SUCCESSOR To The Free Lance, estab- lished 1887. Volume 35—No. 49 29 COLLEGES VIE FOR NCAA WRESTLING CROWN Hughes, Ratcliffe, Hall, Fisher Elected Sports Managers For 1938-39 Will Head Basketball, Gymnastics, Fencing, and Swimming; Varsity Letters Awarded To 41 Men in 4 Activities .Charles JL. Hughes '39, Harold A. Fisher''39, George W. Ral clifTo '39, and James B. Hall '39 were elected managers ot Iniskct ba.ll, swimming, gymnastics, and fencing respectively for the 1938-39 season, it was announced by Joseph P. Prok'sa '3B, A. A. , president. They succeed Bernard J. Burkett '3B, Robert S. Mech iing '3B, George E. Mote '3B, and Samuel B. Cohen '3B respectively. Varsity letters were awarded to 41 men in these four sports, and four numeral awards wore also announced in f one i n Numeral awards for the other teams will he announced later Firsts Named The following first assistant man agers were elected: Basketball— Quentin W. Couch MO, Ralph K. Mad way MO, and Duane W. Swagger MO; Swnnmriig—Don M. CrcsswcN, Jr. MO, Donald ,1. Eyer, Jr. MO, • Robert E. Schuler MO; Gymnastics—Jay R.' Brunner MO, Theodore A. Lesko MO, and Lisle G. Russel MO; Fencing— ' Morris Feldhaum MO, Thomas , I\ Goer. MO, ami Lambert Smith, Jr. MO. Newly-elected Freshman managers are: Basketball—Richard L. Briton MO; and Swimming William S. Johnston MO. •. The following .were named associate managers: Basket ball—Jack K. Mahaffey '39 and Rob ‘ ert E. Hayes ’39; Swimming—.Fran r eis.-A-r C..;VQsLci» r Jr.-'3O ;-Gymnnxtic.s' “Don C. Duncan *39 and Andrew B. Groveling, Jr. '39; Fencing—John N; Van Kirk ’39. " First assistant manager alternates chosen .were: Basketball—Robert H. Miller, Jr. MO; Swimming—Henry P. Schaefer MO; Gymnastics—Milton B. LileJi, Jr. MO; Fencing—lvan . L. Trattner MO. i - Lcttermcn Listed ■Basketball lettermen: Mux 11. Cor bin M 9, Howard C. McWilliams,'Jr. MO, Co-capt. Sol B. Miehoff ’3B, Her bert F. Peterson ’3B, Co-capt. Joseph P. Prokfea ’3B, Charles A. Prosser '39, Jack Reichenbach ’3B’, William "\V. Stopper .’39, and Manager Burkett. Swimming lcttermcn: Alfred R. Bechtel, Jr. '39, Robert C. Brown ’3B, Kcnnctlr-H. Bunk, ’39, Capt. Robert; H. Dcwalt ’3B, Raymond P. Johnson 1 MO, Arthur W. Lehman .’4O/ Guy R. McLuugiilin ’4O, Warren & Oliver ’39, J. Ray Parks '39; Mark 11. Vin-' zant, Jr. MU, William 11. Voehl, Jr. ’39, Capl-elceL Charles S. Welsh ’39, E. Boyne Wood MO, and Manager Mechfing. lettermen: Merrjll. G. (Continued On Page Four) Cramming Checks. Joe College By Two Pounds Shylock would have been satisfied with a-poundvof flesh, but the task masters at Penn Stale got much more than. that at the last examinations, according to the Bureau of Educa tional Surveys of New York City.' The bureuii estimates that in cram ming for the last examinations Penn Stale' students lost a total of 9900 pounds.’ This, figure was arriVed at by tak ing the average weight lost by a.rep resentative- group of students and multiplying it by 90 per cent of the college enrollment; that is, by the number of students who engage in intensive study .before and during ex amination periods. Each student is estimated to lose aboul'two pounds. According to, .the Bureau, profes sors and textbooks arc as much to blame for cramming as the students themselves.. Home Ec Glub Elects The Home Economics Club elected new ofllcers Wednesday evening. The incoming president Is'Jane A. Romig ’4O. Other.officers, are: vice-presi dent,. Betty L. McClure M 0; secretary, Martha B. Hludmau MOf and treas urer, Anne ftl. Yeager Ml. Miss Pauline Locklln of the Eng lish literature department gave u talk on rural literature. Semi-Weekly a ' JAC£ pUTIIEY - Prtut Btatt 0 (CnUrijimt. I Dramatic Leader Will Speak Here National Theatre Convention Of Tiicla Alpha Phi To Hoar N. Y.. Director, Actor Alexander Kirkland, young Broad way star, and Lee Simonson, a di rector of llie Theatre Guild since »l:« inception, will give two of the many lectures itytl demonstrations- sched uled for the theatre conference to be held here on April 23, in connection with the national convention of. The ta Alpha Phi, national honorary col- /fraternity. - • Arthur C. Cloelingh/’dircotbr' of Uic division of dramatics und al secretary of Theta. Alpha Phi, is making- arrangements for both the conference and the fruternity con vention. V Convention Topics Topics jal the convention will in clude: the pietorialin production, or ganization of dramatics in -the high school, the actor and his body, select ing the play, costuming tlie produc tion, producing the musical show, demonstration of make-up, lighting the play, marionettes, .designing scen ery, and the creation of the role. Mrs. Merit Scott, -assistant in dra matics, will describe each costume in a parade to -be given ut the confer ence illustrating advances made in costuming from Grecian times to the present." A.