ESTABLISHED 1904 Volume +14.--Number nt9- ASU Completes Anti-War Strike Plm for United Action on April 22 at 11 High School Will Join Students on Old Main Steps. Swift, Ziegler, Nichols Will Address Strikers Uniting with hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the na tion, the Penn -State chapter of the A. S. U. has drawn up plans for the student strike against war, which has been set for Wednesday morning, April 22, at 11 o'clock. Seniors from the State College high school will join the students of the College, according to -arrange. meets made'by the -strike committee. Students will assemble on Old Main steps at 11 o'clock. The demonstra tion will open withlhe raising of the flag. Robert Goldsmith '36, chair man of the committee, will deliver the introductory talk. Swift, pegler To Talk Joseph P. Swift '36, president of Interfraternity Council, and Genevra C. Ziegler '37, president-elect of the W. S. G. A., will be the two student speakers. They will, be follo<ved by a student speaker' addressing the high school students. Prof. Edward J. Nichols, of - the de partment of English composition, will be the faculty speaker. The Rev. Donald. W. Carruthers, of the Pres byterian church, has been contacted to serve as the next speaker on the program. The demonStration will conclude with the playing of "Taps.", Official sanction for the strike from the administration had not been giv en as the COLLEGIAN went to press, but it was expected that an anssiver would be forthcoming this morning when monsters of the A. S. U. and the Student Peace Action Council conferred with the administration. Plen l L6rS. 44 ,th,At91041146.4 Gold, smith are: el`•t Ord, smith '36, chairman; Prof. S. K. Ste; vent, of the department of history and political science; Prof. Edward. R. Van Sant, of the department of economics and sociology; Miss Anna E. Hangen, of the School of Educa tion; Arthur H. Beetle, of the depart ment of economies and sociology; Sandy Morrison '36, Peter A. Lenz '36, James T. Dugan '37, Richard Lewis '37, and Michael Nemish '37. 13 Clubs Plan Booths For Annual Ag Frolic Thirteen clubs will have hooths at the annual Ag Frolic which will take place in the Armory, April 26, under the auspices of the Ag Student Coun cil, according to Charles 111 .Rick '37 chairman of the function. The Crab Apple and Vegetable- Gardening clubs will have a booth to gether; other clubs are Grange, Fu ture Farmers of America, Dairy Hus bandry, Pre-Veterinary, Floral, Ag Engineer, Home Economics, Block and Bridle, Ag Economics, Clover and the Poultry Husbandry club. Committees for the frolic and their chairmen are: publicity, William G., Balderston '36, Everett R. Curry '36; program, Chester J. Tyson '37; con cessions, Frederick C. Edgerton '3B; tickets, Eugene Haas '37; and clean up, Donald K. Wolff '36. Admission charge is twenty-five cents a person, and the proceeds will be used to help finance the stock judg ing teams. M. I. Directors Make Visit; Attend Meeting Prof. Harry B. Northrup, director of Mineral Industries extension, and Dr. Alfred W. Gauger, 'director of Mineral Industries research, visited the extension schools at Bradford and Hazleton last week where Dr. Gauger spoke on "Research in the Anthra cite Industry" and. "Research in the Petroleum Production Field." While in Bradford they attended a commit tee meeting of the Oil Production as sociation, Prof CSFOr Northrup, accompanied by Dr. Maynard AL Stevens, instruc tor in Mineral Industries extension, spent the week-end visiting the pe troleum and natural gas centers of Bradford, Kane, and Warren. Professor Northrup was appointed chairman of the nominating commit tee for the officers of the National American Society for Metals recent ly. The seven members of the com mittee wilt meet in Syracuse, N, Y, during the week of May 17. .. • '121.