"i pmn w (Eollrgtan. I = Volume 30 Number 63 J. TV Ryan jr. Named Valedictorian for 1934 John E. Ryan Selected For Salutatorian Post Tuesday AWARDS MADE ON BASIS OF ACTIVITIES, STUDIES John T. rßyan jr. ’34. was chosen valedictorian and John E. Ryan '34 was named salutatorian of the sen ior' class Tuesday afternoon by the committee in charge of making the selections. Other members of the senior class who were considered by the commit tee are Ernest J. Kaulfuss, Daniel V. McCarthy, Charles A. Myers, and Karl- P. Weber jr. The committee of seniors in charge of the selections was, composed of Jacob R. Stark, chair man, Bernard J. Duffy, John. A. Itathmell, William- J. Suchors, and Prof. John H. Frizzell; head of the department of public speaking. Activities Considered The awards this year were made not solely on the basis of scholarship but also on the extra-curricular ac tivities participated in by the can didates. Members of the committee were asked to make their choice on the basis of contributipns -made to undergraduate life here. John T. Ryan jr. was president of his class, this yeai*, historian during his sophomore year, a member of Stu dent NBoard, president of Student Council-, manager of basketball for the past season, a- member of the board Of the_Old.Main and men's gov ernment representative on Student Union Board. Member of 7 Honoraries He was also a member of Blue Key, Parmi Nous, and Lion’s Paw, campus hat societies; and of the following honorary societies: Phi Eta Sigma and'Phi. Kappa £hi,_ scholastic; Tam ,v ßcTta‘“ Pl,’'"engiijeen ng 'Stjgma Gamma Epsilon, mining engineering. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity. John E. Ryan was business man ager of Froth, president of Associat ed College Comics last year, a mem ber of the College symphony, director of the Players' orchestra, and a mem ber of' the P. S. ,C. A. cabinet for two years. Will Speak on Class Day He is atso a member of the follow ing honorary societies: Phi Eta Sig ma and Phi Kappa Phi, scholastic; Tau Beta Pi, engineering; Kappa Gamma Psi, music; and Pi Delta Ep silon, journalism, lie is a member of Phi Kappa Psi social fraternity. Both Ryans will speak at the Class Day exercises to be held in Schwab auditorium on Monday morning, l June 31. JOHNSTOWN MINISTER WILL TALK IN CHAPEL Dr. Anderson To Discuss Relation of Science to God on Sunday "Docs Science Leave Room for God?” will be diseased-by Dr. WjUliam K. Anderson, pastor of the Franklin street -Methodist Episcopal church of Johnstown, In the regular chapel serv ices in Schwab auditorium at 11 o’clock Sunday morning. Dr. Anderson, a- graduate of Wcs lyan University, had also been award ed degrees by Columbia University and Union Theological* Seminary. Follow ing his ordination in 1915, he.served as pastor of Ohio State University un til 1938. Before coming to his present charge, he was pastor of churches in Pittsburgh and Butler. A (trustee of, the local Foun dation; Dr. Anderson is also a member of the committee on Worship and Music of the Methodist church, and ai so.-of ithe staff of the Ohio branch of the National Council for Defense. In 1918, he served with -the Army Y; M. C. A. at Camp Sherman. Ail R. 0. T. C. Students ■Excused 1 Hour Monday U. 0. T. C. students will be ex cused ‘from classes between 3 and 4 o’clock Monday afternoon in or der that they may participate in a two-hour retreat ceremony. During the ceremonies/ Wood row W! Meyers '36 will be award ed the President’s gold medal for first place in the manual-of-arms competition held last night. George F. Magdeburgcr ’36 will receive the silver medal, while Joseph R. Goldstein'’37 will get the bronze medal.' Named Valedictorian JOHN T. RYAN JR. '34 750 TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS JUNE 11 Dr. Hough of Drew Seminary To Give Baccalaureate Address June 11 More than 750 seniors will receive diplomas in the annual Commence ment exercises to be held in Recrea tion hall at 3:45 o'clock Monday aft ernoon,.June 11. Commencement Week will-begin on Thursday, June 7, with the gradua tion exercises for two-year students scheduled to be held in the Little