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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Successor . tp The Free Lance, established 1887
Published semi-weekly during the College year. earvat on holidays.
by students of The Pennsyhanist Stnte College. fn the Interest of the
College. the students. family. alumni, and friends.
HARRY R. HENDERSON JR. '36 WILLIAM H. SKIRRLE '35
Editor Business Manager
DONALD P. SANDERS '36 ROLAND 'W. OBERHGLTZER '36
Managing Edikir Circulation Manager
W. BERNARD PREUNKCII '36 WILLIAM B. HECKMAN '36
Sports Editor Leinl Ativerlinieir 'Manager
VANCE 0. I'ACKARD PHILIP G. EVANS '36
Assistant Editor Foreign Advertising 'Manager
JOHN E. MILLER JR. '36 L E ONARD 'I'..SIEFF '36
Assistant Managing Editor " Credit Mapager
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CHARLES ,
M. SCHWARTZ JR. 14 L. WARYBEL CONABEE IC
Assistant Soosts Editor Women's Editor
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News Editor • Wontenl Mattock,. Editor
JOHN K. BARNES JR. 'CC A. FRANCES TURNER IC
News Editor Woolen's News Editor
ASBOCI?L'IT EDITORS
J. yenneth Denver 17 T.tster N. Benjamin '37 Johnson Brenneman 17
Robert W. Grubb 17 DIRE, 5. !Maier '37 Itlehard E. 7,w1.1
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WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE. EDITOES
Marian A. Dinner . 37 dtiniina .I.. Ryan '37 N. Winifred William. '37
George W. Bird '37 11c;nn'etli W. Engel '37 Jean C. hoover
Philip A. Geliworts '37 Alni. A. Smith '37 Robert .1. Siegler '37
Manniting Editor This Isshe
News Editor This Issue
Friday, April 26, 1935
AN OPEN LETTER
TO THE AMERICAN EGION
The nation-wide anti-war strike of April 12 has
had many reverberations. At Harvard twenty students
dressed in military uniforms tried to break up the
strike. Four thousand students took part in the strike
at the University of Minnesota. This was in direct
defiance or a "red scare" raised by the school autho:•i
ties. A terrific battle took place on the campus of the
University of Chicago when several hundred students
were attacked by a group of students and R.O.T.C.
men. Eggs and lists flew, but in :the end the strikers
were yietorions and drove away the disrupters and
held a successful meeting. A few hecklers at C.C.N.Y.
and at Columbia were quieted and successful meetings
were held.
The national convention of the Daughters of tha
American Revolution deplored students' pledging ;them
selves not to hear arms in an imperialistic war.
And our own American Legion of "take down :those
posters" t'nme, passed a resolution. The main points
of the resolution are these:
"Whereas: the mernhers of Brooks-Doll Post No.
33 of the American Legion, peparyne.nt of Pennsylva
nia, believe that the public schools of Pennsylvania and
state-aid institutions of learning are fostering Commu
nistic propaganda, Op to the laxity of the school offi
cials allowing teachers, instructors, and others to bring
and spread such literature and beliefs among the stu
dent body, and whereas: such tenchingsand beliefs are
detrimental to the institutions of the . :United.States and
good government, be it .resolved:
"That we, the members of the American Legion,
do insist that all the officials and instructors take the
oath of allegiance of the United States, and that they
encourage that allegiance among . all students, and use
all their influence to counteract the spread of Uorn
inunism in our public schools and all places of learn
ing
in our Commonwealth "
The COLLEGIAN proposes that the Brooks-Doll Post
No. 33 of the American Legion accept another resolu
tion. It was proposed as a Bill in the Illinois legisla
ture to bring the "patriots" there to their senses by
pointing out the injustice and futility of such a meas
ure. This is the bill:
"That male teachers be required to wear red, white,
and blue collars, and female teachers • red, white, and
blue cuffs; that at the opening of school each morning
teachers and pupils stand facing the northeast, extend
their right arms, kink elbows at a 00-degree angle and
remain at attention for one minute."
The Legion, unfortunately, has adopted the atti
tude of so many unthinking organizations and indi
viduals in this country—that of calling any person with
whom you are not in sympathy a Communist. The
term has thus become one' of opprobrium, having no
connection at all with its true meaning.
