Pak - e PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887 Published .v,11.4,6:17 during the College year, except on holidays. by students of The Pennsylvania State College, in the Interest of the College, the students, reality. nlotrud. and friends. Applied for entry to; second class mntter nt the Stele College Post Once, Stole College. l'a. I=l HARRY D. HENDERSON JR. '36 WILLIAM 11. sxinntr. '96 Editor liteline+s Mnnager DONALD P. SANDERS '36 ROLAND W. OSERIIOLTZER '34 Managing. Editor Circulation Manager W. DERNARD FREUNSCII '36 WILLIAM 11. HECKMAN '36 Sports Editor Advertising. Manager vm:cf: O. PACKARD '34 PHILIP C. F.VANS '36 Maistont Editor Local Advertising. Manager JOHN E. MILLEII JR. '34 LEONARD T. 51EF1."36 Assistant lltwniging Editor Credit Manager CHARLES M. SCHWARTZ Jlt. '36 L. AIARYBEI. CONABEE '96 Assistan. Snorts Editor Women's Editor WILLIAM I'. McDOWELL '36 RUTH E../COEHLER '36 Novo Editor Women's Managing. Editor JOHN E. !WINES JR. '35 A. FRANCES TURNER '36 ....•.s i.:4litor Women's News Editor . . Coora•c IV. Died lienneth W. Encrel '37 Jean C. Hoover '37 Philh• A. Seltwnrt.r. 117 Alnn L. Smith 'O7 Irwin Roth. 117 ASSOCIATE EDITORS Ilrennemnn 7.7 W. Ir...t.rt. Crubb '37 EM=MISM M2Elffa WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS Marlon A. Ringer '37 R'eglns J. Ryan '37 31. Winifred Williams '37 Managing Editor This _____ Moo FAIILor TM _ Tuesday, March 10, 1936 THE CURTAIN RISES "Elections ore coming! Elections ore coining!" And while Italian forces of Fascism continue their program of "civilization" in Ethiopia; while Hitler re- arms the Diline district: and Avhile local peace workers are unable to break through the complacent lethargy of students here;— for about two local men of politics the only important question of the day is "How many hous- es you get behind yn?" Of course none of the politicians is naive enough to suppose that the actual identity of a class officer can make the least possible difference. In a political system 'where nothing matters but the "spoils" of office, there is little room for an official who wants to clo anything other thin to collect his legitimate graft and to grab anything else that he can get away with. An occasion- al senior, who will have no more opportunities to mulch his class, may make a half-hearted attempt at reform, hut for the most part those individuals with a possible streak of honesty are eliminated early in their political career. Thus, to astute clique chairmen, the qualifica- tions for office that a potential candidate may possess are never considered. The only questions Ichich arise are: "Is he smooth?" "Does he know a lot of people?" "Has his name been prominent recently?" The last item is the reason for the amazingly high correlation between athletic and political success. The classic example of a few years ago, when an intercol legiate wrestling champion allowed himself to be run, for vice-president of his class only after he had been assured that his only duty if elected would be to col- lect his dance "comp" before each major dance, is re- pealed in sonic form every yenr So, we may expect the usual week-long procession of athletes and smooth talkers, wandering through fra- ternities and boarding houses assuring uninterested voters that "Joe Plotz is a good guy and how ya voting this time?" "The Great Game of Politics" on the local campus is neither very great nor much of a game—unless a series: of double-crossing, stabs-in-the-back, and broken promises may be said to constitute a game—but it is incomparably funny FRATERNITY AVERAGES The comparatively low scholarship rating of Penn State.frateruities was cited by Alvan E. Duerr, a past president of the National Interfraternity Council, when he spokeiati the Interfraternity Conference. here last week-end. 'The facts given by •Duerratand;as:?n4', indictment against fraternity scholarship, although Penn State's standing is not as low as the figures would indicate. The speaker stated that Tenn State fraternities have never stood higher than thirtieth and sometimes as low as fifth in the scholarship ratings based on 175 colleges. However, Penn State's rating is compiled on the basis of all four classes, while the majority of the ratings are taken from the three upper classes only. While there is much room for improvement in fra ternity scholarship here, one factor which would tad in boosting the college's rating would be the elimination of the scholastic averages of pledges from the fraternity ratings. It remains for the Registrar's office, then, to compile only the averages of upper classmen in frater