-Zander, professional wig maker ami make-up man who was once connected, with the Metropoli tan Opera Company, will demonstrate methods of make-up. Others who will appear on the pro gram are Dr. H. Darkcs Albright of the Rockefeller Foundation; Miss Jessie Cameron, Arthur C. Cloetingh, Frank S. Neusbaum and J. Ewing Kennedy, all members of 'the College staff.; Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Head, workers In marionettes; and Barclay Leathern, dlrccLor of dramatics at Western Reserve university. Bulletin Reorganizes _ i'-ollowlug the ruuigntiliou of Ruth E-. Sniilli -!l!l us editor-of the C. A. BulloUn, tiioro liuvo beon sovorul intij. or chungos ~ [u student 'personnel. J. Dimili Mooro ’39 was sclented as chair man o£ a.coimulttoo to outline a new policy for .'the bulletin. Other selec tions were: Miss Judy Boyd, Person nel clutinnnn, und Helen M. Under wood MU* chuirmun of the Rending Promotion Committee.. Inconspicuous Building Known By Nation’s Leading Oil Men Although constantly visited by .in-' dustrial leaders, directors of research and • refinery .manufacturers, the pe ■brole)uu rcfinjng| laboijatoryj located near the campus main entrunee con tinues to remain one of the most (inconspicuous an d 1 little-iheardof buildings otv tlie campus among stu dents. ■Organized in 1U29 by Dr. Merrcll 'R. Fenske and Dr. Dorothy Quigglc, the laboratory bus continually ex panded. Its present staff includes a personnel of 26, all engaged in active research. ■lmpressive evidence of the success of the laboratory is seen, in the sue* Construction Again Held Up By Bid Delay Shifted for the fourth time in the I 1 j/ast two . months, the date for th« opening, of bids on the actual con struction work in the General State Authority’s fivc-million-doliar build ing program here has been set for Tuesday, April 5. Originally scheduled for February 16, the second part of the program was grouped wilh the third part, to be let March 16. x Then, after post ponement to March 29, the date was juggled twice within the past week, first to April. 9, then to April 6. No Official Explanation Although no official explanation for Lhe action was ‘■given, authoritative sources’‘indicated that the delays have been precipitated by an “insuf ficient number” of bidders. Estimated to cost approximately $3,012,000, the final part of the pro gram. would include construction of the central liberal arts, forestry, ed ucation, library, mineral industries, agricultural engineering, electrical engineering, agricultural and biolog ical science, chemistry and physics, and poultry buildings. Contracts for the opening part of the program, including general im provements in the water supply and service systems at a cost of $340,- 120.60 were awarded January 20. Orchestra Ends Sunday Concerts Prof. Hummel Fishlntrne Heads ’^Finanviid^Winter.OlTcring 1 In Schwab Auditorium 'Concluding the annual midwinter concert.program presented by the de partment of music, the College Sym phony Orchestra with soloists, all un der the direction of Prof. Hummel Fishburn, will give the sixth and last concert, of the scries in Schwab au ditorium .Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. The program includes Rosainunde Overture by Schubert, played by the orchestra; Emperor Variations, from the String Quartet, Opus 76 by Haydn and arranged by Stoessel, played by the string choir; Minuet to by Kuhlau and the Scherzo “The Throe Blind Mice” by .Colby, played by a flute trio composed of Georgia W. Owen MO, Robert- H. Hasek ’39, and Raymond C. .Baker Mt. The program will also include Trumpet Voluntary by Purcell, played by the brass and percussion choirs and Henrietta M. Landis ’3B, organist; Wic nahte mirdcr Schlum mcr from the opera ©cr Friescbiitz ■by von Weber/sung by Barbara Trox cll, a graduate student, -with Betty Ann ITarLswick MO, accompanist; Capricio . Brilliant by Mendelsohn, Played by Bernard Rossman ’39, pi auist, and the orchestra; and the fin al number, Marche Slave by Tschai ehowsky, played by Lhe orchestra. Officers of the orchestra