ESTABLISHED VOL. 26, No. 34 Mid-Year Vacation Is Dropped in Calendar Proposed to Senate Okay of 1930-31 Plan Urg-ed by Students Is Predicted 7 ; , -■ —.... CHANGE RECOMMENDED BY FACULTY COMMITTEE Will Hold Registration Tuesday. ■Wednesday After Finals Under New Plan BULLETIN College Senate at 8 o'clock last night adopted the student-proposed Calendar for 1930-1931 without a dissenting tone This schedule urged the abolition of the niid-ycur vacation. A one-hour convocation for the Y. M C A. in the second semester was likewise approved This date is to be determined by President llcl/cl, depending upon the avail ability of a speaker. Scholarship Day in the second semester was al so sanctioned, the time and date to be set by the President and the committee on academic standards The Saturday half-holiday dur ing the football senson was retain ed. its selection to be made b) the student bod). The fate of the 11)30-31 was in the hands of the College Senate last night after the faculty commit tee headed by Dean Charles W. Stod-. dnit of the Liberal Aits school had iccommendetl adoption of the stu dent-endoised piogram proposing the abolition ot the piolongcd mul-yoai vacation Although adoption of this plan was predicted in authoritative circles, ad-: heicnts to the progiam tried for the hrst tune this year weie expected to pul up a fight foi the retention of the bctween-semcsteis’ recess. An unofficial canvass of College deans icvenlcd that the diopping of the contested period would be backed by tho Schools of Engineering, Ag nculturc, Mineial Industries, and piobably Education Others Neutral On the other hand, the Schools of Libeial Aits and Chemistry and Phys ics found the period of distinct ad vantage to theu office forces, but weie reluctant to push the cause with out fust making a thoiough investi gation of then faculty staffs Dean Will Grant Chambeis of the School ot Education leaned towaid the no-vacation plan, but expressed tho belief that likewise thero weie many advantages to this yeai’s ar lungemont. Di. Flank D. Kern of the Ginduate school leported that since his school wu> not seriously affected, eiUiei schedule would be satisfactory. Heeess Helps Registrar Tho vacation pcnod, according to Registiai William S. Hoffman, en-j able, his office to legistei ull grades and havo a transciipt of the studcnt’sl lecoid in the hands of then schcdul-j ing officeis befoic legislation .Foim-| eil), this mfoimation was not nvail-j üblo until thiee weeks aftei the sem-| cslci hud begun I Student objectors to tho lecuss l point out, however, that since this 1 mfoi mation helps only the student with n below grade, theie is no lea son why the laigc majoiity of undci giaduates should be imposed upon Intcicstod pnities uiged the im mediate posting of grades by instiuc tors ai the lemedy for this pioblem Dean of Men Aithur R. Wainock was unable to dctennine definitely w bethel the icccss had aided his of fice. Calendar Oka.v Otherwise’ Tho botucen-seniestcrs’ period was Uiu chief point of difference between tho two calendars intioduced to the Senate earlier this yeai. Tho student calendar pioposcs the beginning ot the second semester Thuisday morning, Febiuary 6, with icgiutiaton the two days piecedmg, whereas the semester would begin Monduv, February 9, with legistra tion on the Friday and Saturday pie* ceding, under the fuculty plan The fust semester ends Saturday, Janu ary 31, under both piogiams. Tho only nunoi diffcience concerned the Chustmas vacation, which would Prim #tatv @ I VISIONS Women's Fratcrmlics As Constructive Force on Campus DEAN C. E RAY DEAN SEES FORCE IN