VOL. 26, No. 22 FORMER PRESIDENT WILL ADDRESS 125 MID-YEAR SENIORS Dr. John M. Thomas To Present Commencement Talk January 31 RECORD GROUP EXPECTS DIPLOMAS NEXT MONTH Executive Establishes Schools Of Chemistry, Physics, Education Here Dr. John Martin Thomas, president of Rutgers University, and former president of Penn State, will address the laigest mid-year graduating class in the history of the College in Schwab Januaiy 31, Col lege officials announced ycstciday. Doctor Thomas was pi evident here fiom January, 11)21 until September,' 1925 when he accepted the presidency of the New Jersey institution Prior to 1921 he spent thirteen yeais as head of Middlebury college in Vet mont, and vyas pastoi of the Ailmg ton Avenue Presbyterian church m East Orange, New Jersey, for fifteen yeais 125 May Receive Degrees Accoiding to Registrar William S Hoffman 125 seniors will leceive di plomas at the graduating ceremoniej. Ten members of the giaduate school .will also leceivc degrees Before this year the largest class to be graduated at mid-year was when 86 leceived di plomas in 1928. During Doctor Thomas’ admimstia tion at Penn Stnte two schools were originated, the School of Education, and the School of Chemistiy and Physics. Diplomus will be presented to members of these schools ne\t month as well as to students from every other school m the College. When Doctor Thomas came to Penn Stuff* ha-declnrerlrthat Jm_was_induc ed to come to the College because of its uniealized possibilities He felt that Penn State wus a place that could bo built and whete constructive work could be accomplished. Samuel S. Rumbaugh, foimcr mem her of the class of 1920, who has coni-,- pletcd a one-ycar law course at New, York um\eisity, will return to Penn State foi his diploma. Rumbaugh was a membei of the wiesthng team her'* in 1923 and 1924. ‘Y’PLANS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY To Entertain Children In Armorv Saturday—Provides Program Of Speeches, Diulogue One bundled and fifty children fiom the vicinity of State College will attend the annual Christmas par ty sponsored Ly the Penn State* Chtis tian associations in the Armoiy from 2.30 until 5 o’clock Satuiday nftei noon Games, followed by a short talk <*n the meaning of Chnstmas by Di Robeit E Dengler, piofessoi of Gioek, and a fainter*’ diulogue by Harry Beige 'JO and Kenneth HooJ ’3O will begin the party. An aecoidian solo will be given by Arthur Aluisc ’33 and a inunmba solo by Miss Maitha Jane Gobiecht ’3O. Icc ci earn, candy, oiangos will be provided and Robeit H Finley ”.0 as Santa Cluus will conclude the af ternoon’s ontcitninmcnt by distribu ting gifts to each small guest The college administration and sev eral local merchants aic cooperating with the association to help make tnc* purty a success. Tiansportation will be piovided by the “Y.” Miss Anne G. Eiflei ’39 and Richaid L McKee '3l will head the committee in chaige NAVAL EXPERT INVESTIGATES COLLEGE ENGINEERING WORK Investigating facilities of the Col lege for research woik, Captain A. T. Chuich, U. S. N., in chaige of post gmduate work being done by naval officers, inspected the laboratories de voted to the Diesel engine m which seven naval officcis aie completing, their advance wot It. i In a similar' endeavor to align the work at the College with the requite ments of tho navy, Dean Robeit L Sackctt, of the engincoiing school, visited the Brooklyn Navy yard. Cap tain Church expicssed an intention oi leturning in the spimg to make u Semi-Weekly P?nn A Dr. Stoddart Favors Cuts For Limited Senior Group Junior With I.S Record Would Gain Rights In Dean’s Plan Heartily favoring unlimited cuts but only foi a limited number of sen iors, Dean Chailcs W. Stoddait of the Liberal Aits school in an inter view yesterday suggested the adop tion of a plan baecd on scholastic standing of the last-year students Undex the dean's plan the privi leges of unlimited absences would be granted to all seniors with an aveiagj of 1 5 for their junior years Ho be lieves that such a system would pro mote scholarship as well a 3 mdividu il responsibility. ‘‘Unlimited cuts for seniois should be limited to good students,” tho speaker declared “The unreliable students would ab use any such privilege,” he added, “while on the othef hand the worthy student would know how to take ad vantage of the right for his own bene fit.”