Page THro PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Successor to Thr Frer foi'ice, established 1887 Published eembweekly during the Collegti year, except on holiday*, rjy etudente of The Pennsylvania Stale College, In the intereit of the College, the students, fonilty, alimini. and friends. % Nslional Advertising Service, Inc. Cellrir Publishers Rtprestntathr 420 Madison Ave. New York. N.Y. OIIC.QO . £3ilOH . SAN FHAIICIK.T UUk AKGILtk • PORTLAND • SCATTI* TFIR MANAOII ‘HARI.KS M. WTIEF.I.ER. .JR. *3B I-MUor jr.JIOMR WF.INRTF.IN *3B Managing Editor FRANTIS li. R7.YMCZAK ‘3ft News Editor WOODROW \Y. ItIRRT.Y *33 Feature Editor SHIP.I.F.Y R. IlEJ.iiiS *BB Women's Editor OEOROIA 11. POWERS *3B AsHU-late Women’s Editor CAROLINE TYSON ’US ARnoriate Women's Editor associate editors Thomas A. Ih.al MU Herbert B. Cahan Mil Rntrr M. Tralme '39 Alan 0. Mclntyre Ml! liny B. Nl.-I.nl- Jr. Ml. Snlv.lnr. S. S.l. M 9 J.lil. A. Tm.nn.ll.h .10 WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS ~.111. 11. r,r.,„I»TK -so F - sh "' l M ASSOCUTi: BUSINESS MANAfiEES Bttljih 11. Hnmllii.l, ■:!!> Itl.liar.l W. Kcvinm.. •110 D.lhu R. I-M '» J.ram, Shaffer ’ll!) Fnniri» A. C. Vaster. ,lr. MO Wary J. Sami.l, ■» MannyiiiK Editor This Issue News Editor This Issue Tuesday. March 22, 1038 FUN IN COLLEGE FERTILE IS THE BRAIN’ of the undergraduate stall' Of the Ilailv Pennsylvanian that brought forth last Fri.lav the name “George H. Earle University" for us here at Penn State. To avoid confusion with the Uni versity of Pennsylvania is a.difficult thing, the Dai y Pennsylvanian thinks. It can he circumnavigated only hv changing our name as they suggest or by vhnng in.r (heirs to "Ben Franklin University,” it seems, ihe Daily Pennsylvanian thinks, however, that such a same m'ght find opposition. To help out the’Daily Pennsylvanian and to assure us from our own haughty position that-there is no eon "fusion of names, the Penn State Collegian on hehall of the student body is willing to make a proposition. We will change our name to the “George JL Earle University,” if you down there in the city of brotherly love will just adjust your moniker to “The Boies Pen mse University.” The Collegian reels that this name lias many possibilit'es, i. o. to round out the U, the William Vare curriculum in sanitary engineerng, the Malt AlcClo.skoy Institute of political science and the S. Davis Wilson training school for fence-jumpers. Or how about throwing the whole affair into a Gales open forum? Sure’y a. plan would come out of it. Think of what.il did for aLhletics! Now everyone knows whom he’s lighting against—so much so, in fact, that most, people have forgotten the sordid details about Franklin Field and the good old U. of P. THE PEACE POLE AS A PART of a nation-wide poll in colleges and universities in lind student views concerning methods of preserving peace in the world turmoil today, the Col tegian Is conducting a voluntary poll starting today. 'The poll is being taken to gather together some ex haustive ere •s-scct.nn of college views about a subject iluil. is vitally important in the future well-being of to toy’* youth. • When we know how students all over the land fool' about isolation, compulsory U. 0. T. C., boycott, coer cion, and many more of the moot subjects of the day, we will know better what chances there ore for peace ami what methods students favor to bring them about. Peace movements and sane efforts to avoid war are so often blocked and rendered ineffectual by ignorance of the predominating view. Until it has been determined, then* ran he nothing but guess-work. KICI,IMITATIONS TO Dll. PATTEE One of the foremost scholars of American literature, Dr. Fred .Lewis‘Psiltee, celebrates the 75th anniversary rffVs hi rib today at Rollins College at Coronado Reach, F!a., where he is now teaching. Dr. Patt.ee first came here in 1811-1 when, as he says, “State College was jusl a little country village ami was nearly inaccessible to the far east and west sec Lions of the Stale.” He left here in 11)28 when he accepted his present position as professor of American literature at Rollins College. His interest in the College is revealed in his comment made on hi> last visit here in 1035. Said Dr. Pattee, “Penn Stale has grown surprisingly and is still grow ing. I maitujrn that it is one of the greatest colleges in the country. I think we have always had a remarkable group of professors here and this is one of the reasons for ihe widespread popularity of the institution.’’ Few im'ii have had more influence than he in shaping ihe traditions and growth of Penn State. Few men are prouder than he of associations with Penn State. On belia'f of his numerous friends and acquaintances in the College, and from the Penn State students who know him better by the part of his own personality that lie has given us, the Alma Mater, the Collegian, extends simTwesi. felicitations.—R. R. N. REVISION OF PRIMARIES Since women’s elections are not so far in the past that we have forgotten the farcy of the primaries, we should like to suggest that the system of preliminaries he revised. How many women students gave their one other vote to the one who, they thought didn’t have a chance or whose work they didn’t know? This type of action played too much of a part in last week’s oleefons. With the various houses playing poli tics, tliis method worked effectively in more cases than If each woman were allowed one vote forT*ach office, I lie many women who voted for those whom they con {■ideved most capable would be getting a fair deal. There is no reason why, if one choice is allowed for each office on the ballot, the most deserving candidates will not come out on top. In fact, if such a method were employed, it would he a guarantee both to those who vole honestly and to those who should win a clean election,—L. B. G. OLD MANIA U 3 HOARD ,1 AY H. DANIELS '3B BuMneu Manager CAR!. W. DIEHL *3B Advertising Manager ROBERT S. M.-KELVEY '3B Circulation Manager .JOHN C. SABF.LLA ’3B Promotion Manager ROBERT E. ELLIOTT JR. ’36 Foreign Advertising Manager KATHRYN M. JRNNINfiS '3B Senior Secretary Roy B. Nichols. Jr., 'B9 ...Alan (*. Mclntyre '39 One! Two! Three! Four! We’Ve wondering wlmt Col. Venable is going to do about . hi s ROTH parades this'Spring. (Spring is here.) Proposed excavation for the EE bldg, places the armoiy field out or the ipiesiron while giant ant hills on Holmes Field aren’t conducive to straight lines. The beauty of the front campus may not lie marred by the tramp of tramping feet while the golf course (on which the Colonel is reported to have cocked his eye) is used by ihe Spring sports teams. We have two suggestions. One is the football field. The boys could march about the cinder track, Cot. Venable and his assistants could park in the press box, am! the spectators could cheer from the bleachers. The other plan would be to utilize the ditches that criss-cross the campus for trenches. Tired and worn out at the close of the parade, the boys could lie flown amt some obliging soul, the Maniac, if no one else, will cover their bodies. ♦ + ♦ And We Weren't. Plastered: : Most disgusting was the couple sitting in seats 5 and (> of Row I at Saturday night’s Players’ show. When they necked between acts (house lights on) we closed our eyes. But when he sucked her fingers + + + P.S.U.orU.C.P.: With the tabulation of ballots on changing the Col lege name poll, several things of note have arisen. ‘ Names suggested were “Ran! Ran!! and Moo! Moo! College” and “Academy of Fine Arts ami Agri culture.” And now the Pennsy U. paper suggests calling it “Governor Earle’s University.” Prof. Dunaway, however, is not taking a hack seat on the matter. Apparently opposed to the Common wealth part, he wrote to Harrisburg for a State seal which he discovers hears the. inscription, “Seal of the STATE of Pennsylvania.” .'Bringing the seal to class he asked if anyone wanted to see it. “Show it to Gov. Earle,” was a smarL reply from the hack of the room. r ♦ 4- Kulp's Catastrophe .lack Kulp made an impressive entrance, escorting Dean Ray to the Theta Xi dinner dance on SaLurday n'ght. The brothers stared in awe and envy. After Miss Ray was seated, Kulp pulled hack his chair with a pompous gesture . . . and then tsat. down ... on the Hour. Cresswell anti Canines In Hoc. 5 class two ferocious canines were grip ping each other by the throat, growling and snarling.