Theatre, Old Main. Spring House party will begin the following day and continue throughout the week end. " On Friday night the Players will present/'The Tavern.” * ' ‘ ■ Juno ,9 Named Aliimni Day Saturday,“june O/lias been seraside as Spring Alumni Day with class re unions for 'all classes whose numerals end in "4” or “9.” Features for the day include a varsity baseball game and golf match with the University of Pennsylvania, and the re-produc tion of the Thespian show, “My Stars.” Dr. Lynn H. Hough, Drew Semin ary, Madison, N. J., will deliver the' Baccalaureate address to the graduat ing class on the following morning, Sunday, June 10. The College Blue Band will present a concert on Front Campus in the afternoon. • Class To Present Memorial The • tentative program for Com mencement Day includes the .Class Day exercises at 9 o’clock on Mon day morning, June 11. John T. Ry-| an jr. ’34 and John E. Ryan ’34, val edictorian and salutatorian »>f the graduating class, will speak. The class' memorial will be presented to the College with an acceptance speech by a trustee. Individual school re ceptions will follow the Class Day program. _ The Commencement procession ’will begin at 3:15 o’clock in - the’after noon with the graduation- exercises proper starting at 3:45. In the eve ning there will be a concert by the Glee club,' followed by the annual Commencement Reception and Dance in Recreation hall. 31 WILL ADDRESS CAREER CONCLAVE Prominent Americans To Lead Topic Of Vocational Opportunities At Newark in June Thirty-one men and women, prom-; inent In American affairs and world known for' their achievements, will 1 discuss career opportunities in their respective fields and qualifications necessary .for success at the first "Choosing a Career” conference for college men and women at Newark, N. J., June 26, 27, and 28. Follow ing each talk, students will- be given the opportunity of personal confer ence with the speaker. Gov, A. Harry Moore of New Jer sey will open the conference. Presi dents and other officials will outline the career possibilities in advertising, automotive industry, aviation, build ing, communications, entertainment field, exploration, finance, food indus try, and government. Addresses will also be given in the fields of insurance, journalism, pub-: lie relations, publishing, shipping, steel, railroading, and retailing. On the last day o‘f, the conference, na tionally known women will outline careers in art, beauty culture, com mercial photography/ fashion design, and industrial relations. STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1934 Harvey ’35 Wins A. A. Secretarial Position . George W. Harvey ’35 was elect ed secretary of -the Athletic As sociation when he polled 186 votes' to 136 for Peter Lcktrich '35 in the second election held yesterday afternoon. A second balloting was neces sary because none of the four can didates received a majority in Monday’s election. The two can didates dropped from the race aft er the first vote were Louis Kreiz man ’35 and Donald 11. Masters '35. SCHOOLS TO MEET IN PLAY DAY HERE Bucknell, Lock Haven, Dickinson, . Susquehanna Will Attend Annual Meetings Women representatives from Buck ncll University 1 , Susquehanna Univer sity, Lock Haven State Teacher's Col lege, and Dickinson College will take part in the annual Play Day here Saturday afternoon. The affair is held at a different college every year. The representatives from each col lege, together with those from here, will be divided into two teams, the Blue and the White. Representatives from the College will be Victoria R. Magda '34, Fern A. Shoemaker '34, Dorothy L. Anderson '35, Mildred J. Bogle '35, Elsie M. Douthctt ’35, and M. Elizabeth Diffcnderfer ’35. Oth ers are M. Elizabeth Springer ’36, Katherine L. Wagner ’36, Selena A. Wunderlich '36, Emma J. Foster '37, Josephine Platt ’37, und Florence Tay i lor ’37. Program To Open at 2 O'clock The program will open on Holmes field at 2 o’clock when the teams will compete in hockey, baseball, archery, volley-ball, and tennis. A swimming meet is being arranged, to follow the other athletic events, which will- in clude various