coM =r| " Jfctttt CMlwitSUt | ESI “ ' Vol. 29 No. 50 Borough Law May Prohibit Sale of Beer, Wine Here Local Authorities Plan New Ruling If State Solons Declare 1859 Code Void . Sale of 3.2 and wine under the recently-passed national beer bill will probably be prohibited in State College, according to borough and legislative officials. “Although there is still some.doubt as to whether sale here will be illegal under an 1859 act, the borough will take independent measures if the situa tion after April 6 warrants it,” said Burgess Eugene H. Ledcrer Saturday. "If the return of beer lowers the of the community, an ordi ill n'-ibably be finance will probably be passed' against its distribution in town,” he added.- ■1859 Law Prohibits Sale According to the act passed by the State'legislature in 1859, “it shall be • unlawful for the court of quarter ses sions of Centre county to grant a li cense to any person or persons for the sale of ardent spirits or malt liquors at any place within two miles of the Farmer’s High School of Penn sylvania located in said county.” It is also the opinion of Chief of Police Albert E. Yougel that if this law does not become effective, a local ordinance will be passed to prevent the sale of beer' here. John L. Holmes, Centre county's representative in the General Assem bly, stated Saturday that he was try ing to get an amendment inserted in the State beer bill to the effect that no special or local laws, including the act of 1859, should be repealed. In case this amendment is passed, sale of beer, and wine will be prohibited here. Awaits State Action No official action on the matter has been taken by the College administra tion,'according to Adrian 0. Morse, executive-secretary to the president. With several bills before the State legislature this week, officials here arc awaiting action in Harrisburg be fore taking any definite steps them selves. “It, is doubtful)” said Prof. Sheldon C. Tanner, of the department of econ omics and sociology, “whether the act spirits,or malt liquors would'apply to' the sale of .a beverage which Congress declared to be.non-intoxicating. If a, license must be obtained from the Centre county court of quarter ses sions for the sale of a non-intoxicating beverage, and this is somewhat doubt ful, then the act of 1859 would pro hibit the sale of a beverage now au thorized by Congress within a -two- (Continucd on vuyc four) -12 HOUSES TO ATTEND INTERFRATERNITY, BALL Danco - Committee Announces Prize Winners of Poster Contest Forty-two fraternities will partici pate in Interfraternity Ball Friday night, according to Harry A. Bauder *33, chairman of the function. Lists of men from, each house planning to attend the bail must be presented at Student Union desk in Old Main by tomorrow, he said. •' Arthur B. Bernstein *33 was award ed first prize in the poster contest con ducted by the dance committee with Adam B. Barnhart ’33 receiving the second place award, and Willard H. Lowry, graduate'student, third prize. Cash awards .of five, three, and two dollars were given as prizes. Casa Loma orchestra and Paul Spccht'and his Orchestra will furnish music for the annual affair. The Casa Loma band will come here after an extended tour of the East while Spccht is now playing at New York City. ' 1 Gridiron Banquet Will Take Campus Leaders for ‘Ride’ . Student cariipus leaders and faculty members alike will “go for a ride” when Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, introduces the Gridiron Banquet to 'Penn State on April 4. Included in the list'are Col onel Russell V. Venable, Prof. Harold F. Dickson, Neil M. Fleming, Johnny McAndrews, Norris McFarlane, and A. Wood. . . Skits, songs, and pantomimes will be'used by Sigma Delta Chi to satir ize campus leaders at the banquet to be held .in the University club.' An innovation on this campus, the affair is patterned after Gridiron Banquets held annually at the University of Chi cago and University of Wisconsin by tho journalism group.. v Sidney H. Benjamin • ’33 will be Roastrnaster for the function,- and will havo charge of the satirizing. Taking tho part of the, printer's devil, Don ald P. Day *33 will represent a former publications man here, and will turn P.S.C. A. SANCTIONS HANDBOOK MERGER Proposed Union Obtains Third Vote—W. A. A. To Discuss Proposal Tonight Additional impetus was supplied to the proposed merger of men’s and women’s