k-; 'Y ~: PENN STATE COLLEGIAN \ I CAMPUSEER Successor to The Free Lanee. established 1887 Published semi-weekly Maine the College year, except on holidays, .y ollette, ottidento the students, T faculty, ia State College, in the interest or the and friend% RLIIIC“NTICO FOR NATIOI.A. AOVENTI.ING OT National Advertising Service, Inc. Culbw Edishers . Ittlrestntatire 420 Mnottori Am, Ntw YORK. N.Y. CO COLTON SAN rH0....,,,ca Los ANGELL 6 • POSTLASO rAe JOTINSON IhUENNEMAN'Si Editor E. TOWNSE.ND SWAMI 'd7 ittanditititi Editor PIIILIE S. HEISLER 37 News Editor AV. ROBERT GRUBB '37 Sports Editor RICHARD LEWIS '37 Frutnre F3lltur JEAN C. HOOVER '37 Secretary M. WINIVRED WILLIAMS 17 REGINA J. RYAN '37 Women's lilimuninn Editor Women's News Editor MARION A. RINGER '37 Wumen's Editor Woodrow W. literly '3S Ernnria 11. S-zymrz3k IS Jerome Wvinsti.in IS Charles M. Wheeler jr. '33 any H. Daniel,. IS Cs.rl W. Diehl '3B Robert E. 'Elliott jr. IS Kathryn M. Jennhoss '3B Rola,rt S. McKelvey '3B John G. Sabena '3S =1 Shirley R. Items '3B GeorylA IL Powers . 88 Chien. Tyenn .38 1936 Member 1937 Associated Collegiate Press Distributors of Collegiate Digest biamiging Editor Thig Issue Newx FAStur This IPAtie Friday, April 2, 1937 THE NEW ELECTION CODE EN OR TIIE first time in recent years voters will now r be able to find out just what, if anything, the vari- Lys candidates for student offices think about the prob lems which they will face. This is perhaps the most important change in a dras- deafly revised Election Code In previous years campaigns here have been little more than popularity polls, won usually by the man with the best, group of ward-heelers. Students could hardly be blamed if they showed apathy and a lack of interest in both the campaign and-the election. Person- alities will continue to play an important part, in the final result, but at least voting can be on a more intel- ligent basis than it has in the past. The provision that t each petition•nust he accompanied by a statement of the nominee's platform, guarantees that a candidate must at least think, a little about the problems that he will face if elected. Two other changes are of almost equal importance By providing for a mass meeting at which each, clique will be given a chance to present its case, interest in the election will be increased and cliques will have to have something more than vague generalities to offer voters. With Student Council providing posters free to all parties. independent groups with little financial backing will be encouraged to run, especially for Student Coun cil positions. The provision that each clique may, in ad dition, spend ten dollars "as it sees fit" will give a de cided advantage to groups who can show a little imagi nation and ability in their publicity. These reforms, however, should be considered only as the start of a much-needed wholesale revision of campus politics. Syracuse, for example, recently adopted a "civil service" system that could well be used here. Next year's officers, whoever they may be, will find that to exercise any sort of power they must he able to demonstrate;that they actually represent: the student bcdyi•And chey . can do so Only by serving the students instead ef:;lieTpingl themselves to what they can get. ' PANHELLENIC PROBLEM PANHELLENIC COUNCIL is supposed to repre sent the eleven sororities on campus. Actually the delegates are little more than puppets con trolled by the officers and the advisory board. Changes in the rushing code were brOught up for dis cussion at a meeting recently. As usual only two or three presented their opinions. The rest of the delegates sat like robots, and the plans were quj4cly passed over to the clashing committee. Important issues that affect every sorority individu ally passed to a committee representing a few, as if they were the ultimate authority. It would seem that the officers rush through discussion so their original plans will remain the same. The delegates should demand to be heard in that case. They should feel that their opinion is as important as any of the officers. The officers in turn should encour age more discussion instead of hurrying through it. They arc supposed to consider every sorority and not their own views alone. When there is this kind of co operation the sororities will no longer complain that they have been railroaded into new ideas. WHILE OF INTEREST AS AN OFFICIAL STATE ment of the administration's attitude toward co-ed drink ing, we feel that Dean Ray's letter in this issue does lit tle to throw new light on the problem. One can agree with nearly every sentiment in it and still feel that freedom, not suppression, is the best solution. Essentially it is the statement of an idealist's credo that is very fine to look at and admire, but one that is hardly realizable. ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO A SENIOR CLASS voted its class funds for a campus gate. Later plans made a gate unnecessary and next fall will see a new score board built with that money. This year's seniors will at least have the satisfaction of actually seeing just what their money went for, even though only about fifty were enough interested to attend the meeting at which the April Fools Lucille Zuck Giles, fem lead in the new Thespian show was presented with the much coveted bird cage •inard her freshman year at Westminster where they excommunicate you for smoking on campus. The ALAN L. SMITH '37 Whine.] 31,013aer KENNETH W. 1 7 .3a3P.L '37 Advertising 31.ittaxer prized trophy is given each year as a headress to the freshman who distinguishes herself by breaking the most rules Pllll.ll. A. SCIIWARTZ •37 Promotion Sinntorer GEORGE W. PIRO 17 Circulation Manager one Charles Campbell—affeetionately termed by us IItWIN ROTH' '37 Fowl. Advertising Manager from time to time as "Stinker," and not nearly such with a "No, I didn't have a good time. I got drunk," before they have time to chirrup their queries. Francis H. S.zymemak %% , :iritein '39 -S. R. 11 The recent election of Bernie Burkett as basketball manager sounded the death knoll of a bad gent as we once thought .. . Newell Townsend, a heart rending object, squelches Easter enthusiasts Grill, Forecast Campy is warning you aspiring journalists—take a lesson Train better men than you and learn some thing practical—like planting potatoes. Remember Jim Beatty who wrote this column two years age? Recovered from his recent illness Jim is about to become an assistant gang foreman with the Pennsylvania R. R. joining the ranks of journ alists Josie Lockhard and Harry Henderson.... And Jules Vernick, Froth editor until the College inter vened is now on a lecture tour. When last seen he was in a store window eulogizing house paint. "And re member folks 'when you dip your brush in a bucket of our paint you dip your brush in beauty." Anne Boyer wrote a carefully worded applica tion for a job, mailed it and remembered with hor ror that she had forgotten to sign her name. She jotted down an explanation to her potential - employer and a few days later received the letter back with the p. c. "Dear Excited Lady, Once in the course of my career I wrote a letter to resign from my posi tion for a better one and forgot to sign my name. Ha!" . . . Rosalind Mestrazat phys odder who has never taken an art course has a job in the art depart ment. Love Is News A diamond sparkler for Adelaide Nokes from Albert Chevalier• Bickel, cheerleader last year. Pudge Smith and merman Dick Geiger have also announced matrimonial intentions . Jo Wentling flew to De troit Easter to see his o. a. o. Doris'Stewart and Ben Jones still going strong spent Easter together. Some one has thrown a damper on the Bien-Hetzel flame. Ratty and Wardsy Pie Woof have come to one of those well known understandings. Bob Sangston, Sig ma Nu flash probably has soMething to say about it. Easter Eggs Bact. 21—glorified Hygiene course has its mo ments aside from lola Murray and the muscle Men. Maddy Purnell shining in Easter splendor clashes in ten minutes late to a cheering audience. Four Izzy Richters answer r 011... After. viewing the grotesque creations that top the co-eds new permanent Campy dittos "Bazooka" Burns ... "Now it's Queen Mary's turn to laugh." Paul Hirsh, former senior class prexy and Bill McKecknie baseball captain are in New York writ ing popular songs. Their fitly songs still unpublished undaunted they claim they will crash Tin Pan Alley . with a bang ... Jack Barnes after resigning a posi tion on the New York Times—as copy boy is now em-; ployed on the IVO/ Street:Journal: His duties are t 0.2, get • quotations from the 'Market every mornivg and I bring them to the office. . IT WILL SOON BE TOO LATE TO GET YOUR RESERVA TIONS ON SHIPS SAILING TO EUROPE THIS SUMMER. LET US HELP YOU NOW! RATES AS LOW AS $154 round trip, third class + + Ask Us About "Motoring Through Europe" + + + HOTEL STATE COLLEGE TRAVEL BUREAU Louetta Neusbaum Room 212 i - x51;41.1 bIAT.N.; Letter Box To the Editor In the discussion of drinking among women students, it must be under-j stood that not all are asking for the! same standard. It would be impos sible to find one- hundred per Cent I support of our scholastic standards,' and vet such standards must be set, high 1y those who have some grasp of the aims of education. In the case of social conduct among W3lllOl students, 'the guiding prin- 1 ciples are formulated by those select ed lis leaders,, as is the case in all !representative government. Under lour house organizations, the ideas of j individuals any be carried to the! House of Representatives, -which is I composed of the presidents of all up perclass dormitories, and to Fresh man Council, composed of the heads l of freshman houses. These two bad ies and the Senate of W.S.G.A. per form a teaching function in the as sembling of facts and the guiding of public opinion. A large part of the girls who come to Penn State look confidently to their elected represen- I tatives for. such guidance. Just. at this point appears the misunderstand 'ing on the difference between setting a standard and enforcing a law. The statement of disapproval of drinking, as given on page 87 of the 1 . 