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HONORARY COUNCIL
PLANS CHANGES IN
MEDAL AWARDING
Will Give Scholastic Prizes to
Deserving Seniors Under
Proposed System
SOPHOMORES, FRESHMEN
NOW PRESENTED HONORS
.Committee . Seeks v Recognition
OX Students With High
. 4-Ycar Standing
Changes in awarding of Honor So
ciety Council medals were formulated
at a meeting of a committee appointed
by the Honor Society Council "Wed
nesday afternoon, and will be atted
upon before the end of this semester,
Benjamin-L. Wise ’33, chairman of
the committee has announced.
By the new plan honor medals will
|&he awarded to-deserving seniors, in
•y stead of to*freshmen and sophomores
■ ns has been the program in the past.
- Presentation of these medals will take
place on Scholarship Day in Hay.
Cause for Change Cited
“We believe that senior students
who have high.averages for the four
years and who do not receive scholar
ships or fellowships should receive
some recognition for their work dur
ing the four years of, College," Wise
stated in commenting on the proposed
plan. “The, Honor Society Council
proposes to present such seniors with
medals in recognition of their scholar
ship ability," he said.
Under the present system the Coun
cil presents medals to thirty students
of high scholarships average in the
freshman and sophomore classes. Se
lection of students receiving awards
are made by the Honor Society Coun
cil together with the Senate Commits
tec on. Academic Standards. •
Committee' Listed ..
/“When the’Honor •'Society .Council
- Was formed to award ‘ honor.’ piedals
to freshmen and sophomores, there
was no other recognition for students
of high scholastic ability, in those two
classes," the committee chairman said.
“But. since the’ advent of scholastic
honorary fraternities for those
groups, sufficient reward for good
scholarship' is granted," he added.
The committee which formulated
the proposed system also includes Dr.
Carl W. Marquardt, College Examin
er, Raymond, K. McClintock ’33, and
Margaret W. Kinsloe *35. Heads of
departments, and. the Committee on
Academic Standards will decide later
on the average necessary for a senior
to receive one'of these awards.
ORATORS TO MEET
ST. FRANCIS HERE
-lleagwcy ’S3, Dalton ’3l Will Uphold
Affirmative of War Debts
Question Tonight
• In the first intercollegiate debate
at home this year Dan Heagncy *33
and. Joseph L. Dalton.*34 will repre
sent Penn State against St. Francis 1
College.orators in.the Little Theatre,
Old Main,' at 8 o’clock tonight.
The . Penn State'team will- uphold
/the affirmative of the question, “Re
solved, that all intergovernmental war
debts, including reparations, should be
cancelled,” in,a judges* decision con
. test. The debate will be followed by
an open forum discussion.- •
' • Tonight’s- meet will be the last for
the semester, a return contest with
St. Francis at- Loretto being listed
• for February 15. The following wcclc
- end the team-will journey to Carlisle
to engage the Dickinson,debaters.
...Prof, John H. Frizzell,.of.the pub
lic speaking, department, has an
nounced a tentative schedule of more
’than thirty contests’ for -the men’s and
women’s teams during.the'second se
mester.;-An eastern and a western
• trip arc included; in-this list.
NACIOS ’33 CONVALESCES - ’
AFTER SEIUOUB CONDITION
'/.•Confined to the Bcllcfontc General
■Hospital with a/ ruptured appendix
sinco December 1 16, William A. Na
cios\’33, is reported to be recovering
slowly from- the after-effects of his
serious condition. •
/ •-Nacids was admitted to the institu-
Vtion* in. a. painful condition. -He Vo
lcanic unconscious soon after enter
-1 :jng, and remained in l this dangerous
v ,st!ato for a week. After the appen*
£ dcctomy, 7 performed . as: soon .as his
'/condition. permitted, he began a slow
''-recovers’* . .. . ■ <
218 E College Ave
Will Take Lead
LUCETTA F. PARKER ’33
PLAYERS TO GIVE
SHOW TOMORROW
Will Present Noel Coward's ‘Hay
. Fever’ at 8:30 O’clock
In Auditorium
“Hay Fever,” by Noel Coward, will
be presented by the Penn State Play
ers under the direction of Frank S.
