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DEBATING CONTEST
Committee Appointed To Study
Housing Conditions for
First-Year Men
Discussion of Interfraternity Ball,
appointment of a committee to in
vestigate housing conditions for fresh
men next fall, and a motion to aban
don the interfraternity debating con
test occupied the major part of the
Interfraternity council meeting Wed
nesday night.
Franklin B. Musser ’34 will head a
committee which will investigate
housing conditions in the borough and
compile a list of houses at which
freshmen may secure rooms for rush
ing season only. Other members of
the committee are Jerome P. Morgan
’3l, Harry T. Ochs jr. ’34, and Willis
J. Wenger ’34.
Debating Contest Abandoned
Following a report by John J. Voor
hces ’33, chairman of a committee
named at the last meeting to secure
lower rates-for garbage hauling from
fraternity houses, that a reduction
would be forthcoming next month,
Voorhees was requested by President
Herbert E. Longonecker ’33 to inves
tigate the possibilities of a reduction
in rates for hauling furniture from
fraternity houses to Recreation hall
for the all-Collcge dances. Other mem
bers of the committee are Robert R.
Morgan ’33 and Theodore S. Roberts
’34.
Lack of interest in the interfrater
nity debating contest caused the
council to abandon the project. Only
six houses had registered for the
tournament by Wednesday night.
President Longenecker called the
attention of the council- members to
the necessity of proper conduct on
the part of the fraternity men at the
ball next week, pointing out that of
fenders at the dance will be liable to
action by Student Board. The council
voted to turn over receipts of the
check room at the ball to the com
mittee in charge of the function as a
remuneration for their services.
TO PLAN FOR ALUMNI DAY
Plans for Alumni Day, scheduled
for June 3, will be arranged soon, ac
cording to Edward K. Hibshman, sec
retary of the Alumni association here.
Campus Bulletin
‘Sophomore and freshman candi
dates for the business staff of Old
Mahi Bell should report to Room 315,
Old Main, at 7 o’clock tonight.
Students intending to tryout for
the next two Penn State Players’ pro
ductions should sign up in Room 413,
Old Main, between 1:30 and 5 o’clock
this afternoon and Monday afternoon.
AH entrants in the Interfraternity
Ball poster contest should be sub
mitted to Harry A. Bauder ’33 at the
Alpha Chi Sigma fraternity before
noon tomorrow.
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ALL WEEK AT THE TREASURER’S OFFICE
Watts Offers Method for
Adding Cultural Subjects
Proposal To Constrict
Technical Courses
Recommended
Going a step farther than those who
merely “favor” more cultural courses
in technical curricula, Dean Ralph L.
Watts, of the. School of Agriculture,
proposes a definite method by which
additional liberalizing subjects may
be included. Technical courses now
are “too dilute” and take up too much
of the student’s time, he says.
Heartily agreeing with Dr. Steven
son W. Fletcher, vice-dean of tlie
school, on the point that specializa
tion has proceeded too far, Dean Watts
believes that a good many non-essen
tials could be taken out of the tech
nical courses without any loss to the
student. This would then permit the
inclusion of more cultural courses in
tho curricula, a move which Dean
Watts favors.
However, the Agriculture dean is
careful to point out that technical
training at Penn State must not be
less thorough than it has been in pre
vious years, since the competition for
well-trained specialists is even more
intense in these times. But most of
the technical training here could be
just as effective if the subject matter
were more concentrated and took less
time to present, he adds.
That there will be difficulties in
condensing technical courses in sev
eral departments, Dean Watts admits.
However, a committee of twelve
School of Agriculture department
heads is investigating the whole ques
tion and will make definite sugges
tions within .the next few months, he
says.
Reduction of the number of credits
required for graduation, as suggested
by Dr. Fletcher in a speech to the
school’s faculty, is favored by Dean
W}atts. Fifteen hours . a week is
enough for any student if the courses
are offered in the proper manner and
a reasonable amount of outside work
is required, he believes.
Dean Watts also agrees with Dr.
Fletcher that the proportion of time
devoted to liberal subjects should be
tho same in all curricula, that the
graduate school should be strengthen
ed, and that the number of survey
courses should be increased. Too
many departments offer courses only
for those who intend to specialize in
the field, the dean emphasizes.
Cultural education can be of veal
monetary value to the college grad
uate, Dean Watts points out. It of
ten means the difference between ‘a
job and no job, since the average em
ployer prefers the man with culture
in addition to technical training rather
than the naronv.specialist.
WEAVER TO SPEAK IN MAINE
Dr. Frederick P. Weaver, head of
tho department of agricultural eco
nomics, will address the'delegates of
Farm and Home week at Orono, Mo.,
Monday and Tuesday.
