•• , • olSernil .eekly" . COMPLETE ••,r , !JIA '5).. 't•L.,- . a . • CAMPUS ' 11l . ' . run „t*lttitr ~..,,,,„ l,, 0 ESTABLISHED /:1 1 4^..-", ~2:\ ; ' 2 1 gr, ---, N2' ' am COVERAGE ~.\• -?.":. ~.' . 1904 ....5'.2... • . • VOlUme.. 2s —Number -4 9--s‘ ' Cast Chosen For 'Stocks And Blondes' Walters '3B Will Play Lead; Depicts Life Of Jim Fiske. Kennedy To Announce Dance Choruses Soon Charles C.. Walters '3B play the leading role. in'. "Stocks and Blondes," the Thespian show' depict-. ing the riotous times of Jim 'Fiske: Walters, making his debut in Thes, plan productions, is cast as Fiske in the'musical comedy which will be pre sented here for . the first time on April 3. Selection of. the cast for the show, which was written by Johnny Binns '36 and Dick Allen '36, was announ ced by J. Ewing Kennedy, Thespian director, who has already started re hearsals ,for the show. Selection of the choruses will be announced soon, Kennedy said, and several of the small parts in the cast Will be' filled froni the chorus. • In reality, the show has no one leading character, following the mod= ern trend in plays of this type, in that it is a vehicle to carry the actien and not the star, even though the show is built around the life of Fiske. The female east parts are about equal in importance, Kennedy said. James P. Unangst will play the part of Daniel Drew, Arthur W. John '36 is cast as Jay Gould, Jack E. Platt '37 as Edward -S. Stokes, Roscoe R. -Smith '39 as Commodore Vander bilt, Robert L. Smith '3B as President Grant. The remainder of the cast includes: William G. Marlin '39, Caesar, Negro porter; Frances M. Gates '37, Angie; Virginia Swart '3B, Liicy Fiske; lola D. - .Murray '3o,,Cedda Gar lend; , Clara E. Jones .'3B, Josie, Mans field; Rtidie-L:' , lDillniiind- 1 37; , -Corbiii; Charles W. Tilden - '37; Rabbits.' Ful ler; George Morris ,'3B; Walsh; Jay T. Lodzsun !SG, Senator Lefkowitz; Charles B. Keiser- '36, 'doctor; J. Lloyd Larkins '37, Mestache, the bal let-master; Joseph K. Cook 138, Sam uel. G. Gallu jr. '39, and Raymond G. Sloan jr. 'B7, stewards; Leßoy. P. Levitt '39,: leader of,' Vanderbilt's gang; John E. Thompson jr. '37, Tom my; F. Barton Henderson '3B, Spy era. Chorus Fills' Minor Roles The policy of filling :several of the smaller parts from the chorus will be followed mainly to make the troupe smaller for the road showings. Ken nedy explained that the length of thus involved in choosing. the cast was due to the desire for exactness in character which is necessary in a period show of this type. The entire production of the show has been undertaken with a view to facilitate handling on road trips. All major parts have understudies so that there will be no trouble in sub stituting for. the road showings if necessary. While chorus prospects aro large, the male and.female chor uses will be relatively small in order to eliminate expense on .the trips. Astronomy Fraternity Initiates 12 Members Eleven students and one faculty member were initiated into Alpha Nu, national astronomical honorary, at a meeting held in the Textile. Chemis try building Friday afternoon. Dr. Sidney Hacker, of the University. of Indiana, installed the chapter here. He also delivered the address at the banquet-held in the Old Main Sand wich Shop at 7:00 o'clock Friday night. Member's 'of the organization are Dr. Henry L. 