COMPLETE CAMPUS tatt To 'pigtail.). COVEItAGE VOL. 28, No. 28 BASKETBALL TEAM OPENS 1932 SPORT SEASON TOMORROW Will Oppose Western Maryland Five in Recreation Hall At 8 O'elock SKIP STAHLEY RETURNS AS COACH OF TERRORS Hermann Selects Moser, Davis, Brand, McMinn, Meyers To Start Game Ilmalded by the sound of a reform's whistle, Penn State's 1932 winter spoils season will open in Recreation Hall at 8 o'clock tomorrow night when the Nittany basketball team lines up against the Green Terrors of Western Maryland. Opening game spectators will wit ness the second annual clash between a coach and one of his former play ers, for Coach Skip Stabley of West ern Maryland was basketball captain under Coach Dutch Hermann of the Lions in 1930. He is leading the Ter rors here in an attempt to avenge the 40-to-22 defeat suffered by his team last year. Moser Fully Recovered More than a month of intensive practice has put the Nittany five on edge, and they are awaiting the open ing whistle determined to break the opening game jinx which has sent them off on bad starts the past two seasons. The game tomorrow night opens a fifteen-game schedule which will extend into the second week of Match, when Pittsburgh will be met in the season's traditional finale. Walt Moser and Bub Dav:a both lettermen from the IMO squad, are Coach Hermann's starting choices for the forward assignments. Moser has fully recovered from the leg injury which kept him out of practice for several weeks at the beginning of the mason and hopes to repeat his per formance of last year against the Terrors, when he rammed in six field goals and two free throws to annex scoring honors for the night., May Use 2 Teams Captain Freddy Brand will begin his long attempt to retain his posi t'on as the team's high scorer at cen ter in tomorrow's game. At guard, Jack Meyers, who won his letter at forward last year, and Ed McMinn, a promising looking newcomer from last year's reserves, are to get the tall at the start of the game. Coach Hermann has indicated that, under suitable conditions, the crowd may witness the unusual spectacle of replacement of a whole new team, for last year's impressive freshman quintet has been kept intact and may be substituted as a unit. The sopho mores, who have demonstrated their high -scoring possibilities in several practice scrimmages with the varsity, line up with McFarlane and Thomas, forwards, I,Vittum, center, and Bly lei and Parks, guards Dill is an ef fective replacement at either forward ot guard, Lineup Uncertain Since Hermann does not Intend to substitute any of the sophomores cx tept as a unit, several outstanding vai say reserves will probably see ser vice against the opening opponents. Doc Conn at guard and Charlie Ham mond at center are almost certain to be called on, while Walus and Lohr me the most likely replacements for Mosel or Davis. Westem Maryland Is also just play lug Its opining games, and therefore, (Continued on patio four) FACULTY MEMBERS ATTEND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE Seven faculty members from the School of Education represented Penn Stabs at the State Educational asso ciation meeting held at Pittsburgh lust week. Those who attended were• Dean I'4lll G. Chambers, Miss Edith P. Chase, Prof Frank IL Koos, Prof. Alvis L. Rhoton, Dr•. F. Thecalore Sttuek, Prof Palmer C. Weaver, and Miss Mary J. Wyland CWENS TO SPONSOR DANCE The annual subscription dance of thy Cwens, - honorary activities society for women, will be held at MeAllistm ball tomorrow night. All gals living in that dormitory may have a free so cial function if they attend the dance. Music will be furnished by the Cam pus Owls orchestra. Chairman Announces I. F. Ball Committee A committee to assist him in ar ranging for the Interfratermty Ball was announced 'Wednesday night by Charles C Bryan '32, chairman. In addition to' Bryan, the commit tee will be compostd of Clarence E Christian '32, Richard A. Car volth '32, A McLain Clookston '32 and Charles P. Schwenk '32 Although a definite date for the lance has not yet been selected, the Ball will probably be held on April 15. The dance mos moved hack one week because of the Olympic boning tryouts, which hill be held in Recreation hall, April 8. PLAYERS TO HELP STUDENT AID FUND Offer Four-Act Mystery Drama January 16—Rosenthal '35 • Takes Chief Role Penn State Players will make tlie third major contribution of the year toward the student loan fund by turn ing over the net proceeds from their initial 1932 production, "The Black Flamingo," to be given January 10, in Schwab auditorium, I'm of Arthur C. Cloetingh„dnector of the