SUCCESSOR
To Tile Free Lance, c&tal
lislied 1887.
Volume 34—No. 43
ASU Pamphlet
Makes Appeal
For Members
Zern’s 4-page Booklet
Tells Group’s View
On Peace Issue
McHenry Will Speak
At Meeting Sunday
In an effort to interest youth
in national and world problems
and happenings, the local chap
ter of the American Student Un
ion issued a four-page mimeo
graphed pamphlet today appeal
ing for membership.
Tile document, prepared by
Gordon IC. Zern ’4O, president
of the A. S. U. explains the or- j
ganization and the phases of I
discussion in which it is inter-1
ested. 1
Tin* organization will hold a meet
ing in ‘llO Old Main Sunday at 2 o'-
clock when Prof, Dean K. McHenry,
department of political science, will
address the primp on lobbying. The
subject is significant, the pamphlet
asserts, in view of the American
Youth Congress pilgrimage to Wash
ington scheduled for March 10, 11, and
12. The A. S. U. is supporting this
lobby which is asking for the passage!
of the American Youth Act among
other measures.
Intcrcsl in Peace
The booklet explains the A. S. U.
attitude for peace, and claims that
both the organization anti its new stu
dent members will benefit in discus
sions of significant issues.
At present a petition by the A. S.
U. for recognition by the College is
before the Senate Committee on Stu
dent Welfare.
On the back of thY 'pumplilet are
stubs that the organization is asking
students to (ill in and place in ballot
boxes at the Corner Room and the
Student Union desk.
Students are asked to signify
whether they are interested in the
Youth pilgrimugu and whether they
are interested in A. S. U. member
ship.
The pnmphlcL asserts that the A. S.
U. stands for “political, academic, and
vocational freedom.” It claims that
the A. S. U. is non-political. The or
ganization is asking for support to ex
ecute its part in promulgating the
peace demonstration scheduled for
April 27.
High Visualizes Peace
Groups In All College
A peace society in every college in
the country within the next year is
envisaged by Dr. Stanley High, for
mer editor and advisor of President
Roosevelt, in an article published this
week* in the Saturday Evening Post.
Claiming that peace organizations
are now a postive political power, Dr.
High cites several victories and near
victories and predicts that, ap
proximately 701) societies already
existing on different, campuses
Ihrcugiiout the country will receive a
tremendous impetus this year.
The ever-growing power of the
peace organizations, Dr. High says,
is the factor most likely to prevent
United States embroilment in war.
Pacific Islanders
Write Regularly
To Knutsen
Three ycart ago. Marlin U. Ktiiil
sen. professor of bacteriology, was
convalescing from a serious ailment.
To while away Hie hours. Jir begun
Id correspond with persons in far-off
, r - . . .. ... We were more Mum pleased with
Today, Prof. Knutson rmmives mniM,. . . „ Ir
, , , .1 , , , . ; the response of the audience. Ifcr
regiilarly from the isles of Tasmania.
~, * inn m Mend l, stage manager of the
Tonga. Pitcairn, homo or the Homily;. ~ 0 ~ . ~ P „
mutineers. UnurlMus, Norfolk. North-! I-.u.-o|,eai. Rullel. said fu ow.nit
on, Borneo, and Sunll.m. Itlmdeslu. lUw pradui-lion, a; Schwab nudiLam.nl
Due of his regular letters comes via " ‘-■dncsdu.v "'E l '*-
the ruinous Tin Can mall service in! k'h'R’ce equipment. eos
oporalion, lo and from Hie Island 0 r i i-wincs, and the work performed Imek-
Niiifoou in the Tonga group. Fred stage leaves no doubt as to why any
Martin Christian of Pitcairn Island J«t«dicncc should show a favorable re
direct descendant of the mtiHuuer’s;spouse to such a performance,
leader, is a regular cuircspondeul. | Never before has a production in
Prof. Knutson's letters continually j Schwab auditorium employed so much
ask ipiestiotis concerning elmudeUnii*; equipment as was used by the Jooss
ask ipiestiotis concerning the mode of Ballet. Two unusually large and one
life hi the different Islands, also in-'s>mall truck were required to transport
qulring about their crops ami priuci- the equipment from.the railroad sla
pal products. The people on tbu isl- tion at Tyrone.
