ZzD fbtm'dfofe'ijp (Eflllrgkm. CUD Volume 33—No. 2. Hetzel Rates Freshmen Fraternities Vie For Freshmen as Rushing Season Opens at 7:30 Hacker Explains Code At First Meeting Of New Class 1200 Eligible Rushees __ __ Secure Dating Cards "Fraternity rushing officially opens this morning at 7:30 o’- clock as 52 fraternities join a mad scramble in the quest for priority in the minds of 1200 freshman men. An eleven-day rushing period under the supervision .of Inter fraternity Council was outlined to the prospective initiates at the first Freshman Week mass meet ing In Schwab auditorium by George M. Hacker '37, president of Council, last night. „ Hacker expects that a new ruling of a silent period between the time the fresh men"* entered the auditorium last night and 7:30 o’clock this morning will provide the most' satisfactory rushing system devised in Interfra ternity Council histoi’y. Last year the congestion in Old Main after the mass meeting proved disastrous when so many freshmen were missed in the rush. Explains Silent Periods Hacker, in explaining the rushing code, made clear the importance of the silent periods. The rushing, will be divided into two The first will end next Wednesday night. Sep tember 16, at 8 o’clock. A silent pe riod will exist until 8 o’clock Friday morning, September 18, when the sec ond period will begin and extend until 8 o’clock Sunday night, September 20. Monday evening, September 21, the freshmen will go to the house they favor in token of their willingness to be pledged. The first period will have a restric tion of two dates with each house. The second period will be open to any number of dates. Dates are interpreted to be dinner dates apd luncheon dates. Luncheon dates will extend from 11 o’clock un- (Continued on Page Four) College Changes Automobile Rule Student Car Owners Required To Obtain Auto Permit, Buy License Plate. This year for the first time any stu dent here may own and operate an automobile while attending school. Previous to thi3 year students were allowed to have cars only if they were able to show that they needed them for some special purpose as business or to commute. This blanket regulation was diffi cult to enforce and objected to by many parents and students. Last spring it was decided to atiopt for a two-year trial period a new car li censing plan. By approval of the Board of Trustees and the College Senate that plun will go into effect this fall. Under it every student who wishes to operate or keep a car while resid ing in this community will be re quired to obtain a permit from the Campus Patrol office. This .request must also be signed by his parents or guardian. He will then be issued a permit card and a license plate for the car. A twenty-five cent fee will be charged for these. Permits May Be Revoked For violation of any driving or parking regulations this permit and license may be revoked. Parking must be within certain specified areas. Cars may not be driven more than 20 miles per hour while on the Campus. The permit may also be revoked if the student is convicted of violation of any State or Borough traffic laws or ordinances. College authorities point out that the plan is still experi mental and will probably require cer tain modification and revision before a completely satisfactory arrange ment is worked out. I. F. C. President George M. Hacker ’37, president of Interfraternity Council and Student Union board, who will conduct the activities tonight. Plans for 3rd Annual ‘Collegian 9 Subscription Dance Near Finish Plans for the third annual Colle gian subscription dance are being rushed to completion by the committee ■ and • thus- far indicate one of. the brightest social'‘functions of tlie fall. Erni Dolfi’s orchestra, ’ the fa mous Lynn Christy band of last year, depleted only by the absence of its former leader,, will swing into smooth rhythms Friday night, October 9, at 9 o’clock in Recreation ball. Admission will be gained to the af fair only through the presentation of Collegian subscription receipts, Alan L. Smith ’37, business manager, stated today. “Your ticket of admission is your subscription stub,” Smith said. “There will be no other means of gaining ac cess to the dance.” In addition to the program planned by the dance committee, door prizes will be awarded to holders of the lucky number tickets. The prizes in clude ties, shirts and socks, and other articles of wear. Numbers will be called during the evening and winners Gates, Johnstone Lead Faculty Promotions; 23 Added to Staffs Two new department heads were among the thirty promotions for