Page Two PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Successor to The Free Lavee, established 1887 Published scmi-wceWy durinj; the Collecc yenr, except on holidays, by students oT The I’emwylvnniu State College, in the interest of the Collette, the students, faculty, nlumni. und friends. NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE. INC. Chicago—l)u*ton—San Francisco—Los Angeles—Portland—Seattle Applied for entry as second diets nintter at the State College Post Office, THE MANAGING BOARD JOHNSON BRENNEMAN ’37 ALAN L. SMITH *37 Editor Business Manager E. TOWNSEND SWALM ’37 KENNETH \V. ENGEL ‘37 Mnnnsring Editor Advertising Manager PHILIP S. HF.ISLER ’37 riULIP A. SCHWARTZ ’37 News Editor Promotion Manager W. ROBERT GRUBB ’37 GEORGE W. BIRD *37 Sports Editor Circulation Manager RICHARD LEWIS ’37 IRWIN ROTH *37 Feature Editor Foreign Advertising Manager MARION A. RINGER ’37 JEAN C. HOOVER '37 Women’s Editor Secretary JM. WINIFRED WILLIAMS ’37 REGINA J. RYAN ’37 Women's Managing Editor Women’s News Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS Woodrow W. Bierly '35 Frnneis H. Szymczak '3S Jerome Weinstein ’3B Charles M. Wheeler jr. *3B ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS Jay H. Daniels ’3B Cnrl W. Diehl *3B Robert E. Elliott jr. ’3B Kathryn M. Jennings '3S Robert S. McKclvey ’3B John G. Snbella ’3B WOMEN’S ASSOCIATE EDITORS Shirley R. Helms '3.8 Ccotg(i H. Powers '3B Caroline Tyson ’3B 1936 \fcmbcr 1937 Ftssocided Collegiate Press Distributors of Collegiate Digest Managing Editor This Issue... News Editor This Issue Tuesday, November 24, 1936 RETROSPECT WITH Syracuse anti Bucknell defeated for the first time in the memory of this generation and with State alumni in Philadelphia and Pitts- burgh pretty well satisfied with our showing against Penn and Pitt; it begins to look as if the annual rumors about coaching changes will not be as widely circulated Students are still wondering what was wrong with the team the first half of the season. Proboably no one knows the answer. Part of the trouble was bickering in the team. More was caused because the coach knew that nlumni groups had to be kept satisfied. “Their boys” had to get into the game or next fall there might not be any half-backs or tackles frtjm Philadelphia or Scranton or Pittsburgh. The 1986 season was not successful but it was sat- isfnetory. We aren't apologizing for the team when we say that it was much better than its record would indi cate. We don’t think we are unduly critical in saying that the record should have been better. “But it sure locks like a great team next season, BORING FROM WITHIN THE RED’S LITTLE ‘ School House is an article upon which we have thought a great deal. It is contained in the current issue of Fraternity. a magazine devoted principally to such folksy articles as “For the Good of the House” and “Phi Delta Theta Saves Eugene Fields’ Widow’s Home.” The article is designed to inform all good fratern ity men that “The colleges have not been overlooked by radical organizers as a possible source for securing re cruits for their diabolically devised plans.” To regular readers of Red Exposes the article of fers nothing new. You will be told of class-hatred and overthrow of the governments and connections with Mos cow. What interested us, however, was the way all this tied up with college. Four long paragraphs are devoted to uncovering the .organization of the Young Communists League. Not once is there any mention of shcools or colleges. But the next paragraph opens: “The Red’s little schoolhouse is thusly formed.” If you saw signs at peace demonstrations here: “Abolish the ROTC,” “Down With Fascism,” and “Fight Against Imperialist War,” you probably thought these phrases were inspired by peace-loving Not so, says the author of this article. These are “the phrases most often found in the handbooks.of Commun ism.” And when you thought you pledged your sup port to some peace organization it is likely that instead you enlisted in some radical group. “Individuals are somewhat confused as to what organization they are pledging allegiance, regardless of whether it is a fight against war.” So you see, you may bo a Dirty Red without even knowing it yourself. “When a man is unoccupied he usually talks. There is more talk