Paste Two Penn State T-ollegian Published le ookly during tho Cones° year by students of tho Penney Ivanla State College In tho intermits of tho Stud Onto, Faculty, Alumni end Friends of tho Collego. I=l M. W. DarYmPlo ./8 ASSOCIATE EDITORS Cartoonist, P. B. Eisnsolion 18 A. D Ake!Lannon '2O J. .L IVAnhburn .18 ASSISTANT BuszNrss MANAGERS A. C. °bark! •19 R. B. Pavion 'l9 The Collegian invites ell communications on any subject of college Interest. Letters must bear signatures of enter. Subscription price $1.50 alter Novombor Ist Tutored at the Postonice, State Collogo, Ps, as second class =Um Odic°, Nlttany Printing and Publishing Co. Building Moo limns, 4.20 to 5.20 every afternoon except Saturday WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21, 1917 News Editor For This Issue HOW ABOUT A COLLEGE SONG? In conjunction with the demand that has arisen for a new "college yell" and which culminated in a contest started by the COLLEGIAN last week, there has also been considerable comment on the need of some new Penn State songs that would be suitable for singing on all occasions. We believe that this need is indeed a real one and that some new songs would be highly acceptable to Penn State. There is not the shadow of a doubt that on the whole, Penn State is woefully weak in the number of her college melodies, and that any student who can compose a good college song will be doing a service to his alma mater by his act Perhaps at no time is this need felt so keenly as when groups of college men gather together, as at the various training camps, and begin to sing their respective college songs. Not until then, does the Penn State man fully realize just how few songs with original airs his college actually has. However, granting that we need new songs, we are never-the-less convinced that we already have some songs that are well worth learn ing. Apparently, however, a very small number of the students know the words to them, and we believe that this is because these songs are never sung. In other words, if the songs in question were called for, the students would soon take pains to learn them At the last mass meeting, song leaflets were distributed among those present for use at future football games. Strange as it may seem, there was just ONE Penn State song on the sheet, the rest being popular tunes of the day. If the band and students can af- ford the time to learn these so-called "popular melodies," why can they not take the same amount of the time in learning the college songs—songs that really mean something to both the students and to visitors? The band has always shown a willingness to help on all occasions, and we believe that they would be willing to learn the college songs if they were asked to do so. It is up to the song leader to ask them. It is believed that the singing at athletic contests would be greatly improved by the presence of the college Glee Club, and we are pleased to announce that arrangements for the appearance of its members at football games are now being considered. A place is reserved for the band at every football game, and if the Glee Club were to have a place nearby, the effect upon the singing would be well worth while. Some degree of unison and rythm should be secured with a strong enough volume to lead the way. If seats could be reserved for the Glee Club in that end of the west bleachers which is nearest the band, - - - the song leader would have little difficulty in avoiding the selection of "rag" tunes to keep things lively between the halves, especially if the club members would come prepared to sing every worth while Penn State song. The same idea could be carried out effectively at the wrestling meets and basketball games in the armory during the winter. AS TO FACULTY ENLISTMENTS No doubt many of our readers were impressed last Sunday by the great trutns expressed by the dean of our faculty in his few simple remarks concerning religion. We were not impressed by their novelty for we have been taugnt since childhood that true religion is not a thing of cant and - ceremony; but we were impressed when it occured to us that what he said of religion can in a large measure also be said of education. It must be patent, to any thinking person, that the colleges and universities of this country can no more rely for exist ence upon their fine buildings and great endowments than can the church upon its beautiful cathedrals and impressive ceremonies. Edu cation and religion must, in the last analysis, both claim truth as their primal reason for existence. What we have just said of all educational institutions is indeed true of our own college. Penn State was founded, primarily, to foster and teach truth. Therefore, in such a time as now it is im perative that we let the realization of this fact influence our actions. We feel that there must be a new campaign with