-nli:'W.P.O.kly• • ir CAR:IEa LE LI linaY . dil4llL. I o• A ~ ~.. ~ - Tadirgitatt. COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE IWill Speak at Strike JOSEPH P. SWIFT '36 Co-Eds To Wear Own Lion Coats Women May Purchase Specially ,Tailored Garments; Sale To Begin April 20. , Not only will senior men. be able to Wear Lion coats this spring but co eds also Will be given the opportun ity of sporting these oddly marked garments, John J. Cheloski '36, chair man of the; Lion coat committee, stat ed in naming April 20 as the prob.. able date when these garments will go on sale at Stark Bros. & Harper's. . This is the first time that any lat-, tempt has: been made to provide ape-, In '44oABoo&464oolMfiWi&fitaifie past , years many women have pur chased coats but they were the same as those werb hy the men and conse quently did not present as graceful an appearance as-could be wished for. Cheloski ' pointed out, that although similar to the. men's coats in cloth, color, and general design, those which will be available for women will be tailored differently this year. Price Set at $1.25 These coats, sacred to members of the senior class, will sell for $1.25 as in past years, Cheloski stated. Working with Cheloski on the coat committee is Dar.iel Clinger, 111 '36. According to the chairman all sen ior women should stop in at Stark Brothers and Harper's before the Easter vacation if possible in order to be measured for their coats. This procedure will not be necessary for the senior men, the chairman stated, because coats for them are furnished from stock, three sizes being carried. VFW Boasts 200 Posts ; 22,000 Stiidents Enrolled According to a bulletin received by the Tocal Future Veterans chapter from the National Council at Prince ton, the outstanding support which the organization is receiving is best shown by the fact that now over two hundred posts have been started throughout the country with an esti mated enrollment of 22,000. From ten to twenty new pats ere being formed daily, and the National Council is busy forming a lobby in Washington, arranging foe coast-to coast broadcasts, a March of Time Newsreel, and a debate with the Vet erans of Foreign Wars, the bulletin continued. Developments and variations on the original, theme have been occurring all over the country. At Washington University in St. Louis the chapter called "Bruised Bruins Post No. 1," observed a minute of silence for America's "future war dead." The ceremony was replete, with taps be ing sounded, and Melvin Newmark, post commander, making a vigorous plea for immediate bonus payment, In the University of Chicago the women organized the "Betsy Ross Sewing Circle for the HOlllO Fire Division of the Future Veterans," and set to work on an emblem of the so- ciety. It is a Blue Eagle perched on a crossed hammer and sickle and holding in its beak a swastika and under its wings a fasces. A heavy program of knitting, crocheting, and 200 H. S. Editors To Attend Press Convention Here Prominent Newspaper Men Will Address Large Group. Winners of Contest To Receive $5O Prizes Plans are virtually completed for the annual convention of the Pennsyl vania Scholastic Press Association, which will he held here Saturday, April 25, according to Prof. Franklin C. Banner,.head of. the department of journalism, which conducts the event every year. More than 200 delegates are ex pected to attend the convention to take part in forum discussions and to hear prominent newspaper editors and publishers. Aiding the depart nmnt of journalism in conducting the affair are. Sigma Delta Chi, profes sional journalism honorary; Alpha Delta Sigma, advertising group; and Theta Sigma Phi, women's journal ism honorary. Miss Gloria Paul, of Carrick high school, president of the association, will act as chairman. The delegates will be greeted by Charles M. Schwartz '36, president of Sigma Del ta Chi, and M. Winifred Williams '37, president of Theta Sigma Phi, at the opening session of the convention at 11 o'clock Saturday morning.' Dean Chambers To Speak . Informal metings of high school ed ifors and faculty advisers will take ' plaCe following the opening addresses and talks by guest speakers. Dean Will Grant Chambers, of the School of Education, is scheduled as one of the principal speakers. • Among prizes to be awarded are four cash awards, totaling fifty dol lars, to winners of . the high school re