> , ' , .•.-- --- -f; • 40 COMPLETE CAMPUS r .'/,:!se' ' COVERAGE Putt #tair I•, ~ c.:!f,E,g. it ratan. . 1 ,•„., VOL. 28, No. 20 JOURNALISM GROUP HERE ACCEPTED BY SIGMA DELTA CHI National Professional Society Approves Petition From Alpha Beta Sigma 14 MEMBERS INCLUDED IN LOCAL ORGANIZATION 8 Associates Complete Roll of Fraternity—Request Gains Unanimous Approval Alpha Beta Sigma, local profes sional journalism fraternity, was un animously accepted Wednesday as a chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, national society, at its convention in Minnea polis, Minn. Sigma Delta Chi was organized at DePauw University in 1909 for stu dents showing "intellectual ability in the field of journalism, who have shown a definite intention of follow ing it as-a profession." The frater nity has thirty-eight active and nine inactive chapters. Most of these are on the West and Middle West, al though there are divisions at the Uni versities of Pennsylvania and Pitts burgh. Publish Monthly Magazine The fraternity has two placement bureaus for the use of members, one in New York city and the other in Chicago. Franklin 111. Reek, editor of the Amerman Gay magazine, is national president of the society. The national offices are in Chicago where monthly magazine, The Quill, is published and sent to all members. At present there are fourteen reg ular members of Alpha Beta Sgima 3n College, in additionlo eight asso ciate members. Besides Prof. Frank lin C. Banner and Herbert 11. Hof ford, of the journalism department, associate members Include Theodore Arter jr., managing editor of the Al toona Frannie, and Howard Davis, managing editor of the Williamsport Grit. Ilan II Undergraduates Additional associates are A. F. Mc- Cullough, of the combined Lancaster Dailies, Fred Fuller Shedd, editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin, Gus M. Steinmetz, editor of the Hom story Telem aph, Edward A. Sweeney, pub lisher of the Greensburg Tribune Re view, and Edwin M Rohrbeck, of the agricultural extension department. Student members of the fraternity are John L Carson '32, president, IV' Steuart Townsend '32, W. Carroll Stephenson '32, Philip Epstein '32, Hugo K. Freer '32, Hugh R. Riley, ,7r, '32, Theodore A. Serrill '32, James W, Trullinger '32, John C Whitaker '32, Sidney H. Benjamin '33, Donald P Day '33, W. Curtis Mont. '33, Rollin C. Steinmetz '33, and Thehatd V Wall '33. WRIGHT WILL SPEAK AT STUDENT BRANCH DINNER A. S. M. E. President Will Also Talk To Engineers This Afternoon Speaking on "The Engineer's Re sponsibility," Roy V. Wright, presi dent of the American Society of Me chanical Engineers, lull address the Student Branch and the Central Pennsylvania Section of the A. S. M. E. at a dinner meeting in the State College hotel at 7:15 o'clock tonight. Mr. Wright will also be the speak er at the regular engineering lecture in the Chemistry Amphitheatre at 4.10 o'clock this afternoon. his sub led will be "How to Use Your En gineering Society." At the present time, Ms. Wright also vice president of the Simmons Boardman company as well as editor in-chief of the technical publication.- of that corporation. College Will Enforce Recess Cutting Fine A St fine will be in effect for cutting classes within the twenty four-hour period before and after the Thanksgiving vacation, accor ding to Arthur R. Warnock, dean of men. With classes ending at noon on Wednesday, the vacation will close ut 1.10 o'clock next Monday in stead of at 8 o'clock as is erron eously given in the College catalog and the Freshman Handbook, the dean's offices announces. Fries, Page Present Views On Disarmament Question Militarist, Pacifist Hold Open Discussion in Auditorium--Argue Preparedness As Defensive Measure In an open debate before a large audience in the Auditorium last night, Major General Amos A. Fries, president of the Amer ican Security league, and Kirby Page, editor of The World To morrow, presented contrasting views on the question, "Resolved: That Armaments Provide the Best Security for World Peace." Advancing the first constructive speech, General Flies, in sup porting the affirmative, traced man's mental and economic devel opment, pointing out that whenever a people gained intellectual supremacy and ceased to provide pro tection against soar, a less intelligent but inure powerful enemy overcame them. PLAYERS SELECT `FLAMINGO' CAST Assignments for Mystery Play Include 6 Actors Making Debuts January 16 Casting for "The Black Flamingo," a mystery play set in the tima of the French Revolution, to be ,g, en Jan uary 16 has been completed, accord ing to Prof Arthur C Chntingh, di rector Leading feminine soles Trill be taken by Nellie B. Gravatt '34 as Coltilde, Juanita Soriano '35 as Nicole Bother; and Florence E. Snedden '32 as Diana "Charlotte," to be Portrayed by Dor othy IL Boehm '33, is a fourth fem inine character. 