ESTALISIfED oft tit tar
1904 ( I°l
4 1,
Volume 33—No. 33
Dr. L K. Me To Talk
To 110 Degree Winners
At Mid-Year Exercises
Graduation To Begin
At 8 O'clock On
Jan. 29
`A Broader. Conception
Of Education'—Topic
Dr.. Lester K. Ade, state superin
tendent of public instruction, will
speak at the mid-year commencement
exercises to be held in Schwab audi
torium On Friday night, January 29,
when Dr. Ralph .D. Hetzel, president
of the College, will confer degrees to
approximately 110 students. Dr. Ade
will speak on "A Broader Conception
of Education."
The program will open at 8 o'clock
and the candidates for degrees will
meet in the foyer on the second floor
of the auditorium at 7:40 o'clock.
Members of the faculty will meet
there at the same time. The proces
sion will move promptly at 7:55 o'-
clock. Instructions to those .receiv
ing degrees have been sent to the
heads of the departments who will
distribute them to the candidates, ac
cording to Prof. Clarence E. Bulling,
or, College marshal, who has - charge
of the exercises.
Deans to Present COndidates
An exact list of those who will re
ceive degrees will not be available
until after final examinations for
'seniors which • end next week. The
students who are expected to receive
degrees are listed here.
Dean Frank D. Kern, head of the
graduate school will present the can
didates for advanced, degrees. Those
to receive the degree .of doctor of
,philosophy are Raymond M. Bell,
'Mary E. Deck. Bennett S. Ellefson
and Clifford' L. Mondart. Those to
receive .the .degree of, master of arts
are John S. Dtibbs,' AlexandeE•lk
Hart, Adele.R. Lucries and John Mc-
Afee. '
The degree 'of master of education
will be given to Ernest L. Gilliland,
Maynard B. Henry, Harold A. Robb,
Lewis E. Sharpe, Mary M. Shoemak
er, and Cecil W. Waite. Those who
will receive a master of science de
gree are Kenneth. G. Beachlcy, Carl
S. Carlson, Gordon W. Duncan, Wal
ter M. Gamin, Catherine H. Logan,
Donald W. McKinstry, Edward P.
McNamara, Mary L. Malley, Anne
T. O'Brien, Charles E. Stevenson and
Bernard Trabinowitz.
Dean Ralph L. Watts, head of the
School of • Agriculture, will present
candidates for the degree of bachelor
of scjenq. They are Joseph V. Car
rels, Elvin Z. W. Compy, George Dru
gotch, James A. Ferguson, William
R. Harrison, Kermit Hurwitz, Arthur
R. Jeffrey, Harlan P. Judd, Max W.
Loren; Herbert D. McAuliffe, George
S. Mumme, Elmer B. Neff, Charles
M. Rick, Jr., Edgar D. Robbins, Wil
liam M. Selkirk, Jr., Earl H. Severs,
Robert J. Showman, John C. Wagner,
James J. Werner, Bruce H. White
night, and Robert 0. Yingst.
Dean Frank C. Whitmore, head of
the School of Chemistry and Physics,
will' present the .candidates for the
degree of bachelor of science from
that school. They are James R. De-
Yore, William . C. Griffin, and Fred
L. Lichtenfels.
13 From Engineering School
Dean Will G. Chambers, head of
the School of Education, will present
the candidates from that school.
Those for the degree of bachelor .of
science are Daniel D. Brubaker, An
na T. Gelatko,' William S. Gilbert,
Frederick L. Hoffman, Edna M.
Langsford, Betty M. Linn, Margaret
E. Manning, Alice J. Parkinson. Elea
nor M. Pyle, Vivian A. Rosini, Chris
tine L. Staniforth, and Walter E.
Stull. Those candidates whom Dean
Chambers will present for the degree
of bachelor of arts are Myra M.
Buck, Mary 0. Lee, and Hannah E.
Stover.
