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VOL 37—No. 16
Villard Sees Hope
For Preservation
Of Democracy
Oswald Garrison Villard, former
president of The New York Eve
ning Post and ex-editor of The
Nation, spoke to a capacity crowd
last night in Schwab Auditorium
on "Is Our Way of Life Doomed—
Or Can We Avoid 'Fascism?"
Mr. Villard spoke as a liberal
and progressive who believes that
it is possible to preserve our Am
erican way of life if we cooperat
in putting our government andeco
nomic system on a non-political
and truly democratic basis.
'He stated that in order to do
this we "should amend the Coniti
tution so that the Supreme Court
shall not have the power of veto
over legislation. We should speed
up the procedure of Congress so
that it may at all times function
with much greater speed. We need
the combination of" the War and
Navy Departments in one depart"-
ment of defense."
Villard was strongly in favor of
the greater use of the right of ref
erendum and initiative. He urged
the use of a referendum on war
and stated that, "there is no reason
whatever why the parents of the
United States should not vote this
fall as to whether or not their
sons shall go to war on behalf of
England." •
The former newspaper man
strongly denounced Fascism and
other- forms ofitotalitarian govern
ments. He emphasized the fact
that the United St4tes is danger
-oUsly-Clog'se to,'duplicating the con':
ditions which existed in the present
day dictatorial countries before
their monstrous leaders rose to
control.
"Today,- at the end of eleven
years of depression and unemploy
ment, with one third of our popu
lation either without work or on
the borderline of starvation, there
exists precisely the same conditions
which if long continued will pro
duce a Hitler or Mussolini."
Earlier yesterday Mr. Villard
addressed members of the journal
ism school in an informal forum.
He assured the aspiring writers
that it would be better to start out
On a small town weekly rather
than have a try at a large metro
politan daily without previous ex
perience.
Villard asserted that newspapers
still play a large part in molding
public opinion and keeping politics
on a clean competitive basis. He
believes that it is the duty of the
press to keep the electorate inform
ed and thereby guaiantee intelli
gent voting.
Overnight Parking
Problem Reduced
"The parking problem is not es
sentially a student problem but is
concerned, more with townspeo
ple," said Russell E. Clark, Bur
sar and chairman of Borough
Council, in an interview last night.
Council has constructed a map
of the borough indicating on it the
location of all automobiles that
received a ticket for illegal over
night parking. Also on the map
are shown the cars of owners who
desire special privileges.
Some Ybo persons have request- .
ed parking privileges and it was
found that the majority have gar
ages but rent them. It is these
owners that the borough is- con
-cerned with apd.not students, thus
reducing the problem of student
overnight parking .to. a minimum.
- Fraternity presidents. have been
invited tolhe meeting of the coun
cil at 6:30 p. in: Monday to discuss
the 'subject of street ..markers in
the fraternity district -.- •
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Friar Hat Society Taps
10 From Spring Sports
Friars, sophomore a t h 1 et i c
honorary society, tapped 10 new
members last night at the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon house.
The initiates were Chuck
Elder and Bill Smiley, golf; Sam
Chase, Bill Lundelius, tennis;
Bob Koch, Jack Hanley, lacrosse;
Chuck Phillips, track; Earl
Brown, Jim Sampsell. Bill
Thomas, baseball.
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New System Used
To Knock Profs
Conversation on Ag Hill:
"Gee, I don't think I can stand
another semester of Prof." (cen
sored)
"Yeah, his classes are awfully
dry. Somebody ought to tell him
about his sleep-producing lec
tures."
Well YOU can, right now!
Just go to. Ag Library and fill
out one of the new complaint
forms, and the complaint commit
tee will take care of everything.
The form asks for your name,
address, year, the name of the pro
fessor, his department, and the
complaint against him.
The committee handling the
c_omplaints is composed of three
students, and will act as a go-be
tween, without the interruption of
the dean's office or department
heads. - The committee goes di
rectly .to the professor and strives
for. _a- satisfactory correction (not
ars) •-•r_
Don't all run at once•to the Ag
Library. The line forms to the
right.
Six Veterans Cast
In Players Show
Spectators at "Margin For Er
ror", tomorrow's Players show,
will watch a cast of nine, six of
whom are experienced college ac
tors and well-known to campus
dramatic enthusiasts.
Barbara A. Davis '43, who plays
the part of Mrs. Baumer, has act
ed. in "The World We Live In"
and "Squaring the Circle." Sybill
J. Martin, cast as Frieda, the
maid, is also a veteran of these
two plays.
