COMPLETE CAMPU' COVERAGE VOL. 28, No. 24 COLLINS ELECTED FOOTBALL CAPTAIN FOR 1932 SEASON Fonz Named Hooters' Manager As Anwyll Gains Similar Harrier Position KING, DAYKIN WILL LEAD CROSS-COUNTRY, SOCCER Jeffrey's Undefeated Eleven May Receive Award of 6-inch Letters George B. "Spike" Collins '33 will captain Penn State's football team next fall as the result of the election held Tuesday noon. He succeeds George T. Lasich '32 At a meeting of this year's cross country lettermen on Monday after noon Charles R. King '33 was elected to succeed Edward M. Glassburn '32 as harrier captain, and on Tuesday night Albert Daykin '33 was selected to lead next year's soccer team by a vote of the lettermen. Dayk:n as sumes the position held this year by Robert W. McKune '32. 2 Managers Announced Arthur R Anwyll jr. '33 was select ed to succeed James W. Trullinger '32 as manager of cross-country at a meeting of the official board com posed of Neil M. Fleming, graduate manager of athletics, Coach Nate Cartmell, Alfred E. Lewis '32, presi dent of the athletic association, Cap tain Glassburn and Manager Trul huger. Albert L. Fret. jr. '33 and William S Lenker '33 were named associate managers for next year, while Robert C Hanawalt '34, Wil liam H Harman jr. '34, and John A. -Wright '34. worn amounted as first assistant managers for next fall. Following this election, Howard D Fooz '33 was named next year's soc cer manager. He takes the post held this fall by Frank A. Sinon '32. Harry E. Wilson '33 was announced as asso ciate manager. The board selecting Fonz was composed of Coach Bill Jef frey,,Captain McKune, Mana ger &non Lewis, and Mr. Fleming. At this meeting Robert E. Arthur '39, Richard L. Boring '34, and John P. McCune '34 were named as first as sistant managers for next year. In cross-country four and one quar ter-inch letters were awarded ^to England, Greninger, King, Rishel, Space, Van Cise, and Manager Trul linger, while Captain Glassburn was given a six-inch letter and a gold shoe The reason for Glassburn's six inch letter was that he was a mem ber of the intercollegiate champion- (Continua on page four) W. S. G. A. CHANGES ACTIVITY SYSTEM Establishes 60-Point Limit With 10 Additional Credits For High Schohnitie Rating In an effort to limit the number of activities in which co-eds may parti cipate during one year, W. S. G. A. has arranged a point system which restricts students from carrying of fices totaling more than 50 points, ex totaling no snore than 50 points ex cept the W. S. G. A. president who holds a 60-point office. If a woman has a creditable scho lastic average she may carry 10 "floating points" which may be used in minor capacities. Under the new system sophomore and freshman women will submit lists of their activities to be filed by the Senate. From these lists the W. S. G. A. will designate those women eligible for nomination in the spring elections. The revisions provide that Woman's Editor of the COLLEGIAN be a 40• point office, and that the secretaryship of W. S. G. A. 30-point value. President of the Panhellenic Coun cil was raised to 35 points, while co chairmanship of the social functions sponsored by N. S. G A. is an added office with a tally of 10 points. Presidents of social fraternities hold 15-point offices. LEWIS TO SPEAK TOMORROW Willard P. Lewis, College librarian, will address an informal gathering to be held in the Old Main Sandwich Shop at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night This is the first of a series of meet ings, sponsored by the Penn State club, for students and faculty mem pcfa. _ ---.___- 1 ~..c co mi,4 5 , I ' . is ••. 11 run tate .11,.4--,.,,,x-- ~,,, 1.,,, ~,‘, ~855. Chairman Announces Junior Prom Group Announcement of the committee for the Junior Prom, to be held sometime in May, cas released last night by Adorn B. Barnhart '33, Prom chairman. The group of moms includes Laura Belle Lee, Edward F. Bohn Jr., A. Albert Blaess, J. Rowan Connelly, William L. Goldner, Carl R 'ogling, Charles R King, C. Fred Lorenzo, Leslie R. Moyer, James Y. Neill, Edward A Ober tuber, R Richard Rouges, George E. Schwartz Jr, Albert L Shane, and Luther Uhler. PANHELLENIC BODY APPROVES REVISION Rules Senior, Junior Transfers Eligible for Co-ed Rushing After Semester Here By vote of Panhellenic Council sen ior and junior transfei students who have completed one semester's work at the College will be eligible for rushing. Amendments to the sales will not become effect", until passed iby the Faculty Committee on Student Welfare New amendments provide that date cards be issued by the Council before rushing season next fall allowing no fraternity more than four dates with a rushee during the formal season. No more than