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VOL. 28, No. 32
Fleming Will Handle
Financial Contracts
For 3 Class Dances
Graduate Athletic Head 2 Weeks SUspension
Required To Make Of Chapel Announced
Agreements
CHECKING FEE SET AT
25 CENTS PER COUPLE
Salaries of . Chairman Remain
Unchanged—May Lower
Junior Prom Tax
E=l
To effect greater economy in
class 'dance expenditufes, the
signing of all contracts perti
nent to each function will be
handled by Neil M. Fleming,
graduate manager of athletics
and interclass treasurer. This
change becomes effective at once.
As interclass treasurer, a position
which he has held for the last eight
yews, Mi. Fleming, with his business
experience gained through relations
with officials from other colleges and
universities, will supervise the finan
cial organization of all class social
functions in the future.
Present economic and business con
ditions have made the need for
greater economy imperative. The
changc,-Mr. Flemng•aardris not , for
the purpose of making money for the
individual classes; but is an attempt
to mate each dance pay for itself and
bring about lower assessments for
these affairs, which are for the en
joyment and entertainment of as many
students as can attend.
- Reduction Probable
Provided that the new arrangement
brings about a sizable reduction in ex
penditures for any class function, stu
dents can anticipate a reduction in the
mice of admission. Although it is
hardly possible that the price of Soph
Hop will be lowered from $4, Junior
Prom may be cut to $5 instead of the
recently adopted assessment of $6
Surplus in each class tteasury up
on graduation of the group becomes a
fund for class reunions at the discre
tion of the permanent class secretary.
This dispels a prevalent idea that the
surplus is used for a class memorial.
Memorials are pros idcd by the sur
plus incurred by the amount remain
ing flout the damage fund that is ob
tained by taxing the student body each
year at fall registration.
Committees To Continue
In the future the catering conces
sion may be handled by a professional
caterer, for in this way the service
can be bettered and offered at a lower
cost to each fraternity. Checking of
wraps will be reduced to the price at
25 cents per couple and sail! be handled
through Mr. Fleming's jurisdiction.
This plan will eliminate any attempt
to overcharge.
Although the signing of all con
tract., will be the capacity of Mr.
Fleming, dance committees, as in the
past, will have the privilege of select
ing their own, orchestra, favors, pro
grams, anal decorative scheme. Class
presidents and dance chairmen will
continuo to receive their $75 salaries.
I'. S. C. A. DELEGATION
TO ATTEND CONCLAVE
Will Start February 5 for Middle
Atlantic Field Conference
A delegation of twenty-five ate
dents and faculty members will at
tend the mid-winter conference of the
Middle Atlantic Field council of tho
Student Christian association at Buck
Hill Falls, from February 5 to 7.
Speakers for the annual conclave
include Ivy L. Lee, economist and cor
poration adviser; Norman Thomas,
socialist candidate for president in
Mt; and Albert Parker Fitch, min
ister of the Park Avenue Presbyterian
church, New Yolk city. Other prom
inent men-will lead the various dis
tusaion groups.
The committee which is in charge
of the Penn State delegation is com
posed of Charles W. Yoder '32, chair
man, Raymond C. McClintock '33,
John E. Ryan '34, and Charles A.
Micas '3l.
The usual chapel services in
Schwab auditorium Sunday morn
ing will be suspended this week as
is the custom during examination
week, Prof John H. Frizzell, Col
lege chaplain, has announced.
There will be no chapel services
the following week, as Sunday
comes during the vacation period
between semesters. Prof Frizzell
will address the opening chapel ser
vice in the second semester on Feb
ruary 7.
ORATORS TO MEET
JUNIATA DEBATERS
Baldinger, Strohl Will Defend
Capitalistic System on
February 3
;Milton I Baldinger '23 and Karl
H. Strobl '33 have been selected to
argue the negative of "Resolved, that
icapitalism as a system of economic
organization is unsound," in the Ore
gon-style debate with Juniata College
at Huntingdon on February 3.
Negotiations are being conducted
with twelve different colleges and um
ersities its arranging a schedule for
• the eastern debating trip, according to
Prof. John H. Flizzell, of the public
speaking division.
England.Trip-Plaimed - -
Temporary plans set tho date of de
parture at March 20, with two con
tests in and around Philadelphia on
March 22 and 23 Rutgers, New York
University, or Fordham will furnish
the opposition on the next two nights.
