/'■ - v • . Sem|liileekly ■ ■ H-H ffetm #tate VOL. 26, No. 23 L F. C. CONFERENCE TO CENTER AROUND DISCUSSION GROUPS fraternity Heads Will Attend ' Separate Meetings on House Problems GROUP PLANS CONCLAVE FOR FEBRUARY 14 AND 15 Council President Appoints Chairmen .To Arrange Luncheons With discussion groups dealing, with six different phases of fraternity life providing the- central note, Interfra ternity council has .announced the ten tative program for the second Penn State fraternity conference to be held, here' February 14 and 15. Although'the' conference is sched uled to open officially with a formal dinner at Centre Hills country club Friday night, ‘ February 14, Council officials-believe that the greatest bene •it of the conference will be derived from the discussion groups planned for the following noon. Each group., ! eompcsed of like fraternity officers, will hear a speaker who has special tied on, the subject' about -which he • mil-apeak. . Chapter presidents and secretaries mil join in a discussion following Sat ifday noon lunch, while chapter treas urers, initiation chairmen, advisors, .'caterers, and chapter editors will oeet in separate groups to.discuss* problems of their respective offices. At ' Interfraternity council meeting Tues day night, Malcolm Kirkpatrick *3O, President of the council, appointed fhaimen of committees to conduct -tidi conference.- Name Committee Leaders .’ Archibald M. Holmes *3O has been . himed general chairman in charge • -irf. tbe conference. Arthur J. GIU’3O ;< will head the committee/arranging Fridar-night und-Floyd /•if' Kalb *3O will take charge of fi vffeiUttes. - PduLW. Brandt ’SO.is chair 'Smn of the committee arranging the thapter presidents’ discussion while Sidney H. Lewis *3O. heads the com ,-thittee in charge of the treasurers’ discussion. 'Chairman of the caterers’ lunch wmmitteeis -Edward Berlet ’3O while german B. .Sobler ’3l will arrange foF the lunch of. fraternity .paper edi tors.' -The chairman for the‘chapter : advisor and initiation chairmens’ -liin ;cfceohs will, be-named soon. / In addition - to the -tentative list of speakers already announced, Normah' -MacLeod, national president'of Del ate-Tau Delta, E. A. Norton, national president of Sigma Phi Sigma, How .ard B. Leake, notional head of Pi -.Kappa Phi, and Henry W. Church; ’ president of Beta Kappa, may attend the two-day conference'. JOURNALISTS SET CONVENTION DATE Pi Delta Epsilon To Hold Meeting April '3, 4* s—Local Chapter Host for First Time . Previously scheduled to take place in Feburary, the annual convention ; of Pi Delta Epsilon, national honor ary journalistic fraternity, will be held here April 3 until 5, according -to.information from the grand coun cil by Charles A* Mensch ’3O, presi * dent of the local chapter. ; Assisted by members of the Buck .hell chapter, the local organization will act as hosts to delegates from • jforty-four colleges. Addresses by prominent newspaper men and writ ers for popular magazines will be ./part of the program. Winners of the -.intercollegiate editorial contest; and ’nows,and feature story competitions ;WUI be announced. • t i This is.the first time that the.fra ternity has held a convention here. ;I*ast year the ophual conclave" was :;held at Georgia Institute of Tcch •Vhology, Pi Delta Epsilon, founded •, In .1903, has had a chapter at Penn . State since 1924/ , •DAIRY SCIENCE ORGANIZATION ; TO HOLD DANCE JANUARY 4 //. Sponsored by the Dairy Science i £lub an all-College Subscription dance - ijrill be held in the Alpha/Gammaßho January 4. The proceeds will s /-te used to help ; finance the-judging . warns of the department. .- Permission to-remoVu customs has ;^? T 1 granted by,Studeit Tribunal to who wish-to attend the Charles E. Patterson *BO, chair .'of .the'dance • committee, an*, Music wilt'be furnished by B!uo and White- orchestra.' , WILL ENACT Character Role In Playere* Offering Tomorrow' MISS HELEN ' BUCK WALTER Ml PITTSBURGH FACES DEBATERS TONIGHT Will Discuss Question of Higher • Education In Auditorium At 7:30 O’clock Upholding the affirmative side of the topic, “Education Should Be Lim ited to Those Having Special Abili ties,’" John W-Brandt,’3o, and Orville A. Hitchcock" ?32 .will represent' Penn State in the annupl debate witli the University. of Pittsburgh' in Schwab auditorium at 7:30 o’clock tonight. Brandt, who.