SUCCESSOR
To The Free Lance,
• Established 1887
VOLUME 35-NO. 28' , Z 658
FERGUSON
Ludlow Resolution':
Whe n And Why:Will
U.,S. Go To War?
By DR J H FERGUSON--
Representative Louis Ludlow,
of Indiana, was le-elected last
Month after making his proposed
war referendum the maim issue
of the campaign _His proposal is
certain to be, an issue in the ap
proaching session 'of Congiess,
hence' its discussion may, be ap
propriate
The Ludlow resolution, as re
vised; reads: "Except In case of
attack by armed forces, actual or
Immediately threatened, upon
the United States'or its terri
torial p9ssessions, or by any
non-American nation against any
country,, in, the Western Hem's
„phere, the people shall have the
sole power by a national refer
endum to declare war dr to en
,•gage in warfare overseas. Con
gress, when-it deems a national
"crisis 'to exist in conformance
with this article, shall by con
, current resolution refer the ques
tion to the peoplet”'
At present, Coup ess and the
President canicclate tear tot Any
reason whatsoeVet The wat pow
ells ale 50 general and inclusive
that the courts could not hold a
decimation of win unconstitution
al -Moreover , events might trans
rare in such a manner that a war
could be, declined, folight, and
terminated berme an election of
anykind,could cppstituttonally be
held at which the sentiment of the
people could make itself effective
This actually happened in the
' c asec of the World War. Presi
dent Wilson and i Democratic
Congress .were ; re 7 eleeted in No
vember, 1916 War with Germany
,was - declared five, months later.
federal ,offieer - stood again for
election , until early 11 Novem
-76*Fr,-191&-1eas 'than a vimelc" be-,
,ir,,fore. the 'armistice_ was', signed:
" Had ,the people disapproved of
.o_the war,:lhere would have been
,no way—short 'wide spread
protest or revolution:—by which
, themar could have been proven
_ ted or stopped. -
Ludlow's -In oposal would nut
eliminate Congress flow thepro
cess of declining war The „people
could vote only aftei Congiess had
submitted the proposed decima
tion of war to the people This
would put a check upon the power
of Congress and the Piesident-to
declare cei tam kinds of war Be
fore war could be declared upon
Japan, for example, fat violating
om taeaty lights in China, Con
gtess would need to ailopt a con-`
cuts cot lesolutrmt, which tequnes
the Piesalent's gametal e, lam - ,
'mg the question to the electmate
Jorimal detei initiation If on the
other hand, _Julian attacked or
"immediately threatened" to at
tack in this Tiennsphete Congress
could declare war as at ptesent.
Undo' lying the agitation ,for
the 'amendment is a deep seated
fear that Is becoming increasing
ly felt by the American people.
That Is, that we may be led Into
- -fighting again on foreign soil and
In distant waters for ends that
_are Illusory and Interests which
may not be vital.
The Amei man people would
'fight at the chop of the but at any
attempted .‘invamon of then tei
t,itoties (save possibly the Phil
ippines and a few small islands in
the western Plicate), ci any boun
tty this hemispliet e Of this
thole, can be no doubt, and they
ate toady to vote fot a defense
establiqhment ludequate" for the
purpose What is nob certain Jo,
'that they 'mint to fight again lot
-some of the pun poses which led
"them into- the World 'Wet and
'wind' seem to' be uppermost ,to
the minds of ,the- President, the
State, Wet, 'and ; Navy, depart
ments
What are some` of , these
-:poses? To protect treaty rights,
•.in China; to protect American
citizens and their property' To
esteilJ4' in '.Europe,' and the Far
4 4 'East;‘'to protect ~ American, in
'' , 'vestments and trade Interests '
tiChlna l and the Far, East„to pro.
tectlreutral rights in the event
got War; topreserve the deinocra
:Icies, 7 of Europe; especially Eng.
