Summer Edition VOL. XIV, No." 6 EASTMAN TO GIVE TALK ON LITERARY . FUTURES TONIGHT Will Discuss Modem Movements In Schwab Auditorium At 8 O’clock ‘DEFINITION OF POETRY’ IS AFTERNOON SUBJECT Poet, Critic Also Writes About Economic Inequality in l Books* Magazines Max Eastman, poet, editor, essay* ist and critic, will present two lec tures at Penn State today, as the sixth of a senes of visiting lecturers who. have appeared at the College .this summer. Speaking <on “A Definition of Poet ry,” Mr. Eastman will give his first talk in room 315 Mineral Industries building at 3 o’clock this afternoon He will discuss "Modernism and the Future of Literature’’ in Schwab au ditorium at 8 o’clock tonight. Writes on Politics Known chiefly for his wnting on problems of economic inequality, Max Eastman has contributed to literature in the field of poetry, poetic criticism, and political studies. His volumes of poetry include "Child of the Ama zons,” J 913, and "Colors of Life,” 1918., Among Eastman’s political studios are* ' "Understanding Germany,’' 1916, "Since Lenin Died,” 1925, "Marx and Lenin: the Science of Revolu- in 1926, and "The Real Situa tion in Russia,” 1928. He also wrote a biography of Leon Trotsky in 1925 Eastman’s critical essays and stud ies include "The Enjoyment of Poet ry,” in which he shows m an inter esting way how poetry can be made to contribute -to the enrichment of life. He also wrote "Journalism ver sus Art,” 1016, and "The Sense of Humor,” .1921. He wrote one novel, "Venture,” in 1928. Both Eastman’!, parents were Con gregational preachers., He studied a«. Williams college, graduating there in 1906. From 1907 luntil 1911 he was an assistant in philosophy at Colum bia. In 1911, he began to give his en tire time to studying and writing about the problems of economic in equality, and in 1913 became the edi tor of the Masses, a periodical which voiced his theories, and which be came,'ln 1917,'the Liberator. He is a frequent contributor to current magazines. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE TWENTY-SECOND SUMMER SESSION Official Announcements THURSDAY, JULY 30 9:00 A. M.-12:00M.—Superintendents’Conference. Topic, "Live Educational Questions of the Day.” Open Air Theatre.' See special program. 2:00-4:30 P. M.—Topic, "More Live Educational Questions of the Day.” Open Air Theatre. See special program. 3:00 P. M. Lecture, “A Definition of Poetry,” by Max Eastman, x ’ Poet, Editor, and Lecturer, Croton-on-Hudson. Room 315 Mineral Industries Building. 6:30 P. M.—Concert by Boys’ Band of Tresslcr Orphans’ Horne, Loysville, Pa. Open Air Theatre. Free will offer- ing. , 1 , „ 8:00 P. M. Lecture, 1 “Modernism and the Future of Literature, by Max Eastpian, Croton-on-Hudson. Auditorium. FRIDAY, JULY 31 9:00 A. M.-12:00M.—Superintendents’ Conference. Topic, "New Influences and Agencies in Education.” Open Air ' . Theatre. See special program. 9:30 A. M.-12:00 M.—Demonstrations of Educational Uses of Talking Motion Pictures. Subjects covered, Educa tional Guidance, Fundamentals of Football and the Symphony Orchestra. Room 405 Old Main. See special program. 1:30-5:00 P. M.—Superintendents’ Conference. Demonstrations 1 of Educational Uses of Talking Motion Pictures. ’Room 405 Old Mam. See special program. 3:00 P. M. —Lecture, "Tolstoy as a Dramatist,” by C. W. Hasek, Professor of Economics. Room 315 Mineral Indus- tries Building. 7:00 P. M.—Demonstrations of Educational Uses of Talking Mo % tion Pictures. See special program. Room 405 Old Main. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 7:00 A. M.—Excursion to the State. Hospital for the Insane, Dan ville. Will leave from the Auditorium* Transpor , tation tickets will be on sale at Summer Session Office, Education Building, and Student Union Office, Old Main, until Friday noon. Cost $2.50. % SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 7:00 P< M.—Vesper Song Service. Address by Dr. Raymon Kistler, Central Presbyterian Church, Rochester! N. t i . Y. Open Air Theatre. ' (Continued on 2>ngc Ihicc) flptm itatr @ Ancient Coral Reef Is Discovered Near Bedford Quadrangle DaVid Carter '32, a geology stu dent at Penn State, while recently working on a geological survey of the Bedford Quadrangle, discovered a coral reef in the mountain side, ac cording to Prof. C. A. Bonine, head of the department of geology. The reef is described as about fif teen feet thick and has been traced .ten miles through the Bedford moun tains. The Lincoln Highway crosses the former sea barrier about four miles west of Bedford Springs. The coral reef, according to Pro fessor Bonine, is probably several hundred million years old, a record left in the rocks of the time when Pennsylvania territory was under the sea. HOMER TO DISCUSS DRAMA ON TUESDAY