Seml-IA/eekly
Volume 34—No. 29
Racial Views
Of Students
Are Sought
NAACP Survey Aimed
To Gauge Campus
Opinion Here
Questionnaire Blanks
Available At SU Desk
A survey on the attitudes of
students, toward inter-racial' re
lations sponsored by the Na r
lional Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People
will begin today in the Student
Union olfiee. Henry' R. Smith,
Jr., '3B is in charge. Question
naire blanks may be obtained
and filled out at the desk.
The purpose of the canvass,
as outlined by Smith, is to at
tempi to discover the current opinion
concerning racial problems. Frank,
personal answers are requested in or
der to make a success of the survey.
12 (Questions Listed
The questions on the blank are be
low :
1. Do yon consider yourself abso
lutely unbiased and friendly towards
colored people?
2. .Because of their race or "color,
would you deny public olfiee to ‘men
and women who have proved them
selves properly qualified?
Ik Do you feel that colored people
or any other minority group are in
ferior, psychologically or biologically?
4. Are you opposed to mixed faeul-:
tics of white and colored members in
public schools when the student body
is mixed?
r». Dm yon object to associations
with colored students in class rooms?
G. Would you object to being ..a
member of on organization to which
colored students were participating?
(Check “yes” or "no" after eaeli ac- ;
tivily) glee eluli, football, swimming,
discussion groups.
7. Would colored athletes receive
your support if they would be. instru
mental in aiding your school to gain
•athletic prominence?
8. Would you elect a colored salu
tatorian or valedictorian if he were
.found deserving of that honor?
S). Would you object to eating in a
restaurant in which colored students
receive service? •
10. Would you eat in a boarding
house that served colored students?
11. Would you refuse •to patronize
a barber shop that gave colored stu-j
denis service? ,
12. Would you live in the same
house with a colored student?
All questions are to be answered
either “yes” or “no.” Space is leEt
ul the bottom to explain unsvvers in
the inquiry.
‘ldiot’s Delight ’—A
Play To Satisfy
Many Tastes
. No matter what your tastes you
will, find them embodied in Robert E.
Sherwood’s clever 1 Pulitzer prize-win
ning play, “Idiot’s Delight,” to be
given by the Penn State Players on
Thursday and Friday evenings, Janu
ary 20 and 21.
Director Frank S. Neusbaum’s en
thusiasm is unbounded when it comes
to describing this Broadway hit that
will have its first non-profcssjonal
presentation here 'in Schwab audi
torium. -
“It has everything!", is Ncus
baum’s pet reference to this master
ful work. And just to prove his
■point, here is “Idiot's Delight" in
brief:
It is a powerful anti-war drama.
There is an abundance of comedy and
even farce. You-will see a floor show,
listen to innumerable piano special
ties, and hear a jam band. It hus
melodrama. And justfor-good meas
ure, Mr. Sherwood has included the
all-important love interest.
The play, a Theatre Guild produc
tion, opened in' Washington, D. C., on
March .9, 1905, with 'Alfred Lunt and
Lynne Fontaine in the leading roles
(played here by Herbert S. Yanofsky
’4O and Itulli J. Shtascl ’4l), and
then on March 24, 1905, began its
long run in New York.
College Given $5OO
A gift of $6OO was left- to the Col
lege from the estate of the late Wil
liam L. Stone of Honesdale, President
Halph D. Hetzel announced today. *
Boom! Puff! And Bull Pen’s Gone
Engulfed by whirling flames and smoke, the liaJf-razcid “Bull Pen" can
be sccn as ready, fuel in the lop photo, while Slain College firemen (on
right) spray water oil corner nearest to Physics building .. . (hen—an
other explosion rocks (he mu (Invest corner, nearest Pond laboratory, and
more concrete blocks tumble to the ground. Arrow hi bottom photo shows
wall about lu collapse. .
*■ 4- ■ +
Equipment, Records Lost As
Fire Levels Chemistry Annex
Although total losses resulting from the burning of the Chemistry An
nex on December 20 have not as yet been computed, irreparable damage
amounting to thousands of dollars was incurred in the destruction of the spe
cialized equipment and research records in the laboratories of the ruined
"Bull Pen."