handbook staffs when mem bers of the P. S. C. A. cabinet voted in favor of the plan at a meeting Thursday. The action of the cabinet marked the third favorable response to the plan by one of the five campus gov ernment organizations which must vote in favor of the merger to make its adoption possible. Panhellcnic Council and W. S. G. A. members voted affirmatively at recent meet ings. ‘ i Awaits Final Approval Although the Y. W. C. A. held its meeting last night, the plan is still pending awaiting the action of the W. A. A., the fifth group. Members of the latter organization will' meet tonight to voice final campus opinion concerning the merger. Epitomizing the resolution for the combination as drawn up by the stu dent handbook committee, clause num ber two of the draft states, “That the combined handbook be published by ;the :P.;S.-:C.:'A.-iand, W;-Sc latter organization will represent oth er women’s groups on the campus.” With the approval of the two re maining groups whose sanctions arc necessary to the merger, the new plan will be fully accepted. If favorable action is taken by both of the groups, publication of the handbook under the supervision of the combined staff will begin immediately after Easter vaca tion. ; ‘FROTH* I. F. BALL ISSUE WILL APPEAR THURSDAY “Interfratcmity Interlude,” Drawing By D’Agostino, Featured Featuring an “Interfraternity In terlude,” as conceived by Maynard P. Wood *34, and a full page drawing by Joe D’Agostino '3O, nx-Frolh art edi tor, the Interfraternity Ball- number of the comic magazine will be on sale Thursday night. In addition to the regular “Mug and Jester” columns and the “With the Editors” section, the editorial staff will present tips for competitors in the Best Dressed Man. Contest, in the “Fashion Plate” section of the issue. Two drawings by Don Gordon, who has been contributing to Froth this year, will- also appear in the In terfraternity issue. Following the New Yorker trend in present day cartoons, the art staff .will present a drawing following the famous works of 0, Soglow. A cut-out cover, displaying the inside cover de sign, will be used, according to the editors. tho spit on the stage. Rollin C. Stein metz ’33 has been cast as the Devil’s assistant. •Fraternity presidents will “go for a ride” in a scene representing a meet ing of house proxies. .An ensuing pantomimo will 'satirize the matri monial affairs of a prominent campus politician. W. Curtis Montz '33 will bo .the announcer for the pantomime. Weaknesses and failings of campus traditions and customs will be played upon, in clever dialogue and sketches. Officials of- the organization have stated that the banquet will be con tinued in the future as an annual so cial function. Ono. hundred and. fifty invitations to the banquet wero sent out last week to prominent student and faculty lea ders. This limited number of invita tions must be exchanged for tickets at the Student Union office in Old Main by 4 o’clock ‘tomorrow after noon. . ” I Anderson To-Manage 1934 Wrestling Team . William A. Anderson ’34 was named to manage the 1934 varsity wrestling team at an election held yesterday afternoon. First assist ant managers selected for next year are John G. Creighton *35,- Melvin J. Fox *35, and Bertram C. Rosen thal *35. Norris B. McFarlane ’34 was se lected by the nine basketball letter men to captain next year’s Nittany Lion court five at a meeting Friday afternoon. Boxing elections will be held today. CO-ED PRIMARIES OPEN TOMORROW Women Will Nominate \y.S.G.A.»' W. A. A. Officers at Polls In McAllister Hall Polls for the nomination of officers in the W. S. G. A. and the W. A. A. will be open for all- undergraduate women in McAllister hall lobby from 9 o’clock tomorrow morning to 5 o’clock in .the afternoon. Eva M. Blichfeldt *34, Ethel H. Filbert ’34 and Elizabeth L. Warner ’34 will seek the nomination for pres ident of the W. S. G. A., while Doris M. Acker *34, Virginia E. Detwiler *34, Victoria R. Magda ’34, and Helen F. Tananis *34 will competo for the nomination of W.