1936-37 Handbook, represents a stan dard which Senate and others con sider a guide to women students. Any . standard-implies education and train ing toward its attainment, and .a , !standard such as this implies a re- I gard for something more than the Iletter of the law. It implies an un derstanding of the situation in which a thousand young women away from home must receive safeguards which are absolutely essential for some if they are to survive a college course. The social obligation of community life was once expressed thus---" The only complete freedom is with the person who lives on an island alone; as soon as one other person shares i the island, a curtailment of freedom I is inevitable in the interest of justice , and comfort"- If we consider. the interest of par- 1 ents in this issue, nee shall grant an absence of complete agreement. A very few parents, who themselves en- Courage drinking in 'the home, have expected the College by some magic to keep their daughters away from drink, or•at least. -away from its ob vious effects:- , AMI it was because of several incidents:growing out of such misunderstanding' that a written statement of standard became neces sary. Sociarstandards, like laws of the land,. are likely to grow out of the demands of specific situations; and in the present case the written statement completely conceals its un pleasant origin. • • On the other hand are many par ents making great sacrifices in the 'fond belief that college life is prepar ing their daughters for useful voca tions and happy living, parents whose personal sentiments and practical ob servations make them unwilling to -associate moderate-drinking with the education of girls. Added to this is the further fact ~ that many citizens with no leanings toward the dry side somehow resent the idea of having their state institution of higher learn ing entangled in the question a wom en's drinking. Finally, the fact that many of our girls go into the teach ing profession presents another prob lem.. Certain school . boards prohibit drinking. among their teachers;' 'arid herei!again, the pressure' sometimes' . omcsjroin men rather •free. their' personal Practices but zealous in their protection of the interests of youth. Why should some of us who are older care so much about this issue? Chiefly because We .want to see youth have the happiness it deserves. Any question about the lasting satisfac tions to be found in drink may he re ferred to the writer Of "This Moder ate Drinking," reviewed in Reader's Digest of May, 1926, and previinisly given in Harpers. • I do not pretend to know how ninth or how often one may drink without doing violence to his own best self. But who has time to ( spend finding out? A modern philosopher, Over street, sets us a better task—"We have the rare privilege of spending a 'lifetime developing what we have it in us to be." Verly truly yours, Charlotte E. Ray To the Editor• In the current issue of the Bell is an article which every faculty mem ber at Penn State ought to read. Dr. Jerome Davis, of Yale, writes about "Education and the New Frontier." "The New Frontier in America," he says, "is unemployment, exploitation and special privileges. To conquer it we must make liberty, equality and fraternity something more than his toric slogans. We must provide real work, real security and real freedom, both in education and in society." Beautiful generalities, yes; but let's apply them to our own situation. Of late we hear much of appropria tions about to come to us for new buildings and physical plant, we hear of prospective increases in enrollment in-the college, of rising rents and real estate values. But has any one yet heard of a proposal for a com mensurate improvement in the eco nomic status of the members of the faculty? This writer has found that when two or three, instructors get to gether, most often the topic of con versation will be the wide disparity between their salaries and the cost of living in State College. With prices rising everywhere, this discrepancy grows daily. Most groups in our society have or ganized and often put up a fight to gain their ends. Witness the Iron and Steel Institute, •the National Associa tion of Manufacturers, the chain store group in its recent barrage of full-page ads, and many;, others. Or ganized labor has gained notable vic tories as well. But we college teach ers seem to have been content - to leave our economic well-being to boards of trustees, deans, and heads of depart ments. We seem to have been willing to accept a certain "pride of posi