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Perm State Collegian
Published soml-tvookly during the College year by students of the Pennsyl
vania Stato College, In the interest of Students, Faculty, Alumni, and Friends o£
tho College
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ASSOCIATE EDITORS
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1922
WELCOME STRANGERS!
The fact that many unfamiliar faces are daily appearing on the
campus is no excuse for effervescence in the editorial columns but
there are certain occasions when such action can be pardoned Chief
among these is the opening of a new college year and the enrollment of
a new college class about to start the struggle of four years of collegi
ate existence over the battlefields of academic, athletic, and social exi
gencies. We witness the debut of the class of 1926
When action is justified, then comment customarily follows. The
freshman class is starting its career at an auspicious time, in an era
of Penn State history that will probably be Temembered by unusual
growth and added recognition throughout the country as an American
University of high rating Construction preparations in evidence on
the campus bear convincing testimony of this impending growth and
those who doubt, need but read the daily papers to realize that
President Thomas, the victorious athletic teams, and the college
speakers have not labored .in vain.
Such is the setting of the stage as the verdant frosh steps forth
into the limelight. They seem to be more dignified and more earnest
in their bearing. Intellectual foreheads and studious demeanors are
by no means rare and all seem to be bent upon acquiring an educa
tion. The stimulus of growth now pTevading State College atmos
phere unfortunately does not help the crowded conditions so that
more applications can be considered but it should serve to impress
the new members of the student body of the good fortune that they
enjoy in being among the favored few.
There yet remains a word of advice to be spoken and it should
be taken In the spirit of good fellowship in which it is given. The|
freshmen will be subject to a broader and better set of customs than
has ever before greeted the newcomers The student body is in a
frame of mind to give their whole hearted help whenever needed
in a way that will make all Penn State men brothers, and which will
insure the perpetuationof that wonderful Penn State spirit. On their
part, the Frosh are warned against having an exaggerated notion of
their own importance Honorable graduation from a high school, no
matter where it is situated, should not create that independence and
egotism which is taboo at the college. We advise you, Freshmen, to
- watch the sincere greetings expressed Jwhen two Penn State men
hi.*). .fal.W-1 arntts
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ALBRIGHT OUTLOOK
A cheering bit-df news awaits the student body returning for
another year of scholastic pursuits. The football squad looks like
another winner. The brilliant success of the 1921 season is reflected
in an afterglow that bids fair to become a conflagration if
Fate is kind and if the various members work with the same spirit
that characterized past years. Since the beginning of the month,
Coach Bezdek and his able assistants have been working overtime in
an effort to the inexperience of the new men with the skill
and the grim determination of the veterans. He is overjoyed to sense
an undercurrent of cooperation that has made itself felt in the daily
workouts. -
But serious doubts are forever arising. The need for experienced
backfield men, the necessity for changing men around in the differ
ent positions to find where they work the best, and the brief time
that remains before the opening of the season,—all these form a
dark cloud. Then, too, there are always a few questions that make
the coaches anxious. How will the new student body regard the
team? What will Penn State think if the work slows down and a
slump appears to slow up any progress that is'-being made?
The answer rests with the individual student. Those who saw a
champion team emerge from a green and apparently worthless combi
nation will give their support. An unwavering faith in the ability
of the coaching staff and in the players insure this. Time will solve
the other problems. In fact, everything is simple; just an applica
tion of that principle, “Everybody shove together in the same direc
tion and something is bound to happen.”
POSTER NIGHT
The attention, of the student body is directed to the decision of
Student Council which discourages the continuance of these prac
tices previously associated with Poster Night. A resolution to this
effect was passed last May after a careful study of the annual frolic
and its harmful effects had been made. A committee was appointed
at that time to discover a sane and satisfactory substotute A recom
mentation of this committee will probably be made at the first meet
ing of the Council this month.
The misconduct of some in past years is responsible for the ban
upon one of Penn State’s oldest customs. The growth of the college
and the consequent need for broader and more truly representative
regulations are sufficient reasons for this forward step.
Previous to last year, as the older men remember, the members of
the new Frosh class were forced participants of an outing that closely
resembled a barbaric festival of useless caperings, senseless conduct,
and, oftimes, severe walloping. Before the night was considered a
success, property had to be destroyed Last year, the annual hike was
transformed into a picnic with refreshments but there still remained
that desire on the part of some to return to the savage state.
A movement is spreading throughout American collegiate life to
favor the establishment of only those customs which are based on
sanity, usefulness, and originality. Even though unwilling, each col
lege or university will become engulfed in this new conception. That
one which" takes the lead and which, can boast of the justice of its
customs will be recognized as the most progressive.
