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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887
Published semi-weekly during the Collette year, except on holidays,
by students of The Pennsylvania State College, in the interest of the
College, the students, faculty, alumni, and friends.
SING BOARD
THE MANAGI
JOHNSON BRENNEMAN *37
Editor
E. TOWNSEND SWALM *37
Managing Editor
PHILIP S. HEtSLER ’37
Nows Editor
W. ROBERT GRUBB '3?
Sports Editor
RICHARD LEWIS *37
Feature Editor
MARION A. RINGER *37
Women's Editor
M. WINIFRED WILLIAMS *37
Women's Managing Editor
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Woodrow W. Bierly *33 Francis H. Sr.ymczok *3B
Jerome Weinstein *33 Charles M. Wheeler jr. *33
ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS
Joy H. Daniels '33 Carl W. Diehl *3B Robert E. Elliott jr. *3B
Kathryn M. Jennings '3B Robert S. MeKelvcy *3S John G. Sabella *3S
WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Shirley R. Helms '33 Georgia H. Powers *3B Coroline Tyson *3B
Managing Editor This Issue..
News Editor This Issue
Friday, October 30, 1936
“FOR THE GLORY
IT HAS RECENTLY been brought to our attention
by the cheerleaders and others who attend gather
ings where Penn State students hold forth in song that
there is an old College song, the words of which are
known by scarcely anyone. It is possible that this song
will be used at the football game tomorrow and so for
the benefit of all we reprint the words:
ALMA MATER
For the glory of Old State,
For her founders strong and great,
For the future that we wait,
Raise the song, raise the song.
Sing our love and loyalty,
Sing our hopes that, bright and free,
Rest, 0 Mother dear, with thee.
All with thee, all with thee.
Mr. Ebert’s men have been working for the past
several weeks in trying to save the trees along the
main entrance in front of Main Engineering. They
hail finally removed all the decayed matter from the
tree and a mere skeleton of the trunk remained.
When they started filling in the trunk with cement a
large group of students had gathered around the
tree surgeons and watched them at their life-sav
ing work. Jack Vincent happened to be passing so
he stepped and watched for several minutes then
quipped “Why don’t you guys knock-ofF, only God
can make a tree.”
May oar lives help swell thy fame, Ig. gf p rogreßB
Dear old State, dear old State, 1
When we stood at boyhood's gate
Shapeless in the hands of fate,
Thcu didst mold us, dear Old State,
Into men, into men.
May no act of ours bring shame
To one heart that loves thy name,
POLITICAL NOTES
RESULTS OF THIS week’s presidential poll on the
campus differ sharply from those obtained by the
voting at registration. At that time Landon had near
ly a 2-to-l majority. This week Roosevelt has a 4-to-3
lead over his Republican opponent.
In the two days that the poll was conducted nearly
350 students voted. This is not nearly so large as the
number obtained at registration, but it is probably a
better cross-section since all classes are represented in
about equal proportions. It may also be a little move
accurate in that students who voted in this poll did so,
for the most part, because they were interested in the
election and not because the ballot was stuck in their
face as it was at registration.
Even we—who have been accused of writing Dem
ocratic editorials—doubt if this sudden reversal of sen
timent is particularly significant. This marked differ-
ence in the result of the two polls is probably more a
result of the inevitable inaccuracies of any straw vote
than of a change in opinion by the average student in
the past month and a half. Other polls show the Presi
dent to be gaining strength, but we doubt if his gains
among students here is as marked as the polls would
indicate. -
Contrary to a recent letter which we received, we
do not think that “anyone can draw that you are a
Democrat" . . . trying “to foist your own political views
upon the student body."
It is true that our personal preference is for Roose
velt rather than Landon and when we have analyzed
any local political phoncma it has been from that view-
point. We do not think, however, that we hove tried to
"foist” any political views upon anyone. • Following
the recent Forum we concluded, upon the basis of the
evidence presented there, that the Republican party had
nothing more to "offer Youth" than empty phrases. If
in stating this opinion, we have “foisted" our political
views, then we plead guilty to the charge. Otherwise,
No.
Another complaint of the letter is that “it is ra
ther silly ... to discuss national issues when the ma
jority of the students aren’t even of age to vote, let
alone have sound political theories.”
This line of reasoning seems to be based on the
assumption that it is impossible for anyone to have
sound political ideas before reaching voting age. If
this is true—and we would hate to- think that it is—then
it would seem to l>c a good idea to discuss those “no
tional issues” if for no other reason than to stimulate
a student to think about them so that by the time he at
tained twenty-one he might have partially developed
the political ideas that are so essential.
It would be foolish for the Collegian to attempt
to take the place of the usual channels which are sup
posed to inform the voter. But if the Collegian com
ments upon or attempts to interpret such student po
litical expression as these straw polls or the recent For
um, wo do not feel that this is the “propaganda” that
our letter-writer accuses it of being.
