PennStateQUegian
Published Wedneiday of etch week durine lb*
college year by the student! of Tne Pennsylvania
State College in the interest of the Students, Fac
ulty, Alumni and Friends of the college.
Entered at the Postoffiee, State College, Pa., as
•eeond class matter
Editor in Chief, J« R. MATHERS ’IS.
Assistant Editor, W. S. PARKINSON, Jr. 15
Senior Associate Editor, W. W. WEAVER. ’l5
Associate Editors, P. S. BRALLIER. 'l6: D.
McKAY, Jr, 'lft R. E GEARY, ’l6, A. R
CHAMBERS, 'l7; R. S. DUNKLE, ’l7; F. F.
UN2NGER, ’l7.
Business Manager, J. M. HORNER, 'l5
Assistant Manager, W. R MILLER. '1&
Associate Managers, G. G. BLASS, ’l*>; J. F
HARVEY, ’l6: A. B. MUIR. *l6
Office hours—4:3o p, m. to 5:30 p. m.,
at office of the Nittany Printing and
Publishing Co.
SUBSCRIPTION
Per year, $160; if paid by October 15, $1.25
September 30, 1914
A great man
Habits—Virtues once said “It
or Viceß
costs more to
maintain one vice
than ten virtues". I£ the average
college student were to sit down
with a pencil and paper before him
and make a list of all the expensive
vices, both in the way of money
and energy expended, that he has
made a part of himself during his
college course; and then opposite
this list place a number of virtues
easily and inexpensively acquired;
after this has been done, he will
probably be amazed at his extrava
gance. In the first list might be
found such things as the excessive
use of tobacco, certainly a financial
and physical expenditure; a habit
ual desire to attend the "movies”
every evening; carelessness in the
matter of personal appearance;
carelessness and unconcern in re
gard to college property, and
thoughtless habits of speech. On
-the-other hand-in. the other column
might appear, temperate habits of
living, which would include such
things as food, rest, work, pleasure,
etc. In the final analysis the stu
dent would probably realize that
much of his college life is simply
the formation of habits, and that
the formation of good habits are
essentially as much a virtue as the
formation of bad habits are certain
a vice. In later years as the same
student faces life he will realize
that whether good or bad, “Habit
is a cable, we weave a thread of it
every day until at last we cannot
break it.”
For several years
An Appeal past one of the chief
criticisms of this pa
per has been the publishing of so
called “stale” news. But is the
management to blame? We believe
we are wholly within our rights in
saying that it is not.
Cooperation on the part of those
in charge of the various college
activities at Penn State has been
sadly lacking in this respect during
the past. This paper should be,
and will be if properly supported,
the medium through which all
news affecting the student body
should come to them first hand,
but this will not be possible until
we come to realize that we must
keep news items from the bulletin
boards. What the management is
striving to accomplish is to have
the students of this institution look
to the columns of the Collegian to
know what is going on in all depart
ments of college activities.
With the present state of affairs
existing this is not possible. We
must have the cooperatinn of those
in charge. Surely a day or two
will not have any effect in the
announcing of those who have
made a certain team or what the
schedule will be in any branch of
sport, and the good it would do to
ward gaining the support of the stu
dent body for this paper would be
hard to estimate.
Cooperate with us and we will
cooperate with you Mr. Manager;
give us your news and keep it from
the bulletin boards and we will give
it the publicity it deserves; no news
is of so small importance that it
will not receive due consideration.
Departmental Notes
Prof. Hugo Diemer will speak
before the Philadelphia Y. M. C. A.
on October 5. His subjectjwill be
“Business Organization”.
Mr. C. D. Gibbs T 4, E. E., who
has been at his home in Hunting
don recovering from severe bums
received while employed at the
General Electric Company’s Schen
ectady plant, spent last week in
State College.
Mr. L. Mussina ’O7, E. E., has
graduated from the course in Busi
ness Administration and Finance at
Harvard University and is now
employed by the city of Williams
port.
The September issue of the Jour
nal of the Franklin Institute con
tains an article entitled “A Photo
graphic Null Method for Measuring
Absorption in the Ultra-Violet,”
written by Dr. W. R. Ham, Mr.
R. B. Fehr and Mr. R. E. Bittner.
This article deals with investiga
tions made by the writers as to the
amount of ultra-violet light trans
mitted through given samples of
glass. The article has been re
pr'nted in bulletin form together
with an appendix showing spectro
grams for obtaining absorptions
and illustrating the transparency of
colored glasses to ultra-violet light,
and a bibliography.
The short course in Milling,
which ran from July 6 to August 7,
was attended by students from
Pennfylvania, New York, Michigan
and Wisconsin. The course con
sisted of the cleaning of wheat,
tempering and conditioning; the
grinding, separation, bolting and
purifying operations; diagraming of
mills and placing machinery; micro
scopic examination of wheat and
flour, and chemical and baking
tests of flour. Three credits were
given for the course.
Student Volunteers Meet.
The first regular meeting of the
students at Penn State who expect
to become foreign missionaries,
was held Saturday evening at 6.45.
There were in attendance at this
meeting 19 men and women, of
whom the most part are volun
teers, and the remainder are all
seriously considering mission work
as a life calling.
