JACK PUJ# State Clashes With Lehigh In Honfeqoming Gam , *=i t* tti ii- \QJ e e R l y j-l =|. ffetm (Enlbgtan I = -,VOL. 36—No. 10 ,’ ’ Alumni: •• # Your Answer! * > ’ * 1 { ' * ! Editorial ; 1 By EMANUEL ROTH. MANAGING EDITOR, COLLEGIAN ' DURING THE PAST FEW- MONTHS,'the Alumm As sociation of the Pennsylvania State College has been on trial Since August'2 when a moyement to foim a new alumni 'organization called the Alumni Committee of 100 was launch ed' in Pittsburgh, charges againstyou have been made. - The new Committee has accused your Association ot “meek vacillation;” “a record consistently marred by the straddling- of contioversial issues.” The Committee of 100 has letused to join you in common cuiuse “for no other reason than-that the Association seems to have no cause for which to work.”' The Committee has quoted your piesident,Mr. Robert Hall Craig, as lepoiting to the Association on November 5, 1938, that “certainly, an Association with but 1,105 paid up members to January 10,1938, scarcely justifies its existence.” Mr Craig, it has been charged, also reported that “thei e is a'question to my mind personally whether theie is justifica tion for an Alumni Association at Penn State, such as we 'now have ” 1 . ‘ . , Your piesident, Mr Ciaig, it is asserted, explained at the Sumriier_Conference of the Alumni last July “tihal while tlie College is moving steadily ahead, the'Alumni Assoua tioii 1 is lagging waydiejiind. 1 ’ , If all this 1 is soyand 1 'the .Collegian'at present,has no rea son.'to otherwise, 1 , the Alumni’ Association-of"'the' .Pennsylvania State'CoUege today stands tried,’ convicted, and ?'-i ; iCei ta)nijh l the r sareynspireOwno,vague,malevolence; 1 no hostile, intent } ;-n{ou i ihrerthwA(|fe|blips;pf'nari^’,^initiveJmii]ds!,!!-''-,, ! ' ; V - THE -A LtIMN i' ASSOCIAI ION; WITH iflS OF A. HIIjECLIS,QR(, Y- FROZEN WEIH THEjitlfehl-bi'YA .NEdljEC'lt. VVHICH HAS, MADE] IT A SLO i H-LIKE CULT RATHERhTHAN. AN AGGRESSIVE CONSTRUCrjtIiyiEjIfORCE INJIHE LIFE CF I'ENN STATER .THUS FAR H'Afe’REMAINED SILENT.. '.The Alumni • Committee of 100 has something to’ofter. Ip an amazing period of two months the" Committee has drafted a solid, workable plan;for a Placement Bureau—the first-of-its kind in the history of Penn State • ,It is with keen regiet—yes, keen regret—that the Col legian views the existence of this new Alumni organization. _Bul it is also with a full realization that the existence of the ’Committee is a necessity, that it is now a,constructive force in the. life" of tlie Pennsylvanm.Slate College—it is with full, realization of-these facts the Collegian supports the ,Alumni Committee of 100. ' " / ’lf thiij'is to be awar—a war between the' two organiza tions "to see which organization will, do moiefor the Col lege,’’.“the Collegian is willing and ready to-back any move-t ,meiit by,either,organization which it regards as>a_step In jthe right direction ■ 1 ' , are confident that the Administiation views with, of admuation this .healthy-controveisy befweenthe .two oigamzations. We are confident' that, after all, the'Cot lege itself wilt gain from this controversy.' ;’ , The'-question which now necessarily must stand above ah else,-the question to which all undergraduates have a right 'to expect ail’ answer, is: "V/l:;itrioes the Alumni Association propose to do 7 Letter Box No Civil War . . . 4 v , , i , - ,TOTHE EDITOR.' » PENN STATE COLLEGIAN' ',Tliiai«? THJE yeui—the yrfarjiot fo« an undefeated football team, nuiuli us Me would welcome that? but the jeai when the Alumni Associ ation eitliorwlll-wake up and iccognize Its lesponsibllities or 101 l ovei mid slnk v IU» othei foot, Into, the grave ‘ This, is THE weekend—the weekend when thousands of giaduates retain to become'ohce'agahi u part ofTenn State. jVoJTet, ab ° ve i lll * 11,18 ,h TH,iS d ay—the day,when Peim State once f moie shaHresolve to look foiward—forward with renewed couiuge, re flexed, vigor.*renewed ambition.