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VOL. 28, No. 40
RING, MAT, SOCCER
SPORTS WIN 6-INCH
AWARDS IN BALLOT
Necessary Two-Thirds of 775
Voters Favor Major 'S' -
For 3 Activities
HARRIERS, LACROSSMEN
RARELY MISS MAJORITY
Cross• Country Falls Short by
74 Counts--Boxing Nets
757 Proponents
With student sentiment gaining an
other victory, letter-winners in box
ing, wrestling, and soccer were au
thorized to receive six-inch letters by
two-thirds of those voting in a special
athletic association ballot Wednesday.
Overwhelming majorities gave box
ing and wrestling their advance, while
soccer won by a smaller margin of
fifty-four votes Out of the 776 stu
dents who voted, 757 favored advan
cing the award in the ring sport, 707
wished the wrestlers to receive more
than the present four and one-quar-
ter-inch award, and 570 favored gm- I
mg lettei-uinners larger insignia
Cross-country received the next
highest number of votes for advance
ment, losing only by seventy-four
votes when 442 expressed belief that
the harrier award should be larger.
Lacrosse also Pinked high, polling 422
votes to fall only slightly behind the
cross-country . , total.
113 Faser All Advancing
Tennis, golf, gymnastics, and rifle
trailed far behind the five - leaders.
The net sport 'received 199 votes, 156
favored the award in golf, 152 wished
the gymnastics tram to receive sta
nch letter awards, and 129 wanted w
change m_the present four and one
quarter-inch rifle award.
That all• the sports in question
should be advanced to the position of
recipients of the award now given in
baseball, basketball, and track was the
belief of 113. On the other hand, 11
voted to have the letter awards re
main as they are in every case.
The combined Liberal Arts and Edu
cation ballot had the highest number
of votes, 253 being tallied there. Ag
riculture students turned .out 219
strong, while Engineering, Chemistry
and Physics, and Mineral Industries
followed in order with 157, 89, and 57,
respectively.
100 HEAR COOK EXPLAIN
FUNCTION OF A. A. U. P
Johns Hopkins Law Head Gives Talk
At Decennial Celebration
The common belief thht the Amer
ican Association of University Pro
fessors has for its main function the
coercion of administrations is erro
neous, Dr. Walter W. Cook, of Johns
Hopkins University told one hundred
members of the local chapter at a
decennial dinner Wednesday night.
That, at the most only one-tenth of
the work of the society falls into this
classification is the belief of the head
of the Institute of Law at Johns Hop
kins Its important function is the
consideration of student problems as
well as the discussion of professional
difficulties, the speaker explained.
In addition to Dr. Cook's address,
the former presidents of the local
chapter gave brief talks and copies
of a booklet on the meaning and the
accomplishments of the association
were distributed.
Neuslicium Looks Hi
Music Box, For
Stage properties always Sorm an
item of worry and irritation to a play
El:recto:, but Frank S. Neusbaum,
coach of "Holiday," to be presented
tomorrow night by the Penn State
Players struck a new quirk in his ef
fort:, to secure an old style insole box,
needed for tomorrow's production.
The/old-fashioned music box is a
rant), Mr. Ncusbaum concluded He
had searched high and low throughout
State College. He even gave Shirley
Thoipo '33, who was in New York city
to secure costumes; for "The Black
Flamingo," orders to inquire at every
theatrical supply house for an instru
ment of the light type.
!When the costume seeker returned
with word that she could find nothing
b fill the hill, the "Holiday" director
was ready to give up. And then the
storm broke. ,
"You mean one of those old,musie
Colonel McCaskey Declares
R.O,T.C.OppositionArtificia
Claims Student Objections to Military Training
, Would Die Out Unless Stimulated By
Outside, False Pressure -
I=l
"Sir, the opposition to R. 0. 7'. C.
among the students here is artificially
sustained by agencies both within and
outside the College."
Colonel Walter B. lik.Caskey, com
mandant, leaned on a yellow pine
drafting table in the armory. He al
ways stands up when talking to any
one and is usually on his feet even
while doing desk work.
