.. . SUCCESSOR .- . . .. . ... . . . 1 f • - , ...00 • 41A 5i.,.. , (g, To The Free Lance, estab- • . .2•( ....-4- ,''`' ' 410 lisped 1887. tutt - .,..tatt :„,..4,::„..,.„:,?),,, otirgtatt• TRIBUNAL Tightens Freshman . .• . _ , • ' . Code. Page 1. /8 55_.: . 1 . , '; Voltime 34—No. 8 LIONS::PLAY... - GETTYSBURGI::.BEFORE - .VISITING DADS December 10 Set As Date For Soph Hop S. U. Board Announces Tentative Dates Of 10 Dances New Ruling Requires Bonds From Peddlers Paralleling last years proce dure, Soph Hop will again inau gurate the big-dance season here this year before Christmas vacation, it was revealed yester day in a tentative list of dance dates issued by Student Union Board. According to the. an nouncement, Soph Hop will be held December 10 in Recreation hall. The three other major dances, all listed for Recreation hall, have been tentatively set as follows: , In terfraternity Ball, February 25; Sen ior Ball, April 8; Junior Pro'in, May 6. 7 Olher Dances Listed Seven other dances will dot the Col lege social program in the interim with the following tentative schedule expected to be approved definitely: Beaux /Vas Ball, October 16; Penn State Farmer's Dance, .October 23; Cwens' Dance, -October 29;' Harvest Ball, December • 3; Panhellenic Dance, January 14; and Military Ball, Feb- A. date for,.the Philotes Dance has'yet...tO be set:" - Harvest and Beaux. Arts .balls have been definitely scheduled for the ;Ar mory, but the sites for the other af fairs have not yet been selected. 4Vleanwhile, the board also_ announ ced a ne t ik i ruling requiring peddlers who wisli4o ifenter fraternity houses to post a sfObohci at the Student Un-, ion desk before soliciting. The new ruling, it was explained, is expected to eliminate the tramp peddlers, who have become such a nuisance in the past few years. I.M. Entry Lists To Close Monday Program Accelerated In Effort To Start Fall Sports 'Cal endar Next Week The entire program speeded up, in, an effort to open the fall intramural sports calendar some time next week, entries for touch football,., golf putt ing, cross-country, and horseshoes will close Monday afternoon at 5 o'- clock, John C. Miller, fpothall man ager, announced yesterday. Meanwhile, Eugen C. Bischoff, fac ulty adviser to the' Intramural Board, announced ..that the championship cross-country meet will be held Octo ber 21. Trial heats will be conducted prior to the championship run, with 'the first three placing with each team automatieally' moving into the final heat, Only team awards will be made. Mast Compete in 10 Runs Cross:country entrants must com plete at least 10 practice runs prior to the final meet, Bischoff explained, adding that they must cheek in and' out at every instance. • "Any student in College who has not earned numerals or letters in football is eligible to compete in touch football," Miller said. : • r T. S. Marlow and Fred :Carlson have been. Um - Minted managers of horseshoes and golf putting, respec tively. William R. Joachim was named cross-country manager. Entry fees arc: football, $1 per Lean; horseshoes and cross-country, 25 cents per man; golf putting, 10 cents per man. War Exhibit Opens A set of 25 American Civil War lithographs by Kurz and Allison, per sonal friends of Abraham Lincoln, has been loaned by Dr. Asa E. Martin, head of the department of history, to the depa,tment of fine arts for exhib tion in the Main Engineering build ing. The exhibit open's today., First Class. Honors Go To Collegian In recognition of "excellent" service rendered during the 1136- 37 schOol year, the Collegian has been awarded first class honor rat ing by the Associated Collegiate Press of the National .Scholastic Press Association. The Collegian this one of a se lect group of collegiate newspapers to be considered at the 17th Na tional Newspaper Critical Service of the Associated Collegiate Press at the University of Minnesota. In issuing its awards, the judg ing committee considered among . Other qualities the typographical and grammatical ,excellence, .gen eral campus news and sports 'cov erage, and editorial policy. Freshmen Learn Tribunal's Power Seating Of 1941 Class In East Stands To Be Enforced By Hat Societies The Men's Student Tribtinal ex empted four freshman from customs, refused another, and