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Volume 35—No. 48
ZahnToHead
[Drive To Aid
China Schools
Campus Organizations
To Hold Campaign 7
April 25-29 '
Clayton 11. Zahn "38, former
exchange student at Lingnan,
has been selected chairman
of the executive committee of
the Far Eastern Student Emer
gency Fund campaign to be held
from April 25 to 29.
The executive committee and
others interested in the. eam
* paign will meet this afternoon
in.the Hugh 'Beaver room at 4 o’clock
to make plans as to the personnel and
the typo of'campaign to be used.
Campaign Committee Selected
Other .members of the. executive
committee include Georgia 11. Powers
’3B, olminnan of women’s solicitation;
Caroline Tyson ”18, secretary; Harry
N. Ghenn, Jr. MO, .treasurer; and
Alan G. Mclntyre ’39, in charge of
publicity.- The chairman of men’s
solicitation has not yet been,selected.
• The drive formerly had been plan-;
nod for the week preceding Easter]
vacation, but was postponed at a ro«-j
cent meeting of the committee con- !
ducting the drive. The, committee is
made up of representatives of the
sponsoring organizations.
Funds Go to Chinese Students
The organizations sponsoring the
drive include the Penn Slate in China
committee, Women’s Student Govern
ment association, ■ Student council,
Student board, Penn Statu Christian
association, the Collegian, Inlerfra
lernity' co'uncil, PanheJlenie council,
Penn State, club, PhiloLcs, American
Student, union, ami the Peace Action
. : .• ..
The ' nation-wide contributions will
be usesl to - aid : Chinese students
whose education' lias, been interrupted
-by the present Sino-Japanese strife.
Of Lite 'amount collected here, 90
per cent will go to Lingnan Univer
sity at Canton, the’home of Penn
State in China. The rest will be ap-j
portioned among other Chinese 1
schools.' ' • j
18 Elected To Junior
Boards Of Collegian
Eleven sophomores were elected to
the incoming juniorbuird on the Col
legian editorial staff while seven
were named on the business staff at
elections held Sunday night.
Those elected to the junior editorial
board were: A. William Engel, Paul
S. Haldeman, W. Bradley Owens,
Bernard A. Newman. Herbert Nip
.son. Emanuel Roth, George B. Schless,
and 'Robert, L. Wilson. Helen L.
Camp, Phyllig R. Gordon, and Natalie
K. Atkins were elected to the wom
en’s staff. '
iChoseh to the junior business staff
were C. Russell Eck, Morion Nioman,
Morris Schwab, Richard L. Skivble,
■Burton C. Willis, Jr., Doris G. Gut
man, and Janet E. Story. Eleanor
H. Hotter-and Elroy T. Weimer were
named alternates to the business staff.
Simple Court Act
Would Change ,
School Title
The name of the Pennsylvania
Stale College can easily be changed
to the Pennsylvania* Slutc University,
the University of the. Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania—or -even Paducah
Teachers College—but ntf one will ad
mit it! .
The Board of Trustees may g 6 be
fore the court of common pleas of
Centre (County at any time and pre
sent a petition to Judge Ivan, Walker
(class of 1912) asking that'Penn
State be henceforth and forevermore
known us .
Tlie judge, if he finds‘no . opposition,
may grant the petition us -a matter of
course. It’s that easy.
It was just that easy in 1802 when
the Farmers High school became-the
Agricultural College of Pennsylvania,
Dr. Enviu H. Runkle, professor of
philosophy and College historian, ex
plains.
' With many more courses estab
lished, other than agricultural, an
other name was deemed more appro
priate and in 1874. the name was
changed to the Pennsylvania State
College.
And He’s As Tough As He Looks
Movie star Dick Powell sizes up Billv Soosc, ex-Lion ring star, in Holly
wood. Soosc, last year’s 155-pound intercollegiate boxing champion, has
turned professional and under-the management of Paul Moss started his
pro career last Tuesday night by scoring a fourth round T.K.O. over Paul
Dean, a promising coast welterweight, in £,os Angeles. Soosc won the
crowd with his spectacular performance and was presented a gold wrist
■watch hs the outstanding young' boxer on the card. • Powell has evinced
interest in Souse and has developed him (juitc a following among the
glamour boys and girls of Filmdom.