Players, announced this week. In their decision to aid the loan fund, the Playeis follow the example set early in the semester by the com bined glee clubs, who contributed over $6OO received in an alumni week-end conceit. A second contribution was made by members of the faculty, who turned over $1,922 to the fund during the iccent drive fui unemployment relief. Four acts filled with Mills as well as comedy will be offend in "The Black Flamingo," which was written by Sam Janney With a roadside tavern a few miles nom Pails at the time of the French Resolution as the scene of the play, an entertaining mysteiy IS developed concerning the disappearance of a diamond necklace owned by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. Events leading toward the discovery of the necklace and subsequent struggles for its possession, as well as a mob scene directed toward a party of nobles lodged in the tavern, keep the interest at keen pitch throughout the four acts " Making his debut as a player, Ber tram Rosenthal Jr '35 arll portray the male lead as the priest, replacing Phillp Epstein '32, who was originally cast in this role. John J. Voorhees '33 will take Gri. place of Rosenthal in the role of Bourien while John B. Bott '35 has been cast in the part of Gavroche, a citizen patriot. ATTEND ECONOMICS MEETING Harney W. Storer and Hugh G. Pyle, of the engmeei mg extrmsion de partment, attended the sessions of the American Economic association at Washington D C. Devembet 28, 29, and 30. Who's Dancing Tonight Chi Upsilon (Closed) V(11 situ Tea Tomorrow Night Football Dance at Sigma No (Invitation) Bin Botta,/ ,Cwens at AleAllistm Hall (Sulmcuption) Campus Owls Sigma CM (Closed) Vaisay 2'ou STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1932 Stoddart Favors Final Examination Exemptions Liberal Arts Dean Recommends Omission o Semester Tests for Students With High Scholastic Standing By Rollin C. Exemption from final examinations should be given to students with high semester grades, according to Dean Charles W. Stoddart, of the School of Liberal Arts, who recommends a change in the present College ruling which, prohibits any exemptions. "Examinations are for the poor stu dent," said the Dean "The student who has high grades has no further need for convincing his instructor of his knowledge." Importance of the final tests is min imised, lie believes, because the per son who takes a course to obtain knowledge will do so regardless of examinations. ' The one who is simply after credits toward graduation will lem n no more because of concentrated memory work at the end of the sem ester. "Although the examination may force lazy students to study a little more," said Dean Stoddart, "it ap pears that many of the more ambi tious regard tests with indifference. "Some professors say that the final examination is the only means they have of grading students, but most experienced teachers will admit that they could estimate the value of a student at the end of the semester without resorting to tests," he stated. The only real excuse for giving "finals" is an ougrowth of the "per nicious" system prevalent here of too ORATORS TO MEET PENN WEDNESDAY Will Argue Against Industrial Centralization in Debate With U. of P. Here Penn State's debating team, up holding the negative of the proposi tion "Resolved, that Congress should unact legislation regarding the cen tralization of industry," v. ill meet representatives of the University of Pennsylvania in the Little Theatre in Old Alain on Wednesday night at 9 o'clock. The Oregon style debate on, the State Socialism-Capitalism question which was scheduled with Juniata College for January 20 has been post poned until February 23 at Hunting don On February 12 a dual debate on athletic scholarships will take place between Penn State and Frank lin and Marshall College, Lancaster. Plan Eastern Trip A radio debate with Dickinson Col lege on the State Socialism-Capital ism proposition will be broadcast over station WPSC during the regular Sunday afternoon program on Febru ary 28. According to Prof John H. Fr:noII, of the public speaking divi sion, this is the. first time that an Oregon style debate has ever been 1 broadcast Definite arrangements have been completed for contests with Washing ton University, St. LOUIS, Missouri, on March 19, and Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, on April 4, here Plans for an eastern trip during the Easter recess are also be ing worked out, Professiir Frani! re ports Negotiations were completed last Sunday for the contest with the Uni- H'ersity of Pennsylvania, which was an