Semi-Wc'ekly* , . ESTABLISHED tit . rgitittii. 1904 ' • 41 ' I r . • _ Volume 33—No. 36 `Bob' Crosby Breaks Senior Ball Contiact Agency Forfeits $3OO As Group Accepts Chicago Bid. Date Change Discussed Along With New Band Late yesterday afternoon, the Sen ior Ball committee was without a band for, its. (lance scheduled for March' 5. Saturday morning word was received from the - Rockwell-o'- Keefe Agency of New York that Bob Crosby, who had been' signed for the dance - about a month ago, would not be able to fulfill his contract. ' Since that time Co-chairman Charles Cherundolo _and Graduate Manager of Athletics Neil N. Mem ing have been in contact by phone with several booking agencies in New York. About a dozen bands in the! necessary price range of MO to $l,-! . 000 dollars are available, but so far none of these have been completely satisfactory. ; May Change Date Bob Crosby; who was_to play here for sno, Was offered an engagement last week at the Congress Hotel in Chicago. His 'contract here would have prevented hint from accepting that offer, so his booking agent paid the committee here $3OO for a re lease. This money will be used either to get a higher-priced band than the original budget called for or will be added to the income front the dance. While an attempt will be made to hold the dance on March 5, the date ! may be changed to the 12th or 10th in order to get .a mole satisfactory or- thesira. Among those now being eon ,.sidered are. Louis Armstrong, :.Hud •;,:Fon:•DeLimge-V,Clyder.ideCoi,•,^lna4,Ray, 'Hutton, Johnnie ..Hanip, and, Russ Morgan. Passage of Youth Act Is Stressed By Zern '4O Speaking before a group of 90 members and guests of ,the American Student Union' in room 415, Old Main, on Sunday afternoon, Gordon K. Zern '9O, stressed the Importance of immediate student action for the passage of the American Youth Act. "The American Youth Act is an act designed to'provide adequate aid: and employment for all youth ,be-I . the ages of 16 and 25. It auH thorizes the federal government to provide for the payment of all fee; of needy students in high schools and colleges," stated Mr. Zern, in outlin ing the provisions of the bill. Describing the necessity for the passage. of the bill as being one of immediate stringency, Mr. Zern quot ed liberally from the report of Au brey Williams, executive director of the National Youth Administration. The total applicittions received by the aid administration for the corn ing year are '215,334, of which but 98,995 have been acted upon favorab-I "The inadequacy of a student 'id wlr forced to :t 2.17 r aid which is _ ..,, to reject 5.17 ap plications for every 1 accepted are obvious. . "Many institutions, beset by calls for help four or five times greater than they are able to meet, have at tempted to spread the benefits fur ther by reducing the rate of pay per student. , This has been, of dubious value; since in practically no case is the wage from N.Y.A. adequate to do more than supplement whatever oth er funds he may have. These quota tions," continued Mr. Zern, "taken from the report of the N.Y.A. direc tor, show beyond • doubt the inade quacies of N.Y.A. and—the necessity for the American Youth Act." At the conclusion -of the meeting, tentative plans were laid for the sending of a mass delegation to Washington at the time of the hear ings on -the bill. The pilgrimage to the capitol is being sponsored by the American Youth • Congress, an orga nization representing approximately a million and a half American youth. Keller Moves Office J. Orvis Keller, assistant to the president in charge of extension, has moved his offices from Engineering F to the presidential suite. Cramped in his Old quarters, Keller's office was - moved to further facilitate his work with President Ralph D. Hetzel. Musicians on Charles Naegele, pianist, and Georges Enesco, violinist, will present the• third number of the 1536-37 Artists Course progtam in Schwab audi torium Thursday at 8 o'clock. Naegele will open the program with Prelude and Fugue, D major by - Bach-flusoni. Andante, Minuet and Rondo,- by Mozart, will follow as Rnesco's first presentation. A Chopin series, including Prelude, opus 15; five etudes, opus, 10 and 25, in C sharp minor. A