Editorial Student Democracy: ' Where? Chapter Two Three days ago—in its Tuesday issue—the Collegian criticized the College Senate and the Calendar , Committee for the'dogrnatic manner in which they rejected a proposal for a and-year vacation=a proposal which had been offered to them by a special committee appointed by Student Board at their ow; request. , - - ' Today, despite, efforts to offset the Collegian's case for • the 'mid-year vacation through Whispering' campaigns, the Collegian stands as convinced as ever that it is right and that the College Senate arid Calendar Committee are wrong —wrong because they refused to look into the meritsof the plan,yrong because they refuse to show hovi they arrived at their conclusion. Now' the Collegian has presented its reasons why we "should have a mid-year vacation—reasons which show clearly that students, faculty and administration alike would benefit. • The Collegian challenges any - trie tp disprove those rea sons—openly not underhandedly. If the Senate and Cal indir Committee diSagree with the Collegian, if they be lieve they are right in their action, then the Collegian chal lenges them _to have the courage to show-why they are right and why the Collegian is wrong. - The Collegian believes it cannot possibly be any fairer than that. , 1:!:M:3 Of course, dui ing the past few days, the Collegian has, intercepted some criticism of its ieapns far the.mid-year vacation. - • - Before the Senate or, Calendai Committee move to jus tify their action on the basis of these arguments, therefore, 0 Collegian wishes at this time to point out their obviou's fallacies. Here ate the objections which the Collegian has been able to col lea—and heie, too, me the Collegiate , ' answers. 1. The mete fact that theColleman wants a mid-year vacation does not mean that the students want it. - Taken at face value, this objection may be true , But the, Col legion is not the only mihnization which,wants the vacation The special coniidittee appointed by Student Boaid wants it The School of Liberal Acts has through Dean Stoddiu t petitioned for one loc i* members want it. Adnurnstration members want it In fact, althost to the man, the Collegian has found this to he the answer of every'one it interviewed "Oh, we want it, but the students don't." Furthermorio, if the administratlie bodies in this College are going to assume that they are relatively better Judges of student opinion than students themselves, if,the organizations of student government not have the right and the power to express student opinion, if it is neces sary to circulate a petition every time the students want something, then Why have studelt - officers and student government at all? Objection No 2 , 11, a mid-yeas vacation is approved, the stu dents would have to go to school an extra week in June , „Why 9 ,smeet Ay, the Collep..n asks why 9 The-fact of 't!le matter N that ,the . , 1938-39 caienday„ineludes .188 , 'ebb oord a ys - -'S tgiri:fire‘ni d rait'ielP:;' - fh is s; , th Co - I I roe eouid ` grant a' full.week vacation- 7 5V, school days—between semesters and 'still , have one-half day more of school than there was last year. Objection No 3 Pot the College adds another week in Junerto bung the number of school days up to "an average" This, accinding to one story, is done every four years, accenting to an other, it's dune cooly seven yeat:, Thus, the extra week this year. Hem ate the number of school days for the past 10 years 1920-30-1782; 1930-,31178 , 1931-d2-178, 1932-33-178, 1933- ;N-182 1 h, 1934-35-180, 1935-30-182 1 4, 1936-37-183 1 / 2 ; 19,37-38 —lB2_ 1938-39-188 If theme is an addition of a week in any yem ,duting this 10-yein peitdd except this yea!, then the Collegian de selves nothing mini than minus two ill math% If theme are any other !masons, tho Collegian Would appreciate heating about them Meanwhile, the Collegian. would to know-the imam to this question , Did the Calendar Committee in its report to the Senate present the case - FOR the. mid-year vacation' , , And why not?' Dr. Me Henry Proijoses CoUncil-Manager Plan ' For Student Rule Here By DR. DEAN E McHENRY , The cui cent, discussion of plans lot reorganization of student goveinmentinteiests me greatly for it was in this field that I obtained some of the'inost vital and valuable exueriences of my undergraduate days , One method of applaud' in examiding the/ possibilities