Page Two PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Published ocmUvwkly during the Collette year, except on holidays, by students oC The Pennsylvania State Collette, in the interest of the Collette, the students, faculty, alumni, and friends. THE MANAGING HOARD JOHN A. HRUTZMAN '35 JACK A. MARTIN '35 Editor Business Mnnntrer FRED W. WRIGHT ‘35 GEORGE A. RUTLEDGE '35 Sports Editor Circulation .Manngcr KENNETH C. HOFFMAN '35 H. KENNETH LYONS '35 Mannttint; Editor I.oettl Ailvertismtt Mnnaiter JAMES R. WATSON JR. *35 HARRY J. KNOEF ’35 Assistant Editor Foreign Advertising Manager PinLl.il* W. FAIR JR. ’35 JOHN J. MATTHEWS '35 Assistant Managing Editor \s-t. Furvign Advertising Manager A. CONRAD HAIGES '35 EARL G. KEY STIR JR. ’35 News Editor Asst. Local Advertising Mnnaiter JAMES B. BEATTY JR. *35 MARGARET W. KINSLOK '35 News Editor Women's Mannvttiw Editor MARCIA I!. DANIEL '35 ELSIE M. DOUTHF.TT *35 Women's Editor Women's News Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS John K. Barnes jr. *36 W. Bernard Fretinseh '3O Vance CL Pnckonl '3C Harry li. liend-rson jr. '3d William P. McDowell 3G John E. Miihr jr. '36 Donald I*. Sanders *3O Charles M. Schwartz jr. ’3d ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS, rhilip G. Evans '3(l William B. Heckman '3d Leonardl T. SiviT '36 Boland W. Oberhnltzer jr. '36 William 11. Skirble JL WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS 1.. Marybel Conabee '36 Ruth K. Koehler '36 A. Frances Turner *3C Managing Editor This Issue... News Editor This Isnie MCMBCR Associated goHcgiate 33ress (MlMklrßioral ls3s K*r,sert -IiCO-dJN Editorial OlTiovs. 3J3 Old Main—Telephone 300 Application made for entry at the Post Office. State College, Fcnna., ns second-class matter. Friday, October 12, 1934 REAL PROTECTION Those students altruistically interested in the welfare and propress of this staggering globe have real reason to be distressed at the assassination of the Yugoslavian King Alexander and French Foreign min ister Barthou on Tuesday. It is more concrete evi- dence of the political instability of the European states. As in the murder of Chancellor Dollfuss this sum mer, the war scare was promptly awakened and the in cident at Sarajevo twenty years ago recalled. Had Hit ler not lost his nerve at the last moment, Central Eu rope might even now be the scene of a bitter conflict. Again, within three months, the various political and economic factions have what in their opinion might constitute sufficient grounds for military action. Even the greatly-maligned Hitler has not proved a sufficient bugaboo to keep the nations united in a ring against him. With their only common mirage vanished, a squabble among themselves has greater potentialities, and greater menace to the peace of civilization. None of us now in college remember clearly the hectic days from 19M to 1917. Unconsciously, we were influenced by the fears, the prejudices, the blind ideal ism inspired by capitalistic propaganda; the insidious poison used to make secure the money loaned by pri vate individuals. But we have since had occasion to examine unbiasedly the proofs of that period. In the last five years we have had ample evidence of the mis ery, the breakdown causd by that insanity. Webster defines a patriot as one who loves his country and zealously supports its authority and in terests. It is taken for granted that all of us love this country. The day of rank nationalism has passed. It is evident, then, that the path to Utopianism lies in the social and economic adjustment of all races and nations. That should be the unfailing interest of the patriot, regardless of race. Should the affair at Marseille prove to be another Sarajevo, plunging the Continent into another war, it is for the students to assert their real patriotism. Rad ical minorities, fanatics, small vested interests, lobbies, and munitions makers should not sway them. Some have wondeved whether life under another flag might not be better than national and racial depletion. IN THIS ISSUE WILL BE found a resume of Dr. Hartmann’s campaign for Congress. This is not pre sented with an idea of furthering anyone’s political aspirations but rather with the purpose of attempting to acquaint students with actual conditions. Within two or three years, everyone will be eligible to assist in choosing representatives for the national govern ment. Undergraduates generally pride themselves on their progressiveness. Running on the Socialist party ticket. Dr. Hartmann exemplifies such pvogvessiveness. No doubt his cause is a forlorn one, but the time has come when such organizations are no longer frowned upon. As yet, the men in power have failed to solve the present dilomna. A new generation may take the reins from politicians and give them over to thinkers. NO DISCRIMINATION Last year the Artists’ Course was launched with a hit of trepidation. It was the opinion of many that such an undertaking would result in a financial failure, this belief being based on the contention that students here were too phlegmatic to take interest in such a movement. The report released shows that such pes simism was all unfounded. The success of the Course should prove conclusive ly that there is an appreciation of things cultural on the campus. When standing room is sold for more than one performance, it indicates an interest which was unexpected by the sponsors. There is one point which should bo considered by the committee in charge this year. That has to do with the sale of