Sem^M/eekly^ -555- f vPrmt '&to @ (Eollmum ,I = - : i *' , * VOL. 36—No 16 Hungry Lions Seek, Win Over Maryland Gridders Tomorrow Nittany Squad Favored To Beat) Terrapins; Team - Reported In Top Condition Following; Syracuse'Tie ' ' By DICK PETERS;- ‘/V;' v ,1 w The Tortoise and the Hare race once,upon x a' time—and, as the story goes, the Tortoise., the Hare took time .out, for, forty;\winks. to morrow, a distant’relation of that of Maryland Terrapin, will.not find such'.easyrgoing)vvhen he encounters a-wide-awake Nittany.Lion on Field at 2 p. m”' Unless the Lion is slipped out T come should be just opposite*of, the,fat»ulous!lace'- i&L Three times the Dixieland-boys +--■ the. State gridders and they, arc still seeking-their first chance' to nip the Lions* tail 1 In '1917, the'Tenapin stuck hisrhead his shell and got soundly ‘rapped,'s7-0 l ,After 20 years of ? recovery,’he met the same'fate when theiLion stepped on him, 21- tij.4. -Again last year, the score fa- the Nittany forces,, 33-0 * fiV,Coach Frank Dobson’s, lads be 'the season' in high gear b> Hampden-Sydney and Wes tern, Maryland in ‘their Just two. ,? games, but along came Virginia)* - and Florida, all ,of whom, -the southerners* transmis-. ‘ iloh l > , Lions Shape Coining out',of the Syracuse in good physical condi- Lion squad has drilled all xjvekkfagainst-Teip formations and |a^'expectlng'Httie- trouble" mto- combat, ".though the Col-/ eleven open Pup\witli allithejxicks -in'their rep-r Problem of the'week-faclng the* ""Nittany gridders) has, been'the're--I serve baekfield' solution, 'especially I in‘the, wing -and blocking back! ‘•pots -With Gcihard, soph-! dfhbre blocker, out for the season with a,bad knee, Coach'Bob Hig ' gibs was up an alley for an effi cient understudy, foi Johnny Pat ficl!. The departure of Craig White from the squad left only sopho more Len Krouse with any "experi ence. at the .wingback Chuck Pe tfers may try this spot - Indications <wcre, however, that the same lineup would face the Terps as started at Syiacusc last week Fiom f lcft to right the line would r be Captain /Alter, Platt, Mon, Gajecki, Nemeth, Stravinski, dnd Vargo. -The backfield would find Ickes. Kroubc, Rollins and Pat rick opening. • Terrapin Lineup the Marylanders, probable starters will be Dick and -Francis- Beamer at ends, Bob •BrownC.and., Ralph Albarano at -tackles,, 'George Lawrence' and George, at guards and center J Carrying the )ball, will be Joltin’ Joe Murphy at, 'quarter,v John* .Boyda and > Frank Skptmcki at halves*, and Milt Lum sden With the' 1 exception of Lum- (Continued'On Page Three) Joe Mason ’O7 Started Legend Of Nittany Lion \ ( . ' V . Tomorrow* afternoon when you see‘the personification-of Penn ‘State’s guardian 'spirit,' the Nit tany Mountain Lion, prance majes ftically over New Beaver Field you may, expand your chest with par donable pride, for it was you who helped pay. for the skin. ' , '• fßut someone else should’ also fake a’bow, .someone who gradu ated from ''State more than thirty years name >is Joe' Ma son'-’O7. It'was*‘'Joe,, who m his "capacity as editor'* of the Lemon, l predecessor' , to the Froth, adopted jor-Penn State) the'Lion as her , And State) was the FIRST "college to use ‘the .Lion as a mas cbt.v' ' -f- ’, f * ' £j~Joe>als6 suggested ‘some class give.'to.the College a' permanent ! statue ; of a Lion' for- The front Chmpus. Soon tlie;.Collegian will nbldfa’poll of -.the J suggestion of Bernard A. Newman ’<4o, that two bfonze Mountain Lions', mounted steel and concrete base, be |Afcced on'tho'Campus as a Stu* ■'tv 1 ‘ Joint Dances liouseparty, Rushing Code 1 Discussed *AI ; IFC Meeting liuth To Talk Tomorrow Proposal thut fraternities turn over their houses to units of the Independent Men’s Association to hold combined “vie" dances once a month highlighted the meeting of Interfraternity Council at Phi Kappa Tau Tuesday night The plan, still in its formative stage, was commented on favora bly at the meeting and will be ear ned to the individual fraternities by their representatives. 