re,. Tvn PENN STATE COLLEGIAN :3ueeubsuz to The Free Lance, established 1887 Published semi-weekly during the College year, except on holidays, or students of The Pennsylvania State College, In the interest of the College. the students, faculty. alumni,, and friends. TIIE MANAGING BOARD CHARLES M. WHEELER. JR. '3B JAY H. DANIELS '3B Editor Business Manager JEROME WEINSTEIN '3B CARL W. DIEHL '3B Managing Editor - Advertising Manager FRANCIS 11. SZYMCZAK '3B ROBERT S. McKELVEY '3B News Editor Circulation Manager WOODROW W. DIERLY '3B JOIIN G. SABELLA '9B Feature Editor Promotion Manager SHIRLEY R. HELasS '9B Women's Editor - ROBERT E. ELLIOTT JR. '3B Foreign Advertising Manner GEORGIA H. POWERS '9B KATHRYN AL JENNINGS '3B Associate Women's Editor Senior Secretary CAROLINE TYSON '3B , Associate Women's Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS Mona. A. Boni '39. Herbert D. Caftan '39 Alan G. Mclntyre '39 ,‘ R Nichol. Jr. '39 Salvatore S. Sala 'B9 John A. Troanovltch .29 WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS .reenberg '39 Florence E. Long '39 Re!ln E. Sheen '39 ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS • se,ph H. Cuedlnch 39 Richad W. Koman 'aLoad '39 lemma Shaffer '39 Franc.la A. r C. Voster o s Jr. '59 31ary .1. Sample '39 Manning Editor This Issue__ News Editor This Issue Tuesday, December 7, 1937 HOUSING CANVASS WITH THE START of the new building program assured for the middle of February, College and town officers have launched a housing canvass to find out if State College and the vicinity can take care of the 1,500 workmen that are to work on the project. This is the clearest and most encouraging indication that a problem staring the College and town in the face for some time is being met in an intelligent and common sense way. . . It is time that all concerned with expansion know how well State College is equipped to cope with a social situation that will arise when the population is so ex tensively increased and the number of homes is not. Because expansion will mean increased revenue for State College business, and eventually will mean great er educational facilities for more \ students, residents should give this census the fullest cooperation. It will be worthless if it is not accurate. If insufficient accom odations are available—a: situation that is strongly suspected became of poor student living. conditions— nearby C. C. C. camps are to be pressed into service. But in this solution can be seen one main fault that borough officials have indicated they will not remedy. Concentration of the workmen in one tamp has been declared undesirable, and has been the argument against the erection of special barracks. All precautions point to expected disorder. Yet the borough says that it is financially unable to employ more than one addi tional policeman to preserve order. When the complaints and disorders rampant after next February, a condition that officials have given. ev ery indication they expect, taxpayers will realize that this refusal was a false economy. The result's of the housing survey. we fear, will give further reason for alarm. It is sensible to expect two distinct social groups to clash should - inadequate hous ing and poor living conditions add to transient res.t leginceq. Adequate and intelltent police protection should be :. , al - ded by students, faculty, and administration. PERMANENT AID IS IMPERATIVE TODAY the first 1937-38 NYA checks will be avail able. To the hundreds who will receive their checks the question undoubtedly has arisen: Just how long will this last? What with the national administration curtailing relief expenditures it . seems as though NYA is on the way out. If this proves true, thousands upon thousands of deserving students—hundreds here—will find them selves left with no means of working their way through school. Whatever little NYA has provided it has unquestion ably made avalable enough money to bridge the gap between what a student has and enough to pay for an education There is pending in Congress now a bill known as -he National Youth Act, which in- essensce provides ror a rermanent NYA setup. But with so much "im ^o•-tant" legislation with Congress to light over, it ^^-•s very improbable that anything Will be done about NYA. • • Yet, with so many students dependent upon this means of support, the removal of this income might cause a minor national calamity. And, no matter what cyn'es may say, the future of this nation is very much dependent upon the education of the present younger generation. A fight begun now might reach the proper men in time to push the National Youth Act or some similar bill through Congress before it is too late—so let's do something about it! A lackadaisical, don't-tare attitude will get youth no place—a college student should be able to write a very convincing, intelligent letter—the most logical target would be your home senator or con gressman. In a recent speech, Mr. Aubrey Williams, executive director of NYA, stated: "Youth today as always seeks his place in the adult world. They want what all men want: homes, work, families, happiness. But youth, as with many adults, is bewildered ... It has gone through the most trying period in our nation's history. It has lived out its childhood and adolescence in the years of the depression . • "'ninth today is discerning, critical, and analytical. There is much evidence that youth has accepted as its slogan, 'Youth must share as well as serve' ... Our pro gram has helped; the CCC has helped, other federal and state programs have helped, but the problem has not been solved, the surface has been but scratched. The need is still far in excess of our combined efforts to meet the situation."