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Tuesday, May 4, 1937
RETIREMENTS-NOW AND LATER
ON THE front page of this paper will be found a
story of Robert L. Sackett, dean of the School
of Engineering, who will retire at the end of the col
lege year. He will be one of many who will - wind up a
full MCC!' of educational work here
Not he alone, but he as a symbol of the whole host.of
educators whose active work for Penn State is done, is
our important consideration here
lie is typical of the service that men have rendered
Penn State. Be is typical of the calibre of men that
the college is losing. It is with confidence that we say
that these men have been educators. It is with assui•-
ance that we say that their work has been worth-while
It is not with as much confidence that we say we hope
many of the faculty still far from retirement will match
these men in quality
It will be the colleges fault if they do not
Hut it seems inevitabfe as the years go' by and the
growing list of retired men increases' that some day
soon the retirement list will not include men this good
The reason for this will be that Penn State will be
unable tc hold good awn here, will be unable to main-
tain high educational salaries unless she pays her good
men more money on a more evenly regulated scale‘of
Good men will not stay here when they' an get more
money elsewhere for the same kind of work. And "else
where" is often another ethicational institution, one
where fairer wages are paid
The present rate of salaries is so complex and'so un
rationalized that it is understood by no one and satisfies
but few. The presence of this system is the direct rea
son for the presence of many inferior men on the
faculty. .
It is with this in mind that we congratulate Dean
Sackett AriA, his colleague's; utorf their . setViFe`; iind say
th'ai r W•e lioo;,palpitatinkly; that their followers in years
toiceme Will - emulate their services and good works,
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A CO-ED PROTEST WELL TAKEN
TIM PROTEST to W.S.G.A. in today's letter box
about the rules for freshman co-ed dating next year
is well taken and probably approximates the sentiments
of all retiring W.S.G.A. members.
In this protest a more mature outlook on the folly of
regulating people's lives has been expressed. The letter
points out that the reasons given for refusing freshmen
women the privilege to date for three weeks and only in
abbreviated times thereafter are but "sour grapes."
The letter points out that there is no true bill on this
score. It says that the co-eds are not going to devote
the leisure hours robbed of them in this fashion with
The letter points out that each year freshmen resolve
to never have a hand in the furtherance of such absurdi-
ties. Yet when they assume positions where they will
have something to say about it, they contnue the dizzy
rules. Then When they graduate they take it all back.
It is strongly suspected that Dean Charlotte Ray may
have a lot to do with this. The writer did'not say this,
but it seems the most logical reason for the continual
switching of sentiments.
Why freshman women cannot date when they have
week-end leisure time is a funny riddle to solve. They
might as well date. They can't do anything else. They
can't date, they can't roam the streets, they can't go out
of town for excitement, they can't drink. They ain't got
nuthin' but datin' to do except goin' to the movies. That
and informal sex lectures in bull sessions.
Each year the removal of general customs is nearing
and nearing. Each , year'the regulation of humans' lives
drops off. Pretty soon the girls will have the right to
draw their own breaths, but not if W.S.G.A. can help it.
Etaoin and Shrdlu
THE decision of the New York colons to ban the
strip-tease from Gotham is a great idea per
haps. Indirectly it may solve the Supreme Court
question. For, undoubtedly, burlesque fans unable to
follow their sport in the big city will hike down to
Washington to witness the biggest burlesque show of
all time. ,
More is being taken off here and there in Washing
ton than any place. And I wouldn't be surprised that
there is just as much smut in the nation's capital as
there is in the shows that - were banned.
But what I particularly had in mind was the excel
lent opportunity that the Supreme Court has to come
through with a tremendous bid for popular appeal.
Popular appeal has come to mean showmanship.
Why not make the Supreme Court into a chorus of
nine strip-teasers? Of course, right away an age lim
it would have to be set. Seventy-five would be a good
one. The odds are of a favorable nature that gentle
men of 75 have probably lost a good bit of their sex
appeal, not to mention some hair.
The strip-tease has always been subtle, as subtle
as the reasons for the decisions by the various judges.
