extra!) prttn gtatr @ (Mlrgi Volume 33—No. 9 Bezdek Removed From Post by Trustees Phi Delta Theta Wins Bezdek Sport Trophy 2nd Successive Year Beta Theta Pi Rates Second With Total Of 644 Points Sigma Alpha Epsilon Places 3rd With 661 Phi Delta Theta, won the Bezdek trophy for the 1935-36 intramural sport season, .Leroy M. Sunday ’37, chairman of the intra-mural board, announced today. It is the second time that this fraternity took first place in the competition, having piled up 1107 J /-> points. The tro phy, which is to be presented at thS mass meeting the night of Octo ber 9, will be received by Carl Pohe ’37. The Beaver House, with a total of 205 points, rated highest among the non-fraternity organizations. Beta Theta Pi placed second on the list with 664 points, Sigma Alpha Epsi lon third with 661, Delta Upsilon fourth with 535, and Pi Kappa Alpha fifth with a total of 445 points. SAE Led Fall Sports - At the close of the fall sports sea son,- Sigma Alpha Epsilon held first place, followed by Delta Upsilon, Beta Theta Pi, Pi Kappa Alpha, and' ■Theta Kappa Phi. Phi Delta Theta j>tpod:jn., ninth- place.uWith_a-.totaL.of. .85 points. " Alpha Phi Delta placed sixth with '403 points, followed by Sigma Nu with one point less. Kappa Sigma totaled 373 while Theta Kappa Phi placed ninth with 360. Beta Sigma Kho piled up 350 points. More Standings Listed 1 Sigma Phi Epsilon ranked eleventh with a rating of 313, followed by Tau Sigma Phi with two points less. Phi Kappa Sigma totaled 284 to nose out Sigma Pi, which had 283. Delta Sig ma Phi ranked fifteenth with 230 points. . Placing sixteenth was Sigma Chi with 213 points, leading Phi Kappa Tau by seven points. Beaver House had 205 while • Alpha Chi Sigma placed nineteenth with 995 and Delta Theta Sigma twentieth with 191. Booth First Freshman To Win Drum Major Of College Blue Band A freshman leads them all again— this time in the College Blue Band. Competing with members of all the upper classes for the position of drum major of the band, Sidney R. Booth ’4O ,was so outstanding that he has been chosen in spite of his minority in College years. The winner of the competition, the first freshman to crash the band in its history, will make his debut at the Muhlenberg football game this after noon. Booth is a graduate of Gary high school, Gary, Tnd., and has recently moved to the state. ‘ln Gary high school bands, are big things. - Hence the experience. Prof. Richard W. Grant said that Booth is not perfect by any means, but that he was the furthest developed of the candidates. The band has been slow in whip ping into shape this year and will perform for. only a short time be tween the halves. The first seven minutes will'find the State Champion State College Junior Drum and Bugle Corps on the field. Composed of 43 youngsters from nine to sixteen years of age, the outfit was unable to at tend the national competition after . winning the state title at Johnstown. It so happened that a band that placed fourth in the state trials won the national title.. Harold Breon di rects the bugle section of the outfit and has instructed the boys in three part • bugling, a difficult feat for young players. Newell Townsend *37 has coached the drum section,'while Buck Taylor, local radio dealer, is drum-master. The corps is under the direction of a girl drum major, Rachel Pulton, and the captain is Martin ICnutscn, Jr. Bezdek Trophy Leaders The first five houses that led the race for the Bezdek Trophy were: Phi Delta Theta 865 Beta Theta Pi 664 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 661 Delta Upsilon Pi Kappa Alpha I.F.C. Distributes New Dating Code Rules Brawn up Last Spring Come Back From Senate Committee Approved Approved by the Senate Committee on Student Welfare, the new dating code drawn up by the Interfraternity Council last spring has come back to the Council for distribution among the fraternities. Copies of the agreement went to the various houses at a meeting Wed nesday night for individual fratern ity approval. The signed fraternity approval will be returned to the Sen ate Committee for its approval of the individual house. Rules Outlined The new agreement is as follows, in part: I.' That during the period of the regular college year, .excepting, the Thanksgiving,-"Chris tnias;*and-Easter vacations, unchaperoned women guests' may be entertained in the so cial- rooms of fraternity chapter houses during the day and evening until the following closing hours: On Friday and Saturday nights until 1 .o’clock, which is the closing hour at women’s dormitory parlors', except that on week-ends of the In terfraternity Ball, Senior Ball, Jun ior Prom, Sophomore Hop, and the rail and spring houscpartics the closing hour may be 3 o’clock. During the period of registration between semesters and on the night preceding vacations and holidays un til 11 o’clock. On" all other nights until 8 o’clock, with the understanding that later permission'may he obtained'from the Dean or Men or the Dean of Women in exceptional cases involving out-of town guests. 