MABL'ffillED 1904 Morini Elected President Of A.A.; Richter Selected ' Secretary in Re-balloting Sunday Named to Post Of Vice-President; Ritzie Defeated. None of 5 Candidates Gets Majority Monday Robert E. Morini '37 was elected: president. and Israel L. Richter '37 was chosen secretary of the Athletic Association for• the year 1036-37 at the r•e-elections held in Old Main lobby on Tuesday. Leroy M. Sunday '37, will be vice-president of the or ganization for the next year. Morini received 554 votes, while his opponent, Sunday, was given 247 Notes: A total of 454 ballots were cast for Richter and Louis J. Ritzie '37, the other candidate for secretary,. received 329 votes. 2nd Election Required , ' The second election was necessitat ed because no one of the original five candidates.' received a majority of votes in the balloting held on Mon day. Morini and „Sunday polletf , the highest number among the nominees for president and Richter and Ritile received the most votes for thelecre tirial position. Seven hundred and seventy-two, students cast ballots in 'the election on Monday. liforini polled 319 votes, Sunday 151 Itches; William P. Rhoda '37, 106 votes, Roy L. Schuyler '37, 124 votes, and John H. Calvin '37, 41' votes for the presidency. On the bal lot for secretary, Richter received 277 votes, Ritzie 210 votes, and Howard A. Downey '37, 201 votes. At ,the re-vote taken the following day, 801 students entered the polls, which was 39 more than voted in the elections Monday. :No amendments were placed on the ballot this year. Voting machines were used here for the' firstlime for elections of athletic Student Board Asks To Hold Major Dance During Ist Semester A recommendation to have one of the major dance dates moved up to' the first semester was submitted • to Student Union by Student Board of-' ter their meeting this week. The board said they made . their recommendation to increase the time between major dances. It was expect ed that this move would result in more satisfactory financial results. The Saturday of the Penn week end; NoveMber 14, will be the official football holiday, the board decided .at the meeting. Because of trouble encountered last fall in orghnizing student tribunal, the board recommended that Student Council revise certain provisions in the constitution. The changes recom mended by the board Provide that .two seniors from Student Council and one from Student Board be elected to Tribunal. Porinerly the constitu tion did not provide for a third man. The next year's Tribunal will be or ganized' immediately so that it will be ready to function as soon as the fall term opens. At the meeting, George W. Haines '37 was elected secretary of the hoard for the coming years, Penn State Club Plans Outing at Shingletown A "spring outing" hike to Shingle town Gap will be held by the Penn State club this Sunday. A mixed party AVM leave the first floor lounge of Old Main at 2 o'clock. Refreshments will be served when the party reaches Shingletown and Inter a campfire will be bailt....After this, a treasure hunt will be held. There will be no assessment for the hike and everyone is invited. Miss Catherine Phelps,' dean of freshmen' women, will act as chaperone for the affair. In the event Of rain the hike will be postponed until a later date. MORTAR BOARD .Senioi Women's Honorary) Mavis F. Baker Marion W. Barbey Margaret B. Bratton Bertha M. Cohen Ruth B. Evans- Margaret R: Gillen - Anne E. Johnston Reva M. Lincoln Jean B. Northrup Cenevra C. Ziegler oSemi:Ulteekly ,: t . , ~;,..\ , - )L''' 4:15., 4, ..e ...,, n , . \- s .- , --- . .: 5=71 ~ ,Nt --f--.: , -- , , - .11 nut ialtr• (~(04‘, - , A rol . Tott.rgi ,„,.. 95, i . New A. A: President ROBERT E. AIORINI '37 Jr. Prom Report Reveals Deficit Senior Ball Nets $241.98 Profit; $1350 Paid to Ted Fio-Rito, $4OO To Decorate. An estimated deficit of $168.14' was reported by the Junior Prom commit tee, headed by Samuel A. Breene 'l7, to the Interclass Fniance commit tee, according to statistics released yesterday. The total income of the dance - was $2,870.15 while the - expenditures amounted to $3,038.29. The largest single item of expense was that of music, supplied by Ted Fio-Rito and his orchestra, which totaled $1,3350. The next largest, expenditure was for decorations which cost $4OO. The tax on admissions (less 2% on State tax) was $301.51' and the cost . of programs was $20_5. .. : ....,___ • . '.. ' • 742_ Couples Attended Approximately 742 couples attend ed the dance, 632 of that number pay ing $3.51 plus tax, and 110 admitted on/ complimentary tickets. The dance was the second one this year to lose money, the other one be ing Soph Hop. on March G. Senior Ball With Kay Kyser and, his orches tra, netted a profit of $241.98. At that: dance Kyser's orchestra was paid s9ooand decorations cost $3OO. Last year Junior Prom with Glen