COMPLETE CAMPU COVERAGE Vol. 30. No. 33 Choice of Senior Ball Band Narrowed to 2 Committee Carries on Negotiations With Hallett, Lown . TO COMPLETE DEFINITE SELECTION BY SATURDAY Decoration Theme for Dance Will Have White, Gold As. Keynote Either Mal Hailett, - now on loca tion at the Hotel Lexington in Louis ville, Ky., or Bert Lown, former Ho: tel Biltmore entertainer who is now Playing in New York City, will play for the Senior Ball .here February 9, Bernard J. Duffy '34, ball chairman, announced today. Negotiations now in process will be concluded Saturday when a contract will be signed with one of the bands. Both bands have out-State engage ments during the week of• February 5 to 10 and the decision will be large ly influenced by the traveling facili ties which the bands possess, Duffy. stated. -- • Decoration Scheme Announced Ilallett's hesitancy in completing the contract has been caused by the fact that he is tentatively• booked to play at Lehigh University on Febru ary 10. If he is definitely assured of this job he will• be ready to sign a contract for Senior Ball here on February. 9. White and gold will s he the keynote of the decoration scheme which will prevail in Recreation hall the night of Senior Ball. The complete deco rating plan was released today by Duffy. Spotlights T0.13p..11:ed A canopied ceiling done in :white' and gold with_ a revolving crystal ball suspended froni . .its center will I extend over the entire hall. Clusters of palm leaves will be suspended from the ceiling at various points. Under each wing of the balcony, white and gold curtains, enlivened in their appearance ,by means of ' beach spray, will be ' hung. Special isin glass lanterns of -, Contrasting colors will replace the ordinary under-bal cony lights. Uva leaves will be interlaced about the arch-ways while' beach spray and southern smilax will be entwined in the lattice work which will be placed on the railing of the balcony. Colt ()red spotlights will also be placed at several points on the railing. These lights will be focused on the dancers at various times during-the affair. Although booth arrangements and decorations have not been announced yet, 'the general floor decoration scheme will be enhanced by the addi tion of cocoanut leaves, potted palm trees, uva leaves, and southern smi lax. ROUCEK TO SPEAK. ON NATIVE HOME Sociologist Will Deliver Second L. A Lecture' Tuesday With Wife Le Native Costume . Dr. Joseph S. Roucek, visiting.pro fessor in the department of sociolo gy, will give an illustrated lecture on "The Land of Tragedy and Romance, Czechoslovakia" as the second of the Liberal Arts lecture series - in 'the Homo Economics auditorium at 7 o'clock Tuesday' night. Pictures, music, folk dances and fine art will be illustrated in Dr. Roucek's talk. His wife will give ex amples 'of CzechoSlavakian violin mu sic and folk songs. Mrs.' Roucek will be dressed in the. costume of that country, .and he will describe their characteristic costumes and show specimens of their embroidery. After. .stUdying at Charles Univer sity in Prague, he emigrated to the United States. He is the holder of a governmental scholarship from his native country, and has had scholar ships from Hastings and Occidental College. For two years he was di rector of the Yorkville Branch League for Anierican Citizenship in New .York. Mrs. Roucek was born in Czecho slavakia and learned to play the vio lin al the Czeclioslavakia National Conservatory. She later studied mu sic at the Damrosch.lnstitute in New York. Mr.' Roucek is personally ac quainted with King Carl, Premier• forge, and former King Michael. Carnegie Library ESTABLISHED . _,..senli-WPeklY 1904 0-290 • '67---0,)j!"\ • is - 11 4 ''' tt4 run . tab :.4*,:, $ ,55.. . Deadline Named for Reporting Conflicts Students who desire to make changes in their final examination schedule. because of conflicts must subniit their schedides to the Reg istrar's office before 5 o'clock to morrow afternoon, according to Cyrus V. D. Bissey, College sched uling office. • ' A schedule proViding for these conflicts will. be drawn up during the week-end and students who have submitted their schedules.may receive their revised appointments for examinations in the same office any time after Monday. M. I. OPEN HOUSE SET FOR MARCH 21 Students Will Explain Research Work—Visitors To , Obserire Classes in Session Although it is a common feature at a great many other colleges in the country, the open house being planned by' the School of Mineral Industries is the• first event of its kind ever held at Penn State, according to Dean Edward Steidle. 