porters' contest sponsored by the Pennsylvsnin Newspaper Publishers' Association; Sigma Delta, Chi merit certificates to representatives of high ,§0*444.1g09*1 the.., :Alpha Dettff"Sfgnia 'trophy for adVertising enterpkise and excellence. _ 'Delegates will be told about the, method of determining and selecting winners of the three journalism schol arships to be offered by the depart ment of journalism next fall. The scholarships, each valued at fifty lass, are made possible through the donations of Frank J. Lynett, pub lisher of the Scranton num E. Ar thur Sweeney, publisher of the Greensburg Tribune; and Dietrick S. I.4iniade, editor of the Williamsport Sun. Krutter Joins Faculty The Mineral Industries department Announces the Addition of Prof. Harry Krutter, Ph.D., to its staff. He will carry on research in petroleum and oil. Professor Krutter comes from Purdue University, where he taught physics, and is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology. bandage making has been outlined by the group, proud of its heritage and the woman whose name it has bor rowed. Both approbation and criticism have been leveled at the Notional group. Donald A. Hobart, national commander of the American Veter an's Association, lauded the aim of the new organization and suggested it also demand "peace risk insurance end free hospitalization," and a rea sonable cash allowance "in case of in- jury in civil pursuits." On the other side of the fence, James E. Van Zandt, national com mander of the 'Veterans of Foreign Wars, called the future war veterans a "bunch of monkeys." lie said these student; "are too yellow to go to war, therefore they'll never be veterans of a future war," The Mercer County, N. J., council of the Veterans of For eign Wars adopted a resolution threatening bodily punishment to any future veteran who might be found in the vicinity of a past veteran. In answer to Commander Van Zandt's criticism, James T. Gorin, na tional commander of the Veterans of Future Wars, employed the usual cry of veteran groups when confronted with adverse criticism by saying: "If Commander Van Zandt considers us yellow, we can only say we always have considered him a Roth" One post has adopted as its slogan, "Let's Make the World Safe for Hyp ocrisy, STATE COLLEG `Collegian' To Suspend Issue During Vacation Because of East vacation, the Comecitax will suakrid issue un til April 17. Balite, vacation be gins officially at .11160 tomorrow morning and e - nds at . 1 1:10 Wednes day, April 16. The twenty-four hour cutting rule will again be rigidly enforced, the administration his announced, Under the rule, all 'titude.nts who cut classes without 4proved ex cuses from the College physician or the Dean of Men' within twenty four hours of the beginning or the ending of vacation ley] be required to pay a $6 fine to be,reinstated. `2's or Better Made By 19.6 Per Cent Of LA School According to figure released by Dean Charles' W, St4dart, 19.6 per ;cent of the students. in the School of Liberal Arts received Tart average of "2" or better for - the last semester. The percentage -figures lor the. differ ent classes are: seniota, 26 per cent; juniors, 21 per cent; . s4homores, 16.5 per cent; and freshmen; 15 per cent. Of the forty-four studtnts on the honor roll, twenty-fiV4 per cent of them are transfers from other col leges or students 'whq , :havc changed from other schools onithe campus to the Liberal Arts School: Of the thirty-five students here who have attended underesduate centers • • • . of the College, twenty per cent of them have attained'in average of "2" or better for the last' semester. Also, of the freshmen and 'sophomores in the undergraduate 'centers,' nineteen per cent have received` "2" or better average, Excluding the honey roll students and including the undergraduates, transfers, and studeUts who have changed to the LiberialiArts School, it was found 'that twenty-five per cent of them received a "S'l,er better aver age. For the last eight years the aver age of all the studentiOn the Liberal Arts School getting iil;"2" or better has been about"eighteari per cent. Women's