a new slogan. "We want more buildings," was not sufficient. We have lost many of our most valued teachers to the army and it is this that makes us adopt a new cry. "We want more men," and not only that, we want to keep those that we have If, as our statesmen tell us, it is the students' most patriotic duty to prepare to rehabiliate the world after the war, surely it is the obligation of our teachers to stay in the college to help us to do so. Let them not commit the folly of the European educators by deserting their posts ns guardians of the truth. Their universities arc deserted; ours must not be. It is the men of the faculty upon whom the great responsibility rests. In large numbers they have joined the colors and if they continue to do so Penn State will soon lose the power of performing her function. The buildings, the campus and the student body are not enough to keep up the work of the college. It is, then, from a feeling of need that we are prompted to make a plea for a new conception of duty on the part of the faculty members. It is their part to keep the forces of truth active and powerful at Penn State, for it is upon these forces that her life depends. Without them, her buildings and her state support are useless. A MESSAGE TO COLLEGE STUDENTS The defeat of the German autocracy is not only the task of armies and navies, but of every one who believes in the principles of democracy. It is not alone our soldiers and sailors who are fighting Germany but every true American should also be doing what he can to bring about a speedy victory. Young men and women in our American universities and colleges will soon be playing a very real part in our national life. You are preparing yourself now for future usefulness. You should remem ber always that your first duty is to the nation and that you will find your highest personal success in public service. The fact that your country is at war imposes on you a double duty to study as hard as possible and to make yourself as valuable economically as you can. Live up to your duty as well as the men in the trenches are living up to theirs. there is however, one way you can be of immediate assistance to your country. You can purchase and help sell Liberty bonds. Put what money you can spare now into the safest investment in the world. the cash, into winch you can at any time convert these inter est-bearing bonds, may prove most useful when you are starting to earn your own living. Buy Liberty bonds and urge others to buy them—P. P. Claxton. (Head of the U. S. Dept. of Education) From the Patriotic News Service of the National Committee of Patriotic Societies. Senior Ansoctrkie 1. R. Loinbach 'l9 For a "green" team we certainly must give the football men due credit for their great fight at W. and J. last Saturday. Against great odds, their "comeoack" in the second half was well worth BEE= The great writers might be born writers, but newspaper work gives splendid opportunities for development in that line. The first and last call for Freshmen reporters will be made by the COLLEGIAN tonight. . Suelnnen! Manager Advertlalng 2,lanager Practically all of the news writing and editing for each issue of the COLLEGIAN this year has been done by only five men. Most of this work falls upon the shoulders of two or three of the most ex perienced. It is very discouraging, to say the least, for these men to take as much as twenty-live hours a week of their time in return for the apparently disinterested support of the student body. W. L Eisler 'l9 G. V. Clatfoltor 'l9 E On the Corner 4: - t X Our nom) 11111 Tr) To F.ntertulo You Thl4 R ook 4-1-fitt140•24+444-:-{-1•44+++4444.4-1. G. W. SULLIVAN YE odttor of this colywn in skit, stuffed himself up on pie but the good work must go on, no Ills hen-pecked Roomle in on tho Job "Et tu. Brute" OIL noo NOut wo bat o here! SIMIO Ho's a budding 3oung Shakespeare, nhoeter L A J might be SUM° a poso nhen sou read thin A Defense of tholdlo Oh paddle of Wood, no misunderstood' Thou ort not to blame tot all thy 11l fame, Thou art but a tool In the hands of a fool It ihon thy choice, thou wouldlit lift up thy , olco And anger outpour on the bold Sold,. more, Who, seeking to gain revenge for past man, Compels thee to h hack the Freshmen, slack' And they In their turn with fierce anger burn, Resulted that next tear their paddlen shall hear The ficlh of the youth yy ho come seek lng truth In the halls of the great, maintained by 1 the State. And so, .golnat they NOS thou tot forced to fulfill Doolroo of the brute Athos," soul Is NO muto Ile enannot rise o'er and forgke an old score, And resolve that Penn State shall 13 my be great, Nor blacken her fame by Poster Night shame. BY the •way, that Mass Meeting last Thursday night was pretty near like one of those old time "get-togethers .. that just sizzled ulth pep Good v,orkl La . ., try