Vage Two PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Published leml-wMkiy during the College year, except on holSdaya, by students of Tho Pennsylvania State College, In the Interest of the College, the students, faculty, alumni, and friends. TIIE MANAI ROBERT E. TSCHAN '33 RALPH HETZEL JR. '33 Managing Editor SIDNEY H. BENJAMIN *33 Sports Editor RICHARD V. WALL '33 Assistant Editor DONALD P. DAY '33 Assistant Managing Editor ERNEST B. ZUKAUSKAS *33 Assistant Sports Editor ROLLIN C. STEINMETZ '33 News Editor W. J. WILLIAMS JR. '33 Now* Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS Chnrlra A. Myers '34 Wm. B. Prothero '34 Wm. M. Stegmcler ’34 George A. Scott ’34 Bernard JI. Rosentwcig ’34 James M. Sheen *3-1 ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS Harold J. Batsch *34 H. Edgar Furmnn ’34 John C. Irwin ’34 Frederick L. Tavlor '34 Francis Wacker *34 WOMEN’S ASSOCIATE EDITORS Eva M. Blichfoldt '34 Ruth M. Harmon '34 Mne P. Kaplan ’34 Member Eastern Inlcrcoilcyintc Newspaper Association Entered at the Postofftce, State College, Pa., as Second-class Matter FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1933 ENTIRELY FITTING and proper was Student Council’s reapproval of the regulation passed last Spring which permits second semester dating by freshmen. An obvious addition, too, was that of removing dress cus toms on Saturday nights when dating will be most com mon. Considered as a trial in many quarters of the campus, this lightening of restrictions will no doubt be received with mixed emotions. Some students who hold to the policy of maintaining that “what was good for me is good for those who follow,” will, needless to say, call* for a return to the old order when revisions are to be made this year. The usual lament of old traditions be ing lost and of the campus becoming nothing more than a. gigantic impersonal machine will also arise just as it did when “Stunt Night,” scraps, and other antiquated vestiges were eliminated. To these students the facts themselves should be enough. Is not the student body much too large for such restrictions? Is there any en forcement? A Tribunal still functions—without the co operation of tho student body. Almost any member of that group will admit that student apathy makes such customs as now exist even impossible of enforcement. In a word, the student body has grown; it has other in terests; it cannot be bothered with such regulations, childish as they are at best. And so it is that objectors arc few. Some other students, who see in the changes of the past year, steps toward a future when customs may entirely disappear, believe that most of the weeding out of objectionable restrictions has taken place. At least they follow hopefully the experiment to determine whether freshmen are responsible individuals and wheth er as such they can assume their proper position in a collego organization without petty restrictions. These students earnestly hope for no results that may mean retrogression. IN PROPOSING to study the problem of uniting men’s and women’s student government, the leaders have set for themselves a difficult task. That there are offices in both men’s and women’s government as mean ingless and useless as some honorary fraternities, most students will agree. Whether or not the problem of eliminating these positions and building up an equit able scheme whereby both men and women will receive a fair share of representation can be accomplished it is difficult to predict at the present time. In fact, from tho difficulty that lias been met with along similar lines of amalgamation in other fields, the task seems insur «mountable. If it can be accomplished, the change will certainly go on the record of landmarks in activities improvement. THE SUPPORT which faculty and staff members have given to the Unemployment Relief funds this year, although not in .dollars and cents comparable to that of last year, is worthy of recognition. Throughout the en tire country members of the teaching profession have been bearing a considerable part of direct as well as in direct relief work. To those who argue that salaried men in times of depression make up for their lower financial return, it need only be remarked that this class is tho first to be called upon for relief. If‘this fact is considered and the one that salaries of the teaching profession, generally and particularly, are so low that most college students spurn the profession if monetary return is a primary objective, then the contributions stand out even more as charity worthy of praise. The allotment to Student Loans of a large part of the fund raised provides direct relief that is sadly needed as any cne familiar with the demands for such loans can prove. Students can contribute to this relief work by taking advantage of the theater