SUCCESSOR ' To The Free Lance, estal dished 1887. Volume 34*—No. 50 LA School To Initiate New Elective Plan Students Will Choose Courses Preceding ■ Next Semester . In an attempt to give stu dents in the Liberal Arts school ah opportunity for the selection of better and more desired elec tive courses, Prpf. Ray V. Wat kins, scheduling officer, -has de vised a system whereby each member’of the present more and junior classes can now make out-his list of. desired elec tives for next semester. • In ■ discussing the matter, .Watkins pointed out that in-the different Liberal,.Arts cumeuliims, students .have quite a number of elec tive courses to select‘for their junior and,senior years.. Under this system they can study the list of electives allowed, decide upon them, and turn in a list to,their respective advisors before April 1,1. Slips to be filled out 'can be obtained in Room 12 S. L. A., he said. ■ Will Improve Time Table. “When all.slips are handed in, I will bo enabled to make a study of the list, and'make due preparations for next semester' as to the number of sections, professors, and class rooms. Thi3 will/in turn, bring about a more effective time table,” he as serted. He explained that this system has been going on in the schools of En gineering, . Agriculture, and Chemis try and and has proven very effective. - . •Junior, and senior students, return ing next semester, will'have their en tire schedule made out and little dif- arise, except for a change -perhups -ih^onc^of--the-'courses- or-u' flunk', he pointed put. It will also avoid last-minute drop-adds because ' of overcrowded sections! • \ Plan Not for, Freshmen It will not'be necessary for mem bers of.the present freshman class to follow this procedure; because, dur ing their sophomore year, they; have few or no elective.. courses to pick from. ‘ ' WuLkins also explained,that if this system works' out as expected, a clo ser relationship between student ami advisor will, prevail. Students In. dis cussing. prospective courses can ex plain their ambitions iuid learn from their advisors the most beneficial and appropriate courses to take. Most students, he' explained, are very uncertain and in doubt us to what .field •is best for their 'pursu ance. With' cooperation from faculty advisors, a great deal of the'burden will be taken from the students. Geologist Talks To Mining Group Slides Anil Will Illustrate - Activities *Of Greenland ' Fjord Expedition Ur. Arthur' B. Cleaves, ..geologsiL, will lecture on "Greenland, Land of lee and Snow/’-'at a meeting of the Penn Slate Mining Society in Rodni 315, Mineral Industries, at 7:110 o’- clock Thursday night. The speaker will discuss a biolog ical-geological _ expedition into the fjord region of East Greenland. He will accompany his'talk with‘six reels of standard films and slides on the preparations, activities, and discover ies of the expedition-. Cleaves served as head of The geo logical division of this expedition and, in 1935; published his findings in the Bulletin of the Geological Society of America; / • , _ The meeting will be given over en tirely to his program, and all those who arc interested in- exploration'and .wildlife are invited to attend. . ' • Delta Chi Fraternity . To Hold Confab Here Delta Chi will be host to all eastern chapters l of the' fraternity for their second international conference, April 22 to 24. Speakers will include Rus sell 'MaeFall, president of Interna tional Fraternity Council; Dr. Charlts M. Thompson, dean of the University, of Illinois School of Commerce; and Ur. 'Charles M. Gerstcnberg, writer o:r economics. 