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Vol. 29 No. 60
Hetzel Pronounces Cut in
Appropriation ‘Fair, Just’
10 Percent Reduction Passed by Legislature
Viewed as Proper by President
In a short statement issued Saturday afternoon, President Ralph D.
Hetzel declared that the ten percent cut in the College appropriations, ap
proved by Governor Pinchot over the week-end, is “just and fair under all
the circumstances.”
“W!e can accept it with the feeling that it represents a proper participa-
tion on the part of the College as a necessary program of public economy,”
tho President maintained in the
statement.
Bond Issue Proposed
Carrying with it the appropriation
of $3,708,000, providing for the oper
ation and maintenance of the College
during the 1933-35 biennium, the bill
passed both the House and the Seriate
of the State legislature late Thursday
afternoon and was approved by the
Governor.
Of the sum appropriated by the act,
thirty-three and one-third percent will
be abated unless the voters at th*
November elections approve a $25,»
000,000 bond issue floated to defray
the expenses'of the State government
for the biennium. This would mean
that the total slash would amount to
$2,884,000 as the figure asked for in
the College budget was $4,120,000..
College Awaits Decision
The College must now operate until
November 4 with a tentative budget
awaiting the decision of the voters.
If the voters decide against the bond
issue, the total amount of the abate
ment will be prorated among and de
ducted from the remaining payments.
This means that the College must
adopt a policy of rigid expenditure
during • the summer and early fall
months, as the defeat of the bill in
November would make a complete re
vision of- the budget necessary. If
the bond issue is approved by the vot
ers at that time, the College is pre :
pared’ efficiently under' 'the original*
slashed appropriation.
Pending consideration of these fac
tors, the College has not yet adopted
a budget for the coming biennium.
The question of salary reductions'and
budget appropriation's will not be,
settled' for several- weeks, as news of
the federal appropriations for the
College has not been received, admin
istrative officials have disclosed.
M’CARTHY NAMED
‘ENGINEER’ EDITOR
.Hammond Selected As ’34 Business
Manngcr of Publication at
Annual Elections
Daniel V. McCarthy ’34 was named
editor-in-chief of the. Penn State
Engineer for next year while David C.
Hammond ’34 was selected as business
manager at'the annual staff elections
of the technical publication whicn
wero held Sunday night. '
Additional students named to po
sitions on'the'editorial staff of the
magazine included John K. Walter ’34,
who - was elected, campus editor;
Charles C. Cooneri’34, feature editor;
and James C. Hamilton '34/who was
appointed to the pbsition of art editor.
Threo additional members were
elected to’the business staff. Bolick
A. Saholsky’ '34 was chosen circula-
for the coming year,
Walter C. Johnson ’34 was elected ad
vertising manager, while Mark E.
Starr ’34 received the treasuryship of
tho publication.. ,
. *The newly-elected, staff members
will have charge of the last issue of
the’ Engineer, for the current year
which will* be released next Saturday;
Tentative plans for the freshman issue
of next fall have been drawn up in
which a* description .of the physical
equipment of the College and bio
graphies of' faculty members will be
featured.
GAMMA PHI BETA, WOMEN’S -
BUILDING ORATORS TO MEET
. Gamma Phi Beta and Women's
Building will debate on the question,
“Resolved, that the mien’s and wom
en’s student governing bodies should
merge” in the semi-finals of the wom
en’s intramural debating contest in
the North Liberal Arts building at 8
o’clock tonight. The winner will de
bate with Phi M'u the finals next
week.
Phi Mu, Gamma Phi Beta; and
Women’s -Building won. in the first
round of. the .contest last Tuesday,
when Sarah A. Ferrce ’33, Marie G.
Mahoney,’34, and Jeanne S. Kleckner
’35, 'members of Delta Alpha Delta,
women’s professional speech frater
nity which is sponsoring the contest,
acted as judges. ’ , ’
SENIORS TO HOLD
MEETING TONIGHT
’33 Men, Women Will Decide on
Disposition of Balance
*' In Class Treasury
Senior men and women will hold a
combined class meeting in the Chem
istry amphitheatre at 8 o’clock to
night for the purpose of determining
the disposition - of about $3,000 re
maining in the class treasury, accord
ing to John A. Wood '33, president
of the class.
