Tuesday, February 18, IU3O PRESIDENT AS ‘Must Measure Actions By Ideals, 9 HetzeUs Plea Urges Advancement To Keep Pace With Education • By James H. Coogan Jr., ! The fraternity must justify itself in thojeyea of the public / I This was the challenge President ifaiph Dorn Hetzel flung m the faces of more than 100 Penn State fiatcrm ty leaders who attended the Intcrfra* termty Conference banquet at the Centre llills Country dub Fnday night Visioning a day of lockonmg that is more real than fiction, the College administrator warned his audience of the impending tiial “We arc going to be called more strictly to account and we must be prepared to meet the test,” he cau tioned, in alluding to the piomiscd in vestigation by the Carnegie Founda tion. Urges High Ideals "Our great task is to develop intel ligent men—men of high courage, clean morals, and with devotion and skill in meeting the largei social piob lems Wo must be moic mindful of our larger objectives and our ideals,” lie remonstrated. , Charging that the present-day fra ternity is concrmng itself too much with factors which aic .supcihcial, Dr Hetzel pleaded for a new awakening, foi a stronger realization of the -ob ligations which test upon the fra ternity man, to the end that the fra ternity's practices shall be measmed by the standards of its ideals Extensive use of this measuung stick, he contends, will prove the un worlhmess and inadequacy of pieseut day practices and hasten Uic piomo lion of higher standaids. “In fact wc must,” he admonished, "if wc are going to preserve oui oi gamzations dui mg the pcnod of ad justment which is just ahead, and which is going to involve not only higher education, but all of the agen cies and institutions which arc asso ciated with our colleges and umveisi tics.” Attacks Rough Initiations 11 The fust distinction attacked by the College executive was that of age. The age of a fraternity, in-hie-opimonr is no asset. Likewise, he questioned the yalus of a pretentious home. This should lie a consideration of little 01 no importance m the choice of a fra ternity, he asseiled badges and olhei fratci nity regalia weic also suited by the speaker .The value of the social organiza tion, with its accompanying likeness in character and personality, wcic similarly questioned by him 1 Of the outstanding frailties, Pics ident Hetzel was paiticulaily em phatic- in his denunciation of huimful initiation practices He desenbed the injury of a Dickinson pledge as a “blot on the fraternity scutcheon.” I! 1-. C. MAY ADOPT 2 PLANS IFOR IMPROVING SCHOLARSHIP I'A lcviscd scholarship card and a freshman study guide, two plans ad vanced ut the scholarship chaiimcn's luncheon, will be put into effect by ln tturalcrmty Council if they meet w|tl* the approval of College officials and tho ehnpleio i’On the pioposed iccoid cards the instiucloi will he asked to cheik ofl reasons why the student is deficient IRY TIIE Fenway Tea Room Home Cooked Meals Duiing the Military Call Week-End Refreshments For the week-end \ FRESH FRUIT PUNCH - FANCY CARES Blue Ribbon ice Cream j! Harvey Brothers 220 East College Avenue Phone 211 ASKS Fraternities To Accept Challenge ' 'M - ill PRESIDENT HETZEL GERSIENBERG CITES FRATERNITY AIMS Asks Local Chapters To Stress * Leadership Development As Chief Purpose As a cluUcnge to all fraternity men. Di Charles W. Geiatenberg, chdiimau of the Natiunal Intcifia tcimty Conference, in his message to the local conclave asked the frater nities to fulfill their put pose and de velop leaders lhs message was load by Malcolm Kukpatuelc \'sl), president of Interfiutci-iity Council, at the ban quet Fndav njght. Outlining the objects of a fraterni ty, the doctoi said “It is the downing function of the Gioek lettci bouse to provide an in timate grouping of men in which thoughts may be icflectcd, worthy emotions cultivated, and the will to survive and achieve -^lengthened.” He added, hovvcvei, that a mere segregation into chapters will not produoo,-the*-desired icsults The groups, lie declared, must be animated by lofty purposes and inspued to at cumpirsli definite ends Doctoi G’cistc-nbe'g gave as an other object of the fraternity the pro motion of cultuio among its mombeis 'lO DISCUSS ‘ILLUMINATION’ Speal mg at an open meeting of Sigira Pi Sigma, honoiaiv physics ftatcimt*. Pi of David L Maiklc, of the c-lcctucal cngmeeiing dcpaitmcnt, v* ill delivei a talk on “Taking the ‘IIP Out of lMumination” in Room 28 Physics Builidng at 7: JO o’clock lo mcurovv right. EVENING GOWNS and SPUING IJLOUSES Moore’s Dress Specialty Shop S FRATERNITIES TO MEET CHALLENGE COOPERATIVE PUN IS PROPOSED FOR FRATERNITY BUYING Chapters May Form Association To Purchase Supplies at Reduced Prices