6 To Make Debuts Philip Epstein '32, in the role of the priest; Austin B Moore '32,as M. Bodier;- and Bertram Rosenthal, jr. '35 as Bounce, are three of the male characters in the cast Other mas culine parts will be taken by Paul K. Hirsh '35 as Tirgand, Wdhur E Dis ney, D. '33 as Francois; Benjamin L Wise '33 as Eugene and William H. Boyce '35 as Popo Sex members of the east will be ap pearing in a Players production for the first time, the newcomer, being the Misses Gravatt and Soriano, and Boyce, Di , ncy, Hirsh and Rosenthal A Laudenslager '32 will act as stage manager for the play. GRAHAM TO SPEAK ON 'THE PARABLE' Dean of Theology at Oberlin College To Address Chapel Audience At Services Sunday Dr. Thomas W Glaham, Dean of the Graduate School of Theology, of Olsdrlin College, will speak on "The Parable," at the regular Sunday morning chapel services in Saw. ab auchtoi rum Graduating front Ottawa Collegiate Institute in 1890, Dr Graham re ceived his Bachelor of AU, degree front the University of Toronto foul years later. He also studied at the McCormick Theological Seminary and at the Free Church College in Glas gow, Scotland In 1920 he was granted a Doctor's degree at Macal ester College. The speaker, who is now chairman of the National Committee of Stu dent Christian associattons, first Le conte interested in that type of work in 1903. At that tone ho 'oceanic Sec retary of the Univetsity of Toronto Chnstian association, later assuming a similar position ut tho University of Minnesota At the present time he is a member of the executive com mittee of the World's Student Chi lo tion association Ordained into the Pi esbyterian ministry in 1908, Dr. Graham sewed as a pastor until 1920 silica lie was appointed to the faculty of Oberlin College. Besides speaking at Penn State, he has addressed student re ligious gatherings at Cornell Univer sity, University of Minnesota, Uni versity of Illinois, and Wellesley Col lege. FORUM OFFICERS ELECTED Clahe M Lichty we, elected presi dent of the Freshman Foiunb Y C. A. club for freshman women, while Louise A Halbach sins chosen vice president with Dolls B thistle as treasuler. Janet H Huber and Kath erine M. Gorman were selected sec retary and social chairman, tospec twely. STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1931 As the more advanced nations found that protection was necessary if they were to retain their higher lw ing standards, General Fnes con tinued, the periods of peace became longer and mars less deadly. Because of scientific weapons today, the un organized are practically unable to start wars, he said. For this reason, wars between powerful nations occur now only once in a generation or more, whereas previously there was war practically all the time, just as there is now among barbaric peoples, the officer indicated "Now they tell us if eve would all disarm and do away with our trained soldims we would certainly base per manent peace, because having no es capons men would not want to fight But before they had weapons, and af terwards until those weapons were relatively highly developed, they fought all the time," General Fries stated. ''But they say nice are civil ized now." The general attacked this concept ,by pointing to the tan thousand mur ders each year in the United States, and then cited the case of Russia, who disbanded her soldiers, only to be overcome by Communists. Developing the negative of the topic, Mr. Page delivered his con structive talk. He advanced the ar gument that the United States is de ceived into the belief that arms are necessary to security, and that if she would disarm no nation would attack her. "Armaments are pros ocative. To say that they are a result and not a cause is only partially true. Armies and navies are maintained because of situations which cause alarm, but the presence of large bodies of armed troops intensifies suspicions, enmities, and fears across the border," the pac ifist began. Advocates of preparedness are con tinually fostering a popular fear of invasion, to avert rebellion against taxation, the speaker continued (Continued