ESTABLISHED • .1 rtt #taltr. 4, Totirgt 1904- Volume 33—No. 31 Reede Plans Talk on New Security Law Economist Will Speak In HE Auditorium Thursday at 4 Ferguson Delivered Ist LA Lecture Last Week Arthur H. Heede, of the depart ment of economics and sociology, will deliver the second address of the Lib eral Arts Lecture Series in the Home Economics auditorium at 4:10 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. He will dis cuss "Appraising the New Social Se curity Legislation," and will be in traduced Dr. Asa E. - Martin, of the department of history and polit ical science. . Ronde plans to consider various un employment ccmpensation acts -adopt ed by thirty-five different states. He will note the uniformaties and differ ences of the measures and consider whether their legislation•on the whole is in accordance with sound unem ployment insurance principles. Ferguson Speaks John H. Ferguson, of the depart ment of political science,• presented the first lecture last Thursday, after noon. He was introduced by Dr. Wil lard Waller, of the department of economics and sociology, who describ ed the, object of the lectures as being to broaden patine knowledge of cur rent government affairs: Mr. Ferguson took as his topic the present session of the 75th Congress of the United States. lie stressed the fact that because of the great Demccratic majority in both houses cf Congress, there would be little op position to any measures introduced by that party. This will greatly af fect the amount and type of legisla tion enacted. The sixteen Republican senators can do little to, stop the sev enfy-six ,Democrati, while in the ' , .1-Louse :of Representatives:. the 332 Democrats completely overwhelm the eighty-nine Republicans. Neutrality Discussed The calendar is made up to a great extent by revisions of the measures now on the docket. Within the 'next few months practically all the New' Deal legislation passed at the last session will expire. These expiring; bills will probably be amended and' again passed. One of two types of neutrality leg islation will probably be introduced. The first would completely stop all contraband materials from leaving United States ports .bound for war ring nations. The second would put certain restrictions and limitations on these materials. "The present law evades the 'ques tion as to whether we are willing to embargo non-contraband goods," said Mr. Ferguson. "That is why there must ue some decision on our stand' in this lustier, so currently impor tant to the entire world. " "The most impressive features of this present Congress is the unpre cedented Democratic majority in both houses. The, most encouraging fea ture is that civil service will prob ably be extended," concluded Mr. Ferguson. Bleakley Girls Quit • Hospital, Improved Helen and Jean Bleakley, '39, in jured December 19 in an automobile crash while returning home for Chris tmas vacation, left Dußois (hospital for their Franklin home Sunday, greatly improved. Helen, it was learned, will be con fined to her bed for several addition al weeks as the result of a brain con cussion and a head gash. Jean has quit her bed, but will undergo a' plas tic operation on her nose soon. It is not expected that either will return to school this year.. Emma E. McKelvey '39; also of Franklin, whose father was driving the car Alien it was wrecked by a car convey and truck on an icy high way one mile west of Dußois, was bruised and shaken• by the crash but returned to school at the conclusion of vacation. Debate Team Leaves The women's debate team accom panied by Coach Clayton H. Schug left yesterday for a week's tour of four colleges where they will take the affirmative side of the '"Should Congress be Empowered to Fix Minimum Wages and Maximum Hours in Industry." Lucille D. Hayes '37, manager, Beu lah F. Gerheim '39 and Julia It. Zub roff '39 make up the team which will meet Ursinus Swarthmore, Western Maryland and Washington colleges. Dancers in 2nd Artists Course Number Shan-Bar and two of his Hindu Ballet, which will appear as the sec ond number on the 1926-37 Artists Course Series , next Tuesday, Jinuary 19. Now appearing in New York in the first of a group of American pre sentations of original'Hindu dancing and music, Shan-Kar hag received un animous praise from the critics for his exotic art. Deans State Qualities Needed In Future Phys. Ed. Director In anticipation of the forthcoming meeting of the Board of Trustees, next. Saturday in Harrisburg, at I which time it is expected that definite action will be taken on the appoint- I ment of a Dean of the School of Phys- I ical Education, the COLLECIAN has conducted a poll of the dean. 3 of the College on the question—" Regarding the expected appointment of a Direc ! tcr of Physical Education, what type of - administrator would you like to se& fill The office?" School_ of Education man 'With . k•CnCial ad ministrative ability, but who has had special training in ,the field." Dean Robert L. Sackett, School of