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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
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Friday; November 5, 1937
SOME LOGIC ON R. 0. T. C
SENATOR GERALD NYE uttered some real corn-
mon sense in his address a Indiana University last
week-end when he labeled compulsory R. 0. T. C. at
American colleges for national defense as pure "bank.'!
Especially reasonable is his following :statement: .
"Why should college boys be penalized with compul
sory military training when all around us are thou
sands...of farm boys and boys in industry who haven't
been trained. Military authorities would answer 'pre
paredness.' I say bunk."
His assertion that national defense would not be
harmed by dropping the compUlsory angle is logical.
He went on to point out the advantages of abandon
ment of the compulsory rule as a destructive measure
to military propagandizing.
Fie thought more logical and pertinent a compulsory
course in pence training.
It is more sensible to think of peace in terms of peace
than of war in the grapples of required preparedness
imposed upoti a small group. It is easy enough to see
that college graduates, supposedly more educated and
able in matters involving brain work, could be of more
service to their country by using their developed minds.
If there must be preparedness fodder, is not Sena
tor Nye reasonable when, lie says that it should not
be the college student? If there be men who wish to
play the fodder role, it is their pleasure.
But why pick out college students as the ones who
must be prepared to kill?
THE EXPECTED HAPPENS
-THE RE-ELECTION OF Wilbur F. Leitzell 'as Bur:
gess of State College is the carrying out of what all
expected would happen. He won by the trite, old ex
pression, "the country mile."
That he was elected by such a majority is an indica
tion that the voters of State College have confidence in
his ability to handle borough affairs. The faculty ex:-
presied a large portion of this sentiment.
All that the non-voting student, who nevertheless is
deeply affected by borough activities, asks of Burgess
Leitaell is a fair break. , He wants to be dealt with fair-.
ly and squarely. He wants no special favors.
Most or the cases involving college students here arc
petty, not criminal. The student wants them treated
as such until criminal offenses appear. Then he wants
protection from the criminal.
The student hopes and asks for Leitzell's cooperation
with him and with his town council representative.
No request could be fairer, more in place
ANOTHER STRAW VOTE LESSON
.THE ELECTION OF Cornelius D. Scully as mayor
of Pittsburgh again emplinized the inadequateness of
of most pre-election straw votes to reflect a true story
of the situation
In a vote taken by Main and Company, auditorssfor
the Post-Gazette, a pro-Republican newspaper, Scully's
opponent, Robert Waddell, Republican and former Car
negie Tech football coach, was out in front by a com
fortable margin. This proved inaccurate as the Colle
gian predicted it would.
On the other hand, the New York Daily Ndws came
pretty close in its poll \prediction of an overwhelming
majority for La Guardia.
About the only opinion polls that seem to reflect a
true sentiment most of the time are those conducted by
Dr. George Gallup, of the American.lnstitute of Public
AN INTERESTING COMBINE
SOMETHING IN THE way of the unusual can be
found in combination of the various factions that sup
ported and overwhelmingly reelected La Guardia may
or of New York City.
Re had backing him the Fusion faction, the ojd•line
Republicans, the labor organizations, the socialists, and
the communists. Seldom does politics put all these in
the same bed.
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Cutest couple in months is Peggy Moyer, chi o,
mid Paul Geis° . . . the delts are having a special
houseparty this week-end for till the delta gams who
don't go to Penn . . . Prankie Goodman, former In
tercollegiate boxing champ, was in town the other
day successfully negotiating for a pennant conces
sion for the houseparty game with Maryland . . .
who is the lover at the sae house that•hnd one date
n•ith Marjorie Morgan and is now In loVe?
What is this new cheer that the kappa silts set aside
for their new mascot, Lou Eiamert, who is peeved
because she didn't make Campy's lovers list . along
side of Jack Mahaffey?
SPECIAL BUS
TO THE
Penn Game
+ • +
Greyhound special leaves today
at 4:30 from. Co-op Corner.
r
Return via regular buses, Sun
day, 10:30 a. m. or 6:15 ,p.m. leav
ing from Philadelphia Grey
, hound depot.
