Penn State collegian. (State College, Pa.) 1911-1940, March 08, 1940, Image 2

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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
suceecqor to Thr nee I.OIICC. established 1867
nth!Pled nernhdteekle during the College year, except
on hsilonse its 'Palen 4 of The Pennsylsania State College,
in the interest of the College the students, faculty, alumni,
end fr ends
Pun
Just before the Temple game got underway
Wednesday night, Coach Johnny Lawthei Wined
around and asked the boys behind him*
"When does Fritz Kreisler play here'?"
"Tomori ow," was the answer
"Good," said Lawther "I don't want any fid
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A WILLIAM ENGEL JR. '4O, Editor filing around tonight "
C RELY. LL FCh 10, Ihmlnets Mann,er 1 Ai Education
Hymn I. C:000 '4O Women n Ilhtor
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Associated Collefstate Press
Distributor or
Collegiate Digest
Mit ANUI'L ROTH •40 BURTON C WII LIS, 110 '4O.
Mnnoeln4 Folltor Ails °Witold Monger
no ispß r It WILSON '4O MORTON NIDMAN '4O
Sports Fd tor Cirrolittinn Alt nutter
BERNARD A NEWMAN '4O DORIS OUTMAN 40
N.ns Filitor Stnlor Secretory
~rortcE 10, SCHLFSS 'lO TANC.T STORY '4O
Maitre ItAlitor Assistant St nior SectotorY
PAM DAI.III. MAN IR '4O W BRADLItY OWENS 'PI
Assist .nt Montorinz E ll'or M M
ont N,. Editor
HEM* UT NI I'SON '4O PH) lIIS R CORDON '44
Assist:Bit Sports Editor Assktoot WestotO s La tor
Associate Editors
II iyaril Bloom . 41 /filbert II Lane '4l
Witliiin I/ I ow!. r '4l C lunird I If' MrLnrle '4l
I — Mar V Hall '4l Rh bard C Niers '4I
'' Adnm, . Smiler '4l
Women's Associate Editors
raves, n Rkl 141 41 - Its L 1141T«i•n '4l
Vera 1, hemp '4l
Associate Business Managers
Leivi tense S Griever '4l
Rol Sri, G Robinson '4l
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Catered as second-elms matter July 5 1934, at the frost.
aril, la State College. Pa, under the art of March 3, 1879
Friday, March 8, 1940
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS
PRESIDENTIAL YEAR, whether one
likes it of not, is , upon us again.
Keeping pace with the ever-inci easing
"movements of the Democratic Donkey and
/ -
the Republican Elephant, college and uru
versity students are gradually taking a
more and more part in party political
actiV'ities, according to the Associated Col
legiate, Press.
So far as can be deter mined at the pi es
cnt time, the winter book iankings of the
political horses seem to be Dewey as the
fayFite, with McNutt (carrying Democrat
ic colors) picked to run second Mildly one
third-of the collegians favor a third term
for Roosevelt which seems to eliminate him
as-a:starter at poet time I ) -
However, collegians feel and many
Perri State men and women are of the same
opinion—that it is a bit too early to stai t
choosing candidates now. The feeling is
that too much can happen between now and.
convention tulle to upset many a candi
date's chances.
Concerning Thomas Edmund Dewey, the
Univei city of Kansas Daily Kansas says:
"This is the day of ear-consciousness and a
2 adio-dominated public To compete with
a swing band, a politician has to be pleas
ingly vocal. Dewey may or may not write
his own speeches, but he can deliver them
in a manner to warm a ghost-writer's heart
He .threatens the Rooseveltian supremacy
as America's Number One political bedtime
story teller."
But, claims the Dartmouth Daily Dart
mouth, "the present campaign will be
sought on some specific and important
pi oblems, the most important of which is
America's policy during a European was,
andl not the least important of which is
wh,lt to do with the twelve million unem
ployed The public is well aware of these
piolitems, and so Handsome Tom Dewey
willE
,have to be presented to America as
something more than a racket-buster if he
is to:be treated with any mole seriousness
than the polite amusements with which
mosp.people greet him now.
*riling the GOP not to disregard the
social advancements made under the New
Deal; the University of Michigan Daily
says: "It is not so much our leanings to
ward. any one party that causes us to ex
pi e , is our opposition to such measures as
the Republicans aie now supporting; what
distfirbs us more is the callous destruction
of reforms which have been established and
accepted, and which we believe America
needs."
