**,* .--.“Tt-t-T' * • -=H Print m) (EnUrgiatt. 1' Volume 34—No; 31 Peace Council Will Sponsor Local Meeting Intercollegiate Groups \ To Open Institute February 18, 19 Will Base Conference On 4 Anti-War Topics An Intercollegiate Peace Insti tute will be held here February 18-19 under the sponsorship of the .Penn State Peace Action Council. The, purpose of the In stitute as announced by Mildred A. Robbins ’3B, chairman of the committee in charge, is “to arouse interest in peace prob lems and to promote the exten sion of peace action on the cam pus of the colleges participat ing.*' Tlie Institute will be divided /or sessions into /our commissions deal ing with the following topics: 1. Internationa] crises endangering the peace of America—A study and discussion of international “hot spots” such as those in China, Spain, and several-in central Europe. 2. Effective pence action by college students—How to form student peace : action groups ami enable them to per-; form efficient, peace work on the cam- j pus and in the community. 3. International policies of our gov ernment.—Discussion of such govern mental policies as isolationism,, pro tective armaments, or active interna tonal cooperation, in an effort to dis cover the relative merits and proper use of each. -1. The fourth' topic will be selected through suggestions received. - ■ Miss Robbins requested the,backing o f - -campus "i nteix»st-‘ with suggestions or active imrlicipsfj' lion. The Institute will open with u din ner Friday evening, February 18, and will close a/ter the regular chapel service Sunday '•morning, February -20. The opening speaker will be John Nevin Sayre, ehuirman of the. Fellow ship of Reconciliation. v Famous Art On Here Museum Of Modern Arl Opens t Weeks' Showing In Main Engineering Tuesday A traveling exhibition of" the Mu seum of Modern Art of New, York will' be placed on show in 1115 Main Engin eering building for two weeks begin ning next Tuesday. The shW includes GO color reproductions of famous art ists of the last 00 years. Daumier, Manet, Gauguin, Cezanne, van Gogh, Pleasso, Rivera, and Eakius are some of the more famous artists represented. Schedule Well-Knowp Works Well-known works which are sched uled for exhibition are: “Dun Quix ote,"' "Woman with a Pearl Rlug." “Boy with Fife." Homer’s ;’Nor’easter and Monel’s "Summer." The show -is divided iuto two schools of thought. It la. said that the earlier pictures are the easier to com prehend. then come the impression ists. the anti-impressionists, dowu to the more difficult abstractionists of today. Pittsburgh Minister To Speak In Chapel speaker Sunday morning will be Dr. Edwin J. Van Etteui-rector of the'Calvary church, Pittsburgh, whose topic will be “Green Light." Dr. Van Etten 1b a graduate of Am herst In 1905 and received his D.D. at tlie Uuiversity‘ ( of. Pittsburgh. He has been rector of Christ church. In New York aud Calvary church iu Pitts burgh. Dr. Van Etten has been a plou eer .lu radio broadcasting, first broad casting lu January 1921. Student Union Plans 'Mid-Semester Danee Student Union will sponsor a mid-, 'semester dance Jauuary 29 in the Ar mory with Bill Bottorf providing the music. The price per couple" will be 75 cents, which includes checking charges. . * , “This dance is goiug to be unique.'' George L. Donovan, manager, satd. “for there'll be .no 'queen* to be crowned." Panhel Head CAROLINE TYSON '3B As president of the women's inter fraternity group, she has completed arrangements for tonight's annual PanhellenJc ball. Panhelleiiic Ball Set For Tonight Bottorf IMays At Niltany Lion; Two College Trustees Will Be Honored Guests Final arrangements for Panhellcnie bull, to be held tonight at the Niltany Lion Tim from 0 o’clock to I o’clock, buve been announced by Caroline Ty son *3B, president. No special theme has'been designed for. the danee, but each 0/ the wom en’s fraternities will contribute pos ters representing the Greek letters of their respective groups. The decora tive posters will be printed in gold.on •bJacle.paperiantT will i-be ; placed“uround the- bali room. ' Bill Bottorf and his orchestra will- play. Trustees Arc Guests Two College trustees and their wives-will be honored guests.at the ball. Dr.