. ‘Rate Students on Grade- Dean Stoddart in outlining his pro posal pointed out that no extra woik would be needed in order to select the privileged group. All students would bo rated-'on their giades as rccoidail m the Registrar’s office, and no fav oritism could enter into this selection ‘‘This year with the standard set at 15 ncaily 200 seniors would be en titled to unlimited cutting, while if an avciagc of 1 75 were used more than 180 would enjoy the privilege. Even at an average of 2, more than one COACH CHOOSES 2 FOR Pin DEBATE Brandt and Hitchcock Discuss 'Education Limitation* Friday--Night - With picpaiations for the Univet sity of Pittsburgh debate reaching the intensive stage, Coach Joseph F O’Br en named John W. Biandt ’3O and drv.llc A Hitchcock ’32 to repie sent Penn State in upholding the af firmative side of the topic “Highei Education Should Be Limited to Thoso Having Special Abilities” in Schwab auditoiium at 7.30 o’clock, Friday night. Bianat and Hitchcock weie select ed from a group of fifteen competitor who have been piepanng neatly a month for the debate. Hitchcock will represent Penn State foi the fust time in intercollegiate competition Brand was a member of the College foicnsic teams in his sophomore and junior yeais and returns after a year's absence from school. Probable Pitt Team Aithough no announcement has been made of the personnel of the Pitts burgh team, it is expected that Ed ward Ciowder and Charles J. Milioth vvil* defend the negative side of the question This duo is entcied in a debate with the Women’s Debating association at the University of Pitts burgh tonight on the same question No decision will be given Friday night, but an open foium will be held at the conclusion of the speeches. COLUMBIA PROFESSORS HOLD ‘JAVA MARATHON’ 36 Student Coffee-Drinkers Submit lo Psychological Tests Conducting an experiment to de . termme the effects of caffeine on the mind and body thnty-six coffee-dunk ers ol Columbia university held a “java” marathon, lasting fiom 0 o’clock Saturday morning until after 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Students taking the test were* s.vorn to absolute secrecy, and guards wcio placed at the doors to the psy- 1 chclogy laboratory in the physics! building where the test was held.l Fifteen college girls and twenty-one I mcr took the tests. During the test] they wore not permitted to talk to each othei nnd weie segregated in different rooms. Several sets of psy chological questions were asked to determine tho influence of caffeine. DAIRYMAN VISITS TENNESSEE Prof. Chcstci D Dahlc, of the de partment of daily manufacturing, has ictuinod fiom the Univoisity of Ten- STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1929 FAVORS Unlimited Cut Plan for Limited Group of Seniors dean c w. STODDART mdied seniors would be eligible," hi “Likewise,” he concluded, “the basi foi selection would be the grades for the two semesters in the proceeding year. This would be an incentive for the piogiessive student to make good marks in his junioi year” The dean also pointed out tiut ri a sui vey of land-grant colleges it w as found that ten out of the thirty-nine institutions reporting had adopted a system of unlimited cuts foi senioii PLAYERS PRESENT DRAMA SATURDAY ‘Royal Family’ To Commemorate Anniversary