unexpected addition to the orator's schedule. A two-man team, which will represent Penn State on the neg ative, will be selected by Joseph F. O'Brien, men's debate coach. PETERS LEADS 2 SESSIONS OF SOCIOLOGICAL MEETING Dr. Charles C. Peters, of the depart- mont of education and psychology, presided at two sessions of the Amer ican Sociological society at their meet ing at Washington, D. C., loot week. The American Economics association met at the same time. Other faculty members who attended are: Dr. Curl W. Hasa, Prof. George F. Mitch, Prof. Joseph T. Lose, Prof. Sheldon C. Tanner, and Prof. Willard Wallet. HEADS PHILADELPHIA ALUMNI G. Kendi Ick 131 inghurst 'l5 was elected pendent of the Penn State club of Philadelphla at n meeting held at the Penn athletic club Tues day night. _ _ _ Steinmetz '33 few instructots and event owded classes which prevents the teacher from becoming personally acquainted with each student, Stoddart believes In the recent Intel est shown by edu cators in the no-examination system, and the experuntrri.,3 of Chicago and Wisconsin Universities in that field, the Dean finds a definite trend to ward the abolition of semester-end tests. "Officials at the two Western schools appear to he well satisfied with the results of their trial of the new system," said the Liberal Arts head, "and this may turn out to be the means of making education more pleasant to the student by omitting a useless and disliked canton," SENIORS ANNOUNCE DANCE DECORATIONS Function Will Feature Colorful Background With Canopy As Ceiling Effect With a decorative effect for Senior Ball predominately Japanese, Basil C. Clare '32, committee chairman, has an nounced the awarding of the contract to a Kingston decoratoi who is to prepare the Armory for the Ball nest Friday night. A canopy of roe and bird's egg blue twenty feet high in the center of the Armory will dr:o nine feet before reaching to the side wall, which will have a white covering Stretched un der the canopy will in fifteen strings of southern smilax interspersed with snow balls Tal Henry To Play In addition, one hundred Japanese lanterns will be suspended from the ceiling in keeping with thy_ decorating effect, while eight green and %Ora° fans are to be placed along the walls against the white background. In tertwining the triangular lattice framework, trash green sprays von serve as a border for the walls Playing from an embankment of palms at the north end of the Ar mory, Tal Henry and his North Car olinians will furnish music for the first all-College dance in 19:12 'fo insure the music's carrying all over the hall, a sounding board is to Ira placed behind the orchestra Instead of the customary revolving crystal ball in the center of tho floor, there is to be a jeweled ball equipmd with a motor whin to throw differ ent mimed lights over the entire floor. Fiaternity booths will be ar ranged along the sides of the dance floor. Students Demarid Hearing On International Policies Widespread Opinion Favors Disarmament, End Of Compulsory Military Training, Strong Peace Measures 'The student woi Id is awakening and demands that its voice be heal,' in the present chaos of world affairs. No compulsoly military training, disarmament, and stringent peace measurck are the demands of wide spread student movements. A request that a college student be included as an active member of the American delegation to the intetnational armament conference called at Gen eva foe February 2 was laid Irafoic President Hoover last week. Gayle V. Strickler '3l was a mem ber of the commtttee of thirty-five members which placed this proposi tion before the President and Senator William H. Borah, chairman of the foreign relations committee of the Senate Ninety-nine percent of 2,500 representatives from 600 colleges and universities voted to ask for iepresen tato:in at Geneva. 'They were gather ed at the Student Volunteer Move ment convention in Buffalo, N. Y, last week. Resolutions passed by a large am plify m the convention weic also pre seated to Prescient Hoover. Over two-thirds of the group were for com plete international Maoflameout. A P.S.C.A. WILL HOLD DISCUSSION GROUPS FOR FRATERNITIES , Third Annual Series of Fireside Sessions To Begin After Examination Week STUDENTS MAY SELECT TOPICS FROM LETTERS Christian Association Secures Faculty Lecturers on Tentative List For the third successive year, the Penn State Christian association will arrange a series of Fireside Sessions for discussion of student topics, Rob eit 111 Afaxwell '33, who is in charge of the plans, announced The ses sions will begin shortly after first semester