needy student who puts in a summer
at good, hard, conscientious ball
playing, thereby earning enough mo
ney to help him through college the
next year. How do these two types
compare, and which is doing the
greater good for himself and his col
lege? As long as the student has
not engaged in professional sport be
fore entering college, and is in good
scholastic standing, what other reas
on in the name of good common
sense can be advanced for prohibit
ing his participation in college sports?
It will be found throughout the col
lege world that the men who are how
ling “professional” loudest, are
those who have never taken part in
any sport themselves, and are the
least competent judges of athletic re
forms and abuses.
What flimsy evasions of “profes
sionalism” are now exemplified in
our colleges ? Take for instance
Princeton and Pennsylvania, both of
whom announced recently that they
were done with “professional”
coaches in base ball, having engaged
respectively Cosgrove and Gladfel
ter, graduate student athletes, as
coaches. And what, may we ask,
have Messrs Cosgrove and Gladfel
ter been doing since graduation ?
Playing professional ball, both of
them; Cosgrove at Plattsburg, N Y.i
and Gladfelter at Washington, Pa.
Were it not best for every in
stitution to come out in straightfor
ward manly fashion, and admit that
the best instructors obtainable are
secured in athletics, just as in mathe
matics, languages, or physics, for
the American College idea is to se
cure the very best talent in all branch-
A thorough understanding all
around is the most pertinent require
ment among our colleges, and as
soon as every institution feels cer
tain that her neighbor colleges desire
to be square and above-board in all
dealings, little of the present fric
tion will be in evidence, There is a
THE STATE COLLEGIAN
crying need for the adoption of some
plain, definite code of eligibility
rules by all the colleges throughout
our country. The “Big Four” in
the East have taken the lead, but all
their rulings will prove ineffective,
unless concurred in by all other in
stitutions. A brighter era for col
lege athletics is surely approaching,
and no institution East or West will
hail its coming with more genuine
satisfaction and more broad-minded
attitude than Pennsylvania State.
Freshman Caps
The Senior and Junior classes
have voted to inaugurate at ‘ ‘State’ ’
a custom which is at present in
vogue in many of the larger colleges,
and an attempt is being made here
to have the Freshmen adopt it. It
seems to be the impression among
student bodies in general that Fresh
men ought to have some distinguish
ing mark, and the “Cap idea” has
been decided upon. Wherever
this custom prevails, the first year
men wear a black cap with a large
green button or a green necktie with
pink dots.
The movement has passed the
two upper classes, and it is hoped
that the Freshmen will be favorably
inclined to whatever the upperclass
committee decides upon.
Y.M.C.A. Notes,
Evidently strong influences have
been at work in the college body
since the coming of Mr. Sayford and
Mr. Dodge, and many fellows have
shown the desire and intention to
lead changed lives.
On Wednesday the Nashville
delegates returned from the Con
ference. It is expected that a Con
ference meeting will be held on next
Sunday evening, at which things of
especial interest at the Nashville
Convention will be discussed.
Remember the Tuesday evening
meetings in 529 Main at 6:15
o’clock. AH are cordially wel
comed,
At the trial debate held last Sat
urday evening in the Old Chapel, Mr.
E. F. Palin, ’O9 was chosen alternate
on the first team. This team will
debate against Dickinson soon for
the championship of foe Intercollegi
ate League.
Oratory has been abolished from
the curriculum of Colgate Univer
sity.
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