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 Postoffice, State College, Pa , as
second class matter
EDITOR IN CHIEF
C. N. FLEMING, 'O9
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
H. A. HEY, 'O9
R. W. KRISE, 'OB.
S. W. BLOOM, 'OB.
J. K. BARNES, 'O9.
A. W FISHER, 'lO.
K. B. LOHMAN N,
BUSINESS MANAGER
J D. WOODWARD, 'OB
ASSISTANTS
N. B HIGGINS, 'O9
P. B. BENNETCH,
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, 1907
EDITORIAL.
Never before in the history of our
college has a year's work opened with
prospects so favorable. More than a
thousand men for State ! The enroll-
ment as given in another column
shows more than five hundred new
faces on the campus, of which number
approximately fcur hundred are in the
freshman class
To all, but especially to these new
men, the Collegian bids a hearty wel
come. You have already been wel-
corned to, and have become some-
what acquainted with the various forms
of college activity. You have come
to college not simply to receive a
technical training which will enable you
to earn a living, but to receive that
broader and deeper education which
will develop true manhood.
The policy of the Collegian for the
corning year will be, primarily, to work
for the best interests of our
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college. State has a brilliant future
before her; and in order that the best
results may be accomplished, we must
all work together.
A new departure from the usual or
der of affairs which promises to be a
very profitable one for the entire com-
munity has been planned for the pres
ent college year. A free lecture
course by men of national reputation
along various lines of intellectual and
practical activity will be presented un
der the directiou of a newly organized
committee. The members of this
committee are: Dr. J. P. Welsh, in
behalf of the college administration;
Mr. David F. Kapp, representing the
citizens of State College; J. S.
Ritchey, for the student body; Pro
fessor Elton D. Walker; and Professor
A. H. Espenshade, treasurer. Over
three hundred dollars have already
been pledged by members of the
faculty and business men of town.
An additional hundred dollars will be
needed to assure the success of the
movement
These lectures will not be mere
entertainments and will not take the
place of anything of this nature given
in previous years, but will not be rare
intellectual treats of the highest stand
ard of excellence. Every member of
the college community should be in
terested in the success of this new
movement. Much credit is due the
members of the committee for their
unselfish efforts to enlarge the intel
lectual life of the institution. A num
ber of students have voluntarily offered
subscriptions to the fund and others
who csre to assist in this way should
see Professor Espenshade, treasurer.
In this, the first issue of a new
college lyear, it seems appropriate
to refer to a matter which may some
day be of importance to every
reader of the Collegian. , Knumbef
of men in last year's graduating
class were heard to express a regret
that they had not saved their copies
of the paper as a complete record
of the events of their college life.
It is certain that in no way can a
better record be obtained and pre
served, especially if buund in sub
stantial manner. A considerable
number of men are fo:lowizig this
plan, referring quite frequently to
back numbers for information on
past events. For the benefit of
those who desire to have their files
from previous years bound, the
Collegian will make arrangements
as soon as possible to secure special
rates. Many improvements in the
paper are planned for this year and
it is hoped to make it well worth
preserving. The time to start is
with the first issue—now.
Athletic Managers.
The General Athletic managership
left vacant by the failure of Eberly to
return to college will be filled tem
porarily by Harding, last year's mana
ger, by vote of the Athletic Associa
tion, A junior is to be elected at once
to assist through the basketball season
and to take entire charge for the re
mainder of the year. Pidgeon and P.
B. Bennetch are candidates for the
position. In December a sophomore
will be elected as assistant manager.
At the next athletic meeting sev
eral important propositions will be
voted on. It has been suggested that n
graduate manager be elected to di
rect the work of the various student
managers, to approve schedules, and
to have control of guarantees and
agreements. The plan has also been
proposed of electing at least three as
sistant managers for each branch of
athletics, from whom the manager for
the following year would be selected,