• 7 ,--,0.7 4 - 1- 5 . 4,.. 4r 1 SUCCESSOR •To The Free Lance, rnu 1-'3 :" t i titt , , 2 r.:o: r , Established 1887 ....,-..,. o , tu‘ ':'l_,,li:l.i t- ,',." 7 / - it r . . 'i,5 . ..•2 . ' f . \ , . . , VOLUME 35-NO. 22 Z 658 Election Result Dims Hope For New State Grant WORKMAN DIES IN PLUNGE FROM NEW BUILDING `Troublesome' Lion 14 Of Squad To End Grid Comiietition Nittanymen In Fine 'Physical Shape; ' ' Patrick Back By BILL ENGEL The Nittany Lions, expect ed to "move troublesome, but not -dangerous" by - the ex perts, invade the Panther den in Pittsburgh for the season's final encounter tomorrow af ternoon. Fourteen seniors, nine of them lettermen, will be in the Higgins party of 40. Every man who hhs participated reg - ularly in practice will ;leltve this morning with six seniors, ,now practice teaching, ;joining - ,the squad err route at Altoona 'and Johnstown , Metio Aoting'Captnin-Bbfcl Joe Metro, elusive fullback who led his mates to the startling upset , ovei—Sii neuse, , haa .iga in - beemEse , , leete&•Aiting-Captain Along, with . :Metro, other sentets patttctpntmg in their lastagame ate: Alex Bar - aritovich, Bernie Itt tggs, Joe Doc ea, Angelo - Conte, Bill Ellwood, ,Vietot Gentilman Tony Glannan tom, Dean Iranley, Harty Horn ' son, John Pat tel., Joe Peel, Tot Tot ettt and Ott Wuensthel With the major John' Patrick ex 'pected to see some action after be mg out all season with a serious knee ninny the Nittanymen ate in the best physical shape the, have been all year Minot injuries , Buffeted by Bat antovich Ellwood, Leon Gajecki, and Grover Washa: Baugh in the stiff tangle with Penn 'have healed, and all will face Jock Suthetland's eleven Hailed as•the nation'i" unbenta-' bles until toppled ham ,the pinnacle in an astonishing up set by its neighboi hood iival Cat negie Tech two weeks -ago, the mighty Panther aggi egation still , temains among the top-notchers Pitt has,tiounced all seven of its- ' other opponents, : Tomorrow's meeting will be the -38tIt between the two ovals, the series beginning in 1893 State hai ' taken only 13, while tying two, and has not tinned the ,Smoky City boys back, since Bob Higgins' Sold 'day in 1919-20-0 - 'Dime' Merlcovsky, semoi tackle,' has been ,named Acting-Captain for the Jungle Cats and lends Pitt's tugged forwaid wall of Bill .. ,, , Daddio and Fabian Hoffman, ends, r,Ted -Konetsky , sophomore tackle, , Al liezeuski and Steve Petro, ,:guards, and Bill',,Dannies, unto. Igarshall Goldberg liigain' - 'may be' missing' from the "Dream Backfield,"„ashe is favoi mg ! an injury suffered again6t, ",Fordham. Ben Ktsh,or Larry Peace replace Goldberg to join Dick ,Casaiano; Hal Stebbins, and John Chickerneo Penn Sthte's probable stinting i.,llne:hp will be the darn as started ' l :against , Perm e‘cept: that- either ,SteVe Rollins of Craig White,will ":--iiplace Munson. `, Hobo Party' Planned ; - By Penn' , Siate :Club - , A 'novel Hobo Pirty is being , ; Laponsored by the Penn, State Club .Saturday` evening, In the 'Armory c," Prizes .for the - best ,imitation of a P, i .hobo and hobo-ate will be award- After the fashion of a hobo, all persons are requnell to bring a. sandwich. members are requested to meet In the Penn State Club room Eit 7 95 p m.' before' piing to the 'Armory. , • 'TWO TIMER' Health Group, -46;futer.view r 300in' Survey Coinmittee Seeks Suggestions For Imkoying College • Medical Service Plans to interview 200 students to obtain suggestions eor the movement of the College health sei vice weie made at a meeting of the student advisory committee in the Dispensary Wednesday Students selected at random till be personally approached by membeis of the` committee In An ellort to gain a survey of opinion and attitude concerning the pres ent 4et-up of the Health depart ment The survey will begin immedi atoll suggestions will be submitted at the next meeting of the group,'Decembei 7 Font of the five board vacancies wore filled at the electing by the appointment - 6'f Edgar V Hall '4l. Adam A Salmi '9l, Daniel T Balmer '92, and Charles I. Vanin 'wagen '42 by Joseph A. Peel, sen lot class inesiclent The, group will be completed with the appoint ment of a Deshmun woman Harve§t Queen To Be,Selected Cramer, Moyer, Story,-Smill, Stockett, Vie'For Honor' In All-College Poll ' , Candidates fni , the Queen to reign over the annual Harvest Ball in the Armoy, 'De:combo. 