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Vol. 29 No. 34
FACULTY EFFECTS
FEW CHANGES IN
COURSE TEXTBOOKS
Only One New' Book Needed for
English Composition
Next Semester
Action of departments
MAKES OLD TEXTS GOOD
Journalism, Political Science,
. History, Mathematics
Unchanged
Apparently'foreseeing a desire on
the part of students to economize by
using second-hand textbooks, relati
vely few changes in texts to be studied
during the second'semester have,been
made by the College faculty in order
that books used in previous years may
be available to students next semes?
ter. ,
A special effort to accommodate
students was made-by the department
of English composition, which lists
only one new textbook and will -use!
seven out of the ten supplementary;
reading books previously used in
English composition 2 and 5 next sc-;
mester. The price range of'the new!
supplementary reading books on thej
list is the same as those of former
years, from eighty-five cents to one
dollar and a half, according to Prof.
A. Howry Espenshade, head of the
department.
,A special group of approximately
175 students enrolled in public speak- j
ing 200 will use.Ewbank’s “Student's;
Manual ’ for Speech” instead of the j
text studied during the second semes-j
ter last year. More than two thou-j
Sand-students arc enrolled in couvscsl
given by the English composition de- 1
partment and Will be affected by the
‘department’s-action. • * • . '
", .Few- Changes Listed
Altfiough'fpur in texts will
be . instituted’/ byv the/ department , of
economics, arid 'sociology, only two will
necessitate the'use of books making
their first appearance on the campus;
the other two are texts which were
used some time ago and of which
second-hand books may be available.
Classes in commerce 20 will, study
Starch’s “Advertising Principles,”
while Huntingdon and Williams' text
book will return to use in commerce
CO. Eide’s “Economic Principles and
Problems,” will be substituted for the
text .used by classes in. economics 2
last year and “Social Pathology” by (
Mongold will be used for sociology 5
classwork. •
Vfery few changes in second semes
ter texts from' those used this semes
ter except in advance courses and in
the French 2 reader will be made in
the department of romance languages,
according to Dr. Francis M. duMont,
head of that department. Most of
the books now in use will be carried
river into the second semester, he
p’ointed out.
To Use New Texts
Two new texts wilt be used in Ger
man classes, “Jugendjahre in Deutsch
laud” by Karl Schurz replacing the
text used in German 4 last year, and
“German Dramas of the 19th Con-
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Orators to meet
SCRANTON COLLEGE
Baldingcr ’33, 'Strohl *33 Will Oppose
St. Thomas Debating Team
Next Tuesday Night
• Milton I. Baldingcr *33 and Kurl H.
Strohl '33 have been-chosen to repre
sent Penn' State against the St.
Thomas College debaters at Scranton
next Tuesday night, Joseph R.
O’Brien, men's debating coach ha.s an
nounced. v
, The Penn State orators will present
the affirmative arguments' for the
question, “Resolved, that all intergov
ernmental war debts, including repar
ations, should bea cancelled.”
The debate, the first between the
two schools, will be a judges decision
contest. Because of his registration
duties, the coach- will not accompany
the team on this trip. '
Prof, John H. Frizzell, head of the
department of public speaking, is
completing plans for a series of de
bates,. during the second semester.
The final, schedule will be announced
after the mid-semester vacation.
SWARTZ ELECTED FELLOW
Dr. Frank Swartz, of, the depart-.
ment~ of geology, has been elected a
.Fellow of the Geological Society of
America. ■ i
Outgenerals Cadets
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Earl £. Leslie
COURTMEN DEFEAT
ARMY FIVE, 33-26
Second Half Rally Gives Lions
Triumph—McFarlane Tops
Nittany Scorers
By WnC M. STEGMEIEIt '34
j •‘With over five thousand excited
; spectators, roaring “Sink the Army,”
! Lion courtmcn staged a breath-taking
second half rally that netted them a
C‘J-to-2G victory over the Cadets in
Recreation hall Saturday night.
• It was by far the most thrilling and
colorful spectacle seen here in years.
The .West Pointers took a 7-to-l lead
in. the' first few minutes of play and
led at .the half, 13-to-12. However,
i the Lions came back onto the floor for
j the second period, stepped into the
lead, and remained there for the rest
of- the game.