Grey and his Casa Lonia orchestra showed a profit of $1,691.78. Senior Baccalaureate Planned for June 7 Commencement Baccalaureate sere _ices will be held Sunday, June 7, at 4 o'clock in Recreation hall. It will be conducted in the manner of a reg ular chapel service and there will be no processional. On Monday, gradu ates will assemble at 2 o'clock at their respective main buildings. The procession will start moving at 2:15 o'clock towards Recreation hall. Within the next week an instruc tion sheet will be distributed through departmental heads to graduating students. After Commencement ex ercises, the students will participate in an academic recessional back to the front campus of Old Main where brief closing exercises will be fol lowed by dismissal. Large Sports Section, Campus Belles To Feature New laVie' An accurate and attractive sports section, plus a bevy of Penn State's eight most beautiful senior co-eds as judged by Earle Kirkbridge of Phila delphia, will be the main features in the La Vic this year. Editor James H. Armstrong '36 has promised that. the book will be on the bloc before the previously announced date of May'2s. Under the direction of Sports Ed itor W. Bernard Preunsch '36, who served the 'COLLEGIAN in the same capacity, the sports section has been arranged 'with loose copy, and the 1 cuts have not been jammed together. A bleed-off on two sides has been ar ranged to offer something new in sports arrangement. Also, this por tion of the book will be larger than ever before. The eight campus belles, as select ed by Kirkbridge, will each be given a full page spread. Over-laid script names will be used, and the back ground will Ire dark grew. The por- STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1936 Administration Composes New Hell Week Code IF Council To Consider Plan at Meeting Tuesday at 4. Council Has Last Say In Adoption of Code Tlie Council of Administration at its •weekiy meeting on Monilay ap proved the recommendations submit ted by the committee investigating Hell Week practices, and sent them to George E. Hacker '37 for action by Interfraternity Council. The council will meet Tuesday to act on the plan which proposes to eliminate Hell Week. L F. Council must produce the ma chinery for the enforcement of the regulations which ban objectionable initiation practices of the fraternities and other student organizations. The Council of Adminisrtation's approval leaves final adoption in the hands of the fraternity governing group. L F. Council In Charge Students who served on the cern nUttee were: George E. Hacker '37, chairman; Walter S. Wiggins '37, George J. Haines '37, Samuel A, Breene '37, William Scarlett "37, and Robert K. McQuiston '37. Faculty members of the committee were Prof. Marsh W. White, of the departMent of physics, Edward J. Nichols, of the English composition department, and John R. Richards. In an interview, Hacker said: The move is such a big one that it is hard to forecast in what manner it will be received by most of the fraterni ties. .Tuesday's meeting will decide whether the full program will be fol lowed, or whether only certain phases will be adopted gradually." Senior Co-eds To Hold Dinner Dance May 22 . , Senior women ,K4ll hold 'their 'annu al formal dinner dance at the Nit tany Lion Inn, Friday, May 22 at 7 o'clock. During the banquet, the six honor women of the senior class will be announced. • Janet M. Beman '36 is chairman of the affair, with five assistants working under her: Barbara J. Ho warth, programs; Mary Jane Boyle, invitations; Margaret R. Lewis, seating; Anna Mary Soisson, public ity; and Jean F. Woodruff, flowers. Bill Bottorrs orchestra will furnish the music. The honor women have been select ed by the senior women and the re sults will not be known until the ban quet. The three highest honors are Bow Girl, Slipper Girl, and Fan Girl, symbolized by a bow, slipper, and fan which are presented to the women in recognition of their positions during the past four years. The other hon ors are Mirror Girl, Class Donor, and Class Poet. Honorary Names Head Alpha Tau Alpha, national honor ary agricultural education fraternity, held its elections for the coming year at a meeting Sunday, choosing Rob ert B. Stcrret '37 president. Other officers are Ralph S. DeTuck '37, vice-president; Joseph E. Simon '37, secretary and agricultural student' council representatii , e; John F. Fraz er 'l7, and Kenneth Mowry '37, ser geant-at-arms. traits will be bled-off all around The coverage of events will be com plete. Twelve pages, devoted to such occasions as Alumni Day, May Day, the Sigma Delta Chi dance, etc., are typical happenings that have been covered. Sections devoted to the big fall, winter, and spring events are in cluded. • A two-page spread of Penn State champions, such as Russ Criswell, Iz zy Richter, Freckle Goodman, Sam my