Committee Changes Location Of Nittany Lion Shrine THIS IS BOWPOIN'S SHRINE prominent Campus Spots Proposed; Bowdoin’s Famous Granite Bear Weighs 14 Tons ;W<X .tllass Of 1912 Gives ' College Statuary - By, Roth .Theoretically,'standing on top of r the world/ but realistically; situat ed bn the campus of Bowdoin' Col lege'as a. monumental shrine - The / monyment' is made up of thiee^ pieces of granite supplied by a gianite.works at'Westerly, R I, at a'cost of |BO per v cubic'foot The 'lOons of granite which make up Hhe - Bowdoin - Bear, ” the pedestal, and 4 'tho!world upon which the ani mal iCBtanding,' [ is J the finest stone tCUtMn ahe'-Unlted; States Class, of- of 'Bowdoin ‘utTfirst gave cut from v marble, bu£ "because of ,weather condition at # Me,’marble was-not Relieved to-be sufficiently..durable lo withstand the severe conditions. - A,-, - y Roth Does Work* l , ,' ! ‘ . "VThls remarkable ptece ‘of sculp- ( "luring-' was turned out by F G -R Roth of Englewood, N J,,for Os* Class,.oC„l9l2.- 'Roth-hafe'an inter national standing which gives him the title of Iho leading sculptor of animals oiuthis; continent s , ' Y-The noted' sculptor, has done work! on othei * college campuses besides! * Bowdoin \He! sculptured W-Lion on ? Columbia. -University’s ‘field,' and alsoHurnecL'out'tiTe tiger cats icroucliing'on -the gateposts at I football field - at jPrlnceioa University. ~ 1 ' 'Seward,‘‘J f Wtarsh, f ’l2 of Bow doin. commenting,upon the work don 4 by Roth and speaking In con-„ nection, with the pioposed Plans for a Nittimy Lion Shtlne at Penn State, said .‘‘My‘committee would i join me In" saying'we believe Bow- t doin'now has a piece, of statuary, which ,has’value’far in excess of ( tfie money-we put into it It would bn my'feeling r that Mr',Roth could giveUPenn'/ Statel a .Nittany Lion’ that would 4 bring Wrauch salfsfac- ] tion Uo < coufd any.totlier, of ? the‘ great .sculptors ”, Owl'll clarify,lts" position against - f ? v ‘ 3 ’ t-.'' -f -r ' * fie; D i es Comm i tt e e, nexVlsiue.' All comment ion the'-'controversy.f la, moot. .’and, y It .'space par. bo|, printed.. Let a C-fhav«>rsomexJcomm«ntl-rWjiat ido^WnnlSt'atetTrflNK?rS.~' Outstanding Sculptors Consulted by Hyslop For Shrine-Erection „Through the coopeiation of Francis E. Hyslop, instructor in fine arts, several of the most out standmg'sculptors in the nation have been consulted 'regarding lnformatfon" on a Lion Shrine John B Flanagan, and Heinz' Warneke of New York City and Carl Milles of Detroit, arc noted sculptors who are expected to present estimates and plans > P G R. Roth, who did the sculpturing on the famous Bow din may also be consulted Cabinet Tables IMA flat Plan Pergrin ’4O To Represent College At Student Confab The All-College Cabinet, after ; considerable debate, tabled action on the IMA hat society and re- | ferred the problem to a committee headed by Wallace H Dunlap ’4O, for further recommendations, at the Cabinet meeting Monday night ' Aftcr f the proposed new-hat, so ciety constitution had beeri-present edvto the, Cabinet, itwas-decidcd to postpone the final 'decision ion' 'the mattei until the Cabinet’s next meeting' ,The main purpose of the new so ! ciety was defined as, '‘ln ordei to ‘ give l recognition to those on this 'camp3s who. render service to the 1 College and student body without I thought of individual attainments or other selfish motives ” - David E. Pergrin ’4O, reported that the basic ROTC students fa vored an anti-aircraft unit, if an additional unit js r to be added, ,but that action on the matter will not 1 be started until next month . Per grin'was'elected to represent the Cabinet at the student government convention m Minneapolis, Minn, over the Christmas vacation. ' Pies. H. Clifton McWilliams ap pointed a committee to investigate' College recognition of the ice hock ey team. The appointees were Gro veriA.