.. . t t , 11, ESTABLISHED 1: -44 ,*,--. • 1904 . z es 2 r -,1, - ; , .: r , -- 0 . ill V4l-14 ‘,tittir 41, Tourgtatt.. ~ Volume 31—Number 31 Mrs. Shattuck Leaves College $3OOO in Will 3 Annual Scholarships Of $lOOO Granted To Students. Graduate From Local High School Granted 1 Bequests of $3,000 for the estab lishment of three scholarships at the College for Centre County students are included in the will of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart .Shattuck, of State College, which was admitted Tor probate at the office of the Cen tre County Begister of Wills this week. Of the three scholarships of $l,- 000 each, which are established un der the terms of the will, preference in each case is to be given to Centre County students. The first scholar ship, to be known as the "John W. Stuart Memorial Scholarship," in memory of her father, provides that the interest and income from the sum of $l,OOO, to be held by the College trustees, is to be awarded annually to a boy or girl, graduated by the State College High School, who may excel in general standing during the four years' high school course. Makes Award To Senior Woman Interest and income from $l,OOO to be held in trust perpetually, will be awarded annually to a-studentin the junior class in civil engineering at the College, who has shown excellence in civil engineering subjects. Mrs. Shattuck, who made the bequest in memory of her husband, Prof. Har old 13. Shattuck, of the department of- civil engineering, directed that preference be given- ; first to a _resi dent of, Centre' County, and that gen eral character, personality, and lead ershipas ax„...scholarship: be. ta ken into considCration. • . Makes. Award to Church ' The sum of $l,OOO is given to the College in trust perpetually with the direction that it be kept invested and the interest and income awarded an nually to a senior woman at the Col- - lege whose home is in Centre County and who may show general excellence in the department of home economics. This scholarship is awarded in me mory of . Mrs. Shattuck's mother,,El len M. Stuart. Several other large grants are made in Mrs. Shattuck's will, among them being the establishment of a trust fund of $5OO at the State College Presbyterian Church, with the direc tion that the net interest and income is to be used annually in part pay ment of the salary of the pastor of the church. Rice's Play Originally New York Production "Counsellor-at-Law," by Elmer Rice, the- Penn State Players' production scheduled for presentation on Friday night, January 25 in Schwab audi torium at 8:30 o'clock was originally produced on November 6, 1931, at Plymouth Theatre, New York City, with Paul Muni in the leading role of the attorney, George Simon. 'At the time of its opening, the play received favorable notices from the New , York dramatic critics. Chief among these was J. Brook Atkinson's in the New York Times, who com mented, "Mr. Rice's accuracy of ob servation, his genius for dialogue, and his understanding of the times in which ht‘ is 'living melte "Counsellor at-Law" a remarkably, engrossing 'play. The dialogue glows with life, it is pithy, comic, and a deep revelation of ,character. His portrait of George Simon is abundantly sympathetic; there is nothing evaded or omitted." The part, of Simon in the Players' .production will be played by C. K. Lucas Brightman. • Elmer Rice, the playwright, has re cently..written "Judgment Day," the propaganda play concerning the Nazi moyementsi which came out this fall on the New York stage. Among his other draMatic ,successes are "Street Scene," the Pulitzer Prize winner for 1929, '"The Left Bank,"and. the Comedy, "See Naples .and Bank,"_ Hurrell Reported 11l 'Prof. Arthur S. Huirell, director of vocational teacher training and teach er training extension, is residing tem porarily in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he is recuperating' from a se rious illness. Professor Hurrell is ex ,pected to return to school sometime in February. • Shew Announces $8.75 As Junior Blazer. Cost • gunidr blazers have been reduc ed from the usual .