A great deal less ,than one per cent of ;the stu-
dents on this campus are Communists or have Commu
nistic leanings. But a large percentage of them are
interested in the welfare of the' country—their own
welfare. They are tired of being led around blindly
under the guise of patriotism. They want to think
things out for themselves.
They have little patrititism, for patriotism, as
George Jean Nathan once said, is too often an arbitrary
veneration ,of real estate over principles.
They do not believe that it is "iietriinental to the
institutions of the United States and good govern
ment" to protest, en ttt,pap, against war. The youth of
the world do not wish to settle other peoples' economic
controversies by shooting lead into each others' bellies . ;
neither have they becenne a lot of bomb-throwing rad
icals with designs against all that is sacred.
If war comes, conscription will he compulsory and
unavoidable. War must not come. Students today are
using their only weapOn—pass protest-to combat it.
It
. may be a feeble weapon, as contrasted with news
paper chains and munitions moriopolies;• but it is still
worthy of attention because it involves not only the
principles but the very lives of those advocating it.
•The country's dyed-In-the-wool patriots will go on
passing resolutions to insure protection against men
aces, red and otherwise; meanwhile the youth of the
nation has its first blow—well aimed and well struck—
to remember, and to repeat when anal if the need for it
may be even greater.
For those who like their rhetoric with a sob in
every syllable this could be one of those moving
dramas that deal with tragedy under a painted smile.
Or perhaps it might be simpler if we thought of it
along the general lines of the case of a trusting youth
from the mountains of Pennsylvania whose heart wfs
broken in the big city, namely Washington, D. C.
It all began in Annapolis, Marylaed, a week ago
Wednesday where, thanks to the benign genii and
Frank Smith, the local baseball club nosed out the
Middies I.to-O. A gentleman left fielder, Lloyd Har
old Hechendorn by name, was complacently sipping
a coca cola in an Annapolis drugstore that night
after• the game in the company of Johnny Stocker, Al
Mikelonis, Mark Hall, and others on and of the base
ball team who were waiting about for something to
happen and still wishing it wouldn't so that they
could get to bed by eleven o'clock as Joe Bedenk had
told them to do.
Llmter M. ReninTin . 37
—_W. Robert Grubb '37
The menace was supplied when into the store
strolled two pushy blonde biscuits for their nightly
rations of coca cola and romance. Hecky, still medi
tating on his run scored in the afternoon, was caught
off guard. Two charmers caught sight ,of him,
swooped down on him, and besieged him with ques
tions and demonstrations of affection.
For a moment Ileclty was confused, but being
accustomed to strategy and squeeze plays he soon col
lected his wits and discovered by adroit questioning
that their worship was transmitted to him via the
shiny A. K. Pi pin on his manly vest. •
It seems as though the A. K. Pis rate very highly
at St. ohn's College in Annapolis and with the
maidens in the surrounding public school districts..
All of this was more or less of a pleasant mys
tery to Ileeky, but he basked in the adoring glances
and was really getting to first base and had their
phone numbers when his teammates dragged him off
to Bancroft hall a few minutes before eleven.
The next day at the Georgetown game in Wash
ington things went rather unfortunately for Reeky.
Ile didn't get any hits out of three times at bat and
put only one man out. Moreover, he slugged Pero
Miller on the back of the neck when he attempted to
throw over his head to Cocky Robbins on second base
on the recovery of an outfield fly. This is considered
very bad taste even in baseball and is technically
known as an error;
The pay-oft' came.that night after the burlesque
show (yeah, the Gayety on Ninth street) when a
portion of the team assembled in a beer parlor above
the theatre to toast the girls of the show who were,
accustomed to make the place their hang-out after
the last performance.
Seeing the sensuous brunette star of the show
tossing them down in solitude, Hecky approached her
with the_ oafidence of those who know God is on their
side and asked her for a dance. He opsned his vest
so that she might be hypnotized by the shiny frater
nity pin.
Something went wrong, though. Evidently she
didn't quite hear the question distinctly or something
for she just smiled at him as wanly as it is possible
for a burlesque queen to smile and said: "Certainly,
but you'll have to ask my husband first. He's at. the
next table."
Recky's jaw and the conversation dropped. He
chalked up the second error 'of the day for himself,
this time a fumble.
