%•a w •s=-l prim Stair (Holt Volume 34—No. 60 13 Selected To Phi Beta |Kappa Group Local Chapter To Hold First Initiation On June 3 Thirteen seniors were elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda Chapter of Pennsylvania, at a meeting of the membership-com mittee and local chapter mem bers Monday night Those elected are Marshall K. Evans, Mjrs. Leeta M. Gridley, Hermione H. Hunt, Frank ll gen, Jr., Christine M. Kauffman, Robert L. Kaye, : Frances J. Kcosler, John E. Mate, David F. McFarland, Jr., Eleanor L. Robinson, George W* Strcin, Edwin KJ Taylor, and John E. Walter. Initiation Date Set 'lnitiation ceremonies ■will be held at the Niltany Lion Inn on Friday, June- 3, followed by a banquet at which Dr. Ray H. Dotterer, profes sor of philosophy, will be the prin cijml speaker. The election Monday night was-the first to be held by the local chapter. Membership is restricted .to those having an nll-Colicgc average higher than 2.5. A membership committed considered all seniors eligible under! this rule und made recommendations j to chapter members, who then elect-j cd the new members. The [membership committee was composed of 'Miss A. Pauline Lock tin, assistant profcsstoc of English literature, chairman; Dr. Orrin Frink, professor of mathematics; Dr. Franklin B. Krauss, /associate pro fessor of Latin; Dr. Pauline Beery Mack, professor of textile chemistry and director of home economics re search ;and Leo 0. Ovcrholts, profes sor _ Hetzel To Award 14 ROIC Medals To Make Presentations Monday At 2-Hour Brigade Parade ’ On Practice Field Medals for [military proficiency will be presented to outstanding men in the basic R. 0. T. C. course by Presi dent Ralph D. Hetzel at the gradua tion parade to be held on the Athletic Practice' Field, Monday afternoon from 3 to fi o’clock. The parade will be reviewed by . President Hetzel, Colonel Russell V. Venable, members of the College Senate Committee on Military instruction, and graduating seniors in the advanced 11. 0. T. C. course. President’s Medal Given Outstanding cadets in the sopho more class to receive the President’s Medal arc: Albvo L, 'Parsons, gold medal; 'Myles E. AltLmus, silver med al; and Arthur .M. -Slcibbe, 'bronze medal. Honorable mention with the award of a proficiency ‘bar will go to /11. Paul Blusingume, Robert R. Blu menstoin, John W. Graves, Gerald E. Noble, Edward J. Osterhout, and Leonard S. Wilheim. Outstanding cadets in the fresh-- nmn claso to receive the President’s. Medal are: Robert N. Baker, gold medal; 'Bernard'T. Seigel, silver med al; and Wilson M. 'Scott, bronze med- 1 al. .Honorable mention with the award of a proficiency bar will go to i Robert 13. Blanning, John M. Elliott, Donald C. Lusk/ Francis K. Rich wine, Florian I. Tonranim, and David, J 5. Wagonsellcr. Myles E. Altimus will receive a sil-| ver, medal and Hiram M. Wolfe will; receive a bronze medal for their rec ords in the Third -Corps Areu inter collegiate indoor rifle match. In the freshman individual riflt r >ctiti^ - freshman dndivii le.competition,! Joseph L. ’Sherman •will be awardcdl a gold medal/ Benjamin H. Stahl, a'j silver-medal, and Robert.G. McCoy, a' bronze medal. | In the It.’ 0. T, C. pistol match for 1 advanced course juniors, Kenneth S. Byrd will be awarded a gold medul, Grant H. Garpenter, a silver medal, and -Volney L.. McKelvey, a bronzo medal. Three sophomores will re ceive miniature expert rifleman budg es for their work on the R. 0. T. C. rifle team. They are Geeggo A. Ben trem, Wayne E. Bortz, and Myles E. Altimus. Kelley Wins Fellowship Thomas S. Kelley '3B, a student in commerce and finance, has received a $5OO- fellowship in commerce at the University of California. Prom-Goers Set For Kyser In Rec Hall From 9 Until 2 To Play In Quaint Spanish Setting With Singers, Trumpeter, Glee Club, Pianist “Evenin' folks How’re y'all?” •It’s the familiar greeting of genial Kay Kyser