Successor
To The Free Lance,
Weblmbed 1887
VOL. 36—No. 64 „
_,Petty_ Thievery Reaches
Mew Heights - In Women's
Dormitories, SOrOrities
$5O Stolen Within Two Weeks; 'lnside Job' Is
Opinion Held By Student Leader; Thief Sought
•By Police But lack Of Evidence Causes Failure
see editorial "It's About Tune," on Page 2
' Petty thieveiy in women's dormitories and sororities amounting
to least s3so'since Easter reached a new peak yesterday when it
was disclosed that more than $5O has been stolen during the past two
About $2OO has disappeared from Frances Atherton Hall and the
iemainciei from hermit) , houses Alpha Omicron Pi with $25, Gamma
Phi Beta with $37, Kappa Alpha Theta with $2O, and Zeta Tau Alpha
1-with $52 were the hardest hit
Elinor L Weaver '4l, WSGA
president, and George W Ebert,
superintendent of grounds and
buildings, concurred in the opin
ion that it is an "inside job" be
cause the Toney has been stolen
during meals or 'at other times
when , rooms hate been unoccu
pied
- Strongest evidence in this direc
tion came Saturday when a wallet
containing valuable papers be
longing to Anna B Sturman '4O
was returned 'after an announce
ment was made in the east dining
room of Frances Atherton Hall
The wallet was stolen Thursday,
the announcement was made 'Fri
day and the wallet, minus $5 it
had contained, was returned Sat
urday.
Thefts of only - $25 have been
reported to the Campus Patio'
daptain William V Dennis Jr
refused to comment on the belief
that the thefts are an inside job,
adding "I haven't had one report
of a case that - hasn'tresulted from
'carelessness. There is no concrete
evidence to go ron, but we're do
ing everything possible to recover
the .money' and apprehend the
thief."
• Campus
Calendar
& News Briefs
- (.1%.11 contributions for this col
'.-unin must be received at Stu
dent Union Desk by 1 p.m. the
day preceding publication.)
-,Board of Diroctors of Collegian
Ind meets dt 2 p m in 313 Old
Main
- lota Sigma Ps and Delta Sigma
Epsilon picnie_in Host Wdods at 5
P m'
- La Vie available to all seniors at
the- AA window Matriculation
cards must be, presented
" Varsity baseball. Bucknell at 4
Louise Homer Club meets in
Room 411 Old Main at 7 p rn
4 •_ - Student.Tribunal meets in }them
305 Old Main at 7 p' m
pews' articles to go in- the
icaltegian'imusti,belAn , .by. 6
;;,:to appear in the final Collegian
"which be distributed tamps
row' night.
Tomorrow: , ,
', i'Foshrrian Commission Meets in
Rooni 305 Old Main at 7 p m
t Transition Issue of Collegian
appear
:NYA • applzeahon blanks avail
able aL the Bursar's office ;
"' Regular Thursday Collegian Bus
iness candidates 1 epot t to 313 Old
..11 , 1am at 715 p m ,
Miscellaneousi'
..IL speed, trap will be conducted
on borough qi eels •
Jan Sevin will appear at the
Cathaum theater Monday. . -
Subscription drive rot the neu
daily Collegian is now on ,
Senior ,Women's dance s will be
held at. the Nittgny Lion Inn from
ti!P 12 Saturday night
Intel... Church Council out
ing:at. 1 30 p' , Thursday
iylllleaye all churches
Students,are reminded to get fee
"defeiment - blanks at the Bursar's
office-before the end of the term
- , ,
Alpha Phi Omega
Chooses Officers
-Sioafing Fraternity
,-,Completely Reorganized
ollicerg ofAlpha', Phi
Omega, service fraternity,. who
were officially initiated - at a special
ceremony in Old Main last week
are John-B t Yeneral '4l, president;
Bruno 'Eisen '43, vice president;
Otto C,t i Zlmmermaim '42, secre='
tary; and 'Hugh J Peeling '4l,
treasuier t.',
"/sfA complete reorganization otthe
_fraternity:was accomplished by the
addition, of new members at this
last fOrmal gathering until the next
College team
'-completed for 'the
blazing sand , marking of the new
Blue ~ and', White" trail through
nearby - mountains The trail will
be:open' in the. Fall and will be
eleirly;peinted out, ioy blue and
'White markers'abing the way.
