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VOL. 25, No. 58
JOURNALISTS HOLD
CONFERENCE HERE .
TODAY, TOMORROW
7 Eastern College Newspapers
Send Representatives To
Annual Convention
iUDGES WILL ANNOUNCE
WINNERS OF CONTEST
-.lpmse University. Prolaw,
Harrisburg Editor Speak
At Banquet Tonight'
' Seventeen delegates representing
'student nublicatins' in seven col
kges end universities arrived here
kat night to attend the annual meet
*mg of the Eastern Intercollegiate
ilewspaper association , today and to
.
~ Prizes for the newspaper contest
',Or being conducted among the mem
bers of the association will be award
at a banquet in the State College
alga at noon tomorrow. Henry Grat
tan Doyle, dean of men at George
Nlialdigto n university, will award the
Prof. John 0. Simmons, head of the
jearnslism department at Syracuse
gaivensity, and G. M. Steinmetz, man
pgiog editor of the Harrisburg Tel
. 'graph will address the gathering at a
bsoquet at the Centre Hills Country
Pleb tonight. Professor Simmons and
lir. Steinmetz are also acting as judg
e in the contest.
The purpose of the convention is
to discuss business and editorial prob.-
Isms Common to all niembers, to sug
gest remedies for editorial faults, and
to help Mat college journals on a more
professional basis, according to Louis
i. Bork, '3O, president of the asso
station. ' • -
Convention Program
The convention will officially open
grith registration of delegates at the
State College hotel at 11 o'clock this
'irs - t.rriinglifterwtrictrfacttiti—nrenibera
will hold a luncheon for delegates at
tie University club at noon. An ad
.; dress of welcome will be delivered by
• Arthur R. Warnock, dean of men.
. -The first meeting of the group will
he held in Old Chapel at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. President Bell will ad
.'dress the conclave and committees
will be appointed. Committee meet
, togs, a tour of the campus, or golf
eo the College links will complete the
program this afternoon. Dean Charles
W. Stoddart of the Liberal Arts school
/613 been chosen to act as toastmaster
it the banquet to be held at the Cen
tre Hills Country club tonight.
TO Address Gathering
An executive meeting will framed-
iately preceed a general meeting of
the delegates tomorrow morning. Re
ports of committee chairmen, election
of officers and discussions will
.corn
,
prise the program for the assembly.
President Ralph D. Hetzel will speak
at the lu cheon in the State College
hotel at rioon. The address by Presi
dent Retie' will immediately follow
the presdntation of prizes by Dean
Doyle.
The afteinoon program will consist
of attendance at the varsity golf
match with Clinton Country club, an
interscholkstie track meet on New
Beaver field, or Move-Up Day exer
cises on Holmes field. Delegates will
attend the Move-Up Day dance in Re
creation tall tomorrow night.
The newspaper contest, open only
to members of the Association this
r i .
year, wil be open to all collegiate
newapa next. year, according co
President Bell.
DR. SOKIVIAN,,NEW YORK
PAS 'I R, .TO SPEAK HERE
- Dr. Ralph W. Sockmnn, pastor of
the Madison Avenue M. E. church,
New York City, will address chapel
goers inrehwab auditorium at 11
o'clock St nday morning.
Dr. &amen has been the minister
at his chdrch since 1917 when he was
fictive in the Army Y. M. C. A. He
ti a member of the Board of Foreign
Missions of the Methodist Episcopal
church add also on the Board of the
Directors Of the Federation of Church.
!11, and a member of the American So.
tietY of Church History. Ohio Wes.
Columbia! university the M. A. and
leYan university, his Alma Mater, con
ferred upon him the D. D. degree, and
Ph.D. degrees.
HAAN IS DOCTOR SPEAKS
Dr. H. IM. Mitchell, of the depart,
meat of animal husbandry at the
Universiti of Illinois, gave the final
talk in a ieries of animal husbandry
lectures lst night on the topic, "The
Advantage of the Paired Feeding
Method in "Animal Experimentation."
