' .I'. ? - 3 - c -'' cr7::: ( / SemlrVl/eekly , •^rr* Volume 34—No. 30 A Shot In The Arm (Read Story Below Editorial) After a Collegian campaign last year, President Hetzel ap pointed a committee to study the College Health service and to recommend remedies to combat obvious inefficiencies. The committee report recognized certain deficiencies in the Service, placing the blame on insufficient funds with which to carry out a full program. The committee studied free hospitaliza tion. During the summer, two'new doctors were added to the personnel of the service. Apparently the question was solved for a while. On September 17 the Collegian expressed the hope that this addition to the staff would help the conditions and improve the Service., BUT IT DID NOT! 1 Ironically enough, three days later Dr. Ritenour was muffing a student case that added personnel or add ed money could not solve. Robert Brubaker, a sophomore, re ported for medical aid with broken vertebrae in his back. Four days later he was discharged with his back still'sore. NOT A SINGLE X-RAY HAD BEEN TAKEN. . After a week of pain, Brubaker went to Lancaster and con sulted a leading physician. A simple X-ray revealed a broken vertebrae. Brubaker was placed in a cast. He returned to school four days later and attended classes for six weeks in the cast. He had missed almost two weeks of classes, because Dr. Ritenour did not bother to use the X-ray.' The physician Brubaker consult ed wrote a scathing letter to the head of the Health service, de nouncing his tactics. , 1 - . Since that time Dr. Ritenour has evidenced no interest in his work, has done little to convince students that he took seriously the oath required to enter the profession. \ At Ithaca, when State played Cornell this fall. Sever Tor etti, a guard, collapsed as he left the field. It took Dr. Ritenour fully five minutes to reach the prostrated player from his seat on the bench. He was too interested in the game to bother. It is commonly known that athletes do not wish to be treated for injuries by Dr. Ritenour. It is commonly said that players sent to Ritenour by coaches, asking for treatment or examination, sel dom receive what they seek. The doctors, players and managers assert, does not receive suggestions kindly. During the intramural season, another sophomore, John Byrd, was injured in the head* during a boxing match. Taken to the infirmary, he waited four hours for a doctor to appear. '.This incident is similar to the treatment. of,a visiting Temple baseball . pihy er.Jast,,sping.hUvi^tSimilai'ttb'th.ei;treattrient;acc‘orded 'persons injured in an automobile accident at the. corner of Centre drive and Burrowes. street this fall'. . These instances show clearly where the trouble with the Col lege Health Service is. All the added appropriations in the world could not have prevented them. They illustrate clearly the inef ficiency and lackadaisical attitude of one man. The addition of personnel has not stopped infirmary atroci ties. The head of tile service by his attitude has demonstrated (Continued on page two) Cracked Bone Not Worthy Of X-Ray By Dr. Ritenour Brubaker Goes Home To Receive Treatment; Spends 6 Weeks In Cast; Doctor Rapped An.inside story about the medical treatment offered students by Dr. Jos eph P. Ititenour, head .of the College Health service, was told the Collegian yesterday by Robert E. Brubaker ’-10, who suffered cracked vertebrae in a touch football game last September 11 : Brubaker told of receiving the inj the Infirmary on September HO for trei and paralysis. Dr. Ritenour took a‘ blood test, Brubaker said, put him tu I bed for four days and discharged him when he was able to .walk. Brubaker said that no X-ray of his injured back' was taken and that the day lie was I released from the Infirmary he suf fered pain when'lie sat down in a’ chair. The sophomore missed classes fur a week while lie nursed his injury, then sought the advice of a Dr. Alley in Lancaster, his home town. Dr. Alley immediately took an X-ray,, Brubaker testified, and discovered Lite cracked! vertebrae. Brubaker was placed in a cast and was released from a Lancas ter hospital four days' later. He re turned to college and resumed his studies after missing two weeks of classes. Brubaker said that Dr. Alley wrote a scathing letter to Ritenour, flaying him for his treatment. ’Brubaker wore the cast six weeks and hus fully re- covered. OTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT CITED \ The Brubaker incident brings to mind several such