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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887
Published senti , veel.ly daring the College year. except on holidays.
by students of Tire Pennsylvania Pinto College. in the interest of the
College. the student., faculty, alumni. and friends.
HARRY D. 'HENDERSON JR. '36 WILLIAM 11. SKIRBLE '36
rrallinr Business Manager
DONALD P. SANDERS '36 ROLAND W. OBERHOLTZER '36
Managing Editor Cirsuintion Manager
W. BERNARD PREUNSCII '36 WILLIAM B. HECKMAN '36
Sports Editor Advertising Mannger
VANCE 0. PACKARD '36 PHILIP C. EVANS '36
Assistant Editor Loral Advertising Manager
JOHN E. MILLER JR. .34 LEONARD T. SIEFF '36
Assistant Mannging Editor Credit Manager
CHARLES 31. SCHWARTZ JR. '36 L. MARYIIEL CONABEE '36
Assistun. Snorts Editor Women's Editor
WILLIAM P. MeDOWEI.L. '36 RUTH E. KOEHLER '36
News Editor Women'a Managing Editor
JOAN K. BARNES JR. '36 A. FRANCES TURNER '36
News Editor Women's Newa Editor
ASSOCIATE. EDITORS
Jnhnson Brenner' an '37 tv. !town Grubb 'a; Philip S. Heisler '37
Rielinrd LApvis '37 E. Towneend Somhp '37
filitnithing Editor This issue
Wow.liLor This
Tuesday, March 31, 1936
THE COLLEGE PRESS
Recently there has been throughout the country
widespread discussion of the collegiate press and es
pecially.of the freedom of that body. On several cam
puses student editors have been deposed by the college
authorities when they have flatly refused to go along
with the college's wishes. in practically every case when
this has - happened there has resulted a row Which quick
ly:spread to the metropolitan press. This has probably
14en most evident in the case of Reed Harris at Colum-
hia University several years ago and the case of his
successor who was also relieved of his duties
The easy access to the metropolitan papers there
made the reports of the battle between the college au
thorities and the student newsmen most interesting
The control of the college press has long been dis
cussed in college groups. It is interesting to note that
'the method by which this control is attained in different
colleges varies widely.
With few exceptions the methods for controlling
the campus newspaper by the college administration
may be classified in three categories.
They are
1. The newspapers which are controlled through the
college authorities outright by means of faculty censors
who read all the matter beforehand closely. Nothing
ever gets into these papers of the slightest controversial
nature. These papers are usually found in the state
teachers' colleges and in small denominational. institu-
2: The papers which are controlled through what
might be called "lobbying." This "lobbying" is car
ried on by the offiCials of the college by having editors
in to discuss minor problems with them, sometimes over
a supper table. In this method the college officials at
tempt to show the student publicatiOn,editors that "for
the good of - the - college" nothing too controversial should
be published. It 'almost essential in this kind of Set-
MVtitat the college officialS be more or less remote from
the general student body so that the student . will feel
that he is being highly honored and is , really helping,to
solve the institution's problems.
3. The•third type of college newspaper is entirely
free of anc sort of pressure from the college adminis-
tration and carries on a bitter and insulting campaign
against every move the administration may make. A
good example of this type of paper is the City College
of New York Campus which for days carried on a cam
paign "to find our president, dear . Dr. Robinson." It
carried headlines reading, "Where Is Our College Pres--
ident? Nobody Knows; Not Even His Wife." It plainly
hinted then bat he was at the ranch of William Ran
dolph Hearst in California but, could not be gotten in
contact with.
Of the three types the second is undoubtedly the
best. It provides for some sort of harmony between the
students and the administration which the third- does
not and reduces greatly the chances of someone ''sneak
ing7, something controversial past a censor.
AMERICAN YOUTH ACT
This American Youth Act was drawn up and is be
ing sponsored by the American Youth Congress which is
composed of 800 organizations representing 1,500,000
American youths. If you as a college student are secure
ly entrenched financially and care nothing for your fel
lows, both in college and out, who are not so fortun
ately placed, thiS bill means nothing to you—ignore it.
If you are one of the 073 students here who are de
pending on monthly N. Y. A. checks to remain in college,
or if you are one of the hundreds of students from whom
greatly needed N. Y. A. was withheld because of the
limitation of N. Y. A. appropriation, or if you have just
enough of the milk of human kindness in your heart to
wish to see your less fortunate comrades given a chance,
this is your
,bill—back it.
The success of last year's F. E. R. A., and this
year's N. Y. A. programs—in spite of technical diffi
culties—is evident. However, like the F. E. R. A. the
present N. Y. A. is of the extraordinary type known as
relief measures and as such is merely temporary. The
American Youth Act, if enacted, will set up a perman
ent system of national aid to American youth who face
nothing but 'disappointment, dissolution, and eventual
bread-lines during the present economic crisis.
lines the present economic crisis.
Under the present temporary N. T. A. set-up the
hverage amount which students may earn is set at $l5
pet^ month; under the Youth• Act $25 per month is the
minimum requirement. The bill provides for administra
tion of the Act by the workers themselves. The Act
discriminates against nobody because of nativity, sex,
race, color, religious or political opinion or affiliation.
What do you do? Write or wire to Representative
Vincent L. Palmisano, chairman of the Committee on
Education, House Office Building, Washington, D. C.,
and to your own Congressmen and Senators urging
mittec on Education and Labor, Senate Office Building,
and of your own Congressmen' and' Senators urging
them to support the American Youth *Act, IL R. 10189.
