Page Two
PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887.
Published soml-wcekly during the College year, except on holiduys,
by BtuilenU of The Pennsylvania State College, in the interest of the
College, the students, faculty, nlumni. and friends.
lING HOARD
THE MANAI
JOHN A. BRUTZMAN ’35 JACK A. MARTIN ’35
Editor Business Manager
FRED W. WRIGIIT '35 GEORGE A. RUTLEDGE *35
Sports Editor Circulation Manager
KENNETH C. HOFFMAN 'SB B. KENNETH LYONS 'SB
Managing Editor Local Advertising Manager
JAMES It. WATSON .TR. '35 IIARHY .T. KNOFF '35
Assistant Editor Foreign Advertising Manager
PHILLIP W. FAIR JR. '33 JOHN J. MATTHEWS '35
Assistant Managing Editor \sst. Foreign Advertising Manager
A. CONRAD IIAIGES '35 EARL G. KEYSER JR. ’35
News Editor Asst. Local Advertising Mnnngcr
JAMES H. BEATTY JR. '35 MARGARET W. KINSLOE ’35
Nuws Editor Women’s Managing Editor
MARCIA B. DANIEL '35 ELSIE M. DOUTHETT '35 .
Women's Editor Women's News Editor ,
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
John K. Barnes jr. '3B W. Bernard Freunsch *3C Vance 0. Packard '3G
Harry It. Henderson jr. '3G William P. McDowell ’3G
John K. Miller jr. '36 Donald P. Sandora '3G
Charles M. Schwartz jr. '3G
ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS
Philip G. Evans '3G William B. Heckman '3G Leonard T. Shift '3G
Roland W. Obcrholtzer jr. '3G William H. Skirble '3O
Managing Editor This Issue - William P. McDowell *3G
Editorial OfT-itvs, 313 Old Main—Telephone 800
Application made for entry at the Post Office, State College,
Pennu., as »eeoud*clas3 matter.
Friday, November 23, 1934
WHY STIFLE THOUGHT?
Every college newspaper office is constantly flood
ed with publicity concerning the alleged activities of
budding young communists and their mistreatment at
the hand of college administrative authorities. For a
long time, this has been taken as merely a means of
securing, perhaps, a bit of free space in which to fur
ther the cause in question. The latest to come into the
Collegian mailbox was a reprint from a recent issue of
The New Republic.
Entitled "Regimentation in the Colleges,” the
article first'reviews the fear of a few years ago that
students wore wasting their self-government, self
discipline, and free expression over meaningless points
including fraternity politics,.student drinking, and the
football team. It then goes on to point out that when
students turned to a discuss of serious subjects such
as war and fascism, such rights were withdrawn and
offending students disciplined.
Two student editors have been expelled, one for an
editorial on war, and the second for criticizing the
Republican candidate for governor of his state. At the
University of California in Los Angeles, five student
leaders were suspended for forming an organization
which would destroy the university by handing it over
to an organized group of Communist students. Twenty
five students were ousted from the City College of New
York for recent anti-Fascist demonstrations.
.__.._Thc-V-most significant ’ point of :the argument is
stressed when it was shown that the administration of
ficers of both institutions asked "loyal” students to help
clean up the universities. One educator even asked
fraternity men and athletes everywhere to stamp out
radical agitation among students.
Until now, Penn State has been very fortunate in
this respect. The student body generally is far too
phlegmatic or concerned with bridge playing to care
whether or not our economic and political order changes;
as a matter of fact, relatively few could discuss ade
quately any such changes. At the same time, the ad
ministration has always evidenced very little interest
in student affairs generally. Student government is al
lowed to handle all problems on the assumption that it
is fully capable of so doing.
Only one little incident has come up which follows
along the leasoning of The New Republic. At a recent,
alumni and undergraduate dinner, an alumnus, a mem
ber of the American Legion, spoke on some of the
things which an organization could do for the College.
One thing which he mentioned was that he had heard
there was a "bunch of young radicals on the campus.”
It was his wish that the organization, a senior one,
eliminate this group from the campus before it could
harm the Alnm Mater.
It does not seem probable that any attempt will be
made to eliminate a few thinkers, if there are any
skulking about. There is little question that there will be
changes, significant ones, in the government of this
country. Young men and women must be able to in
terpret or, better, foresee these changes. It would be
foolish to stifle thought. Even the American Legion
will not be able to do that.