■Thrill after thrill kept the fans
gasping ‘the entire forty. minutes of
play/ 'Dave Thomas' brilliant guard
of tbe floor that parted the cords with
out as much as touching the hoop, and
those Lion tosses in the first half
which wavered on the edge of the bas
ket and then decided to fall the wrong
way, were only a few of the hair-rais
ers of the game.
McFarlane Leads Scoring
Onco again Norrie McFarlane scor
ed sensationally. Playing an essential
rolo in almost every feature of the
game, Norrie found, time to stick up
si:: field goals and four charity shots
ioi* a total of sixteen points. Five of
his two-pointers came during a wild
scoring spree in the second half.
McMinn and Henning each account
ed for six points ofthe Nittany score,
whilo “Fighting Doc” Conn; was re
sponsible for two fielders in the open
ing period. For the, West Point quin
tet, Neely* scored the most points,
claiming three field goals and a char
ity shot. Epler and Hillis shared in
the honors which their team deserves
lor those spectacular goals from the
center of the court. Stancook, who
entered the contest late in the second
half, boosted the Cadet score by four
points.
At the start of the game, Henning
reassured the Blue and White root
ers by securing the opening tapoff
from the giant-like Epler. However,
after a few minutes of snappy pass
ing, Neely broke away for two field
shots in a row plus a perfectly clean
charity ' throw. McFarlane secured
State’s first point on a foul..
A beautiful goal by Epler from the
middle of the floor was the chief rea
son *why acting Captain Conn called
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First Honors Course Here To Enter
Its Second Semester As Experiment
Penn State’s first. honors course
will enter its second semester of trial
when College reopens next week, ac
cording to Dr. George W. Hartmann,’
of the department of education and
psychology.
This honors course, Psychology 450,
is being conducted as an instructional
experiment by members of the faculty
of the department of. psychology. . It
is open to a limited number of highly
qualified upperclassmen who are ad
mitted only by- invitation of the fac
ulty. This group stands in the upper
ten percent of the student body for
general*scholarship, and in the first
five percent of the subject involved.
-- The course'consists of a two-hour
evening meeting each week at which
informal round-table, discussions with
the members of the teaching, staff oc
cur in conjunction with a program of
study adapted to the individual,
i Thev objectives as outlined by Dr.
Hartmann arc to provide the abler
student with an intellectual outlook
STATE COLLEGE, PA;, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1933
Student Committee jNjamed
To Discuss Artists^Courses
Wood , Appoints Group of S for .'/Consideration
Of Preliminary Plans, Finances
A definite step toward the return
of the Artists' Course here was taken
yesterday when John A. Wood '33,
president Of Student Council, appoint
ed a committee of five students to
draw up specific plans for the offer
ing of the course and to investigate
means for financing the series.
In a letter to President Ralph D.
Hetzel, Wood, on the part of the stu
dent body, requested that a faculty
committee be named to work in con
junction .with the student group. The
faculty representatives will be ap
pointed next week, according to word
from the President’s office.
Robert M. Maxwell '33 will serve as
chairman of the committee, Wood an
nounced. Other members named are
Emanuel Frisch *33, William L.. Gard
ner ’33, Simon Krudo jr. '33, and Her
bert E. Longcnecker ’33. A number
of plans, are. under consideration for
financing. the course, and the com
mittee will make- its recommendation
to the College and the student body:
within the next two months. i
According to,a plan favored by stu
dent executives .in an interview with
HETZEL SELECTED
ASSOCIATION HEAD
Receives Presidency of College
Administrators’ Group
For This Year
Piesident / Ralph D. Hetzel. was
elected president of the Association
of .College Presidents of Pennsylvania
for this year-at a meeting m-Harris-
J)urg.;Fridajc.Vi-, r v7-
•This is* the “first time that'a'. Presi
dent of Pfenn-State has been chosen
.lead of; the. association. Dr. Hetzel
nas been actively interested in the
•work of' the association,' attending
most of its meetings during the past
several years.
Since the association is composed
mainly of liberal arts college presi
ients, its activities have largely been
confined to problems of those colleges.
