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Volume 31—Number 53
`Don't Let On'
Cast To Take
3 Road Trips
Thespians Will Appear
In Repetition of
Musical Hit.
Philipsburg, Pottsville,
Altoona Request Show
Upon the request of a Philipsburg
State hospital• representative, and the
representatives of the Penn State Al
umni clubs of Altoona and Pottsville,
the Penn State Thspian show, "bon%
Let On," will be presented in those
three towns April 25, May 9, and MaY
19, respectively, according to J. Ew
ing to J. Ewing "Sock" Kennedy;'di
rector of the show, and Borke Kin
ley, graduate treasurers of the Thes
pians.
"Don't Let On," written. by John
S. Naylor, stars Norman Holland '36
and Margaret R. Giffen '37, and the
"White Flash" Stooges. Two orchea,
tras, one for the pit and one for the
stage,' are required for the presenta
tion. The whole cast; chorus, "and
technical staff, numbers over •100 stu
dents and will be transported in,two
buses to and from the towns. The
scenery will besmoved by two moving
vans.
Professional Orchestnition
The music for the production was
arranged by James Warren, .orches
trator for "tizzy" Nelson, and is un
der the Erection ,of. Prof. Hummel
Pishburn; of the department of Mu
sic. Many of the musical. numbers
were written by T. Robert Bassett, of
the departthent EhOish soniposi
, Non, - the lyrics' for all his work be
ing written by the author of the play,
John S. Naylor. -The lyrics include
"April's in My. Heart," "Love Has
Conie;to Stay ancr.:"Xisssoliui t Sail;
played the lead iin last' year's. show,
:. contributed the;,,, musical number,
"Seafaring,"
The Philipsburg presentation on the
night of April 25, will bd given inthe
.• Rowland theatre. This is the second
time, that a Thespian show has been
given in Philipsburg. The Altoona '
show will also be given only as a
niiht performance, but there will be
two performances in Pottsville where
a matinee and evening showing are
scheduled for the high school build
ing.
Two Orchestras
One of the features of the show
pis the use of two orchestras, one for
the stage and one for the pit,
throughout the entire production.
Members of the stage band are Wa
ster M. Christman• '35, John R. Re
noble Rudi L. Hillmiind '37,
Charles B. Patt '37, Carl G. Brodiun
'3B, Clifford F. Sarver '3B, and Wil
liam L. Shaffer '3B.
Those who play in the pit band
are: Philip. O. Grant '35, Henry W.
Keire '35, Dan E. Nesbitt '35, Robert
F. Weiss '35, Henry K. Beard '36,
Vernon E. Hyer '36, Forrest W. Hun
sicker '36, Lowell M. Boorse '37, Al ,
bert P. Lyfdrii '37, James W. Minium
'37, Richard W. O'Connor '37, and
John F. Sammel '37.
' Colorful Costumes
Miehacl•Zcleznock '35 will sing sev
eral solos as lead of the men's chorus
composed of James A. Baker '36,
Charles B. Eeiser.'36, Edwin J. Grif
fiths '36, Ira Sendroff '36, William H.
Randall '37, and James P. Unangst
'3B.
The costumes strike a new high in
color and originality, according to D.
Henry Porterfield, Thespian scenic
director. The costumes were design
ed by Mrs. Harney W. Stover, wife
of "Dink" Stover, tennis coach. Miss
Kay Dixon of Gable's department
'store in 'Altoona and Mary D'Olier
'36 had charge of the making of the
work which wasp sewn by a large staff
of volunteer coed , seamstresses.
In addition to the three trips al
ready schbauled, there have been re
quests received front the Junior Wom
en's Club of Greensburg and the Ro
tary Club of Mount,Union to present
'the show in those towns. It is yet in
definite as to whether the requests
will be accepted.
lioness Receives Honor
Dr. Arthur P. Honess, professor of
'mineralogy, was recently elected a
Fellow of the Geologkal Society of -
America and awarded $l,OOO to pur
sue investigations of crystal structure
'by means of etch methods,
The grant will enable Dr. lioness
to continue investigations in a field
in which he is already known inter
nationally. He is one of the few
'Americans to hold membership in the
Royal British Mineralogical Society.