3, have been announced by Ag Stu dent Council as Peggy E Moyer '39, Janet E, Story - 2 40, Helen B. Ciamei '4l, Jeanne A Smith '4l, and Maijorie H. Stockelt '42 Photographs of the potential queens will be displayed in the Comm Room -window this week with ballot boxes for an all-college poll open alLTuesday and Wednes day mining, at Student Union desk, the Comm- Room, and in the Ag and Home Ec buildings , Tuesday night the committee in chaige of choosing the queen will take the candidates around to the Ifraternities and .the Cornet , Rooni so that students may getacquaint ed, with them before voting Committee members ale Rich ard L. Beam '39; chairman, James W. Batchelor,"39, Robert L. Hop kins '39,;J!.tDuain,.Mooie '39, , and Betty, L. McCliue '4O. - Republicans May Delay • GSA Funds Authority's Fate To ,Be Debated By Board Special to the Collegian - RARRISBURG„Nov 17—Chan ces ,of ',a new five-million-dollar grant from,the General State Au thmity to the Pennsylvania State College grew' dimmet than ever today, with the sweeping Repub lican victory at the polg last week adding stiength to the belief that the College's anticipated new pro gram would be delayed at least un til next year if not longer This fact became evident het( today as reports from authorita tive sources indicated the Author ity board, consisting of Gov. Geoige H Earle,,State Tieasurer F Clair Ross, Auditor Geneial Wanes E Habeas and othci state officials, prepared to meet and de cide the future fate of the,gigan tic body which has launched a 65- million-dollar state-wide construc tion program Inasmuch as Judge - Arthin. H James, Goveinor-elect, was a critic of. the building;:ptogram, it was Jielieved_her#. 7 that....the4;katlior board; oin'piised - mostly of defeated', Democrats, may decide to scrap plans foi additional grants rather than push the , opening of the new plograni by January 1, only 17 days before the inauguration of the opposition administration, which may In may not approve , of the idea. Meanwhile, federal orficials in Washington indicated that nearly all of the PWA funds available 'under the piesent extension had been allocated and that only by quick action could the state salvage a poition of its scheduled mograth Pitt Weekend Fans Offered . Free Dancing F.:atm tainment in the form of movies and dancing for Penn State fans and football players at Pitts burgh over the week end has been offered by the Stanley'theatre and by Bill Green's Casino ' Warner Brothers, who operate the three State College theatres, will play host to the Penn State varsity football team at the Stan ley theatre in Pittsburgh today Horace Heldt and his band will be on the'stage , :Bill Green's Terraced Gardens, advm tined us Pennsylvania's most beautiful dine and dance club, will] be thrown open free to Penn State and Pitt students from 5 to 7 p m tomonou afternoon Tommy Tuck-I er's orchestra_ will , play at the 1 casino. Berigan, 'Di Aims dangling, fingers snap ping That's Bunny' Berman lead : ing his_ sweet swinging lads, come December 9 at Soph Hop. He's "The 'Muscle Man of Less than two years ago, Berl gan was just another hot trumpet Playa' But he was plenty good Tommy Dorsey and' Benny Good man both became interested in him and encouraged hint' to take , a stack at the Saturday Night Swing Club over a Mutual network. "I did take the chance and I clicked," is the way' Bunny, him self, puts it. Organizes "Fighting Men" Convinced that fame and fortune would open to