. , .. • . . - . , :i.-_,CA \ ESTABLISHED tin . a :-......".:.,.,:‘,. + ~.,,,,,,. 1,0, . ,:,.,,..„.„ ,a 55, • _____ Voltunb 33—No: 51 3 Students Badly Hurt In Car. Crash Collins .'37, Jones '3B Near Death After Head-on Crash Bigham '3B Also Hurt; Ist Two Unconscious BULLETIN AS THE 'COLLEGIAN' WENT TO. , PRESS LAST NIGHT, THE WILLIAMSPORT HOSPITAL RE PORTED THAT 808 COLLINS HAD SUFFERED SEVERAL RE LAPSES' AFTER 'GAINING CON SCIOUSNESS. HIS CONDITION IS • SERIOUS. , , . . • . . , JONES WAS REPORTED AS STILL, BEING UNCONSCIOUSU AND "IN. CRITICAL' CONDITION. SURGEONS - "PERFORMED AN OPERATION - ON =HAM'S LEG AND, "REPORTED 'IIIS CONDI TION AS FAIR.' - John C. Bigham '3B, Robert N. Col lins' '37, and Benjamin F. Jones '3B were injured critically when the cat in which they were riding Wednesday evening crashed head-on into a truck near 'Williamsport. Collins and Jones have not regained consciousness as the paper goes to press. Robert Collins sustained several fractures of the jaw, Irrictures of the skull and , was, practically scalped when hia head penetrated -the wind shield. Benjamin Jones received 'frac tures of the skull, lacerations and bruises; John Digit= suffered front a .fractUred leg and bruises and is the only oneto have gained consciousness. ' A hospital report' Issued at 9 o'- clock, Thursday, morning indicated that Jones and Collins were still in' a serious rondition. It is believed that 'a , piece:Of,' lodged_lagainst Jones' ,brain, Causing him to refrain unconscious. Collins and Jones werh reported to be improved since Wed nesday 'night. Jones; Collins, and Bigham were traveling south On Route 111, with (Contiuucd ,on 27uuc four) Group Considers Blanket Fee Idea Osterlund Appoints Committee To Investigate Proposal For New Levy A proposal to levy a blanket fee on all students at the time of registra tion to aid certain extra-curricular activities is now being considered by a student-faculty committee appoint ed this week by Frank Osterlund, sen ior class president. Although such a proposal has been discussed often, the first official step to have it adopted was taken this week when a petition was presented to Student Board asking that stu dents be allowed to vote on the ques tion at the class elections this 'spring. The petition was presented by John Jaqueth and signed by more than a hundred students. According to this plan the present fee of fifty vents a year which every student pays to Forensic Council would be' abelished 'and a larger fee would be substituted. This money would then be divided among certain extra-curricular activities which help to publiciio the College in one way or another and which are not completely self-supporting. The Board favored the general idea of the Proposal and a commit tee was appointed to determine just which activities need help and what amount of money Would be necessary to carry out the plan. Wednesday night the Student 'Union Board dis cussed it without taking' any definitli action. In addition to the debating teams, some of the organizations that would probably be eligible to receive aid are the various judging teams in the Ag riculture School, the Glee Club, the Symphony, and others. In addition, Players and Thespians could receive help ,when making trips out of town. "All organizations which feel that they are eligible for such assistance should get in touch with members of the committee," Osterlund said, "so that we can determine just how cinch money will be necessary to'carry out. the plan." The members of the committee are: Frank A. Osterlund '37, Lee M. Sun day 'B7, and Johnson Brenneman 'B7. Runny Paper' Characters To Feature BeaUx Arts Ball Professors Caricatured as Comic Personalities In Costume Ball Tonight at Armory; Bottorfs Band To Play. Professors will be comic strip ac tors at. the fifth annual Beaux Arts Ball, which will be held in the Arm ory tonight from 9 until 1 o'clock. The dance is sponsored by Scarab, na : tional . architectural honorary fra ternity. . Tinder the - guise of "Funny Paper Capers" and . : "COmic Strip Dance," Beaux Arts this . year will feature decorations .depicting a take-off on the .ProfeSs . ors . and familiar campus scenes. Among the comic characters are Caspar 'Milryhetoast, Blondie, Joe ,Palookn, the Cullum', Smitty, and Henry. • • With onusic being, supplied by a cos turned Bill. Bottorf and his orchestra, Thespians Open Fortieth Season `Pardon' My'Glove' Makes 51st Show .Since Group First Organii,eil in 1897 The Penn State Thespians begin their fortieth year of 'production on Saturday, May 17, when they will present "Pardon My . Clove" before'an Interfraternity Ball week-end once. It will . be. the fifty-first show since the Thespian Club was orga nized in 1897' by,Dr. Fred L. Pattee and Dr. John IL Lento. Until 1908.they.produced only corn .edies. Froni 1908 they have present ed-nmsical cothedies here and through out the .eastern states. Previous to 1932 the casts were-made up entirely of men. J. Ewing "Sock" Kennedy, formey ThespiUn,; has been directing every production since 1930. ' He has direct ed such. hits as ."15 7 c,, the... People." .My Stars," "'Stocks and Biondes,"., and "Don't La On." • Original Music The musical scores for "Pardon My Glove" were written by Donald W. Dixon . '37.'Charles W. Tilden '37, and William B. Provost.'39. They include the songs, "Nothing New Under the Sun," "I Never Knew," 'and a.rhum bar"Romance." "I - Never Knew" and "Nothing 'New Under the Sun" will be played at Interfraternity 'Ball' by Iludson-DeLange. The costuMing in on the largest scale ever attempted. Over 125 cos tumes have been designed for the show under the supervision of. Dor othy B. Scott.. They are original and will blend with the scenery to empha size detail. Allen To Address Mining Students National President of A.I.M.M.E To Attend Dinner, Snioker On Tuesdai.Night The . Penn State Mining society will hold a dinner• in.honor of R. C. Allen, national - - president of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 'at the Nittany Lion Inn at 6 o'clock Tuesday night. Following the dinner a smoker will be held in Room 316, - Mineral Indus tries building, when Mr. Allen will address the, society and members of the A. I. M. E. E. • , Mr. Allen acted as appraiser of mines for the Michigan Board of State Tax Commissioners, and during the war he served, as a member of. the Federal Excess Profits Board. He holds high offices in numerous other mining -and business organizations. Besides being-president Of' this or ganization, Mr. Allen holds member ship in the Geological Society of America, American Academy of Pat ient- Science, Iron and Steel Institute, and the American Mining Congress. Miners To Meet Here Two hundred and fifty represepta ;tire coal miners from.,the thirty-four Tenn State mining extension Centers !will meet here on April 24 to partici ipate in a, Miners' Day program spon sored by the School of Mineral In dustries. The Program wilt feature speeches and motion pictures of the mining in dustry. Two deputy secretaries of mining,*the state inspector of mines, and a nuMber of leaders of the coal industry iire,expected to attend. Har ry B. Northrup, director of •mineral industries extension, is in charge of the program. '. - STATE COLLEGE, PA., \ F:IiIDAY, APRIL 9, 1937 Beaux. Arts will require , any sort of outfit along with the admission price of - $1..25 per couple. .This includes the tax and free checking. Informal Dress Following the usual custom, old clothes or fancy costumes, stressing informal dress will do. During . the intermission, prizes - will be awarded to the best costumes; one for men and one'for women. .. Leading the fourteen new sets - that will dec6i•ate :the Armory Is: a life- Sine portrait of Petty's famous. Worn bacli, telephone, and' all. • It was done by . Paul V. Long '3B and will be unveiled.during the grand march; Six teen sets with new decorations will also be used. o'clOck permissions hat'e been granted girls attending the dance, thO cemmittee,' which is composed of Da vid .L.'Allebach '37, EdWard T. Roth '37. • and GeOrge . A. Downs. '37, an nounced. Entrance will .he through the side • door, via a 'tropical scene with a dragon's mouth thrown in. Re