flat major, F major, A flat major, G flat major; and Ballade, opus 25, No. 1, will be :Naegele's second number. Enesco will close the program with Pugnani's ,Largo espressivo; Bagatelle - in Roumanian Style by Scarlatescn ;; La Fontaine d'Arelhuse (from "Mythes") by Szymanowski; and Tziganc, by Ravel. S.U. To Sponsor Valentine Dance Syracuse, State Boxing Teams Guests at Annual Affair; 'Townsend Will Play Members of the Syracuse and Penn State boxing teams, 'which will meet here• Saturday, will be the guests of Student Union at the annual Valen tine dance to be held in the Armory Saturday from 9 until 12. The ring men will be introduced during inter mission. . Music will be provided by Newell Townsend and his orchestra, with vo cal offerings by Doris. S. Mauch '39. As, an added attraction, members of the land .will put on a ,jam session iduring intermission: ',• ,', i , Student Union Will. inaugurate a ,- ziectiatorn;tit , the-Aralentinelancer. Since it is impossible . to decora te either the Armory or Recreation hall because of expense, *omen will be re r (mired. to-wear semi-formal .gowns in I order to soften the atmosphere. Men will go informally. Faculty guests of Student Union will be Dean and Mrs. Arthur R: Warnock, Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. - Hummel Fish- burn, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence 0. Wil-i hams, .Mr. and Mrs. Hugh R. Riley! jr., Mr. and Mrs. Earl Edwards, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Bell. Jean H. Schantz '37 and Frank A. Osterlund '37 head the committee in charge of the dance. The committee, includes George A. Hacker '37, Rus: sel G. Gohn '3B, Allan I. Smith '37, Johnson Brenneman '37, and Lowell M. Boorse '37. Fuchs Reads Article At M. I. Conference Dr. Walter M. Fuchs, of the. depart ment of fuel technology, read a pa per on "Coal Constitution and the Coking Process" at the annual winter meeting of 'the Eastern States Blast Furnace and Coke Oven Association in Pittsburgh, Friday morning. Because of illness, Dr. A. W. Gau ger, director of mineral industries re search, who collaborated with Dr. Ftichs in writing the article, was un able to attend the meeting: Players Celebrate 17th Year With `School for Scandal' "School for Scandal" will commem orate the seventeenth anniversary of the Tenn State 'Players. The period comedy, which will be given in Schwab auditorium Friday and Sat urday at 8:30 o'clock is the third pre sentation of the season for the Play ers. Pounded us a training schcol for many persons now connected with the legitimate stage or engaged in other dramatic work, the Players staged a large ,variety of plays and traveled throughout the state with their productions:, Prof. Arthur • C. Cloetingh, of the division of dramatics, has been con nected, with the Players since the groups' organization seventeen years ago; , Prof. Frank 3. Neusbium, of the division of, dramatics; and Prof. David D. Mason, of the department of romance - languages, have aided Prof. Cloetingh with directing the many . shows. Among former members of the Players who have used the college dramatic organization 'as -a spring board to the legitimate theatre are Julius ('3l) • and Philip ('32) Ep stein, the pinywriting twins whose' STATE COLLEGE, PA., CHARLES NAEGELE Relief Campaign Will Close Today Flood Conditions Bring SVanish Drive to Finish; More . Fiinds Given to Society With today's final collection of clothing, the drive by the State Col lege Spanish Relief Committed is broUght to a close, E. Townsend Swaim '57, chairman of the Commit tee stated today. Although plans to contact all groups on the campus have not been completed, Swaim stated, they are being' abandoned - becatise of the present flood crisis. Several days after . it became appar ent. that the Ohio river flood was_ de veloping Bcri "Bill, secretary 'of the State .Col lege 'Red Cross' was contacted ',by a representative of the Spanish Relief Committee and all of the clothes which the Spanish Committee had collected were offered to the Red Cross for use in the flood' areas. Mrs. Hill declined the offer,. saying that there had been no appeal for clothes from the national headquarters. Funds col lected by the Spanish Relief Commit