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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Successor to . The Free Lance, established 1887.
Published semi-t•eekly during the College veer. except on holiday+.
by students of The Pennsylennia State College, in the Interest of the
College, thu students. faculty, alumni, and friends.
THE MANAGING BOARD
Jour; A. RRUTZMAN 15
Editor JACK A. MARTIN '35
Business Manager
FRED W. WRIGHT '35 GEORGE A. RUTLEDGE '95
Sports Editor Circulation Manager
KENNETH C. HOFFMAN .36 B. KENNETH LYONS '35
Managing. Editor Local Advertising Manager
JAMES B. WATSON JR. '35 HARRY J. KNOFF '35
Assistant Editor Foreign Advertising Managei
PHILLIP W. FAIR JR. '35 JOHN S. MATTHEWS '35
Assistant Managing Editor Asst. Foreign Advertising Manager
A. CONRAD lIAIGES '35 EARL G. KEYSER JR. '35
Newel Editor Asst. Local Advertising Manager
JAMES It. BEATTY JR. '35 MARGARET W. KINSLOE '35
News Editor Women's Managing Editor
MARCIA 11. DANIEL '35 EI.SIE M. DOUTHETT '35
Women's Eilitbr Women'a News Editor
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
John K. Barn. jr. 'SG W. Bernard Preunsch '3G Vance 0. Packard '3G
Harry B. Henderson jr. 'S6 William P. McDowell '36
John E. Miller jr. '36 Donald P. Sander. '36
Charles M. Schwurtc jr. '3O
ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS
Philip G. Evans 'Pi William U. Beckman . 31 Leonard T. Melt '36
Roland W. Ola.rhaltrer jr. 'l6 William 11. Skirble '36
I=IMIEZE=IIII
Saturday, March 16, 1935
DR. 0. F. BOUCKE
The passing of Dr. Boucke brings to the College
its most serious loss in many years. Budgets can be
juggled and balanced; administration officials may
come and go; but a loss such as this affects vitally the
students themselves.
As an instructor, he was without peer. His pre
sentation was inspired by a rare combination of ir
refutable logic, progressive reasoning, and an enter
taining sense of humor. As an economic authority, he
was recognized as one of the. outstanding men in his
field. As an author, he produced many works which
will be turned to for many years.
Dr. Boucke has left Penn State, but his influence
will be felt so long as one of his students should sur
vive. His life is a challenge to today's youth. Fortu
nate indeed are those who bad the opportunity of
knowing him.
AGAIN PENN STATE has the privilege of play
ing host to the Eastern Intercollegiate .Boxing Associa
tion. This is not the first tournament that has been
here, but from all indicaions, it should be one of the
best.
As guests of the College, visiting boxers and their
managers will be greeted with every consideration. Penn
State is proud of its reputation as host to such affairs.
This week-end will be no exception.
WHICH WAY, MR. ROOSEVELT?
The N. It. A. eagle was two years old last week.
Franklin Roosevelt's first term as President of the
United States is half over. It is a , good time to stop
and take stock„ Just_how. far Ima,thc : notintry gone
on the road to recovery; and, what is still more im
portant, what lies ahead?
Even before his election, President Roosevelt gain
ed the confidence of the American people: An almost
evenly divided Congress was solidly behind him, passed
all his legislation, gave: him practically dictatorial
powers. Just what did Mr. Roosevelt accomplish with
all this power?
The President's original plans called for a $l2 a
week minimum wage for all the codes. And it was
understood that the minimum wage was to be increased
'just as soon as this was feasible. What has happened?
The rubber tire and the cigarette minimum wage has
been chiselled down to $10; excelsior products, $8; tex
tile bag, $8.60; retail grocery, $lO for fifty-six hours;
wholesale grocery, $9 for forty-four hours; cleaning
and dyeing, $8; handkerchief makers, $9; and the
laundry code for the South, $5.60, the low mark.
Income tax records show that incomes over $25,000
have increased while incomes under that amount have
decreased.
American Federation of Labor reports show that
average wages of the sixteen chief producing and dis
tributing industries rose only three cents, from $20.53
to $20.56, in the year preceding November, 1933.
