Page PENN STATE COLLEGIAN I Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887 Published semi•rreekly durum the College year, except on holidays. be students of The Pennsylvania State College, in the interest of the College. the students. faculty. alunmL and friends. NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE. INC. 100 North .Miehlean Avenue. Chicane Chienert—lloston--San Francisett—l.o4 Angeles—Portland—Seattle Applied fur entry as second chum matter at the State College Post aim, State College. Pa. VIE MANAGING BOARD HARRY IL HENDERSON JR. '9O WILLIAM IL SKIRBLE '36 Rditor Business Manager DONALD P. SANDERS '36 ROLAND W. OBERHOLTZER '36 Managing Editor Circulation Manager W. BERNARD FREUNSCH '36 WILLIAM 11. HECKMAN '36 Sports Editor Advertising Manager VANCE 0. PACKARD '96 PHILIP C. EVANS '36 Asoistant Editor Local Advertising Manager JOHN E. MILLER JR. '36 LEONARD T. SIEFF '36 Aasistant Managing Editor Credit Manager CITARLES N. SCHWARTZ JR. '36 L. MARYBEL CONABEE '36 Potistats` Sporto Editor Waroen's Editor WILLIAM P. McDOWELL '36 RUTH E. KOEHLER '36 . . • New,. Editor. JOIIN R. 'WINES JR. .11G NOUN ?Ater ASSOCIATE. EDITORS • /Anson Brenneman, '37 W. Robert. Grubb '37 Philip S. Heisler .37 MIM=I atom,. W. DIM '37 PhUh A. Sehwurtz Kenneth W. Engel '37 Jean C. Hoover '37 Alan L. Smith '37 Irwin Roth. '37 wOItEN'S ASSJCIATP. EDITortR litlfirlan A. Ringer '37 Re::lna .1. Ryan '37 'M. Winifred Williams .37 Tuesday. April 21, 1936 DEADLINE The past year has been a most hectic one for the COLLEGIAN and now kith this issue of the paper its senior managing board is meeting its final deadline. The now staff which takes up its new responsibilities is eer- tainly capable and brilliant. The departing senior hoard hi fully confident that the new men, fired with enthusi- asin, and backed with a better background of knowledge than any previous staff, will , turn out a good paper, and it is hoped and expected, a better paper. It is impossible to be in the position of running a college publication for n year without coming, to some very definite opinions. Our only. policy this year• has been to give our readers n paper with real "news" in every issue, hacked with live editorials. • And we believe that policy has been lived up to. However, there is facing the person who takes the .responsibilities of publishing a college paper the ques tion of whether or not certain real news is really for the good of the institution. Some will argue that such news should be squelched, and previous to this year it has been squelched. However, after reading• closely the files of this paper for the past ten years cne begins to wonder whether it is justifiable to withhold these items of in terest. Year after year it is always the same sore spots that reappear. And as a result the technique of hand ling these troublesome points comes up for analysis, and criticism. The thing resolves itself :into an argument as to whether or not it is justifiable for the good of the insti tution to print news and editorial matter which others would withhold : And, believing firmly in the freedom of the press, we have printed highly controversial material this past year because we have seen little success in the hand ling of these troublesome sore spots year after year and, therefore, we question the technique which has been used. To turn to another subject, we highly fear the pres ent trend of thought on the athletic situation here. We do not and have not thought the present set-up fair and decent: however, in no circumstances do we wish to see anything like the old plan of subsidized athlete:: here. As to student liberal thought here, we are and have been convinced for some time that the local stu dent liberala:are unconsciously trying to rush things a hit: Their , fnult lies mainly in the fact that they for get the bmikground and the nature of the average stu dent at i'enn State when ,they are attenipting to sell their pre . gram. They are not really aciptainted. , with' the workings of the State