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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Publithed •cmi'Wcckljr during the College year, except on holidays,
by students of The Pennsylvania State College, In the interest of the
College, the students, faculty, alumni, and friends.
THE MANAGING BOARD
ROBERT E. TSCHAN ’33
Editor
RALPH HETZEL JR. '33
Managing Editor
SIDNEY 11. BENJAMIN ’33
Sports Editor
RICHARD V. WALL *33
Assistant Editor
DONALD P. DAY '33
Assistant Managing Editor
ERNEST B. ZUKAUSKAS *33 MARION P. HOWELL '33
Assistant Sports Editor
ROLLIN C. STEINMETZ ’33
News Editor
W. J. WILLIAMS JR. *B3
News Editor
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Charles A. Myers *3l Wm. B Prothoro ’3-1 Wra, M. Stegmcicr *34
George A. Scott *3l Bernard 11. Roscnzwcig *34 James M. Sheen ’34
WOMEN’S ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Eva M. Bllchfeldt ’34 Ruth M. Harmon *34 Mae P. Kaplan ’34
ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS
Harold J. Bntsch ’3l 11. Edgar Furman ’34 John C. Irwin ’34
Frederick L. Tavlor '34 Francis Wnckor ’34
Entered at the Postoffice. Stale College, Pa., as Second-class Matter
Member Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association
Editorial Office 313 Old Main
Business Office..
Phone 292-W
TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1933
RETURN TO SANITY
■The fact that several honorary fraternities on the
campus have made reductions in their membership fees
is 1 one blessing that can be placed directly at the feet of
the present hard times. An attempt has been made, to
set a minimum charge that will take care of the usual
budget of an organization for local purposes. The psy-
chology of prosperous times made it possible for honor-
aries to charge in excess. But now the number of stu-
dents eligible for societies is drastically limited by
finances. The operation on an economical basis has
been ; the resultant objective of most groups.
The difficulty that now faces honoraries is the large
percentage of the fee which the national organization
exacts to finance officers, contests, and other not
strictly essential features of their programs. In seek-
ing to scale down the cost of membership many groups
claim that they must secure a reduction in the national
requirements. Certainly such a demand on the part of
different chapters throughout the country would bring
tho desired results.
A searching appraisal of the entire structure of the
honoraries both locally and nationally can under existing
conditions . bring much improvement—one that might
never be accomplished under conditions of financial case
which Americans seem never able to undergo without
waste and the lavish expenditure of money for useless
functions that have their appeal for purely superficial
externals.
Perhaps the year may see the demise of several or-
ganizations that have been hanging on, trying as best
they can to justify their existence. One thing is certain
—only the very best of honoraries can be considered by
tho students and then with the important item of money
swaying the balance one way or the other.
Adopting a policy-of greater freedom for upperclass
women, tho women's student government association
passed a ruling to grant all seniors, juniors, and sopho-
mores one o'clock permission on Friday and Saturday
nights as a part of general revision of rules. The
change, which becomes effective next year also extends
the time for receiving callers to ten o’clock with the
exception of vacations when eleven o’clock has been
designated as the dosing hour.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
•Dieting is the vogue now. The trouble with this
practico is its spasmodic application. People starve
themselves with a liquid diet until they are so hungry,
that they later gorge themselves.
The same applies to the cultural meals served here.
First, so few intellectual opportunities outside of the
classroom are offered the student that the lack of them
makes him unbalanced. Then they are offered in such
largo doses that they become almost indigestible.
Lecture series are necessary vitamins which have
been included in the attempt to balance the intellectual
diet of the students. But for such an extensive program
to be digested successfully, careful planning is an im
portant factor to be considered.
By glancing over the schedules, it seems that the
second semester is crowded with several lectures a week,
while the first was almost devoid of any. It is hard for
the student, occupied with studies, bluebooks, and other
duties, to attend many talks a week. The difficulty in
making arrangements convenient to a large group of
speakers naturally results in some crowding. But such
hodge-podge arrangement is unwarranted and can be
avoided to a great extent. If those in charge of the
lectures would cooperate with each other, making plans
far in advance, an extensive series of talks might be
carried on with greater profit to the student. Less con
centration and wider distribution is desirable.
