The e gian Vol. XVII No. 13 Grove City, Pennsylvania February 16, 1960 Attlee Addresses GCC Students Full House Hears Dr. White Retires As Registrar; British Laborite Position Accepted By Dr. Penar On Friday evening, Feb. 12, Dr. H. O. White, who has former British Prime Minister been the registrar here for 42 been with the faculty since 1952. Clement Attlee spoke to an years, recently stated that he Previously he taught at the Uni- audience of over twelve hundred will retire from the faculty, versity of Calcutta, India and Grove City Students and guests September 1,1960. the Kittanning and Butler High in the Crawford Auditorium. He Dr. Thaddeus H. Penar, now Schools. spoke on the comparison of the head of the Education and Psy- He graduated from this col- world's two leading democ- chology Departments, will re- lege in 1942 and went on to racies, Great Britain and the place Dr. White as registrar the University of Pittsburgh United States. Dr. Joseph Hartman will, in were he received both his mas- Upon arriving in Grove City, turn, take over Dr. Penar's po- ter's and doctor's degrees. Mr. Attlee was greeted by mem- sition. Dr. Penar is a member of bers of the Grove City College Dr. White came to Grove City the Pennsylvania State Edu- faculty and dined with Dr. and in 1912 and for six years was cation Association, The Nation- Mrs. Howard Hinde and Dr. professor of Greek and Latin. In al Business Teachers Associ- MR. ATTLEE AND DR. HINDE Former prime minister and Mrs. James Paton before 1918 he accepted the position of ation, Delta Pi Epsilon and Phi Attlee converses with Dr. Hinde and the press at interview pre- attending a press conference. registrar and has held it until Delta Kappa. He also served as vious to Crawford Auditorium appearance. The interview was held in the the present time. president of the Pennsylvania Board Room of the president's He had worked under four col- Business Education Association. Organizational News Spring Enrollment office. News representatives from as far as Eric attended lege presidents. Dr. Isaac C. All-Time High the session as well as represen- Ketler, the founder of the col- The Cwens, Pi Gamma Alu, tatives of The Collegian. Pic- lege, was president when Dr. and Alpha Theta Mu are be- White joined the faculty in 1912. With the beginning of the new tures for both newspaper and ginning the new semester with semester, 24 new students ar- television use were taken. He then served under Presi- a number of activities. dents Alexander T. Ormond, rived on campus. At the interview, Mr. Attlee Weir C. Ketler, and Dr. Harker. The Cwens are holding their Of these 24, 19 are men and expressed a nonchalant attitude. Since 1925 Dr. White has han- annual B-average tea for Fresh- five, are women. Three of the In response to a number of ques- died the admissions to the col- men Sunday, February 21, in women and eleven of the men tions asked, he xpressed his the Rare Book Room between lege in addition to his regular are transfers from other col- views. Concerning the duties as registrar. He has seen 2:30-4:30. All Freshman women leges and universities. The oth- party in Great Britain, he stat- having a 2.8 average or higher er two new women students ed that the pragmatic approach the number of students grow from approximately 400 to the will be invited. February 19, graduated at semesters from used in previous years would present 1500. the Cwens are sponsoring the high schools in Pittsburgh and continue as the bulwark of the Dr. White received his Bache- movie "Moby Dick" in Craw- Butler. There are also eight labor party. In regard to the for of Arts and Master of Arts ford Hall. men students who have just be- Memoirs of Britain's Anthony from Hamilton College, New Pi Gamma Mu recently held gun their college educations this Eden, the adjectives applied York, and his L.L.D. from election for new officers. They semester. were "rather dull". He was Grove City. He was made an are Hugh Blair, president; Dean With the new students, Grove friendly to the student repre- honorary member of O.D.K. in Young, vice president; Ruth City College boasts an enro". sentatives and was eager to an- 1958. Ann Foreman, secretary, and ment of 1426 students. swer all their questions. He ex- He is a member of the Ro. Beth Porter, treasurer. pressed warm feelings of friend- ship for