ESTABLISHED 1004 VOL. 26, No. 36 ■LA VIE’ASPIRANTS TO COMPETE FOR . FUTURE POSITIONS Stuff Reorganization Effective This Year, Student Council Agrees Unanimously NEW SYSTEM RETAINS PRESENT BOARD BASIS Sophomores Will Begin Work at Once—Only Seniors Obtain Keys, Fee Refund By unanimous agicontent Student Council decided Tuesday night that La Vic elections should be placed on a competitive basis Staff reorgam zation will bo started immediately by the 1931 annual ofiiceis with calls for sophomore candidates Twelve second-ycai men will be elected to the junior staff nett fall under this new plan At this time another gioup of sophomore candi dates will he called and from these two bodies the new senior and jun -101 bouids will be chosen next May. After nett year sophomoio candi dates will be icquired to report in September and regular senior and jun ior elections will be held in May Only senior members will receive hoys and the refund of La Vie fees Basic Organization Unchanged The basic oiganization, composed of cditonal, business, and ait staffs will be Kept intact On the senioi editor in' boaid will be the editoi-in-chief and college, class, activities fiatei nities, and women’s editors. Twelve assistants will compose the jumoi body, while members of the sopho* moie staff will be unlimited. Business, photographic, and circu lation nianageis will make up the senior business board. Si\ junior as sistants with an unlimited number of sophomores will complete the business stuff. An art editor with six senioi subordinates and an indefinite number -of- junior-aspirants-vvtjl cii t group Two faculty aJvisors and one art clitic will be appointed by the 1931 La Vic boaid They will hold then posts as long as they desire unlcs they prove unsatisfactoiy The outgoing senioi cditoiul body, with the counsel of its ndusoi, wil name the new senioi and jumoi boaids The new business staffs will be selected in the same manner, while the ait gioup will be chosen by the nit editor with the advice of the ar! ClitlC* An executive board composed of tin editoi-in-chicf, business munugoi, und ait editor will determine the geneia! policy of the year book under the new system I. r. GROUP PLANS DORM PROPOSAL ContmiUcc To Prepare Substitute For College Operation of Summer Rooming Unabated fraternity opposition to Cullcgc operation of women’s dot mi toty facilities at Summer Session, af tci c" plnnutions ot the administration viewpoint, resulted in selection of a committee to diaw up a substitute plan at the Inter fraternity Council mcetim, Tuesday night. Adrian 0 Morse, executive socie tal v to the President, declared the Collego was loath to take the proposer action, but could see no other possi bility Increasing complaints about food and service each summci mad*, the step nccessaiy to pi event dispar aging iepoit3 of the Summer school he told the delegates Assuring the fraternities that the College means to make no profit am would pav substantial rents. Samuc' K Hostetter, director of doiimtoncs explained the working of the plan. Along with Mr. Morse, he welcomed any better system. Malcolm Kirkpatrick ’3O, Council president, appointed John W Biundt MO, chan man, Aichibuld M. Holmes MO, Sidney II Lewis *3O, Claude T Huupt Ml, Muiry L Meisclman Ml and James A O’Connor ’3l to th committee DEAN WARNOCK, IIIBSHMAK TO TALK AT ALUMNI DINNER General College conditions, and plans for the new alumni organize- 1 tion will be discussed by Dean Aithur, R Warnock and Mr. Edward K. Ilibxh- fron §>tatr