Semt-lAteekly , COMPLETE CAMPUS 04 I ' run T o ll COVERAGE ,• • -Y 1 V VOLUME 35—No. 48 Z 658 Ritenour, Leitzell Shift Hdpsing Inspection To College G. S. A. MAY HALT EQUIPMENT BIDS, STOP BUILDING Approval Of Rooms Not Board Duty Standards Should Be so Above Those , Of State By EMANUEL ROTH Moving to a speedy climax, the six-month State College hetising drive took on' what `appeared i to be mfmal pattern yedterday as Burgess Wilbur F: Leitzell and Dr Joseph P Ritenour, President of, the Board Of Health, went on rec ord as favoung initiation of voluntary inspections and the pulilishing'of an approVed list of trooming houses by the Col loge. - - Thus - in separate interview~' with the Collegian, two of the , Bet ough's key men who in evious ly %ad opposed each other on the Imaging ci Isis, Patty stiipped the though of atiy remedial tespon sibility and specifically fin WM dud it as a duty of the College - Because its fiVe;Ymembei s serve 'without temmielat!My, the Board of ,Health would not' be ,wi II ing ,to ' , ...aaleitakc:MutrcelfOn3SAviitlYsilyietv. to,„seLting ,'up-a lisE=of appioved -loom_',, Dr' Ritenoui ' indicated' Doubts Legal Authority . expiessed 2iloubt ' as 'to the legal - authojity of the Board to issues list of appioved houses, a Plan he ougmstild m an interview 'on , Januaiy 23. - An an alternative, !Menem pi o- poSed 'that. the - Colk.ge take over responsibility for the looMingoal tuition and employ a housing ex pel to make inspections. Ile point ed 'that. the College would be able to thaw up'un appitwed list 'and imam c students to live in one of the cei tilled houses ,The College, Ibtenout pointed out, toule.,et up its own stand aids while' the Baud of Health can mama; only'the minimum le qmiements 're uP by UM Dem molt of liabot and Industry "Students wouldn't went to live in houses meeting %Late minimum lequuenments . ,' Ritenoui explain- The Board of Health could not author ice the College to make in spections, ,but , the Bonid would definitely ~not inteifeie if the Col lege initiated voluntaiy inspection, Buigess Leitrell stated Undo his pioposed set-up; the to'llege would hue an inspettoi, °quest , pet mission of householders 'to - inspect, then respective looming houses and, on the basis of stand arils - previously set up_by the Col lege, include or exclude the house from the approved list - fot If permission to inspect is denled:Lcitzell' pointed, the Col (Continued,On,Page Four) cliques Avv. Of ConSti 'iy , A. WILLIAM ENGEL, JR ' With'piesideitlial candidatesiof thtee parties uniaitinced, polilical f'iliscussioir lb tevolving around the manning cliques faster than cream in a time,. And it's still a toss-up so far as to the candidates' to fill `theqliales silently i eleased, IN fin tins netion,on the student gavel ii meet constitution' is awaited ',. Keenest nattiest focuses upon the Jun.ol Independents who will probubly, Lake Lune init'fioin their tusk of aiding, in the moldieg'or ; unified Independent body to release candidates and platform Llils,week 'Cliff McWilliatip., who filled to t On the other side, ,Ed Wagner's -'- ,-----i---, Igliiii the Juilmi Campus inesiden- 1 'tial tioMiiiiiilon in a lace with I 1941 Campus lists only Henry Cal son, nominee Sot pi coldest, a 1 1 letilier Byrom, lies been iminiiedthen regular meeting tonight. '1 iii' 'it possibility fat the top post I. Anxious to catch up with 'the i iniiong the Independents Although I Fieshman Independents„ 'which „,McWilliams has not officially Iti'ith- have revealed a three-man slate , dra w n from - the Campus faction, and a platform; 'the 1942 Campus !;'it is apperent,that helms unusua l group meets tonight ,and again -"lien-fraternity , sup Pot t „. '” Thursday. Bill Bates, Dean Sears, i-,'Bophomote Independents have and John Long loom as principle remained quiet, - likewise , concen- I candidates for the nomination for tritu4 , on the organization, drive. 