3 print ftate ■■■ Jk (Eolhgtatt, 79 Per Cent Of Students Against Compulsory ROTC Figure Shows Increase Over Last Year’s Poll; Seniors Condemn Enforced Feature ' Approximately 79 per cent of the student body here is opposed to com pulsory R. 0. T. C., results of the cross-section opinion ballot conducted by the Collegian last week show. The figure Is slightly above that registered last April at the class elections, when 77 per cent voted against compulsory military training. Greatest amount of scntimcnL in complete abolition was registered by ti against compulsory R. 0. ,T. C. The sophomore class., was next with 90 per cent, followed by the juniors with 72 per cent and the-freshmen with G 9 per cent.... Favor .Defending Country Students also voted overwhelmingly to fight only in event of actual inva sion of continental United States} with 79.5 per ccrjt signifying- their willingness to <do so. On the question of neutrality, however,.students were hazy, with opinions ranging strongly from unqualified neutrality, to econo-, mic sanctions. Results of the poll, u part of a^na- Scheel Appointed Blazer Chairman Town Stores To. Sell New Style Junior Coats For $1.65; Samples Ready Soon Wilbert W. Scheel ’59 was appoint ed chairman of ,the Junior Blazer committee headed by Joseph. A. Peel ’B9, president of the Junior class, it was announced yesterday. Three oth er members of the committee - were also ‘named. They arc: Marshall C. Anderson '39, Marjorie Govier .’39, and Donafd W. Wright '39. Samples ofrthc new blazers, which will sell for $1.65 instead of the for mer price of $lO, will soon be avail able, and orders will be taken from these samples. . The coats will, be sold at all;the {jpwntowjijncn!siaud;wombri’s. apparel stores.' . Orders: will - hot-.be ..taken by anybody except these authorized mer chants. The blazers will be available .in regulur sizes. They will !>c of a material similar to-that of the Senior Lion coats in navy blue with a half white collar, having a blue and white "Penn State ’39” seal on the breast pocket - The style will bo the same as that-of the Lion coats.' Plans For All-College \ Tumbling Club Made | Aspirants for an all-Collcgc tumb fling club will meet in the faculty scc ! tion of the bleachers in Rcc Hall at 14:30 o’clock tomorrow. All men arc 'eligible to attend this meeting to for mulate plans for such a club so that It can be organized immediately. Captain-Sam Beck and Co-captain elect Ray. Runkle off. the varsity; gym team will handle the group.* The tumbling club will ‘ try to -develop j cheerleading material and future niat acrobats for-the gym squad. 17 x Students Accepted . Professor Oscar F. Smith, assistant’ dean of the School of Chemistry and Physics, bus announced that seventeen out of the twenty-four pre-medical students have thus far been admitted to class. A medical schools. To Hold Cabin Party : Freshman .Commission and Fresh ' man Forum will hold an overnight party at the Christian association cabin Saturday and Sunday. Federal Art Work Allocated To College Shown Today Only Twenty-two original wdrks of arl eral Art Project of Pehusylvaniit will gallery for Loday only. There originals have been secured fine-arts on permanent loan and after, the campus in various public antdl semi-public rooms. . This work is done by qualified ar tists whose stiles are insufficient for a reasonable livelihood and who ure hired by Miss Mary Curran, state di rector of the project. Materials are furnished the artists who receive a' moderate weekly salary. All work is government property and is perma nently loaned to public-supported in stitutions irr the state at material cost. ‘ ’ Curran to Speak Here Miss Curran .will speak here Thurs day afternoon, April 6, on tho federal art- projects'in Pewnsylvania. under * STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY. MARCH 29; 1938 favor of either optional R. 0. T. C. or lie senior eluss, which voted 92 per cent tionwicle survey, follow (figures given are percentages): R. 0. T. C. —Optional: Seniors, 72; juniors, 66; sophomores, 66; freshmen, 58;. .all-Collcgc, 64.4. Complete abo lition: Seniors, 20; juniors, 6; sopho mores, 24; freshmen, 11;. all-Collegc, 14.4. Compulsory: Seniors, '8; jun iors, 28; sophomores, 10; freshmen, 31; all-Collcgc, 21.2. Willingness to fight—Against inva sion of continental U. S.: Seniors, 80; juniors, 77; sophomores, 82;.freshmen, (Continued On Page Two) M.I. School Plans Third Open House Will Display Museum Material, Undergraduate Research Work On April 5 Open house will be held- in the Mineral Industries building on Tues day evening, April 5, in response to requests from members of the college staff, students from other schools, and local business men. This will be the third time that the Mineral Industries building has been thrown open for inspection, the other times being in ’ 1934 and 1935. The School plans to make open house a biennial feature at which time all un dergraduate laboratories and re search projects'will he in full opera tion.. ’.Both staff :and students will be on-hand~td-explain the work.