- and Mrs. A. F. Ilardt aud Mr. ‘and Mrs. Fred Heim, of Wil liamsport, are the honored members. Chaperones for the dunce are Mr. and Mrs. Elwood C. Dims, Miss Betty Bell, and Mr. and Mrs. William K. Ulerich. Included among the guests; will be President and Mrs. Ralph D. Hetzel, Dean aud Mrs. Arthur R. Warnook, Dean and Mrs. Charles W. Sloddart, Dean and Mrs. Marion It. Trabue, Dean and M rs. Carl P. Schott, Miss Charlotte Ray, Miss Mary Ellen Burkholder, Miss Marie ilaidl, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Haller, Dr. aud Mrs. Arthur K. Anderson, Mr. mid Mrs. Donald W. Davis, and Dr. and Mrs. Carr6ll D. Champlin. Mrs. Elwood C. Davis, present Pan hcllenic advisor, is leaving Stute Col lege in February with her husband, who is oil sabbatical leuve. Miss Alice Cullnane will substitute for Mrs. Davis on the advisory board un til her return. ‘Student Response Impresses Me’— Hans Kindler "My orchestra atid.l greatly enjoy playing before the Penn State- stu dent body because of their splendid response to the expressions and the emotions of the orchestra,”-said Hans Kindler, conductor of tho National Symphony Orchestra, when inter viewed by the Collegian Wednesday night.’ .“The best 100% reception of a piece,” he continued, “may.be had when the orchestra gives its fifty per. cent in exact playing and musical ex pression,'and when the audience gives its fifty per cent by responding equal ly with appreciation.” - Presented by the Artists* Course for the third year in succession; Dr. Kindler made liis appearance here 011 Wednesday evening. His orchestra has' made these return appearances at the request of the student body, faculty, and townspeople. In summing up his interview, Dr. Kindler said, “Most of the members in my orchestra are young and like to play, before young people. Your students are one' of their favorite au diences because of their deep appre ciation of the inner feeling of the players.” ASU To Hear Werner The Penn State branch ot the Amer ican Student Union will hold a meet ing In Room 410' Old Main at 2:30 Sun day afternoon.. Prof. William L. Wer ner, Eiigliuh literature, will speak ou “What College Students Have Con tributed tc Literature.” STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1938 Navy, State May Resume Ring Rivalry Tapman .Suggests Plan To Aid In Molding Better-Spirit Sees Social Program Solution To Problem . The probability that the Unit ed States Naval Academy will reappear on Penn State’s boxing schedule in a year or two was learned yesterday from Neil M. Fleming, graduate manager of athletics, who lias just returned from • the annual intercollegiate athletic association meetings in New York. Navy dropped the Lions from their boxing schedule this year after a controversy over suppos edly unsportsmanlike treatment here last year, when the Nit lany boxers drubbed the Acad emy milnien, ' "Navy Mure Rccc,)livc" "Navy's attitude .seems to be mure receptive,” Fleming stated, “and it seems that they are very desirous of continuing and resuming relationships \vitli us.” While on the subject of boxing, Fleming voiced his approval of a plan for better opponent/ relationship sug gested last week by AI Tapman, Lion 125-pouiul representative. Tapman’s solution to the feeling of enmity that seems to exist between individual op ponents in Lhe ring sport would*be for the rival teams to socialize after each meet. , Boxers usually eat after the event and lie thinks both teams eat ;tpgctbqi'r; • go; : to vdaucttsV or other*'"social’ functions in’ a" body. Fleming agreed ’ that. this, plan 'might help a great deal in fostering better relationships in a sport thut lias been in for a great deal of criticism lately. lU. J. A. Mates hinovaliou An innovation was made in New York this year, Fleming