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VOL. 28, No. 53
Isham Jones Signed
As• Prom Orchestra
By Committee Head
Barnhart '33 Reveals
Choice for Junior
Dance May 15
GROUP FAILS TO DECIDE
ON PRICE OF ADMISSION
Combination Cigarette, Vanity
Case Chosen Favor at
Annual Function
Isham Jones find His Recording Or
chestra will afford rhythm for the
annual Junior Prom to be held in Rec
reation hall May 13, as the result of
negotiations completed yesterday by
Adam B. Barnhart '33, chairman of
the dance committee
The seventeen-piece band will come
here from Cleveland, where it has
been playing for the past week at the
Golden Pheasant restaurant. These
engagements are being broadcast
daily over station WABC, New York.
liham Jones specializes in a slow,
conservative type of rhythm. Some
fast numbers are interspersed in his
programs, although they too are of a
restrained quality. IThe band filled
an autumn contract at the Hotel Gib
son in Cincinnatti, and then embarked
on an all-winter trip ir,the West.
Know n for Recordings
While in the West, the orchestra
played for numerous college dances,
including Senior Ball at the Univer
sity of California, in Berkeley, and
the Sophomore Dance at the Univer
sity of Colorddo, in'Boulder.
The orchestra returned Bast last
month and toured some of the larger
cities before going to Cleveland last
week. An engagement for Interfra
tetnity Bull at the University of
Pittsburgh was filled several weeks
ago
Isham Jones writes all.the special
arrangements for his orchestra and
has composed a myriad of popular
musical numbers. Ills band is widely
known for its recordings as well.
Contract Not Let
Favors for Junior Prom will be in
the form of combination cigarette and
vanity cases, according to Barnhart
Thu cases are of black leather and en
semble a regular cigarette case.
A contract for decorating the hall
has not yet been let, although pro
ceedings in this direction are in pro
gress now. The committee has not
yet decided on an admission price.
EXHIBIT FEATURES
85 WATER COLORS
Art Association Opens Display Here
Today—Dlckson Lauds Group
Of Original Paintings
Sponsincd by the College Art asso
ciation of America, an international
meter color exhibition will open today
in Room 304, Main Engineering, and
continuo untirApril 23.
- Eighty-five original water colors
comprise the exhibit, in which prom
inent American, English, French, and
German artists ate represented.
"The exhibition," said Prof. Harold
E Dickson, of the department of arch-I
'Lecture, "promises to be one of the
most stimulating ever brought to thel
College" Pi Gamma Alpha, ham ary,
fine sits frateinity, succeeded in get- )
ting the display hole.
The College Art association, which
sent the exhibit lime, has received in
measingly widesmead and favorable
comment thioughout the country, ac
cording to Professor Dickson. The in
teinational water color collection is
tine of its many travelling exhibitions.,
WOMEN'S DEANS COMMITTEE
TO MEET HERE NEXT WEEK
The executive committee of the
Penn,ylvanie Association of Deans of
Women will meet hem nest Friday
and Saturday to consider plans for the
annual meeting to be held in Rams
buig this fall.
Dean Charlotte E. Ray, president of
the association, will act as host to the
group,
LION'S PAW ELECTIONS
Ftancis L. Mathews '32
, Prom Chairman
ADAM B. BARNHART '33
GLEEMEN RETURN
FROM SONG MEET
Penn State Group Places Third
In National Contest Held
At St. Louis Friday
The Penn State Glee club, Pennsyl
vania champions, returned Sunday
from St. Louis, Mo., where they gain
ed third place- m the National Glee
club contest Friday.' Eight other
groups, all winners in state or re
gional meets, participated.
St Louis newspapers commended
the Penn State gleemen for their sing
ing of "Wassail," an old English folk
song, by Vaughan Williams, and for
their rendering of "The Nittany
Lion" The v. inning Pomona College
songsters sang as the selection of
their choice, "Echo Song"
Only 1,000 Attended
Only about a thousand people at
tended the contest which was held in
the mammoth Washington University
field house, scarcely 'filling one third
of the building. Newspapers attribut
ed this small attendance to the fact
that the meet was, given little public
ity, resulting in the lack of interest
displayed by the local hosts.
The judges of the contest were Prof.
Alexander Grant, of the University
of Colorado, who , acted as chairman,
Prof. Harold S. Dyer, of the Univer
sity of North Carolina; and Edgar A.
Nelson, president of the Bush Conser
vatory in Chicago. This is the first
time that the national contest has
been held outside of New York City.
