THEOF ALLEGHENYCAMPUSCOLLEGE LXXVII, 16 MEADVILLE, VOL. NO. PENNSYLVANIA MARCH 4, 1954 AUC Adopts New Election Procedures; Alpha Gams And Sigs Elizabeth Bowen, British Novelist, Poet Direct Primary Method To Be Initiated HeadCollege Average Alpha Gamma Delta and Sigma To Speak On "Position Of Writer Today" unanimously The AUC passed an amendment to the by-laws Alpha Epsilon led the sorority and Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish novelist, Sunday providing for of short story writer, direct election class officers. The new fraternity scholastic record for the and essayist, will speak on system is patterned after the procedure nowbeing "The Position of the Writer Today" used in fresh- first semester with averages in Ford Chapel manclass elections, year. of 82.97 tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock. The lecture and instituted last is open to the public charge. According to the new system, the first day of voting- shall and 78.58 respectively. without During the day tomorrow Miss Bowen will take part in consist of nominations for the offices, being made by the mem- The Alpha Gams have topped the bers of the individual classes. Each seminar discussions with students in creative writing courses. sorority average for five Such informal meetings student willplace two names on the consecutive with small Red Cross Bloodmobile student groups past ballot. The four people receiving semesters and needone more win to have in the been held by many other distinguished the highest number of nominations For gain permanent possession of the Visit Set March 30 visitors to Allegheny, including for each office will then be placed Pan-Hellenic Tea Service Nyman, chairman of the awarded Linus Pauling, Frost, Carl on the official ballot. If a student John Robert blooddrive committee, has announc- each semester to the women's fra- Sandburg, Hildegarde Dolson, is nominated for more than one of- Ida ed that the bloodmobile will on ternal group having the highest M. Tarbell, Shapely. fice, he will chose the office for be and Harlow campus Tuesday, March 30. average. Born in Dublin, Ireland, which he desires to run. Voting of Irish- The goal college English descent, will then take place either on the for the drive is The Sigs havemoved up from last Miss Bowenmoved 150 pints of blood; however a maxi- to the south of England at an early following day, or a day later, and place among the fraternities, to mum of about 168 pints will be ac- re- age, and has lived in parts another vote will be taken in the various cepted throughout the day. Parental place the Chi Rhos who held the of the British and event none of the candidates re- Isles continental permission is mandatory for top scholastic position during Europe. At age ceives a majority. stu- the the of 20 she wrote dents under the age of 21 unless second semester of last year. her first short stories, which were Provision For Petitions they are married. However, stu- collected and published under the has also been made for dents under 21 who donated last The complete listings of fraterni- title Encounters. :ioning for a candidate. A peti- year in connection with the blood ties and sororities is as follows: Among her more recent works signed by no less than twenty- drive here at Allegheny are re- have been The Heat of the Day, not Sigma Alpha Epsilon 78.58 per cent of the class and sub- quired to send out parental permis- Last September, Shelbourne Hotel, ed to the chairman of the elec- sion slips for the coming drive. Theta Chi 78.44 and CollectedImpressions, plus col- committee 12 hours prior to Their permission slips are on file Phi Delta Theta 78.35 lections of short stories entitled election will also enable a stu- with the national committee in Buf- Alpha Chi Rho 78.18 The Cat Jumps, Look at All Those placed on Roses, Ivy 's name to be the of- falo and will be brought by the Delta Tau Delta 77.72 Gripped the Steps, and Bloodmobile Unit to The Demon Lover. In her fictional MeadviUe. Phi Gamma Delta 76.36 amendment comes as a re- Permission slips for those under Elizabeth Bowen works Miss Bowen's theme is gen- Phi Kappa Psi 76.12 Irovisionof several iweeks of committee 21 who have not previously given erally the English upper middle and discussion by the AUC. blood here at Allegheny will be ad- Fraternity Average 77.52 class. committee on elections origi- dressed to parents Frosh Dinner Scheduled Her writings include critical and mailed by Non-Fraternity Average .