NEW MEN’S DORMITORY
IS WELL UNDER WAY’
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ato each unit from the other, and the
construction of the entire croup is of
fireproof material. Most of the rooms
will ho double, eleven by twonty, pro
viding ono thousand cubic feet of air
space for each man.
The arrangements for the comfort of
tho students occupying the now resi
dences havo been the cblof considera
tion of tho Trustees In approving tho
plans Tho building itself will be mod-
Editor-In-Chief
...Managing Edltoi
...Managing Ediloi
....Assistant Editor
E. M. Jameson, ’24' C. B Tilton, ’24
Alisa S E Cioll, ’23
.....Business Manage!
..Advertising Munagoi
...Circulation Manugci
IV tV. Stahl ’24
F. P George. ’25
A F Ma> o, ’25
tV. L Pratt, ’25
orn and up-to-date In every respect
Shower baths mil bo provided for ev
ery live men, wash basins for every
three. General and local lighting will
bo provided throughout, and a vacuum
cleaning system will be installed. As
for all tho buildings, boat will bo sup
plied for tho now residences from the
central hcaUng plant, and hot water
will bo provided at all times.
The entire dormitory plan will event
ually cover an Immense Quadrangle
with Varsity Hal! as tho hoad house of
tho group. Tho residences for woman,
to bo erected later, will bo located on
what Is now Holme’s Field,
Education
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Will BUSINESS MEN SHOULD
11E. IN TERCSTED INEDUCATION
B> Dr John M Thomas
Tho people of Pennsylvania pay about
SDO f OOO.OOO_a year for education - Two
thlids of this amount comes from local
taxation That Is to say, moro than
fifty millions of dollars are paid out dl
leclly by the, tax payors ‘of the state
each year for the education of their
children and of the children of their
neighbors
f Per person of population the cost of
education Is about 510. For each child
the cost Is 550 Ido not believe that
we are spending too much Wo are
not paying more for tho entire annual
education of a child than a mother
would spend In a year for banjo lessons,
alone, for her child, if she wanted him
to learn to play the banjo.
Thus It will probably be universally
admitted that we are not spending too
much for tho intellectual development
of our children If there la any ques
tion as to the expenditure, It must rath-
er be on tho ground of its effectiveness.
It is the duty of tho business men of
Pennsylvania to see to It that the boy
gets a dollars woith of education for
every dollar spent
Business men must Interest them
selves in education Ic they are to assist
us school people to cure some of the de
fects that we know exist. For example,
we.have not jet been able to bring
about anything like ,equallty of oppor
tunity between the city child and the
country child. The average expense
for the education of a child in the city
foi the entire United .States'ls 542 a
yeai, while for the country child the
average Is 523 a year We are favoring
the city child with educational advan
tages In the ratio of two to one
And .again the.same.tale is.told by
the number of school days in the coun
try and city. The city child goes to
school 182 days a jeor, while, in the
country districts, the average is but 142
I tecognize that a dollar In tho country
will do more than a dollar "in the city
But these tlgures show so wide a diver
gence that they Indicate without ques
tion, that the boys and girls on the
farms are not getting a square deal
Train Pupils for Most-Needed Vocations
Business men should bo Interested
also In the direction of school studies
toward the various vocations The
principle should be that, so for as pu
pils are trained for vocations In tho
public schools, they should be trained
for the callings in which the public will
have the greatest need of trained work
ers In the case of New York City it
may bo that courses in commercial
subjects should be most prominent In
the high schools, while in Pennsylvan
ia our attention should be devoted to
tho preparation of men'and'women for
actlvK& in the fields of agrlcultii~»-*nrt
As'a matter of tact however, over
one half tho students In Pennsylvania
high schools are taking commercial
course I recognize the great value of
commercial subjects, but that propor
tion Is too great. Some day in -th.s I
great Industrial and manufacturing I
state, in this state which ranks seventh
in agriculture, we are going to wonder
what is the matter with our manufac-
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Both Theatres open at C:l6.
Matinees Mon, Tugs., Sat., at 2 00
MONDAY
Return showing of
JACKIE COOGAN
la “Trouble”
Stan Laurel Comedy
, TOM MIX
In ‘Tor Big Stakes”
NEKS WEEKLY
TUESDAY
Return showing of
CONSTANCE TALHADGE
In “Tho Primitive Lovet"
TORCHY’S NUT SUNDAE
DOROTHY DALTON
la “The Slreu’s Call”
BULL MONT ANNO
In *\A Ladles’ Man"
WEDNESDAY
Return - showing of
J. M. Stahl’s
“ONE CLEAR CALL”
LARRY SEMON
In "Tho Golfer”
BETTY COMPSON
In “The Bonded Woman”
MERMAID COMEDY
"Treasure Island”
THURSDAY
Return showing of
MACK BENNETT’S
Six Part Comedy Drama
“THE CROSSROADS OF N. Y."
