Page Two PENN STATE 'COLLEGIAN Successor to The Ripe Lance, eqtablished 1887 Published semi-weekly during the College year, except on holidays, by students of The Pennsylvania State College, In the interest of the College, the students, faculty, alumni, and friends THE MANAGING BOARD JOHN A TROANOVITCH R 9. Editor FRANCIS A C VOSTERS .1R '39. Businren Mower HERBERT 13 CAVAN '39 JEROME SHAFFER 19 Sport., Editor Adoertiiing Managei ROY B NICHOLS IR 19 RICHARD W hCiCiMAN '39 Managing Editor Circulation Manager SALVATORE S SALA '39 RALPH 11 GUNDLACH '99 Neu. Editor Prod - lotion Munger ALAN fl MoINTYRE '9 DALLAS R LONG 19 Feature Editor Foreign Athettining Manager THOMAS A BOAT. 19 MARY 1 SAMPLE 'l9 Angintant Managing Editor Senior Secretary BRUCE 31 TRAIIIIE . 19 LUCILLE GREENBERG '39 Aa<l•tnnt SPort , Editor Woliten'l Editor REITA E SHEEN '99 Awtorinto Women's Editor Mannging Editor Tins 1g... Noes Faith, This Issue Tuesday, danuaiy 10, 1938 RENAISSANCE WHILE A SEETHING, bauble , ' mild help lessly watched a continuing economic and political ietiogießsion dining 1938, and while the relentless lingei of time pointed to , (link and uncharted (anise of a foieboding, fame, things of manifest imam Lance wen a alter mg the Instal y of State Col lege, of Penn State For 1938 and the change., which it wrought definitely het aided the dawn of a new ei a—an era of tiansition in the histra y of State College and of Penn State , We ate on the threshold of a Renaissance We saw during 1938 the beginnings of a miss movement to match strides, to keep pace With the impending unfolding of the next chapter in our annals We saw eleven modem stiucluies rising grad ually to'inci ease the physical facilities of the Col lege by one- half, we witnessed a dramatic, suc cessful movement which sought to root out the defunct honorary societies on the campus—sym bols of a past age And we experienced the birth pangs of a tevi mon of a tangled student constitutional mesa and .in increasing interest on the part of students in their government We were stai tied as a pi ogi escive, conccientouc faculty mganwation came to the fore with a thun dering 18-point pi ogiam which caught to lulnefit both students and faculty alike THIS ORGANIZATION, the American Federa t on of Teaches s, iccognizes that definite remedial attain is inviolably bound up with the future of this ctheieal, changing iristitution we call Penn State It has lecognircil the need of higher scholastic standards, the reduction of the student load in the iminbel of coin ses, adequate medical care for stu,:ents and faculty It has proposed that the low faculty salary scales he hoisted, that a mole ra t anal scale of salaries be adopted. "In view of the notoi sous failure of local lulus - ing to beep pace with the growth of out, College, sod especially in view of the abnormal expansion "of the student body which is in immediate pros pei the College should, as soon as possible, elect additional student doimitorit's " Thus, in its third point, the American Federa tion of Teachers recognizes that adequate and proper student housing is one of the - keys which will help unlock the vanishing barrier which separates the Dark Ages of Penn State from the impending Renaissance. But additional student dormitories ale not in immediate prospect, for the proposed second build ing plow= which was to include a 900-min 1101 mito: y has been doomed How else can the pro blem be so'ved 9 If conditions in the rooming houses of State College warrant remedial action, how can this be effected° Ilow ale we going to oleo( the challenge° THE COLLEGIAN has completed u thorough inveqigation of the nom] ng situation in State College and in Friday's issue will reveal the re ,,ults of tl at examination For two months Col legian repo' to s went from house to house, m oon mg, i eon' ding, observing, investigating The results aie at the disposal of the students, ad ministiation, and townspeople The Collegian recogni7es that through Joint action, and through joint action only can anything of a