State Denies Laxity In Rooming House Inspection Here se - 17 7; I ' s t : N I? :1A 7:7 y , SUCCESSOR COMPLETE ' e It • l'-` 1 To The Free Lance, CAMPUS ill ddr . rutt #l,tatr -..,,,,,,,1.,... Toitrigtztn. Established 1887 COVERAGE ?5 , 1. '. • ./855* , VOLUME 35-No. 46 Z 658 STATE COLLEGE, PA.;, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1939 '4OD PRICE FIVE CENTS '4. STUDENT'GOVERNMENT FACES CHANGE WITH APPROVAL OFNEW CONSTITUTION • 4 • • I VIEW OF PROPOSED NEW GOVERNMENT Men Accept To Continue !Hospitalization Plan ~,, Co-eds Cast , -f, i With Study • Begins Here April, • i -Final Ballot . ; :, All-College President , All-College Vice-President • Begun Here A Group Hospitalization Insurance plan with Suigical Benefit,, Tomorroviti,. Reorganize , sponsored by the local chapter of the Ammicim Association of Uni- Bureau Head Alleges ! veisity Piofessms, is being (Armed to all full-time employees of the Jones, Romig To Vie 1 WSGA Ballot Tonight College, to become effective Am. 1 • 1 All-College Cabinet `Collegian Charges Under consideration fel seveial plan before it goes into effect For Presidency , I -4. 1 To Decide Fate In addition to benefits described , I years, the plan was recommended , Of Setup Are Incorrect !hove, iennbuisement for magical Of WSGA -; I I I at a November meeting of the A fees incui red by the employees up A U P. The Board of Trustee, to a maximum of $l5O will be al- Sec ales utilmal, "I , oiniaitl Special In Vie Collegian of the College since has agreed to lowed, in occoi dance with the 'no- Piggy h Jones and June A Ito, i SCHOOLS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 1 ahtich," and text of new HARRISBURG, March 13 assist in the plan by being ICS- visions of the policy, in the event mig win lie toted on for the W S' ; Ponsible rot its administiation the employee undergoes a surgical C A presidency In conieu's Huai I -I I I siltation, Page 2 cue =Defending itself against elections in the hist floor tonne! and making premium deductions operation as a result of non-occu- Agriculture I I F C ---,- W S G .A By A WILLIAM ENGEL, JR the charge of the Penn State horn s i doneth • of Old Slain now u a ni to 5 p 111 '' a aims, as is in e pational accident of sickness Collegian that investigations case of the Group Life Insurance The monthly cost for employees tonloliow May Queen canilidateH A sweeping rem ganization !muffling aUm Thursday's pi linar.., l Chemistry and - - pm.S. i A of student gm. ernment was of fire hazards in State Col- Plan for the first yea' will be $1 11 -.n.Hel The hospitalization plan allows Dividends ate awaided uncle) nor- les a r e D or i s I. Jones an d C'cii° Physics , accepted bete with the unan lege were superficial, the Bur- $4 per day to a maximum of 70 pelience at end of each mar ex the C Met, Mars Ft 0 Connor and I - - eau of Inspection of the De- days lot any one petted of hospi- policy year by the Equitable Life Allay Ann Rhodes gll9 the survlv- i W R. A imous approval of "The Con parAssurancelog nominees roe the Wit A hires_ Education ent of Labor and In- tal confinement and $2O additional Assurance Society, which is a mu- - stitution of the Pennsylva allowance'demi for specific hospital tual company and underwriter of '-- this indicated here today that A A ma State College Student charges such as X-rays , labota- the plan This dividend, if award- Neuly elected officeis will be 111_ 1 I Engineering i .its survey of fire hazards in tory service and operating loom ded, will be announced and sub- stalled at a coffee how In the most 1 State College would be con - ..... _ expenses, including the admit's- scribers will be credited for this lounge of Atherton Hall Mimed!. r Publications special joi n t session of tration of anaesthetic Benefits amount the following yea' ately Celiac log a 530 p m dinner Liberal Arts Student Beard and Student tinted are payable lot hospital confine- Booklets desclibing the plan in Thursday Special 'maids will be / , -- In a statement released today inert anywhere in the United detail will be placed in the hands given at the coffee hour to women , film)l ~_ ;-• 1 Dramatics and Council Friday -if by Raymond J Nicaise, head of States or Canada of all full-time employees, Dr mho have been outstanding in W Mineral Forensics Unofficially backed by the Ad theDean of Men ,--) Inspection Bateau, it was ex- At least 75 peicent of eligible Ellwood C Davis, 'acting p ies , SC A cork this year Industries / 1 , , plained that " inve st iga t ions wee members of the faculty and staff dent of the local AA U P Other Imaining candidates for', Dean of Women '', , 1 the men of the College, the new made and oideis have been placed must elect to' pinticipate in the chapter, revealed yesteiday. W S Cr A offices are Janet Is. , i s L. Interclass constitution will be presented to on some of the houses for cot- - flott4inger and Elinor I. Weuser Physical Educ Alumni Representativ 7 / 0(0 Finance Board the W S G A. Senate at its reg i ection of violations of the Fite I vice-president, Betty Sr Martin -/ ulat meeting tonight and Panic Act IF Conference 1 , if and Sally P Searle, treasurer Indications Point to Approval Admitting that the survey was Josephine A Keeney and Geer not. complete, Nicause insisted that • 1 -, • 1 , ; . n, gla W 2Vel t s. , 11.11i01 setiV s er„ • , ~..._., .: .._... ...._.., ~..,, _ _- ..,....., -- - t--... 1. --,... In = .6ll6 'q juns ' - ' 3 "r e '''' 4l46nnltee: ‘-`ll)eg 111 S-" 11 may-- Ai A ,voili L kehin anifThettY M 1 STUDENT TRIBUNAL I um, "that the great majotaty of Thou u. hinios senate], Ann 111 , the homes in State College wee __ f Am ton and Mai ion E Sperling. ' cove' ed " sophomore senator, Edith CI itur. rage and Ruth K Kistlei, miss senator "Our Jul isdietion," Nl ca tsC pointed out, "is limited according to law and the reason the ion in State College has not been completed Is due to the tact that the inspectot coveting that pui tie ulat &stl ict. and that partieulai Item has been fun laughed ft oin the 'Slate's Set Vice" Nitatse e•plamed that "until additional inspectots ate placed and ate efficient enough in then work to investigate conditions, na turally thew would be a let-down in inspections" Chaiges by the Penn State Col legian that investigations wee supoi lanai most from 1 cleats that the Bureau tem esentative merely ode through the siaects - und failed lu enLei till hones lot inspection A full report Dom the Altoona division is expected hole she' tly Indications ate that numerous ca dets have been issued in State College, and that a few looming houses have been condemned ROTC Officers Attend Burial Hiles For Samuel Null 'B6, Navy Athlete, Are Held Al Pleasant Gap Nine ollitnin and cadet (Akers et the deem Went. of aelente and military (Reties attended the re. net al or Samuel Null ':it,, 3rd ChM. United Slats Naval Auttletuy, in Pleamtut Gap last week Null held the rank of Cadet Ma. Jur of the It 0 T C Engineering Regiment %Idle a senior here Thu follow lug a epresented the College at the funeral Major George MacMulliti. Sgt Jack Welke, Cadet Cul Robert L. Goerdet, Cutlet Major. Giaut 11. Carpouter, Cadet Capt Robert L Clone, Cadet Capt. William S Shire, Cadet Capt Andiew Allan and Cutlet Capt. Earl W Charter. Seven iultishiPalon I apt tmeiltiug the Academy ante also present, the llist time In histely that atom. hers of the Naval Institution mere wanted permission to attend a classmute's funeral except when held in the Immediate vicinity of Annapolis, hid. seat of the Naval Academy Collegian Candidates to Meet Freshman editorial candidates for the Collegian - will meet in Room 318, Old Main at 8 p. in, Instead of 7 p m. tomorrow Ad ditional candidates may report at this time Fraternity Representatives To Hear Dr. Wiekenden At Opening Dinner Plans for the local intetflatei oily mamma.