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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.