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THURSDAY, OCT. 24, 1907
EDITORIAL.
One of the most interesting prob
lems ever brought before the college
world is now faced by Swarthmore,
namely, the choice between endow
ment and athletics. The question
has often debated, but seldom does
it come to a college in the real and
perplexing form in which it now
appears to Swarthmore. By the
will of Miss Anna T. Jeanes, late of
Philadelphia, the college is entitled
to coal lands valued between one and
three millions of dollars, with the
apparently simple condition that in
tercollegiate athletics be abolished.
The college authorities have taken
till the first of December to decide,
and we may imagine their predica
ment.
Were such a choice placed before
Penn State, especially in the light of
Saturday s victory over Cornell, we
'IHE STATE COLLEGIAN
believe that the choice would not
prove so difficult - as Swarthmore
finds it. Our athletics and our gen
eral welfare are so closely inter
woven that it would be difficult to
separate them. True, it would be
possible ror this college to exist and
do good work without intercol egiate
athietics, yet the lot wou'd not be
an enviable one.
Swarthmore will find the question
all the more difficult because of the
fact that her athletic teams have al
ways been strong. They have made
many records in the past of which
they can justly be proud. The real
and vital question is whether she
can afford to give up that element
of college life for all time. May
such a choice never come to State.
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CALENDAR.
FRIDAY, OCT. 25
6:30 P. M. Altoona Club. Room
15 Eng.building.
SATURDAY, ocr. 26
1:30 P. M. Cider Scrap. 1910
vs. 1911.
2:30 P. M. Football, Beaver Field
State vs. Lebanon Valley Col-
lege.
7:00 P. ,M. Debating Society,
340 Main.
8:00 P. M. Auditorium Italian
Boys' Orchestra, with Elbert
Foland.
SUNDAY, OCT. 27
11:00 A. M. Chapel, Dr. Benjamin
Gill will preach.,
6:15 P. M. Y. M. C, A., Old
chapel.
TUESDAY. OCT. 29
6:30 P. M. Y. M. C. A 529
Main Building.
WEDNESDAY, OC r. 33
7:00 P. M. E. E. Society. Room
20 Eng. Building. Talks by
D. R. Simpson, W. E. Hoff-
C. N. Abel, and Prot. J. P.
Jackson.
8:00 P. M. Natural History Club.
Track Meet.
A large number of candidates
participated in the fall trials for tt e
track team last Saturday afternoon,
but owing to the prior condition of
the track, it was difficult for the new
men to make a good showing.
Bubb, a former Mercersburg star,
made excellent time in the 100 yard
and 220 yard dash. The records
were as follows : • -
100 yard dash—won by Bubb;
second, Rees; third, Geyer. Time,
10 2.5 seconds.
120 yard hurdles—won by Arms
by, 'll. Time, 19 3.5 seconds.
One mile run—won by Berkebile;
second, Rhoads; third, Imel. Time,
5 minutes, 6 seconds.
220 yard dash—whn by Bubb;
second, Rees; third, G. C. Smith.
Time, 23 seconds.
One half mile run—won by
O'Neil; second, Allison; third,
Lindsay. Time, 2 minutes -71 5
seconds
220 yard hurdle—won by Geyer;
second, Armsby, '11; •third, Faber.
Time, 29 3.5 seconds.
440 yard dash—won by Miller;
second, Berry; third, Maddox.
Time, 57 seconds.
Two mile—won by Maine; second,
Thomas. Time. 12 minutes, 35
seconds.
Pole vault—won by Maurhoff;
second, Graham. Height, 9 feet,
9 inches.
High jump—won by Geyer, sec
cond,Powell; third,Amidon. Height,
4 feet 10 3 4 inches.
Broad jump—won by Mclntyre;
second, Rees; third, Loomis, Dis
tance, 18 feet, 8 inches.