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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
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Tuesday, January 21, 1936
THE AMERICAN LIBERTY LEAGUE
The American Liberty League, recently given . a
hard body slam by President Roosevelt, has earned it
jell a niche in the American Hall of Reactionaries that
Al but surpasses those of the D. A. R., Senator Ham
Fish, and the American Legion, It has combatted vici-
ously and maliciously the civil liberties of the American
people and every attempt to help American labor and its
unions. Camouflaged under the name "American Lib
erty League," it has bitterly opposed everything leading
to liberty. The only newspapers in the country with
sufficient couroge to support the League's actions are
those of William Randolph Hearst, a far more sweeping
indictment than any which this paper could serve upon
it.
It has shown itself to be against a thirty-hour-week
bill, against federal relief, against beneficial labor and
social legislation, and against the recently deposed A. A.
A. It has waged a long and smelly propaganda cam
paign against any form of liberalism and any legisla
tion to "Soak `lle Rich."
Despite its name, it has never contributed in any
way towards the defense of the Scottsboro bOys, An
gelo Herndon, or the Gallup miners, long recognized in
fringements of civil liberties. InStead; it has Spent its
time and money in fighting against such cases.
Durng the past year the League has spent $389,973
in'its fight against any attempts to raise the living stan
thirds and liberties of the American people, and it still
has a balance of $93,000 with which to carry on its
"Wolf -in-Sheep's-Clothing" battle against civil liber
ties. The money has been contributed entirely by its
members, most of whom are fat stodgy industrialists
such as the DuPonts, who gave $138,250, and John J.
Rnskob, who gave $15,000. Other contributors inter
ested in keeping their fellow citizens from gaining too
much liberty and independence arc Alfred P. Sloan, who ,
gave $15,000; 13. T. Weir, president of the National
Steel Corporation, $15,000; and the Bankers' Trust
Company, a large Morgan bank, $20,000.
Most of this money has gone into propaganda and
hi paying flag-wavers to travel around spouting speech
es which sound like phonograph records of William
Rhndolph Hearst's editorials and Herbert Hoover's
speeches.
• The record of what the Liberty League has done
against the liberties of the American people is glar
ingly impressive and what it has done toward protect
ing those liberties, unfound despite the League's hullo
balloound presS-agentry that it has done and is doing
something.
WE'RE BEGINNING TO THINK SO DEPT.
"Interviewers, the seniors also learned, are also
interested in evidence that the applicant realizes that
hard work will be required to get ahead and that a col
lege diploma is only one millstone along the road to
business and industrial success."
—College, Publicity Bureau. Release
THE RED CROSS DANCE
Because of the failure of the local subscription
campaign to , :raise enough money for the local
Rod Cross to continue its nursing and similar services
in this vicinity,the local chapter is sponsoring a dance
here Valentine's Day in an effort to raise the much
needed money. 'Already the College, breaking a long
precedent, has granted the use of Recreation hall free
and is cooperating fully to make this affair a complete
success.
The four campus bands who are dohating their
services free are certainly taking a most unselfish at
titude. Giving up a date on which they are certain of
obtaining employment elsewhere so that they may do
their part toward maintaining this valuable work, their
contribution is outstanding.
The enti.e student body, faculty
,and population
of State College should show a like spirit towards this
worthy project. No ono should feel that they tire mere
ly giving their money away upon purchasing a, Red
Cross dance ticket! For while the money is going en
tirely to the Red Cross, they will be able to listen and
dance to all the campus bands in one evening.
. _
Wonten's Managing. Editor
A. PRANCES TURNER . 36
Women] News Editor
___ __E. Townsend Swaim '37
Tolmam Brenneman 17
OLD MANIA
About Town and Campus:
Eddie Oglevee raises white rats in the A 0 Pi
The Beta Sigma Rhos and the Delta Sigma
Phis had a snowball battle Saturday afternoon. The
Beta Sigs won with only eleven window pane casual
ties to twenty-one ...
When L'Amitie gave a party to freshman girls
on Sunday afternoon, they had to borrow fifty spoons
front the Allencrest. When the crumbs were cleared
away they could find only forty-nine of them. If the
gal who carried one away with her (by mistake, of
course), will return it to the Allencrest, no questions
will be asked. And L'Amitie will be very grateful ...