freshments will be available. Famous Explorer To,. Talk Monday Commander MacMillan To Speak On 'Finding Records in The Far North' Commander 'Donald B. MacMillan, noted exjdorer ' and lecturer, will speak on "Finding Records in the Far North" in Schwab auditorium, Monday 'night at 8 o'clock: . Reserved seat tickets at twenty-live and' , Softy- cents' are on sale at the Christian 'Aasociation office and the .Student ..U.nioa,desk , 'Cbiinhatider .MacMilian; in the - last tweigyseight years, ' has. covered a Vast. amount' ofthe Arctic region by ship; dog team, and airplane. Jle has peen honored by many geographical societies, including the National Geo graphical Society and the Royal Geo graphical Society of London. Received Honors /IC woo elected to 'the Florence Nig,htirmale Institute .of Honorables because he "has given speCial service to humanity by long and successful endeavors to improve the. physical and mental- condition of the Eskimos.'!' He did undergraduate and gradu ate work at Bowdoin and Harvard, and has taught. school and written four books, and a number or magazine articles on his explorations. Bierly '3B Named Handbook Editor Sabina,. Snymczak, Schminky, Siegel Elected To Edit, Business Positions Woodrow W. I3ierly '3B was elect ed editor-in-chief of the Stiuknt fiandbOok and John G. Sabdla 'BB business manager, according to an announcement by Weston D. Gardner '3B, president of the Christian Asso dation: Dimly succeeds Johnson Bren neman '37 as editor and Sabena takes the place of Alan . L. Smith '37. Francis 11. Szymczak '3B was nam• ed . associate editor and Jessie L. Schminky '3B was elected women's ed itor. Robert H. Siegel .'3B succeeds Howard W. Heller• *37 as advertising manager. Miss Schminly takes the place of 'Betty:M. Raughlcy To Cull Sophomores Sophomore business and editorial candidates will be called in the near future and work on next year's Hued book.will be started.. Sophomore ed itorial candidates Will cover assign ments and write articles while the business candidates handle the Miner- Next year's issue will mark the fifth edition combining the formerly separate Men's Handbook and Wom en's Handbook. 'The Publication is is sued by the Christian Association an nually, especially for the use of new students, although' every student is entitled to one copy. To Attend Conference Prof. Palmer C. Weaver, of the* School of Education, will attend the Inter-State Conference on Teacher Training 'Problems at Columbia Uni versity,. New York City, on Friday, April M. Junior Prom To Heal' Glen Gray's BAnd Casa Loma'.li Selected From GroOp of 4 For IVlav 14 Pee-Wee' Hunt, Kenny Sargent Give Vocals Glen Gray and they:asa Lorna or cheetra have been . s igned to play for Junior Prom , MayTl:4;it was announ ced today by Gharle'sJ;:.Campbell '3B, chairman of the - :',eommittee. Glen Gray played rci, We'. same dance in : 1935 and 1932. The committee: chose Glen Gil from a narrovi•ed liiit:LOr four orche tras. Ifornee fleidt.rvas unable GLEN GRAY come because of a previuos contract with tlie Hotel Hiltnici:e: iti Nevi , York City. Hal Kemp i,'.ii t available on ..Friday.eveninn..ancq , thQnge .of:date Was impossible there' due to a conflict I with Mother's Day: Denny Goodman was not contractable on - May 14. Band Co-operative Casa Loma became a unit in 1929 as the first orchestra under co-opera tive management. Each. member has an equal voice in:all business matters and salaries arc paid according to ac cepted standards of the art. '•All traveling and other operating ex penses are paid from' the income and the remainder divided among all the members. The original organization is still in existence. To Casa Loma goes the honor of developing one of. the first "swing" styles, their music being' as distinc tive as their organization. Among the leading engagements Glen Gray has had are Glen Island. Casino, the Essex House, and the Rainbow Room in Radio City, New Ydrk. The orchestra boasts two well known singers, "Pee-Wee" 'Hunt and Kenny Sargent. Gray is president of the corporation, Runt, vice-president, and Sargent, secretary and