on Second Page) Enemy Invasion No Great Threat To Nation--Page "Americans find it easy to tecog uze the menace to international peace inherent in the presence of a large and powerful body of military and naval officers in Japan, for ex ample. To the degree that the nub. tary nund prevails in the diplomacy of Japan, melations with China, the United States, and other nations be come tense and menacing." "Within another decade hundreds of thousands of airplanes will be fly ing over the earth. Vast quantities of deadly poisons will be available, and to rely upon armaments for se curity will be sheer lunacy." "The United States is in no danger of invasion and therefore does not need armaments to repel a hostile foe. That the United States would insade a disarmed England or Japan is such a remote possibility as not to be within the bounds of practical poli tics." "Most of the nations are members of the League, with its machinery for calling conferences and formulating agreements If the people of the United States were not deluded into believing that they can find safety in an army and navy, they would be far more concerned about our entrance into the World Court and the League of Nations. Such blunders as the manner In which the Japanese immigrants are excluded would be avoided and more sensitive ness would be manifested toward °Met peoples' feelings and interests," REPLACES Injured Bresster at Right End Position 3 CO-EDS TO ACT AS LION SPONSORS Will Sit With Governor at West Virginia Contest—Alumni Plan Rally Tonight As sponsors of the Lion team at the Mountaineer football game en Morgantown tomonow afternoon, the Misses Jean E. Simmons '32, W. Fay Moore '32, and Laura B Lee TB will sit in the box of the Governor of West Virginia with three co-eds from West Virginia University This is the first sear that Penn State has been invited to send spon sors to Morgantown for any athletic event, and when thr invitation was extended to "I. C.. 4 4......%r0ugh a !at ter to President Ralph D Hotzel, he referred it to the AV S. G A Senate. The three women students were then selected by the co-ed student body. Plans for the smokes before the game have been completed by alumni of Morgantown. The rally, to which students and graduates are invited, will be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the Hotel Morgan. Bezdek Will Speak Hugo Bezdek, Dean of the School of PhYsical Education, heads a list of.speakers for the gathering which Includes Edward K. Hibshman, al umni secietary, and Neil N. Flem ing, graduate manager of athletics The alumni head is to talk on recent College actnities, and Mr. Fleming will discuss the team and compare it with the West Virginia aggregation. Other speakers will be members of the coaching staff, who are to de scribe the players' condition and the prospects of victory. College songs and cheers are to be led by student cheerleaders, and entertainment will be furnished by various alumni groups Louis I. Bailey, of the West Virginia alumni group, heads the committee on arrangements He has provided the usual refreshments of cider and pretzels. THEATRE TO HOLD BENEFIT SHOW FOR UNEMPLOYMENT To raise funds for unemployment relief in State College, the Cathaum Theatre cull conduct a special bene fit show ut 10 15 tonight The show is a part of the national campaign inaugurated by President Hoover through the Gifford and Young committee on unemployment Warner Brothers, owners of the theatre, have agreed to defray all ex penses of this show as their contribu tion to local r chef, Mr George W Sulhcun, theatre manager, has an nounced Dr. purl W. livelt, head of the economics and sociology department, spoke on the subject of "Business Fluctuations" at El le_ Tuesday. Who's Dancing Tonight Women's Building (Closed) Yaryan Ten Tomorrow Night Too Sigma Phi (Closed) Blue and White Theta XI (Closed) Vaisity Ten DETERMINED LIONS FACE MOUNTAINEER ELEVEN TOMORROW Gridders Seek Second Victory Of Season in Game With West Virginia Foe 40 WILL MAKE TRIP FOR AIORGANTOWN CONTEST Leg Injury to Keep Brewster On Sidelines as Slusser Receives End Post In an effort to gain a vctoq• over a major opponent, Coach Bob Higgins will lead a determined party of forty Lion gridmen into the stronghold of the West Virginia Mountaineers for the annual Alumni Homecoming foot ball game in the Mountaineer Sta dium at 2 o'clock tomorrow after noon Although neither Coach "Greasy" Neale nor Bob Higgins has had a suc cessful season as far as victories