CO-EDS’ CLUBS Miss Ray Visions Fraternities Constructive Element on Penn State Campus Women’s fiateimties that me a constructive force on the campus and useful to the College administration whenever the welfare of the institu [ tion and its students is at stake is! Dean Chailotte E Roy's hope foi; Penn State women, as expressed in on 1 I article in the February issue of Alum-! ni News j Recognizing fraternities as a lu cent development in the highei educa tion of women, Miss Ray visions the .women’s fiatcimty of the futuie as a vvoikmg unit of the College icsponsi •blc foi piomoting the happ.ness and success of all women of the College I With the coming of national fia | ternities to the Penn State campus, the Dean lecogmzes the question of {housing as one of paiamount impoi i tance. A now plan employing lodges instead of houses which has woiked successfully at Svvarthmoio and Ran dolph-Macon wua cited as a possible solution to the pioblem Likewise, nnothet question is the numbei of fia teimlies needed to meet local con ditions Aid Local Development “Cnls' clubs have maintained high scholastic standings f’om the outset,” : Miss Raj asseits The high scholastic standing lc quned for membeiship m individual societies as well n» a uniform schol astic standard established by the Campus Clubs council weie given as leusons foi high scholaiship among [the women’s fnilornitic*& An oppoitumlv to develop socially j ! \\as believed to be one ot the best ad-1 of tiatuiulies in a survey I among women membcis A moiej Ihome-like life and added participation j lin outside activities weie fmthei ad-; [vantages. j j The entne womens student body isj [given mole picstige thtouah the pies-i jeitce of fiateimties foi them on the I campus, the Dean lepoit- National; societies tend to inue the women’s! j student body to a highei level in the [estimation of the men students, she also believes FRESHMEN WILL SELECT TRIAL LEADERS TUESDAY First of » Temporary Piv-iilonlc To Hold Meeting Thur-day Fieshmen will nominate and elect fivo tuul class piesidcnls when they meet m Chcimsliv nmphithcrtie at 7 o'clock Tuesday night The five nominees icioiving the most votes will each bold a meeting. The first meeting by a fiial piesi dent will be held at 7 o’clock Thuis day night Dates foi the othei meet ings have not been announced. A pci manent piesident will be elected following these meetings ATTENDS WINTER CONCLAVE Prof Charles L Kinsloc, head of STATE COLLEGE, FA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1930 LIONSSWAP BLOWS WITH W. MARYLAND TOMORROW NIGHT Experienced Terrors Will Meet Nittany Mil Champions At 7 O’clock CASONI, CROSBY RENEW FEUD IN 133-POUND BOUT McAndrews Returns to Former Heavy Position—Struble Will Box Klepac Pointing to their fifth consecutive victoiy of the season, Dick Ilailow's undefeated Giecn Teiiois will swap punches with the aggiessivc inteicol legiate title holding Lions m the Re cication Hall ung at 7 o’cloeV tomoi low night With victones over Dartmouth, Vir ginia MiUtai., institute, Virginia Polytechnic inst.tiue, and New Yoik university ahead) recoided. Western Maryland hus one of the most dan geious teams Coach Leo Houck’s pio teges will encounter this season Ted Klepac and Doug Cio'-by, intei collegmte cnampnns m the 173 and IJS-pound classes lespectivcly are the mainstays of the team and in Houck’s opinion "two of the clerciest lighteis | m inteicollegiate boxing” | Klepac Captains Team ! Although a champion in the light heavyweight division Klepac moved down one weight and according to le ports is even moic effective m Itis new bcith When Captain Geoige