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Volume 33—No. 34
Bob Crosby
Signed for
Senior Ball
6 Agencies Contacted
Before Committee
Chooses Band
Vocalist Kay Weber -
To Feature Program
Bob Crosby and his' orchestra have
been signed to play. for Senior Ball,
Co-chairmen Charles J. Cherundolo
'37 and Max P. Reeder '37 announced
today. The thite for the dance. has
been set as Friday, March 5.
Crosby was signed after the com
mittee had contacted six booking
agencies in New York. He was cho
sen' by the committee since he was
considered the best band that was ob
tainable fo . r. a Friday night dance.
Another reason for Crosby's choice
was- the fact that his band is corn
poSed of young musicians who appeal
especially to college students. Accom
panying the orchestra of fourteen mu
sicians' is Key Weber, vocalist.
. The committee in charge of the
dance is composed of the following
seniors: 'Cherundolo and Reeder, co
chairinen, Edward W. Caughey, Al
len I. Chotiner; James S. Golightly,
George F. Kanyuck, Lillian J. Law
yer, Homer IC. Luttringer, James F.
Olive, Jr., , John F. Sammel,, Edward
Schenkemeyer, Mart ha Shaner,
JaMes E. Sharpless,. Thomas B. She.
rer; and C. Gregg Thompson.,-
Council Will Set
'Uniform. Wages
Treasurers, Financial Advisors
To Discuss Employment •
Regulation Rates
Under the. . auspices of the Inter.,
fraternity', Council, ,fraternity house
treasurers . and financial advisors will
meet in the Home Economics Audi . -
torium Tuesday:January 26 at 7 o'-
clock to consider uniform employment
rates, George M. Hacker '37, Council
president announced today.
The meeting will be in chaige of
Robert Y. Edwards, local fraternity
budgcteer. Hacker explained that the
Federal government requires that fra
ternities must' submit their employ
ment rates by. February 1 for con
sideration under the Social Security
Act.
• Immediate settlement among the
various fraternities as to the salary
of kitchen and other workers is nec
essary to meet the deadline, Hacker
said.
Edwards explained the law's bear
ing on fraternities at a similar re
cent meeting. He is budgeteer.for a
number of fraternities and will em
phasize the importance of settling the
question immediately, Hacker de
clared. •
Hacker also requests- that all fra
ternities have their 'treasurers and
financial advisors present at the
meeting.
Wadies's' Theme
Will Feature
S. U. Dance
A motif without a motif will be the
theme of the mid-semester Student
Union dance, to be held in Recreation
Hall next Saturday, 'January 30, from
nine until one o'clock.
Following the theme .of the late
Penn, State club dance, in . which
snowball was the motif, without the
snow, Student Union decided to hold
an ice (lance. But the P. S. Club had,
fake snow on the inside and none en
the outside. So Student Union will
have ice on the outside and nice on the
inside.
Originally, it was planned by the
committee in charge to flood the floor
of Recreation Bull and really have
an ice dance. But the department of
grounds and buildings objected. Thus
,the theme will be that. of ,simplicity,
with just the Bare floor, and bare
walls undecorated.
Like all other dances, there will
be an orchestra on hand. Bill Bottorf
and his band-will play. Admission will
be thirty-seven and a half cents per,
person. Checking.will be free. .
Chaperons for the Student Union
Glance will be Mr: 'and Mrs. Louis
H. Bell, Mr. ad Mrs. Hugh R. Riley
jr., Mr. and Mrs. Rummell Fishburn,
'and Mr. ad .Mrs. Russell E. Clark.
Most dances have a.reason. Student
_Union has one too—to _break that
mid-semester lull, and lose the blue
book blues:
Register on Time
To Avoid Penalty
The attention of all students is
called to the regulations governing
late registration: As was pointed
out in a recent issue, students are
assigned to a definite half, day in
the registration program. •
• Students who register at a later
time during the registration period
than that assigned to them will be
excused from the late registration
fee of one dollar only , by a written
statement from the scheduling of
ficer saying that he was responsi
ble for the delay, or where ex
changes have been authorized by
the Dean of Men or the Dean - of
Women in writing. '
Students who complete any part
3f their registration. after the re
gular registration period are sub
ject to fine of five dollars. In any
cases in which this fine may be ex
cused, the one'dollar fee will be
collected.
L A. Lecturers
To Discuss Spain
Speakers From Five Different
Departments To Present
Phases of Topic
Because "Spain seemed at., this
time a logical subject for consider
ation," Prof. John H. Frizzell, chair
man of the liberal arts lectures com
mittee, announced that the twenty
seventh annual liberal arts lecture
series will comprise five discussions of
SpaniSh life and of the Spanish war
situation.