The meeting was in charge of
the president of the band, H. Vigor
Cranston. Most of the time was
spent in telling of the summer’s ex
periences by the various members
of the group. It would be hard to
find a more active group of aggres
sive, Christian workers than the
members of our Student Volunteer
band. Some of the men were do
ing Boy’s Club work, Social work
of various kinds, pioneer work in
lumber camps, and every one, if not
giving his entire time to direct
Christian service during the sum
mer, was influential in' bettering
conditions in his own community
The young women who are Student
Volunteers were mostly engaged
in conducting Eight-Week
Clubs for Girls during the summer
ThetPenn STATE COLLEGIAN
months, in addition to strengthen
ing the religious life of the com
munities in which they spent the
summer. Every one present who
had attended the Middle Atlantic
Student Conference at Eagles Mere
last June, told of the great power
that the conference wields in
moulding the Christian life of the
students in the eastern colleges,
and of the great influence it has
had in their own lives.
Last year the membership of the
volunteer band reached 30. A
number of these graduated in June,
several of whom are now on the
mission tield. The members who
are in college this year are desirous
of having all those interested in
Missions attend the regular
meetings of the organization; these
meetings occur every Saturday
evening at 6.45, in 114 Main Build
ing.
“Two Year Ags” Reception
On last Friday evening, the sec
ond year men of the two-year
coirse in agriculture, gave to the
first-year men, a reception in the
Assembly Room of the Horticul
tural Building. The object of the
reception was to bring the men in
the two year course in closer touch
with each other. During the course
of the evening, the men listened to
addresses made by Dean Watts, Dr.
McDonald, M. S. McDowell, and
Professor Anthony. These speak
ers pointed out to the men, the
opportunities for a practical man in
agriculture. No matter how
much theory of agriculture
one may have; if he can not get out
on a farm and put his theory into
practice, his education will be use
less to him, Many of the men in
the two-year course live on farms,
and this practical course they re
ceive should be of much benefit to
them.
During the latter part of the
meeting, a chairman was elected to
preside at future meetings. At th e
close of this shor 1 ' business meet
ing, refreshments were served.
Such meetings as these,which have
been conducted for several years,
do much to unite the two-year
men.
The Wireless Station
State College’s wireless station
operated all year especially at
night, under the charge of W. M.
Stemple, instructor in electrical en
gineering, receives practically all its
messages from the Atlantic post
stations as far north as Cape Cod
and as far south on some occasions
as Panama. The time from Wash
ington is frequently taken.
Various students interested in
telegraphy take instructions three
nights a week from Mr. Stemple.
A class in wireless is available for
electrical students and those taking
physistf. The class is purely tech
nical. The organization of a Wire
less club has been attempted with
out success due to the fact that not
enough students have been interest
ed.
The National Association of
Land Grant Colleges has establish
ed a committee that has drawn up
a plan wheieby all colleges can be
in communication. A plan of all
stations has been established.
1916 La Vie Lues
La Vie dues can be paid at the
Co-op Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday nights of this week from
seven to eight in the evening. The
time limit for paying dues is set for
November 1 and all persons who
do not pay before that date will not
be considered as members of the
class when the book is made up.
Have That Picture
framed by
C. H. SMITH
Finest Work at the Right Price
212 E. College Ave.
1917 v®. 191 S
Scrap Shoes
Fisher’s Shoe Store
Allen Street
GYM SHOES REQUIRED
$1 Shoes 85c $1.25 Shoes $1.50 $1.50 Shoes $1.35
Until Friday evening, October 2d
Tobin, Student Agent
We carry a
full line of
Students’ Supplies
Eat to Live
or Live to Eat
In either case eat at Sheffler’s Res
taurant, where the eating is always
good and prices are right
J. C. SHEFFLER
Opposite Hotel
Myers’ Two Barber Shops
112 E. College Ave. 102 Allen St.
4 chairs under Nittany Inn
Shoe Shining Parlor
Longee’s
Restaurant
East College Ave.
OUR MEAL TICKETS
will enable you to enjoy good eats
at reasonable rates
The Idle Hour
The place for clean amusements
State College B. and B. Co.
Under the Movies
and
Robison Block
ROUNTREE’S
The Palace Restaurant
Corner West College and Frazier
* * *
REAL EATS!
* * *
Efficient catering for special feeds
Morning, Noon and Night
We are always ready to supply
pure wholesome food, well cooked
and nicely served. Inquire about
meal tickets
Blue Goose Cafe
The Athletic Store
G. B.
Je-WePev an 3 Opti®ia.T2
Now located at
133 So. Allen street
Complete line of
College Jewelry and Novelties
agent for
Sterling Electric Globes
Repairing
A. DEAL
SANITARY PLUMBING, STEAM,
HOT WATER, VAPOR AND
VACUUM HEATING
State College Pennsylvania
G. C. HARPER
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Picture Framing
i j
Special rates given to
group lots
140 E. College Ave.
Gentzel & McEachren
furnish your room,
also "your eats”
White Grotto Cafe
W. W. Knox
PHILIP D. FOSTER
i Dealer in all kindß
COAL AND WOOD
S3B W. College Ave. Both Phones
State-Centre Electric Go.
Everything Electric
123 Frazier street
Saturday Evening Post
Ladies’ Home Journal
Country Centlemen
Delivered to any address. Subscrip
tion for Saturday tvening Post eight
months $1 00. William H. Foster, agt.,
240 Pugh Street, Commercial phone
DR. H. E. THORN LEY
Osteopathic Physician
Nittany Inn