Engineering: "The first essential for such a position is leadership, For ef fective administration of the varied responsibilities included in the Schbol of Physical 'Education, the candidate should have first, character, second, demonstrated ability to.organize and to plan. Certain personal qualifica Gown Measurements Scheduled' for Today January graduates must be meas ured for caps and gowns at the Student Union office today and to morrow between the hours of 9 o'- clock and 7 o'clock. A deposit of five dollars, three of which will be returned, will be required. Invita tions may aL. , o be ordered at this time. The cap .and gown committee is composed of George M. Hacker and John R. Palin,' cochairmen, and Gilbert D. Burleigh. Those on the invitations committee arc HoWard A. Downey, chairman, George W. Haines and Thomas P. Sherwood. All are seniors. 3 Speakers Describe Spanish War Horrors for Fund Drive Three . speakers, describing the hor ror and motives behind the Spanish Civil War, addressed over 300 stu dents, faculty, and townspeople at the State College Relief Committee Fund Drive in Schwab auditorium Thurs day night. The key speaker, Prof. Pedro Villa Fernanilez, of • New York University, a native-born Spaniard and a natura lized American citizen, traced the start of the conflict by describing the power that the Spanish Catholic church wielded in Spain prior to the popular election of the government that is now besieged by General' Franco. He pointed out that 75 per cent of Spain lives from' the land and that prior to the election of the popu lar front, four per cent of the Span ish-population owned. 64 per cent of the land. Climaxing his talk with, "If most of the Spanish people are with the Rebels and if they have 80 per cent of the army and 50,000 Moorish troops, how is it that the war isn't over now?" The answer lies, he said, in the fact that most of the people are not with the Rebels. Tie claimed that the in tervention of Germany and Italy has prolonged the war, asserting that "Spain is the football of European Imperialism" STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1937 tiers are necessary in order to get along with others. Courage, willing ness to take responsibilities, and foresight in delegating authority to others are of importance. To have been a coach is useful but less im portant than a certain personal force which commands respect, weighs fairly the opinions of others, and sets higher standards. An understanding of the interests.of the college, Of stu dents, and of alumni is desirable." Dean Charles W. Stoddart, School of. the , . Liberal:-Arts:' "d would,_not want to see. a man appointed who has had experience only as a coach. He should be a than with administra tive ability and one who has had) physical education training or n back-1 ground along physical education lines." Dean of Men Arthur It. Warnock: "An athletic coach has had too limitH ed a training. Someone is needed who• has had considerable experience in! physical education. What is most' needed is a strong executive who, by! reason of his experience, can carry! the heavy load. He should, be one! who .can acquaint himself with the: various problems of intercollegiate' athletics, physical education, and in- 1 tramural sports." • Dean Ralph L. Watts, School of Agriculture: "The director should! have strong convictions regarding the best policies and procedures in nth- , letics and physical education from the standpoint of student welfare, and be insensitive to severe criticism which he Will be certain to receive."l Dean Frank C. Whitmore. School of Chemistry and Physics: "I want it to be understood that I am not an' expert in the field. Have you ever heard of a fellow named Dick Har low? Well, he would be my candi-I date!" Senora Garcia, native of Spain and widowed by the war, spoke briefly and with difficulty of speech, appealing to Americans to help lessen the suf fering of innocent people, who did not want war, by contributing to a fund to sena medical supplies for the 50,- 000 Madrid orphans and the 100,000 wounded. 'The Rev. Julian Hamlin, former Boston minister who has given up his work to work for the afflicted Span lards, opened the meeting with ex planation of the break in the Spanish Catholic church. lie asserted that there are devout Catholics on both sides, but that it was not until the Rebels used churches for arsenalsl that the Loyalists destroyed any of its property. He traced a story of the corrupt ness of the old church, describing it! as. worse than the ancient feudal sys-1 tem in the way of taxes upon the poor peasants. Following the addresses, a collet-' lion for medical supplies for the af flicted was taken, and speakers ad journed to Old Main* for forum dis-1 cussion. They bad previously been en-, tertained in the Old Slain Sandwich l Shop for dinner by the Relief com- I mitten of which E. Townsend Swaim '37 is chairman: Faculty Members Contribute Ist Donations To Aid Spanish Dr. and Mrs.' - Hetzel with other