C-29) ;:,Sernizyklpekly 4 _ • COMPLETE ' CAMPUS s „'",-;\ r t i tt t t itr. i tg a tt rgt COVERAGE - _ • Volume-85-Number 17 To the Voters Of State College TODAY YOU WILL GO, to the polls to decide, among other things, whether the sale of, beer will ",continue in State College. The moral issues of this question can, and have been, ar, gued back and forth foreVer. There is an issue, however, which has alinost been forgotten, and an issue which certainly should not be forgotten, since it is one ,of the truly great American principles. It is an issue about which there can be no argument. Neith er of the most fanatic of the wets or the 'drys can deny it. . That issue is REPRESENTATION The Old Main Bell has called attention to this factor in an article this September. It said, "It is an unparalleled situa tion when half of the population of a town is denied the right to express Hs opinion on a matter of such, importance. The American Revolution was fought over a similar situation— taxation without representation. Here is the joker: students are denied a voice in government, but their fraternity houses are taxed on the same basis as the property of local citizens." As a result of the situation, we find that the W. C. T. U, and the Laymen's Dry'Committee and Kinisterium, the latter of which is not even supported . .by all the local ministers, is trying to force upon more than half the town an intolerable and unhealthy Moral condition. It might not be so bad if the students who are twenty-one were able to vote. But even those members of the student body are not permitted the franchise. To quote again from the Old Main Bell, " ... the student body•is entirely powerless to influence this decision one iota, through the elective system.", The Collegian, however, feels that the students are able to influence this decision, and that they have shown the people of this community that Moderation and law enforcement are not the joke that the drys in their hysterical and fanatical speeches and letters make them out to be. Through the efforts of student •government'groups and upperclass men, moderation and temperance have been the unbroken rule this year. Thirgess Wilbur F. Leitzell's blotter is clean as far as student drunken ness, goescompared to the days of sprohibition. This shows that drinking here in State College 'can be controlled; controlled by the students themselves.' It shows that, the students are .interested enough in their welfare and conduct to, setup a .System Itrhowa , that there •..is 'Sech,ta-thing temperance and that it is 'practical, although. the W. C.', T. U., despite its name, prefers not to recognize that fact. The question comes up as to whether the students favor the reten tion of beer. .Unknown to the Collegian, Prof. John S. Bowman, of the English compOsition department, conducted .as a class project in argu mentation a survey of the student body to find out the number of stu dents who drank beer and to what extent: • The statistics showed that 56.8 per cent of the students drink beer in varying degrees of frequency. More than half of the students, then, drink beer, and it is to be certainly followed from that that there is a great percentage of students who, while they do not drink beer, favor its retention here for the same reasons as this Paper. It has also been in, (cresting to note that this paper, has not received a single letter from any student urging, or even 'asking fur, prohibition. • The above mentioned figure is of special interest to the Collegian, for several weeks ago it received a communication from Rev. Edward H. Jones, a local minister, who placed that figure at fifteen per cent. At the time the Collegian questioned Reverend Jones' figures—they seemed quite impossible. But there was no proof to show them false. Now there is. Reverend Jones was just under the. true figure by some forty per cent. gince'the publication of Reverend Jones' letter, the Culiegiun has also found out that his original' figure was five per cent, but that of his own accord he upped 'the figure ten per cent, which shows the utter lack of system and research upon the part of the dry forces in drawing their con clusions. It also shows that even some'of our best, moral leaders and character builders 'are not hesitant to , cheat. When the Present editor was a little boy, he used to hear stories at Sunday school about the big book God had on his desk, up in heaven. God prbbably still has that big book, Reverend Jones. • , • State College has long been known as a town of intelligent people. For that reason, the Collegian sincerely hopes that its voters will con sider the fact that the students, over half the population, want beer here,' and yet have no means of voicing an opinion. This paper also hopes that our voters will consider the hypocrisy of hical prohibition; that it w;ll mean the return of the bootlegger• to State College, with fewer means than ever of .convicting or punishing him; that it will mean the drunkenness of students in nearby towns; that it will mean trouble