gem - eekly ~„ MANIA • SUCCESSOR To The,Fres Lance, C C ° A M M P P L U ET B E Eetabllshed 1887 Ttittlegi COVERAGE att. VOL. 36—No. 32 Proposed IMA Hat Society Refused By All=follege Cabinet, But Rewards ..fOr:Deserving Students Suggested 'Survey Shows Majority Of, Students Disfavor New Hat Society; CoMmittee RecommendS List . 'Of Qualifications On Tapping Future Members After several months of intensive consideration con cerning the need for a new hat society, the All-College Cabi net voted against granting a charter to the Independent 'Men's Hat Society at its meeting Monday night.' The char ter,was refused by an 11-6 vote. The Cabinet disapproved of at_ + + new group on the gro u ds' following I College Cabinet 1. 4 A survey a the student body '.showed that a majority of the i Approves -Budget ' students did not feel that there was need for a new hat society. "2 'A committee composed of Wal- For Senior Dance lace H Dunlap '4O, chairman, Donald A Lerch '4O, and John J. Long '42, which, was set up to study the newly-proposed body, reported that they failed to see where the new gimp ' would differ substantially from the ones already in existence, and recommended a charter should not be granted The committee also strongly recommended to the Cabinet that When the existing hat societies tell new .members in the, future, Hwy - should publish a list of the quathications which each person possessed. As a solution to the present si tuation; the' committee proposed that in order to give recognition to' those persons : who are render ing great service to the College, the student government body should :present shingles to the students, who; in the eyes 'of a joint student-faculty committee , are deserving 'The Cabinet 'then voted to re fuse thdch'arter, and at the same time balloted to approve the sug lestion, of puhlishing.ti-mdilificri 'AiAtlist tof . • new-, members , #ippetij . by plan of, awarding 'shingles 'to deierving students v mak tabled, leconiinittee consisting of Er )nest D. Berkaw chairman, , Baseball Shirm '4O, and Dunlap was appointed to work out the mectienics of such a-proposal. After refusing to grant the Chides, the Cabinet, pointed put that' the decision was in' no way directed at the organization which ,suggested it, but was rendered be cause ',the , student ,governtrient body and the student-body did not' feel that there was need for a new hat society, but that the remedy lay in the improving of the existing groups. Student Altitude, Warnock Friendly To look Exchange Reveals No Student Opposition; Committee Sets Date, Forens'Plans Emouraged by results of ia poll of, student opinion which revealed nri. opposition to a student book exchange'and by, the friendly com ment and suggestions of Dean Warnock, the book exchange com mittee announced Vitt January 25 Ltd February 1 and February 5 to 14,have been set "for it. ' ,The exchange will be conducted downstairs in the Library' as it was last year am much in. favor of it,': Dean Warnock commented on the project;, but he warned that its 4uCcess will depend on the stu dent'body, since the committee ctoes not have ,any funds' start with Gerald F. Doherty, '42 and Thomas C Bickenitose '4l are co-chairmen of the committee. ~ Other 'members of the 'commit tee are Ruth' E Cinipbell. '4l, RUM V. Dice.'42, William , L. Cor bin' '4l/William ,B Bartholomew _11," Richard 14.GelsWnger '4l, ' , William G. Burket '4l, John E Gallagher '4l, David I Finkle '4l, Peter t 0 Fetzko '42, Kazmier L. , Gribb '4l _ • • ~ ..VSteOhen W Okowasky '4l, Earle ,L.'ittemmler '42, Charles E. Hough Ftank R Flynn '43,-Eugene R. Neager 33, Nathan Ettelsteln 31: Alfred. M Cioftl, '42,' Gilbert D. Zuceatnni '43, - Edward- C. Velgel 'JOhn - K. ; Tarr ;'4l,'" George A ;lahher j 43; George Ross '42, Jos= eph,L • Duffy '42, - ,Elden Shaut •-• • In addition to dealing with the proposed hat society problem, the All-College' Cabinet handled sev eral .other matters of major Im portance at its meeting Monday night. The Senior Ball budget was ap proved with the same stipulation that applied to Soph Hop, namely, that if the dance did not make a plat no compensation would be awarded to members of the Ball Committee David E Pergrm, Senior Class president, submitted a report on the material he gathered at the national student government con vention held during the Christmas vacation in Minneapolis, Minne sota. The Cabinet approved a plan for holding, of a state-wide con vention on student government here on the-week-end of March 2 Eugene R Yeager, newly-elect ed 'freshman class president, was recognized by the,Cabinet. Edwai'd K. Hibshman, alumni secretary, submitted a, report -on the'. pre : nosed; placement bureau s Hibith-man)st.itedqthatAlie,,commit- tee" held -atmeeting'm Harrisburg last , week, Put that the results of the meeting were not toady for publication WSGA Proclaims Coed' Leap' Week In February; Formal Dance March 1 WSGA has proclaimed last week in