His publication,. "Etch Figures on
Crystals," is the standard American
work .on.the subject. -
1,500 Students Join Nation-wide
Strike Against Imperialistic War
Joining 150,000 of their fellow stu
dents on two continents, about 1,500
students jammed Schwab auditorium
at 11 o'clock Friday morning in an
enthusiastic response to the interna
tional student protest against imper
ialistic war. About 300 students re
newed the protest in the afternoon
by " attending a lecture by Max
Shachtman, editor of New Iwtenza
tional, in - the auditorium at 4 o'clock.
At the 11 o'clock meeting, the as
'sembled students heard two resolu
tions proposed by Elsie M. Douthett
'35. The; resolutions were:
(1) Resolved that the govern
ment of the United States should
spend less money on armament and
.more money. on education..
(2) Resolved that R. 0. T. C.
should not lie compulsory here and
.that it shobld be offered as an elec
tive course instead. Miss Douthett
explained that the . recent decision
State Publishers
To Convene Here
Noted Jourrialisti . Will Address
Pennsylvania Newspaper
Conference in May.
Publishing and editorial problems
;will be discussed at the annual spring
',meeting .of the Pennsylvania News
paper Publishers'• association being
,planned here for May 27 and 28,
when prominent figures in the news
paper profession will address the ses
sions of the conference.
While registration will begin Sun'-
,day night,' May 26, the actual. con
ference , will not open. until' Monday
Morning at 9:45 'o'Clock when John
Stewart;ehairnmn, will deliver the
opening 'address. ' Paul. Bellamy, past
:president of, the American Society of
Newspaper ..Editors and editor of. the
'Cleveland Plain Dealer, Wlll speak on
the 'executive editor's job. and 'Frank
mnce discuss -the ethicat
;problems faced by, tha.Maneging ed.,
ntellainment Planned
Fred Fuller' Shedd, .editor of. the
Eaeniii.q . Bulletin _and
lecturer in journalism at the' College,
:Will 'speak on the writing of editor
:lain. Dr:Ralph D. lietael, President
of .the College, and M. V. Atwood
speak at the luncheon meeting,
:with Daniel L. Slop; editor of the
Altoona Mirror acting as toastmaster.
Monday night, the College orches
tra,: Men's Glee club, Varsity Quar
tet:and Blue Band will entertain the
'visiting nublisheis and their wives
in Schwab auilitorium. Entertainmept
is being planned for the wives of the
publishers during the convention ses
sions.
'Conference and Discussion
Among the speakers being consid
ered who have not yet signified their
intentions of attending arc William
Allen White, Walter Lippman, 0. 0.
Mclntyre,
John E. Stemple, Drew
Pearson, Theodore C. Jocelyn, Marlon
E. Pew, Arthur Krock, and John Fin
ley. Phases of thee - New Deal will
probably be discussed by Harry L.
Hopkins, F.E.R.A. administrator, at
the banquet which will conclude the
sessions.
Over 6,000 Persons Attend 2nd
Annual M. I. Open House Project
"If 5,000 persMis attended the first
Mineral Industries Open House last
year, at least 1,000 more, making a
total of over 6,000, crowded them
selves into the various .rooms and
halls of the building this year," Dean
Edward Steidle,. of the School of Min
eral Industries said, when interviewed
last Wednesday night after the last
spectator had been literally forced
from the building.
Dean Steidle stated that in his
opinion the additional 1,000 spectators
were made up almost entirely of fac
ulty members and students who, be
cause they were skeptical, last year,
failed to attend, and having heard so
much favorable comment, turned out
for the event this year.
Visitors came from all parts of the
state. A few of the towns represent
ed were Altoona, Bellefonte, Clear
field, Harrisburg, Huntingdon,-Lewis
town, Lock Haven, Philipsburg, Scott
dale, and Tyrone.
All through the building, during the
four hours of the display,, the crowd
roarned,,standing three and four deep
about the various exhibits and dem
onstrations. They asked so .many
questions thrit, before, the evening was
half over, many. of the men in charge
of the demonstrations were hoarse
from continued talking.