for Penn State is to compete the system of student government existing lime ,With that-, at other institutions Eight yews ago I made a, survey of student oiganriatiOn, in fai--westein colleges and universities and fOundi - ,,stiiknig ; ininlarity mos dozen institutions ' The basic Master organization. st., all of them was a cot porato bodyknown as the ASSOCIATED STUDENTS, or, in popular usage, the student body All students may ,belong, some universities requite ill students to' Join Generally See uf,ss eacli'semestei is collect 'ed, - this admits, the member; 'to mos:. athletic contests, - entitles hint to, ' participate in athletics and 'other Activities, bungs- lum the daily student paper, ,and entitles, him to reductions on the 'yearbook,. and on thematic and other events, and other mivileges ' The Associated"Students` have jurisdiction of the fol lowing activitieb and entermises• 'athletics (inaludmg inetiLT -aid women's, intramural and' inter atigiati) , coopei ative , bookstore, cooperative cafe t '_fcaensics, &a mities, yam book ir newspaper, aimes, and 'others. In addition, tikaermanent staff cii,the - stitdent body handles, as`,liiiiiker and con trifler, all funds of 'student organ iiationa,,including,,classes but ex cepting flatermties'i and sorori ties:- • Chief executive pf the Organize 'Mori was the PRESIDENT of the associated Students, elected by all members voting directly Ile was given genes al — supei vismy autli ity over all student activities and "was the official spokesman of the student body. In some insti tutioiis he was given power to ap point most of the executive Coun cil 'and othei officers; in others his appointive power was liniited Litvariably, the President is chair man of the Council. This office is roughly; comparable to the mayor - council-manager, cities. ^ Legislative power is vested in 'a COUNCIL, -which varies in size and composition.,, Nearly all have between 10 and 20 members Some are composed largely of ex-officio members,' who sit on Council by virtue of being head of some de partmentior, activity, such as de bate, publielitions, drama, men's athletics, women's athletics. wo men's self-mivernment, men's ace 'tivities, etc. Otheis have elective menthols representing cl asses or ;schools; many provide that 'class presidents shall sit by.:nrtud of their offices Tne Council is vested with auth ority to- appropriate funds, em ploy a General Manager and man ' (Continued On Page'Four) - '4. Sem iLlNeekly „ ' ‘ 7,L tk -,,,, -,..„? ,_ _ to . 4 0,,t , J I AT 3 5 , ,.. ; 1 02 (4. ,5 Fs: f 2 11.1rtitt -_ 4 - tiff' v ____.„..,,,c;„ ~.,,,... ~e_w • ~,i. VOLUME 35-NO. 31 Z 658- COLLEGIAN FINDS BUT 319 EXTRA ROOMS Book Mart Will Reopen Next Term Exchange To Be Held In Library From , Feb: 2 to 15 The student cooperative book exchange, which was initiatedtme last yea] by the Independent Patty, will be opeiated again next semestei, Chairman Ed Hebda '3O announced yesterday The exchange will be housed in the basement of the Library and will be open from 8 30 ani to 10 p m horn n.bivary g. to 15 Same Plans As Before As was the case last year, the owner of the book will be given two-thii:ds of the Enigma!, value, minus a five-cent administiative fee The buyer also will contiibute a five-cent fee, in addition to two thuds of the of iginal value of the book' "Students saved from $6OO to $1,200 through the exchange last 'yea'," Hebda said "About 800 boobs were handled at a saving from 75, cents to $1 50 per book We hope to see these benefits dm trnAted to a greater part of the student body". -11,btla will soon name a five man comnuttee to be in change of the exchange. Beaver Books Are On Exhibit ' Library Collection Features Pennsylvania Background; Display Ends Jan. 25 An exhibit of books on Pennsyl vania will be on display at tile College Libtury until Jauntily 25 The books are chosen from the Bearer collection and include In, formation of histmical, litera`iy, geokraphical, and 'biographical nu Lure . One book of lamest to local leaders is the Atlas of Centre County, 1874, which deselibes the College as It was then, consisting of one college building, eight farina, and a few business houses Another volume is a copy of the first issue of Benjamin Franklin's The General Magazine Among [ld collection will be found old agricultural almanacs, a book concerning the Penneylva nia Dutch and their. methods of cooking and a volume