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Volume 33 —No; 3
All Freshman
Rushing Cards
Due Thursday
Rushing Enters Sixth
Day as 1200 Men
• Rank Houses
Code yiolation Rumors
Squashed by Hacker
Freshman rushing entered its sixth
day today as 1200 prospective fra
ternity men prepared to hand in their
preference cards Thursday. ; ,
Rushing’s first period will terminate
tomorrow night at 8 o’clock. Fresh
men who desire to go fraternity may
caU for their preference cards at the
Student -Union Desk in Old Main' oh
Thursday and signify their first three
choices in order. Fraternities will he
given the names of those who give
them, a choice Friday morning at 7
o’clock at the same desk.
Silent Period Opens
A silent period will exist from the
close of the first period at. 8 o’clock
tomorrow night until B*o’clock Friday
morning. Any association between a
fraternity man and a rushee will be
construed to mean a violation of the
Interfraternity Council Code and will
bo punished by a forfeiture of the $5O
bond that cacti fraternity has been
required to place with the Council at
the beginning of the rushing season.
A rumor that many fraternities had
violated the first silent period of the
code between last Wednesday evening
and Thursday morning by illegally
signing date cards before the official
beginning of the season, was quashed
by George M. Hacker, president of
the Council, when he classified such
complaints as “sour grapes.” .
Only a little over 500 of the rushed
1200 men are expected- to join the 52
fraternities when, they go to the house
of their choice Monday night, Sep
tember 21,-at 6 o’clock. :
.Second Period Open
The second rushing period that ex
pends from, 8 o’clock. Friday
' until'B"d*clock"SundayAriight,-Septem
ber 20,’ is an open period, and the
dates arc not binding on cither the
fraternity ©V the' man. Nor is the
period limited to two dates on the dat
ing card with each house.
The rushing season, when complet
ed, will have consumed 10 days.
College’s Social Year
Opens, with Collegian
Dance on October 9
•The swarms of Collegian salesmen
seen all over the town and campus
arc really ministers in disguise bring
ing glad tidings and incidentally a
means of access to the Collegian dance
to be held October 0 in Recreation
hall.
The dance, judging from its success
the two years it has been held, prom
ises to be one of the outstanding
events of the college year. Erni Dol
phi's orchestra, the famed Lynn
Christy-band of lust year, will play
from 9 to 12 o’clock. The stub of
your Collegian subscription is your
only means of access to the dance.
Arrangements are now underway
to lift freshman customs for the eve
ning so that freshmen may attend the
unfair in conventional attire. The
danco is informal and the stipulation
before published regarding the old
Penn Stato custom of wearing shoes
has been revoked by Alan L. Smith
’B7, business manager o ftho Colle
giun, who now suys that it is entirely
up to you.
Clerk’s Sweepstakes
Ticket Wins $30,000
Excited? No.
Surprised? Well, a little.
Rather amazing, this calmness on
the part of a mun who just won $30,-
000.
Reno A. Leploy, a anmll, extremely
quiet clerk In the treasurer’s office,
paid one dollar in Rellefonto for u
ticket for the Canadian Veteran Hos
• pital's Sweepstakes. Last week, the
horse Roswell won the SL Legal', clas
sic at Doncaster, Englumi, Deploy's
ticket was on Roswell,
Perhaps the strungest thing about
the whole incident is the fact that
Lepley has no plans as to what ho
will do with his winnings. Ho says
he will decide later.
RutJjfMdid smile when he showed
the stuo!^^
Campbell Gets UP Post
Stephen J. Campbell ’BB, a member
of the Junior Roard on the editorial
staff of the Collegian, has resigned
from the paper and left college in
order to take a position with the Unit*
ed Press in Prance, Campbell will
Uave for ids new post on October L
Six Sets of %ook-a-Likes’ Give
College CpnfusingTwin Complex
Canada may have its Dionne quin
tuplets, New. Jersey may have its
Kaspar quads and a few mosquitoes,
but Penn State can now boast of sev
en sets of twins.
Yes, sir, the facts can be verified
in the office of Registrar Hoffman.;
No fewer than 14 look-a-likes have en
tered the College, six sets in the Col.
lego proper and one in the two-year
course. .
First there are Edward and Robert
Bitner from Mont Alto high school.
The age is 18, the course, mechanical
engineering, and the scholarship,
good.
