Page Twe PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887 Published saini.weedy during the College year, except on holklays, by students of The Pennsylvania State College, to the interest of the College. the students, faculty, alumni. and friends. TILE MANAGING BOARD HARRY B. HENDERSON .15. '36 WILLIAM H. SKIRBLE .Editor Business Manager DONALD P. SANDERS . 36 ROLAND W. OBERHOLYZER . 36 Managing Editor Circulation Manager W. BERNARD FItEUNSCII 16 WILLIAM B. HECKMAN '3G Sports Editor Advertising... Manager, , VANCE 0. PACKARD '36 PHILIP C. EVANS '36 Assistant Editor Local Advertising Manager • _Richard E. le,wis •37 W. Robert Grubb '37 Mansell= Editor This Issue__ NOW!! Editor This Issue Tuesday, September 24, 1935 THE MERCHANT'S SIDE OF IT Throughout the year, year after year, and particu larly at this time of the year when there are some 1400 new freshmen in town for the first time, One hears the conStane moan and wail over the prices of the local merchants. A believing soul listening in on one of these wailing moments womthl be firmly convinced that the local mer chants and tradespeople are a gang of highway rob bers to whom everybody must pay the highest sort of tribute. It takes but a moment's thought to see that the greater part of this talk is very much ill-founded and that it has little actual basis. However, these little bits of slander make interesting talk when rushing season conversation runs a bit thin. Therefore, the young freshman is usually pretty well inoculated by the fraternity men with the idea that the local merchants are thieves and grafters bleed- 1 ing poor students to death to live on the fat of the land and who have never known the depression. These piece -meal bits of slander are, for the most part, entirely fallacious, and are very detrimental to the local merchants. Perhaps the only thing which is true, and then only in part, is the fact that prices may be a little higher in State College than in Philadelphia; Pittsburgh, or Podunk. • • ' However, this slight increase in the price of a com modity is not to bleed the students' purse so that the merchant may fatten his own. The cause for this price increase is something which is entirely out of the liands of the local merchants. It is forced upon them, since they are forced to earn a living, and pay a very heavy overhead for twelve months of the year, while their goods are marketable for only nine. During the nine months which the College is in operation, the local merchant mat sell an enormous. amount of goods since lhe must Ifoot-the .for r ; tiv s eliie months, and in Oicier.,ffildcithis;!he'nnint;,'Spenfilii•;kri4.:;li deal of money o&,:nili4tiFiWiiiiKo449ll4dh.l.A customers are steallOidtly t i • lyeittiptOl Thus, the only 411/24: it 47,1-kt can meet his overheaclq4A l elii:4lltig4titt ' 4114 living'is by slightly increa l sin l kticeli'44, 441 However,' there are many articles" whieh.fiNY b purchased,in State polpnluApsrrpiippi4y„anA r ini j napy cases cheaper, as in other communities. And anyone who thinki that the local , rrier'cliOts•tiaVi: an: 'easy time, of it should just take a lock at their b i ooks. It's very convincing... . WITH PUBLICATION OF fraternity averages ih the last issue of the COLLEGIAN, a wail of protest has come from certain fraternities. It was unfair,, they claim, to publish the facts so early in the year. Some fraternities have even gone so far as to claim that these figures were published with the intent of hurting them specifically. Of course, that is an unfounded theory. The 'sole reason for the publication of the figures was the fact that they had a greater news appeal at the time when they were published than they would have had at any other time during the year.' The- COLLEGIAN sees no need to withhold from its subscribers news of great in terest, and in this ease, of importance. It certainly is not the COLLEGIAN's fault if a fra ternity's average is not whit it ought to he or what they have said it to be. THE ADDITION TO THE ,WOMEN'S RUSHING CODE For many years in this College, women's rushing has centered itself about a certain chosen group of freshman women. By an addition to the women's rush ing code, recently presented by Dean of Women Char lotte E. Ray, all freshman women will be entertained by the women's fraternities. For three weeks the fra ternities are not to rush, the rule including the stipula tions that freshman women are not to be entertained in women's fraternity houses all night nor will rushing be permitted in the rooms of freshmen. After the three week period, the freshman women are to be divided into groups, each fraternity entertaining a different group every week, this continuing until December 1, after which time rushing will proceed as usual. In the past,'many freshman women knew nothing about fraternity life, their only observations being from the outside. Now each