' vpidl 11-UMVCIMy COMPLETE CAMPUS J~l /4 Sgk’T 44' ,l Vir4 {JPlul SJaulF Igii VOL. 27, No. 64 PARADE WILL OPEN ANNUAL MEMORIAL RITES TOMORROW Major General Fries To Speak In Morning Celebration * ' On Holmes Field FRATERNITY DELEGATIONS GATHER AT 9:30 O’CLOCK Military Department Appoints Firing Squads, Buglers For Ceremonies Beginning with a military parade at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, State College will commemorate Memorial Day at the annual exercises on Holmes field. Major General A. A. Fries of Wellington, D. C, head of the Re serve Officers Training Corps asso ciation, will deliver the annual Memo rial Day address in the exercises on Holmes field following the parade. In case of rain early .tomorrow morning, the ceremonies will be held in Rec reation hall. Fraternity delegations will form at 9:30 o'clock on Burrov.es street, while the R. 0. T. C brigade will organize in regular parade formation at .the same hour. Three standard bearers in each' fraternity group will be ex cused from reporting to their regular K. 0. T. C. companies if their names are handed in at the office of the military department in the Armory. To Fire Over Grave Proceeding east on College avenue from Burrowes street, the parade, with town, military, and fraternal or ganizations also in line, will paBS the reviewing stand near the McAllister street intersection. From there, the line of march will continue to the speaker's stand near Stone house on Holmes field. Firing squads and buglers \till visit outlying districts* tomorrow un der the auspices of the department .of military science and tactics and town organizations. Included In the celebration will be the annual firing tover President Atherton’s grave near the entrance on the northern side of Schwab auditorium The comimtiec in charge of the Jocal observance tomorrow is com posed of Prof. John J Light of the mechanical engineering department, chairfnfanf ■ I*ro*f. 1 Julius E. Kqulfuss of the department of civil engineer ing, Eugene H. Lederor, town bur gess, Robert E. Parnell, C&pt. Ray mond P. Cook of the department of military seienec-and' tactics, *' Prof. Madison M. Garver of the physics de partment, R. E. Minshall, and Col. Theodore Bpal of the National Guard post at Boalsburg. Col. Boal will act as marshall of the parade. HEALTH SERVICE SEEKS SPECIAL TRAINING TABLE College Physician Shows Advance of Underweight Nutrition Class Opening a training table for stu dents who arc low in their studies and behind in their work is being considered by College authorities be cause of, the favorable results, physical and psychological, secured in an underweight class conducted by the health department. Maintaining a special table for un derweights during the past ten week 3, College physicians reported that not able improvements were made (n all patients. In addition to the.better, health of the men, a general marked improvement in morale and studies was attained by the class, according to Dr Joseph P. Ritenour, director of the health service. Twenty three men composed the class apd recorded an average gam of one pound a week du y i n'g .the course. Meals consisted of well balanced foods propor tioned to contain 8500 calorics p day in three meals. In addition to that, rest periods and time budgeting were required. Half an hour was pre scribed for relaxation before dinner and luncheon. Recreation and study periods were also included and eight hours was the scheduled amount of sleep. BETTY THOMPSON *34 NAMED NEW PRESIDENT OF CWENS Betty B. Thompson ’34, was elect ed president of Owens, honorary ac tivities society for sophomore women, at a meeting of the organization in Old Main Tuesday tiight. The newly-elected vice-pre3idept of the group is Carlyn V. Manifold '34, while Elizabeth* L. Warner *34, will serve as the secretary-treasurer. Jun ior advisers, chosen to assist the sophomore Owens, are Helen A. Bissey To Propose System Eliminating Conflict Exams Cites Moving Up of Commencement as Cause For Confusion in Finals • Schedule Occurring This Semester - Confusion in the scheduling of final examinations this year was caused by the advancement of Commencement one day and the consequent necessity for reporting senior grades earlier, Cyrus V D. Bissey, College scheduling officer, said yesterday. A system foi next year, planned to elim inate conflicts entirely, will be presented to the administrative