CCM
Rus Criswell, that demon of the squared circle,
thought, he was getting rid of Rosebud Van Antwerp
Saturday night when he told her; with a catch in his
voice; that he'd gladly be a brother to her, but no
more What Guswell didn't know is that Rosebud and'
Tuffie Johnston have been giving him the runaround
for some time back .. . •
What physics prof has a voluptuous nude damsel
in his office—on a calendar? . ~. Three tee en ec
frosh, Joe Erkes, Win. Fish, and Anthony Kunkle,
were running around their frat in bathing suits Sun
day p. o 4.4 was Willie Orris of that Bohemian
outpost, the Beaver House .. .
IMMO
The reason that the Players had to rehearse the
second net of "Pursuit of Happiness" twice on the
last night of practice was that the electricians could
n't get the lighting effects timed. And the reason the
electricians couldn't was that they had a couple gals
up on the bridge with them. Bundling, we presume ...
.Two old friends of ours, Mr. Lewis and Mr.
Ebert, have been having minor difficulties. The floor
of the periodical room needed varnish, but it also
needed to be kept open, what with reports coming due
and so on. So the Lewisinen moved everything to one
end of the roam. Then the Ebertmen painted the empty
end. But they, came back before that end was dry
and painted the other end, too. Now the library boys
have- to walk over chairs and tables to get to the
magazines . . .
=WI
We laughed and laughed when we heard that the
grandmarch at Mil -Ball Was "Anchors Aweigh,"
played over and over But not nearly so loudly
as when we heard of the pash which blossomed there
—Stan Taylor and Nancy, the gorgeous Drake girl.
But who sent Nancy the corsage she was wearing?
All we know is that it wasn't the Duke . . .
Some mugs ran off with Bill Balderston's car Sat
urday night while he was in the Diner feeding'ham
burgers to the prop gals . . . Campy will expose the
Reds in the College next:issue . . . Jack Rowles '35,
boy editor of the Clearfield Republican, snowed in,in
town over the week-end . . . and Jim Beatty . . .
=EI
The'Froth momzers; throwing away all journalis
tic scruples, Will disclose•the identity of Campy and
The Maniac to an eager, and vengeful world in their
next issue: While we still preserve some semblance
of anonymity, we should like to nominate the follow
ing persons for olilivion, with the hope that they have
short-memories: Bob Dyson, Minnie Feldman, some
mug named neiburg, and Beta Sig Levy .
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SENIOR BALL FEBRUARY 7
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Division of 'Fine Arts
Holds Art. Exhibition
Color reproductions of paintings by
old' masters and', modern artists arc
now on display in the Exhibition
Room on the third floor of the Main
Engineering.
This exhibition is' being sponsored
by the division of fine'arts, of the de
partment of architecture, and will re
main until the beginning of the sec
ond semester.
Photographic_reproductions were
chosen' for the exhibition front the
College's collection. This collection
was begun when the College received
a donation front the Carnegie Foun
dation of New York City.
Among the prominent artists whcse
works are displayed are Leonardo do
Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian,
Rubens, Rembrandt, Velasouez, Ma
tisse, Gainesborongh, Whistler, and
Vincent Van Gogh.
CINEMANIA
For sheer entertainment value, the
Nittany's offering today and tomor
row will probably be the outstanding
show of the week. The picture is
"First a Boy", and stars Jessie Ma
thews, who was, the sensation of "Ev
ergreen."
The dancibg divinity plays the part
of a boy doing female impersonations,
if you can imagibe such a situation.
Then Miss Matthews falls in love
with Bonnie Hale but is forced to keep
her disguise as a boy whenever off
stage. This effectively Checks the in
cipient romance, but finally she ap
pears as a girl off .stage as well as on
and there's a happy ending.
There are tunes and dances, with
five spectacular ballet numbers: The
English have a way of doing these
shows with lots of gusto and the re
sult is a swiftly paced extravaganza
just bubbling over with chuckles; who
'said the English hive no sense of hu
mor?
Seventeen-year old Anne Shirley has
been given another starring. role in
her latest, "Chatterbox," which plays
at the Cathaum tomorrow. Phillips
Holmes, Margaret Hamilton, and Erik
Rhodes are in thesupporting cast.
