. - COM cOVERAGEPLETE CAMPUS ),` , 3 run tatr VOL 28, No. 35 HONORARIES TOO LAX, PRESIDENTS DECLARE Fraternity Heads Decry Loose Standards of Eligibility, Favor Changes for Membership Restriction ll= "Honorary fraternities, in general, ale too large." "Stricter membership standards are needed." "Entrance lequnements should be mole strict with more emphasis given to scholzuship." These are typical opinions napless oil by twenty-five of thirty-one hon orary fraternity presidents questioned by the COLLEGIAN. The answers in dicate an overwhelming sentiment for' more exclusive membership require meas. Only two presidents questioned were satisfied with the membership in Penn State's honorary oiganuations, while four remained neutral in opin ions on their present status. A majority of the officials hollered that there are too many honoraries here, while a few added that there un questionably was an overabundance in certain fields of collegiate activity. Dr. David C. Duncan, president of ELLIOTT WILL GIVE '32 P.S.C.A. TALKS Religious Series To Begin With Student Leaders' Dinner On Saturday Night Arthur 3. Elliott, associate national secretory in the Young Men's Chris tian association, begins the 1932 re ligious series at a dinner for student leaders Saturday night at 7 o'clock. Mr Elliott will be at the College throughout the first of the week until Wednesday. He will speak at mass meetings each night at 7 o'clock and will give, interviews dining the entire time he is here This series of 'Dad' Elliott talks and mien leu s is being sponsored by the Penn State Christian association. Mr Elliott is said to have spoken be fore more college students during the past twenty-five yams than any other person Following his meeting with student leaders Saturday, Mr. Elliott w ill speak at the regular Sunday chapel Services. His topics throughout his stay will deal with the general subject of the "Development of Chirstian Per sonality." Mr Elliott was graduated froM Northwestern Univeisity in 1902. While there he played on the varsity netball squad for four years and was named all•Westein end in 1001. He was also captain of the track team and a college oiator In 1902 he became secretaiy of the Brooklyn Y. M C. A. Five years inter he was made secretary of the Middle West Student association. Far twenty yews he seised in that capacity, becoming associate national secretary in 1027 RELIEF DONATIONS AGGREGATE $18,160 Committee Appropriates Additional Sum Front Unem pin) meat Fund Toward Student Aid A total of $18,160 ho, been turned over to the College Unemployment Relief Fund by 949 subscriber% up to the piesent time, Dean Edward Steidle, chairman of the fund com mittee, reported An amount in addition to the sum of $1,022, specified by subscribers for student loans, was assigned this week by the committee to aid students. No figures are sic en for the amount, but it is estimated to be mote than the previous sum specifically given by subscribers foi the loan fund On January 5, soon anal the end of the appeal, $17,156 had been contri buted At that time 910 faculty and staff !umbels had contobuted. ''There has been practically a hun dred percent response on the part of the staff of the College," Dean Steidle said. "Funds in addition to those given for student loans have been distil bated through recognized iebef coin naives in the State, the idiot con sisting plincipally of food for fam ilies in destitute elicuntstances, and I=l Phi Kappa Phi, scholastic fiaternity, sounded the underlying miticism by stating, "The prire of membetship is no longei sufficient to stimulate men tal achievement, and that is the real ;function of an honor fraternity" Student opinion on membership as revealed by the inquiries is typified in the contention of Melvin H. Gcmmill 1'32, head of Pi Gamma Alpha, fine arts society He believes that mem bership should be limited absolutely to those students and faculty members who have achieved recognition through their merit and not by personal popu larity gained on the campus. In contradiction to the almost unan imous expression that Penn State honoraries need drastic changes in their entrance requirenmnts, heads of thirteen phantom fraternities exem plify the pot that called the kettle black by declaring that the oiganiza tions which they represent need no (Continued on page boo) I. F. C. RESTRICTS DATES OF DANCES Fraternity Group Bars Chapter Functions on Nights of All-College Affairs A motion prohibiting fraternities from holding dances on the same night that all-College dances are be ing +held was passed by Intetfrater , nay Council at its meeting Thursday night. "This ruling will go into effect im ,mediately," Flamm L. Mathews '32, president of Interhatet ray Council, announced. "Any fiatornity viola ting this ruling will be