, . ----------------se.,__.____ . , , Introducing T ' ' ,00 , 11 i -I - t :, . it ..4, • ..-,, ' The Major Candidates . 1 ruu , ' aft , ... 00. y ...„ WHEN?- ' Tuesday and Wednesday 12:30 to 8 p. en Thursday 12:30 to 5 p. m. WHERE?— First Floor Lounge Old Main To choose the All-College President and Vice-Prosi dent and class officers for the second year of the _ Student Government Association , _ WHY , - TO VOTE— Matriculation Card + + + ALL-COLLEGE PRESIDENT: 941 PRESIDENT: 942, PRESIDENT: ,`!H. ,LEONARD KROLTSE . (C) ' GERALD' F. DOHERTY (I) 1943 'PRESiDEiIL v.x.mkrzi and A A. Book '4. 4 4. THOMAS C. BACKENSTOSE 111 (C) VOL. 36—No. 64 Record In Old Special. Cabinet Meeting Set For 9 P.M. Tonight The All-College Cabinet will hold a special meeting in Room 305 Old Main at 9T. an. tonight. President McWilliams called the meeting for the purpose of meet ing with Neil M. Fleming to dis cuss revision of present compen sation system and to plan inau gural ceremonies. Shingles will be awarded to outstanding seniors and further plans for the revolving loan fund will be discussed. Orfwein '4l 'Fair' After Auto Crash; Keefe '42 Buried Group Attends funeral 'ln Oil City; Accident- Blamed On Speeding Mathias Joseph 01 twain '4l, auto rash victim, was reported "fairly lood" at the Philipsburg Hospital wsterday as funeral services were ield in Oil City for his roommate, `rancis Christy Keefe '42, who died nstantly in the crash The accident Jecurred about 1 a m Friday when their car left the road, turned over several times, and crashed Into a lumber of trees three miles east if Philipsburg Ortwein is suffering from a woken shoulder, 'Memel trinities, accretions of the head, and possi-1 tle concussion He does not know if osiroommal4 State' P'olice , said the car was iavelmg at excessive speed when he crash occurred, throwing both toys free of the car; Ortwein on a awn, and Keefe about 25 feet way The entire membership of Theta :appa Phi fraternity, 'to which both Keefe and Ortwein belonged, attended the services in 011 City at 9 a m yesterday The body was sent to Toledo, 0 , for burial Keefe had no relatives and had lived with different friends in Oil City since his father, an unde,- taker, died several years ago When .Keefe was only three months old he was involved in an, automobile accident In which his mother was killed Their car plung ed ovei a bridge near Oil City and fell 20 feet into a stream He was saved from drowning by a great aunt.. 'Keefe was a student 111 the Luwei Division, Ortwein in dairy hus bandry Ortwein's home is in Beth lehem The car they were driving belonged to C W (Duelcy) Taylor Coeds Harness Porkers At livestock Exposition; Farmyard In Tull-DreSs' This is one Lune die cued won't enjoy the driver's seat' HitchedJo,squealing little pork cis, the Penn State tarmerettes will chive the harnessed pigs in the iannual coed pig lace at the Little International Livestock Exposition starting at I p m Saturday Held. in the Livestock Judging Pavilion, the exhibition will in clude cows with , their horns daz zling to the shoepolish degree, pink-skinned pigs glistening with an unaccustomed spic-and-span air, typical "Little So-Peep", sheep carefully brushed, and ribboned, and curried horses which would diatv the envy of any riding_mas ter Sponsmed by the Block and Biidle Club and advised by the animal husbandry department, this annual student project will award two prizes to the student who pre pares the best exhibit and whose animal exhibits the greatest show manship , The two official judges named to supeithe the exhibits prepared for the show are Dr A. G Danks , of the Cornell Veterinary School and Thomas Wilson, farm manager of the Buck and Di - T Run Valley Farina Coatsvlile. Morris R. Schaffner '4O, and Jo seph W Beckenstrater '4O are the show manager anct assistant of the exhibition which Is patterned after the great Chicago International Lit estock Turnotit Is Expected For Elections Main TOday, Tomorrow, Thursday Polls Will Slay Open Until 8 P.M. First Two Days, Close Al 5 Thursday; 2-Year Ags May Take Part In Voting Collegian Is A Last Semester Editions Lathed Only 50 Point's Of All-American Rating Special to the Collegian MINNEAPOLIS, Minn , Alai' 22 —A rating surpassed by only seven other, semi-weekly collegiate pa pers ii? the country—` ,' First Class Hon or Rating-Exellont" was awarded to the Penn State Colleg ian here today. The rating, granted for all around excellency, was the' result of the 22nd Associated Collegiate Press All-American Newspaper Critical Service in which 406 col legiate newspapers from 47 states,, Construction On Road To Begin Bids Opened On 5-Mile Bellefonte Highway Construction work will begin soon on a new 22-foot-wide maca dam highway which will link State College and the