2. That at- least two couples are present and the social rooms are kept open and well lighted. 3. Each chapter shall be held an swerable to both the Interfraternity Council and the Senate Committee on Student Welfare for compliance with the terms of this agreement; and au thority is hereby granted for the sus pension of the privileges of this agreement upon violation within the semester for which the privileges were granted. 4. At the beginning of each new semester each chapter shall vote on the question for applying for a re newal of the privileges of this agree ment for the ensuing semester. 5. The application for the renewal of this agreement shall be made by the chapter president to a board com posed of the officers of the Interfra ternity Council and of the Committee on Student Welfare at a time and place designated by the board. 6. The chapter.president shall be held responsible, for the enforcement of the conditions of this agreement in his house. 7. During Thanksgiving, Christ mas, and Easter vacations unchaper oned women guests shall not be per mitted in the chapter houses. In case of violations,- penalties shall be in flicted on offenders by the College au thorities when their identity is made known. * In suck cases the penalty on the. chapter may be waived; other wise the chapter will be penalized for the violation of the agreement. Taylor Attends Meeting As jx delegate of the American Ceramic Society, Dr. Nelson W. Tay lor attended the International Con gress on Glass held in London and Sheffield, England, July 1936. Rep resentatives of twenty-two countries attended the Congress. STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1936 Players Open Season With Comedy Hit ‘Personal Appearance’ Will Be Presented Tonight at 8:30- Veteran Cast Headed By Miss Hunt, Binns The Penn Stale Players will pre sent-a favorite Broadway comedy as their first performance of the year before a Dad’s Day audience in Schwab auditorium tonight at 8:30 o’clock. In what is undoubtedly the first amateur production of the play that continued a§ a smashing success on Broadway for many months, the Players’ presentation of “Personal Appearance” opens an intensive dra matic year on the campus. The success of “Personal Appear ance” as a comedy has been indicated recently since a large Hollywood com pany has begun production of the play into a movie with Mae West in the featured role. Veterans in Cast On no previous occasion in Player history a veteran cast been gathered .fjm.onc play. With less than two v/eeks in which to rehearse. Director Frank S. Neusbaum was forced to call upon tried performers in ordor, toVwhip together a competent companysvV ,%v - - Kermione H. Hunt '3B has been se lected for the leading role, playing Carole Arden, a headlined movie act ress. Miss Hunt, as Miss Arden, has a roving eye for . men.. Failing-to -make -Wilkes-Barre c-aftcr -^hei*' 'car' breaks dpwn, Miss Hunt enters .the serious business of making the gas station attendant where she is forced to spend the night. Binns in Lead Edward *T.' Binns ’3B again is cast in a lead ' part, after starring in Player productions for the last two seasons. Binns attempts to mix busi ness with love when contacting Miss Hunt for the forwarding of his movie invention. Completing a lover - combination that has liad convincing success in three shows, Lucille Z. Giles ’3B fights for her man, Binns, against the loose wiles of Carole Arden. A player unheralded before last winter again comes through with a part that will maintain him in a posi tion of importance in actor circles on the campus. Morton Wolovsky ’3B, playing a fast-quipping manager who must scheme to keep his charge, Miss Arden, in hand, enters his sec ond semester as a Player. In Difficult Part Probably the most difficult ami most skillful performance of all the parts in the show is that of a stage struck kid who persistently pesters Miss Arden. Jean F. Woodruff ’36 was drafted