are: Al bert P. Lyford ’3B, president; Rob-- ert ll.' tlaselc ’39, librarian; Louis Stein ’39, secretary;- Winston -A. Schoenberger ’3B, manager; Bruce 11. Housulcncchl '3B, coiicertmeister; and Cliffprd F. Sarver '3B, principal of the seconds. Students advertislug u Universi ty of Miehigau f pluy productloupick )jtucl the local cinemansl.ou tu ad vortiso their own pluy. eessful development and construction of fractionating and distillation col umns, generally regarded as the most effective in the country. In addition, the organization has revolutioaiized the methods for the testing of oils with the development of speedier and more efficient menus. At present the major research problem concerns it self with solvent ..extraction, spon sored by the (Penn Grade Crude Oil. Association. ' The work of the laboratory is di vided into three categories: student instruction, fundamental research, and practical und theoretical prob •lems sponsored by outside organiza tions. STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1938 Patric&fFiles Petitiqf] For ’39 President To Be Long Gohn Warns Cliques About Violations )iy herbeki!:b; cahan (See Platform's—Page 2) In it liist minute effort to break up the twb-parly set-up in the present Junjor class, John G.; Patrick ’B9' became a lone candidate for thd Senior class presidency on his: own private, ticket. This development fol lows close on the .licels of what a few days ago looked like an Independent-Locust Lane mer ger for Senior class offices. Apparently the : consolidation of . the two Junior: class cliques has slightly backfired; in the face of the llKlfi Independent party. Stan Brown’s Campus'clique seems to have benefited more than.-Joe Peel ami his; Independents by the merger. ! But, buck to Johnny Patrick. John : ; has been a very big, question mark in I Lite whole political muddle for the past few weeks. lie almost edged out the Campus and the defunct Lo cust Lane presidential candidates when these two cliques voted. So, it seems that Johnny thinks that he can garner enough votescio beat out the other two highly ogirnnized parties. ifVnr'be''arf , 'i7it'dresuV'rg'’<yxperm»eiit'.' * * 0 With all platforms having been handed in,, and records of all candi -1 dates 'being.-examined, Russ Gohn, chairman of the election committee, I issued tho following warning. “It Ims been .brought to the atten tion of the election committee Unit electioneering has been going on al ready, in spite of the fact that the Election 'Code specifically states that there is to be no electioneering until after 7 P. M., next Wednesday. There will -be no more warnings, but if these violations continue drastic ac tion will be taken to punish the vio lators. j “Also, it would be well to remind nil the cliques that their plans of campaign must be submitted to me on or befbre 12 o’clock noon, next Wed nesday. And campaigning will then begin at 7 o’clock timt evening.” Readers Leaning To Features-Bell Press Informs’ And Interprets Now, Journalist Claims In L. A. Lecture "Today-readers glimpse the head lines, race through a few paragraphs of the lead; tilery, take a gulp of Murk -Sullivan, Westbrook Pcgler, laud oilier commentators, and turn religiously to the comic strips, the picture page, the gossip columns, cross-word puzzles, and dozens of other so-culled features,” said Louis I 1. J Bell, .of the department of jour nalism, speaking at the Liberal Arts lecture Tuesday night, on “The News paper Today." . • Experts and specialists in all lines •have taken the place bf the jack- of all-trades, who used to collect the news, and do everything else in the office, he said. 'Furthermore, the pa per of Loday is primarily a business, -he added, and -without the advertis ing, which takes so much space, the paper would cost the reader an excess of $2OO a year. Papers 'fell Why “Newspapers of loday have added the responsibility of telling Why as well us what, to satisfy the grow ing curiosity of the public, interpret events, explain the significance of a story, and supply a factual back ground/’ Bell said. Features, comics, pictures, and new headlines are being improved by the papers along with the trend of more news interpretation, Bell commented. In many ways they have been great ly influenced by Time and Life, as can clearly be seen in the prominence of caiidid shots, and series of pic tures, he pointed out. Change Made In Final Exam Schedule Plan . Four final examinations per day