1 The mat tei will be brought up again 'at the next IFC meeting. “We feel,*' stated Frank-C. And erson, MO, IFC president, “that of this sort would help create bet tei feeling between fraternities’ and independent units ,We hope to cooperate with, in ar langmg such affairs" , ( Discuss Houseparty ' After a prolonged discussion of houseparty question, it was decided to retain the 3 o’clock dat ing limit Representatives were warned that college authorities will watch the drinking J situation, closely this weekend < Plans,were drafted for an “In terf 1 ateriuty sing” competition this* winter, with’each house to en ter free. Finals for this vocal con test, it was decided, will be run off during mtermisson of Inter fraternity Ball. - G. Warren Elliott MO will head this Interfrateimty sing commit tee, assisted by A William Engle, Jr' MO, 'Howard Anderson MO, and William Simms MO Suggestions for , next year’s rushing code were received by Sec retary Gerald ,L -_MacDaniei.,A careful „ study' of °the - 200 cases where “freshmen , bought rushing cards and failed to pledge is being conducted by'the rushing commit tee, according to Andcison. WSGABoard Elects Dalton Transfers I 'will have an ,oppor tunity to meet each other and out standing'women on campus at a "TransferHour*' given‘by WSGA House*of Representatives in the South of Frances Ath erton Hall from 7 ,to 8 p. m.,‘ No vember 15 * » ’ * In chaTge' are* • Patricia Patton, chairman, f Mary t Ashby, Evelyn Walters, and Alice McLaughlin. Z 658 - STATE COLLEGE, PA. IFC Jo Aid Board With Room Study 7,-Groups Helping;* ; Sub-Committee "Of- „ Senate Is Appointed * With plans underway for J the voluntary-inspection ,of- rooming houses, the Student Housing Board yesteiday announced that Inter fratcrnity 'Council' had accepted an invitation to place a represent ative on the x ßoard' , ’ J. - Frank • C Anderson - !40, IFC president,’- accepted > the goffered membership and/will-'acivejon the Board -,as i temporary ’'rep i eseh ta tive of theL Council •; / 1 \ r‘-The"additionviof Intcrfralernity* Council v 'vto'ivthe'’Housing Boat'd membership 'lmngs 'the totaP rep-‘ resentation to'seven organizations. Association' 'in--' terfratermty. Council, Pr Chnstian 'Association, Pi }lub, Penn’ State 'Collegi deni’Cooperative sAssocir WomehVStudent Goverm iociation- ",. a '4 f A ’ ;ASU, Drops Out , vAmerican member aVTtie/.times tl wa& io'rmed last-, winter, and * lot be* represented Senate,,Committee lent, rWel|are^meanwhile‘' >lans fdi!/its; study the ? inspect a|sjpioved principle l • B' Mack, c /estenlayl named the sul tee; beei{ authoi iz( .to meet' wit offthe 'Student )oa?d?and v work out detai pjanmbcrship of the mi tteepbowever was r Tele today, t studies, i •jEmanel "Roth' *4o,' ,t_e'm; of rthe, Student!. board in ,312 Old, Main i Monday to continue cons of the Board constitute, was drafted two weeks at Jowing a preliminary consideration of the constitution at a meeting lust Monday a second draft was made up yesterday PSCA Will Sponsor All-College ‘Street Carnival’ Wednesday A rendezvous with frivolity, a night of meirimcnt That and lots more is promised by the PSCA ac a fun-packed “Stieet'Carnival” in the first floor lounge of Old Mam Wednesday night The setting for this novel setup will take on the appearance of the small town firemen’s carnival or some sinulai arrangement and will include games of chance, bingo and various booths. One of the booths will portray the progiess of the PSCA commissions this seniestei and event to come during the year There also will be folk danemg'and a refreshment booth, announced chairman Marjorie Harwick '4l- - The get-together is planned as an AU-CA meeting which is open to everyone in the College. Students AUSTIN, Texas,,November 2—. As the ; nation debates the, way ; out of a European war, what is. Auieiican jouth thinking and say iug about the situation 9 Scores of personal Inteiviewenr last week completed the first of this year's polls for the Student Opinion Sur veys of America on.campuses from coast to coast—and fouud 1 Students are opposed to (.bang ing the neutrality law, mainly because they believe this would involve the U. S. 2 Even if the Allies nere in dan ger of losing 'to Germany, the U S should not send troops to -help them 2 College men—almost 6 out of every 10—say they would not volunteer If England and Fiance were* losing and this country v , went to their aid With the