for the College, for this town, and for the adjoining • towns; that it will mean drunken driving between those towns and here; that it will mean there will be more liquor drinking here than ever. . • ‘- And the responsibility of the people of State College to the mothers and fathers of the students who come here from all over the state cannot be overestimated. What a great many mothers are thinking is estab• lished in their letter from one to'be found on the front page. Pre-Medical Society Elects New Officers William 11. Robinson 111 '36 was elected president of the Pre-Medical society at a meeting held in the Home Economics auditorium .Wednesday night. Target N. Hamdi '36 was elected vice-president, and Gene C. Ziegler '37, secretary. Members named to the executive 'committee were Ralph I'. Irvin '36 ex officio, Robert E. Lartz '36,'Harry M. Klinger '37, Weston' D. Gardner '3B, and Elizabeth Robinson '39. Editorial Social Science Group To DiscUss War Crisis "Responsibility and Policy of the United States in the Present Euro pean Crisis" will be the topic of an open discussion to •be held by Pi Guru- Ina 111 u, honorary social science fra ternity, in the second:floor lounge of old Main Thursday night at 7 o'clock. The discussion will be led by Prof. S. K. Stevens, of the department of history and political science, and by Serafino Ciainbella STATE COLLEGE, PA.,4UESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1935 Drive Against War Planned By 15 Groups Binns Named Chairman Of Armistice Day Peace Program. - Speakers. Will Address Morning Mass Meeting Preparations for the . all-campus mobilization for peace, a national elev enth-hour demonstration against war, • to be held next Monday, Armistice Day, at 11:10 o'clock in the morning, neared completion yesterday after a series of meetings of the representa tives of campus organizations last week to determine resolutions and dis cuss plans for the mobilization. The exbcutive committee of the mobiliza tion will meet today to decide on the program of the mobilization, Meeting last Friday afternoon, rep resentatives of fifteen campus organ izations chose Edward T. Binns '3B, who was active in the peace demon stration here last spring,. chairman of the mobilization. Horace H. Pusey '3B, was named secretary. Tentative Program Planned An executive committee, comprising chairmen of committees, was chos en at the meeting Friday. I'ho com mittee; Bertha M. Cohen '37, polls; Jules Vernik '36, program commit tee; Sarabelle Reese '3O, finance. and petitions committee; and James T. Dugan '37, publicity committee. Co-advisors of the mobilization are Arthur H. Reede, of the department of economics and sociology, and Charles P. Hogarth, associate secre tary of the P. S. A. C. A tentative program for the mobil ization next Monday includes: a morning mass meeting at 11:10 at which students' and faculty .members will speak on,the issues and purposes of the .•-rnobilization; an , afternoon nieetinefeiltifring do edtside'speakei; and a presentation of pertinent en tertainment Monday night. The Col lege administration is being asked that excuses from 11 p'clock classes be granted to all those attending the meeting. - Resolutions Defined For a constructive program against war, the mobilization committee will advocate the following resolutions for consideration of the student body: 1. To 'support by every means at our disposal genuine neutrality legislation. 2. To refuse to support the govern ment of the United States in any war which it undertakes. To oppose the R. 0. T. C. 4. To insist on opportunities in the curriculum and outside for re lating our education to these cru cial problems. 5. To denounce the law in this state 'requiring the oath of allegiance of students and teachers in edu cational institutions and to in sist on . complete academic free dom. G. To oppose fascism and fascistic tendencies in this county Petitions will be drawn up and cir culated among the students, faculty, and townspeople on these points: 1. To the College administration: that R. 0. T. C. be made option- (Continued on voile five) `WDDWA AKGKWN' Landsberg Wires in Recording Earthquake "IVDDWA AKGKWM" or "We re corded strong earthquake 260 miles away at 9:35 o'clock," was the texa of the seismographic message sent to the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey by Dr. Helmut Landsberg, Of the de department of geo-physics, after the Co&go seismograph had recorded the second earthquake shock here Satur day morning. The first shock, which came Friday morning at 1:05 o'clock was so strong that the mirror of the seismograph was overturned and only the initial vibrations were recorded, Dr. Lands berg said, an accident which has limi er occurred here before. "This is the first earthquake in this part of the country since 1886," Dr. Landsberg said. "The centre of the first disturbance was about 150 miles away and the center of the second about 200 miles away. In order to overturn the mirror on our seismo graph, the first shock must have been a shift of at least .05 inches, al though we cannot determine the full strength of it. Describing the full extent of the area affected by the earthquakes, the seismologist estimated that it covered the territory from far north in Can ada along the Atlantic' seaboard to CIMIMI A Mother's • Views on Beer : The following . Ater was re ceived by the Collegian fro 4 Mrs. C. Armstrong, of Morton, Pa., the mother of James H. Arm- Strove, '3O who is; editor of the La Vie, manaer % •of the Anoint, team, and a memberW Lion's Paw, senior honorary society. 