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VOL. 61, No. 117
—Collegian Photo by John Beane
A NEW PLAYERS' PRODUCTION, "Three Sisters" opened last
night at Center Stage. Grace Shearer, Olga, talks to Phillip
Schultz, Chebutykin, about the future of the Russian aristocracy.
Pat Berry, who plays Anfisa, looks on.
Review
Chekhov Play Opens
With 'Superb Cast'
The Penn State Players, who this season seem undaunted
by the challenge of any playwrights' work, opened last night
at Center Stage with a superbly cast production of Anton
Chekhov's "Three Sisters."
Director Warren Smith, associate professor of theatre arts,
has brought together a perfect bal
ance of personalities and woven
[them into an intriguing character
study of a decaying society.
The story, written in 1900, is an
amazingly prophetic statement on
the nature of the dying Russian
aristocracy—a world of dreams
which crumbles away in the face
!of the reality of revolution.
Grace Shearer, as Olga, is
convincing as one of the three
aristocratic sisters who tries to
hold her family together as their
way of life falls apart.
Penelope Gray, as Masha, the
second sister casually portrays
her role with the calm assurance
of a veteran performer. Her voice
control and sense of "stage pres
ence" capture the audience in her
characterization.
Susan Young, as Irena, the third
sister, seenlingly overcame first
[ night nervousness to regain full
control of her part.
The crowning touch to Smith's
balance of characters is the pro
fessional grace of David Raher,
the dashing Lieutenant Colonel
Vershinin. Raher obviously en
, joys his role and his calm air of
assurance eases any hidden ten
sion in the more inexperienced
members of the cast.
[ Phill Schultz, as Chebutykin, an
aged army doctor, portrays one
of the most pathetic characters
of the play. It seems that through
him Chekhov conveys the full
tragedy of a lost people, who find
only at the moment of destruction
that their hopes and wishes have
been nonsensical dreams.
Russell G. Whaley's set designs
do more for old Center Stage than
seem possible. Within its "tem
porary" walls he has created all
the magnificance and splendor of
Czarist Russia needed to suppOrt
the play.
Rain, Snow
May Fall
Tomorrow
Normal temperatures re
turned to Central Pennsylva
nia yesterday after several
days of unseasonably cold
readings.
The mercury responded to
strong mid-spring sunshine and
climbed into the upper 50's dur
ing the afternoon.
Even warmer weather is ex
pected today, but a return of
colder temperatures is seen for
late tonight and tomorrow.
Today should be partly cloudy
and mild with afternoon tempera
tures reaching 54 degrees.
A tew showers may develop
during the afternoon and continue
into into this evening. Windy and
much colder weather is expected
late tonight and the showers may
change to snow flurries.
Temperatures are expected to
skid into the middle 30's by early
tomorrow.
Mostly cloudy skies and cold
temperatures are indicated for
tomorrow night and a low temper
ature of 32 degrees is expected.
Student. Hurt in Accident
Melvin Caldwell, junior in
aeronautical engineering from
Conestoga, is in satisfactory con
dition in Centre County Hospi
tal following a motorcycle acci
dent yesterday afternoon, hospital
officials said last night.
Caldwell has multiple deep
cuts of the face, head, shoulders
and arms, officials said,
According to State College po
lice, Caldwell ran off the street
into a sewer grading on the 200'
block of Ellen Ave.
By DEX HUTCHINS
Collegian Reviewer
Research Lab Gets Grant
A $l,OOO gift has,been received
,by the University from Cordelia
Scaife May of Pittsburgh to be
used to assist its Southwestern
Field Research Laboratory at
Rector.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 15. 1961
ll
Eno 34ment
Wants SGA
Traffic Rule
By CAROL- KUNKLEMAN
A reorganized SGA should
have the power to regulate
campus traffic, members of
th e Student Encampment
Committee on University Ex
pansion and Student Welfare
recommended Thursday night.
One of the original recommen
dations of the committee was
opening the Hetzel Union parking
lot to all students.
Several weeks ago Albert E.
Diem, vice president for busi
ness administration, told the
SGA assembly that the Uni
versity's policy on keeping the
lot closed to students would
stand officially.
In a report made at the En
campment reunion, the committee
said its original recommendations
were meant to serve as a starting
point in the solution of the prob
lems.
Since Encampment, which was
held before the beginning of the
fall semester, several organiza
tions have studied the traffic situ
ations and surveys were conduct
ed by SGA and The Daily Col
legian, the report said.
