Friday. February 10, 1922
ASIS OF OCCULTISM
IS UNSOUND-DE CAMP
popular Belief in Ghosts and Spir
itualism Flayed by Psy
chology Professor
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lu f,iz eh. !ling ,mark,. the speaker
mentreeel :itanber of experiments
perform. siliriurilists to show their
rontart the other world—and yet
these same experiments can be per
formed by :mesnr• who has the proper
apparatus. lie showed how utterly ri
diculous these tricks were and yet how
t esily pcmde were Induced to believe
in the super-natural powers of the op
erator.
Following this discussion, Professor
De Camp spoke of the belief In ghosts.
.The subject of ghosts." said Profes
sor DeCamp. "reminds me of the story
of the colored holy who, when asked
whether she believed in ghosts, re
plied: 'So sub, Ah don't believe in
ghosts but roe scared of them: This
is the feeling of a great many people
who, although they do not believe In
ghosts, would not care to enter a lone
ly grave yard at midnight on a Friday
peening. When we are dealing with
the beliefs of people we are considering
very queer kind of psychology. The
mere assertion that I have seen a ghost
does not mean that I have seen one.
We believe in things for which we
have no contradictory evidence. The
mere assertion that a thing has been
experienced does not mean that it has
been experienced. -
Profesonr DeCamp also spoke of the
methods employed by mediums In talk
ing with departed spirits and showed
how simple they are. "So far as care
ful experiments have given us." he
said, "there is no evidence to show
that any spirit has ever returned to
this earth: There is no evidence to
warrant any thinking man to believe
in it. The trouble lies in the fact that
the French scientists would have on
assume that spirits do re-visit this
earth and then base our experiments
on that a-ssumptlon."
CURRICULUM CHOSEN FOR
NEW ARCHITECT'S COURSE
The decision •of the- Board of Trus
tees relative to the changes to be made
in the architectural courses in the
School of Engineering has had the ef
fect of creating two distinct choices
for the student who wishes to follow
the profession of architecture. The
changes includes addition to the courses
with the view in mind of including
those subjects which are essential in
either of the linen of study.
The Department of Architectural En
gineering will be a continuation of the
present course In the college curricu
lum while the Department of Archi
tecture will offer an extensive course
In Architectural design. A gradUate
of this course will be permitted to prac
tice his profession without submitting
to State examinations. After a study
'of the course as given in many of the
larger Institutions in the country, the
Dean of the School of Engineering and
the Head of the Department of Archi
tecture have decided upon the outline
to be followed and as a result the
scheme of study is to be most com
plete and thorough.
The new course is intended to give
training in the fundamentals of de
sign and construction, the aim being
which will lay the foundations for lat
'atth liberal and professional. The course
er independent practice will include
instruction in creative architectural
design. planning, freehand drawing,
history, literature, mathematics, me
chanics. structural design and law. In
this tours..', the student will be given
mom freehand drawing and design
with leas mathematics and structures.
This course will in no way effect the
course of Architectural Engineering
for It will remain practically as it NI
taught now.
PRINCETON WILL ERECT
MILLION DOLLAR CHAPEL
Princeton le to erect a new chapel to
replace the one burned down two years
ago. The new chapel will be virtually
a small cathedral and will cost more
than one million dollars. It Is expect
ed to be a beautiful work of architec
ture and it will add much to the beauty
of the college.
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Under New Management
Cooking Supervised by a Chef
from one of the largest hotels
in Central Pennsylvania.
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JURANIS & KEPREOS, Prop's
FRAT CAGE CONTESTS tato Nve,,,,„gs which are the results of THREE TENNIS COURTS
crosses nun!, by him last summer in TO BE BUILT IN SPRING
WILL BE SPEEDED UP,i `rims with th e effnetti of the Col
ieet, tted the Bureau I nd ustry of Nosh- Plans are under way for the erection
Of three more tennis courts on Now
. .
ratan which Is immune to the wart:
College Grants Extension of Time ington. D. C.. In finding a desirable' heaver Field. The courts are to be
type td potato for culture in Pensyt. guilt alongside of the ones already
For Use of Armory Courts disease. tI a, and the six courts together will
For Contests accomoda to litany tent is enthusiast,
who have previously had tiVllbie find.
ing romn to play.
With an vacations and taller affairs MUSICAL CLUBS HAVE
The Athletic Committee expect:: to
whit have interfered with the Inter-
Fraternity baskiniall schedule now TWO TRIPS SOUTH out —tire block on New
4teaver Field with first aunt tennis
practically past. the program is now courts. by adding a few at a time. The
under way for the completion of the three courts that are now there, will
sectional giro before the of The month of March looms up as a •
be completely overhauled in the spring
the ganien inimenn very busy one for the members of the;
and put in first class condition.
tiro kink , , each section . The Xmas college musical organizations, COnVerni.
vacation and the examination period both at h ome:end out of town, are The Committee Is also planning big
caused a decided lapse in the playing scheduled to take place during the per-• improvements for tire Sorter Field but
iod, when the Alen's Glee Club, the no definite action will be taken until
I il;• {MM., but nOrillai C.PiltiniOnS are re
.
witting the schedule hack nu pa font. Glee Club and the Freshmen: the price of materials and labor can be
A deckled :11iVIIIILIgl• LOW:lrli the I . oln-
'Girls' Quartet will appear before the ascertained,
pietism tif the schedule was given wheril muskr-li ' Ving
the Athletic authorities grunted the
league the privilege of playing from
eight until ten o'clock instead of from
eight until nine as heretofore. Thus
instead of four games each night eight
now be Played.