Round trip $5.95. Seats reserved
on bus to Philadelphia.
MOTEL STATE COLLEGE
Bus Depot In Lobby Phone 733
CAMPUSEER
Mopping T,e Interior
The other day the Sandwich Shop was having
tough time. Everyone' was complaining about the
coffee. It was all coining back. Smite said it was
soapy. alters claimed it, was just crummy.• At any
rate few scented to like it.
The force was puzzled as just what the trouble
was. Then came the general clean-iap at. night. It
seems Eliot the brush or mop , or whatever it is that
they serape the inside of the coffee urn out With,
not to mention other things, had, been left inside by
All the coffee that was served that day seeped
through the mop
Punning Is Back:
In Prof. Waters' transportation class punning ap
pears to have staged a comeback. And just when we
had rid ourselves of it.
Prof. Waters was listing some transportation nets:
"Then there was .the Elkins Act in"l9ol.and the
Mann-Elkins Act in 1911 The same Elkins but a
different Mann." Ugh, ugh
The Throbs of Love
Frank Megrail, soccer stalwart, missed a very easy
goal in the Syracuse game lust &Wanly. It was so
easy and seemed so 'certain that everyone was quite
amazed until the real reason came out. later.-
Just before the game, Franny received telegram
from his true one out in'Miami University at Oxford,
Ohio. It sent love and stuff and asked him .to score
all the . goals he possibly could.' It was signed, "Har
riet." Just too nervous, old boy. Take 'it easy, or
it'll get you. ,
Clippings:
From the Pittpourri colyum of Pitt's News comes
'he following:
. . .Reggie Johnson, freshman, is happy with the
thought of spending the next four years at . the Uni
versity side by side with frosh Jane Shields . . .
We don't want to disillusion you, Reggie, but Jane
happens to be.going steady with a Penn State lad,
namely John McNeely, both from Mt. Lebanon ..."
Modeling a Niche For Himself
Frank Vittor; sophomore and son' of the famous
sculptor, attended a costume dance down in Pitts
burgh last week-end. He went dressed as the "Yel
low Cloth," prize-winning painting in the recent
Carnegie International, and won a prize.
Fun On Hallowe'en
Who was the Hallowe'en prankster that upon im
biking one highball screwed up the courage to call
by 'phenc,...lllaj. Stevens Of the iotiise show?: : Said
the prankster, "This is Maj. BC4e's reporting; be
there at nine." Then he hung up. - Some fun, eh,
even at the expense of rotisse.
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Collegiana:
. Nominated for the best performance in Neck Hall
(errys, pardon, Mae Hall)) are two of our former
little love birds, Jane Ihrifi and her man, Landen.
.he does most of the work, we hear.
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Nominations For
SC Close Monday
(Continiti , d frnnt Page one)
Nicholas P. Roth, James J. Schaeffer,
and Daniel .T. Hess; Mechanical Engi
neering: Camillo B. Porras, William
E. Firth, and Francis R. Ellenberger;
Architecture: Lee Thorne.
Nominations for Junior class of the
departments of the School of Engi
neering: Electrical Engineering: John
C. Kissinger, Clair C. Lasher, Edward
K. Kraybill, Jokepli .1. Hokum and An
dreW Krause; Industrial Engineer
ing: .Tudson„ C. Spurgeon, Robert S.
Bogar, N. Sarm:, George - H. Weiss,
and John Dithick; Civil' Engineering:
Karl M. Mason, Curtis .1. Yamas, mid
William S. Crumlish; Mechanical En
gineering: John P. Rollins, W. C.
'Forist, Robert B. Ingram, Stuart D.
Johnston, and Harry Epstein; Archi
tecture: Joseph C. Didinger.
Chemistry and-Physics
Nominees for the Student Council
received were Chemistry: Sophomore
class, William G. Renshaw; Chemical
Engineering: Robert S. Voris, Rich
ard L. Britton, Hugh F. McKnight,
and Harry P. Mete; Physics: Fred
erick R. Miller; Pre-Medical: Fran
cis T. Binford, Vincent J. Pisciotto,
Stanley K. Rtibin, and Richard A.