ALFRED W. lIESSE JR. ’33
Business Manager
ROBERT M. HARRINGTON ’33
Circulation Manager
TAUL BIERSTEIN '33
Local Advertising Manager
WILLARD D. NESTER ’33
Foreign Advertising Manager
ARTHUR E. PHILLIPS *33
Credit Manager
Women’s Editor
Isabel McFarland *33
Women's Managing Editor
ELIZABETH M. KALB ’33
Women’s News Editor
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OLD MANIA
After considerable deliberation we’ve decided that
closing the nation's banks was a good idea. At the
time of closing we were entirely out of cigarettes,
shaving cream and laundry. Now, we've always had
a yen to be like Bub Byers and pull the back to the
soil idea, unshaven and all, but our feminine public
just couldn’t get enthusiastic over the idea, so in the'
past we’ve contented ourself with letting our hair
reach the silky stage. Then all at once along comes
tho banking crisis, and presto—overnight we had an
excuse. We felt so good about it that we waxed poetic
which is always interesting, and turned out a veritable
masterpiece. We intended to dedicate it to Franklin
D.j and publish it in Harpers, but at the last moment
our Collegian loyalty came to the fore and we pre
sent it, dear readers, to you. ’Nif you don’t like it,
why, write one yourself. It’s called, “Why Baby
Jumped Out Of It Scrip,” or the Engineers song,
“Why Tako Descrip?”
Now that the banks have been closing,
And our whole wordly wealth’s on our hip,
We can laugh at the plutocrat’s woe—ing,
Wadda we care about Scrip?
For Dad’s checks are looked on quite coldly,'
And our checks just give them the pip,
Unlaundered, our shirt’s getting moldy,
But still we don’t care about Scrip!*
We bum cigarettes by the fistful,
Depend bn the brotherly grip,
Refuse to even look wistful,
Oyer this innovation—the Scrip.
We’ve decided we don’t care about it,
And changing this nice little rhyme,
We haven't a cent in our pocket—
Say, buddy, can you spare a dime?
All of which simply goes to show that if trouble’s
a bubble, most of us are plentifully supplied with soap.
x *** * * *
This Beaux Arts Ball business has us plenty wor
ried. In the first place our girl friend insists that
she look§ like Joan of Arc, and despite the fact that
admittance prices range according to the weight'of the
girl plus accountrements, she says she’s going to at
tend fully equipped with sword, shield, buckler and
steel shirt, which is enough to make anybody down
hearted. However, we’re not as badly off as some of
the more popular profs. What they want to know is
who’s going to be Judas in the localized picture of The
Last Supper?
'** * *
According to Dick Haber the best conversation
alist, or columnist, is the gentleman who can pass off
the most stolen remarks without his victim recognizing
the source.
Attention Heywood Broun, F. P. A.,- Wamock,
Don Rose, The Campus-eer, Nichols, English Depart
ment, and Co-eds!’ ■
*** * * *
Gossamer
The prof who stood up and cheered when the band
played an extra-stirring number at the concert . . . .
Nils Thomas’ Grotesque black eye .... that T. U. 0.
sign on the front door of the library .... more Barn
hardt and Loveland .'. . . Professor “Butt” .... ask
Lil Ettors about a date she once had with Jack TViaide
.... Ed Zern, Ex-Maniac, is teaching. English Comp
at an unemployed school in Pittsburgh .... most of
his pupils can’t read or write so he takes Hemingway
to class .... Phi Lambda Theta would she be very
mad? Avaunt, you marryin*.cur!
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Sunday Concert Nets
$32 for Loan Fund
Approximately thirty-two dollars
was collected for the benefit of the
student loan fund at the third of
the annual series of winter concerts
in Schwab auditorium Sunday af
ternoon.
This brings the total amount col
lected at the concerts this year for
the fund to almost $l9O. The con
cert Sunday was presented by the
College Symphony orchestra.
LEINBACH SPEAKS
IN SUNDAY CHAPEL
‘Reformed Church Messenger’ Editor
Defines ‘Friend’- at Regular
11 O’clock Services
“A friend's.a guy that knows all
about you, and likes you anyhow,”
defined Dr. Paul S. Leinbach, editor
of the. Reformed Church Mcssctujcr,
speaking to the chapel audience in
Schwab auditorium Sunday morning.
Referring to the biblical incident of
the publican and the pharisee who
were praying together, Dr. Leinbach
pointed out the fact that it is not only
necessary to pray, but that the at
titude of mind makes a great deal of
difference in regard to the results to
one’s own development.
“If you come to the place of prayer
with the humble spirit of the- pub
lican, and stay an hour* you’ll go away
blessed,” the speaker declared. “This
is an age in which America would do
well to adopt the publican's humility,”
ho added.
“God certainly knows everything we
do, but he loves us just'the same,” the
speaker continued. “It is because of
man’s faith in this loving and for
giving quality of God that we always
have and always will go to him in
prayer.”
Fraternities Name
Marriage Problems
As Fireside Topic
“What shall I expect of the girl' I
marry?” was selected by thirty fra
ternities as the subject of greatest
interest in scheduling subjects for
the Fireside Sessions discussions, a
survey of the' topics submitted to the
Penn State Christian association of
fice discloses. Five out of seven wo
men’s- fraternities also desired this
subject. '■
Requests for discussions pertaining
to personal problems ranked highest
in numbers, with ethics,- morals, life
work and vocations* • personality, and
philosophy subjects receiving the
most attention. Interest was also
manifested in religious topics.
