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Volume 31—Number 55
Eddy To Give
2 Talks. Here
Before Public
Lecturer Will Discuss
European -Affairs
With Groups.
Traveller Will'Review
. Hot-Spots of Orient
Returning to the campus for the
first time in two years, Dr. Sherwood
Eddy, author, lecturer, and world
traveller, will deliver two addresses
here tomorrow afternoon and night.
Dr. Eddy, who will visit only one day,
will/address public groups in the
Home Economics auditorium at 4 o'-
clock and again in Schwab auditorium
at 7 o'clock.
The subject of the afternoon ad
dress will be "Hot Spots in the Or
ient." At 7 - o'clock Dr. Eddy will
speak on European affairs. Open for
ums will be conducted after both ad
dresses.
Dr. Eddy, who is being brought
here through the efforts of the
P.S.C.A., made a series of addresses
to students and faculty members two
years ago. He recently returned
from a four-months' study in China.
Did Y.M.C.A. Work in India
During the past summer, he made
his annual trip to Europe with his
American Seminar, visiting London,
Berlin, Warsaw, and Vienna. While
in Russia recently, he talked at length
with government officials, industrial
workers, and farmers.
Dr. Eddy was graduated from Yale
in 1891. In 1896 he went to India at
his own expense. After fifteen years
of work among the students-of the
Indian Empire, he was appointed
Young Men's Christian Association
secretary for the national council for
Asia.
Before the 'World War, Dr. Eddy
was engaged with Dr. John R. Mott
in conducting .rneetings for students
•-throughoht ,, -AsiirMllewspent - " - five -
Inonths in war-torn China in 1031:-
32, making the visit at the requ6t,
of the Chinese leaders in an effort to
stem the disturbances. •
Praised ,by M.I.T. Head
President Karl T. Compton, of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technol
ogy, says of Dr. Eddy: "In his work
among young men in this country
and in Asia, Dr. Eddy has been one
of the most stimulating and construc
tive men of this generation. He has
ken a powerful influence for good
in international affairs as well as in
the lives of individuals."
Among prominent books that Dr.
Eddy has written are, "A Pilgrimage
of Ideas, or the Ite-education of Sher
wood Eddy," "The World's Danger
Zone," and "The Challenge of the
East."
Edmonds Emphasizes
Education in Address
"Education is one of the most fin
portant of the spiritual ideas of the
American people," said Dr. Franklin
F. Edmonds, of Philadelphia, who
spoke on "New Experiences and Old.
Principles" in Schwab auditorium on
Sunday morning. •
Self-sacrifice, the speaker said, is
the foundation of education in this
country. Every man and woman in
America hopes that the succeeding
generation will go a little further
along educational lines than they did
themselves, he continued.
Referring to educational methods
today, Dr. Edmunds said, "We have
overstressed technical education and
specialized training-. A technical edu
cation, in the specialized sense of the
word, should be based on a general
education. Today, the demand for
education has changed in view of
present conditions. The present-day
desire for instruction is .leading away
from highly specialized technical
work. Education is a superstructure
which is planted on top of the soul.
The soul, however, must be there.
Optimistic as to. the outcome of the
present depression, Dr. Edmonds said
that the American people would find
a way out as they have done before.
He cited the depression of 1907, which
the invention and manufacttire of the
automobile ended with a wave of pro
gressive industrial expansion. Other
depressions, he said, were solved simi
larly.
"Let ud liave done with this busi
ness of class denunciation which has
become so widespread during the last
few years," Dr. Edmonds declared.
Concluding. his address, he said, "We
must have faith to meet new experi
ences. Our problems today must be
met with courage. These problems
might be solved with the determina
tion of the American people to meet
them with faith•and courage."
raveller To Address
Students Tomorrow
DR. SHERWOOD EDDY
Thespians Score
Philipsburg Hit
New Dance Routines Developed
For Prom• Presentation
Of 'Don't Let On.'
The Thespians scored a hit in Phil
ipsburg Thursday night when they
staged "Don't Let On" in the Rowland
theatre. The show will be given here
Saturday night in the Schwab audi
torium at 7:15 o'clock. Of the pro
duction the Philipsburg Daily Journal
said, " . . . it was by far the best
musical comedy seen in Philipsburg
for some time."
