6-65
# 44
41,
COMPLETE CAMPUS aft, ESTABLISHED
COYERAGE r 4,1, sp •
1904
Air
Vol. 30 No. 40
UNION TO SPONSOR
LOAN FUND DANCE
TOMORROW NIGHT
Bill Bolted, Campus Owls" Will
Play, for, Year's First
Benefit Function
ADMISSION FEE
.OF $l.OO •
• 'TO AUGMENT TREASURY
Freshmen Women To' Receive
1 O'clock Permission for
All-College Affair •
With two campus bands furnishing
rhythm tomorrow night, dance' lovers
will attend the all-College Student
Loan fund dance hi Recreation hall
frcim 9 until 12 o'clock. 'An admis
sion fee of $l.OO per .couple will be
charged.
Music for the affair will be fur
nished by Bill Bottorr and the Campus
Owls. Playing side by side at the
west end of the hall, the bands will
alternate with rhythmic melodies dur
ing the entire evening. The amplify
ing system of the College will be used.
"Stags" Must Pay $l.OO
Planned primarily 'to augment the
,depleted Student Loan fund,treasury,
all proceeds will be turned over to-the
Union, according to Carson W. Culp
'34, chairman of the. Junior. Loan
fund committee which is sponsoring
the function. This is the -first 'Loan
fund dance held this year.:
In order to facilitate matters , a
checking charge of ten cents per
couple wilt also be made, with the
;Profits benefiting the Unioti'Loan
fund. All !"stags" attending the, ail-
College function will be charged the
,$l.OO - fee, the committee has ruled.
Poster Winners Announced
Held 'as a free social function, all
freshmen womeW who attend the af
fair will be grintad 1 o'clock perm's-,
nion,•.•accord
'34,• president_ of the 'W.' S. G. A.
Freshmen ctiatoma . will..not belenfore
et! for the all-College function.
RObert , A:''NVii . r6o . . '36 and' Jamea
Dugan '37_,have been. named• as
winners_ in the poster contest conduct.'
'ed during the. last two weeks by-the
committee, with Lynn F. Christy '35
,
in charge Both' will receive tempi'.
mentarY tickets.
TEAM TO DEBATE
- DICKINSON ON NRA
Durkee '35, Townsend '35 Will Meet
Oldst Rival: in Thirty-First
tnnuel Competition
In the thirty-first annual debate
between . Dickinson College and Penn
State Robert L.'Durkee '35 and Jarhes
W. Townsend '35 will represent Penn
State, presenting the affirmative ar
guments in an . Oregon style debate,
on the N. R..A. in the Little Theatre,
Old Main, at 7 o'clock tomorrow night.
Under the Oregon style of debate
the, audience participates in the dis
cussion on which,•in thisinstance, will
be on the advisibility of making the
essential policies .of the 14, - R. A. the
permanent policy of the United States
government. The debate will be over
in sufficient time :for the audience to
attend the Loan Fund dance in Re
creation hall at 9 o'clock.
This debate is the sole surviving
meet of the Pennsylvania Debatihg
League organized , in 1903 by profes
sors at Franklin' and Marshall; Dick
inson; SwarthinOre, and Perin State.
Of the four founders,,two are liVing
today. 'They arc pi. Paul. Pcarion;
present Governor 'General of the Vir
gin Islands and ; termer professor of
public speakini.iit Swarthmore, and,
Prof. 'John' H. 'Frieze% head of the,
division of public speaking .here. .
The two other founders were Aler
via G. Filler, who was, at the time of
the founding, professor of Latin at
Dickinson College and who later be
came president of the college; and'
Doctor Schaffer, professor of eco
nomics at Franklin and Marshall. Col
lege.'
MEDRICK RESUMES WRITINGS
'Benjamin W Dedrick, of the de
partment of milling 'engineering, has
resumed writing.' a. column for the
Northwestern Maki , entitled "Notes
at Random."... Mr.lsCdrick is writing
a series of articles for the. same
magazine 'concerning the ' technical
Work of, milling.' He is alio consid
ering a company'e offer: to exploit the
wheat extract which he discovered
several years 'ago',ind which, it is he
lieved, 'will greatly. 'advance the pro
cess of bread luapufacturing.
