COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE VOL. 27, No. 54 PROF. OVERSTREET TO GIVE ADDRESS SCHOLARSHIP DAY New York Educator Will Spcik At All• College Assembly Saturday, May 9 INCLUDE CONVOCATION IN EXERCISES FOR MOTHERS Glee Club Arranges Program , Peaturing Male Quartet, Novelty Numbeis Prof, Harry A. Overstreet, of the City College of New York, has been secured as the speaker' at - the annual Scholarship Day exercises an Schwab auditorium on the morning of Sat urday; May D. The celebration will be held as 'part of the Mothers' Day program. Classes at HI and 11 a'- clock Will-be dismissed in order that students may, attend the affair at 10:16 -o'clock. Mothers' Day exercises will open at 8 15 o'clock Friday night; May 8, with a perfOrmance of "The Donovan Af fair" by the Players in Schwab audi torium. Ralph W. Cummings 'O5, president of the parents association, will preside at a business meeting of the organization at 10 o'clock Satur day morning, A musical program under the 'aus pices of the men's glee club and the sanity male quartet will be presented in the auditorium Saturday night. Rev. Ralph W. Sockman will conclude the Mothers' Day exercises when he speaks in chapel Sunday morning on "Men and Their Shadows" To !fold May Fostnal In the afternoon, Dean Charlotte E. Ray and the women students will give a tea in Old Main for the visit ing mothers, while the co-eds will also hold their annual May fete on the front campus. The Interschol astic meet and an engagement be tween Penn State and North Carolina will-be - the track features on field with the varsity golf team en gaging Lafayette on the College links. Two thousand copies of it bulletin containing tbq >tethers' Day program will be maildd to all parents of fresh men and all members of the parents association ine\t Friday, according to Prof., J. Omits KCller, 'secretary of the association. " CHAPEL AUDIENCE TO HEAR LUCCOCK Yale Professor of Homiletics Held Posts as Pastor, Educator, Contributing Editor Dr. Haltom! E. Luccock, profes,or of homiletics at the Yale university Divinlty*Schoolf will give the chapel nildress in Schwab auditorium at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. After graduating Irons Northwest ern university in the class of 1906, Dr. Luccoel. entered Union Theolog ical seminary where he received his bachelor of divinity degree in 1909 together with the masters degree in arts from Columbia university sn the name year. The Methodist Episcopal denomi nation ordained the Yale professor in 1910, and, after a series of pastorates and teaching In theological seminaries, he served as editorial secretary for the Methodist Board of Foreign Mis sions for one year, Beginning in 1918 the chapel speaker acted as contrib uting editor of the Christian Advo cate for six years. In 1928, Vale university placed Dr. Luccock as professor of homiletics in the School of Divinity. The speaker has written numerous books among which are, "Fares, Please," "Five- Annuli: Shop Talks," and "The Mid- Week Service." ATTEND REGISTRARS' MEETING Registrar William S. Hoffman and Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, College ex aminer, returned last week from a meeting of the Association of colle giate Registrars held at Buffalo, New York. Who's Dancing Theta Phi Alpha at Phi Kappa (Clobed) Vara'tl :" Tomorrow Night Druids-Friars i!)theArniory (Subscription) Mac and White S]gma PM Alpha Campus Owls (Closed) _ _ ( ~..„,,„,, ,:*.,,,,,,,. Students To Vote on A.A. President May 12 The president and secretary of the Athletic association will be elected May 12, J. Cooper French '3l, president of the association, an nounced yesterday. Members of the entire student body are eligible to vote in this election. All candidates for the position are requested to submit their names to the association office on the first floor of Old Main before Ploy 4. This must be done in order to in sure the candidates name appear ing on the ballot 1200 TO COMPETE IN MUSIC CONTEST Forensic Organization Sponsors Concerts by High School Groups Tomorrow Twelve hundred musicians from eight counties will compete here in the high school music contest to be held under