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Volume 33—No. 26
Campus Clique Answers
Independents 7 Charges
Independents
Joe Stevenson
Woodbury Jones
Richard E. llcyl
George Welhcrstein
Thomas Walsh
Robert Baxter
March 8. 193 G
By BOSS P SHAFFER tevidence of the support of ten mem-
First, let it be understood that this tors of our class , S ” vc ™ l .
is not written in a vituperative or men have been with the cli,u« s nee
spiteful manner. It is meant to be its organ,ration .n September of IJJ4.
an absolutely fair, unbiased response, 6 - Most of ‘he II J t || i ""? aa , d
written defensively, to an intimation Jeen drawn up the fall puoi tojelec
that the-Campus Clique of the pres- ShSh
cnt Junior Class has not fulfilled a £°" w M n d ent would
contract made last spring with an In- n “ ul . ally sppp J rt From - t h'e time of
dependent gioup. contact in the fall until the spring
A contract, lest it be voided, must e]ecUon most of t | ie potential voters
be fulfilled by both parties. From fovKOt t ] lt ,j r affiliation, and if they
that viewpoint, which is perfectly jus- (M ven , em b e r, dia not consider it ob
tified, we, the members of the Cain- lie{lt<)ry j f ] t disagreed with their sen
pus Clique, feel that it would be fool- £ i mcn£ a t voting time,
ish to Fulfill an agreement which had g. Several discrepancies of a mi
been voided several times by the oth- nw nature cou i d b e cited. But, giv
er signers. Such an act would con- ing thc independents the benefit of
stitute a "gift,’ 1 and violate all prin- cvel . y doubtful, duplication, their to
ciplcs of sound ■■reasoning in that-a ta] ren , 0 j ns a rdant forty, less than
very few could be satisfied at the dis- ]ml£ o£ th( , contracted number,
pleasure of the vast majority. A „ the stat( , ra( , nts made in this ar-
The following violations of con- c j e are f ac t s> unalterable, and based
tract have been unmistakably detect- upon ev } dence wl)ich the writer has
e{J; , ‘ . . T , ~ in his possession. The contract, list
1. Of the six original Independent a nd other written material
■signers, only two supported our can- . g nto t j, o inspection-of anyone,
didates at election time. The others «phc v aole purFO sc of this article is
were openly against us. t 0 p VOVe that the actions of the Cani
2. One of the two remaining Inde- pus qj iquo. of the present Junior
pendent supporters is now Vice Presi- £]ass are such that cannot bo con
dent of. thc Junior Class, and is co- «^ rue( j as being other than legitimate
author of thc article appearing m w . ugt
the last issue of the Collegian. An
other of the Independent signers ran
for office on thc opposing ticket
3. The contract also called for
cighty-fivc to one hundred votes from
thc Independent group. Thc list of
possible voters handed in by thc non
fraternity group comprised several
hundred names, of whom only sev
enty-six voted. This figure is already
below the contracted number.
4. Contained on that list who did
vote were fraternity men in our own
houses, and foresters who loyally sup
ported us through their separate, lead
ers. In fact, one of the outstanding
forester organizers’ names appeared
thereon." It also contained the names
of non-fraternity men who had earn
ed a vote in the clique by furnishing
Speidel To Open
Wrestling Clinic
Demonstration Bouls, Lectures,
Discussions Sponsored by
Phys. Ed. School
Several hundred high school wrest
lers'will Rather here Saturday lor
Penn .State’s first annual wrestling
clinic under the direction of Charles
Speidel and sponsored by the School
of Physical Education and Athletics.
Demonstration bouts, lectures, and
discussions are on the program for
the visiting schoolboys and their
coaches. . The sessions will be open
to schools who are interested in tak
ing up the sport for the first time.
Penn State students are invited to
attend the afternoon session.
Speidel will use members of the
Penn State team which won the East
ern Intercollegiate championship last
year in the demonstration matches.
The Lion varsity grapplers will be
assisted by lied Johnston, former
State captain and National Collegi
ate 165-pound champion * n
Sammy Wolfson, last year’s eastern
118-pound title holder, wiil also he
on hand.