'Yeagley, of the depart; meat of- physics; George R. DCan, graduate Student; Joseph C. Crown over '3O; Henry J. Hibshman '36; Louise S. Kunkle '36; Paul 0. Nico. demus '36; George' H. Sperling 'B6; Arabel S. Walters '36; S. James Zar ger 's6; Pauline' E. Rlncheralc '37; Howard S. Coleman '3B; and Richard S. Crowell '3B. • Who 's Dancing Tomorrow Phi Sigma Kappa Lynn Christy (Closed) Theta Chi Booth !Valmont/It. (Invitation) Phi Delta Theta Bill Ifottorf (Invitation) Delta Sigma Phi Norm Hollslllll,lll. (Invitation) Sigma Delta Chi Leads Students Tolleaven'at Soul-saving Dance Working in conjunction with St. Peter, Gabriel and a Broadway angel, Sigma Delta Chi has made elaborate preparations to welcome Penn State students into heaven in the Armory Saturday night, March 21. This func tion will take the place of the annual gridiron dinner. Interviewed by a Collegian repor ter front the top of - the Dairy build ing, which is as near as one gets to heaven around • here, St. Peter ex plained that the celestial, motif will predominate, , ' Last year, 'he, said, Sigma Delta Chi was in' league with- Satan when the fraternity..put on the, gridiron banouet. But this . year, he expldin ed, the devil has been out raising- hell.• So we decided to 'cut in, he said, as he diaaPpeared through a P. S. C. A. office windoW. • Celestial music will be furnished by Gabriel and his wingmen, whose Ilanceable rhythms juggle the ham strings: The boys will featere'•un.: . earthly Music, and "claim that they never wrote the handwriting, on:the wall. Trilling a few stresses' and strains on his battered .trumpet:which dates back to the presubsidization era of goodwill, Gabriel explained that he was going to introduce a new song to . the campus:, . . Asked -what he thought, of celeStial dances, Gabriel quoted: "In the Worda of John Milton, I 'heaven' the least With other worldly 'omniscience, lo cal customs and practices' will: be re vealed through a.series'of.akits, writ= en by members of the fraternity;Lit.; tle slants at big' shots will be' pre sented as well as playlots.', • ' A pester contest ,is . open to &any-, one with an . idedfJepicing the.heav enly theme of the daice..These wish lug to submit aft work may do so. at Room 310, Old Maiti: ~ ..Alr'posters must be-, in . by Saturday noon, March 21.. • The. winner will receive a com plimentary ticket to the dance. JUdges of the posters will-be . Prof. 'Helen 'M. Savard, of .the department of archi tecture, LOuiS 11;13611, of the depart ment' of. journalism,' - and Miss Jos enhine' A. Wardell,-graduate student Neusbaum Picks `Old - Maid' Roles Confnrd; MraVintz Given Leads In Pulitzer, Prize Winner • Booked-Mar.. 27, 28. Beatrice Conford !37.,and Theresa N C. fravintz f 36 have been selected , to portray the leading characters in "The Old Maid," which the Players will present Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28, under the direction of Frank. S. Neusbaum, associate di rector of the division of dramatics. "The Old Maid," which received the Pulitzer Prize for the outstanding drama of 1935, was dramitized by Zoo Akins from the novel of the same name by Edith Wharton. Produced at the Empire Theatre, New York, last year, the play rapidly became one of the most distinguished dramatic successes .of the recent American stage. "Edith Wharton," according to Wil liam Lyon. Phelps, "holds a univer sally recognized place in the front line of the world's leading novelists." The current Broadway success, "Eth an Frome," is a dramatization of her classic novel of that name. Frances J. Keesler '39, Edward T. Binnslle Z. Giles '3B, J. Har old Bernstein '3B, Hermione H. Hunt '3B, Nellie B. Gravatt, graduate stu dent, Hurry W. Reed '3B, Helen W. ,Knouse '3B, 'Paula B. Wok Held '39, and M. Wolovsky complete the east. Sanders To 0 `Ole Left-Hander' Uses Own Compositions FOr Themes. The soft strains of You Miss Me?" coming from Joe Sanders and his Nighthawks will mien Soph Hop tonight as the orchestra appears once again in the familiar surroundings of a modern night club, which has been selected as the, decorative motif for the dance. Famous for his "happy music" and the many innovations which he intro duced at the Blackhawk restaurant in Chicago's famous loop spot, Joe Sun ders, the ''old left-hander," will pre sent an evening of his unique enter tainment. Although the Thole " left-hander's primary claim to fame is his distine olive music, which has warmed the hearts of music lovers