College public's mind, And befOre their program will make real progress here they mast learn its workings, • R. 0. T. C. IS UN-AMERICAN For those persons who label pacifists as being un patriotic, un-American, for those who become ardent Rod-baitcrs when anti-war strikes are announced—we Fay that. R. 0. T. C. is an-American R. 0. T. C. is the only unit in the peacetime nation al defense program that is compulsory. All the others, .National Guard, C. M. T. C., army, navy, and marine corps, have voluntary enlistment. It's obvious why Germany, Italy, Russia, and the other nations have compulsory military training for students; the very life of their systems depend on mil itant nationalism. But in the democratic United States, compulsory military training for college students is a foreignism, a policy inconsistent with the various ideal istic spirits that govern our nation. College administrations have authority to provide curricula which they consider to be beneficial to the students, but the Student Faculty committee on the ed ucational objectives of Penn State reported that R. 0 .: T. C. should be made opional, and a really liberal course in citizenship, etc. be substituted. R. 0. T. C. is a failure at Penn State. The afore mentionud student-faculty committee recognized that the general sentiment is against R. 0. T. C. If military training in land grant colleges in an essential unit of the national defense, then its elimin ation is impossible, but it can be 'Made optional. And increased, respect, improved morale, better educational opportunities would result. —I. K. S. Women's Mammies Editor A. FRANCES TURNER '56 Women's News Editor EM=EMZIM OLD MANIA Juicy Paragraphs "The instrument having the greatest 'wall-flow cr'• attributes is the flute, says Ted. lie uses it for the passionless effects. Like the viola, Fio-Rito fans find it playing an important part in the majority or his arrangements. "Perhaps the greatest mark of distinction in Fia-Rito's style is his manner of taking the vulgarity out of the hotter rhythms. This he does by using the flute with the brasses muted, and lighter percussion eqcts, and with many other Fio-Rito didoes."—Ted Fio-Rito's publicity book. Please play us a (lido solo, Mr. Pio-Rito Junior Prom Reprint "I am glad that no one enforces customs, because they arc bunk ... I believe that Bob Higgins gets a lot of unjust criticism as football coach, and that the poor records made by Lion teams are the fault of the school's athletic policy and we . may as well resign ourselves to them or play teams in our class . . . I believe that every student should visit the College barns some time, but, never having done so, I may be wrong about this . . Local athletes are more .con ceited without cause than any other class of persons . .. Most college columns are pretty sad jobs .. —Old Mania, September 5, 1935 + + + About Town and Campus: Betty McKain denies the rumor that she was married during vacation to the Beta Sig Herb Ja cobs . . . Besides the three 'lunches at the Lion that Frank Allebach had to buy the other week-end when he dated E. Hunt, the Outing cost him an even sixty bucks in fines for running past the traffic lights and using another guy's license. Worth it, Frank? The late lamented Campuseer, bless his heart, wears long %coolies . . . Bill Bailey is leaving school, but the new Mrs. Bailey will finish the semester ... Her parents announced the engagement of Marion Tomlinson '35 to Bill Leight '34 - last Sunday after- 1111=1 Advice to Successor: Having begotten . a successor Sunday night, we feel that we should by rights give him some fatherly advice before, we send ,him out to scoop for himself. This, then, is for him only: 1. Say nothing good about Fio-Rito. 2. Use lots of profanity. The customers think it's funny. 7. Use abbreviated spellings: ernr rm, apt, fidelt, lcppa, calm, etc. .1. Use wierd words: manse, Ebertmen, hostelry, yclept, you think, Troth. 