Brown University, Providence. R. I ,
probably will be the opponents on
March 26, and representatives of Bos
ton Unnersity will be met the next
night Boston College and Holy - Cross •
College, Worcester, Mass, are also'
possible schools for the schedule
The Penn State orators probably
will engage Bates College, Less union,
Me., on March 29 and Bowdon Col-
legc, Me, on March 30, returning to
State College the following day.
Other engagements that the or
chestra has recently filled }yore in St
Paul, Minn., Milwaukee, Wis, Louis
ville, Ky., Cincinnati, 0 , and North
western and Illinois Universities. He
also has many phonographic record;
ings to his credit.
• The Varsity Ten, In' addition — to
several other Outside engagements,
played at the Intercollegiate Ball in
Pittsburgh (luring the Christmas va
cation.
In order to make the sum contn-
I billed for needy students as large as
possible, the entire advanced corps
has decided to contaibute 'all labor
'connected with the 801 l The officers
'will do the mirk ordinarily performed
by College employees, decorators, and
concession holders.
Poster Committee Named
The contiact for the decorations is
to include only furnishing of the ma
terial and direction of those who are
to do the actual work. Checking
charges for wraps are to be reduced
by half, N, ith student officers in
change
Pester, will be judged by a faculty
committee composed of Profs Harold
E .Dickson, John B. Reline, and Lewis
President Ralph D Het°el will at- F. Pitcher, all in the architecture de
tend the meeting of the Board of Di- partment Those adjudged as being
rectors of the Pennsylvania State in the best third of the posters sub-
Chamber of Commerce in Harrisburg nutted will earn complimentary tick
of Pennsylvania in Harnsburp, lets to the dance for their designers
On Friday morning President Het- Carl Rolle '32 will receive posteus any
eel will read a paper at a meeting of I time beide February 10 at the Lamb
the Association of College Presidents, do Chi Alpha fraternity house.
HETZEL TO ATTEND MEETING
OF STATE COMMERCE BOARD
Bissey Cites Advantages of
Finals During Class Periods
Claims Holding Examinations at Regular Time,
Place Would Eliminate Over-Emphasis
The present unnatutal emphasis on
final examinations would be °Brine
atm! If they were held in the regular
classrooms at ties regular meetings
of the class during the last week of
the semester, Cyrus V D. Bissey, Col
lege scheduling offices contends.
Suggested for consuleratton recently
by a faculty committee on scholastic
ethics in the School of Liberal Alt as
a way of minimizing dishonesty, the
proposed plan provides that finals be
conducted according to regulat class
room schedule. This would necessi
tate dividing each examination into
two or more parts.
"Students would not attach undue
importance to final examinations
when divided into earls not unlike the
occasional bluebook," said the sched
uling officer. "With the present
system some ' students erroneously
think they can counteract a poor, if
not failing, record for classwork dur-
ing the semester by a glorious effort
in the finals.
"With a similar tendency on the
part of faculty inembeis to place less
emphasis on final examinations no a
incase& of the 'talent's ability to
grasp the subject, students mould be
frnbued with the understanding that
work during the semester is fur more
important than a strenuous spult be-
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1932
AUSTIN WYLIE BAND
TO FURNISH MUSIC
AT MILITARY BALL
Varsity Ten Will Play as Second
Orchestra for Function
On February 19
PRICE REDUCTION OF $1
ANNOUNCED BY COOPER
Committee Pledges Loan Fund
All Profits From Annual
Officers• Affair
Austin Wylie's orchestra and the
Varsity Ten, campus band. were
signed yesterday to play at the Mil
itary Ball February 19 in Recreation
hall. The price of admission has
been reduced from $5 to $4, accord
ing to an announcement by Philip G.
! Cooper '32, head of the dance com
muter.
UK'.
The reduction in pike and signing
of two bands - acre prompted, Cooper
said, by a desire to attract as many
patrons as possible to the dance, all
the profits of which are to be donated
to the Student Loan Fund. •
The last tune Austin Wylie brought
his band lime sans for the Senior Ball
last year. Since that time he has
been playing most of the time at a
popular cafe in Cleveland, 0 , and
broadcasting every night over a na
tional net-work
To Contribute Labor
fore examinations."
