~ | prtrn &tatr A (EnUrgnm. I Volume 33—No. 19 Dr. Alderfer Heads Gov’t Advice Group College Wishes To Aid Local Government By Service Pres. Hetzel Selects Advisory Committee The need for trained men in mu nicipal offices has been recognized by the appointment of a committee by President Ralph D. Hetzel to forward this training under an Institute of Local Government. Objectives of the Institute are to train students for service in local gov ernment, provide additional training for municipal officers and employees in methods of practical administra tion, and to promote research in prob lems of local government Dr. Harold F. Alderfer, professor of political .science, has been appoint ed executive secretary of the Insti tute by Dr. Hetzel, with the authori zation of the Board of Trustees. “It has long been felt that the Col lege could be of service to the local political sub-divisioris of the Common wealth and the establishment of the Institute of Local Government is a step in this direction,” Dr. Alderfer said. Advisory Committee Named The advisory committee lor the In stitute includes John 0. Keller, assist ant to the President in charge of ex tension; John R. Bracken, professor of landscape architecture; Dr. Carl W. Hasek, professor of economics; Burton K. Johnstone, assistant pro fessor of architecture. Dr. Fred F. Lininger, professor of agricultural economics; Robert E. Minshall, professor of structural en gineering; Dr. Raymond E. Murphy, assistant professor of geography; Henry B. Northrup, director of min eral industries extension. David B. : Pugh/supervisor in divi sion of extramural class instruction; Hugh G. Pyle, assistant professor of economics in extension; Dr. Charles W. Stoddart, Dean of the School ‘of Liberal Arts; and Dr. Jacob Tanger, professor of political science. . Invitations have been sent to mu nicipal and . local finance officers in cities and towns of Pennsylvania by Dx\ Alderfer to attend a meeting here November 20th and 21st for a dis cussion of their governmental financ ing problems! Theatrical Collection Features Exhibit At Library During the present month the Col lege library is exhibiting in ‘Room R the theatrical collection of Di\ Wil liam S. Dye,, jr., of the' department of English literature. * Photographs and old programs depict the growth of the American stage. Many of the items are programs and pictures of Shakespearean actors and actresses. , The modern artist’s conception of stage settings is illus trated by the display of pictures from here and abroad. 19th Century Stage Depicted The American stage of the middle nineteenth century is represented by old programs of the Philadelphia the atre. The great actors of the day— Edwin Booth, Joseph Jefferson, and Edwin Forx*est—are presented in the leading roles of the plays. The pro gram notes for “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” for 1852, 1853, and 1854 show the great popularity of the production during that period. The library has just received as a gift from Prof. Fred Lewis Pattee an autographed copy of “America” writ ten by Samuel F. Smith in February 1832. This copy includes all four verses and is framed for exhibition. Freshmen Will Install Forum Officers Tues. J Charlotte lCnabb was elected presi .• 'dent of . the Freshman Forum at a / meeting oi the organization Tuesday / night Other officers include: Flor } cnce Marquavdt, vice president; Bar -1 bara Frizzell. secretary-treasurer; ! Elizabcth rt '£«iSB3f, chair ■ man; and Janice McPhail, social i chairman. The newly elected officers will he installed in the Hugh Beaver room Tuesday night, November 10, at 0:45 o’clock. This will be a joint, meeting of the Freshman Foruni and the Men’s Commission, at which time John H. Ferguson, instructor in polit ical science, will discuss “Students and Peace.” Dean War nock Spikes Rumors of Pitt Holiday Conti*ary to rumors prevalent on the campus this week, no half-holi day will be granted the student body for the Pitt game tomorrow. Dean Arthur R. Warnock said to day. At election time last spring, stu dents indicated a preference that the annual football holiday fall on the Penn game week-end, November 14. “It has never been the custom to grant two such holidays,” Dean Warnock said. Artists Schedule Naegele, Enesco Famous Pianist, Violinist Slated ■Third in 1936-37 Scries; To Perform Feb. 11 Charles Naegele, pianist, and Georges Enesco, violinist, have been engaged Tor the third number on the 1936-37 Artists Course program. They will perform on Thursday, Feb ruary 11, 1937. Naegele will be remembered by pa trons of last season’s Artists Course. Featured with Felix Salmond, ’cellist, the youthful pianist was highly rated in the vote taken after the series. It was because of his popularity that the committee re-signed him. Playing- in thirty concerts last spring, Naegele this year has extend ed his tours.’ In covering all parts of the United States, Naegele has appeared with the leading symphony orchestras as well as in individual concerts. Enesco Known in Europe Georges Enesco, known chiefly as a violin virtuoso in America, is recog nized in Europe as a conductor. This year will see him as guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic Or chestra. He has led the London and the Paris Symphony orchestras. One of Enesco’s major triumphs in this country was scored in Pittsburgh when he : 4vas- soloist-and-conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony. He be came. known not only for his inter pretations but also.for his own works. Enesco will always be remembered as the man who tutored Yehudi Menu hin, violin, prodigy. For several months each year, Enesco and Menu hin work together, and they have ap j pcared on programs together through out the country.’ M. Penley Will Head Annual Co-ed Festival Maybelle J. Penley ’3B has been appointed general chairman of the annual Mac hall Christmas dinner by the W. S. G. A. activities commit-, tee. This group appoints committees according to preferences expressed on the personnel cards. Other committee chairmen include the following members of the sopho more class: Carolyn’M. Dcatcrly, cos tumes; Jane I. Gruber, invitations and-seating arrangement; Ruth M. Marcus, purchasing; Marcia L. Morf ing, entertainment. Rita E. Sheen, clean-up; and.L. Jean Stillwell, head of the decorations committee. The traditional Lord and Lady Mc- Allister dinner will take place dur ing the last week preceding Christmas vacation. The old English customs, food and apparel of the honor guests arc known to be unique features of the festival. Cwens Wins Acclaim At Nat’l Convention The Penn State chapter of Cwens, sophomore women’s national activi ties honorary, was acclaimed as one of the highest of the seven chapter represented at the National Cwen convention held at Miami University in Oxford, 0., last week-end. At the convention the Penn State Cwens had the best treasurer’s report, in respect to both amount and ac countancy, and were recognized as be ing the only chapter to give scholar ships. Mary C. Stetler ’3B and Beulah F. Gcrhcim ’39 represented Penn State at the convention. The seven chapters of Cwens are located at Pitt, Car negie Tech, University of Kentucky, Muskingum University, 0., Allegheny, and Penn State. The outstanding business of the convention was the framing of a new constitution for the national Cwens. New regulations were made govern ing special rituals for tapping and initiating pledges in the spring. Na tional officers were elected and a Na tional Resolutions Committee was ap pointed with Beulah Gerheim as chairman. STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1936 First Annual Glee-Thespian Dance Planned State, Bucknell Teams Invited as Guests Of Honor Floor Show Arranged For Informal Affair Plans for fhe first annual Thespian- Glee dance were announced by. J. Ew ing (Sock) Kennedy this week. The dance will be held in Recrea tion Hall on Saturday, November 12. Nothing definite in the way of bunds has been decided upon by Kennedy, but one of the campus dance bands will probably play. The feature of the evening will be a floor show composed of talent from the Thespian-Glec club. Dance Informal As the. dance will fall the evening after the Bucknell football game, both the State and Bison teams will be the guests of honor. Members of the teams will be introduced from the platform. The Bucknell game is the last State game, while the Bisons will have one moro to play. The floor show will consist of four numbers to be selected from the high spots of the Thcspian-Glee fall show. The dance, which will he informal, will follow the Bucknell-Penn State football game and will mark the close of the 19"36 football season. Surveying Students Do Not Measure ’39 Blondes Despite the large number of limes that surveying students have prac ticed on the campus many of its por tions hav„e yet to, be worked by the beginners:' sections' surveyed most often are those around the men’s dormitories and the Armory field. In .the last ten years or so few glaring errors- have been made, for the student checks his results with those of the official survey before handing in his problem to the pro fessor. Oftentimes the students have placed the campus at altitudes rang ing from 10,000 to 15,000 feet above sea, level which is only a mere 9,000 to 14,000 feet off. The altitude of the lower campus is 1200 feet above sea level and at the dairy building is sev eral feet higher. This semester between 250 and 300 students arc trying to get the right projections on their, charts. When you see them staring, through their instruments don’t believe the column iwhen it says they arc measuring a well-known sophomore co-cd. Maj. Charles Ritchel Promoted to Lt. Col. The department of military science and tactics recently