—H.B.C. PHI BETA KAPPA CONGRATULATIONS TO THE new chapter of Phi Beta Kappa that is being installed today. ' Phi Beta Kappa here will mean increased recognition in the national education field for Penn State. It will foster scholarly attainment here. Those who fought for recognition see the fruits of their labors ripening. Dean Charles Stoddart's com ment, "puts us on the map," describes the situation. The chance for recognition of scholarship by this hon orary should be extended to as many branches of study as poss!ble. The chance of becoming a member should hinrre rigidly upon the school in which the candid- OLD MANIA Hairbreadth Harry Comes Thru The snow always brings the fights. Sunday night, the du, sae, and ks boys were having a wonderful snow ball battle. Little damage was being done either way, with honors being all even This didn't seem to satisfy some of the du brothers. Shovels and other murderous weapons were brought intc use. An sae frosh was beaten about the head and ears with a blunt instrument. Time came when a halt had to be called. Using the same lengthy strides which carried him to many touchdowns on the gridiron this past foot- ball season, Hairbreath Harry Harrison entered the fray and prevented a near riot. It was Harry to the -__:Bruce M. Trobue 19 _John A. Tronnovitch Vacation?: Flunky Conrad '39 sent post cards to many of his State College friends, including several stewdents. The pictures showed campus buildings as local post cards do. They read: "Spending a few days here. Having a fine time Wish you were here." All-America: The principal topic of conversation these days con cerns the all-American football selections. There's all- eastern, all-western, all-midwest, all-southwest, all eastwest, and all-Gumpstump. Two years ago, the Maniac picked an all-American team of Smiths. It was such a success the Associated Press picked it up and it was used throughout the country. This year, after glancing at the material on hand, the Maniac also selects an all-American team. This group of stars is 'chosen from crrm 'wait resses. The team has balance. It has deception. It has power and beef. It's strong ill' rushing and pass ing—the buck. Here it is: ' The ends are tall and should be valuable in pass catching. The tackles are ideal. They're tall, and slashing. Tlie guards are the Economos type—short but very powerful. The center should be great in backing up the line. The quarterback will certainly mix 'em up. The halfbacks_are swivel-hipped. The fullback should be able to plunge that line. Back to Pitt: Jack Bigham in celebrating the Pitt game trucked down Liberty avenue in woolen unmentionables Jean Lyman tried to inveigle an Indian blanket from a once-was all-America at the game Success at Last: According to one of the lecturers in theliberal arts. course for women, deinoralizing ef- feet on women Order Now 1 o.ltti Personal I Christmas .Cards _ 50 For stup,with name Christmas Gift Suggestions • EVERSHARP ZIPPER . PENCILS CASES New Style Of Genuine Steer Hide. $Z $2.50,53.50, $5 "Made to Last." In Gift Boxes All Prices. WALLETS 5 YEAR Leather Wallets DIARIES Card Cases Leather With Lock Names on in Gold I From $l.OO to $5.00 Christmas PLAYING Letter CARDS Stationery A wide selection for Single, double, and 4 those who write deck bridge sets. Christmas letters. Moderately Priced KEELER'SCathaum Theatre Building +++ + + + left end—Mabel left tackle—Dorothy left guard—Alice . center--Muth right guard—Peg S right tackle—,Frances right end—Helen quarterback—Theresa left halfback—Gertrude right halfback—Pauline fullback—Maiy Lou. +++ +++ zi.E, PENN STAT.E COLLEGIAN This Question OF ROTC No Grudges By .1011 N A. TROANOVITCH During the petit few weeks the Collegian has published indisputable facts showing the inefficiency of the compulsory military training system as a whole. Reactionary pro-R. 0. T. C. advocates have been quick to distort the is sue by claiming that the Collegian' holds a grudge against the depart meat of military science and tactics here. That assumption is clearly without foundation. The Collegian ileitis no grudge against any member or the depart ment of military science and tactics. In this 'democratic nation, every man has the right:to choose his own life career—provided, of course, that career is within the letter of the . law: Because a man choodes a military ca reer is no reason to condemn him. The members