>o° 0 „ O Semi-Weekly Q l ' > S print mte A taUrgtai ill- | COMPLETE | Volume 33—No. 17 Thespians Open Show Tomorrow Tilden ’37, Thomas ’3B Play Leads; Hy-Los To Take Part Glee Club to Feature “Steer Clear” Debut Led by Doris J. Thomas *3B and Charles W. Tilden ’37, juvenile leads, the Thespians in conjunction with the Glee club will open • their fall show, “Steer Clear,” tomorrow night in Schwab auditorium at 7:30 o’clock -before a houseparty audience. Although limited as to rehearsal time, “Steer Clear,” contains, in Di rector J. Ewing Kennedy’s estimation, the best array of talent that the Thespians have ever had. Numerous specialties are scheduled, and the Hy- Los, under the direction of Prof. Richard W. Grant, will hold'a large amount of the spotlight. The story, written by J. Lloyd Lar kins ’37 and John E. Thompson ’37, traces the activities of the Dartmell College Masque and Wig club in its endeavor to get out of the red finan cially. ' The plot includes murder brought on by a liquor racketeer played by Paul Dean ’4O. Quartet Featured Larkins, Silom S. Honvitz ’39, Frances M. Gatos ’37, and the Var sity Quartet have leading parts. The quartet, composed of Donald H. Dixon ’37, Richard W. O’Connor, Jack E. Platt '37, and James P. Unangst ’3B, will work with the Hy-Los and with a freshman girl dance team of Peggy Lytle, Pat Altwater, and Louise Stringer. Featured scenes will he a barroom spectacle, “’Round Times Squai'e,” “Top Hat,” and those in which two girl and one boy choruses will hold the attention. , Bill Bottorf’s band will play from the stage'in the'first'act; and in the second act a jath group of six-from the band will be featured. The musical scores have been ar ranged by Prof. Hummel Fishburn, of • the department of music. The “’Round Times Square” scene was written by -William H. Hazen ’37. Tickets went on sale at the Stu dent Union desk early in the week and were available at the Corner Room .yesterday. They may be se cured there until shortly before cur tain time. ‘White House Party’ ‘Froth’ Issued Today Froth’s White House Party num ber, a special issue concerning the present presidential campaign, will appear for sale today. Entirely polit ical in nature, the- editors boast of their magazine being non-partisan; Cartoons and prose in the new Froth are built around the coming election. A new feature, is the roto gravure section, which carries as its highlight a radio-photo of the win ning presidential candidate. The cover <lcsign, in four colors, is by Robert McKean ’3O, former art editor of Froth, who Ts flow doing caricatures for Ringmaster. While in college, McKean was reprinted throughout the country. Included in the large amount of cartoons are two by Freeman Silva, art editor of the California Pelican, who extended to Froth -exclusive rights. Ralph D. Hqtzel, Jr., con tributes a special column. Prof. Frank S. Ncusbaum, of the division of dra matics, and Harry Henderson ’36, former editor of the Colegian, are other column writers. November 4 to Begin School ‘Safety Week’ Safety Week, sponsored by the Safety Council of the School of Phys ical Education and Athletics in co operation with the College Safety Council, has been designated for No vember 4-11, according to Arthur F. Davis, instructor in physical educa tion. During Safety Week, lectures, demonstrations, and movies will be given in first aid and safety educa tion to all sophomores and freshmen. It is.also planned to have several spe cial meetings in order to give instruc tion to everyone, interested. The stafT of the School of Physical * Education 'ind Athletics will assist Mr. Davis. Lead Thespians Tomorrow Night CHARLES W. TILDEN ’37 Will Durant Proposes 5-Point Program for Better America “A nation is born Stoic, and dies Epicuf-ean,” Dr. Will Durant said in his lecture in Schwab auditorium on Monday night where he discussed “A Blueprint for a Better America.” The philosopher’s talk was built along the outline of what is wrong with America and suggestions for im proving conditions. Discussing the physical problems first, he said that we face a possible decay of the, soil and pointed out that if the abuse of our land continues another century, much of our soil will be unproductive. ■His suggestion for a remedy of the condition was that the army with its idle personnel and equipment and the C.C.C. should deploy to conserve the soil of America. A commission, half of which is chosen by Congress and the other half by individuals, should supervise the extraction of minerals and fuels from the soil, since the de preciation of