VOL. 25, No. 28 WOMEN STUDENT GOVERNING GROUP WILL MEET HERE Local W.S.G.A. To Act as Host When Intercollegiate Body Assembles April 9-12 50 COLLEGES COMPRISE ROSTER OF ASSOCIATION Officials Obtain Noted Speakers For COnvention—Plan Formal' Dance and Banquet Tentative plans have been complet ed Tor the biannual cons ention of the mid-western section of the Intercol legiate Association of Women Stu a outs which will be held here lions 4111 9 to 12, according to Helm F Faust '3O, piesident of Penn State's W. S G. A. and national president of the Intercollegiate association Approximately fifty co-educational colleges belonging to the Association, are expected to bond delegates. The! local W. S G. A. has also invited] neighboring colleges st Inch are not! members of the group to send repre sentatives. Select Some Speakers Miss Thyrsa W. Amos, dean of wo men at the University of Pittsburgh and president of the American Asso ciation of Deans of Women, will ad- stress the delegates on "Personality, a Real Objective in Education" Miss Martha H Biehle, executive secretary of the National Students' Federation association, and Rabbi Mains Lamm of Baltimore also Will speak Prominent leaders of colleges re presented will speak to the delegates at special meetings during the con vention. Round table discussions un der student leadership will supplement the larger assemblies Among the social events planned for visitors will be a formal dance and banquet. The music' and dramatic de- Partments as well as women's organ- Ilations have offered their assistance in entertaining the guests. GOLDKETTE PLANS COLLEGE MEDLEY l'etut Stale Song. To Offer SpeelAt Music Attraction at Annual Sensor Formal Friday As a bpCcial musical attraction for Senior Ball, a medley of Pehn State songs sill be played by Jean Gold kette's Casa Loma orchestra at the upperclass function in the Armory Friday night. With decolatois stalling tiolk on transformation of the Armory, pie, Vacations for the Ball have reached . their final stage Tickets will go onl sale for $5 at Co-op tonight and the sale will continue tomm row and Thursday Programs will be distrib uted when the tickets are purchased. This year comphmentaly tickets have been issued with all wiitten in vitations and these must be pi esented at the door instead of the invitation alone as in former years, Chairman Paul S Williams '3O announced The committee has arranged for reprvientatlves from the Treasurer's office to handle sale and collection of tickets, Booth dressings will be made at Stark Brothels and limper today and tomorrow from p until 11 o'clock in the morning and 2 until 4 o'clock In the afternoon, In mdci to provide plenty of loom for snaps, the old locker room wil be used for the check ihg concession GO STUDENTS REPRESENT 5 STATES IN SHORT COURSES Five states, Maryland, Vliginia, New Jersey, Now York, and Pennsyl- Nania are lepleiented by the sixty students enrolled in short courses at Penn State reports Piof. A. L Pat rick, head of soil technology work Three students represent Maryland, two Virginia, and one each New York and New Jelsey. The iemaming hfty thiee are from this State. Twenty sue of the students me taking daily tuuises, while the remaining thirty nine are moiled in general agri culture work. ' SUGGESTION URGES REVIVAL OF UNUSED COLLEGE SONGS As a means of imploring singing and cheering at Penn State, the sug gestion has been =do. that seeml songs which are printed in the Flesh limn Handbook but not used be re‘ii ad. Songs suggested include "Penns}l yams State" by Dr. Edwin E. Sparg4, and "Win Again Today" by Coleman • .seirth.,weekiy . 11 # ~,, 4 : 8 rtut i tatr ..4„.„-„,„. Texas University Offers Free Infirmary .Services Similar Program Cited As Improvement 1 For College 1 Free hospital sere ice as offered at the University of Texas was cited yes day as a posiblc remedy of conditions at Penn State. A ten-clonal-a-year health fee is levied there accoi ding to an article in the Doily Teasii, stn. 