1 Class presraent.", - • Social Security To Exclude ' Stidents Special to the Collegian WASHINGTON, Match 20—Student workers employed by non mat institutions such as fraternities will be excluded from any re visions of the Social Seem ity Act dining this session of Congress, the ,House Ways and Means Committee decided unanimously here in a suiptise move over the past weekend Non-profit col ganizations ate al ready perfointing public services and to impose Social Secinity taxes upon them would be "a bur den that would curtail seriously the caliying' out of then pio ci ani,"„ Rem esentative McCormick (D., Mass ), acting chairman of the committee, explained Issue Clouded ' McCormick's statement, issued as a poisons! opinion, and the ac tion of the committee itself, seis ed only to cloud the issue even mm c As it is, student woikeis in fia temities have been forced to com- Group Studies Lodge Center _ , Recreational Board To Meet Thursday To Discuss Mountain Cabin Penn State's Recreation Plan ning Boaid, a student-faculty group, oiganwed I to ,f ther - rem e 7 ., ational ne a ZUerit' , ; , b(xly7 ,- .nuiets in Old Main Sandwich Shop,at 5 45 pan. Thur;diti in the second step to , mud attaining the objectives it ha , , set up • The Bolanlams to bioaden stu dent lecieation, to establish a lodge in the neat) , mountains that tan be used as a Loam for out door leuaitwnal activities, and to walk lot the construction of a student union building , . on the campus ' Deciding in a meeting on Wed nesday that the mountain lodge would be the most, practical*cc tive‘for the immediate future, the group has begun discussion of plans for it Consideration of Lodge Thursday's meeting will be de voted to a con6ideintion of, facil ities to go-into' the lodge which will,be large - enough to take care of around 100 students and will cost between $6,000 and. $B,OOO The committee is 'composed of Di Elwood C. Davis, Hail L lid wands, Ray M Conger and Miss 14111dt ed A. Lacey, all of the School of Physical Education and Ath letics; class presidents Joseph A. Peel '39, WalterA. Jones '9O, Ar nold C" Latch and Robert 1) Baird '42,' John A Troanovitch, Collegian editor, Raymond S. Ccr, kei y, 7FC presiddnt; Robert L Smith of the _Penn ,State_ club, Holly S ,Harrison, A A. presi dent, Geolge,L.'Donovan of Stu dent Union, Italia DeAngelis of the - PSCA, and the following lea ders- in womens DOllB Blakemoie; Rachel Bechdel, and Vivian S Doty t Outcoine ution Action ply vath the provisions of the Social Secutity Act since it went into effect Whether developments over the weekend indicated that Congress never intended to include these employees under the act could not be ascettained definitely, but in vice of the committee's action and McCormick's subsequent explan ation no other meaning could be taken Ettotts to leach members of the committee here today for futthei elm Mention on the matter proved futile List, Released By Hammond 59 in Engineering School Win Places On' Honor Roll; 19 Seniors Named Nineteen seniors, 17 juniois, 1J sophomores and 10 freskinen HO 'eyed 'listing:imbed, scholastic roe fikttsnw.bter..ArLAta. School' of Engineei mg, it was an nounced yestei day by Dean _Harry P. Hammond ' Altiniugh no are ages wore in cluded on the honor roll, Dean Hammond pointed out that the list, was in tanged in order of de ci easing g'i odes - Semis Hui iy S; Hull Jr., CE, Edwin It Kok, ME, Holiptt_LS. Bogai, Ili; William T Davis,JE, NiTolus KainEr" - Jiiirs - on C Spurgeon, IE, William C. Foust .71 , Mt, Joseph F. MeAmbley, EE, Earl H Strunk, Aich ; George W. Sandia, EE; William M Bowen, AE, Richard B. Fox, AE, Francis J Sack, AE, George G Walker Js , ME, Paul G IE, Clair C Lashes, .EE, Hugh W Motion, CE, Wdltum L Rapp, CE, and Joseph C Didingm, Asa. Juniois David E Brenneman, Eli, Itithaid ' A Fletcher, EE, Kenneth