WOLF-CKY
During the balmy days last spring, the American
public was stirred from its traditional stupor by the
sensational charges of an educator from Indiana, Wil-
liam F. Wirt, in which he declared that Roosevelt was v
the "Kerensky of the American Revolution.” Many
lurid details were promised. But the explosions proved
to be "hissers” when a hearing was held, and Dr. Wirt
withdrew to Gary amid much hilarity.
After such an episode, it is hardly likely that much
concern will be expressed over General Smcdlcy Butler’s
latest brainstorm. He claims that he was approached by
moneyed interests who asked him to lead a Fascist
movement to set up a dictatorship in the United States,
a move deemed necessary to save the capitalistic system
and to return to the old gold standard.
Although plagiarism may be suspected, credit
should be given to .the author. The new wolf-cry sub
stitutes "the man on the white horse” for the Kerensky
theme, and transfers the locale from Leningrad to
Rome. But the American public it is hoped, will take it
for whnt it is worth. After all, there arc only twenty-six
shopping days until Christmas.
CAMPUSEER
BY HIMSELF
Somebody left it‘at our place by mistake, so,
being readers of practically anything that gets in
view (yeah, even the ads on trolleys) wc started
glancing through it. There was a lot of fine stuff
there. Some of the finest was on the edit page, and
we salvaged one chunk for the digestion of our three
constant readers. Hero it is:
THE SPIRIT ON AG HILL
(From the November Penn State Farmer)
To the new agriculture freshmen as well as
to all other new agricultural students, the Penn
Stats Former issues a hearty welcome . . .
After you have been here a while longer the
rcnl spirit of Ag Hill will begin to be a little bit
more tangible than it probably is right now. At
the present time this atmosphere may not seem so
different from that of any other part of the Col
lege, but as time goes on this indefinable tiling
which wc proudly call the "Ag Hill Spirit” will
become more and more apparent to you.
There is something about the School of
Agriculture which other Schools do not possess.
Just the buildings themselves and their sur
roundings lend a far different feeling than is
acquired in any of the other schools. The fine
cooperation among the students, and faculty is
one large reason for this "spirit.” In no other'
School, perhaps, do the professors take as great
an interest in their students as do our teachers
on the Ilill. And then that little word, "Hello,”
you’ll hear more often on the Hill. It will not
take you long to find out why the Farmer has
had as its motto for many years, "They all look
up to the Hill*.”
Uh huh, that 'spirit’ is especially noticeable about
four thirty any real warm afternoon, when the wind
is blowing down towards Co-op corner.
Everybody’s Out of Step But Johnny Dept.
We sympathize with the faculty. They have a
hard road to hoe.* Not only do they have to teach a
•lot of dopes one subject, but people are always annoy
ing them with stuff entirely out of their line. The
latest person to suffer from this tendency among
undergraduates is none other than that epicure
among copy selectors, Lou Bell, journalism prof.
v Lou was doing a little gentle headline teaching
•and casually asked "Scoop” Miller, one of the junior
board aces of this sheet, just how many units there
were in a "ten point century single column bold face
cap” head. That sounds bad, but it was no sticker
for our man Miller. "Nineteen,” he enunciated
firmly.
"Wrong,” declared Lou. * -
“No, it isn’t,” boomed Miller, who’s inclined to
wards booming at times.
"Keisor, how many units in it,” Bell queried.
"Eighteen.”
"That’s right,” barked Lou.
"Wrong,” barked Miller, even more doggedly.
This business might have gone on and on, but
it didn’t. The eminent guiding star of journalists got
an idea. “If it’s nineteen units, Miller, I’ll buy you
a carton of cigaretts,” he muttered.
With that incentive, someone who’d taken Math.
.456 counted the letters in the headline.
“Nineteen,” he swaggered.
When Mr. Beli was interviewed late last night
■he was resting easily, said he’d be able to swing the
carton of cigaretts right after the first of the month,
when the College checks come in.
About Town and Campus: The one and only (thank
God!) Jane Towne (with an e) was very much at the
Phi Delt dance Saturday night, after declaring her
self firmly against both Bill Bottorf’s band, Dick
Moffitt’s voice, and the Fiddledethate lodge in general,
for days before .