coopeiation of the Penn State Collegian and over a hundred other.'member newspapers, ballots have, been'gathered for the Sur veys from typical,students the na tion over, making up a scientific cross section on which are based these weekly 'studies' of college thought Since the methods used ALL-COILEGE CABINET APPROVES EVEN SPiT # 50-GENT DEBATE FEE FUND • ' v 3; Gil Andr§oly To See ‘PinaforS’iPremiere - V -i. •: Glee-Jhespians Out Tonight, Tomorrow NigHTEwHoas iparty , Goers , It's an old Spanish pioveijb^tjuft 4 “anything can happen at House- , 1 party, and, usual] y does/! so'donfCvW’amp it on the refreshments if you ’ should Tiappen to 1 bump of mighty happy ghosts .doing* the, Suzy-Q 'a*nd'Sully .r _ —’—Z Fifty _years ago* tonight gay CORNELIA OTIS SKINNER ♦ <t> Actress Will Appear Here Cornelia Otis Skinner 2nd Number On Artists’ Series j Cornelia Otis Skinner, celebrat ed stage and radio actress, will appear as the second number m the Artists’ Couisc series here, it was announced yesterday by Dr Carl E. Marquurdt, chairman of the tomiiittec'"Miss Skinner wiP present her ..famous program of monologues heie Tuesday, Janu ary 12 J % / Culled the countiy*s most “suc cessful one woman show” and rec ognized as'the “greatest single at traction of the American thater,” Miss Skinner was voted the most popular number on the subscribers’ poll taken last spring, Dr. Mui quardt stated Miss Skinnei, daughter of the beloved .actor, Otis Skinner, is (Continued On Page Four) -v I ''' [gainst Neutrality L Editors_Note . _ * This is the first In the series of results tabulated from polls con ducted by the Student Opinion Surveys«,of which the Penn State Col- Iqglan Is a member No attempt Is fciade to control student opinion, but the purposo is to sound out collegiate thought throughout the nation The Survey Is conducted amoqg college students in a meth od similar to the Gallup* poll and other nationally-famous survey groups are exactly those of famous public opinion polls- that have shown re markable accuiacy, the surveys re piesent the sentiments of all the one and a half million American collegians *WhIIe congressional moratory, got underway in Washington, inter viewers stopped-students in halls, libraries, dormitories, asked “Should the neutrality law be changed so that any /country at wai could buy wai supplies in the United States’” x YES, answered . 42 per cent , No, answered .. 58 per cent This shows that students do not agiee with national public opinion, shown by other polls to be in~favor of revision. Some persons hold that when the question is worded, “ so that- ENGLAND AND PRANCE us \\ ell as other nations ,can"buy war supplies ';* n sent!- Friday, November 3,1939 .•y* 3d'out-of a London jound for dances and itling and*'humming inea of that'bimrkHng 'by GJlbml and Sul* i. b "Pinafore” Oil mid them und amiled ’.lon iy crowds will pour il) Auditorium, bound tnd parties, whistling < g those same lilting this time the tempo* lj swing They will id so will Gil and Sul irvelous way in which i. Bud Yanofsky, Mir and Marce Stringer tunes in Glee Thespl- Pinafore inner tonight—or to it—the thing to do is Schwab Auditorium, m fifty cents —that's into the building for the best entertain it "in many a day^, J>t Worn At Game; For'Weekend 1 All freshman customs will go off at 5 p m today and will re main off with ONE EXCEP TION until Monday morning at 8 o’clock -- The O>JE EXCEPTION: All freshmen must wear customs to the State-Maiyland football By, a last-minute decree by Student Tribunal, all Freshman men will begin wearing their "BEAT PENN" signs on Monday morning The signs will be worn all week, Tribunal declared game tomorrow Freshmen will be allowed to take dates to the game, however ' {.This was the ruling handed down by Student Tribunal at a special meeting yesterday At its regular meeting last .Tuesday Tribunal cracked down on six custom violators; recog nized Samuel G Gallu as dra matic and forensic representa tive and Mary Fletcher as Edu cation school representative to the All-College Cabinet; and ta bled "f Ol discussion next week u petition from the IMA to organ ize a hat society meat Is more pro The second wording represents what will ac tually be tbe practical outcome of