Indeed, the proverbial political pot is be
ginning to boil on the nation's campuses.
Just ivhat turn anyone will take, including
the collegians, can be predicted• only after
pending developments in national and in
teintitional affairs are completed.
In: any event, this presidential year IS an
impOrtant one. And the youth of the coun
try :should be considered as a Tnominent
faction in the coming election.
Students and faculty members of this
Coll* who are eligible to vote should be
urged to register if they have not already
(lone. 'so.
Lit's take advantage of the unequivocal
rightio vote, a Tight without which demo- -
Hieislees appeal once brought this one to mind
It happened last semester prior to the Artists'
Course ticket sale A sophomore Ag student was
asked if he intended taking in Artists' Course His
answer was quick and to the point—" Huh Artists'
Course 9 What foi I can't draw"
Be Nonchalant
This happened one afternoon when Danny
Deibler Wasn't in the Rathskeller He wandered
into the library and came across Penny Rifts hard
at weak Danny (Beaver House flash, by the way)
walked over and began a confidential conversa
tion with the young lade, his arm draped about
her shoulders Thls kept up fm several moments
and then—
"By the way, Danny," said Penny very sweetly
es she directed his attention to a broad-shoulder
ed chap on the other side of the table, "Have you
ever met my husband?"
John li Thomas '4l
Ruth Col.[skin '4l
Leap Week Hangover
Cheei leader Walt Sottung needs cheei mg 'up—
end all because of Leap Week His lightothre
onlytruelove etc , Kay Walters, dated someone else
during Leap Week and then put Walt in the dog
house because she saw him talking to another girl
on Saturday Unusual ci Wines these women,
huh Walt?
Ohl You King
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Rumors are abroad that the coeds have decided
that since this is Leap Year, they are going to
elect a Mayday Ring to rule with the May Queen
come Spring Fete time This male is supposed to
he the S P of coeds in general and several in
particular Stranger rumoi yet has it that Ed
Harris, phiep cutie, Is Number One nominee and
that he was put up for office by a goodlookmg,
blond theta (Dear Thetas, This is only a rumor)
(Dear Ed, This is only a rumoi
Definition of Week '
Nonny Fele* , defines "Umphff" as—"some
thing which if you ain't got, you're a sad apple"
Now You know -
Jewelry Department
Prize pin of week goes to theta Dorothy Wag
ner Charlie Prosser, last year's basketball big
shot, dropped around to State and donated her his
phidelt sparker Jimmy Leerbeig said "au re
voir" to his kdr jewels as Marion Seroukis took
, them intorpafßkeeping.
1-Minded Prot Dept.
Runde] "ZIP" Wood breaks into this spot today
and has well-earned his place Prof Wood storm
ed and raved at the use of the word "contact" in
his English Comp 3 class the other morning He
threatened fates worse than death to any who
dared use the word—and five minutes later, used
't twice in the same sentence
This same Prof Wood is creating quite a bit of
talk among faculty folk, right now It seems that
he is an anti-movie addict and the last show he
attended was that woodland classic awayback
when "Bambi " Wood successfully withstood the
barrage of publicity and stayed away from "Gone
With The Wind" but has finally lost out. He in
tends seeing "John Stembeck's "Grapes of Wrath "
Weekend Predicitions
Prognosticators are noted for their penchant for
being left far out on limbs, but Campy is going out
on a limb with a few prognostications and will bet
his NYA check that he won't be left there. Well,
here goes If Penn State doesn't win the Intercol
legiate boxing championships, someone else will—
barring chances of a tie. If Joe Scalzo pins Le
high's Masem and everyone else he meets, he will
take the 145-pound wrestling crown State Col
lege will have a large number of old grads back
over the week-end and somewhere in their con
versations the names Soose, Donato, Goodman,
Criswell, and Richter will come up Nice comfort
able limb, ain't it)
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CAMPUSEER
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e Corner
unusual
PENN STATE COLD GIAN
CAMPUS BULLETIN
Naticea of meetmga to be pub
lished in this column may be
left at Student Union °lite in
Old Main up to 1 pm. on the
may preceeding publication.,
"Dead End Avenue of Thought,"
add: ess by Rabbi Solomon Hazen,
forum speaker, Hillel Foundation,
7 30 p m
TOMORROW:,
"The Ghat Train Robbery,"
first movie ever made, also de
lightful dance numbers and beau
tiful women in "The Apabh - e Dan
cer" with Pop - eve at the Drydock
Reservations now available at
Student Union
Sophomoi e4tinim women's
musicale, Ilillel Foundation, 3-5
pm
SUNDAY•
International Tea, Hugh Beaver
Room, 304 Old Main, 2-4 p m.