whose band will entertain Junior Prom-goers tonight in Rec Hall: In a beautiful Spanish setting of quaint old Valencia, Kyser, will'play from 9 o’clock until 2. Admission is $4, including tax. James A. Glunt ’39, Prom chairman, announced that booth drawings for the affair have been made and that final plans for the dance have been com- ■ ■♦plcted. Programs of blue leather Spotlighted Tonight KAY KYSER Co-eds To Select 1938-39 Rooms Classes Will Draw In Old Main Monday Evening; Juniors - Given First Choice Jtbpin drawing for all classes will he^he!tl^M6n(hiyi l 31^y;lG i will meet at 6:30 in the first -floor lounge; Sophomores at G:3O in the second floor lounge;- and Juniors at 7:30. . j Juniors holding numbers from 1 to • 100 will select their rooms the same i evening they draw. Sophomores will ;choose their rooms Wednesday, May 118, at 6:30, .ami Freshmen at 6:30, Thursday, 'May 19. McAllister Ilall and space, for 126 women in Frances Atherton Hall will bo reserved for freshmen. Floor plans for the new building can -be seen at the Dean’s ofiicc. Women assigned to cottages and fraternity suites will meet on Tuesday night at 6:30 in the second floor lounge of Old Main. The $5 room deposit ‘must be paid at the Bursar’s office by June 6. No dormitory rooms will be reserved over the summer unless this deposit is paid. Deadline For Poetry Set For Friday Noon Entries for tho M. M. Harris | Poetry Award of $lO should be sub mitted to Theodore Rocthko, chair man of the committee of awards, at the English composition building be fore noon of next Friday. No restrictions are placed upon the form or subject matter of poems. The other judges on the committee are Prof. Robert E. Galbraith, English composition, and Prof.' William L. Werner, English literature. German Test Monday ,;The German attuimnent test for ; Lower Division students who 1 wish to j enter tho Upper Division of ’ the School of the Liberal Arts will be I given in Room 315, Mineral Indus-' |tries, from 0:30 to 8:30 Monday | night. Film, ( Birth Of A Baby / May Have Showing Here Next Fall “Birth of a Baby,” the moving pic* ture which gained national promin ence recently, when Life magazine published several parts of it, uiuy be shown here next year, according to plans being nmdc by Arthur E. Davis, assistant professor in the School of Physical Education and Athletics. Tlie film, circulated by the Ameri can Committee ou Maternal Welfare,' was made for educational purposes. When shots were reprinted in Life, the magazine was banned from news stand sale .in Pennsylvania and in several other states. Dr. Joseph .P. Riteuour, college •have been chosen by the committee. Will Feature Ginny Simms Featured with Kyser, the origina tor of singing song titles, will be Miss Ginny Simms, lovely songstress; Sul ly Mason, whimsical “ride” singer; Harry .Babbitt, syrup-voiced crooner; trumpeteer Ish JCabibblc; and the Kay Kyser Glee Club. Also sharing spotlight honors with the orchestra will be Lyman Gandee, sensational pianist, who is also the arranger of Kyser’s famous “makes you want to dance” music. Besides this array of musical talent, maestro Kyser, himself a master showman, will entertain as baton-swinging mus ter of ceremonies. Clever swing arrangements writ ten especially for Kyser’s famous brass section together with catchy renditions of popular novelty tunes by rollicking .Sully Mason and dead pan Ish Kabibble will also be high lighted. Since their lust visit to this cam pus when they played Senior Ball hero in 1936, Kay Kyser and his or chestra have enjoyed increasing popu larity as exponents of “sweet swing” among the bigger name bands. Prof. Kyser’s work as head tutor in his “College of Musical Knowledge," a weekly *coast-to-coast radio presenta tion, has won wide acclaim. Two Miss Death In Auto Accident Tali 1 Victim To Minor Injuries; Driver Dies. In Hospital J. William I.ivesny ’39 and lan