Page 'Ewa PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887 Published semi•aeekly daring the College year, except on holidays, by students of The Pennsylvania State College, in the interest of the College, the students, faculty. alumni, and friends. NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE. INC. Chicago—Boston—San FrancLseo—Los Angeles—Portland—Seattle Applied fur entry as second class matter at the State Collet:l.l'ost Office, THE MANAC JOHNSON BRENNEMAN '37 E. TOWNSEND SWALM '37 Man:ming Editor PHILIP S. lIEISLER '37 Newt Editor W. ROBERT GRUBB '37 Sports Editor RICHARD LEWIS '37 Venture Editor Women's Edisor M. WINIFRED WILLIAMS '37 Women's Matinglnn Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS Woodrow W. Tiler W '35 Francis 11. Ssynteratk IS Jerome einstein IS Charles 11. Wheeler Jr. 'SS ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS Jay IL Daniels '3B Carl W. Diehl '3B Robert E. Elliott ir. '3B Kathryn 31. Ji.nnivirs '3B Robert S. ilicKelsey '33 John C. Sabena '3B WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS • Shirley R. Helms '9B Celina, H. Powers '3B Caroline Tyson 18 Monaging Editor This Issue__ News Editor This Issue Friday, Jandary 15, 1937 PROSPECTUS FOR IMPROVEMENT THE statement of Frank Osterland, senior class president, on the front page, is, perhaps, the most important proposal of a student leader in recent times at Penn State. Echoing his suggestion, which was adopted unanimously at the recent National Student Federation convention, the idea presented opens up manifold possibilities for genuine student gov ernment at Penn State. His proposal is simple—it is already the procedure of government in our national affairs. Parties in na tional, local, and state electoral contests face each oth er with a difference of opinion on basic issues—the man who stands on a platform most agreeable to the people wins. His incumbancy is measured in terms of his ad herence to this set of pledges. At Penn State there has been, for some years, a gen eral apathy toward student government. Charges and countercharges 'of graft and broken promises, favorit ism and discrimination have not helped the prestige of campus politics. Student leaders in the past have conscientiously at tempted to alter this feeling by searching out graft and malfeasance in office. Their efforts have been failures because the root trouble—an absence of democracy in campus government—has not been found, With this plan working, one might see the cliques presenting in platforms a set of constructive plans for carrying out the business of student government. They would present, for instance, concrete proposals on the dispensation of class money, the athletic polciy, do NYA, on ROTC, on war, on matters of curriculum, classroom procedure, discipline, town and campus re lations, and ,the numerous other matters affecting the; student body at Penn State. The idea is not in opposition to the present method of electing officers: instead it will : suppliment the exisiting set-up. The same political organizations will continue, but will be responsibile to the student body through platforms presenting choices on various issues confronting students. In other universities, as well as more perfectly in England, a similar idea has led to an admirable system of student government. As the idea, unfolds, more stu dents are interested in participation so that democratic government may actually be achieved. The COLLEGIAN strongly recommends the adoption of Osterluncl's idea to become effective in the next election of class officers at Penn State. The widest possible dis cussion should be given to the idea, through forums and comments in the Letter Sox of this paper. WOMEN VERSUS WOMEN BETTER cooperation and broader friendship be , tween the fraternity and non-fraternity women - here N one of the definite needs on our campus. Friendship' is of primary importance, in that it is the outcome of intimacy obtained through cooperation. These two factors ,are unfortunately absent in many cases 'because' of a feeling of agitation between some of the groups. This tension may be interpreted as jeal ousy or hard feeling caused either by a conception of superiority within some of the fraternity groups or by rushing. Approximately one-fourth of the new women elgible for fraternal membership are overlooked. There are some who are not suited for this type of affiliation and others who are financially unable to join. These three catagories constitute the non-fraternity group. Fraternity women are those who pledge them . selves with expectations of mutually giving and receiving something advantageous. Definite laws exist within the fraternity, but it still operates under the same college regulations as does the non-fraternity group. It is important that the fraternity women cooperate with this College supervision and not feel that they are privileg ed to take advantage of it. There is undoubtedly an unconscious feeling of su periority among some fraternity women which seems quite obvious to the non-fraternity woman. This fault is even more evident because the fraternity practically monopolized our camps organizations. Therefore it is the duty of these women to supress this idea of superiority among the non-fraternity in actions, and conversation. The non-fraternity woman must overlook petty jeal ousies and realize that fraternity women are their equal, since a fraternity is not a social aristocracy but an invitation affair based upon congeniality with a speci fic group. With such 'a set-up on this campus a friendly and cooperative feeling is bound to result s which will be an enormous asset to the personality to our women. —C. T. ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL in admitting to membership Omega Psi Phi, national Negro frater nity, is encouraging for two reasons. The most ovbi ious, of course, is that it is another sign of the barriers of race prejudice on the campus. The other is that it serves as evidence of a growing unity and organization of the Negro group here. It would be a good idea if some of the town business men realize that student atti tudes on -this question are changing and acted accord ingly. NC BOARD ALAN L. SMITH '37 Business Manager KENNETH W. ENGEL '37 Advertising Manager PHILIP A. SCHWARTZ . 37 Promotion Manager GEORGE W. BIRD '37 Circulation Manager IRWiN ROTH '37 Foreign Advertising Manager JEAN C. HOOVER '37 Secretary REGINA J. RYAN '37 Women's News Editor Woodrow W. Bierly '3B _Chnrler N. Wheeler. jr. Pick-ups: Frcim the PhillY.fnquircios Personal Grievances eel: umn we picked up the following:: "Oh, the girl who thinks it's devotion to wear a man's fraternity pin every hour of the day, pin it on her pajamas at night, and clutch it between her teeth when she hathes.'; ... More interesting is to note that it was submitted by Eileen Ritter . . . Rumor has it that Sam Gallu had an audition with Major Bowes . CAMPUSEER Fuzz In College: Now that this semester is really under way there are all sorts of things happening in the class rooms to relieve the monotony which is particularly notice able around this time. In Prof. Koepp-Bnker's public speaking class they have the understanding that the student speakers can put on demonstrations with their talks so one of the students came prepared the other day. As his subject he chose the fascinating topic of "Ilow to Make a Better Tom Collins," and into class he brought with him a bottle of gin, lemons, seltzer water, and a shaker. Accompanying his talk with the actual process of slinging together a super Tom Collins, he passed the results of his labor around for the class to judge. The only criticism received was that there was only one drink for each. While walking through Engineering A Monday af ternoon we were surprised to hear a round of ap plause float through the transom of a class room. Im mediately we began wondering what went on behind the closed doors because we had never before heard a class applaude a prof for a lecture. After hanging around the door for several min utes we learned from one coming out of the class that psychology prof Brown had put on a demonstra tion of hypnotism on one of his students. MOM Locked Doors It would seem that there is at least one person around this here U. who would carry out his job to the letter. Walt Wiggins, head cheerleader, couldn't get in the basketball game Wednesday night because he had forgotten his A.A. book. A few minutes after Wiggins was repulsed Jerry Weinstein and Ridge Riley ,sports editor for the pub licity office, came up to the 'door. Jerry, who was working for the publicity office and the COLLEGIAN, flashed his press card and started through the door but was stopped when the tender noticed that the press card wasn't signed. "That's all right," ex plained Jerry, "this is Mr. Riley with me. "Yes," said Ridge, "It's all right to let us in." But the ten der wasn't to be fooled and with a determined "It gotta be signed," he blocked the door in no mean manner. The outcome was that Ridge had to sign the card then and there before they could get into the game. MOM Mal Pennock '34 has announced his engagement to a comely Miss Dorothy Virginia Woods of Lancas ter ... To link the names of Parkham and Karhan is to do more than rhyme . .. Quote of the week: Jean Lucifer, "Who is Bob Higgins?" ... We just couldn't help noticing the gem on the back of the Corner Room checks for the past week: "One almost unconsciously appreciates good food for breakfast." ... Max Der cum, ski coach, is slowly going crazy looking at the weedier reports since there is a big ski meet planned here this week-end and several schools have been in vited to enjoy the winter sports on the snow-covered slopes of Mount Nittany .We were interested in a story about a strip-tease dance Put on by Betty Ken pcily and Mart - Shaner until we learned that it was`•`% at the A.X.O. Christmas party . . . What this col lege won't get is a nice collection of bird's eggs ... 