of Honorary s Dramatic Society . - In commemoration of the tenth an niveisaiy of the founding of Theta Alpha Phi, honoiaiy dramatics so ciety, the Penn State Playeis will stage their second diamatic offering of the season in Schwab auditorium at 8 15 o’clock Satuiday night. Milton C Young '3O, veteran o' many Players productions, will have the leading lole as the lomantic Ton Cavendish, lovei and swoidsman ex tnroidinary Helen J Buckvvalte* ’3l, will enact the part of Fanny the seventy-yeai-old actiess und founde’ of the Cavendish family. . Make First Appearance Ralph Radcliffc jr ’3l. and Mis-. Doiothy Ley ’33 will play opposite each othei ns the love-sick pan v l.n precipitate the bieak in the foimci- Iy peaceful life of the Cavendishes Oscai Wolle, the German chaiacte lole in which Jeffe.son de Angchs re ceived favoiable mention from dram atic cutics during the play’s Nev Yoik run, will be played by Saul O Sher ’32 As Julie Cavendish, Miss Shult*. Thorpe ’33 will play the lole which Edna Feiber and George Kuuiman wnteis of the comedy, fashioned al ter the life of Ethel Bmrymoic* AIAP IV ‘Y’ tlon ot iUCnt,fi,J! alt,clcb P unted ,n MAI h\ 1 HUi bMUWb books ami magazines EXPANSION OF COLLEGE ftcpoits on icseaich in fabnes, | dj 13,l3, and coloia made Piofessoi Mack f eligible foi iccognition by Cnucnf Uuildmg Plans, Cull for Rjmo\nl « guener Piofessov Comstock is a MacAlhster Hall and Armorj [mituialust Sho was a visiting lee- i tui c* at the Bot.inj summei session camp Mi Pi icc is an expert on dust Showing pieacnt and futuic build-, c He is in the employ of mg*. and then aiiungoment on the 11| 10 government campus, a map of Penn State’s devel- j „ . . onment plan, prepnied by Chailes Z ; Klnudoi’, College aiehitect, has been, SUMMER SESSION IOOH’EK framed and hung in the “Y" hut, COMPOSITE DRAMA COURSE The luchitect has indicated stand- ■ mg buildings bv shaded aicas an,’ composite course m dianin con building". to be constructed by out- coined with pints and plajwiights lines Buildings now on the suite 1900 is being piepared by the but not fitting into the plan ami English htcintnie department and is [scheduled to be icmoved e\entuall\ to bo giion at the next suninui !me shown by shaded aieas with a school session, Di Willinm S Dye eios- running thiough them This ji, head of the dcpaitmcnt nnnounc 'gioup includes McAllistci hall and cri yoitcwki}.- ' theAimoiy A dilletent piofcs>-oi will picsent ' Doumtoij aceommodalions ioi r ditTeient t>pc of dianm each week : ,1,000 women students on East campus' Di Can \V. Ilasek, Piof Aithui C rn ft»c ivcm vi i |>| FltE‘Y* I and foi 2,000 men, exclusive of those ; Dand D Mason, William L. Wcmei UU-L.U&IA&. IALL J housed m fiatcimtics on the campus. I Cloetmgh, George J Wuifl, Piol CABINET IOMOUROw MGH 1 , %u p j, e available at the completion ot 1 and Di. William S D>c ji me the —■ ——j the expansion plan accoidmg to Coi- six instiuctors. Membeis of the YW. C A will i t g e officials o hold a candlelight son Icy ■ the Wo-1 _o ' J)EAN S ,. EAKS T 0 CHEMISTS Others apnearing in the play aie Robert W. MclCune ’32. who was cast in the lolc of M'ljoi Fit.'-Stan'cy ri “Is Zut So," Miss Louise Weist '32 Miss Janette M Bums '3O, Miss Mill ion Kiah ’33, Jesse 31. McKmght ’.>l, James F. Aboi '3l, anil Frank E Te jan '32 COMMEKCI \L GROWERS COME FOR HORTICULTURE PROGRAM With many commuiunl gioweis in attendance, Penn State’s annual hoi ticultuic week opened yesteulnv The piograin includes discussion, inspec tion tups, and speeches by experts in the Held of hoiticultuie Piominent speakeis m the pioginnt ot tho horticultunstb aic D. M Jonci jof the buieau of nuukets., Pennsyl vania depaitment of agriculture, Hom er C. Puce, of Newaik, S. H. Bear oi I Scotland, and Dean Ralph L Watts ol I the School of Agriculture nwht“ l " E Jt 6 °’ L ' od< l0 " 