Robert Robinson '4l, who has
_the part of Baron Von Alvenstor,
took part in "Pride and Prejudice"
and, "The Dybbuk," Jacob Sacks,
graduate, is cast as Horst, the
Bund-leader, and has had parts in
"Excursion," "Winterset," and
"What a Life."
A newspaper columnist, Tom
Denny, is played by Donald R.
Taylor '42.who also acted in "Win
terset," and "What a Life." The
other cast member with previous
Players experience is Leon Rab
inowitz '43, a veteran of "The
World We Live In" and "The Cir
cle of Chalk."
Robert Shellenberger '44, who
will play Baumer, the Nazi con
sul, is new to the campus but has
gained experience in community
theaters.
Record Player Bought
For Use'Of Students
Professor Bummel Fishburn has
announced the purchasing of a new
improved Victor record player for
the Carnegie Record Room, 417
Old IVlain.
.The record- room will be • open
to :the ;public starting October 8.
The :hours that the -room Is to be
- . open will be announced. The pres
ertt five year old machine is to be
.used in Room 10, Liberal Arts.
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1940, STATE COLLEGE, PA
Senate Moves Spring Finals
In Only Important Calendar
Warnock Offers
Dad's Day Slogan
"Meet my Dad," should be the
password for students whose fath
ers are coming here for Dad's Day
observances, A. R. Warnock, dean
of men, said yesterday.
"Through long experience with
Dad's Day programs," Dean War
nock remarked, "the chief hinder
ance to the day's success does not
come from the program itself, but
the student."
Many fathers return home from
visiting their sons or daughters
without .any introduction to fel
low students, parents or other
friends, or the faculty, contended
Warnock.
Only through association with
other Penn Staters will the Dads
get an idea of campus life and its
administration. And above all,
these temporary friendships will
serve to "break the ice" and pre
vent Dad from feeling alone and
self-conscious, Warnock intimated
"After all," the Dean said, "stu
dents must regard themselves as
their parent's hosts, not their
guests. Arrangements for Dad's
enjoyment and his seeing people
and doing things should be taken
into careful consideration."
"So," concluded Warnock, "I
hope the byword of every Penn
State man and woman this week
end IS . ;"`Meet MY Did!' ' ' ' -
Special Chemistry (lass
To Be Held For Students
For the benefit of freshman stu
dents in the school of agriculture,
Dr. M. W. Lisse of the Ag-Bio-
Chem. department, will meet with
a class of freshmen deficient in ele
mentary chemistry and tutor them
every Monday and Thursday eve
ning this semester.
All students in the curriculum,
who anticipate having difficulty in
chemistry, may enter this class' at
a nominal fee, by signing up at the
next meeting, Monday, October 7,
at 7 p.m. in Room 103 Ag Building.
Phi Epsilon Kappa Elects
Phi Epsilon Kappa, professional
physical education fraternity,
elected the'following officers: Tom
Vargo '4l, president; Craig White
'4l, vice-president; Aubrey None
maker '4l, secretary; Lawrence
Tate '4l, treasurer; and Don Yoho
'42, hisotrian.
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'44 Violators To Parade
At Half of Bucknell Game
Entertainment at the half of
the Bucknell game tomorrow
will be provided by 17 oddly at
tired freshmen.
One of the unfortunate of-
fenders whom Tribunal cracked
s l down on is Carl Braunegg who
will wear lacrosse gloves and
carry a poster declaring, "MY
POCKETS ARE NOT BIG
ENOUGH FOR MY HANDS."
A baby carriage will be Man
oeuvered by Edward Yewell.
One of the highlights of the
festive parade will be George
Bessen. Tribunal requests him
.to carry a six-foot match stick
-.as he continually skips hither
_and yon. -
Other custom violators in Sat
...
urday's spectacle are Joseph
...Giniburg, Paul Bail, Samuel .
Harry, William Fritehman, Sam
uel Redmount and Raymona
Suckling.
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To Address Pledges
Dr. Frank Kingdon will speak
at the annual pledge banquet Sun
day evening. "What Do You Mean
—Fraternity?" will be his appro
priate topic.
Kingdon To Speak
At Pledge Dinner
Dr. Frank Kingdon, ' former
president of the University of
Newark, has been chosen as the
guest speaker for both the Fra
ternity pledge dinner and the spe
"cialDad's - Day -chapel service. Sun
day.