penalized is ith a S3O fine or may be suspended from Interfraternity Council for an indef inite period" Presidents To Meet It is the belief of members of In tethateinity Council that no •other functions should be held on the nights for all-College dances mhich might de tract floes these dances Fraterni ties have been uained that they must conform to this ruling if they expect to retain their membership in the Council An invitation for all fraternity men to attend a mass meeting in Schwab auditorium at 3 o'clock Sunday af ternoon has been extended to the Council by Arthur J. Elliott, associate national secretary in the Young Men's Chtistian association, Mathens an nounced Mr Elliott will discuss "Fiatornity Problems" at this meet ing Piesident Mathem also announced that throe could be a meeting of fra ternity presidents at 8 o'clock tonight at the Phi Kappa Psi fiateinitv `United States Will Not War Against Japan,' Tanger Says Political Scientist Believes Defense of Our . Citizens in China Sole Military Step by This Country The United States will not be drawn into a war against Japan, m the opinion of Di Jacob Tanger, pio lessor of political science, who be lieves that protection of American citizens in China will be the extent of our military participation in the Sino-Japanese conflict. "Settlement of the pi esent struggle will come long after the close of hos tilities, and will be the result of a peaceful investigation in which the other Powers will play a pmt," Dr Tanner• said "It is hard to determinel, when the actual wiu fare will cease, but I feel sure that the military els will not dominate the provisions of the treaty." Dr Tnnger looks forward to Jap an's statement of her position and purposes which she has promised to make nest week, as an important step toward settlement While it ap pears that diplomatic mosso., is be ing employed to un vstiaordmary de gree by the uninterested nations, he explains that war Id treaties, such as the Kellogg Pence pact, have made it possible for other governments to de- 1/211111 STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1932 BOUCKE WILL OPEN ANNUAL SERIES OF LA, TALKS TONIGHT , Economics Professor To Speak On Reparations Question In Little Theatre LECTURES SCHEDULED EVERY OTHER TUESDAY Addresses by Cloetingh, Watt, Duhfont, Smith, Hartmann Complete 1932 List "The Reparation Question," vall be discussed by Di. 0 Frederick Boucke, of the department of economics, in the Little Theatre, Old Main, at 7 o'clock tonight, as the first talk in the twenty-second annual Liberal Arts lecture series A problem which awaits the world for solution at the present time, rep arations was selected for the topic with a particular VIM% to furnishing interested persons with a comprehen sive resume of the whole question. The history of the question as well as the various economic aspects will be treated by Dr. Boucke in his talk Coming to Penn State in 1908, Dr. Boucle has been a member of the de partment of crossings and sociology since that tune He was graduated and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and Inter, in 1916, gained his doctorate from the Univers , ty of Pennsylvania 5 Talks Complete Series In addition to his role as a teacher, Dr Boucke has ,iitten numerous books on economic questions. Since 1921 he has published "Limits of So cialism," "Development of Econom ics," "A Critique of Economics," and "Pi Inciples of-Economics." - With speakers drawn principally from the School of Liberal Arts, a lecture will be given every other Tues day night in the Little Theatie until April 19. Dr Fiancis M. DuMont, head of the department of romance languages, will give the next lecture on Franco', Vilion, while Piot. Ar thur C. Cloetingh, of the department of English literature, will discuss Eugene O'Neill, Mauch 8. A talk on Goethe and one on "World noblem, and Educational Policies" are scheduled befoic the seises is con cluded by Dr. George \V Hartmann spenicing on "The Geometiy of the Mimi." Arm' 19. FIRE DEMOLISHES INTERIOR OF LOCAL STORE BUILDING Fee demolished the inteilor of the Hub Department store building on East College avenue shortly after 2:80 o'clock Sunday morning The building which was smoldering when the fnemen arrived soon burst into a big bid.° and was not put un der control until 4 o'Llock The fire is believed to have started on the lower floor in the leal of the building. 