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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,