, . . • ' S e m i :: 11l i p LI 1 3 1 ( 2 Copies • ~ ---- 71 •' 0414 e, 0 ti _ , .,1 ESTABLISHED . .. - ,4 : p1, - 4 , li mn #t a t . ...,„ . - . . 1904 . ',,•' •->.; , - . 4. 7 , 1- /- Clitirgi \A'-' ) ^ 7 '' ~ .,./ . ...::.-!-W _ . • . Volume 33—No. 32 Curtain Rises On 'Pinafore' At 8:30 Sat. Glee-Thespian Combine Presents Operetta In Auditorium Leigh, Edelblute, Serif Unangst Among Leads Combining for the second time this semester, the Glee-Thespian groups will present the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, "H.M.S. Pinafore," in Schwab auditorium tomorrow night at 8:30 o'clock following the boxing • meet in Recreation hall with Western Maryland. 'Heading the cast and choruses of seventy-five students will be the Right • Honorable Sir Idseph Porter, played by C. Edward Leigh '39. The roman tic leads will be taken by Bess Edel blute '3B and Frederick H. Serif '3B us Josephine. and Rafe Rackstraw, re spectively. Josephine's father, the captain of the Pinafore, will be played by M. Donald Dixon '37. 'Leading comedian for the operetta will be James P. Unangst '3B as Deadeye Dick, the villian. Joseph K. Cook '3B and Mar garet Giffen '37 also have loading, parts. The remainder of the partici pants' will be choruses of voices. • Many of the songs of the "Pina fore" are well-known to music follow-I ers. According to J. Ewing Kennedy,' who with Prof. •Richard W. Grant is directing the production, the boys' vocal work in particular will be out standing, From the beginning, when Miss Giffen as Buttercup sings-a song entitled, "I'm a Little Buttercup," the show is almost continuous music and comedy. The Bell Trio with Dixon, Serif,• and Unangst, is another-feature num ber, while Miss Edelblute, who has been singing a great deal in the past few;Aears,,prolnjeekto be a . hit in the Merry' Maiden duet with Urianthit; - ind later with Serif. - Clean, clever satire, centering about the administration of the navy by a man who never sailed a ship in his, life is the keynote of the operetta., The entire action takes place on, the quarterdeck of a ship. Special sce nery Tor the performance has been imported from Philadelphia. Tickets have been on sale this week at the Student Union desk in the day time and at night in the Corner room. The advance sale will continue until Saturday evening, when the ducats will be moved to the auditorium. The actual story of the operetta shows the difficulties that Captain Corcoran of he Pinafore confronts when he finds that his daughter has fallen in love with an ordinary sea-'' man. But the course of Josephine and Rafe Rackstraw's. love does not run smoothly when the navy mogul, Sir Joseph Porter indicates his Inten tions toward Josephine. Complica tions result when Buttercup comes aboard the ship, selling novelties to the sailors. May 14 Set for Prom Date; SU Plans Dance Junior _Prom date hari been changed from. May 7 to May 14, according to George M. Hacker '37, president of the Student Union Board, at the meeting held Tuesday night. The dates for Senior Ball, February 26, and laterfraternity Ball, April 9, re main unchanged. Plans were made for a Student Un ion <lance to be held Saturday night, January 30, during the period be tween' semesters, The co-chairmenn, for the affair are Johnson Brenne man '37 and Genevra G. Ziegler '37, assisted by George M. Hacker '37, Reva M. Lincoln '37, Robert E. Mo-, rini - '37,•Frank A. Osterlund '37, Jean H. -Schantz '37, and Allan L. Smith ''37. The dance will be held in Recrea tion hall. Bill Bottorrs band will play. , Gown Order Deadline Changed to Saturday The cap and gown committee of the senior class today announced that orders for caps and gowns of seniors graduating during mid-semester will be extended to tomorrow noon. A de posit of $3. is required, $3 of which will be refunded after the return 'of the caps. and gowns. Frank A. Os terlund, senior class president, made the announcement that orders for in vitations have been discontinued. Specific Campaign Issues Woulcl Help Insure campusDemocracy'--OstOund Officers Could Follow Desires of Electorate By Announcing Definite Platform "Election of class officers on the basis of a platform composed of spe cific issues to be acted upon in the interest of the student body is the only method - of assuring those students of a genuine voice in their own govern ment." This was the opinion expressed by Prank A. Osterlund, senior class president; in an interview following the Student Council meeting Wednes day night. "Political cliques," continued, "m government to present real issues at t will thus be enabled to vote on them the various candidates. The men elected will then be bound to the plat form upon which they ran and an-I Swerable to the students for the vi-! olatiOn of their pledges or their in activity in_ carrying out their plat form. "There must be a binding agree ment between students and their of ficers and the only. way that this is Possible at Penn State is through