relays such as old ejothes, i ,balloori,,bug >: cand!e J , r and ! -.cgg. races/'”' ‘ ~T- Following the swim/the two teams will ride-to the W. A. A. cabin on hay wagons, where they will eat sup per and stay for the night. While at the cabin-they-will discuss women’s athletic; problems, take- a moonlight hike,* and have a midnight lunch. The group .will; return .after breakfast, Sunday. , f * ‘ . • M. Elizabeth Diffcnderfer ’35. will have charge of hostesses for the oc casion. Two girls have been appoint ed as hostesses for each representa tive college. Those chosen are Helen F. Tananis ’34, Marian L. Foreman ’35, Frances V. Lnubach ’35, Sara B. Bitting '36, Ruth Lonbcrgcr ’36, Jane A. Roopc '36, Jean .'B. Northrup 37, and Goncvra C. Ziegler ’37. LA VIE CANDIDATES FOR ART, EDITORIAL STAFFS TO MEET Sophomore candidates for the edi-: torial and art staffs of the 1935 La j Fie will hold their first meeting in the I publication office, 315 Old Main, at| 7:30 o’clock Tuesday night. At that! time general work on the publication! will be outlined, members of the new ly elected senior board will be intro duced, and sophomores will be told] how the work of the staff is orga-| nized. i William Y. E. Rambo ’35, editor of the publication, has announced that work in . preparation of next year’s La Vic will begin with the completion of spring sports this year, and that election of art and cditoriul candi dates to the junior board will take place early in the fall. FATHER OF VALEDICTORIAN STILL HAS ‘JUMP’ ON SON Although John T. Ryan jr. ’34 has achieved most of the honors attain able on this campus, his father, John T. Ryan sr. ’OB still regards him as somewhat of an upstart. Mr. Ryan has quite an enviable record and in order to show young Jack that he is not going to be sur passed without some struggle, he recently began work for a profession al, Engineer of Mines degree, and has just completed it. He will- be award ed the degree at the graduation ex ercises of the -College on June 11. Consequently, on the same day that Jack junior gives his valedictory speech and receives his bachelor’s de gree, the President of the College will award Mr. Ryan one of the high est degrees granted by the School- of Mineral Industries. Although it has no exact equivalent, it is a technical degree which corresponds closely to the Ph.D. The requirement for earning this LION SOCCER-TEAM TO TOUR SCOTLAND DURING AUG , SEPT. Coach Jeffrey Completes Plans To Take Varsity Players On 6-Weeics Trip EACH MAN TO'SPAY OWN EXPENSES ON JOURNEY I -Penn State socccrlplaycrs and man ’ agers wilt tour Scotland in a series of games this' suxnacr, the' arrange ments being completed when Coach William D. Jeffrey Received a cable gram from a representative In Edin burgh last night.'.Tht coach will ac company the'team/members who will mako the trip atrth'eir own expense Official approval by the administra tion of the College .-.who will then ap ply to the Intercollegiate Soccer asso ciation for permission' for the team to make the trip, is. expected by Coach Jeffrey -sometiirie.ncxt week. Sanction by these two bodics-is only a matter of routine, and no dpiay of the- plans is expected. '3 ‘ ■ 13 Give Assurance of Going At present 'thirteen players have given definite assurance that they will go, while several more will sign up before June 1; .Coach Jeffrey also plans to invite several more freshmen. The selected list as Jt now stands in cludes A. Homer Mfanwaring ’34 and L. Benjamin Palmer.l36 as goals; How ard A.. Hansen ’34, .Captain-elect John E. Fletcher '35, "Winfred D. Vosbury ’35, Edwin G. Long;'36, William F. Sutliff ’36; and' Frank A. Ostcrlund ’37, halfbacks. ’ ' Others arc Robert' O. Graham jr. ’35, John E. Binns/36, John A. Strat ton jr. ’37, fullbacks;- and Edward C. Finzel ’34, F. Marple- Aam.bler '35, Donald H. Masters ,’35, Joseph Wj. Bie licki ’36, George L/'Corbctt ’36, Rob ert W.' Dallas ’37, 'Wlinam McEwan ’37, Conwell Welsh’.’37, forwards. Wil liam H.'Nicholson, '35, manager/and Edward J. Bchney .’36, Carl L. Miller ’36, and Evan Pollit£.'36, first assist ant managers, will'also aqcompany. the James 'Edgar,. honorable secretary of 'the-Leith Amateur Football club, is making all arrangements forthe team during-their stay in Scotland. He is also making up the schedule, which will include six opponents.