Penn StateQllegian
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October 21, 1914
There has probably
Safety never been a slogan that
First has come into such
instant and widespread
application as has the cry “Safety
First". Concise, brief, pungent, it
is the epitome of common sense.
Throughout the nation today, the
heads of states and of cities, the
managers of factories and of com-
panies, in fact, the leaders in activi
ties of every kind are demanding
that human life be conserved. By
pleadings, entreaties, orders, com
mands, we are awakened to a sense
of personal responsibility, that we
may be protected from the effects
of carelessness, thoughtlessness and
ignorance. In the consideration of
this new movement in of
humanity we must ask ourselves
“What stand shall the college man
take in reponse to this challenge ?’,
We at once assure ourselves that
the college man will be a leader in
this movement as he has been ini
every other with better-
ment as its aim. Localizing the
question, however, we can readily
see that the majority of students
are not even ready to take their
place in the ranks to aid this move
ment, let alone be leaders of it.
By the means of safety devices
and contrivances of all kinds, the
managers are endeavoring to secure
better protection for the worker.
And yet how many times have we
seen students carelessly handling
tools of all kinds, drilling pieces on
a machine and at the same time
having their eyes and thoughts en
tirely away from theii work, doing
dangerous work of all kinds entirely
oblivious to a sense of respon
sibility either for themselves or for
their fellow workmen. Too often,
also, we have the so-called practi
cal joker, the man with a misplaced
sense of humor, who insists on
playing tricks on another workman
even though the latter may be en
gaged in dangerous work. Thought
lessness is the cause of too many
accidents and the only way to cor
r ect this fault is to pay strict atten-
tion to your own work and to frown
upon the indescribably funny(?)
antics of the “rock the boat” man.
Sanitation of buildings is another
phase of the safety first movement.
The most effective way to combat
disease is to get rid of the source
of germs and in this matter sanita
tion and sanity go hand in hand.
With respect to this question
serious criticisms have been made
with regard to the conditions of
some of the college buildings,
notably Old Main. Part of the
fault must lie with the students
themselves in this matter for with
out their co-operation little can be
accomplished. There is no doubt
that there is great room for better-
ment as regards the care
of the buildings but the co
operation of the students will go a
long ways toward securing better
conditions.
The upperclassmen can well re
member the rush for seats when the
football returns were given in the
auditorium last year. All of us
can see now how the “movies” are
emptied on Saturday nights and
other nights of big crowds. The
chances for injury in such rushes are
considerable and yet the same con
dition prevails year after year. It
would take but the work of a sec
ond to have a man hurled against a
seat or pillar with serious injury re
sulting and yet sanity and safety
are forgotten ir. the momentary joy
of the rush.
Just as the proof of the pudding
is in the eating so the good of the
safety first slogan comes with its
application. And that slogan can
be applied here at Penn State with
gratifying results. Get the idea
firmly fixed in your mind, carry it
with you in the shop and in the
mass-meeting, breathe it, see it, feel
it, and you will be far better equip
ped to go out into the world to
carry out the work that destiny has
decreed for you.
The editorial on liter-
Literary ary socities is periodical.
Societies At least once a year it
adorns the inner pages
of our Collegian; at least once a
year there is some movement,
faculty or otherwise, urging the
usefulness and necessity of such an
organization. Following this comes
a short period of activity which
optimists are apt to believe is a
growing interest in matters literary
but which observant people regard
rather skeptically, and in a little
while the meetings of our one pure
ly literary society are as poorly
attended as ever.
This is simply another instance
of lack of proper interest and
appreciation. Back in the early
nineties, when the total enrollment
of this our Alma Mater was less
than one tenth of its present num
ber, and when she was unjustly
blessed with a not too savory
reputation, there were several lits,
not weakly little affairs standing in
constant fear of dying an untimely
death from a lack of the vital stim-
ulus, interest, but powers to be
reckoned with in the college world.
At least one of them, the Washing-
ton Literary Society, was prosper
ous enough to publish a monthly
paper and make a success of it.
Now in these days of modernized
warfare and extensive World’s
Series, with a total enrollment of
over two thousand, we have only
the merest handful of men who are
wide awake enough to see and
make use of the opportunities
offered them by a literary society.
Its high time that something is
done. The work required by an
organization of this sort is light in
comparison to the benefits it will
yield. To make things altogether
lovely, we should have two rival
societies and a little competition;
THE 51 PENN STATE COLLEGI'AN
but first let’s put one firmly on its
With the success
Dormitory that student govern-
Regulations ment has attained
here would it not be
a good experiment to carry the same
into our dormitories. At the pres-
ent time no student or committee
of students rooming in the dorms is
responsible for the maintaining of
dormitory common laws and as a
consequence may petty annoyances
can go unchecked until he becomes
so conspicious that it is necessary
for the men to act in a body.
Among these annoyances could be
cited destruction of property un
warranted noises especially during
quiz and exam time, neglect of
the toilets, and many other things
of simiiar nature that come up from
time to time.
With a committee consisting of a
member from each floor vested
with the power of enforcing the
rules and regulations much better
results both for the students and
college could be obtained.
During the past week
Staff a new associate editor
Addition vvas added to the Colle-
gian staff. Owing to the
growth of the enrollment of women
students it has become necessary to
have some one to devote their en
tire time to the news from "Across
the Way”. The Cottage news can,
of course, be reported best by
some one who lives in the Woman’s
Building. With this aim in view
Miss Luella Smith has been chosen
by the board to take charge of all
news for the Collegian concerning
the girls of the college. The Col
legian Sta£f"extends a hearty wel
come to Miss Smith, and the read
ers of the paper can expect some
interesting items from “Across the
Way” in the future.
In the College World
The medical school of Western
Reserve University has received a
gift of $1,000,000 from the estate
of the late Liberty E. Holden to be
used to establish a memorial for
his oldest son.
The college authorities at Hobart
have issued an announcement to
the students to the effect that here
after any Hobart student who is
known to use alcohol will be debar
red from receiving scholarship or
other aid from the college.
An athletic society has been
established at Yale for the purpose
of decreasing the death rate among
athletes. The plan is to develop a
man along several lines in order
that training, for football or track
will not be so injurious to him.
A remarkable endorsement of
the fraternity house system at
W. and J. came from the statistics
that the faculty committee on fra
ternities compiled last year, which
showed the fraternity men in the
houses to have had a much higher
average grade than those outside of
the houses. On the strength of this
showing the faculty will no longer
deny freshmen permission to live in
the houses provided they meet cer
tain requirements.
Carlos Madero, the youngest
brother of the assassinated presi
dent of Mexico, has been a student
of agriculture at the lowa State
College during the past year. He
is quitting college, however, and is
going to the northern Mexican state
of Coahuila to start making money
for himself on a portion of the vast
Madero estates. He expects to go
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