Penn State collegian. (State College, Pa.) 1911-1940, February 13, 1940, Image 1

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    Successor
To The Free Lance,
Established 1887
...
VOL. 36—No. ,37
~.:,t,t4ent
,Student
- , , _'. in
The SchoOrot Education
(This As the first in a series of
articlei dealing with the meth
ods used by the various schools
- . And departments in the College
to place their graduates, and the
succesethese methods have had.
With the recent announcement
„et the establishment, of a Gun.
bureau - here, the
~Collegian hopes to show the
''..'vantages of placement service.)
,
Fe , By RICHARD C. PETERS
successful placement bureau
, Iciut' hope*. operate unless much
-,wpark t is done and information giv
,en prior to the - graduation of the
' students." ' -
,Thus stated Dr Bruce V Moore,
professor of psychology and head
of: the highly-successful- student
plcicemerit,, bureau now 'in opera
tion in the School of Education
fln, ,our i" bureau," stated Dr
.MOore, s 'ltwo primary fondament
;als:', have pointed =to our success.
Eirst,"; in keeping students well in
formed on the actual working rof
, the bureau, and secondly, by hold
'ing periodic meetings of students,
especially seniors, in which we 'dis
cuss the possibilities of-future em
sploment and try to set up 'sched
ules .which will make those possi
bilities-most likely to become fac
'
Makes No Charge,
, - „:The bureau
ofthe . School of Ed
ucatton' make's no charge to the
students it 'benefits, Dr Moore
tiguited out and only demands that
all;fOrMs'uied in making applica
,ll4t,kriubt be m good style Cre
disnttals;of %Students :are sent only
anihe,request of employers and to
places'where vacancies are known
, - ,"Records.`corriptled by, the School
,
;Ediieation' diselose ,that
:araduiting,ristudents!.,dn.ll93,9,:qo;
t`_nent=;bureau; jBO have ''teaching
;pigitions,Vai'of;De'sember% 1,7'1939'
„Teablierebl home economic 'sub-
FjjaCta:and Industrial education;ma
'Jews Tarez , looiper- cent employed,
with': music `education instructors
.%etriloyed at'72. per cent. Forty-five
Vi per ;cent of the placements made
directly through the bureau
,:seryice
,;Asked to comment on the pro
;rimed central placement bureau
;;;Lor",_Moore stated "I think there is
t doft r inte need for, it and,l believe
- it, `tVlll..be ,successful However, I
/don't -believe it will be able to
replace pars I behev6 it-can help
*roreat deal by ,cooperating with
..those-now exisiting 'on, the 'cam
lams, ".
,:. 4 ' "..,. it
More en',Than Men :
f -Read,Collegianßegularly,
Readers' Survey Reveals
Surplisingly enough,, better' than
. o .epe r , cent more ,women read the
•dollegian with a higher percentage
of regularity than do men', returns
'''frona‘ the'llrae Collegian" Readers'
'lnterest - Poll showed yesterday'
''43o women students aur
^zveyaclz dy, the !MU, taken' at mid
,Lseipester ,registration, 348 or 80 9
4,er,,cenl, indicated that-they lead
qhe; ; Collegian regularly: \ Returns
itiom'men readers shdwed that 783'
'`or'
69 s,,per cent , out ol"the 1125
':cotitacted by the survey read:the
:Collegian each issue
(.Sixty-eight 'coeds, amounting to
8, per , cent 'of those Toiled, and
295 ,men,' 262 per cent,' said they
riga ~C ollegian'' occasionally
,Only 'four 'women" , and nine
ansin',ot the "1555 included in the
'survey :% asserted 4,that they' never
o:ead`an issue
'Totals for bOth men and women
shomthat 72 7 per, cent:of the'stu
dent body readithe Colleglarrregti
,larfy,-;? 23 3 per cent occastonally;
, t ; per cent 'seldom 'and`only one per
cent'nexdr .1"„
•,„Youni Mins ROTElward
medal fdr, rifle merits, '
awarded ' , annually to , the
,inststeilding , :tfieshinano rifier';in
ROTC zengineering s classeswas
this year Harold': W
;I,Yount; , 'Maien' 7 JOhn , :M:':' Ferguson
recently revealed.
