~ I flnut State (Hollrgum. Volume 31—Number 22 Lion Backfield Languishes as Bucknell Wins 13-7 -Loss Gives State .500 Average For 8 Encounters Nittany Forward Wall . Stops Bison Thrusts By BONN SANDERS The complete failure of -the Lion backfield to back up the splendid work of . the line accounts for the 13-to-7 defeat of the Higginsmen at the hoofs of the Thundering Herd of Bucknell before about 10,000 spectators in Me morial Stadium on Saturday after noon. The chief reason for the Lions*'de feat—aside from the backs’ listless ness —was the Bucknell left halfback, Joe Reznichak. The only Bison, who could gain through the Lion line, he also tossed passes almost at will and completed them. Chuck Cherundolo and Bob Weber were the mainstays of the Lion de fense. . ' The Lions dominated the fray com pletely during the first quarter while the second-string backfield, was play ing. Knapp, Cooper, Maurer, and Rhoda carried the ball into the shad ow of the Bison goalposts' twice be sides the time they scored. Each Scores 6 First Downs Only once in the last three quar ters did State.get past their own 40- yard line and not once were they in Bison territory. Each team scored six first downs. State attempted sixteen passes, com pleted four, and had three intercept ed. Bucknell tried fourteen. passes, completed nine for a total gain of .111 yards, and had none intercepted. Whitcy Rhoda carried the. opening kickoff forty-two yards to the Bison 36-yard 'line.' -This .advantage was lost when Miller intercepted a Lion play.-;; Sitarsky;got off/a •poor..purit and.the Lions ;began aled -to Maurer 'f or.-thirteeri'' yards. But the march - fell six inches" short of making a first down on the "Bison 6-yard line and the Home team took 1 the ball on downs and punted to the 26-yard stripe. Rhoda *made a yard and then t\yo long passes by Knapp and Maurer were grounded. It was fourth down and nine to go. ; Cooper dropped back to place-kick. The ball was over near the west sidelines. Knapp knelt on the 33-yard line to hold the ball. Cher undolo snapped it. Cooper took sev eral short running steps and his foot swung. Ten thousand fans and the Bucknell team looked 'around for the ball. . Just as Cooper kicked, Knapp grab bed the ball-, whirled, and ran down the sidelines for a touchdown. Cooper converted the extra point. The touch down play, taught the team by Coach Herman Everhardus only last week, was one of the smoothest and most spectacular State plays of the year. A Maurer to Fry, en abled . the Lions to threaten again.- This time they, were stopped on the 10-yard line. A few plays later the quarter ended and Coach Bob Hig gins sent in the first-string backs, Captain Morrison, Sigel, Mikelonis, and Silvano. The Lions gained 104 yards of their total of 156 yards in the first period, holding the Bisons to seventeen yards from scrimmage in the same time. (Continued on page three) Trend From Poetry to Prose in America Explained by James Stephens in Interview • “There is a trend from poetry to wards prose in America today, just the opposite from what it is in Eng land,” declared James Stephens, Irish poet and novelist, in an .interview Thursday night, following a poetry recital, which he gave before more than 300 students, faculty members, and . townspeople in Schwab audito rium.’ It was 'the first of the Liberal Arts lecture” committee series. ..“The reason for' this - trend,” con-: tinued Mr. .Stephens, “is the .fact that American writers arc writing' about the naturat thing’s,- and that is what appeals to readers.” He referred to William Faulkner as the • outstanding American novelist, although he per sonally dislikes Faulkner’s .works, “I fcalize Faulkner’s greatness, although I despise reading him,” the Irishman declared, “because he is very realis tic, yet horribly gruesome.” • When asked whom he regarded as America’s outstanding contemporary poet, the little Irishman’s lean .and mournful face suddenly became ani mated with emotion, as he pronounc ed the name of Robert Frost. “Rob ert . Frost is , the main Influence io Book ’36 Elected 1935 Cross-Country Captain Duvcrney C. Book ’36 was un animously elected varsity cross country captain for next year at the traditional cabin party which closed the season Friday night. Peter T. Olexy ’3B was elected hon orary freshman captain for the past season' at the same time. Book, the only junior on this year's team, was undefeated in dual competition, finishing in a tie with Captain Harvey in the three dual meets. In the Intercollcgiatcs he placed 35th to Harvey's 33rd. Olexy, also