council for approval Monday. ' With the moving up of Alumni day to Saturday at the request of alum ni, Commencement had to be advanced a day. This arrangement made nec essary an earlier recording of senior grades and the scheduling of senior final examinations a day sooner, Mr.' Bissey explained. This semester, with senior exami nations a day'earlier than last year and the examinations for the other classes at,the customary time, a large number of the examinations naturally conflicted. with regular class hours and examination periods, Mr. Bissey said. It is obvious that a new sys tem must be worked out to accommo date the change in Commencement dates, the scheduling officer said According to the plan which will be considered by the administrative council, all courses which have class periods scheduled in the 3ame scries of hours during the week will have their final examinations scheduled to gether. For example, Mr. Bissey said, all classes which meet on Mon day at 8 o'clock, and therefore to gether throughout the week, might b« scheduled for examinations at 2 o'clock the Monday of examination week. To-Eliminatc Conflicts Since there'are only eleven differ ent scries of class periods assigned for three hour courses, it is possible to have a different examination tunc set for each one of the scries and yet have only two periods for quizzes each day during examination week This would eliminate the possibility of any student having three exami nations set for one day. It would be impossible for a stu dent to have conflicting quizzes sched uled under this plan because he could not be taking two courses during the same class hours in the week and so could not have .two -examinations scheduled at the same time. This re sults from the system of scheduling only those courses which have the same class hours for a specific exam ination time. ’35 CO-EDS GIVEN DRESS PRIVILEGES Women's Sophomore Customs Group Changes Freshman Jewelry, Dating Regulations More lenient customs in dress will be permitted frcshmnn women next year as a result of action by the soph omore customs committee headed by Harriet R Hcnnc '33. Women in the class of '35 will be allowed to wear high school jewelry but when attending football games the customary green ribbons and name cards will be required as in th* past Hoping to control freshman dating more effectively, the customs commit tee will work with the. W. S. G A in/ regulating frcshmnn date privi leges Instcftd of signing out for each date with the chairman of the customs committee, freshman women will be required to sign in their dor mitories. Dorris M Acker '34 will serve as chairman of next year's customs com mittee, with Marjorie M Curtain '34, Frances S. Inman '34, Victoria R Magda '34, and Grace L. Moyer '34 to assist her. LOCAL 4-11 CLUB WILL HOLD CONCLAVE HERE IN AUGUST A conference of 4-H club local leaders will be held here, August 13 and 14. Delegates will discuss eco nomic and social phuscs, as well as problems in 4-II club work Prof. Frederick P. Weaver, head of the department of agncultuial eco nomics, will talk on economic tiends affecting young rural people and theii implications for club work. A speech on the social trends will be delivered by Prof. William V. Dennis, rural sociologist, also of the department of Agricultural economics. TRIEBOLD ATTENDS MEETING Prof. Howard 0. Triebold, of the agricultural and biologicul chemistry department attended a cereal con vention at Louisville, Kentucky, ex tending from Monday to Thursday. He delivered a paper on the re sults of his research concerning the causes of cracker spoilage. OWENS ADDRESSES HONORARY Dr. Frederick W. Owens, piofcssoi of mathematics, addressed an open meeting of Pi Mu Epsilon, honorary mathematics fraternity, recently. Dr. Owen’s topic was “Foundations of STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1931 SUMMER SESSION PLANS COMPLETED Registration Set For June 29 As Director Chambers Expects 3500 With registration set for Monday, June 29, arrangements for the twen ty-first annual Summer Session, to begih the following day and extend to August 8, have been completed At the 1&30 session 3240 students representing sixty-six counties, thir ty-one states, one possession, and one foreign country registered for cours es Dean Will G. Chambers, director of the Summer Session, announced that an increase of ten percent over last year’s attendance