0 U -21 oSemi-lAleekly7- 7 : - , ESTABLISHED ill • iii44l 1. pLiTA --- 5. , , 1904 df_\T,4 * ..1 141 ‘. 444 t- taw „..2,,,,,, . ( g f itt ra gi . \•:.... t .Z1A5 5 !......" Volume 31—Number 29 2 Days Added To '35-'36 Thanksgiving Vacation as Christmas Period Loses 4 College To Open 1 Day Earlier, Will Close Sat., June 6. Alumni Day Moved Up To Oct. 19 Week-end An increase of two and a half days in the Thanksgiving vacation and the elimination of four days from ' this year's Christmas holiday are the major changes in the new calender for the official school year of 1935-36, which was approved last week-by the College .Senate. Under the, revised calender the Thanksgiving vacation will begin at noon on Wednesday and will end Mont day noon, December 2._ The Christ mas holidays will start four days later than this year when it begins on December 19. The closing date will be the same, January 2, 1936. Homecoming Date Changed College will officially open next ,semester on the same day of the week as this year, Wednesday, but the date will be one day earlier, September 18. Freshman Week will start on Septem ber 12 and will clOsc on the 17th. Another significant change made is that the Alumni Homecoming Day has been moved up two weeks. Alumni will return on the week-end of Oc tober 19, which is the date of the foot ball game with Lehigh University. Easter Vacition Unchanged The Senate has approved a half holiday on same Saturday - during the football season. The exact date of this holiday will be determined next fall by student selection, through the . Student Council. Easter-vacation will. fall a week - earlier in 1936 .than it will this year. While it will . begin Wednesday, April 17 this year, it will begin a week ear fion will week, - the slime as this year., , • , College will end two days earlier next year. The date set for the.end ing of the semester' is June 6, while it will end on June 8 this year. Com mencement will be held two days later on Monday, June 8, in 1936. . Committee Considers Bands for Senior Ball With - February 8 as the most like ly date for Senior Ball, the orchestra which will play for the affair has not yet been signed although selection rests among six bands, Cecil C. Spa dafora '35, chairman, 'announced yes terday. Orchestras being considered are Mal Hallett, Paul Pcndarvis, Bernie Cum mins, "Red" Nichols; Emerson Gill, and George Hall. By the early part of next week one of these bands will have been signed, Spadafora declared when asked about the negotiations. At the present time Mal Hallett is on- a tour of southern colbges and is playing for several dances in that part of the country. Pendarvis is at the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh while Bernie Cummins is in Chicago. Emerson Gill is on a' tour and George Hall plays from the Hotel Taft over a Columbia broadcasting , network. "Red" Nichols is also on the air at various times. Dr. Fenn TO Discuss . `Three Ways to Truth' "Three Ways to Truth" will be discussed 'by Dr. Don Frank Fenn, ie‘ctor of 'the Church of St.. Michael and All Angels, Baltimore, Md., in the regular 'chapel, service in Schwab auditorium; Sunday morning at 11 o'- clock. This' is'Dr. Penn's first appear-, ance on the College chapel program. After serving several• churches in Colorado, and also acting as chaplain of the Colorado State Penitentiary, the speaker Became rector of the Gethsemane Church, Minneapolis, Minn., in 1922, where he remained until 1931. Since that time he has been at his present church in Balti more. Dr. Fenn is a member of several summer conference faculties, as well as a' member of the faculty_ of the Maryland Normal School for Church Workers. He is,stlso president of the Maryland Diocesan Church Mission for Help, and .a frequent contributor of articles to church publications. Pugh Back From Trip David B. Pugh, supervisor of the undergraduate eetiters, returned Wed nesday from York. Earlier in the week, Mr. Pugh addressed the.liazel ton undergraduate tentar at their first Christmas party. 