him as leader of his:own band,"`Beligan 'organized some boys—some i"fighting men" STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1938 Battle Pitt Panther Tomorrow Tribunal Approves Four NeW Customs Only One Regulationj - Vetoed By Board; Others Begin Afte'r Thanksgiving Fbui of the five new freshmen customs suggested by Student Coun cil last Thursday night %NCI e apploiediby Tiibuital Tuesday, and thiee of them will go into effect at noon o_niMonday, Novembei 28—the fiist day after Thanksgiving iccess Meanwhile Tiihunal removed all freshman dating iegulations, ef fective at the same time TII2 end of other customs v,lll depend on the outcomo,of a freshman-sophomore boxing meet early next semester 'The customs which ale to be ob-1 ;Pugh Sheet and East College served beginning nest `" Monday `lAvenue are The tonal' new custom piovides I—Freshmen must keep then foi a "Poverty Week," dining hands out of then , pockets at which heshmen will weal the lag , all times west clothes possible This will 2—When freshmen smoke on cam probably take place the week be pus, they must smoke only foie the removal of customs corn-cob pipes '"Tiibunal injected the fifth iegu 3—No fieshmen are peimatted to liition suggested by Student Conn -walk on "Senicii Walk"—fromlnd' The, provided that freshmen the main Campus Gate on co-op (should weal coats at all times on come' to the Home Ec gate 'campus Clark '4O Dies , Of Pneumonia ,„ Brother, Of,Bnrog*q.t_lib,Mks Wednesday-ln Yrißrinarii\: Funeral-Tomorrow L -Edmund Clark '4O, a Mother of Bursar Russell E Clark, died of lobar pneumonia, in the College In firmary Wednesday night. ' Clark, n Junior Ag Ed student, caught cold from exposure last Friday night and the illness, com plicated by a serious heart condi tion, quickly developed into pneu monia A graduate of Clark's' Summit High School, Clark spent a year at Scranton Keystone Junto' College and a year at Brothel s' College, Madison, N J, before coming here Funeral sen ices will be held at 10 a m today at the Koch Funeral Home, 112 South Burrowes Street. Burial will be In the family plot,at Clark s Green Cemetery, Clark's Gi een, Pa , tome' row Smith- '39 Wing In Sketch Competition Olivet L Snuth '39 was award ed first prize in the annual sketch competition sponsored by Pi Gam ma Alpha and SCalab fiaternities Smith was awarded the Pt Gamma Alpha-Scarab prize. ~_ The Keeler Book Prime in the sonic competition went to J Lee Thorne '4O and the Athletic Stoic Book Puce was won by Andrew H Maclntire '39. ';', John M Price '39 and Harold D White - '4O received Honorable men tams. - Miracle M Deposit - Holds Course Ticket' f;i4rains„:49 ,, a - z ..Artistsl—Sirteu- `May Reserire"geafs For 41 Until Paid in Full "You may' still buy an Aitists' Course ticket, and a $1 deposit is all that is needed to hold your tick et until the full amount is paid " Thus did Di Coil E Marquardt, head, of the Artists' Course com mittee sum up the new 'Ming yes terday for those students who may want_ tickets for the course but did not have the money available Tuesday Feeling that some students may be disappointed in not being able Ito attend the Louise this year, the committee decided to sell the le mming tickets on the deposit plan until the time of the first number on November 28 If there is any indication that there will be a surplus of tickets this year, the committee will open a campaign in surrounding com munities to_sell the tickets There have already been_ quests from outside sources for blocks of seats, and Marquardt urges all students and faculty members to get their tickets as soon as possible Goerder Is Selected ' Committee Chairman _ For Military Ball Robe' t L Goeider '39 has bein chosen chan man of, the Military Ball cummittee, accoi d ing to an announcement by the militaty depot tment The date for the ball has been set ,fot February 10 n Of Swing' /ho liked to play and played well. It was only