mineral resources weakens a nation. “The second problem is biological,” the author said. “The average intel ligence of the people is maintained by the struggle for existence. If the strong were stricken and the weak lived, the future would become pre carious.” Durant pointed out that intelligent parents produce''dhly,*orie-'child"‘fb‘"ev ery two of a “fool.” This is'a bar- Cast Announced For Tost Road’ Newcomers Compose Company Of Players Production For December 12 Composed mostly of newcomers, a cast of fourteen has been chosen for the second Players production of the season, “Post Road,” which, will be presented the Saturday night of Soph Hop week-end, December 12. The cast includes J. Lloyd. Larkins '37, Anne M. Boyer ’37, Pauline L. Lowe '37, Jack L. Wolgin '3B, Irving J. Tcrsuhow '3B, Betty M. Reyburn ’39, Margaret E. Jervis ’39, Henri etta I. Cutter ’39. Cal Evans ’4O, T2 1 ° mas Fry moyer ’4O, Richard L). Ponemon '4O, Katherine E. Holden ’4O, Mary E. Hatton ’4O, and John W. Steer '4O. Rehearsals are now under way for “Post Road,” which is a melodrama tic comedy under the direction of Prof. Arthur C. Cloetingh, director of the division of dramatics. Activities List Called Seniors who havj activities to add to their La Vic cards are urged to sent a postcard with all their activi ties to the La Vic office, 315 Old Main, by November 6. Those who did not fill out the blue cards in reg istration or who wish to check on , their activities can come to the La ' Vic office any afternoon from 4 to 5 ! o’clock, or send a card. Custom Violators Gi Will Parade During Six freshmen were tried and found; guilty, as customs violators by the Men’s Student Tribunal on Monday night. Five others failed to appear .before the court and must face judg ment at the next meeting. The severest penalty was meted out to Benjamin Crilly, who was found guilty of dating and not wearing his dink and black tie. Crilly will wear two signs and walk backwards on the cumpus at ail times. For fifteen min utes at noon and evening he will dis tribute toilet paper at the Corner. Caught dating and without his bi ble, Alfred Del Rossi was sentenced to carry and umbrella and wear a dress and sign for two weeks. Robert STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRID. DORIS J. THOMAS ’3B rier to progress. He suggested that feeble-minded parents be forbidden to have children, that the birth rate among the middle class be increased, perhaps by salaries being based upon the number of. children in the em ployed family. This he especially recommended for government em ployees. “We face a possible breakdown of our moral life, which would, indeed, threaten civilization,” Durant said, in presenting the third problem. His suggestion for improving this condition was the choosing of teach ers for character and personality, in stead of only for intellectual ability.: He would favor the teaching of a code of honor to every student. “The majority of abilities are pos sessed by a minority of persons,” the philosopher said, in presenting the economic problem. “Hence it is only a matter of time until the majority of the goods is possessed by the min ority to give us concentration of wealth, which is fatal to the Amer ican system.” Durant’s suggested remedy for this problem would be the maintenance of a high purchasing power .by conform ity of wages brought about by gov ernment .regulation:- , -He- C^ls(r, cates government control of mineral and fuel resources. His filial problem was political. He declared the need for fine statesman ship'and the destruction of organized political systems that keep the intel ligent men from office. He says it should become illegal for a person to undertake administrative duties wTio had not the abilities required, and he recommended that public officials be required to possess an education in the art and science of administration so as to make politics a noble profes sion. • “But don’t he discouraged by these dark pictures,” the philosopher said. “We are rich. Our economic system fed and housed the unemployed bet ter than any nation of Europe. Our democracy, with all its faults, func tions as well in crises as any dicta torship in history. We are still the luckiest nation in the world. We shall solve our problems, and we shall re alize our dreams.” P.S.C.A. Finance Drive Nears Expected Goal The Penn State Christian Associa tion’s drive for funds totaled §1,850 on Wednesday night. This is only $650 short of the $2,400 mark set by the group for the present campaign. The women’s contribution fell short by $lOO of their goal