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VOL. 27, No. 6
ALUMNI. TO RETURN
ON SEVENTY-FIFTH
ANNIVERSARY DATE
President Hetzel Will Welcome
Former Students at Grid
Rally October 24
GRADUATES PLAN TOUR
OF CAMPUS BUILDINGS
Old Main Dedication Replaces
Smoker—Council, Classes
Convene Saturday
Graduates and former students will
gathei at Penn State to celebrate
Alumni Homecoming during the final
days of the Diamond Anniversary ex
ercises of the founding of the Col
lege, October 23;24, and 25.
More than 1200 alumni and alum
nae are expected to return for thte
eleventh Homecoming celebration.
The major portion of this group are
expected to arrive in time to partici
pate in the Seventy-fifth Anniversary
exercises, although October 25 has
been designated for the alumni cele
bration. -
The graduates will hold their first
mass assembly when they attend a
football rally In Schwab auditorium,
at 730 o'clock Friday night. This
rally, immediately following a varsity
banquet at the Centre Hills Country
club, will be conducted by J. Cooper
French '3l, president of the Athlr•tic
Association.
Classes Will Meet
President Ralph D. Helsel will wel
come the returning graduates at the
athletic assembly Following his
speech a regular program of cheers
and songs will be carried out.
On the following morning the Alum
ni Council, composed of representa
tives from each alumni district and
all class secretaries, will hold their
meeting to decide rout ne business. An
inspection tour of the new buildings
on the Campus, together with a lunch
eon served in the Old Main sand-
wich shop, complete the morning activ
ities.
Football will claim the attention of
the visitors during the afternoon
when the Lions meet the Colgate Ma
roons Replacing the evening amok-,
or, usually scheduled on the program,'
the graduates will take part in a
house warming and dedication of Old
Minn.
Many of the classes plan to hold
individual meetings in vacant periods
during the day These meetings will
he held with the intention of bringing
all classmates informally, together in
one group
ENGINEERING DEAN
WILL BEGIN TALKS
Dean Sackett To Open Annual Series
Of Lectures in Chemistry
Amphitheatre Friday
Robert L. Sackett, Dean of the
School of Engineering, will open the
annual series of engineering lectures
when he addresses the senior engi
neers on "Eminent Engineers," in the
Chemistry Amphitheatre at 4.10
o'clock Friday.
In his discourse, Dean Sackett will
review the lives of celebrated civil,
electrical and mechanical engineers
Among those to he treated are John
Ericson, inventor of the iron-clad ship
Monitor, George Westinghouse, and
Jameo B. Eads, builder of Ead's
Midge at St. Louis, Missouri.
Among the speakers on the pro
gram are Col R. I. Reese of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, New York; the Honorable
H. Ward Fleming, judge of the Cen-I
tre County court; Mr. Van Marcos
of the Westinghouse Electric and;
Manufacturing Company, New York;
Rnickeibocker Boyd; it leading Phila
delphia architect, and representa
tives of the West Penn Power Com
pany and the Du Pont Products Com
pany,Wilmington, Delaware.
'COLLEGIAN' INSTALLS
DAILY PHONE SERVICE
Starting today a COLLEGIAN tele
phone editor will be on duty from
{ until 5 o'clock eveiy afternoon at
the down town office, Bell phone
292-W.
Anyone desiring to report news
items, pei smut's, changes of ad
dress, or classified advertisements
is requested to cull the office be
tween those hours This new serv
ice is designed to increase the news
gathering facilities of the COL
LEGIAN.
Freshmen Await Initiation
In Traditional Stunt Night,
Sophomores With Paddles, Molasses To Admit
Neophytes Into College Ranks at
Rites on New Beaver Field •
Aided and abetted by hard oak pad
dles, quantities of gooey molasses
and clinging sawdust, sophomores
will initiate the class of 1934 into the
ranks of Penn State students at the
traditional Stunt Night on New
Denser field sometime this week.
Because of College custom the ex
act date of the annual event cannot,
be revealed, although rumors indi
cate that it will take place within
the next few days In any event
preparations for the baptism of the
infant class are Well uncles way.
