Pape Two penn State Collegian , Published Semi-weekly during the College year by (students of x the Pennsyl vunl i St ite College. In the lnter"St or the Students, Faculty, Alumni and *•■*l lends of the College. A G Pratt '22 G II Lysic, Jr, '2l J W Solovor '2l yV R Aunt in '2J Women's Edllin GW. Coyer 24 It C Colvin '24 F F Dlckmann '24 E E Ilolm '24 E M Jameson '24 S B Levy '24 II A McDonald ‘24 G Mmils *24 J F Mullins 24 W. C IMerson'24 II B. Pi Insky '24 C B Tilton '2l N. O Watterson '24 a , R C Welch '24 W 12. Peiry, Ir. '22 EL R '2l B S Yocum '22 . - ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS The Collegian Invites all communications on any subject of college Intexn Letters must bear signatures of writers * 6 Subscription piicu $2 DO, if pild befoie October ID, 1921 Attei Oeiobei lli, l'Ul. $2 7D Entered at the Postutliee, State College. Pa. an second class mattes Olllco Nittany Printing anj Publishing Co Building OUlcc IIouis: G 00 to G. 45 every afternoon except satuiday Member of IniofonUegiuUi Newspaper Association Newt. Editor This Issue 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1921 'WILL POSTER NIGHT BE A FAILURE? Within the next week or so, Poster Night will no doubt be cele brated It is an occasion packed full of opportunities for good ami also filled with possibilities of evil Which ot these two alternatives will come about depends largely upon the members of the sophomore class. Their action on this night will decide. They can celebrate a legitimate custom and make triends for Penn State, or they can in dulge in an unthinking and disgraceful, and even brutal, display ol passion ' ‘ _ We have no objection to Poster Night and we would be the last to advocate its abandonnment, but it must be conducted in the right way- A little paddling has cured many a severe case of prep school superiority and has made many a freshman realize that he is no better than the next man But beyond this point, Poster Night must not be *■ carried. Otherwise we will have to abolish it whether we want to or One thing for which Poster Night is not designed, is the working * otf of grudges’ Every man is entitled to a square deal and ail the freshmen must be treated alike Only a coward would take advantage ol Poster Night to “get” a freshman that he dislikes. To seize this ■* opportunity to bully and browbeat the temporarily defenseless men is what has injured the custom and tended to discredit the whole insti tution This thing must not be permitted and all good sophomores as well as the upperclassmen will forcibly eliminate the despicable creature that would try to take out a personal spite. Another disgrace that has occurred in the past and that can not be 1 —pefnritted-agfcin is-the rowdyism and mob fighting that takes place on Co-pp Corner after the return to town of the sophomores How any man can imagine that he is upholding his class honor by institut ing a free-for-all brawl is more than we can understand. He is weak minded rather. In addition, property is liable to be damaged Re member that things which do not belong to you are not to be mis treated and also that State College is not so remote but what State Police can be called upon to protect the rights of citizens. We do not want Poster Night turned into a law-breaking orgy and the elimina tion of the disorder on Co-op Corner is essential “ The sophomore class officers, the leading men'of the class in gen eral assisted by the upperclassmen will no doubt do their utmost to make Poster Night a rdal, legitimate success. Ihey recognize its value and its purpose, and also its shortcomings We are satisfied that as lar as they are able to make it, Poster Night will be a success. But the small-minded, weak-willed creature that oversteps the bounds must be guarded against He is übiquitous and only the united eitort ol all good men can eliminate him. He is the man who spoils the good things ot the earth, he it is who brings discredit upon us, he it is who has no place among the lovers of Penn State. We beg you to think of your Alma Mater, think of your class, and think ot yourscll Protect the good name of Penn State If even one ol the heshmen is injured, the blame is upon us all We want Penn State to be the best college in