~cgc Y...
PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Successor to The Free Lance. established 1887
Published semi-weekly during the College year, except on holidays,
y stadents of The Pennsylvania State College, In the interest. of the
•ollege. the students, faculty. alumni. and friends.
141:1 , ...1L1tT1LV !ON 14.111.1“.1. 11•11.4.1 Orr
National Advertising Service, Inc.
culler• Publishers RePreseuiellee
420 MADISON Avc. NcW YORK. N.Y.
cloc .GO • NOSTO. • SAN SSANGISCO
Los ANGUS, • PORTLAND • SCATIIe
I=l
JOHNSON BRENNEMAN 'l7 ALAN L. SMITH '37
•Ellitor Business Manager
.E. TOWNSEND SWARM '37 KENNF.TII W. ENGEL '37
:gumming Editor Advertising Manager
Pllll.ll . S. lIEISLER '37 PHILIP A. SCHWARTZ '37
News Editor Promotion Manager
W. ROBERT GRUB '37 GEORGE W. BIRD '37
Sports Editor Circulation Manager
RICHARD LEWIS '37 IRWIN ROTH '37
Feature Editor Foreign Advertising Manager
MARION A. RINGER '37 JEAN C. HOOVER '37
Women's Editor Secretary
M. WINIFRED WILLIAMS '37 REGINA J. RYAN '37
Women's Mannging Editor Women's News Editor
Woodrow W. Cicely IS Fennel. 11. Semesak 18
Jerntne Weinstein 18 Charles M. Wheeler Sr. 18
Jay n. Daniels '3B Carl W. Diehl '3B Robert E. Elliott jr. 78
pthrri
I. Junolsgs '3B Robin S. McKelvey '3B John C. Sabena '3B
WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Iparlcy It. Helms 'SS CeorgN It. rowers 'n Camlhm Tyson 'SS
Idointslog Editor This Issue__
MOTS Editor This Issue
Friday, April 16, 1937
2,000 SMART GUYS
AS ONE OF THE organizations cooperating with
. the Student Peace Action Council, we have al-
ways encouraged and supported its activities.
We dislike to criticize an organization with such noble
motives, but after attending the electing held Monday
night we feel that censure is necessary
Held for the purpose of showing students why
compulsory ROTC should be abolished on this campus,
how this can be accomplished, and why it would pro
mote peace, Monday's meeting was attended by sixty
people, most of them members of the Council itself.
It required little thought to show that a meeting of
this sort will accomplish little. Information must reach
more than sixty people if it is to be effective.
What was the reason for this lox attendance?
Why didn't Penn State's five thousand other students
go to this meeting? What was wrong?
The first fault was in the choice of subject. No one
can expect the student body to be interested in a sub
ject'which affects only about half its memberS. Instead
of holding a meeting on compulsory ROTC the Council
ihould have selected some topic of general interest such
es: "What Am I Getting Out of College?" "Lombardo
ys. Goodman," or "Resolved: That the Country is a
Better Place to Live than the City." Of course these
things don't have much to do with peace action, but the
important thing is to arouse student interest.
The time seleCted for the meeting was ill chosen.
Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor were appearing at the
local cinema and students could. scarcely be expected to
pace up such cultural opportunity to hear an address on
something so unimportant as. keeping this 'country out
of war: The Council should have considered this and
bistecl its meeting accordingly
It is also possible that many students did not know
/Lout the speech. Of course there was a long article in
this paper about It and signs were displayed down town
!ut
. on the campus, but this was scarcely enough ad-
vance publicity. A sound truck, signs painted on the
sandwich-sign men, and a sky writer should
have been used. No one can be expected to go to
,iidmuthing that he doesn't know about
Finally, .a
more prominent speaker should have
been engaged. While the Reverend . Rockel presented
itig, talk well, , enough, fe7,vistudents had: heW,of , him.
Tiii?:ii . #l,',s,Jlnt.6restd&i4E someoutstanding man of
Douglas or, a great philosopher like
Will Ducat' ind lieen scheduled 'there'svould have:bein
a old il larger audience. CommanderßVrd and Mrs.
Roosevelt are interested in peace. 'Why didn't the Coun
cil get one of them?
