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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Successor to The Free Lance. established 1887
THE 111A.gAGINT: nnAmn
JOHNSON BRE/INT:MAN 'l7 ALAN L. SMITH '37
Editor Businesa Manager
E. TOWNSEND SWkLiil 'g7 KENNETH W. ENGEL '37
Managing Editor Advertising Milliliter
Plll h' S. lIEISLER '37 PHILIP A. SCIIWART7. '37
News Editor Promotion Manager ~
W. ROBERT GRUBB '37 GEORGE W. 31111) '37
Sparta Editor Circulation Manager
RICHARD LEWIS '37 IRWIN ROTH '37
.. Feature Editor Foreign Advertising Manager
hlsauttior Editor nil Issue
Remt Editor This Issue
Tuesday, March 2, 1937
CO-EDS TAKE THEIR STAND
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ate or that it does not reflect the opinion of the entire
women's student body.
Class elections for women are being held tomorrow.
If W. S. C. A. doubts our findings they can readily take
a similar poll at that time. It strikes us that such pro
cedure would be much fairer, more conclusive, and in
finitely simpler than relying upon "discussion groups"
in the various fraternities and dormitories. We are con
fident that such a vote would give results similar to our
TO,thwe who fear that abrogation of the present rule
might result in an orgy of drinking we point to the re
sults of the sixth question in the poll. Nearly two
thirds of those who drink do so only once or twice a
year or on big *reek-ends. WU believe that during the
phst several years social pressure has been a far more
effective deterant to co-ed drinking•than any rule has
been or could be. That presiure will be just as strong
without a rule
W. S. G. A. is 'supposed to represent the• women of
this College. It is expected to inform itself as to co-ed
opinion and act according to the wishes of the major
ity. That being the case we are unable to see why they
should not take immediate steps to have the present
rule against drinking abolished. •
. FOOD FOR COMMITTEE THOUGHT
THE ANNOUNCEMENT of a committee to study
the College Health Service is a definite step to
ward ward bettering the conditions there a plea heard
often in the columns of this paper and one expressed
by the student body in campus erections last spring.
The committee has set forth a 'smien-point program
of procedure which can be condensed into two main is
sues. The committee should primarily be finding out
whether existing conditions are entirely due to lack of
money and equipment, or Whether the are due to Dr.
Ritenour himself.
It is evident that the health facilities are not what
they should be, but the COTIEGIAN also believes that
hiring doctors by 'contract for, a flat salary over a per
iod of years is not conducive of good service.'
If Di•. Ritenour personnally administered to the 12,-
666 dispensary cases last semester, he received no more
money than if he administered to-two. There is a psy
chological "don't give a damn" factor bound to arise.
Dissatisfaction on the pert of the doctor with his
equipment and facilitiei has appeared suddenly. in the
past few years when he has been approaching an age
when he naturally would want to be "taken care of."
This dissatisfaction has been expressed by him when lie
was in the remarkable situation of both "being on the
fire" and having other "irons in it."
It would seem that health service might better be
administered by younger and more popular men—men
that are striving to get ahead medically, men that are
desirous of gaining experience to start a practice of
their own:
Physicians successful in private
_practice seldom go
in' for college health service contracts. Doctors hoping
to be successful elsewhere in the future would perform_
their duties vigorously for their own, good.
New men, new ideas, and alert service would re
sult from employing young men for short periodS of
time.
A building of a young physicians' staff of material
that does not-intend to remain with the:College for
ever, but . that,intends to :Strike out for itself,;wauld be
g«krangllAfor the ComMitte'e to consider when it
makei'jts reaommendations to the Peisident. •
FOR SENIORS ONLY
HAVE YOU EVER said to your room mate, "I'd
like to know what they do with all that money
. we pay out in elas.s dues?"
Have you ever wondered just what the Alumni As
sociation did and how you could become a part of it?
Have you passed some fellow on the campus and
wondered vaguely if he was one of your class officers?
if you've done any of these things or if, you are one
of the many who feel that the Class of 1037 should be
more than a name then you will want to attend the
class meeting tonight.