10 ‘' NAME NEW UAIISY ASSISI' \M Installation of the fresnm.in cabi net will picccdc the lecogmtton ot; new members Slioit talks pcitaini.ur, FRESHMAN CLASS TO HOLD ANNUAL CITMPTIAM Ofii Johr W Girvan ’3l was chosen rUiILIIUII i/liL. 4.U managei ol soccei foi the 1030 sea ________ * son to succeed John L Gans ’3O, 1 iiianogei of the piesent champion- Reese, French, Miss Faust and shij Lion booteis, at elections held Heicklen Arrange Plebe 'ust night i Lour G. Galhker ’32, Allan \\ Informal 'Dance j Kenr ’32, and Fiank A. Smon ’32 _____ ! weic named fust assistant manag- MAY USE ARMORY FOR , eifc 0 YEARLING GET-TOGETHER, j_ £ £ SPONSOR Committee Hopes To Promote j CONFERENCE HERE; Better Social Relations , | Between Students ; Delegates: Will Discuss Chapter — Problems in Meetings To obtain bettei social relations February 11 15 among members of the ficshman class. ’ aiiangcmentn aio being made for a fiance to be held Deccmbei 20, prob- w , th ‘ nationally-known >.peak>'iJ abl> in the Armory. IccLuung on impoitnnt phases of fia £ committee composed of Isndore |.t o!n itv life, Interfi atermtj council E Hcicklen ’3O, Evan C. Reese ’3l-j v.ill sponsor a two-day conference ' r oi J Cooper French ’3l-aml Miss’ Helen , p cnn g tatc Gieek-letter oigam-salion3 F Faust ’3O, will take chnrge of the | ierc February 11 and 15 alfai.. i Tentative plans for the conferees Onlj freshmen will be allowed 1 call foi an opening banquet at Ccntie attend the function, accoidmg to i Hills country club Friday night at- Koese Uppei classmen aic lequested, tended by fraternity presidents and to cooperate in maintaining the iulcj semol f. C delegates. President that all but freshmen aie excluded , Ralph D HeUel and Dean of Slcn Ai- Action will be taken by the commit* j tj, ur j> Wntnocl; will lepresent the tee to punish infractions of the rule College at the dinner Women ..,11 not to permitted to no-, T(j Hi)M D „ CUbsio „ Grollps company men to 01 from the dance | Separate discuss,ons uul be held at ; To Bring Freshmen Together , | unc hoon Saturday noon foi frate*- ! Although no place »n which to hold nity presidents and seuetaries, tieas i the affair has been ananged foi, it ure:s, chaptei advisois, editors of will piobably be held in the Aimoiy chapter papeir initiation chairmen, .Pending this decision, no orchestra n nd cateiers A well-known speaker ! han been selected Tie dance will bo v,,il address each of these groups. informal Although a dehnite list of speakers “It is hoped that thi3 dance will act | ias been compiled, among to bring the freshman class together j t| lose who will piobably come to Penn as a social group,” Reese declared state ale di Joseph C Nate, forme’ “The men and women first year stu- na t lona i president of Sigma Chi, F* dent - , seldom have a chance to be- Fiancis Shepjidson. past national come acquainted, and ‘f the dance can president of Beta Theta Pi, Hartold effect v closer relationship between p Flint, an executive official of Tan them it will have accomplished some ‘Kappa Epsilon, Wilbur Walden, trav thing that has long been necessary ”, e img secretary of Alpha Chi Rho, This will be the onl* social function i George Bantu, of Santa’s i which the freshmen mil Attend as u,6f<(7» iSsutin.Qx., uiid belaud F X.c body this year, and will corsist cn- land, editor of TcU, publication of tirely of dancing. It is not likely j Tau Kappa Epsilon, that there will be a subscription. j The conference will conclude with , u general mass meeting for all fm _ ternity men m Rccrcatlbn Hall Sat AG STOCK"JUDGERS urduy night The meeting will been .