'lt will be held on Wednesday, March 21. The hours have not been decided. An opportunity will be given stu dents, faculty members, and towns people to inspect the laboratories de voted to instruction of undergraduate and graduate students, and those used by graduate students for re search work. All classes will be in session. All Branches Included ":Seyeral , ;commerefal 'and semi-precious jewelry and glass bloW ing. There will be an exhibition of oil paintings of 'subjects relating to .mineral industries. The 'library in the building will be open. The• program will embrace the six branches of the work of the School: ceramics, fuel technology, geology, metallurgy, mining engineering, and. petroleum and natural gas engineer ing. Students 'and 'research assist ants will explain the work being done in all these branches in the laborator ies. Printed programs outlining the ex hibits will be available to enable vis itors to see only those features which interest them most, Dean Steidle said. Otherwise it would take about four hours to inspect the whole build ing, he concluded. VARSITY QUARTET TO SING The varsity quartet; composed of Richard W. Grant jr. '34, Curtis J. Patterson '39, Richard C. Schlaack '34, and Burton Rowles jr. '35, will sing before the Dairymen's association at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Har risburg tonight. CHEDSEY'S HEALTH IMPROVES The condition of Prof. William R. Chedsey, of the department of min ing, who was operated on for appen dicitis in the Bellefontehospital..Mon day, is reported as being good. L. A. Professors Hold Slight Lead _ In All-College 'Best Dressed . Man' • Wilh '2,800 ballots in circulation since' list night tb 'cull'campus opin ion as to which mental mentor will be selected as a paragon of style and receive the title of 'Best Dressed Pro fessor', predictions• concerning the outcome of the contestbegan flowing into the office of the COLLEGIAN. It was rumored early today that the School of Liberal Arts had the ,greatest number of candidates in the running' with Dr. Asa E P,fartin and Dr. Jacob Tanger, both of the department of history and political science, Prof. 0. Fred Douche, of the department of economics and sociolo gy, and Robert E. Galbraith, and Ed ward .J. Nichols, instructors in the department of English composition, all frantically primping in a last minute effort to hold student atten tion. As far as it \vas possible for them to analyize standings prior to the close of the contest, members of the contest committee averred that the representatives from the department of English composition held a slight edge over other members of the• School of .Liberal Arts. John S. Naylor, in structo• in the English composition department, was rated as a. 'dark STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1934 BOARD ASKS HELP OF NEW BURGESS TO CURB DRINKING Dean Warnock Asks Proprietors To Support Movement by Restricting Sales • BODY WILL INVESTIGATE `CUT BACKS' ON ORDERS List of Complimentary Tickets For All• College Dances ' Awaits Approval Steps were taken by Student Board at the regular weekly meeting Mon day afternoon to prevent disorderly conduct due to excessive drinkieg in' the downtown district. The action followed repeated dis turbances during week-ends 'at the beer parlors and on the streets. While not opposed to the practice of drink ing, the Board members pointed out that excessive drinking and diSorder ly conduct would not be tolerated. Borough COoperation Sought • In a letter to the newly elected Bur gess, Wilbur F. Leitzell, the Board requested that the borough officials cooperate with the Board in handling the situation. In addition to the let ter to the burgess, Dean of Men Ar thur R. Warnock asked the proprie tors of the beer parlors to refuse to sell beer to students who are visibly intoxicated. An investigation was authorized to study allegations that 'cut-backs' have been received from orders for keys, favors and other fraternity jewelry. Although no definite action was tak en, it was proposed that jewelers he required to submit sealed, bids for such orders. To Place linngers in NLA The , list of students who arc lis ted to receive complimentary' tieketh ered.. Approval 'was — delayed • until' the regular meeting — Monday' after noon. At the reguldr meeting of Student Council Tuesday night, Alex J, Mac- Donnell '35 reported 'that George W.' Ebert, superintendent of grounds and buildings, had given definite assur ance that colt ' hangers would be placed in the corridors of North. Li beral Arts building in the near future. Norman'E. Seibert '34 was appoint ed 'representative to Student Council from the School of Agriculture to fill the vacancy left by Peter W. Fletch er, who transferred to another Col lege last fall. 1848 LITHOGRAPH RECEIVED BY 'ARCHITECTURAL LIBRARY A colored halftone lithograph made in 1848 has just been presented to Prof. Clinton L. Harris, head of the department of architecture, as an ad dition to the architectural library by J. Horace Rudy, an architect in York, Pa. The lithograph was made from a drawing Made in 1798 of the first building ever constructed by the Fed- eral government at the foot of Broad way in 'New York City. The struc ture was intended as the residence of Washington but after being used as a residence by two state governors,' it was turned into a customs house.' horse' thittis gaining strong support in out-lying districts which surround the Chi Phi house and the Center Hills golf course. School lines are being followed with extraordinary vigor and loyalty. En gineers are reported as being staunch. ly behind Dean Robert. L. Sackett, Prof. Charles L. Kinsloc, and Prof. Samuel B. Colgate, while the School of Chemistry and Physics is massing behind Dr. Wheeler P. Davey. 