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January 30, 1959 • RIT REPORTER • Page 7
GREEK TALK
GOING, GOING . . . Kappa Sigma Kappa's "Anything Auction,"
a benefit for Father Flanagan's Boy's Town, drew one of
the largest student crowds this year. Everything from babysitting
service to unopened packages was auctioned off to
generous-spending students.
(Hardee Photo)
In the colorful rushing of the
pledges can be seen the future
endurance of strong and lasting
friendships. As pledging is at its
halfway mark, the brothers and
sisters are becoming better acquainted
with the abilities and
sportsmanship of their pledges.
Each have a proud feeling to
see their colors worn by a new
face that will be in their place
next year, experiencing the same
feelings.
Last weekend was a most
memorable one. The annual Winter
Weekend sponsored by Sigma.
Thete Gamma fraternity began
on Friday evening, Jan. 23, with
the Snow Blast. The occasion
was an open beer party at the
813 Club. On Saturday evening,
Cards Fall Right
At 'Night of Sin'
In a true Monte Carlo atmosphere,
Kappa Sigma Kappa presented
their second annual "Night
of Sin." The event was held at the
North Clinton Hall, Saturday evening,
Jan. 17, from 8 to 12 p.m.
The evening's entertainment
consisted of gambling at games
of chance, with $50,000 given to
each person who attended. At
the end of the evening a trophy
was awarded Theta Gamma for
the largest amount of money
won. Their grand total exceeded
the six billion mark.
"Night of Sin" is now an annual
event, which was originated
through the effort of Mike Gotz.
Skating . . .
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Pair skating is free skating
done by two persons in unison
to music. They need not always
perform identical movements but
they must give the impression
of unison and harmony. Judgment
is based on the content of
the program and the manner of
performance.
The third class, ice dancing,
like individual skating, falls into
two catagories; compulsory and
free dancing. In the former, 20
recognized ice dances are permitted.
These are divided into
six classes of varying degrees of
difficulty with the "Gold" dances
constituting the most difficult.
Dancers are judged upon their
musical expression—timing and
interpretation; style—form and
unison; and techniques—execution
of strokes and their placement
on the ice. In contrast
to compulsory dancing, free dancing
does not have a required
sequence of steps. Its purpose
is to test the competitor's general
dancing knowledge and his
ability, as well as his originality
and inventiveness. Scoring is
based on the content of the
program, which the skaters compose
for themselves, and for the
manner of performance.
highlighting the weekend, the
Snow Ball was held at the Hotel
Sheraton. Many thanks go to
Theta Gamma.
On Sunday, Jan. 18, the Tau
Epsilon Phi brothers were invited
into Tau Epsilon Phi National
Fraternity. The affair was
held at the Colonial Inn Hotel
and was attended by representives
from the Syracuse, Cornell.
and R.P.I. chapters of Tau Epsilon
Phi. The brothers are proud
to have brought the distinction
of becoming the first major
national fraternity to the RIT
campus.
The sisters of Delta Omicron
Sorority would like to extend
best wishes to sisters Joan Morris,
Marlynn Fox, Patrica Young
and Sandra Hodkinson, who have
recently become engaged. Good
luck and years of happiness to
Barbara Swift who was married
Jan. 24. Congratulations to the
past president, Beverly (Parky)
and Norm Radziwon on the
birth of their first . . . a boy.
Among the various events that
are being planned by Tau Epsilon
Phi is a closed cabin party to
be held early in February.
Pledging has provided brothers
of Theta Gamma and the students
in general with many
an unexpected happening. The
brothers have found a "will-ofthe-wisp"
pledge in the elusive
"Herman Gillette" and pledges
will admit that the famous student
is the hardest man on campus
to find for his autograph.
Alpha Psi sorority wishes to
extend a special congratulations
to Mary Ann Shaughnessy who
became engaged to brother Jerry
Antos, recently, and to Joan
Polina who became pinned to
brother Larry Albertson.
The brothers of Gamma Phi
would like to extend a special
congratulations to Dick Sekerak
who was recently engaged to
Judy Pembroke.
The sisters of Delta Omicron
have been pleased to join their
brothers of Gamma Phi on
Saturday mornings in aiding the
Red Cross by helping the handicapped
children with their swimming
classes.
'Bloodiest' Department
Will Receive Award
From '59 Blood Drive
The only blood crusade of this
college year will be conducted
here Wednesday, Feb. 4, by the
Rochester Regional Red Cross
Blood Center. Minimum goal for
the day's drawing is 150 pints.