will bo conducted during spring exam week instead of the usual three, Dr. Ray V. Watkins, scheduling officer, announced yesterday. Seniors will take their exams May 23, 24, 26. Oth er students will take exams from May 20 to June 2. Under the four-a-duy system, ex amination periods will begin at 8, 10:20, 1:40,- and 4 o’clock, Watkins said. He stated that the change was necessary because of the scarcity of rooms. “I also believe that it will make for fewer conflicts and at the same time gel the exams over with quicker/’ he added. Three exams in one day will still constitute a conflict, Watkins sairl, and any student desiring to have it changed may do so. Watkins is also investigating a plan whereby students will make the fol lowing semester’s schedules a few weeks before the end of the present term. “Students will have more time to chouse their electives wisely,” he said, “avoiding the last -minute rush for an ‘easy’ elective.” Players Initiate 35 As Members 5 Inducted in Capacity Of Full Membership While 30 Are Taken As Associates .u. -Five students, .wen: • iuiU»tod ,:,o«_f.ull. members and thirty' as associate members of the Ftenn State'Players at initiations held Wednesday night in the Little Theatre auditorium. Those 'initiated as full members are ,7. Harold BernsLcin ’oil; Ida P. Bickley, (graduate student, June C. Fames '4O, Lueetla P. Kennedy, and Herbert <S. Ynnofsky '4O. Associate Members Those initiated as .associate mem bers are Thomas 11. Ainsworth ’4l, Eleanor W. IBertolino ’3B, Jean 1,. Brant ’39, Clay Dongcs ’4l, Herbert S. Doroshow ’4O, Clarence H. >Evan,', ’4O, Dorothy A. Gcntzol ’39, Martin Gross ’39, Jane I. Gruber ’39, L*»uis 1 B. Hall ’39, William K. Hilo ’4O, El eanor H. llofTcr ’4O, Mary D. Hoff man, special, Bernice J. Hunn Ml, Robert M. Ludwig ’4O, Estelle Mar gulics Ml, and Julius Marymor MO. Others are Anna N. Mitchell ’39, Louise IS. Patterson ’39, Thelma E.* Prutler MO, Betty M. Reybttrn ’39, Bernard Selectman MO, Ruth -Shlascl ML, Sarabcl! Shinn MO, Joan C. Sper ling ’39, Waller W. SL. Clair *4O, Rob erL 11. Thompson MO, Mary Thiele ’39, Mary L. Trunk ’4O, and Eugene L. Zierdt MO. The nation's largest rollege wind tuimell is now being completed In University of Minnesota . laborator ies. It’ll make « 160-mile “breeze." Unique Type Of f ßat Race 9 Conducted Here By Lepley (Speaking of “rat races,” Penn State claims one of the most unique. To the average student the term “rat ruce” is readily thought of us being related to some dance where u hot band “jams it out” for the bene fit of n group of dance-lovers who “truck on down” and “Suzy Q" in definitely. But to William K. Lepley, assist ant psychology professor, it is just wbat the term literally says—a rut race. ' For six weeks or more, Doctor Lep ley will huve 72 rats race down a 30-fool tunned where experience tells them they should find food. At the end of six weeks Professor Lepley hopes they will ruce down the'tunnel at top speed. This food, which is an especially prejUarml laboratory, diet of meat, alfalfa meal, salt, casein and butter, is particularly attractive to rats. The rats will then be taught the significance of impassable barriers, and so thoroughly does Dr. Lepley hope they, become trained, that they , will abandcfn hopvless which have previously led to reward. The rats will be divided into three Perfect Record I WILLARD DUFFY Indiana's 126-pnund trappier who has never suffered a defeat in dual meets. A member of the Olympic team in 1936 i Duffy was forced out of the N.C.A.A. tournament last V year because of injuries. I.Fj. Ball Tickets Oo Sale Monday [Committee To Hold • Fraternity Heads To Number Slated In Attendance Poll Tickets for the Inter-fraternity ball ■ April 1 will go on sale Monday and Tuesday at Student Union, co-chair men Charles R. Campbell ’3B and William E. Lindenmuth ’3B, announ ced yesterday. The fiitcr-fraternity council con ducted a survey last night and Wed nesday to obtain the actual number of men attending the dance from each j house., Fraternity, presidents will be held to the number given at tile sur vey and must make their purchases no later than Tuesday -it 5 o’clock. Additional Tickets for Alumni On Friday presidents may secure additional tickets for alumni who w D have returned for th-j bail. However, the chairmen warned, any request for tickets in cxee t '.. </f‘ the number of house members? wili be investigat ed. The IF ball-goers will dance in a Spanish water-front