5. Get the editor's brothers' names in plenty of- .6. Drop hints about SEX going on around here, and spell it that way. 7. Write lots of tOtcirline verses. They fill upjast 8. Remember that' you have tt noble ancestry: Bob Tscham Rake, Van Reuren, Jim Watson, and ' kENN SIAT.B COLI,VIGI/i'rt Fashion Flower Show To Feature Reception Shower and 'Wedding The biennial Plower Fashion show„ sponsored by the . division of orna mental horticulture and Pi Alpha honorary floriculture, fraternity, will be held in Schwab auditorium Wed- Inesday night, April 22, at 8:30 o'clock. Three scehes, portraying a kitchen shower, a musical reception, and a wedding, will serve as a background for the - display of the latest flower fashions, modelled by Janet M. Be man '36, Anna D. Gleason '36, and Pearl ,R. Gwin '36. Junior women who will serve as models are Jane IL Bechtel, Betty Deemer, Ruth B. Ev ans, Mary Louise Prear, Josephine Hobart, Vivian A. Rosini, Irene H. Starke, Lou C. Witmer, and Genevra C. Ziegler. Those from the sophomore class who will' model are Clara E. Jones, Lillian IL Graham, Pauline L. Lowe, Maybelle. J. Penlcy, Georgia H. Pow ers, Louise 'IL Sutton, and Mary E. Taylor. From the freshman class Marthamae Cohen, M. Jane Fisher, Cecile G. Mete, and, Dorothy A. Mc- Auliffe will model.' Nancy and Helen Neusbaum, daughters of Prof. Frank S. Neusbaum, will be the flower girls. ' All floral arrangements worn byH the girls will be on display in the lobby after the show. ' A collection of the rarer types of cut flowers will al so' be shown, according to Charles H. Salt '36, manager of the show. There will be no.a . dmission fee but a silver collection will lie taken. ILetter Box • ! To the Editdr Should the students of Penn State be made robots for war profiteers? This question ought to arouse every thinking male student from his leth argy and stir up that spark of dis approval of compulsory military training which lies dormant in the minds of almost all students in prac tically every college and university in the United States. This question might even start some of the instruc tors thinking about the mechanical minded students that are being pro duced to fight the future wars so that a favored group of men, who profit by the conflicts, can become richer. A defense of military training is made ly stating that our civilization must be protected front invading na tions; or that some nation may se cure a monej)oly on suitable national defense for:luch emergencies must be built up;' and that' this 'can be' dope by training — citizens'' in the 'fundament als of war. 'The anger of a country attacking the United States is very small as compared with the chance of the United States• entering a Euro pean war that is liable to break out almost overnight. If the United States entera 'a war that is fought on foreign territory, it is probably the result of some men protecting their interests, or of others trying to drum up business. To do their fighting, these war, profiteers obtain young men, suck as are developed by the ROTC; who must be given instruc tions to do 'everything they do, who, cannot, or rather are trained not to do any origidal thinking, and who act mechanically- to orders from' superior officers. It is bad enough causing a student to lose his individuality and become a robot, but it is worse forcing this au tomaton to engage in wholesale slaughter in order to bring a profit to a few war profiteers. Cam Pus Bulletin , TODAY "' The Freskmari Coni'mission will meet in Hugh Beaver Room, Old Main at 7:30. Professor and Mrs. R. B. Nesbitt will speak on "Love and Marriage." .1. Fletcher, vice president of the Caterpillar Tractor Company will give an illustrated lecture and demon stration of the Diesel power unit ut the Tractor Laboratory, Ag. Dill at 7:30. All persons interested are in vited to attend. TOMORROW American Red Cross Examiners certificates May be renewed Thursday end Friday.' Those, interested should report to Clenniand Pool not later than tomorrow noon. Le ferele Franciais will meet at 8:10 p. re. in room an Old Main. All members are urged