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Telephone: 29`21T, 11011. • - - - Member of Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper Amputation MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1924 WELCOME TO PENN STATE One thousand freshmen hose been admitted to Penn State as the Class of 1928 To these row men and women Penn State extends the hand of friendship Fortunate are these young people to be ad mitr2l is at plstautiOn which must yearly turn assay, for lack of ac cemmudotiris, hundreds of prospective students knocking at its por tals Fortunate, indeed, are they to be admitted at this heyday in Penn Stxte's delelopment A word of friendly advice to these sen iors of to - morrow will net be amiss There is ei.ery thing here in this peaceful Nittany Valley that will enlarge the life of any man But first of all Penn State is a place Icr work, It is no child's playground It will be well for the mem bers of me freshman class to keep this constantly in mind The Chess of 1923 e'pects much of Penn State, it will receive more pro vided it can be diligent and persevering These acts students will not find it hard to adapt . themsehes to Penn State, for a feeling of friendliness that has long been character istic of the Nittuny institution is always prevalent This gcod fel lowship is e•entplified in that wonderful spirit which has helped "make" Penn State men and women hea .1 irepiber of this newly enrolled class is matriculated he \ becomes an integral part of the greatest institution of its kind in `tins Comitionwealth takes upon himself the pertormance of a tr ile duty. to his parents, his college and his fellowmen The tresliman conies here with' a.definite pat pose in mind, that of securing an education At the same time he pledges himself to uphold Penn State ideals and traditions, and he can not break his pledge lie moist harbcr within him no false impression of college life, and he mist strive to learn as speedily as possible What Penn State is and tor what it stands Welcome then, the Class of 1928, and may it aid in making the. neu four yews outstanding ones in Penn State history. THREE SCORE YEARS AND TEN Seventy scars ago an institution designated to become great to the realm cf unit ersity training was instituted in Pennsylvania To das the opening of its gates for registration it has another birthda)—Pero State is seventy years old , ithin these three score }ears and ten there have been many changes mi ought in the institution-that came to life as an agricultural college After a hectic struggle for existence and a still greater conflict tr develop its facilities to provide ior the ever-increasing numbers of young men and women who knocked at its doors for ad mission, Penn State has developed into one et the greatest institu tions of its kind in the country Since the inauguration of Doctor Esan Pugh as the first presi dent of the College on December se‘cnth, 18.59, to the coming of Doctor John f• 1 Thomas in January. 1021, Penn State has"had nine leaders Each has contributed his part in the development of the College that is known in every quarter of the globe The forward trend continues, Penn State will "go marching on " EDWIN ERIE SPARKS The death of Doctor Edwin Erie Sparks on Sunday, June fif teenth, was one of the most regrettable losses to the College in many years He was a man beloved in the eyes of his colleagues and held a place of reverence in the hearts of the undergraduates. No man was ever more devoted to his work or to his ideals than was Doctor Spai Ks As a president of Penn State from 1908 to 1920 lie aided materially in bringing this institution to its present high standerds I lie MCI\ C tears of service as head of the College were spent in utter de% otion to the mighty task of guiding Penn State to greater achievements It would he hard to find another man possessing such a genial ersonality as his that looked upon Peitn State undergraduates as his great family of boys and girls. The death of Edwin Erle Sparks has talcs awn: another of Penn State's staunch pillars, his smile ^CM ales to do what his presence readily accomplished , OA iii:.tillf of the work that he did and tne interest that be show ed iii t ...i, vtning good pertaining to Penn State, it would be only fitting that his memory be kept alive by some, suitable tablet or monu ment to ta , ..e a prominent place on the campus. PLEDGING FRESHMEN E‘ery year at Penn State about this time there is a great "rush" for freshmen It often happens in the heat of competition that the unsuspecting yearling is taken quite unawares and really knows not what it is all shout, surely he is at a disadvantage He is taken in tow and "fed up" on fraternalism, gods of the football world, and, to fact, eery item of interest that could possibly he conjured to sway him into joining that particulni Greek letter fraternity. It must be said, however, that fraternity Men at Penn State work hard and play lair in securing pledges, but that is all in favor of the upper classmen A good test of whether a man should Join a Iraternity is simple. l In the test place he should be able to meet the financial obligations It costs money, there is no doubt about that. And then he should select the group where he feels that he will be most congenial The House to which he is pledged is the place where 'he will spend foug of the most important years of his life. After he pledges it is well that he remember that though Caesar wasp near-ruler of the world before he died, a freshman still has many worlds left to conquer PROF. GREEN APPOINTED HEAD OF NATURE STUDY Man Who AchieNed Fame by Nov el Radio Stunt 'teethes New Post at Penn State t 11Th lit Intin tit Ilioniced% en frr to the one of I'•eur,l, ni 7innuou I lin heel, to the effect th it George It 0 an blt been nppointwl hoot of the tL irrt Intent of N Om, ',nil, In Iron 'in rte hi hoot tthin fi Meta In thenn I .o ltirt eel 1:n."1 , 104.111 tome In Wu hi tilt t the o Ott,. of hit , net Oltint hoe (lion the tiPo n 1,1 0 , 0 lit 11111== tt. 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