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-VOL. 36—No. 19
Sutherland,
Wolf Deny
Offers Here
Coaches Would Not
Be Interested Until
Vacancy Appears
Football Coaches John B (Jock)
Sutherland and 1 Fiank N Wolf,
whom lumoi has connected with
the Penn State coaching position
since the first stqrmy avalanche of
criticism loosed itself about the
head of Bob Higgins, denied yes
terday that they were seeking or
bad been sought for jobs here
Both coaches let it he known,
however, that 1 thoy would be In*
terested In any coaching vacancies
which might appear here or else
where if and after' the vacancies
appeared .
; Sutherland, who hub produced
, Pitt’s greatest squads. is not
coaching this, year, while ,Wolf is
serving as football coach and di
rector of athletics at Waynesburg
College
“I am-not intei ested in displac
ing any coach at any Institution,
and I most certainly do not have
any. aspirations which would be
predicated on the resignation 'of
Bob Higgins, whom I have known
intimately and respected highly
for many years,’’ Sutherland said.
, “It is likely that 1 shall continue
tq coach football, 'but my interest.
In any position at any institution
.begins only after a vacancy has
occurred,’’ the foimer Pitt mentor
continued ■ ‘ ~ ,
- Wolf, who graduated from Penn
State In 1920, denied rumors that
' being'sougbt for the posi
, tion" here’with a statement 'that
1 ' '/I have not been approached either
or unofficially .concern-
Inga the'
h* were several' articles
': and.fradio reports'clrculated with-
put my .knowledgefor "sanction and
where these reports originated I
am unable to state’’.' Wolf added,
however, that he would consider
a contract here, ever It were of-'
’ fqred him (
. i These coimnentb ' support the
I statement of Dr. Carl P Schott,
dean of the School of Physical Ed-
ucation and Athletics, who shortly
after the rumor about Wolf - ap
> peered said that "neither Wolf or
< auy other individuals have been
, approached -in any way about a
coaching job .here ” '
Co). Emery Seeks
Approval, For,.New
College-ROTC Unit
With the decision to seek a new
unit' , for thei ROTC, here, a. poll
was taken in basic- and* advance! 1
classes. this week to see whether
students wbuld prefer a motorized
field' artillery or' an anti-aircraft
'
.The present infantry and ar
’•liUeiy. units are filled to capacity
.and Col Ambrose" It * Emery, m
~.charge of the military department,
has announced that he will seek to
arid a new"umt next year rather
" than increase the present ones.
-‘‘‘Results of < the poll will be pre
sented to the'AU-College Cabinet
ir by a student' committee and, if
approved, will be sent on to the
College Senate which will be re
quested-to ask for the "additional
'jinit. v , - ,
-Reciprocity Theme
OfThespiaft JDrag'
1 _*; You’ve heard of
, agreements—well, one" is due" here
'this week-end. Tonight*is Spin
ster’s Skip, in .which , a "coed takes
• the. man of her.chojco out for the
'evening, and tomorrow'night 'the
man may reciprocate by
taking Her to thp annual Thespian
.Dragon Hec.Han. V' , ' ,
Jackie.'Reese (Miss
and Jimmie' McAdams
jhp; Statesmen»will -be on hand
the music* for the Drag,
’dancing slated from 9 to 12.
‘.Admission* mil be. 75 ’.cents ■ per
"qouple.l'r m-, ' ;/ ,
after.tHe ask
ypur'spinster Drag.tomor
,row'night:’ • ” >,, c, , -'»
feature" ofthe .Varsity
prig willbea spot;dance' kfwklcli
slxitheater tickets, will be'given
’away ; '.to the' Thanksgiving Day
sbow at the 1 Cathaum Theater, fea
turing Paul Muni in “We’re j Not
r AJpne." j 4
Tribunal Lifts Customs
Tonight, Tomorrow Night
Freshman customs will be off
both tonight and tomorrow night
between 8 p. m and 1 a. m so
that freshmen may attend any
of the All-Coliege social events
this week-end, it was decreed by
Student Tribunal
While only one customs viola
tor is being punished this week,
six freshmen are under observa
tion pending definite Tribunal
action > '
Beginning Monday noon, the
freshmen must wear “BEAT
PITT” signs up to and including
the Pitt game next Saturday,
Tribunal also announced.