February as "Leap Week" for all coeds and the an nual formal WSGA dance in Rec Hall from 9 to 12 pm, March 1, will culminate this period of love in reverse. Rex Rockwell's band will play, Gail F Pope '4l, dance chairman, stated Wednesday night The fol lowing committees were named— 'Jean C Craighead '4l, decora tions, Catherine C. Albert '4l, chairman, Darline A Neuhauser '4l, invitations, Ruth W. Barbey ;42, chairman, Dorothy IL Field '42,, publicity, Dorothy F. Beam '42, chaperon transportation. "Leap' Week" committee an nounced by Anne M Boron '42, chairman, is Helen L Camp '4O, M. Elizabeth Baker '4l, Vera L: Kemp '4l, and Elinor L Weaver '4l. Glee Club Honors Grant Who - Takei 6-Month Leave Approximately 80 members of the Glee Club attended their an nual dinner" at. the Nittany Lion Inn,'Wednesday evening, in hon or' of 'Prof. Richard W. Grant, head of the department of music, who is going on sabbatical leave to' Hawaii during the second se mester. ' Samuel G. Gallu '4O, president of the ,Club, presented a set of music encyclopedias to Grant in behalf of the Glee Club personnel. The new varsity quartet com posed of Sammy Gallu, Hayes J. BarbY''4o Boyd A. Bell '42, and Richard W. Vollmer '42, made their first appearance of the year when they sang several College melodies. Krynine Named Fellow Of ,Geological; Society Dn Paul , D., Krynme of The School of Mineral Industries has just 'tieen honored by election as a' Fellow 'of the Geological So ciety of Ameilca Election to the society lb based on scholarly at tainment rand scientific contribu tions in,the fields of Geology and Ntlevaegy- - Z 658 STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1940 Flu Claims Second Death In Week; Eight Students Al Paul Frey's Funeral The death of Gladys L. Erb 'SS, Stale College resident, at the Bellefonte Hospital on Wed nesday morning brought to two the number of deaths from pneumonia flu in less than a week. No more sudden sicknesses have been reported since Paul K. Frey '42 died suddenly lest Sunday morning. His funeral, held from his parents' home in Emmaus yesterday afternoon, was attended by eight students who lived with him at 311 S. Burrower street. They 'were Richard J. Blake '42, Walter J. Brethauer '42, Samuel A. Custer '42, Walter Kennedy '42, George Schenkein '4l, Benjamin L. Seem '42, George Waltman '42, and Lewis .1. Yost '4O. A College employee. Mrs. Virginia Scott, of the depart ment of public information, was suddenly taken sick with pneumonia on Wednesday. Classes SWill Utilize More Room Space New Buildings Will Have 40 Pct. Of Classrooms- Open For Next Semester Appioximately- 40 per , cent of classrooms in the new buildings— inchiding pal is of Agricultural En gineering, Agricultural Science, Electrical Engineering, and Educa tion buildings, as well' as the new Liberal ,'Arts`unit—will bet utilized 'next:"iertiester,- , ,George., W.2:Ebert, Su"p'ervisor of Grounds - and Build ings, announced yesterday Rooms 4,5, and 103,Agricultui al Engineering will be utilized as tractor laboratories, it was report ed, since the present tractor barn is to be razed Other parts of the building will be used as carpenter shops Only the anatomy labora tory will be utilized In the Agri cultural Science building. All classrooms, excepting lab. Oratories, will !miss classes in the Electrical Engineering building. Ebert declared. Several of the classrooms were opened during the first semester. In the Education building, looms 308, 309, and 310 will serve as nature education laboratories, it was announced Due to unsat isfactory classroom conditions in the water tower these laboratories are being moved to the new build ing, which will permit the depart ment of physical education to uti lize the tower for locker rooms and shower baths A possibility also exists that laboratories in , the new Mineral Industries unit will be open next semester, according to authorities The question of occupation of other buildings will be determined by the speed with which movable equipment is-obtained, Scheduling Officer Ray V Watkins predicted yesterday If operations are has tened, he stated, the new Forestry structure may be opened in mid semester Dr. Fred Pierce Corson, Dickinson President, Will Address Chapel Sunday Dr Fred Pierce Corson, presi dent of Dickinson College, Carl isle, since 1834 will speak in chapel, Sunday, on - the Command of One's Own De velopment." Besides being an ,'author, Dr. Corson was a member of the World Peace Commission of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Governor's Committee for Revi sion of the Constitution of the State, the Executive Committee of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, and Book Committee of the Methodist Epis copal Church Formerly a minister, Dr Cor son studied' at Dickinson College frdin which he received an A. B. degree in 1917, Drew University, Syracuse, University of Maryland, Western Maryland. College, Alle gheny