are concerned, these too coaches consider the outcome of this game as the de termining factor of a successful sea son, for both teams have one snore game before the season is brought to a close. From the standpoint of games won and lost, the Mountaineers have the advantage, for they have won three of their eight games, while the Lions have only one victory against seven defeats, Brenster Lost for Game Since the game tomorrow is the last regularly scheduled contest on the Lion card, a party of forty foot ball players will make the trip to Morgantown thus retaining the pre cedent set in former years for re warding those men who have been diligent throughout the season Handicapped by the less of Jess Brewster. regular right end who sus tained a leg =my in the Lafayette game, Coach Higgins has shifted his lineup in practice sessions during the week. John Grimshaw will supplant Tom Slusser at left end and Slusser will move over to Brew ster's post- tion At the tackle posts the Lion coach will send Shields and Berry against the Mountaineers tomorrow after ternoon McMillen and Stempeck, regular tackles, probably will get in to the game, but they will not start Fred Kane, who tins injured in the Colgate game too meets ago, will be replaced by Marty flesch, while Tom Curry is to fill his regular berth at left guard Stan Zamacki sdl take the center assignment if the gash above Andy (Continued on last page) Increased Arms Lengthen Period Of Peace--Fries "As security from starvation, floor sasage beasts and marauding nien gradually increased, man increased in numbers faster and faster. And even farther and farther man strayed from the cave of his fathers. Finally distinct groups grey. up different in everything except form from the other groups. Sonic gained knov.- ledge faster than others ... learn ing that by careful planting, and ten ding flocks, they could be site of food and have an easier life." "And some (molly becam•, so pros perous they got comparatively weak and soft. And then the stronger, though often less brilliant in nund or learning, cams and took it away from them." ' " . . . . until Armed preparedness becaine thoroughly enough establish ed In enable the wiser, richer, and more intelligent people to be reason ably safe from their cruder neigh bors, there was only the slowest de velopment . . . ." "And then the periods of peace of the more enlightened people became longer and wars blelllllo less deadly Just in proportion as weapons became more powerful, and mar became more complicated." "America, If she be holiest in her intentions, ought to be as powerful as the most powerful nation, and she ought nes er to reduce her power, on land or sea, below that point. The strong me never attacked by the weak, or if they are, have no diffi culty in stopping the attack without a mortal wound." HEADS Committee Making Sumo> 1 On Military Training PINCHOT APPOINTS DEIBERT TRUSTEE Governor Announces Selection Of Johnstown Woman for Executise Board Post Appointment of Miss Florence Dci bert, of Johnstown, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the College by Governor Gifford Pinchot was an nounced Wednesday Although no official notice has set. been received by the College adminis tration, confirmation of Miss Dci bert's appointment as announced in Philadelphia newspapers was mem ed from Harrisburg. No indication, howeter, was aton able through State officials as to nether or not .1. B. Warmer, of Lansford, had bean re-appointed to the Board Newspapers had an nounced his re-appointment. Heads Committee Each year the Golernor appoints i tsso mailings of the. Board to serve for three years. The terms of R W. Balderson, Henry D Brows, E B Dorset, and J B Wairmer, all up •domted by the Governor, arc slated to end this year Miss Diebert has been actue in se curing scholarships for Isomun at the College She is scholarship chin, man of the State Federation of Wo men's clubs and in that capacity has secured most of the present scholar ships that are available • for women at the College GRANT ANNOUNCES VARSITY QUARTET Sellladk '33, Gather '33, Stine 'S3 MeFalls '33 Dehignaled As 1931-32 1 peal Gross!, Announcement of Penn Slate's 1931-32 Varsity Quartet was made yesterday by Prof Richard IN Grant, director of music, follow mg tryouts hold last week Richard C. Schlaak 0, fast team, Robert if. McFalls, '33, second tmor, 15'illiam If Stine 'V. baritone, and John N Garber bass, will for m the gimlet this yeai. NV Jay Ken nedy '32 