( A. A. president. To Nominate for May Queen Nominating board suggestions for May Queen are Phyllis G. Beidler ’33, M. Betty Brice *33, S. Louise Everitt *33, Marjorie G. Groat ’33, M. Dor othy Johnston ’33, and Laura Belle Lee *33. Two candidates for fresh man maid of honor will be placed on the final ballot through open nomina tions at the primaries tomorrow. Elsie W. Darlington .’33 is chairman of the election board with Lucretia I. Blocher *33, Lucienne M. Buffard ’33, and Mary M. Westrick ’33 as assist ants. The-ballot boxes will be in the hands-of-:this.''committee "/until the polls close when they will be turned over to A. Elizabeth Preston- *33, chairman of the tellers’ committee. Helen I. Pollock *33, Emily M. Steh man ’33, and Charlotte L. Summers ’33 are' the other committee members who will count votes and tabulate re sults of the nominations. For each office in the W. S. G. A. and the W. A. A., the two nominees receiving the highest number of votes in the primaries tomorrow will be placed .on the final ballot for election next Wednesday. The Y. W. C. A. officers will be elected at the same time by members of that organiza tion. Nominations made by the senior Y|. W. C. A. cabinet are posted on McAllister hall lobby bulletin board. KAPPA GAMMA PSI CONCERT NETS $3B FOR STUDENT AID Approximately $3B was donated to the Student Loan fund.at the Kappa Gamma Psi musical concert in Schwab auditorium Sunday after ! noon. The total amount received now j stands at $232.58, according to Prof. Hummel Fishburn, acting head of the music department, who is in chaTgc of the collection. The musical fraternity presented two guests artists at the concert, as well- as selections by the Kappa Gamma Psi orchestra. Miss Ruth Shambaugh, contralto soloist at the First Presbyterian church, Baltimore, and Mr. I. .E. Slavkin, violinist, of tho Pittsburgh Symphony orchestra, were the featured artists. P. S. C. A. HOLDS ’36 RETREAT 'Members of the Penn State Chris tian association freshman forum and freshman commission held a joint re treat at the Andy Lytle cabin Satur day and Sunday. IProf. William V. Dennis, of the department of agricul tural economics,- led tl\e discussion group. ‘OLD KING COLE’ TO MARK THIRTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF THESPIAN ORGANIZATION Thirty-six. years of College dram atics; will be celebrated, when the Thespians present “Old King Cole,” their 1933 production, in Schwab aud itorium Saturday night. Dr. Fred L. Pattce, and .John. Leete founded.the club in 1897 after Penn State students requested some dramatic organization as an extra-curricular activity. One year after the club’s inception, Prof. A...Howry Espenshade, of the English composition department, be came the director. Although the pres ent organization produces only mu sical comedies, the Thespians of that day presented “straight” dramas, most jot which were of English)-or- STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 193$ THOMAS, SARGENT WILL DEBATE HERE TUESDAY; APRIL 18 Socialist Party’s Presidential Candidate To Advocate Economic Reform socialism; CAPITALISM CHOSEN FOR DISCUSSION P. S. C. A. Sponsors Appearance Of Speakers as Forum Series Feature Norman Thomas, internationally known socialist, and Noel Sargent, of the National Association of Manufac turers, will debate oh “Socialism ver sus Capitalism” Schwab auditor ium, Tuesday night, April IS. Mr. Thomas will take the affirma tive side, and Mr. Sargent, the nega tive, of the question which formally reads, “Resolved, that in the United States, socialism would be a superior system to capitalism.” The debate will be sponsored by the Penn State Christian association as a part of the Forum series. Will Charge Admission Although arrangements have not as yet been definitely completed, ad mission will be charged to meet the expenses involved in conducting the debate. The price'of tickets will be announced next week, according to Christian association officials. My. Sargent is a well known ad vocate of the capitalistic system. He was graduated from the University of Washington and took graduate work at the University of Minnesota. He has been secretary and chief ec onomist for the National Association of Manufacturers ‘ since 1920. Gave Radio Talks Mr. "Thomas is Jbest known as a prominent political .