SUNDAY, SEPTEMB Series Artis 17 -.i;_* ')y the Danish National Orchestra, the Ballet Espanol and the Canadian light this year's Artists Series of 17 concerts. Appearances Players will higl leries—pre-paid through student fees—provides entertainment and cul -nts by presenting a wide representation of the work being done by 1 , s both in this country and abroad. The Artists lure for the stud artists in all fieli The Danish ational Orchestra, conducted by John F BX Ca Equip ries ent dies For St The Book Exch student-run organi a complete line of for students' needs. nge (BX), a ation, carries chool supplies The BX, located i of the Hetzel Unii the sole distributor name cards for fro Pens, pencils, no, the basement I n Building, is 1 for dinks and h customs. ebooks, paper The BX is the frosh can pick up, Dinks. Price $1.50. only place Iheix official and waste baskets are only a few of the items that the BX supplies. Starting this year, the BX will sell drawing boards and art supplies. James—Meister, BX director, re emphasized the 50-cent refund for each' S 5 worth of sales receipts, especially in regards to items like drawing boards, which cost up to $2O. This would mean $2 in re funds. The store will.open for business at 10 a.m. today. Regular hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week and 9 a.m. to noon on Satur days. The BX is noramlly closed on Sunday's, but will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. The BX calk for candidates during the second Aemester. If the candidate does a satisfactory job, then he may be promoted to sophomore board. Sophomore boarders receive an hourly wage. Other possible positions include junior and senior board posts. An eight-man board of control operates the BX. The members are elected each spring by the in cumbent board. College Avenue Flooded A 6-inch-deep flood on East College Avenue was caused by ,a broken main at the site of con struction of the Home Economics Buildings additions early in the morning of July 8. Greeks Have Week For Public Relations Fostering good relations between the citizens of State College and the University and among the fraternities and sororities themselves are the primary purposes of Greek Week. The week-long event, held in the spring semester, includes projects which benefit the stu dents, University and the commu nity; it was begun in 1952. The week is sponsored jointly by the Interfraternity and Panhel lenic Councils, which are tcom posed of all frat , !r ities and soror ities on camptm. .. Greek Sunday usually begins the week with th IFC and Pan hellenic Councils sponsoring re ligious services in Schwab Audi torium and in local churches and synagogues. The Interfraternity Council- Panhellenic Council Sing pre liminaries and finals' attract a large audience a d intense com petition among raternities and sororities. Tau I appa Epsilon won its eighth •onsecutive fra ternity champie ship last year while Alpha 'crop Pr cap tured the sorori title. One night of he week is set aside for excite .ge dinners be tween the frater ities and soror ities. Fraternity emberi eat in the women's dormitory dining Italis while sor I rity representa tives visit the f eternities. ' An Outstandin : Pledge Banquet R 7. 1958 oncerts will be making its second tour in the United States. Its U.S. debut, made in 1952, was a great success. Its program will include works by Scandinavian composers and selections from the standard or chestra repertoire. Roberto Iglesias' Ballet,Espanol made its last appearance in the U.S. in 1957. Its appearance on campus will include many of the Latin American numbers that brought praise from New York critics. The Canadian Players will per form Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and Shaw's "Devil's Disciple" in a 2-day appearance. They come from Canada's drama center at Stratford, Ontario, and are the first Canadian group to travel in North America. Fourteen of the 17 planned concerts have already been an nounced. The schedule for the year is: The New York Pro Mnsiea. Sept. 26. Schwab Auditorium ; The D.inish National Orchestra, Oct. 12. Recreation Hall : the Hallett Eniano), Oct. 26, Recreation Hall: Guiomar Nocaes (pianist) Nov. 2. Schwab Auditoi ium ; the Canadian Players. Nov. 14 and 16, Schwab Auditorium Eirsabeth Schaal tzkopf (soprano), Dec. 12, Schwab Auditorium Mozart Concert Opera Croup (which will perform "Cosi Fan Tutti" with the Uni versity Orchestra) Jan. 13, Schwab Audi torium: Concordia Choir. Feb. Si, Schwab Auditorium: The Stuttgart Chamber Or chestra, Feb. Lt, Schwab Auditorium; The Philadelphia Orche , tra, Feb. 21 Itecrea t/011 Hall: Ju',si Hioerling (Swedish tenor). 