COMPLETE CAMPUS
COVERAGE
Vol. 29 No.-51
2 NOMINATED FOR
W.S. G, A. HEAD AT
POLLS WEDNESDAY
Blichfeldt, Filbert, Chosen as
Presidential Candidates
Of Co-ed Group
ACKER ’34, MAGDA ’34
NAMED W.A.A. NOMINEES
Elections To Take Place Next
.' Week in ‘ McAllister Hall
Voting Location
Eva M. Blichfeldt ’34 and Ethel A.
Filbert '34 will compete for the W; S.
G. A. presidency, as a result-of wom
en’s nominations held in McAllister
hall lobby Wednesday. The votes re
ceived by the winning nominees were
183'and 106, respectively. l
• Doris M. Acker ’34, with 170 votes,
and Victoria It. Magda ’34, with 62,
have been nominated for the presi
dency of W. A: A. Elections will
take place next Wednesday from 8
o'clock in the morning to 8 o’clock in
the afternoon.
Nominees Listed
Phyllis G. Beidler '33, with 123
votes, and S. Louise Evcritt ’33, with
65, are nominees for May Queen. A.
Frances Turner ’36 and Maria Knep
per '36 have been proposed for the
freshman attendant by 70 and 23
votes respectively.
Candidates for vice-president of
W. S. G. A. are Lucy J. Erdman '35.
with 140 votes, and Nancy W. Stahl-,
man '35 with 120 votes, while Janet;
M. Bcman '36 and Jean 1 Poffenbergcr
'36 received 167 and 89 votes- to be
come the nominees for treasurer. The
defeated candidate for W. S. G. A.
president automatically becomes sec
retary, according "to regulations of
that body.
Kinsloe, Rupp .To Compete
Rosamond W. Kaincs ’34, .with 23
votes,’ and Margaret E.'-Barnard -’34,
with 21 votes, are candidates for'sen
ior senator; Katherine B. Humphrey
’35, with 47 votes, and Elsie Iff. Dout
hett '35, with 27 votes, fop junior
senator; and Beaula M. Rhoads '36,
with 44 votes, and Virginia W. Lewis
'36,, with 25 votes, for the sophomore
scnatflrship. For town girls’ senator,
Anna Mary Dottercr '34, who receiv
ed 14 -votes and Margaret W. Kinsloc
'35, who received 10 votes, will com
pete.
Miss Douthctt with 152 votes, and
M. Elizabeth Diffenderfer '35, with
88 votes, received the nominations for
vice-presidency of W. A. A., while
Margaret W. Kinsloe '35, with 120
votes, and Mildred E. Rupp '35, with
101 votes, will compete for secretary.
The defeated candidate for the W. A.
A. presidency will automatically be
come the treasurer of that organiza
tion.
TWEEDY TO SPEAK
IN CHAPEL SUNDAY
Yale Theology Professor Will Talk
On Subject of 'Baked Lives’
At Religious Service
Drl Henry H. Tweedy, who has been
professor of practical theology at
Yale for the past twenty-four years,
will address- the chapel audience in
Schwab auditorium at 11 o’clock Sun
day morning. . His subject will be
“Baked Lives.”
Dr. Tweedy has spoken at Sunday
services here intermittently since
1923. Following his graduation from
Yale in 1891, Dr. Tweedy studied for
three years- at Union Theological
Seminary, New York, and then for
two’years at the Ber
lin. He was ordained to the Congre
gational -ministry in 1898.
After four years of service at the
Plymouth church,’ Ithaca, N. Y., the
speaker went to Bridgeport, Conn.,
where he was pastor of the South
church for seven years., In 1909, the
theologian accepted a position in the
School of Divinity at Yale, where he
is how located.
‘The Yale professor studied at Leb
anon Valley College during 1920, and
was granted his doctor of divinity de
gree there in. 1921. Among the books
which he has written arc “Religion
and the War,” “Training the Devo
tional Life,” “The King's Highway
Scries,” and “Moral and Religious
Training in the School and Home.”
