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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.