amis, he finds, arc eager to tel! others Twenty-five students, campus cops,
about themselves uud their couutry. and College employees were required
] pum idatr (Hall
‘The Joy Of Living* j
lOLA D. MURRAY ’39
♦ + ♦
lola Murray ’39
Gets Movie Role
Former Campus Queen at KKO,
Is Slated for Success In
Radio Interview
; "Today, ‘Hollywood in Person'
; brings you UKO-Radiu's latest discov
; cry. Her name will soon be in lights
| as she has everything—looks, person
jnlily, talent—everything it takes to
;he a star. Ladies and gentlemen, it
! is m.v good fortune lo interview for
you. Miss lola Murray.”
i In those words, lola Murray Ml),
voted "the most beautiful girl on canY
pur.” in the J 9)5.5 Froth contest, was
introduced lo the radio audience on
Monday, February 27.
The latest "find” of Director Tay
Garnett, Miss Murray gels her first
role in "The Joy of Living,” and rec
ognition in nationally known cinema
columns including Harrison Carroll's
"Behind the Scenes in Hollywood.”
Miss Murray began her dramatic
( career in grammar school. 'While a
j student at Penn State, she was active
jin Thespians and Players.
Since her arrival in Hollywood hist
June, Miss Murray has done work in
short subjects. The Los Angeles Ex
aminer of February 21, gave tile fol
lowing chronology:
"Although lola Murray has been
‘discovered’ several times by sundry
artistic folk, Director Tay Garrett
was her latest discoverer when she
visited the set of RKO-Radio’s ‘The
Joy of Living’ lasL week.
"The late Leslie Thrasher claimed
her hands to be the most interesting
he had ever seen. Ralph De Witt's
photography placed Ida’s pictures on
the inside as well as the outside of
leading periodicals. At Penn Slate
till! undergraduates named lola Cam
pus Queen.”
S. Biological Bureau
Opens Research Unit
J Willi the recent establishment of a
new will-life research unit at the
College by Ihe U. S. Biological Sur
vey, investigations for improving
methods of managing wild-life and
biological studies will be undertaken
jointly by the Slate Game .Commis
sion. the Biological Survey, and the
College.
j Pennsylvania is the eleventh slate
| (o enter into a eooperalive agreement
I with Ihe Survey Tor investigating
means of fitting wild-life resources
into laud-use programs.
Investigations will cover environ
; menial studies, life Imbits, and the
| relationships oT the more important
, xvild-life species.
Dr. Ix»gan .1. Bennett., leader of the
lowa research unit at Ames since its
eslaldislimeiit in September, 1935,
wi'J he transferred in March lo lake
charge of the work here.
*Pleased With Response Of
Audience, 9 Ballet Head Says
S.U. Amateur
Night Opens
For Students
Seventeen Already Sign
To Act; Cash Prizes
Go To Winners
Two Pianos, Jam Band
To Furnish Show Music
Who arc the four most tal
ented students here? The col
lege audience at the all-college
amateur hour tonight at 7:30
o’clock will decide this by the
ballots that they turn in after
the show. The winners will be:
given in Tuesday's Collegian, j
The show is sponsored by the!
I’enn Slate Club, and any sltC-J
dent may sign for it before five I
o’clock aL the Student Union!
desk. Seventeen have signed to take J
part. Cash prizes will be paid to the;
winners when the announcement is 1
made in the Collegian. i
William B. Provost MO ami Myron i
Brotnmn M 0 will be aL the pianos us-!
sisted by a jam band in the pit. John !
C. Biglinm ’39 will be master of cere-j
monies. The acts will be sent over a j
public address system. |
The contestants participating in the|
amateur hour are: Margaret E. Lytle!
MO, tap routine; T. Wendell Phillips 1
Ml, vocal; Jonas B. Kauffman MO, ac- 1
cordian solo; Donald IL Swaab Mt,|
Charles H. Witter ’3B, xylophone
solo; Harry C. Myers Ml and Joseph
C. Myers MO, vocal duet; Leona Krcin
sen ’3B, piano solo; George A. Baker
’3B, saxophone solo; Robert L. Hertz
MO, lap routine.