for this role and again she establishes herself as a top-notch character actress. Epsteins Productions of Alumni Begins Pittsburgh Theatre Run A Penn State theatrical putsch hit Pittsburgh this week with the world premiere of “And Stars Remain,” written by two local boys who are making good, Julius J. ’3l and Philip G. Epstein ’32, whose first Theater Guild play opened the Pittsburgh theatrical season Monday night at the Nixon theater. Profs. Arthur C. Cloctingh and Frank S. Neusbaum, of the drama tics division, Johnson Brcnneman, Collegian editor, Richard Lewis, Bell editor, and E. Townsend Swalm, Col legian managing editor, took a pil grimage ,to Pittsburgh to see the iwins and their first stage play. “How’s Penn State Jessie?” asked Julius J., by way of making conver sation for a newspaper cameramen who was backing into the scenery backstage of the Nixon in an effort to get all of Penn State into the pic ture. Upon being informed that Penni State. Jessie wo3 no more, the broth-' ers asked if there still was a football i THE removal from office of Hugo Bezdek is a.ma jor victory for the alumni of Penn State. While there is hardly a student, a coach, or a faculty member interested in athletics-here who will not greet the announcement with a sigh of relief, it is the alumni who will be most glad to hear the news. It has been expected for about four months, but as the weeks passed with no announcements, many were beginning to feel that Bezdek had again managed to obtain a reprieve from the trustees. But Bezdek is gone now and it seems unnecessary— as well as a little unsportsmanlike—to continue to malign him. The Committee report merely stated that a “want of confidence in the leadership of the Director, particularly in his relation to the adminis tration of intercollegiate athletics” questioned seri ously the “value of his services in that office.” Like most committee imports this is a classic of under statement, but if it suited the Trustees it suits us. Bezdek is gone. That is the important thing. That he will return to active duty when his leave of absence expires seems highly unlikely. According to the report he will be offered a position of "respon sibility and dignity ... or granted an honorary dis missal.” There is little doubt of his choice. It is dif ficult to imagine Bezdek deliberately choosing to be a figurehead. His dismissal, however, will not be a cure-all for uthor Guild Drama team and were assured that there was. Fresh from Hollywood after twoj years of scenario writing, les freres j Epstein were worrying around the rehearsals of their collective maiden i effort for the legitimate stage, won dering what scenes they ought to re write. Out on the coast, both Julie and Phil were responsible for a series of scenarios, among which'were “The Little Big Shot,” by Julie, and “Love cn v. Bet,” by Phil. Julie wrote for Warner Bros., while Phil wrote Tor RKO. It all started in Professor "Cloe tingh’s Lit. 90 class, in-which Julie Epstein first began to write theater. One of Julie’s first one-acters, “Be fore Dinner,” came out of that class and was subsequently published in the May 1930 issue of the Old Main Bell. . While in College, Julie boxed in tho 115-lb. class in 1929, ’3O, and ’3l. In 29 he took the Eastern Intercollegi ate championship in his weight and became captain of tho team in ’3l. When he was not punching the bag, Tulie punched a typewriter and wrote lyrics for several musical shows. He was a frequent contributor to the Belt in which his first published works “MOVE OYER BOYS” Will the Price Be High? An Editorial the athletic troubles of the College. While there is no doubt that it will result in a better morale among the coaches and in the School of Physical Education and Athletics, it will not be a guarantee of winning football teams. And that is the principal interest of the alumni. The alumni got what (hoy wanted with the re moval of Bozdck. If that does not produce results they will try again. In the case of Bezdek the desires of the alumni and the interests of the College were identical. The time may possibly come when they are not. If it does many of those who are cheering the present vic tory may wonder whether or not it was worth the cost. There is no good reason why this situation need develop. The College and its alumni can easily work together for the conflict ever <leve» is refusing to cool other’s interests. Like the alumni But we don’t -.van! old days of subsi So far there has b< but if victories ai