COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE yOL. 27, No. 65 SENIORS TO BEGIN GRADUATION WEEK ACnvmES SUNDAY Commencement, Baccalaureate, Class Day Included Among Annual Observances DR. ROBERTSON, BUTTRICK WILL OFFER MAIN TALKS Alumni Group Reunions, Dance, Reception Complete Plans Of Seventy-first Fete With Commencement anil Clas3 Day cxeiciscs, Baccalaureate services, Alumni reunions, and a Commence ment reception and dance included in the pioccdurc, GGB graduates will usher in activities of the seventy-first Commencement Sunday. Dr. David Robertson, president of Gouchor college, Baltimore, Md, will deliver the Commencement address as pait of the regular graduation cere mony beginning at 3.45 o’clock Mon day afternoon in Recreation hall. He will speak on “The Communication of Ideas." The speaker resigned last year as assistant director of the American Council on Education in Washington to take up his executive post at the Baltimore vvom-m’s college. While seci etary of the Association of American Piofessors from 1918 to 1923 he conducted an investigation of 200 American colleges. Will Give Valedictory After receiving his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Chi cago in 1902, Dr. Robertson remain ed at that institution as associate pro fessor of English. From 190 G until 1920 he served as secretary to the president of the university At the close of this penod he was made dean of the College of Arts, Literature, and Scienec - - The Baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Dr. George A. Buttrick, pnstor of the Madison avenue Pres hytcriun church in New York pity, nt 'auditor[uin! in "i^dmy"oursc?ves” ,, 'has been chosen as the topic for the ad dress. , The New York pastor was born m England, having received fya early education at Lancaster dent bollege' in' Man'chest&i. To lidld Reception Cln3S Day exercises will be held in Schwab auditorium Monday morning As the last official gathering of seniors, the program* includes speech es by Harry W. Lightstonc, valedic torian, Alan B. Cutting, salututonan, David C McLaughlin, men’s class president and Spoon Man, and E. Louise Hoffeditz, women’s president and Fan Girl. ■William K. Uiench, Cane Man, and Fiank Diedrich, Barrel Man, will bu presented, along with Helen Buck wultcr, Bow Gul, and F. Romnync (Continued on second page) 5 ARMY PLANES LAND HERE SUNDAY MORNING Machines Forced to Earth Because Of Unfavorable Weather Forced down by unfavorable weath er conditions, five aimy planes landed in the icar of the agricultural build ings at 8 35 o’clock Sunday morning. The planes had left Wilmington, Delaware, at 5 o’clock and were on their way to Chicago, Illinois. Un able to locate the Bellefonle airport, the pilots made a hazaidous but suc cessful landing The only damnge suffered by the flight wa3 a broken strut on one of the ships Before the last of the five machines had mude a landing, about fifty au tomobiles had crowded the panow road upon* which the other planes had come to earth. The last airship was forced to land in a muddy field beside the roadway. PUBLISHES DIESEL RESEARCH Results of recently completed re search in the Diesel engine field arc compiled in'nn article by Dr. Paul H. Schweltzci, of the engineering experi ment stution, which uppeurs in the cutient issue of Power , technical magazine. Dr. Schweitzer is in charge of Dieso! 'research which hus been earned on here for the past ten years. TO HOLD SOIL CONFERENCE The Soil Fertility conference will commemorate June 24 to 2G the fif tieth anniversary of the establishment •of the fertility plots here. Dr. V?. H.