I=g ffrtro gfafe @ (Eflllrgkm. Egi Volume 30 Number 62 Fletcher Is Elected as ’34-’35 A. A. President Nets 451 Votes To Win Majority on First Ballot Today TO COMPLETE VOTE ON SECRETARY WEDNESDAY John E. Fletcher ’35 was elected: president of the Athletic association in the elections held today when he polled the overwhelming majority of •461 out of a total of BG4 ballots cast. John M. Stocker '35, with IG4 votes, was named vice-president. George W. Harvey ’35 and Peter Loktrich *35 will vie for the secre taryship of the association in a sec ond election to be held on Wednes day.. Harvey polled 331 ballots, while Lcktrich had 212. The polls will be open Wednesday afternoon from 1 until 5 o'clock. Tennis, Golf To Get 6-Inch Awards Both tennis and golf were advanc ed, to a six-inch letter for varsity team members. The tennis award was changed by a vote of-GOO for to. IGS* against, while golf polled a inajority of 578 votes to 185. All. of the proposed amendments to the constitution of the 'association were passed. The first amendment, proposing a change in the rewording of the object of the association 'to give the School of l Physical. Educa tion and Athletics the power to make recommendations to the association, was passed by a vote of 671 to 47. Board Personnel Changed The clause prohibiting alumni from becoming members of the association was passed by a majority of 707 to 20. The editor of the Collegian will re place the; head cheerleader on the Board of Athletic Control. This change in the constitution of the or ganization was authorized by a vote; of 512 to 100 by the members of the association. ' \ The rewording of the clause au thorizing- the ‘ Board ‘of Athletic Con trol to name the graduate manager of Athletics was reworded to give the Board more time to make their choice. . It passed by a GG3 to 53 ma jority. Manager’s Duties Changed The gruduatc manager of athletics was given charge of the student man agers of all sports, and relieved of the necessity of making an annual financial report and haying his < books audited. This passed by a G 32 to 99 vote. , The! Director of the School of Phys ical-Education and Athletics was au thorized to advise, with’ the Board of Athletic Control concerning matters of athletic policy by a majority of CCD votes to 90. Elections Rules Altered A nominating committee was pro-! vided for to replace the nominating! meeting of the whole group by a majority vote of G4O to 78 ballots. The ruling also provides that not more than five nor less than two men be nominated' for each post. One polling place was established in OM Main instead of the one for each school provided for in the con stitution as a result of today’s vot ing. The majority was 5G9 to 48. The regular class Elections Board was named to have charge ,of the balloting!. Eligibility Rules Changed The eligibility code was altered to allow a man to compete in varsity comiJfclition in. different sports over more than a three-year period. This passed by a vote of G2B to 95. A man may also compete in varsity com petition after having been in school for more, than four years, so long as he does not exceed the three-year ruling. This passed by a 54G to 72 majority. STAFF MEMBERS NAMED FOR STUDENT HANDBOOK Fair ’35, Aungst ’35 Elected Editors of Next Yoar’s Publication Phillip W. Fair jr. 'B5 was named editor of-the Student Handbook for next year and AdcTe T. Aungst ’35 was named women’s editor. John B. Butt'’3s will act as business man ager. S. Ralph Strohl ’35 has been chosen advertising manager. Three junior-men and three junior women, have been named to the ed itorial board while six junior men have been appointed to the business board. , The • men on the .editorial board arc Ralph T. Irwin, John E. Miller,’and Vance 0. Packard. . Betty J. Frear, A. Frances Turner, and E. Virginia Wavill compose the women’s editorial board. John K. Fleming, William B. Heckman, Jer ome Jacobson, Harold B. Lipsius, Charles and Thurman C. Te jan are members of the junior busi ness staff. ' Raudenbush Elected New ‘Engineer’ Head Charles Raudenbush ’35, editor J. Frank Brincr ’35, associate editor . William D. Monie ’35 campus editor Joseph'C. MeMonamin '35, fea ture editor Paul Lowy ’35, business niun agor Herlxirt P. Levine '35, N eircula- ! tion manager j Howard W. Beatner* '35, adver- \ tising manager Fred H. Light '35, treasurer 1 THESPIANS TO PLAY PHILIPSBURG HOUSE Will Rtilurn to Road After 6 Years Lapse To Present 'My Stars’ May 23 Returning to the road after a six year lapse, the Thespians will pre sent their thirty-eighth annual pro duction, “My Stars,” directed by J. Ewing “Sock” Kennedy, in the Rol lin Theatre, Philipsburg, on Wednes day night, May 23, under the aus pices of the Junior Auxiliary of the Philipsburg State Hospital-. ißcpresentatives of the Auxiliar> who viewed the Inlerfraternity Bail and Junior Prom presentations of "My Stars” are so sure of the ‘suc cess of the shows, produced by the Thespians, that they desire to bring the show to Philipsburg annually. 