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Theatrical Group
To Stage 6 Plays
Monday, Tuesday
To Present 3 One-Act
Shows Each Night
In Old Main
Casts, Technical Men
Named on Productions
Six one-act plays will be presented
by a group of Players in the Little
Theatre in Old Main next Monday and
Tuesday nights at 8:15 o’clock. Three
plays will be given each night and
will be under the direction of stu
dents.
On Monday night, “The Yellow Tri
angle,” by George W. Sutton, "Love
and Learning” by Romain Collus, and
"Blind Man’s Bluff” by F. C. Brin
ton will bo staged. "Mail” by Essex
Dane, "The Pot Boiler” by Alice Gcv
slenberg and “The Importance of Be
ing a Roughneck,” by Robert Garland
will be given Tuesday night.
Casts Selected
The cast of "The Yellow Triangle”
is Henderson, a trader, Donald H. Dix
on ”17: Helen, his wife, Jean F. Wood
ruff ’36; Bardon, American Counsel,
Martin C. Swoopc ’37; Captain Dor
and, chief of police, Daniel G. Jones
*36; and Ali, the head house-boy, Alan
R. Kannapel ’36. The scene is laid in
Zanzibar, East Africa, at the office
of Henderson. Clayton R. Page,"a
graduate student, will direct the play
and John 0. Linton ’35 will act as
stage manager.
In "Love and Learning” Francois
will be played by Fred R. Houseman
’37; Christianne by Alma J. Shenk
*37. and Madame Bartholin by Barbara
M. L. Troxell ’37. Monsieur Bartho
lin will be taken by Robert Goldsmith,
special student, and Suzanne will be
: played by Alma J. Doran ’37. Wick
liffe W. Crider ’36 will direct and John
E. Binns ’36 has been named stage
manager.
Students To Direct
Mary E. Jcnriison ’35 will play the
part of Annelin “Blind Man’s Bluff”
and Edna M. Oglcvce *36 has been cast
in the role »|i Mary. Dava will be
played by Ralph E. Haley ’37 and
the Doctor wjll he portrayed by Alan
R. Kannapel ’36: ‘ The technical staff
is composed f Eulalic M. Holmes ’35,
director, and John R. Fisher ’37, stage
manager.
"Mail,” th i first of the plays to be
presented T esday night, will be di
rected by Ri th Hayes ’36 while John
0., Linton f 3ii wj[H_manage the stage.
The cast infludes Harne£"E."3arCges
’37 as JuliajDuribar; Jane Glenn ’37,
as Eve Randdphj Ann *37,
as Teresa \Wtli| and Miss Hayes'as
Stocker, thi
Binns Named Stage Manager
Leon Purie ’37 Jwill take the part of
Thomas P. seed In the play "The Pot
Boiler” and Robert K. Replogle '37
will play the role of Wouldby. Miss
Ivory will b t taken by Edith E. Gold
smith ’36 while the part of Mr. Ivory
will be given to Richard C. Shoemaker
’37. Other tnemljers of the cast are
Mr. Ruler, to be played by C. J. Bev
rus ’37; Mr! Inkwell to be played by
Julius J. Julian ’{l7; and Mrs. Pencil
to be portrayed Jay Jane A. Parker
’36. Nellie M. Gijavatt, graduate stu
dent, will directJthe production and
John E. Binns ’36 is stage manager.
Tho sixth play, “The Importance of
Being a Roughneck,” includes Donald
A. McGovern ’3fi| as.JSustace; Betsy
F. Ross '36, as Crolla; Edwin E. Kiser
*37, as Alfalfa Slnoot, and Lowell
Boorsc ’37, as Sylvester. John E.
Binns ’36 has beeji chosen student di-
rector and John L Fisher ’36, stage
manager.
■j! e D. Strayer, of Co
f advocates the crea
i department of edu
y. idy of $500,000,006.
Professor Georj
lumbiu University
tion of a federal
cation with a sub:
Chatter
Co-ed
as well as usual
Some unusual
bazaar novelties &
of fruit cakes and
all being prepar
Home Economics
in the lobby of tl
building on Satuv
id large assortment
ioxcs of candies are
d for the annual
Bazaar to be held
e Home Economics
lay, December 8.