45 L. A. Students
Make Honor Roll
Fourteen Sophomores, Twelve
Seniors, Ten Freshmen,
Nine Juniors Named
The honor roll released recently
by the. School, of Liberal Arts for
last semester lists 7 45 students, 12
from the senior class, nine juniors, 14
sophomores', and' 10 freshmen who*:
have been chosen outstanding /in
scholastic achievement in their class.
The honor roll Is chosen from the
10 persons in each class having the
highest, number of honor points per
[credit earned during the preeeeding
j semester. If several persons have
the same average as the tenth person
on the list. In their class, they too are
I included.
Class of 1935
| Those who received threes were
: Frank A. Itgen, Christine KuulTman,
[Robert L. Kaye, Thomas S. Kelly,
| John* E. Matz, Robert L. Smith, and
I Edwin K. Taylor; those with 2.9 were
! George E. Bowman, and Marshall K.
Evans; Jlermione Hunt, David F. *Mc
i Farland, and Eleanor E. Robinson re-,
eeived 2.8.
Class of 1939
I Threes were awarded to Frank C.
■ Craighead, John J. Craighead, Fran
! cos Kecsler, C. J. Newman, and Ellis
Sehein; 2.9 to Vernon L. Hull; and
2.8 to Robert L. Boerder, Dean C.
Miller, and Charles G. Sweet.
Class of 1940
C. Scott Anderson received a three;
2.9 went to Mary E. Hatton; 2.8 to
Zelnm Backull, Henry J. Bailey, David
J. Bailey, David E. Cohen, Mary E.
Fletcher, Emanuel Roth and John R.
Vorbalis; 2.7 to Helen L. Camp, Mot
ion J. Conn, Floyd P. Coyne, Flor
ence C. Kilgore, Ruth J. Kocher, and
Jean Livermore. '
Class of 1941
Norman Raeusin received a three;
2.8 went to William E. Fowler, Harris
Freedman, and Beth M. Swope; 2.7
to Ernest S. Dix and Robert M. Slg
inond; 2.6 to Mary Elizabeth Baker,
Mary Janet Gillespie, John R. Miller,
and Elinor L. Weaver.'
Louis H. Bell To Give
Fifth L. A. Lecture
“The Newspaper Today” is the sub
ject of the fifth liberal arts lecture
to be given in home economics audi
torium at 7 o’clock tonight by Prof.
Louis H. Bell of the department of
journalism.
Professor ißell was graduated from
here in 1929 and as an undergraduate
was editor of the Collegian. He has
been a member of tlie- staff of the de
partment of journalism' for three
years.
He has served as a reporter, copy
reader, sports writer and columnist,
city editor, and managing editor, and
has worked for the Chester Times,
the Main Line Daily Times, the Wil
mington Morning News, the Wil
mington Sunday Star, and the Phila
delphia bureau of the International
News Service.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, MARCH, 22, 1938
Dean Denounces
Science Hermits
Whitmore Tells A. C. *S. Initiates
To Cultivate Knowledge
Of Fellow Chemists
“Don’t be hermits in a laboratory,”
advised Dr. Frank C. Whjtpiore, dean
of chemistry and physics, speaking
to. u -;group pf were .iiii
tinted as affiliates of. the American
Chemical society, at Easton last Fri
day nighL
Dean Whitmore stated that one of
the great dangers of tlie chemical
profession is Lhat its work” is so in
tensely- interesting that a man is in
creasingly tempted to withdraw into
his own laboratory and confine his in
terests to his own work instead of
keeping in touch with his. fellow
chemists. ■’
“For success in the chemical pro
fession, two things are necessary; an
infinite knowledge of chemistry and
aii extensive knowledge of chemists,”
he stated. "Consequently, the new In
stitution of affiliates of tlie American
Chemical society is a splendid thing
•in getting students 'interested in the
professional society to which they
will later be eligible for full member
ship.”
S. U. Dances To Begin
Because of, the popularity of tlie
Student Union afternoon dances,
they will be resumed at the Armory
beginning next week,- George Dono
van, manager of Student Union, an
nounced. Dancing will be held every
Tuesday ami Friday afternoon. ,
ON THE POLITICAL BATTLEFRONT:
’39 Progressives, Independents Merge;
Bill Hoot Will Run For Vice-President
By HERBERT B. CAHAN
- The Progressive clique (1939 Lo
cust Lane) has merged with the In
dependent party. This new align
ment, which throw’s the strength of a
few more, fraternities and indepen
dents over with “Shimmy" Szym
zcak’s brain-child (the lude]>endent
party, of which “Shimmy” i<s Senior
advisor), makes the fight for class of
fices in all classes a two-sided affair.