The American Youth Act is your bill and ita enactment
into law is dependent on the amount If support which
you give it. ' .•; .—E.
(gperint to the Collegionfroin IThoth No. 17)
Brooklyn Dodgers
Lynn Christy, well-known bandleader, had a gal
from Brooklyn up to Soph Hop a couple weeks ago,
having met her on the boat going to Europe last sum
mer. While she was here,. they happened to be out in
the Pi Kappa Phi house, and Christy, realizing that it
was a big dance week-end, thought that the gal ex- .
pected him at least to put his arm around her.
But the gal evidently had other ideas, for she
drew herself up haughtily and said, in a rather loud
voice: "Mr. Christy, no man ever got to first base
with me." Christy thought no more of the matter,
and the girl went back to Brooklyn.
Then last week he got to mulling it all over, and
decided that it called for some action. So he got Jim
Dugan to draw a picture of the little man holding her
in his arms and running like hell from home to first
base. He captioned it "Christy Gets to First Base
with a Brooklyn Dodger" and sent it to her. He
hasn't' heard from the gal since.
Johnson Brennrmnn '37
_..W. Ruben Grab '37
AboutTothn and Campus
Tom Hershey and Jane Bechdel li:loked very sweet
walking doWn the campus the other day, Torn push
ing a baby carriage in which reposed an eight-months
old baby. Jane, we might say, cares for the waif in
practice house .. .
Add sibilant quotes: "The melting snow will
gently insinuate the seed into the soft soil"—last
Tuesday's Half Colyum ... Toni Young, who ad
vertised in - this column some weeks ago for the 104
of a pure woman, has found it in the person of June
Price, Chi 0 freshman ...
Last' week Dr. Dut . c6r happened to be out of
town and could not meet his Ag Biochem
.classes.
Dr. Haley met the Thursday section and gave them a
quiz. Bud Moore, Beaver house lad who's taking the
course but is in another section, got a copy of the
quiz, took it home, wrote out the answers. He gave it
to another mug, who took it to class, handed it in ...
Roge Grube and Evelyn Kraybill walked down to
Lemont the other day to pay a visit to the spot where
Evelyn got Roge's pin a •ear ago and to see where
they had carved their initials on the bark of a tree.
Sort of an anniversary . . .
Gene Tenney refereed Russ Criswell's bout in the
boxing nationals. Leo flouck, who had a long talk
with Tunney, presented him with a copy of Ridge
Riley's new book. Tunney will, probably, keep it he
ckle his Shakespeare .., The Lion-mentor has a way
of dealing With "Obsta:eperoue persons: The doctor
was getting pretty tired of it all after the fight's were
over and he was M a none too congenial mood. After
waiting for a taxi for half an hour in front of the
gymnasium, Leo and party espied-an elusive cab and
were making for it when, two southern gentlemen at
tempted to force their way in the same cab. Pushing
;he two academic-looking gents• inside, Leo entered
the cab explaining, "We had to fight for this"•..
Harry Henderson has been asked to contribute
an article on the rotissie gamut to the next issue of
the Student Advocate . . .A headline in Sunday's New
York Times said "Queen Maiy's Hull Undamaged" ...
Little known facts of no importance: a cigarette
is two. and three-quarters inches long ... There are
eight columns on the portico in front of Old Main ...
The Stanford University student directory lists the
students' grade points - after their names ... Burgess
Leitzell wrote a theme on international relations for
his high,sehool son last week ... • ‘: t; • .
Campy is lost in a Baltimore beer. garden
We heat that Sam Breene was somewhat sore:When
we said last week what 'We think of the Tedjiki
• Ritticlodr: : We're sorry as all hell, Mr. BrCeite;';but
stin . k . • tod . . . .•
—THE MANIAt"'
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"FROM THE . TIP OF HIS TOES
TO .THE TOP OF 'HIS .HEAD"
HE IS WEARING AUTHENTICALLY
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STARK lIROS.. & HARPER-AND OF
MOST IMPORTANCE IS THE "TOP
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Grant :Attends Music
Conclave in New York
Prof. Ri . eltard W. Grant, head of
the department of music, is' attending
the Music,:tducators National Con
fdrence hi 'Nen. York City. During
the sessions' of the conference he will,
as chairman of the contest and fes
tivals . c6mmittee, deliver a paper he
has, prepared On the subject. Accom
panying Professor Grant are Willa
Williammee and William Henninger,
of the department.
The conference, a yearly event since
1007, will extend until .Friday. It
opened yesterday. Over 8,000 music
teachers from'all partS of •the United
States are attending the sessions in
the Metropolitan Opera House, Madi
son Square Gat;den, and Radio City.
.
Sixty organizations, ranging from
the NeW York Philharmonic Orches
tra to "little kiddies' bands," will en
tertain the college. instructors.
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High Schools Will Vie
For Contest Honors
High schools of Central Pennsylva
nia are preparing for-the ninth Penn
sylvania Music and Forensic League
contests, the central district finals of
which are to be held in Schwab audi
toritun April 15. The winners of the
district events will enter the state fi
nals in Pottsville.
Members of the department of.mu
sic will act as judges for the contests.
The League, has affiliated itself with
the Music Educators National Confer
ence, the sessions of Which Members
of the department of music,
w are at
tending in New York this week.
Competing 'for awards in, the mu
sic section of the contest will be orch
estras, bands, small instrumental
groups, instrumental soloists; and
large girls'„ boys', and mixed vocal
groups. Events in the forensic sec-
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Tuesday, March 31,
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Acts of 1921 and 4924 caused a
lug agitation against non-Britisl
migrants in Australia.
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