nSC `l`r~J PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887 Published semi-weekly during the College year, except on holidays. by students of The Pennsylvania State College, In the interest of the College. the students. faculty, alumni. and friends. National Advertising Service, Inc. Callerr Publishers Rrprrsentailur 420 MADISON ATC. NOW YORK. N.Y. CRIC•CO • DOLTON - SAN FA ANcISCO LOP ANDSLA• • PORTLAND - SCATTLA I=l CHARLES M. WHEELER, JR. '33 JOHN G. SABELLA Editor Business Manager JEROME WEINSTEIN '33 JAY 11. DANIELS '33 Managing Editor Advertising Manager FRANCIS 11. SZYMCZAK '33 ItOItERT S. McKELVEY '33 News Editor Circulation Manager WOODROW W, BIERLY '33 CARL W. DIEHL '9B Feature Editor Promotion Manager SHIRLEY R. HELMS '3B ROBERT E. ELLIOTT JR. '3B Women's Editor Foreign Advertising Manager GEORGIA 11. POWERS '3B KATHRYN M. JENNINGS '3B As•ocistte Women's Editor Senior Secretary CAROLINE TYSON '9B Associate Women's Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS Thome A. Real '39 Herbert R. Cohan '39 Bruce M. Tratme 19 William B. Joachim Jr. 19 Alan C. Mclntyre 19 Roy H. Nichok Jr. 19 Salvatore S. Sala 19 John A. Troanovitch WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS MB:Ii=l1:1:3 Ralph H. Cuedlach '39 Richard W. Kooman '99 Dallas R. In '39 Jerome Shafer '99 Francis A. C. Vosters Jr. '39 Mary J. Sample '39 1936 Mcmbcr 1937 Associated ColleWe Press Discributors of Collegiate Digest Tuesday, May 18, 1937 2,000 STOOGES ON THE HOOF YESTERDAY APPROXIMATELY 2,000 little stooges donned uniforms, picked up their rifles and went through two hours of the silliest bur lesque on record in these parts. Most of the time they stood around waiting for stuffed-shirts to get ready to give the medals for the year. An appropriate speech for the presentation would have been "Son, to you we give this medal, this symbol of empty honor, because you were a better stooge than the rest. You did all those silly things we do out here just a little better than did your companions. For your ex cellent stoogeship, we give you this memory of R. 0. T. C. at Penn State. May it stand you well in the next And it certainly will do a lot of good And so, while a few choice medals were handed out to a few choice people, hundreds looked on as part of a great organization to which they do not want to belong. At a ratio of at least 3 to 1 they are against it. At such a ratio do students hero not want to take R. 0. T. C.—in this, our American democracy. In America, "the land of the free and the brave." In America, the land where people can do the things they want to Thus is the world "safe for democracy." Thus is it guarded against tyrants and dictators. Thus is the common man emancipated This is the intelligent way America is keeping out cf war. This is the way she is furthering her "govern ment of the people, by the people, and for the people." For her'people, she is doing this. And so amid the blaring of horns and the beating of drums, .1,000 feet shuffled in disorder, but none-the less plodded firmly forward, to the next war to make the world safe for God only knows what. BREATHE DEEPLY IT, ILT BACK YOUR •Ileads, student*, and :breathe '. !cii , eiily. It is real. liettlthy :io!ilo;tljiF . ; 'for; that is -.. '~; sheie the Collette Ylehlth Servic'e is now—up in • - ?Another'school year is drawing to a close and, as Usual, nothing much has been done about the glaring de ficiencies in the Health Service. A committee was appointed some time ago to studs the situation and make a report regarding it derstood that such a report is ready, a report prepared. by Doctor Ritenour and submitted to a few administra tion stalwarts f . or their opinions. Of course, these stal warts will do nothing to embarass anyone or jeopardize a fellow-worker's job. That is—to his face. They might knife him in the back, and then look up the situation in the rule hook. But what was expected of an administration com mittee has happened. The whole question has been shelved rather effectively until the end of the year with the hope that all will be forgotten until next fall. And it probably will he until somebody dies again. Or until the water supply catches "spring fever" again. A good motto concerning the physical welfare of students might read: • "We prepare them for death on the R. 0. T. C. drill fields, and then kill them in the College Health But the question cannot he discarded with this levity. Something drastic must be done about College Health Service. Expenditures for student health are last on the proposed list for buildings. The College is straining every muscle to enlarge, expand, and get more students