»=~l prim £>tatr @ (M Volume 34—No. 42 • / EARLE ADVOCATES CHANGE IN COLLEGE NAME Dance Draws 1,280 Couples To Set Record 1935 Glen Gray Mark Broken by Dorsey At Senior Ball .$4700 Sum Collected, 6 . Chairman Announces The largest, crowd in Penn State’s dance history attended Senior Ball on Friday night. More* than 2500 people danced to Tommy Dorsey's band in Recreation'hall. A sharp contrast to the- 740. who attended Soph Hop on December 10, the only other major dunce of the season. Although the official financial report has not been made as yet, Clifford L. Cramer '3B, chairman of the commit tee, revealed that 1280 couples paid more than $4700 to attend the affair. The largest dance crowd previous to Friday night was for the 1935 Junior Prom, at which 1237 couples were present—Casa Loma- was the band. . Dorsey Here Last Year Last year's Senior Ball with Louis Armstrong attracted 810 couples, whereas Junior Prom with Casa Loma again providing the music attracted 945 couples. Dorsey played here at last year’s Soph Hop, before he had reached his present, high rank in “swing” circles, and drew onlyi about half as many people. In the past, -Junior Prom has al -. ways been, the, big, dance of the sca- C to reach •record-breaking lieighwm ordeiyto maintain this Precedence. At the time of the 1935 Junior Prom the “comp” list was almost twice as large as at present. There were 116 passes issued for the 1935 affair, whereas for Friday night’s dunce only 05 “comps” wore given out. Traffic Control Seminar Planned 3-Day April Engineers’ Meeting Eirsl. In' U. S.; Plan 2nd ' O(liters’ School The first of its kind in the United States, a tlirco-day Traffic Engineer ing Seminar, open to all city and-bor ough traffic engineers, will be held here April 27 to 29 to discuss the problems of traffic control from the engineering standpoint. Bused on the experience which came from the two-weeks’ Traffic En gineering School held at Harvard last August, this seminar will be held jointly, by the institute of local-gov ernment of Penn State and the insti tute of Traffic Engineers. Burton W., Marsh, the first traffic engineer in the United States and, at present, [ director of the safety and traffic engineering department of the American ■ Automobile Association, will be the chairman. To Study Signal Systems The subjects for consideration will be: organization for traffic control; accident records and their use; traffic surveys—importance, use kinds, vol ume, counts; parking studies; signs, signuls and signal systems; mark ings; state and highway lighting; en forcement; roadway and intersection design; channelization of traffic; edu cation. Another traffic school, the unnuui Pennsylvania Traffic Officers’ Train ing School, held here last year for the first time, will be held here, over a two-weeks period-, April 8 to 29. Open to traffic officers, city and borough police, training in the field of traffic control will be afforded under the direction of Captain H. S. Carey, chief of the. Altoona Police and chair man of the educational committee of the Pennsylvania Police Chiefs* Asso ciation. ' Babcock Accepts Job M. Jack Babcock, who was 1 gradu ated in agricultural biochemistry last month, I,ns accepted a-graduate as sistantship in aniniul nutrition under Dr. L. A. Maynard at Cornell Uni versity. Babcock, who is working for ff doctorate, is the son of. Prof. Mac- Lean M. Babcock, of the Schco! of Engineering. j Unique Jooss Ballet Appears On Artists Course Program Group To Present ‘The Green Table, ’ Winner Of International Prize At Paris, 1932 ' “A milestone in the history of theatrical dancing” is what the New Turk Times says of the Jooss European (Ballet, appearing as the-fourth n.im- Ur of the 1937-38 Artists Course tomorrow night at 8 o’clock in Schwab auditorium. ' .. The Ballet, under the directorship of Kurt Jooss, skyrocketed to fame in 10U2 when its presentation of -“The Green Table” won first prize at the Inter •national •Congress of the Dance held in Paris. Audiences on both sides of the Atlantic have bceir thrilled by the nine brief dramas, comedies,* and sa tire- in its repertoire, all of which are original works performed only by tins company. To Present Prize-Winning Ballet “The Green Table” will be the fea ture of the four ballets to he present ed tomorrow night. It is a mordant satire .upon the futilities and tragic humor- of international diplomacy. Dance history has been made by this work, and history itself is -recorded in its eight swift scenes. The .Jooss originality of conception is again typified in Lhe vivid and moving “The Big City.” It portrays modern European life Loathe jazz-like music of Alexandre