* *
icster rushing still
le Student Welfare
aternities are nev
i chances and each
iximum number of
! Alpha Chi Omc
tea for transfer
y, the Delta Gam
their usual* coffee
nd every afternoon
letas serve tea in
nen’s Building.
t *
With second sei
not approved by t
Board, women’s ;f
ertheless taking n
is planning the m
rush parties. Th
gas are having »
students on Sundi
mas are holding
hour on Sunday, J
the" Gamma Phi
their suite in Wo
hman women and
the guests of Dean
rkholder at a tea
Building yesterday
llph D. Hetzel and
es, dean of women
school, were the
Twenty-five fre:
their mothers were
Ray and Miss Bi
held in Women’s
afternoon. Mrs. B
Miss Lillian C. Mi
at the local high
guests of honor;
* ’
Mrs. E. Tiel S
Province I of the
•ternity, is the gucs
tor this week-end
served in her hono
afternoon, and ton
will hold a bnnquc
shop. ;
nith, secretary of
Delta Gamma fra
, of the local chap.
A tea will be
- at the house this
ght the fraternity
; at the Sandwich
I.R.C. Clubs To Open
Conclave Here Today
(Continued from page one)
Junior College, will speak on “Chi
nese Nationalism" at the luncheon in
the Sandwich Shop at 12:30 o'clock
Saturday. Round tables will meet at
2:30 o’clock.
Dr. Otto Nathan will give"the prin
cipal address of the conference at the
conference supper in the Nittany Lion
Inn at 0:30 o'clock Saturday night.
Tickets for this and the conference
luncheon may be purchased by stu
dents or faculty members at the Stu
, dent Union desk any time before 5
o’clock Friday.
The present district officers are
Berwyn L. Miller '35, president; Ed
ward J. Crawford, St. Lawrence U?.i
versity, vice president; Martha J.
Bring '35, corresponding secretary;
Anne M. Joyce, > Marywood College,
recording secretary; John T. Her
mansen ’36, treasurer; and Dr. Jacob
Tanger, faculty adviser.
Blue Key Constitution
Lists Eligibility Rules
(Continued from page one)
semester of sophomore
year . 2 points
Junior class officer 2 points
Letter or numeral 2 points
Student Board 1 point
Student Tribunal 1 point
Student Council- 1 point
Thespians (two shows) __ 1 point
Players (two speaking
parts) 1 point
Glee Club 1 point
Old Main Bell Staff 1 point
In case of a tic in minor sport
points, popular vote shall be used on
those tied. This extra point system
also holds when less than three first
assistants in the major sports group
are elected; the highest must be ta
ken. Under the new constitution, the
minimum membership would be eigh
teen when only one first-assistant
from each sport was chosen, and the
maximum would be twice that if the
three first-assistants in the major
sports were accepted.
Obj’octs and duties of the Blue Key
Society as stated in the constitution
are: (a) to be of service to the Col
lege by ushering at collegiate func
tions; (b) to entertain the guests of
the College; and (c) to perform any
other duties which may be requested
by the College authorities.
Other items .covered in the consti
tution refer to the insignia, meetings,
officers, and duties of officers. The
by-laws provide that a member must
be present in order to vote and that
iif none of the-nominees for admis
sion ..receive..a .majority..vote, .a sec
ond ballot shall be'taken on the two
highest in .the first ballot. They also
provide that if a member of the so
ciety does not return to school, an
eligible alternate may be considered
for membership.
Prof. Borland Returns
Prof. Andrew A. Borland, of the
department of dairy husbandry, has
returned from Philadelphia, where he
attended a meeting of the Interstate
Milk Producers association.
your money in cir
culation by depositing it.
Every dollar helps your
community, your neighbors
and your friends.
The First National
Bank of State
College
State College, Pa.
John T. McCormick, President
David F. Kapp, Cashier
See Carole Lombard in .“NOW AND FOREVER’.**, her latest Paramount Picture.'-'^
College Enrollment
Passes 5,000 Mark
"With the exception of the big. mu
nicipal colleges in New York City,
this College is the largest institution
in the United States bearing the ti
tle of “College.” This became'known
when enrollment figures were releas
ed recently.
The enrollment for this semester,
thus far,, is 5,039. This is the first
time in the- history. of the College
that it has reached the 6,000 mark
for regular session enrollment. In
cluding registration for the Summer
Sessions, the total enrollment is 8,-
020.