Ncusbaum, of the English composi
tion department, in Schwab auditor
ium tomorrow night at 8:30 o’clock.
The action is laid in the summer
home of the Bliss family, each mem
i ber of which invites a week-end guest
without consulting the balance of the
family. ,The ensuing action provides
plenty of humor and unexpected.situ
ations. •
Parker ’33 Takes Lead
Lucetta F. Parker ’33 as Judith
Bliss, a retired actress, has as her
guest Sandy Tyrrell, .a young boxer,
portrayed by Milton D. Carver jr. '3G.
• JCutzer L.-Richards.'3d.;talr3B;-the part
of David Bliss, Judith’s husband; who
entertains Jackie Coryton, a. flapper
played by. Mary P. Milholland '34.
Paul K. Hirsch !35 represents
Simon Bliss, her. son,, whose guest is
Myra Arundel, a woman about town,
whose part is taken by M. Theresa
Baer '35. Margie I. ICuschke .'36
iakes the. role of Sorel Bliss, Judith's
daughter, who entertains Richard
Greatham, portrayed by Wickliffe W.
Crider '36. Nellie B. Gravatt '34, in
the role of a maid, completes the cast.
Edward R. Hoffman '34 is stage
manager of the production, with
James F. Cover '34 as electrician and
Ralph H. Levine '34 and Carlyn V.
:Monifol(L ’34 as property managers.
The costumes are in .charge of Nancy
,R. Nacc'34, and the scenes were de
signed by Horace C. McLaughlin '35.
MONDAY SET AS FINAL
. DAY FOR ‘LA VIE’ CARDS
Yearbook Staff Submits Preliminary
Cover to 3 Manufacturers
Monday will be the last day that
senior activity cards may be sub
mitted for inclusion in this year’s
La Vie, Arthur E. Phillips '33, editor
of the annual, has announced.
. who ‘have no activities
should send in the cards with name
and course filled out, since this infor
mation is necessary for the individual
write-ups. Those .seniors who wish
'their middle name and first initial
used’ should notify the editors.
A sketch of the preliminary cover
for the yearbook has been submitted
to three manufacturers who will make
up forms in competition for the con
tract. Fraternity house and group
pictures and 800 individual senior por
traits were sent to the engravers last
week.
CLUB MEMBERS, BUSINESS
MEN WILL PURCHASE PLANE,
Purchase of an airplane.to be used
for student flights’will be made next
week by, a group of- members of the
Penn State Aero club and Stato Col
lege business men, according to Les
ter N. Yohc '33, president of the club.
iSherman Lutz, pilot at the. State
College airport, has been engaged as
i instructor for the group, as well as
adviser in the selection of 1 the plane.
The club has been conducting cxperi-|
mbnts in glider, flights for the past
year.'" .
JUDGED. GUILTY BY TRIBUNAL
Student. Tribunal judged Obcrdan
L. Nicolanti *36 guilty of insubordin
ation at a meeting Tuesday '.night.
Nicolanti will hang toast on his cars,
and*carry two.signs, ‘'l Am n Ham
Sandwich," and “I’m a Wise Cracker,"!
for a period of two’weeks.' I
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1933
COLLEGE WILL GIVE
DEGREESTOI3I AT
MID-YEAR PROGRAM
Tentative Commencement. List
. - Includes 97 Seniors, 34
Advanced Students
DEAN CROSBY SELECTED
AS GRADUATION SPEAKER
Education School Presents 29
Candidates—Liberal Arts
Second With 23
One hundred and thirty-one degrees
will be awarded by the College at the
twentieth annual mid-year commence
ment exercises in Schwab auditorium,
February 3. Dean H. Lamar Crosby,
head of the graduate school at the
University of Pennsylvania, will de
liver the commencement address.
Ninety-seven candidates from the
seven schools will receive bachelor de
grees, according to present arrange
ments. Advanced degrees will be
presented to thirty-four graduate stu
dents from four schools.
Education School Leads
. The School of Education leads in
the number of graduates, with the
.tentative list from that school includ
ing seventeen students receiving
Bachelor of Arts degrees, and twelve
gaining Bachelor of Science degrees.