Dr. Francis J. Tschan, of the de
partment of history and political
science, .will open the series Feb. 23'
with an- address on "The Decline of
Spanish Greatness." On March 9 Dr.
Frank D. Kern, dean of the graduate
school,, will present the second talk of
the series, discussing "Spanish Am
erica.".. • ,
An illustrated lecture on "Goya:
ThgLMiiror•:of, • snain"=yvill,;_be
March:23 by Francis:E. Hyslop, "Jr.,
of the department Of : architecture. Dr.
Harrison H. Arnold, of the depart
anent of romance languages; will talk •
on "Fray Luis de' Leon and Spanish
University Life" on 'April 6, and the
series will come to *a close April 20.
with "Backgrounds of the Present
Situation" by Prof. Arthur H. Reede,
of the department of economics.
The Student Peace Action Council
has taken action on the Spanish situ
ation, and dramatic presentations,
round table conferences, and study
groups are being scheduled to pro
mote the desire for peace.
Ag. Ext. Instruction
Helps Farm Practices
Instruction conducted by the agri
culture extension service of the
School of Agriculture resulted in a
total of 398,852 impro - ved farm and
home practices.
The practices in which instruction
was given; includes; Biala economics,
poultry husbandry, agronomy, dairy
husbandry, plant pathology, entomol
ogy, animal husbandry ? rural sociol
ogy, • vegetable. gardening, agricul
tural economics, ornamental horticul
ture, pomology, apiculture, farm for
estry, farm management, and agri
cultural engiheering.
Students May Take Choice
Of 10 New Elective Courses
Next semester the College is offer- ;I , are prerequisites
ing. ten new general elective courses, Political Science 429, Local Govern-'
ses, as yet not listed i the catalogue. meat Administration in Pennsylvania,
The courses are open to any student. a study of government in the cows
who has completed the prerequisite ty, township, and borough, will be
reauirements• open to a limited number of students
Three subjects have been added to with . seior or junior standing. The
the art department Art 77, The Prin- course may only be taken by appoint
ciples of Representation and Design meat and with permission of the in
and \ Art 80, -Modern Painting. The structor, Prof. Harold F. Alderfer.
prerequisite is Art 74 or permission T — •
oe department of romance lan
from' the instructor. , Art 444, The gunge is offering French '320, a For-
Art of Northern Europe, requires
moil Study of Grammar.
permission' of the instructor.
Education 433', Teaching Social
The mycology department is offer-
Studies in High School, will be in
big Psycology 422, The Psycholognical
eluded in the education courses next
Method of Measuring the Reactions
semester. Mr. G. Franklin Stover will
of the Public,.with emphasis of the re- be the instructor and twelve credits
Actions to commercial products, Phliti
in social studies are required for en
cal policies, social issues, and public
rollment.
personality. The course is given by
An advanced course in advertising,
appointment with. Professor F. H.
Ruch and prerequisites are Psycho- Journalism 43, Advertisig Campaign.
logy 1 or 2 and Commerce 20 or 24, with Prof. Donald W. Davis has been
Journalism 40, or Political Science added to the journalism department.
26. Pschology 411, the Psychology of Jouralism 40 is the prerequisite.
Pre-school Children, an advanced Economics 415,_ Social Insurance,
study of the 'intellectual, social, and will be offered by the economics de
emotional development' of children, partment Prof. Arthur H. Reede is
with prerequisites is another, new the instructor, and Economics I. or 14
psychology course. :Psychology 2 and is the prerequisite. • .
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRI
L.A. Students
May Join New
Gov't Courses
Public Service Major
Will Be Awarded
To Graduates •
Training Stares With
Work Next Sethester
Students in the Upper Division may
begin work during the second sem
ester for.training in the new Institute
of ' Local Government, according to
Dean Charles W. Stoddart, of the
School of Liberal Arts.
The function of the Institute is to
provide facilities for the training:of
students for service in state and local
governmental units, particularly in
Pennsylvania. These facilities will be
provided in the Public Service major
in the Arts and Letters curriculum..
All students should be equipped
with 'a
broad knowledge in the gen
eral field of the humanities, social
work, science, sociology, history, ec
onomics, and business. Proficiency in
report writing and in public speaking
is highly desirable.
Through this major a general train
ing for public service or special train
big-as administrators and executives,
finance and accounting officers, pub
lic safety officers, engineers and plan
ners, welfare and health workers, and
workers in testing and inspection and
in research will be provided.
Dr. Harold F. Alderfer, of the de
partment of history and political sci
ence, will be the adviser of students
in the Institute. Students interested
in particulars should contact Dr. Al
derfer for' further information.