Under supervision of the sopho
mores, freshmen have begun to col
' lect wood for the bonfire which will
light the scene of the ceremonies
Provision is being made to protect
the accumulated wood from the as
saults of the Juniors, zealous in their
interest for the oppressed lower class
men's welfare
On the night of the festivities,
the .power house siren will sound a
I tocsin and sophomores will circulate
throughout the town shouting, "All
freshmen out!" Each freshman must
appear provided with an egg and two
bags of chocolate
Dressed in their oldest clothes the
freshmen will be formed into lines
and paraded about the streets of the
DEBATERS ENGAGE
• GERMANS DEC. 15
Will Start 1930 Season Against
Forensic Representatives
Of Foreign College
Opening the 1930 debating season,
Penn State orators will meet a Ger
man Universities debating team, rep
resenting the National Union of Stu
dents of Germany, in a feature de
bate in Schwab Auditorium, Satur- 1
day, December 13.
One debate with students reme
nesting a foreign country is arranged
annually by Forensic Council to-fur
ther international understanding and
to give members of the student body
and of the debating team contact
with foreign debaters and viewpoints
Germans Honor Students
The too German students who will
participate in this debate are Hans
!Juergen, Graf Blumenthal and Her
bert Schaumann. Count Blumenthal,
who is twenty-three years old attend
ed school both at Potsdam and at
Mecklenburg He studied law at the
University of Munich and at Konigs
berg. The count has been active in
student affairs and is a member of
the Deutche Studentenschaft, honor
ary German college fraternity
Herbert Schaumann, twenty years
old, attended school at Instirburg and
is at present studying philosophy at
the University of Berlin. Several,
years ago he was selected a member
of the Intonational Debating team'
and won second prize. In addition
to his studies in philosophy he has
participated in journalistic and liter
ary activities during his college
career.
COLLEGE WILL ENFORCE
BAN ON STUDENT CARS
Campus Regulation Prohibits Use or
Autos I* Undergraduates
"There has been no change in the
student automobile ruling, conse
quently, students who use their cars
while in attendance at the College
become liable to the penalty of the
rule," Dean of Men Arthur It. War,
nocic stated Friday afternoon
According to the collegeregulation
students may have automobiles in Natty Regalia of R.
their posiession until the close of
rushing season. However, exceptions' Arouses Martial
to the rule are created in cases where
a student requires an automobile for
Even the most pacifistic underclass
/ daily trips to his home or for use in
legitimate business. man may experience something akin
pride
The penalty imposed for breaking.
to h =alai
his and unconsciously
, the regulation is dismissal from the shoulders after see
trow back
iform.
College. A warning to take the car
mg the new uniforms
the College It 0 T.C. mot this year. to be worn by
home is usually given berme the pen- Displaying theh ye new apparel for
i
alty is carried out. If the student
me fist time yesterday afternoon,
immediate expulsion.
eisiegaids this warning, he is liable to. tl
the freshman and sophomore R.O.T.C:
I I
o bands were the object of admiring
TO CONVENE AT HARRISBURG .
I glances as they dulled on Holm,
field attired in the nutty regalia. No'
Members of the public speaking de- longer do they give the impression
partment will attend the ninth annual of a disillusioned elevator starter§
meeting of the Debating Association convention. On the _contrary; they
Cf the colleges of Pennsylvania at matched and played with a dash and
Harrisburg, Saturday afternoon, to spirit comensulate,with their appear.'
select topics for debates to be held once.
thioughuut the year. A roll collar soot; with loyal blue'
STATE COLLEGE, PA., ESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1930
town, singing and cheering at the
behest of upperclassmen. The var
ious groups will merge into one great
line at the foot of Allen street and
proceed up the Campus to New
Beaver field.
Upon their arrival, the freshmen
will dash in rapid succession through
a gauntlet of sophomore paddle,
wielders, urged on by none too friend.
ly taps. At the end of the line, mo
lasses and sawdust will be in readi
ness and the victims will receive
shampoos of a variety not to be had
in the ordinary barber shop. A trek
through the water-filled concrete ten
nis court will conclude the initiation.l
. .