__ TtA , TATI £i immediately following the boxing WIN HIGH HOjN(.)Kb|meet with Westein Maryland Bccr-Judgcrs Win First l'lacc MAGAZINE HONORS SCIENCE SAVANTS Shuman and Smith Gam Individual Honors ... Three Pern State Instructor** Receive With Mail, P Shuman JO winning, fiist plate in beet and poik judging , Mention in Publication Penn State’s meat judging team won r or Contribution* first nlace in beef, thud in lamb, and 1 tourth in pork judging at the Intel- 1 ~ national Livestock exposition at Cin-, Cunenl Science magazine included cago last week ithieo Penn State instiu.tois in a list Geoige W Sn.ith ’JO plated mxui of “One Ilundicd and One Interest m the individual lating. The College w& Scientists,” compiled by the cdi- InestocL judging team tied with 11- toi. Piof Pauline Beery Muck, Piof hnois foi tenth place i Amir B. Comstock, of the School ol Among the livestock winnings wuv. Chemistiv and Physits, and David J reserve giand champion vvethet on a Puce, of the School of Mineial In* yenihng Southdown which v.on Urn duatnc-, weie named among the out breed championship, laseive cham-, standing scientists, pion pen of Bcikshire batiov/s and i The list was selected from the hist, second, and third on m.ddh- iouith edition of dmcurmi Mm <>i weight banows Science which includes 13,500 savants Piof J. C Nageotte was appointed ; Chennstiy and Physics school addieas assistant in the daily husbandly e\-1 od a duectors’ meeting of the Plula tension dcpaitment succeeding Plot I dclphia section of tho Amei lean Chem- Stnnlev J Btowncll December 1 Pio- leal soeietv Inst Fudnv. He attended Girvan ’3l Receives Soccer Managership Dear Flunk C Whitmoie of the Lion Gridmen lowa Univers Stahley To Play in East- West Grid Tilt ‘SKIP” ST MI LEY Slur Stable.,, light end on the Nittany Lion gud team, has ac cepted ar imitaton to plav in the East-West football game in San Fiancmco New Yeot’s Day Stahley icceived the invitation vesteidav fiom Andy Ken, Col gate gud coach, who is selecting tho Eastern eleven Skip will leave Satuida., joining the othci mom beis ol the squad in Chicago Mon day STUDENT LEADERS NAME SONG BOARD Grant, Thompson, lieicklcn *3O And McAndrevvs ’3O, Sen e As Contest Judges To judge tho contributions which will best fit Penn State needs, a Boaid of Selection has been named ; by • stndcrrt Lad.,* ..fsnsonng the contest to obtain new College checic and songs Thiee songs have beer submitted to date in the contest The Board will consist of Dnectoi of Mus’c Richaid W Grant, Band mnstci W lifted O Thompson, Isadin E Heickiin ’JO, head cheeileadei, anil Mai tin S McAndicvvs MO. piesitlen* of the Athletic Association. Offer Plans To Improve Spirit Several suggestions have ben advanced to bettei student cheenng mil singing at athletic contests On plan piopo-es a band outfitted as othci college bands instead of tig mihlniy umfcm.s worn bv the Blue band Anothci suggestion calls fo. fo .ration*, an 1 drills bv the band vvhih 'till anothci ptonoses a much slovvei li cthod of leading thee.* than is now used at Penn S*ato Accoidmg to student h.-de.s backing the contest, mciaascd mteie t has been shov n .in i ng students dining the past week The contest which was suggested by the decried slump in student cheei ing at football games tins fall, is open to anv alumnus student, oi friend of Penn State Its puipooe ,s to udd spmtcd numbers to the slock of Co'- lege songs and ehceis The contrsi ;will yrd Januaiy 15. Onginal con : ti ilmtion* veil as those adapted to other college aio sojght. PROFESSORS DIRECT AG CONCLAVE COMMITTEES Head Farm Engineering Group.-, at Chicago Convention \cting a-* committee cliaumen Ralph U Blassingamc and Helgi J» Josephsnn. piofcssoi and ussuta ft p.ofossoi of fnim machinery, atlen l ed the convention of tho Ameucin Society of Agncultuie Enginaeis n Chicago last week Piof Bl’singime 'cived as tdiut man of the committee on nc..'ii ami machine .> wild" Piof Joscphson act ed ns head ot the emnutteo on hi, [and foi.-gc ciop diving P'of Jo i‘t ph ion also piuscnted n panel on I "The Cencial Pinpr-p of the Tiacto. 