this sort of plan. This is the only way that a, senior class president or any other officer can truly determine. the desires of those who 'have helped to place him in office. A candidate. must look ahead before election and formu late a platform by which he can guide his steps if he is successful." Although he feels that our present method of handling this question has many good points, all of which should be retained, Osterlund said he had sufficient confidence in the merits of this proposed system to suggest its adoption. This same proposal was presented, Women Organize Independent Club Philotes Aim To Woollen Social . Role for Campus Co-eds; Officers Elected The non-sorority women of the Co:lege held an organizational meet ing of their newly-formed club, Phi lotes, on Wednesday night. Elections of.officers were bad with Naomi P. Anderson '37 becoming president, and Betty E. Gillespie '3B, vice-president. Irma J. Ackerman '3B was elected secretary, while Naomi C. Leßoutil lier '3B was chosen treasurer. Lois IC. Gates '37 will act as social chair man and M. Imogene Giddings '3B will hold the office of athletic man- Purpose of Organization' According to the officers of the club, the purpose of Philotes will be the unification of the non-sorority girls for the purpose of broadening their role in social life, acquiring self confidence, and stressing an active interest in scholarship and activities, especially towards a better feeling in relation to campus organizations. .Dr. Robert E. Dangler, of the' de partment of classical languages, dis played a sketch of the club's pin which was unanimously accepted at Wednesday's meeting. The next meet ing will be announced in the near' future. Ritenour Calls Good Health Best Flu Preventative Using the severe "flu" ,epidemic of 1919 as an example of what might happen, Dr. John P. Ritenour, Col lege, physician, stressed the impor tance of sensible care of one's health. "It is fortunate that we are, more or less, isolated up here," stated Dr. Ritenour, "but when students go home as they did before the Christmas va cation they bring back with them the disease germs that are, now rampant over the surrounding states." lie pointed out that there are 15 to 20 cases daily in the hospital of "La Grippe" or influenza, and that this is an increase over the number of eases handled in previous years. Dr. Ritenour emphasized the im portance of rest in combatting sick ness. "Every student should see to it that he gets at least eight hours sleep every night," he declared, "for fa tigue breaks down the resistance." He warned that "if yoli go home at any time take every precaution so that you do not carry any cold germs back here with you." He also cau tioned that at the slightest sign of a cold "get into bed and call a doctor or go up to the hospital or the dis pensary." , . tust 'show enough interest in student the time of elections. The student body issues along with the personality of by the Penn State delegation at the National Student Federation Con Vention in New' York. It was unani mously passed by the heads of stu dent governments there,; represent- Mg over a hundred colleges from all parts of the country. As embodied in the official.report of that convention the proposal reads: • "Resolved that N. S. P. A. recom mend that student governments en:- ploy methods of election of execu tives on a basis of campaign issues embodied in platforms for the pur pose of elevating the level of campus politics. setting up programs and ob jectives of government, and stimulat ing interest in student government. ' `Students in Democracy' was the theme• of the convention and it was the feeling of the delegates there that under a plan of this sort student gov ernment will become a more genuine democracy. It will put an end to the old system of graft, broken promises, and lack of confidence in student gov ernment," Osterlund concluded. Sl5O Subscribed For. Spain Relief Pundt Publishes Funds, Pledges Given By Faculty, Students; Canvass Incomplete Approximately one hundred and fifty dollars in cash and pledges has been subscribed for the State College Spanish Relief drive as the result of the mass meeting and preliminary canvassing. among administrative and faculty groups, Prof. Alfred G. Pundt, treasurer, announced at the last meeting of the committee. During this week, faculty members are visiting various fraternity hous es, making short talks and requesting contributions to the fund. According cording to Dr. Pundt, cooperation of the fraternities has been gratify ing and the talks have been well re ceived. Among the faculty members who are acting as speakers are Dean of Men Arthur R. Warnock, S. K. Stevens, Arthur H. Beetle, Edward R. Vim Sant, Jacob Tenger, Howard J. Rowland, Willard Waller, and Pundt. Due to the proximity of final ex aminations it is impossible to make a complete canvass of all persons and the hope was expressed by the committee that interested persons would send