C. Ma'cDougal ’3O, passengers in the death ear which look the life of Eu gene R. Brooks, 34, well-known post oflico employee and once a‘student at the College, have been released from the Centre County Hospital after suf fering, from minor injuries incurred :!n the accident. The accident occurred early Tues day morning when Brooks pnd the two students were returning from Boalsburg to State College. The car, driven by Brooks, left the road at,the •curve near the bridge, east of the new Marion Meyer service station, Auloport, hurtled a -five-foot embank ment, and turned over several times, i All three were rushed U> the Cen tre County Hospital, where Brooks died at 7 o’clock Tuesday morning. He died of a fracture at the base of the skull, a compound fracture of the right arm, and severe internal in juries. Livesay, who had recently under gone an appendectomy, received in juries to the right shoulder, a sprain of the left wrist, and slight lacera tions .of the left leg. MacDougul in curred slight bruises about the left eye and temple and slight lacerations of the left leg. Hotel Managing- Group Takes Inspection Trip . Six students in the newly-formed Hotel Management course inspected the Hotel William Penn in Pittsburgh lust weekend as guests of Edmund L. Flynn ’29, assistant manager of the hotel. Those who made the trip were: Ross P. Shaffer ’3B, Wake Thompson Ml, William B. Jeter Ml, Ivan Bort ner ’4l, Bayard Bloom Ml and Phil lip Barnhardt Ml. physician, who saw the film several months ago, has expressed the belief that not truly hygiene students but the entire student body should be given an opportunity to’ sec the movie. Dr, Carl ’ dean of the School of PhS'sical Education and' Athletics, suid that lie hud' not yet given approval to the film, but would not prevent such a movie from being brought here for educutionul pur poses. A course in .marital relations is also being planned by the School of Physical Education and Athletics, Deun Schott said. STATE COLLEGE, MAY 13, 1938 CoskerfAsks Fraternities’ AidOMules I. F. C. President Calls On All Houses In Drinking Drive See editorial, “lAqjinr and Minors,” Explaining that ,it, was not the aim of to “make Penn (State a ‘tea;party’ institution,” Raymond S. CoskeVy ; ’39, newly-elect ed president of the Council, in a statement tof, house? presidents find counselors yesterday, asked that all organizations cooperate with the group in its <lrivc--’againsl drinking by minors .in fraternities. Rules Must Be Enforced Coskcry said-that?, impending pres sure from College ,slicinls regarding enforcement largely, prompted his pica. He pointcd- s l />ut lhat success could not he obtained if organizations would continue to? break the rules and insisted that tlie.se rules would be rigidly penalties if; necessary. i; 1 “It is our sincere’! desire to try lu I impress our sense of'',obligation on the! officials of the State?who so graciously made it possible to launch such a building program as,' we arc now en gaged in,” Coskery;sxplained. . Recalls Dating Rules Tho Council warned fra ternities rules govern ing unchaperoned women in . houses. He said that if improvements in the situation were not niade, the College l would be forced to/anterfere. | “The new rushing&ode is also meet ing with some opposition,” Coskcry said. “However, itvhas been passed by a majority vote’. of the Council ! and it is for us tojback it entirely.; If there is anyone,pwho feels that ho! Ims an argument of debate, we would more Tlmivappreciate it if; d-jdie&t J- EL- ~C. mcet-.i mg of the year to be'held Tuesday at! 7:30 in Old Main,” Coskcry con-j eluded. { P.S. Clubber Picks Blue-Eyedßlonde As Ideal Co-ed A petite, blue-eyed blonde, intelli gent, amiable, and home-loving— that’s the Ideal Co-ed, according to a survey among the . non-fraternity men conducted by the Penn State 1 Clubber, new publication of the non fraternity organization. And, oh