STATE COLLEGIAN Published on Thursday of each week during the college year by the students of The Pennsylvania State College in the interest of the Students. Fac ulty, Alumni and Friends of the college. Entered at the Post Office, State College, Pa., as second class matter. EDITORS, A. K. LITTLE, ’O7, Chief. H. D. MASON, ’O7. H. J.DICK, ’O7. R. B. MECKLEY, 08. R. W. KRISE, ’OB. J. K. BARNES, 'O9. C. N. FLEMING, ’O9. H. A. HEY, ’O9, BUSINESS MANAGER. F. K. BREWSTER, ’O7. ASSISTANTS. J. D. WOODWARD, ’OB. S. W. BLOOM, ’OB. N. B. HIGGINS, ’O9. SUBSCRIPTION. fl. SO per year or $1.25 if paid within 20 days after sate of subscription. THURSDAY. FEB. 21, 1907, EDITORIAL The result of the recent basket ball trip of last week has made it impossible to overlook any longer the condition of this sport at State. As matters now stand the team is not getting a square deal at the hands of the athletic association. We have now, or could develop, a team that would be well able to up hold the high standard that our foot ball and baseball teams have es tablished by the splendid work of the past few years, but on account of the lack of support and training, basketball teams are severely handi capped. We do not like to be de feated by colleges that we could easily defeat with a little coaching. Although this is not true of all the teams met on the recent trip, it un doubtedly applies to some of them. Disastrous as the trip was, Captain Waha and his men deserve great THE STATE COLLEGIAN credit for their uphill work under such adverse conditions ; they have shown that they are not “quitters.” If a competent coach had been engaged for a few weeks at Ihe be ginning of the season instead of leaving Captain Waha to struggle single-handed with the work of de veloping an entire new team, the season would doubtless have been much more successful. If we are to maintain a basketball team, by all means let us take it more seriously, and make it a credit to State’s athletic abilities. All freshmen who wish tc com pete for positions on the Collegian board please hand their names to the editor or drop in 323 Main. It is especially desired that men capable of covering athletic work will come forward. As this is an important position the board would like to have a large list of candidates from which to choose. It costs nothing to try. If any student at State has the idea that the La Vie is a publication by the junior class the sooner he gets rid of that thought the better. The entire four classes —yes, and the preps, too —are vitally interested in this book for it deals exclusively with the results of one whole year in the life of “Old State,” and every freshman has had in that life as large a part as any upper classman. The La Vie is not, and of right ought not to be, a publication of, by, and for the juniors but belongs to all State men as a representative product of the college. If the editors might perform their duties as per Noah Webster’s dic tionary, they would edit and do nothing else (and that’s no “cinch”); but as a great many men do not take enough sincere interest in the project to contribute some thing, these poor editors, who are mortals like the rest of us, have to do several jobs at the same time, and then bear the blame if they do not turn out something truly wonder ful. Help them along! Get busy! Go now and get your pen and begin some story or hand in a funny joke or a drawing of some Rind. Show an interest in everything and your participation will do you good. Calendar. THURSDAY FEB. 21 1.30 P. M. Baseball practice. Last chance for all varsity candidates. 6.30 P. M. Class in parliamentary law,Old Chapel. FRIDAY FEB. 22 Washington’s Birthday. All college exercises omitted during the afternoon. 7.00 P.M. Mechanical Engineer ing Society. Engineering Bldg. 8.00 P. M. Basketball —Armory State vs. Swarthmore. SATURDAY FEB. 23 6.30 P. M. Debating Club. 340 Main. 8.00 P. M. Leland Powers in “David Garrick.” SUNDAY FEB. 24. 11.00 A.M. Chapel. Dr. Gill will speak. 4.30 P. M. Episcopal Service, 130 Main. 6.15 P. M. Y.M.C.A. 529 Main. MONDAY FEB. 25 6.15 P. M. Camera Club. 20 Engineering Bldg. TUESDAY FEB. 26. 6.30 P. M. Y.M.C.A. 529 Main. Bible Study Question Meeting.
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