tee have. already been turned over to the American Friends of Spanish Democracy. in' New York City. . Medical 'Unit Sails for Spain , In bringing the drive to a close, Swaim said that many thanks for the comparative success of the drive was; due to the, interest of the students andl.to the loyal and unselfish work of members of the faculty. Dr. Alfred G. Ptindt, of the history depar:nent,l who acted as treasurer of the Coin- mittee, and served also as a speaker I for fraternity groups was particu tally , mentioned by Swaim for his hard work. As concrete evidence of how the money collected is being used, Bwalin pointed to newspaper clippings tell ing of 'the first medical unit outfitted by the American Friends which sailed for Spain January 17, 1937. The unit, as reported in the New York Times "!was composed of sixteen men and women with four ambulances and twelve tons of medical and • hospital supplies valued at $30,000." dean of the School of the Liberal play, "And Stars Remain" was Arts; Dr. Jabir Shibl, of the depart nro- I •• - - (laced on Broadway last fall by the ment of mathematics; Prof: Harold A. Eve . rett, and Prof.. Norman R. Theatre Guild. Julius is under con- I i Sparks, both of the department of tract as a scenario writer in Holly-1 mechanical engineering;,: prof. Will wood for Warner Brothers and Phil-1 iam R. Chedsey, of the department of in has a similar position with Met, mining; Prof. George H. Green, of ro-Goldwyn-Mayer. i the department of nature education; Barclay Leathern ?22,. another: Dr. Ray H. Dotterer, of the depart former Player, is head of the drama-' ment of' philosophy. . ties department at Western Reserve. Prof. F. Joseph Bedenk, Di. Elwood Harold W. Cohen '26 is dramatic ed- C. Davis, and William Jeffrey, all of itor and movie critic on the Pitts- the School of Physical 'Education and burgh Pod-Gazette. Charles Urqu- Athletics; Dr. Marsh W. White and hart is dramatic editor of KDKA and Dr. Henry L. Yeagley,' both of the Wayne Vernon' '34 is connected withidepartment of physics; Prof. James another broadcasting concern. I E. Shigley, of the department of pre- Kutzer Richards '36 now is ap- !veterinary; and Prof.' Joseph P. o'. pearing in "The Eternal Road," Tonylßrien, of the division of speech. Hardt s '3o' M the "Country- Wife,"j M. Ellen Burkholder, assistant to and Tony Ember '26 is connected! the dean of women; Dr. Carl E. Mar with the Group Theatre. Hardt is al-louardt, College examiner; Mrs. Neva so dramatic coach at the Hilda Spongj Morris, house mother of Grange dorm- School. and during the summer is: Rory; Charlotte E. Ray, dean of manager and director of the Road-1 women, and Arthur R. - Warnock, dean side Theatre, Washington. of men. Clayton Page '34 is with the Pas-i TownspeOple who will participate adena 'Community Playhouse, Ray- are the Rev. Donald W. Carruthers, mond Tyson '22 with the Cleveland the Rev. Edward M. Prem.., the Rev. CoMMunity Playhouse, and Oliver Robert A. Selby, Mrs.-Arthbr.K. An- Anderson '3O with a. repertory emu- dorson, Mrs., Donald W. Carruthers, pony in Washington.. mid Mrs Frank W. TiftliPr. . ißooseveles Judiciary Plans DiscUssed by 4 Professors . "Few will object: o the premises . • upon which Presidentqloosevelt's pro posed reform. of the, judiciary are based," declared JohM. H. Ferguson, instructor in the' dep4rtment of pol itical science, when 'iuterviewed con cerning the Chief Executive's judic ial proposals. "These premises were: first, consti tutional amendment iimpossible and would entail far-reaching and unpre dictable problems;' second, more lib eral interpretation' of' i the constitution is necessary; third; younger blood on the federal - courts is 'desirable; fourth, sneedier and less expansive justice is necessary and more' personnel on 'the supreme and- other:federal courts is; needed. "No student of,theil'oblent can dis pute the correctnessAthe,President's PSCA Arroges Fireside. Talks Professors, .Towri4people Will Speak to InfOrdal , Groups In Living . (enters Fifty-eight membeiS of the College faculty and five townspeople will de liver addresses at Fireside sessions in student living eenters.during the per ' iod between Februaryl'ls and March 15. Daniel R. .Grandy jr. '3B and 'Jessie L. Schminky..!3B head the com mittee in charge of the sessions which are being sponsored - by the Christian Association. Fifty-five of the sixty-two organ ized men's living centers have been scheduled for the - .i.'sessions while twenty-two of the thiity-two Women's organized , centers . participate. Eighty-four per cent of the organized student body will be.rcached. Faculty. -To-Speak Faculty members'who will ,speak iare' Dean 'Ralph • I;: . - , iWatts, of the School of AgriculturO'Dr:. Arthur K. Aiidersoriof -the'.6l,oiCaient - of itgri— !cultural and biological. 