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Volume 34—No. 6
SPIRITED LIONS FACE CORNELL AWAY TOMORROW
State. Opens
51st Season
With Big . Red
Team's ChanCes Hurt
By Epidemic Of
Injuries
Loss Of Co-captain
Snarls Lion, Defense
By HERB CAHAN •
"Far above Cayuga's waters"
Penn State hopes • to "go to
town;"
Not kifter any of Ithaca's
' daughters,
Bet—to make Cornell the
Nope, no predictions—as 28
peppy Lion football stalwarts
left early this morning to open
Penn .State's 51st grid season
with the Big Red at Ithaca, to
morrow afternoon at 2:30.
• Not even Bob Higgiis, who is
starting his eighth season as
Lion coach, would' venture a predic
tion on the outcome of tomorrow's
battle. But as for prospects for the
season, Bob issued the following state
ment":
"Looked Like Best Team"
"We started off like we'd have the
best team since I've been coaching
here, but with injuries to our key men
noW' as thOugh' he
is out for the season was probably
the best player on the squad. • ' •
"Johnny . was 'a .big factor on of
fense, and probably the best defen
sive man. He is not only a great foot-
The. Penn State-Cornell game
will'be broadcast over station WOR
and' a number of New England
stations. This fracas will be the
leading .game in the east tomor
row afternoon.
ball player, but he's an excellent lead
er. We're certainly going to miss
him.
"We're going to have a lot of trou
ble the first part of the year until
our other injured fellows get back.
We'll do the best we can with the ma
terial we have. There's no use cry
ing about these fellows who are out
—it won% do us any good:
"We'll Make Best Of It"
"We'll use what we have and make
the' best of it! The boys are enthusi
astic. There is nothing .to take the
place of enthusiasm!"
Notable among the absentees on the
bus, when the team embarked this
morning was Co-captain Economos.
The cartilage in his right knee is still
out ,. of place, and he is now under the
care of a Williamsport specialist.
Danny DeMarino is much improved
and will probably see action against
the Big Red, but a few more regulars
were injured during •the last few
days of last minute preparation.
Nevertheless Coach Higgins expects
them to start. They are Junior Han
ley, who strained a muscle in his
side; Lloyd Ickes, with a twisted
(Continuo(' ca puge four)
Number In Liberal,
Arts Shows Increase
This year there arc more students
enrolled • in Dean Charles W. , Stod.
dart's School of Liberal' Arts than
there were in the whole College, when
he.attended 20 years ago. The nun-
bey is now 1425 in Liberal Arts as
compared to the•1;80 that attended
Penn State in 1910.
This year there. were 276 seniors,
288 juniors, 486 . sophomores, 375
freshmen, and hetween 50 and GO spe
cial students enrolled in the School
of L iberal
. Arts, as compared to p 4
seniors, 224 juniors, 561 sophomores,
and 428 freshmen 'enrolled last year.
When Dean Stoddart male here as
Dean of the School in 1920, there
were only 481 in, the whole School of
Liberal Arts.
CoMMittee To Acon ~ N . - Y. A. Jobs Next Week
3 State Juniors Who Face Cornell
A.A. U. To Carry Fight For
2. Lion Boxers To E.1.8.A.
Barring Of College Athletes From Amateur
Events Is. Denounced By Allegheny
Mountain Association
Hopes that Billy Sense and Nestor Eociubinsky. ivOuld be reinstated to
untainted collegiate standing in the boxing ring were buoyed early this week
when the 'Allegheny Mountain Association- of the Amateur Athletic Union
decided to intercede in behalf "Of the' Nittany Lion mittmen, who were de
slare,d4nsligple,tt collegiate boxing "ethics."
Denouncing the bairing of college'athletei'ltoni.
A. M. A., at its meeting in Pittsburgh Monday night, announced its deter
mination to 'carry the fight. to the
Eastern Intercollegiate Boxing , Asso
ciation in an effort to save Soose and
Kociubinsky.
Furthermore, the A. M. A. felt that
the rule—if applied to boxers—should
also apply to college swimmers, track
and field men, and other college ath
letes, John T. Taylor,, secretary of
the association, explained..
Both boxers were jubilant when in
forined of the unexpected action tak
en by the A. A.
"Naturally, I- hope they're success
ful," Soose said. "As far as Penn
State is concerned, it's an open-and
shut case against us."
"I'm tickled to death to hear about
it," Kociubinsky stated. "I hope ev
erything comes out all right. I'll be
only too glad to come back to school."