° Ft day and Sat ui day netned completion ycstci thy with the choice of flatetnity Inni,es for the group luncheons on Saturday, according to Raymond S Coskery '39, IFC head The conference will 'open with i banquet at the Univetsity Club at G3O p m Finlay, with Di Arthui C Wickenden, VlCGpicsi dent of Miami Univetsity, Oxford, Ohto addiessing men horn each fi net tidy, ft Mei nity advisets and IFC i apt esentatives Finteinittes must send $1 lot cull liaison attending the banquet to William E Mellanty, Sigma Epsilon, by tomotiow Othet speakers will be Dean of Men Arthin R Wutnock, Fliers Sheldon C Timm, 'Walsh IV and William E Dye, Hai old R. Gilbert, assistant to gtad mite manage] of athletics, Catl le W Taylot and Minim C Wielsenclen and Walziock cu ll discuss problems of house pies- lents at a luncheon in the Phi Glinnia Della house Saturday 110011 Other banquet spealcets will meet' at luntheons with social Own men at Kappa Sigma, 2 ush tug chan men at Sigma Phi Epsil on, tteasuiets at Sigma Nu, and serum ITC ieptesentatives at Delta Tau Delta 500 Students Take Driving Tests Here Appioxinuttely 500 stud en t s took advantage of the di iving tests conducted in the Minot.) , latit week Only 50 v,ele guts Miss Dorothy Donohue, gtadu ate student in physical education is analyzing the data, which she intends to lIICOI psi ate with het thesis MAT CHAMPS 121—Bob Ma hers, Cornell I2B—Bob Eberle, Princeton. I il3-I.7,rank Gleason, Peuu State 145—Harold 51asetn, Lehigh 155—Gus Hagerman, Lehigh 155—Tommy King, Lehigh 175—Henry Mathes, Lehigh Unlintited—Chief Boston, Har vard Team bcoring Lehigh 29, Peuu State 22, Harvard 9, Yale 9, Syta case 8, Cornell 8, Princeton 6, Penn 6, Columbia 5 .. Dickson Plans --Mural-Lecture f _ To Discuss Pour As Old Main Artist In Fine Arts Talk Toniorrow The I,lo,n:tied use of murals in Old Main Will be discussed and illustiated by Piof. lluiold E Dickson of the division of fine .its timing his talk on "Mural Painting in Ameitea" at the thud and find] Fine Aits 'came in Home EL Auditmisin at, 7 30 pm tomoi i ow Pat iteulat emphasis in the talk will be given the two most, recent millets by Ilemy Vern= Pool, who has been suggested as aitist foi the proposed mural painting in the lobby of Old Main A peat motion of the lecture will deal with mural painting in the United States dating the past decade and the impottance of goy nment-sponsored piojects Piof Dickson will touch briefly on the at t movement in Mexico doling the 1920's and will illus. hate the work of that countay's two best known rinalists, Diego Itiveta and J C 0107 A-0 Among the AMCIILLUI artists «110 , C WOlk will be shown and desuibed toe Thomas Benton, &iodine!' Robinson, Reginald Maish, Geoige Biddle, and Alfied Ci inn L. A. Job Mari Calls Seniors All bemot s in the School of Lib etal Am is debiting to register fot tne school's employment service t equested to repot I to room 4%, Old Main, any time this t, eel, Dercum Will Show Movies Max Detcum, ski coach, will show technicolor moving pictutes of ski technique at a meeting of the Penn State Club in Room 321, Old Mum at 7 pin tonight, fol lowed by a ahoit business meet ing. Students E By Student Opiusom Stomp: AUSTIN. Try, Mui 13—A. blood test to detect venereal disease should be required by law. By no emphatic majority of 931 pet tent, nearly one million and a half college students of the nation believe in this. according to a pull taken by the Student Opinion Sur. vet's of America. The 'significance of the survey is aeon in bold relief when it is con- Mined that college youth faun a group on the eve of marriage, an Important putt of the population that la vitally concerned with Its eau immediate future Tune t 51111 et and Melee A Saansuit will enter Huai elections for freshman attendant to the May Queen Candidates tor W It A offices are June B Hoskins and l Elea. nut Beare, secretary, Marjoiy A Hat wick and Mania P Stillwell, treasurer Confab Slated - On Leadership Co-eds To Hear Noted Judge At Conference Set For Next Thursday Confer elms to arouse inlet est in leadership and make evelY 00111101 Collbeil,llb of her potential qualities as a 'cadet mill be soon soled by Mortal Beal d senior mom CI •S honorary, in Atherton flail a meek front Thursday Judge Sara Stogel of the Alle gheny county court. mill be one et the principalh peakeis at the con ferences Judge Stuffed Is a gradu ate of Wellesley College and the University of Pittsburgh Law St haul, president of the Pitts burgh Associntion of Unitrersity Women. and has been recommend ed for the :super lot Court of Penn sylvania A model meeting to Illustiate Lotted, parliamentary