Willson, Jack Light, and others, has been laid out. A number of chem . - pious this year adds to the effective ness of this section. Another two pages of outstanding iridWidual men dsidd from those shown in the personality section have been prepared. And in addition a section of representative personages has been compiled. These parts, add ed to the other sections of individuals, have been used to give La Via a par ticular interest to students whose out standing activity in college life have been worthy of merit. Monday Noon Selected I For-Invitation Deadline Monday noon has been set at the deadline for invitations for com mencement, Robert J: Devaney '36 and Alexander G. Morris '36, co chairmen of the invitation com mittee announced today. These in vitations may be .procured at the Student Union desk all day today, tomorrow morning, and Monday morning. The deadline has been extended until Monday inasmuch as only about one-half of the seniors have called for their invitations. The chairmen feel that many more de sire the commencement tickets, but have not yet botheted to call for I them. • Classes Excused For ROTC Fete Graduation Review on Athletic Practice Field Will Take Place on.Moiliday. The graduation parade'of the R. 0. T. C. brigade is scheduled to be held on the athletic practice field Monday afternoon at 3:10 'o'clock, according to orders issued Wednesday by Cadet Colonel William E; 'Lei:milord '36, First Lieutenant Lee B. IVashbourne, C. E., Adjutant of the local staff, in a communication to the C6.e.c.i,tr.:, an nounced yesterday. Collme classes li for sophomores and fresl len will be suspended one hour early in order to allow two hours for this' pecial cere mony, Washbourne's lettei said. • Featuring the parade All be a dec oration .ceremony,' whichf will begin with the presentation ld,T. President Ralph D. Hetzel of therresident's medals to the winners of he manual of arms competition, the communica tion stated. Awards willjie made to eighteen other cadets,Jinners of competitions in platoon Olt], rifle and pistol marksmanship, as well as to the winning company in' each regi mental competition. . ; Winners Listet, According to Lt. Washinbrne's com munication, the winning companies are: InfantrY Regimen4ComPariY7; commanded by Cadet Captain Fred G. Hayes '36, and Engieering Regi ment, Company F, Untr the com mand of Cadet Captain{ Charles W. Eifler '36. Winners of Platoon com petition: Infantry Regi4nt, Ist Pla toon of Company F, unler command of Cadet Lieutenant Dar W. Wright jr. '36, tied with 2nd PI oon of Com pany F, Cadet Lieutenut James I'. Reitz .'36; commandiri: Engineer Regiment, 2nd Platoon'of Company G, Cadet Lieutenant Jcin A. Synlio nis '36, commanding. President's medal \inners listed are: Gold Medal, Georie F. Borton '39; Silver Medal, JohnC. Bjorkbom '3B; Bronze Medal, Dahl E. Bauer '3B; honorable mention,William Hel- Hegel 111, '3B. R. 0. T.C. individual pistol match winners: Gold Medal, Joseph H. Krupa '37; ;fiver' Medal, Robert F. Beckley '37; ionze Medal, Forrest Woodland '37. Additional AwardsiListed Thild Corps Area rifl match win ners: first, William I. Wugaman '37; second, Eugene Forquel'3B. ^ R. 0. T. C. rifle team smallbore match: first, Eugene Forquer r3B; second, Marshall Myers '36; thi3, William I. Waugaman '37. Froshrin individual rifle match: Gold Med.i, Walter L. Shaffer '39; Silver Meid, Verne L. Aubel '39; Bronze MO, Frank W. Babiarz '39. The climax of the grluation cere mony will be the trader of com mand, at which time ti graduating seniors, seventeen infarcy and four teen engineers, will t•innlly turn over their commands take cadet of ficers of the junior clmy the commu nication stated. All nidents, fac ulty and visitors are cidially invit ed to witness the cernony and in case inclement wentheiforces post ponement, a . distinctiviflag will be flown from the Armoryiind 3 o'clock classes will be held t usual, Lt, Washbourne's dispatch ncludcd. Senior Class Chases y, Traditional Haor Men , . 1 1 Members of the seer class met Tuesday night and cited the fol lowing honor men for ims day: Spoon Man—l. Brig Pruitt "Barrel Man—Williti 'D. Berto lette . Cane Man—Joseph Swift Class Donor.Josep,F. Laucius Pipe Orator—MlTA. Hender son jr. . I Peter Lektrich wavehosen per manent secretory. A Tuesday's 1 , meeting, the class g to the Col lege was discussed. ' final deci sion will be smnounc ter. Sugges tions included a new Fgan, and the starting of a doper , ent of astron omy here. Honor omen will be named at a hanque lay 22. N YA Requests For '36-'37 Year Acceptable Now Parent's Certification Needed To Secure Employment. Applications Received At Registrar's Office N. Y. A. applications from students now in college who desire to secure employment during the academic year 193 G-37 will be received in the Regis trar's office, beginning today. Appli cation