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Neu) Alumni Membership Plan Up For Final Vote Feb: 1
Lack Of Quorum
Postpones IFS
Constitution Vole
Interfraternity Council could
not act finally on its new constitu
tion at its meeting last night, as
planned, because the council
lacked a quorum. One more dele
gite would have made a sufficient
number of members -to vote on
the constitution.
The members of the council
differed in their opinions as to
whether the officers of the coun
cil "should receive the compensa
tion of $lOO apiece that the new
constitution specifies.. President
H. Edward. Wagner '4l, suggested
that the delegates take this ques
tion.. back to their respective fra- 1
ternities for further consideration,
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and that the final vote be taken on'
the constitution at next month's
meeting.
The opinion of the Association
of Fraternity Cotinselors on this
question of compensating IFC of
ficers was negative by a vote of
12 to one.
Prof. E. C. Bischoff gave to each
delegate a copy of the present
intramural scoring set-up, and re
quested them to find out before
the next IFC meeting the opin
ions of their own fraternities
regard to making any changes in
this system.
Edward J. K. McLorie '4l,
chairman of the winter carnival,l
explained to the — council the pro
poSed plans for Penn State's' . first
winter' sports carnival_ _ and asked
the members for their cooperatipn,
and any •• suggestions -they might
have to help make this, first car
nival a success.
Gray To Speak
"Axis ActiVities in Latin Am
erica" will be the subject of Dr.
William H. Gray, _ instructor in
Latin .American history, when he
gives his address in the Liberal
Arts Lecture series at 7:30 p. m.
in Room 10 Liberal Arts, I
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Late News
Bulletins
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Washington The House of
Representatives started discussion
on the defense bill yesterday and
interviewed as a special witness,
Secretary of State Hull. Hull
Startled the House when he stated
that Germany could swiftly cross
the Atlantic Ocean to attack the
United States.
Athens Reports last night
stated that the Greek army. was
closing in on the city of Valona af
ter capturing, several small vil
lages en route to the Italian base.
The Grecian advance was hinder
ed greatly by the terrific blizzards
and, cold weather of- - the country.
Moscow It was rumored in
the Soviet Union yesterday that
- Aussia wished to build a fleet of
200 vessels to transport supplies
fiOm the United States. The food-
StUffS and war materials would
then be sent to Germany.
'L-liVasbington A new trans-At
•'lantic- airplane speed record was
set " y6terday by a British flier
Who was taking a new bombing
plane. to England. The flier had
breakfast in the western hemis- 1
pheie, was in England in time for,i
afternoon tea. The actual hours )
have
.not as yet been recorded.
Series Tickets To Go On Sale
For 3 Artists' Course Shows
Series tickets for the three re
maining • Artists' •Course perform
ances will be sold at reduced
rates; Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, com
mittee chairman, announced Tues
day.
Final sale of the 150 remaining
seats will begin Monday, Febru
ary 3, and will continue through-.
cut the week. Seats originally
selling at $5.50 for four numbers
will be sold at $3.90. Those mi
-1 ginally priced at $4.50 and which
included the Paul Robeson num
ber are available at $3.40.
Tickets which are not sold as
series admissions by Thursday,
February 6, will be available on
that date for individual perform
ances. Under the , single ticket)
system $2.25 will be the charge
for the Jascha_Heifetz and Cleve
land Orchestra admissions. The
Anna Kaskas performance will
'command a single- ticket rate of
$1.25.
Total cost for the three numbers
onaer me single purcnase plan
'Prof To Speak
On Bridge Crash
A "University of Washington
professor who was making ob
servations of the Tacoma Narrows
Bridge when it collapsed last Fall
will bring motion pictures and the
"inside" story of that tragedy to
the campus this Monday.
His appearance, sponsored by
the' student chapter of the Amer--
n--Seeiety - Engineers;
with the cooperation of the cen
tral Pennsylvania section of the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, will be in Room .121
Liberal Arts at 7 p. m.