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DEAN RALPH L. WATTS
College Permission
May Establish New
‘Beer Suit ’ Custom
“If the College takes action favor
ing distribution of legalized beer on
this campus, present “Lion suits”
might become “beer suits,” and cere
monies befitting the title could be in
troduced," declared John A. Wood,
senior class president.
Legally approved beer and ale will
provide an opportunity to reinstate
the mellow customs of yesteryear’s
collegiate world, Wood said. Boister
ousness need not play a major part in
an ale-toasted graduation celebration,
if similar customs in existence at Yale
and Princeton are ti*ue examples of
the practice as it really is, he added.
“Lion suits,” consisting of the white
canvas trousers and coat, are exact
replicas of beer suits used at Yale and
Princeton. According to this ripe
custom, seniors gather at some cen- ■
tral place where toasts and farewells
are withdrawn from the depths of a
beer mug.
16 CHEMISTRY PROFESSORS
TO ATTEND SPRING MEETING
Sixteen members of the School of
Chemistry .and Physics will attend the
spring ’ meeting of the American
Chemical society ii\ Washington, D.
C., next week. Research reports will
be read by Dean Frank C. Whitmore,
Prof. John G. Aston, Darwin E. Bad
ertscher, George -H. Fleming, Percy
A. Lasselle, and David F. Menard.
.Others who plan to attend include
Dr. Grover C. Chandlee, head of the
chemistry department; Dr. L. Ray
mond Parks, professor of chemistry;
and ’ Dr. Pauline Beery Mack, Dr.
Mary L. Willard and Dr. Arthur
Rose, associate professors of chemis
try. Albert W. Hutchison, John M.
Herndon, Alva L. Houk, Allen W.
School-, and Samuel N. Wrenn" con
clude the list.
ADDED TO PROM COMMITTEE
Ethel M. Filbert ’34 has been added
to the Junior Prom committee, Her
man C. Brandt ’34, prom chairman,
has announced.
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
SCHOOLS MAY MEET
HERE DURING APRIL
56 Institutions Invited To Join
Proposed Association of
Stale Colleges
With four schools already favoring
the proposal, a convention for the for
mation of an-Association of Pennsyl
vania Colleges may be held here late
in April or early in May if additional
replies are received this week.
Letters were sent out several weeks
ago to fifty-six colleges and univer
sities in the State in order to deter
mine opinion on -the matter. Dele
gates from Bucknell, Lehigh, Penn
sylvania, 'and Shippensburg State
Teachers College at the regional con
vention of the National Student Fed
eration of America last week-end were
in favor of the plan, according to Jonn
A. Wood,- senior class president, who
attended the convention.
Delegates Favored Plan
All the delegates at the meeting ex
cept those from Lafayette seemed to
bo .of the opinion that such an asso
ciation would be valuable in bringing
about a closer relationship and better
understanding between student-bodies,
Wood said. " In addition, the group
would serve to organize and direct
student opinion in the S,tdtc on poli
tical problems.
Wood will conduct an extensive sur
vey for the federation, on this ques-
I tion and the possibility of government
' mergers in larger colleges. Ho will
also serve on a committee to make
suggestions for the program of the
next national convention.
•Merging of men’s and women’s stu
dent governments, as proposed here,
was discussed at the convention last
week-end. Most of the delegates
thought that the plan is feasible, since
it is now being used succesfully at
Allegheny and Bucknell,- and that it
is*a great step forward, Wood said.
Seniors Evidence
More Liberalism
Than Freshmen
Seniors here exhibit more liberalism
with regard.to international and inter
racial problems than freshmen, a study
by the department of educational re
search reveals.
In the form of attitude tests, 108
propositions concerning international
and inteivracial questions were given
to chosen, groups of freshmen and sen
iors at the. College last semester. The
propositions;, were so-worded that a
low score-‘of seemingly correct an
swers indicated liberalism, while a
high score, indicated conservatism.
On twenty-two of the propositions,
seniors displayed a greater tendency
toward conservatism than freshmen,
on three propositions there was ,no
measured change, while on the remain
ing eighty-three', seniors showed a
greater tendency toward liberalism
than freshmen.
■Students* in the School of Liberal
Arts showed a greater growth toward
liberalism than students in the School
of Engineering and the School of Ag
riculture. 'By computation of the per
centage of conservative and liberal
answers on each question by both
freshman and senior groups,- .the de
gree of attitude change from the
freshman to senior year was ascer
tained. ' . '
‘Puerto Rico University Trains Men
For South AmericaChamplin Says
‘‘The University "of Puerto Kieo
seeks to train men and women for ser
vice in the South American countries,
rather than on the northern contin
ent,” Dr. Carroll D. Champlin, of the
School of Education, who held a po
sition at that institution last semes
ter, has stated.