1 Education students were reported as being radiantly in back of Dr. Car roll D. Champlin, Prof. Robert G. Bernreuter, and Dr. Arthur S. Har rell. Dean Ralph L. Watts was ru mored to be leading in popularity in the School •of' Agriculture. It was reported that, as yet, no professors of mathematics have received more than minor consideration. As soon as public voting.had begun in Old Main today, an increase in the rate of polling was noticed. Shortly before press-tine the latest report indicated that a hitherto non-rating contestant, Prof. Oscar F. Smith .of the School of Chemistry and Physics,. had received enough votes to trans form him into a dangerous possibili . Heads Pla y ers' Cast PLAYERS TO GIVE MYSTERY COMEDY Kufger Richards,•.James Norris, Betsy Ross . givcn Leads In Production-Cast The Penn State Players will pre sent "Whistling in the Dark" in Schwab auditorium .at 8:20 o'clock Saturday night with , Hatzer L. Rich , ards '36, Betsy-F.•Rosi'36, and James S. Norris '3 , l' playing :the leading - roles. The setting of, the play is in the hangout of 'one of New 'York's gang leaders. • . Richards has', played "The Last of Mrs. Chency, 7 -"Berkley Square," "The Butter andEgeMan," and the Nitivity;play.thisLeA- Pyrreled'hVlialifitiftWr on the.stage.. He played with a Stock company last summer • in , Atlantic City ind.took the leading role in the ,Production of "The Valiant" at a vau deville house there. Supporting Cast Named Norris, another of—the lead mem bers of the cast, has been in the pro duction, ."Holiday," given -by Players' teo years ago. He has played in several of the The4ian shows and was in the combined Play ers, Thespians, and Glee club produc tion last fall. He was one of the wri ters of the skits for this presenta tion. , The leading lady of the' play is making her first appearance as far as. Players is concerned but she has been active in stage work for sever al years. Miss Ross is a graduate of the Emily; Kreider' Norris Dramatic School in Philadelphia. She will play opposite Richards and Norris, being the fiancee of the former in the pro duction. John 0. Beck '34, Melvin H. Fie gal '34, Stephen B. Gilliard '35, Har riet L. Lamb '35, C. K. , Lucas Bright man '36, Donald S. Frey.'36 and Wal ter Bell '37, all of whom have sup porting parts in the production, have had previous experience with the Players through the Nativity play. What other experience they have . had has. been, for the most part, before their associations with this organiza tion under. the direction of Prof: Ar thur C. Cloetingth, of the department of English literature. In.keeping with the metropolitan characteristics of the plot' and setting, the Penn State Players Little Sym phony Orchestra will play four se lections. The orchestra, consists of eighteen pieces and is under the di-il rection of John E. Ryan '34. The program includes "Manhattan Sere nade" and "Manhattan Moonlight" by! Louis Alter, "Chanson" by Rudolph Primed, and a special arrangement by W. Henry Keire '35 of Jerome; Kern's, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." KNANDEL CHOSEN SECRETARY 'Prof. Herman C. Knandel, head of the poultry husbandry department, was elected secretary-treasurer of the Pennsylvania State Poultry associa tion at a meeting held in Harrisburg this week. Who's Dancing Tomorrow Night Cadet Officers' Hop (Invitation) Bill Bottorf Saturday Night Tau Phi Delta • • (Invitation) Bottoil Phi Lambda Theta Dicp Heist's Collegians 2 NON-FRATERNITY GROUPS MERGE IN SPECIAL MEETING Inter-Unit Society, Penn State Club Amalgamated Under Charter of Latter DE ANGELIS '35 NAMED HEAD OF ORGANIZATION Moyer '35, Dennis '35, Borst '35 • Will Serve in Three Main Offices of Clubs Members of the Non-Fraternity as sociation and the Penn State club merged membership and officers at a special meeting Monday night, to form, under the charter of the latter organization, an association which plans to carry into effect many of the ideas advanced during the last year by both groups. Manlio F. DeAngelis . '35 .will head the new organization, while . Willard D. Moyer '35, Ronald C. Dennis '35, and Douglas R. Borst '35 will serve as vice-president, secretary, and treas urer, respectively. Stanley Lesko '35 will be athletic