trio of the allotted dates may be arranged by the frater nity on the first day of lashing which begins officially on the opening day of the fall term Will Forward Ballot Silent pc: tod will begin at 5 o'clock Friday night and continue until Sat urday at 5 30 o'clock, shortening the period two days A last of those svo rnen bid by the fraternities must be in the office of the Dean of Women not later than 10.30 o'clock Friday night The disinterested poison shall see that a preferential balldt is forward ed to the rushers on Saturday morn ing at 10 o'clock and the rushee., must have these ballots returned to the of fice of the Dean of Women by 5 o'clock of the same day. Fraternities arc free to acknowledge the iushee's ac ceptance after the disinteiest^rl per son has informed them of the WO men's preferences. Panhellenic Owned has not yet de cided who will be the "disintetested person." DOGGETT ELECTED PRESIDENT OF PROFESSORS' ASSOCLVIION Prof Leonard A. Doggett was elected to succeed Di Francis J. Tschan as president of the American Association of Univeisity Professors at a meeting of that organization on Wednesday night. Other officers elected include Dr. Lucretia V. T Simmons, who suc ceeds Dr. Robert E. Dengler as vice president and Prof. William E. Butt who will succeed himself as secretary. Dr. Warren B Manic will continue as treasurer. E=1213 Dr. Fred F. Lininger, professor of agricultural economics, addressed a series of agricultural meetings in the northeastein past of the State last week. The subject of his talks was "The Daily Outlook," in which he discussed the adjustment neces sary in farm management to meet present economic conditions in Brad ford, Susquehanna, Sullivan, and Wayne counties. STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1931 LION BOXERS, MA TMEN HOLD MEET TOMORROW Will Stage Exhibition Events Between Leading Varsity Contenders--`Sportlighe To Film, Record Bouts . Penn State's students will have a pre-season opportunity to use leading varsity boxing and wrestling candi dates in action when they compete in a series of bouts. and matches tomor row afternoon at 1 o'clock in Recrea tion hall. Films and sound record ings of the events will be taken by a unit of the Grantland Rice Sportlight. Although Coach Leo Houck has not yet definitely selected a varsity box ing team, he has chosen two outstand ing contenders for each position and these men will fight a one-round bout tomorrow. Captain Stoop and Phil Epstein, Minnich and Napoleon will ln matched in the 125-pound class. In the 145-pound division, McAn drews will oppose Updegrove, while Al Lewis, intercollegiate champion, and Polak will be matched in the 156- pound weight Long and Gritsavage will complete the boxing program with a bout in the 160-pound division. Coach Charlie Speidel has selected Captain Maize to oppose Seeley in the 1113-pound class in the first wrest ling match In addition, Ellstrom will meet Hour in the 126-pound weight, while Rosenberg and Hill will con tend in the 135-pound division. Lor enzo will wrestle Roe in the 145- pound class, and Turnbull will meet Ginner in the 155-pound class. Arrange Lighting Effects In the 105-pound division Transue and Chnsman will wrestle, while Jack son and Reybita will meet in the 175- pound division and Ruth and Bennett will wrestle heavyweight The box ing bouts and wrestling matches will CHOIR WILL SING CAROLS IN CHAPEL Gu.l . s Glee Club to Take Part Also In Christmas Song Program Arranged by Grant Arrangements for a program of Christmas carols have been made by Prof. Richard W. Grant, director of music, to take place at the last regular chapel services this year on Schwab auditorium at 11 o'clock Sun day morning. Selections by a choir of one hun dred voices will include the traditional carols, "The First Nowell," "We Three Kings," and "Silent Night" The choir will also sing "This Endres Night," from the old English, Peter Cornelius' carol "The Three Kings," and "Carol of the Russian Children" by Harvey Gaul. John E. 'West's composition "In the Field With Their Flocks Abiding" is included in the program. The Girl's Glee club, made up of forty voices, will sing "How Far Is It to Bethlehem" by Shaw, and "At the Manger" from the old French. Pro fessor Grant has mdected a number of hymns for the audience to sing Included in the program will be Christmas organ music by Mrs. Irene 0. Grant. Prof. John H acting College chaplain, will preside at the services. 