the auspices of the Penn sylvania Forensic league in the audi ,torium tomorrow Events ranging from instrumental and vocal solos to band and orchestra contests will be included in the twenty-nine divisions. Twenty.sic school groups, winners an county competition, have entered to date. They represent the fifth sec tion of the nine within the State, and then taking first places here will go to the State contests in Altoona, May Ist. 8 Orchestras To Play Richard W. Grant, director of the department of music, will be in charge here, with members of Phi Mu Alpha, honorary music fraternity, serving as hosts Women students in the de partment of music will be hostesses. Vocal and instrumental soloists, as yell as other small groups, will coin. Pete at 9 o'clock in the morning, while larger vocal groups and bands are scheduled for the afternoon. Or chestras are to conclude the progress Saturday flight pith the first of eight School musical organizations starting at 7 o'clock. The counties represented ale Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Hunt ingdon, Mifflin, Snyder. and Union. The Pennsylvania forensic league, which is sponsoling the contest, is or ganized to promote the des elopment of inter-high school literary, forensic, and musical activities. The judges in the contest will be chosen from members of the - faculty and student body, especially those en rolled in the department of music and participating in wine musical activity. The Auditorium will be open all dur ing the day foi those wishing to hear any portion of the program 1933 ORATORS TO BEGIN ELIMINATIONS THURSDAY Entries in ENtempornneous Contest Will Meet Wednesday Night Preliminaries in the annual sopho more extemporaneous speaking con test non be held Thursday night fol lowing a meeting of candidates in 107 Plain Engineering building at 7 o'clock Wednesday night. • . Both men and women contestants will meet Wednesday night to choose topics on current :world and campus problems. Then they will be divided into six sections. On the following night, judges chosen by the depart ment of public speaking boom mem bers of the faculty will select the winner in each division. Speeches of individual contestants will be lim ited to five minutes in the semi-finals. The finalists will meet in Schwab auditorium at 7.30 o'clock Friday night and mill speak ten minutes on a topic to tei assigned tv, enty-four hours in advance Three faculty judges will select the winner and the runner-up. Prizes in the competi tion consist of fifty dollars awarded to the first place winner by the Col lege and twenty-foe dollars given by the forensic council to the winner of second 'place. ENGINEERING DEAN RETURNS FROM TRIP TO SOUTO, {VEST Dean Retina. L. Sackett, of the School of Engineering, returned this week from a three months' trip through the South and West, where he addressed members of the Ameri can Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The Dean spoke to student groups in the University of Virginia, Geor gia School of Technology, Atlanta, New Orleans, University of Arizona, Texas Technological college, and Southern Teas college. _ STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1931 FRENCH ANNOUNCES VARSITY `S' OUTING AS TRIP ON MAY 11 Athletic Contests Will Mark Initial Informal Affair At Whipple's Dam DEANS, FACULTY PLAN TO ATTEND GATHERING Cdrilmitlee Includes 5 Seniors For Arranging Program, Preparing Dinner The . varsity "S" outing, replacing the annual dinnei, has been set for May 11, J. Cooper French '3l, presi dent of the Athletic association, an nounced yesterday. The outing will be held at Whipple's dam, near Pine Grove Mills ten or twelve miles from the College. In keeping with the informality of the occasion, no program of speeches will be scheduled. Swimming, hand ball, and numerous athletic contests are planned. To enable all lettermen and coaches to attend, sports prac ,! trees will be suspended for the day. President Ralph D. Hetzel, Deans !of the Schools, athletic coaches, and numerous faculty members plan to 'bo present, French said. The affair will begin at 4 o'clock, with a buffet dinner later in the day. Chefs Irons Varsity hall will