-has returned to' school after a year’s .absence,, was a diember of the College forensic'-teams during his freshman, sophomore and junior years. He ,was elected to the for.ensia council in 1927, and became editor in-chief of- La Vie in 1928. Hitchcock, who will represent Penli'State in. in tercollegiate -competition' for the first'time, has hid previous debating experience. -, V:. • ! .. Edward -r-. Charles-. J_* Milroth' TriH'probably.'.defend'thd neg ative sidp'.qf, thp, question;,for.[the University hf-TUtsbuigh. " Thfs duo has discussed, the .'subject to t be, used in/fonrie’r debates/; While,the Penn State. team will consider * it. for .the first time. -No deqisjon. oiLthe debate will be rendered; Friday'night. In place of this, an' open forum will be. held at the - conclusion, of : the -speeches, dur ing which thereiwiil be ap ’opportuni ty for ’nleittberB;bf .the- audience to question thf .debaters on the subject. Dr. Criroi p. .Chaniplin' of the-School of-Education, will'.preside. , "The advisability of mass education is receiving interested' consideration throughout the, country,” Professor Frizzell pointed out. "Not only has the central, conference adopted jt for intetpolle’giate .debates, but articles in many leading magazines have dis cussed it.”..,. Since ,the topi? is being used' by many leading colleges this year, it is probable that' it will be employed by the Penn State teams op their trips. Swarthmore, Lafayette, , and .Miami university are'-listed/hmong- the in stitutions discussing it. . '** A. S. M. E. APPOINTS DEAN COMMITTEE; CHAIRMAN Society Selects Engineering Head To Lead Industrialists Dean Robert L. Jsackett of the En gineering school was .made chairman of - the. committee of education and training in industry at the fiftieth annual session of the American soci ety of mechanical engineers at. New York last.’week. /■, • . • This committee is concerned only with tho non-collegiate type of in dustry. which includes apprentice ship, foreman instructlon,'and exten sion ,work. . - v’ ./ Dean Sackett represented the Uni versity of Michigan and Earihani collego at the dedication of. the neW mining building at. Lafayette college last week. While on this trip he also spoko to, thg r executives and students of the' New Jersey Zinc company, at Palmerton, New. Jersey. CO-EDS ELECT MISS MENGES FRESHMEN CLASS PRESIDENT Miss Florence .A. Menges was chos en president of the freshman girls at the final election of class officers'held Monday• night.*. '; The class pamed MissDoris'Hazlc ton, vice-president and Miss Molly . 0. Lnraray, secretary.. Miss Elizabeth Pyeston will, serve. as treasurer while Mjss Nelle D. McCracken will.take charge-of social affairs of the fresh man class. •; : ' STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1929 FLAYERS PRODUCE 3-ACT MELODRAMA TOMORROW NIGHT Stage ‘Royal Family’ as Second Offering In Auditorium At 8:15 O’clock MISS BUCKWALTER AND YOUNG TO PI,AY LEADS Satirical Presentation Centers On Amusing Caprices of Stage Celebrities “The Royal Family,” Penn State Players’ second dramatie presentation based on the trials and tribulation? of' the private life of stage folk will be staged at Schwab auditorium to morrow night at 8:15 o’clock. .The production is a three-act melo drama, the work of Edna Ferber and George Kaufman, prominent play wrights. In weaving a satirical, plot about the. Barrymore family, they have produced a, play replete with humorous situations and action. Clashing swords, fainting women, gentlemen pugilists, and an interna tional aspect developed by many for eign character interpretations give* a hint to the diversified nature of to night’s production, ■ • .Veterans of past Players’ shows will appear with four newcomers in‘fea ture roles. Milton C. Young ’3O, will play the leading role of Tony Caven dish, a part supposedly’fashioned af ter Johh Barrymore. He will be sup ported by Miss Helen J. Buckwalter ’3l, who will portray the aged char acter role of Fanny Cavendish. • - Appear for First Time Robert'W. McKune ’32,'who ployed the lead in "Aren’t We All” last sea son, will be seen as the pompous Her bert Dean f an actor, who has seen bet ter-days. His. wife, -played,by .Mis j Lopise Weist’32, is also..seen *afl' a former great actress, of tho.s'tage; ; - ' Missi Shirley Tfrorpe/ ’3B"and Miss Dorothy Ley ’33 will appear in .the two feminine leads. Miss Thorpe por trays' tho temperamental, busy Julie Cavendish upon .whom'the family rc- v lied for advice. Miss Le'y is, cast a? the obstlnant daughter whose plain of matrimony with Perry Stewart, played by Ralph Radcliffe ’3l, nearly breaks up the "Royal Family.!’