Theatrical Authority Concludes Series of Lectures Here in Schwab Auditorium Frances Homer, nationally ,known diseuse, wiiT present a series of sketches in Schwab auditorium at 8 o’clock Tuesday night. She will con clude the Summer Session series of visiting lecturers, having ns her topic "Dramatic Sketches.” Miss Homer spent an apprentice ship of five years playing leading roles in the American theatre. She has also written and published several plays. Determining to write and act her own parts, she has turned to sketches. Stresses Imagination Unlike the usual monologist who deals with incident alone. Miss Ho mer contends that action translates character. Her sketches arc called by critics "tiny dramas, some of whose characters are amusingly fa miliar, others whose charm lies in their very remoteness, but nil pulsat ing with life,—a street waif, a debu tante, a South American Tango danc er, a high school English teacher, or an immigrant.” v "With the swirl of a shawl, the an gle* of a hat, the line of a negligee, ■she boldl^ 'depicts a living person—a stool Becomes:a covered wagon, a chair burned about is a steam ship’s rail,” said one reviewer. TO ENTERTAIN ORCHARDISTS Preparations are being made to en tertain several thousand orchardists from all sections of the State at field days sponsored by 'the College in the Trexler Orchards, nine miles from State College on Tuesday. STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1931 ‘WAR SURE TO COME DESPITE PEACE TALK/ SA YS JOHN BAKELESS Disarmament Conferences May Delay .Crisis, But Balkan Rumblings Point Way To Disaster, Editor Thinks "There is no use pretending that there will be no more war,” John Bakclcss, authority on economic causes for war, told a Collegian represen tative Thursday night. Behind his statement was an intimate knowledge <of European conditions, the recollection of interviews in the Balkans, of armed -troops m peace, of a country where Kellogg peace pacts were things to be laughed at “Disarmament conferences of the great powers may succeed In putting off war, may keep it distant for some time,” the former managing editor of Forum said, "but sooner or later there is bound to be a big smash The STUDENTS TO VISIT DANVILLE HOSPITAL Witness Corrective Treatment For Insane With Dr. Pike Saturday Morning To view the correctional treatment practiced at the Danville State hos pital of the insane, excursionists will leave at 7 o’clock Saturday morning to attend the clinic of Dr. Horace V. Pike, whose scries of lectures will be concluded here next Monday night. Under 1 the guidance of Dr Pike, visitors will be given an opportunity not only to sec actual cases of insan ity during a clinical lecture at the hospital, but to observe the methods undertaken to cure those who arc mentally diseased or defective. “Liquor Causes Insanity” In the last of his senes of talks, Dr Pike will deal with “Problem Children in Our Schools” in Schwab auditorium at 8 o’clock Monday night. He explained "Why People Go In sane” in his last discussion. The four- most important causes of insanity arc a combination of poor heredity and wrong environment, al cohol,. narcotics, and venereal dis ease, according to the clinical psy chiatrist. ‘ "There are only two types of per sonality m the narrow sense of •word,” Dr Piko ( said. -/‘The first, is nqrmal; the second, of-mental disease or mental deficiency,• is un able to adjust himself to the, condi tions in which he Is placed Ho is one of'"life’s ‘misfits” "Insanity,” he said, distinguishing the word from its common usage, "is a prolonged departure from an indi vidual’s normal method of thinking, feeling or acting, so that he is unable to cope with his environment.” 395,-107 In Hospitals Mental disease is not ’usually an overnight affair, he pointed out. There ; are many people who ore mentally i diseased or defective, who are not legally insane. To show how vital was the question of mental disease, Dr Pike quoted figures showing 'chat today 395,407 individuals were cared for m hospitals for the insane, an increase of approx imately 46,000 over last-year. More hospital beds are employed to care for the mentally abnormal than for all physical disorders, he said. | Venereal disease has taken its toll of ton percent of the population, Dr. Pike warned. He quoted figures show- 1 mg that 423,000 such cases were ob served by Federal authorities alone, (’CowfittHcd on page three) OVERHOLTS GETS LEAVE FOR FEDERAL RESEARCH College Grants Botanist 5 Months To Study Plant Disease At the request of government au thorities, Dr L. O Overholts, profes sor of botuny, has been granted a five months leave of absence from the College to initiate a new lino of re search. Dr. Overholts was selected By the Office of Forest Pathology of the United