ESTABLISHED • Semi- ee " t ot 0 _ tittr Tiattrigitt COMPLETE CAMPUS 1904 tr. COVERAGE Volume 33—No. 49 Board Makes Election Code Modifications Candidates To Present Platform Planks At Meeting Begin Voting April 26; Balloting Ends April 28 A drastically-changed election code was ipproved 'by Student Board shortly before the Easter vacation, Joseph F. Griffith, chairman of the committee, announced. The biggest change in the nine-ar ticle code was the mass meeting scheduled for 7:30 o'clock, Monday night, April 19, when' campaigning will officially open. At this meeting, randidatis will present the platform views of their party and say what they will do if elected.' Voting will begin at 12:30 o'cloCk Monday, April 26,. and will continue until 12:30 o'clock, •Wednesday, .April 28.. Frank A. Osterlund, senior class president, has announced thek two voting machines will be available for the polling in the first floor 'lounge, Old Main. • Petitions of the candidates must'.be presented to the elections committee by neon, April 12. A nominee for president.. vice-president, secretary, or ,treasurer of a class must present the signatures of fifty- voting mem bers of his class. He must enclose: a picture of himself ,with, his Petition. Student Council nominees must pre sent ten per cent of the voting mem bers of their class in'their particular school to be eligible to ran. All Can didates must be'approved by the dec-. tions committee and all must have at, least a "1" all-College.average. The electiOns committee , in another important change: froM the:Old'.proce; duce, will supply each clique of each' class with fifteen posters, .containing pictures of the main candidates and party platform Each clique, in ad dition, will be' permitted to spend $lO. for campaign purposes hoWever it sees fit. Another 'change from last year will find no electioneering in Old Main. Only meinbers of the elections coib mittee and voters will be permitted in Old Main. Violation of this rule, will penalize the offending clique two votes with each succeeding violation-doub ling the penalty. Voting will be upon. presentation of matriculation cards as before. Those who may have lost their matriculation card' may vote upon presentation of a note,froni the dean of their school. All names will be checked on a list from the Dean of Men. Violations of nil 'ride as well as any detected illegal voting Will be penalized by the loss of five votes. Anyone found guity of code violation is, liable for dismissal front- college. ; • • One member of each clique may check voters on its poll books in Old Main, but he is not permitted to ask how anyone voted. Clique chairmen may consult the lists every half-hour. The code was adopted as a perma nent one for future years except for date changes. Only, a vote from Stu dent Council and one from Student Board may abrogate ,or change it. Rec. Hall Td Become tittle America ll' For. I. F. Ball Button up your overcoat, borrow a Pair of snow-shoes, and wear your fur-lined ear-muffs, if you're taking' in lhe Interfraternity Ball April 16, Chairman• Samuel A. Breene warns The committee has, decided on an arctic atmosphere to insulate the (lancers against the torrid rhythms of the Hudson-LieLange and Joe Hayines . orchestras. The, Northern Lights will gleam down from :a blue arctic sky. upon n see* transposed froth the frigid region's. The .Tralian Decorating Company of Albany, N. 1 - ., / has hpen awarded the' decorating contract for the ball. They will turn lice Hall into an iceberg filled arctic sea. The two bands will play I'l'olw-etc]) Icebergs at. opposite ends of the hall. Novel imitation penguins will serve' to separate the fraternity booths which the fraternities will draw for. in the customary manner. The time for the drawing will be announced in the nearfuturate, An attennit IS being made to secure additional checking facilities to allev iate the usual rush. Under the pro posed plan checking will be handled 'on the balcony in addition to the reg ular facilities in the locker rooms. !Burkett Elected ' Court Manager For Next Season Cohen Follows Snedden In Fencing; Sixteen Given Letters Name Hayes, Hughes, Mahaffey Cager fists . Barnard J. Burkett '3B and Samuel B. Cohen '3B were elected managers : of basketball and.fencing, respective ly, for the season of 1937-38, it was 'announced by Robert E. Morin' '37, president of the Athletic Association. Burkett succeeds SaMuel A. Breene '37, and Cohen follows Thomas 'lit Snedden '37.' I- . Robert -E. Hayes '39, Charles L. Htighes '39, and Jack L. Mahaffey, jr. 139 wore named first assistants in basketball, with „Raymond Buch '39 and yranklin . IL- Hill . '39 as alter nates. . . , In . fencing, James B. Hall '39, Charles B. Selak,.jr. '39, and John N. VanKirk' '39 were elected first assist ant managers.: • , , : . 