my, the dream co-ed must be a pal of all the fellows (that’s a break). Not only that, the ideal one iis permitted to pet, but only with you—at least 60 per cent of the boys approve. Other requirements-find the candi date for dreamland standing five feet, four inches and weighing 118 pounds. Tho little lady must possess sincerity, beauty of body, sportsmanship, dane- I'ng ability, and athletic ability to some extent. iSmoking is definitely out, the ma jority request them to stay away from the bottle, cussing is taboo, and nail polish is okay if she goes easy with iL There you are, girls! Organ To Be Given To College Alumni Day ! In commemoration of the 35th rc | union of the eluss of 1903, a Hani :inond pipeless organ worth $3OOO will jbe presented to the College on Alumni Day, Saturday, June 4. I Tile gift consists of the organ [proper, a console, and six amplifiers. I The electric organ, which is movable, will be installed in Recreation Hull | ami will be available for big public occasions such as Mothers’ Day, Bac calaureate Day, and Commencement Day. The amplifiers only will be permanently installed while the rest oT the equipment cun >bc transported to other locations on the. campus. The first recital on the new organ will bo given between 6 and 6 o’clock in the afternoon of Alumni Day. George H. Dcike ’O3, a member of the Board of Trustees, heads the commit tee iu charge of the presentation of the gift. Need ‘Matric’ Cards All students attending the 1938 Summer (Session must present the matriculution curd received during the current year or purchase a du plicate. This same matriculation card must also be presented at reg istration next September. Swings Into Action j RAYMOND S. COSKERY ’39 C-F Professional Petitions Hetzel Business Administration School Sought By Delta Stoma Pi At Board Meeting i A student, petition seeking the es tablishment here of a separate School of Business Administration was pre sented to President Ralph D. Hetzel yesterday ufternoon by a committee from Delta Sigma Pi, professional commerce and finance fraternity. Joseph G. Korsult ’US, president of I the fraternity, and Charles D. Zim (merman, Jr. ’3l) formed the commit tee of two which presented the peti- I Lion containing the signatures of ap proximately 415 commerce, finance | and economic students. According to ! Korsak, a Board of Trustees meeting j will be held tonight at which time it ;is hoped that President Hetzel, as i secretary of the Board, will present I the petition. Rolilioii Listed j Tile petition is worded as follows: jin view of the fact that the Penn isylvania 'State College .is an histitu jtion supported by the taxpayers of j the state in order to. meet their needs, land in view of the fact that an ade jquatc education in commerce and fi nance and economics can not he ac quired at this institution under the direction of the School of Liberal Arts, the undersigned, students in commerce and finance and economies, respectfully request that .the Trus tees of tile college approve the estab lishment of a School of Business Ad ministration.” Among the many plans proposed for the housing of the new school, if established, it has been advocated that the old library be fitted with class rooms and offices for the use of the school’s staif and students. Pennsylvania Artists’ Exhibition Continues The third annual, exhibition of a group of Central Pennsylvania Ar tists-which was arranged in honor of Mother’s Day and which had prov en very successful, will continue until tomorrow noon. The display which is being held in the Exhibition Gallery, 303 Mia in Engineering building, is sponsored by the Division of Fine Arts. The list of paintings represent \\orks. of Central Pennsylvania ar tists. Painters from State College, Indiana, York, Lewisburg, Dußois, Johnstown, and Wimlber have sub mitted their works for this exhibition. Thespians Revamp ‘Hey Rube ’ For Prom Weekend Audience ; A revamped and overhauled earni ival troupe and escort bureau will ap pear in Schwab auditorium tomorrow night at 7:30 o’clock -when tile Thes pians present their 41st annuul Spring show, "Ucy, Bubo,” for the enjoyment of students, faculty, and townspeople. After going under the critical eyes of a hurd-to-mukc-laugh IF Ball week-end audience, the local review ers, and lust of all, J. Ewing “Sock” Kennedy, director of tho Thespians, "Hey Rube” emerges as a musical comedy with the rough edges knocked oir and line points highlighted. The plot, binges on the launching of a rough and reudy carnival troupe •into the escort bureau business with resulting misfortunes, chief of- which is the theft of some pearls' from one of its wealthy patrons, Mrs. Eleanor Carnegie (Hermione H. Hunt ’3B). Harry Harrison Named AA President; Stopper Wins Secretarial Post 56 Freshmen Initiated Into Phi Eta Sigma Fifty-six men were initiated into Phi Eta Stgma, freshman honorary scholastic fraternity, Tuesday nighti as the organization awarded its an nual honors and named Dr. Franklin B. Krauss, of the department of clas sical languages, its new faculty ad visor, - supplanting Dr. Francis J. Tschan, resigned. W. Julian Parton received the soci ety’s Senior award, given each year ;o the senior member of the organi zation who, in the opinion of a faculty committee, has the outstanding rec >rtl in his class. Dr. Kern Win* Award Dr. Frank D. Kern, dean of Hie Graduate School ami head of the de partment of botany, won ihe Re search award presented each year l«> the faculty member who has made notable contributions to research without subsidy. The winner of this, award is selected by a faculty com mittee. Initiated as an honorary member was Dr. David F. McFarland, of the School of Mineral Industries. The naming of Dr. Krauss as fac ulty advisor followed a resignation message from Dr. Tschan. Dr. Krauss has been associate advisor for four years. Dr. Tschan has been faculty advisor since the chapter's establish ment here in 1929. He was the chap ter’s first honorary member and has administered his office during a pros-) porous growth of the fraternity. I 2.5 Average Required. ! . -Meeting^.the required,. for 1 membership, the following fresh- j men were inducted: William F. Ab-j bey, Robert P. Aiknmn, Charles L., Albright, Michael Bolcy, .Frank J.: Brechor, Robert C. Clark, Richard J. ; Davis, Ernest S. Dix, Lawrence S.j Driever, Charles K. Etncr, John G. j Fay, Robert B. Filbert, Jr., Joseph, J. Fortunato, William E. Fowler,* Emanuel Freedman, Harris Freed-1 man. j Paul F. Cans, Lawrence 0. Gear hart, David J. George, Sheldon Gold stone, Louis Grafinger, John 11. Hib bard, Delmnr V. Hughes, John W. Jenks, Alfred C, Kerschcnstciner, Fred E. Kindig, Charles A. Laubach, Jr., Chaunccy A. Loomis, Otto W, Luck, Robert K. Mayfield, John R. Miller, Perry M. Mumford, Earle E. Muschlitz, Jr., Edward W. Nestor, Jr. Charles G. Oberberger, Sidney W. Penn, Stanley R. Pliska, Norman Ra dish), Oliver 11. Rose, Murray W. Ro senthal, Oliver A. 'Schaeffer, Samuel Schwartz. Joseph C. SciorilH, Sidney seff, Donald S. Shriver, Robert P. Si mon, Jr., Robert K. Smith, John IT. Sleeves. George A. Thompson, Jr., Harry E. Wagner, Amlre.w T. Walter, Walter A. Weiss, John C. Williams, Edward M. Williston, ami Arthur K. Wocrnlc. C. A. Elects Cabinet Eight students have been elected U> the Cabinet of the Christian Associa- 1 Lion at the spring elections of the group. They are Henry Smith *39; Helen Underwood ’39, Frederick Lin ninger ’4O, Martin Rockwell ’4O, Vin- 1 cent Pisciotta ’4O, -Sarabell Shinn MO, Rosemary Harris *4l, and Adam Smyser ’4l. i When a foreign "Prince” suddenly forgets his honesty and thinks of $ signs, tlie jewels disappear. Faced j with tho necessity of recovering the pcurls to prevent prosecution of one of their members, the troupe turns detective in fine style. | As Prince Rudolph Popunoff (Paul Dean ’4O) attends a private luncheon' given by a society belle in her apart-] mont, the waiter finds he can’t control] the food lie is attempting to serve, i This results in the Prince ending upj with a bowl of spaghetti in bis lap, a steak draped over one shoulder of his dinner jacket, and a few soft boiled eggs trickling ever so gently down his face. Thus the Prince is ready for the showers. In he goes, and while ridding himself, of his un expected shampoo, u "re-robbery” oe- ; curs with the pearls being recovered.