Second is the Liberal -Arts School
with twenty-three graduates listed.
Following are the School of Engin
eering, with twenty who • have com
pleted their College courses, and the
School of Agriculture with fifteen.
The' Mineral • Industries School will
graduate six,-.while the School of
Chemistry and Physics will reward
four with bachelor degrees.
•To Grant Philosophy Degree
Twenty-one graduates will receive
Master of,Science, degrees,.while nine
-graduatesnvill recsive/degrees' of .Mas
ter of Arts. The degree of Master of
Education will be presented to two
aspirants, while one Mechanical En
gineering technical degree will be
awarded. .
The Doctor of Philosophy degree
will be received by one scholar. Stu
dents who will receive honors for high
scholastic averages will be announced
next week, according to William S.
Hoffman, College Registrar. .
OPENING OF. I. F. CONTRACT
BRIDGE TOURNEY ANNOUNCED
The annual Interfraternity contract
bridge tournament will begin imme
diately after’the opening of the sec
ond semester, according to A. Mil
ton Miley '34, tournament manager.
A silver loving eup will be presented
to the fraternity i with the highest
score. *
Managers of the teams planning to
enter the tourney will meet at. the
Theta Nu Epsilon Monday night, Jan
uary 23, at 7:30 o’clock.. An entrance;
fee of one dollar must be paid to Wil
liam Macalecr '33,. secretary of In
terfraternity, council, before Wednes
day, January. 25. _ '
Eddy Predicts ‘Death of Capitalism,
Dawn of New Era 5 in Lecture Series
• Capitalism is doomed! A new day
is in store for the masses! But be
fore the brighter day—dark days,
darker than the present generation
can possibly realize!
Flinging this prophecy, to the au
dience that heard his concluding lec
ture Tuesday night, Sherwood Eddy
attempted to open the eyes of his
hearers to a realization of the great
change and social movement now tak
ing place in the world. _ •
“Greater than the Reformation,
more profound than the Renaissance,
and of far greater importance than
either the French’, American, or In
dustrial revolution, is the social
change which the world is now under
going." And, in a quieter tone, the
internationalist also said, “Here, un
fortunately, in your secluded educa
tional retreat at this College, most of
you fail’ to' take cognizance of this,
new movement. ‘You don’t think of
those things."
i From Sunday morning, until Tues
day night, Dr. Eddy has been talking
at the College with, one purpose in
view—to show that the world must
adjust itself, and -that people must
learn to live creatively by use of rc
i ligion. - Starting off with ‘‘The Wortd
Situation” as a foundation for . bis
message, be discussed “Why Rclir
gibn?”.ttnd “How. Can Religion Be
Made Useful?’! at following meetings.
“Revolution? That all depends on
Freshmen Will Name
3 Officers Tonight
■ Freshman men will nominate can
didates for’ the positions of secre
tary, treasurer, and historian at a
meeting in. tliC/Xhemistry Amphi
theatre at tonight, ac
cording .to ’’ Richard H. Maurer,
freshman class •president.
Elections forfthe class posts will
take place next Friday. Following
the nominations, the annual fresh
man proclamation will be distributed
by the committee.
WOMEN 111 HOLD
PANHEIiLENIG BALL
Each Fraternity Musi Arrange
Guest List for Dance at
Niltany Lion Tonight
Marking an innovation on the Penn
State campus, ten women’s fraterni
ties will sponsor .-a ‘Panhellcmc Ball
In Peacock Alley of : the Nittany Lion
from 0 o’clock until 12:30 o'clock to
, night.
' Each women's fraternity must sub
mit the list of. its members, alumnae,
and pledgcs.who expect to attend the
function to Helen K. Martin '33 today.
No one whose name has not been sub
mitted will be allowed to attend the
dance, the committed on arrangements
ha 3 emphasized.
White programs with black diagonal
printing and black cord 3 will feature
a sketch of Bill Bottorf’s orchestra,
.which will furnish the .music for the
affair. Each of the ten dances will
be named .for one-of the women’s fra
ternities.
