11 V.170 ,PUS ru ' • , • total/114 COMPLETE CAM COVERAGE VOL. 28, No. 43 120 TRANSFER TO OTHER CURRICULA, FIGURES INDICATE Largest Enrollment Gain Made By Liberal Arts Course With 39 Additions GREATEST LOSS SHOWN IN ENGINEERING SCHOOL Deans Disclose Primary Causes For Student Changes of Current Semester Transfers from one school to an other by 120 students this semester, as shown by figures compiled in the Registrar's office, indicate an increas ing rate of changes in vocational study from semester to semester. At the corresponding time last year, 115 undergraduates had changed cur ricula, while the previous semester in September, 1930, only 111 were re corded by the Registrar. In an early count of this semester's changes, 103 men and 10 women decided on differ ent courses in preparing for their fu ture occupations. In the earlier tabulation there were 51 freshmen and 35 sophomores, while only 21 Juniors and 4 seniors deemed it advisable to change their matricula tion to a different school. An in crease of 7 transfers has been re potted since this count I=l The largest gain of students as a result of the transfers was made by the Liberal Arts School, adding 39 The Engineering School, on the other side of the ledger, lost the most with a decrease of 29 this semester. Gains 'm enrollment - were extier milcZil<by Yht 4 .u9ithltioni'sh4COn'ivt 16, the 'Physical - Education School with 5, and the School of Education with 5. The School of Chemistry and Physics ranked second to the Engin eering School in the number of losses with 24, followed by the Mineral In dustries and Agriculture Schools, with 6 apiece. Liberal Arts gained 48 and lost this semester, while the Engineering School lost 37 and added only 8 The tiani.ition section benefited by 30 and lost 14, the School of Physical Educa tion added 7 and lo,t 2, and the Edu cation School gained 16 to lose 11. Incieasing its fold by only 4, the School of Chemistry and Physics lost 28, while the School of Agriculture, which won a similar amount lost only 10. Citing the predominating causes to a trend to the Liberal Arts School (Continued on page two) AUTOGIRO EXPERT TO GIVE LECTURE Larsen Will Come Here for 'Address E2M=l=lM!!3 Mr. Agnew E. Lassen, chief en gineer of the Autogiro Company of America, will lecture on "Autognos" at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night In the Chemistry Amphitheatre. As co-inventor of the comptuatively new plane, Mr. Larsen is considered one of the outstanding experts of the country on this subject. Recently he visited Spain to discuss the subject with Cierea, a promoter of the new plane in that country. The talk is under the auspices of Gamma Chapter, Sigma Pi Sigma, and the Student Branch of Central Pennsylvania Section American So ciety of Mechanical Engineers. This is the second of the series sponsored by Sigma Pi Sigma this year. If weather conditions permit, Mr. Larsen will fly an autogiro here to illustrate how the new plane works This,. the first time that the speaker has appeared at Penn State DUTCHER. FENSKE, WHITMORE WILL SPEAICON CHEMISTRY Prot R. Adams Dutcher, Di Mer rell R. Penske, and Dean Frank C. 'Whitmore, of the Chemistry and Phy amen School, will deliver addiesses at the spring meeting of the American Chemical society to be held in New Orleans on March 28. Professor Dutcher will speak on "Recent. Developments in Biological Chemistry," and Dr. Penske will talk on "Petroleum Refining Work at Penn State." "Research on Rearrange ments of Organic Compounds" will be the subject of Dean nltiaine. TO DISCUSS 'Racketeering' in Lecture Thursday . • ..--... '-:. , 41 _...,...„....,,,,,, ~,..-....;,..„....: .., ...,.,.. .. e ir* l'OT: - :.' , :::'...'.:,;::', , :,- - ',-*::,.........,!;.•,............, r1::: -, T.',..,'"'''' ~. r-'-''.' ~:,...... .., ,-..._.- :,......-.....,,,......,. ,:::...-: ''''''' --•'''''''''''''''''." 1:•:.:....-:;....-..:.,......:,...' .',.f.,:„.....-...:.,:...-...-.....-:,.•.:-'1 • „ •". • .. • i •' • '-- -.' -•-• • ; i''-;:::..l::'''''...:':::--.:::::::::.:V1:-;:•-•::::'...---..-.: 1 , • • :' .....