SUCCESSOR To The Free Lance, Established 1887 ROCKMAKER, HARRISON VIE IN AJL FINALS TODAY Volume 34—No. 59 423 Are Cited For Scholastic Achievements 93 Awards Presented During Scholarship Day Program Four hundred and Iwenty llircc students were rewarded for their outstanding academic attainments at the annua! Scholarship Day exercises held in Kecrealion Hall Sunday morn ing. The election ot undergradu ates, graduate students, and members of the faculty ‘to scho lastic societies was announced at the annual exercises held in conjunction with the Mothers’ Day service. At the same time 93 scholastic awards were presented. 3 Fellowships Given Three John W. White graduate fel lowships, each valued at $OOO, were given to Frances J. Koesler, Lotti M. Stcinitz, and David ,S. Weddell. The John W. White medal and prize, presented for, outstanding scholarship in the senior class, was awarded to Christine M. Kauffman. Fivo. seniors and five juniors were named Evan Pugh scholars.-. The Sen iors are: Donald B. Broughton, Lceta M. Gridlcy, -Robert L. Kaye, George F. Rouault, and George W. Strein. The Juniors are: Betty Jane Boman, Jack R. ‘‘Cobb, . Robert H./ Hasck, Nicholas' 'KiW> aml'Kltis' Sch'cin," : '. ” Other Awards Listed The [allowing received scholarship awards and prizes but were not-pub licly announced at the exercises:. Vernon L. Hull, George B; Lucas, Way W.. Coleman, John E. Pretty man, David J. .Bohm, Bruno L. ißonueci, George J. Morris, Walter F. Wcslciv Told, Alberta Sehucltler, James W. Sheffer, James A. Spicer, Andy D. Warcliolak, A. Veronica Bout, Mar jorie K. Miller, Carl 0. Nordberg, and Curtis A. Mjller. Vivian M. Smith, Helen -M. Welst, Maxine L. West, Anne Hoover, #Dor otliy M. Johns, Pauline J. Toussaint, Josephine J. Taggart, 11. Clayton MussoV," Richard P. Barton*, iMary Ja net Gillespie, Sara. E. Blackwell, Hen rietta B. Nichols, Aricine Bernice E. Zwuld, .Seymour S. Ep stein, and Olive Orendorf. Marshall M. Moyer, Martin, 8, V. Rockwell, Anne K. Hall, iSara E. Hilenmii, Arthur Y. Shambuch, Ed ward H. Burgeiier, Richard W. Bar nard, Charles JI. Miller, Richard A. Fletcher, J. Edwin Matz, Frederic L. Young,- Ciiarlottc S. Knabb,. Wpndeil W. Wear, Ray A. Shaver, Jr.,'Walter L. Sheu, Cliarles A. Young, Jr., Dr. Frank D. Kern, and W. Julian Par lon. Frederick B. Augustine, George E. lnskeep,. George F. Bottorf, George H. : Poie, Leon M. Knetz, Prof. E. C. Woodruff, Harry S. Hull, j. William Dughi, .Jean L. ‘ Lyman, Merlin W. Troy, John W. Myers, Luclla M.' Nor ris, James S. Spicer, Rose Kozak, and Lois T. Myers. Hecla Withdraws Kyser Orchestra Management Agrees To Cancel Saturday Appearance Of Junior Prom Band Hoping to eliminate any undue competition with Junior Prom here Friday night,' Frank Hodcman (> man ager Of Hecla Park, has agreed to cancel the appearance of Kay Kyser and his orchestra at. his ballroom Saturday night, Joseph A. Peel '3O, class president, announced yesterday. •Kyser was scheduled just before the Easter vacation began more than three weeks ago to play for the Prom here and subsequently agreed to ap pear at. Hecla Park the following night. No Money Involved Authoritative sources indicated ap proximately $250 was needed to break the Kyscr-Hecla Park contract and that the Prom 'committee was willing to share the payment of tile sum. , prim otatc doll | Soose Wins Tonsilitis Bout Billy Soose. ex-Lion ring sensation, now a professional under the manage ment of singing star Dick Powell,.is shown above being■ greeted by the Warner Brothers' actor after a successful tonsilectomy. Soose has.won all • of his bouts in sensational style. Collegian Establishes Annual Senior Award Editor To Present First Trophy To Deserving’ Student, Chosen By Board, May 21 Establishing an annual award to the outstanding senior of the year, the Collegian will make the. first presentation of this honor on .Saturday afternoon, May 21 at a place' to be decided. “The senior, who, in Lhe opinion of the Collegian Board, lias brought, the most honor and prestige to the College during his four yeaiV* will receive the Collegian Award from John A. Troanovitch, editor. Selection of the outstanding man will be made by the managing board of