is expected at the 1931 session. The second annual Intersession will begin June 15 and extend to June 27. The purpose of the Intorscssion is to provide an opportunity for stu dents to continue College curricula throughout the year and is regarded ns a unit apart from the regular Summer Session Roosevelt To Speak Here An increase of from thirty-five to fifty percent in attendance over the initial Intorscssion last vear is indi cated by the advance applications re ceived by Dean Chambers During the Intorscssion Captain Kilroy Har ris will give a lecture on -June 17. Harvey Vanderslice will speak on June 19, and Ehse Martin will close the series with a talk June 23. Harvey Allen will open the lecture series-during the regular Summer Session with a group of three talks beginning June 30 Other speakers who will lecture here are William Mc- Fee, writer of sea stories, Barrett H. Clark, John E Bakless and Max Eastman. Kermit Roosevelt, son of the late president, will lecture here July IG. The lecture series is open to all stu dents taking courses at the Summer Session and to all members of the faculty and administration. ‘Y’ WILL SEND ADVISORY LETTERS TO FRESHMEN Committee Plans Early Mailing of Handbooks for New Students Personal advisory letters will be written to newly-admitted students and handbooks will be sent,to them before their aruval at the* College next fall, accoidmg to William S Hammakcr, associate secretary of the Penn State Y M C.A In conjunction with the Freshman Week committee, the new student commission, under the direction of chairman Robert K. Paxton '34, will establish pre-college contacts, with the class of 1935. As in the past, the Y.M.C.A will sponsor a welcome mass meeting for the new students on September IG, ns well us severe] campus tours. Other proposed plans for next fall in clude the organization of a Hugh Beaver club m place of the former council of students. SCARAB ELECTS CAMPBELL AS NEXT YEAR'S PRESIDENT W Waller Campbell *32 was elect ed to succeed Jumc3 S. Hornbeck '3l ns president of Scarab, honorary ar chitecture frateinity, last week. Other newly elected officers include Willard 11. Lowry '32, vice president, Karl B. Wagner '32, secretary, Gcoige B. Supphc ji '32, treasurer, and William J Shea '32, sergeant at arms. Donald L Wolf '3l and Charles S. Conrud'ji '33 received the awards of the aichltccturc department for the best designs of an exposition build ing Melvin W l3cnbcrg '32 and Cnrl O. Person '33 were awarded the Scainb prizes for highest averages in the junior and sophomore classes, while Quentin S. Beck ’32 gained the prize for the best unalytique pioblem of the year. MOORE PUBLISHES WRITING Dr. Bruce V. Moore, houd of the department of psychology, published a book recently entitled “How To In‘'*rvie«’" Dean Ray Asks Dance ■ Cards by Noon Today Fraternities planning to have Spring Houseparty should submit their dance reports including the names of two chaperones with the address of each Wore noon to day at the Dean qf Women’s office m Old Main. Because of the increased amount of work entailed in-notifying chap-* crones, Dean Charlotte E. Ray has asked fraternities t 6 cooperate with her in this respect. LONG WRITES NEW ENGLISH GRAMMAR Literature Professor prepares Books on Principles of Language. Poetry With the publication of “A Gram mar of English Forms and Usage,” now being printed, Prof. Mason Long of th*» English literature dc-. partment will add a new angle to the discussion of giammatical pun ciples. Among the first books of its kind. Professor Long’s new text will pre sent a complete account of fundamen tals in grammar, planned especially to suit the needs of -classes where seif-training is stressed Among its chief functions wilHre the careful and detailed application of these princi ples to writing. Including 150 excerpts and refer ences for guidance in applying ex amples of writing, the text will be 400 pages in length The publishers are the Ronald Press company of New York city. To Publish Poctrj Volume A second volume by Professor Long, “Forms of Poetry,” is now in process of revision, und will probably be published m the fall It is the result of two and one-half years of research, including several months of study in the Yale university library. Designed for extension classes pri marily, “A Grammar of English Forms and Usages” may also be em ployed in classes of backward stu dents. Its