present concrete stretch in front of Rockview Peni tentiary, the state highways de partment announced last week Bids have already been opened on the 4 83 mile highway and the Paul Construction Co of Cresson submitted the lowest bid of $247,z 490., The contract calls for the paving of 25,393-linear feet of na tive stone or. crushed aggi egate basel.with_Lutuminous.surface, feet wicq, In addition to bridges and drainage facilities The new road will eliminate the pi esent curving highway from State College to Rockview by way of Lemont and Dale's Summit If proposed plans go through the new five-mile stretch will eventu ally become a part of the projected nine-mile highway from State Col lege to Bellefonte Complete surveys have been made for the new highway but funds for the second half from Rockview to Bellefonte arc under stood to be lacking at the present time It is anticipated that work on the new highway will begin about May 1, S R Collins, district high way engineer for this area, an nounced last week Roosevelt, Dewey Named Presidential Candidates Al Model Convention Franklin I) Roosevelt and Mimes E Dewey were nnininated as the Democratic 'and Republican presidential candidates respective,) at the Model Political Convention, attended by 24 Penn State student delegates in Harrisburg last week end A model plutfoim on national issues was drawn up at the con vention, sponsored by the Intel - collegiate Conference on Govern ment, which was held in the Sen ate and HIZUSC caucus rooms and the Education forum in the Capitol Keynoters of the Convention, designated by the Democratic and Republican national committees, Were, respectively, U S Deputy Attorney General Francis M Shea, and Congressman Robert J. Cor bett of the 30th Pennsylvania De - triet. Penn Slate students who were among the 350 delegates at the convention included• John M By erly '42, Joseph A Casser '4O, Ed ward Y. Catlin '42, Arthur Epstein '4l, Seymour S Epstein '4O, Vir ginia M Fish '43, Gladys E Fitting '43, Jane Garmen '4l, Thomas P Geer '4O, Verner E Gooderham '4l, Ruby H Hartos '4l, David A. Har vey '42, Clarence W. Huling Jr '4l, Maly Jane Kowatch '4l, Freda Moskalik '42, Kenneth R. Mout '4l, Wallace G Murtit '43, William J. Murphy '4O, Joanne M Palmer '43, Seymour, N Resnick '4O, Albert D Stave '4O, Naomi Joy Turover '4O, Helia M Tushinski '4O and John M. Wolfe. Representing As izona, Penn State delegates worelo-gallon hats and, carried toy pistols Faculty advisors on the trip were M Nel son McGea:•y and Joseph P Zaffy STATE \ COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1990 arded First-C1 Hawaii, and the Dish ict of Col umbia competed The Collegian lacked 50 points of receiving the "All-American Honor Rating" All newspapeis were judged on publications dui ing the first semester of, 1939-40 ^The Collegian placed highest lii news coverage and editing, gain ing "excellent" rating in writing of news stories and features and "ex cellent" in copy' ceding and proof reading Coveiage, balance, vital ity, and ticatment of news stouts were also sated "excellent" The paper was rated "superior" for front page make-up and cited for excellency of headlines, but printing and typography were judged only "fair" (The Collegian hos since adopted a modern type 5,; P.M. Friday Deadline For Reporting Conflicts Id Final Examinations All final examination con- flaLs must be reported to the egistiar not later than 5 p Friday, Ray V Watkins, sched uling officer, reminded students yestei day ' Classes on May 27, 28, and and 29 in which mole than half ' 'the students are semois will be cancelled, Mr Watkins said gtherwise, a conflict must be repo' ted if a final examination IS scheduled at the same time as a: regular class tolleleiraining_ Diplomatic Need History Confab Hears Foreign Service Chief The best hauling for a diplo matic officer is an academic edu cation the broader the better, according to Nathaniel P Davis, chief of the Administration Bur eau of the Foreign Service, in an address last Satuiday to the thud annual history conference, held on the campus Davis explained that "the foreign sci vice today is not the rich man's club it once was," that since 1924 highly competitive ex animations have put it on an effi cient basis, although among the pi esidenhal appointees about half have not worked up in the serv ice. Only about 30 positions, how ever, are open each year" , The committee on arrange ments included Roy S.. Jamison of the State College High School, and Francis J Tscham, Burke M Hermann, and Paul L Mille:, of the college faculty. Survey Shows Students Oppose NYA Reduction By Student Opinion Surveys of America Austin, 'I eras, Apia 18—Recently debated in Congiess and in committees was the President's economy budget Mimics!) colleges and