~r* | pr«tt#tatr (Halt Volume 33—No. 25 CONTRACT Between the Sophomore Class of 1038 Campus Clique and the Inde pendent Clique: * - In agreement between the Sophomore 1938 Campus Clique and the In dependent Group, we, the undersigned, do agree that the office of Vice President and one (1) of the six (6) Student Council positions nominated for the Campus Clique shall be filled by members of the Independent Group; said position being one (1) representative from the Liberal Arts School. Further: Providing the Campus Clique wins the Junior.elections,’two (2) members of the Junior Prom Dance Committee shall be appointed by the Independent Group, one (1) of whom shall be appointed Co-Chairman. Also: The Campus Clique further agrees that.the Co-Chairman of the Junior Blazer Committee shall be chosen from the Independent Group. In agreement thereof: Immediately following the close of the Junior Elections, the Independent Group shall furnish satisfactory proof that their eighty-five (85) to one hundred (100) or more votes, voted for the Campus Clique ticket in the Junior elections, or the part of this agreement pertaining to the Junior Prom Dance Committee Co-Chairman shall be declared null and void. Furthermore: We, the undersigned members of the Independent Group agree that in case the Campus Clique wins the Junior Class elec tions, we will support said Campus Clique to our fullest ability in the Sen ior elections which take place-next year (1937). In agreement thereof this agreement is signed in good faith between the following members of the Campus Clique and the Independent Group: Independent Group Campus Clique Chairman: Chairman: JOSEPH STEVENSON JOHN D. KENNON (acting) President: Responsible Members: ROSS P. SHAFFER RICHARD E. HEYL ‘ Responsible Members: JOSEPH STEVENSON CHARLES CAMPBELL ROBERT BAXTER JOHN MOELLER Dated:, March Sixth (G) 1936 Campus Clique Charged With Breaking Contract (It is with the intention of securing a fair hearing for the mem bers of the Independent Group, that the Collegian is printing the above contract and the following charges. The Junior Class Campus Clique will be given an opportunity to answer these charges in the next issue of Ike COLLEGtAX if they ?o desire. — Ed.) By RICHARD E. HEYL AND ROBERT J. BAXTER The Independent Clique of the Junior Class charges the Campus Clique with breaking-their written contract and the “political word of honor” of the present Junior Class President, Ross Shaffer. Last year at election time the two fraternity cliques, evenly balanced in power,.admitted;that- : the independent votes would decide.the election, .out come. Therefore, they both contacted the. independent organization, hcadctl by Dick Heyl and Robert Baxter, and the outcome was the above contract, and Ross Shaffer’s “political'* word of honor that Bob Baxter would be co chairman of Junior Prom and could select one of the committeemen for the Prom from the independent organization, The .Campus Clique recently held two meetings to which they failed to invite the class vice-president, Dick Heyl. At v the last of these meetings, •held Wednesday, November 19, they decided to break the above printed contract The Campus Clique, in.refusing to comply with' the agreements reached in the contract, say the following: (quoting floss Shaffer's statement to Dick Heyl)'; Quote: “The Campus' Clique feels that you did not fulfill 1 your contract and gives you credit for only twenty-five votes. Therefore we feel that we cannot give you what, the contract calls for and if we gave you less you’d be dissatisfied anyway, so we decided tp give you. nothing,” unquote. Three conclusions can be drawn from this statement: (1) The Cam pus Clique admits the existence of the above contract. (2) The Campus Clique admits that it owes the Inde pendent voters u debt (3) The Cam pus Clique admits that it will not Sigma Delta Chi Plans Smoker Next Tuesday A smoker for all men journalism students will be held at the Delta Chi fraternity house Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock sponsored by. Sigma Del ta Chi, national professional jour nalism fraternity. Guest speakers will be Howard C. Davis, managing editor .of the Wil liamsport Grit, Marion. S. Schoch, former Philadelphia newspaperman and now publisher of the Selinsgrove Times, and Daniel P. .Slop, publisher of the Altoona A/inw. Prof. Frank lin C. Banner, head of the department of journalism, will also speak. P. Samuel Heisler ’37, president of Sig ma Delta Clu, will preside. Who’s Dancing Harvest Ball Armory Bill Bottorf (Subscription) TOMORROW Kappa Alpha Thola Phi Gamma Delta Phi Gamma Delta House Bill Bottorf (Invitation) Theta Phi Alpha