-figure. He was the socialistic candidate fpr President ,last.ycarandirii9^*i*'^Ti : oth .speakc.ru are frequently heard on f national radio hook-ups. • At present, Mr. Thomas is devoting most of his time to literary work. He has written a-number of books includ ing “America’s Way. Out,” and “As I Sec It." He also edits a periodical pamphlet, “The Socialists’ Plans and Programs.” HARTMANN TO GIVE LAST FORUM TALK Educational Psychology Professor Chooses ‘College Education* As Discussion Topic Speaking on “College Education,” Dr. George W. Hartmann, of the ed ucational psychology department, will talk at the final meeting of the forum series in the Home Economics audit orium at 7 o’clock tonight. The ser ies is sponsored by the Penn State Christian association. The address will be a discussion of the aims of higher education am! the most effective means of attaining tKcm. Dr. Hartmann will defend the thesis that the function of higher ed ucation is not just to effect social changes or to prepare for participa tion in adult activities, but actually to modify and improve the social or der itself. f After his graduation from Colum bia University in 1924, the speaker continued his work there, receiving his doctorate in 1928. While in col-, lege he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, honorary,scientific fra- j ternily. He is also a member of Kap pa Delta Pi, honorary education fra ternity. Dr. Hartmann came here in 1928, and during 1930-1931 obtained a leave of absence to accept a Social- Science Research council fellowship at the University of Berlin. igin. Goldsmith’s “She Stoops to Con quer,” and Sheridan’s “The Rivals,” and “School for Scandal,” were the first shows to be staged by the group. After ten years of producing only the more literary types of plays, the club introduced light comedy with the show “Russian Honeymoon.” As a result of this innovation, .Professor Espenshade and other directors, in terested mainly in higher (Irama, sev ered connections with the organiza tion. ' Organization of the cl-ub in’lhe ear ly days of the .Thespians was not un like that of today, although faculty members had complete charge and Junior Blazer Price Announced as $5.50 A price of five dollars and fifty cents for this year’s junior class blazers was announced yesterday by Grant A. Colton ’34, chairman of the blazer committee. Any mem ber of the student body, regardless of class, may nurchasc blazers this yea/, Colton said. Made of white gabardine material, the blazers will be trimmed with a thin bluo piping. Orders will be taken at Stark Brothers and Harper beginning next Monday. A deposit of three dollars will be required with each order. COLLEGE CONCLAVE LEADERS SELECTED Convention Date Set lor April 21, 22—7 Schools Accept Council Invitation With seven institutions definitely accepting ami three others expected, committees have been appointed to make arrangements for a convention' of Pennsylvania colleges and univer sities here on April 21 and 22. This is the first time that such a meeting has been held in this State. Delegates from Buckncll, Dickin son, Drexel, Franklin and Marshall, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania College for Women, and Temple will- attend the conference, while representatives from Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, ami Car negie Institute of Technology are also expeeted. Discussion of current cam pus problems and the formation of a permanent Pennsylvania association of colleges and universities will- be taken up at the two-day meeting. Wood Directs Plans' General plans for the convention arc under the direction of John A. Wood, senior class president, who suggested the idea to student leaders in other colleges. Ralph D. Hetzel jr. ’33 will arrange the discussion groups, A. Albert Blacss ’33 and Har ry M. Wilson .’3Vv;jll.handle the.cor respondence, and Charles A., Landis '33 and Herbert E. Longcnecker '33 will direct the housing of the dele gates, while Wilson will bo in charge of the entertainment. Committee chairmen appointed to arrange agenda or discussion groups are Walter C. Moser ’33, athletics; Milton I. Baldingcr *33, honors courses and honor system; Robert E. Tschan ’33, publications; R. Henderson Beat ty '3B, intramural sports; William S. Lcnkcr '3B and Moser, athletic and class finances; and Eva M. Blichfeldt ’3l and Wood, student government, j Faculty advisers have also been nam ed to assist in each group. j Three juniors were appointed by; Wood to assist him in making a na tion-wide survey of opinion on college associations and student government mergers in o-'dev to prepare a report for presentation at the national con vention of the National Student Fed eration of America next fall. Her man C. Brandt will head the commit tee, with Jerome Parker and Charles A. Myers as