• 1 4 . •
second bes*;Wes - 4takeit , iby,4liir-..1
,Ispy. ,, ,G?Allen ',Donaltil.ViyVardon`
4eit`ktiter-broitze , ljnedal,:or 4 third-,
ignenawaid: In class firing seven
linen, scored 'peifeet,grades;' , and a
` fr fhne4-Off -was] necessark:
Thisyner , for; the , firstaime sep,
',grate. awards were«gienn to 4 en
icirLeet and Infantry, units.: ",4
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Nittany Cagers Face Unbeaten NYU
Here, 8 P.M.-,TOmorrow; Lions Top
Cadets, 41-20, - For 4th Straight Win
Violet Courtmen Boast 12-Game Victory Streak;
Scotty Moffatt Scores 12 Points Against Army
As Teim Sinks Almost 50 Per Cent Of Shots
By BILL FOWLER
The tastiest basketball tidbit of the year will be served
up to local cage fans at 8 p. m. tomorrow, when the unbeaten
Violet machine of New York University exposes its 12-game
win streak to Coach Lawther's redoubtable outfit in Rec Hall
The Lions, who hit their season'st
peak in humbling Army 47-20, Sat
urday aftemoon,!should be in top
form for their toughest assignment,
after four straight wins NYU's
juggernaut will arrive in State Col
lege tomorrow after meeting Get
tysburg's quintet tonight,
"NYU has one of the best bas
ketball teams I've ever seen," John
Lawther said 'after watching the
Violet subdue Notre Dame by a
52-43 count in Madison Square
Garden Saturday - night. "They're
big and strong and rugged, and
they can hit,the basket from-any
range." . , ,
Violet Scores' 665 Points
Proof of the Lion 'coach's latter
statement is evident in the Violet
scoring record for the yeli• 665
points to their opponents' 389. Sy
racuse's cagers, who edged the lo
cals 27-24, took a 53.39 lacing
from the New York machine
Probable Violet starters will in
clude Robert Lewis, all-Metropol
itan left forward, Edward-Stevens,
rangy red-headed right , forward,
Irving Dubinsky, a rugged, defen
sive star, at -center, Benjamin
Auerbach, set-shot ace, at left
guard, and Ralph Kaplowitz, the
team's high-scorer, at right guard
All except Lewis are six feet , or
over -
The. Nittany starting five will
probably_ 'be made; up ,of Dick
Ciimes, 'wha':,sharwed'most'im
pfovament 'against' Army,-Johnny
BatilfNairfflßEciain . fiSiotty
ateand..ElmeT'GroSi' , ` -
Y . ' 'Own tie thedirst'hme - an.NYU
team, has' ever `perfOrmed on' ,Rec
Hall' hardwood The lase meeting
of the two teams was way back in
1924, when the-locals' triumphed
25-19 aeNew Yoirk
Not even, a brisk military 'en
gagement, for the Lions was their
47-20. romp to victory over the
Cadets'. at West -Point Saturday
Showing more offensive precision
than they have evidenced this sea
son„ the local quintet piled up a
decisive 23-12 halftime margin and
went on to'wm going away
Shooting Is Phenomenal
The erratic shooting which han
dicapped theNittanymen in their
early ,contests was completely ab
sent as they capitalized on '5O per
cent of their shots in the first half
and 44 in the second—a phenom
enal figure The victory gave the
locals nine wins and five losses
on the ledgeillo date
All the locals looked good Scotty
Moffatt paced the scoring with 12
points, Johnny Barr had 11-and
Norm Facusin 10 Sophomore Dick
Grimes, with eight points, played
his best game of the season, while
sophomore: Elmer Gross looked
good on the defense
Drive To Reduce
Injuries Planned
'Committee. eO. Data
A deteiMuied effort to reduce
student accident casualties in Col
lege
,shops and laboratories will
be Made in - the near' future ,Dr,
Charles Wagner, member Of the
College: Safety , Committee, an
nounced ,yesterday , •
-' ,A student ' accident report is now
izeing compiled by a sub-commit
tee of the Safety, Committee, Wag
ner„siid, dealing s ' with 'details of
student injuries; of the, past say
eraryears-and causes of the acci
dents'
Accident Report To Be Presented
This accident report win be` pre
sented , to"; the - Safeti Wee,
which.; will'-consider it in making
recommendations , to the ,College
Council,orAddilnistration as. to
what'stePs'should be taken
. o ,Wagner indicited that the Corn
mittee'might recommend ,standar
dilation of ':insteuctions. In chem-
Istry s .,ilabdratories,i, etc and the
purchasing of, Certain safety equip
ment tolreduce, danger from acid
burni, 'gal; explosions, , and' other,
hazards. 1, 'I , •
Z 658 STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1940
VIOLET WILIER
CLIFF McWILLIAMS
i~~-.t .b.,:~
WZI=ZZ
Fixed Equipment
Progress Cited
Chem-Physics Coritract
80 Per Cent Complete
While the Harrisburg office of
the General State Authority was
receiving bids on movable equip
ment this week, progress on fixed
equipment contracts was reported
by Joseph R. Ryan, resident GSA
inspector
Chemistry-Physics and Agricul
tural Science equipment was be
ing rapidly installed, with 80 per
cent of the former contract and
40 per cent of the latter complet
ed Ryan estimated, that the
Chemistry-Physics contract would
be finished in about two weeks
Poultry Building Receives
Equipment
Installation of feed' bins, trap
nests and'broodercoons in the new
Poultry building began last week,
Ryan reported, under, contract - 20.
