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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,