- v ~-— — A ' Museum' Display Enlarged Jn addition to the laboratory work, attention is called to the -museum ma terial in the halls and lobbies of the Mineral' Industries 'building. There have -been many additions since the last open house, including the Ccnlh, Smith, Affelder, and Coulter mineral collections, ami recent Pennsylvania fossil finds, such as. the Lusks and teeth of a mastodon and fossilized footprints of an amphibian. Tho Mineral' Industries building was made ready for use in the fall of 1930 and the staff has been work ing over since to complete the details of the new program of the School. Members of tbe college staff-and stu dent body will be able to see the re sults of this work at the 1938 open house. Members of the-student committee on open house are: Ceramics, Donald I. Smitli ’3B;' Fuel Technology, Thom as R. Scollon ’3B; Geology, Mineralo gy, and -Geography, Albert I. Ingham .’3B; Metallurgy, Richard A. Wilde ’88; Mining and -Geophysics, James T. Jones ’88; Petroleum and Natural Gas, William B. Cleveland '3B; and Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Thomas N. Gilbert’3B. Prof. Bonine To Speak Professor OhesleigJi A. Boninc of the School of Mineral Industries, will speak on the Oxford Group at a meet-, ing of the Sophomore Seminar at 8:15 o’clock tonight in the Hugh Bcuvcr room, Old Main. Following Professor Bonine’s talk Lliere will bo a general discussion by the seminar. t allocated to the College by the Fed be on exhibit in the Main Engineering tho College through the division uf .tlic exhibition will be distributed about tho uuspices uf the division of fine arts amMocul women’s clubs. She is very much interested in the proposal for murals on the campus and will ex plain the inexpensive means by which artists under her supervision can be secured to do murals for public insti tutions. , . Oils and prints,'by Miss Hartley Fletcher of the division of fine arts, will go on exhibition tomorrow in the remaining until April 13. Miss Fletcher has exhibited in Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Hartford, and Philadelphia. She studied- at Wash ington State College, University of Oregon, and the Ait Students League. Student Handbook : ' Calls Candidates ‘All sophoindre-;.i)icn> and women candidates for, the editorial staff of the 1938t39 Student'Handbook will report to room Old Main,, at 7:30 .o’clock tonight.’. \ An outline of to be done for life reniainder/jof the semester will be given by-Salvatore S. Sala ’39, editor, and June Price ’39, wom en’s editor. The candidates will also receive ■' Tame Blear In Thespian‘Hey Rube’Gpmedy -p.* - - - Mabel, a Lame bear uppeuring in the musical show‘*lley, Rube!,” will arrive in town -at. tomorrow afternoon with several secretaries to sign a contract with'ihc Thespians in the Corner Room. "Hey, Rube. 1 ,” which , will be pre sented in Schwab. Auditorium Satur day night at 7:80 o’clock, is a comedy of-carnival life writjen by Charles C. Conklin ’BB and Gordin S. Thomas ’B9. The plot revolves -apund the adven tures of a IroupcUieudcd by Slick, played by- Herbert Yjinofsky '4O, and Jimmy Brown, portrayed by Robert L. Hertz '4O. Escort Bureau. Featured : ! Going on the rocks at Lmvistown after a terrific buttle with a sheriff’s | mob, the troupe ..migrates to New York and buys outran escort bureau. The escort business* proves to be u pitfall for. the troupe. 1 Upon this ven- based a serYes of comedy epi sodes involving such-.churacters as a wealthy society woman'who loses her pearls, and who draws the public with her cardjiricks. Clever tap and.’.kick routines are blended' with such'.