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VOL 28, No. 57
COLLEGE OFFICIALS
TO VOTE ON EXTRA
RECREATION HOUR
Board of Trustees Executives
Set Friday as Date for
Final Deliberations
DEFINITE PLAN NOT YET
CHOSEN BY AUTHORITIES
Merchants Will Cooperate With
Time Change Voluntarily,
Town Council Says
An extra afternoon hour of recrea
bon for students will be added to the
College schedule by a plan to be con
sidered at a meeting of the executive
committee of the Board of Trustees
FAday.
Just how the extra hour will be
added has not yet been determined,
College authorities said. It is prob
able that either the clock will be
moved one hour ahead and dinner
hour set back or all classes will be
moved back one hour.
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Student requests for moving the
time schedule ahead one hour have
been presented to College authorities
in petition form The petition has
been unanimously sanctioned by Stu
dent Council, and is backed with the
signatures of 638 students and fac
ulty, including interfratermty coun
cil members, Student Council mem
bers. student board members, and
thirty of the College Senate
Prohibited by law from officially
adopting a new time schedule, the
Borough council at its meeting last
week declared that a change in time
would hive ticlie - voluntary on the
part of the merchants and residents
of the town. , If the College should
favor a change from standard time,
there would he no action of the town
council necessary to enable the bor
ough citizens to cooperate, officials '
said.
Merchants Fan or Proposal
Merchants of the town have already
expressed their willingness to coop
erate with any College action in the
matter of changing the time sched
ule Representative members of the
faculty have also signified a favor
able attitude toward a change by
signing the petition.,
Although a committee to formulate
plans for a longer student recreation
al period hod been appointed by the
College administrative council some
time ago, no immediate action was
taken. The scheduling of fewer 4
o'clock classes was recommended by
the committee as a possible solution
to the problem
MARQUARDT '32 CHOSEN
FOR SPARKS FELLOWSHIP
Selected To Reecho Annual Award
Of $5OO by Pht Kappa Phi
H. Louise Marquardt '32 has been
named for the Dr. Edwin Erie Sparks
Memorial fellowship established this
year by Phi Kappa Phi, honorary
scholastic fraternity, Cyrua V. D. His-
Hey, College scheduling officer and
secretary of the Penn State chapter
of the fraternity, announced yester
day
The fellowship is one of three valued
at $5OO which will be awarded -for
the first time this year to students
from colleges where Phi Kappa Phi
is represented Candidates were
named by cacti of the forty-five chap
ters on the basis of their undergrad
uate records and promise of ability to
carry on successfully independent re
search, and final selection was made
by a central board of the national
organization.
Recipients of the other two fellow
slupi are Henry D. Dessert of lowa
State College and David E. Adelson
of the University of - Florida. The
awards were named in honor of Dr.
Sparks, former president of the Col
lege, who also served as president
general and regent-general of Phi
Kappa Phi.
RETURN FROM CONVENTION
Hugo Bezdek, director of the School
of Physical Education, Dr. Elwood
C. Davis, Allis R. Morrison, and John
N. Rammacher of the physical educe.
Lion staff returned Friday from Phil
adelphia, where they attended a con
vention of the American Physical Ed
ucation association. Six students in
the curricula of physical education al
es attended the sessions.
5 of 6 Deans Advocate Artists
Course Resumption Next Year
Favors Course Return
HASEK TO TALK ON
RUSSIA TOMORROW►
Economist Will Address Open
Phi Kappa Phi Meeting
At 8:15 O'clock
Speaking on "Developments in Rus
sia Since the Revolution," Dr. Carl
W. flasek, head of the department of
economies and sociology, will address
an open meeting in Schwab auditor
ium at 8:16 o'clock tomorrow night.
Sponsored by Phi Kappa Phi, hon
orary scholastic fraternity, the lec
ture is held in connection with its an
nual initiation of new members. The
fraternity recently changed its plan
of selecting nen members for scholas
tic ability alone
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Dr Hasek will discuss the causes
and events of the Russian revolution,
and will tell of accomplishments gain
ed in that countly under the ''Fise.
year Plan. The economics professor
has made a close study of Russian
history
The lecturer is acquainted with the
languages of several European coun
tries, and has studied problems of
Russia front the viewpoints of various
other nations. He will explain the
relation of Russia to world problems,
and the effect of developments in that
country on the United States.
Dr. Hasek Lame to Penn State as a
teacher of the Russian language.