Dean Robert L. Sackett, head .of
the School of Engineering, •pre
sent the candidates for the degree of
bachelor of science from the engineer
ing school. .They are Edward J. Bch
coy, Stanton M. Blacksmith, Quentin
IL Mowers, Durward F. Fisher, Jr.,
William B. Jeffrey, Albert E. Kaloda,
Dean H. Kohlhcpp, Murrel Levy,
Franklin H. Pritchard, Jr., Jane A.
Roope, Walter H. Setz, Henry V.
Shaw, and Paul H..Witwer. •
Dean Charles W. Stoddart, head of
the School of the Liberal Arts, will
present the, candidates• from that
school for the degree of bachelor of
arts.' They arc George Bondira, Ran
son Burket, John J. Chelosky, Jr.;
Joseph G. Corriols, Mary G. Dreibel-
(Continund int page four)
Commencement Spe.aker
DR. 'LESTER K. ADE
Council Stresses
Peace Education
Hopes to Attain Crystallization
• Of Unor g anized Sentiment
• Against Warfare
Realizing the immediate serious
threat of a world war arising out' of
the Spanish situation, the Student
Peace - Action Council, at its meeting
last week, decided on an extensive
program of peace education.
Adopting as its objective the crys
tallization of unorganized student re
sentment against warfare, the Coun
cil has planned a varied program of
activity. Dramatic presentations,
round' table conferences, and study
groups designed to bring. into full fo,
cus the plaits of the 'warmakera
abrOad and in •the United States and
finally, a mass . rally of students to
give complete expression to the de
sire for peace, comprise the major
portion of the Council's plans.
Represented at the meeting were
several local churches, the Penn State
Christian Association, the publica
tions, the American Student Union,
and the Social' Problems Club. The
local group is affiliated, through the
United Peace Committee, to the na
tion-wide Emergency Peace Cam
paign. The Emergency Peace Cam
paign is sponsored, nationally, by a
board consisting of 'college presi
dents, pastors, and the editors of na
tional publications.
The next Council meeting will be
devoted to a detailed discussion of
the individual sections of the pro
gram., In addition, the group will ex-,
amine the plans sent by the na
tional organization, placing empha
sis on the plans for speakers, motion
pictures and publications. 'The meet
ing will be held in room 302, Old
Main, at 7 o'clock tomorrow night,
and will be open to all students and
faculty members..
Mack Conducts Ist Nutrition
Project in Altoona Schools
Scientists are turning from guinea
pigs to humans these days.
•A nutrition experiment upon 450
youngsters in the Altoona public
schools, the first of its•kind ever un
dertaken, is being conducted by Dr.
Pauline Beery Mack, of the depart
ment of textile chemistry, with the
aid of Dr. Bauman, of the Pennsyl
vania Department of Health. Assist
ing the two doctors are• Prof. Phyl
lis K. ;Sprague, of the' home econo
mics department, and Catherine H.
Logan and Stella L. Zayaz, graduate
student in home economics. •
They are carefully studying these
school children in Altoona, taking
measurements and calculations to de
termine how nutrition of the average
public school child affects his growth.
They want to find out just how well
the average diet is suitable to a
child's growing abilities.
With a vast assortment of instru
ments the scientists measure the hu
man guinea pigs in every way im
aginable. Anthropometrical 'instru
ments are used to measure the dis
tance between the wrist bone and the
elbow. Delicate calipers determine
the depth of the head, the distance
between the eyes, and the width of
the face. All findings are carefully
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1937
Voluntary
Physical Ed.
Plans Ready
Freshmen, Sophomore
Change in Effect
2nd Semester
Students May Choose
Any Desired Activity
Voluntary physical education for
freshmen and sophomores will go into
effect next semester, it was announ
ced today by Dr. Elwood C. Davis,
of the School of Physical Education
and Athletics, who is chair Man of
the committee in charge of the School
in the absence of a dean.