found three guilty of violating the Freshman Code at its meeting Tuesday night. Ronald Barraclough, Thomas, W. Coatsworth, Edgar C. Huselton, and James C. Lewis • were exempted be cause of age. The .Tribunal warned that these were the last to be ex empted. Freshmen caught without customs and minus a Tribunal ex emption, cord will be punished, the board 'stated... Emil h. Axelson, * Buffalo transfer, .was,-;ref used ;;;Rerknissimo.to customs grounds that'elitomS. at that institution were not equal in severity to State's and because Axel son commuted between his home and the school. Three Found Guilty :However, the Tribunal found Nor man Blankinan, Mathing Ortwcin, and Porter Rosenberry guilty of vio lating customs. Ortwein, caught with out his link, was sentenced 'to wear a sign on his back reading "I forgot to read the rules." Rosenberry, who walked the campus minus clink and tic, must sandwich himself between two signs, one rending "Freshmen do not forget" and the other "The bu nion billboard presents (Collegian dance ad)." They will wear the signs for one week,- ending Thursday. Miamian, for not. wehring cus -toms, for dating, and for not appear ing before Lhe Tribunal when called (three Blue Key men . had . to escort him before the court), will add color and comedy to the campus. The Trib unal ordered Blankinan to shed the conventional male attire and don a bright red dress coming' LO his knees. Legs t0 . 1.k Bared H. long pants arc worn beneath the dress, they must be rolled up above he knees sd that they do not show. Loud sharpie son, different style for each foot., most be worn and upheld by fashionable men's garters. He must also wear one white and one black shoe. A bird cage will cove• Blankman's face with the door of the cage in front. lie also will wear signs, one of them saying: "Speak to me and the doe• opens," and the other, "I got squirrel-y and the Tribunal caged mc." When one addresses Blankman, lie is to open the little door before. his eyes. The other sign speaks fur it- (Continued ,eilk , nuge, tour) 7 Will Attend , State . Debating tonferenee Seven representatives from Penn State will attend the annual meeting of the Debating Association 'of !Penn sylvania Colleges at the Hotel Har risburger, Harrisburg, tomorrow. The chief question to be debated .at: col leges in the state during the coming year and questions of policy will be discussed. Delegates 'from the' College are: Prof. John H. Friezell, executive sec retary of the association; J. P. Brien and Harold P. Zelko, men's de bating Coaches;' Clayton Schug and Holle G. Deßoer, women's debating coaches; Frederick Young, men's de bating manager; and Lucille Hayes, women's debuting manager. STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1937 Stunt Night Program °kens Panhellenic Council Activities Alpha Epsilon Pi Wins Skit Contest Opening Rushing And Orientation PeriocVFor New Women Students Panhellenic Council, composed of the 10 national . women'Slraternities on the campus, opened its year's activities with the presentation'iif Stunt Night Wednesday in the Armory.' Alpha Epsilon Phi was awarded ,first prize for the skitvith the most merit. The winning presentation portrayed the houseparty '.!fninort" through the eyes of the co-ed. Natalie Atkins 'Tad explanations of each type 'a B. P. Q. as the mannequins walked across the stage. Gamma Phi Beta was awarded hon orable mention for its satirization of the girls' behavior at the health ex amination during freshman week. Opens Panhellenic Program Stunt Night, featuring skits by each or the 10 fraternities, marked the beginning of Panhellenic's efforts in the orientation of 'freshman Wom en' and transfers. Throughout the year talks will be given concerning fraternities, their organizations, his . torics, and functions. The committee in charge of Stunt Night included Betty Rayburn, Sally Solberg, and Ruth Marcus. The foods committee consisted of Martha Meru sal, Mary Stotler, Caiolyn McCon.: nell, and Louise Sutton. , Promulgates Friendship The council is led by Carolyn Ty son,' president; Vivian Doty, vice president; Georgia . Powers, secre tary; and Barbara Diehl, treasurer. Two representatives from each of the 10 fraternities are on the council. The .presidency r otates annually. among, the