T*ace Two
PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Published semi-weekly during the College year, except on holidays, 1
jy students of The Pennsylvania State College, in the Interest of the
College, the students, faculty, alumni, and friends.
TIIE MANAGING BOARD
ROBERT E. TSCIIAN *33
Editor
RALPH IIETZEL JR. ’33
Managing Editor
SIDNEY H. BENJAMIN ’33
Sports Editor *
RICHARD V. WALL ’33
Assistant Editor
DONALD P. DAY ’33
Assistant Manuring Editor
ERNEST it. 7.UKAUSKAS ’33
Assistant Sport* Editor
ROLLIN C. STF.INMETZ ’23
Nows Editor
W. J. WILLIAMS JR. ’33
News Editor
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Charles A. Myers '3l Win. U Vrothoro ’3l Wm. M. Stegmcler ’34
George A. Scott *2l Bernard H. Rosenzweig ’34 James M. Sheen ’34
ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS
Harold J. Bauch '3t
It. Edgar Furman ’3l
Frederick T,. Tnvlor ’34
WOMEN’S ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Eva M. Blichfeldt ’54 Ruth M. Harmon '34 Mae P. Kaplan ’34
Entered at the Postofficc, State College, Pa„ as Second-class Matter
Editorial Office
Business Office—.
Phone 292-W
FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1933
MERGER
The history of the Penn State "Handbook” has been
checkered with fruitless attempts at amalgamating both
the men's and women’s divisions into a single volume.
This simple, and most logical of changes, has been long
in coming but now for the first time steps have advanced
to a stage where the goal seems in sight. Only those
acquainted with the ramifications of collegiate ac
tivities can appreciate how difficult can be such a simple
move of joining two manuals, both edited in the same
fashion and bearing parallel material.
Although in the past, women’s organizations have
been the principal objectors, this year the women’s
Senate and the sorority council have approved the
plan for amalgamation. That the groups of men af
fected will lend support to this most practical develop
ment seems inevitable. In the past, the efficiency to
bo gained from a single volume was the main argument
advanced under economic conditions where both the
jvomen's government and the Christian association could
afford to sink money in separate publications.
Not only a duplication of work, since much of the
material in both books was of necessity the same, sep
arate publications were an uncalled for drain on ad
vertisers because two printing bills had to be met. Con
tinuation of this extravagant policy would be utter
foolhardin-sss when better results are so easily accessible.
The single book will contain material both of im
portance to men and women and by acquainting each
group with the distinctive features of the other will
tend toward a closer unity between them. The new
plan also calls for a more proportionate evaluation of
all student activities. That this summary should include
fair treatment of all significant features of campus ac
tivity is a fundamental requirement that must be met
if the “Handbook” is to secure for itself the reputation
of being the encyclopedia of student life.
Reports of over-enthusiastic clique workers, in the
fullness of their hearts, beginning their elections cam
paign already brings forth a definite warning that
violations of the rule prohibiting, electioneering before
the fifth of April will be dealt with severely. Cliques
should exercise the authority of holding individual mem
bers in lino until that time if they wish to avoid the axe
that may otherwise fall on the entire group through
action of a few members.
ON THE HORIZON
That mere knowledge in some specialized field does
not constitute the make-up of a true college graduate
is a tenet that has too long been disregarded here.
Students enrolled in technical schools often went through
their college careers gaining little in the field of culture,
and upon graduation lacked that rounded-out knowledge
which characterizes a man of letters of the intellectual
world. Too many graduates were proficient in . some
technical specialty, but could hardly be termed college
men in other respects. *
Recent recommendations on the part of the heads
of the various schools, and now particularly Dean Watts’
method for reducing the emphasis on technical courses
in the School of Agriculture, and for adding liberalizing
subjects, come as progressive attempts at raising the
cultural status of the students in general. In the light
of present conditions these changes constitute a great
stop forward on the part of the college. In addition
they may bo considered of the utmost importance to
tho technical graduate of today, of whom more and more
of a cultural background is now being required in his
profession.
Tho movement in favor of cultural subjects for
technical students was begun this year when the Chem
istry and Physics School increased the number of general
electives for students from three to twenty credits dur
ing the senior year. Accordingly the science require
ment was reduced from eighty-four to sixty-three credits.
