to.S..mirpleekly: . . • . • • . 4ii: lll Z - .6. - . ESTABLISHED• . • -L•7 ,- ,„ -s„ ... i.o/ ~ 1904 ,J, 5 ~... 1 nut 411itt El -..„0 , t Tat rgtatt4 -1..1855: Volume 31—Number 34 Swiss Village Is Chosen Theme Of Senioir Ball Tonight's Dance Opens Second Half's Round Of Social Events'. Poster Contest Won By George Uhrich '36 Opening.the social season for the second. semester; Irving Aaronson and hiS,fifteen Commanders will fur nish' 'the . music for 'Senior .Sall in Recreation hall tonight from 9:30 clock until 2 o'clock. The dance is under the supervisionof Cecil C. Spa difora,'3s, cfiairman of the coMmit tee. Chaperons for the dance. include Prof. - and Mrs. Arthur C. .Cloetingh; Prof. arid Mrs.: Hummel Fishburn; Mr. and ,Mrs.' John Harper; Dr: and Mrs. Burke M. Hermann; Prof. and Mrs. Amos E. Neyhart; Mr. and Mrs. Paul• Mitten; kr. and - Mrs. George L. Smith Mr. arid Mrs. S. K'. Ste vens; and Prof. and Mfrs. Sheldon C. Tanner. . , Uhrieh r Wins Poster COnte.st In' the poster contest sponsored by the dance ' committee, - the judges -awarded first prize to George' D. Uh rich '36, •.a student in 'architectural engineering: He will receive one complimentary ticket to,the - dance. The hall will be decorated by ;the Brown Decorating company. The ceil ing- will :be covered. entirely with a -buff-colored, drapery with .numerous drapes in i•uffled.'style strung atln tervals throughout the ceiling... Ef- . fects of icicles with a realistic, scene ,of the' SWiss , Alps will be the central attraction: • ". Swiss Village Motif INovel panels intrilliant colors will be hung'on..the side walls and booths of the fraternities".. 'Other minor dec orations depicting. the .Winter.senson 'and carrying. out the'effect of &Swiss 1 village scene:will be employe& 1.• Fratnrnities;whieli.haysncit'n:k ina turnecci thiffrellicalocbeothit*"r night will be given until - nOon:tbdaY to make , application :for, 'the:tooth, Spadafora announced. After thiatinoe, however, it will be impossible to re serve the; boths as the . decorating company will need the afternoon to 'complete its work. Tickets for the dance may ue pur chased at the Treasurer's office un- I tit closing time today. Complimen tary tickets will also be obtained there, Spadafora " announced. The price set by the committee is $3.30. Dr. and Mrs. Broyles Hurt in Auto Collision Dr. William A. Broyles, of the de partment of agricultural , education, suffered internal injuries and his wife, Bertha L. Broyles, received back injuries, when the automobile of Dr. Broyles collided with a car driven by John'L. Van Tfiuyne,' of . Lansdowne, at 8:40 o'clock•this;moining, three and one-half miles east of Boalsburg. Dr. and Mrs. 'Broyles were driving toward State College and Van Thuyne was proceeding in the opposite direc tion. Van Thuyne received a fractur ed nose, lacerations of the head, elbow and knee, and three broken ribs. Dr. Broyle's tar was damaged to the,extent of $4OO, while the damage to. Van Thuyne's car amounted to $2OO. Stasukinas, Anderson Injured in Auto Crash Nelle• M. Stasukinas '36 suffered lacerations - of the forehead and Edith L. Anderson '36 received a fractured feinur and- a scalp wound when an automobile in which they, were riding upset between the Rockview Peniten tiary and Lemont about midnight Tuesday night. Both were treated at the College infirmary and later discharged. • The other occupants of the car,'two resi dents of Philipsburg; Miss Catherine Longee, of State College, and. Robert Black, graduate student, received minor bruises. ' 30 More F.E.R.A. Jobs ; 'Added to New Payroll 'Allotment of the hourslor students doing FERA work has been changed so that approximately thirty students can be added to the payroll. All un , . used hours will be spread around among more students, while this was not possible before., • 'Under the new arrangement, no student will be perMitted to work more than forty-three hours. Pre viously, about 524 students were on .the roll, while in the future, over 559 "Will be employed. .• ' Directs Commanders Irving Aaronson, who at the: age of thirteen had aspirations' to be come a great concert pianist or or chestra director, had his first pro fessional job as a pianist in a five :Md.:ten-cent: Movie . on East Side, New 'York. The Commanders _were. selected by the French gov ernment to play, at a reception for Col. Charles A. Lindbergh follow ing his historic solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927. Since that time ho, has' played both here and abroad and has broadcast over WBBM and WLW. Five members of. the original band are still with Aaronson. They are Phil Saxe, 'Red Stanley,' Jimmy Taylor, Mac Walker, and Arthur Qitanzer. Women's Houses Rush '3B Co-eds Groups To Have One Informal, 'One Formal Date. With . / , Each Freshman. Formal rushing for the nine nation al and 'the one local women's frater nities began, yesterday morning at 7 o'clOck,,following.u.silentUeriod that