OVERTONES—This Bunny lleagney-Russ Crisswell
conclave is beginning to look permanent ... Author
John Naylor attended the Thespian rehearsal for the
Philipsburg performance in a salmon pink bow' tie
. King Burke, star hoarder at the Fletcher Club,
remained in town over vacation and got so lonesome
.he was driven to study ...
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and for students.
Likewise, if you are planning' a trip
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in
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iuformation for you.
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THE pwrr ifrATE CO:L7.,EGUN
Co-Edits
MiSsCaioi . R..Hagenbauch, a for
mer member` of the class of 1936, be
came the bride. of G. Ewing Hamill
'34 at Willies-Sarre, April l3. Miss
Hagenbauckli•a member of the .Chi
Omega sorority, 3vhile her husband
is a member of Phi Gamma Delta..
Helen .Heinbach and Dorothy Per
kins spent their vacation in Atlantic
City. Others 'wile spent their vaca
tion in travel 'were: Emily Espen
shade and jean WOOdruff; New York;
Vera LOoMis,'. 'Ann Arbor,' *kb.;
Betty Washington, D. ,C.;
Esther Burkhart, New York.
Alpha Chi ,Omega will hold its an
nuid'Spririd dance at the Delta Sigma
Phi house s Saturday night.
Jane M. O'Connell '35, a student
of architecture, visited Washington.
D. C., and New York on' an lnspec
tion tour.
Gamma Phi Beta initiated eight
pledges last night. They are Kath
ryn Dippel '36, 'and Helen W. Knouse,
Berne L. Warner, Louise G. Stebbins,
Ilelnn I. Denman, Dorothy L. Mar
quardt, Sarah M.. Kitchell, and Ar
lene It. Weaver, of the freshman
class.
Alpha Kappa Pi fraternity will en
tertain Gamma Phi•Beta y at dinner
tonight.
Among The
Greeks
Sigma Nu: House elections Pres
ident, Joseph P. Swift '36; Lieutenant
Commander, 'George M. Hacker '37;
Recorder, David `eddell '3B; Report
or, Theodore E. Howe '37; Marshall,
John E. Derrielcson '3B; Sentinel, Wil
liam J. Hager; Chaplain, John . H.
Lotz.
Phi Kappa Psi: Forty Omega Ep
silon iatritii 'were initiated into 'the
chapter 'recently. House elections
President, Harvey W. Huffnian '36;
Vice President, George A. Robeson
'3B; Treasurer, Robert E. Carey '3B;
Corresponding secretary, Charles M.
Wheeler "38; Secretary, Benjamin E.
Millet: '3B; Statistician, George H.
drOmel '3B; Chaplain, Henry K.
tear'd; Properties, Robert M.. Bed
daw. '
bapdOerg Gives Talk
To Geophysical Union
Dr. Helmut' lands - burg, in charge
of the, geciphysical,lahOratory in the
School o'llEll%ld Industries; reported
'on "Coirefatioas 'EfetWeerr' Deep' and
Shallow .Focus, Earthquakes" before
the SeophySical 'Union in its annual
meeting at Washington,'D. C., yester
day.
' Today, Dr. Landsberg will present
a paper on ."Temperature Distribution
in Pennsylvania" before the Meterol
ogical Societylaf Aniericti. Two of
his papers .haveheen published in sci
entific journals recently.
Tschan To Be Delegate
Dr. Francis 4. Tschan, of the de
partment of 'history, will attend the
meeting. of the American Association
of University Professors to be held•
in Washington during this weak-end.
Dr. Tschan is acting as the repre
lentative of the load chapter of the
The addltlonal security for\
deposits made possible by
the Federal Deposit Insur
ance should be a real incon
tire for you to open an ac
,count here.
The First National
Bank,of State
~College
• John T. McCormick, President
David P. Kapp, Cashier
OLD
GOLD
:CONTEST •
Closes Al#3 7 11
It's still time to .win one of
the ys.lnshte prizes.
Phone 300
Twisting
The Dial
Ruth Etting, with Red Nichols'
band,' can alWays be' reCOMminded—
WJZ at 8:30. . . thrilling best de
scribes "The March of Time," heard
on WABC at 9 ... Bea Lillie works
awfully hard for her laughs on W. 12,
at the same hour Col. Rtoopnagle
and Budd do much better by their lis
teners—at 10:30 on .