^ For,.today Penn’ State stdnds on' threshold a resurrection,'’a resurrection which 11 promises to tarry tbls\.institution j to’ the great ness it- -will a 4 < reborn loyalty and an enlightened cooperation be* ’tweeifand among the students, the faculty,'the,administration and tile 'alumni.) ( T .».”V r " \ l£*JAs for'us,'we-do-not propose to wage any civil war Inr'whieh uei tttier^slde-would stands to win'and would most certainly stand to lose, 1 J. ~ 4jOnce t and,for'all r we sfllvee' to support vigorously' any worthy cause which.the'Alumni As* soelatlon or'anybody else may Ini* tiate. ' 'And once and for all, we, pledge ourselves to oppose just as Rigor ously , any unworthy - or 'unwise cause, which-the. Alumni Associa tion or anybody else may Instigate At all times, however,'we shall welcome comment and criticism, for.comment and ,criticism form the lifeblood ,of progiess. { Abo\e all, the Alumni Commit tee-pledges Itself'to stiive'atall times to add—— “T 6 the glory of thy name . ” ALUMNI COMMITTEE OP 100 Z 658 STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1939 200 FIRMS SUBPORT COMMITTEE OF IN DRIVE FOft STUDENT PLACEMENT Lion Eleven Favored To Win Again Higgins To Start Veteran Lineup Against Engineers By DICK PETERS Once upon a time a Nittany Lion football team went out to meet a Lehigh Engineer eleven and the result was that the Engineers took a film grip on said Lion's tail and pui.ed him inside out, hang ing up his hide with a sign underneath • Le h l g h-r-106, Penn State —0 That was fifty ‘ years ago, in 1880, and at 2* p m tomonow an other Lion will be prowling foi its second- kill of the, year when a very much'the undct-dog’Lehigh eleven will visit Nqwfßeaver Field Last year, the Lion 1 returned some payment -foi' - that 4 1889 /humilia; Bcfchle'-- hefo boys down to'a }>9-(> fie-, r ,J ' ■ i. ii “ Tomorrow's battle t vyiU. ,be • tTje, '2oth game in the, series i between! the! Blue and White and the Brown, ‘and'White Of the 10 previous meetings, Penn State has won 12 to’‘Lehigh’s 6 victories, ynth pne battle ending m a 7-7 deadlock in 1920 ' Judging fiom their iecord thus far this season, two defeats at the hands of Case and Alfred, the boys coached by Glen Harmcson should not prove too difficult a hurdle foi the'Lions, but the leturn of several injured Lehigh gridders is expected to bolstei the Engineers’ attack and defense Higgins Names Starters * Coach Bob Higgins indicated early in the; week that he would start the same lineup that opened against' Buckneil' last Saturday In'this cuse, tomorrow will find Captain Spike Alter and Tom Var go at ends, Frank Platt and Cut I Stiavmski at tackles, Mike Gaj binski and Wade Mon at guards, and Leon Gajecki at center The backfield will consist of Lloyd Ick- (Cor.tinued on Page Four) Beaux Arts Ball To Have Queen Students To Cast Votes Monday Engel Announces; Dance To Be v ln Rec Hall Come all you classmen, rally tiiound A queen is to be crowned . Queen of Beaux Arts Ball Roommates, sorority sisters, ad nmmg males, here’s your* chance to make your “queen” the real;Mc- Coy. f Balloting will begin Monday, it has "been announced by A. William Engel ’4O, chairman of the com; mittee which picked ten of “Penn State’s finest” as candidates Here they are, the cream of the ciop, for your ‘scrutiny. Peggy Seeds ’43,* Gloria Knepper ’43, Dons Laderer '.’4B, Sara Louise Bollinger '42, Ethel Taylor ’42, Eleanor'Derr ’42, Gerty Hellmeis '4l, Jo Condrm ’4l, Ann Lobach ’4l and Winme-Bischoff '4l. "Members of/the- fionimittee* in addition to,Engel’are: H. Clifton McWilliams ’4O;,'G. Warren Elliott ’4o,' Thomas/ C.TBackenstose ’4l, Jane ! A Romig r ’4O, Juanita M. Chambers-’4O and Betsy Ann Mil ler '4or;- ; * The ball,'^formerly‘held v in ,thc Armory, will'be held in Rec Hall on October/21.CArthur Swanson ’4O/ chairman, has announced that the theme'for decorations will be kept secret. 4 - . - * n Alpha Zeioi Tops Fraternities With 1.81 Average; AGR Ranks 2nd, Sigma 3rd I New Dorrris Need Parent Cooperation Ui£ittK studenU to c\cil piessuic tluoujrh the of then patents, a member of the fatuity yesterday detlaicd that new dorni itones weic needed here and could bc£ obtained from the state govein ment “foi the askinpr ” ‘ .. “Students can have then pai- >t£-t *ll* ents \otc those 1 epiescntativcs lillllnini?