Page Two Penn State TdollNian Published weekly during the College year by students of the Pennrylvanin mate College in the interests of the . Students, Faculty, Alumni and Friends or I no College. D. M. CI ‘!ssr , :ell 'IS NI. \V Ddirymple 'lB G. W. Sullivan 'l9 A D. MacNinnon '2O LI 11 liteknell I, NV. StII J. M. IN ash burn '1,3 S. M. Lowry 'lB ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS A. C. Oberle 'l9 It. 13. Paxson 'l9 Tho Collegian invites all communications on any subject of college interest Letters must bear signatures of writer. Subscription price $1.50 after November Ist. Entered at the Postollice, State College, Pa, as sedond class matter. Nittany Printing and Publishing Co. Building. Oilice hours, 4.20 to 5.20 every afternoon except Saturday. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1918 News Editor for This Issue - "As a rule, the average Freshman will know the more prominent men in the entire college, the Sophomore the-same, and a few of the Freshmen, the" Junior his class-mates, the prominent _Seniors, and a few of the Underclassmen, while the Senior is acquainted with com paratively few men outside of his own class." This, in brief, is the idea prese ,. ted recently by a member of the faculty in commenting upon the_ number of acquaintances that a student might happen to have in college. Generally speaking, that condition of affairs might be said to exist at Penn State, personal opinion to the contrary. College men in leading activities naturally have a wider scope of acquaintanceship in the student body and faculty than the average man. Men in activities manage to take care of themselves in building friendships and in reaching out for bigger ideas through their wide circle of acquaintances. But it is for the benefit of Mr. Average Man that we presume will be the ultimate aim of the "getting acquainted" campaign that is now under way for trial at Penn State. There seems to be a certain spirit of comradeship lacking at Penn State this year. Today, we might pass a Freshman on the street, say "hello!" and receive in return acold stare that seems to say— " What's the matter with you? _..1 don't know you."- Many a Senior will tell you that in his Freshman year he was. mighty glad to receive any recognition whatsoever from an upperclassman. They will also tell you that that spirit does not seem to prevail this year. And this comment is not by any means confined to the new students. It can be applied in proportion to the members of other classes as well:. Shall we fall back on that much-used phrasß and "_blame it on the i;ar?" May the gods forbid! Surely we have.been passing through a period of great unrest, but here we have an opportunity to forget, for a few days at least, all formality, throw off our worries and join - in to help ourselves in what should prove to be one of the biggest assets of our college ca reers. A year ago a writer in these columns advocated that we better ourselves by attempting to make at least one new friend each day. While that may sound like a big proposition, it is not altogether an impossibility, and we can help some in the next few weeks while plans are forming for the get-together, by at least attempting this idea. There is undoubtedly a large number of students who will ridi cule the mere idea of stopping a fellow student' onthe street and "getting acquainted" with him. TwO days are to be set aside in the campaign for this purpose, with a big wind-up in the Armory. These students must know that such a proposition has never before been undertaken in this manner by any other college or university of any size, and that its success here on initial trial will hinge largely on their attitude. The chief idea is to have everyone "break over" and cast formality to the winds. A feeling of true democracy is desired and can be secured by cooperation. This feeling is apparent in all small colleges. Everybody knows everybody else. While the size of Penn State renders this state of affairs impossible here, yet our seclusion from the rest of the world makes us, after all, a small community, a condition that is most beneficial. So let us all join in the "getting acquainted" movement, and by making this one a success, hand the custom down to coming classes. MODERN WARTIME PHILOSOPHY