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, ’OS.
N. B. HIGGINS, 'O9.
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THURSDAY, MAR. 14, 1907,
EDITORIAL
It seems that the time has come
when a few words should be said
about the observance of college
customs, a subject which naturally
affects chiefly the members of the
fieshman class. These customs, it
must be remembered, are not aimed
at the class of 1910; they are not in
tended to humiliate any class, but
they are the results of the experience
of generations of State students.
Like other laws —for they have
practically become laws —they have
been inaugurated only after having
been found advisable; and like other
laws, their success must depend
upon their enforcement.
In the first place, green caps are
to be worn during the entire fresh
man year. The majority of the
present freshman class have com
plied with this custom, but there are
a considerable number who have
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taken to wearing hats. The reason
has been advanced by some that the
caps are insufficient protection dur
ing the cold weather. This may
have been the case with a few, but
spring is almost here and the reason
given will no longer hold good. By
all means every man in the class
should be wearing a green cap at the
opening of the spring session.
If the members of the class have
the proper spirit, as we believe they
have, other matter, such' as respect
ing the rights and prerogatives of
upperclassmen will take care of
themselves. Care must be exer
cised, however, and every man
should realize that although he has
been in college six months he is still
a freshman, and as such he is bound
to obey the customs and regulations
which have been laid down by the
upper classes. So, in all kindness,
we advise every freshman to wear
the proper style of green cap and to
refreshen his memory in regard to
all the other college customs.
The track schedule has been
practically completed and is without
doubt the best that has ever been
arranged for Penn State. All that
remains to be , done is for Captain
Henry and his men to “produce the
goods.’’ With about sixty men
now out the prospects look very
favorable and more men will prob
ably turn out later on.
Bowling Schedule,
MARCH 15.
8011 vs. 2X.
<[>TA vs. S3K.
MARCH 18.
K 3 vs. SAE
SAO vs. <3>K2.
Some men are willing to pay cash
for everything except their debts.
Calendar,
THURSDAY MARCH 14,
6.30 P. M. Class in parliamentary
law. Seniors, 384 Main;Junlors,
old chapel; underclassmen,
either place.
FRIDAY MARCH 15
430 P. M. Officers’ School
SATURDAY MARCH 16.
7.00 P. M. Debating Club. 340
Main.
SUNDAY MARCH 17
11.00 A. M. Chapel. Mr. Clayton
S. Cooper of New York City
will speak.
4.30 P. M. Episcopal Service.
130 Main.
6.15 P. M. Y.M.C.A. Old Chapel
Mr. Cooper will address the
students.
MONDAY MARCH 18.
7.00 P. M. Class in After-Dinner
Speaking.
8.00 P. M. Agricultural Society
Dairy Bldg.
TUESDAY MARCH 19.
6.15 P.M. Y.M.C.A. 529 Main,
7.00 P. M. Officers’ school.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 20
6.30 P. M. Electrical Engineer
ing Society. Engineering Bldg.
7.00 P. M. St. Andrew’s Brother
hood Meeting.
8.00 P. M. Natural History Club.
206 Main.
Theses,
Some of the seniors at Georgia
Tech have selected the following
subjects for thesis work:
Electrolysis of a commissary milk
shake.
The variation of the e. m. f. of a
pair of mules between no load and
full load.
Determination of leakage co
efficient of a sprinkling cart.
Saturation curve of a sponge.
Why Washington didn’t cross the
Delaware on a Wheatstone bridge.
When to plant potatoes in the
shunt field of a dynamo.