FRIDAY. APRIL 1:>. 1957
—Daily Collegian Photo by Marty Scherr
SPLASH PRACTICE: Two coeds practice their routine for the
Swim Club's "Wide Wide World" show.
WRA Water Show
Will Open Tonight
Ten features of the “Wide Wide World” will be the
theme of the Women’s Recreation Association Swimming
Club’s 17th annual acquacade which opens tonight.
The water show will be presented by the WRA “Naiads”
at 8 tonight and tomorrow night in the White Hall pool.
Tickets for both performances
may be obtained at the main
office in White Hall.
■ 'Rhythmic timing and synchro
nization in movement, accom
panied by music, will interpret
the variety of themes.
“Easter Parade,’’ the first theme
set to Berlin's music, is directed
by Mary Phillips. Kay Berry, Syl
via Bohlayer, Gay Briggs, Eliza
beth Buckhout, Susan Cope, Mary
Alice Griesemer, Nancy May, Ra
chel Neff, Kip Newfin, Sherry
Parkin, Barbara Schoenly and
Sally Stauffer will be featured in
this number.
. The second theme. "Paris Flir
tation," is directed by Jean Mc-
Mahon. Marilyn Doan, Mary
Hurley, Polly McMichael and
Shirley Pittman will swim to
"Little Bells and Big Bells.".
. “Weather,” directed by Rachel
Neff and Lynn Stollmeyer, will
be interpreted by Jean Bodman,
Sylvia Bohlayer, Nancy May, Ra
chel Neff, Kip Newlin and Bar
bara Runyan to Richard Rodgers’
“Mare Nostrum.”,
Mary Hurley, Mary Lockwood
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and Joanna Mason will swim in
“Jungle Drums” with original per
cussion accompaniment.
Ann Lutz directs “Dreams,”
with Lynn McNitt, Shirley Pitt
man, Sue Reen and Rae Waters
swimming to “Dusk.”
"Spring Spree." a number
done to "Intermezzo For A Day
In May," will feature Carolyn
Allison, Barbara Beamer, Bar
bara Easter, Ina Hildebrand.
Barbara JeweU, SybU Klein,
Meg Dvashay, Doris Little, Eve
lyn Nikiischer.
Linda Paynter, Maxine Richter,
Marilyn Roberts, Jeanette Saxe,
Nancy Shane, Leona Shreiner,
Gloria Swartz, Evelyn Wernham
and Mary Ann Zittle. This num
ber is directed by Judy Tame,
president of the Swimming Club.
The seventh theme of the show,
“Peppermint Sticks,” features
Helen Baldwin, Elizabeth Buck
hout, Sue Hansen, Ann Lutz, Jean
McMahon, Polly McMichael, Shir-i
ley Pittman and Jessica Whit
taker. Shirley Pittman directs the
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Indie Queen |
To Highlight
NISA Dance
The “Carnival Time” dance.l
highlighted by the coronation ofj
the National Independent Student]
Association queen, will be held
from 8 to 12 tonight in the Hetzel
Union ballroom.
The AIM sponsored dance will
climax the NISA week festivities
which have been proceeding since
Sundav.
Charles Speidel, wrestling
coach, will crown the queen be-j
tween 10:30 and 11 p.m. She will
receive a loving cup and a bou
quet of spring flowers.
Finalists Named
The queen will b’e chosen from!
five finalists. They are Nancy!
Marchese, sophomore in education
from Boston; Betsy Orr, freshman
in applied art from Tarentum;
Nancy Tate, sophomore in home
economics from Biglerville: Don
na Tokar, sophomore in iiberal
arts from Mount Pleasant; and'
Marilyn Turki, freshman in phys-i
ical education from Canonsburg.i
] The four runners-up will make!
up the queen’s court and will re-!
ceive smaller bouquets. !
Carnival Theme Planned
Dress for the dance will be in
formal, on a carnival theme, ac
cording to John Marko, chairman
of the dance committee. Music
will be provided by the AIM:
dance band. i
The Continentals, a vocal quin
tet of the AIM band, will perform
during the first hour of the dance.
Journ Society
Initiates Nine
Five students and four faculty]
members of the School of Jour-:
nalism have been initiated into
Kappa Tau Alpha, national jour-]
nalism honorary scholarship so-]
ciety.
Undergraduate students in
itiated are Lee Ranck, senior from
Harrisburg; Patricia Grossman,
junior from Bloomsburg; and Bar
bara Budnick, junior from Schen
ectady, N.Y.
Graduate students initiated are
Harry Carroll, Philipsburg; andj
Ralph Goodwin, Miami, Fla.
Faculty members initiated are|
Professors . Robert M. Pockrass.!
Wallace Abel, Ronald L*Hicks and
John D. Vairo. j
Dr. Guido H. Stempel, faculty]
advisor of the chapter, conducted
the initiation ceremonies. Dr.j
James W. Markham, national sec
retary of Kappa Tau Alpha, wel
comed the new members.
Well-Hello!