Fraternity Plans Conclave Here 1 The local chapter of Alpha Chi 1 Omega will open the Seventh Atlantic Province Convention - here Thursday, April IG. Followin‘4 , Ogistration in the Alpha Chi Outage suite Thursday afternoon, there will be an informal banquet in the Old Main Sandwich Shop. -A formal banquet will take place al the Nittany Lion Inn Friday night, with Miss Ruth Campbell, province president, as the toastmistress. Dur ing the evening Mrs. Reitz, national inspector, and Dorothy Woigner convention manager, will speak. Fol lowing the banquet, there will he dancing to Lynn Christy's orchestra at the Inn. At an open meeting in. the Hugh. Beaver room, Saturday morning, the speakers will be Mrs. Pauline Beery Mack and Mrs. Arthur K. Anderson. A luncheon, with representatives from the women's fraternities, will be given in the Sandwich Shop Saturday at noon. The convention will offi cially close Sunday at noon, following an overnight cabin party at the W. S. G. A. cabin. Approximately 125 guests are expected to register, in cluding representatives from eight other colleges and alumni clubs. Captain Dennis Asks Owners' Cooperation Captain William V. Dennis jr., head of the campus patrol, said today that a largo amount of articles found by the patrol personnel has accumulated and would be disposed of if not called for immediately by the owners. Captain Dennis also said that at the end of the semester all articles of clothing not called for would be distributed to the Red Cross organi zation, while .all textbooks would be &Mated to the library. J. L. Cumming Elected As Swimming Captain James L. Cummings '37 Was elected captain of the Penn State swimming team for next year at a meeting of the lettermen yes.. terday afternoon. He will suc ceed Richard A. Geiger '36 who acted as State's first 'swimming captain this year. Cumming was one of the most consistent men on the team this year, He competed in the back stroke, the 220-yard freestyle, and in other freestyle events, He scored points in every one of the four meets thiS season. , APRIL 7, 1936 `Ah, Wilderness!' Has Gravatt '34 As New Director Will Be Ist Graduate Student Since '26 To Hold Post. Mother's Day Visitors To See O'Neill Comedy Nellie B. Gravatt '34, graduate stu dent in dramatics, will direct the Penn State Players in their produc tion of Eugene O'Neill's American comedy, "Ah, Wilderness!", when it is presented here before a Mother's Day audience, Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9. This is the first regular seasonal performance directed by a Penn State graduate since Frank S. Neusbaum, now associate director of the division of draMaties, became. a member of the Players' directing staff in 1920. To date Miss Gravatt has appeared principal roles in fourteen major productions and has, assisted in the direction of three plays. Playgoers will best remember her for her char acterizations of gruff, hearty, inde- , pendent old ladies, such as Mrs. Min got in "The Old Maid." Her versa tality has been evidenced in the roles of Meg, the serving wench of "The Pursuit of Happiness," the domineer ing Mrs. Haggett in "The Late Chris topher Bean," as well as the caustic Irishwoman; Mrs. Maguire, in "La dies of the Jury." Miss Gravatt directed and staged Barrie's "The Well - Remembered Voice," and was general production Manager of the road show, "The Late Christopher Bean," as well as a mem ber of the cast. She created the ma rionettes in "The Sunken Bell," and Was assistant director of "The Pur suit of Happiness," Under the newly-created division of dramatics, Miss Gravatt will be one of the first students at Penn State to attain a Master of Arts degree in dra matics. She is a member of the Penn State jilaYOrs- antinTh,eta '.Alphst Phir Rational dramatics honorary. After enjoying a long run on Broadway, "Ah, Wilderness!" was produced . es a motion picture, with Eric Linden, !John 93armnore and Spring Byington in the leading roles. Longenecker Obtains Research Fellowship Herbert E. Longenecker, graduate student, who will receive his degree of Doctor of Philosophy here in Juno. has been appointed a fellow