COMPLETE le ~ .. „ -.... 0 4: .% ~ CAMPUS . 11 run ,tatir• ,z. ,_ ESTABLISHED COVERAGE 1904 : s t ); ' ~,,,! , * . .17 , , T it 411 F i 114 1 • • 4 : 4 / 85 5' , .. . Volume 51—Num'ber 54 350 To Attend High School Press Conclave Tomorrow; Beamish, Others To Speak Sigma Delta Chi Host To Annual Session Of Journalists. State Newspapermen To Address Delegates With 350 high school journalists ex pected to attend, sessions of the an nual State High School Press Con vention will open with registration of delegates and an informal meeting in the second floor lounge of Old Main tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi, pro fessional journalism fraternity, the conference will feature addresses by prominent newspapermen, discussion groups, and the award of prizes for the best high school publications. • Registration at 10 a. m. Registration will begin at the Stu dent Union desk in Old Main at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning and will continue until 11 o'clock. Informal meetings will be held in the second floor lounge, with members of Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, men's and women's journalistic fra ternities entertaining the guests. Miss C. Gloria Paul, adviser of the Currickithom, Carrick high school, Pittsburgh,'will preside as chairman of the general meeting which will be gin at 11 o'clock. Addresses of wel come will be made by Margaret A. Minnig '35, president of Theta Sigma Phi, and William Y. E. Rambo '35, president of Sigma Delta Chi. Newspapermen To Speak Will Rose, vice-president of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers' Association, will recount "Experi ences of an Editor of a Small City Paper" at this session and Donald M. Cresswell, former head of the depart ment of public information here, and now editor of ;the State Department of Public Instruction, will speak on "The Public and the School Press," Fred Fuller Shedd; editor.of'the-Pkil adclphia Eveiting Bulletin, .and lec turer in journalism here, will speak on "Editorial Writing," and Dean Charles W. Stoddart, of the School of Liberal Arts, will tell of "The'Ad-: vantages of a Liberal Arts Education for the Newspaper Worker." • , Three diScussion groups will be con ducted from 11:45 o'clock to 12:45:1 Faculty advisers to student publics- 1 tions 'will discuss advisory problems; editorial staff members will discuss editorial content of student publica tions in conference groups led by high school editors; and student members of business staffs will discuss prob lems of advertising and circulation. Three prominent Pennsylvania newspapermen will address the dele gates at a luncheon meeting in the Old Main Sandwich Shop at 1 o'clock. "Ways and Means of Collecting News" will be described by Wilmer • D. Cressman, city editor of the Nor ristennt 'flaws-Um/W. Richard •J. Beamish, chief counsel for the Pub lic Service Commission, and former special feature writer for Philadel phia newspapers, will speak on "My Trip Through South America with Former President Hoover." Howard' It. Davis, managing editor of the IN/- non:sport Grit. will talk about "Op portunities Offered by Newspaper Work as a Profession." Sigma Delta Chi certificates of mer it will be awarded to the ten best high school publications which send representatives to the convention, while Alpha Delta Sigma, profession al .advertiSing fraternity, will award' a loving cup to the high school news paper which contains the best adver tisement for the year. The award of $5O in cash prizes, made possible by the Pennsylvania Newspaper .Publishers' Association, will be presented to the winners of the annual state high school report ers' contest. These prizes are award ed annually by the publishers asso ciation to high school students who contribute school news to local news papers. Music and novelty acts will follow the luncheon meeting. Entertainment will be provided for the visiting dele gates in the afternoon by campus sightseeing trips and free admission to any one of the athletic events. Librarian Will Preside At Committee Session Willard P. Lewis, College librarian, will preside at a session of the steer ing committee of the Committee on Common Standards, Pennsylvania Li brary Association, in Harrisburg this afternoon. This meeting is being held to establish a program of standards for the public libraries of the state. Librarian Lewis