Jack Light, Eastern champion in
1034 anil 1036; Captain Joe O’Dowd,
Ross ShafTer, and Joe Krupa, second
place winners in the Eastern tourna
ment last year, who are all members
of this season’s Lion team, are also
on the program to demonstrate prop
er holds and styles of wrestling.
Coach Speidel will stress training
methods, proper equipment for the
sport, and modern scientific wrestling
methods. His lectures will be supple
mented with moving pictures. Speidel
is a well qualified teacher and lec
turer on wrestling. He is a graduate
of the Panzer School of Physical Edu
cation and Hygiene, and former
coach at the New York Athletic Club.
His Penn State teams .have won 51
out of 60 meets in eleven years.
To Get News in Print,
Call ‘Collegian’ Office
Students or faculty wanting no
tices or stories in the Collegian
may call the office in Old Main
Wednesday and Sunday nights
from 8 until 12 o’clock.
The Collegian, in attempting
this method of getting small bits
of news, will endeavor to print ev
ery item called in that is news
worthy of recognition, •
Campus Clique
John I). Kcnnon
Ross P. Shaffer
John S. Moeller
Charles R. Campbell
George W. Mcrriman
Freshmen Elect
Ewalt President
Newman, Woolridge, Alexander
Also Elected as Campus
Clique Wins Voting
Richard W. Ewalt ’4O was elected
president of the freshman class in
the- elections hold Thursday; night.
He led the Campus ticket to" a deci
sive victory over both the Locust
Lane and Independent tickets.
Ewalt polled 262 votes, a;? against
159 cast for Sidney R. Booth, Locust
Lane nominee, and 114 for Samuel S.
DeFranco, the Independent candidate.
Booth, the second imnking candidate,
automatically became vice-president
of the class.
Bernard A. Nownmn, treasurer;
John R. Woolridge, secretary; and
John R. Alexander, historian, were
the other. Campus men who were suc
cessful. Ncjyman won with 272 votes.
His rivals William A. Doehnert, Lo
cust Lane, and William D. Deibler,
Independent, had 146 and 116 votes
respectively.
Woclridgc. polled 261 votes to beat
Thomas W. Easton, Locust Lane, who
had 152 votes, and Carl 11. Keller,
Independent, who had 122. The other
Campus clique winner, Alexander, al
so ■scored 261 votes in the race for
the position of Historian, defeating
James Cummings, Locust Lane, and
Russell Mestcr, Independent. Cum
mings polled 152 votes and Mestcr
125.’
Osterlund, Sheffer Direct
The elections were supervised by
the presidents of the junior and sen
ior classes Ross P. Shaffer and
Frank A. Osterlund. Osterlund and
Robert E. Morini ’37, president of the
Athletic Association, counted the bal
lots.
A drive for detection without cus
toms was made in conjunction with
the election. The upperclassmen in
charge of the voting made the fresh
men display their customs, along with
their matriculation cards. A list was
kept of all offenders. This list will be
given to Student Tribunal for consid
eration and action.
Fraternity Counselors
To Define Security Act
In response to inquiries as to how
the new Social Security lows effect
the local social fraternities and
their employees, Francis J. Hanra
han, president of the Association
of Fraternity Counselors, announ
ced today that the same committee
which served the fraternities on
tax assessments last school year
has been working for several weeks
in an effort to secure an official in
terpretation of the law and to form
a uniform plan for fulfilling its re
quirements.
As soon as completed this plan
will be placed before the fraternity
men for discussion and revision.
The final plan will be suggested to
the fraternities for their assistance
and guidance. This committee of
the Association of Fraternity Coun
selors is composed of Robert Y. Ed
wards, Prof. Francis J. .Tschan,
and F. G. fionszy.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1936
2 Speakers Talk
On Married Life
At PSCA Confab
Faculty, Students Hear
Burkhart Nimkoff
In Auditorium
Lecturer Discusses
King, Simpson Affair
■ Dr. Roy A. Burkhart, pastor of the
First Community church at Columbus.
0., and Dr. Meyer F. Nimkoff, pro
fessor of sociology at Bucknell Uni-,
versity, combined over the week-enc*
in addresses to the student body
along the lines of marriage, before,
and after. Both speakers were re
freshingly frank, and their audiences
showed their appreciation by sharing
wholeheartedly in the discussion fol
lowing each speech.