125 Will Make Trip More than 125 people will be taken | to Philipsburg to produce the show. Electricians and the stage crew, will leave, early on the morning of pro duction with two..vans.filled withthe scenery . flats and electrical equip ment. The. cast and choruses will leave later in the day in three large buses. Following the presentation of the show, the entire group will be 'entertained at the Philpsburg Coun try' Club by the. Auxiliary and will return to State College that night. . The last Thespian show to play on the road was "Honestly Yours” which was produced in 1928 under the di rection of A! While jr. Up until that time the Thespians toured east ern cities, ineluding Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg. Road trips were then discontinued because of adverse financial conditions which were beginning .to affect the coun try. This trip to Philipsburg will mark the first time that women-have ever been taken along on Thespian lours. Previous to 1930 every part in the show, both in the .cast and chorus, was portrayed by / men students, al though the Thespians had combined, 'with the Women’s Glee club for sev eral productions during the War when a large number of Thespians Were in active army service. ‘ Young PetipleMust Have Preparation For Middle Class Positions’—Zook “The great need in modern educa-, tion is the -preparation of young peo- i pie for positions of the middle class— not professional nor laboring but the -in-between group that has been so long neglected,” Dr. George F. Zook, United States Commissioner of Education, declared in an interview Saturday afternoon. ; Skilled labor, such as in the print ing crafts, for which no college prepa ration is necessary, would be taught in technical schools which would be established in centers of population as extensions of already existing sec ondary school facilities, according to Dr. Zook. These 'schools would be established in cooperation with indus try, for whose benefit’ also they would exist, and would be supported by the municipalities and the state, he add ed. “I believe that the aid of college students through the FERA will be continued by the government next year. As far as I have been able to observe, tljc results of the experi ment have fully justified its under taking, and much needed work has been accomplished throughout the country,” the Commissioner remark ed. • The entire idea of college, student aid was developed through Dr; Zook’s office, in Washington, where it first met with determined opposition from the Administration, who believed that the general public would not approve of such a relief plan. However, the idea succeeded with 75,000 students STATE COLLEGE, Pa., QUICK SOLUTION TO NATION’S PROBLEM OFFERED BY ZOOK Declares Education Will Swiftly Solve Youth Employment Condition of Today HETZEL MAKES MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS “We are in a critical situation ‘ | which demands immediate attention, ilt is the province of those of us jwilh a college education ty aid in bringing this problem .of youth un employment to a swift solution,” de clared Dr. George F. Zook, United; Stales Commissioner of Education, in; his address on “Our Youth Prob-i lem” at the Scholarship Day exer cises in Schwab auditorium Saturday morning. “The solution depends on education, with a special emphasis on the ex tension of secondary school facilities,” Dr. Zook said. “These schools, which will add two years to the regular high school work, must be of such a technical* nature that they will (it young people for the rapidly chang ing conditions of our modern voca tions.” Under such a system, the employ ers would cooperate with the educa tors to tell them exactly what they wanted, Dr. Zook stated. The stu dents would work at the same time at practical jobs, but not in compe ! tition with married wage earners, he added, since that would defeat the purpose of reducing unemployment. Scholarship Awards Mndo Following Dr. Zook’s address,. Pres ident Heizcl presented the mnjor scho lastic awards. The John W. White Miedal was awarded ‘to Charles F. Dcaterly ’3l, while the three John W. White Fellowships, valued at six hun dred dollars each, were presented to Frank Brink ’3l; Albert A. Downs ’3l, and Wilier C. Johnson ’31.. The President 'Sparks prizes, award cd.jfor^outstundlng.