- The gag works and the troupe is saved. . | HONORARIES: Justify Your Existence See Editorial Z 658 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1,312 Men Cast Votes In Finals, Doubling Primary Count Harry S. Harrison ’39 was elected president of the Athletic Association for 1938->1939 at fi nal elections held Tuesday in the first floor lounge of Old Main. William W. Stopper '39 was elected secretary of the associa tion. The total vote for the second day's voting was almost double that chalked up in the primary, 1,312 voting Tuesday compared to a total of 755 voting Monday. In the primary on Monday, Harrison was trailing the defeated presidential can didate, Wilmer E. Rocknmkcr ’39, by 195 to 292. Exhibiting a sudden spurt in the final elections, Harrison won the presidency by a 163-vote lead. Stopper swung into the lead in the primary over the defeated candi date for secretary, Dean JI. Hanley ’J)!', by 292 to 179, and .maintained his lead to win in the elections on Tuesday. The tabular results of the final elections are as follows For President: Harry S. Harrison Wilmcr E. Bookmaker.. For Secretary: William W. Stopper Dean H. Hanley 648 577 Retiring Faculty Will Be Honored President Of Trustees’ Hoard To Deliver Brief Address; 4 Others To Speak I Retiring faculty members and Col ; lege trustees will he feted at the sec ond annual'dinner of the local chap iter of the American Association of ! University Professors in the Sand wich 'Shop at 6 o’clock tonight. All faculty members arc invited to at tend. j The retiring professors who will ’ be honored are Paul .B. Breneman, | head of the department of mechanics land materials of construction; Mrs. •Susan A. Porterfield, assistant .pro- I fessor of Spanish; Erwin W. Runkle, ' professor of philosophy and College I 'historian; and Frederick P. Weaver, (professor of agricultural economies and former head of that department. J. Franklin Shields, president of the Board of Trustees, and four fac ulty members will deliver brief bio- I graphical sketches of the retiring | professors. Asa E. Martin, profes sor of American history, will be toast master. Tickets fur those who expect to at tend can be obtained in (he first floor j lounge of Old Main immediately be fore the dinner. j The committee in charge of ar rangements consists of Professors 'Andrew W. Case, 'chairman, William 1.. Werner, Robert Bcrnreutcr, and tools It. Bell. Library Acquires New Film-Reading Machine An Argus reading machiuc, which, provides excellent facilities for read ing 10 and 05 mm. films, has 'been acquired by the College library. | The new machine is also able to 'project microfilm on a wall screen. It will enable the library to take ad vantage of the newest form of stor ing and interchanging valuable manu scripts and books. It is now advisable, according to Willard P. Lewis, librarian, that the Library should acquire books, re search materials, ami newspapers in the form of film. Microfilm, because of its small size and lasting quality, presents definite advantages. Young; Gets Fellowship Fred L. Young, a-senior in mechan ical engineering, has received a fel lowship worth ?975 to Yule Univer sity for the 1938-39 academic year. He will serve us a graduate assistant there while furthering his study of | thermodynamics.
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