prepare the meal. IVhipple's dam, along Laurel Rue, is a Boy Scout camp with a cabin, outside tables, and fireplaces. The trip will be made by bus and auto mobile. The purpose of the outing 1 is to permit lettermen to become bet- I ! ter acquainted, as well as to reduce !the amount of money spent on ban flints in former years The practice of presenting senior "S" men with a certificate of their College sports record, as carried out, at former "S" dinners, will be omitted tnis year. Announcement of the election of Penn State's outstanding athlete will be made later, French stated. Committee in charge of arrange ments consists of J Ntcly McCown '3l, chairman, Earle L Edwards '3l, James M Reppenstall '3l, Cemge E Mobley '3l, and Robert J. Young '3l. WOMEN WILL END DEBATING SEASON liathan ay, Ilepner Oppose Seton Hill Speakers on Free Trade at 7 30 O'clock Tonight Concluding the women's debate season, Marjorie Hathaway '3l and Elizabeth N. Hepner '33 will meet a Satan Hill college team m 405 Old ' Main at 7 30 o'clock tonight. Arguing the negative of the free trade question, the women's team will oppose Maxine Cotton and Mary M. Stratman in regular style of debate. Herbert N. Baker, of the public speak ing department, will preside at the contest. The regular speeches udl be t, dye minutes in length while the rebuttal will be hunted to five minutes for each speaker An audience change of opinion vote will be taken at the close of the debate. .-- - - - The women's team winch will meet shop John W. Webb '32 received the the Seton PAll speakers has debated Post of treasurer, and Thomas M. the negative of the free trade ques- Rutherford that of seen:tiny. Prof. 11. Watson Stem, of the department bon in several non-decision contests this year. Both members are in them of ceonoonts ordl sociology, addressed first year of intercollegiate compet, the meeting on the general topic of trun this year. national adver tising. AMATEUR CHOR OLD CLOTHE' "Listen chorus, tip that routine again. Music, Lou." And the chows for the Thespian show, "Seely and. Truly," steps into one of the dance numbers m melior ation for the production on May 10 Seventeen amateur choimes and thir teen chorus men temain in the group after the last cut of aspirants by Sock Kennedy, dancing directoi, this week. When Leon Cohen, composer and official pianist for the show, raps out the two preliminary measures and then swings into the title song, eight co-eds in the front lons of the chorus begin the dance. Caw° Bergholtr, Marion Potts, Edith Renshaw, and Mange Smith tap beside Dot Wiley, Ruth Harmon, Louise Huselbarth, and Lena Tomaselli. "We_put the shorten women in the front row, the tall V, omen next, and the linen in back," Eon liolderman, associate director and co-author of the show, explained. "The principals Aimee out ftont," he said indicating Cr lice Dace, r omedienne. wbo WI) WELCOMES Del.:ales to Druids Comention JOHN R. NAPOLEON '33 DRUID CONVENTION WILL BEGIN TODAY Elonoraiy Society To Entertain Delegates With Dance Tomorrow Night v Delegates from seen colleges will assemble here todat for the tuenty fourth national convention of Druids, sophomore society Serving as the social ment of the conclave, the annual Druid-Friars all college dance will be held from 8 20 to 12 o'clock tomorrow night in the Armor) Music will be furnished by the Blue and White orchestra, ram us dance band, and freshmen have been granted customs oft for the af fair. A dinner at the Lambda Chi Al -Ipha fiateinity hone will open the ' convention at 7 o'crock tonight John It Napoleon president of the lo cal chapter, will welcome the repre sentatives, after which talks mill be delivered by Prof Menitt AI Harris of the English composition depart ment, Burke N Heimann 'l2, assis tant professor of history and varsity basketball coach, who was a member of the society's original chapter, and George T Lasich '32, national s ice president and convention chaninim Was Founded Here Election of olfiems and selection of a 1932 meeting place will °team the attention of the gtoup at ,t last meeting Sunday morning The or ganization ssas founded at Pcnn State in 1907 Last teal's comention was held