A. Z A. council organization
meeting, Hillel Foundation, 3,p m
Past and pi esent A Z A mem
bers invited
NIONDA?:,
Thita Sigma Phi meeting, 318
Old prnin,lp
POLITiCS
By WILLIAM E. FOWLER
Political activity continued' to
rise in a steady crescendo early
this weelc as three cliques appoini
ed committees andlnade plans foi
nominations in the near future.•"
Nominating, platform and cam
paign committees were appointed
by Campus '42 chairman Tom Hin
son at the group's meeting Tues
day night Ted Casanoff was se
lected to head the nominating com
mittee, assisted by Dave Harvey,
Joe Gavenoms, Bob Furlong, Ruth
Bent?, Cha'rlotte Neetzom, Lewis
Marple, Martha Rissinger, Bill
Ramsay, and Chuck Mattern,
The platform committee Ray
Leffler, chairman, Roberta Kel'v,
Bob Morrow, Tom Allison, Bill
Finn, Don Horton, Howard Men
denhall, John Phillips, Bob Russe'l,
Jack Sloan, Dottie Savaid,- Stan
Pokempner, Pat Young, Egon Wil
son, and Bai bars Torrance
The campaign committee Bill
Meyers and Beverley Wilson,-co
chairmen, Ed Smith, Jim Ritter,
John O'Brien, Pat Patton; Alice
Murray, Stuart Rhode, Paul Bhst,
George Schubert, and Kay Bidel
coacher. j, , 'A:4j
'43 Indepeideinits Choole
The '43 Independent Patti, pre
pared fOr the approaching cam:
paign Tuesday night as chairman
Frank Flynn appOinted William
McFadden chairman of the pub
licity committee, Helen Naugle and
Ed Veigel co-chairmen of the nom
inations committee, and Betty
Boyd and H 4 Kelly co-chairmen
of the platform committee
Gene Yeager was named by the
party as the '43 representative to
confer with '4l and '42 Indepen2
dent groups on the selection of
all-College candidates
'4l Campus Meets
Campus '4l, meeting Monday,
discussed candidates and decided
to nominate in the near future Bob
Robinson was appointed chairman
of the publicity committee, a,sist
ed by Jack Thomas, Ruth Dice, arid
Dick May
Convention
(Continued from page 1) ,
much valuable infoimation for
next year's convention
"This information should be
even more useful if a larger num
ber of delegates attend, and th'us
broaden the field of questions and
answers Almost every question
was magnified by its practicral
value " I
The feeling of responsibility on
the part of all members for the
welfare of their respective colleges
was of especial interest to Dean pf
Women Charlotte E. Ray.
"Their alertness in seeking and
discovering new methods through
conference with other students al
ways brought the conviction that
every college student should have
a place in the responsibilities of
citizenship
"Then came the conclusion that
government and society will,reaeh
a pew high when some genius at - -
covers a formula' for amalgamat
ing the idealism,of youth with the
business principles of middle age;'
Dean Ray pointed out . .
Eugene IL Lederer
, REAL ESTATE' 1
114 E. Beaver Ave. Dial 4086
, ' State Collage ,
;Eel's Win
That Trophy
FREEMAN SNOES
Boll& Bros.
_lenqk•Beaver
Stoddart Denies Benefit
OF Fo'undin‘g C&F School'
Pointing out the disadvantages of a highly specialized curriculum,
Dr Charles W Stoddart, dean of the School of Liberal Arts, yester
day asserted his belief that the establishment of a new School of Bus
iness Administiation would not aid materially in helping future Penn
,
State gladuates find jobs. i. 4 .