fac ulty members of the College during the past summer exclusive of the de partment of physical education. Twenty-three new members were add ed to the faculty and two were grant ed leaves of absence for one year. Prof. Theodore J. Gates was named head of the department of English composition, lie succeeds Prof. A. Howry Espenshade who retired at the end of the last academic year. The other head is Prof. Burton K. John stone for the department of archi tecture. Leaves of absence were given Da vid G. Hammond, civil engineering, and Hei’bert A. Wahl, botany. Those who were promoted from As sociate Professors to Professors in clude John G. Aston, organic chemis try; Merrill R. Fenskc, chemical en gineering; Joseph 11. Simons, physics chemistry; Paul R. Daugherty, Span ish; .Havold F. Graves,-English com position; Mason Long, English litera ture; Charles J. Rowland, economics; Sheldon C. Tanner, economics; Wil liam L. Werner, English literature; Howard O; Triebold, agricultural chemistry; John E. Nicholas, agricul ture engineering; Paul H. Schweitzer, engineering research; and Walter M. Fuchs, fuel technology. Those ■who were promoted from As sistant Professors to Associate Pro fessors are Joshua L. Deen, silvicul ture; Helen M. Savnrd, applied arts; Maurice S. Cjesdahl, mechanical en gineering; Kalman J. De Juhasz, me chanical engineering; Andrew Triche, STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10; 1936 Freshman ‘Get-A cquamtedHtance To Open Social Season Saturday Under the able baton of Bill Bot torf and his recently augmented four teen-piece band, Penn State’s social season will swing in action in Recrea tion hall Saturday night at 9 o’clock with a free “Get-acquainted Dance for Freshmen.” Sponsored by the Student Union Board this dance is an annual affair held in the interests of the in coming freshman class in order that they may have a brief respite from the badgerings of pledge-conscious upperclassmen. The dance also serves to facilitate acquaintanceship between the fresh men and all co-eds, with whom the former “shall not associate within a three-mile limit of Old Main, except at 2‘cgular houseparty periods, house dances, or all-College dances, or when escorting women to and from such functions.” j The dance will be a stag affair, no couples being admitted. Freshman men who wish to obtain tickets may do so at no charge by presenting their ma triculation card at the Student Union: office all day Friday and Saturday, morning until noon. Freshman worn-, en and any upperclass women who | wish to attend will be admitted with-j out tickets merely by presenting them--, selves at the .entrance to Recreation , hall on the night in question. | According to George L. Donovan ’35, j Student Union manager and chair- j man of the dance committee, all dances will be tag dances and infor mality will be the keynote of the at- will receive the prizes through special arrangements made with the mer chants. ...—Arrangements are no w_und to lift freshman I customs for thiTevening so. that freshmen may attend the. af fair in conventional attire. The dance is informal, the only stipulation being that all dancers are required to wear shoes, an old Penn State custom around these woods. The Collegian has undertaken to sponsor this affair at the particular date set, Smith said, because of the decided dearth of dances during the fall season. It is hoped, he added, that the dance will fill in the gap in social life during the first two months of school, when usually there are few all-College functions scheduled. Collegian subscriptions will be sold during Freshman Week and for the week after at various points about the campus. Subscribers arc asked to retain their receipts as tickets to the dance. The affair October 9 is one of the scvei*nl activities Collegian plans to sponsor here during the'year. engineering extension; Calvert C. Wrgiht, fuel technology; Russell E. Marker, chemistry; and W. W. Sy monds, forestry. Promoted from instructors to As sistant Professors arc Florence Adolph, home economics; Lowell Bos ley, forestry; Blanche Coit, home eco nomics extension; iosenh O. P. Hum mel! and Robert A. Hussey, indus trial engineering; Herbert Kocpp- Bakcr, speech; Louis A. Richardson, architectural engineering; .Samuel T. Yuster, petroleum natural gas; and L. Isabel Myers, home economics ex tension. The 23 new additions to the faculty appointed as instructors and research assistants are Robert A. Carey, for est mapping; James H. Book, county extension; Mrs. Portia B. Harvey, nutrition extension; E. W. Schroeder, agricultural