Unfortunately the billing of the Supreme Court
chamber proceedings as a burlesque show will involve
the necessity on the •part of the performers of using
the English language. This will be the most difficult
thing the boys will hove to learn. The actual strip
tease will be rather easy, for the lads have much
practice in shedding their many-colored raiments. It
has been easy to see through many of the boys, right
through to their vitals.
But the jokes will be the hard part. The audience
will have to he able to understand them. I always have
the feeling that Chief Justice Hughes is cracking a
good one when he speaks of certiorari. But then I
never know, because I don't understand such things,
and feel that few other people do, save those racke
teers that have learned their legal terms and cheat
the public thereby.
Yes, sir—strip-teasing, as unpopular as it has
proven to be in New York, will take Washington by
storm, I think. Perhaps it will end Mr. Roosevelt's
and the country's problem.
--Herbert IL Cuban . 39
__Alan G. Mclntyre .39
Simple Simon
I am deeply sympathetic with those souls who vie
strenuously to manufacture the biggest yarn about
the houseparty date they had who couldn't come.
While, I agree that that, indeed, in most cases is a
sad state of affairs, I can stomach no sympathy for
the guys that try hard in futile directions.
I smell something rather strong, for instance, about
the following letter that Ernie Berkaw, freshman Ro
meo politician from Acacia, received the other day.
The actual letter:
Dear Mr. Berkaw:
I have received your letter of April eighth and
am happy to know of your interest•in my new
picture, "Seventh Heaven" I can only hope that
my future productioas may also merit your admi
ration and enjoyment.
While I deeply appreciation your very kind.in
vitation to your Fraternity houseparty in June,
my work at the studio prevents my accepting it.
It is most kind of you to wish me to be present
and I regret that I shall be unable to join you
and your friends. Many thanks, all the same.
With best wishes,
Add Big-Time Stuff
Maxine Gray, Hal Kemp's shapely vocalist, played
a one-night stand at the Theta Xi house Wednesday
night, accepting the invitation of Sam Gallu and
Gene Reilly to tie on the bib with them, It is said
that she warbled quite a few songs and autographed
a few Lion coats during the course of the festivities.
P.S. Her mother came along,
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Add Small-Time Stuff:
Eddie Roth, senior architect, beloved of one, Kath
leen Noerr, known as "Love," has inscribed over the
left pocket of his Lion coat,Phis space reserved for
Kathleen.". I have been - trying to think of somethhigs':H
sloppier and cannot.
GENTLEMEN
THE KING
PALM BEACH "REGENT" IS A SMART LON
DON TYPE DOUBLE BREASTED JACKET
FULL AT THE SHOULDERS, TAPERED AT
THE WAIST AND HIPS, WITH A SUPERB
DRAPE AND BALANCE,
STARK BROS. & HARPER
If ATTERS-lIABERDASHERS-TAILORS
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Strip-Tease Solutions
Supreme Court Fracas
+ 4- -4
Sincerely,
Simone Simon
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etlE PENN STATE GOLLI,;(iiAN
ILetter Box
To the Editor
As a senior having amassed some
knowledge of co-eds and their rules
for four years and also experience in
W.S.G.A., I protest to W.S.G.A. and
all co-eds about the freshman Customs
and dating rules that were passed
last week.
The freshmen have been given . a
one o'clock each week-end the first
semester and a one o'clock, an 11 o'-
clock, and a 10 o'clock for Sundays
during the second semester. The three
weeks non-dating period at the be
ginning of the year has been retained.
First of all I 'contend that the three
weeks period should be cut down to
ten dnys nt the most. This would
give the girls two week-ends to sit
in and get acquainted. Any longer
than that defeats the purpose and
only makes the freshmen too anxious
to date.
Nest, why not give the freshmen
two one o'clocks every week-end each
semester? Is there any real reason
why they should not other than the
fact that we had to and we might as
well get back Vat the freshmen? The
freshmen themselves have verified the
fact that the 'nights they can't date
they do not spend studying but in
bull sessions. %And as to 10 o'clock
and 11 o'clock dates, there is no time
for the girls to go to a dance,
_little
time to do anything, and when they
come in, they sit around waiting for
the girls who have one o'clocks in
order to gab.' •
If W.S.G.A. would give the fresh
men the,same week-end regulations as
the upperclassmen, they would surely
save themselves a lot of petty discus
sions and time at their meetings try
ing to decide whether or not to give
the freshmen free one o'clocks.