throughout the nation, he is also known for his mean• STATE COLLEGE, PA., FR IDA Y; ltk.TiCli 6, 1936 Seeks Divorce After - more than'. twenty-five S , eurs of .tharried , life liugo F. Bez -4.1614 Director of the' .School 'of Physical ;Education.' and' Athletics filed a suit.eflibel in. divorce Fri day, February.2B; againSt his wife, Victoria C. Johnson Bezdek,• in .the Centre 'Comity Cqurt of Common Pleas• The subpoena was served on . Mrs..l.lezdek Saturday by Sher iff '.Harry . V. Keeler.,. The:)lub poeriala returnable. Monday, April - The Beideks came -to State Col-.' lege. in 191.8'When,Mr. Bezdek as- corned the position of 'assistant football.-coach to • Dick Harlow, 'coming .here from Pittsburg where he .coached' the Pittsburgh Nation- • : als. They have two children, Ho jr., now 'married, aged twenty . six, and Francis ; aged about 21, now a student 'at-the University of Chicago. • - Neither Mr. or Mrs. Bezdek could he reached as the COLLEGIAN • 'went: to - . press; Friends' reported that they. were, both out of town.. cago: The- attorneys for Mr. Ber. dek, the libellant, arc the Messrs. •, Ivan Walker end John • Love, of Bellefonte. The grounds for divorce .in this state are: impotence, big amy, adultery, desertion, cruelty, indignities to the person, fraud, • imprisonment, marriage within the prohibited degrees: of consanguin ity, and false rumor. of death. crichton To Talk At Dinner Here Noted Satirist, Dramatic Critic Will Visit Here Thursday; To Report Boxing. Kyle Crichton, theater and movie editor for Colliers' magazine, edi torial and book reviewer of Lift, and author of lakt summer's sensational satire, "Redder Than the Ifose," will speak on the American theater at an open dinner in the Old Main Sand wich' Shop next Thin•.ably night at 7 o'clock. The dinner is being cospon salad by the Penn State chapter of the American Student Union and Purple Quill; Crichton will cover the boxing in tercollegiates for Colliers next Fri day and Saturday. He is a Penn sylvanian and a graduate of Lehigh University, where he starred in foot ball and basketball. An outstanding figure in American letters, Crichton is prominent in the. magazine world. Previously, he was on the. stair of Scribnce;s, and Modern Monthly. . en Hop With innovations, such as the various clubs. Among these ninny radio clubs - are "The Insomnia Club," Knights and Ladies of .the Bath," "Nutty Club," and the "Pitch Fork Club.". The talented southpaw was also first to present to the public the nov elty of reading telegrams over the Indio, announcing guests the same way, and otherwise acknowledging re ceipts and requeits from his admir ers. Sanders is also credited with hav ing introduced the hand microphone for use while he plays the piano. In asmuch as the "ole' left bander" nev er uadd a baton in leading his Night hawks through their musical paces and he could not lake the time to leave his piano to render the vocal choruses, he.' deviSed the hand micro phone which enables hint to play and sing at the some time. The Nighthawks a•e also one of the few_ bands to employ three iden tifying numbers. Upon opening the Burns Suffered By YoUnidahl In lleiVWeek' Flames Cover,' Pledge As Brothers Smear Body With: Jell. Victim of Init9tion Ignited iy Battery Week.":- tietfidtig.sr.reacheil a new-high in lnxanity'W,Mitesday• night when William. E. '.:YOOgdahl '3B, a. pledge at the Alpita'Zeta,.agricultural professional fraternitY;;Was seriously. burned about the' hpdt.<l9ring Week" activities andiviis . admitted to the College infirniaiiiiir. treatment. According to there'ports received.by the COLLEGIAN, Youngdahl, Wbo.Was planning to. go honie-this , week-end, WAS stripped by the: monikers of the fraternity, and' painted,. with various !yes, .compose{) mostlyof methylene' ',lac, gentian viOle'f;-.