State collegian. (State College, Pa.) 1904-1911, October 13, 1910, Image 3

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    The : Pennsylvaffia State : Colleg.e
1 'MIN 1 F, ‘-PARKS, I) I I D PRI 'IDEII/41`1
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,h( tton , II 4 , 11( , ' United Stat.( ~ Goveinment and t h e t'omnioniA 0 Intl. ,':
ciiFIVE GE.EA I' St'lltatl,;;--Agla 'Attu! 0, F,tvitteeting, Littera., At t, , ,, Mining, and N ittual Seterae, otl, t.l g
thu l, -two vom ~ es ol tour vent , . each° Alamo t out.-,e , -, 'in Home Economies, balu , ltt.tl Alt mut Ph - •al E, t
dart-Flu ' 'NATION Irat;',E to both ~ e\ es, incidental ehatges thotlerate. . . ~ .
Mt ..,t. , -,ente,tel begne-, muddle of Sebtetnliet , twootal ~ emester the fit ~ t of Febt uat v, Summer Si' , :011 tin
Teacheis about the 1111111 Motainy InAtilto of each
. .(111 For catalogue, llllett,.' , atmoun&.n.ents, etc., aditte',,,,
Sec 5, Special students in oidci
to be eligible to represent ale col
lege in athletic contest, must be
duly registered fot at - least the
rninimam number of" credit hours
per week tequ"ied of fie - Amen in
the school in which they ale
registered.
Sec. 6. A member of any athle t
ic team desiring to play stimmei
ball shall submit a request to play ,
to the Alumni Advisory Committee,
giving name 'of team and conditions
under whkeh he will play. :This
,committec shall decide-favoiably or
unfavorably on the case. Violation
of this decision will suspend 'lthe
offender froin — fu'rther participation
:in varsity athletics.
We feel that State is now ready
fOr these restrictions and believe the
student , body heartily agrees with
us. Athletics are, of course,
secondary in importance to the class
roon'Nwork, and tb make our spot is
truly collegiate without in any way
handicapping.us with other colleges,
we earnestly recommend the above
regulations. . . ,
Sections 2 h and--6 are possibly ,, the ,
only ones which may , need • a ,fur
• ther word. • The bad impression]
created in the college world by talc-1
ing aii athlete taped in another;
institution and using him on our
teams immediately after, entering
, here—cannot be denied, and such a
rule as Section 2 would not only
tnevent.sach a tbingl.bLit would 'not(
encourage a znati to — cometo us'for,
the sake of athletics alone.
practically_ all the colleges of im-.1
„portanCe have legislated in some;
form.or.other on summer baseball.
Many have made most stringent
rulings and few, if any, are living
up to the letter of their laws. The
question is due ‘lor a "violent s
sion at•the nexF meeting of the as
sociation in Ntw York thig'year, on
account *of fhe' chaotic state of
'affaits now existing,
:In ',the_ first . place your Alumni
'Committee will not suggest a string
ent rule and then permit it: to be
broken. We prefer that our actions
,be perfectly fair and open on such ,
questions. Under present con= '
ditions it is not fair to put our men
under the absolute amateur rule.
We do not feel that the chief dan
gers of professional 'ball or piofes- '
sional sport of any kind lie in the
taking of money for services render- :
ed. While , this idea creates the
spirit the opposite to that fostered
by pure amateur sport and is a det
riment
to college athletics, it Might
be considered a benefit if a man.
otherwise unable could, mai keting
his ability as a baseball player din -
ing the summer, enjoy the benefits'
of a college education
What appears to us to be the real ,
danger of summer ball is the influ
ence a crowd of professional or
semi-professional ball playeis has
on a college man's chaiactei and the
consequent effect on his college asso
ciates in athletics.
In a game glayed for" pi ofit thcie of the association and upon every
is bound to be more 01 less tom - 1y- individual student to cooperate with
ism and dishonesty, and these are the directce of physical education
the things most guarded against. 'in such plais. as aim toward the
All summer reams, however, ale ideal condition, .where every stu
not bad any more than all business dent participates in some branch of
organization , nie not dishonest, and outdoor sport, whether intercol
our rule as -.eguestecl above is based legiate orlintra-college, and the near
on , this belict •We feel That by et we approach that ideal the nearer
careful watch'on our men in summer we are to pule . amateur sport
baseball we can to a much greater The committee, also suggested
extent than at present guard out that we chop basketball for - at least
I!,e,itty,-, t h +nip]
athletics from the bad effects
It is oui hope to sse some time
soon the pureTri.acCii rule in force
at State, and while the above rule is
not as broad as it can be we feel it
is a step in the right direction. It
ivill at least help us a little until the
association meeting at New, York
can suggest some definite and practi-
Lal solution of the problem.
We have one final recommenda r
Lion to make—that basketball as an
intercollegiate
of
be eliminated
from out list of sports for a period
of at least two years. The expenm
of maintaining a varsity -basketball
team, v."fir fhe' and, benefits
act siring to so few 'met' is out of all
proportion to other branches of
sport. It ifi always a losing venture
and its deficits must be rbacie up by ,
other departments, With time
neccessary tor games and • daily
practice it makes our gymnasium
practically unavailable to a great
part of the student body who can
get no real benefit from physical
exercise
,
Practically all colleges which are
lea] factors in the athletic world
have taken the action we suggest,'
claim for the same reasons as apply
here or on account of lack of infer
est on the part of the student body.
,It may not be amiss at this time
to outline the attithde of the alumni
to the system of . athletics at State.
There seems to be : An awakening to
the fact . that our department of
physical e . thieation - shottld - bring out
sothething mere than a fcw teams of
highly trained athletes.'
