0... , ,, , ,:•;• . ',..,‘'..:::....`'....'.., • • " - \ 1; ./://ESTAIILISHED ' ' 1904 Volume 39=Number-4&—d, Breene Signs Ted Filo Rito For Jr. Prom Band Leader To Bring Popular Vocalists To Campus. Committee Announces May' 1 as Dance Date Ted Fio Rite and his complete en semble have been signed to provide the music and entertainment for Jun ior Front, to be held 'in Recreation hall, May ' Samuel A. Breen°. '37, chairman Of the - Prom committee, an nounced last week. In addition to the men in the orch estra, Fla Rita will bring the Three Debutantes, a- girl's vocal trio, and Muzzy Marcellino and Stanley Hick man, two male vocalists. The band has just completed an engagement at the Flamingo Club,in Boston and is now on tour. This winter they played at the Terrace restaurant'of the Hotel New Yorker. • Known on the west coast for a num ber of years, Pio Rito's orchestra first Sprang into national prominence when it was announced that he would re place Fred Waring on one of the leading national radio hours a few years ago. At that time few people in the East had heard of him, but his immediate success in this "spcit" gave him a nation-wide reputation. Given "A" Rating In addition to radio work Fio Rito has also entered successfully the stage, movie, and phonograph fields. At present he is recording for• Decca, his most regent offerings being 'a group of numbers froni "Follow the :Fleet." He has made a •number of movie "shorts" 'and has also appeared in several feature, productions, includ ing "20,000,000 Sweethearts," star ring Ginger Rogers and Dick Powell. Writing in Metronome, n magazine devoted' to modern inusic,. - George Si mon- said , -"Pf: F, 46 lollitck: , .!!Thia ; i outstanding, novelty ffance band of the country, with most .Of the emphasis on ^`novelty' but still plenty of 'dance'." He ,continued by saying that it "is a danceable outfit that keep the dancers entertained tlroUgh out." Simon gave the band "A nii- . nus" rating in his review- - - Among the recent hotels, and din ner clubs at which he has played 'are the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, the St. Francis at San Francisco, the Edgewater Reach• in Chicago, and the Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati. WSGA To Hold Co-ed Costume Dance Here Women students are in for a gala time this week as the Women's Stu dent Gov'Ornment Association . has made plans for three events—the co ed cotillion AO ,be held in the Armory tomorrow night, the W. S. G. A. in stallation banquet to be held in Mac . Allister, hall on Thursday night, and the annual fOrmal dance in' Recrea= Sion hall Friday night. The co-cd cotillion,..which is a cos tume donee' open to any co-ed, will last from 8 until 10 o'clock. Lynn Christy's orchestra will furnish the music. Christy will judge the elimi nation dancing contest, the .winning couple of 'Which will be awarded a loving cup.•' Newly elected officers or the Wont en's' Student Government Association will be installed at the banquet Thurs day, which will begin at 6 o'clock. This marks the first time that this type of banquet his been held here. Bill Bottorf will play for the daitee Friday night. 'The dance will last' from 9 until 1 o'clock, and women at tending will be granted 2 o'clock per, mission. There is no admission charge. German Club To Meet Ist Time This Year For the 'first time in three months Deutscher Vercin, the German 'club, will meet at 7:80 o'clock Thursday. Miss Louise J. Hurlbrink, instruc tor of German, is chairman of the ar ranging committee. The Carl Schuri. Foundation will present a film on the life and works of art of ' Albrecht Dui•er. During the procedure, Ger man songs will be sung. Denglers Fete Group Dr. Robert E. Dengler,. professor of classical languages, and his wife entertained the Cosmopolitan club at their home on Saint Patrick's - Day. Several films of Canadian scenery were shown and discussed before the group by Harry d?',POweri; instructor. in kndscape architecture. - cSerrii:7Weekly* . 2 -FILE • . • t 41 4- -• A iiii t ••/1 1-" :1 5):, d• _ rttA • -;, 7:. rttn. Itt r ?