to keep the old steam up and make the nest ono once bolter, THE bola did their durndeet at VT and .1., anyway, and wo bet that the Washingtonßes know that they played a real team. THAT reminds Us. We might re mark for the benefit of the new men that Ise don't consider it Penn State spirit to cheer when our opponents aro penalized. or to mako running com ments about the players who arc op posing us Nut Sad Ott, Marl "Bucknell Displeases Penn Authori ties"—headilne In a Philadelphia—U of P. nomspapor. Oh, for goodness sake. Poor little Bucknell forgot their numbers and now Penn won't play thorn any more Bucknell scored on Penn. We mould advise Glenn Warner to has o all the Pitt players nmesaged and manicured before the tea party on Franklin Field next Saturday. SAY that Honor Roll surely dues Penn State credit. doesn't It? (We enrol). ought to ho proud of those boy. 11010's luck to every one of them) IF' tobacco keopo on going up we'd have to roll our cigoroto with corn nub to mop down tho IL C of L 110 W aro those yam coming along , Etorybody up and at It Don't sit bark and Itlbernato and then crab at the yells that othorn aith moro pop have [tuned In. WS belles° that Andy could glv• a good man, PoOPIO Boum pointer. o public speaking Ito hna ammo Impon sionod oratoty ISN'T It about time that our more rocont Co•ods began to dolt the emerald hood ribbons? Not that uo are anxious to have thorn lose anything that will onhanco their beauty, but tints you know that vailoty is the spice od Mo. ALL out for tho Rod Cross dance and Jitney feed! And don't forgot. to bring a Co-ed They'll, as necossatY as the hot dogs or tho lemonade. 4Wo might suggest that a matrimonial agency ho established for tho bonollt of those who don't know any Co-ads to mako tho auto with,) THIS Is a progressive town. Thom aro lota of changes hero. Tool Even the Camels chango into snipes. (The edytor tells mo to como to bed and atop hammorlng on this Underwood =chino shop, I'm annoying him Liston to that—l'ld annoying him! Why doggone It, I've stood It over eine° college opened this year and now lion crabbing at mei Well darn It, If ho wants mo to quit I'll quit. BUT we'll do It whop we're good and ready. SOMETHING worrion no. Wo can't Milt° neo thin "w. IC." ntutf tho rag. .d. pulls oft In this colyum. Nest wook we will p. o something bottor than that. NOW NVOII quit See you later. PENN STATE COLLEGIAN ORDNANCE MEN ARE TRAINING AT ARSENA Those Who Took Second Course Here During Summer Are Now Stationed At Rock Island The men who completed the second course In stores keeping here lent summer ern now In training at the Rock Island Arsenal. Illinois, where tile Penn State contingent outnumbers all of the other college arm*. The Uni versity... of Wisconsin and Chicane UnL °nifty both have representations there, while Pitt and Dartmouth also have men in training. Although the arsenal employs nearly IL thOUliand Men, nearly atsetaoi stool es IL thousand men, at present there are only about a hundred students in train ing there Thor will receive nix weeks of practical training. be granted non' commisioned °Caeca and will then be sent to one EC the army cantonments. or mad oven be sent directly to France for active service. The arnenal is situated on an Island in the 'Mississippi Silver directly be- Mean tho cities of DaVonnort. Sown and nook. Island, Illinois Tho island Is about four miles long and a mile • • • wide. The areenal itself le entlrelY surrounded with a barbed. wire fence tee fact in height, At the preaent time It la being enlarged so an to nccommo date nearly a thousand morn men Life at Rock Inland is strenuoun. to say the least. From reveille at SVC m until tape at nine m, the mon aro constantly occupied. Roll coal Is taken at 610 a. m., and is followed by break fast at 630 After this, the barracks are cleaned and beds made, then drill Is held for an hour and a half From 9 30 to 11 30, there.le itntUdy hour dur ing which nrmy regulation., ordnance forms, and army forms axe some of the subjects which the MCI, pursue. At 12 o'clock dinner in nerved, and the afternoon Is spent In farther study and practical work Supper in at 1.30. and taps are sounded at 9 From Saturday noon until Sunday evening the Men are gairited a holiday AG. SCHOOL TESTS OUT SEVERAL EXPERIMENTS Three experiments are being under taken by thoßural School along the line of compsrvation, by a oPeelol fund of $2,5000, which has been net aside for the purpose. Tho first one Hill be to extend the experiment of a Hold fertilizer, which was used v.lth great success at. Snowshoe, on Deltoid 801 l Other soil types at two or three different places will be experimented with and the wort carried on by ins.- ligatiog the vile.