This marks the second time that
the Thespians have put on successful
shows in Philipsburg. Last year "My
Stars" was produced there and com
mended at length by the reviewer of
the Philipsburg* Ledger. The biggest
hit of. the evening was the appearance
of the White Flash Stooges and their
imitation of the Humphrey-Weidman
A number of additions and. changes
were. Madc.,to..tho.show. immediately,
;atter' it "wita produced here' for - the
first. time.. , Helen .E.'"HOtcha" Tay
lor '35. and William .13.-" Bill" 'Ed
wards -'35 are now doing'. a' dance rou
tine which better than the one they
did 'in "My Stars." ,
One, entire set or scenery has been
repainted ' and rehearsals of new
dance routines, 'developed especially
fin! the Junior Prom crowd, have been
in rehearsal since the return of the
cast from the Easter holidays. J. Ew
ing "Sock" Kennedy, director of the
show, said today, "We've brightened
up Some of these spots so that you
wouldn't know them, and I'm
.satis
fied that this new routine'of Edwards'
and Taylor's will go over bigger here
than it did at Philipsburg."
Alderfer Gets Position
Dr. Harold Alderfer, of the de
partment of political science, who is
on a leave of absence, has accepted
a position with the American Munic
ipal association as field agent in the
State. Ile will visit and study State
municipalities and serve as an advi
sor in emergencies.
Music! Lights! Action! Commands
Kennedy in Thespian Practice
"Pull your lights up, Marty," is
"Sock" Kennedy's opening command
as the Thespians, bach from a sue
c.2ssful trip to the Rowland theatre,
Philipsburg, continue rehearsals of
the new numbers in their production
which will be staged here Saturday
night. Two seconds later the stage
is filled with chorines ready to go
into their first routine ... rehearsal
gets under way with "April's in My
Heart."
Bill Edwards and Helen Taylor get
tho spotlight for their new routine
. . . with Edwards mouthing W. C.
Fields all over the place ... Hummel
stops, the orchestra to fix up a new
introduction. . . Rudacille jazzes his
trumpet while they wait .. . "All
right, Hummel, ready for that intro?"
asks "Sock" .. and onco again . they
are off ...
The White Flash Stooges steal in
and off the stage and wow the cast
when they suddenly ad lib a line ...
the chorus routine over ... Lou Sut
ton and Waterman sit down together
again . . . while Sammy, McKee, in
her best checkered shorts, and Bruce
Gilliard, the new dance team, go into
their tricky routine ... Johnny Binns
practices his 'Mussolini Says No, No"
... on the second floor landing ...
Johnny Naylor watches the rehear
sal of his show from a scat in back
of the darkened auditorium ... Stage
men in the loft lower a set so fast it
barely misses the blonde head of Peg
gy Doherty . . . a new gag line is
thought of by Edwards and is insert-
STATE COLLEGE, PA., Tl.!
LF.CouncilNames
Winners for 2nd
Competitive Sing
Gamma Phi Beta, Beta
Theta Pi Win Cups
In Competition.
Men Will Receive Cup
At Next I.F.C. Meeting
Beta Theta Pi won the Interfra
ternity Sing for men and Gamma Phi
Beta took first place in the women's
groups in the second competitive sing
in two years, which was held in
Schwab aufiltorium Sunday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock as the last of
the mid-winter concert series.
Beta Theta Pi will be presented with
a silver loving cup at the•next Inter
fraternity Council meeting. Gamma
Phi Beta received a cup at the con
clusion of the contest, presented by
Panhellenic Council.
Seven men's groups and four wom
en's groups were entered in the con
test. The required song for the men
was "Nittany Lion." The required
song for women was "Blue and
White."
Each competing organization was
required to sing one College song as
signed to men's and women's groups,
and two• fraternity songs. The sing
was sponsored by Phi Mu Alpha, hon
orary music society, represented by
John W. Rrceger '35, and the Louise
Homer club, honorary music society
for women, represented by Geraldine
E. Broberg '35.
Judges for the event were: W. Jay
Kennedy '32, supervisor of music of
the Philipsburg schools; Mrs. Jo
Hays, graduate of the department of
music here; and G. William neo
n inger, of the department of music.
