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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.