‘ The meeting has been called as a
result of separate meetings held by
the men and women last week. ; At
that time both sections of the class
agreed to “give $l,OOO to support an
Artists’ Course here. At the end of.
.five years, any balance is to be re
turned to the 1933 treasury.
Requests Full Turn-out
The men at that time voted to award
the balance, approximately $3,250, to
the student loan fund, to be given
without interest, to worthy students.
This amount also-was to be paid back
to the permanent class treasury at
the end of. five years.
' The-women^.however,-recommended
that this'amount be invested'and’ the
interest used-to .establish'a scholar
ship. The object of tonight’s joint
meeting is to decide which course to
pursue.. It is for this purpose that
Wood requests a full turn-out of both
men and.women.
At the meeting held last week, the
men .recommended to the inter-class
finance-committee that of the $2,900
reihainirig in the treasury, a sufficient
amount be taken to provide for per
manent class reunions. It was rec
ommended that the balance go to pay
for the caps and gowns necessary for
graduation.
50 STUDENT HEADS
TO ATTEND DINNER
Student Union Board Will Consider
Coordination .Plan for Extra-
Curricular Work
Approximately fifty student activi
ties' heads will, attend the Student
Union dinner in Old Main Sandwich
Shop at 6:30 o'clock tomorrow night,
according to Paul W. Filer '33, chair
man of the committee in charge of the
dinner. Cards have been received
from members, of the various organi
zations who will attend the affair
which will be featured as a “Dutch
treat.”
Tho function will be an innovation
in. that the Union board has never be
fore attempted to conduct a dinner for
the purpose of stressing the. import
ance of the 'Student Union as a co
ordinating unit for .all extra-curricu
lar activities at Penn State. In ad
dition the- board plans 'to discuss
propositions which may * arise during
the coming year.
.Raymond H. Smith* College Comp
troller, will deliver a short 4 talk con
cerning the inception of the Union
while Dean of'Men Arthur R; 'War
nock will consider the possibilities of
tho organization in the future. Presi
dent Ralph D. Hetzel will attend the
-function if plans permit.
Organized in 1930, the- Union has
undertaken and completed many pro
jects. All-College dances'were held
freo of charge after several basketball
gamoslast season, the Student Loan
fund has been aided, ancT general ser
vices were extended through the in
formation' bureau at the Student
Union desk. ' *
DR. LISSE TO GIVE LECTURE
Dr, Martin W. Lisse, of the depart
ment.of agricultural- and biological
chemistry, will deliver an open lec
ture:' on “Applications of Physics to
Biology” in Room 28, Physics build
ing,. at 7 o'clock Thursday night. The
lecture, is one of a series on topics
that border physics by Sigma Pi Sig
ma, honorary physics society. •
STATE COLLEGE, PA* TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1933
SENATE APPROVES
OPEN COURSE RULE
FOR ALL STUDENTS
Undergraduates May Schedule
Any Subject Regardless
Of Curriculum
PREREQUISITES NAMED
AS ONLY REQUIREMENT
Scholastic Rank To Determine
Preference in Conflicts
Tor Chosen Courses
Facilitating -the. scheduling of
courses in curricula other than the'
one in which a student is enrolled, the
College Senate passed a ruling Thurs-'
day night that any course in the Col-'
lege is open to anjr student possessing'
the scholastic prerequisites.
“Any course in this College shall be!
open to any student possessing the'
scholastic prerequisites and such per
sonal qualifications set as prerequis
ites for the courses for all* students as
certified by the dean of the school in'
which the student is enrolled,” the new'
ruling states.
Must Meet Requirements
“In .case of over-crowding, prefer-,
ence shail be given to the students in'
order of scholastic rank. ' In R. O. T/
C. subjects, certain legal and war de
partment requirements must be met,”
the new ruling provides.
Recognition of the need for schedul-■
ing courses in other schools and’de
partments was responsible for the de
cision. Under the new provision, for
example, a student 'in the School of
Engineering shall be able to take a
course in the School of Agriculture,
provided he has the necessary pre
requisites.
78 Attend Session
The largest number of senators in
the,..history -of!.the. .organization was
present-at the'meeting due to interest
in the provision. The total of. seven
ty-eight men surpassed a previous fig
ure of seventy-four made over a year
ago.