A Interfraternity Approves ‘i Phi Pi Phi and Triangle Abolish Rough Initiations Sentiment against “llcll Week,” which became stiongly pronounced at: the .Conference last week, reached its peak Tuesday night when Inteu'ia termty Council passed a unanimous resolution favoring its abolition ut Penn State. “The resolution prove? conclusive ly that Penn State fraternities real ize that ‘Hell Week’ is a thing of the past and a custom detrimental to : them as well as the College,” Mal colm Kiikpatriek MO, Interfrateimty: Council president declured “It was the logical outgrowth of in creasing sentiment against rough in itiation? which the Intelfrateinitv Confeicnce speakers served to heigh ten,” he said. Voting to cast aside rough initia tion practices in favor of an educa tional system of pledge probation. Tiiangle and Phi Pi Phi last mgh‘ joined the "Honor Roll” of Penn Slate fraternities which have done away with "Hell Week” entirely Since its inception, the “Honor Roll” has more than doubled its size with fourteen fraternities now listed Triangle adopted the plan propos ed at the Intcifratcrnity Conference. by f Harrold P Flint, executive secre- I.F.C. WILL REPEAT PETITION FOR BALL Fraternities May Finance Dance From Social Budget Of Chapters Intel fraternity Council will present a second petition for an Intcrfratei mty Ball April 11 to the Student Wei fare committee Monday . afternoon The petition is being submitted to the individual chapters for their signa ture by Archibald M Holmes MO, chairman of the Ball committee A second petition was appioved ‘ vote of the Council Tuesday night Thi signature of a number of houses t the document will enhance the chanci of passage, Gieek officials believe Chapters May Finance Ball To remove the Welfare group’s ob jection that the function would result in an Jnwisc increase of student ex penditurc, it is proposed to provide necessary* funds from the chapter so cml budget If necessary, and th fiaternai groups agree, one dance would be dropped ftom the social cal emlm of the participating fiateim tics in otdci to equalize the additional expense The fust petition was placed befou the Welfare committee Januaiy 1(> In withholding its consent, the body stated "it was not yet convinced” ol the advisability of the dance The wording of the decision encourages a hope among the, affair's pioponents thnl a second nnd more complete ic* quest will win appioval. The Student Welfare committee i composed of Miss Charlotte E. Ray ; dean of women, Dean Ralph L Watts or* tho School of Agncultuie, At thui R Warnock, dean of men, Di Joseph P Ritunoui, College physician, and Colonel Waltei B McCnskey, of tin military department. CLASS OF ’33 ELECTS o TEMPORARY PRESIDENTS Freshmen Name Burnhurt, Rockwell For Secretary, Treasurer Five trial presidents were chosen ami Adam B Barnhart und Elmer J Rockwell woie elected sceietaiy and treasurer ie->peclivelv of the fiexh men cluss at a meeting Tuesday night. John A. Wood, John O Gnmxhnw, Rogei E. Snyder, William Mucaleer, and John B Taylor Veceivcd the highest numbci of votes of a group ;of twelve nominees. Each will con duct n cluss meeting bcfoie the final election of cluss president March 11 ARCHITECTS WILL DISPLAY VIRPORP DESIGNS IN EXHIBIT Original designs submitted for the | Lehigh uiipoitx competition will be 'exhibited in the Iloiticulture building j Thursday*, Friday and Saturday. | The exhibit will consist of 100 STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY,’ FEBRUARY 21, 1930 