U * -Semi;iA{eekly ~r°\ |j|| (EtflinjtSUt, T Vol. 29 No. 39 MEN’S GLEE CLUB TO OPEN WINTER CONCERTS SUNDAY Varsity Quartet .Will Appear, at First of Musical Series in Schwab Auditorium OFFERING PLANNED FOR STUDENT FUND BENEFIT Harp Selections, .Vocal Solos Included •on Program as Additional Feature Tho Men’s Glee club, assisted by the: Varsity Quartet, will give the first of a series of six winter musical concerts,' in Schwab auditorium at 3:30 o’clock' Sunday afternoon. “Wako Thee, Now, Dearest,” a Czecho-Slovak folk song, will be the first selection by the Glee club follow ed by “Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal,” by Andrews, and “The Broken Mel ody,” by Sibelius. Marian Kerr will then play two piano solos, "Nocturne,”, by Debussy, and “Taccata,” by Sgam bati., Stine To Sing Several numbers by the Varsity Quartet, composed of Richard C. Schlaack '34,' first tenor, Curtis J. Patterson '34, second tenor,'; William H. Stino ’33, baritone, and Robert C. Boyer ’33, are slated as the next fea ture of, the first program. Following the collection of.a free will offering-for the benefit of the stu dent loan fund, the Glee drib will pre seht “Ave Maria,”, by Arcadelt, “The Echo Song,” by-di Lasso, and “Massa chusetts,” by Vasilieff. As the'fifth section of the -program, William H. Stjrio '33’will sing "Song of the Flea,” •from “Faust,”, by Moussorgsky, and “Shortnin’ Bread,” by Wolfe. To Play • Harp Solos . -“Variations-on-ran-Ancient-* T-herne; J! - , by Salzedo, is the title of the, harp se lection which Marion G. ‘Blankenship ’B6 will present-to the'concert apdi , once. -The Varsity Quartet will reap - pear to sing several modern selections, .following the harp solos. 1 Concluding the .program, the Glee ' club, directed .by Richard W. Grant , jr.’34, will sing “Blue and White,” arranged by Prof. Richard W. Grant, “Nittany Lion," by James Leyden *l4, and - “Prayer of. Thanksgiving,”.. a Netherlands folk song. Mrs. Jrene 0. Grant' and* Nevin F. Decker *34, will ' accompany the Glee club. ‘BELL’TO FEATURE SENIOR’S JOURNAL Gambling Article, Stories, Markham Interview Will Appear ‘in February Issue • “1 Don’t Believe in God,” a private journal of a’senior's change in his religious attitude features the Febru ary issue of the Old Main Ball which will be distributed Monday. An anonymous article describing student gambling in State College, written by one who has participated, is entitled “The Fun of It.” Herbert' E. Longenecker 'B3, president of *Tn terfraternity council, presents an ar ticle in which he answers the indict .ment of fraternities given in the last publication, and presents suggestions for betterment. William- M. Stegmeter '34, paints a picture of a traditional poet in an in terview .with Edwin Markham. The Froth art-editor, Edward ’A. Aff ’3B, gives a non-fraternity man’s impres sion of a fraternity in the forthcom ing issue. •Stories by Charlotte E. Shachmann *B5, Patricia Glasgow '35, Emma M. Herbst '35, and Joseph J. Rubin '33, and.other students.are to.be found in 'tho issue.. Jeanne G. Bavwis '33, Mai rio Walter '35, and Ellen-M. 'Roberts '36 have contributed verse. PROFESSORS ATTEND 1 MEETING Prof. John A. Ferguson, head of the .forestry department, and. Profs/ Will lain G. Edwards, and Arthur C. Me ■lntyre, of the forestry department, ard attending a meeting of the Alle gheny section of the-Society'of Amer ican Foresters, composed of chapters in New Jersey, Delaware, .Pennsyl vania, Maryland, .Virginia, and West which is being held in Phila delphia today'and tomorrow. • uLiciifeldt- heads \V. S. G; a. Eva M. Blichfcldt '34, vice-president of .the .W, S. G. A,, has assumed the tiulies iof' president of that .organiza tion following the resignation of the iffrmcr. head, Angelin Dressier ’33, bn Monday. , Plans Association JOHN A; WOOD .'33 COUNCIL PROPOSES NEW ORGANIZATION John A. Wood Suggests Student . Association Composed of ■ Colleges in State In an effort to organize a student federation of Pennsylvania colleges and universities, questionnaire's • will be sent-out-this week by Student council to co-educational- and men's institutions hr the State. . John A. Wood, senior class presi dent, suggested the-idea. of.a college association, after discussing' the plan with other student leaders at'the re cent national Student Federation of America congress.' -H-e -ihas' talked with student" bod'y presidents-at the Universities of Pennsylvania and Le high, both of whom favor the plan. '• Each, college'to which a question naire! is*sent will be invited to send a ’del egattfr! to"* bn '■'organization! meeting here • sometime in .April, Wood said. Coordination. of student activity be tween Pennsylvania colleges and uni versities' is the purpose 1 of the pro posed federation Freshman Rule Added • At the meeting-Tuesday night;'Stu dent council decreed that, freshmen shall sit only in the east balcony, of Recreation. hall ‘ during athletic con tests. However, those freshman who have dates on Saturday nights will-be permitted to sit anywhere in the’bal cony. ... . -. •. ... .