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Volume 34N0. 18
College Senate
LIONS AIM
Act As 3,800
Sign Petition
For Holiday
School Closes at.-Noon
-Wednesday, Opens
Monday At 8
Frear Hall Students
Instigated Campaign
Acceding to a• petition signed
by about 3,800 students, the Col
lege Senate unanimonsly . grmit
ed a Thanksgiving vacation 3rei
terday afternoon. The vacation
wilt begin at noon on ,Wednes
day, November 24, and continue
until 8 o'clock Monday morning,
November 29.
The petition, which was pre
sented to the Senate by Jail D.
Kennon '3B, president of Student
Council, was drawn up and circulated
by t„ group- of then living
_in Freer
Hall, who charged that the -Thanks
giving holiday was dropped'from - the
College calendar s on the condltion that
more fooiball half-holidays' be"grant-'
ed, .and' that this ',was not, done.
Students Asked'to Ccoriernte,
.
, -- - - , The4etitir, r wasgranted
~,135%.-: the
Sedate on tic 'condition that the stii
dent co-iipeiate in not cutting
classes before dud, after the vacation
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period../ . '
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The Senate pointed out that the va
cation ended at 8' o'clock on' Monday
morning, rather than at 1:10, the
usual time.
The petition presented to the Tres
ident and - senate yesterday follows: ,
We; the members of the committee,
representing signers of the , petition
for the extension of Thanksgiving
Vacation, do hereby present to you,
through our spokesman, John D. Ken-
(Continued ow puye two)
`I Say Bunk'—Nye
Launches Blow
At RO.T.C.
If • only American • universities
would provide's compulsOry course in
'peace training! the, folly of' the pre
paredness issue, as it is modeled, in
schools today,• could lie offset •splen,
didly." : • • -
Thus, in an address at Indiana Uni
versity last' week,-:North :Dakota's
dapper. Senator-Geruld• P. Nye rang
the keynote of the resumption of his
battle for elimination of compulsory.
military' training .in :American col
leges, a battle he has waged intermit
tently, since the introduction of the
, Nte-Kvale bill in 1939.
Said Senator Nye, by way of elabo
ration: "Why should college boys be
penalized , th compulsory military
training when' all around us arc thou
sands of farm boys and boys in indus
try who' haven't been trained. Mili
tary authorities would answer 'pre
parddness.' 1 my
"Our national defense would not be
hurt in the'leagi Particular by aban
donment of - the tompulsoi7,aspect of
military, training," Nye - added., "Vol
untary' training, on' the other..hand,
would koride Many, many more men
than we could over Use if culled upon
to defend our bOrders. •
"Should compulsory military train
ing be abandoned . a great advan
tage would result in the accompany
ing .destruction 'of an influence that,
is deeply planted In compulsory mili
tali', training—an • influence which
plays a large pArt in propagandizing
and firthering the cause of military
thought." • "
- 'Reiterating his 'contention that,
elimination of compulsory training
would not affect federal grants, Nye,
maned to the'Universities of Wiscon !: ,
sin; Minnesota, and North Dakota,
the vanguard of the peace parade,
which "are receiving just as much
federal aid as they received before
making the change in military setup."
Net-Work To Carry
Grid Contest
- A complete Eastern network will
broadcast the Pena-Tenn State
game tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'-
clack. The broadcasting personnel
will be: Sol 'Wolf, play by play; -
Buck Taylor,,.spotting State play
ers; and Bill Crowell, well-known
official who will handle the expert
commentary.
Transmitting stations . will -in
clude: W11P,..1 , 130 kilocycles, Har
'risburgl. WBRE, 1310.'Idlocycles,
Wilkes-Barre; WTIC, 1040 kilo-'
cycles, llartford; WCAU, 1170
kilocycles, Philadelphia; WKOK,
1210 kilocycles, Scranton; and
WOBT, 880 kilocycles, Sunbury.
36 L.A. *dents -
Make Hoilor Roll
Six Members Of School .Obtain
Perfect Three Averages
For 2nd Semester
The 'honor roll of -the School of the
Liberal Arts issued -yesterdy for the
second semester of last year lists - 1.3
members of the class 0f.'38, 12 from
the class of, '39, and 11 from the class
of '4O as the top ranking students in
scholarship in the school.