Then there .are Mary and Laura
Auditorium Gets
New Pipe Organ
Installation of* New Equipment
Expected To Be Finished
Before October 17
The new organ that is being -in
stalled in the Schwab auditorium wifi
be ready for use about October 17, it
was learned today-from Richard W.
Grant, director of music. Two weeks
will bo required for the installation
of' the organ and an additional two
weeks for voicing. The progress of
voicing will be carried on under the
direction of a representative from the
factory.
A donation of $3,000 .donated by the
class of 1936 formed the nucleus for
the fund for the new organ. The re
mainder of the money was supplied
by the College. The contract was
awarded to the Moller concern of Ha
gerstown, Md., after a report and
recommendation submitted by Direc
tor Grant to the College administra
tion was approved.
College Pays $BOOO
The large, three-manual Moller or
gan will replace the old one, which
has been in continuous use for twenty
two years, since it .was presented to
the College by the class of 1914.
suggested Jast‘.spring
that the-graduating class of 1936 al
locate money toward the purchase of
the badly needed organ. The appro
priation was made on the condition
that the College would supply the re
mainder of . the money. The admini
stration approved an appropriation of
the remaining $B,OOO, thus, enabling
the $ll,OOO organ to be purchased.
Moller Organ Chosen
• In selecting the organ two concerns
were considered. They were the Aeo
lin-Skinner* Company of Boston and
the Moller Company of Hagerstown.
After'a consideration of the bids and
specifications submitted by both
houses, the administration gave the
contract to the latter organization up
on the recommendation of Director
Grant, who heard and tested the pro
ducts of both companies.
The Moller concern has included
over and above the original bid a set
of twenty-five chimes, worth $400; a
forty-nine note harp, worth $500; a
sixteen-foot diapason of eighty-five
pipes, valued at $300; and two more
general pistons affecting the full or
gan, which arc valued at $750, and a
Moller portable organ valued at
$1,500.
“When the. installation of the new
equipment is completed, Penn State
can boast of one of the finest organs
in the state,” Director Grant said. The
harp and chimes arc new features of
the instrument.
College Awaits Word
OnN. Y.A. Rsumption
Still without official orders for the
resumption of N.Y.A., the College au
thorities arc waiting for word at any
time that the National Youth Ad
ministration'should continue. In all
probability this student aid will be
gin about the last of the month or
the first of October.
Twelve per cent of the total stu
dent body of the {tollogfe will be el
igible'for jobs, according to the allot
ment us of October, 1935. Last year
about 897 students were employed,
sixty-three of them being graduate
students.
Job-holders will lx> r chosen on the
basis of need, although scholarship
will be the deciding factor In the cose
of equally needy students. Letters
will be moiled to those who have been
selected for the various departmen'M
appropriations.
Foresters in Session
Three Penn Stato staff mepibers
are taking part In the joint sessions
uf the American and Pennsylvania
Forestry Associations, Thoso pres
ent are Dr, Austin A, Patrick, pro
fessor of.soil technology; William G,
Edwards, professor of lumbering;
and Dr, Joshua L, Deen, associate
profester of silviculture.
Collins from Oxford high school, who
are enrolled in . home economics and
science respectively. .The Collins’ will
bo 18 in November and high in prepa
ratory scholarship.
. Another set of girls are the De Sil
vers, Margaret and Cicely, who come
from Riegeisville in Bucks county.
They are but 17 years old, and were
in the first fifth of Springfield high
school, Pleasant Valley, last spring.
They are enrolled in the lower divi
sion.
Now we come back to boys and
Stanley and Stewart Gross. They are
but 17 years old, but have studied al
ready in Allentown high school and
the Churchman’s Business School of
Easton. They are to study poultry
husbandry.
Edgar and Howard Rosen have been
accepted by the Schuylkill Undergrad
uate Center. They are entered in lib
eral arts and prepared at Pottsville
high school. They are 17.
The Chemistry School will gain an
other pair in Eric and John Wischliu
sen of New Galena, Bucks county.
That gives Bucks county a command
ing lead of two pairs in a tentative
twin contest. They are 18 and from
I Abington high school.
The last set is feminine and named I
Ruth and Nelrie Oglevee of Somerset I
who were in the first fifth of their
high school class. ' They are entering
floriculture in the two-year course and
are 18 years old.