The first gioup of songs consisting,
of the choice songs of the Glee dubs
"'tinted Unity points towards winning
the croun; thd second group, the sing
ing of the price song "Fight," counted
fifty points, and the thud group coin
posing the college numbers counted
twenty points
IiASEK TO ADDRESS Y. W. C. A.
Dr. Coil \V. Hasek, professor of
economics, will address the Y. W. C.
A. on "The College Student's Relation
tc World Affairs," in Room 105. Old
Main at 6.30 o'clock tomorroa, night.
`Froth' Readers To Determine Most
Attractive Co-ed, Best Dressed Man
F, 01 h will again vie with Vanity! franchise all its subscribers.sir and the Nom Yu, I,er, 111 blazing] With each copy of n oth, winch will
the path of fashion when it begins its remain on sale from Thursday to
annual "best-dressed man" and most . Tuesday, one ballot will be given. In
lattractive co-ell contest Thuisdav with addition, a fifty-cent purchase at any
I the release of the Interfiatinnity Ball of the stoles contributing prises to
number. tho contest, entitles the purchaser to
Smiles, hellos, and handshakes will , a vote
. .
pervade the campus as the CoHege l at all naffs stands and afotemention
mon become "collegiate" and saunter ed stores.
forth in full iegalia to challenge the Glory, alone, will not comprise the
sun in all its splendm., and darzlo the halts of victory awaiting the fortun
students' eyes with multifarious cons- ate contestants. A suit of clothing
binntions of the hues of the rainbow. has been selected for the "best dress-
Fraternalism shall come to the fore as' ed man" while other prizes include a
loving brothers rush to the aid of then ' linen suit, white flannels, a hat, and
house "smoothy" with eager donations' other articles of haberdasheiy. The
of wearin appusel. I closing date for submitting ballots has
Sweetness, too, shall assail thei been set for April 23.
senses of our unsuspecting students as Results of the contest will be pub-
our co-eds goabout they way exuding lisped in the Junior Prom issue of
personality and showing their teeth I.`) oth. Prof. Merritt M. Harris of
in the most approved Pollyana man- the English composition department,
ner. Not only the students will bone- and Prof. David D. Mason of the re
fit, for the humorous magazine, ae- mance language department will act,
wading to latest tepults, plane to en- curchng to latest teports, plan to en.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1932
LAMER WILL OPEN
ANNUAL PRIESTLEY
SERIES TOMORROW
Columbia University Professor
To Speak in Amphitheatre
On Solution Theory
TALKS CONTINUE THROUGH
5 DAYS ENDING TUESDAY
National Chemistry Fraternity
Sponsors Lectures Here
Honoring Scientist
Opening the sixth annual Priestley
lecture series in the Chemistry am
phitheatre at 7 o'clock tomorrow
night, Dr. Victor IC LaMer, of Col
umbia University, will continue his
talks in the annual series on Thurs
day, Friday, Monday and Tuesday
nights
Included in the subjects which the
Columbia scientist will discuss dur
ing the five lectures are the electrical
origin of forces disturbing chemical
processes, the internam attraction of
the theory of electrolytes; an exten
sion of the Debye-Huckel theory,
chemical infinities in ionic move
ments; and acidity in non-aqueous
solvents.-
Started in 1926
Dr. LaMer is considered one of the
foremost physical chemists in this
count* , and has done research work
on the physical chemistry of vitamin
C, gastrin bodies, melanin pigment
formation, activity coefficients of
strong electrolytes, and the problem
of calcification. His study of vita
min C has especially added much to
the knowledge of vitamins.
The Priestley lectures mere started
here in 1926 as a memorial to Joseph
Priestley, along with the inamtenance
of the old Priestley mansion in North
umberland. Each year the lectures
deal with the borderline between phy
sical chemistry and some other
science.
Fraternity Supports Talks.
Other outstanding men who have
delivered these lectures here are Dr.
V. C. Cofman, Dr S. L Hoyt, Dr.
Louis Navms, Dr. H. B. Williams, and
Dr J. W. William. Bico!louts, metal
lography, medicine, ceramics, and
electrical engineering are some of the
subjects coveted in this annual seises
Last year Phi Lambda Upsilon, hon
orary chemical fraternity, undertook
thel Amami support of the talks.
The department of chemistry and the
department of biological chemistry are
assisting the chemical fraternity to
present the lectures this year.
SENIOR GROUP TO INSPECT
OIL, GAS FIELDS IN STATE
Senior students of petioleum and
natural gas engineering will leave
this week on an inspection tour of the
oil and gas fields in Pennsylvania, ac
cording to Prof. .Kenneth B. Barnes,
assistant in petroleum research, who
will conduct the trip.