freshman woman will be given, during the period extending to December 1, an equal opportunity and there will be no slights. This also en ables each fraternity, through making more contacts, to have a larger group from which to choose its rushees. The amount to be spent on rushing each week is to be kept to the past rule of $1.50 per• week for each house. This will eliminate the problem which might otherwise have arisen concerning the added entertain ment being too great an expense for the fraternities to defray. The COLLEGIAN also feels that the three-week period of no rushing will give the freshman women a chance to get accliMated to college life without the enforced OLD MANIA Hold-up One night last week all the Lambda Chi boys went out to a hunting cabin in the mountains as part of their tremendous rushing campaign. Win. S. Hoffman, well-known College registrar around here, went into the cabin some hours early, along with a few other Lambda Chi alumni, to clean the cabin and start'the supper. Finishing their work, and finding time heavy on their hands, the party masked themselves, got shotguns, and started down the road to meet their undM.graduate frat bros with pledges and dates, all of whom were coming in on a truck. The bad men advanced with drawn guns. When they met the truck coming up the winding mt road, they held up the merry throng, just like they had seen it done in the movies. To put it briefly, bedlam reigned. The dates screamed and all the boys threw their wallets far out into the woods. Mildly surprised to see the consequences of their crime, the Hoffman gang unmasked. Lambda Chis started hunting wallets in the woods. One pOor chap didn't find his at all. + + + American Tourist: Lynn Christy, who, with his band, visited'Europe during the summer, dropped into the office while We were writing the foregoing. Remembering our train ing as a COLLEGIAN newshound, we, crept up to him, notebook in hand, and before he knew what had hap pened, got an interview. Christy, who went through France, Belgium, and Germany on a bicycle, remarked about - the tremend ous manure piles to be found in front of most every villa in the country through which he passed. •• "I aver," Christy averred, "that the German ma nure piles are vastly superior to the French ones." "Things look black for Ilfussolini in Italy," Christy said. "That's what he gets for trying to mussolini." Christy did not visit Italy. Asked what he thought about Harry Seamans' contention that Germany would be broke by October first, Christy said that they will have to work fast if they hope to fall in with the genial .P. S. C; A. sec- , retiiry!s boyWt fare looking 'illii.4zilkiafi•;iisty said, say that Germany will fie •!,. .. 1,i••••ii,.i'. , 1•••• • • •• tins is all over." + • ,• i•i. , 1210,4.:T0wn ,; L. Werner, lit Urof,''got'llig•tiarlilif• l ifie! . af,:" Mr•ir 71 issue of Vanity Fail. : ,a46'giitie 40: • were able to. answer. more i .thaU;forty i pei, cent ;of, thuvi, questions in the 'questionnaire, We predict:. he , llAnse.' thclallestionnaird 'as the'prif'Oesilan y in fu ture Lit 6 finals. Ineideritally,l6; Wainer,has:tiye4„, :',l2cll;,Rivarr,:t'o7the reading list in that course. + ~+-t---__._ ..._.._ Wale' 7 A4lewmcies"erbekaficitrt the 1/ - 1.1.'5. Ife:saim - ,that 'they're building the freshmen into , the.: new woodwork . . . Capt Wilcox, Dick Geiger, and-' Lynn Lansbury Were up to the A 0 Pi house the other day sewing up the cushions MEM Jules Vernik, Sandy Morrison, and Mary Simp son were sitting in the back booth in the Corner the other night waiting for dinner. They waited and waited. Becoming a bit piqued at the service, Queen Mary 'went into the phone booth right by where they were sitting and called the desk in front of the place to inquire about their order. It worked. +++ Daman]. Tlansen back if ..INTEGKITAS •'• 1 , ( -- . iiiia— -- --LL ggliglllll v/ - ' - iii : E 517 " . 1 r c. l L 4 :Iv—r. " Itig .1 . Ac! I" 7 2 - 9. .4 4 ) /4 l I 1 i i 1 1,-." AVI KTU 5 ••• "A' • • • . EVERY GARMENT IS INDIVIDUALLY CUT TO YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIRE MENTS .' . . PRICED FROM $25 '. ' . 4. 1, §:rARKBP.9.S.E/HAEO.) HATTERS HABERDASHERS TAILORS Next to the Movies TEE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Selected Shell Group Displayed in . Library A selected grO4 'of the finest shells from the' Artemui 'Dean collection, numbering about 4,000 different speci mens, is now on display in the exhi bition room of • the College Library. Shells ftoin • Afifea, Asia, Europe, Australia, and. the East' Indies are represented in theexhibit. A ,snail ery and terrariam,',are also included. These are the-property of Hubert Frings who arranged the exhibit. The shell collection•wds presented to the College by Samuel H. Dean, ,the son of the Rev. Abner, Dean, who made the original collealion in February; 1934. • The exhibit will