2 CORies Hirsch Appoints 16 to Senior Ball Committee Paul K. Hirsch '35, senior class president, today announced the Senior ,Ball• committee. Carl* C. Spadafora '36 was named chair man of the committee some time ago. The rest of the committee follows: Joseph N. Bresnowitz, J. Paul Civitts, David , W. Davis, Joseph E. Dentice, Hudson H. Er isman, Samuel A. Lear, Mortimer H. Menaker, George H. Milligan. Others on the committee are: Morgan/J. Rees, Robert Sendero witz, Robert C. Simpson, John F. West, Clifford C. Wood, Helen J. Hinebauch, ana Margaret W. Kin sloe. Tribunal Finds 4 Freshmen Guilty Burgert Wears Dress; Maffay, Jones, Schmidt ,Ordered To Carry Signs. Four of the eight freshmen tried by Student Tribunal in Room 318, Old Main, Tuesday night were found guilty, two others were declared not guilty, one man had sentence sus pended pending further investigation of the charges, while the other stu dent did not come under the regula tions of the body. Harold E. Burgert was found guilty of hot wearing a dink, of dating, and of not wearing other freshman cus toms. He was sentenced 'to wear a Woman's dress and hat for two weeks with a sign down his back, "Ten Cents a Dance." Ih addition 'Lew N. Skemp '36, president of Tribunal, declared ,the-,truinvmuste appear , -aVßecrerition hall: an& skip around' the gymnasittin fifteen tinida' between the -halves. of the basketball'gamelo the tune which the Blue Band would-play' at that time. , Daniel V. Jonei admitted not hay ing worn a 'clink for a period of five or six days ancrwas accordingly sen tenced to wear. a sign, "Note the Jade Top Fiece," for three days: ,Clifford F. Maffay must wear a sign, "Hands off My Dink," for the same length of time. In addition to having to appear in Recreation hall• to provide entertainment between the halves, James S. Schmidt will be required to carry the sign, "No Dink in the Rain," for three days after having admitted 'that he wore a regular hat whenever it was raining. Sentence was suspended upon Jos eph G. Walsh, charged with breaking all customs,' not recognizing author ity of hat men or the sophomore class in general. Further investigation will be made because of Walsh's state ments that the charges were untrue, Skemp declared. Harold C. McCon nell was excusmD from the charges made against him because of his be ing a two-year agricultural• student with whom Tribunal does not deal. In the cases of Thomas M. Wible and C. George Ruff charged with not wearing customs and of not having matches when asked . for them, ver dicts of not guilty were decided by Tribunal members. Three other men who were notified to appear did not show up and will be dealt with at the next meeting, Tuesday night, 'Janu ary 15, at r:3O o'clock. Old Favorites Leading as Returns in Best Dressed Professor Poll Start Pouring in As incomplete returns in the Best Dressed Professor poll poured into the COLLEGIAN office last night, they seemed to indicate that Penn State's faculty is, at least, well dressed. • Although only a few of the local precincts had reported, nothing was so impressive about the returns as the diversity of professors who have received votes. The conservatives, led by •L. Tre maine Dunlap, last year's winner, Prof. Harold L. Dickson, Dr. William D. Butt, and Dr. Carl W. Hasek were again slightly in advance of the lib eral, or White Spat school. ißut thC liberals are expected to poll a heavy vote in the outlying districts. A minor group, the Esquircrow, are making some inroads into the liberal vote. "Only a flash in the pan" was the way the group was characterized by sartorial leaders last night. The Liberal Arts School seems to be retaining first place as it' did last year. Demi Charles W. Stoddart him self was ivell• in the running, as were Dr. 0. Frederick Boucke, Dr. Butt, 'Dr. Willard Waller, and Prof. Shel- STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1935 Sarg's Puppets To Appear Here In 2 Programs Famous Marionetteer Will Present 'Faust,' `Uncle Remus.' Night Performance Will. Start At 8:20 With a matinee performance of "Uncle Remus," from the stories by dee' Chandler Harris, scheduled in , Schwab auditorium at 9:30• o'clock this afternoon and the production of "Faust, the - Wicked. Magician," in the same place at 8:20 o'clock tonight, Tony Sarg and his Marionette Ctml pany will give a double performance under the auspices of the Penn State Players. At the afternoon performance, fourteen characters will -appear. They include Rufus, .Rastus, Uncle Remus, The Little Boy,. Br'er Rabbit, Beer Fox, Miss Buzzard, Mrs. Rabbit, Mop pit Rabbit, Flopnit Rabbit, Mr. Tarry Pin, Mr. Coon, and Mr. Possum. There are three acts and seven scenes in the play. Scene I is in Uncle Remus' cabin; the next scene takes place down by the meadow, while the list scene of the first act is set-in the woods. In Act 11, Br'er Rabbit's house is the setting of the first scene, the outside of the house is the second, while the third scene reverts to the woods. When the'final curtain falls, the char acters will be located in Br'er Rab bit's house