the United States We want to have a big-hearted student body that believes in the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” USE THE LETTER BOX We would call the attention of the student body to the letter box maintained by THE COLLEGIAN for the use of the men and women students of Penn State.. This department of THE COLLE GIAN will be glad to receive all communications upon subjects of interest to the student body and we would urge that more use be made of this service If there is any matter that any of our readers feel should be brought betore the notice of the institution, put the thoughts on papci and mail them to us, and-we will be glad to publish them. There is only one rule and that will never be broken. All communi cations must be signed by the writer. However, the name will not be published if the author wishes it withheld. WE NEED DORMITORIES When incoming treshmen are forced to sleep on cots in the Armory for lack of accommodations in town, it is time that the state bestirred itself and erected adequate dormitories It is a disgrace to welcome new men by simply herding them into the Armory and tell them that that is all the housing accommodations the state of Penn sylvania can afford. This institution is growing beyond the stage where everyone can find rooms jn the boarding houses of the town, and dormitories will have to be built. IIOTAXY DEPARTMENT FINDS RARE PLANT ON BTATE TOUR Dr Kern, head of the Department of Botanj and Professor C. R. Orton, ac companied by thieo lcproscntatlvea of the Slate Department of Agriculture, made a collection tour In tho region of Now Bloomfield, Carlisle, Mount Holly Springs, and other paces in Perry and Cumbci.wul counties during the first p.ut of tho fhst week of this month They guihctcd among other specimens several interesting fungi and a few HpcclmentH of tho box huckloberry Tho lattei 1m a reinatknblo and exception ally rule plans, being found in only four places in the United States Now Bloomfield is a lomurkublo and excep tionally rare plant, being found In only four places in tho United States. Now EDITORIAL, STAFF Editor Assistant Editor Senior Assoclatt ASSOCIATE EDITORS A E Post '23 E DSchive'23 1 Miss Doris Browning '2l REPORTERS BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Adv ci Using Manage! Circulation Manage! C D He!but '2J Chas Bowsei *23 E D Scluve Bloomfiold being one of the “Stations M It is mi evergreen plant and derives Its name from tho fact that Its leaves resemble those of tho boxwood plant LACK OF FUNDS CAUSES GIRARD LABORATORY TO CLOSE Mr. j II touncao, has been pathologist in the Girard. Pa., labora tory. has accepted a position with the lowa State University Mr J R* Ey or. who was also employed at this Inb tory us cntlmilogist, has accepted a position at tho University ot Minne sota Tho Girard laboratory hoe re cently been ctosod on account of lack of funds to carry on tho Important work of agricultural experimentation. | BULLETIN | Tuesday, beplcrnber £0 (> ID p m—Penn .State Club, Old Chap el 7 00 p »i—Student Tribunal, Oil M tin 7 00 p m—Peiklomen Club, JIG Main 7 JO p m—Student Council, 14 L A 7.J0 p m—Penn Slate PI lyeis, Eng llsh OllUo „ 7 on p m—Penn St ite Englneci. Kn gincoring A Wednesday » ID p m— \Y S O A Old Chtpel 7 00 p m—Calm eis. 219 Main 4 10 p m— C indirintcs foi Varsity L Ciosse Squid. Holmes Field l 10 p m— Candid itos for V u slf\ Soc cei Squid, Aimmj Field All tru k and Ctoss Couitli'y Cnndl dites lopoit to Bill Mai tin 7 oo p m—Mcnoiuh Society. II L A 7 00 p m—College Choi us («lioli A) , Auditorium SOO p m —Fi eshm m Choh' (choli B) Auditorium SECOND YEAR MEN GET TOGETHER AT SMOKER The Armniv was the scene of a suc cessful .iff ih on Situidiy night when ilmost ihe eiithe Sophnmoio Class as ‘•embkd thete at the Class Smokei Sevci il lenniks by Piesklent Thomas, Do in XV u nock. Coach Be/dek, and Piesldent Mutin of the class weie well leeched, and after these, smokes ind music pievallod Pi**snlenl M n tin got the affah un du \\ ly bv teething llio successful yen spent by the el iss is Freshmen, and cxpiesstd Ills opinion that from all st iiulpulnls, tho piesont year would eqtul, It not suipiss. tho past one In sofni as the success of tho class was eonceinod Dean