here. But it is unable to loch after the welfare of those it already has. How about bringing Doctor Ritenour's report out into the open and letting the students know where they stand in the administration's eyes? Let them know if something constructive is being done. Or must they take the alternative and surmise that nothing much is being done about them? Etaoin and Shrdlu + + + Wherein It Is Revealed That It Was Army 5, State 3 Whose Goal A letter to the Dean of the School of Physical Education and Athletics was referred to lacrosse conch Nick Thie] recently. It seems that the lacrossers spent a few moments in New York after their game with Army. The letter was signed "Elsie." She said she didn't know what the guy's name was, but she remembered what he looked like, and would the phys ed school please forward a picture of the lacrosse team so that she could pick out the culprit. It might be said that the official score.of the game read, Army 5, Penn State 2, but that sonic Nittony Lion scored another goal that did not appear on the records. Powder-Puff Sayings: Sally Salberg and Mary Jane Veil were can fronted with the powder-puff problem at one of our feat dens this week-end. This happens to normal peo ple at the rate of once an hour over big week-ends. Their escorts squirmed them to the proper cubicle, in the rush forgot to stand guard. In stomped George Leydie, phipsi frosh, in quite a hurry. Ever non chalant, he put all at ease with, "Sit still, girls, I just came in for my tooth brush." He's Gotta Note: Frank Allebach, social alumnus, diploma delayed, returned for the Prom and an audition with Glen Gray. At intermission Saturday morning, he ap peared frOm behind the Chinese curtain at the band stand and rendered a few low notes on the tuba. Rich in nasal quality and akin to violent action of the tongue upon vibrating lips, he dedicated his number to the Forestry School in memory of days gone by. Bird of The Week Bird of the Week goes to Hughie Williams, account ancy .instructor, and is long overdue. His Salient Siftings in the Nittany News Window day by day leave him open for ridicule far and wide. He now says the Pirates are cracking in the Na tional League, because they lost to Carl Hubbell of the Giants. This after the most successful road trip in the majors. He further predicts Cincinnati's Red legs to cop the pennant, and Pittsburgh to finish in the second division. Personally, I can't sec this. Everybody knows by now that it will be the Dodgers and the Browns in the World Series Pompous and dogmatic in his selections, he leaves no course open by which to swim out next September when once more he will be proved .cuckoo. A little friendly advice might say to him that getting to his own S o'clock classes more often and into the Nittany News window less might help him get out of the sec ond division in his own league. About Town: The week's rain giving the Corner Room its first good washing since Charley Goit gained notor iety. Now he's after Ifermione . Hunt . . . Reading the Collegian heads last time, I find that Jane Eames has "emotional possibilities" and intend checking who covered the beat ... Don Rose of Philly's Even ing Ledger writes a delectable bit in the last Satur day Evening Pest, another Curtis Institution, about enjoying life at 47 despite psychoanalysis and other chologists the world over and their continual white rat derbies. Could anybody write in and tell me what the significance is of one rat running clown a run-way faster than another one to get a piece of meat? can think of but two answers. Either one rat is hungrier than the other one, or he is faster. I am waiting for psychologists to explain Jessie Ow ens and -Mafi-O=War : THE PALM BEACH SHOP YOU'LL BE WANTING A NEW PALM BEACH SUIT- SELECT YOURS NOW WHILE OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE. STARK BROS. & HARPER HATTERS-HABERDASHERS-TAILORS STORE HOURS-9 A.M. to 9 P.M T tit.; ?EN N CULI;EGI AN. Literary Tastes Of Students Revealed Penn State students again showed their aesthetic tastes when they elec ed their favorite literary figures and books in a recent poll. The fact that novels are best-sell ers was substantiated by the students as this type of fiction was decisively proclaimed the most readable. The short story trailed far behind to place in second position. The poll also disclosed that the col legian is consistent. The favorite book was the novel, "The Magnificent Obsession," by Lloyd C. Douglas. The next three that rated were "Anna Karenina," "The Octopus," an d "Ethics Frame," all novels. Classical training scored in the choice of play. Rostand's "Cyrano de