1i a e m i z Ail,r, e: e k 1 y ... . 2 Cryies • ESTABLISHED . .- ~, 0 -, ..,, , , , ,, d ._,.: '::: :,, , , .. 7 7 , , ' , rutt #ittfr • (: ; ' 1: 4: . ?:!c - "ruittg 4 frititte. . 1904 ' '727 3 5 --'' Volume 33,—N0. 40 fARE::::: . ASKS-. 75069.6 ; 500:.:',:f0R,.-.i.COLLEGE BUILDINGS Board Hears New Beaver Field Plans To Add More Stands, New Score Board For Next Fall Ahletic Advisors Plan For Varsity Banquets Future improvements on New Bea ver Field, football sehedules'_for the next three years, plans for entertain ment of freshman athletes prior to the opening of College, and provision of funds for a banquet for the var sity squad in each sport were the principal matters discusded at the meeting of the Athletic Advisory Beard Saturday morning. Neil Fleming, graduate man ager 'of athletics, announced that a $5,900 score board would lie. erected in time for football season next fall. Another section will be added at each end of •the present East Stands this year and next -year the same stands will be enlarged. By that time the! permanent seating capacity will be 16,000. Robert E. Morini '37, president of the Athletic Association, presented a report prepared by the student,mem hers cf the board to deal with the question of the: care - and •entertain ment of .freshman athletes who are brought to:State College .before, tbe regular-Ereshman,-Week—program. : is under way. Under this report,,Ti sponaibility for this 'would be vested in the. president of the Athletic As sociation.' Plans were presented as to the best method of dealing with the problem. Osterland Proposes Banquet The Board adopted a report of Frank A: Osterlund, senior class pres ident, which called for an item in the athletic budget of approximately $3OO to pay for a banquet for the members of the varsity squads of each sport at the close of their ceasons. ' Football - schedules for 1937, 1938, and 1939 were discussed by Mr. Flem ing:The present series of games with Bucknell, Cornell,. Lehigh, Pennsylva nia, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse will be continued through those seasons. ,Lafayette, Maryland, and Gettysburg will be added for one or two games during this period and in 1939 pres ent' plans call for, a game with the Army. The seine season will; prob.' obly.see Pittsburgh playing here. Cochrane Named Chairman Dr. Elwood •C. Davis reported on the work of the School of Physical Education and Athletics in adopting a more - extensive outdoor progrim and putting physical education on an elective basis. Robert Cochrane of Pittsburgh was unanimously elected as chairman of the Board to succeed William Wray, who resigned from the body. Faculty Members Differ in Opinions On Proposed Current Events Course Several times during the past sem ester, opinions were raised as to the possibility or desirability of the 'in stituting of a regular class in current events. On receiving the letter con tained in the "Letterbox" of this is sue, the COLLEGIAN made a survey of faculty opinion. Excerpts and con tents from interviews regarding this issue are herein contained. • Louis H. Bell, of the department of journulism,• answered the interview er: "Penn State students need a good course in current events more urgent ly than they suspect. Because the College is like a little republic shut off from the world outside, the aver age student, I believe, does not con cern himself seriously enough . with daily happenings and their important significances.. "HC 'knows the hours Louie Arai strong and Band are expected to ar rive but may be completely surprised to learn' that a serious steel strike impends and may throw a half mil lion men out of, work. When you men tion CIO, SEC, and NLRB the aver eke student 'uh-huh' you and creep slowly toward the XIT." Prof. A. itowry Espenshade, of the department of Englkli ••cmpositivn, Head Senior Ball Committee MAX P. REEDER '37 Co-chairmen of Senior Rail, who dance will beheld neat Monday. announced that booth drawings for the Louis . Armstrong has been engaged to play for the dance which will he held in Roc hall on Friday, March 5. Independent Clique of Junior Class States Party Platform "In order to stimulate and arouse the independent men in an• active in terest and participation in student governmental affairs, to increase the efficiency of collegiate politic.:, to foster and perpetuate the ideals and principles of equal participation of all classes, of ' students, and to provide $468:73 Collected To Aid Rhoda '37 Student Board. Sponsors Funds Campaign; Osterlund '37 Praises