received a com munication from the War Depart ment relative to the promotion of Ma jor Charles S. Ritchel to the grade of Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry by the President of the United States. Lieutenant Colonel Ritchel has been an assistant professor of military sci ence and tactics at the College since September, 1935. He was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1915 and from the In fantry School, Field Officer’s Course, in 1931. Candid Camera Shots To Compose New Section of 1937 Yearbook Fifty or more candid camera snap-1 shots of student and faculty life on the campus that were taken here dur ing the past four years will compose a new section of the 1937 La Vic. It is felt that such a section will add color and life to the formal theme of the yearbook, according to Walter L. Peterson ’37, editor! Unposed pictures are preferred to the more formal type. They may be records of any happening-on the cam pus, in the class room, in the labora tory, sorority, fraternity, dormitory, at an athletic contest, or of any other nature. The snapshot may be humor ous, or it may be of the serious type. Each picture should tell some story or present something chax*acteristic of life at Penn State. All snapshots should be natural and full of action. Pictures of professors in the class room or on the campus will be par ticularly acceptable. All pictures should be given a title New Student Directory Will Appear Next Week Student Directories; will probably be on sale early next week, the Registrar's office announced today. Final copy of the ten-cent booklet was sent to Harrisburg late last week. A now method of has been employed in the preparation of this year’s'directory.. Another new feature this year will be the listing of the home 'street address of each student. 7” Plan Dramatics Meet Next Week Kinf;sland Marionettes, Players , Will Give Performances November! 14 A dramatics institute, sponsored by the division of dramatics, will be held Saturday, November 14. High school directors*, leaders bf community groups, grade school teachers, super vising principals, leaders of women's clubs, and lovers of the theatre will attend. Two programs have been sched uled for the public. A marionette per formance by the Kingsland Mario nettes will be given Friday, Novem ber 13, at 7:30 o’clock. The Penn State Players will give their first show of the yea'r, “Personal Appear ance,” Saturday, at 8 o’clock. Seven Speakers; Listed Among the speakers! at the closed session of the institute are. Dean Charles W. Stoddart, of the School of Liberal Arts; Prof. -Arthur C. Cloe tingh, director of the division of dra matics; Prof. Frank S. Neusbaum, associate director of the division of dramatics; and Prof. David D. Ma son, associate director of the division of dramatics. •, Other speakers are Nellie Gravatt '34, teacher in Smethport high school; Dorothy Scott, former''teacher of ari at Cornell; and DarrelljL. Larsen, di •rector of dramatics 'at'"’Franklin and Marshall College. Ridgway Will Address Engineering Students Dr. Robert Ridgway, a member of the Rapid -Transit commission of New York City, will give this week’s engi neering lecture in the Homo Econo mics building tomorrow at 4 o’clock. Dr. Ridgway was president of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1925. His lecture will be on the New. York City rapid transit sub ways. Some of the projects that Doctor Ridgway has been the consulting en gineer of arc: the aqueduct through which the drinking water of New York City is brought; the San Fran cisco-Oakland bridge; Chicago sub ways; and various subways in New York and environs. His biggest pro ject is the syphon 1200 feet beneath the Hudson river. Dr. Ridgway holds honorary de grees from Harvard, New York, and Lehigh Universities. He is consid ered to be one of the leading consult ing engineers of the country. Williams Gets Degree Prof. Clarence O. Williams, associ ate professor of education at the Col lege, was granted the degree of doctor of education by New York University on October 26, it was announced to day. The title of his dissertation was | “Education in a Democratic Society.” and bear tnc name of the person sub mitting them. If they are to be re turned, they should be marked to that j effect.’ Pictures may be-submitted at any time before the end of this month to Peterson by bringing them to the office, 315 .Old Main, any. afternoon between 4 and 5 o’clock.. The staff is starting work on the fruternity section of the book. Fra ternities will be notified during this and next week to report at the Photo Shop. It has been requested that the group include all members' of the house as well as pledges. Dark suits and tics and white shirts arc to be worn. The original plan suggested was that each individual of the house have a picture taken, a policy that has been used with the girls’ fraternities in the issue last year. This plan was rejected at n staff meeting, and so the group picture will be used again this year. Grid Team Will Face Pitt 2 Sophomores Who WL Hy-Los To Broadcast Saturday For NBC'S 10th Anniversary Penn State in the news! , On Saturday night between 10 and 11 o’clock the Hy-Los of the Penn State Glee Club will participate in a national broadcast over NBC’s Blue Network, originating in the studies of KDKA, 'Pittsburgh. The broadcast will include the glee clubs of Ytfie, Harvard, Princeton, and Northwestern, and the bands of Illinois, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Stanford, and Pittsburgh. The hour will be in the nature of a tribute to Students Show Gain In Posture Over , Class of ’3O The freshmen are growing up! No, not mentally, but physically. According to Dr. Joseph’ P. Ritcnour College physician, the average height for freshman students entering school this fall was nearly an inch greater than the average height of the class that entered ten years ago. Figures on height and weight kept over the past seven years show a gradual increase, the weight for men students rising at the rate of nearly a pound a year. The average for men this fail was 142.64 pounds and 68.42 inches. Girl students grew from 63.44 inches in 1935 to 63.58 this year, but their weight di*opped from 122.38 pounds to 121.18. Take it easy, girls! We hear that the Gay Nineties buxom-type beauty is going to return. Alumni Dance Tickets Go on Sale at Starks Tickets for the Penn State dance that will follow the Pitt game may be obtained at Stark Brothers and Har per today. The price per couple is $2.50. Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Alumni club, the glance will be held in the ballroom of the William Penn hotel at 10 o’clock tomorrow night. The nationally known national broad' casting orchestra, directed by Reggie Childs, will provide the music. The Aiumni club will hold a smo ker tonight in the Gold Room of the Fort Pitt hotel at 8 o’clock. Tickets for the Pitt game may be obtained at the smoker. Rev. Pfohl To Deliver Sunday Chapel Speech “The Tests of Life” will be the ad dress to be delivered by the Rev. Ar ; thur J. Pfohl, guest speaker, for the 1 regular Sunday morning chapel serv ice. Reverend Pfohl is the pastor of the Zion Lutheran church, of Indiana, Pa. Reverend Pfohl was graduated from Wagner College in 1923 and from the Mt. Airy. Lutheran Seminary in 1926. He spent two years in graduate work in English literature at the Univer sity of Pennsylvania. His first pas torate was the St. James Lutheran church, Lebanon, Pa., from 1926 to 1928; and the Parkside Lutheran church, Buffalo, N. Y., from 1928 to 1931, when he was called to the pas torate of his present charge. Last year Reverend Pfohl was a member of the Sherwood Eddy* party for three months of travel and study through the different countries of Europe. ll Start in Home Town TOR TORETTI NBC’s tenth anniversary The invitation to take part in this all-college sing marks a definite goal attained by the Penn State group in being ranked with the musical organi zations of the leading coliegcs of the country. The Hy-Los, a group of 21 men, in cluding the Varsity Male Quartet, was organized three years ago by their director, Richard W. Grant, head of the department of music. The organization came about largely through the desire of its members to sing more informal music. The group features popular songs of the day and novelty numbers, the success of which depends upon the excellence of the voices. The Hy-Los have taken an import ant part in the Thespian-Glec Club fall houseparty productions and have given separate concerts during the years of their existence. ‘ They will be. especially -remembered for their presentation of the incidental music in the Players’ production, “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” last spring. • One of their outstanding hits was the minstrel show given two years ago on Mothers’ Day week-end. Plans call for another minstrel show to he given Mothers’ Day week-end this coming spring.' After their return from Pittsburgh this week! they will immediately start rehearsals for the Gilbert and Sulli van comic opera, “H. M. S. Pinafore,” to be presented the second week in January. Dr. Bartow To Speak On Water Treatment Dr. Edward Bartow, president, of the American Chemical Society, will speak at the seventieth meeting of the Central Pennsylvania section of that group. The lecture will be in the Chemistry amphitheatre Monday night at 7:30 o’clock. His subject will be “Water Treatment” Doctor Bartow has been head of the department of chemistry and chem ical engineering at the University of lowa since 1920. He is the author of many scientific papers, but is best known for his work in the field of chemistry of water. lie was former ly associated with the Illinois State Water Survey and was once presi dent of the American Water Works Association. . Before the lecture a dinner will bo held in the Sandwich Shop at G o’- clock in honor of Doctor Bartow. Members and friends of the Central Pennsylvania section of the Amer ican Chemical Society are invited to be present. 