STATE COLLEGIAN
Published ' on Thursday of each week during the
college year by the students of The Pennsyl . yania
State College in the interest of the Students, Fac
ulty, Alumni - and Friends of the college
Entered at the Portoffice, State College, Pa . as
second class matter '
Editor in Chief
C. MacC. BREITINGER, 'll
Assistant Editor
R. F. HEIV4INGWAY, 'll
Associate Editors
6. R. MASON, , 'll'
W. S. KRIEBEL, JR., 'l2
W. P. LITTLE, 'l2
B. S. RUSSELL, Jr., 'l3
Business Manager
C. F. PRESTON, 'll
Assistants
E. A. JAMES, 'l2
H. S. COCKLIN, 'l2
THEO. LENCHNER, 'l2
SUBSCRIPTION.
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sate of subscription.
THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 1911
The Moving In connection with
Pictures the moving picture
show, there has been a strong senti
ment among the students against
the . admiSsion price of ten cents .
Similar shows throughout the towns
and cities are produced at half this
price and there is no reason why the
students of this institution should
be forced to , pay this fee. The
management of the show house
should realize that the success of
the undertaking is directly in the
handq of the students and they
should show, consideration.
Five cents is enough to pay for
the show. We want to see some
action in this matter.
The Graduate The appointment, of
, Coach - Edward McCleary
to the position of graduate coach,
is significant of a fast nine this
spiing. -
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McCleary took one of the most
prominent parts in athletics during
his four years here and the quality
of his work amply qualifies him to
develop Penn State varsity teams.
The whole college welcomes him
and extends to hiin . warmest wish
es for a promising and successful
career at the head of the athletic
department.
Free Lecture Schedule.
The free lecture course schedule
has just been completed and will
consist of the following subjects :
Feb. 2, Introductory. The French
Revolution. Betham's Individualism.
Feb. 9.1. Byron. Individualsim run
mad. After us the deluge.
• Feb. 1.6.' 2. Shelley. Make a new
world in the clouds.
Feb. 23. 3 Keats. Fly away from
it all and dream of beatity.
Mirch 2. Carlyle. The Voice in
the W lderness. Individualism not
enough.
The second period embraces the
Victorian struggle with the evils
created by individualism.
March 9.' 1. Dickens. Caricature
them; let the emotions know of them.
March 16. 2. Ruskin. Call in the
state.
March 30. 3. George Eliot. Ana
lyze them by means of modern sci
ence Psychology and heartbreak.
April 6. 4. Hardy. Observe them
narrowly phbingraph them.
April 13. 5. The Pre-Raphaelites.
Forgot them !n the contemplation
of mediaevalisrh and beauty
April 20. 6. Henley and Clough.
The problem 'is insoluble; yet,
though in darkness and despair,
fight on.,
April 27. 7. Arnold. Doubt and
despeindancy and criticigrxr:
The third period treats on the re
turn to interest and faith.
May 4. 1. Christina Rossetti. Be
true to duty and the vision.
May 11. 2. Morris. Lift the com
monplace into glory I
May 'lB.. 3 Tennyson. ' Mere
beauty, sensation and the past ate
insufficient, faith comes after strug
gle.
May2s. 4. Browning. Create in
erest in new types and moods
All's right with the world.
June 1. 5. Merdith. - Interest and
aith.
March 4 Graham , Tayloi of the
Chicago Commons. '
March 18. Prof, G. W. Ritchey of
Mount Wilson Observatory, Pas
adena, Califorina.
Good Roads Tour of State Starts.
The first good roads educational
train ever operated by an Eastern
railroad started frDm Harrisburg at
8:30 on the morning of Jan. 27 over
the Pennsylvania Railroad on an
extended tour of Pennsylvannia.
The train is in charge of John P.
Jackson, dean of the School of
Engineering of the 'Pennsylvania
State College, co-operating with the
roads department of the national
Government and the State Highway
Department, and 'consists of four
cars.
The great campaign for better
roads in Pennsylvania was inaugur
ated Wednesday at a , meeting in
Harrisburg, when the movement
received the indorsement , of the
State Board of Agriculture and ap
proval of Governor Tener.
That the State is far behind in the
condition-of' its public highways is
indicated by the fict that of the
99,750 miles of country roads in
the State, only about 1000 miles
are macadamized. In view 'of the
fact that the cost of macadamizing
a mile is approximately $lO,OOO the
solution of the problem lies in the
employment' of less expensive
means. It is to introduce such
methods to the farmers that the
Good Roads Educational special
train is being operated.
The first car is used as a lecture
room and each lecture is illustrated'
withiantern slides. ! The second car
contains the same exhibits used by
the United States Public Roads De
partment at the Alaska-Yukon Ex
position and others, while the third
and fourth cars contain stone crush
er, log drag, rollers, samples of cul
verts, road scrapers and other im
plements used in building roads.
During the three stops made Fri
day upwards of 1000 persons heard
the lectures and viewed the exhib
its, while at the night meeting held
in the court house at Lewistown
some 500 were present.-
Saturday the train stopped at
McVeyton to give the free lecture.
It was then run to Mt. Union. In
the afternoon lectures were given at
HuntingdOn, Union Furnace and in
the evening_a lecture at Tyione.
Monday, Jan. 30, the train left
Tyrone and during the week stops
were made at Petersburg, Alexan
dria, Williamsburg, Hollidaysburg
and Altoona, where the train re
maided all clay Tuesday. Wednes
day, Saltsburg, Apollo, Leechburg,
Kittanning, Butler, Freeport, New
Kensington, Dravosburg, Mononga
hela City, California and Browns
ville.