--');/ Tottragtatt. •:..:18552„:" La Vie Publication Date. Postponed To May 25 Because of flood conditions which have rendered the offices. of the Grit Pubßilling company, Wil liamsport, inoperative, the 1936 La Vic, will not appear on May I" as originally planned, but will be ready for distribution on or about May 25, according to James H. Armstrong !36, La Vic editor. Reports from Williamsport indi cate that the flood waters reached .a height of .six feet in the Grit building. La Vie plates were re ported as being unharmed, al though .they suffered immersion , along Avail much other material which was on hand ready to be printed. ' Debating Season! Closes With Tour Shadle, Young - To Take Negative Side Against West Virginia Tomorrow Night. .Meeting the West Virgniia orators in the State College-high. school audit torium tomorrow night, the Penn State debaters wind up•their season's schedule with the annual southern trip from March 30 to-April 0, and the final home debate with Western State Teachers' College on April - 4. Toinorrow night, Robert I. Shudle '37 and Fred L. Young '3B will take the affirmative side of the question: "Resolved that Congress- should halie powei to override decisions of the Su'. promo Court by a two-thirds vote," against the Mountaineer orators.: To Meet. 5 Schools Next Monday Aaron . N. Decker '36 and Roy Wilkinson jr. '37 leave for Pittsburgh where they will meet the University of, Pittsburgh orators ,on the first lap of the southern trip. From Pittsburgh Decker and Wilkin, son will go to Morgantown to meet West _Virginia University, The team reaches- the -University of Tennes.see on April 2: On April 3 Decker and Wilkinson go to Nashville, Tenn.,, to teekhe-Vantierbilrerittork‘snd7have their Last discussion with Louisiana State University on April 6.• The question - to - he discussed is the power of the Supreme Court. • • • Joseph A. PI:Mello '36 and S. James I Zarger '36 will compose the team to debate the Supreine Court question with the Wekern State Teachers' Col lege orators in Room 1, N. L. A:, Sat; nrday, April 4. The questiOn is stat ed: "Should . Congress have poWer to override decisions or the Supreme Court by a two-thirds vote?" The dis cussion will take the form of an in formal session; with audiende discus sion. • Miss Brill '2l Reviews Changes In. Life of Co-eds Over 15 Years "The life of the Penn State co-ed, has completely changed in the last fif. teen years," said Miss Jiilia G. Brill '2l, of the English composition de partment,. in a recent interview. ''The co-ed's life fifteen years ago was com paratively, simple; her life was ruled strictly and specifically . by student government regulations; her, dress was the conventional middy blouse and skirt; and 'she lived free of. the fraternity and class rivalry that ex ists today." In 1921 there were 300 women en felled in Penn State. McAllister hall housed.the freshmen, Momen's build= ing Was the senior dormitory, and the campus houses held the remaining girls. AS today, Mac Allister hall din ing room was the only. dining room of the campus. However, only the north wing , of the present dining room was used. The other part was a portion of the zoology department, which oc cupied the back part of Mac Allister The,,fatudent governing body, made up ; of representatives of each class, ' was very strict and the regulations Idid down with an iron hand seem al most ludicrous to 'the. modern co-ed. Only senior women could walk off campus with a ,Man .unchaperoned; The underclassmen Could be sec:l.9ff campus with a man.orily in chaperon ed groups. Senior women, were al lowed to' date until 10 o'clock every night and were allowed two)l2 o'clock dance dates a week-end...... , Freshmen !could have only two 10 o'clock dates a week-end, and were allowed five 12 o'clock dance dates a semester. Sen ; tors were the only women students ;who had unlimited light hours— freshmen and sophomores - had to turn 'their lights out at '10:05 and Juniors could have lighted rooms until 10:30. Fresh Men wore three-inch green 'Allister hall and move-up day was ob. hair ribbons tied .In a bow in front, served by pas Sing the traditional class held doors, took telephone duty, didn't, colors to the incoming classes, a ens walk on the grass in front of Mom, now abolished. Students, Townspeople Res pond Generously to Flood-relief Calls • Students and townspeople of - Slate College,. high in the mountains and safe from the flood waters which dev astated vast sections of New England and the Mid-Atlantic 'states, respond ed generously to the calls for help from the refugees of local flood-strick en areas. A drive to secure food, clothing, and other necessities, organized and conducted by the Christian Associa tion and the local unit of the Amer ican Red Cross, met with great suc cess. The foOd and clothing was ship ped immediately to Lock Haven, Re novo, and