, oSemi^Vl/eekly " I fJrttn otatr (EnUrgiatt. 1~~ Volume 31 Number 7 Thorp Will Speak At Fourth Annual Retail Conference To Discuss Square Deal For Consumers at Nittany Lion Student. Body Invited To Attend Discussions Dr, Willard Thorp, of Washington, D. C., often referred to as the repre sentative of Mr. .Average Citizen in the Federal councils, will speak on the "Square-Deal for the Consumer" at the Retail Merchants Fourth An nual Conference being held at the Nittany Lion Inn. today. Dr. Thorp, who will- speak, at the formal dinner tonight, was recently appointed by President Roosevelt as executive di rector of the Consumers Division of the National Emergency Council. The student body is invited to attend the meetings. - •• A display of governmental publi*' cations dealing with retail problems and of the latest books issued in this field has been arranged. Federal au thorities.who will be here include Dr. Wilford White, chief of the market ing research and service division;- Dr. H. Gordon Hayes, chief of the division of economic research in the Bureau of'Commerce; and Harry C. Cdrr,' N.R.A; code administrator for retail trades. In addition to these men, Paul Ny strom and'Dr. Reaves Cox, of New York; Channing.E. Sweitzer, manag ing director✓ of. the National Retail Dry Goods association; and Ralph D. 'Withington, of the credit division of the Philadelphia National Bank, will address the • conference. John E. Means of. Lancaster will outline the purposes/arid .objectives of the’Penn Among, the: problems considered by thfe College Advisory 'board at their meeting last.night were.those of or ganized research in retail problems arid those of organizing and conduct ing a short course for the managers ■of’ small stores as well as the per sonnel managers of larger stores. Methods of training sales people were also a subject.of discussion. The' advisory board' is composed of H-irry} 1 D. ; Adamy,' Wilkes; Barre; Charles : H:; Bear jr., .York;' Albert Cdons,- Lebanon; and fGeorge Gable, Altoona. Others-include* S. H. Heck man,. Johnstown; John Leh jr., Al lentown; John E. Means, Lancaster; an'd Charles Schlow, State College. 2 Speak at Meeting Of Metallurgy Group Dean Edward Stcidle, of the School of- Mineral Industries; spoke before the. Philadelphia. chapter of the American Society for Metallurgists •in? Mitten Hall last Friday night. His subject was Metallurgical Education. Following Dean Stcidle, Prof. Har ry B. Northrup, of tbe department of metallurgy, discussed metallurgical extension work as carried on at the College; Librarians’ Curious Col Reveals Absent-mi We are a strange,' rather careless and extremely absent-minded school as seen /from behind the librarian's desk. In the books we borrow from the Carnegie library, we use as book markers • everything from razor blades, neckties and nails to jewelry, hair-ribbons and badges and then we. forget to remove the marker be fore returning the Book. These improvised bookmarkers change with the season and with the times. No money has been found during the, past few years in -books returned. If articles found in books are valu able the borrower is notified by one of the -'librarians. If not valuable but,of possible interest to the owner, it is held in a drawer for thirty days. If v not called for, then it is given to the librarian who found it, or it is thrown away. Unpaid bills are frequently used. Also old letters and picture post cards of all descriptions. Several of the having-a-fine-time, wish-you were-here-in-Niagara Falls type were •recently ' found.*; At holiday times there are innumerable greeting cards. One ' particularly - sweet Valentine's Day verse ran— / made a little Valentine, All-lovely lace and colors fine, 1 thought of you to send it to. Sweetheart, unit you be mine? ;One. thing that has always puzzled the librarians is the large number of ‘More Students Turning To L. A. Work’-Stoddart Comments on Trend Trustees Appoint Department Head Federal Housing Official Named' In Charge of Architecture For 1-Year Period Joseph M. Judge, lately engaged in surveying the social, economic, and health- problems involved, in New York City housing projects. for the Federal Land Utilization Committee, has been appointed acting head •of the department of architecture for one year, with the rank of associate professor...of architecture, .by; the Boar'd'of Trustees' of the College.. .Thelappoiptm ant .was aimounced.iby. President ''Ralph' ‘ D;“Hetzei) follow ing a meeting of the executive com mittee 1 of the board" last night. Pro fessor Judge was recommended for the post by Dean Ralph L.' Sackett,' of the School of Engineering. "His training is particularly adapt ed to enable him to continue' and ad vance the close relationship between architectural design and engineering construction upon which the course at Penn State is based," Dean Sackett said. Prior to. his recent connection ;with the Federal Land Utilization commit tee, he has had an active part in the design and supervision of a number of important buildings, including Co lumbia Medical- Center, the Los An geles General Hospital, the Brook lyn Telephone building, and Radio City. Professor Judge was graduated