To honor the department and organization
with greatest percentage
of donors, special trophies
will be presented, an Institute
representative disclosed to us
this week.
Eastman building room 125—
generally scene of forums, social
events and choir rehearsals—will
be transformed into a "field
hospital." American Red Cross
nurses and doctors will be available
from 9 to 11 a.m. and
from 1 to 4 p.m.
Last year 87 pints were collected
in the winter quarter; an
amount far below the quota,
according to Marjorie E. Kellogg
( Chem 5), chairman of the Institute's
drive.
"Response to the urgent need
for blood last year was the
poorest on record," declared
Miss Kellogg. "I earnestly hope
all students and faculty, whose
condition permits, will roll up
their sleeves next week for this
life-saving program."
Red Cross accepts blood only
from those between ages 18 and
59, and who pass a physical
given at time of donation. Permission
slips are required of
unmarried students under 21.
These slips were due earlier
this week.
"While registration is important
for an accurate estimate,
failure to do so does not bar
those eligible from giving," said
the student chairman.
Mechanical Students
Plan Chevrolet Visit
The Mechanical Department
third year students will take a
field trip Feb. 2, to Chevrolet's
Motor Plant, a Division of the
General Motors Corporation, in
Tonowanda, N. Y.
Mr. W. Hanacher of General
Motors, supervisor of education
and training, has arranged the
trip. Approximately twenty-five
students will leave via Valley
Bus Lines, accompanied by Mr.
Frederick Buehler of the Mechanical
Department.
The group will see Chevrolet's
V-8 automotive engines in ptoduction
from raw materials, automation
machinery area, and
the highlight of the tour—the
mass production foundry.
RIT Evening Division Offers
New Testing, Reading Courses
With increasing use of aptitude tests on employees and others
for work and for promotion or for "problem" reasons, need exists
for people trained in administering such exams. As the newsstands,
bookstores and libraries offer more literature, elementary
reading ability becomes less effective.
The RIT Evening Division is
aiding psychological testing procedures
and remedial reading by
giving new courses starting next
month, according to Vernon Titus
assistant director for management
and business.
"Better Reading Techniques,"
a one-semester subject organized
last summer, will be expanded
to include an advanced program
starting Feb. 2, in Eastman 132.
Those completing first semester
Former Chaplain
To Address RAA
A Religious Activities Association
Dinner will be sponsored by
the Newman Club on Sunday,
February 8.
The guest speaker will be
Father Zimmer, former chaplain
of the Newman Club at RIT.
Presently, Father Zimmer is
chaplain of the Newman Club at
Ithaca College. He was also the
guest speaker at the Newman
Club Dinner last year.
Father Zimmer attended St.
Augustine Minor and St. Bernard's
Seminary in Rochester.
While in Rochester, he also
served as assistant pastor at the
Immaculate Conception Church.
A complete spaghetti supper will
be served at the RIT Chapel
from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets may
be acquired from members of
the Newman Club or purchased
at the door.
This dinner is the second in
a series of such events to be
held during the school year.
Each of the three religious organizations
on campus takes its
turn in sponsoring these dinners
reading work or those with
sufficient ability are eligible for
the new course.
Instructing remedial reading
are A. B. Herr, director of RIT
Counseling Center Reading Laboratory
and L. Robert Sanders
of General Education Department.
Mr. Herr is a former
administrative assistant at the
Reading Institute of New York
University.
"Need for improved reading is
not limited to the poor student,
but extends to those in business
and industry whose present ability
is insufficient for today's
large reading demand. Practically
all can learn to read better,"
declares Herr.
Another new course, "Psychological
Testing," will begin on
Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 8:10 p.m.
Tuition for the testing program
is $35. Reading costs $52 for a
semester.
"Those who complete Psychological
Testing should be able,
under direction, to deal more
effectively with tests, to carry
on testing and to evaluate programs,"
said Titus.
On the Cover .. .
Hank Moore (El 4) and Gail
Harrington (Ret 1) will not be
participating in the National Figure
Skating Championships, now
in progress at the RIT rink and
the War Memorial—this year.
But the prediction is that it
won't be too long before this
colorful couple will be performing
on the ice for that event.
Jerry Della Torre and Weston
D. Kemp made the color photograph
of the couple at the Ritter-
Clark Memorial Rink.