33] Prttn §tatj> (Enllrguut. Volume 33—No. 6 WSGA Revises Constitution Drastically; Marion Ringer First Editor To Gain Post House To Legislate All Dormitory Rulings By New Plan ’4O Council Will Deal With Class Discipline -Startling changes have been made in the organization of the "Woman’s Student Government body by the complete revision of the constitution and the addition of the woman’s ed itor of the Collegian to its member ship. -. • ; ■ ‘ The revisions of the constitution include the division of the depart ments into the House of Representa tives, the Judicial Committee, and a Freshman Council for an easier and more efficient functioning of the .powers of Senate. Marion A i' Ringer ’37, woman’s ed itor. of the Collegian,' has been given a seat in the Senate and will hold all of the rights of a Senate member. She will handle the publicity of that body. In years following the woman's editor. will automatically be given a place in the governing body. Suggestions Wanted The House of Representatives, headed by Amy F. McClelland ’3B, vice-president of W.S.G.A., and com posed .of. representatives from all of the girls’ dormitories, shall legislate on all individual house problems. The House shall have entire charge of the enforcement of house regulations, conduct all campaigns, and represent all the girls by bringing new sugges tions .of benefit to all before the House. . •. The Judicial Committee shall be composed of two seniors, one junior, two sophomores, and one freshman and ■ shall be , headed 'by-. Clara E.~ *•. Jones ’38,-Junior be the duty of tfie,-Judicial Commit-: tee ito deal .with all. violations of the ■ social regulations; It shall refer all cases of conduct serious enough to in volve the possibility of suspension from College. to. the Senate and the Dean of .Women. It may also sug gest to.the Senate such changes in the, rules as it deems necessary. The Freshman' Council, headed by Italia A. De Angelis ’39, shall deal with all matters of discipline per-' - taining to freshman customs and shall suggest changes in the regula tions for the next freshman class. The "Council shall conduct the Christ mas Fund. campaign,' shall represent all freshman women before the Sen ate, shall serve as an advisory com mittee in /vamping .the - orientation program, for the next year, and final ly shall suggest names of freshman women eligible for various appoint ments. ■>'' Assyrian Manuscript Donated To Library By College Trustee . The College gained a cultural background of 2,700 years this week with' the presentation of an ancient Assyrian manuscript by J. H. M. An drews, of Philadelphia, a member of the executive committee of the Board of Trustees. President Ralph D. Hetzci formal ly accepted the ancient cuneiform piece by mail. Andrews traced the writing back to 1855 when an artist from the Brit ish Museum . Exposition, William Boutcher, brought it from Ninevah. A member of the Andrews family re ceived the manuscript from Boutch er in 1880. Since then it has. been in the Andrews family. . Andrews described the block, as be ing ,( in all probability. a portion of the inscription of Ashurnasirpal, king of Assyria from 884 to ,860 B. C.” It contains the words “He arranged for battle” and “AsHur and the great gods may come to my help.” Authentication, of the piece was made by Dr. Morris Jastrow, jr,, pro fessor of Semitic languages' at • the University of Pennsylvania, to whom Andrews submitted the manuscript in 1905 for examination. "The inscription is in .alabaster and is by no means complete, hut char-; actcristic Assyrian phrases, part of which have been recognized offer "a satisfactory interpretation of a bat tle scene. /The manuscript is the oldest in possession of the. College and is being mounted for display purposes by Wil lard P. Lewis, College librarian. Library Practice Hours Assigned by Librarian Willard P. Lewis, College li brarian, announces that forestry students are to report to the li brary tomorrow. Foresters with names from A-L should report at 1 o’clock, while names from M-Z arc scheduled at 3 o’clock. Transfers and freshmen iyho missed library practice will have the opportunity of making it up on Tuesday, September 29, at 7:30 o’clock. Special Program Is Set for Chapel Four Students Will Tell of Life At Lingnan University During Past Year Penn State in 6hina will hold the spotlight at Sunday chapel services in Schwab auditorium at 11 o’clock. Prof. John H. Frizzell, College chap lain, will officiate. . Penn State students who attended Lingnan University last year will "discuss their experiences while living in the Orient. These speakers will include Emma Jane Foster ’37, Les ter M. Benjamin ’37, Marvin 0. Lew is ’37, and Mildred Vargo ’37. Chinese Exchange Girl Here An exchange student from Ling nan, University, Ng Wool Tsuen ’37, will also sit on the stage. William C. Westnerg ’37, a jtransfer from Dickinson College, and an exchange student to Lingnan