Sei:lll;ateekly - f - A r‘ r nr 2 ) _ . '(.1 8 5 5. • • 'Bs=-N '5l - Z 658 Plat Will Go I , ri-t6,: - Affot, :-lii.6iliatrelY _ "'initiates Four=Months';Driye ;' ~a Reorganize Final ratification of -th'e, re ised or , ,the Teitoe.ilvania -, State , 7 College Student 'Goverhment ~.t,ssocaf .ation" by air'urtitiiimous vote 2o'f-7VV.;S'i'G . A.r•Senat:e Toes i'dtiy :assures' - af new , student - Igevernment - effective` with 6 ,!:eleetions tine year 1, , ' , "ApprOviil by the 'Woluen's ,Sen .;-ate, was anticipatedJelloWing tee -,ommendationt of , 12 clarifying „vinions•by'a confeienCe committee "leer... Week 'UnoffiCial acer gained at that,ttmeam ;day's vote was mci ely a for, C h ?lees in the proposer ', , stitution had pieviously'lg =ceited,bY Student Boald ';'dent',',Council r ind W S G-g i vficatum,coniblutC6f-'foui , uggle fer i a, sweeping ICC 77,a1,1 on of-,4iident goveinmei , '-' - ißegart'Study;De'cember' A',Constitutional~ Revision nutte'e'aniiconted ild by'Stident, ' lion luDecembe.l7',4,'opered of=the existing,setim 'an intbAi l t - Zprelnuinary ,, lnin opliciiik.mistrnincAle„kon .•rigiVnTiiirLwoelll.74Effffgl rei ' majetity favoi 7all:C011ego' Student, Goveini ndw constitution,,based ~, , studies of Ale Remain Cc t.tee, ayoluntair4-man group, Collegian Seim, wialtnined, likasented,,and missed unantinduslY by, iStudent,?Boaiq and ,Student , , Count,d Match, 10 .;Placed before the_Setiiilt,<;f W G A, the, unistitution, Was deemed basicall y good, but the win requested time for further 'ennbideration \ 'Clarification of de= fields, !Arab made by _a 'conferente 'ifoinnuttec r . neteshitating , ` tem sidetittien' by the - thted . ..mitme ot 7ganso,of the . old 'student-rgovein ;meta,' and )wilting in limit latl - ',, i tinny Hop Planned 'f Ip,'Rec Hall? .pril'ls. •447. - . , 4' 44' 14. beri-foi all , College Beim b1)011SOIed by the, Penn State be — held' in '(leer Hull, •Satinday,"A pi 15 OWI , ; hill -play for. ;the:Anew and Lhe Val slty Quaitet dl- sing at I Iltel 11118'11On will be 75 'eentsra the:Penn State: Club duke-, rioniii4tee arc Theodoic Rae and M. , co-chairman, tChailes'. Sim Rolxirt - E Henkel,' Milburn " ,B K 'Moe' ale 'and'Vietcr, E Gentilmaif • state EducatiOit: Lags Because • ""' ' Of In — ade Tdicaion -- -Piindt ~,Z IB y,DR:tALFRED G , PUNDT,V leaked 27111 ainong 'the - 'a' siates The average pupil-teacher ra .p Ai, a, college4ommunity- lepiers in Abe , peicentagc, of , 'total entail/ to to out state is 299 as 'against sentiniA: , thbusiindi; of students 'meat in secondary schools." It was the national average"of 25.6 ,dirawu•frm 'all pasts of this state 'also:, pointed put-that moire than ' P,roni the standpoint, of length 3i'rellitiihe be vitally concerned , wiWt half of Pennsylvania's schbol ills- of school term the - J.Tiuted - States ,t,ffe,`s,etious isig - now,ronfrontidir tricts_2,weid ', without , secondary Office •of Education - - found that. ,3ennsylvania's`public, schools' , Ne-' hchdols of any kind, 'while 60 pee Pennsylvania , ' ranked' twentieth ,we ,liaves=;t, great stake cent`,,of disteicts ,wero, without rln the last year' fot which fig )l,ithese They,trie 'dill , a- full_fout-yeai seconclaty , school vies are, available,' 1935-1926, 70 iliiir , ofithe - ,ehiefliiilivalks ,Am-' Thtt4 situatioiLlkisted.