The results of the surveys
and the encampment recom
mendations were presented to
the adtninistration, it continued,
but to date, traffic regulations
still remain unchanged.
The encampment committee al
so urged SGA to take "appro
priate" steps for the regulation
and control of bicycles,
The University recently pur
chased storage racks, thus demon
strating its awareness of the "bi
cycle problem," the report said.
"Don't let the administration do
this, it's up to SC-A," Joan Cava
nagh, member of the committee,
said Thursday night.
Commenting on other problem
areas as discussed in the original
'encampment workshop, members
present for the reunion also
recommended that football pep
rallies be given more publicity
through the Block S Club.
'Snarl' Contest
To Be Contipued
Another Week
Because of weather conditions
and poor student support the
"Prof Snarf" contest sponsored by
World University Service will be
continued through next week,
Patricia McGee, chairman of the
contest, said yesterday.
Voting places will be on the
ground floor of the Hetzel Union
Building and Waring Lounge in
West Halls. The voting booth on
the Mall has been removed.
Student councils have been
urged . to campaign and support
the candidate nominated from
their college. Last year "passing
the hat" in classes collected near
ly $2OO dollars for WUS and cre
ated tight competition for the con
testants.
The four candidates leading at
the present are Dr. Mary Willard,
professor of chemistry; Dr. Lau
rence Lattman, assistant professor
of geomorphology; Lawrence J.
Perez, assistant dean of engineer
ing and architecture; and Richard
Colwell, assistant professor of ac
counting.
A trophy and more than $6O
worth of gifts donated by the town
merchants will be awarded to
"Prof Snarl', 1961."
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WASHINGTON (/P) The United States might land a
man on the moon in 1967 and perhaps heat the Soviet Union
to it—if it's willing to spend billions on a crash program, a
top space official said yesterday.
But Dr. Robert C
Parties Set
To Select
Candidates
Political party chairmen
are pleased with SGA Presi
dent Richard Haber's deci
sion to set student govern
ment elections for May 2-4.
The three parties are sched
uled to pick their candidates
for the elections tomorrow
night.
Michael Dzvonik, chairman of
University party, said that Haber
made a wise move in ordering the
elections. "Reorganization will ap
parently take longer than expect
ed," he said. "It might even have
to be carried over to next fall."
Haber's action at least guaran
teed that there will be student
government officers next fall,
Dzvonik said.
Campus Party Chairman Den
nis Eisman said last night that
Haber had no choice in the mat
ter. The Senate Subcommittee
forced him to make the decision,
he said. The directions which
they set down two weeks ago had
to be followed, he added. •
Liberal party has been waiting
to see what was going to be done
about elections, Dale Harris, par
ty chairman, said. "Now we can
go to work," she said.
Candidates will be nominated'
for SGA president, vice president
and secretary-treasurer as well
as senior class president. .
Campus party will meet in 119
(Continued on page three)
Councils Announce
Results of Elections
The student councils of sev- Tlionina Hamer, Cynthia Hawkins, so e , ' ;n
Huston. Charles Jacques. Barbara Haley,
:en colleges conducted else- Jo McFadden, Janet Munroe, Bat barn
Reese, Lorraine Zemaitin; Alternates:
'dons yesterday and Thursday i'"rbara Greene, Sandra Lehnum.
1 Bn g i nex, pi Administration Sophomore• , •
Luzarns, Michael Lesehner,,FrederiCk .
Ito fill the vacated posts ofiehil
1 wolfs., st,wart Cates. ii.oh,t ()Islam,
m,
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t e J 3 t ,, c h k u m ,, o o n ,;. • J
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t rt s : 11 . , 1c n k a i
i t; . I I, 4 o 4, l l , s 'r i s n ,
representatiyes and alternate . s.
iThe Colleges taking part In 'Shulman. Andy Wolov, Ken Lawrence,
;Roger Schwartz , Bart Brodkin genie ,•
the election were: Chemistry andlliob Dufner, Wayne Gish Sandy .• Ir, l '
, .,ini.er,
iPhysics, Education, BuAiness Ad-114We Trager, Neil Keitz.
!ministration, Engineering a n cll Engineering and Architecture Sopho
mores: Larry Wolfe, Aeronautical Engl.
!Architecture, Home Economicsdneoring : Douglas Groff, Agricultural . En
!The Liberal Arts and Mineral In-Igineering; Flynn Aucity, Architectural En.