1 16 Letters Awarded . • Associate managers .nained in bas ketball yere Clittrles R.iCampbell '3B and Jack E. Saxer '3B. There Wore: nine varsity letters awarded in. basketball, and ten nu meral awards jo the freshmen. Solon fencing lettermen were honored. John Lipeczky - '39, who won a place on the varsity.fencing team and then broke his arm;. was awarded a letter' despitethe fact that he (lid not compete in any meets. Varsity basketball letters were pre, seated ,to George D. Glialmeri .'39, Max H. Corbin '39, C. JaY , McWil -IMms '37, Sol B. Michell'. '3B, Herbert F. Peterson .'3B, Josepli P. Proksa '3B, Charles A. Prosier-'39, Jack L. Reich enblieh W.. Stopper and, Sonnet • A.. Breene '37,. manager. • „ . Co-capt. Edward E. Bowen '37, Dean S. Foltz '39, Edwin R. Kirk '39; Co•eapt. Rich aid Lewis '37, John J. Lipeczky '39, Capt.-elect * Howard S. Potter - '3B, &Mud H. Rankin '39:and Thomas 34:Snedden,jr. '37, manager. • Freshman basketball numerals: Mi lan Buchan,; William A. Dochnert, Franklin, J. Dumni, Daniel J. Hess, jr., Jo s e Hetra, John Hoffman, San ford H. Kranich, Howard C. McWil liams, John Relic, and Richard R. Rhodes. • ASsociate ;manager awards: Bas- I Icahnll—William J. Hearlett '37; fenc ing—Johnson Brenneman '37 and Ed win Harris '33. ROTC Group To Hold Dance,. Party Monday Pershing s ßifles, national honorary military society for basic R. 0. T. ,C. students; will, hold a closed dance and card party in the Sandwich. Shop at 8 o'clock Monday evening, it was an nounced today by Charles L. Hughes '39, chairman 'Of the entertainment committee. • -The and will be uniformed for men and semi-formal for women. Freshman women attending the affair will'reeeive special dating privileges. Composing the entertainment com mittee arc William Krumlish '39 and 'Robert Dymond '39. Willard S. Stitler' '39 is in charge of refresh ments. The organization is captain ed by Edgar D. Seymour '3B and is under the advisory of Major R. C. G. Nemo. Blanks for 3 Trustees' Nominations Sent Out HoMination blanks for three' expir ing..trustee term's were sent out to 21,000 alumni last week, according. to Edward ,K..llibshman, executive sec retary of the Alumni Association. All graduates of. not less than three kears' standing,: (including . the class of 1933) a•e eligible to .name three alumni otr:the nominating ballot. All who receive twenty-five or more votes will, with their consent, be placed on the ballot to be sent out about May 1. The alumni trustees whose terms expire June 30 are James H. N. An drews 'OB, George 11. Deike 'O3, and John T. Harris 'O7. Elections, which are held annually, are for a term of three years. Closing date for the receipt of- the nomination blanks is April 30, and the election will close at 11 o'clock Saturday morning,' June 5. At the Same time ballots were sent but for elections to the Alumni Coun cil, which will be chosen from 450 nominees in the ninety-one alumni districts ull 'over the world, . • Director Neusbaum Selects • CaSt for 'Bury the Dead' . The cast for "Bury the Dead," thrilling anti-war , smash-hit which will,be presented by the Penn State Players April 23 and 24, was selected this week, it was announced today by Prof. Frank S. Neusbaum, director. Contrary to most productions, there is no true. lead in "Bury the Dead." Each character in Irwin Shaw's Broadway success is equally import ant to the drama. Legislature OK's Absentee Voting Only 3 Votes Recorded Against Amendment Pushed by Ruth, Szymczak Through . the recommendations and active .interest of the Young Demo cratic Club of State College, an ab sentee •voting amendment has passed the Legislature. to await passage ut the next regular session for final ac tion before appearing before the elec torate. Under the leadership of President Franklin W. Ruth, jr. '39, and Secre tary Frauds 11. Szymezak '3B; the recommendation was sent to Senator Frank Ruth of