'dent publication Two hospitals ale available fm stu• dent use at the Texas institution In case of illness the university health, service will assume the cost of hos-1 petal attention foi a student for a maximum polled of ten days. Care of a student in the hospital costs the health service four clonal, a day Be-I being plivilcgod to visit the,' doctor dining °dice' hours, students! may call the physician outside of of-I 1102 hoots in case 'of serious in accidents Inspect Lodgings All botuding houses and dolma°, 'les ale inspected once a yew by a health service The buildings must be approved Ly this representative of the univeisity before permission is granted their owners to accommodate students Three full-time doctors are main tained by the university as well as a part-time specialist for eye, eat, nose, MINISTERS OPPOSE MILITARY TRAINING Local l'astor Believes Colleges Should Offer R.O.T.C. as Optional Course Refusal by the College to exempt two sons of the Rev Andrew L. Bins ler, pastor of the Methodist Emsco pW, church, from -military training caused a resolution for the 'abolition of compulsoi y military taming to be, passed at the Methodist Episcopal Pieacheis' meeting in Philadelphia re cently The Reverend Biglet explained his stand by saying "Penn State should offer R. 0 T. IC as other courses, but should not be obliged to make it compulsory This ti alning Is only keeping the spark of militarism alive in our youth." Dining the World Wm, the minister served as chaplain of the Seventy eighth division overseas At th.l 'tune he claims the horrors of mat dis couiaged his militaristic ideas The compulsoly feature of military. training in colleges Is not in keeping: Iwith out countay's peace policy in the opinior of the Reverend He also feels that his sons could use then time tol better advantage in some other wink./ "it would be a great step towaids peace and in helping to become rid of the war system if the tompulsory feature mas abolished in all institu tions" he continued "Students mho desne to take military limning moult, take it even if it welt, elective" It is in harmony with the new pal icy of the Methodist Episcopal chinch to disromage militia stir tendencies, the Revel end Bixler believes Come. of the preacheis' resolution will be submitted to, the Secietaly of War, the College Presidents' association, and Dean Aithm R IVainoek METALLURGIST TO BEGIN STUDY OF BRASS INGOTS Prof. Ogden B. 1 ham To Inseglignte Cr3stallazatton of MOM Investigations of "how bless gets that way" will be made in the College labmatolies this year by Prof Ogden B. Mahn of the department of metal lurgy. "Brass. fulmars made from the soma ingot, put thiough the same moms% at the same twee, vary so. !much that the cost of machining one: piece may be twice that of - machining another," states Plofessoi Mahn. Hi, investigations include weak on yotal shuettne, density, hardness, and piessaie of rowing upon the' metal The Titan Metal company oft I Bellefonte as co-operating with Pro teasel Mahn by furnishing muter awls' used in the moment. TO BEGIN UTILITIES COURSE The West Penn Powet company in conjunction with the department of enginceting extension will begin course this month in public utility operation in Charleroi, Washington, Connellayllle,.Greensbutg, New Ken sington and Ridgway. About 350 stu dent are expected to attend the STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1930' COUNCIL TO CONSIDER FREE HOSPITAL PLAN Studert Council will consider the free hospital service pioposal advance/ by Dr Joseph P Riten our, College physician, at its meet er, this week, according to F Bi lice Baldwin '3O, head of the stri dent gmernment. "The student body recognizes the NeIIOUSIIOS4 of the health sei : vice problem," Baldwin ' stated, "and Council will treat it as such Before sanctioning any increase in fees, hors ever, the Council will base to determine the attitude of the student body on the question " or throat ailments Three nurses are employed by the