started;"'at,!':l9, r o'clock - Wednesday each. house' to hairesOne informal:date ivith, each' rushes eith4r Thursday or Friday and one formal 'date , on Saturdi.. Each rushee is allowed to attend as many informal parties as she wishes, but only two formal par ties. Silent period will 'begin'at 9 o'clock tomorrow night and,will continue un til the houses receive the acceptances faint' the Dean of Women's office on Sunday. .. , Answers to' invitations to the for mal parties must be in the hands of the fraternity rushing chairmen'by 10 on Saturday. Any girl, who has been registered for one semester, is eligible for a fraternity bid. This is the first time that second semester rushing has been tried here, and all• orthe fraternities are cooper ating with the local Panhellenic Coun cil, according to Jeanne S. Kleckner '35, Council president. Prof. Chedsey Honored Professor William R. Cheasey, head of the department of mining engine ering; has been appointed to the ad visory editorial committee of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers for the su pervision Of, a publication on mine plant equipment. The publication comprises a special volume of the transactions of the • institute. The appointment of Professor Chedscy was • made by Howard M.' Evanson, president of the organization. Hasek, Tanner, Mitch Look for Favorable Ruling on 'Gold Clause' Belief that the United States Su preme Court would uphold the rul ings of the lower courts in the forth coming "gold clause" decisions was ex pressed in an' interview Wednesday afternoon by Dr. Cart W. Hawk, Prof. Sheldon C. Tanner, and Prof. George F. Mitch, of the 'department of econ omics. The Court is about to rule whether payment on contracts con ,taining gold clauses shall be made in gold or in the present legal tender. The "pound of flesh decision" (as Arthur Brisbane has labelled it) in volves a situation unprecedented in our history, for never have so many billions of dollars been involved ' in the result of ti judicial decision. Bil lions are involved 'in contracts, leases, mortgages and bonds calling for pay ment' in gold of "equal weight and flneness,",,regardless of the fact that gold ' had nearly doubled in' value, from about tnrenty dollars' to more than thirty'-five dollars an. ounce. The .trouble all began, the men in terviewed 'eiplained, with the passage by Cimgress of Public Resolution No. 10, Which- abrogated the gold clause as it occurred in governmental and STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIOAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1935 Glee Club Asked To Remain Out Of Competition Will Enter All-Eastern Contest - Festival On March 12. Grant Plans To Hold Concert Here Earlier Because Penn State, has won the Glee Club championship for the past seven.years, the State Etereolleginte Council has•communicated with Prof. Richard W. Grant, head 'of the de partment of music, and director of the club, asking that the organiza tion remain out of the competition this year and next. This request will not prevent the club from attending as a guest club, should it decide to do so. The con test this year will be held at West Chester on Friday night, March 1. .To Sing in Pittsburgh For the first time in the history of student singing, an all-eastern Inter collegiate Glee Club Contest-Festival will be held in Pittsburgh,- Tuesday night, March : 12. The Eastern Music Supervisors' Conference, to be held at that time, is sponsoring the contest. It will be conducted in Schenley High School auditorium at 8 o'clock. Penn State will, enter the contest because the glee club was the winner of the state championship last year. Winners of state and regional con tests in New England, New York state, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and other Atlantic states, will also be included. Concert Here March 11 Director Grant has announced plans to invite the winner of the New York - state contest and the winner of the New England contest to appear with the Penn State Glee Club in a combined concert' in Schwab auditcir ium on Monday night, March 11. • These clubs will stop here•whiie en route to the Contest-Festival at Pitts burgh if , planb are completed after the 'state and regional contests are held this month and the first week in -March, Dr. Freehof Will Give Sunday Chapel Speech Dr. Solomon B. Freehof; of the Ro 'clef Shalom Temple in Pittsburgh, will speak on "Peace Between Science and Religion" at the chapel services in Schwab auditOrium at 11 o'clock Sunday morning.. Rabbi Freehof is a graduate of Baltimore City College, University of Cincinnati, and the Hebrew Union College. During. the war he -served as Ist. - Lieutenant Chaplain of the U. S. Army in France. Before coo-. ing to Pittsburgh Dr..'Freehof oc cupied the pulpit of the IC: A. M. Temple in Chicago. In addition to being the author of "Marx, Freud, and Einstein," and "Stormers of Heaven," Dr. Freehof has lectured extensively