; . triNNIA - Tp. !, ESTABLISHED 1 v 4 - '`‘': t' - -'' !t1904 11. . 1. x855 • . . ,Volume 33—No. 63 HOFFMAN ASKS TRUSTEES TO LIMIT CLASS OF 1941 9 Appointed As Forensic Counsellors 3 Named 'To Academic Award Committee • By Kennon '3B • Pusey, Yahres, Smith On Scholastic Group New members of the Forensic Coun cil and Committee on Academic Awards Were made known today by John D. Kennon '3B, president.of the Student Board. Horace FL Pusey '3B, Robert M. .Yahres '39, and Vivian M. Smith '9O were named to the Com;nittee on Aca demic Awards. This group , aids the faculty committee' in choosing the stu dents who are to receive the various awards and scholarships given for outstanding work. The . seniors named to the Forensic Council are: Jay H. Daniels, Lucille D. Hayes, Charles M. Wheeler,. Jr., and Fred L. Young, Jr. They will succeed Ralph W. DeCamp '37, Rob-, ert A. Gans '37, and David M. Spect '37. Administer Debate Activities Juniors appointed to the Forensic Council include Arthur R. Neary, Fred . S. Carlson, Jr., and Marjorie E. Witsill. They will take the places of Lucille D. Hayes '3B, J. Edwin Matz '3B, and Fred L. Young, Jr. '3B. The two sophomores. named by Ken non.are. Thomas.D. Conway and Mary E. Hatton._ Thee:tuio - Succeed: Fes W. Tibbott '39 and Marjorie E. Whit sill '39. The Council - has control of all de bating on the campus.. It sets the number of - varsity debates for both men and women and approves ,their schedules. Through Prof. John H. Prizzell, it administers the debating -fee collected by the Bursar.. The pro gram of intramural debates and speaking ,contests also• comes under the duties of the Council. Visiting speakers to the campus are brought here by the.group. Photos - Montages Feature 1937 Yearbook Have you ever seen Billy Soose, the "knock-out king," take a blow at a group of basketball players? That's what happens in.one.of the two two page photos-montages in the 1937 La Vie.. One deals with sports, the other with activities. Eight half-Page photos-montages portraying College events arc used with a section of snapshots. Two of the half-pages present esnoop-shots" by Slices S: Horwitz '39, including ev ery kind of subject from the student sleeping in history 'class to the cne reclining in'Old Main lounge. • Two forwards are used •ia the book; one an exact reproduction of that in the-original La Vie published in 1889, while the other includes an explana tion of how volume numbers became confused in -previous issues. Deans of the Schools are presented on two Pages with a short biography of each, while an article is devoted to the 'progress of each School. Among the other new features this year are two pages of student art, two pages concerning the Artists Course, a page listing student leaders ,of the local churches, and a, page on skiing. Full page pictures present the cheerleaders in action and the Blue Band drum major stepping for ward in a photos-montage. An unavoidable delay in making the cover, which was designed by Prof. Andrew W. Case, faculty ad visor and art critic, makes it impos sible at this time to give a definite date for distribution of the book, Wal ter L. Peterson '37 editor, said. Sen iors who have been registered for eight semesters are entitled to a free copy while those enrolled for a short er time are required to pay $1.25 for each semester lesS than eight. A lim ited number of copies will be on sale for $lO at the Student Union desk. 3 Professors See Roosevelt Pushing Fight For Court Plan Ferguson,' Law, Tanger Predict President To Gain At Least A Compromise"; Senate Battle Expected President Roosevelt's acceptance of the resignation of Justice Willis Van Deventer caused both sides of the President's court - bill to push their programs. While Roosevelt remained silent, opponents of his program on the Senate Judiciary committee reported 10-8 against it, and Commissioned three members to recommend to the Senate that "it does not pass." .The Collegian has interviewed three members of the department of political science and received their opinions as to the probable effect the resignation would have on the President's proposed court plan. In the Howe, it will make no dif ference, because' the election of the Congressmen in 1938 places the members in a position which is too vulnerable. In the Senate, where the real fight is, I believe it will encourage the outright opponents. The fence sitters, although they would prefer to be against it,.would vote for the bill if necessary. The President, however, will ultimately get his complete program, or at the worst, a compromise. Concerning the apparent confirm ation of 65 year-old Senator Robinson to fill .the retired justice's chair, Fer guson thought that it 'Was merely a bit of flattery on the part of the senator's colleagues. He mentioned three points that would hurt