The contest, which was held two
years ago and discontinued last year,
will probably become an annual event,
according to Kreeger, chairman of the
contest.
Cryder Reports New
Heavy Water Method
A new discovery which makes pos
sible the. production of "heavy, wa
ter" as a by-product of steam , Planta '
was described last week before the
'tercentenary meeting of the!AMerican
Chemical Society in New York by Dr.
Donald S. Cryder , of the department
of chemical engineering, who is in
charge of• research.
"Heavy water," which won for its
discoverer,. Dr. Harold G. they, of
Columbia University, the Nobel prize
in 1934, at present prices costs $5OO
a pound. The new.method which has•
been developed here would make it
possible for steam plants in the Unit
ed States to produce 2,000,000 pounds
annually as a by-product, at approxi
mately $2O a gram.
While the method is still in the
laboratory stage, Dr. Cryder told the
chemists that there is nothing about
it which will prevent its rapid ex
pansion to a commercial basis. He
added that this possibility is of ut-
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ed in the script .. ."Sock" calls the
boys' chorus back on stage ... every
thing is going smoother, cue lines are
no longer missed or waited for . . .
"Give us an amber spot on this, Mar
ty," "Sock" yells to the electricians ..
Helen Rountree explains her new
rehearsal costume to sorm interested
chorines . . . two prop men hustle a
couple of chorus girls' boy friends
out of doors . . . "We're sorry, but
this is a closed rehearsal•" . . . Ed
wards and Taylor make their exit
with the little man carrying the little
girl . . .
Kate D'Olier and Pen Porterfield
have!a hurried conference over the
new costumes ... little Mary Fenton
is hurtled through the air and crashes
into a scenery flat in a routine which
is like a "Giant Swing" or "Crack the
Whip" . . Bob Sanston splits his
tight fitting pants in the Italian num
ber ... the Theta trio is given a big
hand as they finish "Winter Wonder
land" .. .•
"Let's have a rest," comes from
Kennedy ... everybody fishei for cig
arettes . .. the stage men, who com
plain they never rest, set up the next
scene ... Jim Minium provides some
music to accompany Hummel Fish
burn on the trumpet ... Hannah Judd
threatens to annihilate the White
Flash stooge . .. Shirley Helms and
Ginny Swart take up their knitting
. . . Ten minutes later everybody's
back on the stage and rehearsal goes
on .with Bill Edwards doing a real
Werner Jannsen as he leads the stage
band ...
SDAY, APRIL 30, 1935 '
Sigma Delta Chi Plans
For 'Collegian! Smoke)
Candidates and staff members of
the COLLECSAN are invited to at
tend a smoker given byrSigma Del-
Chi, professional journalism soci
ety, at the Delta Chi fraternity
next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock.
A special invitation ,is extended to
the women members 'and candi
dates.
Speakers of the evening will be
Prof. Franklin C. Banner, head.of
the department of ,Journalism;
Louis H. BeII, of the dame depart
ment; and Edward J;,.Nichols, of
the department of English com
position.
Prom Ticket Sale
Will Start Friday
Morris '3B Wins Poster Contest;
Fraternities Mty Still.
Secure Booths.
Tickets for Junior groin will be on
sale all day Friday at, the office of
the treasurer for $.4.00: per couple.
The (lance, featuring Glen Gray and
his Casa Loma orche.stra, will begin
in Recreation hall Friday night at
10 o'clock.
The winner of the poster contest
was George M. Morris ,!38, who will
he awarded a Prom 'ticket. Frater
nities which did not 'secure booths
yesterday may do so' today at the
Student Union desk, Old Main, from
1 tti 5 o'clock. Robert H. Small
'36 will be in charge of booth selec
tions. A deposit of. fivOlollars must
be made when cheeks fcir booths are
presented.
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Gray Heads •Organization
The 'Casa Loma orchestra has play
ed for more than seventy college af
fairs during the last three seasons,
but this is the first time this year
that it has appeared orj , any college
campus. The band is '=now on the
air over the Columbia network Tues
day night et 10 o'cleck and Thursday
night at 9 o'clock.