It's the story of a runaway from
a Vermont farm. Miss Shirley is the
misguided stage-struck lass who km
plenty of ambition but no talent or
SarOir fain.; -I;
There are plenty of dramatic spots
that. call for good. acting and Mist
Shirley doesn't let you, down. The
cliMax, when she finds herself ridi
culed instead •of acclaimed, is a poi,
gnant bit. t
Lily Pons in 'l c Dreani Too Much"
will be the fare at the Cathaum on
Thursday and the Nittany Friday.
The supporting cast Includes the ro
mantic lead Henry Fonda, Osgood
Pcrkins,and Eric Blore.
Miss Pons portrays a petite sing
er whose voice carrier her to unwant
ed fame that has 'its bitter side; bit
ter because the husband cannot share
it. The way in which she gets rid of
the fetters of fame to achieve her
real desire, that of being just a wife
and mother, is the high-light of the
picture.
Miss Pons sings two operatice arias,
including the "Bell Song" from "Lak
me," the opera in, which she made a
sensational debut., She also sings four
popular songs especially written for
her by Jerome Kern. What's more,
Miss Pons reveals acting talents
that even her years of success at the
Met failed' to bring out.
One of the ten best pictures of last
'year will be brought back to the Nit
tany on Thursday with the showing
of "The do Steps." If anyone failed
to see this before, they must not miss
this showing. This reviewer has yet
to hear of any student or other per-
son who did not like this picture.
-THE MANIAC
Bernreuter Will Speak
Prof. Robert C. Bernreuter, of the
School of Education, will address the
Harrisburg Foremen's Club on "Hu
man Engineering" at :a dinner, meet
ing in that city tonight. Arrange
ments for this lecture were made by
Stanley H. Campbell, district repre
sentative of the College extension
services.
TO MID-YEAR GRADUATES—.
We Extend Best Wishes for Success
TO INCOMING STUDENTS—
We Extend a Cordial Welcome
PERO ICE CREAM
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Penn State Laundry
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FOOT. LIGHTS
"Tho Pursuit of 'Happiness," a
comedy in three acts by Lawrence
and Armina ',aligner, presented by
the Penn State Players under the di
rection of Frank Neusbaum, assisted
by Nellie Gravatt, in Schwab audi
torium Saturday night.
The Players
.Meg, a servant_ Nellie Gravatt
Mose, a servant_____Samuel Johnson
Captain Aar.M Kirkland of the Con
necticut Militia___Thomas Francis
Colonel Mortimer Sherwood, of the
Virginia Light Horse Cavalry
Wickliffe Crider
Prudence Kirkland, •
Aaron's daughter Lucille Giles
Comfort Kirkland,
his wife - Beatrice Concord
Max Christman,
. a Hessian _Edward Binns
Thaddeus Jennings,
a sheriff David Berke
First Son of Liberty___Donald Geiger
Second Son of
Liberty ___ Charles McMoran
Reverend Lyman Banks_John Binns
MEM
With an almost sure-fire script to
work with, an experienced cast at his
disposal, an efficient technical staff,
and an audience well-versed and ac
ctistomed to such salacious bits of
double entendre as abound in "Pur
suit of Happiness," Director Frank
Neusbaum turned in a highly satis
factory comedy Saturday. Housepar
ty week-end night have been a more
appropriate time for the presentation
of bundling propaganda, but probab
ly the morals so forcibly dedidistait
ed will stick in the minds of Otir'Penn
; State lads and lassies for senie time
' to conic.
. The portrayal of Captain Eirhlarid,
the father, by Thomas Francis'wes,
to our mind, the best perforinanh'd' in
the show. It was not a colorful 'role
nor one that could be made to stand
out, yet Francis made the Captain
the most authentic character on the
stage.
'By this time one naturally expects
good performances from Edward
Bison and his Max, the Hessian who
deserted from the English in order
to "run after happiness" was up to
The Record Crop
One of the better pop tunes gets
better than. usual treatment at the
hands (both of them) of Eddy Du
in the Victor (25212) pressing
)f "Moon. over Miiuni." The middle
part of this tune is by far the best.
Ouchin's, small outfit handles the
zoupling, "Lights Out," in pleasing
`ashion also, with roses to the vocal
st, Lew Sherwood. Typical solos by
Eddy, and. the usual. ; violin back-
round. ' •
Louis Armstrong swingS and sings
with much of his former aplomb On
Decca's (623) version of "I've Got My
Fingers Crossed." Even so, "Satoh
mo" should know that a flock of high
notes is not necessarily virtuosity.
