TUESDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1961 THE DEMOLITION of a house, formerly used as a boarding house, on S. Pugh St. is the end of an abode steeped in the history of freshman customs. The house, know house when the class of 1899 was going through customs. A hos stand against upperclassmen there who attacked the residence wit Crews Destroy Site Of Hazing Legend The scene of an old campus legend is being demolished to make room for a parking lot on S. Pugh St. A building, formerly used as a boarding house for Fresh men and called "the Fort," is vanishing along with its legend which concerns a freshman who refused "to be hazed, a civil war cannon and members of the; class of 1899. The Pugh St. resi-!establishment became known as dence gained a campus-widerepo - ;"the Fort," the "Castle" and even tation because of an unusual bat-',, t Shivery." There is even a tie staged there, It seems that a certain frosh,;page, picture and poem dedicated class of 1899, was not unlike to the immortality of "the Fort" some of the freshmen of today in the 1906 edition of La Vie. To and resented the thought of haz- !day we see that it was not im ing, or customs, as it is now ;mortal. called. He lived at this board- ! - - - •• ing house, then known as "Mr. Shivers' place," and openly de fied the sophomores td haze him, threatening to put up a ; - struggle with anyone who dared c to try. One morning at daybreak, a band of indignant sophomores crept up to the rooming house. dragging behind them a brass civil war cannon that had graced the grounds in front of the armory just an hour before. Hurriedly, the students loaded the cannon with stones and rot ten .apples and attacked Mr. Shivers' rooming house. Lucki ly, the class fund paid for brok en windows resulting from fly ing pebbles and apple cores. 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TWO STORES TO SERVE YOU 307 West Beaver Avenue I I I South Garner Street across from the Campus Shopping Center Our Tailors and Seamstresses are past masters of sewmanship The new members are, Central! (Miss Dyer, Mary Sue Hersey, !secretary; Linda Moritz, Susan Starbird, Patricia Hagan, Mary !Diamond, Sally McLanahan arld Susan Volpin. . Pollock: Miss Moritz, chairman; !Patricia Baker, Dorothy Powers, Victoria Wentz, Mary Lou Her bert, and Elizabeth Jane Smith. I Simmons-McElwain: Miss Star ;bird, chairman; Harriet_ Mc- Gruder, Judith Allen, Ann Cum mings, Judith Buffington and !Marilyn Brodsky. East: Miss Hagan, chairman; ;Eleanor Space, Kathryn Hill, !Louise Keefer, Phyllis Hutton and Gina Pinkerton. South: Miss Diamond, chair man; Susan Whistler, Susan ;Henderson, Winifred Boyle, Helen Kearney and Marilyn Auberback. Greek Week Meeting A meeting will he held at 91 Mckee: Miss McLanahan, chair p.m. Thursday in the Hetzel •man• Margaret Drumm, Merby, Union Assembly Room to an- Huber, Barbara Watchorn and nounce plans for Greek Week Carol Tomlinson. , Oct. 22-29. i Atherton: Miss Volpin, chair- n as "The Fort," was a boarding who defied customs put up a h a Civil War cannon. A representative from each man; Barbara Krauth, Diane sorority and fraternity should at- 'Johnson, Florence Workman and tend. Donna Sutin. OCT. * * ADMIT ONE * * 6 CURTAIN RAISER 7:00 p.m. - all students interested in - PENN STATE PLAYERS (ENTER EXPERIMENTAL THEATER STAGE 5 O'CLOCK THEATER at the ' - Conference * PRIZES *I University Theatre Center REFRESHMENTS ACT I Judicial Selects New Members The list of new members of ;the AWS Judicial Board was an-' I nounced yesterday by Patricia IDycr, chairman. Institute Will Present Second French Film The second in a series of French films sponsored by the French Institute is scheduled for to night in 209, Home Economics South. The film titled "Port of Shame," stars Daniel Gel in. Francoise Arnoul, Trevor Howard, Gillette Leclerc, Marcel Dabo and Jacques Moulieres. It is open to the public. Does Your Memory Fail You? A noted publisher in Chicagb reports there is a simple tech nique for acquiring a powerful memory which can pay you real dividends in both business and social advancement and works like magic to give you added poise, necessary self-con fidence and greater popularity. According to this publisher, many people do not realize how much they could influence oth ers simply by remembering accurately everything they see, hear, or read. Whether in busi ness, at social functions or even in casual conversations with new acquaintances, there are ways in which you can domi nate each situation by your ability to remember. To acquaint the readers of this paper with the easy-to follow rules for developing skill in remembering anything you choose to remember, the pub lishers have printed full details of their self-training methods in a new book, "Adventures in Memory," which will be mailed free to anyone who requests it. No obligation. Simply send your request to: Memory Studies, 835 Diversey Park way, Dept. 3757, Chicago 14, 111. A postcard will do. Lawdemm. PAGE .FIVE
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