at the Ulmeisity of Delaware The hot of delegates includes rep iesentatises of the Univeis* of Del aware, Carnegie In,titute of Tech ! notog3, F, ankle, and Maz shall col liege Bucknell university, University I of Pitt-slang'', Washington and Jeff moor college, and the Unnotsity of Alabama The society's sixteenth an rual convention am held heie in 1023 ELECT CIIAIILES '32 HEAD Delta Signs t Pl, honor:it} , com mctee and finance f mty, elected Harry Chatter '32 president for next yeas at a luncheon meeting last Thursday in the Old Main Sandwich NES DANCE TO AS THESPIANS dononstrating let , pecialt4 tap dunce before thy glen') The second lon of dance. n com- Posed of Romayne Chapman, Beth I Selmalbe, Ruth Mach, Dot Boehm, Angelo Bressler, and Marge Palm ley, along with Peg Rolland, Cathryn Cowles, and Mae Kaplan. They dies., in old clothes and comfoi table shoes because rehearsal almost always lasts fot two hours and they test only twice While the cholas is testing foi beef time, someone slips dew n to the • Sande ioh shop and tam ns with a full • milk shake can wloch is passed about and hurt emptted with no iegaid foi sanitary care. Then Sock calls foi the Indian dance Bret ybody reluctantly assumes their positions Lining the back toss ate the men, Bob Ayers, Mows c . ll . iinhart, Clatence 11hrhindt, Bob F.: anon, Bill Hip ' pler, Melvin I.senberic, Mosey Pinkm, George Zindel. Wilbur Disney, Ed Booker, Bill Mechesney, and Scott Robinson. Slot Is open at the collar, they n ork arl tat the glance than do Tatirgiatt. FRESHMEN SOCIETY, / TO MAKE FACULTY RESEARCH AWARDS Phi Eta Sigma Proposes Annual Recognition for Pioneer Work in Sciences COMMITTEE WILL NAME 2 PROMINENT SCHOLARS Offers Rewards as Indication Of Unsubsidized Success Among Professors Establishing the fist recognition of non-subsidized college research to be undertaken by an honorary hater nay, Phi Eta Sigma, honorary fresh man scholastic society, will inaugu rate a system of annual awards to faculty members for outstanding pi oneer work in the natural and social sciences. On the basis of non-subsidized re search work accomplished, two awards will be made on May 7 The outstanding faculty member in the field of natural scientific research and the one who has achieved success in social science and the humanities will receive the medals Individual le search, exclusive of doctor's disser tations and authorship of textbooks, is die sole basis for the awards. Fac ulty members, assisted by the College or corporations, will be excluded from the list, according to the specifica tions of the award. Selection Committee Named A committee, composed of Dr. Francis T Tschan of the history de partment, chairman, Vice-dean Ste phenson W. Fletcher, or the School of Agriculture, Dr Carl W Hooch, of the economics department, Dr. Carl E Marquardt, College examiner, Prof. Charles C. Peters, director of educational research, Prof Oscar F. Smith, assistant dean of chemistry and physics, and Prof. Elton D. Walk er, of the civil eager:ems- depart ment, has been named to make the se lection In commenting on the project, Di Tschan said, "This work is the first of its kind to be undo taken by Col lege honorarms in the United States It will also act as an incentive for unrecognized research on the part of faculty memberb." BUCKWALTER WINS `BOW GIRL' TITLE HolTedit7 Gets Second Position, You Girl,' While Chapman Iteceises Third Highest Honors Helen Buckwalt..^.r, president of W S.O A , was unaided the highest honor among the graduating women, that of "Bow Gni," at a meeting of seniors Tuesday night. E Louise HolTeditz, class president, was given second place with the title of "Fan Cul," and F Romayne Chap man, W. A A. president, that of "Slipper Cal" During the Class Day eNermses, the first three honor wom en wdl he pie,ented with long by Anne E McGuire, fourth honor wom an and "Donor." The "Class Poet" a ill he Margaret F Knoll, who received fifth ranking. She well read the class poem Marco I Keeports, chosen as sixth honor woman, will be lmoun as "Motor Gill," and present the mirror to the incoming women's president of the senior class. EW TUNES IN k- EHEARSE SHOW the chorus women Duiing