said, when the representatives" of the thirteen colleges of the newly-formed Eastern Intercollegiate Association, and oth er eastern schools, conferred on mat ters relating to game dates and.other schedule difficulties. The Association, which recently in ducted Asa Bushucll of Princeton as its executive head, with headquarters iu Nevv York City, consists of Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Col umbia, Cornell, and .Penn, all mem bers of the “Ivy” league, and Pitt, Army, Navy, Syracuse, Brown, and Penn State. Scholastic Honorary To Tutor Freshmen Members or Alpha Lambda Delta, women's scholastic honorary, have been appointed by their president. Bess J. Treager *4O, to tutor all the fresh man women who received below grades at the end ot the first eight week’s period. The freshman women are belug tu tored iu chemistry., history, mathe matics, French, English composition, physical science, and uuCritlou. Dr. E. A. Belts, who is eouductiug a reading clinic in the Home Econom ics building, has also offered his coop eration iu tho project. Merrill-Palmer Study Offered 4 Students . Ruth E. Burrage, Katharine D. Greiner, Dora%E. Hamer, aud Jean E. Rishel. junior home economics stu dents, have beeu offered the oppor; tunity to study for one semester of. their senior year at the Merrill-Palmer school in Detroit Micliigau. Ouly the exceptional home economics students from a number of tlie leading colleges are permitted undergraduate work at the school. These girls were chosen by the de partment staff as the most outstand ing juulor girls iu the teaching and general fields, and their selection was based ou their scholarship, Interest in their particular fields, aud personality characteristics. Dairy Courses Start A two-day course in ice cream mak-, ing will begin Monday .followed by a course in market milk and milk con trol on Jan. 31-Feb. 12. At present, tlie College is conducting a course in testing dairy products aud the manu facture of butter and .cheese. This course' wii! er.d io:ucrrov7. Future Teachers .Meet Monday The deans amTjieads of depart ments in the School of Education wish to meet all louver division stu dents who desire ,to Leach in the public schools. ' 4. The freshmen will meet in Room 107, Main Engineering, at 7 p. iu. Monday. The sophomores will meet hi Room 110, 'Home Economics building, at 8:15 pi iu.. Jan. 17. Grant Announces Annual /Concerts College Symphony-Orchestra To Play Twice; RpTC Bands Also To^'Appear Featuring two Innovations tor tho coming season. theiischedulo of the auuuul midwinter, coniplimeutary con cert series to be presented under the auspices of tho department of music was announced yesterday by I’ror. It. W, Gram. f First of the innovations will be two uppeurunces of tho .College Symphony Orchestra, the sccoiiii of which will bo with student soloists. Tlie other aiew feature of the series will ho a combined concert glyeu by the fresh man and sophomore-JIUTC bauds un der the direction of student leaders. Hold'Concerts Sundays AH coneorts in the series of six will be held Suuduy afternoons at 3:30 o’clock.. Tho series is under the gen eral direction of Professor Grunt as sisted by Assoc. Prof. Hummel Fish burn, Major W. O. .-.Thompson, and Miss Willa Wllllaiumoe. • Tb.e schedule ot concerts is us fol lows: Feb. 20 —College Symphony Or chestra: Feb. 27—Blue Baud; March G—Phi Mll Alpha Music Fraternity. Louise Homer Club;. March 13—Glee Club; March 20—-Freshman aud Soph omore ROTC Bands: March 27 —Col- lege Symphony Orchestra with solo ists. China Committee Elects Chairman Dean Ralph L. Wails Appointed Penn State Group Head With New Staff The Peuu tate In China Committee elected Dean Ralph L. Watts, of Uie School of Agriculture, chairman at a recent meeting. Other officers elected at this meet ing were: Dr. Edward H. Dushatu, professor of entomology, vice-chalr uiun; aud Mr. Hurry Seamaus, general secretary of the Peuu State Christian Association, secretary-treasurer. Faculty members of the committee