adminiStration figureS made up the first list of individual 'contributors as the State College Spanish Relief drive Opened last week. ..:Mth solicitation confined to 'the College ad ministration and - Deans, the list of contributors , to the fund to relieve the suffering 'of Spain's civilian pop ulation stands: Dr. and Mrs; Ralph' D. lietzel, Dean A. R. Warnock, Dean Charlotte E. Ray, Adrian 0. Marie, J. 0. Keller. Samuel K. Hostel-lei., Dean Will Grant ammbern, Dr.' Carl E. Mar- Senate Recognizes Hetzel l s Service President Ra:ph T. Iletzel received a tribute from the Senate COmmittee on Student Welfare ,in honor of his ten years of service•at a meeting last week. The tVibute;•etaitled "A De cade of Penn State," , follows: "The faculty, as represented by the College Senate, congratulates you on the completion of 'ten years of serv ice'to the College. "These have been, fruitful years. Our appraisal of.them might be ex- , pressed in many Waya.-', We might re cite the improvements,in the physical plant—the six major . ..buildings, in cluding our incomparable Old Main; the artistic development of the cam pus as an appropriate setting for academic endeavor; the added facili ties in every SelfOol,lind 'every De partment. Student Body 'lncreases "We might speak cf, the generous appropriations by the' State, especial ly during the years of.';the depression, so that the College , %cis able to pass through that trying4eriod without serious sethaek = a record shared by few other land-grant institutions. • "We might speak og 'a student body which has nearly doubl6l during your administration; and -at the serious aims and_ sound'stziadatds which gen characterizeo students., , "We might record, the progress in scholarly activities—the new Schools and Departments, the growth of the Graduate School, the. encouragement of research, the higher standards of attainment throughout the College which have inhcreased its prestige and the quality of its service to a marked degree. Confidence of Faculty "These and other tangible eviden ces of the expanding life of the Col lege must be a source of satisfaction to you, as they are to us. We choose, however, to stress an intangible as set, one to which you have contribut ed personally, in large measure. This is the asset of confidence. "The College has the confidence of the people of Pennsylvania, especially of their responsible public leaders, as never before. For this gain, you are largely responsible. 'You have the confidence of the students. The editorial in a recent' CoLLEGtAx, expressing this, was not' idle words. You are theix 'Proxy.' "You have the confidence of the faculty. We have observed your sin cerity of purpose, your fairness to all the diverse interests of the College, your staunch support of the principle of academic freedom. We were wit nesses of your courage during the dif ficult years of the depression, and of you• success in maintaining institu tional morale. "It is our conviction that this in tangible—conlidence--is ' one of the great assets of the College, trans cending buildings, equipment, budg ets. We extend to you and to Mrs. Hetzel,• in all sincerity, our esteem and congratulations. We enter upon the second decade of your leadership —with confidence." Colleges Await Result Of Athletic Tax Test College authorities are awaiting with interest the results of the vari ous test cases now being conducted all over the country relative to the Fed eral tax on admission to athletic events. A United Press dispatch from At lanta; Ga., 'in the Philadelphia Rec ofd read, in part, as follows: "U. S. District Judge E. Marvin Underwood today ruled State -operated colleges and universities as not liable for the Federal tax on admission to athletic events." Officials of `'state-operated col leges" are studying the decisions as it may affect procedure here. The Uni versity of Pittsburgh has brought a similar suit, and it is on the out come of this trial that authorities are waiting before ',taking., any definite stand. . . . • quart, Cyrus V. D. Bissey and Barry W. Seamans with the drive incom plete: - At last Thursday's mass, meeting, the Fund's Treasurer Dr. Alfred G. Pundt, reports a collection of $75.65 was made. The mass meeting offici ally inaugurated the drive which will' continue, following the administration group, with solicitation in the faculty. fraternity, independent students and town groups. Speakers will visit fraternities with short addresses on the subject during the coming week. During the same period non-fraternity men and women will be canvassed. committee has designated the Student Union office in Old Main as the recieying point for Phi Delta Theta, first and only so cial fraternity to be contacted so far during the drive, responded very creditably, individua's contributing a total . or $lO and pledging a quantity of old clothing to be turned in later., all contributions. Checks should be maCe out 'The State .College Spanish Relief Com mittee' and addressed to Dr. Pundt at , Student Union with the understanding that donor's names will be printed in the COLLEGIAN unless otherwise re quested. The committee also will be glad to transmit to Spain any gifts of cloth ing, canned goods or medical supplie;:, in short, anything which might be useful to the suffering non-combat ants in the Spanish war. Lumber Association To Employ Hanrahan Frank S. Ilanrahan. member of the stair of 'the department of mech anics and materials of construction for the past nine and one-half years. will join the technical staff of the National Lumber Manufacturer's As sociation in Washington on February 1. Mr. Hanrahan's duties will consist of examining various phases of wood utilization and of the developing of technical literature. 