Berks county to be introduced as a joint resolution and to pass both houses with only three votes in the negative. Will Affect Constitution The proposed amendment will af fect article - eight of the constitution in that the Legislature will provide through a general law the manner and the time and place at which quali fied voters may vote. The proposal, therefore, would provide absentee vot ing privileges to college students who might be unable to attend their prop er .polling places at any election day. ,The text of the resolution grants . itbSedee-vOtina;'rightS - ba7any fled voter who because of his duties, occupation, business, or physical dis ability may be absent from his regu lar residence. For many years various student or ganizations have recommended the proposal without' success. In 1919 Such a law was passed tint it was de clared unconstitutional because. of the interpretation of the phrase "he of fers to vote." The phrase was inter preted as meaning "bodily present" and the act was declared unconstitu tional; therefore, the present pro posal had to be introduced as a con stitutional amendment. P. S. Club Slates Week-end Dances Watmough To Play .at Easter Ball in Rec Hall Tomorrow Evening,at 9 Providing entertainment for the week-end, the Penn State Club will stage its "Nite Club" in the Old Main Sandwich Shop from 8 to 12 o'clock tonight and .the All-College Easter dunce in Recreation ball from 9 to 12 o'clock tomorrow night. Guests at the "Nite Club" have the opportunity of playing cards, bingo, dancing, and participating in their favorite concoctions at the soft-drink bar, The admission price is ten cents for the gentlemen, while the ladies arc admitted free of charge. ' To Feature Spot Dances Richard' E. Hey] '3B and John H. Hetrick '3B, co-chairmen of the East er dance, announced today that all arrangements have been completed for the affair. Co-chairman Hey] stat ed that Booth Watmough and his or chestra will feature Jack Rowe ,and. Howard Yeager in • the vocals, with Jimmy Allison waving the baton. . The decorative thenie will include colored spotlight effect over the floor with the semi-formal attire of the women blending with the color.. The spot-dance novelty will be featured several times during the night with the winners receiving tickets to the local theaters. Inspect Coal Areas Surveys c f mining methods and mechanical mining equinment in both the anthracite and bituminous coal j belts were conducted during the East, er vacation, by students of mining engineering. Seniors inured the soft eoal urea under the supervision of Prof. James W. Stewart, of the de partnient of mining, while Prof. WS , limn R. Chedsey, of the same depart meht, accompanied the juniors through the hard-coal regions. STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1937 The six corpses, will be portrayed by Johnson Brenneman '37, Donald R. Geiger '37, Harvey Levin '39, C. Al lan Tapinan '39, Jack L. Wolgin '3B, and Morton Wolovsky "37. Six feminine roles are listed, all playing wives, sisters, mothers, and !sweethearts of the, dead soldiers. They are Dorothy A. Clarke '3B, Bea trice Conford '37, Jane C. Eames '4O, Messa Firestone '4O, Shirley R. Helms '3B, and Florence - Marquardt '4O: Generals in the army will be de picted by Edward T. }linos '3B, Rob ert W. Cowden 'B9, and William E. Hite. '4O. Harry W. Reed '3B por trays a captain, and Herbert S. Ya nofsky '4O is a'sergeant. Soldiers of the burial detail include - Clarence H. Evans '4O, Randolph W. Graham '4O, and Irving Tersuhow' '3B. Richard F. Collins '37 plays a newspaper editor, and Kenneth S. Eagen '3B is a reporter. Additional casting of a soldier, for the burial de tail, a priest, and a rabbi have yet, to be made. Board Passes Up NCAA Invitation Eligibility Committee's Decision Causes Refusal of Agee's' Bid to Mitnien An invitation for four Penn State ;boxers to 'compete. in the National Collegiate Athletic Association cham pionships in. California was refused last week, the ,COLLSGINN learned dur ing the. Easter .vacistion. • Frank Goodman, : national light iweight titleholder; . Sammy Donato.. welterweight and .captain-elect; Billy Sense, eastern .I.sspourid champion; and- Izzi Richter, heavyweight • king, were the. Nittany ponS invited. Expenses, a Problem The- California , Agett4";• hcst:;tti,the tourney' in Sacramento, Calif., .today. and