be open until the end of OctObei% DISC . I fit': DATA Reginald Foresythe's compositions lend themselves 'quite readily to per formance by 'large bands, and "The Duke Insists" is just such a one, re corded by Paul . Whiteman for Victor. The swing in the-first. part is by far the outstanding ieature of the disc, made so by the tripletsleaturing clar inet lead and backed by saxes. The piano passages, :solo and duet, are worthy of note,' as ;are the trumpet bits toward the end. This is backed by another of. - the English negro's novelties, "Garden of Weed," in Which the King steps down a bit in Burke's Peerage and goes Duke El lington, especially "in the intro and the piano finale. Both are 'danceable tunes, and should meet with consider able response. Vikor-25113 Willie Bryant, neiv - elite of the liar lemaestros, does - considerable justice to his own coniposition, "The Voice of Old Man River," aided and abetted in the early stages of the_number by tenor, then alto saxes, both backed by string bass that is ample to say the least. Trumpet, fair; vocals by Bry; ant, pleasing , bit .tndistinguished. An old W. C. Handy tune, "Long Gone," is found on the'. other side, notable chiefly for "Nay's" clarinet solo, and a brief trumpet, flare. .The boys 'con 7 , tribute sonic c4FeCtiye work iri'siving- ing the' DiMce to. the *fornier, listen to the ,latter, and give .thera each. abotit a 2 . . „. . Victor- 7 2;429, 1 • , • „ I .f 4 :/ t 11 ' Ray Noble goes :definitely velvety in :"Top but venue. that makes' thls:eitimlien.a [definite: treat. Tiumpetsc againati sam.background- is Standard enough;:but wait uritil.iNo hie touch' arid.r.the!,,FroshniO4alie ahree's the,yotali.bitt:SamOone:ketsSi zip ,for . thinking,that , ive, would .be interested ,virtuosity,:of the, clarinetist (that; winds ; up: the dise..,l"Picolino", onthetotber side was created especial-, ly for the nimble feet of Astaire, and is noteworthy chiefly for the rhyth mic=pattern:: thafairlyrliegs ,- one4o dance. These "comeback" tunes of ,Berlin; make r,tisl wonder if he had everibe'erd away, t%. Victor-25099,. • ,'. *4i,;* This next number is so patently up Eddie Nichols' alley that I hesitate to review it, but here goes. It's Fats Waller and His Rhythm in Victor's "Truck - in'," the sensation from' this year's Cotton Club show. Fats' spon taneity is infectious to the nth. The clarinet is reedy, but the trumpet bit following is considerably better. The string bass and drtims furnish pass able rhythm. The-Waller right hand gets .a workout, and for an intermis sion numbers at that next vie dance it is a must. The .reverse side is a panic, no less. It's "The Girl I Left Behind Me," and '-rny ribs are still sore.' A 1926 piano, and a 1907 model crooner are ribbed by the versatile Fats in -the first part, and they get the year's award as the choicest Gol den Bantam. Some good trumpet and unrestrained vocalizing feature the rest of the disc. Victor-25116 -THE MANIAC NOTICE TO LADIES. AUSTIN'S BEAUTY SHOP 210 South Allen Street . Will give you a WAVE Thoroughly, , WAVE ThofiUighly‘ . iliied for if you will present this' Ad: This Offer is made to Acquaint you with our QUality Work and FOir.Prieas Please Bring: This Ad . Phofte.'.4§36 Stock Judging. Team Wins Title 10th Time At Eastern Exposition Harvey M. Russell '36 Places First in Individual ScoieS with , 31. For the tenth time since 1921, the livestock judging team won the judg ing championship at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Mass., last week with an aggregate score of 2,397 points. Competition included the Connecti cut State College, Cornell University, Massachusetts State College, and the University of New Hampshire. Penn State took first places in beef, cattle, and sheep judging. High man was Harvey M. Russell '36, who placed first in the individual scores with 831 Points. Maxwell Smith '36, took second place with 800 points, and Ward W. Studebaker '36 tood' seventh with 766 points. Other members of the squad are William P. Campbell '36, Karl P. Cat terall '36, Walter S. Gabler '36, and Samuel F. Simmons '3G. Prof. Wil him L. Henning, of the department of animal husbandry, is coach. The team has had a high record of Victories. From 1921 to 1923, 'Penn State won three consecutive victories. In the alternate years of 1925, 4927, and - 1929 teams representing the Col lege again won. From 1931 to 1933, the livestock judging team turned in three consecutive victories. Last year, the team placed third. Fraternity Future . Not in Danger, Say Advisers MEE The future of college fraternities was the theme of the recent conven tion of the Delta Chi fraternity at Yellovistone National Park, according to Prof. Marsh W. White; of the de partment of physics, who, with Prof. Richard W. Grant, head of the de partment of music, and J. Norris Bar nard '36, attended the conference as delegates from the