•in, aat pet cent of our foutth-class 'school esica's:demberatic inhfitutions o -which ,icsiuesf schii?Wattendance districts failed_to make any ex '.o)ecially ;id- this daVof mad the age of w'r- "penditure for school - libraries. and,uternationalF:s t m:Cand Schools Seen , Sue•Standia „Recently;"the State Elepahtment stteits SPuitheiniorp;Alier , fate, of ; . But, Pennhylvaina's,`, , tiu bile o Public InstruCtion' reported that schools absolutely , schools 'ate aliorattli-standatd in one,' million Pennsylvanians..? pos 'sdatermines„the ,chat eater and ,use ,7 other,' , respects. seas - less, than - a - functioning liter gulnesa of- colleguttet , training • Theusands „of "foul ih-class acy ' •, - ' diattitt teed - leis recei ve an t alver= Not only, are our public schools Iting'beenlrecognixellage,salary'ofl66 per Month', which inadequate from the standp?int of r,froKthe standpoint.Z-lbf- theirad.' beloiv.,, the, average ,salarY of their educational services and fa ,efuacy',-,"Alie schools;i:traf; 'Loral teacherh tiny - of:our:neigh': eddies, however; but the 'financing Zehnsylvania lag \ behind•those , boiing;states of, the existing system is-:also ar ,mose states of<the uniotit Many,'Of - Our;public ;schools are 'clime , and is, now seriously, threat- Wffir , 1935 , ,the.Aildrews - Clomnlisl,rwoefully,rntiadequite from , the ened with - dollapse. , r sioa,lrivestigatirig s Schb?l Costs,le:„standtiointj' of Building and aquip= - :',,Local school districiedepend S up- Wirtedf" that -thu, Oeiunioniretilth - ' '" (Continued' On Page Tiro), SENAPB'ATE , .IA ES , • L,- ,„, OmaG,NAMEA::,,:,,:::,,,LEcTioNs COMMIT TEE ~,, • ' -: ' - ',CO-CHAIRMEN GEORGE W,YECK LEY 4 ;WILME'R AKER 10 Tonight - Tonight at c ..". Larry Clinton, the most talked about bandleader in Alumna today, ,appear , in -flout of, his• famous' swing-and sweet bandsin a cleverly plepaied tacos otinospheie' i Rec:flall for Intel Dam nity BaI P _ r 'Chianti, unlike Most ~f amous I WM(llE:oilers who - tell of the long, [tough stinggle-to get ,1,0 the top, manned to the heighto of the mutic woad-Abe -Slay - he , picked up-hr- I first - ` Untmi at the 12CA-Victoi lawn ding looms in Manhattan. 'Berme this time,Jhe , "Dipsey 4 1 •1 1 1 •L 1111 ' 111 i angel tot -Such top bands irs Glen Gaay, tominy, _Doisey I and-otheis 'Then the'tecord comp any (awed hirn , ,ii,cli,inc - A'to make discs of, his, own—Lwith _the result 'that ' ha"fitst &eases ,on black label 'records becaMe ,instan Lane `,(Fonting-ed On Page, 4Sko) $505,92$ Is Tentatiltay Set As Butlchng Equipment S um cli"ques_Weigh . -Fctiiale Vote, '4l liiisedsion- Junior Independents.' Finish - - Slate; , Pirties Vie For Women Nominee I By BILL ENGEL mad lush to secure-women candidates, completion of the Jun lot Independent ticket, announce mentof,intentions to'lun foi, maining posts in the Junim Camp us clique, and rumors of another split-up:ln the Sophomme Campus group, have been tossed into the boiling blew,' common term "lot /campus politics Theodbrel Nemeth and Itohoti It Blumenstem will' vie foi the offices of - vide-president and acm e- tiny respectively, of the Scnioi class on 'the Independent slate as 'nominations were also revealed foi four School Council offices, Wed nesday night. Michael ,Balog, Ji , Engineer ing; John R. Walfind, Chem and Physics; Mat tin Valet',` Mulct al Industlies; and ,Clarence H 'Ev 'ens, Liberal Aits, ace the 1940 Independent nominees A 'for res pective,Sclool Councils as set up undei the new student government constitution_ ,L s . , A , . Neither the' Independenti ;noi ii - CZ- pampust , lnCi 41i'ave.'nominated 'l.:i: i'ritticrackii.iSißilitiii.y. yet; witli , the 'latter:etyma . ..vet i g" , ligainst , the proposal of in cluding one Woman on the slate. AVthe.same time, all, foul of the :undo] class, patties ate contacting possible candidates among the Wo men , Nom nations, which me re] y moved