director, while John M..Bernat '35 will hold the post of social chairman. Group Formed Last Year Based on the unit system used for intramural athletics among non-Fra ternity men, the Non-Fraternity as sociation was formed last year by men interested in reforming the trial system which had been put into ef fect by the Intrainural Board. Plans at that time included a non-fraterni ty council, modeled after the Inter fraternity Council, with each of twelve new units sending three del egates. During the latter part of second semester last. year, temporary off I -o„qrqApcted,,And_py!ns,,fprjup, developMent of the council plan for this . fOll were Made.. DeAngelis was named to head "the new organize , tion when it was re-formed with the opening of College this fall. New Activities Planked ".The existence of two similar or ganizations, with almost the same ob jectives, served to weaken both groups. As it happened, members of the Non-Fraternity council were also members of the Penn State club. As the latter organization had a char ter which best covered the needs of an amalgamated group, we reorgan ized under the name of the original society," DeAngelis explained, when questioned as to the immediate rea son for the move. The unit plan of representation which was advanced by the Non-Fra ternity association has been incorpor ated within the new group, which was practically inactive for sonic time. Present plans call for a non-fratern ity dance, provision for dancing les sons 'for those who desire to improve their ballroom style, and a drive for increased interest in intramural ath letics among non-fraternity men. lIEBEL GIVEN FELLOWSHIP W. Theodore Rebel '34, of the School of Agriculture was recently awarded the John W. White scholar ship of $2OO. Hebei is a member of Phi Eta igma. He was winner of the Louise Carnegie scholarship in his sophomore year; and is now man aging editor of the Farmer. Lowell Thomas Describes First Auto Journey With Chedsey in Broadcast Lowell Thomas' first ride in a mobile Show, this car made the trip "horseless carriage" was taken in a 'from State College to Philadelphia in 11904 model Franklin belonging to, five hours and fifteen minutes, which (Prof William R. Chedscy, of the de-, was six minutes better than its prize partment of mining, when they were winning time last year. going to school together at the Col-1 Paul Houser, of Lemont, operated orado School of Mines in 1908. Mr. the car on both of these trips, and won Thomas revealed this fact to millions 'a fifteen-dollar prize this year. The of listeners on Monday night in his prizes were awarded on the basis of nightly broadcast over the N. B. C.,tha age of the cur, the distance front network. 'which it came, and the efficiency and The cause for Mr. Thomas' making speed with which it made the trip. this statement, he said, was that while) Kenneth Mays, from Lemont, also he was attending the Automobile drove the 190 G model Packard belong ' Show in Philadelphia on Monday he I ing to .Bowl in this derby. An became interested in an antiquated- ; auto robe was awarded him as his looking car which was parked outaid: , . prize. This Packard, which was the auto show. Upon questioning. the 'parked in front of the Nittany The driver he learned that it belonged to 'utre for several hours one afternoon Professor Chedsey, and that it had .last week, made the trip in nearly as just competed in the Antique Derby. ',good time as the Franklin although it In his broadcast,' Mr. Thomas won- is five years older. dcred•if that was the car in which he On the same night Mr. Thomas was had taken his maiden ride. making this announcement over the This car, which competed in the I radio, Professor Chedsey was operated derby, however, was Prof. Chedsey's upon for appendicitus in the Belle second car and was not purchased un- Ifonte hospital. He withstood the op til 1911. In the derby, which was eration successfully and is now well held on the opening day of the Auto-!on his way to recovery. Delegates From Over 20 Colleges To Meet Here For Convention To Lead Convention PHIL F. HIVES '3.1 21 JUNIORS NAMED TO 'LA VIE' STAFF Editorial Members Includes 10 Men, 5 Women; Business Board Chooses 6 Twenty-one candidates, fifteen ed itorial and six business, were named as associate members of the 1931 La Vie staff at a meeting of the senior members of the year. book., in the ed itorial offices in Old Main Tuesday night. ''''l M MY.junior - ine.nleandiclatezlivere7se:r. lected to serve on the editorial board. They include James B. Beatty jr., A. Conrad Haiges, Sidney N. Koran, Ja cob S. Krakusin, Leonard P. Lang, Joseph F. Lockard, Eugene G. Myers, William Y. E. Rambo, James B. Wat son jr., and Fred W. Wright. Business Staff Listed Among the five junior women as pirants who Were named to serve on the year book staff as associate ed itorial members are Adele