extensive use in conncc tion“‘with such "courses’is expected* Earlier texts by Professor Long in clude “A Handbook of English Gram mar,” and “A College Grammar.” ‘BELL’ TO APPEAR EARLY NEXT WEEK Contains Contributions of Hnrtman. Hone), Miller in Last Issue During Current" Year The last issue of this year’s Old Mum Dell. College literary pub lication, will be released carl} next week, according to Roy E Morgan ’3l, editor of the publication Contained in this issue is u char acter sketch entitled “Ted" written by Miss Elizabeth R Hartman ’3l a? well as a short story “Bees Know” written by Miss Grace H. Wallace ’34 Ross G. Miller ’3l has contributed a story of a gangster who slipped up Thi3 story is entitled “Barns " Read ers, Beware,” an essay written bv Mis* Deborah L. Harvey ’3l, is also included in the publication. This will be the last time that Miss Hartman and Miss Harvey will con tribute to Old Mum Dell as under graduates while Miller is also a se nior. Miss Hartman has been n regu lar contributor to the magazine while this is the first time that articles by Miss Harvey and Miller have been published in the magazine. PROF. McCORD TO RETURN FROM LEAVE OF ABSENCE Prof. John L. E McCord, who has been granted u leave of absence from the department of agirculturnl eco nomics, will return from Cornell uni versity where he ha 3 been continu ing his graduate studies about June 1. Professor McCord will complete his residence requirement at Cornell for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy nnd will touch here duiing sununei session. He hns been studying at Cornell continuously since he left here. Who’s Dancing Scurub Fraternity Dinner Dunce nt the Niltany Lion (Closed nnd Formal) Cimtpit* Owls A fifty-ton hydiauhc press has bean completed by the seniois in industrial engineering This is the first time that such a project has been attempted here, according to James E. Key, in htructoi in practical mechanics, who dncctcd the construction. Thirty lathes for use in high school shops and garages have also been made by the advanced students, as well as sev oial jig saws/drill presses, and emery V'urn'" 2Vu , wheels Penn Statu Fioth Dinner Dnney at NiUnnv Countiy Club (Closed) Vuisily Ten Tomorrow Night Beta Knppu (Invitation) (Enllcgiatt. BOARD TO REDEEM STUDENT DAMAGES WITH CUSS FUNDS Judiciary Group 'Acts on Last Week’s Parade at Mceiing- Wedncsday Afternoon FLEMING WILL ESTIMATE EXTENT OF DAMAGES Ebert Sets College’s Loss as sl34.l2^—Claims Include Broken Memorial Concluding that blame for dam aged property in the Borough during last week’s student parade should not be placed on any particular class, Student Board, at its meeting Wednesday afternoon decided to pay for damages out of the interclass treasury. An exact estimate on the value of the damaged property lias not been, made yet. Tlr* claims will be exnm ned by Neil M. Fleming, as interclass treasurer, and Thomas B Eastburn "11, chairman of the interclass budget system A large portion of the claims result from a broken plate glass win dow, a damaged automobile and the loss of merchants bigns on College avenue According to a report from Super intendent of Grounds and Buildings George W. Ebert, students destroyed College property to the extent of £13412 This amount will be taken from the “damage fund" contributed 4 o by each student when registiatiop fees arc paid. Class Memorial Broken Among the items listed m the re port were* drinking fountain (class of 1914 memorial), broken off at the ground; glass broken in door of Grange dormitory, botanical garden sign torn up, plate glass window broken in South Liberal Arts build ing, damaged refuse cans, broken bench at McAllister hall, missing and broken lanterns. Damaged parts to itreet lights included two refractors, sixteen glass panels, one 200 watt bulb, two frame stiles, and one re dactor ring In the past an excess in the stu dent “damage fund” at the time of •i class’s graduation has been turned over to the class memorial fund. Re cently classes have voted their excess amount to the swimming pool fund; The money which must be deducted from the interclass treasury for dam ages off the campus would have been used for the various class activities BOWMAN ’32 ELECTED ARCHOUSAI PRESIDENT Hatlcr ’32 Gains Vice Presidency of Women's Activities Society Muriel E Bowman '32, was elected president of Archousai, senior wom en’s activities