from Penn State in 1922. He was a student of architectural engineering under Prof. Clinton L. Harris, for mer head of the department, whom he now succeeds. Professor Harris was obliged to relinquish administra tive duties this spring due to ill health, but will continue to teach and direct the division of architectural engineering. Ilection of Bookmarks indedness of Borrowers readers who must pull theif hair while reading. Bunches of hair in books are almost as common as oards and letters. . One bookmark , viewed was a bunch of auburn curls, around which was wrapped a faded blue rib bon. Burnt matches and cigarettes arc also bookmarkers. In the. summer time there is a preponderance of pressed flowers. These arc seldom saved, unless they appeal to one of the librarians. In the fall-, nut shells and apple peelings begin to come in. Other edible bookmarkers are pieces of bread and crike. ■ Anything that a reader lays his hands on while absorbed in his read ing is likely to become a marker— powder puffs, combs, hairipins, bobbie pins,, nail files, tickets and ticket stubs, circulars, pawn tickets,- tooth picks, pins, stamps, milk bottle tops, playing cards, feathers, rags, rubber bands, pencils) . pens or pieces of string. -One especially absorbed reader used a slip of paper for a bookmarker, on the reverse side of which was scrib bled the following: "Every- great love involves the cruel thought of killing the’object of love, .so that it’ may be removed, once and for all, frdm the mischie vous play of change; ,for love is more afraid of change than of de struction.” Greater Opportunities Seen as Cause of Recent Trend • "Students are turning to Liberal Arts," declared Dean Charles W. Stoddart, of the School of Liberal Arts, in an interview yesterday. "There has been a definite swing in this direction in the past couple of years, because' this field presents a greater opportunity at the present time." ; -Dr.* Stoddart explained that stu dent enrollments vacillate from one. kind .of" work to another, probably because of changing emphasis on cer tain phases of work and momentary popularity, of these phases. ' • "This popularity means more jobs, and a great number of students fol low the trend of the moment for jobs. Mob' psychology might possibly be credited as another factor for the change. Several years ago a large number, of students enrolled in agri cultural .studies; then-they turned to engineering; and now it’s Liberal Arts," he said. The Dean, whose school now boasts the largest enrollment of any on the campus, pointed out that during the depression of all kinds were | scarce. Men who were technically trained, he said, and were forced out •of jobs, were practically “lost." They found it ten-times more difficult to secure new positions than those who had had a general and liberal college training because "they possessed a broader education.” » ; "Then, too,” Dr. Stoddart contin ued,. "the depression and gradual re covery therefrom has caused people to do more thinking along economic al and governmental lines. The need for social • studies has risen and be come;, almost paramount in import ance. . , Students want to know more about, these ■ subjects which are in fluencing,' . government;, and business • • All these factors probably account swing in the direction of lib eral arts; he averred. Dean Stoddart believes they also may partly account for the fact that the three upper classes of his . school .have larger en rollments, than last year, particular ly in the sophomore class. In some measure this is due to the addition of transfer * students from other schools, however. The Dean-of the School of Liberal Arts explained why so many,students prefer 1 the liberal arts curricula to many others when he said, "Very lit tle of the training in the Liberal Arts (Continued on page two) 3 To Attend Debate Association Meeting Representatives of Pennsylvania colleges .will hold their annual fall meeting in Harrisburg Saturday to lay the groundwork for an active de bating season, Prof. John Henry Friz zell, Head of the division of speech, announced today. They will meet’as delegates to the Debating association of Pennsylvania colleges, in which thjrty. colleges hold membership.' Prof. iWilliam Crittenden, of Tem ple University, is president of the as sociation, Prof. Russel W. Gilbert, of Susquehanna University, is vice-pres ident,. and Prof. Frizzell is executive secretary. Selection of subjects for intercol legiate debate and election of officers for the year will be the major items of business. The topics proposed for debate are not compulsory for mem bers of the association, Professor Frizzell said, but are generally used. . Penn State will be represented at the meeting by, three members of the department of English who arc inter ested in debate: Prof. Joseph F. O’- Brien, coach of the men’s debating team,, Clayton F. Schug, in charge of women's debating activities, and Professor Frizzell. Banner To Speak at Meeting Wednesday Prof. Franklin C. Banner, head of the journalism department, will speak on current conditions in Mexico and Central America at the first meeting of the: International Relations Club, to be