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Penn State Collegian
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1920
YOUR CONDUCT COUNTS
At this time each college year speculation is rtfc as to when Poster
Night will be held und what the outcome of it will be. Very likely
this yearly eviint will be held some tunc during the next few weeks
unless the Sophomore class decides against it. However, it is not
our intention at this time to discuss the rights and wrongs of the
custom. Wh.it is more important is that the affair shall be conducted
in a proper manner.
Poster Night has been a custom at this college for a large number
of years During the course of the evening that this event has been
held, men of the Freshmen class ha\e been severely injured, in some
years to a greater c\tont than in others Last year the affair was
conducted in a very proper manner and no student was injured to any
serious degree Dccausc of this fact last year’s Sophomore class
is to be congratulated on the well organized manner in which it
carried out the event
It is to be hoped that this year’s Sophomore class will be sufficiently
well organized to carry out the affair in the same commendable way.
No sane student desires to see another brutally beaten or maimed For
a long period of tunc if not for life. But in most classes or large
groups of men there are generally found a few roudies and bullies,
and in most every case of injury to a new student, it has been this
type oT fellow who has been the cause He thinks that Poster Night
is meant solely for him and is a time when he can witlessly wreak
lus imaginary vengeance on some "innocent" Freshman. The COL
LEGIAN docs not mean to intimate at this time that all Freshmen
are "innocent” or that some do not need forceful handling, but it
does contend that no man should be brutally maimed and beaten
because he docs not readily reply to all that is required of him on
that night. There is no doubt in any one’s mind ns to the proper
course to pursue with a man who docs enforce such punishment on
another’ He has no right to associate with college men because he
is of an inferior type. The COLLEGIAN hopes that the Sophomore
class will bear in mind that state-wide interests are at present looking
to State College with an eye to her improvement in the future. The
business men of the state-have awakened to the needs of the college,
as evidenced by the work done here by representatives of the State
Chamber of Commerce Other state organizations are also making
investigations of conditions here In addition to that the
legislature of Pennsylvania will meet next winter to fix the appro
priation which Penn State will receive for the next two years. The
mere statement of the names of these organizations should be suffi
cient to show the students that their conduct during this year as well
as at all times will have an important bearing on the interest which
the organizations will continue to show in this institution. If any
student is so unfortunate as to injure another during these annual
festivities and the news is broadcast over the state as is mostly the
case with such news, Penn State students may well bclicVe that the
result will be most unfavorable to the outside interest will
continue to promote better conditions for a student body which does
not show that it is worthy of them. Again, we hope for a very great
increase in appropriation from the legislature this year, and while it
is too plainly evident that the college needs the increase, wc cannot
expect to receive it when the members of the body learn of the un-
Christian-likc treatment some students receive from their fellows.
The worst feature of the entire proposition is that the majority of
students arc not at fault. It is always the few who lose control of
themselves on that evening and force the entire student body to take
the biamc. The best remedy for this condition is to cull ou* the bullies
and conduct the affair in the best organized manner possible.
PETTY THIEVING AGAIN
During the past week the Department of Grounds and Buildings
of the college has been bothered considerably by the continued dis
appearance of electric light bulbs from the hnlts and class rooms tn
Old Main, and also the breaking into of some rooms and smashing
of doors in others. That this is n most undesirable state of affairs is
easily understood The college authorities arc responsible for the
condition of the college buildings and arc certainly not desirous of
having greater expense put on the college than tt already has.
While there nre no means of knowing who the marauders have been
it is certain that they arc to be found in this locality. Had the
matter occurred but once it would probably have been passed over
lightly, but the continued work of some person has made it an absolute
nuisance. The college authorities ask that it be stopped. There is
only one way in which to do this, and that is for the students who arc
responsible to absorb some real Penn State spirit, pride and love of
the Alma Mater. The deeds have not been done because of student
love of mischicl because the stolen material hns not been returned.