In the Mineral Industries School a proposal has been
made to require only thirty credits in specific technical
subject*. If these plans are carried out by the schools
they can serve as a great impetus toward raising the
cultural aspect of the instituion.
j CAMPUSEER
IL—
ALFRED W. HESSE JR. *33’
Busings Mutineer
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 ’S3
Women’s News Editor
The Scranton Alumni had a dinner Tuesday
night to -which they invited Ed Hibshman, Bob Higgins,
Dean Eddie Sleidle, Joe Bedenk, King Cole, Johnny
McAndrews, and Tommy Slusser. Some time before
they were scheduled to leave, Hibshman received a
telegram -which concluded with the words, “Bring
John c. Irwin *34 1 Banner.”
Francis Wnckur *SJI
..313 Old Main
.-Nittany Printing Building
BY HIMSELF _
What though snow blow,
Sleet beat,
Wind din,
Rain soak us;
Let’s sing coming spring,
Waft laughs,
Doc Boucke’s
Grown a crocus
******"
What the hell, pondered the worthy Alumni sec
retary, why should they want me to bring him along.
Besides, the car already had seven husky passengers,
and it was certainly no weather for the worthy head
of the journalism department to be riding on the
running board.
Finally ho decided to take the figurative bull by
its proverbial horns and proceed as had been planned,
saying nothing more,about the telegram. 'So they
started out, and in due time arrived in Scranton, at
which nobody seemed greatly surprised. After the
dinner had gotten well under way, Hibshman attempt
ed to make his apologies. Shucks, said the Scranton
alumni, it wasn’t Franklin C. we wanted, it was a big
Penn State banner to stick up on the wall. The meal
was all right.
******
We have it that Ben Bemie and the lads got a
fore-tasto of Penn State hospitality when they were
entertained by Kitty Campbell, formerly of this bor
ough, at her apartment in Phila., where she has been
doing a bit of artistic modelling during the past flock
of fortnights.
******
Ono of tho more interesting and printable stories
that came from the momentous trip of the wrestlers
to that great metropolis which has given its name to
the New Yorker, is the odd custom of the Beta Sigma
Rho-hos at Columbia of singing Penn State's own “I
Went To See My Susie,” at the end of every meal.
They say that one of the boys heard the song, (which,
incidentally, is by air odds the best College tune we
have) while on a visit to Penn State. He liked it so
well that he took it home, and the brethren have been
singing it ever since. ’Tis further reported that they
know the words much better than the average un
dergraduate of tliis institution.
* * * * * *■;,
Branny Erskine nonchaled into the Phi Psi dining
room tho other day,- attired impeccably as usual in
gabardine jacket, etcet .... and was greeted with the
unkindest snick'of* the week: “Say, do you have to
wear that costume around all the time?” .... Some- /
body who looked much like a Chic salesman was
observed trudging calmly adown the Mall Monday
morning, with the. personal-contact section of a fa
miliar article of plumbing tucked carelessly under one.
arm .... We recommend an early purchase of Lion
Suits for seniors . . April 6 (or is it 7?) comes on
apace, and nothing in the clothes line has been de
signed that is quite so apropos for drinking beer....
What is one to think when the son of the Deputy Sec
retary Public Instruction, or something, takes to
writing Iris name on the walls of our pristine edifices
.... as per Linn Dennis,- who with his cohort the
lengthy Hunt, defaced the stainless plaster of Room
25, SLA .... for shame,- say we*.... The Sigma
Delta Chi Gridiron Banquet promises to make
pull-cnty of countenances carmine ....
STATIONERY
New »
College Seal
Designs
The New Parker
Vacuum ,'Filler
Pen
. The
Athletic Store
on
Co-op Corner
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
GROUPS MUST LIST
BALL ATTENDANCE
Houses To Receive Tickets for
Interfraternity Function
At Student Union
Fraternities participating in the
annual Interfraternity Ball next Fri
day night must.submit lists of those
planning to attend by next Wednesday
noon, according lo Harry A. Bauder
'33, chairman of the committee in
charge of the function. 'Tickets will
be distributed to the house presidents
at Student Union desk in Old Main on
Friday, he said.
The contract for decorating Recre
ation hall- for the dance has been let to
a Wilkes-Barre company which spec
ializes in this line of work, Bauder
announced. Present decoration plans
call for a special lighting effect, he
said.
2 Orchestras Signed
Two bands, Casa Loma apd Paul
Specht, will furnish continuous music
for the dance. The Casa Loma orches
tra will be making its fourth appear
ance at an all-College dance here, hav
ing played for the Senior Ball and
Interfraternity Ball- in 1«30, and at
Sophomore Hop last spring.
