Page Two PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887 Published eemi-weekly during the College year, merit on holidays. by Medea.. of The Penney'seals State College, to the interest of the College, the students, faculty. alumni, and friends. I=l] JOHN A. TROANOVITCH '39 FRANCIS A. C. VOSTERS. JR. '39 Editor Busin.s hinneaer HERBERT B. CAHAN '39 SportA Editor ROY R. NICHOLS, JR. '39 RICHARD W. KOORIAN . 39 Managing Nina. (Involution Manager SALVATORE S. SALA '39 RALPH H. GLINOLACH '39 NYWN Editor Promotion itlannler ALAN G. ItIrINTYRE :39 Erato, Editor THOMAS A. MAI. '39 Ar9istant Managing Editor BRUCE M. TRARUE LUCILLE B. GREENBERG 'III Assistant Sports Editor Wontries Editor REITA E. SHEEN 'B9 Asnocinte 111otorn'ti Editor 1937 Member 1918 Pissociated Gollegacde Press Di rnbuf or of ColleNale Dissest Associate Editors A. William Engel, Jr. 40 Paul S. Haldeman. Jr. 'lO Bernard A. Newman , 10 Herbert Nipsan '4O Bradley Owens '4O Emanuel Roth '4O George a: Schless 'lO Bober' L. Wilson '4O Women's Associate Editors Natalie K. Atkins '4O Helen L. Camp '4O Phyllis 11. Gordon '4O Associate Business Managers I=l C. Russell Eck '4O Richard L. Skirhic '4O Doris G. Gutman '4O Alternates to Associate Business Managers Eleanor H. Hoffer '4O Elroy T. Wenner '4O KKKKKK NT". lON NANDNAL. National Advertising Service, Inc. College Pahlithers Rep KKKKK eatiop 420 MADISON Ave. NOW YORK. N.Y. CHICAGO - BOSTON - BAN PRA...WISC., Los ANGKLaii PORTLAND • Managing &Dior /1114 las. News Editor This I+un• Friday, May 27, 1918 INCOME TAX FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS? LITTLE BY LITTLE the United States Supreme Court has been hacking away at. the limits placed upon the federal government's taxing - power, and little by little it. begins to look as if the Sixteenth Amendment in the Constitution will eventually mean just what. it says: That the federal government may levy a lax 00 income "from whatever source derived." In line with its recent trend, the Supreme Court last Monday decided that the federal government had the constitutional power to impose a tax. upon the incomes of state and local government employees if it does not curtail functions "essential" to the state's existence Hardly had Justice Harlan F. Stone finished read- ingthe decision when speculation arose as to just what constitutes an "essential" governmental function, and whether school teachers, whose salaries always have been exempt from federal income taxation, would now he subject to the provisions of the Sixteenth Amenti ment. Opinions on the subject , differ as greatly as Japan and Russia, hut the most significant thing is the fact that some constitutional lawyers in Washington already have ventured to say that the decision hints strongly at federal taxation of all professional employees, in cluding the millions of school 'teachers in the elementary schools, high schools, colleges, and universities through out the country. And what lends further strength to this belief, they say, is the striking statement made by Justice Stone that in order to justify tax exemption "it must clearly appear that the burden upon the state function is ac tual and substantial, not conjectural." "The extent to which salaries in business and pro fessions whose standards of compensation are other wise fixed by competitive conditions may be affected by the immunity of state employees from income tax. is to,a high degree conjectural," Justice Stone added. Thus. for tne first time in the history of the United States, the Supreme Court seems to be pointing the way to federal income taxation of school teachers. Whether Congress will decide to extend the provisions of the income tax to include school teachers, however, is extremely doubtful. Whether Congress could do, it and actually get away with it -is even more doubtful. For not only does the Court change its mind more often than do the members of Professor Wyand's "Wom en's Uplift Society," but the process of education itself has become a vital and an indispensable function of the government, a function as vital and as indispensable as police protection, lire protection, health regulation and sanitation. For more than a century education has been an au cepted governmental function in the United States. Pub lic instruction has become a byword in our country. Year in and year out, the elementary schools, high schools, colleges, and universities of the nation accomo date more than thirty millions of students—approxi mately one-fourth of the entire population of the Unit ed States. ft. is in the hands of these thirty Millions that. the future leadership of Aunerica is with these thirty millions that the rebirth