Kkaitis withdrew from college the fast IGO-poundei was selected lo finish the seuson in lus stead. When the opening gong sound-, Julius Epstein, bantamweight titb [bolder, vill face FLlci as his fust op ’ponent of the season In the Wes. ! Virginia moot his foe was forced t> 'foifcit because of’illne-'S Flnlei, who won thiee out of foui bouts, will provide plentv of opposition to the shifty, jabbing champion Davey Stoops, sta*. sophomore featherweight, will be pitted ugains. Hastings, a newcomci to Western Mainland tanks, who has not yet been victoiious in the squaied imp Au thouties giant Davy the edge in tin. bout The high light of the meet will pio bably come m the next lound when Bom Casom and Doug Ciosby attempt' (Continued on third page) SIGMA XI TO PLACE CHAPTER APRIL 4 Will Install College Group Composed Of 8.1 Fraternity Members on Penn State Faculty Tho installation of a local chuptci flt Sigma Xi, national lionormv ie search frateimtv, has been set ftn iApiil 1 Dean Robeit L Sackctt, o! i the engineering school, announced 1 yesterday Twenty-tluec chapter of the fia teimty aie icpiesented by eigbtv thiee mombeis of the faculty ut Penn State These mombeis will compose ihc iocal oigamzaticn The soviet, has been in existence foity-thice yeais, having been found ed at Cornell in 1887 to establish i* lcllowship of lesearch scientists Among the piesont irembeis me Pies iulcnt lleiboit Hoovei and his wife They became irembeis dm mg thou undeigiaduate days at Stanfoid uni \oisity. Undeigiaduate students aie not granted full membeiship but munv clmptciclctt semois and giaduatr* students as us°cciat(“ membcis if they allow piomise of rbilitv lodooiiginal ie.so.iuh. Dean Sackctt announced Full membeiship is onl/ gianted to giadunto student* and faculty mem keis who have pidved then qualifica tion by icseaich work completed ami publi died. NEW INSTRUCTORS JOIN LIBERAL ARTS FACULTY Prof Ford, 0 T. Spesierd To l'cueh Econumics. History Pi of Cauol W Foul has been added to tho faculty of tho econ omies dcpnitmcnt, and Orville T Spcssind to the histoiy depuitment, Dean Chuiles W Rlodduit of the Lib Icm ill Aits School announced yestoi- Open Conference Today; McGinness, Flint Probe ‘Hell Week’ In Talks Tomorrow ' Questionnaire Reveals Attitude Favoring Abolition of Rough Practices tfOCSCAi HEADS RECOMMEND NEW R.O.T.C. GARB Government Requires Petition From College to Replace Present Uniforms That distinctive umfoims foi the College R. 0 T C. unit leplace the present equipment was lecommended. bv the Dop&itmcnt of Military Sci ence and Taet.cs yesterday. In oidc* to secuie the new outfit College of ficials must send an official request to the War department Beginning next September the gov ernment will furnish a umfoim allot ment ot 810 a yeai per man, which is an incie&se ovci the piesent amount allotcd to colleges, nnlitaiy official-, announeid This sum will moie than covci the cost of new unifoims Becomes Student Propertj According to military authorities, the new umfoim wh.* v i has been rec ommended, will be siniilni to R O T. C equipment at Gcoigin Tech, Coi ned, and Rutgois At these colleges the umfoim consists of long liouseis, Noifolk jacket with belt, and ovei &ea r cap It pieient plans me adopted by the College the umfoims will become the ; student’s piopeitv aftei the tvvo-ycai couise is completed In the event that v student diops out of school the gov ernment will buy the second hand uni -101 111. Ne\t jeai’s fieshnian class would bo the hist gioup to give up the pio.s ent equipment, it College authouties decide to uiuhe necessary lecommen dations to the