lie estimated that contract 20 was
85 ,per cent completed in Mineral
Industues and 80 per cent in
Forestry •
Progress in the installation of
seats, lockers" and_ benches under
contracts 12 and' 15 was also an•
flounced by the GSA inspector,
who pi edicted completion of these
two contracts abed March 15
' Installation of equipment under
contracts 16, 21._ and 22, still in
production, ls expected to start
about March I
tepley To Do Research
Onllying ImOroiemeni
t 4 ~
Asia part/of the nation-wide
program, to improve flying in
struction offered te college stu
dents by the Civil Aeronautici
Authority, the National_ Research
Council has granted funds of
specified amounf,torDr William
M Lepley, assistant professor of
psychology, for, conducting re
search with the cooperation of the
flying unit recently established
here.
Dr Lepley, , who ltalas a private
pilot's license, will attempt to
evaluate and inipriaVe the methods
of selection and trUininrof stu
dent pilots The facilities and ad
vantages provided by the' instruc
tors and 30 studerits,now compos
ing 'the CAA' r flying , unit at Penn
State: will form' the. core of Lep
ley's research activities.
Freshman Candidates
For Collegian Staffs '
To Meet On Thursday
The initial meeting for fresh:
men candidates to the editorial
and business staffs of the Col
legian will be held' in Room
405, Old Main, at 8:15 p. m.
Thursday.
Any freshman, regardless: of
curriculum, is eligible to , report
as opportunities are numerous
on both staffs. A. William, En
gel, Jr. '4O, editor, and C. Rue.
sell Eck. '4O. business manager,
have - announced.
Weekly meetings will be con-
ducted for two; months in an ef-
fort to get the candidates more
familiar with the organisation
and functions of the paper.
Women To (lose
Informal Rushing
Thursday Night
Scheduled Social Events
Continue ; Silent Period
Ends Af 5 P.M. Safutday
Informal women's rushing con
tinues with scheduled parties, In
formal sorority house gatherings
without refreshments, visits ,to
freshman rooms, and restaurant
dates today, tomorrow and Thurs:
day
Individual contacts are permis
sible until 9 pm Thursday ,when
a two-day silent period begins
Contact between any sorority, wo
men and freshmen during this
time is illegal, big and little sisters
not excluded The silent period
ends
,at 5 p m Saturday
Each sorority holds two formal
TODAY
, Free Association.' Planned' par
t!es. - ,
TOMORROW : t. :",:,?,;1
'ties
THURSDAY
Free Association Planned Par
ties •
9 p .m Silent period begins. In
vitations issued for formal
parties -
- FRIDAY
Silent Period .1
1-5 p m ,Reply to invitations
SATURDAY .
5 p m. - Silent period ends
5•30-7 00 First formal party.
7 30'-9 00 Second formal party
9 p s m Silent period begins.
13M3
10 a m. Rushees receive bal
, lots ,
3 p m. Ballots must be re
turned
dinners Saturday,' one from 5'30
until 7 p m and the other from 7 30
until 9 p m Invitations for the din
ners will be distributed by the sor
orities after 9 p m Thursday
If a freshman has decided which
house she prefers; she accepts only
(Continued, on page two)
Mrs. Lewii Succumbs Of
Auto,Accident Injuries
Funeral services will be held for
Mrs Catharine M Lewis, wife of
Clifford M Lewis, College Associ
ate Public Information Editor, in
Cambridge Springs at 10 a m to
day. _
- Mrs Lewis received a fractured
skull in _an automobile accident
near Meadville Wednesday and
was taken to the Meadville Hos
pital where she died at 4 p m
Sunday , The couple was married
last August.