A recommendation for assisting in
structors, graduate students, and fac
ulty members in their research work
■was made by a Senate ’committee.
Lightened teaching loads, release from
routine- duties, and better library fa
cilities were suggested as remedies
and aids for programs of research
undertaken by faculty members.
SPONSORS CHANGE CONCERT
Sponsors of the olano'’concert to be
given by Miss Helen Hanau, -who has
studied pianoforte under several Ger
man professors,* have announced that
the concert will be conducted at the
Presbyterian church instead of the
Nittany Lion Inn, at 8 o’clock Mon
day night. Miss Hanau’s program
will include the best known compo
sitions of Bach, Hayden, Chopin, De
bussey, and Ravel.
‘Elections Code Developed
Almost to Limit’— Tschan
Chairman of Balloting Committee Proposes
No Changes in Present System
For Following Year
“At the present time, the elections
code, and the manner in which elec
tions are run off here, is about as well
developed as can be expected in stu
dent polling,” declared Robert E.
Tschan '33, chairman of the elections
committee this year, when queried as
to proposed changes for next year. .
“The one thing that worked better
this year than previously was the
manner in which voting by proxy was
controlled. Strictly prohibited under
this year’s, system : here, signatures
of. voters were checked with matric
ulation cards and additional identific
ation was required when any question
arose as to the legality of the. pros
pective voter,” the chairman said.
“The elections code, in its present
form, is the result of many years of
experimenting with different systems
under which to regulate student vot
ing! I believe that is at present cer-*
tainly better than the average at col
leges and should not bo changed ma
terially for next year,” Tschan add
ed. •. *
Under the plan of voting and check
ing used this year, any chance of bal
lot box “stuffing” is eliminated, and
every person entering the enclosuro
where voting takes place is checked,
the. chairman'disclosed. No one but
a regularly approved voter is allowed
to insert anything into the ballot box,j
and voting by.classes, as it was con-j
‘La Vie’ Distribution
Set for\Next Week
Although no - 'definite date has
been set as yet for the distribution
of La Vic, copies? will- probably be
ready during the, week of May 15,
Arthur E. Phillips ’33, editor of the
annual announce?! yesterday. .The
actual date will .he set after word
has been received; from the publish
ers. V
With a modern motif, the year
book will featurb a treatment in
copper ink and dark brown, using
white paper fot. main dividers.
Tho frontispiece, designed and
posed for by members,
will show a moulding in clay which
represents the .hand posed over
clay. - v
PROM SHOWS $542
PROFIT IN REPORT
Junior Function Records First
Large Surplus for Major
Dance During Year
Showing the first large financial
surplus recorded for a major dance
during the current, year, the Junior
Prom statement released yesterday by
Herman C. Brandt-’34, Prom chairs
man, cited an estimated profit of
$542.33.
Total revenue for the affair
amounted to 353,088.27 while expendi
tures covering all expenses incurred
wero $2,545.94. Six hundred and
seventy-one ' admissions netted $2,-
442.44 which was increased to the to
tal intake'by $289.08 from taxes on
admissions; $246/gained from, booth
rentals, and $110.75 from checking
servico charges.' •
Music Tops/Expcnses
Music topped the', list of expendi
tures with a. figure; of $1,050, while
decorations followed at a figure of
$362. Payment ,:of.ithe admission-tax
totaled $297.1i with compensations
and programs contributing $l5O and
$l3O respectively toward the total ex
penses 4
Advertising for the af-fair incurred
po.unour SuiJjooqo ‘gns jo o-suadxa ut?
$110.75,- while College labor and cater
ing service each totaled $lOO. Ticket
printing, amounting to $22.50 headed
the list of minor items, with' the pay
ment of $2O tffjdoormen and the ex
penditure of $l5 for both ticket selling
and piano rental and tuning.
Other minor items which concluded
the’ list of expenditures include $13.18
expended for the payment of tele
phone and telegraph charges,’ $ll.OO
for flowers, $5.00 for piano hauling,
$3.50 for the printing of invitations,
and $25 for miscellaneous expenses
incurred.
