Magazine, New -York's enter tainment weekly, has collected some facts about the ticket situa tion on Broadway_ Six Broadway shows currently are standing room only with the possibility that "Happy Hunting," with Ethel Merman starred, will join - the list. 17, The six are "M Fair Lady," "Auntie Mame," 'Long . Day's Journey Into Nigh ," "L'il Ab ner," "The Bells e Ringing," and "The Most Hap y Fella," al though a few seats ill probably be available for " ella" during the pre-Christmas eek. 4 'Tough Ticke ' Shows_ "Tough Tickets," as the ticket broker's vernacular as it, for the week between C istmas and New Year's are " iary of Anne Frank," "Damn nkees," "No Time for Sergeant s' and, on Fri day and Saturday nights, "Mr. Wonderful." In allth ese cases, it is expected that so e tickets will be available, but of many and not in all price cat4cories. The star-studded revival of Shaw's "Major B. bara," with Charles Lauglaton, zurgess Mere dith, Eli Wallach, and Cornelia Otis Skinner in the cast, may also present some diffi ulties. Some of•the bes and off Broadway, attractions on however, pre- eviews Request ly Food Service ion requesting the Universty dining halls 1-fore the first day of registration for the being investigated by the Association of oods committee. esented to the AIM Board of Governors ht by Lynn Schirerer, was prompted in order to accommodate students who register on Jan. 30, the first day of registration. The official opening of the din ing halls for the spring semester is breakfast on Jan. 30. Under the present system, this would cause a student to eat two or three meals out before the dining halls open each semester, since students are required to be on campus at least 24 hours in ad vance of the day they register. lons • day I. ay students avy Reserve program. in the pro .t. the Corn lUSNROTC, Kettle St., •r by phone Additional Expenses Schirerer said the motion was presented because of the addi tional expenses that are involved in eating to meals out before the dining halls are opened each se mester. In other business, Frank Jax heimer, chairman of the AIM fire side chats committee, said that more coed firesides and motion pictures illustrating the topics of the chats have been scheduled for the spring semester. iis open to • ages of 17 of members I Unit at the .He also said that William B. Crafts, assistant to the dean of men in charge of independent af fairs, suggested that speakers eat with the men in the dining halls before the fireside chats, and that refreshments be served at as many programs as- possible. Rink Report Lash Howes, AIM president, reported to the board that he is still investigating the possibility of extending the closing hours of the skating ring from 10 to 11 p.m. on Friday . and Saturday nights. He said action on the recommendation would probably come sometime after Christmas vacation. Stanley Rudzinski was ap pointed administrative assistant. He will coordinate AIM commit tees and see that legislation ap proved by the board is carried out. Rudzinski Appointment He was also appointed to co ordinate the distribution of the AIM handbook for approximately 350 men who will enter the Uni versity in February as freshmen or transfer students. John Rhodes and Raymond Da vid, of Town Independent Men, were appointed to make an in vestigation for the presentation of the Outstanding Living Unit trophy which will be made in the spring. sent little or no problem. The Old Vic, presenting in repertory "Ro meo and Juliet," "Macbeth," and "Richard II," along with the pre miere on Dec. 26 of "Troilus and Cressida," claims it will have seats available for all perform ances. There will be no advance in prices for the "Troilus" open ing night. Among the others are "Sepa rate Tables," which offers beau tifully tooled acting jobs by Lon don's Margaret Leighton and Eric Portman; "Inherit the Wind," the Paul Muni starrer about the Scopes "monkey trial;" the Pad dy Chayevsky play about a mid dle aged man's love for a young secretary, "Middle of the , Night" with Edward G. Robinson; the farcial Thornton Wilder comedy, "The Matchmaker;" and the mus ical revue, "New Faces." New productions include the comedies "The Happiest Million aire," a "life with father-ish" af fair starring Walter Pidgeon as the eccentric Philadelphian and Anthony J. Drexel Biddle; Maur ice Evans in "The Apple Cart;" a wafer-thin but skillfully acted Debutante;" David Wayne and Arthur Kennedy in "The Loud Red Patrick;" plus Shelley Win ters in the drama, "The Girls of Summer:" Arch Obeler's poetic drama of the future and outer space, "The Night of the Auk;" and the Lillian Hellman-Leongd Bernstein musical adaptation of Voltaire's "Candide.", Two of the best pieces of thea- THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Includes Comedies Living (Continued from page two) favored by 78.1 per cent of the men and 74.3 per cent of the wom en. In regards to this matter, .very few persons were against the joint planning of recreational events, but there was a high per centage of no feelings-18 per cent—among the women polled. Men Favor Rec Plan In West Halls where there is no open area near-by available for recreation purposes, 77.7 per cent of the men were in favor of the plan. In Nittany and Pollock area where there are facilities for out-door recreation, 79 and 82.5 per cent of the men, respectively, favored the idea. The proposal for a joint com mittee to plan area social events was favored by 82 per cent of the men and women, including en dorsement by 83.8 per cent of the men and 77.4 per cent of the women. About 82 per cent of the wom en in Thompson approved the proposal which was the highest of any of the other women's groups. This is because there is a joint social committee now op erating in the West Halls area and several events have already been held. Joint Social Plan Desired On this question, 81 per cent of the independents and 67 per cent , : of the sororities favored the ideal •Thalimer said that sororities al-; ready make provisions for their; joint social functions and may pre-; fer the current system. On the proposal for a joint sys-, tem of student government for' the community living areas. 