~. . . .36e:111 -Weekly' ' . . . ' 1--• ..., COMPLETE e 4 • . ":* •Aj . Ists.l./„.., —.4' 7— !A.. -. -, CAMPUS COVERAGE • , 11 run. fair ~,........„ G r it ~_,,,,, \,,,,, ~?2---- , . ' Volume -35 Number-41— 444,/ WSGA Names Ziegler Head, McClelland Vice-President; Northrup Elected By WA A March 27 Chosen Date To Announce May Queen . Chokes. 4 Senator§ssrected; Commi44#vAppointed • -r. Genevra C. Ziogfen. '37 Was elected president of W.S.GA, at the final elections held in McAllister' hall on Tuesday, defeating Elizabeth R. Ob erlin '37 by a vote of 333 to 102. Jean - B. Northrup: '37 won the : W.A.A. presidential post from Marion ,W. Barbey '37 by a 239 to 192. vote. The successful candidates for May Queen and freshman' attendant will not be announced until March 27 at the7installation of W.S.G.A. officers. Amy F. McClelland '3B ]defeated Clara E. Jones '3B by a vot'e of 252 to 18G . for the vice presidency of W.S.G.A. Doris Blakelnore '39 waa chosen- treasurer with a vote of 252 to 180 over Helen V. Anderson '39.. Cohen' Senior Senator Bertha M. Cohen '37 defeated Eliz abeth A. Warfel '37 by a 49-to-47 vote for the senior senatorship, and Frieda M. Knepper :'3B was chosen junior senator, winning from Georgia H. 'Powers '3B in a 60-to-40 vote. Italia A. DeAngelis' '39 was elected sopho inoi:e senator over Elizabeth B. Long . '39 by a vote. of 68 to 64. Mary E. Taylor '3B won the town senatorship by defeating Pauline U. Lowe '3B in a 15-to-13' vote. Olwen W. Evans '3B became vice president of W.A.A. when she defeat ed M. Imogene Giddings '3B by a 264 to 166 — vote. Ida R. Rainey '3B waa elected-secretary by 'a 256 to 174 dote over Friedii M. Enepper '3B, and Dor 'Othy A: McAuliffe '39 'defeated beth B. „Long '39 „ for'W.A.A. sopho -o,9,!;l;99r4enlatiVe ''.Tailet `BeMa . n ces Turner '36 ' Were nominees for ; May Queen, while M. Jane Fisher and Dorothy A. - McAuliffe were running for freshman'attendant. Mavis- F. „Baker '37 and Gelsie R. Ferdinand '37 have heen appointed co-chairinen of the May Day ceremo nies to be held May 9. The commit tees in charge of .the program are: ceremony, Arabel S. Walter '36,„, chairman, - and 'Lou C. Wit Mer '37; entertainmenCHelen M. Clymer '37, chairman, Helen M. Nokes '37, and Elizabeth A. Warfel '37; properties, Miriam Ellowich '37, „Margaret B.' Bratton '37, Gretchen M. Haffly Elizabeth S. Ebright !.37, and Eliza beth Balderston '37; publicity, Marian A:Ringcr '37. Jean C. Kriebel '37 and Bess M. Levine '37 are in charge of• .ward robe, and Ann E. Johnston '37 and Mary L. West '37 head the committee in charge of the informal party. The decorations committee includes Doris Jonei '36, H. Arlene Kerstetter '37, Dorothy P. Fish '37,,Alma J. Do ran '37, and Lillian J. Lawyer• '37. Beloit H, Bittner' '37, is in charge of tho•music and Clara E. Jones '3B is chairman 'of the May Day breakfast committee:. • Press Passes Unlock Heaven's Portals at Grid Dance Press passes are'Aenerally consid ered"the "Operr.Seseine" to all im pot•tant events, but a' newhigh will be reached ont.his campus when stu dents and faculty will be admitted to hlean, the theme of the Gridiron dance to be held. nest Saturday, by the' presentation of•their passes - . Ho - Weyer, a mere earthly pass will not gain their admittance into the starry realm. The press cards 'is sucd'.for this affair bear the stately personal Signature of Saint Peter, guardian of the heavenly gates, Continuing in the role of the jour nalist; Saint Peter, the gate keeper, in collaboration with Gabriel,. the well known trumpet player, has published a paper whicluwill'be distributed over the weekend: Althotigh the paper is entitled "Paradise Found," he stated that it'was not to be confused with another well known journalistic piece, Williams Chosen Head M. Winifred Williams '37 was elect ed president of Theta Sigma - Phi; women's honorary journalism frater nity, at a' meeting held in Room 312, Old Main, Tuesday, afternoon at 4 o'clock. Josephine A. Platt '37 was elected secretary and the treasurer for the coming' year will be Mary A. Connolly '37. Margaret 31. Cummings '37 was elected the keeper of the 'ar chives., Phi. Mu Alpha Concert 'Postponed To March 22 The last of the mid-winter 'mu sic concerts - sponsored by the • de partment of music has been post poned to Sunday, March 22, at 3:30 -o'clock... Originally scheduled for. this Sunday, .the concert will be offered by Phi Mu Alpha,-honor ary musical fraternity, the Louise, Homer Club; honorary musical so ciety for-women, and the Women's Symphony Orchestra.. . This concert is a yearly, feature of the department of music, and carries a large 'amount of interest to college musicians of the state as well as to the local student body. Last week's concert fea tured a priogram by . Kappa Gam ma Psi, national honorary; musical fraternity, and by several talented Members of the faculty. Isham Jones To 'Play for IF Ball Famous Orchestra Comes. Here From Hotel Lincoln After Successful Season. Isham Jones and ,his orchestra have been engaged .to play 'for_lnterfra ternity 'Ball April '3, Co-clieirmen H. Ward Bien '36 and William A. Rodg ers'36, announced today: The celebrated swing band will come here from the Blue Room of the Hotel Lincoln in' New York City where they hale been playing for the past 'several months., With the; aanouneement of the. or thei,d446.2-.4cOninti*•!inla. laiown - the deeoration .scheide which will be used in Recreation hall fo'r the event: The Great Hall of a Spanish Castle Will be reproduced in the decorative scheme. The ceiling of the hall will be drap ed with pleated curtains and the bal cony and sidewalls will be decorated in the Castilian motif. One of the largest crystal balls ever Manufac tured will be suspended from the ceiling in the center of the hall, the committee announced. Gridiron Dancers To Reach Heaven Paradise Chosen As Decorative Motif of Sigma Delta Chi Fraternity Affair. Heaven, and the Gates to Para dise has been chosen as the decora tive theme . of the Gridiron dance, sponsored . by Sigma. Delta Chi, hon orary- journalistic fraternity, which will he held in the Armory Saturday, March 21. Decorations will be centered about the stage, on which short satirical skits on campus figures will be held at frequent intervals. The stage will represent. the gates to Paradise and will include a large white gate, surrounded by billowy clouds and will show a scene of Hea ven beyond the gates. The action for the skits.will take place within the gates.. A largo 'canopy will cover the en tire dance floor and the lighting will be indirect, coming through the ca nopy to give the effect of light filter ing through the clouds. • Chaperones for the dance will be Dean and Mrs. Arthur R. Warnock, Miss Charlotte E. Ray, dean of wom en, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. H. Ridge Riley. and Mr. and Mrs. William Ulcrich. Tickets for the dance are now on sale at the Student Union office and by members of Sigma Delta Chi fra ternity. The price for the affair is $l.OO plus' tux. Lynn Christy to Judge Co-ed Dancing Contest A co-ed dance contest with a loving cup'aS the award will be featured at the annual Koed Kotillion to be held in the Armory Thursday, March 19. Lynn Christy, whose orchestra will furnish`the music, will select the two best women dancers in college. The committee in charge, heeded by Mary C. Eckhatt '3O, includes M. Jane Caterson '37, Ohven W. Evans and M. Winifred Williams '37. Clique Chairmen I List Candidates For Class Posts Polls Open March 30; Balloting To Last Until April 1. Close Vote Expected For Senior President The campus political race for men's 'class offices officially began Wednes day night with the announcements by clique chairmen of the nominations for senior, junior, and• sophomore class officers and student council rep resentatives. Polls will be opened in . Old Main at noon Monday, March 30. They will be open all day Tuesday and will close at noon on Wednesday, April 1, J. Briggs Pruitt '36, senior class pres ident and chairman' of the elections board, announced. :Voting..machines, which proved 'quite satisfactory last year, will again be used. Senior Candidates Chief interest