° of the fertilizer to the new soils The amount to be npent on this experiment will be limn oximate ly $1,900 The zoo end will to be experi ment with dry cog n fodder, and test Ito value for allege. Several ellen will be built to carry on the experiment and ,about $lOO wit be used In the work The third .111 be ti I try and reduce the cost of poultry ratk ons by mixing alfalfa hay, noybenn hay Corn fodder, all ground to powder form, chop, bran or some other form se poultry food, and skimmed mint. net ng the mixture ns n mulonituto for pod Roy. If this Proven successful the co* t of rations still be cut about ene-holf- 'GAIT BETA PI ELECTS. At a rocgnt mesa ng of the Tau Beth Pl. honorary engine, rthefraternity, the following Sonlora. wero elocted to moroberra,tn. P tf...Derr, P V Welch, A 0 Inledlor, C. IL B Itotchhiso. AA' W Payne, 0 Apple man. and R. V. .foam: Moo W. 8 Bin gham, 'l9 There Is always rocs m for ono mo : ;Turn n prim of PIG ':by ratting COL LEGIAN subscriptions. Why Have a Cold- WHEN OUR Special Cold . Tablets AND ;Pine Tar Cough Syrup Will Cure You Ray D. Gilliland DRUGGIST LETTERS FRO ONE FROM DUTCH lIERMAN,•I2 Camp Wardell McLean, Chattanooga, Tenn. Pot some considerable limo, I have been trying to Ilnd an idle moment In which to write you nomewhat In detail as to my life hose lit tile "neat" luny. As you no doubt mini eclat° the fact that time for much oleo aside from v.riik In very scarce, you can readily understand my apparent negligence We arrived here utter dark on the 23rd, were registered and assigned to quarters nt once, Thorn emoted to groat scramble to secure cots and bedding, but In a short time we settled our selven and retired We did no real am* until tho following Monday. Just why we wore ordered' to report four days early, I haven't been able to learn. Since the opening of camp we have been pushed at an mdonishing rate of speed Men who were at the first camps say that they didn't know what •need was there We are on the move constantly from 016 a no until 10 p m. Wo have Saturday afternoons and all day Sunday to do as we please Our camp, to my mind. Is delight fully situated. It is located on a high plateau in Northwestern Georgia just a few miles from tho Tennessee line The weather has been . surprise to me Tho days are no warmer than In Pennsylvania. while tho nights aro In variably cool. There are no flies or mosquitos—this Is a real Godsend We are about ten miles from Chatta nooga, which city is tho mecca fot. training-camp men over Sunday. Our camp is located In Chickamauga Park. a few miles from Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. Last Sunday I took n. trip to Lookout, The view from the "Phial." Is magnifi cent I spent but an limn on the mountain. Howover, I hopo to spend The Letter Box Editor, Colleglan My door Mr Cretiowell May I sabinit tho following apology or publication In tho Co'legion? •• We, the combined classes of the Two Year men In Agriculture, do hob by humbly apologise for our seemingly non-willingness to co-operate with the rest of the student body in sending the band to the W. and J. game. I assure you it was not on this account, how ever, but rather because of thu timidity which our men feel as a whole You may count on us to do 'our shore in this matter, and will gladly extend out services to all subsequent calls of simi lar content I hope, Mr. Clean...ll, you will understand our position Thanking You for any nonnidefnUnn you might give thu matter, I tomato, Yours for co-operation, "Two Year Men," @==l Editor's Note—The MO year men con readily be forgiven for their seeming inaction In tills mutter, espechdly when it was apparent that, their president wan not informed before hand of the action that coca to comp up, and he was not giten enough time In the mass meeting to get recognition on the floor SELECT I'ROF. PATTEE AS WRITER OF NEW HISTORY Professor P. L. Pattee, Head of the English Department, has been chosen no one of the writers of "The New Cam bridge History of American Litera ture" which still be published In two largo volumes He will contribute n chapter on The Short Story Help put a COLLEGIAN In elem. room In State College, and at the mune time earn your trusellng expenses to the Pitt game by getting Into the Col legian Subscription Contest. For the Best Bread, Pies and Cakes State College Bakery Nur Ice Cream Has No Equal Bring Your Suits to HURWITZ & SMITH Pressing, Cleaning, Repairing Neatly Done Satisfaction Guaranteed For Your Meats Dry Goods Groceries CALL AT McEachren's liMiiMi THE FRONT a whole day there sometime to famil iarize myself with the endues points Of tho battle se famous In history There MC It gOOll many Penn State men here in camp. I *OW.. thole must he about a hunched. %Ye hope sometime to be able to bold it banquet In Chattanooga, If such a titling la at all possible. Tho first [Mee days of knot week one spent In digging trenches, Which, can assn., you, is sheer manual labon The Welk was done under the super vision of two nem% cams