engineering; William F.l Taylor, mechanical engineering; Rob-j ert P. Stevenson, news assistant; I Miss Josephine B. Porter, secretary 1 assistant to public information; Ron-; aid A. Morch and William L. Porter,! agricultural and biological chemistry; I William L. Barr, agriculture econo-[ ir.ics; George H. Cummings, chemis-j try research; Mrs. Raymond E. Mur-1 phy, geography; Elizabeth BaxterJ Suszanna Brumbaugh, Nellie" Stasu- 1 kinas, and Evelyn Thayer, home cco-| nomics; Coleman Herpel, mathematics 1 and German; John R. Randall, geog- 1 rnphy; J. K. Thorton, farm crops;] Theodore Roethke, English composi-l tion; "Joseph J. Rubin, English com-! position; and Harold P. Zelko, public speaking. 1 fail*. In past years;.Donovan stated, the “Get-acquainted Dance for Fresh men” has been a most successful dance and this year bids fair to being no exception to the 4 rthc. Speaking about last year’s fresh man function, a prominent senior co ed who said she did not card to have' her name revealed, staled that it was one of the most enjoyable of all of the College dances. “Fresh from their native towns,”• the co-ed ex , plained, “unspoiled as yet by Penn State’s ludicrous version of the 'dance beautiful,’ known vulgarly as “the hop,” these freshmen sure have a swell time and show, us co-cds a real .good time. Yes,” she concluded as a senior in three numeral sweaters and two honorary hats took her in tow, “I shall certainly be there Saturday night.” | In addition to Chairman Donovan the committee in charge of the dance ,is composed of Gcnc'C. Ziegler ’37, [Women’s Student Government presi jdent; Jean Schantz-.’37, president of | the Pan-Hellenic Council; Russell ,Gohn ’37, president of the Penn State [Club; and Johnson .Brenneman ’37, i Collfgian editor. Players’ Tryouts Set for Monday Neusbaum Call for Cast Of First Show, ‘Personal Appearance’ Tryouts for the .first Flayers show of the -year,- “Persovi^^ppetwahce,” Monday and Tuesda^'nights.'at 7:30 o’clock, Frank S. NcusbaUm," director, announced today. All those who ex pect to try out for'parts should re port to the Players office, Room 413*, Old Main, today, tomorrow, Monday, or Tuesday for an appointment. Neusbaum also announced that these .would be general try-outs for all the Players productions of the year and that those who failed to get parts in “Personal Appearance” would be kept on a list. They will then be called for parts in shows later in the year. Play Ifad Long Run. Those students who wish to work on the technical staff, either in pub licity, costumes, or stagecraft, should also sign up at the Players office, Neusbaum said. He also emphasized the fact that freshmen have an equal opportunity with upperclassmen for parts in this and other plays. “Personal Appearance” was the outstanding comedy hit on Broadway two seasons ago. Following its ap pearance there it had a successful road tour. The story has a Pennsyl vania setting, the action taking place c*n the road between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It deals with a fa-; mous motion picture actress who, while on a “personal appearance” tcur, is delayed for some time at a filling station. The play will be presented in the auditorium as a part of the Dads’ Day program here on October 3. Re hearsals will start Thursday night, Neusbaum said, and the cast will be announced Wednesday. 1 st Synthetic Theelin Made at College Laboratories From the laboratories of the Chem istry-Physics School this summer comes the news of the first synthetic production of theelin, one'of the two [female sex hormones. The feat was [accomplished by Russell E. Marker and Thomas S. Oakwood. j This was the first time in the field .of chemical research that thpelin was Ideated synthetically. It is the result of a year and a half's work. Marker [claims that the discovery will involve l important practical applications in [modern medicine. Theelin is crystalline and white in appearance, much the same as salt and sugar, and is responsible for the [secondary sex characteristics that dis tinguish women from men. Secondary I sex characteristics arc the ones that involve external appearance. Theelin is similar to vitamins but is ! much stronger. The synthetic pro duction was evolved {from crgosterol, [ a by-product pf yeast. Country’s Best President of College Appeals To New Students To Refrain From All Disorderly Conduct Assembly Tonight Will Give Student View Of Activities S. U. Sponsors Affair In Auditorium at 7:30 With a view to presenting the range of work and points of view of the various activities— extra-curricular in particular— a