‘ Joidan?who recently died, started the experiment in 1881. He was to have Locn the,guest of honor at this celeb- 1 ftettn St ate Graduation Speakers DR. DAVID A ROBERTSON DR. GEORGE A. BUTTRICK SUMMER FACULTY ADDS 100 VISITORS Resident Staff, Extra Teachers To Supervise Courses Here At Annual Sessions In addition to many resident fac ulty members, over one hundred teachers and piofessors fiom other institutions will supervise couises here during the twenty-first annual Summer Session from June 29 to August 8. Concentrated course 3 in ‘ drama, journalism, art, and nature study will be included in the 350 subjects to be offered. The Sitmmci Session is open to all graduates of appio\ed high schools, any poison engaged m teaching within the state, or any one holding a legal certificate permitting him to teach. Included among the visiting in structor are W. Elmer Ekbluw, goo , logist and botanist with the McMil len-Crockeiland urctio expedition. M. C. Commandant Lombard, military attache of the French Embassy, Er nest T Krueger, head of the depart ment of sociology and anthropology at Vanderbilt umvoisity, and Clnrk L Hull, professor of psychology at Vale university. Offer Courses in AHmuu An increase in numbci of students enrolled of ten peicent is expected ul the regular Summer Session, whilu nn advance of from Unity-five to fifty percent is apparent m the en rollment for the Inlcrsession from Juno 15 to June 27. The Summer Session will be formally closed w’lth Commencement exercises Thuisday, August G The normal schedule of work is six credits, but additional u edits may be added if approved by the dean Each student is expected to cany the maximum number of credits, or two daily courses Couises will not be offered'for which fewer than ten stu dents register. EXTENSION SPECIALISTS AID UNEMPLOYED BY GARDENING In an effoit to assist the unem ployed in fifteen counties m Penn sylvania, extension vegetable gaidcn ing specialists and county agents of Penn State are aiding in the establish ment and maintenance of em.u geney vegetable guldens^' Allegheny, Armstrong, Cumbria, Clarion, 'Clearfield, Cumberland, Dau phin, Fuyvtte, Imliunn, Lackawanna, Lebanon, McKean, Mereei, Milflin, and Schuylkill lire the counties m which the gardens are located PLANT 182,400 SEEDLINGS A total of 182,400 seedlings were planted in 4G demonstrations conduct led by extension foresters of the Col- STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1931 ( Colleges Becoming Centers Of Communism, * Fries Says Well-Organized Religious, Radical Minorities Seek Disarmament of Country, Army Officer Asserts “Both church and school today are hold of nthoistic communism,” Major ( the national Reserve Officers Training before the student ROTC and towns! on the campus Satuiday ‘With schools and colleges in Ame: art of reading, that each man might sti speaker said that now communism is + appearing among the country’s insti- , tutions of higher education. The gen eral warned against an “organized movement now on foot, well financed, ably led, to disaim our nation, and make it impossible for the nation to defend itself against a foreign enemy oi against civil war.” “There are two great groups in this country, as opposite as the poles, who are trying to destroy all military power, and mihtaiy training jn our nation. These gioups are certain church people on one hand and the communists on the other—the follow ers of Christ working to the same end as the atheistic communists," General Fries said. 1 Churchmen Implicated “Those of the Church who oppose military training, try to explain their opposition on the ground that fight ing or war is not in accoidance with the teaching of Christ. They would make out Christ n slaekcr—a pcace nt-any-priee man,” the general said, accusing these chuichtnen of “per verting evciy possible passage of the Holy Bible to as to make it appear that Christ was the soit of man who would not fight to save hia own mother ” Since man gained his power over “all that live and breathe” through use of “the stick oi the stone to strengthen his arm, “the speaker said that to maintain that power man' should return his skill in the use of jai ms. Whenever men have been “no \ longci üblc or willing to fight, their | nation staitud to decline and cvcn | tualiy