Scholarship, Finances Bar
109 Men From , Initiations
62 Lack Prerequisite Averages While 47 Give
Insufficient Funds as Reasons for
Continued Pledgeship
Scholastic ,find financial reasons!
seem to be the . chief obstacles that!
bar the.fraternity neophyte from ini
tiation, a recent survey of fifty-three
fraternity houses on the campus , re
veals.
• -SixtY-two pledges did not have aver
ages high enough, to satisfy the house
initiation requirements, the replies to ,
the' questionnaire show. Forty-seven I
gave the lack of sufficient funds as
the reason for, their continued pledge-
Ship. . .
The number of pledges broken and
withdrawals ,from the house were
nearly identicak seventeen pledges be
ing terminated by the houses, while
eighteen' withdrew Wore initiation.
TWelve.mcn 'gave .miscellaneous rea,
sons for, not joining the organizations,
including the, cryptic, statement "can
not get parents'. consent."
Of, the 406 freshmen pledged by the
fraternities. here, 468 have been or
will be initiated this month', the survey
shows. ,One hundred fifty-five of the
173 upperclassmen who were pledged
during thelirstaernester will also be
come members some time during Feb-
Vuary.
Thirty-seven of the fraternities re-
HETZEL DISCUSSES
JUNIOR COLLEGES
President :Believes College I Will
• • Nat' ESCabliSli Them in
.; Near. Future
"I doubt if the Pennsylvania State
CollogeAs4oine-to Ini-icady„to estab
lish junior colleges in the near future,",
Proiderns of the Junior
dollege" before' a. meeting of mem-
Vers .of the College
,chapter of the
Americam•Association+of University
Professors in the Home Economics
auditorium' inst - night. _
...President• .liletzei. stated that the
rapid growth of-,the junior college as
an. educational. institution makes it
necessary for the' College tO . consider
action'. uptuf this trend but that ex
perimental units which are not finan
ced by' the , College should precede
the establishment of any form of rec
ognized junior college.
fteserrtWork Cited
The president also pointed out the
need of flexibility in the College edu
cational Policy which will permit stu
dents. who have taken work in exist
ing junior 'colleges in the State to
complete their work here with the
least possible difficulty.
The experimental community in
struction in first year college subjects
which was. put into' effect this year
by the School of Education was men
tioned by the President as an example
of the 'sort. of experiMental work
Which may be conducted in an effort
to discover cautiously the soundest
method of procedure regarding the
junior college problems.
Several members of. the association
participated in the infornial discus
sion 'of the President's remarks which
began at the close of the address.
Deans" 9f the Schools of the College
contribined their Ideas of the typo of
procedure which was necessary to fit
in with work covered in the respective
school.
-0
DEBATERS TO. DISCUSS
NEW GRADING SYSTEM
Delta Alpha Delta Will Award Cup
rTo %mica's Intramural Winne-
• • "Resolved, thk. a grading sykem
should be adopted •at Penn State I
whereby the grades should be *sig
naled by 'pass' and 'fail'," is the ques
tion Which will be discussed at the 1
first of a series of women's intramural
'debates to be held in Rooin 1, North
Liberal Arta building at `8 o'clock
Tucoday night.
Delta Alpha Delta, women's honor
ary debating•fraternity, will award a
silver cup to the winner of the tour
naiUent, whiCh will include teams from
the.wothen's fratornities,dormitorick;
and independent groups. The trophy
is atot,•to •be permanent but will be
awarded each year. ,
• Two . speakers will compose each
team, each speaking seven minutes.
areinbeys. of Delta Alpha Delta will
act as judges for the debates. Mem
bers of all elassei are eligible to take
part,. except members-of. tbo frater
nity or of the lobating squad.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY-,EVENING, F
quire an average of at least a "1" to
make the pledges eligible for-initia
tion, while one house has a "0" re
quirement. One named ".7" while
another gave ".75" as the standard..
One house allows a maximum of six
credits flunked, another permits five
credits not .passed, while a third will
initiate a pledge who flunks no more
than three 'credits.
The requirement of one fraternity
was given "As long as signs are shown
of remaining in school, the man may
be initiated.;' Another insists on a
rating better than the all-College aver
age of the previous semester. The
remainder of the fraternities did not
list their requirements.