124.,,Pridge Street, Morton, Pa., NOyeznber 1, 1935. To the Editor: Three weeks ago:My husband at tended the Father'siPay exercises at State College. At that time he learned of the locat:.ilption decision resting with the coining election. He was quite disturbed about -the matter. Until the coming :of 1934, Penn State was frequently heard of in a not too pleasant manner. Stories of .Tieavy bootlegging and lack of local control were';not uncommon among' persons interested in—but seldom close to—thi,.school. Of late these stories hiiim subsided. I have the same:feeling as a doz en other Penn State , mothers in this district—a district that is as far from the school:as is possible . within the state. We-all are of the opinion that this banning of beer will bring a return' Of the bootleg ging and Saturday;rlight slumming parties to the smaller cities, which are not too nearby." Perhaps the worn - h rof State Col lege have sons that-trade at the local beer dispensaries. It may be possible thaf these boys would not drink if these places are closed. HoWeyer, they have'control of the Situation because of - location. We are totally .removed and can lay our only trust in controlled drink ing about your town: I .only wish that there were , -..lonte manner in which the generat, i feeling . of the parents throughout?-the State—' who, after all,:financeithe town of, .S.tate,College4o„a4Yeat .eNtent,-; r : 'might be made clear.,• : Very sincerely yours, • Mrs. D. C. Armstrong Conditions Improved Following Repeal Dennis States "I can; and I will, say that condi tions here have definitely improved since the repeal of prohibition," said Captain William V. Dennis jr., head of the campus patrol, when interviewed by the COLLEGIAN concerning the ques tion of whether the retail sale of beer in State College should be retained. "In the days of prohibition we al ways had quite a hit of trouble with intoxicated persons at the major class dances in Recreation ball but since repeal, since beer 'has come into State College, -i have observed thaCthere are fewer cases of intoxication, in fact practically none at all," declared Cap tain Dennis. "Since repeal the conditions all over the campus have improved. The boys stay here on the week-ends instead of going off to 'Bellefonte and Philips burg where they get slopped up and end up in jail," he continued. "The whole town quiets• down much earlier now than it did during the days of prohibition." the Virginia capes; and from sonic in determinate distance in the Atlantic Ocean westward as far Illinois. The focal depth of the shock in this re gion, he said, was roughly about ten miles, in a strata of granite. . ' Dr. Lantisberg explained that this series of shocks was a result of the settling of the whole continent in an effort to restore disturbed balance, af ter the recent shocks in the West. Here is a sample of the reactions of various people in State College who felt the shocks. "I was awakened 'by u rhythmic jerking . . .felt sensation of alarm. My impressions were confused by a sound like' an automatic pump work ing which echoed in the building af ter the tremor subsided," reports a professor. A fraternity man sitting in the second floor of a Locust Lane.fra ternity house received," . . . impres sion of someone running through. the lower part of the house. Very slight!" Several students felt the tremor through its action in rocking their beds. Many reported awakening to hear windows rattling, boards creak ing and thumping noises. A co-ed on the campus stated: "Piano rocked— floors t Ounced—dog howled—doors rattled." London Singers To Open Annual Artists' Course Date for Orchestra Is Changed to Feb. 11 By Committee. English Musical Group To Open Series Jan. 20 ' John Goss and his London Singers, an outstanding group of five English musicians, have Teen selected for the lopening number on the 1935 Artists' course, displacing the National Sym- I phony 'Orchestra, which group, orig. 1 inally scheduled as "first on the pro- Igram, will appear here as the second number, Carl E. Marquardt, chairman 'of the Artists' Course committee, an nounced recently. In announcing the change in date from January 21 to February 11 for the Symphony, Dr. Marquardt stated that this was ..being done as a con venience to that organization which can secure more engagements in this district at the later date. Singers Will Appear Jan. 20 January 20 has been set as the <late when John Goss and his London Sing ers will present a program of "So ciable