disappeared from the face of the emth.” Students Favor Training In a questionnaire sent out to giaduates of the R O.T C. units m 35 colleges tinoughout the United Stales, a 1 government department found that of those who answered the questionnaire, 98 7 percent were against abolishing ROTC. training, nccoidmg to the figures quoted by Genciul Fries The computedy fea ture of the military training should be retained, 85 peicent of those an swering claimed, while 89 percent re plied that the course in R O T.C. tiaimng wn3 “average or above when compared with then other college couises.” I The general ended his nddross with a plea that “we may live up to the standards of those men and women in uyery clime and every age who gave their lives that we might live” and that the nation should “have n new buth of Freedom.” ‘FROTH’ WILL FEATURE LETTERS OF STUDENTS House Part) Issue To Appear Here For Sale Thursday “What did you get out of College *'” Ft nth, Collego humorous magazine appealing for sale Thursday, will feature a section with this heading, including letters from outstanding giaduatc3 This issue, the luot of the semester, will be entitled the “House Paitv Ftolh." Its cover is the portrait of a red-headed girl, done with a back ground of tun and black. Albeit J. Buono ’32, newly elected editor of the publication, had charge of this issue as tlx; first undei con trol of the next year’s staff. SENIORS REVEAL FUTURE BUSIN, GRADUATE ASPIRATIONS-4 PLi- “Well, I am not sure what I shall be doing next year.” This is the response that most se niors have offered to CoLLEGtAN re porters duung the past week Al though a few graduates huve accept ed positions, a laigc percentage of the 1931 class is still undecided Of course, there nre those who ill ’lend to continue schooling or do grnd j uate work. The 1931 valedietorlun, I Hm ry W. Lightstonc, has been ac cepted at Haivnrd and University of Pennsylvania Law Schools. He may accompany Gerard J Stack ’3l to the Philadelphia school. Senior clu3s president David C. Mc- Laughlin will probably be slutioned ncm Los Angeles, California, in the eniploy of the Standard Oil company re fast becoming th- hope and stiong- Gcncral Amos A Files, president of f Corps association, Mid m an address jncople in the Monona! Day exucise- erica "originally founded to I'mcli the tudy the word of God for himself,” the TANNER SELECTED AS I. F. C. MEMBER President Hctzel Makes Choice Of Economics Professor, Commends Group President Ralph D Ilct/cl reap pointed Prof. Sheldon C Tunnci, of the economics department, as faculty member of the boaid of contiol of the Interfraternity Council foi next year m a letter sent ln>t week In next year’s Council president, Fi.vnus L Mathews ’32. Professor Tannei diew up a new constitution for the Council uul tlx fiaternity delegates ratified the new document unanimously at the last meeting of the yeai In a statement to'the Colllgian late Sunday night Professor Tanner announced Ins ac ceptance of the new appo.ntmcnt Commends Council Trepidant Iletzel. m his 1 ttcr to President-elect Mnthews stated,> “1 have been glad to reappoint Piof Sheldon C. Tannei as faculty mcmbei of the board of control of the Intel fraternity Council for next yoni “May I take this oppoi Lunitv,” President Hot/el added, “to thank the Interfraternity Council for the influ ence which it has excited this veai in the advancement* of the host inter ests of the fraternities and of the I College 9 „ I* am confident that the success of the Council will tonl'nm next yeai ” OMEGA EPSILON WINS IN DEBATE HciqiCl. Mjers Defeat Pin Lpalon Pi Representatives To Gam Tournc) Championship Concluding contests held dm in/ the pnat month, Omega Epsilon won the intramural championship when it dofeuted Phi Epnlon T’i in Mam Engineering building Fudav night. Arguing the question, “Resolv'd That Penn State Should Adopt the Honor System of Examination',’’ Coleman Hcrpel M 2 and Chaihs A Myers Ml