Laughable Logic:
Maybe it was because he wanted to figure out a
sure-fire way of getting publicity and then again
maybe it was because he was just plain chagrined;
anyway, Carl Pohe, fklelt, after hours of silent cogi
tation has finally decided that he knows how his
name came to appear in this column as a new mem
ber of the Stinker Club. Here’s the way he figured it
out:
ALAN L. SMITH ’37
Business Manager
KENNETH W. ENGEL ‘37
Atlvertisinj; Munnitcr
PHILIP A. SCHWARTZ ‘37
Promotion Manager
GEORGE W. BIRD '37
Circulation Manager
IRWIN ROTH '37
Foreign Advertising Manager
JEAN C. HOOVER '37
Secretary
REGINA J. RYAN '37
Women’s Newn Editor
1. Last year he dated a certain Kappa.
2. He gave this Kappa the air. (This is a debatable
point — Ed)
3. This Kappa wanted sweet revenge.
4. This Kappa has a sister Kappa who is on the
Collegian staff who could probably get something
in this column if she wanted to. (Also debatable — Ed)
Conclusion: This certain Kappa got her sister
Kappa to put his name in the column because she
was still angry because lie no longer bestowed his af
fections on he:'. Q. E. I).
Woodrow W. Bicrly MS
-.rrnneis H. Szymcznk ’3S
spots of the days news.". . .
A card addressed to the managing., editor of the
LaVic ran as follows: “There is a great possibility
of my making Pi Lambda Sigma (Honorary Pre-Le
gal) although not definite. I will send another card
when I know for sure that can be added to my acti
vities card. Thank you, (signed) Robert A. Gans Jr.
’37” ...
The modern means of communication just won’t
treat Helen Noakes .with any consideration. This
weak she discovered that she sent her laundry bag
home but failed to put anything in it . . .
Again Miss Haidt comes through with a quote:
“And girls, never neck on your first date . . . unless
you have to . .. and if you have to, don’t do it in the
Mac hall lobby ... go up on the bleachers or some
other place ...”
In case you are disappointed with the humor in
this issue of Froth visit their office on the third:
floor of Old Main and on the walls of the office you
will find enough cracks worth the price of a subscrip
tion. Outstanding arc the “Amazing Coincidence" de
partment and the “Black List."
CAMPUSEER
—— nr tmipni «
The pay-off came a few days later when Chuck
Campbell called up Pohe and told him that they
need worry no more about their names being in the
column because he has a pal who has a fraternity
brother connected with the Collegian who would cen
sure this pillar.
Moral: A kappa in the house is worth two on the
campus and the quality of publicity is not strained.
“THE PURPLE IL P. Q.”
I never saw an H. P. Q.
I think I’ll never see one.
From what I hear they all go through
I’d rather see than be one.
Quip of the Week:
Quoting from “Broadway Gazette" by Leonard
Lyons: “A certain Wall Street broke:* is planning to
publish a news magazine consisting solely of digests
of speeches made by radio news commentators, high
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Library Will Sponsor
Wednesday Readings
The annual series of Wednesday*
Readings sponsored by the College
Library /will begin on Wednesday,
November 4, at 4:15 o’clock in the
upper lounge of Old Main. Prof.
Pauline Loeklfn, of the department
of English literature, will speak on
various aspects of poetry.
Other lecturers on the topic of
poetry include Prof. Herbert Koopp-
Bakcr, of the department of speech,
on November 11; Prof. Arthur Cloe
tingh. head of the division of drama
tics, on November 18; Dr. William
Dye, Jr., of the department of Eng
lish literature, on December 2; and
Prof. John H. Frizzell, of the depart
ment of English composition, on De
cember 9.
Camous Bulletin
TODAY
Tickets for the Penn State Club’s
informal houseparty dunce are now on
sale at the Student Union. They can
be purchased at the Nittany Lion Inn
tonight.
Tickets are for sale at the Student
Union for the Thespian Show “Steer
Clear” which will be given tomorrow
night.
“How We Got Our Bible” will be the
topic of the Wesley Foundation meet
ing at 4 o’clock.
SUNDAY
Those interested in definite inter
racial cooperation are invited to meet
with our Colored-fellow students in
room 405, Old Main, at 3 o’clock .
MONDAY
Senior—junior hockey game at 4
o’clock.
New Women including, freshmen
and transfers, are urged to attend a
short fraternity rushing meeting in
405, Old Main, at 7:30 o’clock.
PM Mu Delta will meet at 8:30
o'clock in 411, Old Main.
MISCELLANEOUS
N. Y. A. checks are now available
at the Treasurer’s office.
Beaver Field Pictorial salesmen
should report to the Student Union
Office immediately.
CINEMANIA
Tonight at .the Cathaum, Charles
Ruggles and 'Mary Boland are togeth
er again in “Wives Never Know,” with
Adolph Menjou. This has more Rugr
gles-Boalnd gags than “Early To Bed”
and “People Will Talk.”