Songs," sea shanties, folk songs, catches and canons, and songs of Old F:ngland. This is the fifth sea son of the organization in this coun try although they have enjoyed Eu ropean popularity for a much longer period. Although definitely a concert group, the London Singers present a pro gram which is anything but a ser ious affair. The singers group them selves around a piano as the occasion requires. Somethnes it is a duet, some times. a• trio, or quartet, with one of the• men doubling at the piano. The solos arc sung by John Goss himself, an artist of. distinction, gifted with • • • These KveMenrare all one-time pro fessional men, drawn together by their love of music, who agreed . to give up their calling and make music their vocation. The organization toured England and the Continent for ten years before coming to this coun try. John Coss, however, had already made a name for himself here as a concert soloist. Group To ('resent iluttique Program That which gives 'uniqueness to the programs of the London singers is their singing of old sea shanties which belong to, the days of the old clipper• and square-rigged sailing vessels and which were sung by the sailors at work. John •Masefield, the poet, says of these shanties that they are the moat beautiful of all the numbers ren dered by the group. In securing, the services of this noted group, Dr. Marquardt stated that the Artists' Committee was most fortunate since they had been endea voring to bring them here for some years but up until now had been un successful. Dr. Marquardt also said that other artists with whom the Committee is making final arrange ments for appearances here will be of the same high calibre as John Goss and his London Singers, and the Na tional Symphony Orchestra. Chapel Speaker Notes Attitudes Toward Life The Rev. Dr. Nathaniel R. H. Moor, of Pittsburgh, spoke on "Three Chris tian Attitudes Toward Life" in his chapel address in Schwab auditorium Sunday morning. Three essentials of a truly religious life are to put life on a positive plane, to accept it as a challenge, and to live life-joyously, Dr. Moor declared. "We need a positive attitude toward everything we tackle. You can't sit on the fence in a growing universe, you have to advance, betting your life on Die possibilities and adven tures of tomorrow," the speaker said. "When you have a handicap, meet it with . a challenge, not with brakes. Never allow the excuses of life to come in and tie you down. The great : er the handicap the greater should be the stimulus to overcome it. The world . is cruel and thoughtless as to individuals, so we must look upon it as something stirring us up, not as something tying us down. "If you do things with a smile upon your lips you will not only brighten up your own life, but make things pleasanter for your neighbors. This does not mean that you must go around with a Pollyanna grin, but should really try to see the amusing side of life. Religion is the most joyful thing in the world; it is a Power within itself," Dr. Moor con cluded. alt Syracuse Orange Defeats Nittany Lion Gridders, 7-3, With Pass Tickets for Penn Game To Go on Sale Nov: 12 Reserved scat tickets for the Penn State-Pennsylvania football game will go on sale at the A. A. ticket office in Old Main, Tuesday morning, November 12. Tickets will remain on sale Tuesday, Wed nesday . and Thursday, at the re gular $2.28, tax included, and there is no limit .to the number of seats which may be purchased. Students' who are unable to pur chase tickets at this time may ob tain seats in the Penn State sec tion at the Penn State -Alumni Smoker at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, Friday night, November 15. The Penn State section will include seats in both the upper and lower tiers. Bottorf To Play For Harvest Pal Balloting for Harvest Queen To Start Next Week; Dance Set for Nov. 26. Balloting will start next week to determine the Queen for the annual Harvest Costume Ball to be held in the Armory Tuesday, November 26, William G. Balderston '36, chairman, announced today. Bill Bottort's orchestra will fur nish the music for the affair which will be an all-College dance. The sub scription will be seventy-five cents a couple. Froth To Hold Balloting • Announcement of committee chair : , men was, mace, last week. They in clude-Robert .B.,Sterrett. '37, cheek :ng; H. William Graham '36, decora tions; W. Herbert Brown '36, refresh ments; and Chester J. Tyson jr. '36, publicity. Rural decorations will fea ture the dance. Refreshments wlll be served. • , Balloting for the Queen will be in charge of the F'rufh business staff. There will be one day of general vot ing during which voters may select anyone whom they choose. A list of the live highest will then be voted upon the second day to determine the final winner. She will preside over the affair. 