society, at their formal mtiation ceremonies held Saturday night M. Lydia Haller ’32 was chosen vice president, while Rosemary Forbes ’32, won the post of secretary and \nnc A. D'Oher ’32, gained the treasureship. Mary M Wright ’32 was named historian for the coming year. The list of initiates includes Eliza beth C. Bell '32, Muriel E. Bowman '32, Dorothy W. Cummings ’32, Anne A D’Oher ’32, Elizabeth Everett '32, Rosemary Foibes ’32, Mmam E. Guige ’32, M Lydia Haller '32, El eanor M Hill ’32, H. Louise Mar quardt '32, Marie E McMahon ’32, and Mary M. Wright ’32. Following the election of officeis the meeting adjourned to the Nittanv Lion where a formal dinner was held. 1200 PROGRAMS MAILED FOIt BOTANY SOCIETY CONVENTION Approximately 1200 programs for the annual convention of the Bot anical Society of America to be held huie June 1C to 19 were mailed to all parts of the country Wednesday. A large representation from tho Eastern and Central sections of the United States is expected The prin cipal speaker for the convention will be Dr O. E Jennings, of the Carnegie Museum m Pittsbuigh, who will ap pear on the first day’s program. SENIORS COMPIETE PRESS 2 Lone Survivors of 1881 Class To Return For Alumni Reunions Two surviving members of the 1881 class of seven graduates will be guests of honor for Alumni Day next Saturday These alumni, who this year mark their golden anniversary, are Lewis A. Shaffer, of Bellefontc, and Neville C. Davison. -Eleven classes are planning to hold reunions at the College as part of the June commencement activities this year Alumni Day will be cele brated the second day of the festivi ties. Five members of the clais of 187 C are preparing for their eleventh quin quennial reunion, while several hun dred graduates of 192 G are making plans‘to return for their first five year reunion The final week will open Friday with fraternity dances,.Alumni Day with the election of College Trustees and the annual June meeting of the Board of Trustees on Saturday, the Baccalaureate sen ice Sunday, and Class Day, graduation ceremonies, and the commencement ball bn Mon day. NATIONAL INSTALLS GROUP TOMORROW Kappa Alpha Theta To Initiate 57 Nila-Nee Members as Beta Fhi Chapter Kanpa Alpha Theta will install Nita-Neo in the seventh district of ihe national fraternity tomorrow af ternoon when the local group will be established as the Beta Phi chap ter. Pledging of tvventy-thiee under graduates and thirty-four alumnae was held last night, with the initia tion to follow thus afternoon and to night at the Phi Delta Theta house Officers of the national Grand Council, including Mrs Purd B Wright, grand vice-president, Mrs D. Bligh Grasett, grand treasurer, Miss L. Pcarle Green, grand secre tary, Mrs. Paul Kircher, grand alum nae secretary, and Mr 3 Louis Wil putte, president of the seventh dis trict. will preside at the installation of Nila-Nee Delegates To \ttcnd Delegates from Kappa Alpha Theta chapters at Gouchoi, Swartlinior*. Vmversity of Pennsylvania. Adelphi. and University of .Pittsburgh will act a's the installing group Miss Laura J Griffiths ’3l, ex president of Nita-Nee will represent tjie new chapter as toastmaster at a formal dinner to be held at the Nit tany Lion tomorrow night R-jpie sentatives from other chapters of Kuppa Alpha Theta, and local as well ns alumnae members will attend the dinner at which Mrs Edward Steidle, advisor to Nita-Ncc, will be guest of honor. Alumnae from the class of '29 who are returning for imtintion are, Jane Claik, Jamcc Hunt and Dorothy Nauss, with Lillian Davis, Elcanoi , E Dutton, Janice L Kauffman, Sue K Mottcr, Mary C'Wuodnng, and Grace Woodrow representing the class of ’3O INTRAMURAL DEBATERS END CONTEST TONIGHT Omega Epsilon To Meet Yesterday's Winner in Mam Engineering Flunk m the intramural debuting contest will be held in Room 107 Mam Enginceung building at 7 30 o'clock tonight. Tho winner in a debate between Phi Epsilon Pi and Sigma Tail Phi will meet Omega Epsilon speakers who advanced to the finals bv defeat ing a Sigma Phi Alpha team Wednes day night. Arguing the question, “Resolved That Penn Stnte Should Adopt the Honoi System of Examinations," win ners in the competition will be award ed two cups. Delta Signm Rlto gives a year’s possession of a cup to the winning team while Forensic Council makes an annual nvvaid. GARDNER ATTENDS MEETING Prof. Frank D Gnrdnei, hem! of the department