Guests Listed
President and Mrs.. Ralph D. Ilotzel
head the list of guests.which includes
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian/0.., Morse, Mr.
and Mrs.- Raymond ;H:,Smith, Dean
and Mrs.' Robert.
and’jVlrs."Ralph'"LT'WaHSi Dean”anil
Mrs. Charles W. Stoddart/Dean and
Mrs. Will G. Chambers, Dean and
Mrs. Frank D. Kern, Dean-and Mrs.
Arthur R.. Warnock, Director and
Mrs. Hugo Bezdek, and Dean Char
lotte E. Ray.
The list of chaperones for the Ball
rontiriues with. Dr. and" Mrs. Joseph
P. Ritenour, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Pi
Lewis, Miss Edith P. Chaco, Dr. Lu
cretia V. T. Simmons, Mr, and Mrs.
Harry W. Seamans, Mrs. L. Louise
Somcrlatt, Miss Marie Haidt, and Mrs.
W. D. Phillips.
Patroness and patronesses’ selected
by the fraternities are Mr, and Mrs.
William S. Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W.
Haller, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Hechler,
Dr. and Mrs, Asa E. Martin, Dean and
Mrs. Edward Stcidle, Dr. and Mrs.
Bruce V. Moore, Dr. and Mrs, Arthur
S. Hurrcll, Dr. and Mrs. D. E. Haley,
and Dr. Theresa Cohen.
REITER ADDRESSES FACULTY ;
Dr. F. 11. Reiter, of the State De
partment of Public Instruction, ad-;
dressed members of the School of
Education faculty on “Psychology and
Pedagogy of 'the Exceptional Child"
last night. . »
what the world wants. If the privil
eged classes, arc intelligent enough to
deal wisely with the reformers and
radicals, as the British are ,now do
doing, revolution will be completely
avoided and an evolution will occur,”
the lecturer pointed out Tuesday
night. “Every country-gets the kind
of revolution it deserves."
' Education and religion in this and
every other age have been sheathed
tightly in the bonds of the status quo.
At present, capitalism dominates mid
dictates in these fields, ha said, but
it is steadily weakening. America
will be the last stronghold of.thc old
“laissez-faire" order, Eddy declared.
In answev-to the conservatives and
pacifists who abhor the thought of a
change because of possible violence,
Dr. Eddy eited tha violence and death
wrought by the capitalistic system.
The millions of human lives that were
lost in the recent World War and the
high death rate in .the slums of our
metropolitan centers are ever-present
examples of the violence engendered
by our present ruling regime, he said.
' “Just as our present conditions arc
vastily improved over the horrors of
slavery and so much, will
the new'day'of justice and liberty out
distance the capitalistic regime,’! ho
said.: “Although wc may undergo an
other brief period of inflation and con-
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(Continued on pans two)
10 Percent Appropriation Cut
Recommended by Gov. Pinchot
President HetzeVs Statement
I T is evident from the Governor's budget that
The Pennsylvania State College will be called
upon to share in the enforced economies which
this depression has put upon the State. I have
repeatedly stated that the College stood ready
to accept its' fair share in iiny necessary and
constructive program of public economy, and
consequently, this proposal of a reduction in
State appropriation is not unexpected.
The amount recommended in the Governor’s
budget for the biennium 1333-35 is ten percent
less than was appropriated to the College for
general maintenance for the current biennium.
The College has been experiencing other
shrinkage in income for the last two years,
but all of this we have tried to anticipate by most searching
studios of organization, instruction and research for the pur
pose of determining upon ways and means for meeting these de
creases without devastating effect upon the vital elements of
the College program. While the picture is not yet clear, I hope
that we shall be successful in" maintaining the essentials of our
program and the high quality of our service.
Ralph ». Hetzcl
HETZEL TO MAKE
81-ANNOAL REPORT
President Will Read Statement
At Meeting of Trustees
Monday, Tuesday
President Ralph D. Hetzel will make
his bi-annual report on the work of
the College at the winter meeting of
the entire personnel of the Board of
Trustees in Harrisburg Monday and
Tuesday.
Appropriations for She College will
be discussed at this meeting as well
as matters of enrollment, and iinan
port" on the' economies instituted this
year because’ of. the financial depres
sion will also be made' to the group.