During the day lectures were giv
en by D. H. Winslow, of the United
States department of agriculture,
who spoke on the improvement of
direct roads, and J. T. Gephart, of
the Pennsylvania state highway de
partment, who spoke on the con
struction and maintenance of ma
cademized roads. Representing the
railroad were officials .of the division
over which the train was operated..
A Merited Honor
After next year, it is announced,
practically the entire telephone serv
ice in the British Isles will be owned
and controlled by the national gov
ernment. This is to be accom
plished by purchasing the great
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to try the High Standard'Lauridiy you are missing the opportunity , to get excellent laun
dry work done at moderate pric'es. If you wait to be 'convinced, ask somebody.
W. E. Heibel
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J L McCreel) , )
telephone property gradually ~tcq
uired by a company that five
years ago had control of 90 per
cent. of the traffic within the tele
phone exchange districts. That
property is to become a part of the
national postoffice organization, and
in order to facilitate its acquirement
at a just price, the British govern
ment has retained Prof. Dugald C,
Jackson of the Institute of Technol
ogy. Boston. Prof. Jackson is ex
pert advisor of the Massachusetts
highway commission in telephone
matters and president of the Ameri
can Institute pf Electrical Engineers. I
He, will place a valuation, on the
property and advise the British
postmaster general accordingly.
In the approach of government
ownership on such a scale and the
selection of an American engineer
for so important a post, there is a
connection, it would seem, that will
occur to many who noted the'an
nouncement. The point is not so
q.uch that Great Britain, by choos
ing Prof. Jackson, compliments the
work of Amercan engineers in the
'telephone field; although that is sig
nificant, because no other foreign
experts were consulted. Neither is•
it the fact that government owner
ship, thus applied to an extensive
public utility, may he seen in a new
light. But here is England taking
advantage of American knowledge to
further the government ownership
doctrine in its relation to telephone
systems, while the United States
makes rio — triove to consult its own
experts with the same ultimate pur
pose in view. And yet, in Ameri
ca the leading telephone company
has nearly four times as many ex
changes as are operated by the cor
poration whose property Great
Britain will purchase; and it has
nearly nine times as many separate
stations connected with its system,
including private lines and those of
independent companies.
Since 1880 the government has
had the legal right to absorb the
telephone systems, but has only ac
quired the toll lines. The expira
tion of the last outstanding fran
chise, on Dec. 31, 1911, gives the
government the opportunity td com
plete its acquisition by taking over
the local business of the companies,
or the alternative °of building parallel
lines.
Professor Jackson expects to re
turn to America on Pebruary 7, to
leave for England later in the year
for an extended examination of the
properties it is proposed to take
over.
The valuation of the plants re
quires, from the government's point
of view, the most expert techincal
knowledge of the telephone busi
ness, and in addition accurate
knowledge and sound judgment as
to the value for future use of tele
phone equipment, which varit s
greatly in age, technical character
and fitness for service under modern
conditions.
Although the contract under which
Professor Jackson is to go to Eng
land is let to the firm D. C. & W.
B.' Jackson, it is understood its
award is in the nature of a personal
tribute to him, since it is he who in
vestigated the Chicago and Boston
telephone systems and for the first
time undertook the difficult task of
making an intricate system.
P. of essor Jackson, though but lit
tle over 40, has had a notable
career in the engineering world.
High Siainciarci Laundry'
Philipsl3urg, Pennsylvania
We carry a
full line of
Students' Supplies
The Athletic Store
The Park Hotel
Williamsport, Pa.
Headquarters for all "State'
teams-- I Located opposite
the P. R k station%—%Free
bus to P. & R R R. station.
Rates $2 50 per day and up
ward
C. C. MISH, Manager
S vA NA the VhotogTmAtem
ari dealer in ta.SAMIMI. 5WP4AA.P..2.
Also agent for
eau.IMA.94 actrchoph.one
' and su6.estract.l.blt. Recoth.
212 East Catkcila It.vewas
Stato Ca\vat
GEORGE B. JACKSON
CIGARS. TOBACCO AND
. FRESH ROASTED PEANUTS
A Pull ILlne of Smokers' Posey Articles.
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The First
- National Bank
BELLEFONTE
Capital $lOO,OOO
0. F. SHAW, Harnessmaker
J. B. MINGLE, Shoemaker
Allen Stieet
S. E. KIMPORT_ E
Headquarters for
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Choice Meats of All Kinds
POST CARDS
COLLEGE JEWELRY
Frazier Street Both phones
CHAS. A. WOMER
Tonsorial Artist
Your patronage volicted Farstelass work guar-
ant
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FULL WEIGHT
FULL MEASURE
FULL COUNT ,
A triple of reasons why
you should buy your
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J W Miller, Theta Psi
Sheasly & Gentzel
Dry Goods, Groc6ries, Notions
Furniture and Carpets
FINE -:- CONFECTIONERY
Nos. 200-206 College Avenue
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Shoe Store
iletulquarte'rs for
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Cr awl or& SA(.O ES
1 6 aukster
'Keck 'Mock ' IWex% TATeet
The Potter-Hoy Hardware Co.
li.;%inything in 11.tith“.te
Dist I Motors tou the
PENINSULAR PAINT and VARNISH CO'S
v0mp14.1.• line .
, ASPIIALI ROOFINGS .•
our ~ purlalty
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Surplus $lOO.OOO
F R BLAIR & CO
BELLEFONTE
JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS
Cor of Brockerhoff House All mail orders
Promptly attended to Fin.: watrh arid lel , '"
elry rt patting a sof drolly b,ali phones
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All Kinds of Choice Meats
138 College Avenue
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, Best Quality Best Service
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