Page Iwo PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887. Published semi•w•eekly during the College year, except on holidays. by students of The Pennsylvania State College, in the interest of the College. the students, faculty, alumni, and friends. JOHN A. TIRUTZMAN '35 JACK A. MARTIN . 35 Editor Business Manager FRED W. WRIGHT '35 GEORGE A. RUTLEDGE . 35 Sports Editor Circulation Manager • KENNETH C. HOFFMAN '35 D. KENNETH LYONS '35 Managing Editor Local Advertising Manager JAMES D. WATSON JR. '35 HARRY .5. KNOFF '35 Assistant Editor Foreign Advertising Manager PHILLIP W. FAIR JR. '35 JOHN T. MATTHEWS '35 Assistant Managing Editor 4sst. Foreign Advertising Manager A. CONRAD HAIGES '35 EARL G. KEYSER JR. '35 News Editor Asst. Local Advertising Monger JAMES D. IIEATTY JR. '35 MARGARET W. KINSLOE '35 News Editor Women's Managing Editor MARCIA D. DANIEL '35 ELSIE M. DOUTHETT '35 Women's Editor Women's News Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS John K. Barnes jr. '36 W. Bernard Freunsch '36 Vance O. Packard '36 harry B. Ilendercon jr. 'SG William P. McDowell '36 John E. Miller jr. '36 Donald P. Sanders '36 Charles SI. Schwartz jr. '36 meneeiee Edifier This issue News 13. liter This Issue Application made for entry ut the Post Office. State Colloce. Penna.. on second-class matter, Tuesday, January 8, 1935 PROBLEMS VS. PROBLEMS Delegates to the recent N. S. F.A. convention re turned with the idea that the organization has little to offer Penn State. Their argument seems to be based on two points: first, that the Federation spent entirely too much time discussing national and international problems, and second, that our system of student gov ernment is so far advanced that the Federation had' little to offer in way of assistance. At first glance, the first point seems absurd. Cer tainly, there are few• matters more important to the average undergraduate than the war that is going to creep around the munitions plants' corner as soon as this country is "prepared" for it, than the relative values of fascism, communism, socialism, or whatever form of government is going to lead us back to the Mecca so glibly described by the President as "re- Certainly the economic system of the future is quite a bit more significant than the question of the best way to conduct class dances. It would be a good thing if some way were found to bring a few significant issues back to this campus. For a supposedly intel lectual center, one interested in pertinent topics, Penn State probably knows as little about national problems as any area of equal size in the world. The old cry, "I'm too busy even to read the news papers," is the most biting indictment against the minds of undergraduates that could be made. Hence, if a convention could stir up a bit of thought, any money invested would be worth while. The whole question would be as to a method of transcribing such informa tion to the complacent masses. . On the other hand, there is a definite need sfor a body which can and will discuss intelligently certain campus problems. The question of freshman orienta tion, for example, is one that is becoming more and more pertinent, while there are others which deal with equally important subjects. It is imperative, before Penn State joins this orga nization next year, that the object be known definitely. If it is merely a question of administrative routine, unquestionably some other association might be more desirable. MANY STUDENTS UNDOUBTEDLY will take advantage of the, new Library hours through which reference books and periodicals will be available until eleven o'clock every night the last two weeks before examination. If the plan proves popular, undoubtedly another semester wilt find reserve books available for a similar period of time. As is every other department, the Library is handi capped by inadequate finances. This may be the cause of such customs as that of keeping closed departmental libraries about the campus. It is to be hoped that eventually, ways will be found that such reference rooms can be available for that time when a student is most apt to do a little reading that is not absolutely essential—Sunday afternoon. THE REVERED BOROUGH authorities might well consider cleaning up State College as to clogged street sewers which bring about inundated sidewalks in various parts of the town. Then, too, cindered cross streets would be greatly appreciated by those motorists who obey the asinine stop signs guarding that through boulevard, Beaver avenue. 