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Wednesday, May 23, 1917
News Editor For This Issue
LET THE GOOD WORK CONTINUE
Penn State is rapidly gaining a reputation on all sides because of
her attitude in the present war crisis Word has reached us from out
side sours that this college is practically the only one in the country
that has been able to maintain anything like its customary order and
proceed with its daily work in so successful a manner. Recent visitors
at Penn State, notably men who have had occasion since the declara
tion of tsar to visit colleges and universities in all sections of the coun
try, base stated that the attitude and organization of the students at
Penn State under the resulting strain have no precedent in the land.
Yet this does not indicate that this college has not been doing its
share in t'te sacrifices for patriotic service. Eight hundred of the more
than two t'iousand men students are now engaged in assisting the Na
tion to prepare for the biggest struggle in its history. There is a hid
den sometl ing in the constitution of the college man that makes a call
such has been issued in the past month totally irresistible Those
who hove gone have felt the call the strongest. Those who remain
have gora through the same experiences, yet await a more urgent
summons to duty. It is this latter class that is now striving success
fully to keep the college on its feet and prepare itself for the future
service and which has assisted in no small degree towards acting as a
saictv UIiNC in college affairs.
And now there comes to this class—to "those who remain"—a
great opportunity in the line of unlooked for service. Prompted by
his fmt , iotic.. and entirley unselfish spirit, our Commandant has come
forwai d with a plan that should be seriously considered by every stu
dent. 1 •e, lack of proper interest in military drill at this college in
the past rs already been commented upon in these columns; and now
there is cirered this splendid opportunity for every student to "brush
rp" on t•,.. finer points of military tactics and thereby render his state
and count y invaluable service by becoming more efficient in this re
spect Ibe call is a most worthy one and should meet with a great re
sponse front members of the faculty and of nll classes in the student
body ft is a plan that follows somewhat after the suggestion made
by "The Collegian" when the abolition of final examinations was first
advocated, as a feature to be employed in using the time thus saved.
The advantage of being well versed on military service when the
call comes is readily seen The fact that the college authorities have
consented to allow credit for class work missed is in itself a strong ar
gument in favor of the step It is worthy of a general response from
all, and is ma‘imum number of candidates should be on hand for the
first drill.
THE APPROPRIATION QUESTION
Penn State's welfare and progress for the next two years now
hangs in the balance at Harrisburg, with the state legislative bodies
and the Governor acting as judges Within the next two or three
weeks the entire state will know whether or not its law-makers have
deemed it wise to support in a fitting manner the greatest need of
Pennsylv .nia—her own State College The college appropriation bills
are now being considered by the legislative bodies, and one of them
has passed second reading in the House of Representatives without
meeting any obstacles
Right now is the time to remind our representatives in the Senate
and House of the pressing needs of Penn State. True, existing condi
tions of military unrest may have some influence with a possible re
duction in the amount of the appropriation asked for, but there should
be no c 'LSC for this, as Penn State has shown in this great war crisis
tl•nt she is one of the very few colleges in the country that has "kept
its held," as well as given its full quota of men for the needs of the
country in military and agricultural lines. Present indications are
that the college will open in the fall with a large number of students
on hand, particularly first year men, and the crowded conditions here
for this class are generally known
Let us work to see a change in the statement that "Pennsylvania
is second in population, third in taxable wealth. but FIFTEENTH in
support of its land grant college"
NEEDFUL COURTESY
For many years there has existed in the student body of this in
stitution a feeling that military drill, the Commandant, and in fact,
the whole military department are necessary evils and that any at
tempt to cliirk work or have a little fun at the expense of the depart
ment is Justified. This feeling is easily explained in times of pence,
when there seems to be not even the remotest possibility of war But
it is never excusable during such times as these, when students in
clothes deliberately attempt to cause confusion in the ranks by
shouting false commands from the sides of the drill field Such prin.
tic-.• is a discredit to our college and actually an unpatriotic offense.
Such an inrident occurred last Thursday during drill hour and in our
knowledge it has occurred many times previously. We feel that the
Comment. uit is fully justified in becoming indignant at such treat
ment, and we further believe that any student guilty of such conduct
should he severely censured by the student authorities It is obvious
ly the duty of each man in the present crisis to give to the Comman
dant every possible assistance.
A word of deserving prnise is necessary for the pleasing manner
ii which the members of the Girls' Glee Club gave their performance—
" The Fcnst of the Red Corn"—in the Auditorium last Friday evening.