Council fell Week ’ Ban BELIEVES I. F. C. Resolution Was Inevitable MALCOLM hIKKP VTRICK .ary of Tau Kappa Epsilon Tin :onsists of a “big biothei” selccte oi each freshman ftom among th ippeiclusamen to instruct him i icholustic nnd fraternity duties / •cues of Iccttucs and examination >n the histoiy, ideals, und function ff the fraternity and College is like vise included -Labeling it as an example of th; (Continued on second page.) ‘WHITE COLLARS’ IS : TOMORROW’S SHOW; Players Present 3-Act Cgmedv In Schwab Auditorium At S:2O O’clock The age-old quarrel between the rich and pool of society w ill be waged again by the Penn State Players in “White Collars,” a.tbicc-uct comedv by Edith Ellis, to he presented in Schwab auditorium at 8 20 o'cloc! Saturday night Charles B Kiuv M 0 will be sjen us "William Van Luy n,” a young captain j 0 o. industiy whose lose ollau with hi-; __ „„ „ T TT „ seeictaiy pluvs ha* oc with his social XjrJLiJCilli UJLUJD AIA V Alb n Set the “ le 7" loan TIS-e’,!" i FOR STATE HONORS the beautiful but pool secretary , . Veteran Players Appear |,JO Choristers Seek Fourth Victory Aithu. R Ciinmnjthum Ml will take I Cl .mpctUio n With 1 Group, the par tof "Item y, an eccentric cou sin ot “Joan" who has his own idcr- 1 Tomorrow Night about the possible hatmonj ie»ult'n;,[ . 410111 niatumonv between uch ami, Srekint fust place m the State in 11001 Diother “Funk,’ to be plajed' teicollucate floe dull content foi thi bj Benjamin J Conaul «J~, i«, how- ( f ou ,th consecutive time, Penn Stall ,10t Prejudiced against Health 4 , , wlcclnon „.,n vie with Ine ethei tol ■elaUves Juotme M Budlonir .111, as, [ 0E(1 nl pani/ations m Withei spool Helen Tliavei, is Kieutly thulleii, 4 ha!l, Philadelphia, tonionov nicbt andean not conti ol hci emotion, oten rol thc „ ht t „ tnt cr lho nat on „ hei Mstel’s fiance I competition in Maich. Janies * Aim Ml, “Joan o ovei- Wlnnil , tol lhlt , L . mth tht . t „„. oquacious father who alwajs seems te , t h( , u nt I . ltt , ljulB h. thc sinpei to sa> theiiißlit thins at the wiom. „ omm ,„ u ,, sU „„ E 0 pp 0 , ltl „„ time, anil Miss Olive E Ostcihout ’.5 Lime, ami Miss Olive >. Jstoihout . the an uous-to-pleuse inolliei, louna out the Thiner family Miss Slmlej Thoipu * I*s, pnitav ing the trouble-making soucty mutioti “Sallv Van Lu\n/’ and Kenneth I Page 'O2, us the neighborhood stiong man, complete the <.»st STUDENT SYMPHONIC B\M> CANCELS SUNDAY CONCEUT 111abi111> of the student sMiinhom. | band to appeal ha> caused the cun-i eellnlion of the Inst of the mul-Min tor conceit sene’? in SdiMiii) audi lonum Sunday atteinoon A 3 n substitute u spe-ial stud o prowl am Mill be bioudust n\ci uidio station WPSC The piogmm Mill include selections by the Minphunic band trombone qumtulte, piano solo by Miss Mai ion Ken of the music do pnitmcnt, and sopinno solos by Mns Edna It. Roddick '3l Students Excel George Washington In Manufacturing Ingenious Excuses Although no Penn State studen Mill evei be called the “Fathei of Oui Countiy,” man\ of them uie mucl jmoiu ingenious at munufnctuiing c\ cu*»es than Gooige Washington whosi one bundled and ninetwoghth bnth | day will be cclebintcd tomoiioM While young Geoigo was able li think of nothing hettei than “I inn not tell a lie, father, 1 chopped dour the cheny tiee," cion the most un- pionjising ticshnun can muttei WOMEN WILL SEEK INCREASED RIGHTS AT MASS MEETING 1 Co-eds |To Consider Extension Of Closing Hoiir After 12 O’clock Dances CONVENE MONDAY NIGHT IN SCHWAB AUDITORIUM Telephone Service Lengthening. | Social Function Rules Offer Problems i Extension of women's pnwlege-. 