'chemistry; Prof. Helen M. Savard, -of the depart ment of- architecture; ' Benjamin R. I Harriman, of the department of chem istry; Elizabeth Z. Farrow, Gertrude I. Mobus, and Harry W. Seamans, all of the Christian AssOciation; Dr. ' Franklin B. • Kraussi. of the depart ment of classical languages; and Prof. Andrew A. Borland, of the depart ment of dairy husbandry.. Prof. Frank S..Neusbauni, of the division of dramatics; Ephraim Fis choff, Arthur H.' Reede, and Charles S. WYand, all of the department of economics and sociology; Prof. Fred Brown, Dr. Carroll D. Champlin, Prof., Mabel E. .Kirk, , Dr. William M. Lepley, Prof. Oliver P. Mcdsger, Prof. Floyd L. Ruch, Dr. Clarence Williams, and Prof. Mary J. Wy and; all of the department of educa tion and psychology. Others Listed - Prof. John S. Bowman, Prof. Rob ert E. Galbraith, Prof. Edward J. Nichols, and Prof. Joseph J. Rubin, all of the' department of English com position; Prof. Thomas D. Bowman, Dr. William S. Dye, -and Prof.' A. Pauline Locklin, all of the department of English literature; Dr. Joseph P. Ritenour, of the College health ser vice; John H. Ferguson,. Prof. Burke N. Hermann, Dr. Alfred G. Pundt, Prof. John P. Selsam, Prof. Sylvester K. Stevens, Dr. Jacob Tenger, and Dr. Francis J. Tschani, all of the de partment of history and political science. Dr. Roy D. Anthony and Prof. John R. Bracken, both of the department of horticulture; Dr. Charles C.-Wag ner, administrative assistant to the , FEBRUARY 9, 1937 analysis. His suggestions would re• suit either in the retirement of six justices of the court who are over seventy years of age, or increase the court's membership to fifteen. It can not be denied that this is a bald at tempt on the part of the Executive to obtain a more liberal interpreta tion of the constitution." Mr. Ferguson emphasized the point that "there is nothing dangerous in the President's -proposals, but the method smacks too much of personal government. The orderly method would be to exempt the present jus tices from. application of the seventy year age , limit and make it applicable to any new justices who may be ap pointed. This however would delay the President's program for which mandate was given in the recent elec tion. "Since there is nothing inherently dangerous in the proposals themselves, • I would vote for them as part of the price which must be paid for the con temptible lethargy of the late period of 'prosperity.' For liberals to do otherwise-would be to play into the I hands of fascistic reactionaries." 1 Expressing his opinion, Prof. Shel don C. Tanner, of the department of economics, said, "I feel in some re spects that the present members of the court aren't cognizant of the change in the scene. They view new legal problems from the experience of the past rather than the needs of the day. I am in sympathy with a possible change, since opinions have been in sharp conflict and disagree ment on' constitutional problems." , Prof. Joseph T. Law, of the depart- t meat of political science, stated: "I'm in favor of the President's reforms. It is a clever move, perfectly con stitutional and proper. It is not pack ing or an' attempt to unpack the court." , . Prof. S. K. Stevens, of the depart ment of history, expressed his opin ion as "favoring limitation of the power of the Tourt. I believe that congress should be given the power to override judicial decisions. The proposed reform for the federal dis trict courts is needed. • The addition of 'judges doesn't seem to reach the reale issue. I believe that...legislation limiting 5-to-4 decisions, or a require ment of a two-thirds vote of the court would be