intentions to run for te maining offices on the Junior Campus slate included three men fei .dl-College President Don Ciebswell, 'Jr , George W. Elliott, Jr., and Wither A. -Jones were selected to vie for the top post, with.,Edgar L Linden the only nominee for all-College Vice- President' For reniaitu r ng 11140 Campus class offices, nominations included Boyd Fore, Jr, vice-ptesident, ceeige C Homy and Edwaid E. llosey, secretory, and Bernal d 'N. Sandson and Morton Nieman, ti demi et Voting for all offices, including School 'Councils, take\ place Sunda'y night ' While the- shrewd Sophomore Independents ale testing back ap paiently awaiting % good oppot lenity ' tO spi og with candidate list ainl.platform,, all does not ap peal -'well among the. Campus '4l - fin the umpteenth time • Both parties maybe affected by the present Change of affairs as one, faction, abeady edging 'away from the Campus and getting lit tle satisfaction hem tbe Independ: 'ent patty, may set up its own can didates Just whet it hopes lb guilt by the bleak is difficult to deter -1111110 , - - ~ STATE COLLEGE,j'A,„pliapAy, MARCH 31, 1939 - Seniors. To Meet For;r*l tSA Will Decide Nomination Of ClassAlv , 000 On $3O Honor Men Monaag:l - ~ , Called for the purpose of noin ,, • Increase mating 'candidates for, clagir - Ai honors, a meeting of the senio - V.Siircuit lo the Cottegtan class will be hold at 7 30 p RYI44IARRISBURG, Mardi 30 Monday ih Room 905, Old Main I - pending de fi nite action by the Nominations will be made fo r j_cl'GZneial State Authority, the the following honors SP ^b gechnsylvania State College today Man, Orator, , Barrel Man, f ic i lfe:ll,hitel $505,928;19 for fired equip- Man, and Class Donoi ClassL , nicnt for the new buildings now president Joseph A. Peel fligai mg completion. mem&f :KYhis sum—approximately , 0,9 . 0 above original estimates—was announced heie Tuesday when the opened bids on six ton 46:ifids for the Equipment Vltliough the lov. Wilms have plbeen announced, Oleic will be no ,41141(11 made on the conti ads appioved by the Authority P3dind, Will F Magune, public dnector of the Authoi -sti? said o:Board's Attitude May Change `<Vsually, the fi nal approval of Ahtf , Boaid is merely ioutine, but, tiiit c ,h, Republicans ,in !file to take tot di ,control of the Authority in airE ,.. i r )., them is a possibility that :Zthileconcimy policies of the James libunistiation nfay change the ±)femd's attitude towaid contain align of the program iotrsius fiowevei, remains only as avery slight - possibility, authoi I ' sources indiMited S Tyre low , bidders - j'''';',7?aillOratory , switchboards.. etc, rtitiKUlL4Englt och ienying_,;Bulliting:, "Rester, N Y. E42,b06 (Estimate was SIC, - - Laboratory and scientific find- Lai , and equipment, Chemistry anti Physics Building N 11 Slid shake - sAeare- Comedb Be lAA? Dramatic.,Group.Plans,?' Madam Version. 7 .'k e k A. ,',niode - tii vcision of 'Shilkes,,•4 - , peare's ,iip-iotti i.ig•leinittarr"T* Taming of the 'Shrew," \willVlie4 piesented in the neat ..futureb a stoup of students interestad,im dramatics uho will rewrite: plaint , ' and act in the play • • This ti an mnotutwon°here, for a y the poop will work ,without 4 any: faculty Asistance whatsoeFirl The idea was-uPproved by, theiLte. vision d t amebas' -, 4l N g,ginaLlib're ' shiw.t.l‘4loo* , !ib ' . oshow '4O! :Ind Jane Flame, '4O, !Rah of whom have played leading roles the past thice mils in Playero productions, will (Hied the_show They announced that the play has alteudy been iewritten and, the cash elected The following will make up t h