Six. members of the school attained
a perfeet.3mverage for. the semester.
r - Of. this number three were from the
crass ofJBB, two .from''39, aml.the re
mainingonedfrom .the .ejassiop:4o . •
It.was found tFuY E 2 'cal of Clic
tlifee - upper classes had a 2 average
orbetter for the last semester.. The
lclass of '3B topped the list with 30
per Cent of. its members having a 2 or
better, "39 had 17 per cent with that
average, and '4O listed 24,per cent.
The following lists are arranged in
order, those having highest average
coming first.
- ClasS of 1939
In the class of '3B the three who re
ceived a perfect average were Chris
tine Kauffman, Robert ,L. Kaye; and
Vernon R. Smith. Others in order
of scholarship are D. Altenburg, 2.8;
Frank A. Itgen, 2.8; John F. Jage
nuin,. 2.8; John E. Matz, 2.8; Eleanor
Robinson, 2.8; Robert L. Smith, 2.7;
George E. Bowman, 2.6; Jennie B.
Cantafio,, 2.6; Robert H. Dewalt, 2.6; I Mrhat is the Oxford Group?
and Marshall Evans, 2.6.
This question evolved from the an
. Class of 1939 I pumice on this campus of an article
Two, Margaret J. Lloyd and Ellis entitled "God Control"' in a current
Schien, gained the 3 average' in7the issue of the Collegiate Digest, pictor
class of '39. Following them are Bar- ial supplement of the Collegian.
bara H. McClure, 2.9; Frank C. A definition given in a recent inter-
Craighead, 2.8; John J:: Craighead, view with Prof. C. A. Bonine, pioneer
2.8; Vernon L. Hull, 2.8; Carolyn Mc- Penn State- grouper, was this: The
Connell, 2.8; 'Henry R. - Smith, 2.8; Oxford Croup 14 a group of- people
Edwin Ks .Taylor, 2.8; Henry Borow, who are trying to mobiljze the spir
-2.7; Alvin Isecovitz, 2.7; .and Doro- itual resources of the world into a
thee Sillies, 2.7. ' -." spiritual front to fight the subversive
. '. ' Class of 1910 forceS of materialism and moral decay
The only person in the class of 'IOI which are threatening the destruction
to get a straight 3 average was 'AfOr. of our ChriStian civilization today.
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ton4.' Conn.. Five received a 2.8. av- ' From the book,."For Sinners Only,"
crime and the name number got a 2.7.. by 'A. J. Russell, editor of one of
Those, with a 2.8 arc David E. Coben, i London's foremost dailies, it was
Charles .W. Flanagan,' Mary E. learned that the Oxford Group eman-
Fletcher, Sara E. lineman,' and .Jos- ated from Oxford University. The
ephine B. Miller. Following with a standards of the movement as given
2.7 are Ann W,Bonipe, James V. De- in the book, are absolute love to all,
Luke, Mary E. HattOn, Ruth J. Ko- absolute purity, absolute unselfishness,
cher, and John R. Verbalis. and absolute honesty.
Cast Of 'Say It With Music'
FeaturesProfessionalTalent
'
ProfCssionulism is one charge of
which at least the Thespiun•Glee fail
show, ','Say. Bosic,". has. no
fears; -
. One of , the professionals appearing .
in .theshom , :. is Bob-L. Ilertz '4O, the
son Of a musical comedy stair, who
has tup-danced on ' the -Pittsburgh
vaudeville 'stage. lle Iw-featured in a
trio with Marguerite It. Sitheaffer '4O
anti Louise Stringer '4O.
Another professional is Jeanne
Wjthcrow,, an acrobatic And ballet
dancer. She does a dance which she
has composed 'herself .aintj which she
performs on, a, three-foot square dist
six feet alnive the singe. It is called
"Sunset in Arabia." Jeanne has per
formed its Pittsburgh and Altoona.