The work of the major will be un
der the general supervision of a com
mittee consisting of Dr. Alderfer,
chairman; Prof. John R. Bracken,
department., of horticulture; Prof.
Robert E. Miushall, of the depart
ment of civil engineering; Prof.
Charles J. Rowland and' Mr. William
economics. ,
N. Y. A. Workers Cut
From 32 to 30 Hours
College authorities have announced
that the maximum number of hours
for the' N. Y. A.• workers has been
cut to 30 hours.' This will be the fifth
pay period.
- Frani the usual 40 hours the ad
ministration cut the time to 32 for
the period which ended January 9.
Thirty hours may not be .the regular
allowance as the faculty committee
on N. Y. A. will meet this week to
plan the budget for the second sem
ester.
The committee will, also, take ac
tion on the "overflow" of the N. Y. A.
workers. Scholarship standings of
the students will be reviewed and in
the case of falling grades the commit
tee may take action to curtail the
number of hours or suspend the stu
dents from the payroll.
,G. E. Gives Equipment
The department of electrical engi
neering through the General Electric
'Company will secure new laboratory
equipment during the coming semes
ter. The equipment will include gen
'orators and motors.
, JANUARY 22, 1937
Varsity Quartet To Entertain at. Ball
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The Varsity Quartet has been appearing regularly as a.favorite enter
taining unit during the past few weeks. On Wednesday the quartet sang
at Clearfield and..we're engaged as. the featured entertainers with- Bill
Hattori's Orehestrt(for the Centre Hill's President Ball next week.
WSGA To Open
Used Book Store
Association Will Conduct Shop
In Mac Hall To Eliminate
Posting "of Lists
Sponsored by W. S. G. A., a second
hand book store will be 'opened in the
W. A. A. office in' Mac Hall from
February 2 to February. 5.
The store will be open on these
days from 11 to 12 o'clock noon, 1
o'clock to 2 o'clock, and from 4 o'clock
to 5 o'clock. The
. system is so plan
ned that the women 'May leave the
books they wish to'rsekl at the store,
where they will be 'sold,for two-thirds
of the price paid for tem, the rate
at the local book:atdres, plus $.05
commission, which wiffcover the cost
boOks will be dated'. when they are
received at the store and sold ac
cording to the.date, thus eliminating
the confusion caused Eby duplication of
books, After February 5, the date
the store closes, persons who have
left books to be sold will be given
the money due them, or• in-case the
books were not sold, their books will
be returned to them.
The purpose of the store is to dim-
Mate the mad rush to find the books
desired and .the necessity of posting
lists of books for sale on the bulle
tin boards. It is hoped that this sys
tem of buying and selling will cut
down such confusion *and prove a con
venience to the women by assisting
them to find. and buy the books at a
fair price. . .
M. May Dunaway '37 and Lillian J.
Lawyer 'i7, co-chairman'
a of the pro
ject, are 'working with committee
consisting of Mary A. Hopler '3B,
Dorothy V. Barton '3, and Grace E.
McClosky '39.
Scholarships Donated
To Journalism .Dep't
Three new scholarships of $l5O each
have been appropriated to the depart
ment of journalism, Prof: Franklin
C. Banner, head of the department,
announced upon return from the
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers'
meeting in Harrisburg 'last week.
One of the three was formally do
nated by the PNPA in honor of the
late Modell Pew, for years editor of
Editor and Publisher. Pew was an
advocate of developing the press of
the future _through education.
At the same meeting, the PNPA
voted to cooperate with Sigma Delta
Chi, national professional journalism
fraternity, in its Sixth Annual High
School Reporters' Contest in- the
spring by donating $5O for prize mon
ey. Fred Fuller Shedd, editor of the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, was
named chairman of the awards com
mittee.
The other scholarships announced
by Professor Banner were donated by
Charles R. Loml, ,publisher of the
Chester Times and Mrs. George Graff.
Mrs. GrafT is giving her scholarship
in memory of her late husband,. the
former publisher of the Williamsport
Sun.
All three scholarships will be
awarded to deserving high school stu
dents who will enter the journalism
curriculum here, Professor Banner
said:
Agriculture Men Talk
Twenty-two members of the faculty
of the School of Agriculture spoke
on the programs of agricultural or
ganizations meeting at the Pennsyl
vania Farm, Show in Harrisburg this
week. . . .
Military Ball Set
For February 5
Annual Affair Will Inaugurate
Social Season; Features
Gayle's Orchestra ,
Military Ball will inaugurate the
second semester social season in the
Armory February 5. The annual
dance is held by Cadet officers for the
officers of Penn State and vicinity.