College, Franklin and Mar shall College, Gettysburg' College, and University of Pennsylvania He is 'also' a member of Kappa Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, and Onii c..ron Delta :Kappa. New Oriental Mystery Will Open Tonight 'Circle Of Chalk' Shows Stark Chinese Realism- The curtain parts, a hush falls over the audience, a gong sounds; and "The Circle of Chalk," the' most realistic and weirdest drama ever to come out of the Orient will be unfolded before the eyes of Penn State "footlight fanatics" in Schwab Auditorium at 8 30 to night and tomorrow night. Thelma R Kluger '4l will be starred in the role of Hai-Tang, a beautiful Chinese maiden, who has the wrong, slant on how a girl should support herself Exotic, Hai-Tang "just doesn't live right," for which she almost pays the su preme penalty, death Hal-Tang is double-crossed by Madame Ma, excellently portrayed by glamorous Florence Marquardt '4O, who with all her Chinese cun ning frames Hai-Tang with the most gruesome of all crimes, mur der Chang Lin. Eugene N. Scheftel 142. as the brother of Hai-Tang, causes his lovely sister unbeliev able distress, but returns In "her hour of need," in one of the most dramatic court room scenes ever displayed on any stage. Madame Ma has a husband of whom she is none too fond, espe cially when her lover Chao, played by Herbert Doroshow '4O, can be • induced into romantic, moods. , . • For the western world, this melodrama is as new as television, in fact , it has only appeared on the American stage four times But its , merit can be revealed by the fact that Luise Ramer is con- Federal Departments Offer Many Employment Prospiels; Applications Miiifßerflteeelvedity'iFebruary-5-7‘ Civil Service Commission Will Give Examinations; Seniors And - Graduate Students Asked To Consider Appointmets As Junior Professional Assistants Special to The Collegian WASHINGTON, Jan 18—Announcement of the consolidated Civ il Service examinations for junior professional assistants for work in the U S Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies sets February 5 as the date when applications for examination must be on file with the Civil Service Commission here Senior and graduate students are advised to investigate the de- sirablity of applying for examina tion Students are not eligible for appointment until they complete their course and have a bachelor's degree, but they may be examin ed this spring and can then com plete their qualification immedi ately on graduation. The announcement lists 28 op tional subjects, and an applicant can be examined in only one of the optional subjects. Prompt attention in preparing the application is suggested be cause some students may need time for obtaining the required certificates of residence Copies 'of the announcement will be available at the Presi dent's office; or at offices of the different deans, and will give full directions for obtaining applica tion forms Further information may be obtained from, and appli cations 'should- be mailed to, the Continued On Page 4 British Dislike Viar, Enter Hali-Fleartedly "I don't think the English peo ple as a whole really want to tight, but they are accepting it half heartedly," declared Tony Scott, British student who is visiting the United States to study American education methods. There is much debate on iho matter throughout our universi ties and populace, he replied when questioned as to the general atti tude. Scott added that at Cam bridge, in Liverpool-and some of the (manufacturing districts there have been demonstrations , advo cating peace. "Very few of the university stu dents have yet been called by the conscription 'and those who have are mostly in their last year," the British student declared "The gover=ent evidently has decided EXOTIC HAI-TANG Thelma R. Klug.r '4l, who plays dile role of Hat-Tang, glamorous Oriental siren, in the Penn State ,Players' 1940 stage debut, "The Circle of Chalk," when the cur tam rises in Schwab Auditorium tonight and tomorrow night at r t 9.30 p. m. sideting it toi her Broadway ap pearance dining the Wintea sea son - 1 11 this happens, it will be the first time that Penn State has ever received pi eference over boister ous Broadway 1 ZAnother feature of this play is the unique costumes which the characters will wear James Doll, Inkructor in dramatics, who is directing the production, also de signed the Chinese clothing and the sets Each character is per !, Continued On Page 4 Time Table Available By January 31, Watkins; Corrects Exam Schedule The second semester tune table will be available on or be fore January 31, Scheduling Of ficer Ray V. Watkins announc ed yesterday. Work on the lime•table is now being rushed to comple tion, and it will be sent to the printer tomrorow„ Watkins stat ed. Contrary to the conflict schedule issued Tuesday, there will be no conflict exam given in Physical Education 13, the scheduling officer pointed out yesterday. This final