According to Dean Steidle, the most
notable exhibits, if any could be. pick-.
ed as more..popular than -others, were
those of Dr. Helmut Landsberg, geo
STATE COLLEGE, PA.„TUESpAY, APRIL 16, 1935
handed down by the Supreme Court
in regard to military training did
not affect the right of the College
to determine whether it should be
compulsory or voluntary.
Both Dr. Carl W. Hasek, of the
department of economics and sociol
ogy, and Prof. Harold E. Dickson, of
the dcparfmcnt of architecture, spoke.
Dr. Hasek pointed out that there were
two bills before Congress designed to
take the profits out of war. The Mc-
Swain bill and the senate bill• on mu
nitions, he said, would make war a
less inviting method of profiteering.
Professor Dickson condemned those
who claim that war makes progress.
He attacked the philosophy of a well
known militarist who said that war
teaches youth how to die, branding
it as the statement of medieval men
tality. Accusations of cowardice and
of being a slacker, he said, were noth
ing more than vicious propaganda,
used as an opiate to drive men into
war.
At the afternoon meeting, Max
Shachtman spoke on "The Student
and. War." "War," Mr. Shachtman
said, "is not the result of the machi
nations of one person or a group of
persons. It is a social phenomenon,
a continuation of politics by other
means.
"It is impossible to avoid conflict
because man is a fighting animal as
well as a social animal. The issue at
present is not war or no war,' but
which war. The American student
body, which is infinitely more socially
alert today than it has ever been be
fore, is realizing that class war is
the only means of stamping out im
perialistic war," he concluded.
Musicians Plan
Minstrel Show
Glee Club, -Thespian Stars To
• Give plackface Entertain-
Announcement of the first minstrel
show ever produced at Penn •State;
which will be presented Saturday;
May 11, was' made'by Prof. Richard
W. Grant, 'fiend of department of
music. The show will be produced
under the joint direction of Professor
Grant, Prof. Hummel Fiohburn, and
J. Ewing "Sock" Kennedy '26.
Forty members of the Glee club
will compose the double semi-circle
in white-face. John 0. Linton jr. '35
will act as interlocutor. Helen E.
Taylor '35 and William B. "Bill" Ed
wards '35 will be "end men" on one
side of the stagkwhile "Sock" Ken
nedy and' Kenneth Sauers will 'also
be in blacliface on the other end of
the semi-circle.
Miss Taylor and Edwards are well
known for their work in Thespian
shows of the past four years and have
stellar roles fn the present Thespian
show, "Don't Let On." Kennedy, di
rector of Thespian shows for the past
several years, will be making his first
appearance on the boards for the sea
son. Sailers has won state-wide rec
ognition for his ability as an end
man. He is a local clothier.
physicist recently secured from Ger
many and the Mineral . Industry art
gallery.
Landsberg, using funds sub
scribed by alumni and various private
companies, has assembled a remark
able geophysical laboratory, Dean
Steidle explained. The spectators in
terest seemed to center about Dr.
Landsberg's meteorological instru
ments for advanced weather study,
which, aside from those of the U. S.
Geodetic Survey bureau, are the most
complete in the country.
The gallery of oil paintings depict
ing the development of the mineral
industries of Pennsylvania, which was
recently featured in an article in the
Literary Digest was viewed by al
most everyone who attended the show,
and received much favorable comment.
Other exhibits of outstanding inter
est were:
Two working models, one of a vol
cano and the other of a geyser; con
structed by Frank M. Swartz, asso
ciate, professor of paleontology.
A display of ancient pottery which
was loaned by the Philadelphia Mu
seum of Art. Many of the articles
in this collection are over'4,ooo years
old.
An extensive collection of arrow
and spear heads made by Charles D.
Borland '37.
A unique display of mineral speci
mens accumulated by William Parrish
Collegian Discontinues
Issues Until April 26
Because of the Easter vacation,
the next issue of the :COLLEGIAN
will be published Fridas, April 26.