will act as actommust. McFalls is the only new member of the group, replacing Francis C Wood '3l, lust rmr's second boon The new Varsity Quintet together with the Glee Club mill picbably make its first appearance at song fests and concerto inter to the Chnotinas va cation period. Work will then start on their act fun the annual Gl,c Club mid-winter concert, which is held an ono of the Sunday afteinoon muswal progiams. A probationary piniod for Neste members of the Glee Club lid( end with tryouts nest week when the suc cessful contestants will be elected to the ingannation. Following the elec tion of the new men, work will begin on the program for the yea', 1%1110 includes participation in the State intercollegiate glee club contest to be held at Philadelphia February , 11. ATTEND NEW YORK MEETING Dr Stuart W. Frost, Prof. Charles A. Thomas, and Prof Harlan N. Worthley, of the entomology depot t mcnt, arc attending a meeting of the northeastern branch of the American Association of Economic Entomol ogists, in the American Museum of Noland Histmy, New Toth City, to day. ESTABLISHED PRICE FIVE CENTS MILITARY POLICIES NEED CLARIFYING, COMMITTEE SAYS Warnock, Stoddart, McConkey Investigate Status of R. 0. T. C. Here AGREEMENT SPECIFIES COMPULSORY TRAINING Group Finds System Must Stay While War Department Supervises Corps Penn Stat2's fundamental policy on military training should be clarified before ant action is taken Sy the Col- lege, Dean of Men Arthur R. War noec, head of a collimate 'investiga ting the vomit here, report-ad to the College Senate lust night. Appointed 1,3 President Ralph D. etzel to outline the issues invol% ed in the military naming qucstion, the group ¢ll5 composed of Dr. Charles W Stoddait, dean of the Liberal Arts Wm!, Colonel Walter B MeCaskey, head of the military training depart ment, and Dean Warnock. Establisned Here in 191.9 Military training must remain at thy College as long as it is under the nnisdiction of the Morrill Act by which it suns founded, the committee decided The compulsory feature of the naming sea., spetifitally demand ed in thy agieement by v.hich thy R. 0. T C unit v.as established here in 1919. At that time the War department was authorized to support and set up a standard mom= of training here On its side tht College was obligated by thin agreement to elm e n of 'east an average of three hours per week pet academic year to military instruc tion and to make a two•yem eompul only course m nulitary training for its physically fit male students a prerequisite for graduation Cite Ni.lilogical Disadsantage "It did not suirmtlei Its obligation coming to at from the provision of the Itlmiill Act, not did it suirender its right to soithdrau from its agree= meats mith the War Depattnient and again set up its independent courses of military instruction," the report said The agreement lemur, in force as long as the It 0 T C. unit is re tain-NI lime "The officials and Liends of the College should see to it that this question of compulsory mihWn train ing 1, decided on its merits as a comae I n an aenthunic curriculum and that it is kept clew of entangling al liances si ith paities to extraneous disputes," the committee recommend ed. "It cannot he duped that the corn pulsory featute of the pmsent mil (Contintzed on second page) LEWIS TO TAKE ACTION ON LITERARY EXHIBIT Colleen. 11111 Include Penn State Pubhealsons and Records Immediate action he taken to maid the collection of Pennsylvania and Penn State liteiatme for the pro posed College Ural y exhibit of "Pen,yhaina!' ...trading to Willard P Lent In, Colleen librarian "The collection will intlude all printed matte). such as athletic an nouncements, dinner menus, and pro grams of events at the College since its founding, in addition to the ar chives and mords of the College, al umni, faculty, stud,int. and trustee publications," MI Leon said in out lining the pa eject "We hope to secure much of this imitelial float alumni and all appeal will be made thiough the Ainnint News fot gifts of such material," the librarian concluded. `Collegian' To Post Football Summaries A fifty,,ord ,nmmary after the playing of each quintet of the Lion-Mountaineer football game in Alotganto% 0 tommrow afternoon v.lll be ,ent to State College by the Cou.v.i.m. The Lelia ns, the only 111,11. by Wit 101 NtlidelltY I Naming here will be kept in tooth with the pro ve, of the game, will be posted on Co-op coiner,
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