Dr. Kingdon will speak concern
ing "The Resources of Our Faith"
at Chapel Sunday morning at 11
a.m. in Rec Hall. Sunday evening
he will address the eighth annual
Fraternity pledge dinner sponsored
by IFC and PSCA in the Nittany
Lion Inn at 5:30 p.m. His topic
will be "What Do You Mean—Fra
ternity?"
Born in London, Dr. Kingdon
came to the United States in 1912
as a youth of 17. While holding a
number of pastorates, he continued
to further his education and in 1930
was awarded the honorary degree
of I.L.D. from Ohio Northern Uni
versity. He then became the first
president of the University of
Newark, a post from which he re
signed in June to devote himself
to a study of anti-democratic
forces at work in the United
States.
John Currier '4l, president of
the PSCA, and Edward Wagner '4l,
president of IPC will speak briefly
on the place and function of their
organization in the pledge dinner,
while the Three Stooges will pro
vide the entertainment. Amy Laich
'4l, All-College president, will be
toastmaster.
Swiss Architect Praises
Penn Slate's Buildings
Praise for the architectural
beauty of the Pennsylvania State
College has come all the way from
Switzerland, from the lips of an
expert who recently spent six
months touring the campuses of
all the leading United States edu
cational institutions.
Ulrich Kuhn, swiss architect
with headquarters at Langenthal,
recently wrote to George W. Ebert,
superintendent of grounds and
buildings at Penn State, to com
pliment the College on its arch
itectural planning and execution.
"The Penn State campus has its
very d e finite characteristics,"
Kuhn wrote. "All the bdildings
show simple forms and lines and
are. not • overloaded with -decora
tions. Where there are any, they
.are well chosen and accentuate the
importance of the buildings in a
fortunate manner.
Weather—
Fair and
Warm.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Schedule
Change
Thanksgiving Is
Back In Old Spot
For College Calendar See Page 4
One change in the final exami
nation week schedule was the only
major action taken by the Col
lege Senate in its approval of the
1940-42 College Calendar in the
initial fall meeting of the Senate
late yesterday.
This year, seniors will take their
final spring examinations along
with the undergraduates, from
May 27 to June 5. Formerly, the
seniors started their finals on May
22, while the other classes began
four days later on May 26.
This action by the Senate will
decrease the amount of work and
confusion experienced by profes
sors during examinations. It will
also lengthen the finals period
from six to eight days, giving the
student ars opportunity to be ade
quately prepared.
In the last Senate meeting in
June, the Thanksgiving recess was
moved from November 20 to Wed
nesday, November 2 at 11:50 a: m.,
the day before Pennsylvania's ob
servances which is a week later
than the national date set by Pres
ident Roosevelt.
The Senate also voted to extend
the absentee period, before and
after vacations, from 24 to 48
hours. - All students - who are re
ported absent in violation of this
rule will be fined $5.
Continuing the traditional half
holiday recess set aside for the
Penn• football game, the Senate
has agreed to a Saturday football
half-holiday, which will be select
ed by the students. The selection
will be made for an away game
weekend, probably the Temple or
Pittsburgh game.
In the second semester, a PSCA
Convocation hour will be named
by President Ralph D. Hetzel. All
classes will be suspended for stu
dents to participate in the special
service.
Watkins Interprets Rule
On Overcrowded (lasses
In reply to many students who
have been complaining to the Col
lege scheduling officer that they
were "kicked out" of overcrowded,
classes, Ray V. Watkins refers
them to the Student Regulations
Handbook for 1940-41.
Rule 10 of the regulations ap
proved by the College Senate states.
that "in case of overcrowding, pre
ference shall be given students in.
order of their scholastic standing." ,
However, this statement does not
affect those classes which are
strictly a pre-requisite for any par
ticular curriculum or class.
General Debate Trials
Announced By Coach
Preliminary debate trials will be
held Wednesday, October 9, at 7 ;
o'clock in 'Home Economics Build
ing, it was announced today by,
Professor Joseph F. O'Brien, coach ;
of the men's debate squad. These
trials are open to all freshmen and
upperclassmen, regardless of ex:.
perience.
Actual competitive trials for all
'squads will be held one week later,
Wednesday, Oct 16, at 7 o'clock,
in Room 8, Liberal Arts. Any pep..
sons-wnho wish to participate in de- .
bating this year must be :pretteint
at both meetings. ' •