again as in the second scene of the second act. Costumes for this production were designed by Miss Pearl Craigue while David Pritchard is acting as for Mr. Sarg. The puppeteers in clude Mr. Pritchard, Donald Cordry, Russel Beachler, and Winifred Park er. The characters were puppetized by A. C. M. Azoy, assistant to Tony Sarg. " • - At the night • performance, •six •tientli',ecnturrcharactera portray 'the' mirth' of "Tr.. - Johannes. Wagner, Casper, .Mr. Beanpole,. Mrs. Muller, Mr: Muller, Mephistopheles, Marguerite, Martha, Siebel, • Vales , . tine, Captain Gomm, Lelah, An Old Witch, A Prison Guard, A Cat, A Magician and charlatan of the six-, teenth century, and Dr. Faust's sec retary., . . Other characters are A Country Lout, Two Patients, Husband of one of the Patients, The Devil, A Lady from Venice, Marguerite's Mother, A Young Cavalier, A Young Officer, Captain of the Guards, A Dancer in the Witches' Kitchen, Pet of Faust, as well as gondoliers, citizens, sol diers, devils, ghosts, skeletons, bats, owls, and other wierd animals. Scenes take place in Dr. Faust's house, Venetian streets, Marguerite's home and gardens, A Venetian canal bridge, Witches' kitchen, in Germany, prison of Venice, and the last scene is atop the Bracken Mountain. The same puppeteers will operate the marionettes. The figures and stage properties were built by Charles E. Searle and the costume's were de signed by Miss Craigue. Music for the play was assembled and written by Richard Williams and solind ef fects will be produced by Amplion. This company has appeared here three times previously, their last per formance being "Rose and the Ring," which Was presented in .1931. Other productions' included "Treasure Is land," in 1926, "Adventures of Chris topher Columbus," in 1928,• and "Spanish Fiesta",in 1931, along with "Rose and the Ring." don C. Tanner The department of English compo sition seems to . be the stronghold of good taste, with Prof. Meritt M. Har ris, Prof. John H. Frizzell, Robert H. Galbraith Edward J. Nichols, Frank S. Neusbaum, John S. Naylor, and Theodore R. Bassett all polling size able votes. A newcomer to the campus this year, Louis H. Bell, of the jour nalism department, has already estab lished himself as a serious contender. Ag 'Hill, that region of overalls and boots, seems to be solidly behind its faculty members. How else would Dean Ralph L. Watts, Prof. R. Adams Dutcher,. Dr. Frederick P. Weaver, Dr. James P.'Kelly, and Prof. William L. Henning, have polled more votes thanAhe whole School of Engineering faculty? With more ballots being distributed hodrly and publie booths being opened at Student, Union desk today, profes sors were primping more than ever• in a last attempt to curry student favor. The committee in charge of the sur vey asks everyone to Go To The'Polls And Vote. • senior Commencement • Reservations Open Now All seniors Who are being gradu ated at the February commence ment should make reservations for caps and gowns at•;the Student Union desk immediately. Seniors who are -being gradu ated 'at the mid-year commence ment and who desire.invitations to and announcements of their grad uation should also make reserva tions at the Student,:Union desk. Beaux Arts Ball Set for Tonight Dancing in Mardi.;Gras Setting Will Begin at 11);Bottorf To Provide Music. Penn State couples; tonight may step from the bleakness of this chill campus into all- the warm color of a New Orleans street decorated for a Mardi Gras. celebration *and dance to the music of Bill .Bottorf's band at the third annual Beaux Arts Ball in the Armory. Invitations to the Ball may be ob tained from any member of Scarab, national professional architecture fra ternity, which is sponsoring the affair. Dancing Will begin at 10 o'clock and continue until 2. Co:-eds may obtain late permission for the dance. Fresh men may attend. Any sort of colorful costume may be worn, and the wearers of the most beautiful and original .costumes will be awarded prizes. Members of the department of architecture faculty will judge the costumes. All of the decorations will be ama teur work done by. members of the fraternity. The dance floor will be laid out like a New Orleans street at Mardi Gras time: The band will sit in a shop windoW just as in the real festival. Around sides of the Ar mory will be houses in'a riot of color, while streamers - will hang from the ceiling. College: 144 trows:. Over. Half Millien State • Senator, • Representative • Discuss Appropriations For Coming Year. • • -If State Senator Edward - J. Thomp son of Philipsburg can. , be accepted as an authority, the College has been forced to borrow $625,000 in the past three months to meet its regular monthly expenses. The 'Senator said that he learned of these loans while in a conference with College authori ties recently. When questioned regarding the ap propriations which the College will receive for the next biennium, he said that the matter is still very uncer tain. In regard to a new building program, however, he said that almost will adjust its corporate structure to anything is possible if the College become a public corporation and thus become eligible for PWA grants. When Representative Blake Shu gart.