Dr. Champlin commented that the
Puerto Ricans, being of a. romantic
sort, are fond of intellectual adven
ture and disputative . discussions.
Among the sciences, he said, their in
terests incline towards politics, rather
than in the direction of the natural
and physical sciences. “The students
at the University are sociable by na
ture, and they enjoy the congenial in
tercourse made possible by the con
tacts of the campus,” ho added.
Exclusive of several hundred exten
sion students, the college has an en
rollment of' 2,633 students!* Its cam
pus is spacious and attractive, with
many beautiful buildings,- while sev
eral. pagodas have been constructed
for outdoor classes and recreational
purposes. “Although the growth of
thj institution has been continuous,
there will never be the variety of de
partments as found on a continental
university, because of the limited re-
Lederer Believes
Beer Will Satisfy
' Student Appetite
“If anything, the beer bill recently
passed by Congress will provide the
Penn . State student body with an .op
portunity to help appease their, ap
petite for "hard liquor,” and will sat
isfy their Volstead leanings in its own
‘maltanian 1 way,” is the basis of an
opinion, expressed by Eugene H. Led
erer, burgess of State College.
Burgess Lederer also stated that if
necessary for the mental and physical
well-being of the student body, local
borough officials would pass an .or
dinance forbidding the sale of legal
ized beer within a certain radius of
State College. Temperance unions
will wield a restraining hand when
the approved bevei'age. flows in the
near future, he predicts.
Awaiting the President’s signature
and the'customary passage of time be
fore the bill materializes in liquid
form, the official presaged an -early
action in behalf of the College welfare
by borough councilmen. -
PROFESSOR MASON NAMED
PRESIDENT OF STAMP CLUB
Prof. Thomas W. Mason, ,of the
School of Chemistry and Physics,'was
elected president of the Nittany
Philatelic club, newly organized stamp
collectors group, at its meeting Tues
day night. Other officers of the club,
aye Clarence Mi. Bauchspies, . vice
president, and H. Clay Musser,
retafy-treasurer.
With its membership open -to all
students and faculty members inter
ested in stamp collecting, the new or
ganization plans a scries of monthly
meetings at which topics of interest
to philatelists wilt- be discussed and'
stamps exchanged or sold at auction.'!
sources and occupations,” he said.
The freshmen of both sexes arc
given a royal reception by the ad
vanced students and moderate initia
tion stunts arc indulged in during the
first few days of the college year, ac
cording to Dr. Champlin. The first
semester begins in August and ter
minates at Christmas time.
“Tho so-called better class Puerto
Ricans resemble the Spanish in almost
every particular, with their ancestry
frequently going back to Spanish
tradition and fame,” the educator re
marked.
MYERS DELIVERS FORUM
LECTURE TUESDAY NIGHT
Declares Students' Should Assume
Interest in Social Problems
"The College student of today can,
and should play a large part in effect
ing social change,” declared James
Myers, industrial .secretary of the
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in before students
and faculty members in the Home
Economics auditorium Tuesday night.
"In many countries,” the speaker
pointed out, “students take an ex
ceedingly active part in politics, as
well as in the study of economic prob
| lems, even sometimes going so far as
to be leaders in bloody revolutions.”
j In discussing some of the ways stu
dents could get a start on a path of
service, Mr. Myers pointed to the
many Citizens’ committees in cities
at' the present time. He recommend
ed that students take an active part
in mass meetings, picketing, parados
and other demonstrations, in this way
really getting the working man’s
viewpoint towards our present econ
omic and social difficulties.
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pete for the treasurership.
Marion L. Foreman ’35, Lucille G.
Hansen '35, Margaret W. Kinsloe *35,
anti Mildred L. Rupp *35 will run for
the nomination of W. A. A. secretary,
while Anne M. McCaughey '36, and
Selena A. Wunderlich '36 will seek
the secretaryship of the Y. W. C. A.
In the W. S. G. A., the defeated can
didate for president automatically be
comes secretary.
Candidates 'for senior W. S. G. A.
senator arc Margaret E. Barnard ’34,
Rosamond W. Kaines ’34, and Harriet
P. Murray. '34. Edith R. Cottom ’35,
Elsie M. Douthett ’35, and Katherine
B. Humphrey '36 will, compete for
the junior schatorship.
Gretchen 11. Diehl *36, Virginia W.
Lewis ’36, Beulah M. Rhoads ’36, and
Selena A. Wunderlich '36 have been
selected as candidates for sophomore
senator, with Anna Mary Dotterel*
'34, Virginia B. Springer '34, and
Margaret \V. Kinsloe '35 candidates
for town senator. The two nominees
receiving the highest number of votes
on the \V. S. G; A. and W. A. A. bal
lots will run in the elections on April
5.
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