gps ; i.,,,,,,, \ . COMPLETE cAn ,II run ,t a it r , 44 A'. - .; . fiPri . '_-'''.:4 . .t COVERAGE ,.,,,?-. ....„,...„.., . , Vol. 28, No. 65 PATTEE WILL GIVE SECOND TALK ON LITERATURE TODAY Emeritus Professor To Discuss `The, Republic of Letters' In - Little Theatre LECTURE BEGINS AT 4:10 ' O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON `Uncultivated American Literary History Plots' Selected As General Topic Speaking on "The Republic of Let ters," Dr. Fred Lewis Pattee, emeritus professor of American literature, will deliver the second lecture of his an nual series in the Little Theatre, Old Main, at 4:10 o'clock this afternoon. The second of his talks on the gen eral topic, "Uncultivated' Plots in American Literary History," Dr. Pat tee's address will deal with the Amer ican people's desire to develop a kind of government inculcating certain ideals and principles. The speaker will trace the relationship between the development of American repub lican ideals and the political doctrines propagated in the literature of the period. Will Publish Book "Republican Satire" will be the title of Dr. Pattee's lecture tomorrow af ternoon. Thursday, he will discuss "The Consumptive Poets," and Fri day, in the concluding lecture of the series, "The American Novel Before Scott." The lectures. will bo open to students, faculty members, and the general public. Dr. Pattee's lectures are prelimin ary studies,of, material he will use In a new volume of his series on the his tory of Americah literature. The first book in the group, "American Literature Since 1870," published sev eral years ago,, covered the period from 1870 to 1890. "The New Amer ican Literature," issued in 1980, was a critical discussion of works written between 1890 and the date of publica tion. Series Opened Yesterday The book now in preparation soul cover American literature from Its beginning until 1830 or 1840, and a fourth volume will carry the discus sion up to 1870. The subject matter is given a popular rather than a text book treatment in the series, accord ing to critics. In the opening lecture of the series yesterday, Dr. Patton spoke on "The Fin de Sleek of the Eighteenth Cen tury." He showed in his address how, with the organization of a new form of government, there grew up an at tempt to express new ideas and a new literature. American humor and the novel arose in the "yellow nineties," Dr. Patten pointed out, and the essay came into its own as an American literary form. Since leaving Penn State three years ago, Dr. Pattee has occupied the position of lecturer on American literature at Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla He was head of the English department here for thirty four years. In addition to his historical and critical works on American literature, Dr. Pattee has written several vol umes of essays, a book of poems, and two novels. "Century Readings in American Literature," is collection edited by the literature professor, was used as -the textbook in liters tura classes until this year. SHIBLI WRITES TEXT ON 'TEACHING OF GEOMETRY' Mathematics Professor Discusses Recent Trends In Fteld Prof. J. Shibli, of the mathematics department, has written and published n 262-page textbook on "Recent De velopments in the Teaching of Geo metry," it was announced last week. In attempting to determine the re sponse of elementary geometry to the modern educational movement which is not static but dynamic, Professor •Shibli traces the important develop ments and general trends to the teaching of geometry and discusses the problems that teachers of geo metry are facing at the present. The Teachers College at Columbia University 1011 um the new textbook in the teacher training classes this summer. The text has been charge tensed by critics as "a real contribu tion to the field of Leuchini of scLund.., ury inatinenatitb." ^ I Admissions for 1932 , Grid Games Reduced Reduction of the admission charges fox the varsity-Football games here in the fall were an nounced yesterday by Ned M. Flem ing, graduate manager of athletics, following action by the athletic board of control Reserved seat tickets for the an nual Alumni day game with Syra cuse and the Pennsylvania day con test with the University of the South have been reduced from three to two dollars, while box seats will sell for $2 50 instead of $4 00. Gen eral admission charges for the early season games with Waynesburg and Lebanon Valley have been dropped from $1.50 to $l.OO. SCHOLASTIC GROUP WILLHEAR SHIMER National Secretary of Phi Beta Kappa To Address Alumni . Body Here Tonight Dr. William A. Shimer, national executive secretary of Phi Beta Kappa, scholastic honorary frater nity, will address the annual spring meeting of the local alumni chapter of that fraternity tonight Dr. Shimer's subject will be "Pre suppositions of the Liberal College" Over fifty Phi Beta Kappa members of the faculty will attend the mooting,' to be held