Lhe ' paper. ' . , Scholarship Not Necessary Tin* board feels that.many deserving men have been overlooked be cause or- unimpressive scholarship. For this reason, merit in academic studies will not be a factor necessary to selection. The Collegian real izes that at times an activities man must neglect his studies to serve the College in his own way. Further aware that politics can enter into the selection of candid ates for honors, the Collegian.also has required a three-fourths vote for the election of the trophy recipient. The Collegian Award will be a victory trophy of bronze and ebony. The trophy stands 18 U inches high and has a four-ineh'/square base. The victory figure itself is seven inches high. On the trophy will he on graved: Penn Stale Collegian Award, Outstanding Senior 1937-38, Presented To—; . - ■ Town Gives Facilities Meeting Tuesday, night, the Slate Dr. Haskell B. Curry, associate College school board instructed See- professor of mathematics, has been: retary M. M. Babcock to offer Presi- granted a leave of absence for the dent Ralph D. Ilclzel all the school next academic year to do post-doctoral facilities which will not be in use due- study at the Institute of Advanced ing the 1938 summer session. ’ Study at Prinectown University, Pros* The board’s action was motivated idont Ralph D. Hotzel announced yes by the expected crowded conditions terday. The leave was approved .by which will result from the building the board of trustees at its last 'meet program. ing. Kyser , Junior Prom Maestro, Was BMOC At North Carolina Especially popular with college students is James Kern Kyser, orches tra leader, southern gentleman, and salient showman, who brings his “makes you want to dance" music here Friday night for Junior Prom. Kay Kyser, himself a* university graduate, was a typical BMOC during his college career at the University of North 'Carolina. While in school, he was a cheerleader as well as an orchestm leader. Besides these activities, Kyser was a member of both “The Grail" and “The Golden Fleece," highest campus honor societies. t —- .Since his graduation, Kyser, togeth-j er with most of his originul company, I has maintained a top' rating among! the more prominent purveyors of “sweet swing.” Attendance records by the score have been shattered by the maestro who originated singing song titles. Recently the bund set an; all-time high mark of 8,147 for one fighters at the Modernistic Ballroom in Milwaukee.. Possessing a very likeable person ality, Kay Kyser enjoys practical f jokes, forbids any of his musicians to i sport mustaches, makes his vocalists 1 STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1938 Curry Granted Leave smile even when they are broudeust ing, has a furore for-T-bone steaks, and adopted “Thinking of You" as his theme song because it was the first piece his band ever played. Kay Kyser’s College of Musical Knowledge, broadcast at 10 o’clock EST every Wednesday night over NBC’s red network, has an enroll ment far beyond the wildest dreams of any institution. Featured with Prof. Kyser on this coast-to-coust presentation are vocalists Miss Gin ny Simms, Harry Babbitt, Sully Ma son, Ish Kabibble, and pianist Ly man Gandee. Atherton Hall Cornerstone Laying Slated June 4th Set As Date Of Program For ' 2 Buildings The cornorstonei'Jaying for Fran cis Atherton HqlLand the Women’s Activities buildingi?tn be held at 2 p. m. Alumni Day, June 4, will be the feature of this year’s Commencement program which begins. Friday, June 3, and lusts until Monday, June G. Commencement exercises will be 'held in Recreation Hall at 11 o’clock Monday morning.:’ The baccalaureate speaker will be A. Poling, Baptist Temple, Philadelphia. • The program will get uhder way Friday at noon when delegates con-: venc at the Nittany-Lion Inn to elect trustees. At 8:30' o'clock that night in Schwab Auditorium, the Players will present “As Husbands Go.’’ Alumni/rMeet On Saturday, the annual meeting of the Alumni Council will be held at 10 o’clock in the! morning. • Following the cornerstone cere monies, a baseball'game with-Buck moll University will be held at 2:30. The dedication of the ’O3 class gift, an organ, will take' place in Recrea tion Hall at 5 o’clock. At 7:30 that night, the Thespians will present “Hey Rube" in Schwab Auditorium. Fraternity dances will follow. Senate Gathers A senate breakfast and an alumnae breakfast in the Sandwich Shop at 9 o’clock Sunday inori*iiig yyill <>pen the "activities. ’The Baccalaureate service' will begin at 11 o’clock that morning, ft which time the main speaker will be Dr. Poling. Commencement day will bo. Mon day. The commencement procession will form on New Beaver Field at 10:30 «. m. The graduation exer cises will immediately follow, taking place in Recreation Hall at 11 o’clock. Thespians Repeat Musical Show, ‘Hey Rube ’ Robbery in a shower bath! Unusual yes, but only a single episode in the musical comedy “Hey, Rube’’ to be presented in Schwab Auditorium Sat urday, at 7:30 o’clock, by the Thespi ans. In one scene of the plot which de tails the adventures of a carnival troupe that went into the escort bu reau business, Count Rudolph Popan off, a .foreign pretender, reveals a duzling pearl necklace. The Count, who had previously stolen the neck lace, from Eleanor Carnegie, wealthy patron of the troupe’s escort bureau, ties it around his waisf tor safe-keep ing. Forgetting he is wearing the neck lace, Popunoff, steps into uthe shower erected on stage, oblivious of u num ber of attendants who have spied the treasure around bis waist. Disguised as plumbers, the attendants enter the shower amid a steam cloud and pre tend to fix Urn water pipes. Instead, they seize the pearls and leave the Count stranded without his clothes. After several - scenes in which a trained bear figures prominently, the necklace is recovered in time to save the troupe from prosecution. Annual Pan-Hel Picnic Slated For Tomorrow ■Women’s inter-fraternity-sing and picnic, sponsored by. Pan-Hellenic, will be held in Holmes Field from 5 until G:3O o’clock Wednesday night. Georgia W. Owen ’3B, general chairman of. the affair, will be assist ed by three fraternity pledges: Ruth M. Reynolds ,’39, Kappa Kappa Gam ma; Estelle Mavgulies *4l, Alpha Ep silon Phi; and Vera 5. Palmer ’4l, Phi Mu. In case of rain, the picnic, will be postponed until Thursday. ( At their lust meeting, Pan-Hcllotiic Council granted the Judiciary Board, composed of three women whose fra ternities arc not represented on cam pus, power not only to handle viola tions of the rushing code, but to levy penalties for such violations us welt. The penalties that may be .enforced i will be listed by the council. 200 fgtatt Lion Coat Deadline Set For Tonight After 8 o’clock tonight, Lion coats cannot be purchased at any of the downtown stores, Joseph A. Korsult ’3B, chairman of the Lion coats committee, announced yes terday. All seniors interested in purchas ing coats after tonight must place their orders and pay in advance at Harper's, Schlow’s, or Mitten’s clothing stores before 8 o’clock on Thursday night. No Lion coats will' be sold or orders taken after that time. College To Limit 1938 Admissions Registrar Outlines Regulations; Ninety Per Cent Will Be From Pennsylvania Explaining tiiat the College will be “forced to deny admission to- a lar ger number of young men ami wom en than ever before," Registrar Wil liam S. Hoffman yesterday outlined the regulations governing, freshman admissions for 1938., Hoffman stated that Pennsylvania applicants will, comprise ninety per cent of the class and said that the State applicants who rank lower than the upper two-fifths of their classes, stand little, if any, chance of obtain ing admission. No Exceptions Made No exceptions to the regulations will be made, the Registrar disclosed. He said that admitted in the order in ■which they apply will be those stu dents who are graduated in the upper two-fifths of. their, high school class, except .for*possible niodifieatidirof the certification privilege by the standing of the graduates at the College now. If vacancies in the freshman quota remain after applicants have been admitted, Hoffman stated, they will be filled from those ranking highest lin the Minnesota College Aptitude Test, which will be given in 21 cities throughout the State on August 5. Borntraeger To Leave E.O.T.C. Staff in July