Glen Gray is president of the or
ganization which is inestiporated, un
'der' the naine - tiVtlfeGastf
poration. Members. of the band are
all stockholders in..the corporation
and draw quarterly dividends from
the profits as well as regular salaries.
New .members are added to the or
ganization only through the sanction
of-the band's boa•d•of directors. The
directorate organization.of the band
tends to make the musicians play
their best, since all are shareholders.
and receive a part of the profits.
College Will Conduct
Speaking Clinic Here
The division of public speaking,
with the cooperation of the officials.
of the summer session, has formu
lated a plan enabling high school stu
dents to enroll in speech training
courses here this summer. This has
been accomplished by the establish
ment of an all-State' high school
speech group.
Admission to the group is open to
any high school graduate .or under
graduate in this State or 'other states
provided he can either present evi
dence of interscholastic,competition in
debate, declamation, oratory, extem
poraneous speaking, or interpreta
tive reading; or present. a written
recommendation from his high school
principal or instructor in forensics as
to his interest and potential ability
in the speech field. Other qualifica
tions being equal, preference - will be
shown juniors, seniors, and gradu-:
ates, in composing the group.
Debate Tournament Planned
A debate tournament and extem
poraneous speaking and reading con
tests also have been planned, from
which the winners of the all-State
high school speech group will be
selected. The sessions will con
clude with a banquet at which the
champion after-dinner speaker will be
determined. Appropriate certificates
will be awarded to the winners in
each group.
Professor John It. Frizzell, head of
the department of public speaking,
will be in charge and Joseph F. O'-
Brien, coach of the men's debating
team, will instruct the public speak
ing and debate sections.
It is believed that a course of this
nature will not only mean a pleasant
and profitable summer for high school•
students but will also eventually lend
to a general rise in the speech level
of the State.
Attend Law Session
Dr. Jacob W. Tenger, head of the
department of political science, and
Dr. William L. Godshall, visiting pro.:
fessor of political science, wilt attend
the meeting of the American Society
of International Law, being held in
Washington, today and tomorrow.
Dr. Godshall is substituting for Dr.
Alderfer while the latttr is on a.leave
Artists , Course
Program Tonight
Features Singer
Steuckgold Scheduled
For 7th Concert
In Auditorium.
New York Orchestra
To Play Next Monday
Acclaimed by critics as an artist
of rare ability, Crete Stueckgold,
prima donna soprano of the Metro
politan Opera Company, and leading
concert, recital and radio star, will
appear in Schwab auditorium tonight
at 8 o'clock as the seventh number
of the current Artists' Course.
Her first New York recital drew
:from the New York Timex the mm
meat, "extraordinary beauty;" from
the Herald Tribune praige of the re
cital which "teemed with so many su
perlative achievements;" and from
the Son the statement, "an afternoon
mental' aesthetic delights." Subse
quently her engagements with the
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
during the 1933-34 season for the un
precedented number of eight perform
ances as soloist drew renewed praise.
Orchestra To End Series
The Artists' Course will present as
the last number of the current series;
the New York Orchestra, in Schwab
auditorium; next Monday night. The'
orchestra, of sixty pieces, under the
direction of Nicolai Sokoloff, former
conductor of the Cleveland Symphony
orchestra, will play the works 'of
classical composers such as Brahms,
Wagner and Tschaikowsky in the
first part of the program, while the
compositions of modern composers
will be featured in the second part
of the program.
In an effort to book select num
bers for next year's course, the com
mittee will poll the patrons of the
current course at one of the numbers
remaining, instead of waiting until
next fall to send out a questionnaire,
.pr,. Carl arquardt, .chairmari. of
the'cornmittee said In this.way;.the
popular numbers'inay be 'bookerl'at
an early date.
State Troopers Make
Test of Auto Brakes
In a spectacular demonstration of
automobile brakes held in front of
the Rockview penitentiary last Fri-
day the theories of physics were prov
ed to be operative only undar perfect
conditions while under the imperfect
conditions of actuality they were
proved to be partially inoperative.
The test was made primarily to
determine the distance required to
stop an automobile travelling at vari
ous speeds not in excess of the legal
speed. But it developed, in a search
for more effective methods of obtain
ing a quick stop, that the physics
books which claim that a stop ex
ecuted without sliding has nearly
twice the effectiveness of a stop ex
ecuted with a slide were rather off
balance.