11!1!IIMIMI!:1111! "I believe that Japan n sincere in ,aying she v,i,hes merely to defend her rights in Manchuria," Dr. ranger said, in opposing the current opinion that she is using this defense as a ruse to extend her possessions. "Japan's relationship with Manchuria is much hlie that of the United States in Nicaragua. "The United States is concerned with Nicaragua through numerous treaties, and was acting in defense of these sights when she sent hoops theta last year Japan has numinous agreements with China concerning Manchuria, and has many edirens these to defend," Dr. Tanger said. England will back the United States in her actions toward Japan and China, Pi ofessor Tanger bellvves He thinks also that France and Italy will , fail in line with England and the United States, as they have thus far. That the winfine will be limited to Japan and China is Dr. Tangoes opinion Ito sees the World War as not Du enough distant to allow a new conflict in which the Powers will pat- Store Blazes Away As Firemen Search For Firehouse Keys It is 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning and Demon Fire is eagerly devouring the premises of the 'Hub stole on East I College avenue The alarm sounds ... Fine min utes later an enterprising facman comes galloping down the alley to the firehouse. . .Be is the first there.. . ~But he does not en ter . . Why not' , .. He has forgotten Ins keys . and It's locked . . Well, someona else may have keys . . . Two, three, even mote firemen straggle m . .. They are sleepy and still no keys About ten minutes latni the keys have been found and the smoke-cute, mount theh fiery steeds they're Well, after all, a fachouse inset be protected from thieving maramicis. GLEEMEN DEPART FOR STATE MEET Will Attempt To Regain Title in Sixth Annual Competition On Thursday Night Penn State gleemen left yestmday on a four-day concert trip mind, will be concluded With t hell participation in the sixth annual State intercol legiate Glee club Lonte,t in Philarkil phia Thursday night Led by W. Jay Rennedv student director, the Glee club will seek to re gain the State title, lost last year to Lafayette on a judge's decision The contest, sponsored by the Philadelphia Forum, will be held in the Academy of Music Gleemen Tour Slate Seven other institutions, including Lafayette's- winnim.,,-group of lust year, Franklin and Marshall, Juniata, West Chesttr State Teachers' Col lege, Moravian, Hmerfold and the Unnersity of Pennsylvania, are com peting in the contest If they arc successful Thursday they still be assarded the light to en ter the national glee club contest in St. Louis, Mo , in March as the Penn. sylr erne representative COLLEGE TO HONOR WASHINGTON BIRTH Will Celebrate 200th Anni,er,ar) Of Patriot on Fehrilar3 22 In Recreation Hall In accord with a nation-wide w ive ment, a joint celebration of the too hundredth anniversary of the both of George Washington will be held in Recreation hall on Monday night, February 22, it was announced by Prof John II Fimzell, a menthol of the Slate Coßeg" IL-Centenary com mittee The coma:mutation, under the su pervision of a committee composed of faculty and State College reales., tatms, will be sponsoted 101 both Penn State students and State College esidents An appropi late patriotic program is being prepared by the committee, in which students as well as towns people will be cast. A one-hour page ant, "Washington of Young America," dnected by Heibeit Koepp-Baker, of the public speaking division, will fea ture the program. Costuming and staging of the pageant so ill he super vise(' by Pi of Ai Him C Cloctingh Prof. Riehaid W. Giant, a member of the committee, is in chatge of the musical pre,entatm,. The Blue Band and other musical of gam.ration4 , which have not been definitely <healed; upon, will be included in the program FRIZZELL SPEAKS IN CHAPEL ON INDIVIDUAL DISARMAMENT "Disaiinament of the Indic ideal" MUS the subject of the adds ess by Prof John 11. Fluzell, acting College chaplain, at the first regular chapel services hi the second semester in the Auditorium Sunday mot meg. The wed,' will neves get out of the present financial mess which it is now in, nor v.lll it free itself from the scourge of %vat or the hollers of race riots and impeiialism until ac begin disaimament in the head of each in dividual citizen, Prof. Frizzell said. COUNT? ALUMNI TO NIEVI Centre County alumni will inert in the Little Theatte, Febunny .2.9, to discuss Penn Stato's athletic mom am and to complete the organization of a Tottrgiatt BOARD ADVOCATES STUDENT VOTE ON ATHLETIC AWARDS Physical Education Committee, Undo graduate Members To Prepare Ballot REDUCTION IN OPERATING EXPENSE RECOMMENDED Retrenchment Will Not Affect Spring SporlE Programs Already Arranged Students will be given all oppoi tun ity to express their views on the question of revision of athletic letter , awaids as a result of action taken by the Board of Athletic Control at a electing Saturday. The Board asked its student mem bers to prepare a student ballot on the question in conjunction with the exe mune committee of the School of Physical Education Details of the holding of this public vote will be an nounced follow