tomorrow, wired the invitation and offered to take tare of one-way expenses.; Afteran exchailge of tele grams, the Californians agreed to pay all traveling costs, - leaving room and board to be met. •After 'a meeting of the athletic committee, composed of -.Dr. Elwood C. Davis, of- the School , of -Physical Education and Athletics,..as chairman; Neil M. Fleming, graduate manager of athletics; and Prof. Franklin Bentley, of the, department of animal husbandry, it was decided that the expenses could-be met. Eligibility Needed Before the boxers could go, how ever, the committee on athletic eligi bility had to meet. It was discovered that in at least two of the cases, a ten-day absence of classes would seri ously threaten, the. scholastic stand ing of the athletes and that it would be advisable not to make the trip. A. telegram was sent rejecting the offer. None of the boxers exhibited any real enthusiasm when asked if 4hey would make the trip. Richter refused outright. After a long session of sev en dual meets and the intercollegi ates, plus a two-week layoff and non training period, it was :felt that little benefit could be gained. Bischoff Makes Study Of Recreation Habits Prof. Eugen C. Bischoff, of the School of Physical 'Education and Athletics, is snaking a study of the recreational habits of all Penn State alumni who have been graduated since 1926. This research will form the 'basis of his muster's thesis, which he will use in his work at Ohio State. The School plans to .use this thesis and "other gradtiate.papers as a basis fey . changes in the type df required physical education work. From pre vious graduate papers the School knows fairly well the leisure-time ac tivities of the doctors, :lawyers, den ffsts, and engineers. The, post-gradu ation sports indulged in by these var ious men will be suggested to, but not required of, students in the same 1 Who's Dancing I TOMORROW All-College Easter Dance ' At Recreation Rail • (Booth. Wal,pough) Subscription Alpha Sigma (Newell To'uncial) Closed-Formal Gamma Phi Beta At Centre Hill s Club Batton f) . • Closed Difficulties Seen For Co-op Plan Of Eating Place Morse Says Numbers Too Large, Food Unacceptable Leaders Still Active; Would Cost $3 Weekly Plans for a co-operative cafeteria !in Irvin hall met with a slight re versal today as administrative offi cials were consulted by student lead ' ers of the movement and a COLLEGIAN reporter. Adrian 0. Morse, executive SOM. 'ary, conceded that the plan was a good one, and that other officials con cerned, probably including Harry W. Loma!), purchasing agent, and Sam uel K. Hostetter, treasurer, would al so he in favor, if certain details could be worked out.. Specifically, Mr. Morse said the co ' operative arrangement could not work with so many students involved. Those living in the men's dormitor ies number 288, while the plan was proven successful with only eighty. A program where nearly :300 would ro tate in sharing the work would be im possible to work out, Mr. Morse states!. Food Another Question Another point to be considered is the choice of food for the cafeteria. For 'the money provided, only a straight, simple menu could be used. This would not be acceptable to all the students, Mr. Morse said, although e'ghty hard-wcrking, men could prob ably agree. Although cooking utensils are on hand in Irvin hall, holdovers from the days of athletic subsidy, snore would be needed. Also, dishes and other equipment would have to be bought. Just who would pay for these is another matter to be settled. . MeithWhile: 'I deli; of — the'move- ment in Watts, Freer, and Irvin dor mitories continued to circulate peti tions' which will be presented to Col lege officials. A thorough discussion of the whole problem will be made in the near future, Mr. Morse said. The co-operative plan would have the students contribute $3 weekly, ac counting for the remainder of the ex pense by sharing kitchen and dining room duties. The only hired help would be cooks. 