the dances, B S Boyle, no poison of Jim NOM', sits aOWII the front seals and watches, occasion ally commenting to Ed Maimed, his fellow comedian. Every once in a while, Muriel Bowman, the show's in genue, glasps the hero, Charley Kline, by the hand and they both nun up to the•stage to sing through a 'um bel while the chows dances. Kline forgets the weds easily and snaps his fingers with nritation Pat John ston wanders about awaiting the cue for her swan song. When the ballads ale sung, Julie Epstein, Hummel Fishburn, 'and Ken Hulderman lean forward in the audi ton num scuts to catch the words which they wrote The music was composed by Mr. Fishbuin, Ifolderman, Colon, and Nevin Becket, all of whom refuse to tell which Was written first the music or the lyrics. "0. K." Evelybody can go. Don't forget the soft shoes fon the routine tomorrow." The Thespian chorus is tluough Con tinvtliel night., _ _ Parties Will Submit Accountings Monday Statements of paity campaign e,penditureg must be submitted by 5 30 o'clock Monday afternoon, ac cording to Arthur C Miller '3l, chairman of the elections committee. With the piesentation of main, ulation muds as a requirement for voting in the polls which begin at 12.15 o'clock Tuesday and estend until noon Thursday, students who hose lost their cads may obtain duplicates at the registrar's office. In toting, only names of candi dates printed on the slips may be designated. Any additions will nullify the entire ballot by re cent action of the elections com mittee HARPER SUMMONS '33 CHEERLEADERS Additional Candidates To Enroll In Armory at 7 O'clocic On Monday Night As the trot step in a revision of Penn State's theerleading system, Charles S Helper '3l, head cheei leader, met sophomoie cheerleading candidates last night Mon who did not report at last night', meeting ate to assemble in the Armory at 7 o'clock, Monday night, Harper announced That proposed ies isions in the award of letters gising the head cheerleader a regular managei not "S": in addition to a megaphone Ley and presenting the tun other seniors on the squad with tout and one-half inch' minor "S" swamis isdl be sated on in' the annual Athletic association elec-: tit,. on May 12 ssas also resealed by the head checi leader lost night Hai pm mill gne the sophomot e can ' didates mho tam out in the present call intensive training in the leading : of college yells and songs, after which three will be selected as Junior cheer leaden, by a neulv tot med commit tee consisting of -Richard—W.' Grant, thiector of the department of music, Neil M. Fleming, graduate manage, of athletics, the net ly elected Ath letic association president, Harper, and the foui assistant cheerleadeis Undei the plan upproced by Stu dent Council iceentll, a call will be issued to members of the class of 1934 at the beginning of the football season ne \.t fall These men mill re cone the benefit of experience throughout the autumn and minter sports seasons and at the end of that time mill be voted on for positions on the )union NUTRITION COURSE GAINS POSITION IN CURRICULUM Becomes Permanent Class as Part 01 College Health Semi.: The nut, ition class sponsored by the College health semee, has been es tablished al a permanent institution as a result of its initial success, Dr Chaileq D Diettet oh, assistant Col lege physician, announced l estei day Member of the clay: hac e shown inpnos ement in then phy will condi tam as well as in scholin ship Tie average increase nn ,eight n hum one to two pounds a week Nine pounds ha:, been the laige.-t gain s cot ded for one sc Nest seniestei 's class will be made up of the incoming fn °Amen whose physical condition will be deternuncd in the te,ts made by the health veil:- ice dining fn Hunan m eel< Ifoweven, the class will be open to all students whose phy,cal condition is below normal due to mal-nuts nion on fatigue. WOMEN'S GLEE CLUB WILL ELECT OFFICERS Cummings, Holton To Compete for Presid.