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Cabinet Passes
4
Defeats One
Tour of five amendments to
the student government consti
tution, proposed to All-College
Cabinet two weeks ago, were ap
proved by Cabinet last night.
They provide for:
1. Changing the All-College
inauguration from a month after
elections to the first Tuesday in
May.
2. Petitions for a general elec
tion on an amendment to be sign
ed by 300 instead of 100 students.
3. Establishing the chairman
ship and the presidency of each
school council as the same ques
tion.
4. Giving organizations hav
ing co-presidents the power to
decide which member shall be
the Cabinet representative.
The rejected . amendment
■would have removed the right of
students to appeal Student Tri
bunal decisions to Cabinet ex
cept “when given in excess of
authority or jurisdiction.” Nine
members, six less than -the neces
sary two-thirds of Cabinet mem
bership, voted in favor of the
amendment.
However, Cabinet moved to
aid Tribunal as Arnold C. Laich
’4l, All-College President, ap
- pointed a committee to investi
gate penalties for upperclassmen.
Named to the committee were W.
Lewis Coi'bin ’4l (chairman),
George P. Donovan, Raymond F.
Leffler ’43, Dan A. DeMarino,
■Richard C. -Peters ’4l, and Dean
A: R. Warnock.
A committee was appointed
to investigate obtaining NYA
workers for the final exam file
in the Library during the two
weeks prior to semester finals.
The committee includes David I.
Finkle ’4l, W. Rae Herrman ’4l,
Peter G. Fetzko ’4l, and Paul M.
Doty ’4l'.
A petition to give the Penn
State Club representation in
Cabinet was denied. It was-de
cided .that the Independent Men’s
Association affords sufficient re
presentation for non-fraternity
men.
It Was voted to send over 200
old Lion coats and blazers to the
American Red Cross.
$125,000 Appropriation
For Ml School Passes
Senate On 3rd Hearing
Special to the Collegian
HARRISBURG, April I—A
bill. providing $125,000 for re
search and investigation particu
larly in oil by the Mineral In
dustries School of the Pennsyl
vania State. College passed the
Senate today on its third read
ing, 43-1, and now awaits ap
proval by the House.
Another measure, introduced
with the first one on February
17,' providing $75,000 for new
uses. of coal was ignored today/,
remaining in committee. Sen.
Robert M. Miller (Rep., Luzerne)
said-he had been told, however,
that it would definitely be re
ported, out for later action.
, The $125,000 bill for research
provides $75,000 for general
work with all the mineral re
sources of the state and $50,000
to be contributed by the oil in
dustry to experiment with meth
ods for increasing the uses of
oil and opening new fields. It
was sponsored by Sen. T. B. Wil
son (R„ McKean).
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA.
Vacation Bus Tickets
Wilt Be Sold tn Old Main
For the first time,, vacation bus
tickets may be purchased at the
Athletic Association ticket win
dow in Old Main for Easter trips..
Greyhound tickets will go on sale
at 8 a.m. Friday.
Arrangements have also been
made for buses to pick up and
return students to the New Phys
ics Building parking lot. In the
past, buses left before the vaca
tions from this parking area, but
this will be the first time students
will' be able to return directly
to the campus.
Tentative arrangements have
been made to permit the buses
to return coeds to Atherton Hall.
Befa Sigma Rho
Wins Bridge Cup
Beta Sigma Rho was awarded
the cup for winning the Interfra
ternity Bridge Tournament when
the semi-final round,-held at the
Nittany Lion' Inn last night,
proved to be the final • decision
with their teams winning in both
sections A and B.
At the end of scheduled play
last night, Delta Chi, Beta Sigma
Rho, and Sigma Pi were tied for
first place in section A but Delta
Chi and Sigma Pi were defeated
in the playoff.
In section B, Beta Sigma Rho
defeated Delta Tau Delta and
Phi Gamma Delta.
Maurice Lipnick, graduate, day 8 o’clock, Wednesday 1 o’-
Stanley F. Silverman ’43, Saul clock, and a Friday 8 o’clock or
H. Tomberg ’42, and Robert I. a Tuesday 8 o’clock, Thursday 1
Weiss ’4l, made up the section A o’clock, and Sautrday 8 o’clock
team, with Edward D. Kahan basis. Another sequence would
’42, Harry_H--Eields-.’-42 r ..Sidney —include a Monday 1. o’clock,-Wed-
R. Geist ’42, and Howard B. Lit- nesday 8 o’clock, and Friday X
man ’43 on the section B team, o’clock.