$lO dollars down to $8.75, Warren W. Shew '36, chairman of the committee, announced -yesterday.. These coats are now on display at Stark Bros. and Harper. Orders may be plac ed with any member of the blazer committee. Although the price of the jacket has been reduced, the coat is al most identical to the one which 'was offered last year for the high sr price. Seniors who failed to buy them last year and desire them mn purchase them now. AlphaDeltaSignia Get Second Rating Advertising Fraternity Gets High Place Among 32 Chapters. Penn State's chapter of Alpha:Del ta . Sigma, national professional ad vertising fraternity, has been award ed second place rating in the nation al organization of thirty-two chap ters, Thomas J. Nokes '35, president of the fraternity, announced yester day. The local organization, which is known as the Benjamin Franklin chapter, is the youngest chapter in the fraternity, having been organized only two years. It has twelve active members. The Penn State -chapter gained a total of 874 points, being topped only by Washington State. The greatest number of points-255—were gained by the 4ocal chapter for the excel lence of its initiations. One, hundred and seventy points were awarded it .for the regularity . with which its meetings were held, 138 for publicity received, 125 for general activities, sixty-nine for student letters received, fifty for secretary reports received, twenty-five for student advertising jobs held, twelve for alumni letters, received, and ten for each of the fol.- lowing: student papers , sent, alumni list correcten, -and professorial mein , bers Initiated. , To - Candace Poste . i' Contest - In order' after - Penii State; the fol lowing rated in the first twenty: Uni- - ;varsity of California at Berkeley, Southern California,- Temple, Oregon, Oregon State, De- Pauw, Washington, Now York' -University, Wisconsin, Syracuse, Alabama, Boston, Kentuky, Michigan, Missouri,, Indiana, Illinois, and Butler.- The fraternity has been unusually active on the campus here since its inception two years ago. Last year, in collaboration with lota. Sigma Pi, women's honorary chemical• fratern ity, it sponsored a talk here by Dr. Frederick J. Schlink, of the Consum ers' Research, Inc. It is now con tacting College department heads and leading advertising men through out the'State preparatory to conduct ing a State-wide Poster Art Contest, details of which are to be announced later. Nostalgicism' Concept Revealed By Fishbum-Nichols Jazz Clinic The peaceful and academic al though chilly .mountain air of Penn State's • ice-encrusted campus was pierced shortly after 7:30 o'cloCk Tuesday night by the clamor of jazz mad students and faculty• members who stormed Schwab auditorium when it was found that the Home Economics assembly room could not handle the turn-out for the "Clinic on Jazz" staged by Professors Fish burn and Nichols. Blond, mustachioed, green-neck tied Professor Hummel Fishburn surveyed his audience, took a deep breath and analyzed jazz from a mu sical standpoint, explaining its origin as being either in 1619, when the first slaves were brought to this coun try, or 1916, when a new idiom in music was originated by a negro band in NeW Orleans. There seems to be considerable doubt about the Matter. Throughout their informal exposi tions of the three types of jazz, cora -1 mercial, symphonic, and "hot," Messrs. Fishburn and Nichols scru pulously avoided mention of the sub ject deareit to their hearts—"nos talgicism." "Nostalgicism," Mr. Nichols reveal ed in a weak moment 'last year, is a school of thought which has as its purpose retrospection on the plush era of the immediate past and re newal of memories in the minds of this group 'of "young-old" men through listening and' enjoying old 'hot' jazz recordings. This lecture is the first time that the movement has reared its ugly head ,evencau- STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1935 Student-Borough Relations Group Accepts 5 Rules Suggest Periodic Exam. Of House To Determine Insurance Status. Advise Quantity Survey Of. All House Property Twenty-five members of the Fra ternity Counsellors association unani mously approved a set of resolutions embodying ideas brought out by a committee on Student-Town Relation ships at a meeting Tuesday, night. This committee was composed of Prof. Leonard A. Doggett, chairman, Prof. Julius E. Kaulfus, and Charles Schlow, borough councifman. In their recommendations the com mittee said, "Townspeople and stu dents in the past have often thought too narrowly in terms of their own interests and problems without duly considering the interests and prob lems of the other groups of this com munity and et times have unwisely manifested its thoughts in words and conduct, thereby causing embarrass ment 'and friction. It appears that adequate effort has not been made to bring about sound understanding of and proper consideration for the in terests and problenis of each of these groups by the others, to the end that there may be happy community sol idarity. "It is not in accord either with good humanitarian or with true American principle for a resident. of any community not to regard him self or herself as an interested and considerate• member of the commun ity in which he or she permanently or temporarily resides. Therefore," the committee said, "Be It Resolved That: "1. Each and every resident of- this community examine carefully , • his or her daily thoughts, 1' ••• speech, conduct in order to dis '••.,!' cover. how these may have un happily,reflected excessive con . sideration for the interests and his 'et her •own . . . 