Built 20 years ago as a temporary laboratory and lecture hall, the An
nex’s activities soon established it ast ——
rriiw ™u„S'. e " lOSt l ' esearc " “" t<!re i s Customs Violators
Greatest loss was sustained in the
demolition of the valuable X-ray
equipment in. the physics laboratory
of Dr. Wheeler P. Davcy, research di
rector of chemistry and physics. Dr.
Davcy estimated the loss at approxi
mately S3O,OUt).
.Graduate students and assistants,
with hut a few mure months of work
remaining for the completion of de
gree requirements, were deprived of
from two to four years of efforl'as
flames gutted the records of their,
work. .Six students, slated to get
theiv Ph. D.’s in dune, will now be
unable to attain the degrees.
Also destroyed was the .sophomore
physics lab, preparation rooms, class
rooms, storage space Cor chemical
glass, and $5OOO worth of the glass
itself.
Collected over a 50-ycar period
from 1870 to 1020, the chemical mu
seum of former Dean Pond also went
up in smoke.
The salvaging by firemen of the
high pressure laboratory in charge
of Dr. I&ichard B. Dow and the trans
former station was an encouraging
feature in view of the wholesale de-l
struction of other equipment.
President Hetzel, 'confident that the
building program to be started next
month would somewhat relieve the
problem of lack of classroom space,
expressed thankfulness because the
fire occurred during the Christmas
vucation recess.
“For years," President Hetzel said,
“wc have had the desire to tear
down tlie Amphitheatre because we
knew it was highly inflammable. In
stead, we hud to watch the structure
carefully because we needed the space
for classes.”
- S. K. Hostetter, assistant to the
President in charge of business and
finance, said that insurance on the
building and contents would cover-the
financial loss.
STATE COLLEGE, FA.,: FRi
Given Stiff Sentences
Opening court after a three weeks’
recess, the Men’s .Student Tribunal
sentenced five freshmen, charged
with violating the customs code, to a
week of servitude. The Tribunal re
leased 12 others with suspended sen
tences.
Joseph Dixon, who entered school
last February, confessed that he
never wore customs. Tribunal pena
lized him with two signs reading “I
was sure I was exempt" and “.Even 1
must wear customs;" also with a
dunce cap lied with green ribbon.
Louis E. Williams will wear a green,
khee-leiigth four-in-hand lie, one foot
wide ut the bottom. A sign “Tribu
nal ‘tied’ me" will also be worn.
James M. Richardson will carry a
bow and arrow with him and a sign
with a picture of a dink with an ar
row through il. The sign reads, ‘Tin
hunting for my dink." Joseph C.
Sciorilti also was penalized with a
hunting theme. He will carry un
axe, hunting knife, rope, flashlight,
canteen, and a blanket roll on Ills
back. A sign reads, “Im scouting
for my tic." Walter K. Dau, a trans
fer, will wear the sign, “1 missed the
exemption deadline."
Included in the sentences was the
provision that they must appear at
the basketball game tomorrow night
'n full attire. Sentences will be lift
ed Thursday.
Display Noted Books
A collection of hooks which have
greatly influenced trends of the ‘mod
ern worlej will be on display in-the
exhibit room of the College library
until January 22. A number of the
books were selected from lists pre
pared for- the Institute of Arts and
Sciences, Columbia - University.
[DAY, JANUARY 7, 1938
Students Attend
National Meeting
Campbell, Keiuion, Wheeler Take
Active Part In Discussing
College Activities
Charles K. Campbell, John D. Kcn
non, and Charles M. Wheeler, Jr., all
seniors, represented Penn State at
the annual meeting of the National
Student Federation of America,
which held its session December 28
to‘January 1 in Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
Keunon was appointed chairman of
the committee on direct administra
tion while Campbell upheld the case
for optional K. O. T. C. in a debuto
with the championship University of
California team.
