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
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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.