'FROTH' WILL DISTRIBUTE HOLIDAY ISSUE MONDAY Story by Former 'Collegian' Editor To Feature Christmas Number With n story an "Collegian Write ups" written anonymously by u former Comm:ins; editor, the Christmas Issue of Aoth will be released Monday morning. In the Something-Ought-To-Be- Done-About-It-Department, will ap pear letters written by Prof. Herbert M. Hofford of the deportment of Jour nalism and Hugo K. Frear '32. There is an article written by F. Scott Gee sey together with John S. Naylor of the English composition department entitled "The Atrocities of Calling Women's Sororities—Fraternities." The cover, drawn by art editor Ed ward G. Zern '32, portrays Santa Claus selling apples. Other features include more exchange Jokes as well as Foam From Other Mugs, Mug and Jester, and With the Editor Columns ATTENDS ALUMNI SESSIONS Eduard K. Hibshman, executive secretary of the Alumni association, is attending alumni meetings in Wilkes-Barre and Allentown. be conducted under regulation tourna ment rules, but the periods of actual combat wdl be shortened The purpose of the exhibition bouts is to create an atmosphere similar to that existing at regularly scheduler] boxing and wrestling meets. In ad dition to filming the athletic events, the cameramen expect to take a sound recording of a short introductory speech by Hugo Bezdek, director of the School of Physical Education. The Sportlight daft, after their ar rival Tuesday, found it was neces sary to erect additional lights in or der to obtain the correct effect 11 they are unable to complete the film ing tomorrow they will continue the work next week, officials of the com pany announced DATE FOR OLYMPIC TRYOUTS CHANGED National Collegiate Boxing Body Will Hold Annual Meets Here on April 1, 2 The annual tournament of the Na tional Collegiate Boxing association which will also serve as preliminary tryouts for the 'American Olympic team will he held here April 1 and 2 Instead of March 25 and 26. The change has beim made because the earlier date , falls in the Easter vacation, accorgira, to Hugo Bezdek, director of athletics and chairman of the Olympic sub-committee of Col lege boxing Chosen Last Spring The decision to hold the tourney at State College was made last year at a meeting of the boxing rules com mittee of the National Collegiate Athletic association after sports pro moters had attempted to persuade the group to hold it in New York. The policy of holding the meet undei Col lege auspices was continued and Penn State secured the post from a field of five leading colleges. At the tournament winch %ill draw college boxers froth all sections of the country, four boxers in each weight v, ill be selected to compete at Chicago in tliC finals foi the Olympic team. The tournament will be held two weeks after the Eastern Intqcol lomat° Boxing association tourna ment which will be held March 18-19 lat Syracuse, N Y Last peal Penn State was host to this tournament, hut this year ndl be the first tune that the College will be the scene of the national boxing tourney A. A. U. P. Decries Extensive College -Building Programs Professors' Reports at National Convention Also Condemn Post-Season Football Denouncements of post-season chat ity football games, extensive college building programs, obstacles to aced ' emic freedom, disproportionate allot ments of funds for salaries and other expenditures, eerie part of a report of the national gathering of the I American Association of University Professors presented to the local chapter Wednesday. One hundred and fifty college pi o fencers, representing 11,500 associates in chapters throughout the country, attended the convention in Chicago re cently Dr. Francis J. Tschan, of the department of history and political science, was the delegate of the local Igroup Showing that university incomes have trebled in ten years while salary levels have increased only fifteen to twenty percent, Dr. Ynndell Hender son, Yale physiologist and expert on I noxious gases, cited as reasons for the difference; the great influx of stu dents, extensive building programs, ' new educational enterprises, and last ly, depression. Investigating is treasurer's report, Dr. Henderson has 'found that main tenance of buildings is a money con suming ogre—over half the cost of erection being necessary for mainten ance. He maintains that some fund Tittirgiatt FACULTY ACTS ON RELIEF APPEAL AT SCHOOL MEETINGS Subscription Cards Distributed As Opening Move in Dkive To Aid Unemployed SLIDING PERCENT SCALE PLANNED FOR PAYMENTS Dr. Duncan, Murtorff Appointed Chairmen of Distributing, Receiving Groups Subscription cards were given out to all members of the College facul ties and staffs at meetings Tuesday, Wednesday, and yesterday as the first move of the appeal to obtain $25,000 :for unemployment relief. A sliding scale of amounts to be given was suggested on the cards The scale begins with four-tenths of a percent of College salaries of $l,- 000 or less rising to three