Fate Of New
Rests On F
Malcolm Kirkpatrick
To Head Council
For 1929-'3O
With the voting period closing at
noon today, the fate of the proposed
luterfrateraity rushing code is still
hanging in the balance. A majority
ol.fraternity:chapter votes is neces
sary.for .passige.
Annual elections at the meeting
Monday night' tesulted in the choice
ofMalcolm Kirkpatrick 'BO as Presi:
dent. Archibald M. Holmes '3O vice:.
prisident, and Floyd W. Kalb '3O as
secretary-treasurer.
While - .retaining in principle the
code used list year, the proposed sys
tem intended to "correct Minor de
fects. the twin clOsed periods; one
between the two rushing intervals
and the other between the dote of
rushing and. the acceptance of bids
have been dropped. The purpose of
this is to Minimize the possiblity of
code violations, according to Fred H.
Yocum '29, fornier Council president,
as well as to.lild scholarship by get
ting the freshmen settled earlier.
Ballots• Distributed
Three dates with rushees, two in
the first period 'and one_ in the second,
ROY. MBEs DIES
OF REMIT FAEURE
College Superintendent Meets
Death Following Service
Period Of 23 Years
Roy I. Webber, for eleven years
superintendent of College grounds and
buildings, died juddenly at his. home
Tuesday morning. An acute heart
attack was the direct cause of his
death.
Mr. - Webber;wasaitively connected
with the expansion of Penn State and
at, the time of his death was com
pleting specifications for architects
concerning the remodeling of Old Main
building and the erection of a new
power plant. All of the work con
nected with the future expansion
made possible by the recent State ap
propriatidn was under his direction.
Mr. Webber came to Penn • State
in 1906, twenty-three years ago, as
an instructor, and rose to the rank
of associate professor of structural
engineering. In 1912 he became pro
fessor of architectural . engineering
and held this position until 1918 when
his ability won him the post of sup
erintendent of grounds and buildings,
n newly created position in the re
organization of the College adminis
tration that took place at that time.
Funeral Services Today
• 1n addition to his association with
Penn State, Mr. Webber was always
prominent in the activities of State
College. He served as president of
the borough council in 1920, and was
first president of the State College
Kiwanis club. He was also.an active
member . of the local Chamber,of Com
merce.
'Ho is survived by his wife and a
son, Dean. Funeral services will be
held' from his residence, 903 Allen
street at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
He was born at Warsaw, Indiana,
on August 27, 1876. He matriculated
at Purdue university, graduating from
the engineering college there in 1899.
He obtained the degree of civil en
ginee.r from the -University' of Illinois
in 1906, where he was an instructor
for four years. From 1900,-to 1902,
be was borough engineer at/Sewickley
and also worwed for the Pennsylvania
railroad for a short time.
Fraternity Life Is - Cleaner•and More .
Ideal Than Before, States Dr. Wright
"Fraternity life is cleaner. and its
ideals are higher than they ever were.
before," declared Dr. 1. M. Wright,
dean of education and director of the
extension school at Muhlenberg col
lege when he gave the last address of
the Liberal Arts series in Old Chapel
Tuesday night.
He spoke on "The Social Fraternity
on the Ainerican - College Campus."
Dr. Wright is president of a large
national social fraternity and has re
cently completed a tour of fraternities
in the United States.
"Despite newspaper and magazine
criticism the fraternity is a growing
'proposition and will continue' to - be
as," the speaker pointed out. "The
.ability to get along with ones fellow
'men, the making of life-long friend
ships and character-building are some
!of the benefits derived from - the fra
STATE COLLEGE, PA.,.F4DAY, MAY 17, 1929 e
fishing Code
aternity Votes
TO HEAD Interfraternity Council
Next Year
MALCOLM KIRKPATRICK: MO
would be allowed In plaie of last
year's four. This provision will en
able more fraternities to procure
dates with a freshman. In addition,
not more than one date could be hr
ranged in advance.