-scholastic -attain-' ment during a single semester, were received by Shirley B. Bcrrireutcr, ’33,' Irving H. Leopold ’35, and Charles M. Norris ’35, for the second semester of 1932-33, and by Leopold and Norris for the first semester of 1933-31. Ten Evans Pugh Scholars were awarded to the following seniors: I-I. Grace Baer, Ernest J. Kaulfuss, Ste phen Laworskl, John J 3. Ityan, and Charles E. Stevenson. Silver medals were presented to the juniors, Frank L‘. Bracken, George H. Cummings, Margaret W. Kinsloc, Sedgwick E. Smith, and Robert D. Stout. . John W(. White scholarships were awarded to William T. Hcbcl ’3l, .Charles M, Norris ’35, and Hubert W. Fringe ’3O. Seniors winning Louise Carnegie scholarships arc Jack I>. Di-! crina, Fred Fisher, Walter C. Johnson,! anti Herbert J. Minich. Other Louise Carnegie winners am MJanllo F. DeAngclis, Lucille G,"Han sen, James R. Rorabaugh, and Thomas R. Williams, junior, and the follow ing sophomores: Martin Brczin, Susan I». Chestnut, . John T. i-Icrmanscn, Robcnt W l. -Miller, Bcula M. Rhoads, and Janet. M. Bcman, being put to work aL‘fifteen dollars a month. Dr. Zook warmly defended the “Bruin * Trust” declaring that "the professors appointed to high positions in the government are not the solely theoretical and highly impractical type of a generation ago. Most of the-men recruited from the campus arc those with a wide practical ex-| pcricncc in the agricultural, ineehan-j leal and industrial fields, and whose classroom work has not unfitted them! for present governmental duties,” Dr. I Zook averred. j “'At all events, the so-called IB ruin Trust’ is not a new idea, since hun dreds of men were drawn from col lege faculties to serve in Washington posts at the oulbreuk of the World War,” Dr. Zook said. Asked whether lie believed President Roosevelt to bu perturbed at all about the attacks launched against his professors, Dr. Zook replied, “Apparently not, since he is continuing to appoint them right and left” Dr. Zook, who was a member of the College faculty from 1909 to 1918, and head of the department of his tory and political science at the time htyleft, refused the presidency of the State University last week. Although he was much attracted by the prospect of heading lowu’s land grant college, which he characterized as one of the finest in the middle west Dr. Zook has decided that his present work for the government is his best medium of service. S’DAY EVENING, May 14, 1934 Outstanding Athlete THOMAS A. SLUSSER jr. Recipient of Award ns Outstanding : Athlete of 1933-34 Season. PROM SHOWS $BB3 PROFIT IN REPORT Junior Function Records First Surplus for Major Class Dance'-During Year Showing the first financial surplus for a major class dance during the present year, the Junior Prom report released last night cited'an estimated profit of $883.05, an inereaso of §340.72 over last year. Total income for thb affair Amounted to §8,530.27, while expenditures reached §2,647.22. Seven hundred and eighty-nine ad missions- at §3.63 each amounted to §2,864.07. There were 14G compli mentary tickets. Forty-three booth rentals at §5.00 .‘each, brought in §215.00, while the checking netted §105.25. Music Tops Expenditures The major expenditure was §l, 100.00 'for the music. Decorations cost. • - §300lb0; • ~ §209.