9 Chaperons Invited To Houseparty Dance Invitations have been issued to chaperons for the Informal House party dance, sponsored by the Penn State Club, to be held in the Nittany Lion Inn Friday night, George L. Donovan and William H. Robinson 111 '36, co-chairman of the dance, an nounced last week. Invitations have been extended to Dean and Mrs. Arthur R. Warnock, Prof. and Mrs. John H. Frizzell, Miss Catherine Phelps, Assistant Dean of Women, iMr. and •Mrs. Eugene C. Bischoff, and Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Ste vens. Both lounges at the Inn have been engaged for the use of dancers. Tick ets for the dance, which is open to anyone wishing to attend, arc avail able at the Student Union office. They will also be on sale at the door Friday night. Hetzel At Anniversary As official represenitalive of the College, President Ra4ph D. Iletzel attended the celebration exercises of the fiftieth anniversary of the found ing of Bryn Mawr College, Friday and Saturday. Most of the colleges and universities in the East were rep resented at the affair. Some Dry Facts The figures below cover a corresponding period of time in the years mentioned. .Students' arrested for drunkenness this year __l7 Students arrested for drunkenness the last year of prohibition 3" ' , Several of these cases are pending. These are sonic cold facts on the effect of prohibition and the effect of repeal as shown upon the report of Chief of Police Albert E. Yougel. Common sense dictates the fact that local prohibition is practically im possible since the town of State 'College is close to adjourning towns and townships where liquor and beer may he bought and there are no laws mak ing it a legal offense to transport and have in possession these beverages. IT MIGHT BE FURTHER NOTED THAT "LOCAL PRO HIBITION" APPLIES ONLY TO THE RETAIL SALE OF BEER. EVEN IF THE RETAIL SALE OF BEER IS VOTED OUT. IT MAY STILL BE PURCHASED BY THE CASE AND KEG WITH IN THE BOROUGH LIMITS. WOULD' THAT LEAD TO TEMPERANCE? ESTABLISHED PRICE FIVE CENTS n Last Minute State Takes Early Lead When Cooper Kicks Long Field Goal. Albanese Leads Orange With Spectacular Runs By PHIL lIEISLER In desperation, with one minute to play and the Nittany Lions leading 3-to-0, the Syracuse Orange tossed their hopes with a forward pass. The pass worked, Syracuse scored. Forty seconds remained to play. O'Hara passed to Morini, but the pass was knocked out of his hands, Yett grab bing the ball and taking it across the ;on! lid-. Penn State lost. The score was 7-to:3. The reason: the pass play was ruled illegal. The Lions' planned strategy of get ting early lead was realized early in the first quarto• when Cooper, near the sidelines on the twenty-yard line, kicked a field goal. This three-point lead was not threatened until the final minute of play. Pass Leads Score Syracuse opened a wild aerial at tack to gain their goal. Reckmack completed a forward pass to Rekstis, gaining thirty-eight yards, and put ting the ball on the thirty-five, yard stripe. Albanese continued his spec tacular line plunging and gained a first down on the following. play. On the next play Albanese grabbed an aerial from Reckmack and raced twenty yards to the goal. The climatic point of the game came a few seconds later. O'Hora passed to Morini who jumped up in the midst of three Syracuse players who also jumped after the ball in an attempt to intercept it or bat it to he grciund. As the ball conic out of the fray-Yett mabbed tit:and took:it the goal line with only thirty seconds left to play. IrJ=11!!1 The decision as to whether or not the play was legal depended upon whether or not a Syracuse player touched the ball. The referee ruled that no opponent had touched the ball, thus making it an incompleted for ward pass. Theoretically, according to the interpretation, the play amount ed to a forward pass after a forward pass. The decision was not received with the Caine popularity in all quarters. Coach Bob Higgins bitterly protested, saying that he believed and always would believe that that play won the game for Penn State. Albanese Stars Vannic Albanese led the Orange at tack, passing, kicking, and carrying the ball. Ile put the ball on the four yard line in the third quarter after a lone bucking drive down the field from his own twenty-eight yard line. He carried the ball on nineteen out of twenty plays for a total of seventy yards gained. Ed Jootos stole the de fensive show. Lefty Knapp featured for the Li ons, continually harrassing Syracuse with his end runs and off-tackle plays. However, iState's greatest claim to fame again rested with the line. State Outrushecl Once again the Lions won recogni tion as "the greatest defensive team placed in the path of the still unde feated Oranges." The Lions twice held when Syracuse fought down to the four-yard stripe. Once they took the ball on the two-yard line on downs. Statistically speaking, Syracuse outplayed Penn State, with eighteen first downs for a total gainage of 1811 yards us compared to State's 111 yards on nine first downs. Syracuse gained 11)5 yards traiough aerials as compared to State's sixty-six. The page told.' to the history or (Contiued on pogo four)
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