Required of petroleum engineering
students as a prerequisite for gradua
tion, the tour is designed to acquaint
them with oil and gas conditions pre
valent in this State The students
wilt visit various companies, inspect
machinery and different methods of
operation, both in refining and pro
ducing crude oil
Ballot bores will be placed
Movie Tickei Sales
To Swell 'Alan Fund
One-third of th& gross income
from ticket books', for the local
Warner Brothers theatres will be
turned over to the student loan fund,
George W. Sullivan, local theatie
manager announced. The sale will
begin tomorrow aiM,will be conduct
ed for ten days by the student loan
fund committee. , 4
The books are Made up in ono
dollar lots of coupons and will be
good at the ticket•effices until June
30. No extra extinse to the stu
dent is involved andithe student loan
fund will be greatltbenefited by the
help, Francis L. Mathews '32, chair
man of the committee, said
COLLEGE COLORS
CHOSEN FOR BALL
I. F. Dance Chairman Announces
Adoption of Blue, White
Decoration!iTheme
A blue and white color scheme Bill
be used in decorating Recreation hall
for the third annual Interfraternity
Ball Friday night, Charles C Bryan
'32, chairman of the dance committee
announced Sunday.
Subdued lighting- , effects and a
crystal ball suspended from the ceil
ing will furnish illumination at the
fraternity dance. In addition to these
lights several spots , sill be placed
around the hall
To Feature Nos cities
In order to make the dance as ex
clusive a fraternity function as pos
sible, stags will be refused admission,
Bryan said. Fraternities must sub
mit a list of members attending the
dance and these names will be check
ed at the entrance, If subscriptions
are paid, tickets. mai: be secured at
7 o'clock tomorrow night at the Stet
son D store
Program favors, featuring a design
of the Interfratermty Council km on
' the cover, will be given fraternity men
attending the dance The Ley will be
set against a dark background and
the favor mill also feature a memor
andum section.
Special arrangements of popular
Penn State songs hose been prepared
by Doc Peyton and Kay Kyser and
these will be played as specialty num
bers. Kay Kyser rs featuring two
pianos with his orchestra, while Doc
Peyton will present novelty features,
SCHOOL MUSICIANS
TO COMPETE HERE
State Forum:a League W ill Conduct
Annual District Contest in
Auditorium Friday
Penn State will again play host to
approximately a thousand school
steams mho still compete in the dis
trict high school must, contest in.
Schwab auditorium Friday afternoon
Meld under the auspices of the
I Pennsylvania Forensic league, win
' ners of the contest will represent the
fifth distuct of the nine within the
State at the finals in Pittsburgh sonic
time nest month Blair, Centime,
Centre, Clearfield, Ilanttngdon, Mif
flin, Snyder, and Union counties com
prise this district.
Vocal and instrumental soloists,
glee clubs, bands, and orchestras nu dl
compete. Director Richard IV Grunt,
of the music department will be in
charge.
Judges for the contest will be se
lected from members of the music de
partment faculty, and senior students
of music education who participate in
some musical activity. Twentl-six
schools were represented in the dis
trict contest held here last year and a
similar number arc expected to take
part Fr iday
`Collegian' Sets New
Record With 'Extra'
Clipping eleven minute, item II
pt evioug remit d. the Satutday
night boxing "extra" of the Cot,
LEMAN At as being distlibuted at
Recreation hall exactly nine min
ute, after the last decision.
Containing complete accounts of
tha final fights in addition to suer
manes and feature material, nn
entire issue of eleven hundred cop
ies was sold out The morning edi
tion containing write-ups of the
preliminaries was distaibuted to
subscribers in addition to attain
ing a nine hundred copy sttect
sale.
Tottrgiait.