represented the winning side, while Stdne\ Lippin Ml and Lawrence D Bikovitch M 3 'poke foi Phi Epsilon Pi. Judges in the ionic >t, at which Joseph F O’Biicn, of the puhlu speaking depailmcnt, presided, were Profs Theodore J. Gales and I I.itold F. Graves, of the English compo i tion depnitment, and Prof Dennis C Tiolh, of Hie depaitmeiit of pa thology. Fuzes in the competition consul of a cup awarded bj Delta Sigma Rho, honorary debating society, to the winning gioup foi a \ear’s posses sion, and a cup given annually to the winnei by Forensic Council FRIES ELECTED TO SOCIETY Major General Amos A Fne , pres ident of the nation il Revive Ufficou, Training Coips association, was ex tended honoimy membetslup in Scab* bare! and Blndc, honoimy mihliny fratermtv. utive,«E. Louise Iloffedit/., has accept ed the position of chupci on nf Alpha Omicron Pi, women’s social Xialeinilv here, for next year She will lake advance work in psychology m prep aration for a mustei’s degree Probably the most cmginal of all plans set foith by any of the gi.Min uting class is the one advanced by Raymond A Bowcts, Alan R Gut ting, J Ncelv MeCovvn, and Klvadure R. Noderei. William P Ilensrey M 2 plans to accompany the gioup on a three months' tour of Em ope aftei graduation cxctciscs are completed. Paul A Mitten, basketball man ager for the past year, is one of the undecided sennas. IP* mnv entei some sort of work connected with ‘Collegian ’ To Issue Next Paper Sept. 17 Publication of the Colieciian will Jr* discontinued with this issue un til the opening d.y of Freshman week on Thuisday, September 17 During the summer, however, the hummei Collegian* will be publish ed, and the first issue will appear duung the fust week of Summer Session ALEXANDER GRAY MAY APPEAR HERE 1912 Thespian, Berenice Claire Asked to Play in Show During Stay Here Alexander Giay ’l2 and Berenice Claire, motion picture stais. may ap pear on Un piogiam of “Reely and Truly’’ when the Thespians stage a ’second edition of the musical com edy m Schwab auditouum nt 7 15 o’clock Satuidaj night, arcoidmg to an announcement by the directors Mr. Gray, who was graduated from Penn State in l'H2. was a member of the The'pians in his undergraduate day* here If the two stars are able to come, they piobahly will take pait ii the presentation, directois stated Muuel E Bowman M 2 will appeal m the singing and dancing lole of ‘he show’s ingenue, with Chalk-* A Mine '32 m the pait of tb • hum The nmedy team of Kdvs m S M.ilme I 31 and II fuaeu Baei Ml vvtll share* ‘lie laughs of the show with Jumcs 3 Non is M 2 and Doiothy M Johns ton ’33. A chorus of sixtem women and ight men will be migmcnt-ul by fom specialty lets. Tap dance teaming will include the tno of Mis, B.iei, lame* J Eiennen Mi, and living \\ ein a M 3, besides the duo of Chai Ic * S Ilarpei ji. ’3l and Kenneth M Ko unck M 2 Kenned) Directs Show A w.m.'ifs h.umtm, trio, <on posed >f Iloiothv W Cummings M 2, M.nj >nL W Fisher ’32, and lluiuit K Sop-_*i ’.Ji, will appeal m two numbeis lining the show M.ujoue Hathaway 51 will twill before the footlights in i solo Spanish dance. A pit orchostia of eighteen pieces ■-.peuallv ui ranged foi musical com ■dv numbeis will plav oiiguml num hei * composed by Prof Hummel Kenneth L. Holdcrmim ’3l. Leon Co!i.*n ’33, and Nevm Dcclvi MI The 1) i ics are* cl edited lo Julius Ep stein ’3l, Holdeiman, and Professoi Ftdibain .1 Ewing K’imedv is diiedoi of th * -bow, being assisted bv Fiank S Xeusb.unn, Pmfessoi Fishbuin, and lluldeiman Mmoi putts m the pio duel ion are to be plnyd by Doioth) II Boehm M'h .lame* F. Abel Ml, Holdeiman, Frank F Moms Ml, and Ralph Radclilfc* Ml. FORESTERS WILL HOLD SUMMER MEETING HERE Association To Assemble for Annual Session From June 25 to 27 The retnsvlvuni.i Foresli \ associ ation will return to the College foi then annual smnmci me-‘ling fiom June 25 to 27 The association is the pnrnt oigini/atmn which gave use to the present conseivation movement