Talisman. "Bal lade” is a thrilling and spectacular tale of medieval lore. Astronomy Club Sponsors Exhibit Alpha Nil Displays Equipment In Downtown Store; Contains Telescope, Planets An exhibit is being featured in the window of a downtown store—not u dance advertisement, not a new slock of typewriters, and not a vur ied supply of architect's equipment but- an astronoinieui display. This display, sponsored by Alpha Nu and astronomical studeuts, com tains a .four-inch refracting telescope,. i model mechanical pluneturlum, and i model, showing the earth revolving villi I n Hie imaginary sphere of the leavens. These three apparatuses are used as a bolter means of explaining the actions 0/ tlie earth in relation to the celestial bodies around it. The telescope consists of two purls: (1) the objective, which may be either, tulcus.or a concave mirror, forms an imQge*o[..tho- i objoct' ; .at ; 'wliich.'lhe - 'telO*- ’scopo'is* pointed, precisely us a cam era lens forms an imago; and (2) the cydptocqf, wjth \wjitfch Ilie observer looks at this image. The plunelarium is a mechanical instrument, sliowing the revolving of the planets, including the earth, in the direction and rale of speed in which they actually travel; while the model of the,.earth revolving within a sphere gives a simple and direct explanation of why stars appear to change their places in the heavens at night Applications Available For White Fellowships Applications for the .John W. White Fellowships, anniutl Lo gradu ating seniors or Uip highest'standing and who, in the op’nion of the 'Com mittee on Academic Standards, pos sess those qualities which will enable them to profit to the greatest advan tage by graduate study, are now available, Prof. Jacob Tange r, chair man of the .committee, announced to day. Three fellowships for the year 1938-39 will be awarded, the recipi ents spending the year in advanced study at Penn State or any other col lege under the direction of the Presi dent of the College. The application” blanks which can be obtained in ‘lloom 24, SLA, must be returned by March 15. POLITICS: 1939 Clique Chairmen Give Campaign Points Of View By HERBERT B. CAIIAN Due to. recent developments in the Junior class, we huvu asked the chair men of the three cliques to give us their points of, view on the coining campuigti. Stanley J. Brown ’5l), Campus clique eltuirman—<*Tt looks as if this campaign will be a really close strug gle between the three major purtics with the interest of the student body 'reaching a new peak. Tills is defi nitely a healthy outlook for the school because it v makes each party realize the importance of a worthy) platform. “Speaking for Campus, I would like to suy thut we not only realize the importance of. Having a'.worthy plat form, but wc intend to. pledge our selves to a workable program for car rying out our platform’s principles.” William W. Galbreath ’39, Indepen dent party chairman—“ With the an nouncement that our/rival parties are not going to merge wc feel that it is better for the student spirit to have open-lraiided student activities with Presents Four Numbers The oilier number on the program is “A Ball in Old Vienna,” which is an exquisite re-creating of the gay and gallant life of the “fortius,” en livened by the sentimental intrigues of fair ladies in crinoline and their ardent swains, and danced to. the in toxicating strains of Joxpph Lanner, rival of Johann Strauss. . T-he- Jooss - Ballet is- Aisual bajlet of skirts and slippers, based on some (airy or classic tale. Its rare quality lies in the Tact that it draws its inspiration mostly from the life of today. There is no written sce nario, no voice is heard; yet so vivid and-dircct is the method of projection that the immediate impression is truly gripping. The musical director of the com pany, Fritz Cohen, composes the mu sical backgrounds. The -mastery of the dance includes not-only this skill ful musical alliance, but the expert use of all the mechanical adjuncts of the modern theatre, particularly in lighting and costumes. State Sen. Thompson To Speak Here Thurs. .