are: Dr. Ralph L. Watts,-Dr. Edward H. Dusham. Prof. Edward R. Van Sant. Dr. Roy D. Anthony, Dr. John H. Friz zell. Prof. D. D. Steveuson, aud Dean Charlotte E. Ray. Other members are: Registrar William S. Hoffmuu and Seamans.. ' Student'members are: seniors. Wes ton D. Gardner. Robert Harmon. Jes sie Sclimluky, Richard Lace, und Clay ton Zaiiu: juulors, Raymoud Cuskery. Katherine D. Greiner: sophomores, W. Jerome Huwurth, Mildred Loug, Har ry Gheun; and Wool Tsueu Ng, grad uate student. Board Approves New Bacteriology Course A new curriculum in bacteriology has been approved by the board of trustees, an announcement made by President Hetzel said yesterday. Offered, in the course is instruction for students who, desire to take posi tions at the end of the regular four year, course, as well as for those who desire to take advanced work as graduate students. ‘ldiot’s Delight* Unanimously Praised By Broadway Critics Broadway .drama critics, the recog nized peers in their field, were abso lutely unanimous in their praise for Robert E. Sherwood’s Pulitzer prize winning “Idiot’s Delight,”, to be giv en here by the Penn State Players next Thursday and Friday evenings. Here is what they had to say: “All playgoers of the upper class, I venture to say, including the blood thirsty, the pacific and the plain amusement seekers, will find “Idiot's Delight’ an exciting, thoughtful and timely solace.”—Percy Hammond, New York Herald Tribune. <‘A momentous play . . . the au thor’s best, full of substance and power, and full, too, of sheer, absorb ing entertainment.' Take it as you plcdso, it is heady stuff.” Tom Dorsey Signed For Senior Ball Last Year’s Soph Hop Band Will Receive $1,500 Payment Admission Probably $3.85, Cramer Says For the second time in little Dver a year, Tommy Dorsey and iis “swingcopaters” will play for a major Penn State dance, LhiVtiinc Senior Ball on Febru ary 25/ Dorsey was signed last Tuesday after an exchange of telegrams between his agent and Clifford L. Crainer ”38, chair man. . I Dorsey will bring with him Edythe Wright, Jack Leonard, tnd the Esquires to provide the I /oeal work. Dorsey was selected for Senior Ball after arrange- Rents with Hal Kemp fell dirough when Kemp received a :o»lracl from the Blaekhawk Totcl in Chicago. Last year’s Soph Hop, with Dorsey providing the music, was declared the most successful one in years and it is believed that the popularity of the band will make Senior Ball tlie big gest dance of this year, Cramer said. Trombone Specialist Dorsey is best known for his work on tiie trombone. He separated from his brother, Jimmy several years ago but still holds his position as a “name” band in the dancing, world! For playing Jierc one night, Dorsey wUl'be one of Uie largest sums.ever given to a band for some time, Cramer stated. Admission price will probably be set al/?3.8G per cou ple. As yet, no motif has been se lected to decorate. Rec hall but a theme suitable to’ the band aud dance is to be chosen. Stevenson Opens Series Of Talks First of L. A. Lectures To Be On ‘New And Old -China’ - Monday Night Mr. Douald D. Stevenson, associate professor or forestry research, will give the first lecture of tlie twenty eighth series or Liberal Arts lectures .In the Home Economics auditorium Monday at seven o’clock. Stevenson will speak on “The Old and New China." After graduating from Yale Univer sity iu 1925, Steveuson did graduate work at Oxford and Edinburgh. Eng land. He then went to Linguau Uni versity where he taught history aud forestry for four years. In coopera tion with Uie Chiucse government, Stevenson did extensive work to solve the problems of reforestation in the barren provinces of southern Ciiiuu. Came Here in 1935-36 He came here to teach forestry In Uie year 1935-36, after which he re turned. to Chiua. He left there, how ever, wheu the present trouble broke out iu the easL aud returned to Stute College last fall. Steveusuu has lectured many limes ou China aud has written a number of scientific papers, among them “For estry in Chiua," which was published In "Tho American Forests." The lec ture Is open to fueulty. students, aud towuspeople. —John Anderson, New York Evening Journal. “With bitterness in his heart, with mockery in his pen, Mr. Shenvood has turned out as bizarre a .theatre piece as you have seen. . . . ‘ldiot’s Delight* is the American theatre at its pinnacle.”