The committee on direct adminis
tration discussed the problem of stu
dent-faculty relationships. Among
the topics reviewed were: freshman
orientation, social regulations, fi
nances of student governing bodies,
discipline, honor systems, and extent
of student control.
"Although wc couldn’t generalize
our solutions to these problems," ICou
iion said, "we did agree on one Ibitig,
und that was that honor systems in
large schools was impractical." Be
cause of the size of colleges repre
sented and the varying sections, no!
one solution could be made to cover
the other matters," he continued.
One hundred and ten colleges and
universities from all the states sent
delegates to the Federation’s meeting.
Artists Series Ticket
deductions Announced
A limited number of Artists Course
tickets al reduced prices will be on
sale al the auditorium Wednesday
evening .when Hans ICiudler and his
National .Symphony orchestra will
appear as the second number of the
annual series.
Tickets originally priced at $i and
$8 for the series are available at
$8.25 and $2.25, respectively. Cor the
remaining four numbers. Prices for
individual numbers have been set at
a point to protect the series ticket
holders. j
If any individual tickets are avail
able,They will be sold at the follow
ing scale: National Symphony orch
estra, $2; Georges Enesco, $1.50;
Kurt Joos European ballet, $2: ami
Percy Grainger, $1.50.
15 Changes In
College Staff
Announced
Mitchell Named Head
Mining Engineering
Department
Miss Nitzky, Secretary
For 32 Years, Resigns
Fifteen changes in personnel, in
cluding four promotions, four new
appointments, three leaves of ab
sences, three new assignments, and
one resignation, have been announced
by the College administration.
Heading the list of appointments
was the naming of David K. Mitchell
’2d, associate professor of mining and
metallurgical engineering at the Uni
versity of Illinois and former advisor
to the Illinois Emergency Relief Coin
mission. as professor and head of the
department of mining engineering.
The appointment becomes effective at
the end cf the present academic year.
Other appointments include John
jw. Bucli, of the Hudson Coal Com
jpany, to the mining engineering staff,
effective February J; and William D.
Crawford *B(5 and George Blum as re
search assistants in the petroleum re
fining laboratory.
•Secretary to four presidents during
the past 22 years and eighth oldest,
member of the administration staff
in point if service, Miss Mary T. .Nil
?ky announced her resignation Janu
ary I. Named secretary to George
W. Atherton on March 18, 1005, Miss
Nitzky also bad served in the presi
dent’s olfiee under Dr. Edwin E.
Sparks, Dr. John M. Thomas, and Dr.
Ralph D. Hetzel.
Promotions: Max Kriss and Jt., W.
Swift, from associate professors to
professors of animal nutrition; It. E.
Marker, from assistant professor to
associate professor in organic chem
istry.; ■T.»,E. r .Qak\vpud»-fri>m research
assisl’aii 1’"" to’ "instructor in organic
chemistry.
New positions: C. V. D. Bissey.
scheduling officer, to head of statis
tical division of accounting office;
Kay V. Watkins, assistant professor
of English composition, to scheduling
| officer; U. B. Donaldson, assistant
i county extension representative, to
i assistant professor of agricultural
economics extension.
Six-month sabbatical leaves of ab
sences were given to: J. L. E. Mc-
Cord. professor of farm management
and agricultural economics, to pursue
graduate study at Cornell University;
J. >B. McCool, Clinton county exten
sion representative, to take advanced
work at the College; aud J. S. Oberle,
Chester county extension representa
tive, to visit other colleges. All leaves
are effective February 1.
Highway Expert Talks
A. E. Keeley, assistant chief engi
neer of the state department of high
ways, will speak on “Highway Trans
portation in Pennsylvania” in room
110, Home Economics building, at
<1:10 o’clock today.
Overholts Heads Group
Dr. Lee O. Overholts, botany pro
fessor, was elected president of the
Mycologlcal Society of America at its
annual meeting held at Indianapolis,
Ind.
