COMPLETE CAMPtJi COVERAGE Vol. 29 No. 33 Student Council Suspends Freshman Dating Custom First-Yeaif ' Men May Drop All Restrictions On Saturday Niglits During Second Semester, .Group Decides A Jong-standing, ban on second semester dating by freshman men was definitely.thrown; on the.scrap heap.of outworn customs for this year by Student-Council at a meeting Tuesday night. , ' - However, upon; Student. Board’s'recommendation, the restriction has been suspended only as an experiment.” ' The change was one of the points in the Vgfeneral customs revision passed last spring, and the action Tuesday made •it-effective for next semester.' Freshman customs will be suspend ed.'at 6 o’clock every Saturday night! during -the. second semester until; .MovcVup day'. Freshmen' dating on Friday and other - week-day nights -.will be forced to wear dinks, black ties and. socks,-and- to' observe the usual restrictions.' BEZDEK OUTLINES ; FAGUIH PROGRAM Recreational Facilities Include i*'.. .Free Use of 25 Lockers, ■ Spor ts . Equipment • Twcntyrfive -lockers -and sports equipment in- Recreation-hall will be qpade*.available fre.e of charge to fac ulty ' members,'; said : Hugo Rezdek,. of the. .School of. Physical Jkjucation arid .Athletics;'in outlining the. new. faculty, recreation ..program before the .local chapter of the Amer ican'. Association 'of .University Pro fessors Wednesday night. . i Bccaus'e of; crowded "conditions at .the hall, a ,definite program had not been’arranged, .Director'Bezdek ex plained.. ■ At. his - .suggestion, a ; com? ipittce composed of Prof.'William.R. .Chcdsey, head of. the.mining: depart ment, .Prof. George R. Green, head of the natiire.-cducation .'department, and D.r.- Francis J. Tschan,- of-the history and .political science department, were appointed .to confer w|th;him. * Ritcriaur .Gives Talk Dr. Joseph. .P. Ritenoiif,' College physician; 'spbke’on. “Faculty .Health” at the meeting. ! . Clarifying the que's .tion -.of. faculty-ibs'e of .the.'infirmary, be used by 'faculty; members'and; their families in'cmergenty'chses; Plans rtiadlr for 'increased faculty; facilities’ in tennis and golf, blit at the present- only'-two Jennis courts', can' be Preserved; ’Director Bez dezk said. He added that a new schcd ,iile-of faculty-golf - course fees 'has ijeen submitted to the .Board of Trus tees for, approval.", . v Reporting 'on'ff.facult'y recreational survey, Martin S. ■ McAtidre [ graduate’ student] 1 said -thdt outdoor! exercise.was.proved by the'.survey to. be the main form 'of ’ recreation for Penn State faculty-men. He stressed the importance ( of-reaching a-.new agreement with^regard-to use of the golf course by faculty members. HONORARY PLANS CONFERENCE HERE {<pcal Chapter 0f.,-Pi. Delta Epsilon Invites 10 Groups To Attend Meeting This Spring .’ Delegates from tori chapters of Pi Delta. Epsilon,-honorary journalism fraternity, will meet here in a re gional conference this spring, if the invitation of the. local chapter is ac cepted; .. .. .. * , Letters artf-being sent this week to Pi Delta *Epsilon chapters, at Alleg heny College; * Bucknell University, Carnegie Tech, -Colgate University; Cornell College Lehigh University,* Syracuse' Univer sity, Union College,-and Washington and Jefferson -College; according to Willard D. Nester’33, secretary of the local chapter. . \Prof.“ Merritt -M; Harris, of the English composition-department and grand president of the fraternity, njade the suggestion' that, a' regional conference be held hero. The annual national convention- of the'fraternity was .year because of financial considerations. ’ , . "If the regional conference is held hpre, the high school journalism con test -sponsored,,annually by the local chapter will be 1 WARNogk named; to county DIVISION FOR' CHILD RELIEF •Dean.'Arthur R. .Warnock- has ; been named a member'of.a county commit tee. to. cooperate with State and na tional divisions of the Puerto Rico child-feeding'committee. -. Clyde. ,F. Armitage, representing Governor'Beverly of Pricrto Rico', h’as been arranging. an appeal in. State College, for- relief of children; who might otherwise starve on account of conditions caused by the recent disas trous hurricane. ... -Senii-Ul/eekly ]■ ppitn ilatp (EoUpgtan. To' Investigate Proposal *. 