* Co-eds quaked. Hat men shivered. Rut gallant Don Crosswell mustered up his courage, grabbed one of the beasts in his brawny arms, and marched out. with the animal. Co-ed* sighed. Hat men envied. + -f ♦ Strip Tease: One of Ihe co-uls at the Beta Shamrock manse burst into the dining room to find Eddie Glick dressed only in one oversized shirt. She apologized and dashed out, not knowing that Eddie was dressed for his im personation of “Alfalfa” . . . And by the way, black net is attractive over a dark slip, but even more al luring mimfc the garment. At the WSGA dance one ravishing co-ed was floating, around in a black net oblivious to the fact that her petticoat, had slipped to her waist. Pin Points: Ridge Riley broke his. all-time record of attending Kappa formals when *the PIAA reporting kept him away on Saturday night . . . Some croon, .others moan, but Danny Joella, ACC, strive* to be different. He broadcasts sweet nothings over the telephone with his trumpet . . . While Giles fans applauded her vic tory as May Queen the lush Lucille stayed home studying for a blue hook. Although new* travels fast around the campus, Lucille didn’t find out that sh 6 , had been elected until the next morning . . . Dixie > SmiLh, CA publicity agent, sits in class, practicing her penmanship by writing Mrs. Thomas Archibald Gulleltc, just to see how it will (or would) look. IfMIHHMI nope 0F heaven ... $2.00 By JOHN O’HARA By A LLEN fiWiltrßHW TH e unvanquished . 32.50 HM—MMHBII T.v WILLIAM FAULKNER THESE FOREIGNERS . $2.50 QBBBS Ilv WILLIAM SEA BROOK ______ THE TYRANNY MBWWBHIi OF .WORDS. $2.50 THE FOLKLORE . mmmmmm of CAPITALISM .. . 33.00 Ilv THURMAN ARNOLD ■HHi u- s. a $3.00 By joiin nos bassos CONCERT PITCH .... $2.50 MBB THE PRODIGAL " iw lewis’ ’ ’ * 2 >(l ■HHHH A PRAIRIE GROVE. . . $2.50 _ . Ilv DONALD C BEATTIE Cj M § For First Editions, £2 Rare and Out g of-Print Books § Try Our Search . Service, for Which There Is No Charge. & ' KEELER’S CATIIAUM THEATRE BLDG. THE FENtf STATE COLLEGIAN Debates Here Forensic Teams To Have Debate Young;, Matz To Oppose Tourinff Puerto Ricans On Subject Of Foreign Policy Puerto Rico’s touring debate team encounters Fred L. Young, Jr. ’3B and i.l. Edwin Matz ’3B in an orthodox ses sion in Schwab auditorium Thursday [night at 8:15 o’clock. Dr. Frank D. > Kern, dean of the graduate school, | will lie chairman. “Should an American League of Nations be established?” will be the issue discussed, the Puerto Rican team taking the negative. The visit ing-debater* will be chosen from ei ther Rafael Murtinez-Alvnrez, Jr., Juan Rodriguez,.or Luis Berrios. Meet. Outstanding Teams The debate will pe the second in a series of nine for the Puerto Ricans who are .meeting the outstanding col ; legiate teams in the east in their sixth j annual Lour of this country. All ar l guments will pertain to the widely !discussed foreign/ jjplicy, Pan-Amer [icanism heading tne'Hopics.' - ! Initial competition- will be with the j University of Pennsylvania,, with de l-bales against George Washington l University, University of Pittsburgh, JMiddlelmry College,! Holy Cross, Col jgntc, Boston University, and Colum i bin following in thdt v order after the iponn State meet,; completing the ijottr. On • previous [ trips the Puerto ! Ricans have met teams from Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, New York University, and McGill Univer sity. 2 Parties Merge For ’39 Election (Continued From Page One) Mineral Industries: • Peter. G. Seder; i Education: ;Victor E., Gen tilman. ‘ Campus—President: Walter A. Jones, Jr.; Vice President: Stephen |t. Rollins; Secretary: Richard L. ! Britton; Treasurer; Bernard A. —THE MANIAC Newman. Student Council—Agricul ture: Alfred 0. Metier; Chemistry and Physics: Robert s. Voids; Educa tion: Edgar L. Lnnden; Engineering: Francis D. Rupprecht; Mineral In dustries: Scott B. A-tler; Physical Education: Joseph ;C. Myers. andependent—President: F. Rich ard Ellcnberger; Vice President: | John L. Hartranft;. Secretary: Std |ney S. Alter; Treasurer: Harry N. j Ghenn. Student Council Agricul ture: Richard G. Cbemis ■try and Physics: Harry D. Surge; i Education: Peter Czavick; Engineer ling: Herman M. Fogel; Mineral In dustries: Martin Valeri; Physical Ed 'ucatiou: Norman W* Gordon. { Campus—President: C. Laich; Vice President: William E. Fowler; Secretary’:John W. Fritz, Jr.; Treasurer: Larry C. Higgins, Jy. Student Council—Agriculture: Rich ard A. Gaines; CKemistry and Phys ics: Howard F. Sutter; Engineering: ißpbert P. Jones;” Lower Division: Robert N. Baker and Roger S. Find ley; Mineral Industries: Edward W. Nestor; Physical Education: Elbur C. Purnell. Independent—President: Walter M. Kniaz; Vice President: Charles R. Clenison; Secretary: ( Frank W. Stnn ko; Treasurer: Edward Sapp. Stu dent Council—Agriculture: Thomas C. Backenstose; and Phys ics: Theodore Rice;- Engineering: Joseph R. Tokorr*Lower Division: Adrian W. Hoffman; Mineral Indus tries: William C. Bachman; Physical Education: Van Av-Hartman. JUAN RODRIQUEZ + + + CLASS OF 1!M0 CLASS OF 1941 FOOT LIGHTS “The Dybbuk” “The Dybbuk," a play in three acts hy S. Anslty, produced and directed by Prank S. Neusbnum, assisted hy Ida Bickley; settings by Oliver Smith and Tom Ainsworth; construction by Karl Bretney; painting hy Sarabelle Shirm; properties by Eleanor Ho/Ter; lights by Edward Catlingmakeup by Aaron Zander; wigs and beards by Zauder Bros.; costumes by Meth and Cropper; produced on Friday'and Saturday .in Schwab auditorium as the ■ third play of ihe current season by Penn State Players, A, 0. Cloetingh, director. First Ballon Second Ballon.