TO PLAN FRESHMAN TOPICS
Margaret E. Barnard ’34, Frances
S.-Inman ’34,' and Grace L. Moyer,’34
were selected, at a recent meeting of
senior sponsors, as a committee to
work out suggested topics for discus
sion in next year’s freshman groups.
They will be assisted by suggestions
made by‘various freshman groups
this year.
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0 ij _0 jSemi-IA/eekly
I. F. Ball Band Leader, Chairman
2 BANDS TO PLAY
FOR BALL TONIGHT
Annual I. F. Dance Will Feature
Continuous Music by Casa
Loma, Paul Specht
Dancing to continuous music by the
Casa Loma orchestra and Paul Specht
and his orchestra, Penn State frater
nity men will be hosts at the 1933
•Interfraternity Ball in Recreation hall
tonight. Dancing will begin -at 10
o’clock with forty-five houses repre
sented.
Attendance . at tonight’s function
will be limited to fraternity men and
their guests. No tickets will be sold
at the dance, Harry A. Bauder ’’33,
chairman of the committee in charge,
announced Wednesday. Fraternities
participating in the function must ob
tain their allotment of tickets at Stu
dent Union desk in Old Main today.
I. : Chaperons-Announced
Chaperons for the daned will be
Mr. and Mrs. F. Joseph Bcdenk, Pijof,
and Mrs. Hummel Fishburn, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Harper, and Prof, and Mrs.
Harney W. Stover. - The dunce floor
will be decorated with smilax, uva
leaves and palms, with a special light
ing effect as an added feature.
Both orchestras will come here di
rect from New York City, where they
are playing this week. The Casa Lo
ma orchestra will he making its fourth
appearance at an all-College function
here, while' tonight’s engagement
marks the first time that Paul Specht
and his orchestra have furnished mu
sic for a Penn State function.
Because of the decoration plan, the
location of a number of the frater-.
nity booths has been changed, accord
ing to A. Albert Blaess ’33, member
of the committee who is in charge of
booths. Fraternities should commun
icate with Blaess at the Alpha Chi
Rho fraternity house today in regard
to the changes. '
PROFESSORS READ REPORTS “
BEFORE CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Sixteen members of the School of
Chemistry and Physics read reports
before the American Chemical society
at its annual spring meeting in Wash
ington, D. C.,.this week.
Dean Frank C. Whitmore, Prof John
C. Aston, Darwin E.’ •Badertscher,
George H. Flenning, Percy A., Las
selle, and David F. Menard were those
who read papers. Dr. Grover C.
Chandlee, Dr. Raymond L. Parks, Dr.
■Pauline Beery Mack,- Dr. Mary L. Wil
lard, and Dr. Arthur Rose also at
tended the meeting.
English Composition Rated by Alumni
As Most Important College Subject
English composition is the most, im
portant, single subject for students in
technical schools, according to the
rating given various college courses
by prominent Penn State alumni.
Mathematics was listed second.
Theme-writing may be a nightmare
for the average student Here, but it
is still considered extremely import
ant by graduates who are now con
nected with work relating to agricul
ture, chemistry and physics, engineer
ing, and the mineral industries.- In a
Collegian questionnaire, thirty-two
such alumni evaluated thirteen types
of course? now given at Penn State.;
Twelve said that English was 1 the
most important, while nine chose
mathematics . for . the first position.
Public speaking courses received the
third highest vote, followed by eco
nomics, and then chemistry.
Specialized courses, which have
been emphasized greatly in the past
: few years, are only sixth in import
' ance as fur as contributing to success
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1933
HARRY A. BAUDER ’33
THESPIANS TO GIVE
FIRST 1933 SHOW
Will Present ‘Old King Cole’ in
Auditorium at 7 O’Clock
Tomorrow Night
With “Old King Cole,” a musical
comedy depicting the fortunes of a
Penn .State student who docs things
to the producing game on Broadway,
the Thespians will ring, up the cui-,
tain on their 1933 season in Schwab
auditorium at 7 o’clock tomorrow
night.
H. Grace Baer ’34, and Ralph B.
Vanco *34, juvenile leads, will appear
as the producer, and speakeasy dancer,
respectively. In the comedy roles, M.
