Penn State(gllegian Published Wednesday of each week during the college year by the students of The Pennsylrania 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, D. McKAY, Jr., 'l6 Managing Editor, R. E. GEARY, ’l6 Senior Associate Editor, P. S. I3RALLILR, 'l6 Associate Editors: Miss Luella Smith, 'l7 F. F. Lininger. 'l7 A. R. Chambers, 'l7 R. S. Dunkle, 'l7 Bnsiness Manager. J, F. HARVEY, 'l6 Assistant Manager, G. G. BLASS. 'l6 Associate Managers C. B Patterson, 'l7 J. A. Garber, 'l7 C R. Mason, 'l7 R. T. Bright, 'l7 T. F. Elliffe 'l7 E. J. Kenney 'l7 A. S Aloe 'l7 G C. Broadbent'l7 G A Doyle 'l7 W E. Kroll 'l7 The Collegian invites all communications on any subject of college interest. Letters must bear the signature of writer. Office in Nittany Printing Company Building. SUBSCRIPTION After October IS. $1 60 Ofiice hours—4:3o p. m. to 5:30 p. m., at office of the Nittany Printing and Publishing Co. April 28, 1915 There is no sacrifice Value required of man to sit in Received a football stand and cheer with a number of fellow students. No man goes to a football game because he feels it to be a duty. He goes because he enjoys the sport and because he enjoys the singing and cheering. With football, the most popular sport, as a basis, the relative popu larity of other college activities can be measured by a comparison of the size of the audiences. Some exceptions, of course, can be found. The Thespians for instance are bar red to some by the high admission. The time has come when the col- lege custom of compelling attend- ance at a varsity sport contest has been discarded and only those attend who find enjoyment in doing so. Value is required and receiv ed. A basis for computing college spirit might be the percentage of the student body who attend activ ities. College spirit is nothing more or less than love for a college and this requires sacrifice. The man who was asked to write to his father in the interest of the appro priation and did not do it w is lack ing in real college spirit. Ihe man who put a special delivery stamp on the letter at the sacrifice of a trip to the movies possesed a larger amount of spirit than the fellow who spent but two cents. Do you make sacrifices Ijr your college? That is the way to ac quire college spirit. One of the biggest and truest Penn St..te men in the United States is a mm who has injured himself permanently because he played football when he was needed. That man is known to us all. He is successful in busi ness today although a recent gradu ate. Today he is making s'icridices for his company and he is rising to a position of responsibility. Our college requires a greater amount of spirit than any of the big eastern schools. Every two years we hold our breath and in great suspense await the verdict of the legislature. Did you attend the meeting in the Auditorium when the senators were here? If you did not, you were lacking in col lege spirit. Each day opportunities are presented for an exhibition of college spirit. If acted upon full value is received. A sacrifice is al ways rewarded Anything you do for your college will be amply re- paid either by new experience or by increased ability to make sacri fices. We can find numerous instances of college spirit in the past two weeks. You who do nothing find it easy often to criticise our presi dent on minor matters. But, do you know that be has had but half the rest he needed during the past week. H. Walton Mitchell, our president of the Board of Trustees, has left his business to go to Har risburg. College spirit has been put to a test during the past week Take an account of stock and de cide where you stand. During the sec- The Next ond semester mass Mass Meeting meetings are not well attended. Most of the men have accumulated a sufficient number of chapel attend ances to permit them wholesale cut ting. A big business meeting is necessary this year and the various things to be considered are so im portant that a large number of stu dents should be present. This Fri day night’s meeting is the most im portant of the year. It is the duty of every Penn State man to be present and cast a vote. Changes in Basketball League The Intercollegiate Basketball League of Pennsylvania held its an nual meeting last Saturday morning at Houston hall, Philadelphia. Representatives from eight colleges were present, and J. I. Roth, past chairman of the league, presided. Plans for the coming season were discussed and new officers were elected. Princeton and Penn sent rep resentatives with the idea of plac ing junior teams in the league next year, but their proposition was vot ed down unanimously. Swarth more defeated Penn’s varsity team last year and they were by no means the champion team. During the past season the league in this state was composed of three divisions, with a total rep resentation of 10 college teams. By a ruling at this meeting there will be but one division next year, compos ed of six teams; and the colleges