leg a mr:ging of this group tomorrow afternoon. Consider Daylight Sal,lng To meet financial effects of the present depression, the Board adsised a reduction in operating expenses for the second semester and as long as present conditions last. Spring spoils schedules, however, cull be carried out as scheduled unless retienchment by other institutions makes it necessar y to cancel individual meets "We &silo to maintain our pies ent athletic program," Dinector Hugo Bezdek of the School of Physical Edu cation said in explaining the Board discussion, "and to do this, action to reduce existing operating expens,s is necessary. We hope that the need fon such retrenchment svill have- disap. pealed ashen th, time cannon for our 19J3 budgeting" Reports nine Moot Possibilities of the application of daylight saving principles here to facilitate expansion in the intramural sports pi ogram Here discussed by the Board at its meeting. It expless^d satisfaction at gross th in the "ath letics lot all" inurement eudenced bt an intramural iepoit Director Bezdek reported that pres ent indications point to toe complAt success of the N C A A boxing tour :lament for collegiate Olympic tmout: hme in Apid Invitations trill bi mailed to 300 colleges and univelsi ties suppoiting Intel collegiate boxing this v.,ek, lie said BOWERY SELECTED AS THEME FON KOTILLION Varsit) Ten Will Prosaic Music at Co•cd Dance ThursEla) Night A bouery cabaiet, with a (laming chin us, night club enamors, and the Varsity ten orchesti a furnishing se", as the background foi the women students' annual Ito-oil I Kotillion ham S until 12 o'clock Thui , day night in the Armoiv Beneath a ceiling decorated with 'balloons, guests will sit at tables cov ered with toil-Lhalcied tablecloths and be served by the Cwens, acting 'as waltiesses To lend atmosplrme to the occasion, guests are it:quested to come in couples and in costumes befitting a , lamely night club Hasek Cites 3 Faults Of High School Thor is the font th of a units of attgo mum to &gamine the ade quacy of high school meamatton ohm., by Penn State ftudinuat. Three blnt-comings of high school , proper:Aron were brought out by Dr Carl NV Desch, head of the depart , meat of economics and socrologv, in discussing the quality of training , shown by freshmen here "The major difficulty, from the viewpoint of the college instructor, Is !the varintion in knowledge of stu idents from the different high schools," Dr Basel, said "There is no medium of appeal to all the students." "Especuilly in the social sciences, lit is necessary that the student have l a broad knowledge. Some of the high schools gm e a sufficiently general SC lection of courses to give the pupil :such a background, but the majority Casa Loma Orchestra Signed for Soph Hop Will Furnish Music at Third All-College Dance March 4—Fulfill Yale Engagement Before Appearing Here Coming lime the night after an ap pcmance at a Yale Liinvmsity dance, the Casa Loom orchestra Hill fulmsh the music for the Sophomore Hop, thud of the all-College dances, in Rec reation hall Match 1, acemiling to an announcenrmt by John T. Ryan Jr. chairman of the second-year dance committee The Casa Lonna band spent most of the summer in appealantes through out the eastern pant of the State and fon that reason are eroll-known to many Penn State student, They spetoalme m the sloes style of dun, music, a feature of then, eeh•ch rs emphasmed by a blabs team flip at Steel Pier Pennsyhania, Syracuse, Princeton, and th, Virginia Military Institut, .u c among the collegiate institution, at %%bah the Casa Loma oithesti ha , played dance engagement,. They ace a Bruns,itk iccoi ding orchtsti a and ate at present featuied (Aar Station DECORATION THEME CHOSEN FOR BALL 'Washington's Birthday Selected A: Main Background of Military Function A Washington's Birthday theme u JI predominate in decorations Inc the Military Ball Februai v le, accoiding to Philip G Cooper '32, chairman of the dance coinmittee The contra act for materials and su neivision of decorating has been let to a Wilkes-Buic company MI of the actual snort, is to be done by of ficers of the achanuol coins, in oidei to lance the total 'unfits to be gin en to the Student Loan Fuld Austin IN der\ mellestra, oluch to gether math the Van sit} Ten, campus hand, will furnish music at the dance, will gi‘e a fifteen-minute stag, pm- Cm mama, at a theatie before the ball, :looper sand Booth Dralungs The only complimentaiy tickets to he dunce that will be green out ale 'o the deans and College officials, as on economy mote in addition to mill ing fa‘or, and the co-ed colonel Lela - nony A ,mall .ichinssion mill he chai zed fol persons wiohng t, sit m the bal cony of Rect cation hall dining the ball Thawing, lot booths mill take place Thursday, and applications