250,000 CLAMS Subscribers to the Boston Advertiser a few days ago read startling headlines which intimated that 250,- 000 students demanded the immediate investigation of Communist activities on campuses throughout the coun try. It Was based on an interview given by John A. Lang, head of the N. S. F. A. Of course, the whole thing was garbled in tradition al Hearst style, but the thread of the thought itself was highly inaccurate. Lang said that the 250,000 students Ile claimed to represent did not want Com- munism or any other 'ism' in our institutions. He inti mated that it was becoming a real menace in American Apparently, Mr. Lang belongs to that misguided minority which believes that the best way to conduct government is to stifle all thought. He seems to be satisfied with present setups and reluctant to accept any changes which might be better. It is true that there are a few dyed-in-the-wool radicals in every college. But too, it is sadly true that the present system of government is one of the most inefficient possible. Only by open-minded discussion can a better system be evolved. Like every other dope who's been figuring on getting around to that Psych class as soon as the semester got a little underway, we were nanic stricken when we observed the exam schedule all over the back page of this sheet Friday. But we're ,vor vied no longer—we've found a new way to study, and, just to show how big-hearted we are, we'll tell you all about it, just like they do during freshman week and in the Education School classes. Jack Parsky, one of the lesser arc-lights of the Phi Sigma Delta shack used the system first, and it worked marvelously. Jack (They call him 'Rip' at the house, on account of how he sleeps all the time ( (funny fellas these Phi Sigs) ) ) had been having a hell of a time keeping on the hooks. _He'd just get his knees comfortably tucked in behind the edge of his desk drawer, ready for a serious evening, when someone would come in—and that would lie that, no study. William P. McDowell 'V. W. Bernard Freunsch .30 Now Jack, although not exactly brilliant, has a good idea once in awhile, and the other night, with the expert (see ad due east of this column) assist ance of one Herm Rail, hypnotist extraordinary, one Ivorked. Mr. Parsley merely 'arranged for Mr. Rail to. hypnotize him. Mr. Rail did, with alacrity. While 'under the spell,' or whatever you are under while hypnotized, Parsky was instructed to get to work immediately, and if anything happened to go to a quiet place where he could keep on grinding. He was also instructed that if anyone should come to his room, to throw them, the hell out. Then Mr. Rail brought Mr. Parsky out of the' trance. It worked, as we said. Parsky went to his room and started studying—first he wrote a thousand word theme, and then started in on some reviewing. Accidentally-like, the lights in the upper part of the house went out. 'Rip' picked up his book, sought a bridge lamp in the club room, and went on with his work. Pretty soon the lights came on again, and Parsky returned to his own desk. Just to test the final instruction, the expert hypnotist thrust his face inquisitively inside the student's room, and then sauntered in. Quite ac cording to his own rules, he got 'tossed the hell out.' (The phone number is on the ad—we've done our part towards a higher all-college average!) "Attorney At Law," they tell us, is going to be quite a play, in spite of a•little trouble they had at the start. Luke Brightman plays 'he,' and Virginia ('Gin,' if you know her well enough). Swart, the pride of the Class of '3B, is the 'she.' Virginia (We don't know her very well) and Luke make love. They didn't get around to the right technique for awhile, until Prank Neusbaum, the director, took a hand in affairs. He told them, right out, like that, and since then they've been doing much ;better: So much better, in fact, that the other night the now loving couple finished a scene (on stage), went into another one (off stage), and then wandered on for their next appearance. There had been a slight change, though. On Virginia's proud breast there reposed the sacred pin of the order of Beta Theta Pi. Gang War Brewing Things have been pretty quiet round about Chicago the last year or so, except for an occasional killing. The Sigma Pi frat here, however, doesn't like all this peace, and they're going to do something about it. Two loyal bros., it seems, are slightly at odds, and the explosion into actual combat is expected at any minute. It's a great game. Eddie Geyer (intramural mosquito-weight boxer), and Bill Harvdy, nephew of the .mayor (think of it!) of no less a burg than Scranton, are the offended parties. Mr. Geyer, it seems, had himself a friend, one