discussed a num ber. of recent books of non-fiction at a district meeting of the Pennsylva nia Public Library Association held in Lewisburg, Thursday. Lion Suits Will Remain On Sale, Chairman Says Lion suits are still on sale to seniors, according to E. Dudley Townsend, chairman of the com mittee. All who have not received theirs are requested to get them as soon as possible. The suits are on sale at Stark Brothers and Harper. The price is $1.25 and it large stock is on hand. Dairy Exposition Plans Completed Show, Set for May 11, Will Have 5 Contests, Exhibits of Dairy Products. The thirteenth annual Penn State Dairy Exposition will be held May 11, with an exhibit of dairy products on the first floor of the Dairy build ing and five contests in varying phases of dairy work among dairy husbandry students. The contests for competition are dairy cattle fitting and showing, a contest to produce the best condi tioned head and best showing ability; dairy cattle judging in which boys will compete in their placing of the various heads entered; clean milk production and the actual production of the cleanest milk sample; co-ed milking contest which is open to all co-eds, and dairy products judging, which includes the selecting and plac-, ing of all types of dairy products as to quality. To Award Trophies Nine trophies arc to be awarded as in other years, all sponsored by state and national dairy organizations. Be sides these there. are thirty-five,other prizes; . tWelitY:one - orfAikai arc gi'Ven by organizations outside the state. The trophies are-kept . in the trophy cases of the dairy building while the individual winner gets either a rep lica of it or a medal. • The trophies for the contests which will be judged by breeders and dairy extension specialists from all parts of the state, will be awarded at a ban quet to be held in the evening at one of the local churches. A special call is being made for girls to enter the co-ed milking con test. Prof. Adam L. Beam said that is especially hard to get girls for this contest, either due to a lack of girls who can milk or to shyness. A special award is made to the winner of the contest while all contestants receive prizes or favors designed to be of interest to a girl. Annual Picnic Planned Students of the horticulture de partment will hold their annual picnic at White Deer Hunting Camp. Plans for the affair are under the direction of James Shearer '35. Freshman Autograph Collector Carries. 'Jinx' to Many Signers Two days before his death in 1932, Sir Thomas Lipton, famous British yachtsman and grand uld contender for the American cup, sat down and signed his autograph for Richard C. Walton '3B. It was, most probably, the last autograph granted by Sir Thomas. Three (lays before Knute Recline of Notre Dame football fame was killed In the wreck of a passenger plane in 1932, he sent Walton his autograph. Others whose autographs Walton re ceived within a short time of their death—within a month to be exact-- were John Philip Sousa, America's March King; William Howard Taft, President of the United States, and Supreme Court Justice; and Edward Buk, philanthropist and publisher. Ths doubtful record has not in jured Walton's autograph collecting reputation, although the Lipton case received several comments in metro politan newspapers. The more than one hundred autographs which make .up his collection include all the Su preme Court Justices now seated but Benjamin N. Cartlozo and Willis Van DeVenter; President Franklin a Roosevelt and ex-President Calvin Coolidge and his wife; Edward M. Stanton, secretary of war in Lincoln's cabinet, which autograph was pre sented to him; twelve authors, in cluding John Galsworthy and Octa vos Roy Cohen, six cinema actors and Kathryn Cornell of stage fame, and Felix Von Lackner whose daring exploits on the high seas in a sail boat during the World War still make Casa Loma Band To Play at Prom Despite Rumors Small Denies Current Story That Gray May Not Come. Check, Booth Deposits Due Monday From 1-5 In spite of current rumors to the contrary, Glen Gray and his Casa Lo ma orchestra will definitely play here for Junior Prom in Recreation hall next Friday night, according to Rob ert IL Small, chairman of the com mittee. Checks for booths should be handed in to the Student Union desk, Old Main, Monday afternoon between 1 and 1 o'clock. A deposit of five dol lars