Admission for the affair, which will
be formal, is by invitation only.. Linn
M. Kieffer '37, chairman of Military
Ball, announced that Howard`Gayle
and his orchestra will play from nine
until one. Two o'clock permissions
have been granted the - girls for, the
The 'Armory will be decorated
somewhat differently. this year•. The
color scheme will be bright with
white, blue and gold predominating.
Flags and bunting. will be hung
around the dance floor, and special
lighting effects will blend with the
entire atmosphere.
Chaperons for the Ball will be Dean
and Mrs. Arthur R. Warnock, Dean
Charlotte E. Ray, Sgt. and Mrs. Jack
H. Weske, Sgt." and M.S. James E.
Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. W. L.- Rast,
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Young, Mr.
and Mrs. Francis J. Hanralmn, and
Prof. and 'Mrs. Samuel B. Colgate.
The following were named on the
committees for the dance:
Decorations—George J. Boylan '37,
Woodrow W. Corman '37, Richard E.
Heyl .'3B, Marquis W. Hineman '3B,
James P. Hutcheson '37 Chairman,
Robert R. Siegel '3B.
Invitations—David E. Bauer '3B,
Wayne B. Leitzell '3B, George E.
Hotz. '3B, 'Edward M. Schwerha '37,
Chairman.'
Entertainment—Theron L. Krum
rine '37, Jack G. Maize '3B, Emmett
E. Rhoades '3B, William .1. Wauga
man '37.
Arrangements—William B. Cleve
land '3B, William P. Davenport '37,
Howard C. Matthias '37', Hugh C.
Watts '3B.
Refreshments—William J. Camp
bell '37, George L. Hurwick '3B, e'er
non L. Smith '37.
Finance—Kenneth L. Buscher '37
Linn M. Kieffer '37, Frederick AI
O'Neill, Edgar D. Seymour '3B.
Beautiful Costumes Feature
Players' School for Scandal'
SPlendor in costumes and sets will
be the keynote of the Players seven
teenth anniversary production, "School
for Scandal," which will be present
ed in Schwab Auditorium' February
12 and 13.
Beautiful eighteenth century .cos-
Wines for the only period play on the
PlayerS' list of shows tot: the Year
were selected personally, by Prof.
Frank S. Neusbaum, of the division
of dramatics, the director,' and Dor
othy Scott, the scenic designer. All
the wigs were designed by Mrs. Scott
and are being executed by Van Horn
of. Philadelphia.
Mrs. Scott taught stage designing
in Berkeley College, California. She
then went to Cornell where She taught.
color and design. She is the wife of
Dr. Merrit Scott, of the department
of physics.
Prof. Neushamn has , re-arranged
the play into three acts with a total
of twelve scenes. There will be nine
sets of scenery used during' the show
ings of "School for Scand4l."
Trustees Will Request
$1,120,000 To Build
New Campus Buildings
'`Collegian'• Suspends
Issues Exam Week
Because of filial examiations
scheduled for next week and the
mid-semester holidays, the Colle
gian will suspend publication un
til Friday, February 5.
Final examinations will start on
Monday morning and last until
Saturday noon. The second sem
ester will officially open at 8 o'-
clock on Wednesday, February ii.
Phys. Ed. School
Makes Standards
Tranfer Students Required To
Meet Physical, Academic,
Personality Test
A standard for transfer students
from other Schools on the campus
was set by the School of Physical
Education and Athletics at a lunch
eon meeting of the entire staff early
in the week.
The creating of a standard will be
made with the hope of selecting more
desirable students from other Schools,
it was pointed out to the COLLEGIAN
today.
Standards that will be raised in
clude those of an academic, physical,
and personality nature. The Deans
of the other 'Schools received notices
of the step taken by the Schciol of
Physical Education and Athletics.
In order to raise the requirements
for those expecting to teach in the
public schools, an all-college average
of "1" will be demanded now for
those stut)ints wishing to take edu
cational, psychology. This course is
needed-for -work in- the -public-schools,
All seniors will be affected by the
new standards. The School is now
working out 'a confprehenSive written
examination to be given all seniors
during the second semester. The
School will also require a final oral
examination before a round table of
the entire staff.
Debaters To Compete
With Bucknell, Feb. 5
Debating with a team from Buck
--
mil University-, Fred S. Carlson '39
ad Glenn L. Wetzel '37 will take the
negative side of the resolution that
congress shall be empowered to fix
minimum wages and maximum hours
in industry, in a tourament to be held
at Watsontown Public High School
on February. 5 at 2:15 o'clock.
