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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
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HARRY D. HENDERSON JR. '36 WILLIAM 11. sxinntr. '96
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vm:cf: O. PACKARD '34 PHILIP C. F.VANS '36
Maistont Editor Local Advertising. Manager
JOHN E. MILLEII JR. '34 LEONARD T. 51EF1."36
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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
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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
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WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Marlon A. Ringer '37 R'eglns J. Ryan '37 31. Winifred Williams '37
Managing Editor This _____
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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
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TO THE' DAY; WHAT MUSIC._ IS TO
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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.
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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
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. . . 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.
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