I heartily recommend no dating
during the week, for that is the time
when the girls should work and need
time for activities.
We are fast discarding all the non
sensical traditions. When we were
freshmen we - vigorously protested
against the rigid customs and deter
mined we would not be so tyrannical.
But when we became sophomores we
could date and we forgot the plight
of the new freshmen.
If the present freshmen would
gather together and present to senate
their opinions and demand a new and
more liberarcOde, they could get it.
—Marion A. Ringer '37 •
300 H.S. Stidents Try
For ssolPoster Prize
Posters of more than 300 students
from 50 high schools are entered in
the Pennsylvania Poster Art , contest
sponsored annually by the department
of journalism and Alpha Delta Sigma,
advertising fraternity:
"Pennsylvania as an Historic State"
was the theme of the 1937 posters.
According to Louis H. Bell, instruct
or of journalism and director of the
contest, the winners of the contest,
which closed Saturday, will be an
nounced'within two weeks. The first
prize is a scholarship of $5O to at
tend the-summer courses in fine arts
at the college.
Advertising Honorary
Elects New Officers
Alpha . Delta Sigma, honorary ad
vertising fraternity, recently elected
new officers for the coming year.
Philip D, Levy '3B was named •presi
dent; James L. Bond '39,:vice
dent; :Donald. Wi..Wrightl436,—seere
tary; and Jay H. Daniels '3B, trea
surer.
At the same meeting nine new mem
bers were initiated to the fraternity.
They were: Jay Daniels '3B, Carl W.
Diehl '3B, Russell A. Solomb '3B, Her-
Man D. Imler '39, Richard IV. Hoe
man '39, Dallas R. Long '39, James
D. lathers '39, -Donald W. Wright
'39, 'and Francis A. C. Vosters '39.
Louis H. Bell, instructor in journal
ism, will act as adviser to the group.
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Drinking To Be Topic
Of Discussion Contest
The popular question "What Should
be the Penn State Women's Attitude
toward Drinking?" will be the subject
for the Women's Intramural Discus
, sion contest to be held May 14, 15 and
16. According to Florence V.Wat
kins '39, and Beulah F. Gerbeirn
co-chairmen of the contest, eleven
groups will compete for the Delta Al;
pha Delta debating cup which Alpha
Omicron Pi won last year.
Participants will be representatives
from, Mac hall, Philotes, Alpha Chi
Omega, Alpha Omicren Pi, Alpha
Epsilon Phi, Chi Omega, Delta Gam
ma, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha
'Theta, and Kappa Kappa Gamma..
Preliminaries and semi-finals, which
will be held at the North Liberal Arts
bulding Tuesday and Wednesday at
6:30 o'clock, will be judged by var
sity and freshman debaters. Judges
for the finals Thursday will be named
later.
The Record Crop
CASA LOMA was a household word
even when a reference to Huey Long
would have been connected with "no
checkee no washee." Polls among
dance fans always place these testers
right .up in there. nava, of this
year, started the eighth year for Pres
ident Gray and his Casa Loma col
lege. Eight years from today what
bands will still be around?
Glen Gray, himself, used to play 1 .
the first sax as all the publicity pic
tures show him, but just recently he
has taken over the baton. - He is a
gigantic fellow and makes a nice-fig
ure slinging the stick around—nick
name "Spike." Peewee Hunt plays a
trombone but as a vocalist he is an
invaluable asset to the (kilt. He al
ways wants to quit and turn to ham
radio operating. Kenny Sargent
plays a bar i tone sax, but like Peewee
his vocal chords roll in the bucks. In
cidentally, his vocal idol is Satchmo
"Senior Ball" Armstrong. Among
the swing fans Stan Dennis rates high
for his string bass slapping, but when
not keeping his doghouse, ' he speaks
Polish, is a camera fiend and a mean
male mermaid. "Joe-horse," "Piano"
Flail, with' Pewee Hunt is an ex
wrestler, a social mixer in a Tarzanic
sort of way.