Still another is Ruth Shtascl '4l,
who is partner of Dart Ilenderson
STATE COLLEGE, PA:FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1937
Grants 4-Day Thanksgiving Vacation
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B. R
-EA . .‘EI'H
JINX .AT PENN
Monday Set As Deadline
For Council Nominations
Student Elections Will Continue For-Two Days
• From 9To 5 O'clock; Matriculation
Cards. Will Be Required
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. Nominations for the various school student Councils will be continued un
til Monday, it was announced last night by Russell G. Golin !El, chairman of
the elections committee supervising the reorganization of the - Present Student
Council.
The previous date set for the end of the nominations waS last Tuesday.
bht since so few were nominated, it was thought advisable by the Student
Council to continue. , ~
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Elections will be held Monday and Tuesday in the first floorlounge of
Old Main, from 9 to 5 o'clock. Stu
dents are to vote for members of the
council of their own department and
their own class. Matriculation cards
will be needed in order-to cast a bal
lot.
More Representative
The amendment to the . Student
Council' constitution was passed by
both .the council and the Student
Board last week. The purpose behind
the bill was to Make the high ruling
group more representative of the stu-
I
dent body. , •
j The plan, as'formulated by John D.
'Kennon '3B, senior class president,
'proVides for a student council for
each school 'and from the various
school councils, representatives from
each cla.4s, who will sit in on the regu
lar Student Council meetings. -
I . The folleWing nominations sere re-
Engine ing:~~Sfl.sp.l:: ; Sop!tonloc4
elasS, Electrical Engineering: Benja
hula Wulburn, Richard Fletcher; Rog
er Sharp, N. R. Lloyd, Karl Bretney;
'lndustrial Engineering: Berman Fo
gel, Titus. Miller; Civil Engineering:
(Contimecd on page two)
Bonine Explains
Religious Group
Student Interest Aroused 13)
'God Control' Article In
. Collegiate Digest
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In the "Rhapsody in Bine" dunce num
ber. Before coning to school this 'fall,
Ruth-appeared with a travelling , bal ,
let troupe. .
The featured dunce number of" Say
It With Music" is the "Wig Apple."
The' Thespian interprettitiOn, of 'this
OoPular dunce novelty includes Sock
Kennedy's an d Burt Henderson's
"Washington Crossing the . Delaware,"
"Hornpipe," and "Spirit of '76." -Each
of the.dancers has developed his own
"shine" for this number. --
- Prof. Richard W. Grunt has an
nounced that Joe K. Cook '39„,wi1l take.
the singing role of Sum G. Gullu '39.
Sum is now studying at the New
York Conservatory of Music. The
other soloiits will be Bess Edelblute
'39, who was starred in "H. M. .S.
Pinafore," and. Doris J. Thomas '39, u
newcomer. .
Drama T&Open
Artists' Course
Sberwood'silay,- "The Queen's
Husband,' To Begin 1937-38
Program OriDee. 2
The American .Repertory theatre
will present Robert E. Sherwood's
"The Queen's Husband" on Thursday
evening, December 2,,as the opening
number of the 1937-38 Artists' Course,
Dr.- Carl lE. Marquardt announced
yesterday.
To satisfy the• continued demand
for a dramatic.nunar ..on the pro
..the. Artiste , Coif.ilie , codanittee;
headed by Doctor Marquardt; secured
the talents of thiS •newly formed dra
matic group, composed ,of veterans of
the theatt:e. -These professional man
agers and players were brought to
gether under•one management to sat
isfy the demand among colleges, wom
en's clubs, and fraternal groups, for
dramatic -talent of Broadway calibre.
Playwright ,Won Pulitzer l'rize
Sherwood won farm .as the author
of the Pulitzer prize 'play, "Idiot's
Delight," and also won recognition
with his "The- Road to Rome." . "The
Queen's Husband'? is a satirical com
edy about the turmoil of various
forms of government endeavoring to
force themselves on the peoples of the
world 'no the only type of government
under which to live.. • The author
stresses the futility of war, but at
the smile time does not lose his sense
of humor in the development of his
characters.
The play enjoyed a „long...and suc
cessful run on Broadway and added
to the author's string of hits. Alex
ander Woolleott opened his review of
the play with: "In the new comedy
which came to the Playhouse last
night the author - has written an im
mensely engaging play about a Queen
pecked,Ring."