-rWashabaugh' ’4O, Mary H. O’Conner-’4o^;and' SamuelGallu Bonfire Place May Be Separated From Statue—Newman, Instead of being located m a “corn field,” or at the site of the Pitt pep rally, as originally pro posed, the sculptured Nittany Lion Shnne will .be erected at some piominent location on the campus, if the plan submitted by the Shrine Committee is approved by the Co 1 - lege Administration, j The overwhelming number of students who votsd in the recent Collegian poll, that the Shnne should be erected at a location where the majority of the students pass daily were largely responsible for the altering of the committee’s plans Student opinion largely favored two locations for the project, on the front campus in front of Old Main, or m the center of the new Liberal Arts quadrangle Commenting oh the unexpected , change, Bernard A Newman ’4O, chairman ‘of the Shnne Commifc ! tee stated, “The Nittany Lion will , be an r artistic ,and expensive piece i.of sculpture, and 'should not be 1 hidden away in some field.” I Bonfire Site Separate Since so many of tne students favored locating the shrine on the front campus the Shnno Commit tee is considering separating the bonfire site from the Shrine, New man stated . i Othci pioposed .landmarks con sidered’ weie 'Roc Hall, the Mall, and the ficld v east'of White. Hall, but these locations wcie either too obscure, or did, not offer proper space,for the shnne Pending the ainval of th* sketches and estimates of the Nit tany Lion Shnne from outstand ing sculptors in New Yoik and Detroit, the Committee will prob nhly hold up futuie plans , EXAM . SCHEDULE .The first semester exam sched ule will be published In the next issue of the Collegian, Tuesday, December 19. - * ’ t v Work on the final-exam slate Is now being rushed to comple tion by* Scheduling Officer Wat kins, in order that students may have It to consult during Christ mas ' •" > Be to get your copy next ..Tuesday. ' 1 BLI VOL. 36—No 27 Z6sB||V INDEPI Ice Skating f Is Arrangedi On Campus Experiment Flooding Of Practice Gridiron', Planned Next Month Dav and night skating facilities' will be made available on the cam pus next month with the expert-' mental flockhng of the piactitc football field by the College - Under piescnt plans the field just above the College tennis courts will be spiayed with water ri\d allowed to freeze in layers to a thickness of several inches At night the field lighting equipment will be put into use Some difficulty is expected in. piping watei to the field as there arc no ncaiby outlets, but othci wise all necessuiy aiiangements". 'axe complete, and the success of the plan .will depend on cold weath er - No Hockey On Rink As the rink will not have boaidsat w ilbnot-be -practical :£or it maynbe used as. a practice field by the unofficial 'Penn State hoc-* key team which this year is par ticipating in the Pennsylvania In teicollegiate'Hockey League just organized The field will be kept flooded whenever weather is freezing-and a new surface of water, will be sprayer on every night after the skaters have left to fill up pores and gashes Flooding Gradual When tne field is first flooded a thin layci of water will' be sprayed on and allowed to freeze ior an hour, then followed with another spraying, and so on until the'desned thickness is attained The system which is being used here experimentally was studied m New York citv last week by Dr Carl P Schott, dean of the School of Physical Education and Athletics It will not requite the expensive clay surfacing of the aiea which many persons thoughc would be necessary if a link were established Hat Societies Sponsor Dance Leyden's Band AVill Play; Football Movies Featured Grab a date and a can of food — slip into some infoimal clothes— borrow 75 cents from a fraternity brother, and you’ic all set to at tend that extra-novel social event, the Charity Ball, tomortow night -} Jimmy Leyden, newest campus swing sensation, and his rythm dishci-outcib will hold sway in Ret; Hall from 0 to 12 p m Added,at traction will be the showing of moving pictures of that fai-famed gnd triumph, the Pittsburgh-Penr State tilt of 1939 < ' Food to Go to Poor Hero’s u social event with i