68% OF Stu
By Student Opinion Surveys '
AUSTIN, Texas, February 12—
A majority of American college
students themselves, even mem
bers of fraternities and sororities,
disapprove of the gstod old campus
tradition of hazing -
The , most' recent national poll
of the Student Opinion Surveys of
America , indicates that only 32 per
cent of all students approve of the
pranks and punishments 'to which
initiates and freshmen have been
subected for generations The Penn
State,' Collegian, is, One 'of the
co
operating members of the Surveys,
which conducts, th 6 only 1 scientific
samplings of U S. campus thought
' It is important to point out that
the 68 per,cent' who declared they
were against hazing, 20 per cent
specified 'that they , frowned (only
PSCA To Hold
eace Forum
1-
ebrUar3r 20
f ; Kirby Page And Other
Notables To Discuss
,'x' t
International Relations
fl A forum on international rela
tions and peace will be held by
the PSCA in Schwab Auditorium
February 20, it was announced by
Harry W Seamans, general seers-
Airy, yesterday. He added that
Kirby Page, who previously has
spoken on the campus regarding
the same topic, will be one of the
principles and several other not-
Aide men in the field of politics
are being considered
lithe' forum will be open to stu
nts, faculty and townspeople and
Aill,be conducted somewhat along
the lines of the one in which Nor-1
Thomas was the central flg
ae,a few years ago, Seamans stet
eill,Pollowing a discussion of the
tpic by the main speakers, the
[bar_ will be turned over to the
audience for a general discussion
",How We Build For Permanent
Peace
,AtKirby - Page, well known
throughout the nation for his out
standing work in religious educe
tip affiliated with youth, will also
'deliver several speeches to faculty
and students during 'his stay on
;u1 campus As a pelt of the pro
gam, will address an All-CA
( kneeling planned for February 19
lie'„is also scheduled to speak at
dne of the Lenten vesper services,
itlhas been announced by Chair
khan Walter N Shambach '42
T
r
Debates Slated
fort This Week=end
Conch; Conway To Meet
lAvSelon Hall Squad Away,
• arsitrldebate atsSeton - Hill,
in 'exhibition debate at Hunting
don: and a freshman invitational
debate convention here will high
light this week's debate activity
Eddie G Couch, Jr, '4O and
Thomas D Conway '4O will com
prise' an affirmative tdam which
meets Seton Hill at'Greensburg to-
I morrow night, debating the clues
ton'., Resolved—that the basic
blame for the present European
war rests with the Allied Powers
' Thursday night Roger F Scott
'4O, John D Wright '43, Julian F
Gold '4l and John R Wishart, Jr,
'4l will present an exhibition de
beate,in the high school at Hunt
ingdon They will argue the ques
tion of United States isolation
The freshman debaters will play
host to representatives from three
colleges and two junior colleges
next-,Frlday and Saturday, when
both Isolation and war guilt ques
tions will be discussed
1 Third place in the Grove City
Debate Tourney was won by four
Penn - State representatives at
Grove City Saturday Twelve col
leges ;were represented at the tour
nament, which was won by Grove
City,,With Mt. Mercy second
.
hike To Talk At Smoker
r William W Lake, Bellefonte. at
to' ney, will address the Pi Lambda
Sigma smoker for pre-legal stu
dents to be held at 8 p m Thursday
in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house
All,,pre-legal students have been
urged to attend , .