6 NMANY MITMEN
RECOMMENDED FOR
OLYMPICS TRYOUTS
Stoop, Lewis, Updegrole. Miller,
Ferrero, Woolbcrt Gain
Places on Squad ,
COMMITTEE SELECTS 31
FROM 66 ENTRIES HERE
Will Send Only Part of Group
To Further Eliminations
At San Francisco
Six Penn State lioNeis, out of a
group of thirty-four, ,ere teem
mended for Coast trips to further
Olympic trials at a meeting of the
Collegiate Olympic committee here
folloning the bouts Satuidarnight,
according to Hugo Bezdek, director of
the School of Ph}sical Education and
chairman of the group
The six Penn State boxers who
were named to the squad include Da
vey Stoop, champion in the bantam
',eight and Al Lewis, welterweight
title winner Pete Updegro,e, middle
weight, Paul Ferrero, lightueight,
Johnny Miller, fl‘ueight, and Dick
Woolbert, homy, ale additional Lion
glove we:nos recommended for the
tugs at San Francisco
With the mobability that only one
or two men in each weight will be
sent to the Coast foi the Olympic
finals July 20, 21, and 22 and because
of the expense, the committee n ill de
cide the boxes., to compete at their
next meeting in Philadelphia Aped
30 In addition to men who scathed
the semi-finals in the tournament
hese, Dick Woolbert, Lion heary
n eight, Bob Eldred, Washington State
•
middleweight, and Breese, Ranson
State fenthernmght, acre added to
the squad of potential Olympic can
didates
6,000 Attend Flnals
Expenses, amounting to appioxi
mutely $6,500, will be met accoi ding
to Director Be7dek and include, in ad
dition to local expenditures for the
tourney, the cost of Mining the xis
iting hose. here
With almost six thousand specta
tors paclang the building, the finals
of the tournament chew the largest
crowd that has seer witnessed a
sporting event in Recreation hall, Di
rector Bezdel, behmes Keeping sr%
wires humming throughout the bouts,
2.0,000 words were sent out the fast
day by newspapermen w ice the total
was estimated at 00,000 words by
telegraph company officials
With visiting boson and scores of
representatn es from colleges and mu
ersities throughout the country ac
claiming the high leo el of the com
petition and the smoothness in which
the tournament was run off. officials
.here had completed the business of
the contest by today.
Whitmore Explains Grading ,
In Chemistry, Physics School
Sees Difficult Subject Matter of Courses as
Factor Responsible for Low Averages
Shown by Semester Tabulation ,
Why does the School of Chemistry' a student must do as much meadow
and Phy sacs hand out the lon est aver- 1 i ,, g as in any omnammg course, he
ago grade in the College'
must hPve as MUch reasoning power
as in a reasoning course, he must hart
Dorm Frank C Whitmore of the manual skill, and he must be exact
100 grading school justified the aver- in all his on ork The sum of these
age by pointmg out that chemist* r equaements add to make up a w
and play sacs arc by Om ,cry nature f mutt course Already She subject
of the subject matter adore difficult, matter has been diluted as much as
than most other Coil ''' . lie also' possible and an attempt has been
sad that the school ser veil to help
i nmde to improve the teaching by elan
eliminate those ,ho could not teem ‘„„fing, graduate ,‘„,,,unnt, from all
up the College Dace in,tiuction," Whittnoie said.
"If there is to be any elimination "It is astounding how little of m
ot' the men and women after they en- dinai y glade school tuitlunetie as
ten the College, and it is statistics known and undostood by the young
that oven folly potent nesoi finish men'and women who take these them
hete, then the boldest coin., ale !shy soul see. Aful an undeistand-
neLeshanly the ones that jive out the um of mathematics Is absolutely Cc
most flunks and the lowest tvades,"kentud to the chenustty or physics
the dean said student "This is just an example of
Ile pointed out as co dunce of the boon the ordinal y student has had
essential difficulties of the cot', se pi epaintion inadequate to the unde,
that in pi actieally evei,y other lush- standing of sash courses," the dean
tution of 9lnular mgamralnon In the said.
country the some low armour In, found Ile pointed out that Lae muage
in the thenush v and physics depot- glade ucceuved by students in the
ments Also the memuation and Chemist! y and Physics School is very
mentul equipment of a huge nuts- , much higher than the average grade
her of the students is not sufficient of .88 that was given out to all stu
b cope with the dive, sif ied I °quite- dents tatting coin ses in the school
ments of the chemistry and physics Apin oximately sixty-too percent of
courses, ascot ding to the dean. the guides given out in the school
"In chemistiy phy slog coin sec Sc etc to students ut Ulm schools.
Cliques Elect Wood,
Shaeffer Candidates
For 1933 Presidency
For President—
Charles W Shaeffel
(independent)
John A. Wood
(Locust Lone)
1931
D Bahtas
(Non-Pa(ernity)
Philip F limes
(locust Lane)
John N Rath=ll
(Canipub)
1931
Walter G. Benner, l r
(Locust Lane)
Paul 15: Hirsch
(Campus)
PLAY TO FEATURE
WOMEN'S CHORUS
`Electra' Will Follow Standards
Of Grecian Playwright's
In Presentation
Follmsing the standards set by
Greek playwrzghts in their early
tragedies, a chorus of twelve women
vall be used in the presentation of
"Electra," _famous tragedy by Euri
pides, Saturday, April 23, Prof Ar
thur C Cloetingh, director of the pro
duction, announced Sunday
Tuo members of the chorus will
take prominent speaking parts, Lithe
A Kell '33 appearing in the role of
the fast woman of the chorus and
Mary B Cohan '33 as the second wo
man of the chorus
Other Members Listed
Other members of the chorus are
Carrie 13. Gibbons '33, M. Irene Her
ing '33, Margaret E Borland '3l,
Esther AL Charin ink '3l, Helene E
Het7el '34, Fern A Shoemaker '3l,
Louise Adams '35, Helen A. Gonsan
owsla '35, Juanita Sorzano '35, and
E Marion Tomlinson '35.
