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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 0, I'9lo
A UNIQUE INTERPRETATION
In the opinion•of the COLLEGIAN, Conch Hugo Bud& struck
an important chord in his talk last V'ednesday night at the mass
meeting in his reference to collegiate athlems and his interpretation
of the ideals and goal after which Penn State should strive in her
athletics. His talk on that night will probably be remembered by
many of the students and faculty long after the present college gen
eration has passed beyond the doors of Penn State
In the course of the life of a college there 'are a thousand and
one new ideas and movements which are set belore the student body
and the faculty either for their rejection or acceptance Conch
Bezdek's interpretation of the purpose of intercollegiate athletics,
the spirit in which this interpretation can most effectively be pursued,
and finally the reflection upon the college which the innovation causes,
are things which deserve not a little thought by every member of the
student body and faculty of Penn State.
To say that Conch Bezdek's idea is new would be to put it mildly
It is true that his idea of mass athletics which was instigated here
last year under the S. A. T. C. regime was received with wide accord
all over the country. The student body nt Penn State accepted it,
little thinking that is was undoubtedly one of the most important
changes which has come into Penn State athletics for ninny years..
And now after State's athletics have been under his direction for over
a year, the students and faculty suddenly find that they find not yet
really caught the real idea which Bezdek has and which lie is trying to
effect at Penn State. The idea that character is above winning of
games, that the making of successful men is more important than the
development of a successful eleven, that even in defeat it is better
to have had the "help-the-other-fellow" spirit than to have won the
game by foul means, all these are the earmarks of Coach Bezdek's
system of athletics. His success at Oregon Agricultural College was
little short of phenomenal and he himself says that the reason lip was
able to turn out successful teams nt that institution was not that the
college looked over the country to find the hest individual athletes
not that each man on the team played for himself, but that the spirit
with which those teams went into battle was the spirit of playing the
'game clean, of fighting to the last ditch, but above all, fighting clean
If Penn State teams and Penn State students can get that spirit, the
spirit which is truly symbolical of everything that Penn State is and
hopes to be, we believe that her future as a power in the collegiate
world is assured
We have had brought to us
„by a man big enough to put the
thing across nn idea which is attracting nation wide interest. That
idea is only now in its infancy in the minds of the student body of
Penn State, but the COLLEGIAN believes that students of Penn
State realize a good thing when they see 'it aid that before long the
, Blue and White system of athletics will be pointed to as an example
of what intercollegiate athletics should embi dy and of the results
which they should accomplish in the minds and bodies of the men
and women whom they influence.
A "BOOZELESS" PENNA. DAY
The COLLEGIAN has recently been notified front very reliable
sources that a quantity of liquor will be smuggled into town during
the Pennsylvania Day activities. UndoubtLilly there arc only a few
individuals who will attempt to do thi.,, but even these few are
sufficient to place this college in a very bid light in the eyes of the
state of Pennsylvania. Cooperation on the pert of every student is
the only way to eliminate this unfortuivite evil.
It is a known fact that it is untinst the rules of the state to
bring intoxicating liquors within ter tire miles of the college and men
breaking this law ore subject to the punishment connected with it.
Likewise, a large number al cintens from all parts of the state will
be here during Pennsylvania Day acti‘ities and the rumor or even
suspicion of liquor being around will have on effeect on the minds
of the people and spread thioughout the state so there will be n
possibility of stricter rules, of the college losing men who might enter
college but who are discouraged he the fact that some few students are
bold enough to disobey laws, and also in the end may affect appro-
priations. This act surely does bring shame upon the college and the
COLLEGIAN would loge all those who stand for the best which the
college holds as truth and uprightness to prohibit as far as they ore
able the use of liquor at tins time and would urge every man who
would do evil in tins manner to think what he is saying when lie sings.
May no act of ours bring shame,
To one heart that loves thy name,
May our lives help swell thy fame,
Dear old State, Dear old State.
The greatness of Penn State's eleven was demonstrated last
Saturday in the glorious victory over Penn The statement, "A
little better than the best", simply means that the Blue and White
was superior to the Red and Blue. But because Penn State won
last Saturday does not mean that the three remaining games on the
scedule—Lehigh, Cornell, and Pitt—hre going to be easy Each
game is going to be a hard-fought contest, and we, the student-body,
must face this fact Over-conEdence has lost many a game, but if
we stand squarely behind the team, which we surely will, and if we
are aware of the strength of the opposing team and know what to ex
pect, there is no reoson •why the Blue and White should not round
out the schedule with three additional victories.