houses. creation: and retention 'of friendly feelings among the women's fraterni ties and the discussion of related problems. Under a Panhellenic ruling, fra ternity women are not permitted to contact new students. Only excep tions to this rule are Senior. Spon sors, Big Sisters, and Cwens. ' Rushing Prohibited Rushing is defined as any contact made by a fraternity woman with a new student with the exception of parties given by the council, open housesthree of which are held in November—and free association. Free association will start in De cember when freshmen and transfers may be entertained by members of the 10 fraternities. Committee Appointed For Traffic Offenses .Robert P. Kelley '3B, Lewis N. Pearce .'3B, and Donald W. Wright. ttl9 were appointed to the traffic vio lations committee by John D. Kennon, senior class president., at a meeting of Student Council Monday. Wright will serve for two years, Kennon An nounced. Three faculty members also were appointed to the committee, which will try students accused of violating the campus vehicle 'code. Dean of Men Arthur R. 'Warnock presided at the meeting. College Building Program - - Electr sThe CA){legion presents today the fifth of a series of short, articles describing new buildings to be erected at the .Col lege in the General State Authority's fire dollar building program, scheduled to get under way this fall—Material . for there articles has been furnished to the Col legian by the State Authority. of which Col. Augustine S. Janeway is'executive director. The electrical engineering building is a completely brick lined and other walls will be plastered or finished new fireproof structure with a main section 200 by 50 with terracotta tile. Floors will be of mastic, asphalt feet, three stories high, plus basement, and a rear con- tile, terrazzo, smooth brick, linoleum, and cement. Plus tral wing 115 by 75 feet, two stories and a basement. ter in the interior will be plain and atecoustile, trim Foundations will be of reinforced concrete, and the will be wood. structure will have a steel frame. Other features to be The. building will incorporate n "standard Inborn included are reinforced concrete joists and tile tiller tory" with the floor and island isolated from the rest floor slabs. of the building. Plumbing, wiring, and heating will be Finish of the building will be of face brick with lime stone trim, and it will have steel windoWs, steel ex terior entrance doors, other doors of wood, and a pitch and slag roof. Stairs will be steel. Stair halls will be Senior Stri'eken By Poliomyelitis Elliott Viciiiiv'Ypf" Infantile Paralysis, In Inkmary Since Selit.:,;l7 A senior in chemicEil engineering I has been in the College infirmary since September 17 faxiffering from ' anterior poliomyelitis, - ;better known as - "infantile paralysisr it was re vealed yesterday by . ...1)r. Joseph P. Ritenour, College physician. The student is Robert E. Elliott, Jr., foreign advertising. manager of the Collegian. Elliott, reported to Ritenou'r on Septemboil;l7 complain ing of a. severe headache and appar ent head cold: He _was•placed in the infirmary, and the :following day complained of a stiffrias in his left shoulder. State Authorities ;Notified From these symOtOm , Aitenour di agnosed the ailment.' aqlnfantile pa ralysis. He immeckatelv ,isolated El liott and notified ..3the#ollege and It was thought better not to publi cize the case immediately,- inasmuch as it occurred at the time 'of enroll ment and would have caused unneces sary alarm, Ritenour explained. El liott has shown considerable improve ment, although his left shoulder is still paralysed and there is a slight paralysis in his right shoulder and' right foot. The Collegian was unable" to learn of the ease until yesterday because the State College Board. of Health had not been notified. C. 