Hand and France; to Impress up _,
n dictators respect for the sane-,
rAity of ,k triatles; to raise the%stan•
:"dtirds of
,Internationar morality;
' to' prevent, dictators from' flood- ,
:Ing),us,,and ,our, neighbors with
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SOPH.,HOP, -.':; :'EFICIT IS $B9O
`Collegian Unfair,' Friars Write
In Criticism Of Honorary Purge
Editorial Comments
, Draiy Scathing
_ Statement .-
• 'Charging the Collegian as being
"incorrect, unfounded and unfair"
editorial policy, Film b,
sophomore campus honoi my soci
ety, yesterday contended in a pre
pared statement that they nave
kept faith with and cooperated
with the College all year to the
best of our ability"
"Unless actively engaged in the
athletic contest of the moment, the
Ft MIS have been fully represent
ed at every - College gathei ing,"
the statement added "This you
cannot deny
"Written 'Offer of Assistance . ."
"Out wtitten offet of assistance
in any way possible was in the
hands of all icsponstble authori
ties of the College at the begin
lung of the school year The fact
that they refused or disregarded
out ovettui e.s is no indication .of
incompetence on out, part
,"Control of the freshmen is a
,tiaditional duty of the hat socie
ties and out shale of discipline
was extended to the underclass
men f
"We have done oui - pait in cv
my possible way. The financial
plan advanced this yeas and any
other ploposal of the combined
hat societies has met with our
approval
The men in otn - ranks have
been chosen because the honcned
311e - Collegewith„theirathletic.'rtek,
ieveinents They have served and
honored the'College in this sense
They have also served the College
as 1Y theeiluty in student control
"We Lose Our Honor"
"BIt." the statement argued,
"if, we must do more than that,
if we Must heed the, dictate. , of
Ihe Collegian tit any other unauth
otized body, we lobe out honor
and could be more aptly 'lathed
. 501 vice societies'
"Phi Beta Kappa i Joutnalinin
,ocieties and Agticultuial sam
ba, ate all honmai leo," the team
concluded -n itislt them to 'justify
their existence'., The fact that
they exist is justification in it
self "
The statement, an answer to the
Collegian's aditoi nil demand last
Fu day lot the dissolutions of the
society, was signed by John E
Bail, pi esident, and Bei ne Ci am
el , secretary-tieastit et of the, oi
gamiation
`Night Must Fall'
Is Lauded By
G. M. ,Cohanf
"It takes you by the throat sod
ledves yougasplug•The best Buhl
play I eve' saw", -
Thus GeorgeJM Cohan, dealt of
the American stage and radio. slat
of/"l'd Rather, Be Right," "Ah,
‘Vllderness." and , othe: noted , Plo
dut.tions,.sun's up "Night Must
Fall." the curdle' nat will be en
acted by the, Playete in Schwab
/millet lulu Jamey 12 and 13,
The mystery 'is being tineeted
Item by Charles F. Diehl, "dtu
mulles inst.-Luta:a
'Pilo play. although de eniphaslL
lug the gi isly. stresses the mental
and psychological baaes,of actions,
by a a 'mime yet treacherous
maniac ' , -
' Included in the cast are Paul
Dean '4O, the page boy maniac,
Bernard Schectman - '4O.- Suitor,
Margaret Jones, graduate student
In 'dramatics, secretary, „Bernie°
Hann '4O, maid, Martia M. Leafy,
graduate student', in- iiramatics,
housekeeper, Angelo,:Jerome '4O,
detective; and. Juin' Eames :40,
lady or the house -
' 5 P. 'M. - Today,Set As
Deadline -For' Report` '
Of Conflict Exams
The deadline for the reporting
of conflict examinations is 5,
p today.
All.confllcts:ln''exame , must be
reported CO,thil office of the reg.
Istrar. Considered as•such 'Mlle,
lie two exams schkuled for'thO4,
same peek or three exams set .
,for the
A Sell-Indictment
Editorial
Whether or not Friars has "been fully represented
at every College gathering"—
Whether or not Friars has offered its assistance'
"in any way possible" to "all responsible 'authorities of
the College"—
Whether or not Friars has done "its part in every ;
possible way"—
The Collegian does not know
What the Collegian does know, however, is
- that there have been no apparent constructive re•,
sults growing out of any definite action taken par• '
ticularly by Friars itself.
