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THE MANAGI
JOHNSON BRENNEMAN *37
E. TOWNSEND SWALM '37
Managing Editor
FHILIP S. HEISLKR '37
New* Editor
W. ROBERT GHUHB ’37
Sports Editor
RICHARD LEWIS ’37
Feature Editor
MARION A. RINGER ’37
Women’s Editor
M. WINIFRED WILLIAMS '37
Women's Maunging Editor
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Woodrow W. Bierly *3.‘ Fronds 11. Szytnczak '3B
Jerome Weinstein '33 Charles M. Wheeler jr. '3B
ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS
Jay H. Daniels '3B Cnrl W. Diehl '3B Robert E. Elliott jr. '3B
Kuthryii M. Jennings *33 Robert S. McKclvcy '33 John G. Sabclla '3B
WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Shirley R. Helms '3B Georgia H. Towers '3S Caroline Tyson '33
Managing Editor This Issue
News Editor This Issue
Friday, October 16, 1936
THE CASE OF ROBERT BURKE
UNIVERSITIES, said Dr. Nicholas Murray But
ler, President of Columbia University, last week,
are "the most responsible trustees of democracy.”
Does Dr. Butler remember a former student of his,
Robert Burke?
Yes, it is very likely indeed that Dr. Butler remem
bers him. You see, it was like this . . .
Bob Burke was one of Columbia’s most popular
students last year. lie was 165-lb. Golden Gloves cham
pion and President-elect of the Junior Class. But Bob
wasn’t interested only in campus politics and athletics.
In addition to these activities lie was one of the leaders
of the American Student Union chapter at Columbia.
Last May the ASU chapter held an open meeting
to protest against the action of the University in an
nouncing that it was sending a representative to the
Nazi Heidelbei’g anniversary ceremony. Then they de
cided to stage a demonstration in front of Dr. Butler’s
home. Two students, including Burke, made speeches
criticizing the President for accepting the invitation.
A week later Dean Herbert E. Hawkes summoned
Burke and accused him of being the leader of a meet
ing which, in addition to being in poor taste, had vio
lated the sanctity of Dr. Butler’s home. He told Burke
that profane language had been used concerning Dr.
Butler and that picket signs had been left in front of
his home. Burke denied knowledge of any profanity but
apologized for that and for the signs being left. He also
denied personal responsibility for the demonstration,
but declared that the ASU would accept the responsi
bility.
Three days later tbo ASU.sent a letter to Doan
Hawkes apologizing for any personal affront which may
have been made, but declaring that "because of the
group nature of this demonstration, we do not feel that
any individual can be held responsible for the conduct
or issue of any part of it.”
On June 16 Burke was notified that he would not
be allowed to register at Columbia the next fall.
The ASU immediately took up the fight for his re
instatement, but could get no satisfaction or further
explanation from Dean Hawkes except that "Burke had
taken a defiant attitude and had refused to apologize.”
Since therf the American Civil Liberties Union has
come to his defense and Arthur Garfield Hoys, noted
attorney, has agreed to carry the fight to court, but last
week Columbia University permanently expelled Burke.
Aside from the obvious injustice in the case, what
is its real significance?
Burke himself has described it as well ns can be
"The . . . reason that forces me to fight this case
is the question of academic freedom. If Columbia can
get away with this expulsion, freedom of thought and
expression on every campus in the country will he en
dangered. The unwritten threat of administrative dis
cipline will force more and more students to silence . . .
We must fight against every manifestation of that sup
pression which is so horribly rampant in fascist na
tions . . . My case is one small skirmish in the battle.”
It is the plain duty of every liberal and especially
every college student to join Bob Burke in his fight.
The local ASU expects to circulate petitions in his be
half. Signing your name is small encouragement, but
it will mean that you are sympathetic toward a fight
that is being waged for you.
NEW POLICY
FOR SOME TIME it has been recognized that the
program of intramural athletics here was not the
success that many had hoped it would be. Students took
part in one or two contests—usually without any sort
of training for them—and then were eliminated. Many,
particularly non-fraternity men, failed to participate in
intramui’nls entirely. Others found that contests were
scheduled at inconvenient hours and had to give up oth
er activities if they wished to compete.
While there has been no official announcement to
that effect it is obvious that the new administration of
the School of Physical Education and Athletics has rec
ognized these difficulties and is doing its best to over
come them.
The first step has been announcement of plans to
interest students in a program of outdoor recreation.
