STATE COLLEGIAN
Published on Thursday of each week during the
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State College in the interest of the Students, Fac
ulty, Alumni and Friends of the college.
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Editor in Chief
C. N. FLEMING, 'O9
Assistant Editor
H. A. HEY, 'O9
Associate Editors
R. W. KRISE, 'OB.
S. W. BLOOM, 'OB.
G. E. MILLER, 'OB
A. W. FISHER, 'lO.
K. B. LOHMANN, 'lO.
J. F. MATTERN, 'lO
Business Manager
J D. WOODWARD, 'OB
Assistants
N. B. HIGGINS, 'O9. •
P. B. BEN NETCH, 'O9.
F. H. BERKEBILE, 'lO
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THURSDAY, DEC. 19, 1907
EDITORIAL.
The following letter from a recent
graduate expresses so clearly the
general sentiment in regard to the
late football season that we quote it
in full.
" 'Great in Battle,
Greater in Victory,
Greatest in Defeat ! '
'These are the stirring words em
blazoned upon the statue of General
Robert E. Lee, that magnificient
American, who returned from Ap
pomattox under the gloom of heart
breaking defeat to take up again,
quietly and modestly, the life of a
useful, conscientious, God-fearing
American citizen. It is small won
der, then, that the South, as well as
our entire Nation, looks upon such
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a man with reverence and with ador-
ation.
'Of such stuff as this is made the
spirit of our General Beaver and of
Penn State, and in no way is it .bet
ter shown than in loyalty to our
athletic teams through victory and
through defeat. Our varsity teams
represent our college as a whole and
it matters not whether our men in
white and blue win or lose, they are
ever "the best - team of all," in the
hearts of our loyal alumni and un
dergraduates. Our football eleven
has just passed through one of the
most trying campaigns in all State's
athletic history. Our great victory
over Cornell crippled two of our
best regular men so that they could
not play during the remainder of
the season. Misfortunes have fallen
thick and fast.
'The final scores for the year are
not in State's favor, nevertheless
the much greater victory of un
conquered pluck, of steadfast manli
ness, and of unswerving loyalty rests
with Capt. Burns and his men and
with our thousand undergraduates
and hundreds of alumni who stand
dauntlessly by our colors through
thick and thin.
'ln the years to come, we will not
remember with such pride whether
or not State won, as we will thrill
with the memories of how we stood
by our team when defeat was ine
vitable, showing to all the world that
the stalwart spirit of Pennsylvania
State rises above all defeat."
The splendid victory of our de
bating team over Dickinson brings
up once more a , question that has
been agitated for several years. A
number of persons in both' faculty
and student body have expressed a
wish that some recognition might be
made of the work of those who
represent us in intercol:egiate de-
bates. These contests mean as
much for the reputation of the col
lege as an athletic contest and de-
mand as much preparation as is re
quired df our athletes. Debating at
State is carried on at great personal
sacrifice and has no reward but the
satisfaction which comes of work
well done. two important reforms
could easily be instituted for the
proper recognition of this work and
the encouragement of debating in
general. In the first place, the col
lege authorities should make more
generous provision for an allowance
of time for preparation and then the
student body should recognize the
efforts of their representatives by
awarding some token which shall
correspond to the "S" in athletics.
Among the suggestions made on
this point are buttons or watch fobs
of special design. It is to be hoped
that this matter may be taken up in
earnest that the present unjust con-
ditions may no longer obtain
The Death of Prof. Butz.
No event in the history of the
college has been a greater shock to
us than the sad death of Prof.
George • C. Butz, early Saturday
morning. He had been in poor
health for over a year Previous to
his death, and had -attended several
sanitariums in the hope of improv
ing his condition. He had just re
turned from a sanitarium in Battle
Creek, Michigan, a few days ago,
and though he was apparently
somewhat improved in health, the
doctors entertained little hope for
his ultimate recovery. His death
therefore, while coming as a shock
to many of his friends, was not en
tirely unexpected.