I. F. C. PASSES $5O
SECRETARIAL WAGE
Unanimous Ballot Cast To Pay
Secretary-treasurer at
End of Office Term
After u 'hectic discussion' lasting
nearly half the meeting, Interfrater
nity Council last night passed a mo
tion to pay the secretary-treasurer of
the organization a fifty-dollar salary
at the completion of his term in office.
The vote was unanimous.
At the same time, the Council tim
ed down a proposal to make the office
of president a salaried position. The
discussion came up as a result of
recommendations, reported by Donald
G.. Brubaker '34, and made by the
executive .coinolittee of the Board of
Control at its meeting yesterday of-
MM=M
Clyde C. Colo '34, speaking as an
unofficial delegate, attacked the
recommendation of paying the Coun
cil president a salary, holding that
the honor attending the office was
sufficient recompense. He favored,
however, a salary for the secretary
treasurer.
Karl P. Wilber jr. '34 defended the
recommendation on the grounds that
the president does work commensur
ate with any other executive on the
campus and should be remunerated
beyond "mere honor." Carson W.
Culp '34 took the opposite view, but
concurred with Weber on 'the secre
tary-treasurer salary discussion.
On a motion introduced by William
A. Hansen '34, the Council passed the
resolution, amending it so that the
president will receive's gift from the
Council at the end of his term. The
motion will go into effect mext year,
since both H. Carl Brandt '34 and A.
Homer Manwaring '34, - present presi
dent and .secretary-treasurer incum
bentsi.Aleclined to receive salaries for
their work this year.
RYAN '34 TO SPEAK FRIDAY
John E. Ryan '34 will speak before
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers on "The Diesel Engine in
Municipal Power Plants" in Room
107, Main Engineering, at 4 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
5 Freshmen in Probation Section
Given Chance To Improve Grades
The difficulty of securing jobs at This year there are 672 in the up
the- present time has been cited by perclasses, eleven of whom were in
Dean Charles W. Stoddart, of , the the probation section because they had
School of Liberal Arts, as the real below grades in fifty percent or more
reason for continuing the freshman of their work during'their first year.
probatioh.section. ' Of this number, four did not return
"If I could be certain that every to College the second semester and
student in this special section would two were dropped by the College be.
be able to get•a job," the Dean stet- cause they flunked more, than half
ed,."l would get rid of the group en- their credits for the second time. The
tirely.' As' it is now, I think it is remaining five students' are on pro
worth while keeping these men it they batten under the direction of Dr.
show any promise' of being able' to' Willard Waller, of. the department
t Manage tho work assigned, to them. of economics and sociology.
Vir.e have salvaged eleven out of twen- If, at the end of the first eight
ty-six failures and that is a high weeks of this semester, any one of
enough percentage," the Dean de- them has a below grade in more,than
Oared., .. one subject, he will be required to
Of 281" freshinen students 'in the leave College. This is the third year
School.of -Liberal ArtS, five flunked for this system of permitting defi
fifty percent or more of their credits dent students to continue their M
at the end, of the first semester. This lege training for an extra period at
number is twelve less than the num- least and as long thereafter as they
. _
her last year in spite of the fact that make passing grades. „Two years ago,
there are thirty-nine more students in there were twelve' students in the
this 'year's class than. in last year's, group. Four are still in College, two
Dean Stoddart explained. In the up- with no below grades and two with
perclasses; of the 684 students lastionly one below grade. One of these
year, ten •%have heed in the special students has better than a "1" ava
st:L:l,lmi -Since their freshmen year. age.
Date for.Soph Hop
Booth Drawings Set
Drawings for fraternity booths
at Soph Hop will take place at the
Phi Epsilon Pi house at 8 o'clock
Tuesday night, Harold B. Lipsius,
committee chairmaii announced yes
terday.. Each house desiring a
booth will be assessed five dollars,
due and payable Tuesday night.
All posters entered in the annual
contest conducted by the commit
tee must be submitted to Lipsius by
Tuesday noon in order to be eligible
for.judging. A ticket to the dance
will be awarded to the winner.