The formation of the American
Reperlory theatre had as its purpose
the filling of a delirdte need for a
touring dramatic group to make ap
pearances throughout the country and
away from Broadway. Broadway.pro
ducers„ have feared the_ poSsibility of
a gamble in .backing talented shows
outside of the several large cities in
the country. Jose Ruben is the direc-1
tor of the company and has a dis
tinguished background in the theatre.
Tribunal Lifts 1941
Customs For Holiday
In connection with the Penn half
holiday, itien's Studeitt tribunal an
nounced that freshmen will be •re
leased from customs beginning tomor
row morning at Bo'elpek and ending
Monday•nndrning at the same hour.
The Tribunal also decided that the
winter woolen dinks of Dartmouth
green will 1w permissible for the.com
ing cold spells. They'.will be on sale
ut the local clothing stores.
George.Shekell was brought before
the court for failure to wear his dint:
and apprarii4 before the justices
without matches. 'Penalty, after due
deliberation,. was that Shekell shall
adorn a - big bonnet and carry a 6-
foot, red tipped match . about the 'cam
pus. A sign on his back reads "I lost
my dink?" . .
• In The Old Backyard Again
Former West. Philadelphia High School speed merehantL hd dazed Penn
with a9l-yard touchdown dash last year. Will he repeat again for the
Dr. Schott Plans Extensive
Outckiorßecreation,Program),
Head Of Physical Education Places Ray Conger
In Charge; Attempts to Secure C. C. C.
Camp, Boalsburg Stables
"The trend of the youth of today is definitely in a - buck to nature di
rection, and I ant doing all I can to organize an extensive all-year-round
outdoor recreational program to fill this growing need," Dr. Carl P. Schott,
Dean of the School of Physical Education and Athletics, stated in a recent
interview.
"This is no scatter-brained idea which will' be forgotten after a few
months of lukewarm voluntary work on the matter," the Doctor said. "I
have placed Ray Conger in charge of•
the program and he is to devote his Li b r ar y Grant Is
entire time to its organization.. We;
Ikant any mushroom growth,'
don'tbu would railer have a program' Cut o $500,000
which will grow slowly and soundly
no matter how long it takes."
To Acquire Nearby Facilities
Doctor Schott went on" to explain
his desire to have a program so broad
that it will capitalize on all facilities
on the campus and. in the nearby
mountains. Ile explained the steps be
has taken . in attempting to acquire
excellent facilities for riding, swim
ming, overnight hiking, skating, ski
ing, and for ninny other uses.
Negotiations arc under way with
the government to gain possession of
an 'l.tandoned C. C. C. camp nearby.
It will include a large recreational
hall, a lake deep enough for sum
mer swimming and large enough for
an excellent ice skating rink, a num
ber of bunkhouses, and excellent hik
ing and skiing trails. One of the
other properties Doctor Schott is, con
centrating on is the abandoned' Na
tional Cuard stables at Boalsburg for
riding classes.
Plan's to Build Large Lodge•
"Scsides.getting hold of these IWO
pertics,.l want to have built a large
dud e, easily -accessible froin State
College, where meetings of various
groups could be held, hiking parties
(confirmed tia puyo four)
Peini `Game Special
Bus • LettveS At 4:30
A "Penn game" Special greyhound
bus will
.lenve here at o'cloeh
this afternotin and go direct lo Phila
delphia, the State College Hold Tray;
el bureau, local agents for the Grey
hound lines, have announced.
The return trip will be via the regu
lur buses from l!hiladelphiu to Stute
College, leaving the former city on
Sunday.ut either 10:80 o'clock in the
morning or 6:45 at night. Round trip
will be $5.95. All seats ure,reserved,
with reservations closing as soon as
the bus is filled.
;College Librarian Retains Plans
For Million-Dollar Building
Despite Huge Slash
Plans for a new million-dollar li
brary have nut been discarded despite
the slash of the appropriation to half
I a million, Willard P. Lewis, College
librarian, said yesterday.