ticket offer which will be con-' ducted as a campaign by Interfraternity council early in February. THE REDUCTION of the price of Senior Ball tic kets with no attendant lessening of costs may be classed as another “noble experiment.” Because a group of seniors held so firmly to the belief that more persons would attend the function as the result of a reduction in price, the committee has taken the risk. At least after the dance there will be some indication whether crowds are drawn consistently from the same numbers or whether other factors enter into attendance at dances. Tho functions to come will benefit from the experience in having a course to follow. Meanwhile those who have felt so keenly about the matter might well be drumming up a little trade to prove their point—-that a lower ticket prico brings an appreciable increase in'attendance. SING BOARD ALFRED W. HESSE JR. ’33 Business Manager ROBERT M. HARRINGTON ’33 Circulation Manager PAUL BIERSTEIN ’33 Local Advertising Manager WILLARD D. NESTER ’33 Foreign Advertising Manager ARTHUR E. PHILLIPS ’33 Credit Manager MARION P. HOWELL '33 Women’s Editor Isabel McFarland '33 Women’s Managing Editor ELIZABETH M. KALB *B3 Women’s News Editor * Friday and Saturday THE HUB’S 2 for 1 S-A-L-E ANY PAIR OF Men’s Shoes In Our Stock $1 Providing You Buy Another Pair At Regular Price $2.95 Shoes 2 Pairs $3.95 $3.95 Shoes 2 Pairs $4.95 $4.95 Shoes 2 Pairs $5.95 $5.95 Shoes 2 Pairs 6.95 THE HUB EAST COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUSEER BY HIMSELF Nifti Nicholson wandered innocently across the mawl to make known to his Sigma Nu friends the happy information of his birthday anniversary’s ad vent. Having somewhat of a flare for the theatrical, ho advanced to a prominent position in the middle of tho room to make the momentous announcement. Un biased observers estimate that it took his hosts just a minute and three-quarters to strip the aforemen tioned gentleman of all his habiliments and accoutre ments and eject him from a side door in a most un covered condition. After a short period of shivering and stamping, he was brought back and informed that it was just an old Sigmanu custom of celebrating birthdays. It has almost limitless possibilities, if it is going to apply to visitors . . . * * I|t * *. * Track— Simply the glorification Of that age-old habit Of running around In circles. *** $ * * What well known restaurateur wasted herculean efforts and a long-distance call in a futile effort to date a little gel in Liberty on Sunday "afternoon? . . . and succumbed to the flimsy plea that it'was too foggy to drive over? . . . What SPE frosh was on waste-basket duty last week... and came to class with pockets filled with slightly used cigarettes. . . . What big scholar and activities man mailed his laundry lease the other day . . . and got it back the next after noon with seventeen cents worth of cancelled stamps and the realization that he had forgotten to turn the address card? . . . Why doesn’t Spike Leslie answer jail the questions asked in his Hygiene section? . . . Who neglected the little detail of ballots at the fresh . man elections recently . . . and had to make a wild .dash down town and do a bit of expert house-breaking .to get them out of the printing office? ... Why is Lou Kreizman planning to change bis name to Bing Cros by? ****** Sociologist Waller was discussing food habits in various parts of the world. Mentioned grasshoppers .. . snails .. . dog steaks turning appetizingly on the spits ... one place where preserved rats are kept as a ceremonial dish . . . while Hanawalt, the DU hasher disher-outer, listened with a peculiar gleam in the eyes . .. * * *<* * * As we drivel toward insanity Final week will fitly Be labelled a calamity Like a garlic blight in Italy. ****** For some of us final week is the period when we don’t shave, but for Veddy “Laßellc” Maimed, it’s just another week . . . The palm for originality cer- Jtainly goes to our grand old Tribunal ... we thought .we’d choke when we saw that uproarious “I am a ham sandwich” sign the other day . . . which all* goes to show that some traditions are just swell ... hut Dad didn't leave those curleycue jig-saw wood-work atro cities on the front of the house just because they were old . . Dean Warnock was the only applicant to the lato Kappasig dance who was not admitted because of not having an invitation . . . Has Ed Carr shown you his duelling scar yet? . . . Froth Mug Christy is the guilty swordsman . . . and is not a little proud of it .. . Miss Corl-, in the Journalism office, keeps large numbers of cross-word puzzles in her dictionary . . . and if you happen to be one of those who is just the wrong side of a zippo, you might Insert a five or two-buck ■Bill in'your final blue-book. THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Technocracy