nowadays than most anything else, which might make one jump to the conclusion that there arc more people unemployed,” says the author in a flight into logic. But he then produces figures to prove that this con clusion is not valid because there really isn’t any un employment! Therefore "the talk nowadays is agitated and amplified.” The high point of the argument is reached when he concludes that Washington cut down the famed cherry tree because it bore “ripe, red fntiti” (Italics arc his.) There are more gems of wisdom, but by this time you should bo willing to agree with our own conclusion about the article: It was written by one of those Dirty Reds so that readers would be so disgusted they would never again read a “red Expose. IT WAS PARTICULARLY FITTING that the football team should carry Captain Cherundolo after the last game. During the season he carried them. BUT NOT AT STATE DEPARTMENT “The board of trustees of Syracuse University an nounced today it had voted to restore the salaries of all members of the faculty to pre-depression levels. About 700 men and women were affected by cuts of from 10 to 15 per cent made several years ago.” —A November Attention All Co-eds, Athletic Coach es, & Especially Charlie Speidel: The following letter appeared in the January, 1936, issue of “Western Action Novels” in a column conducted by “The Old Wrangler,” entitled “Remuda,” and sub-titled “rope yourself a pen pal.” (Our thanks to “Sanity Claus” for digging out this little example of Centre County frustration.) Dear Wrangler: J would like to correspond until some pen pate. I am particularly interested hi blondes, brunettes, and red heads. I am u rather likeable chop, five feet eleven inches tall and weigh 158 pounds. I have curlcy, sandy hair and grey eyes. lam not exactly ««- prcposscsing in ’my appearance, being almost handsome. I have a pleasing personality. I«w athletically inclined, being a superb wi'tstlcr. I am also proficient at chess. } sincerely hope that you will publish this in your Remuda and that some members of the fair sex will find it worth their while to correspond. PERRY H. APPLETON HO E. College Ave., State College, Pa. Could this be how imports arc made? Ducking, Ducking: Soccermen at Navy (“The Navy Builds Men”) have a curious but not unappropriate tradition of tossing the Manager into the ocean if the team loses the last game of the season. Down at Annapolis last Saturday, State’s undefeated Booters decided that this was one Phase of Naval-routine worthy of Emu lation—and informed Our Manager Newmeyer before the game that no matter which Team won the game some Manager would feel the Icy Caress of the At lantic. —Charles M. Wheeler, jr. '3B Jerome Weir stein ’36 Newmeyer—for whom you don’t have to draw pictures—took one look at the Angry Waters and was seen no more by the Jeffreymen until they arrived in Baltimore, bearing in their lunch pails the Fruits of Victory. Newmeyer now Swears that he was in the Stands at the Game the whole time, but You know & X know ... Remote Control: To those of You who wore annoyed by the Inter ruption .at the “Varsity Drag & Drain Dance” t’other nite v/hen Marge Little’s name was shouted from the Rostrum to Come & Get a Telegram, we respectfully submit that our Undercover Agents have gotten the Straight Dope. Miller Frazier, who lives somewhere in the dcl tnchi Apiary, almost—but not quite—has an under standing with Our Marge. Last Friday, as is his wont, Miller buzzed Marge for a Date for Saturday. As is usual when Miller asks her for Saturday Dates Friday, Marge was Taken and Miller spent Saturday nite Moping, as is his wont. Becoming tired of Moping along about 11:15, Miller Conceived & Executed the Plot which delayed the Army-Navy Drawing at the Drag. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING STOP YOURE LOOKING WELL,” the local branch of A T & T telegraphed to Rec Hall, and, Crowning Blow of All, Miller sent it COLLECT. Prosey Dept.: (\Vc doff our Fedora respectfully to Miriam Frances for:) • TO A PLASTERED COW, IN . ROOM 215, DAIRY: Because the advent of Winter always takes our Breath away and also to show Froth, we can get our stuff printed even if They do throw it in the Waste basket: THE SEMESTER IN WELL UNDER WAY The snow is on the trees. Jeez! (Yeah, and wc never heard of that Dandelion one either.) THANKSGIVING VACATION SUGGESTIONS WOOL - KNIT, PIG SKIN, FUR-LINED, CHAMOIS OR BUCK SKIN. OUR STOCK COMPRISES GLOVES FOR EVERY OCCA SION, ALL OF THEM BEING FOWNES, OF COURSE. OLD MANIA I’ve looked at you now For Nine weeks straight And I’m beginning to wonder If your name is Kate— You’re a funny creature All black and white But your grin makes me think You’re a little bit “tight”— ♦ ♦ 1 ♦ HAND-LOOMED, PURE SHETLAND WOOL IN SCOTLAND—S3.SO. ,OW AS $l.OO. MUFFLER—WOVEN OTHERS AS GLOVES FOR SPORT FOR DAY WEAR OR FOR MORE FORMAL EVE NING AFFAIRS. NO MATTER WHAT THE OCCASION DE MANDS THERE IS A HAT HERE FOR YOU: $3.50, $5.00, $7.50 $1.50 to $5.00 STARK BROS. & HARPER HATTERS HABERDASHERS TAILORS THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Employment Facts There has been a surprising re bound from tlhe conditions of 1933 and 1934 in the demnnd for young .engi neers. It became evident in 1935, but Inst spring the graduates were prac tically all employed at or soon after graduation, and furthermore those of the preceding classes of whom we knew had also found positions either through their own efforts or because of the continuing Jjqmand for our graduates which has kept up to the present moment. The building construction industry hit about the lowest level of the de pression, and it has been relatively slow in returning to even its present state,' which is far below normal. Nevertheless all the gradutes in arch itecture and architectural engineering of 1935, and all but one architect and two architectural enginetrs of the 1936 class are employed. Equally gratifying is the fact that the jun iors had little difficulty in obtaining positions in the offices-of architects and builders last summer. Of the one hundred and five men who graduated in civil engineering froni 1933 to 1930 inclusive, ninety are known to be employed and some of the remainder may have positions of which the department does not know. , I’he details of employment of elec trical engineers have not been obtain ed recently, but it is safe to say that the majority of them are employed in designing, manufacturing, or op erating electrical apparatus. All those who graduated in June 1935 and all of the last class except one in industrial engineering have positions and in a wide spread of or ganizations and lines of manufactur ing. In mechanical engineering practic ally all the class of 1936 had positions at the time of graduation, and we know of none of the preceding classes who are out of employment. The outstanding fact gained from investigation of employment is that while companies which formerly em ployed young engineers are returning jto nearer the normal demand, there ihas been a marked influx of small j corporation and those usually con sidered as outside the field of engi -1 nccring, both of which groups state | that they are feeling the need for ! engineering graduates in their busi ness. Keener Competition, higher [ taxes, new applications of scientific | inventions, increased emphasis on management and personnel ha v e broadened tlhe field of demand for young engineers. Salaries have shown a steady in crease from a low figure of perhaps $75 to $9O per month to an average of $lOO and higher figures for those of outstanding ability ranging from $llO to $l3O per month for recent gradu ates. There has been an unusual de mand for graduates of 5 to 10 years of experience with' salaries equal to, or higher than those preceding the depression. The evidence at present from the number of inquiries and re quests for men which we are receiv ing indicates that positions will be available for those who graduate in 1937 and have the necessary qualifi cations. Departmental Notes Act as Judges Professors Andrew W. Case, Helen M. Savard, and J. Burn Helme, of the department of fine .arts, acted as a jury to select prize winners at the fourth annual exhibition of the Allied Artists of Johnstown last Wednesday. Pictures in the exhibit pertaining’ to mining subjects are on display in the Mineral Industries Building. —THE MANIAC To Address Engineers Professor Harold A. Everett, of the department of mechanical engineer ing, will address the Baltimore Soci ety of Automotive Engineers on De cember 3. He will present some of the data developed in research work here concerning the effect of detonation on lubricating oil in automobile engines. Fossil Fish Presented A well-preserved fossil fish dis covered in a deposit of marine clay near Ottawa, Canada, was presented to the school of mineral industries by Howells Frechette, chief of the cer amics division of the Canadian de partment of mines. Four inches long, the specimen dates from the. period when receding glaciers caused the flooding of the Lake Champlain area. Thanksgiving Vacation Balfour Fraternity Jewelry for Christmas «.