'March 1. itecieation Hall: Nathan Mil etein (violinist), April 7, Schwab Audi- Enilyn Williams (who will gise a dramatic leading of Dylan Thomas' "A 'Hoy Glowing, Up"), April IR, Schwab Auditorium: Michael Tree inho will York with the University Orchestra in a work 'shop session), April 28 in Schwab Audi torium. In addition Ao these artists, places are open for a jazz group, a poet and a theatre group. A chamber music series is also scheduled. Tickets for these programs are distributed free to students upon presen tat ion of matriculation cards at the HUB desk. A limited number of tickets are also put on sale to the public. The Artists Series was born last year when 16 concerts were given by such artists as George London, Dave Brubeck, Hungarian Quartet, Dancers of India, Ballet Theatre, Erica Morini, De Paur Opera Gala, Gregor Piatigorsky, Festi, val Quartet, Dublin Players, Rise Stevens, Kaleidoscope, Alexander Brailowsky, Obernkirchen Chil dren's Choir and the Cleveland Symphony. is conducted each year to honor the outstanding pledge of each fraternity and to award the pledge scholarship trophy. An innovation in the 1958 program was the Greek Week bridge tournament which was won by Delta Chi fraternity and Sigma Sigma Sigma soror ity. Four representatives from each group were invited to par ticipate and the representatives formed two teams. Community service work is done through the Greek Day com munity work projects. Last year some 22 projects were undertaken by 45 fraternities and 22 soror ities, These included recreation improvements and aid given local churches through cleaning and re pairing of church property. The climax of the week is the annual IFC-Panhel banquet held at the Nittany Lion Inn. During the banquet, the outstanding fra ternities are announced and var ious scholarship trophies are a warded. Trophies are also present ed to the IFC-F i anhel Sing win ners. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA to Feature This Year andsen and Thomas Jensen, Libraryßoom Tells History OfUniversity Would you like to know some facts about the University's his tory, see some pictures of the campus as it looked in the early 1900 s or see furniture used by some of the early presidents of the University? You can see these and much more in the Penn State Collection which is housed in two rooms on the top floor of the Pattee Li brary. The Penn State Collection in cludes files of student and Uni versity publications, pictures, let ters, programs, scrapbooks and of ficial papers relating to the history of the University and the area. The first ordered collection di material was started in 1904 by Dr. Erwin Runkle, doctor of phil-, osophy and librarian of the col-, lege from 1904 to 1924. Mrs. C. O. Cromer, curator of the collection from 1946 to 1952, catalogued most of the collection and now all books, bulletins, 'pamphlets and periodicals are catalogued and classified. Some of the most valuable items in the collection are letters of cor respondence between early found ers of the University. Many of these letters are the only means of providing the story of the school's founding. The oldest ptiblication of any kind in the collection is, "An Ad dress from the Board of Trustees of the Farmer's High School," I dated ...Lily 1857. It records some problems (and their solutions) in the founding of the school. Other items include a desk which belonged to Dr. Evan Pugh, the first president of the college, and a memory chest given by the class of 1895. The class hymn is carved on the chest. The ,collection also contains items valuable mostly for their memories such as class pictures and banquet menus. • 'Hillier to Teach In Pakistan College Dr. Elizabeth C. Hillier, associ ate professor of home economics education, will leave this month on a two-year assignment in Paki stan. As one of a team working un der an agreement between Okla homa State University, the Ford Foundation and the government of Pakistan, she will work on pro gram planning and curriculum de velopment at the Karachi College of Home Economics in Pakistan. The college was recently estab lished and during the next year will graduate its first class. Honor Societies Suit Varied Interests At the University, organiza tions can be found to suit almost any interest. The professional fraternities in clude students who have an in terest in anything from forestry to geography, while students are selected for honorary societies in recognition of their scholastic suc cess. Alpha Della Sigma is the na tional advertising fraternity for men. At each meeting an adver tising practitioneer explains some aspect of the industry. The group takes a yearly field trip to either Philadelphia or Pittsburgh to see the industry in operation. Alpha Kappa Psi is a commerce fraternity. , Businessmen come to speak to them at their monthly