’43 All-College
Party To Hold
Old Main Dance
Fresh Independents Slate
Affair Next Wednesday;
Customs Off For Dance
By WILLIAM E. FOWLER -
Having obtained official sanc
tion for the affair from the fresh
man-elections committee, the ’43
All-College Party will hold its
dance from. 8.30 to 12 tomonow
in the Old Main Sandwich Shop
Permission foi the dance was
granted by the elections commit
toe after a prolonged discussion
at last week’s meeting It was de
cided that each freshman party be
permitted to hold one such affair
prior to nominations
The' '43 Independents, in turn,
have tentatively scheduled their
dance for next Wednesday night
Customs Lifted
- Tomorrow’s dance, designed for
members of the All-College group
and those'mterested in 1 its activi
ties, will' feature the Nittany .Nine
J tKose'"attending*thc
affair, ,wlule freshman matricula
tion cards will be required for ad
mittance. •
Selection, of pcunanent officers
for the ’43 All-College Paity, twice
postponed, was scheduled to take
place last night after the Collegian
went*to press.*
With the December 1 deadline
jpproachmg, both cliques were
preparing this week for nomina
tions The Independents have ten
tatively * slated Tuesday, Novem
ber 28, for the disclosure of their
ticket; the All-College organiza
tion is expected to set a nomination
date in .the near future.
Six Men To Get
Spinster’s Skip
Awards Tonight
.Six lucky ‘men -will receive
awards tonight at Mortar Board's
Spmsters’-Skip in White Hall.
Mr. Caspar Milquetoast, chosen
this year'for the first time, will
be presented with a can of spin
ach -King Sugar Daddy will be
awarded a crowd and sceptre, sym
bols of his supremacy. And to. Mr
Suppressed Desire will go a red
lantern.
A„dmk is Mr. Esquire’s trophy,
Mr. Jitteibug will get a jazz rec
ord, and Mr. Joe College will sport
u yellow bow tie. All of the campus
kings were selected' at a poll this
week and ‘their prizes were dis
played in the Athletic Store win
dow. \
.Scholarship Funds
- Proceeds of the dance will be
used'for'scholarships for women
to be selected by Mortar Board
and 1 , its -faculty advisers. Senate
has’Announced a free one o'clock
ior r all freshman women attending
the dance. . , }
Tickets, be secured from
Mortar Board members.for, $l.OO
a couple. , %
(ockwell Will Play
lor Forestry Ball
Forestry Ball, annual dance
sponsored by forestry students,
will J>e held this year Saturday,
December 12, in the Armory,
chairmen ,in charge of the affair
arinoijnced yesterday.
Rex, Rockwell's band 'will pro
vide music for the dance-goers
from 9 p.m. to 12. _ r
As an innovation this year, the'
ball will be semi-formal instead
of formal as has been the custom
during past years. Admission will
be 75 sents per couple.
Z 658 STATE COLLEGE, PA.', FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1939
Plans For Social
Facilities Revealed
Cabinet Will Provide Sandwich Shop And
Ist Floor Lounge As Tentporary Locations
Tentative solutions to provide building space and facilities to
incct the present student clamor for “a place for social functions,’** I
were outlined in a rcpoit submitted by v special investigating
tee to the All-College Cabinet Tuesday night * -T
Aided by Samuel K. Hostetter,* + j
assistant to the President in , >
charge of Business and Finance, I*2•*%✓**• A ’ *
the Cabinet committee, headed by rxCES
Thomas A. Backenstose ’4l, thoi- n
."‘“ ‘he emergency Q n SmOklDg
Until the Armory can j' -
in Classrooms- J
Student Group A.so Deiaj*
port revealed. The lounge will be -Action On IMA Hat Society
used only as a last location. Until Petition Is Formed, ;*l
“Realizing 1 that we are facing
an emergency problem," Hostet
ter stated in the report, “it is ne
cessary to appoint a special com
mittee from the administration to
investigate every possible build
ing on the campus (including
White Hall) that could be used
for various kinds of student ac
tivities ” -
Plan Schedule
Such a group-will airange a
complete program schedule stat
ing the exact time which buildings
are available and specify the type
of function which could be held in
the building or room.
With the new library scheduled
for use next semester, the Car
negie Library is to be utilized by
ibe -ROTC. Classes' will be held
there and indoor drill for ROTC
units is slated for the basement,
according to the report verified by
Hostctter .
1 This arrangement will make the
main floorof the,Armory available
for such*-social functions as Stu
dent Union dances.. A>~ checking
joom is,,tothe*constructed'from-ah.
did' class roomMand "a -laSies * rest
room-will be erected to the right
of the stage.'