Meanwhile, Kociubinsky explained
he expected to leave for home this
morning. "Guess I'll try to get a job
and come back here for the second
semester," he added slowly.
On all sides, however, only skepti
cism greeted the A. M. A. announce
ment to help Soose and Kociubinsky.
Student opinion, which had grade
(
ally crystallized behind the athletic
eligibility committee's decision, on the
grounds. that "no student is bigger
than the school," charged the "A. A.
U. is trying to save its face when it
knows well enough it isn't. as purely
' amateurish as it says it is."
Meanwhile, Neil M. Fleming, grad
uate manager of athletics and form
er president of the Eastern Intercol
legiate Boxing. Association, doubted
that anything would result from the
A. A. U. appeal to the E. I. IL A.
Fleming pointed out it was purely a
local matter that had to be decided
by local authorities.
Pan-Hellenic Will Greet
Students At 'Stunt Night'
Panhellenic Council entertains! And
that means that on Stunt Night, Wed
nesday, September 29, starting at 7,
both freshmen, transfers, and upper
classmen will see, be seen, and have
one swell time. •
For those of you who do not al
ready know, Panhellenic membership
includes the ten national women's
fraternities on campus. Each of these
ten groups will present a. ten-minute
skit to be judged by Mrs. Russell
Nesbit, 'Mrs. Neva Morris, and a
third. Prizes will be awarded.
Things will be different that night
in the Armory, with the fraternity
women wearing namecards, too. It's
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1937
DEAN HANLEY
• Tackle
Fees Collection
Ends Tomorrow
32-Hour Payment Period Comes
To Close At 5 O'clock;
Open it 9 A. M
The final phase in the College's
modernized registration • system will
come to a close at 5 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, when •collection of fees
from upperclass, graduate and spe
cial students will end.
Meanwhile the 22-hour fee payment
period will move into its second day
when the Armory doors will reopen
at 9 o'clock this morning for another
12-hour continuous session.
Collection will again be resumed at
o'clock tomorrow morning and end
at s ' o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The
usual five=dollar fine for lateness will
be assessed.
Students who. have deferred their
fees, will he required to make their
initial payments during the regular
period.
Itemized receipts are being issued
for the first time in the history of the
College.
Administration officials contacted
yesterday were unanimous in their
belief that the new system was work:
ing "as well as can be expected.". E
xcept for the postponement of upper-
class fee collections last Saturday,
they pointed out, the program has
moved along without a hitch.
your chance, freshmen, fo see the up
percinss girls as they see you.
In connection with 'Panhellenic ac
tivities, it is important. that fresh
men should become acquainted also
with one of its rulings. Fraternity
women arc prohibited from contatt
ing new women students., Big sisters,
senior sponsors, and Cwens are the
only . fraternity women allowed to
make appointments with freshmen or
transfer students.
Stunt Night will be your opportun
ity to meet Panhellenic members.
Chairman Betty Reyburn, Sally Sal
berg, and Ruth Marcus, the commit
tee in charge, assure us that the skits
and refreshments will be first rate.
Democratization
Of Council Asked
Committee To' Study Kennon's
Plan for Bet4r Student '
Representation
A plan. for better4epresentation of
the student body wi4 . :4>resented Wed
nesday• in Studentouncil by John
D. Kennon ,'3B, pr4ident 'Of the sen
ior class. The ns-discussed,
would Organize on the
th . e , 24iuLitireiStudent.
Council, Kennon said..,.;
The upperclass .members. of each
department of each school would
elect a representative "to form the
student council of that school. From
that body, one member is to be se
lected as a non-voting delegate to
regular Student Council.
Six men were appointed by Kennon
Ito study the plan and 'consult with
'the deans of the six Schools. They
are: Ross P. Shaffer • '37, Agricul
lure; David Wadell '37, Chemistry
and Physics; Russell G. Gohn '37, Ed
ucation; John S. Moeller '37, Liberal
Arts; and Frank C. Anderson, Jr.,'
'4O, Mineral Industries.
The plan further states that in the:
near _future, if the idea is accepted•by
the student body, these delegates to
the regular Student 'Council will be
allowed to vote.
At the next meeting of the Coun
cil which will take place next week,
Clarence E. Trotter '37 will explain
how the Agriculture Student Coun
cil operates. All members of the
Student Council arc urged to attend,
Kennon concluded.
Players Promise
To Slay Dad
-- With Puns
Don't forget, in your next letter
home, or in that wire for money (aft
er the. mechanical See-taking system
has nipped you); or by telephone (B.
