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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.