The college graduate of today
needs more than mentatstrength; he
'must have a healthy and sturdy body
to enable him to make the most of
his mental ability, and' he must
know how to keep that body in
proper condition, What are we do-
iig along this line for the average
student?" PraCtically nothing.
The total number of men on our var
sous athletic squads probably does not
exceed one -hundred and fifty—.-ten
per cent of the total number in col
lege. Can we not do something for
the , other ninety per cent? The
freshman class, of course, has gym
nasium work, but the sOphomoreS,
juniors and seniors get nothing be
cause of lack , of gymnasium facili
ties. One , thing we do not lack is
outdoor playgrounds. Our. facilities
in this respect are unexcelled, and
are being bettered each year. Cli
matic conditions at State College
are unquestionably ideal. With
everything in his favor why should
not every man daily acquire some
of his health capital ? It cannot be
denied that it will bear good inter
est later in a business or professional
career.
As a step towards this goal there
has been added to the sophomore
schedule, in place of gymnasium
work, weekly lectures on subjects
vital to, the physical well being of
every man
We would urge upon the officers
THE REGISTRAR, State College, Peno,slN,ou,i.
two years, but, as this question was
decided by the associat4on. at the
meeting of Oct 7, it is 17ca neces
sary to go into their disussion of
this question here.
Respectfully submitted, Alumni
Advisory Committee —A. C Read,
J E. Quigley, G. R Meek, J. H. M.
Andrews, R. H. Smith.
THE SCHUBERT COMPANY
Will-Give Their Entertainment on
Saturday . ,Night at Auditorium.
' A grand miscellaneous• concert
will be given at the Aulitopum,
on Saturday evening, Oct. 15, for
benefit of the building :fund of "the
Episcopal church.
The Artists who will participate
in the entertainment are Mrs. Ellison
West, the great . Canadian soprano;
Mr. G. E. Bender„ baritone; Miss
Alberta M. Schlageter, the wonder-
ful Young"vicilinist; Miss E. Blanche
Bender, elocutionist; Mr. Harrison
Willis Burch, pianiste; Miss Helen
}Mitt 'Atherton and Prof John Sin
clair,,accompanists„ assisted by the
College Orchestra and Glee club.
The price of the tickets will be
25, 35 and 50 cents and will be on.
sale at athletic store from 6 to 8 p.
m. Friday, Oct. 14 and at the Au
ditorium on the night of the con
cert.
Everyone—seniors, juniors, sopho
mores and freshmen 'turn out and
support the cause.
“Gyeridhlon and Improye
Among the other improvements
which have been made around col
lege during the summer are those in
and about the gymnasium: What
was formerly the locker-iriibin has
been converted into a drying room,
and a spacious addition has been
'placed at the west 'end of the build
ing to serve as a locker room.
Here are two hundred and fifty of
the best steel, 'ventilated lockers on
market. ,In the east end of the ad
dition are the rnoditois rooms. A
large number of the'newest and best
showers have been installed and in
the future there will be no necessity
for a mad rush fora shower. Paint
has followed along close behind the
alterations and now everything ap
pears exceptionally neat and up-to
date. The two rooms on the stage
have been changed into offices.
The one on the right of the stage is
now occupied by "Pop" Golden.an,d
the one on the left by, Mr Lewis..
On the outside improvements are
also evident. The two tennis courts
on the west of the "Gym" have
been kept in excellent condition
during the summer and a one hun
dred yard-straight-a-way is now be
ing constructed also.
Where and Who Other Colleges Play
Penn State vs Steiling A C., at
Beaver field. „
Princeton vs. Lafayette, at * *East
on, Pa.
Penn vs. Brown, at Providence,
R. I.
Yale vs. West Point, at West
Point, N. Y.'
Harvard vs Amhert, at Cam
bridge, Massr
Cornell vs. „ St 4, Bonaventina, at
Ithada, N, "Y: ' .
Navy vs. W. and J., at Annapo--
lis, Md
Bucknell vs. Dickinson, at. Car-
lisle, Pa
meats.
on Saturday
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A full line_ of men's furnishings
Custom made clothing by the
Royal tallors "c, Pennants and
cushion tops - a line assortment
High Standard Laundry
• pi-irupsBußG
CAREFUL WORK
MODERATE CHARGES
W, E. Heibel, Student Agent„
314 Main
..lifttanß 31n
State College
JUnder New Management
Modern Conveniences
Rates $2, per . day
J P. Alkehs. Proprietor
poi ic~tair~ Peris
MOORE'S NON-LEAXABLE
warranthd to give satisfaction. Investigate
heroic buying-a. pen
G. H. HOUGHTON 'l2 •
18;riitni roe's Ilrlek, 189 H. McAllister street
At The Nittany Inn
One Day Only
Friday, Oct. 14
The Sim Clothes
Ready to wear and
Made to order
Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats
Fashion's Newest Ofrerings
THZ CLOTHIER
OetifiEGT DRLEitb ran MEN
'BELLF.FONTE
130 taut College Avenue
Cleaning and pressing
I.ock Haven Steam Landry
Unsurpassed Service
Prompt Delivery,
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STUDENT AGENTS \,
H. N Keebler 'll A. S.Kift
HW, Stiner 'l3 F. L, Gayton
THE MALLORY STUDIO
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FINE , TAILORING
CLEANING PRESSING
REPAIRING
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State College, 'Penn's 1
RUSSILIER'S
` ' Under new management
Boarding $3.00 per Week.
Room for Rent
224 East College' Avenue
B. C. Delchoti 'l2 Student Agent
Lettering of trunks , nit soft rafted my 44-
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