DOTTERER ADDRESSES GROUP
. Dr. 'Ray H. Dotterer, professor of
philosophy, addressed the final Pi
Gamma Mu forum on “Social and Po
litical Ethics” last night.
ducted this year, eliminates the
chance of ballots being mislaid, he
pointed out.
“Counting of ballots as' it is con
ducted now, with four men checking
each vote as it is counted, and with
representatives of each clique making
a count of all ballots cast at the
same time that the official count is
being made, also seems to be the best
possible to develop for' elections here,”
Tschan concluded.
Voters were checked this year by
both matriculation cards and dean’s
lists of eligible voters, while balloting
was conducted in an enclosure and
ballots placed in one of three boxes
arranged by classes. When balloting
was over, the votes were separated
by schools within the classes, and
votes for Student Council candidates
as well as nominees for each class of
fice were counted at the same time.
Balloting takes place over a three
day period, being held in the after
noon of the first day, all day the sec
ond period, and concluding the next
morning. Ballot boxes arc stored ov
ernight in the office of Dean Warnock
to prevent any possible tampering.
Members of the elections committee
1 are selected both on the basis of non
partisanship and campus pvominftnco
to eliminate the possibility of claims
[of unfairness in the-conduct of tho,
I elections. I
WOMEN TO BALLOT
FOR CLASS HEADS
ALL DAY TOMORROW
Rhein, Springer Seek Presidency
Of Senior Class—Kinsloe,
Slahlman, Junior
WILL USE NEW SYSTEM
OF PREFERENTIAL YOTING
3 Candidates for Second Year
Leaders Include Lewis,
Rhoads, Wunderlich
Initiating & new system of prefer
ential voting, polls for the election of
women’s class officers will be open
in McAllister hall lobby from 9 o’clock
tomorrow morning until 5:30 o’clock
in the afternoon, according to Elsie
W. Darlington ’33, chairman of the
nominations and elections board.
Isabel L. Rhein ’34 and Virginia B.
Springer ’34 will seek the senior class
presidency as a result of final ap
proval of petitions by the elections
board. Victoria R. Mhgda ’34 and
Helen F. Tananis.’34 will compete for
the office of vice-president; while the
candidates for secretary are Margaret
S. McMaster ’34 and Jane Vial .’34.
For the office of treasurer of the
class of 1934 Berneice H. Jarck ’34
will run against Florence M. Mutch
ler ’34. Candidates for social chair-,
man are Kathryn R. Schleicher ’341
and Blanche L. Wieland ’34. Because;
of a tie in the previous election a sec
ond vote will be taken for the two
candidates for senior senator, Mar
garet E. Barnard ’34 and Rosamond
W. Kaines ’34.
1935 Candidates Listed
. Margaret W. Kinsloe ’35 will- run
against Nancy W. Stahlman ’35 for
president of the junior, class, follow
ing final submission and approval of
petitions. .Elsie M.- Douthett ’35 is
the only candidate for vice-president,
while Edith R. Cottom ’35 and Jeanne
S. Kleckner ’35 will compete for the
secretaryship. '
; Nellie T. Noel ’35 and Claire M,
Lichty '35 are candidates for the of
fice .of treasurer of the junior class,
with Elizabeth K. Barton ’35 and
Helen J. Hinebauch ’35 running for
social chairman.
In the contest for the sophomore
presidency, Margaret Le\vis‘'36, Beau
la M. Rhoads ’36, and Selena A. Wun
derlich '36 are entered as candidates,
while Mary J. Boyle '36 and Beaula
M. Rhoads ’36 have petitioned for the
office of vice-president.
* * To Use Preferential Voting
For the post of secretary. Jane W.
Fernsler '36, Betty J. Frear '36, and
Virginia W. Lewis '36 have been listed
as candidates, while M. Elizabeth
Springer ’36 and Elizabeth C. Walter
’36 will compete for the office of treas
urer. Candidates for sophomore so
cial chairman are Margaret M. Camp
bell ’36 and Ruth E. Koehler ’36.
According to the new system of
preferential voting, the 'number indi
cating the voter’s order of preference
must be placed after the name of
every candidate for an office or the
ballot will not be counted. In case no
candidate receives a majority of the
votes cast, the candidate receiving the
lowest number of votes is dropped
from the list, and the second choice
appearing on the ballots thus exclud
ed are tabulated for the remaining
candidates.
INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
TO OPEN ON THURSDAY
5 Noted Engineers Will Talk Before
Convention at Nittany Lion
Tho fourteenth annual industrial
conference will be held here Thursday
and Friday with five noted engineers
scheduled to speak. Opening the ses
sion in Nittany Lion Inn Thursday at
2 o’clock, L. W. Wallace, executive sec
retary of the American Engineering
council, will speak on “Stabilized In
dustry.”
•Dr. Raymond Haskell! industrial
engineer of a Texas company, will
follow the discussion with an address
on the subject “The Trencl Toward In
stitutional Research.” At the annual
dinner held at. 6:30 o’clock, Ralph
Flanders, vice-president of the Amer
ican society of Mechanical engineers,
will address the group on “The Eco
nomic Basis for Sound Industry.” •
’Col. Hugh Cooper, hydraulic en
gineer who aided in the construction
of the Dnieperstroy power plant in
Russia, has tentatively accepted ah
invitation to speak on “Seven Years
in Russia.” Prof. F. A. Magoun, of
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
will lecture on “Training for Leader
ship” at the closing session held Fri-
Iday morning at 9:30 o’clock.
Anderson, Harper Named
For Second A. A. Elections
VanKeuren, Rosenberg Will Contest Office of
Secretary in Final Ballot Tomorrow
C. Wilson Anderson ’34, with 275
639 votes, will compete for the presii
second election to be held tomorrow as
1,250 votes' were cast, the heaviest ball
Amendments to award a six-inch h
and cross country received favorable
DAUGHERTY TO GIVE
FINAL L. A. LECTURE
Spanish Professor Will Talk on
‘Manuel Ugarte: Anarchist
or Patriot?’ Tonight
Prof. Paul R. Daugherty, of the de
partment of romance languages, will
deliver the last of the Liberal Arts
lectures, closing the twenty-third an
nual series with his lecture on “Man
uel Ugartc: Anarchist or Patriot?” .to
be given in the Home Economics aud
itorium at 7 o’clock tonight.
Professor Daugherty, who has beeri
affiliated with the College since 1930,
entered Gettysburg College, and in
1914, transferred to the University of
Pennsylvania, where he was gradu
ated in 1916, receiving his bachelor's
degree.
Studied in Argentina
After leaving Pennsylvania, he
matriculated at the New York School
of Philanthropy, where he did grad
uate work' in sociology and personnel
management, which work took him' to
Argentina for a period Qf thyee years.
While engaged in his work there, he
continued-graduate work in Spanish
at- the University, of. Argentine.
Returning to this country, he taught
Spanish at Western'University,'anJ
later re-entered University of Penn
sylvania, where his study earned him
r. master’s degree in Spanish. He then
returned to the Western University
to spend two more years, until 1930,
when he became a: member of the
College faculty.
Manuel .Ugarte, son of a wealthy
Argentine, traveled extensively in the
United States and Mexico after the
close of the Spanish-American war.
He- became convinced that Latin Am
erica \yas in danger of being absorbed
or dominated : by -our country, and
since, has .written propaganda %nd
pure literature designed to arouse
Europe.and his compatriots against
the “Yankee peril,” as he terms it.
PROF. DYE NAMES
PRESIDENT’S TOPIC
“Education Rides the Storm” Chosen
By Hetzel for Scholarship
Program Address
President Ralph D'. Hetzel has nam
ed “Education Rides the Storm” as
the topic -for his address to feature
the annual Scholarship Day exercises
in Schwab auditorium’ Saturday
morning, Prof. William S. Dye jr.,
chairman of the scholarship commit
tee, has announced. •
According to the schedule which has
been arranged for students receiving
awards at the ceremony, all under
graduates to be elected to honorary
societies at the services should assem
ble in the first floor lounge, Old Main,
at 10 o’clock Saturday morning. Per
sons to present awards should meet in
the second floor lounge, Old Main, at
the same time.
Recipients of special prizes, cups,
medals, fellowships, and scholarships,
will- also assemble in the second floor
lounge, Old Main, at 10 o’clock, as
well as participants in the presenta
tion of awards and faculty members
who will take part-in the academic
procession prior to the opening of the
ceremony.