treasurer. Who's Dancing TONIGHT Beaux Arts Ball Armory 'Bill Bottorf (Subscription.) Tomointow NIGIII Alpha Omicron Pi. Bill Bottorf (Closed) Asked To Work for Nothing, Deeter Organized Hedgerow ' One day about fourteen years age Jasper' Deeter, annoyed ,at being ask ed to play apart for nothing, desert ed the company he was playing with to visit his sister in Rose Valley. He saw in it an ideal location for a the atre development, as Folk• Hall, the community meeting place, which was formerly an old mill, made an excel ent playhouse. The Rose Valley people invited Deeter to do a production with them so he brought sonic professional per formers who stayed and funned a colony. The experiment was success ful but a feud developed between the players and the Rose Valley people. Herbert Walton who.waS acting with the group cried, "If they throw us out we'll play in the hedge rows." The group won out and adopted the Miss Miriam Phillips who plays Olivia in "Tvillgth Night'' visited one of the drama classes and said that 12 Students Compile Perfect `3' All-College Class Records Charles M. Rick Tops. Seniors With 2.97 Mark; Only 4 Freshmen Have Clean Slates; 257 Reach 2.5 Average I Twelve students have compiled per 'feet 3.00 averages to top the all-Col lege class standings, it was revealed ' by figures released yesterday by Reg istrar William S. Hoffman. Five jun iors, four freshmen, and three sopho mores comprise the group. Not a single senior maintained a 3.00 av erage. A total of 257 students have com piled records of 2.5 cr better. Eighty: three freshmen, eighty-two sopho mores,. fifty-one juniors, and forty one seniors 'make up the leading bracket. , High among the seniors is Charles 11f. Rick, student in the School of Ag riculture, with an average of 2.97. GeneVra C. Ziegler, Chemistry and Physics, is runner-up with a mark of 2.95. Other senior leaders are John W. Angstadt, Engineering,' 2.92; James E. Hackett, Liberal Arts, 2.85; Grace V. Straley, Education, 2.81; Harold A. DeVincentis, Mineral In dustries, 2.79; and Richard Has sler, Physical Education and Athlet ics, 2.20. ' Leading the junior class with 3.09 averages are Donald B. ,Broughton and John E., Walter, both of Chem istry and Physics; Ralph E. Dimmick and George 'W. Strain, both of Lib eral Arts; and Lean M. Gridley, Edu cation.. Lotti . M. Steinitz tops the Ag riculture students with 2.89; George F. Renault, Mineral Industries, 2.86; William • E.' Diefenderfer, Engineer ing, 2.85; and Elinor. Cairns, Physical Education and Athletics, 2.26. • Christine Kaufman and Henry R.. Smith, jr., both 'of Liberal Arts, 4th LA. Lecture Given by Arnold Points Out —Little-linowne Facts About Spanish learning In 16th Century The 'fervor of Spain's learning in the sixteenth century was hidden be hind a curtain, according to Prof. Harrison IL Arnold, of the depart ment of romance languages, in the fourth of the Liberal 'Arts lectures in the Home Economic auditorium on Wednesday night. , Professor Arnold stated that al , though' most historians have ignored it, Spain has hod ten Greek scholars to each one in England and has had a greater• number of' colleges and' uni versities in proportion to the number af. people than any other country in Europe. The people, he explained, re ceived the Renaissance with a sense of proportion, used an unusual inde pendence in accepting new principles, and displayed a practical sense in us ing them. Profe'Ssor Arnold said that Fray Luis de Leon, who taught at the Uni versity of Salamanca during the lat ter part of the sixteenth century, was the greatest of the Spanish poets. Ile Was, the professor said, kept from writing what he would have liked to by the goveniment. At, one time he spent a live-year _leave of absence from the university in prison as a result or a translation of the Bible he had made. The last of the Liberal Arts lec tures will be given Tuesday, April 20, by Prof. Arthur H. Reede, of the de partment of economics. fibs topic will be "The :Background of the Pres ent Situation in Spain." acting is merely one ofd the phases of their program as they -are concerned