"If students here were not being
urged on and influenced by artificial
pressure against It 0.T.0 , the objec
tion would die out of its own weight,"
the colonel said with a decisiveness
born of calling commands on the drill
field.
. Confronted by the report of the
Board of Trustees recommending that
a group of options be set up in mil-
Italy training and authorizing College
officials to set up this type of train
ing, the commandant shoved his hand
through his short bristly white hair
and said, "The practical obstacles are
great and will need much study and
compromise." That's all.
Should Learn Respect
He pulled an official book from the
Ishelf and opened it surely to the right
place. He read aloud, follovang the
words with a short forefinger, a long
and official opinion of the War De
partment, assuring special considera•
Lion to suggestions from the colleges
for changes in R 0. T. C.
When asked if the compulsory drill
and the uniform were the prime rea
sons for making the whole military
idea repugnant to students here as
suggested in the report, the colonel
repeated his belief that outside and
artificial - pressure produced the oppo
sition and he said, "The repugnance,
such as it is, for the uniform and the
military discipline are not ellough to
offset the value of these things to the
coos and the College."
"Yes," the commandant said to the
question: Do all men need experience
ORATORS TO MEET -
DICKINSON SUNDAY
Will Hold Oregon Style Radio Debate
On Capitalism Question Oler
WPSC at 4.00 O'clock
Continuing the unbroken series of
forensic relations which began in 1903,
Penn State debaters will meet Dickin
son College orators in an Oregon style
contest which will be broadcast over
station WPSC at 4 o'clock Sunday
afternoon
With "Resolved, that capitalism as
n system of economic organization is
unsound in principle" as the subject
for argument, Coleman Herpel '32
and Scott Keyes '33 will argue the
negative. Ray R. Kuebler and David
S Myers, of Dickinson, will support
the affirmative.
After a lapse of two days, the de
baters will again take the platform
when they engage William and Mary
College Williamsburg, Va , in a re
turn debate here Tuesday night. The
contest will be a split-team affair on
the state socialism-capitalism ques
tion.
Keyes and Paul L. Fox '33 have been
selected by Joseph F. O'Brien, men's
debate coach, for this contest. Fox
will pair with a William and Mary
debater to defend state socialism,
while Keyes and another William and
Mary orator will support capitalism.
igh and Low for
gets To Ask Players
box affairs?" asked Jim Norris, who
plays the, part of Nick Potter in the
comedy, "Why, my grandmother has
one of those things."
And before Neusbnum could say yes,
Louise Adams, maid and understudy
to all feminine roles on the play, bloke
into the conversation with "The little
boy next door has one of those things.
I can got that, one."
It remained fn) Peter Meek, leading
man who had been in enough Player
shows to know the difficulties of
stage property, to climax the offerings.
"Why didn't you say you wanted
one of those things?" he questioned.
"We have one down home at Belle
fonte; I'll bring it up tomorrow."
Peta's contribution to the property
list is a massive, unwieldy red music
boa, of the vintage of the early 'days
of phonographs, and it chimes out de-,
lightful music—if you rare for chimes,,
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1932
in military drill and discipline as giv
en in the present course here in order
to serve adequately the nation in time
of war? "The first lesson every man,
woman, and child needs to learn is
obedience to and respect for com
petent superior authority," he said.
The report makes this feature op
tional
He expressed no opinion when ask
ed if he thought the plan was the best
solution to the present situation of dis
satisfaction. The College administra
tion is his superior officer.
He opened another file and indicated
a letter of the Board of Trustees of
Ohio State University, written when
Prof. Herbert A Miller was dismissed
from the University for fomenting
feeling against R. 0. T. C. It read,
"The Board feels that the University
should not be subjected to emotional
criticism because of the unripe voci
ferations of a small group of students
and a very few members of the fac
ulty, who were under no compulsion to
come here and are under none to re
main unless they can subscribe to the
fundamental purposes of this Univer
sity."
CANADIAN TO LEAD
LIQUOR DISCUSSION
Ben H. Spence Will Conduct 2
Forums in Auditorium,
Little Theatre
"The Canadian Systems of Liquor
Control" will be the subject of Ben H.