reports of similar treatment to students at the .Infirm ary this fall. John J. Byrd '4O told the Collegian that he was injured m an iutramural boxing bout during the progress of the elimination round lust month. He was sent to the Infirmary, by Coach Leo Houck when he said that the'blow lie received; on the head caused him to have half-vision. Byrd testified that he waited in the Infirmary four hours while nurses were unsuccess ful in getting Dr. Ritenour to attend to the case. Dr. Ritenour finally came, An Editorial jury on a Sunday and of reporting to jatmeiit when he suffered extreme pain Byrd said, and administered treat ment. On September-UO, in full view of B.OUU persons, Sever J. Toretti ’39, guard on the football team, collapsed (Continued on page two) ( Idiot’s Delight’ Whirls About International Merry-Go-Round Imagine a situation that brings to gether, under one roof, in a very stra tegic spot,' at the outset of the next war, a German, an .Englishman, a Frenchman, a Spaniard, an Italian, a Russian, and an. American—and if you possessed the masterful ability of Robert E. Sherwood, .possibly you could write as brilliuntly u successful play as the Penn State Players will give Thursday and Friday evenings, January 20 and 21. In. “Idiot’s Delight," a Pulitzer prize-winning Breadway hit: that will have its first lion-professional presen tation here by'the Players, Mr. Slier wood creates a number of interesting situations, spieeifTJy many humorous lines, that is a powerful indictment of war, international munitions-mon gers, and fanatical nationalists. The story revolves about Harry' Van (Herbert S. Yanofsky '4O), an American 'showman, who is touring Europe with his troupe of six-danc ing girls, and stopping at a moun tain resort in the Italian Alps on the border of Switzerland and' France, near an Italian army flying field. STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, JANUARY XI, 1938 Hans Kindler Plays Here At 8 Tomorrow Artists Course Offers NatT Symphony As Second Number Famed Orchestra In Return Engagement .Acclaimed as the greatest of the younger conductors. Dr. Hans Kindler and his seven year-olid orchestral “prodigy,” the National Symphony orches tra of "Washington, D. C., will appear in Schwab auditorium to morrow night at 8 o’clock as the second number of the 1937-38 Artists Course. Kindler appeared here with his or chestra for the first time on (he 1935- 2(5 program when the group, although only in its fourth-season, was never-' theicss being acclaimed nationally j and internationally. Last year andi again this year Kindler has been brought back at the request .of* the course subscribers who by.ballot se lected the National Symphony as the most popular number in the series. * Played as. Guests of First Lady Kindler undertook the task in 1931 of organizing a symphony orchestra in tiie National capital with material young in- age and experience. With the financial support oj subscribers in Washington, he speedily led the newly organized group through the difficult first stages of development and they were soon making national tours at the request of music lovers (Continued on page four) ‘Soose Will Get- Places, If —Leo Warner Brothers Star To Back Penn State Boxer; Called A Second Gibbons A brilliant .career. in professional boxing ranks was predieted for Penn Slate's Billy Soosc at the annual meeting of the Eastern Intercollegi ate Boxing Association in New York City—if he can stand the gaff. Leading booster of Soose's stock j naturally was the ‘‘Old Master” him self-—Leo Houck. As the New York, World-Telegram reported, Houck was: highly optimistic of Soose's chances, hi the pro ring, picturing the lanky 1 155-pound Eastern Intercollegiate champ as a second Mike Gibbons, a battering iniiglitcr, will) dynumite packed in either hand. Soose, unbeaten in 154 amateur fights, will leave for the Coast next summer to enter the pro ranks under the -management of Dick PowelL'War tier'Brothers movie star. He. is now under contract to a Farrell neighbor. Twelve-ounce gloves, minus all [hand-bandaging, were adopted at the' meeting for use in the championship tourney here March II and J 2. Ten ounce'gloves had been in vogue pre viously. Professionals use five-ounce mitts. Also stopping at the hotel are a munitions manufacturer (.J. Harold Bernstein *39), his Russian mistress j (Ruth Shtasel ’4lh a newly married, i English couple (Jane C. Fames '39 and Louis B. Hall ’39). a German scientist (Bernard Freed ’39), an Italian aviation officer (Jack L. Wol