'group; • • . "2.l.Eitch and every resident of this community (a) acquaint him self 'or herself with, the duties and problems of .the authoiities and agencies legally charged and morally obligated by the community to protect life, property arid generally to make this borough a place in which . • everyone may live happily, and (b) render these authorities and agencies whatever eo-op • eration and encouragement of which he or she may be cap able; "3. The more permanent residents realize, after making due al lowance for the thoughtlessness and inexperience of youth, that the members of the student group are with few exceptions (Continued 'on page two) tiously to the public eye. • But the public embraced it. Once during his talk Mr. Nichols came dangerously near to revealing his secret and that of his colleague's. It was after the syrupy tones of Louie Armstrong's trumpet had poured liquid melody all over the au ditorium floor and Mike Mole, Jimmy Dorsey, and Duke Ellington had been heard, that Mr. Nichols relaxed his vigilance. "The • technical interest in 'hot' jazz becomes apparent when you.hear two enthusiasts arguing over whether or not Louie Armstrong's cornet 'lick' in the middle of the chorus of 'Dinah' wasn't hotter than Rea Nichols' trumpet interlude just after the second ending in 'Honeysuckle Rose,'" he said "off the record." The terrible things that occur at these meetings of the cult can only be imagined. The English Composi tion building is said to be a veritable nest of addicts and adherents to nos talgicism.' "Whin musicians think of jazz, they think of 'hot' jazz," the student of Chaucer said. "An appreciation of 'hot' jazz really requires study. In %eV-jazz the individual• soloist, is most essential and many times music was not used.. In fact, most of the old jazz players couldn't even read music." That last revelation was too much. After "New Tiger Rae' the audience rushed up on the 'platform to life the two lecturers to their shoulders. The Mesdames Nichols and Fishburn in tervened to rescue their husbands. And the future of jazz at Penn State was assured. Take Fred Waring for instance .• All Students of 7 Schools May Enter by Certificate 15. High, Prep Schools Receive Exemptions From College Entrance Requirements •On Basis of Scholarship. All the graduates of the Abington Township, Clymer, and Germantown High Schools, and •Of four private schools, namely, George School, near Philadelphia; Immaculate Concep tion, Connellsville; Mercersburg Ac ademy, Mercersburg; and Westtown, near Trenton; may•enter here by cer tificate, Such was the report of Reg istrar William S. Hoffman this morn ing. He further reported that there are exceptions to the two;fifths rule which allows only those ..students rating, scholastically, in the : .upper two-fifths of their graduating class to enter here by certificate. 'These exceptions number fifteen high:Schools and three private schools from which the first College Will Hold Graduation Feb. 1 Mid.-Semester • Commencement .Plans To Devote' Program Only to Students. Penn State's twenty-second annual mid-year commencement exercises will• be held in Schwab auditorium on Friday night; February 1, at 7 o'- clock. Although no definite statement'can be made•as to the number which will be graduated until after the final ex aminations have been.taken, it is ex pected that approximately eighty-five seniors will receive degrees on that night. Besides , these seniors, over sixty graduate students. expect to receive degrees, several of which will be doc torates. Three. seniors; who complet ed their college Work in the post-ses sion last 'August; will also be official ly •graduated-a t - • -; .. • T 6 date no commencement speaker has been chosen. College authorities said that unless the plans are changed no speaker will be secured, but rather the program 'will be devoted to the students themselves. Faculty members have been in structed to give the seniors who are planning to be• graduated their ex aminations early so that their final grades can be in by Wednesday. The final day on which examinations can 'be taken' by seniors has- been set at Tuesday. Hartford Theologian Will