'Attention was called by the Coun cil to the enforcement of a freshman rule.,requiring .the-carrying of the Student Handbook at all-times.- Al-. though, .this .was. -unintentionally ’omitted from; the list in the Hand book, it'will be strictly enforced here after. .'Headed by-,Harry M.. Wilson ’33, a committee was*appointed by John A. Wood ’33, Student' Council president, to investigate the proposal "of con solidating meii’s' and' women’s student government. • Other members of the committee'are. A. Albert Blaess ’33, v Ralph. D. Hetzel. jr. . ’33, Robert E. Tschah.’33, John N. Rathmell ’34, and Walter G. Benner jr. ’35; . Thq'consolidation proposal'was also referred to the .Women's Student Gov ernment association for consideration. A .committeo ■ ’ will probably be 'ap pointed by this group .. early in the second semester;to. study the proposi :\Vould Consolidate "Agencies ’’ ' :.Uhd6r 1 the :proposed T . arrangement, which is still’in a visionary state, both fhc-men’s and women’s. student gov ernment' agencies would - be brought under one head, as is the case at sev eral other, colleges and universities.in the State. The women’s fraternities would be included in the men’s polit ical ..cliques,, and the women would vote: for class officers and a student [ body president. - j“" Committees 'were' also' appointed. to investigate the advisability of bring ing back the Artists’ course and .re ducing -the debating • fee. Both will present final reports at the next meet ing of the Council which will be held early in the' second semester. Wood made a report to the Council bn the'National Student Federation of America congress winch he attend ed at New Orleans during the Christ mas recess. He was one of the dele gates .who successfully opposed the adoption of a resolution favoring the giving of, athletic scholarships by col- ] leges. 1 TO OMIT CHAPEL SERVICES Because of examination week, there will be no chapel service Sunday, mor ning, Prof. John H. Frizzell, acting chaplain 'of the College, has an- 1 nounced. The services will also be omitted next Sunday on account of the mid-semester vacation. Fraternity Tutors Raise Scholastic Standing of Houses, Survey Shows “There.has been a decided advance ment in scholarship.” • “The outstanding successful feature here has been the added interest and consequent rise in scholarship.” “It is’ a'strong factor in raising the scholarship standing of a chapter.” Replies such as these from chapters of nine national fraternities which •have' some foun of the chapter house tutor system indicate the success of Iho.. plan in raising the scholastic standing of a house. Under ‘ the proposed 'arrangement, which will' be considered for Penn State at the. next meeting of Inter fraternity-council, a graduate student would have the responsibility of aiding the .undergraduates in the house and possibly serving as pledge master. In retbrn, ho would receive, his room and hoard from the chapter, and probably h reduction or a refund in fees from tho College; •Answers to a questionnaire sent out recently by a‘committee of the Nation al., Interfraternity. conference show that the system is in operation in one or .more fraternities at the Univer sities of' Chicago, Columbia, Cornell-, Illinois, lowu, Minnesota, Ohio Stutc, STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1933 6 MUSICAL GROUPS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL CONCERT PROGRAM Glee Club To Open Afternoon Series This Year on February 26 FREE WILL OFFERING FOR STUDENT LOAN PLANNED Honoraries, College Blue Band, ■ Orchestra Scheduled in Winter Recital^, Six Sunday afternoon winter con certs will be presented by student mu sical, organizations on the campus this year, Director Richard W. Grant, head of. the department of music, announc ed yesterday. • The'Men’s Glee club will .present the first concert on February 26, just before Director Grant’s leave of ab sence. Concerts will be held on suc cessive weeks from February 26 to April 2, in Schwab auditorium. Each entertainment will begin at 3:30 o'clock. VViil Take Offering A free-will offering will be taken up at each poncert with proceeds to go to : the Student Loan Fund, Direc tor’Grant has announced. “Because of the .pressing need for additional funds in the Student Loan fund, the committee has decided that the of ferings will be taken at the concerts,” ' the .iqusic department head stated. Presenting a-program of march and symphonic music,-the Blue .Band, un-r der:the direction, of Bandmaster Wil fred o:'Thompson,'will appear in the second concert of the scries on March 5. Directed by Hummel Fishburn, the Men’s Symphonic orchestra will .present .the, third mid-winter concert on March.l2. . JWomen ToSirig: - The WomeriV Glee club, "with Miss Willa C. Witliammee; of .the music’ department;-.