undefeated, finished third in the freshman TC-4A race. I.F.C. Considers Code Revisions Advances Time for Submitting Bid Cards; Rush Periods Remain -the Same Advancement.of the time for sub mitting bid cards because most houses are in a position to do so shortly after the final date with the prospec tive pledges, was among the suggest ed recommendations on ‘the rushing code of 1934 to be submitted to the Tnterfraternity Council by the Asso ciation of Fraternity Counsellors. These recommendations were discuss ed at the October meeting of the as sociation and were approved by that body at the November meeting last Thursday night. Separate preference cards for each fraternity in order to facilitate sort ing and bookkeeping and avoid mis takes was another of the recommen dations. The association thought the rushing periods and their duration to be satisfactory and no change was proposed. ’ 'lt was thought advisable to exempt .transfers from other colleges and also from' Morit Alto, inasmuch as they .did. not fall under the classification of freshmen. The organization re quested fraternities to refrain from interfering with the freshman week program-in: their rushing, as attend-, ance at. all these., meetings is ncces ‘ ,'Tne’final recommendation to be'sub mitted'' was 'that “further - study should’be given to the .problem of sending information to freshmen be fore their 'arrival 'in town' so that they’might l have some'knowledge of conditions, i.c., a pamphlet contain ing, data on the fraternity system at Penn State.” 1,226 Freshmen Finish Test for Tuberculosis Out of 1,357 freshman students who receive the Mantox test for tubercu losis, 1,226 completed the test, a. de cided improvement over last year when 665 completed the test, Dr. Jo seph P. Ritenour, director of the Col lege health service, stated recently. Doctor Ritenour said that it was imperative that those who have not yet completed the test should do so at once. Those who have reacted positively to the test, he said, shoultl report to the College dispensary for X-ray examination as soon as pos sible. The function of the health serv ice, he said, is to locate the disease in its first stages and prevent its de velopment-both .in the individual and in the community. He explained that the College health service is cooper ating with the National Tuberculosis Association to reduce the number of deaths each year from the disease. keeping poetry alive in this country today,” he said with Enthusiasm. “With the exception of/ Emerson, I think he is the test poet America has had.” “Would you say that the poetry of college students shows very much promise?" inquired one of the group of about twenty-five -who had gath ered about him backstage after the lecture. The diminutive Irishman nodded his head, and the tufts of friz zy,black hoir, now touched with gray, on each side of his bare cranium quiv ered. , “A number of colleges the most outstanding' of them Bryn Mawr have'made very definite advances in the development of poetic talent. Some of the work which has come out of these schools has been excep tionally well done,” he replied. .Mr, 1 . Stephens defines a poet or an author not necessarily as one who ca.n write creditably, but one who is also able to .give an able, constructive crit icism of a piece of work. He also stated that a poem, to be a poem,- ought to be about nothing. If it is about nothing, no one can argue with it, he said. r > , STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27,1934 First All-College Dance Scheduled For Friday Night Union Plans Who’s Who Of Activities Men In Few Weeks Committee Prepares for Second Penn State Day Continuing its policy of conducting all-Collegc dances which the major ity of the student body could find it financially possible to attend, the Stu dent Union will hold the first func tion of the year in Recreation hall- on Friday night at 9 o’clock. Bill Bot torf’s orchestra will play. For freshmen attending the dance dress customs will be suspended. However, freshmen not going to the dance will be required la wear cus toms. First year men and upper classmen who “stag” arc requested to remain off the dance floor. A Who’s Who of 3 J enn State ac tivities men will be drawn up by the Student Union within the next few weeks. Paul K. Hirsch ’35 and Lucy J. Erdman ’35 are co-chairmen of; the committee. 