satisfactory." • `Collegian' Calls New Candidates Freshmen Aspirants To Hear Speakers at First Meeting Tonight at 7 Freshman candidates far the COL LEGIAN business and editorial boards may report to 405 Old Main tonight at 7:30 o'clock for the first of a brief series of meetings, Johnson Brenneman '37, editor, has announced. The candidates will be introduced to the members of the senior and jun ior boards, and a short course of pre paratory instruction will be outlined. Those interested in the editorial staff will be placed under the leader ship of Richard Lewis '37, feature editor, who will hold weekly classes. These meetings will be conducted for about a month when the candidates will receive definite beats Is, cover. News' coverage, news writing, and style will be emphasized in the short course. Brenneman said that the call for candidates Was issued later this year than ever before in the belief that Irma could be accomplished through brief preliminary meetings than through. a prolonged series of ses sions in which little practical work could be done. Women in Co-op Dormitories Slash Living Cost to $5.25 Thirty-four women students, living! fly spending only $5.25 weekly for at the Miles Street Dormitory and the 'room and board, each of the thirty- Co•ed Club, have slashed the cost of four girls is saving a minimum of $4 living for each individual to an aver- a week as compared to the amount age of $5.25 per week.. ' that women students here normally The girls pay $3.25 a week, for a pay. Girls who live in these "co-op" room and for the use of a cooking dormitories save at least $l5O during stove, refrigerator, and other kitchen a single college year, according' to facilities, and eat satisfactorily on an Dean Ray. additional $2 weekly for food, Char- I Some of the girls living in the two lotte Ray, (lean of women, report- !houses bring part of their food from ed today. , home and buy the remainder here. The first cooperative - living accom- During the three and a half years odations for women students were that the plan has been in operation provided here three and a half years they have found that their food costs ago and the second house followed u an average of $2 each week. year later. i The girls clean and take care of The two houses, one with twenty- I their own •bedrooms, but the house two residents and the other with management provides the service to twelve, ha've to date satisfied the de- take care of the living room and other mond for cheaper living among wo- rooms. Some of the girls form groups men students, but another such coop- of three or four and alternate in cook erative dormitory may be established ing meals, but ninny of them prepare if the need becomes manifest, Dean their food individually in order to be Ray said. . free for part-time jrth.. Hetzel Considered as Possible Successor to Frank at Wisconsin Wisconsin Bound? 7, - - I PRESIDENT It D. lIETZEL Gillespie To Talk On War Menaces sth LA Lecture To Take Place In HE Thursday at 4 O'clock; Stevens Gave 4th Dr. James E. Gillespie, of the de partment of history and political sci lenee, will deliver the fifth of the Lib eral Arts Lecture Series in Room 110 Home Economics Building, Thursday afternoOn at 4:10 o'clock. His subject will' be "The European War Menace arid' the SeUrch for SecuiitY:" In his talk Doctor Gillespie plans to trace the attempts which have been made to maintain peace us well as the growth of the European sore spots which have made war .seem im minent. Dr. William E. Butt, of the department of Economics and Soci elegy, will introduce the speaker. Pan-Americanism The abandonment of the United States Imperialist policy toward the Pan-American countries has been the first step in improving ou• relations with them, Dr. S. K. Stevens, of the department of history and political science. pointed out at the Liberal Arts lecture last Thursday. Dr. Stevens reviewed the history of the growing antagonism of Latin Amercia following the World War which was at its peak during the building of the Panama Canal when our militarization of the Caribbean countries was sanctioned under the guise of the Monroe Doctrine. Began Under Hoover He declared that our new policy began during Hoover's administration with