other points ivhere the flood took a terrible toll of life and prop erty. Meanwhile the American Red Cross, in - dddition to collecting food, clothing, and` medicine, conducted a financial campaign to'. aid the .refugees. The drive started Friday noon and ended last' night. fit the end of the first day the relief agency netted more than $500.. No further results could be 'obtained. Speech Contest Opens Tomorrow College, Forensic Council .Offer "Aniial PriZes of $5O, $25 "'For Competition. With prizes of fifty and twenty-five dollars for first and second places, the annual extemporaneous .speaking contest will open in Room 905, Old .Main, tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock, at which time entrants will select a topic upcin which to speak. Open to any, student, the prizes in this contest . are given by the College and.the Forensic Council. Finals Will. he held in the Hoinc. Economics Saturday night at 7:30 Fleck, at which time the six under graduate :finalists will speak before the three judges,: '.POies . Received T9inmow 7 - *l:lle — iii6eting'Giorrow night en ;tries will be received. At that time entrants will be- assigned to one of ! Six selection's in which they will sneak Thursday night at 7:30. One . finalist will. then .be• selected from each of these 'sections to . speak Saturday night. • . . ' None of the topics upon which they will talk,will require intensive nrepa-: ration or p wide range of knowledge. The contest is a successor to the Jun ior Oratorical Contest which was held for more thin fifty years. It is open to, anyone :who has not previously won the COntest. Last year the *inner was Joseph A. Paciello Main us tong as the sOphoniorcs de- Creed that they should observe cus toms. A very elaborate system of signing out with the student checker-in facili tated student government in keeping tats on a girl. Of course, it was un heard of 'for a girl to go to a frater& ity house. The girls had to entertain in their own dormitories. It was nothing uncommon to see the bench that bordered Mac Allister hull lobby, every chair, and the stairs up to' the first landing filled with couples. Very, few extra-curricular activi ties were open to' women. The girls' glee club was the only successful feminine venture. A women's orches tra *as attempted but failed. In 1925- 26 The Lion's Talc, a girls' publica tion, was established, but the Coma:- nuttl promised' that if the women Would discontinue theirjOurnalistic at tempt, it would give the women an op portunity to work for the COLLEGIAN. The Mat. and. While (now the Old Main MU) was a literary publication in.which the women Were most active. The, present C. A., was divided into the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A., two separate organizations which had faculty advisors but Ito adult Sec= rotary. "Athletic attempts were restricted by lack of equipment and liMited use of the Armory. In 1921 a physical edu cation director was put in charge of women's athletics and class teams of basketball, hockey, tennis,. track, and baseball were organized. More out door sport. 4 equipment was bought and intramural games were started by the W. A. A, ' May Day is an old ceremony but comparatively new in form. Only since 1922 have -the . May Day exer cises been outdoors—always before the May Queen was crowned in Mac- STATE COLLEGE, PA:; TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1936 ,• The Red Cross sent six trucks full of food and clothing to4he cities deva stated by the flOod:, , t, Three trucks were sent to Lock. Hann, two to Re novo, and one to•SpitietlCreek. In ad• dition, medical suripliq were sent to Mifflintown • and - Jerscy Shore and lime was sent to.Lewiatown for sani tation purposes. The'-food and cloth ing was secured fromlhe citizens of . State College. • ri, Ninety-three frate , tltities, dormi. tories, and boarding houses were can vassed in the P. S.' c; :4. drive, under the direction of Leviii4,J. Maurer '37 and supervised by'Charles P. Hogarth, associate secretary. bathe Christian Association.. It suns impossible .td estimate the amount of food and,ClOting gathered by the organization inasmuch as these things were shipped.-rnnedintely to the refugees. Indicati'Ve of the re sponse, however, Was' - che amount of food collected at Mac Allister ball and other •living centers.