Shows Needs, Cannot Fulfill Them, Engineers Declare Summing up technocracy as "ex ceedingly valuable in .pointing out a need, but of dubious merit in fulfilling, it,” members of the Central Pennsyl vania section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers agreed that technocracy has performed a val uable service in centering attention on the consequences of a lack of knowledge of economics, sociology, and technical advance, at their discus sion here Tuesday night. Condemnation of the movement from an engineering standpoint was voiced by Prof. J. Orvis Keller, head of the engineering extension,depart ment, while Prof. Harney W. Stover, of the same department, pointed out economic defects in the movement, during the meeting. Asserting that instead of reducing employment, technical engineering advances have probably increased it, Professor Keller showed that the num ber of persons gainfully employed increased steadily from 1900 to 1910 and that in 1930, a depression year, 39.7 percent of the population were employed. Much of the stagnation of trade in the country and in the world generally is due to tariffs, he hinted. Professor Stover, in his condemna tiyi of 'technocracy, pointed out that Phillipines Capable Of Self-rule Soon, Dr. Tanger States “The Philippine Islands will be ready for "complete independence at the end of the seven-year period speci fied in the bill recently passed by Congress,”, according to Dr. Jacob Tanger, head of the political science department. Scoring wide-spread opinion that the Philippines will not be capable of gov erning themselves, Dr. Tanger pointed out that an efficient educational sys tem has been preparing the Filipinos' for the step since Spain ceded the islands to the United States following the Spanish-American War in 1898. Many of the Central American re publics seem to be progressing satis factorily in self-government, he added. “Complete freedom. will not be granted, of course, and an arrange ment-will be made to have the islands protected from foreign conquest,” Dr., Tanger continued. “The United States will probably not agree to a mandate over the Philippines, 'as that system would mean reporting to the League of Nations.” Dr. Tanger is not so apprehensive of •fdreigfo-Mivafcionr'however, as he is of domestic suppression. If .the Philip pines’ 'were-to govern themselves, he fears, one class of Filipinos would, dominate and subject the government to its policies. DR. BERNREUTER TO SPEAK Dr. Robert G. Bernreuter, of the psychology department, will speak on “Mental Hygiene and Efficient Liv ing” before members of the freshman commission at the cafeteria in the Homo Economics building, at noon to morrow. FRESHMEN WIN RIFLE MEET Freshman sharpshooters successful ly defeated the Varsity R. 0. T. C. rifle team in a challenge match Friday night by the score of 901 to 878. Mar shall W. Mtyers '36: and Charles C. Pace ’36 held individual scores of 186 and 178, respectively. FOR QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR PROMPT SERVICE FOR SATISFACTORY RESULTS : call the State College Bakery “Baked Products for All Occasions” Phone 53 • W. Beaver Avenue “You Can Get It At Metzger’s” CASH FOR YOUR BOOKS See Our Want List for the Second Semester Cigarettes Now 2 for 25c Womrath’s (New York) Rental Library s of Fiction 100 NEW BOOKS EACH MONTH s ■ - . the technocrats hold that the indus trial age has satisfied the material wants and desires of mankind, while, the economists hold that the desires and wants of man are insatiable. The industrial age has had the opposite effect of increasing mankind's desires, he maintained. A fundamental revision of the banking system would go a long way toward eliminating the present defi ciencies in the present price system, Prof. Stover believes. This change would be immensely easier than to attempt to teach the people to use energy as a commodity, he said. Prominent Names Feature Library 1 Autograph Group Over seventy names of prominent American authors, poets, dramatists, and critics are on display in Alcove K on the second floor of the College Li brary. Among the list are six Pulit zer prize winners, and recipients of various other honorary awards. The names were collected several years by the College when an English institute during the summer session was being planned. Auto graphs are on the letters of reply to invitations to give lectures at the ses sion. Some of the names have been collected by Librarian Lewis .during his work at other libraries. •An interesting sidelight of the ex hibit is the wording of the letters of refusal. All replies are worded to the effect that they sincerely regret their "inability to visit your beautiful mountain retreat in the cool of sum mer, and spend a delightful period of study in the company of