or the deathknell of American democracy rests. To say that &location is not on essential govern mental function is to write pur own obituary. AS PER REQUEST IT IS with the utmost pleasure that the Collegian notes 919 Class President Joseph A. Peel's selection of a Blue Key member as one of the representatives to next year's Student Tribunal. , Above all, the action of President Peel should serve to emphasize his whole-hearted sincerity in his efforts to clean up the honordry system here, efforts not de structive in their end, but constructive throughout. The Collegian can only hope that !Blue Key will not betray this trust.. Milk Milk Frolic: ;Scholastic Honorary Inducts Freshmen copy of news stories that jam the News I New Mimbers Thursday Editor's desk twice a week are carefully edited be- I In Nittany Liott cause the Ag school insists on having milking con- • tests with co-eds as participants. The editor's coun ienance tinged and he muttered something about wishing he were there when JF:ROME SHAFFF:R . 39 Advertking Mnnager LIALLAS IL LONG 'afi rOwiun Ads..• Mixing Manager MARY .1. SAMPLE . 39 Santa; Srerrlary More Senior Baektalk: Morris Schwab '4O Burton C. Willis, Jr. '4O Janet E. Story '4O Looking Forward: A. William Enurl. Jr. '4O Paul S. HoliMman, Jr. Firetrarlcs in May: And Again: A Thought How Did This Happen?: In 1945: Our guess is that . . . Dusty Rhoades will be re manded of his cheerleading, days as he walks the baby to and fro ... and his wife jingles his keys ... Frank Szymrzak, the Little King, making his first step to ward the governorship .. . Max Machinicke waiting to lead his 79th regiment into battle ....Chuck Wheel er a successful newspaper man ... with two stands ... John .Jaqueth looking - for sick horses + + + Black-out: • Aw, hell, the ribbon's shot. Bat Campy will get a new one in September. CAMPUSEER Phi Beta Kappa Will Initiate 13 "Gladys I. Hunter '4l outstripped the other entries in the co-ed milking contest to win . . ." as one fresh 13111 it.. ihiL hack in '35 (remember seniors?) they nisi) had their milking tratililes. In niy predecessor's eolinan cd three years hack this appeared: "It seems that Sean Wolfe was all registered to milk in the ereed milking eon test when her theta sis .e.s heard of it. It developed that. that is one of the things that theta's do not In. Miss Wolfe withdrew." mow going into the big stuff, Chuck Campbell lost out to Stan Scheider,as L. A. representative back in 'l5 . the best-all around legs of the Thespian chorus belonged to our own Shirley Helms back in '35 . and SOMPOIIe added that about live of them should be taken aside and told how much fun debating is... Jack Kennon tried again after losing the treas urer's job to Ralph B. Ranhael back in '35 ... John ny. Moeller tried' a.different field after his secretarial loss to George Harkess back in '35 Windy Wear gave tip politics after Ralph Apgar heat him for the vice-presidency back he '35 . . . Alexander :raison Taylor, just Tillson then, made front page as the first girl to enroll in the Mineral -Industries School hack in 35 Jean Hauser has been a gond kid for two years, in fact so good, that HE was chosen for a big sister job next yeaN M. Jean accepted. What if he draws a Miss finhhii•? CROW Bin fluting was reaching the breaking point, what w:th graduation and finals coming on top of each other. So before• he exploded, he exploded a few crackers at 2 in the morning. Not to be outdone, Col onial lintel officials did a hit of exploding themselves later and holing blew out. Now Ruling has ho pack twice in two weeks + + + Despite a rainy spring and . the ditches 'around the Itapint house, net. is still at work. The hug has again bitten the kappa!: with the announcement of the. Peg Pletcher-Paul Pierson, phi dell., marriage to he June n. ECM To the will-be grads Our praises are sung; Who next year will be Our drunken Alums. (Ain't it the truth?) From within the Columns- of Alpha Epsilon Phi shrieks this headline: • BIRTH BY ERROR. + + FLY to Bermuda SAIL to Europe CRUISE to the - West Indies, Canada BICYCLE in England HIKE in Holland, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France LOAF anyplace • What more can you ask for suggestions for your summer vacation? e POr Details Visit, Write or Phone HOTEL STATE COLLEGE TRAVEL BUREAU Louetta Neusbaum Phone 733 THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Phi Irtn Kappa initiation, origin ' ally scheduled fur next Friday, will be I held Thursday in the Nittnny Lion Itn. ! Following initiation ceremonies in !the Peacock Room, there will he a I :unmet for all members at 7 o'clock. Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, college exam iner and professor or romance phir ,/sopliy, will he toastmaster. i Dr. Ray 11. Dotterel., professor of philosophy, will speak on '"fhe !Scholar and the Social 0111 C:." Mr. Theodore Roethlte, instructor in Eng lish comp° , Rion and one of the 'lead :Mg young contemporary poets, will one of his own poems composed for the occasion. Those from Dia School a Liberal ;Arts who will he- initiated Thursday e Marshall E. Etains, Ilermione 11. Alma. Prank A. Itgen,'Jr., Christine M. ICaulrman, Robert .L. -Kaye, Mau - - ces .1. Kcesler,, John E. 'Matz, David F. McFarland, Jr., Eleanor L. Robin .son, and Edwin R. Taylor. Mrs. Leeta . Gridley and George W. Strein are from - the School of Edo- I cation, and John E. Walter from the School of Chemi:try and Physics. 888 To Receive Degrees June 6 (Continued From Page One) by Edward 1i1; Wood '4l, who will play Massenel.'s Meditation for "Thais." Hetzel to Present Degrees 'President Ralph D. Retool will then present the degrees and Colonel Rus sell V. Venable, U. S. A., will pre sent commissions,as second lieuten ants, Officers' Reserve Corps,' United States Army, to 13 engineers and 30 infantrymen who have completed two years of advanced R. 0. T. C. work. Certificates of eligibility for appoint= meat ns second'_ lieutenants, 0. R. C. will be presented-to two infantrymen and two engineers. The number of graduates by schools mid curricula follOws: Bachelor of arts—School of Liber al Arts; arts and lette . rs, 121; Com merce and Finance, 99; Journalism, 28; total. 1681-?Sc)mol':ol. * EdUchtion —62. Bachelor of SeiOnce—School of Ag riculture; J l Aricultural and Biolog ical Chemistry, 19; Agricultural Ec onomics, 9; Agrieultdral Education, 16; Agronomy, 10; Animal Husband ry, 6; Botany, 1;; - llairy Husbandry, 40; Forestry,, - Horticulture, 9; Landscape Architecture,. 5; Poultry Husbandry, 6; Zoology, 3; total, 206. School of CheMiStry and Physics: Chemical Engineering, 31; Chemistry, 9; Commercial' Chemistry, 16; Phys ics, 3; Pre-Medical, 24; Science, 5; total, 88. School of Education: Education, 22; Home Economics, 48; Industrial Ed ucation, 4; Music• Education, 12; Na ture Education, 7; total 193. School of Engineering: Architect ural Engineering, 7; Architecture, 8; Civil Engineering; 8; Electrical En gineering, 35; Electrochemical En gineering, 4; Industrial Engineering, 20; Mechanical Engineering, 51; Sanitary Engineering, 1; 'total, 139 School of Mineral Industries: Cer amicS, 5; 'Fuel Technology, 3; Geol. 'ogy, 2; Metallurgy, 15; Mining En gineering, 8; Petroleum and Natural Pas Engineering, 8; total, - 41. School of Physical Education and Athletics: Physical Education and Health, 33. Advanced degrees—Master of Arts, 13; Master of Education, 14; Master of Science, 30; Civil, Engineering, 2; Mechanical Engineering, 1; Engineer of Mines, 1; Doctor of-Philosophy, 10; total, 71. -CAMPY Sunday evening,' June '5, thesen iors will hold Clasi Day exercises 'on front campus, following a concert by the Blue Band under the direction of Bandmaster Wilfred 0: Thompson, U. S. A. Thomas H. Moore, chairman of the Class Day committee, will give the address of welcome and present the class honois. Charles 'M. Wheeler will make the Pipe Oration, Amy,,McClel land will give the' :11firror Oration, and Anne D. Rudolph will present the women's class honors. Frieda M. Knepper will read the class poem, Spoon Man Emmett E. Rhoades will present the class memorial, which will he accepted by, Col. J. Franklin Shields, president of the Board of Trustees. • Other honor men are Cane Man, Sol B. Miehofi, Barrell Man, George W. Jarden; permanent secretary, Louis N. Pearce; , and permanent trea surer, lichoades. John E. Matz will de liver the valedictory address. Other honor women are salutator ian, Bernice E. Ewald, Bow Girl, Car oline J. Tyson; Fan Girl, Olwen W. Elans; and Slipper Girl, Mary E. Taylor. M. L Conclave' Slated The eighth Pennsylvania mineral industries 'conference will. be held here today and tomorrow as a joint symposium for petroleum and natural gas leaders. Thespians Choose Thomas As Head Club Admits Nineteen To Active Membership At illeeting For Organization ' Gordon S. Thomas '39, was - elected president of the Penn State Thespian club at an organization meeting last week, at which nineteen students were admitted to acti('e membership. Thomas succeeds Charles C. Conklin '3B. Other officers elected for the emu irg school year are secretary, Hers.; wt. Heller '4O; treasurer, Frank Zum bro '4O; and staff manager, Joint Lip eczky .Glenn 11. Hill ':l9 was named busi ness manager, while other managers were elected as fellows: Advertising, Frank %tbby() '4O; properties, Morris Pehilnium '4O; costumes, Kent }few. pea '4O; personrel, Helen V. Anderson '39 . ; stage inanager, John Graham; orcheStra, Edward Sutherland '4O; chief scenic artist, Thomas Shutter '4l; head electrician, Richard Kintner '4O. Stmlenti elected to active member' ship in the Thespian club are George Pomeroy, Jack Bigharn, Robert Rose, and George Motz; all juniors; Paul Dear, Morris Feldbaum, Kent Heppell, Herbert Heller, JrnuFKeating, Richard Kinter, James Mitchell, Russell ISinythe, Edward Sutherland, Russell Willows, and Frank Zumbro, mores; John Geltz, Paul Herb, George Pariish, and Thomas Skitter, fresh-. ' men. 600 To Compete In PIAA Finals Over 000 entries from 139 high schools in 20 districts of class A and class..B will compete here tomorrow in the finals of the Pennsylvania In terscholastic Athletic Association track and field meet. District championships were deckl ed in various parts of the state last Saturday and the first and second place winners in each event will vie for P. T. A. A. honors. District One, including. such strong contenders as Upper Darby, Ridley Park. and Lans downe, is a heavy favorite to 'retain the mythical state crown won last year., While Lancaster's negro ace, Bar ney Ewell, is over the age:limit and unable to defend his 100 and 220 tit les,.a teammate has recorded 9.8 for - the best time in the century. Keen competition should exist in the sprints *•ith Jimmy Callista of Erie Vincent, the boy who registered 9.1 with a strong, wind being a pre meet favorite in both dashes and 440. 440: The finals in the P. 1. A. A. golf title are also slated for tomorrow with 41 entries from 11 districts compet ing. Jack Brand, present member of the Lion freshman team, won the championship last year playing for Sewickley High School. Sefing Elected Head Nicholas R. Sean has been elected president of the Russian- American Student Organization,. it was announced yesterday. Other of ficers named were John g. Kovalich '39, vice-president; Peter Czarick '4O, corresponding secretary; Michael A. Machuga '39, recording secretary; and Anne M. Begeny '39, treasurer. PRINTING for FRATERNITIES AND CLUBS LETTERHEADS ENVELOPES STATEMENTS Nittany Printing & Publishing Company 110 West College Avenue ... in the Penn Slate Thespian clules.new contest for the best original musical comedy script of at least two acts to be used in their future shows. : , 1. The contest is open to anyone 2. Manuscripts should. be of two acts and should require about two hours for performance. 3. Music need not be Included 4. Manuscripts will become the exclusive property of .the' Penn State Thespian club 6. All manuscripts submitted may be used , 41 whole or In part by the Penn State Thespian club 7. All manuscripts must 'be in on or before September 24; 1938. 8. Mail or, present your manuscripts to STUDENT UNION OFFICE, ,THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE, STATE COLLEGE, PA. Display History Data -Historical material about the Col legels being displayed in the Library until the end of Commencement Week. The exhibit was collected by Dr. E. W. Runkle,' College historian, and includes building plans from 1881 to the present, pictures of early fac ulty and student groups. and'a ropy of the first College history. • Perfect for Houseparty ' "AS HUSBANDS GO" Friday, June 3, 8:30 Penn State Players ANNOUNCEMENT! Our cold:storage food locker system will be in operation June Ist. Call at our, plant for detailed information. HILLSIDE ICE & COAL CO: 133 N. Patterson • Phone 842 Don't take it on the chin • ' this Summer White Suit Sale Dress up• in one of these smartly (]Q 5 \ tailored suits which you may now 9 4) 'purchase at drastically reduced prices at Fromm's and complete your Summer wardrobe. WERE sfli . , SINGLE & DOUBLE BREASTED ' FLANNEL. TEX! GABERDINES! ''• - SPECIAL! Tux Whit e ( cosar O B niy, $9 r 9 5 .1 Regularly Sold 'at.516.50 and $17.50 •-. RIVIERA! CARRIBEANI $129 5 OTHERS. --Sp o r t s - Plain ALL NEW! . LATEST MODELS! Backs SEE OUR WINDOWS • Opposite Old Main - .__., - THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF STATE COLLEGE, -- Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation • • WIN $25 IT'S EASY! Just folloW these 'sintplo rules Friday, May 27;1938 Phi Kappa Phi Elects New officers of Phi Kappa Phi, na tional Scholastic honorary, recently elected for the coming yea• are Prof. Andrew A. - Borland, president; Prof. Warren Graver C. Thompson, vice president; Luther T. Bissey, secre tary; Prof. Julia G. Brill, treasurer; Prof. Mason Long, journal correspon dent; and' Prof. Ernest W. Callenhaeit and Prof. David F. 'McFarland, ex ecutive committee..
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