Dorothy Johnston ’33, Edwin S. Mai
med ’33,- and William B. Edwards ’35
will inhabit the speakeasy of the show
in their characterization, of three “per
sons with pasts.” . ! _
-- Directed byKenncdy
Bertram C.- Rosenthal ’35, as the
proprietor of the hard drink dispen
sary, and Richard C. Schlaak '34,- as
an; oldtimc Broadway actor, will
furnish supporting comedy to the hey
day speakeasy scenes. 'Margaret I S.
Giffin ’35, Helen E. Taylor '35, and
Mnhlon L. Heist '33 complete the list
of leading roles.
Seven changes ol scenery, and ten
complete changes of costume will be
presented in the show. J 1 Ewing
“Sock” Kennedy '26 is directing the
production, assisted by Kenneth L.
Holderman ’3l.
“It’s All Ballyhoo,” and “Bo •My
Valentine,” are two comedy song num
bers, while “I Wonder Where He Can
Be,” and “As Time’Hurries On” are
numbers on the lyric list for the per
formance. Helen C. Whelan '34, and
Samuel Wjolfson ’35 will be fectured
in a dancing specialty.
LIBRARY TO DISPLAY PRINTS
IN ALCOVE K UNTIL APRIL 10
Prints originally selected for the
international exhibition held in the
Los Angeles museum in connection
with the Tenth Olympiad will be on
display* in Alcove K of the College
library until April 10, Willard P.
Lewis, College librarian announced
yesterday.
Including etchings and dry prints,
•lithographs, wood block prints, and
water color drawings covering such
subjects as fox hunting, golf, wrest
ling, skating, deck sports, and yacht
ing, the collection was assembled by
the. American Federation of Arts un
der the heading “Art in Relation to
Sports.”
in a technical vocation is concerned.
Shop courses* and laboratory courses
are even lower ori the rating scale, tie
ing at tenth position.
Physics comes seventh in the collec
tive opinion of the alumni, followed by
psychology and history :in that order.
Sociology and modern languages stand
at the bottom of the list.
Only two. of the alumni added writ
ten comments to their evaluation of
tho courses. One said that “English
is without question- the most valuable,
regardless of the profession,” while
another maintained that “the average
engineer is unable to write a report
properly ,or to express his thoughts
when on his feet.”
Before undertaking the specialized
training required for engineering,- “the
student should pursue a general course
which would - give - him a broadened
outlook on the world at large,” the
second alumnus added. “At the pres
ent time, ! believe this is lacking in
many of our engineering graduates.”,
$4.00 Announced as
Junior Prom Charge
Four dollars, including tax, has
been definitely set as the admission
charge for Junior Prom on April
28, Herman. C. Brandt, Prom chair
man, announced yesterday.
The ’ reduction from the $5.50
price of last year, is in keeping
with the present financial policies,
but no features will be discontinue
ed, Brandt declared. Ben Bcrnic
will furnish the music for the func
tion.
MUSIC FRATERNITY
TO GIVE CONCERT
Phi Mu Alpha Will Present Last
Of Winter Entertainments
Sunday Afternoon
Phi Mu Alpha, honorary musical
fraternity,' will present the final win
ter concert in Schwab auditorium at
3:30 o’clock' Sunday afternoon. A
voluntary offering for the benefit of
the Student Loan fund will be receiv
ed at the ’conclusion of the program.
As the first number of the after
noon, the fraternity orchestra will
play selections from “Student Prince”
by Sigmund Romberg, followed by
“At Dawning,” by- Cadman. Prof.
Hummel Fishburn, acting head of the
music department,; will direct the
group. ;
l’alterson-To Sing
“By tho Waters of the Minnetonka,”
by Lieurancc, will be the third num
ber by the orchestra, and will- be fol
lowed by .Kern’s “OP Man River,”
from “Showboat.” “The Pipes of Gor-|
don’s .Men," by Hammond, will follow,
with Curtis J. Patterson ’34, as the
tenor soloist.
Patterson will -also sing the solo
parts of “The Last Hour,” by Kram
er,; and “Morning” by Speaks, which
will be the next part of the program.