Cosmo Hamilton, Lieutenant in the British Air Service and pop ular present day novelist, in writing for the "Daily Princetonian" of a recent date has voiced a fatalistic philosophy which, while possibly possessing many grains of truth, has neverthless made itself thor oughly distasteful to the Anglo-Saxon mind because of its similarity to the utterances of the German Kaiser and certain other well known German thinkers. His characterization of war as the inevitable cure for the degeneracy of civilized nations, is old in a German guise, but clothed in its new garb, in the organ of one of America's oldest uni versities, it is new and startling, deserving the most serious consider ation of thinking American men and women. _ A brief review of his article reveals certain radical ideals stand ing predominate. Britain, France, Italy and America, he depicts as nations of degeneracy and political corruption; while Russia he con siders as fit only for the insane asylum. To him Germany is the strong, virile nation, in the crisis of history, unconsciously sacriacing herself that her enemies may be purified by the "iron tonic of war." The L:ause of this amazing state of affairs, he attributes to over civilization in the allied countries. Political corruption has spread a blight over the great democracies. Men seeing the gross ignofance and petty squabbles of their leaders, have become affected and have left the paths of straight thinking and honesty. The younger gen erations of the diseased countries have become stricken with the cancerous growth, and brain anaemia has set in. The reaction follows: pacificism, anti-vivisection and hysterical petitions against corporal punishment. Politicians attempt to blind themselves to the approach of disaster, the laboring masses become restive and all the tendencies of national ruin are evident. Men ignore their religious teachings, people live beyond their means and women dress in grotesque extrava gance. ~Blinded by folly the nations live only for the moment and refuse to see the direful future. This is the moment in _which Hamilton finds strong Germany ris ing in her might. and following the inevitable law of history, perform ing the miracle of purifying her enemies by bringing back national health to England, France and America. Quoting Hamilton's own words we read in the closing paragraphs: "With amazing unconsciousness Germany is at this moment per forming a deed which will have its effect on the entire future of the, world, and, paradoxicalsas it may seem, is killing herself to put new life into her opponents. "I assert, therefore, that the war was necessary. That it came at the psychological moment. That it rescued the Allies from the weakening effects of self indulgence and brought out again every! good and noble instinct, every fine and simple characteristic that went into the initial making of these nations. "History repeats itself with most monotonous reiteration. The EDITORIAL STAFF ASSOCIATE EDITORS Cartoonist, It B. Benschen 'lB REPORTERS D C. illrusclell '2O FRESHMAN REPORTERS 11. 13. Coon .T. L Stewart DUSINESS STAFF "GETTING ACQUAINTED" Senior Associnte r A. R. Leinbach T.) G. S. Wykoff '2O W. E Segel H. J. AVellet Business Manager Advertising Manager IV. L. Eisler 'l9 G. V. edatfolter 'l9 A. R. LEINBACH present is merely the past entered through another gate. It is as inevitable as death. -It is not, and never was, an accident. In every incidence, from the beginning of time, it was a well deserved ptinish rent worked tip to and earned. • It is the opportunity given to the r" - -t for the purpose of survival. It will come again with the swing P!• tli: pendulum." Such thoughts as these, disseminated among the people of the cottntrv, we fear will haire a tendency to weaken the indictment the world has made against Germany. If Ha:nilton is right, then Germany I is not a culprit, but the unfortunate instrument of fate made mad by dreams of world power in order that her enemies may he saved from the consequences of their weaknesses. If the Allies have been "rely cued from the effect of self-indulgence" by Germany then our part"-! cipation in the war is not just, for we are-striving to defeat a severe! but righteous chastiser. If war is inevitable then we must admit that man is but the puppet of