Penn StateCjgllegian Published Wednesday 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, J. R. MATHERS *l5. Assistant Editor, W. S. PARKINSON, Jr ’IS Senior Associate Editor, W. W. WEAVER, ’JSI Associate Editors. P. S. BRALLIER. 'l6: D. McKAY, Jr. 'l6; R. E. GEARY. 'l6, A. It. CHAMBERS. 'l7: R S. DUNKLE, ’l7. F. F. LININGER, 'l7. Business Manager. J. M HORNER,’ 15 Assistant Manager, W R. MILLER. ’l*> Associate Managers, G. G. BLASS, *lt*. J F. HARVEY, 'l6: A. B. MUIR, ’l6 Circulation Manager, M TRUMPER Advertising Manager. W. R. MILLER Office hours—4:3o p. m. to 5:30 p. m., at office of the Nittany Printing and Publishing Co. SUBSCRIPTION Per year. $l3O, if paid by October 15. $1.27* October 8, 1914 The call of the Presi- Prayer dent of our country to all Christians to unite in pray er to God for peace in Europe met with general response among all followers of the Prince of Peace. This call will not have completely served its mission,however, unless it shall have impressed upon all thoughtful people the importance of prayer in general and the neces sity of continued intercession to Him who rules the counsels of nations that peace may come. Prayer is an instinct. Wherever men have believed in a Higher Pow er—and such belief has always been universal —they have not waited for an argument to prove the possibility of entering into converse with such a Being, but have taken for granted and act ed upon the privilege of so doing. An ancient historian has said that you could travel the world over and find cities without wells, without letters, without kings, without wealth, without schools, without theaters, but a city without a tem ple or where people did not pray you would never see. Prayer for the Christian is a most rational exercise. It is for the religious life what original research is for science, by it we come into direct contact with reality. Prayer for the Christian is never an effort to bend the will of God. It is never an effort to persuade God to do something He would rather not do. It is rather an expression of the belief that all humanity is one family and that that family has reached its highest ethical develop ment when the members of the the family become unselfishly in terested in one another. "It is not strange therefore that sometimes the Father for the sake of securing the highest ethical de velopment should wait before do ing a good thing for some of his children in one country until some of their brothers in another country should have time to see what brotherhood means. A call to prayer to American students has come from the Council of North America Student Movements. While thankful to God that our own country is spared the horrors of war we should be reminded of the hardship and privation that the students of Europe are suffering. John R. Mott, the great student leader, has sailed recently on a mission of mercy to the students marooned in the countries of Europe, In a fore word to the call of prayer to American students, he says: "The living God is the source of tri umphant spiritual love and energy. History and experience show that He manifests Himself with loving power in answer to the pray ers of His children, who call upon Him with pure hearts and in a spirit of faith and true humility. The situation occasioned by the Great War presents the largest and most insistent call to intercession which has ever come to the students of America. The highest office of friendship is to help our friends in the deepest things of life, and the deepest things of life are those which have to do with preserving a right relation between man and God and between man and man. Among the different ways that American students can help their fellow students in lands now at war, there is none which will compare in vital importance with that of wield ing the force of prayer.” "For what are men better than sheep or goats That nourish a blind life within the brain, If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer Both for themselves and those who call them friend ? For so the whole round world is every way Bound by gold chains about the feet of God.” Any freshman “Regulating who wants to Freshmen” know what is ex pected of him has only to read his “Freshman Bible” to find out. The rules are old; they have never been too carefully observed. The Hazing Tribunal is going to do something more than beg and and preach. It is going to carry out the regulations. One way for the 1918 men to make a good start is to live up to the things required of them before they are brought face to face with the alternative. But that side is largely negative. The more pleasing phase of the matter is this: do something posi tive. The idea of the college is not merely to make the Freshman wear a green cap and be deferential to his elders. What State wants is that he shall be loyal to her, that he shall work for her welfare, that he shall go out into the world a few years from now a better man, be cause of what his college has done for him. The 1918 student is here not to be repressed, but to be developed. When the Student Council laid down certain rules