of the National Research Council for a year's study abroad. Longenecker is working for his doctorate in agricultural biochemis , try, the same field in which he re ceived his master's and bachelor's de grees here. He plans to sail for Eng land this summer where he will work under Prof. Thomas P. HiWitch, of the University of Liverpool, an inter national authority on the chemistry of fats. Neusbaum Picks 'lO Best' For Easter Theatre-Goer This year is notable for having brought the legitimate theatre out of the so-called "dark ages" and into its proper place again. People are again thronging to the play houses. Confi dent that .90111 C students who will be in New York during vacation will want to see some of the plays that have brought about this change, a COLLEGIAN reporter asked Frank S. Neushaum his opinions as to the sea son's best. Making his selections with student taste in mind, Neusbaum selected as first choice "Boy Meets Girl," a Holly wood satire. He termed it "the most hilarious thing this season," Those who like comedy should see it, but for those who run to a more serious vein, his choice Is "Dead End." This play, he said, was in the running fur the Critic's Circle Prize up to the fifth ballot when Maxwell Anderson's "Winterset," now closed, took four teen of the seventeen votes to win. "Those that love comedy should by all means go to see 'Three Men on a Horse'," Neusbaum said. And again reverting to the serious, ho chose Katharine Cornell's "Saint Joan." Producing her plays now under the direction of her husband, Guthrie Mc- Clintock, whom Neusbaum terms one of the best, her plays are done with the most meticulous care and always have a fine supporting cast. "First Lady," with Jane Cowl, draws Neusbaum's next vote, fol- Beaver House Heads List In Fraternity Scho:arship Rating With 1.64 Average Scholastic Leaders Averages of the first ten men's fraternities for the first semester, 1935-36: Beaver House Alpha Zeta __ Triangle ____ Commons Club 1.60 Alpha CM Sigma __ 1.58 Phi Gamma Delta Phi Sigma Kappa _ 148 Phi Epsilon Pi Beta Sigma Rho Acacia Highest women's fraternities Alpha Omicron Pi _ Alpha Chi Omega 1.78 Chi Omega _ Kappa Alpha Theta _.. Theta Phi Alpha Co-Eds To Model For Floral Show Display of Latest Fashions Set For April 22; Formulate Short Course Plan. Featuring a group of about half a dozen co-ed models, the biannual flow er fashion show, sponsored by the de partment of ornamental horticulture and Pi Alpha Xi, honorary floricul ture fraternity, will be presented in Schwab auditorium Wednesday night, April 22,• at 8:30 o'clock. Newest floral fashions will to mod eled by these co-eds, who will be se lected by the- members of the commit tees in charge of the dhow. Their 'dresses , and gowns will '-be furnished by two of the local women's dress shops. Floral Short Course Offered In connection with the show the hor ticulture department is offering a flor al short course. This will be given during the morning and afternoon of the 22nd. Talks by experts, which will be of particular interest to grow ers and retailers, will be heard dur ing the day. Three managers have been selected to have charge of the show. Charles H. Salt '32 is general manager; Wil iam N. Thomas '36 is fashion show manager; and William G. Balderston '36 is stage manager. The publicity committee is headed by Theodore L. Purnell, graduate student, with Charles J. Hayes, two year student, also a member. Paul Sacco, graduate student, is head of the program while David M. Specht '37 is in charge of the ushers. Charles M. Rick '37 is chairman of the ban quet committee, with David G. Hill, special student, the other member. lowed by "Idiot's Delight." "Al fred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne are al ways good hots," he said, when mak ing this choice. Then turning to "de lightful sentiment," he cited "Pride, and Prejudice," from Jane 'Austen's novel, as "sprightly, with marvelous sets and costuming." Now in its seventy-third week, "The Children's Hour" is well worth seeing, Neusbaum said. "Three mar velous performers, Pauline Lord, Ruth Gordon, and Raymond