Societies Collections =bunting to 5468.73 were made between the halves of the basketball game Saturday night to aid William P. Rhoda '37, injured Lion football and mit star, now in the Centre county hospital recuperat ing from burns sustained early in September while on a State College construction job. • Frank A. Osterlund, senior class president, said that Student Board, the organization which sponsored the funds campaign, was pleased with the cooperation of. the student body as well as the amount of money taken. He pointed out that more funds would have been available had there been more time for collections. Oster lund also praised the campus hat so cieties for their collection of the money. The funds were secured after a short address over the amplifying sys tem by Richard E. Hcyl, vice-presi dent of the, senior class, in which •he pointed out the immense expense in volved in bringing about Rhoda's re covery. said: "The instructor of such a course should be unbiased as to his inter- pretation of the new,..." Dr.*ltay H. Dottcrcr, of the department of philos ophy, replied: "I believe such a course should be, an elective. one with no credits for taking it; it shouldbe open to those who are interested in gaining more knowledge of the times." Dr. Will, G. Chambers,, dean of the School of Education,, believes that such a course 'would/ be a practical application of laws and -principles learned in such a course as political science which would be of undoubted eirucational value to the students with three credits" as a minimum. Arthur R.' 'Warnock, dean of men, stated: "Theoretically, a course of this type is all right, but practically, it would have much opposition to overcome. To get a man who has a broad enough knowledge to treat each of the current happenings adequately would be a big job in itself. Current events should have a place in the his tory, political science, and economic 'courses that are now offered." Dr. Jacob Tanger, or the depart ment or history and political science, (CoutilwoW nq mul" in") STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1937 CHARLES J. CHERUNDOLO '37 for the independent following of a meritorious and democratic action; we—the independent men of the class cf 1938 of the Pennsylvania State College—do associate ourselves to gether and establish this platform of ,the Independent Party." With this us its preamble, the Cons , mittee at Urge of the Independent Party of 'the class of 1938 unanimous lt..Passed, their, , "platfoymlL'toif,-the impending 'spring election at a meet ing Sunday afternoon: The ',commit tee-at-large "is composed of twenty five members, representing a much larger group of non-fraternity stu dents; Robert J. Baxter '37, one of the organisers of the party stated, and the platform was ratified by the committee members' constituents be fore' paMnge by the Committee. The platform continues: "If elect ed to office we pledge ourselves to ac complish the following issues, and our duly nominated officers are bound to this platform in the coming clalii ' elections: "1. To keep the student body in formed through open meetings and news releases of all activities carried on throughout the campaign and if elected we will maintain an 'open hand' policy in regards to all appoint ments and class expenditures. "2. To inaugurate faculty advice and counsel for 'student political par ties. • "3. To modify and change election rules, to clarify the whole matter of collegiate elections ... We will strive to establish proportional representa tion . "4. The establishment of a Student WelA'are Committee to cooperate with the College administration and the ether classes of the College in re gard 3 to such matters as ... N.Y.A. jobs ..." etc. • "5. Class gifts . can be appropri ated in such useful manners as schol arships; loan funds, or hospital aid. Student opinion will decide through open meetings or a class poll. - Establishment of a non-profit clearing house for books under the direction of the Student Union. "7. To use our influence to assure fair treatment to all candidates 'for athletic managerships, captaincies, and elections to other student activi ties: "8. To . provide a poll of the student body in choosing 'big dance' orches tras; publicity in regards to all com mittee actions . "O. To lower prices for student dan cal. By drastically reducing the so called 'comp' list, the cost per ticket could 'be reduced and at the same time the present basis for political ma chines would be Malinke& "10. We pledge our candidates to lower• the cost cf. Lion coats . "U; 'We would also endeavor in ev ery way to give greater publicity to the expenditures of class funds . Candidates, Baxter said, will be chosen by 'an open meeting of all non fraternity men to be . held at a future date not yet decided upon. Baxter ,stressed the "need - for democracy in Student 'government" and advocated change from the "hollow mockery of elections on purely 'personality' grennds." 