Spence, journalist, investigator, and
speaker of Toronto, Can., when he
conducts a forum discussion in Schwab
auditorium at 7 30 o'clock Monday
nigh:: He will also address a special
meeting for faculty members in the
Little Theatre, Old Main, at 4 o'clock
Me. Spence is recognized by some
as the most fully-mformed man in
Canada on the liquor problem. Recent.
ly correspondent for a leading Cana
dian newspaper, he has had an oppor
tunity to observe the workings of the
American system.
P. S C. A. Sponsors Talk
Ho is the author of "The Canadian
Ltquot System, What It Is, How It
Works," "Liquor Control in Canada,"
"Qtiebee.and the Liquor Problem," and
"Government Controlled by Liquor."
The journalist has also studied the
Scandanavian and other European
systems.
Raving spoken at sixty prominent
institutions throughout the country
during the past year, Mr. Spence con
ducted a three•day forum at Ohio
State University, and a two-day forum
at the University of Illinois.
The Intercollegiate Prohibition asso
elation, of Washington, D. C., has sent
Mr. Spence here, and his lectures are
designed to be a "new approach to the
liquor problem of today and the edu
cation of the youth in it." His lecture
here is sponsored by the Penn State
Christian association.
NEWSPAPER TO CONDUCT
JOURNALISTIC CONTEST
Williamsport 'Grit.' Will Sponsor
Feature Story Competition
, Cooperating with Alpha Beta Sig
ma, professional Journalism frater
nity; the Williamsport Grit today be
gins a feature story contest in which
all College students may participate.
The winning story as judged by the
.editors of the Grit will be published
in one of its issues following the close
of the contest on May 2. A price of
twenty-five dollars will be awarded
the winner.
No limitation has been placed on the
subject of the feature except that it
must not be historical in character,
I while the length of the oriel° has been
limied to between 1,200 and 2,000
words Instructions regarding the
contest may be obtained at Room 311,
Old Main.
WEAVER ATTENDS HEARING
Prof. Frederick P. Weaver, bead of
the asticultui al economics department,
attended the first public hearing of the
Mineral and Forest Land Taxation
commission, which was held at Wash
ington yesterday to investigate the
conditions in the bituminous coal fields.
Loss on Military Ball
Estininted at $36.15
The Military - Ball lost 536.11, ac
cording to an estimate released yes
terday by Philip G. Cooper '32,
dance committee chairman Thole
were 23$ tickets sold, and the total
receipts were $1,246 75. The two
orchestras cost $720, and expenses
amounted to $1,28290
Many tickets were returned, meni
al the committee reported, because
sickness' prevented the buyers horn
attending the dance, and other pros
pective purchases were lost through
the same cause. Profits were to
have been given to the student loan
fund.
WINTER CONCERTS
TO OPEN SUNDAY
Blue Band Will Give Program of
Classical, Military Music
At 3:30 O'clock
A program of classical and military
selections by the Blue Band, uncle, the
direction of Prof 'Wilfred 0 Thomp
son, will open the annual series of
winter concerts in Schwab auditorium
at 3 30 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
During the conceit, which is the
first of five to be piesented by the
College musical organizations, twenty
four seniors will be presented mith
keys in reward for three and a half
years service in College bands. The
program will include six numbers by
the entire organization, two selections
for a saxophone ensemble, a trombone
number, and a vocal solo.
In accord pith the two-hundtedth
anniversary of Washington's birth,
the band will open the program with
Bagley's composition "The Fathes of
Ris Country" This mill be followed
with excerpts from overtures inelud
ing,"Martha."-"Ptai. and Peasant,"
"Fest," and "Raymond"
Sing Baritone Solo
A saxophone ensemble of twenty
piece will play two pastorals "Fre
mont Flowers" by Goodell, and
Finder's composition "Golden Sunset"
L. Claire Berket '32 will accompany
these selections.
Following soothes number by the
band, Robert If. McFalls '33 will sing
r baritone solo, the Toreador song
from "Carmen" A trombone solo
from "Il Trovatmo" played by Harry
M Wilson '33 is also scheduled.