constructive nature be accomplished The Penn State Renaissance of 1939 demands that, we fulfill cm tam conditions and requirements to he worthy of a new era The gauntlet has been thrown down A( tom will he now be the keynote —E It BETTER TO GIVE . AND WE could never have done it with out the Council's help " So wrote Mi s Robert Kirby, chairman of the State College Chiistmas Community Committee, in a letter to Raymond S Coskery '39, Inteifra- Lei nity Council president, thanking the Council for 50 food baskets which were donated for distribu tion by the committee to the neediest families in the State College vicinity Ivor ten yew s the Christmas Community Corn mittee has functioned as a charitable institution in • State College during the Yuletide season Phi ten years this organisation has made Christmas a happy season foi ninny of the desti tute families in this vicinity But not until this year Was the Committee been able to furnish baskets for all who were In need Thanks to Interfraternity Couneil, which carried out the plan suggested by Its president, Raymond S Coskery, every needy and deserving case on the Committee's clientele Was cared for. It is for this reason that the Collegiin congrat ulates Coskery for his thoughtfulness in suggest ing the plan, and commends Interfraternity Coun cil for its unselfish generosity in making the don ation possible. "Things like this," Mrs Kirby said, "make fot• Cfriendlier\feeling in the community toward the student body." ' The Collegian concurs. OLD MANIA Return Of The Native: The wing, thing about Vacations Is retin ning to Penn State sod Where the Kappa.. speak only to Thetas And the Thetas speak only to God ' S . n • New Year's Resolutions: , —never to mention ,the names of Hank Cutter, Hormone Hunt, Paul Dean, Winnie Bischoff, BM burn McClure and Bob Goerder in the col umn again. —to star t a Shako Club any day now. • —not to say all the nasty Llungs we would like to say about Leitzell, the College Calendai Com mittee, and Led7ell Crone B Sehleria '4O _W Bradley Owens '4O —never swim to call anyone a mink in the cog —to iegloiify sex at Penn State Flom now on we spell SEX in raps. Overheard On A Bus: On a State College hound bus , mit New Yolk early Wednesday morning, two book-wormish looking gills were discussing intricacies of then advanced Chem course -while abets wore outdoing each °dim in New Year's Eve escapades When one gill got stuck on a problem, the °the] asked, "What did you do then' , " "Well, I just wiggled my comdmates " *. • s You Can Fiiol Some Bk.: Rucs Dobbins, spe prexi, was not used to gbing for any length of time without conversation with Molly Pugh, his stelitly,rsa When Molly was con fined ..to the College Infirmary, Russ was stumped No men visitors, you know But Resoureeful Russ borrowed a dress, etc, and with a couple of tea cups, some makeup, and a veil he looked ehough like the real thing to get by Miss Chuhb for sev eral visits Cully Dobbins was the toast of Locust-=Lane over the weekend for his successful Mask end Wig act, and looked forward to more hospital rendezvous However, when he called Sunday nae, s to ask how Molly was, the nurse said, "Why don't you come and see for yourgElf, oi can't you borrow a dress tonight 9" Year lit And Year Out: vacation highlights included a pennstate party at the German American Club in Noo Yawk among those present were phi gams Joe Elli ott, Bud Claik, Bill Stohltheiei, ayteeohs Lew Alleman,-Kru I Wiebesielc, thetaris Gem ge Parlish, Al Simpson, Al Mclntyre, Sammy Gallu, Bob Bass, agi Jim Kirlchoff, spec Lou St James and Dick Elmei with a gill . fibm Temple, and Ed Hall dates included last yeat 's. Mai fe - Peri y, nom, and Get tie Cronan, leltagam , and we wei e there, too, altho Fritz wouldn't give us a `free pitchei fm the giatis advertising in the Mit column . we liked the GA you meet many people !Ike Nancy the beer's good too saw Madeleine Cal tol in - Macy's she's as smooth as she looks on the screen what a rush we had a !Alava time finding our brother-in-law in