on the au: , nerstitions of the Pennsylvania Dutch, Pow-Wow Sex Forum Slated Tonight An Informal Sex Forum, upon soled by the Peun State Club, will be held, today at 730 n: m in Home Economits auditoi lain Prof Al thur F Davis, assistant proton sor of phybical education, will tom dna dibcussions; 'The forum Is open only to club memberb Planned Economy A system of planned economy designed to utilize the'inition', resources in such a manner as to, gam maxanum productiveness and elm mate "bitter poverty" is the only salvation of Amencan detnomacy evident above the lion zon today, Northam Tholims, famed leader of the Socialist Patty) told an overflow audience of approximately 1,500 in Schwab Auditorium Wednesday night - "It is idle for us to talk about our fear n 'of , planned econoiny,' he said, "unless we, can show another way which no nation has yet found * * * The meat question' is not 'thinned earn° ny against no planned win only, but what kind of planned economy and what degree of collectivism. "The whole dial; of the times, the logic of the machine age require a. planned economy. * * • * Thy show that planning: can not ,be avei ted,"' ha added. Thu in a s warned, howevei , that before planned economy chn be introduced successful ly, it must be accompanied by the necessary psychological and political attitudes that would permit the adoption of the change. Although miiintaining that the Neiv Deal had "prolonged the,life of capitalism by, assuming governmental ' social responsibility," he, claimed , At a meeting of sorority prebl dentg, the agreement outlawed the following I—Movie elates 2—hleethigb in the Coiner and other eating Name except dor mitories _ B—Accompaniment to chapel.. o: church. ...'; fr—Vlslting looms by s either fresh Chamber's .To Speak Juanita., M Chambers, acting Panhellenic president,will - address freshman , house meetings to clar ify their responsibility_ in follow ing the agreement. She will tell , them that chance meetings, Little Slam ana Senior Sponsor con tacts and uPperclass tutoilug are allowed This lenient silent period hest been in effect since Christinas va cation and will extend though open rubbing which starts Febru ary 3 Hetiel Is Honored By Governor Earle Special to the Collegian HARRISBURG, Jan. 12—Presi dent Ralph D Hetzel of the Penn sylvania State College was hon ed today by Governor George H &ilk for inelitOrious seivice LL the state Cited foi 'his "life-long" yolk in the held of educational and cal tuial developments," D'r."Eletzel will receive one of 61 service-med als fiom tb.3 Goveinor tomorrow. Only other educators named wet Di C E Beaty, Temple Univetsity piesiderit, and' Dr. Thomas S Cates, head of Um vetsity of Pennsylvania Secre tai y of State Cordell' Hull leads the list of 61 teciptents nly U :;'TATE,COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1939 "porgy and Bess" and Eva Jessye (below), director fessye Choir ';Sings Monday Pcogram to Include Old, New American Negro The Wpm of the Eva Jessye Chou which will be heard in 'Auditorium Monday at $ p. ni will °guess several phas es .n the development of the ne gro folk song or spiritual, one of the greatest contributions which Amei ica has made to the musical world Fourteen spirituals compose the first half of the program They are "Sing All Along the Way," "Use Me, Loid," "Joshua Fit the Battle Of Audio," "Swing Low, Swett Chariot," "01' Ai k's a 'Moverin'," "I Stan' an' - Fol' My Arms," "Plenty Good Room," "I'm Gonna Live Alway," "My Father Took a Light," "A New Hidin' Place," a piano solo by Robert L Nolan, piano soloists and accompanist, "Valley of Dry Bones," "Rock My Soul," "The Hea'vens Above," and "Don't You Be Downhearted" The second half of the program includes Work Songs "Steel Dtn'ets'• Song," "Water Boy," "Simon; the Fishminan," "Casey Jones;" "All I Got Done Gone," and "My Cabin Dom," Gershwin Songs — , "Suinmeytime," "T h e Strawberry Woman," and "John Henry," The River—"ln Spirit ual Realin," "Spoon River," pi ano solo by Nolan, and "In glues Mood," -Travesty—wake' scene from ,"Porgy and Bess," incor norating "St Louis Blues" S. Salt' tion, Thomas Says it had done comparatively little to meet the bus. is problemf "The failure of out tune," lie said, "is the 'foliate to get at the loot of the matter mice in the mist few years is that we hale not , • been, able to find an answer to the need fot se minty and modest