Dr. Burkhart, who-e speaking abil
ity ‘captivated his audiences, empha
sized throughout his speeches the im
portance of the intelligent choice of a
male in the light of both love and eon- 1
geniality, the wisdom of stressing
throughout the courtship period the
development of mental and spiritual
and social resources.
Says Dr. Burkhart, "We should try
to make comradeship more important
in our relations with the other sex,
and minimize the importance of the
physical element.”
Dr. Nimkoff, in his discussion of
what makes a happy marriage, told
his audience that "there would be
more happy marriages if more cou
ples truly loved each other and were
congenial.”
His definition of love is the capac
ity to think of someone before one
self. He ‘believes that to get along
in. marriage one must have this abil
ity to suppress one’s ego in his mar
riage relationship. Congeniality he
stressed as being important in mak
ing lasting marriages.
When questioned as to whether or
not - such a marriage as the King of
England is considering would have
much chance of success in-view of the
fact that Mns. .Simpson has been un
successful in two previous'marriages,
Dr. Nimkoff said that this seeming
lack of ability to choose a suitable
mate or to stick out her marriage
demonstrated emotional immaturity
on Mrs. Simpson’s part. Such a qual
ity is certainjy not expected to be con
ducive to a happy marriage, he said.
Dr. Nimkoff expressed ‘ the opinion
that one would ordinarily expect the
pressures which would be brought to
bear on a couple in the position of the
king and Mrs. Simpson would hinder
their marital happiness.
"But let me emphasize very strong
ly,” ho concluded, “tfiat it is futile to
try to guess in advance how any in
dividual marriage will work. The test
of the cake is in the eating. In this
case, marriage itself would be the
testing ground.”
Theta Phi Alpha Holds
Province Convention
Theta Phi Alpha, woman’s social
fruternity, was hostess to a North
Atlantic Province convention this
past week-end. Thirty delegates at
tended, representing active and alum
nae chapters from the Universities
of Boston, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse.
Frances M. Gates '37 was chair
man of the convention program. Gcl
sie R. Ferdinand ’37 represented the
local chapter, and Dorothy V. Mc-
Guire ’3O was the local alumnae dele
gate. Among the events of the pro
gram, a tour of the campus was con
ducted Saturday afternoon, followed
by a banquet and dance at the Nit
tarty Lion Inn. The conclave for
mally closed with a breakfast at the
Inn Sunday morning.
3 College Teams Tie
In Debate Tourney
Two Penn State debate teams tied
with Geneva and Baldwin Wallace
Colcgos for the championship in the
annual pre-season debating tourna
ment at Westminster College Satur
day afternoon. It is the third succes
sive year that Penn State tied or won
the meet.
The affirmative team consisted of
J. Edwin Matz ’3B and Fred L. Young
’3B while Ray P. Fishburnc ’39 and
James D. Williford ’39 composed a
negative team. The group, was ac
companied by Prof. Joseph O’Brien,
of the division of speeuh.
I. M. Boxing Starts
Intramural boxing started yester
day with first round matches in Rec
reation hall at 4 o’clock.
Dorsey Vocalist
EDVTHE WEIGHT
Soph Hop Booth
Drawings Today
Fraternities To Pay $5 Fee at
Student Union Desk From
9 to 5 O’clock
Drawings for Soph'Hop booths will
be held today by J. Richard Clements
and Robert S. co-chairmen of
the dance committee. Fraternities
may place . their applications for
booths at the- Student Union desk to
day from 9 to 5 o’clock with the pay
ment of $5.
The payment for the booth will not
include the transportation of house
furniture to and from Recreation hall,
the co-chairmen announced. A non
fraternity booth will -be provided.
Meanwhile a record turnout for
Soph Hop was expected to hear Tom l
my Dorsey- and Hi? swing band Fri
day night. The dance Avill bo from 10
to .2 o’clock. ...
Began in Shenandoah
Dorsey, the original swingmastor,
began his musical career in the Penn
sylvania coal fields at Shenandoah.