Earl A. Huston '33, president of the
sophomore class, warns all freshmen
that attendance at Stunt Night is
compulsory A specially prepared
dye will be used to mark each under
classman's hand to insure their par-'
ticipation in the ceremonies. Dress
customs wdl not be in force and all
freshmen should wear old apparel.
PRESIDENT TO GIVE
FACULTY RECEPTION
Trustees Will Greet Members
Of Staff in Old Main
, Thursday Night
President and Mis Ralph D. Hetzel
will receive faculty and members of
the staff from 8 30 until 11 o'clock
Thursday night in Old Main.
, J.
_Franklin Shields, president of
I the Board of Trustees, and Mrs
Shields will be in line Mrs. Clara
C. Phillips will also receive assisted
by Edward S. Bayard, John C Cos
grove, E B. Dorsett, Furman H.
Gycr, William L Mellon, Boyd A '
Musser, and Einest J. Poole, together
with their wives
With most of the offices open in
the building, the reception will be a
housewarming for Old Main. More
than a thousand invitations were sent
to members of the faculty and staff.
To Servo Refreshments
After passing through the recep
tion line in the second floor lobby,
guests will inspect the building which
is MIN completely furnished Many
orithe occupants of the offices will
greet guests in their offices Re
, fieshments will be served in the base
went sandwich shop
The tear entrance and drive to Old
Main will be closed in order that
guests may enter the west entrance
and make use of the cloak rooms lo
cated in the hall. Guests with cars
ale asked to drive from the west to
oast on the center drise and park on
side roads, stated Adrian 0. Morse,
executive secretary
The administiation asks that stu
dents do not use Old Main on Thurs
day night as this will be the last
time the building can be inspected
without distuibing student activities
`OLD MAIN BELL' SALE
BEGINS IN STORES TODAY
College Lamm Pubhcation Plans
Prompt llehvery This Year
With the host issue of Old Meta
Bell, College literary publication,
appearing today, the magazine will
begin its subscription campaign for
1930-31. Subscriptions to Old Mom
Bell may be obtained at all local
book stores.
Under a new system of distribu
tion, copies of the magazine will reach
subscribers more promptly and effi
ciently this year than before.
DADS WILL ATTEND
SMOKER, TOUR NEW
CAMPUS SATURDAY
Committee Arranges Athletic
Bouts, Musical Program
As Entertainment
ASSOCIATION OF PARENTS
PLANS ANNUAL MEETING
Visitors To :Inspect Buildings,
Attend Players' Show,
Chap'el Services
Penn State will entertain more
than 1000 visiting fathoms with a
varied program at a Dad's Day
smoker to be held in conjunction with
the annual celebration in the Armory
Saturday night.
With the appointment of Earl C
Lindemuth '3l as than man of the
smoker committee, arrangements for
the affair are being completed rapid
ly. Tentative plans indicate that sev
eral athletic bouts, a series of magi
cian's acts, and a musical program
will be staged for the guests
Robert G. Thiasher '3l mill at
tempt to mystify the patents with a
series of sleight-of-hand tucks as l
part of the entertainment. Boxing
and wrestling bouts are planned as an ;
addition to this year's program, and
numbers by College musical organ!.
nations will be presented.
Arrange Campus Tours
At the start of the smoker, the
committee in charge has planned an
informal get-together fan students
and visiting patents Fathers will
mingle to become better acquainted
at this time. Pretrels and calm will
be provided for the guests, as well
as cigars and cigarettes.
Campus tours nodes the supervision
of College officials Sutuiday morning
will acquaint parents with the new
Penn State which has been created
In conjunction s , ..th the building pro-I
gram. In groups of twenty, the vim-,
tors will inspect the new Engineering
unit, the power plant, rebuilt 01,1 1
Main, the Mineral Industries build- I
ins, and the Liberal Arts annex.