-swingy tunes as “Waddle Around,” ".The Gentleman at Table Three/’ the rhumba “Spanish Trumpet,” "Bashful Boy,” "Swing Gently,” and "Schizophrenia,” a mod ernistic dance complito-to the name. Penn History Head To Give Sixth LA- Lecture Thursday Dr. Roy F. Nichols, chairman of the department of history of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, will speak on "What Is Democracy?” in, *the Homo Economics auditorium Thurs day at 7 o’clock at the sixth lecture in the Liberal Arts series. Dr. Nichols, who is a graduate of R'uglers University,-received his Ph. D. at Columbia. He is president of the Pennsylvania Historical associa tion, first vice-president of the Penn sylvania Federation of History soe-e- ( Hits, and a member of tbe Social Sci ence Research Council. At one Lime Dr. Nichols was president of the Middle Stales Association of History Teachers. ■ "The Democratic Machine, 1850- J 854” and "Franklin Pierce” arc to be especially mentioned among his publications. At present Dr. Nichols is working on a .biography of James Buchanan. Bus-Hike Tours Slated To Nearby Woodlands Novel bus-and-hike tours to leading nearby hiking areas will be inaug urated here in an effort to create greater student interest in outdoor ac tivities. Under tlus proposed plan, students would be transported in* buses to spe cified local points, then hike and lunch in the woods. A nominal fee of 25 to 50 cents -would be charged. Included on tlie list of places To be visited are Black Moshaunon. Stone Valley, Greenwood Furnace,,"Whipple Dam, Shingletown Gap, and Bear Meadows. All interested may register with Richard Jones .of Sigma Phi Alpha, Sludenl Union desk, or at Room 212, Recreation hall. If enough interest is shown, a bus will be hired /or a trip to the Penn State-federal govern ment resettlement area, next Sunday. ■ National Mal Cliamps (See Story, Page'4) f I.lB—'"Joseph McDan ids, Oklahoma A & M 126—Allen Sapora, Illinois 135—David Matthews, Oklahoma U. : MG—♦Stanley- Henson, • Oklahoma A & M 155—Dale Scrivens, 'Oklahoma A & M ' s 165—John Ginay, Illinois ’ 175—John Harkness, Harvard Unlimited—Charles McDaniel, Indiana ' - • •Retained crowns "- ' ‘ . Plan Proposed For Purchase Of Furniture For Big Dances Interclass Finance Board Approves Proposal To Furnish Rec Hall Patrons’ Booth Plans luivo been proposed to use Senior Ball for the purchase of a com booth at big College dances. This idea cumc about us the rcsull last Senior Ball. Because every fraternity booth was crowded, many' fraternity men took their dates ami sat in the patrons’ booth, claiming that their, respective houses were responsible for the fur nishing of that booth. The chaperones and guests, crowd ed out of their booth, were forced to stand during a major portion of the evening. Board Favors Plan The plan was favorably voted upon by the interclass finance board. Emmett E. Rhoades, senior class treasurer, has prepared a report on the approximate cost for equipping the booth and ■will place the entire | plan before the senior class to be vot ed upon. If affirmed, it is expected Hints Fraternity House Mothers Dean Kay Indicates Movement Under Way To ‘lmprove Social Situation’ Revision of the fraternity system here to include presence of house mothers, was indicated by Dean of Women Charlotte IC. Ray in a special article appearing in The Co-Edition. Claiming that “a good situation may be made just as good us those participating wish to make it,” Dean Ray added: “Thoye arc many who think that the social situation could be improved by'the presence of‘house mothers in the fraternities, a question that has been recently considered by certain chapters ...” . ‘ / Dating.System.Discussed. After outlining the recent history of campus dating, Dcun Ray sum marized conflicting opinions concern ing the effects of tho new liberalized dating system. In conclusion,✓she said: "Since the fair name of Penn State,is affected by every favorable or unfavorable comment upon its members, it re mains for all of us to recall occasion ally the last verse of Alnm Mater. A little thoughtlessness should not spoil what seems to be an accepted institu tion on our campus." ’4l Debaters To End Season At Hazleton Freshman debaters Lewis P. Green and David R. Benjamin will conclude their intercollegiate schedule by op posing the Hazleton undergraduate center in Hazleton tomorrow. Penn State’s first-year men will up hold the affirmative side .in a non-de cision debate on "Resolved: The Na tional Labor Relations Board should he empowered to enforce arbitration of all industrial disputes.” To Address Institute Prof. R. W. Swift, School of Agri culture, will lecture at a meeting of the American Institute of Nutrition, Southern Hotel, Baltimore, tomorrow. Don’t { Neck ’ On First Date; You’ll Lose Co-ed’s Respect i Beware Penn State Casanovas! 