* Mond .igitt Election of women's gic, club oar cei s for next year will be held Mon- Iday night preceding the annual dinner of that organization at the State Col lege hotel Doi othr \V Cummings '32 and li ma H. Holton '32, will compete for the mesidency, while Helen A Hoover '33 and Elizabeth 1%1 Kalb '33 are the ( candidates for the vice-presidency I Muriel E. Bowman '32, Mariam W Fisher '32, and Louise 0. Wiest '32 l wrll contest for the secretary-trees mer position. Phyllis C. Bendier 'a.; and liar net E. Soper '3.1 are the candidates for business manager Ihe librarian will be chosen hoer Margin et E. Bariund '34, Rosamond W Eames '34, Chin lotto V. Spaulding '34, and Jane Vial 'Si. ESTABLISHED 1904 PRICE 5 CENTS I WOMEN NOMINATE HALLER, MAXFIELD FOR SENIOR HEAD Name Crowthers, Wilhelm 1933 Candidates--Allen, Springer Compete in '3l Race WILL HOLD ELECTIONS IN HALL LOBBY WEDNESDAY Bowman '32, Zahn '32 Seek Vice Presidency as Hill, Tachan Contest Secretary Post A, a result of v omen', class nom inations Wednesday, N Lydia Haller :32 will oppose Florence Maxfield 'O2 foi president of next year's senior class Final elections will be held in 21cAllistei hall lobby nom 8 to 5 clock Wednesday. /In the contest for Junior class pres idency, Ruth Cron theta '33 m ill face E Wilhelm '33 while 21 Her met Allen '3l and Virginia B. Spring , er '3l v ill seek the first office in the 'sophomore des, according to the r nomination poll held this week Muriel E. 80, man '32 and Mors B Zahn ',12 air listed on the ticket as candidates for the senior ‘ice.pres ident, with Eleanor MI Hill '32 and Margaret E. Tsclian '32 designated for the secretaryship Nominations for senior treasurer ace Miriam E. Game '32 and Ruth P Meyer '32, while M. Elizabeth Knlcpatrick ''' and My rile N. 11 ebb '32 is ill compete foi the office of senior social chair man. Name Sophomores Junim candidates for vice-president are Helen L 3lai tin '3l and A Elm abeth Pie , ton '33. Mammon P. Ilo.ell '33 and Susan B neeNTA '33 - were nominated for secretary Jean E Gil lespie '33 and Helen I Pollock '33 non the candidacy foi ticasureship. G Beidlet '33 and Marietta Tregallas '33 will seek the place of social chairman L. Warner still seek thv 11)J3 vice-presidency 113 a result of last neck's nomination voting. Candidates lot secretary of the 1081 group are Ethel H. Filbert and Rosamond W. Karnes Eta M llLehfeldt '3l sill contest the position of sophomore treasurer srth K Jane Lee ',IL slide IL Grace Bra '.ll and Betty B Thompson '3l sill be listed on the ballot as social chairman nominees. PATTEE WILL GIVE LAST TALK TODAY Emeritus Professor To End Annual Visit IVillt Critieibm Entitled Dr FrAl Lewis Pollee, emtnitu, profc,sor of Amel can literature, hill conclude his annual lecture series at , 1 15 &deck this afternoon s,th a criticism entitled "The New Gener ation" in the little theatre, Old Main. The series, Much opened Monday, has becn built around his defence of Sin clan Len 1, a. Nobel Dime numer. In Ins tall, c,teida%, Di. Patter emphasired the Inninful influence of model n mdustt y on poetry. The epic and o,lllatise Inane almo-,t disappeen ed, he and, while the 11110 form has ',tenthly gained m minim ay. This is not an age on high poetic attain ' ments, the emeritus professor anted While discussing "The Neu simper Column us n New Literary livolu tion," Weduesd,iy, Di Patter pointed 'out the influence Jouinaleau ha, esert ed en piesent-day hteratme Although fonnei nen simnel men bane contribut ed Moly woithnhile qualities, they have at the same tune led to an luos lof !dom.} individuality, he sold. SCARLET FEVER KEEPS 9 PATIENTS QUARANTINED College I.ll3,icaan Urges Precautions Fur Safeguarding Health Nine wallet fee or patients. were ;confined in the College inn, nntry yen ' teidav oral rang, accoi ding to a report ot Di. Jonepli P. Ritenour, College alit mician The, aic no indications that an epidemic mill 'bleak out here, Dr. ,aid, the soulcc having ken located and found to he centralind. The fiat tase MIN ieported Saturday and the °the!. followed soon after. "Pt ceuutlons should be taken by all student , . to Insole contlol of the &s -ens-3," the duUm• said "One of the most gene.' symptoms iv sore throat, chile any feeling of lusittude and 111 n et. ought to be diagnosed by a phystelun to proem° inumpt roltef If nta.let four anunnent."
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