fate and never can our cherished dreams of world disarmament and enforced peace be realized. No, we cannot agree with Cosmo Hamilton. His article in the hands of German people would serve to strengthen their faith in the false teachings of their modern _philosophers. Our nation has ex pressed itself as being unalterably opposed to such false doctrines and if we are to win the war we cannot afford to believe that war.is inevitable or that we and our Allies are social debauchees. Letter Box ANOTHER VIEWPOINT State College, Pa., Jan. 21, 1918 Editor, Penn State COLLEGIAN. Dear Sn•: As a student I believe I have the privilege of using the correspondence columns of the Collegian to express my views on problems winch come up before the student body. in your issue of Jan. 9, dm e ap peared an editor sal on the adtvtsability of permanently abolishing final ex aminations instead of temporarily. I (lest' e to take issue with the writer on several points which he brings forth in favor of his position and in so doing set forth why 1 believe final examina tions of the old type should not be abolished. On the sui face, by abolishing final mminations, it appears, that the stu dents are gaining, when in reality they are suffering a distinct loss. Does it ;go NN 'thou t saying that whatever a crowd jumps behind and gives a push with a loud "hoop-la", is the best for it 9 I leaven forbid! As a i ule most people are in favor of anything that makes life eqsier for them and takes away some of the :Alain, regal dless of the consequences. In the end, things in this life are V, 01 th what they cost us. leurthermoi e, such north, as "abhor rent", "pet petual stiain", "nerve-rack ing", etc, have been used to quality final examinations. What areiour col lege students" - A lot of anemic, weak kneed, milksops? I don't think such an assumption can be proved, yet that seems to be the viewpoint of the writer of the editorial. Is a thing to be avoule.l because It is a strain? The i inner to win his race must sprint and sprint at the finish. Troops before go ing into battle have the most intensive 1 kind of training: Before the "big, game", the football team is coached to the highest point of elliciency in' that last strenuous week. Are such epi thets as have been applied to finals ever used in regard to these things?. Undoubtedly sometimes, but these 1 periods of intensive training cannot be and are not neglected. , On the other hand, there is mole work connected with the present one period finals than the ordinary type of finals, because: (1) Just as much ground is covered by the present "finals" while the student has less time to prepme for and answer the ques tions. (2) There are some students under the present system who have had as high as three or four "finals" in one day,' a condition which makes it impossible to do justice to all. Most important of all is the fact that final examinations give the student a thoro grasp of the entire subject. Fre quent quizzes make him master of sec tions ninle a final examination reviews and links together the more or less fiagmentary parts of the subject. The conscientious student will keep up in his studies, finals or no finals, but the slacker will not unless there is some thing to require it of him. A con science cannot be legislated into a man but a man can be made to work. It is a fact, noticeable by a majority of in- Jeweler & Optician Repaiiing A , Specialty C. E. Shuey 133 S. Allen St. ' "The Largest Stock of Toilet Goods I Ever Saw" Is what one customer said on looking over our stock of Toilet Accessories. We have a fair estimate now of the goods in demand in State College and our stocks are worthy of your inspection. - TOOTH PASTE PEBECCO PEPSODENT . COLGATES SENRECO WHITES SANITOL LYONS PONDS - A. D. S. F: E. L . FORHANS VELVETINA - - And a few others Our stock of Tooth Powders and other Toilet goods is also complete, The Heffner' :!'Brug Company GRAVE STEWART, Pii G., Manager • -"At Your Service", '6l We Aim to. Earn Your Trade by Consistently.pood Service. PENN STATE COLLEGIAN uctors that. as soon as "no finals" was announced, the,e was a falling off in not k all along the line even among the best students. The average stu dent does not feel his responsibility keenly enough to give his best, unless it is required of inn, and then he can and does rise to the occasion. In the matter of studies, final examinations of the old type seem to me to be the best standarcl, to which students should be held for thee• 0. , .