health senile, whilL a trained technician is or charge al the chemical laboratory supported the health department The laboratory is used as an aid to the doctors in diagnosing cases. X-ray pictures are taken, if necessary, at no cost to the student IA sum of $45,000 a year is neces sary for the maintenance of the health service department, accoi ding to, university officials This amount is' teemed without any additional up ! propriation horn the state, and is !collected entirely from the registration fee paid by each student at the be- I ginning of the college year CLASSES RELEASE FINANCIAL REPORT Juniors, Seniors Show Profit For Dances—Dues Form Largest Receipt Figures lions the annual repo) t of : the Inteiclass Budget system reveal, that the JunioriProm 'last year show ell a profit tif $741.3u,f0r the class of 1930. The class of 1931 suffered a, loss of $16326 on the Sophomore Hop,: v,hlle the Senior Ball resulted in a retl gam of $l3BBB The statement, tunipiled by inter-' class treasurer Ned I‘.l Fleming, and audited by 11 11. Kinley, shows oh condition of (ounces on June 1929, and covers transactions for a year The hugest teLcipts item on Lhe port is the class dues which ainoun: to $16,600.96 The largest single wypenditme ,ten ~c pledge doting anitaatton polo of the yea, amounting to $7,00a 52 cheapens the entice chaaptm of u flat :Naas made for the 1930 Li( 11e This to l fiitY Pledges ouell as frat , sly Is. to part oraset by ocelots of saint menthe., salt-c that the urn, t.ca is from the yearbook a Joke and namely toleante tandition, noesout-of-tiate " Plebes Shun Deficit De stated that uppeicla,men alto The grand total of the butane_ devise inanition a it, ale usually least sheet shows a balance of $2,20221 fun impel tart ntembei ot the natio nit; classes ftom '2O to '22 Of thus, end that if ionic act the ont", es,te to amount $1,521.90, less about $509; charge Week" might not he Placed an hest fin caps and goes ns, Piatticod. ',as a balance of the class of 1029 and, 'tamed ovel. to Lows H Bell j , re' !FORESTRY OFFICIAL manent treasmer At the end of the last Cullge tear TO LECTURE HERE the present senior elan had a Man, _ . of $693 7?, ehile the present ,lumen !hail $64767 to then ,edit The clog., John 11. Ta3lor. State Superlisor of 1932 shoes u deficit of $4798, le- Will Present 3.Da.t Serie.t Isuiting front the settlement of dam ages caused lust spring Beginning Tomorrow DEBATERS PLAN SERIES John B Thy ha. super stain of Dcei Lodge National at, 1. Montana, lull OF EXTENSION MEEIS leptesent the United States Fotestly Sett ,cc m a seta, ot taPts rot fol. Forensic Council 8911 Send Collegt to h Teams to Club Contests Mt Tay lot null be at Penn State N 7 dim tonoi e it g ax at the three dues, spcaking in class 'autos and to tofolinal student gloom, The College Foiensic council plans A special !aline nil be given Thai s. r 'autos of estenston debates Lot then day night befoi e the Pot esti y so- Loom% year o tb Rio ants dubs, R. Laity In the Pm CAI .\ building tat} Patent-Teaehet Th e pulps, of Tayloi's talks dons and sander mgantzattons, Pool. Jelin Ftinell, coach and [mama will be to inform students of the op. let of the conned, announced tportunities govetnment foiest4 The day. speakei has been selected to visit all retest* schools in the county. Mont',T o any group deMlu g a debate, th e Alto is also included in the number of 1 council will send one at too of the: schools h e „di visit College debating tennis to matteipate., Ar open fm um_ in which the aud enee ma) take part generally will follo, ;National Feder a t i on the debate. • Outstanding among ,übjeck select Honors Council Head 1 ml An discussion me "Resolved. Thai . , I the pi I vileges of higher ethical. on One of the six delegates or the should ho extended only to mon ands many present hone, ed, F Bruce women of special ability" and "Re- Baldwin '3O, head of the student calved. That the nations should adopt' gown nment, ices named Middle At plan of complete &sal