Tec, it's me end I'm in love again
. . . well, not ready, the troth is that
it's me (Brunhilda, typical college co
ed) and I’m back again with a few
helpful habitat hlnta for coeds, or is
it habitat hints for helpful coeds? Any
how, tike it says in the little booklet
we eoeds received before coming to this
institution of learning.
Since the main topic of conversation
on campus 2s Easter vacation we'll
talk about Easter vacation.
Also, since most coeds will be doing
the town daring this vacation, here’s
a helpful hint.
Did you know that Simons has the
perfect shoe to add dash and excitement
to your Easter outfit? Slick black pat
ents that just go with EVERYTHING,
.plus the ever popular navy blue calf.
Simon’s also has shoes in beige and
white for the lucky lovlies who ara
■pending their Easter in Florida or
Bermuda. Smart, smart shoes with
pointed toes and tapered heels that make
your feet look eensy weenjy.
Don’t get stuck trying to pick out a
pair of shoes from whats-left-over-at
home-by-the-time-yon-get-there. Stop in
Simon's today and look over their com
plete selection. Stanning Mannequins,
Madamoiselles, Debs, Town & Country
plus many more. Exclusively at • • .
57% DIR Students
Attain 2.0 Averages
About 57 per cent of the 419 students completing one
semester in the Division of Intermediate Registration at
tained an average of 2.0 or better, a division survey shows.
A study was made for the fall semester under Dr. Harold
K. Wilson, director of DIR. involving a total of 580 students.
Of these, 455 had been enrolled in
the program for one semester. The; _ « _ ,
remaining 125 were in the PorOlt/OC
gram for two consecutive terms.]* IVCViCI ¥C3
Transfers to other colleges from’ 0* - f i r\ .
DIR amounted to 186 students. StnntOra POCt
The College of Business Admin-j^ 1 11 M 1
istration gained the largest pro-! Dr. Alberta Siegel, assistant
er £ e s n Z a college.- professor of child development.
Arts, with 38 !?ans°fers from 1 DIR. has acce P ted an appointment a 3
was second assistant protessor. of psychology
- DIR dropped 142 persons be- for the
cause they were not making satis-; 1 DB a< - aae nnc year,
factory progress. University ac-! sh , e will teach courses in child
tion, resulting from the rules con-P s y c “ 0 'o§y 0 §y- adolescent psychology
ceming a student who fails' so; human development there
per cent of his courses or has an while on leave from the Umvers
average below 1.5, accounted for :it >'
only 18 suspensions
The study, which lists the grades
made by the students who had,
[been in DIR for one or two semes-i
Iters, also includes the statistics;
on their high school rank. The;
greatest number of this first :
group. 175, was in the second fifth'
of its high- school graduating class..'
A similar relationship was main-,
tained in the group continuing in
DIR for a second semester. One!
per cent, or four, of those who!
had been in the program for a[
term were on the Dean’s List. i
Commenting on the high school
ranks. Dr. Wilson said that find-!
ing the proper curriculum and
being motivated is a more im
portant factor in the student’s col
iege career than his high school
grades.
Bixfer Will Head
News and Views
Karen Bixler, junior In home,
economics from Huntingdon Val
ley, has been named editor of,
News and Views, home economics
magazine.
Other new staff members are
Barbara Bollinger, assistant to,
the editor; Lenore Hamilton, man- j
[aging editor; Patricia Roth, associ- :
ate editor; Alice Morrow, national;
advertising; Mary Anne Wood,,|
local advertising. j
I Marilyn Roberts, circulation;>|
| Barbara Rittenhouse, business;
manager; Geraldine Guzik, secre-!,
tary; Carol Davidson, layout edi-j'
[tor; Eileen Loehr, publicity; and:
Anny Ries, art and features. 'I
The new staff will take over!
the magazine’s operation April 25.! I
For Everyone's Easter .
Coming your way with the brightest of Easter wishes...
the new Hallmark Sunny Bunny Cards. You'll enjoy send
ing these' clever cards with their witty verses and the un
usual antics .of these funny bunnies. Come in today and
select yours.
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With each purchase of $f or more you will
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McLuitahtuTs
PAGE SEVEN
Dr. Siegel currently is working
on a study of methodology in re
search on personality and social
j behavior in young children. Thia
work is supported by a S6OOO fel
lowship grant from the Elizabeth
McCormick Memorial Fund of
'Chicago, a foundation which sup
i ports research in human develop
ment.
Dr. Siegel’s husband. Dr. Sid
ney Siegel, associate professor of
psychology, has been named a
fellow of the Center for Advanced
Study in the Behavorial Sciences
for the 1957-58 academic year.
IM Entries Due
Entries for Intramural tennis
doubles, golf and soccer are due
iby 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Intra
;mural office in Recreation Hall,
' according to Dutch Sykes, assis
tant intramural director.
Easter Treats!
• Unique chocolate bas
kets filled with hand
made candy
•Easter eggs with a var
iety of centers
• Solid chocolate bunnies
Have Fun
The Candy Cane
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