Consequently, Penn State’s connection
with the association had not been very
itrong until Dr. Hetzel came hei*c.
Enrollment Discussed
Pennsylvania college presidents con
tended at the meeting Friday that
State Teachers’ colleges, with their
four-year courses, were making ser
ious inroads upon the enrollments of
liberal arts colleges and universities.
They stressed the importance of the
continuance of the education of fu
lure high school teachers in liberal
arts colleges.
Penn State’s enrollment has not
been seriously affected by the Teach
ers’ colleges, according to Dean
Charles W. Stoddart, of the School of
Liberal Arts, who has represented the
College at- several of the meetings of
the association. State aid for Penn
State as well as the Teachers’ colleges
has resulted in lower fees for both
and little competition for students be
tween either, he said.
MAY OBTAIN CAPS, GOWNS
Caps and gowns for the mid-year
graduation exercises may be obtained
anytime on Friday at Room 305, Old
Main, according to John A. Wood,
senior class president.
that is better fitted to his capacities;
to provi’dc a method for the individual
izing of instruction; and to open a
field of work here with the ad
vantages of the honors courses that
are; now found at other progressive
colleges.
In commenting on his innovation,
Dr. Hartmanh said that he believed
abler students were entitled to recog
nition while they are enrolled as un
dergraduates.. The faculty , will also
be benefited by. such an arrangement
as it produces a stimulating effect
upon them, he found.
He pointed out that the immediate
cost is very small and that the re
sources'of the library can be most ef
ficiently used Under this arrangement.
One of'the most important points,
Dr. Hartmann said, is Itiat the rank
and file of students will profit by the
presence of such a superior group on
the campus. In addition, it will def
initely increase the prestige of the
College, he added.
the Collegian . recently, the student
faculty committee.would have as its
duty the. sponsorship of things cul
tural. on the campus. A proposed
t>venty'-five ceht fee each semester by
the students, as'.’suggested in the in
terview,-would* go :toward the foster
ing of art exhibits'and lectures here
by in the country,
besides furnishing a" finnnciaUbasis
for the, ArtistsVliCourse.
Forensic Council rwill consider the
•division of the‘present debating fee
of fifty cents .a. year, now being paid
by the students,'At a special meeting
Thursday night; to Prof.
John H. Frizzell;! debating head. The
allotment- of half, the funds for Ar
tists’ Course, -if/, decided on, would
necessitate a-.cut, in the extent to
which debates are now. being carried
on, Professor. Frizzell, said.
The proposed division of ,the de
bating fee. was .'suggested-in Student
Council last weeltJ ;• Action was post
poned by the ,bo]dj£ until the report of
the Forensic. .Council , was forthcom
ing. The debating-fee, it was reveal
ed, was'established"through a refer
endum by the .student body.
SERIES O||KING
ROUT|pANNED
School of Physical Education,
State Foresters To Map
Trails Near Here
Seeking to reyiyoAformcr interest
in' hiking and putdqqi;''activities, the
School of work
4ng.~ State
forestry de^rtroenfc* , ''b^rV , plahnihg;ta
system of’trails and, over-'night;cab
ins south of State College for-student
use and recreation, according to Hugo
Bezdek, director of the School of Phy
sical Education. ' - .
With.the Andy Lytle cabin at Pine
lands near Shihgletown as.-the. start-'
ing point, a system of interlacing and]
radiating trails within a thirty-mile]
radius of Tusse’y mountain .is planned.
They have been organized by., mem-j
bers of the State department to em-j
brace some ,of /the.' most beautiful,
mountain scenery in Eastern United!
States, Director Bezdek-says.
Students To Mark Trails
.At suitable places,'sitys for Cabins
have ’ been marked; .depending upon
student organization and initiative for
their future' construction.; Major stu
dents in the Physical Education
School have volunteered to mark the
trails after the manner of State high
ways.
The thirty-mile outside trail roughly
embraces the territory lying within!
Little Flat mountains, Prong moun
tains, Bear Meadows,' Broad moun-i
tain, and Greenwood Furnace on the]
South. Greenlee and Big Flat moun
tains, Whipple’s. Dam, and Tussey
mountain bound the proposed trail on
the West.