^ Hatrisburg who will make the needed appropnations,” he ex- }l|‘* I? plained “Since thcie aie to be ;MflV UDCII JC OF elections nt 1940, now is the Lime 1 J *■ to let the lepiesentatives know by ,0 #■»/■! peisonal lettei what is needed” OCIXIC&LCI The plan’s exponent pointed out „.i that poorly housed students can- \ |'f*SA OlfiCMlb Predict not do then* best woik; that new ' r i Completion' Of Existing dormitoiics are a vital necd here Contract-, -By January I -/‘At a tinie when so many in- ( “1 - , tercsts are.anxiousto/nullify pop-, the completion 01, Liar 1 goyjjrhmen t/T? alucdntracts 'now 5- ' ‘‘it is only.fitting- 'that a - * group of* j first'of pe\L yeai, local .GSA.offi young-.ipeople reaffirm' itsi belief ! omls piedicted yes*tcrday that 'vu jntlie demociatic way byitiymj? an J dually all, ofi the .11' new collegjj| expeiiment buildings jwbuld be-opemfoi the student body woik to have its legi- second semester Innate, needs satisfied” , About 30 pei cent of the con- Not only dormitory appiopua- Wepoited, with woik ion the two ;tions, but other'items, can be-ob- Hargest contracts, 18 and 19,*just tamed through student pressure, ** getting under way.^ it was pointed out. ’ Final inspection on contract IJ. “After all, we send iepiesenta : lor tables, fixed equipment and lives to Hainsbuig to do our will" cabinets, was' held Monday. Con not thens,” the faculty man cm- tiact 15, for cabinets, has also phasi7ed “Were this not so, to call been completed, officials said, as oui government would "’ell as contract 17, which pro be meaningless” (Continued On Page Four) Student-Alur Dance Are S At 7 80 tonight, the doors of Rcc Hall will be* thrown open for one of its biggest nights of enter tainment At _ 181 ' BuAlpha'Gamma8 u Alpha'Gamma Rlio ' 174' I 'DelUi Theta'Sigma ’ 1 GO n 4 At.icia IGS 5 Beaver House 163 G Triangle , 1 61 7' Phi'Sigma Delta 1 59 8 'Alpha Chi Sigma 1.57 9 Beta Sigma Rho 1 52 10 Pioneei House 150 11 Gamma Sigma Phi 1 148 12 Sigma Phi Alpha 147 13 Lambda Chi Alpha 1 45 14 Phi Kappa Tau 1 44 (Continued On Page Twoi know what’s nt store for you there, too The really-sohd swing of the Campus Owls to dance to and songs by Singin’ Sammy Gallu at mtei mission Admission wll be onlv by the tickets given willi each Collegian subset iption. So get in the swing and get a subscription and date today if you have put it off anti! the last moment. Fieslunen customs will be re moved foi the Collegian dance, it was announced yesterday. Student Tubutial also uigcd freshmen to lemembei that non-attendance to the Rally is a bieaking of cus 'oms All fieslunen will be requir ed to sit down sinus in Rec Hall dunng the Pep Rally piogiam Varsity Rifle Tryouts All eligible male students, in cluding non-ROTC students, in terested in trying out for the var .Hy ufc team should tepoit to Lt Col N N Stevens on the Armory ilooi at 7 p m. Tuesday PRICE FIVE CENTS Alumni Group Seeks To Support Service From Damage Fund First Stroke Comes In War With Alumni Association To See Who Can Do Most; Separate Bureau Planned For Men b penal to the Coltcyunt PITTSBURGH, Octobci 12—The two-months' old Alum ni Committee of 100 today presented a plan for a centralized placement bureau at the Pennsylvania State College and an nounced it alleady had the backing of moie than 200 firms m this area It was the first stioke in the Committee’s war with the College Alumni Association “to see which organization can do most for the College ” •The plan will be presented to the Piesident of the Col lege ami to the Board of Trustees with the suggestion that the placement bureau tempoiaruy be financed’fiom -the fund accrued through,the $1 damage fee which each undergradu- •'e* annually pavs the College ' The tlamage fund, the Commit- i (e’e^ : gtie^^hay^6uth)/e'd7 , l tsr u«le- ~ ifulness and'has become an incen- j live to riot To eliminate'* it, tluS'j giouptsays, wouldteffectively reM move one of the. -major incentives 1 to student riot 1 and at tRe