This was at the time of the revolu
tion when economic conditions in Rus
sia were more promising than now
DR. CURRIER WILL GIVE
FINAL LECTURE TODAY
To Address Cumparatne Literature
Section on 'Asiatic Poetr)
Sponsored by the Penn State Christ- 1
ran associate s, n series of discussions
was conducted by Dr Raymond I'
Currie:, formerly of Judson College,
Rangoon Burma yesterday and Sun-'
day and will conclude ties morning
Ir the concluding lecture of hie ser
i, here, Dr. Currier so ill speak on
Asiatic poetry before a comparative
literature class at 8 o'clock
Currier spike Sunday before'
several church meetings on various
Burmese and missionary themes He
spoke at two economic geogi aphy
classes yesterday afternoon and ad
dressed an open meetrre, last night
HAVEN TO ADDRESS GROUP
OF METALLURGY STUDENTS
Speaking on the construction of the
Russian steel plant at Magnitogoisk,
Rama, William P. Haven 'O9, vice
president of a Cleveland engineming
plant, will address a meeting of the
Metallurgical society May 9, accord
ing to Dr. David F. McFarland, head
of the metallurgy dean, tment
Mr. Has en recently returned from
the Soviet republic where he super
vised the erection of the first of the
new furnaces at the Russian plant.
He 'sill exhibit a collection of photo
gl aphe of yai was industiial stages
FORESTERS CONDUCT SURVEY
Senior foresters arc nicking a rec
onnaissance suivoy of a large tract
of timberland in western Maryland,
under the direction of the Maryland
State Department of Forestiy.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1932
Whitmore Says College
Duty-Bound' to Aid
Cultural Plan
Artists courses should be brought
back to the Penn State students next
year, five of arc deans agreed when
interviewed Sunday regarding the
feasibility of the College sponsoring
the courses here again
Of the six School heads, all believed
that the concerts were extremely de
! sirable and only one thought it
possible to conduct them the coming
year because of the present depres
sion Regardless of the poor condi
tions new prevailing the others main
tained the course was of sufficient
significance to warrant its return
here.
"Concerts are of the utmost im
portance in rounding out the vacant
spots not covered by any particular
course," said Dean Will Grant Cham
bers, of the School of Education. "It
is during one's College life that one
becomes interested and can develop a
demo for and learn to understand
sit For this reason the Penn State
student must not be denied the chance
to assimilate this necessary part of a
well-rounded college education"
Since Penn State is not situated in
contra of culture, accoiding to Dean
Frank C. Whitmore, of the School of
Chemistry and Physics, the College Is
duty-bound to try to support a course
of this type Honorer precautions
should be taken to insure a favorable
shun mg on the part rf the students
"Reflection has been cast upon the
artistic taste of the College students
because of their unwillingness to give
proper support to the Artists course
in former years," stated Dean Edward
Steidle, of the School of Mineral In
dustries "It is the highest type of
entertainniant and I "consider it a
shame that a faculty of 500 and a
student body of 5,000 should not sup
port the project. If the students have
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BELL TELEPHONE
TO INSTALL DIALS
Proposed System Would Repine
Present Organization by
Early Next Year
Announcement that a dial telephone
system would be installed in State
College sins made last week by the
Bell Telephone company
The new dial unit, which replaces
the "central" office, will handle all
local calls Operator; will still take
care of toll calls, information, and
like services
ne‘‘ one-story office building,
which will house the new system, will
be constructed ne'.t fall at 224 South
Allen street. Scheduled for comple
tion early in 1933, the building will
bo of Georgian style architecture
Se‘eral hunched thousand dollars
will be expended on the new system,
the annruncement reports. The decis
ion to install the dial equipment fol
lowed n study of the telephone situa
tion in State College.
I M. DEBATING TEAMS REACH
THIRD BRACKET OF TOURNEY
With the Delta Upsilon-Phi Epsilon
Pi contest still pending, the intra
mural debating tournament reached
the third round when the Penn State
club met Phi Kappa Nu last night.
In the second round Phi Gamma
Delta forfeited to Omega Epsilon and
Phl Sigma Delta forfeited to Beta
Sigma Rho. Opening the third round
of the toutney, Alpha Zeta will meet
Omega Epsilon.
NORRIS-MALMED
TO PAIR FOR
When Jim Mains '32 and Ed Mai
med '33 complete their pasts as com
edians in "We the People," 1932 Thes
pian show to be presented Saturday,
May 14, they will end a comedy part
nership that has existed since 1930,
when they teamed together for their
fast Thespian production, "Dutchess
Dutch."