Porter.
Junior class nominees were: Chem
ical Engineering: Robert M.lnos,
Washington D. Doyle, James L. Kel
ler, and William J. Schell - ley; Pre-
Medical: Robert W. Miller and Wil
liam M. Coupon; Science': James IL
Idfies.
Education 'nominations received
were: Junior class, Industrial: Robert
H. Martin; and from the Sophomore
class, which is to elect three at-large,
Hayes J. Darby.
Phy.sical Education, Sophomore
ohms: Theodore J. Nemeth, David J.
Nemeth, John IL Warthuft, and Nor
man W. Gordon.- Junior 'class nomi
nations are: Harry S. Harrison, John
G. Patrick, Dean H. Hanley, Joseph
Ciocca, Othmar B. Wuenschel, and
Paul Bachman.
Liberal ArLs Nominees
Placed on the ballot by their fellow
students were the following: Com
merce and Finance, Junior class:
George W. Yee':ley, Thomas A. Boa],
!Robert I. Willson, Morton Schneider,
(Willard H. Macy, Charles A. Brosser,.
Lewis W. Shollenberger, and John G.
MeNeeley. •
Arts and • Letters: Charles L.
Hughes, Michadl N. Knit], and Robert
C. Butcher..-:dournalism: 'John A.
Troanovitch, Roy . 8... Nichols, and
Donald W. Wright. •
Three Sophomores are to be elected
from the following list of names and
those added to. this list before elec
tion next,"Mondmi:'• The - nominees re
ceived so far: Thomas P. Cameron,
Howard G. Anderson, William .H.
Simms, Grover'C. Washabaugh, Don
ald bf. Cressewell, George J. Dejure,
Irwin R. SupoW, Ernest D. Berkaw,
Paul E. Gies, and George B. Selfless.
Mineral Industries, Junior class,
Ceramics: William ,R. CraMer and
Martin W. Valeri; Metallurgy: S. Al.
UNDER THE COLLEGIATE SPOTLIGHT
Quaker Curse Hangs Over Unsuspecting Lions When They Meet
Penn And The Glockenspiel Oi Franklin Field
Hy ROY IL NICHOLS
Not only will Penn State's as:hiders buck against an inspired Penn eleven
tomorrow, but the craft of Quaker psyChology will also be pitted against
them.. Glockenspiel's hoodoo will hang over the unsuspecting Lions! -
Ifere's the explanation. In 1935, just:before the Penn-Cornell game, an
observing, "psy4l" student- noticed that every, football toa.M . that - came.'..to
Franklin field and .defented Penn, had
a band with a Glockenspiel (bells -to
:you) in it. A class discussion fol
lowed and ended with the psychology
department sending West for a set' of
bells.
But there was. not time enough for
the instrument to be shipped by train,
(and Penn's chalices of winning the
!ball game were., very slim. So the
psych students Chipped in and bought
the Glockenspiel and had it shipped
by plane in time for the big game.
Penn" trounced Cornell that day and
since then has Bever been defeated on
Franklin field. But all good things
must come to an end.
More about football—We hear that
the Cheyenrie School at Colorado
Springs has called off all grid contests
UNDER NEW, MANAGEMENT
The ritiN-* ; DEN
offering
A Complete\ Food and Fountain Service
IIANAGER
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mEr.,v,IN M. SMITH, Mg.; 'of '35
Phi, Beta Kappa Will
Install Dec. 7
The formal installation of Phi
'Baia Kappa into-the College will
take place Tuesdey, December . 7,
Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, College
examiner and- president of the so- .
'clay's local alumni association, an
nounced yesterday. The offleial
mane of the chapter will be.Lamb
de chapter of Pennsylvania of the
United - Chapters of Phi Beta
Kappa. . .
Dr. Prenk P. Craves, commis
sioner of Education for New York
State and newly elected president
of the United Chapters of the Lib
eral Arta honorary, will act- as
chief insiallatiodofficer.