All awards and prizes to be pre
sented at the exercises should be de
posited at the Athletic Store today
in order that they may be .placed on
display as 'soon as possible, according
to Benjamin L. Wise, president of
the Honor Society Council.
TO HOLD INITIATION BANQUET
Kappa Phi Kappa, men’s profes
sional education fraternity, will have
its initiation banquet in the Old Main
Sandwich Shop, at 8 o’clock Thursday
night. At that time, the fraternity
celebrate the .tenth anniversary of the
founding of the . School of Education
at Pennsylvania Stale College.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
votes, and Thomas J. Harper *34, with
leney of the Athletic Association in a
a result of yesterday’s ballot in which
loting in the history of the association.
letter'to varsity participants in lacrosse
lajorities in the balloting. A total of
807 votes were recorded favoring the
adoption of a major letter for la-
crosse, while 915 votes were cast in
favor of awarding the major letter to
varsity cross country men.
Heaviest Ballot Recorded
Harold Rosenberg ’3*l, with 490
votes, and William G. VanKeuren ’34,
with 410 votes, will contest the secre
taryship of the organization in to
morrow’s balloting. 11. Bciber Rishel
’34 polled 285 votes in the secretarial
election. .
N. Parker Berry ’34, polled 53 votes,
Clyde H. Cole ’34, received 130, David
J. Thomas ’34 polled 81, and‘Harry
M. Wantshouse received 71 in yester
day’s presidential voting.
Requires Two-Thirds Majority
Polls opened at 8:30 o’clock yester
day morning, and closed at 5 o’clock
yesterday afternoon, after the heavi
est balloting ever recorded in an A.
A. election. The polls were crowded
all afternoon after a light morning
ballot.
Election to either office of the as
sociation requires a two-thirds ma
jority, which no candidate on the bal
lot received. Polls will open again
at 8:30 o’clock tomorrow morning, and
remain open until 5 o’clock. Harper,
Anderson, presidential candidates,“and
VanKeuren, and Rosenberg, secretar
ial candidates, will compete for these
two offices in • the .second election.-.
DAVIES WILL HEAD
’34 CHEERLEADERS
Hamilton ’3l, Harper ’34 Appointed
Assistants for Next Year
By Board Action
John T. Davies ’34 was named head
cheerleader for next year at elections
in Schwab auditorium Friday night,
while James C. Hamilton ’34 and
Warren S. Harper ’34 were named
assistant cheerleaders. The selections
were made by a committee of six as a
result of the new code passed two
years ago.
Director Hugo Bezdek, of the School
of Physical Education; Hummel- Fish
burn, acting head of the department
of music; Neil M. Fleming, graduate
manager of athletics; Robert M. Hig
gins, head football coach; Walter C.
Moser, president of the Athletic As
sociation; and William E. Hartman,
head cheerleader, comprised the cheer
leading board.
Until last year the senior cheer
leaders were awarded no recognition,
but with the adoption of the new code,
voted upon by students, they are now
entitled to a four and one-half inch
letter. These are awarded after one
year’s active service as a member of
the junior associate staff.
.Three new junior -associate cheer
leaders for next year will be named
by the board next week, Hartman an
nounced yesterday. Sophomore can
didates have been trained in the rout
ine of song and cheer work for the
past month and will continue until
elections, he said. The associate
leaders will be entitled to class num
erals.
SLIDE SYSTEM TO FEATURE
IMPROVEMENTS IN LIBRARY
Wjorkmen are at present making
some minor improvements at the cir
culation desk in the library which
will facilitate the return and cheeking
of borrowed books. A slide is being
inserted in the charging desk which
will immediately deposit returned vol
umes on a shelf within the desk to
prevent them being taken without re
charging.
Because of a large increase in cir
culation, four more trays are being
added to the circulation file. A rail
will also bo placed in front of the
charging desk to insure borrowers be
ing served in turn.
HARRIS WILL GIVE LECTURE
Prof. Clinton L. Harris, who has
bconconducting research work at the
bureau of standards in Washington,
D. C., for the past year, will return
hero to give an illustrated lecture, in
Room 107, Main Engineering, Friday,