- The con tests will take place in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, and Aberdeen. The squad will leave from New York about August 11; returning about Septem ber 19 or 20. Wpicn questioned concerning the team’s chances while over there, Coach Jeffrey said; "In Scotland it is their game. If we make the contests close, I’ll be more than satisfied. They have especially good amateur social teams in* Edinburgh.” Has Received Other Invitations This is tho third invilatlon tiiat Nittany Lion soccer teams have re ceived to send representatives to in ternational contests. Early last Sep tember Coach Jeffrey was asked by the Italian government to send a Penn State team to represent the United .States at the International Confeder ation of University Students' games .at Turin, Italy. STUDENTS HEAD COMMITTEE TO-DEVISE DELEGATE PLANS Manlio F. DcAngclis '35 and Emma B. Rubinkam '*3G havo been named co-chairmen of a committee to make plans for representatives from Penn State to attend the Intercollegiate Christian Association Conference to be held at Eagles Mere June 15-23. The theme to be discused at this! conference is "The Responsibility of the Christian Student in the Now degree is to write a satisfactory the sis after having spent at least three years of unusually responsible work in the field. Mr. Ryan'chose as the topic for his thesis, "The Develop ment of Methane Detectors and Re corders for Coal Mine Use,” and it has just been approved by Prof; Wil liam R. Chedsey, of .the department of mines. Mr. Ryan is now serving as vice president and general'manager of a mining safety appliance company in Pittsburgh. He is familiar with the topic of his thesis since his company has produced the only trustworthy gas detector yet developed, and he is mainly responsible for .it, according to Professor Chedsey.' Before developing this detector, Mr. Ryan examined over 300 other pat ents which have been made on me thane recorders in four countries. Of all of the 300, not one of them had proven successful when it came to practical application. , College Will Entertain 1,000 First ‘Penn State Day’ Guests Saturday Heads Arrangements H. CARL BRANDT ’34 PLAYERS SELECT HOUSEPARTY SHOW Brighlman ’3B, Ross ’36 To Play Leading Roles in George Cohan’s ‘The Tavern’ “The Tavern,” by George JVI. Co* han, will be presented by the Penn State Players in Schwab auditorium on June 8 as one of the first fea tures of the Commencement week pro gram. Prank S. Ncusbaum, of the department of English composition, will direct the production. C. K. Lucas Brightman ’BO will play the leading role with Betsy F. Ross '3O supporting him. Others of the cast who have been named to date are Alex E. Segal- '37, Ruth A. Goodman '37, and' Leonard Rcibstein 137. The. play is a burlesque of melo drama and was first produced in'Ncw York In 1920. The action takes place in.a lonely roadside tavern. A mys terious vagabond,' whose presence re mains unexplained until the end of the show, dominates the activities of the inn. • Few. critics gave the production much acclaim when it was first staged but audiences received it well and the play soon became one of thu best box office, successes. Robert Benehlcy, dramatic critic, called the author “the greatest man in America.” The play was revised about 'three years ago and toured the country. It then returned to New York for an other run. Recently the production was released for amateur presenta tion. The Players arc one of the first dramatic groups to present the play under the amateur rights. LAUNDRY OWNERS TO CONVENE HERE Hetzct Will Greet Delegates at Dinner Tomorrow Night; DcFrccst To Give Address ■Laundrymon from all parts of the Stato will meet here for their annual convention today and tomorrow. All of the regular sesions will be held in tho Little Theatre, Old Main. •President Ralph D/ Hc-tzel will wel come the delegates at a banquet to be given at 7 o’clock tomorrow* night in the N'ititany Lion