setting. Will Osborne’s sliding rhythm -will come from a bandstand decorated : n Span ish colors, sombreros and mantetlos. Dancers will glide under Spanish lanterns upd palm trees. In Lhe far end of Ree hall will he a Spanish harbor, illuminated with floodlights. groups. One wifi race the entire 30 feel of the tunnel before they find the passage blocked so that they cannot reach the food. The second group wili be allowed to run 20 feet before they are checked, and the third group will race only ten feet before they en counter a barrier. At the entrance Professor Lepley has placed two photo-biectric cells which will measure the time taken by the rats during tho,,first few feet of their sprints down the tunnel. if the experiment progresses along the lines Dr. Lepley believes it will, the rats which run the shortest dis tance before they find they are up against a blank wall will be most af fected. Those which run the middle distance will be a trifle faster and wj)l persevere longer, and those which are allowed to run the entire distance will be least affected of all. The purpose of Lepley’s “rat races” is to formulate the principles of hu man motivation and guidance. He said, “the results may show us the futility of allowing persons to embark on ventures which are impos sible and it may demonstrate how soon u project is rejected when the goal is not in sight.” SPRING Sports Schedules. Z 658 PRICE FIVE CENTS 92 Grapplers Start Opening Round Today 61 Preliminary Bouts Slated In Rec Hall For 2 Sessions Surpassing last year’s entry by .seven, 02 wrestlers from 29 institutions will go on the mats in Ree ball today anil tomorrow for individual and team honors in the nth annual Naiional Col legiate Athletic Association tournament. It will be the sec ond time the Lions have been ! hosts to the Association, having j had the, privilege, in 1930, of be ing the first eastern school to hold the championships. Wrestling will bo fast and thick at both sessions today as 01 bouts will he run off to cut. the qualifiers to 32 for the semi-final round tomorrow afternoon. Although pairings will not be drawn until 11 o’clock this morning, it has been ar ranged to stage 30 bouts at the 2 o’- clock session mid 31 tonight at 7 o’clock. To Use Three Mala The finals will be conducted tomor iow night at 7 o’clock, followed by the second and 4-bird place sonsola tion 'btjuls. Today's sessions will be NCA’A'PROGRAM - Preliminaries—Today at 2 and 7 o’clock Semi-Finals—Tomorrow at 2 o’clock Finals—Tomorrow at 7 o’clock Consolation Rounds—After Finals held on three mats, three bouts going ;on at once. However, the final round will be on one mat; but three mats the second and third place Consola lation bouts. The inability of Al Zazzi to drop jto 135 pounds and the reoccurrence of Roy Gensler’s. knee injury shat tered Coach Charlie Speidcl’s plan ned sophomore lineup. Speldcl had •five sophomores ready to enter the meet before the reports came in and the necessary shift left him with three second-year men. I’riolo Replaces Gonsler (Jenslcr, who injured his knee just prior io the 'lntercollegiate meets two weeks ago, wrenched the joint again (Continued On Page Three) History Teachers Will Gather Here College To Act As Host To High School Faculty Members At Meeting April 23 The college history department, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Historical commission, will sponsor a conference for high school teachers to Ijc held here April 23. The committee planning the con ference program is Dr. Joseph P. Sel sam. ussistunt professor of h’story, chairmen; Dr. Asa E. Martin and Dr. Alfred f». Vumlt, of the history department; ami Prof. G. Franklin Stover, member of the State College high school faculty. The conference, planned primarily for high school history teachers, will be divided into a morning and an afternoon session, both held in the Home Economics auditorium, and a luncheon in the Sandwich Shop at which Dr. Alfred P. James of the his tory department of the University of Pittsburgh will speak. - Teachers from every high school in Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Jun iata, . McKean, Mifflin and Potter counties are expected to attend. To Hold Easter Dance The second annual Easter dance will be held In Rec Hall Saturday, April 9, from 9 to Vi o’clock with Booth Watmough’s orchestra pro viding the music. The daueo will be semi-formal.
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