In fact, the organization intimates openly in its ,
own statement that the only reason it has done any-
-- thing is because of pressure from the outside. "
"The men in our ranks have been chosen because
they honored the College with their athletic achieve
ments," the statement says "They have served and hon
ored the College in this sense. They have also served the-
College as is their duty in student control."
In other words, Fliers relegates the justification of
its existence to "athletic achievements" and promotion
of '"student control " And that's all,.
For to "do more than that," thestatement says, to'
"heed the dictates . of the - Coilegian or any other unauth
orized body" would mean the loss of its "honor" and.
Friars then -"could be mote - aptly nametka service' .so-,,
ciety."!' , . - - -
6;la - zit:caw stands' out distinctly as a
NOW THE Collegian holds'no - grudge against ath
letes It holds no grudge against any individual member
of Friars in fact, the Collegian holds its members in
high respect.
Yet, while individually they may have contri
buted some priceless services to the College, Friars
as\ an'organization has contributed practically noth
ing. And the Collegian admires its frankness in ad
nutting this.
Futliermoie, the Collegian has never dictated to
any honorary society. The Collegian merely 'has been
Laying to justify ITS existence as an AUTHORIZED
student orgainzation, an organization devoted not to the
welfare of any special-interest groups on this campus but
de - voted instead to the welfare of every single student,
regardless of soma', educational or financial, status.
"PHI BETA KAPPA, Journalism societies and Ag
-1 icultural societies are all honoraries," the statement
adds "Ask them to 'justify theinexistence '
"The fact that they exist is Justification in itself,"
Friars says. . -
The fact that they ems). is NOT justification in
-itself, the Collegian contends.
Krauss Heads
Phi Beta Kappa
Honorary Society Elections
Follow Founder's Hay '
Radio Program
Dr. F B Maass was elected
piesident of the Peini State Lam
bda chapter of Pht Beta Kappa
for the coining year at a meeting
of members in the Nittany Lion
Inn last Monday night.
Other new officers are Miss
Pauline Locklin, 'secretary, and
Dr. .1 W. Simian, treasurer. The
following were elected additional
members 'of the executive cOm
mittee• Dr. Ray H. ,Dotterer,
Dean Mallon 'R',Tiabue and Dr.
A. J. Curlier.
Radio Address Hoard
The election was held after' a'
ladle address to chapters and
alumni groups all over the world
given by Di. Frank Pierpont
Graves, national president of Phi
Getii Kappa, in ,honor of the fra
ternity Founders; Day, December
5, 1.716.
Speakers at a dinner preceding
the meeting included President
Ralph ID Retzel, Dr. Carl E Mar
quardt, Dean Marion R Trabue;
Miss Pauline Locklin and Dr
Pauline B. Mack: ,
STATE COLLEGE, PA , FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1938
Tribunal. Hits
Six Violators
Customs Enforcers Help 6
Frosh Realize Customs
, Must Be Obeyed
Six more frebbnien faced Tribu
nal this week for custom viola
tions Tuesday night and for a week
they ma serving as graphic ex
amples of the fact that freshman
customs are still in:ellfect sod that
Tribunal Is still enforcing thaw In
earnest '
Charles Mattern, adorned with
a glad hut, complete 'with feath
ers and a boxing, glove, carries a
sign reading, "I Led With My Lett
and'She Said 'No
Others Costumed
Twin costumes and sloe are to
be seen on William Smyser and
John Phillips; ,
• "I'm in the Dog House 'with
Tribunal," says -John Bond's sign,
and his appearance bears it out
Don'Schaper wears a red tie that
- readies to his`feet,'a red handker
chief on his head,,tln cans on - his
wrists, and placards that read "I'm
Not Accustomed to Welding a Tle"
and "I Thought I' Was a Wise
Guy" -
John, Petrella wears a red rib
bon, licks an all-day sucicer, and
wears a., sign.