Inn. Colonel G. Dc- Frcest, deputy administrator of the servico trades section of the NRA, will bo the chief speaker at the banquet, which will be followed by dancing. Dr. Pauline B. Mack, of the depart ment of textile chemistry, will lend a discusion group on “A Study of Repre sentative Home Laundry Methods .in Soil Removal and Breaking Strength.” Sho will also lead a discussion follow inug a talk by .1. Fred Ostcrling, of the department of textile chemistry, at the last session. Speakers at the meetings today were H. C. Buckclcw, executive . secretary of the New Jersey Luundryowners' as sociation; Miss Bessie M. Yoder, as sociate research fellow here; H. E. Coneby, vice chairman of the code authority committee; and Lloyd A. Peck, general manager of the Pennsyl vania Luundryowners’ association. ENGINEERS TO GO TO CHICAGO Harry B. Northrup, director or mineral industries extension, and Prof. J. Orvis Keller, of the engineer* ing extension department are repre senting the College at the annual con vention of the National University Extension Association in Chicago, this week. 1 Will Provide High School Seniors With Chance To Make Observation of Advanced Institution in Operation ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOI{ EACH HOUR OF DAY More than 1,000 students, 316 of which arc participating in the Penn, sylvania State Jntcrscholaastics, from all suctions of the State arc expected to visit the College this week-end to attend the first “Penn State j>ay" on Sat urday, which has been arranged in an effort to provide ithc high school sen iors of the State with an opportunity to sec a large educational institution in full operation and to aid them in matters of vocational guidance. . ■Plans for the cnWtainm'cnt have been drawn up under the sponsor ship of four student organizations—Student Union, Interfraternity Council, .panhcllcnic Council and 'Women’s Student Government association—and the committee on arrangements is headed by I-I. Carl Brandt ’34. The day’s piogram Is jammed full of activities for every hour, beginning with the registration of the visitors atithc Student Union desk in Old Mhin between 10 and 12 o’clock. During this period tours of Ihe campus will bo conducted. COLLEGES PROTEST ‘THROAT CUTTING’ 64 Presidents of Institutions Denounce Methods Used To Gel Students Barter with parents or students in the matter of tuition fees by Pennsyl vania colleges to obtain a larger quota of students was vigorously denounced by fifty men and fifteen women mem bers of the Association of the College Presidents of Pennsylvania in a ses sion at the 'Nittany Lion Inn Tues day. The Association includes every in stitution recognized by tho State Coun cil of Education as eligible for certi fication. At a -business meeting yester day morning, matters of federal legis lation affecting colleges, the most ef ficient types of alumni organizations, and the status of the public high schools because of the depression were discussed. To Study Junior College The association voted to refer the junior college problem to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction with tho request that he make a thor ough study of tho problem for the pur •posc-of -determining tho motAconstruc tive policy and legislation that 'may be necessary. Dr. Charles E. Bcury, president of Temple University,- who succeeded President Ralph D. Hetzel as head of tho organization in January, presided at most of the sessions. The secretary of the Association is Dr. Charles L. Omwakc, president of Ursinus College. The committeo reporting on.the jun ior college problem included President Homer P. Rainey of Buckncll, Presi dent Charles C. Ellis, of Juniata Col lege, and President Hetzel. COACHES TO MEET HERE SATURDAY Bccdok Will Form Organization of State Athlotic Coaches At First Meeting As Ihe first step toward forming the organization of Pennsylvania ath letic coaches, which was first suggest ed by Director Hugo Bczdek, of the School- of Physical Education and Athletics, a preliminary meeting of the loading coaches will be held here this Saturday. Director Bezdek is sponsoring the meeting, marking the first* Lime