m the East The meelmjr %%ill allmd oppoiltmtty fop the forestry unita of allrd and associated interests to meet and eom |uii' results and objectives In ad dition to lepnits and piepur.'d ud die.sses u numliei or field tups aie planned to points of intciest in the ucimly of the College J T Uothiock, foiiuer of liolauv heie was influential in the jltarnation of the association in IKHti. E ,SS AMBITIONS, N EUROPE TOUR fall Flank Diednch will piobably ns-Mime coaching duties before the UMI football season beg.ni Among the oilier bcnior women who aie to'contmue scholastic woik ill olhci institutions mo Sma J Low* eiibeig and Janet L Brownbeck The formei will take advanced wink in chcmistiy at New Yoik umveisity while the lattei is undecided as to where “lie will continue hoi journal istic hludievt The best diessed man, Cv Soblei, n going into paitneiship with Julie fipslem, boxing captain, in selling ap ples and tungei mes on Broadway in New Yoik city. Cy is to seive as piosidont and sell bit? apples for five cents, while lieasuiei Epstein will look aflu i iMomoi - de-inng tan Schedule Decreases 4 O’Clock Periods WILL TAKE Lending Feminine Role in ‘Broken Dishes’ KVA M. BLICHFELDT ’3l PLAYERS TO OFFER 3-ACT PRODUCTION j Will Enact ‘Bioken Dishes’ as Commencement Show in Auditorium Monday Small town funuh life will he por tiayed for a Commeiu uncut audi ence wdien the Penn State Plaveis 1 pte-ent “Bi ikon Di-fr ” in Schwab aiiditonum it 8 o\ lock Mondav night Eva SI Blichfeldt Ml will make her fust appcaiance m a Plavei-' pioduc tiun when she 'natls the leading fem inine role in 'Martin Flavin’s thtee act comedy. Diuctoi Aithui C Gloe tmgh has nkued Reginald R Kcm ton M 2 in the chaiaclei lead of the show The male ur rule lead will be plav ud by James B (boss ”* 5. .is the \ming faim lad who is in love with the plav's hrioin- Janet M Bums Ml, giaduate student, will .ippear again m a Play et s’ pioduction aftei a semester’*, alwice fiom tin ludi itonum stage She will enact the jpait of a man icd daughter m the .Bump-M-d fanuh I Mrs. Mason To Appear i Hum let M Hatty M 2 will he sei>n m the pait of one oT the Bumpsicd Inaughlt is m the expose of hfe m a jtiny M d-Westein hamlet Enacting lone of the pl.iv's chaiactei ides, Aus ■ tin B Mooie ’'s2 will take tin pait ,of Cyiu, Burnt Mod's old ctony | Tlie ink* of Mis Bump'ted will be it,ikon bv Mis Davnl D Mason, plav iing opposite Keaiton Called only j , 'Tlr* Stnuigei.” Million L Heist M') |is cast in the pail on an unknown I man, endowed with a magnetic pc r- Isonalilv. who enteis Hie life of the l Blimp Med family ‘BELL’TO DELIVER LAST ISSUE TODAY New Fditioi Carries Interview Willi Frul Lewis Puttee, Feature Bv Prof II L Dickson Distiihulion of the k. t issii- foi the Colle-e Ye.ll of Olil Minn t!iU. College litciuy publication, will bo i continued todav, ntcmding to Rov E iMoignn Ml, editoi of th- magu/ine i Featuimg an mteiview with Dr |Fied Lewis Puttee, cmcnlus pinfcs isoi of Ametican ht-mitmi, entitle'! “Slav m Youi Own Back Y.ud," tie* m ig.i/tno also includes an aiticle b\ Piof 11 ai'>lcl L Dickson, oT the de pnilmont of aichiteetuie “Miclmol Reilly, Politician," a play bv B William M'dilman Ml and an alb goiv on “Poets" bv Pi Caioll D Chaiuplin, of the School of Educa tion, me additional fealuies Sketches Is” (leorge 11. Young M‘J. Dehoiah L Ilmvey Ml, and Elizabeth R Ilaitman ’ll aie also included m the last issue of the litoiaiy maga zine, while poetiv bv Ilowaid R (havatt M 2, Joseph L (Jrucci M 2, and Edwnnl C! %ein M 2 al*o appeal J COLLEUIAN STAFF SENIORS TO PUBLISH SUMMER PAPER Extending the Com.m.ian news sUi viee thiough the Siiminei Session, a Summer Coil I MAN will be pub lished by tluce mciubcu of the senior stall. Hugo K. Fiem M 2 and Hugh R Rilev M 2 will act as co-oditoi*, of the 'Mtmmci pa pel, with Wendell T. Rehm |M2 as business ninnngu Eight i-,- I sues will he published dining the six ! weeks, beginning mi the day of