Freshmen Establish New Film Society; Von Stade Assists

The efforts of three freshmen to set up a film society oriented toward their classmates paid off last Tuesday "when F. Skiddy von Stade Jr. '37, dean of Freshmen, agreed to provide the Herman J. Mankiewicz Film Society with $300 from the freshman activities fund.

One of the three freshmen. Brian D. Young, said yesterday that the society will show two movies done by the same director in order to have a "certain continuity in its showings." The first double-feature, set for sometime during the second week in January, will feature Mankiewicz's "Citizen Kane" and "Duck Soup," he said.

The film society will be different from others because freshmen will receive discounts on ticket prices, Young said. All showings will be held in the Union.

Young, Peter W. Kaplan, and Steven Asher introduced the idea of a freshman film society in a meeting of the Freshman Council on November 28. A committee of the Council met the next day to drew up a plan and last Tuesday the entire Council approved the committee's proposal.

Young said yesterday that the society plans to show four double-features during reading period. He added that the Mankiewicz showing should make enough money to allow the society to show high quality films that draw smaller crowds