same, time pi ov^ide 1 * approximately UOO annually lto« the 'placement! bureau., i <*> j , » i Male, Female Branches In' its geneial outlines, the pro posed placement bureau would be divided into two separate blanches r—one for men and one foi women Because the placement of teacher is a peculiar problem of its own, the Committee suggests that the Schools' of Education and Physical education should retain their own placement services Each senior in the five othei undeigiaduate schools would fill out forms indicating his prefei citcc of positions and qualifications The placement buieau would sup plement these with confidential re* poits fiom his professors ' On receiving a request for stu dents, the bureau would choose fiom its files those best equipped for the job and fotwaid a list of names to the employci and nr i.inge* mtei views for the students Under the plan graduates would be kept on file at least until the Februaiy following their gradua tion; then, the prospective grad uates would leplacc them on the “active list” with the oldei giadu utes moved to the “leseive list” 200 Companies Back Plan Aheady behind the plan which the new .Committee suggests aie *2OO fnms in the Pittsbuigh area whose personnel managers and icpiescntatives have expressed themselves as pleased to considei the recommendations of such a placement bureau Names of the lepresentatives who have given (heir support, toUhc plan aie ap pended to # the repoit which the Committee,of 100 will make to the President of the College and the Boaid of Trustees Putney, Bell As Heads Suggested to head the proposed bureau aic John “Jack” Putney, of the Penn State Christian Asso ciation, and Miss Betty Bell, now assistant dean of women The Committee in its teport has uiged that the Board of Trustees take immediate action on the plan so that the bureau may be estab lished on an expenmental basis the second semester of this year “thus paving k thc way for the bur eau to hurdle the initial obstacles and adjust itself to competitive conditions before the 1940-41 school yeai opens ” Board Meets InJanuary (Whether or not the execu tive committee of the Board of Trustees would receive the plan before its meeting at the College (Continued On Page Two) 100 BUREAU Alumni Plan Homecoming. I|-, >IJ I ... . .. i i !-1 1 Festivities !f Pep Rally Highlights Bill Tonight; Dinner Scheduled Tomorrow Highlighting the first day's ac- tivities of the annual Fall Alum ni Homecoming will be the com bined Student-Alumni Pep Rally m Recreation Hall at 7*30 pm tonight, pieceded by an Alumni Council Dinnei at the Nittariy Lion Inn at 6pm The Vaisity S Club Smoker, an nual affair for alumni who have won a varsity letter while in col lege, will be held at the Centre Hills Countiy Club at 9 p m as the lust event carded foi the day •Activities will begin early to mcriow wtli an alumni golf tour nament at 8 30 am An Alumni Council meeting is planned for tiie Home Economics Auditonum at t) a m It also has been announced hat the Home Economics building will be open for inspection b(y ilumnae fiotn 9 until 11 am Fo|- 'cwing this thcie will be a meet ing of alumnae in the Second Plooi Lounge of Old Mam * Athletic events on tomorrow's piogiam aie the Freshman-PittS buig football game at 10 ia.nf, 'Htate-BUcknell soccer game at 1 p m and the feature State-Lehigh football game at 2 pm * Fiateinity banquets and meet ngs aie scheduled for 6 pan and s non-fiatei nity dinner in the Sundwich Shop, Old Mam is plan- foi the same time All seniois have been invited to attend a Cidei Paity in the Sand wich Shop at B*3o pm t Porcelain Expert Speaks Tomorrow The world's foremost authority on Chinese poicelmn, Mr Walter A Weldon, of Baltimore, will give an illustiated lecture, in Home Economics Auditonum at 7*30 p. m tomonow - “The Origin of the Name Por celain,” will be the topic of Mr. Weldon’s lectuie, sponsored by the student branch of the American Ceramics Society • ' In addition to his,talk, Mr. Wel don will exhibit priceless pieces of Chinese art from his personal col lection. The lecture is open to the public