STATE COLLEGIAN Published on Thursday of each week during the college year in the interest of The Pennsyl vania State College. EDITORS. W. B. Hoke, ’O5, Chief, Alex. Hart, Jr., ’O5, F. M. Torrence, ’O5, T. F. Foltz, ’O6, F. K. Brewster, ’O7 BUSINESS MANAGER W. G. Heckathorne, ’O6, ASSISTANT MANAGER. C. R. Oberfell, ’O6. SUBSCRIPTION. $1.60 per year or SI 25 if paid witlun 30 days after date of subscription. Entered at the Post Office, State College, Pa., as second class matter. Thursday, Oct. 20, 1904. „ The small blaze that occurred last week in one of the rooms on the fourth floor of Old Main is a warning to those who live in the dormitories. The carelessness of students in use of matches and the disposal of cigarette stumps is so great that it is a wonder that alarms are not more frequent. With such well dried timber as the Main build ing affords and with such draft as the three large wells would provide a fire gaining a small headway on the second or third floors in early morn ing would soon make a roaring fur nace within the stone walls. The fire escapes, three in number, are as far from the students as possible in the rear of the building and it is doubtful if many know how to reach them. Each floor is well supplied with hydrants and hose but there is no system of fire drill to assume their quickest and most ef fective use in an emergency. The incident of last week should furnish food for thought along this line. There seems to be a misunder standing as to what constitutes a subscription to the State Col legian. In former years the Dance was sent to everybody and the acceptance of the copies at the post office was considered the same as subscribing. This method work ed well as far as getting a large roll was concerned but not for getting the money. Accordingly the new publication was issued to all stu dents for the first two issues and notices were inserted asking for your subscriptions. The third num ber was sent to subscribers only. We MUST have your subscriptions but under our terms of payment you must have your name enrolled at a definite date. The work of the business managers can be great ly facilitated by your co-operation in the matter. Mail your name, drop it in the door of 323 Main, give it to one of the editors or business managers, but above all do it at DEBATING. The Debating club held a meet ing in room 367 on Monday even ing, Oct. iotli, and transacted im portant business. The candidates for the college team were divided into two teams for the trial, which is to be held in the Old Chapel on Friday evening, Oct. 28th. The question is the one which will be debated with Dickinson at Carlisle on Dec. 12th and reads as follows : “ Resolved , That labor unions are inimical to the public welfare.” Each candidate will have five minutes for his first speech and three minutes for rebuttal. The judges are Dr. G. G. Pond, Prof. M. A. Garver and Dr. Benj. Gill. The following is a list of the teams: FIRST TEAM AFFIRMATIVE. 1 Hart, 'O6 Dry, ’OB 2 Kraft, ’OB Braucher, ’OB 3 Flickinger, ’O6 Kauffman, ’OB 4 Wentzel, ’OB Remick, ’OB SECOND TEAM AFFIRMATIVE. NEGATIVE. 1 Watts, ’OB Saunders, ’O5 2 Smith, J. P. ’O7 Smith, L. B. 'O5 3 Woodward, H.B ’O7 Varnes, ’O6 4 Ingram, ’O7 Miller, G. E. ’O7 The football game between the two lower classes shall be played on any suitable day between the ending of the Thanksgiving and the beginning of the Christmas va cation. i. The winning team shall be entitled to place their numerals on the trophy cup. 2- If the Freshmen team wins, the class may have the privilege of carrying canes. In this event, their numerals may be engraved on the cup only at the end of their Sopho more game.; 3 Should one class win both their Freshman and Sophomore games, they shall be entitled to place both scores upon the cup. ist. The Freshman photograph must be taken by their official pho tographer in the interval between the ending of the Thanksgiving vacation and the beginning of ex amination week in January. 2nd. At least fifty per cent, of the members of the class must be in the official photograph taken. 3rd. If the Sophomore class shall prevent a photograph being taken by the official photographer within the allotted interval of time, they shall be awarded the victory and no further efforts shall be made by them to prevent a second pho tograph being taken. ist. The Freshman banquet must take place between the open ing of the second semester and the beginning of the Easter vacation. 2nd. If the Sophomores succeed in preventing the attendance at the banquet of either the president of the Freshman class, the toastmas ter of the banquet, or two of the scheduled speakers, they shall be awarded the victory. NEGATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued from page 8 Col. 2.) FOOTBALL GAME, PICTURE RUSH BANQUET RUSH
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