moment as-' 'antic States i egional representative rooting ouch finees as are needed fo. a' the convention of the National police purposes," Student Fedenition of America at Stanton! univeisity during the Christmas recess DEVELOPS BO 11) MATER! IL Thn dish ict includes the states Road, hill dm than concrete built of Pennsylvania, Delaware, New e approximately the sonic cost as June,. and West Viiginia In th macadam me foreseen through the capacity Baldwin will belle on the development of a road-making matey- executive committee of the co canna lel by Prof Joseph B Shaw, head of ' lion and n ill duvet woi lc of the Mel. the ceramics department, and Mvi 0 dle Atlantic u I V ADVOCATES Adoption of Pro lore S) oleo, ns Cut Solution ;PAF,'" fr., • f r c • ~.. + eiki.;, • • • :>;•,•:p• • • • ; •,• • : -t • !ADVISOR CONDEMNS INITIATION TACTICS Faculty Council Head Declare `Hell Week' Practices Of No-Benefit Belief that no facult> adyisoi o. a Penn State fraternity appi oves of Week" was expresned by Pi of Chailes \V Beese, •hau man of the fraternity advisois council. yesterday He maintains that thee ate no good points to "Heil NVetk" and that ,ts abolition should he accomplished as soon an possible "Sentiment of ft eternity adesms in in pronounced opposition to lough initiation tactics," Pi ofcssoi Beese lecluied, "and the ',tactic° has been .epeatedly condemned at inctengs of the advisory council "The stand some nateinitms take that 'Hell Week.' enable, a pledge to appreciate a fraternt• is laughable Although' rough, Ilirdiaens on. sup nosed to aid the pledge, then main iesult w moviding amazement for the app6relassinen" 'en Wcel," 1, Bad DiNueising some objectionable fea tmeg of 'Tell Wools," he said "Paddling at initiation time is cm taints poor policy .inil makes the act of initiation Icsemble a phatehicent Why should a pledge be punished 101 undesgomg a fiatel nay autiation' "Also, any public deinonsta—tion 10, Cilirgiatt. DEAN ADVOCATES PROJECT SYSTEM AS CUT SOLUTION Believes I'lan Will Stimulate Interest and Promote • Responsibility DR. WATTS FAVORS TEST OF UNLIMITED PRIVILEGES Agriculture Head Says Success Depends, on Efforts of Uppetclassmen Placing college v ork on a "Plolect basis" could in the opinion of Dean Ralph L. Watts, head of the School of Apiculture, bung about a system of unlimited cut, that , null lie both satisfactory and successful Belies mg that all instantrons should be or oglessne tt: then educe- Holml pohcre,, the Dean ttnoted Kral of unhnuted cut, under the pte .sent s3,stcm Ile feels that colleges 'are heading In the dircetion of great er! student respon,thilit!.. The "nt eject basis" as adtocated by the agimultutal head isould eon .nst asslgnmg a eel tam amount of nor': for a green pet iod with' the stu: lent under Ins ne n mittatne to eon,- plete the project within the time per ' rod Frequent conference, could be held by the in...Ul:tot with the stu dents ' This sy sten is successful In Lei 'tan depai talents at Cm nell Univci - that the method 1. becoming mom sits, the Dean iepoi is He believes gown al as it stimulates Intel est and pi motes application among students Theme uould, houe,ei. lie a need Col mote insti actors. under the m oposed plan, the speak. added • Gning his stand on the question of °Mending cutting pilvileges to sen or,. the Dean declnted• "The system of placing responsiblh tl on uppeiclivisnien would be a suc cess if students Mete or ounce to fur ther effort In addition to educating. the College would he stimulating and inspn rug interest In students" Dean Watts es.pressed doubt as to V hether oi not the system %loold be completely satisfactory in courses "'misting entirely of leLtuies He beliner. houe,ei. that the entire pro cedure in college methods will be tnil• tally Lhanged in a fen years PLAYERS PREPARE SEAFARING DRAMA To l'ortra) Conted and Traged) of Dutch V. atcrfr.nt 'roan In School, Andltorium Combining the depiction of the turgedy and Comedy of life in a Dutch watethont Itching