• Successor to the Free Lance, -- Established 1887 Cri Elail o g _• VOL. 37—No. 138 rooks, Ritter In AA Run-Offs Today Lion Shrine Model Gets Trustees' OK Two Classes Make Fund Appropriations Six major actions clearing standing campus problems and routine business -matters were taken by the College Board of Trustees over the weekend. 1. The College will provide a plot of ground and $l,OOO of the estimated $2,500 cost of the Penn State Riding Club's proposed stable and paddock. (See story below). 2. A model for the proposed Lion Shrine submitted by Heinz Warneke, noted sculptor, was ap proved by the committee on arch itecture. Actual carving of the 1940 class gift will begin at the Water Tower site next fall. 3. The executive committee approved two class memorial gifts. Balance of the 1932 fund devoted to murals will assist in securing more books for the Col lege library. Memorial fund of the class of 1922 will establish a new scholarship fund. 4. Eight College employees and faculty members will be retired in July and September. 5. Seven campus cottages are - to be known officially under the sorority names of the groups oc cupying them. 6. Two sabbatical leaves - and five leaves for military service were approved by the executive committee. The committee on architecture with the advice and approval of Paul Philippe Cret, College ar chitect, stipulated that Warneke shall work on the Lion Shrine in view of . the students. This was the same reservation applied to (Continued on Page Four) Riding Club Gels Land And $l,OOO A plot of ground and $l,OOO for the Riding Club's proposed stable and paddock was voted by the executive committee of the Board of Trustees in its weekend meeting. The final cost of the project is estimated at $2,500. The site will be at the rear of the barn on College Farm 'No. 6, at the Evergreens east of town. The structure will become the property of the College. Club membership will be restricted to students and College employes, and its policies will be controlled by the Board of TruStees. In addition to providing horses, feed, and equipment, and raising funds for its share of the build ing cost, the club must pay the College $l5O a year for mainten ance and repair of the building. The_ club will be responsible for accidents and liability insurance for members, but the College will provide fire insurance, electric ity, and water. Funds of the club will be sup ervised through the office of stu dent activities, Neil M. Fleming, tieasurer. An• advisory group-to set up stable and riding regula tions will be composed of one member of the animal husbandry department and the Physical Ed ucation School, the superintend,' cut of College Farms, and . three members of the Riding club. Athletic Board Advocates Buses Brought to a head by la: week's Greyhound bus strike, long-considered recommendatiol to have the Athletic Associatioi buy its own buses to transpoi athletic teams unanimously pas: ed the Athletic Advisory Boar( Saturday morning. The Board also: 1. Reduced the admission on this fall's Dad's Day football game with Lehigh from the standard $2.20 to $l.lO. 2. Voted to join the Eastern Collegian Swimming Association with Pittsburgh, Rutgers, New York University, Lehigh, Frank lin and Marshall, Brooklyn, City College of New York, Carnegie Tech, Delaware and Lafayette. 3. Okayed the first night foot ball game in Penn State history with NYU on Friday, October 31, at the Polo Grounds in New York. (See page 3) Two buses, one seating 20 and the. other 30 passengers, will be bought from Athletic Association funds if the College approves and will be available for use.by other schools when not in use by athletic teams. Arrangements are to be made to keep them down town. Collegian Candidates Invited To Smoker All freshman Collegian candi dates for both the business and editorial staffs are invited to the annual smoker to be held at Delta Chi, 412 E. Fairmount avenue, at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Although meetings for the freshmen candidates have been under `way — Tor some time, all freshmen who are interested in making the Collegian are invited this evening. Dancing and refreshments are on the bill along with some short talks by members- of the journ alism department about the op portunities open to freshmen on the Collegian. Deadline Extended The deadline for senior cap and gown orders has been ex tended to . 5 p. m. Wednesday. Orders may be placed either to day or tomorrow from 8 a:m.zto 5 p.m. at Student Union. Baird Will Act On Manager Problem Proposing that "athletic teams should have more voice in chos ing their managers," 'Robert D. Baird '42, newly inaugurated All- College president, said last night that he intends to start an im mediate and forceful investiga tion to "get the facts" on Penn State's managership controversy. The altercation, which has arisen on several occasions at re cent All-College Cabinet meet ings, was brought to head Tues day in Baird's inaugural speech when he claimed that "lie would OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA Garver Services Sef For 2 p.m. Penn State's Prof. Emeritus Madison M. Garver, who until his death early Sunday morning was Cornell's oldest living alum nus, will be buried this afternoon following funeral services that will be held from Koch's Funeral Home at 2 o'clock. Professor Garver, who was 93 years old at the time of his death, had been ill since August, 1937, when he suffered a broken hip in a fall on the porch stairs of his home. • He was a retired associate pro fessor of physics, and librarian of the School of Chemistry and Physics at the College. He came to the College in 1893, after working a number of years with electric companies throughout the East. Born in Scotland, Pa., Novem ber 12, 1847, Professor Garver moved with his parents to Illi