“The Legal Profession” will be the subject of a talk by, State Senator Ed ward .1. Thompson, an attorney of Phllipsburg, in room 107 Main En-. ginecring building at 8 o’clock Thurs day night. Senator Thompson will address an open meeting sponsored by Pi Lambda Sigma, honorary prc-logal fraternity, for pre-Icgal students of the college ami those interested in law. Nestor V. Wuldberg ’BB, Thomas H. Moore ’BB, ami William E. Linden mulh'*3B comprise the committee in charge of arrangements for the meet ing. out the conflicting barrier of non-fra ternity versus'fraternity men. The Junior. Independent party, does uoL differentiate between these two major divisions and we will not, on our own initiative, inject this undesirable fea ture. into politics on the campus.” Fes. W. Tibbott *B9,' Locust Lane clique chairman—“Wc realize that a fraternity clique is not a true repre sentalive of any class. Wc arc form ing u ‘Fusion Group* .including both fraternity and non-fraternity men. In forming this Fusion Group wc sin cerely invite any fraternity or non fraternity members of'Uie Class of *B9 to come to our open meetings. Our next meeting will be held Wednesday night at 9 o’clock at the Alpha Chi Rlio bouse. '“Also, -we wislrtu slule that we will not merge with either of the other two cliques;-and by thus gathering togeth er a homogeneous group of'fraternity and noil-fraternity men wc will be butter able to represent our class if successful iu our coming camoaign STATE COLLEGE,' PA.} TJJESDAY, MARCH 1,1938 Women Form WSG|,WAA Election Plans Nominating Committee To Present Choices •At MassfMeeting Primaries To Be Held March 16 jn Old Main The mass meeting for the nomina tion of women for_.W. S. G. A. offices and W. A. A. be held Wed nesday, March 9,- ty the auditorium, Amy F. McClelland}’BB, president of W. S. G. A., announced today. At the compulsory mass meeting, the nominating cbinmitlee composed of Miss Burkholder? Miss Habit, and the senior senators; will present its nominees. ATtci\ih‘fy have been pre sented, nominations. may be given from the floor according to the plan started last year. The nominator", miist give the rea son for her nominations. The name will then be added" tp/the others to be voted upon in the;L : primaries sched uled for March. 16>s£i Old Main, fol lowed by eleetions- tr./o days later. ■ ‘Eloctioi£;Unucc W. S. G, A. daujt&will be held in Ueo hall the. nigldjvbjf final elections. The new officers yvilT,\bc announced at intermission ofvttfc’?”4l.ll.ee.., Thu. in •stellatlon*'b’an(iuct,wHf‘ise r Kin(ftlic'fol-~ lowing Tuesday, March 22. The committee for elections is head ed by Italia DeAngelis- *B9. Members of the committee are Jean L. Lyman ’BB, Mary E. Taylor '3B, and Mary E. Leitzeil ’4O. Marcia F. Morfmg *B9 will be general chairman of the in stallation banquet. Student Board. has decided thuL there are to be two. women repre sentatives on each of the dance com mittees. These women shall be named by W. S. G. A. and they will receive complimentary tickets. However, W. S. G. A. will give no financial aid to the dances. McCloy Will View Physical Program President of Health Education Association To Visit Here On Thursday Ur. C If. McCloy. president of the American Association of Health and Physical education and research pro fessor of anthropometry and physical education at lowa State university, will visit the cum pus Thursday In his tour of eastern colleges tor the purpose of observing (Ulterout types of physical education programs.. On the morning or his visit, Ur. McCloy will talk to professional pliy* sicul education students on “Meelmii ictil Principles in Physical Education ‘Activities.”' Uuriug the afternoon, Dr. McCloy will lour the campus and inspect tho health and physical education pro gram carried on here. Scpclal atten tion will be given by Ur. McCloy to Stnto's unique system of elective physical education. Honored at Dinner Members of the School of Physical Education ami Athletics will givo a dinner iu honor of Ur. McCloy during the evening. Closing IBs visit here, Ur. McCloy will uddross an open uieoUng Iu the Home Economics auditorium at 8 o'- clock on “The Next Ton Years In Physical Education.” LaVie Proofs Must Be Checked Tomorrow ■Men’s and women’s fraternities should send representatives to the Student Union oirice before 5 o’- clock tomorrow afternoon to check the proofs for the 1938 LaVie, William D. Fish *BB, editor, an nounced. . Pictures and names should be corrected on the proofs an order to eliminate errors in the organiza tion’s section; of the yearbook; , Collegian Will Poll Students On Proposed Name Change Peel, Kennon, Howarth, Crowell, McClelland Pledge Aid In Securing Material Do .students favor changing the name of rhe Pennsylvania Slate College as suggested by Governor Earle Saturday? Do they want the name changed to the University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania? Do they want it changed to some other name? The Collegian will determine all-this in a poll reaching all those en sv’led in the College. Student opinion concerning the Go College Glee Club Plans4-Day Tour To Feature Quartet, Violinist, Magician In 5 Concerts; .