The Signal, Vol. 73, No. 14 (April 30, 1959)
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"The D esk Set" Awaits Weekend Opening Featuring Simulated Electronic Computor tate ignal VOL. LXXIII, No. 14 TRENTON STATE COLLEGE THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1959 Ashenfelter Elected Initial Arts Festival Commences ToBoardPresidency yarieci Renowned Exhibits The officers for the 1959-1960 Exec utive Board were elected at a meeting held on Monday night. Jack Ashen Weeklong Program Opens Monday felter will serve as President. He is a sophomore, science major who Monday the first annual Spring Festival of Arts will begin on served as a Board Vice-President dur Joyce Coleman shows some of the Emmarac Electronic Brain to several of the girls the Trenton State College campus. Designed to aid the cultural who ar e starring in "The Desk Set" Friday and Saturday night. Looking on are Gloria ing the past year. development of students and Alumni, the weeklong Festival will Weinstein, Nancy Cartwright, Linda Lawson, and Babs Gibson. —Photo by Lipsen Elected as first Vice-President was feature prominent artists and works from various fields. Dave Knauth, junior, elementary. Throughout the week, there will be exhibits in painting, crafts, Trenton State Thespians will again Jim Sherry. Members of the crew Second Vice-President is Van Titus, and photography. Painting exhibitions will be seen in Phelps Hall, show the ir talents as the curtain rises are Joe Papparone, Nancy Cartwright, junior, phys. ed. and Centennial Lounge. Photography on "The Desk Set" this Friday and Bill Cullen, Cora Jackette, Judy Gal- The four secretaries for the new and tape recordings will be seen in Saturday night in Kendall Hall. A lina, Linda Lawson, and Joan Pointon. year are Barbara Zonkowski, Gerrie Noted Composer, Grofe the Library. The climax of the week former Broadway hit, the hilarious Publicity is under the direction of DiFilippis, Gail Stokely, and Elaine will feature the 70th Annual Alumni comedy is concerned with automation Judy Paoli who receives help from Concludes Art Festival Kollar. Mary Etta Curlis will again Homecoming Weekend. and s ocial relationships in the Refer Clara Garrison, Joan Pointon, Joan serve as Treasurer for the Board, with An Arts Festival Opening Dinner ence Department of a large radio and Van Emburgh, Joan Ellar, Margaret assistance from Steve Seu and Cathy Ferde Grofe internationally famous will be held in Phelps Hall at 6:30 on television company in Mid-Manhattan. Luchsinger, Lois Fink, Linda Pursell, Montagna. composer will present a concert at Monday evening. A featured guest Holding leading roles in the produc and Christine Petersen. Miss Gallina Directors of publicity for the Board the Trenton State College during the on that evening will be Miss Sophie tion are Gloria Weinstein, Bob Dor- and Miss Mohr also head the make-up will be Barbara Flack and Helen Garr. annual Spring Arts Festival which is Maslow who will present a modern nich, and Joyce Coleman. Gloria's committee. Margaret Wagner is in Harry Jones is to continue as the held from May 4 through 10 this year. dance lesson to the Trenton State three assistants in the library field charge of the box office crew. National Student Association co Mr. Grofe is the composer of such Modern Dance Group. Also on Mon are N ancy Cartwright, Linda Lawson, All seats for the play have been ordinator for Trenton State. famous pieces as "The Grand Canyon day, Sigma Tau Chi Fraternity will and Margaret Gibson. Jim Kite fur reserved. Students are admitted free, Suite," "The Mississippi Suite," "The present, ORDET, an award winning New Committee Mad e nishes the leading romantic role. but must have tickets. The box office Hollywood Suite," "Metropolis," "Ken foreign film. For the past three months, members will remain open during the two nights A new committee has been created tucky Derby," "Three Shades of Blue," Tuesday evening a choral concert, of the Theater Arts class have been of the play for those who have not by the Board. This has resulted from "Broadway at Night," "Concerto for including State students and selected busy with preparations for the three- yet reserved their seats. the combining of the Men's Advisory Piano and Orchestra," "Grand March New Jersey high school students, will act comedy. Several committees have Board, Women's Advisory Board, for Americans," and many, many be presented in Kendall Hall. Edgar been handling facets of the scenery and the Social Board. The three other superb imaginative arrange Wallace is the choral concert con building a nd publicity. NOTICE— duties of this board will be (1) Sched ments. Grofe is one of the few Amer ductor. The property committee consists of The Safety Committee requests uling