Nittany Lion Newell Townsend (Invitation) keep its word. ' Definite proof is in the possession of the Independent clique that a minimum of 85" votes were cast for the Campus Clique through the influ ence of the Independent organization. (This proof would gladly have been furnished the Campus Clique for their meetings held this year—if they had asked for it ! ! !) The contract printed above states that even if the required 85 Inde pendent votes were not cast, the Co- Chairman of the Junior Prom would be the only office denied the Inde pendent Clique. In Shaffer’s state ment quoted above the Campus Clique has decided to give the Independent: Clique nothing at all! In the contract above, Joe Steven son’s name appeal's as one of the signers for the Independent organi zation. Before the election he chang ed to the Locust Lane clique. His “strength” was confined to the dor mitories and, by his own admission, was ineffective. Moreover, the Cam pus Clique before the election said that Stevenson's withdrawal would not affect the validity of the contract. If the Campus Clique attempts to answer these charges we believe the readers should notice the arithmetical aerobatics employed in tabulating “se cret” ballot results. The same being used in their clique meetings by the Campus Clique “masterminds,” Shaf fer, Campbell, and Kcnnon, in a weak attempt'to prove to the clique repre sentatives that tfie Independent group did not furnish the required votes. Rose Stein's Story on Fascism Features Winter Issue of ‘Bell’ Back .in the dim dark days when the current collegiate witticism was: “Don’t ya know the war’s over?”, a little band of Penn State students, who could read and wanted to write, huddled over tlie acetylene lamp and pounded out the first issue of the Col lege literary magazine, which they patriotically named the “Blue and White.” Since that time, the magazine has undergone a scries of metamorphoses which have placed it at the top of the ladder among college-literary opinion publications. By way- of following the tradition of change, the winter issue of the Bell, which goes on sale today, ap pears with a new cover by a nation ally known artist The lead article, “Blueprint for Fascism,” is written STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1936 Donato, Economos Elected Grid Co-captains; Lindenmuth,|Pbomas, Troy Get Managerships Artist Series Demand Hits All-Time High Students’ Applications Pass Quota of 705 By 46 Seats Committee Convenes To Remedy Situation BULLETIN The Artists Course Committee voted late yesterday afternoon to permit students and others desiring to change their applications from lower to high er priced seats an additional period of time to complete payment for the higher priced seats. Numerically, the course is over-subscribcd. Those desiring to buy higher priced scats have until the second number, January 19, (o pay up. 'More.student applications have been tendered for Artists Course series tic kets than even* before*, Harry R. Gil bert, in charge of sales, said yester day. A total of 751 students had applied for seats up to yesterday poon. Only 705 seats were allotcd to students on the alternate row basis, so -the stu dent quota was oversubscribed. A special meeting of the Artists Course Committee was scheduled for late yes terday .afternoon to consni-'i* vfiat steps should be taken to satisfy the student demand. Low-Priced Scats Demanded There were nearly twice as many applications for $2.85 seats as were available, iii the student allotment and TortjFfour ication's~wer cTr ccived.for the s3.Bs'seats than there were scats' available. On the other hand there were 132 scats at $4.85 still unapplied for at noon yesterday. Students accordingly were being -advised to change tlheir applications, from the lower priced groups to the 4.85 group to avoid pos sible disappointment in. not getting tickets. PSCATo Present Marriage Confab Noted Sociologists To Feature Sessions on Social Views Tomorrow, Sunday New views on social environment will be presented to students here to morrow and Sunday in Schwab audi torium when the Penn State Chris tian Association will sponsor a two day marriage confab, featured by a series of four speeches to be delivered by Dr. Roy A. Burkhart, pastor of the First Community church at Co lumbus, Ohio, and Dr. Meyer F. Nim koff, professor of sociology at Buck nell University. The program will open at 7:30 o’- clock tomorrow night with Dr. Burk hart speaking on “Before Marriage— What?” Dr. Nimkoff will follow with a talk on “What Makes a Happy Marriage?” Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Dr. Nimkoff is slated to speak on “The New Family in the Modern World.” Dr. Burkhart will wind up the confab at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night when he will lecture on “How to' Make the Most of Marriage.” by Miss Rose M. Stein,, whose book, “M-Day,” came out last spring. Miss Stein outlines the industrial mobiliza tion ■ plan, an important, document which mobilizes the country in event of war. Ralph Hctzcl, Jr., ’33, a former ed itor of the Bell, writes of “Europe Before the War,” an analysis of the present world crisis as viewed in two capitals, London and Paris. Several new* writers, such as Dean C. Miller '37, J. Edwin Matz *36, John Connell '3B, and Francisco Matlci ’39, have contributed stories and articles. Miller’s story, “Stooly,” deals with an incident in the Aliquippa mills, where he worked. “The Good Store,” by J.. Edwin Matz *36, is a study of an old .man who tries to maintain professional integrity in the drug business. 1 Twins Share Harvest Queen Honors 10 o’clock. Bill Bottorffs orchestra at tired in rural, costumes and playing from an old wagon, will furnish the music. Harvest colors-have been cho sen for the color scheip’c.of the affair. British Orators Uphold League In Annual International Debate Upholding the principle of Wood row Wilson as superior to that of Frank B! Kellogg in ifthe search for permanent wc-rld peace, the British Students’ Union debaters met Penn State’s forensic teaman their tenth annual no-dccision • international de bate before approximately 150 fac ulty, students, and -townspeople at Schwab auditorium Tuesday night. . Ashur Sheinfield r of&£he University of Wales, and G. of. the X6ndoh’'S£hbol'^f^E?tfKbrificsr'ni , g : ued' the affirmative of the’proposal, “This house prefers Wilson’s League to Kellogg’s Pact.” Lester M. Benja min *37 and Frederick L. Young ’3B upheld the negative. Prof. Joseph F. O’Brien, of the division of speech, acted as chairman. “Unless you have an- institution to : take away the right of a nation to in voke its sovereignty and’ declare war, you can’t have peace,” Sheinfield said. Describing the Kellogg Pact as “just a scrap of paper,” he added that “a promise is not a guarantee. Good will is nothing if there is nothing to safe guard it.” Taking the United States as an ex ample where a constitution backed by “machinery” had to be set up in order to maintain order among the states, G. R. Young attempted to show that a League of Nations was needed to maintain order among the different national states in the world. Terming the League, a failure be cause the “strong powers dominate it for their own selfish interests,” Ben jamin tagged Article XII as “the gap in the covenant.” He pointed out that any member’ nation of the League had the right to reject any decision and was entirely free to go to war after a lapse of three months, j Claiming that no central organiza tion is responsible for peace, Fred erick Young said that'this responsi bility “rests squarely upon the shoul ders of the thinking people of the Deadline Changed In Hop Poster Competition Because of Thanksgiving vacation, Soph Hop co-chairmen J. Richard Clements and Robert S. Givler have lengthened the poster-contest until Monday noon. In the meantime deco-. ration plans were completed with the Silvcrstein company of Wilkes-Barre and the dale for booth drawings was set for Tuesday. A-non-fraternity booth will be included. The theme of the decorations will be appropriate to the College in that the color scheme will be chiefly blue and white. . Blue and white drapes will cover the walls of Recreation hall for the affair. A canopy will be erect ed, lined in blue and gold satin, and a screen of blue will cover the en trance to the gymnasium, i More lighting than has been used in former dances will be used in an effort to make the dancing scene more picturesque. Booth divisions will be low, and the orchestra platform will be partially concealed by Christmas trees. Tommy Dorsey and his swing band have been selected to play at the dance, December 11, the earliest ma jor dance date in recent years. + „ COMPLETE The Venn State Farmer will award its three radios during an intermis sion.