-57,- compensations were ‘ §150.00, ' and checking §105.25. Estimated College labor was §lOO.OO, while advertising was estimated at §130.00. Catering cost §51.00, damages to decorations §30.90, ticket printing §BO.OO, §15.00 for ticket seller, and §15.00 for door men. Other minor items were §21.85 for flowers, §lO.OO for piano-rental, §5.00 for women's attendant, §3.50 for in vitations, while miscellaneous items and expenses incurred were estimated at §25.00. SKINNER WILL GIVE PROGRAM MAY 22 Impersonator To I’rcscnl Solo Drama as Final Coarse In Artists’ Scries Presenting a solo drama in six parts, Cornelia Otis Skinner, nation ally-known impersonator, will give “The Wives of Henry VIII” as the last program of the Artists’ Course series in Schwab auditorium next Tuesday night. Miss Skinner is an entire show in herself. She composes, defines, indi vidualizes and projects her six char acters in the show without outside help. In the featured part of her show she will impersonate each of the six wives of Henry VIII, portraying them in the order in which they were married to him. Will Portray 6 Queens In Hie first scene she will give a picture of Catharine of Aragon in a room in the palace in the year 1525. In the second she will personify Anne Boleyn as she appeared in the Tower of London in IGBG. The third will depict Jane Seymour at the gardens at Hamilton Court, the next year. In Lho fourth, the arrival •of Anne of Cleves at Rochester, three years later, will he shown. The scene selected to depict the fifth wife of Henry will show her during the Royal Progress in York, 1542. In Hie concluding scene, Miss Skinner will give-an impersonation of Katherine Parr us she appeared in Whitehall, five years later. Pre ceding the main show, she will pre sent several of her original churactcr sketches. Miss Skinner’s show has been en thusiastically received in practically! every city in which it has been pre sented. In commenting on her show the Philadelphia Public L edyer said, “Miss Skinner, alone and by her own skill, leads one to flights of fancy that many actors, aided by a stageful’ of their fellows, have failed to achieve.” The New York <S*m com ments that "Few-crowded stages are better worth watching'than that’on which she walks alone.” 45 Students Fined $256.50; Pay $127.75 Costs in Borough Court “I’m Following Wishes Of Voters,” Leitzell Points Out STUDENT DISCONTENT LEADS TO INTERVIEW By JOHN A. HRUTZMAN MS “When the voters of Slate College elected nVc as Burgess, 'they .signified that they wanted the town cleaned up, both morally and financially. Thai Is exactly what I have been trying to do since r entered office.” That, was the explanation tendered by Burgess WJlbur F. Leitzell when he was interviewed concerning the al leged over-activity of the borough* iff* (Ideals concerning the arrest of cer- Into, students. It war, the Idea of con ciliating the viewpoint of the students with that of Burgess Leitzell that the interview was given. | Council May Rcvorcc Decision “Students can parade all night if they want to," Lcltz<di continued. “.1 don’t care how much they walk; around so long as they harm no prop-] erty. However, ns soon ns I feel that J they arc misbehaving, the police will I intervenes. If t hey cannot handle the j s.Vualion, -I will call in the State po lice, and ns a last, resort, I shall askj for the National Guard,” ! If anyone who has been lined canj convince the borough council that the penalty should be rescinded, Leitzell j pointed out than the council has the authority to overrule his sentence. "I don’t care what they do. I shall con tinue to do my duly-when offenders art* brought before me,’’ he continued. Denies Erection of Isolated Signs “I have tried to help erring students ns 'much as possible,” the Burgess continued. “I have often changed the official nature of itheir offense In or der that the stillest penalties might not be exacted.” Mir. Leitzell denied that the borough crori’.V'd speed 'signs aV isolated points about the borough limits. They have been erected according to the motor code along Atherton street, he said. Speed Traps Set Up “At the n-ipicPt of citizens, I have asked the highway motor patrol to send four men here to set up speed traps,” Leitzell said. “There has been too much speeding, it will have to he CUt OU't.” Qt is the opinion of the Burgess that in the future lie will make no effort to shield students from publicity when they arc arrested. This move, ho be. lieves, should act as a deterrent to manj\ 5 STUDENTS LEAVE INFIRMARY Five students were admitted to the College infirmary last week, all of whom were discharged during the week. They are -Eugene M. Fry jr.,| graduate student, Hector J. Serrallesi '34, Frank P. Maxwell ’B6, Wallace j 11. Alexander ’B7, and Marlin M.l Hart 'B7, Harriet I. Carson '35, ad mitted to tile hospital several weeks ago, is at present Lho only patient there. *Freshmen Customs Rarely Do Good And Often Do Harm’--Bernreuter “Subjecting a freshman lo customs rarely does