Speak in Chapel Dr. Hornell Hart, professor of so cial ethics at Hartford Theological Seminary, Hartford, Conn., will ap pear on the College chapel program for the first tithe Sunday, in Schwab auditorium at 11 o'clock. His topic will be. "Science Is a Religion." Dr. Hart is the author of the chapter on "Changing Social Attti tudes and Interests" in the report of President Hoover's Committee on So cial Trends. The speaker has also I,vritten several texts, including "The Science of Social Relations," "Per sonality and the Family," and "The Technique of Social Progress." The latter text was used in the Social Science 1 and 2 courses here until last year. • This will be the last chapel service ;of the semester, the next two Sun day services being omitted because,of the final examinations and the mid year vacation. The next program will be on February 10. Scranton High School Receives LaVie Prize Central High School, Scranton, will be the first to receive the-La Vie is sue as a reward for the scholastic record compiled by its graduates who entered here as freshmen four years ago and who will be graduated this year. Registrar William S. Hoffman an nounced that the reward, although given ',for the first time this year, will also be made to Abington high school near Philadelphia on the merits of their first place ranking in 1932 and .1933. Central high school will• get a 1934 issue of the LaVie while Abington will receive a 1933 issue. The La Vie will be inscribed with those words 'Presented to Scranton Central High School—Highest Rank ing Public High School-1934-35- 1934-35—Based on records made by its graduates, as freshmen, during the past four years at" The Pennsylvania State College.' Abington high school will be substituted for Central high school on the issue to be presented to it. four-fifths are.admitted on certificate, and fifty-nine high schools and five private schools from which the upper three-fifths can enroll without special examination. Registrar Hoffman, when question ed, as to the relative scholastic stand ing of these schools are compared to those schools affected by the two fifths rule, stated that they are, on the average, as high. As' an example he named the Scranton Central High School, from which the upper four: fifths are admitted on certificate, whose ranking here is high for 1934- 35. Abington Township High School, all of whose graduates are entered here by certificate and who held the first place scholastically in 1933 and 1932, was also given as an example. The reports that the college had lowered its scholastic requirements in order o to build up its freshman en rollment were branded as false by .the Registrar. The campaign for new' ; students was merely designed to reach those, scholastically fitted but financially deterred, who desired to attend college. The student speeches were just a matter of emphasizing the capabilities of Penn State and its low cost due to its subsidization by the Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia. Women Schedule 15 Debate Meets Will Uphold Affirmative Side On Check of International Arms Shipments. Fifteen deliates have been scheduled and four more tentatively, for the varsity womeres debating team, mak inga scheduleAwiee.as heavy . as_ last year's. - Chosen by Pi Fianna - lta, nallional honorary debating fratern ity, the question for discussion will be, Resolved: That the nations should agree to prevent . the international shipment of arms and munitions. Only one debate on the present schedule is to be held at home, which is on February 12, with Mount Mercy College. Yesterday the team went to Seton.Hill . College and today to West minster College. State meets the University of Pittsburgh, February 28, and Bucknell University on March During the month of March eight debates are listed: Lebanon Valley College, Elizabethtown College, Ursi nun College, Cedar Crest College, Le high University, Mount Mercy Col lege, Washington and Jefferson Uni versity and the University of West ern Maryland. Beginning with April 22, and un til April 29, the women's debating team travels to West 'Vi'rginia Uni versity, Marshall College, Dennison College, Ohio State University, Otter bein College, and Heidelberg College. Scarab Exhibits Work Scarab, professional architecture fraternity, will hold an exhibition of student worst for 1934-35 on the third 'floor of the Main Engineering build ing from January 17-21. The Scarab Traveling Sketch Exhibition as it is known, will show drawings from Uni versity of Illinois, Carnegie Tech, Washington State, Southern Califor nia, University of Chicago, Univer sity of Cincinnati, University