TOMORROW
The Penn Relays get plenty of air
time with WSZ,' going on the air at
the , folldwing times: 2:15, 3:15, and
4:45; and WABC at 3 and 4:95 ...
The Music Guild will present a Bee
thoven prOgram on WEAF at 3:30
that is decidedly worth-while ... Len
nie Hayton and his band present a
new show called the Hit Parade, with
Gogo DeLys and Johnny Hauser as
vocalists—swell talent and it's on
WEAF at 8 ... the Radio City Party
at 9 on . WEAF replaces Ray Noble
with a new . set-up that includes Nat
Shilkret and his orchestra, the Victor
Light Opera company, and John B.
Kennedras master of cmonies
works from the pen of Si gmund Rom
berg will be katiared . . . Al Jolson
headlines a new show, ,also with a
raft of talent—George Raft, in fact,
singer,
guest star, with Benay Venuta,
singer, and Victor Young's orchestra
..'..Orville Knapp on WABC at mid
night and you'll go to bed happy ...
SUNDAY
' Mary Boland, character actress of
stage and screen, will star in the Ra-
BOBMINCLE
. .
Expert Shoe Repairing
Frazier St.—Next to Fire Hall
HANN'S WATCH SHOP
Watch and Jewelry Repairing Watch Attachments
Located in Boy's Drug Store East College Ave.
Hillside Ice & Coal Co.
CLEAR SPARKLING. ICE •
spQRAD. TO INsupE FULL WEIGHT
Dealers'in
High Grade Coal and Fireplace Wood
Phone 136-J
Glemine•ti by a .Glum y?
..&At okigoa.
.AT TRYING TIMES TRY A Snzpo,t4 ; OLD, pm].)
dio Theatre at 2:30 on WJZ in the
play, "Ada Beats the Drum" ... and
we go for the followlng: Major Bowes
Amateurs, On WEAL? at 8; the Silk
en Strings show, with Countess Olga
Albani and Charlie Frevin's orchestra
On WJZ, at and Wayne King's mu
sic on WABC at 10 . :
MONDAY
Richard Himber and his band will
pay an Alumni Day tribute to Notre
Dame in their regular broadcast on
WEAF at B—Eddie Dowling, Broad
way star; Elmer Lityderi; football
coach: and Father' John P. .O'Hsird,
president of the university, will par=
ticipate in the show, as well as the
Notre Dame Glee Club ...
Gladys Swarthout, radio prima
donna of the golden voice, will be
he'ard on WEAK' at 8:30 . . . Maxie
Baer turns actor again ; this time por.
traying the role of a private detective
in a script show which will probably
include a broadcast of the Braddock-
Baer go June 12—the premiere is
slated for WHAT' at 10:30 . . Glen
Gray at 11 on WABC and Flo Rich=
ardson on WJZ at 12:08 round out
the evening
PALM
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$1575 '
MEN'S APPAREL
146 S. Allen St. State College
imply lights a
mellow,
,lii.p4.l...'.7.ll4 — preto,,chango! The
lower Sammy sinks,.the higher Sadie soars. For Ohl Gold
has magic'Tiay, pulling skpr ;litApgs:pt4 of plopils.
Friday, April 26, 1.93§
'EIRCE - SCHOO
OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SECRETARIAL TRAINING:
One end Two Year Courses for
Hl9ll School aricl *Colleoc Gilduales
7011. Y l ar Book, Addr ess
, Socretary'
PHICABIELPHIA
grata
fore bcd. They go to Ihe
campus restaurant or the
house pantry and cat a bowl
of Kellogg's Rice Krispies. A
cereal 'so deliciously crisp
and Crunchy 'that it actually,
crackles in milk or cream!"
Rice Krispies arc nourish
in.., yet light, easy to digest.
They satisfy that evening
hunger and help you sleep
better.
Try Rice Krispies for
breakfast or lunch. They're
moret s entptiogibaneverwhen
you add fruit or berries.
• At•hotels, restaurants and
grocers everywhere,
fresh, ready to serve. Made
liy KellOgg in Battle Creek.
Quality guaranteed. - •
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