University last year, will be present. Ralph Du Vze ;sing:a, solo. - The purpose,of this annual penn State in Qhina service" is to explain the exchange student plan between Lingnan University and Penrt State. Among the more interesting events to be described Sunday will be a comparison of the Chinese and Amer ican education, impressions of Can ton and the environment, and news' of the unique work of G. W. “Daddy” Groff ’O7. - “Daddy” Groff, one of State’s most familiar and valuable graduates,, was selected in 1911 as Penn State's rep resentative to attend Canton Chris tian College, now Lingnan University, to become director of their School of Agriculture. This year Ke has weir cornea two exchange students from the junior class, Richard E. Lace and Clayton Zahn. * Panhellenic Council Sets Stunt Night For Tomorrow The Panhellenic Council is spon soring a stunt night for transfers, freshman women, and dormitory chaperones, at the Armory tomorrow night from 7 to 8. Each of the ten women’s fraterni ties will present a skit within the maximum of six minutes which will be judged by a committee consisting of Mrs. Neva Morris, chaperone of Grange dormitory; Miss Kathryn Phelps, president of the freshman dormitories; and Miss Kathryn Gled hill, chaperone of the Nittany avenue dormitory. 1 The purpose of the party is to ac quaint the transfer and freshman women with the women’s fraternities and is not considered rushing. Re freshments will be served while the prize.is being presented to the fra ternity which h*as given the most out standing skit ' Louise H.. Sutton '3B has been ap pointed chairman, of the event while Frances M., Gates J37’ and Sally Sal berg'’3B are in charge of , the enter tainment and refreshments. : The co-operation of the fraterni ties in giving the phrty in a group is a‘ new idea which the Panhellenic; Council hopes to make successful. It will acquaint the freshmen who are at a disadvantage living downtown with the upperclassmen in a way that v/ill not offend the rushing code. All the fraternity women will be there to act as hostesses to the fresh men and .transfers. This will give every girl an equal chance to get to know the upperclassmen. The Pan hellcnic Council is planning to con tinue this new experiment by giving more parties of a similar nature. Experienced Supporting Cast Is ' Chosen for Players First Show With a strong supporting cast of actors who have played leads in other shows, the Penn State Players’ com pany has been completed for “Per sonal Appearance,” the first, produc tion of the year, which will be pre sented on Dad's Day, October 3. Jean Woodruff '36 has been drafted for one of the most difficult parts in the comedy. "Miss Woodruff, who plays the part of a stage-struck kid, has an amazingly varied list of per formances to her credit. She enacted the role of an old maid in “The Late Christopher Bean,” the part of the mother in “The Sunken Be!:,” the drunken hag in “Dear Brutus,” a nit wit debutante in “Goodbye Again,” and played the part of Eliza in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Conford in Mother Role Another- veteran performer cast for “Personal Appearance” is Bea trice. Confprd '37, who is fast becom ing known for- her portrayals of mothers. Again she is cast in this role, after having given excellent per formances of the same type of port in “The Old Maid,” “Ah, Wilder ness,” and “Pursuit of Happiness.” Harvey Levin '39 is known for his acting in “Ah, Wilderness” last sea son, in which he played the important part of a juvenile. In “Personal Ap pearance,” his second attempt, he por trays a gas station helper. ! The role of a chauffeur adds to Donald Geiger’s list of small parts, lie is a veteran actor of four years | Committee Head Praises Rushing Definite Improvement in Silent Period; Professor Tanner Awaits Complaints Although no meeting of the Inter fraternity Council rushing committee has been held since fraternity pledg ing..Mo]qday..night, the jpdications, arc that the season was the best conduct ed' one with the best results in many year?, Edward W. Caugh'ey ‘37, head of the committee, said today. The most definite' improvement, ac cording .to Cauglicy, was the silent period the night before the actual rushing season. This idea seems to have met witli definite favor, he said. Larger Pledge Group Actual pledging conditions, as taken from the returns Monday night, agree with the statement, in that a larger number of men were pledged this year than last at. the same time. Five hundred and forty were pledged as against 507 last year. Well over 400 preference cards were turned in, Caughey said. This smaller number as compared to the pledges can be explained by the large number of uppcrclass pledges and the Jewish fraternities, neither of which is required to make use of the cards. ' No complaints have been received as to violations of the code, Prof. Sheldon C. Tanner, who is acting ns judge for such complaints, said