•Not only will this fusion strengthen
the 'lndependents, but it is bound to
give £he 1939 Cjimpus clique more
power too, inasmuch as some of the
former* Locust Lane boys will now
back Stan Brown and his Campus
running mates. Then, too, there is
the very slight possibility that some
of tlie dissatisfied politicians will try
to form a third group to put up John
ny Patrick for Senior class president.
But this is rather remote inasmuch
ag signed petitions and platforms
must be in Russ Golm’s hands by
noon, tomorrow.
Hoot Named
With the consummation of merger
plaus Sunday, the Independent party
nominated Willard D. Hoot, who was
Juniorijßlazer
Cost Stashed,
Peel ieveals
_jr:
'39 Classmen's Can Get
Jackets Tjiis Yean
For Only $] .65
The price Blazers
hit an unprecedented low with
the announcement yesterday by
Joseph A. Pee),- Junior class
president, that the coats would
sell this year f0r;51.65. In pre
vious years Blazers sold for over
ten dollars. j'/
The Blazers will not be of the
high rjuaJity flannel as in previ
ous years, but, in order to put
the price at a figure Uiat will satisfy
popular demand,-the coats will be of
a material similar to Lion coats. The
committee will he named later in the
week. . ’ •
Blazer Will Be Navy Blue
With the announcement of these
new plans Peel staled: “In an effort
to revive College tradition and class
spirit with ah opportunity for all
Juniors to wear their class blazer, we
have investigated the possibility of
producing a Blazer witli‘ll Llie price
range of all."
The Blazer will he navy blue with
a half white collar/ and a blue and
white “Penn Slate T 9” seal on the
breast pocket. The style will ho the
same as. that of Senior lion coals.
Both Intrrcbss finance committee
and Student board swere in favor of
this move "to revive College, tradition
and class spirit”' when it was pro
posed to them by £eel.
Name_ Thespians 5
New Hats—You
May Win $lO
W. P. Fortune, Inc. of 4J7'Fifth
avenue. New York City, is sponsoring
a contest to name a new “5 way" hat
recently designed and patented by
Sellg B. Cohen ’l>B. First prize will
be ten dollars while two tickets to the
new Thespian show, “Hey. Rube!",
will -be offered as second prize. The
contest officially closes on April 2.
Seventeen of these versatile hats,
which can be worn in four different
ways or used as handbags, will be
featured in two choruses of the spring
Thespian show.
Hats to Be Worn
The hats will be worn to all classes
Tuesday, March 2'J, and Wednesday.
March "0, by Marguerite C. Beach
Ml, Judith L. Cutschali ’4l, Leslie A.
Lewis *4l, Louise A. Parasha .’4J,
Dorothy B. Jleevcs ’4l, Connie Smith
’4l, and Jeanne L. Witherow ’4l of
the Thespian chorus.
For those co-eds and interested
male students who have had no op
portunity to see them on the campus,
they will be displayed by the same
young ladies both afternoons at 4 o'-
clock in the Corner Room.
to be the Progressive presidential
nominee, as Joe Peel’s ruimiug mate.
After the announcement of the com
bine, the following statements were
forthcoming:
Lou Sholleubcrger, Progressive
chairman, and Hoot—“ The Progres
sives, as a party, are trying to eradi
cate the feeling of fraternity versus
non-fraternity .men. Our philosophy
of student government closely paral
lels, the Independent viewpoint. Their
introduction of platforms in the cam
paign last year, and their sincerity,
demonstrates the fact that we can
work together to represent the Class
of HIM). We hope, by our alignment,
that we will elect the best men.”
Joe Peel, Independent nominee for
Senior class president—“ The Inde
pendent party now feel s that with
representative fraternity men' work
ing with us we are presenting a party
that gives both viewpoints and will
assure llie Junior class of a fair and
reliable student government. We can
not be.termed an anti-fraternity par
ty, for we are now co-operating for
the .best interests of the ‘Class.”