K Klingensmith. ME; Leon M Knetz, ME, Calvin 'D. McCarthy, EE, Stanley A. Wykes, 1E; Haii old R. Lefever, EE; George ,R Keehn, IE; Dan M Bum, EE, Norman W. Young, ME, B Paul Blasingame, ME; Richard B Steele, EE; John A Bei seth, RE, Emmett F Breden beig, ER; Archie R Cornell, ER, Gel old F. Snyder, IK, and Ralph C. Ciabei, EE Sophommes Louis N _tirßß,_Otto W. - Luck, ME, Wal ter A. Weiss, EE; Robert B.Jilan ning, EE, John C. 7 lVilliams, EE, itiChaid J. Davis, EE; Bertram H Gamma Jr., ME; Robert J. Kirk patiick, ME; Robert G. McCoy, ME; Leonard R. Greenaway, EE; Chautney A. Loomis, EE,, Mel vin E. Geiser, ME; and Howard C.' Rath, ME. Fieslimen• Ralph B Straw- Midge, Eli, William P. Hindman Jr., , lE, Louis Laushey,..,GE, Rebell. C. Rollings, ME; Daniel A. Swope Jr., lE, y1111;1111 G Bulger, ME; , Choi i... - 1 . 78 -* "1 -. 3. Monk, AE; Chmlea J Smith, CE, and Ernest F. Marshall, ME. ' , 'Telescope Finished A ton-lech astronomical tele scope to be placed 'ln the first of the niultiple observatory units here has been mantauctured by students. Dr Henry I. Yeaglei, assistant professor of physics, an nounced yesterday. Materials for ,the telescope cost 3300, he said. Indian Relic Found An olircooking pot used by the Algonquin Indian' tube, found by Melvin D. Ellenberger on ,Tussey Mountain -recently, is the latest addition to the Mineral Industries Museum.- ' , - STATE COLLEGE, PA , TUESDAY, MAItCH 21, 1939 Bellefonte Central To Run Vacation Special '? Over Easter Holidaysl The Bellefonte Central 11,111- road mill again rue a tacutlon', special foi the Baster holiday The special train mill leate;•` , I State College at 11 15 p m April 5 and the totem train mill rite in State College Apt it 12 in time for afternoon classes Special rates are offered lot %I patties of 25 or mote and for round trip tickets Information; concerning rates may be ob.' tßiaed by telephoning the B C 12 it agent, State College 012 Health Plan Is Criticised By Ritenour Cites Limited Benefits In Insuranci Plan "It's all light, but I lvd,uldn't join it myself," Di Joseph P, Ititenout, dircctoi of the College Health Seivae, said yesteiday of the Cioup Hospitalization'lnsur ; :, mice plan offeied all full-time cm,' ployecs of the College, effective Aynil 1 .., Socialized medicine was -4taised; by the College physician, ut be, pointed out that benefits,f• the' pi esent plan ale limited i ~,, Fee Is 5111 The monthly fee of $lll cMiers7, only thqCollege ellnPloyee 7 'd mot enour pointed `out At the same t me, he said, this employee Is nsured against injuty while•at work on his way to and from wo!k, and has a salary which continues dol ing any tunpoiaiy Benefit allonwances under the plan were teemed inadentiate by Di. Ititenotti The $4 daily lot hospitalization, he said, comets lit tle mote than ward setvilat the Bellefonte hospital The ad ttional $2O allowance for specifie hospital cute is not enough fogy ninny types of treatment, ha said `Membranes' Topic For Talks By Cole Ur Kcniteth S Cole cs 111 dismiss "rho Beitioillne (Mtn eon Physluil Chemistry and Cell Membranes," at 7 SU tonight In Dome Econo mics midltuilum as the second of live Priestly let Lures Dr Cole is associate professor of Physiology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia Uniceislty library Gets Gift To:sorrels evening's lettuce nlll deal pith menthiatie impeineuta. Photostatic mines of three eat ly ity on Thursday Di Cele will de_ Clem field County newspapers, all livei his lecture on membrane as of which ace civet 100 years old, thily have been presented to the Col- The lectisres Mote begun in 1921, leociilibrany by Prof Sylvestct K by the raculty or the demolition' Stevens of clic:111ml.) Since 1931, Plil • The newspapers %%el e obtained Lambda Upsilon, lionoi ni y diem- through the coot Lev of J. Blair teal society, has also undertaken Sykes of Clearfield, owner of