1 first date will not be respected by the This was the warning sounded by ior women's honorary, at. a discussion last Wednesday night on "What We r of the Board who spoke were Doro-‘ thy E. ißollinger, Frieda M. Ivnepper, and Jessie Schminky, all seniors. Do you favor a "slow” dute or a “fast” one? The answer of the co eds: The "slow” date is the real gen tleman. Girls who dale “fust” men will lose, their reputations. "Necking”. Unnecessary . , . There, are tnuiiy campus romances that flourish without resort to "neck ing,” it was pointed' out. And the fellow who doesn’t do so need not fear being branded ns "not getting around.” "We would rather go fifty-fifty .on an evening’s expenses than sit home dateless,” the women declared as the men reassured them that, "it doesn’t lake money to have a good time if the friendship is real.” It’s permissible to talk about sex, the Commission and Board -agreed, provided that the conversation is a portion of the profits from the last iplele set off furniture for the patrons’ It of the overcrowded conditions at the that the booth will, be in readiness for the Junior Prom. The last purchase of this nature was made in 1931 when chairs were bought for the plaza of Old Main." An estimated profit of $2,004.66 was made at Senior Ball last month as a record of 1,280 couples attended the affair, the tentative financial report .released by Clifford L. Cramer '3B, chairman of the dance committee, showed. This was approximately $1,300 in excess of last year’s affair and shat tered all previous financial records. Booth Deposits Due Tomorrow IF Hail Invitations For Houses Available Until 5 Tonight; To Give Extras Friday Fraternities desiring booths at the Jnicrfraternity Ball Friday must place a $5 deposit at the Student Un-' ion desk not later than tomorrow noon. Invitations to tho dance will be dis tributed until 5 o'clock tonight. The minimum which fraternities may ob tain today is the number they pledged to • the council last week. However, the co-chairmen of the dance said, the houses may'ask for nn amount in excess of the pledge. Tickets Also Sold Friday -diaries =R..Campbell *. ; 3B-and. Wil liam E. Lindemnul.li ’3B, the co-chair men, staled that after tonight no tickets -may be obtained until Friday between 4 and 7 o’clock at the Stu dent Union office. “This move has i been made to accommodate Hie alum-j »i who may return unexpectedly for ; the dance,” the cliu'rnien said. j "But,” they warned, “any request that exceeds Hie number of men in tliuL house will be thoroughly investi gated by a committee before the in vitations are distributed." Runkle, Kligman Are Named Gym Captains Ray Runkle and Al Kligman were elected co-cuptains of the Nittany varsity gymnastic team for the 1988- 89 season, succeeding Sam Beck. Kligman placed in every meet this season, as un acc entry on- the side -horse. Runkle was the best all around performer on the Lion squad, competing in three events and failing to garner points in only one contest. Fletcher Named Head Robert F. Fletcher ’39 was recently elected president of the Agricultural Student Council. Robert E. Hopkins '39 was elected vice-president; Walter B. Lutz 'B9, secretary; and Floyd M. Mains '4O, treasurer. The fellow who wants to "neck” on his average co-ed. three members of Mortar Board, sen meeting of the Freshman Commission Think of Penn State Men.” Members handled tactfully and sincerely. Both condemned the girl who practiced "late dating.” Advice to uninitiated, gullible Freshman women also came forth at the discussion: You don’t have to “neck” to ’be'agreeable