Alumni Delegates
Meet Here Today
Sixty Eastern Colleges Send
Representatives *to Settle
Current Problems
Many phases of the problem of keep
ing: alumni interested in their alma
maters "were slated for discussion
when alumni representatives of sixty
eastern colleges and universities ar
rived.here yesterday for a regional
'confwcnce^-^-A^'v^V-'" : yV'K -••
!' Such subjects as collego 'movies,
'alumni magazines, alumni funds, .and
homecomings are included on the
three-day program for the District 11
conference of the American Alumni
Council, -which brings secretaries and
other officials of alumni groups to the
Penn State campus.
Edward K. Hibshman, Penn State
alumni secretary, announced today
that virtually all the sixty colleges
and universities that are members of!
the council are represented. One hun- 1
dred and twenty-five • stitution"
. uwenty-five institutions are
embraced in the district, which in
cludes Pennsylvania, New York, New
Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and the
District of Columbia.
After registration and dinner at the
Nittany Lion Inn, the delegates held a
session-' on college movies, with Ray
Ashberry, of Cornell, presiding.' Films
of activities at Cornell and Hood Col
lege were shown. A brief talk by Dr.
Ralph D. Hetzel, president of Penn
State, was one of the highlights of
the luncheon yesterday.
French Honor Blanchet
For Educational Work
Paul R. Blanchet, associate profes
sor of French, has been decorated by
the French government, it was an
nounced recently.
Because.of his work in connection
with the Institute of French Educa
tion at Penn State, Professor Blan
chct has been made an Officier d'-
Acadcmie.
Landon Hold
325 Of Students Favor
Republican Party;
180 Democrats
Governor Alf Lai.c’on was favored
for the presidency by the class of
1940, according to the Collegian
straw vote taken at the freshman’
registration last week and
morning. The vote showed almost a
2-to-l ratio In favor of the Republican
nominee, Voting for upperclassmen
will continue at the registration to
day.
In indicating the political party to
which they belong, or with which they
intend to become affiliated, the Bame
majority was shown in favor of the
G. 0, P, One student, a freshman wo
man, declared her intention of join
ing the Communistic organization,
She did not, however, cast her vote
for Browder.
The summury of the election
showed the following tabulation; Re
publican 526; Democratic 180; So
cialist 0; Independent 4; Union 3;
STATE COLLEGE, PA : ;/TIJIsDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1936
College Classed Start
Tomorrow at fi O’clock
. Classes for the first jsemes ter will
open tomorrow morning at 8 o’-
clock, according to. !an announce
ment by Dr. Ralph D.'Hetzel, pres
ident of the College!' The custom
in previous years hadtbecn to open
the classes at Registration
will close this afternoon.
Another official announcement is
that all women enrolled in the low
er division of the School of Liberal
Arts shall take their prac
tice and physical examinations on
Wednesday morning ;ias scheduled
in the Freshman Week program.
These students will'-be excused
from attending any classes sched
uled for that time. '
Rhoda Improves
In Hospital Fight
Whitey Holds Own Tar Almost
Completely Removed As
Healing Commences
' The condition of Whitey Rhoda was
greatly improved yesterday as he held
even in his battle againdt severe third
degree tar burns in the-Centre County
Hospital, Beliefonte, Dr/ Enoch Adams
said. , •
Rhoda’s day nurse, Mrs. Louise Cain
assured a Collegian that
Whitey would recover,, but that it
would take considerable time, possi
bly well over a month.
Th asphalt tar*that.clung to the
right side of Rhoda’s;. body after the
accident over a week .ago is almost
entirely gone. Belief .'here that the'
tar was still oh Rhoda is false. It
has sluffed off with the. dead tissue
and healing has started;!
Rhoda’s most serious! injury is to
his right arm from which the tar had
to be removed immediately. Dr. Adams
said that the tar was so thick on the
arm that steam-formed; under it and
boiled the flesh beneath.;
Mrs. Cain said. is con-
times''ndw%jid'is as ‘’nor
mal mentally as could be expected. He
does not want to be'left alone at any
time and is naturally rather irritable
with his condition, she said.
Rhoda, a Lion football and boxing
star, is being visited every day by his
mother who is staying at the Sigma
Phi Epsilon house, Rhoda’s fraternity.