town, •'The Good Hope," Herman HeueimanN cea chanm, oill be oileted by the Penn State Placer, m Schuab duchtoimm, Junualy 25 The shou as a din ereat type than any pt esented In the past by the Players It as said to 1,105001 a t eal 'octal e of the mils and Uthulations of Dutch hslan men anal then family hfe Ileumman ta aces, the plat steal bat * of the men against the elements at sea, and the mental anguish of e lee, and dulth en as then men folk go to sea in one of the gloat fishing (hives He also brings out in "The Good Mope" legal battles of the uldons, hove husbands nine killed by negli gence of rich ship onneis, in attempt ! ing to collect pensions for the deces reties of life 'rho author shoos the pool inlooll conditions, humble living quintets, and their elude amusements and childish delights. MANUF crusEß TO DISCUSS 'CORRECT USE OF LUMBER Slicakini on "Correct Ll,e4 of Low he. it Consh uction," d S Mackie ri the National Lumber Manufactur !c:J assountion, will address senior 01011 engineers in town 200 Engineer m: I) at t 10 o'clock Tuesrla. after noon January it. Mt. Mackie writ speal, from esact ionec having been amounted oith the lumber Industt y for mar* teals lii' tall sill Include the economical ann satisfactory uses or oood rn art:lent day tonsttuction with a mew to pre ventuu.. its 'mouse CLUB WILL SPONSOR DANCE With the "Campus Owls" av the musical attraLlion, the Penn State Club n :II spasm It subseuption dunce Peln um 15 in the Arnim y. Ref resh- Executives Elect Hibshman To Alumni Secretary Post ELECTED Neu Head oC Alymni Work a College MEI SOCIETY TO SHOW POST WAR SCENES Architects Plan Exhibition 01 Armistice Sketches kr. American Paintet An eshibttnin of UM shetcht, made In Flame nmaul.ately afte. the Armistice by Milton H Banu oft, pr moment Ammican omit ho field on third ilooi of Morn Enmnem inl, bedding for the tem:maim of th., vest Pt Gamin Alpha. honor at. nicht team& irate] nttr„ attune.' to hat the e‘htbition brought here The eN lribit trill be open Stout 2 unttl 5 &clot] ;r the afternoon and ft on, 7 until o'clock In the night Thu pr event collection ,11$ ,hump In Neu York Lay, unit uko at .1 situ,' eshiint.on ut the Coltman art gullet, in WaNlungton, 1) r It h as h em ', alt . plat..tri ht ruithot tau, funnhat it 101 d putnting.s 0111 cc,. nepolt that the shettlies 'core done on the spot ulthout an, attempt to diannutite the auslents The nor's ll:maven classed as a M.A.. mental} necond of events on the flout follouim, the detlniution of pence gL Bamlnft has seined on the fa, alta at both the Penns} hanna Aca ,temp el Fine Ants and SU althmol college He has stud ed both Amok: and Palm. and has eshibitml s wml, in Paris, Boston, Chnago, anon Philadelphia The paintet also ex,,lnted inm of iltloll4 rOl the Court of the Sia sons at the Paninla-Pinala. espositton San Fnarbasto Dunning the uan per iod, Inc contnbuted numentam Oat VONtO.I.I to the gmenninent SENIOR WOMEN-TO HOLD CLASS MID-YEAR DINNER Pion Continuous liti.n 'or I Iran. In Mt 1111,1er flail Tomorron Conttnuou, 1011411 .111 featuse tb, pi op ma 01 the is st nod-teat ,entoi xolooo', dinner to be held al 5 ID n'clocl, tonna soo night no 51cAllo , ci Hall daunt, 1 man Numbers by the Val s.t) Quartette, 1. vocal solo by lildna It Rod, stl, and inns aulat solos by Ilavel Nea t. Se. 4,1, .011 be Included in the pin g:ant Dos othy Chi I,lnsan '.l 1, C hula , ' and 51. a lett t will alltl nate at the piano Until this yea, the cla,s had only one dinnef Isha.ll Ills held in this •pans, of the yeat The fLehng that n sandaz Wan .houhl lit held tot %%toilet v11,11.40..4; in Feb only, base a moved Ito one allnit sash senfeite. ILTIIOIt DECL \RES COLLEGES DO NOT 11 . 