leg- ESTABLISHED 1904 PRICE 5 CENTS Proposed Plan Provides Program of Mass Recreation IJISSKY ARRANGES NEW SYSTEM FOIi NEXT YEAR Rciwnes Last Afternoon Hour Whenever Possible From Course Curricula With 17 percent of next yeat'-. stu dents having *J o'clock dashes us con tiasfed to fil G pneent this yeai, an extensive aftei noon athletic progium is made possible, according to the tentative -.chcdule ai tang'd bv Cvius V. D Bissej, College scheduling of. ficei Of the -1,21“ student-, cm oiled tin-, ysir, 2,171 hail classes fiom 1 to fi o’clock, while of the -stminted d 2K7 registrants foi the l f ).U-.{2 school vein only 72‘i will have late afternoon clas'es undei the schedule ai range man t, made by Ml. Itissev In compiling the schedule, the 1 o'clock ROTC class on Mondav dunng the fall and spung was fits. r*gaided Ir cause of its im-gulantv, nm! aKo the* engineering lectures on Friday which aie tequued of all seniois ni that coin so Balance Periods Cmfully Th ‘ gieit c'*ma*e in pemnlagi* of late classes w.«, effect'd by the elimination, as fai as possible, of all i the factois making foi j o'clock das,. I e. 3 and bv can fill biluicing of the I pel led 3, acunduig to Mi Iliss-y j The numbi'i of students having only one 1 o’clock ckuo a week hL, | been cut from 12 8 pci cent thn, year Ito 0 b for next • _>mextur Those hav j mg two late bonis have dropped fiom 1 27 Vi d percent, and tho->> having jlhtee J o’clock cl.p.-es fiom 10 1 to 2 7 pei cent Only .7 of the -utiio [College cmollment will have “d o’- I clocks" next scmcbtci undei th-j ten- Itatne schedule ! Tlr« highest peicentages of d o’- clock cla-.es conic* in agucultnie, en gmecimg and nuneial mditstnes with "2G, 2D, and 27 8 percent lespectivdv. Tl* *sc ligires as contra tied with th* conesponding 71 2,8 b 8, an 1 70 o last vcai indicate the extent to winch late classes haw been ctnnmaM Be cause of the wide vnnety of optional courses and the many pincticum pei iiais, scheduling in agncultur* was made especially difficult Unequal division of sections and long lahoia tory eoui* os compile ited matters in the othei two school* Schedule bfi I as( Classes In the statistics by classes, 81 ri I ’rcent of this v~*ai\ fieshmen had 1 o’clock clas.c*, while next semester onlv 12 peicent ate -ihululed fot tlr*m A dtop fmni 51 btols ! per cent is leconlcd foi the ■.nphnmoten and fiom 50 7 to 2.18 peicent foi the juniors Of next veai’s seniois, 27 peicent will hav* 1 o’clock classes tu contiasted with IGb this vcai With education and liheval aits com‘-'i having no sections of d o'- clock classes, theie will he only fill t In .c*s at th.it time, a*, compaiod with 172 tin, year The estimate icpio sents a GIG peicent (Leiease below this youi’s total. DR. RULE NAMED TRUSTEE HY STATE APPOINTMENT Public Instruction Superintendent Succeeds Keith by Piuchot Covernoi Pmchot’s appomtm.nt of D Jaims N Rule, of Hiuiisbuig, t«i (he position of Supcnntcndcnt of Pub lic Instiuclion leieivcd the unani mous confirmation of the Senate when the nnme was ptchonled loi action last week Bv this appointment Di. Rule automatically Incomes a mem ber of the College Bonul of TitMeo« Di Rub* is an alumnus of Wash ington and Jelleison, having obtained both his hat helm’s and doctor's de giee there. lie has been in the de partment n! pulilit instiuclion since 11)21, and since I‘IJJ has been fn.st deputy siipeiintejident Since the teim of Di John A. H. Keith as stipeiintcndenl expued in Jnnuaiv, Di Ride has been acting heai* of the depuilmenl The new tiustee took pait m the ciJehialiou ol the 75th anniversary telebiatioii of the College last fall, and has attend ed a numhei of tonltietucs heiu m iccent •veins. DEBATERS AW\RI)KD Kms Elizabeth N. llepnei M 3 and Harrv W. Ltghtslone Ml weiv uwnided Col lege foiensic k*’ys, given nmumlly to debateis who have icpiescnted the College in a minimum of five inter collegiate debates.
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