exam will be given only as originally, scheduled, from 7.9 p. m. January 24, he announced. that the men me of more value if they continue their education " Regarding such situations as now , confront the British and American students, he expressed a wish to see more inteiest shown by the students on world prob lems He stated that what he thinks the young men of today lack most is the introspection of these problems which are deter mining the future of our nations When asked for his opinion of the American colleges, he replied that our physical education facili ties struck him , as the most out standing thing that American col leges have over the British He added that very little such train mg As offered in England but he I , opes Increase Savitt's Band Signed To Play At Senior Ball Orchestra Will Receive $1,350 For Engagement Jan Savitt and his Tophatters, the lads who made "shuffle-mu sic" what is it today, were signed this week to play for Senior Ball dancers in Rec Hall on Friday night, February 23, co-chairmen David J. Morgan and James R. Sausser announced yesterday. Savitt and his "Quaker City Jazz" music are breaking all rec ords at present in the Blue Room of the Hotel Lincoln in New York City Booking for the band was made through William Shaw, Consolidated Artists' Corporation The Tophatters, with singing sensation Bon Bon and featured songstress, Carlotta Dale, were contracted at $1350, which is $350 over the price paid last year's Senior Ball band Duke Ellington. Tickets this year will probably be $3.85. the co-chairmen said. A young band, capable of pleas ing both the smooth and jitterbug music love's, Jan Savitt's outfit is definitely on n rise which will probably carry him to the top in the thing called swing. Late re cordings by the Senior Ball mae stro include "Stop It's Wonder ful"—"72o In The Books"—"lt's A Wonderful World"—"Honestly" and "El Rancho Grande" Before the engagement here, the Tophatters will play Junior Prom at Cornell ce Freezes On College ink But Is Too Rough; Fraternities Imitate Plan Continued efforts to give the College a skating link by flooding the six tennis courts near Rec Hall had some success this week as ice froze Tuesday and Wed n'esda37. The -1 , suz face; ' however; was too zou;th for skating The College also faced difficulty from a leak In the coui t surface which sent a steady stream of wa les across the road between the couits and the men's dormitories This was iepaiied Wednesday Meantime, while the College was still experimenting with its rink, five fraternities successfully flooded areas adjoining their houses These were Delta Tau Delta, Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Zeta, Phi Mu Alpha, and Pi Kappa Phi 34 Students Report For Handbook Editorial Staff Thirty-four candidates have re ported for the editorial staff of the 1940 Student Handbook it was announced 3 esterday Students who have repoi ted are Mildred L Austry '43, Sara M Bailey '43, Gladys E Fitting '43, Dorothy E Holmes '43, Betty Ann Newcomer '43, Aleda Snow '43, Lila A Whoolery '43, Doiothy H. Field '42, Betty Jo Patton '42, Martha Powers '42, Dorothy I Rhoades '42, Betty Rose '42, Doris E Tollm '42, Betty L. Zeigler '42, Justine Lougee '4l, Marie B Somers '4l, Isabel Stanisky '4l Robert E. Andrews '43, Parker W Finney '43, Jacob C Karnof sky '43, C Philip Moore '43, John A. Baer '42, John Basarab '42, Phillip Laterman '42, Ross B Leh- Man '42, William J. McKnight '42, Robert MacFailand '42, Stanley J. PoKempner '42, William Rea gan '42, Michael Sabella '42, and C. Norris Smith '42. A meeting of the staff at which preliminary assignments will be held In Room 312 Old Main at 715 p m Tuesday, Adam A Smysei '4l, editor, has announced Baker To Edit Coedition; Ryder, Business Manager Coedition, women's weekly paper, appointed M Elizabeth Baker '4l, 1940-1841 editor' in elections held last week J Louise Hyder '4l, was named business manager, and others chosen were' Beth M Swope '4l, managing ed itor, airline A Neuhauser '4l, feature editor; Norma P. Still well '4l, sports editor, A Dorothy Goldschmid '4l, circulation man ager, and Harriet Singer '4l, sen ior business staff member. New junior editorial staff mem bers are Eleanor P. Heckman, Roberta J. Kelly, Betty Jo Pat ton, Margaret R. Roberts, , Arlene K. Smith, and Beverly B. Wilson. Junior business staff elections Wlla be held next semester Pergrin Presents Plan To Unite MI Student Governing Bodies Of Stale In Convention To Be Called Here McWiliams Appoints Committee Of 7 Seniors Headed By Pergrin To Discuss Plans; Tentative Arrangements Call For 3 Days Of Open Forums Tentative plans for the student governing bodies of the various colleges and universities in Pennsylvania to meet n a convention here March 1,2, and 3 were presented to the All-College Cabinet by Senior Class President David E. P'ei grin Monday night. - The outline for the state-wide gathering met with en. thusiastic approval of