- There the - relief workers collected .twelve overcoats; eighty pair of shoes, 154, sweaters, 100 skirts, twenty-live- ;;dresses, fifty blouses, twenty suits cii;pyjamas, and innumerable hatS, *Mittens, stockings, and underwear. Initances of per sonal sacrifices were . abundant. One girl, who had no old 'clothes to give, gaVe a nevi skirt and Coat to the can vassers. The drive was begun. Thursday at noon, the height of the flood, and con tinued until Friday' night. A crew of eighteen students colle c ted the food and clothing . and • "three students, James M. Apple '3B, Daniel R. Gran dy '3B, and H. :West Phillips '3B, drove to Lock Haven, and Renovo to take aid to the refugees. Kennedy Assigns Chorus Positions `Stocks and Blondes!. Rehearsals Speed as Debut-Looms Perzonnel of the men's and wom en's choruses for "Stocks and Blondes," spring Thespian musical, ivasVannounced today by J. Ewing Kennedy, Thespian • director, as pro duction is being speeded up, with the date of the first presentation here less than two weeks away. • • The choruses have- been working out for several weeks .under Ken nedy's direction and rehearsals of the various feature numbers in the per iod musical are now under way. The show, which centers about the gay Post-civil War (lays when Jim Fiske, Jay Gould, and Daniel Drew were leading social figures in New York, will open here April• 4. Girls' Chorus Named Those selected foi the girls' chorus are Janet M. Boman '36, Jeah M. Ka lar '36, Heleti P. Rounthe '36, .Mar garct' I. Doherty '37, Lillian M. Gra ham '3B, Polly L. Lowe '3B, Louise H. Sutton '3B, Evelyn Van Antwerp '3B, Catherine Cunning '39, D. Jean Rountree '39, Doris G. Stewart '39, and Helen P. White '39; The personnel of . the men's dancing chorus includes Gordon ..S. Thonias '36, Robert L. Smith '36, Frank E. Waterman '36, Radio L. Tiellmund '37. Donald P. McCain — 37, John E. Thompson '37, George B. Terwillinger '3B, and Robert L. Goerder '39. • The following will comprise Die men's singing chorus: - Charles B. Keiser '36, Robert L. Smith '36, Gor don S. Thomas '36, Radio L. Hell mend '37, Jack E. Plat:, '37, Donald P. McCain ,'37, Roy Slean,- Joseph K. Cook '3B, F. Barton, Ifenderion '3B, Robert T. Mitchell '3B, and Samuel G. Gallu '39. 2 New Events Added. To Pa. Musical Finals ~ Two new events, the saxophone solo and a girl's vocal ensemble, have been added to the list of competitive mu sical and forensic events that will mark the district finals of the Penn sylvania Forensic and Music League schedtiled here for April 18.. Under the direction of the University of Pittsburgh extension, the central dis trict of, the association has held its finals here for the last nine years. Over 5,000 attended the district fi nals last yeai• and, according to Dean Richard W. Grant, of the department of music, the attendance .at this year's, finals at Pdttsville will be larger. Department of mosie—'instructors will act as judges fur the many for enhic and music events. High schools from Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clear field, Huntingdon, Mifflin; Snyder, and Union counties will send entries. Breene Elected Manager of '37 Basketball Team 10 VarsityCourtmen, 7 Fencers Will Get Letter Awards. Snedden '37 Receives Fencing Managership Samuel A. BreMie '37 was elected manager of basketball for next season and Thomas N. Snedden '37 was named manager of fencing last week. William J. Scarlett '37 was named associate basketball manager. John son Brenneman '37 and Edwin Har ris '37 were earned associate man agers of fencing. Breerie will replace Joseph P. Swift '36, who served as basketball manager this year, while Snedden will replace James H. Armstrong '36, who served as fencing manager. First assistant basketball managers relined were Bernard J. Burkett '3B, Charles R. Campbell '3B, and Jack E. Saxer '3B. First assistants in fenc ing were Samuel Cohen '3B, George, C. Harkens ''3B, and Ralph S. Parker '3B. • 10 Baskeleers Get LetteiN Ten varsity men.were awarded let ters in basketball. They arc: Ber nard A. Riley '36, who captained the team this year; James L. Smith '36, Robert H. Small '36, Michael L. Kor nick '37,•Charles J. McWilliams '37, J. Franklin Smith '37. Sol,B. Miehoff '3B, ,Herbert F. Peterson '3B, Joe P. Proksa '3B, and Jack L. Reichenbach Seven letter awards were made in fencing. Those who will receive let ters arc: Richard 11. Allen '36, cap tain of the team this season; Walter R. Storrs '36, Edward E. Bowen '37, cart ..G: ..Brodhun .:'.37, Gookin '37, Richard .tie Wis '37, - arid R. Spencer Potter '3B. Bien Awardedßrown Derby at Gridiron Function Here The Brown Derby, the