•••••• •. -, • ••••,•••,.. - • I=l REFORM DIRECTOR TO TALK THURSDAY Dr. Paul Blanshard of New York Will Speak on 'Racketeering' In Schwab Auditorium Speaking on "Racketeering, High and Low," Dr. Paul Blanchard, direc tor of the city affairs committee, a civic reform group of New York City, will lecture in Schwab auditorium at 8:15 o'clock Thuisday night "The Seabury Ins estigation" will be the subject of a special address to the faculty in the Little Theatre at 4 o'clock. Dr Jacob Tenger, head of the department of history and poli tical science, will act as chairman. Curry To Lead Conference Formerly associate editor of the Nation, Dr. Blanshartl is now a special lecturer for the League for 6ulustrial Democracy. -Ile has recentlytpublish ed the results of his study,omde on American racketeering - Dr Dlanshard's lecture ssye fourth -oVr..series of ov_ents.i ponbqiniL le.the'F'enn - State Christui aisocia tion. An open forum discussion will follow the main address. NO admis sins price will be charged Dr. A Bruce Curry, of the Union Theological Seminary, will iced the annual Bible Study conference here this week-end. ORATORS TO MEET SETON HILL TEAM Penn State Hold, Slight Athantage In Vote Mailed on Dtekinson Radio Debate Here Representatives of Solon Hill Col lege, Greensburg, will engage the forensic team in a debate on the cen tralized control of industry question here Saturday night Although it has not yet been defin itely decided, the contest will probably be held according to the split loam Plan. No Penn State team has yet been selected for the debate. Penn State's debaters are leading the Dickinson team by one vote in the radio debate which was broadcast over WPSC last Sunday, according to the ietuins received through the mail up until Sunday night Fifteen votes, eight for Penn State and se‘en for the visiting team, have I been received from the Indio audience which is determining the winner. This number does not represent the final I count and the additional communica tions which are expected this week will allot the standing CORRESPONDENCE COURSES SHOW DEPRESSION EFFECT The effect of the present depiession is quite noticeable, if the correspond ence courses enrollment can be taken as an codes. of that fact, according to the statistics released by Prof. wd hanm R, Young of the engineering ex tension deportment The figures show that for the year 1030-31 the subject enrollment drop ped off hem 1997 to 602 and the stu dent enrollment from 1020 to 417, as competed to the previous year. This enrollment is the lowest eves to be recorded in the last ten years. `COLLEGIAN' REPORTER DISCOVERS FAVORITE FOODS OF CAMPUS LEADERS 'wired by don recollections of real home cooking, student leaders broke down this week and revealed to a COLLEGIAN reporter the foods 'lOll6 hit the mark most effec tively. "Steak and mushrooms are my favorite dish," lit Lydia Haller, senior wonien:s president, replied to the questionnaire. Francis L. Matheas, intertinterudy council STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1932 Student Leaders Advocate ' - "'Men's Vote on May Queen 4 Seniors Unite in Favoring Selection of Ruler For Spring Fete by All-College Ballot To Secure Fair Choice < , "Men as well as so omen students should be nonrated to vote for May Queen!" While a blizzard whitened the cam pus, Alfred E. Lewis '32, president of the athletic association, Francis L Mathews '32, president of Interfrater• mty Council, and Albert J. Buono '3g, editor of Froth, turned their thoughts to the co-eds that bloom in the spring and came out in favor of permitting men as well as women to choose the Queen of the May. "If men could help to select the May's, Queen there wouldn't be as much poli tical pull exercised among the wo• men's fraternities as there is when only the women vote," said Lewis. "The men's choice would be more democratic," he continued, "and since. the May Queen represents all of us, why not give us a chance to choose her?" When asked for his opinion on the subject, Mathews said that since the Ico-ed selected should be representa tive of Penn State women, and is given wide publicity in the newspapers, the men students should be given a right to express their preference "Student interest in the May Queen's coronation would be greatly increased if the men were allowed to vote for her," Buono said. "Since the ceremony is held on Mothers' Day when many of the men's mothers are guests of the College, the men should have a voice in the selection " David A Stoop '32, Lion booing captors, said that.he considered elec tion of the May Queen a:matter of all 'College interest and that for this rea lifffelf eitialefitrilefidd tiz given iPeote in the selection. He believes that student opinion favors a general elec tion rather than one open to the wo men students alone, and that men stu dents are better able to make an Ins biased decision. Three years ago pressure seas brought to bear upon b'rofh to run a counter contest, in which both the men and women might vote for the May Queen Rather than run in competition with the women, they compromised by creating a new posy -1 Snow Storm Rivals Old Time Blizzards In Damage, Volume "Well. blow me down!" That was the observation of old timers and stu -1 dents when they witnessed the first real snow fall since Junior Prom of 1929. Arriving a day late to parallel exactly the snow-bound Junior Prom, which Is still being talked about by town patriarchs, the only inconven ience to merry-makers came