A meeting of the Parents' assocta-; - -----
tine, a football game between Mar-', The fire was discovered by Mrs
shall college and Penn State, a Play- Boyd N Johnson, whose home is on
ers' presentation, and chapel services, the west side of the garage, when
Sunday morning are included in the, flames buist through the windows
three-day celebration of Father's on that side It was iinmediately
re-
Day Parents have also been invited ported to Firechief Edwin G Moore
to attend a meeting of the national who with his sins attacked the blare,
Conservation Congress Friday night, already raging at the head of the
at which Secretary of Labor James stets
J. Davis will speak. 1 Another group of fiiemen fought
Women students will welcome' the blaze through the stock loom sit
mothers at a ten and reception in the; sated on the fast Flom. The flames
Women's building from 3 o'clock un-, had reached sufficient intensity to
111 5:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon I melt a portion of the metal ceiling
Hostesses will be Miss Grace V Greet , on the second floor and attack the
'3l, Miss Marion Tewilliger '3l and roof All the automobiles in the
Miss Madge Tem '3l I storage garage we], e removed safely
o dining the file. The the depai tnient
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGbad the blaze under control at 5 00
APPOINTS 3TO FACULTY No losses were suffered on the
_
first floor ulth" the exception of stock
in the stock room partially damaged
array, Mitchell, Stewart ReCCINC . by his and water The gable col nice
Department Posts L o,f ha t t he sco n i a Zil ' e c rby b tVe di k:e g at7 " "me-
Three new men have been recently ALPHA THETA EPSILON
enlisted in the faculty of the depart-1 EFFECTS ORGANIZATION
ment of mechanical enatrie.‘”g,
Fred C Steam t iv replacing Prof
Charles C Cochran, who died last Praternity To Promote Journalism
January Ivei I, Murray is employ
ed as insti actor, and Grover I. Mitch-1 An "mg . Penn S W ' NV 'm e n
ell as graduate assistant
Professor Stewart solved as IN-! Alpha Theta Epsilon, the only
aociate professor of experimental en- women's honoraiy professional Joni n
gineering at the Georgia School of alistic. fraternity ut Penn State, found-
Technology Ito is a gi actuate of ed May 29, 1920, recently completed
the University of Wisconsinn. the organization following the dram -
Mr. Murray is also a graduate of log up of its constitution and ritual
the Georgia School of Technology., This fraternity has as its putpose
He has since been emplyed in the' the fostering of the profession of
development of the 60,000 kilowatt kiournalism among Penn State we-
Georgia power plant neat Atlanta .111 en It aims to arouse more interest
Ic pro ession urn to assist its
0. T. C. Bands I members to further accomplishments
in this field
Junior and senior women major-
Spirit in Students'
ipmiectedm,,,j,re'rnetT;n7;.triLt`r„'d
.. li
ligible for membership,
lapels and shiny brass buttons hasl done active work on a college Dub
canon, me e
replaced the tin WO. htlalght-JaCket following the approval of the depart
of other yea.. Long dress trouser, mint of Journalism Honorary mein- ,
provoke appreciative sighs of relief, bins will be elected from among the
from sophomore cadets who smile faculty, giaduate student., or pro
reminiscently as they iemembei the fessional women Joni nalists.
search for an elusive puttee before'
an 8 o'clock class. The jaunty oven
seas cap sot at a rakish angle is a
decided improvement over the heavy
`yieaked headgems of last year,
Regular ROT C. regiments, how
ever, will not meceive their uniforms
befoie November 1, Col. Walter B
McCaskey, head of the =Maly de
partment announced Delayed ship
ment of some sizes has made it mi
possible to issue the equipment to
any but the uncleielass bands.
ToUrgiatt.
LF. C. Leaders Conflict in ACTIVITIES LEADERS
Opinions of Rushing Code d REOPEN DISCUSSION
Diedrich Declares Present System Eliminates ' OF STUDENT UNION
`Lead-piping '---Majority See Need 110 Representatives Will Report
For Deferred Pledging At Meetin g in Old Main
Conflicting opinions were expressed
yesterday afternoon by members of
Interfraternity Council's Board of
Cont.! and committee on rushing as
to the success of the new rushing,
code embodying the preferential bid
ding plan.