the their support paper:. Versatile Larry Clinton Is Talent Abide front his, bandleading, songwi 'Ling, and arranging duties, Lai ry Clinton, "The Old Masi Doodler," who- plays here for In lerfi ittei nay Ball March 31, has won a wide input anon as a dis- Loan er of vocalists. When Clinton migunized his own' oldiestin he muds one of his most ruinous diseuveims---Beu He found her singing with a'vocal group , Paced by his ariangements,: "Martha," "My Reverie," and oth 7 , els, Bea soon gained a , place us one of the outstanding girl vouil tuts in the country. Latest singer to be brought to' public attention by Clinton ar rangements 14 200-pound ttombon ist Foul Leary who sings such hits' as "Shadiuch" and "Devil With the Devil." . . Another Clinton, discovery, hut no longer with the bind, is Bari tone Dick Todd While Clinton was with Glen Gray's Casa Loniana, State Asked To Consider I New Budget Letter From Craig 'l4 ' Hits Cut In Funds For Education sec allot rul, "Sometktarg To Hanle Home Abort'," Page. In an open letter to Coveinua Arthur II James in the Febiumy .ssUe of the Penn State Alumni News; It H Craig '34 forcefully limed the State Administration's tat eful tonsidei ation of the min imum appioptiation request for the r next biennium as submitted by the College autholities to the State Budget Ditettoi Craig, thauman of the Lemma, tee' on alumni news, pointed out that the budget had been sub mitted only after "caudal and conscientious marling by the Col lege itself " He went on to mplam that "marling is a process which essentially stimulates growth, but 'tutting the blanches too close to the• tree may move disastrous" o Agree in Principle "We agiee basically with the ,pi inciPle of economy in govein merit," the letter said, "BUT ' cant we tam d to temporarily de , ,piive out youth of its opportunity to receive the higher educhtion ittzln.tut cs_l by.,the.Aingle_StAiteget.. leg , ini - o COmmonwealth—the Coll ge which tills the needs of our gi eat middle class families who cannot lam d to send then thil then to pitvate institutions with theti inticasingly higher fees?" Ct mg stated that "the State Ad ministration, faced with the !ICUS sayt of slashing budgets have cri own by leaps and bounds, must at balmily cut and piano even though some of the functions of igOVeIIMICIIi are harmed The inesent "mandate" of the people of Pennsylvania has been cleanly in this dim (idiom" he asset ted "Still, as an association repre senting over 20,000 giaduates,and son-graduates of the Pennsyl vania State College living, wink ing; and pi oducing within the State's bin dei s, its members touching the lives of all classes and' having a pact in all indtistry andmalicultme, we urge upon the State Administi awn its careful considetation of the minimum allo catmn to the College for the nest biennium," the letter concluded. Sargent and Pee Wee Hunt glide to fanie. Edythe Wright and Jack Leonard also, owe a great deal of tliele success to "The Old Dipsy DoOdler's" arrangements. .7%4' JAM ,-PUTZtEr D r:: -gAta Group May Clarify Constitution Points Cltuifitation of smen points co for student government was antici tee of five uomen and five men meet Oiiginally slated as a joint gi Women's Senate, tonight's session w in vim% of the fact that both group: Jurist Will Lecture On Leadeiship Judjje Soffel Will Head Wonien's Meetings Scc edam ad, "Women and Lea dci vlttp," Page 2 Stiosoing the potential leader ship of all women students, Mortar Heald mill feature Judge Saia M Solid, an outstanding Pennsyl vania women leadci, at its lead el ship conference all day Thui s day Judge Solid, of the Allegheny County cow t, mill speak on "The College Woman's Responsibility in the Community" in Room 105 White Flan at 7 00 p m. The judge is a candidate cut the &man Corot position vacated by Govei noi James and for the Supi erne Coui t She is a-graduate of