1 m ill be consulei ed by the women's ' student body at a W S G A mass ! meeting to be held in Schwab audi jtouum at b'lo o’clock Monday night j Consuleiation Mill be given to a 1 •o’clock closing hour after 12 o’clock dunces instead ot 12.30 o'clock If this mltng is accepted a nen system of penalizing iatcresscs w.ll be introduced at the same time Anothei pioblem to be biought up at the meeting concerns the extension of Mcek-day telcphone'semcc in mo moil’s dormitoiies from 8 until 10 o'clock at night The thud issue to be piesented i*- that of a new system of signing up foi social functions. Present .Mock Debate | Rcoiganization of the house of io ; presentatives of the W. S. G A also Mill be considered Undei the pres ' ont conditions the value of the house is only theoretical and the senate la dies that the lower house fo’lou the ' upper m organization and time of meeting j The problems Mill be presented in the foim of a mock debate by Helen iS Keepers '3O, Margaret Lor ah Mi. I Elizabeth C Ilell ’32, and Jean E 1 aimmons M 2 , Anys of these provisions if passed IwiP bc v ynfoiccd for a tual period be iforc they aic added .to the constitu [tion of the W S G., V The final | changes V.ill L»e into the constitution and by-laMs of the as jsociation and will be piesented to the i women’s student body foi its ratifi j cation dub* liom Bucknoll, Ilavoifoid. Jun mtti, Lafavette and Moiaunn colic,: es, who have enteied the competition The pi i7o i»onif -.elected foi the con test In the national oijjamration i« •‘Haik, Jolh Shepheidb,” by Thoma- Mo’lev Judges wt'l be Maishall Biu tholomew, directoi of the Yale Glee dub. Ale\andci Smullons, distinguish ed Philadelphia musician, and A \\ nl tei Kiaiuci, compose! As visioned In tin* dub ptoduitum boaid, “Le Cafe Non" will be man aged b\ a tompanj of negioes Tin labmtt setting has been empUnod in hi dei to obnunate the seine of tnto- lies' ‘"at v ’ ncLoniiianv a Amt 'lO ISIS I, \ND.SC U’IS TtRGIXS . 1 Landscape tai|*ets and squad buns 1 umlui the leadership of a coi poiul will |bo intioducp'l in R O T C couiscs /this >oai to piesent a moio piacta.il ■ c’emonsliation of conditions met lr actual combat j Tho K 0 T C coui ?«s will consist 'of the thiee lejrnlai one hour penods until about \piil J, when the Ftida\ /class will be (hopped and the Monday 1 l o’clock icuew substituted classes also have many advoi ites among the young aimv of excuse see 1 ets One niolessoi estimates that at least foui thousand students mus woi! in the post olhccs during tli* l Clmstmm holiday! if the numhei of times tins absence alibi is offered mav be *aken as a fn.i count That men students depend upon an unpiomptu excuse much more than the co-eds is the belief of one m stiuctor who (leclaies that the jrnls Tomuhl invamiltly pic«cnt theirs in uuting M jj President Hetzel To Speak at Tableaux Ceremony Tomorrow; Penn State Is 75 Years Old Governor Pollock Signs Institution Charter Feb. 22,1855 COLLEGE HISTORY DATES FROM MEETING IN 1783 11!) Students From .