Since all examinations would he
held during the regularly scheduled
periods in the proposed plan, each
course would move an allotment of
time for the final in proportion to the
number of credits the course rates,
Mr. Bissey pointed out.
"In certain technical subjects hav
ing three or four hours in a period, it
would be possible that a typical prob
lem, requiring this amount of time,
could be presented during the final
With the present method, the time,
allowed limits appropriate questions
and problems," be said.
"Furthermore, those instructors not
, wishing to conduct finals would have
an opportunity to review subject mat
ter in the course or treat new topics
' during the additional week, of regul
arly scheduled periods which the plan
would provide
"Obvious advantages ale the elim
ination of nn entire examination
schedule of one week and thy adjust
ment of conflicts. Although these do
not present an unusual burden to the
registrar's office at present, confusion
among students and faculty members
Is evident. Om present conflict
system is a foliar° Not all students
report conflicts, and trouble ensues,"
Mr. Storey said.
Board of Trustees
Acts on Problems
Important actions passed by the
Board of Trustee, at its midwin
ter meeting in Harrisburg Tuesday
are:
I. Approval of military train
ing policy which ends compulsory
drill and videos scope of national
defense.
2 Authorization of now method
for awarding John W. While and
Louise Carnegie scholarships to
students as suggested by Student
Council.
3. Approval of - group insurance
plan for members of the College
staff.
4. Addition of fuel technology
curriculum to &hob' of Mineral
Industries
d Authorization of new ath
letic fluid facilities for women stu
dents.
Ite-election of J. Franklin
Shields to the prwadeney of the
Board.
7. Assignment of funds from
Penn State-Lehigh charity game
to the student loan fund
WOMEN'S GROUPS
TO FORM COUNCIL
Fraternity Heads' Organization
Would Foster Activities,
Discuss Problems
To help develop student sentiment
on campus questioni, and to foster co
operation in woden's activities, a
council of women's fraternity Nest
dents will be formed within the next
few necks. A preliminary meeting
of the group was held smith Dean of
Women Charlotte E Ray, Tuesday af
ternoon to discuss organization plans.
the 'unsibillty.of con
flicts with the duties of the Panhell
enic Council, which are legislative
and executive, the Fraternity Presi
dents' Council will assist the office
of the Dean of Women with frater
nity and student problems merely as
an advisory body.
Plan Nominations Board
The f list problem to be studied by
'the new organization is the attempt
to create a more satisfactoiy system
of spring elections, five from the in
fluence of politics and electioneering.
In order to have more iepresenta
, five nominations, including capable
candidates, there was suggested in
the meeting yesterday a nominationS
hoard composed of a senior represen
tative from each other of the four
leading women's organizations, the
W. S. G A., the W. A. A, the Y. NV.
C. A., and the Panhellenic Council,
and each of the social fraternities, as
well as a specified , nutnlrer of non
fraternity women.
It was the opinion of the fraternity
presidents that a pinup as represen
tative as the proposed nominations
board would be the most impartial
means of obtaining candidates worthy
of holding office instead of women
nominated merely because of frater
nity affiliation. In tins way it was
believed that balm feeling and
co
operation could be obtained lretween
fraternity and non-fraternity women.
P.S.C.A. TO BEGIN
FIRESIDE SESSIONS
Will Sponsor Discussions February 8
As Opening . Date on Rec.%lng
Requests for Topics
Fireside sessions sponsored by the
P. S. C A with discussions led by
faculty membeis will begin February
8 if applications for meetings to be
held on that date are i eceived by the
committee in tune, aecoi ding to Rob
ert M Maxwell '33, chairman.
The committee is developing a list
of suggested topics from which fra
ternity or non-frateinity groups may
make their choice. Organizations
may also indicate their preference of
a faculty member to lead the discus
: sion in accordance with the plan used
last year.
Among the niost popular subjects
taken up at the 1931 fneside sessions
were aex relations, prohibition, choice
of one's life work, actual benefits of
a college education, and religious
topics
Prof. John II Punell of the public
speaking division heads the faculty
group of the committee, which in
cludes Dean of Men Arthur B. War
nock, Prof. Ernest C. Bischoff, Prof.
Carroll D. Champlin, Dr. Stevenson
W. Fletcher, and Prof. Marsh W.
White.