real puipuse behind it The can of vegetables and fruit will be d< rated to the Local Welfare Con nuttec, and will help to sprea some Chustinus cheer in the fori cf full stomachs to local jioor. - FCO thcrmoic, whatevei mon taty profits aie earned by the a' fair will be turned over to tl Student Weifaie Committee Th proup, headed by Mis Ralph I Hetzel, to establish 100 funds for use by needy students Dance First of Kind The dance, first of its kind i recent years, was conceived at! sponsoied by the campus hat s eicties The committee m charj: includes all hat society president: G. Wanen, Elliott ’4O, Skull ar Bones; George E Ritter ’4O, Pan Nous, G. Edward 1 Spencer/4 1 Blue Key, William K. Bates ’4 I Friars; l and c Robert D._Baird?*4 *1 Druids.. 5 r ' ' i A | . ,v V, ‘ STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1939 PRICE FIVE CENTS' [DENTS SWEEP 1943 OFFICES flu Cases Decline I From All-Time High I' | The epidemic of gabti o-ml ‘the campus last week seemed c pensary calls tapered off fror -!•; + + + Rumors Of Flu epidemic Stir jlnited Press f; Gov.-James Is Reported Deluged With Pleas For S Release of Sick Co-Eds * .'tj’One hundred und fifty gills des jtierateiv ill’ Students pi evented “'from escaping the epidemic by vii -E&nous College authorities’ Ftan stfc parents siting Governoi James ffri help’ 1 the diumutlc tulc* the Sflttsbiugh United Pi ess lepresen- got wind of Moiidaj when p rtroits seeped through‘to his of fice of strange doings in the Nlt ’tpny mountains It loked like a -scoop of epic proportions’ Ijtat ‘UP To The Rescue StQuickly the r UP man sent a bum- siate jcfollege 'Here’s the teletype mes .sage Don Sanders at the Ccntie Daily Times recoiled Monday af ternoon Reported epidemic intestinal flu at State College stop one dormi tory 150 girls iIT and school author ities refuse to let students lea\e for home stop Reported parents wiling Governor James stop Pio tect (investigate) Alas—Not True Unfoitumitely, the stor> was slightly exaggeiated About ninetj girls weie bllghtly. inland* no school holiday was granted As far as can be ascertained, Go\er nor James was not bothered b> a deluge of telegiams It was but the work of a moment for the Cen tie Dally staff to get the debunk ing answer aw'aj to this staitling message | However—it would have made a wonderful stoiy’ Bentley and Putney Head Mrs. Hetzel’s Charity Committee Roniig Will Present ( Plan For Endorsement Miss Matilda A Bentley, assist ant dean of women, and John A Putney, PSCA secretary, were named co-chairmen of Mrs Ralph D Hetzel’s committee last week, and Russell E Clark, college bui sar, was elected , treasurer m charge of the finance committee. One-third of WSGA Christmas donations will go to an emergency fund for gifts and loans to needy students ‘All money will be super vised by Mr. Clark's committee of two students, faculty and adminis tration members Jane A. Romig '4O, president of WSGA, will present the fund plan foi , student" endorsement at the next meeting of the All-College Cabinet Hyslop Will Address Art Group Tonight Francis E Hyslop, Instiuctor in fine arts, will lead a discussion on Pennsylvania painters at the sec ond meeting ot the newly organ ized'Friday Evening Art gioup in the" 2nd floor lounge of Old Wpiin at S' o’clock tonight This group has grown from a small number of studenJa interest ed'in learning more about art to an open meeting to which botli students and faculty members are invited. 4 ' Sign Now For PSCA Trip r vßuth"Mabee, PSCA secretary has 'CBjnced that all students inter* In going on the Association’s k-Bali Chftdtmas vacation social V Piry trips should sign up at the fULa, office hefere i leaving school. ofeiru-vA/eeKiy itestina! influenza which struck on the decline yestei day as dn>- m an all-time high of 347 on Monday. 