"If the new code accomplished no
other purpose, it eliminated so-called
'lend-piping' practices in the period
between the time at which bids were
handed freshmen and their appear
ance at the house of their choice," de
clared Frank Diedrich, president of
Interfraternity Council
"Objections may be raised to the
lengthiness of the period and the un
fairness to the chapters, but on the
whole I believe the new code was an
improvement over last year's," the
Council leader added
"I am entirely out of sympathy
with the existent code," stated J
Richard Smith '3l, chairman of Coun-
FIRE CAUSES LOSS
OF $15,000 SUNDAY
Blue and White Bowling Alley
Burns—Firemen Rescue
Storage Garage
Fire of unknown cumin at 3 45
'o'clock Sunday morning incurred
damage estimated at $15,000 in the
Blue and White bouling alley and
billiard parlor at 006% West College
avenue
The futures of the recreation par -1
lor, owned by Henry M. Myers and,
situated on the second floor abine his
storage garage, were almost coin
pletely
demolished ' The damage to'
the building alone was estimated atf
$6,000 However, insurance covers'
practically all the loss to both build
ing and fixtures
Sale First Floor
FRESHMAN Y. M. C. A. COUNCIL
TO OPEN ACTIVITIES FRIDAY
The 11l t meeting of all men in
teiested in tin! Fie.hman Y M. C A
Council will be held in Old Main oath
tel ut 7 o'clock Friday night.
With the explanation of the put
poses of council and cabinet mgam
Cation, discussion groups will he of
;armed and led by upperclassmen.
!ell's rushing committee, "and unless ,
,ts weaknesses can be ironed out
Council is faced with two alterna- , COMMITTEE MAY REFER
tines, that of ieecrting to the open I PLAN TO ORIGINAL. BODY
system in the adoption of deferred
rushing " i ---
Smith based his objections on the Future of Project Resth With
cumbersomeness of the present code'
and on the fact that neither hater-, Decision Expressed by
mtv of freshmen has the opportunity ' Upperclassmen
to make a wise choice. I
"It is my opinion that preferential!
bidding can only be successful under Discussion of the proposed Penn
the deferred lashing plan," Smith , State Student Union will reach its
I continued "Its use this year tic- second stage when ten activities lead
, complished no weal* end and only ern, representing all studsnts engaged
served to humiliate unnecessarily' ir extra-curi levier work, meet with
freshmen who failed to rec., e a bid Dean Arthur R. Warnock in Old Main
f or were forced to accept a second or tomorrow night
thud choice"
: Initial steps toward foimation of
Smith was supported in his view , ' the Student Union were taken two
i, by Homer R. Mather '3l, a member weeks before Commencement last
of the committee. Slather ads ocated spring. At a conference including
!the revival of last year's code, be- representatiNes from CNCIy activity
lieving it more efficient and satisfac-' on the campus, the Dean of Men, op.
toffy to both freshmen and frateini. pointed temporary chairman of the
ties.
I proposed organization, broached the
That the new code had amnia! itself , proposition for the first tune
as successful as could be expected un-: The assembly Noted to appoint rep
resentatives of ten major divisions in
(Continued on second page.) activities, who would each call a meet
ins of his section to discuss the possi
_,
bility of establishing a th e com-
NATURE CONGRESS I bining student interests At the meet-
I ing tomorrow night these student
WILL MEET FRIDAY'
',port the opinions of
11,aotr;r:u . rus
I The committee which will meet with
Dean W m
Warnock has been authoed to
Davis To Present Conservation d isc u ss the advisability of a now or.,
gameation which will combine all
Address at 8 O'clock in
, actis !ties in one body Should they
Schwab Auditorium j determine to iefei the matter ngain
,to the original group, a meeting of
—__....
' all activities !yodels will probably
Featiumg James J. Davis, Stere-; be called in the near future,
tory of Labor, as the principal speak-
To Link Student Activities
er in a two-day mogram, a Comer-
vatimr Congress which suns at the Student leaders acting as repre
intioduction of conservation and na- sentatives of their activities are Nor
turn education into the public school mon E Plan '3l, president, of Penn
system of Pennsylvania will convene State club; Raymond A. Boxers '3l,
here Friday and Saturday I president of the Y bl C A noun
-1 he Conservation Council of Penn- eil; Miss Helen Buckwaltei '3l, we-
Sylvania, organised here in 1922,1 men's student government head;
drex up a proposed plan of conserva- Frank Diedrich '3l, president of In
ton education at its last meeting in I terfraternity council; Flank C Ever-
May It then called this public Con-1 itt '3l, head of Thespians, David C
servation Congress to afford inter-' McLaughlin '3l, president of Student
ested organi/ations and individuals i Council, William K Wench '.ll, eili
an opportunity to discuss the plan,' tin of the COLLIAIInIs , Miss Isabella
to assist in its development and to M Yachel '.31, leader of ' , Campo..