‘n good and for the In tel est of scholarship Very truly yours, Luther S. CrOSSIMIII Looking Backward (Week of January 30) Tl% cut y years ago The Athletic Association adopted a new constitution, embotb mg some radi cal changes. It provided that every student was a member of the associa tion, and organised three departments to handle football, baseball, and the other a general one to handle the other sports. Fifteen )ears ago The Athletic Association appointed a committee to look up a new college yell. Ten years ago Plans were made public for the pres ent New Beaver Field . Provisions we) e made for five buildings for indoor tennN, to Ottaltlo.l,l to a gyinini slum and it ark house. The gymnasium plans called for a 100 by 150 foot floor space and a ten foot plunge bath. The base ball cage was to have a glass roof and an earthen floor of the same size. The football field and running track weie also included in the plans, as well as an outdoor swimming pool 100 by 150 to he supplied with water from a mown tam sti eam l'il 0 yearn ago The first step toward the abolishment of 'all indiscriminate hazing was taken by the Vreshmen in the form of resolu tions presented to Student Council pro viding that all general hazing be abol ished with the exception of "Poster Night." E. E. 3S EETING TONIGHT The regular biweekly meeting of the Eleetneal Engineering Society will be held at G. 30 tonight in the Engineering Club Room. Glen Appleman 'IS, will speak on "Peak Taking Devices" and 11. A. Billig 'IS, will talk on his summer work. FOREST L. bTRUBLE Plumbing and Heating Both Phones Stetson Cordovan's I We will offer you Our $ll.OO Stetson Cordovan For $9.90 Dimond Fordo Caff Beautiful Last—Special _ At $7.00 It will be a pleasure for us show`them to you. FROMM'S, Economy Store 130 E. College Avenue Ample Stocks SOZEDONT MINTA PEREDIXO i, l0000,.'$(; , 1 , Dean Holmes' illustrated lecture on "Eugenics" given last night in the 01d chapel iu the selies of Tuesday iEvening Lectures was attended by a large al d keenly appreciative audience. Dean 1 - IMnes began his talk by giving a definition of eugenics, saying that eugenic , was the property of being well boi n He expanded this definition fur ther by showing the applications which aii , e in the utilization of the properties of eugenics in model n life. One side of eugenics deals with the problems of criminals and criminal children and the eau' - es for such children being born with criminal traits He pointed out further that the tendency to clime and feeble-mindedness was thought to be almost entirely clue to heredity. Along this same line, it is estimated that there me between three and five hun ch thousand feeble-minded persons in the United States who are unable to make their living in free competition with their fellow men - The science of eugenics was first started by Gallon, an Englishman, and is now being carried on by Carl Pier son as the head of the research in tins line of woi lc. Certain investigations revealed the fact that between 27 and 72 per cent of delinquent children are feeble-minded and that about 25 per cent or one-fourth of the recidivists, or criminals who have been arrested re peatedly. are said to be feeble-minded. In this connection, Dean Holmes made the statement that Dr Lombroso, the Italian founder of criminology, believes a distinct type of criminals exist and that the men making up this class are unable to lead an honest life. OFFICERS ELECTED BY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY .At a meeting of the Agricultural So ciety held last Thin sday, the following officers weie - elected for this semester. Pre , Ment, D. 11' Hill 'IS; Vicepiesident. R. E. Underwood 18, secretary, H. R Ale Duff 'IS, treasurer, 11. II Good 'Pd. The speaker of the evening w•as Pro fessta. Darst, of the Department of Agronomy. who gave .in interesting i esume of the I'm in Products Show recently held in Harrisburg. Profes sur ,t dwelt pai ticuku•l' upon the corn judging contest in which teams nom inany schools of the State com peted. -A 001111111 I Lee composed of I'. 