before col lege and university groups. Study Groups Planned Fellowship gawps for the, study of religious and social problems are be ing organized this week by the P. S. C. A.. Several groups will be formed, -of from ten to twelve members each, and meetings will be held weekly un til the Easter vacation. Cabinet mem bers and others interested may par ticipate by signing up at the P. S. C. A. offices, 304 Old Drain, by tomor row. private securities. This gold clause in contracts states that "all. payments shall be made, in legal tender." . At the time a number of these contracts were made, gold was the legal tender, and now the creditors are clamoring for payment on "these contracts. in gold, the legal - tender at the time of their contraction. "If the Supreme court upholds Tub. Pub lic Resolution No. 10," Dr. Hasek said, "it will mean that payment will be in terms of United States cur rency. This would be a stimulus to business.. Mich speculation would re sult, inflation would be affected and prices would be •lowered." - • . Explaining the legal aspects of the situation; Professor 'Tanner declared. "According to the Constitution, Con gress has the power of .regulating coinage'. If that is its power, there is no gold in circulation with which .to pay.' For that 'reason the"creditors are demanding a 'substitute. of equal value: "I believe the' Court will ''sustain the act of Congress and ,hold that (Continited on 'page two) GoodwilL Seminar Speakers Will Convene Here Tonight DR. BERNARD •C. ; CLAUSEN REV. GERALD C. TREACY, S.J. DR. SOLOMON B. FREEHOF , New 'Belt' Issue Appears:ion Sale Alumnus Writes• Lead Article, `Pacificism Breeds War,' For Current Number. Presenting a widely - varied pattern of student thought; add student writ ing, the Winter-Spring issue of the Old Main Bell, student literary and opinion magazine, was released Tues day, and will remain'hn sale the rest of •this 'mouth. Subkribers may ob tain thelyeopies.at the Student Un ion deslon Old Maid, while individu are'on sale there, and at all new tends. , Pacifism Breeds War," by An Al umnus, the lead article,, attacks the modern collegiate attitude of passive resistance to .war, and ,presents the militant plans of the Communist par ty as the only effective means of end ing recurring butcheries. In "Legal Chiseling,".Eleanor:a. Goldsmith '36, surveys one of 'Pelin State's 'promin ent faults, ; chiselibg;:.And. discusses Aneais., to:-endue been used successfully at other schools. '"Scenes .for an American .Mural," by James'T.'Dugan '37:is a"prophecy, in retrosaecturthe role of the artist in the great social changes to come. The rollicking story. ,of a modern Huck Finn at a summer encampment is "The Saga 'of Slippery. Rock," by Frank H. Hillgartner '36. "Barter," by James 1.%. Hackett '37, is. the pow erful story of an old negro, whose legal.loyalty crumbles.before.the ap peal of clinking silver. Other featdres of 'the Bell include the departnients, Notes and Comment, Institutions and People, and an en larged book review 'section, a wood cut by Dr. Warren B. Mack, of the faculty, and five linoleum cut illus trations by Dugan. The issue also carries the announcement of the an nual Old Main. Bell undergraduate short story contest. Among the short • stories in the Winter-Spring issue are "A Nickel is Not AlWays Five Cents," by Rachael M. Vah Artsdalen '37, "As in a Glass Darkly," by Donald H. Dickinson.'37, "Doll House," by Dorothy E. Wilson '34, and "Homespun,". by Robert Goldsmith '36, the latter concerning a true incident in the ,life of one of , the nation's mast renowned poetas ters. Verse includes. , the sharply cut "Academic Aviary" iroup, by Anton Wimbrow, and "Longing," by Ken neth Dearolf '34, while' an essay, "To The Memory," accompanies Dr. Mack's woodcut. 5 Students Arrested • On Disorderly . Charges Five students, arrested . Saturday night on charges of drunkenness and disorderly conduct, were given a hear ing before Burgess Wilbur F. Leitz ell in the Borough office last Sun day. Albert J. Murphy '3B and William A. Sherman '3B were adjudged not guilty while Frank E. Waterman '36 and Robert S. Young '36 were bound guilty and fined five dollars and costs on both counts. Stephen J. Yannes '3B also was fined five dollars and costs, being found guilty of disorder ly conduct but not of drunkenness. IWho's Dancing TOMORROW Alpha Phi Delta (invitation) • Red Witharson Phi Kappa Psi (open) Newell Towneend Tau Kappa Epsilon (open) • Fred Zahn 4,335 Students Enroll For Second Semester " After three days of registration, 4,335 students have enrolled 'fOr the second semester here.' ThiS number is greater than that of the second semester last year, when a total of 3,900 students were listed in the same period. While the present total of regis tration is somewhat lower than the number registered for the first semes ter of this term, the number attend- ing college this year will be greatly increased by special students, those, students having Saturday classes, graduate students, and a 'number of others who register late. 