States Department of Ag riculture as the outstanding special ist in the country on plant diseases of native forests The resonreh which the govern ment is undertaking looks toward the control of diseases which occur in east ern hardwood forests by means of proper management. Dr. Overholts will spend several months this sum mer and fall making a general sur vey of conditions in Louisiana The attempt to control forest dis ease through forest management in (he East is the outgrowth of results obtained in California Dr Ovcrholts has a problem more complicated be cause of a greater variety of trees in this section of the country. might well be placed on In discussing the 'present German situation, Mr. Bakclcss pointed out that while every nation was intent upon avoiding the crisis, a failure of the present German government, en tailing a .transfer of power to Com munist or Nationalist parties, would be disastrous Balkans War-like "Should either communists or na tionalists step into power in Ger many, France would again move in; it is very probable that Russia Avould move to support any communistic up rising, and the Balkan states woulc gladly add fuel ‘to the fires of any war,” he said “The Kellogg peace pnet is a mat ter for laughter m the Balkans," Bakelcss said. "I remember Mark ham of the Christian Science Monitor asked me if people in the United States really believed in that treaty ’’ ". . . and then people in the mid west speak of laying aside all arms It's the good-hearted peace-loving Kansans w*ho will get America into a difficult position yet, because they don’t know what they’re talking about when .they call for world peace They can't get the viewpoint of other countries.” "The leader of the Intcr-Macedon ian league told me quite frankly tha' he was eager for war in 1929,” Bake less said. "He admitted that he was not troubled m the least by thr thought of a w’orld-wule struggle, as long as his nation was freed ” "An Open Frontier” Mr. Bakeless interviewed this man ifrom a position between‘two’ guard's As he asked his questions the Bul garian army was marching in front of him. He described that moment as one of the most exciting in his life He told of stepping up to the bor der between Bulgaria and Jugo-Slav ia, and preparing to march across it There were three guardhouse? on one side, one on the otliei side of the lit tle three-inch trench that marked the frontier. A regiment was on parade across the line. j His attendant stopped him hastily, told him that to place his foot across that frontier six inches was instant death. j "They look at your passport after ward,” the guard explained Yet this was a frontier which had been "open" for eight months. Germany and Austria could be made one country by the scratch of a pen in case of war, according to Bakelcss He pointed out that the German police force, numbering 150,- 000 men, was better equipped, and 1 more military, than nn army Hr (tom of watching them quell a not in I record time without a single com ■ mand, as he timed them from a posi , tion flattened against the side of a wall. "A number of things can’t he ex plained just now'," he said "There arc some who still wonder why a Ger- (Continued on page three) EDUCATIONAL Mi IN CLASSSOOM, l "I’m taking n cut m vitaphone 34 today.” If the Electrical Research Products corporation is right in its experimen tation with the U3c of sound pictutcs in the classroom, a member of the class of 1945 may mutter such a re mark to Ins neighbor at breakfast As part of the Superintendent’s Conference, a demonstration of the educational uses of talking motion pictures will be conducted in room 405 Old Main from 9 30 until 12 20 o’clock tomorrow morning and from 1:30 to 5 o’clock tomoirow afternoon, with a third program at 7 o’clock to morrow night. Believing that fundamental college courses enn be taught on a large scale through tho medium of sound pic tures, the corporation has produced two dozen reels by famous educator*- which will be presented here One argument advanced for this medium of teaching is that students may study under great men whom tl,» y 2 STUDENTS KILLED, 2 SERIOUSLY HURT, AS CAR HITS TRUCK Robert Hippie, Helen F. Brooks Die in Accident Early Yesterday Morning CASHDOLLAR, KEN MILLER ARE CRITICALLY INJURED Car Strikes Parked Machine on Philipsburg Road 1 Mile North of Triangle Two students were killed and two were seriously injured when the auto mobile m which they were nding col lided with a parked truck one mile north of -the Triangle on the road to Philipsburg at about 3 o’clock yester day morning. Robert M. Hippie, a senior at the College last year, and Miss Helen F. Brooks, who has been studying here 'his summer, were killed. Howard Cashdoltar and Kenneth E. Miller are both in the Philipsburg