Berferac" took first honors with little difficulty. The modern theater re fused to be nosed out and placed sec ond, third, and fourth with "Green Pastuies." "Tobacco Road," and the hilariously funny "Three Men on a Horse." Penn Staters put their stamp of approval on the Nobel Prize commit tee by naming Eugene O'Neill as their favorite author. Edgar Allen Poe seemed to be the best-known poet, hut it was Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Renascence" that met with the most approval and enthusiasm. The fatted calf is being killed for next year's freshmen. W. S. C. A. is planning more parties, senior span sor groups are being organized and freshmen are signing up for little sisters. Perhaps it's the crusading spirit that inspires ninny to sign up for the possibility of future rushing material. Unfortunately this humanitarian spark dies out when the big sisters come back from vacation. The little sister is not the sorority type or it's such an effort to walk down to Pugh street to see het. She is taken to a movie and dropped. Resenting this casual attitude in the past, freshmen have complained that their big sisters have either ac cepted them as a duty or neglected theni entirely. This antagonistic feel ing can lie avoided in the future if big sisters are only those who enjoy being with all. kinds of people and who are willing to take time to be come thoroughly acquainted with their little sisters. Panhellenic Council which is get ting back on its feet is sponsoring an intersorority sing to be held at Holmes field at 5 o'clock this afternoon. School Leaders Hold Annual - Meeting Here The Central Pennsylvania School men's Conference will hold its regu lar quarterly meeting here, Wednes day, May 28. The organization is composed of the superintendents and principals in the central Pennsylva nia area. A panel discussion on the topic, "Adjusting the Curriculum to the Non-Academic Pupil," will be held, and will be followed by a dinner in the Sandwich Shop. Rick '37, Hort Student, Wins Two Fellowships Charles M . . Rick .'37, who completed ,four-year horticulture equrSeAerd in three and a-half years, has been awarded a $OOO fellowship for gradu ate study by Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honorary fraternity. Rick will study plant physiology neat year at Harvard University, which ha al so awarded him a scholarship of $4OO. The fellowship won by Rick is one of three given this year. The awards are presented in honor of E. E. Sparks, a former president of the college. Demand sanitation and everything best. Sanitation is Food Preservation. • Ideal method of Cooling Food is by Ice • Hillside Ice & Coal Company Dial 842 for Delivery • SPECIAL PRICES SENIORS AND GRADUATES GET OUR PRICES FOR ON ENGRAVING ' ORDER CALLING CARDS NOW NAME CARDS $16.75 OPEN EVENINGS The girl from home stepped into our silver slippers again last week end, leaving us with our knitting. Echoing Dean Stewarts' lament in "Pardon My Glove," we moan, "Why do they always bring them in from the outside? Why can't they take one of our girls? It's so discouraging." Peeking out of a Corner Room booth we decided that the import's wit must be the drawing card. It couldn't be the platinum bangs and the weird hat, but when we heard her nasal twang delivering stock phrases we , blamed it on the system. We really couldn't condemn the men. After all, who wants to leave a party when it's in full swing? This complaint' was Made by the co-ed at the Phi Gam house Saturday night. Being the only one of her species she naturally rebelled at the injustice' of missing all the good clean wholesome fun after 2 o'clock. It was the system. Think of all the footwear we could save if we co-eds could move into the fraternity houses on big week-ends like they do at Cornell. Of 'course the men would have to move down town, but after all they are the hale and hearty sex.. Mulling it over, the college author ities might have a petty objection to this, so we've devised a plan that would meet their smiling approval. Hours for imports would solve the problem and eliminate our lop-sided competition. The death knell of the after-dance parties could ring 15 minutes before' the Saturday night 2 o'clock curfew. Realizing, that imports have to keep civilized hours and that carfare is such an expense, the men would grad ually realize their obligations to the co-ed, who is after all far more sen sitive and witty than the girl from Punxsutawney. Co-Edits Sackett Given Scroll For Engineering Work Dean Robert L. Sackett was pre sented with an illuminated parchment scroll in recognition of his leadership in the engineering field at the 