universities, often lam removed fmomn the hustle of national life, this time have a keen interest in at least one item the proposed re duction of the number of National Youth Administiation jobs Although other polls of the Stu dent Opinion Surveys of America have shown that collegians favor cuts in goveinmental expendi tures, In this instame an oval whelining majoiity is opposed to the recommended 32 per cent re duction of NYA positions foi col lege students What is even more significant is that at least 12 per cent-Lapproxi mately one-eighth—of the stu dents favor a reduction Some of these declared• that if the jobs were given only to students who were in absolute need of them, expenses could be cut As was perhaps to be expected, students who now hold these jobs were emphatically in favor of continuing the program, a good many telling the Surveys inter viewers that the number should even be increased. The poll points out, however, that students who are now NYA employes are of the ss Honor I Ranked First In Editing, News Coverage; Front Page Make-Up Superior style ) The edam :al column and car ' tin ial page features received "ex cellent" iatings, while the sports coveiage was ranked "good " Top-ranking collegiate papers in the nation were,•"The Cauldron," Fenn College, Ohio, "The Daily Cardinal," University of Wiscon sin, "The Daily Texan," Univer sity of Texas, "The Michigan Daily," University of Michigan, and "The Minnesota Daily," Uni versity of Minnesota Miller_ ut Classes TO Play' Trombone Worked With Top Bands; Made Famous Outfit Anticipattng a greater demand for booths for Junior Prom than can be met, co-chairmen Paul J. Scally '4l and Peter G. Fetzko '4l have announced that a "first , come, first served" policy will be I followed. Wednesday, May I is the deadline for booth reserva tions, which may be made at Student Uion desk for $5. He got into hot water with his high school pi menial at the age of la—foi skipping classes to play on his list hombone But Glenn iSfiller;'who Vrings-hi's , nationally famous "Moonlight Set - enade" oichestra hcie for Junior Piom May 3, was undismayed by the failure of said principal to see eve-to-eye with him on the matte] of JdZI vet sus classes He continued his musical activities at the Uni versity of Colorado with the col lege dance band, and determined on a musical tercet when lie left school Famed as a "musician's musici an," ruggedly handsome Glenn got his background with some of to day's most famous swing names He woiked for Ben Pollack on the coast, sitting beside a young clot inetist mimed Benjamin Goodman He made records with Goodman, Krupa, Jimmy and Tommy Dor sey Ile blanched into arianging late; on with Red Nichols A little over a year ago Glenn had an idea Encouraged by the discovery of several "key men" whose technique he liked, the young trombonist-arranger decided to [min his own band With "Ha]" Mantlre supporting the sax ~ecl ion, "Chummy," McGiegor on the "Te • as" on the tenor sax and the inimitable Glenn himself on the trombone, the nucleus was for med Spicing the combination Continued On Page 4 same opinion by almost identical percentages The national tabu lations follow A• B' Approve reduction 11% 9% Disapprove reduction 71 72 Reduce slightly 3 4 Increase no. of jobs 9 13 Don't know 6 2 ('A—All students. B—Those who hold NYA Jobs). NYA workers, who perform hundreds of tasks from floor sweeping to book wilting, eain about $l5 a month. President Roosevelt's recommendation calls for"an appioprlation of $85,000,- 000 (millions) for the 1940-1941 fiscal year to go to the National', Youth Administration, $9,500,0001 to be spent on college and gradu- I ate ald,,the rest,oirother projects away from the campus This would mean a college employment of 89,000 persons, as compared with 130,000 this year. rgiatt ~,01P,,' PRICE FIVE CENTS Seniors Will Choose Between Lion Shrine And'Scholarship Fund For Class Gift; ' A. A. Books, Matriculation Cards Required To Vote More than four thousand students—the biggeU turnout in Penn State political histoly—aie expected to record their selections foi all-College and class offices at the second all- College elections today, tomon ow, and Thursday Polls to the Ng floor lounge of Old Main will be open from 12:30 to 8 p in. today and tomoi i w and from 12.30 p m. to G p, m Thursday. To gain access to the voting machines, vote's will be required to present A A books and matric ulation cards, which will be checked with the dean's lists Those who have lost A A books or matriculation caids will be eligible to vote only upon presen tation of a note from the dean's office certifying that they are leg ularly enrolled undergraduate students The entire student body, includ ing seniors and two-year Agricul Whether the Loon Shrine or a Scholarship