tion" and the opportunity to enjoy the beauties of our mountain scenery as a substitute for adequate remu neration. We have preferred to think cf ourselves as "professional men" rather than as laborers; whereas in economic terms we are ."laborers" just as much as the steel workers on the new water tower are. Teachers own few of their "instruments of pro duction," and they must sell their services to an employer, with usually little voice in the terms of the bar gain. The American' Federation of Teach ens is an organization through which teachers can make their 'voices heard. This can be accomplished, not by the method of strike (the A. F. T. is not a striking organization), but by group representation of the interests of teachers. Furthermore, in view of the influence of labor in the present state administration, the affiliation of teachers here with the labor move ment ought to be a strong bargaining point fcr the College in its dealing with the legislature. All in all, it is time for teachers to take action. Very truly yours, A Faculty Member To the Editor I have read the .COLLEGIAN , With , in terest all year. You undoubtedly have a great boxing leant but why such bi ased news writeups regarding same? Your articles reached anew high in an unsportsmanbc alibi in the March 16 issue. You lost—so EISA officials are all wet! Why? Come on and be sports! S. M. Mead, Editor, The Annapolis Log Summer Courses Reach 450 Mark 45 Departments To Cooperate In Instructing Expected Record Enrollment . The coining Summer Session of Penn State will offer 450 different academic, professional, and vocational courses of collegiate grade through the cooperation of forty-five depart ments to a number of students even greater than the 3,575 who attended the Summer Sessions last summer. The summer is • divided into four sessions of Courses. They are the main session from June 28 to August 6, the Altoona Branch session from June 28 to August 6, the inter-session from June 8 to 25, and the post-session from August 9 to 27. Dormitory accomodations, residence cottages, special living quarters on the campus, fraternity houses,- and fhrnished houses. and. apartments ' in town will be . available. . The instructional fee is $5 per cre= dit in the undergraduate courses and $6 per credit in the graduate courses. A special fee is charged in 'the In= stitute of French Education. A complete bulletin on the Summer Session is• available to all who re quest one from, the director of the Summer Sessions in the Education building. Bulletins on various phases of the Summer Session such as liv ing aecomodations; recreation and en tertainment, art, 'dramatics, the French Institute, home economics, in dustrial teacher training, library sci ence, music, nature camps, physical education, public school nursing, high school speech groups, and others are available. Martin To Address Social Study Group Spealcing on "The Sequel to the White House," Dr. Asa E. Martin, of the department of history and political science, will deliver one of the principal talks 'at the luncheon sponsored by the Social Studies Sec- To Dedicate Pastoral Laboratory on May 4 The formal dedication of the Re gional Laboratory for Pastural Re search, established by the federal government here, will take place on Tuesday, May 4, Dr., Stephenson W. Fletcher, director of, research of the School of Agriculture, rheently an nounced. In conjulyctiori with the dedication,' a: conference on postural research will be held. Officials from the U: Department of Agriculture -and rep resentatives of the experimental sta tions of the twelve states in the Northeastern region will attend. Under the, direction of R. J. Car -1 bee, the new laboratory will be used to experiment in breeding better types of ' pasture grass and to study the environmental conditions most favorable for _the proper growth of [ pasture grasses. Miners To Give Labor Phase of Coal Strife . . • Interested . students Will. have the opportunity to hear labor'i side of the industrial problem at 1:30 • o'clock Wednesday night when fivarepresent atiVe miners from Seott's• Run, W. Va., will speak 'in the Home Econo mics auditorium. Brought here by the P.S.C.A., the. miners will discuss with their audi ence the problems of community life in a section like Scott's Run, where there are 9,000 people of numerous racial and national backgrounds. The meeting is part of a study pro ject to obtain the viewpoints of ern ployers and employees in the coal in dustry. Trips into mining communi ties are being planned in this con nection. tor Martin will base his address on tion of the Midwest Convention Dis trict of the Pennsylvania State Edu cation Association at Thiel College, Greenville, tomorrow. Author of a half-dzen books, Doc an unpublished work dealing with the activities of former prCsidents. The book will be released next summer.
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