must be made with each check. Orchestra Holds Record The poster contest for the dance will close at noon today, Charles E.' Annett, contest chairman, has an-. flounced. All posters should be left with Prof. Andrew W. Case, of the department of architecture, in Room • 225, Engineering D. The Casa Loma orchestra holds the record for appearances at college and university functions. Presenting new ideas in band organization as well as in new arrangements of dance rhythms, the orchestra has made or iginality the keynote of its popular ity. Decorations for the Prom will fol low an oriental motif. Colored hang ing lights will blend with hangings to produce an eastern scene. Scenery will be erected by a Philadelphia sce nic design company, which has fur nished sets for several previous dances here. Hunter To Give First Of Priestley Lectures The first lecture in the ninth an nual' PrieHtley:LeeturcSelles milt-be' given in the Chemistry 'Amphitheatre Monday night at 7:30 o'clock. The tat:lc of the lecture is -"Reactions An the Liquid State,? and will deal with various types of furnaces and the re fining of alloys. Prof. Matthew A. Hunter, profes sor of ,electrochemistry and head of the department of physics and elec trical engineering at Rensselaer Poly technic Institute, will be the speaker. The lectures have become one of the most important technical events on the campus and have won wide rec ognition through their quality and the., names of the speakers. The series is but a part of the Penn State memorial to Joseph Priestley whose old home in North umberland Was bought by alumni of the department of chemistry and pre served, along with many Priestley relics which are housed in a museum erected near the home. The faculty inaugurated the lecture series in 1026 as their part of the memorial. The series was taken over financially by Phi Lambda Upsilon, honorary chem ical society, in 1931. interesting reading. Walton, in telling of his collecting, laughed over the habit of Dan Beard, Chief of the Boy Scouts of America, who signs his autograph always on a pamphlet advertising his books. Kathryn Hepburn sent her picture, but seemingly forgot to autograph it, while ex-President Hoover will not send out autographs. Thomas A. Ed ison found his time intruded upon by autograph seekers and had cards printed stating that due to his weak physical condition and the need to concentrate all his efforts on inven ions, it was impossible to use any en ergy in obliging the numerous auto graph seekers. , Besides Europeans already mention- Honed, Walton's collection contains the signature of Sir Malcolm Camp bell, holder of the world automobile speed record; Dino Grandi, Italian statesman; James Stephens, Irish poet who lectured here recently; and Lloyd George, Prime Minister of Eng land during the World War. The blind Helen Keller; the "grand old man of the Supreme Court," Ol iver Wendell Holmes; the cold-blood ed Richard E. Byrd; the superior statesman, Elihu Root; the presiden tial aspirant, Alfred E. Smith; the captain of two of the ill-fated dirig ibles, the Akron and Shenandoah, Charles E. Rosendahl; the Pennsylva nia political boss, Boise Penrose; the Pennsylvania income tax victim, An drew Mellon; the vice-president, John N. Garner; and the master of literary vituperation, Henry L. Mencken, have all contributed to Walton's collection: STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 26;1935 To Sing Here Industrial Trend Conference Topic Engineers Will Study Conditions In Industry In• Sessions Here May 9 and 10. The effect of signifithint trends in industry on technical personnel, engi neering education, and plant train ing will be studied at the next Indus trial Conference to he held here May 9 and 10. The program will deal with the ef fect of these trends on the distribu tion of young engineers in the vari ous functional fields such as design, application, engineering operation, commercial and research functions. Industrial Leaders To Speak At the session to be held Thursday afternoon, May 9, W. 11. Harrison, operating vice-president of the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania will review the subject of "Communi cations." The topic, "Trends in Transportation," will be presented by W: L. Wallace, 'director of the Asso ciation of American Railroads. A topic which will attract the interest of engineering students and faculty members will be "New Fields for Young Engineers," by Prof. Myron A. Lee, of Cornell University. -President•Balph. Col , Oriel J. Franklin Shields, president of the Board of Trustees, will welcome the guests following the annual din-I ner Thursday night. A ladies' party; has been planned for the remainder! of the evening, while a session of the I conference will continue with the sub ject of "Public Utilities" by W. S.! Finlay jr., president of the West Penn Power company, and "The En-1 gineer in Public Service," by George! 