Anita. Mr. Harvey stepped out and gathered himself a large chunk of the young lady's affections. So now Eddie's mad, and seeing as how Eddie is, Willy is too. The Phi Eps are selling window seats for the fray at tWo bits apiece, reserved. About Town & Campus: Olin Butt forces a whole steamship company to change their routine he wanted 'hamburg and onions' included on their seven teen -page menu—and got it . . . Zerby Club gentle men have lovely voices, the ladies next door, in the Ivy Inn, inform us . . Pet Peeve—against those persons of low intelligence who think it 'juit too, too funny' to tear loose with an alarm clock, right in the middle of an interesting bit of dialogue, •at the movies . latest offenders this week—the A. B. Pi's . . . Our hearts stopped last week when we beheld mem- bars of Mr. George Ebert's New Jersey tree commis sion wielding axes in front of the Women's Build ing ... we had fears for our old friend—the Ghinko tree, but it seems to have stayed up ... Posh of the week—the, Dugan-Goldsmith fray ... a church win dow is threatened with having King Burke's amiable map as part of a new stained-glass design—the gent that's making the new window took a fancy to the Burke countenance, and sort of included him, it seems ... Members of the Froth, staff are heckling the gentletnen'on this newspaper again—maybe the campus will have sump'n screamingly funny to read pretty soon. OLD MANIA New Way To Pass Finals +++ F. Cupid Neusbaum - + + + +++ THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Tests Indicate Textile Merchants Mislead • Public on Quality of Fabrics, Mack States You may buy your shirts secure in the belief that the "pm-shrunk" label on the collar will end your wor ries about receding sleeves and strangling collars, but you are 'being partly fooled because, in many cases, only a part of the shirt has received the anti-shrinkage treatment, accord ing to the investigations of Dr. Paul line Beery Mack, associate professor of chemistry. "Shirts are often sold as 'pre shzunk' when the meaning of the term is not standardized and implies noth ing," Dr. Mack said. Advocating the informative label ling of commercial textiles, Dr. Mack said that information on the quality and durability of goods is rarely pass ed on to the 'public. The ultimate buyer, with few exceptions, she said, gets a prize package when purchas ing textile merchandise, even when. it Debating Team Lists 52 Meets in Program (Continued from ma ono) question witlt!Gettysburg College over station WHP, Ildrrisbarg, on March 27. The second will• be with the Uni versity of Pennsylvania on the 'same question and will be broadcast over WCAU, Philadelphia, on April 13. Eight contests are scheduled for the remainder of this month. On January 12 the women's team will take part in. the Grove City College Tournament, on the 17th they will meet Seton Hill College away, and on the following day they will meet Westminster 'College, also away. All three will be conventional style con tests on the munitions questiod. ' Men debaters will open the new year on January 16 when they meet St. Francis ' College representatives, the following day they meet Gettys burg, and the next day they use two teams to match forensics with rep resentatives from St. Joseph's College and either Temple' or Drexel•. In February the men's team will meet Albright College, St. Francis College, Lehigh, Juniata, and Wash ington and Jefferson in dual debates and take part in the Allegheny For um. The women will oppose Mount Mercy College and the University-of Pittsburgh. Both teams hit their stride in March, with , the men scheduled for twelve debates, and the women for nine. In April the men will taper off to eight contests, and the women will engage in six debates. The men's dual season will close in the middle of April; the women will continue to the•encl of the month; and the season will be closed with the Delta Sigma Rho contest the last of April or the first of May. Hirsch, Erdman Differ On N.F.S.A. Viewpoint (Continued from pogo ono) "Military training and F. E. R. A. education relief were discussed, but only one day was devoted to practical student government problems," Miss Erdman explained. "We received no help with our problems, but were able ! only to advise others." Hirsch adde'd that he believed that the newly elected set of officers might improve conditions and would work less for their own individual advancement and more for the ad vancement of the Federation than did the last set. He 'characterized the retiring officers as "good windlsags." It was explained that the $4O dues for the men have already been