T. August, Wilma Heineman, Margaret Kinsloe, Margaret A. Minnig and Marion Tomlinson. All candidates have been vieing for positions since murk was begun on the annual: in September. The remainder of the candidates chosen 'were named to the business staff. They are George W. Britton, Thomas Hammonds, Edwin J. Grazek, Harold W. Kalb, Robert N. Stanton and Ray S. Walker. The newly-elec ted members n•ill compete for posi tions on the 1935 staff; the elections being scheduled to take place after the annual is distributed in the Spring. Several sections of the new La Vie have already been sent to the prin ters, according to William M. Steg meter '34, editor, and rapid progress is being made. It is expected that publication and distribution will be completed by May 1, he said. PHYSICISTS HEAR DR. TAYLOR Dr. Nelson W. Taylor, head of the department of ceramics, addressed an open meeting of Sigma Pi Sigma on the "Nature of Glass" in thc Physics building lecture room last night. PRICE FIVE CENTS Program • For Conclave Released by Phil F. Hines '34 WOOD '33 WILL PRESIDE AT PLENARY SESSIONS Student Leaders Will Conduct Discussions Pertinent To College Affairs Approximately fifty delegates rep resenting more than a score of col leges and universities in the State will arrive at the College tonight and early tomorrow morning to attend the second annual convention of the Pennsylvania Association of .College Students here tomorrow and Satur day. Registration of delegates attending the conclave will take place at the Student Union desk in Old Main front 9 until 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morn ing, according to Phil F. Hines '3l, executive secretary of the association, who released the complete program for the affair late last night. DiscUssion Periods Listed Plenary sessions of the association wit be in charge of John A. Wood '33, former senior class president here, who was instrumental in the formation of tile association at the National Student Federation conven tion at New Orleans, La. last year. Hines named three undergraduates who will lead the discussion groups of the association. C. Wilson Anderson '434 will lead discussions dealing with college ath letics, .Charles.,A...._Myers„,l44 will. he in charge of sessions Of the ConVenL Lion' devoted to college publications problems, John T. Ryan '34 will lead groups devoted to questions concern ing student government, while Jacob R. Stark '34 will head the group dis cussions on' the subject of student fi nances and activities fees. Morse To Speak • Tomorrow afternoon a plenary ses sion will open in the Hugh Beaver room, Old Main, at 1:30 o'clock. Adrian 0. Morse, executive secretary to the President, wilt address the del egates on the problems which college students are facing today. Two discussion groups will convene simultaneously at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and continue until 0 o'clock. The group dealing with athletics will meet in Room 318, Old Main, while delegates taking part in the discus sion of publications will meet in Room 821 of the same building. Saturday Sessions Scheduled From 5 until 7 o'clock tomorrow night delegates will attend dinners at local fraternity houses. At 7 o'clock, two discussion groups, one on stu dent government and the other deal ing with student finances, will be in session in Rooms 318 and 821, Old Main. Delegates will close their dis cussions at 9 o'clock. j Discussion groups on nthletics and publications will convene for the sec ond time Saturday morning from 0:30 until 11:30 o'clock" in Old Main, while the student government and finance 'groups will meet in Old Main from 1:30 until 3 o'clock. From 3 until .4:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon the I - second plenary session will meet in the Hugh Beaver Room, Old Main, to attend to the reports of group com mittees and the election of officers. Charlotte E. Ray, Dean of Women, will entertain women delegates to the convention at an informal tea in Room 205, Old Main, at 4:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. All delegates will attend a dinner in the Old Main Sandwich Shop at 0 o'clock after which they will witness the Penn State-Washington and Jefferson Liteketball game at 7 o'clock in Rec reation hall. Delegates will b 2. guests at dances at local raternny hodses following the basketball game Saturday night. The informal social function will mark the close of the convention. 37 COMMISSION TO CLIMB MOUNT NITTANY SATURDAY Members of the freshman P. S. C. A. commission will hold a get-to gether hike Saturday afternoon, pos sibly to Mount Nittany, following their rzzular weekly luncheon. • Amos E. Neyhart, of the industrial engineering department, will lead in the discussion. according to Robert K. Paxton 'B5, who is in charge of the arrangements. .
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