in the Nittany Lion at 6:30 o'clock. Edits Magazine The speaker was graduated from Harvard University three years after his entrance there. His educational activities were suspended for some time as he served in the Navy during the war. At the same time, however, he served as a religious and educa tional leader of the War Board coun cil In 1922 he received his master's de gree from the Urnteeetty of Roches ter, and then studied philosophy at Harvard University until 1925 when the degree of Doctor of Philosophy aas conferred upon him Before ac cepting his present positioh, Dr. Sin mer taught philosophy at Ohio State University. In addition to his position as execu tive secretary of Phi Beta Kappa, Dr. Shinier is editor of the new quarterly magazine, The A me; lean &holm , publication of the honorary. 4 AWARDED DEBATING KEYS Ruth H. Nicbel '33, Coleman Herpel '32, F. Merton Saybolt '32, and Scott Keyes '33 were awarded debating keys at the annual Forensic council dinner last week. . Hamas Will Not Make Boxing His Life Work, He Maintains Ex-Lion Heavyweight Plans Medical Course After Completing Ring Career "I don't intend to make boxing lay life work," declared Steve llamas '29, former eleven-letter athlete and at present a leading professional heavy weight, who has been visiting here since Friday. "My plans still include a medical course after I finish boxing, but it I would be foolish for me to stop now, after building up to the big bouts," the ex-Lion heavyweight continued. "The world's championship isn't neces sarily my goal before I quit, although I'd like mighty well to win it," Discussing Ills two bouts with Tomm y Loughran, Philadelphia heavyweight, llamas revealed that he considers the former light heavy, weight champion as one of the hard est men in the piofessional lonics to fight. Affirming that Loughran can make his opponent look very foolish by his clever boxing, Steve declared that the Philadelphian is a boxer who can be caught by a blow hard enough to knock him out only on rare occa sions. "t hope to win," Steve said In an suer to a question concerning the probable outcome of a third fight with Loughran, a bout now under consul. oration by Philadelphia boxing pro motors. The popularity of both llamas and Loughran, coupled with the closeness of their last bout to gether has prompted talk of the third meeting of the two rivals The former Lion athlete arrived here unexpectedly Friday afternoon, ,u.comptinied only by lila Vire, awl STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1932 SENIORS WILL FILL _CLASS ROLES FOR LAST TIME JUNE 6 Exercises To Include Speeches Presentation of Men's, 'Women's Honors NI4STERS '32 'ARRANGES TRADITIONAL PROGRAM Col. Shields, Pres. Hetzel Plan Addresses--Dedication of Memorial Scheduled As a farewell gesture, seniors will fill their class offices for the last time when they participate in the Class Day exercises in Schwab auditorium Monday morning, June 6 According to tentatne plans re leased by Arthur H. Masters Jr., chair man of the committee on Class Day arrangements, Coleman Herpel will open the program with the salutatory address. The class presidents, M. Lydia Haller and H. Aubrey Myers, will make their last appearance as heads of the graduating body when they speak at the exercises. To Present Class Honors Stephen A. Forbes will give the class history and Mary Al Wright IN 111 read the class poem. The pipe ora tion, scheduled next on the program, will be made by John C Herbert, while the corresponding mirror ora tion for women students will be de livered by H Louise Marquardt. Official presentation of class hon ors will follow Hugh R Riley 3r., as "Spoon Man," highest ranking honor, John D. Page, as "Barrel Man," and H. Aubrey Myers, with the title of "Cane Man," will be introduced by William B 'McCarter. To Dedicate Memorial As "Class Donor," Ehrabeth Ever ett will present the women's honors. Elizabeth C Bell will be green first honors as "Bow Girl," while second honors, "Slipper Girl," will go to 1.1 Lydia Haller. Louise Darlington will be awarded the third highest ranking honors, when she is designated as "Fan Girl." Po!liming the dedication of the class memorial by George J. Smart, Col. J. Frankha Shields, president of the Board of Trustms, will give a speech of acceptance for the College Piesident Ralph D. Hetzel will speak before the graduating class for the last time at the exercises The concluding feature of the pro gram, the I.allictory address will he giver by Charles W. Rice Class songs and other musical numbers are also planned on the program plans to stay here until sometime to morron The visit is his first of more than a few hours in length since his graduation in June, 1020 Golf with Mis Human as well as a forsome with Hugo Bezdek, duector of the School of Physical Education and Athletics and his former coach, and Marty McAndrews, a former box ing teammate, together with visits with hi., many