PostcardvPoll
Planned; By IFC
Will Survey Independents
On Fraternity Interest
A post-curd survey of non-fra
ferinty men, ‘designed to reveal
those interested in joining fratern
ities, wilPbe conducted-by Inter
fraternity Council, It was decided
at the groups meeting Wednesday
right. -
Independents will be asked three
questions. 4 Do .you desire to join
a fraternity? Are you financially
able 7 What is your religious pre
ference? ,
Results of the survey will be
distributed to fraternities m the
form of lists of those interested
in fraternity membership, accord
ing to plans drawn, up Wednesday
night * '. ’
Try Joint Dances
After a discussion of the pro
posed fraternity-independent vie
trola dances, it was decided to
Uy, through the
cooperation of several houses
which have' volunteered their fac
ihties If the dances are success
ful, the plan will be extended to
a greater number of fraternity
,anß independent, units
A motion to cooperate with Kt
wanis and Rotary groups in ai
longing .Christmas parties for
needy children was adopted by the
council. t* „ r
Dewey Fa
AUSTIN, Texas,'November 16
Thomas\E Dewey, youthful New,
York district . attorney, !s first
choice for tbe United States presi
dency among 'the "nation’s college
aud university* students, less than
a third of whpm want Franklin D
Roosevelt to_run again. t
Six months ago the Student
Opinion , Surveys ot America,
sounding board of S College
youth, found in' Its first poll on
presidential"possibilities that Paul
V. McNutt) Democrat; held, the'
lead with a popularity of 17.7 per
cent, only 2.1 per cent over Dewey.
Today the* racket-busting Repub
lican has climbed 'ahead and bas
with him a' third of} those colleg
ians who declare', they have made
up their minds ~on a candidate for
1940. McNutt bas .dropped to sec?-
After being tabled for approxi
mately one month, the investiga
tion dealing with smoking in' the
classrooms was acted upon by the
All-College Cabinet at Ith meeting
Tuesday night 1
The Cabinet also delated -deft*
nite action on the proposed 'IMA
hat society until that group draws'
up a petition and presents it !to‘
the Cabinet for approval ,
In conjunction nith hat socie
ties, All-College President H Clif
ton Mac Williams appointed a com
mittee consisting of Wallace H‘
Dunlap ’4O, Donald A Lerch ’4O,
and John'J Long M 2, to investi
gate hat societies >.
Councils Report
'Following the submission of
school council reports disapprov
ing smoking In tiie classrooms, the
Cabinet also went on record as
against smoking in the classrooms'
' However, the Cabinet approved'
smoking in all College buildings;
and <left smoking in the laborator
ries to thev discretion of the iridi£
f Yl^aL^JnstjnictQES.
felt : that the ‘ smoking problem}
could generally be regulated •> by'
the-professors themselves -* '
The committee in charge of the
Soft Drink Nile Club reported that
December 2 had,been set as a ten
tative date for the opening of* the
club
Two Coeds Will
Vie For Queen '
Of Harvest Ball
With all-College voting foi thn
Harvest Ball Queen less than two
Weeks away, the committee has
been holding “primary elections”
m the.women’s dormitories and
will soon announce the two coed-5
who will vie for the title
The - committee met with the
girls at Atherton Hall Wednesday
and visited McAllister Hall yes
terday, reporting excellent coop
eration and enthusiasm They have
announced that the queen is being
selected on the basis of both per
sonality and beauty.
It has been decided that the
Campus Owls will furnish the
music and v that rural costumes
and rural surroundings will be
the theme
P. S. Club Will Hold
Dance In Armory
The. l All-College Dancing Clas3,
which is-being held every Tuesday
and Thursday night, will sponsor
a dance in the Armory from 10
p. m. to 1 on November 22.
The advanced dancing class, or
iginally scheduled to begin Novem
ber 28, Kas been postponed until
late in the second semester.
'bred For
ond place, Vice-president John N
Garner following a close thlr^.
Th© poll represents the opinions
of students without including Pres
ident Roosevelt as a possible can
didate 1 Staff interviewers also
asked a cross section of students
including all age,'sex, geographi
cal,, s and political groups, “Wbuld
you Hke to see Roosevelt run for
a third'term 7 ”
Only 31.8 per cent said "yes ”
But v since r last January ,Presi
dent has l'increased bis third-term
approval among' < collegians from
28.2 per ‘cent,' the continuing polls
of the. Student. Opinion’ Surveys
show The'f Surveys are published
weekly by student newspapers the
nation - over, Including" the Penn
State _ Collegian, which cooperate I
by conducting local Interviews that I
Rejuvenated Lion Gridders
Even Money To Take Army
At West Point Tomorrow
BLOND DYNAMITE
Bonfire Before Pitt Tilt
Set For Thursday Night
I , A huge pre-Pitt game bonfire, expected to attract thousands of
! students, has been approved foi next Thuisday night by the All-
College Cabinet ’ , > ,
' . Realizing the need for such a display before the Panthei tilt, it
was decided that an organized arrangement would bring togethei the
football team with Coach Bob Higgins,„the Blue Band, cheerleaders
and Dean Richard W Grant as song leader
Thuisday at 0 pm—Thanksgiv
mg Day—was selected as the time
because of the conflictihg Thespian
shojv and Soph Hop on Friday
night.