contributions to the fund on their own initiative. All checks, Dr. Pundt said, should be made out to the State College Spanish Relief committee and mailed or left at the Student Unless office. All funds collected, Dr. Pundt stated, would go toward greatly need ed medical supplies, medical supplies for the relief of- civilian Spanish peo ple. The committee is also appealing for clothing and canned goods. Per sons having anything of this nature which they want to contribute should cull the Student Union office and committee members will collect-them. Debate Team on Tour; Schedules New Meets The women's debate team, which is now on . tour for four meets, has scheduled home debates with Syracuse University and Ursinus College, Feb ruary 10 and 11. They will debate Mt. Mercy College, the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny College on a trip they are taking February 15 to 18. On February 23 the Swarth more team will come here. The team which is now debating Ursinus College, Western Maryland, Swarthmore College, and Gettysburg College, is taking the affirmative side of the question, "Should Congress Be Empowered to Fix Minimum Wage , : and Maximum Hours in Industry." Lucille D. Hayes '37, manager, and Beulah F. Gerheim '39 will cross-ex amine Julia RI &broil' '39. STATE COLLEGE, PA.; FR/PAY, JANUARY 15, 1937 Student ConnOl Votes To Continue' Customs Until Fel:yuary Weddell Named Head Of Investigation Group Student Council voted to continue freshman customs until the end of the first semester at its meeting in Room 305, Old Main, Wednesday Might. Council decided to enforce freshman dress -custeimr until that time, when they wculdldrop them. Joseph M. Bray' '37, president of Student Tribunal, waa,urged by presi dent of Council, Frank, A. Osterlund '37, to rigidly enforce ; customs during, the remainder of the simester. Osterlund also apported David S. 1 Weddell '3B as chairman of a commit tee to investigate customs desirable' for enforcement next 'Tear. The pur-1 pose, of the committee;, , he said, is tot revise the existing customs, determine which ones are desirable, and which . ones are most effective.' The investigation is the result of a report submitted by Charles A. Ho garth, P.S.C.A. secretary, to Dean Arthur R. Warnock.. Warnock re ferred the report .to Council' for ac tion. . Other members of .the committee appointed to aid Weddell are Michael F. Farrell T 3, Tice :F..ltyan w, and Fes W. Tibbott• '39.-:l Tibbott is a present member of Triliunal. During the same Meeting Oster lund .presented a repdyt of the ac tion taken at the National Student Federation meeting in New York dur ing the Christmas vacation. At the, national convention of !the society, of which this college is a member, Oster-, land was a member: of the commttee' on student government: its struc , tures, finances, and powers. He re ported from that conireitteeon one of the most important' issues discussed, during the convention\ Tha Vreport `rec - Oirifitieridecrtharad lege elections be conducted on a basis of competition between Platforms and ideals rather than between personali ties and pophlarity. Fred S. Horne '3B and Harold .11.1 Myer '39 were seated by the Council' to fill the terms of William F. Bcuck '39 and Avard W. Taylor•'3B, who are absent from school. Subjects for Debate Patterned After British Plan "Does anyone profit by playing bridge?" "How much salary should a man receive before he marries?" "Should we have co-educational col leges?" These are the subjects from which debaters here will select one of their topics. • Instead of using only the more se rious subjects for controversy, each year the orators argue about some light and insignificant matter. The Plan, originated in 1935, tends to broaden the training of intercollegi ate debaters. The idea was patterned after the British, and so far as is known, Penn State is the only col-I lege in the country that makes an an-i nual feature of the idea. The British orators, we arc told, will argue about anything from "Dic tatorship vs. Democracy" to "Resolv ed: that a modern girl can teach her grandmother to suck an egg." The emphasis on a' debate of this type, according to Prof. Joseph P. O'Brien, men's coach, is' that it rep resents a general educational endea vor. Such debates are not only inter esting, but also valuable in that they train one to acquire that humorous touch which is so common among the British. This year's featured debate will be held on this campus with Seton Hill College, a split team being used. The topic will be "Absolved: that bridge auction or contract, does more harm than good." The discussion will be conducted in the Western Reserve Sway of Opinion manner. Who's Dancing Tonight Pan-Hellenic Council At The Nittuny Lion Inn Bill Bottorf (Closed) Tomorrow Night Phi Kappa Phi Booth Watmaugh (Closed) Phi Epsilon Pi Newell Townsend (inidlation, dinner) !Trustees Will Not Act on Phys. Ed. Head Tomorrow Announcement Comes As