Now in New York attending a
professional meeting, the speaker,
F. B. Farquharson, professor of
civil engineering at Washington
U., will make a special stop at
State College. His three reels of
motion pictures, which he himself
took, include shots of the bridge's
construction features, the motions
that developed during the life of
the bridge, and the actual crash.
Professor Farquharson has
made model studies-of the Tacoma
bridge in the laboratory and is re
garded as an authority on the
structure and its faults. He and
a newspaperman were the only
ones on the span when it crashed.
The A. S. C. E. faculty adviser
is - Professor J. S. Leister and the
student president and secretary
are J. D. Hunsicker '4l and L. M.
Laushey '4O. The program is open
to the public.
Students' First Aid (lass
To Begin Mardi 1
The student's training course in
first aid will start March 17, and
classes will meet daily from 7 to
m. This 30-hour course,
sponsored by the Red Cross and
Physical Education School in con
nection with national defense
work, is open to any student with
out - charge and without College
credit. The Standard First Aid
Certificate' will be awarded to
those completing the course.
Scarab Initiates
Seven members were initiated
into the Scarab honorary archi
tectural fraternity. Initiates are:
Lloyd F. Engle II '4l, R. Taylor
Enteman '42, Clarence B. Monk,
Jr. '42, Melvin A. Anderson '42,
Warren D. Ziegler '42, Edward
Yost, Jr. '42, and James J. May
'42.
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THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 16, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA
!will thus be $5.75 as compared
with the series price of $3.90 or
$3.40.
"Almost as many seats have
been sold this year as ih any prev
ious year. The difference in the
total corresponds to the number
added through the provision of
stage accommodations," said Dr. l
Marquardt.
"A demand for a large number
of tickets from out-of-town buy
ers seems certain. However, no
tickets for single seats will be sold
before February 6," he said.
Dr: Marquardt pointed out that
it is important that series patrons'
buy their tickets before the sale of
single seats.
"The course is in no danger of
running a deficit, even though a
considerably larger amount of
money has been budgeted for it
than ever before. Practically all
of this has been put into the allo
cation for talent," the committee
chairman said.
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Enlarged Police Force
,To Continue Speed Traps
Periodic speed check-ups on
College avenue and Atherton
street will be continued and
probably augmented by the ad
dition of a new officer, R. A.
Martin, to the local police force,
which now consists of four men.
Police Chief John R. Juba in-
dicated that the enlargement of
the present three-man depart
ment will enable the police to
provide 24-hour protection. En
forcement of borough ordin
ances will probably become
more efficient, he added.
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Dr. Marvin To Teach
New Economics Course
Dr. M. Marvin, who served as
economist of the Royal Bank of
England for 14 years, will teach a
new course next semester called
Economics 70.
The new course, a study of Can
adian industry and trade, was de
signed by Dr. Marvin because he
believes the activities of Canada
in a European war are a matter of
public interest to students at the
present time.
Average Frat Man's Income
Is More Than Independent's
The average monthly income of
fraternity men exceeds the inde
pendent man's income by about
1 522, a survey of student income
and expenditures recently' corn
,
pleted by Robert C. Hanau '4l re
veals.
Fraternity men have an aver
age monthly income of about $73
compared to the independents' av
erage of $5l.
The survey was made through
questionnaires anonymously filled
lin by 26 fraternity men and 24
independents. It is believed to be
the first survey of, - student fi
nances made at Penn State.
In his report, Hanau points out
that "the living expenses for the
fraternity men are more than $5
in excess of the independents'
total income." PrOportionately,
however, the former spends six
per cent 16s for maintanence than
the independents do.
Entertainment was the second
Announces Meeting
Edward K. Hibshman, above,
secretary of the Alumni_ Execu
tive Council, announced yester
day that a special meeting of the
council will be held February 1
to act on the revised organiza
tion plan of the Penn State
Alumni Association.
'Coeds To Drive
1941 Super Tractor
A new, super-extra-deluxe
farm tractor promises to be one
of the big attractions at the open
house of the new Agricultural
Engineering Building today from
3 to 5 p. m.