XVarnock complimented the class on the Urge number who hive ic lurned as Sophonioios He remarked that the pciccntage of men who with diew from school was far less than that of any othei class Speaking of 1 ha/fng Dean tv'arnock stated that the underlying object, should be to make better Penn State men of tho new students and not to Inflict punishment. President Thomas expressed his ap pieclatlon for the manner in which the . class Is supporting him as the new hood of the college Ho also stated that there Is a vast difference In the class es at Penn State at present than there was in the years gone by, when tho Ipb* jectlve seemed to be to have the rough est class , The necessity of every man In the class keeping together was explained by Coach Bcrdek, who also stated that the class and the Administrative offic ers of the college must work hand In hand In ordei to derive mutual bene fit “Bez” commented on tho necessity of courtesy in athletics, especially, to visiting teams as the college.ls 'alukyfr judge J by" Its representative team After the program of the speakers, of tho evening was concluded, smokes, songs, and music reigned and a general get-together of the members of the class took place- STUDENT BAND ORGANIZES FOR COMING SCHOOL YEAR The Penn State band was reorganiz ed for the yeai at a meeting held 'in the band loom in Old Alain on Thurs div night There was a fine turn out of the old men, sixty icportlng to Mr Thompson, tho dli color All ot the old men did not come out,at tho first niLQtlng so It is expected that the above numbei will be Increased ten oi twelve moie before the band gels un dei way An Impoitmt fcituie of the meeting was the distribution ot new marches t tho membtis so the band will have an abundeiit selection from which to draw for the many occasions on which they aie ptessed into serviefe A of populai selections weie also given “to the musicians The bind will play this year, as in othei yeais. at all athletic events and it is ])] inned at present to have the oiganlzatlon completed In time foi the Hist tootbnll game with Lebanon Val ley on September 24 • Gym < Suits Laundry Cases Picture ' Framing THE MUSIC ROOM THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN TUDENT GOVERNMENT FOSTERED BY DR.SPARKS Unusual Growth During Past Twehe Years Reflects Credit On Former Pre\*y Twelve yeais ago, Dr Edwin E Sptiks cune to the Peiinsvlvania Slate College from th< Unlvetsity of Chicago, when* In. servijl as Piofessot of His toiv. to ’isxumo'i ontioPln the capicity J Piesklent The opening of college ist week, with the outlining of the inllihs of the new administration ■rings to mind the Inaugural of Plow" Spirks uni the policies of his dminlsti ition To see how these in entions weie *iuied out, it Is only acissaiy to look aiound the campus iml ix.ill/e, the Incioise in the numbei if students, to notice the numbei of lew buildings, to gl nice over the new .out sos, to leai ii of tho summer ses lion, nul the woi kings of the student 'Oiim.il Piobibh the most significant lu ll vase undei Di &>puks' jdmlnlstia lon was in the numbei of students ritich hive onUied Penn State Dur ng the twelve yeats the total ineiease ms been J 414 of which the lnciease in he fonr-veat courses has been 1931 n otdei to accommodate this abnor n il giowth ln.trto student body It was tocess.ily to etott eleven new buildings, •nl n go tho statf of Insliuctois 289. and o si luil 12SI. uldltlon il acies to the ; mums md fauns The college pioper Is not the only thing which his felt the hind of Di spuks The extension department ro poits 1708 new, students and tho addi tion to the Ream \ c and Extension statf Ins been 2D4 This Is one of tho depot tmonts Hint w is brought from Its infancy to one of the finest and best oignu/isl in the count!v In older to cuts on these extensive operations, it w is necossiry to secuie huger appio ptlationx Duo to the pleas of the Uoud of Tiustaes and the Piesldent of the college, the lcgislatuio raised tho appiopi lotions foi college uses S2,ICS,- ‘l7O. To cairv on the work of governing i student body of the sire that was now enrolled In Penn State It was ne cessary to pci feet a system of govern ment that would meet all requirements Cofoie the coining of Piesldent