+'• “Christmas ’Time is Balfour (signed) R. L. SACKETT HURRY BACK from to order your Jewelry Time” - ♦ A thousand gifts at (The Balfour Office in Sauers’ Store) 109 Allen St. 3000 in Mining Extension Over 3000 mineral, industries work ers are “enrolled in extension ocurses, Harry B. Northrup, director of min eral industries extension, announced today. Men occupied in the fields of coal mining, petroleum, natural gas, metallurgy, and ceramics are going to school to learn how to improve their earning power and work. Attend History Convention Dr. Asa E. Martin, Dr. Wayland P. Dunaway, Prof. Sylvester K. Ste vens, and Prof. Joseph P. Selsam of the department of history, attended the annual convention of the Pennsyl vania Historical Association in Read ing last week. The Record Crop j By EDDIE NICHOLS The quality of Tom Dorsey’s per formance at Soph Hop will depend upon what is wanted by the boys and girls who are going to be there. If the dancers want smooth but deperson alized popular music, the band will dispense it on about a two-minus com mercial rating. But if the spirit calls for "sock and ride 'ev out, boys,” the Dorsey will own ■'/he place before morning. This band is potentially the best that State has had since the Casa Lomas a couple of Junior Proms back. Tommy himself has only one rival on the trombone—Jack Teagarden; and Tommy is the more versatile techni cian. Bud Freeman is the best white tenor man' in jazz wfhen he gets the call from the house to ‘‘give out.” Maz Kaminsky generates a high-voltage trumpet, and Dave Tough (or Tuft) is better liked by some experts than is Gene Krupa for drums. A new trom bonist named Los Jenkins is reported able to hang on right along with Dor sey's own blasting, which is good news because the strength of this out- It is going to be in its brass anyway. Around such a nucleus any band should be able to‘deliver if t}hc lift is there from the floor. That is where the crowd comes in. As for the singers, the shoppers can look at the publicity pictures; only don’t use them as a criterion. Re rleniber, even Fiorita’s girl looked nice in the silken-legged representa tions that teased from the local store windows last spring. However, mess ers Dixon and O’Connor of the Glee Club say countifully concerning vocal ist Edyth Wright. What the dancers should keep in mind, though, is that over a four-hour wrestle it’s the boys who blow arid scrapo and pound that make the evening—or don’t. The big message is, then, that the returns from the Dorsey band will de pend upon the attitude it finds among tfno patrons. Any number of bands will top it in the shallow commercial routines, but if the boys want the works and let it be known, heaven help the band that tried to carve the Dorsey down. Tom and brother Jimmy (whose is on the Coast with a band) have been in the business for more than twelve years. They were play ing the kind of music we now call swing when the present sophomores were hammering out rythms with a spoon on a high chair; so if it’s the real article you’re asking for, you may be satisfied that either musician would deliver. The current record crop is lean enough to obviate the need for A. A. A. restriction. Not that studios aren’t busy knocking out stuff for the turn table trade, but so much of it sounds so much like so much we have heard so much that we don’t care for it so much. So muen for that. VICTOR: Goodman and Tom Dor sey take a;sicle each.on the forthcom ing release Bugle Cull Rug and Af ter You've Gone. Good tunes, good bands; name your own ticket, for your reviewer hasn't heard them yet. Just the same it's the kind of mater ial these bands work best with, stand- SOPH HOP! ard tunes with ideal melodic and har monic possibilities. Now else is it that you remember a Goodman