'Activities cards which were filled put at registration time will- be used* as a basis of choosing the names for the book. Vernon D. Platt ’35 and Hirsch are working with Dean Edward Steidle, of the School of Mineral In dustries, on plans for another Penn State Day similar to the one held last spring. The calendar of all-Collegc func tions for the remainder of the year has been approved. The dance to follow the Student Union affair on Friday night will be the Freshman dance on December 8. Only freshman students will be permitted to attend. Military Bell has been set for January 12; Senior ball will be held either February 8 or 15; Soph Hop is scheduled for March 8; Interfrater nity Ball for April 5 and Junior Prom, the last dance of the year, will be May. 3. Other Student Union dances .will.be held oh week ends that cert, or other form of entertainment. Bookstores To Award Prizes for Two Best Student Collections Two prizes of $25 worth of books each are to be awarded for the most worth while private book collections owned by members of the senior and junior classes, Willard P. Lewis, col lege librarian, announced today. Contestants must signify their willingness to compete by notifying Librarian Lewis not later than March 1, 1935. The prizes will be awarded June 1, 1935. The prizes, to be select ed by the winners, will be donated by the Athletic Store and Keeler’s Book Store. The following points will be taken into consideration in judging the private collections: books for general cultural reading centering around one or a number of subjects, or books re lating to a hobby of a cultural nature; not necessarily the largest collection, but that best selected from the stand point of interest, content and quality; a good knowledge of the books deriv ed from reading them and the actual purchase by the student of the major part of the collection. The prize-winning students will be selected by a committee of judges which will be composed of the chair man of the department of English literature,, the College librarian, and a layman to be chosen by the book sellers. . Judging Team Leaves For Chicago Contest The livestock judging team left here Thursday morning to participate in the intercollegiate livestock judging contest in Chicago; December 1. -Those taking the trip under the leadership of Prof. William L. Hen ning, of the animal husbandry de partment, are: Samuel E. Kcichlinc *35, D. Leo Mohney *35, William J. Poorbaugh ’35, Scdgcwick E.' Smith ’35, and Robert G. Strublc ’35. En route, the team will take part in preliminary contests at the Uni versity of Purdue, the University of Illinois, and the University of Wis consin. MacKenzie To Judge Prof. P. C. luacKenzic, superin tendent of livestock in the School of Agriculture, has been chosen as a judge at the International' Livestock Exposition in Chicago, December 1- 8. Professor MacKcnzie is recogniz ed as one of the leading livestock judges in America and has served many years at the Chicago exposi tion. Student Union Approves All College Dahee Dates All College dance.dates for the year have teen approved by the Student Union board iand were re leased today by Jeanne S. Kleck ncr ’35, president of Panhcllenic council and chairman-of the dance committee. f ; The dates follow: [• ‘ Military Ball—January 12 Senior Ball—February 8 or 15 Soph Hop—March 8;/ Interfraternity Ball~April 5 Junior Prom—May 3 Astronomy Club To Form Society Will Present PleayTo Student Senate for Approval as Local Honorary Students interested in astronomy have prepared a petition to the Col lege Senate Committee on Student Welfare for the formation of the Penn State Astronomical Society as a recognized ■ local hoiioTary. Plans call for future affiliation with Alpha Nu, national astronomical- honorary, if the present organization is ap proved. > • The membership is to be determin ed by competitive examination at a meeting tonight at 7:3o.o’clock of the Society in Room 28, Physics build ing. The examination will include questions on astronomy, mathematics, and physics. * Membership is open to all students, including graduate students, who have completed a college course in descrip tive astronomy with,a : grade of “2” or above, or who have I shown marked interest in the scienceVand have sat isfactorily passed the" competitive ex amination in the subjects mentioned above. ' f Student officers elected at a-recent meeting arc Charles F* Meyer *35, president; Henry J.yijibshuran ’36, vice-president; PaulV,o. Nicodemus ’36, secretary, andiGebrge R. Dean, graduate student, tresrsurer.' The recently department of-.physics, on the roof of the Botany-building, is being used by members of the So ciety in their- observations. “The tele scope is available to all students on dear nights, with'someone in charge to' explain, its use to those unfamiliar with the instrument. 