Staii Brown, Campus presidential
nominee (when asked to comment on
Doris Blakemore, Rachel Bechdel
Are Elected To Head WSGA, WAA;
Lucille Giles Is Named May Queen
Win In Women’s Elections
LUCILLE Z. GILES ’llB
IF Ball To Draw
Over 50 Houses
Oimnillee To Determine Tola!
Number To Attend Dance;
Assessment Is $2
In a recent Inlerfralcrnity Council
survey, it was learned that fifty-one
fraternities will dance'at'lnterfrater-'
nity Ball on L Last year only
ISO attended.
Tomorrow and Thursday fraterni
ties will be contacted by members of
the committee to determine definitely
Jiow many men plan (o attend the
dance from their respective houses.
Each inun will be assessed two dol
lars for his invitation. The frater
nity president will collect the money
and, on -Monday, March ‘JB, invitu
tions will be distributed.
Assessment Is $2
The plan this year is designed to
make Inlerfralcrnity Ball a frater
nity man’s dunce. The system of tick
et distribution is planned to equalize
the cost of the ball in accordance with
the number of men attending from
cacli house. Thus, if one house has
15 men going, the cost will be $3O.
If the house has 110 men going, the
cost will be $OO.
TJie assessment of two dollars a
ticket per man lo be paid by the fra
ternity or by the individual is the
fairest system that could be worked
out by the committee. Accordingly,
the house with less in proportion at
tending will pay less than the house
with a greater number.
Provisions will be made so that
alumni and guests arriving late may
procure tickets.
the new set-up)—“We have suspected
the fulfillment this merger for
some lime, so that this announcement
is not a surprise. Naturally it will
strengthen the Independents, hut it
will not weaken us. so that the forth
coming light, for Senior class offices
will be very closely contested.
Following are nominees fur whom
petitions will he filed tomorrow at
noon: '
CLASS OF I IK!9
Campus—President: Stanley J.
Brown; Vice President: John C. Rex:
Secretary: William W. Stopper;
Treasurer: James C. Nunge. Student
Council—Agriculture: James N. Vin
cent; Chemistry and Physics: Donald
V. Gnau; Education: William I. Sut
ton; Engineering: Nicholas Kay.
Independent—President: Joseph A.
Peel; Vice President: Willard D.;
Hoot; Secretary: ftobert E. Hopkins;
Treasurer: Harvey H. Heilman. Stu
dent Council—Agriculture: W. Wil
liam Clarke; Chemistry and Physics:
William Wilson; Education: Harold
Arnold; Engineering: Earl Strunk;
(Continued On Page Two)
DORIS BLAKEMORE ’39
College May Get
Mid-Year Recess
Dean, Itegistrar Approve Plan;
New Vacation Would Add
Week In June
Students can have a full-week va
cation between semesters if they so
desire. : f . " •• * -
This was the opinion expressed by
Dean of Men Arthur R. Warnock in
an interview with the Collegian Sat
urday.
Commenting on the Collegian’s edi
torial last week advocating a mid
year recess. Dean Warnock said:
“The question is largely whether the
student* would prefer beginning the
second semester one week later and
enti’ng it one week later in June or
vice versa."
As long as the required number of
half-days are completed, the Dean ex
plained, the scheduling of vacation
periods is immaterial.
| Meanwhile, Registrar William S.
Huffman indicated whole-hearted sup
port. of the plan. “I am always in
favor of au extra week between sem
esters," he said.
“Although not providing sufficient
lime for complete compilut'on of stu
dent grades,” Mr. Hoffman said, “the
recess would give the administration
time td decide most, if not all, ‘bor
derline* eases." ’
Added strength to the belief that
the administration was backing the
plan came from the revelation that
the -School of Libera! Arts Inis peti
tioned for a mid-year vacation, which
will be considered by the College Sen
ate next month.
Pattee Celebrates
75th Birthday
Anniversary
Penn State’s grand old man of let
ters, Dr. Fred. Lewis Pattee, profes
sor emeritus of American literature,
celebrates h!s 75th birthday anniver
sary today at Coronado Beach, Flor
ida, where he is professor of Amer
ican iiteraLuro'ut Rollins College.
Dr. Pattee was born at Bristol,
New -Hampshire, in 1803, and was
graduated from Dartmouth in 1888.