‘l2 To Make Trip Thirty-two members of the College Glee c.ub, including the Ili-Los and the Vuisity Quartet, will c.mdueL n lour day conceit tour extendi g hrough southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, beginning Monday, Mai ch 14. The group will be accompanied by Prof. Richard W. Grunt, director, and Airs. Irene 0. Grant, accompanist. Leaving here at 12:30 o’clock Mon day afternoon, March 14, the Glee club will make five appearances in as many different schools, the concert itinerary follows: . Monday, March 14, 7:45 p.m.—Boys’ - school," "Lancaster; Tuesday, March 15, 12:45 i>.m. —Downingtown high school, Downington, Pa.; Tues day, March 15, 7:45 p.m.—Radnor high school, Wayne, Pa.; Wednesday, March l(i, 7:45 p.m.—Cheltenham high school, felkins Park, Pa.; Thursday, 7:45 p.m. —Vernon Davy Jr. high school, Last Orange, N..J. Featured on the programs will be Edward E. Wood Ml, violinst; Sidney Webb ’3B, magician; and the Varsity Quartet, composed of Fred Serif '3B, first tenor; Richard Tyrrol ’39, second tenor; Joseph Cook ’3B, baritone; David Osborne ’3B, bass; and John I Harkins Ml, pianist. Miniature Tin Pan Alley Flourishes In Apartment “The Music Goes Round *n* Round.’ 1 And Irving B-irlin is still tin pan al ley’s leading song writer. But here at Penn State we have our own. Yes, miniature tin pan alley. Tt all started when a couple of mu sic majors, William B. Provost ’39 and Jack C. .Bingham *39, desiring Ij keep their song-writing abilities in trim for the coming Thespian show, decided to rent a piano. They, with the aid of a few husky football play ers, moved this piano lo their third floor apartment. . Since then it’s been one 'kmg jam session. With two pianists banging away at the same piano, a hot clari net player, and sometimes a trumpet, these sessions go on lo wee hours of the morning. However, there have been results—the music and lyrics for ton songs which the Thespians will have to pick from for their com ing show. * \ ‘Gridiron Banquet A Publicity Stunt For Heaven’—St. Peter We cornered Saint Peter yesterday and made him confess that the Sigma Delta Chi Gridiron Banquet is a put* up job. The gate-keeper solemnly hung his head and admitted that he had promised Sigma Delta Chi a halo of humor if it would come “To Heav en” for the scenes of its annual ban quet next Tuesday, night at 7 o'clock. “But why did you do such a thing?” we asked. ; St. Peter broke down and wept hys terically. Not until we grabbed him by the sheet around his neck and bull dozed him, did he sob out, “Heaven needs the publicity.” After dragging this much out of him, the rest was easy. He went so far as to admit that he had certain members of the Penn State elite in mind for the brown derby, the big red .Lappler-the pretty white lily, and the rgiau. wernor’s proposed change swayed back ♦ and forlhover Lhe campus during the past week-end. One of those chiefly interested was Joseph A. Peel, presi dent cf the junior class, lie offered the services of the Independent party in determining student attitudes on the subject. j , Pool said that he fell as president { the jun or class, lie could fulfill ids obligation as a student leader in ! offering his cooperation in eondue.ing •the poll. Jjliii IX Kvnnon, p:csidcnl of the i-enN.- class, said that he wou.d be glad (o aid the poll. lie said he was interested in student reaction to the proposed change. W. Jerome llo warth, president of the sophomore class, also pledged his cooperation, as did R •'ert 11. Crowell, president of the freshman class. Amy F. McClelland, president of W. S. G. A .‘ofT'-Ted her cooperation in securing the eo-ed reaction. Through various functional agen cies on the campus, mimeographed ballots will be distributed during the next few days on which students can express their feelings in the matter. ’32Xlass~To Pick! Long Delayed Gift Proposed Ideas Include Murals; Cabin, Memorial Collection, Star Observatory Tn order to determine their belated class gift, the gift, committee of the Class of 1932 met recently under the chairmanship of Hugh R. Riley, Col lege sports publicity director. The Committee is investigating the acceptability to the College of four proposed gifts, Riley announced. They are murals for Old Main, a cabin in the mountains for outdoor recreational activity, a multiple ob servatory, and a memorial collection for the Library. When in school, the class decided to lend their class funds to needy stu dents in $5O amounts. .The circum stances which arose during the de pression made this move advisable. The loans were made for live yea us and matured last summer. 