-76.97 also recommended either the con- the committee, freeing students from reviews, prefaces, informal essays, on or the petition systems, but this task. Freshman Men 73.92 For Saturday, March 6 and descriptive pieces on persons All-Men's Average 76.30 places. were both voted down in AUC Blood donated willbe given to the The freshmen will hold their and National Blood Bank in Buffalo for Alpha Gamma Delta 82.97 class banquet this Saturday, March new committee made up of Bill use in the Spencer and Meadville Alpha Xi Delta 81.95 6, at 6 p.m. in Brooks Hall, com- Playshop Presentation Ie ser, Bill Foley and Lou Scibet- City Hospitals and to the Depart- plete with entertainment arranged Kappa Kappa Gamma 81.26 as formed to make recommen- ment of Defense for processing for by membersof a committeeappoint- "SkinOf Our Teeth" ns concerning the direct pri- Gamma Globulin and for use in the Theta- Upsilon 81.04 ed by the class cabinet. system, which was eventually armed forces. Any college student Kappa Alpha Theta To Open March 24 81.00 Tickets for the banquet ted. This system was first used or Meadvilleresident needing blood Alpha Chi Omega will be on 79.13 sale today at in Thorton Wilder's satire on human c freshman elections of Novem- may obtain it free of charge from lunch and dinner Sorority Average Cochran Hall 65 history, "The Skin of Our Teeth", either of the Meadville hospitals 81.30 for cents. Non-Sorority Average —80.92 will be presented at the Play- New Representation Method while attending Allegheny. The freshman cabinet has also an- shop Wednesday through Saturday, I Subcommittee the Freshman Women 78.09 addition to using this change chairmen for nounced four other projects. An- March 24-27. The play won the George Ginader, All-Women's Average 80.18 :lection procedure, the spring drive are: schedul- other Leap Week has been tenta- Pulitzer Prize for the year 1942-43 ing committee; ions will also be the first time Jack Burns, recruit- Class averages were in descending tively scheduled for March 14, and when it began a successful run on ing; Bailey, permissions; hich the new method of repre- Dave Ann order, seniors down to freshmen. the freshman plan to have some Broadway starring Tallulah Bank- Pfleghardt, canteen; Davidowitz, ition, adopted last year, will be Ed Men rated 80.01, 76.97, 75.58, and part in the dedication of Baldwin head, Frederic March, Florence publicity; Stewart, into effect. Phil reception; 73.92 by classes, while women rated Hall tentatively scheduled for April Eldridge, Montgomery Clift, and Hokanson, its provisions, one mem- John emergency trans- 83.26, 81.47, 79.56, and 78.09. Final 24. Frances Heflin. I — portation;and Symons, equip- -an officer of each fraternity James class averages were: seniors, 81.27; a Sabina, the Antrobus' maid, sym- ment. juniors, The cabinet also established sorority on campus will be a 79.50; sophomores, 77.24; Food Evaluation Committee, which bolizing the eternal temptress, is Students willbe contacted for the freshmen, esentative to the Undergraduate and 75.88. The all-col- made a study of the undergraduate played by Jeannette Carlino, a jun- drive sometime during next week. lege average ncil. Anyone not in a social was 78.07. diet. Their findings were sent to ior drama and speech major. Mr. ip may also become a represen- Miss Townsend, who, according to Antrobus, played by Thomas Quig- x by presenting to the council a High School Weekend Set For May 1, 2; the report, "thanked the committee gle, represents Man, who has sur- lion consisting of names num- for their suggestions and said she vived 'wars, depressions, etc. by the ng not less than the average would try to carry them out as best "skin of his teeth," but is encourag- ber being represented by the Nine Appointed To Student Admissions she could, with regard to the bud- ed by his hope for the future. Mary r members of the council. Jack Burns' appointment as chairman of the High School get." Alice Hanson, a freshman,— portrays ballot transfer"system of class \\ eekend, which is to Saturday his wife Margaret 'the self-sacri- be held and Sunday, May 1 and An evaluation of Rush Week is ions, proposed by the commit- 2, has been announced by Lyons, ficing mother and stabilizer of the Inder Jim chairman of the Student being made by still another commit- was voted down in Sunday's Admissions home. The children Henry and Committee. Other newly appointed members of the tee. Its findings will be reported '. meeting. The members felt Students Admissions Committee include Bob -Meredith, Art Gladys are acted by John Gow and Blank, in a forthcoming issue of The rt was too confusing and tedi- Bob Grove, Nancy Budden, Nancy Beere, Tanet Lane Campus. Ellen White, another freshman in to be practical. Bill McDowell, and GailHowe, who the cast; they symbolize the hatred I was a member last year.