As there is a total of 252. games in
the league to be played and of these
only about 50 have been completed, at
this time a standing of the league
would not he practicable. However in
a week or so it will be possible to
draw up a league standing.
Following is the schedule to be Play
ed next week. Any question about this
program should be ; referred to C. B.
'Nesbitt of the Alpha Chi Rho House.
Tuesday, February 14
A-8:00 P. AL—Sigma Pi vs. Phi Sig-
ma Kappa.
B-0:00 P. M.—Phi Kappa Pet vs.
Alpha Chi Sigma.
• , A-0:15 •Phi- Epsilon
vs. Beta Theta PI.
B-8:15 P. M.—Omega Epsilon vs.
Delta Kappa Nu.
.. 1 --aaio P. M.—Cuheco vs. Phi De
13-9:00 P. M.—Delta Tau Delta vs
Sigma Alpha, Epsilon.
A-9:15 P. 3L—Pi Kappa Alpha vs.
Phi Gamma Delta.
13-9:15 P. M.—Delta Tau Omega
vu. Alpha Chi Rho.
Thursday, February 16
A-8:00 P. 51.—lambda Chi Alpha
vs. Delta Sigma Chi.
13-8:00 P. 11—Alpha Comma Rho
vs. Beta Sigma Rho.
A-8:15 P. M.—Theta Chi vs. Al
pha Delta Sigma.
B-8:15 P. 51—Three Links vs. Tau
Sigma Tau.
A-9:00 P. M.—Phi Kappa vs. Kappa
Theta.
B-9:00 P. M.—Acacia vs. Phi Sig
ma Pi.
A-9:15 P. M.—Kappa Sigma vs.
Sigma Nu.
13-9:15 P. M.—Alpha Tau Omega vs.
Sigma Phi Sigma.
BOTANY DEPARTMENT 18
STUDYING POTATO DISEASES
The Botany Department is co-oper
ating with the Freeport Sulphur Cont.
patty In conducting: experiments on the
effect of sulphur on the potato scab.
The work is in charge. of Professor Or
ton and Is being carried on by Mr. C.
M. Palmer.
Dr. J. P. Kell• has a collection of pn
The Varsity Pool Room
Pool and 'Billiards
Cigars, Cigarettes
and Candy
H. G. MORRELL, PROP
PROPOSED "S" ON MOUNT NITTANY
Ceder the direction of Professor C.
C. Robinson, head of the Department
of Music% all of these organizations have
been engaged in constant practice so
that any program which they May at
tempt is sure to be highly successful,
and highly entertaining to the aud
ience.
With the Glee Club trip on the first
of the month, the songsters' season will
really begin. The club will travel to
Willilamsport, Philadelphia, and New
York City, and at the latter place will
compete in the Intercollegiate Glee Club
Contest against some of the beet sing
ers in the collegiate world. The person
nel of the trip will be determined by
competitive trials in the near future.
Under the auspices of the college mu
sic department, the Girls' Glee Club and
the Freshman Girls' Quartet will give a
concert at the Lock Haven Normal
Schoirifi the 'early . Maleh. The
program which has not been complete
ly arranged as yet. will be spiced by
reading selections. The popularity of
Penn State Musical organizations at
Lock Haven is of such a nature that
they are always appreciated.
The concert by the College Chorus
which was scheduled for Sunday aft
ernoon, has been postponed and a band!
concert will be given instead. However,
an opportunity to hear the chorus will
be given when they present their pro
gram sometime next month.
The personnel of the Freshman Girls•
Quartet which has appeared whenever
this organization has occupied a part
In the musical programs of the last se
mester is as follows
Betty Cron—First Soprano.
Lenh Lark—Second Soprano.
Grace linftly—First Alto.
Pauline Flinchbaugh—Second Alto.
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1922
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HARRY W. SAUERS
Robison Block State College, Pa
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
C. & F. CLUB ABOUT TO
OPEN SOCIAL SEASON
When the members of the Commerce
and Finance Club step out on the dance
floor at . the Phi Hamm Sigma House
tomorrow night, they will have initiat
ed their social program for the 1922
season. The financiers are holding two
dances this year under the auspicis of
the organization. the later one to be
held in the middle of the semester.
In years Para, it ham been the policy
of the Club to hold smokers and dances
In an effort to 'mold. the organization
into a social unit for the benefit of
those enrolled in the course and for
the purpose of getting the fresh RC
quainted with the activities of the Club
and the other students enrolled In the
course. The dance tomorrow night Is
a part of this policy.