Bezdek's removal i be a high price to Students Here Attend Premiere of ‘And Stars Remain’ appeared. He was graduated in Lib eral Arts. Phil Epstein was cnroled in jour nalism, and subsequently was elected to Sigma Delta Chi, journalism hon orary. Phil also boxed, punched his way into the intra-mural champion ship, and was a member of the var sity squad. Phil, like his brother Ju lie, was a consistent contributor to the Dell in which his “Heartbreak, Hardboiled" appeared in September, 1931. He was active in dramatics as well, taking the lead in “The Mask ar.d the Face” and several other shows. Both were members of Phi Epsilon Pi, social fraternity. “And Stars Remain” finishes its run at the Nixon this week, and moves on to Washington next week prior to playing Before hyper-critical New York audiences. Both Julie and Phi! believe that the show will be : considerably improved in the next week or two, during which the rough spots will be ironed out and parts of the script revised. Utt [EXTRA! good of the former. If friction or jloj) it will be because one of them iperato or is failing to consider the i we want winning football teams, it them if it means a return to the idization and professional players, jcen very little agitation for either, ire not forthcoming there may be. is desirable but subsidization would • pay for it. They’re Off PENN STATE 21 Adc.s>;a 3 Schuyler 21 I'alrick —lf. 22 Torelti G. Repporl 15 29 Silvano __F 1 Cherundolo C. Eagle 19 35. O’Hara Q. 9 Economos G._. 6 Donato ill. 10 DvMnrino 18 Barantovieh -E Mntuso 12 Substitutes:— PENN STATE—Gcntilman (2), Smith (4), Wear (5), Harrison (7), Common (8), Denise (11), Yett (12), Peel (13), Owens (14), Lang (15), Metro (10), Zoehowski (17), Hanley (19), Krupa (20), Morini (23), Barth (25), Sacco (26), Waugaman (27), Scott (28), Wible (30), Kyle (31), Wuenschcl (32), Giannontonio (33), Sheridan (34), Enders (36). MUHLENBERG—Gadek (2), Ahlum (3), Brown (4), Tracy (5), Heffner (6), Koronko (9), Sprow (11), Milanick (17), McDonough (18), Thompson (21), Kennedy (22), McKee (24), Blair (25), Dawc (26), Die trich (28). Officials:— Referee—J. P. Egan (Duquesne), Umpire—J. B. Reilly (Lafayette), Head Linesman —H. M. Edwards (Lafayette), Field Judge—A. W. Palmer (Colby). PRICE FIVE CENTS Board Orders 1 Year Leave Of Absence Investigating Group Reaffirms Present Athletic Policy Committee Will Offer Bezdek Another Job By JOHNSON ISRENNEMAN Hugo Bezdek, director of the School of Physical Education and Athletics since its organiza tion in 1930, was relieved of his position this morning by the ac tion of the College Board of Trustees meeting here today with President Ralph D. Hetzel. At the same time it was recommended that Bezdek be granted a year’s leave of ab sence, effective October 1. At the end of that time he will be, offered another position in the School of Physical Education and Athletics or an honorary dismissal from the College. This action was recommended to the Board by a special committee ap pointed by the President of the Board last February’. Its duties were to investigate the policy, orga nization, and procedures of the School in question. Since its forma tion the Committee has held nine meetings* at'which faculty members, coaches, students, and alumni have been interviewed. Policy Reaffirmed In recommending that Bezdek be relieved of his position the Commit tee said that they had studied that problem in particular because of the criticism directed against Bezdek by student publications and alumni. While they found that many of the specific complaints against him could not be justified they felt that there had developed such a want of confi dence in his leadership as to question the value of his services. Committee To Head School A committee consisting of Dr. El wood C. Davis, Neil 31. Fleming, and Prof. Franklin L. Bentley will carry on the work •of the School until a new man is selected to fill the va cancy’. Doctor Davis will act as chairman. A large part of the Committee’s findings dealt with the report of the Alumni Committee on Athletics which was issued last June. For the most part they were in accord with the findings of this body. The most im portant other change suggested was that the name of the present “Board of Athletic 'Control" be changed to the “Athletic Advisory Board” in or- (Continued on Pane Four) MUHLENBERG Dietrich 16 „ Young 27 H._ Hunsickcr 23 Laing 10 Farrell 20 Poust 7 ll._ Gutckunst 8 „ Bloom 11
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