'f. Seabury, secretary of the Amer lean Society of Civil Engineers. Because of the definite improve-I ment in industrial conditions, which is evidenced by the increased demand for engineer graduates, a large num-! ber of industrial executives are ex pected, sonic of whom wilt interview I students while fiery, according to Dean Robert L. Sackett, of the School of Engineering. P.S.C.A. Elects 3 Men, 2 Co-eds as Directors Two co-eds and three 'nen were elected to the P.S.C.A. Board of Di rectors by the C. A. cabinet Wednes day night. Hera M. Lincoln ':l7 and Elizabeth It. Oberlin '37 will each serve a one-year term on the board, while John A. Cartmell and Harry I. Gilbert, of the class of '36, and Les ter M. Benjamin '37, will represent the men. Fifteen men and sixteen women were added to the combined cabinet before the Easter vacation. This is the first year that a combined cab- Met of both men and women will be used. Nine co-eds and four men stu dents will leave the cabinet upon graduation tins spring. Sara Belle Reese '36, Lester M. Ben jamin, Bertha M. Cohen, Dorothy P. Fish, of the class of '37, and James M. Apple, Weston I). Gardner, Daniel It. Grandy jr., Martha E. Overholts, and Arlene Weaver, all of the class of '3B, were elected new cabinet mem ber. Who's Dancing TONIGIII Theta Phi Alpha at Alpha Sigma Phi (Formal—Closed) Penn Statesmen Chi Omega Centre Hills Country Club (Formal—Closed) Fred Zah TOMORROW Student Union Dance Recreation hail Jim .11i m (Open) Alpha Chi Omega at Delta Sigma Phi Yana Statesmen (Pormal-Closed) Artists' Course To Present Miss Stueckgold Here Operatic Star To Sing On Tuesday Night In Auditorium. Soprano Has Achieved World-Wide Popularity Crete Stucckgold, Prima I)onna so prano of the Metropolitan Opera Com pany, will sing in Schwab auditorium Tuesday night, Ap•il 30, at 8 o'clock, as the seventh number of the current Artists' Course. Prof. Hummel Fishburn, of the de partment of music, stated that Miss Stueekgmld was "one of the best of the Metropolitan stars," while many American, Canadian, and British newspaper critics have praised her unrestrainedly. Born in London Crete Stueckgold was horn in Lon- I don of mixed patronage which gave her two native tongues, English and German, while she is at the same time facile in the use of French and Italian. She received her education in Germany and made her concert debut in Bremen at the age of six teen. Her first opera appearance was two years later in Nuremberg,. She was engaged after this appear ance by one of the leading German opera houses, the Berlin Stadtische Opera. Here she sang solos with or chestra led by many celebrated con ductors such as Nikisch, Furtwaeng ler. and Weingartner. Coming to New York, Miss Slueckgohl was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera Company and sang, among other classics, Straus' "Der Rosenkavalier;" Wag ner's "Lohengrin;" "Tannhauser;" "Die Meistersinger;" and "Die Wal kure." Varsity Orators Win 4 Decisions on Tour Gaining two • audience and two judge verdicts in the four decision debates of the eight-team schedule ar ranged during their recent Eastern United States and Canadian trip, Angelo N. tierbatis and Donald S. Frey, of the class of '35, carried away an undefeated title. The other four debates were non-decisions, including two radio contests. The varsity squad won audience de cisions before the Hamilton Repub lican club in New York and before the Wend° Democratic club in Buf falo. Judges' decisions were award ed at Vermont and Ottawa. The trip began April Bth, ending last Friday. It included two debates with Columbia, and one each with the Universities of Pennsylvania, Rutgers, Vermont, Ottawa, .BulTalo, and the College of the City of New York. The debate at Buffalo sacked the last debates of both Berbatis and Frey, who will be graduated in June. Berhatis