Sparks, the students hid student government They weie pel milled to act In two sub jects, suspension and expdlsion from college Di Sparks realized tho neces sity of having the students and the ticulty woik together, so he introduc ed tin,* piesent form which permits the students to exoiclse control in other lespects It was at this time that the "Wednesday mass meetings were, start ed Theie were many’ erillcij at first and It looked as if, the system would never start The first case that was biought up befoie the'new, council was that of tho “Lemon”, a campus newspaper which was being printed at that time The paper hau assumed the nature of (At campus criUc, had taken on an ugly 'on tho •I—I—» . . . X I i' Established 1841 Both Phones I QUALITY FURNITURE $ | Matched'Dining-Room, Bed | Room and Living -1 Room Suites + | Everything in Furniture | 1 I NT I I W. R. BRACHBILL £ SPRING STREET BELLEFONTE, PA. i i ANNOUNCING EDUCTION AMATEUR PRINTING A Substantial Saving To The Amateur ' Let Us Develop arid Print Your Films. I Tl _ nENN OoTATE E Oh op 212 E. Coliege Ave. suhool Following President Sparks’ objections, the Student Council ordered the paper to cease publication When the piper was published the next week, the council ordered the papor to bo burned The entire Issue was burned on Co-op corner This was* the begin ning of the efficient organization which Is now the \olco of the student body. Anorthu department which has giown under Dr Sparks guidance Is the Summer Session, which has grown fiom a small gathering of teachers to ui educational institution of neatly two thousand 1 This school furnishes a houicc of education to thousands of Ponnsvlvaninns, bv furnishing instruc tion to teachers who would otherwise he un ible to obtain such advance work As the head of the retiring admlnis u atlou. President Sparks gives the fol low lug > cvlew of his term of office •The request for‘a message to the student bod} at tills time colls /for a note of thunksgiving Tills college, for so niuo yeait. the‘anxious concern of delated men building on a new de finition of education, seems now to h i\ e p issed the experimental and beg gtng stage and to have gained the pub lic confidence as a permanent agency fot the boitteiment of succeeding gen erations of young Pennsylvanians. .Most fortunate is the choice of an ex ecutive who has already shown a re mm liable comprehension of our local pioblems and a keen sympathy with the view-point of college students The Trustees at e exercising a far-sighted policy of expansion and at the same time an economical care which Insure i well-grounded foundation for future building “Personally my thanksgiving arises fiom a testointlon to normal physical condition which will permit mo to con tinue dally intercourse with the loyal men and women who make up the fac ulty and students of the college [Far beyond the increase In numbers and ippropriatlons which may have mark ed the twelve years of the past admin istration, I place that intangible devo tion, commonly called “college spirit,'’ which may find expression In “cus toms” detrimental to the good name of the Institution, or in a faith and sup poit which will rebound to her per m ment good. “In letiospect, I recall with grati tude tlu> willingness of the student body to develop stpdont government oi home rule along sane lines, to ab andon'inany things which were dear to them but contrary to Uie policy of Uve administration; and also I recall ithe Indulgence of the Faculty In giving ti ial to many provisions which were both novel and possibly dangerous Some failed, other succeeded But all were pan of the ttansition from a small to a great Institution Credit Is due wheio it belongs as stated above “Asked to name the Innovation which affords tlie most pleasure In re view' always places me in a quandary Whether to name the Summer. Session which has grown from 125 to nearly 2000 attendance, the coileating of mis cellaneous departments Into a School of Liberal Arts the Freshmen adviser ay stem, the High School Principal's conference, ..the development of coop erate e student government—those and others ai e difficult to estimate and appraise, properly Foi\ each success, one could find a counter, experiment which failed