11 Sprenkle 'll3, i I If. Good 'l9 U. S Watts 'IS, I R Evans 'lB, and R P Alennv 'l9, %cps appointed by the chair man to consider the question of award medals to the several judging teams of the depth tments m the School of Agriculture D. 11 Pheasant 'l9, 11 Rui ton 'l9, and P. L. Koenig 'l9, were elected i espectn•elp manager, sec retary and treasiner for_ next year's Agricultural Fair. Your Friends Can Buy Anything You Give Them Except Your Photograph HUH THE :v3TUDIO R. H. BREON 212 East College Ave. I n Best Quality GROCERIES Wholesale and Retail Special rates to Clubs and Fraternities • FYE 5 S -200-202 W. College Ave. •4. A .P A • • .A. • • A,. • e a p s, • • A .• .A e 40 4 ,. .71K; . - Nte"Vi•Naert •Viar• Osso4W Iwo I . w M A. : 4 0! PA * At iv• • • • • • - • • • • •iF - ..,,,..!A_Anktoost.wwwwwwwww lo p s. ,. MMUctravniPri4WinqvicMislo76MWailaVii477:lo46 KOLYNOS NYALS KAL-PHEN DEAN HOLMES TALKS ON "EUGENICS" The COLLEGIAN Has a Limited Supply of Faculty and Student Directories , i 1311111111111IC3111111 M 111(1111111111111011111111111111111111.11111 r 1 1111ohumiirmintlineminninin]uninifilinminnir]untominiumuinc]in They . are on sale at the Music Room at 10c per copk. - - Get one of these useful and reliable books. Engineering News A moving picture lecture will be given Friday, Feb 15, at The Pastime Theatre on "The Airship in Warfare" I•.' G. Douglas Wardrop, Editor of the Awn! Age, New York, illustrated by slides and films. The lectut e is one of the series arranged by the School of Engineering. It will be at The Pastime Theatre by courtesy of the manage ment with no chat ge. Women draftsmen are being called for by both the War and Navy De partments A class of twelve girls in 'Mechanical di aftmg, has been organ ized by the Engineering Extension Division at Oil City One of the Fresh man gills has entered -.the Industrial Engineering course and is taking wood working. B. W. Dedrick, Instructor in Flour Milling, has been i °quested to take charge of the Chicago District for the Department of Agriculture in its pub licity work to prevent flour mill and elevator dust explosions. Professor E N. Bates was in Wash ington over Sunday at the call of the Bureau of Chemistry to confer on work done in the West last year to prevent smut on grain and fii es in threshing sepal dtors. Special machinery is being designed here for possible use in that field. INTER ESTINI; ART ExiiiniT Thei e is an exhibit of water color sketches at the Penn State Museum by the noted in List John It Dull, of Di exel institute Philadelphia. In answer to queries concerning the exhibit, Pro fessor Ernesti made the statement, "that. owing to her somewhat isolated situation, Penn State should C37:71 1 N' herself fin innate in Thavtng It loaned to her, because this %,arne, C been on display at some of the best art institutes in the country" VISIT o r V Store once and you will be one of our regular custo mers.. Rexall Store :1: -• February Victor i lßecords .:. .:. . . On Sale Friday, February Ist. .:. The High Numbers are: Nos. 18407 and No. 35663' You will miss something if you don't hear these 1: records. T e uSic Room • ••••+in• c•e• •• *WO+ .... • • •Ng; 11 -. *WY - 0 01; Wednesday, January 3i, IglB FIFTEEN NEW STUDENTS' FOR SECOND SOW% A total of fifteen new students'have been admitted to full standing by th e Registrar's office for the second semee. ter Of this number, eleven are totally new students, who me now rnemb,r, of the Freshman class. Eight More have been temporarily admited, aho have been tempoimily a dmitted, ph o I.‘mowing ate the names of the new matriculan ts • —.l tinier , class—c, Pharo from South Bethlehem in the cour se of Indtua.rial Engineering; Freshman class—Mis s M. W. Barnett, Philadelphia, labei al Aria, AtisS Philadelphia. Home Economics, P. Cluarm, York, Mechanical Engineering, E. Holden, York, Mining Geol ogy, C A Kemper, Butler, Civil Enginen ing, Samuel Et ankh, York, Chemistry, W. It Lines, Pittsburgh, Metallurgy, W. 13 Shot wood. Wellsboro, Pre-Med. teal. R. A Sim e. York, Chemistry It, atlilec,ulster, Agneulturc; Two-year P. Tait, Mercer, Agricultm and.J. agricultural course—M. 13 McPherson, Philadelphia. Unclassilied—Miss Helen Eno, Honesdale. Home Economics, and Miss E. 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