Twentieth Century Chi istmas Eve but we met mote people including Mary McKay sweetheart of La Salle College and we could see why best macho gag we heard was when Lew Lehr in speaking of his gill friend said, "Why she's so bow-legged, her mottler must have been scared by a pair of ice tongs" best news we heard wits that Man ac,will be an uncle in a couple months now we know why we can't find ow brothel in-law oui only disappointments were the Penn State basketball scores and the, haneem thoulered hankies when we had hoped fol. an air t toe other vacation news. Eleanor Skinner weal mg the button from a West Poineumfoim Doris Blakemoie once more footloose etc. Ruth Reynolds to along back a cook book, Xmas pres ent Dom WaMe Shea Marcella Anderson minus her SAE pin . June Price, Chi 0, receiv ed a diamond foam phisi Torn Young Kerm Schante AZ finally gave up his pin to Ruth Wil=, hams, a local number . Chuck Cheundolo while playing with the Cleveland _Rams on the West Coast dated Marjorie Weave no less We still haven't gotten used to getting up in the middle of the night fen Meakfast , • SALE! MUFFLERS IMPORTED SCOTCH CLAN PLAIDS HAND BLOCKED ENGLISH FOULARDS—FINE SOFT CASHMERES WERE $4.50 NON! $2.95 k • - WERE 63.50 NOW $285 WERE $2.50 NOW $1.85 WERE 51 50 NOW 650, • Anig&t. - Wow , OPEN EVENINGS kSTARK EROS. & HARPER Aid For S Council Would Finance Study -At Penn State Theatre Party Will Be field; 25 Contribution Boxes Placed Downtown A campaign to raise funds for the aid of German student refu gees ab early In or In passage to the ,Unlted Stales has been launched by the State College Council fnr Non Secterlan Refu gee Aid, organired last month by a group of student and town organ 'rations If enough money Iv edged here, siholatships to Penn State will be ,Cleated for the most deserving of the refageeq Otlim v, ise the fonds will he distributed m oportionately to all esistelt national agencies for student 'refuged aid ‘ or will he given to the international Student Service to he applied to placing students In American Colleges Theatre Party ON be Held Activity thus month will center on a Refugee Ald theatte , parti to he held Jan 25, 26 and,27;at the State and Catlin= theatres OVir the Chiistmns vaeAtion contribu bon hoses wele placed in 25 down town sloies, to be called In Rotor day, 'January 21 Tentative plans also call tot Returnee Aid rally to he lurid short ly after second semegter rraistra lion when a speaker of national fame will be present Thomas Mean, fanner Ambassador Deihl and Dr Albeit Einstein will be available at one time or another' and may he !nought lime— The motion picture "Professor Maminclr," discussion of the re fugee prbblem, will be shown at local theati Ps in the near future This, however, will be !mutilate front the theatre patty Tickets printed in the name of the council ate being sold now for 15 cents and will entitle the holder to enter anyobownt either the Cathauni m the State during the three days of the theatre patty, which will include 24 show ings containing foul different bill ings To date 1 , 100 tickets ate hi , the Minds of member org,ml7ations for distribution to their respective territories, and an additional 1000 are ready' lot distribution The Council hopes auk 5,000' mill .be sold t Organizations mhich are, repro' riented,on the Refugee Aid council are Ammicatt Student Union, ('ol, legion, ftillel Association, \V S' OA , House or Representatives, High S( hoot 'rri HY, International Re , %tlons Club, 'Mortar Boatd, Penn, State ,Club, Penn State Christian Association, ,S Senate, Sociology Club, Social Problems Club, Atom lean Pedera lion or Teachers,' Student Relig ion'. Woilters Council, Theta Sig ma. Phi, Co ir,dition, Aglienititral Srmlent Council and Cwene Loupnanit Stitte University .has received a gift of 5,000 French books fi am the Ft'enah' govern ment ROLLER SKATE Every Friday and Sunday I 81111 11 HECLA PARK 7 Mlles E. of Bellefonte -THE MANIAC Make your banquet an out-standing one, with PROGRAMS Let' us draw up some layouts and plans . . . with no obligation or cost` to you . . ~OF COURSE! NITTANY PRINTING cO. Between Corner and , - Movies Ji. PENN STATE COLLEGIAN udent Refugees Is Sought Here Plumbtng and Heatingl Heating Systems Installed c Conflict Exam Schedule ?ogled; Cards. Available In Offices of Registrar Conflict exam cards-are now available at the office of the Registrar The- conflict exam schedule is also posted on the Stodent Union bulletin board Designated on both muds and schedule are the new places to take the exams and the time of examine bon Trustees Fill Ten Positions Trent's, Manthe Chosen To . Boatd; Fletcher Named ' , Acting Dean The appointment of two new members of the College Board of Ti ustets, an acting dean of the School of Agricultutp, and seven new faculty membef9 has been announced by J Franklin Shields, Philadelphia, president of the Boned of Trustee,' The new trustees are Henry W entm, , Lancastm , president of the ArinstnOng Corls Company and °clonal vice president of the Na tional ` Association pf Manufac- tureit, and James L Mau*, Portland Manor, 0, a graduate here in 'l3 and supei intendant of the Youngstown distract plants of the YoungstoWn Sheet and Tube Company. Fill Vacancies Due To Deaths entis will fill the vacancy cleated by the death of E.., J Poole, Reading, and Mnuthe will take the }hub of Hugh M. Clarke, Lancaster, also deceased. • Di Stevenson W. Fletcher, di tectoi of agricultural research, has been named acting dean of the School of ARiculture following the retirement on January 1 of Dean Ralph L Watts, now Dean Erne' itus Vice-dean of the School of Ag ripltuil and dnector of research since 1927, Di Fletcher first be came a faculty member here in 1917 when he was named profes soi of horticulture Tne new faculty members that have been appointed aic F P Fetguson, assistant professor of agi icultui al journalism, _J R Fredlund, Instructor , English composition, Harold Westlalce, in structq in speech, Leonidas Alan glu, part-time instructor in math ematics, Maimme H Fleming, as sistant es.tension epresentative lii home, economics Victot Conrad, assistant professor of geophysics, and Miss Mai ion L Crease], as sistant professor of art education .Resignations were accepted from Lama Belle McCormick, estension representative in home economics; A G Sandholi, ieseatch assistant in fuel technology, and Aline H Fmk, part-time instructor in mathematics Eduard Bene% former president of Czechoslnvakia; has accepted an invitation to lecture at the Uni vm gay of-Chicago. , • CLASSIFIED TYPEWRITERS—AII makes ex ' pertly repaired,' portable - and of lice machines for sale or rent. Dial 2342 Harry E Mann, 127 - West Beaver avenue , BB yr. TENNIS RACKETS RESTRUN(3- AR work guaranteed Rackets called for,and delivered The Re stringer, 206 West College avenue. , Dlal - 3360 BB yr LOST—A two-betided penny , in 'Rea Hall snturdhy night. , Re ward "Bnizie" Litman, Beta Sig ma Rho -, , , 1561tp-TB FOR RENT—Quiet" room for wom an graduate student Call 2137 between 8 and 9 p m 1 154 ltptlD GET YOUR DATE NOW for the &want Union — mid-Bement& dance on Saturday, Feb 4 Music by Bill Bottorf and hie halal. 158 4tp OD FOR SALE—One mandolin, extra sit ings,' silk dresser lamp, State pennant and Citahlon A-1 , condi tion Prices reasonallle, Dial 2506 ' 155 Up•BB Warnock Asks For Stud etas', Unity In 1939 "Get A Grip On Yourselves," Pleads Dean , of Men In Survey of 1938 Asseiting that the student body during the last year has created the impression that It lacks cohe sion and 18 not aware of leader ship, Dean of Men Arthur R War nock- yesterilky pleaded for' the students to "get a grip on theta selves during 1 , 139" I , "As an Inevitable Jesuit s of the physical disarrangement or the campus during the last year, we— faculty and students alike—have allowed oar traditional way or do ing things to become (Mari anged," stated Warnock "Among the stu dents there has been a noticeable dlsarrangement,of the self govern ing process to the detriment of the traditional Penn State unity 'of purpose, mocedme,,and