To Elect Officers
Officers for the coming year will.be
elected by the Boqrd, while commit
tees will be appointed by the Presi
dent at a later date. Appointments
made to the College faculty will also
be passed on by the Trustee group
at this meeting.
Ralph T. Zook, of Bradford, ap
pointed last month by Governor Gif
ford Plnchot to succeed Mrs. Edlu S.
Chalfont, of Wilkinsburg, will take
his place on the Board for the first
time. J. H. Andrews, of Philadel
phia, will.serve on the executive com
mittee in place of Ambrose N. Diehl,
New York City.
J. Franklin Shields, chairman oP
the Board, will preside over the group.!
Other officers for this year are James
G. White,of New York City, vice
president, President Ralph D. Hetzel,
secretary, and William G. Murtorff,
treasurer. The next meeting of the
entire Board will be held in June.
FISHBURN ANNOUNCES
TRYOUTS FOR THESPIANS
Candidates May Report to Schwab
Auditorium Next Week
Tryouts for the initial Thespian
show this year will be held next week,!
according to Pror. Hummel Fishburn,
director of the group.
The .time for the tryouts, which
will be held in Schwab auditorium at
8:15-each night, has been allotted as
follows: • Monday night,. freshman
women; Tuesday night, uppcrclass
men; .Wednesday night, uppcrclass
women; Thursday night, freshman
men.
Plans for the first show, which will
take place the week-end of Interfra
ternity Ball, are nearing completion,
according to Professor Fishburn. The
second show’of the season is sched
uled for the Junior Proni week-end.,
CO-EDS PLAN - "GOOD FORM”
PROGRAM FOR NEXT WEEK
"Good Form" week will be observ
ed by the women students Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday nights, ac
cording to Ruth Crowthers. 'B3, who is
chairman of the committee in chargcj
of the program.
At dinner in McAllister Hall on
Monday night, Doris M. Acker 'B-1
anti Olive D. Morris ’B6 will present a
stunt concerning "Health." A fashion
show, under the direction of Kathryn
V. Roberts ’B4 and Elizabeth L. War
ner ’B4, is scheduled for- the second
night. Rosamond W. Kuincs ’B4 is
planning a program on "Etiquette"
for Wednesday night.
I. F. GROUP ALTERS
DATING REGULATION
Time Restriction on Women in
Men’s Houses Placed at
12:30, 10 O’Clock
Reduction of the time limit for,un
chaperoned dating in fraternity houses
from 1 o’clock to 12:30 on Friday and
Saturday nights and from 10:30
o’clock to 10 on Sunday, night was
approved by Interfraternity council at
its-meeting Wednesday night.
1 The change was recommended by
the Senate committee on student wel
.fare. which^pointodl; out* .ttyatAtye./wq
"men'students are required to -be in’the'
dormitories and their own houses by
10:00 and 1 o'clock. The committee’s
recommendation that these hours ap
ply only during the regular session
and that there be no dating in the
fraternities over vacation periods was
also approved by the council.
Grade Cards Discussed
Following an expression of dissatis
faction over the present system of se
curing scholarship grades at the end
of the eight-weeks period, Carl R.
Ingling 'B4, council scholarship chair
man, announced that a committee
composed of fraternity scholarship
chairmen would be appointed to meet
with a committee from the College
Council of Administration to discuss
changes in the present system. t
A rushing code prepared by Harris
| Ebcnbach ’33, council rushing chair
’man,* has been distributed to the in
i dividual fraternities for consideration.
A second code, which was distributed
earlier in the week by an unauthor
ized group, has been referred to the
council committee and should be dis
regarded by the fraternities until the
council committee discusses it, accord
ing to Herbert E. Longenecker ’33,
president of the council.
A committee headed by Howard
Fonz ’33 and composed of Carroll H.
Dickerman ’33, Carson W. Culp ’34,
Gilbert P. Rcmey '34, and Ralph B.
Vance 'B4, was named to make plans
for an interfraternity debating con
| test. Alfred W. Ilessc jr. '33 and Ed
| win S. Maimed ’33 were appointed to
investigate the project of a fraternity
manual for freshmen.