hospital. Cashdollar, who suffered a frac tured skull, was reported to be in an ■'xtremely serious condition at a late hour yesterday. Neither men had re gained consciousness. Hits Parked Truck The car, driven by Hippie, was re-, turning along the mountain road from Philipsburg when it crashed head-on into the truck, which was parked for repairs with two wheels on the con crete Miss Brooks was registered in the graduate school for the Summer Ses sion and was to secure her Master of Arts’ degree next Thursday Shi wa3 a graduate of "Wilson College. Hoi father, Dr. John D. Brooks, of Chamborsburg, is a member of the Wison College faculty and is a lectur er of education attached to the Penn State brunch school in Altoona this lUmmcr Hippie, who w'as a senior at College thrs year, was a member of he Thespians, College dramatic so :iety, hnd of lambda Chi Alpha fra ‘ermty. His home was in Williams port KISJTLER TO GIVE j: VESPER ADDRESS Pastor of Rochester Presbj tcrian Church Will Conduct Last Service Sunday Dr Raymond Kistler, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, of Rochester, New York, will deliver the last of the series of Vesper talks at 7 o’clock Sunday night in the outdoor amphitheatre Dr. Kistler made his last appear ance before the Penn State student body last May in a regular chapel oCivice His talk on Sunday will mark his fourteenth address here. The New York pastor was graduat ed from Westminster College and the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Im mediately nfoer lus college work he held two pulpits in the city of Pitts burgh, and was for seven years pas tor at the Presbyterian church in Warrens. CLASS OF 1922 GATHERS Members of the Penn State class of 1922 gathered Sunday afternoon in Old Main in order to formulate plans for the ten year reunion in 1932, according to the permanent class secretary, Elliott Overdorf. 'OVIES MAY REPL DEMONSTRATOR, otherwise could never have known. The demonstration is under the di rection of Mr. V. C. Arnspiger, di rector of the research department of the Electrical Research products com pany Each reel will last eleven minutes. The scries of reels, with uchedulcd time of their production, is. I.4s—"The Study of Infant Behav ior,” bv Dr Arnold Gcscll, Director of the Yale Psychoclimc. 2 08—“ The Testing of Child Intel ligence,” by Mrs. Ina C. Sartorius, of Horace Mann school 2.3o—“Teaching of Reading,” by Dr Arthur I. Gates, Coluihbia. 2:s2—"The Symphony Orchestra” (String Choir). 3:o3—"The Elementary Teacher ns a Guide," by Dr. B. H. Bode, Ohio State university 3:2s—“Dynamic Learning,” by Dr W. H. Kilpatrick, Columbia univer sity. 3:6o—"The Creative Approach to Barbour To Address 173 Summer Session Graduates Thursday Brown University President Will Speak During Annual Commencement Exercises In Schwab Auditorium One hundred and seventy-three Summer Session students will receive de grees from the College at the eighth annual summer commencement at 7 o’clock next Thursday night in Schwab Auditorium. Approximately 121 will complete undergraduate work, while 52 will be awarded advanced degrees. Dr Clarence A Barbour, president of Brown University, will deliver the; commencement address Dr. Barbour is a frequent visitor to State College and is well known by students here His visit next week will mark his twelfth appearance before a local audience Award Advanced Degree After his graduation from Brown in 1888 with a degree of Bachelor of. Arts, the present university execu tive, author and editor, received his Doctor’s degree from the Rochester Theological Seminary in 1891. Also in 1891 Dr. Barbour was or dained into the Baptist minstry and held the pastorate of Lake Avenue church m Rochester for eighteen years Following his stay in Roches ter he served on the faculties of Col gate, Denison, and Syracuse Universi ties, as well as Colby and Williams Colleges. One of the advanced degrees which will be bestowed by the College, the first ever awarded by Penn State, will be the Doctor of Education degree to Harry Krincr, dean of instruction at the California State Teacher’s Col lege Education School Leads The School of Education will award the most undergraduate degrees, 52 receiving bachelor of science degrees and 27 bachelor of arts. The School of Engineering will give 12 diplomas, School of Liberal Arb.ll; School of Chemistry and Physics, 9; School of Mineral Industries, 5, and -the School of Agriculture, 5 Faculty and graduate student ord ers for academic costumes for Sum mer, Session commencement should be presented at 101 Horticulture build-1 mg not later than 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon Delayed orders will en tail additional cost HASEK TO DISCUSS TOLSTOY’S DRAMA Economics Professor Will Talk in 315 