Ruggles and Boland think they are
ideally married until smooth, suave,
mustachioed Adolphe Menjou arrives
OWNER
Sat; Oct. 31
Floyd Bashore’s
Orchestra
$l.OO Minimum
Seven (o Twelve O’clock
GREEN GABLES
HOTEL
LEWISTOWN, PA.
on the scene with his little bc-oklet en- 1
titled “Marriage, the Living Death.” j
MenjoUf the theoretician, starts break
ing -up the nest with technicalities.
“The Gay Desperado” continues at
the Nittany tonight with Ninon Mar
tini, Ida Lupino and Leo Carillo.
A Laurel-Hardy funny film, “Our
Relations” plays at the Cathaum to
morrow night. In this picture, Laurel
and Hardy have twin brother trouble.
It seems that both have a twin broth
er. Each twin ran away to sea and
ended up on a rope. In the end, every
body walks off the edge of a dock.
Tomorrow, “Sea Spoilers” comes to
the Cathaum. The picture seems to
be a re-hashed version of an early si
lent, “Spoilers of the Sea,” in which
the late Milton Sills starred. The ori
ginal ‘was one of the most powerful of
the silents.
The fall edition of the musicals
lines up with “Pigskin Parade,” which
plays at the Cathaum Monday and
Tuesday. The cast includes: Stuart
Erwin, Johnny Downs, Arline Judge,
Betty Grabble. Patsy Kelly, Jack
Haley, the Yacht Club boys and innu
merable others, including Stuart
Erwin, the hillbilly, who can pass the
ball niety yards in his bare feet.
Tn addition to football antics, the
show features two tons of femininity
and six new song hits all wraped up
in a collegiate phantasmagoria glor
ifying the national sport.
We Women
By MARION A. RINGER
W. S. G. A. has granted 3 o’clocks
for both Friday and Saturday nights
of houseparty. It is up to the women
whether or not they receive this late
permission permanently.
• It is the duty of each Bouse presi
dent to check up personally upon the
presence of each woman in her dorm
SHILLING
TYPEWRITERS REPAIRED
KEYS MADE
South Allen Street
Husko’s Tap Room
at their best
Featuring
II
! 5
“My dear Countess, these imported cigarettes are positively
enchanting!**
“That's one on you, Clarissa l TWENTY GRANDS
importedJrorn the comer tobacco shop."
AiSO OBTAINABLE IN FLAT FIFTIES
j Pan-Hellenic Council is. having a
meeting on Monday evening at 7:30*
In room 405, Old Main, for all new
students, including freshmen and
transfers.
At this time Open Houses, the ini
tial step in rushing, which starts next
week, will he explained. It is essen
tial that the prospective rushees un
derstand their'part in rushing. The
meeting will he divided into smaller
sections so that all new students may
feel free to ash any questions.
Shop Lifts
Introducing tips on styles for the
co-ed who aims for smartness on a
limited allowance.
Houseparty is. here with its de
mand for your most attractive self.
You’re always sure of correct evening
dress if you have one of the lovely
velvets, with new high necks, built
out sleeves, and tunics. A new line
of slipper satin, velvet, taffeta, and
crepe evening dresses are offered in
vivid shades at the Patterson Hosiery
Shop at prices ranging from $12.95
t0'515.95.
To warm the heart as well as the
feet of any super-shopper are the new’
Now Is the Time
to decide to give
Balfour
Fraternity Jewelry
FOB CHRISTMAS ,
The Balfour
Slate College Store
is at
Sauers’—lo9 Allen Street
Catalogues Sent on Request
Corsages
Roses
Gardenias
Orchids
For Your Convenience
we will be able to'supply
a limited number of last
minute orders
STANTON
“The Student Florist”
DIAL 2553
Copr. 1936 Tli« AxtoD-Ffaher Tobacco Co^loc.
"WE CERTIFY that we have inspect
ed thcTurkish and Domestic Tobaccos
blended in TWENTY GRAND cigarettes
and find them as fine in smoking qual
ity as those used in cigarettes costing
as much as 50 & more.
(signtd) Seil, Putt & Kusby Inc. .
(In ceUabomtitn ttith lobaeeo exptrt) J
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Friday, October 30,1936
winter styles in shoes at A 1 Morris'
Department Store at prices startinj
at $1.95. Typically for campus anc
sportswear are the suede oxfords,
and, for the more formally dressed
foot, the built-up dress shoe in new
fall shades. and fabrics.
If you’re sensible in your quest of
style, you will welcome the new cot
ton tuck-knit pajamas, shown at
Egolf’s for . $l.OO. These pajamas,
in blue and tea rose, have long sleeves
and tight cuffs—combining warmth,
style and economy.
Capital — s2oo,ooo
Surplus and Undivided
Profits — s27s,ooo
+
The
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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Sat.
Nile
7:30
Aud.