Following the stall of the team with
the 1930 show, the Noiris•Mnimed
duo appeared together in 1931 in
"Scrapbook," "Reply and Truly," and
"Panics of 1931 " The partnership
will necessarily come to an end this
year since Norris will be graduated
in June.
Mallard carries the leading role in
Co-eds To Nominate
Officers Tomorrow
Nominations for officers of the
four women's classes will be held in
the Mac Allister hall lobby from 8
until 5 o'clock tomorrow. Elec
tions will take place next Wednes
day.
The open nominations system was
continued this year, although a pro
posal was under consideration to
have an advisory board of senior
women nominate the candidates for
each office.
47 WILL RECEIVE
ACADEMIC PRIZES
Announcement of Fellowships,
Awards Scheduled for
Scholarship Day
Forty-seven awards to individual
students, including three fellowships
and twenty-four scholarships, will be
announced at the annual Scholarship
Day exercises May 7, Dr William S
Dye jr, chairman of the committee
on Academic Standards, stated Sun
day.
Honor Society Council medals Los
high scholastic standing will be
awarded to twenty-one sophomores
and thirty freshmen, Dr. Dye said
The medals ale provided through a
gift of Henry D. Miles 'SD
The John W White medal, valued
at $75, will be awarded to a member
of the senior class outstanding in
academic achievement Two members
of the student body who base attain
ed the highest scholastic averages,
regardless of class or course, will be
awarded President Sparks medals at
the exercises.
The three White teLlowships of $6OO
each will be awarded to members of
the graduating class for use in ad
vanced study at Penn State or other
institutions approved by the Presi
dent of the College
The Scholarship Day program will
be held on the same week-end as
Mothers' Day this year. Dr. Edwin
C. Broome, superintendent of Phila
delphia public schools, will be the
principal speaker, while President
Hetzel will preside at the exercises rn
Schwab auditorium.
EDUCATOR SPEAKS
IN CHAPEL SUNDAY
Dr Johnson, President of Honard
Uni‘ersit3, Delvers Sermon
On 'Social Problems'
"Social Problems and Personal Sal
vation" was the subject of the chapel
addieas by Dr Mordecai W. Johnson,
president of Howard University,
Washington, D C., in Schwab Ruth
tolium Sunday morning.
"The country in which we live and
the civilization to which we belong
is conlionted now more than eve,
with staggering social pi oblems," Di
Johnson said "Men who can loud
the world out of its present situation
and who hold the interests of the pee
ple uppei most, can be developed only
from the depths of religious convic
tions."
Citing Abraham Lincoln as the type
of man who dares to blaze new paths,
the chapel speaker declared that this
was the kind of leadership needed to
guide the country through piesent.
day social problems.
"Has the human lace developed to
its fullest extent or will it continue on
its long Journey?" Dr. Johnson asked.
"All life and its problems of salvation
depend entnely on this question of
whether life is becoming stagnant at
if it will continue to piogress."
THESPIAN MIR
LAST TIME IN '
"We the People," pottraying the part
of the successful presidential candi
date, while Norris acts. as his cam
paign manages and, after he is elect
ed, his Secretary of State. Additional
leading parts will be taken by Robert
C. Ayers '32, Helen L. Ciociet '32, H.
Grace Baer '3l, and Lucille Laskey
'35.
Like all comedy teams, the' pair
has written a good part of its
acts Maimed was co-author of the
book of "Dutchess in Dutch" and the
story, and comedy used in "Scrap
book" and "Panics of 1931" was a
collaboration between them.
"We used to change our lines with
every rehearsal in our first original
Tottrgiati.