—Robert Garland, New York World-Telegram. “Here, even more than in ‘The Pet rified Forest,’ is a demonstration of Mr. Sherwood’s- forte, his expertness at mixing hectic melodrama iu pre cise proportion with fizzy and gay hearted farce and—by way .of miracle —getting thereby a tremendously powerful potion that tastes, besides, of strong social aud philosophical meaning.”—Gilbert W. Gabriel, New | York America". I ’3B Women Given 11 O’clocks W. S. G. A. bus announced that senior women will have 11 o’clock permissions during the week for the entire second semester. This is tiic first year that tiiis plan is be ing tried. AH women students attending Panhelienic ball Friday night are allowed 2 (/clocks. Those who do not go to (be dance will have thoir regular 1 o’clock permissions. LA Council Aims At Social Change Group Will Recommend 9-Point Reform Plan To Student Council On Tuesday A nine-point program, aimed to further the' social, educational, and general welfare of the Liberal Arts students, will be recommended to the Student Council Tuesday night by tlie : Liberal Arts School Council, recently) estaj»lis!«:d under the Kcmion student 1 government reorganization plan. I Tlin program includes. 1. A*l-collcge dances* to be sponsored by Uie School of Libera! Arts, to bring aboul closer person al contact among students. 2. Dinner-dunces, to be sponsored L»y each department as its crowning social event of the year. 3. More frequent smokers, so cials, and "mixers." 4. Prominent outside speakers, to be obtained under the auspices of the School of Liberal Arts, to fur ther tlie aim of the present Social Science lecture series. 5. More discussion groups, sym posiums, “question-boxes,” etc., on current student problems. (5. Publication of a periodical by the School of .Liberal Arts, sum marizing all departmental news und recent developments in Liberal Arts, , __ • _ .' 7.'Wider publicity of employment facts, with publication of an em ployment booklet for graduating seniors. 8. Establishment of a Liberal Arts student welfare committee, to aid in Lhe solution of individual student problems. 9. Introduction of competition among students in the different schools on Uie campus in minor athletic events, debates, etc., to cre ate permanent traditions. The program will be presented by Adolph H. Marcus ’3B, chairman. Other members of the council are: John J. Lipeczky ’39, arts and let ters; John A. Troanovitch ’39, jour nalism; Robert I. Wilson ’39, com#, merce ami finance; and Howard G. Anderson *4O, Ernest duM. Bcrkaw, Jr., *4O, and Donald McC. Cresswell, Jr., ’4O, representatives-at-largc. Varsiteers Take Part In KDKA Dedication Tlie Varsiteers of station KDKA, tlie Varsity Quartet of last year, will play a prominent part iu a program which will bo dedicated to Maurice Spitalny, the new musical director of the station. This program will be | broadcast'Over a nationwide'NßC net work next. Thursday evening from 9 to 11 p. m. from the stage of the Stanley theatre iti Pittsburgh. The quartet will be heard with Phil Spitalny and his all-girl orches tra. Others on the program will in clude Mary Brian, of' movie fame; Dot aud Pat; Adam and Eve; the Dia mond brothers; and other NBC stars. The quartet consists of Jack PlatL Chuck Tilden, Dick O’Connor, Jim Uuangst, aud Don Dixon, all of the class of ’37. Engineering Student Describes Research Roy E. Uplegraff '3B described his research on “The Distribution of Flux” to the student conference held lu con junction with the midwinter meeting of the Pittsburgh section of the Arner icau Institute of Electrical Engineers Tuesday. A group of electrical