17th annual Industrial Conference held in the Nittany Lion Inn. The scroll was signed by all those registered for the conference. At the announcement of the con ference, E. B. Roberts, director of personnel of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company, organ ized a committee to pay tribute to the retiring head of the School of En gineering for his 22 years of service here. Col. John P. Jackson, Sackett's pre decessor as dean of the Engineering School, related the growth of that school under the administratiOn of the retiring dean. He explained that the committee is determined to select the most capable man in the country to succeed him. Education Professors Conduct C.C.C. Survey Dr. Bruce V. Moore and Prof. Clarence 0. Williams, of the depart ment of education and psychology, are assisting this week in a nation-wide survey of CCC camps. The study is under the direction of the National Council on Education at Wishington, D. C. The purpose of the survey is to dis cover facts relative to the education of those enrolled in the camps with the idea of improving the existing ed ucational programs. George W. Mattern '39 was 'elected president of the Pre-Veterinary club for 1937-37, Dr. James F. Shigley, college veterinarian, announced today. Other officers elected were Herman A. Costow '39, vice president, and Frank L. Gardner Jr., '4O, representa tive in the Agricultural Student Cdun cil, William P. Bond '3B is the retir ing president. 4« Feline n» Club Elects Officers KEELER'S Pfaff Wins Radio Award; Heard By Japan Nights of continuous vigil at the key of ISVA, the College radio sta tion, augmented by a convincing man ner with foreigners, combined to bring to William A. Pfaff '4O, the QRX award of the station staff. Pfaff is the first freshman to be so hon ored. Presentation of the award was made during the festivities Which marked the semi-annual hamfest of the group, comprising government-li censed operators who have also pass ed the station entrance requirements set up by the staff. The award this year was to be made to the first op erator• to receive written verification of a two-way contact with any Asiatic station. • Gilbert L. Crossley, instructor. in radio engineering, was the master of ceremonies. Others on the program were Sidney W. Koran '35 and Paul H. Fickenscher '39. Interest centered about the fact that although many conversations were being conducted with stations in that continent, all, of them had failed to send the written verifica tion required for certification by the International Amateur Radio Union, which issues what are known as' "worked- all - continents" certificates to qualifying stations. The contact for which verification was received recently was made early in the morning on a frequency of ap proximately 14,000 kilocycles with a Japanese station operated by M. Okada of Kumamotoken, Japan. His communication says that he received. the college station extremely well on a superheterodyne receive• of late de sign. Only 20 watts input into a crystal - controlled transmitter • was used by Okada. The input of the col lege station is several times as great. 2 Students Selected • To Make Child Survey Mary R. Strubber '37 and Elizabeth D. Roseberry, graduate student, have been selected by the United States de partment of agriculture to conduct a survey of Pennsylvania to stand ardize children's patterns. The survey will last for seven months, during which time the two women will measure children in order to standardize their sizes. They are now in Washington taking a course in anthropometry in preparation. for their work. Shows at Complete show 1:30, 3:00 W , , as late as 9:05 CA T AU 6:30, 9:30 A arne., Bruthre,Thralic • LAST TIMES TODAY -. 1111-1111C0 r b E y R M R AE L T W F A L I N wi CLAUDE RAIN, HENRY STEPHENSOI BARTON El!‘cLAN' MAUtH TWIN WEDNESDAY ONLY THURSDAY and FRIDAY o Technicolor hit that has be'en attracting so much attention be cause of its unusual theme and production technique! Tuesday, May IS, 11937 New Sorority Feted Mrs. Neva Morris, housemother Grange Dormitory, gave a tea Thu day in honor of the Alpha Epsil Phi, women's fraternity. The Irate. ity, formerly Astrind, became a me her of the national fraternity This was the second of the affa honoring Alpha Epsilon Phi. The fi was given by Alpha Omicron Pi. SALE Om• Sale Continues + SUITS + TOPCOATS + SHIRTS + SHOES + TIES + SLACKS E verything for Men • • A k tri • WRITE SUITS From $10.95 + REVIERAS .• + CARRIIIEANS + FLANNEL TEX + PALM BEACH + GABARDINES All styles—All sizes • M 5 S 311 E. COLLEGE AVE. CATHAUM THEATRE BLDG
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