27th *Annual L. K. Lecture Group ~Opens Spain, SpaniahTeople Chosen foigopic • Of '37 SOiies Tschan Will Eyesent Ist Lecture Tonight Dr. Francis J.-Tschan,of the de partment of history and political sci ence, will present the first of a series of five lectures of the'T*Wenty-seventh annual Liberal Arts: Lecture Course in Home Economics. auditorium to night from - 7 until 8 &Clock.. • The 1037 lectures will, discuss Spain and the Spanish people, their prob lems through the tenttiries, and the presmit-day crisis. Dr.4Tschan's topic will. he ",The Decline of Spanish Greatness." Dr. Tschan will attempt—to refute the popular reascni given for the de cline of Spain. from a World power in the sixteenth century to a revolu tionized country today. Many have said the decline was due to the ex pulsion of the Jews . and Moors and the' Inquisition. Money a Ciuse ACcording to Dr. Tschan's reason ing, the Spanish decline was caused by early colonization-early because the home industries weren't ready for colonization, since colonies are indus try censuming. Another reason of Dr. Tschan's is the disturbance 'of Spanish prices. by the'gold and silver flow from America. ' The remaining Icctui•es on the Lib eral—Ai& SefleS - :` lif/fide .4 "Sfianish America," by Dean. Frank D. Kern, of the Graduate School; "Goya: The :Mirror of Spain," by Francis E. Hys lop, fr., of the department of archi tecture; "Fray: Lids de Leon and Spanish University. Life," by Dr. Harrison H. Arnold,. of the depart ment of romance languages; and "The Background of• the . Present Situa tion," by Prof. Arthur H. Rcede, of the department of economics and so ciology. Erb Drops Dead Of Heart Attack Professor Dies While at Work; On Faculty for 29 Years; Graduated in 1901 Prof. Edward S. Erb, formerly of the School of Agriculture, and prom inent in the agricultural experiment station work, dropped dead while at work at 2:15 o'clock Friday after noon. Death was attributed to a sud den •hcait attack. He 'was 59 years old. A resident of State College his en tire life and a graduate of the Col lege in the class of 1901, 'Erb vas a member of_ the faculty for twenty nine years. He had been employed as an industrial chemist eight years be fore joining the staff of the School of Agriculture. He had been in charge of analysis and chief meteorologist since 1925. Erb was particularly active in 1.0.0. F. work in State College; hold ing the presidency of that group's Hall Association at• the time of his death. He was rho a• trustee of the State College ledge mid had charge of the degree teams of both the Odd Fellows and the State Lady .Rebekah Lodge. 'His work carried him into research es on the Hine' resources of Pennsyl- Vanin, soil sampling, and investiga tion of the residual potash in loam soil and the compcsition of galvanized wive fencing. He is survived by • his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Ivan A. Looker, of Harrisburg, and Gladys, of Philadel phia; one son, John of State College; and one sister, Mrs. Mary Campbell, of Pontiac, 111. Services were held yesterday in the Lutheran church, Burial was in the Branch cemetery. Players Plan, Dance The Pefin •State Players will 'hold an informal dance in Recreation Hall March 20, it was announced today. Tickets will be priced-at, $1 per cou ple. As yet, an orchera has not been selected. Primary To Select Co-ed Candidates WOmen To Hold Initial Poll in Old Main . . Tomorrow March 3 Scheduled For Final Elections Primaries for women's elections will be held in tae Old Main lobby to morrow from 8 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock in the aftCrnoon. All woman students at•e urged to vote in placing the officers for W.S.G.A. and W.A.A. and to choose the May Queen . and Freshman Attendant to the May Queen. In the. primary election, every vo ter is to vote for two people for each office cf W.S.G.A. and W.A.A., and to mark two preferences for May Queen and Freshman Attendant. Be cause there are only two nominees for• the office of vice-president of W.S.C.A., it. will not be necessary to vote for that office until final elec tions, which are