'Edgar Book, secretary of the State College Board of Health, said he knew nothing of the case until he called• Doctor Rite nour yesterday when it was called to his attention that the. Collegian had the story. The Collegian queried Harrisburg and learned via United Press that no report of the case is .on file in the State. Department of Health offices. Expected to Leave Soon Inasmuch as Elliott lives in Maple weod; N. J., it is necessary to get the Permission of the New Jersey health department before he can be removed to his home. Ititenour expects Elliott to be removed to his home within the next few days. nitenour said there is no cause for alarm, claiming that more importance is attached to infantile paralysis than is warranted, since there ,are many other contagious diseases, such as scarlet fever, that have worse after effects. The last ease of infantile paralysis here occurred in 1930, and the victim has completely recovered. standard except for especially designed light fixtures in the lobby of the building. Forced ventilation will be provided in special labora tories and class rooms. Estimated cost, $529,287. Over 1,000 Guests Are Expected To Celebrate College's Fifteenth Anniversary In Honor Of Fathers Lions Hope To Start On Comeback Trail Against Bullets ByEitl3 CAIIAN Gettysburg's Bullets will send a big strong team gunning for the skins of the Nittany Lions in the' first home game on New Beaver Field tomorrow after noon at 2:30 o'clock. A Dads' Day crowd will have its first op portunity of seeing . the Penn State team, clad in its new uni forms (silver helmets and pants and blue jerseys), out to make the fans forget. last week's defeat at the hands of Cornell. Bob Higgins has been drilling the boys in pass defense, one of the glar ing weaknesses in last Saturday's del feat. He has also had them scrim maging during the early part of the week, but he lightened the drills aft er Wednesday. It was hoped that Co-capt. Johnny Economos might be in shape to play against the Bullets, after having his knee cartilage set back in place last week. But he injured it again .in a light drill Wednesday afternoon. The other ailing varsity lineman, Danny .DeMarino, was done no good by play ing•ngainst-the.:lthacans,lli&st;alM4l_ back still bothers him and it is doubt ful whether he will see action against Gettysburg. l'eel, Ellwood to Start From the way things look though, two very capable men have been un covered to fill these vacancies. They are Joe Peel, who will start at guard; and 'Bill Ellwood, selected for the tackle post. Both Peel and Ellwood played well against Cornell, Peel be ing the standout Nittany lineman both on offense and defense, while Ellwood is a little weak in the former department, Three sophomores have been added to the injured list. Lloyd Ickes is still nursing a twisted knee, hurt, be fore the Cornell encounter; Grover Mishitl=ol, who saw action at end against, the Dig Red, is in the infir mary due to a spike injury received during practice; and Dick Skemp, (Co7lllltiled on page (hrre) Local Station Offers Radio Operators Jobs Students licensed as radio opera tors have been invited by. Gilbert .1.. Crossley, instructor in radio engi neering, to apply for positions as as sistant operators of the college radio station WBYA or the Army 'control station WLM.A. Applications, containing operator's experience, grade of license, and call letters of amateur station, must be postmarked not later than Tuesday midnight, Crossley added. cal Engineering Bullet Tackle WILLIAM CHESTER Heavyweight tackle on the Get tysburg team who is expected .to cause State's lighter forwards no little trouble tomorrow afternoon. N.Y. Critics Hail `First Lady' Hit Penn State Players To Present Comedy Success Tomorrow Night In Auditorium 'Public Entertainment No. I Su said Walter Winchell ;Liter he had Seen "First; Lady" during its sea son's run on Broadway, and so will you, yok Dail, and his "First Lady" all agree after you have witnessed the Penn State Players' first presen tation of .the year in Schwab. audi torium tomorrow night. All the New York critics "raved" about this hilarious comedy on Wash mgton polilieo-social life, written by ;eoree S. Kaufman and Katharine Dayton. If you naw the Players' pre sentation of that other comedy suc cess, "Iloy Meets Girl," last sprint:, then you are in for still more laughs. 