local. chapter. .Discussion of the situation disclosed„ that the : preSent tronble in fraternity, 'cirales is ; centered plainly in, the mat rOpolitan. areas ,and ,:particularlyi in the„New ; England states, „professor, White reports. „ , ..; . "There is no. eause'for elerm.in•the, '4 :fay . theo t fr'rp kernity Sithation ( „siieli,vhiVers4ies as ?ehri.:Otat,a,.. y (lAie .areashilikes n'eceij eery ,siich . a.,S§sterri as the' :fraternity . .whiCh .exists here," _'Professor eahspasiis:,.;pf &pinkie is that institutions like' Peeh Statp.Nrill be She list to be affected by. these changes;" lie said. , On :the: National •Interfratemity :Conference .meets,-in New York-City ilt6veniber; :the: theme .will: 'The , FfirdrO of:College:Fraternities.".,Dele ' gates. representing 'every- national Ira ternity from all sections of the coun try will., attend to , Aiscuss , the vital problems facing the • Grea r letter, or, ganizations. • : I: • 2 • •, • 11 , Dr Austin to , Address Metallurgist Meeting Dr. Charles R. Austin, of the de partment of metallurgy, will present two papers on-high temperature-prop erties of alloys at the fall meeting of the American Society for Metals. The society will meet in conjunc‘ tion with the National Metal Con gress in Chicago on September 30 and October 1: Dr. Austin has been in charge of the co-operative research conducted in the School of Mineral Industries on high temperature re actions of metals and alloys. `You Can Get It 'at Metzgers' See Our Want List of Books VVanted-150 Chandlee, Currier, Mack Experiments in General Chemistry Special in Golf Sets alue $95 4 Clubs and 3-Stay Bag $ V 8.75 Golf Balls 15c and up Student Desk Larnps $l.OO, 5i..25, $1.50, .sl.9s • Desk Pads with Free Blotter, 45c and up Bicycles for Rent CINEMANIA Kay Francis and GeOrge Brent, who played together in "Living on Velvet," are again teamed in the ro mantic leads of "The Goose and the Gander," which plays at the Cathaum tomorrow. , Miss Francis plays .the part of an ex-wife, whose millionaire husband ha's fallen for the wiles of a pretty blonde, married her, and 'then at tempts to flirt with his first wife. Kay seeks revenge and manages to get the husband to visit her and at thq, same time maneuvers wife num ber two and an escort, bound on a philandering trip to a mountain re sort. all under the same roof. Acci dentally, a gentlemanlY jewel robber and his moll also are sidetracked into the lodge. The untangling of the marital mix up, as well as the jewel robbery, leads to a surprise elimaxV Miss Francis and Brent are supported by Gene vieve Tobin, Ralph Forbes, Claire Dodd and John Eldredge. Alfred Green is the 'director, and Charles Kenyon wrote both the 'story and the screen play. Julie Epstein '3l, local bby who made good in Hollywood, had a hand in devising the screen play for "Lit tle Big Shot," which comes :to the Nittany tomorrow night.. . A new juvenile screen star makes her American debut in the picture. She is Syßil Jason, and she is not.yet six years old. . . "Little Big Shot". is a story with the picturesque, and dalorfut back ground of the Great White Way, de picting the lives of the denikens who make their living by their wits. It is not a gangster story, btit some phases of gangster life are touched upon. Two men who live by their wits are left in charge of a little girl a few minutes before her father is put on the spot by killers. When the courts take the tot from thein, they get honest jobs so they can keep her. But the gangsters are after their' and kidnap the girl Co they can lbcate the two.' The' tWo'get intd the Crooks! 'Mil, - 101 - de they 'are 'lUredifor'Jhe' 'slaughter. Here the plot' WinilS• up d surprising climax. ' I +l,lll 1,1, The' loy ly':Merle ,• her 'oiotip .chasaeter and; emerges a new screen _personality the 'fea ture- picture- at the'catha?al day. and ;Bridny. , • TIM 'play, which is from a story by Guy Bolton, is a love-Story laid in New 'England. It 'follows the life of Kitty Vane ..and her, neighbors; Alan Trent' , ,(Frederic • Maich) ' coesin; Gerald'. Shannon,' (Herbert ' Since childhood 'Kitty has adored the indifferent Alan and Gerald has been , in dove :with her. Comes the -make the 'ending' happy. dar , ~.1: „,„ .0,,, •TlipL:Q•Balfonr Company i• , •!! , • .• • . ' State College Office to provide you with The Best in Service The Finest in Fraternity. Jewelry EMIEIEMEI Savers Clothing Store Makers of the Penn State Rings Tuesday, September 2d, 1935 'War and' Aleri - realizes hiS love for Kitty. He tells ,lier while home .on leave, but cannot marry her• because of lack of time. He is reported killed in action, but turns up in time. • 4 I 4 • ii,g 4 • r i ,„ • T ir irr:47..-. %no iso NV 2 Save , the pieces land' we , can du p lni c.ait e llour lenses within tiv - O DR. EVA B. ROAN OPTOMETRIST 420 East College Avenue Telephone 41
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