coveted award' that is presented each year at the Gridiron functions to the senior who got through four years of college with the least amount of Work, was presented to Ward Rein at the Grid iron Dance on Saturday night. Marion A. Rinker '37 was chosen by Saint Peter as the girl in the Col lege most deserving of a halo and was presented with one. An apple, sig nificant of the finest job of apple pol ishing with teachers, was presented to Philip G. Evans. A chisel, the significance of the award being obvious, was awarded to Samuel Breene, while to Walter S. Gabler went a red bomb, With the ex- Henning explained that the final planation , of. Saint. Peter and his business, of purebred animals is to im stooge, Gabriel, that he was deserving prove commercial herds and flocks. of it through his activities in R. O. The success of this industry depends ,upon the commercial livestock busi- T. C. John Ilarbaugh was awarded a dim bulb. ness, he said. Tickets Dropped From Airplane Will Feature Players' Publicity New heights in campus publicity will be achieved by the Players when, late this morning, weather permit ting, tickets to "The Old Maid," Pul itzer Prize play, will be dropped from an airplane. Over a thousand 'tickets will be dropped from the ship, either a black and silver• Waco or a yellow Aeronea, Which Or. Merit Scott, assistant pro• fessor • o£ physics and a veteran air man, will pilot. The tickets will be dropped en the drill field as much as possible because of the condition of the grass on other• parts of the cam pus. "Each ticket is nuMbered," stated Wickliffe W. Crider '36, advertising manager, "and the winning numbers will• be posted Tuesday on the Ath letic Store window facing Allen street. Any ticket may be a comp, •so hang on to the tickets you pick up. There will be plenty of lucky numbers." "The Old Maid" will be presented in Schwab auditorium this Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28, un der the direction of Frank S. Neus baum, associate director of the divi sion of draniaties. Theresa C. Iffravintz '3li and Bea trice Conford '37 are in the leading roles made famous by Helen Menken and Judith Anderson. Albert E. Kline SU Board Votes To Change Penn State Day; Will Invite Selected High School Group Religious Organization To Award Scholarships Biblical Seminary of New York has announced a scholarship award of $5OO a year for three years to a senior honor student to continue studies relative to the ministry and teaching of religion. The stipend will cover the entire cost of tuition, room, and board for each academic year. In announcing the award Charles P. Hogarth, secretary of the Chris tian Association, emphasized that Hie basis of the prize would be scholarship and general character. Applicants must have the approval of the. facu:ty and President Hetzel. `Collegian' Names 16 to Jr. Board Business Staff Selects 6 New Members; Editorial Takes 10. Sixteen sophomores were elected to the junior• board of the ComEmAN at a meeting of the managing board on Sunday night. Seven men and three women were chosen associate editors, while five men and one woman were elected associate business managers. Editorial men elected were Wood row W. Bierly, Victor P. Buell, Ste phen J. Campbell, Francis H. Szym czak, Frank H. Titlow, Jerry Wein stein, and Charles M. Wheeler jr. As sociate women's editors included Shir ley It. Helms, Georgia H. Powers, and Caroline -Tyson. -,•—• • • - Bushiess Board Named Those elected to the business staff 'were Kathryn 11. Jennings, Jay 11. Daniels, Edward 11. Elliott; Robert E. Elliott jr., -Robert S. McKelvey, Joint G. Sabena, while Robert 11. Wie land was named first alternate. The junicir board will remain in competition for positions on the sen ior- staff until final eleetions are held next. year. Sixty candidates original ly reported for the staff last year. Elections for the present junior staff will be held shortly after Easter. Henning Predicts U. S. Changes in Livestock Future development of livestock in the United States be focused on quality rather than quantity, accord ing to William L. Henning, of the animal husbandry department. '3B will stage the entire production under the supervision of Arthur C. Cloetingh, director of the division of dramatics, The play is in three sets and covers a period of years from 1830 to 1850. Each set is being built within the-other, so that after each act the only operation needed to show change will lie the removal of the pre