SCHLINK TOI SPEAK
• HEREON' ERCH 15
Head of Consuners' Research
Will Give Talk; Sponsored ,
' By 2 Honoraries
Dr. Frederick J. Schlink, co-author
of "100,000,000 Guinea Pigs" and
"Your Money's Wonth," and execu
tive director of Conilanters' Research,
Inc., will speak in Schwab auditorium
Thursday night, . March 15. Dr.
Schlink's appearance here is being
sponsored by Alpha:Delta Sigma, na
tional professional.ndyertising frater
nity, and by lota Sigma Pi, women's
honorary chemical fraternity.
Dr. Schlink, ,who speak on
"Safeguarding the Consumers' Inter
ests," Will answer onestions from the
audience after his address. A popu
lar lecturer before college groups and
a specialist in the technique and ere
nomics of advertising, Dr. Schlink
first came into national prominence
several years ago when he published,
with Stuart Chase,' "Your Money's
Worth."
Founder of Consurners Research
This expose of. certain trade evils
was an outgrowth of Dr. Schlink's in
vestigations while ot:the staff of the
United States Burdo] . of Standards.
there'ltuld be a gov
ci:liMantai .agency,Zt&Jook • •after , Che
problems of the consumer, Dr. Schlink
was instrumental in the organization
of Consumers' Research, a non-profit
investigating body which analyzes
consumers • goods on the market and
rates them on a basis of value to the
buyer,
The speaker was graduated from
the University of Illinois in 1913. He
was formerly secretary of the Ameri
can Standards Association, is a mem
ber :of the American Society of Me
chanical Engineers, a Fellow of the
Philosophical Society of Washington,
the American Physical society, the
American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science, and Sigma Xi,
national honorary science fraternity.
Alumni here of the University of
Illinois, members of Tau Kappa Ep
silon, and members of the faculty and
administration are planning a testi
monial dinner for Dr. Schlink. Harold
J: Batsch '34 is chairman of the com
mittee completing arrangements.
IOURNALISNI 11ERE
Mrs, Robert Mann; national presi
dent of Theta Sigma Phi, national
women's journalism honorary, was
the guest of honor at a tea given by
Alpha Theta Epsilon, local women's
journalism honorary, at the Delta
Gamma 'house yesterday afternoon.
Other guests were. Miss Rebecca
Gross, editor of the Lock.Homm
presa; and Miss Janite Steinmetz, of
the Lancaster litlelligenec.
BRUARY 22, 1934
BEEBE WILL GIVE
ARTISTS' COURSE
LECTURE TUESDAY
First Speaker in 1934 Program
Will Present Illustrated
Talk on Underseas
SCIENTIST WILL DISCUSS
- SEA LIFE OFF BERMUDA
Zoologist Descended to Depth
Of 2,200 Feet in 1932
For Observations
As the second number of the 1534
Artists' Course series, 'Dr. William
Beebe, scientist and lecturer who has
won fame by his submarine explora
tions conducted in a huge steel ball,
will give an illustrated lecture on
"Four Hundred Fathoms Down" in
Schwab auditorium Tuesday night.
Dr.' Beebe, director of tropical• re
search for the New York Zoological
society, has made special studies of
the habits of birds, animals, insects,
and fish. His new, lecture deals with
studies of marine life off the coast
of Bermuda.
Reached Depth of 2,200 Feet
In September, 1932, the scientist,
descended to a record depth of 2,200
feet near the Nonsuch Islands, Ber
muda. He was sealed in a huge steel
ball, or bathysphere, which was at
tached by' a specially •constructed, .
non-twisting cable to a barge. The
bathysphere was equipped with oxy
gen tanks, telephone, electric lights,
fans, and thermometers.
The portholes were windows of fus
ed quartz,, capable of withstanding a
pressure of 5,000 tons. The lectur
er maintained constant communication
with a stenographer on the deck of
the barge and dictated his observe
tidns and impressions of the myster ;
ies he saw.
To Show Animated Cartoons
FiSh'that — PrOVide•their'oww - light;
and fish that' swine upright on their
tails .are among the •oddities which
Dr. Beebe has. observed in his deep
sea pilgrimages. As these "queer
fish" swam paSt his vision, the scien
tist made records and sketches of
them' and these studies provided the
material for . his lectures.