gin *3B), and a French radical (Her bert S. Doroshow ’4O). These people find themselves at this border resold just as an Italian air raid on Paris, from the nearby field, precipitates a war between France and Italy. Under the stress of. the crisis tiie various internationals take an about-face in their- national and international philosophies. Mr. Shenvood manages to weave a plot about: tiie American entertainer and the Russian mistress, Irene, that presents powerful' drama, an abundance of comedy and farce, musical, interludes, melodrama, and love interest. The play teems with suspense and excitement and ends as the hotel is bombed, with Harry Van and Irene .singing as bombs burst about them. | Calls Class Meeting john d. Lennon Senior class president, who has set the "first ,meeting, of the class for Wednesday night, January 19, in the Home Economies auditorium at 7:30 o’clock. State Continues Wassermdn Week College Gives Maximum Number Of Tests Per Day; Results Obtained In Week With more than 125 men and wom en students having taken Wasserman tests here last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and thousands being test ed for syphilis all over .the stale, the State Department of.'Health has ex tended the observance of Wasserman Week through * this week, it was an nounced yesterday by Dr. Joseph P. Ritenour, director lof.-: tiie College health service. • Dr. Ritenour. stated: that laboratory ,CaeUitioa'-'-fQr‘-t6kinig:'fee, .blood- -speci mens taken allowechthat a maximum of 40 or 45 . tests could be given per day. This figure ims been reached each of the three days last week, and if the rush continues the number will have to be limited to this amount each day, lie said. Results Available.in Week Results of the tests will be avail able in about a week, just as soon as proper examination of the specimens can be made by tiie bacteriology de partment under Lite supervision of Prof. Michael A. Farrell. Dr. Ritenour also stressed that Wasserman tests 'will he given throughout tiie year, and that stu [dents not able to take the test this [week are urged U> do so any time it jls convenient. The tests arc given in I the College dispensary in Old Main, j The State Department of Healtii jiias supplied Lite facilities for making the tests to flte College, and appar ently did not anticipate the number that would have the tests made, thus explaining tiie limit of 40 or 45 per duy placed by Dr. Ritenour. Music Units Plan Concert Season Glee Club And Varsity Quartet To Make Debut At Senior Ball Next Month I Reorganized recently- for the aca demic year. the. Glee Club and Vac -1 sity Quartet of the College, are pluu ■ nlng an active season. [ These units, rehearsing under the I direction of Richard W. Graut, diree ! tor of the College music aud lu charge i of the club, will make their debut at ! the Senior Ball in February. Compli- I meutary concerts will begin In March. I The spying voneevt tow includes ap jpearnnees in Lancaster, Norristown, [Cheltenham and Radnor, j The Glee Club Is composed of 75 ! male studeuts. hi additions, tbe.Hy- Los. a group of 24 students interested [lu popular vocal music, has been ; formed. The Varsity Quartet'is made up of Frederick H. Serif '3B, first tenor; Richard W. Tyrell '39. second tenor: Joseph K. Cook *3B. baritone; and Da vld'P. Cjabonie *3B, bass. , . Library Seeks Copies Of Collegian For File The College library is in need of . Collegian issues- of the following dates: Sept 17, 21, and 24, and Nov. "We will appreciate any of these numbers to help us complete our files," Willard P. Lewis, College li brarian, said. Co-Ed Rushing Nears 2-Week Silent Period All Sorority Contacts Are Barred After Noon Saturday Pan-Hellenic Ball Set For Friday Evening The first silent period in wo men’s sorority rushing will ex tend over two weeks, starting Saturday at noon and ending ! January 29. From noon on the ! fifteenth until noon on the. twen ty-ninth, sorority women will be; prohibited from contacting their rushees in any manner. Panhellenic CduncH's constitution defines “silence" as "no communica tion or conversation between sorority members and rushees.” The council stipulates along with this that the sororities must refrain from inviting any rushees during silent period to parties that will be held when rushing is resumed. Silent Periods In addition to the two consecutive weeks of silence, there will be an other silent period preceding the for mal dinners held by each of the sor orities Saturday night, February 2. From 8:30 