held in Room 318, Old Main, Wednesday night -at 7.:30. All stu dents interested in international prob lems are invited to attend the meet ing. . .The local drganization is a mem ber of the Middle Atlantic Division of. International Relations -Clubs which includes colleges in six states. The Penn State chapter will be host to these,.other clubs at the annual convention 1 to be held here Novem ber. 23 and 24. STATE COLLEGE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1934 Subscribers May Get Missing \Back Issues The Collegian Regrets that diffi culties with circulation have result ed in a number of Subscribers miss ing one or more isfeues. The diffi culty has now been!'cleared up. • Subscribers may.obtain any miss ing copies by presenting their sub scription receipts.?*t the Student Union desk in 01d}Main. Thompson Selects ’3BBandMembers 69 Freshmen .Chosen After Try-outs; \ , .To'Sophomores Sixty-nine were';appointed to com pose the • FreshmaiiJ-.band by Major Wilfred 0. Thompson* College band master, at try-outs,jheld last week. Seven sophomores .were added to the Sophomore band bringing the total in this organizatiorsto eighty mem bers. Weekly for the Fresh man band will be held throughout the year at 4 o'clock ‘Monday afternoons and 7 o’clock Thursday nights in, Room 405, Old Mqiin. Sophomores will rehearse at:this time in Room 401,' Old Main. • The bands will- drill outside on Monday afternoons as long as- weather permits^. Those appointed. tb the Sophomore band are: Bernard Herman Skol nik, trumpets; WflHam L. Highhouse and Blaine V. Remmerer, Eb alto saxophones; Lewis, Bb clar inet; Lamer F. Hayiai; Eb bass; and George C. Patton, : BBb bass) The freshman band includes Clarinets: Joseplh F. Antonuccio, George J. Baron, Charles W. Bush, Charles C. Conklin, S. Det weier, Carl W. Diehl,fJ. Edward Gold, Albert C. Groschke;Vjohn H. Hetrick, Bernard Foy, Rich ard W. Logue-, George (Continued on page two ) Journalism Alley Dances Saturday Mr. Scoop Offers To Supply All Those Unpossessed of Dates For Gala Occasion Hatred, animosity, pugnacity, bel ligerence, ill-will, unfriendliness, throat-cutting— all will be ‘tempor arily set aside Saturday night when Collegian and Froth join arms in an event which promises, to be the gay est, most going-to-be-talked-about af fair of the season—one that will stir all good men’s souls and arouse the pittering hearts of fair co-eds. This is the first annual joint dance of the two publications’ subscribers. Lynn Christy and his Penn States men will start their cool, refreshing, scintillating music at 9 o’clock in Recreation hall, when at least 1,000 couples are expected to begin danc ing. Jack A. Martin ’35) business man ager of the Collegian, and chairman of the dance, has encountered many difficulties in his preparations, he re ports. "Stooges" have brought to his ears the tidings that there are many fair freshman damsels who have in their possession tickets for the dance, but; alas, they know no members of the masculine species. And to op pose this, there are many members of the male species (likely suitors among them) who want to attend the dance, but possess no hoarded admis sion slips. To alleviate this situation, Martin has secured a man who promises to fix up all possessed and unpossessed with dates for the affair. The pro cedure is simple: Merely telephone the royal suite of La Gollcgicnnc, Room 313, Old Main, 1 any time after 7 o’clock tomorrow night, and ask for “SCOOP." Mr. SCOOP will take your name, address, height, and various personal details. Preferences will be filled to the best, of Mr. SCOOP’S expert abil ity, which is nationally known, since he has arranged for square dances in Lemont, and Houscparty dates in Centre Hall. Last minute tickets may be secur ed at the Student Union desk, Old Main, by the simple procedure of subscribing to either of these publi cations, ai which time the ticket will be free. Dean Attends Meeting • Dean Robert L. Sackett) of the School- of Engineering, attended a 1 meeting of the council of the Na tional Collegiate Athletic. Association in New York City last week. Dean Sackett is' vice-president of the coun cil. M.I.T. President Will Give Series Of Public Talks Kompton Will Speak Friday, Saturday on- Use of Science Sigma Pi Sigma, Sigma Xi Sponsor Meetings Dr. Karl Taylor Kompton, renown ed scientist and president of the Mas sachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver -a series of open lectures Friday and Saturday as a part of the annual Pennsylvania meeting of the affiliated chapters of the Student Science Clubs of America, planned for Saturday -afternoon. Dr. Kompton will speak on “Of What Use is Science?” in Schwab auditorium at 8 o'clock Friday night in the opening address. This talk will be sponsored jointly by Sigma Xi, na tional scientific honorary, and Sigma Pi Sigma, national physics honorary. This will not be a technical- address, it was pointed out by the committee in charge, but rather a popular talk on some of the practical phases of science. Speaking on "High Voltage,” and what is to be attained through it, the educator will address the assembled members of the science clubs in Schwab