blanks can only be obtained by calling in person. One student can na secure a form for another. All questions must be answered fully and certification must be ob tained from the student and his par ent or guardian. The College has not been notified that Federal funds will be availab:e, but preliminary plans for the N. Y. A. set-up will be in augurated. Jobs Based On Enrollment The number of jobs will be based on enrollment, and preference will be given on the basis of need, scholar ship, and employment rating. The nature of the work will be the same as that carried on in the past. Pros pective students for the 1940 class will not be contacted until official no tification has been received from Washington. If the plan is to be continued, those whose app:ications have been approv ed will he notified by mail at their home address. The allotment of funds to each college will be 15 per month for each of twelve per cent of its total enrollment of resident students who carried at least three-fourths of a normal program of study. The pay shall not be more than $2O per calendar month. The approximate maximum of money that one can earn will be $6O a semester, or $l2O a year. Prof. Frizzell To Give Chapel Address Here "Worship; What Is It?" will be the topic of the chapel address to be giv ,en by John Henry Frizzell, College chaplain at the regular Sunday morning chapel service in Schwab au ditorium at 11 o'clock. Professor Frizzell 'received his bachelors, degree at Amherst Col lege and his master's degree here. He was an instructor in this college for 18 years, and was then appointed principal of a Reading high school. In 1926, he returned here to teach public speaking. As an author, Prof. Frizzell has written several articles on public speaking. He is executive secretary and editor of the'"Bulletin," a inem- ; ber of the National Council of Teach ers of Speech; the National Council of Teachers of English, the Ameri can Association of University Pro fessors, and the Debating Association of Pennsylvania Colleges. Prof. Friz z& is a 'member of Phi Kappa Psi social fraternity. Lion Suit Sale To End John J. Chelosky '3G, chairman of the Lion Suits committee, announces that today and tomorrow will be the last opportunity for the purchasing of Lion suits. Chelosky states -that he has stocks for both women and men in all sizes. All seniors who care to buy them will make the purchase at Stark Brothers and Harper. `Corn' Creeps, 'Hounds' Clamor, Few Converted at Jam Session By the Record Cropper So you went to the Jam session! Did you participate in the clamor for "White Heat?" Were you one of the non-hounds that insisted on "Tidal Wave?" Were you of the stripe that tore the roof off for those in-the-groove, strictly union licks that they put on the end of "Tiger Rag?" Couldn't you tell the occasional corn that crept in? The hounds are afraid, from the way that the mob consistently ap plauded thewrong things, that few true converts were made of the three hundred odd that stormed 405 Old Main last Monday night. But it was good clean fun and now a few more know:: Tina Fred Housman can ride that tenor, and that his slow tempo work, the true test of a hot man, is every bit as good as his work with a hun dred or so notes a minute. That Paul Dolfi, when not crack ing the lid on the upper register, eon wheel his rubble-pipe in the best elm.- ~ill. Penn State Day Will Open Here Tomorrow Morning For High School Students Heads Penn State Day. JOfEPII I'. SWIFT '37 Blue Band Elects Fritz President Sannnel '37 Selected Secretary; Bell Business Manager For Next Year. Kenneth L. Fritz '37 was elected president of the Blue Band at the an nual May meeting, of the symphonic organization Tuesday night. Ile sue ceedp Forrest W. Hunsieker '36, who has served as president of the band for the past year. John F. Sammcl '37 was named sec retary of the organization, succeed ing James 0. Beveridge '3O, while Henry IL Beil.-'37 was elected to the post of business manager; held. dur ing the past year by Olin F. Butt '36. Following the presentation of the financial report of the band by Band mas'ter Wilfred 0. Thompson, an au diting committee composed of Sam mel, Robert W. Dallas ';l7, and Bell was named to audit the hooks for the fiscal year. The band will make its final ap pearance of the year when it plays for the Alumni Day exercises June 6 and the Commencement exercises on June S. The full program for the oc casion will be outlined at a rehearsal of the band next Tuesday evening, Bandmaster Thompson announced. Outstanding Students Given German Awards Jacob Koffler %it; will receive the Carl Schurz Memorial German prize, a set of six volumes of Goethe's works, donated by the Carl Schurz Foundation. It is granted to students of high scholastic record in 150 col leges for distinctive work in the field of Germanics. Penn State is