-as conductor, has been scheduled.to appear in the fourth con cert’ on March 19. Phi Mu Alpha, honorary . musical fraternity, will have charge of -the program of the -fifth Sunday afternoon entertainment on Match’ 26, Director Grant stated. Presenting the last of the annual mid-winter concerts, Kappa Gumma Psi, honorary musical fraternity, will appear on April 2. This organization is also making arrangements to pre sent several vocal selection's as a fea ture of the program. WOMEN'S GROUPS TO HAVE ALUMNAE REPRESENTATIVES As a result of a recent ruling each of the women’s fraternities will have an alumnao representative in Panhel lenic council, in addition to the un dergraduate delegates. * Alumnao members, who will sex*ve for a terni of two years, will not have voting privileges. None of the fra ternities has yet announced its selec tion of a representative. TURNER ’36 WINS CONTEST A. Frances Turner '36 received the highest number of votes in the co-ed popularity contest conducted by the Kcllmcr photo studio. The contest closed Tuesday. , Oklahoma, and at Gettysburg College. National fraternities which have the system in one or more of their chap ters aro Delta Chi, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Upsilon, Kappa Sigma, Phi Beta Delta, 1 Phi Delta Theta, * Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa, and Phi Kappa Psi. ■ s • Seventeen of twenty-three chapters answered that the system had mater ially improved the scholarship of the house, while* twelve maintained that it had resulted • in a better cultural attitude. : Eleven replied that the plan had raised the moral tone of the house and that better reading habits had been cultivated. . Sixteen groups reported-that the attitudo ; of members in the house towards ’ the tutor was “definitely friendly,” while only one replied that it was “hostile.” The term of ’office, for tho tutor was usually one year, subject to reappointment. _ - . In'every case, ,the local active chap ter paid a lurgc.part of the expenses, ordinarily by.; furnishing room and board. In- seven chapters there was definite alumni aid for the system, while in two tho college assisted by furnishing' tuition or a graduate fel lowship , Concert Schedule 26 Men’s Glee Club March 6 Blue. Band March 12 Men’s Symphony Orchestra March 19 Women’s ‘Glee Club March 2G Phi Mu Aipha April 2, Kappa Gamnm Psi COUNCIL APPROVES MEDALS PROPOSAL Honor Society Body Will Submit Senior Awards Plan to Trustee Board The proposal for awarding honor medals to high-standing seniors was passed by the Honor Society Council at its meeting Wednesday afternoon, Benjamin L. Wise ’33, president of the organization, has announced. Submission of the plan to the Board of Trustees for its approval at the next meeting will be necessary before the proposal will, go into effect, Wise stated. A committee appointed by .the council first ■ formulated the new system early this month," and it is-ex pected it will be passed 1 on.by the end of February, according :to Wise. To Decide On Average . In former years it.has'been the cus tom of the Honor Society Council to award medals for, high to sixty members of the iTreshman and sophomore classes. By. the new plan seniors with high averages, who do not receive scholarships or. fellow ships, wiH be presented with the hon orary-awards.' •' - k .. “When the system of awarding the medals to high scholastic, men and w.omen in the freshman and sopho more classes was started there was no other recognition for high scholar ship. among- the undergraduates,” -Wise said, commenting on the pro* 'posed system. believe that the .recently organized, undergraduate ! scholarship honoraries confer suffi cient honor for freshmen, and sopho mores,”. he added. The council together with the Sen ate committee- on academic standards will decide on the scholastic average the seniors must obtain in order to receive one of the medals, while pres entation