*..nrid .cartel fui , :bin. His body was -then coated ,with :olloidon, a jell composer) of a viscous' , solution of gun-64°60r pyroxylin in alcohol, and ether,- usedi to form film, Sy evaporation, on a Wound: • The members of .the.'fraternity then! .hretv feuthet's on his z hody to that : hey would stick in the, jell. A spark from a nearby.'batteky, which, ac :ordiog to one repOrt;-:,waa supposed make the 'feather's' stand on end, gitited the ether aiOLialcOhol of the; and the boY'Sibody was coy , : ved:with flames.: For a minute or ',WO immediately foileVving, the Mem-1 Sera of the house , tiled desperately! to extinguish the :ponies. Unfortu nately one of them. ran• and got a ',ticket of water Which , he threw on Youngdahl. This immediately incieas- 1 ad the. flames instead. of extinguish-1 ing them., • After some 'cliff icultY 'the. men final ly put out 'the firf.and• had , Young, Uhl removed to the 'infirmary- where he is reported te'be -resting quietly today. The - seriotiSneSS Of; the burns has not- been- deterriniiidift,ia!yet , ,hut he believed .thd patient.',Would bear scars -from his burris. • Faculty Soloists... To Play::Concert. Mid-Winter .Prograin of. Kappa Gamma Psi Will Feature Violins, • Trumpet. Kappa . Gamma Psi, honorary pro fessional music fraternity, will hold'' its annual mid-winter concert in the auditorium 'Sunday at 3:30 o'clock. Featured on the program. will be members of the faculty. Prof. Sheldon 'C. Tanner, of the de partment of economics, will offer• two violin solos, •Rachmaninoff's •'Prelude, in C Minor,". and Chopin's "Polonaise Militaire." Three .trumpet selections will be played by Prof. Ray W.. Swift, I of the department of animal nutri tion. They include Lwoff'a "Russian Hymn," Lemare's "Moonlight and Roses," and the American folk song, n'ankee Dobdle." Herbert A. Wahl, instructor in bot any, will accompany all' selections at the piano. Henry S. Brunner, instruc tor in agricultural education, will be the last featured one on the program. lie will offer three violin solos, Opus 40 of Beethoven's "Romance in G Ma jor," _"Seivnite," _bp ...IriGurtemps, and "From the Canebrake,". by Gard ner. ThO program will get under way with the orchestra playing • "Luta- riginal Tunes Decorations F e'ature Theme of Modern Evening Club. program, be•it either dancing or for radio, Sanders plays a few bars of one of his original compositions, "Do You Miss Me?" Following this he blends into another of his own com positions, "I'll Never 'Forget I Love You."' "Nighty Night," another• of the 'maestro's contributions to the musical world, serves as his closing signature song. With the nick name of "'the 'ole' left-hander," the general opinion is that &hiders wields the ham). with his left hand. However, he haS nev er directed the orchestra with a ba ton and received the name when he was .playing semi-professional base ball with a western loam and acquired an enviable reputation by his south paw pitching, Women Nominate Oberlin, Ziegler For Presidency of Governing Body To Appear Heie Tomorroi6 &hoop Comic Ballet To. Apimar In Auditorium Tomorrow Night „Quite. in keeping with the„opirit,of 'Oph!lforiveelV-enir;wilt-lie forniince_of Trudi , Schoop and her Comic Ballet, appearing as • tho fourtly . presentation on the 1036 Art ists' Course in Schwab auditorium to-1 morroiv night at o'clock. Although the appearance of Miss Schoop here in the same week-end as onO:ollbe major dances is purely co incidental, ..it is a most happy coin cidence 'in that her show is a succes sion of impish, vigorous, and fie ipiehtly,rowdy..pantomimes calculated to . sustain the entertainment tempo which- Soph Hop induces. Although .season tickets are no longer available, a limited number of single seats have been retained and may be purchased for $1.50 each at the Athletic Association window in Old Main or• at the ticket booth in Schwab auditorium the night of the show. In order :that the perform ance. may start promptly, the time of the wrestling meet with