mass meeting for all freshmen will be held in Schwab audito rium tonight under the direction of the Student Union and the chairmanship of George M. Hacker ’37. Student Union’s function as correlating agent of all activities will be explained. Representatives from a wide range of College activities organizations will address the freshmen as well as sports captains', managers, and stu dent government officers. Speaking for the "Women’s Student Government Association, Gene C. Ziegler ’37, W.S.G.A. president, will outline the co-eds point of view and stress the need for more complete participation of co-eds in their governmental set up. Newmcyor to Speak In the absence of Frank A. Ostcr lund ’37, senior class president, who is delayed,in. Portugal and,will not return’ to school until September 1 25, the official welcome of. the senior class to the freshmen. Robert E. Mo rini ’37, president of the Athletic as sociation, will explain the functions of that body, and Russell ti. Gohn ’37, president of the Penn State Club, will speak for that organization. Other speakers included on the pro gram include a representative of the interfraternity Council, sports cap tains and managers, publications, dramatics, and honoraries representa tives and others. Mass Mcetirg Friday Night A second mass meeting for the pur pose of outlining the program of re ligious activities of the College’ will be held in Schwab auditorium tomor row night beginning at 7:30 o’clock, and will be presided over by Reva M. Lincoln ’37, president of the Penn State Christian Association. Invited to attend the affair and sit on the platform are all of the pas tors of State College churches, secre taries and officers of the P. S. C. A., and certain- members of the student government. Prof. John H. Frizzell, of tlie department of public speaking, College chaplain, and chairman of the hoard of directors of the P. S. C. A., will he the principal speaker. William I. Waugaman ’37 will make announcements for the student coun selors and George M. Hacker for In terfraternity Council. In his speech, Professor Frizzell will outline the aims, program and scope of the P. S. C. A. Freshman Week Dates to 1925; Comparison Shows Few Changes The opening of Freshman Week today will inaugurate the twelfth year that Penn State has held an early program of this nature to ac quaint entering students with the campus and to help them orient them selves. The first one was instituted in 1925 and proved to be such a suc cess that it has been continued ever since. The Freshman Week program has shown very few changes during the past decade. The schedules for the new students of ten years ago were almost the same as those for the class of 1940. Freshmen were brought into contact with the dean of their school, the head of their department, and the administrative officials of the College. They were trained in the use of the library and given advice as to how to study and budget their time. They were introduced to athletics and the men to the R.O.T.C. Song practices were held, at which time new students were taught the. College songs and yells. Ten years ago the new students To Address Freshmen Alvin S. Newmcyor ’37 Burns Seriously Injure Bill Rhoda Niltany Gridiron, Ring Athlete Hurt While Working On Construction Job A late bulletin from the hospital last night stated that "• HiioJaV-'iinditior.-'VsmKined unchanged. The Lion ath lete’s nurse said that it was rather early to notiee any marked improvement. He was resting as comfortable as pos sible under the circumstances and was still in a serious con riif inn. William P. “Wliitey” Rhoda, vet eran varsity halfback and light heavyweight boxing star, is slowly re covering in Centre County Hospital, Bellefonte, from serious burns receiv ed last Friday when he slipped with two heavy buckets of hot asphalt while working on the new addition to the State College high school. Attempting to swing the two buck ets around, Rhoda slipped and went down on one knee. The asphalt from the pail in his left hand splashed over his wrist, and in agony he dropped the other bucket, spilling the mixture. The entire right side of his body was covered by the fluid, which was over 400 degrees Farenheit in tempera ture. His right arm and right leg were injured, and his face was also splashed. As he was wearing no shirt or un dershirt, and only a light pair of can vas trousers, the asphalt immediately : touched his skin. Out of his head with pain, Rhoda jumped to his feet and ran through the gymnasium be fore he was finally caught by fellow employes. were required to