Idustries. . 'Richard Al Magnotta Civil Engino , ring;
'Richard
Shaw Engineering Science:
Thom
The following people were elect Conry, Engineering . Meclthits Joh
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led to copncils: I Wikert, Electrical Engineering; Gerald
Chemistry and Physics Sophomores: KarliMeElhattan , Industrial Engineering ; Alan
' Bober, Mechanical Engineering. Juniors:
Voigt, Keith Shoneman, Cleve Campbell
twrite-in), Steven Cotalar, Burry it hu d_rlenn Rem, Civil Engineering: thm a ld
McMahon. Engineering Science: Frank sm.
loff. Juniors: Karl Fink, Richard Jeffries.
,John Malone. Alan White. Seniors: Arthur grist, Electrical Engineering: Marvin Kflp.
len. Industrini Engineering: Harry Ingham.
!Bird. James Schlegel, Terry Troutman.
i Education Sophomores: Brenda Brunner, Meehnnical Engineering. Seniors: Anita
ICyndy Carmichael, Lynn Crawford. AnnlAndreSon. Architectural Engineering; Paid
!Farnsworth, Marilyn Alm-bath, Bobbi !Hill'le, Architecture.
IFueratein. Sandy Haberman, Marilee Kirsch.! Home Economics Sophomores: Kitty lias•
;Donna Knapik, Linda Petry, l'hyllis Proc-'sett, Susan Foster, Jean Hutchinson, Susan
'tor, Mona Sheerr, Judy Wagner, Sue w uc h.'Krauss. Juniors: Marilyn Cantrell, tinny
fling, Renee Gershon: Alternates: Sue lai-'Finn, Elizabeth Jack, Lois Rising..' Seniors:
'gout. Suzan Goldberg, Rochelle could.' DentY 13.11'0101rue, Pill Malle,on, Janice
'Juniors; (lay Brown, Mary Brown, Ann' Wagner.
Dee Dietrich, Marty Diamond,' Liberal Arts Sophomores: Winifred
Mary Lou Herbert, Yetta Ginsburg, B ar b" Boyle, Ruth Falk, Jane Friedman, Writer!
Isaacson, Linda Krumboldt, Joyce Law, I McClintock, Marilyn Maltzer, Clic:, Rosen-
Margo Lewis, Jackie Wenk. Terry w e i r , ; Muth, Roslyn Sklar, Florence Workman;
Alternates: Patsy Baker, Nancy Hughes,! Alternates: Victoria Eat Pel, Beverly )(abr.
Juniors: Julia Hill, Billie Mcllrov. Linda,
Seniors: Jane Aucott, Lola Blake, Sue!
Clement, Becky Gifford, Mary Jo Hall,! ( Continued on page eight),
Those Who 1
I Stand and Wait I
--See Page 4.
Seamans, associate director of the
National Aeronautics and Space
! Administration, said adopting
such a goal would require a
change in high national policy.
And, he added, going "all out on
'an absolutely crash basis" would
cost billions more than is now
contemplated.
The present tentative target.
for a U.S. moon-landing .flight
is 1969 or 1970. Moscow has not
hinted at its plans, but its first
space traveller, Maj. Yuri Ga
garin, said it might be "sooner
than we think."
A 1967 target date, Seamans
said, would be "a very major un
dertaking. To compress the pro
gram by three years would great
ly increase the funding . .If it
was a matter of national policy,
I would be the first to review the
program and wholeheartedly pur
sue the, goal . . . That goal may
very well he achieved."
Seamans was testifying be
fore the House Science and As
tronautics Committee. A Re
publican member, Rep. J. Ed
gar Chenoweth of Colorado, told
him to consider his words care
fully. The NASA official then
said 1967 "is a date that could
I be considered from a planning
standpoint."
Seamans and other NASA offi-
I •
l etals have been justifying the
'Kennedy request for a total $1.23
billion appropriation for NASA
:for fiscal 1962 starting July 1.
Seamans said NASA had asked
for $1.4 billion but about $lB2 mil
lion had been lopped off by Ken
nedy's Bureau of the Budget. Nev
ertheless, he said, this was a
markup of $125 million over the
amount proposed by the Eisen
hower administration in January.
Seamans said the largest sin
gle item in the Budget Bureau
cutback was $42.6 million for
Project Apollo, the intermediate
step that leads up to landing a
man on the moon. That figure ,
was left at the Eisenhower level
of $29.5 million.
. Seamans said Apollo has been
speeded up by about two years
by the Kennedy administration.
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