of the campaign, which opens officially on the twenty trifd of this month, centers on the contest for the post of senior class president., George H. Hacker, Cam pus,• who was an unsuccessftil candi date for the junior class presidency, and clique chairman, will oppose Ffank A., Osterlund,' Locust Lane, trackman, soccer player, and. present junior class treasurer.' Roy L. Schuyler,. who was presi dent of his class last Year, will be Hacker's running mate. Charles J. Cherundolo, football captain -elect, •is teamed with Osterlund. John 13. Fer guson, secretary candidate, and Louis J..Ritzie, running for treasurer, corn-i plete tho list of major nominees. for Campus. John' 11. Calvin and Tom R. Brislin, running for secretary and treasurer, are the, other Locust Lanei candidates. - „Junior Aspirants . . . • Dan •A. DeMarino„ Locust -Lang, and..Rosi`P...Shaffer,Aampas„are.the. riValaifaetli6 , junier:Cligs - preSidehdy. Sol B: lifielioff: and Richard. E. J. Ileyl jr.' are the Locust Lane and Campus nominees, for the vice-presi dency. Donald H. Dickinson, Locust Lane; and John F. Jagerman, Cam pus, are- running for secretary. Jack L.. Reichenbach, 'Locust Lane, and Jack P. Seitz, Campus, arc nominees for treasurer. For the presidency of the sopho more claSs John P. Ritenour, Cam pus; will oppose Fes M. Tibbot, Lo cust Lane. Sever J. Toretti is Rite nour's running mate; Myron-H. Kyle is teamed with Tibbot, Arthur R. Nedry and Walter Scott are the Cam pus nominees for secretary and treas urer. They will bo opposed by Rob ert C. Butcher and Lewis J. Shollen huger, Locust 'Lane, candidates for these positions. Nominations to student council po sitions will be found on page 2. Thompson Announces Blue Band Selections Fifteen sophomores and juniors have been appointed to the Blue Band to fill the second semester vacancies, Maj. Wilfred 0. Thompson, bandmas ter, announced this week. Increased activities of the graduating seniors caused the vacancies. Appointed were: Marshall K. Ev ans '3B, flute; John C. Bigham jr. Carl W. Diehl '3B, Lawrence M.-Mc- Clure '3B, and Clifford F. Sarver '3B, clarinets; Louis C. Burns '3B, bass clarinet; Paul F. Fries '37, baritone saxophone; John D. Brisbane '3B, Daniel F. Jouclla '3B, - trumpets; The ron C. Hoyt '3B, Winston A. Shoen berger '3B, French horns; Jahn W. Illnebauch '39, trombone; Vincent J. Scally '3B, baritone; Ralph B. KnapP '3B, Wendell B. Stamm '3B, bass. Newspaper Publishers Will Give Scholarships High school students who will en ter the journalism curriculum next fall will have an opportunity to. cons pere for three $l5O scholarships. This is the first time in the history of the journalism deportthent that such scholarships have been offered. The awarding of the scholarships will be based on high school scholastic standing, individual interest in jour nalism as a profession, and the qual ity of published written material while in high school. A committee of prominent state' newspapermen headed by Fred F. Shedd, editor of the Philadelphia Dundin, will 'deter mine the winners.- The'donors of the one-year awards are Dietriek Lainade ' publisher of the Williamsport Grit; Edward J. Lyn ette, publisher.of the Scranton Times; and Vance C. McCormick, publisher of the Harrisburg Patriot ee,f Lrw ;any Nowa. STATE COLLEGE, PA.; FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1936 Preliminary Round of 13th Ring Tournament Opens Here Tonight at 7; Lion Matmen Enter Eastern Intercollegiate Matches at Princeton Matmen Ent;er Bouts For Chargiionship As Unde'r'dogs. Jack Light 1 7 011 Fight To Retain,l3s Crown By TOIYI4SENIi . SW AIM In direct contrast to last year's tri umphant exodus to the. Eastern In tercollegiate .Wrestling championships in Philadelphia When Penn State was conceded the championship before the drawings were made; a determined but statistically ntiderileg Lion wrest-' • ling team will go on ;to the mats in Ike Princeton gymnasium . this after noon at 2 O'clock: : • . That favorites don't necessarily win was only tab -*e,ll demonstrated last year, and , that: Penn State's chances of. bringing - ' , hone the title thik year are as good - as either of the favorites seems certain. . Under the setup of the Eastern conference, individual Utica 'are the prinie.ahn of the whole tournament--the naming of a championship team 'being merely in, cidental. . - • „ • A team which .could' defeat any single team in the tourney in, dual meet competition canlose in the tour nament due to the playing off against each other of the best men ow all of the teams. Only',thei best balanced team in the tournataent can win— barring accidents; And'in this' respect State's Chances' 'far ihe team title grow larger, for. in evdry'weight class the Lions' have Potential . point' win.; ners. Lehigh, defending:Champions; and Princeton - reign as fiVorites by vir tue of their Undefeaied se'aions in s Eastcrn. cemnetitieni;a4 ; -hiiiiiinri Won 'six dual - meets., 'Althiongit'Lehigh was defeated by Indian, 'Big Ten cham .pions, this does, not apply to Eastern standing. Of the other. teams enter ed, Harvard and Yale will present the strongest bids, with Pennsylvania, Columbia, .Syracuse, and . Cornell showing little comparative Strength. For individual championship •hon ors, four Lion matmen stand out, all undefeated this season. , Captain Jack Light will defend his 135-lb. title, his most formidable . opponent being Brown of Columbia, who has won eight bouts this season. Sammy Wolf son will seek -to revenge-his surprise defeat by Cornell's Shallenbergcr of last year and must also contend with Kinne of Yale -wlio gained second place position last year. Ross Shaffer, sensational sopho more flash, who has turned in the most imposing record of the season— six victories by falls and one time advantage decision, will be in the fastest competition in - the tourney. Called the "suicide class," good 175- pound matmen seem to be in abund ance. Ross will be up against Tried°, Princeton captain and holder of first place in 1934 and. second place last year. Tried° has been defeated once this season, by Harvard's. Harkness, who will probably be favored in this class. Sterngold of Lehigh, whom Shaffer did not fight in thedual meet clue to the former's injury, is in shape and will give a good account of Dick Waite, the fourth of the un defeated men, will find his toughest Opponent Hull of Yale, •who, has been fighting 155 all season, but will prob ably drop to 145 for • the! tourney. Hull took second place. in the 145-lb. class last year. Also, facing Waite is Gonzales of Lehigh.. 'Sully did not meet Gonzales in the dual meet as he was replaced by 'Zazzi, due to Waite's injury. After a season under Coach Spei del, Hay Brooks .may have improved sufficiently to gain a place in the 126- lb. division. He must, meet Ashman 'of Lehigh who defeated hilt in the dual meet, Stoddard of Harvard, third place winner lust year; and Crowe of Syracuse. Johnny Calvin's toughest opponent will be Bishop of Lehigh, who defeat ed Joe Krupa in the dual meet. Dish: op has been fighting in both 155 and, 165 classes, and will be a Teal threat in either. Crockett, also of Lehigh, and who defeated Calvin in a hot match, may wrestle this weight if Bishop fights' 165. In addition, Pow ers of Princeton will be a tough man to tangle with. Emory of Princeton should be Joe Krupa's worst hurdle at 165, unless Lehigh's, Bishop stays up there. And O'Dowd has Seobey of Lehigh, 1535 champ who has defeated him once this season. to contend with,. not to men- Bun Crotty of, Syracuse, Glendenning of llarvird, and Lowe of Yale. rgiatt. Nittany Lion Mat, Ring Leaders • Krqbfri PENN •srory /..3s• POUND VIRMROAI • Captain Jack Light, (left) .135 pound champion, will lead his Lion wrestlers as they compete ,itt the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling •tournament "mt, Princeton today and tomorrow, while Captain ,Russ Criswell (right) twice 115-pound champion, is the ring general for the 'Nittanv boxers as .they-vie for honors in the Eastern Intercollegiate lioxing . tournament here this iseek-end.