The motives of the Peace /Wieners here was good
enough, but they certainly were unable to handle Mon
doiCmeeting in the proper manner.
One other thing that was beyond their control per
haps had a little to do with the failure. Two thousand
ROTC conscripts know that it's smarter to spend 200
houuur finding out how to fight than two hours learning
how to abash their course and help to prevent a war
ELECTORATE INTEREST?
' While on the subject of mass meetings it seems
like a good idea to mention the one Monday night. For
years there has been the complaint by students that
ampus politicians are a bunch of grafters who arc out
.* get what they can and who, once elections are over,
never give a damn about the students who elected them.
Monday night every party with candidates in this
election will tell students just what they and their men
propose to do if they are elected. There will probably
he a short period for discussion.
If you are sufficiently interested in the way student
government is going to be run next year, if you would
like to see a cooperative book store, a system of free
hospitalization, a blanket activity fee, or any of the
many changes advocated by the various cliques in their
platforms, then attend Monday's meeting and find out
Mow and why they propose to tarry' out their promises.
If you're not interested at least have the good grace
next year not to criticize student government. Officers
will be just as interested inreform and improvement
as the electorate—no more so.
I -
CAMPUSEER
Swan Song
At long last the time has come when we give out
job of filling up this space to the board which will be
elected Sunday night and we do so with mixed emo
tions. However, tradition has it that the Campuseer
devote his last column to giving advice to the oncom
ing or new Campy in order that the line may not
be marred so here it is .. . ,
Cherles M. Wheeler. Jr.
_Woodrow W. Blear MS
First of all, always spell SEX with capital let
ters even though you are against it . . . Don't wor
ry too much about the world going to hell and every
Wednesday night lay aside your Marx and get down
Benchley or Thurber ... Of course there will be some
who will accuse you of adolescent ignorance if you
write about such trivial things as the vigorous com
petition Al Mclntyre is getting for Barbara Bowes
around the Student Union office, when you should
be considering the ramifications of the Spanish civil
war ... but then at least you will have_some readers.
We refer you to George Ritter, the Mr. Arbuth
not of high school witticisms, if your supply of stock
phrases run out ... And Arnie of the Crm is always
good for a few gags, especially the "are-that-way
about-each-other" stories .. . If Doc. Dengler is back
next year you had better take one of his courses for
some light professorial wise-cracks ... and the same
goes for S. K. Stevens ... Don't make the mistake of
filling up the selected ranks of the Stinker Club too
early as we did ... not until a few days ago did we
discover that Bob McQuiston, ex-boxing managel-,.
should have been president of that organization all the
time . . . Several girls who will bear watching next
yea• and who should furnish plenty of copy are Mary
L. Hickey, Georgia Powers, Jane Gruber, and Eliz
abeth Panebaker . . . Prof. Galbraith was neglected
this year and he always has some funny
. class room
gags .. you like class room gags . .. You might
keep an eye on this Profs. Gardner-Bell ping-gong
feud .. . and Dorm Doings is becoming more daring
each issue . . . Yon also might inform Mary Taylor
that George Sisson can't cook for I'm sure it would
be appreciated .
You also might cheek up and learn the name of
that R. 0. T. C. sergeant who is wearing his chevrons
upside-down . . . Another story we heard was about
a guy by the name of Bretton, sigmanu, who wrote
home to his father asking for more money because
he was going to take up horse-back riding . . . and
his father replied in a letter, "Fine, I'll send you a
horse" . . . Of course there are times you'll be disap
pointed such as seeing that Prof. F. P. Knoll, D. 11.,
got two . dollars from the Philly Inquirer's Personal
Grievances column for writing in, "Can anything be
done about the self styled expert who sits behind me
at basketball games and delivers ads-ice to each player.
from the beginning to the 'end of the game?" , .
And always remember that this colyunin got v9lyi . um9:;l
and it'd usually filling np the.last ten lines that gets'. -
~1. 1 .
troube —Phil
- Vagabond Voyages
Tramp Trips .
across the ocean on a freighter
. . . through Europe by bicycle
... by flatboat or automobile ...
visit unfamiliar parts of the
country alone or with a congen
ial group. .