to day. Complaints in writing must be in his hands within ten days after the completion of the season to be considered. T. K. E. Pledges 24 The Collegian regrets that condi tions under which the late rushing edotion of the paper was “put to bed” caused an oversight of the fact that Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity placed second in the number of pledges Monday night, garnering 24. Townsend Supplants Dolphi As ‘Collegian’Swingmaster; BeThere It’ll be Newell Townsend and his band that will furnish the rhythms for the Collegian dance October 9 instead of Ernie Dolphi as originally announced. Dolphi, who took over Lynn Chris ty’s old band, has been forced to dis band it to the extent of only six jam pieces. It was seen that a large dance of this nature would require a full ten-piece outfit, and Townsend more thaq fills the bill. From 9 until 12 o’clock these boys will rule- the swing world in Rec hall. Newell in addition to his full band has developed .a jam section of four men that is equaled by none on this campus. . It is composed of Town jsend, the College’s ace drummer, Jack STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1936 Drafted Fdr, Part -S ' / -■: --r . JEAN WOODRUFF ’36 and is particularly remembered for his work in “Another Language” and “Double Door.” Two newcomers to,Penn State com ' plcte the cast Dorothy Clark, a j transfer student, -plays the part of a j maid, while Jean Weldin ’4O, has an important task in portraying an old | maid aunt who is full of fast quips. Tribunal Reviews Exemption Pleas Thirty-Eight Freshmen Excused From Customs; firay Urges Strict. Adherence The Student .Tribunal, presided over by Joseph M.: Bray '37, heard the pleas of forty-six- freshmen .to be excused, from - custanw^t.^its i meeting Wednesday" . Only one, Bruce T Trumm, was re fused the privilege of discarding- the customs. Seven were exempted upon promise to show further evidence, while the. remaining thirty-eight freshmen were unconditionally ex cused. Those exempted pending proof of agc 4 were Richard Davies, Roy Gens ler,* Joseph Hcimbach, Daniel Hess, William Lawrence, Floyd Mains, and William Menning. Those excused unconditionally for age were Raymond Bauer, James Binney, Thomas Brown, Richard Bruckart, Willard Doehnert, Walter Drabik, William Duncho, William Dunn, Robert Eakin, Bert Foster. - Others were Peter Gregory, J. Hamilton, B. Hockman, Clarence Hoke, John Jacka, Raymond John son, Fred Keller, G. Kunkle, J. La puta, Thomas Larimer, William Ly tle, John McCray, William McLaurin. B. Newman, A. Skibbe, Richard Smith, Arthur Whitehill, W. Wilson, Robert Woodmancy, and Lewis Yost Linn Cummings, Thomas Easton, Edward McLaughlin, •F. Rhoads, Robert Rutman, and J. Schmidt were excused because of their previous at tendance at other schools. Floyd Coryl and Robert Weil, both in the two-year agriculture course, were al so exempted. The Tribunal has lifted the cus toms for the night of the Collegian dance. Fraternities holding dances and wishing to have their freshmen exempt from customs for the eve ning, should call President Bray one week in advance. The Tribunal urges all hat men and fraternities to see that customs are worn. Bigham, clarinet and saxophone squealer*, Olin Butt, impressario of the bass fi'ddle, and the fun-loving Johnny Wagner at the piano. So those who like swing will get it; those who like jam will get it; and' those who are in love will get it. All that is needed to get to the af fair and listen to the campus’ fastest rising band is a stub to a Collegian subscription, and that should be easy. For as the band swings through three hours with ease, the Collegian will swing through 66. issues with as much gusto. And 66 issues last a lot long er than three hours. So whether it be short and quick or tyng and sweet, you can’t lose. Be there. Tradition Swept Aside; Soph Hop To Occur Dec. 11 Student Union Board Rules New Date At Meeting Hope To Make Dance Money Maker by Move College dance tradition was broken today with the announcement that Sophomore Hep would occur this year on December 11. Decided *by the Student Union Board at its last meeting, it will mark the first time that 'a major College dance will be held during the first semester. Agitation for a first semester ma jor dance has been evident for the past few years. Sophomore Hop has frequently run in the red in the past, and the Board believed that the fre quent number of second semester dances may have been the reason. The dance as it is scheduled now is hoped to be a financial success. It is set for the last Friday before the Christmas vacation. Plans Under Way Plans for the dance committee and orchestra will get under way immedi ately, Clique Chairman J. Richard Clements ’39, said. One factor about dapccs and gen eral functions that is generally mis understood was cleared up today by George L. Donovan, Student Union managei*. A’ tax assessment permit is- required by law