for ',acting ammo should be given to tarries 1) Sty ichland ',12 FREAR ANNOUNCES DEADLINE FOR MAGAZINE MANUSCRIPI'S All manuscililt, fat the 'l,nch 1,- sue of the Old limo li, ii ,hould he ,übuntted haute SultudaN, Hugo K FlVall '32, editor of the magarme, ha, announced Articles it Inch arc accepted for Publicat ion ,111 be eligible tot tu contest plugs of Sl3 etch, air an ded by Pt Delta Epsilon, national hnnm aty Journalistic f rate, nit. All ma terial appearing in the Oh/ Mulii /t/ /I this lour hill be judged to the t... 411- petition. in Preparation Students for College said m discus,ing this ponit Another inadequacy in the pm ohm nary education of college student, I the IN ye of teacheis in high schools Di Hasa believes. The gr,itei,t. linqueney in this mattes is that sonic instnietois are too young and con Nequently lack a commehensi,c knee,- ledge of their field, in Di Ilabel.'s opinion "A thud difficulty, comic it i a natui al one and should not be blamed on high school supei visors, is the ins matinity of public school pupils," Di ilasek said "The pupil's age and es pelienee ate , spat.c that he finds it almost inviossible to past, the sub ject matter and to hal. it oath esmy day life," he said nofessin Ilasek notes a metal impiovement ni the quality of ti inning exemplified by students calming here, and he believes that the high schools of the Stole are Wow a blonder e=!===9 ESTABLISHED PRICE FIVE CENTS Yolk City, In a ,elins of tatho Inoadtasts. During the past Chi istmns ',cation pen sod, Penn State students from the Philadelphia legion hnd the oppottun ity to hen, the Seidl hop band play at many soci dlp pn eminent functions Then engagements this summer in cludgd stay. at Steel Piet, Atlantic Cite N' 1 Ind Co , eland, No, York City In line us Ith the !educed into-class budget policy in effect this can, the admission on ice to S0)111 .11011 has been teduced, Neil N Fleming, gimluate manager of athletics and interela,, tiumulei, has announced lecently. A. a ieNult of this !eduction in the ad nussion plum, rime, will be °nutted A S(1101110 of enigma' decoration, and assaiding of a contract fin this mull, mill be crusalmed at a meetmet of the committee ties week, Ryan an nounced. DRILL CORPS HERE GAINS ACCEPTANCE National 'Pershing Rifle? Body Approse: Local Petition For Admittance Annountement that the petition of the Penn Stutz, lionoiary Thill Corps lot admittance into "Pershing Rifles," national lionoiary R 0 T C organi 'sation, has been accepted by the exe cutive council, onus muds vestetday by 11 pliam C Buoy 'd.3, captain of the corps The local Iv oup, which re composed of sevant,frve members, was or ganraed here la.t. March 1,1 the mem bers of Scabbard and Blade, lionoran 111110,1 r , ocret,,,„ under the drrection of Capt Err.nt E Tabseott, professor oC rarlitarn tactic:, 1010 Is the pres ent arh.rsor I=lEl "Pot sloop Rifles" c, acme through out the count its chapters, xchich extend ti the Pacific coast, to plofnaent undeicl is 11 0. T C. stu dents The head of the orgy nation is located at Ohio Slat^ Unnersny The "Rifle," motto, "Duty, Donal, School and Counts ." concisely cc plates the puipo, of the society it, ale), ale to des clip the hngheot ideals of the twit ate piofcssion, to promote citizenship and to pi openly I—leoemze louktaniling ba.ic R 0 T C student,. ' DI Oil It officers of the Coln, are ['Militant C But, '33, captain, Donald ,G Daub ilsin %11, 11,1 lieutenant, liar -101,1 1, Gen man second lieutenant, and M'inified I) Vo.buic Jt 'II, set ' gtant-mann The gi oup 11l march as a cepinat, comp., in naiades and :no , ill, and minim, mill urn spec- Ind equipment to de.L.rnate then posh ten) O'BRIEN APPOINTS 2 DEBATE TEAMS Coat Ii Nam, Both. Miller, Mapper With I' & M rrulo Too I'2llll Stale tom, fun the dual On egon ,t‘ le th bate tutu nankin, and f'olltge nide mg,ht ,etc. ,eleettal t o,teitlal by lo,eph F. o'l3i len, men', debate tenth .lobo A lioch 'a 1 and Coat C llillet '4l V.lll ,Optiont the ail 1111111L11, of "Remd, ell, thud the points of gin - mg. othlelo ,hrould be deAanAnuted in all Am. o an Lollege , ." Samuel .1 Kloinon 'it and Angelo N Ben bat, '33 hate been min.d to de fend the no gatn, of the in opreAtlon. She Penn Slat: officinal, p tOlllll mill met the Fi anLhn and Minshall negative pan lime, mink the negative will &Mal, the Fianklin and Marshall affirmative team at Laneastei. The contest hoe unit be held in Room 107 Main Engineering building at 740 'clock. The nest sehmluled debate will be contest nn tint state socialimn camtalisin question sold, rein esenta tines of Dickinson College ono WPSC dining the regular Sunday afternoon progiam on Februm y 28 Th.a will be the Dist tunic that an Oiegon plan debate has en ei been bruadca,t.
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