him any pood, and fre quently-does him considerable harm.” Dr. Robert G. Bernreuler, of the de partment of education and psychol ogy, said when questioned concern ; ing the psychological effect of cus toms upon first year students. Dr.' Bernreuler continued by say ing that the only freshmen who are affected uL all by customs are the timid ones, and the tendency is for them lo get an inferiority complex if they are “razzed” too much. The interview with Dr. Bernreuler fol lowed the appointment of a commit tee by Student Council lo draw up the freshmun customs for next year. “Customs react upon every fresh man differently; Generally, however, all freshmen can be placed into one of three classes: the timid students, the high school- ‘big-shot' students, and the average students. The timid freshmen usually suffer from cus toms, the ox-big-shots laugh them off and are not affected by them, and the average freshmen do not need the ‘razzing/ and what they do gel does n’t do them -any good,” he pointed out. lie believes that one of the chief reasons why customs arc placed upon freshmen is because they expect it. They usually come here with the mis taken idea that college is a rah-fah affair, and the upperclassmen simply appeal to the freshmen’s immaturity when they place regulations upon them, he added. Leitzell Returns Verdict of Guilty in Every Case Against Undergraduates—Fines Range From $1 to $25 Ily JAMES B. WATSON JR. '33 Forty-live students and four fraternities have contributed 5384.25 in fines and costs for traffic and borough ordinance violations since January J. Fines have amounted to 5256.50 while Burgess Wilbur F. Leitzell lias collected $127.75 in costs. Of the forty-nine student eases I ary .17, the first case on record, a vi every one. In traffic eases sixteen SENIORS DECIDE ON USE FOR SURPLUS Class Votes To Use Money as Partial Payment on Caps, Gowns, at Meeting 1 Tiie senior class voted to use any. ’treasury surplus left after the pay-; J nient of all debts to make a partial; I payment of Ihcir caps and gowns at: a meeting in the Chemistry amphithc-i i.atcr Thursday night. Senior honor i linen were chosen at the same meet-! | ing. ! Those chosen as honor men are: H. Carl Brandt ’B4, Spoon Man; Charles A. Myers ’34, Barrel Man; Thomas A. Slusscr jr. 'B4, Cane Man; and Maynard P. Wood ’B4, Pipe Ora tor. Maxwell- S. Moore was named permanent secretory. Memorial Committee Named John T. Ryan jr. ’3l, president of the class, named a committee to de cide on a class memorial. The mem bers of the committee arc Jacob K. Stark 'B4, chairman, Charles A. My ers ’34, John A. Rathmcll '34, and Bernard J. Duffy. Ryan will act asj an ex-officio member. i Commencement Week will begin this year with the graduation cxer cises- for two-year students on Thurs day, June 7 nnd culminate in the; Commencement dance to he held Monday night, June 11. With more than 750 students scheduled to re ceive diplomas, the graduation exer cises proper will take place Monday afternoon of Commencement Week. Ur. Lynn H. Hough, of Drew Sem inary, Madison, N. J., will deliver the Baccalaureate address on Sun day afternoon, June 10. Alumi Day and class reunions will be held in conjunction with Commencement Week. P. s. C. A. TO DISCUSS “.WHAT SHALL 1 DO THIS SUMMER?” Shall I Do This Summer?” will be Ihe topic -for discussion at an open meeting in ithe Hugh Beaver 'Room in Old Main at 4:10 o’clock to. | morrow afternoon. The leaders of the discussion will he Gayle V. Striekler ’34,. IT. Albert. Lehr ! matt ’34, and John A. Cartimell ’35, At the meeting a survey will be made 6t ihe plans for-the Eagles Mere sum mer conference, of which Manlio F. DeAngclis is chairman.. "Customs and tribunals are not nee-, cssary to make freshmen behave like human beings. Customs are not needed to keep the freshmen from walking on the grass. For example, the upperclassmen usually manage to keep off the grass pretty well with out regulations and they do not keep off the grass now because- Limy were prohibited to walk on it when they were freshmen,” Dr. Bcnirou ter said. He feels I hat customs are not nec essary even to deal with the rowdies. Freshmen of this type, who are lho worst offenders, can be more quickly and successfully reformed by indi vidual- criticism from their friends and upperclassmen than they can by being brought before a body such as Uic tribunal, lie says. In Dr. JJernreuler’s mind the