The voluntary program, which was
tried with much success during this
semester, was drawn up by Prof. Eu
gen C. Bischoff, of the School of
Physical Education and Athletics. He
was assisted by Glenn H. Thiel, of
the same School.
While students will be required to
take two. hours per week under the
new program, .they will be able to
choose their own activity and will
not be forced to go to Recreation Hall
for the usual two-hour period. In
stead, such activities as hiking, rec
reational club activities, intramurals,
golf, swimming, tennis, etc., may be
used as the physical education course.
Students to Be Picked
The best students were hand-picked
this semester for the trial program.
More than 500 participated and, al
though many problems were present
ed, difficulties wore ironed out as
they arose. Members of the fresh
: man class have been under considera
tion during class hours, and the best
of them will be permitted to take the
voluntary hours. The sophomores al
ready in the program will continue,
and perhaps more will he added.
In order -to prevent students from;
taking advantage of the new set-np,l
a, system , for checking -be used.;
Cards will be issued to each student,
bearing the name and a photograph.
This card must he signed once a week
by the instructor in charge of the ac--
tivity in which the student partici
pates.
Those working under the voluntary
program declare it to be perfect, and
favorable response from others has
been added. Penn State is probably
the first college in the United States
to make this advanced step in phys
ical education.
Student Union To Hold
Dance on January 30
To take up the lull between semes
ters, Student Union will hold a dance
Saturday, January 30, at Recreation
Hall. Bill Bottorf and his orchestra
will supply the music.
Co-chairmen of the affair are 'Gen
evra C. Ziegler '37 and Johnson Bren
neman '37. The committee is com
posed of Reva 111. Lincoln '37, Jean
H. Shantz '37, George H. Hacker '37,
Robert E. Morini '37, Frank A. Os
terlund '37, and Alan L. Smith '37.
X-rays of the hand and of many
of the joints are taken to find wheth
er the.child is keeping pace with his
age. A brophotometer is used to test
the children's eyes. They are tested
for vision immediately after entering
a dark room, after ten minutes in
the dark, after staring at a bright
light for five minutes.
An unusual test to find the
strength of the child's capillary walls
is made. A small vacuuin pad is
placed on the . ar•m and . the air is
pumped out until a red-mark nenotes
that the capillary walls have been
ruptured. From this can be deter
mined their strength.. Muscle tone'
tests are also made by taking prints
of the children's feet.
Saliva tests and haemoglobin blood
tests complete the experiments. When
a child is found deficient, vitamins
are given and tests made later to see
if improvement has resulted.
And thus science has made an ad
vancement from the experimental
guinea pig stage to the more prac
tical study of humans.
Hairy B. Henderson '3O, cf -the
Altoona Tribune and former COLLE
GIAN editor, recently had a byline ar
ticle about the study in the Tribune.
Conflict Exa Dates
Ready at
.109 Old Main
Students whO,•repOrted conflict
examinations may ; receive their re
visecl. examination 'schedules by ap
plying at the Registrar's office, Cy
rus B. V. BissaY,:College Schedul
ing Officer, announced today.
Students may :also learn the
times of the conflict examinations
by seeing their instructors or ap
plying at the Student Union Desk
in Old Main.
Ralph Iletzel Jr.
To Give lecture
Third in Social:Seienee Series
Planned Thursday at 4:10;
Will DiscOgs Labor
Ralph D. Hetzel;:jr., will deliver
the third of the Social . , Science, series
of lectures when he discusses "The
American Federittion •of Labor. in
Politics" in the Honie Economics au
ditcrium at 4:lo'.ii'clock Thursday
afternoon. He will-4e-introduced by
, I Dr. Jacob ranger, of , the department
of history and political science.