Rhoades Named Secretary
Emmett E "Dusty" Rhoades,
Pearl, State's head cheerleader
during the 1937-38 term, has been
appointed field secretary Col the
Centre County Motor Club
eßts, Oppos'
on corporal pimishinent.,llaimless
tricks, this group declares, are all
right. Other practices that many
schools havb attempted to ban,
such. as paddlings and electric
shocks however, are not all right
Combining all types of students,
almOst half of them-48 per cent—
expressed unqualified disapproval
of,hazing
The 'canvass produced strong
evidence that the "popular" 'nit's
tiofi,customs that have long existed I
on most campuses are on a decline,
shoiving, that there is disapproval
even, among a majority of members
of 'l , preek letter societies which
sponioi the annual "hell week"
NoOlfraternity men and women
we're more vigorously against, only
30 per cent approving, as-compar
edlwith 38 for organized students
Suiiirislngly enough, a greater
Central Council Of IMA Votes
To Become Unit Of National
Group OVlndependent Men
I CHAMPIONS IMA
DEAN ARTHUR R. WARNOCK
5 Seniors Remain
In Award Voting
Junior Board To Cast
final Vote In 2 Weeks
Narrowing down the field of el
igibles for the annual Collegian
Outstanding Senior Award, the
Junior Board is not. deciding on
live of the most prominent sen
iors It is expected that a final
vote will be forthcoming in at least
two `,
, weeks ,
- -,-.: At - i'lneetcrig-StiViday=niglit, the
Collegian Junior Board eliminat
ed five of the original 10 candi
dates and now is confronted with
the problem of deciding who of the
remaining five is most outstanding
At the next meeting of the electors,
two candidates will be selected
and then a final vote will be taken
shortly before the date of presen
tation, which has been set for
March 2
No Co-Winners Can Be Chosen
According to a precedent which
will be followed i igidly this year,
there can not be co-winners Con
sequently the Junior Board is tak
ing precaution in considering the
merits of ithe eligible senors
The trophy which will be award
ed to the outstanding senior be
tween halves of the Penn State—
Pittsburgh basketball game will be
similar to that of the last two
years It will consist of an 18-inch
figure of Victory mounted on a
square base
Engineers Shift Hop Dale
From April To March 12
The annual EIIgIIICeI . 5
Flop will
be held on Fiiday, March 11 in
stead of the previously announced
date of Aplit 12 The sudden
change of the date was the result
of a shift in the proposed date of
the engineering inspection 'rips
The dance committee appointed
by Jerome N Goodman '9O and
Michael Balog, Ji , '4O is Ter
ence C Hai twell '4O and Ai clue R
Cornell '4O, co-chan men, George
R Keehn '4O, David 0 McKinley
'4l and David R Benjamin '4l
The co-chairmen also announced
that the dance will be semi-formal
and will be held in Recreation
Hall The Campus Owls will play
d To Hazing
numbei of freshman-34 pee Lent
—were I'm hazing than all students
combined
"Do you approve or dibappiove
of college hazing 9" was the ques
tion asked by the interviewers of
a sample of students so selected
that the results reps esent the total
opinions of all college and univer
sity enrollments in the United
States The complete national tab
ulations are as follows.
ABCD
Approve . 32% a% 30% 34%
Disapprove .38 42 ,50 40
Disapprove only of
corporal punish.'
men! . ,20 20 20 20
' A—All students.
B—Fraternity and sorority mem
bers.
C—lndependent students.
D—Freshmen only.
Evans States Decision Was Made After Year's
Organizing Brought Over 2,000 Into Fold;
Dean Warnock Commends Council On Good Work
As a climax to independent unification on the campus,
the Central Council of the IMA voted unanimously to become
a member of the national organization of independent men,
it was announced yesterday by Piesident Clarence H Evans
'4O A representative of the campus gr oup will attend the
national conference scheduled for Purdue University April
2 to 4
The decision to join the national
group has come after a year of
organizing the independent men
into 17 units on the campus The
period during which the movement
has taken place has seen the IMA
number over 2,000 students Presi
dent Evans slated that the move to
become affiliated with the national
group was reached only after the
council considered itself strongly
embed locally
Members Approve Ball
At the monthly meeting of the
council held at the BRE Club
1 Thursday night, the representa
tives went on record as sanction
ing an IMA Ball scheduled foi
March 30, a periodical news sheet
for IMA activities, and authorized
I a committee to•purchase keys, re
tembling the type used by the
Northwestern University council
Highlighting the meeting was an
I address by Dean of Men Arthur R
Warnock in which the dean com
mended the'council on the .excell
ent work it has done during its
fist year He emphasized the bene
fits that independent men have de
i ived socially and the unification
that they now have
"The IMA has had much mole
success than I had even hoped for
at this time last year," Warnock
declared "The IMA will develop
the nersonality'Of the - iddeipen s denti
Just as the fraternities have been
dOing in giving their men social
benefits and encouragement in the
various campus activities
Penn Staten Prepared Technically
Speaking of the recent finding
of the alumni" committee on the
proposed placement bureau, War
nock informed the council that
employers have found Penn State
men efficiently prepared technic
ally, but that they lack the social
polish He explained that was why
he previously emphasized the
greater social advantages the IMA
is providing
"We haven't been emphasizing
holding the jobs and getting them
by personality This actually is
very important and must be con
sidered," he declared
President Evans also stated that.