He was a member of the faculty at
Penn State from 1894 to 1898. Dur
ing this time he received his .master’s
and doctor’s degrees, and several hon
orary degrees. He spent three years
of this time in Europe, at the Uni
versities of Gottingen and Marburg.
Dr. Pattee is the* author of Penn
State’s Alma Mater, and of fifteen
volumes, including poetry, histories of
litcruturo, and fiction. He hus edit
ed collections of poetry, short story
readings, volumes of Shakespeare's
Macbeth, and the works of Mark
Twain.
Seven Join Honorary
The following Junior women have
accepted bids to Omicron Nu, senior
Home Economics honorary: Ruth E.
Barrage, Marjorie F, Davies, Phyllis
Herzog, Dorothy Moss, Jean E. Rish
el, Dorothy L. Snyder, and L. Jean
Stillwell.
Z 658 PRICE FIVE CENTS
Installation Banquet
For New Officers
Will Be Tonight
Don's Blakemore '39 and Ra
chel M. Bechdel '39 were named
president of W. S. G. A. and W.
A. A. respectively, at the' wom
en’s student dance in the Ar
mory Friday night.- Lucille Z.
Giles was elected May Queen, as
the outgoing presidents, setting
a precedent, announced the new
officers during intermission.
The other officers of W. S. G.
A. are: Josephine A. Keeney '4O,
vice-president.; Italia A. DeAngclis
719, secretary: Betty L. Matins Ml,
I treasurer; Marjorie F. Davies 7UI,
senior secretary; Jane A. Itotuig MO,
junior senator; Elinor L. Weaver Mt,
sophomore senator; Mary Frances
Leitzell MO, town senator; and Helen
B. Cramer Ml, freshman attendant to
the May Queen.
W. A. A. Officers Named
Officers of W. A. A. are: Mary O'-
Connor "40, vice-president; Dorothy
A. MeAulilVc 7"), treasurer; Beatrice
Lowe MU. secret,ary; Jane B. Hoskins
Ml, sophomore representative.
Installation banquet will be held to
night in Mac hall, at which time the
officers of both organizations will offi
cially Hike office. Faculty members
and downtown dormitory representa
tives will be invited to attend. Chair
man of the banquet will be Marcia L.
Morfing 711). Her co-chairmen are:
JCathcrinV D. Gre'ner ".‘IP and ‘ Mar-'
jorie F. Davies 71!).
Early Pa. Newspapers
Are Given To Library
A collection of early uewspapers
from Bclleftmte ami other places in
the Slate has been presented to the
College Library by Mrs. Boyd A. Mus
sel* of Scranton, wife of a Collego
trustee.
The collection includes two volumes
or the Bellefontc Patriot covering tho
years 1533 to 1834, and an issue of the
Philadelphia Press for May 5. 1898,
showing conditions at the beginning
of the Spanisli-American War. Also
included is an 18511 Ceuter County
Teachers* Institute bulletin.
Mrs. Musser’s sister. Mrs. George
D. Tuylor, also of Scranton, has added
two valuable items to the Priestley
collection. They arc Priestley's “Doc
trines of Heathen Philosophy" and
“An Authentic Account of the Bir
mingham Riots," a ver>\ rare vol
ume.
Airmen Asked To Join
National Flying Group
Members of the Penn State /ur
meu. an organization made up of 35
students, all of whom fly, with sev
eral holding private pilots’ licenses,
were invited to join the National In
tercollegiate Flying club by William
D. Strohmeier, adviser, at a meeting
last Tuesday night.
The Airmen were also asked to
compete in the Intercollegiate Air
Meet ,to be held between Harvard,
Yale, University of California, Dart
mouth, Kenyon, and the University
of Pennsylvania.
IRaymon E. Connor '4O, president
of the Penn State Airmen, said that
a delegation will be sent to the fourth
conference of the National Intercol
legiate Flying club, which will be
held in Washington, D. C., at the end
of March.
34 Education Majors
Begin Rural Practice
Thirty-four -seniors in rural educa
tion begau four weeks of practice
teaching yesterday in selected high
schools throughout the state.
Henry S. Brunner, head of the de
partment of rural education, stated
that the number of students to be
graduated this spring with qualifica
tions to teach vocational agriculture
in high schools will be GO per cent
greater than usual.
The students will work closely with
the regular instructors, gaining prac
tical experience in all phases of the
work.