•Maps of the territory, giving trail
numbers, cabin sites and locations,
points of interest, and names of
mountains, will be made, enabling
students to plan week-end trips..
Other developments are being planned
for the near future.
FORMER FACULTY MEMBER
SELECTED AS ACTING DEAN
Prof. Ernest L., Anthony, a member
of the dairy husbandry staff of the
College from 1912 to 1919, has been
named acting dean of agriculture at
Michigan State College.
Professor Anthony became heud of
the dairy husbandry “department at
the Michigan institution in 1928. - He
will continue as head of the dairy de
partment there in addition to his new
duties.
NEXT 1 COLLEGIAN’
SET FOR FEB. 10
The next issue of the Collegian
will be published on Friday' Feb
ruary 10. Because .of the final ex
amination and mid-semesters per
iods, no papers, will 1 be issued this
Friday or next Tuesday.
College will officially close Sat
urday at noon; .and the vacation
period will extend until the begin
ning of registration ’ on Tuesday,
February 7. 'Classes ,will begin at
noon, Thu rs'da'yFebruary 9.
THESPIANS SELECT
MAJOR ROLES FOR
1933 PRODUCTION
H. Grace Baer, Ralph B. Vance
To Play Juvenile Leads
. In ‘Old King Cole’
I. F. BALL WEEK-END SET
AS PRESENTATION DATE
M. Dorothy Johnston, Maimed,
Edwards Named Featured
Comedy Principals
Selection of major and minor roles]
for the Thespian show “Old King
Cole” to be staged on Interfraternity
Ball week-end was announced Sunday
by J. 'Ewing “Sock” Kennedy, direc-'
tor of the production. j
H. Grace Baer ’3l and Ralph B.
Vance ’34 will play the juvenile leads
as the love interest motivating the.
story. Miss Baer appeared in last
year’s show “We‘the People,” while
Vance is making his debut with the
musical club. i
In the comedy rotes, three Thes
pians will carry the buskin. M. Dor
othy Johnston '33, Edwin S. Maimed
’33, Thespian veteran, and William B.
Edvards ’35, have been named to the
mirth, assignment.
To Make Debut
Helen E. Taylor '35 will be featured
in .two musical numbers, to mark her
first appearance at the top of the,
Thespian bill. Mary E. Snyder '33,;
Mahlon L. Heist ’33, Bertram C. Ro
senthal '35, and Richard C. Schlauk]
’34, playing their first lead assign-j
ments,- complete the cast. 1
The theme of “Old King Cole” treats’
of a Penn State boy seeking fame on :
Broadway as. a producer. Through]
clever underplots, he loves, is flaunted,
in love, and in turn, re-loves, aided by
.the -tricky work*•of’-*thc"comedy'trio.'
SVill Select Choruses
. A.comedy team composed of Mai-]
med and Edwards is shaping up to I
.the essence of the former Norris-Mnl-j
med pair. Both appeared in "We the j
People.” Their roles in “Old King]
Cole” give them opportunity to dis-i
play their best as comedians. j
' Choruses will be selected within the
first two weeks of the second semes
ter. The unusually large number of:
candidates made, an early selection]
impossible. Sccneric theme ami gen-!
c'ral costume designs will 'be an-,
nounced later. )
Manuscripts of submitted musical,
numbers are in the hands of Prof.
Hummel Fishburn, of the music de
partment.
FEBRUARY 14 SET FOR
DANCE BOOTH DRAWINGS
Committee Chairman States Cost of
Catering Service at Ball
Drawing for fraternity booths for
Senior Ball will be held at the Stu
dent Union desk in Old Main Febru
ary 14, John H. Good ’33, committee I
chairman has announced. ]
Five dollars has been set as the cost!
of booths this year, while catering ser
vice is priced at three dollars and a
half, Good said. This will be the only
time at which either service nmy be
arranged, ho added.
Contestants in the poster competi
tion must submit their work to Albert
L. Frctz '33 by Thursday in order
that their work may be included in the
competition, according to Good.