meetings. Each year it holds a tea, a dark . * and a banquet. It also sponsors research projects and field trips; The honorary fraternity for —Daily Collegian Staff Photo THE FROLICKING NITTANY LION joins in the fun of one of last year's pep rallies in front of Recreation Hall as energetic cheerleaders build up pre-game spirit. The rallies are held before each football game. Campus Pep Comes From Cheerleaders Leading cheers and fight songs at varsity sports events and putting the "pep" into pep rallies is the job of the 14 members of the University cheerleading squad. The Nittany Lion, esteemed object of much joking and jesting at the football contests, is an added attraction to the cheerleading group. ' John Lange, senior in electrical! engineering from Belle Vernon,? is captain of the squad. Samuel, Fleming, senior in chemical engi-, neering from Huntingdon, and; Eugene Woy, senior in business administration from Haverford, are assistants. Members of th e cheering squad are Ann Beveridge, Lau rence Buck, Lucille Capella. Lanny Dey, Patricia Eden, John Edge, Jane Flinn, Charles Hod ges, Patricia Leh, Patricia Shep ler and Linda Speer. Alternates are Sue First and Robert Far rah. John Behler, junior in psychol ogy from Bethlehem, is the 1958- 59 Nittany Lion. Freshmen will get a chance to meet the cheerleaders at the frosh song and cheer practice at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Beaver Field. In conjunction with campus hat societies, pep rallies will be held before each football game. Poster contests. bonfires, and parades are all part of the pepping up for the football contests. Freshmen with a minimum 2.0 average may try out for the icheerleading squad in the spring. Two coeds and two male cheer leaders are chosen each spring 'in addition to alternates. Times Editor Gets Post Jerome Weinstein, editor ,of The Centre Daily Times, has been elected president of the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors. He succeeds Edward Schuyler of the Bloomsburg Morning Press. juniors, seniors and graduate stu dents, with high averages, in bus iness administration is Beta Gam ma Sigma. This group is also open for membership to women in the course. The members of Chi Epsilon, civil engineering honorary frat-I ernity, are selected ftdm the jun-' for and senior classes on the basis of scholarship and character. The fraternity competes with other universities in presenting reports' on civil engineering topics. Monthly meetings are held with, engineering speakers. Delta Nu Alpha is the men's transportation fraternity, which is open to those with a 2.0 aver age. It sponsors speakers at its meetings, field trips, an annual banquet, and rushing smoker. Women interested in working ;on service projects may join Gamma Sigma Sigma. During orientation week this group will ÜBA to Begin Taking Books On Tuesday The Used Book Agency will be accepting books in the card room of the Hetzel Union Building be ginning Tuesday. Any used books that will be used in courses this semester will be accepted. The student - operated agency will be accepting the books until Sept. 16. The books will go on sale Fri day in the television room of the HUB. John Featherman, ÜBA manager, expects about 16,000 books for the sales period which will end Sept. 20. Students must place their own price on the books; however, it may not exceed 80 per cent of the book's original cost. Prices of what the books cost new and the 80 per cent price will be posted outside the TV room. A list of books to be used this semester will also be posted. Any persons buying wrong books may return them to the agency for a refund Sept. 19 and 20. Money and unsold books will be returned from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3 in the TV room and from Oct. 7 to 10 in the ÜBA storeroom. A 10 cent charge will be made lon each book turned in to the agency and an additional 10 cents ,will be charged to the person buying the book. guide visitors on a tour around campus. It also runs an informa tion booth with Alpha Phi Ome ga, men's service society. Gamma Theta Upsilon, geogra phy fraternity, is open to those with at least six credits in geo graphy. It holds lectures and so cial events throughout the semes ter. The business fraternity for wo men is Phi Chi Theta: The mem bers sponsor a student-faculty mixer for the College of Business Administration and act as ushers for the annual Career Day. All freshman men who receive a 3.5 average or better are elected to Phi Eta Sigma. Pi Epsilon Tau, the petroleum engineering honorary, is com posed of undergraduates, grad uates and i aculty members in the field. The home economics honoiary, (Continued on page ,twenty) PAGE NINE
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