Under the leadership of Ray Conger, former Olympic
trackman, and Max Dercum, who last year organized
the skiing team, students will plan their own activities.
Those interested may receive instruction in cooking,
fishing, archery, mountain climbing, and outdoor sports.
Undoubtedly there are many students here who
want to "keep in condition” but who cither can find no
time for or simply dislike the present system of compe
titive athletics. This project should be the answer to
the problem which faces them now. J
(XG BOARD
ALAN L. SMITH '37
Htisitaus Manager
KENNETH W. ENGEL *37
Alvcrtlaini: MniuiKcr
PHILIP A. SCHWARTZ *37
Promotion Mnnncer
GEORGE W. BIRD '37
Circulation Manager
IRWIN ROTH *37
Foreign Advertising Manager
JEAN C. HOOVER '37
Secretary
REGINA J. RYAN *37
Women.’# New* Editor
..Charles M. Wheeler, jr. *3B
Jerome Weil stein *3i
CAMPUSEER
■ BT HIMSELF "
Policy of Pulchritude
Simon pure policy, subsidization, football fac
tory, professionalism, and a host of other isms have
raised their heads to solve the football enigma on this
campus, but at last we have hit upon the grand
solution, u winning football team without subsidiza
tion. Like many other great ideas, we discovered it
quite by mistake, so we will start with the mistake.
It all began at a bull session in which naturally
enough the subject of conversation was sex. However,
some of the more pragmatic boys insisted on bring
ing in their ideas on Saturday’s football game.
Finally Bob Clark, sophomore track flash who
broke a record in pole vaulting last year pipes up,
"What do you think I broke that record for last year?
For the team? Naw, I did it for my girl.”
And it was then that tue fog disappeared. Why
not subsidize suitable pulehritudenous inspiration for
the gridiron warriors, thus having an unsubsidized
team with all the benefits of a squad of professionals?
Journalistic Brew:
It seems that the Froth has picked a scrap with'
the Clearfield Progress when it called one of its
headlines "asinine.” The Progress came back with a
vituperative article in the column headed RASberries
from which we quote the following:
“R. A. S.—See what Froth has to say about you?
Editor—See what?
R. A. S.—Why Froth, Froth, you know, Froth.
Editor—You couldn’t see anything in Froth.
. R. A. S.—Why not?
Editor—That’s what one blows off beer.
R. A. S.—But I mean Penn State Froth.
Editor—Same thing. Just froth off the journal
istic brew. Here now, a pool* and it’s gone. I read
the Collegian.”
(Nice goin’, Dick. Your turn, Harry)
Wildcat’s Party:
Villanova defeated the Lions on Saturday and
did it fairly, but we still don’t think they’re not a
bunch of world beateis. In the first place they could
n’t score more than 13 points against Chuck Cherun
dolo, and in the second place two Lewistown boys
beat up the whole squad in a free-for-all. It hap
pened when, flushed with victory, two carloads of
players stopped in Lewistown and decided to play Joe
College. Three of the stalwarts invited a stander-by
to a scrap. However, the fellow they invited hap
pened to be One-Man-Gang Schmidt. When the three
were sprawled in the gutter collegiate reinforcements
appeared. By the time twenty Villanova Wildcats
were in the fray, Benny Keiford, another Lewistown
lad, enlisted with Schmidt and the two of them
mauled the whole mob. Policeman Tommy Tomlin
son found three teeth, all belonging to Villanova, on
the pavement after the fight.
Abracadabra:
Murgerian McGovern, Bohemian a la mode on
this campus last year, is reported in hot pursuit of
some French Lesbian somewhere in France . . . Jack
Barnes landed a job with the N. Y. Times . . . How
has that regal Kappa Kappa Gamma, Mary Louise
Hickey, escuped this column these many years?...
Things I’ve learned from Art 74: That the College
power plant can tell the day an Art 74 ( blue book is
being given by the increase in electricity used the
night before . . . That it is definitely easier to sleep
in a darkened room ... A 800-quet to that lovable
radical, Heywood Broun, for his piece in Wednesday's
paper on "The Right to Boo.” . . . Belated nomina
tion for last week’s M.D.D.0.W., Johnny Sabella . . .
Quote of the Week: Beezie Zimmerman, “Gee, now
there are two girls that have a crush on me.” . . .