Bernard A. Newman '4O, elian
inan of the Cabinet pajama parade
committee, announced that the sito
selected and approved by the ds
partment of grounds and build
ings is the field across from "White
Hall, directly above the new park
mg lot
Whistle to Blast
The borough fire whistle will
give.a long blast at 8:45 p m. as a
signal for the, parade to begin.
Ihrough the cooperation of Inter
fraternity Council and Independ
ent <- ( Men’s Association, heads of
the.different houses and dorms wilt
see that the stuadnts leave at this
time.and file in,an orderly fashion,
into the parades
Dispensary Calls Decrease •
During October calls at the Col
lege/ dispensary totaled 4,169 as
compared with 4,415 in 1938 The
hospital confined 55, students for
230-bed days as compared ■with a
1938 record of 65 students confin
edjlSl'bed days '
are.mailed to the headquarters at
theTUnlvetelty of Texas,for tabu
lation. ’ _
,To'the question, “If Roosevelt is
not} a .candidate in 1940, whom
would you like to see elected pres
ident?’’ these answers were given
* May ’39 , Today
I.’Dewey '(R) 15 6% 34 8%
2 'McNutt (D) 17 7% .. 110%
3.’Garner (D) .. 9.7%’ 9 4%
4 (R) 3.8% 8 3%
5 Hull (D) 5.... 38% 79%
All* others 29 6%
polls it bas been found
that 1 most college youth apparently
pay.no/attentlon to political party
Hubs! Many .who say their or their
parent’s sentiment lie with the Re
publican'*party select a Democrat,
and}viceiversa. Therefore, in the
results above thero is no attempt
to>separate Democrats, Republi-
+ + +
Wanted: Place
To Have Fire
Lion Shrine Suggested As
Possible Site For Rallies
I With a bonfire planned for the
| Thursday before the Pitt game,
there is still no permanent loca
tion available where such a cele
bratioti could be held
Bernard A Newman '4O. who
proposed the project, lias aunounc
ed that definite action is beiug
taken towards the establishment
of a Lion Shrine where such cele
brations could be conducted
Upon investigation it has beeu
found that the two bronre lions
which were to be used for the pro
posed shrine are not typical Nit
tany Lions but old English Hons of
the type which appear on coats
of arms
This idea has been abandoued
and Prof Burton K Johnstone,
head of the architecture depart
ment lias submitted to liis stu
dents a project foi drafts of a pro
posed shtlne of sculptured stone,
instead of the bronze one as orig
inally plaunod
In Survey
! i ' ' , |
cans, or any others.
Comparisons < with the polls of
the American Institute of Public
Opinion show that possible candi
dates leading among the nation’s
voters 1 aie the l same as among col
lege students.' With Republican
voters Dewey Is a favorite With
Democrats Garner is the leader,
and McNutt, who has been gaining
consistently, is second only>to the
vice president' Among students,
however, Garner led only in the
South „In every other section of
the country Dewey 'and McNutt
are more popular.
The answers above represent
opinions only ,>of those students
who have deoided on a possible
candidate. There is a large num
ber—about four, out of every 10—
who say they do not yet have any
particular choice.
Nittany Eleven In Good Condition
For Important Battle Following
Smashing Over Pennsylvania
Same State Team Which Faced Quakers
Will Be Likely Starters Against Cadets; - ;
Pepper Petrella Stars At Franklin Field
, By DICK PETERS
A lot of history has been made in upper New York state
since Columbus came across the Big Bathtub, but tomonow
afternoon Miehie Stadium will be the scene of anothei
conflict, this one on the gridiron In what may prone to be the
making or breaking of a successful Nittany Lion season
Penn State's pigskin warnois w.li clash with the Cadets
of the United States Mihtaiy Academy.