Robin son's chances. First, his age. Roosevelt, a few months. ago, made a personal rule against appointing to the Federal bench any one over GO. Second, his support is greatly needed in the Sen ate.' And thirdly, the senator would make a poor judge in as much as he will be judging enactments of which he was the majority leader. Ferguson named M. Landis, Robert H. Jackson; Donald R. Richberg, and .Felix Frankfurter as possible succes •se•s to the bench. The new justice will undoObtedly . be a liberal, though not. necessarily , a Democrat. Pref. Joseph T. Law Roosevelt will probably delay a while on the court plan, and then compromise. He doeSn't dare give up after having made such a fight. The Supreme Court will probably decide against the Social Security law within the next two weeks. and the reaction of the legislature and public which is sure to follow will force the approval of the court plan. The President may appoint a man of the "brain trust" type to take Van Devanter's place, but pol itics may enter into it. I don't know what political deals are being made en the inside. Prof. Jacob Tenger I don't think that the President will dr . op his court plan fight, but lie will continue to push it. He will probably appoint a man who is not „necessarily a Democrat of long standing. This will strengthen the forces who ore seeking a compromise on the court plan. Alumni Conclave To Start June 5 Full Program For. Graduates Arranged; Class Of 1887 , Has 2 Survivors About 1,000 alumni will gather here for the annual Alumni Day to be held Saturday, June 5, us part of the June commencement week program. Beginning early in the morning with the Alumni golf tournament, the program continues on through the day with the annual Meeting of the Alumni council, cles'e of elections of Alumni trustees, Alumni luncheon, meeting of the Board of Trustees, the Alumni parade, Alumnae meeting, and winds up with reunion dinners and fraternity dances. The class of 1887 will be represent ed by W. F. Strouse, of Washington, D. C., and William P. Fisher, of Glen Ridge, N. J. They are the only sur viving members of the class, and will be 'celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their graduation. The honors for traveling the great est distance to attend the homecom ing - will probably go to Robert W. Mc- Rune '32, who is coming from ,Johan iiesburg, South Africa, in order• to take part in his class's fifth reunion. Alexander Gray 'l2, renowned stage, radio, and screen star, has announced, his intentions of attending. He will be remembered for his singing in the productions, "Sally," "Song of Flame," and "Desert Song," • Estimates Prom Profits at $407 945 Attend Annual Dance; Gray . Charges $1500; Decoration Costs Set At $450 . The tentative report for the Junior Prom, which was held last Friday night, was released today by Neil N. F,leming, graduate manager of ath letics. There was an - estimated profit of $407.48 made on an attendance of 945. Of these 945, there was issued 111 complimentary tickets, making the total paid admissions on the re maining 834, $2,927.34. The total in come from admissions, tax on admis sions, booth rental, and checking amounted to $3,734.39. Exnenditurei'amounted to $3,326.91. The largest expenditure was for Glen Gray and his band, $1,500. The cost cf decorating Recreation hall was $450, and state and federal taxes paid were $479.12. Expenses Listed „Other, expenses, yere:, P,rograms, $264; •"'coinnensii:. tions to class president and 'Commit tee chairman ($5O each)—sloo; ca tering. (estimated)—sB7.7s; checking (man in charge)—slo; eight assist ants—s4o; hauling racks—s 2; and compensation to class president and committee chairman (each s46) $144; college labor (estimated)—sBs; ticket printing—s3l.o9; ticket seller ,—s3ls;- two doormen (each $7.50) . $l5; women's attendants—ss; invite tions—s3.os; and miscellaneous (esti mated)—sso. This report is only tentative since not all the bills have been received as yet. It, should also be noted that this is the last dance to, which there will be so many complimentary tickets is sued, in keeping with the recent ruling of the Student Board. In the future "comps” will .be limited to 37 for the Soph Hop and Junior Prom, and 65 for the Senior Ball. Everett Gives Paper Prof. Harold A. Everett, of the mechanical engineering department, presented a paper on petroleum xc search at the summer 'meeting of the Society of Automotive Engineers at White Sulphur Springs, Va. The paper dealt with experiments on high pressure viscosity which have been carried on here. George ler, research assistant in mechanical engineering, also attended the meet ing. Three 'lfs' Stand Between Thespians and South Africa That mighty little two•letter word! "if" stood between the Thespians and a 15,000-mile voyage to South Africa. An interview