- • . • 3:-.' - Offi.eieik'' - Ti Arrive for Box With the opening round of the Eristein • Intercollegiate Boxing tour• nainent scheduled to start in Recrca• tion hall at 7 o'clock tonight, prom• inent sports oficials•and writers have arrived for .the thirteenth annual ring. spectacle. • Announcement of the three refer ees who will officiate at the bouts was made today by John L. Howarth '36, tournament manager. The officials who will alternate as judges and mf even, are Frank McCracken, sports writer on the Philadelphia F.', rt Ledger, Charles Short, of Baltimore, Md., and Maj. Harvey Miller, of Washington, D. C. A meeting of all team managers is scheduled for today at 1 o'clock. The boxers: will weigh in in Recreation Arrival of Delegates Marks Opening of Ist Debaters Convention Delegates arrived last night and early today for the first Penn State debaters' convention which opens with registration of delegates in the main floor lobby, Old slain, at 11 o'- clock this morning. The convention will meet in session this afternoon at 1, o'clock for final instructions for committee procedure. Prof. John Henry Frizzell, of the de partment of speech, will address the convention. Committees will then go into session to adopt resolutions on the questions of judicial review, neu trality and the replacenient of mar ried women in industry. At .8 o'clock tonight, committees will reconvene to discuss. their re spective' qubstions. Tomorrow.morn ing the convention .will meet in the Home Economics building at ii p'- clock, The committees will present their majority and minority reports of resolutions adopted on assigned questions. The assembly will then vote •to adopt on the topics. The convention will not assume the character of . a mock legislative as sembly, according to Joseph F. O'- Brien, men's debate coach, who has planned it. The aim of the conven tion,, he said, is to enable schools throughout the state to adopt a defi nite .stand on the issues of neutral ity, judicial review, and the position of : married women in industry, through legislative procedure, " Colleges and universities which will,be represented at the convention arc: Albright College, Bucknell Uni versity, Westminster College, Geneva College, St. JoSeph College, the Uni versity of Pittsburgh, - Gettysburg College, Lehigh University, and Penn State. 2 Copies CRISWELL-PENN STATE I/5 POUND CHAMP/ON ' minent Writers ng Tournament Sall ut 2 o'clock this afternoon. The annual meeting of the association will be held at the Nittany Lion Inn to morrow morning at 10 o'clock. . . Prominent guests include Lieut. .1. B. ,Mclnerny, West Point, president of the Eastern Intercollegiate Boxing Association; Dr. Francis C. Grant, Philadelphia, secretary-treasurer of the association; Dr. Joseph E. Ray croft, head of the department of phys :cal education at Princeton Univer- Aty and chairman of the publicity committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association; and Captain R. C. Giffen, director of athletics at the U. S. Naval Academy and a member of the N.C.A.A. rules committee. Other guests include William J. Bingham, director of athletics at Har vard University; Dr. Leslie A. Bryan, director of athletics at Syracuse; Maj. L. D. Worsham, graduate man ager of athletics at the U. S. Mili tary Academy, and Lieut.-Commander J. H. Brown, jr., graduate manager of athletics at the U. S. Naval Acad emy. Outstanding sports writers expect ed are Kyle Crichton, of Collier's: Leo P. Sheridan, of the ilarrisburg bu reau of the Associated Press; Lincoln A. Werden, of the New York Timex sports staff; Lou Jaffe, sports writer on the Philadelphia Evening hedger, and amateur boxing promoter; Chick Feldman, sports editor of the &mu lonian, and James Decker, sports wri ter on the Syracuse Journal. and !Jer ald. 2 Delegates Selected For Debate Conclave Mavis F. Baker '33,...and Helen M. Chamberlain '37 will be the Penn State delegates at the Debaters' Con vention to be held here today and to morrow. Forty delegates from vari ous schools are expected to attend. Mavis Baker and Julia P. Zubroff 'a will represent the Penn State woolen's debating team when they leave Sunday on a four-day debate