T. Adv.), or any other way—by land,
sea, or air—but make sure that you
tell the folks not to forget Dads'
Day on October 2—because the Penn
State Players will present a play es
pecially selected for your parents—
the comedy success, "First Lady."
Here's what to tell the folks: "First
Lady's" plot is excellent, dealing
with , a• Washington
.social feud, sus
pense is maintained until the very
last line. The characterizations are
very fine—they are real people—the
kind you find in Washington .(one of
the authors, Katharine Dayton, is a
Washington correspondent).
. And it; is really a comedy. Proof—
George S. Kaufman, one of Amer
ica's foremost authors of comedy,
was Miss Dayton's colleague. Mr.
Kaufman has given thenplay a ple
thora (tell Dad this means plenty, a
lot—he'll think you're really learn
ing something here) of-gags, cracks,
and comedy situations.
After you've told them all of this, :
you can tack on a "P.S."—The Penn
State Players will present "First
Lady," Saturday evening, October 2.
Say, don't forget to ask for the
"dough."
Ignorance No
Defense Now,
Tribunal Says
Board BarS Freshmen
• From Using Front
Wall, Walk
Customs Exemptions
To Be Given Tuesday
• .To avoid such excuses as "I didn't
know that" or "I didn't think it Meant
that," the Men's Student Tribunal
clarified the rules that seemed to
puzzle freshmen the most.
The dating law—rule No. 3 of the
Men's Student Customs in the Fresh
man Bible—states in part, "Freshmen
'shall not associate with co-eds within
a three-mile limit of Old Main . . ."
The Tribunal insists that co-eds, as
there stated, implies any girl. There-1
fore freshmen arc not permitted to
associate with any girl within the I
three-mile limit.
The board also made it clear that]
the front wall is not for freshmen to I
sit on nor 'is the walk for their use.
Freshmen found on these prohibited
areas will be prosecuted for viola
tion of customs.
illust Sit In East Stands
Freshmen will only be admitted in
the' East stands during football
games and they must remain there
until the completion of the contests.
Since the Penn State Christian As
soolaqon....has.receivetl.the_fmal.copies
of.the Freshman 'bible, it Will be nec
essary for all freshmen to secure a
copy and tarry it with them at all
times.
A check-up revealed that only 29
freshmen failed to purchase dinks. If
these freshmen have proper reasons
for not wearing customs, they must
appear before the next meeting of the
Tribunal to be held next Tuesday at
8 o'clock in room 305, Old Main. Any
one appearing on the campus after
that meeting without customs and
without a Tribunal exemption card
will be apprehended and penalized.
Meetings thereafter will be held on
the first and third Tuesday of every
month.
Late Frosh Handbooks
Arrive At. C. A.Office
Students who have not received
copies of their Student Handbooks
may get them at the Christian Asso
ciation office now, Woodrow W. Bier
' ly, editor, announced today.
For the first time in ten years the
Handbooks failed to arrive before the
opening of Freshman Week. The
late shipment was due to labor trou
bleS, loss of the advertising copy in
the mail, and several other minor de
lays which were unavoidable. '
Shipments were rushed here daily
from the factory in Milwaukee, Wis.,
as fast as the books were completed
until 1,000 copies were received. The
final shipment arrived early this
week.
Worry Ends As Truth About
`Speed Recorder' Is Revealed)
Those of you who.have been worry
ing' about the "speed recorder" just
west of, tows be relieved to know
that it, IS , but one of 20 electric eyes
used thrthighout the state to deter-
Mine the traffic patern. This infor
mation .came from Prof. Julius E.
Kaulfuss who, until last month, was
director of the Pennsylvania, state
wide planning project.
Professor Kaulfuss was the "big
cheese," as he expressed it, of shout
1,000 men who were. employed to
gather. the mileage, types, and con
ditions of roads, as well as the life
adjacent to it. Seven cars, each with
three men, required six months to
cover Pennsylvania's 90,000 miles of
roads outside the cities.
Traffic was counted at 13,000 rural
road intersections throughout the
state, this count being made 24 hours
a day for a full year. At 422 key
stations, trucks and buses were
Engineering Head
DR. HARRY I'. HAMMOND
Dr. Harry P. Hammond. new dean
of the School of Engineering, steps
into his office with a wide back
ground of practical and eduCational
experience. Until recently, Doctor
Hammond was head of the depart
ment of 1 civil engineering at the
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.
As president of the Society for the
Promotion of Engineering Educa
tion, he became well known for ac
complishments in the professional
development field.
After graduation from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, in 1909,
Dean Hammond was appointed in
structor in civil engineering at that
uniiersity—.lleLorejte_zukt.3.9
BrOoklyn Institute, he %Vas an in
structor at Lehigh - University.
