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Pears State--44 , C:2- - '"'• s ~.4 .\, 4r 0 7 tifr at • sfrimel,- Toil pan 13 - . K,..,./ =syarsakcueste.....baLl VOL. N 6. 72 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, 1 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 11111111111M111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Late News Bulletins /111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1 11 Mlllllllllllllllllll 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. OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE 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. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 h 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. ‘lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 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. PRICE THREE CENTS