Ballots have been distributed to all
(Continued on last page)
6 ORATORS VIE IN
CONTEST MAY 25
National Intercollegiate District
Winners Meet Here for
Regional Finals
Six district winners have been se
lected to compete in the regional finals
of the national ,intercollegiate orator
ical contest in. Schwab auditorium
next Saturday night. .
Winners in the semi-finals for Mary
landisDiStriet of folgrabla-,,VelaWare,
and western, central, find, eastern
i'entisylviinia have been announced.
New York has not yet submitted ttie
name of her entry. .
The best orator of the group will
be eligible to represent this district
at the finals in Los Angeles, Californ
ia, neict month. He will also have
the opportunity of winning one of the
prizes ranging from $l5OO to $350.
,Announce Winners
Repreabnting Maryland, Mr. Peter
J. Toner 'of Mt. Saint Mary's college
will speak on "Hamilton and the Con
stitution." He is, also scheduled to
be the first speaker on the program
at the regional finals.
Mr. Harryman Dorsey; . George
Washington university, will be the
competitor from the Capitol district.
He will talk on "John Marshall and
the Constitution." The Delaware
winner, Mr. Howard Conaway of the
State university has as his topic "Al
exander Hamilton and the Constitu
tion." '
The oply woman entrant will be
Miss Josephine Herrold, Pennsyl
vania College for Women, represent
ing the western section of this - State.
She will speak on "Franklin and the
Constitution."
Mr. J. G. W. Williams of Haan°ll
university is the entry from central
Pennsylvania, while Mr. Henry V.
Scheirer, Muhlenberg college, cow,
I petes for the eastern district. They
have as their subjects "Our Constitu
tion: ohn Marshall and His Consti
tution' and The Constitution," re-
Ispectively.
A complete list of entries is expect
ed by Prof. John - H. Frizzell by next
week. Prof. Frizzell will be chair
man' of the regional semi-finals.
Judges will be selected from members
lof the College faculty.
ternity wiich no one can deny or tear
apart."
. Continuing his address Dr. Wright
indicated the many benefits that arc
derived from the Greek letter houses
by both alumni and undergraduate
members.
"A fraternity man," asserted the
lecturer, "always has a home when
he returns to his Alma Mater. When
he comes back to revisit the scenes of
his college days he is assured of a
hearty welcome by, the members of
his house. This cannot bo said of the
dormitory boy or the one who lived in
a rooming house. For him the scene
has changed. He has no one to ex
tend ,a welcoming, hand and conse
quently has nothing to draw him back
to the' place where he spent the best
years.of his life."
RESEARCH GROUP,
ENGINEERS MEET
IN JOINT'SESSION
Prof. M. S. Viteles, University
Of Pennsyliania;. To Begin
, Discussion Today
WESTINGHOUSE OFFICIAL
WILL ADDRESS'MEETING
Peisonnel Problenjci! , Offer Main
Topic of Indasi l ltiafilita'
Tenth' GdilOing
Problems of personnel organization
are being discussed settle joint meet
ing of the Personnel Research feder
ation and the tenth Industrial School
of Engineering conferesice which be
gan here yesterday and will continue
until tomorrow. • ,
Opening today's st?sSion, Prof. fd.
S. Viteles of . the Gab/di-sky of Penn
sylvania will address the gathering
on "The Course' in t lbdustrial Psy
chology for Engineering Students" in
room 200. Engineering( - D at 9:30
o'clock this morning.
A discussion by Di; George W.
Hartman of the .psydbology depart
ment will follow. PrOcedure in re
cruiting engineering, graduates will
be described by a group of represen
tatives engaged in that work. Prof.
Bruce V. Moore of the psychology de
partment will close :the meeting with
a speech on "Rating' Students by Ap
pearance.."
Will Hold Open Meeting Tonight
Following, luncheon at the Univer
sity club at 12:30 o'clock, the dele
gates will engage in committee meet
ings or in some form , of recreation.