Trustee Board Approves Optional
Military Drill; Authorizes Changed
System for Scholarship Awards
Nomination• by Class
Discarded Through
Revised System
GROUP INSURANCE GAINS
OFFICIALS' ENDORSEMENT
Joint Committee of Students,
Faculty Make Selection;
Shields Reelected
Award of John W. White and
Louise Carnegie scholarships, will
hereafter he made by a joint commit
, tee of students and faculty instead of
by general class elections, the Board
of Trustees decided at its meeting in
Harrisburg Tuesday
Following the failure of the general
class elections to place representative
members as candidates, the Student
Council recommended that three stu
dents meet u ith the Senate committee
on academic standards and that this
group decide the amen!. Thu. recom
mendation was accepted by the Board
Names will be submitted directly to
the committee in order of need and
scholarship rating
A group insurance plan for the
members of the stuff of the College
was approved at the meeting Under
this arrangement, the College would
pay hart of premiums and all staff
members accenting would pay the
other phition of the charges. This
pro‘ides for rates very much lower
than +lt ss possible-for individuals_ to
obtain, Adrian 0 Morse, executive
secretary said
Shields Re-elected
Acceptance of the plan by the pres
ent members of the staff , wholly
solentary, but it is provided that par
ticipation in the plan will be a condi
tion of employment as new members
of the staff are elected, the report
said
J. Franklin Shields uns le-elected
president of the Board for the coining
year. Other officeis arc James 0
White, Nice-president, Di. Ralph D.
Hatael, secretary, and William C.
Murtorff, treasurer.
Mote adequate provision for out
door athletic fields for uomen was
authorized by the action of the Board.
The problem was turned over to a
Trustee committe, on student and
staff welfare for study as to requite
meats and recommendations foe loca
tion of new fields
lisecutive Board Named
The Board also authorired the con
tribution of the receipts of the Penn
State-Lehigh charity football game
to the unemployment fund to be gnen
toward the student loan fund. The
body also provided for a cost study ,
touching all phases of the College
program. The pin peso of such a
study would be to maintain the most
efficient and economical procedure
throughout the institution
A cum mulum in fuel technology
lending to the degree of Bacheloi of
Science was approved by the Boma
and will be added to the School of
(Conttnncil on pogo two)
Smith Scores High S
Of Teaching St
This is vac of a SC, s of Intel vines
its detc»aino the adequacy of Wit
school is rear lawn shown by PM,
State freshmen.
"The crying need in high school prep
, ;nation toward college entrance to
day is to teach the student to think
lather than to memorize," Prof Oscar
F. Smith, Assistant Dean of the
School of Chemistry and Physics, sand
yesterday
Students come here as freshmen,
Profe,oi Smith pointed out, and con
tinue to rely on mammy rather than
on an undeistanding of the problems
being placed before them. As soon
as a freshman learns that he must
really think, he begins to profit by
lus college tvoik, he said.
Professor Smith gave as another
shortcoming in high school Instruc
tion the needless haste shown there
In tiring to lush pupils through a
course of study in too little time.
"If there were toter courses and the
student tequircd tcally to understand
RE•ELEC7 ED Huard of Trustees
President for 1912
DANCE TO FOLLOW
ORANGE CAGE TILT
Varsity Ten Engaged for Ed ent
After Syracuse Contest
In Recreation Hall
The first of a pi opnsorl scr'o of
three basketball dam., vponsored by
the Student Union soill be cold fol.
loosing the game with Syracuse next
Satuida%, at Allah time the Vaisitt'
Ten orchestra %inn furnish inusic from
9 30 o'clock to 12 o'clock midnight.
David F Young '42, h •ad of the
Student Union committee in xlmige
of the affair. has presented a potation
berme the Women's Senate and Dean
of Women Charlotte C. Roy, to obtain
permission allowing the co-ads special
dunce pi n•rlcgcs
Other Dane, Planned
Admission to the dance mat be had
by Athletic association cards since the
affair is being sponsored by the Stu
dent Union under the 'uper vision of
11 Flooring, giaduat, manager
of athletics
Contmuatton of these affans at fu
ture games depends entirely upon the
interest shown by the student bode
this lust dance If it is succcssful,
the second affau will take place on
Februalp 6, follow mg the basketball
game with Docked!, .li:witting to
Young.