abundance "The system needs mole than pinning the 'pump," Thiimas "Besides pinning, it needs a new pump" - Although assailing pump pinning as only a tempotaiy e, he Socialist leader blasted Conseivative contentions that a check on gov eminent spending would iestoie business con fidence and take us back to the "good old days." ‘"We'd get back to the glorious state of the 20's," he said, "when we did so Bell we got to the 30's" • ,"On the whole," Thomas said, "it was seiy fOltunate foi America that there was a man in 1932 who was so closely in touch with the prevailing conditions as to avert chaos. "We were not on the verge of any consti not ice 'evolution," he said. "Any attempt to con. tame the Hoover policy—if for'no reason than the psychological reason—would- have resulted (Contanued. on page fear) 800 Workmen Are Living Out Of Town, 2-Month Survey Shows Welfare Committee • :Will - Act ,Today On Plans With one session already behind it, the Senate Coln mittee on Student Welfare will meet again today to con sider definite pi oposals to al leviate the housing situation in State College Discussions were opened Tues day afternoon in tne Dean of Men s office when the Collegian pi esented results of its town-wide survey No specific action was taken at the meeting, but it was indicated that in addition to to day's session, one mote woul•I be held befoi a a t ecommendation ,would be Solna' ded to Pi esident Hetzel . Collegian to Give Proposals The recommendation is expect ed to be in the President's hands before the end of this month Col legian proposals will be formally presented at today's session Chairman of the Tuesday meet ing was Di Warien B Mack Other members of the Senate Committee present mole Di Jo seph P Ritenout, Dean of Wo men, Chailotte E Ray, Dr Franklin C Banner, head of the Depaitment of Jouinalisin, and Piof Ruth Graham, Home Eco nomcs, Depot tment Piof B K Johnstone, head of the Department of Architecture, 11 W Loman, purchasing agent, and Emanuel Roth '9O, head of the Collegian housing survey Sexes Differ On Social Rating Of Drunk The chunk is popular with gills, say the boys The dtunk is not populat with gills, say the gals The di unk is only fair in looks, say the boys The diunk is good looking, say the gills These ate a few of the °pumas revealed by a three-semester sur vey of students conducted by-the department of psychology Those tested were asked to tate foul male types—the drunk, the psue do-big shot, the glint!, and the fool-on' a number of different chat octet lams The pseudo-big shot is ova sized, the gtind is a i unt, and the drunk is of average site, accoid ing to a consensus of male and female opinion. The mujolity of the boys, however, think the grind is pool, the gills think he is rich The drunk, accoiding to both sexes, leads in populaiity with boys, with the psuedo-big shot second In sociability the chunk is out-distanced by the pseudo-big shot, according to the boys The basic fact in logic and ospei i rgiatt The Survey QUESTIONS Questions covered by the Col legian housing surrey include I—How many students are there In the home' 2—How many more can be at. commodated 2—Hoe many baths coma' 4—How many using bathrooms' (including resident family) s—Heating fdcilltiea G—Rent paid by each student 7—Name and address of land lord B—Number of workmen in home 9—What ate general sanitary conditions' SCOPE Covered by the survey were all rooming houses In State Col lege The sat vey lovealed that u to tal of 319 looms, including single and parts of double rooms, will be available at the beginning of the 1939 40 term ROOlllB now asuilable total 145, rooms °mo oted by workmen, 174 Total, .119 (See also editorial, "The Way Out, Page 2) Freshmen Will Fight Feb. 14 Customs Removal Prize For Win Over Sophomores; ...