Louise A. Paraska Ml, vocal; Ste
phan S. Wcslriek ’3B, juggling; Paul
M. Fruit, aoeordian solo; Oscar Kra
nieh Ml, vocal; and Charles Flanagan
MO, vocal imitations; Ralph Barlow
’3B, impersonations; and Eleanor Os
lernock Ml, vocal.
Musical Societies
To Give Concert
Phi Mu Alpha, Louise Ilonier
Club To Feature Sunday
Afternoon Program
Coni hming the annual series of mid
winter concerts sponsored by the de
partment of music, Phi Mu Alpha,
men’s honorary musical fraternity,
and the Louise Homer Club, women’s
honorary musical fraternity, will pre
sent a joint concert in Schwab, audi
torium Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’-
clock.
The program will consist of an or
gan selection by Phyllis Herzog; a
selection of songs by a quartet made
up of Bess Edelblute ’3B, Anne Hail
’3B. Betty Ami Harlswick MO, and
Josephine A. Keeney MO. Barbara M.
Troxcll will be the accompanist.
Violin Duct
Allegro, from Concerto for two vio
lins, by Bach will be played by Bruce
Housekneehl '3B and Edward Wood
MO, accompanied by Betty Mae Brown
ML
The Plii Mu Alpha orchestra and
Ihe Louise Homer Club chorus, accom
panied by Henrietta Landis, will ren
der a number of selections.
The concert will be under the direc
tion of Profs. Willa Wiliinnimec Tay
lor and Hummel Fishbunj.
lo unload, set up, and re-pack the hum
dreds of costumes, lights, stage set-
tings, and even a switchboard and
piano. *
During Ihe production six students
aided the three technicians to operate
curtains and lights. Commenting on
this assistance, Mendl said: "One of
the most important parts in the pro-;
ilueliun of a ballet is the lighting. The
student assistance in this work as well
as the operution of curtains was with-1
oul a Haw. Not a cue was missed.” I
Thu Jooss European Ballet, which
is composed of 32 artists, came here
from Princeton University, Princeton,
N. J., and left yesterday for New Ha
ven. Conn. Tomorrow they will re
turn to New York City, completing
an 18,000-milc tour.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 4,193 S
Gridiron Banquet To Feature
Don Rose As Guest Speaker
Noted Humorist- Expected To Add To Satire At
Journalists ‘Give-And-Take’ Dinner
Don Rose, noted humorist, literary critic, and editorial writer and col
umnist of the Philadelphia Evening Ledger, will be the guest speaker of
the annual Gridiron banquet at the Nittany Lion Inn Tuesday evening
at 7 o’clock. ,
Although Don Ho.sc has .-elected no definite topic, he is expected to give
a humorous criticism of student life,
in keeping with the satiric theme of
I. F. Committee
To Choose Band
Expect To Sign Contract Today;
New Plan Adopted For
Ticket Disposal
I Hclicviny that the Interfraternity
j Ball should be for fraternity men
[only, the committee-in charge of the
: 1008 affair has adopted a plan for the
disposal of tickets so that the frater
nities will pay for only the number
of men going. Charles It. Campbell
and William E. Lindenmuth, both sen
iors, are the co-chairmen.
i Tlie expenses of the hall will be de
j termined to the nearest figure pos
sible, aiul then, after,a survey of the
j fraternities, the eo-t per jierson will
[be decided. In this, .way the smaller
: houses will not be forced to pay for
[the “ringers.”
“After all this ball is a fraternity
ball," declared .John* S. Moeller ”18,
president of the Interfraternity Coun-1
cil, “and it should be for fraternity j
men only. In the past, the dunce
have been overcrowded ami this year'
some of the groups have threatened
not to support it.”
Pick JJund -Today
The usual procedure for the pay
l meat of Interfraternity Ball is for
each fraternity to pay ?50 to the
[Council, regardless of the number of
: its .members, who an- attending the
[dance.