- Third. Ration The Messenger - Meyer,.the Shanm* of the Synagogue An Elderly Woman. Two Children 1 Nancy Neusbnum, Helen Neusbaum Channnn, a young scholar Charles Diehl Chennoch, a young scholar Robert Robinson Leah, daughter of. Sender.- Frade, her old nurse Cittel, her companion Asher Sender - A Wedding Guest i George Bernstein Bassin, another friend of Leah's ' Ruth Wagner Nachmon, the briffcgrooni’s father -- .. David Jackson Rvihhi Mendel, of the bridegroom’s 1 par Ly... -Herman Costow Menashe, the bridegroom Joe' Dobbs Rabbi Azruel, the Rabbi of Miropol ‘ Bernard Schectman Michael, his attendant --—.Joe Dobbs Rabbi Samson, the City Rabbi ...Herbert Doroshow Scholars, beggars, and .musicians in and about the synagogue The Penn State Players and Direc-' tor Frank S. Neusbnum surprised us with a splendid performance of a dif ficult play in the presentation, of An sky’s “The Dybbuk.” * It was something different for a Players’ show but satisfied the large ly-ndult, mostly Jewish audience in a I way that made one forget that the play was not the type that should be given in a College auditorium. : The fact that the play was poorly attended is evidence that students wish to pay to be entertained and the Players, therefore, musl be content with faculty and townsfolk audiences at their-heavier productions. The play was a colorful, eccentric, and strangely cabalistic evening in the theatre. The plot was, in brief, a hovering between the mystic and the real. It was a successful attempt to transmit the spirit of the Jewish Chassidic as it existed hundreds of years ago . A' softness, like a .fine piece of music played before an ap preciative audience, seemed to charac terize the production. Rich tradition, religious ritual, omens ami exotic su perstition lent atmosphere to the scenes crea'ted by S. Ansky and mounted hy Director Neusbnum with a staff of able assistants. The play synchronized all the arts of the theatre . . . song, dance, ami acting. It was not a vehicle for stars, but rather depended to a great extent on group movements. In short . Channon, a Talmud student in love w'th Leah, daughter .of a rich man, finds the girl be throthed to another, and in despair, gives up the Talmud for the Cabala and departs from reality ami earthly being. On Leah’s wedding day, he returns, a spirit ... a dybbuk . . . and enters her body, to control her being, her lips', her actions. The Tsadik casts out the dybbuk . . .. frees Leah. All seems well . . . but the spirit calls to her from afar, and she answers, to leave our world for his. .. There were some splendid portray als. Charles Diehl was notable as Channon. Verna Sevast played her .Oadi'ng role to the ultimate. .'Bernard Schectman did a swell job in his sev eral roles, principally as Rabbi Az rael. Harry Reed was a fine messen ger and Doris Gutman did well in the old woman character. Joe Dobbs was very effective ns the nervous and re luctant bridegroom. Bernice Hunn and Ruth Wagner were pleasant re lief from the ritual when the going became a little tedious. David Mack son did well as the bridegroom’s fa ther while Jane Enmes was notewor thy for facial expressions. The dance numbers'in the first and second acts were splendid and credit for their authenticity should go io Jessie Cameron and Ruth- Shtasei. But the drum, or something, made Collegian Begins Poll On 3 Subjects, Today Held over one day, the Collegian’s survey of student opinion on ques tions of peace, neutrality, and R. 0. T. C. f will begin at 0 o’clock this morning and continue unlil noon Sat urday. Batlots will be available at the Student Union desk. Results of the poll hem will he aided to results of similar polls now >eing conducted throughout the nn ;ion by 753 undergraduate publica ions in an effort to present a crystall ized picture of student opinion. 