Mistaken Identities •
Cause Doc’s Trouble
When two persons doing the same
kind of work in the same place have
the same name, there are usually
many mix-ups that are much the
same. And in the Penn State School
of Physical Education and Athletics,
there is no exception to this same
rule.
Having neighboring offices in Rec
reation hall, there is Elwood C. - Davis
and Arthur F. Davis. Elwood C. is
a doctor of philosophy and is called
“Doc.” Arthur F. will be a doctor of
public health. Because of this and
the fact that he teaches hygiene, A.
F. is often called “Doc.” To make the
mix-up complete, E. C. teaches a lit
tle hygiene himself.
Both students and faculty arc
guilty of mis-identity. Students call
E. C. and tell him they won’t be to
hygiene class when they mean to call
A. F. And one of the Davis boys
passed a stop sign recently and the
other was accused of breaking the
lawl .
2-to-l Lead
BULLETIN
A tabulation of upperclassmen
straw votes late yesterday after
noon showed Landon still holding
his 2-to-l lead and slowly gaining.
The Kanras Governor received a to
tal of Po 4 votes to 326 for Roose
velt. Students affiliated with the
G.O.V. numbered 606 to 289 for the
Democratic party.
Communistic 1. Votes, cast were for
Landon 321; Roosevelt 193; Lemkc
5; Thomas 5; and Browder 0.
Twenty-eight freshmen men over
21 years of age cast ballots in the
straw vote poll. Seventeen of these
favored tho election of Landon and
were members of the Republican par
ty while only fourteen favored the
election of Lundon. Nino listed their
political standing us Democratic
while Roosevelt received twelve votes.
Among the group were one Socialist,
and one Unionist. Lcinke received
two votes while Browder and Thom
as fulled to poll any votos,
Four hundred and eight freshmen
men under the voting age cast bal
lots. Of this number 247 indicated
7 Upperclassmen
Get ‘3’ Averages
Second Semester
•Ciambello, Broughton,
Dimmick Top ’36,
’3B Classes
5 Sophomores Listed
With Perfect Ratings
Seven members of the present up
per classes and one June graduate at
tained a perfect all-collgc average of
“3” at the end of last semester, fig
ures released by the office of regis
trar reveal.
In the class of 193 G, Serafino Ciam
bella was the • only student to gain
the distinction. The class of 1937 con
tains no “3” students. Two present
juniors, R. Edward Dimmick and Don
ald, B. Broughton attained the “3”
mark, and five members of the class
of 1939 joined the select group. These
include Joseph P. Kriss, B. J. Boman,
Ellis Schein, Nicholas Kay, and W. D.
Barnes.
245 Gain First Twentieth
There.were 245 students in the first
twentieth of their classes. This group
includes all who have attained an av
erage of “2.5” or better. There were
forty-five in the class of 1936, forty
eight in the class of 1937, sixty-six
in the class of 1938, and eighty-six in
the present sophomore class.
Thirty-one students from the School
of Agriculture made the first twen
tieth. Others in this group from the
various schools‘follow: Chemistry and
Physics, forty-eight; Mineral Indus
tries, seventeen; Education, forty;
Engineering, thirty-nine;‘and Liberal
Arts, fifty-three.
Rick Leads Seniors
Leading the present senior class is
Charles M. Rick' with an average of
2.9 G. Other leaders in the class of
1937 include Gene C. Ziegler, 2.92;
John W. Angstadt, 2.89; James E.
Hackett, 2.86; Wallace Kubacki, 2.83;
James A. Babcock, 2.80; and Harold
A. DeVincentis, 1 2.80. ; - ~-v _ ......
Besides' the .students who attained
the “3” average in the class ef 1938,
the other leaders are David S. Wed
dell, 2.94; Robert L. Kaye, 2.92;
George F. Rouault, 2.89; Alfred A.
Albert, 2.88; and Bernice E. Zwald,
2.86.
- Tho sophomore class leaders, with
tho exception of the “3” students, are
Robert H. Hasck, 2.97; Harold M.
Kaplan and Henry Borow, 2.94; and
Edwin R. Kirk and Vernon L. Hull,
2.91.
Complete lists of the averages of
each student in the College arc avail
able at the office of the registrar.
Lewis Announces New
Practice Regulations
Willard P. Lewis, librarian, issues
tho following announcements in re
gard to the unclassified students who
must take their library practice:
“Graduate and transfer students
will please meet at the College li
brary on Saturday at 3 o’clock for in
struction in the use of the library.