from the state government in Harrisburg before any of the campus buildings can be opened to an organizational function. The application must be presented to the office of the Department of .Grounds and Buildings at least two weeks before tHe date of the function as it requires almost that amount of time to get the permit from ‘Harris burg. Ignorance of this law has caused considerable embarrassment on -the campus already this year. The com ory . October 9 was almost held up by the failure to apply for state permis sion. It was believed by Donovan that many student leaders who are in key positions on the campus were ignor ant of the ruling and that it would be for the benefit of all if they con sulted him about it at the earliest possible moment. Town Church Social Reception Planned For Tonight A tradition of at least fifteen years : will be observed tonight when the College students join the congrega tions of the town churches in a social reception. These receptions have been held by the various churches on the sec ond Friday night of school each year to further cement friendly and reli gious relations. Signs have been posted throughout the town announc ing the receptions that will be held from 8 until 10 o’clock. - Program for the evening includes conviviality, meeting the local congre gations, music, and refreshments. George M. Hacker ’37, president of the Interfraternity Council, has urg edd all fraternities to send their men to the receptions, especially the fresh men, many of whom are unorientated. I Hacker Ks anxious that student town relations be further cemented in friendship. A few years ago a similar recep tion was regularly held by the Y. M. C. A. on the firstf Friday of school, but this custom has been discontin ued. According to the Rev. Donald M. Carruthers, student pastor of the Presbyterian church, the affair is nothing new to most of the students, but that he hopes as large a number of students turn out as possible. A. S. U. Will Organize At Sunday’s Meeting The Penn State chapter of the American Student Union will meet .in room 415, Old Main, Sunday after noon at 2:30, according to Deri Hess, Jr., *3B, president. A rallying point for college liberals and progressives, the A. S. U. is entering its second year of activity on this campus. Primarily an organizational meet ing, Hess stated, reports wil be heard Sunday from various committees and an attempt will be made to draw up a definite program for the ensuing year. Hess extended an invitation to attend to all students interested in the organization. 600 Students Receive NYA Jobs; Administration May Slash Monthly Earnings $1 College Registrar Asks For. Changed Addresses A‘.l students who have changed their original College addresses for the year since registration are requested to notify the registrar’s office in Old Main immediately, Registrar William S. Hoffman said today. Especially is the registrar anx ious to learn the addresses of new ly pledged fraternity men. If the addresses come in quick ly the College directory is expect ed to be out at the earliest time in the history of the College. Plans have been made to have the direc tory done in Harrisburg by a spe cial photo off-set system that will negate proof reading and save two weeks time. The price of the directory wall again be ten cents, a fee that does net begin to cover the cost of pub lication. Symphony Group To Hold Tryouts Fishburn Issues Call To Fill 20 Vacancies; More Extensive Plans Announced Prof. Hummel Fishburn has is sued a call for applicants to fill the twenty vacancies in the College Sym phonic orchestra. Tryouts will be held in the band room in 401, Old Main, Monday night at 7 o’clock. Membership is open to both men and women. Members will be chosen on a com petitive basis, according .to. their abil ity to play their particular instru ments, Director Fishburn states. The appointed officers, namely the con cert meister and the principals of the seconds, will be chosen after the first rehearsal. Composed of 70 Pieces The orchestra is composed of 70 pieces in full symphonic proportions and represents one of the greatest student symphonies on a college cam pus. In former years the symphony gave but one concert during the year, but this year plans have been *made to increase the number of appear ances to two or three concerts during the winter season. The present officers of the sym phonic orchestra are as follows: president, Lowell M. Boorse ’37; li brarian, Albert Lyford ’3B; manager, Henry H. Be-l ’37; and secretary, George F. Rouault *3B. Alumni Day Seat Plans Completed Seating plans for tne Alumni Day game with Villanova on October 10 were completed early this weekl by the student committee on seating ar rangements, it was announced todny by Harry I. Gilbert, assistant to the Graduate Manager of Athletics. Tickets set aside for faculty and alumni number 1800. In all, there ; are 2500 seats in the West stands that will go on sale