when the transportation facilities were tied up here Sunday and until early yester day. Commuters and travellers were recounting tales of icy roads and high drifts 'which had to be shovelled through. Highway officials reported roads passable, although very dangerous in the mountain section yesterday. Tele phone communication is recovering from heavily burdened lines. The Le mont-State College lines were report ed clown and commumcation Wan ef fected by roundabout hook-ups News papers came in several hours late. On the campus trees more blown over and the tennis court screening 'was levelled. Fraternity treasurers were gritting their teeth at the sight Id shattered windows while a mer chant boasted the cleanest show win dow in town when the wind snapped a large plate-glass' window from its frame Sunday night. Mail service from the East was de layed four hours Monday morning ac cording to Post Office officials while service from the West was sleeed down almost the same time. leader, also puts in a good word for the homely, juicy beefsteak. How ever, he casts mushrooms and even onions to the winds and takes his meat calories au nature?. . James S. Norris, Thespian lumin ary, would choose an existence where pretzels, hard boiled eggs, and potato chips were the staff of life. Coleman Hemel, debater, goes in for mote solid food when he tior of honor lot, noinen, Meth Gill, who'is elected by d general student vote. Provided the W. S. G. A. senate approves the suggested swum• nomin ating board, the candidates for May Queen will be chosen by this com mittee Any name not appearing on the ballot can be added `COLLEGIAN' CALLS '35 BUSINESS MEN Freshman Candidates To Report Tomorrow Night—Start Work at Once Freshman candidates for the busi ness staff of the COLLEGIAN will re port for the first time in Room 318, Old Main, at 7 o'clock tomorrow night. Prof. Harney W. Stover, of the engineering extension department, will address the candidates on "Ad vertising and Salesmanship" in his capacity of faculty advisor to the busi ness staff. Other talks to the freshmen arc planned at later dates by faculty mem bers on topics concerning business management in such fields as adver tising and circulation Wendell L Rehm '32, business manager of the COLLEGIAN, will be in charge of train ing the freshmen along newspaper methods. To itegin Work Immediately Contrary to the policy followed in previous years, freshman candidates will begin active competition imme diately after reporting tomorrow night by working on either the Tues day or Friday issues. Early work will consist chiefly in circulation rou 'tine in the COLLEGIAN office• Monday and Thursday nights A tour of the printing establish ment is planned within a few weeks, where the freshmen will be shown the process of composing and printing thel newspaper. With largely moor busi ness detail work for the remainder of the semcstei, candidate., will begin intensive competition in the fall, with the elections to the staff scheduled the following March HASEK ANNOUNCES PROGRAM LEADERS Chairman Names Croup Heads fur Urban Problems Institute 10)!1=t1!11!Ell Five pi ogram leaders nho will con duct round table th,us4ions at the Institute of Urban Problems to be held here July 2t to 29 were an nounced yesterday by Do Carl W Hasa:, of the department of econ omics and sociology, chairman of the cotnnuttee on anangements. Dr. Leonaid P Foe, bead of the research bureau of the State Chamber of Commexce, will have charge of the group to study urban taxation prob lems Philip Matthews, of the Pitts burgh Governmental Research bureau, will conduct the discussions on mum cipal budgeting. Those who elect to consider city manager plans ad! be under the capes vision of H. W. Dodds, I head of the National Municipal League of New York City. The study of water supply and sem , teflon problems will be in charge of W. L Stevenson, of the State Depart ment of Public Health. Miss Edith Everett, director of the White- Williams Foundation, of Philadelphia, will head the round table glom, con sidering child welfare calls for chicken and waffles. cites lamb chop., as his favorite "I say it's spinach and I say the dish, while Maynard P. Wood '34, dickens with it." That is the tires. on the art division of Lhe magazine, ent status of broccoli today, but lauds plum pudding as the ultimata Hugh R. Riley, editor, still is an dish. addict of the leafy tongue twister. Miss Charlotte E. Ray, Dean of W. Jay Kennedy, Student Union Women, confesses a liking for angel president, likes pumpkin pie, while food cake sod chocolate ice cream. David A. Stoop, Lion boxing cap. Elizabeth C. Dell, president of we lain, is tempted by vanilla ice cream. men's student government, can Albert J. Buono,Fiat/ edam stand up under any number of Rua DUMONT WILL GIVE I THIRD L.A. TALK AT 7 O'CLOCK TONIGHT Romance Language Department' Head Prepares Discussion Of Francois Villon FRENCH POET SELECTED FOR LECTURE SUBJECT Speaker Holds 2 Degrees From N.Y.U.