'fops "Boy Meets Cirl" According to Director Frank S. Nleusbaum, "First Lady" is even fun nier than "Boy Meets Girl." George S. Kaufman is perhaps Broadway's best comedy author, and Capital au ihenticity is supplied by Miss Dayton, an ace Washington correspondent. ' The story deals with a social feud Petween the wife of the Secretary of State (Lueetta Parker Kennedy) and the wife of a Supreme Court justide (Ida Rickley), and the connivings of these two, punched with the lines sup plied by Kaufman, will "lay 'ens in the aisles." The technical staff, according to Neusbaum, is the best he has had in years. Sets were designed by Dor othy Scott: Wilfred C. Washcoe '3B is stage manager; ' Eleanor Saunders '3B, property manager; Sarah M. Itritchell '3S, costume mistress; Illor ris 11. Wood '3B, chief electrician; and Dallas IL Long '39, advertising manager. Release '4l Customs • FOr Farmer's Dance Freshman 'customs will be lifted for the Farmer's dance to be sponsored by the Penn State Farmer from 9 to 12 o'clock Saturday, October 23, in Recreation hall, the Men's Student Tribunal 'announced yesterday. Bill Botto•f will play. Admittance will be by subscription. to the magazine only. Three cash prizes will be awarded to women during iritermission. Froth Jobs Still Open Positions on the Froth business italT still arc open to freshmen and sophomores, Business Manage• James Bond announced yesterday. Candi dates may report at Boom 309, Old Main, this afternoon or Monday af ternoon at 4 o'clock. PRICE FIVE CENTS Keller Urges Parents To See College's Environment More thzui 1,000 guests are expected to arrive here today and tomorrow to observe the College's liith annual Dads' Day. David B. Pugh, president of the Association of Parents of Penn State, is in charge of ar rangements. In the letters of invitation sent to the parents of students, E. L. Keller, secretary-treasurer or the association, urged parents to come to the College and "see the environ ment in which your boy or girl is spending four years." Will Elect Officers Dads' Day will officially begin with the annual meeting in the Little The atre, Old Main, at 10:45 o'clock to morrow morning. Officers will be elected and committees will be ap pointed for the coming year. Dean of Men Arthur It. Warnock will speak. Athletic events on the program in clude the soccer game at 1:30 o'clock between Gettysburg and Penn Stale at NeW Beaver field and the football game an hour later between the same schools. Party in Armory _ Ajothera,,,datighUrs,_antl. Ants will, pity tribute tollad at a party; in the Armory at 7 o'clock ton un •row night. Entertainment and refreshments have been arranged. The party will disband a little aft er 8 o'clock in time for parents to see the production "First Lady," to be staged in Schwab auditorium by the Penn State Players. Admission will be 50 and 75 cents. At 11 o'cicck Sunday morning, 1)1.. Henry S. Coffin, president of the Un ion Theological Seminary, New York City, will speak on "Reality and Fancy in Religion" at the special Dads' Day chapel services in Schwab auditorium. Rise Of Gershwin, Berlin Is Theme Of Fall Show Ge•shwin and Be•lin, names known throughout the world of music, will form the nucleus of the fall Thespian show for which tryouts are still tie ing held. The struggle or the. Iwo musi cians as rising youngsters in "tin pan alley" is being written in notsiettl comedy form by John Tholmot '37, co-author of last spring's Thes pian show, "Pardon 'My Glove." Between 00 and 70 students ar•e es timated to have turned out for the initial call for candidates. Plans tire being made for rehearsals next week. Prof. Richard W. Grant. will leave today on a trip to Chicago, Miring which he will attempt to get all avail able pieces of Gershwin and Berlin musk:, lo which the show will Inc' re stricted. During the tryouts, several !prom ising teams and talented individual.; have been discovered, outstanding among which is a trio of "harmcny" Dr. Coffin To Deliver Sunday Chapel Speech Machining. the Dads' Day program fo•.Sunday will be a_talk in chapel in Schwab Auditorium by Dr. Henry S. Coffin of New York Union Theolog ical. Seminary on the subject, "Real ity and Fancy in Religion." Dr. Coffin, clergyman and author. was bbrn in New York, graduated Front Yale, studied in Edinburgh, University of Marburg, Union Theo logical Seminary, New York Univer sity, Yale, Harvard, and Amherst College. While enrolled in Yale, Dr. Coffin was a member of the Delb. Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Phi Beta 'Kappa, Skull and 'Bones, and Chi Alpha.
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