+ + +
No charge, of course, for our service
+ + +
. .
HOTEL STATE COLLEGE .
TRAVEL BUREAU
Room 212 Dial 733 State College
BY AGESICLY
Charge of the Frat Brigade
Ilalf a pint, half a pint
Half a pint onward.
Onto the floor they went
Many a dollar spent
Honorable intentions meant
I. F. Ball's 50 hundred.
Dates to the right of them
Co-eds to the left of them
Fate in front of them
The chaperones wondered.
Theirs not to reason why
Theirs but to down their rye
And so amid the hue and cry
Mr. Breene blundered.
r.c;il b'l'ATB t;OL1.8‘11./%14
Phi Kappa Tau Leads
In Fraternity Rating
(Continuer/ from pogo onc)
women maintained their superiority
over the unaffiliated group, increasing
their figure from 1.70 to 1.72, while
the non-fraternity women boosted
j their mark from 1.46 to 1.58.
MEN'S FRATERNITIES
1. Phi Kappa ,Tau 1.71
M=M!
3. Delta Theta Sigma—
4. Acacia
5. Alpha Chi Sigma_
G. Phi Sigma Delta_
7. Phi Epsilon Pi 1.41
8. Phi Gamma Delta 1.41
9. Sigma Pi 1.39
1.37
' 1.37
1.34
1.33
10. Alpha Gamma Rho..
11. Sigma Phi Alpha--
12. Alpha Chi Rho
13. Phi Lambda Theta_
1.31
.14. Beaver House_
16. Tau Kappa Epsilon 1.31
17. Beta Theta Pi 1.30
18. Associated . Commons Club____l.29
19. Delta Tau Delta 1.29
20. Phi Sigma Kappa 1.29
21. Pi Kappa Alpha 1.28
22. Phi Mu Delta
23. Theta Chi
24. Triangle
25. Phi Delta Theta
2G. Sigma Tau Phi 1.2 G
27. Sigma Alpha Epsilon______l.23
28. Phi Kappa Psi 1.21
29. Alpha Phi 'Delta 1.20
30. Kappa Sigma
3L Beta Kappa.:__
32. Theta Upsilon Omega_
33. Pi Kappa. Phi_
1.15
1.12
34. Sigma Nu_
35. Chi Phi___
30. Phi Kappa Sigma 1.12
37. Tau Phi Delta __l.ll
IS. Sigma Phi Epsilon 1.10
39. Theta Kappa Phi 1.10
40. Alpha Sigma Phi 1.08
41. Sigma Chi 1.08
42. Sigma Phi Sigma 1.07
43. Tau Sigma Phi 1.06
44. Delta Chi 1.02
45. Alpha Tau Omega 1.00
40. Lambda Chi Alpha 1.00
47. Theta Nu Epsilon ".98
48. Delta Upsilon .96
49. Delta - Sigma Phi .94
50. Kappa Delta Rho .94
51. Theta Xi .94
52. Alpha Kappa Pi .88
53. Phi Kappa .80
WOMEN'S FRATERNITIES
1. Astriad 1.88
2. Chi Omega• 1.84
3. Kappa Alpha Theta 1.80
4. Alpha Omicron Pi 1.79
5. Kappa Kappa Gamnia 1.72
, 6. Delta Gamma • 1.70
7. Gamma Phi , Beta 1.70
8. Phi Mu 1.70
9. Alpha Chi. Omega 1.56
10. Theta Phi Alpha 1.39
Miniature. Pamphlet
Shown in New Book
An attempt at. lithoprinting in
miniature' s shown in the 1937 edi
tion of "Abstracts of Studies in Edu
cation at the Pennsylvania State Col
lege," edited by Prof. Charles C. Pe
ters, of the department of education
and psychology.
This 60-page paniphlet contains as
much copy as the . average printed
book of 274 pages. Although legible
without the reading glass, it is a
strain on the eyes. The margins were
aligned with Professor Peters' patent
ed automatic justifier.
cgoke G.ralite!tA Leave
. .
Alfred F. Cooke,..jr., of .the dCpait
nieni dairtididtuii;‘htii been irtintea
la leave of absence for one year to
enter private business. Prof. C. E,
}foie, a graduate of Rhode Island
State College, has been appointed to
fill the vacancy.