The tractor not only is fitted
with a cab but has radio, spot
light, dome light, safety glass,
windshield wipers, heater, rear
vision mirror with clock, rubber'
floor mats, sun visor, ash tray, de
froster fan, spring loaded clutch,
heavy Ross gear, rear wheel
brakes, muffler, air cleaner, front
bumper, speedometer, tempera
ture gauge, gasoline gauge, cigarl l
lighter, starter, upholstered seats,
horn, and stop light.
But that isn't all. This triumph
of agricultural engineering is to be
operated by two Penn State trac
torettes, Ruth A. Shanes '44 and
Helen L. Schmeltz '44. In addi
tion to this vision of beautified
and gadgetized farm power, visit
ors will have an opportunity to
inspect the newly-occupied build
ing and its equipment.
All students, faculty, towns
people, and friends are cordially
invited to attend this super ex
travangaza of mechanized agri
culture.
By STANLEY J. POKEMPNER
largest expenditure reported in
the survey, and the findings on
this item seem to disprove a pop
ular belief that fraternity men
spend a much greater part of their
income than independents for so
cial activities.
The survey showed that the fra
ternity man spends only 2.8 per
icent more of his total income on
'entertainment than the independ
lent. Hanau attributes the narrow
difference to the "fact that the av
erage date costs the independent
more since he hasn't the free fra
ternal activities open to him."
The survey was summarized in
a table showing the approxiMate
income and expenditures of the
two classifications. The per cent
of the total income spent for each
item on the questionnaire accom
panies the monetary estimate. All
figures are estimated on a mdnth
ly basis.
Includes Poinb
Recommended By
Committee Of 100
The revised organization plan
of the Penn State Alumni Asso
ciation, approved by the All-CoI-
Ilege Cabinet last year to bring
about a closer cooperation be
tween the association and the
students, will be acted upon at a
special meeting of the Alumni
Executive Council on February 1,
Executive Secretary Edward K.
Hibshman announced yesterday.
Most of the plans urged by the
Alumni Committee of 100 are al
ready incorporated in the propos
ed set-up.
If the re-organization plan is
approved by the Council, the so
licitation. of five-year alumni as
sociation memberships among
students at a price of $8 will be
put in operation this spring. The
most difficult period will be at the
time the plan is initiated as it will
be necessary to cover not only the
sophomore class but also the jun.:.
for and senior classes.
These student memberships are
to be entirely voluntary and, whey
the plan becomes fully operative,
will be solicited from students by
their own -committee in the spring
of their sophomore year. The
student taking out this member
ship will authorize the Bursar of
the College to collect $2 each se
mester, during the junior and sen
ior year when regular fees are
collected.
This spring, juniors will be ask
ed to authorize the collection of
$4 each semester during their sen
ior' 'year and .tlie seniors will-be
solicited for an $8 cash payment.
All students who sign up will, re
ceive the Alumni News during the
remainder of their undergraduate
days, and will become full-fledged
voting members immediately upon
graduation for five years.
The proposed plan also provides
the establishing of a life member
ship for those who have already
graduated. Under the present
constiution of the association
there is no life membership but
an amendment to the by-laws will
make this possihle, if approved.
Students will also be able to ap
ply the $8 toward a life member
ship at the end of five years, the
regular life membership being $4O,
Additional amendments to the
by-laws up for approval will pro
vide for student representation on
the Alumni Council and the Ex
ecutive Board. It is proposed to
add the presidents of the junior
and senior classes and the Alt-
College president to the council.
The other amendment proposes to
add to the Executive Board, which
is now composed of eleven mem
bers elected by the council at the
annual meeting in June, the pres
ident of the All-College cabinet.
If the entire plan, along with
a number of other amendments
which will effect the general
alumni association set-up, is ap
proved by the Alumni Council, a
committee of the alumni will
work out a sales campaign to be
launched among the alumni, at
the same time as the student cam
paign, for the collection of life
memberships.
IMA Adds New Unit;
Increases Total To 12
Irvin Hall has been admitted
into the Independent Men's As
sociation, W. Rae Herrman '4l,
IMA president, announced last
night.
The addition of the campus dor
mitory has increased the number
of IMA units to 12.
Weather—
Snow. and
Colder.
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