In order that incominglreshmen
can;-familiarize themselves with
the activities of Alpha Phi Omega,
will be given each
new student to'be filled out as he
registers during; Freshman Week:
The ''questions will concern the
connections and activities with,,the
peif., - Scout organization' that 'the
fr - esllmen boys ,may have hid, for
Scouts, and Scouters, either past or
active members, are' eligible for
enrollment.
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.However ; no', money been
has
recov'bred -; • -
The largest individual iheft was
$45, money which a coed had been
saving for a sorority initiation fee
On several occasions :amounts of
approximately $l5 have been
stolen
Seventy dollars has been taken
from the southeast unit of Frances
Atherton Hall Seven dollars was
stolen from a locker in the base
ment of the Home Economics
Building, the only known theft
not in a dormitory or sorority
Players To Appear
In 'What A Life' =
James AmbanilosWill
Portray Henry,Aldrich
An opportunity to relive high
school days will be offered house
party theater-goers,at the Players'
production of "What A Life" in
Schwab Auditorium at 830 p m
on June 7 and 8 ~
Tickets will' be'priced at 50 cents
The play, a fame, satirizes typ
ical high school characters in the
setting of the principal's ,office
an old high school In a fairly large
city
It was first piodticed• in New
Yoiit City by George Abbott and
created - Henry Aldrich, of 'radio
fame James Ambandos •'43 will
play the part in the Players'wer
sion
The play centers around an
unctous, - self-satisfied principal and
the problems thrown on his should
ers by typical teachers, student.;
and parents
`.Written by, Clifford, Goldsmith
andqdlrected by James Doll, 'in
structor In dramatics, the play'con
tumes the , Players' tradition of
offering a 'comedy as their last
production-of the year Last Spring
the houseparty ' show was "You
Can't Take It -WithrYou " -
Savill And Top , Hallers
Here In Pqrioir Monday;
Jan Savitt and' his Top ,
ters have been signed to appear_
in person at ,the Cathaum The
atre Monday, it was announced
late yesterday. , "
The , Senior Ball orchestra
will appear at. four perform-i ,
antes.' NegOtiations with -the
band had been 'carried , on' by
the'management for a,consider-`
able time
Preview Of Daily
Collegian Slated
Tomorrow Night
Subscription Campaign
Continues; Directors
Will.Formallif Organize
See Coupons On Page 3
Collegian, Inc, pushed plans
for its daily publication on three
fronts as this week opened
I—The staff, began work on a
special Transttion,lssuie which
will appear tomorrow night
and end publication Om this
year _
2—The annual , Spi mg subsea lo
tion drive continued with the
new daily offered at the same
local rate as the present semi
weekly
3—A board of direitois of Col
legians, Inc, was bet to be (Ca
rnally organwed at a meeting
in 313 Old Main at 2 p m to
day
Plans fot the Transition Issue
call for a preview of the new tab
loid size and a special illustrated
page given over to, Commence
ment Because of the Memorial
Day holiday Thursday the paper
will be issued tomorrow night in
stead of Thursday night
Both local and mail subscrip
tion orders are being accepted at
the Student Union desk and at
Collegian Office, 313 Old Main, as
the subscription drive progressed
this week
Local subscription and single
copp rates, will remain the same
One year, $2 50, one semester,
$1 50, and single copy, $ 05, Mail
rates at e $325 foi one year and
$2 00 one semester
Plans for the board of directors'
meeting this afternoon include the
a4ciptionpf by-laws :drawn,up„u2
nnforimil meeting'-teth - ne'eef- -
sons who will form the board of
directors._ and confirmation of C
Russell Eck '4O, Collegian busi
ness manager this year, as its
graduate counselor next year
Five students and nine faculty
and administrative members are
included on the board Students
are Adam A Sipyser '4l, Colleg
e. editor, Vera L Kemp '4l,
women's editor, Lawrence S
Driever '4l, business manager,
Arnold C Laich '4l, all-College
president, and Elinor L Weaver
'4l, WSGA president.
