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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
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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
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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
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"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.