Cabinet members BON VOYAGE +++ Grant Going To Hawaii Music Dej thim of Head Will Study Native Music Professor and Mrs. Richard W. Grant will leave Monday on a se mester's leave of absence which will take them to Hawaii where ofessor Grant will undertake an investigation of native Hawaiian music at the request of the Na tional Association of Music Edu cators The Grants will motor across the continent and will investigate the status of musical education at seveial colleges and universities em oute They will travel the Southwestern route and plan to arrive in Los Angeles in time to sail on February 5 Hummel Fishburne, associate piofessor of music will be in charge of the department of music during Professor Grant's absence Professor Grant was guest of hon or at the annual Glee Club ban quet Wednesday night. It has been previously planned that the Grants would travel mound the world, investigating the status of music education at varous foreign universities, but the war in Europe changed their plans They plan to spend three months in Hawaii New English Liferafure Course Will Be Offered During Second Semester A new introductory course for freshmen and sophomores in Eng lish Literature will be offered next semester to replace the pres ent courses numbered I and 21, it has been announced by William S Dye, head of the department of English literature. The new course will be called English Literature 25 and will embrace introductory reading in both American and British litera ture Included in the reading will be novels by Scott, Hardy and Mark Twain, short stories, essays by present day commentators; selections from outstanding poets and occasional lectures on im portant personalities and literary themes. It has been stated that the change was facilitated because the department did not consider it necessary for students, who had no intentions of taking any fur ther literature, to take the specific courses offered as gistmcffons to American and British literature The purpose of the course, it has been announced, is to differenti ate between the two branches of liter4to.re PRICE FIVE CENTS Present plans show that the three-day gathering would focus on exchanging ideas on student government through numerous` forums Administrative officials of the College and several prom= anent educators and newspaper, men are slated to speak at the .• banquet meetings With the Pennsylvania State College Student Government 45- sociation generally recognized -as the most. powerful student self government existing in the coun try today, it Is expected that lead- , ing students in the College setup would conduct most of the open discussions Although definite arrangements are pending, a committee of sev en appointed by All-College Pres, ident H. Clifton McWilliams Jr. will meet at Theta Xi fraternity tonight to discuss additional plans. The committee, headed by Per grin, consists of Jane A. Romig. Mary H. O'Connor, Juanita 'M. Chambers, Clarence H. Evans, 'A. William Engel, Jr., and Grover'C. Washabaugh. all seniors. Peigrin conceived the idea af ter attending the holiday conven tion of the National Student Fed eration of America Several years ago a student government, nrganization was foiingd state, but it has never been active The proposed convention would be the first ,tif a series of annual confabs, Pei grin pointed out GSA Inspector Sees Completion Of Work By June Last Three Contracts Will Delay Installation "It'll be June before we can expect to wind up all the equip ment contracts," declared Joseph R. Ryan, resident General State Authority inspector yesterday, making his first estimate of a date for the program's comple tion Contracts 16, 21 and 22, the last three awarded, will hold up com pletion of the equipment installa tions until early summer, he de clared Citing the fact that shop drawings had not yet been ap proved on these contracts, which call for special electrical equip ment, Ryan pointed out that fab rication and installation must wait until the drawings are corn pleted. Work on the seating contract is about 75 per cent completed, Ry an stated, but counters, lockers and cabinets to be installed by the same contractor are still in• the process of fabrication. Completion of contracts 18 (Chemistry -Physics laboratory tables) and 20 (Mineral Industries equipment) should be accomplish ed by about March 15, accordhig to Ryan, while contract 19 (Agri cultural Science equipment)' Will not be finished until approxlihate ly April 15. Landsberg Talks Tonight Dr Helmut Landsburg, Profs sor of geophysics, will lecture on "Practical Applications of Geo physical Research" in a meeting sponsored by Sigma Xi, honoriry research society in 107 Main-En gineering Building at 7.30 p.,m. Friday , , Hughes Edits Yearbook. If Herbert Hughes '26 has 'sil t pervised the issuing of the :thin, erals Year Book, 1939, completed by the United States Bureau of Mazes
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