e, Last. Scmhoinoies-x-Sei mee Ilwin and William Bartholomew, Jun-) 'lois—Florence Mat gum dt, ' Will lain Swift, Pouf Dean, Ed wai d Cox, Bernard Fined, Bei na Id Newman, Helen lAtkasori and JaCk Sucks, Seniors—Verna Se vast, Joseph Dobbs, Allan Tap man, Edivard Cammita and Leon ard Pat kinson Taylor Gets Leading Role hi %/interSet' Donald Taylor '42 has been cast in the leading tole in "Winterset," the Penn State Players Mother's Day production Co-started with Taylor is Lenna Bouchal '4l play ing the part of IVlniame. Suppinting the'- two leading 'ales is Paul Dean '4l as. Track, a gangstet whom the doctors htive given Six months toL live Garth, a victim of Ttock, NVIII .be played by Bud Yanofsky '4O. Bernard Freed '4O 'will poitiay Esdi as Garth's - Chosen to play .suppotLing and minoi pants itic-• Jacob Sacks '4O, Willard Macy '39, Joseph Dobbs 'BO, Selma Minn '4l, Ruth Mad man "42, &ilium!' Newman 10, Edwaid Cox '4O, William Swift '4O, Rolex 'Atkinson '4O, Bernard Schectanan , '4O, and John Millet '39, 'assistant du ectoi` - 2 Senior May Day , Attendants ' Named M. Jane Fisher and Doti; L Jones will oe the senior attend , ants to May Queen, Cecile Metz, IV was announeed yesterday by Winifred M. Watson '4O, chairman of 'May 'Day. Other participants will he E Louise Bieuninger and Margaret R. DeSilvec;', jumot attendants, Eleanor L. Pagans and' Betty, A. Rahn, sophomore attendants; Bet ty 00 Mai tin and - Jane E. Miller, freshman' attendants; in addition to Helen' AI. Swanson, who was chosen EIS the, May, Queen's per sonal attendant in,Jecent W S Jeiterswilf be Dinah '1 Strin ger '42 and,'E. Jane Wetterau '4l. Marjorie D. Cousley '42 and Harr riet H. Stubbs '42were announced as heriddk`.'' ' - Secretary Of Mines Mag. Become Trustee EIMMI=3 HARRISBURG, Minch 30— The State Senate today was considering a bill intioduced by Sun =A H Leta.lei (R, Centre- Clearfield) to give the State Secretory of Mines membership on' the Pennsylvania State Got-. lege: . Boat d of Trustees dun e & Cu. Muskegon, Mk, $154 525 ' , Mt:Ornate With $/41,000 ) 1.41b0111 ). dill] MAUD Wk., final ture,\ and equipment. Agricultural &twice Building N Snelicuburg & Co.' Philadelphia 5128M4 61 (Estimate arts $132,000 ) Laboratory and scientific rural turn and _equipment Electrical Engineering, Forestry, Library Mineral JudastrleS and k Poultry Buildings ilamilton Manuractur 'Co.lug Two Rivers, Win 5103,- 978 fib Estimate was $10,219 ) Slain equipment. Poultry, ESIIIIII lion EleCtilLill Engineering, Agri Laniard Engineering and chum Istry iind , Physics Buildings Trait Let ,bianuracturitig Co, PlAsbargli, 029.632 22 (Estimate 'VMS $27,841 ) Elca,trical equipment. Electrical Eugluearing, Mhterdl industries and A.,gr I c.O Itural Engineering 13nildiugs loracek-11a3 dun. lac, Rochester, N V. $.15.810 (Esti mate'ihis $40.000 Who's Dancing TOMORROW - Alpha Chi Sigma—Jack Lase (Pittsburgh). closed Alpha Cannon Rho. closed Delta Upsilon Slguia Nu—At, Sigma. - Nu Ilfarrlbburg Diplo nuttH;:elubed Delta Theta Sigma, closed Sigma PhiEpsilon—Jack biz ,. haw closed. .Sigma Alpha l!,'pson—Dluner Datice, Nittauy blue, Bill Pot turf, ;closed Pl(l,3lSlgnia Kappa—Al Sblrey (York), Invitation Pht Sigma Delta—Bill Weisel atul;litit Hot Dogs, open Deliii: Chl—Charlie Smith, is ..vitatton' (costume). Befit Sigma Rho, closed , . Phl.Gannua Delta, Alpha Sig ma Kappa Sigma, Phi Epsi lon PI, Phi Kappa Sigma, Tau Kappa'Epsllon, Theta Nu 'Bps!. Kappa Phi, Pill Mu Del tal--Armary, , Ca m pus , Owls, , • ' rgiatt 4 CAREFREE BALLADEERS Returning today after a four day tour with the Glee Club, including appearances