King Porter Stomp but forget a Goodman When a Gentle Man Meets a. South Doivn a Lady, or whatever ft is? And since Tom Dorsey will be among you soon, his works should be required au ditioning. • BRUNSWICK: Norvo is out.with It Can't Happen To You and another pop tune. The band fails to come up quite, even despite Mildred Bailey’s presence* on the first side; but the playing is solid, In good taste—a sort of "firesfde swing.” Ben Pollack keeps at it, usually smothered* by inspira tions like / Couldn’t he Mad at You —/’»». One Step Ahead of My Shadow. V haven't heard his Jimtown Blues, but I’ll bet the new clarinet find "Fa zola” really gets away there. /The feeling that the band could do justice to good material persists but when will they get the chance? You won’t rise up at'the Hudson- DeLange Cross Country Hop—Grab Your Partner- and Swing, though the going is competent and Hollepback Air Service Home Special One-Way Fare for Thanksgiving CALL FOR RESERVATIONS Field—9-2941 City—2l92 STATE COLLEGE AIR DEPOT, Inc. FALL BOOK NOTES Lloyd C. Douglas will speak in the Auditorium on Monday, November 21, at 3:00 P. M., under the auspices of the Penn State Christian Association. As it is quite possible that Mr. Douglas will not have time to sign his books after his talk, we have arranged to secure graphed copies of the following books beforehand: MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, $2.50 WHITE BANNERS, $2.50 GREEN LIGHT, $2.50 FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES, $2.50 THOSE DISTURBING MIRACLES, $l.OO PRECIOUS JEOPARDY, $.75 if * * * The publisher’s supply of U. S. CAMERA 1036 is now exhausted. If you desire to use it as a Christmas gift it would be advisable to reserve one now, for, at the present rate of sales, ours will be all gone within two weeks. 208 pages of the finest in modern photog raphy ($2.00). * + * * . THE BEST OF ART YOUNG, with an introduction by Heywocd Broun, 181 pages, $3.00. .... A collection of "joke drawings,” pictures criticizing government, allegory and fantasy, by. the courageous American Hogarth, whose favorite subjects are hell and trees. "Comprising the bulk of this book are such cartoons as have social content —they represent my truth as I tried to keep track of it winging its way through the tragi-comic chaos of an epoch. An epoch which may’yet prove to be the most important in all history to the human race.” LEAVES OF GRASS, by Walt Whitman, illustrated by Rockwell Kent and published by the Heritage Press ($3.75).. A limited signed edition bound in morocco ($8.50). As the artist did not submit his 120th drawing to the printer, the Lakeside Press, until October 12, only half of the first edition will be ready in time for Christmas. We have seen the printer’s dummy and some of the illustrations, so if you should reserve one now and it docs not meet with your approval, you need not accept it. Publication date, November 30. , The same conditions apply to THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE, also illustrated by Rockwell Kent (40 full page cuts) and printed from the same plates used in the $50.00 limited edition. The Lakeside Press is the printer, the book is complete with Temple notes accompanying the Cambridge text, and Christopher Morlev contributes the introduction Publication date November 20 ($3.95). v < ' « KEELER'S » Cathaum Theatre Building with Music by TOMMY DORSEY featuring the Personality Girl EDYTHE WRIGHT also JACK LEONARD FRI., DECEMBER 11th , $3.42 (tax included) Tuesday, November 24, 1936 continues to play a trumpet faintly and timidly after the Beiderbecke manner. The sting is not in him and he lacks a dozen other virtues of his master. . DECCA: Andy Kirk’s Twelve Clouds of Joy do Steppin ’ Pretty — Git, with tiie warmth that unselfcon scious Negro jazz can usually achieve. Mary. Lon Williams adds strong and fresh piano treatment to the first side. She is the only woman playing with a first rate jazz band; yet many a husky barrelhouse artist, would trade left hands with her. . (Addenda) Shop Fields—a straw in a “water glass, with or without so dn—a triumph in jazz art, by cour tesy* of the Rexall stores. Doesn't he ravish you? ALVIN MORROW FLORIST Dial 2302 139 S. Allen State College
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