COMPANY WOULD ISSUE 1000 SHARES OF STOCK System To Include Services of Trained Dietitian Aiding House Caterers A cooperative marketing associa tion to lower fraternity operating cost-i was introduced by Mr W. K. Morris ’l7 at the Interfratcrmty Con ference caterers’ luncheon m the Sig ma Phi Epsilon house Saturday' Under tho plan‘submitted by Mr Morns each fraternity which is a member of tho system would purchase all food supplies through the associa tion. Buying supplies in large quan tities would effect a saving in puces, he claims. _ / Capitalization of tho group to bo known as the “State College Mercan tile Company,” Mr. Morris places at $25,000 lie proposes to raise the rc i quired sum by issuing five hundi ed shares of preferred stock with a par value of 560, carrying a dividend of si\ per cent on profits accruing to the organization In addition to the pre ferred stock, five hundred shares of common stock would be distributed. Tho common stock would have no par value, but each share would carry one vote in the organization. One share of common stock would be allowed for tho purchase of three shares of pre ferred The amount of stock .subscrip t-on of each fraternity would ..equal twice the amount of weekly purchases. Stockholders Elect Directors 7he company would,- Mr. Morris plans, bo incorporated and have a board of directors of nine men. Five of the directors would be'elected by stockholders from their own numbers, vvhilo the four executive officers need’ not necessarily, be chosen from among tho stockholders in' case permanent | residents of State Cbllcgc should be 'desired for the positions f The plan includes the set vices of a trained dietitian whose duty would be to uid the cateicr in planning meals. Tho dietitian would, by .famihtanty with the stock on hand, be able to keep the stock tn the commissary turning cvci constantly, Sir. Morris states . CATERERS Try Our High-Quality Meats for the Military Call Week-End FISHBURN’S MEAT MARKET Opposite Post Office Phone 357 THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Dean of Men Sees /. F. C. as Practical Business Device Fraternity Situation Problems Viewed By Speaker By Robert I*. Stevenson Dean of Men Arthur R. Warnock in his discussion of Interfratcrmty Council history and development be fore Uie banquet delegation Friday night viewed the fraternity situation and ita-attendant problems from the standpoint of the practical man. From this viewpoint the Dean cited the Interfraternity Council, especial ly, "as a practical business expedient for the member fraternities, to each of which, he said, two distinct and important advantages accrue ns a re sult of the existing organization. ' If nothing save harmony and set tlement of problems between fra ternities results from such a league, the existence of - the Interfratcrmty Council would still be justified, the Dean pointed out. But even though tins function is vital, there js anoth er yet more poignant. Three Fraternity Problems This is union 1 From this condition, ho stated, comes a gieater power to the fraternities, and convenience to the outsiders who must at times treat with the Grcek-lctter oigamzations as a whole. Fraternities, he-indirect ly pointed out, long ago discovered thnt they, like industrial groups, could promote their common interests, most advantageously by strong or ganization. Acordmg to the Dean, modern fra ternities as, individuals face three chief problems. The first is the prop er assimilation of freshmen into the fraternity gioup, The second is a ciucial issue at present. It is the question of fra ternity scholarship's compared with the average of ail men students oi non-fratermty men. This comparison, often working to the detument of fra ternities, must be carefully weighed because of the icsults that may be shown by the forthcoming Carnegie Foundation icport on the subject, lie said. The Dean hopes that this re port will not find the fraternities un prepared t The Intel fraternity Conference sur vey brings an undesirable condition Fire Insurance Notary Public EUGENE H. LEDERER 121 West College Avenue COMPARES College Fraternities To Business DEAN WAHXOCK into the limelight, as the Dean point ed out The older national fraterni ties, as a whole, rank lowei in schol aiship than those of n moic iccent ougin. The same condition applies to the older chapters of any one in dividual national fraternity , He brought this abase of the re- 1 port home to Penn State by lclating his findings m a similiu survey of I the scholarship of College fraterm-j ties The icsults coincided with those! of the national survey Another unfoitunate condition that the Dean believes should lcceivc veiy cnioful consideration is that of