acquaintances hoe have occupied the time for the heavy weight since his arrival Leaving New York City on Wednesday, Steve nubsed an annual banquet for sports leaders given by the New York G)aphte in oidei to enjoy the brier vacation, he imealed So well was the visit kept a secret, that only a few were on hand to greet llamas and his wife. Leo Houch, Nittany Lion boxing coach, was the first visited by Steve on his arrival hole Competing the difference between professional and college boxing to that of business and recreation, Ha ines pointed out that the professional boxer must virtually live the sport, while the college man tribes it as a bit of tecreation. A love of the game is necessary for success in the profes sional ring, he said "The support given me by Penn State friends has ecitainly been won derful," Steve said. "I surely appre ciate, the intei est shown in me, par ticularly in my too bouts with Lough mn." $333 Added to Loan Fund by Ticket Sale Appioximately $333 has been add ed to the student loan fund as a le sult of the sale of over 1,000 music ticket books, according to incom plete returns announced yesterday by Francis L. Mathews '32, who is in charge of the sale. The drive, which begun during the latter part of April, will close tomorrow, Mathews said. Approxi mately $9OO has been added to the loan fund this year through the ef forts of the Student Union com mittee while additional amounts have been received from other sources. COUNCIL SELECTS BOARD NOMINEE I. F. Body Names Tanner, Dickson, Alderfer for Post Of Faculty Member Three. members of the faculty vole nominated for the position of faculty representative on the Interfratermty board of control by Interfraternity council at its final meeting of the year Thursday night. Dr. Harold F. Alderfer, of the his tory and political science department, Prof. Harold E Dickson, of the ar chitecture department, mid Piof Shel don C. Tanner, of the economics and sociology department, ale the nom inees. President Hetzel will appoint the official representative front the list this week. Committee Heads Named Alfred W. Hesse Ir '33 was elected as senior representative on the board Carl R Ingling '33 was appointed chairman of next year's scholarship committee, which will handle the re porting of fraternity grades Harris Ebenbach '.3.f•e11l head the rushing committee, with Harry A Bauder '33, Robert C. Rmehimer '33, Harry M. Wilson '33, William S Ba yard '34, Philip P. Hines '34, and George J. Nichols '34 as additional members "A strict obsertance of the rushing code will be followed and violations will be dealt with stringently," Her bert E Longenecker '33, council presi dent, stated A proposal to abolish the final Sunday afternoon silent per rod was rejected by the council Co operation of the fraternities in placing their flags in the Memorial Day par ade was requested by Longenecker. LUZENSKI SECURES 1934 SPEECH PRIZE Wins First Award of S5O in Annua Sophomore Estemporaneous Contest Frida) Night Speaking on "Can We Get Along Without Religion?" Leonard L Lu zenski won the fast prize of fifty dollars in the annual sophomore es temporaneous contest Friday night Doris M Acker and Ernest C Mil ler were tied for second place, and the twenty-In c &Rat av,aid was split between them Miss ALl,er spoke on "Are Activities Worth While" and Millet discussed "The Great Sports Myth" Judges for the annual contest acre Herbert Koepp-Baker, institutor in public speaking, Prot. Theodore J. Gates, of the English composition de partment, and Dr Francis J. Tschan, professor of history. Other finalists were• Erwin J. Doris, Ralph E Evans, and Kenneth S. Ka gen. Twenty-four sophomores enter ed the contest, and all but six were eliminated in the pielinunaries Thurs day night. PREAR '32 IVINS PRIZE IN NEWSPAPER CONTEST, 1:E=2E3I=11!!INIIII!!1311 Fur Best Feature Slur) 'Hugo K. Freryr '32 was awarded the first price of twenty-five dollais last week in the feature story contest, sponsoted by the Grit Publishing coin pan}, of Willianispoit, to coopei oboe with Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity hole. Receiving honorable nicotine weie \V. Cation. Stephenson '32, Romaine B Seehold '33, and John G Keeney '3l. The contest was open to nil College students with sonic feature stony not histmical rn character as the 'minim(' subject matter The contest of t'reat's o inning story dealt with old Arno can songs and will be published in an ently August edition of the GI it, Tattrgiatt SENIORS TO STAGE TRADITIONAL MARCH AT COMMENCEMENT Will Assemble in Respective Administration Buildings For Annual Parade HIGH RANKING STUDENTS NAMED 1932 MARSHALS Procession Follons Standard Procedure-3 R. 0. T. C. Officers Selected Following the standard procedure foi commencement, members of this 3 ear's graduating class will assemble and march by schools in the tradi tional commencement procession to Recreation hall, Monday, June 6, accoiding to