He has at various times played -with
Vincent Lopez and Paul Whiteman,
and less than a year ago organized
his own band that made its debut at
the French Casino, New York City.
He has a permanent- spot over the
air with the Raleigh and Kool ciga
rette companies and was heard this
summer on the Ford program.
Featured vocalist for the band is
Edythe Wright, blues singer. Others
are Allen Storr, tenor, and * Jack
Leonard, baritone.
Dorsey will come here during a pro
longed tour of engagements at col
lege dances.
Fraternity Robberies
Solved by Confession
Periodic robberies of fraternity
houses here was apparently solved
Saturday when Theodore E. Smith
’3B confessed to having entered about
a dozen houses at various times dur
ing the year and taken money.
The confession was taken by Bur
gess Wilbur F. Lcitzell, after he had
placed Smith in custody for taking a
wristwatch from the Phi Kappa Sig
ma house. Earlier in the week he
was apprehended taking a dollar
from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra
ternity. At that time it was decided
not to press charge? immediately, but
after discovering the extent of
Smith’s robberies, representatives of
the entered Houses, along with Bur
gess Lcitzell and the members of the
local police committee, deemed it best
not to “hush up” the ease.
Petty thievery has always been
present here, but within the past few
weeks it has increased in proportion.
It was thought that by publicizing the
consequences of Smith’s actions, other
students would be deterred from do
ing the same thing.
Reede Guest Speaker
At P. S. Club Meeting-
Prof. Arthur H. Reede, of the de
portment of economics, was the guest
speaker of. the Penn -State Club on
Saturday night. He spoke on.“ Subs
idization of Athletics at Pennsylvania
State College," comparing the athletic
organization here with that of other
colleges.
During its business meeting the
club voted to secure a booth at Soph
Hop and arrangements were discussed
for the Christmas banquet on Decem
ber 16 at 6 o’clock. The price will be
50 cents per plute and the dinner will
,be in the Old Main Sandwich Shop.
Group Organizes
To Collect Funds
To Aid Loyalists
Committee Plans Mass
Meeting Next Week
In Auditorim
Complete Hospital Unit
In Spain Is Group’s Aim
Actuated by reports of the terrible
conditions facing the non-combatant
civilian population of war-torn Spain,
a committee composed of students,
faculty members, and townspeople is
being organized to collect funds, food,
clothing and medical supplies to be
sent to that devastated country.
In response to a letter oT appeal
from the Medical Bureau of the
American Friends of SpanLsK Democ
racy, the committee is organizing a
huge mass meeting to be held in
Schwab auditorium next week and on
extensive collection system is being
worked out. According to the appeal
from the Friends of Spanish Democ
racy, the proceeds of the campaign
will make up part of the $50,000
needed for a complete field hospital
base in Spain.
Organizational Meeting Held
At the organizational meeting held
last night in the Hugh Beaver room,
Old Main, approximately twenty per
sons were present. Faculty members
included Dean of Men Arthur R.
Warnock, Alfred G. Pundt, and Ed- :
ward R. Van Sant, of the department
of economies and sociology; Harrv W.:
Seamans, secretary of the Penn State
Christian Association; and Dr. Eph
riah Fischoff, representing Hillei
Foundation. Townspeople included
Mrs. O. F. Boucke and Ralph D.
Hetzel, Jr.
Among the students present were
Gene C. Ziegler ’37, representing W.
S. G. A.; Frank A. Osterlund ’37,
senior class president. Johnson Brcn
neman ’37, Collegian editor; James
Dugan ’37, Froth editor; Walter Wig
gins ’37, Interfraternity Council, sec
retary; and'E. Townsend*Swalm '37,
representing the Penn State branch
of the American Student Union.
Refugee Speakers Sought
An attempt is being made to secure
as speakers at the proposed mass
meeting, three Spanish refugees who
arc touring the East making appeals
for. aid for their country. Of the
tlhrec speakers, one is a Spanish
priest. At last reports, however, it
was not known definitely whether
they would be available for the meet
ing next week.