A fourteen-piece orchestra, Casa
Loma has furnished music for sev
enty college \and university dances
since 1929, including functions at
Princeton, University of Pennsylvan
ia, Washington and Lee College, Ohio
State University, Amherst College,
Syracuse and Yale Universities, Johns
Hopkins, Boston College and the Uni
versity of South Carolina. At pres
ent the band is on an extended tour
of the East.
Although he has never played for
a college dance here, Paul Specht and
his orchestra is internationally known
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HETZEL, WATTS TO SPEAK
AT GRANGE SHORT COURSE
President Ralph D. Hetzel, Dean
Ralph L. Watts, of the School of Agri
culture, Dr. Fred F. Lininger, of the
department of agricultural economics,
and Prof. William R. Gordon, exten
sion rural sociologist, will speak on
tho program of the three-day short
course for lecturers of State subor
dinate and Pomona granges here
Thursday, April 13.
[Other speakers include Philip H.
Dewey, State Secretary of Internal
Affairs, who will discuss “Crime and
tho Cost of Government”; John A.
McSparrany secretary of the State
department of agriculture, who
will speak on “The Spiritual Influ
ence of the Grange,” while James C.
Farmer, national grange lecturer, will
talk on “Help for Lecturers.” !
for its rhythmic symphonic syncopa
tion. The eleven-piece orchestra,
which is now playing an engagement;
in. New York City, has made four 1
European tours as well as playing;
hotel engagements, in Canada and
China. j
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The
Corner
unusual
•• • •
Cross-Eyed
Let’s look straight ahead. Let’s see things as they
actually are, and not get distorted views and ideas.
We ? ve got to SEE clearly, and THINK clearly, if we’re
going to get anywhere these days. Our President is
working night and day... and doing things in a big way.
Our banks are open... and hoarders are returning their
cash to the banks. The big season for many industries
is coming over the horizon. Yes, Spring is coming in
more ways than one. For Spring foretells the
approach of good business ... good times .; .so let’s
watch for it . . . and let’s not look CROSS-EYED!
The
Penn State
Collegian
I. M. BRIDGE TOURNEY BEGINS
Opening the preliminaries for the
women’s Intramural bridge tourna
ment, contests will take place this
week between Grange and Frazier
Dormitories, Alpha Chi Omega, and
Delta Gamma, according to A. Eliza
beth Endrcss ’33, chairman of the
tourney. Kappa Alpha Theta will
play Phi Mu, Chi Omega will oppose
Harvey’s dormitory while Kappa
Kappa Gamma and L’Amitie, Theta
Phi .Alpha and Gamma Phi Beta, and
Alpha Omicron Pi and McAllister Hall
will complete the lineup.
College Cut-Rate Store ’
Nestle Chocolate Bars, Half Pound 17c ~
1 Pound Chocolate Coated Peppermints 29c ;l
51.00 Seventeen Face Powder
1 Bottle Perfume TTvoo
1 Tube Cleansing Cream I CC
■ 5 Pound Battle Creek Psylla Seed 98c
Three 25c Cubes Unguentine Skin Soap 25c
Watch the Window for Other Specials
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
let’s not look
Friday, March 24, 1933 !
CATH.IUM
•• -A Warnerßrofiws Thstlto, •
(Matinee I:3o—Evening Opening 6:30
Complete Late Showing After- 9 p. m.)
FRIDAY—
George Sidney and Charlie Murray ini
“COHENS AND KELLYS
IN TROUBLE’*
Also Walter Winchell in i
“EVERYBODY’S RACKET”
SATURDAY— ‘i
James Dunn, Sally Ellers in
“SAILOR’S LUCK”
MONDAY and TUESDAY—
The Event of the Season!
John, Ethel, Lionel Barrymore
“RASPUTIN and the EMPRESS” ..
WEDNESDAY—
Phillips Holmes, Ruth Solwyn in
“MEN MUST FIGHT”
THURSDAY— - orf-
Warren William, Constance Cummings:
“THE MIND READER”
NITTANY
FRIDAY—
“OUR BETTERS”
SATURDAY— •*)«
“COHENS AND KELLYS i*
IN TROUBLE” j Y ,
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY— .rf
The Sensation of Two Continents hr*:
“MAEDCHEN IN. UNIFORM” , n .
(Titles in English)
THURSDAY— '
“MEN MUST FIGHT”