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tNine Seniors Named
‘.‘.v
gfh Phi Beta Kappa
Six Women,-Three Men
Pass Requirements
; : .Nitie- 'seniors, six women and
;V :: three, men, .were named to mem-
, bership in Phi Beta Kappa, na
- - tional scholastic honorary, yes
... terday after completing require-
ments of a liberal curriculum and
an All-College average of 2.5.
• M. Elizabeth Baker, Harris
’ Freedman, Gertrude H. Hecht,
. Norman Racusin, and Edythe B.
Rickel have been selected from
. the arts and letters curriculum;
; William. R,‘ Brink, M. Janet
.- Gillespie, and Nelia M. Hazard,
“ education; and Elinor L. Weaver,
psychology.
Specific qualifications for ser
lection include the completion
of six credits from six of the
-' eight following subject groups:.
; : biological sciences, physical sci
ences, social studies, philosophy
and. psychology, mathematics,
English language and literature,
' foreign languages, and arts. Fui>
\ thermore, work must have been
liberal- in- character, with all
; 'courses subject to the approval-of
■ the local chapter, which elimin
ates vocational courses.
, More than 50 per cent of all
' those elected must be from the
School of the Liberal Arts but
only 10 per cent of the total re
ceiving Bachelor of Arts degrees
;. can be taken. Character as well
as scholarship is considered and.
the. secret vote of chapter mem
. bers is final.
: . Lambda chapter was installed
campus -in the spring of
! asi ; s'-3rg§r • stimggie' -for :
; ; recognition by the College. Dr..
Bruce. V. Moore, head of the de
. partment of education and psy
chology, is president.
Group Considers
i|i Shrine Site
. The area in front of the Water-
Tower has been suggested as a
possible site for the Lion Shrine;
according to a letter to the com
mittee from the College consult- The committees will meet to
ing landscape architect, Thomas day to discuss and make reports
W. Sears of Philadelphia. which will be brought to the
Two- other sites are being con- floor of the entire assembly in
sidered by the committee, the convention tomorrow morning
area in front of the Library and for discussion, amending 1 , adop
the inside'of the Main Gate. tion, or rejection.
Two noted sculptors, Heinz
Warneke and John B. Flannagan,
will be invited to the campus to
consider the project.
First Glee Club Concert
limited To Students
'■For the first time, tickets will
. , be required for admission to the
opening concert of the Penn State
Glee Club, on Sunday afternoon,
.March 16, Director Richard-W.
Grant announced yesterday.
Students who wish to attend
: may receive a ticket by present
ing their athletic books at the
i '/■ Student Union desk in Old Main
r on or after Tuesday, March 11.
-The books will be punched with
. an identifying mark.,
if, .Since the Glee Club is support
;'V ; ed-T>y a student subsidy this year,
fffthe executive committee of the
J Tcfiib has set up the new plan to
enable more students to hear the
concerts. The plan Was approved
* tijr All-College Cabinet Tuesday
-night..,.
/•. The club plans to present a
second complimentary concert
upon.rreturning from its" road
“/.trip. Tickets will not be required.
A Pair Of Rascals
The two Players pictured
above, Malcolm Weinstein ’4l,
left, Catharine E. Coleman ’42,
-right, are the villain and villain
ess in “The Streets of New York,”
which will be presented in Sch
wab Auditorium at 8:30 tonight
and tomorrow. The play is in 5
acts and~lo scenes and will be
presented in the melodramatic
style of the 1860 s.
'44 Debate Meet
To Open Today
The Penn- State freshman de
bating squad will play host to
six .Pennsylvania colleges today
and tomorrow when they- hold
.their , gnnual. Freshman
Debaters Convention here. ‘
Delegations from Allegheny
College, Bucknell University,
Bucknell Junior College, Juniata
College, University of Pittsburgh
and the University of Scranton
will take part in the convention.