116 Will 'also' re. view textbooks pertaining to the in dustry. Since 'coming to the College from Purdue University in 1927 Mr. Han. rahan has done fraternity advisory and welfare work among the students, and has served in official capacities in the State College Civic Club and': rhe Centre County Engineers. For !three and one half years he has been conducting research on structural lumber and timber connections in collaboration with Prof. Harr}- N. Benkert of the department of civil en gineering and L. W. Smith, construc tion engineer of the National Lum ber Manufacturer's Association. Deadline for Reporting Exam Conflicts Friday Conflicts discovered in the first semester examination schedule pub lished last week must be reported to the registrar's office by 5 o'- Exam Corrections clock Friday, Cyrus V. D. Bissey, Cyrus V. D. Bisse}•, College sehed- College Scheduling Officer, announ tiling officer, today announced the fol ced today. lowing corrections for the final exam- Conflicts are considered as two motion schedule. Physics 217 has or more examinations scheduled ler been changed frond Tuesday at 8 the same hour•and•as three o• more o'clock to Saturday at 8; and Phys examinations scheduled , for the lies 218 from Tuesday at 10 o'clock same day. ,to Saturday at 10. Special Scenery To Feature `H.M.S. Pinafore' Saturday Special scenery has been brought from Philadelphia for the Glee-Thes pian production of "H.M.S. Pinafore" in Schwab auditorium Saturday night following the boxing meet in Recrea tion hall. The quarter-deck cf a three-masted sailing vessel with white-capped waves and blue skies forming the background is the scene where the operetta will -take place. Visible on the set will be two sails, one on either end of the stage and a poop deck with steps leading down to the main body of the ship. There will lie forty-nine characters in the operetta headed by C. Edward Leigh 'H) as the pompous Right Hon orable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. Donald Dixon '37 will portray the part of the Pinafore's commander. Bess Edelblutc '3B will play the heroine role as the captain's daugh ter. Thirty voices including the First Lard's sisters, his cousins, his aunts, sailor', and miscellaneous characters comprise the supporting chorus. Rafe Rackstraw. the hero role, is to be Played by Frederick H. Serif '3B. while the villian, Deadeye Dick, will have James P. Unangst '3B to por tray him. Joseph H. Cook '3B us the an. Deferred Fee Students Must File Applications No Later Than Jan. 24 BULLETIN EVERITT, Washington, Jan. 11— LlP—The nude and crushed body of a boy was found near the highway six miles 1) nm here today and Dep uty Sheriff Ryan of SnouDomish County said he was sure it was Charles Mattson, 10-year-old son of a Tacoma doctor, who was kidnapped . several weeks ago. "There is absolutely no doubt about it being the Matt=on boy us far as I am concerned," Ryan said a:ter pre liminary investigation and summon ing of Federal agents from Tacoma, GO miles to the south. • (Cooriesy of Centre Doily Times) I.M. Board Seeks Football Revision Recommendations Will Change Size of Team, Eligibility Of Pass Receivers Seeking to make recommendations for revision of touch football rules in order to cut down the number of in juries among, particijiants, the Intra mural Beard met with its adviser, Eugen C. Bischoff, in Recreation hall, last Friday. The most drastic change, if recom mendations are finally passed upon by the board and enacted into an offi cial 'rule, would change the number of men on the teams from eleven to nine.... There would be five men en the line and no stances would be allowed, all linemen being forced to stand. Indoor Track Suggested Another suggestion was to make ev ery man eligible for a pass. At Syra cuse, it was pointed out, the field is lined off in 15-yard stripes and when ever the ball reaches a 15-yard mar ker, a first down is declared. The board took this suggested revision un der advisement also. After sounding out the student body on suggested changes in the rules, the board will meet and draft a set of rules which will govern the playing of the game next fall. After some discussion, the board tabled the matter of adding indoor track to its winter intramural sched