Major Henry W. Borntraeger, an assistant professor of military science and tactics, will leave the college July G to report for duty at Fort De vons,’Mass. He has-served here Tor tix years, during which he has been l adjutant of the ROTC department. Major Edwin 11, Randle, infantry, will report here about August 1. At the present time he is serving with the IBth Infantry at Fort Wadswor th, New York. During a four year period from 1919 to 1923, Major Ran dle was one of the instructors of the Lafayette college R. O. T. C. unit. On the completion of his 'present lour of foreign service in the Panu nui Canal Zone, First Lieutenant Frank E. Fries, C. E., will begin an assignment at the college, lie will ar rive some time during the summer. ( Old Grads/ Students Agree; Want Penn State University ,Vf c editorial, "Wkp Wait?" page J What do Uie “old grads'' think 01 college to a university? A Hood of 1 Alumni Secretary Edward ]J. Uibshn eslcd in tlio movement started by CJc ceremonies. A great majority of the State University,” Uie title that recei ‘ballot conducted among the .student any other title would lose the tradi-* tional nickname “Penn State.” j From Fred L. Patlee, professor! emeritus of literature, who recently j celebrated his '7sth birthday, comes the following: “I feci as young as ti did in 1894 when I lirst saw the bar-j rens which have now become what the -Governor wants to term the Uni versity, of the Commonwealth of .Pennsylvania. Isn't thut a mouth ful?” Enos H. Hess wrote in to say that “the gesture of the Governor for a university wus timely, but as to a name I would prefer Pennsylvania State University to the University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.” “If the proposed name (The Uni versity of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) would go through, the words Penn State would have to be added to the official title, or the school would be looked upon as a new Survive In Primaries; Stopper, Hanley Left In Secretarial Race Amendments Providing 6-Inch Letter Awards For 5 Minor Sports Passed In Vote In Primaries Yesterday Wil'mcr K. Uoukmaker '39 and Harry S. Harrison '*39 will vie for the presidency of the Athletic Association today when men students vote in the first floor lounge of Old Main frm 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 o’clock. William W. Stopper '39 and Dean H. Hanley '39 will run for the office of secretary of the association. In voting which took place in Old Main yesterday, Sever J. Torctti ‘39 and Charles A. Prosser '39 were eliminated in the race for the • presidency, ami Victor E.f ““ Gentilman ’39 and John Sayers *3O failed to survive the race for the of- fice of secretary. Ail five amendments on the ballot, voted upon by a total of 755 students were passed. The amendments pro posed that the award for varsity swimming, varsity fencing' varsity gymnastics, varsity rifle team, and varsity cheerleading be changed from the 4M: inch block letter "S” to a 0 inch block letter “S.” Tabulated results of yesterday's election arc as follows: .For President: Wilmer E. Rockmaker_. Harry S. Harrison Charles A. Prosser Sever J. Torctti . For Secretary: William W. Stopper.-. Dean 11. Hanley--.--- -179 -John-:E:-Sayers Victor E, •Gentilman 103 The vote on Lhe amendments was: Varsity Swimming—Yes, 480, No, 83; Varsity Fencing—Yes, 307, No, 146; Varsity Gymnastics—Yes, 300, No, 145; Varsity Rifle Team—Yes, 201, No, 101; and Varsity Ghecrleading—! Yes, :;62, ‘No, 1«. ] Sub-Council Elections Postponed Until Fall Because of the failure to obtain a sufficient number of nominations in various schools, election of members to sub-councils of the Student Coun cil has been postponed until next Sep tember, Joseph A. Peel *39, president of Student Council, announced yes terday. Only one person was nomilrated 9* the entire School of Libera] Arts and in the School of Education, Peel point ed ouL Elections were to have been held in all departments last Friday, but in terest was not enough to warrant a volet Nominations were made last Wednesday,. "Before next fall, an effort will be made to create more interest through ■more publicity, ami to hold a real vote," Peel disclosed. . >i