Well- PROGRAM' MORNING 9 ,19--Dean Charlotte Ttay •"Meaning of Leadership" lU 09—Model Alecllag• Mesh Man Council le 15—Mrs II ir Popo "hulls =Wary Procedure" 11-11..10—Mrs 1' W °ltems "Cost of \Vorthulille Leadt,r eliip" AFTERNOON 00—Prof A. Pauline Loath), "Seri lie and Leadership" 2 Jo—hits C ll Champlin, "Cm ' .ithe Leadership" 100—Mies Man I Nt yland "Nate of If:MIT-Curricular Ac tivities In Campus Life' .30- , 1 :10—Gwen Ten EVENING 7 JO—lodge Sera M Sofia 'College Woman s Responsi bility it the ConanitinitY" e , ley College and the University of Pittsburgh LIM SCIIO4I, and president of the Aswciation of University Women in Pittsburgh. The conference program wrhl open in the west lounges of Ath erton Hall at 9 30 am. with a discussion of the Meaning of Lun de' ship by Dean Chin lotte E Ray At 10 a m freshman Council will illustrate col eel. parliamentary motodure in a model meeting at- Lei which bLs H R. Pope, Ath et ton Hall hostess, will answer questions on path:meanly pro cedure Other faculty and tounswoinen speakers and their subjects arc Mis C U Champlin,- "Ci cativo Leadeiship;" Miss A. Padilla; Loalin, "Set vice - and Leader- Sliiii,"" — Mrs W Owens, "The Cost of Woithwhile Leadership," and Miss Maly J Wylund, "The Plate of Extie-Curricular Activi ties in Campus Life" Cocos will be hostesses at a Lea in Atherton Hall from 3 JO until 4 39 p m., with Mrs Donald W. Davis and Mrs. F W. Huller pouring. Musical entertainment will include selections by Bathers A. Kohman '4O, harpist, and Lois E Notovitz '42, pianist. Class excuses in charge of Jeanne A. Walker '39 will be giv en from the Dean's office ito all women students attending the eon. let elms. Knandel On Advisory Group Prof. Herman C. Knundel, head of the department of poultry hus bandry, has been named to the ad visory committee of nine nation ally known poultry ' bctentists guiding the tsoik on the new fed eral regional poultry research lab mutiny now being equipped on the campus of Michigan State College at East Lansing, Mich. mean ning the pi opused constitution mated tonight as a special commit ts in Room 305, Old Main, at 7 p m , athei mg of Student Board and the was changed to a committee meeting s believe mote may be accomplished 'in a smaller combined unit In the dent that motor details e explained to the satisfaction of both bodies, the Constitution may be voted upon by the women at a meeting of WSGA Senate Thursday night If appi oved then tie new student govei oment would become effective immediately and an Elections committee mould be appointed to set the date foi the All-College election The seven details advanced foi additional discussion at a meeting of WSG A Senate last Tues day include I—Finances. S C A loin ebenlation 1111 Cabinet 3—Possibility of polities among 1% =cies voting 4—At title I, Section 11—Genet al sane' vrAit y potent s of the Cab inet s—Compensations 6—Article 111, Section o—Minot Judicial y 7—Possibility of including an e•- officio ineinbet hum the fac ulty Jane A Romig '4O, newly-elect ed NV S G A. piesulent and Jo -4411 Pele - '311, - SflidCiit - 1307rd head, selected the committee of 10 BCSIIICS Mi', Romig and Pee/ the group includes Dints L Blake mole, 'JO, outgoing NV S G A president, Elmo' J, yeavet new vice-10esident, Peggy E Jones '4O, new secretary, Ann M Bolton, 11Pa sophomore senatot , John A Tioanuvitch 'J9, cditoi of the Collegian; A William Eng el, Ji_, '4O, Arnold C -- Tnich '4l tintrWilltain B Siii - tholommi '4l 50 Manuscripts Are Included In Display Au e•hibltiun of 50 richly dei 01 - Wed and Illuminated manusclipts, covering the development of dill Mg sham the polled SW A. L) 1, now in the College Caller}, under the .1118plees of the division at Flue Arts of the depaitnient of architecture eihihition of lime wilting consioto of exotnides seleetml es pecially to illustrate the IN pica! boot( aud