10 1 HOTEL STATE COLLEGE MAINTAINS A C 0 M - PLETE UP-TO-THE- MINUTE TRAVEL BUR- EAU WHICH PROVIDES YOU SAILING DATES, TOURS, ITINERARIES, AND TICKET INFOR- MATION CONCERNING THE WORLD'S LEAD- ING STEAMSHIP LINES MI; PENN STATE COLLEGIAN On Artists Course IJDAY SHAN-KAR Shan-Kar Cheered In Dance Opening By N.Y. Audience A capacity audience in New York's Majestic Theatre cheered Shan-Kar and his Hindu Ballet, which will ap pear here Tuesday as the second num ber of the 3:936-37 Artists Course, in a dance program Sunday which open ed a six weeks' tour of America. John Martin, writing in the New York Times, said, "Uday Shan-Kar and his company of Hindu dancers and musicians, in this country for the first time in three years, brought persistent demands for repetitions despite an unusually long program. "The seasons havc.wrought certain formance, but have not dulled the alterations in Shan-Kar and his per beauty of his delicate art or his ex pert and eye-filling manner of pre senting it.. Among other things, he has acquired a bit of additional avoirdupois, which does him no harm," Mr. Martin said. Madbaven Praised Commenting on a newcomer, Mad haven, in Shan-Har's company, Mr. Martin said, "His movements are sharp and quick and remarkably con trolled; his.feet arc as sensitive and plastic as his eloquent and mobile hands, and there is flavor to every thing he does. His two solos were among the program's highest spots." Among the dances interpreted by Shan-liar were his familiar "Snake Charmer;" a witch-doctor in an effec tive group number entitled "Harvest Dance;" as a poetic dreamer in "Ni rasha;" and as a flirtatious young gallant in "Rashik." Letter Box To the Editor: I believe it was our experience to be the only paying passengers on the Bellefonte Central .Railroad in some years, when, on Saturday last, we made the eighteen-mile trip from here to Bellefonte on the B. C. Flyer in the quick run of one hour. The trip took us away from the midst of bustling civilization here at State, and carried us back into the wilds. We made a stop at Waddle to water up. I doubt if many of the students have ever heard of this bust ling town of about four houses, a church and a water-tower, and the re mains of a station, now occupied by one of the local families.: We were forced to wait in the Wide-open spaces :of the .Bellefonte yards infthe 'luxuri ous car while the rest of the train was switched off onto the Pennsylva nia Railroad siding. Then we were 4, 7 ,A - , • Distinctive , .. .„, ( ~.1 / 4 Corsages 4...,,.\,..' - for f 1713 „: ,, I , i; i • Pan - Hellenic P - i 4 1 11 Ball „., • , i• For your conven .) 1 .4 . 11 • ience we can take j f . I care of a limited r ? : number of 1a s t •I/'r;' > :', minute orders. \ t •' t t, ' .' • STANTON , ~ , ~: , . „,,,, ~;'t the s ~ , :,,, 1 ; , tudent florist ‘,e, y ; ._. +4-.. Dial 2553 We Women By MARION A, RINGER One more week of rushing, then a silent week and then back again to an even more hectic two weeks rushing. It's a good thing that silent period comes during exam week; it will give the women a little breathing space and a little time to study for them. Fraternities, theoretically, ar e groups of girls drawn together by strong friendships based upon genu ine liking, similar interests and a de sire to help one another, socially and scholastically. Now, however, frater nities have developed With the modern era until the present rushing system amounts to a business. ' The fraternity with the best ap pearance as to house and memberS, the cleverts ideas in parties and re freshments, and the most time and energy spent upon the freshmen wins out by getting most of the best fresh men. Stop and take cognizance of your selves in respect to rushing, freshmen. Do you go for "gushing" or do you value the less noisy and ostentatious but more sincere approach? Do you allow nice houses and pretty good fur nishings sway you? Know, then, that the fraternities didn't choose, they got what was available when they receiv ed their charter. All the furnishings are provided by the College and to get new curtains or a rug a fraternity must exert pressure for a long time (they know it's almost impossible to get a new piano or some good beds for quite some time). Do you think you have to accept an overnight invitation? Dean Ray ask ed the fraternities some time ago to cut down overnight rushing to a bare minimum. It's a silly idea to rush overnight from a health and comfort standpoint. The fraternity girls defi nitely don't like it but the rest of the fraternities do it, it's a good rushing policy and they think the freshmen like it. Both parties get to bed extremely late and fail to get any real studying done. Each fraternity girl hangs around the freshman to get an idea whether she wants to argue for or against her at the next meeting. Do you freshmen like sleeping cramped up in a small bed with a mere ac quaintance? Do you really like miss ing an evening of study which 'is so valuable right now? This overnight rushing problem could be eliminated entirely by Panhel and everyone would welcome it. Leaving the mat ter to personal honor and good sense is inadequate when each fraternity strains to "keep up with the Joneses" to get freshmen. Now is the time for freshmen to watch over their own actions. Some of them are too silly and loud and others too