the proposed change of name from a letters and comments pouring in upon man shows that they are keenly inter iovernor Earle at the ground-breaking ! alumni favor the name "Pennsylvania eived almost unanimous approval on a body. Most of the alunmi fear that institution, whereas the Pennsylvania 1 State University, the name I propose, 1 would not change the term Penn’ State dr its traditions,” says* A. W. 1 Scholl in his letter. j iC. D. Sehvitz writes in to declare that “Pennsylvania State University, might possibly be a good idea but never in the world ‘University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,’ j United States of America.” I In an opinion prepared for Gover-' nor Earle by cx-Attorney General, Charles J. Margiotti before leaving! oflice, it wus stated that in order to. change tl\e name of the college the plan must be approved by a majority i of the College Board of Trustees, the] Court of Common Pleas of Centre County, and the State Council of Ed-j ucation. In changing the name of the college, there is also a possible com-1 plication in that the name of the post office might have to be changed. I SENIORS Suggest Gift Solution. Page 2. Z 658 PRICE FIVE CENTS Traffic Hazards To Be Remedied Committee Studies Conditions; Ask Student Cooperation . To End Dangers IBecausc of many narrow escapes by students while crossing campus roads travelled by trucks engaged on the building'program, a survey was' made on Wednesday afternoon by the College Traffic Committee to deter mine remedies to be put into effect. Louis N. Pearce ’3B, chairman, of the traffic committee, issued the fol lowing statement yesterday: 292 195 l5l lO6 j “In the interest of safety of the -students,- Ihe-Colloge--Traffic- Commit tee asks and urges that all students refrain from ‘Jay-Walking’. Please cross campus roads only at marked crossings. It is especially urged that the students do not cross diagonally at the corner opposite the Carnegie | library. Please cooperate to the full est extent with the campus patrol men on duty. Dangerous traffic con |ditions exist on the campus due to ! the construction work in progress. liße on the safe side, and help prevent : accidents." Regulations Now in Effect (Regulations issued by the presi dent's office have now gone into ef fect and are to be observed at all times. The regulations are listed be low. j One way traffic will exist from 8 | a. m. to 6 p. m. north only on Bur rowes road from College avenue to Pollock road. It will also exist south only on Shortridgc road from Pollock road to College avenue. Traffic on ' Pollock road will go both directions all day. Trullic on Allen street from Pollock road to Curtin road will be limited to construction vehicles only. I There shall be no parking on Pol j lock road, on the Main Building Serv ice drive and court, on Township road ! from Pollock road to Three Mile road, land on Shortridgc road from College I avenue to Pollock road. Parking areas for men engaged in construc tion are north of the mechanical en gineering laboratory, between the sheep barn and the beef cattle barn, mid the existing parking urea which is east of Route 322. New Members Tapped By 2 Women’s Groups Gwens and Mortar Board, activi . ties honoraries for sophomore and 'senior women, lapped new members 'early Saturday morning. | Juniors tapped by Mortar Board arc: Eleanor B. Acker, Rachel M. ,'lßccluld, Doris Blakemore, Marjorie ■' F. Davies, Italia A. DcAngolis, Vivian S. A. Doty, Beulah F. Gerhehn, Lu jeillc B. Greenberg, Margaret P. s Herrmun, Phyllis Herzog, Elizabeth ,B. Long, 'Melissa Minnich, June C. ; Price, Jean Stillwell, Jeanne M. Walker ,aml Paula B. Wohlfdd. iFreshmtMi tapped by Gwens are: I Cordelia Beach, Eleanor [Benfer, 'Edith A. Barrage, Jean C. Craig-’ head, Bertha M. Douthett, Marjorie ' | A. Warwick, Nelia M. Hazard, Jane ' '.IB, Hoskins, Ruth K. Kistlor, Gail F, j 1 Pope, Vivienne J. Wiesner, Mina A.S ']K. Smith, Beth M. Swope, Elinor D.‘» *, Weaver, Anna M. Yeager, and Eliza-/ ! l'bcth D. Yost. 9 Ventura Junior College student* -musicians recently began a library* of their own. recordings of* popular?} numbers. £
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