Prof. Clarence E Bal linger, College marshal. With the time of assembling set for 3.15 o'clock, faculty members will meet in front of the Carnegie library, while the College Symphonic band, which will lead the procession, will form in front of the North Liberal Ails budding. The march still begin at 3 30 o'clock. Led by the band, the graduates of the Schools of Liberal Arts, Educa tion, Agriculture, Chemistry and Phy sics, Engineering, and Mineral Indus tries, and of the Graduate School, will proceed to Recreation hall in that or slei. The College faculty, the deans of the various schools, and the Presi dent and his party %NIB complete the procession Asvembl, Places Named As .n formes }ems, a faculty mar shal and student marshal for each school will be in charge of the as sembling of the graduates. The sen ior.; will meet in flout of the adminis trative buildings of then sespectne schools, while those of the Graduate School in the procession, will assemble on the north side of the Botany build ing Highest ranking students in each school will serve as the student mar shals this year to assist the faculty l 'inarshals in forming the groups At the head of the graduates from the School of Liberal Art, soul he Prof Franklin B Kraus and Donald A Shelley '32, while Prof J. F. FIIOW and Lavanda N Pepple '32 will act as marshals for the School of Eds.: cation Prof Samuel B. Colgate .and Charles IV Rice '32 hare been named marshals over the School of Engineer ing grorips R 0. T C. 3larshdls Selected For the School of Agriculture grad uates, Prof Adam L Beam and Hor ace R Josephson '32 1,111 act as mar shals, and from the School of Chem ratty and Physics, Prof. David C. Duncan and Robert W. Wdhams '32 .111 serve In that capacity. Leading the Mineral Industries group writ be Prof. Ogden B. Mahn and George R. Hey' '32, while Prof Harold A. Ever ett and Paul Rhoton have been named marshals for the Graduate School group In addition to these, Philip G. Cooper '32, Carl Rolle 'J2, and Rich ard I. Eigenbnot '32, ha‘e been se lected by the dcpantment of militany science and tactics as marshals, for high standing and efficiency in R 0 T C. work, The Baccalnutonte pi occasion all bega , at 3 45 Sunday alto, noon. Motorless Airplane Will Soar Over Campus for First Time Saturday A motor less ail plane as dl bear its pilot aloft oval the camptm for the fn at time Satuiday, acconling to Les ter N Yohe '3,1, president of the Penn State Aero club. The craft, a glidet 21 feet long with a 36-foot wing-.pan, will be owed by an automobile at the end of 150-foot tope Upon attaining a efficient height the pilot alit Last lDose the lope and direct the emnse f the plane by means of Neit(cal and lottAontal !udders as it coasts through he an Purchased by the club last week, he glidet eats brought here on on automobile tiallei nom Leßoy, N Y, Hiving Saturday night. Yesterda,t, t was assembled by members of the lab and placed on exhibition in n grange, where it will Hunan, until he end of the reek. Sattuday 'Rudy" Setr, of Philadelphia, a !t -ensed glider pilot, will assume thauge demonstration flights of the mos lea-than-air machine. Yohe —IN the slab plans to bavt t 10. Earl E. Leslie Named To Succeed Hermann As Basketball Coach Oregon Graduate Will Also Aid Higgins With Varsity Grid Team—Walke, Loebs Replace Larry Conover Earl E Leslie, director of physic coach at the Non Jersey State Teach, named Satuiday to succeed Burke .111 " and assistant football coach by College To take the place of Lerner S G appointments of Nelson S. WAlke al MAXWELL NAMED UNION PRESIDENT Filet, Bressler Gain Offices on 1933 Board—Loan Fund Committee Chosen Robert M. 11faxnell '33 was elected president of the 1932 Student Union board at a joint meeting of the old and nen boards Thin.sday night. Paul W Film '33 seas chosen esee• president and Angelin Bressler '43, secretary of the nen board Neil N. Fleming, graduate manager of ath letics, ndl continue to seise as treas. mei for the organization Continuance of the student loan fund campaign en older to proside a nucleus of a fund foe next semester seas presided by the board nab the appointment of a committee headed by Benjamin L Wise '33, and includ ing William S Lenker '33 and John A. Wood '33 This committee make plans for fuither additions' to the loon fund inciensed netnity of the Union was forseen by the now president in com menting on plans for next ;,ear Al though disclaiming any startling changes in the Union activities, he pointed out that the poop hopes to give fulthei aid to student activity through plans which are now being made. Under the leadership of W. Jay Kennedy '32, this year's Union presi dent, Student Union pi otnoted the student loan fund and sponsored free dances folloning snore] of the bas ketball games, beinles its usual set vines extended though the untie! of fice in Old Main SENIORS M 11" ORDER GOWNS TONIGHT, TOMORROW NIGHT Semi nil hue e then Inst chance