% of Clearfield was questioned concerning the appropriations, he pre dicted that the amount for the next biennium will remain approximately the same as it has been' during the past two years. "While I can't speak officially, I hardly think that the appropriation will be cut. Support of the educa tional institution' of the State was one of the platforms of the Demo cratic party in the recent campaign and we will carry out every promise as far as possible," he said. Interfraternity Sing Will Occur Thig'March • Plans for an interfraternity sing, to be sponsored by Phi Mu Alpha; honor ary musical society, indicate that the vocal contest, in which fraternity groups will participate, will be held early in March. Each fraternity can enter a chorus of from twelve to twenty voices. Selections will 'include a • group of fraternity songs and one College song. The contest, which was not held here last year, was won by Beta Theta Pi two years ago. Members of-the com mittee are John- W. •Kreeger '35, chairman, Ebert- L. Badger '36, and Robert E. Carey '36. - Who's Dancing SATURDAY NIGHT ' Chi Phi ' Red WitherBdit. (Invitation) Sigma Nu Bill Bottorf (Invitation) Registration for 'Second Semester Set for Feb. 4, 5 Time For Enrollment Depends On Initial Of Last Name. Usual $5 Fine Placed On Late Registrants Registration for the second semest er of the present College year will begin Mbiiday morning, February 4, and continue through Tuesday after noon, February 5, in Recreation hall. Regular classes will start Wednesday afternoon. Registration will be carried on the same as last year with thp assign ment of registration periods fpr students being made according to the initials Of their last name,' a plan instituted five years ago. As usual, a five dollar fine will be levied for late registration although students may register earlier than their assigned periods with the ap proval of their scheduling officer. Otherwise students will be required to register as follows: A to Bor Tuesday 8-12 Bos to Co Monday 1- 5 Sr to E • Tuesday 1- 5 F to G Monday 10- 1 H to I Tuesday 8-12 J to K Monday 1- 5 L, Mc to Mar Tuesday 1- 5 Has to 0 Monday 10- 1 P to R Tuesday 8-12 S to Sp Monday 1- 6 St to V Tuesday 1- 5 I W to Z Monday 10- 1 This plan of assigning by initials is absolutely fair, explained Registrar William S. Hoffman; as any student attending the College for four straight years will register once on each of the four half days. Formerly, the assignments were made by lots. "There is, 'though," . he continued laughingly, "one possibility of a stu dent, receiving . anfair.treatment. I Would .= adVise- any. coeds thinking •of marriage first to censider'this." Students should see their scheduling 'officers' to. make out their schedules the day before their asigned periods if possible, but scheduling officers will be in their offices all day during the registration period. There is no rule prohibiting the securing of scheduling cards in advance of registration. No one will be'admitted to.Reerea tion hall to registe rduring the last half hour 'of his assigned period, al though anyone registering at that time will be allowed to finish. Holders of senatorial scholarships will, as usual, receive certificates in Recreation hall instead of at the President's office. The Treasurer will not accept checks for more than $lO.OO over the total amount of fees. ' Time tables listing time and place of second semester classes will be available at the offices of the schedul ing officers and may be purchased for ten cents at the Registrar's office at the beginning of final weer:. Libraries Open Sunday For the first time departmental libraries will be open on Sundays, ac cording to Librarian Williard P. Lewis, when the engineering reading room will be made available on Sun day afternoon and evenings and the Chemistry Library on Sunday even ings. In order for the latter to remain open on Sunday evenings it will be closed on Saturday afternoons. College Budget To Show Profit of $98,876 For '34.15, U. S. Education Bureau Reveals Operating profits of $98,876 for the academic year of 1934-35 will be shown by Penn State, the report of Henry S. 