- The dance will last from 9 un til 12 o'clock and is sponsored by the Agricultural Student Council. nations.” He assailed the “armed guard” of the League of Nations, adding that the Kellogg Pact seek 1 ! to “maintain peace through peace.” Two men’s debating teams will at tend the* pre-season debating tourna ment to be held at Westminster Col 'lege tomorrow "afternoon. • Colleges from West Virginia, Ohio, and Penn sylvania will participate. Penn State has won or tied for the championship during, the past two seasons. •v.’The '.affirmative^*.team consists- of J. Edwin Mate MS- .and Fred L. Young ■’3B; while the negative team is composed of James D. Wilieford and Ray P. Fishbuvne ’39. Prof. Jo seph O’Brien', men’s debate' coach, will accompany the teams. Security Blanks Due Tomorrow Working Students Who Receive Wages, Room, or Board Declared Eligible Any student working for anyone in State College and receiving money wages, commissions, hoard, or room is eligible to come under the provi sions of the Social Security Act and should register at the post office to day or tomorrow, Robert J. Miller, State College postmaster, announced. Few Have Enrolled Employers of students were given blanks for their employees to fill out, but in cases where the forms were mislaid, the student may secure an j other by calling at the post office and requesting form SS-5. In commenting on the students that would come under the provisions of the act, Postmaster Miller said he be lieved that 600 or more were em ployed about the town and would be eligible. Of that number, only a very few had returned their blanks to the post office. Students employed in a private home or those having NYA positions do not come under the provisions of the recently enacted statute. Centre County’s Ist Kidnapping Will Take Place in ‘Post Road’ The kidnaping which takes place in “Post Road,” the Penn State Play ers’ production which will be (present ed Saturday, December 12, is the first ever to be committed in Centre coun ty, according to the best knowledge of Chief of Police A. E. Yougel. “There hasn’t been a kidnaping in State College during the twelve years I have been here, and as far as I can recall, there has never been one any where in Centre county,” said Yougel in his office yesterday. In explaining, he said there have been cases which could have led up to abductions, but they were always caught in time. While still a member of the Penn sylvania State Police in 1919, how ever, he helped track down the cul prit in the then celebrated Coughlin kidnaping case. As in “Post Road,” the victim was 26 Major Awards Given In Football; 16 in Soccer; 8 Cross-Country Letters Rhoda Improves After Operation Bill Worries Inject New Angle Into Case; Interclass Funds Meet Emergency Developments in the Whitey Rhoda case today: Whitey Rhoda, severely burned by tar in early September, was slowly gaining strength after a scraping operation on his right arm ten days ago. Although nervous and run down physically from his trying experience, Whitey joked .and ate ice cream with friends who visited him. Meanwhile, in Statu College rumors seethed through the campus great ly ‘magnifying the severity of his condition and claiming that he was under an oxygen tent. Such ru mors were determined unfounded,! although he is receiving numerous injections to quiet his nerves and strengthen his morale. Other people were wondering who was to foot the bill for his confine ment as the promise of the Le Roy Roofing Company that its insur ance company would pay all bills! proved all too embracing to the ac tual facts as revealed by authori tative sources. It was learned teday that only a small portion of the hospital expenses of Whitey Rhoda, pledged by an agent of the Eeßoy Roofing Company of Harrisburg early last week, had been met and that the nurses attending the burned Lion star were being paid from the Interclass Finance funds. Assuming that it was much more important that Rhoda be taken care of than to bicker over who was to foot the bill, Neil M; Fleming, graduate manager of athletics, took emergency funds from the budget to continue Rhoda’s nursing. A portion of this money has been paid by the Le Roy insurance company, but nothing has been paid the attending physician or the Bellcfonte hospital. At a meeting last month, Student Council voted to help meet the ex penses involved. But no action has resulted. Just how the bills will be paid, if and when, revolves around a triangle of an insurance company, Student Council, and the Interclass Finance committee, of which the in surance company alone is obligated. Reliable sources said that upon two occasions Rhoda’s physician declared a night nurse unnecessary, but the result so wore Rhoda down nervously that his friends pleaded for the con tinuance of a night nurse. The In terclass Finance fund is footing the bill. Regarded far more important was Rhcda’s recovery. It appears that this will be accomplished through a tedious strengthening of Rhoda’s physical condition to enable the con tinuance of grafting skin on his right arm, the most serious burned area caused by hot tar while the Lion ath lete was working for the Le Roy Roofing company on the State College High School