a‘ mete mattet of seeks after the band was oigani ied that he was ., chorn,to . slicceesl, loodman at tlie Manhattan Room , n New York's,HiStelPennsylvania Soon he ifollowed Tommy Doisey nta, the Meadowbrook Country 'nub in swank Westchester County Extensive engagements have ince been filled at the Pavilon loyal on fashionable Long Island, sicadut in Philadelphia, Boston', Litz-Carlton, and Patadise Restan. rani: , New Yolk City. A. three weeks stay at New "ork's Paramount Theatle—excep ional foir any orchestra and extra .rdthary for Berman's accent co mruzation—is regarded as one bf 3unny's best' accomplishments to late: • Independent Clique Plans 1942 Ticket Baird Up For President; Platform Outlined Robert D Band '42 was named [Wednesday as the Independent cli que's candidate to oppose Dean A Phillips, Campus nominee, lot the piesidency of the Fieshinan class Eail L Hoist, Geroge R 03S j 1 , and Leo E Bolick Ji , complete the Independent slate vieing fm the posts of secietaiy, Deasineu, and historian, iespectivcly Along with its candidates, the Independents levcaled a five-point platfoi in advocating continued support the Student Book Ex change as its main issue Additional social advantages for non-frateinitv nice, the sustaining of College traditions, and the in- Elimination of a fieshman mass meeting to discuss student govein ment weir the lemming points sti essed The complete Independent. plat fm m follows I—To coopetate in the continua Lion of• a S . taident Book change 2—To attempt to pi ovide non-f a :ligr's'jnpi -7 nifire-"Merif 'adviintages 3—To assist freshmen in Nam potion in inti animals 4—To sustain the traditions of Penn State s—To mongol ate a mass meeting to aLquaint freshmen with stu dent government ... + + Action Heightens As Frosh Cliques Announce Slates By A WILLIAM ENGEL, JR With the Independents' announcement of candidates and platform coming on the heels of the picsentation of Campus clique nominees, pie=election action has leached its climax Little is known of the milts of the iespective candidates, but freshmen can be assured that, both pailies selected their men only` f tei careful considelation As the losing pi esidential can didate Ili , tins coming election, set foe December 12, will automatic—, ally become vice-piesident of the 1942 class, Campus clique must deop its nominee for vice-ptesident 'Os eeaiiange its list of candidates Neither group can boast an es-, pectally strong platform with nu melons issues oil both slates ap peasing vet v obvious and some what on the youngster side If the Campus group can do anything about the deplorable telephoned set vice ot the unsatisfackny wa tot supply, it should be commend ed fuggy The independents' support or the Student Book Exchange loons: as a strong point, while the °pito.; sition advocates the establishment of 'tamed standatds in boatding houses as an important issue The week of electioneettng which will immediately peecede the elec-' tion should move to be the cluttal time as paid ,publictty es ptolub tted foe both patties Oigantza twit at that time will mean victory in defeat 8 Seniors Initiated To Skull And Bones Eight seniors weic initiated into Skull and Bones, senior activitie, honoiaty society at a meeting held Monday night Those initiated weie Robert I Wilson, 'Pied B Spykei, Joe C. Robinson, Jack C Rex, John G McNeeley, .1 Miller Ftaziei, Jesse K. Cope, and Robert E Geuder. Falls 50 Feet From Liberal Arts Unit; Skull Is Fractured 18-Year-Old Youth Loses Balance On Roof; Succumbs On Way To First-Aid Station; Second Fatality Of Program BULLETIN A sudden accidental jerk of the elevator on which he was loading wheelbarrows was believed today to have thrown George Rudy, McCloskey Company workman off balance and plunged him to his death Wednesday afternoon. An 18-year-old State College, wm kman toppled accident ally off the roof of the new Centi al Libeial Ai is Building and plunged