State collegian. (State College, Pa.) 1904-1911, March 14, 1907, Image 4
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. SUBSCRIPTION. 4ii. 50 per year or $1.25 if paid within 20 days after jate of subscription. 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 THE STATE COLLEGIAN 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.