tour, it was announced by Clayton II: Sehug, women's debate couch. Mount Mercy at Pittsburgh is the first debate, scheduled for Monday, March In. This will, be a straight debate as the ono at the University of Pittsburgh the following evening will be. The debate scheduled with Washington and Jefferson men for Wednesday will be of the cross-ex, amination type. West Virginia is the last debate scheduled for this tour and will take place Thursday. ESTABLISHED 1904 PRICE FIVE CENTS 4 Nittany Lion Ringmen Scheduled To Fight In First Round. Syracuse Team Rated - Strongest Challenger By 808 GRUBB Four Lion ringmen will em bark on paths that may lead them to championship honors as the preliminary round of the l'astern Intercollegiate Boxing Association's thirteenth annual tournament gets under way in Recreation hall tonight at 7 o'- Captain Russ Criswell, 115- pounder, Frankie Goodman, light weight, Bill Rhoda, light-heavy weight, and Izzy Richter, heavy weight, arc the Penn State boxers who will fight in the - opening round of the ring tourney in which thirty eight fistmen from seven schools are entered. Having drawn byes, State's representatives in the other four weights will not see action until the semi-final round tomorrow afternoon. Syracuse, the only undefeated and untidd - team in the eastern associa tion, stands as the greatest challenge to Penn State's crown, while Har vard, with seven men entered in the tourney, stands as a strong contender for championship honors. .Western Maryland, which has entered a full team, is still seeking its first inter collegiate title. Army with three en tries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology with three, and Villanova• with `one; while - theriii 7 e - not in "the race for team honors, may upset the chances of the leading contenders in several weights. 6111 Tourney Here For the sixth time since the asso ciation was founded in 1924, Penn State is the tournament host. Tour naments have been held here in 1924, 1929, 1931, 1933, and 1935. In the twelve tournaments, Penn State has won five, Navy four, and Syracuse three. Five intercollegiate champions will defend their titles in the tourney. Captain Russ Criswell of Penn State is seeking his third straight cham pionship, a feat accomplished by only two other boxers in the association's history—Allie Wolff, Penn State middleweight from 1927 to 1929, and Al Wertheimer, Syracuse 125-pound er, from 1931 to 1933. Artie McCivern of Syracuse will seek to retain the junior welterweight title he won lust year, while Lou Rit zie is defending his crown in the sen ior welterweight division. Bill Smith of Harvard will defend•the 165- . pound class championship; Tony Sala of Vil lanova will attempt to repulse claim ants to the 175-pound throne, and Tom Pontecarvo will seek to retain his title for the third straight year in the heavyweight class: Preliminary Round Tonight's' fights : 115--,Criswell, Penn State, vs. Ben nett, Western Maryland; Valois, Hui. vard, vs. Norton, M. I. T. 125—Crompton, Harvard, vs. Skeen, Syracuse; Solomon, Syracuse, vs. Chemielenski, M. I. T. 135—Goodman, Penn State, vs. Mastrella, Syracuse; Ward, Harvard, vs. Croe, Western Maryland. 145—Hurrison, Army, vs. Lefthes, M. I. T.; Ellis, Harvard, vs. Haynes, 'Western Maryland. 1.55-01ney, Harvard, vs. Spiegel, Western Maryland; Fink, Syracuse, vs. York. Army. 165--Smith, Harvard, vs. Jelreris, Syracuse; Loper. Army, vs. Walker, Western Maryland. I.7s—Rhoda, I'enn State, vs. Rob ertson, Ilarvard; Sala, Villunova, vs. Syracuse. Heavyweight—Richter. Penn State, vs. Pontecarvo, Western Maryland, Walker Will Lecture Prof. Elton D. Walker, of the de partment of civil engineering, will deliver the lecture to engineering stu dents in the Chemistry amphitheatre at 4:10 o'clock this afternoon. lle will discuss positions available un cle• the civil service, the nature of civil service examidations, places in state and municipal engineering, and methods of approach to these posi tions. The meeting will be open to all who arc interested.
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