(Continued on last page)
PUBLISHERS FORM
EMPLOYMtE LIST
AssoCiation Manager To Head
• ' Placement Bureau for
Student Writers ,
Planning to provide summer posil
tions for sophomore and junior , stu
denta in journalism and permanent
positions for graduating journalists,
the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publish
ers Association organized a State
College placement bureau at their
meeting here last week. •
W. N. Hardy, manager of the as
sociation, has charge of the bureau.
Fourteen seniors and twenty-four
juniors and sophomores are seeking
positions through the bureau which
will - begin functioning at once.
Form Curriculum Committee
Next fall the journalism students
at Penn State will be addressed by
prominent newspapermen from time
to time through the Speakers bureau
of the association formed at the an.
nual Spring meeting.
Permanent chairman of the advis
ory committee, E. A. Sweeney, of the
Greensburg Daily Triloic, appointed
Mr. Hardy director of this bureau
also.
Fred Fuller Shedd, editor-in-chief
of the Philadelphia Bulletin, will head
the committee formed to suggest im
provements and changes in the journ
alism curriculum. A. E. McCo!lough,
managing editor of the Lancaiter
News Journal and Mr,. Hard; will
also serve on this committee..
Several other committees were
named to handle other phases of
newspaper work of Interest to the as
sociation at the regular session of the
newspapermen.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
ADMITS LOCAL SOCIETY
Beta Lambda Sigma, local frater
nity, has just received notice of its
acceptance as a chdpter of Phi Pi Phi,
national social fraternity.
This fraternity has just started a
policy of eastern expansion, having
formerly confined ;itself to western
colleges and universities. Penn State
is one of the few eastern colleges to
have a chapter.. The local group will
be installed as Sigma chapter on
May '2sth.
Who's Dancing
Tonight
Honorary Engineers
at Alpha Tau Omega (closed)
Tomorrow Night
Move-up Day dance
Recreation Hall
Froth dance
Nitta Country clulS (closed)
Students Will Observe Move-Up,
Tap Day Ceremonies on Holmes
Field; Seniors Select Honor Men
Award First Honors to
Harry E. Pfeifer,
Class Head
NOMINATE 5 CANDIDATES
FOR VALEDICTORIAN POST
llamas, Wilson, Bell, and Turner
Win Places as Foremost
. 1929 Activity
.Meri
Choosing Harry E. Pfeifer, class
president, as Spoon Man, the .class
of 1929 elected, its honor men and
nominated five candidates for valedic
torian at its meeting Monday night.
The seniors awarded second honors
to Stephen V. llamas, five-sports ath
lete, by selecting him as Barrel Man,
while third ranking, Cahe Man, went
to Edward T. Wilson, wrestling cap
tain
.and intercollegiate champion.
Louis H. Bell jr., editor-in-chief of the
COLLEGIAN, will be Pipe Orator,' while
William S. Turner, business manager
of the COLLEGIAN and golf manager,
will act as Class Donor.
Class Day Eiercises
The class nominated Bell, Richard
A. Geuder, Pfeifer, Turner, and Fred
It. Yocum for the position of valedic
torian. A faculty committee will se
lect the orator from this group;
Presentation of the spoon, barrel,
and- cane will take place at the
annual' Class Day exercises June 17
as part of the Commencement Weak
.program. These prizes are awarded
each year to the' outstanding mon in
the senior class who have helped to es
tablish closer contact between the Col
lege'and the class and who have serv
ed the oroUp best.
Ae Class Donor, Tuner will pna~nt
the awards. builhe
Bell will turn 'the Peace Pipe over 'to
F. Bruce Baldwin 'BO, incoming senior
executive. At the meeting Preahlent
Pfeifer announced the appointment
of Bell as permanent secretary of the
class of 1929.
`LA VIE' EDITORS
TO ISSUE ANNUAL
Distribution of .. .Junior Publication
Will Begin Next Week—Stair
Adopts New System
Distribution of the last junior. La
Via will begin early next week, editor
in-chief F. Bruce Baldwin '29, .an
flounced yesterday. The exact day
will be announced in Tuesday's COLe
LEGI4I4.