4 Persons Injured In Auto Accidents Friday Four persons were injured, none of them seriously, in automobile acci dents Friday afternoon. One student, Robert Gillan, a two year agricultural student, was dis charged from the College infirmary Saturday after receiving treatment for a fractured shoulder hone and minor cuts and bruises. He was in jured when he stepped in front of a ear driven by Charles Fogleman, of Lemont, as he left the car of James Vi*. Shearer ’35 at the Miles-street and East College avenue intersection. •In the other accident, two ‘students of the Pottsdam Normal school, Potts dam, N. Y., were slightly injured when their car collided with that of Mrs. M. C. Talbot, of Bellefonte, who received minor cuts, at Lemont. They were enroutc to the International Re lations Club conference here. Gabriel Rescigno, of Scarsdale, N. Y., received a broken nose, face lac erations and body bruises. The dri ver of the car, Harmon Wade, of Pottsdam, N. Y., suffered from bruises and shock. Both cars were slightly damaged. 203 Student Groups Offer Large Variety (Excrpt from ‘New York Tines) With 203 different organizations active on the campus, there is an extra-curricular group available to meet virtually every taste. From stamp collecting *to football, the student has little difficulty in find ing kindred souls among his fel lows. There is an aviation club, a fenc ing society and organized cliques for managers of campus politics. There are nine musical and drama tic organizations, five dance or chestras, nine literary and publi cations groups, 'and four fine-and applicd arts fraternities. Forty-six societies are devoted to the interests of various professions and maintain contacts with active members of the profession for the student's benefit. Thirty-six national and five local honorary and professional fraterni ties bestow honors for out-standing scholastic achievements inthesep arate fields. ' Fraternity Heads Discuss Relation Of College, Town Factions To Arbitrate Grievances Under Proposed Idea Committee Appointed To Make Suggestions “An annual meeting of townspeo ple and students, at which time griev ances between the two groups could be aired would lessen the ill feeling that now exists,” Prof. Julius E. Kaulfuss, of the department of civil engineering, declared at a meeting of the Association of Fraternity Coun sellors Thursday night. A committee was appointed to make recommenda tions as to how better cooperation might be realized between students and townspeople. In his discussion, Professor Kaul fuss said, “Townspeople cannot ex pect cooperation from the student; body of the College unless they show ■that they deserve it As it stands at the present time, the faculty, ad ministration, and townspeople fight with each other (and among them selves) so much that the student body cannot be expected to do otherwise.” Because of the fact that there arc more degrees per capita in this town than in most other places, Professor Kaulfuss maintained that State Col lege should be a shining example of good government in every respect. In stead, he declared, it is every man for himself, which reveals the ‘bread and butter’ voting of this community. In discussing government, Profes sor Kaulfuss expressed the opinion that State College should vote the non-partisan ticcket. It is only when the non-partisan ticket is employed that the best man wins the election, the speaker went on to explain. “The students of the College are not a part of the town under the present way of running things,” Pro fessor Kaulfuss stated. “They are simply, a part of -the town ‘mob-ility •and 'it -is-because they do not -have more of a hand in what is going on (Continued on page four) Hetzel Elected Head of University Group At National Sessions President Ralph D. Hetzel' was elected president of the National As sociation of State Universities at its thirty-ninth annual meeting, the ses sions of which he attended last Wed nesday, Thursday, and Friday in Washington, D. C. The association is comprised of the state universities in each of the states and the University of Hawaii and the University of the Philippines. By resolution, the executive committee has been empowered to act for the association in the interests of its members and of the association for the forthcoming year. “It is anticipated the committee will take under advisement many ma jor issues pertaining to higher edu cation, some of which will be related to the New Deal," Dr. Hetzel