Shaeffer Opposes Wood in 1933
Presidential Race as Polls Open
At 12:45 O'clock This Afternoon
Candidates for Senior Class Presidency
PLAYERS ANNOUNCE
CAST FOR COMEDY
Present 'Bird in Hand' ai;
Part of Motherf Day
Program Ma:: 7
Casting of "Bud in Hand," thice
act comedy diarna by John Thud,
water to •be green Saturday,-Mae 7,
by the Penn State Plaveis as pelt of
the Mothers' Day program, ha: been
completed, according to Flank S
Neusbaum, of the department of
English composition, who chiect, the
play
Reginald P. Ketuton '32 caq in
the leading role of TIIOI., Gicenleaf,
with Bailie,' nicest '3l taking the
pelt of Alice Gieenleaf, hi, wife El- 1
sie L Sandbox: '3l will poitiay the
charactm of Joan Gieenleaf, then
daughtm
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The tole of Colald Alms ood will be
taken by Thomas M Runnette
while Robot, C At m, '32 will plot
the part of Sit Robett At noon But
tor Re, les )1 'JS 1, to,: in tint chat
octet of Mn Blanquet
Complettng the east, Pete, G 'gook
'l2 will pottras the !nut of Cs ill Bev
erley, and Ralph D llct7el J 1 'tit will
be seen m the chat at:tet of Ambto,e
Godolphin. Wolk on the in oduction
is well untie, was, Mt Neusbaum
stated
Kcal ton pla,ed the leading mole in
"Broken Dishes." pi oduced last June
as the annual Commencement plug
and refloated again in October Los
Fathoms' Day, ashile Miss Vincent took
the feminine lead in "Holida‘,"
pme
tented by the Playe, inn rebiumy
ENGINEER W ILL OPEN NEW
SERIES or DIESEL Lucrutrs
Speaking on "Diesel Engine Cora-
Lustu n Pheromenon " W 1 1 .Thachnn,
r consulting engineer. wi❑ gnt the
host of the nev,-cues of Diesel engine
lector es pa dented under the am.pices
on the (Rpm tinent et mechanical en-;
paneling in Room 107 Mein Engineel-:
tog at 2 c'Lled: tornol main nftm noon
M: Joachim. no, Inc led nt Phila- ;
nelphia lm mmtp seated n engineei
than go of Diesel engage c` enich lit
Laugh* Field Va He lA, InieNl
designing engine. ft I the Westim, ,
lions t col poi ation
H PRODUCERS,
E THE PEOPLE'
act," Novi, relate. "Then when ne
dal get out on the stage to give it,
e completely for got nil of our gag,
and hail to r clv on 'Soil , Kenne
mompting tram bnekstag,"
"I didn't, start out to ben Throb
plan," he continued "Jolt happened
to fall into a part in the 'Cainpub Re
cut,' the 1929 ,hon."
"We the People," .1 ,attic on poli
tical conditarn,, n ill be presented the
night folio, log Jun. Pr inn. Re
hen,als, now In pr ogress, are under
the direction of J lin trig "Sock" Ken
nedy '24
Featuring four choruses, the ,how
inten in the style of the Gilbert
and Sullman Opel atlas
JOHN A. WOOD '3.3
INSTITUTF TO HOLD
DISCUSSION OF TAXES
Civic Leaden. Will Convene for
Urban Problem: Conclave
Here Jul!. 213, 27. 2S
With "Can 'laws Be Reduced" as
, the problem for discussion, ci,ic lead
; ers throughout the State will gather
l in five round tabl'e groups to con3idei
carious phases of the question at the
I font annual Institute of Urban Prob
lems here Jul!. 2G, 27, and 28
"Urban Tanation Problems" Bill
be the theme of one section of this
}cat', institute Led by Di Leonard
P Pon, iesealch ilnei.toi of the Penn
,lxantr. State Chamber of Com
merce, the round table discussions NI, dl
be centerel around such questions as
enemptior from tunes, revenue sources
other than tones, bond issues, equit
able assessments, and methods of col
lection
Municipal budgeting problems ,111
be the topic considered by anothei sec
tion of the institute lcd by Majoi
Philip Matheus, of the Pittsbui gh
(loses macula! Reseal sh bureau. Types
of budgets, budgetary control and
piepai :Aim), and methods an.l proLed
me will be some of the subiln isions
to be discussed
Di IV L Stesenson, chief engine.
of the State Department of Health,
alit preside over the round table
a het e mate! ,upply and satutattons
moblems tell be consul. ed Atten
tion NI dl be focust,eil on soot ce, col
lection, punficattton, an I distribution
of uatet supplle3, and on sea enrage
pm oblen,
The child on the famtiv and an
from home, juvenile delinquency, and
the telation of the school to child
welfut e will be sonic of the topics
taken un at the mound table discussion
in chalice nt 'Alm Edith E‘mett, do-
team of the Wlnte-Wllhants founda
tion, Phtlaidelphia.
The fifth , eetion of the institute
Lill Inee•tigate Litt. noinoget plan;
under the (hied.° of II W. Dodd:,
thou main of the School of Public and
International Atfairs at Mined.
Unisetbity
FORENSIC TEAM MEETS
PIVI'SBURG II DEBATERS
ICe)e4, K hipper Defend Arra-main e
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Cloaine the 1931-32 forensic sea-on,
: Penn State all n mance team coin
rsed of Scott Kew, .."1 and
Mappei engaged cent ieeteta
tive of the Uniceisitc of Pittsbuigh
OIL-gall stele, no-douse n lobate
er the eentt alma= of Industry guea-
LIOn , hole Fuday night
In ace°, dance it ith the 01 egen Plan.