handwriting in cat ions countries of Europe end the Near East ocer a pet led or 1.00 )eats Thole lo wide variety or text Inlet eta rouging from bibles homes of limns, mis.als, antiphonals, hi:- monistic writings, deeds and leg ends The examples Rio from 41 COilel - lion user 25 sears 1.1) Otto F Ego of Cleveland and are drtulated by the American Fedelattun of Alto Students Oppose Nazi African Colony Demand ay Student Opinion Si,, rcip _ AUSTIN, Tee, March LT—Amenean sentiment against Hitlei is not Lod in another way, this time among college students of the nation The latest poll of the Student Opinion Sul vevs or America reveals an ovei %debiting majoiity of students opposing the iettnn to Germany of colonies taken twin her after the Weald War Although Gelman colonial demands have faded semi:abet into the background while the sot Id seethes oven the,Czech dissolution, Hitler has many times stated that he is ill accept no substitutes for territorY. Some obseivers believe Der Fuehi or desnes Aft man colonies not so much for iesoinces as fin new militant , bases Whatevei littler~ motives me,' Attica can college students, mem bets of the group that supplied many fighters fur the last 'ism, op pose the idea as shown by then ensweis to the question, "Should the colonies taken front Get mativ after the World War be ietutned to hem?" The national totals Return colonies 28.1% Keep them . 71.9% , Percentage of student opinion tally closely with those found by SUCCESSOR To The Free Lance, Established 1887 PRICE FIVE CENTS Fight With James May Force Delay Authority Cannot Act Unless Quorum Is Gained - IMO= HARRISBURG, March 20, Opening of bids for fixed equip ment for the Pennsylvania State .. College has been delayed again to March 28, Lloyd C. Adley, chief engineer of the General State Authority, announced'here late today Spired to the Collcgian HARRISBURG, March 20 —lndefinite postponement of (he opening of bids for $476,- 130 woi th of fixed equipment foi buildings at the Pennsyl vania State College and even cessation of work on - the entire construction program now nearing completion thieatened to materialize-19- day as the fight between the Democratic members of the General State Authority and Governor Arthur H. James moved-_ toward. phnractic Showdown before the State Legislatin e While the Authority was , sehe-, doled to open bids on the equip ment hen e tomorrow atm noon, in dications mete that it would be forced to foi go its plans once mole unless it could gain a quor um, something Asluch the Audi ity has been unable Lo do since Com noi .tames, walked out of-a meeting Fehl wily 21 Attempted Ouster At that time, James attempted to oust Oleo Democratic members V.llO mole appointed under the le adininistrattion T\44) of theme--Austin E McCullough, Lancastet editor, and Rep 'Her bet t, B Cohen (I), Yorlc)—ques tamed the Goveinoi's power to do so and 'closed to lelinquish their posit.lollb That spaiked the fight, for James and his appointee, Secre tary of Property and SupPlie.i Rogei W Rowland, promptly left the meeting, followed by the other Republican members, Speaker Ell wood .1 Tomei of the House — of Item e4entatives and President Pril rem odor tek T Gelder of the Senate Since then the Authority bk.; been unable to inustei the news y WWI LIM of iii, although the iithi of , even of the Authority's 10 niembei s is not in question Info] mod circles nere skeptical of the Authority's chances of meet (Continued On Page Four) polls. of all voters in the United States and England recently. In both countites, 76 percent were against r etuin of the possessions. Sectional variations of those op posing ietuiti weie not large, but they were present in the student poll: New England Far Western. West Central Middle Atlantic East Central Southern 64.7% .88.7% 710% 71.8% .727% 76.9%
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