110:Cl\l'E \LL 11N1 College owe then alarm, gi eat., I etunn 101 then tot VIC:4 and Inlet - Oct than the instautauls no, got e 11q- S(.lt, Wan ed B Shun in lac boot , ".11u nn , and Adult Eductabon." Thr ,lista ibution of 4pencht, and 1)11 , 11.04 lepol C ;mono . gi ntluntei , :ggevted %SKS STUDENT COOPER \ TION \\ ith it toe, to elfetting a doing: in the Will of borough streets for stu dent activities, Eugene It. Ledet et. hull:els of Stole College bolough, will Lonadt ......I.:tit Couto , ll rot a 1 rs.thle Cut Plan: PRICE 5 CENTS Plan Council To Replace Yearly Meeting of Graduate Body ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR EXPANSION Foinier Assistant to President Lead Bond Issue. Building Fund Campaigns Eduand R Hibshman, ass,tant to II a Pletadent fm the past ten vials, 0, elected executive societal!, of the Penn State Alunun aN,nelatlon at a ineotnng of tins e‘vendise bound of the As , noontion Satiadas noon lung At the name tone loadeis th,closed the f.tct that plans wet e being made tot nn OSILItI,IOII of the Association's ice w nch will make the new LA , ..cut Ve vettetai Write of outstand ing Inipoi tante to the College rorination or a iepresentati‘e Imam Council to take the place 01. the .11111.11 .1111111111 mectmg MIN he mining the fit .t tasks of the !IA sec t eta, V Enabling agt cute, peicent age of the 13,000 almittii now en tolled in the As•ocmpon to take port In it, plow ant. the lien kltitunt Court (II n.II voice the oinniont. of gi lid u Ito 111..1111A1 To Form t loom Commil 711 c Comm] %till be composed or I c's Situ etames and em c,entato.es . . 'elect, El actonhng to thstt mt,. Ap plosunatels one hunched gladuntes lull noLume member . of the nip; tn. t'atlon With other dole of tin, now office, Mn llibslin.an still asvunie thou of the former goal al alumni sect elan% Edeand NHaan Sint, Ali Sul presented his tesignation to June, 1928, no one had been selected to tat e lan place Mn litbslunan's :estimation as the Yrevidcr is aide a ill be tendered to the Ccllago '2 , 844 of Trustee, at its meeting in Flat CI, bung Mond:, No definite SUCLLSNOI to his post has been setacled set President \ mos,' tile. tine "Ali 1111,,h0 an', acteptante,es le Lull!, in the light of plans fon fu n taut de‘elopintnt of the College, no ost plea a n og to nie," Pt °sicken! Ilet /el stated Nettendav "Not pelt it ill he be able to mann tein the tstellent College tontates he lia , made throughout One State, but he tan es], ina then, into alum:. and nth nelinaon, fm the good of the f el. :lege," the Pi wadtnt added Following ginduatton hen e nn 1909, ‘ln Illbelunan developed a ,tiann of thin taco bean mg 111, mune and 000 gluten in the State Ile be tame a,,ist net (Intel°, of nigmultui al oaten non in 1.12 Boum, of Ins ssoll, in agonizing the tousle agent ...cite, he s,os made o-onsl int to the Pte.:dent in chnige el public ielations ut 1040 In this inenion Mc Hibshman mos chat ni tri of the $8,000,000 Bond Is sue committee, and acted a, inanagel of the $4010,000 Plangency Bald ing tnapaign in 1922 and Eel OLLEGE OFFICERS NAME DORMITORY Honor Dt near, l'onller lice-Head Of Penn Slate kgrneultural 1:X111,1111101i Stlllloll In home of Di William Fl.ll, nit nue me-de et.toi of the College al;. ieultm d espei merit elation, College Oihelak Ofilelltth decided to name the net, men'. don not, "neat ' The 11.1111 t tv li tt6o .erne .19 an at knonletltnning to the dozen of mole ggiiehltutal 1p 001,, ninth tontubuted pint. of the !hind, fot the nen build- DOt tot PI CM ta ; actnels Lanett ugh man% inith ;nouns timing , lit litelnne =l=tl= -lint. at the Collette, the tint teL be e.. latoton at , an authottto on quo, ton. to% oh tog I.sal ohettuota N. fel ili -1/eIS. lone, and tollacto lie headed the t....1t11 tote. ~ lotton Dont to otgont ,atton ltOt7 until ill, death in'192.:2 Itemo one of the lettneet , , on fond standau do Do, tot Ft eat nas selected a eh:molar, of tht unoodttee on food stlultoth, to , the Felletal Depot Intent or Artutultmc lle oleo ruled to aloft._ the State lone food lons 1 ILI. DISCUSS \ TRICKS Prot Leland S Rhode+ of the civil engines] lin, clepiiitinent v ill Noun!. on "IMllntheinatical Tut As, Useful and Uheleu ," at a inveting of the A S C It m Imo, 2.00 Enuinevi 1715 1) at. 7 101. k t"wo,toie night. Plait