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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.