Each team will give two ten-min
ute constructive speeches followed by
two five-minute rebuttals. Harold P.
Zelko, .of the division of public
speaking, will accompay the team on
the trip.
Philotes Hold Meeting
The second meeting of Philotes was
held Tuesday night to vote upon the
adoption of by-laws' and dues. Vari
ous committees were appointed. The
neat meeting will be held Tuesday,
I February 9th at 7:70 o'clock in room
718, Old Main. All members are urged
Ito attend as several important mat
, ters will be discussed.
Although the action of the play
takes place in the eighteenth century,
very few changes in the script were
needed. The lines run from high com
edy to almost farce, always contain
ing biting satire that is modern de
spite its age. A few words were
changed in order to bring their mean
ing up to date.
The large cast, which is headial by
Thomas S. Francis '39, has been in
rehearsal since Thanksgiving. In or
der to maintain the progress that has
been made, the Players will practice
for one hour and lift. , 2en minutes each
night of final examination week. Each
scene will be run off once in this
time.
Playing opposite Francis in the
lead role is lola D. Murray '39. Both
are veterans of Players shows, hav
ing appeared in several productiOns
last year. Francis had the lend in
"Ah! Wilderness" and Miss Murray
was seen in a starring part in "The
Sunken Bell,"
COMPLETE
CAMPUS
COVERAGE
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LA, Forestry, Poultry
Education Courses
Would Benefit
Hetzel Stresses Need
For Classroom Space
A request of $1,120,000 for campus
buildings will be made to the Penn
sylvania State Legislature during the
present session by the Board of Trus- 1
tees, President' Ralph D. Holed told
the COLLEGIAN yesterday.
The appropriation would be sepa
rate of a general appropriation that
the Legislature makes to the College
at each regular session. The appro
priation would embrace four different
projects. -
Five hundred and forty thousand
dollars will be asked for a central
Liberal Arts building to connect the
two wings of the structure planned
in 1915. South Liberal Arts was
built at that time, North Liberal
Arts being constructed in 1931. The
need for classrooms in the Liberal
Arts School is acute, the President
said, and the time has come when the
completion of the originally planned
building is necessary.
The second use for the possible ap
propriation would set aside $200,000
for the erection of a Forestry Build
ing. Although the freshmen are ta
ken care of at Mont Alto, the three
upper classes are forced to use a
small green frame building. It is
much too small for the many stu
dents in the school, he said. The
School of Forestry here is the second
largest of its kind in the country.
The School of Education would be
taken care of in the third section of
the bill with an allowance of $300,-
,000,.f0r. a ...new.,,huildipg...„3. l le—l.CP.M.O.,
building now being utiliied by the
school was not originally built for a
college building, but for a fraternity
house, Hetzel pointed out. It has no
classroom facilities. - In addition, the
faculty offices are crowded.
The fourth part of the appropria
tion would give $BO,OOO for the con
struction, of new greenhouses and a
new poultry building. The present
College greenhouses are worn out,
the President stated. .
The President said that this ap
propriation would .not by any means
take care of all the housing problems
of the College. He said that the above
were all that could reasonably•be
es
pccted at once.
Perhaps one of the most pertinent
needs of the College is a new library.
I , ;:aimated cost for this structure is
$1,500,000, an amount that exceeds
the entire proposed appropriation.
Because of the financial draw at the
present time on the State treasury,
it would he impossible to receive such
a sum at the present time, he as
serted.
lie pointed out that the agricul
tural engineering curriculum needs
a building, not having any room at
all at the present time. The wings
originally planned for Main Engi
neering are also a necessity. The
foundation for the south wing of the
building is already built.
Another needed building is a chem
istry structure opposite Pond Labo
ratory to help complete an 11-shaped
chemistry quadrangle. The present
Chemistry Amphitheatre was con
structed as a temporary — uuilding.
A central wing for the present
Mineral Inds•tries building is also
regarded as a necessity in certain
sources.
But, the President stated, there is
no hope of procuring all these HMS
skies at once. The passage of the
present request by the Board of
Trustees would greatly relieve the
burden being borne by many schools,
he said.
Bob Higgins To Speak
At P. S. Club Meeting
Coach Bob Higgins will be the
guest speaker at the regular meeting
of the Penn State Club on February
.1 in 1.0001 105, Old Main, at 8 o'clock.
Coach Higgins will show movies of
the Pitt and Penn games and will des
cribe the action.
Prof. Edward J. Nichols. of the
department or English Composition,
will conduct a "jam session" composed
of musicians from Bill Bottorf's Or
chestra as part of the club's program.
A "dorm dancing" schedule for club
members will be announced at the
meeting.