approximately 50 feet to his death Wednesday af ter'noon. _ The victim, George Rudy of Lvtle's Addition, suffered a fractured skull and broken aim in the fall and died as fel low workers were rushing him to the McCloskey Company's first-a'id station about 100 yards away. Students Seek Credit Course In Matriaiony Petitions To Be Circulated By Student Committee Beginning Monday Petitions For a credit course lii =wage piepatation wail be put into enculation Monday by a stu dent committee headed by Helen Undei wood '3O, and Janice Mc- Phail '4O Fifty petitions will be distithu ted to the Student Union desk, the Cot net Room, the PSCA office, and other advantagous spots on the campus to be signed by interested students It is hoped that 500 or mme stu dents will sign the Petitions and thus indicate a desne to see such la couise adopted hate and to take lit if it could be fitted into then schedules, but signing the petition !does not obligate them (The popularity of the national college movement for maiiiage ptepalation courses was indicated by Ellice Fuller Seism(' in the October 2 issue of the Ness Yolk Times Magazine , "Mme than one conclave of tol -1 lege professors is =miming I whethei some elementary couise in Imainal responsibilities should not be iequned of all aspnants fot a diploma," the Times says , "Cei tautly no new study has ievei been elected with Mote ac 'claim by the students None, per haps, eves has been so spontane ously and simultaneously demand ed by them," the article costumes, i citing the success of courses at 'Michigan State, Vassal, Small ' Lawrence, Russel Sage, Colgate, Wesleyan, and the Univeimtv of North Catolina REFORM Is . sweeping the campus. A new teachers' union has Just set forth an 18. point pro gram of action for students and faculty Is a union need ed? What can It do? Will it benefit the College's wel fare? Read the editorial In tha next issue of the COLLEGIAN Out Next Tuesday ,POP 4 PJ-E.TE '"eAIYfF;ViS'" 30 1 t0MrAGEL *1 PRICE FIVE CENTS company, Rudy was loading wheel. ,bailows into an elevator on the toot level of the building when he lappmently lost his balance and catcalled outward, missing the temporary hoist that guards the outside of the framework Wmkeis claimed they did not know how the accident occurred, saying they did not see Rudy until he was half-way down He landed on some planks neat the building and was rushed im mediately to the hist-aid station, but died en trade The death was the first incurred in the McCloskey plogtam here, but the second in the College's five nvlLon dollar Plan Changes In Field Trips Schedule Mix-Up Is Subject Of Study For Special Student Group Standaidization of held trips, especially in the Engineming and Almelo.] Industiies schools is be ing sought today by a foul-man student committee appointed by Student Council Acting on evidence that classes were being disrupted by the fact I that schedules of field trips were conflicting between the diffeient schools, Council named the commit tee in an effort to bung faculty and students to a satisfactory so lution of the pioblem Heading the committee is Peter Sedei '3O, assisted by Nicholas Kay '39, F Dunning Rupplecht '4O and Scott B Alter '4O Council alit, launched plans to contact the diffeient schools in an attempt to have faiulty members giant additional time for more in timate discussion of their iespect ive courses just pi ioi to final week Prizes Offered For Outstanding Poems A. 5150 poetry prize contest is be ing sponsored by the Canterbury 'Ness for the best poems submit ted (01 the "Cluibtmas Cavalcade of Voise," an anthology of leading contemporary verse These mill be no restriction for inclusion In the anthology, but po etic should be limited to 32 lines Entries must be postmarked not Inlet than December 5. and should be addressed to Centel bury House, 1 North William Street, New York City
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