of agionomy, attend ed n conference of agronomists and fertilizer trade und conti ol official's in New York Wednesday The meet ing was to encourage stnte legis latures to pass bilk concerning the amount of nitrogen m fertilizer DRAMATISTS ELECT McKUNE Robert W. McKune '32 was elected president of Theta Alpha Phi, nation al honoiary dramatics fraternity, at a meeting of the group Sunday, while Florence E. Sneddon ’32 was named vice-president. Myrtle H. Webb '32 will serve as secietaiy with Kenneth ESTABLISHED PRICE 5 CENTS LEWIS, WESLEYAN OFFICIAL, ACCEPTS LIBRARIAN POST Appointment Ratified by Board Of Trustees at Executive Committee Meeting NEW HEAD WILL ASSUME DUTIES HERE NOVEMBER 1 Served as Director on Baylor, New Hampshire Staffs For 10 Years * >f Willard P Lewis, libr.ni.in of Wesleyan univeisity, Middletown, Conn, accepted appointment ns Col lege libianun m a lettei to College officials Tuesday Mi. L-vvis will assume his position h*.ie on Novem ber 1 The executive committee of the Board of Titisfces ratified tin ap pointment of Mi Lewis at a met t ing last Fiulny He vva, immediate ly notified ami an acceptance was re ceived early this vv-ek The new librannn has served at Wesleyan foi tv.o yeais Before that time ho was -a charge of the librniy at the University of New Hampshire where he spent l->n yeais During this time ho was president of the New Hampshuc Library at'-ociation foi two jears Directed Camp Library Mr. Lewis was giadu.ited fiom Wc*3le>an univeisity in 1911 ami was* awarded a mast-31 k degree fiom thu same’ institution tho next year. Im mediately following, he was mad-? as sistant libruium at the New Yoik Stnte libiary vvh-’re he stayed a year. Aftci a y-.u as libiarmn of the Albany, N Y, YMCA, Mr Lewis went to lake ch.uge of library facili ties at Baylor univeisity, Waco, Tex as Dunng the Woild Wat he dnect ed tho libiaiy at Camp McArthur, near Waco In 1919 he left Texas to take up Ins position at the Uni versity of New Hampshuc A woll-knovvn authority' on library methods, Mr Lewis has written sev eral papei s on the handling of books and manuscripts m the libiary Ilr* is a mcmbei of the Amoucan Associ ation of University Professors and of tho Amciican Libiaiy association CARSON ELECTED HEAD OF ALPHA BETA SIGMA Townsend, Stephenson Gam Offices. Banner Remains as Adviser John L C.uson ’32 was -.decled to succeed Chailes \ Schmidt ji *3l in the piosidont of Alpha Beta Sigma, professional joinnab-mi fialcrnity, at a meeting of the oiganization lust woek At the same tun » W Stevvait Tovvnserrl \>'l and William C Steph enson ’32 vveie installed as the new secretary und tiousum* respectively Foi next ycai ProT Fianklin Bannci. of the depailmcnt of journalism, will I serve as faculty advisoi At th 3 picseni time plans for T‘‘titioning Sigma Delta Chi, nation al profcs3ion.il journalism fiulemilv. aie under way. NexL October, the local fiakimty intends to send a foimul petition to the national group During the past ycai the Penn Slate oigam/ution conducted a contest for high school papei s as well as holding a eonfeiem’o ut tlu College for cdit oi s of high school publications. Mc’inbcislnp m tho chaplet Ims nov el exceeded twelve and the pm pose of the oiganiration is to make those stud-ants who intend to enter journal istic vvoik .uquaint-'d with editors of the Slate Fieri Fullei Shedd, E AhHiui Svvetnev, and Ous Steminctz, piomin'mt editois of Hi- State tievv-,- papeis. vveie initiated into Alpha Beta Sigma as honoituy membeis dunng the past yeai. DR PATRICK WILL CONDUCT SOIL SURVEY THIS SUMMER A sod vuivev comluct''d by Dr. Austin L Putiick, piofassoi of soil technology, C S SnniniJilw, gtarhmlo asustunt in agionomy, James L Hostorman *3l, and C Unity Atkin son '3l will be made m Indiana and Wayne counti-s, beginning June 1 and lasting thioughout Hie summer. The puipo-e of the survey is to show the diffeicnt types and classes of soils in v.utous localities by means of detailed maps This vvoik which is done m coopciation with the United States Bureau of Soils has been‘go ing on for übnut Unity years, Each y-eiu, a, vvoik in one locality is com pleted, u new lield foi suivcy is sel ected. INSTALL RECORDING SYSTEM A new rccoidlng system for con trolling temperature of the experi mental electric hent treating fur ' naccs bus been installed in the metal llurgical lahoratoucs.
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