motedure In part of the program AL lila opens aL it a m with a lecture and con tinues throughout the day with talks by faculty members, labora tory hours for students, luncheon at I p m, Lea at 5 p m, and Judge Staffers speech in White Hall at 7 JO p to dorse Co On a 'subject that up to recent times has been taboo in "1 aspect able" convolution, the menace of syphilis. Survey Interviewers for the Peon State Collegian and oth er cooperating campus newspapers found students quite ready to ex press their opinions Collegians of all geographical sections, economic standings, ages. and sexes' mere asked, "Do you believe a blood test berme marri age to detect venereal diseuae should be required by law 9" results. Yes 93.1%; Pictured above is a diagrammatical view of the new, student ,gcniernment setup envisioned by the un. animous approval of the new constitution by Student Board and Student Council Friday The setup consolleates men's and women's student governments, giving executive powers to the All-College Presi. dont, legislative powers to the Cabinet and judicia I powers to Student Tribunal Class offices and ex. fisting organizations such as WSGA and IFC would continue. Student Workers Seek Old-Age Tax Exemption Ways and Means Committee Studies Demands Of Undergraduates 77troughout Nation tipei mile the Conetpuir WASHINGTON, Minch Id —The House Ways and Means Com mittee was today studying a demand that undergraduate students "win king thcii way through college" be e'sempted fl am the old-age inovisions of the Social Smut ity Act Claiming they repaeselded students Lin oughout the cunt e nation, live undeigraduates flour Amherst, Williams, Wesleyan and Maryland Universities spoke before the Committee Fliday Woi king students lave no mon ey to spine foi social security tax es, benefits flour which will not acci no foi a half-century or so, the delegation said, explaining that most students 'mewed only town and board as compensation foi then wink and that they must consequently pay the taxes from then own pockets Inasmuch as students employed dnectly by a college me exempt ed hum the pi OVI , IOIIS of the act, the delegation added, thine Is no reason 5% hy other students em ployed in similin jobs by non-pla it-making hiaternrties should be included Seeking to enlarge the hat of exempted employments, the stu dents presented an amendment to exclude students "employed by d non-pi Mit organization operated foi the benefit of students or an educational institution during the pet iod of his registration in an educational institution " pulsory Sy Student opinion lb 11111102 t, in complete agreement •sith national public opinion, for other rim of the general citizenry base shown similar numbers appioving And students ; in all sections of the country believe by almost identical majorities that blood tests should be compulsory to aid in eliminat ing as far an possible this hazard to health, and marriage Men and co-eds showed no appreciable dif ferences in their responses New Hampshire legislators have been the first to vote for compel_ soy Wasserman teats for all seek ing mariage licenses CLASSES SOCIAL Senior I F C Junior Pan.Hel Sophomore Ind Men Freshman Ind Women (Ex.Or Co-ed Debate Squad Meets Four Teams Women debaters Mar% kl Hun sicker 'll and Claire Y Dankuer '4O left v esterday on a debate trip to four eastern colleges With them ale theft manager. Marjorie FJ Witsil '4O and Coach Clayton 11 Schug, assistant moressor of pub lic speaking Taking the negative side of the proposition, Resolved that the United Slates should adopt a pol icy or isolation tun and all nations involved In international or civil conflict outside the Western Hetni. sphere. they %fill debate women students of Utsittus College Mon de% 'Tuesday they frill meet 01011 from Swat tbuture College, Wed nesday Univetsity of Pennsylvania names, anti Thursday, a Prince ton team hilis Tests The question bus been brought into front-page focus under the leadership of DI Thomas Parrett suageon general of the United States, chose tatimaign against enereal ailments points out that the syphilis organism. Splrochaela attatlts 796 out of