Someone called up Walt Peterson, La Vie mogul, and
demanded to know why he couldn't smile for his pic
ture in the coming yearbook since he has to pay ten
bucks for it . . . Dot Downes now brings her knit
ting to the Collegian office . . . She swears that
she’s not knitting-socks . . . R.O.T.C. is not only ac
cused of preparing cannon fodder but also of expos
ing the boys to immediate danger. First casualty was
an advanced officer, who, when he heard the blare of
martial music, got excited and -decided that a flourish
of his glistening sabre would give the right touch. As
lie drew his sword he sliced two fingers and had to be
led off the field of honor . . . Theta Phi Alpha is un
decided whether to accuse Villanova or the Chi Phis
of stealing their Alumni Day decorations ... ', t)
ItV Convenient
State College probably has
more committee meetings for
its size than any town in the
country.
Many of these groups, unable
to decide upon a suitable after
noon or evening meeting /time,
find the answer in a luncheon
or dinner meeting at the
Corner.
A number of the booths give
sufficient privacy for such in
formal gatherings. If more is
desired, three private dining
rooms are at their disposal. A
booth or dining room will be
reserved, of course, for such
gatherings.
The Corner
unusual
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
BLUE KEY
(fimiar Activities Hovortny)
Robert C. Brown
Robert E. Brubaker
Emmett E. Rhoades
Sidney A. Neiburg
Gerald G. Woringer
Paul V. Jones
H.- Ray Pope
Robert B. Blum
John C. Mallory
David B. Ludwig, Jr.
Edward J. GoTman
John A. Shipman
Edward W. Nagel
Robert L.. Smith
Co-Edits
Phi Mu initiated Sally Anne Seigel
and Mrs. Marie Philips Sunday.
The Kappa Kappa Gammas gave a
founder’s day dinner Tuesday eve
ning.
Alpha Chi Omega, held a breakfast
at Alloncrest Sunday, morning for
alumnae Jane O’Connell, Helen Ha
ven, Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Frank
Weaver, and Martha Newell.
Wednesday afternoon the Phi Mus
held a tea in honor of Mrs. Paul Wil
liams, sister of Mrs. Franklin Bestly,
alumni advisor. Mrs. Williams is a
visitor from Missouri.
The Delta Gammas entertained
their alumnae with a tea Saturday
afternoon after the football game,
while the Gamma Phi Betas honored
theirs with a coffee hour.
CINEMANIA
Tonight Shirley Temple will play
again at the Cathaum theater in a
super-cute production about little old
New York. Frank Morgan, Stepin
Fetchit and the Hafi Johnson . choir
are the mature part of the cast. The
name of the picture is “Dimples.”
At the Nittany, Mr. Deeds again
goes to town. Gary Cooper,, whose Mr.
Deeds is one of his nicest bits in re
cent films, does the hick with ideals
admirably. The story of "Mr. Deeds
Goes to Town” is from a Sat. Eve.
Post story or something and gets
along quite well.
To prove that football players do
get jobs, a glorified version of the
great sport, called "The Big Game,”
plays at the Cathaum tomorrow with
Philip Huston, James Gleason, June
Travis, Bruce Cabot and Andy De
vine and a bunch of genuine all-Am
erican boys„including the Chicago U
pride, the great J. Berwanger, Bill
Shakespeare of Notre Dame, Bobby
Wilson of S. Methodist, Moscrip, of
Stanford, King—Kong Klein, N. Y.
U. and a couple of others.
The story is punted around between
an ex-coal miner who becomes glori
fied on the field and gets dough for
it and a co-ed'who doesn’t believe in
subsidization nohow.
At the Nittany tomorrow "The Un
known Ranger” comes to the screen
with an all-star cast of he-men.
Occasionally, a picture comes to
town with "Country of origin, U. S.
A.” marked on it. The "Big Broad
cast of 1937” will open here Monday
about fourteen months before it gets
to Singapore and points East. Points
about the show worth mentioning:
Jack Bennie and playmates, Benny
Goodman’s orchestra, Leopold Stok
owski and t symphony, George Burns
and Grade Allen and Bob Burns.
After the first few reels, Stokow
ski plays swing music and Benny
Goodman works ‘out on sweet stuff.
Included are a couple'of new dances
with mirrors and lights. Burns is at
the Bazooka, a musical instrument
constructed of hairpins and boiler fit
tings. Hollywood’ considers this the
most gorgeous extravaganza let loose
on the public since "The Great Zieg
feld."
—CAMPY
“But would'your wife like it, Mr. Beanthorpe, if you raised my salary?”
“Miss Ogilpie, I save enough on Twenty Grands to do it, anyway!”