at Harrisburg, Lancaster, Downingtown, Wayne, and Glenn Ridge, N J, members of the varsity male quartet are pictured above Left to right John Harkins '4l, accompanist, Samuel Gallu '39:''Rechard Tyrrel '39, George Rumer '39, and William Anercws '39. Next Thursday the quartet will sing a 15• minute program over Station WGAL, Lancaster Annual Easter Music Service 'Slated Sunday College Choir, 110 Voices, To .11,6'50 NumbersLLcant Program The ailment Eastei musical bel vice by tit College Chou. of 110 voices will be held at .3 JO p rn Sunday in Schwab 'Auditoinun, Pwf ftichaid W Giant , thou di ainiounced yesterday IA John II .thee!, College Chaplain, %%ill be in chat ge of the Gelme, while Nn Irene 0 Giant be at the console of the at gait The [now dill fOl Lho. %el vice fallen% "Gomel L Oven tut es," an cugan pi elude, Doxology, Inv°. Lat. (M. The Lot d', Ptayet, "IL Began To Dawn" by the 1111111 sneptme I ead nig by Di Ft whel I "In Itr.eph:s Lovely Cat den" by the thou; and Selttlion 51, a I es ponstve. eading by, the coop cg,a- Lion, Two baster cools by the chon , "By Eal Iv Mot lung Light" and "Thice Men Ti udgmg," "Day of Resui team," a hymn by the cougicgation, a pi aye! with Ily ma 171 us the ievonse, "At it etta," an mgan offertory, "God Huth Appointed A Day" by the cltuu, "Alleluia" by the Long' c gallon , the Benediction by Di Ft well „ind the postlude, "Chi is- Lob Belau 'nit," conclude the pro p ant Tible'Edd, Men keel. Monday A Npet.hil meeting or num tenth date' foi the &faunal Smud of the Student:Handbook will be held in Room 312, Old Mum, 7 30 p m. Monday Wueller Suggests Tax Revision To End Crisis In State Schools D.Lit., icy.. of Pennsylvan ta's lasation system has been sug gested by Di Paul li Wuellea of the depot talent of economics, as a solution to the present Gnunuul costs of the state's school system Da Wuellea proposes a lo' tedtation of leaky taxes, shifting the suppoi I. of the schools to a state tax basis, and incieusing the state subsidy by about $50,000,000 a year. He presented the plan last week before eductitots fauna all urea the state at Sch - oolinen's Week at the Univelmiy of Penn sylvania Gives Main Points The maul paints of the Wuellet plan ate. 1 'Abolishing of the mercantile license, pea capita, occupations, and poll taxes. (This would result in' a loss of about $7,- 000m0 annually) 2—Loweting the pelsonal propel.- ties tax front 8 to 6 nulls, and Lion Coats Go an Sale After Easter Holiday Peel(Announces Reduction In t ,5 -Man _Committee - Setting Wednesday, April 12, a, the opening date foi the sale of Lion Coats to graduating sr-11- Ms, Senior Class Pi.esidetit Jo ,epn A Peel yesterday announced that a reduction of 15 cents hail been effected from last year's cost of indiv rduld coats The coats will sell fui $1 10 catch. Steles which will Wei the coots fot sale have lint yet been selected Wilbert AV Scheel huh been named ehaii man of the Lion Coat Lemmata, Peel stated Othei ment he] 4 of the committee ate Mothb all C Andeison, Ileibeit B Coh an, 1). Kahle Moog, and Eail II Sti unk Koepp-Baker Talks At Sunrise Service Slated rut 030 ain Tuesday, the annual Easter Sanity!. Sc! vice sponsoied by the Chtisttan Asso ciation will be held in ,the Hugh Beavea Room, JO4 Old Man, with Prof IleabeuL koepp-Salcet of the division of speech debt/rung the pie-Easton message Music foi sea vice all be put %tided by a quattette fioni4lie Col lege Chou The committee in change includes Paul E Whit moyei '4l, chatiman, Dolls E Ives '42, Beryl Hindman '4O, Dot othv Snyder 'JO, John Cumin, Jt '42, and Samuel A Duni '4l having rt. handled by the state rather than counties (The piesent Lax is only 50 percent effective, says Dr. Wueßei ) 2—Substituting tel the discon tinued ,taxes (above) a 2 pet cent Ida]] sales tax, with food, Num., and gasoline exempted (This would bung a revenue nun ease of about $27,000,000 ) 4—Taxation of opeiating propel ty of public utilities at the egular teal estate sates. At pi esent such mope' ties are exempt Awn local taxes under Supi eine Cool t decision (The tax would bung about $lO,- 000,000 annually.) 