the change in the law But Sur veys tests show that there is no substantial shift of student opin ion, when England and France are mentioned The, answer is still “no, n The majority remains against even when all qualified, “yes’’ answers are added to the above 42 ■ Undergraduates against tbe amendment, which political experts are now saying is a certainty, be lieve danger of getting this coun try-lnto war will be increased and the» conflict will he 'prolonged Those for the move sympathize with the Allies or want to see the end of Hitlerism A junior at Glennvllle West Virginia State Teachers College spoke for a large group when he said, "! favor revl ELECTION HEAD ♦ -f +' THOMAS C BACKENSTOSE ’4l i Backenstose Is Chosen Frosh Elections Head All-College Parly-Dance Presents First Problem ,To Incoming Chairman ' iy^wTCCrAM" e”fowler““ - r Thomas C Backenstose ’4l, Jun ot Class President, will head the freshman elections • committee', it was announced vesteiday by A William Engel, Ji ’4O, chauman of the elections committee The date foi ’43 elections will be made public m next Friday’s .ssue of the Collegian, accoiding to Engel, along with othei mem heis of the freshman elections com mittee First ptoblem to confront Back enstose in his new capacity will be the victiola dance planned by the all-College Party foi Novembei 17 After a lengthy discussion of the legality of this aflfau by the all- College Cabinet Tuesday night, the mattei was leferred to the ’43 elections committee The committee wall decide whether the proposed dance would be a violation of the election code if held befoic Tegular campaign ing stalls Tribunal Okays Plan Pei mission to hold the affan ha t aheadv been obtained by the party fioni Student Tubunal, which de creed that customs might be waiv ed Accoiding to party leadeis, the dance was planned for the puipose of getting freshmen better ac quainted w Change fcsion because it is the nearest we can get to neutrality '* * To the question "If England and France were in danger of_defeat, should the U S send, troops to help 1116111’" only 30 pei cent re piled "ves *’ Following that querj meu stu dents, the majority of whom are of 'Conscription age, weie asked, "If Englaud and France weie In dan ger of defeat and the U S declared war on their enemies would you voluuteei’” The results Would volunteer 42 per cent | Would Not volnteer 58 per cent Significant!}, events in tecent i months, climaxed by actual combat In Emope, have apparently influ* enced a good many, for In Febru ary. 1939. the Suive}s found that on!} 2 out of eveiy 10 would vol unteer if this country went to wai 'flu other reasons than the defense of the country These opinions, of couise, aie not a piedlction of what would happen if this nation did deciaie war. Shifts in sentiment may already be seen since world Avar has become more of a possi bility No one can tell what war fever can do. Plan Submitted To Board Of Trustees For Final Decision Levin Presents Case For Debaters; y Glee Club ‘Poverty’ Cited By Gallu; ' McWilliams Appoints 3 Committees An even split of the present r>o cent debate fee between the Debate team and the Glee Club was approved in the All— Cohege Cabinet meeting Tuesday night after one month" ot constant deliberation in hotly-contested sessions ■ ' ‘ T'-e Cabinet will send its lecommendation to the.lirst meeting of the Board of Trustees, which will probably be late this month. If the Trustees approve the recommendation, the split may go into effect next semester ' l Before the Cabinet voted on the' split, both factions were given op-! i poi Luuity to stutc their case Sum | uel Gallu ’4O, presented the case for the Glee Club and pointed out the “extravagances” of the debate teams on several of their ti ips Harvey D Le\m *4O, stating the] case foi the debaters, commented | that it was not to be misconstrued j” a battle between the two fac- j ‘ions, and admitted that the Glee! Club needed financial suppoit 1 Such support should not occui fiom a division of the $3,000 de lived from the student debate fee, Levin .pleaded.,/ 1 , ' v 7Ganftr~tlie‘“T?lS£ Club.has always been willing to suppoit College functions, such a*> he Chi istmas Carol Sing, pep-ral- j he, broadcasts, and special