additional members. BARNARD, HOLMES TO MEET BUCKNELL ORATORS TONIGHT Margaret E. Barnard ’B-1, and Eu- Jalic M. Holmes 'B5 will represent Penn State in a women's, debate con-: test with Buckncll at Montoursvillc tonight on the question. “Resolved, J that all intergovernmental war dcbts.l including reparations, should be can-! celled.” Debating the same question, Sarah A. Fcrree *33. and Marie G. Mahoney '’34, delated Louis W. Schatz ’34, and James W. Townsend ’B5 at the Rcnovo high school Thursday. PATIENTS GIVEN TREATMENT Moro than 2,400 students were treated for minor ailments by the Col lege health service during the month of February, Dr. Joseph P. Ritenour, College physician, announced yester day. chose casts for all shows. During Easter vacation of each year, road trips to Williamsport. Harrisburg, Lancaster, and Philadelphia were an nual- features. Following a regulation observed from the beginning, no women took part in the productions. Of a certain Thespian, namely Bob Streeter, it was said by his associates: “He makes an excellent girl, but is severely handi capped because he is forced* to shave between acts.”- Prof. John 11. Frizzell, of the pub lic speaking division, has been nffili- (Continucd on payc four) P.I.A. A. Cage Semi-finalists Will Battle Here Tonight Altoona, Pittsburgh South High School Teams To Meet in Western Section Tilt An avalanche of high school basketball fans will descend on State College today to witness Altoona high and South high of Pittsburgh battle in Recre ation hall at 8 o’clock tonight for the right to represent the western part of the State in the final game of the interscholastic race. Thousands of rooters for the opposing teams are expected to attend the championship game of the region. Both the Altoona and the Pittsburgh officials have announced that special busses have been chartered to convey BOROUGH OFFICERS TO CONTINUE DRIVE 50 Arrests Reported in First ,'i Weeks of Traffic Law Violation Campaign With, approximately fifty arrests atod convictions recorded for the past three weeks, borough police, plan to continue their drive against motor law violations, according to a statement by Chief of Police Albert E. Yougel j yesterday. | ' A large number of the arrests thus! far have been student and faculty J motorists, who have paid fines of five' dollars and ten dollars plus costs, [ which usually average two dollars! and a half. Reckless driving, double parking, and failure to observe stop signs constitute the major violations, reported. I Follow State Law “While l we are not conducting a drive in the sense that arrests will be made one week and not the next, we arc attempting to enforce the motor laws to their fullest extent,” Yougel stated yesterday. “We intend to con tinue this policy.” A ruling by the State department of highways that motor violations must be prosecuted under State ord inances lather the cause of the unusually large num ber of student fines, according to Bur gess Eugene 11. Lederer. Borough authorities attempted to exercise as \ much leniency as possible with stu-J dents arrested for motor violations; last year, he said. In line with the change to State enforcement, legal stop signs have been placed on all streets leading on to through highways in the borough,} the Burgess pointed out. Streets af fected by this move include Allen, College, Atherton, Burrowes, and Beaver. PLAYERS GROUP CALLS ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES ’Berkeley Square” Comedy Chosen As Mothers’ Day Production , School of Agriculture on the research Two more productions will be given 0 * his , c ,° ]l : Bi at “ '“V™ by the Penn State Players to conclude *|S- The tlllk '? s SJ! ,s “ c „ < j S 8 the current season. All students in- ™ tcrested in rig. ting up for tryouts £ „ f MlcU £ may do so in Room 413 Old Main from ~T * ’ . , j i <»a j c * i „i , and Harvard University, has served 1:30 to 5 o clock this afternoon. i. ... . ... . iacultves of three Eastern universities. ‘•Berkeley Square, a.fantastic com- j n addition to being chief of the an edy-drama by John L. Baldcrston, will imal ) uls bandry division of the Bureau be given Mothers’ Day, May 1-. it 0 £ Animal Industry at Washington, will be produced under the direction ] IC j ms a j so been investigator of the ,of Frank S. Neusbaum, of the depart- united States Bureau of Fisheries, mont of English composition. 