Easter vacation officially begins at
11:50 o'clock tomorrow atid ends at
1:10 o'clock, Wednesday; April 24.
The $5.00 fine ruling for cutting
classes within twenty-four hours of
the beginning and end. of Easter
vacation will be rigidly enforced,
it was announced by College auth
orities yesterday.
Attendants For
May Day Chosen
Heralds, Members off: Hemlock
Chain, Maypole Dancers,
Named by Chair Man.
Participators in the MaY Day pro
cession to be held on front campus
Saturday, May 11, have been named
by E. Virginia Wevill and Anne
:McCaughey '36, co-chairnien of the
fete.
Attendants chosen to : .accompany
:the May Queen, Margaret R. Mc-
Intyre '35, are Elizabeth K. Bar
ton and Jane M. O'Connell repre
`seating the senior class, :and Janet
M. Boman and S. Elizabeth Shaffer
from the junior clam., Virginia E.
'Sevin and Martha L. Shaner were
.chosen for the sophomore. class and
the freshman attendants will be Jes
sie L. Schminky and Virginia Swart.
Heralds for the entertainment will
'be Margaret L. Halteway '3B and
Louise H. Sutton '3B, while Gertrude
.Conan '3B and Dorothy:.A. Williams
,'3B will• be the jesters. Wry E. Tay
dor '3B will be the Maid ,'of Honor.
Senior Members Listed
Seniors to carry the Henilock chain
;are: Dorothy L. Anderson, Adele T.
Aungst, M. Theresa Baer,. Harriet J.
Beemer, Mildred J. BogloMarian G.
Bowman, Harriet E. Brakeman,.Mar
thEt. J. Bring, Geraldine , E.- Broberg,
Margaret 4....ConneriQEdl.oi.i R.:.; Cot
tOni; Marcia B. Daniel,'ll: 7 Elizabeth
Diffenderfer, Elsie M. Douthett, Lucy
J.' Erdman,' and. Emilie . A.. Erickson.
Additional members are Pauline Es.
henshade,'Lillian Etters, Ruth He-.
croft, Anne B. 'Fagan, Virginia P.
Filegar, Marian li Foreman, , Dorothy
A. Furlaiii, Margaret S. Giffin, Kath
erine M. Gorman, Louise Al Halbach,
Lucile G. Hansen, Wilma Heineman,
Helen J. Hinebauch, Katherine B.
Humphrey, Margaret W. Kinsloe,
Jeanne S. Klechner, and Claire
Lichty. •
Other members are Sara A. Mc-
Kee, Margaret McMaster, A. Cath
erine Miller, Nellie T. Neel, Frances
T. Paschall, Dorothy Perkins, Anne
F. Plumb, Edyth L. Rutter, Mary
Scott, Margaret C. Smith, Juanita
Sorzano, Enid A. Stage, Nancy W.
Stahlman, Anna C. Strong,jielen E.
Taylor, Ruth E. Wierman, and May
Yampolski.
Orchestra To Participate
The Women's orchestra will re
place the traditional custom of hav
ing the Glee club sing, due to the
objection that it is possible for only
those near the throne to hear the
singing.
The Maypole dancers, in charge of
Amy M. Fischer, instructor in phys
ical education, and M. Elizabeth
Springer '36 will, in , addition to the
annual May Pole dance, do two Eng
lish folk dances.. The Maypole danc
ers of the sophomore class are Helen
M. Clymer, Bertha M. Cohen, Mary
A. Connolly, Louise Davey, Peggy I.
Doherty, Dorothy A. Hennicke, Elva
A. Karwois, Rosaline Mestrezat, Mary
E. Prato, Betty M. Raughley, Dor
othy E. Shumaker, Clara L. Shene
felt, Irene 11. Starke, and. Florence
Taylor. Those of the freshman class
are Sara L. Butler, Jeanne Can
tafio, Rose M. Costanzo, Jean E. Kel
ler, Sara M. - Mitchell, Alice It. Por
ter, Martha A. Rinard, Doris A. San-
Lin, Eleanor Saunders, and Zelda M.
Wood.