- Student council also passed a recom mendation to the Senate Committee oh Curricula that Education School courses required,for the certification of teachers -shall be, open to all stu dents. Punishment for offenders who are constantly walking across campus grass 'plots was also considered. Beginning* with thd next meeting, the freshman class president' will sit in Student council' as an observer, without a' member’s privileges. The financial statement of Forensic coun cil will be investigated by a special committee as to whether or not an Artists’ Course fee should be substi tuted for the present debating fee. VARSITY DEBATING SQUAD . WILL ENGAGE DICKINSON Baldinger, Freeman. To Argue on War Debt Cancellation Tonight- Milton I. Baldinger '33 and Morton S. Freeman '34.wi1l engage Dickinson College orators in an Oregon style debate on ; the question of. the cancella tion of war debts at Carlisle tonight. Freeman, will present the-affirma tive constructive arguments for the Penn State team, while Baldinger will submit to the cross examination and give the rebuttal speech. The decis ion will bo determined by an audience vote. , The- freshman debating team will meet the Allegheny College orators in a no-decision contest in the Little The atre, Old Main, at 7;30 o'clock Mon day night. 'Aaron N. Decker, Joseph A.-Paciello, and Shirley J. Zargcr will represent the freshmen, arguing against tho cancellation of war debts. 20 TEACH IN STATE SCHOOLS Twenty students enrolled in agri cultural education courses at the Col lege arc doing practice -teaching ,in vocational agriculture schools of the State,-.according- to Prof. Harry G. Parkinson, hcad of the department of agricultural education. Addresses Lancaster body Da Frederick P. ( Weaver, head of the- department of,’ agricultural eco nomics, . lectured on . the subject of “Taxation” at a meeting of the Lan caster county agricultural extension association in Lancaster Tuesday. STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1933 COLLEGE PERMITS LENIENT ATTITUDE TOWARD FAILURES School Deans, * Administrative Heads Reach Agreement Concerning Action PRESIDENT HOLDS RIGHT TO REINSTATE STUDENTS Council Will Investigate Every Case Before Suspending Faulty Scholars Although no official policy has been agreed "upon, a tacit understand ing between the deans of the Schools and the administrative heads of the College will permit a more lenient at titude toward, students who fail in more than half, of their credits, ac cording to Adrian 0. Morse, execu tive secretary to -the President. . The problem of failing student's was discussed at the last meeting of the Council of Administration, and it was 'decided by the school deans to make a closer and more thorough investi gation of each individual case' with a view of recommending reinstate ment, Mr.’ Morse said. The Presi dent’s office has the final right to re instate students. . Present Situation -Differs “In former years, - students who flunked more than half their credits were advised to try to get a job, as it was believed that they might' be more fitted for other work,” the sec retary said.. “In -the present period of financial depression, however, it is useless to suggest a job to a student and if there is any possibility for an improvement in his scholastic work, he.will likely be reinstated.” “Of course this'doesn’t'mean that the College will retain a poor student imtujely.v because" it is ’imlikely - that he .would be able to secure a job if dropped frbm school, for - after all, some students might!just as.well loaf at .home as loaf here. • However, in many cases .a failing student may demonstrate .latent ability which might be brought out if he were re tained'in College,” he said. Failure Ruling Explained , Under the formal regulatory code which has been used in the past,-a student .is dropped from College if he fails in over fifty percent of his cred its. He may be reinstated only when he secures a recommendation from his dean and the approval of the President’s office. Although the records of the regis trar might show a large number of students who were dropped at the end of the first semester, this is no more' than.a formality as many of these may have been reinstated for the sec ond' semester. 