It hns been done because the persons desired the objects for their own
selfish use and wished to make the college pay for it. It is sometimes
very hard to understand why a student will belittle himself so much as
to steal, especially when there is no dire need for the action. LET’S
HAVE IT STOPPED!
EXTENSIVE CHANGES MADE
IN FHVSICS DEPARTMENT
J M. Curie, another Assistant Prof
essor, bust gone to tho University ot
Michigan. 1
Tlie following arc now- additions to
tlio Physics Department: Oscar F.
Smith, n Penn State grndunto In 1011,
and a holder of an M S. from this
school who lias taught at Penn State,
at thu University of thu Phllpplncs,
ami at Queen's University, will bo As
sociate Professor of Physics TV. H,
rielcmelcr, from tho University of
Michignri, Is Assistant Professor of
Physics Phillip Hoff, also of tho Uni
versity of Michigan, Is another Assis
tant Professor, James C. Hudson, who
.was Instructor of Physics at Kentucky
rend of | state, assumes tho same position horo.
TUIh joai, tile riONlcH Dcpuitmcnl
hns made tour now additions to tlio
faculty Although onl> throe Micnn
clch occurred at the end of last yoai
In this division, nevertheless, duo to
tho lnci cased demand for inoro courses
In Physics un Increase In tho teaching
staff was made to nccommodnto thoso
students wishing to study subjects of
this natuio .
Those who have icslgncd mo* C G.
Watson, formerly Assistant Professor
of Flo sics, hns gone-to the South Da
kota School of Mines ns Head of tho
Department of Physics.
E. R Whlghtmnn, also an Assistant
the Physics Department of Colorado
Noimal School.
| On The Corner j
JUST ABOUT ...
THIS TIME Or YEAR
WHEN A FELLA JUST CAN’T ....
SEEM TO START
TO STUD YIN"
AND WHEN.
YOU PROD FROM ONE. .
CLASS TO ANOTHER . .
AND WHEN . . . ....
THE UNFEELINO PROFS.
CJIVE OUT
AN ENORMOUS ASSIGNMENT ..
THE SECOND TIME
YOU GO TO CLASS 1..
AND WHEN
10U START HOME
AND YOU STOP
AT THE POST OFFICE
AND YOU JUST KNOW . . „
THAT THERE IS
A LETTER WAITING
FOR YOU .
AND THERE ISN’T
AND ‘WREN .
THAT NIGHT . . .
YOU PROP A BOOK
IN FRONT ... ... ......
OF YOU
AND THE STUFF ....
DON’T MEAN ANYTHING AT ALL.
AND YOU CAN’T '
HELP LOOKING AT
A PICTURE
THAT YOU KEEP
ON THE BUREAU.....
NEXT TO YOUR SIIAVINO TOOLS
AND YOU WONDER . ...
HOW SHE IS .
OH BOY. WHAT WOULDN’T
YOU GIVE .
TO BE BACK . ...
WITH HER ONCE AGAIN’
FRESHMAN RECEPTION
SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
Tho Y. M. C. A. reception to the now
students which was held on Friday
evening on the fiont campus proved
to he a very successful allair. The
Freshmen were greeted b> Dr. E E
Spinks. Dean Warnock. Dean Knight,
and others, utter which the program
for tho evening commenced. The band
gave several selections which wore
followed by college songs and yells
W. M. Sharp, ’2l, acted ns chairman
und he introduced Dr Sparks us tho
llrst speaker Dr Sparks' speech of
welcome was followed by similar ones
b> E M. Aiken, ’2l, Dean Warnock.
Conch Bezdek, S G Harris, '2l, and
Andy L> tlo, who has always been a
strong supporter of the college The
glee club also featured in two selec
tions which woro much appreciated.
At the conclusion of the program, ro
freshmentsweroserved to the new men
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Penn State 1920.