the day of the game. For the first time in twenty-five years, sophomores will sit in the West stands for an Alumni Day game. The class of 1939 will have a section from the ten to the thirty-yard line. Seniors Get Choice Scats Seniors will have the choice seats in the larger stand, being arranged between the thirty-five and the fifty yard line. From the fifty-yai*d line in the other direction to the twenty five yard line, a section will be set off for faculty and alumni. Junior men and women will be seated between the twenty-five and thirty-five yard line. In the new East stands, the new freshman class will be seated in a body between the fifty and forty-five yard lines. On this same east side, seats between the forty and twenty-five yard line in the other direction will be kept open for sales. Visiting teams and complimentary ticket holders will be accomodated in the East stands also, in the section from the forty to the forty-five yard mark. The number of seats avail able here is close to 500. COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS More Students May Receive Jobs For 2nd Semester Quota, Set-up, Same As Last Year’s Plan Approximately six hundred stu dents have received jobs under the National Youth Administration on the campus. Official notification was received from Washington yesterday. All students may learn if they have received jobs, from the office of the dean of their school. All applications received before September 5 were scored for eligibil ity. These 600 placements filled the quota as of last year. Because of I the numerous requests that have not been scored, the College authorities ! are slashing the average monthly I earnings from fifteen dollars to four teen to take care of the increased number who will be placed on the rolls. Plans Arc Similar The administration of the N. Y. A. will be practically the same as last year. The quota for the college par ticipating in the program is based on the 12 per cent of the total number of resident students enrolled in the institution, as of October, 1934. Those receiving assistance must carry at least three-fourths of a normal cur riculum. There is a possibility that more students will receive N. Y. A. aid ing the second semester, as unused allottments in various institutions arc re-located to allow participation of large numbers of underprivileged students. College aid is designed for both undergraduate and professional students who have not obtained their bachelor’s degree. The graduate pro gram of assistance is . regulated Graduate- School. M — ... The government prescribes the typo of work as being'supplementary to the regular paid work of the institu tion. No work may be undertaken on or off campus, for improvement of private property, or for furthering of private commercial enterprise, nor any work of a sectarian, partisan or non-public 'nature. Olficials of the institution are re sponsible for assigning students to suitable work and for the supervision of work done by the student, except where the authority is delegated by the institution to combined faculty student committees. A committee on N. Y. A', governs the set-up here. The National Youth Administration program is designed for students at tending tax-exempt, non-profit-mak ing institutions which require high school graduation or the equivalent for entrance. While holding his job, the student must do satisfactory school work. Many applications were not approv ed this semester because of poor scholarship. Allotments will be made on the basis of nine monthly pay ments during the college year. Dr. Fred L. Pattee Sends Valuable Gift To College Library Dr. Fred Lewis Pattee, Emeritus Professor of American Literature, recently sent two large boxes of books on American literature to the Col lege library. Willard P. Lewis, li brarian, considers this gift as among the most valuable in the library. The collection includes thirty-four items belonging to James Fenimore Cooper and nine belonging to Wash ington Irving. Professor Pattee was interested, especially, in the lives and works of these two famous American authors. He wrote an introduction to the “Last of the Mohicans” in a contemporary edition. • Included in the gift was a copy of the famous “Breeches Bible.” The li brary received throe volumes of the United’ States literary gazette con taining the early poems of Longfel low and Bryant, the poetical works of John Trumbull, and many other first editions and rare volumes. Fred Lewis Pattee is the composer of Penn State’s “Alma Mater.” The original manuscript dated March, 1901, has always occupied a promin ent place on the library’s wall behnd the circulation desk. As a writer himself, Dr. Pattee has written: “The First Century of Amer ican Literature,” “The House of the Black Ring,” “Tradition and Jazz,” “Beyond the Sunset,” “The Develop ment of the American Short Story,” and many other works.
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