11. Aubrey Myers, class president, appointed a committee to select the permanent class gift at the. Firth re union last . June. The committee is composed of all members of the class residing in vStnle College. PSCA Elects Officers Italia A. DeAngelfs ’39 was elected president of the Penn Stale Christian Association cabinet at the weekly meeting held in the Hugh Beaver room Wednesday. Other officers elected were: Phyllis Herzog ’39 and Edward K. Kraybill ’39, vice president; J. Duane Moore ’39, secretary; Henrietta F. Marrow ’39, assistant secretary; Wallace 11. Dunlap MO, treasurer. chipped beer mug. He confessed that he bad Charley McCarthy under contract for an ap pearance at the banquet, that he had been rehearsing his angel chorus for weeks for the event, and that Gubriel had been practicing on his tuba just for the occasion. When we discovered liis nefarious scheme, it was too late to cull the whole thing off. Invitations had been sent out. They will be received in this' morning’s mail. Arrangements were under way to have a well-known speaker at the banquet. And a gen eral celestial atmosphere had been created around the satirical skits. So with a severe chastisement, we sent Saint Peter on his way and told him to show up with his gang at the Nittany Lion Inn on -March 8 at 7 o’clock sharp. EXPRESS YOUR Choice of New Name in Collegian Poll. Z 658 PRICE FIVE CENTS Claims Title Now In Use Is Misnomer Guffey Claims National Government Helps Social Progress Hetzel Calls Ceremony Outstanding Occasion Complete text of Governor Earle’s address, page 2. j Claiming its present title was “absolutely a misnomer,” Gov ernor George H. Earle advocat ed a change in the official name of the Pennsylvania State Col lege to the University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the ground-breaking cere monies inaugurating the Gener al State Authority’s fivc-million doliar building program before 6,000 persons in Recreation hall Saturday afternoon. Speaking over a 10-station, radio hook-up, the Governor had concluded his prepared speech when he added his ex temporaneous remarks. ‘‘This is not a state; it is a com monwealth,’” “Tins is hot a college; it is a university.” He went on to explain that there are only four : eommmuve ilLli.v out of the 48 states and coinmonwtalLh-s and added: “We should be proud of that old English ■name ‘comionwealth’ whether you say it rapidly or whether you divide it into two sepaiute words.” Governor said he had discussed the proposal with President Ralph D. Hetzel at luncheon and they decided it merited the consideration of the students, faculty, and trustees. The Governor promised full and hearty support if they arrived at a positive conclusion. Refoning to the building program, Governor Earle said: “I believe the $5,000,000 invested in these build ings is a wise investment. I feel that you, Dr. Jlctzel, and your associates will make use of these new facilities for the best interests of the people of the cmwnomvealLh. “It is wuh great astisfactiou that as governor of Pennsylvania I share in these ground-breaking ceremonies. May the halls that arise here bring greater wisdom and happiness to fu ture generations.’’ Contending that the interest of the federal government in the last five years has given a tremendous impetus lo social activity, Senator Joseph F. Guffey,“who followed the Governor, said: . “The physical expression of tlic government’s |K>liey finds roots in your building program at the Penn sylvania Stale College. You are the institution in Pennsylvania to which Die young men and women of the state must look primarily for an in expensive education with which bet ter to equip themselves for the com petition of modern society. “The tremendous increase in your enrollment in the last few years gives adequate,proof of the services being rendered here. Wc Hope the day will not be far distant when it will be unnecessary to turn uwuy ycung men uud women of this state who are sincerely ambitious for education.” Terming the occasion a “red-letter day for the Pennsylvania State Col lege,” President Hetzel opened the ceremonies by explaining the necessi ty for each new building and pointing out how the College hud been forced to turn away an increasing number of candidates for udmission during the past Jo years. “We initiate tins - program in the linn conviction that at no time and in no place have public monies been invested with greater promise of yielding generous dividends in the form of a vital public ministry. This statement can he supported by many different theses, but there ib none more compelling than that represent ed by the constant and increasing de mands made upon this college by the people of the commonwealth for which it has been created to serve,” Dr. Hetzel said.
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