and calendaring of activities; ican Composers to be honored by At 1:30 on Wednesday, a discus co-chairmen Mary Anne Maccaro and that all students please park their (2) Serving at social events, teas, Arturo Toscanini and NBC Symphony sion of "The Role of Culture in Inter automobiles in the area of the Old plays, etc.; (3) Sponsoring and ini who recorded the Grofe Grand Canyon national Relations" will take place in Seniors Anticipate Inn, the Baptist Church on Penn tiating social events which are not Suite for RCA Victor Records. His Allen House Drawing Room. Guest ington Road , or the parking lot at sponsored by other groups. The com music is given credit with being more at this time will be Dr. Argus Tresid- Lanning on Friday and Saturday, mittee will officially be known as The expressive of native America than der, Assistant Chief of Cultural Af Graduate W eekend fairs, U. S. Information Agency. May 8 and 9. The co-operation in Social Services Committee. that of any other composer. During the evening a folk dance exhi consideration of Alumni and dis The results of the elections for In his early life Grofe worked at The senior class is in the midst bition will be given in the gymnasium tinguished guests will be highly 1959-1960 Executive Board members many things such as bookbinder, truck of makin g plans for the big weekend at 8:30. appreciated. were announced last week. Represen driver, stage hand, usher, etc. He of "Graduation." Rock Run Inn in tation was changed for the coming later reecived family permission to Recital on Thursday Morrisville, Pennsylvania has been year by a recent vote of the student follow a musical career, going to Los Thursday evening will find a violin- chosen as the site for the Senior body. Five members from each class Angeles he became violist with the piano recital presented in Allen House Dinner D ance to be held on Saturday, Kendall Hall Scene of were elected through voting by the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. Drawing Room at 8:30. The recital May 30th, fr om 6 p. m. to 1 a. m. The yy class. In 1919 he joined Paul Whiteman is to be given by Mr. Kurland and fee will be $4.50 per person and the Greek Play,"Antigone The new Board is dominated by wherein as soloist, arranger, assistant Mr. Rezits. menu will include a choice of either male membership for the first time in conductor, librarian and copyist, he Demonstrations by Dezso Sekely turkey or roast beef. On Friday May 8th in Kendall Audi several years. Nine men and six and Paul Whiteman developed the and Maxwell Chayat will be given on On Sunday, May 31st, Baccalaureate torium there will be a representation women were elected, with freshman idea of symphonic jazz. Then in 1931 Friday in Centennial Hall. Mr. will take place, followed hy the Bac of the play Antigone for the Arts Fes representatives elected next October. Grofe retired to compose. It was in Sekely will demonstrate creative de calaureate Dinner for seniors and tival held annually at Trenton State Juniors elected to the Executive November of 1931 that his Grand sign from 9 to noon while Mr. Chayat, their g uests. In the evening seniors College. It was first presented here Board are David Knauth, A1 Thomas, Canyon Suite was given its first per well known silversmith, will talk in will be found gathered on the steps on February 25, 1959. Its cast will Joe Gellura, Van Titus, and Bonnie formance by the Chicago Symphony the same place at 2 o'clock. Also, of Kendall Hall for the traditional include John Gibbs as Chorus, Denise Cunningham. Junior alternates are Orchestra. Since then his composi- from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m., there will Step-Singing festivity. Dick Bartlett, Vails as Antigone, Joan Thompson as [Continued on Page 2] [ Continued on Page 2] be a Bazaar of the Arts-Display be a mu sic major, is the leader for the Ismene, Michael Welsh as Haemon, hind Green Hall. Displaying their seniors. Also working with Dick to Robert Stern as Creon, Eurydice will talents will be Alan Saalburg, Martin help mak e the seniors' part a success be played by Virginia Siergej, Nurse Weber, Dorothy Larsen, and Maxwell will be Tony Guerrere and Gigi by Lucille Guccione, Page by Jack Chayat. Reizer, both music majors in the Dresser, Messenger by Michael Welsh, Friday evening will be the begin senior class. 1st Guard by Joseph Paparone, 2d ning of the Alumni Homecoming Monday, June 1st, at 1:30 p. m. the Guard by Robert Bittner, and 3rd Weekend. A dinner is scheduled for Senior c lass will proceed into Kendall Guard by Joseph Gellura. The entire 6:30 in Phelps Hall. An orchestral Hall fo r the Awards Assembly. This play will be under the direction of concert, with Dr. Otto Helbig con same af ternoon at 5:00 p. m. the long Dr.