The undergraduate center students
are scheduled for Saturday at 1 o’-
clock, while the forestry students
(names (A-L) on Saturday, Septem
ber 26, at 1 o’clock; and the remainder
(names M-Z) on the same afternoon
at. 3 o'clock.”
All freshman Lower Division girls
are to meet for library assignments
on Wednesday morning, according to
the Freshman Week schedule.
in Straw Vote
Roosevelt Gets Total Of
193; Thomas,
Lemke Poll 5
their intentions of becoming affili
ated witht the Republican organiza
tion while 250 of this group cast their
ballots in favor of the-Kansas Gov
ernor. One hundred, and forty six
of these new students intend to join
the Democratic organization, five the
Socialistic, two the Unionists, while
four arc non-partisan. Roosevelt re
ceived 153 votes from this group,
Lemkc, three, and Thomas two. Brow
der again failed to receive, a vote
from these men.
Sixty-one freshman women under
voting age intend to join the G. O. P.
while but twenty-five intend to be
come Democrats, Three want to join
the Socialistic organization while one
woman stated her choice as the Com
munistic party. Landon received fifty
seven votes from these women, Roose
velt twenty-eight and Thomus three.
There were no women of voting age
that cast ballots.
Beaver House, Chi Omega
Head Scholarship Ratings
With 1.73,1.76 Averages
College Averages
All college average 1.41
All college men *_ 1.37
AH college women 1.59
All fraternity 1.34
All fraternity men 1.28
AH fraternity women 1.64
Non fraternity 1.46
Non fraternity men 1.44
Non fraternity women 1.55
Play Rehearsals
Start This Week
‘Personal Appearance* Listed As
Outstanding Comedy
For 2 Seasons
The first amateur performance of
“Personal Appearance,” Broadway’s
long-run comedy hit, will be offered by
the Penn State Players' the night of
Dad’s Day, Saturday, October 3, in
Schwab auditorium. The play will
be directed by Prof. Frank S. Ncus
baum, of the division of dramatics.
Rehearsals will begin early this
week for. a show that will not be offi
cially released for amateur production
until September 18.
“Personal Appearance” was listed
as the outstanding comedy of 1934-5.
Ifc ran on Broadway for more than a
year—from. October 17, 1934, to the
end of November, 1935 —and has been
produced by numerous professional
theater groups.
The comedy was suc
cessful not only in keeping Broadway
interested for a year but in bringing
to prominence an unknown author
and anunsung actress. Both the au
thor, Lawrence Riley, and the act
ress, Gladys George, have gone into
the. movie-business. -V. .'
Riley, a Pennsylvania youth, for
merly a Bradford newspaperman, sold
his play to the movies as a vehicle for
Mao West, who has tentatively chang
ed the title to “Go West, Young Man.”
The play has a northeastern Penn
sylvania locale. All scenes center
about a gasoline station and adja
cent tourist home “somewhere be
tween Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.”
Luccock Speaks
On Potentialities
Lecturer at Chapel Points Out
Advantages for Students
Entering College
“The people who arc significant in
this age are those who are able to
orient themselves to the potentialities
of life rather than to its actualities,”
Dr. Halford E. Luccock, professor of
homilectics of the Yale University
Divinity School, quoting the English
statesman, Hyde, said at the annual
Freshman Week chapel services Sun-
day morning.
Doctor Luccock used as his subject,
“On the Rim of Your World.” He
spoke directly to members of the 1940
class, mentioning opportunities that
the college of today offers to them.
He mentioned Harvard's tencentary
celebration and quoted the motto of
tho freshman class at the New Eng
land university—“ Harvard Has Been
Waiting 300 Years for Us.”
The Yale professor quoted from the
Bible the phrase, “ ... it doth not yet
appear what wc shall be.” This he
applied to the new students here. He
said that there is always an unknown
“X” within us—a mystery of uncer
tainties.
“Think of yourself in terms of your
own potentialities,” Doctor Luccock
said. “Too much humility is the
freshman's greatest fault. The im
portant thing is not the knowledge
you may gain, but tho image of your
self that you carry in your mind.”
Tho speaker asserted that each
year wc arc pushing back farther the
horizon of the possibilities of man.
This he said is being accomplished to
a great extent by man’s ability to
think in terms of possibilities.