By a special ruling of the Student
Tribunal, the freshman enrolled in the
C. & F. course will be permitted to at-,
tend the dance with no custom restric
tions in force until after the 'affair in
over. "Doc" Lowe's! Orchestra has
been secured for the' occasion'.
The
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STATE COLLEGE, PA.
W. L. Foster, President
David F. Kapp, Cashier
Out-of-Doors
I remember, being now an upper
classman, that, as a freshman, certain
places in the mountains near the col
liege of which I knew only by hearsay
'had a peculiar attraction for me un ac
count of their somewhat picturesque
names. I refer to such points as Char
; ter 0ak,..111s Flat and Little Flat, the
so-called "kettles," and Bear Meadows.
Some of these well-named places may
seem to contain in themselves little
'enough of interest that they are hard
!ly worth choosing as the destination
for a hike. But the best hikes after
all are not those where the greatest
importance is given to the end of the
trip. It is the trip itself that counts.
'tin country you pass through, the
things you see no the way. and the
I , e:tithe joy of hiking itself. A•ly
In the Seven 'Mountains Is worth vis
iting from this standpoint.
There is probably not a more Inter-
rsting nne-day hike in the mountains
than a trip to Bear Meadows. The,
'most interesting route to take is that
!through Shingletown Gap, turning to '
the left and following the road until it
meets the Laurel Run road up in back
lof Bald Top. We cross the Laurel
Run road hero and take the trail that
leads up to little Flat. The trail runs
over a typical rock slide and travel con
sists in a hop, skip, and a jump from
lone stone to another. But at every
upward step the view broadens and we
soon look over Bald Top to Nittany
!and beyond. The trail is beautiful in
the spring when it is lined with bloom•
Inc :azaleas. It leads directly to the.
1 30 foot tower on Little Flat from which!
lwe behold a glorious picture of the
a village dotted here and there. and!
!valley, it checker-board of fields with ,
mountains which meet the horizon
tin every direction. We turn to thel
'right and cross Little Piet. emningl
abruptly to the edge of the hill where t
the trail drops straight down over!
tumbled heaps of boulders anti from
the top of which the whole of Bear!
Meadows may be seen. Directly below!
Ls a crescent-shaped bowl in the moon-1
laths and in the heavy part of it a
circle of dark green made by the ever
' greens In the swamp. We pick our
way clown the trail to the Bear Mead-
OWN road and turn to the right for a
mile or so until we come to the rang
ers' cabin, seen through the trees to
the right a little ways back front the
road. This spot is the best on tile trip
for cooking a meal and may also be
used as a base BR! trips of investiga
tion and the presence there of speci
mens of plant life rarely found in Penn
sylvania. It Is best to go into the
meant', with a person who knows the
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and trails and point out the interest
ing hits of plant life.
An organization has been formed at
hardly necessary
Directions for the return trip are
as
it
is
simply a
mat. the University of Colorado whose en
ter of following the Gear 31eadows:"'' Purpose is to abolish all social
fraternities at the college. One bun-
Road until It leaves the mountains l
through Galbraith (or Spruce) Gap an tar
nd
rrin t
meets the Lewistown Pike about a etmg. students attended the
Publicity and prop,
from Doalsburg.
arc the means by which they in-
The whole trip may be made in an
afternoon but a day is best If it is de
sired to have ample opportunity to roam
about to the meadows
COLLF,GE rUSVT:FPS
To F.'
ront the War Department. the Military
De•arm. th.•
petitions that Art' to helat:.l
various FL O. T. C. UM . , in this l'orr,s.
Area whirl, !!u hales the Stat.., of
Pennsylvania. Virginia :Intl Maryland.
and the DLstriet of Co The com
petition:4 will he held sometime before
March fifteenth.
With a view to fialning the team,
the seores which were fired last year
have been gone over by the depart
ment. and the men having the highest
haveseeing been Seiev to`ii as the best
known material from which to choose
the. twins. However. the 'Military De
partment desires that all men in the
regiment who hare had experience in
handling the rifle report to Major
Johnson at the Al' v anY after n o o n.
except Saturday, Sundays, or holiday,
between the hours of 1:30 and k:00
o'clock and try out fen• one Of the
Learn%
As requests for outruns With other
colleges ttre coming in. it is neees
sary for all who wish to try out for the
terms to report immediately in order
to get at much practice as posilde.
Valentines
The Athletic Store
In Architecture—
WHEN you go after your first commission, you'll
need something more than a broo ledge of stresses
and strains, periods and piping. You'li nc d the atmosphere
of success, and the air of knot. ing your oay 'round. One
evidence of this familiarity with the world's good things is
the habit of preferring that citizen of the world—
"The One Cigarette Sold the World Over"
SOCIAL FRATERNITIES NAY
BE BANISHED AT COLORADO
tend to bring - this into effect. No radi
cal action of any kind has been taken
ns yet.
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