—Series To Continue In Little Theatre Speaking on "Francois Wien," Dr. Francis M. duMont, head of the de- Ipartment of romance languages, vall give the third lecture in the Liberal Arts series at 7 o'clock tonight in the Little Theatre, Old Main. \Mon, a French poet, lived a vaned and colorful life Born. in Paris in 1431, and educated in the University of Paris, he disappeared fioni view in 1463. Before he passed out of sight he left a group of writings to poster which have remained for five hun dred years. After receiving his baccalaureate and his master's degrees from the University of Paris, he lolled a priest in self-defense, and vies committed to the pi son of lifeung-sur-Loire. Ile had the expel ience of being sentenced to death, only to have this sentence changed to banishment. Prepares Nov Book The romance language professor will explain why Vilion, who lived at the dividing line between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, is consid iered the first of the modern French poets. He will also tell why hi', poetry has survived five hundred years of time and criticism. Dr dulllont, born in Switzerland and educated in France and America, holds both the A DI and Ph. D. de ' grecs from Neu, York University. Be fore coming to Penn State he taught : at the Robert Louis Stevenson School, Bernard School, and New York Uni versity Very recently he published a trans lation of the late German edition of Karl Voretzsch's "Introduction to thel Study of Old French Literature." At present he is preparing a manual for instructors Harrisburg Paper Lauds Penn State Athletic Program An editorial in Friday night's Har risburg Telegraph praises the Col ' loge's athletic policy as outlined by Hugo BePlek, lluettoi of the &hoot of Physical Education, to a group of central Pennsylvania alumni last week Entitled "Bezdel.'s Defense," the eildolial states, "Mr. Dudek holds that Ills patient has undergone a major operation and although now weak is the better for it. Its football is non. on the up-grade, he flunks, and in a coat or Lao the teams will he back-in then stride again and able to cope with the best in Penn State's class. "It has taken vision and courage to attempt what Penn State is now do ing Adinirers of the school will re joice that those who are supporting the policy believe so thoroughly in it that they foresee the time when most other colleges will follow. 'lt is fine to base your favorite school well up among the winners, but after all it is mole important that all the students be encouraged to par ticipate in sports than that the insti tution should excel in any one. TO DELIVER GOETHE TALK "Goethe and Schiller" Is the topic selected by Plot'. 11. IV. Weigel, of the German department, for the fourth of the ',Mies of lectures on Goethe. The talk will be given in Room it, South Ltbotal Art, budding, at 4:10 o'clock loam row afternoon, I WILL SPEAK On Vslion in L. A. I Lecture Tonight FQ9./C•S ok•tiONT THESPIANS SELECT CHORUS FOR SHOW Announce Personnel of Singing, Dancing Sections—To Give Production May 11 The personnel of both singing and dancing sections of the chorus for "We the People," 1932 Thespian pro duction was announced yesterday by 3 Ewing "Sock" Kennedy, director of the shoo. Co-eds selected for the dancing sec tion are Muriel E. Bowman '32, An. Igelin Blesslei '33, Marian E Potts '33, Ruth 31 Harmon '34, Chirrille !Merrill '34 and Eleanor C Mac Lean '35. Sarah A. McKee '35, Gv.enel. dine N Rapp '35, Florence M. Ste 4ens '35, Helen E. Taylor '35, and Ar lene Vought '35 complete the group The men's dancing chorus will in elude Charles A. Kline Jr. '32, Wit ham B. McCarter '32, Wilbur E Dis ney Jr '33, John R Biggs '3l. Albert N. Dietrich '34, Harry A Lenzell Jr. '3l, William A. Mechesney '34, and Edward id Reeher II '34. Change Dale of Production Eleven women and six men have been chosen for the singing groups The co-ed section is to include Helen ' L. Crozier '32, Marjorie W Fisher '32, Isabella B. Muir '32, Mary E Brice '33, Isobel 0 Hansen '33, Harriet E. Soper '33, Emily R Gans '34, Hor tense L. Gans '34, Marjorie A Miller '34, Ada C. Miller '35, and Laura M. Parkhurst '3l Edwin Longcope '32, Matthew MeNeary jr. '32, Carl M. Fiske '34, Peter W. Fletcher '34, Henry E. Warren '34, and William G Carr '35 arc lumbers of the male singling section. Because of the change in the Junior Prom date from May b to May 13, the date of production for the show has been changed to Saturday, May 14. Robert C Ayers '32, James S Norris '32, and Edwin S. Maimed '33 base been cast in the pi impel male isles with M. Dorothy