—Ninn—Are- Punished, St Valentine's Day, Tuesday, Fein nary 14, has been selected by Student Tribunal as the day for the Soph and Fresh 'pitmen to ex change greetings In the form of leather goods in the annual Rae Hall battle to determine whether ft °simian customs will be discon tinued In the event that the Class of '42 boxeis are victoilous, all freshman customs will be chopped, Tubunal pointed out Bond's Third Offense With John R Bond appearing before the Justices for his third offense, lolators of freshman cue (01115 V, ere penalized Bond was sentenced to wear a cat dboard dog house over his head and a lope, along with` two signs read ing "I'ni in the Dog Houve With TI Ibunal," and "I Have the Dis tinction of Being the Only Third Offender in My Class" Robert B Adams must carry two rocks tied to a rope around his neck and a placard "I Don't Need Matches—l'm the Outdoor Type ' Guald J Culbertson bears a sign "Don't Forget the Boxing 'MATCHES ." Wilson S Geisler, a former vio latm, again was peualired and must push a wheelbarrow loaded with stones Two signs read, "I Lost a Political Bet," and "Re member Meg—The Independent Independent" Richard D Larra bee will walk with barrel staves and a banana stock while wearing too signs. "Tribunal Put the Skids Cadet Me," and "I Tried to Give Ti ibunal the 'Oll " "I'm a Match—Strike Me," u ith some sandpaper pasted on tile sign. is the punishment for Eu gene W Lederer A Smiling Killer--He'll Be' In Schwab Tonight! A'sinnlinglfellow lc ith minder in Sch!wab Auditorium tonight and Playei:b enact the terrorizing chain Olson Welles' Martian invasio States into a panic, but "Night Mu iences tonight and tomm low nigh. hot ufymg subtlety The play is a study of murder, murder that seethes in the patho logical mind of a congenial guy named Danny, to be enacted by Pau' Dean '4O, Jane Eames '4O will portray the role of the ec centi ic, gullible old lady of the houi,e who is charmed by Danny's manner. Her niece in the form of Marg. met Jones, falls in love with Danny and tries to shield him. Louis Hall '39 will fill the part of suitor, vacated by Bernard Select PRICE FIVE CENTS Unsanitary Houses Are Uncovered In Study By EMANUEL ROTH Room for only 319 more students will be available at the beginning of the f 939-40 school team This was revealed for the firs'', time by the Collegian before the Senate Committee on Student Welfare at a spe cial session on housing Tues day afternoon. Data present ed to the Committee was based on a two-month town wide investigation of the looming situation in State College. Astounding to those who had expected that most of the 1,000 woildnen engaged on construction heie were actually living in State College, was the fact that approx., imately 800 workmen ale living out of town The Collegian found a low total of 174 workmen in State College This number, coupled with"the total single and double rooms available at present, 145, makes a grand sum of 31.9 places to be filled for the next school year Indicative of u trend, a trend Achich--at the-'•ery-•present^seems unl.kely to be checked are fla grant instances of oveiciowding Below, the Collegian presents In stances of where more than 10 students sue making use of toil et and bathroom facilities Names and specific addresses of the looming houses, landlords, aie being withheld from publica tion They aie available South Burt owes—foul exam ples 11, 12, 11, and 13 persons using a single bathroom Hattsmuk—one small bathroom for 13 South Flaziet—one bath for 19 MeAlhstel —one bath for 13 East College—one for 12, one foi 13 South Pugh—one fot 12, one fot 14, one for twelve, one for 11, one for 16, one toilet for 18; one bath for 11, one bath for 16 East Beaver--one for 12, one fot 16 South Atheiton—one for 14. Mith Atherton—one for 14 GENERAL CONDITIONS Toe lav, of supply and demand has had some devastating effect on the looming houses, Collegian reporters found. Cited below as an incteasing baud ate further examples of overcrowding and un sanitary conditions Aware, per haps, that students cannot be too particular about conditions, house holders have posted a ulings, which, in many instances comply with human sensibility, but whch also in many instances ale evi dent manifestations of a "what the-hell-thee e-ain't -no - competi tion" complex Hai tswick—students keep own (Continued On Page Four) in his heart % , ,ill hold the spotlight tonunion night as the Penn State a of "Night Must Fall" a nay have thrown half the United st Fall" will give the over flow aud a taste of incredible ruthlessness, man '4O, because of illness, Ber n cc Hunn '4l will undertake the chat actei ization of Dom, the maid with Militia E. Leety as the housekeepei . Enid Hunter "42, nuise; and-Angelo Jerome '4O, de tective. The drama is duected by Cii-ar les F. Diehl, instiuctor in drama tics with David Jackson, graduate student in dramat cs, as assist ant director Ticket sales point to a packed house both nights of presentation.
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