77.7 per cent of the men and 79.2 per cent of the women expressed ap proval. - I Among the . men, highest en dorsement of the plan came from, l the West Halls area with 81.7! per cent in favor. The lowest' amount came from Nittany with! 74 per cent agreeing to the plan. l Thalimer said that this survey was• taken before the West Halls Council extended an invitation to. the women in Thompson to sit on the council as voting mem bers. 4-H Group Names Barron President James Barron has been elected president of the Campus 4-H Club. Other officers are Thomas B. Williams, vice president; Cecil Reapsome, secretary; Duane Dun can, treasurer; Carol Virtue, song leader; Tom Kelly, Agriculture Student Council representative; Betsy Caldwell, news reporter; and Barbara• Seisler, historian. The new officers will be in stalled at the next meeting of the club Jan. 7 in 100 Weaver. even tre in town are off-Broadway and both announce they will have seats available: . the Circle in the Square revival of O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh," and the Marc Blitzstein adaptation of the sar donic Kurt Weill-Berthold Brecht muisical "The Threepenny Op era." Sumniir -T o urs List Issued by Committee To enable students to make summer travel plans at home over the Christmas holidays, the University Committee on International Understanding has issued a partial list of five European tours available to students. Six college credits may be obtained by students taking one'of these tours- Dr. Michael Chiappetta, assis- tant professor of education, will lead the tour which will be open; exclusively to college students for: six college credits. The tour is( being arranged by the College of Education and will include tripsi to Italy, Switzerland, Germany,i London, Paris and Spain. Tours to Leave June 18 The price, including tuition, is, $1075. The tour group will leave; New York June 18 and will re turn in the middle of August. A tour of Scandinavia and Rus sia, returning via Poland, Czecho slovakia and Paris, is being ar ranged by the Simmons Travel Agency in New York. This tour will be conducted by E. H. Lehrman, assistant profes sor of .Russian. It has not been established whether college cred its will be offered for this tour. The tour including. Russia is the most expensive tour. The price is $1598. Costs are high be cause of the lack of competition in Russia. The tour will begin June 20 and will end in the mid-I The study will include infor dle of August. mative data on the purposes, lead- No College Credits Given !ership, itine r a r y, sponsorship, Auto Trails in Europ• will ar-Iprice,, deadline for registration range a tour to. England, Ger-;and possibility of college credit many, Austria, Italy, Switzerland for all tours sponsored by groups and France. Dr. Werner F. Stried-;or conducted by individuals af ieck, associate professor of Ger-'filiated with the University. Engagements Donaldson-Rapp Mr. and Mrs. Stanley B. Rapp of New Kensington have an nounced the engagement of their daughter Ruth Ellen, to Mr. Alan Chase Donaldson of Amherst, Massachusetts. Miss Rapp was graduated from the University in 1955 and was a member of the Zeta Tau - Alpha sorority. She is teaching in Haver ford Township. Mr. Donaldson was graduated from Amherst College. He re ceived his masters degrees from the University of Massachusetts, and is completing his doctorate in geology at the University. He is a member of the Chi Psi fratern ity. Stupp-O'Donnell Mr. and Mrs. V. C. O'Donnell of Irwin have announced the en gagement of their daughter, Vicki] Jean, to William E. Stupp, son of Mrs. Fred Stupp of Pine Grove_ Miss O'Donnell is a sophomore majoring in speech. She is a pledge of Alpha Gamma Delta, sorority and a member .of the. women's debate team. Mr. Stupp graduated from the University in June. 1956. He is presently a member of the fac ulty at State College High School and the University. man, will be the tour leader. No college credits will be given for this tour, and the cost is $1250. Two non-credit tours will also be arranged by the University Christian Association. Both wilt cost less than $lOOO. A tour to England, Paris, Ger many and Switzerland will leave New York on June 20 and re turn July 31. Price is 3750. Tour Leaves June 2.1 Another toils to England, Paiis, ,Germany, V ienn a, Yugoslavia, Venice and Switzerland will leave New York June 27 and return on August 15. Price is $B7O. Students interested in any or these tours should contact the tour leaders, or the organization arranging the tour. The University Committee on n ter national Understanding is preparing a comprehensive list of these tours. Dr. Vaclav E. Mares, !associate professor of economics, 'said that the list will be published !sometime in January. Pogal-Stern Mr. and Mrs Joseph Stern ot Tarentum have announced the engagement of their daughtei Shirley to-Mr. Gordon A. Pogal of Johnstown. Miss Stern is a fifth semester secondary education major and is a member of Sigma Delta Tau sorority. Mr. Pogal was graduated from 'the University last June with a B.A. degree in business adminis tration and is a member of Phi Sigma Delta fraternity. He is serving in the U.S. Army. iMastroianni-Brebner Mrs. Lee Brebner, of Simmons Hall, University Park. has an nounced the engagement of her daughter, Nancy Lee. to George A. Mastroianni, of Hazleton, Pa. Miss Brebner is a seventh se mester speech major and a mem ber of Gamma Sigma, women's national service fraternity. Mr. Mastroianni is a seventh semester speech major. He is the station manager of WDFM. Chou Visits Parkiston KARACHI VP) Red- Chinese Prerrrer Chou En-lai arrived in Karachi today for a 10-day visit to Park istan. From Karachi Chou is to go to Nepal. PAGE FIVE
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