As the second lectUre of the series,
Arthur li. Reede, of the department''
of economics discussed the unemploy
ment compensation phase cf the So
cial Security Act last Thursday af
ternoon.,
Mr. Reede listed four dif-1
ferent types of compensation provid-
I
, cd as the individual
,plant reserve, by
which each employer pays the tax in-.
to a separate account; the pool re-)
serve, by which the employerpays
the tax to a state fund; the merit -1
rating scheme, by :which the pool!
fund goes to the state, but record is'
kept of each employer's contribution; I
and guaranteed--:'employment,
which scheme the_amployer will bed
excused from the tax, if he can guar
antee forty weeks of labor.
Size of Tax Yaries
The size of the tax' varies in the
* . 's states which have Adopted the
plan, but 2.7 per centosroytded in
cent national tax. The employees'
tax is collected through a contribu
tion 'system and varies - from .5 per
cent to 1.5 per cent.
The difference in the size of the tax
in the several states, as well as the
variation in the benefit derived, the
waiting period, the duration of the
compensation, and the qualifying
rules, is a result of haste in apprais
ing the statutes, ignorance, and blind
ness to the situation. It is still a
question in the minds of the officials
as to whether the system will be suc
cessful because no provision has been
made as to how compensation is to be
provided,
Frear Hall Gives
Relief Donation
$lO Pledge Tops Non-Fraternity
Contributions; Only 2 Co-Ed
• Groups Offer Aid
A contribution of $lO to the Span
' ish Relief Fund was voted by stu
dents in Freer Hall at a meeting on
Sunday night. Arthur H. Reede,
of the department of economics, ad
dressed the group. This is the lar
gest contribution by any non-fratern
ity group to be made to date. Phi
Delta Theta, with a similar sum, has
made the largest contribution yet
made in the fraternity field.
At a similar meeting in Watts Hall
it was decided to take up a collection
which will be turned in at , next meet
ing of the Spanish Relief Committee,
which will be held In the Hugh Bea
ver room Thursday night at 7:30.
Varsity Hall will be contacted in the
near future.
Co-ed Contributions Small
In releasing contribution statistics
to the COLLEGIAN, E. Townsend
Swaim 'TI, chairman of the Commit
tee, stated that contributions by the
co-ed groups on the campus were sur
prisingly small in. comparison to
those of administration, faculty, and
male students. •Of those women's or
ganizations reporting thus far,
Swaim said, Loctist Lane Lodge has
contributed $1.70 and Women's Build
ing SLSI.
In view of the approaching exami-i
nation season the drive will be eased
up and will be resumed more intense-I
ly at the beginning of the next se-I
muter. In view of the impossibility
l
of contacting all groups and persons
Swaim said that he hoped groups and'
individuals would assume the initia
tive in sending in contributions.l
Checks should he addressed to the
State College. Spanish Relief Commit
tee, care of Student Union Office,
Trustees Approve Location for New
Women's Dormitory; To Begin Work
In Spring for Sept. 1938 Occupancy
Dancer in Artists Course Tonight
Shan Kar Hindu Ballet Scheduled
On Artists Course Tonight at 8
Uday Shan-Kay and his Hindu bal
let will he presented as the second
number of the Artists Course series
in Schwab auditorium tonight at S
o'c:ock.
Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, Course
chairman, announced that the pre
sentation will start promptly, and
stated that late-comers would not be
seated until an appropriate interval
could be found in the program. This
procedure is being adopted in accor
dance with the requests of subscribers
who have felt that seating' late ar
rivals breaks into the mood and unity
of the prograiii"as well as causing ob
vious inconvenience:
— Aliniited - nuMber-of , standing-romm
privileges will be sold for the number
at $1.50 per person. Standing room
tickets may be purchased in the lobby
tonight.
"Raga Tilanga," a musical compo
sition, will be the opening number of
the Shan-Kar group. A dance, "Sea
num," follows, depicting three young
girls who are troubled by bees while
gathering flowers. When they go
gathering, they are frightened away
by the sound of approaching footsteps.