p. in. Thursday, February 10, until 5 p. m. Friday, rushees will, not be contacted. The last silent period occurs at tiie close of tiie rushing season. It will extend from 1U p. m. the night of tiie formal diimcvs until the following day, when bids arc issued. Not only tiie active members of the ten national women’s sororities on campus arc bound by Panhellenic rul ings in regard to silent periods. Pledges, alumnae, • patronesses, and. sponsors are.'alsb required to observe these rules. For infractions of any laws, Panhellenic has the authority to penalize the sororities. Bail at Nittany Lion Friday, the night before silent pe riod goes into effect, the annual Pan lielicnic ball will be held at the Nit tany Lion Inn. All sorority women arc entitled to attend along with those invited by the Council. Wom en students attending the dance will be allowed a two o’clock permission. A condensed schedule of the , re mainder of the rushing season is as follows: Noon, January 15-Noon, January 29—silent period. 8:30 p. m., February 11-5 p. m., February 12—silent period. February 12—Formal dinners -10 .p. in., February 12-issuaucc of bids—silent period. Harry M. Pennington Dies of Heart Attack Harry, fll. Pennington, for many years in charge of the locker room at the Armory and Recreation hall, died of a heart attack Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. He had been an employee of the College for twenty-fdur dears and will be remembered by the, students and faculty for his pleasant person ality and constant smile. He was 58 years old. .Funeral services will be held front his home, 538 East College avenue this-afternoon at. 2 o’clock. H. P. Study Exposes Student Desires—Dance, Date, Drink In an extended study of that elu sive creature, the Penn State male, it lias recently been found that his favorite occupations and the latent desires in his bosom in the order named are to dance, date, and drink. Choosing houseparty week-end as that period wherein the latent desires of the guinea pig (P. S. male) conic to the surface more t!mn any other. Prof. William M. Lepley’s class in experimental psychology put tiie sub ject under close observation and ques tioned him in tiie .posLliouseparty pe riod before tiie fumes of the week-end had entirely cleared.away. The student in his post-H. P. fog made a very willing and easy-to-han dle subject, coming through nobly with a variety of interesting, some startling, data as the answer to the one question asked, "What impresses you as your biggest moment or ex perience of the houseparty week end?’’ The question was asked to some 08 tired men and an equal num ber of bewildered women who had at- | In Charge Of Gowns | CHARLES R. CAMPBELL who, with George W. Merriman, heads the cap and gown committee. Also serving on the committee are: Henry H. Cohen, Ned E. King, and for the first semester, John F. Jage man and Robert V. Donato. Heading the invitations commit tee is Russell A. Golamb and Dan DeMarino. Serving with them are: Robert H. Dcwalt, Maurice Petros ky and John D. Brisbane. Orders for invitations and caps and gowns for first semester gradu ation must be handed in to the Stu dent Union office before five o'clock tomorrow afternoon Rosen Completes Book Mart Plan Exchange To Sell Books During Two-Week Period On Cash Basis To Buyers Final arrangements for the. cslab .isiimetit of the. second-hand l>obk ex change in the exhibition room of the Library for a two-week period begin ning Wednesday, January 20, have oeen made by Samuel J. Rosen ’39, chairman of the Independent clique Committee, which is running the ex change. The exchange will remain open from 9 a. m. to 5* p. m. eaclt day.ex cept Sundays for the two weeks, be ginning in the middle of final exami nation week and continuing until Wednesday. February 9. Permission to carry out their plan was granted he Independent party committee just ’efcrc the .Christmas recess by Presi ’ent Ralph D. iletzel for a one-year rial period. ‘Run oil Cash Basis' II is the plan of the committee "to nave tiie student set Ins own price on .he book lie wishes to sell, said price not to exceed two-thirds value of tiie book, and leave it at tiie exchange, which will make every effort to find a buyer. "If tiie book is sold, tiie seller and buyer will each pay a (ive-cent serv ice charge. If Line book is not sold there will be no charge made." Ro sen stressed that when a book is sold die seller will receive casli for the transaction. “The plan of the committee." Rosen stated, "is to run the exchange on a cash basis. A record will be kept of each book turned in to us and the stu dent will be told to. call back in five days to find out whether the book lias been sold. If it is sold before that time we will notify him," he suid. tended the affair . For the men, the three "DV oi col lege easily led tiie field: 23 named the dance, 22 named the date, and 18 named .the. drink. 