CAPTAIN ELECT
Sid Alter Will
Lead Grid men
In '39 Season
Hanley Is Named Honorary
1938 Captain At Annual
Dinner Wednesday
'Sidney S "Spike" Altei. iegular
Junior ningman, aw, elected cap
tain of the 1939 Nittany Lion foot
ball team and Dean H Hanley, vet
mini tackle, was elected honorary
triplet:l fin the past year. at a
meeting of lettermen during the
annual football banquet id the Nit
tday Lion Inn Wednesday ,
e- . lillei,'Wllo - starled - the' majority'
of games at left end dm lug the
past beasim. Is the first individual
(Kole' since Chuck Choi andel° in
1936 Sammy Donato and John
ECOIIOIIIOS were co captains in
1947. and game captains 'Acre the
ben before each contest this ilea
c=
Despite the fact that Hanley
fulled to be twined acting captain
at any time this year mainly be
cause of injuries which Inept' him
on the sideline,, the letter men hon
ored the deserving vetetan by their
unexpected selection
Rohm t Cochrane. president of
the Pittsburgh Alumni Club, serv
ed its toastmaster at the affair En
thusiastic short messages were
given by Di Carl P Schott. Dean
of tlie School of Physical Educa
tion and Athletics. Head Coach
Bob Higgins. Marty McAndrews,
freshman mentor, and Dr Joseph
P Ritenour
Higgins Was presented a travel
lug bag by the members of the
team and managers In apprecia
tion of his sei vice to this year's
outfit.
J. W. White Scholarship
Exam Tuesday
All Lattn-Ametican students
inteiested in taking the exam
ination foi th 6 John W White
scholarship fot protkicency in
English ale to report to the
main office of the English Com
position building by 5 p m
Tuesday'
$lOO Gold Hoard Gave
Dean Watts His Start
By PAUL. S. HALDEMAN, JR
"Une hundred dollars in gold, saved in an old trunk by my itiothei,
nas my start at Perin State," said'Dr Ralph L Watts, tetning dean
of the School of-Agiicultute, yesterday.
Turning back the calendar to 1886, when he, enroll ed here as a
student, Dean Watts revealed that he wanted to become a dirt
Daniel, An older hiothei, training for the ministiy, impiessed upon
hun the value of a college education even for Wining.
"1 sent for the Penn State cat
alogue," Dean Watts said, "and
took tt from the mad without my
patents knowing of It After I had
imbed to my room and read it
front covet to covet I broached the
subject them. My mothes bald
she had saved $lOO in gold and
that I could have that ifd thought
lt would offer me a start "
When asked what has given him
the most pleasure white connected
with the College, Dean Watts se
plied - quickly "Unquestionably my
student contacts," he said "My
happiest days were when teaching
horticultiire I feel'l've lost some
thing while in administrative
work." ,
Dein Watts is contemplating
Niatt
'42 Campus Clique
Sweeps To Victory
Sec cdtha cu, "Mslb e," Page 2
By A WILLIAM ENGEL, JR
Pledging to uphold the seven-point platfoirn upon which he was
elected, Dean A Phillips '42 stepped into the ollice of fieshman class
picsident as the Campus clique made a clean, sweep of the four posts
in elections Monday
Robeit D Baird; defeated Independent piesidential nommee, au
tomatically becomes vice-president Phillips gm nei ed 308 votes,
Baird registered 216, and Wilson S Geislei, lone Peogiessive Lion
candidate, polled 29, as 553 votes were cast
Geoigc A Ladnei, won the sec
retary post with 304 votes with
Earl L Horst getting 247 Clos
cot competition 'pi evaded in the
battle for treasuiei as John A
Petiella non by 50 votes, ovei
George R Ross Ji The count
was 301 to 251 Gardner E Lind
zey completed the Campus clean
up by polling 305 votes to Fian
cis S Maxwell's 245
"I wish to, thank the Class of
1912," Phillips said In a mitten
statement to the Collegian, "rot
the honoi which has been con
fened upon me I shall do my
best to uphold the platform upon
which I was elected and by y to
insure the freshman class the best
student government possible "
The complete Campus platfoim
inflows
I—The continuation of freshmen
.and sophomoie competition,
'especially for the iemoval of
freshman customs
2—The origination of an all-Col
lege dance sponsored by the
freshman class
2—The establishment of tamed
standards in bonding houses
by petiodic inspection
4_—Closei, molefuendlySrelations
between students and faculty
by means of infoi mel gathei
lugs
5—A mole efficient College tele
phone system
6—Continuation of agitation' fin
the establishment of an intet
collegiate MU-pound football
team
7—A mole satisfactory wale'
supply
Carol Sing Monday
On Old Main Plaza
With the fi tint plaza of Old
Main as the site, the annual
Christmas Carol Sing, sponsored
jointly by the department * of
music and the Christian Assoc:
awn, will be held Monday at 8 30
p
Mass singing of caiols will be
dnected by Prof Hummel Fish
but it and Suppoited by the College
chow of 110 voices and a blabs
quattet consisting of Ell 1o t t
Trecse '39, Bruce Gal net '4O, Wal
let James '39 and Rustiell J My
ei '42
Piot John H. Frizzell,' College
Chaplain. war give a short lead
ing on Christmas as a feature of
the pi op. am.