served as a varsity debater for four consecutive years, while Frey debated for two years. Dunkle Heads Group Ellsworth C. Dunkle '36, was elect ed president of the Clover Club at a re-organization meeting held recently week. Other officers elected were: Milton D. Moore '37, vice president; John G. Loizeaux '3B, secretary; and Russell B. Alderfer '36, treasurer. The Club which has n9t been functioning for the last year, re newed its activities at the Ag Frolic, operating an entertainment booth.. Activities Lure Co. Eds in Equal Ratio With Men, Survey Shows That co-eds participate proportion ately in as many extra-curricular ac tivities as men is the conviction of Robert L. Durkee '35, varsity deba ter, who has undertaken to compile a survey of women percentages in activities here, based on last year's La Vic. The survey takes in the sev en major activity groups on the rain. pus. Last year's student enrollment, ta ken from the 1933-34 catalogue, shows a total enrollment of 4,255 students, of which 3,485 were men and 770 were women. This makes a twenty two percent co-ed attendance. Student government publications, dramatics, music organizations, de bating, religious groups, and honor ary fraternities were used ht the sur vey. Groups where membership re quired mixed participation, such as Thespian choruses, were not includ ed in the count. 'Dance Will Climax Move-Up Day Exercises; All Classes Advance 1 Year in Ranking Skemp Announces End Of Freshman Customs In accordance with move•up day precedent, all freshman customs will be lifted tomorrow at noon, according to a statement made by Leo Skemp '35, president of Tribunal. Skemp said that he was satis fied with the observance of customs this year, but that laxity in some cases did not warrant removal of them earlier. Infractions of the customs ruling were comparative ly few, he said. 51 Seniors Named To Phi Kappa Phi National Honorary Club Elects Members From All Schools Of the College Fifty-one members of the senior class Were nominated to Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honorary so ciety, recently, by the executive com mittee of the society. Phi Kappa Phi includes students in every school of the College in its membership. Candidates must rank in the tipper twentieth of their class and must have an all-College avorage of 2.4 or higher. Education School Leads Those nominated from the School of Agriculture arc Warren H. Buyer, James W. Shearer, and Sedgewick E. Smith. From the School of Chemis try and Physics: Adolph L. Antonio, Joseph N. Bresnowitz, Duncan S. Brown, John M. Chemerda, George H. Cummings, Charles E. Frank, Fred S. Hanson, Neil S. Moon, Charles M. Norris, and Thomas R. Probst. ,The School of Education headed the, list 'with fifteen ' nominees. Those . nominated'are: Dorothy L. Anderson, Nellie E:Baisor, Lucile Beatty, Mar- ; guret I. Connor, Elsie M. Douthett, Lucy J. Erdman; Anne B. Fagan,i, Mary E. Freeman, Lucille G. Hansen,l Nancy Lazier, Laura M. Parkhurst,! Jacob A. Richman, Harold G. Shirk,l Mary E. Vardarb, and Mary A. Wes-t Ter. Nominees from the School of En gineering are: Frank L. Bracken, John Dallas, Jr., Willard A. Derr, El bridge F. Gerry, Harry D. Grier, Donald C. Ililty,' Charles K. Hoff mem, Sidney Mann, Kenneth 11. Perkins, James R. Rorabaugh, and Marion D. Ross. The following received nominations from the School of Liberal Aris: Leonard A. Gimbal, Mahlio F. De Angelis, Vaugh R. Jackson, Mar garet. W. Kinsloe, Julius Krems, liar old C. Shuck, James W. Townsend, Harriette Woodward, and Margaret E. Zerhy. From the School of Mineral Industries: James IL Kelley, Martin W. Luther, and Robert D. Stout. `Collegian' Candidates To Meet Sunday Night Freshman editorial candidates for the Com.kums staff will report to the editorial offices in Old Main Sunday night at 7 o'clock for an instruction period in headline writing. This meet ing will include both men and women candidates. Any other freshmen who may wish to become candidates for the staff may report at that time, according to Donald P. Sander '35, managing ed itor. Of the twelve members on the Stu dent Union Board, two were women, publications, including I,aV in, COL LEGIAN. Froth, Old Alain. Brll, the Penn Slate MirMCl', and the Madan, Handbook, showed a marked rise in co-ed representation. Sixty-seven students made up these groups, of which nineteen were the fairer sex. In