Sigma Phi Epsilon Has
Old Gold Contest Lead
With a total of 154 package fronts,
the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
holds first place in the Old Gold
cigarette contest for a ping gong
table, Jack A. Martin '35, business
manager of the COLLEGIAN announced
yesterday. Phi Kappa Tau is second.
Kappa Kappa Gamma, with 130 is
first in the women's division. Suzan
Flynn, with silty-nine holds first
place in the individual contest for
a $lO.OO prize. The contest closes
May 11.
15 Attend C. A. Dinner
Fifteen persons, ineludig students,
faculty members, and P.S.C.A. offi
cials, represented Penn State at the
Bucknell student movement dinner at
Lewisburg last night. Dr. Lynn
Harold Hough, lecturer, addressed
the group.
Award Paciello
$5O First Prize
In Forensic Tilt
Jackson, Derr Receive
Split Second Place
Award of $25.
4 Speakers in Finals of
" Annual Prize Contest
Joseph A. Paciello '36 received the
$5O first prize for his talk, "The
Right to Life, Liberty, and the Pur
-1 * suit of Happiness," at the finals in
Ithe Annual Extemporaneous Speak
ing Contest held in the auditorium of
the Home Economies building Satur
day night. • The Forensic Council
Prize of $25, which goes to the second
place winner, was split, through a
„judges' tie vote, between Vaughn It.
Jackson '35, and Willard A. Derr '35.
Paciello opened his speech with an
imitation of a radio flash of present
day criminal happenings. He review
ed the appalling spread of kidnap
ping, racketeering, robbery and mur
der, claiming that under such condi
tions life was of no worth, liberty a
joke and the "pursuit of happiness"
unavailing. He ended with another
example of a radio flash, that which
can be expected when "life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness" are a
real possibility. The judges' vote
was unanimous.
"Oki Age Pensions"
Derr, second place tie winner,
spoke on "Old Age Pensions," mak
ing the rather startling announce
ment that he believed Rockefeller and
Ford were entitled to old age pen.
sions as much as anyone else. Jack
son, the other second place winner,
spoke on the subject, "Nobility of
Character." He gave eight qualities
which a man, aspiring to this nobil
ity of character, should unceasingly
follow. These included loyalty, truth,
l i 6 n - cstYlf aith,. and heiPe; ion?' age;
.religion. . •
Others who spoke 'in the contests
and, their subjects were: • Glenn , L.
Wetzel. '37, "Do Colleges Educate?";
Norman F. Brubaker. '36, "Thou
'Shalt Not Kill," Herbert D. MO-
Auliffe '37, who was to speak on the
- subject, "We are the Peace-makers,"
'excused himself because of illness and
,did not speak.
Judges for the contest were: Prof.
Theodore J. Gates, department of
'English composition; Prof. S. K. Ste
vens, department of history; and
John R. Richards, director of arts
and science extension.. Prof. John H.
Frizzell acted as chairman of the con
test.
Delegates Chosen For
Chemistry Conference
At a meeting of the American
Chemistry Experiment society April
27, Penn State .will be represented
by a number of men chosen by Prof.
R. Adams Dutcher, of the depart
ment of agriculture and biological
chemistry, Dean Frank C. Whitmore,
of the School of Chemistry and Phys
ics, and Prof. Alfred W. Gauger, di
rector of the School of Mineral In
dustries.
Professor Dutcher will also present
a paper on "The Synopsis of the B
Vitamin in the Digestive Tract of the
Rat."
Neusbaum Compiles 'Select List' of Plays
In New York for Students During Vacation
Plays be the thing to see if
you are planning to be in New York
during the Easter vacation. In view
of this fact, Frank S.. Neusbaum, of
the department of English composi
tion, who has seen many of the pro
ductions which will be running dur
ing vacation, has compiled a "select
list" to serve as a guide to those who
are seeking good entertainment.
At the top of his list, ilir. Neus
baum places "Tobacco Road," now in
its second year, with its third lead
ing actor, James Bell. "The play is
as good now as when it started," he
said. "It is the top in acting as far
as serious plays go. I have recom
mended it to at least twenty-five per
sons and at least ninety per cent of
them have thanked inc for telling
them about it."
