Today's Fore Showers, Humid VOL. 1, No. 9 Peggy ang Will S In 'Dia By DEXTER H The realism that personal expe months of probin4 into the spirit and history I f the times, are only two of ,the factors which promise to make "The Diary of Anne Frank," 'one of the most dynamic and authentic productions of the season. It opens at Mateer Playhouse at Standing Stone for a two-week run Monday. Director Max Fis6her, himself a witness to the brutality of the' Nazi regime and the suffering of the people who lived under it, has given the actors invaluable assistance in directing their in terpretation of the various charac ters they play. According to Fischer, the story of Anne Frank has a deep and universal message for peo ple everywhere and for this reason he is directing it as he would a passion play. Peggy Lang, as Anne, will have "her first major role at Mateer this season. She says that she has been studying not only the diary but various books on the history and problems in Europe during World War 11. She feels that this special preparation will enable her to more fully inter pret the character and personality of Anne Frank. Richard Mason, set designer for the playhouse, has created the most elaborate stage to be seen this season. The action calls for an attic setting with three separate rooms, a sky light and various other doors and props. To fit this all on the small Mateer•playing area. Mason has designed a split level stage which, besides creating a suit able atmosphere for the story, provides an efficient playing area for the actors. The cast als includes Ronald Bishop as Mr. Frank, Esther Ben son as Mrs. Frank, Don Petersen as Mr. Kraler, Leon B. Stevens as Mr. Van Dann and Charlotte Jones as Mrs. Van Dann. Nuclear Exhibit Set "Atoms at Work," an 'exhibit of the peaceful uses of atomic energy will be presented tomor row and again on Monday at the University. Steel Strike—' Steel Annual Conference No comments steel strike in an' Sylvania union re Steelworkers Inst successful institute Union representa ives _are at tending the five 1- eek sessions held to instruct th..m in carry ing on union meeti gs, arbitrat ing and handling gr evances. The program is sponsore • by the De partment of Labor Education at the University. "It is very im • orient that these people learn to be spokes men for the members of their union and that thay develop a better insight on I the proper, times to speak," said George Kutska. co-director of the in stitute. Commenting on !the benefits 0404441 . . 1, .1 S ~,, lot tit m r r 'gym ti ....„ , 0 ~:.„:5.. TCHINS omes from ience and —Collegian Photo by Wayne Schlegel BIG DADDY, played by Leon B. Stevens, holds crutch away from drunk and disabled son, "Brick" played by Don Petersen, in tense scene from Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." The play is in its last week at Mateer Playhouse. Frenchmen Notice Bermudas, Sneakers Bermuda shorts, sneakers and bleached streaks—these are just a few of the things cited as "different" by Phillippe Guiraud, one of ten French students currently visiting the University through the Program for Experiment in Inter- Ceiga to Present Recital on Sunday University organist George E. Ceiga, associate professor of music, will present a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday in Schwab Audi torium. The program will include "Pre lude and Fugue in G Major" by Bach; Berceuse from "Twenty- Four Pieces en Style Libre" by Vierne; "Flute Solo" by Arne; "Requiescat in Pace" by Sowerby; Epilogue for pedal solo from "Hommage a Frescobaldi" by Langlais; "Chant de Paix" by Langlais; an d "Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor" by Bach. o Comment' orkers Praise By' NANCY KLING were given on the present nation-wide interview yesterday with several Penn ,resentatiyes attending the 14th annual ute but the workers spoke highly of their of the institute, Edward Pingoi', a first year participant from West Mifflin, said "I have found that there are other ways to solve problems and we learn this here throught instruction and tech niques:' "At the institute there will be practical application of these methods and techniques by having a model union meeting and a model arbitration session," said Kutska. Francis Barber, a second year participant from McKeesport, said that the effective speech (Continued on page seven) ' FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1959 national Living. Going on to discuss other dif ferences, Phillippe said that, ex cept in the larger universities, there are no summer study facili ties open to students. Other dif ferences included the general daily organization of work and mealtimes, the presence of dis cussion in American schools, andl the more congenial attitude of American coeds. " In America," he said, "teach ers seem more interested in the students. In France, a teacher will stand and read a lecture for perhaps an hour, and that is all—no discussion at all. Al so, French girls are more . . . coquette . . . It is a very in teresting surprise." The group, which arrived in Montreal July 25, will spend al most two weeks .at the Univer sity as a part of their "College Stay." From here, they will spend a, month in Pittsburgh and then a 4-day trip to New York. The group Is sponsored by the Experiment in International Living, a philanthropic organ ization which hopes to promote world peace by having people come to know each other. The exchange