Summer Positions foi
Students'
You can use your
Earn edbcational training
$4O to $75 eayndtheiasisnumexntlie•ar.n,m-
Week unusual opportunity
a for educational ex
tension work' in the
home, is extremely interesting:
Many students have been excep
tionally successful and have found
it the solution to their financial
problem. Write for full details
and proof of results at once.
The John C. Winston Company;
Home Extension Dept.
1012 Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa.
Capiled—s2oo,ooo
Surplus and Undivided
Profits—s27s,oo9
The
First National Bank
of State College
STATE COLLEGE, PA
Member of Federal Deposit
Insurance' Corporation
Johm T. McCormick, President
David F. Kapp,' Cashier
Scientific Writers
Now in Demand,
Says Dr. Ham
"The journalism field needs writers
who are well-educated in. science,"
says Dr. William It Ham,. head of
the department of physics. He be
lieves that young newspaper report
ers, if at all interested in science, will
benefit by a thorough college course
in some phase of the Scientific cur:
ricula.
Doctor Ham points out that in the
present-day method the writer inves
tigates an experiment, uses his par
ticular skill to extract points of in
terest to the. reading public, and sub
mits the article to the experimenter
for revision. His desire is to see the
reporter who will review an experi
ment and write a satisfactory ac
count from personal knowledge.
Experimenting for several years
1 with the rate of diffusion of hydro
' gen through metals as a test for pro
, perties of various metals, Doctor Ham
has become one of the country's fore
most authorities on' this project.
1.46
1.46
El. S. Press Convention
Scheduled for May 1
Plans have been completed for the
annual State High School Press con
vention to be held here on Saturday,
May 1, by Sigma Delta Chi, men's
professional journalism fraternity.
The plans include registration, sev
eral meetings, a luncheon in the Old
Main Sandwich Shop, entertainment,
a tea, and sightseeing trips over the
campus. The speakers will be men
who have distinguished themselves in
the field of journalism.
Last year the convention drew 350
high school editors and high school
faculty advisors from the larger high
schools of Pennsylvania. This year
Sigma Delta Chi will be assisted by
Theta Sigma Phi, girls' professional
journalism fraternity, and Alpha
Delta Sigma, men's professional ad
vertising fraternity.
1.18
Council Head Attends
Panhellenic Gathering
. Caroline Tyson' '3B, incoming pres
ident of the Panhellenic Council, at
tended a regional Panhellenic Con
vention in Cincinnati this week-erid.
Eighteen campuses were represented
with Penn State- and Allegheny as
the only Pennsylvania colleges.
The main part of the program was
presented Saturday consisting of
,ad
dresses and round table discussions.
The discussions were led by national
l or alumnae representatives from var
ious women's fraternities attending
the conclave. The topics concerned
Panhellenic organizations, alumnae
and chapter relations, rushing prob
lems and campus standards.
A formal banquet held at the Neth
erland Plaza Hotel concluded Satur
day's activities. Two representatives
from each of the' 17 women's frater
nities at the University of Cincinnati
acted as -hostesses.
JUICY
HAMBURGERS
Top.of the Round
Cooked in Oil
THE HOFBRAU
THE FIRST 'PRODUCT' TO HOLD TWO NATIONAL RADIO AWAR
The DEN
ESTAURANT
, Special—Saturday and Sufiday
T-BONE STEAKS
ROAST CHICKEN . . .
For That Little' Store
See GRAHAMS for
Candy Bars Wholesale
Established 1896
Dance
FRIDAY, APRIL 16th
IVAN FAUX
and His Pennsylvania Ramblers
Dancing 9 to ]—sl.so Couple
COCKTAIL BAR
GREEN GABLES HOTEL
Ado ree Shoes
They're Very
Very Smar
Brown linen is very im
portant foi• your sum
mer shoe wardrobe. And
equally important with
white patent trimming.
FROMM'S
E...cOj,,LE4E:AVk.,A , '!
tZ f il'
Fitt' , Ale 18
You'll love.them
+ All-White Kid
British' Tan
Many other • flattering
_ styles and colors
~~ ~
1~1 ~'~ .