The Beta Sigma Rho' teams
will play the finals in their house
to decide to meet Kap
pa Kappa Gamma, winner of the
sorority group.
Fitness Course Begins
Gymnasium Work Tonight
The first gymnasium period in
the Physical Fitness Training
Course open to students register
ed under the elective Service
Act will begin in Rec Hall at
7:30 o’clock tonight.
At the organization.meeting of
interested draftees Monday, 43
enrolled raising the total to over
80. It was then decided to hold
classes Monday and Wednesday
at 7:30 p. m.
All members of the class are
requested to receive medical ex
aminations at the Dispensary.
*Make World Safe For Paranoia 1
Could Be 2nd World War Slogan
“Make the World Safe for E. Schooley, sophomore journal-
Democracy” was the patriotic ap- ism student.
peal that rang throughout this Benjamin Bailey ’44, believes
country during the first World the purpose of this war is “to de-
War, but the present conflict has fend our capitalistic system and
so far failed to produce any such institutions.”
slogan. Three reasons are advanced toy
In attempting to poll the popu-' Bernard E. Weinberg, ’43. Wein
lar opinion on the reason for berg bases his claims on'sociolog-
World War No. 2, the Daily Col- ical principles, pointing out: “1.
legian Survey Department dis- Ecological tensions produce re
covered-that nearly every student current wars. 2. Fundamental
asked had to “think it over” be- cultural lag. 3. Failure of pol
fore replying. itico-economic idealogies to sat-
Leonard E. Bach ’43, Liberal isfy present social needs induced
Arts, maintains that the reason by financial capitalism.”
for this war is “not to save the Weinberg, in an after thought,
world for. Democracy, but to saye added “To make the world safe
the world from Autocracy." -W, for Paranoia.”
“I think the present war is Leslie A. Lewis ’4l, believes
being fought to insure protection that almost the same thing that
against aggression from dictator- was said during World War No. 1
ial powers who seek to destroy could be applied to No. 2, “to pre
human rights." declares Robert serve our democratic principles."
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
New Class Schedule
For Next September Is
Proposed By Watkins
Will Keep Tuesday
And Thursday Mornings
Open For Laboratories
A new system of class sched
uling, simplifying the present set
up, will be initiated next Sep
tember, Ray V. Watkins, College
scheduling officer, announced
yesterday.
Reasons for the change were
that students would be given a
more balanced study budget, with
a day between each class for
preparation, and faculty members
would receive a more equal dis
tribution of class hours.
Under the system, classes will
operate on a triangular day
schedule, which includes sequ
ences of Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday, or Tuesday, Thurs
day, and Saturday classes.
Practically all present classes
run on a Monday, Thursday, and
Friday; Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Friday; or Wednesday, Saturday,
and Monday basis.
Twelve different sequences will
govern the schedule with one day
between every class, Watkins ex
plained. For a three-credit course,
the plan would work on a Mon-
Under the new arrangement,
Tuesday afternoon and Thursday
morning would be kept open for
laboratory periods or courses
which require two or more suc-
cessive class hours, Watkins
pointed out.
In the present schedule, Mon
day and Saturday classes are
linked, but this will be elimin
ated under the new system. Stu
dents having Saturday hours will
not attend classes until Tuesday,
which gives them ample time to
prepare work over the weekend.
Delta Sigs Elect
Newly-elected officers of Delta
Sigma Phi are Robert W. Ficken
sher ’42, president; Walter Hib
bard, Jr. ’42, vice-president; Will
iam D. Huttinger ’42, secretary;
and Donald R. Yoho. ’42, treas
urer.
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‘No Unchaperoned Dates’
Dean Arthur R. Warnock,
above, informed men students
who occupy room suites and
apartments that they “have nev
er been given the right to enter
tain unchaperoned women guests
in their apartments at any time,
and if they are detected in doing
so they will become subject to
College discipline.”
'Merchant' (as!
Is Announced
The cast for “The Merchant of
Yonkers,” a Thornton Wilder
farce to be presented by the Penn
State Players on May 9-10, was
announced yesterday by Prof.
Frank S. Neusbaum, director of
the play.
Norman A. Shandelman ’43
will portray Horace Vandergel
der, the Merchant of Yonkers, a
grumpy old man who wants to
marry a second time so he’ll have
a good housekeeper.
Cornelius Hackl, chief clerk in
Vandergelder’s store, will toe
played by James J. Ambandos
’43. All through the play Hackl
looks forward to the time when
he can break loose on a “bender.”
The part of the other clerk
in Vandergelder’s store, Barnaby
Tucker, an innocent and naive lad
of 17, will be taken by O. Will
iam Vanderline ’42.
The two leading feminine roles
go to Joanne M. Palmer ’43, who
will play Mrs. Levi, an ambitious
“fixer” with a sense of humor,
and. Elinor F. Herman ’42, who
takes the part of Mrs. Molloy, a
smart milliner who is something
of a flirt.
Other roles are Ambrose
Kempner, Robert H. Herrman
’43; Joe Scanlon, Frank W. Sch
neider ’42; Rudolf, H. Clifton
Wright ’42; August, Henry F. Si
mon ’43; Cabman, Murray W.
Rosenthal ’4l; Miss Van Huysen,
Ruth Wachs ’44; Miss Van Huy
sen’s cook, Catherine G. S. Lewis
’42; Minnie Fay, Patricia Dough
erty >44; Ermengarde, Mary E.
Roberts ’43; and Gertrude, Jean
E. Hershberger ’43.
Earl Heads Delta Chi
Howard H. Earl ’42 was named
president of Delta Chi Sunday
with Charles H. Lund ’42, vice
president; M. William Lundelius
’43. secretary: and Frederic R.
Brewer ’43, corresponding secre
tary.
Mattress Flares
Bringing Engines
Back To Fire
A smouldering mattress flared
up in. the ruins of the Allencrest
building last night and threat
ened to start the blaze anew, but
passersbv noticed the fire and
called a fire truck which ex
tinguished the flames immediate
ly.
The building, which was com
pletely gutted by fire early yes
terday morning, will be replaced
by a new structure as soon as pos
sible, according to Claude G.
Aikens, prominent local business
man and owner of the property.
Although the cause of the $45,-
000 blaze is'still unknown, local
fire officials believed that a faulty
stoker or defective heating sys
tem in the basement may have
started it.
The manager of the Allencrest
has announced that owners of.
meal tickets will be able to use
them in the banquet room of the
State College Hotel. Allencrest
employees will merely take up
their duties at the Hotel.
Of the 25 people who lost their
rooms and possessions in the fire,
only three were students: Ruth
E. Hewitt '44, Grace E. Sammons
’44, and Donald B. Hewett ’43.
The Allencrest building was
built in 1903 and at one time was
occupied by Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon fraternity and later by Sigma
Pi.
Liberal Aris Council
Petitions Musi Be Filed
By Noon Tomorrow
All petitions for seats on the
Liberal Arts School Council must
be at Student Union toy noon
Thursday, Richard C. Peters ’4l,
chairman of the Council, an
nounced yesterday.
Sophomores and juniors who
will be regularly enrolled mem
bers in the Upper Division next
year and have an All-College
average of one or better are eli
gible, for the Council.
Petitions must be signed by 30
-people in the curriculum and
class which the student petition
ing wishes to represent. Both
women and men may sign a pe
tition.
Under the newly-reorganized
Council plan, there will be five
members, from the arts and let
ters, two women and three men,
selected. From the journalism
curriculum one man and one
woman will be elected, while
'commerce and finance, with four
men and one woman, will get
five new representatives.
Ag Staff Pays Tribute
To Mairs For Service
A scroll in recognition of 40
years of service to the College
was presented to Thomas I.
Mairs, professor of correspond
ence agriculture, by the staff of
the School of Agriculture.
Professor Mairs initiated agri
culture instruction by corres
pondence and built that teaching
system up to its present enroll
ment of more than 4,000 students
annually.
Under Mairs’ supervision al
falfa was first grown successfully
on the College farms in 1902. He
is noted for his work on methods
of feeding steers, supplying pro
teins for dairy herds, discovering
feeding values of roughages, and
the use of commercial food for
dairy herds.
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