with Ted McKune '32 revealed that if the college year did not open in September; and if he had seen "Pardon My Glove" at an earlier date; and if the London agent of the International Variety and Theatrical company did not -have a complete summer schedule, Thompson and Ule rich's musical comedy-hit would have been staged before South African au diences' in their own theatres. It all happened when MeKune, Bill Jeffrey's 1931 All-Ameriegn, landed in America with instructions from the London office to engage a stage show to perform for them on their South African circuit. Malune wasted no time in coming here, and was rewarded when he saw the performance of the Thespians in "Pardon illy Glove." In explaining why he thought the Show was' what the African circuit was looking for, he said that the story of the play pre sents something different in the man- STATE COLLEGE, PA.,' FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1937 Fraternities Name Heads For 1937-38 Presidents Elected - By Social Groups In Past Month Activities Men Are Prominent In:Houses Fraternity ,presidents for the year 1937-3 S were revealed yeSterdny by George L. Donovan, Student Union manager. Elections were held by the 53 fraternities during the past month. Many of the new presidents are either athletes or activities men: . _ The incoming presidenls are: Aca cia, Marvin 0. Lewis L '3B;. Alpha Chi Rho, Thomas R. Scollon '3B; Alpha Chi Sigma, Robeit E. Elliott '3B; Al pha Gamma Rho, Clifton . E. Rodgers '3B; Alpha Kappa Pi. :Edward H. Oeschger '3B. Alpha Phi Delta, Niche olas J. Semenza '3B; Alpha Sigma Phi, Joseph W. Selden '39; 'Alpha Tau Omega, Raymond F. Kroll '39; and Alpha Zeta, Alan L. IrWin '3B. Presidents Listed Olhers are: Beaver House, Victor• P. Buell '3B; Beta Kappa, John C. Peterson '3B; Beta Sigma Rho, Jack L. Reichenbach '3B; Beta. Theta Pi, Charles Mr Robbins '3B; Commons Club, John A. Troanovitch '39; Chi Phi, Stanley J. Brown '39; Delta Chi, Stanley V. Yowler '3B;' Delta Sigma Phi, Carl D. Wacker '3B;. Delta Tau Delta, Albert P. Lyford' '3B; •Delta Theta Sigma, Alfred .M.' , Durand '3B; Delta Upsilon, !38;- Kappa Delta Rho, John".P...:Moeller '3B; Kappa Sigma, John D. Kennon '3B; and Lambda Chi Alpha, Daniel W. Dickinson '3B. Continuing the list are: Phi Delta Theta, Jack C. Cosgrove '3B; Phi. E psilon Pi, Maurice Petrosky '3B; Phi Gamma Delta, Clifford L; Cramer '3B; Phi, Kappa, Richard .11:•Stuart '3B; Phi Kappa Psi, Donald'P. Adams '3B; Phi Kappa Sigma, John A. Beck, Jr: '3B; Phi Kappa Tau, Bruce. E. Draw bough '3B; Phi Lambda Theta, Wil lard W. Sitler '3B; Phi Mu Delta, Ed ward A. Reisler23B; Phi Sigma Delia, Russell A. Golomb '3B; Phi Sigma Kappa, George W. Jarden '3B; Pi Kappa Alpha, Robert E. Smith '3S; Pi Kappa Phi, William E. Diefender fer '3B; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Thomas W. Brown '39;. Sigina Chi, Fes W. Tibbott '39; Sigma Nu, John 11. Lotz '3B; Sigma Phi Alpha, Iterate 11. Pusey '3B; Sigma Phi Epsilon, John M. Kcegler '3B; and Sigma Phi Sig ma, Robert L. Goerder '39. The remaining presidents are: Sig ma Pi, Thomas L. Gilbert '3B; Sigma Tau Phi, Jack L. Wolgin '3B; Tau Kappa Epsilon, Frank 11. Rittenhouse '3B; Tau Phi Delta, Donald F. Yerkes 'US; Tau Sigma Phi, Ted J. Stress '3B; Theta Chi, Charles 'A. Cantley '3B; Theta Nu Epsilon, Willard W. Welch '3B; Theta 'Upsilon Omega, Willard F. Browning '3B; Theta Xi, Carl E. Waugaman '3S; and,Triangle, Daniel It. Grandy, Jr. '3B. net. of relating college life to theater audiences. Ile favorably mentioned the musical scores which were writ ten especially for the show by Don Dixon '37, Charles Tilden '37, and Bill Provost '39. Coupled with the commendable acting of the entire cast, McKune believed that the Thespians would fill the order for which the Lon don agent sent him to America. Immediately, he penned a note to London, telling of. his ind. Then came the answer which burst the Thespians' dream balloon of Af rica, romance, and adventure. The reply stated that the office had already hooked a complete schedule for July and August, the only time that the Penn State Thespian troupe w•culd he available. The man responsible for the Thes pians' dream, Ted McKune, was cap tain of State's soccer team in ':3l and captain of the tennis squad in '52. Ile was also a member of the Players. After his graduation, he returned to his home in South 'Africa and was giwn a position with the African Consolidated Theaters. NY A Time Slips Due In 319 Old Main At Noon N. Y. A. time slips for the period ending on Commencement Day must be in Mr. Lamm's office, 319 Old Main, no later than noon to ddy, according to an announcement made by Mr. Lamm. The reason for the short time allowance is to have the pay checks in the hMids of the College offi cials and distributed among the students before the summer vaca