MARSHALL NEILAN’S
Mile-a-Minute Melodrama of
Newspaper Life
A Sensational Photoplay of the Romance, Excite
ment, Thrills and Dangers of Newspaper Life
With Freckled Faced Wesley Barry in the most
funny role to date
Also Harold Lloyd in a Sparkling Comedy Cocktail
“HIGH AND DIZZY”
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 23 and 24
COMING
“HUMORESQUE”
The Picture with a Soul
- PASTIME THEATRE
PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
“DADDY” GROFF WRITES
OF EXPERIENCES IN SIAM
Continued from first potto
coumrj and not the European The
Chinese ccitnlnly present n unhue
element In any European colonization
In Asia. In the country tluough
which wo passed the Cantonese Lan
guage will get one almost any whole.
I uni not so sure but that It wns one
of more vnluo than French
The Type of Native
, The people of Cambodia seem to be
a strange mixture of blood. Ah hoou
ub wo crossed the border, wo began to
note the difference They me darker,
shortei and heavier than the avenge
Individual In Cochin-China The hair
Ib black and tends somewhat to cutl
ami tho men worn the plnld-colored
kklrt clmraeteilstle of the Malay. In
fact, I would nay that tho people of
Cambodia seem to resemble moic tho
Indian or posHlbtc the 'Malayan type
than the Chinese. Though overywheic
ore sees Interesting evidences of the
Infusion of Chlneso blood And a little
Chinese mixture adds Intelligence to
tho face, a blllhncxs to the' body and
snap In action. To my mind there
can bo no question ns to the supotlor-
Itv of the Chinese. And it Is rommk
nble how welt the Chinese mix nnd get
along with tho natives
Production Is Limited.
t Agriculturally, Cambodia shows con
siderable promise foi the futuic. But
little or no prograss has been made
up to the present Tilings aic done
pictty much as I imagine they woe
dime hundreds of yctrs ago The cul
tivation Is poor and I take It Is yield
ing only half of wlmt U might yield
climatically, thy countty Is well favor
ed except for the rainfall, and the ex
pended dry period is a serious check to
agriculture Then too, vast areas mo
Improperly drained. .Doubtless modem
drainage and lulgutlon, coupled wllb
modern mechanical methods of culti
vation, would made a vnst difference
In production When this comes, the
nitlves should have time for educa
tion and cnUghtmcnt One wonders
how long It will be before lands such
ui this wilt really be opened up to new
life I am afraid it cannot como upon
the piosoiH basis of business cxplcta
tlon and development.
The Religious SlliiaUon.
And this leads to religion nnd Clulst
lanlty It would be interesting to take
a countiy like Cambodia nnd assemble
statistics which would uncover Its stat
us religiously*. I found no evidences of
any Christian missionary work—cert
ainly not any piotestnnt work. Indeed
the French Catholics even seem to mnkc
veiy little ofTort to influence tho native
life icllgiousy. In fnct, It would be
most interesting to get to the bottom
of the real policy of the French in the
matter of religion and general untight
meat, one sees a semblance of schools
scattered throughout tho countiy but
no chnpcl or church sphes Tho
temple shiincs and tombs seem in good
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
Home Baked Beans
“GO
GET
IT”
condition but me characteristics! Cam
bodian I »m under the Impression
tlint Cambodia is the custom frontier
of formei Hindu conquest. Tho Hindus
brought with them theli religion as Is
evident In the ruins of Angkor. Bud
dh'ilsm seems to huvo u tiemondous
hold on the country and tho Buddhist
monk of which them must bo thousands
me conspicuously ulllrcd In long, (low
ing yellow lobes They are an intel
ligent looking lot as one passes them
in twos nml threes along the toad,
tramping along in bare feet and with
umbrellas over their heads. I ovon
saw some of them leading carts so that
Just wlmt their function Is, I do not
know, but that a considerable percent
age of the population are Buddhists
I am quite nwiue. In fact, I shouldn’t
Ih> sui pi Iscd if cv cry mule at somo
lime most scivc In this icllglous capa
city
My rough observation with regard to
the altitude of the Ftench tow aid this
icllglous life of the native population
Is Hint they make very little effort to
change it or offer a new* light through
the message of the gospel. In fnct
theli whole policy of governmental ad
ministration Is radically different from
that, for example, which wo nro en
deavoring to put across in tho Philip
pines The nnllves seem to be left
pietty* much to themselves except in
political control nnd hero they appar
ently huvu little to say. At Pnom-ponh
the French government has built nt
grant expense n residence and court
for the king: and temples all modernly
built in tho nntivo architecture. Tho
rainy family is apparently living in
great splcndoi with all the old relics
of the old life und greatness carefully
picbcrvcd. A Buddn with diamonds
nil over the body* and n tcmplo with
a silver flooi are tliero Tho king’s
own son showed us over tho place and
we fell In with.n Frenchman und his
wlfu who seemed Important. Tho rol
al family may bu happy but in reality
they me pilsoners living a fnlse exist
ence in the hand of tho French. How
diffcient from n modern day republic!