nois when he was 15. He served four months in the Civil War be fore he became ill with typhoid fever. After teaching school two years, he enrolled at Cornell . University in 1872 and became a brilliant oarsman on the Big Red crew. Following graduation, he serv ed as a member of Cornell's fac ulty and later taught natural sciences at Mercersburg Acad emy. Prior to going into the in dustrial field, he worked for two years with Van de Poole, inven tor of the trolley car. Cabinet To Meet Installation of new officers and members will be held at All-Col lege Cabinet meeting in Room 305 Old Main at 9 o'clock tonight, President Arnold C. Laich '4l announced. attempt to get an investigation to find if managerships are being used as political footballs." Another issue, which Baird in tends to give extensive support, concerns the co-operative move ment. Through recommendations made by Cabinet, such a move ment would be instrumental in saying both time and money for students, Baird said. "Too, fraternity co-ops would be a good thing, since numerous Penn State fraternities are be coming pinched financially be Burial Today rgiatt GrOss, Hoffman Vie For Secretaryship Two Found Dead In Wrecked Plane Definite identification was made last night of the two bodies found in a badly crashed plane discovered 20 miles from Lewis town. Benjamin Brewster, New York investment banker, and his wife, missing since Friday afternoon, were identified by Brewster's brother-in-law, who rushed to the scene of the crash. An American Airlines pilot traveling from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and slightly. off his course was the first one to sight the charred wreckage of the plane yesterday afternoon. Later two other flyers confirmed his report. The plane crashed on Shade Mountain, one of the wildest mountains in the state and part of what As known as the "Avia tor's Graveyard" because of its reputation as an airman's haz ard. Brewster and his wife left Roosevelt Field, Long Island, N. Y., at 2:10 p. m. on a flight to Warren, 0. In two and one half hours, none-stope flight they would have reached theirdeSti nation. Earliest reports on the possible location of the plane came this morning when the CAA Weather Stati6n at Bellefonte reported that a farmer had heard a plane. motor go dead about 7:30 p. m. Friday. However, planes and searching parties were not suc cessful in that area. Brewster was 35, and had more than 1000 flying hours to his credit. Artists' Course Tickets On Sale Only Two Days Only two days will be alloted to the May sale of Artists' Course tickets, Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, committee chairman, announced last night. Faculty members and towns people may purchase their tic kets tomorrow. After the sale of student seats on Thursday no tickets will be available until the main sale in the fall. Ticket buyers at the prelim inary sale will not receive the actual series ticket but will ob tain a receipt indicating the lo cation of their seats for the 1941- 42 . course. Seats cannot be ex changed and there will be no cash refunds. cause of rising prices and an in definite future," Baird added. In becoming the third All-Col lege president, Baird said, "I really intend to do more than what I say, if I only have time to do it before I get called by the draft board." As the situation stands now, it is highly Probable that neither Baird nor the All- College vice-president, Gerald F. Doherty '42, will be able to com plete their term because of the draft. Weather— Fair And Warmer. PRICE THREE CENTS Students Approve Two Amendments Robert P. Brooks '42 and James W. Ritter '42 will vie for the presidency of the Athletic Association and Elmer A. Gross '42 and C. Homer Hoffman '42 will run for the secretaryship in run-off elections today as the result of the faihire of any can didate to poll a majority vote in yesterday's balloting. Amendments r es t or Ing the four-year eligibility rule and changing the numeral award were passed by substantial ma jorities. The official returns as recorded on the voting machines follow: PRESIDENT Robert P. Brooks Max S. Peters Albert A. Price James W. Ritter Elmer F. Webb SECRETARY Elmer A. Gross 335 C. Homer Hoffman 346 Thomas L. Reissmann 67 Woodrow W. King 61 "Are you in favor of restoring the eligibility rule limiting var sity and freshman competition to four years?" Yes No "Are you in favor of establish ing the numeral award as an Athletic Association award, the requirements remaining the same?" 1111111111111111111111111111111,1111111111111111111111111111111111111 Lale News Bulletins 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 HARRISBURG—Rep. Clayton Moul (D., York) today requested the House committee conducting an investigation of the Pennsyl vania State College agricultural extension to furnish him with a report made of the State Soil Conservation Board. Moul de clared that this will be "one of the most important documents to come before the committee." WASHINGTON The Senate Commerce Committee passed a bill by a vote of 11-4 which would empower the Un i t t e d States to seize and requisition all foreign ships in American Har bors. The bill is now being de bated on the Senate floor. CHICAGO—The four and one half month feud between ASCAP and, BMI will draw to a close today, it was reported here last night. GLASGOW Rudolph Hess. the closest friend and ally of Hitler, is now in a Glasgow Hos pital and is considered a mental case. He was picked up in the Scotish Moors and identified by papers he carried in his wallet. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL American League Washington 5, Philadelphia 1, Boston 8, New York 4 National League • Chicago 12, Cincinnati 1 St. Louis, Pittsburgh 2 Other teams not scheduled 344 37 64 288 180
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