'Slightly. more than 5,000 attended last semes ter. Dean Ray Names New Dorm Head Mrs. Morris Appointed Grange House Mother To, Succeed Miss Carolyn.Dyson.:— , . Mrs. Neva Morris , mother of Frank .'!Duke":Morris '3l ; ha's been,appoint ed as Grange dormitory house Moth: er to' succeed, Carolyn Dyson, by 'Char lotte E. Ray,' Dean of Women. Miss Dyson served temporarily, following the death of Airs.' L. Louise Somer lott 'in November. Mrs. Mrs. MOrris, formerly of Pitts burgh, is prominent in State College because of her activities in the dra matic section of the Woman's Club. While she was still living in Pitts burgh, she frequently visited the Col lege and assisted in the Mother's Day programs presented 'by the women students. She has had considerable experi ence as a counsellor in girl's Camps. Before she assumed her new position in Grangs Dormitory, she lived on. West College avenue with her other son, George W. Morris '3B. Miss Dyson, who was formerly dean of women at the East Stroudsburg State Teachers' College, has not muds a definite statement as to her future plans, as yet. She held the position here for slightly less than three months. Judging Team Places 2nd in Poultry Meet Penn State placed sewed in the recent Northeastern States Inter collegiate Poultry Judging Contest at Harrisburg. Seven teams competed and Cornell University won the con test, scoring 2112 points, 12 more than Penn State. Silver loving cups were awarded to the first three teams, including Mass achusetts State College in third place. John L. Rosenberger '35 was the high man on the Penn State team and third highest in the contest. Lawrence E. Kegerreis '35 ranked fifth in indi vidual scores. Vanities of Campus Luminaries . Exposed in Lampooning 'Froth' Hiding the crest of the wave of popularity which last month resulted in its selection as the foremost col lege comic in the east, the Senior :Ball number of Froth will go on sale, today. In a national contest conduct ed by the Arizona Kitty-ICat last month, Froth was • rated in second place nationally, and best in the east. Featured in the issue on sale today is an article by an anonymous co-ed which lampoons the vanities of well known campus figures. Included among those exposed are John Brutz man, Paul K. Hirsch, Cliff Wood, Pin zy Needles, Kenny Maiers, Johnny Brown, Bob Gans, Cadet Colonel Barnes, Lucas Brightman, Johnny Reinhold Niebuhr Will Lecture Here Will Present 4 Talks in Schwab Auditorium During 2-Day Stay Feb. 17, 18. With a schedule planned to take ad vantage of almost every moment he will spend on the Penn State cam pus, Reinhold Niebuhr, nationally known for his contributions to stu dent life and student thought in this country, will visit the Penn State campus next week-end. Dr. Niebuhr will-come here under the sponsorship of the Penn State Christian Associa tion, and will speak at four meetings in Schwab auditorium February 17 and 18. At the convocation, for which all eleven o'clock classes Saturday morn ing will be dismissed, Dr. Niebuhr will speak on "An Analysis of the World.. Situation." Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock' he will speak on "The Decay of the. Liberal Tradition," and at chapel services Sunday morning at 11..,:egock _FA.; address.;the keace on siibject iit'annTancedlre will conclude .the series ofi talks. at 7:30 o'crock Sunday night,l.Witli a dis cussion or" Our Responsibility for the Fate of Our Civilization." Dr. Niebihr, who is at the present time a professor at the Union Theol ogical iSemfnary in New York City, is the author of three widely known books, "Does Civilization Need Reli gion?," "Moral Man and Immoral So ciety," and ' r tetlections on the End of an Era." Of.the latter, the New Republic has said, "Not all readers will follow Mr. Niebuhr's theology, but few will fail to find his criticism both clarifying and exciting, the pro duct of a candid mind and vigorous, forthright thinking." Norman Thomas, speaking of Dr. Niebuhr, said, "Dr. Niebuhr has one of the most stimulating minds, and one of the purest purposes in Amer lea. We need him and his guidance sorely." Dr. Niebuhr, in explaining his viewpoints, has said, "As a social philosoßher, I am interested in creat ing a society which will have the most possible just relationships." Whitmore Gets Honor Dean Frank C. Whitmore, of the. School of Chemistry and Physics, has. been appointed to the Alcohol Com mittee oI the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, he was inform ed this week. The committee was named to deal with problems involv ing the use of alcohol in industrial processes. Dean Steidle To Speak Dean Edward Steidle, of the School of Mineral Industries, will make a progress report for the committee on bituminous research planning at the annual meeting of the American In stitute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering in New York on Febru ary 21. Dean Steidle is chairman of the committee. Stocker, and Butch Schmidt, as well as many others. The piece is titled, "A Study In Deflation." Other features include, "A Day With Disney," "Saga of the Loam," and "A Brief Analysis of Heavy Wa ter." A lull page wood-cut with verse, satirizes the contradictions of the average fraternity initiation, and episode in the career of Josh Me- Vend. Hilarious take-offs on the foibles of Senior Ball dates, domestic and imported, are given much space. Situation drawings of the usual high Froth caliber, uproarious gags, rib-tickling verse, and choice bits of gossip round out the issue. COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS Seminar Will Open Tonight In Auditorium Benjamin Calls Plans Ready for 3-Day Sessions Here. HO Students To Take Part in Closed Groups One hundred students, representing the Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant' faiths, will participate in the first .Goodwill Seminar held here, when it opens its conference in the auditorium at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Plans have been completed for the three-day assembly, according to Lester M. Benjamin '37, chairman of the seminar. While the seminar will be modeled after similar projects held on other campuses, it will be more an occasion of study and exchange of experience than a debate organized for the pur pose of securing commitments to specific proposals or recommenda tions. Its chief purpose is to arrive at a common understanding of the causes of difficulty, where they may arise. Individual members will know best how to apply, in their own spheres of influence, what they have learned. I'anel Chairman Selected Dean Ralph L. Watts, of the School of Agriculture, has accepted the chairman position ,for the panel dis cussion tonight. This meeting will he the only one open to the general public. It will be in the form of an open forum, led by one outstanding speaker from each faith. "What Makes for Intolerance and Misunderstanding Among Members of Religious Groups, and How. Goodwill and Understanding May Be Secured", is the topic for discussion. Following the talks by the speakers, the audi ence will be encouraged to ask ques tions and to make brief comments. 411Irdt.Speaker,:.Securek Reverend •Gerald C. Treacy, S. J., Prefeet'a. - Church of the Gesu,' Pitts burgh, has been secured as the third speaker, representing the Catholic group. Father Treacy has recently been appointed vice-president of St. Joseph's College, at Philadelphia. In• place of Rabbi Morris S. Lazar on, who was granted a leave of ab sence from his Baltimore congrega tion in order to sail for Europe, Rab bi Solomon B. Freehof, in charge of the Rodef Shalom Temple of Pitts burgh, will represent the Jewish faith. Dr. Bernard C. Clausen of Pitts burgh will discuss the Protestant viewpoint. Dr. Clausen is well known among students and townspeople hers, having spoken in chapel on var ious occasions. All three speakers will be present at the three round table discussion groups planned for the student repre sentation tomorrow. They will act as research advisors for the various questions which may arise. Dr. Robert E. Dengler, of the de partment of classical languages, will sit in with the fourth discussion group Saturday, as it was deemed ne cessary to divide the attendence into four divisions, for the sake of infor mality. Program Listed Following the registration of guests between 3 and 4 o'clock, the opening session will be held in the second floor lounge, Old Main, lasting until 5 o'clock. Executive Committee chair man Benjamin will introduce the three speakers. Following this, Dr. Clausen will explain to the delegates the purpose of such u goodwill seminar. --After the first session, a dinner will be given the executive committee and guests at the Old ➢Grin Sandwich Shop. This will• preemie the public discussion in the Schwab auditorium at 7 o'clock. Two round table groups will meet Saturday, following a plenary session at 9:30 o'clock in the morning, The first group will divide itself into four divisions, meeting in Rooms 302, 304, 318, and 417 Old Main respectively. The second group will convene at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. At 9:45 o'clock Sunday morning, a summary session, at which time each group will briefly summarize its ac complished work, will take place in the second floor lounge. The seminar will conclude with the chapel service, which will be addressed by Rabbi Freehof. Students and townpeople responsi ble for the Goodwill Seminar are Lester H. Benjamin '37, chairman, Lawrence Rosner '34, Douglas R. Borst -'35, Andrew C. Buechle '35, Mary Carroll '35, Margaret I. Con nor '35, Bess M. Levine '37, Rev. Owen M. Gallagher, Charles Schlow, Dr. R. A. Selby, and Harry W. Sea mans, general- secretary of the P. S. C. A.
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