It showed the effect of hard work and consistent practice on the part
of the cast and coaches and was deserving of en audience twice the
size of that which was present.
Attractions in and about State College on Saturday afternoons
appear to be stranger than our general idea gives us reason to believe.
We cannot help but wonder where the three or four hundred Freshmen
put in the time last Saturday when they had a chance to witness a most
i ,, t , rrsting baseball game between their class team and the University
of Pittsburgh Freshmen. Can it be possible that the first year men do
not know that it costs them nothing to see their team play?
Thrs• inc spring evenings ore bringing out the "rail hawks" in
hrge numbers to perch upon the railing on either side of the hotel
entrance. 1 his habit forms one of the most unpleasant features of the
Editor-In-Chief
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student-town life. When the rail is full, the overflow meeting congre
gates on the curb, leaving a narrow, gauntlet-like lane through which
ladies and their escorts are forced to pass single file and at the same
time undergo a rigid examination that to say the le,ast in Meet unCrini.
fortable. Practically the same "crew" gathers night after night; hpw
much better it would be if they would only cross the`street to where
the campus wall offers a much more comfortable resting place, and
theic start uf,' a good old college song!
We learn that our comments upon the abolishment of final ex
aminations have led several members of the faculty to believe that we
were spreading the impression among the student body that now ev
erybody would be given full credit in all subjects regardless of his or
her grade. We feel justified in saying that we have given no reasons
for such a belief. We advocated and approved the abolishment of final
examinations only because we wished that valuable time might be
saved for the purpose of military instruction, or the further pursuit
of advance class room work. We fully realize that our standards of
scholarship must not be lowered because of the mere abolishment of
useless and time consuming examinations; on the contrary, they
should be greatly raised
ON THE CORNER
o Neu% I rent the Front
o Are Still Scarce TIII4 11 . 00 k 0
hoinehmb is bOell up to something
Up to something
Up to something
Sionehotl) is been up to something, etc
AND that nnoniebotl) .. convintn of
the co-ed Glee Club and the ..
titling" hum n dunt4 little /than in the
And the other nite,
THU nine out of titer) ten Celina In
coileno mho foiled to sce 11110 production
missed one of the best Monti Mai stunts
seen bete In loam
AND noh the Thosphom bettor look
to thou, honors lot that Commencement
show
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1101" Who'fi the guy that t•lshed It
ttould get WARM
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THAT ‘‘ I. Sp ring revel Bug is
getting in Its dendl3 null< nguln.
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WI: lumped I• *
tho calondin In our
I) u that lout I': piny NI Its “Peaco 03 ..
Woad', a mean—Peace,
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WI:a...CONIC back, • 1301, T'uns
dote, little Cu, teen loot meek—n/I,od
on the U ouble ut rnoblll.elniz this col
-sUtn eC usultl-be eltervesunee nn noth
lnunhons
STRAW donna pieces ate non the o
of the d We see that quite it Lett aro
of hos 3e tea vintage
THAT'S Just townie. Indication of
that haekne3 ea phease--", al eondt
Bonn" We should UUIII, about that
though, tot ma s Is of the I y t too
THAT “Atni.ing UI , Dity" stunt at
Symms, I, not so %%Elise Something
Just Hite that Is needed kindly at Penn
State. noo that the big class semps toe
lost tot to et
WV.: almost l'ellttrt the floor :it the
moole parka the other nit° when there
flashed act oss our vision words to the
effect that dames could be obtained
fholog the loan tote at the W S. for
a. Jitney per each Will benders never
cense,
LET'S all Join the arm> , Nice red
Met, tender been teuk lot breaktavt
kind genuine spuds staling you i,,,..th0
face Slice times eery tuenty-tour
bourn' Sounds too good to ho true
Timnus n chance for someone to
win a handsome copper bus relief of A
Lincoln as a renard for furnishing
- gobbler." for the rail hanks that night
ie Infest our Corner Sneer plated af
fairs would mobs a fine appeartmee and
would do anny with the spit be-spat
tered shionalk that no are now forced
to wade through
SLTIIPIN'S ii 1 nog , WnitoOntrinasor
.. Dot" actually iiallied halt a block tht
othet tool oink without Doubt
"CHANGING WINDS"
St John Er ins, audio] of "Mrs
Min tin's Man," and other popular writ
ings, Inns written a story on the war,
which his Just been announced by the
publishem, and is presented under the
title "Changing Winds" Tho story Is
dedicated to the famous sent "The
Dead," la Rupert 13rooko, and it deals
with thn great moral and political Is
sues of ,the present war. It presents
tile position of the English college man
in the tsar
"Old men make one, and leave
young men to pay the price of It."