In making his appeal for aid, Rog
er Chase, executive secretary of the
Doctor’s Committee, Medical Bureau,
American Friends cf Spanish Democ
racy, stated: “Of the thousands who
have sacrificed their lives this year in
the defense of Spanish democracy, a
high percentage have not been killed
by fuscist bombs or bullets but by
lack of essential medical equipment
and care. This lack has been respon
sible for hundreds of deaths and lit
erally thousands of eases of needless
torture.”
Short Story Contest
Begins in ‘Bell’ Today
Beginning with this issue of the!
Hell, which appears today instead of
the date previously announced, the an.
nual short story contest will open to
all undergraduates.' Closing date of
the contest will be January 20, 1937.
Manuscripts should be not less
than 1,500 words in length, typed dou
ble space and must contain the writ
er’s name and address, the editors
have announced. Stories may he sub
mitted either to the Student Union
office or the Hell office, Room 412, Old
Main, on or before the closing date.
Judges for the content are Prof.
Edward J. Nichols, Prof. Robert E.
Galbraith, both of the department of
English composition, and Prof. Wil
liam L. Werner, of the department
of English literature. Their deci
sions will be regarded as final. The
two winning stories will ho submitted
to the annual intercollegiate short
-tory contest , sponsored by Story
magazine. .
Johnstone Named Head
Prof. Burton K. Johnstone, head of
the department of architecture, was
elected national president of the
Scarab Architectural fraternity at
the national convention held at Min
neapolis,' Minn., on November 22, 23,
and ?l. Paul Long ’3B was chosen
director of activities of the organiza
tion for the coming year.
The invitation of the local Scarab
chapter to hold the next annual con
vention at Penn State was accepted.
Long was the delegate from the local
chapter. Stuart M. Mertz '37 and
George A'. Downs ’37 also attended.
Hans Kindler To inaugurate
Artists Course in Schwab
Auditorium Tomorrow at 8
Directs Symphony
HANS KINDLER
‘Sisters’ To Hold
Social Tomorrow
Freshman Women To Entertain
Upperclassmen in Grange
Lounge at 3 O’clock
The freshman girls are giving a
Big-Little Sister Tea for their Big
Sisters tomorrow from 3 to 5 o’clock
in Grange lounge. Vivian D. Har
per, freshman class president, and
Mary 11. Wirtz ’4O are in charge of
the tea.
Winifred E. Wil-on is chairman of
the refreshment committee. Other
members of this committee arc Ruth
E. Duden, Ellen K. Garber, Marian
E. Hartman, Janet E. Story, Anna
B; Sturman, and Agnes S. Zimmer
man.
The decoration committee is head
ed- by Dorothy L. Secrist. Dorothy
E. Horne and 31. Glenno Thompson
are members.
The serving committee is made up
cf Janet A. Reese, chairman; Alice
R. Beal, Harriet L, Burkholder, Jua
nita M. Chambers, Harriet L. Davis,
Florence Marquardt, Annamary E.
McCracken, Mary H. O’Connor, and
Evelyn C. Work.
Margaret L. Collins is chairman of
the clean-up committee. Other mem
bers are Mary A. Clommer, Eliza S.
Graham, Sylvia J. King, Janice M.
MePhail, Verna F. Sager, Ethel R.
Sillies, Winifred M. Watson, and
Maxine L. West.
25 Athletes Win
Numeral Awards
18 Freshmen Footballers, Seven
Cross-Country Men Named
By Neil M. Fleming
Twenty-five freshmen have been
awarded numerals for football and
cross-country, as announced by Neil
M. Fleming, graduate manager of
athletics.
Football numerals were awarded
to: Sidney S. Alter, Samuel S. De-
Franco, liichard W. Ewalt, Lloyd B.
Ickes, George B. Lucas, Edgar F. Me-
Clintock, Jr., Robert E. McCullough,
Dave J. Nemeth, Theodore J. Nemeth,
Ben R. Pollock.
E. Gilbert Rnddiff, Stephen T. Rol
lins Ray L. Schwartz, Carl Stravin
sky Charles E. Thompson, Alex G.
Toth, Martin Valeri, Grover C.
Wnshabaugh.
Numerals for cross-country were
awarded to Harold E. Galer, Norman
W. Gordon, Frank E. Maulc, Graham
M. Miller, Herbert Nipson, Eric M.
Van Fatten, and Richard 11. Yohn.