Surprise After Harlow Rumors New Angle Would Have Him Here in Jan. '3B No action will be taken on the selec tion of a new Dean for the School of Physical Education and Athletics at the meeting of the Board of Trustees tomorrow in Harrisburg it scab learn ed from the Administration ' today. This announcement caused surprise to those who had been in close contact with the situation since it had been pretty. generally supposed that Dick 'Harlow 'l2, who last season completed This second year of a three, year con ( tract as head football coach at Har i yard, would be named to the post left vacant by the "sabbatical leave" granted to Director Hugo Bezdek on October 30. ; Rumors and "reliable sources" on the campus yesterday had it that Har:ew would be appointed but would complete 'his football contract with! Harvard before cooling here. It was thought that he would probably as-1 Mune active duties on or about Janu-1 ary 1, 1938. , Although it had been known for t .some time that Harlow would prob ably be considered for the job, the; rumor first sprang up during the Christmas vacation at the time of I President Ralph D. Hetzel's visit to; the National Collegiate Athletic As sociation convention in New York City. At that time it became known that the President interviewed Har low, along with several other pros pects. The announcement today means that direction of the School of Phys ical Education and Athletics will con tinue under the joint committee of Dr: Elwood C. Davi:4, -Neil M. Flem .ing,._and_Frof„ Franklin ,_L.,Bent:ey. for an indefinite period. It 'is doubt ful if a new head will now be named' for some time. I. F. C. Accepts Omega Psi Phi Colored Group Climaxes 15-Year Battle for Recognition; Has 91 National Chapters Omega Psi Phi, the College's col ored fraternity, was admitted to In terfraternity Council at its meeting Tuesday night, George M. Hacker '37, president of the Council, announ ced yesterday. The admittance is the direct re sult of a long compaign on the part of the fraternity members to attain a more equal status in college life. Agitation for the action has been fos tered by the local chapter of the Na tional Society for the Advancement of Colored Peoples. Omega Psi Phi was organized here in 1922 under the leadership of Dan iel D. Taylor '2-1, a member of that year's record-breaking relay team. It secured a national charter in 1921. In 1927, the chapter feil into in activity to rise again in 1929 under the leadership of Clarence A. Dock cos '3B, who was then a student here. He dropped out of school to return recently. lie and three others went to Philadelphia for initiation to start the drive for reorganization. At the present time there are twelve members of the fraternity an tler the presidency of C. 'Moorman Brown '37. B. Alfred Cox, graduate student is president secretary-treas urer. Dockens is the pledge advisor. There are ninety-four chapters of the national fraternity that was or ganized in 1911. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the fraternity was ob served in PhiladelPhia during the Christmas vacation. Prominent members of the national' organization include Paul Robeson,l former All-American football players at Rutgers University and noted singer; Carl Diton, singer; Deweyl Jones, Chicago sports columnist; Lt. Lawrence Olexy, in charge of-the colH ored labor division under Secretary, of Labor Prances Perkins; Col. Charles E. Yoang, the only colored; colonel in the United States Army. Hacker, speaking for the Council said, "Interfraterni ty Council is pleased to have Omega Psi Phi' in! its membership. Such a relation! should foster good will and under-I standing between the colored and white peoples of the campussome thing that has been sadly neglected in the past." an. Students Will Register Feb. 1,2; 2nd Semester Will Begin Feb. 3 at 8 Introduces Bills SEN. EDWARD J. THOIIIPSON Journalism, M.I. BillS Introduced Thompson Backs 2 Measures Of $250,000 Each To Foster Building, Extension • An appropriation bill for the con struction of a $250,000 journalism de partment building at the College was. introduced in the State Legislature by Sen. Edward J. Thompson, Centre, Wednesday. The bill followed closely a measure that Senator Thompson in troduced in favor of the School of Mineral Industries Tuesday. • 1 The Mineral Industries bill was in (the,„same, amount as • the .journalism I measure. Of the total, $150,000 . would Ibe for expenses in conducting exten sion instruction beginning June 1. remainder would be forthcoming as met dollar by dollar by the Mineral Industries School. Should the re mainder not be met, that part of the appropriation would die. Both meas-1 ures were referred to the appropria-1 tions coinmittee. It. was expected that the Pennsyl vania Newspaper Publishers Associa tion, in convention this week-end in Harrisburg, would exert its influence to the passage of the journalism ap propriation. Prof. Franklin C. Banner, head of journalism