145 Calls On Saturday Lust Saturday was the biggest m the 25-vear histoiy of the Health Service with 145 calls in the half day the dispensary wus open Fiom Monday’s peak, the total uumbci of calls dropped to 245 on Tuesday and to 235 by Wednes day Yesterday’s figures are nos yet available The worst day of the epidemic was Monday, and women weie the most affected with 176 flu illnesses leported Figures compiled by the health seivicc showed the extent Feeling In Bed 111 58 48 .. 8 27 30 5 - 10 5 5 Athci ton MacAlhster Women's Bldg Giangc Soiorities Totals . Although a laigci number of students were affected than ever before m the history of the Col lege,v -sicknes swas not nearly as great, nor the disease as senous, as dunng the influenza epidemic of 1918-19 At that time the Health Seivicc was praised for keeping deaths uow'n to six In the present epi demic, many of the students re ported ilj have not even had to go to bed and none was seriously sick Night Club Will Feature Santa Kris Kringlc Will Present Gifts At Party Tonight "Silent Night” will roar out of the Old Mam, 1 cellar tonight as cleat-eyed students, still sobei af tci lound on round of drinks, hold u Christmas celebiation 10 days early in the waveung candlelight of the new Diy Dock soft drmlc mtc club Everything is set for the kind of a show that would make veteran night club gocis sit up and take notice—with blinking eyes Santa Cluus will ainve, fully clothed, and with gifts for everybody The appearance of the red and white gentleman will unleash a program of carol singing planned lo lock the sides of Old Mam Ned Staitzel will act as mastci of ceic momes Mistletoe will hang in "appro priate” spots in the club and a decorated Chnstmas ticc will be set up Dancing will last'fiom 9 p m to midnight Reservations may be made at Student Union until this evening Vespers, Carol Sing Mark Christmas Fete The musical vespei seivicc by the College Choir Sunday and the auminl caiol sing Momtav night will highlight Penn State’s pie- Chnstmas musical piogram , The Choir's annual service has been slated foi Recreation Hall at 3 p m Suniiav instead of the regular 31 a m chapel hour The Caiol sing will again be held in fiotit of Old Mam at 0 p m Monday Reversing former piocedurc, the PSCA will hold its woislup seivice in the Hugh Bpavei Room at B*3o p m before the sing. The College Choir of 112 voices, under the direction of Prof Rich- All coeds will have 10 o’cloeks foi the caiol sing Monday night, und a one o’clock permission Tuesday night before Christmas vacation, WSGA Senate announ ced at its meeting, Tuesday night. ard W Grant, will sing numerous selections $t Sunday’s service A 12-piece trombone choir, trained by | ALL ABOARD Special Christmas trains will be operated next Wednesday and on January 3 for students going home over the holidays. The trains will leave State College via the Bcllefontc Cen tral at 12*10 p m next Wednes day for Altoona, Cresson, Johns town, Latrobe, Grcensburg (making connections for Con nellsvillc and Uniontown), East Liberty, Pittsburgh and points west At Bcllefontc immediate con nections will be available for Lock Haven, Emporium, Kane, Coiry, Eric, Williamsport, Sun buiy, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and intermediate stations Spe cial leturn scivicc will be ai ranged January 3 to reach heie in time for first classes. Railroad representatives will be at Student Union desk aftei 8 30 a m. on Monday IFC, IMA Work To Close Rift Two Groups Press For Soc*al Co-operation, Clarence H Evans ’4O announ ced that the IFC has signified wilk, Ingriess’to' co-operate'wifh*’ the IMA" m promoting bettei feeling be tween fraternity and independent men at the meeting of the IMA Central Council at the Penn Haven Unit Wednesday night Evans stated that the IFC has submitted the names of nine fia tcrnities who have agreed to open their houses to independent units for dances or parties if that unit doesn’t have space to hold such functions He urged the units to icply quickly and stressed the ad vantages of such a proposal. To Hold Dance It also was announced that the IMA will hold its first all-membei function Maich 30 Tentative plans are for a closed dance with a campus orchestra as the attrac tion In connection with