TONY SARG ALMANAC
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
First Penna showing of
NORMA TALMADGE
la “Tho Etornol. Flame”
Added—BUSTER KEATON
In "(The Blacksmith
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
DOROTHY PHILLIPS
In “Hnrrlcnne Cal”
TOONERVTLLE COMEDY
SATURDAY
BERT LYTEL „
In “Sherlock Drown”
COMING—
Bobo Daniels and Wallace Rold
In "Nice Pooplo”
Gay Bateß Post
In "Tho Masquerader"
Tho plcturo that will Tank ns one
of 1022's best
Thomas Wolghan
In "If You Bollovo It, It’s So'
Wollnco Rold
In "The Dictator’
Rodolpk Valentino
In “Vincente BloscoXbanoz's Blood
and Sand"
Gloria Swanson
In "Her Gilded Cage’
THE PENN* STATE COLLEGIAN
tures and our-great" farming industry.
The Workjot Penn State -
This is but of the problem
of education,; buf.it' Is .interesting to
see how closely the P.ennsylvania'Stato
College, which ( Is now all but In name
I a state univ is preparing men
and women for' exactly those Holds
which most cultivated in this
state Through - its School of-Agricul
ture, Its experiment and oxtonsion
work. It is perhaps the greatest single
support of scientific agriculture In the
state Through its~School of Engineer
ing, it is preparlngjnen in architecture,,
electricity, - mechanics, milling, and In
civil and industrial engineering, for
service in tho great business activities
of tho state. „ Ita»-Scbool of Mines Is
training men for one of the greatest of
Pennsylvania industries, while through
Its School of Natural Scienco the chem
ists and physicists for the laboratories
of the state ore gvien their foundation.
The School of Liberal Arts and tho De
portment of Home Economics prepare
tho teachers and tho mothers of the
new generation.——
Selfishly os taxpayers, and, ns busi
ness men anxious to have the best body
of assistants available for employment,
It Is to our interest to see that children
are eduened in the affaire and problems
of our state to tho end that plants may
be operated with greatest possible in
elllgence and efilciency.
A Duty to Provide for Education
But from a broader and moro.altru-
Istio point -of view it is our duty to
piovlde generouslj' and wisely for edu
cation in this state As patriots en
dowed with tha same fine spirit that
actuated the founders of the American
Republic, as men with the foresight of
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government without popular informa- I
tion, or f the means'of ucqu.rlng it,.tai
but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy ” |
Jamcß (Madison who said,. "A- popular
We-owoi to the chltdron of the fuluio
some provision that the increasing com
plexity of life shall bo attended by a
constantly improving means of prepar
ing for it
From the days of-tho little red school
house where the three It's weio taught,
wo have progressed to these days when
general-public education has-been nu
vunccd. to lncludo - high schools, and
when, in the great.majority of states,
' a state university has become a part
natural conclusion of our American
of the public school system as the onty
doctrine of democracy
If democracy means anything. It
means a fair chance for all, and equal
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opportunity for every' boy and girl.
Such equal opportunity exists only
i wlton the state'provldes Its own instl
tution'of higher learning free to all on
equal terms,, just os elementary and
high schools are now provided. 1 More
and moio a college education !b becom
ing the normal and usual road to posi
tions of leadership and power, and that
rand should bo kept open for.the hum
blest youth - of "the Comonwealth.
A Pennsylvania State University
If wo shall not see democracy and
popular government bccomo the farce
that Madison predicted for it if popular
education weie to .belacking, then It is
our duty to,provide a state university
to cap 'the public scool system of tho
state of "Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
cannot-long be content to do-less for
its young men and womon_tban is done
Monday, September 11,1922
by every'Btate to the west and south
DEAN WATTS MAKES'SURVEY '
- ONINCOME OF-FARMERS;
A recent survey made by Dean Watts
of'the School of Agriculture in regards
to the income of farmers 'showed that
the country bred farmer averagos-ftfty
dollars more a year than- the city bred
fai mcr , A study was tnado of two hun
dred fifty farm bred agriculturists and
an equal number of city reared • men
who have gone back to the farm Bhows
that the foimer average $1338 per-year
and the latter $1297
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