"Few positions in modern indus
try reqUire a high degree of spe- Helzel Rules Out
cialization in education," the Dean
declai ed 'Most industries have
their own schools to furnish highly- r
& F SthOoli Plea
specialized instruction for thou
employees, they depend on college
to Punish only the general back
ground " Letter, To Evans Lists
The administration of the Liberal
Arts School has endeavored to sup- Reasons For Rejection
ply this general background in Its
commerce and finance curriculum IMMectiate establishment of the
by keeping the curriculum broad, School of Busineas Admimktration
Dr Stoddatt stated Certain busy- asked by commerce and finance
ness firms, he added, have infoi med students has been ruled nut by
him that they prefer Penn State Pie r sident Palph D Hetzel who has
graduates to those of more special- decided it intist wait at least until
!zed colleges foi this reason present efforts to change the Col-
Would Increase Overhead
lege to Univei sity status are com-
plete
The addition of a new school I n
•
a letter to Clarence H Evans
would increase overhead expends- '4O, president of Delta Sigma Pi,
lures of the College and would co
inmerce and finance fraternity,
probably require a seduction in Dr Hetzel expresSed interest in
professors' salai les, the Dean point- tht project but refused present ac
ed out. One of the advantages of bon, preferring to watt-until the
the present commerce and finance name change and accompanying
curriculum to which he referred changes in the College charter are
was the opportunity for undecided settled
students to decide upon a career Adrian 0 Morse, assistant to,the
during the generalized Lower Dtvi- , president in chat ge of resident in
sion years I struchon, pointed out yesterday
Stoddart's statement followed i that in the past, efforts‘to establish
the renewal last week of the drive ' a School of Business Administra
tor a School of Business Adminis- tion have failed because the Col-
Mahon by Delta Sigma Pi, corn- lege does not have sufficient funds,
merce and finance honorary, which hecauSO other departments such as
seeks to bring the plan before the' forestry and home economics have
Boat d of Trustees prior applications for school status,
and because there is reasonable
doubt in the minds of a number of
official., that the, separate school
would sot ve the students better
than does the department.
Beaver College students have a
' vagabonding" system that allows
them to audit any lecture giveh in
the college
Letter Box
To die Editoi
Penn State Collegian
I was very much interested in the letters in a recent issue con
cerning the 1940 class gift—particularly Mr Newman's favoring the
Lion Shrine I refer specifically to his letter because the' Shrine pro
ponents, with a lot of advance fanfare, seem to be staunchly convinced
, and perhaps rightly so that it's all already "in the bag "
, First-let me point out, Bill, that.
this statue idea is ok , it's swell
We need a few symbols around
this; place—gives it, tradition and
atmosphere` arid stuff,,y,cAow.,But
Isn't it' all ridiculously Premature?
The cake's got to be baked be
fore the icing is applied and Mr.
Newman proposes to apply, the
icing before the cake is baked.
What am I driving at? Simply
this: Penn State hasn't the ne
cessities, let alone the ornaments.
The College today stands de
plorably far down the ladder as far
as student aid is concerned The
Pitiful handful of scholarships are
but tear-drops in a desert of des
perate need. Superior intellects at
State, for the most part, go neglect
ed, resourcefullness, necessity and
ability remain unfed
Dean Hammond hits the bulls
eye when he says: "People are
so much more interesting than
things. To aid even one student
who would otherwise have So
drop out would be worth-while:
to provide a scholarship fund and
to apply the ,interest from such
an investment to an annual
award would make it possible
to give substantial aid So one or
more students every year for an
indefinite time."
Yes, Mr Newman's cake is de
licious, but the Class of 1940 would
like to see bread on their table
first
The Class will not be swayed by
that seductive appellation, "The
Lion Shrine "- The class wants a
gift it can point to with pride Only
scholarships can justify that pride
Sincerely,
Emanuel Roth '4O
Players
(Continued from page 1)
hearse! for "The World - We Live
In," the next Penn State Players
production slated for March 15 and
16
'Et messenger ant dashes, on,
mouth open for his lines, just as
the director calls for a halt. The
effect is so ludicrious that there is
a burst of laughter Orders are is
sued, drums roll, and again the
messenger dashes, on, this time to
say that a pebble has been pushed
across, the frontier. Screaming
that the country has been vilely in
vaded, the dictator calls. out the
army.
Miss Jessie Cameron and Frank
S Neusbaum, dance and dramatic
aliectors, are in aniMated conver
sation. Actors slip backstage to
be ready for cues, others come out
fo , watch the lively scene The
itibs a tired arm and re
hearsal continues in the Little
Theatre
• LISa: ,irar, and LOve in
c 6 lhe 'Mad We Live In"
' on March 15, 16 by
PENN STATEPLAVERS-
CINEKANIA
Giving 'MickeS , Rooney his 'lrk
portiayal of a real life Charactei, a
role in which the boy star has an
- opportunity to prove that he is a
genuine actor, "Young Tom Edi
son" opens at the Cathaum Theatre
Monday for a three-day engage
ment.
"Young Tom Edison" marks the
second teaming of Mickey, with
Virginia Weidler, who scored as
his nemesis in "Out West with tl'e
Hardys " She plays his sister pi
the curient picture
In the other two stellar roles of
the picture, Fay Bainter plays Mlb
Edison and George Bancroft, MI
EdisOn
The Story is an intense human
interest one, complete in itself al
though it covers only the boyhood
of Thomas A Edison Replete with
comedy, drama, tears, thrills, , and
adventure, it is basically the story
of the triumph of a typical Arne.-
ican boy who had to show his horse
folks that he was not the numb
skull they believed him to be
181 h Annual Dairy Show
Is Slated For Tomorrow
The 18th annual Dairy Show,
Sponsored by the Penn State Dairy
Science Association, will be held in
the Stock Judging Pavilion on May
11, Andrew A Borland, head of the
dairy husbandry department, an
nounced yesterday
As, in previous years the feature'
contest of the Show will be a milk:
ing contest for coeds. Prizes to
taling between $3OO and $4OO will
be awarded to the winners of the
various contests
Other contests will be a fitting
and showing contest, a clean milk
production contest, a dairy cattle
Judging contest, and a dairy prod
ucts contest
In honor of the school's famous
athletes, an Otuo State University
student group Is planting trees
bearing commemorative plaques
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SECOND ANNUAL , -
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ENGINEER'S
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Friday, Maich 15
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'- • ,§l.lO ficlntAni Tat and Checking ' : : : ,
• Seini r Fatiinal i
• 2 o'clock'kfar Co-eds, - ' -
' • Ditneirig Froin:9:6 1,; - ~., . '
' ' • TRY THE t{lsB -0-MerEß,_ " ,, ,
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I , PSCA SPEAKER
Dr. 13 , . C. Bald Win, fohn
er licifirek. tArifo
will bg4lii an el4fd.aiqr kbrid bf
leciuteg,
PSCA.
He has been active in edu
&llion Whete
he was connected with the Uni
versity of Sufnia add Judion
College. In addition' to his relig
ious and aducatiorial Weik a
broad, he is an authority on the
religious and social ailitudel hi
American college sindenii.
The PSCA is arranging a sche
dule -of individual interviews
with fraternities and
Anypeisona Interested in either
securing hint as a speaker for
their group or for an latex4l . 6lZr
May inquire, at the, PSCA offlee
Rooth 304 Old Main.
fenfer Club Platt Parly
The Camphs Centel :Club will
hold a party for transfers from un
dergraduate centers and their
friends in, the northeast ldunge of
Frances Atherton Hall froln 8 to
12 pni tonight 7,„
.
- AFTER
' t THE
INTERCOLEEGIATES•
JOIN THE CROWD - '
for
. ,
• REAL ITALIAN SPAGHETTI
• STEAK SANDWICHES
• DAR-D-RUES
AT THE
Crossroads Resfaaraotr,
BOALSBURG
No beer will be sold to any party of which a. manor is a member„
Friday, March 8,1940
Shfasel
(Continued from page It
formance in "Idiots' Delight", she
demonstrated her versatility by
dancing in "The Dybbuk". --
In "Pride and Prejudice", and
"Squaring the Circle," she scored
smashing hits as the leading lady /
"Eircursion" and "YoU Can't
Take It With You" followed and
again the Players' glamour glrrivas
declared a success.
In "The World We Live In" Riith
Shtasel is facing her tolighat ak
lignnient Foe the ❑rct time In
lfei career she muss dance and hbt
in the same production
"I consider Shtasel to be one of
the most hard-working and de
pendable actresses I have ever,dl;
rected Once she feels her respbn-,,
sibility for a part, she works very
hard and it iq a pleasure to work
with hci," says Neusbaum
Which leaves nothing more, ,
say abdtit a girl Who didn't Want to,
be an acti ess,
4'ool be sorry ii yd? 'rides
7:lr Pn . nb Slate Players ..
"The World We In"';:
; March 15 n , 16,
Do You Know h
That Penn Stale Ws
the second sehool in
-
_the U. S. to: have
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