Juniors will present first and sec
ond semester registration cards to
receive one copy of the annual with
their name engraved on the back edge
of the cover and one copy without
the name. One volume will be issued
if one registration card is presented.
To Bold Public Sale
The following system has been de
vised to facilitate distribution: Jun
ior's whose last names begin with A,
B, or G will receive yearbooks at the
Athletic store. Those whose names
begin with D, E, or F may obtain
copies at Stark Brothers'; H, I, and
J at Graham's; K, L, and M at Mont
gomery's; N, 0, and P at the Musk
Room; Q, R, and S at Whitey Mus
ser's; T, U, and V at the Corner
Room and W, X, Y and Z at the Photo
Shop.
. About two days after the general
distribution the staff will offer a lim
ited number of the annuals for sale
at $5.00 each. The sale will continue
for only one day at Stark Brothers'.
COSMOPOLITAN SOCIETY
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Kegham A. Vertercssian '3O was
elected president of the Cosmopolitan
club for the coming year at the an
nual elections held recently. at the
home of Dr. Irving L. Foster, faculty
advisor.
Jean J. Hugenet '3O was selected
vice-president, while .Anna P. Halko
vitch '3l and Annette A. Kreyder '3O
received the secretary and treasurer
posts, respectively. Dr. Foster was
chosen to continue in his position as
faculty advisor.
The new officers will be installed at
a dinner in the University club at.7;30
o'clock tontorrow night. At that time
talks will be 'given by Dr. Foster,
president-olecte Nrarteressian and John
J. Andujar:3l, retiring president.
SENIOR President Who Has Been
Named 1929 Spoon Man
HARRY E. PFEIFER '29
ALUMNI PLAN FOR
ANNUAL REUNIONS
Graduates Arrange 3 Dayo of
Entertainment During
Final Week-end
Three days of entertainment espe
cially planned for Penn State alumni
will be offered from- Saturday, June
14 to Commencement day on Tuesday,
June 18. Alumni Day will be observ
ed on Monday.
Informal demonstrations by the re
uniting classes on Monday include a
tentatively planned '"Stunt" hour on
New Beaver field proceeding the alum
ni baseball game. Following the
'parade of classes to the field,, each
elifia - will 'take The'eenter -of the' 11Old
for a few minutes to enact - some stunt
which will picture an event occurring
during their days y in College. The
stunts may vary from elaborately
prepared demonstrations to gather
ings of alumni giving their class yell.
The baseball game this year will
probably be held between two alumni
teams. The committee • hps—recom
mended that a team be made of mein
hers graduating in the odd years will
oppose a team of men from the even
ybars, instead of. picked group of
alumni meeting the College varsity.
To hold Golf Tournament
The first gathering of former stu
dents will be in the University club
fora luncheon at 1 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. A golf tournament on the
College links wilt also be held on the
first day of the reunion. Later in
the afternoon the annual' meeting of
the bard of trusters, will be held in
the president's office. Following the
meeting new trustees will be elected.
Classes of 'l9, 'l4, and 'O9 will have
the largest representation among the
reuniting groups for• their tenth,
fifteenth and twentieth anniversary,
advance reports by members planning
to attend show. ileunions will be held
on Sunday and Monday.
Monday, June 17, will be observed
as Alumni Day. The Alumni Asso
ciation will hold their annual meet
ing in Old Chapel on Monday morn
ing following the .senior class day
exercises. Luncheon is planned in
the Big Tent on the campus. The
afternoon will be occupied with
stunts, baseball game and a reception
at 4:30 o'clock.
To Attend Dance
A dinner for alumni, seniors and
guests will be given in McAllister
Hall at 6 o'clock. A. production by
the Penn State and a Com
mencement reception for alumni, fac
ulty, seniors, juniors, candidates for
advanced degrees and guests will be
given in Recreation Hall at 10 o'clock.
The Commencement dance follow
ing the reception will complete the
Alumni Day entertainment.