of Min nesota, and University of Kansas, in national competition for the $25 prize. Nichols Noses Out Dunlap To Win Best Dressed Professor Contest The department of English compo sition has finally come into its own. Edward J. Nichols, 'in a last min ute spurt, snatched the title of Penn State's Best Dressed Professor from the very clutches of L. Tremaine Dun. lap, winner of last year's poll. Mr. Nichols garnered 184 votes to 179 for Mr. Dunlap, fashion plate of the math department. Other lead ers were Prof. Harold A. Everett. head of the department of mechanic al engineering; Louis H. Bell, of the department of journalism; and' Rob ert E. Galbraith, Mr. Nichols' col league in English composition. Mr. Nichols' heavy vote on the clos: ing day of the poll can be attributed in part to his public appearance with Prof. Hummel Fishburn in, the "Clin ic on Jazz" Tuesday night. •He ap peared there in his favorite color, brown. Conservative leaders were jubilant Period for Reporting Conflicts Ends Today All conflict examinations must be reported in person on the blanks provided at the office of the Reg istrar in Old Main by 5 o'clock this afternoon.. Three examinations on the same day or two examinations scheduled for the same hour con stitute a conflict., Place and time of conflict ex aminations will be mailed to the heads of the various departments on Monday, January 21, and the conflict examination schedule will be printed in the next issue of the COLLEGIAN. • Any students failing to report conflicts will be prohib ited from taking the conflict ex aminations. Poster Contest To Open Soon Irving Aaronson and His Fifteen Commanders To Furnish Music for Dance. With Senior Ball definitely set for February 8 and with Irving Aaronson and his Fifteen Commanders signed to furnish the music, the annual poster contest advertising the affair will open, Cecil C. Spadafora '35, chairman of the dance committee an nounced today. The winner will re ceive one complimentary ticket. No member Of the committee will be givm an opportunity to see the posters submitted before the final de cision of the winner has been .made by the judges, Spadafora explained, in desiring to make it clear that "poli tics" will not be played in the choos ing, and that no member of the com mittee will be able to do a favor for anybody. Jan. 25 Closing Date All posters are to be left at the office of Prof. Andrew W. Case, of the department of architecture, Room 225, Engineering F., by Friday, Jan uary 25. In addition to Professor Case, Helen M. Savard, assistant professor of applied, arts in the deportment,,of architeiture, • and Prof.-. Harold ,E. Dickson, of the department of archi tecture, will judge the posters and decide the winner. The, posters themselves are to be twenty-two inches wide and twenty eight inches high. All contestants must submit the same size posters as other sizes will not be considered by the judges in making their award. The wording is to be as brief as possible and yet contain the title of the dance, the name of the band and the price of the ball, which is p.m. Spadafora announced. Other conditions under which con testants are required to work include that no portrait of •the band deader shall appear, us has formerly been the custom in design, and that no poste• will bs considered in which there are more than four colors em ployed. "Originality of design, construc tions, and thought content will be one of the major considerations in award ing the prize," Spadafora declared. "One which catches the eye quickly and which can be read instantly is the type of poster for which the comp will be awarded." February 8 was chosen as the week end for the dance because students will have little work for that week end. The band, while little known about the campus, is known as one of the best entertainers . of the western part of the country. Irving 'Aaranson made a hit as a stage band in his appearance with Irene Bordoni in the comedy "Paris." Ile is noted for his imitation of Eddie Duchin as can be discovered in his re cording of "Let's Misbehave." yesterday over their success in cap turing the first three places in the survey. Both Mr. Nichols and Mr. Dunlap affect a rather nonchalant dress, as opposed to the strict neat ness of Prof. Everett. Only Messrs. Bell and Galbraith are of the Esquire school•. An interesting sidelight on the poll is the fact that two of the loaders, Messrs. Dunlap and Bell, are reticent about their full names. Mr. Dunlap openly refused to tell what the L. in his name stands for at the con clusion of last year's contest, and Mr. Bell has been equally shy about his