In this one sentence might aptly be
summed up the lea! theme of tho story
"The tale begins In Ulster and changes
rapidly II om Ulster to Devonshire"
and shifts to Dublin and London and
back !main to Dublin It embraces
rather an Interesting account of the
Irish rebellion
The novel Is the longest and most
ambitious that Mr Ervin°. an English
author, Inns yet %titter) and scorns des
tined to rank high among the beet
books of the sear It Is published by
tlno 'Macmillan Company, Now York,
Hind sells for $l6O Arrangements have
been motto I,lth the local bookstores
to have the book placed on sale hero
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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
iooking 23 ackwarb
(Week of 3f,py 23)
FIVE YEARS AOO
The Meelnnen non the annual flag
nur iii twin the Sophomore.; by getting
up at 510 A INI and planting their nog
pule back of the ladies cottage before
the sleeping Sophomoren could get on
the field
The thhd annual Interscholastic
Track Meet under the auspices of the
Penn State Athletic Association was
held Returns from the Penn Belays
gut e Penn State third place.
The baseball team won from Dickin
son In It closet) played game by the
score of 8-3
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TEN ]EARS AGO
State lost Ito first game, after sixteen
straight Nlctorlen, to Vlllanova College
time acorn of G-2. In the some week
State trounced West Point to the tune
of 12-7 and Lehigh by the score of 3-2
The Football schedule for tiro ensuing
full had a total of eleven games, among
%Odell morns of the largest colleges were
scheduled
The Co-eds gave two short plays on
Pi day evening entitled . The Ghost of
an Idea" and "The Hunter's Wife" This
uns something new in the line of en
ten toinment.
FIFTEEN TEARS AGO
The baseball team non three out of
tom games on their eastern Arlo
Georgetown non defeated by the score
of 7-4 and Dickinson met the sumo fate
by 10-5 St. Mary's non easily beaten
by 12-2, While Gettysburg registered
the first defeat for State by the score
of 1-2
The Junlom carried aany the honors
In the interclass truck meet, the Fresh
men getting second place
The track team St on necond place In
the State Inter-eolleglate meet at
Snarthmore
The I:timbal) team dropped three
straight games on its southern trip
OutOnburg won by the score of 5-2,
Dickinson by 3-1 and Ducknell, In to
loosely Milled game by tho score of
5-0,
The collego trophy rooin was oncued
for the Mot time to tlfe public Ono of
the most curious things was tho 'Pipe
of Pencil' left by the class of 14
LIFE INSURANCE DISCUSSED
"Life Insurance and Its Relation to
the Fabric of Business" was the subject
of a talk givon by Charles S Rockwell,
of the Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany of Pittsburgh, to the chum in Co,
',orations recently Mr Rockwell em
pinuilmd the value of Ilfe insurance as
an Important factor In enabling the
business man of today In securing cred
it and financing his business,
cn.tri APPLE CLUB
All further meetings of the Crab Ap
ple Club, uhich had been planned for
thin year, have been called elf because
of the absence of a. large number of the
members.
Wear Toric Lenses
For clear and distinct objects
' you need Toric Lenses.
Come in and allow me to
demonstrate this fact. -
Mrs.Evaß.Roan
522 East College Ave.
STATE COLLEGE, PENNA
Now is the, Time For Oxfords
See What We Have at
$3.95
Our Line of Nettleton Oxfords at
$5.35
COLLEGE BOOT SHOP
Get That
State Song Book
NOW
The Music Room
Urge Students To
Come To College
In order to urge students In high and
Pronaratory schools to entr colleges ha
the fall so that they may ho educated
to take the places of those who have
been called away because of the great
national oriole, President Speaks hats
sent at lotto! to the paincipals of all
such schools In the shun, with the re
quest that they read it to their nudonts
and Impress thorn with the Importance
of going o college If It foetal!possible.