so many charming people.” ” Some names among the prominent list are Stewart Edward White, Rob ert Frost, John Erskine, Gamaliel Bradford, Christopher Morley, Sin clair Lewis, Zona Gale, Genevieve Taggard, Carl Sandburg, Willa Cath- ; er, Lytton Strachey, William Daniel Steele, Hamlin Garland, Edna Fer ber, Elsie Singmaster Lewars, Will iam McFee, and Ida Tarbell. CLUB WILL GIVE CONCERT The regular weekly vietrola concert of classical music will be given by the Social Problems club in the Hugh Beaver room in Old Main at 7:30 o’clock tomorrow' night. Borodin’s “Prince Igor Ballet” and “On the Steppes of "Asia” will be'included on tho program. Resolve Not To Be Poor Whatever you have, spend less, bank the saving and let it earn income THE First National Bank 1 OF STATE COLLEGE State College, Pa. John T. McCormick President David F. Kapp Cashier , The Letter Box Penn State Collegian Dear Sir: I should like to take this opportun ity of explaining to the members of the Class of 1033 the basis upon which Senior Senior Bril is being conducted this year. As drawn up in November the in itial budget for the dance showed an approximate reduction of fifty per cent in expenditures. According to this plan the admission price was slashed from $5.00 to $4.00 per couple. However, this drastic curtailment in funds was not considered sufficient, and at the instigation of a group of seniors the price was further reduced to $3.00 per couple. It was from these same seniors that we received defin ite assurance that the cut in price would materially increase the attend ance at the function. Being firmly convinced that the quality of enter tainment must riot .suffer because of the price reduction the Senior Bali committee refused to reduce the ex-: penditures and is offering the same .dance at §3.00 that was planned, orig inally on the $4.00 per couple basis. Por this unusually small admission charge the committee has procured Emreson Gill and his nationally known orchestra. A solidly-covered ceiling, revolving crystal ball, and palm and smilax decorations will feature the ■theme in presenting the proper atmos phere for the Ball. But at this price these very fea tures reduce the affair to a great ex periment. Therefore, I :feel that the responsibility for the success of the dance lies with the student body. If the students do not patronize the af fair the sponsors of similar functions will not be able to lower their prices. Lack of proper support on the part of tlie students will demonstrate that they are not concerned with the price of dances, and consequently the ad mission charge will return to its for mer level. It may also be pointed out to the members of the Class of 1933 that the Senior Ball committee will make every attempt to offer them the quality of entertainment whic& they demand. If SPECIAL Shampoo and Finger Wave 75c until WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1 Co-ed Beauty Shoppe Make Appointments Early REA & DERICK, Inc. 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Penn State is one of the three colleges in vited to exhibit work, the others be ing the 1 University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Campus Bulletin Seniors who have not yet received their commencement invitations may secure them from Edward F. Balm at 611 South Pugh street. those seniors who pressed so greatly for the reduction in price do not, along with the remainder of the class, sup port their, own dance, a substantial deficit, which will necessarily have to be met by the class as will show in the dance budget. The dance is rightfully that of the seniors and has been shaped to ftiect their, demands.. I them to’re member that the success of this price experiment lies with them alone, and not with any committee. Sincerely yours/ JOHN A. WOOD, -l ( Senior Class President CATmaum A WAR NEHi BRO$;, THEATRE'. • • 5 Matinee nt I:3o—Evenlnjj Opening at 6:30. Complete Late Shnwine After 9:00 pdm. FRIDAY— , Clark Gable, Carole Lombard in “NO MAN OF HER OWN” Also LAUREL and HARDY Comedy SATURDAY— Slim Summerville, ZaSu Pitts, Roland Young, Fifi D’Orsay in “THEY JUST HAD TO GET MARRIED” ‘ Special Children's Matinee, 30:00 n. m. for showing of’ “HUCKLEBERRY FINN”'* Admission —Children or Adults^.,l6c MONDAY— Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis In “20,000 YEARS IN SING SltiG” TUESDAY— Victor McLaglen, Edmund Lowe, Lupc Velez, El Brcndcl in ~ “HOT PEPPER” WEDNESDAY— James'Cagney, Mary Brian in “HARD TO HANDLE” • Masquers* Club Comedy .. THURSDAY— Fredric March, Claudette Colbert In “TONIGHT IS OURS” Charley Chase Comedy NITTANY FRIDAY— “THE ANIMAL KINGDOM" SATURDAY— “NO MAN OF nER OWN” TUESDAY— “2O,OOO YEARS IN SING SING” WEDNESDAY— “HOT PEPPER” THURSDAY— “HARD TO HANDLE” PLACE YOUR.ORDER NOW! 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