'Because of the large number of different situations described, they were divided into 17 different categories for the sake of convenience and brevity. Following these iu importance to Liie largest number of students were the football game, general freedom, big apple, food, watching antics of others, the informality, seeing the gang, the Thespian show, going to bed. and the raid on the Rathske’lar. The co-eds attending Houseparty had tiie same three first places with the exception of "drink," which came eighth on milady's list. The football game came third with tiie informal ity, going to bed, and the big apple Two factors that remained ab solutely blank for the men appear on the co-ed list, the formality of the af- (Continued on two) Z 658 PRICE FIVE CENTS Room Survey Finds Places For 1500 Men Canvass In Bellefonte Almost Completed Says Director 2,765 Homes Reached During Local Survey Rooms for 1736 of the expect ed 1,500 workers to be employed gram have already been found on the College’s building pro gram have already been found, George R. Lucas ’34, survey di rector, said yesterday. The can vass in Bellefonte is almost com plete. Boarding facilities have been secured for 1329 persons. Rooms for approximately 200 couples have been located by the can vass. In State College borough, facilities for 496 men have been found, with boarding places for 425. In Bellefonte, rooms for 337 people and board for 153 have thus far been located. Contact 2,213 Homes In the survey 2765 homeowners were canvassed and of this number, 530 reported favorable to housing and boarding workers, who arc expected to be here by February 15. The survey, which spotted tho rooms in a 22-mile circle around the town, found places for 34 men in the one-mile area. Two miles from the borough 22, three miles 24, four miles 78, six miles 74, eight miles 18, and . 10 miles 118. In the area between 10 and 14 miles, rooms were secured for 768, 18 milcs':2B,-and'li2'miiefe 27. Towns included in the survey arc State ’ College, Pine Grove Mills, Boalsburg, Stormstown, Lemont, Axe mann, Pleasant Gap, Centre Hall, Zion, Potters Mills, Hublersburg, Milesburg, and Bellefonte. College To Build New Wood Track Designed For Indoor .Trackmen By Dave Bauer, Oval Has Special Features A new board track is now under construction by the College Cor the use of indoor trackmen. The track, which is 176 yards in circumference and has railroad-bank ed lurtis, was designed by Dave Bauer 38, senior trackman and student in architecture. Bauer, a sprinter and hurdler, lias been a member of the varsity team for the past two years and is one of tiie lettermcn available for this year's competition. Nine feet wide at the turns, the track is to have a straightaway twelve feet in width for the use of sprinters and hurdlers. Tiie new oval is to have twoby-four undersupports every 17 inches and is to be surfaced in western spruce, a lumber selected because of its durability and the ease witii which spikes penetrate it. Tiie track will have two special fea r lures. Tiie surface boards are to be cut so that the grain is vertical, thus preventing breakage and slivers. It is planned to put a vaulting-box, a pit. and a board at one end of the straightaway fov the use of poie-vaulters, high-jumpers, and broad-junipers. Until the track is completed and *et up outdoors, the winter trackmen will practice in Rec hall in prepara tion for the indoor meets. Couch Chick Werner plans to enter his best performers in the IC-4A championships in New York City on March 12. He also hus hopes of tak ing a four-mile relay team out to the Illinois Relays. Entry into several other indoor meets is being consid ered. Cap, Gown Orders Due February graduating seniors must order their invitations and caps and gowus by tomorrow night. Orders are being taken at the Student Uuion of fice. first floor Old Main! An informal mid-semester dance, sponsored by the Student Union, will be held in the Armory Saturday night, January 29. Bill Bottorf’s or chestra will play. Co-chairmen of the affair are Amy McClelland ’3B and Russell Gohn *3B.
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