of the military de partment have been assigned here by the War Department to do a job. They are doing that job. Perhaps the job could be done bet ter. That is a matter of opinion. But it must be admitted they are •doing the jcb as well as tan be expected un der the existing setup. The officers here are handicapped greatly by the fact that they must train unwilling students in military training, students who do not want to learn but are forced to do so. As a natural result the efficiency of'the department, is lowered. Low ered, not because the officers are in capable of training men in' military tactics, but because they themselves are being forced. to train students who merely sling a gun over their shoulders and flop around for the en tire period, waiting only for the com mand "dismissed." . As a consequence,•not only is the Letter Box Mr. Herbert. B. Cohan Associate Editor The Penn State Collegian Stale College, Pennsylvania Dear Mr. Cahan: Mr. Williams has referred to me your letter of November 15 asking several questions concerning the Na• tional Youth Administration. To the questions dealing with the future of the NYA,I can give you only a tentative and unofficial answer. The future of our organisation under the present set-up rests entirely in the hands of Congress. Funds have been appropriated, under the 1937 Relief Act, which will enable the NYA to continue on a reduced scale until June 1935. Mat will happen after that I frankly do not 'know. Much depends upon the public reaction - to the NYA's program, which, hi . ] have ,aald.- Con gress reflects. Efforts are of course being mad 4 by many youth groups such as the Amer lean Youth Congress and the National. Student Federation, as well as cer tain other individuals and agencies in terested in youth's welfare to establish some form of permanent aid to de serving and needy students. All. the facts point to tile necessity and Jim ties of such a program. As- a recent study shows, among the G;500,000 young persons of college -age from families with incomes below $1,700, only one out of twenty-six has been able to attend college. At the same time, among the 3,000,000 young per sons from families with incomes s of 91,7 00 and up, one out of every five ffias been able to receive a college education. As .to. the .e,ffect:upon 'the NYA of the i curtailment In ,relief funds, you a're.apriarently unaware that :olr ap propriation for thil:year,:is only; $90,, 000,600 esceinr6red With -mere;thaii 08,00`0,061) last despite the fact that the 19:17 Relief Act set aside a sum not to exceed $75,000,000 to carry on the work of the NYA. The' enclosed speech delivered by Mr. Wit. Hams at Harrisburg describes the ef fect of this cut in our 19:17.33 pro gram. Sinderely yours, (Signed) RICHARD R. BROWN _ Deputy Executive Director MEETINGS Le Cercle Francais, 7:30 p. m. to morrow, Beta Sigma Rho. Senior commerce and finance stu dents, 4 p. m. tomorrow, 25 SLA. American Society of Civil Engi neers, 7:30 p. m. today, 107 Main En gineering. Phi Mu Epsilon, 4 p. m. Thursday, Chemistry Amphitheater. PRINTING for FRATERNITIES . AND CLUBS LETTERHEADS ENVELOPES STATEMENTS Nittany Printing & Publishing Company 110 West College Avenue military department unable to pro duce at its maximum efficiency, but students who are really interested in R. 0. T. C. and who should be given the best training are unable to get it because disinterested students -jam the whole works; Army officers at the University of -Wisconsin, at Pomona College, at the ,University of Washington—to cite a i s fewwill tell you that optional R. 0. T. C. has proved far more successful than compulsory R. 0. T. C. Authoritative sources have hinted that perhaps the military personnel here would much rather prefer op tional training. Certainly there tire very few other things that can,gripe a person more than to be ignored. Certainly an army officer is harassed and irked by a person who just won't listen, just won't learn. Who wouldn't he? Optional military training here_ would eliminate unwilling students from taking R. 0. T. C. It would give to those students the right of educational freedom. It would .give to willing students access to a more efficient training in military tactics. It would ,give the department of military science and tactics a break by providing them only with inter ested students who could be trained more efficiently and more easily. It would give the War Department a more efficient and a more economic al reserve officers' training system. It would not deprive the College 'of any of the rights granted to it under the Morrill Act of 1862. It would not deprive the College of the federal appropriations granted to it under the National Defense Act of 1920. Jumping Skis . . $17.50 Slalbm Clear . . . 15.50 Ridge Top Hickory . . 10.00 Flat Top Hickory . . 7.50 Pine . . . $3.50 and $4.50 WAX Universal Schuss Klister Bock Ostbye Mix . . . Ostbye Medium . . Ostbye Ska,revox . . Ostbye Klistervox . . Ostbye Skliakk . . . rh'ie: - A . thleite,:i: .. 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