1 FOR SALE! Home Sites Business Sites in Slate College Eugene 11. Lederer GENERAL REAL ESTATE II I E. leaver Phone 40GG THE CAST Bernard Schectman Herman Costow 1 Martin Gross Harry Reed Clay Donges Doris Gutman Bernice Hunn ..George Bbrnstein Bernard Freed one think of “Jungle Princess’’ or some other saga of men on Safari. Sets were well constructed, for which we laud the one-man stage crew . . '. Karl Bretney. Sets were satisfactorily painted . . . thanks to Sarabella Shirm. Properties best ever displayed here . . . credit to Eleanor Hoffer and Bob Ludwig. Makeup and were good, but done hy imported professionals . . . and after all . . . Hints to the technical crew . make a blackout out of a blackout and the green light was as appropri ate on the dance in the second act as the ungodly red light on the ghost in Howard’s “Hamlet.’’ The sunset (we think it was a sunset) in the second act had lovely red streaks ... on the mountains as well as the sky. and nev er seemed to set. The white light on the bride in the second act was strik ing hut blinding . . . The tables were slnqted too, too much ... In short,* it was an excellent pro duction of a dillicult drama and we hope the box office was able to pay the cost of the grease paint. Letter Box To the Editor: N • Those of .us who attended the ground breaking ceremonies the oth er Saturday couldn’t help but he im pressed by the future growth of Penn State. I am sure all of us are satis fied* with addition of much needed buildings, but I wonder if we can be just as well satisfied with the .caliber of the teaching staff. Recently the college has lost sever al of its outstanding men, such as Kent from Engineering, Hunter, from Agriculture, Waller from Liberal Arts, and Colgate from Engineering. All these men presumably have been lost because of salary. ‘Penn State cannot afford to have outstanding men lured away by the attractive salaries of other institu tions. It is alf very well to receive several million dollars for buildings. The students come for intelligent, progressive, understanding- instruc tion and it is the duty of the college to see they get it. What Penn State needs is to retain its good teachers at any cost and replace the poor ones. It isn’t the buildings that makes a university, it’s what goes on within those buildings. PORTER ft. WEBER i . • PAINTING, PAPER HANGING and DECORATING WALL PAPER and PAINTS / • 'Headquarters for SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINTS . IMPERIAL WALL PAPERS • ..." 125 S. Fr'azier St. ' - ‘ • Phone 2792 Tuesday, March 22, 1938 ROTC Band Plays Winter Concert The sophomore R. 0. T. C. hand, under the supervision ,of W. 0. Thompson. College'bandmaster.. gave' the fifth in the series of mid-winter concerts in Schwab 'auditorium Sun day afternoon.' 'Student directors were Albert P. Lyford ’3B and Frederick H. Serff ’3B, senior majors in the' curriculum of music education.. The program included: “March of the Brave," J. S. Zamccnic; “The Calijih of Bagdad," overture; Sol diers’ Chorus from “Faust,” Charles Gounod; concert waltz, “On the Beautiful Blue Danube," Johann Strauss; “177G"—descriptive scenes of the American War of Indepen dence,, J. S'. Zaniecnic;. and march, “The'Captain General," Marie Lbukn. .Verna Sevast Jane Elames Next Sunday the College Sym phony orchestra will present the last concert of* the series in Schwab audi torium at 3:30 o’clock. Tree Foils Blight, Then Building' Program Penn State has a pear tree that, won’t be "downed—not even hy a five million-doliar'building, program. The tree is standing on the site of one of the new buildings and it can’t he cut, though it will ; condescend' to being moved. . : « The tree is valuable in that for the 12 years of its life, it has successfully resisted fire blight, a -disease that no other pear tree has been able-to with stand. From it i s being developed a new strain of fruit. Now known ns the “Richard Peters," this tree was developed acci-, dentally from a chance seedling in. connection with fire'blight studies of Dr. Ernest L. Nixon, research spe cialist in plant pathology. ’Cuttings from the tree have been sent to re search stations in a dozen different states, and in four foreign countries. Foot Notes Take a note for smarter stepping this Season and look over this new Jar man Custom “all white” brogue Drop in and look over our other new Jarman Custom Sports. $7.50, most styles. x nm»mm iU Jarman Shoaa *»r* Trmad-Ttifd tn actual walking V nfolS #©R MIN ¥ S ?s'fc $750 , Mod Style* WATCH OUR WINDOWS romm’s ipsite Old Main - Slate College
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