will take'place on Scholar ship Day. Raymond K. McClintock ’33 and Margaret W. Kinsloe '35 were additional members on the commit tee which drew up the plan. < 15 WILL ATTEND ANNUAL MID-WINTER CONFERENCE Delegates To Represent College at Buck Hill Falls Next Week Fifteen students and faculty mem bers will attend the annual mid-win ter Middle Atlantic Held conference at I Buck Hill Falls from next Friday to Sunday, William E. Bell ’34, chairman of the conference committee, has an nounced. | Student members of the delegation I include Charles R. Snitger ’33, Thom as. A. Adams ’34, Margaret E. Bor land ’34, Carson W. Culp *34, William | *A. Parsons *34, John E. Ryan ’34, Betty B. Thompson '34, Wilhelm K. Ostram ’35, Lindley H. Dennis ’36,; and Charles H. Salt ’36. - Other repre sentatives will be Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Seamans, Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. LeGalley, and Ray V. Watkins of the department of English composition. Other eastern educational institu tions sending delegations to the con ference aro Cornell University, Uni versity of Pennsylvania, University of, Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, 1 and New York University. I DEBATING TEAM WILL MEET ST THOMAS ON FEBRUARY 7 . A men’s debating team will; engage St. Thomas College orators in a judges’ decision contest at Scranton on February 7, Prof. John H. .Friz zell, head of the public speaking div ision; has announced. The debate will be the first meeting of the forensic teams of the two schools. The Penn State debaters will defend the affirmative of the question, “Resolved, that all intergovernmental war debts, including reparations, should -be cancelled.” No team for the trip has yet been selected, accord ing to Joseph F. O’Brien, men’s de bate coach. * COLLEGE TO GIVE 32 NEW COURSES SECOND SEMESTER School of Liberal Arts Offers Latin, Economics, Political Science Classes EDUCATION ADDS ONLY ONE SUBJECT ON LIST Physical Education Will Include 14, Mineral Industries 4, Agriculture 2 Thirty-two new courses .will be,of-; fered in the College program during! the second semester, according to Cy rus V; D. Bissey, College scheduling officer. I With fourteen new courses .sched uled, the School of Physical Education heads the list. The School of Liberal Arts will give eleven courses lor the first time, the School of Mineral In dustries, four, the School of Agricul ture, two, and the School of Educa tion, one. Courses Listed In the School of Liberal Arts, Dr. Franklin B.Krauss will present Latin 34, “The History of Latin Literature,” and Latin 431, “Satires of Juvcnaj,’’ Greek 424, “The History of Philoso phy,” under Dr. Robert' E. Dengler, and Philosophy 22, “Persistent Prob-' lemc of Philosophy,” under Dr. Ray H. Dottcrer will also be given for the first time next semester. Additional new Liberal Arts courses? arc Spanish 4X5, “Modern Spanjsh Lyric Poetry;” Economics 424, "State Finance,” taught by Dr. Willard Wall er; Economics 430, “National Plan ning,” given by Dr. 0. Frederick Bouckc; and “The Age of the Reform? ation,” • under Alfred G. Pundt. Tanger To ..Give Course - Dr. Jacob Tanger will teach. Polit? ical Science.2s, “Pennsylvania Gov? ernment,” while Dr. Harold F. Alde'r ler will offer Political Science 26,' “Suffrage, Parties, and Elections.” Prof. Joseph T. Law will teach Polite ical Science 424, “State Government in the United States.” ... it In the SchQol of Mineral Industries, Fuel Technology 2, “Classification of Coals,” and Fuel Technology'3, “Liq uid and Gaseous Fuels,” will both be under the. direction of Dr. Alfred W. Gauger. Dr. Raymond E. Murphy will offer Geography 26, “World .Geog raphy,” and Geography 430, “Geog raphy of North 'America.” . . Poultry Husbandry 20, “The Econ omic Production of Game Birds,” un der Prof. Ernest W.'Callcnbach; and Dairy Husbandry 214, .