nities in order to place the rating systein here on an equal with that used in most other colleges. From the office of the Registrar comes the com plaint that fraternities here have been prone to co-oper ate in the compilation of house averages and that a scholastic rating excluding the average of pledges can only be accomplished by the cooperation of every house. Some agreement must be reached between the Regis trar's office and the officers of every fraternity so that house averages may be compiled in this manner. As the averages of pledges. are, as a whole, much lower than the averages of any of the three upper classes, a compilation of grades based on the upper classes only would raise Penn State's rating in the college division. • —NV. 'R. G. ADD HONOR ROLL Fraternities Alpha Zeta and Phi Delta Theta have announced this week that they have abolished all farms French Postcard: Those of you who went to see Trudi Schoop's comic ballet Saturday night may have noticed the name "Didi Lederer" as one of the dancers on the program. About Thursday or Friday of last week a postcard came to the local postoffiee addressed to this Didi Lederer, with some foreign stamp on it. The au- therities there, with their usual brilliance, delivered the card to es-Burgess 'Aden! hack to the postotrice to see if anyone there could translate it for him. Ile was standing in line trying to get to one of the windows and showing people his fan mail, when Vancie Packard, Cenhre Daily Times. seoopman, stepped forward manfully. lie could read frog, he told Lederer Town..end Swam '37 S. liekk, .a; said. "It has a Czechoslovakian stamp on it, and it seems to he for someone in the Trudi School) company coming here Saturday." He promised to take care of it Towne Swaim, who does the Artists' Course 'for COLLEGIAN, finally got hold of it and saw that it was delivered to Miss Lederer when she got into town Manager's Rake-off Vernon Cronister, who is manager of freshman wrestling, took his boys down to Mansfield State Teachers' College a couple weeks ago for a meet He managed the team exceedinly well and came back with sixty dollars left over front his expense money So he took the surplus down to the bank and started an account., Time passed, and Mr. Fleming called him in. There was a difference of sixty dollars between his expense account and the amount he had been given, Fleming said. How come? Ci•onister explained that he had saved that. "Where is it?" Neil asked. Cro nister told him what he had done with it, and pulled from his pocket a manager's handbook printed way. back in 1927 or '2B and showed Neil where it said that the manager should keep all the money he saved on a trip. Mr. Fleming patiently explained how these things have changed, and CD:mister went down and drew out the sixty dollars and gave it back to the Athletic Association. About Town and Campus The Phi Sigma Deltas have iwo whiffleboards in their basement, the gift of an alumnus who lives in liarrisbu'rg.. They can' practice all day long fdr noth ing and then go down and clean out the local paying boards with ease . . . Our nomination for the crudest gent of the week: the mug who sat in the front row balcony at the Art ists' Course Saturday night and scanned the audience with his binoculars during intermissions . . . Cyrus V. D. Bissey seemed to get as much kick out of it as did anybody when he slipped on the steps while go ing to his seat . . . The rose in Ann Fagan's hair was just too, too gorgeous . . . The borough is hiring another cop, a former state patrolman, who will be on full-time night duty . . . DaVe 'Wright, advanced rotissie man, went home the other day. )Efe came from class, went out to his house and donned his uniform before leaving . . . It seems that Pete Lektr•ich and Briggs Pruitt were gagging about the five-dollar bill they were sup posed to have found on,Old Mainateps . . . We note that the Mug and 4sterrran' a couple of items we had previously carried. Hillgartner will learn to show, us his column before-he sends it to the printers WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR STYLE • STYLE IS TO CLOTHES WHAT EXPRES SION IS TO THE FACE; WHAT LIGHT IS TO THE' DAY; WHAT MUSIC._ IS TO SOUND; WHAT SPIRIT IS TO THE THOR OUGHBRED. FOR FINE MATERIALS AND WORKMAN SHIP WE CHARGE YOU. EXCLUSIVE STYLE WE GIVE YOU. THOUGH. WHAT WE GIVE YOU IS THE MOST PRECIOUS POSSESSION OF ALL IN DRESS-BE CAUSE IT BREATHES LIFE. INTO DEAD CLOTH. • J Iv STARA 13R9S.E1llARPM RATTERS HABERDASHERS . TAILORS OLD MANIA He couldn't make much sense out of it and took it Vance scanned the card. "This isn't frog," he -THE MANIACA. BECAUSE IT'S PRICELESS Trig YEN STAVE COLLECIiKri CINEMANIA BEEMEI The film version of George M. Cohen's famous "Song and Dance Man" opens today at the Cathaum, featuring Paul Kelly and Claire The cot. This is one of the first pre sentations of this picture since it opens at 'Radio City tomorrow, A stirring melodrama of the Old Letter Box I To the Editor I just saw the Pitt-Penn State bas ketball game. Once more it was my privilege to witness the spirit of bat tle that brings joy to every Penn State man. I felt badly for Spike Les lie and the seven or eight boys that took part in that marvelous exhibi tion. They deserved a victory. My real regret, however, is that the other 1700 Penn State men in the Pitts burg district didn't take - advantage of the opportunity. And somehow or other, I am inclined to blame,some of them at least for the defeat. Or, :per haps, I should say that had a reason able number of them been present to offer a reasonable amount of encour agement, the. result I believe, would have been different. . The boys had all it takes to win a basketball game. And for about 28 minutes of the 40 played I thong?) they would. I have seen several gobd games at the stadium this season but this was one of the best. Exhibitions such as I saw last -Oc tober on the field of the same stadium and tonight will accomplish much-to re-instate the respect of Pittsburgh institutions and their alumni, as well as our own, toward Penn State as a dangerous 'competitor in athletic events. It was evident that the scores of Pitt rooters - tonight who really thought their team was headed for a defeat had respect for me as a Penn State man. One of them told me co. The same applies to Pittsburgh news papers, none of whom take State teams very seriously. To a certain ex tent they are right but the tide is turning. Edmund L.Flynn '29 Hotel William Penn Caterers:—Serve Bieakfast Rolls • Every Morning TEN VARIETIES TO CHOOSE FROM + + + • • ' The:Electric Bakery Phone 603 - ' ." .Allen Street A Satisfactory Service by a Modern Sanitary Plant Penn State Laundry 320 W. Beaver Ave. Phone 124 . . . take good care of it! The life of 4 suit can be; prolonged indefinitely, ,!With proper - care . . ....; `Cliingb ( Stiitiddily if possible, do not wear the same suit continuously. Clothes should be carefully brushed each day and hung smoothly on a hanger. Spots and stains should be removed as soon after their appearance as pos- . sible. Cheap dry cleaning is the most ex pensive in the end ... More clothes are ruined through improper Cleaning than any other reason. It is better economy to spend a bit more for clean ing and lengthen the life of your clothes:" —From a John. Wanamaker Advertisement May we have the opportunity to dry clean and press garments which you plan to wear this Spring? West, "Yellow Dust," is the attraction at the Nittany -tonight and tomorrow. Richard Dix, returning to the type of character which he made famous in "Cimaron," -has the lead playing op posite Lelia Ilyams. The story deals with the discovery of a rich claim by Dix and his part ner, played by Andy Clyde. Dix is so enthralled by Miss Ilyams that he forgets to register the claim. By a series of complications he is, arrested and the claim and the girl are nearly lost to Onslow Stevens, the crooked proprietor of a hotel where Miss Hyams is singing. Gould ,you start out from New York penniless and dressed only in your underwear' and in ten days arrive in Los Angeles with a new suit, $lOO, and a fiance? That 'is the bet that Gene Raymond-undertakes in the pic ture 'Love on a Bet" at the Cathaum tomorrow and the Nittany Thursday. Needless to say he finally accomp lishes this fent, but in doing so he, to gether with Wanda Barrie, and Helen Broderick, get into a mad series of escapades and adventures. Comedy, romance, and thrills are combined in this picture, the-screen play of which was written by Phil, Epstein '32. , The peculiarities of New England speech are being gradually lost, say, Harvard authorities. Even the Han: ward accent itself is no longer sacred. NOTHING ELSE HAS ITS FLAVOR Also linperiolYello 8010 51.50 :.,,,,w,,,N,mgz.*.vwxmm:m,tgo::tisgte. m tagg.sop:m ta F am i.., : myy, , . T . ,,,, 7 5 , —: T , r 1: —..: , : -. : ik.* : iii *Eglii iiiONElßii;P::4ll.l4iiiii: 4ta1ata.33.,f..4,:.,;,,,,•0::::;,:!;Riimitea:::,-.4,:.0:,,,i,,:mg.,,,,..,,,.,,.......,._,.,.,:i.;. SEE THE. NEW SPRING BAGS Genuine Leather - $l.OO and $1.95 EGOLF'S CATERERS . . . Are You Ready for Intercollegiates? Plan a Special Menu for This Week-end. 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