2 Music Groups Planning Concert Louise Homer Club With Phi Mu Alpha Will Present Semi- Classical Phi Mu Alpha and the Louise Ho mer club, musical fraternities of men land women, respectively, will jointly present a concert of semi-classical 'music in Schwab auditorium at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. . The program, under the- direction of Prof. Hummel Fishburn and Prof. Willa C. Williamn:ce, both of the de partment of music education, will feu tare the Phi Mu Alpha orchestra in several selections ; Among the selec tions will be the overture to the 1936 Thespian show, "Stocks and Blondes," by Don Dixon; the overture to the :1926 Thespian show, "Magazine Cov er Girl"; and "American Bolero," by Brown. Girls' Quartet Will Sing Selections sung by the girls' qUartet will include "She Is So Innocent" by Lecoq, "Down of Love" by Frimi, and "It. Cannot Be a Strange Countree" by Rapper. An organ and piano se lection, "Adoration" by Browski, will be played by Betty J. McFarland '37 and Eleanor L. Robinson 'BB. The mixed chorus will sing "The Sea Bath Its Pearls" by Pinsuti, "A Mexican Serenade" by Chadwick, and two English folk-songs. "Just as the Tide Was Flowing" and "The Turtle Dove." The, last number will be a solo by Jack E. Platt ':37. 13 Attend Meeting !leaded by Prof. Oscar F. Smith, assistant dean of the School of Chem-1 istry and Physics, thirteen members of the :faculty attended the joint !meeting cf the Lancaster Branch of the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science, the Pennsylva., nia -Academy of Science, the Penn sylvania Conference of College Phys ics Teachers, and the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science at Frank lin and Marshall College last Friday and Saturday. Following the usual procedime;Penn State will act as host to the fall meeting next-October. Senior Class Picks Chimes As Gift; Will Cost $7,200; Plan Installation by June 1 Sculpture, Oil Paintings Go on Exhibition Today Headlining a three-point pro gram, the division of fine arts of the department •of architecture will open its international sculp ture exhibition in the second floor foyer of Old 'Main this afternoon. The display will continue until April 10. Topping the list of twenty-five featured sculptors will be a group of seven, consisting of Hunt Died rich, Kolbe, Lachaise, Maillol, No guchi, Orloff, and Warneke. Beginning this morning and con tinuing for two weeks, a duel .ex hibit cf eighteen canvasses by thir teen Pennsylvania women painters and a group of wood-block prints in color 'will be displayed in the art gallery, room 101, Main En gineering: Building Program Awaits Approval Amount of I'R'A Appropriation Delayed Through Indecision Of State Authority It was hard to determine the status of the College building program to day as the State Authority remained 'n its huddle to decide just how many PWA funds will come the College's way. President Ralph D. Hetzel and Treasurer Samuel K. Hostetter have •cent much - of their time recently . in Harrisburg in conferences. 'But it was expected that the amount would L•e determined. shortly, perhaps beforellta - end of the'-week. It was' not expected that a time limit for the completion of any buildings from a hoped-for six and one-half million dollar grant would be made. All construction, save that of the women's dormitory, will be under the ~ u perv:sion of the State Authority, an agency ,set up by the legislature to remove any legal difficulties in se curing and administering PWA funds from the national government. College Will Submit Plans Once a definite amount of money is allocated, the list of buildings can be approved. The College will submit plaits and specifications of what it de sires. The state's architect will draw the plans to be approved by the Au 'hority, the College, and the PWA. Then work will be started as soon as contracts are let. It"was not expect ed that any actual construction would begin before summer. It is hoped that the buildings, if there be more than one, will be built cne at a time, and not all at once. It is thought that the central wing of the Liberal Arts building will be the first on the program. But nothing concrete can be done until the amount of money is deter mined. Then, it was indicated, plans would be rushed. Duke Dean of Religion To Lecture at Chapel Dr. Elbert 'Russell, dean of the School of Religion at Duke Univer sity, will address the chapel audience Sunday on the subject, "The Mind of Christ." Doctor Russell won his A. B. and M. A. degrees at Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., and his Ph. D. , at the i University of Chicago. He has writ ten many books, among which are in cluded Tire Parables of Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth ire the Light of Todag, As Each Day Comes, and Tire Mes alfle of the Fourth Gospel. • He was a member of the speCial commission sent by the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the American Friends Service Committee •to Central America and is a delegate to the Uni versal church conferences to be held in Oxford and Edinburgh next sum mer. March Issue of 'Bell' Now on News-Stands The March issue of the Bell, which went on sale yesterday, features an article by Dr. Jerome Davis on the Federation of Teachers. Also includ ed in this number of the College's lit entry magazine are the two prize winning short stories by Theodore E. Howe '37 'and George J. Palmer '37. Howe and Palmer carried off the two prizes offered by the 801 l in 'its recent competition. PRICE FIVE CENTS Trustees May Approve Choice Tomorrow; • $3,000 Asked . System To Broadcast . Sports News, Alarms A set of Wcstminister chimes and a :arillon unit was the gift selected by the class of 1037 in its last meeting held in Schwab auditorium, it was an nounced today by Frank A. Oster- Lund, president of the class. The chimes, which will be installed by the International Business Machines cor poration if approved by the Board of Trustees, will cost $7,200. The gift will be unique in that the chimes will be installed before June 1, the first time in history that any gift will be viewed by the class before its graduation. The class has ap proximately $4,200, which along with the Board's grant, would pay for the system. The Board will meet this week to act on the proposition. System Complete . The-system will contain two chime units, one microphone, amplifying equipment, program controls, and 'oudspeakers. The carillon chimes will be placed in a sound-proof room •n the fourth floor of Old Main. The - ides of the instrument will be picked by the microphone, amplified by he control equipment and transmit over eight loudspeakers placed in 'he tower. The second chime unit is the mas er clock program equipment and a e ve-note reed chime. On the quarter, •alf, three-quarter, and hourly period I will sound automatically. The Nimes maybesilenced during the arly morning hours, if desired. The vetem is so flexible that its usage is nil Milted. Announcements Pcssible The complete system includes: 'rFt. the regular Westminister chimes; second, it will have automatic manual playing on the carillon himes having twenty-five notes; hird, it may reproduce victrola mu ,ic; and fourth, the music from the mw organ may also be sent out over his system. BroadcaNting of fire •]arms, athletic events, graduation ex reiscs, and emergency announce ments will be possible cver the loud- Talkers. The amplifiers will have .an output f 200 watts capacity which will man that the chimes may be heard t a distance of one-half to five miles. crass plaque and ten player rolls .f the committees selection will be 'resented by the company representa 'ye along with the chime system. Co-ed Fraternity - Holds Convention 00 Delegates From 6 Chapters To Meet at Delta Gamma In 3-Dui• Session The local chapter of Delta Gamma, rational women's fraternity, will be testess to a province convention this veck-end. Approximately 100 deft!. ;sites are expected, representing chap ers from the Universities of Cornell, McGill, Toronto, Syracuse, and Adel )hi and Coacher• Colleges. ' Honored guests at the conclave %ill be Miss Marguerite Winant, na icnal president, who will be the prin •ipal speaker at the formal banquet. Others are Mrs. M. 'l'iel Smith, na- Sonal treasurer, and Mrs. J. Norman lingerie, the province secretary. • Program Opens Tonight. • The convention program will open with a reception at the Nittany Lion Inn tonight. Meetings will occupy the greater part of tomorrow, fcl 'owed by a formal banquet at the Inn. Margaret A. Wentzell '37 will act as toastmistress at the affair. A Pan-llellenie breakfast at the Inn on Sunday will conclude the convention activities. Gretchen A. Stewart '37 and Lou O. Witmer '37 are co-chairmen of the convention pregram. Dorothy Ben niche '37 heads the entertainment committee. while Mrs. Frank Butler is chairman of the financial commit tee. Other eiltlir111011•111:: Lou A. Sut ton '3B, registration committee; Mary Ann Fritz '39, reception committee; and Georgia W. Owen '4O, publicity committer.