"Anything Goes" was recommended
highly as the best current musical
show oe Broadway. The comedy team
of William Garton and Victor Moore
is the best on the stage, in the opin
ion of Mr. Neusbaum, and Ethel Mer
man's torch singing is another rea
son why students will include this
show on their "must" list. -
For light comedy, "Accent on
Youth" and "The. Bishop Misbe
haves," with Walter Connolly, ' are
recommended. For broad comedy,
"Personal Appearance" is suggested.
Beaver House Ranks First
In Fraternity Scholarship
Rating for Last Semester
Leading Fraternities
MEN'S
1. Beaver House 1.76
2. Alpha Zeta 1.75
3. Alpha Chi Sigma 1.53
•1. Triangle 1.61
5. Phi Sigma Kappa 1.42
WOMEN'S
;1. L'Amilie 1.92
2. Kappa Kappa Gamma _ 1.81
3. Alpha Omicron Pi ____ 1.75
COLLEGE
All-College Average 1.28
All-Fraternity Average ___ 1.22
Non-Fraternity Average __ 1.33
Name Henderson
`Collegian' Editor
Skirble Selected To Post of
Business Manager; Conabee
Will Head Women.
Harry 13. Henderson '3O was elect
ed as editor-in-chief of the COLLEGIAN
for 1935-36, while William H. Skir
ble '36 was named as business man
ager at elections held Sunday night.
Marybel Conabee '36 was chosen
as women's editor.
'Managing editor for • next year's
editorial board will be Donald P.
Sanders '36, while W.. Bernard
Freunsch '36 mil serve as sports ed
itor. Vance 0. Packard '36 will fill
'the post of assistant editor, and John
L. Miller '36 as assistant managing
editor. Assistant sports editor will
be Charles M. Schwartz jr. '36, while
William P. McDowell '36 and John
K. Barnes '36 will serve as news ed
itors.
°both°!tzar To Head Circulation
.As.eireulation-manager,..ltoLand,M.
Oberholtzer '36 will' head that de
partment of the business staff, while
William B. Heckman '36 will serve
as advertising. manager.. In charge
of local advertising will be Philip G.
Evans '36, while Leonard T. Sieff '36
will control the post of credit-man
ager..
Women's staff elections were com
pleted with the naming of Ruth E.
Koehler '36 as women's managing ed
itor and A. Frances Turner us wom
en's news editor.
Library Bible Exhibit
Continues To April 30
Continuing until April 30,.the col
lection of Bibles owned by the Col
lege library is now on display in
Room K of the library, the exhibit
being appropriate to the Easter sea
son. Contributions to the exhibit
have been made by Prof. Robert E.
Dengler, of the department of cies.
sical languages, and Prof. A. Howry
spcnshade, of the department of
English composition.
The Bibles are in thirteen differ
ent dialects and languages. They
range in (kite from 1518 to recent
years. In addition to complete Bi
bles, there are separate sections of
the Old and New Testaments, Psal
ters, psalm books, a polygot Bible in
eight languages and selected pass
ages. Altogether, the collection com
prises 100 volumes and pieces.
Sherwood's "The Petrified Forest,"
starring Leslie Howard, is a mixture
of comedy and thrilling drama. "This
show may be wrong as far as play
writing goes," Mr. Ncusbaum said,
"hut it is good entertainment and its
excellent acting places it high on the
list."
"Children's Hour" and "The Old
Maid," with Judith Anderson and
Helen Menken, are also good if one is
looking for a serious play. Students
interested in the latest manifestation
of the left wing tendency in the the
ater will find it in "Black Pit," pro
duced by the Theater Union, and the
Group Theatre's "Awake and Sing."
The Theater Union produced "Peace
on Earth," the presentation of the
Penn State Players scheduled for this
week.
Opening tfiis week are Katherine
Cornell's "flowers of the Forest" and
"Ceiling Zero," an aviation play. Re
ports from Baltimore say that Cor
nell's latest is good. Mr. Neusbaum
recommends "Ceiling Zero" bemuse
it stars Os - goode Perkins and any
show that he is in is likely to be good.