ule, holding that it would increase the number of winter events. An out dear track meet is on the spring schedule. Leßoy IV. Sunday '37, chairman of the board, presided. boatswain, and . Margaret . R. Giffen 'a7, as- buttercup, will round out the comedy portion of the cast. Under the direction of Prof. Rich ard W. Grant, head of the depart ment of music, and J. Ewing Ken nedy, last minute preparations for Saturday's performance are being rushed. Twenty-three ensembles, solo and special vocal selections fill the two acts of the operetta, beginning with the number "I'm Called Little Butter cup," a recitation and song by Miss Examination cf the book for the show reveals that the scene will be laid on the quarter deck of the ship. The time for the first act will be noon and the second act night. In the be ginning Captain Corcoran finds him self confronted with the fact that his daughter Josephine is in love with a cung, sailor of the crew, Rafe Rack straw.' As well, the egotistical Sir Joseph Porter has serious intentions toward Josephine. A second love af fair appears in the relations of the, captain with Little Buttercup, a woman who comes on board the ship I selling merchandise. Dick Deadeye' is the leading comedian of the oper etta. COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS Unpaid Debts of First Semester To Cancel Registration Plan More Efficient Than Previous Method Parents or guardians of student.; 'who desire to pay their fees on a de ferred payment plan because of their inability to pay them in full at the opening of the semester must here after file a special written application with the Bursar at least one week in advance of the first day of registra tion, Samuel X. Hostetter, assistant to President Ralph I). Heteel in charge of business and finance, stated this morning. In common with most colleges and universities, the established procedure of the College over a long period of years ha; been to require the pay ment of fees in full to complete the registration process. Because of eco nomic conditions, however, conces cessions have been made in the last few years to students who otherwise would have found it impossible to register at the beginning of each se mester. Plans Outlined "Full cash payment at the time of registration seemed to work an un necessary hardship on these students, especially, who had prospects of em ployment under the National Youth Administration and from other sour ces," Mr. Tlostetter stated. "Responsibility for the granting of credit to worthy students will be vest ed in the Bursar. "Credit will Oct be extended be yond the expiration of the semester for which it is granted and in no event .will a student be allowed to register for an ensuing semester un til his previous semester's accounts have been paid in full." The special application blanks now obtainable from the Bursar, Room HO, Old Main, require that parents indicate specific times at which the balance of the unpaid fees will lie paid. The deadline for the considera tion of applications for the second .semester will be January 24. Parents or guardians will be notified promptly of the acceptance or non-acceptance of their applications. Arrangements for credit will not be considered during registration hours. Hoffman Would End Finals in 4 Days By New Plan This business of drawing up an eNamination schedule isn't really as difficult as many students might think, but according to Registrar Wil liam S. Hoffman it could done more easily than it is. Instead of using the present system, he would have it all over with in four days by running all classes that meet Monday at 8 for the first thee take their exam Monday morning, all classes that meet for the first lime Monday at 9 take theirs on Monday afternoon, all classes that meet for the first 'time Monday at 10 take theirs on Tuesday morning, and so on. But he can't do it, because many of the department heads object on the grounds that it would itIVOI , e their making out too ninny different exams. Registrar Hoffman contends, however, that although some departments would 'have to make more exams than they do to accomodate their large en rollment. most of them would have fewer to give. Ire says that under the present system, each department has to write at least three exams, anyhow: for graduating seniors, regulars. and the conflict. Under his system, there would be no conflicts. One and two credit courses could be run off at the 10:20 o'clock time. everybody would be through on ,Thursday, and there would be no !conflicts under his system. But a few department heads who fear additional burden on their shoulders have balked the plan that he hopes to put into ef fect some day. Trustees To Meet Sat The semi-annual ;meting of the Board of Trustees of the College will be held at the Penn-Harris Hotel, Harrisburg, Saturday, January 16, after a luncheon there. The execu tive committee of the board will meet the evening of January 15.
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