the withdrawal of our marines from the Caribbean countrjes. It was strengthened under Roosevelt's "good neighbor policy" by his noninterven tion daring the Cuban rebellion. The Latin Americans were skepti cal about our new attitude even after the Conference at Montevideo when 'Secietary of State Hull scored by his diplomacy of treating the other dele gates as equals, he said. They doubted his endorsement of trade reciprocity and his official declaration of non intervention, he continued. COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS President . Named As 1 of 3 Potential Men • In AP Dispatch Regents To Interview Alumnus This Weekend I=l Students and faculty were surpris ed by an Associated Press dispatch last week which named President Ralph D. lletzel as one of the "three potential candidates most often men tioned Without official confirmation" to succeed Dr. Glenn Frank, recently ousted President of the University of Wisconsin. President Hetzel has made no state ment concerning this story but it is believed that he will be interviewed either here or in Harrisburg some time this weekend by the regents' ex ' ecutive committee which started east today. In addition to President Het zel the committee will also see War ren Weaver, of the no2kefeller Foun dation; Kirtley F. Mather. geologist; P. S. Wild, of Harvard; and Dr. Ned Dearborn, of New York University. The committee has already inter viewed about twenty-five prospects. Iletzel A IS'isconsin Alumnus Although mention of President 'Het zel as a possible candidate for the post at Wisconsin caused surprise here, it is natural that he should be considered for the job. In the first place he is a Wisconsin alumnus, al ways an important consideration when any university is filling a va cancy. In the second place he is known as a liberal, bat•has kept out of partisan polities. This would prob ably do much to make him acceptable the. LaPollette- administration .in Wisconsin. It is another question whether PITS- Went hietuel would be willing to leave his position here. His ten-year admin istration has been satisfactory to him and to the students and fac ulty. The many votes, gifts, and mes sages of appreciation which he re ceived recently upon the completion of his tenth year here are evidence of the esteem in which he is held. The' dismissal of Dr. Glenn Frank last month by an 8 to 7 vote of the Wisconsin Board of Regents was the most discussed event of the academie world in recent months. Friends of Frank insisted that he had been fired for purely political reasons and that liberal Governor Phillip LaFollette "packed" the Board, which is appoin tive. in order to get rid of him. Incompetence was the reason offer ed by the Regents for their dismissal of Frank and many liberals feel that this action was justified. In addition Frank often entered actively into pol itics and for a time was mentioned as a possible presidential candidate. Course Offered 'Bell' Business Candidates Candidates for the business ,talf of the Bell, undergraduate literary and opinion magazine, will meet in the lle// office, room 412, Old Main, this afternoon and tomorrow after noon at 4 o'clock, James D. Mothers 'IS, acting business manager, has an nounced. A course in magazine advertising and management will be offered to candidates for the business stall by special arrangement with the depart ment of journalism, Mothers said. The course will include principles of advertising layout applied to maga zine format and will be of special value to students interested in the advertising field. The course, for which any undergraduate is eligible, will be given without credit. Students wishing to enter the course may sign up today and tomor row and will be notified when instruc tion begins. The cour , e still be pre sented informally, with emphasis on practical application of theory 'pre sented. P. S. C. A. Receives Gift From 'Daddy' Groff George Weidman "Daddy" Groff presented to the "Penn State in Chi na" room a leather bound volume of photographs and poetry. The photo graphs, all of Chinese scenes, are Mr. Groff's own work. They are available in the P.S.C.A. rooms to anyone who would to sor thrm.
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