This gang has been turning out
some nice records for Decca of late.
They're a' . mixture• of 'that fast and
slow stuff that keep Casa Loma popu
lar. Please Keep Me he Your Dreanis,
Love is Good for Anything, Wan it
Rah?, You're Here You're There are
a few of the slow ones with Swing
High Swing Low, and I'd Be a Fool
Again, supplying the stomp material.
Can we forget Smoke Rings record
ed for Brunswick years ago, their
theme song. And remember Bugle
Con Rag more recently on Decca?
Those who remember Junior Prom
1135 have pleaSant memories.
ANNOUNCEMENT!
• . The Tavern
Corner Blair Ave. and 11th St.
TYRONE
(Formerly the Garden Cafe)
will: hold opening under.
new management on
WEDNESDAY
MAY 5 ; 1937.
Completely remodeled, new fixtures
and a pleasant place to dine
and dance.
Bud Wills Orchestra
EVERYBODY WELCOME
We Women
For a group of campfire girls away
on their first outing a three weeks'
protective incarceration may be desir
able; for college freshmen it seems
hardly necessary. Yet this is the rule
that was again endorsed as a part of
freshman customs for next year.
The purpose of the rule is noble
enough: To get the girls acquainted
with college as a whole and to help
them to study. It is hard to under
stand why three weeks is necessary to
do this. Ten days or less should be
ample time.
With the disproportionate ratio
here between men and women, .some
sort of freshman customs on dating
are probably desirable. For many of
the girls coming up here front a home
environment that is entirely different
therb is perhaps an unfortunate ten.:
dency to let the rush of the first few
weeks go to their heads. Three weeks,
however,, is too long a time for them
to be denied the Social functions that
are a very definite part of college life. !
It is a rule that is difficult to enforce
and the result is that it is frequently
broken, all of which results in an an-,
tagonistic attitude towards student
goveinment from the very start. '
Since they experienced the rule not )
so long ago, we asked a number of
freshmen what they thought of it.
Most of them agifeed.
"We didn't like it, so why should we
inflict it on next year's freshmen,"
said Anne McCracken and Mary Alice
Clemer.
Front Isabelle Jordan: "I think that
freshmen should be allowed one date
a week during the three weeks period.
Many of the girls get homesick, and',
with nothing to keep their minds off
of it they break the rules anyway."
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Freshmen Break Two
State Track Records
In their first official tryouts of . the
season Penh State's freshman track
tenon managed to break two records
and to turn in near record perform
antes in two other events.
Nick Vukmanic threw the javelin
205 feet to break the old freshman
record, and in doing so exceeded the
present varsity record of 190 feet
8' inches. Roger Maurer broke the
broad junip record with a leep of 22
feet 4 inches.
Summary: 100 yd. dash: First, raff
le!. It. E.; second, Engel; third, Cram
er; 220 yd. dash: First, Kaufman;
second, Engel; third, R. Miller; 490
yd. dash: First, Kaufman; second,
Maurer; SSO yd. dash: First. Galer
and • Yohn (tie) ; third, G. Miller;
Mile: First, Mac; second, Nipson;
2 Mile: First, Gordon; second, Van
Patten; third, Hostettler; 120 high
hurdles: First, Hutdhings; second,
Gordon; 220 low hurdles: Hutchings;
second, Gordon; Broad jump: First,
Maurer; second, Kaufman; third, R.-
Miller; High jump: First, Davidson
and Dohnert (tie) ; second, Smith;
Pole vault: First, Kennedy, second,
Smith; Discus: First, Vukmanic; sec
ond, Zansitis; third, Hamilton; Shot:
First, Vukmanic; second, Stravinski;
third, Erhard; Javelin: First, Vukma
nic; second, Byrd.
Ship Ahoy . Mothers
H.M.S. PINAFORE
Comic Nautical Opera
Sat., May 8, 8:30 P.•M