principally with the development, of the theatre as a whole. Each mem ber must realize this and he willing to help build sets, sew costumes, col lect tickets and do the dirty work. The full-time players who live to gether in the community plan their own meals, shop and clean, as - the only outside help is ai cook and laun dress. The bon office receipts go in a common fund which is used to build up the theatre and pay for necessi ties which are bought in lots. No salaries arc given and doctor and dentist bills arc paid from the fund.. It is work, work all tile time, for the players produce thirty plays a season and if they are not cast in the play they help park cars or Work on the scenery: Devoting all their time to the theatre, they must have no de pendents, and Betty J. Boman, Agriculture, lead the sophomore class with perfect marks. Robert 11. Hasek, Chemistry and Physics, is a clew runner-up with 2.08. Other 'sophomore leaders are Robert S. Bogor, Engineering, 2.84; John E. Wray, Mineral Industries, 2.80; Dorothy L. Snyder, Education, 2.72; and Victor E. Contilman. Phys ical Education and Athletics, 1.90. Only four freshmen started their careers Arith perfect records. Fred erick B. Augustine and George E. Ins keep, both of Chemistry and Physics; Martin V. Rockwell, Agriculture; and James A. Spicer, Engineering, com prise the list. Freshmen high in the other schools are Ann W. Bonine, Liberal Arts, 2.94; .John W. Myers, Mineral Industries, 2.90; arid Char- Jetta S. Knabb, Education, 2.87. Winter Athletes Rank in Studies Members of Six Winter Teams Stand High Scholastically With 1.51 Average Penn. State athletes rank ahead of the student average when it comes to scholastic achievement, a compilation of academic standards has revealed. Members of six Nittany winter teams attained u mark of 1.54, us compared to the all-College average of 1.32 and the all-men's level of 1.27. 1 The gymnastic team, with an av erage of 2.10, led the other athletic groups. - Wrestling, with 1.63, and swimming, with 1.62, folloWed. Fenc ing, basketball, :and..boxing .complcted the list with marks of 1.43, 1.31; and ' 1.06 respectively. Over a long period of years, the grapplers led all other winter teams .n scholastic competition. According, to Charley Speidel, who coaches the eastern championship Lion" team, he i doesn't know "whether wrestling I makes' the boys smart or the boys must be smart to be wrestlers." Frank Craighead, 126-pound mat man, led the individual averages with an unusually high grade of 2.86. He was closely followed by Albert Klig man,.lßergen Suydam, and William Parton, of the umnastie team, who had marks of 2.78, 2.77, and 2.61 re spectively. Bob Dewalt, captain-elect of the swimming team, ranked' fifth with 2.60. John Craighead, twin brother of Frank, who shared the 126-pound wrestling position, also received high academic honors with a 2.59 average. Jack Light. former captain and three times eastern champion, registered 2.18 and Joe Krupa, 165-pound title holder, followed with 2.15. Leading the boxing team was Frank Goodman, 1936 national champion at 135 pounds and wearer of the eastern crown for two seasons. Goodman av eraged . 1.01. Two fencers, Edward Kirk and Howard Potter, compiled high grades with 2.46 and 2.90, re spectively. • George Chalmers, basketball letter man, paced the courtmen with a 1.86 average. Other high Basketball play ers were Herb Peterson, with 1.70, and Bill Stopper, 1.65. Only letter- MCP from each squad were used in determining the scholastic averages. Bruce Moore, College Trustee, Dies in Horne D. Bruce 'Moore, 58, a trustee of the College since 1934, died at. his home in Washington, Pa., on Monday. Funeral services were held in the First United Presbyterian church in Washington on Wednesday. Cause of death was laid to a cerebral hem orrhage ten minutes after receiving a stroke. Mr. Moore served as associate ed itor of the Washington Observer. During Governor Pinchot's second term, Mr. Moore was floor leader of the State (louse-of Representatives. He was appointed to his trustee post by Governor Pinchot. A