During the program an offering
will be taken for needy Gelman
and Chinese refugees. Song sheets
will be distiibuted to the audience
by the committee in chaige head
ed by David S Anthony 'B9
writing a book on wildlife now
that he will soon be relieved of
his College duties Glancing from
the window of his Agriculture
building office, lie pointed to the
Nittany mountains in the distance.
I;l=EIEM'il
"Always I have had a love for
the outdoors," he said, "not Just
for its hunting and fishing °ppm
tunities, but for the inspiration it
has always given me. Even as a
child I loved the 1,500 acres of
viigin white-pine surrounding my
parents' faun in Lumber City,
and there was born my first in
terest in agriculture as a profes
sion."
PRR To Run
Special Train
For Stuidents
26 Buses, Train Will Carry
Home-Bound Students;
Tickets At S. U.
A vacaticii special Hain will
leave State College at 12 15 p m
Wednesday, taming students in
patties of twenty-five oi more to
one destination at a reduced rate
of 5 , , cents a mile
The train will travel to Belle
fonte on the Bellefonte Central
tracks, unused for student specials
for mote , than twenty yenta At
Bellefonte , the special will make
connections with regular Pennsyl
vania Railroad trains to Pitts
but gh, Wilkes Blare, Buffalo, Erie,
and intermediate points
Retun Train Slated
A special return Unit' will leAva,
Altoona: Wedile.,thy7.7antldy 4. at
10 all a in. ',tinging students from
the south and west m time for
1 10 classes Ofhet 1 Omni at
iangements will be announced on
the home bound halm
Students must register at Stu
dent Union desk today oi tumor
low to be included in the special
patty tate Passengets not 'mind
ed in special parties will'he
changed the Christmas rate of 2
cents d mile, Instead of the regu
lat 2 1 ,', teats
Busses Scheduled
Continuing their policy of spe
did holiday busses, Greyhound
Lines has announced that. students
desk ing reserved seats on busses
should make reservations at the
State College Hotel before 8 p m
Mamie%
Tuentyt4x busses sill leave the
pa:kipg spot neap the old Educa
tion Building at 12 45 a m Wed
nesday, routed directly to 19 key
points Sunbury, Wakes-Bat: e,
Set an ton. Ilarrisbui g, Philadelphia.