Since it was impossible to make
motion pictures under the conditions
at that depth, Dr. Beebe has prepared
a series of detailed animated cartoons
to provide illustrations for his lec
ture. In addition, motion pictures
showing how the dive was made will
be shown.
Dr. Beebe has written several ar
ticles 'based on his explorations for
the Atlantic Monthly and other maga
zines. He has also contributed to the
New York Times.
BLACK WILL SPEAK
IN CHAPEL SUNDAY
Union Seminary Theologian Selects
The Outlook of Religion'
As Sermon Topic
"The Outlook of Religion" will be
the subject of the address to be given
in chapel Sendai , morning by Dr.
Hugh Black, professor of practical
theology at the Union Theological
Seminary in New York City.
Since the speaker's last appearance
before a State College audience in
1923, he has spoken before a number
of College and university groups in
the United States and abroad. Dr.
Black has been associated with the
seminary since he came to the United
States from Scotland in 1906.
The theologian published his first
book, "The Dream of Youth," in 1894
while minister of Sherwood Church in
Paisley, Scotland. Since that time he
has written such books as "Culture
and Restraint," "The Practice of Self- .
Culture," "The Open Door," and "The
Adventure of Being Man."
The men's glee club making their
'first appearance of the year in
Schwab auditorium will take the place
of . the regular chapel choir. The or
ganization will present a choral ar
rangement of the song "Ye Watchers
and Ye Holy Ones." •
DEAN 'l2 PUI3LISIIES ARTICLE
Samuel M. De . an 'l2 principal of the
North ,China School of Engineering
Practice,, Peiping, China ; has recently
had an article entitled "An ExpeCi
ment in' Small Scale, Rural Produc
tion" published in the Journal of the
Association of Chinese and American
Engineers. , His article describes the
introduction. of ' the manufacture of,
homespun woolens and modern mach
incry.
Student FERA Jobs
Delayed Until March
Freshmen `Collegian'
Candidates To Meet
Another meeting for freshmen
editorial candidates 'for the COL
LEGIAN will be bold in the COLLEGIAN
office, Room 312, Old Main, at 1:30
o'clock , Tuesday night.
The meeting win be under the
supervision of Bernard H. Rosenz
weig '34, news . editor, who will in
struct the candidates on the proper
procedure in covering beats.
BOARD WILL VOTE
ON UNIFORM FEES
Blue Band Will Get New Outfits
If Plan to Assess Men
Students Passes
New uniforms for the Blue Band
will become a reality next semester if
the male student assessment of fifty
cents for two semesters, passed last
night by the Interclass Finance com
mittee and Neil N. Fleming, graduate
manager of athletics, is sanctioned by
the Student Board at its next meeting.
Under the plans evolved by the corne
mitten last night, all men will be as
sessed fifty cents at.both registrations
next year... Placement of
. the order
for the outfits will , be made as soon as•
the Board members approve the spec
ial fee and the band committee, act
ing with Jacob R. Stark '34, chair
man of the Finance committee, agree
upon a desirable type. of uniform.
Model of Uniform Undecided
As only male students will be asses
sed, according to the plan, the num
ber of uniforms, will be limited be-
twecn eighty and eightk-fiye,. rather.
by the student band committee.. The
budget will permit . an expenditure of
$50.00 for each uniform, according to
Stark. 'lf ; however, women students
consent to being assessed; additional
uniforms may be ordered.
Although no agreement has been
reached yet as to the actual type . .of
uniform desired, it is expected that'.
the old military style will be substi
tuted by a flashier type. The new
uniforms under consideration will
carry out the conventional blue and
white color scheme with snore color
' ful braids and stripes.
The action taken by the student
leaders last week culminates a three
years' drive for obtaining the new
uniforms. The present type of uni
form has been in use here since 1021 I
The Blue Band has been under the
direction of Bandmaster Wilfred 0.
Thompson for the past twenty years.
DELEGATES TO ATTEND
ANNUAL Y. M C. A. MEET
Christina Living' Topic of Buck Hill
Falls Conference March 2,3, •1
Seeking a true interpretation of
what living as a Christian really
means today, representatives from
Penn State and other colleges in the
Middle Atlantic section of the East
will meet at Buck Hill Falls the week
end of March 2 to 4.