one of the colleges honored by the founda tion with this award, which is being given for the first time. Morris hlogerman '3O will receive the Simmons Award for excellence in German. This award, donated by Prof. Lucretia V. Simmons, head of the department of German, is given for high standing and progress shown during at least Tour semesters of work. inet circles for miles around. It would have been nice, though, if he had taken his "Rose Room" solo in the lower register. That Jim Minimum's dexterity at the keyboard didn't belie advance re ports. The small rhythm section needed some one at 'the box to give them a beat and they got it. His solos, especially the "Wabash Blues," had people really steamed up. That Rage Groi, set a frenzied pace on his bit of plumbing that help ed everyone get into the spirit of things. The few conventional licks he fell into the error of using can be forgiven on •the grounds that the gal lery was so big no one could resist it. His second contribution to "Tiger Rag" more than made up for sonic of the lapses. - - That Jay Lodszun puts on a swell show, and that when he gives that swollen fiddle a going-over, the boys just have to give. The hounds wanted (Continuca on pogo two) I COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS Selected Group of 250 Will Register at 10 In Old Main. Full Sports Program Planned for Visitors ,Approximately 250 high school sen iors will arrive here tomorrow morn ing to participate in the annual Penn State Day ceremonies. A full program of spurts events and other entertainments has been arranged for the occasion. The high school students will arrive here about 10 o'clock and will register immedi ately at the Student Union desk, Old Main. They will be assigned to the various fraternity houses where they will go to lunch. Each fraternity will take care of four men. Joseph P. Swift '3O is head of the committee in charge. After lunch the prospective stu dents will visit the various buildings on the campus. All departments of the various schcols will be open for the visitors. There they may con sult with the 'department heads and various professors of the schools in which they are interested. Athletic Events •Scheduled The athletic card for the day in cludes three events. The track meet between the Nittany Lions and Syra cuse on New Beaver field at 2 o'clock will he the center of - attraction. Two freshman events, a baseball game with Wyoming Seminary on the dia mond at 2 o'clock, and a track meet with Cornell, are also scheduled. Saturday night a Student Union dance in Recreation hall will be open to the high school students. At that dance Parini Nous and Skull and Bones, senior men's honorary socie ties, will tap members for the coming year. Bill Bottorf will furnish the music. - Of the group of 250 students, ap proximately 50 will bawomen. A spe cial prograin has been arranged for them. They will be entertained by the women's fraternities. Program Changed The program this year has been considerably changed from that of former years. The group has been hand-picked by alumni groups work ing throughout the state. It was be lieved that the new system would at tract students really interested in coming to Penn State and not just those who are looking for a week-end vacation. Elimination of the giant mass meeting in Recreation hall, a feature of the (lay in past years, will be the major change in the program. Whitmore To Lecture At Research Meeting Dean Frank C. Whitmore of the school of chemistry and physics will be the principal speaker at a faculty research lecture, May 19 at 7:10 o'- clock in the chemistry amphitheatre. The title of the lecture will he "Some Methods of Research." The lecturer is chosen each year by the Senate Com mittee on Research. The series was initiated two years ago, Prof. J. W. White of the School of Agriculture being the first lectur er. Last year, Prof. J. E. Gillespie of the department of history was chosen as the lecturer. Dr. Nelson W. Taylor of the Cera mics Department is chairman of the committee. Dr. Taylor states, "Thu lecture will be exceptionally educa tional and the general public is cor dially invited to attend." Sigma Delta Chi Elects Heisler New President Philip S. Heisler '37 was elected president of the local chapter of Sig nut Delta Chi, national professional journalism honorary, at a meeting of the organization Wednesday night. Richard Lewis '37 was named vice president, while Homer R..Luttring et' '37 was elected secretary. W. Rob ert Grubb '37 was elected treasurer and Heisler was selected as the dele gate to the national convention. LION'S PAW (Senior Men's Honorary•) Johnson Brenneman Charles J. Cherundolo Howard A. Downey Joseph F. Griffith George . ?.I .1-laeker George W. Haines Robert E. Morini Alvin S. Newmeyer Frank A. Osterlund
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