Dean Hammond's practical ex
perience has located him with the
American Bridge Company, Board
of Water Supply of the City of
New York, and the Miami Conser
vancy district in Ohio.
Only 17 Today, But
He's A Junior
With A 2.85
Dußois' proudest contribution to
the campus this semester is Charles
W. Lines. Celebrating his I.7th'birth
day today. Lines has enrolled in the
School of Liberal Arts as a junior,
harrying with him an average of 2.85.
He has the distinction of being the
youngest junior in the College. lie
will graduate while the average stu
dent is entering his freshman year.
Betty S. Moscsson '4O, of Fayette
Center, is the only student of the 55
enrolled in the College this semester
from the centers, to have a perfect
"5" average. She is in the Liberal
Arts School. Alberta Schuettler '4O,
of Schuylkill Center, a chemistry stu
dent, has an average of 2.94.
George 11. Pyle '4O, also from
Schuylkill, has an average of 2.55 in
the chemical engineering course. AM
OCO. M. Lipniek '4O, from Fayette
and enrolled in the School of Mineral
Industries, has an average of 2.4.
weighed. counted, and classified for a
full year. Origin and destination
studies of passenger cars were made
to determine the advisability of new
roads.
Another part of the project was a
grant of $lO,OOO which was used (.3
study the economic life of the roads.
the valtie of the right-of-ways, and
the longevity of the road surfaces.
This project was devised to get a
factual knowledge of the present sys
tem and a plan for the use of money
to he appropriated in the future. In
a sense this study was an inventory
of the roads in this state.
The planning was done in co-opera.
Lion with the bureau of roads, United
States Department of Agriculture.
Pennsylvania, being the first to sur
vey its roads, was used as an experi
ment station as the same type of
work was and is being carried on in
over forty states..
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Government's
Appropriation
Cut One-Third
Applications Are Still
Available To Needy
Students
No Grant Made For
Graduate Students
Notification of the action on
more than 1,000 applidations for
National. Youth Administration
employment will be sent out
during the next week, Adrian 0.
Morse, assistant to the Presi
dent, announced yesterday.
Because of the decrease by
one-third in federal appropria
tions, it will be necessary for
the committee to cut the number re
ceiving N. Y. A. benefits. The pay
nients, however, aaii be approximate
ly the same as last yeur.
Still Time To Apply
Students needing N. Y. A. employ
ment still have time to apply. Appli
cations are available in room 208, Old
Main. Remuneration will vary from
$l2 to
. $l5 per month, according to
the number of students accepted. . .
''Byr .. i,federal ruking,,.no-Atadent who
[
eikaTtriientalnlif-or'etifell&e'With
out N. Y. A. employment is eligible.
The program is limited to students
!between the ages of 16 and 24, inclu
'sive. No aliens are eligible for N. Y.
A. employment.
Since no special appropriations
have been made for graduate student
aid, they will receive employment
through the regular program.
The ruling of last year that no stu
dent shall work more than 20 hours
per week, nor more than eight hours
per day remains in effect.
The federal allotment has been
made for eight per cent of the full
time enrollment in October 1926. Last
year's appropriations were made to
12 per cent, of the full time enroll
ment of October 1924. Thus, the com
parative appropriation has been re
duced by one-third.
Freshman Enigma
Is Solved By
Hoffman
Mystery shrouded the Class of ' , lt
for a while last week—until "detec
tive" William S. Hoffman solved Ike
case.
OlTicial figures released by Lhc
health department showed that
new students, including transfers,
had been given physical examinations
during Freshman Week.
An unofficial check revealed that
no more than 1,300 freshmen had
paid their fees at the Bursar's olTice
art Monday and Tuesday.
This was more than 11)11 lielow Ihe
freshman quota net for the Class of
' , LI last June.
Confronted with the facts„lloffnuin
•rinned, answered:
"Well, you see, the quota includes
the 105 freshmen :Om itted to Mont
Alto. So it we have more than 1,500
here, we have ton many."
Dad's Day Festivities
• Planned for October 2
DarPs Day, an annual event foi
Penn State, will take place Shur
day, October 2, in honor of Ow
fathers of the students.
Hundreds of parents of Penn
State students are expected to visit
the catmints during the week-end
which will feature a football game
between Penn State and Gettys
burg.
Secretary of the Parents' Asso
ciation, E. L. Keller, said that fra
ternity smokers are planned for
Friday evening, October 1, and on
Saturday evening a smoker will be
held in the college armory.