the mounting costs of belonging to a fra ternity at Penn State The financial depression just past has made this condition much more acute, he said “I sincerely hope,” Dean Warnock continued, “that at Penn Slate there never arises a situat.on vv nerein a boy of modest means cannot afford to become a membei of the best fra ternity. Wc want democracy and not aristocracy.” LOOSE LEAF NOTE BOOKS AT SPECIAL PRICES Laundry Cases - - - - Fountain Pens Portable Typewriters For Rent The Athletic Store ON CO-OP CORNER ALL STUDENT SUPPLIES Sets Low ||||M Parker’s New Streamlined Shape in the pocket. . . Feels "At Home” in the Hand 1 ~ :r % \rariser* (Stl Duqfoid «o jy /amor Srre fty ADVISORSDISCUSS VITAL PROBLEMS Scholarship Rating, Cooperative Buying, Authority Extent Included in Topics Scholaiship rating of chaptois, gioup \crsus single advisors, extent oi the ndvisoi's authority, and coop erative buying were the mam points discussed at the Intel fraternity Con* fcieneo luncheon for chapter advisors at Kappa Sigma fiatcrnity Saturday afternoon Di William S. Dye, Acacia, who picsidcd at the meeting, and Dr lloi* ate R. Baines, national officer of l’hi- Sigma Kappa, divided into types which Mined from Kindly giandmotbers, ever ready with super vision and advice, to the type which consistently adheres to a laisscz-fane policy Both endorsed the advisor who stood at a point between the extremes Mr Harvey Salt, officer in charge of nlumni iclations of Delta Sigma Phi, emphasized the necessity for in sight on the purl of advisois. Thcic are no fixed duties, but a good advisor should find his own problems, and must bo ready to take command of a situation in a crisis, is his viewpoint. Discussions, in which most of the twcnty-fiic advisors at the meeting tool pmt, followed the informal a<i dicsses Examples of how group ad -11 isoi** divided duties and functioned, land the advantages or disadvantages 1 ol the advisory board as opposed to a [single advisot v.cic cited. A distin guishing line was drawn between I chapter auiisoi and faculty advisoi, j although it was found their connection iv’ith the chapter was similar PACIFIST WILL SPEAK AT ANNUAL RELIGIOUS COUNCIL Frederick J. Libby, executive sec retary of tc National Council for the Prevention of War, will be the prin cipal speaker at the third annual In stitute on International Relations to be held February 123, 21, and 25 at Wesley Foundation of the Methodist church. Parker’s new streamlined Duofold Pen- (mid Pencils to match)look neater and set low cnniu, pocket than others because the clip starts at I’m TOP—not halfway down the cap. The smart, perfectly poised shape feels’*.t home” m the hand—the hand-ground, he r y gold point writes with our famous 47th nnpro c ment —Prcssureless Touch. Like 2 Pens for the Price of One An exclusive convertible feature makes all Parker pens actually like 2 Pens in One. 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B M Davis, sthohuship 'commissioner for Pin Delta 'lbeta, pointed out several ways foi chapters to raise their intings at the sclioku ship chairmen’s luncheon Satuiday al tcinoon The intioduction of study schedules for freshmen und a house study hall were methods advised by the spcakei to improve scholaislup He also warned against the bad influence of uppeiciassmen and alumni MeGINNES CITES HOUSE PROBLEMS Outstanding Fraternity Difiitullies Probed by National Officer In Speech Saturday Ter outstanding pioblems of lia tcimty chaptcis weie discti sed bi Samuel W McGinncss, national pns dent of Theta Upsiton Oinegi. in hi. address to Gicck picsidcnl, batu-ck’y afternoon A* a means of tuibirg the lupin problems, he lccommended non-hami cd discipline on the pait of the ihap tei picsidcnt He also suggested tins ■to prevent othei violat'oas of chapLi mien and as a solution to the xchoiai ship problems. “Do not over-empliasne out.uk u tivitics,’’ the speakci \..unul, ‘ and the president should not In too active in campus atfaus because he n. u sai lifkc house duties to pci to, n them Mi. McGinncss pointed out that ob sei vancc of rushing codes does not prevent a chapter fiom pledging a good class and declaied that the se cret of chapter intcicst was to I cep every member busy peifoirurg oine house duty Tho sophomoie pioblem is mipmi ant and he believes close uppeuhs, supervision is its solution Alumm interest is kept alive In a good pub lication in the executive's opinion Finances, he maintained, should l>* rur on a demoualie basis, economical management should be the . mi, avl lidicule should be ei.iplo* cd to collet!, delinquents’ bills Bills owed bv alu v frn should bo handled by a national headquarters bin eau
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