Othe: numbers by the band mill be
Brook's composition "In the Cleat Be
yond," am? "A Day in Venice," a
musical suite by the Pennsylvania com
poser, Ethelbert Nevin. The conclud
ing number, "Old Soldiers Never Die,"
s military number by Campbell, mill
be featured with a local chorus by
members. of the band
DEAN WARNOCK TO ADDRESS
ALUMNI OF CENTRE COUNTY
Discussing Penn State', new athletic.
policy, Dean of Men Arthur R War
nock, a member of the College Ath
letic Board of Control, will address
Centro county alumni at their organ
ization meeting in the Little Theatre,
Old Main, at 8 o'clock Monday night.
George R Meek,,of Bellefonte, the
first College graduate manager of ath
letics, and Comptroller Raymond li.
Smith, who held the same position for
many years, will speak on events lead
ing up to the present program of ath
letics. •
Who's Dancing
Dells Cla and Alpha Kappa Pi at
Alpha Kappa Pt
(Invitation)
Milan() NUM
Junior Girls at iypha Tuu Omega
(SubsC•4(p p on)
Vol sal; 7',.71
Tomorrow Night
Kappa Kappa Gamma at
Nittany Lion Inn
(Closed)
Voinily Den
Chi Phi
(Invitation)
Dill Ilottorf
Tao Sigma Phi
(Cloned)
flue and While
Elide and Sigma Phi Alpha at
Sigma Phi Alpha
(Closed)
Commie Owls
, Delta Thetn Sigma
(Closed)
Joe l!alloy
THESPIANS SELECT
LEADS FOR JUNIOR
PROM PRODUCTION '
Organization Will Present 'We
The People' as Offering
Saturday, May 6
'SOCK' KENNEDY ASSIGNS
CO-EDS ROLES IN SHOW
Norris, Ayers, Maimed Awarded
Principal Male Parts of
Musical Sensation
Selection of both major and minor
toles for "We the People," 1932 Thes
pian production to be presented Sat
urday, May 6, following Junior Prom,
was announced last night by J Eumg
"Sock" Kennedy, dnector of the an
nual moduction
James S Mums '32, Robert C
Ayres '42, and Eilum S. Maimed '33
will take the principal male roles
chile bI Dorothy Johnston '33, 1 - k
Glace Elam '34, and Lucille L Lackey
'35 are assigned to the major imam-,
ine leads Minor parts will be taken
by James F Cochran '32, Wllliam P.!
Hippler '32, John H Steuart '32, Jo
seph Lachman '33, Wayne R. Varnum
"31, and John B Bott '35
Feature Nei, Parts ,
Both dancing and singing choruses
have also been selected, seconding to
Kennedy, and will be called out for
actise practice soon In assigning
pants to co-eds, those in change of
the show are following the plecedent
established in last }can's Junior Prom
inoduction, when parts were opened
to women for the first time.
Norris and Maimed were featured
in last year's Thespian production,
"Reel} and Truly," as were the Misses
Johnston and Baer Aye's and Miss
Laskey will be making their first ap
pearance in leading roles nab this
3 err 's show.
A takeoff on cut musical com
edies, "We the People" hill follow the
opeietta arrangement popularized by
Gilbert and &Innen Character parts
and separate singing and dancing
Choruses are new featuies of the shots.
Mush for the production was hut
ten toy Leon N Cohen '32, Willard E.
Fiththorn''33, Nevin F Decker '34,
Kenneth Holderman, and Hummel
Ftshburn
CLOETINGH TRACES
O'NEILL'S CAREER,
Discusses Life, Nu3s of Dramatist
In &mind Liberal Ark Talk
Here Tuesday Night
Eugene O'Nmll's life from that of
an obscure playwright to the eminent
position he holds in the theatre world
today was traced by Prof Arthur C
Clocirngh, of the department of
English literature, when he gave the
second lecture of the Liberal Arts
series in the L•ttle Theatre, Old Main,
Tuesday night
The dreamt..., professor divided
O'Neill life into three parts betrn
rung w ith his boyish attempts at writ
ing plays Then came his period of
eyierrmentution during whidh he
wrote in 1020 "Beyond the Horizon,"
wrniung him the Pulitzer prize for
that year
The thud period of O'Neill's life the
speaker called a permit of realism dur
ing wlirch he wrote and Is writing his
most famous plays Professor• Clue-'
Inigh placed especial emphasis upon 1
two of the playwright's most recent
dramas, "Strange Interlude," and
"Mourning Becomes Electra," the I
adaptation of modern psychology into
a Creek play.