Fund will bene- fit from the $5.000 Senior Class Gift will be decided by class members voting at the all-Col lege elections today, tomorrow. and Thursday. ,The two gift suggestions wero chosen m a Student Un3on poll —.lllttfht-friqtt.:lo_..thatibatl.;,.: been suggested. Besides votmg on the gift in the electrons, the , sensors may vote for all-Col lege president and vice-presi dent tuie students, will be eligible to ca%t ballots for all-College offices Two-year am icultui e students in then first year will be permitted to vote for sophomore class offices as well Arnold C Laich and Robei t N Baker are Campus candidates for all-College president and vice president, respectively, with Thomas C Cackenstose and Rich ard M Geissinger on the Indepen dent slate Automatic voting machines will be supplied gratis by the Auto matic Voting Machine Coipora lion, Jamestown, N V , tin ough Fiank R Stone Politicians Warned Meanwhile 'A William Engel, Jr '4O. chairman of the Elections Committee, yesterday warned lo cal politicians that penalties of 20 vote% would be assessed upon any patty found guilty of any of the following violations of the Eine: tion Code Electionem mg in Old Main while voting is in progress. conversation by party checkers with voters before voting, buying of votes, destruction of property. and unfair campaigning following an initial warning Continued On Page 4 Penn Professor To Speak On 'Cancer' In First Of Modern Hygiene Lectures In the ,first of a series of lec tures td educate students and townspeople in modern hygiene Dr Gibson C Engel, associate professoi of surgery at the Um \ ei say of Pennsylvania Graduate School, will talk on "Cancel" in Schwab Auditorium at 8 p in. Thursday The talk, which is the only one scheduled before June, will be followed by a series of similar lec tures beginning next Fall In the lecture Thursday, Dr Engel will point out facts about discovei ing and treating cancer which is curable in its early stages Sponsoring the series of talks are the hygiene group of the School of Physical Education and Athletics, the College Health Ser vice, the pre-medical students, the Penn State Alumnae chapter here, the American Association of Uni versity Women, the American Le gion Auxiliary, and .the Centre County Medical Society. Liberal Arts - Poll: To Rafe Faculty: Now Under WO:- Students Grade Profs On Mimeographed Forms Distributed In Classes''' So'e list nt Collegian Poll qrationa on page 4. - , . Liberal Ails students yesterday began lating then professors in the Collegian-sponsored faculty poll which is the first of its kind e'er held at the College,_, - complete:'eadi of 125 lama] Arls instructors Will have been rated by one class Jig teaches The results will be used fogy the benefit of the teachers, the Liberal Alts Council, the All-C6l: lege Cabinet, the School of Liberal Ai ts, and the Board of Trustees Development of the poll is being pushed gradually with less than 23 pi ofessoi s rated yesterday A slant, tat number will have their classes pollod today with the project ex pected to be nearly complete by „ the end of the week The ialing is done on mhneo giaphed sheets where 10 questions ale answei ed on a graded scale Five possible answers are, sug gested Conducting the poll are 24 dents, members of Collegian staff, Liberal Arts Council, and the Al l lege Cabinet. f, Baird, Doherty To Debate With Rhode !staid TOO In HE Building Thursday Rubel I. 0 Baird 42 and Getald E Duhei ty '42 will comprise, the Penn State team debating against Rhode Island State College in ,a cross-examination debate on tor eign policy in the Home Economics auditorium at 8 15 p m, Thurs day The Penn State debaters will take the affirmative of the ques tion Resolved, that the United Slates should follow a Volley of eLonomic and military isolation to ward all nations engaged in inter national or civil conflict °aside the Western Hemisphere, in the last home debate of the season Joseph F. O'Brien, varsity de bate coach, will act as chairman An open totem will follow the cross-examination debate Admis sion is free ' The last debate of the men's de bate season will be held at the St Mary's Public Forum on May_6, undei the sponsorship of the,St Mary's Kiwanis Club, cooperating with the Extension Service David It Benjamin '4l and Ger ald F Doherty '42 will defend the New Deal, while Leonard ~ S Schneider '4l and Eddie Gabe Couch, Jr, '4O will argue against It. An open forum will follow the debate, with varsity debate coach O'Brien acting as chairman , Mural Scaffolding Ready Scaffolding has been erected over the main stairway m Old Main Lobby and preparations are complete for Henry Varnum Poor, noted American artist, to begin work on his mural there this week
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