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 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. BENNETCH, 'O9. F. H. BERKEBILE, 'lO SUBSCRIPTION. 01. 50 per year or $1.25 if paid within 30 days after Sate of subscription. THURSDAY, JAN. 23, 1908 EDITORIAL. The proposed production by the recently organized New Pharsonians should prove to be a welcome ad dition to the social life of the col lege if properly supported and efficiently managed. This particular field of activity has been unfilled since the old organization disbanded several years ago. The new com mittees will endeavor to avoid the mistakes which caused the downfall of its predecessor, especially the matter of offensive personalities. Witn this feature eliminated and active interest aroused by open com petition, a very creditable perform ance should result. If only con sidered as an added attraction to 'IHE STATE COLLEGIAN visitors during Commencement week, the movement would merit general support. On account of examinations there will be no issue of the Collegian next week. Soon after the opening of the second semester another Alumni quarterly will appear. Items of in terest concerning State graduates and their activities are desired for that number. Alumni, faculty, and students will contribute to the inter est of these special' issues by sending in notes which may not be obtainable in any other way. The new code of regulations af fecting students which was recently issued conveys the definite announce ment that after this college year no person will be eligible to compete on athletic teams representing State in intercollegiate contests who has not attained a collegiate standing of freshman or over. This new ruling is one more step in keeping with the growth of the institution. Wnile it may have been advisable up to the present time to play men of lower rank than fresh men, the continuation of such a practice, with a student body of over one thousand to draw from, would secure for us only the severest censure and criticism from outside sources. Although the rule may discourage some men of superior athletic abili- ties from coming to State, yet it will not affect those men who desire to play for the good of the institu tion and not for merely selfish motives. Moreover, men of the right type will readily realize how much more valuable they will be to, both their college and their teams as seniors than as "preps" who have not yet attained to collegiate stand- ing. In addition they will prize their athletic honors more highly after they have won them. Besides, this rule, if strictly ad hered to, cannot help but raise the athletic standing of the college in the eyes of the general public. Within ourselves it will lead to a more care ful search in our student body for men qualified to fill the positions on our athletic teams, and will raise the value of the varsity "S." The innovation of publishing the examination schedule in the Collegian brought forth numerous expressions of approval. The uncertainty and confusion of former years has been entirely avoided, to the satisfaction of all concerned. This is in line with our policy of working for the interests of the members of the stu dent body, inoividually and collect- The handbook for electrical engineers which has recently ap peared from the press of the Mc- Graw Publishing company, of New York, contains two chapters written by A. S. McAllister, '9B. The first is on transformers and the other on electric motors Dr. McAllister is also the author of Alternating Cur rent Motors, one of the most highly recommended texts on the subject, and already in its second edition. He is associate editor of the Electri cal World, and has an enviable repu tation as an electrical engineer. Another State man, G. C. Shaad, 'OO, now Professor of Electrical En gineering at Tech., collaborated with C. C. Beardsley in the chapter on Central Stations.
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