FRIDAY. APRIL 5 Poetr Crest • The bronze the student poet fessor and his ta! bust of Fred Lewis Pattee which stands in the library foyer and "Pivot," magazine, are two of the many products of a versatile University pro- I ented sculptor-wife. I ci, associate professor of English composition, directs the poetry workshOp arsky Grucci, is the creator of the bronze Pattee bust in the library. commissioned ss of 1911, did - ore the fin eiled last No and one-half is mounted on brought from New England. ks mainly in wood, stone, JoSeph Gr His wife, Sibyl The sculptress, last year by the cl. several versions • fished bust was un vember. It is one times life-size and a block of granite Dr. Pattee's native - Mrs. Grucci wo materials such a • marble and bronz: sculpture has been missioned for horn; Pittsburgh, Boston cut and has won a several honorable Talks on The Gruccis' sm apartment is filled paintings and b o Which are the pe the-couple. Here G of his writing, but set up a workshop and stone work in room schoolhouse of town. i• Much of her privately corn :s and offices in and Connecti first prize and entions. Pivot' :11, Foster Ave. with sculpture, k s—many of sonal work of cci does most rs. Grucci has for large wood an unused one hree miles out It is much easie to get Grucci 'to talk about "Ph ot" than about his latest book of poetry, "Time of Hawks." The ~00k could be termed, he says, as poetry for an atomic age, for it is concerned with an era in which emotion is threatened with extinction. He feels that even the dangers of an atomic age may have their good aspect. "With so much to fear," he says, "writers are be coming less afraid to express themselves." Conducts Workshop Grucci has been a professor of English for the past seven years and. conducts the poetry work shop, Composition 13. "Pivot," the workshop publication, has the rare distinction of paying its own way since sales have been suffi cient to cover the production costs. This year, 13 students are reg istered in the course. "Pivot," which is published once a year, will come out in the beginning of May. Before coming to the Univer sity, the poet-professor lived in Pittsburgh. He had actually plan ned to be an accountant, and worked as one until the outbreak of World War IL After his mili tary service, he 'taught at Pitt for .a short time and then came to the University. Even before the war Grucci had won acclaim as a poet, writ ing -.for magazines and publish ing two small books of verse, "Lovers on Earth," and "This Au tumn, Surely." Van Dorn to Head PolySci Society Everett Van Dorn, junior in arts and letters from Stow, Ohio, has been elected president of Pi Sig ma Alpha, the national political science society. John Wolff, junior in arts and letters from Avalon, has been elected secretary-treasurer. al The society h initiated thir teen students. The are Lawrence Kowalski, Fredr . k Stiff, . Pa tience Griffin, George_ Wills, Lin da Gerber, Robert Nurock, Joetta Laing, Thomas Dye, Frederick Al sene, Benjamin Phillips, James Farganis, Van Do n and Wolff. Sidney Brindle outgoing pres ident, -has been amed the out standing graduati .g senior. g ibb s secretarial BOSTON 1110V2DE NC IS E I 1 S t2l filarlbotoadi SL - NttallSt KEW YORX IT 2I 1 - 230 ram Ant sontrcum it "Wawa. ,•4t• Sculpture, Magazines d by Versatile Gruccis Collegian Photo by Dave Bayer MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH GRUCCI enjoy reminiscing over two of his volumes of poetry. A figure done by sculptress Mrs; Grucci is in the background. JOSEPH GRUCCI, the Univers ity's Poet-professor pauses to examine his work. He does most of his'writing in his small Fos ter Ave. apartment. Officers of Tau Kappa Epsilon! Phi Kappa Tau. has initiated Jo- [ are Allan Rayfield, president; Ri-'seph Stecker, John Newlin, Ro-! chard Jacobs, vice president; Eu- bert Eichenberger, Richard Moo-1 gene Rowland, secretary; James:dy, Joseph Baltusnik, Frank! Durham, treasurer ; Edward'Gansz, Larry Cole, Richard Noll, Rohm, chaplain; Earl Brosius, Robert Parker, Floyd Grimm, Roy pledge master; Eugene DeMark,,Rosenberger. Walter Scott, John., historian; F r e d e r i c k Donahoe, Myers. sergeant at arms; David James, New pledges of Tau Kappa Ep social chairman; Bruce Mills, silon are James Cober, John Hy rushing chairman and Ronal d;ams, James Shuggart, Stanley Gatehouse, corresponding secre-Foster and Theodore Haller. tary. Alpha Omicron Pi has pledged Andrew C. Yanoviak has beeniMarilyn Painter and Helen Cono pledged by Alpha Chi Rho. mos. natural shoulder His and Hers CUSTOM SHOP THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA MRS. JOSEPH GRUCCI, sculp tress who created the Library's Patlee bust, puts the finishing touches on one of her latest projects. co-Clib YES! FOR GIRLS TOO! Our famous natural shoulder flare button down, back pleat, back-collar button men's shirt is now available in young woman's sizes in white or blue oxford light ground miniature plaids and stripes. y A :14 ;,. i ei 4 Debaters to Forensic Title For The men's and women's debate teams will participate this weekend in the Pennsylvania Forensic Debate Cham pionship tournament at Kings College, Wilkes-Barre. The men's team was chosen several weeks ago in intra squad competitions. The affirmative team is composed of Jonathan Plaut, senior in indus trial engineering from Rockville, N.Y., and Edward Klevans, senior' in electrical engineering from Roaring Spring. On the negative team are Dan iel Fegert, senior in arts and let ters from Milwaukee, Wis., and 'Robert Adams, junior in business administration from Johnstown. The teams will debate the in ternational debate topic: Resolved: That the United States should discontinue direct economic aid to foreign countries. Extemporaneous Contest Plaut will also enter the ex temporaneous speaking contest. In this contest, debaters are given the topic, usually a current inter national problem, and 30 minutes to prepare their speech. Klevans will enter the oratory contest. Speeches for this compe tition are prepared in advance. The women's team, which is en 'tirely separate from the men's, is composed of four women who will enter three competitions. Affirmative Team Members of the affirmative team are Phoebe Felk, junior in arts and letters from Ambridge, and Vicki O'Donnell, sophomore in arts and letters from Irwin. Members of the negative team are Susan Whittington, sopho more in arts and letters from Ar lington, Va., and Bonnie Jones, sophomore in education from Bal timore, Md. The two teams will enter the main debate competi tion. Felk's Speech Miss Felk will enter the extem poraneous speaking contest. Miss O'Donnell will compete in the oratory con test, speaking on "Seeds of Destruction." Last year the University of Pittsburgh won the tournament. The University team was elimi nated in the semi-finals by Pitt. About 25 major colleges and uni versities in the state are compet ing. Hodges Given LaVie Post Phyllis Hodges, junior in bac teriology from Meadville, has been named University editor of the 1957-58 LaVie. Her name was omitted from a ; previously-printed list. I PAGE SEVEN Contend Penn is Given Bulk of Estate The University of Pennsylvania has been bequeathed the bulk of the $4 million estate of the late Gustave C. Kuemmerle, Philadel phia furniture manufacturer. Kuemmerle's gift is the largest by an individual in Penn's his tory. He is an alumnus of the class of 1898. According to the Associated Press, the will provides personal bequests for a cousin, Robert H. Kraeger of Jenkintown and mem bers of Kuemrnerle's household staff. The remainder is to be used as Penn trustees see fit. Dr. Gaylord P. Harmwell, university presi dent, said the money probably will be used to strengthen the faculty, to matte additions to the University's physical plant and to !give increased aid to students. Kuemmerle, who lived in Fort Washington, died March 23.
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