that the organization of such a group has ever been attempted in the United States. At this meeting plans will jbe formulated for the first regular conference which will be held here sometime next year. Saturday’s meeting will open with an organization meeting in the Old Main Sandwich shop at 12:15 o’- clock, following the luncheon. At this meeting nominations for temporary officers and the appointment of com-j mittees will he accomplished. Director Moorhead, of the State 1 Department of Health and Physical Education, will assist in the organiza- 1 tion at a morning meeting in Director Bezdek’s office. NOTICE TO BLUE BAND Members of Ihc College Blue Band will meet at Recreation hall at 7 o’clock Saturday night instead of at 7:30 o’clock, as it had been announced previously. Who’s Dancing TOMORROW NIGHT Sigma Phi Alpha (Invitation) Old: Heist's Collegiate Uund Frear Hull at Varsity Hull (Invitation) Penn Statesmen Scabbard and Blade At Alpha Kappa Pi (Invitation) Video Morris PRICE FIVE CENTS Luncheon at Fraternities Displays will be held in the various departments of the six schools, the deans and professors will interview the students about courses und curricula, ami the preliminaries of the Interscho. lastic track meet will also be held at this time. From noon until 1 o’clock the vis itors will be the guests of the various fraternities to which they have been assigned for lunchoon. The women will cat at the dining commons in UcAllistcr hall. The finals of the Hn lerscholastics will be run off in tho afternoon.. At 1:10 o’clock the varsity track team will engage Syracuse University, while the freshman track team will meet Cornell University freshmen. There will be a varsity baseball game with Gettysburg College at 2:30 o’clock. The Lion lacrosse ten will clash with Cornell University at 4 o’clock, while at 4:30 o’clock the year ling diamond team will meet Cook Academy. ''Women To Hold Play Day Between 2 and 3:30 o’clock tho Ityomen’s Athletic association will con duct the annual "Piny Day" in con junction with six other Pennsylvania colleges. Fromi 4 ito 5:30 o’clock there will be swimming at the Olennland Pool, which has been reserved for the occasion. Between 5:30 and 7 o'clock, dinner will be held at ihe fraternities and dining commons. Promptly «t 7:15 o’clock President Ralph D. Hcizcl will give a short welcoming address to tne guests in Recreation hall. This will be followed by an "athletic circus,” opening with four boxing bouts. Russ Criswell will meet Larry Madison, Lou Ritzio will clash with cither Foster or Sheldon Jones, Mile* Zclcznock will light Frankie MeAndrews, and Izzy stickler will give an exhibition with Mutt Kessler. Will Hold Wrestling Bouts A 7:45 o’clock the Glee Club will present several numbers. Next, "Red" Johnston will wrestle Ray Yoder, and Lou Kreizman will meet "King” Cole. At 8:35 o’clock there will be an exhi bition socccr-volteyball game, followed by a sixteen-minute basketball game. At 0:15 o’clock the Blue Kami will give a concert. After the "circus” the various fra ternities will hold open house. Fifty three fraternities have signified that they will be able to accomodate an average of ten men overnight, while the women will sleep in the women’s fraternity houses and in the women’s dormitories. Dr. \V|illiam K, Anderson, pastor, I 1 runklin street Methodist Episcopal (Continued on page two ) Saturday’s Program 10-12—Registration in Old Main Campus tours Interviews with deans and lieuds of departments Departmental exhibits Preliminaries of Interscholastics 12-I—Luncheon-at fraternities and dining commons I:ol)—Finals of Interscholastics I:lo—Varsity track with Syracuse Freshman track with Cornell 2:OO—W. A. A. "Play Day" 2:3o—Varsity baseball with Get tysburg <l:oo—Varsity lacrosse with Cor nell "Play Day” swimming at pool 4:3o—Freshman baseball with Cook Academy s:3o—Dinner at fraternities and dining commons 7:15—-Athletic circus in Recreation hail o:3o—Open house at fraternities Visitors must register in Old Main in the morning in order to receive free admission tickets to the athletic contests.
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