to be present to participate in election of officers for the coming year. There will he a meeting of the Freshman women candidates for the editorial staff of the Collegian in room 312 Old Main, at 4 o'clock.' The Home Economics. Club will hold election of officers in the lobby of the Homo Economics building from 8:00 to 5:00. THURSDAY The Redwing Bird Club will meet at 7:30 p. in room 32 Education Building. Nominations ef officers will bo held. John S. Webb '36 will lend a discussion on "Bird Migration." MISCELLANEOUS Anyone interested in attending the fellowship groups held each year by the P. S. C. A. should see Charles liogurth in.the C. A. office, Old Main. In order . not ta conflict with the "Ag" Frolic the Student Union Dance scheduled for this Saturday has been postponed, Lynn Christy Selects Records for' Concert Lynn Christy, local orchestra leader, has selected fifteen popular jazz records which will be played at a Student Union concert in the 'second floor lounge of Old Main on Thursday afternoo at 4:10 o'clock. Each record is Christy's selection for a typical interpretation of a particular type of jazz music. Each major kind will be characterized by at least one selection. All are invited to attend. CINEMA NIA "These Three," Lillian 11.1ellman's own movie adaptation of her sensa tional Broadway success, "The Chil dren's Hour," will be seen for the last ' time tonight on the Cathaum screen. The screen version stars Miriam Hop kins, Merle Oberon and Joel McCrea. Tomorrow the Cathauni twill pre sent Margaret Sullavap 'in Faith Baldwin's story, "The Moon's_ Our Home. Miss Sullavan plays a tem nermental motion picture star who. learns to hate a man whose reputa tion as a world explorer and author have won him the admiration of mil lions of women. He too has learned to hate what he calls the, "pastry faced screen star." Both celebrities run away to escape the autograph hounds—and hump into each other. The result, a fight-and-make-up-and fight-again romance, make hilarious screen fare. Hoary Fonda and Charles Butterworth support Miss Sullavan in'tlie production. The heralded "A Gentleman ,Goes to Town" starring Gary Cooper comes to town Thursday and Friday to ap pear at the Cathaum. This picture concerns Mr. Longfellow Deeds, small town' poet and captain of the fire de partment, who inherits some $20,- 00000 from a rich uncle in New York. Arriving at the city, he is im mediately besieged by reporters, for tune seekers of all kinds' and general hangers-cn. Finally he is tracked down by a sob sister, liege Bennett, (Jean Arthur) who appeals to his sympathy and, then ridicules' him in her paper. But Bebe falls, in love and he with her until he discovers she has been given him thehride in the newspapers. More complications arise at a court trial instigated by Deeds' lawyer. But—the ending is"happy! ' • Probably of more local interest than the featured production will be the showing of the "March of Time" at the Cathauni Thursday and Friday since one of the episodes in. the lat est release concerns the organization of the now famed "Veterans of Fu ture War." ,• • * The latest star to essaYAle role of the best known detectiv,V:s'of fiction since Sherlock Hohnes,,Bhilo Vance, is Edmund Lowe in the new Van Dine. mystery, "The Garden Murder Case" playing at the Nittany, tonight and. tomorrow. Three deaths are solved by the usual Vance techniqUe, and in the process he manages what is, for him, a more unusual feat—that of falling in love. Virginia Bruce is the subject of his affection. The sup- Did You Know That ... L. E. KLINE SHOE REPAIR is on your way to and • ..from class? ' • Formerly with Pen?' State Shoe MORNINGSTAR 'BREAD "The Well Baked • Home-like Bread" NIORNINGSTAR BREAD is fine for' every purpose. It makes sandwiches that are pleasing in taste and at the same time nourishing. And if you want crisp ,toast that fairly melts in your mouth, this is the loaf for you MORNINGSTAR SALLY ANN AND PURITY BREAD 1 e f j, 1101;,;,„.0 Approved by American Medical Anociatfon `Reality of. God Gives Religion Satisfaction' Says Chapel SPeaker "Whatever religion you ' have de . ponds for its satisfactoriness to you,' on whether Or not you believe sin'eere ly that God is real to you," said',Dr.