one re deeming feature of the present cus-, toms is UmL. they provide that all: freshmen wear a few identical; clothes. He believes Unit one of the strongest forces possible in helping l to unite the 1,200 freshmen Into a single, homogeneous group, is by hav ing them all wear distinctive cloth ing. However, lie believes that instead of being forced lo wear the clothes,' it should be optional. They should; be shown that it-would really be a privilege if they could wear them.! And he is certain that if it was pre sented lo them in this manner, they! would be glad to wear the dinks, or' whatever clothes might be adopted j for the purpose. I PRICE FIVE CENTS heard by Burgess Leitzell since Jaiiu rcrdicL of- guilty has been returned in i students pled guilty, ami four not ■ •guilty. Eighteen were lined five dol lars plus two dollars and twenty-five cents costs, two were* fined ten dol lars and costs. With two exceptions, traffic cases were for alleged passing of traffic intersection stop signs. In trials Cor alleged offenses against borough ordinances, twenty live students ami four fraternities were fined amounts from one lo twen ty-live dollars and costs. All ordin ; mice cases were adjudged guilty: in j sixteen cases the accused pled guilty, iin eight cases studenls (tied not i guilty. J Four borough ordinance violation i cases have been tried since May 1. ! All- were on charges of disturbing the peace. Two of the students en tered picas of guilty, two entered pleas of not guilty. All were found guilty and lined. ' $7.85 Average Charge The most recent case was that of James B. Beatty ’35, accused of dis turbing the peace by singing in his room at 1:20 o’clock Friday night. Borough policeman Albert IS. Yougel entered the charge against Beatty, j while testimony was given by Prof. Russell D. Casselberry, of the zoology | department, who originally eoniplnin jed that the student’s singing irtler i fared with his slumber Friday night. I Beatty was fined five dollars and ■ three | dollars and twenty-five cents costs, j Asked whether he regretted report } ing the ease to the Borough authori ties, Professor Casselberry declared, “I’m not sorry.” Asked why he did n't report the ‘disturbance’ to the Dean of Men, Professor Casselberry said be didn’t think he’d get any ac tion that way. Seven dollars and eighty-five cents is the average amount, including costs, levied by Burgess Leitzell in student eases this year. The highcsl on record is twenty-live dollars fine and three dollars and seventy-five cents costs charged in a disorderly conduct civie March 11. Four fraternities, Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Phi Delta, Kappa Sig ma, and Phi Lambda Theta were fined one dollar and fifty cents and \ charged one dollar and fifty cents ! costs for failure to comply with the borough snow removal ordinanco ; March I and 5. Investigation of trial dockets at the local Borough Office was begun by the Oou.Kuian as a result of wide spread studcnU dissatisfaction with the manner in which student cases were being handled by Borough au thorities. TOWNSEND NAMED AS FORENSIC HEAD Dcrbatis ’35. Chosen Vice-President; Barton ’35 Elected Secretary James W. Townsend ’35 was elect ed president of Forensic. Council Fri day night. Angelo N. Berbatis ’35 was named vice-president and Eliza beth K. Barton ’35 was chosen as secretary. These throe officers and John A. Brutzman ’35 will serve as the sen ior members of the council for next year. Junior members will be Aaron N. Decker ’36, Bernadette Ilesgney ’36 and Ralph T. Irwin ’36. Marian W. Barbey ’37 and Roy Wilkinson, jr. were chosen as next year’s sophomore representatives. Prof. John Henry Frizzell serves as advisor to the group whose duty is lo take care of debate activities in tile College. At the same meeting a committee reported favorably on the proposal lo hold an international debate with the University of Hawaii sometime during next year’s season. ‘CAMPUS SISTER 1 TO REPLACE •BIG SISTER’ MOVEMENT HERE “Campus sister” is the name that will* replace the traditional “big sis ter” on our campus, according to Lucy J. Krdman, president of Wom en's Student Government Association. Miss Krdman is in charge of a committee whose purpose is to revise the point system of the women stu dents and make it more effective. She will be assisted by Elizabeth It. Ob* erlin ’37.
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