‘JS Counties Enroll for First Class Of ‘High School' Rv Hubert I*. Stevenson Tomonow. Penn State is seventy (he yeuis old For on Fcbiuarv 22, 1835, Govcinot James Pollock signed a chartci that piovided foi the establishment of “an institution for the education of south in the vanou-. branches of science, learning and jnaitical agneultuie as they ait* connected with each othei ’’ And tomonow, Febiuaiy 2*2, IDJO, that institution, now the Pennsylvania State College, will celubiate its sov enty-hfth biithday. Penn State was born Febiuary 22, 1833, but the stoiy of the foices leading to Governor Pollock’s sigua tuie on the chattel of that date is the btoiy of a seventy-yeai stiugglc* Dules From 178 a Indnectly, Penn State dutes horn 1783 One day in that year a small group of men, who called thcmai*l\u> “The Philadelphia Society for the Pro motion of Agriculture,” met at the sign of the Cock on Fiont Sticct of that city There tin-, society discussed agn icultuial pioblcms And it likewise fosteied mdustiul inteiests of the State. Latei this gioup of men wa* re .sponsible foi the foimation of men* county agi icuHaral sonetics And (inally, fiom the Philadelphia oigan i?ution came the Pennsylvania Slate Agncultuial society The State Agncultm.il society was diiectlv icsponsible foi the founding of Penn State The olhieij of the Sovietv issued a call foi a State Convention to uc, held Match S, 183.1 The puiposu of] the meeting ua> to found an nistitu-l tion for educating the faimei and foi conducting agncultuial cxpei intents I The convention met in the Semite Chaiubei at Iliunsbuig, with thuty (Ccntmued on last page) THESPIANS OFFER REVUE MARCH 29 *Le Cafe Nmr," Mythical Cabaret, Mill Provide Setting For New Campus Show “Lc Cafe Non,” u nnthicul night dub located somewheie ne u State College, will piovule the setting foi tlie second annual Campus Revue to be piuscnted h\ the Thusptns m Schwab auditonum Match 2*l , that voul nmi*Ucl slum Like the Uevue of lust veai, the hu mn of the coming; pioduetion will he chictlv local in appeal The show is intended us u huilesque ot campm e'lims. clubs, institutions, ami pei sonulitioH \il music w ill he oiiginal This will lu composed bv a nuinbei nt students The Ivms will fuithei the theme of the entne pioduetion in sntm/ing lot'll eients and notables Rieliaid A Whetstone ’-‘5l is in chuige of thi* division ol the piogiam. Although no book has been selected definitely, the pionnet ol the annual jnuiMeal tomedv will he ollcied foi a jjumot Piom audience, Milton C Yount: MO, president of the club, nn .nountes WVAKI) Sl* VMSII SCUOL \RSHIPS John \V White sehol.u ships in Spanish were awnided to William F Flickmgei ’ll and Stephen V. Boidu Ml by the fncultv Senate Inst week Who’s Dancing TO E\PL VIN Purpose or Tableaus Tomorrow Afternoon P BRICE C\LI)WIN WOMEN COLONELS REVEALED TONIGHT Iptina Troubadours Will Ptovide Rhythm at Military Ball In Recreation Hall Reaching then peuk with the pu sentntion of the honoiaiy ui-cd col onel:, Mihtaiy Ball festivities, led by the Ipana Troubadouis, will hold sway ir Recication hall fiom *J o'clock tonight until 2 o’clock tomoitow morn ing. The leccntly-elected honoiaiv col onels will be piesented in a special ceiemony beginning at 11 o’clock. , This featuie will be followed bv the presentation of commissions and a snbei dull by a selected gtoup ol ca det of heels. The orchestn will come to State College this afternoon fiom Bethle hem, wheic* they plavcd last night. Dining the past veai the lmnd Ins plavcd at numeunis college dances an' l social functions in the East i Offer Several Novelties Dance numbeis will he inteisjiei-ed with special skits bv membcis of the band ami svveial piano novelties \n ongtnnl oicliestiation of Penn State songs also will be presented b\ gioup Dm mg the past live veais the Tieubiulouis have hiindijst continu ally ovei r eoast-to coast hook-up In