At its last meeting, Student Council went on record as being
opposed to gambling pools of any kind. The COLLEGIAN feels
that this was a wise move on the p•trt of Penn State's governing body
While many may see no harm in these pools, yet every one must
concede that they add nothing worth while to college spirit, and
such being the case every fair-minded student will agree that they
must go. Again, gambling is prohibited by law in this state, and
while the legal authorities may take no action, yet if they once should,
the report of such action would spread like wild lire over the state;
as a result, no end of harm would be done to the college, and many
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important and desirable features of Penn State would be masked, in
that the character of , the college would be judged from a bad rather
than a good standpoint. In view of the fore-going,'therefore, the
COLLEGIAN believes that every student should stand behind the
action of Student Council, should retrain from engaging in pools
themselves, and still further should try to disuadu and discourage
those who do engage in this form of gambling.
The COLLEGIAN is indeed happy to be in the position to welcome
home the president of our college and his family. The reception that
was accorded Dr. Sparks on Monday afternoon, when he arrived in
State College is a true symbol of the high esteem and regard which
the students and fiscally have for their chief executive and the re
joking which was heard upon his arrival was indicative of their joy
at his return to his home. The COLLEGIAN welcomes Dr. Sparks
again to Penn State and hopes that he will soon be able to assume
the responsibilities of the President's Mice.
A noticeable feature in the attendance at last Saturday's game
between the Freshmen eleven and Bellefonte Academy was the small
number of first year men who turned out to cheer their team on to
victory. The yearling's stands were not near half filled, and the
expressions which arose from that section were not near what they
should have been. It is every Freshman's duty to he present when
the team representing his class or college is meeting an opponent on
the gridiron as well as in any other sport. Let every man in the
class of 1923 take it upon himself to be present at these contests, and
thus help in moulding the spirit of his class and the future spirit of
the college.
ENFORCING CUSTOMS
The following customs are in need of better enforcement by the
student body:
Every student shall give the right-of-way to those in the classes
above him .and to the faculty
Smoking shall not be permitted in the classrooms of any build-
No member of the three upper classes has the privilege of grant
ing immunities to Freshmen.
Freshmen shall not wear athletic, class or society insigne from
preparatory schools.
Freshmen shall attend all class meetings, athletic meetings and
mass meetings
When cadet uniforms are worn they must be worn complete,
and the coats must always be buttoned
Freshmen must speak to all other Freshmen when passing on
the street or in buildings.
TEAM RECEIVES
WARM GREETING
Mondet, Imember third, will be tk
date long tentembeted In the annals
of Penn State. Et ert one tilts !knotting
the home-coming of the team and of I
the mtudents alnn net* to Philailebthi k '
to nitmeek the 0001101 between Penn's
elmen and the Blue and White team.
Proctlutilt Ito one went to the Snit
01 kw; in the mottling and them am
bitious students nho did go were !Mi
mi...od bt their Instructors The Co
ol, cornermks the general milting
Mice and them etek)one gathered un
to it UIIN at solid 11111118 of singing.
t.heet ing. 1111 ii 010131111 g filOtllbllii e
thulieits At nine Whimic the cry men n t
till that the 11.1 01110 follimed the
team to Ikon nhre iktiptomhing from
Lemont and etertone lined up on both
oidoo 0f College avenue to nelhome
them home They came In nearly four
Minh.] strong, marching four abreast,
t liniti* Julio unt. tinting As they
marched mud the mpectutorm fell In be
hind and OH trooped up to the Truck
linume until no ny the entire student
belt nas :mumbled there.
At 1118 t quint 11110 partially restored
and soma members of the victoriourt
trleten adrirermed the gathering. Cap
tain Higgins, the ore west and that
Penn Slate ever had, Wan tho trot
mint to speak. lie expressed iris up-
Irreciallon of the wonderful reception
being !then the team and then told
lora hard overy member bad worked
to Jute it tire admiral/1e Penn gridiron
sound and iron bully they had sue
eeriea in humbling Penn's , pride. ]lo
mm follooed by Osborne. Rauch, Cobb.
Claimer, Curb or, and Prown,who mild
that the %later>. 00101 due to the com
bined efforts of the 11010 team
When them, men hod linlnhed opeak-
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“Now I evil to give the team full
credit. Aetnally they played better
then they knew how. 'Bob' Higgins
pulled off some kicks for fifty and
sigty yards. (Cheers) Robb, who hod
not been playing us well um 1 thought
be should, found himself mid played a
really surprised me; the harder they
.onderful game And George Buell
hit him, the better he seemed to like
It If the Penn backs did not got
through our line, he dove right o‘er
after them. Ben Cubbfge has been out
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And so on down tile team he wont,
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he expt eased his gratification that the
game UllB such a cleanly fought eon
test. Ile spoke of seeing Penn State
pitoltrs helping Penn men to their
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Captain Bert Dell of the Penn eleven,
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Thursday, November 6, 1919
, Atter this ho mid that he hoped the
student body would not be carried e
wer by the PICtOrY. "Thls college to
not such a small unir and so unused
to whining that when we got a Nietory
we have to declare it general holiday."
and ho Induced the atudents to rotor n
to the next clams and carry on the
academic work our usual.
At the close of tho conch's opeech.
It was ennounced that titer° would ho
a bon-fire In the evening to celebrate
the winning. of the game.