On Commencement day a Senate
luncheon will be given to trustees anti
the Commencement speaker at the
Centre Hills Country club at 1 o'clock
in the afternoon. ,
PROF. DUTCHER TO. ADDRESS
DOCTORS AT ATLANTIC CITY
Prof. It. Adams Dutcher will ad
dress the .American LaryngolOgical
Society, a branch-of the American
Medical Association on the subject,
"Vitamins in Haman and Animal Nu
trition," at their fifty-first annual
congress in Atlantic City on Monday.
The program will- be devoted to
diets, vitamins in 'diets, and their re
lations to diseases of the head, sinus
es and the respiratory system,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Start Annual Exercises
With Procession
Tomorrow
HONORARY GROUPS HOLD
FIRST COLLEGE TAP DAY
Sophomores, Freshmen Engage
In Traditional Tug-df-War
Following Services
Culminating Spirit Week activities,
members of the four classes will pa
rade from - Co-op corner to HalmeS
field where the annual observance of
Move-Up Day will be held at 1:30
o!clock tomorrow afternoon.
Seniors wearing Lion suits s and
juniors with their class blazers Will
be followed by sophomores without
hats and , freshmen with clinks in the
processiok President Ralph D. Het
' zel will , iddress the gathering on
Holmes field.
Short talks will also be givon by
Harry E. Heifer, president of the
senior class and F. Bruce Baldwin,
president-elect of the senior class.
Louis H. Bell jr., chairman of the
Move-Up Day committee will then
introduce the new class presidents.
Singing-of College songs will conclude
this portion of the program.
Will Observe Tap Day
Following the singing., all men stu
dents in the classes of 1930 and 1931
will assemble in the center of Holmes
field for Penn State's first Tap Day
sorvices. ThesC men will be eligible
candidates for Parmi Nous and Skull
and Bones, honorary . upnerclass• so
cieties. The remainder of the onlook
ers are to move to the edge of ,the
'. - TlPini - the the 'Stroke . ortliteei
ping will start with a representative
of. the society,' which receives tho
right to tap first, making hii way .
through the assemblage to approach
the first choice of his organization.
When the delegate comes . to the
chosen man he will strike him on the
head. If the tapped person desires
to accept the bid he will advance to
the tent of that society. .If not, he
will remain in his place but by so do
ing forfeits his right to become a
member of that group. As soon as
a tapped man enters the tent of either
society he is considered a pledge. •
Alternate delegates of the honorer.
ies will file through the candidates
picking their men - until the respettive
quotes have. been filled.
Bold Annual Tug-of-War
' After the tapping is completed, the
sophomores and freshmen will engage
in the - traditional tug-of-war scrap
on the cinder path passing through the
field. Three heats will be run to de
termine the .winner. To provide an
added impetus to the contestants a
fire hose will bo played on the rope so
that the losers will receive a drench
ing.
If the sophomores are successful
the freshmen will forfeit the right
to select their class colors but if the
yearlings are victorious they receive
the Privilege of choosing their colors
and the sophomoies must retain on
toms for another Week. .
The annual Move-Up Day dance
will be held in Recreation Hall from
8 until 12 o'clock Saturday night. The
Blue and White band will provide mu
sic for the affair.
PI DELTA EPSILON
SELECTS EDITORS
Names Robert P. Stevenson '3O and
Scott S. Geesey '3D as New
'Old Main Bell' Heads •
Robert P. Stevenson '3O was elect
ed editor-in-chief of the Old Main
Boil, Penn State's literary publica
tion, by the members of Pi Delta Ep
silon at the annual' elections recently.
Scott S. Geecey '30 . , was selected as
editor and James S. Hornbeck '3O,
received the post bf art editor. M.
Alexander Spear '3O, will have charge
of the business administraticin of the
magazine, with Henry R. Dowdy '3O,
as assistant business manager,
Issue Appears Today
The spring issue of the publication -
will be released today and will go on
sale at the Athletic store. A new
addition to the magazine is a section
devoted to current book reviews. "Pro
fessor Pattee and Penn State" by Dr.
Edwin W. Runkle will be the feature
article: • ,