vious set. The usual :delay in scene shifting can thus be largely elimi nated. Unable to secure the necessary cos tumes for "The Old Maid" from a Chicago costumer who cannot Ship the order because of floods, Frank S. Neusbaum, director of the Pulitzer Prize show, left by ear last night for Philadelphia where he will visit lead ing costume renting firms. "If ewes sary," he stated, "I'll go to New York, hut, in all probability, we can get the , costumes we want in Philly." The Pulitzer ' , Hie is awarded an nually to the author of "the original American play, performed in New York, which shall best represent the educational value and power of the stage." Zou Akins received $1,090 as award for "The Old Maid." Eugene O'Neill has won the Pulitzer Prize for plays tt,ree times, 1920, 1022, and 1928. Sidney Kingsley won the award in 1931 with "Men in White." COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS IF Council To Discuss Plans for Housing • Of Visitors. ro Reduce Activities; Tentative Date Chosen Upon the report of a committee in , vestigatinth the practability of having a Penn State Day this year, it was decided :that that function in a modi fied form would be carried on this year. The Student Union Board, which carried on the investigation, has set May 16 as the tentative date. The major change in the plans for Penn State Day, as it will be held this year, is that only approximately 200 high school and prospective col lege students will attend. These Iwo pie will be selected and recommended by alumni associations. Under these arrangements each fraternity will be asked to be host to four visitors: The plan will be pre sented by Joseph P. Swift '36 to the Interfraternity Council at their next meeting. Alumni To Cooperate With the reduction in the number c I guests that are expected it has been decided to reduce the number of ac tivities that are usually in sway dur ing that day. A complete program will he announced later. The activities will officially begin Saturday morning at 10 o'clock and will be completed by 4 o'clock. The guests will be invited to stay until Sunday. Word has been received from vari ous alumni associations throughout the state that they would cooperate In recommending men to be invited to the College. Other alumni clubs will .I,e-contacted -by Student Unioirßoard; William B. Bodolate, president, an nounced. Johnson Delivers Chapel Talk Here Speaker Says Country's Future Lies In Thoughts, Deeds Of Younger Group. "If there is great living to be done then each of us must desire the best in life for himself," said Dr. Mor decai W. Johnson, president of How ard University,Washington, D. C., at the regular College chapel services ir. Schwab auditorium on.Sunduy morn ing. It is through the thoughts and deeds of the young generation that the •future of our country lies, said Dr. Johnson. Ile laid a great distinc tion between a great life, which is attained through service to others, and a great place, which may mean only an empty office. Those who have their eyes upon a great place in life are most likely to lose the point, the speaker said. i Speaker Advises Students "To live greatly is to function greatly." said Dr. Johnson. "Lay out yourself in all intelligent discrimina tion to the needs of the human life about you. The significant places in the world ure those where men and women are pouring themselves out to meet the particular needs of that place." Dr. Johnson advised the young col lege graduates not to seek out the man who could hand them an excel lent paying position, but to take what ever job available. By starting out at whatever salary is given you and by furthering it with service in it and to the people about you, you will be living a great life, the speaker said. Peace, liberty and the joy of growing are the 'rewards of great living, he stated. "To live greatly is to function greatly. and to function greatly is t serve other human existences in the -ame needful capacities with all one's talents," said Dr. Johnson. Plan Livestock Show Agricultua al students MT complet ing arrangements for their annual Little International Livestock lalxpo sition under the auspices of the Block and Bridle Club. Ward W. Stude linker '36 has been named general manager of the show.' Department, heads are N. Maxwell Smith 'tG, horses; Walter. S. Gabler 'LW, sheep; Harvey N. Russell 'U. beef cattle; William P. Campbell '36. and Karl P. Catterall %Kl, swine.
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