Of late there has been a feeling that student gov
ernment here is on the spot, that it is so out of contact
with the students that it can no longer act as their re
presentative. In calling tonight's meeting one of the
purposes is to discover whether or not there is enough
general interest to justify an attempt to make student
government more democratic. A good turnout at to
night's meeting will mean thatgovernment here can be
more than empty, hollow form. It Will mean that more
meetings will be held and the members of this year's
senior class will have a vote and voice in deciding such
things as the Class gift and class honors.
Ig only a few show up it will simply help to confirm
the general opinion that student just don't give a
damn. It will give strength to the politician's claim
that if he doesn't "run student government no one else
will be enough interested in it to do so."
IN INAUGURATING a series of informal after-
noon dances the Men's and Women's Student Boards
are attempting to remedy one of the most difficult of
the campus social problems. In a student body as large
as ours, especially when the proportion of men is so
high, it is natural that most of the social contact be
t Ween men and Women . will be in the conventional "dat
ing" mold. There is a definite need for some means by
which this contact will he open to a larger number and
will he less fornialized in nature. These dances are an
attempt to solve the problem. If they are successful
there is no doubt that a more extensive program will
be tried.
"The Sandwich Shop Swing:"
You and you who are getting just the least bit
tired, not to say calloused, with wasting the rest of
that afternoon in a Corner 'loom booth will now have
the opportunity of dancing to the strains of such ex
hibitionists as "Satchmo" Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey,
(recordings, you each afternoon, of all places,
the'Sandwich Shop.
__Jerome 'Weir - stein '3B
_Woodrow W.r Dietly .38
As far as we can figure out there are not ulter
ior motives behind the plan in spite of its being the
brain child of the W. S. G. A.—Student Board com
bine. Each and every afternoon front 3:30 to 5, by
a Simple twist of the wrist, the Sandwich Shop will
be converted front a common hash-jernt to a State
College equivalent of the Paradise Cafe. The plan,
we understand, goes into effect tomorrow afternoon'
and just to make sure that everybody feels right at
home the Cwens, bless their hearts, have. martyred
themselves to act :IS ' hostesses . You'll know them
by their ducky red' oats, or pink button holes or what
ever their official insignia is. Just go right up to
them and ask 'em to dance—they're really awfully
nice....
This sudden deep concern for the hitherto neglect
ed lighter side of student life leaves us 'agape, so tO
speak. Not to be outdone by the student governments,
the Penn State' Club is inaugurating a "Saturday
Nite Club," to have its gala opening March 1,3. Ac
cording to the prospectus there will be dancing,
drinking (soft, don't be silly), card games and maybe
a spot of Bingo. For Locust Lane and Campus poli
ticians, the management has arranged a table of
Monopoly. Admission: Co-eds and Ladies free, gents
10c.
We understand that the committees for both the
afternoon affairs and the Sat. Nite Club have gone
to great expense in providing a novel imitation brick
floor for the benefit of the dancers.
Ho Hum:
Our "constant reader" Hum Fishburn mails
"I cry "Uncle". Enough is enough!
First, the MANIAC grossly exaggerates, say
ing that "Hummel Fishhurn is posted at local eating
establishment for an unpaid bill of 30 cents"—or
words with that meaning. Let MANIAC report such
events correctly or not at alt True, the local eating
place, true the forgotten 30-cent hill, true the un
paid, true the posted. but MANIAC erred. The name
on the delinquent list was not Hummel Fishburn.
but HUM Fishburn.
"Second: To CAMPUSEER: I am a busy man,
what with, professional and extra-curricular duties.
Willing am I to assume debts of 30 cents; unwilling
am I, to act as a member of the Varsity Debating
'ream: In the first place it would take too much time
from my teaching schedule; furthermore my good
friend John Henry and his associates wish, I am
sure, to keep the name of the debating squad free
from the taint of professionalism: even in their
closest contest the debaters would not stoop to the
use of a "ringer". Furthermore I have for two years
shaved with an electric razor (Schick) which does not
require the use of shaving soap.