tion. Artists Program Results Revealed National Symphony Wins Series Poll for Second Straight Year; Choir Boys 2nd For the seccnd straight year, the National Symphony orchestra, under the diiection of Hans Kindler, was voted the best number of the Artists' Course in a poll taken at the conclud ing number of the series, it was re vealed yesterday hy,Dr. Carl E. Mar quardt,. College examiner and chair man cf the Al-tists' Course committee. By far the most 'popular, the Na tional Symphony was named on 722 of the 827 ballots. A total of 360 voters stamped the National Sym phony as first choice. In second posi tion were the Vienna Choir Boys, who polled a total of 720 votes, only 110 of which were for first place. Hedgerow Group 3rd The demand for a dramatic groini to be included in the 'course, Mar quardt explained, can be gleaned from the fact that 713 votes were cast for the Hedgerow. Players, who presented Shabespeare's "Twelfth Night" here. A total of 105 named the Hedgerow greup,as first ~,„ Chiarles Naegcle and Geoiges sea finished fourth in the poll with a total of 707 vacs, 71 of which were marked for first choice. The National Orchestral Association of New York came next with 691 votes, among them 42 for first place. Although receiving 697 votes, Shan Nor and his Hindu ; Ballet ran last in the ranking of the course numbers. A total of 373, voters placed' Shan-Nar last. Only 29 chose his number for first place. This can be explained par tially, Marquardt said, by the stu dents' failure to understand Hindu 'symbolism. New York critics, by the way, have stamped Shan Nor as the most perfect example of the •Hindu dance. . Bismarck Nephew Here To Study Ag Development The Baron and Baroness. von Bis marck. Wilo -recently arrived in this country from Germany, are visiting the College as part of the Baron's study of American agricultural 'meth ods. Baron von Bismarck is the nephew cf Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Man of Germany, and the Baroness is the niece of Eberhard Faber, American pencil manufacturer. Owner of a 16,000-acre farm in Pomerania, on which he produces dairy products, lumber, and such crops as rye, potatoes, and barley, the Baron wishes to learn about. Amer ican Methods and systems of crop ro tations. "You are so much more ad vanced in this field than we," said the Baron in careful English. "I am in terested particularly ill your machin ery you have 'developed. We are not advanced in such things in Germany." The Baron and Baroness, accompa nied by Faber's assistant, Thomas Budd, who acts as emergency inter preter, paid a visit to Washington where they interviewed Secretary Henry A. Wallace, of the U. S. de partment of agriculture. At Penn State they have visited the various members of the School of Agriculture. They will leave here for Chicago to further their investigations of Amer ican agriculture to the Middle West. Receive Fellowships James S. Hornbeck '3l and Donald I'. Mishe '3O have been awarded Car negie Fellowships for advanced study of fine arts at Harvard University this•summer. Mishe is a member of the staff cf Nelson Memorial Art Gal lery in Kansas City, and Hornbeck is instructor of fine arts at Schuylkill center at Pottsville. an. 1,405 Freshmen Asked By Registrar; Trustees To Pass Final Decision No Change In Number From Last Year's Total Expected; Almost 430 Applications Now On File; 110 Approved Exactly 1,405 freshmen will be admitted to the College next September if the board of trustees accepts the recommendations of Registrar William S. Hoffman, it was revealed today. The recommendations represent practically no change from last year's quota, which was set at 1,405 to 1,415. The proposed quota for the class of 1941, however, marks a reduction from the approximatel Led here in 1f.15. _Slightly more 1934, a small increase over the 1,252 admitted the year previous. Ilalf Will Be Refused Based on past experiences, nearly half of the applications are expected to be turned down. I%leanwhile, the record-breaking amount of applica tions continued to flow into the Reg istrar's office. Approximately 130 have already been placed on file, 111 of which have been accepted. "Already inquiries, applications, and enrollments received at this of fice are double the number at the same time last year," Hoffman said. "I have recommended to the College board of trustees that 1,405 applica tions for the freshman class next au tumn be accepted. The trustees will make the final decision." . Hoffman stamped improved condi tions as the reason for the unprece dented number cf applications being filed,. at the same time predicting a decrease in. applicants,' to the gradu ate schcol. Graduate Applications Decrease "The number of undergraduate ap plications we shall receive in the nest few weeks will increase for the same reason that