But food prices have gone steadily up, having risen
seven per cent in the same year, while clothing and
furnishing costs rose twenty-one per cent.
Profits on Wall Street in 1934 were more than
double those: of 1933.
Real wages have thus rapidly decreased while cor
poration and individual profits have gone up.
After the first re-employment spurt, employment
has gradually increased. Relief work, with its un
satisfactory wages and stigma of charity, has aided a
small percentage of the unemployed.
What is the situation near? While Mr. Roosevelt
and Mr. Richberg clamor for a "near" N. R. A., Con
gress—this time an overwhelmingly Democratic Con
gress—refuses to pass any of the President's relief and
labor legislation. The President says that the "new"
N. R. A. is to be "anti-monopoly." The fact that he
stresses this "anti-monopoly" function only emphasizes
the strong pro-monopoly tendencies of the "old" N. R. A.
And just what is to be new about the N. R. A.? Only
the methods. The purpose remains the same.
President Roosevelt, either viciously or innocently,
has delayed the cause of recovery at least two years.
Ile must realize that profits for the labor leaders do
net indicate prosperity for the country at large.
If recovery is to continue, the President must de
clare himself in favor or the masses, not the bosses.
He must abandon complex trade regulations, price fix
ing, the whole idea of running the country from a
Washington bureau. He must restore the element of
competition which is the basis of the capitalistic sys
tem. If he continues in his present plan, he must lia
ready to take the consequences.
Which way, Mr. Roosevelt?
CAMPUSEER
BY HIMSELF
AS OTHERS SEE US
These literary guys who are always writing
about our College and ain't never been here really
get us down. For instance, Leo Kriopf, of Phi Sigma
Delta had to write a letter to a Mr. Dick Cullum, one
of Esquire's literary gents, just to point out that "the
Columbia Lion is just an everyday city lion whip
that of Penn State is a strong and sturdy Mountain
Lion named after the beautiful mountain within
sight of our Campus."
On top of that there's a swell passage in Ham
lin Garland's 'Our Friendly Contemporaries' which
reads: "I found the school pleasingly rural. It lies
off the main line of railway and has a decidedly back
country tone which I like. I tun in the real Amer
ica." We don't know just when Mr. Garland visited
our Campus which he describes in sucii a bucolic
fashion, but were willing to bet that he doesn't. have
any fratepity brothers here, that he never met any
of the Phi Mus, and that he missed the Corner
Room by a wide margin.—And what do you think;
Mr. Werner?
To get bark to Mr. Knopf's letter - , we might add
that it brings back vividly the }nay New-Yorker who
stood next to us at the Columbia game last fall
squawking, "Yeah, Penn! Yeah, Penni", We tried
to interest her in some gin; but she refused and burb
led, "No, thanks, but I really do think you boys from
Philly are putting up a wonderful scrap!"
Dr. Hartmann, the ponderous gentleman who
prowls about the Ed. building with his eyes on his
book and his feet on somebody else's, decided a While
ago that too many people were forgetting too many
things such as, we suppose, Karl Marx; John Dewey,
and the Socialist Candidates for office. At any rate,
Herr Hartmann planned another campaign this
one against forgetfulness and its attendant evils. Ile
arranged to give several radio talks on the subject
'How To Develop Your Memory' and went to work
with his usual gusto. The first talk was swell and
the primary steps toward remembering were ab
sorbed by a number - of radio fans Whoeagerlyta;Walt
ed the second lalic.• From all • reports the half-re
formed, absent-mindeds ark still, waiting because
Dr. tiorhnown forgot to smoke the second talk!
The other night in the. little theatre; the Cast of
'Peace'On tareh';'the'llifest Plaferi'ilirodUction, was
going through the rehearsal of the anti -war drama in
fine form.. Throughout almost - th4' entire play the
phrase, "Stop munition shipmentsis repeated over
and over again. One of the lads designated to supply
the voice shouted this one line vehemently through
most of the rehearsal. No one saw him because he
was behind the scenes. Eventually he stepped forth
clad in full Rotissie unie with special decorations.