on Wednesday, but the campaign ends tonight with the prospect being thtft more than 250 memberships over the old record will be recorded. The committee in charge of the canvassing is especially pleased with the returns. The financial report will be drawn up tonight and re leased shortly. iven Stiff Sentences; : Halves at Grid Fray McCullough, a member of the fresh man football team, and Robert Kin dle, were both found guilty of violat-. ing the dating rule. Both were sen tenced to carrying signs. Two others, Frank Anderson and Paul Sieber, failed to carry their bi bles. Each will carry a sign and a bible suspended from a large rope around the neck. Excepting those who have houseparty dates, all viola tors will. parade between halves at the Syracuse game tomorrow. Tribunal issues the announcement that reports of violations should be signed by the person turning them in, although the signee’s namo will not be made public. r , OCTOBER 30; 1936 Tom Dorsey’s Band To Play At Soph Hop Plans Completed For Opening of Social Season Here Ist Dance to Feature Famous Swing Music Tommy Dorsey and his band will play for Soph Hop, December 11, co chairmen J. Richard Clements and Robert S. Givler of the dance com mittee, announced today. Final arrangements' .with Dorsey’s interests were completed by telephone Tuesday, Clements said. Securing Hoph Hop the biggest name band it has secured in many years, and expectations for a financial success shot upward today with the announcement, Clements said. : Noted for Trombone Dorsey, noted for 'his trombone, separated from his brother Jimmy when they had the Dorsey Brothers orchestra, and since that time has held a predominate position in the music world with his swing music. December 11 is the earliest date on record for a major dance in recent years. Previously all of the class dances were held in the second semester. *. i. Employment Facts (This article, dealing with the number of graduates who have found work and with the present employment condition in. the field of economics and sociology, is the first of a series. Othdr articles will deal with the same problem hi other departments and other schools here.) “There are more jobs open today than we have men to fill them,” Dr. Carl W. Hasck, hcadiof the depart ment of economics andUcciology, stat : cd "this week.'' to 'find' a man who has been graduated from our department in the past five years who does’ not have a job. “Of course,” he continued, “this does not mean that all our graduates have jobs. We are out of contact with some of them and as a result are unable to tell whether or not they are employed. We are trying, how ever, to contact our alumni so that they may have the chance to fill the many available positions of which employers have informed us.” He then mentioned some of the jobs that are available. One credit com pany wants men who will be able to make reports and classify the degree of risk oy persons wishing to make through finance companies. They will take as many men as the department here will recommend. The salary av erages around twenty-five or thirty dollars a week. Another concern wants export ap praisers of damages to automobiles in accidents. Men who are recom mended for this job will first be given a six-months training course. This is also a salary position. Nearly every insurance company in the state wants to take on new agents, Dr. Hasek said. “All this is evidence that business is picking up,” he said. “Last spring' was the first time since 1930 that we noticed a rise in the demand for stu dents with a background in econo mics, commerce, and sociology. Of course wc don’t know if this will con tinue, but at present it seems that wc will have little difficulty next spring in* placing graduates with good records.” Democrats Organize The Young Democratic; organiza tion of students held a meeting Wed nesday night for the election of offi cers and the formulation of perman ent plans. Franklin W, Ruth ’39 was elected president; Ella W. Keichline ’39, vice president; John G. Sabella '3B, vice president; Francis H. Szym czak ’3B, secretary; Nestor V. Wnhl berg, treasurer; and Camman H. Nie derhof, sergeant-at-nrms. Warnock Will Issue Election Day Excuses Contending that all students twenty-one years of age and over have a right to go home and vote, Dean of Men Arthur R. Warnock announced today that excuses would he granted such students for the time necessary for the trip. The Dean explained that both in and out-of-state students would be granted excuses for the presiden tial election that occurs Tuesday. Gridmen