Shan-Kar makes his entrance in
the third number, entitled "Karti
keyya." Here the handsome and he
roic son of Shiva, born at the prayer
of the Gods to command their ar
mies and slay the demon, Taraka,
comes to obtain the blessings of his
parents and the Gods before going to
light the demon. He then summons
his chariot and leads his army to the
demon's region, where he roars out
his challenge and smilingly awaits
the coming of Taraka.
Following a Hindu folk dance num
ber, Madhaven, a newcomer, who has
received the praise of the critics, per
forms the "Hunter's T r aged y."
Campaign Issues Advocated
As Campus Political Reform
Reform of campus politics is high
ly desirable and the use of campaign
platforms would undoubtedly bring
this about.
In this way did John 11. Ferguson,
!of the department of history and po
i litical science, comment upon the pro
posal of specific campaign issues in
campus elections by Frank A. Oster
lund, president of the senior class.
"The value gained would be in the
changing of the students' attitude to
wards politics as a whole rather than
!from the practical experience partici
pating students would receive," be
said.
Mr. Ferguson pointed out that
the general attitude of the student
body towards politics is typical of
the Eastern States. They are re
signed to the political situation un
der •the impression that nailing can
be done about it. The West, young
and unimposed upon by tradition, is
progressive in attitude. Nebraska's
new unicameral legislature is an, ex
ample of western progressiveness.
"Here at Penn State, the student
takes little active interest in campus
politics. As in local and state poli
tics, the work is done by a few who
run things pretty much as they
please. Such a change would stimu
late thinking about matters of social
welfare rather than personal self
interest. The higher ideals thus at
tained would reflect on the students'
later political activities."
. .
I:DAY SIIAN-KAR
I Hungry, the hunter enters the forest
lin search of prey. Seeing a tiger, he
hides behind a tree, Perceiving a
deer, he takes his bow and prepares
to ANA - . He is bitten by a snake and
falls dead as he places his foot upon
an ant hill for support.
A musical interval by the musicians
is the sixth number on the program.
Then Shan-Kar and seven dancers
present "Harvest Dance."'Here, while
boys and girls are making merry aft
er the harvest, an evil spirit enters
and one of the group uncon
scious. A witch doctor succeeds in
ousting the spirit, and when the boy
is }revived, the merry-making. con-
After n fifteen-minute interval,
Shan-Kar and sin dancers depict the
story of Shiva, who invited the Gods
to put an end to the quarrel 'bet:wean
him and his consort as to who was
the better dancer. The competition
is enacted, with Shiva winning and
then consoling Porvati. The Gods
chant his praise and declare him Lord
of the Dance.
"Nirasha," the ninth number, with
Shan-Rar and four dancers, tells the
story of a stranger who follows two
couples whose dancing stirred him.
He lingers in the hope of meeting
the girl, but is left behind with his
lonely reveries.
The musicians then give an inter
lude, and then Shan-Kar puts on his
renowned "Snake Charmer," which
shows a common street scene in In
dia where a snake charmer entertains
the passersby. illadhaven presents
his "Peacock Dance" as number thir
teen on the program, and the finale
is the story of "Rashik," with Shan
liar and two dancers. It depicts a
gallant young man flirting with two
young girls.
Considering the practical experi
ence that could be gained, Mr. Fer
guson believes that the drafting of
platforms, class ecaventions, and the
campaign proper would be of great
heap to the students in preparing
them for later politics by giving them
an understanding of how things are
done.
"The question that arises in my
mind," he said, "is whether or not it
is practicable. What issues would
the parties base their platforms on?
Matters such as compulsory military
training, athletic subsidization, N. Y,
A.. etc., would hardly meet with op
position from a student group. There
would be no clew•-cut division of is
sues. IT a student were elected to
office on such a platform, what could
he do about it? In the .end it would
be nothing inure than a student ref
erendum.