Players To Award 26
Free Passes in Contest
Twenty-six free ticket? to future
Penn State Players’ productions
will be the prizes in the “Post
Road” window exhibit contest that
starts this afternoon.
The object of the .contest is to
guess to which character in “Po-t
Road” belongs each cf seventeen
pairs of hands, photographs of
which will be placed on exhibit in
the window of the College Cut Rate
Stove.
Entry blanks, which include de
tails and rules of the contest can
be obtained at Student Union, the
Athletic Store, the Corner, and the
College Cut Rate Store.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Packed .House To Hear
Nat’l Symphony in
Series Opener
200 Students Forced
To Alter Seat Orders
The National Symphony Orchestra,
with Hans Kindler conducting, will
open the 193 G-37 Artists Course Se
ries in Schwab auditorium tomorrow
at 8 o’clock.
Performing here for the second
consecutive seuson, the National
group will bring a great majority of
its member,? back in their regular
places for fhc sixth year. The Kin
dler-directed organization was se
cured by the Committee because of
the popularity shown in a poll of Ar
tists Course patrons last year. Tho
orchestra placed first by a wide mar
gin.
Dr. Kindler is the founder of the
Symphony as well as its conductor.
With Sunday concerts scheduled in
Washington throughout the year, the
group really becomes National in
scope through seventy performances
in thirty other cities in the country.
80 Musicians to Play
The National Symphony b com
posed of eighty musicians, all of
whom are artists in their own right.
Only one major change in personnel
was made since last year. Harry
Farkman, celebrated American con
cert violinist, is the new concert-mas
ter.
For the first time :*ince the Artists
Course has become self-supporting,
every ticket for the Series was sold.
Final adjustments were made Satur
day morning, with some late applica
tions being filled through cancellation
of early reservation of seats.
More than 200 students were forced
to change to higher priced seats be
cause of over-subscription on the first
dny'ofsule. This was accomplished
through personal contact by the Ath
letic Association under Harold R. Gil
bert, who was in charge of the ticket
sale.
For the first time in the Course his
tory, it was not possible to fill orders
from out of town. Many regular
subscribers, especially from other
schools, were denied seats.
Because of the continuing demand
for Artists’ Course seats, ail of which
have been sold, the Artists’ Court
Committee voted this morning to •.-ell
a limited number of standing room
privileges for each of tho five paid
numbers. Because of the contract
with the National Orchestral Asso
ciation, it will he impossible to sell
.standing room for its demonstration
concert, admission to which is by in
vitation only.
The price set for standing room for
the National Symphony Orchestra
which appears at the College Wednes
day night at 8 o’clock and for Shan-
Kar and His Hindu Bullet which ap
pears Tuesday, January lit, is $1.50
each.
Standing room for the joint recital
of Georges ftnesco and Charles Nue
gele, The Vienna Chciv Boys, and
the Hedgerow Theatre, has been fixed
at $l.OO each. Standing room will he
sold at the auditorium on the night
of the several concerts, 11. It. Gilbert,
in charge of sales, announced today.
Higgins Justifies Pitt
As Rose Bowl Choice
As sport* writers througnoul the
land lend their efforts tr> cither at
tacking or defending 'Washington’s
invitation of Pittsburgh to the Rost*
Bowl Now Year’s Day, the Com.kcian
interviewed Coach Bob Higgins of
the Nittany Lions and found that he
thinks that Pitt deserves the honor.
“I consider Pilt the second best
team in the country,"' Hob said, “Min
nesota being first.”
Bob thinks that Jock Sutherland
will get his players keyed up to this
game and that the Panthers will beat
the Huskies, lie feels that the sopho
mores and juniors in particular who
have never been to the coast before
will be anxious to play their heads
off. lie is doubtful of some of the sen
iors on the team who have been to
the Bowl before.
Asked if he thought the weather a
deciding factor, Higgins pointed out
that Washington will bo used to as
much inclement weather as the Pan
thers and that, tho warmth will prob
ably affect the two elevens equally.
Pooh-poohing of the Panthers as
the Iluskie opponent will improve the
Panther morale no little, he thinks.