Lowell Thomas Emulates Marco Polo
In His Travels to Corners of Earth
. Like Marco Polo, Lowell Thomas,]
noted writer and lectui*er who will
speak' at the College on Saturday
night, February 11, has been to the
ends of the earth and back again.
. "Strange Talcs from Foreign
Lands” is the title of his lecture which:
he is scheduled to give in Schwab]
auditorium, and if an actual record]
of his tvavels is any indication, he’ll J
know what he is talking about. Bc-j
sides penetrating far into the Arctic!
regions, Mr. Thomas has investigated]
conditions and studied the fantastic,
customs of a long list of "places you
read, about” such as the lloly Land,
the East Indies, Arabia, Singapore,
and Mandalay.
Explorer in Alaska, gold miner, star
reporter on metropolitan dailies—for
twenty years his life has been packed
full of adventure. As a modern mas
ter of the magic carpet, the lecturer
has a hon‘or of confinement and a
longing for adventure.
While Thomas was studying for an'
COLLEGE TO AWARD
99 DIPLOMAS FRIDAY
AT COMMENCEMENT
9 of 99 Mid- Year
Graduates Finish
In 7 Semesters
Included in the list of ninety
nine seniors eligible for graduation
Friday night, are nine who are com
pleting their College work in seven
regular semesters, according to
William S. Hoffman, College regis
trar.
Candidates from the School of
Liberal Arts numbered in this
group are Arthur R. Anwyll jr.,
William W. Armstrong, Regina 11.
Fretz, and Mildred P. Travis, while
the School of Education will pre
sent Emma E. Bible, John A. Hoch,
Ruth H. Niebel, Emma E. Rut
ledge, and Harold Stevens. Miss
Rutledge will receive first honors,
Hoch. and the Misses Bible and
Niebel, second honors.
Second honors will also be
awarded to Carrie B. Gibbons, who
is completing her work in five reg
ular semesters am! three summer
sessions.
HETZEL APPROVES
NEW RELIEF PLANS
Faculty Group Will Undertake
Industrial Aid Project
At Irvona Soon
! Recommendations of the temporary
: faculty committee on rehabilitation
; that a permanent committee be ap
pointed and that the .College undei*-
I take an unemployment self-help pro
ject - at- Irvona,- -were- • approved ■ by
I President Ralph D. Hetzel Friday.
The committee will receive a small
l appropriation from the faculty unem
ployment relief fund.
I “Irvona, a small town near PhiJips
; burg, was selected because of its prox
] imity to the College, and because of
the need there," according to Adrian
0. Morse, executive secretary to the
President, who was chairman of the
temporary committee. "The commit
tee will work with a representative of
the American Friends Service commit
tee in planning the work at Irvona,”
Mr. Morse said.
To Organize Town
"The College committee will assist
in organizing the town, from which
the chief industry is removed, with
regard to the possibilities of co-oper
ative gardening, crop-growing, coal
mining, the. .making of shoes and
clothing, and the establishment of a
, loeal system of exchange, or barter,”
I Mr. Morse continued.
Dr. Roy D. Anthony, of the pom
logy department, has been named by
the President as chairman of the Ir
vona committee. Other members of
the group which will undertake this
work, are Prof. Robert G. Bernreuter,
of the educational psychology depart
, ment, Dr. David C. Duncan, of the
physics department; and Prof. Jacob
IM. Fry, of the agricultural extension
j department.
[ Prof. J. Orvis Keller, head of the
[engineering extension department,
Prof. Harry B. Northrup, head of the
j mineral • industries extension, Dr.
Willard Waller, of the sociology de
partment, and Dr. Frederick P. Wea
ver, head of the agricultural exten
] sion department, will also serve on the
! Irvona committee.
I advanced degree at Princeton Univer
sity, the war came. Carrying creden
tials from the President’s cabinet, he
actually witnessed "history in the
making” while writing for the Amer
ican newspaper public from the
I battle-fronts of France.
1 He received his education at four
j universities—Valparaiso, Denver; Chi
cago, and Princeton. At Valparaiso,
; he worked his way through by feeding
a cow, tending u furnace, and acting
as a cook and a waiter in a student
restaurant. To secure his entertain
ing knowledge of the country, he rode,
walked, and even paddled his way
around. Somehow or other he began
to tell small groups about his travel
experiences, later he addressed more
imposing groups.