H. The judges of the contest, in per using the ballots, found two slips made out for Litany Tremaine Dun lap. Can this be Truth? Mr. Bell, it is said, has been known to confess his secret in the sanction aanctorunt of the journalism department, but his secret has been well guarded. COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS Cancel 'Green Pastures' Date Here' in Feb. Dramatic Group Uses 4 Week Cancellation Prerogative Committee To Attempt To Sign N. Y. Orchestra Negotiations were under way today to obtain a suitable number to re place "Green Pastures," which was originally scheduled to appear as part of the. Artists' Course in February. Announcement that the "Green Pastures" company had elected to ex ercise a legal right conveyed in a 4 weeks cancellation clause which the Committee assumed would be ex ercised only in the event of unavoid able circumstances, was made Jest night by Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, chairman of the Course Committee. May Replace Play With Orchestra It came /LS something of a sur prise to the audience gathered to hear , the first number in the series, the Vienna Choir Boys, which was cor dially received by the gathering. Expressing the keen disappoint ment of the Committer. over the de cision made by the "Green Pastures" company, Dr. Marquardt told the au dience that the Committee was now negotiating with a prominent New York orchestra to replace thr orig inally scheduled event. Course Will Have Deficit Even though the appearance of this orchestra ,e the campus will entail further,e'xpense to the Artists' Course than was contemplated when it signed up with "Green Pastures," the Committee will spare no pains to maintain faith with the purchasers of its series tickets, Dr. Marquardt stated. Should there be anyone who pur chased series tickets solely because "Green Pastures" was to be a part of the series, he may receive a re fund for the balanceof.the course if he finds' theThreV — ridinber not fair equivalent, Dr. Marquardt stat ed. In no event seas the course ex pected to yield a profit and even if every series ticket is sold or seats for individual numbers are sold out for each number, the Committee nev ertheless will encounter' a deficit, as expected, he said. No Nearby Eilgagements The unexpected cancellation by the "Green Pastures" company will add to this deficit, but in the face of the disappointment it may occasion some ticket holders, the Committee will sanction the expenditure of more money than that originally appropri ated for "Green Pastures," in order to obtain an attraction at least us satisfying to expressed popular taste. On receipt of the notice of cancel lation, Dr. Marquardt immediately went into correspondence with 'the New Yo•k management of the the atrical company to call their atten tion to the embarrassment which would confront the Committee on the basis of their decision not to play State College. Word from New York cited as a reason for the non-appearance of the theatrical troupe troupe the fact that they had anticipated obtaining other engagements in this territory which failed to materialize. According to Dr. Marquardt, such stipulations were at no time made in correspond ence or in contract. Under the itin erary planned for the company be ;fore its reappearance in New Yo•k during the week of February 23, the last performance before the sched uled appearance at State College will be in Harrisonburg, West Virginia. May Sign Sokoloff's Orchestra The company manager pointed out in his correspondence with Dr. Mar quardt that the railroad fare involv ed in the jump from Harrisonburg to State College to New York would be practically double the fare on the Harrisonburg to New York jump. The company carries eighty persons. The company manager cited this as a reason for the non-appearance of the theatrical• troupe in State College, contending that without another en ' gagement in this territory, the com pany would appear at a loss. The Committee was particularly disappointed that the management of the company should fail to take into consideration its own position and felt that whatever loss the company took would be considerably less than the inconvenience, disappointment, and further expenditures the com pany's decision might entail locally. - In the meantime, wires and letters have passed between the Committee and other musical and dramatic or ganizations in New York. At the present writing it seemed possible that the Committee might obtain the services of the Now York orchestra under the direction of Sokoloff, a number which the Committee is sure will prove even more satisfying.