FELINE
t Mice and. men have left cati and
women in the background clamoring
for attention. Alarmed by this, the
Thetas adopted,u black kitten for a,
Mascot. As animals - are :frovMed
upon by .dormitory :supervisors the
campus 'tops surrounded the sorority
house to capture the-monster.-.
Clutching revolvers, the patrolmen
searched in the bushes and-peered an
der couches, but couldn't.find a trace
of the cagey kitten. Cats and women
are clever. The kitten miraculously
appeared after the campus force had
departed.
The sororities will be relieved of
petty financial problenM during- rush
iog if Panhellenic Council discards
the ‘rackly allowance for a lump sum
of $15.00 for the whole season.
The amorous exhibitions in Grange
lobby have ceased to be entertaining.
The amateur sprawling technique is
nauseating to watch, and difficult to
ignore when one is * showing Aunt Ag
atha the new furniture in 'the dormi
tory. Miss Haiilt once suggested
Hinnies field to the amours who clut
tered up the Mac hall lobby. We of
fer the bleachers to the Grange love : .
birds.
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Silly Similes
As forsaken as a chaperone at house
party .
As deflating as a sorry but (or a red
arrow) .
As taciturn as the,House of Repre
sentatives
As popular as a strict campus •
horseshoes ; while ye mny.
Sparks. Hoiise had 'Hitlerest combed
the countryside 'for . old gray Dobbin
when .the two practice houses scaven
ger-hunted Wednesday night.
lan Holmstrup, J. A. Wunderlich; and
Alfred Al. Roberts; Fuel Technology:
Walter A. Jones and Harry HoOct::
Petroleum. and Natural Gas: Charles
F. Botto. .
Nominations for Junior representa
tives are: Cerarnies: William parm
lett; PetroleUm and Natural Gas:
Ray R. Rice and Gordon T. Lepley.
in favor of rodeo sports. Bucking
Drones nod trill steers aie . ..considered
!ess dangerous by the college officials.
Then there's the-one about the In
diana U. freshman who purchased a
copy of "Cone With the ..Wind" be
cause he thought it was. a biography
of Don Lash.
Love has its Price at Syracuse.
When the 'house fund of a sorority
there fell through the eellar floor, the
girls slapped a kissing tax, 'on, their
dates. 'Now; the Orangemen pay 25
gents' for the first, three minutes" and
10 cents ter each additional minute
of love. Guess it leaves them kinds
breathless, huh?
Senate Grants .
4-Day Vacation
(Cant:innerl f roils nage• onn)
non, president of the" Student :Coun
ell, the. petition which, rends -.as" fed
lows: „.
"We,. the undersigned; stink* of.
the Pennsylvania State College, do
hereby petition the Administration of
the College, to grant a Thanksgiving
Vacation from Wednesday 'Mon until
Monday noon, as has, previously been
the custom" • • • ,
`The Committee, in presenting this
petition to • you, feels that' jUstiflea;,
Lion for this netion by the students is
necessary., Therefore, we present the
following reasons we think that the.
petition be considered by you:
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First, the. day of Thanlisgiving; is
usually one of family reunions, and
because, many. students do not live
within ' hundred-mile radius, the
purpose would' be lost since one. day
is not sufficient for trips, to - their
homes and back to State College..
Second, as a result.of the last Ath
letic Association's vnte;.the students
( botit six hundred) .agreed to'linve
a briefer holiday ,if more half-hon.
'days were granted; but no,rnore'holi
days hove been.granted and nlo' days
have been reduced from the school
Third, - Penn State- has,,a lohger'
school year than moat-major colleges
of the east, and this proposed four
day vacation would reduce the calem
dhr to a More desired length. , • -
Fourth, to counteract the argument
that a -Pitt half-holiday would be-bet
tO; the -magnitude of signers: to the
petition signify, that they would
rather, have a vacation' that would be
adVantageouS to almost all rather
than k half-day favorable.'tu only
those few who choose to follow the
Lions to Pittsburgh.