"Mr. Neusbaum," he said, "may I be excused now?
I must attend a meeting of the Pershing Rilles!"
PIN POINTS . . . Bill Skirhle is still hunting for
Mannie Kati and Leon Lurie ... he wants to reform
them with a rope ... Frankie (hillgartner for Presi
dent) Ilillgartner has sold out his friends in favor of
. a
couple of clique politicians—phooie . . . The Blue
Band boys Were really sober, all of them, on this last
trip ... Kelly Houck, boxing inn, had' a little trou
ble getting back to town recently . . Joe Hurwitz
plays a brilliant game of blind chess Most Naive
Cuy In College: The lad who thinks he is out with
Kay Bloom ...
Let's Go To The Corner
Alter the Fights Tonight!
This week's prize-winning smart-crack in the
"Heard-in-a-Corner-Room-Booth" Contest.
Frank—Tli give you $5OO if you'll
marry me!"
Jean—"Oh, trying to bride me, eh?"
The winner: Miss Jeanne English, 231 South
Allen Street.
The prize: A check for $l.OO
Next week's contest, the winner to be an
nounced in next Friday's Collegian, starts
today. The rules are easy. You may get a
copy of them at the Corner. No strings
attached!
The Corner
"Coin pith Restaurant Service"
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HERE IT IS
Glee Club's Victory Adds Weight
To Tradition As 'Singing College'
Penn State's Glee Club added to
this College's claim to being the tra
litional "singing college" when they
won first place in the Eastern Inter
zollegiate tHee
,Club Contest-Festival
at tha Motel William Penn ball room
at Pittsburgh Tuesday.
Scoring NC out of a possible 300
points, Penn State won the unani
mous verdict of the judges who were
M. Claude Rosenberry, state music
director; Osbourne McConathy, New
Jersey composer and author; and
Ralph G. Winslovi, music director of
the Albany public schools.
George Washington University,
champions of the District of Colum
bia and Maryland, gained second
place. Other• contestants Were Wes
leyan University, NeW England lead
Co-Edits
Mrs. Norman Smith of Minneapo
lis, Minn:, national• chairman of ex
pansion for Gamma Phi .Beta, has
been a guest of the local chapter this
week.
Four of the women's fraternities
have elected their officers for the
coming year. They are:
Delta Gamma—president, Evelyn
M. Girard '36; vice-president, Bar
bara J. Howarth '3G; treasurer, Eliz
abeth Balderston '37; social chair
man, Anne M. Bowers '37.
Theta Phi Alhpa—president, Alma
.T, Blocker '3G; vice-president, Mar
garet M. Watets '36; treasurer, Gel
sie M. Ferdinand '37; social chair
man, Frances M. Gates '37; and Pan
hellenic representative, Gelsie M.
Ferdinand '37..
Kappa Kappa Gamma—president,
Margaret E. Laramy '36; vice-presi
dent, Emma Jane Hosmen '36; treas
urer, A. Elizabeth Brenneman '36;
social chairman; Gretchen H. Diehl
'36; Panhellenie'representative, Jean
B. Northrup '37.
Kappa AlphwA'heta—president A.
Frames .Turner. '36; vice-president,
Margaret M. Campbell '36; treasur
er' S. Elizabeth' Shaffer '36; social
chairman, Jane - ;-A. Parker '36; Pan
•runr4er4tative, 'Jean•:1•11.
Schantz • • : ' .•.
e : ,
The Kappas.entertitined the Thetas
at a swimmingfparty at the',Gleim
lord pool last night.
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To the Editori
• 'For your entertainment, a fable:
Once upon 'a time, Ibsen's play,
tTeer Gynt," was scheduled for pro
duction by Penn State Players.. One
R. G. tried to . imuscle into the cast,
couldn't make- grade. Not. R. G.'s
first failure to ,Get desired role in.pro
duction supervised by able Players'
'Director Cloctingh, he planned re
prisals.
Penn State i s.GOLLEMAN, ()Meal stu
dent news organ, has no staff member
qualified to wr,ite. criticisms of stu
dent dramatic 'productions: Grossly
incompetent nursing grudge,
panned criticism of "Peer Gynt."