the dramatic group seven women served. Ten co-eds rep resented the women in music organi zations. One women served on Forensic Council, while, of the 128 members enrolled in religious groups, seventy seven co-eds were active. Ranking the groups in the order of the largest women participation, Dur kee found that religious groups came first, while honorary fraternities, dramatics, publications, music, stu dent government, and debating fol lowed in respective order. PRICE FIVE CENTS Societies Will Conduct Tapping Ceremonies At Intermission. All Freshmen Customs Lifted Tomorrow Noon A Move-up Day dance in Recreation hall tomorrow night will climax the annual Move- - op Day exercises. The dance is sponsored by Student Board and Student Union and is substituted :or the usual afternoon ceremony. Harry I). M. Grier '34, who has need appointed chairman of the function announced that the dance would begin at !I o'clock and that there would be no charge for admission. Members of the graduating class will be the guests of honor. During the intermission at 11 O ' - clock, the installation of the newly elected class officers will be conduct ed and at the same time Parini Nous and Skulls and Bones, campus hat so cieties will conduct their annual tap ping ceremony. Freshman Customs Off According to the tradition, all classes will alvance one year in their College standing at this time. Leo N. Shemp '35, president of the Stu dent Tribunal announced that all freshman customs would he suspended at noon tomorrow. Lion suits are still on sale at Stark Bros. and Harpers store. A liberal supply of suits arc on stock, thereby eliminating the need of ordering be fore purchasing them. The Lion suits will be worn Saturday, continu ing to the end of the year. The ivy planting ceremony which had become a tradition here through out the past thirty years has been dis continued due to lack of interest on the part of the students. The success of last year's Alone-up Day dance at which time it was 'inaugurated assur ed the continuance of the affair as an annual event. Dr. Edmonds To Talk In Chapel Here Sunday Dr. Franklin S. Edmonds, Philadel phia lawyer and president of the Na tional Tax association, will speak on "New Experiences and Old Prin ciples" at the regular chapel services in Schwab auditorium Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock. Mier his graduation from the Uni versity of Pennsylvania with degrees of master of arts and bachelor of philosophy, Dr. Edmonds accepted a fellowship at Cornell and there re ceived a doctor of laws degree. Stale Representative For several years he taught in the Philadelphia Central high school. Aft er six years at Swarthmore College, where he was professor of law, Dr. Edmonds left the teaching profession for the practice of law in Philadel phia. Since that time he has been active in state and local polities. Ile has specialized in the study of taxes. From 1924-27 he was chair man of the Pennsylvania Tax com mission. Ile served three terms as a member of the Pennsylvania Ilouse of Representatives from 1921-27. lie has also been associated with a num ber of economic, imlitieal, historical, and sociological societies. During the war he was head of the soldiers' leave department. 2-Day Petroleum, Gas Conclave Opens Today Technical sessions at I:lln o'clock this afternoon will open the lifth an nual Petroleum and Natural Gas Con ference for the industry in the Penn sylvania Itch!. Sponsored by the School of Mineral Industries, the two day conference will cover problems of both producers and processors. 1). 11. Williams, of New York City. will speak on special treatment, for lubricants made from Pennsylvania crude oil at the opening; session this afternoon. John Dickinson, of New York City, will talk on solvent ex traction, and Earl S. Hill, research assistant, will describe methods of de termining the amount of oil in vari ous sand samples. Tomorrow morning, Allen I). Mc- Lean, of Pittsburgh, will talk on the measurement of fluids in the petro leum industry, and S. li. Cathcart, of Harrisburg, senior geologist of the State Geological Survey, will out lino possibilities of petroleum re serves in the deeper sands of west ern Pennsylvania. Arthur Simmons, of Bradford, will talk about the prob lems of controlling water supply for flooding oil wells.
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