The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, September 13, 1957, Image 6
PAGE STX WSGA Formulates Polici Interprets Rules for Coed The Women's Student Government Association is the governing body which forms, interprets and enforces the rules and regulations for women students at the University. The organizations of WSGA has been patterned after the Federal government. It consists of a Senate, House of Repre sentatives. Freshman Council. Ju ldicial and Freshman Regulations Board. - Susanne Smith, president, pre sides over the Senate, highest governing body of WSGA. She also acts as an ex-officio mem ber of all WSGA committees and governing bodies, and represents WSGA on the All-University Cabinet, the highest student gov ernment body. Retreat Chairman UCA Group Will Attend Conference Members of the cabinet-council retreat conference of the Uni versity Christian Association will attend a conference at the Boy Scout Camp today and tomorrow. The Cabinet members will plan the fall program at the retreat under the leadership of Richard Martin, president. The group will leave at 3 p.m. today from the Helen Eakin Eisen hower Chapel The first Sabbath Eve service ; Of the year will take place at 8 p.m. at the Hillel Foundation with Rabbi Benjamin Kahn, director of the foundation, officiating. He will deliver the welcome sermon, and greetings will be ex tended by Michael Lipschutz. president of the foundation. An Oneg Shabbat reception will fol low with Israeli folk dancing. Hillel's annual Welcome Mixer will be held Saturday evening ate the foundation. The first lox andl bagel brunch will be held Sunday! from 11 a.m. to noon. Admission! for members will be 35c and ad-' mission for others will be 65c. Members of the freshman class will hold, an organization meeting• of the Hillel Freshman Council at 1 p.m. Sunday at the foundation. The Roger Williams Fellowship of the University Baptist Ch will hold a Bible study at 9:3; a.m. Sunday in the fellow,ship, room. A supper and a speech, "Who Are We" will be held at 5:15 p.m. Sunday in the fellowship room. The Wesley Foundation at St. Paul's Methodist Church will hold a Fireside Forum at 6:15 ptm. Sunday at the youth center. "If I Were a Freshman Again" will be the topic for discussion. The Student Council of th foundation will meet at 7:15 p.m. Monday at the youth center_ Will End Tonight Glee Cub Tryouts Tryouts for the Men's Glee Club will end at 9 tonight in 208 Car negie. Auditions have been conducted every night this week irons 7 to, 9 p.m. in 200 Carnegie. Frank Gullo. director of the, Men's Glee Club, said that all types of voices are needed, es pecially high tenors. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PE The Senate is composed of the WSGA president; vice president Lois Henderson; secretary Su zanne Aikens; treasurer, Nancy Clark; seven senators, ex-officio members, representatives of Le onides, independent women's governing body; Women's Rec reation Association and Panhel lenic Council, sorority women's governing body. The senior senator is chairman of the WSGA Retreat and chair man of the junior-senior-faculty reception. The junior senators are respon sible for the WSGA convocation and speaker. The sophomore senator is in charge of the Freshman Coun cil, a body similar to the House lof Reprpsentatives. The presi -Idents and vice presidents of the 'freshman dormitory units repre sent the freshman women on the !council. The council confines it iself to problems of freshman ;women. Discussions of suggestions and' complaints brought up in the unit meetings ate aired by the House and recommended recommenda tions are carried to the Senate and back to unit meetings. The House also conducts the May Day celebrations and spon sors a .clothing drive for overseas distribution. Judicial Bbard Judicial, which it the upper classvromen judiciary board, han dles violations of WSGA regular tians for disciplinary action. Freshman Regulations Board acts as the enforcement body for freshman regulations and rules. Nominees for WSGA offices are selected from a list of self-nomi nated students who . do not have a major judicial record and do have at least a 2.5 All-University aver age. Those eligible are determined by a screening board on the basis of scholarship and leadership. Ali women students may vote far Senate officers and their class representatives in the primary land final elections in the spring. Railroad Club to Meet The Penn State Model Railroad 'Club wi ll meet at 7 pm. Monday in 212 Retzel Union Building. 1 The meeting is open to the *oldie. es, Suzanne Smith WSGA President Chorus Tryouts Will Continue For Women Tryouts for the Women's Chor us 1. , ; - ill continue today. , Students may sign up for an appointment at 212 Carnegie. Results will be posted by 9 a.m.' Wednesday in 212 Carnegie. The first meeting will be held at p.m. Wednesday in the Hetzel Union a.,ditorium. Old members who wish to be in the chorus this semester need not audition, but should register at 212 Carnegie or at the Hetzel Union desk. I h e "omen's Chorus meets Wednesday n i g h t s throughout the school year and gives a spring concert in Schwab Auditorium. Plans are being made for other singing engagements. Officers are Nancy Siftar, pres ident; Constance Jones, vice pres ident; Patricia Downes, secretary; M a r j o r ie Moorhead, treasurer; and Mary Lou Becker, librarian. Rural Students' Grades Superior to Urbanites' A survey taken in 1930 by Al exander W. Stewart, a University graduate student, indicated that the grades of students from rural areas were superior to the grades of students from cities. The survey showed that rural students finished the semester with an average L 26 All-Uni versity average, and urban stu dents with a 1.25 All-University average. NSYLVANIA Players, Thespians Offer Talent Outlet Students enthralled .with the smell of grease paint and the glittering applause of a satisfied audience can find an out let for their talents with the Penn State Players and Thes pians. - -- 1 . These, the two main dramatic organizations at the Uni versity. provide experience for students in theatre arts and fun for all students interested in the stage: Players presents a varied sched ule of comedies, modern plays, tragedies, classics and dramas. Thespians, the musical comedy group, - each year produces one, Broadway musical comedy and: one original show, written and' staged entirely by students. Showed 'Guys and Dolls' Composed- of students from many curriculums, Thespians last year presented "Guys and Dolls,' from the Broadway show, and "Hat in the Ring." This year an original parody on the expansion program at the University will open October 17 and will continue through Octo ber 19 at Schwab Auditorium. Tryouts for the show will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in 100 Car negie. Thespians has issued a call for dancers, singers, actors, piano players, musicians, stage crews and specialty acts. First-semester women are not eligible for par ticipation. Use Point System Membership in Thespians is based on a point system of nine for participation in productions with the approval of the officers of the club. An acting lead may be awarded as many as four points; three KALIN'S DRESS SHOP on .. . 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Tryouts are held before each production. -All students, except first-semester women, are eligible to tryout for acting parts and membership on technical crews. Membership in Players is awarded on the basis of 15 points given for acting, crew work and advertising. One to four points are given for each production. Officers of Players are Bruce Taylor; president; Jon Barry . Wil der, vice president; Patricia Pala din t, corresponding secretary; Helen Cummings, recording sec retary; and James Chappel, treas urer. EMI