to of dee Caps and goo ne at the Stu dent Union office, Old Main, hone 7 to 9 o'clock tonight and tomotrom night A deposit of 54 50 is leguned ON eta old°t. The gowns will be toady toe disteibution by Satin dny, June I. I=l Bcrwya Millm '33 uas unaided the gold medal given each year by the President for the best manual of al nib in the It 0 T. C unit Winifred D. °shiny uas the islones of the second plate snivel medal, and Elmer McCleary '33, gaining third place, a as an.nded a hionee medal glide: tithe off from the golf links, it College autholittes null giant the necessary peinussion Additional flights 1, dl be made Sunday and Ilion ! day if the meathet pumas I The neub put chat;ed cleft is as pri mai3-type gimlet uith an open fuse lage of steel tubing. The Mums, whith have an taco of ISt spate feet, are of spruce lib, and spots coveted all labile Capable of tithing off' at an air speed of tmenty mile, pet hoot, the plane once 100401.1 to on, its cable null go foul teen feet foment tot cools foot of di op the mmnufac tute:s Litmus Thee feet per second green as the not and matte of descent tot the glide, The uero dub plans to gae its members lush action in flying the gli dei A seeondaiv-type Oulu, bleb e ill lime a tlose7d fuselage and addi tional contiol, will be built by the on ganiyution ne‘t yein Tuns waft, AdIICII i, unit being designed, will al law mole °sten . ..is e Slights to be 111,1E1'2. ESTABLISHED PRICE FIVE CENTS teal education and athletics and head leis College at the present time, was "Dutch" Heiman as varsity basketball autholities. Conoser, freshman coach this year, the d Gilboa F Lochs to the School of Physical Education and Athletics staff as assistant freshman coaches mole announced at the same time. lies Exceptional Record Welke lulll coach the freshman foot ball team and the varsity gymnastic and fencing teams, while Loebs will base charge of freshman basketball and will assist such the yearling grid ders. All three newly-elected men toll hold the title of assistant pro fessors on the faculty and still teach piofessional courses in addition to their coacling duties A giaduate of the University of Oregon, Leslie comes to Penn State with an exceptional record as a coach and player. He played three years of sarsity football, basketball, and base ball at Oregon, umning honorable mention as a tackle on Walter Camp's all-American football team in 1921, and has played professional soccer and lacrosse since his graduation front Oregon in 1922 Coached 14. Oregon The new court mentor coached ser o ice teams for too years during the Weald War and from 1922 to 1925 Noun coach of high school teams in Oregon He Joined the University of Oregon staff in 1925 and until 1929 was an instructor of physical educa tion and freshman coach. He has been at the Not Jersey State Teach ers College, Montclair, N J, since 1929 While :at, Oregon he also assisted with sanity basketball, helping to coach tu o Pacific Coast conference championship tennis. Iles fi eshman football tennis cent undefeated for the rour-3 car pm, iod. Played Under Bezdek Entering the Unto et sity of Oregon in 1916, Leslie played one year under Hugo Bezdek, director of the School of Physical Education and Athletics, echo sea, conch there at that tune. Latin, sell& studying for his master's degree at Columbia University, he coached sic mining at a New York City social center as an assistant to Dr Elwood C Das is, of the ',hymenl education staff. Walke is a giaduate of the Noma! College of Indianapolis and received his master's deglee at the University of Cincinnati, ',hale he played foot ball. After playing three years of professional football as an end and halfback, he solved as coach at the Wahl ose ,nioi high school in Cin cinnati, tinning out NI:VCI al city championship football teams Lochs, nesely-elected yearling bas ketball mantel, seas named forssard on the "all-Neu England" team while at Smingfield College, Smingfield, Muss After lIICCIN cog his diploma at (Con(tnned on page two) WORLD DEAF TO NEEDS' CHAPEL SPEAKER SAYS Pq Upper 31unteltur Pastor "Civilization is stopping its ears and pi °tending deafness to the prob lems which are eonf onting it today," Di Gem ge C. Vincent, pastel of the Union Congiegational church, Uppon Montelan , N. J, told chapolgoeis at the last i egoist Mei vices of the you in Senn ab auditorium Sunday anoint. "Wi hen there come; a moposal for new may of handling out economm cadet, men simply iefuse to listen," Ica said "Is it shed nationalism m is it mod) , conceit that piecents oui conicity from seeing {shot the world coolly needs , " the chapel gpenker asked "Unfottunalelt, the youth of today I. et ea mote cynical and ha, less alealm than nut pit,ent fathers and mothers," Di. Vincent .lid "Weild peace and unive,al economic “oper ation can only come tin ouch the in len Matzoh of nut best intetnational movi,"
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