the tickets. Last year there was consider able dissatisfaction among students when it became known that first choice of seats went to faculty mem- bers. This is fundamentally wrong. This Course was designed to give undergraduates a chance at a bit more culture. To do this successfully, they should have first opportunity to buy tickets. Per haps the tickets might be offered to students only for a week. " BY HIMSELF ——— NEW YORK LETTER TO THE SPIRIT OF UPSILON BETA TAU .Messrs: Beatty Watson and similar souls of Dugan sterling character Gentlemen: As I sit here in my plush covered desk chair and gaze from my window upon the purling waters of the Hudson, my thoughts go back to Old Mexico with its charmed little towns of adobe and the weary asses that wind up and down Publications alley. Not that I think of you, gentlemen, as weary asses, but only those junior 1L HtMuk-mou jr. ’36 John E. Miller jr. *36 Collegian men who will some day take their place in line for a job like any other high school graduate. But enough of this. You can see how travel affects a person New York was here when the train pulled in and contrary to the expectations of a large crowd of porters, flower girls anil speakeasy spies, I did not take a subway to Harlem or the Bronx, but took the right one and ended up within spitting distance of the dormi- tory just like I knew damn well all along I would do. But that’s the way it is for me —nothing ever happens. Well, College is a great thing. I have been to all my classes, know the library like a turned inside-out glove, and even passed a couple of examinations: French Ger- man. and Latin, to be exact. These dormitories are 0.K., with almost hotel service. There is food to be had and enough of it to satisfy persons of slight build like myself. Now, gentlemen, don’t get the idea that I have been hibernating, for I have managed to squeeze in a bunch of stuff that one simply must do down here. Have been all over—even on the Staten Island ferry and have been to a couple of German movies, to ‘Dodsworth,’ which is wrll worthwhile and to a swell movie, ‘Crime Without Friday night Jim Norris, Gardner Cook, and I went down to the Hamas-Lasky fight in the Garden and didn’t see a single State College lug. The fight was pretty drab, let me tell you, and Hamas was a lucky little boy. The three of us almost fainted when we heard the decision. To us if seemed that he only managed to hang on through the last three or four rounds. But it wasn’t an ordinary street fight and Hamas made a good start and actually won as a result of a foul on Lasky’s part which gave the fourth round to Steve (we hadn't heard about that until wc read it in the papers.) Well, I hope Hamas eats a lot of grapenuts ami so on before he goes around any dark alleys or picks a fight with Max Baer or some other goofy who is a strong feller My favorite indoor spoil is counting people with their mouths open in the subway. I vary that with riding up and down in sell-operating elevators wherever I can find them—not that there isn’t plenty of good service to be had from the elevator boys. Well, I suppose all you hoys are still in school and only waiting with your tongues hanging out to be thrown out so that you can come down and see me sometime. Don’t let any grass grow in the streets while I am gone and above all don’t let them move Mt. Nittany on account of any wild real estate projects. Paul A. Mitten CAMPUSEER C/i. Till- Old Main Hull loujours gni, Announces the opening of a MEN’S SHOP Friday, October Twelfth 146 South Allen Street Haberdashery Shoes Custom Tailoring THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Yeagley Completes More Than Year’s Work On New Ten Inch Reflector Type Telescope Dr. Henry L. Yengley, of the de partment of physics, has recently completed a new astronomical tele scope of the ten-inch reflector type scope of the ten-inch reflector type over a year. The telescope has been mounted on the roof of the Botany building which affords one of the best views of the heavens obtainable in the val ley. Classes in nature education and astronomy will have access to the re flector after it has been thoroughly tested, Dr. Ycagley announced. The preliminary to<t was held last Tuesday night when Dr. Ycagley, ac companied by a group of students and instructors, mounted the roof of the Botany building and peered at Ju- Co-ed Chatter Nine women have pledged fraterni-l ties since the beginning of the open*! bidding period last Monday. They are as follows: Alpha Chi Omega: Helen M. Bit tner '.‘l7, Rosaline Mestrezat *37. Alpha Omicron Pi: Doris A. Kurtz '37. Delta Gamma: Mavis F. Baker ’37. Gamma Phi Beta: Beatrice E. Egolf ’37, Anne A. Greenawalt ’3G. Kappa Alpha Theta: Jean H. Sehantz ’37. Kappa Kappa Gamma: Margaret B. Mitch ’37. Phi Mu: Doris E. San- Alpha Chi Omega pledges will be I ford’37. Kappa Kappa Gamma will hold a tea for all transfers at their house this afternoon. A cabin party for their pledges was held at the W. A. A. cabin last Sun day afternoon. The Gamma Phi Bet province direc tor, Mil;. Mary Harold Easterbrook of New York City, is spending the week end at the guest of the local chapter. ‘Scoop’ Confers With President Roosevelt Concerning FERA Dating Project, Ag. Dance By SCOOP I have just returned from Wash ington, D. C., where I sought the aid of President Roosevelt in making my dating bureau here at the College a permanent F.E.R.A. project. I was unexpectedly pleased to find upon my arrival at the nation's capi tol that my reputation