department, said that he did not know what the measure con tained. The introduction of the bill Wednesday came as a surprise to him, he said. Professor Banner said that the bill is similar to the one introduced by the publishers in 1931 and that it calls for a building approximately half of which will be used for class rooms to relieve the present conges tion on the campus. Further word as to the possibility cf the measure's passing the legisla ture was expected when Professor Banner returns from the PNPA con vention this week-end. Collotype Process Is New Feature in Art Exhibit • The exhibit of living American art, now current in the Exhibition Gal lery, 303 Alain Engineering, will be supplemented, late in January, by an exhibition showing the collotype Pro cess by which the facsimile repro ductions are made. The collotypc process was devel oped in Vienna and is considered the most faithful method of reproducing the true tones of art works. It pro duces a fine-grained image somewhat like the continuous tone of a photo graph made with the half-tone "dots" of the screen method. The process exhibition, which was obtained through the courtesy of the Metropolitan Mtvenin of Art, will be I hung alongside the facsimiles of liv ing American att. The showing will continue until the end of the month, daily from 8 to 9 o'clock in the eve ning, and is open to the public. Conflict Deadline The deadline foi reporting con flict examinations will be at 5 o'- clock this afternoon. Students hoe ing conflicts should report to the Re gistrar's office sonic time today and till out the conflict cards. COMPLETE ) CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS Registration Schedule Released; Hoffman To Levy Fines $5 and $1 Penalties For Late Enrollment Registration for the second semes ter will begin in Recreation hall Mon day, February 1, and will continue through February 2, Registrar Wil limn S. Hoffman announced today. Classes will start on Wednesday, February 3, at 8 o'clock. Under a system of registration in augurated by Hoffman several years ago, students will be required to ap pear at specified times to register. A fine of 81 will be levied on any stu dent who registers on Monday or Tuesday after his specified time. A fine of 85 will be enforced cn any stu dent registering after 5 o'clock on Tuesday, February 2. Students may, however, register prior to their specified time. A normal student that is regular in all courses through his college ca reer, Hoffman said, will register jn each of the four half-days of regis tration once. This plan, he considers the fairest one that can be used. The schedule follows: A to Bor—Tuesday, 1-5 Bos to Co—Monday. 10-12 . Cr to F,—Tuesday, 8-12 F to G—Monday, 1-5. 11 to .I—Tuesday, 1-5 J to K—Monday, 10-12 I, 11c to Mar—Tuesday, 8-12 Mas to o—Monday. I-ii P to R—Tuesday, 1-5 S to Sp-31nnday, 10-12 St to V—Tuesday, 8-12 W to Z—Monday, 1-5 Registration, according to the sched fule•;-openti Monday , at 40 &clock, be icause students must have their sched ules approved by their scheduling officers before they stay register. Hoffman said, however, that if stu dents are able to have their schedules I approved the week before, they can be accommodated in Recreation hall, starting at 8 o'clock Monday morn ing. Pan-Hellenic Ball Set for Tonignt Bill Bottorf To Play for Formal Affair in Nitlany Lion Inn; Dancing from 9-1 The annual Pan-Hellenic Ball will be held tonight in the Nittany Lion Inn. Bill Bottorf's band will play play from until 1 o'clock. The af fair will be formal. All fraternity women and special guests are invited to the Ball. Louise H. Sutton' 38, chairman, Frances M. Gates '37, Elizabeth R. Oberlin '37, Martha Shatter '37, and Jane Salherg constitute'3B, contute the committee in charge. Among the invited guests are Presi dent and nrs. Ralph D. lletzel, Miss Charlotte E. Ray, the chaperones of all the women's dormitories, and the presidents of all the upper class dor mitories. Mr. and Mrs. George L. Donovan, Prof. and Mrs. Edward J. Nichols, and Dean and 3I s. Arthur R. Warnock will `chaperon the af fair. The receiving line will he made up cf the Pan-Hellenic Advisory Board, Miss Ellen Burkholder, Mrs. F. W. Haller, and Miss Alice Culnane; the officers of Pan-Hellenic Council, Jean H. Schantz '37, president, Caroline Tyson '3B, vice-president, Gelsie Ferdinand '37. secretary, and Helen B. Clymer '37, treasurer•; and 'Louise H. Sutton, chairman of the dance. Freshman Debaters Meet Juniata Here The freshman debating team will meet the Juniata freshmen in room 1, North Liberal Arts, Saturday af ternoon at 4 o'clock. The Penn State freshman will argue on the affirma tive side of the subject, "Should Con gress be Empowered to Fix Minimum Wages and Maximum Hours in In dustry." Thomas D. Conway and David E Cohen have been selected to repre sent Penn State against their oppon ents. The debate will be of the or thodox type,
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