The coupling. "Fm. Shooting High," is
the better of the two, Louis messing
around in a ' more natural register
most of the time.
Armstrong makes his latest bid for
his old title, "King of Swing," with
Decca's (662) grooving of "Old Man
Hose." Louis helped write this and
it gets MT to a good start with - his
;wing. Vocal is helped out plenty by
ensemble and the drum flurry at
:he end is all too short. The coupling
is an •iold-timer, "Falling in Love
„
With Vim.” Swing fans will watit'it
for the first side.
"You Hit the Spot," says Richard
Himber on Victor (25189) .and the re
sult is a danceable bit of syncopation.
Himber's tempos are always good and
this is no exception: Vie'' daners
need snore like this. The reverse, "I
Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze,"
is just as good, and both vocals - are
more than adequate. Recommended.
Tommy Dorsey and his Clan( Bake
Seven get downright coarselin; their
version of the "Music Goes 'Round."
(Victor-25201) Fascinatin' Edyth
Wright helps on the vocal' and it's
jam, jam, JAM. I'll grant the ensem
ble intro sounds corny, but later solos
are plenty swingo. Grab an earful
of Sid Stoneherg's licorice stick hnd
Tommy's sliphorn. The coupling also
features Miss Wright, a gorgeous
canary if ever. It's "Rhythm In 'My
Nursery Rhymes" and all right. My.
my
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his usual, standard. We have a!su
spicion',, that his
. accMit was , not
strictly Austrian,]. but it sounded
suf
ificiectly foreign-to be convincing.
As the , other';half of the bundling
; team, Lucille we rather! feel
! was iiandiCarined raiithe
experience in' a east Made up I'M. the
t most part - of ..veteran;.playersler
! lines .(spoken,-of, course)-were in-a
few instances stilted and-awkward.
ITer preparation 'fOr:the. arriVal
Max, - in the second act,. however; Was
DM of the high spots of the show. ; ,
John Blots elected to present-the
Reverend BankS as a caricature yath
er than a character and - if the result ;
of his overplaying lacked' subtlety if
was funny. It was probably better
:ban anything he has done recently:
Nellie'Gravatt,•tbe maid who .."you
'now,' got the most out of her lines,
Which was quite enough.for one. eve-.
ning. Wickliffe Crider was a 'suffi
ciently. distinguished Colonel Sher
wood, although his accent sounded
non-too-real. The. remainder of the
cast was, as, remainders.- - of casts ,
should he,,, adequate. - '•
.!' Except for: the of ; gaudy. or-11
sage curtains -- Whieh.!graced , the win,
low Of • the.JCirkland paelor, , the set: .
'and. costumes wete -very vane:
Much; of the- ~play'S success, it,seems
to us,. was due to' their„autbenticity.,
There: was .none ;of the' cu'itomary,
flimsiness'. about the walls -'or doors
and such touches of realiain! as. blow ,
ing curtains when' the windOw 'opened.
Evenings, at N m ITTANY Last om I t
A War Ai Th
. eatre show' at 9:10
TODAY': and ''WE'DNESDAY
THURSDAY ONLY 'I
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ROBERT AI)4EINE
Enthutiiasticaliy - • ' received when D ONAT 'LARROLL
shown first in Stato'College, wo
' L a rn e h e ad nga in g:m rb en r r i tra f n o y r a olre; , 17a' c :* ) 0335 1 0
picture daring tho past year!
Tuesday, Jail tiary .21, 1930
added' ii greardeal: to - the - show.
The lighting effects and off stage
''bitsinesses" were also pralsWorthy.
The candle light ,scenes offered
3froblem. • IVhicb, 'thanks: to the elec
tricians and a new awitchbOard, was
quite capably handled.
We - reSei;i•n - fon - tlic lastone
worn: scallion' to present to- the un
linOwn-individual-whose .it .was
to have-an all-women's orchestra. Our
• only continent upon the music is - that.
Haydn 'was an - excellent composer.
!No;i111r. Christy and the-Maniac to
thW:contraryi Sex - will not go:so - long
a.l it , r'onains as funny us it was Sat•
uoay-night. B.
claSses For. Beiinners
and Advanced Pupils
TAP DANCING
Will Begin Nest Semester
Linder the Direction of
Ewing 'Sock' 'Kennedy,
PhOne 898• R For Appointment