Professor Cloetingh's lecture replac
e 4
that of Dr Francis M duMont, head
of the romance languages department,
who because of illness was forced to
postpone his talk until March 8. At
that time Dr DuMont writ speak on
"Francois Villon," French poet
MtCORD TO DELIVER FIRST
OF ACRICULTURIL LECTURES
Prof. John E. McCord, of the do
Rill trnent of agricultural economics
will give the first of a series of lec
ture- sponsored by the School of Agri
culture on March 9
Other speakeis secured for the
sinter include Professor F. C. fling, of
Purdue Univeicity, E S, Bayard, edi
toi-in-ehief of the Pennsylvania
Pe) inei. and C. F. Zimmerman, Hunt
ington banker.
Fraternity DeWgates
Begin 2-Day Session
With Dinner Tonight
WILL SHARE Femmme Lead m
'Holiday' Tomorrow National Vice-President
Of Interfraternity
Group lo Talk
PLAYERS TO STAGE
BARRY'S 'HOLIDAY'
Meek, Kell, Vincent, Norris
Share Leading Roles in
3-Act Comedy
With Johnny Case, romantic young
Imams. man, who behetes in taking
hi^ holidays while he is still young
!enough to enjoy them, fighting against
American ideals, of -commercial suc
j cess. the Penn State Players will pre
sent "Holiday," a three-act comedy
!by Philip Barry, in Schwab auditorium
at 8 30 o'clock tomorrow night
Peter G. Meek '32, Lillie A Kell
'33 and Barbara Vincent '33 share the
leading roles in the play. Meek per
' trays the part of Johnny Case; Miss
Hell, that of his fiancee, Julia Seton,
who loves him but behetes in acquir-1
ing wealth before taking a "holiday"„
and Miss Vincent takes the role of
Linda, Julia's luxury-bored sister who
believes in Johnny and his ideals
Miss Vincent is a newcomer to
Playei ranks, appearing in a mayor
role foi the first time tomorrou night.
Both Meek and Miss Kell have taken
leading pmts in previous productions.
Will Play Minor Roles
'Reginald R. Kenton '32 will he
seer as the wealthy father, Edward
Seton believer in commercial success,
who finds fault mirth Johnny's plans
Nw' Seton, the fourth member of the
tired of riches and anraous to
h' free, but lacking the courage, is
played by Robed C Ayers '32
Representing Johnny's ideals, James
S Norris '32 and M. Theresa Baer
take the parts of Nick and Susan
Pate, reel less, happy-go-lucky char
acter, Seton Crank played by Wil-,
ham G Carr '35, and Lour,, Crank
portrayed by Silver 21. Mullm '32, are
relatives who force themseh es into
Or plot to turn Johnny into a success
ful' busines man
Mum. noles one plat ed by Penny Commence Regmuld R. Real ton 'JS
R Small 'JS, who is cast in the note p chant on no of tins meeting. The
on the butte., and Loupe Adam '33, session nail begin immediately follow -
ho' tales the pant of Dehlia, the mg the luncheons, and discussions will
maid The play no linden the &maim be infoimal Following the luncheon
of Flank S. Neusbnium, of the &pall- meting the confen once in 11l close to
men'. on English composition. I mon now often noon
Letter Asks Loan Fund Aid
(This lento Is one of . 2)1U1111 OMICOIB,
Lopt is the fills of Dion of Alen
Arthut F Irotnoek's Wet, which
row horn cttalcnts Id° want to stay
en College lhts second tan:valet Men
whogr nota(s ate a by-mod on the
cantina] hove sough/ Tl,r do
t/cut loan mod mast hove $4,000 to,
0004 the College meets of de fr
men who have asked lot alit )
Den: Dear Warnock
The other ouy I tallied with you
about the the hope of ni,N getting
seine aid in order to continue my Col
lege work. If I can get enough to
pay my fees and books I will be able
to continue. I haven't any money now
of any possibility of getting any.