... ; Saul’O.'Sher’32, plays the German character role of Oscar. Wolfe', ec ecntric‘manager of the family. It n ho who meets' with the displeasure of •James F. Aber *3l, who plays the rob of the aged lover of Julie Cavendish and who attempts to toko her away from stage life. ■ Jesse M. McKnight ’3l, appears a? the trainer of the Cavendish family. Miss Janette M. Burns ’3O and Frank E. Tejan ’32 aro the: faithful ser vants of many years standing in the household' Miss Marion Kish ’B3 is cast as tho demure nursemaid.’ HONORARY FRATERNITY ADMITS NEW MEMBERS Sigma PI Sigma,‘National Physic- Society, Initiates 6 Sh: new members .were formally in: Jtiatcd into Sigma Pi Sigma, national honorary physics fraternity, Wednes day night. . Dean Frank C. Whitmore of the School 6f Chemistry and Physics, Mr. William E. Singer, graduate assist-, ant in chemistry, and Dr. W. Altar, exchange. fellow. from University of Vienna, -were chemists named. Miss Gladys - Qulgg, assistant, in mathematics, and Dr, Charles . A. Rupp, .assistant professor of mathe matics,-were elected 'from the depart ment .of mathematics.. Charles W. Crouso ’3O, was. the only undergrad uate initiated. Dean Warnoci Declares. Undergraduates Favor ; Conservatism Instead of Extreme .Practices: . "Penn State undergraduates these days.tcnd to be cohservatice, perhaps more conservative than alumni : and other oitizens elsewhere,” , Dean or Men Arthur R. Wamock declares in an . article Written.’for the December issue of the Alumni Netcs. ' . He ; stated that'College nien are on."rah rah” practices, ex treme styjes In clothing, manufactur ed enthusiasm-at .athletic contests, and movie. and comic Wise cracks it their, expense. , - • "With regard to matters , of con duct/' 1 the Dean states, ‘‘they , also Board of Athletics Approves lowa Came Official approval, of the proposed football game with'the University of lowa November.,.ls, • 1930 was granted by the'. College' Board of Athletics yesterday:.- , Acceptencd of the game has been received from .athletic heads 'at lowa. - The suggestion by Hawkeye of ficials that the gurap he played in Chicago instead' of-at lowa .City has not as yet bear-accepted by athletic headß, Here^ SPECIAL CHEERING SECnONPROPOSED Former Cheerleader- Declares Concentrated Grouping Will Aid looting —~. it- ‘ As a solution to 'Jh'e problem of improved student' cheering; which'ha-3 moved student leadefs-.'-to, aponsor'a campaign for new yells and songs,' Carlisle W. u yßuck” Taylor, head', cheerleader .In UJ925, .believes that ft special cbeerina,section r at ath letic contests, will. hejMtcr secure the desired results, Declaring' . that -'^^.concentrated| cheering section .wbi&'better stu dent yells at athletics contests. Tay lor said: ' "It is. impossible ’ror’' cheerleaders to get any kind of a when the rooters are scattered throughout the SpcK a’system; has been adopted - at' Pcrin/'and a number of'other.'eastern colleges and has been found, successful in improving cheering/','. • , Bnggest3 Card s76tem ' A card, system' should- be used io announcing. yelleratKer than the prac tice of shouting'thejUdma of the yoll through'a megaphone. -He suggest ed that If, the yell were designated on a response would speedier and more concerted/:/;:,V; '!. • ’';' ’ 1 “For instance, ’’ Taylor. pointed out; "if Perin Stete.had .th§.JaU, on ;thb_ bnePyard'rime/ahff was npede,d to put it.over, the play would be completed before the cheerlead ers could .even announce the yell un der, the present system.”. He-argues 'that'tho Use of cards would remedy this fault ’ ~ New Col lege songs and cheers might improve spirits according to the former cheer leader. • . .-;/ , •*"' • ‘.