if you’re out with u" campus “smoolhy.” Your es-, corl is just taking udvunlago of you j if lie does so. Keep Expenses Down The co-ed would appreciate having her escort suggest something to eat when on a date so that she may re main' within - the financial limits which he has set for the evening, it was explained. Attention fraternity men! An ex change of pins does not necessarily portend engagement, the co-eds want ed. Both groups condemned the co ed pin collector and the fellow who uses his pin to "get more.out of a gir!;”, SKETCHES Of Mat Champs. Page 4. Z 658 PRICE FIVE CENTS Cliques Ready To Battle For Class Offices Elections Committee To Receive Plans Tomorrow By HERBERT B. CAHAN Campaigning for 1938 -39 class office elections will begin officially at 7 o’clock tomorrow evening, and will continue through elections next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Each clique’s “plan of campaign” must he presented to the Elec tions Committee by noon tomor row. • Russell C. Golm ’3B, chair ,'man of the Elections Commit i tec, announced that “cliques will be ;able to receive their campaign pos | ters between 6:45 and 7 o’clock to | morrow evening at the Student Un ! ion office in Old Main. If they are not called Tor by 7 o’clock tomorrow evening then the posters may not be obtained until Thursday.” i In checking over the petitions sub mitted last Wednesday it was found that two candidates iu the Class of I 1940 did no! have the required “1” average. The Elections Committee permitted tho cliques affected to name new candidates. i Consequently, the 1940 Campus [clique nominee for vice president will ,'be Lloyd G. Smith, and tho 1940 In j dependent party will run Richard H. i Yohn for Physical Education student i council representative. Patrick Definitely Running j The last-minute entrance of Jolm ;iiy Patrick in the race for Senior class president on a ticket that will just carry his name, started a num ber of rumors floating around in pol itical circles. . . Ouc-.of. the.-rumors. to, reach, this department, was the fact that Patrick intended withdrawing his petition. Well, this rumored move is the furth- (Cmitinu'cd On Page Two) Debaters Argue Collective Action State Team Declares Fascist Dangers; Puerto Ricans Denounce League “Fascist powers are subversively trying lo get control of parts of South America. We can stop them by forming an American League of Nations.” j Tins was the claim forwarded by |.J. Edwin Mat*/. ’3B, opening the affir mative in u no-decision debate with ! the University of Puerto Rico last [Thursday night in Schwab audi jlorium on the question, Resolved: I That an American League of NaLions | should be established. ! "Such a league is inevitable in the face of present circumstances,” Matz pointed out, explaining that the pri mary function of the organization i would he to insure united action against foreign aggression. League Impractical “There is no need for a league. Be sides, if it were created, it.would not be practical,” R. Martiwo-Alvarez countered on the Puerto Rican side, i "The menace of foreign aggression is ! grossly exaggerated. Who will' in vade America?” he demanded. 1 (Fred Young ’3B warned that Ger- Iniany and other nations were looking toward South America. "An Amer ican league must, be formed to grant military protection to South Amer ican nutions. We must combine for mutual aid and protection,” he de clared. “The European league is use less.” * "Fascism in South America is a j fantasy,” Luis Berries, Puerto Rican, j stated, accusing the Penn Stuters of ! being too theoretical and using ["beautiful English.” [ "Come down to earth,” he advised. I "What nations would invade Amer ica? Will Die larger nations be will ing to be on a status equal to that of the smaller? What would 'be the structure of your league?” Berries challenged. Form IC Committees Committee assignments will be mude for the Intercollegiate Confer ence on Government at a meeting of tho Stute group in Room 22, SLA, an Thursday afternoon at 4:10 .o'clock. The conference is slated for April 22- 23 at Harrisburg.
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