The best stop was made by a new
automobile travelling 40 miles Per
hour, which was brought to a smooth
straight-line stop in 33 feet. This
record compares favorably with the
official AAA. record. The driver of
the car was J. Ralph Eckley, a local
resident, while William B. Heckman
'36 rode in the car.as recorder of the
exact speed of the car when the
brakes were applied. Afore than 200
persons witnessed the test which was
conducted by state troopers from
Bellefonte.
Grant To Direct First Minstrel
Show on Campus for 20 Years
Original skits by the end men and
a chorus of forty voices, will feature
the first minstrel show here in twenty
years which Will be staged by the
Glee Club, under the direction of
Richard W. Grant, head of the de
partment of music, in Schwab audi
torium, Saturday night, May IL at
8 o'clock.
Prof. Hummel Fishburn, of the de
partment of music, will• be in charge
of the orchestra of fifteen pieces,
which will furnish background for
the glcemen and soloists. Professor
Grant will have charge of all the
vocal and choral work. J. Ewing
"Sock" Kennedy '26 will oversee the
production.
Local Man To Take l'art
End men will include the Well
known team of Bill Edwards and Hel
en Taylors, stars of the Thespian
show, "Don't Let On," as well as
"Sock" Kennedy himself and a local
semi-professional end man, Kenneth
Sauers. Mr. Sauers, who has retired
Penn State Day Programs
Announced by Co-Chairmen;
1200 H. S. Seniors Expected
Cheerleading Aspirants
Summoned by Edwards
Sophomore candidates for jun
ior cheerleader will meet in Room
418, Old Main, tomorrow at 11 o'-
clock, according to William B. Ed
wards, head cheerleader. Edwards
has also announced that from now
on junior cheerleaders will be elig
ible for Blue Key.
College Receives
Gift of Carnegie
82 , 1 Records, Sound - I'roofing
Equipment for Music
Room in Grant.
As a gift of the Carnegie Corpora
tion, 821 records and complete sound
proofing for a music room were re
ceived by the department of music
last week, after the corporation had
made the grant last February.
The records received embrace com
positions from the ancient Greek MU
sic down to the present day, repre
senting the musical history of cen
turies and of many countries.
A room on the fourth floor in Old
Main will be sound-proofed sonic time
in May so that students desiring to
hear records may. play them without
interference of outside noises. The
records will go on file at the Student
Union desk next week, and will be
available to all students.
A similar donation was made to the
Carnegie Institute of Technology in
Pittsburgh recently. Both sets of
records include every medium of per
fcirmanee such as: arias, opera, Greg
orian chants, masses, motets, madrig
als, ballets, fugues, sonatas, choral
preludes, chamber music for various
combinations of ensemble,.concertos,
Many of the records contain scores
of symphonies,. symphonic poems, 01:-
eh:Aral ;suites, and numerous other
forms of musical expression. Some
of the recordings are rare, and are
considered among the most valuable
collections of recorded music. Inac
cessible scores of medieval motets and
madrigals, full, scores of symphonies,
song albums, piano sonatas and cham
ber music, correspond with the rec
ords, and are a part of the set.
High School Students
Plan Tour of Campus
Three hundred seniors from the
fourteen high schools In Centre Coun.
ty will visit the campus tomorrow
afternoon for the first organind tour
of the College which has peen plan
ned to aid them in deciding on voca
tions to follow in any further educa
tion they may desire' to obtain.
Adrian 0. Morse, executive secre
tary to President Hetzel, announced
the plans for the entertainment of the
visitors. The groups from the high
schools will assemble at Recreation
hall at 12:45 o'clock and will then be
conducted by organized guide service
to the various schools and depart
ments where they will be introduced
to the various activities of the Col
lege by representatives selected by the
deans.
Each group will be accompanied by
a teacher or principal.. Thu groups
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from the racket, has been* persuaded
to lend his talent for the show, and,
according to reports, he is a stooge
baiter par excellence.
As high spots of the entertainment,
the special singing group of
fifteen voices, the Varsity Male Qum•-
tet, and the Girls' Singing Team of
eight voices will present popular har
monies.