1 | wihilc hore \ Dr -_ Co | c will bo enter _ I “The Devil’s Disciple,” a satire on I Puritanism by George Bernard Shaw, I has been selected as the final produc [ lion of the year. It will be given dur -1 ing Commencement week under the direction of Prof. Arthur C. Cloetingh, of the English literature department. House Presidents as L F. C. Representatives Proposed A proposal that the president of each fraternity should serve as the senior representative of his group in nUorfraternity council, made at a meeting of the Fraternity President's’ | association last week, received the en thusiastic approval of Robert C. Rinc ihimer ’3B, head of the presidents’ group, in an interview Saturday. .Foreseeing a general strengthening of the council as the major result of such a move, Rinehimer is of the opin ion that action should be taken by council as well as the individual fra ternities to adopt the proposal during tho present semester. “Tho president of the fraternity has v. more direct contuct with the affairs of his own house than any other per son, and he has more power to act on proposals that conic before-the coun cil than the other representatives,” Rinehimer declared. “With the presi dents as the senior representatives, many of the matters which now must PRICE FIVE CENTS * figh school court fans to the scene of the battle in time for the opening dp-off. No arrangements for an advance ticket sale had been made with local athletic officials up until late yester day afternoon. The price of tickets had not yet.been set, but Neil SI. Fleming, graduate manager of ath letics, expected that an admission price of fifty-five cents, including tax, would be charged. Decision Unexpected While the cream of the crop of court I teams from the West are fighting it \ out in Recreation hall tonight, Lower ; Slerion high and Scranton Tech will I be playing for the championship of I the East on an Allentown court. The ■winner of this game will then oppose 1 the team that comes out on top in the j local tilt. [ The decision to hold the western ; semi-final game here was an unex pected move. The contest was orig inally scheduled for a Pittsburgh court, but Altoona officials objected ! and requested a neutral site for the game. Neil M. Fleming, graduate manager of athletics, received word from the P. I. A. A. Saturday after noon that the schools had agreed on State College as the location of the semi-final tilt. Close Game Expected The Altoona team defeated Boswell high last week to enter the regional 1 title game, while South high earned the right to oppose them by downing spußois-Priday -night. . In the East, j Lower Merion nosed out Lancaster j before facing Scranton Tech in the j final eastern game. I As is usual in P. I. A. A. climina -1 tion games, tonight’s spectators will probably see a close and fast contest since neither South high nor Altoona is conceded overwhelming odds. Pitts burgh writers, naturally optimistic (Con United on page three) SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE TO HEAR COLE THURSDAY Sigma Xi Will Sponsor Address by Wisconsin Genetics Professor Dr. Leon J. Cole, head of the de partment of genetics of the Univer sity of Wisconsin, will address stu dents and faculty members of the tained at a dinner by members of tho faculty who arc alumni of the Univer sity of Wisconsin. More than thirty members of the College faculty, in cluding President Hetzcl, have re ceived degrees from the Wisconsin in stitution. be referred to the houses before a voto is taken, could be decided the same night they are brought up.” The proposal can be made effective by compelling all present junior repre sentatives to withdraw in favor of the 1933-IM house presidents, pointed out. The present system of electing junior representatives for next year from the present sophomore class would be retained under this plan, he added. Lack of interest on the part of sen ior representatives, is another objec tion to the present system, the Fra ernity Presidents’ head believes. Since tho fraternity president is responsible for the progress of his house, ho will bo more likely to attend council meet ings and take an active part in its activities, Rinehimer pointed out. Unanimous approval of the proposal was voiced by the Fraternity Presi dents’ association in making the rec ommendation to the Council.
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