Building Program Adjudged
Top Campus Story Of 1937
Announcement of.the College building program to be launched on Febru
ary 20 was chosen by members of the Collegian staff as the most important
and best College news story to break during 1937. Official announcement of
the launching was made during the last ■week of August.
Granting this College a Phi Beta Kappa charter (Sept. D) placed second
with the Soose-Kociubitisky ineligibility story (Sept. 16) in third position.
The breaking of the Eastern Inter-,
collegiate record by the wrestling
team and the results of the boxing in*
tcTCollegiutes (Mar. 13) was selected
for fourth place, followed by the pre
diction that Dr. Curl P. Schott would
be ‘ selected dean of the School of
Physical Education and Athletics
(Apr. 10)
Penn’s Defeat Named-Sixth
stating sixth -was the Lions’ 7-0
football victory over Penn (Nov. C)
while the announcement of clique
platforms for the first time in Col
lege history (Apr. 13) placed seventh.
The election of an Independent candi
date to the junior class presidency,
the first time such a position was
won by an Independent man since
1912 (Apr. 28), was selected for
eighth place.
The authorization of a student
book exchange to be conducted by the
Senior Cap, Gown
Orders Due
Seniors who will graduate at the
end of this semester must place
their orders for caps and gowns,
Invitations and announcements at
the Student Union desk between 8
o’clock Monday morning ad 6 o'-
clock Wednesday afternoon, John
D. Kennon, president of the senior
class, announced yesterday.
Lion Five Upsets
Penn Quint, 40-28
Ourlmcn Score Third Straight
Win As Miehoff, I’rosser
Spearhead Attack
.Sty iiyuti/isia of Ohio trip. I‘uyc J
Applying offensive pressure in the
limtl six minutes of play and holding
its opponents scoreless in that period,
State's fighting basketball team upset
a favored Penn quintet, 40-28, in Phil
adelphia’s Palestra Wednesday night.
More than 6,000 fans many of
whom were Penn State alumni, wit
nessed the- third straight victory,
scored by a Mon team which outplay
ed the Quakers in every department
of the game.
Sol Miehoff, veteran forward, re
peated his sensational higld-scoring
of the western trip with- u brilliunt
performance both offensively and de
fensively. Miehoff counted 17 points
and Charlie Prosser backed him with
14 tallies. -
State ran up an 18-7 icad but Penn
ran up the score to 21-15 at the half.
The Quakers drew up to 29-28 with
six minutes of the game remaining.
Here Miehoff led a scoring spree,
w'hieh clinched Lion superiority.
Max Corbin calmed the deliberate
Stale attack, slowly bringing the ball
into scoring territory and setting up
the plays. Penn was - unable to pierce
the shifting zone defense and banked
on long shots throughout. Miehoff and
Joe Proksa stemmed Quaker ’ drives
at.anidcpuct .repeatedly, with pass .in
terceptions: Th? lineups:' ‘
fid. fls. lot.
..... 6 5- 6 17
PENN STATE
Miehoffj f —’
l2-2 5
Proksa, f
0 0- l 0
Stopper
0 0-00
..6 2-2 14
Hoffman
Prosser, c
0 1-0 0
3O-1 4
u-15 10-13 40
fid. fls. tot.
3 I- 2 7
Corbin, g
Reichenbach, g
Total
.PENN
Dougherty, f
1 0- 3 2
Mischo, f
... 0 ,0- 0 0
Connell
MenzeJ, c 4 0-0 8
Gustafson 0•1- t 1
Brickley, g 0 0-1 0
Seeders 2 1-1 5
Stanley, g 2 1-2 5
Total 12 4-10 28
Infirmary To Dispense
Anti-Pneumonia Serum
Penn State is a distribution point
for anti-pneumonia scrums,- Dr. Jos
eph P. RiUuour, College physician,
announced today. More than 100,000
units of the seriunis have already
been distributed from the College In
firmary, where it is stored.
Prof. Michael A. Farrell, head of
the division of bacteriology, has ar
ranged to make tests to discover
whether the patient can be treated:
successfully with the types of serums
now available.