'Crooning Baritone"
The feature vocalist is none other
than Mike Zeleznock, the crooning
baritone, who would rather sing than
box. Mike will sing a special ar
rangement of "Clouds," accompanied
by Don Dixon at the piano. Other
vocalists have. not yet been chosen.
The popular "Isle of Capri" will be
a solo number, sung probably by Zel
eznock, accompanied by the Girls'
Singing Team and Don Dixon.
All seats for the performance are
reserved and may be secured at the
treasurer's office on or after next
Tuesday, May 7. Tickets are fifty
cents per person.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
2 Athletic Events Set
To Start at 2:30 Sat.
Afternoon.
Hetzel Will Welcome
Guests At Pep Rally
The Penn State Day program on
May 18 has been announced by Lucy
S. Erdman '35 and A. Kenneth Maicrs
'35, co-chairmen of the committee in
charge. The approximately 1200 high
school seniors who are expected to
attend will register in Old Main be
tween 10 and 12 o'clock. Those who
register early may visit the building
on the campus that houses the school
or department in which they are in
terested.
At 12 o'clock noon the visitors will
report to the fraternities to which
they have been assigned for lunch.
After lunch and before time for the
sports which they will visit later,
there will be time to inspect the
campus or the town further. Frater
nity members will conduct the stu
dents to the various interesting spots
they may wish to visit or which they
should visit to get the most out of the
tour.
Pep Rally For Visitors
At 2:30 the Lacrosse and Freshman
baseball games will start and the
high school visitors will attend the
contests gratus. After the finish of
these sports the committee hopes, but
has not yet definitely decided or set
tled the matter, to "nave u barbecue on
the practice field. This will be around
5:30. Maiers claimed that the main
idea behind this is to save the frater
nity treasuries from the strain of two
meals to a large number of visitors.
At 7:30 the main feature of the
day will take place in Recreation Hall
in the form of a gigantic rally of vis
itors and college students. President
Ralph D. Hetzel will welcome the high
school students: . The . Kos metive
en - teitiined • here 'lir kir
eral boxing and wrestling bouts, a
soccer game, so-called, in which the
ball will be kicked over a net stretch
ed for the purpose. Following these
forms of entertainment will conic the
chiunpionship Glee Club, the Varsity
Quartet, and the Blue Band. Tile gym
team and fencers are expected to aid
in the presentation of the program.
Play Day Program Arranged
This feature of the day is expected
to end about 10 o'clock, after which
those students who stay will visit at
the fraternities in which they are in
terested, or where they had lunch.
This is the time when students will
be expected to do all in their power
to arouse the interest of the visitors
in matriculating at Penn State.
Elsie 51. Douthett '35, member of
the general committee and chairman
of the committee which is arranging
the program for Play Day which is a
special program for girls invited es
pecially from five high schools from
which State receives few students,
announced the plans for their own
personal celebration. Twenty-five
girls and approximately five advisors
are expected to attend the Play Day
celebration.
There will be a campus tour for
these visiting girls at 11 o'clock and
a luncheon in the Sandwich Shop at
12 o'clock. In the afternoon there
has been a program of field activi
ties arranged in which all girls who
desire may enter. There will be all
kinds of games on Holmes Field all
during the afternoon. If it can be
arranged there will be swimming in
the Glennland Pool which will be
made up of races of various kinds.
However, according to Douthett, this
plan is not yet definite as there have
been no arrangements made with the
pool officials.
The girls will have supper at the
W. A. A. cabin where they will stay
that night, returning home the next
day.. During the evening at the cabin
there .will be a program of indoor
games and amusement.
Hood Added To Staff
Of Extension Division
Miss Jean Hood, recently dietician
at the Trysdale hospital, Fall River,
Mass., has joined the home economies
extension staff here as nutritionist.
Miss Hood was graduated from the
University of Wisconsin in 1927. She
has served as dietician at the Wiscon
sin General hospital in Madison and
as laboratory assistant In bacteriol
ogy at the University of Wisconsin
before going to Tryesdale Hospital.
Frizzell Gives Address
Professor John H. Friezell, head of
the department of public speaking,
addressed the Eastern Speech confer
ence in New York City last week. In
his lecture he discussed high school
debate work.