“Rogue Song,” a fantasy by Stothart,
'pluyed , .by'~thc ;
ied, will follow the solo selections.
As the final number, the fraternity
group will present “Evolution of Dix
ie,” by Lake. Herbert E. Longeneck
cr '33, is president of the musical
honorary, Simon Krudo '33, vice
president, Thomas A. Kennedy '33,
.treasurer, and Paul W. Filer ’33, sec
retary.
HARTMANN GIVES
LAST FORUM TALK
Educational Psychology Professor
Concludes Scries in Address
Or Tuesday Night
“No man is really educated until
he has within himself an emotional
lust to alter things for the better,”
declared Dr. George W. Hartmann,
of the department of psychology, in
his Forum address Tuesday night.
The talk was the last ‘of the series
sponsored by the Penn State Christian
association.
"The world is not right in any
man’s eyes,” the psychologist explain
ed, “and pcoplu that cannot sec these
imperfections are anything but edu
cated. Reactionaries and ultra-con
servatives are merely men who cannot
see the need for chnnge._
In discussing college aims, the
speaker pointed out that for years 1
colleges have had, as their avowed
reason for existence, the intention to
make desirable alterations in human
beings.. Universities should not limit
their aims to such a narrow field, but
rather point towards making bene
ficial changes in the commonwealth,
and in the social order itself, he de
clared.
“The aim of every college should, be
to graduate men who will work
toward what wc all hope the world
will be like in the year 2000,’.’ Dr.
Hartmann continued.
Palestra Selected
For P.I. A.A. Final
The Penn Palestra at Philadel
phia will be the site of the State
interscholastic basketball champion
ship play-off between Altoona and
Lower Merion tomorrow night, ac
cording to news dispatches publish
ed -in Philadelphia and Altoona
newspapers yesterday.
Favoring Recreation hall as the
logical location for the title game,
Altoona officials had raised a storm
of protest against playing the game
in Philadelphia. However, up un
til late yesterday afternoon offi
cials had not been notified that un
agreement between the high school
officials had been reached, or that
the game would not be played here.
5 CAMPUS GROUPS
PASS COMBINATION
OF 2 HANDBOOKS
Y. W. C. A., W. A. A. Last Bodies
To Vote Favorably on
New Publication
STAFFS WILL ORGANIZE
AFTER EASTER VACATION
Tentative Plans,Make P. S. C. A.,
W. S. G. A. Responsible for
Final Appointments
Climaxing ' three attempts in as
many years to combine the men’s and
women’s handbook staffs, the current
efTort became successful at meetings
Monday and Tuesday nights when the
Y. W. C. A. and the W. A. A. voted
to approve the merger.
•Sanction of five campus groups was
required for the combination in the
resolution as drawn up by the stu
dent handbook committee. Members
of the W. S. G. A. and Panhellenic
Council, acting on Tuesday, March
21, were the first of the bodies to
voice approval, while P. ,S. C. A. cab
inet members voted affirmatively two
days later.
Will Draw Up Plans
Beginning immediately after the
Easter vacation, plans for the pub
lication of next year’s handbook un
der the supervision of the joint staff
will be drawn up. The amount and
nature of material to be contributed
by the respective staffs will be de
cided upon at that time.
In accordance with the resolution
of the handbook committee, approval
of men’s appointments will rest with
the P*.. S. C. A. Women’s appoint
ments will be subject to the approval
of the W. S. G. A., which acts as rep
resentative of the two other women’s
groups.
• ’ To Name’“3 Women - : ■
Members of the latter group will
appoint three junior class women, se
lected from candidates named by the
other women's groups, to positions of
associate editor during the process
of organization. The editor of the
women’s staff will be appointed at a|
later' date. I
Under the terms of the handbook
committee’s resolution, the position of
editor-in-chief must be filled by a male
student. The present editor of the
publication will appoint his successor
subject to the approval of the P. S. ]
C. A. I
Other men’s senior editorial ap
pointments will be made by the pres
ent senior staff and will be approved
similarly. The same system will be
used in selecting members for • the
senior business staff of the publica
tion.