'Badger, assistant statisti cian in the office of the United States Bureau of Education, reveals. Mr. Badger's figures show estimated re ceipts and expenditures of the Col lege classified as to types. Receipts from all• sources will be $3,508,077, he estimated, while ex penditures will total $3,409,201, ex clusive of capital outlay, which item is not included in the computation of operating profit. $93,000 has been listed as the capital expenditure for this term, however. ' Estimated receipts . of the College include $1,854,000 from state, city or district; $535,247 from the United States government; $802,988 froni student fees; $26,020 from endow ment; and $18,425 from private gifts and grants. • Expenditures, on the other hand, include $2,222,854 for administration, instruction, library, operation and maintainance, $217,757 for organized research, and $858,590 for extension courses 'and correspondence. The re port also compares the income and expenditurea of the College for the past two years. tut 125 Delegates Expected To Register Here Today For P. A.C.S. Convention 16 Named to I. F. Ball Committee Yesterday Committeemen for Interfratern ity Ball were announced yesterday by the president of Interfraternity Council. Robert 0. Graham jr. '35 and Vernon D. Platt '35 had al ready been appointed co-chairmen of the April 5 affair. Other members of the committee include William J. Booth '35, James H. Boring '35, Frederick H. Charles ''3s, Thomas E. Clough '35, Leonard L. D'Amico '35, Thomas L. P. Perry '35, George L. Fischer '35, Richard J. Fisher '35, and Paul C. Haldeman '35. The fist concludes with Earle G. Keyser '35, Alexander J. Macdon ell '35, Ralph P. Needles '35, Don ald B. Ross '35, John P. Schwenk '35, Walter F. Gaylor '35, and Her man A. Schmidt '36. 30 Answer First `Collegian' Call Freshmen Men, Women Attend Ist Editorial Meeting of Staff Candidates. Thirty freshmen men and women candidates for the editorial stair of the COLLEGIAN reported at the first meeting on Room 917, Old Main, on Wednesday night. Additional candi dates, both men and women, may re port at the next meeting which will be held in Room 917, Old Main, at 7 o'clock Monday night, January 14, Phillip W. Pair '35, assistant man aging editor, who is in charge of the meetings, announced. Instructional work will be started at the next meeting at which time Fair will discuss news gathering, the style used,by,the. COLLEGIAN, and the types of headlines to be written on the stories.' The sessions. will run fora period of six to eight weeks aft er which the candidates will work, on the paper •as reporters. Candidates reporting at the first meeting are Dorothy E. Bollinger, Ruth L. Boyer; Barbara J. Diehl., Kathleen E. Gilbody, Doris M. Ru mage, Woodrow W. Bierly, Victor P. Buell, Stephen J. Campbell, Leo E. Cotterman, J. William Fenner, Stan ley V. Fowler, Weston D. Gardner, Edward E. Harding 111, and Vernon L. Hull. John W. Igoe, C. Stuart Koch, Jos eph J. Kozak, John P. Mcsserly, Rob-I ert E. Morgan, S. Sloan O'Donnell, Louis N. Pearce, Jack L. Schwab, 'William L. Sprengle, Robert J. Sta ple, Francis H. Szymczak, Frank 11. Titlow, Merlin W. Troy, Richard C. Walton, Charles M. Wheeler jr., and Robert B. Wistrand complete the list. Guests To See Engine Tests in Laboratory A group of automobile dealers and repairmen will be guests at the mechanical engineering laboyatory Saturday afternoon to observe engine tests which the department has been conducting for the past eighteen months to determine the behavior of various lubricating oils under service conditions. Income from public sources, student fees and government income show no change from last year, but private gifts and grants have decreased twen ty-one per cent, the report estimates. On the debit side of the ledger, ad ministration, instruction, library, maintainance and operation costs are estimated to be one per cent higher this year. Organized research will cost three per cent more this year while the out lay for extension courses and corres pondence courses is the same.. Total current expenses will be increased one per cent. Educational and gen eral income - of the College including building, shows a forty-five per cent drop since the term of 1929-1930. For the same period, educational and general