social af fairs it was Stated that the Mac Hall and Atherton Hall waiters have planned a joint Christmas paity in the Sandwich Shop to morrow night f Approval of the hat society com mittee to further its work until the next meeting of the All-Col lege Cabinet >was granted. The committee reported that if recog nition is granted, the society will get underway at the beginning of next semester. Penn State Club Will Hold New Year Dance The Penn State Club annual All-College New Year dance will be held in Rcc Hall, from 9-12 p m on January G, it was announ ced yesterday The dance will be informal and Rex Rockwell’s orchestra will pio vide the dance music. Fiank Gullo, associate piofessor of music, and a saxophone quartet will also be featured. -Over 130 students will take part in the Carol Sing entertainment Monday night, Rosemary E. Hai ris chairman, has announced. Besides the College Choir, the trombone choir, and the saxophone quartet, the Men’s Glee Club is also on the program A Christmas reading by Ray mond W Tyson of the division of speech, is listed Assisting in the service aie Wildred E Watrous '4O, J. Howard Mendenhall '42, Mac Brown '4l and Catherine E Colman '42. Yeager Tops Ticket, Wins By 460-251 Frosh- Independent Win Ist On Record; Voters Set Mark By WILLIAM E. FO,WJ_ER Making a clean sweep of all five freshman, class offices, the Inde pendent Party thoroughly trounced the All-College group 1 in heavy balloting Tuesday Eugene R Yeager, running weii ahead of the rest of his slate, pil ed ,up 460 votes—exactly 209 moio The freshman Independent Party, in a statement to the Col legian yesterday, expressed its wish to thank members of the class of ’43 for their support and pledged itself to carry out its platform and duties to the best of its ability than the total of W Byion Riley, All-College candidate George A Palmei, vice-presidential aspirant, topped Dennis V Gainey by the same margin In the secietarial fight Wilhel ,meiua~ Rooth, 405 to 305,’’while Paul H Richards oveishadowed Charles B. Ruttenberg, 441 to 2G9, to eup tuic the post of treasurer Best showing of any All-College candidate was mude by Jacqueline Shaffei, w'hose 331 votes fell only 50 shoit of the 381 polled by John M McLaughlin foi historian 712 Votes Cast The victoiy marked the fust time in College history that the Independent Paity has captured a ficshman class election; while the 712 ballots set a new high for fust year voting It was a remaikably clean, well managed election, with no penalties foi code violation levied against either party The polls, ongmally scheduled to close at 5 15 pm, were kept open until 7 p m by special request of the All-College Cabinet, enabling about 100 additional freshmen to \ote Forum On War Slated Monday Social Problems Club Will Discuss American IJeace A panel discussion and forum on wai will launch the Social Prob lems Club’s campus-wide peace piogiamTil Home Economics Audi .orium at 7 p m Monday With a new' program and poht\ ai ranged, the Club will cndeavoi to make the student body "an alert, conscious group, ready to stop any move which might involve America in Europe’s war.” Piof John P Selsam willUegm the discussion with “The causes of the conflict.” Prof. John H Fej guson will talk on “Should we stay out,”., ami Prof Arthin H Rcecle, will discuss “The economic dangci of involvement ” Prof Joseph F O’Brien, of the diviston of speech, will be chan man Recital Features Christmas Music A special piograiu of Clulstmas music will feature tills week’s Sat urday Evening Record Concert in the music room, fourth floor. Old Main, ut J 30 p m, tomoriow*, Richard A Welters '42, concert chairmun, unqpunced today Wolteis also stated that the con certs of classical recordings aie open to the public each week and that ftom 70 to 80 music lovers can be taken cure of at each ie cital. Included in the Christriias pro gram will be Tchaikovsky’s "Nut cracker Suite,” Wagner’s "Sieg fried Idyll,” and Bach’s “Prelude in G Minor.”
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