. Mr. Thomas’ lecture will be illus
trated with colored stereoscopic slides.
Although definite plans have not been
announced, an admission price of fifty
cents will bo charged. Tickets will
be available at the Christian associa
tion office in Old Main next week.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Dean Crosby Selects
As Topic, ‘Rights,
Privileges’
HETZEL WILL PRESENT
25 ADVANCED DEGREES
School of Education Leads in
Candidates—ls Students
Listed for Honors
Speaking on “Rights and Priv
ileges,” Dean 11. Lamar Crosby, head
of the Graduate School, University of
Pennsylvania, will address graduates
at the twentieth annual mid-year com
mencement exercises in Schwab audi
torium at 7:”0 o’clock Friday night.
President Ralph D. Hetzel will pre
sent 121 candidates with degrees, with
1)9 receiving bachelor degrees, and 25
being presented with advanced
awards. Six first honor students are
listed among the candidates whili sec
ond honors will go to nine candidates.
First honor graduates are Edna A.
Bottorf, George H. Bowman, Leon R.
Cool;, Verb R. Craig, Emma E. Rut
ledge, and Dorothy C. Shenk. Emma
E. Bible, Carrie B. Gibbons, John B.
Henry jr., John A. Hoch, Nan R. Jen
kins, Paul ICost, Harriet W. Kschinkn,
Ruth H. Niebel, and Nancy B. Sankey
A'ill receive second honors.
Education School Leads
The School of Education leads in
the number of candidates, awarding
Bachelor of Arts degrees to nineteen,
and Bachelor of Science degrees to
thirteen. Twenty-three graduates will
receive Bachelor of Arts degrees from
the School of Liberal Arts, while the
.Engineering. .third, with
twenty-one scheduled to receive Bach
elor of Science degrees.
Fourth in the standing is the School
of Agriculture, presenting thirteen
Bachelor of Science degrees, while
:he Mineral Industries School will
award six students similar honors.
Four will be graduated from the
School of Chemistry and Physics.
Of the twenty-five candidates re
ceiving advanced degrees, fourteen
will be presented with Master of
Science degrees, seven with Master of
Arts degrees, two with Master of
Education awards, while one candidate
will receive an advanced mechanical
engineering degree. The School of
Liberal Arts will present one Doctor
of Philosophy degree.
To Assemble in Lounges
As in past years,-the graduates will
assemble in the first floor lounge of
Old Main at 7:15 o'clock Friday night,
with faculty members meeting in the
second floor lounge. At 7:25 o’clock
the procession will start for the Audi
torium with the candidates for the
various bachelor degrees following
Prof. Clarence E. Bullinger, College
marshall, and Cyrus V. D. Bissey,
scheduling officer, in the procession.
Candidates for advanced degrees,
faculty members, deans of th? schools,
trustees and the President’s party will
follow in the procession in the order
named. The deans of the various
schools will assist in the presentation
of diplomas.
WALTZ ’34 GIVEN
LANGUAGE AWARD
Students Fail To Apply .for Prizes
In- Engineering, Mineral
Industries Units
Keith M. Waltz “M has been award
ed this year’s John W. White scholar
ship for proficiency in Spanish, ac
cording to Dr. William S. Dye jr.,
chairman of the Senate committee on
academic standards.
Valued ut one hundred dollars, it is
awarded annually to a sophomore or
junior, who has not resided permim?
ontly in a Spanish-speaking country. A
similar prize to be given to a sopho
more or junior in the Engineering or
Mineral Industries Schools has not
been applied for as yet, Dr. Dye stat
ed.
Two scholarships will be awarded
this year to students from Latin-Am
eiiean republics, who have not resided
permanently in English-speaking
countries, for proficiency in English.
No student applied for this prize last
year, it was revealed.
. The winners of the remaining schol
arships will be announced In a few
weeks, Dr. Dye said. All students
eligible this year are required to.fill
out application blanks ut Dr. Dye's
office, North Liberal Arts building,
H'liic lime this v/eek.