Realm ed by old Glee}, laws% to be
used in evely tragedy, the chorus had
a very definite place in the Greek
!drama, acconling to Prof Cloetingh.
I Euripides was one of the last to make
use of it, employing it in such a tiny
that it is s cry easily adapted to mod
eun translations of his phi!, s,
The chorus acts as a connecting hnk
hetm.een the episodes of the play us
well us contributing to the action
through speeches by its leadins.
ESTABLISHED
PRICE FIVE CENTS
New Independent Body
Replaces Campus
Organization
NOMINEES ENTER 1931
LEADERSHIP COMPETITION
Balitas, Hines, Rathmell Named
By Juniors—Benner, Hirsch
Will Seek '35 Office
With the last-minute for matron of
the Independent clique, an outgrowth
of the Campus clique of two years'
standing, senior class elections take
on a nen hue as Charles W. Shaeffer
opposes John A Wood, Locust Lane
nominee, for the presidency
A three-cornered race for Junior of
fices developed Sunday ashen a nen
non-fraternity organization placed
candidates for class offices and three
Student Council 'cuts Witham 0,1
Balitas, non-fraternity, Philip F..",
Hines, Locust Lane, and John N. Rath
men, Campus, nrll frgur e rn the Jun
-101 presidency election
In the sophomore fracas, Walter G
Benner Jr. and Paul IC Hirsch o mit
seek the office of mesident'us the
Locust Lane and Campus clique nom
inees, respecter elf
Compete for Secretary
For senior offices, the secretary
post lies between Milton I Baldinger,
Independent, and Robert I , New
comer, Locust Lane. hard P.
Huester, Independent, and Orrin 0
Meyers p , Locust •Lane, are candi
dates for treasurer .
Junior class electins null see Nor
ris B. Menulane, Locust Lane, Glenn
A Ritchey, non-faittimt3, and Wil
liam J Suchcos, Cii=s, seeking the
position of secietmy. Coinelius V
Chandler, Locust Lane, David M
Hutchison, non-fraternity, and Jacob
R Stark, Campu, ian for the
heasurei portfolio
On the sophomme ballot, George L
Fisch. Jr , Locust Lane, a ill oppose
John M Stockei, Campus, fm class
secretary, as Hudson 11. Erisman,
Campus, and James A Hannah, Lo
cust Lane, point fm the treasurer
post.
In Student Council election., Mice
senior r enne.entatn es ft non the Age,-
culture School villa be designated from
an battery composed of John A. Clank
son, Canny F Lorenzo, and Homer II
Matto, Independent nominees, and
John C Fortin:, Albert G Hall, and
George W. Wiel.stead, Locust Lune
candidates
Two Chemists and Physics serum,
still be named ft um James 11. Coyne
and Clem E CULvn ago, Locust Lune,
and Edmin G Ginebet and Peter P.
~ I.whung, Independent. The non Edu
cation School sent mill be filled by
01. Donald P. Ernst, Independent,
of Ednaid F Balm, Locust Lane.
Engineel mg School ,enims will se
lect foul hum A Albeit Dia.., Wit
(Colitiimed on pay° four)
CHAIRMAN NAMES
MAY QUEEN MAIDS
=ll
from I Classes fur tams!
Cla.. attendant mauls who will at,
comp., the Map Queen, Muriel E
Beaman and pm tummte in the
May Day user LISI, on Holmes field
M., i htwe been annonmed by Miss
Muue E, limdt, women's physical ed.
neat. , insti uctol, who heads the May
Day committee
M IA dot Hallo '32 and Isabelle It
lulu '32 hate Leen selected as the
.senan teptesentatn es in the proton
stun The Jumot attendants to the
Mai Queen it di he Elyabeth Buie
'33 and Lama Belle Lee '32.
The sophomore remesentatrves chos
en by the committee are Laulle R.
Lave '4l and Helen C Palmer %H.
Vegans F. Pilerrm 'B5 and Arlene
Vought ':35 hare been named to nerve
ay. the freshman attendants.
Elected by popular Ole in the wom
en', nprlng electrons held Inst week,
Helen J. Hmehauch '35 ns freshman
maul of honor will accompany bliss
Bowman.