"If you Have an afternoon that you
don't know what to do with," advised
Mr. Neusbaum, "there is the Ring
ling Brothers and Barnum and Bai
ley circus at Madison Square Gar
den."
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Women's Groups Led
By L'Amitie With
1.92 Average.
Drop of .14 Point Shown
In All-College Average
The Beaver House jumped to first
place in the Scholarship ratings of the
'fraternity groups for the first semes
ter of this year, with an average of
'1.76, according to statistics just re
leased by the Registrar's office. Alpha
,Zeta was second among the men's
..fraternities with an average of 1.75,
while Alpha Chi Sigma, with 1.63,
.was third.
I L'Amitic led the women's groups
with an average of 1.92, the highest
ranking of any of the organized
groups. kappa kappa Gamma, with
•a rating of 1.81, led the women's na
tional fraternities, followed by Alpha
Omicron Pi, with an average of 1.75.
Alpha Zeta dropped from first
place ranking for the previous semes
ter to second place for last semes
ter's rating, while Triangle, second
place holder for the previous semes
ter, dropped to fourth place in schol
arship for the past semester in the
averages of the men's fraternity
groups. Omega Psi Phi, third in
scholarship in the previous semes
ter's rating, dropped to thirty-first,
for the last semester.
The ail-College average dropped
noticeably from 1.42 for the second
semester of last year to 1.28 for the
first semester of this year. The all-
College men's average was 1.23, while
the all-College women's rating was
1.49. The all-fraternity average drop
ped from 1.35 for the previous semes
ter, to 1.22, while the non-fraternity
average was 1.29.
The .all4raternity men's average.
age of 1.29, for non-fraternity men.
The allrfraternity• women's average
was 1.01, as contrasted with the non
fraternity women's average .of 1.44.
In rank by !classes, the seniors of
Omega Psi Phi and L'Amitie led; the
juniors of Sigma •Phi Alpha and Al
pha Chi Omega topped their classes;
the sophomores of Phi Lambda Theta
and Delta Gamma ranked highest,
and the freshmen of Phi Pi Phi led
the men's fraternities.
Such groups as the Beaver House
and Omega Psi Phi are listed, with
the fraternity groups because they
are organized houses and recognized
as such on this campus, Dean of Men
Arthur R. Warnock, said. No differ
entiation has been made between na
tional or local, professional or social
fraternities in the scholarship rat
ing.
`Old Main Bell' Editor
Invites New Authors
Manuscripts for the fourth quar
terly issue of the Old Main Bell, Col
lege literary magazine, should be sub
mitted not later than . Wednesday,
May 1, James B. Watson. jr. '35, ed
itor of the literary periodical, an
nounced last night.
In addition to short stories,' essays,
verse, and short sketches, controver
sial articles or expositions of cur
rent problems, dealing with either
campus or national themes, will be
welcomed, Watson stated, adding
that a decided effort will be made by
the meint,ers of the managing board
to discover fresh talent and new con
tributors.
"The Be!! has been criticized," Wat
son said, "because it has featured
the same familiar names and, con
sequently, the same viewpoints in pre
ceding issues. I believe that this con
dition has existed only because many
informed individuals are shy of ex
pressing themselves. In this final is
sue I wish to appeal particularly to
hitherto unpublished authors."
As a special feature of the final
issue, the story selected by members
of the English composition depart
ment to represent the College in the
annual college short story contest of
Story Magazine will be jublished in
the Be!!. Judges In the contest. are
ProfesSors Robert E. Galbraith and
John S. Bowman, both of the depart
ment of English composition, and
Prof, William L. Werner, of the de
partment.of English literature,
Parker Heads Singers
Jane A. Parker '36 was elected
president of the women's glee club
for the coming year at a meeting held
in Schwab auditorium Wednesday.
'The other officers will be Ann F. Wil
helm '37, vice-president; M. Jean Ka
lar '36, secretary-treasurer; Barbara
M. Trimll '37, business manager; An
na K. Hall '3B, librarian.