5—A umlaut! income Lax of 3% en earned incomes, with an exemption of $l5OO (This would yield about $23,000,000 a year? ' 6—Consolidation of all a taxpay er's-tax obligations into one sum, payable in four equal in- SUCCESSOR To The Free Lance, Established 1887 PRICE FIVE CENTS First Week In May Set For Voting Engel '4O Is Chosen Chairman To Head Group Of Ten Elections for all-College, class and the school council offices will be held most like ly during the list week of May - This became apparent to day as Joseph A Peel, semen dam president, and Jane A Romig, president of W S A., appointed an Elections Committee of 10 persons to establish qualifications foi nominations and s a it c t i o 31 election in ocedin e The Conumttee, headed by A William Engel, li '4O, 1.011%1,k of five men and five women, a Lb Peel and Romig, semng as r•\_ officio membef s Besides Engel, the coninuttet includes Louise A llawes '.59, Sinabell Sham '4O, Alumni Doi If '4O, Winifted N Watson '4O, Eleanoi Benfer '4l, William W Galbreath '39, Geroge W Yttlclev '39, John A Tioanovittn 'l9 and Jtobeil N Baku '4l • Because of the hooted time mauling in the semestei, election , ' , r f 5 0.:1=4,11,.-Collega,, , class—antl-schot4- offices will most likely be lield at the' 9allle tone—pi obably in the litst _week of May, Peel indicated Two Graduates Will Put 'lt' In Thespian Show Johnny BUMS '36 and Bill Ed maids '35, both fount!' Thespians, .have conic back to show the gan,o, how "it" can be done and lo put "it" in "Stuff's Nonsense," the Thespians laugh-packed Slit me, show which they will present nt Schwab Auditorium at 8 p in to nun t ow In the pldle of Clambake lb:. Magatum, the ill-rated mysto. who lost his head in the hiNt of "Ruin' NUIISCIINC,' EMIR, and lidwaids will piesent a two-man act entitled "Caption, slv Cap tain " Both Johnny Bunts and Inothet, Eddy "IS, weta mainstay of the Thespians when undeigiad notes hate Johnny was also run back on the vatsity sotte: Van , in '34 and '35 Etlwapk set ved head theetleada: &inns and lid wal ds het logUll ei is Phandelphia and ft tquentll, put oil specialty tinnily', in ann.- taut p °dilations. Recently, atm.' d ing to Thespiun ado' I Ey, ing "Sock" Kennedy, thek liar been pat ticipating in pi oductions of Plays and Playa's, a Philly (ha -1 inane club 5 bidlllllClitbk .1 MIL at face (This would abolish the "in stallment plan" of &feu mg tax payments which school districts blame fin much or then financial difficulties The State Senate is at piesent consideting the Coleman-Mil lei Bill which has the mime purpose ) 7—Establishing of a state la\ commission which would pio vide cavil service tax klbSeSSOI'l who would wollc independently of the political .assessoiS un getting every piece of properly on the tax tolls. The assess ments would equaliaecl by the tax commission and the Supei indent of, Pubht. Instauction would be tequued to base the school fax on 'them The tal. comoussion would consist of four Democrats, four Republi cans, and one membet of a nunora party.
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