Faculty and administrative di
rectors are Franklin C Banner,
Neil M Fleming and Arthur R
Warnock for three-year terms,
Louis H Bell, Breton R. Gardner
and William K Ulerich for two
year teams, and Russell E Clark,
Dbnald W Davis and H Ridge
Riley for one-year terms
One hundied and fifty issues
will be published next yeai, five
mornings a week; Tuesday through
Saturday Many outstanding fea
tures such as a daily women's
page, a regulai iepoit of compa
nies conducting job interviews on
campus, and a daily Campus Cal
endar will be incorporated
Music Monotonous But
islands, Wylie, Says Gratit
- most difficult to 'describe the breath-taking beauty of the
Islands to one who .has never seen them," was Prof Richard W
Grant's summation of his, recent trip to the Hawaiian Islands
Grant was granted a leave of absence from the College on Janu
ary 22 to do tesealch on Hawaiian music for'the National Music Sup
eivisor's Conference, and was recently elected second vice president
of the Confei mice after seiving as a member of its board of governors
lot several years
"I was disappointed in Hawai
ian music because after you listen
to 'much of it, it all sounds the
same," he said "However this is
not true of Hawaiian dances.
"Swing has had- a devastating
influence on the native dancers,"
he remarked ,
Sees Crowning
Traveling south to ' Florida,
Dean and Mrs Grant motored to
Los Angeles and then took a fast
liner to the Islands 0 '
.troticeable in the Islands, Dean
Grant explained ? is ,the,'manner
in which Chinese, Japanese, Porto
Ricans,',Hawailans,, Filipinos,' Por
tuguese and many 'other national
ities bye together on the,best of
terms, Miregarding their national
prejudices He hinted _that this
could be explained since 80 per
cent of " the population! claims'
American citizenship and that in
termarriage is common among the
various groups
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1940
NYA Application Blanks
Ready For Distribution
NYA applications will be'clls-'
la ibuted to students now in col
lege at the Bursar's offlce"Wed—
nesday, Friday, and Saturday,
Stanley B Maddox, NYA Ad
ministrator, announced yester
day , , ,
Application 1 blanks arc not
available to new students (flesh
men„two-year and transfers) un
til they have been granted ad
mission to the College The appli
cation should not be a eturned
before August 10
The College has not been of
.—ficially notified that federal
funds will be made available for
1940-41 but the committee on
student employment under NYA
anticipates the continuance of the
program
Psychologists To
Assemble Here
15 Faculty Membui.L.
Participate In Confab
The 48th annual meeting of the
American Psychological Associa
tion, national professional organ
ization of psychologists, to be held
here September 5 to 7, and the
meetings of four other psycholog
ical organizations here earlier
that week are expected to bring
1,400 psychologists, educators,
sociologists, and statisticians
Fifteen members of the College
faculty are listed among the 664
members and 2,075 associates of
the American Psychological Asso
ciation which met last year at
Stanford University and the Uni
versity of California
Dr Bruce V Moore, head of the
department of education and psy
chology, and a member of the ex
ecutive committee of the associa-
Len; is chairman-of conven
tion
committee'`• ,
The largest of the other organ
izations is the American Associa
tion fo r Applied Psychology
which will meet September 2 to 4
This oiganization has over 500
members in different fields of ap
plied psychology, clinical psy
chology, consulting psychology,:
educational psychology, and in
dustrial and business psychology.
most of whom also - belong to the
American Psychological Associa
tion.
The Psychometric Society, con
cerned with the mathematical ap
(Continued on page four)
Borough To Operate Speed
Trap; Stop Watches Used
A speed trap will be operated
on borough streets, principally
Atherton Street and College Ave
nue, Police Chief John It Juba
announced last Thursday
Where streets are posted with
speed limit signs the timing will
be done with stop watches On
other streets timing will be
checked by the speedometer in
the police car, Juba said
Dean Grant saw the crowning
of the student Quein of the Urn
versity of Hawaii, recently pic
tured m the Collegiate Digest.