Klappin and Dm id Saindlei, of Pitts
buigh, gave the opening tonsil active
speeches. ClO,-0 lt IllOttlit/10114 and
suannal les tot each side note e
oenteil bt Leennid Bot man rot Pitt,
gh 11110 Keyes tot Penn State.
Sn 1,98111 j, the gra, ity of ',I esent
clad atolls, the On mntrve maintained
that Lean:olml coati al of indugti y, I
apes Rung the ough a central board,
a calm! remedy the situation.
ESTABLISHED
PRICE FIVE CENTS
First Floor Lounge of
Old Main Chosen
voting Place
MATRICULATION CARDS
NEEDED FOR BALLOTING
Bahtas. Hines. Rathmell Enter
Contest Te Gam Junior
Emteutne Post
With two weeks of campmgn
mb a peak yeqei day,
etas , and Student Coureil
elections polls mill open in the
firs flow lounge of Old Main at
12:45 o'clock thi , afternoon.
Ballotnn, tall close at 5.15
o'clock thi , alto' noon and open
at 9 c'clock tomot row mot rung.
Closing again at 5 15 c'cloch, the
noting nil begin at 0 o'clock '1 bur,-
da3 mottling and continue until 12 15
o'clock Thu 3daN afteinoon
With the lounge loped off to make
aisles on both sides of the room, vot
ers fi om Once Schools mill pass
through the left aisle and those from
the nth, three Schools mill pass
thi ough the eight aisle. In cider to
ote, students must present then sec
ond seinestei Aitiiculation
mhich mill be theeke I cc ilk the Deans'
list of eligibles and punched to pre
vent C °tin. again
Inds dual Itesko Provided
Indi,ulual desks will be prosnled in
the lounge for narking ballots pro,
ately, and each School pill ha, e Its
own ballot bos Oppirrtunit3 ft. vot
ing a straight clique ticket Is chnnn
uteri on this meal's ballot, and con
gregating in Old Main will be batted
In the o,e fm nest peal', soninr
class off., Charles W Shaeffer
00111 oppose John A Woo I for the 1 , 131
inesulenc,, ',Silo Milton I Balchngel
and Robert F Newcomer will contest
for the post of secretor, Illazd P
Ileustet and On m C 1 Meyers 30 ale
comnetdot s for the t ea.sur eslup
Sophomore Candidates lasted
lharn D Bala,. Pluhp P. Hines,
and John N Rathnloll are the pre,-
dential contestants in the tin ee-cor
eel ed Junior class elections Non:.
13 Mcrai lane, Glenn A Radler, and
15'111111111 J Such°, are nominees for
the seer eta, s ship. or He candidates
for the 1 , 134 treasurer post are Cor
nelius V Chandler, Da, 1 M Hutch
inson, and Jacob 11 Stalk
To the sophomore balloting, Wußei
G Benner ri and Paul IC Busch mill
geek the office of picsalent, mith
George L Fischei p , and John M.
Stocker contesting for the cemetery
portion In the 10 15 tr casur or ship
contest, Hudson II Ea moan mill com
pete agam-,t Jumes, 4 Hannah
'Mee 501101 repo e,ontutn Os to Stu
dent Council Boni the Agriculture
School mill be elected limn a group
composed of John 't Clarkson, John
C. Fertig, Albert G hall, Calm). F
Lcaenzo, hooter II 'Shutt, and
Gem ge R Masked Cando late+
for the ton scoot Chemistry and Illy
soats are Jame, LI Gotne, Edwin
C Graebei, ('leer E. Gia.mmage, and
Peter P MaLliung
Edmacl Balm and Donald It.
Ernst are competitors foi the single
VMS Education School position m the
council row ocnim Engineering
remesentativcs mill he elected Boni
A Albeit Mae,. William It Dnc jr
has mond C 31cChntoch, Robeit SI
Ma,,ell, lVrlh.un 11. Millet, Mar ♦
(Collll,llf la Oa paw , (oto)
`Collegian' To Issue
Elections Special
Complete t esults of the men's
class and Student Council election,
‘‘ loch o ill he held this afternoon,
tomot ou, and Thin sila) morning,
will be published in 11 VeCliii
cdr
tmll of the COLLLGIAN Thuimlny
light
Membei 01 the elections com
mittee trill compute the t esult.
un
toeduttele after the polls '1 into stay
It Lei 110011 The edition will be
placed on sti eet sale out ly Thurx
dap night.