“Dairy Plant Practice,” taught by Prof. Chester D. Dahle, will be given for the first time in the School of Agriculture. The only new course offered during the second semester by the School of Education (Continued on page four) DAVIS '3l NAMED PRESIDENT Paul W. Davis ’34 was elected pres ident of the Hazleton club for 1933-34 at the club’s annual reorganization 'meeting Tuesday night. Jacob Koeh ler '36 was named vice president, while Lucille Kline ’36 and Sidney H. Benjamin '33 received the offices of secretary and alumni treasurer, re spectively. # 33 Fraternities Favor ‘Hell Week ’ in Present Form, Questionnaire Shows ' “Hell Week,” in its present form on the Penn State campus, is favored by thirty-three of fifty-two fraternity presidents, who replied to a question naire distributed this week. However, the survey revealed a decided ten dency toward moderation of the In formal initiation, period. Defending the traditional prepar atory period, one fraternity leader pointed out that the informal initia tion has been an institution in the Penn State fraternity life for so long a time that it has become a custom — something for the active,members to look forward to. “To take it away would mean taking away part of the fraternity from'both the freshmen and the actives. The type of initiation referred to is of the Mess severe’ class, and when such is used, ho particular harm will be done to the freshman,’ ’’ he concludes. A second president favoring the period believes that “llcll Week” tends to bind together the men in the class, while another declares that “since College Customs have conic to be pf such smull consequence, I believe that the .freshmen should-have some taste of College life in respect to cus- Faculty Members Pledge $5,822 for General Relief Contributors Designate §2,155 as Permanent Trust in Loan Fund—Committees Study Local Conditions Pledges to the faculty, general rc were announced today in a report to initteo headed by Dean Edward Stcidl Contributors to the fund have des for. the faculty student loan fund, cr -while the fund for general relief will receive .the balance, $3,606.43. Pledges have been received from 394 members of the College staff. i Pointing out the need funds for student loans, the report! urges an early return of pledge cards! from those who wish to contribute. The campaign will continue until! March 31. ' Appreciation Expressed Student aid not* comprehended in the faculty student loan fund is being j studied by the disbursing committee,j in addition to consideration of the | need for relief in the College town-) ship and Centre county, the report] states. An unexpected demand for: aid for undernourished students as well as those financially unable toj secure needed treatment at the Col-j lege infirmary is responsible for study! of further student relief. j .The report also expresses the ap-j predation of the committee for the •response since January'lo, the num ber of contributors and the total amount pledged having almost doubled: since that time. A total of 220 j pledges had been received on Jan uary 10. May Designate .Donation Contributions to the fund may be designated for use in general relief, or for the faculty student loan fund, 1 ; which will be maintained in later j yeai’s with repaid loans to, students,: .according, to the.,plans;-of 'the -com-; mittee. Pledge, cards should-be sent; to the College treasurer’s office. j • Athough the number of - contribu-J tors to' the fund does not compare] with that'of last year at this time,' the committee has pointed out that the average' contribution compares* favorably in amount with that of the! 1932 campaign. Unanimous partici-’ pation on the part of the faculty! rather than the total amount received will determine the success of the pro ject, the first report declared. [ The initial report of the faculty) I. F. CONTRACT ELIMINATIONS | TO COMMENCE FEBRUARY 13 First set- of eliminations for the 1 interfraternity contract bridge tourna ment will be run ofi’ during the week of February 13, according to A. Mil lon Miley .’34, manager of the tourney. Each succeeding week two elimina tions will be run off. After the com pletion of each round, the repoi'ts should be forwarded to the tourney manage;, Miley said. I CONFINED TO INFIRMARY Four students, three men and a woman, have been confined to the in firmary because of' scarlet fever, ac cording to Dr.. Joseph P. Ritcnouv, College physician. • Residents of the houses of the confined students have been given tests to determine their susceptibility to the disease in order l»* prevent the spread of cases. toms.” A desire to test a man’s phy sical courage, as well ns his mental traits and abilities' was another rea son given for retention of the “Hell Week.” That the stigma which now sur rounds the ordinary conception