jro\einment It is planned that sophomoies weai the umfouns now in use until IIKU BEZDEK CHANGES PHYS-ED COURSE Mto on the window ledge An (libb giH»pcd tilt* iope, and stepped fiom the lodge, the loop g.i\o \uv and he tell to the sidewalk He suffeied Varsiix Coaches 'lo Icmh Kot Um« f.aUme* of both wrists end unkbs, md ul'O intemul lujunco Groups GiMn" Instruction in ItitliwJ.'al Spor's PENN STATE CLUB T« divoisif\ arid to add interest to WILL HOLD DANCE couiscj. in physical education, classes j u pc.mnnent mteiesl ’U Keep llecord %wl> hcieuftei be divided into jnoups Ir health on the put of ill the umn-n , Io j„ M „n. Pi Kappa Al undei the supemsion of vaisit\ utn- Premies Colorful Effects for Vnnunl s , uduiU w A A hold un in- n »u >mil |f,. in hi, n C Ba-'nei of letu. coaches. Piof lliiro Be/dck, Yll-Ccllci;e Hop in \riuor> 1 tensne ‘ henlth week ’ campaign lioiv t!ie jom i ihsi idc pin line nt, v ill -peak duectoi of athletic, announced ves- , | .., mirr| ... ... M-’cbiuaiv ‘2l to 27, Lauui M tll .luptu cd.l.os m the hijrma \\- * " . Doi-e’ ”2, than man oJ the liealth npsilon house Mi Runnel will It is expected that b\ this method I committee, announced\esteidn\. 'disai > tLiinuiiic method* of miblish natuia' athletic übilitv, winch would A subdued coloied lighting ctlcdi A , 4l)1 unpoitnrt mcnsuie m the ob- MlJf vm.iU pipei l'xnte*imt> edi otherw.se be undiscovered, will be u< , backjriound foi a netwoih of blue < u "health weal.,’* Di Jo- to*- hue ooe. asked to bung copies found by the coaches The coaches aile j stienmejs will be the stiijie se ph p Uitenoui, Collejro ph\sicmn, ~f then chuptei paper- with them at will take the class divisions outside f Wt the annual All-Collcye dame ol v.ill ki\c a lipid phvsital examination tin nine whe* weathei eond.tions peumit the Penn Stnte club to be held in ti all tic.hman and sopnumoie wo- j n ( ,td'i th..t a penianiat ici.ud Thu ..uious squads Mill he lotate'd the Annoi\ ton.nimw night fnnn h iluimj, the sene-slat, each athletic te 12 | inctiloi Inking ihnige of a dilfeiem Tin* Campus OwR placing fio>» gioup at the tla*>s meetings The specie' amplifying hand ‘■hull at on» lutci* will teach the fundamentals of end of the (looi, will furnish the the spoil which Ihov coach iiiusk Refreshments have also been Coaches Houck Cai Imell, and Con* munged loi l» the committee in o\u will instinct the gioups in ho - chaigo. in*,*, tiack, and hasl.clball while Ruth* The dame will he open to the entile ci told, Higgins, and Spculel will <ollcge with the cvceplion of the teach golf, football, and wrestling iieshman fiateimtc pledges who aie Eugene C Blschoir will teach gioup? haueil flora attendance In action ol m advanced gymnastics. the Student Trtburnl All mm.fi.i- leiniti pledges will he pei nutted In attend and will be allowed custom-* PROM GROW \DI>S MEMJJBR oll ‘ ro J tUu (lanc , Kluaheth M. Cionei ’lll has been Ticket‘ foi the dame, which me appointed an additional member ot sl.jo pei couple, mav he ohlmned thn Jumoi Piom committee, Eat I M fiom club memheis 01 at the dwi. Lindenmuth Ml, ehaumon of the com- o nuttec, announced vesterduv. Who’s Dancing _,, ———- . ■~ > To nllow students who leceived a (Etfllwjtatt Delegates and Chapter j Heads Will Hear Discussions CHARTS SHOW PROBLEMS LINKED WITH INITIATION j Samuel \V. McGinness nutionul | pi evident of Theta Upsilon Omega, i taiy of Tail Kappa Epsilon Mill be the I puncipnl speakers to piobe the “Hell! Week” pioblom befoie Intelfuitcinit} , Conference delegatee toirouou , Tlie\ will nddiess assembled fia-| teinity piesidents at the luncheon im Pin Kapna Sigma at 12 ‘lO o’clock to-1 ARCHWXLD M. HOLMES monnv afternoon while Mi Flint will! discuss the topic before the entile ----- - Conference-gioup at the smoker to be jj p p MA V CTPSJIVE ' IhM m the same house tomoriou f l . Ifj/il ullllYlj dav session „,Bhl Atlhc-..'to,m.on ; li-cii»s,onM, j n j * Trr jlm..c I Bam.