12,000 ENROLL COURSES IN EXTENSION SCHOOLS 17,000 Subjects Listed by Branch Centers of College Training Approximately 12,000. students en rolled - for 17,000 courses in the exten sion, divisions of the. College last year, a report recently submitted to the National University Extension asso ciation shows. The report covers the teacher training, mineral industries, and engineering extension division work. Listing 7,092 students who took short courses, both at the College, and in extension centers, the report is the official enumeration of the three Col lege departments. The National Uni versity Extension - association, to which the annual reports arc sent, is r. representative group of seventy seven colleges and universities which, conduct extension departments. Agricultui'al, extension, because of the provisions of the Smith-Lever A-ct under which it operates,, was om mitted from, the report, according to Hugh G. Pyle, of the department of engineering- extension, who released tho figures. CO-ED FRATERNITIES OCCUPY WOMEN’S. BUILDING SUITES Alpha Chi Omega and Gamma Phi Beta, women’s, national social frater nities, have moved, into the two new suites recently installed on the first floor of tho Women's building in the rooms formerly occupied by the home economics units. • The new-rooms will provide group living quarters, for'the two frater nities and will each accommodate twenty-fivo women. The work on.thc renovations was started last semes ter, and the women moved in at the beginning of tnis semester, ' ‘Return to Basic Purposes Of Education > , Steidle Says College Must Graduates Trained for Citizenship, Mineral Industries Dean Tells New York Session Declaring that education has fallen short of its own high intentions, Dean Edward Steidle, of the v 3chool of Min eral Industries, issued.‘an ultimatum to colleges to return to. the fundamen tal purposes of education in an ad dress to members of 'the American Instituto of Minirig Engineers at New Wednes day. , . 3 “If the'colleges are io-hold public confidence and receive .public support, they must produce graduates with a wealth of understanding; not even ap proached today; they must turn out young men and women! who are com petent as citizens as, well as compet ent as technicians, engirioers! and bond salesmen,” the Penn State dean de clared. . • , As a part .of the college, mineral industries education is'obligated prim arily to turn.out better£citizens, and secondly, to produce trained technic ians, he pointed out in developing the subject of .his discussion, “Basic Trends in Mineral Industries Educa tion.”- Unfortunately, 'at*' our curricu la arc set up today, tins \ order has been reversed, he added.' : Too often the amount of time avail- P.S.C.A. LECTURES TO OPEN TUESDAY Charles C. Peters, TVill Deliver First Talk on Topic of ‘Social Planning’ Opening a -series of lectures by members of the faculty. which have been planned in conjunction--with the talk by Dr.' Paul Blanshard next month, Dr. Charles Cl Peters, of the School of Education, will speak on “Social Planning” in the Home Eco nomics auditorium at 7 icdclock Tues day night;. Grouped under the general heading of “Aids to Significant Living,” five lectures have been scheduled on alter nate dates with'the Liberal Arts talks. The series is being sponsored by the Penn State Christian association as a part of the Forum program. - Dengler To Speak Dr. Robert E. Dengler, head of the classical languages department, will give the second lecture of the group with a talk on “Culture and the Arts” on Thursday, March 9. The talk by Dr. Blanshard which was .announced last week will- be the- third feature of the series. New York’s civic reform leader will speak on “Technocracy Versus Socialism” on Tuesday, March 14. “Health and Recreation" will be the subject of a talk by Dr. Elwood C. Davis, of the School of Physical Edu cation and Athletics, planned for Thursday, March 23. Dr. George W. Hartmann, of the School;of Educa tion, will conclude the series on Tues day, March 28. His topic will be “College Education.” “There are many things in the pres ent time of depression besides money, which, we feel, aid in making life more significant,” Homer H. Martz '33,, chairman of the committee in charge of the series, said 1 to explainj the* general discussion topic. “The; scheme of grouping a scries of fac-| ulty talks around a lecture by a nationally known speaker will prob ably be continued in the-future,” he added. Who’s Dancing Tonight Tau Sigma Phi - ' (invitation) Bill Bottorf ’ Alpha Tau Omega (Invitation) Varsity Tcil Tomorrow Night Beta Theta Pi ,' (Invitation) Varsity Ten 1 - Elaia (Invitation) . ‘ Bill Itccso Alpha Sigma Phi .(Invitation) Bill liotlorf . Sigma Pi (Closed) # Campus Owls ablo in college after the technical studies have been included allows but tho barest touch of other subjects, he pointed out. One of the major prob lems confronting those in charge of technical courses is a readjustment of theso conditions, in the Dean's opinion., “We must so educate that student will view technical advance in the light of social effect, and, being pro fessional men, observe social require ments as technical problems,” said Dean Steidle. “Presentation of ma terial covering the broad field of hu man relationships, endeavors, accom plishments, and records, which are contained in liberal arts curricula is a vital part of a program to produce better citizens,” lie maintained. That tho liberal arts material, which ho deems necessary for all profession al courses, must be fused together in order to present a complete under standing of the field before it will be of value to the student, is the conten-j tion of the Mineral Industries Schorl! head. Only in this way can an objec-i tivc point of view, from which present j conditions may be evaluated and .the! future foreseen, be developed, he cm-! phasized. j A new era in methods of teaching I professional courses was foreseen by 1 Dean Steidle. “Cook book” methods! will no longer suffice; there must be less story telling and more searching, and there can be no hope for any in- 1 structor who wastes long vacation ! periods, who has to bo prodded, and who cannot create his own opportun-! ities, he maintained. ' j That research by the instructional ] staff of any school has become an os- : sential feature of. teaching, is the con-J, tention of the Dean.’ ‘ The' college, ad-! ministration must assist such work by • providing proper equipment and re-1 moving hindrances such as excessive: teaching burdens and needless eom-j mittee work, he added. • STEVENS’ ADDRESS OPENS L. A. SERIES History Professor Speaks on *Grover Cleveland’ Before First Lecturo Meeting • Speaking on “Grover Cleveland, a Study of Political .Courage,” Sylvester K. Stevens, assistant professor of his tory, opened the Liberal Arts series before an audience of a hundred and fifty people, in the- Home Economics auditorium, Tuesday night. 1 . Professor Stevens outlined the sali ent points of the political career and personality of 'the post-Civil War President. He justified his choice of topics by terming Cleveland “one of the outstanding figures in American history since the Civil War.” Defending Cleveland and his career, Professor Stevens pointed out the cor rupt condition of politics during the ten years following the war, in which period Cleveland was faced with. the difficult task of readjusting every pol itical phase of his office, especially in his second term, when he was met with the outrageous results of his pre-' dccessor’s laxity. “I know of no man who had less consideration for his future than Cleveland.” the speaker pointed out. “Ho had courage, bull dog courage, 240 pounds of it! and honesty beyond any question. He is an example of excellent courage in the study of pol itics-of the nation,” he concluded. . I. F. CONTRACT TOURNAMENT COMPLETES FIRST ROUND First round of the interfraternity contract bridge tournament was run off last week with nine eliminations, according to A. Milton Miley 7H, manager. Quarter finals in the com petition will be completed by the lat ter part of tho week, Miley stated. Winners in the first round include. Alpha Kappa Pi, Alpha Sigma Phi, Beta Sigma Rho, Beta Theta Pi, and Kappa Sigma. Pi Kappa Phi, Sigmn Nu, Triangle, and Theta Chi are also winners at the present time. SHORT COURSE ANNOUNCED This year’s short course for herds men will be given at the College from March 6 to March 11, according to an announcement made yesterday by Dcun Ralph L.’ Watts, of the' School of Agriculture. Students who enroll in the short course will study both duiry and livestock management. Eastern Group Sanctions Boxing Tournament Here Selection of Penn State as the scene for the 1933 Eastern Intercol- Jcglatc Boxing Association tourna ment. March 17 and 18 was defi nitely made late yesterday after noon when officials of the College Athletic association received word frem Dr. Francis Grant, of Phila delphia, secretary or the Eastern Association,. tc_ prepare, for. the event. In addition to the five present members of the Association, which includes Pemt State, Army, Massa chusetts Institute of Technology. Syracuse, and Western Maryland, ‘invitations to send representatives will also be issued to Navy. Penn sylvania, Harvard,- and Yale, ac cording to the present plans. Navy and Pennsylvania were former members'of the group, while Har vard and Yaie are dual meet op ponents of several members of the Association. Although an announcement was made early In January that the Col lege would be the scone of a boxing tournament March 17 and 18, it was not decided until yesterday whether the affair should be limited to mem bers of the Eastern Association pr national in scope, similar to the tourney held here last spring. SURPLUS OF $B9 NETTED BY DANCE Senior Ball Financial Statement Reports' $1,821 Receipts, 427 Tickets Sold j The 1933 Senior Bali netted un [ $39.85 surplus, the completed finun i cial statement for the function shows,! marking the first time in the past seven years that such a surplus has | accrued from tba Senior function. 1 Receipts for the dance were SI,-! 