percent for annual compensations of $7,000 Above that figure the percentage rises proportionally Arrange Pa)menLs "This schedule is for guidance only and is not to be in any way construed as an assessment, but merely as as sistance in measuring individual re sponsibility and response," Dean Ed ward Steidle, head of the committee, said. Four different ways are suggested on the card for paying whato er amount is subscribed The payment may either be made at one time or extended in equal amounts over four months and the amount can be taken out of the salary checks from the !Treasurer's office if the subscriber wishes. To Study Distress A committee handed by William G Murtorff, College treasurer, was ap pointed from the general group to take charge of all money as it is re ceived and held for distribution Dr David C. Duncan, professor of physic, is chairman of the 'disbursing' corn nuttee. The appeal, 4, hose objective is 525,- 000, will continue until Saturday, De cembei 19. The fund is known offi cially as the "Pennsylvania State Col lege 1932 Unemployment Relief Fund" Faculty members weie given cards and may subscribe whatever amounts they wish, Dean Steidle said All reports which had been received Wednesday indicated that up to that time every department which had met approved the appeal The committee on disbursment of the money will study institutional, local, county, and State distress This is the order in which relief to the different areas of distress are considered by the commit tee. should be set up when buildtngs ate erected! so that upkeep does not con stitute a drain on general Income which should go to instructton and re search Because they prolong the football season and because there will always be worthy C11111,2S for charity after the depression, the professors would dis courage the custom as setting a bad precedent. Di Rohm t Dl. Hutchins, president of the University of Chicago, stated that faculties arc a first charge on university funds Citing what his in stitution has done, he said that last year $lOO,OOO was cut off from build ings and grounds alone. Of increased staffs and new courses, he maintained that a university should not aim to :covei every field all of the time Rather than a multitude of courses, !the criterion of a good univeisity as having salaries of which it need not be afraid, he said. Trustees and presidents alone can not better conditions but faculties must cooperate in their universities with a view of effecting economies and heightening efficiency, the Chi cago head said In that connection, the movement for faculty representa tion on boards of trustees was report ed us gaining some impetus by the association. Voluntary R. 0. T. C. Favored by Council Report to Trustees Action Follows Survey Showing Students Prefer Elective Course—Group Asks Change Of Scholarship Elections Two out of every three students favor voluntary election of basic It 0. T C., a resolution of Student Council to be presented to the College Trustees shows on the basis of a committee survey of 211 students. A fm ther recommendation of Council to the Trustee body at its January meeting would discontinue class nominations for scholarships and put them on a basis of application by students or a certified alphabetical list of members in the uppm tenth of the• classes. In the surrey on the R o, T C question conducted by a committee of students headed by Townsend C Anderson '32, 100 lepresentatne non frater nity and 111 fraternity men here questioned Additional group members MEXICAN ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT HERE Modern Works Will Constitute Show in Main Engineering Opening Tomorrow Exhibition of the work of modern Mexican aitists will begin in the ex hibit room on the third floor of Main Engineering building tomorrow morn ing and soul be open until next Sat urday The collection includas drawings, I water-colors, lithogiaphs, and wood cuts by artists who reprasent the out standing figures in Mexican art, Prof. Harold E. Dickson, of the architec ture deportment,' sato. In the group arc pieces by Jose Clemente Orozco, Jean Chariot, Cal l. Merida, Dingo 11.n.era, David Al lure Siqueiros and others The ..how is brought here through Alma Reed of the Delphic Studio in New York cit} "The Mexican group of painters has become one of the most signifi cant in the modern art Pro fessor Dickson said. "Critics claim that their achievement puts to 'shame the combined efforts of the modem Europeans " The exhibit will be open from 9 o'clock in the morning until a o'clock in the afternoon throughout the week Most of the work exhibited may be bought STUDENTS TO SING CAROLS THURSDAY Songs for Annual Gathering On Old Main Terrace Penn State's