Massey, are in a new play that would he the first I would go to see. ,It is 'Ethan Frome.' "For the lovers of Helen Ilayes there is 'Victoria Regina'," Neusbaum said. "It is chiefly a vehicle for Helen Hayes," he continued, "and would be good for a mildly pleasant evening." That is, of course, except for those who are Helen Hayes conscious. This completed Neushatim's list of the "first ten," but he had a few in teresting comments about other pro ductions, "About - the only things mmieal io sec now are the 'Ziegfeld Follies,' chiefly for Fanny Brice, and 'Ballet Busse'," Neusbaum pointed out, For those who really go in fur good danc ing, he recommended the latter, say ing that it was probably the last time a student would have a chance to see such an array of talent together. It is running at the Metropolitan Opera House for only two weeks. PRICE FIVE CENTS Alpha Omicron Pi Tops Group of Women's Organizations. Alpha Zeta, Triangle Tie for 2nd With 1.61 FOr the third successive semester, Beaver House, with an average of 1.64, leads the fifty-three social and professional fraternities, scholarship averages for the first semester of the 1935-36 term released by the Reg istrar's office today revealed. The leading fraternity's average was .26 points lower than last semes ter, while drops in scholarship were decidedly more marked among the other houses. Two professional fraternities, Al- Ilia Zeta and Triangle, again tied for second place, both with . averages of 1.61. The Associated Commons Club jumped from seventh place to fourth, with an average of 1.60, while Alpha Chi Sigma, professional chemistry fraternity, was fifth with a rating of 1.53. A. 0. Pi Leads Women Alpha Omicron Pi, with an average of 1.81, led the women's fraternities, while Alpha Chi Omega, with L7B was second. Chi Omega Kappa Alpha Theta, and Theta Phi Alpha, with averages of 1.77, tied for third place among the women's division. The all-college average, all fratern ity men and all fraternity women ay wages, non-fraternity average figures were not available us the COLLEGIAN went to press. They will be released within the next week, according to Registrar William S. Hoffman. The averages are as follows: Men's Fraternities I—Beaver House ___. .._1.64 2—Alpha Zeta 1.61 2—Triangle _ _ 1.61 4—Associated Commons Club _1.60 Gh.L.Sigma ._.„ 1.53 6—Phi Gamma Delta 6—Phi Sigma Kappa B—Phi Epsilon Pi ____________l.43 9—Beta Sigma Rho 1.37 10—Acacia _ 1.15 11—Alpha Kappa Pi _ 1.12 11—Sigma Tau Phi __. _1.32 13—Sigma Chi 1.31 14—Phi Kappa Tau 14—Sigma Nu __ 1.30 16—Phi Sigma Delta --__1.29 17—Pi Kappa Phi ___. 1.24 17—Sigma Phi Alpha 1.24 19—Phi Lambda Theta 1.23 19—Theta Nu Epsilon 1.23 21—Pi Kappa Alpha . 22—Beta Theta Pi __._ 23—Chi Phi 23—Delta Tau Delta .. 23—Sigma Pi 23—Tau Kappa Epsilon __ 27—Phi Mu Delta . 28—Alpha Tau Omega 29—Alpha Sigma Phi 29—Tau Phi Delta _ 31—Delta Theta Sigma ___ 32—Delta Sigma Phi ____. 32—Sigma Alpha Epsilon _ 32—Tau Sigma Phi _ 35—Theta Chi 33—Alpha Phi Delta _____ 37—Alpha Chi 'Rho 37—Sigma Phi Sigma ___ 39—Theta Upsilon Omega Delta Theta 41—Sigma Phi Epsilon _ 42.—Phi Kappa 43—Theta Kappa Phi .. 44—Delta Chi 45—Phi Kappa Psi 46—Delta Upsilon 46—Beta Kappa _ 46—Kappa Delta Rho .. 49—Alpha Gamma Rho _ 50—Phi Kappa Sigma (Coot imit'd on Porn: l'0404) Parkinson Burial Held At Prosperity, Penna. The funeral of flurry G. Parkinson, professor of agricultural education, was held at his ancestral home in Prosperity, Washington county on Friday, April 3. Professor Parkinson's position has heen temporarily filled for the past two years by Henry S. Brunner,. in structor in agricultural education, while Professor Parkinson has been in Puerto Rico en leave. Mr. Brun ner is expected to continue as profes sor of agricultural education for this year, and perhaps indefinitely. Professor Parkinson died suddenly March 23 of a cerebral hemorrhage, while as acting dean of the college of agriculture and mechanical arts at the University of Puerto Rico. Ile held the position since 1934, when he was granted leave of absence from the college here.
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