821.10, of which $1,281 was gained j from 427 paid admissions. Tax on! admissions was $167.10, while returns! from rental of booths totaled $259.50.1 Checking receipts were $113.50. { Decorations Cost $377 Among the principal expenditures was a $5OO contract for Emerson Gill and his orchestra. Decoration costs; were $377, while the thirty cents tax, on . admission ’ price amounted to; 5167.10. ‘ : i Two compensations totalled $l5O, with advertising costs listed as $11(5. The estimated cost of programs was $B5, with catering service expense listed as $55.75, and catering refunds as $5-1.50. ! Estimated College labor expendi tures were $5O, while the cost of; ticket printing was $l9. Two door-| men were paid salaries’of $5 each, 1 with the ticket seller being paid $lO.l Incidental expenses amounted to| $63.40. - | THURMAN TO GIVE CHAPEL ADDRESS ‘Ultimate Basis of Self-Respect’ Named as Subject—Speaker Will Lead Retreat ' Speaking on “The Ultimate Basis of Self-Respect,” the Rev. Howard Thurman, professor of theology at Howard University, Washington, D. C., will return to Penn State to ad-! dress the chapel audience in Schwab I auditorium at 11 o’clock Sunday morn-' ing. i Dr. Thurman, who spoke here last year, was graduated from Morehouse College and the Rochester Theological Seminary. He lias also taken grad uate work aL Columbia University, and at Oberlin ami Haverford Col leges. As a speaker at chapel services and student conferences, the negro scho lar is widely known among college groups. 'Dr. Thurman is scheduled to lend a joint i;etreat of forty Bucknell and Penn State students on a week end retreat to the Andy Lytle cabin, starting tomorrow afternoon. Following the publishing of several literary works, including a recent book of poetry, the ehnncl spenke** has become well-known as aa author and peat. Ilis present position in cludes the chairmanship of the uni versity committee on religious life at Howard University. PRICE FIVE CENTS STUDENT GROUPS TO SECURE DATA ON MERGER PLAN Joint Committee Will Outline Council Organization at Meeting Tuesday PROPOSAL SEEKS COLLEGE RECOGNITION OF CLIQUES Amicable Relationship Between Men, Women Sponsored Through Action Definite data on the proportion of men and women in each class and school in the College will be secured I next week by the combined committee as the first step in the proposed am- J algamation of the men’s and women’s [student government associations. | Harry 31. Wilson *D3 was renamed I chairman of the men’s committee at J a Student council meeting Tuesday i night. The committee representing I the women is composed of Phyllis G. i Eeidler ’33, Harriet R. Henrie ’*33, and A. Elizabeth Prest-on ’33. Both j groups discussed the proposal at a I conference Tuesday. To Outline Plan • Student council’s composition un |der the proportional arrangement will be determined at a meeting of the committee Tuesday, according to John A. Wood '33, Student council presi dent. Within the next two weeks a detailed outline of the plan, explain ing how elections would be conducted and how the women would be repre sented in cliques and governing bodies, will be drawn up by the group. Copies of the outline will be sent to the men’s and women’s student government groups, to the College Senate, and to the Piesident for sug-. gestionsand-criticisms. -A final plan will then be diawn up and submitted to the student body at the April elec tions. If passed, it will go into ef fect in April, 193-1. Clique Recognition Sought I Included in the plan is College I recognition of clique work as a legit imate campus activity. Women, rep resented- in the cliques, would hold the balance of power and as a result would receive their share of political offices, Wood pointed out. “In addition to securing increased efficiency, the proposed plan is to foster a more amicable relationship between men and women students,” Wood said. “In attempting to make this College truly co-educational, the present undesirable attitude towards Penn State as a college for women will be broken down,” he added. PROGRAMS NAMED AS HOP FEATURE Color Reproduction of Decorations Chosen for Cover —Poster Contest To Open Programs for Sophomore Hop next j Friday will carry a full-color repro duction of dance decorations on the cover, according to Franklin J. Brutz man ’35, chairman of the committee. j The admission price for the Hop has been set definitely at $3,30, in cluding tax, Brutzman said. Because of the lowered charge, no favors will bo distributed with the programs. Entrants in the poster contest must submit their posters to Robert B. Dambaugh ’35 at the Sigma Pi fra ternity house not later than 10 o’clock Tuesday night. Prize winners will be announced in next Friday’s COI.LEG IAN. I A. final decoration scheme for the I dance has not yet been worked out, [Brutzman said, but arrangements will be completed this week-end. Vincent Lopez and his orchestra will come di rect from the Congress Hotel at Chi cago to play for the Hop. COLLEGE WILL GIVE COURSE IN PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Consisting of two weeks’ training in the fundamentals of production management, the eighteenth annual summer management course for exec utives will be held here from June 7 to. 15, Prof. Clarence E.- Bullinger, head of the industrial engineering de partment, has announced. A course in the .study of current, economic industrial conditions and three options in which students may work have been added to the curricu lum this year. The options are a con sideration of cost problems, special plant training methods, and further problems of operation study.
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