each 100 000 Meet loins es ery vent Of the schools %%bete sample hi lei iews Ise) c conducted, repre senting a true t.rons-section of American Lolleges and universi ties, - nearly half of them make blood tests available. In only a few are they Compulsory Improvements Smothered By James Budget No Provision Made In Plan For Mont Alto Plant, 11 New Buildings This is 11 fourth. and last In u soles of articles intcipteting the minim:lions of the Governor's budget allocation to the College By JOHN A TROANOVITCH Essential improvements in the pi esent physical plant of the Col lege, Including the School of For esti v at Mont Alto which was deeded to Penn State under the I.alle adnumsta talon, cannot pos sibly be nude dosing the next too yeats unless Covet nor Ai thin It James expands the budget allo cation which he presented to the Legislatm e too weeks ago This is made cleat by the fact that the College needs $2b4,800 05 to finance adequately needed !c -lms and imptuvements that an del 110 en cumstances cull enspen &tot es foi improvements helms $210,000 fin the coming biennium without lowering he present ef ficiency of the instatutom Undei the James budget, the College has been allocated $1,425.- 000, only $150,000 mole than it tools to run the institution foi the lust two yea's, with 11 less build ings to tate tale of. Through the use of simple arithmetic, it can be seen that it will be impossible for the College to corer mainten ance costs of the new buildings, lionevei limited then use might be, nuth this additional $150,000, much less piovide fin $210,000 (Continued On Page Four) MIT CHAMPS 120—Walter Lu‘enduslty, Army 127—Moe Coldbas, Cornell 135—Roy Hlll3llll Pena State 145—Tom Shunley, Army 155—Don Hull. Army 165—Charles Healy, Syracuse 175—Rico Woyclesies, Syracuse Unlimited—Fred Siemer. Cornell Team scoring Arm) 21. Syra. Luse 17, Penn State 15, Cornell 15, Yale 3. Western, Maryland 1 If passed by that body, a com pletely 110{% All-College student,_ goveitfinefit cireCtivC s immediately All indications point to appanal in the Women's Senate as embiyonic plans were enthusiastically accepted seven al weeks ago. Both omen and women will benefit in the combined set-up. Insuting the clemocialac light of self-gosctinnent in Its pream ble, Lite 12-atticle constitution to the I I.BllZittloll of an extenstve study of student government at Penn State beginning with the ap po.ntment of a live-man Consti tutional Revision Committee by Student Council on December 4 Sepaiation of powets is pioval ed foi uith executive poweis vest ed in an AU-College Pi esident, the legislative !men, vested in the All-College (lama, and the ju d cm] poweis vested in the Stu dent Ti burial The All-College President, qualified semi who will tun on the sanse ticket as the All-College Vice-Pte.:Meat, will sei we as the official reptesentative of the stu dent body on any matter pertain ing to the welfate of the student body. This °Meet will be elected in a sepai ate All-College election and may he (atilt!t a man 01 wo man Othet duties of the Piesidetil„ in clude his cing•a% animal) of the Cabinet, nowt.: to appoint (Continued On Page Four) Henson Named Clique Leader Replaces Crag ford As . 42 Head; I Groups Slate Nominations Soot; of no cllquos op leated at hil'llt iu lilt II ehillllllll Cdll/11116 Path denpitr offinta of Ohne leaders to spike !wawa In dlLations of such a bleak acre te- I,ealed folloa lag the ousting of 101111 IV Ciao ford as Limb may last rnebdll% Thomas J Henson %% sib named (halms:in to succeed Craw ford at a meeting In TEM Kappa Epsilon Sunday afternoon with William .1 Alc,Vatight and NVlMani A Zielonka nhowfog the most opposition Whethet 11011.4011 . 8 selection will tend to smooth southern remulus to be seen lie is dell:Mel% stepping into u muddled setup mbis_l3 must be pulled together betose nosuina thous Candidates to ofliceb In both Junior and freshman Independent groups will pi obably be autumn. ced dm leg the coming week or early net week Nlil I o presidential nominees In sophomore and Junior Campus cliques are set. to be re vealed tomorrow.
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