Cornell has been moved up to 6:45 o'clock. For . years a favorite with Euro pean audiences, Trudi Sehoop is mak ing her American debut this year and the Artists' Course committee was fortunate in securing .this aggrega tion of pantomime artists before the New York debut. In New York the trope was so enthusiastically received that it was 'necessary to extend the originally planned ten-day New York' run six days in order to accommodate the crowds. When this extension ex pired and previously scheduled per formances out of town forced the group to leave, the crowds were still thronging the lobby of the Majestic Women's Date Rules Discussed By. Fraternity Presidents' Group Various plans for a code regulat ing.unchaperoned women in the men's fraternities were discussed at a meeting of the fraternity presidents' gt•oup and the Senate Committee on Student Welfare Tuesday afternoon. Some of the suggestions that were forwarded concerning allowing wom en. in the fraternities were: (1) Al low women in the fraternities Mon day, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs day anytime up until 10 o'clock, pro vided that there are two couples pres ent; (2) On major dance hock-ends girls will be allowed in the houses Friday and Saturday nights until..", o'clock. • . Another suggested change was that during A:acations or any times during which the College is not in session the women will not be allowed in the fraternities. Under th'e present plans, if they are accepted by the Senate, it will be up to the Intcrfraternity Council to enforce . the code and to pass punish ment on any of the offenders. The fraternity presidents will sub- Adb;" the'firsi bnllel on the Program. shows the' audience the events leading up to , the tragi-come dies' that result in such . newspaper advertisements ns "For Sale—Wed ding gown never worn,'! or "Honest woman in middle fifties' seeks- ac quaintance—object matrimony." The second half of the program is given over to "Fridolin on the Fond," a merry series of adventures: Alta lampoons the pretensions . and stupidi ties of physical culture addicts, fan-. atical. religious cults, mothers-in-law —even a bowling tournament. • An interesting feat growing out of Miss Schoop's ability as a 'da - ticer is that in direct contrast to' other fa moos dancers who have their agile Coot insured for fabulous sunis, Trudi Schoop's manager has had her hands insured for $300,000. Miss Schoop dances us much with her hands as with her feet. In fact, it is the unique employment of her hands for comic effect as much as her gift for subtle pantomime that lifts Truth Schoop's performance out of the realm of mere dancing and into the field of riotous comedy. Iler humor is naive, subtle, Achim sical, satiric, and frankly rowdy in turn, her lightning swift changes of mood lining graphically transmitted to the audience by the eloquent use of her hands. Miss School) employs a company of twenty-two actor-dancers and speci ally composed music. Each member of her troupe is equipped with ouperb dancing and gymnastic talents, and Miss Schoop herself is the sole di rector, librettist and creative genius. nut their plan to the Interfraternity Council and if they accept it, will in turn submit the plan to the Senate Committee to be put into effect. The committee appointed by Jos eph P. Swift '36 to draw up sugges tions is composed of Thomas C. Roan tree '36, Morton li. Kagen '36, Thur man C. Tejan '36, Thomas W. Eagle sham '36, and Charles M. Schwartz jr. Sudds Addresses Club Prof. Richard H. Sudds, of the hor ticulture department, and Prof. J. O. Pepper, of the entomology dePart ment, attended a meeting of the Lan caster County Fruit Growers associa tion last week. The cultural and eco nomic sides of fruit growing were discussed, and Professor Sudds spoke on "Factors Affecting Size and Color of Apples." PRICE FIVE CENTS Beman, Turner Named As Candidates For May