paid for next year. For several years past the men's student government has do nated sufficient-money .to meet the post for both 'inures and women's gov ernment. groups, but this year this apportionment. was reduced and the women paid ,no dues although send ing a delegate and paying her ex penses. .The idecision as to whether a women's delegatejhall go next year is up to the Woolen's Senate. -THE MANIAC "Here's to the Young Men of the World" Rollin Kirby, in the New York IVorld Telegram is labelled, because labels are often times 'deliberately misleading. Citing an example of'this practice, Dr. Mack pointed out that many blankets which are labelled "part wool" actually contain less than 1 per cent wool, unless they carry a specification label of the U. S. De partment of Commerce. The practice of specifying wool content, she said, is little known, and the majority of consumers are unaware of it. "One of the greatest abuses of tex tile fibres in history," Dr. Mack stat ed, "is the practice of 'weighting' silk, a process which consists of im mersing it in various solutions of the salts of lead, tin, zinc, iron, and aluminum. This practice, which has . achieved widespread use since the in troduction of synthetic fabrics, causes the material to appear to be of better grade than the actual amount of silk present would warrant. "When subjected to the weighting process, pure silk, which is the strong est of all textiles in its unadulterated state, becomes the weakest, after be ing worn a few times. When exposed to light for a period of a few weeks, deeded silks have been found to crum ble to fine powder." Dr. Mack stated that not only are weighted silks lacking .in durability, but they tend to have a toxic effect on wearers, especially those silks weighted with lead. In order to find tile poisonoas effect of lead-weighted silks on animal tissues, Dr. Mack, collaborating with Miss Polly B. Kissinger, a graduate student, placed rats in leaded silks. They {found that rats which had chewed on the silks had a deposition of lead in their bones at the end of the experiment, while rats which had merely been in contact with the silks, developed seri ous dermititis without exception. As a remedy for the misinforma tion of the consumer regarding pur chases of fabrics, Dr. Mack believes that the sale of textiles should be ra tionalized by some method which) would enable the consumer to recog nize the quality of what he is buying! on sight.' She suggested that this could be brought about by correct la bels informing the buyer of the dur ability and color fastness of the fab rics, under certain conditions of wear. Fabrics which present a hazard dur ing wear should be removed from the market, and to this 'end, Dr. Mack stated, legislation. should be enacted., After scoring a tremendous hit aboard the M. U. Georgic (Cunard White Star) on her Christmas Cruise to South AmeriCa and the West Indies LYNN CHRISTY AND HIS PENN STATESMEN are back again on the campus offering you rhythm par excellence! Call. Chris Selinitz at 171 Co-Edits The social side of women's frater nity life will. be at its best on the night of January 25—for Panhellenic Ball. It will be held as usual at the Nittany Lion Inn—music by Bill Bot tort This being the night when the women receive all blame or credit for the success of the dance,'it can prob ably be counted upon to have all the makings. The Thetas are being more than usually ambitious this year and arc having, in addition to their pledge dance held with the Phi Gams in'No vember, a formal dinner-dance at the Dattany Lion Inn on February 22. Bill Bottorf has been engaged to play. No plans have yet been made, but the Kappas have made assertions that they will have their annual dinner (lance at the Nittany Lion Inn early, in the Spring. A new anchor was presented to each of the ei=t Delta Gamma initi ates at the formal ceremony held at the Delta Gamma house Sunday. 5 Readings Scheduled Continuing - from where they ceased before the Christmas vacation, the second series of fireside readings will begin in the second floor lounge, Old Main, tomorrow. Readers scheduled thus far are: tomorrow, Prof. Lucre tia V. T. Simmons, of the German de partment; January 16, Prof. Joseph F. O'Brien, of the public speaking department; January 23, Prof. Paul ine A. Locklin, of the English litera ture department; February 13, Prof. Mason Long, of the English litera ture department; February 20, Prof. Robert E. Dengler, 'of the department of classical languages. LINGERIE . . • Slightly Mussed from Holiday Season at Half Pike . . . 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