'Fifth, the poll that was taken in
the A. A.- election did not represent a
majority—'-only a tenth--and that the
women weren't included in that vote:
.S ixth, - -that this petition, - drawn up
by independent, students, with the .co.:
operation of everyone, is an appeal.
That the : signers respect the College
Senate, and have taken a Civillied
course of action with no threats - or
demand's."
..We further grant to the bearer of
this petition. John D: Kennort,.:con.
eiliatory power. to act on amendments
to the above petition. (Signed) John
3. Roberts, Edmund •J: Olinginski,
Arhtur R. Neary; Ralph K. Bell,, An
drew F. MeGeehin, Whitney A. San
ders, P..Eilwitrd - JetTeries, Thomas .G.
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HoUseOa: rty ,
Should Pay Own Way
;. "Tim girl who acepts a young-man's
invitation to 'an out-of-town college
football game' or dance.'ahould. pay
her own train fare, hotel bill, ete."
Thus Elinor Aims, in herwidieeted
column, "The- Correct Thing," offers
her solution to the. problem that is
of such great importance to the many
men who import houseporty dates.
Miss Ames reminds "the young man
that he must meet the' girl at the
station, or at least arrange for some
one to meet her. Re must, of course,
'pay for meals they eat together, for
game'and dance tickets, and incidental
expenses.
.Forty facsimile reproductions 4:4
I Rembrandt's Works feature' a three
. week exhibit, inihe gallery - of the.
Alain Itngineering.building, beginning
yesterday. They -will .shown
froin.B:3o a.m. to; 8.30 p.m. .%
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N ITTA N Y'
Evening . ;: at 6::11) and 8:3('
Complete show as htte as 91(15' p t in.
TODAY ONLY
Al Your Request . . .
, ,returned, Again
'SATURDAY ONLY
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Friday, November 5, 1937
- tettcr Box
•TO the, editor
We students fr equently talk . " de
niocraCy but do not practice it. The
free or. complimatary tickets to the
big dances go to those most able . to
,pay among-the faculty. Rarely- doss
oho go to an instructor .of.tho lower
paid class. WC 'cater-,,t0 the . "big •
.
In the new building plans Some with
big outfits are reported to be getting
more Whild other 'departments with
much:: needed. buildings-'are _getting
very?, little while nbme influence 'is
'swinging toward :certain: groups.' In a
well rounded institution one depart
ment should' not lie 'ciiiended at- the
.expense of another. ,
COneerning --the talk about getting
better instruefors,-if the faculty-were
graded 'in their 'advancement - on the
number of degrees '(e: the -Ph. D..
experience,)• there . might be. more in
ducement for instructors to, stay -Cr
improve"' their service: - . Unlike most
colleges, the seems to be not .
fully appreciated here:•',
graduate atmosphere cannot, be
developed Mr 'graduate students
'treated undergiaduates• . the
'system of - gradanting or ion *taking:
More freedom of 'speech 'is. needed by
both graduate: students and those -bf,
-the instructor clam. Younger. men are'
More progressive. .
Yours . truly,
Gifiduate student
Alumni To Hold Penn
Game Smoker Tonight,
: Alumni .from the, eastern. part of
the state will attend, the rinnUal Penn
111.*gameiniolcer •to .be:held tonight
at the'Belleyne-Stratford hotel, Phil
adelphia. •
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.Ae6ording tolf. Hitishmaii, -sec
retary'of the Aluinid association,' the.
Ellu;c"l,land will play - at the.smoher.
I,.."Hinky" Haines of 1921 foot
ball fame will hp general chairman.
Singing,will.be in charge of Prof.
Richard' Grant, and last year'n
varsity • quartet t - now. featured over
st.atiori. EDNA,. Pittsburgh, will ap,
pear 'on the program::
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A Warner Drollieis Theatre , • .
.Shows - at-I:30, 3:00, 6:30, 8:30
Complite • Show as . - late: "as; 0:05
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yard .of 'America's crime wave!
Eve v, cell , holds a, public' enemy!
Every cell holds, a . man. :whoa
name once shrieked from headlines.
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