Queen Post. Barbey, Northup Vie For W.A.A. Presidency Elizabeth IL Oberlin '37 and Ce nevra C. Ziegler '37 were nominated as candidates for the 'presidency of the Women's Student Government Association, while A. Frances Turner '36 and Janet M. Semen '36 were se lected as candidates for May Queen in the women's primarY elections Tuesday. Election of officers for W. S. G, A., the Women's Athletic Association, and May Queen will be held in the lobby of Mac Allister hall next Tues day. The defeated candidate for the W. S. C. A. presidency will automatic ally be elected secretary of the wom en's governing body. Clara E. Jones '3B and Amy F. McClelland '3B polled the highest number of votes at the primaries to keep them in the run ning for the vice-presidency. Helen V. Anderson '39 and Doris (Blake more '39 are the treasurer candi dates. Senatorial Nominees Chosen For the post of senior W. S. G. A. senator, the women nominated Ber tha M. Cohen '37 and Elizabeth A. E. Warfel '37. Frieda M. Knepper '3B and Georgia H. Powers remain as the junior senatorial nominees, ' while Italia A. DeAngelis '39 and Elizabeth B. LOng '39 will vie for the post of sophomore senator. • Turner and Beman were nominat ed for May Queen after Ave other candidates had been eliminated in the primaries Tuesday. For the post of freshman attendant to the May Queen the women nominated M. Jane Fisher 239 -and-Dorotby : A. , McAuliffe•'39,-‘• . For the presidency of the Women's Athletic Association, the co-eds nomi nated Marion W. Barbey '37 and Jean B. Northrup '37. Olwcn W. Evans '3B and Martha I. Giddings '3B re main as the candidates for the W. A. A. vice-presidency. Frieda M. linepper '3B and Ida R. Rainey '3B• were selected as nominees for the position of W. A. A. secre tary, while Elizabeth B. Long '39 and Dorothy A. McAuliffe '39 are the can didates for the treasurership. The defeated candidate for the office of W. A. A. president will automatic ally receive the position as treasurer of that organization. - Polls To Opcn at 8 Polls will open at S o'clock Tues day morning in the lobby of Mac A llister Hall and voting will continue until 5:30 o'clock. S. Elizabeth Shaffer '36 is chair man of the installation banquet for the W. S. G. A. officers which will be held in Mac Allister hall March 26. Margaret B. Bratton '37 has charge of decorations; Jean 11. Schantz '37, invitations; Geisle R. Ferdinand '37, seating; Catherine L. Wagner '36, programs; and Marian A. Ringer '37, publicity. The May Queen and freshman at tendant will be announced at this ban quet. The installation ceremonies, usually held in Schwab auditorium, have been abolished and the installa tion banquet substituted. Faculty members and representatives front the downtown dormitories will be present. W. S. G. A. will bold its formal dance in Recreation hall Fri day, March 27. Soviet Mining Expert To Give Ore Lecture Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Meyer, who hare just returned from the Ural Mountain region in central Russia, where Mr. Meyer had a contract with the Soviet government to put Rus sian mines on a modern basis, will speak to Sigma Gamma Epsilon mem bers in 815 Mineral industries Build ing at 2:ao o'clock, Saturday after noon The subject of Mr. Meyer's lecture will be, "Mining and Treating Complex Ores in Soviet Russia." 'While in charge of a Russian re fining plant, Mrs. Meyer, a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology im metallury, perfected and patented a new method of refining lead. The ore involved was of a 'com plex nature containing• gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc. Both Sir•. and Mm. tMeyer have spent some time in Columbia, South America. where they milted platinum and in Spain where they mined mer cury ore. They have been in Russia for three years. Mr Meyer is a grad uate of Case University.
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