con certs Yet not once in the 17 years < of the club’s ex.stence did it evet ieceive financial support fioin the College, he claimed Wallace H Dunlap '4O, piesi dent of PSCA, was the only mem ber of the Cabinet who voted against the split Dunlap believed rhat the decision should have been tabled for furthei investigation Other business before the Cub met included the appointment of ••eveial committees by All-Colfege Piesident *4O H Clifton McWil liams v The first named by McWilliams was the Cabinet executive com mittee of A William Engel, Ji , *4O, Jane Rotmg ’4O, David Pei gnu ’4O, and Sarabel Shirm ’4O Other committees named were a 1 tudent alumni committee to aid ,n the establishment of a placement bureau composed of Chailcs Thompson ’4O, Jane Ronug ’4O, and Ernest Berkaw ’4O A committee to aid the faculty m the approvement of scholarships was made up of Pergrin, Elmoi Weaver ’42, and Jeuy Daugherty ’4l. The Cabinet appioved the ap pointment of Arnold L Laich ’4l to serve on the town council in Lite absence of the All-College pres denl Pei grin made a motion that all students’ pictures be placed on the matnculation cards to aid in cer tifying identifications The. Cab inet approved the motion and will send & recommendation to the Registrar for approval Keys for Cabinet members were discussed, and a peace movement on this campus outlined by Goi don Zero ’4O Cabinet Approves Night Club Plans Plans for a soft drink night club were given impetus Tuesday night in the all-College Cabinet meeting and refeired to Student Union for the formulation of a definite program. The next move will uiTdoubtably be for Student Union to appoint a student committee to study the idea as carried out in other schools Piesent plans are incomplete ac cording to Geoige Donovan, Stu dent Union manager Inforniaton about a nickelodeon for the club’s music has not yet been received. The sandwich shop, however, has been tentatively secured. PRICE FIVE CENTS Students Are Appointed To* College Senate McWillums Designates 6 From All-College Cabinet,' To Serve On Committees ; Following u-rullng of the College Senate that the All-College Cabinet would be permitted to name'two ate committees. H. Clifton McWil- ' Hams. All College president, ap pointed six Cabinet members to fill those positions at the meeting Tuesdaj The six appointees will repre sent the student body on the Sen ate Welfare, Public Accaslons, and Caleudai committees They will sene without the light to vote. Thomus C Backenstose ’4l, and Maiy I Millet ’4O were appointed to the Calendar committee, Mary IT O'Conner '4O and Samuel Gallu '4O to the Public Occasions com mittee and Juanita M Chambers '4O and Claience H Evans '4O to the Student Welfaie committee A fourth committee which will deal with affalis not governed by the first three was appointed by iMcWitlianiß and upproved by Cabi net Tills group will serve man e* officio capacity The commit tee is composed of Arnold L Laich 'll, Eloise Rockwell ’4O und Jean Sleeker graduate student Beware , Co-Eds! That Woman’s Here Again By VERA L. KEMP The impoit—a peculiar speci men of human .seen here house paity weekends will blow in this week on her semi-annual visit <' You can't miss her! She’ll ai live with a small trunk, two suit cases, and a hatbox to greet her date—the sad job who when turn ed down by a co-ed decided to “show her” by asking the fiashiest dtessed of his casual home ac quaintances. She slinks aiound all weekend m a fur jacket and nude-colorcd stockings, with a trylon on hei head and hei dress three inches above decency She’ll be the last to get to the dance tonight, and will just begin to have fun when 3 o'clock threat ens to strike When you prepare lo leave she’ll give you that “Oh you pool thing you’re gomg~to miss so much” look. Tomorrow morning will see her m a clinging black cicpe dress and high-heeled shoes. When you ~and youi friends breeze in wearing skirts and comfortable cardigans she’ll glance patronizingly 'at all of you as if to say, “you certain ly have bad taste ” Sunday will find this much dis cussed but never-before-expose'd tcouige on her way home. .Shell say she’s tired, but you'll be twice us tired—of her!
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