expenditures, including extension, have increased six per cent. Salaries of the staffs have remained the same as those of last term, the report shows. However, the number on the payroll has been increased from 391 last .year to 399 this sea son. . The wage scale this year is: Presi dent, $15,600; deans of the schools, $7,120; professors, $3,700; associate professors, $2,800; assistant profes sors, $2,500; and instructors, $2,200, according to the report. COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS Subjects of Discussion Include Athletics, Public Careers. Warnock Will Welcome Group This Afternoon Registration of the 125 students representing the student government organizations of their respective col leges, expected for the third annual convention of the Pennsylvania As sociation of College Students, will be gin this morning at 9:30 o'clock. The main subjects to ba discussed by the association, which was organized by John A. Wood '33, will be the subsi dization or athletics and the extent college students are interested in pub lic life. Rostand Kelly, of the Bloomsburg State Teachers' College, president of the association, will preside at the opening session of the conclave Fri day afternoon. Dean of Men Arthur R. Warnock will give the welcoming address, according to Clifford C. Wood '35, Executive Secretary of the As sociation who is in charge of the en tire affair. Dr. F. B. Bass To Speak Dr. Francis B. Ilaas, president of the Bloomsburg State Teachers' Col lege, will give the principal address of the first session of the convention. The title of Dr. Haas's address has not been announced as yet. At 3 o'clock the 'panel discussions of the conclave will open. Ferman H. McFerran, Temple Uni versity, will lead the discussion on student body organizations. Speakers scheduled under this topic include: Allen Farrington, Badmen; Wendell Irwin, Lincoln College; Joyce Dun bar, Moravian College; Jack Beck, Bloomsburg State Teachers' College; -and Betty. Rosenthal, Albright Col lege. • • Mikelonis To Lead Discussion The discussion on student finances and activities fees will be led by Al bert P. Mikelonis '35. Other speakers on this subject will be Abram Mor gan, Ursinus College, and Dorothy Horne, East Stroudsburg State Teachers' College. Henry B. Coleman jr., Drexel, will be the chairman of the group sched uled to discuss student publications. Edward Bracken, of the Indiana State Teachers' College, and Katherine Danneker, of the Seton Hill College, are also on this group. Hirsch To Preside at Dinner Paul X. Hirsch '35, senior class president, will open the dinner ces sion of the convention. The main address of the evening will be given by Prof. R. E. Page, of Bucknell. His subject will be "Should College Students Be Interested in Public Life?" The regular evening session of the conclave will open with discussion among the different groups on "What Have You?" Among the subjects which will be discussed are the honor system, student cooperative savings agencies, the value of college to students, athletics and subsidiza tion, the participation of day stu dents in college life, and plans to interest students in public affairs. Will Divide Into Groups Tomorrow morning the convention will open up with discussion groups at 0:30 o'clock.. The groups will be divided according to the type of col lege which the delegates represent. Among divisions will be the co-educa tional group, women's college group, men's college group, and the profes sional college division. At 1:30 o'clock tomorrow after noon, Elizabeth E. Barton '35, re cording secretary of the association, will preside at the symposium ses sion of the conclave. The subject of this session will be "The College Student Looks Toward the Future." Featured speakers on this topic will he Dr. Clarence S. Anderson, of the department of agri cultural education, and president of the fraternity advisers' association, and John R. Richards, assistant to Dean Charles W. Stoddart, of the School of Liberal Arts. Will Hold Tea for Delegates At 3 o'clock there will be a tea for the delegates in Old Main and front 3:30 to 5:10 o'clock Rostand Kelly will preside at a business session of the conclave. John Lang, ex-president of the Na tional Student Federation of America, will address the convention on the subject, "A Generation Faces Dry rot," at the association's banquet at a o'clock. New officers of the Asso ciation will be elected at a special• business meeting Sunday morning and there will also be a meeting of the advisory committee and the executive board.