,(adv.)
"Please, Mr. P., ditor, take it upon yourself to see
that I don't have to take over the additional duties
of running the meat market."
To inveterate reader of Time "Letters" Hummel
.Fishburn, the MANIAC apologizes for CAMPY'S
inconceivable, unintentional, unforgiveable misrepre
sentation.- Campy erred! NOT "Hummel Fishburn
hut Raymond Paul Fishburne '39. cieludely shaved
with tooth paste on rthe bat debate trip. Tall, brown
suited, breaker of co-ed hearts, music prof. Fishburn
errs himself, however, in ascribing to the MANIAC
the first item. NOT the MANIAC, but CAMPY it was
who mis-quoted the now-paid 30e bill. Let splitter
of-hairs Fishburn check up, on, his own facts. Re the
Meat Market: short, bald-pated; acid tongued, rabble
rouser, C: Samuel Wyand has already completely,
competently, definitely taken it over. See page twen
ty-one, next issue -of Froth. (adv.)—MANIAC.
Drippings:
Speech prof. Clayton Schug, assisted by two
members of the gal's debate team, talked Fahrcr
Leitzeli out of an overtime parking fine, the other
day . . . Hughie orchidaceous and utterly
feminine 'frau nearly knocked out the gent sitting in
front of her during the Soose-shrdlu." bout Sat .. .
Soc. prof Waller was the proud recipient of a bou.nc
'ing valentine now named Robin .(it's a' girl) . . .
'Engaged:. Rathleen . .Noerr &Eddie Roth . . . En
friged:' torn Hamilton & Dotty Lutz; because their
names were omitted from Camp Y's Gift-exchanger's
List.
M., W. Jr.
OLD MANIA
i•riN gI'ATZ;
253 Enroll . Late;
Assessed $.5 Each
Financial Excuses Top List With
35; 28 Give Bad Health;
S Claim Accidents
Bursar Russell E. Clark said today
that 253 students had been' fined $5
each for failure. to register for the
second semester during the first two
days of registration week. Of this
total, 236 were undergraduates, ten
were graduate students, and seven
were special students.
But 156 students appealed their
lines,' Clark said, 140 of which were
granted. Late registrants were au
tomatically fined when they enrolled.
Those wishing to appeal their cases
were instructed to write their reasons
and submit them to the Bursar for
approval within•twenty-four hours.
Finance Trouble Heads Reasons
Financial 'difficulties headed the
list of reasons for late enrollment
with thirty-five• persons giving this
reason. Other reasons were sianess,
28; death, 4; motor mishaps, 8; ar
ranging for summer work, .4; en
trance from other colleges, 4; and in
tramural transfers, 18.
Other reasons given for being late.
were transfer and reinstatement, 4;
delay at scheduling officers, 25; turn
ed away at Recreation hall, 10; work
ing, 5; and miscellaneous, 5.
Clark said appeals were granted
unless there was definite proof that
the excuses were untrue. An out
standing example, he pointed out, was
where a student changed the date on
a doctor's excute from 1936 to 1937 in
different handwriting and different
colored ink.
Campus Bulletin
Signia Delta Chi will .meet in 312,
Old Main at 7. o'clock.-
Five dollar deposits for Senior Ball
booths must be submitted at Student
Union office before tonight.
Red Wing'society seminar will meet
in 35, Education building at 7 o'clock.
Freshman Forum will meet in Heigh
Beaver room at
,7 o'clock..
SciphOincire • Seminar will hear a
panel discussion in Hugh Beaver room
at 8:10 o'clock.
THURSDAY
' Kappa Kappa will hc;id initiu
ion in 415; Old Main at'S o'clock.-
MISCELLANEOUS
Proofs of. the class section of "Lei
Vie" will remain available at Student
Union desk mhere seniors may check
their records.