We Women
By MARION A. RINGER
Freshman women are out of their
three weeks’ hibernation. There is a
spotlight on every move they make.
The boys have an eagle-eye on them
for any possible "cute date.” The
girls watch them like hawks for fu
ture rushing material. It’s going to
be a hard problem to Both clique with
the boys and yet meet the girls’ rigid
requirements for rushees.
If a girl takes an offered cocktail,
which by the way, is against W. S.
G. A. rules, and is too free and in
discreet in relations with men, she is
marked as a “good date” by'men. If
she is observed by an upperclass wom
an. a mental note is made to, strike
off her name from the preferred list
Be clever, freshman women, and
let those who will, be “smart.”
There’s a rumor that the women
are in a quandry about the Cwen
dance Saturday night. They don’t
know if they should invite the man
or if a man should.ask them to .go.
As a rule the women ask the men
since it is a women’s dance. But, men,
if you don’t get a bid from a girl you
can buy a ticket and ask your own
girl. In fact, many of the men do
that:
So it is perfectly legitimate at this
affair for either the man or woman
to ask a date. '
CAMPUS BULLETIN
All students interested in hiking
and other activities report to 301
Recreation Hall at 5 o’clock.
Second assistant manager candid
ates for.the swimming team report to
the Athletic Association office.
Aero Club will meet in 108 Main En
gineering a 7:15 o’clock.
Freshman women interested in man
aging the freshman hockey team sign
up on the Mac Hall bulletin board.
A Grange social will he held at the
Alpha Zeta house at 7:45 o’clock.
Hilicl Fellowship will meet in 403
Old Main at 7 o’clock.
TOMORROW
. Freshman Commission will hold
their first cabin retreat, leaving Old
Main at 2:30 o’clock and returning
Sunday.
SUNDAY
The faculty will entertain Dr. Justin
W. Nison, Chapel speaker, at a sup
per in the Old Main Sandwich Shop
at 5 o’clock. Reservations may be
made with Prof. Sylvester K. Stevens.
Wesley League final discussion on
“Steps in Creative Living.”
MONDAY
Liebig Chemical Society will meet
in 20G Agriculture at 7:30 o’clock.
Senior—Sophomore hockey game at
Holmes’ field at 4 o’clock.
Freshman womens’ class meeting
in Home Economics auditorium at 7
o’clock.
I*hi Mu Alpha will meet in 411 Old
Main at 8:30 o’clock.
MISCELLANEOUS
Tickets for the Cwen Dance are
now on sale at the Student Union
office.
Student Union Dance Saturday Oc
tober 24 with Bill Bottorf and his
orchestra at Recreation Hall.
Wyand, McCord Speak
A meeting of the Economics Club
was held Monday evening at Centre
Hills. The principle speakers were
Prof. Charles S. Wyand, who read a
paper on “Purchasing Power and the
Business Cycle,” and Prof. John L.
McCord who discussed economic prob
lems in Puerto Kico.
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Women in Sports
By CAROLINE TYSON
Defeated for the first time since
the fall of '34, the seniors handed
their hockey laurels to the sopho
moi*es on Wednesday. This is the
sophomores’ third consecutive victory
this'fall, not unlike their notable win
of last season. Their only defeat
last year was by the class of ’37,
their perpetual rivals.
The sophomores’ triumphant 4-to-0
victory established a new record on
the fall interclass hockey slate. Molly
Pugh, sophomore halfback, struck two
points and Captain Rachael Bechdel
drove the other two balls between the
goal posts. ' f •
Gene Ziegler, senior, had some ex
cellent reverse shots while Dot Mc-
AulifTo, famed veteran of the sopho
more team, played her consistently
fine game. The seniors’ only hope of
smashing the monopoly were the fre
quent penalties scored by the sopho
mores but their invasion was halted
by the harmonious cooperation in the
sophomore lineup.
Varsity Drag
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five major letters.
See the smart fairpatterns in stripes and
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New :Designs
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Friday, petober 16, 1936
Oriental Art Displayed
Marvin Lewis '37, ceramics student
who attended Lingnan. University in
Canton, China, as an exchange stu
dent last year, brought back an in
teresting collection of Chinese and
Japanese art products. The objects
are on display in the Mineral Indus-*
tries building.
Capital — s2oo,ooo
Surplus and Undivided
Profits — s27s,ooo
First National Bank
of State College
STATE COLLEGE, PA.
Member of Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation .
John T. McCormick, President
David F. Kapp, Cashier
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