had preceded me. As soon as I presented my card at the White House, I was immedi ately ushered into the President. F.D.R. was sitting there, looking very pensive, when l entered. On his desk I saw a copy of the Collegian. He looked up at me and said, “Scoop, you’re the very man I need.” Al ways willing to oblige, I asked the Proxy what was up? “Some foreign ambassadors and delegates have just come in, and they must be entertained,” he answered. “Will you'please, oh please, do some thing!” “Scoop never fails and always sat isfies,” I replied, and taking out my Kappa directory, selected six swell dates. “Come back tomorrow morning for breakfast. Scoop,” he called as I was leaving. , Well, you can bet I was there on time for breakfast. When I walked in the President’s face actually beam ed. There were grins all over the faces of the ambassadors. One of them was so pleased, he vowed that he would become an American citi zen. After breakfast was over, F.D.R. and I went into his study, and I be gan to talk about the business which had taken me to Washington. “Now, about making my Scoop Dat ing Bureau a permanent institution at Penn State,” T said. “How does it look for the future? Can you ar range an appropriation?” “Well, Scoop, my friend,” he an swered, “I can’t definitely say at this time, as that is not part of my cam paign policy of 193(5. But —I am con sidering including it in the platform. “However,” he went on to say, “farm relief is part of my program. Why can’t you do something for the neglected social life of the ag stu dents at State?” TSCIIANDU. “An excellent idea, Mr. President,” said I, the perfect stooge. The chief executive pushed a but ton on his desk, and his cabinet marched in. At first I thought he was going to show me how real stoo ges acted. After proper introduc-J lions, however, we got down to the farm situation at Penn State in a social way. “Why not supply the ‘aggies’ with dates for the A.G.R. dance on Octo ber 10?” suggested Henry Morgen-, thau, Secretary of the Treasury. “Excellent, line, superb,” were the For a Real Treat Try Our Home Made Ice Cream FOUNTAIN SERVICE HARVEY’S 220 E. College Avenue piter and Satu.rn under three hun dred magnifications. The telescope was Toumi to operate beyond expecta tions. Two features of the machine are its ten-inch re/lector ami a station ary eyepiece which enables the ob server to remain stationary while the barrel can be swung to search any part of the sky. The mirror, which Dr. Yeagley con structed himself, has a light gather ing power of (»,*lOO times that of the naked eye. H is ns elFicient as a ten-inch refractor costing $1001). While constructing- the mirror. Dr. Yeagley designed a device which will enable the amateur telescopist to build a reflector successfully without appreciable error. entertained by the active members at 1 the W.A.A. Cabin on Tuesday night, October l(i. remarks. Mr. Roosevelt endorsed the motion, and wished me the best of luck, for, after all', this one point might re elect him in 1930, and 1 might be his campaign manager. The Presidential car took me to the station, and, to the blaring of the Navy, Army, and Marine Rands, I waved good-bye to my pals, the six ambassadors, the Cabinet, and thou sands of other Scoop fans. Then, unseen, I climbed off the other side of the train, and hitch-hiked back here to Penn State, because I had bet all my money on the Tigers. So —my dear Ag friends, if you want to have dates for the Ag dance, Scoop will arrange all for you. Just come up and meet me any day after 4 o’clock in the royal suite, La Col legienne, Room 313, Old Main. Alumni Will elebrate Homecoming Nov. 3 Alumni Homecoming, usually held in October, is late this year with the date set for November 3, the Saturday of the Syracuse football game. Plans are now being drawn up, and, in addition to the usual events, will include several new features. As usual events will start Friday night and finish Sunday. MAGAZINES SODAS Norris Drug Store Glonnland Apartment Building Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes GEO SMITH’S BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOPPE Beauty craft in all its branches. Pioneer Shoppe—Est. 1920 107 Allen St. Phone 451-J C.A. Calls New Men For. Activity Projects A call to Christian Association ac tivities for freshmen and new stu dents is being sounded with the dis tribution of invitations this week and next. All members of the class of ’3B, as well as the new students, will receive cards which will give them a choice of hours to report at the As- TELEPHONE 590 Clark Motor Company 120 S„ Pugh St., State Coltcgo, Pa. PACKARD DODGE DODGE TRUCKS PLYMOUTH SALES AND SERVICE Storage, Gas. Oil, Tires, Accessories, Repairing and Washing THREE RACKS OF DRESSES GREATLY REDUCED . $1.95 - $3.95 - $6.95 MOORE’S DRESS SHOP East College Avenue HORSEBACK RIDING SPECIAL TICKETS ON EASY TERMS , | imir _ si.oo C hours 55.00 13 hours 513.00 FREE INSTRUCTIONS MAKE RESERVATIONS Rear of Hotel and Theatre Phone 9799 CAMPUS SADDLE SCHOOL WELCOME DADS GRAHAM & SONS COME IN AND SEE OUR STORE Distinction is retained by well groomed men from the character of the garment jthey have made by Sport Suits and Topcoats Friday, October 12, 1934 sociation office in Room 01 Main, for an interview*. It’s not what you earn that makes you rteh, but what you SAVE. The First National Bank of State College State College, Pa. John T. McCormick, President David F. Kapp. Cashier Established 1896
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