Seek Ist Big Win Of Year Against Syracuse As Booters Go After 4th Soccer Eleven Takes Ist Trip To Clash With Orange Battle for Eastern Supremacy to Ensue By JERRY WEINSTEIN A game to decide Eastern soccer supremacy will be played tomorrow when the undefeated Penn State eleven meets unbeaten Syracuse at Syracuse. With Yale, Springfield, and Navy, usually contenders for the Eastern crown, off the undefeated list, Penn State and Syracuse lead for top hon ors. The Syracuse team is the strong lest.to wear the Orange in reepnt years. Lion victories this season were chalked up against Bucknell, Gettys burg, and Lafayette. Also boasting three wins, the Orange has topped Cornell, G To 1; Buffalo Teachers, 10 to 1; and Lehigh, 1 to 0. 16 Men Make Trip Coach Bill Jeffrey lead a squad of sixteen players on the first trip of the season as the Liens boarded a bus to Syracuse this morning. With the exception of a few minor injuries, the team was in excellent physical condition. The lineup will probably be the same that opened the previous Nit tany contests. Dick Haag in the goal; Phil Barnes and Bill Boi’da at fullbacks; Eddie Jtfandel, Freddy Spy ker, and either Walt Painter or Frank Mcgrail, halfbacks; and the forward line -of Captain Bill Mc- Ewan, Dick Wilde, Frank Ostcrlund, Carl Wacker, and Sol Miehoff will oppose^Syracusj!.. ... , Others trip include Hank Schweitzer, Sam Davies, Bill Miller, and Woody Hosterman. Lions Hold Edge As in other scries, the Booters hold a wide lead in the Syracuse soccer encounters . . . Syracuse won only once in nine games .. . and there was one tie . . . But that de.Vat, by the Orange, in 1932, was important . . . it was the last game Penn State has lost in soccer. A. S. U. To Hear Talk By Ralph Hetzel, Jr. Ralph D. Hetzel, Jr., recently re turned from a tour of England, Swe den, and Russia, will address the American Student Union on his im pressions of the European countries. The meeting will he held in room 415, Old Main, on Sunday at 2:45 o’clock. All interested students are invited. At the last meeting of the A. S. U., ProT. John S. Bowman, of the de partment of English composition, de scribed a survey he is conducting in the field of the proletarian novel. The purpose of the survey is to determine to what degree and by whom the novel is being read. • The investigation, started three months ago, is being conducted along two lines. Form letters, requesting information about the circulation of ten selected novels, have been sent to the librarians of fifty-three major li braries and the publisher’s sales fig ures for the novels have been secured. Two of the past year’s best sellers have been selected as controls, from which Prof. Bowman hopes to arrive at an index to the comparative circu lation of the selected novels. Roosevelt Wins in Student Straw Vote By 47 Majority Over Governor London President Roosevelt polled the most ballots in the CoLi£Gi\X-Pittsburgh- Press straw vote that ended Wednesday night. The statistics are given be low, showing the number of voles cast by the members of the various class es, those of legal voting age and miners, and the students’ favorites in the election of 1932. Candidates VA MA Roosevelt (36) 83 109 Landbn (36) 68 77 Thomas (36) 1 5 Browder (36) 6 3 Lcmkc (30) 0 0 Roosevelt 31 U 2 Hoover (32)’ - 65 71 60 21 22 31 1 139 'Thomas (32) 3 2 3.1 1 0 0 5 Legend: VA-voting age; MA-under voting age: Sr-Seniors; Jr-Juniors; So- Sophomore; Fr-Freshmen; Gr-Graduate Student; Tot.-Total. Syracuse Guard EDWARD KANE Club To Sponsor Informal Affair Tickets for Houseparty Dance Now Available to Students At Student Union The Penn State Club’s second an nual informal houseparty dance will be held in the Nittany Lion Inn to night from 9 until 1 o’clock. Jerry McHale’s orchestra will furnish the music. Tickets arc priced at $1.50, includ ing beth the federal and state taxes. They can be purchased either at the Student Union office or at the door before the dance. Everyone; can • at tend the dance; guests. and . visitors in town over houseparty, week-end are especially invited. Chaperones Announced The dance committee announces the chaperone group as including Dean and Mrs. Arthur R. Warnock, Dean Charlotte E. Ray, Director and Mrs. Richard Grant, Captain pnd Mrs, William F. Dennis, Prof, and Mrs. Hummel Fishburn, and Prof, and Mrs. Robert Galbraith. ‘ Jerry McHalc’s slow-swing orches tra has proved vei*y popular in the eastern section of the state. Several weeks ago a crowd of 10,000 danced to Its rhythm at the Pittston Charity Ball. Miss Henrietta• Langley, vocal