[ “Wo exjrtJct to sign a ‘name’ band
! sometime tills morning,” Moeller con
cluded. Council president and com
mittee co-chairmen refused to name
whom they had been contacting.
Skating Session
Opens Tomorrow
Armory Floor to be Used For
Initial College Roller Rink;
2i)-cent Admission
I An old form of recreation will be
1 made available to Penn State stu
j dents, faculty, and townspeople for the
[first time in College history. Spon
sored by four physical education fae
julty members in cooperation with olh
jer College agencies and Ilcela Park,
in roller skating rink will be opened in
i the Armory tomorrow afternoon,
i The opening session will be from
'two to five o’clock in the afternoon,
[and the Armory will be open again
I from 7to 11 o’clock tomorrow night,
j The entrance fee, for participants and
spectators, will be 13a cents per ses
sion.
Klcrtives to Get Credit.
[ The committee in charge is Virgi-
I nia A chuckle, Kay M. Conger, Earl
L. Edwards, and Charles M. .Speidol,
all of the School of Physical Educa
tion and Athletics. It was announced
that students on the elective basis in
: physical education may bring their
cards to he signed.
Two hundred pairs of fibre wheeled
skaLcs ami sound equipment have been
provided by the management of Ilcela
Park. Tlmra will also be a floor di
rector and skale hoys to provide for
the expected crowd. The floor in the
Armory, which lias been washed, is
larger than the one used at Ilcela.
\ It was made known that if interest
.is sufficient and conduct is, satisfac
tory, an effort will be made by the
committee to provide skating once u
week.
' Who’s Dancing
TONIGHT
Uifsian American Group
ACC Mouse
(Closed)
Phi Sigma Delta
Campus Owls
(fnvitaLiun)
Della Gumma
Bill Bottorf
(Invitation)
SATUKDAV
Alpha Omicroii Pi
Booth Watmough
(Invitation)
the affair
Friend of Jay House
His friendship with Jay Mouse, col
umnist of the Ledger, gained him an
editorial position on that newspaper.
Later he started and continued his
own column, “Stuff and Nonsense,” in
the Ledger.
Mis best-known books are “Stuff
and Nonsense—A Manual of Unim
portances for the Middle-Brow,” and
“Hardy Perennial,” a bunk of his col-i
unin extracts.
Sigma Delta Chi calls attention to
a typographical error in the invita
tions. The banquet will be held on
Tuesday, March 8. Invitations give
flu* date as Tuesday, March o. Be
en um: of a slight delay in sending mit|
bids Lu the Gridiron banquet, ticket.- j
nil! remain on sale at the Student
Union desk until 5 o’clock Monday
afternoon.
Educators Elect
Trabue President
National Society of Education
Picks Head At Convention
In Atlantic City
Dean Marion U. Trabue of the
School of Education, was elected pres
ident of the National Society of Col
lege Teachers of Education at a re
cent conference of the National Edu
cation Association held at Atlantic
City this week. The society, of which
Trabue is president takes in a]] col
lege teachers of education in the
country.
Trabue was elected at a meeting
held Tuesday and presided at meet
ings for the duration of the eonven
lion. The Society is one of several
others to be cho.-cn for a national
study of teacher training started by
the American Council of Education.
Trabue Gives 'Falks
While in Atlantic Cly, Dr. Trabue
gave several talks before various edu
cational groups.
Tuesday, morning he spoke on ‘Ad
justing Secondary Education lo the
Needs of Mural Vonfli." He expressed
the belief that rural education can
best be developed by the same meth
ods as urban education. He said that
every secondary school, no matter
where located or how large, should
adjust to the individual requirements
and backgrounds of the students.
A threat to “withhold tin.- privilege Name Poll Results
of holding dances unless some guuran-, n j r*
lee of creditable conduct could be 1 A OUT iTi a I*o/72
given,” was issued in letters to fra- q. »
tornity president- here by. Dean of iJiUCIGTIIS
Men Arthur It. Warnoek this week.