"I shall never forget thd exotic
beauty of that display," he said
During , the coronation cere
monies, he continued, girls of dif—
nationalities sang and
danced the hulas of old Hawaii;
a Chinese girl, dressed in shim
mering purple and - gold pajamas,
did a dainty and quaint dance,
and then a Japanese group per
formed ,the strange posturing
dances of Nippon.
Grant enjoyed the queer "tad
gin" English spoken on the Is
lands Describing a conversation
of taxi drivers, one of whom had
bumped his car into the other's,
he said, "Says one taxi driver,
'Wasamala you?' 'Wasamala me?'
says the other....Wasamala you
wasamala me? YOU wasamala,'
replies the first." ,
slo.Room Deposit
Compromise Made
ID Dorm Dispute
;Payment Of Deposits
On Second,Term Rent
Set For September
An agreement was reached yes
teiday morning by College offi
cials and student leaders-of the
three men's dormitories in their
dispute over the proposed $2O
room deposit when a' compromise
plan calling for $lO deposits in
September was .accepted The
present occupants will make the
$lO deposits at September registra
bon as advance payment for sec
,ond semester room rent A firs
semester deposit previouMy paid a
registiation will be waived
f ' , The new plan as proposed by
Samuel K Hostetter, assistant to
WC president, replaces the original
demand of $2O deposits before
July 15 which caused opposition
from a majority of the students re
sisting in the halls The original
proposal, however, will go into ef
fect for, all classes after 1943 and
for new students wishing to live in
the dm mitoi les
Want 100 Per Cent Capacity
`ln outer to assuie close to 100
per cent capacity occupancy, Hos
tetter, Ai thur R Warnock,, dean
of, men, and Loman emphasized
that students would have to notify
the College at a specified time if
they desire to reserve a room
Failure tolteep this deadline will
result in absolute loss of the res
ervation and will give incoming
students an oppoi tunity of moving
.into the dormitories which they
would not have otherwise The
plan is similar to the one in etTect
foi.- the women students, whose
room deposit was raised from $5 to
$lO this year
' - -;:The College favored a change in
.46.furmer—lax system because ex-_
perience has shown that students
often fail to notify the officials
(Continued on page Iwo)
Dixon '4l Named
Editor Of LaVie
Yearbook Distribution
Begins Today In Old Main
Sae editorial, "LaVae Issue' on
With announcement of Jack G
Dixon '4l as nextsyear's to Vie
editor, Thomas J Finn '4O, retir
ing editor, declared Sunday that
yearbooks will be distributed to
seniors from the Athletic Associa
tion window in Old Main starting
today upon presentation of ma
triculation card
Outstanding innovations of this
year's book will be a colored fron
tispiece of Old Main, six new ar
rangements for pages in the sen
ior section, ommission of all fresh
man activities to make it primar
ily a book foi seniors, and beau
ties picked by artist George Petty
Green is the coloi scheme
throughout
Othei juniors were elected to
the following positions Jane A
Fulton, -managing editor, Jay R
Ellenberger, photographic editor;
Louise Hyder, administration ed
itor; Dave E Wagenseller, organ
ization editor, Estelle Marguilies,
activities editor.
Jack H Hibbard, athletic edi
tor, Billie R Martin, assistant
photographic editor, Francis X
Casserly, assistant administration
editor, Betty • A Willits, assistant
activitieg editor, Odette Newman,
assistant athletic editor.
Moyer chosen New Head
In Waifs Hall Elections
Watts Hall, men's dormitory,
elected officers last week for
1940.41. They are Paul E Moy
er '4l, president; Phillip Later
man '42, vice-president; Julius N
Nelson '42, secretary; Arthur D
Seides '4l, treasurer, William L
Byrd ' 43, Intramural manager,
Gilorge It Ross '42, junior IMA
representative; Thomas R Ridge
'43, sophomore IMA representa
tive
The retiring officers will re
ceive keys in recognition of their
excellent work. They are, Myro=
slaw Kok '4O, Richard J. Davis
'41,-Morris R Schaffner '4O, Ray
mond J. McCrory '42, Carl W
Barbey '42, and Jack D Yudie '4O
Senate Welfare Committee Urges
Introduction OF Housing Program ;
College Proposed Dormitory Mediator
COLUMNIST WARNS
Clapper Sees U. S.