'lndependent Party (Dec. 16) rated in
ninth position, with the announcement
of plans for the $1,100,000 women’s
dormitory (Jan. 16) completing the
list of ten biggest Collegian stories
of 1927.
The destruction of the Chemistry
Amphitheatre by fire (Dec. 29), was
not considered in the selections.
Among other stories receiving men
tion were the investigation of the
College health service, selection of
Penn State as the site for the wrest
ling intefcollegiates, the general
maintenance appropriation of $4,150,-
000; the granting of a Thanksgiving
vacation, the new registration sys
tem, and the consideration of Dr.
Ralph D. Hetzel, president of the Col
lege, as a ’ successor to Dr. Glenn
Prank as head of the University of
Wisconsin.
r RESTLING
>nors At Stake,
See Page 3
Z 658 PRICE FIVE CENTS
College Aids
In Campaign
On Syphillis
Blood Tests Given As
Wasserman Week
Is Observed
Specimens Examined
By Bacteriology Dept,
In conjunction with the state
wide observance of Wasserman
Week, designed to curb what
medical men have termed the
“scourge of syphyllis,” the Col
lege health service and the de
partment of bacteriology are co
operating with the state depart
ment of health in offering free
blood tests to the entire student
body.
The blood tests arc being
taken at the dispensary, with Prof.
Michael A. Farrell, department of
bacteriology, offering his services to
jxaminc all blood specimens here, in
stead of shipping them to the state
department of health.
Facilities for the Wasserman test
will he available throughout the year
as well, Dr. Joseph P. Ritenour, head
jf the College health service, said.
Campaign Nation-wide
Estimating that 10 per cent of the
entire nation was affected with syphil
;is and other venereal diseases, Amer
ican medical circles two years ago
started a concerted nation-wide cam
paign to prevent their spread.
Gaining sudden impetus, the drive
was soon augmented by schools, news
papers, magazines, books, and special
committees, all aiming to portray the
•‘ghastly facts” in frank, liberal dis
cussions. .
Inasmuch as many of the syphillis
victims die or become cripples in ig
norance of their plight, blood tests
nave been established as the only cer
tain way to determine presence of the
disease in a person.
‘ lmport ’ Will Reign
At Snowball
Dance
Tomorrow night Penn State will
crown its first imported queen.
ing the intermission of the Snowball
dance, the “import,” selected by the
dance committee, will be crowned the
“Snowball Queen.”
The dance will be held immediately
following the basketball game. The
Armory, where the dance will take
place, has been transformed into a
polar region by Wilfred C. Washcoe
*3B, Thespian technician in charge of
decorations. Washcoe predicted a
heavy “snowfall” to occur as the im
port, with her two Penn State atten
dants, ascends the throne of ice and
snow to accept the title of Queen.
The dance, sponsored by the Penn
State club, is in charge of a commit
tee headed by George A. Baker ’3B.
Others in the group are: William W.
Galbreath '39, Herman M. Foget *4Q,
Ralph W. Keith '39, and Robert L.
Smith ’39. Bill Bottorf will supply
the music. Admission, including
checking, is 75 cents per couple.
The Tribunal has permitted the
lifting of freshman customs for all
those who attend the dance. <
N.Y.A. Time Extended
To 40 Hours A Month
N. Y. A. time allowance will be ex
tender! to 40 hours per month, Stan
ley B. Maddox, in charge of N. A'. A.,
announced yesterday.
This limit, replacing the former 35-
hour allotment, will be effective as
long as funds permit. It is designed
to give N. Y. A. employees an oppor
tunity to make up time lost at the be
ginning of the semester.
Compilations show that GlB stu
dents arc doing N. A’. A. work. Of
this number. GUI) are undergraduates,
and J 8 are gruduute students.
German Test Slated
An attainment test for entrance
into the Upper Division of the School
of Liberal Arts will be given to stu
dents of German on Monday, Janu
ary 17, at 6:30 p. m. in room 108,
N. L. A. All students desiring to
take the test should arrange for it
with Prof. Charles C. Wagner, 12
S. L. A.