Citing the “obvious” drinking that T> ~ .
took place over Senior Ha!) week-end,' Kc ‘f ulU yf tl,<! C “ llc ff ,an poll to dc-
Dcuii Warnoek stressed the “one thing lerminc student attitudes on Governor
that fraternity men in the College Karle’s proposed changing of the Col
must do” is to “find a way to elimi- logo name arc pouring in.
iinte drinking and drunkenness Troni Js a llots arc being distributed to all
dunces lit-M in Recreation hall." fraternities. dabs, dormitories. and
M Hie Senior Hull, tin; letter ruuiuing bouses. .Students also may
read, it was obvious that many slu- vole al. the Stialcat Union desk,
dents and their guests had been r n ».. . ,
, . - . -iii- .1 Ihe poll is being taken in comnli
drinkmg excessive y before they came • , 111,1
..i t r , . ” .. ancsj with the C.overnor s request at
to the dance. In several fraternity , , .
i,i i• i • ,ii „ gioiind-uioakmg eeremonies ast .Sat
bootlis open drinking took place. , • • , ,
_ * _ .nrday that student opinion as to the
m n | , , changing of the name of the Pcnnsyl-
GIVCS lalk In London i vania Stale College be determined.
Professor 11. A. KveruU. head of Thc Governor suggested a name
the department of Mechanical Kngi-. as , * u ‘ Univcrsil.v of the Cuinmon
ncering. recently addressed the Insti- ol * Pennsylvania. He said that
tution of Mechanical Kngineers of students may prefer some other name,
London, England. ibut insisted that this institulon should
- ■ —.. ... i. be classified os a university.
jk m | Am If T ? ¥ ? i Students arc being asked whether
Murals , Art Gallery Included
In Md. School Building Plans
w ; I lie name of the Pennsylvania State
; i University. A blank also is provided
it will depict Hie early mineral jndus-, where students ran write in other
tries in Centre county. names that, they prefer.
“The selection of the muralisl has ] of interest at this time, is thc re
been narrowed down to five,” Dean suit of a Froth survey four vears ago
bteullc stated. “However, he will be when 100 Imllots were sent to the Pa
il Pennsylvanian from the Pittsburgh eilic coast, asking people there if they
dust not, familiar with the mineral in-, were to attend an institution of high
dustna! scene. or learning whether they would choose
The only mineral industries art the Pennsylvania State College or
gallery in the world will occupy the 'Susquehanna University. Ninety-nine
mam floor of our new central wing,” said they would attend .Susquehanna,
he went on. At present we have IOG because it is a university,
pumlmgs of our industry by 76 Penn- j
sy !™:“sSS”„,, collection, vai.j library Receives Gift
ucd at thousands of dollars, is widely- Another valuable ami rare collec
knmvn in art circles and many re-|tiou of "Americana" was received by
quests arc made by organizations tile Library from Dr. D. Walter S
throughout tile state to have them for , Hertzot', director of American histori
exhibition. lie schools.
Tuesday afternoon he spoke on
“Evaluation of Research on Elemen
tary School Language Textbooks.” He
said that Hie primary problem is
whether children should he given gen
eral rules and allowed to form eon
.•rcte examples for themselves, or
whether they should form genernli/.a
lions from their own concrete experi
ences. lie stressed the importance of
individual diagnosis and guidance.
Dean Trabue came lo Penn State
last fall as Dean of the School of Ed
iiealon. Previously be had held a
similar position at Ihe University of
North Carolina.
“We will paint three murals as an
inlegrnl part of our new building pro
gram," Dean Edward Steidlo of the
.School of Mineral Industries, an
nounced yesterday.
“People always think of our build- [
ing as being hard-boiled, and we want (
to beautify it with a functional art
program including murals and a'Min- ,
oral Industries art gallery to tell the [
story of our industry,’' be explained, i
Then; will be two munils in the cir
cular lobby: one will depict the earth
sciences and mineral producing indus
tries; the other, the mineral proces
sing industries and the civilization
which has resulted. A third mural
will be at the end of the main lobby
at the entrance to the art gallery, and
N. Y. A. Checks Now
Available
Student N. Y. A. checks will be
available at the Bursar's office un
til noon Saturday. March 12. Un
der the new federal regulations
now in effect, individuals must ap
ply personally for their check*;.
Refunds for courses carrying
fees which have been dropped since
the time of registration are also
available at the Bursar’s office
now.