- . Albert W. -Beaven, president of Alio Rochester-Colgate Divinity • School, Rochester; N. Y. in his chapel dress, "Making dod Real," delivered in Schwab auditorium Sunday -at 11 o'clock. Jesus was a specialist on the, ques tion of God, Dr. Beaven said; bccauSe He got more out of God's existence and was willing to rely. more .corn, pletely on the reality of. God: . In ex "plaining how Jesus came to this 'as surance of a superior being, Dr. 'Bea-, ven said that He found the reality Of. God not entirely through His brain; rather He seemed to practically • as slime God just as we ' assume, the urii, verse, electricity, the past, theifuture; without questioning 'the' truth and "The high-hat attitude of people to day irrbelieving:nothing,but What:Can.. pass a laboratory test is the riMatin one and insane of theintellectual'ego-: tisms" of which we are•:guiltY," the speaker said. "God comes to reality through the narrow doorway of man's mind. If you want to be sure of God; open the door s to your 'will:end when you know. what God wants you : to do, do it." potting. cast includes Benita Hume, and Nat Pendleton. •- One of the finest productions of, the year ensues to the Nittany.Tgursdoy. The French picture "Crime et' Chat; iment," adapted from one of the, greatest novels of all time, Dostoi evski's "Crime and Punishment," is being brought here as the .result' of strenuous efforts on the partof mem bers of the French department. , The support given this picture will largely determine whether or not si milar foreign hlins will ,be , shorn. Subtitles in English enable • anyone to follow the story quite easily. Metro politan critics have been unanimous in praising this picture and,it. should go down on your list as the "must" of the week. • • • •'•, ; • DOTTED SWISSES For. Blouses and Spring Formals . EGO L F'S Shows at 1 :30.3 :00 AT H Complete A U show at " 6:30-8:30 A Wativr BroLl ci thohc. 9:05 LAST TIMES, TODAY THE MOST 'TALKED 'APOUT:MTUYEQP. THE YEAg- Also:!.' .11iOiiitife - "art.i. Orchsera, in fa Musical Short WEDNESDAY ONLY THURSDAY and FRIDAY . . ~.., IN A.DDITTON:IO:%IIIARCII 9p' TIME" . . ..,. A greet loony of our patron. hare.rni!tostid thle attraction! Others base been clubfoot. Thla le a trial.abowint.to determine your reaction. our only interest being to bolter servo your wising! This bum feature. smog other subjecte the VETERANS OP , FUTURE•WARE—to cantina organization that may loathwar ittr the fare of the mapt.. -- . . _ . „... . . ..., A evo.. n!vi Co-Editi • The Chi Omegas gave a surprise iiitenshower for Althea L. Butt'37, who will be married on May 1. ...The Chi Omegas held , a cabin party iiisthe W. S. G. A. cabin'Sunday. ..'.Gertrude Cronari '3B, Bertha L. I?et'elval '3B, Louise E. Patterson '39, BarHet A. Rickets '39, and Doris G. Stewart '39 were initiated into Delta Gamma Saturday afternoon. A Imf.: fet.supper was given in honor of the new initiates, following the ceremon ies. Louise. DinmE . '3B has . returned front Bermuda where "she spent the Easter holidays. Kappa Kappa . Gamma initiated 12. women Saturday afternoon; and later, entertained their new members at a banquet 'at the Delta Tau- Delta house.- The wonien initiated are: Mar-2 C. Anderson , '3B, Lucille Z. Giles '38, - . Shirley It. Helms '3B; Sara Seett , '3B, Evelyn L. Boger '33,' Pearl' M. Ca . rroll w, Jean. I.* Gruber.. !39;;-Louisa' Hinkley '39, ,Frundes J: , Keesler. Mary' E. • Madison '39; Lucy. _Pascoe '39,• arid' Reiter D., Sheen '39: The new initiates gave a breakfast for the, actives at the Kup-r pa house Sunday morning, • A Reasonable Corsage • for 'Junior Prom • Work guaranteed. Price 75c , Phone McWilliams or Northup-Alpha Why Was Saturday Night's Free Student Union Dance Cancelled? (See Page 3)
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