Lewis explained that the library
will be 'built according to the original
plan with the exception of the wing.:
and four floors of stacks.' These will
omitted until more funds ate forth-
May Curtail Work
"If tiny more cuts are made," Lewis
said, "certain forms of work will be
curtailed. It would man elimination
of the, third and fourth floors across
the 'front of the building which are
intended for seminar rooms and
rooms for collections such as the
"Penn Stale - in China 'room." ' -
Located at the bead of the drive
past the Liberal Arls IMildings, the
T-shaped building will face down
campus, Lewis pointed oul. The drive
will be replaced by - a mall approach-
Mg the library. The building will be
built of fire-resistant, acoustical) ,
treated materials, and will 'contain
elevators.
Would Increase Capacity
in stuck eapacity the proposed
building will not give much enlarge
ment over present facilities. hut when
the wings are 1111111:11 it Will ho almost
doubled. Lewis asserted that the_ pres
ent library now holds MAIN books.
Without its wings, the new library
will house !lima 3004100 vidumes.
Lewis pointed out that the College
ibrary includes branch libraries at
the Schools-of Agriculture, Chemistry
and Physics, and Mineral Industries.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Have Dropped
All Tilts But
One Since '29
Toretti Shifted From
Guard To Pivot Job
Against Quakers
Harrison, Giannantonio
To Play In Home Town
B.• HERB CAHAN
Aiming to break a jinx that
has followed them to every away
game except one since the last
victory over Penn in 1929, a
squad of -29 Nittany Lion foot
ballers left early this morning
for the game on Franklin field
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The one exception was the win
over Lehigh at Bethlehem in
11)34, but the Lions consider this only
as a minor victory. So, besides want
ing to stage a comeback after last Sat
urday's second-half defeat at the
hands of Syracuse, the State eleven
will have the added incentive of seek
ing their first major victory in eight
years.
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— TOnnirrow'S' - 'sett mark' , the
:;01.11 game in a series that was begun
in 1890. " Penn State has won only
eight times, the Quakers 24 times, and
three games ended in ties.
Coach 8010 Higgins' I-ruining this
week was concentrated primarily in
bringing the team up to the proper
mental peak after the saddening loss
to the Orange. The boys showed their
usual practice pep and seem to realize
full well that much depends on the
outcome of the Penn game.
Up until last Saturday it looked as
though the Quakers would be an in
ferior outfit. but since their upset vic
tory over Navy they have climbed
right back into the pigskin spotlight.
The Philadelphians have beaten Mary
land, lost to Yale and Columbia, and
tied Georgetown previous to the Mid
dies clash.
Bedenk Says Penn Strong'
According, to Line Coach Joe Pe
dunk, who has scouted the Red and
Blue all season, Penn will present a
strong outfit. Their line is almost
the same as last season, and it seems
as though they have finally struck a
backfield combination that works well
with the veteran forward wall.
Sending the squad through ehl)•
two scrimmage sessions, brushing up
(Clllli itmrrl on page l u re)
Frosh 'Go College'
In Many Tastes,
Figures Show
That freshmen are more "college
conscious" mu upperclassmen is now
an est abli.neil fact. At lead a con
sensus of tin' lignrc•e 1 . 12101501 IT a few
or the reilt,rs in
Slate lollt•ec seems to 111111C;111 , so.
For example, Olive (jilt of every
four ILl:gimlet' run to the nearest
store upon their arriyal, in town and
stc.zl: up with College kxiled station
ery, while practically all of mono dosti
10 moil boxes with picture postcard.;
of Old Mainland other campus build
ings to show the folks hock home that,
they really are in College.
Portlier evidence thut conservatism
0411111:8 lvii h age 01111 be gleaned from
t be.faci that On overwhelming major
ity of upperelassmen buy non-lietion
books denting with subject~ of contro
versial nature. And the older they
,get. the more outside reading they
it 0(19110.
Dealer : , report. lhnt the books by
John Steinke]: are among the top
ranking favorites ut present. Among
them are "Of AliiT and Men" nod "To
God Unlinown. - "Anil So Victoria"
by Vaughan Width's, i, .enjoying
sale comparable to that of Margaret
Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind."