Successor To The Fie. Lance, Established 1887 VOL. 36—No. 51 McWilliams Assures Studenh Thal Proposed Alumni MembershiP Plan Will Not Be Compulsory For Them Five ; Man All-College, Cabinet Committee Is Appointed To Investigate The Proposal; Completely New Plan May Be Submitted With. assurances from H. Clifton McWilliams, Jr., '4O, All- College president, that no plan of Alumni Association mem bership would be forced on the students as charged 13y, the Alumni Committee of 100, a five-man committee from All- College Cabinet prepared to begin.; a study of the Association Plan tonight. indications are that the committee may sub.ititute`iit com pletely new plan for that noW_mposed to create a stronger and more unified Alumni Association by having students, as , undergraduates, pay all the fees necessary for life member -- • - - Preliminary results of the study will be presented to Cabinet next 'Tuesday night which is expected to call for a student vote on the 41an at the All-College elections ;7tprii 23-25: Student Vote May Decide :"The„ plan is not being forced Mn the student body, McWilliams said: yesterday "We definitely want a bigger and better Alumni Association but will not support , any plan until all sides are con sidered. Student finances will be considered.and how much' the fee, tor life membership would be has not been set, although $2 a semes ter was suggested,, Committee Named Members of the Cabinet corn anittee which will meet at Theta sti tonight are A Witham Engel, Ji• , (chairman).- ThomaS C Bockenstose '4l, Juanita M Chambeis '4,0, Wallace A' Dunlap .'4O, and Elinor L Weaver '4l. ,The objectives and functions of the pladvigualized, by the Alumni ;Asiouattin as outlined to the Col. legian -yestarday 'l3'y Edward K ,Hibsliman,',Association secretary ;WITH-UNDERGRADUATES,2r , / Asia in student guidance by /bringing :successfil '7alainni to Meet with stiderits;;2 gu ile-ins,- to: get jobs., through, the Placement Service scheme, 3 'As- , gist - undergraduates - in ,improving social facilities with view to, ulti ihate'Student Union `and Alumni Bindings, 4 Assist undergradu ates in presenting so-called sub versive - infiuences in their true Perspective; 5 PreMote course in `College tradition, encourage moral ,training and national ideals, 6 Aid m promotingfacilities desired by the student body such as a geld' house and enlarged gymna sium; 7. ASslst worthy under graddates through Alumni Loan Find 'or endowments; 8. Continue undergraduate inejnbership on the Athletic Council, 9 Add under graduate activity section to Alum- FMNeits, 10 Assist and promote the' training of, students for em- Mbytaent'interviews.; WITH COLLEGE:, ' ; ;' 1. in securing best quail , bed hidniiduals, for 'alumni mem bailship on Board of Trustees, 2. Cooperate fully and render NI 'Possible assistance to the Place inept Service in furthering the 'employment of Penn State men by Penn'Stale men; 3 Cooperate on bludent , guidance to extent of practical experience of alumni; 4. Assist in fund raising and scholar ship endowment campaign, 5. Provide , a sounding board for pieheal changes' from time to tune in the_coursesL'of study as might be done through alumni ad visory committees to the various seliools; .6. Keep legislators In formed from time to time as to ;the needs and requirements of the conege;,` 7 To better serve Ihe . (Continued on page two) Peep , Doi Spring Dress, Inferialkinar 'Any' afterndon 'from now until April 27 when/the College horses, :beef, cattle,-swine; and 'sheep pa xade,through the 25th Little Inter iiiitional there is going to be a lot 'oLactiviti in the College barns i',,The sheep, for instance, are put ithrough , a slow,' painstaking pro •cesi, full of interest to, outsiders "Title breeds of them—Southdown, ;Shropshire, Cheviot,' Hampshire, ;mid-Makin-Lore ".'": having ' their itieeceetrimmed ," "' ?%-iThe rough wool is " first trimmed siff7,then ..the - fleece "shaped or 33locked out'to.show the desirable ;p6lnts of ,the animal. Trimming is Asxne , 'with- special - fitting' shears, epelated ln one hand --- , , _ I - - LOWY , Seirri-Weekly COMPLETE CAMPUS .; 1 , tho ' 4 a., 4116 ,\ --- .4, - ).'\ ' 164 r- 'Pi ' .. .- 7: J i ' s') l° - \ 11 11. t 11P" -- .4, 1'. --S' ' ' • 1 7" . . tit COVERAGE i - :i PSCA To Observe 651 h Anniversary On Monday Night Dr. Francis P. Miller Scheduled To Speak On 'World Cooperation' Celebrating tte 65th Annwar saiy of the PSCA, the annual Christian Association dinner will be held in the Sandwich Shop at 5 , 30 p m , Monday Following the dinner Dr Francis P Miller, noted author and lecturer on internation al relations, will speak "- In marking its-anniversary;; -the PSCA will be looking back on a record of rapid growth since 1875 when it was first , founded. Al- I though soon after that.the - gissocia- I tion: became`known as the YMCA, again nameCtlie,,P,SQ4sin 1981 irid - hits'elinimu - edlsW4ol7; studenetictli?,ite',' 7 ", Originally * the -, , assiiciation . ‘ was separated , into groups for men and !Women, The ,combined group has loperated since 1935 -when the-two, cabinets were organized into the present setup • Dr Miller's topic, for Mcinday will be "Ameiica's Shere In Build ing World Cooperation."' He pre viously has spoken in chapel and will appear again Sunday In ad dition to having traveled widely throughout . Europe, Asia, 'and Africa, hd has served,as secretary of the, Foreign Policy'Association At present Dr Miller is a member of the Virginia Legislature and Na tional Secretary, of the Council on Foieign Relations ' ' , , President Ralph D Hetiel will have Dr Miller as his guest at the Council of Administration lunch eon Monday, it was'anounced yes terday 'Quill', publishes Article By. William McDowell '36 William P McDowell '36, jour nalism graduate and- former Col legian staff member, recently wrote an article for Quill, nation al , 3ouniabsm magazine, high lighting a new type of daily news agency, the radio. Now working on ' , the' editorial staff of the Sharon Herald,' Mc- Dowell is 'One of a staff of seven that broadcasts daily news hap; penings on the Sharon -radio sta. , Lion, WPIC ' TOM Waring/ Returning frOm a triumphant concert tour of the Mist, the Penn State Glee Club will- present , a Concert in Schwab Auditorium at 3'30 p m Sunday. Baritone Tom Waring will be the featured solo ist - Frank Gullo of the department of music will direct the singers. ,Gullo has been in charge of the group during the absence of Prof Richard W ,Grant, head of the department. Waring, who was the guest sol oist with the Glee Club during, a concert in New York City Thuis day4 will sing a group of ,four songs Including One 'of , his own His selections are '"Air From, Comus" (Arne); , "Sailor Men" (Wolfe), 'llllades ot.,Grass", his composition; ' and "Hallelujah Rhythm" (Wolfe.) This Will 'be only the second performance of Waring's own composition sirice Third Party Move Started, Then Halted Status, Of New Faction In Doubt As Petitions Are Ruled Unacceptable 8, , WILLIAM E. FOWLER Exploding on the political scene like a bombshell, a third patty 'movement threw '4l politicos into an uprOar early this week—then apparently collapsed on technical ties at an Elections Committee meeting Wednesday night The fate of the new faction, attempt ing reorganization yesterday, was still in doubt as the Collegian went to press The hastily-mganized third party group received a severe set back when its candidates for' sec retary and treasurer withdrew from the slate and the Elections Committee failed Jo approve the petitions of nominees for presi dent and vice-president Neither the petition of Joe Scalzo, pros pective presidential choice of the new faction, nor that of Jean Craighead, vice presidential as pirant, contained the necessary 25 women's signatures The Committee further ruled that the name "College Party,'!, under which the new group at tempted to organire, was unac ceptable Two other candidates—Rodger Findley, '4l Campus vice-presi 'denim' nominee, and Ray Schaef fer, '42 Campus choice for treas mrer, were declared ineligible be cause of scholastic deficiency, while Roland (Pat) Young was ruled out as '42 Campus vice presidential candidate when his petition failed to contain the nec essary quota of women's names Although all those not. having acdeptable petitions were auto matically eliminated from the race, the, Committee ruled that substitutions might be made up to After7apVibving ' petitions of Other candidates, the Elections Committee announced 'tentative plans for next Tuesday's mass meeting, when gall presidential nominees will speak. First ,Annual Hobby Fair Opensin Armory Today With Over , loo Exhibits Penn State's first annual Hobby Fair will open in the Armory at noon today with over 100 exhibits by students, faculty;-,and towns people. It will be open today and tomorrow from noon to 10 pm , and on Sunday from noon to 4 p m. Featuied displays in connection with the Fair will be the annual Camera Club show,, an exhibit of model railioads, an amateur radio station which will send and receive hum the Ai mory, and a collection of tare old documents • Included in the collections are stamps, coins, pressed glass, minia tures, maps, and old mints Crea tive art includes model, planes, cabinet weak, painting, and photo graphy''e A collection of home movies will be shown in connection with the Fair at 8 p m tomorrow , Members of the.l committee ar ranging the show are• C-, Walter York '42 (chahlman), Jean C Ciaighead '42,. William' 'l' Clark '42, Constance M flteddig '43, Rob ert F Serating '4l, ?jot -James F Shigley, Prof. Gel ald J Stout, Ray M. Conger, and 'Mrs Robert F. Kirby Glee 'Cub was redently:COniisleted ' Included in the Glee Club ren ditions will be another of Tom Waring's compositions, "Jonah" which is a negro `spiritual. Sammy Gallu '4O, making one STATE'COLLEGE, PA.; FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1940 EXAM ' SCHEDULE Classes for the second semester will end at 5 p.m.. May 29. 1940: and examinations will end p.m., June 6, 1940. Classes in which ONLY seniors are enrolled will end May 25. at 11:50. Examinations - in courses in which only, seniors are enrolled will begin at 8 a. in. Mai 27, and in other courses at 8 a.m. May 31. Grades for graduating seniors are due at the Registries office /Ed 5 p.m. June 5, 1940. For those son: loss wity have examinations sched; l uled aft.: Monday. June 3, special examinations will be arranged tip instructors concerned unless pro visions can be made for them in conflict examinations. - Any student having two exami nations scheduled at the same time is required to report the .fact. in person at the office of the Regis trar not later than 5 p m , April 27: Any person having three examina tions on the same day may report a conflict. Notice of adjustment will be presented to the instructor in charge at the time of the conflict examination, since these cards are special permits to take such exami nations The time for those courses listed BY APPOINTMENT should not be arranged until Monday, May 20 ABCh 2 June 5-8 105 WH ABCh 2A June 5-10 20 109 Ag ABCh 27 By appt ABCh 35 June 4-3 45 109 Ag ABCh 209 June 3-110 109 Ag ABCh 417 June 1-10 20 8 Dairy - ABCh 421 By appt ABCh 426 May 27-1 30 Arm ABCh 438 May 29-10 20 109 Ag AE 3 May 31-1.30 212 MEng AE 4 June 1-8 207 EngA AE 6 By appt AE 23 June 1-1 30_207 E - ngA AE 101 By appt AE 103 By appt AgEc 1 June 1-3 45 100 Hoi t AgEc 5 By appt AgEc 6 May 31-8 Arm , AgEc 17 May 27-10'20'103 Ag AgEc 19 May 28-8 5 PH AgEc 32 May 29-3.48 6 Hort AgEc 20.1"June„3-B:B,,Dairy - AkEe'.,2ll:lnrie - 1 1 8-toolleit AgEc 501 By appt - AgEc 418,8 y appt AgEd 12v May 27-8 DRIHb AgEd 14v May 28-8 206 Ag AgEd 416 v By appt AgEd 419 v May 27-3 200 Hoit AgEng 1 May 31-1010 206 Ag AgEng 2 May 31-3'45 3 WH AgEng 3 May 31-1 30 8 Dairy AgEng 4 May 31-10.20 100 Hort AgEng B,June 3-3 45 Arm - Agro 6 June 3-1.30 110 EE Agro 13 June 1-3 45 109 Ag Agro 23 May 28-8 103 Ag Agro 29 May 28-1 30 405 Main Agro 32 By appt Agro 38 By appt Agro 228 June 1-3 45 200 Ag Agro 422 May 29-110 DRIB Agro 423 May_ 29-8 8 Dairy All 1 June 4-1.30 103 Ag All 5 June 3-10 20 200 Hort - Ali 8 May 31-8 103 Ag All 12-212 June 3-3 45 109 Ag AH 17 June 3-110 206 Ag AH 21 By appt All 22 June 1-1.30 103 Ag ' AH 28 June 3-8 103 Ag' All 29 May 27-1 30 200 PH All 30 By appt. All 211 May 31-1 30 .103 Ag AH 421 By appt All 426 May 28-3 45 8 Dairy AN 402 By appt Aich 9 June 1-10 20 107 MEng Arch 11 June 3-8 207 EngA Aich 422 By appl, Art 55 June 3-10 20 3 WH Alt 70 By appt Art 74A May 3.1-1010 107 MEng Art 748 June 1-8 107 Tang Art 74C June 1-1 30 107 MEng Art 74D,June 3-8-107 MEng Art 74E June 4-10.20 107 MEng Art 77 By appt Continued On Page 4 o Sini‘3 Here of his last appearances as an un dergraduate, will sing "I Dream of Jeannie yithithe Light• Brown Hair" (Foster), ' "Spirit , Flower" (Campbell-Tipton), and "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" (Moore). Also featured on the program will be the Varsity Male Quartet ,con!sisting of Gallu, Boyd A Bell '42, Hayes J. Darby NO, and Rich ard W. Vollmer '42. In 'addition to those numbers, the Glee Club will sing a series of college songs including those from N.Y U. and Amherst. The final-numbers will be "The -Blue and White" and "Victory." Officers of the club are: Sammy TO Demonstrate Cheese Gallu '4O, president, Richard A.\ Daugherty, vice-president, Daniel The head of the home economics A Swope, librarian, Hayes J. department of the Kraft Cheese Darby '4O, manager, John H. Ma- Company; Miss Mary Danke, will honey, , secretary, and James Me- 1 give a demonstration on cheese in Adamemanist. ' 110 Hoine Ec, at 2 p m Monday Intestinal Ills Strike Again•, 334 Affl icted Gasfro7Enteritis, Wave Puts 134 In Dispensary; 1 r Cause Is Undiscovered f, A sudden attack of intestinal ill ness manifested through vomiting and dysentery struck the campus again Tuesday /night bringing 134 patients to the College Dispensary Wednesday and causing sickness among an estimated 200 more stu ,dents and townspeople who did not feel sick enough to report for treatment „ The sickness was similar to, but not as severe or as widespread as ihe* intestinal flu epidemic last December. The present disease, a form of gastro-enteritis, was ae 4oiripanied by fever in only four 'cases reported Wednesday Many of ~ the students treated had sub normal temperatures , l' ' General Epidemic - Cases ,have been reported fi rim / 1 l'seetions of town, in fraternity louses and in small family homes, but are, comparatively few in the campus dormitories which were inmost severely hit in December Reports from fraternities indicated filet - more than half of the students affected had not reported for treat ment. . 1. Only btx students Wel c confined t t O the College 'Hospital Wednesday because or the gasho-enteiitis 1 Cause Unknown Dr Joseph P Ratenour, direct°, Of the College Health Service,'was riot ready to assign a cause for the that Wednesday and indicated no extensive investigation iould be made because a week or ,1,0 days would elapse before a re- Tort could be made and the epi demic is not expected to be that long-lived !IkCornecture that food of water 4pplies might be the cause were cpnsideied implobable by Dr. Rite 1104' He expressed the , t opinion t.food-sickness-Vouldmot be as widespread while sickness coming from water would be far more general Patients with mild cases have been plated on a diet of tea and toast and been cured within 24 hours Those suffering more se verely have been given Castor oil of sh ong laxatives Only four cases of the illness were reported to the Health Ser vice on Tuesday just before he t epidemic broke Senior Lion Coats Will Go On Sale Tomorrow ' Senior Lions Coats will go on sale at all of the downtown clothing stores tomorrow. Clar ence H. Evans '4O and Michael A. Balog '4O, committee co chairmen, announced yesterday. The coats, priced at - $l.lO, will be the same design and price of last year's coats. , All ED Sophomores Asked To /Omit Applications For tipper Division Entry All sophomores in the Lower Di vision ate requested to report im mediately to Room 406 * Old Main to apply for admission to the Up per Division of the School of Edu cation oi of the School of Liberal Ails, Dr Charles C Wagner, as sistant dean, announced yesterday Education applicants may select nom the curricula of music edu cation, name education, psythol ogy, , elementary education, and secondary education, with those who wish to entei secondary edu cation iequiled to choose a major , and one oi - two minors in any of 19 subjects oi fields : • •• In the Upper Division of the School or Liberal Arts the' student may enter arts and letters, journal ism, or,commerce and finance In the curriculum of arts and letters the applicant Is required to choose one of seven majors Dr Wagner added that all sopho moies having finished four semes ters' in the - Lower Division must gairiqfdmittance to the Upper Di vision of be granted extra-time in Hick Lowei Division to continue matriculation at the College Ad mission to the Upper Division is granted only by action of the com mittees on admission Senator Nye Will 'Keeping- America In ,Moncla I ' TIMELY SPEAKER I SENATOR GERALD P. NYE IMA Convention Draws Up Plans Evans States Future Plans For Independents Retui lung horn the Third An nual convention of the National Independent Student Association at Puiduc University„Clarence Evans, president of the IMA, re ported a five-point program for as sociation betteiment drawn up.-by the national group The points advanced by the con vention were relate student inter est to educational objectives, pro mote college loyalty through ser vice, and foster democratic coop eration among student groups, stimulate more effective part in sports and encourage desirable lifelong recreational social oppor tunities to provide individual ad justment through wholesome so cial experience, stimulate scholas tic attitudes and encourage devel opment of independent objectives, and pimple desirable living con ditions for all students Evans stated that the next con vention will be held at the Univer sity of Texas next year He added that ove! 200 delegates, represent ing 31 colleges, end over 20 deans of men and women attended this yeal%, confab. Stresses Loyalty Dean Pai k of Ohio State Univer sity gave the keynote speech at, the convention, stressing loyalty to the poop, shategy In relation to other groups, and courage to carry on Ag Students Hear App 'll Di Flank App 'II. manager of a New Jersey farm investors' cur- Doiation, will speak to agriculture students on "Student Fundamen tals" in Room 109 Agriculture Building at 4'lo p. m today Avoid Saturday Sellout, Sock Kennedy Advises "Sock" Kennedy is not a Dale Carnegie pupil, but he is inter ested in winning blends and influencing people That's why the chubby, red-faced little Irishman was telling po tential Thespian show-goers today to see "DANGER! MEN AT WORK" next Fiiday night (April 19) instead of Saturday (April 20). "We ahvays get an overflow ciotvd Saturday nights," Sock said "In fact, at. the Saturday performance of the Fall show— SWING PINAFORE we sold standing ioomand then had to tut n neatly 300 patrons away. To avoid a repetition of the Fall show confusion, I would urge as many people as possible to attend the Friday night performance." Salo Begins Wednesday Tickets for Thespians' new mu sical masterpiece will be sold, at Student Union from Wednesday morning through Saturday and at the Cornet Room all day Friday and Saturday, Thespian business manager Paul E. Dean announced yesterday. ' As usual, cost of the tickets will 'tOM' PRICE FIVE CENTS Discuss Neutral' Night Address Tickets Priced At 35 Cents Each Now On Sale At A.A. Window; Republican Leader Is Noted For Isolation Policy And Trust Investigations In what World events have deemed one of the most timely addresses ever to be made on the campus, Senator Gerald P. Nye will speak in Schwab Auditorium Monday at 8:15 p. m Senator Nye's topic will be "Can We Keep Amei ica Out of War?" The Not th Dakota senator will be appearing here sponsor ed by the local chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Tickets for the address, priced at 35 cents, al e on sale at the Athletic Asso ciation windows in Old Main. All seats are reset ved Nr his third ti .4ow serving his third term in the United Stales Senate, Nye is noted especially for his policy of isolationism and his insistent measures to retain strict Ameri can neutrality Much of his fame came as a result of Ills special Senate committee which invests-, gated munitions a few years ago Senator Nye also headed the committee which ferreted out the Continental Trading Company during the notorious oil scandals which followed the Harding ad ministration This investigation 1 resulted in the jailing of Sinclair, the removal of Stewart as piesi dent of the Standard Oil of In diana, and the recovery of mil lions in taxes by the government Liberal Republican Oswald Garrison VlHard, fa mous liberal, says of Nye, "He is not only one of the most valuable members of the Senate, but a great leader in the fight for peace. Politically, he Is; always a liberal and a progressive, but ,never lets his Republicanism keep him from being Independent." Cow College To Reappear For A Night A movement was started early this week up on Ag Hill to return Penn State students to the soil with piOpaganda flooding all parts of the campus The move ment was led by W Lewis Corbin '4l. "The idea of the whole thing is to make farmers out of all Penn State students for one night," said Corbin, " that night being Slitur day, April 20." s ' Coincidental is the fact that the same night is the date of the an nual Ag Frolic. Propaganda ex perts on the campus indicated that the reason behind the new movement might be to attract a huge crowd to the Frolic - The Frolic, as usual, will be de signed along the lines of a county fah, with all sorts of gambling de vices set to take the money of the "lucks" who play them. The only nice thing about the gambling is that the Ag Frolic committee - n ishes it. be fifty cents ($.50) tax included There will be no reserved seats Rehearsals of "DANGER , MEN AT WORK" were well into their third week, leaving one full week in which to put the finishing touches on what is'destined to be the grand-daddy of all Thespian productions Built around the Three Stooges (Startzel, Rogers and Parrish), connoisseurs of comedy and the Campus Vamps (Stringer, Thiele, Reese and Reeves) four talented little girls who pack a tremendous song and dance wallop, "DAN GER, MEN AT WORK" will com bine all the sleight-of-hand stage wizardry that Sock Kennedy has learned in 15 years of show busi ness. Police Deny Claim That Coed Murder Is Nearly Solved --- ` 12 Special Investigators Working Day And Night As Case Enters 16th Day ' '1 he mysterious murder case of Rachel Taylor entered its 16th day today with 12 special investigators woi king day and night tracing down the daily deluge of rumors and possible "leads," constantly hoping for a "break" ui the case The unexpected return or Col Lynn G Adams. commissioner_ of the State motor police, here early last week brought forth rumors that the case was nearing solution, but officials in charge stated that the rumors were without-founda tion and that Col Adams came here to check the progress being made As police continued their search for the "death car" and the murder weapons, two of the latest develop ments were furnished by outside SUM CCS New Haven, Conn , polite noti fied local officials that a Rachel Taylor had registered at a New Haven Hotel on March 7 and hail remained there until March 12- A check of the murdered coed's movements during that period however, proved definitely that ,it was another Miss Taylor , The second development perl tamed to an unsigned threatening letter received by Dorothy Maha lam, Bun Mawr College student; in which, the murder of Rachel Talk» Ails mentioned Anthill ship of the letter is being paced by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation It is be lieved that the envelope bore a Pittsbui gli postmark, but FBI offi cials refused to comment on this Two new investigators entered the case eat ly this week, according to a statement released by Corp S S Mellen!coif of the ftockview Bai racks Although the identity of one lias not been established, the other' is Cant Charles Keller, well-knotiM criminal Investigator who has had considerable expel ience on horhi cide cases ,-•; Alpha Phi Omega, Serilce Fralernily Of Boy Souk, )rganizes Chapter Here, Alpha Phi Omega, a fraternity open to all men who have been, m are members of the Boy SCohts of America, has founded the 810 chaptei of this organization here This national service fraternity has undergone two years of, or ganization here and at the pre's: ent tune 18 men are participating in its development The fraternity has pledged-it self for service on the campus, in the community, and to the Boy Scouts of America Penn State's chapter has draft ed extensive plans for V , the deve opment of hiking hails for the use of students. A scenic trail to Shingletown Gap is receiving con siderable attention at the Present time. Also under consideration is a student dating bureau. All men Interested are invited to attend a meeting of the chapter at 10 p. m Wednesday night in Old Main. The meeting room will be announced on the Student Union bulletin board next Mon day