final examinations The discussions, which may be held by any fraternity, as well as non.fra twnity groups, mill be led by faculty members. Fraternities mill hold ses sions in their chapter houses, and non-fraternity groups probably will meet in Old Main. Starring Date Changed Letters will be sent to frateinities asking that they submit their choice of speakers from the faculty as well as their reference of topics listed in the letter Wherever possible, the faculty member indicated will be se cured to lead the discussion, accord ing to Maxwell. No limit has been. deterrnmed foi the number of sessions one group may hold Last year the maximum num bet was set at three In order to prevent the sessions from extending into late spring, the opening date has been moved up from March, when the discussions were started last year. Will Appoint Committee "Although originated in 1930 as an experiment, the sessions were so well accepted that they mere repeated last yeas," Maxv.ell said "Such ques tions as the Russian Five-year plan proved popular in last year's series, and will be continued because of their general appeal" Informal comments from those par ticipating in the discusmons will be heard following an opening talk by the faculty leader. A student and faculty committee will be selected to arrange for speakers and topics. LIBRARY WILL DISPLAY NEW BOOKS BEFORE DISTRIBUTION New books of general interest will be niece,' on the charging desk of the College library for one woek prior to circulation under a new plan an nounced yesterday by Willard P Lewis, librarian Students may tntei personal re serves on the books during this week of display on the charging desk. A fee of one cent will be chniged to cos er Louts of resonation map:nay favored dropping intlitiny training entirely from the college on riculuni and almost every voter fav ored the abolition of the compulsory (came in military taming At the same time the Intercollegiate Disarmament council, backed by the results of an impartial poll of 24,345 students in colleges and untroisities of the countiy, prevented resolutions to the President and Senator Borah. The poll was conducted by the vat mus college newspapers. Ninety-two peicent of the students questioned favored 'educing armaments by 25 peicent of more and Gil pet cent favor ed the United States setting example in reducing armaments independently. Eighty-one peicent of the voters op• posed compulsory military training in the colleges At the recent convention of the Na -1 tonal Student Federation of America in Toledo, Ohio, student government lenders opposed compulsory military training and passed a resolution de ploring mined intemation in inter+ national disputes. They also passed resolutions fawning the entrance of the United States into the . League of Nations and the World Com t. TO DISCUSS I/epee...am Before Chapel Ambence REV WYATT BROI%N BROWN 10 DISCUSS DEPRESSION SUNDAY Bishop Will Offer Solution for Present Economic Slump At Chapel Senlie "Dept el,sion, Causes and Cure," ell' be the subject of an .oldies by the Right Reverend Wyatt 13iomn, Bishop of the Hai risbmg diocese of the Epis copal church, at the chapel set vices to Seim ab auditoiluni at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. Bishop Brown, olio ccdl address Penn State chapel audience for the first tame, was graduated (tom the University of the South in 10110 as ‘aledictotian of I,s class. Coroin . lung his studies there he leteived his bachelor of divinity deg,. in 1008. Some receiving his doctor of letter degree at the University of Alabama 1917 and a degice of doctor of dis may nom St John's Colima sic yeals later, the speaker has served of the Chinch of the Ascension, in Pittsbutgh, and the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Baltimore In 1928 h-a vas named Dean of St Paul's Cathedral at Buffalo Elected Bishop of the Ilat isbuig diocese last &moat), he Al, votive ated in St Stephens Catheih al at Hai 115501 g, May 1 Ile has also acted fur seven al yea! s as a 'caul ci on pastor al theology at the VII gin. Theologoad Senonat y As an author, Bishop th on n has it I itton "Chasing Fo .es and Mkt Sermon," Ile is a menthol of nu Delta Theta, nat tonal social fi ate, - mtv, and the Buffalo Athletic doh 8191100 Brown trill officiate at the soil:ice of cunt n illation at St An. 111 en E01,011:11 0111,11 111 set Vile at 7 'JO o'clock Sunday night WOMEN TO HOLD DINNER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Will Honor Graduating hludent at itleAllinter Hall Gathering 'fhe semi-annual foi nod &limn in honor of the sciunt ,oinen ,ill Ire held