auditorium at 1:15 o’clock Saturday afternoon, immediately fol lowing a luncheon in the Sandwich Shop, Old Main, for the visiting stu dents. The Saturday lecture will touch particularly on the new generator constructed by M. I. T., capable of developing a ftotential of 10,000,000 volts, and now being used in the-fur ther study of splitting the atom. The release of atomic energy has been a goal of scientists for a number of years. The local chapter of the Student Science Clubs,.of which Dr. Pauline Beery' -Mack,*associate', -professor -'-of' chemistry and editor of the Science Leaylet, is 1 the national advisor, is headed by Kermit Gordon ’37, Harry Cromwell jr. ’37 is the vice-president and. Mary L. Frear ’37, secretary treasurer. The liberal- arts and edu cation freshmen of the College form the local chapter, the largest in the state. Thespian Rehearsals For Fall Show Start Preliminary plans for the fall Thespian show to be produced un der the direction of J. Ewing “Sock" Kennedy ’2G were announced today. As yet no definite date has been an nounced for the show but rehearsals will start immediately. All candidates for the cast, chorus, and technical staffs are asked to "drop in" at the Thespian clubrooms in the basement of Schwab audito rium betwoon 7:15 and 9 o’clock where they will meet members of the Thespian club. • Both men and women are wanted for the cast and chorus, the Thes pians having abandoned their "no women rule" four years ago. Can didates for the technical staff will have their choice of working on cos tumes, as scenic artists, advertising men, electricians, carpenters, or prop erty men. Women arc eligible for the positions of costume managers. The show will be a full length rev ue, and if it is a success, will probably go on the road some time during the year. Last year , the Thespians pro duced “My Stars” in Philipsburg with much success, going on the road for the first time in more than six years. Infirmary Elevator Nearing Completion . An. Otis Automatic elevator, be queathed by the class of 1934, is now being installed in the College infir mary. The elevator will operate from the basement to the top floor of the building. Construction Has now been going on for two weeks, and it is hoped that it will be completed in another week. Its main purpose will be to carry those patients, too ill to walk, from one floor to another. Previous ly these patients were carried up and down the three flights of stairs by the doctors, nurses, and -anyone else available to help. Engineers Will Convene Members of the coal division of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers will hold their’ fall meeting here October 19 and 20 as the guests of the School of Mineral Industries. The depart: ment of mining engineering is coop erating with the coai division in the preparation of the program. Alpha Zeta Announced Scholarship Champion Leading Fraternities 1. Alpha Zeta 1.84 2. Triangle 1.77 3. Omega Psi Phi 1.73 4. Beaver House 1.71 5. Delta Theta Sigma 1.69' WOMEN’S 1. Alpha Omicron Pi 2.04 2. Kappa Kappa Gamma 1.95 3. L’Amitic 1.88 Comfort Discusses Lignan University Speaker Says Chinese Realize U. S. Their Best Friend; Good-Will Exists . "The purpose of Lingnan Univer- sity is to inculcate into the youth of China the highest standards of Christian but non>denominational edu cation," declared Dr. William W. Comfort, president of Haverford Col lege, speaking Sunday morning in Schwab auditorium in observance of Per.n State in China Day.. China today faces four important problems, the speaker pointed out: creation of a representative and de— mocratic government; medical care of: the poor; alleviation of the ignorance and poverty of the masses; and de velopment of natural resources and agriculture. George W. “Daddy" [ Groff 'O7 has been particularly ac tive in the latter field,' Dr. Comfort declared. The speaker also told how j the rural classes love him for the | splendid spirit he shows in his work. Dr. Comfort described Lingnan University, which he visited recently. It consists of four classes of schools, covers ’ over'five"hundred acres, "con tains more than a hundred buildings, has about twelve hundred students, 1 and is valued at about a million dol j lars, he said. The Chinese, at pre sent, are supporting more than half of it, the speaker continued. International good-will between this country and China, Dr. Comfort believes, has been greatly strengthen ed .by the university. The people of China, he thinks, arc now realizing that America is her one great friend in the world. The speaker went on to say that the Chinese are the people of the future because, even though ; conquered, they can absorb conquerors , so that no nation can influence them unless they want to be influenced. 