‘The. addition of several new songs and yells would create new interest I .believe, ajthpugh I think that the present ones are very good," he said. BIOLOGIST. TO LECTURE - ON ORGANIC MATERIAL Uucknell University Science Staff Will Atiend Talk. Thursday As the second, speaker addressing members of the agricultural experi ment station this year,' Dr, S. A~ noted micro-biologist, wftP lecture on "Decomposition, of Organic Matter”-* In, room 100 Horticulture building at 4:10 o’clock Thursday af ternoon. D.‘. Waksmah, who comes from the New Jersey agricultural experiment station, will dipeuss-problems of man agement' with the research staff in addition to reviewing_ his own inves tigations in science. In response to an invitation extend ed to members of the science- staff at Bucknell university, several of the Lewisburg institution’s faculty have made plan& tb attend the lecture.- . INSPECT PASTURE RESEARCH . Dr. T. L. Lyon and Prof. J. A. Biz-, sell of;tho department;of.spll technol ogy. at Cornell university inspected tho. pasture. research, being. conducted by tho Agricultural school here, last I week. Piraises Penn St; seem to/ have a conservative twist, at least'in their opinions.' This explains the occasional, and often vocal : re sentment which. fratemity chapters show wHeh;visitors, even.their own alumni, seem, to excced the recogniz ed'limits of conservative conduct. ..The Dean also. believes that the percentage, of men in fraternities ha 3 reached its t>eak end that not many more ,chapters'• Wil. be.'formed for a considerable length of time/ He praises the .fraternities for their ef forts.\in ‘building .beautiful- houses thereby making Penn. State .famous for its - fraternity..residences. ’ ‘The future, prospect is riot one that should' be/ regrettable to.'any Penn State well-wisher,” he writes on this point,’ "for, we 'all .must admit -that fraternity development ;ai the Col- tgian. DR. LOUIS NATOS mi OPEN SERIES OF TALKS MONDAY To Deliver' 5 Lectures During Annual Priestley Group • In Amphitheatre SOCIETIES PLAN SPECIAL SMOKERS FOR CERAMIST Officials/ Select Chairmen, for Meetings, from Mineral, . Science Opening the fourth annual. Priest ley Lecture series, _Dr. Louis' Navias, head research ceramist fur the Gen eral Electric ;c heretofore.: Students who .‘desire to join fraternities, only for the social contacts can now have these' contacts without affiliating, themselves with Greek-letter sock*- ties.” Case of Diphtheria Causes VfcAllister Hall Quarantine Baldwin To Attend Palo Alto Conclavi P;. BRUCE BALDWIN '3O F/,Bruce Baldwin ’3O/president of: Student Council, will represent , Penn State at the National Stu dent ' Federation conference to be held in Palo Alto, Cal. from Jan uary 1 until 6. 1 .Baldwin will leave-for California during-the Christmas vacation and return to Stole College January 15. Baldwin states that' most o£ the colleges in the country are represented .at.the conference.. M, ANNOUNCES 2 SPORTS MANAGERS Association Name? Hutchinson And Van Nole.as'Football, : Harrier Executives . Selection of Ralph •Hutchlnßori ’3l. as football -taanager and • Van Note as manager of cross country Wa*s~Haar 'Taesdkyr •No announcement fcaa been madi by College athletic officials of-electio.r ; to-the captaincies of these sports io: the 1930 season. ' Williatri R. Heard ’32, John D. Page ’32/'and Ge&rge J. Smart '32 were chosen first-asslstari , football managers while, Raytaond G. Bressler jr. ’32, Homer G. Ressler ’33- and James. W. Trullinger ’32, were selected first' assistant cross country r * Award Letters V The major "S” was granted to sev enteen gridmen. - Three players re ceived the minor sports letter. Sen iors whoreceived. the .major sporti award were Herbert H. Eschbach. S. McAndrews, Turino S. Panaccion, Jackson A. Martin, captain; Martin Ralph’R. Ricker, J/Neil Stahley, and John K. McClements, manager. Juniors who were granted the ma jor letter were Frank Dledrich, ffenie L.' Duvall, Thomas D. Evdns, Earle L. .Kaplan/ John P. Livezey, Calvin Lr Edwards’, J.’ Cooper French, Meyer W. Shawley, and John' Zorella. ' One sophomore, • George T. Lasich, wap granted the major letter. Three min or letter awards were granted: to seniors. • Those receiving the letters were Edward Braddock,’ Samuel B. Curry, and Andrew L/ Parana. MINERAL INDUSTRIES HEADS ATTEND MINING CONVENTION Dean Edward Steidle, head of the School of'Mineral Industries, and Wil liam R/ Chedsey, head of .the depart ment of mining, attended the annual mooting of the National Mine Rescue association and-the annual meeting of the Coal Mining Institute of Amer ica in Pittsburgh which ended yester day. •' Dear. Steidle described the new Min ora 1 . Industries building at a dinner Gi tho Coal Mining Institute Wednes day night/and Professor Cbedsey at tended a meeting <>f the -miolrig ad visory bbard of western Pennsylvania which assists the College department of mining yesterday noon. Who’s Dancing Beta.Theta’ Pi (closed) Tau Phi Delta Theta Nu Epsilon Tomorrow. Alpha Tau Omega Delta Theta Sigma Kappa Delta Bho Mens' Dormitories at Varsity Hall .. .(subscription) - Scabbard and Blade at Chi Phi (closed) Theta 'Kappa Phi Captive Woman” PRICE 5 CENTS Dr. Ritenour Will Test 130 Co-eds for Immunity BAN TO'LAST AT LEAST . 4 DAYS PENDING RESULT Heads Propose Continuance of Dormitory Service—-Report No Vacation Changes A single case of diphtheria, devel oped within the lost week, resulted in a four-day quarantine of McAllis ter hall beginning at 11. o’clock yes-, terday morning. College Physician Joseph P. Ritenour immediately tele graphed for a supply of materials to administer the Shick test to 130 wo men living in'the dormitory and to all others who-were exposed to the infected patient. The quarantine is tho usual one [placed on persons.who have begn ex posed to diphtheria pending results bf the Shick test. Those fcrund im mune will be allowed to resume class duties, while 'anyone - found suscep tible will bo kept under observation V tho College health authorities. Dining .room service in''tries wo men’s commons will be continued for tho 350 girls who eat there ordinarl-' ly. The co-eds living in McAllister hall will be segregated, however, ths outsiders entering and leaving . the dining room after those under quar antine. Not To Affect. Vacation The only diphtheria patient in the Infirmary is Miss Dorothy G. Christ man ’33, who became ill early in the week. Tho case was diagnosed as diphtheria .yesterday. ‘ Miss Christ- ' man’s condition is. reported. as .not >eribus. ‘ .There'are a’number of oth sc-'cases of throat diseases.in the ho*/ .. 'plte!,--w'hl£h , 'fire'''not r ßSircved:*'fo" be"/ diphtheria. ■ ' • ' ' A survey of-the situation prornpt- report that only in the advent of ,a sudden increase in the number, of diphtheria oases, will tho Christnias vacation period be affect ed. ' That all danger will be removed within a week was expressed by Col lege) authorities. Aside from attendance by the quar antined women, no classes will be af- fected except those of hygiene. and physical education for women whlcn will.be excused until the quarantine lr. lifted. Miss Marie Haldt who con ducts these classes is chaperone of the hall and has elected to Stay with the girls confined in the dormitory rather than hold regular sessions for those who may still attend classes. The college health service is. keep ing a strict guard on the'dormitory. An officer is posted ab the entrance ! to prevent* anyone or leaving the building at any time dur ing the four-days’ quarantine. ■ Miss Christman is • the -only diph theria patient Dr. Ritenour- has dis covered in the College. There arc, however, : two cases of the disease among residents of the town.. CAROLS REPLACE CHAPEL SERVICES Director Grant Arranges' Christmas Songs Program for Choir - .Of 100 Voices * In accord with tho holiday season, arrangements have been made by Richard W. Grant, director of Col lege music, for a program of Christ mas carols, to be sung by a choir of one hundred voices and several solo ists to replace the usual chapel ser vice in Schwab auditorium Sunday morning. The selections will include the Eng lish carol, ‘The First'Noel,” “Silent Night” from the German, and Neid ilnger’s. French carol "Sleep of the Child . Jesus.” The' solo parts in "Gesu Bambino” by Yon will be sung by Robert HI McFall ’33 -and MK» Sarah F. Wentzel ’3l, while Miss Ed na Rl Roderick '3l will take the solo part in Vincent’s "There -Were Shep herds in the Field Abounding.” - Included in the program will be or gan recitals by Mrs. Irene O. Grant and singing of Christmas hymns sel ected by Director Grant for the oc casion. INSPECTS AGRONOMY. WORK Doctor T. S. Buie, field agronorabt of the super-phosphate institute of Washington, D. C., Investigated the work being done, by the deportment of agronomy upon phosphate production this week _ . _ •’