annual mass songfest of Christmas carols will take place on the terrace in bent of Old Main at 9 o'clock Thutsday night. Under the direction of Prof Richard \V Giant of the department of music, students attending will join rn the singing of familiar and traditional Yuletide songs. Special carols will he sung by a choir of 100 voices sta tioned on the sbps of Old Main, and this group nil] also lead in the mass singing. Flom Old Main's tower, a mixed double quaitet accompanied by a quartet of trumpeters, xdl gise a rendition of "Silent Night" featuring echo effects . Approprint, lighting effect, for the singing and tot the natural Christmas trees in front of Old Main us ill be furnished by the de partment of grounds and buildings Prof John It. Friuell, acting, Col lege chaplain, will present a shot t dis- C 11,41011 on the Chustmas season, as• cording to Professm Grant, who is completing au augments for the songfest. STREETER 'O3 WILL DELIVER ENGINEERING LECTURE TOD 11' "Experiences" is dl be the subject of an engineering lecture to be given in the Chemistry amphitheater this afternoon at 4.10 o'clock by Col. Rob ert L Streeter 'O3 Colonel Stricter, recent vice president of the Alum inum Company of American, held po sitions on the College faculty and at Rensselaer Polytecluncal institute prior to his work 111 the industrial field. A dinner ca dl be held in his honor by members of the faculty of the School of Engineering this evehing. ESTABLISHED PRICE FIVE CENTS v.eie Plutgc G Cooper '32, George IC. Oasis '32, Cord Libeiman '32, and Leonard T Mille: '32 Thenty-five of the first group favored compulsory while seventy-fise would base basic couch voluntary. Fifty-eight of the fiaternity men voted foe the con tinuance of the present method while 153 favored a voluntary course On the basis of classes, 12 fresh , men, 12 sophomores, 20 Juniors and 11 I+ollolh wete in favor of compul sory It. 0 T. C uhile figures for non ',compulsory military instruction in the , snine older of classes were 34, 36, 41, 'and 42. Stabstics 135 Schools Eight of the 13 advanced R.'o T C officers intemicued favored the compulsory feature oriole Si baste stn. ' .dents would have it elective and 24 uould not Of 113 students remain / ing not taking military instruction, ,57 favored making the ems" op tional The statistics for separate schools ,follows cc ith the number of students favoling continuance of the present system first and the number who would have it optional last agricul ' tural, 6, lb, chemistry and physics, 7, 19; education, 2, 11, enginelring, 25, 55, liberal art,, 11, 25, mineral indus tries, 7, G To Apply for Awards Following an investigation of a committee appointed by Student Boaid, recommendation for change in scholarship elections was unanimously passed at Council meeting 14 ednesday night Because the present method is outdated and unsuitable and because of the haphanird and unjust nomma tions rs sonic cases, the committee favored reorganivation According to the proposed plan the ' registrar mould send to a faculty Sen ate committee a list of students in the upper tenth of each class as eligible for honors The list would be arranged in alphabetical order and averages of students skould not be given Add 3 Students to Group The awards group would be com posed of the Senate committee on :academic standards with an additional titter studsnts named by Student Board Each eligible student who cashed to be consalcied for a grant would apply on a foi in listing his fi nancial aol hom the College or other olgantzatton, statement of his finan cial condition and what help, teal or possible, he is receiving or may get flow home or iebtive, and his activi ties in College Following the ceatheatton of the mformalmn by the applicant's parent lor guindian, the applicants would come up befot e the commdtee for per sonal nitemew The remainder of the lamess would be canted out as in the past with :min oval of the 111'051- dent and the College Senate to make the committee selections effectr.e. PURPLE QUILL PLACES VOLUMES IN OLD MAIN Honorary Literary Society Donates 700 Books for Student Use A blowy of more than one hundred conti ibuted books has been placed in , the second floor lounge in Old Main building by Purple Quill, honorary 'acuity society. The group has as many inure vol umes ready to be put in the cases af ter Cluistmas vacation period, unless a check-up locals that sent: of those already these have been removed from the lounge, according to George If. Young 'Ti, president of the club A plate to be placed in the fly-leaf of cinch book represents an ink-well and quill, punted in purple ink lions a linoleum bionic print.
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