At the annual conference there.
sponsored by the Student Branch of
the Y. M. C. A., delegates will listen
to talks by leading men in Christian
work, especially among students, from
all parts of the country. The first
meeting Friday night will take up
"'Urgent Issues in Thought and Action
Confronting Us as Christians Today."
Following meetings will consider
"What Christian Living Involves To
day," and "The Validity of the Chris
tian Answer" in terms of human na
ture, social forces, economic determi
minism, modern science, philosophy,
and personal experience.
STECKEIt '35 , HAS OPERATION
Charles H. Stocker '35, is in serious
condition in the Bellefonte hospital
following an operation for acute ap
pendicitis.
Who's Dancing
Tomorrow Night
Loan Fund Dance
(Subscription)
Bill Bottorf and
Campus 0 iide,
Saturday Night
Delta Chi
(Invitation)
13111. Bo:tarf
PRICE FIVE CENTS
State Board Will 'Act
On Request for
Aid Feb. 28
OFFICIALS SET UNIFORM
WAGE OF $l5 A MONTH
Deans Compile List of Possible
. Projects—More Than 206
Already Suggested
No students will be, given campus
jobs under the plan of the Federal .
Emergency Relief Administration un
til March. The State FERA board,
which must pass on President Ralph
D. Iletzers request for funds, will
not meet until February 28, and until
they approve the requisition, the Col
lege cannot undertake to employ un
dergraduates.
Word to this effect was received
early this week by College administra
tion officials. Dr. Iletzers $3,277 re
quest for wages for employment dur
ing the last half of February was sent
to Harrisburg for approval two weeks
ago. No reply had been received un
til Tuesday.
200 Projects Suggested
Although original plans called fur
a scale of wages ranging from $lO to
$2O per student, it has been decided
to pay each student a flat wage of
$l5 a month for his work. All the
work will have essentially the same
number of hours and entail the same
amount of physical labor.
Although there is no prospect of
FERA jobs until the first week in
i‘larch, ' the Deans of the various
Schools in conjunction with George
W. Ebert, CWA and FERA director
on the campus,' have been compiling
to list of the possible projects to be un
dertaken, Over two .hundred jobs
Jobs to Represent All:Schools
:Division of the 437 jobs, of which
'328 will be given to students already
in College, while the remaining 109
will go to students not in College on
January 1, has been made by Mr.
Ebert. For • the sake of filing, the
former have been termed A's and the
latter B's.
Under this classification, the School•
of Agriculture will have forty-nine
A's and sixteen B's, the School of
' Chemistry and Physics thirty-eight
A's and twelve B's, the School of En
gineering fifty-seven A's and nine
teen B's, the School of Education fif
ty-seven A's and nineteen B's, the
School of Liberal Arts sixty-six A ' s
and twenty-three I.l's, the School of
Mineral Industries eleven A's and
four B's, and the School of Physical•
Education and Athletics nine A's and
three B's.
There will also be forty-one A's
and thirteen B's taken from the ad
ministration, which includes the tran
sition 'section. Under administration
is found the library, alumni, public
information, and other units.
DYE TO GIVE FIFTH
L. A. TALK MONDAY
Will Lecture on 'Philadelphia and
Its Theatrical History' in
H. E. Auditorium
Speaking on "Philadelphia and Its
Theatrical History," Prof. William S.
Dye jr., head of the department of
English literature, will• give the fifth
of the annual Liberal Arts lectures
in the Home Economics auditorium at
7 o'clock Monday night.
Professor Dye was graduated front
the University of Pennsylvania. Coin
ing here as an instructor in English
in 1907, he became one of the pro
moters of drama on the Penn State
campus. While Dr. Edwin C. Sparks
was president of the College, he was
active with the Thespians and other
dramatic organizations and was one
: of the founders of the . Penn State
Players.
In addition to his interest in local
dramatics Professor Dye has made a
special study of the theatre in Penn
sylvania, particularly in Philadelphia,
his native city. One of these studies
led to the publication in 1931 of
"Pennsylvania Versus the Theater,"
an article showing the puritanical
ideas of the State.
Professor Dye received his M. A.
front Penn State in 1908 and his Ph.D.
from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1915. After the war he was made
chairman of the department of En
glish and since 1927 has served us
head of the department of English
literature.