200 Attendance Sets Poultry Course Mark Approximately 200 persons, repre senting two-thirds of the counties in Pennsylvania, eight other states, and the District of Columbia, attended the Poultry Short Course of the College, according to Prof. Herman C. Knan del, head of the poultry husbandry department. Fourteen poultrymcn came from Allegheny county while Northumber land county sent twelve representa tives. Other counties represented were: Chester, Lehigh, Berks, Cen tre, Adams, Lancaster, Perry, But ler, Montgomery, Bucks, Clearfield, Crawford, Huntingdon, Lackawanna, and Westmoreland. Maryland, Mas sachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Now Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Wiscon sin were the other states represented. COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS Lions Primed For Toughest Test of Year Pitt Heavily Favored To Rout Nittany Warriors Local Pittsburgh Boys Point for Encounter By CHARLES M. WHEELER, JR. Even more inconspicuously tucked away in football obscurity than was little Duqucsno, Penn State’s Nittany Lion football team emerges to the outside world wfien it meets the mighty Panthers of Pittsburgh tomor row in Pittsburgh at 2 o’clock. The team that leaves the Corner Room at 10 o’clock this morning will be in the best physical shape of the year with everyone but Dud Enders and Nick Zochowski definitely in con dition to play. Despite the muddy conditions this week, Coach Bob Higgins had the squad going full blast. Light scrim mage was in order for the reserve men in particular. Morale as well as play this week was high. Higgins plans to start practically the same team that went against Syr acuse. Barantovich and Smith will be the ends, DeMarino and Hanley will play tackle, Economos and Torclti will be the guards, and. Captain Chcr undolo will be at center. Backficld Competition Hot In the backfield the'competition has been very close, with Harrison, De nise, and Patrick fighting it out for the running halfback post. Higgins may not start Harrison, holding the star ball carrier for an opening be cause he is so light. Patrick is back after three weeks and raring to go, while Denise did well in his initial test. Silvano and O’Hora seem sure fixtures, but the blocking halfback position is to be filled by Donato or Lang. Sammy seems to have the call because of his experience, but Lang will see plenty of action because of his excellent kicking. From all indications, it doesn’t seem to matter much who starts for Pitt. Earle Edwards who has scout ed the Panthers a lot has said that substitutions don’t weaken the combi nation a bit. However, the probable starters are Daddio and Hoffman, ends; Dclich and Malisi, tackles; Dalle-Tczze and Lezouski, guards;' Hensley, center; Miehaelson, quarter; Larue and Goldberg, halves; and Sta pulis, fullback. From tlie north, south, east, and west the name of Goldberg has echoed and rc-oehocd. He will have to be watched, which wouldn’t bo so bad if there weren’t a couple of dozen other guys to watch as well. Spirit Is Up But Pitt is looking ahead to Ne braska, past State. Coach .lock Suth erland has indicated that he isn’t worried about the Lions, and Jack Sell of the Vost-Guzc.ttc, has written that the reason the Panthers had a Monday holiday was because Penn State is a minor opponent. On the other hand State is point ing. Many of the players are from the Pittsburgh district and will be playing before home-town people. Last year John Economos turned in the best guard performance of the year in the Pitt Stadium. He will be striving for that again. John Patrick is aching to get to the smoky city, and Alex Barantovich, Tor Torclti, and Joe Metro are from nearby Mon ongahcln. Dan DeMarino, Dud En ders, and Carl Waugaman are from Greensburg. Bob Morini is from Du quesne. Art Yett is a Jeannette boy, Tom Wible hails from Mt. Pleasant, and Joe Krupn lives in Russellton. All of which are nearby, the scene of battle. The desire to win is prevalent in the squad this week more Ilian over before. It is safe to assume that the boys will play their heads .off against an unwonied team. State wiil unquestionably be out of its class and theoretically should never come close to winning the ball gumo, but this season’s upsets in the grid world have made even the must pessimistic at times switch to the al kaline. A heads-up Lion team tomorrow should satisfy Lion fans, many of whom are going along just for the ride or to switch hack to the acid. Bui the activity on New Beaver field indi cates that the players have bigger things in mind.
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