1 “I think,” Dr. Comfort concluded, “that a great responsibility rests ‘ upon the intelligent people in Amer ica who have started this work to keep it up in this nation which has | such a great future before it.” Richards Cast for Role In Players’ Production Kulzer L. Richards ’36 has been cast in the role of “Tallant” in the coming Players' show, “The Late Christopher Bean,” by Sidney How ard, which will be presented in Schwab auditorium Saturday, Octo ber 13 as a part of the Dad’s Day program. - During the summer Richards was in Atlantic City, N. J., with the Neighborhood Players of New York. They did experimental drama, intro ducing the dance motif, in a la yra hunt, which is the dance drama. The Le Grand Guignol plays •which were presented were also produced at the Le Grand Guignol theati’e in Paris. Richards’ last role in a Players’ production was that of the "Vaga bond” in “Redemption,” by Tolstoi, which was presented here last spring. He also appeared in the "Nativity,” "Whistling in Hie Dark,” and “Berk ley Square.” Can Efforts of Man Tc Phenomena-Lightni Admirers of one of Mother Na ture’s more spectacular phenomena— lightning—will have an opportunity to compare her handiwork with man’s efforts to imitate, when a travelling! laboratory of the Westinghousc Elec tric and Manufacturing company gives an exhibition of high voltages on the campus Friday. Sponsored by the student branch of the American Institute of Elec trical Engineers, the demonstrations will, be given at the College power plant, at the corner of West College avenue and North Burrowes. The first exhibition will take place in the morning from 10 to 10:50 o’clock and the other in the afternoon from 1:10 to 2 o’clock.. PRICE FIVE CENTS Tops Men’s Fraternities With 1.84 Average; Triangle Second Women’s Houses Led By Alpha Omicorh Pi Alpha Zcta led all men’s fraterni ties for the second semester scholar ship ratings last year with an aver age of 1.84. Alpha Omicron Pi Was first among the women's fraternities with 2.04. In a new listing this year, all men’s fraternities are in one group and all women’s in another. Triangle fraternity was second among the men’- with 1.77, followed by Omega Psi Phi with 1.73. Kappa Kappa Gamma and L’Amitie were next in order in their classification with 1.95 and 1.88, respectively. The all-Collcgc average was 1.42, the same us it has been for the pre vious two semesters. Women students excelled the men again with an av erage of 1.G4 for the co-eds and 1.37 for the men. The women's mark is the highest in recent years. The all-fraternity average was 1.35, which is slightly higher than that of the previous two semesters. The fra ternity women far surpassed the fra ternity men with averages of 1.74 and 1.29, respectively. Non-fraternity men’s average was 1.48, which is low er than the previous three semester?, while non-fraternity women’s average was 1.59, higher than the previous three semesters. In rank by classes, the seniors- of Chi Phi and Alpha Omicron Pi led; the juniors of Delta Theta Sigma and Alpha Omicron Pi topped their classes; the sophomores of Beta Sjg ma Rho and Kappa Kappa Gamma scored first; and the freshmen of Sig ma Alpha Epsilon ranked highest.- ■The high mark for men’s frater nities -was-.-considovably-rlower this; semester than in the previous four semesters. A new record for men’s fraternities was scored last year in the first semester when Omega Psi Phi’s average was 2.13. Questioned about the new method of ratings this year, Dean of Men Arthur R. Warnoek explained that houses such as the Beaver House and Omega Psi Phi are listed with the fraternities because they are organ ized houses and recognized as such on this campus. No differentiation between national and local, nor be tween social and professional frater nities has been made this semester either for the same reason. This’ is as is done on other campuses, Dean Warnoek said. A complete list of fraternity av erages is on page two. Changes Announced In Library Personnel Four additions to the College li brary staff for the current year have been announced, as well as one pro motion. The resignations of Char lotte Ayers, serials assistant, and Margaret Knoll, graduate assistant, effective during the summer, have al so been announced. Amelia Young, a graduate of Syra cuse University Library School, was appointed serials assistant in Miss Ayers’ place, and Vera Moyer, a graduate of the University of Chi cago and the Library School of the Texas State College for Women, has been named graduate assistant in the cataloguing department. Catherine Hill and Harriet Gil more, both graduates of the Carnegie Library School at .Pittsburgh, have assumed their duties as graduate as sistants in the circulation depart ment. Julia Whitmore, graduate as sistant in the catalogue department, was promoted to assistant catalog uer. > Imitate Nature’s ing Compare with Real? The equipment of this portable la boratory includes, in addition to*' a lightning generator capable of pro ducing potentials of many thousands | of volts, an automatic cathode ray os cillograph with Norinder relay, an in strument which records on a photo graphic film or a fluorescent screen, the changes which occur in 1-100,000,- 000th of a second, and several other more common items of electrical ap paratus. The laboratory, built to demonstrate to power companies and the public in general the results of a long scries of experiments and studies, is now on a tour of central Pennsylvania. Both students and townspeople are invited to attend the exhibitions.
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