Current national and international
problems, such as war debts, wars,
political and economic conditions, and
the social theories of technocracy and
socialism had a. large following. Little
interest was shown in such subjects
as college or fraternity problems, art,
health and athletics, or education.
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The Letter Box
To The Editor
The Penn State ‘Collegian’
Dear Sir
Three hundred dollar deficit in
curred by the Sophomore Hop! Eighty
nine dollars profit realized from the
Senior Ball! and only twenty-seven
more paid admissions to the Senior
Ball than to the Soph Hop. Does this
mean that we must wait until our
senior year in order to conduct a prof
itable all-Collcgc dance? Or-does it
mean that v/c must eliminate some
of these major dances as was done at
Pitt and Georgia Tech?
In times like these when most dras
tic cuts in expenditures ore necessary,
it seems apparent that any dance
committee exercises poor business
judgment in adopting a budget con
siderably in excess of that of a prev
ious dance which netted only a slight
surplus.
The Senior Ball proved that a dance
can be run successfully with a low
admission charge. Students demand
that the now low admission be con
tinued. -This means that expenses
must continue to if the dances
are to be maintained. It might be
well for the Junior Prom committee
to bear this fact in mind.
Respectfully yours,
Leland Fanning ’35
Activity Students
Receive Highest
Grade Averages
•Students engaged in extra-curricu
lar activities have higher grade point
averages than non-activities men, a
survey conducted by Joseph B\
O'Brien, of the public speaking
division, indicates.
Out of seventy-eight pairs consist
ing of a non-activities man and an ac
tivities man whose habits of living
were similiar,- the average grade for
tho activities, man was 1.47, while that
cf tho non-activities man was 1.32.
In the survey, which substantiates
tho results of a similiar investigation
'recently conducted by the Collegian,
students in each pair were matched
as closely as possible with regard to
personality, living conditions, and
psychological test scores before the
grade was checked.
Of the seventy-eight pairs, the ac
tivities man had the higher grade in
forty-two cases. The non-activities
man was superior in thirty-five in
stances, while the , grades of tho re
maining pair were identical. The
psychological test score was slightly
higher for the activities men, aver
aging 107.81, while that of the non
activities men was 107.78.
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HARTMANN TO ADDRESS
SIGMA PI SIGMA GROUP
‘Unity of Senses’ Chosen as Topic
By Psychology Professor
Dr. George W, Hartmann, of the
department of psychology, will speak
on “The Unity of the Senses,” in the
Home Economics auditorium at 7:30
o’clock Wednesday night.
The lecture is one of a series spon
sored by Sigma Pi Sigma, honorary
physics fraternity, on subjects which
border physics. Because of its gen-;
oral interest, the lecture will be open
to the entire student body and faculty
members.
Dr. Hartmann will- discuss the in
ter-relation of the senses, pointing
out gbmc examples from everyday life,
lie will also show that certain phases
qX psychology may have a direct bear
ing on research chemistry and phy
sics.
CATHAUM
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Warner Bros. Smash Musical TISI
“42nd STREET”
WEDNESDAY— ; ,
Paul Lukas and Loretta Young in
“GRAND SLAM”
THURSDAY—
George Drcnt-and Vivienne Osborne in
“LUXURY LINER”
FRIDAY—
MAE WEST
in “He Was Her Man, But—
“SHE DONE HIM WRONG”
NITTANV ——
TUESDAY nnd WEDNESDAY—
The German .Language Musical Triumph
“TIIE TIIEFT OF MONA LISA”
THURSDAY—
“GRAND SLAM”
FRIDAY— • \
. “LUXURY LINER”
SATURDAY—
“SHE DONE HIM' WRONG” .
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Tuesday, March 14, 1933
Campus Bulletin
Candidates for baseball manager- f
ship should sign up at the Athletic as- »
sociation office at once. I
— o ’ \
Fraternities desiring to participate i
in Interfraternity Ball should pay:
their fifty-dollar fee to William Mac- 5
aleer at the Pi Kappa Alpha house by |
next Tuesday. •— i '
Tho Bradford-Sullivan county club
will meet at the Phi Kappa Psi house*
at 7:30 o'clock Thursday night.
Members of the Honorary Society- -
council may secure junior class grades'*
by calling at the office of Prof. Har-f
“old A. Everett in Main Engineering. *
Freshman and sophomore candid
dates for the business staff of thei
Penn State Fanner will meet in-.
Room 308, Old Main, at 7 o’clock to- 11 '
morrow night.
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