to he held on Wed- 1 nesday, March 3. The class senators are to be voted upon only by members of the class whom .they are to represent. The town senators will be elected by the town women only, and these women will also vote for the senator who is to represent their particular clas.. A new system of open nominations was installed this year, which is hoped to prove a successful means of raising the interest of all women in student! government and in the ath 7 , 'lctic board. Thise3;steM' gfves . women an opportunity to place in candidacy those whom they consider capable of filling the positions. Open nominations were made at a mass meeting last week, at which time each candidate for office was introduced and her activities. explained. Council Approves Osterlund's Plan Representatives of 50 Campus Organizations To Discuss Government Change "To reorganize student government on a mere active and democratic ba sis," Student Council last week ap proved the proposal of President Frank A. Oste'-lund to call a meeting of representatives from all 'campus clubs and organizations to 'discuss the matter. Letters: containing; details of this proposal and an outline of Men's Stu dent Government arc now being sent out to about fifty clubs. Osterlund will call the meeting some time within the next two weeks. Although only arida' organizations have been in vited, the meeting will be open to anyone interested. Issues Listed The letter also contained sugges tions for revision. One .of the most drastic of these called for .smaller dance committee 3, working under the supervision cf the Student Council. This would mean n great reduction in the number of complimentary tickets. Another suggestion, made earlier in the year also by Osterland, was for "the election of candidates for class and Student Council offices on the basis of definite platform issues.". Some of those which the Council thought might well be u.zed were these: 1. Revision of Tribunal. 2. tstablishment of an all-College cooperative book store. 3. Establishment or a 'central em ployment bureau. 4. Reduction in the duties of Sen ior Class President. Although a number of groups have felt the need for revision of the pres ent partially-outmoded system of stu dent government, this is the fmt den eife step that has actually been ta ken tc. , do something, Oste•lund told the Council. He also announced that he intended calling a meeting of the entire senior class shortly in order to discuss such matters as the class gift, alumni organization, and other ;mbjects. Governor Includes Sum In Program Submitted To PWA for Approval Hetzel Issues Statement; Confidence Felt Here That Structures Will Be Built From $70,000,000 Promise to State This College's vast building prOgram received impetus Friday with the inclusion of a $5,696,500 institutional improvement section in the request tendered the Federal Public Works Administration by Governor George H. Earle after that organization had promi'ied the state a $20,000,000 grant and a /eon up to $50,000,000. ' Inclusion of the allotment for the Cellege created confidence here today that the lcng-hoped-for buildings on the campus would be a reality soon. President Ralph D. Reuel, jubilant at the announcement, released the following statement in regard to priority of structure: "The College is in sericus need of buildings in excess, of $10.000,000. .*This need has been brought to the attention of the officers of the state. No other order of priority for build ings ha= been established nor will it be until we know• more exactly what amount will be 'available. Until we twelve more definite . information, which we are new awaiting, we will be unable to decide what buildings to construct." Editorial Candidates Meet Tonight at 7:30 Candidates for the editorial staff of the Cot.r.Emmc will meet in Room 405, Old Main, for the second in structional meeting tonight from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock. Louis H. Bell, of the journalism department, will speak en the program. Additional candidates may join the group at this time. This meet ing will be followed by two more in the series, after which candidates will begin actual work. Tour Plans Made For Boxing. Meet Group of Students Will Attend' Syracuse Intercollegiates; Donovan in Charge Special through buses to the bzxing intercollegintes at Syracuse March 12 and 13 are being run by the Hotel State College Travel Bureau in con junction with Student Union. The fare will be $8.15 for a round-trip, as compared With the regular price of $10.45. Two buses are being planned at present. One will leave State College an March 12 at 10:30 o'clock and will arrive at Syracuse in time for the preliminary bouts that evening. The second will leave at 7:30 o'clock on Match 13 and will arrive in time for the semi-finals and finals. If there is a further demand, more buses will be added. . Reservations Needed Reservations, for seats may be made immediately with George L. Donovan '35, Student Union manager, who will conduct the trip. There are thirty-three seats available in each Greyhound bus. A deposit of $2.00 will be required, but this may be re turned if so desired. Tickets must be completely paid for by March 8. Hotel reservations for a party of ten or more may be made at a reduced rate at either the Hotel Syracuse or Hotel Ononandago, Donovan announ ced. Tickets for the boxing meet may also be roerced, with the price for the three performances estimated at $2.50. Students or faculty members wish ing to make reservations may do so either at Student Union or 'at the Hotel State College. State Represented by 7 Delegates In Youth Pilgrimage to Washington Seven students, representing the Penn State chapter of the American Student Union, returned today from a three-day stay in Washington, where they joined with 3,000 young people in petitioning congress and the President for the pasiage of the American Youth Act. At an evening meeting On Friday, the delegates were addressed by Sen ator Lundeen, Representatives Mave rick, Voorhis, and Coffee, the propon ents of the bill in Congress. Several leaders of the American Youth Con gress, the sponsoring organization, were also heard at that meeting. On Saturday morning the delega tions paraded from Cimitol 11111 to the White !louse to hear the sched uled address by President Roosevelt COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE. CENTS Many Buildings Considered became known last month that ; the College had petitioned the Gov ernor for money with which to curry out a $1,120,000 building program that was regarded as "extremely ur gent and necessary." Under that request $300,000 was asked for a new School of Education building, X 40,000 was asked for the completion of the Liberal Arts build ' ing, $200,000 was asked for a new Forestry. building, and A request .of. '$80:00 n'Or i ngs Ito be used in poultry and horticulture research. Eresident 'Hazel, at that 'time, also told the Board of Trustees of the desirability of eleven other buildings, one of them probably being a new College Library. Hinged on Federal Government. It was realized some time ago that the possibility of the buildings being built hinged entirely on Earle's suc cess with the federal government in the matter of PWA allotments. With the granting of the money to the .. , tate Friday, therefore, officials were prone to regard the entire affair op timistically. Governor Earle had delayed his budget message to the State Legisla ture since February 1 in order to be able to include the provisions that are now possible through the federal aid. A.'swift moving of bills through the legislature is expected by informed sources in Washington. There is no indication yet as to how much of the allotment will go through and be used for buildings here, nor when work on any of the structures would begin. Bill BOttorf To Play At All-College Dance An all-Cellege informal dance, fea turing Bill Bottorf and hi; orches tra, will be held by Student Union Saturday night in the Armory after the Wisconsin boxing meet. Genevra C. Ziegler 'B7 and John son Brenneman 'B7 are co-chairmen of the dance. The committee Mc ludes Georgia 11. Powers '3B, Ross I'. Shaf fer '3B, Russell G.- Gchn '3B, and Janus A. Babcock 'B7. Admission will be seventy-five cents per couple, and checking n•ill be free. and to present the petitions gathered by the , youth organizations. The President was unable to speak, but met with a group of student leaders later in the day. At that meeting, he expressed his sympathy with the youth movement, but would not offer a definite opinion on the youth act. Be stated that the National Youth Administration aid would be contin ued beyond June 1. Blfo•ts were made by the local dele gation, consisting of Leon „M. Lurie 's7, Clifford J. Sager '37.'ilenry Smith '3o, , Cordon K. 'tern 'lO, Fred B. Jacobson 'sB Sylvia M. Etter '4O, and Robert J. Itutmun '3O, to inter view the Pennsylvania Congressman. Because of the holiday only Repre sentatives Faddis and Daly were available.
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