In Grave Position
Publishers Favor Willkie
In Presidential Poll
A possibility that the United
States may be the sole pi otectoi
of the Western Hemisphere should
Germany defeat the Allies and the
protection given by the British
fleet to the Atlantic seacoast dis—,
appear was declared by Raymond
Clapper, Washington columnist, at
the closing banquet of the Penn
sylvania Press Conference here
Saturday night
C:."The-British-fleit , has` controlled
the eastern side of the Atlantic
throughout our national history,
but now we are confronted with
the possibility that 'this friendly
protection will be demolished The
situation is so grave that we would
be foolish not to face the possibili
ties at their worst," said Clapper
"'That situation creates a tre
mendous task for the United States
It will require the development
of the strongest possible defense
maUnnery, the consolidation of all
Latin America in the scheme of
hemisphere defense, and the stiff
ening of ourselves fox the ordeal,
which is going to requne much
more sect lace than the average
poison now realizes," he said
Cautions Against Hitler
Clapper expressed the opinion
that a fi iendly alliance between
this county and Latin America
would be difficult to achieve The
Americas feel none ,too friendly
toward us since \ Congress has
placed so many rest ictions on
trade with the South American
countries, he believes, and might
succumb to the woomgs of Halm
If victorious in Swope, the Gel
man dictatot will most cez thinly
look covetously upon the t ich soil
and natural resources of Latin Am-
(Continued on pago four)
Common Student Query Is
'What Shall I Talk About'
One of the most , common complaints of students who have con
versational difficulties is that they "don't know what to talk about."
according to a survey conducted by Eugene T McDonald, graduate
assistant in speech
Before this problem could be solved it was necessary to learn
something about the interests and conversational background of col
lege students They were asked to list the magazines they lead.
and the radio pi ogiams they enjoy
Any student who feels that he
is having difficulty in conversa
tion might make out such lists of
his own and check them with the
following.
Arranged in order of number
of times mentioned.
Woman
1. Reader's Digest
2. Good HoUsekeeping
3. Ladies Homo Journal
4. Life
Sr Mademoiselle
8. McCall's
7. Vogue /
8. American
9. Woman's Home Companion
Mon
1. life
• 2. eader's Digest
3. Saturday Evening Post
4. Collier's
S. 'Mo.()
*MP PRICE FIVE CENTS
Far-Reaching Plan To Begin In September;
PSCA, Health Service To Approve Homes; Heizel
Sanctioned Room Inspection Move last May
See hst of suggosted housing standards on Pago 4
The giadual intioduction of a far-reaching housing pioglam be
ginning this September was urged yesterday in a detailed plan on
student housing inspection foiwaided to Piesident Ralph D Retzel
for his approval by Dr Wai len B Mack, than man of the Senate Com
mittee on Student Welfare
By compiling a list of approved homes impeded by PSCA and
College Health Sei vice repiesentatives, and by autheilumg the Senate
committee to impose definite housing standaids, the College, for the
Mist time, proposes to become a clisciplinaiy mediate' in regulating
rooming difficulties
"That the College has never be
fore exercised conh ol ovei hous
ing in private homes does not
mean that it cannot do so," the
report to President Hetzel stated,
in citing its case for 52 per cent
of male - enrollment who live in
private homes
President Het/el sanctioned, in
principle, the plan to inspect
looms last May when it was sub
mitted by the Student Housing
Board, following a Collegian cam
paign, then ietuined it to the
Senate Committee to be drawn in-1
to a definite plan of action
Want Planned Setup
The Senate committee asked fox
la planned and controlled housing
setup when its survey showed
that competition necessary to bet
ter conditions was lacking because
of impermanecy in housing con
tracts and agreements
"Through the requirement of
students to occupy rooms appiov
ed and the enforcement of leases
or contracts for looms on a semes
ter or yearly basis, prevailing con
ditions would be minimized," the
committee revealed• -
Steps toward such control, sug
gested by the Student Housing
Board and recommended by the
Senate committee are
1 That rental lists should be
compiled for the first semester of
1940-41.