Masked by impressionistic opinions of
cast, staging, slanderous personal
tack on Director Cloetingh was
launched.
Net result; writeup of superior stu
pidity. So inept that he failed to
recognize members of cast in dual
roles, following few intelligent critic
al standards, R. G. thus obtained r-r
-r-r-tevenge. •
On long-suffering members of Penn
State Players, final straw was piled.
Too often had unintelligent, impres
sionistic criticism been leveled at
Players' productions—now . was added
an "ad hominem" on Director Chic
tingh, an unjust attack upon one of
cast who had refused a date with It
G. Was this to be the publicity ac
corded Players' Productions hence
forth?
Favorable or unfaVorable, mature,
intelligent criticism would be dis
agreeable to no one, be helpful to
cast and directors, accurately inform
many interested COLLEGIAN readers
outside of State College of student
dramatic activities. . •
Suggestion: Either COLLEGIAN
should publish criticisms of student
products written by fully competent,
fair-minded, with no ax to grind; or
cease reviewing shows.
W. O. B. '36
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ers; Dennison University, Ohio cham
pions; and the champions of New
York, Union College.
Wednesday . morning the Glee club
broadcast with George Washington
University over station KDKA from
11 to 11:20 o'clock. The broadcast
was over an NBC national hookup
for the first fifteen minutes of the
period.
According to the rules of the meet,
only two songs were presented by
each club as a basis for the judges'
choice'. The choice song and prize
song were chosen from a group of
three by lot. State's choice was Sir
Arthur Sullivan's "The Long Day
Closes," and the prize song selected
was "Dos n Among the Dead Men,"
arranged by H. Vaugham Williams.
Hours for Broadcast
Of Mat Meets Listed
Following are the hours when
the Eastern Intercollegiate wrestl
ing tournament will be broadcast
from the two Philadelphia stations,
WCAU and KYW this week-end.
Friday-3-4:30 o'clock—WCAU
5-6 o'clock—KYW
11:15-11:30—KYW
Saturday-7:20-8 o'clock—KYW
8:30-9 o'clock—WCAU
Faculty Men Speak
Edward' X. Hibshman, executive
alumni secretary, and :Bob • Higgins,
head football coach spoke at alumni
meetings in 'Lancaster on Wednesday
Drexel
Library School
A one year course for college
graduates. Confers the degree
of B. B. in L. S.
The Drexel Institute
StOreige
Serdice.arid :.Repairs
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MOTOR CO..
121 S. Burrowes
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At. the Best Jewelry Store
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College
Johii T. ➢icCorinick, President
baiid R. Kapp, eashier
Pictorial Will Feature
Pictures of 12 Boxers
•"In the intercollegiate Boxing
Spotlight," a full-page set of draw
ings by James E. Dugan '37, will be
the outstanding feature of the twen
ty-page issue of the Beaver Field Pic;
lariat which will go on sale this week_
end.' -
'Boxers included in this page are
Kaplan, Gorski, and Pontecarvo, of
Western Maryland; Balash, Jetieris,
and Brown, of Syracuse;, Dick; of
Army; and Criswell, McAndrews,
Zeleznock, Ritzie, and Richter,_of
Penn State. Drawings of Coach -eo
Houck and the other McAndrews
brothers ate also included.
"Lee Houck—Fighter, Coach," an
article which answers the , question,
"Was Leo ever the middleweight
champion of the world?" has been
contributed by Ridge Riley '32, Col
lege sports editor, while Johnny
Houck '35, varsity boxing manager,
lists L•eo's selection of an all-time
Penn State boxing team in a story
entitled, "Penn State's Best." A. full
page diagram containing the names
of individual champions since the
tournaments began in 1924, is also in
cluded.
Other features of the special box
ing tournament issue are a "dope"
story about the contestants, an ar
ticle on the wrestling intercollegiates,
an illustrated discussion of the Rich
ter-Jefferis rivalry, pictures of the
defending champions, and short ar
ticles on Dick Harlow 'l2 and Steve
llamas '29. '
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