JOURNALISM ADVISERS MEET
. Editors and publishers' of leading
newspapers of Pennsylvania, who are
members of the advisory committee of
the College journalism department,
will meet at Harrisburg today to
plan a program of activities for the
department during the semester, Prof.
Franklin C. Banner, department head,
said yesterday.
Who’s Dancing
Tonight
Panhcllcnic Bull
At Nittany Lion
(Invitation) ’
Dill IJollorf
Tomorrow Night
Signia Chi
(Closed)
Hill Uoltorf
, Publications
At Chi Phi
(Invitation)
lilac, and While
Theta Nu Epsilon
(Closed)
Vurtily Ten
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Proposed Budget Plan
Will Give College
$3,708,000
$292,000 SLASHED FROM
TENTATIVE 1933-35' FUND
Hetzcl Says Penn Stale Ready
Fair Share in
Economy Program
Slashing governmental ex
penses throughout the State or
ganization, Governor Gifford
Pinchot’s budget message to the
General Assembly Tuesday rec
ommended a $292,000 reduction
from the College appropriation,
leaving $3,708,000 for the gen
eral maintenance of the institu
tion for the 1933-35 biennium.
If passed by the legislature
and signed by the Governor as
submitted to the Assembly, the
ten percent cut from the College
expenditures will necessitate an
sxtension of the economies pro
gram instituted here.
Desirous of co-operating v.*ith the
State in the present financial stre?s,
President Ralph D. Hetzcl in a formal
statement said, “The College stands
ready to accept its fail* share in any
necessary and constructive program
of public economy.’'
Economics Instituted Here
President Hetzel did net indicate, to
'.vhat extent the present economies, in
stituted in the College maintenance
.program - because^o£,.a/. jaljrinkage-irf':
.mcomo>-dui , in^-Hh'e‘^laTO^*'!nvo''‘j*e : arsr^ i
would - ' he' increnscdl'"THe.’d^grce; to*'
which' the program will'be curtailed,
will also depend upon the other
murces of income for the College, he
declared.
Following the policy as set down
by the President, the Senate last week
approved recommendations to the
Board oi' Trustees for the first great
curtailment of the College program,
when it passed on a report calling for
.he elimination of eight of the present
.seventy-one curricula.
Governor Praises Schools
In his budget message to the Gener
tl Assembly Governor Pinchot paid
tribute to the four State-subsidized
universities for their initiative in elim
inating duplication of instruction
among themselves to further the es
tablishment of a policy of higher edu
cation in the State.
This attempt of the higher educa
tional institutions to co-operate with
tho State during the present financial
depression the Governor termed as, “a
service of real value to the Common
wealth and deserving of recognition
as such."
CLEVELAND CLERIC
TO SPEAK SUNDAY
Dr. Miles 11. Krumbiuc Will Address
Weekly Chapel Audience on
“What Religion Is"
Speaking on “What Religion Is,"
Dr. Miles 11. Krumbine, pastor ot* the
Plymouth Church, of Shaker Heights,
Cleveland, Ohio; will address the
chapel audience in Schwab auditorium
at 11 o’clock Sunday morning.
Dr. Krumbine, who is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa, was graduated from
Gettysburg College in 1911. After
three years of study at the Lutheran
Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, he
was ordained to the Lutheran Min
istry. Ilis first post was a pastor
ship at Grace Church,, Altoona, where
he stayed from 3914 until 1917.
Following a year of study at the
University of Wisconsin, the speaker
was called to the First Church, at
Dayton, Ohio, where he remained as
pastor'for three years. In 1920 Dr.
Krumbine became pastor of the Park
side Church, Buffalo, N. Y., and served
there until 1929, when he was asked
to ucccpt his present position.
As a speaker at Harvard, Yale, Cor
nell, Chicago, and Illinois universities,
and at lowa, Mt. Holyoke, and Smith
colleges, Dr. Krumbine is well known
among student audiences. Among
KELLER-TO ATTEND MEETING
Prof. J. Orvis Keller, head of the
engineering extension department,
will attend the annual meeting of the
National Committee on Radio in Edu
cation at Washington, D. C M Monday.