said on his return. “In the formulation of new policies affecting education, it is expected that officers of the association will fre quently be called into conference with the national administration and na tional organizations,” he declared. Producers Will Hear Dr. Forbes in Chicago Dr. Ernest B. Forbes, director of the institute of animal nutrition, will present a report on “The Plane of Protein Intake as Affecting Food Utilization” before the American So ciety of Animal Production in Chi cago, Friday, November 30 to De cember 2. As one of the founders of the so ciety, Dr. Fortes will- be the guest of honor at the society’s annual ban quet on Monday, December 2 at which time, he will be honored by Paul E. Howe, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, who will speak on “The Contributions of Ernest B. Forbes to the Field of Animal Husbandry.” Prison Wants Courses There has been an increased do mand for agricultural extension courses at the Grateford State peni tentiary, Prof. Thomas I. Mairs, hea'd of the agricultural extension service, reports. At the present time, 100 re ports a day are being received from the penitentiary by the' extension service. Instruction was given to nearly 4,000 inmates last year. ‘Collegian’ Will Suspend Thanksgiving Dag Issue Because of the Thanksgiving holiday Thursday, no Collegian will be published the following day. Announcements for next Tuesday’s issue must be turned in at the Student Union office on Sat urday. Classes will end Wednesday af ternoon at 5 o’clock and will begin again on Friday morning at 8 o'- clock. No fine will be imposed for cutting nor will any excuses be granted by the office of the Dean of men or the Dean of Women. Tourney For I.M. Debating Changed Athletic Subsidization Offers Interesting Subject; No Entrance Fee "This time the program is going to be different,” seems to be the idea of the committee planning this year's Intramural Discussion Contest, if the contents of their circular letter of ex planation are indicative. In the first place, the question un der discussion is timely and, more im portant, interesting. The question: “Is Penn State subsidizing athletics at the present time?” Secondly, the contest, as its name indicates, is a discussion, not a debate, and contest ants may speak on either side of the question. In the third place, although two cups arc to be awarded as prizes, there is no entrance fee. And, lastly, the discussion will open up and crys tallize student opinion on one of the important local questions. Fraternity and non-fraternity groups may enter teams, which will consist of three members who are regular students and have not com peted in any intercollegiate debates. Team members will speak on either side of the question, not necessarily on the same side, for seven minutes, and the judge will rate them as to individual excellence. The winning fraternity will- be giv en-permannt possession. of the. cham pionship trophy and, in addition, will hold the Delta Sigma Rho cup for one year. Three legs are necessary for permanent possession of this trophy, and, to date, Delta Upsilon and Phi Epsilon Pi each have one. A win ning non-fraternity group will be awarded keys. All registrations must be filed by Friday, December 30; non-fraternity groups not receiving the letter may register at the Student Union desk. Extension Work Given At Industrial School Designed to present a general view ,of the whole field of agriculture, a , lecture course under the supervision of Prof. William R. White, of the agricultural extension service, has been inagurated at the Pennsylvania Industrial School at Huntington. The course, w’hich consists of illus trated lectures and demonstrations, is given every Tuesday night at the re formatory. Two periods a week, in preparation for regular class work, are supervised by an officer of the institution. Boys between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four arc enrolled in the course and all are youths who form erly lived on farms. The purpose of the course is to bring them into a sympathetic understanding with farm life. Last year there were between forty-five and fifty youths enrolled. Pundt Rates Butler Incident As Another ‘Wirt Farce’ Which Arises Periodically Alfred G. Pundt, instructor of his tory, expressed his views on the pres ent Smedley Butler accusation in a question-answer interview with a Collegian reporter Friday. The in terview follows: Q. What do you think of this But ler incident? A. In the first place, General Smed ley Butler is doing nothing