suggest the best means for putting IClubs council, and the president of
the plan Into operation Tay Beta Pi, honorary engineerin ,,
Dr James N Rule, deputy super- fiaternity
intendent of education for Pennsyl- The purpose of the organisation, as
coma, will preside and gne the open-' outlined in the original plan last
ing adds ens of the Congress at 2 0'- sP, log, is the ail, aneement of evei y
clock Friday afternoon in Schwab i actn ity in the gi cop, to - oidination of
Auditor um. these actic ties to hOl VC a conunon
Green To Present Plan prom am of development, and promo-
Lion of pi °Jetts could not be
With a musical pi ogi am as the plopelly under Liken by individual
include to the princnial fleeting or: gi oups.
the Congress, President Ralph 11: Under the tentative plan, student
Iletzel meanie and give the wel- interests iemesented on the council
coining address to the delegates at Uwill be athletics, publications, eligioul
8 o'clock Finlay evening in the Audi- 01
tout
tel nun The Honorable James Davis debating bodins, men's and v.oinen's
,iIl Cr the main address on: student gavel ninents, Inte rne d ,
the
and Its Importance to council, Campus Club council, the
Humanity "
!Penn State ChM and miscellaneous
Prof George 11 Green, head of the honorary and professional societies
College nature education depaitment
and clian main of the committee vih.h ; DR. HENRY DEPICTS
dice up the plain, will present the
ploposal in detail to the congress CHANGES IN CHINA
the final assembly which will he held;
at 9 o'clock Saturday morning in
In addalon to addlng the main 0
education to the public school currr•
cilium, the plan proposes the colour
ageltlent of such study in the state
colleges, the dlsseonnation of eon-
sm vation info: mation to the public, That China is now undergoing four
distinct revolutions Wits .reset led by
and the eventual union of the Federal
gor.eininent of State forces to finance Dr Ja me" M thorny, prosost of 'An
nan University in China, before the
and promote the work throughout the'
nation. lehapel audience at Schwab auditor
- .
o nui . l . Suralay morning
the S ,,ig V t ,
, o n f
u p le cd i e , v r tr , inn c 4 h throughout
SENIOR GEOLOGISTS TO VISIT
11 EASTERN MINES, QUARRIES is i emu: habit, M111 . C11 5. conZ " icil '. li
New Voile m Chicago," U. Henry
An im,pcction trip Ilteluding % islts declared
to eleven /tamales and mines in the "Native Wolllen own and tontiol
eastmo pail of Pennsylvania cull be hanks and business entelprises while
; made by senior geology students dur- fashions are a cleaved Sion, Shanghai.
cog the %welt of Ottobei 11 the PM, of the East, anal home of
The Coinwall lion Mines at Lan. large depaitment stores," he asserted
caster, Cap Nickel Mines, and Woods The political, coition', social, coal
Franklin Furnace Zinc Mines at mdustt mal fields are undeigoing dras-
Fianhlin, New Jet soy, and the Atlas tie changes, Di. Henry declared He
Cement. Mine at Easton ace among continued by saying that the donumit
, the x oahings which will be Inspected.' leg economic and Imperialistic Mt]-
o , tude of the westein peoples Ic
aespon-
HEMI'HILL GIVES TALK HERE sable .
Chinas coal hope lies in its timer.
The Hemociatie candidate for gov- sales, hut the propoi LlOll of college
error, John M Hemphill. addressed students is small in comparison with
students and townspeople Oct the the cast millions as pepuhatann, the
needs of Penn State Saturday night. speaker added • Ile followed that the
Mole than 200 attended the meeting sleeping giant yf the East as now
on Co-op comet at which the gober.' awake and 111 many instances is hand.
tutorial candidate spoke, ' led with gloves,
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