to be represented will he chosen by the newly elected executive com mittee. The following officers were elected: Ray Smith, chair man; E. C. Hummel of Lehigh secretary and treasurer. The executive committee will include in addition to these men, H. S. Down ing of Pittsburg. Trip to Coast a Big Success The college quartet which left here on March 26, on the second trip under the auspices of the Santa Fe railroad company, returned last week with the report of an un precedented success. Mr. Busser, the representative of the railroad, expressed the hope that he would be able next year to offer the trip to the entire glee club. The quartet gave several con certs en route to Chicago which aided in the defrayal of expenses to that city, from which point the party became the guests of the Santa Fe company. The first en tertainment was given at Chillicothe Illinois; and from this town the journey carried the party through many of the western states, and finally, on April 10, into San Francisco. Here a concert was given in the Pennsylvania building on the Dxposition Grounds. The quartet left Los Angeles for the east on April 15. Arrangements have been made to give a concert in the near future at the western penitentiary. The pein state [collegian Ttie : Pennsylvania : State : College EDWIN ERLE SPARKS, Ph.D., L.L. D., PRESIDENT Estab'Bhed and maintained by the joint action of the United States Government and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania grr WE GREAT SCHOOLS—Agriculture, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Mining, and Natural Science, offering W thrty-six courses of four years each—Also courses in Home Economics, Industrial Art and Physical Edu caion—TUlTlON FREE to both sexes; incidental charges moderate. Fist semester begins middle of September; second semester the first of February; Summer Session for Teacher about the third Monday in June of each year. For catalogue, bulletins, announcements, etc., address THE REGISTRAR, State College, Pennsylvania Eacl Tooth a Pearl Teeth are oo precious to be trifled with. Ha’e them examined at reg ular intervals and use a good denti frice. Retail Tooth Paste will cleanst, whiten and polish the teeth wittout injuring the enamel. Try our Ptarl Tooth Brush the only 25c brush that is guaran teed. The Store STATE COLLEGE, PA. In he College World Princeto: university receives $250,000 for the for the erection of a new din'ng hall on the campus, the gift of Mrs. Russell Sage; there is one prevision by which a like amount mist be raised by July Ist. Already $75000 has been collected toward the needed fund. Followirg the example of several of the larger colleges, Harvard may be obliged to increase its tuition fees, according to the an nual report of President Lowell. The fees there have not be en raised since 1869, although fees have been raised at most other similar institutions. The senior class at the Uni versity Virginia is agitating the -members o£ the graduating class from examina itons, providing their average be at least 85. On Alumni day at Yale an exhi bition was shown of cotrespondence between President Stiles ar.d George Washington, showirg that Yale had conferred on Washington the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1781. The fact that Washington had been so honored by Yale it was pointed out, while a matter of record, was not generally known. Girls at Northwestern University are to play baseball for the first time in the history of the institu tion. The games are to be 7 inn ings in length. College Health Service The college physician reports that 775 students have received his services to date, and that, in all, he has received 2100 calls. There have been 25 patients confined to the infirmary located in the Health Service building, while in the Isola tion hospital there have been fewer patients and fewer contagious cases than in any previous year. Important Scrap Notice Unless there is a complete exam ination given beforehand at a regu lar drill period, all sophomores and freshmen, except athletes, who feel that they should not enter the scrap should report to Dr. Forsythe in the Armory at the following periods; Sophomores, tonight, and freshmen Thursday night, at seven o’clock. Do you want to learn salesman ship (not theory) and make money at the same time ? If so, speak to Messrs Fuss and Neisley at 128 McAllister street after April 29. Lost —A silver scarf pin with the Sigma Tau coat of arms. Finder please return to W. E. Rogers at the Sigma Tau house. B A. B E’ S Pastime Theatre Vaudeville Continued MONDAY and TUESDAY Two Big Time High Class Acts FRIDAY and SATURDAY Two New Acts, Both Headliners A Big Feature Photoplay Daily Mutual Masterpictures As Advertised in the Saturday Evening Post Every WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY Alliance Features, William Fox Photo-dramas, Mutual Masterpictures, Keystone Comedies and Elaine
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