Now at their peak aftei
week's decisive upset over Penn/
the Lions left late last night foi
rheir third invasion of New York
State this fall A win tomorrow
would insure the Nittanymen a
good chance to take Pitt next Sat
urday, but on the other hand, de
feat would mean slipping back in
to the doldroms of an off-and-on
season
Lions in Good Shape
In perfect physical condition amt
in the best spirits since the season
opened, the ‘Lions will be even
money to take the Cadets in then
thud meeting Twfcce before, in
J 895 and 1900, the Lums and ,SoL-v
thers met In 1899, State was vic
torious, 6-0, and the year following
Kittled to a scoreless deadlock witn
the Army
Army this year has had a poor
season and looks nothing like pow
erful West Point aggregations of
the past Only little Furman and
Centre have fallen before the
Army guns, Columbia got a tie
and Yale, Notre Dame, and Hai
vaid have trounced the Future
Geneials m their last three staits
With the starting lineup against
Penn proving to be the best thus
far tlus year, it is likely that tin*
Lions ■will open against Army to
monow with the same eleven men
Alter and Vargo, ends; Platt,
Stravinsky tackles, Nemeth and
Mori, guards; Gajecki, center, and
lekes, White, Patrick, and Rollins
m the backfield
Penn Game Facts
The 45,000 fans who witnessed
the battle (’) at Philadelphia are
still wondering whether the Lion-,
were the same team they saw oi
heard about in the Cornell debacle
To point out one outstanding
star would be hardei to do than
find a loyal Penn rooter, but the
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Kemp Says Dance
Customs Reflect
Trends Of Times
If dancers are shagging and
trucking, the world is unsettled
If they glide serenely and smooth
ly over the flooi. it’s a sign that
happy tidings are in the uli
Take Hal Kemp's word foi it
The Southern maestro who will
play hero for Soph Hop next Fri
day night lias this to say*
“Dancing is noticeably affected
bj the times Styles dou’t just
come and go without reason In
normal happenings, the public was
satisfied to dance a, few steps for
ward, a few steps backward and
then call it a day Dipping, jump
ing up and down, anti Jltterbugging
ore in the vogue only when tbeie’s
umest
Jitterbug Philosophy
"It seems to give the youngsters
a ehance to assert themselves in
a definite nay The wilder they
dance, the more they can forget
the moment. The philosophy be
hind it.’ if there Is philosophy be
hind Jitterbugging, is that if they
can’t make a name for themselves
out In the world, they’re determin
ed to do it on the dance floor.
Kemp will come here next Fri
day night bringing with him his
hand featuring the Smoothies, Nan
Wynn, Bob Allen, Jack LeMfaire,
Eddie Klsby, Harry Wilford, and
Clayton Casp The dance will be
semi formal and will last from 10
p. m. to 2 a. m.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
♦ + ♦
Army Smoker
Will Feature
Fred Waring
Special Train Chartered
f Io Carry Slate Rooters
From NYC To West Point
Oveishadowed only by the Penn
State-Aimy game itself will be the
b g Pre-Game Smokei in the Hote 1
Pennsylvania tonight r "al; wliich ~
time several famous musical grad
uates and their organizations wi l .’
be present
Feature of the night will be
Fred Waring and lus entire as
j sembly which will occupy the
spotlight foi half an hour. Alex
andei Grey, noted baritone, wi*l
rendei several selections, and the
world famous Jimmy Leyden Male
Choi us will smg. The latter or
Students interested m attend
ing the radio broadcast from
New York City tonight by Fred
Waimg and Ins Chesterfield
Hour may make seat reserva
tions at Student Union desk up
to 10 a m. today The program
will be broadcast from the Van
derbilt Theatre on 48th Street
cast of Bioadway beginning at
7 p m. The first 15 minutes of
the bioadcast will be devoted to
the Penn State pre-game rally
j,nuization was lecently scheduled
to represent the United States in
a world-wide contest, but the out
bieak of war curtailed plans
Representing the student boay
will be the celebrated Blue Band
and many campus leaders. Carl P
Schott, dean of the School of Phy
s'cal Education and Athletics, and
membeis of the coaching staff will
delivei slioit talks
Special Train
The special train chartered to
take State rooters to the 'gaim.
will leave the West 42nd Street
Feriy at 10 55 a m. tomorrow. The
special will arrive at West Point
at 12 20 p ni, which will be in
aingle time for the West_Point
cadets’ dress parade. It will return
approximately 46 minutes after
the game and will arrive in New
York about 6 p ni.
Cost for the round trip is $1 45
The Blue Band will accompany the
fans, while the football team is ex
peeted to return on the tram.
IMA Admits New.
Unit; To Cooperate
With Pep Rally Plan
Admitting another new unit -to
the organization and going on rec
ird as supporting the proposed
Pitt game Pep Rally featured the
meeting of the IMA Central Coun
cil Wednesday night at the An
'chorage. ,
The Pioneer Unit is the new ad
dition to the IMA and brings the
total unit membership to' -17
houses. New individual member
ship cards will be issued within the
next week.
A committee headed by W. Rae
Herrmann *4l was named to sc*
cure keys for council members .