graduate of Washington and Jefferson College in 1898, Mr. Mocre went into newspaper work and soon became editor of the Greensburg Record. Later he became a United Presbyterian minister, taught in Egypt, and conducted a literary cam paign against limier. He is survived by. one son and one daughter. COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS IM Athletics Placed Under New Control Board Nov Advisory; Bischoff Directs Intramurals Director Will Choose Managers on Merit 1 Following the suggestions of a re cent COLLEGIA:s: editorial, intramural athletics will be conducted under a 'new plan whereby the various sports will be under the proper official in the School of Physical Education and , Athletics. This change will centralize the administration and management in the office of Eugene C. Bischoff, director of intramural athletics, ac cording to an announcement made to day .by Dr. Elwood C. Davis, of the School of Physical Education and Athletics. The old plan placed the control in the hands of the Board'and tourna ment managers. The new system will make the duties of this Board ailvi nary in nature and ,provide that the director of intramurals will select tournament managers. The School will pick boys who are interested and willing to receive instruction as man agers of the various teams. Removes Politics This action will remove the politics [entering into the functioning of the intramural plan. Greater efficiency is the expected result of this 'change in the handling Of the program. Un der the old set-up the faculty mem ber in 'charge was held responsible for mismanagement and injuries, when actually the authority rested in the Board. The members of the Board will be ;elected in the same manner as be 'fore, it consisting of the five most ef jficient end deserving inanagers of the I preceding year. Other members on the - Board - are - president - of the'senior !,class, president of the Athletic Asso ciation, president of Interfraternity' Council, a representative of the .non fraternity group, editor of the Col, teniAN, and the director of intramu ral athletics. The recent COMA: MAN editorial pointed out that during intramural football games a large number of in juries occurred because the game was not under faculty administration nor was there a doctor or trainer present. Student. referees, unable to cope with all the problems nor themselves well versed in the sports, did not have full control over the players. Optional R.O.T.C. Forum Scheduled' Peace Action Council Will Hold Discussion Tuesday Night At 7 O'clock "It. 0. T. C.—Optional or Compul sory?" will be the subject of an open forum discussion to be held under the auspices of ,the Penn State Peace Ac tion Council in Schwab auditorium next Tuesday night at 7 o'clock. Rev. Charles D. Rocket D. D., of Altoanu, will be the speaker of the evening and will advocate optional R. 0. T. C. for Penn State, according to Clar ence A. Dockers 'sB. chairman of the council. Tuesday night's meeting, Dockenm ',said, is part of the Iczal phase of the State wide campaign which the Peace Action Council is waging in an effort to have the compulsory .I:eature re moved front military training on this campus. Doekens urged that all stu dents make an effort to attend the meeting and register their opposition to compul;mry.R. 0. T. C. ROTC Is Unamerican "The compulsory feature of R. 0. T. C.," Dockers stated, "is absolutely undemocratic and cannot in any way be reconciled with the true spirit of Americanism." Reverend Reel is a member cf the Emergency Peace Campaign • and is a well known and effective speaker throughout the east, Darkens stated. In addition lie is prominent in civic circles in Altoona. Until recently Reverend Rocket was chairman of the .Blair County Pour Board and is now chairman of the Altoona Community Chest organization. Pastor of the Reformed Evangeli cal church, Reverend Rockel secured his A. B. degree at Franklin and Marshal and did graduate work at Columbia University. He has 'contri buted articles to magazines and church publications.
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