-, a memta of ..IcGmnMi. will jiiuiO’it . -nits of CIID SPO lift W( k lh , ...otalnt comimltoo of tho na tliaili. ami jrmplis '.lnch hf liu- pit- l Wl* rtl IVJIj LPHtIOLi , t . t ,,, mU c mtc. "ill paicil to illustiatii his tnlh | .ptsil. at the bomiutt follomiig l)i. The sfiici. ilcals "ith Inc imlniilual ..... Pri-aonl c.. ( nn ,] IVtitinn llct—'l’ s "t.|toiiiiii B .nliht--- Folio"- pioblems of the chaplets of his fia-, , ixik the iiitmducLion of honoi quests tcimty, and he believes it gives an To Welfare Committee if I|,\1|,\ AtchilaldM Holmes “JO, .chan man aecmate cioss-seetion of lepiescnta-j t-.,, »t the Conleience, Dean oi Men Ai tne fiatei.iity life Mi Flint has! Upinions r.ivor , t j uu K Wainock will leview the de mnde a detailed study of “Hell Week") i % elopment of llie Penn State Intel fin ami ih influence on fraternities’ toimtv Council and Piof Sheldon 0 thioughout a nuinbet of yeuis Hav-| additional su.-ps to sccuie the su- ( jmt?i u , lht , eum , imiLS ani j t-ociol mg specialized m developing adequate ‘‘-it YW-lfaie committee s consent foi Q ,|opui tmerit, will discuss the I F substitutes for the customaiy lough Jn Intcrfratcrmtv Ball m \pi.l will j, oaU , c ,f CO! ,trol initiation pel tot', he advocates that an t'e liken despite the lecent advene i ... ...ii i.„ ovPmlnil Um.l of tiainintr in the Peci-ion if the student attitude is fav-, !• i ec bus tianspoitation will be a cvUndiu neiiou oi tinming in ini 1 , Aichiluld M Holmes MO In-! r oidcd so and fiom the countiv club history end ideals ot a fiateinitv oiabie, Aiclutiakl M iio.mcs .»u, n T , , ~, ..... r „.„ n comer at should replace “Hell Week” | tci fratermtv council v !ce-pi e-sidc-nt. H bu v ’' l^ u Co op , .ii n - ~ , -,, declined yesterday ,u ») odock tonight A one-sided ballot in favoi of u movement to do uvvny with lough in-l "Another petition piobaolv will bei (o Hold Discussions ilintum piacticcs has been cast by pi evented If the concensus or fia-’ Hubert II Hogr, executive secretar\ fraternity piestdents in replv to theiteinitv opinion still domes a ball, ~,i Theta Chi. is the latest guest to ac- Colleoian qucstionnane Twenty- Holmea stated, “the same date, \ptd .in invitation to the conference nine chapter heads would join in n 1 H, will be htamed j c’luplci ndvisois will lunch at Kap bun against “Hell Week,’’ ic-tuimi \ ciowdcd Sp>mg social calcrid i; tu Si tfm a at 1J ’5O o’clock tomonow tabulated last night show Five aie iml m unwise incic-as.- ot student c\-j , v , u n The me other luncheons Mil! champions of a lough initiation per- pendiUnes were cited by the W’elfaic be held at the -ame time Mi Daint-. lod and tluce aie uncertain of then t committee in denting the petition ii.uviv S«.lt, Delta Sigma Phi, Ui stand Eighteen have not vet ic-, The calendai, in its opinion, previous-, \\ ,|] Mn , s Dye head of the English tumed then ballots <!.