Mineral Industries at 3 O’clock Tomorrow “Tolstoy as a Dramatist” will be the topic of Dr. Carl W\ Hasek, pro fessor of economics, in a lecture in room 315 Mincrul Industries build ing: at 3 o'clocK tomorrow afternoon. Dr. Hasek’s discussion will be the fifth of a senes of talks on drama to be presented during the Summer Ses sion In \.he last lecture of the group, Prof. Arthur C. Cloetingh, director of dramatics at Penn State, will deal with “Contemporary Tendencies m rEnghsh Drama Tuesday afternoon Dr. George Wurfl discussed "Goe the's Faust One Hundred Years After Its Completion” m the talk Friday ; afternoon Previous lectures covered j phases of Greek, French and English | drama The scries is presented an- I nunlly by faculty members interested I in drama. A CE PROFESSOR SEEK TO PROVE Education,’’ by Hughes Mcarns, New York university 4 12—“ The Symphony Orchestra." (Brass Chou) 4 24—" Guidance in Public Schools," by Dr Richard D. Allen, Providence, R I 4:96—"Finding the Right Voca tion," by Dr Harry D. Kitson, Colum bia umveiMty. 5 00—" The Builders.” Thoic will also be several reels giv ing instruction in football during the morning. The woodwind choir and percussion instruments will also be demonstrated in reels tomorrow morning. Among the Intest of innovations In educational circles, the experiment 1? still a novelty even among educators It has seldom been tried before The Superintendent’s Conference was chosen for its demonstration to en able countiy district school leaders to view the possibilities of such edu cative methods. Summer Edition PRICE TEN CENTS STATE EDUCATORS HOLD CONFERENCE Continue 10th Superintendents’ Week Program Here With Meetings Today With more than 200 school super intendents from all parts of the State registering here for the tenth annual Superintendents' Week, hardly a county m the Commonwealth is without a representative The ses sions opened yesterday morning. Yesterday die subject which was dealt w ith by the educators was "Im provement of Instruction," with em phasis placed on teacher training. To day the speakers will deal with "Live Educational Questions of the Day," and tomorrow wuh “New Influences and Agencies in Education ” Hold Dinner The State schoolmen will learn by observation the latest methods of instruction as applied m the demon stration school which includes all grades from kindergarten to high school. The pupils ore student from State College who are taking advan tage of additional instruction during the summer. Prominont speakers who are here from other States include John M. Foote, of Louisiana Department of Education; Percy E. Davidson, of Stanford University, California, Don ald J. Kelly, of Binghampton, New York, Cynthia Ruggles, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, and George A. McGarvej, lof fhe Federal Board of Vocational Training The Superintendents held their an nual dinner at the Nittany Lioh Inn last night. The three-day conference includes six sessions dealing with various phases of educational work. A program of entertainment for the l visitois has also been arranged. J POTATO CONCLAVE LISTS M’SPARREN State Secrctar) of Agriculture Is First Speaker Scheduled for Exposition August 24-26 John A McSparran, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Ag riculture, will be the opening speaker of the Potato Exposition here August 24-26, L T. Denniston, executive sec retary of the exposition announced yesterday. Secretary McSpairan will discuss possibilities and advantages of Penn sylvania agriculture. He will stress the economic position of potatoes in State farming systems. Five thou sand visitors are expected to be here uunng the exposition. Mrs. Clara C Phillips, of Wash ington, Pennsylvania, only woman trustee of the College, will address the women visitors here August 25. Mrs. Phillips will explain the value of Penn State to the women of the Commonwealth Another speaker of importance during the exposition will be A. P. Yerkcs, nationally known editor of Tractor News, published by the In ternational Harvester company. Mr. Yerkcs will discuss "Economic Chang es Due to Machinery Development." He hus hod blond experience in re lating farm machinery to progres sive agriculture. WPSC WILL BROADCAST ON NEW SCHEDULE NEXT WEEK For the concluding radio programs next week in the senes of twilight musicals from WPSC, tjie College ra dio broadcasting station will open at 6:80 o’clock instead of 7 o’clock, Eas tern Standard Time. An additional alti action has been scheduled tentatively for next week, the Boalsburg Banjo Band having been invited to give a concert at 6:30 o’clock Monday. On Tuerfclay and Wednesday the artists will ngain be students of music attending Penn State.
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