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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
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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
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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
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F. Cupid Neusbaum -
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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.
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