Sub-Council Plan ;Student Instructors
Will Be On Ballot T “ Ai<^f"" c ,Jsc
! To present a wider knowledge
and create a greater apprecia
tion and interest in astronomy
and give a better understanding
lof the earth and the celestial
"Nominations in tin.* new School i about it. Di. H. L. ~\ eag*
councils will take place this year as! c . v * School of Chemistry and
before. This year, as last semester, > Physics, announced plans for a
the senior councilman-elcct will or- —~14:. i t 1 ,
K ani»c the council in ha school.- I P ' T° , mult, l ,le astro-
Thus spoke .Senior class president. comical observatory to be locat
.lohn D. Kcnnon in unswer to an in- C(1 on the northeast side of the
quiry about these elections. golf course
“Until these now groups get deli- .... . ...
nitcly organized,” Kcnnon continued, • S{ -‘ J ICS ol small observa
nt would bo better if tiwy wore Mft f orics, each large enough to ac-
: jUI " r •' ip , ri "S !alc; in people, will contain
of his own department for Iheeoun- 1 * 1 ,c,,( ' ct,n t r or relractmg tele
cil. Shortly after nominations, the ‘ to l >c ' 1JI ‘ the u<e of the students,
elections arc scheduled with palit- i* acu, ty members and visitors. Stu
ical maneuvers possible. Students ent instructors will be stationed on
will be questioned on the ballot con- regular schedule in each building to
corning student council elections. assist visitors in the use of the tele-
Student Opinion On Kennon Plan
For School Elections
Will Be Asked '
Open Nominations
School councils in each of the units Astronomy Popular
"ore organized last semester by Ken- Observatories all over the country
mm after his plan for democratization bavc btM * N lunrely fur the use of as
of Student Council went into effect. and research workers, hut
in the original plan the election of the J ' CC(M >tly. astronomy has become one
members of the.-e councils was to be tbe mosL popular of sciences. The
kcpt_ out of the regular spring elec- f° r • sUc^l buildings became urgent
lions so that politics would have no oM eampus when over 2,000 peo
hund in their selection. : l^ c visited the Buckhout observatory
"We decided not to put the camli- the regular col
dates to the sub-councils on the spring' , L '7 01 . 1 ; between and 7b stu
election ballot as some of these dc, | U< v,iilt ,l CVCI '- V uvcnil, S when it is
groups have not been organized very °^, n ‘
long. Till the idea is given a chance ■ -•oneerning the observatory. Or.
to work without the hindrance of earn- ; eagloy f'aid: "I he thing we are try
pus political trades, then no judgment 1,v,: do * s Sl ‘ ,-vu the; students
can be scientifically formed/* Kcnnon themselves ruthv than the research
concluded. worker, for the study of astronomy
The several school councils will be- «» j| tclcscopc-umking offers the finest
come regular campus activities, Ken- .7 °lM'ortuniLy for leisure time
i non explained. The plan now is that *7*
in the near future members of these can Prank (~ Whitmore, depart
groups will receive keys and be given Chemistry .and Physics, as
a place in the La Vie. |scrU in regard to the multiple obser-
Kc.mon also stated that there was I? 1 ” 1 ’ 5 ” " In an >'istitution like Penn
a possibility of testing student opin- ’ r a . °\ a Portion of whose cf
ion on the question of changing the fo !*... b ‘ ! to vocational
College’s name in the balloting in the ‘ lctlv,t,< ;‘ s - ,l ,s m.usua ly important
spring elections. > deve!o P « f e Y which arc
less practical but nevertheless are
l\ Ox . r\ r> 1 perhaps fully as valuable. I believe
IJCan otHrtS fVClOrm*“ ■ li,aL 1,, ‘- encouragement of amateur
tXT - . _ astronomy is one or the best of these
JNo Liquor at Dances ," ,|iid ' institution can <iovdoi.."
A WEE NIP?
"Not In Rcc Hall," Doan
Says. See Page 1
Z6SS PRICE FIVE CENTS
Observatory
Proposed For
Construction
Dr. Yeagley Announces
Planned Series
Of Buildings