the committee on new units Ls con
centrating its efforts and expects
to have five additional units pre
sented for approval by the nest
meeting
Dengler To Speak
On Greek Poetry
Talk On Greek Anthology
To Feature LA Lecture
"A Galland of Greek Floweis"
is the topic Dr Robert E Denglei,
head of the depai tment of classical
languages, will discuss in the thud
of the series of Liberal Arts Lec
tures in the Home Economics Au
ditorium at 710 p m. tonight
In his speech, Di Dengler will
discuss the collection of poetry
known as the Greek Anthology
He plans to elaborate on its his.
toly of development, characteris
tics of its make-up, the literacy,
social and cultural value of its
contents
"The collection covers a longer
peliod of time than any other com
parable material known and is of
great value not only for the ex
quisite gems that it contains, but
.. for the curious and surprisingly
contemporary qualities of human
existence that it portrays," he ha.,
explained
Center Club Will Dance
The first annual semi-formal
Campus Center Club dance, open
to members and friends, will be
held at Theta Kappa Phi fraternity
Saturday, Isabel 14 Stamsky '4l,
chairman, announced yesterday.
Dancing will begin at 0 . p in
with music provided by the States
men Tickets, which are priced at
$1 50, may be obtained at Student
Union.
COMPLETE
CAMPUS
COVERAGE
PRICE FIVE CENTS
McWilliams Acts
To Bring Revival
Of Health hard
Harris Named Chairman
Of New Body, Which Has
Seven '3B-'39 11-3mbers
See editorial, "Mediator For
Better Health." on page 2
Il Clifton McWilliams, Ti 4p,
all-College president moved ye -
terday to bring te‘ival of the Ste.-
dent Health Boaid v,hich last year
developed the new ho - pital.zat ri
plan when he named three I.CW
members to the Boaid, leappomt
ed seven of last %eats membe^s,
and announced WSGA Senate
would make' two additional ap
pointments tonight
Honey M T Hari is '4O, a mem-
ber of the Boaid last Year, wa
named chairman by MeWlll , ara -
The new 'appomtees ate, Qlten ;
1111 - VP'COUCh - 740, - Ftadh 11 Flynn
'43 and Edward C Vogel '43
Members leappo.nlecl t.ie IT.t
Alice Rle ' 4 O Edelr V 801 l
'4l, Adam A Srmsei 41, rianlel
T Balmer '42 Alice M Muririv
'42, and Chatleq L VPnltit .gcn
'42
At McWilliams' I Cfl U, t two
women will be nominated foi the
1 Board at the WSGA Senate meet
ing tonight When these appoint
ments ate made the Board mem
bership will include two men and
one woman born each class,
Organized last veal at the ^ug
gestion of Di Joseph P Ritenoui,
director of the College Health
Selma, the Board sin veyed stu
dents on their attitudes i egai ding
the Health Service and from its
surveys developed the hospitaliza
tion plan which the Hoard of
Trustees approved last month
and which %%nil go into effect ne , t
September
Since its plan was hist present
ed to the Trustees last June the
student mono has been inactive
and faded to lecuganize when
College ieopened last Fall
Registrar Discovers
Spanish Manuscript
Exceedingly Difficult
A da t k-complevoneci black
hatted lad walked Into the Regis-
Vat's Office last week and maimed
if he might change his coui , ,es
"Of course, but you will have to
get the winten consent of your
patents," William S Hoffman, the,
College tegishat, replied
Nothing mote was said, the lad
left, he knew his patents would
mite a letter giving then consent
It would be a 't ety simple mattet
A week passed, then one day a
letter mimed at the Registrar's
Office It was postmat lied some
where us South America Hoffman- -
opened the letter Enclosed was
a page and a half of writing horn
the boy's patents, but, in Spanish
After hours of dilemma, the let
ter was finally sent to Prof Paul
R ,Daugherty, head of the Span
ish depaitnient, who sent a note
to the Regishar's Office which
said, "His pat eels say it's OK"
The College Registrar is still
wondering what was in the Ictlei,
and also, is debating whether or
not he should enroll in a laige
number of foie i g n language,
courses
Photographer Named
Robert Serating '4l has been
appointed official phologlaphcr of
the Drydock Club, Edgar V Hall,
'4l, manager, announced yester
day