Various delegations will be.
assigned to committees to discuss
the topics, “What should be the
foreign policy of the U. S. in
relation to the present war, and
especially with regard to Eng
land?” and “What should be the
policy of the U. S. in relation to
4he Western Hemisphere?”
The Penn ' State freshman
squad will be represented in the
convention as follows: British
Committee delegation Merton
A. Rosenfeld, Edward F. Lapos,
Frederick C. Dunlap; Western
Hemisphere Policy Committee
delegation—Milton J. Bergstein,
Roger C. Heppell, John M. Zab
kar; Hospitality Committee —-
Harold Epstein, Carroll P. Black
wood, Robert T. Kimmel; Chair
man Western Hemisphere Com
mitte, Walter Gerson.
William E. Harkins ’42, Penn
State varsity debate manager,
Will act as chairman.at the con
vention.
Dancing Class Series
Will Begin Tonight
The first in a new series of
■dancing classes will be. held in
the Armors' at 7 p.m. today. This
series, sponsored by the Penn
State Club, will continue "every
Tuesday and Friday night, until
April 11.
Tickets for the series of 10
lessons are available at Student
Union and cost $2.50.
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1941 STATE COLLEGE, PA.
Wi
To
Doubts Expressed
On Honor System
Mingled interest and skepti
cism has been the general cam
pus reaction to the possibility of
an “honor system” at Penn State,
interviews with prominent cam
pus figures revealed yesterday.
As A. R. Warnock, dean of
men, pointed out, “The burden
of administering such an honor
system in a student body, of our
size and kind would be more
than our student government
could manage.”
A little more optimistic about
this plan of putting the students '
of Penn State on their honor in
regard to lying, stealing, and
"cheating, was W. Lewis Corbin
’4l, chairman of Tribunal who
..stated, “An honor plan' must be
started with a small group of
students, and as fast as it proves
successful, it should be gradually
enlarged. The system should not
be tried on students already en
rolled, but with a new freshman
class, 'if and when they whole
heartedly consent to such a set
up.”
Charlotte E. Ray, dean of
women, expressed the opinion
that a plan such as this must
come from the students them
selves. “I think the students
would want such a system, as it
is in complete accord with the
“Spirit of Penn State.”
; PSCA president A John Cur
rier observed- that- an honor plan
would take a long time to estab
lish, and would be difficult to
enforce, but, he said, “Penn State
is in need of such a plan that
would give students a sense of
responsibility in regard to their
own honor and that of their fel
low students. It certainly is
worth a try.”
Exam Copies Requested
For Use in Student File
Professors who have not yet
submitted copies of examinations
for use in the student £le are
urged "to do so as soon as pos
sible, David I. Finkle ’4l announ
ced yesterday.
If exam conies are not avail
able, professors should draw up
a set of questions that will ade
quately cover material in their
courses, Finkle requested.
Never A Dull Moment; Campus
Cops Kept Busy
Ask a campus patrolman what
duties he has to perform on his
daily beat and he will tell you
they include anything from act
ing as watchman for a herd of
sheep to helping a poor innocent
cow get his posterior end over a
fence.
Although these are exceptional
cases, often they help to break
up the important routine of" the
patrolman as he covers the cam
pus or seme student activity. One
day he may be faced with the
problem of locating a lost dog,
while the next he may get the
assignment of losing a dog that
has been a nuisance on the cam
pus.
. In his capacity as a watchman
for the College buildings, he often
plays an important role in pre
venting serious disaster to ma
chinery or to research experi
ments being conducted in the
laboratories. One night several
II Bradley Orchestra Signed
Play For Interfraternity Ball
EF Ball Choice
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Hailed by popular music fans
as the “band of 1941,” Will Brad
ley’s orchestra has introduced its
theme song and “Scrub Me Mam
ma With A Boogie Beat,” to place
itself among the top bands with
its distinctive style in boogie
woogie rhythm.