at 5 10 o'clock 11 ednesday aflet noon in the McAllister hall dining room, aunt ding to It Elicabeth Kit to o.ltl tek, social thou man of the senior elags. MI Lvdia 11.111er. ,ClllOl ttolllells class ptesident, will address the wo men who ndl be graduated to Feb luary. Miss \Villa C Wilhannnee, dueetor of the Gills Glee clot,, will sing seveial solos, and the Women's Varsity Quintet singing seNcial num boas, will imilse its fit St appeaiance this year. All serum women living eitlim in the dossntoml dornototies 01 ID 111 h. vote homes, and the sentois Irving On campus will attend the thanei. The senior class hill moonlit, loses to the momen mho ate to giaduate this se muster. INJURED STUDENT IMPROVES F Wakefield '33, injured New Year's one while spending the holidays at his home in Dormont, Pa., is much improved 111 condition, no coiling to ward received by nimbus of his fratomtv floor the Pittsburgh Homeopathic hospital, iihme he re ceived treatment for a slight concus sion of the loam. Ile is expected to iesume lira studies xi Idyll a short time. ESTABLISHED PRICE FIVE CENTS HEAD OF DIVINITY SCHOOL WILL GIVE GRADUATION TALK 1)i. Albeit W. Beaten To Speak Before 93 Students at Commencement SERVED AS SPEAKER FOR BUCKNELL INSTALLATION Theologian Gained Prominence During World War for Y. M. C. A. Work. Announced by Pi esulent Ralph D. Hazel as speakm rot mid-yens com mencement, Dr Albeit W Beasen, president and professor of practical religious theology at the Colgate- Rochester Divinity school, will address approximately ninety-three graduates in Schwab auditmium Thursday night, Jan.! y 29 Dr Bea,en set veil as speak. at the installation set vices for Di Hornet P Rainey as president of Backnell Um vet sity, Levasbmg. on November 13. Pt emdent Ralph D 11,1731 and five members of the College faculty at tended this sett ice Served in 1 ❑. C. A. The speaker, horn in Moscow, Idaho, ass graduated from Shurtleff College, Alton, 111, m 1900. Hr recen.ed his degree from Rochester Theological Seminary in 1909 and in 1919 his Alma Mater conferred upon hen the degree of doctor of dismay The Neu York school reline he is nor. 'ecturmg duplicated the action of the Ilhnms college one year later Ordained into the Baptist ministry in 1908, Di. Hearse accepted the Luke A.i.enue church m Rochester as his pastorate He hail tins positron for tee only years and during this time he developed the "Three Period Session Plan" of religious education, "Wed nesday Night Club" !ilea for the mid week church see vice; "Church Service Cm ps" form of parish organization. Writes for Magazines In addition to serving as seeretaly of the Y 21 C A. in the United States, Fiance, and Germany during the World \Vai, and as president of the board of trustees at the Roche, Theologital Seminar} from 192.2- 1028, Dr Bea‘ en held a position as piesnlent of the !maid of trustees at Colgate-Rochester Divinity school for one year berme he became presid,int of the school The speaker is the author of "Fine Alt of Living Together," "Putting the Chuieh on a Full Time Basis," "Fireside Talks with the Family Cir cle," "Life's &islet n Window," and "Tiansfomed Limitations' TRIBUNAL. WILL ARRAIGN 15 FRESHMEN TUESDAY Nliv. Summon iloNe NS he rail To Hu) Comes of Annual Proclamation Fifben fn °shown hat e been sum moned to appeal at the regular monthly n octant.; of Student. rthunat at 7 o'Llnel. next Tuesday night to Room 105 Old Main, ascot ding to Kai I K Rush '32, pi esalent of the body The fn st-year men tiers turn ed 111 fon customs violations Rush said that name names might he added to the list ',mins° of the failure on the pal t of fie4lnnen to obtain their inoelamations. The tentative July for the January meeting is Di nod A Stoop '32, John D. Page '32, and Robert Swim '32 Colds have been maikol out to the aconite, notifying them to appear at the meeting I mime to appear will he comialm ed a maim offense PROF. DICKSON WILL SPEAK ON LiTiloGßApit cuincrnas Piof. Ilan old It. Dickson, of the in chitectut e depaitnunt, will sign& on "Sign, of Vitality in Anionic all Pala. mg " in Room 107, Main Engineering building, at 7 o'clock 'nimbly night in connection mith the e‘hibition of lithographs now going on. The mints, by Yasuo Huniyoshi. ate hung in the gallery on the top floor of the Maio Engineming Tho ,how, which began Tuesday, will remain tot two weeks =SI Plans lot class reunion, to be held Alumni Day, dun I of this year, being lot mulntrd seeretinie, past College classes, neemiling to Ed ward K . Hibshman, e\ecutivo snre tarp of the Alumni usaomation,
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