My father is a farmer and 14 not
making enough to help me. I can't
ask him to burden himself with .1
note, when I Know he IS buidened al
most to Meaking now. Although L
know ho would if I could get someone
to loan it to me.
I have been out of school two years
I se as supposed to cone hero in the
ESTABLISHED
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FASSETT WILL SPEAK
AT THIRD CONFERENCE
Committee Arranges Luncheons
Tomorroo in Selected
Chapter Houses
Fraternity piesidents, senior coun
cil delegates, and sophomore repiesen
tatives meeting mith visiting frater
nity executnes will open Penn State',
'third Intelfraternity conference with
a formal dinner in the Nittany Lion
Inn at 6 00 o'clock tonight
Adrian 0 Morse, executi, some
tare, mall melcome the visitors in the
absence of President Ralph D Hetccl
Following the addles, bs Mi. Morse,
'Eduard T vice-chairman of
the National Interfraternity confer
ence, mill speak as the official iepre
' sent - salve of the national organisation
replacing Akan E Dueii, rational
chanman, mho is unable to attend the
conference
G=ll
The concluding and principle acidic.
will be risen by James Yarnell Fas
sett, assistant to the Attorney Gen
mal of the 'United States Additional
fratomy e,ecutnes .ho will
'attend the meetings ale Park B
Fray. of Alpha Kappa Pi Leroy
!Burkholdei of Sigma Ph i '
'Haney Salt, and Wilbur M Waldon
Luncheons follo.ed by discussions
for chapter officers will be held at 1
'o'clock [mom, afternoon in sin fra
'ternities The luncheon for frater
nity presidents onll be held at Beta
Theta Pi, Paul W Henderson 'B2,
chairman of the committee on
ar-
I nangements, announced The discus
'mon at this meeting be led by BA.
IFassett, while Dos al B liayllin
'chairman of fraternity presidents, will
preside
V. ill Close Tomorro,
Leroy M Burkholder, traveling sec
retary of Sigma Phi Epsilon, s ilt
speak before the meeting of fratei
.nity caterers at Delta Sigma Phi
Clarence E Chnstmn will be in
charge of this group, uhile Herbert
! E .Longenecker '33 mill pi e,ide during
!the meeting of treasurers at Sigma
Phi Epsilon
Norman McLeod of Delta Tau Delta
and Dr. Carl E Marquardt, College
examinci, will sneak at the meeting
of scholeiship chairmen at Kappa
Sigma Pleblems of the chapter ed
itor %%ill be discussed at Phi Kappa
!Sigma .ith Stockton HeMuch '43 in
charge A reinesentatme of the
staff of Le;lntret. Greet.
Er
'change has I !Jen secured to speak at
!this session
Chapter ads isms a ill assemble at
Phi Comma Delta m here the discus
!sion uill be led by Harvey Salt, see-
Iceliny of the Pittsburgh Chamber of
full of 1929 u the leLoi,l, will show
I thought by ,taymi, tout I could work
anti save enough to "One, but I have
been unable to get much work .4.
couldn't help nty`elC el). math This
fall I decided to mak the plunge. The
goink has been estremely rough, but
that only makes one appieoate things
all the mule when they finally arc
obtained
I inn a lover of football (of rill
;Tart^ m fact) and made the mibtalse
of going out for it, With football,
Nvol tint all the tune I po.sibly could,
and iny studies, life here has been one
whirl At lust my studies suiteled be
cause I didn't Imo, how to study. As
a result of a bad start, I ant in
ticublo with tuo studies I feel I
ear continue that I'll never Ire in
trouble again beLause Purr slowly leer n
nt to study
Going to College has been a life long
ambition of mine . . I play and hope
that I will get to continue, but if I
don't I won't give it up. I'll appre
ciate any consideration given Ills with
the deepest gratitude,