Doctor Luccock concluded his* ad
dress by telling members of the fresh
man class, that they arc entering col
lege at a most opportune time. He
said that tho college of today was
closer related to the work about it
than it has ever been before. His clos
ing thought was an admonition to new
students to live so that in the years
to come they might be able to mukc'
a worthwhile contribution to this
world,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
House Averages For
Feb.-June Period
Classified
Alpha Zeta Second,
Sigma Tau Phi Third
For the fourth consecutive semes
ter, the Beaver House led fifty-three
fraternities in scholarship for the Feb
ruary-June period, figures compiled
by the office of the registrar reveal.
The Beaver House attained an aver
age of 1.73. Alpha Zeta was second
with 1.70, Sigma Tau Phi third with.
1.08, and Phi Gamma Delta fourth
with 1.62, An average of 1.54 placed
Phi Sigma Kappa and Theta Upsilon
Omega in a tic for fifth.
Chi Omega Leads Women
Chi Omega, with a mark of 1.76, led
the eleven women fraternities. Kappa
Alpha Theta, with 1.75, was second,
and Alpha Omicron Pi third, with 1.70.
Fourth place v>ent to Alpha Chi
Omega, 1.67, while Astriad and Theta
Phi Alpha were deadlocked for fifth
position with 1.64.
The Theta Phi Alpha seniors led
the women’s fraternities. Juniors
from the Phi Mu group held the high
est marks, while the sopbomorc lead
ers were located at Kappa Alpha
Theta. The Alpha Omicron Pi fresh
men led.
Men Ranked by Classes
Seniors from Phi Sigma Delta led
the class rankings among the men.
These were followed by seniors from
Theta Upsilon Omega, Phi Epsilon Pi,
Phi Gamma Delta, and Beta Kappa.
In the junior class, the Beaver
House ranked fh*st. Second-position
went to Alpha Zeta, third to Theta
Upsilon Omega, fourth to Tau Kappa
Epsilon, and fifth to Phi Sigma Delta.
Alpha Sigma Phi led the rankings
of the sophomore class. Again, Alpha
Zeta second. Pi Kappa Alpha
was third," Phi Sigma~Kappa/ fourth;
and the Beaver House, fifth.
In the freshman standings, Phi
Gamma Delta was first. Following in
order were Sigma Tau Phi, the Asso
ciated Commons Club, Tau Phi Delta,
and Delta Theta Sigma.
All-College Mark Higher
The all-College average jumped
from 1.40 for the second, semester of
1934-35 to 1.41 for last semester. The
all-College men average remained the
same, at 1.37. for the two periods. A
jump from 1.50 to 1.59 for the all-
Colloge women was recorded.
The average for all-fraternity stu
dents was raised from 1.31 to 1.34.
The all-fraternity men mark increased
from 1.25 to 1.28, while the all-fra
ternity women jumped from 1.63 to
1.64.
Non-fraternity averages, although
still higher than non-fraternity
groups, dropped in the year’s period
from 1.48 to 1.46. The non-fraternity
men average decreased from 1.50 to
1.44, but the non-fraternity women,
increased greatly from 1.41 to 1.55.
A complete list of the fraternity
averages may be found on page 6.
College Arranges for
3 New Parking Areas
Three parking areas have been des
ignated by College authorities for the
use of students. These,.part of tho
new regulation*, set up concerning
student automobiles, are located at
vantage points on the campus.
The west parking lot is situated
opposite the golf course, next to the
varsity tennis courts. The central
parking area is located to the east
of the Chemistry annex. The eastern
parking space can be found near the
stock judging pavilion. Students may
park at no other points.
Contributions Swell
Hoffman's Collection
William S. Hoffman, College regis
trar, is equally known for his many
hobbies. Since his present favorite is
tho writing of cryptograms, he makes
no effort to increase his match box
collection. Yet he gets about one new
copy a day, which brings his total of
different copies to over 9,000.
A man in Texas stepped into a gas
station recently where newspaper
clippings were varnished on tho wall
as a decoration: Among the clippings
was an article written some time ago
about Mr. Hoffman's collection. Tho
Texan sent the Registrar about twen
ty-four new match boxes.
Quite a while back, Mr. Hoffman
received u letter from Siam, telling
him thut a collection would be sent.
A former faculty member, now in Ja
pun as Hawuiinn secretary, just sent
tho Registrar thousands of match
boxes.