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, 'IC
Business Manager
J D. WOODWARD, 'OB
Assistants
N. B. HIGGINS, 'O9.
P. B. BENNETCH, 'O9.
F. H. BERKEBILE, 'lO
SUBSCRIPTION
al. 50 per year or $1.25 if paid within 30 days after
date of subscription.
THURSDAY, FEB. 27, 1908
EDITORIAL.
In another column appears the
notice of the organization of the
Wrestling Club. It seems to us that
this is a move in the right direction.
One of the chief difficulties with in-
tercollegiate athletics today is that
only a limited number of students
become proficient enough to com
pete in the contests. Therefore,
anything which will tend to broaden
the scope of our athletics and give
more chances to the student body
for physical development is to be
commended.
At present, in our college. wrest
ling itself is not a very highly de
veloped sport. If it were not for
the annual contest between the
freshmen arid sophomores, it would
'IHE STATE COLLEGIAN
be almost ignored. This should not
be the case, since it is a well known
fact that as a general exercise and
body builder, wrestling stands among
the first of all athletic games. As
the present club proposes to main-
tain a seven man team, each man be
ing of a different weight, every man
in college can try for the team. Men
will only compete with other men
of their own weight and, therefore,
the large man will have no unfair
advantage. To freshmen and preps
who may wish to try for their class
teams this is an excellent oppor
tunity to develop themselves and at
the same time to learn wrestling.
At present only a few men in Col-
lege know mnch about wrestling and
therefore to develop a team capable
of winning victories for State will
mean considerable work. However,
we have material in college for a fine
team if everybody will turn out and
try for it whether he knows any
wrestling or not. Let us develop a
team which will bring fresh laurels
to Old Penn State
Through utter carelessness, and
inexcusable roughness on the part of
different sets of students who go to
the Auditorium for class or club
pictures, the two pianos on the
platform have been very badly de
faced, even to the extent of one
piano, last Friday, having pieces of
the wood chipped off.
Such roughness cannot be ex
cused on any grounds, and Miss
Atherton has requested us to make
this statement of the condition of
the pianos, and asks that hereafter,
any club expecting to have pictures
taken from the platform, will either
have the janitor of that building help
with any moving of the pianos, or
let them stand where they are.
The Thespians.
Since Tuesday of last week, the
members of "The Thespians" have
been busily engaged in rehearsing
for their first performance,, which
will be given in the Auditorium to-
morrow evening. Practice is held
twice a day and from every indication
this season's show will be the best in
recent years
The title of this year's production
is "The Toastmaster " It is a col
lege play and deals with the in
teresting experiences of a freshman
class in, their efforts to break up the
sophomore banquet. The toast
master is captured by the fresh
men, and after some exciting com
plications, he is regained by the
sophomores. The whole affair is
very amusing, but in the end every
thing is settled with satisfaction. In
the banquet scene, the college glee
club takes an active part by render
ing several appropriate selection.
Mrs. Hurley, of Philadelphia, has
again been engaged as trainer. She
arrived early last week and imme
diately began her work with the
club.
At present, Manager Laird is
away arranging for a trip. The
itinerary will probably include Belle
fonte, Tyrone, Clearfield, Williams
port, Chambersburg,and Lewisburg.
Sophomore Basketball League.
The sophomores have organized a
Basketball League - composed of the
following teams: Civils, Chemists,
Farmers, Electricals, Mechanicals,
and Miners. A schedule has been
arranged and the games promise to
be very interesting.
The first game was 'played on the
19th, when the Miners defeated the
Civils by the score of 19-14. The
Electricals won their game from the
Chemists 14-3, the same night, but
were defeated by the'llVlechanicals