2 The PSCA shall keep re
cords of rental agreements, occu
pancy of looms, and housing lists
made accessible through the Stu
dent Handbook or other means
3 PSCA and College Health
Seivice shall fuinish a housing
approval agency.
(Continued on page four)
Final Inter-Church Council
Outing 1:30 P.M. Thursday
Intel-Church Council will spon
sot its final outing for all students
at Camp Kanestake at 130 pin
Thursday Cars will leave (tom
any of the local chinches and re
turn about 8 p m
A sports program including a
baseball game played by members
of attending churches is planned
Tlio s e expecting to attend
shOuld contact their church
Louise Carter, president of the
Council, is in charge
6. American
7. Esquire
8. Fortune
9. Look
Radio Programs
Women
I. Jack Benny
3. Information Please
3. Ford Hour
4. Glenn , Miller
5. Hit Parade
6. "Just any" dance band
7. Lux theater
8. Kay Kyser
Men
1. Dance binds in general
2. Information Please
3. Cowell Thomas
4. Ford Hour
5. Fred Waring
6. News reports In gerieral
7. Jack Benny
8. Glenn Miller
Somi•Weekly
Complete Campus
Coverage
Collegian
Honor Roll
For 1939-40
Day in and day out theie are
working Cot Penn Stale individuals
and groups whose sincere desire Is
to improve the College
It IS the Collegian's earnest wish
that it could give recognition to
all of these, but in a univeisity as
big as Penn State this is impossible
The Collegian iecognizes this
and regrets it in the same breath
as it congratulates those individ
uals who have been bi ought to its
attention foi outstanding service
rendeicd to the College in the past
nine months
The honor Loll
President Ralph D. Helsel tot a
continuation of the wise and toler
ant leadership that has strength
ened the College and doubled its
size in the 13 -veal s of Ins admints ,
tration
Dean A. FL Warnock foi coopei-
Awe, mature counseling that. has
helped build Penn State men
Robert A. Higgins foi producing
the best Penn State football team
in 16 years in the face of a vicious
Collegian attack
Mrs Ralph D. Helsel. a constant
friend of the students, who this
yew fostered the new Student
Loan Fund
• Adrian 0. Morse who has been
willing to woik with student lead
ms on student pi oiects when oth
eis in the faculty and administra
tion were reluctant
Registrar William S Hoffman
who has-distinguished the College
as president of the American Col
lege Registi ais
Col. Ambrose R. Emery who has
given ROTC intelligent and un
dei standing !cadetship and created
in the ROTC unit its first esprit de
cot ps
Col. Charles S. Rachel, another
undel standing ROTC leader. who
completes his assignment here next
month
Russell E. Clark for well-advised
counseling to student leaders
George L., Donovan for wise
counseling and eveleady cooper
ation with student projects
Dr. Fred F Laninger, Dr. Jacob
Tenger, and Dr Paul H. Wueller,
who have distinguished themselves
as members of the Pennsylvania
"beam trust"
M. Nelson McGeary, a political
science instructor who has been a
real friend of students.
Miss Ruth Zang who is one of the
most capable hostesses McAllister
Hall has had,
Dr. Kingsley Davis for making a
success of the marriage course in
its first year
William Jeffrey who coached the
sorrel team through its eighth sea
son without defeat, Leo Houck
whose boxing wizardy brought
Penn State permanent possession
of the Baltimore Sun Trophy, and
Eugene Wolistono who conceived
the All-College Circus and whose
coaching has brought gymnastics
into the limelight
H. Clifton McWilliams Jr. '4O,
first all-College president and win
ner of the Collegian outstanding
senior awaid
A. William Engel Jr. '4O, G.
Warron Elliott '4O, and David E.
Porgran '4O whose clear-thinking
and conscientious work made the
first year of all-College govern
ment a success
Clarence K Evans '4O, a leader
in last •Fall's revival of College
split and a supporter of independ
ent organization and student gov
ernment.
John A. Troanovitch 19 for
fathering the Alumni Committee
of 100 which woke the Penn State
(Continued on page four)