both Mr. Truman and tary Club and American Legion, Dr. White Alpha Theta Mu is sponsoring the Broad Street U.P. Church, a new series of faculty-student International President Eisenhower. Mr. Att- and the American Association get-to-gethers to be held once lee's humor was evident when of Collegiate Registrars and Ad- every two weeks. first News he described the House of Lords missions Officers meeting will be held Tuesday, as being comparible to a "Bot- Dr. Thaddeus H. Penar has January 22, at which Dr. Gara Foreign students from twelve tle of champagne which had will talk on the "Underground different countries attended the been open for seven days". It Railroad". All students and fac- International weekend seems that the House of Com- Don Juan In Hell ulty members are invited to at- Sharon. mons was much more exciting tend and to ask questions of Representing Grove City Col- to the politician. On Feb. 22, at 8 A.M. in any speaker. These meetings lege were Mechtild Seibig of Following the interview Mr. Crawford Auditorium the fac- will be informal. Their purpose Germany, Brang-Seng Htingnan Attlee than spoke to the crowd- ulty will present DON JUAN is to stimulate students' interest of Burma and Emanuel Tsou- ed group assembled in the IN HELL by Bernard Shaw. in fields of study other than Crawford Auditorium. His anakis of Greece. The students The scene will be a debate their majors and to improve speech was concentrated on a were guests of the First Metho- between the prospective merits student-faculty relationships. comparison and contrast of the dist Church of Sharon under the of Heaven and Hell and is very two types of democratic govern- sponsorship of the Commission humorous. It depicts John Tan- ment being applied in the Unit- ner, the man being pursued, as Pi Kappa Delta News on Missions. Other colleges rep- ed States and Great Britain. He resented were Allegheny, Kent the reincarnated, libertine Don showed the development of the The debating team under the State, Thiel and Geneva. Juan. There are four people in British government along the direction of Dr. Patton is busily The young people were wel- this scene: Don Juan, the girl lines of a limited monarchy. preparing for its heavy Spring comed by C. W. Baldwin, Min- he loved, the girl's father, and We here developed a republic schedule. The schedule of ister of the First Methodist the devil himself. which is headed by a president. events are: Church of Sharon, and then met Mr. R. Sisler takes the part It seemed to afford some Kent State University Feb. 13 their hosts for the weekend, all of Don Juan, Mr. R. M. Lo. puzzlement of the speaker that St. Vincent's Feb. 20 members of the Sharon Metho- rantas the Commander, Miss Dr. Penar we have succeeded so well in Mt. Mercy Feb. 27 dist Church. After dinner at the Peck the part of Dona Anna holding to democratic prin- Carnegie Tech Mar. 5 church, the students entertained ciples. It is his expressed feel- and Mr. William Teufel the 26 Members Inducted Miami University Mar. 11-12 their guests with speeches on ing that We have too rigid 2 Devil. Pitt Novice Mar. 19 their countries, their reasons constitution to permit true de- The play will be given as a Last semester the Woman's (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 4) reading performance and not Athletic Association in- acting. A similar reading per- ducted twenty-six new mem- formance was given some eight bers. or nine years ago with Charles They are: Olivia Adair, Judy Laughton, Charles Boyer, Ced- Applegate, Susie Bell, Kay Best- ric Hardwicke, and Agnes wick, Judy Cathcart, Peggy Moorehead. It was given then Grave, Judy Bingler, Susie as a drama quartet and was Bishop, Nancy Blum, Ruth Bo- a tremendous success. (Continued on Page 3) COLLEGE RECEIVES NEW FLAG - A new 49-star was presented to Grove City College in a ceremony held on January 1900 in the Chapel. However, the flag will again be replaced as soon as a newer 50-star is available. The Honorable Herman Rodgers gave the new flag to John Bender, a senior Student Council mem- ber, for use in Harbison Chapel. Judge Rodgers made the presentation on behalf of Faculty Featured in Play I to r - the Devil, the Commander, his father, Carl Rodgers. The flag Is a memorial to Judge Rodgers' late mother, the Don Juan, and Dona Anna. former Florence Glebner.