applications froni seniors to enter the graduate school will de crease," Hoffman said. "Conditions are better," the regis trar explained. "Seniors arc being taken into business and Industry. Parents have more money than they had in the last few years. Conse quently, they are sending their chil dren to college again. And because jobs are available, not so many stu dents will continue their education beyond a four-year college course." STATE CENTERS EXPECT LARGE ENROLLMENTS A survey conducted in the areas of the four undergraduate centers re vealed that the student enrollment in the centers will be greatly increased over the present registration, David B. Pugh, supervisor cf the under graduate centers, said today.. • The student bodies of die Dußois, Hazleton, Pottsville. and Uniontown centers have steadily increased since their inauguration three years ago. The first registration in 1934 of '144 students jumped to 206 in 1939, an in crease of almost 90 per cent. The 1936 figure gives the centers 11 larger enrollment than that of 10 other et:l ieges in the state. Pugh also announced the addition of physics to the undergraduate cur ricula. The course' will include phys ics 231, 232, and 281, 282. The labora tory buildings will be built during the summer. Bishop Hughes to Give Chapel Talk on Sunday The Rev. Edwin Holt Hughes, Sen ior Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, will be the chapel speaker in Schwab auditorium Sunday morning nt 11 o'clock. Dotter Hughes attended West Vir ginia University and lowa College. He received his A. B. degree at Ohio Wesleyan in 1889 as well as the de grees of A. M. I). D. and LI.. D. Ile was ordained to the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1892. He was president of De l'auw Uni versity from 1903-190.9. Ile has been a bishop since 1008, and has been Sen ior bishop since 1932. In addition to holding many positions of importance in the educational and religious world, Bishop Hughes is the author of a num ber of books. COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS 1,450 freshman students admit ham 1,310 freshmen registered in Collegian Smoker Draws Freshmen Banner, Bell, Gardner, Davis Speak; Junior, Senior Staffs Introduced The annual Collegian smoker, held at the Phi Kappa Psi house Tuesday evening was attended by 50 candi dates for the staff. Short talks were given by Professors Franklin W. Ban ner. Lewis H. Bell, Braton B. Gard ner, and Donald W. Davis, all of the department of journalism. Sam Gallo '39 was she featured guest singer at the smo'ser. He was accompanied by William B. Provost '39 at the piano: After the•introduc tion of the senior and junior staffs by the editor, Charles M. Wheeler Jr., '3B and the business manager, John G. Sabena '3B, refreshments were served. The freshmen present were: Ern est dell. Berkaw Jr., George E. Ber ry Jr., Allen M. Brintzenhoff, David E. Cohen, A. William Engel Jr., Thomas J. Finn Jr., Richard A. Frank, Phyllis It. Gordon, Edna E. Groff, lane Gallic, and Paul S. Hal deman. Others from the editorial staff at the smoker were: Emily 'Hochman, William J. Hopwood, M. Jane Kistler, Mike Kraja, Lois N. Limber, Bernard A. Newman, Herbert Nipson, Alice Noll, William B. Owens, and Benja min S. Richmond. Completing the candidates for the editorial board' were: Emanuel Roth, Samuel K. Rubin, George B. &bless. Maxine L. West, Lewis H. Wells, Louise L. Zierdt, and Frank R. Zum bra .Tr. Aspirants for the business staff w•ho attended the meeting were: Robert B. Bass, Jchn J. Byrd Jr., C. Russell Eck. Eleanor B. Eskin, Robert M. .Tones, Gerald W. McDaniel, Janice F. MeHey, Josephine B. Miller. Others present from the freshman stair included: Morton Nieman, Mary 11. O'Cannor, George E. Ritter, Har ry D. Sarge Jr., Richard L. Skirl,le. Ilelene Q. Tully, and Mary J. Veil. `Boy Meets Girl' Has Amateur Debut Here When the. Penn State Players ',re cent "Boy Mesta co Saturday evening, June 13, it will be the first time that Penn State has had the op pertunity of seeing a new play during its New York run. This satire on Ifollywocd has been playing on Droadway for more than 18 men tits, and over 700,000 people have been tickled by its fast-moviruf humor. It has also had long stays in Philadelphia and Chicago, and as many as four road companies have been out at the same time for over a year. "Uny Meets Girl" has had nothing but rave notices from all cf the critics wherever it has appeared. Although the show is a farce on Hollywood, several of its original leading actors made such hits that they were offered moving picture ccntracts. The Players obtained the first amateur release Co the play through the Dramatists Play Service and by special permission of George Abbott, pioducer of this hit and many other stage successes.
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