"These basketball dances which
h roe never below been attempted at
rein Slate are all a pant of an idea
In entet tam visiting teams We plan
to continue them din mg the football
season next fall," Young sail
SCHOOL SPONSORS EXIIIIIII'
Prof Ilato II Notthtop, do iUn
of the itlinetal holustoes extension
tlepatttnent, is In tharge of an exhibit
41005010 d by the Sthuol of Mineral
indo•toes at the State Faun shot, at
Itztoisbong this wtele
chools' Practice
udents To Memorize
the polemics, he would be better pre
paled for college study 'fine .11111 now
seems to be to chill, tire undermad
mite's wend with undigested facts,"
he said.
The criticism is in amoid with that
advanced by Or hi cdencic Owens,
head of the mathematics Milan towel,
when he told tlr• Cui.i.toins that thorn'
ns a tendency in high schools now to
omit difficult studies, lather than re
tard the student's namil 1111.11e0 (loin
class to class
Professor Smith sees an encounag
mg step fin wand 111 the extension of
high school laboiaton y Ile
believes that nhen the student is able
to pen form exneinnents himself he
lull be fenced to thin). more and 01
the end will leiumnber the principles
fm a long. period.
"Although none colic= students to•
day hove studied chemistry and piny
ones in high school, the pmeentage of
these individuals has diminished," be
sand. "Colhige entrance tequirements
wane mote disemminating in this nc•
sliest ten or tuelve years ago."
ESTABLISHED
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Scientific, L. A. Study
Supplement R.O.T.C.
Under Revisions
CHANGES NOT OPERATIVE
UNTIL AUTUMN OF 1933
Drill Course Retained us Phase
In Instruction—Credits
Still Compulsory
The knell of compulsory mill
! tai y di ill he' e was sounded when
the Boa' d of Ti whees at its
meeting Tuesday authoi !zed Col
lege officials to set up a mote
model n pi ogi am of taming an
national defense.
The College promises to tout
the program into action by the
beginning of the school year of
1933-34 Substitution of courses
in other branches of national de
fense which mole neatly fit the
,tudent's regular academic stud
ies will be allowed in place of the
present system of infantry drill
and tactics
Thus a student in the School of
Cheinictry and Phy,o, could hr al
limed to elect, for instance, a course
in chemical warfare for some of his
military work credits A student in
engineering could take courses in the
chlrerent phase:, of engineering in
soar or a Liberal Atts student could
eket a Louise, for example, in inter
national lan and ielatcons, and so on
neally cc cry branch of education
uttered at the College
Retain Drill 5., Allernatise
"Nil male student, still be required
to piesent credits in such Lout,. WI
a pierequmte foi graduation, hut they
will be pet nutted to choose thew in
stratum (ions a staler lunge of sub-
Jeas than at piesent," Adrian 0
Morse, executne semetaiv, said The
pi esent type of drill pinhably still be
retain al as an alternative
The plan tio‘ely iesembh, that ad.
anted by Deal, E M Ft eonmn, of
the Ihmeisth of Minne•ota, and vme
ge,ted tot ,enoty, neldo Awn by I •
committee nutlet Dean of Men AI thin
ft \Vtt neck studs tug the situation
and hl kite
Dean Picini - lan suggested that nn
mallet N nest kind of it citing tot na
tional di font he e•atahltshed to ohu•h
the liaso eh ill uould he supplemented
Dish ionises of an nu atlenne nature
o, In It %%mild Rae Limning in ' , ma , of
the 565 lades and in ufessiunry needed
soine,liele in the riot lungs of the
al my
Ilust Appro‘e De lads
It r, tcln red that the College en
the host nentitution of it, Lend to adopt
tine plan officially Office, of the
national error elepantment will he ton
...WWII in for mulattng the tourers and
the plan na,t, he apin red in its de
tail, I.IN the cn.eed of Tri,tees before
it is put into actirm
The program was presented to the
Board by a Truster committee, under
ten chnuninanslop of loonies 13 Wart
nor, wind, studied the [noble. The
8011111 derided to accept the report
and to anthen ire the College to set it
in motion At 'lOOll HS 111.411,111.
It , pienhable that a complete lea,
angeniont of the parent crenht ratting
for infantry dull mill be made to ac
commodate the a elatave amounts of
horns in othen velment. to the wrok in
inflation halm= At pr-sent the
COW 41: Icemen. theca, hour , . of recita
tion and thin each cocci, and receive.
one en edit a semestei.
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