• planned foi a set nuniboi of fum-j i.iteiauue djjiaiUrent, anil \V K | tions, would p’ace an added strain on , ]\i,»i 11 aie the speakers foi this dis- DICKINSON niKRHMAX HUItT | th- un<UMß.a<luau. paLkcltad. .11. ic„ ,v„n In a to M, Flint nnjl iv t%itIVTIOX tike DKILL’i mclusio'i of a mvi aliau ine J.ktt.'in-s-., who Mill discuss Hell ■* jgiou}) “v.as n.»t vet com meed'’ of t - Jimm \V Cliuich jnesnlent ot Mink, iiink-isoms fiatoirntj mfonn-; , an , , I " u '' r ' , B"l» Kninw "ill -n-al. nt thn lun l li«n nl initiation at Did-m-on collogo, f “'■>’•'l ->t tlio -talul .lato 1 in o-nlonts m I>l.i Knn- Thomas Gibb, a freshman, was sui- No objection to a fiateinitv dance pi .Sigma (.1 ip.ei i.eiinuur-, nice - lou-.lv injmeil Tuesday when he fell in the hist srme-Uu was voiced, how- mg at Delta Sigma Pm, wi.l hear \\ m fiomu thud stoiv window ot the f-a-u'e Intis fiatei nr •• liu uil ahc..d, I.li \\ dden. Upha tin Lh'*, mil '■ teinitv house dnimg a “luc drill” j has d.s.u.-cd a ball pait of the -\ N. tmi. picsidcnt ol Sigma Hit Tho.fio-hnion wolc boinit icqunwl inog-an, a mojK-tod -onM.ntt '-•am.. to 1 descend limn the thud floot by ( 111 L,njcl menus ol a lojie looped aiound a cle-j l * l)K. KITENOUK GIVES LECTURE »M \kE*Ll' COURSE IN HYGIENE ACTS AS Chairman «l Second I’rntcrmiv Conclave . - I'4. - , ...,4-.. ~- 'igz i .`: ; AIGV7 .-,.? . ..4i47* - .. 4 , •• ~.-1.1:4';,..ti5::k,!..Z‘,.....:. w. '",;,-.,.4..-t''.. '. , '''''" V i .!. .' ".'' % .;1,:V: \ ~..'":',: ~, 2:;i.',Ws. l : . ~'U . : . :V . WlX;' ' ' ...''' ::0 4 .' ..., ...:• . i'tit - fi.i , ::; . *:'.%+?. --';:;...-- ~. CO-EDS WILL HOLD 1 ;v,;e“!', A. A. HEALTH WEEK llTh™™.!, i-i tfui'-l* Ch.mtoi sihohn ihip ih.i.i -1 nun will himli it Mpha Clu Sijrn\ i College riiNMti.n To i:\ammu Ml tt j„, c |> M |>.,\*s of Phi UtUn Theta Pushmm. gmihi none Women \ 'll them liiaphs Mill be i\- *i lined to '•how the standing of fia toimtu*'* befoie ml aftoi IUOO in all • of i!v louiili 5 \s l'a'l of Proliant nun 1-1 the n.nfi'Ui’io .mums muj be* pte | Apu t ol the e imp iijrn will be \m - end, the- t ban mmi «1 eaeh delus ion health pioKianis piesenteil each -nm Inn rniimim' 1 a .oeictaiv vho nijrli at dnim in Me-Vllistoi ll.ill will mold the domic» ol each jC’otip (lining loom Amonir the ivenls to be llw molds will be utinuoicinphi il held ate sines ol sonirs compos'd .ml tin to enh me libel ot the dis b\ the membcis of e.uh doinntoiv, a ‘U—io.i ittoup ! 1 e.ilth sloican competition b\ the-M-no Tommiow mirht 'lt Mint will ad tlioupL. and an individual Haiti) pus- on .s all eunfote.vo delegates at a 1 te. u>nlt*st .inolvei at the Phi Kappa Sigma Inn-i , | his v ill In held inimuliatel. follow me jiooun will-give 'JLr'm'u ,'idii U ' l v" .! CIIAPEL TALK SUNDAV Ij'inlu-'ni.u .Li. i>ui! .it the MimU. New Voil. (’ln reaiann I'o Speak on •'things Hi.it Ma'tcr Mo.I” I ] 1 Mhile t etui mug to his home in i l)i John M Mome. genei.il secte- Stoyislmvn David A Rhoades ’ Id it.uvnt the Fedot nl Council of was killed cat 1\ last Thut sday mm n- Chmclies of Chnst in \meiicn, will mi when the tai in which he was nd ' speal oil “Things That Mattel Most” inj. skidiled nuit Johnstown and u*l hefon the Inst (.Impel audience ol the Itdcd with atiothei He was llnowii “FOR THE GLORY OF OLD STATE*’ PRICE 3 CENTS 6 Fraternity Executive Groups To Convene At Luncheons SMOKER WILL CONCLUDE PROGRAM OE CONCLAVE Probidenl Het/el. Mr. Ramus Dean Warnotk Speak at IJanquel Tonight With P*esi.lont llet/el joining ehap tei piesidents in welcoming the guests ot honoi, the scunnl Penn State Tn- itiltiteinit Confeienee will be ush ered m bv a fuunal banquet m Cell t o Ihlb cuantij elub at J o’elotk to a.ght '’l'C epriale gioups of fraUinitj olJieds will attend luncheon discus sii ns tomotiow noon, and a sntokei lot all confeienee delegates at Phi '\„piu Sigma immediate!} aftei the Ik.miii: meet will tmminate the two- , Letov M Rmkl'nldei ’5O. and Mi. Mollis ate the speakers fo- the cat- COLLISION PKOM-S FVTVL l() SOI’HOMORL VS C \K SKIDS
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