of students is recipro cal, and many American stu dents have travelled abroad under this 'program. This is the fourth year that Penn State has participated in the exchange program. The three previous groups of students visit ing the University came from France, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Students' OH Painting Will Be Sold Tonight An auction of oil paintings' done by ' members of Summer Sessions classes conducted by Hobson Pittman will be held from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. tonight in the recreation room of Ewing Hall. The auction which will be con ducted by Pittman and by George S. Zoretich; associate professor of art. egiatt To Open Monda Art Exhibit To Be Held The 1959 annual student summer exhibitioTl displaying the work of art students studying at the University this sum mer will open Monday in the Hetzel Union Building, Tem porary Classroom Building and the Mineral Industries Build- Telephone Open House ; Scheduled Students and area residents , will have an opportunity to see the new telephone system at the University in opera tion at an Open House pro gram to be held in the new Tele phone Building Sunday, August 123. The new system, which will provide more than 2600 tele phones for students living in cam pus residence halls and 2400 ad ministration telephones, will go, into service on August 16. Starting at that time, it will be possible for off-campus tele phone users to dial calls direct to University telephones by dialing the first two letters of the new central office name, UNiversity, and the five figures of the 'de sired number. At the same time, on-campus calls, from one UNiversity num ber to another, will be completed by dialing only the five figures of the new number. University officials and offi cials of the Bell Telephone Com pany of Pennsylvania will be on hand at the telephone building on August 23 to explain the opera tion of the new system to visitors. The new system will replace the present two University ex changes AD 8-8441 and AD 8- 5051. A new faculty directory will be issued in early August but the first student directory will not be published until mid i October. Profits to Be Emphasized Flower Growers To Attend Meeting Approximately 400 greenhouse owners and flower grow ers will attend the annual 3-day Greenhouse Florists Con ference to be held Tuesday on campus. The conference, under the direction of Dr. John Mastalerz and the Department of Horticulture will have as its theme "Grow and Sell Flowers and Plants at a Profit." barbecue in Hort Woods has The program of ten speakers ' also been scheduled. will include Dr. A. E. DeWerthd An additional attraction for professor of floriculture, at Texas those attending the conference , A&M College. Dr. DeWerth be open house at the Re conducting research on the pro-'search Greenhouses on campus. duction and marketing of plantsahis will give the many out-of and flowers for cash and carry l state visitors an opportunity to sales. He will also speak on the:observe the advances made on. culture of foliage plants and how i the studies of nutrient require to use them in the home. quirements, growth regulation A special program has been land greenhouse cooling. planned for the ladies which Other speakers will include: will include an illustrated talk Dr. Arthur Bing and Dr. John on Pennsylvania Dutch Culture ' i Seeley, Cornell University; Wil by Dr. Maurice Mook, proles- liam Grimmer, Holton & Hunkel sor of anthropology. A chicken ICo., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.' Respect See Page 3 ing. The exhibits will continue through Thursday. An exhibit of oil paintings produced during the mid-session by students of Hobson Pittman will appear in the gallery of the Mineral Industries Building. Paintings on display will in clude landscape, still life, por trait, non-objective, non-figura 7 tive, abstract and nudes. Judg ing of the exhibit, which will include the best works of more than 60 students, will be held Sunday. Isabel Bishop, noted artist, of Biddeford, Mame, will serve as the professional juror and she will select four honorable men tions. Members of the lay jury will include Mrs. Eric A. Walker, wife of the president of the ,Univer sity; William Wallis, Bellefonte; and A. William Hajjar, professor of architecture. Pittman will remain on cam pus to lecture and instruct a course in oil painting during the post- session. Josephine IPaul, supervisor of art for the Johnstown Public Schools, will aid Pittman during this session. Water color paintings from the classes now being taught by Chen Chi, a visiting artist, will be displayed in the HUB gallery. About 40 paintings will be ex ihibited in this section. Stuart H. Frost, instructor in life drawing class, and Bruce Shobaken, instructor in print making, will exhibit the work of their respective classes in the HUB. Both Frost and Shobaken are resident instructors in the Art Department. Art Education will exhibit stu dent work in sculpture, and crafts, including jewelry and cer amics. William Parry, head of the de sign and ceramics department of the Philadelphia Museum Col lege, who is teaching at the Uni versity as a member of the sum mer sessions faculty in art educa tion, will exhibit the ceramic pot tery of his students. Included in the HUB exhibit will be experiments with three- (Continued on page seven) FIVE CENTS
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