years ago, it was not because of an arbitrary desire to curtail the pleasures of the first year man, and when the upperclass men advise the newcomer, they do so from a sincere wish to make his collegiate life more valuable. If there is anything in Music which the spirit at State is wanting, it is in the matter of music. For some season or other this branch of our college activity has been neglected; and when a comparison is made with other schools, we cannot help feel ing a little shame at having neglect ed so important a feature. In the "Songs of Penn State”, recently compiled by T. N. Robbins, the quoto of our songs is small enough, thebpenn state collegian and yet quite a few of these are wholly unfamiliar to most of us. Why? Probably because we never got together on them; undoubtedly because we as a student body do not take enough interest in the mat ter to help the cause along when some one does bring us face to face with it. There is nothing distasteful about getting together and singing. In fact those of us, who were here be fore the practice of campus singing died an untimely death, will agree that there are few memory pictures more pleasant than those of a group of men sitting on the Auditorium steps at twilight and singing the good old songs that everybody knows. Song, real song, comes from the heart, and there is no bet ter way of developing spirit, of making men bigger, broader, truer, than to get them singing. If we get singers, songs will come as a matter of course. We have quite a number of songs that will bear practice, and others that could be served up as brand new as far as most of us are concerned. In ad dition to these there is a large class of general college songs which are bright and melodious and which we should all know. The things we lack is the most essential detail, —spirit. We must wake up to our possibilities and learn to sing, and to make singing a success, every man must chip in and help. Let us start something, fellows, for we want music ! Thirty-five promotions were made in the faculty of the Pennsyl vania State College, at the meeting of the Board of Trustees held June 8, 1914. Eleven of these were in the DepaAfiseat of Agriculture: A. W. Colwell was raised from Assist ant Professor to Associate Professor in landscape Gardening, and E. S. Worthen received a similar pro motion in agronomy. In the Engi neering department G. F. Eckhard, C. E. Govier, and J. W. Hale be came Associate Professors; Chester Allen and R. A. Caughey were made Assistant Professors, and five assistants this year became in structors. Four promotions were made in the mining department, C. E. McQuigg becoming an Asso ciate Professor of Metallurgy. In chemistry the most notable change was that of J. B. Churchill from Assistant Professor to Professor of Industrial Chemistry. There were two promotions each in the De partment of English and Mathe matics, and one in physics and botany. L. M. Burrage was made Assistant Professor of French. Forum is held once a week at the Cottage. “Penn State Ideals” was the subject of an address given by Dean Holmes at the second meeting, Tuesday, September 29. At the first meeting of the year Miss Lovejoy gave a talk on the European war situation. We have a real live nurse at the Cottage. Miss Ella V. Foresman, ot the Presbyterian hospital, Pitts burgh, has been appointed teacher of home nursing and nurse for the girls. What fun it will be to be come ill now. No more worries about trays. Telling why they were glad to get back to school, several girls, representing each class made the first Y. W. C. A. meeting both in teresting and instructive. The pro gram of the meeting Sunday, Sep tember 27, was given to discussions of the different phases of the Y. W. C. A. Each senior then told why, if she were a freshman again, she would join the Y. W. C. A. Stationery QUALITY TASTE and ELEGANCE We are prepared to show the finest that is produced in America at a price exceptionally low. Corn pair our prices and Quality. Kmmrine s Drug Store, 104 E. College Ave. 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 Bine Goose Cafe 5 FOR YOUR DEN 5 Beautiful College Pennants YALE and HARVARD Each 9 in. x 24 in. PRINCETON, CORNELL MICHIGAN Each 7 in. x 21 in. 4—PENNANTS, Size 12x30-4 Any Leading Colleges of Your Selection All of our best quality, in their proper colors, with colored em blems. Either assortment, for limited time, sent postpaid for 50 cents and live stamps to cover shipping costs. Write us for prices before placing orders for felt novelties of all kinds. The Gem City Novelty Co. 7446 Bittner Street Dayton, Ohio The Athletic Store G. E. JeWsfer a net Optician 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 , , • - -J Picture Framing 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 f Dealer in all kinds COAL AND WOOD 338 W, College Ave. 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 livening Post eight months $l.OO. William H. Foster, agt., 2*lo Pugh Street. Commercial phone DR. H. E. THORN LEY Osteopathic Physician Nittany Inn Both Phones
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