i ist, will take the spolight for several numbers. Alumni To Hold Dance Following Pitt Game A Penn State Dance sponsored by the Pittsburgh Alumni Club will be held in the Urban Room of the Wil liam 'Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh on November 7, the evening of the Pitt football game. Reggie Childs and his National Broadcasting Company orchestra will provide the music. On Friday night, the Alumni Club will hold a smoker in the Geld Room of the Fort Pitt Hotel at 8 o’clock. Tickets for the football game with Pitt may now be secured at the Ath letic Association office in Old Main. The price is $2.85. Cwen Dance Profits An approximate net profit of $7O was made on the recent 'Cwen dance, according to Beulah G&rheim, presi dent of the society. The returns will be used for a scholarship which will be given to a deserving freshman girl at the end of the year. Gr. Tot. 2 192 1 115 0 9 0 2 0 0 2 196 PRICE FIVE CENTS Schedule Kick Off at 2 For Houseparty Struggle Teams Evenly Matched; Each Lost Three Games By CHARLES M. WHEELER, JR. Victory starved, Penn State’s Nit tany Lien football team will he seek ing its second win of the season when it tangles with Vic Hanson’s Orange team from Syracuse on New Beaver field tomorrow at 2 o’clock before a capacity houseparty crowd. Hoping that they have somewhat regained their spirit, and stride in last Saturday’s 13-to-7 defeat by Cor nell, the Liens went through a trio of brisk workouts this week under Coach Bob Higgins. Scrimmage again took its toll as Roy Schuyler dislocat ed his shoulder Wednesday and To retti injured his ankle Tuesday. To retti, however, is a likely starter. Defeated three times apiece this season, both State and Syracuse will be wending the comeback trail with the Lions even money to be more suc cessful. It. will be State’s most op timistic outlook until the season finale with Bucknell. That Rian Albanese Chief of the Lion worries is Cap tain Vannie Albanese, Orange full back, who last year carried the ball against State seventeen consecutive times for 80 yards gain. Fans will also remember that it was the Syra cuse game last year that State lost as a result of a disputed pass play, when in the final moments O’Hora passed to Morini only to have the ball batted from his arms to Art Yctt who raced over the goal line with a disallowed score." The referee claimed that no Orange man touched the ball between Morini and Yett. So the Lions will have that 7-to-3 score to avenge.’ But Syracuse has not been manhandled by the Lions since 1927. Never in that time has the enemy advantage been more than two touchdowns. State’s lineup will find Smith and Barantovich at the ends, Hanley and DcMarino at the tackles, Economos and Toretti at the guards, Captain Cherundolo at center, O’llora at quarterback, Harrison or Denise at one halfback, Donato at the other, and Metro at fullback. Syracuse will have its full power available, a number of injured regu lars returning to the lineup. Rcgstis and Minsavage will be the ends, Web ster and Frey will play tackle, Hand ler and Kane will be guards, Novotny wi’.l play -the pivot position, Nolan will be calling signals, Heekmack and Morrison will be at the halfbacks, and Albanese will hold down the full back position. State Will Be Outweighed Kane is from all accounts as good this year as Jontos was last at guard, and Rcckmack will he a constant passing threat as State’s pass de fense this year has been woefully weak. Marty Glickman, who evident ly went to the Olympics just for the trip this summer, will be a speed merchant to get in the fray for the Orange. The Lions will be outweighed again, especially in the hackficld. But the second hall of the Cornell game proved they are capable of playing football. If they can provide a scor ing punch, they should go into the game with as good a chance of win ning as they will or have had this year. Hutchinson, Author, To Speak at Chapel Ralph C. Hutchison, president of Washington and . Jefferson College, will speak at the Sunday morning chapel services In Schwab auditorium. Dr. Hutchison served as an avia tor in the World War, has been ac tive in special foreign and educational work and has written articles for the Atlantic Monthly, Asia, Literary Di gal. and the Readers’ Digest. Dr. Hutchison received his A. B. from Lafayette College, his master’s from Harvard, and his Ph. D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1922 and received the degree of doctor of divinity from Lafayette College in 1922,
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