EXHIBIT TO CLOSE TOMORROW
Only two days remain in which to
view the exhibit of lineoloum cuts and
pencil sketches by Dr. Frank J. Mc-
Clure, of the institute of animal nu
trition,' according to Dr. Lewis F. Pil
cher, acting head of the architecture
department. The exhibit is located
on the third floor of, the Main En
gineering building.
Two-Thirds of 1933 Class
Participated in Activities
424 Seniors List Extra-Curricular Interests
On ‘La Vie’ Cards, Survey Shows
Nearly two-thirds of the members
of the present senior class success
fully engaged in some sort of extra
curricular activity during their four
years in College, a compilation of the
1983 La. Vic activity cards shows.
Of the 654 seniors who sent in cards
to the yearbook, 424, or about 65 per
cent, listed one or more activities in
which they had participated. One
third, or 230, had no activities listed
on their cards.
Honorary fraternities and societies
have 538 senior members, many of
whom belong to move than one group,
the card survey reveals. Senior men
seem to be the greatest “joiners,” with
471 of them listed on tho rolls of the
honoraries as compared to 80 senior
women members whom various groups
claim.
Phi Kappa Phi, scholastic honorary,
heads the list with forty-three seniors
tendered bids, while Phi Eta Sigma,
freshman scholastic group, comes sec
ond with thirty-three of the present
seniors listed on its roll. Blue Key,
junior hat society,‘lists thirty seniors
to place third in the number of 1933
members.
Thirty-seven honoraries, many of
which are not recognized by the Col-
Named Mit Manager
HARRY H. BALTHASER Ml
BOXING, WRESTLING
CAPTAINS ELECTED
Slusser, Rosenberg Chosen for
Posts—Balthaser Named
As Ring Manager
Thomas A v Slusser ’34 was elected
boxing captain and Harold A. Rosen
berg ’34 was chosen to lead the wrest
ling team next year at meetings of
the lattermen of the two sports Tues
day afternoon. •
Next year’s boxing manager will
be Harry 11. Balthaser ’34, who was
selected at a meeting in the Athletic
association office Tuesday. First as
sistant managers chosen were Frank
lin J. Bi’utzman '35, John 11. K.
Houck ’35, and William B. McKechnie
'35, with Robert B. Dambach. '35 as
alternate.
Gym Manager Named
.. ,C. Wade Bryant'.was. elected .man
ager of the 1934 gym team at a meet
ing held Wednesday. First assistant
managers chosen at the same time
were Charles C. Pfordt jr. ’35,- Her
man L. Ro'senbluth '35, and John P.
Schwenk ’35.
Eleven wrestlers and Manager Al
bert J. Weber were awarded six-inch
major letters. Grapplers receiving
the major awards were Captain Can
cy F. Lorenzo, Hudson H. Roe '33,
Captain-elect Rosenberg, Clyde H.
Cole '34, Robert E. Ellstrom '34, Pet
er W. Fletcher ’34, Clayton B. Cram
er ’35, William J. Cramer ’35, E. Guy
Dißito ’35, Howard K. Johnston '35,
and Louis Krcizman '35. Robert E.
Gray ’33, an'd Clarence M. Lawyer jr.
*33, associate managers, received
minor letters.
Six-inch major lotters were award
ed Tuesday to nine boxers and Man
ager Edwin S. Maimed '33. Varsity
ringmen who received letters were
{Continued, on page three)
’33 CHEERLEADERS TO MEET
Sophomore candidates for the junior
cheerleader staff will meet in Room
417, Old Main, at 7:30 o’clock Monday
night, according to William H. Hart
man '33, head cheerleader.
lege as members of the Honor Society
Council, havo seniors on their mem
bership lists. In addition, this year’s
seniors are members of thirty-six
other clubs and eight campus so
cieties.
Track is the most popular with sen
ior men, seventeen listing varsity par
ticipation on their cards. Football
comes next with fifteen, wrestling
third with thirteen, baseball fourth
with ten, and tennis fifth with eight
senior participants.