else but “Wirting.” It is certainly possible that some irresponsible elements ap proached him to carry out their ideas—men belonging to veteran or ganizations, and similar groups. As for the proposed march on Washing ton, such an idea is fantastic and en tertained only for publicity’s sake. Q. Is this Butler incident a second Wirt farce? A. The only difference is that But ler might really have been approach ed, while Wirt had too. strong a cock tail, Both have flairs for headlines, however. Q. What psychology prompts such ridiculous schemes, when they are ac tually unfounded? A. In Wirt's case it was publicity. COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS Artists’ Series Program Lists 8 Attractions Committee Schedules Dancing Ensemble For March 19 Tickets To Go on Sale At A.A. Office Dec. 3-5 Announcement of the completion of booking arrangements for the 1934-35 Artists’ Course with the engagement of Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman and their ensemble of dan cers for March 19 was made Satur day by Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, chair man of the executive committee for the Course. The price of season tickets for the series of eight numbers will be $3.60 for first choice seats and $3.10 for slightly less desirable seats. Tickets will go on sale at the Athletic as sociation office, Old Main, to upper classmen December 3, to faculty mem bers December 4j and to underclass men December 5. Dates of the eight number of the course are: December 11 (Tuesday)—York Na tivity Play 12 (Wednesday)—- December Messiah’' , January 17 (Thursday)—The Vien nese Choir Boys 18 (tentative date) February “Green Pastures” March 7 (Thursday)—The Budapest String Quartet March 19 (Tuesday)—Humphrey and Weidman, dancers. April 11 (Thursday)—Dr. Raymond Ditmars April 30 (Tuesday)—Grete Stueck gold Miss Humphrey and Mr. Weidman are among Lhe leading exponents of contemporary dancing. They received their preliminary training with the Donishawns and traveled with them on an extensive tour of the Orient. They have appeared with their group_at performances of the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orch estra, the Cleveland Symphony, and the Philadelphia Symphony. In the theatrical- field they arranged the dance numbers for “Americana,” “As Thousands ; Cheer,” and “School for Husbands.” The course, which is estimated to cost approximately $5,000, includes one more number than last year be sides the Nativity Play and “The Messiah” which the Artists’ Course is subsidizing. Dr. Marquardt ex plained that none of the money will be spent for local talent but only for the services of the four. New York oratorio artists who will sing the leading roles in “The Messiah.” All other expenses for these two presen tations will be paid by the department of music. Dr. Marquardt explained that the reason for the increase in price for season tickets for this year from $2.85 and $2.35 of last year was due to the fact that the course this year will cost more for the artists’ serv ices and because last year a deficit of $BOO was incurred which was paid by the College. In arranging the dates of the course, Dr. Marquardt examined the schedule of winter athletic events and the list of dates of major dances and other activities prepared by the Stu dent Union and found no functions that will conflict with the nights of the numbers of the course. All con certs will begin at 8:00 o’clock at night and will be in Schwab audi torium. (Continued on page two) In Butler’s case, it was the strong dose of militarism which he has nev er lived down. Even though Butler is not now in the active employ of the Army, he forgets himself very often, and tries to be the dominating force. Q. sWill the hilarity of the Butler investigation put an end to such out breaks? A. This or no other one will put an. end to such outbreaks. A few years ago, we were entertained by plans of the technocrats, then Professor Wirt-came along, and now it’s Butler. God only knows who’s next. There have been alleged plots throughout our history. One can recall the Hit ler incident away back in 1912, when he was caught in a beer cellar. Evi dently this did nothing to hinder his ambitions, for look at him today. Yes, incidents like these only tend to cre ate more of their kind. Q. Might not such accusations, as foolish as they care, cause voters to think twice in time of election? A. Yes, these might easily create emotional excitement which might be dangerous politically.
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