'in Potato Pi eduction” Dialing with the iemits of :c -scutch mi connection with the nmi keting ol mill,, Di. Fiod F Liningc* asvstunl pmUs-oi* of agueultui.il economics, addiessed the National Dany Council, meetMig m Chicago at tile same time DR. m E ATTENDS MEETING D.* William S Dye, ji , head of the English litoinluic depiutment, at- Hawk I-Away Out West PRICE 5 CENT’S May Engage lity Next Yea: Encounter Pends Wit! Mid-western Team November 15 COLLEGE NAMES DATES FOIt CONTESTS IN 111. Elevens Would SLuje Proposf Inlerscclional Mootin' At lowa City 1 To fill the vacancy nu‘Pei n State’ I 19J0 giuhroii schedule, tentative ai I langemonts are being consnieicd ja game with the Univw uv of lo \ | to be played at lowa C'iv. Novembc ; 15, accoidmg to Neil ?>i IIcmi": graduate managei of athlrt'cs Foimal onpioval of the ai’r\, ments awaits action of the Pin i Sia. boaid of athletic contiol aml lov : athletic officials The contest v.it' lowa would fill the date Icf. ojen 1) Penn’s withdrawal liom next ..e.’i' card If the proposed game m appiovct by the two athletic boaids Per i Sl.i' will journey* to the mid-v cat foi th* fiist time m football hntorv -hough the Lions hrve played on »h. West coast in post-season cncounte' ■. no games have cvei been played v «tl .onfeience teams awav fioin home Seek Other Games Aiiangemcnts foi the game v ,i lowa were made by Mi Fleming tin► mg a vveste.n tup last vv„ti Officii! of the Western inst’tution nov. n. attempting to airange ganr-s to* if*;, with Nebiaska, Pittsbuigh South r. Cahfoinia and othei institutin':, lowa officials aie conni'enm; No vembor 15 foi Alurnm llome,omin. day oi Fathei’s day A socci_l trm to cany* Penn State looters to th game is also a possibility Final action icgaidmg the giu prrhab'y-" *ll le t-'.-. 5.* t’ . ' uthletic boaid either today oi tomoi rov Equally piomnt action is c pectea from the lowa boaid Tcilatue Luisi Schedule According to picsert ai * angeiu V Lion gudmen will op,io,e N’.gaia ,i the openirg game heio. Ktruenb.' 27 Lebanon V alley xv ’ll be met n Octobei 1 witn Mai shall .dudii. foi Octobei 11 Both games will L. placed on New Bc*..vei field Tho Nitlan, team will cncet. it. * Lafayette at Ei-ton Oitobu lr. C .1 gate gudmen will plav he c. on Ylun ni day Octobei 25 Bucknell will be met u L vi,fc.i’. November 1 with tin Livu tde.ir: Syi.ncu-.e at heme N’ove.nuei ,S Tn contest with lowa will b* plav el lowa City November II an! th< Lions will close then -,t_.i‘on wkii Ih inimal Pitt game at Pitt,ouigh No vemboi 27 STAFF COMPLETES RECORD SECTION! Editors Hope for Early I’tibluatu As tollulion nl At.iitn it Acari C''snple(i«*i Completing sectiors cm women's an .las'- activities, i.ul oiidilmj- d.r lot the completion ol llm f.uc'ni l jcctior in the nei. lu’nie, c him , r the I'l.lO l, i Ili Siippn u( ul i bringing mitena! ioi the uuo, >e oid into definite shape fu’ call, pa’ licution Athletic lcxoid- will h< m.i c . the end of the pkivuig sea-a .1 j»> c i spoil V.u ,ity pliotogiuph* anl p< tuie- o. individual stais v ill he la’., at inteivals duung the ver Ait vvmk foi the a ipph- 1 lent leaung completion indcu the dn,i lion ol Ait Editoi Ha l *y Maiki. M The stvlc is patterned clo-civ aft. the Gicck theme of the 10,0 l.n 1 Dedication ol the 10 '0 Sunplunci i to Di Tied Lew is PatUc piote,< on entus, folloving the dc ii, itimi < I last vein’s annual No deiucatin •page wilt be included in the Suppk , nunt howevet MISS \ OLGHT MILL StM’\iv ON CHKIST.M \S BOOK 'lOi'lC: ?In. Million b McDowell, n " tiint piolcvau o! home l economy nnl Mis«> Sabin \\ Vaught, folk; hhnuian, will speak on "Chu-tm. Hook-. ami Tov>" holme ,i n eetmg the Amin lean Avuuutiun of Univo sn ) Women at Hie Womui's Buil inj? at 8 o’clock, Thui «tkn nipt if New books winch Mt>-s \ ought h,
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