who ale hme as Instruct°. On Wednesday our battalion goes Into the trenches for two days and no night While In the trenches we shall simulate conditions obtaining In actual combat. Thu work all' pro., ye* Interesting, I feel sane, The following Is port of a letter 10. eelved by hiro D 0 laters, of State College, from her son D. r 3 Ettem, 'l3, who Is with the 17 S engineer log units now In Franco C=EM "I received the letter of August 13th on Saturday last By the looks of things, theme is lots doing wound home these days I suppose it still ho moro and more inlet eating us Unto goes on and the U. S gets deeper into the our My eampan) is vet y much on the job these dais 0011 the boys ate getting used to arm) life quite rapitll3. They aro a healthy bunch now, and can en dure hardships in good shape. We are in a veiny line section of the country at present. Lots of fruit 00,1 vegetables The people ale also of a better class and not quite so tilt 1.3. its some I have seen One feature et the people of France is, they use Slater only to uush with Wine is used to do Ink IB all classes" Roll of Honor L BUTLER, .18, Second Liman, ant, Camp Mende, Md II P VAIL. 'ld, Assiodant Ilead Draftsman, Aviation Section, Navy De- trtmont - R 111' FOSTER, :lid, 'l7. Aviation In D 1 lIARROWER, 'l3, French Am bulance Corns, In Dram. I'. P ItCYNOLDS, 'l5, 4501 Amu Squad, Emington I•` X MILLCR, TO, Mated, Co K Comp Mende C It. PHILLIPS, 'l9. Firm Lleuten. nut, A‘latlon, now In France C 'lB, Private, Company A Field Signal loot, Comp 131 x, ti, J "COLLEGIAN" WILL 'RE GIVEN TO ALL ENTERING THE CONTEST WHO TURN IN TEN OR MORE NEW NAMES FOIL OUR LIST. A. DEAL • Sanitary Plumbing, Steam, Hot Water Vapor and Vacuum Heating State College, Pennsylvania Reliability Is Our Motto We Always Aim to Please J. SMITH & SON Hardware Store Your Last Chance To Get In On the Edison "Patchwork" Advertising Contest -- All papers must be mailed not later than the 27th instant Have your papers signed by the local Edison dealer Come in and hear the Edison any time, and hear a re-creation of the best music Now is the time to think about that Edison for a Christmas' present Penn State Book Store L. K. METZGER 'l5, Prop. T-- OBAK THE - ITH 4- 1 TUDIO R. H. Breon Wednesday, Oct. 24, .1917 No Penna. Day Dance This Year Locum., of an evidence of 001 y Iltllo 01511101 t for a Senlot dance during the Ponnsyltania Day events, It has been decided not to held that feature tills our. The only time at 10111011 it could have been held am Friday night, No- Comber 9, in the attnory, and It line developed that theie win be at least fifteen dunces at riotous places about college on that night Int colligation showed that It was also Impossible to Hem e n student orchestra for Ms annual 1100110, 01111 It 00110 nut deemed m 101.410,113 to engage It high priced of Cllefitlll nom out of loon in I vie, of the great numbto of small dances that are scheduled for that night Sentiment seemed to be In favor of the dance at the Senior clues meet lvii Wednesday 1110111, but the odds v,cio too heavily tottlast the step and a 11100011 tills lIIINNed to 01010 the dance lids yea. Plans ate new being started fel the wiles of Stoller donees to be held In tile ern.y doling the winter and spring The flint of these will come between Thanltsgh log and Christmas Tan new I eprelientathea ncls elected to Student Council• 0 Q. Arne, was chosen Qom the Agricultural School In place of Shea. who has Joined the °ul na.° department, It IC. Cockiln Wan chosen from the Engineering School In place of L. W 13alley, 51110, as vice president of the class, gains a chair In Student Council automatically. L. S. Creasman. C 1. Farobaugh and C D Prntman %%el C. elected an repro:. halves to the Foie:talc (debating') Conrail DEAN 'WATTS WRITES AGRICULTURAL WORK Dean Ralph 1.. Watts ban puldiebed through the Osange-.ludd Compntiy. of New Yolk, a text book entitled "Vege table Forcing." containing 431 tinges, well ll'exhaled and In excellent print. Tile book will ho need an a companion text to hie "Vegetable Gardening." which boo been axed extenelvely throughout the agliontural =hooks of tile United Staten Only one onto book of a similar °elute ham been published, that of Dean Dailey, of Cornell, middy 1111 homed about fifteen years ago The look will be need an a text In many eellegee. and Dean Watts nets forth this eubjeet in a masterly manner 0- (.01 )(HIM of investigation and experi ment Home-made Milk Chocolate, Nut and Fruit The finest quality of candy the can dyworld has to show—we make them Milk chocolate coated Brazil Nut Milk chocolate coated Walnut Milk chocolate coated Fil berts Milk chocolate coated Al monds Milk chocolate coated Pe cans, etc Orders specially made every day Gregory Bros. Candymakers_ CANDYLAND STORES Bellefonte State College
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