Neo Ye: k, Tyrone, Altoona, Johns
too-n, Greetibbutg, Pittsburgh, Lew
lsburg, and Phillipsburg, N .1
WSGA To Hold
Feast Monday
Lord and Lady Mac Allister
TO Reign at Traditional
Dinner in Mac Hall
Once till Lord and Lady Mac
Allister will reign at the women's
annual Old English Cluistnias
dinner in Mac Hall at b p in
Monday. ,but tins year a nen
custom has been added to the
tradition. Following the dinner,
the court of nobles and their lad
ies will march to Atherton Hall
in a formal procession for toffee
hour and a reception in the
lounges
Faculty members,,oll be invit
ed to the festival W SC A
officers and senators and W A
A oft ice's will play the pints of
the noble lords and ladies in Old
English costumes The Louise
Homer Club will furnish the
music, and song sheets will be
passed out lot carol singing
Chullotte S. Knabb '4O and
Janice M McPhail.'4o are co
chairmen of the Minim Commit
tee chanmen are Nancy Avery
'4O, decorations; Margaret C
Bauhi '4O, arrangements, Beiyl
M. Hindman '9O, invitations and
seating, Thelma E Prather '9O,
clean-up; Martha V Shaffeiman
'4O, entettamment, Maijorie A
Haiwick '4l, reception in Ather
ton Hall, 'and Rose Maiy V 451 1-
lams '4l, costumes. Mortal Bonid
mamba's will serve as hostesses
in Mac Hall, and Cwens in Ather
ton.
COMPLETE
IMEIM
=ma
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Record Loss
Incurred By
Class Dance
Berigan Gets $l,lOO
As Largest Item
Of Expenses
See cdito, zal,"Soph Flop , Soph
Flop!" Pape 2
An estimated deficit -of
$B9O, tianscending all pre
vious losses for the affair,
was inclined at the annual
Soph Hop last Filday night,
according to a tentative
statement released yesterday
from the office of Neil M
Fleming, Graduate Manage!,
of Athletics
Although a total of 355 paid ad
mission (22 mole couples than
last yeai), and booth rentals and
checking aggregated a total in
come of $1,407 95, the amount was
cxotbitantly over-balanced by ex
penditures conservatively estimat
ed at $2,297 89
Fifty-nine complimentaiy tic
kets, 19 mote than last yeai, seem
issued
Biggest e‘pense item, as usual,
was the music Bunny Berigan
and his orchestra received $l,lOO,
a Pat $lOO more than was paid to
Red Naive Ist yea', for playing.
The net expense for Soph Hop
last year ,was fixed at $70824,
about $lBO less than this year's
est muted — loss — Twitiv3
booths, only two more than last
year, were tented to fraternities
The tentative statement
Aclnussion (tax included), 355
at $,3 30—51,189 20, Booths, 24 at
so—sl.2o, Checking, 395 at $ 25
$9B 75
EXPENDITURES
Music—sl,loo, Deem ations—
s37s; Plow. ams—sl29 06, Tax on
admissions—sl24 20, Compensa
tions—sloo, Checking $9B 75,
Adrei tising—s97 02, College la- ,
bei (estimated)—s9o, Catering—
s33, Ticket punting (estimated)
—s3o, Dom men—s 22 50, Tele
phone and Tclegi aph $2O 36,
Flower s—sl3, Ticket sellei —slo ,
Piano Rental—slo, Women's At
tendant—ss; Miscellaneous (esti
mated ) —sls
Mavis To Fill
Walker's Post
lowa Professor Will Replace
Civil Engineering Head
Here Next June
Ua kiedetlc T Mavis will sue
teed Piot, Elton D Walker, pro
teaset and head of the derartment
of civil engineeting, 1 , ,h0 v.lll re
the June 10 19.19, Pres Ralph D
Hetzel announced yesterday
Protease! Welke!, v.ho has been
a menthe! of the faculty of the
School of Englneeting since 1900,
v.lll be named professoi emeritus
Di Mavis Is non professor of
licthatilit engineming and head of
the dopattment of mechanics and
h3dtatilic, at the State University
of lona He received his BS,
hi S. Ph D. and technical degrees
at cis II engineering at the Univer
sity of Illinois
Relations Club Sends
'Five To Convention
Five delegates hoot the Intel
national Relations Club and Mr.
John II Ferguson of the depart - -
ment of economics and political
science left today 'lot a two day
national session of the group at
Suet titillate college.
Those attending ate Phillip
',Mennen '42, Mary Jean Popp
'42, Emerson Rupert '4l, Adam
Smysei '4l and Rome Winokur
'4l
MI Division Smoker
The petroleum and natural gas
division of the Mincial Industry
School will hold a smoker in loom
119 Mineral Industries building
at 7 pin Monday.