engineering students uudet Prof. Philip X. Rice attended the meeting. Besides Upte graff, the following were in the party: Robert J. Wallace ’3S. Neil B. Walsh ’3B, William S. Myers *3B, Joseph J. Bokan ’39, John C. Rlsslnger ’39, Ed win M. Ambler ’39. Metro Maleski ’3B. and Howard D. Keefer ’3B. Whitmore Takes Tour Dean Frank C. Whitmore, of the School of Chemistry and Physics, left Monday for a month's speaking tour of the southern states. This is his first of a scries of speaking tours re quested of him as president of the America:: Chemical Society for 1935. Z 658 PRICE FIVE CENTS Frosh-Sophs Don Gloves In Class Combat Tribunal To Eliminate Customs In Event Of ’4l Triumph Donato Will Referee' 8 Interclass Fights Another old custom, the tra ditional Freshman - Sophomore class light, will be revived in a new form next Wednesday night at 7 o’clock when eight repre sentatives of each class will put on the gloves in the boxing ring, Leo Houck, boxing coach, an nounced yesterday. To spur on the efforts of the I freshman gladiators, the Tribu nal Jias decreed that if freshmen are victorious, customs-will be lifted im mediately following the meet. Should they fail to win, however, then cus toms must be worn for one more month from that date. The interclass meet was suggested by Houck early this week, and when tribunal was informed of the propo sition, they took immediate action jn cooperating with the suggestion. “It will be quite a lively affair," Leo promised, “maybe too lively, but it should prove interesting." , Donato to Referee Captain Sam Donato ’l3B was se lected as the referee, with William B. Neal ’39 as manager of the fights. Dr. Elwood C. Davis and Marty W. Me- Andrews have been picked as judges. The full card, not yet disclosed, will be announced in the next issue of the Collegian.-• No-member of-the varsity can participate. Panay ‘lncident’ Argued By Group International Relations Society Sees War Hysteria Danger Of Publicity Excess ' Discussing the Japanese bombing of the American ship Panay, the In ternational Relations Club held a meeting last Monday in Main Engi neering building. Edward Siatowsky led the discussion and explained the facts surrounding the bombing. . The sentiment of the group was divided, most of the members seeing the danger of war hysteria being created by the publicity given the Panay incident through the news papers, radio, and movies. That the United States withdraw' from the war zone, leaving American citizens remain at their own risks, was the prescribed solution by one faction, while others, however, felt that we should continue to protect our interests in the Orient and justify the vigorous protests made to the Japa nese government. The Civil War in Spain will be the topic for discussion at their next meeting February 7. All students and faculty members are invited to at tend these meetings. Fellows Go Sliding Along As Co-Eds Start Slipping Slide, Kelly, slide! And if you don’t slide—well, you’re just not in the spirit of things. Everybody is doing It. even the freshmen. When ol* mau wiuler left H blauket of snow a few days ago, things began to slide along nicely. Penn State studeuts—acting like stu dents —didn’t take long to form slides all over the town and campus. Down the main walks, up Allen street, and out to Locust Lane, hundreds of these things which delight any mau, woman or child, have been formed. Aside from the fact that they are a lot of fun and sometimes disastrous to the petite co-ed who takes a spill now and then, most fraternity boys find these slides quite handy wheu at tempting to get to an eight o'clock in about two minutes flat. Just as they open their door, a beau tiful. long slide stares them In the face. A running start and they're otf. From one and then to auother. these late sleepers come speeding along. They find no letups. Sure enough, they make the eight o’clock—and all because’ Penu State studeuts take their sliding seriously.
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