retiring.. Freshmen should be as gracious as entertaiing as fra ternity girls. These points might prove helpful: refrain from talking too much about yourself, be neat and clean in clothes and person, if you are leaving one party for another don't seem anxious to go, try to remember and speak to the fraternity girls who especially talked to you. once more attached to the engine and carried down to the local station. Leaving State at 12:95 we pulled into Bellefonte at 1:45 p. in. The trip cost the enormous sum of thirty-six cents. At least the local railroad is up to date on its fares, if on nothing else. We thought this might make inter esting reading for some or your read ers, and induce others to make this trip. Perhaps in this way, the B. C. may be restored to its former glory as a passenger road, and State may say that it has a passenger road al most to its backdoor. All for the cause— Yours truly, • John' M. Lester '37 Jack Martin '3B Honored at Diane' DEAN F. C. WIIITMORE Chemistry Dean Receives Tribute Fellow Scientists Hold Dinner Honoring Frank Whitmore For Dual Honors Fellow scientists paid tribute to Dean Frank C. Whitmore, of the School of Chemistry and Physics, in the Sandwich Shop last Thursday at 7:30 o'clock. Dean Whitmore's elec tion as president-elect of the Amer ican Chemical Society for 1937 was announced a month ago. At ' the dinner s Dr. Grover C. Chandlee, head of the chemistry de partment, presented Dean Whitmore with a congratulatory scroll signed by all staff members and graduate students in the School of Chemistry and Physics. Dr. Edward B. Weidlein, of Pitts burgh, 1937 president of the Amer ican Chemical Society, spoke at the dinner. Dr. W. R. Hamm, head of the physics department, served as toastmaster. Dual Testimony The college scientists feted Dean Whitmore for dual honors that have come to him in recent months—as the man who in 1938 will serve as presi dent of the 19,000 members of • the American Chemical Society, and as the recipient of the William H. Nich ols Medal, an outstanding award .in chemical science, which the New York section of the Society will present to him next March 5. . Dr. Weidlein, director of the Mel lon Institute of Industrial Research, THESE DULL DAYS Use Supersensitive Kodak Films FOR YOUR KODAK The DE N N S TATE HOTO H 0 P • 212 East College Ave.. State College FOR WHOLESOME,' TEMPTING FOOD TRY THE GREEN ROOM 140 East College Ave. Opp. Campus Reiae . /epia • de 4L IIIII IIIN ; 1 11 1 11111 • HOTEL PHILADELPHIAN FORMERLY HOTEL, PENNSYLVANIA Highly recommended . by experienced travelers the world over for Its warm hospitality; its excel.) • lent cuisine served in comfortably Air. Conditioned Restaurants; its convenient location to the business section; and its unlimited parking facilities. 600 ROOMS irlth bath hole '2.50 DANIEL CRAWFORDvint MANAGER . . 59TH. AND CHESTNUT •STRETTS PHILADETPTIIA,,pk„ - Friday, January 15, 1937 Players Choose Period Comedy Sheridan's 'School for Scandal' Picked for Feb. 12, 13; Neosho= Directs The Penn State Players will pre sent Richard Sheridan's "School For Scandal" as their third performance of , the 193 G-37 season February 12 and 13, it was announced today by Prof. Frank S. Neusbaum, .of the division of dramatics. who will direct the play.• With action depicting eighteenth century society, the presentation will be the only period play on the Play ers' program. Commemorating the seventeenth anniversary of the Play er organization, "School For Scan dal" ranges from high Comedy almost to farce, always having biting satire. Cast Selected The cast is composed of Thomas .S. Francis '39, Edward T. Binns '3B, Harry W. Reed '3B, Thomas L. Bol ster '4O, William K. Bile '4O, Robert H. Thompson '4O, Jack Z. McCain '37. Others are Silom S. Horwitz '39, Kenneth S. Kagen '3B, Frank B. Hen derson '39, lola D. Murray '39, Mir lain E. Hawkins '9O, Jane C. Eaines '4O, and Hilda L. Hanson '37. Dorothy Scott will design the scenes, and Wilfred C. Washcoe '3B will act is stage manager. Beatrice M. Conford '37 will assist Professor Neusbaum in directing. ' took office as president of the Society on January 1, and Dean Whitmore will follow him, January 1, 1938. Dean Whitmore has written widely on scientific subjects. He is the au thor of "Organic Oompounds.of Mer cury." His advanced text on organic chemistry, which will appear soon, is the first work of its kind to be writ ten in English, chemists previously having been dependent upon the translations of European works for such reference books. Before -coming here as Dean in 1929, he had taught at Williams Col lege, Rice Institute, University of Minnesota, land Northwditern Uni versity. He holds three degrees-from Harvard University. Harris M. Sullivan, graduate as sistant in physics, was chairman of the committee arranging the dinner. When in doubt about, a room— Remembei •there's ~comfort low rates at --...',COLONIAL 115 Wrti tfar 4 ANc 4951 AT E COIkEGE.PAY ..I.k4Af .) i.. , . 4AvraLtrilFliorkgr Taitt r iltAti:RogA: Witr,4o - - - . 7 " - : STITIER.MANA66IENT'!-=-1'
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