Johnston '33, IL,' Glace Bael '34, and Lucille L. Lnskey '3l playing the leading feminine parts STUDENTS RECEIVE '3' AVERAGES IN L.A. SCIIOOI Haller. Marquardt, Tsehan Head '32 Clas., fur First Sento4ter With nine straight 3 averages made in the Libel al Arts School last sem otter, M Lydia Huller, II Louise Mar quardt, and Margaret E. Tschan tied for first place among the serums with a scholastic average of 3 each Five other seniors tied for second place mith a grade of 2.8. Marie S Fahringer, Herbert Peter freund, Robert E Tschan, and Richard V Wall tied for first honors in the junior class of the Liberal Arts School with 3 merages. Second place hon ors went to seven mmois with nvcr ages of 28. D Belitas received the only 3 average among the sophomores, NOule Harold C. Shuck was the only freshman receiving a 3.a‘einge. salads, the only condition being that the whipped cream supply does not falter. Harriet It. }Jenne junior coeds' president, names cold fruit as her favorite. With conservatism u marked trend of collegians of the times, stu dents here certainly join in the movement when they eschew pate so foto pros caviar, and anchovies for the homelier dishes. ESTABLISHED PRICE FIVE CENTS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ADVOCATED TO HELP SPORTS Council Committee Favors Plan As Boost for intramural, Varsity Competition HIGGINS, BEZDEK SUPPORT PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT Change Would Permit Extended Recreation Period After Night Dinner Hour To bring daylight saving time to State College and the campus in ol der to increase time for student lec reation IS the aim of a student coun cil committee appointed last neck Director Hugo Remick, of the School of Physical Education and Athletic,, and Robert A. Higgins, football couch, were enthusiastic about the possibili ties of such an al iangement when they heard the pioposition, Francis L Afathens, committee chairman, le ported 11=1 "Daylight saving tont would allow spring and fall intramural sports to be run off to a better advantage than at present," George J. Smart manager of intramural sports, said. "Better organized and higher calibre teams could be brought into the com petition Fraternities would not suf fer from irregular meal arrangements all the season It ,duld be great" "Varsity teams %Ouch base ‘eu , ons in the spring and fall would be able to get better ',reel,e periods and would interfere less orth late class hours under the daylight saving time," John D. Page '32, 19,31 football manager and member of the commit tee, said. "It's a good boost for sorts " Would Help Sports "The early daylight hours could be stuck on the end of the day when the students mould be able to enjoy them for recreation," Mathews said, "and the best sport the students have comes in the time after the evening. dinner when it's still light outside" Hugh It Riley jr. '32, editor of the COLLEGIAN, is the third member of. the committee besides Mathews and Page. Daylight se, tog time begins the day an hour earlier than standard time Cities which have adopted the time system for summer seasons usually start the arrangement late in April and continue it until early in October. TICKETS FOR LOAN DANCE GO ON SALE Volunteers Will Begin Cansass Of Student Body Concerning Affair on Alan!, 16 Intensive sale of tickets for the Student Loan Fund dance on Match 16 will begin tonmumt v.ith voluti teeN seeing all students —"E‘ery student sill he asked to help in attempting to fill out the loan fund needs for Om semester," Fuun ms L Mathe,s '32, than man of the committee, said. "We will go, cool y -1 one a chance to do his shale by buying I a ticket to the dance." A man in each house will has c tick ets to sell to 1114 lintel nay brothers, and non-fn eternity sales will be wn darly mganived. It is probable that women students will be us/ ed to buy also, Mathews said Four campus orchesti as sell play at the dance which will last ft mil 8 until 12 o'clock All music and all work on the dance sill be voluntary so that the gross income of the func tion can be tamed oc er intact to the loan fund 11111 SHtIIS IUSH Allen V notherniel '32 ions aid ed the (nit Hume of five dollais in the Sophomore Hop poster contest, it inane announced yesteiday by Ma • men S. Mom e 1, :a change of the contest Donald A Shelley '32 received the second prite of three &Alias, ehdc 'third price in cot to Maynard P. Wood '.51. Dr. Lewis 1. 0 . Piklicr, of the de partment of architecluie, Judged the posters. WILL ISSUE QUESTIONNAIRE The active chapter of Alehouse', senior women's honorary activities so ciety, wdl Issue a vocational question naire to all former inembeis of the organization us a step Mullin.' coin piling the history of the fraternity.
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