of “Hell Week” • should be removed, is the belief of one of the fraternity leadcis questioned, although he de clared himself against total abolition of' the preparatory program. In the opposition to the opinions of those favoring retention of “Hell Week,” nineteen presidents united in characterizing the period as a “relic of medieval times,” “of little value to the fraternity,” and “too collegiate for this institution.” “It. serves no purpose except to les sen any fraternal-spirit which a pledge may have gained during his pledge .period, and interrupts the life of. the whole organization for a number of days,” declares one opponent. An other claims that it is “a waste of time and energy, is more of a burden to' the active chanter than to the pledges, and that men will think no more of the fraternity after a severe ‘Hell Week’.” PRICE FIVE CENTS relief fund for 1933 totalling ?5,822.1G, faculty members from the general com ic, of the School of Mineral Industries, signaled a total of $2,155.73 to be used rented as a permanent trust this .year. THESPIANS SELECT STORY FOR SHOW Will Produce ‘Old King Cole* by Maimed ’33 on Week-end Of I. F. Function ! “Old King Cole,” written by Edwin j S. Maimed ’33, has been selected as j tli 2 stoiy for the initial Thespian pro duction, on Interfraternity Ball week -end, according to Professor * Hummel Fishburn, director of the. organiza : tion. The story deals with a Penn. State [boy who seeks the'conventional'fame and fortune on Broadway, although it [is treated in an unconventional man or. The Penn State boy is assisted i by three other persons, two of "which arc girls.. Music Submitted ’ Submitted musical numbers for the show are in the hands of Prof; Fish bum, who, with other directors of the Thespians, will select the num bers to be used in the production. Songs have been submitted by Kevin F. Decker ’34, Willard E. Fitchthorn ’33, Montgomery S. Robinson ’34,.Ru ben R. Pottash ’35, Frank F. (Duke) ■ Morris and "E. L. Hopsel,- alumni. !' -In the‘past six-feheaiy&la", The hym ! her of aspirants for the dramatic and dance work has.been reduced from 140 Ito G 9. The final casting will' take place in the near future. < Rehearsals will be resumed with.the beginning of next semester. In addition to the Interfraternity Ball show, the musical club will stage a second showing of "Old; King Cole” on Junior Prom week-end. Definite plans for the entire season will be made public at a future date: ' GRANT TO RECEIVE SABBATICAL'LEAVE Prof. Hummel Fishburn Will Assume Duties as Acting Head of Music Department Climaxing eleven years as director of the music department, Prof. Rich ard W. Grant has received sabbatical leave of absence, effective March 1, from the Board of Trustees. During i Director Grant’s absence,.Prof. Hum mel Fishburn will assume-the duties a 1: acting head of the department. Director Grant, accompanied by Mrs. Grant, will- leave early in March on ar. extended trip to-California by boat. The itinerary calls for a visit to the Panama Canal Zone- While in California Director Grant will investigate courses in music of fered by the University of California, Stanford University, University of Southern California, and Pomona Col lege, of California. Before leaving lor the southern cruise, he will also investigate music courses at Columbia and New York Universities. Director Grant came to Penn State in 1921 after serving for eight years as music supervisor at the Lexington and Winchester, Mass., high 'schools. EVEIUTT, LEE TO REPRESENT PENN STATE AT CONVENTION S.. Louise Evoritt ’33- and K. Jane Lee ’3-1 have been chosen to represent Penn State at the Panhcllcnic conven tion of women's fraternities which will be held at Syracuse University, on February 10 and 11. Problems of urban universities and fraternity groups will bo discussed at the convention. An invitation ha 3. been extended to the local- group to join the national council, and a final decision will be made after the con vention. WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE Harry W. Seamans, secretary of the ' Penn State Christian association, left Wednesday to attend a three-duy con vention of religious workers in uni versities and college in the northeast ern region of the United States at Biardiffe Manor, N. Y.
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