DATE CHANGED
The date of , •the Gridiron Ban
:met, sponsored by Sigma Delta
Chi, professional journalism fra
ternity, has been changed from
Tuesday; March• 16 to Thursday,
March 18, it was announced today,
In order to coincide with plans of
State officials who expect to at
tend. •
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SChinelzle To Deliver
— Soc. Sciente Lecture
Prof. William K. Schmelzle of the
dephrtinent, of economics and sociol
ogy will deliver the eighth of the ser
ies of. Social Science lectures in the
Rome Economics auditorium, Thurs
day afternoon at 4:10 o'clock. 'Pro
fessor Schmelzle Will speak on "Re
cent Developments in Federal Tax
Legislation" and will explain the 1936
Revenue Act of the Federal Govern
ment, 'AS possible consequences deal
ing largely with the income tax, the
personal And corporate tax.
• Prof. Richard 11. Waters, of the de
partment of economics and sociology
talked on "Transportation Evolution
and its' Social Consequences" last
Thursday afternoon.
"Without adequate transportation,
progress is limited," Professor Waters
said. "Man, is condemned to social is
olation by the lack of transportation,
which festers the we-group against
the others- group. It breaks down.the
barrier of a social isolatiOn. It is
said that if the railroads had. run
north and south,. rather than•east and
West, there would have been no Civil'
War.", "Evolution," 'the speaker stat-'
ed, '"donates a continuous change in
transportation. It. has a • present, a
past, and a future: The future depends
on the past and on what, scientists
are able to invent. The • changes will
not be so technical, as economical.
Prices will be lower, wages higher,
and hours shorter in all industries.
There will be a greater mobility of
economic goods."
Test Rock Structure
For Girls' Dormitory
Test, holes are being drilled to de . -
termine the rock structure for the
foundation of the new girls' dormi
tory to be built on East College ave
nue, it was announced today by Fred
Hanson, of the department of grounds
and buirdings. -
Mr. Hanson stated that twenty-nine
holes will be drilled, eight'to reach a
depth of fifty feet 'and the others to
continue until twenty feet of solid
rock is located. This work is being
done in order to determine the Under -1
structure for the foundation and
approximate how much, rock will
have to be removed for the basement.
Senior Enll Mardi 5
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Kahn's Men's Shop
122 S. Allen St.
Debate Planned
'For Class of '4O
Freshriien To Diseuss Opinions
On Marriage Before 25
On $l5OO a,Year
. Edwin .K. Slats '3B and „Fred,.l; . .
Toting '3B will take the affirmative
and Edwin K. Taylor '39 and Ray.P.
Fishburne '39 the negative side in a
debate in Schwab auditorium at 8 o'-
clock tonight. Planned expressly for:
freshmen, the debate is' sponsored by
the Freshman Conimission and For
um of the Christian, association and
the Forensic council.
The subject to be discussed-is "Re
solved:. That a college graduate earn
ing $1550 a year should marry before
the age of 25."_ Prof. Joseph F. O'-
Brien, of the division of speech, will
be chairman.
Following the debate there will be
a forum; ,discustion with Professor
O'Brien taking charge. Opinions pro
and con. may be offered and members
of the teams. Will be asked questforis
Concerning the • topic. Ballots' will be
cast, by freslren and 'collected by the
ushers - et 'the door. The ballot con
tains eleven questions concerning - the
marriage topic and it is'hoped to ob
tain the general opinion of the fresh
man class , in this manner.
Members of the committee in charge
of the debate are W. Daniel Deibler,
chairman; Frank E. Zumbro jr.,
Sarabell Shinn, and Sybil A. Conant,
all freshme'n. Free tickets for ad
mission may be obtained
.from the P.
S. C.. A., members of the "Forensic
council, and at the Student Union
desk. ,
The local 'chapter , of Phi Sigma
Delta was recently awarded 'tho
Drummer Memorial cup fOr the 1935-
36 scholastic year. The cup is award
ed annually to the: chapter of the fra
ternity displaying general. excellente.l
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