In his letter, Dr. Sparks lays par
ticular emphasis on the necessity for
all students who can do so to go to
college In the fall. "The college. should
accept every applicant who Is at all
Prepared to carry the college studies
I can promise you that the Pennsylva
nia State College will do Its part In
fitting the admission to the disturbed
conditions of war-time and the neces
sities of the future." the letter says,
"and othea colleges will do as well or
better "
Doctor Sparks also brings out the
fact that Germany In probably the
meet elliciont nation on the globe due
largely to itseducational system Even
non In nor time, they keep up their
schools as best they can, and the Amer-
Wan nation must do Ilkonise. The war
of the present day Is a battle of brains
and educated men are needed tocarry
it on Dut the chief argument In
favor of the high school student coming
to college according to Dr Sparks 18
that after the war, trained men and
women will bo an absolute necessity
In rebuilding the world.
LANDSCAPE GARDENERS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
The new officers of the Landscape
Gardening Society were elected when
tile society met last week H E Bar
ron 'lB, now elected president; C S.
Pierce it, vice president; R. P. Ste
vens 'lB, secretary, .and ➢flea D. 9
Scherer 18, treasurer
A. A Parnum, the new instructor
from the University of Illinois, was
formally welcomed into the society and
later gave a talk on the conditions and
obstacles to be met with by Landscape
gardeners In St Louis Other short
addressee were made by Miss S L Pat
ted 'l7, H. E. Dahl 'l7, R. P. Cope 'lB,
C .1. Pierce 'l9, and E. L Bathurst '2O
as representatives of their respective
classes
One of the things upon which much
stress wan plena' at the meeting was
the value of membership In the United
Landecapo Architects Society which le
a competitive honorary national fra
ternity
MIXED QUARTET AT CHAPEL
A mixed quartet, consisting of Miss
Anna Geist '2O, soprano, Miss Bertha
Redifer. alto, N C Parr '2O, tenor, and
11 0 Walter, 'l7. bean, gave an ex
cellent rendition of Eignes "Ave Ve
rum" in chapel last Sunday
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WHO'S WHO IN THE FACULTY
DR. WIL,LLIM ROSS HAM
Dr William Ross Hem, head of the
Physics Department, was born in Lew
iston, Maine, In 1870 Ile studied at the
University of Maine. Chicago Unit amity
and Paten College. In 1901 ho received
his B A degree from Bates, and In
1009 his Ph. D. degree from the Univer
sity of Chicago Atter teaching at the
University of Maine and tho St. Louis
High School. ho came to Penn State In
1909 as head of the Physics Depart
ment.
Dr Ham is ono of the foremost in
vestigators of the Cathode Ray work in
America. During Ills time at Penn
State he hoe contributed the following
articles "Polarisation of Rontgen Rays'
(Physics Roview, 1910); .. A. Null Meth-
Francis Miller
To Speak Here
Francis Miller, traveling secretary of
the International Y. M C. A, will be
hero next Sunday and will speak at the
regular 0.30 meeting Sunday evening
He comes from the University of Pitts
burgh, whole ho Is at present active in
the interests of the Northfield Student
Summer Conference for the students of
the East Ho will undertake similar
work while hero this week-cod
Mr Miller and his brother are famil
iar to most Penn State students chiefly
because of their many shifts to this col
lege, and especially, this year. because
of their work here last NoYember when
over $4,000 00 was raised for relief
stork among the war prisoners In
Europe.
Francis Miller hos been very tmtive
'since the opening of the Officers' Re
serve Camps in Now York in ceding the
Y. M. C A. work started there among
the students He Is one of the men
who will have charge of the Northfield
Conference this 3 ear, a gathering which
promises to be unprecedented or anon
unapproxlmated by any of previous
,ears because of the type of men
who non to speak and the peculiar world
situation at present.
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They "Satisfy"—and yet they're mild
There's more to this cigarette than taste.
A heap more. 'Most any cigarette can. please
the taste—somebody's taste.
But this Chesterfield cigarette, in addition
to pleasing the taste, gives you a new kind of
enjoyment in cigarette smoking—Chesterfields
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oil of measuring Relative Intensities of
Rontgen Rays". (Proemlins of the
Franklin Institute. 11)11). "Photograph
, lc Neil 3lethod for Measuring Absorp
tion in the Ultra violet" (Journal of
Franklin Institute. 1019) Ho hoe also
winked nut 0 new method of determin
ing the depth of complete scattering of
cathode rays In metals. Decides this,
Dr Ham has discmcred a now method
for the determination of the coefficient
of absorption of cathode rays in gold,
ether and aluminum.
Ile la a - member of the Alpha Tau
Omega. National Fraternity, Phi Kappa
Phi and Sigma. til Fraternitiee, and Is
an nasociate member of the American
Phlsles Society
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