and which one/ gladly for gets * \ \ “A large portion of educational ot tuct-is, based on hape; on th^fegsTß^ped. for rather than’ things seen. The book of record for the past administration is closed, one can only hope for good results. “But there Is one tangible result, per haps personally selfish, which is not In uncertainty and that Is the Joy of having mingled In these thirteen years with probably ten thousand sincere and devoted young men and young women of these United States of whose friend ship a king might well boast. ’None of us saw at tiie outset the great giowth destined to come to OUR Penti State, none can sec to what spheres of usefulness the new administration Is destined to lead' us So bores a cheer foi the past and a mightier cheer foi the tutuio and the new "Proxy" Edwin E Sparks FROSH CO-EDS ARE GUESTS; AT LAWN FETE The first party to be given the new co-eds who entered Penn State as members of the 1925 class was a lawn fete given under the combined efforts of tlie y Y. WC. A, the Women's Stud ent Government, and the Girls’ Athle tic Association. The affair was held on the lawn In front of tho Women's Building on last Wedncsd ly evening President and Mrs Thomas and Dean Marg*uct A Knight formed the receiv ing line. The piogram for tho evening was vailed and piovcd to bo Interesting till the end Each freshman girl was ca coi ted to the pat ty by her junior ad viser and was introduced to the Presi dent of the college and his wife as soon as she reached the lawn Tho new gUls became acquainted with the mem bers of the older classes and of theh own class by means cf autographing cards which everyone carried for that express purpose This feature alone did much to guarantee the success of the evening. Fun provoking games and an excellent program of unusual stunts occupied the early pait of the fete while dancing In the parlors of the Women's Building followed In or dur to prepare the way for the most enjoyable part of tho fest. The kinds of refieshnicnts that usually are served at pfti ties added an indisputable part to the program The singing of Penn State songs made a fitting climax for the reception'and the ficsbman co-eds had made their debut Into co-ed soc iety. ENGINEERING NOTES Professor E, A Fessenden, head of the department of Mechanical Engin eering, devoted the entire summer to supervising the completion of tho new Shoes to Be Proud Of ,THE attractiveness of our shoes always pleases. YOUNG MEN, who are evei looking for the most up-to-date styles find great satisfaction in shoes bought here. Let us fit you to a pair of CRAW FORDS, with “That Custom Look.” THE QUALITY SHOP r _ M. FROMM Opposite the Front Campus FARR’S COLLEGIAN SHOES for Men and Women .lit Opening Display Of Fall and Winter Styles SEPTEMBER 22nd, 23rd, 24th AT THE NITTANY INN 1 6 • Not since pre-war days have we been able to offer ,you such wonderful shoe values at $7.00 to $ll.OO Grades that sold at $l2 to $l6 a year ago. ‘ Our representative, Mr, Carl F. Boger, will be at your service. I FARR BROS. CO. Allentovm—Bethlehem—Easton—Reading Tuesday, Sepl Mechanical Engln< the old equipment paratus as the to puichusc and tho laboratoi ularly during; tlio coming year. wni» planned, thla is one of tho lnboratoi les in tho country for Ins tion In tho uso of stool, gas, oil tompiesscd air apparatus Dean Sachett appeared this sur before the State Public Utilities < mission on a valuation case and attended the commencement of Unhciblty of Michigan and /the dusli ini Conference which was he Silvet Bay, New YorU Ho also f _somu time on reseat ch In the lit "of the United Englneeiing Socletlc Industiial Education. LACROSSE PRACTICE TO START THIS Manager Fov '22 announced calls would he m ido this week for slty lactose candidates 'There also he calls foi candidates for Sc more and Freshman teams 1 men will he coached by membet the Vttisity team. Inter-class si motto be staged during the fab, it is neccssaiy that candidates r for practice as soon as the «'a made Berths on the class team' open to all who sign up for las as a substitute for gym. F Y E s Dry Goods Footwear j I Groceries 1 200-202 W. CollegeJAi imiiimcjiHmiimißiiiimiiinnitiimniiiniiimiiuuarani
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