improvements early in September. a baby, the infant son of a young Norristown couple. After Norristown and other local police failed to make much headway in the case, the State Police were called in and subsequent ; ly solved the crime in little over a month. The case was unusual in State Po lice history in that Yougel and the other members of his troop were , forced to cross into New Jersey to catch the criminal. In the "Post Road” ease, the kid naped baby is placed in the tourist ■home of Emily Madison on the Bos ton Post Road, and it is not until later that she pieces suspicious cir cumstances together and becomes con vinced she is housing & kidnaped child. In addition, the State Police in 1919 were not aided by as are the police in “Post Road.” PRICE FIVE CENTS Fall First Assistant Managers Named For 3 Sports Sam J. Donato ’3B and John J. Ec onomos '3B were elected co-captains of next year’s football team at a i meeting of the varsity letternien yes terday afternoon. While co-captains have not been infrequent in other sports here, this was the first time that the gridders ever selected two men to lead them. Donato at 150 pounds, is one of the lightest blocking half-backs on a ma jor college* eleven. He started every game this season and played the ma jor portion of all of them. Last year he started several times, but an in jury in mid-season prevented him from playing much in the latter games. This year he never once car ried the ball, but it was his fine block ing that enabled his team mates to get away for most of their gains. Do nato is also holder of the 155-pound E astern Intercollegiate Boxing Championship. Eeonomos, along with Captain Cher umlclo, has for two years been the mainstay of the Lion defense. Last season Pittsburgh writers hailed him as “the greatest guard seen here since Corbus of Stanford.” This full lie was injured in the opening game and was out until the game with Cornell. It was with his return that the Lions began to play good football aguin. Wiliiam E. Lindenmuth ’3B, W. Garfield Thomas *3B».and Merlin.AV. Troy ’3B were chosen managers for* fall sports in 1937, ; Neil M. Fleming, graduate manager of athletics, an j nounced today. 1 Lindenmuth will guide the football team, succeeding Joseph F. Griffith ’37. Thomas replaces Alvin S. New meycr ’37 as soccer manager, and Troy will handle the cross-country team, following Robert K. Metz ’37. First assistant managers in foot ball will be William K. Bookmaker, George W. Yeekley, and John M. Metzger. Soccer assistants elected were William T. Hoot, Herman D. Imber, and J. Richard Clements, Jr. David L. Swank, Stanley J. Brown, and George .1. Cross will act as first assistants in cross-country. All arc sophomores. Letter Winners Announced Major letter winners in the three fall sports were also named. In foot ball, seventeen awards, nine special major letters, and five minors were made. Soccer major letter winners totaled fourteen, with two special commendations, and six cross-country letters, with two special awards were given.. Football men honored were Alex J. Barantovieh ’39, Luther R. Barth '37, Charles J. Chcrundolo ’37, Dun A. DeMarino ’3B, Sam J. Donato ’3B, John J. Econcmos ’3B, Dean 11. Han icy ’39, Harry S. Harrison ’39, Alfred B. Lang ’39, Joseph P. Metro ’39, Robert E. Morini ’37, Frank J. o’- Hora ’37, Thomas J. Silvano ’37, J. Franklin Smith r 37, Sever J. Toretti ’39, Wendell W. Wear ’3B, and Jo seph F. Griffith ’37, manager. Special major letters for football were awarded to William P. Rhoda *37, William B. Perlman ’37, Leroy M. Sunday ‘37, Joseph P. Adessa ’3B, loseph 11. Krupa ’37, Roy L. Schuy er Jr., '37, Daniel A. Yett ’37, John G. Patrick ’3fi, and Carl E. Wauga man ’3B. . Minor letters were desig nated foi ‘Joseph A. Peel ’39, Myron 11. Kyle ’39, Thomas J. Wible '3B, Anthony J. Giannantomo ’39, and William V. Denise ’39. Members of the soccer team who will receive major i letters include Richard W. Haag ’39, Felix F. Barnes ’37, "William 11. Ronla ’3B, Edward Mantlcl ’3B, Walter S. Pain ter ’39, Fred 'B. Spykcr ’39, Richard A. Wilde ’3B, Frank A. O'stcrlund ’37, William W. McEwan ’37, Sol B. Mie hoff ’3B, Carl D. Wacker ’3B, Charles W. Jlostcrnian ’3B, Francis A. Me grail *39, and Alvin S. Newmeyei- ’37, manager. Special major awards in soccer will he given to Robert W. Dallas '37 and Woodrow W. Carman *37. Cross-country letter winners in clude Burton C. Aikman ’3O, Howard A. Downey '37, Herbert R. Hazard *39, Charles S. Pierce ’39, Peter T. Olexy ’3B, and Robert K. Metz '37, manager. Special major awards go to Leonard P. Henderson ’39 and Jack M. Patterson *37.
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