Hockey rates first on the senior wo
men’s list, with sixteen having played
during their four years here. Ten
marked basketball, eight track, seven
rifle, and five baseball.
Nineteen men and four women have
taken part in Thespian productions,
according to the cards, while eighteen
men and four women have participated
in Player’s work. Six men and four
women listed debating as their ac
tivity.
• Eighty-six senior men arc members
of publications boards, as compared
with sixteen co-eds in publications
work. Thirty-seven men were mem
bers of Interfraternity Council, and
thirty-two of Student Council during
their four years here. • i
PRICE FIVE CENTS
STUDENT COUNCIL
APPROVES MERGER
OF GOVERNMENTS
Amalgamation Plan. To Include
Council, Board, Tribunal,
Co-ed Honor Court
CLASSES WILL VOTE ON
■ PROPOSAL AT ELECTIONS
No Change Planned for W'.S.G.A,
In Set-up—Wood Stresses
I. F. Ball Conduct
Merging the men’s and women’s stu
dent government associations was
unanimously approved at a meeting
of Student Council Tuesday night.
The proposal will bs drawn up in out
line form and submitted to a student
vote at class elections, April 25, 26,
and 27.
A combined Student Council, con
taining twenty-ono men and seven
women, would be at the head of the
new governmental set-up. In addi
tion, a women’s honor court, similar
to the present W. S. G. A., a com
bined Student Board, and a Student
Tribunal would serve as subsidiary
agencies to tho council.
Women Favor Plan
• Women student leaders favor tho
combination proposal ns it now stands,
it was reported at a meeting of the
merger committee Tuesday. Under
the present outline, the set-up of the
W. S. G. A. would remain practically
the same as it is now.
In addition' to five ex-olTicio mem
bers, Student Board would be com
posed of two seniors, one of whom
would be a man and one a woman, and
one junior, all elected by Student
Council from its own membership.
The ox-officio members would be the
three upperclass presidents, the edi
tor of the Collegian, and the- presi
dent of the women’s honor court.
Would Vote by Classes
Under the combined government,
elections would be held by classes in
stead of by schools, with the men and
women students in each class voting
for each other’s candidates. If tho
plan receives the approval of the stu
dent body at the coming elections, it
will go into effect in the spring of
1934.
President John A. Wood ’33 em
phasized at tho council meeting Tues
day that the conduct at Interfrater
nity Ball tonight must be distinctly
better than that of last year or the
danco will bo removed by the faculty
Senato from the social calendar next
year. Offenders will be punished by
Student Board, he added.
SPEAKING CONTEST
TO OPEN THURSDAY
Date of Eliminations Changed From
Saturday—Contestants Must
Give 5-Minule Talks
Eliminations for the annual speak
ing contest for undergraduates will
be hcl.l Thursday afternoon, Prof.
John H. Frizzell, head of the public
speaking division, has announced. A
meeting of all contestants will be held
in Room 405, Old Main, at 8 o’clock
Wednesday night.
For fifty years this speaking con
test was known as the junior orator
ical contest, and in 1920 it was chang
ed to the sophomore extemporaneous
speaking contest. This year it was
opened to all students regardless of
class.
In elimination speeches, the contest
ants will select a topic of current or
campus interest and will speak for
five minutes. Six speakers will be
chosen from this group. Those select
ed will speak on another subject in
the finals in Schwab auditorium at 8
o’clock next Saturday night.
The College will awa..' a prize of
fifty ■dollars in gold to the winner of
the contest, while a second prize of
twenty-five dollars will be given by
the Forensic council. The contest is
being sponsored by the Forensic coun
cil and the public speaking division.
BUSSES, RAILROADS REDUCE
RATES FOR VACATION TRAVEL
Reduced rates for round trip fares
on the Greyhound bus lines and Trunk
Line association including the Penn
sylvania railroads, have been an
nounced for the Eastern vacation. The
round trip fare will be one and one
half times the regular, one-way rate.
This reduction in fares applies only
to college students, and identification
cards will be required for the pur
chase of tickets. These cards can be
obtained at the Student Union desk
in Old Main.