Sixty-nine students were included
in the first class in 1859. An enroll
ment of 1,000 was recorded in 1907;
2,000 in 1912; and, for the regular
sessions, 4,000 in 1924. Including the
Summer Session enrollment, Penn
'State reached the five thousand mark
in 1921, and enrolled its first 5,000
in a regular session this fall.
14 To Attend Seminar
At Bucknell, Monday
Fourteen persons have signified
their intention of attending the Stu
dent Christian Movement Seminar at
Bucknell University, Monday, with
the probability that this number will
be increased. Persons may register at
the C. A. offices until the quota is
filled.
Among those planning to make the
trip hre Harry W.' Seamans, general
secretary of the Christian Associa
tion; Mi*, and Mrs. William L. Ham
maker, associate secretaries; and Rev.
G. Cecil Weimer, Wesley Foundation
pastor.
Students that have signed up so far
include Manilo F. De Angclis ’35, Wil
liam G. Baldorston ’3G, R. Lee Hom
shcr ’36, Ralph T. Irwin ’36, Lenore
Morgan ’36, Lee IT. Morrow ’3G, J.
Lloyd Larkins ’37, Gene C.‘ Ziegler
’37, Betty Thorpe ’3B, and Jean Whit
tle ’3B.
Special Hotel Rates
Single $3.00 . Double $5.00
1 ■
Headquarters (or Smith and Vassar Clubs and,
undoubtedly, the preferred week-end hotel for
the entire collegiate set, MEN'and WOMEN
. !'. . • . - ! . .' . i
HOTEL NEW WESTON
Madison Avenue at 50th Street ; NEW YORK
College Cut-Rate Store
Xmas Cards, General and Relative 2c to 50c
Boxes of Xmas Cards 12 for 50c, 21 for 75c, 12 for $l.OO
Novelty Gift Items :~r-- 25c to $l.OO
Yardley, Arden, Gemey, Evening in Paris, Hudnut
Gift Sets ' $l-00 and up
Rain Capes . ' i 69c and' 95c
75c Squibb Antiseptic -49 c
75c Listerine __Ls9c
25’s Probak Jr. Blades, 59c
75c Noxzema —--49 c
500 Cleansing Tissues -29 c
25c Woodbury Soan 3 for 25c
25c Kleenex —: —-——-14 c
$l.OO Squibb Cod Liver Oil—— -79 c
50c Squibb Milk of Magnesia f— 37c
Watch Our Windows for Other Specials, Friday and Saturday
Friday, November 23, 1934 3
Players To Present
York Nativity Play
(Continued from page one )
charge of properties.
2 Other Shows Under Way
- In addition to the Nativity Play,
the Players are also casting for,
“Counsellor -at Law” and “Peer
Gynt.” The technical staffs for both
productions have been chosen by the
respective directors, Frank S. Neus
baum, of the department' of English
composition, and Prof. Cloctingh.
■ For .“Counsellor at Law,” Bryson
M. Filbert ’3O hasbeen chosen stage
manager and will be assisted by Cur
tis C. Mitchell ’37. Filbert will be
further assisted by Keim as.elcctri
•cian, Lillian J. Lawyer on-proper
ties, Grace M. Porter '36 as costume
director, and Miss Brooks as scene
designer.
.Merrill Wood, graduate student, has
been selected to handle the technical
staff of “Peer Gynt.” He will be as
sisted by Samuel E. King *3G. H.
Chester McLaughlin ’35 will design
the set assisted by John R. Fisher
’37. Other members of the staff in
clude, Charles Raudenbush ’35, elec
trician; Elizabeth K. Barton '35, cos
tumes; Virginia Stephenson ’3O, and
Gretchcn H. Diehl ’37, assistant cos
tume directors; and Elizabeth Bal
derston ’37, properties.
Archousai To Entertain
, Archousai, local senior women’s ac
tivities honorary, will be officially in
, spected for Mortar Board, national
honorary, by Mrs. W. S. Howell of
Princeton, N. J., today and tomor
row.
Mrs. Howell, who has held several
offices on the Mortar Board-National
Council, will interview College offi
cers and Archousai members and will
be entertained Saturday afternoon at
an informal tea at the home of Mar
garet W. ICinslce '35, president of
Archousai.
50c West' Tooth Brushes, 39c
50c Tek Tooth Brushes, 39c
40c Squibb Tooth Paste, 29c
60c Lyon’s Tooth Powd., 33c
$1;00 Lavoris ! 79c