And the question is which is better
with an ignorant und superstitious
people And is It well to preserve tho
old idles of the past? Yes, but only
foi their historical value and not en
courage tho old life of narrowness, sup
cietition, nnd sin
And now wo aro in Slam. "Wo must
concentrate here In one small district
nnd sec little but pumclo. After this
is over we may dvcido to run north to
see wlmt Is there. I can sco that Siam
Is another interesting land.
Just when wo will got back to
America remains to bo seen. Wo plan
ned to sail from Manila in July but
LOST
A Ruby High Set La
dy’s Ring.
Return to "Y” Office.
Mrs. Fox was bragging one day about the large
number of her cubs.
“How many cubs do you bring into the world at
one time?” she asked the LIONESS.
“Only ONE,” replied the Lioness —“but i£s a
LION.” .
MURADS COST 20 CENTS for a BOX
of 10—BUT THEY’RE MURADS !
MURADS would be lower priced if jwe left out
all or part of the 100% Turkish tobaccos of the purest
and beft varieties grown—or if we inferior
grades of Turkish' tobacco.
But they wouldn’t
Foxes 1
Special attention is called
to Murad2osin Tin Boxes
this is impossible now nnd It will bo
at least August if not Inter What a
work to bo dono hero! And I fool wo
will not stny tliero long.
Very Slncoroly,
O WAIDMAN GROFF.
STAFF IN MATHEMATICS
DEPARTMENT ENLARGED
Somo changes nnd uddtllons have
boon made In Uio Department of Mathe
matics this year. Professor J. M: WII-
Inid, head of tho Department announces
thnt an Increased number of studonts
have elected mathematics this year.
For this reason an Increased number
of Instructors have been engaged and
more rooms nnd ofticcs will bo ÜBcd
by this Department
The following have been engaged by
the Mathematics Department. Edward
tV. McCarthy, A. B Cornell University
1917, formerly a teacher in private
schools, is nn Instructor. J. P. Ballon
tlno, a graduate of Harvard Doctor
Toteca Cohen. B A. and M. A. at
Ooucher and Ph. D at Johns Hop
kins University A. F. Palmer, from
Wellesley, Walter M. Miller, Ph. B. at
LnfayeUo Collogo.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
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Tuesday, September 21,' 1920.
STATE INSPECTOR OF
LABOR VISITS COLLEGE
Mr Francis Foehan. formerly Prosl
dont of' tho United Mine Workers of
America In tho Wcstorn Pennsylvania
District nnd now Supervising Inspec
tor for tho Stato Department of Labor
nnd Industry, vißitod the Collogo last
week. Ho wns especially Interested in
tho School of Mines Mr Foehan
has been Instrumental in having sov
oral Alumni of tho School of Mines
como to Penn Stato. Tho mattor of
proper buildings for tho Mining School
keenly interested Inspector Foehan.
'TAILORING
HENRY GRIMM’S
206 E. College Ave.