addition, thev have molded foi both the Vatot and Columbia plioiogiaph companies The national colois conihmed witn a senes ol nnt'onal flags hung fiom the loof of the Hall, compiiso the dccoi ating scheme \ nev sv tem ol implitic ition which is said to do awav with all echo will he tiled out foi this dance DELATORS OPPOSE ASBURY IN BELLEFONTE TONIGHT Kenneth llood ami L Ned Ke’ler Represent Penn State Upholding the utlumulivo side of the question ‘‘Re.ohed That Modem XdvcMtismg Does Mmc Haim loan Good” Penn .State’s debating team will oppose Asbuiv college, ot Wilmo’c* Ky , in the Bellefonte umithouse at 7 JO o'clock ton,ght Kenneth Hood ’!(), and I. N’cil Kel lei 'll will iepiese.it Penn Stnt" with Geoige V* htle and 1! \ Lowell up holding the negative side ol tne ques tion lei the* Bluegiiiss ctdkgc The \sbmv duo is completing i.n evtendod tno thtough the East ’lhcv will oppose Bttcknell ouitois uftei the close of the debate with Penn State tonight k \pp \ pm k \iT \ omn \i. WILL SPi: Uv lll.ltl, TONKUI 1’ ; Dt. Fiedc'iui. fl lleake nalmml Itieiisuie' of Kappa Pin Kappa, will nddiesi memhets ol the Penn Stall chapter at a unmet meeting at 7 ( o’clock tonight. Di HcnKu i- I'i'itd of the* .(mblage Miss J.metU M IJuir-. Mil and Enk L Sw\lei ’ »U at' dueli ng the pageant the* First I'inn State’ Opening the ceiemon , the Blu Band will play Cornell's Alma 'm tet. Baldwin will next gi.e a few intioducton lunaiks c\p'a:mng t*u tahlcuus and its pm pose "The 1* 11st Penn State,” t.t’e of tilt iirst acne, depitt. Cotttnm James Pollotk s-gmng the ehnrtu establishing the Fat trei ' high othunl on IMnuiux 2-, 1853 Gtoupod abo.t the't.ibU uie Judge I'ietleiicl. Watt Cetieial lames liwn, and H N Mi- Allistei Judge Watts set ted as j lesident of the Boaid ot Tuisttes fiom the lime ni the nigani/ution »1 the school unld IST I Cn'iiei.d limii, who bioiiglif , the College to Contic eounle l*> a igifl ol 200 ai.es, and "Mi Mi 111 stci. who timed 510,1)00 tov.uds the (al lege, \ tie hath m'tiuiiKt’tal in li estaldishment 'lhe s»eond 'tent* will pnttue ‘Tie Fust (iiadiiating Class," wh-ih l> r i the Colkgi in the* spun;' ot 1.5.! lluiUen students wue ineinbe o 0. thi hi t gioup o‘ gi admit.- Di lhan Pugh, incident ot t l ' College lion: Isn't until ISui. will be \anointed in "The Fiist Iniuinational r.guie” Tills acne will siieiw Ln (Continued o*i last puyc) * POORBAUGH NAMES YEARBOOK STAFF \np«'mts Ki Mui. "> Woijum im I*3 H ‘I a Vic’ 'lo Conuilcte lahlorial Selections With th» apponl’ient of si sit i i ' mt’n and ti* u women t> the stall i>l il r | ill !1 l.u 1 ir, ll.u l\ J Pom l.atiu!*, i s.h.l' i C.tiL’i Piemen was appointed n>t edi . tui Mhs 'latiun.. J’nislaiin ial ■> I I Joseph 1 I>' \tf(istiiio, Hans I! Ruth- J’uuli, ami linuiln !l Siott \u u’ t- Icttfd i’s ass slant a’t editoi [ \ phototrinpha edito . PnmliMuh appointed dnhn P Ill'll, with Mi' , rdm* R Rodeiah as lits as, st mt jFiedwiik F Vineland will edit the Jtlass station with the a**sstaree "i rMuiii (. w I'dm The tiiU’imU setlirm will la- n ,thiiire‘ at Geinjre A Su\ie and Mai 1 ti” 1. Downs Ro, K Mmj'an t*tn 1 liaoli L Colam weie appoint d l’< I h«je tdilois wlnlo Miss I. 1 muse Ilof kdit/ .mil ’liss lain-t 1. Miowibat' wi’tu rekated vtHiini« editois o t]io waihool. rimiph’tinjr tin senim annual stall. Pombunifh named T Sluait Goa. i • tmtie tditoi, with Nmm.’ii 1* t-""- !l«., It’-sc S Moi \ and Mis, ! F Kn >ll as his j; [{ 10 FJMSU T\ ROM’. I.IMv I 'I hat eitmitfli inoner would he fmth- to as,me completion ol the