"There may be matters of less im
portance such as the continuance of
'Hell-Week,' but then that would be
of interest only to fraternity men,"
Mr. Ferguson continued. "By advo
cating freedom from partisanship
through the awarding, of chairman
ships and places on conunittees on a
merit basis controlled by a student
faculty board, the Independent Clique
would probably gain the much-sought
after non-fraternity vote. This would
be one way of introducing the pro
posed reform into campus politics."
COMPLETE
CAMPUS
COVERAGE
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Board Appoints Mack,
Noll New Heads Of
Departments
Hostetter To Fill Open
College Treasurer Post
Approving a location for the new
women's dormitory to house 500-stu
dents in September, 1938, the Board
of Trustees held its annual winter
meeting in the (Penn-Harris hotel,
Harrisburg, Saturday. The Board
took no action concerning the report
ed offers of the College to Richard
"Dick" Harlow 'l2 to came here as
Physical Education Director, nor did
it consider any other applicants for
the position.
Choosing a front canipus site, to
be bordered on one side by East Col
lege avenue and the East Campus
Drive, the Board heard the views of
Charles Z. Elauder, College archi
tect, as to the plans for construction.
The building will house 500 women
with dining quarters for them and
will be erected 150 feet from College
avenue. The old East drive that has
fallen into disuse because of poor con
dition will be filled in, one portion of
the quadrangular building resting on
the fill. It will be the largest dormi
tory ever built here.
Klauder Draws I'lans
Klauder expects to have the plans
completed in time to begin the 'con
struction work next spring. The
building will be financed by the Col
lege through loans. Klauder is the
designer of the Home Economics,
Mineral Industries, Grange Dormi
tory, Old Main, and Dairy buildings.
No increase in the women enroll
ment for next fall was expected by
Adrian 0. Morse, executive assistant
'to - the-president in charge - of••resident
instruction, who attended the meet
ing.
If the need for classrooms can be
filled by 1938, Morse expects that the
woman enrollment will be jumped in
1914. This, he pointed out, would
still necessitate the use of downtown
dormitories.
tppoint milts Made
Appointments approved at the
meeting placed Prof. Warren B.
Mack as the head cf the department
of horticulture, succeeding Dr. Ste
phen W. Fletcher, present head, who
will devote full time to agricultural
research. Prior to this time Dr.
Fletcher filled both positions. The
change will be effective Feb. 1.
Prof. Charles F. Noll was appoint
ed head of the department of agron
omy. lle replaces • Prof. Frank D.
Gardner, who will retire. This ap.
pointment becomes effective July 1.
Re-elect Officers
The Board in-elected J. Franklin
Shields its president; James G.
White, vice-president; Ralph D.
Hetzel, secretary; and named Samuel
K. Hostetter to succeed the resigned
William G. Murtorff as treasurer.
Hostetter retains his position as the
President s assistant in charge of
business and finance.
i\lu•tortf had held two positions
prim• to his resignations, that of
treasure• and bursar. Russell E.
Clark 'l9 will continue in his post as
Bursar.
The Executive Committee of the
Board, composed of Andrews, Bay
ard, Brown, Cosgrove, McCormick,
Shields, and Tyson, was re-elected.
The United Press in a story Satur
day soil that Richard "Dick" Har
low 'l2 had definitely rejected an of
fer to become head of the School of
Physical Education and Athletics
here. According to the story, Har
low had been given three offers. One
would have brought him here imme
diately in that capacity, another
would have brought him here in Jan
uary, 1918, upon completion of his
three-year contract as head football
coach of Harvard 'University, and
the third would have the College's of
fer one of life-time duration.
President Ralph D. Fletzel, it is
known, had talked with Harlow dur
ing Christmas vacation about the job
along with twenty-odd other appli
cants.
Morse said Sunday that any offer
on the part of , President Iletzel would
have to be approved by the Board of
Trustees, and that he felt sure that
any talk between the President and
Harlow had been merely in the form
of "talking it over."
Alumni pressure bus been strong
for Harlow recently. According to
the United Press, authorities at Har
vard were pleased with his decision
in remaining there.