assemble each morn ing of Freshman Week at 8 o’clock in the auditorium for Chapel exer cises. Freshman were assigned a seat number before arriving at the Col lege and in this way it was possible to make their attendance compulsory. At 4:30 in the afternoon they were required to attend organized sporting events under the supervision of the department of physical education. Lectures on the following subjects were given to the students formed in to groups of about 300 each: History of the College, The College and Its Relation to the Public, Student Con duct, Military Courses, Student Health, Physical Training and Sports. The psychological test and physical examinations were given to incoming students. The male members of the freshman class were assigned hours to receive their R.O.T.C. uniforms and there were various periods scheduled for registration, Perhaps the great est change that has been effected in recent years was the introduction of the student counselor plan, sponsored by the Christian Association. PRICE TEN CENTS High Class Rankings Praised by Hetzel This Morning Convocation Officially Opens Freshman Week Welcoming the members of the class of 1940 at the convo cation in Schwab auditorium this morning at 8 o’clock which marked the formal opening of Freshman Week President Ralph D. Hetzel said that they repre sent the best prepared group of freshmen entering any public institution in the country this fall and the best ever admitted to the College. In support of this statement, Dr. Hetzel said that because of the -care ful methods of student selection that the College must .follow in meeting enrollment demands, more than three fourths of the new class are boys and girls who ranked in the upper t\ta fifths of their high school graduating classes. Registrar WHliari S. Hoff man declared further that more than ninety per cent stood in the upper three-fifths of their classes. Those in the third fifth were "selected on the basis of excellence in a competitive altitude test.- - • ‘“ "j ' ThVTrcfsiffent“r<nnmded-the'’l!resh mcn that to fail in their work is to cheat themselves and the State, which is financing the greatest part of their education in return for the future leadership they will provide. President Hits Bonfire In conclusion, President Hetzel ap pealed to the freshmen to discontinue the “disorderly demonstration” which has been held by past freshman class es on Alumni Day night, namely the building of a bonfire at the intersec tion of College avenue and Allen, street. In speaking of this the Presi dent said: “I am going to make only one re quest of this Class, namely, that you refrain from the type of disor derly demonstration which has been staged during the last couple of years in the mistaken idea that it was in keeping with a College tra dition. Nine years ago the student body abandoned that type of child ish action. Such occurrences lead to nothing but destruction of prop erty, danger of personal injury, and even threat to life, to say nothing of the disrepute in which this places the College. Such demonstrations not only put us in the “prep” school class but they do violence to every element that makes for true college spirit.” In so far as can be determined, this reference of the President marks the first pronouncement by him regarding the Alumni Day demonstrations. Welcome Mass Meeting Held Although the convocation this morn ing marks the official opening of the College year and the beginning of TYcshman Week, a Welcome Mass Meeting, under the auspices of the P. S. C. A. and the chairmanship of J. Lloyd Larkins ’37, was held last night in Schwab auditorium. Of an informal nature the meeting Was made up of short speeches, skits, songs, and dancing and was well at tended by both freshmen and upper classmen. The serious end of the pro gram was taken care of by speeches by Larkins, George M. Hacker ’37, and William I. Waugaman ’37. As rhairman, Larkins extended a henrty welcome to the Class of 1940 and act ed as general integrator and master cf ceremonies of the evening. In a short address, Hacker review ed the principal phases of the Inter fraternity rushing code and described the procedure followed during that period. Waugaman explained the rea sons for and the methods of conduct ing the counselors’ meetings to which the freshmen have been assigned and urged all freshmen to attend. The speeches were interspersed by songs by members of the varsity quartet, tap dancing by William G. Marlin ’39, Thespian headliner, and a piano and song act By Don Dixon,
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