customs " Has Appearance of Crowd That the student body has taken on - the , appearance of a large crowd let which every man - acts for himself is the dew) lotion applik by Dean Warnock, who states Nat he is "franklY worried " - Upset campus conditions and neiv conditions of 11170 in tile stu dent body are blamed by Wet nock for the resulting actuation Warnock expressed the hope, that lib 1039, the students, neaten tarty the upperclassmen, would be resourceful and capable in solving their problems through, , universal coopetaVon with the leadership furnished by their cholen lenders and by their inherited tratlitioM3 BULLETINS Alpha Delta Sigma, 310 Old Main, 7 30:p m TOMORROW Zoology talks, 2 Zoology llLidd ing, 7 p m A meeting of, the Intel national Relations club in 105 Main En gineering at 7 15 p ni THURSDAY P SC A Cabinet Meets in Hugh Beaver Room at 8 15 p m House of Representatives will meet Thursday, January 12 in i oom 305 01(1,51524 FRIDAY Penn State - Chess Club, secon , floor lounge Old Main, 8 p in. Amateur photoal aphei 4, Ilan in , photogl aph4 foi Penn Stab Carrera Club exhibit at Studen Union KEYS MADE • Qks tpa Shammed SCHILLING EZEITS C R ' S G -MAR - EMOR THE FLORIST 222 West Beaver Dial 3151 A COMMON EXPRESSION'. TORN AND ON "You, Can Get It ,nt , Aletzgetl4 l Gei Ready' For Those,Final:Exams'. Get: Review: Boolis -- E0 Your Coutsesil For DiiiersiOli Butt the-NeW 'Cr aze Game Chirtese Cheekerssis;:_::soc,l---:' N .0011 , SHOE SKATE OUTFITS-HOCKEY AND,,FIdURE, , SLEDS '_AND 1111)BYSLEDS - FORAENT„ - : - JAMATEI*PHOTO SUPPLIES: SHOP -AT MittZtEWS A co-educational community col lege has 'beer; opened i Titled, N Y BOTTORF BROS. SIIOF, SALE NOW GOING ON ! Out They Go, Regardless of Price, Such Good'Shoes as FREEMAN, WALKOVER, BOSTONIAN Broken sizes. Here'S your chance to pick , . up two pairs at these prides ' $3.99, $4.99 AND $5.99 . • . • • , •• • BOTTORF BROS. • -State College , Starts' On- Tv - es - do' I t' STOCK - CONSOLIDATION 'SALT; Everything . . • for, the iloymifory, , hon:ie - • • "at drastic reductions ' „ • = in 'discontinued lines • • ALL OLD STOCK - MUST GO! • - TREASURE 'HOUSE _ (Formerly Old Main ttrt 136 E. College s Ave. All Sales Final—No Exchanges—No Refunds " , , _ , 1933 Ford t•pisiinger_ Sedan Its powerful V-8 engine is quiet and responsive 'Has 4-wheel mechanical .brakes, :upholstery nice and clean Four good tires Metal tire cover on'spare wheel Safety glass in windshield Or iginal black finish is ,excellent paym-er. Down $49 1934 Pl'ymouth Deluxe 5 passen ger Sedan. All steel body, hy draulic brakes, safety glass, no draft ventilation Seat covers Entire car has been thorough ly reconditioned The paintrieria new shiny black with rec $79 trim Down payment 1936 Ford V-8 Business - ,Coupe with the original - black-finish like new. 4 practically new, tires. Four wheel brakeli Its' powerful 85 H P engine is quiet and responsive. A look'will'con virke you that our price is way below the market Down QO9 Payment . L. . McCLE Sales-, EY It -011 Tilesclay j,antutry 10, 1939 `BOB -TAYLOR DIAL 2722 1931 Chevrolet 5-slassenger,'Se . .rl dan, just out of our, shop, cow,* pletely oVerhaUled In our, sere- Ice fervour protection ,Its fam ous valve-In-head .9"Zcylinder engine is quiet and responsiv,e. 1 4 new tires and a new battery Mohair trim in ,good.condltichl. Act quickly for,this , ft 23 value Down payment -- tpal 1933 Chevrolet Master Town 5e,..- 4 ,„1 dan with (built.in trunk Syncro.._ mesh ' Transmission. .No draft-. ventilation,, safety glass, start... erator. Mohair upholstery in ex cellent condition. Its' motor I, thoroughly tuned and checked. Down $631 Payment 1931 Ford Model "A" 5 Passen= i i ger Sedan with good tires ancrii battery Blue finish in good con. dition 'Seat covers Its motoritst quiet ,and responsive and, will ri deliver many more miles bf,de-i bendable A car , ' I transportation . 1 you!!l heprou'd to own. - efin 1! Down payment' 4P.Li • -..c_.,..., ,- II LAN'S Sei' iC-e,'
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