Hanked with Tommy Dorsey
and Jack Teagarden, as a trom
bonist, Bradley offers Ray Mc-
Kinley who does double duty at
the drums and novelty songs,
six-foot Terry Allen and 19-year
old Lynn Gardner as vocalists,
and pianist Freddie Slack.
-A unique feature of the ball
will be a contest in which the
best sentence on the subject
“Why I want to come to Penn
State for IF Ball weekend,” will
is S 1 Abe selected from entries submit
ndepenflem Post
lege or university in Pennsyl
vania. No coed attending Penn
State is eligible.
Transportation by rail, bus, or
automobile from any point in the
state and a rating as special guest
of the IF committee will be of
fered to the girl who writes, the
best sentence, which must be ad
dressed to the committee at Stu
dent Union. The postmark must
be no later than March 29.
The winner will be announced
April 3, Parrish revealed, and
she will be introduced at the IF
Ball intermission.
Will Bradley, who will bring
his band to the campus on April
4 to provide the music for Inter
fra ternity Ball.
McFadden Quits
William F. McFadden ’43 has
resigned as chairman of the soph
omore Independent clique, it was
announced last night, because of
a too heavy burden in school
work this semester.
“There has been no dissension
in the party,” McFadderi reveal
ed, “but I must devote much of
my spare time in catching up
with my studies.” No one will
replace McFadden.
The first -Penn State political
jamboree of its' kind will be held
on the Cathaum stage at approxi
mately 8:15 p.ni. today between
the first and second shows when
the parties will have an oppor
tunity to present their candidates.
Ten minutes will be allotted to
the Campus and Independent
parties, with the All-College as
pirants either planning to deliver
short platform speeches or stage
minute skits.
Pre-Kleds To Sign Scroll
The scroll for Dean O. F.
Smith will be in the registrars
office tomorrow morning for all
pre-medical-students to sign.
With Cows, Etc.
weeks ago a patrolman discovered
a strange sound in a compressor*
at the creamery. Later College
authorities found that by dis
covering the trouble in time, sev
eral thousand dollars of equip
ment had been saved!
Since its founding in 1930, the
patrol has increased yearly until
at present there are 28 student
patrolmen on active duty. The
first organized College law-en
forcement group began in 1926.
It contained no students, only
campus workmen who patrolled
such activities as athletic events
and student rallies. The men
wore no uniforms and had little
authority or prestige.
The chief work of the present
patrol is property protection.
Without it, a complete watchmen
system would have to be organ
ized. They report on all hazards,
accidents, or injuries they en
counter while on their beat.
WEATHER—
Probable Rain
or Snow,
PRICE THREE CENTS
Committee Sponsors
Contest For Imports
“Beat Me Daddy Eight to The
Bar” Will Bradley and his popu
lar young band, featuring Ray
McKinley, known as “America's
Greatest Musical Drummer,” has
been signed for Interfratemity
Ball April 4, Chairman George
L. Parrish ’4l announced last
night.
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Late News
Bulletins
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VALONA—Greek troops on the
Bulgarian border last night raced
for an expected German invasion
soon. Citizens evacuated all areas
soon to be the theatre of the war.
Greek troops northwest of
Tepelini wiped out a series of
Italian detachments last night.
ISTANBUL Turkey released
last night her views on the
Balkan situation by saying that
she would take no action until
she was certain what Greece
would do and the amount of
English aid being sent to the
Balkan territory.
SOFIA Boris 111 conferred
with British officials last night.
Meanwhile all doctors, nurses,
and drug stores were taken under
German jurisdiction.
It was reported that the Nazis
are constructing 40 airdromes
about Bulgaria.
WASHINGTON—ItaIian coun
selors in Detroit and Newark
were told to stop all activity last
night unless it be- expressed
through the state departments..
Final Lecture Tonight
Dr. Detlev W. Brouk will speak
on “The Nervous Control of the
Organism” in Room 119 New
Physics at 7:30 tonight as the
final talk in this year's series of
Priestley lectures.