Friday, September 18,-1925 Botany Traditions Originated in 1859 Among ti at Penn State the dopnitment of botnnj occunjs n piominent position Oigamred in 185*1 and housed in one ot the oldest buildings on the campus, this derail ment has witnessed the rapid growth of the College since its origin In the days when i’ll pluses of farm piacttce weic gionped under a single unit Known as the department nf agt multure, thcie w.u a separate and distinct department of botany Professor Whitman, the fii3t head of the dopnitment, was one of the cnihest, if not the fust, recogmred piofessoi of botany m Amcnca. The botanical gaidens, a senes of foimal beds in front of the buildings, constitute a memorial to the older days of the College These gaidens weic designed m 1802 and the oiig ninl plan lcmains unchanged “Ghost Walk,” v Inch is a pathway be tween two rows of eveigieen trees in the lear of the stiuctaie is anothc* lemnant ol the department's only activities* These tiees wcie orig inally planted as nurse’\ lows and wcie cultivated by the eailv „tudcnt> in horticulture and foiestry The depaitncnt of botany may be legalded as a sort of peient unit »n -asaiuch as several divisions now lec ognized m the College have been de veloped fiont it Foicstiv, horticul ture, and landscape gardening aie now iccognued units which orig inated in this department COLLEGE RADIO STATION CALLS FOR OPERATORS All qualified apphe ints fo. indio operators foi the College r idio ela tion are requested to apph, bv letter, to G L Ciossloy, olcetncrl enginocr i”g depai tmenc «The lettci & of appli cation, according to Mr Crosslc’\ must not aimc* later than Wednes day evening The application must include a statement of e\pciienco as an o,ici atoi, cVhs and giadc ot opai ito - license held, if any, call lettc’s of station, College course anil ilaso and local address WANTED—Cook wants position Postofiice box 132. | - Varsity f | Billiard Parlor ? a ? % t Z ‘ For a Real, Clean $ | Recreation after | your study hours ? | Try Our Place £ I H. G. MORRELL, Prop. J : ❖ Under the old Post Office. 1C 4* t gOCCCOGCOCCOOOOCOOOGCOO2CCGOOOCSOOOOOOOOCX>OOOOOCOOOC § Hotel Dining Room and Tea Room SOLICITS YOUR BUSINESS Open from 7 to 7 jCCCCCCOOSOO< 3CCCOOGOOCOOCOOJ PARK R. HOMAN Lumber Roofing and Mill Work North Sparfcs Street, State College, Pa. PRAY FROSH! O God of Love, look Irom above f And send us, please, some rain. Thus praved the Frosh and soon b’gosh lie knew ’twas not :n vain. For as he knell, his skin soon felt More rain than he could use— But, this is what I want to ask: Where do you buy your Shoes? of course — The maiority of Penn State men wear BOSTONIANS ' and naturally buy them of us. The reason is: * IT PATS THEM TO 20TH CENTURY SHOE CO. 121 ALLEN STREET SCHOOL OF MINES ADDS FOUR INSTRUCTORS AND ASSISTANTS TO FACULTY Foui additions have been made to the fncultv of the School of Mine* ;for the coming semester. Of these two arc graduate assistants and two me instiuctois Fiank HI Swartz, instructor in Geology and Paleontology, comes to Penn State hum Johns Ilopkms uni vciMly where he toTtk giaduate woik. The department of Ceramics obtains the services oi Walter A Pieische as mstructoi m that couise Ho 13 a gt admit? of the New York State School of Cciamics at Alfied, Now York Manley E Brooks and David It. Mitchell, the new giaduate assistants, arc scheduled to teach metallurgy and mining, icspcetivcly. The fonner comes heic fiom the Michigan Agri culture college, class of 11)25, while the lattoi is a Penn State alumnus of the class of 1921. FOE SALE—Desirable Brick Home. Seven 100 ms Modern conveni ences Located at 14-1 Noith Pat terson sheet. Pi iced foi a quick sale. See llaag at 210 East Col lege avenue at once. FOB SALE—How aid Piano, good as new, Mahogany Case, R 215 00. Ad dress SOG Gnei St, Wil liamsport, Pa "it W bNTED—Position as housekeepei in fiateimty. Phone 218-R Resi dence 221 South Atherton street 10-2 t WANTED—Position as housekeeper m fraternity. Phone 218-R. Resi dence 221 South Athoiton street. 15-2 t Gilliland’s 1 Drug Store | Conklin’s Fountain Pens State Seal Papers, y Whitman’s Chocolates, !£ Sodas and Sundaes £ at our new Frigidaire Soda £ Fountain. Stale College Hotel B!k. W. W. KNOX PENN STATE STUDENTS REPRESENT COLLEGE AT DAIRY JUDGING CONTEST Nino Penn State student 1 * will icp icscnt the Nitlimy Valley uutitution at the annual daily u.ul ‘Lock judg-ng contests of the Eastern States Expo sition, held this yeai at Spnngficld, fiom September 9for\bur Calligraphic Calisthenics sentence". Try one the next time you’re near a pen counter. Conklin Endura, at $5 and S 7, in ted, black, mahogan>; long or short, clip or ring cap. A wide variety of other Conklin pens end pencils, in rubber and all metals— priced sa low as $1 CO for pencils and $2 50 for pens. Conklin quality in every one. THE CONKLIN PEN MFC. CO. TOLEDO, OHIO Chicago tan Francisco Bonn CdmM£m, ENDUBA UvmAr-ensUy U JVjfluatlY Guarantee Mew JsweHry ARRIVING WEEKLY Come in and inspect our stock HANN & O’NEAL \ $ SX! , &iX!£XSS!SSS Tiie Ceiiege Hsa&i 7 s Shop FELLOWS: —See our line of $2.00 Shirts. Just the shirt for College Days. Get them while the getting is good. College Pennants, Banners and Cushion Tops I HARRY W. SAUERS I Allen St. State College, Pa. THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN twenty-first to Iwentv-'nvtfi. du'-C' A W. Fo\, J. S Erjan and M M Tlnto wonders of the Brock and Fcrmiim \uil irn to Sprint-field v> club - •< n itit.njsl seuety tem the iminidual contestants, while the * , 01 an,lla hushindij '■ludenls, dairy judging team will he composed ' VI * w d'<‘ •“Mm-Htiim to of R M. Many, W. R. Fiedler and W Penn Sli-te in ammnl jiuiy- W Richmnn. The hrst-named thioc \ n, \ co " 1 *’ I ‘, ’f il T e !c W ' n ‘ l,R ' u P.° l W’dl lepnvsont the College in ditfoient p Rm>.»d. It P AinMiung >id T. classes of dairj, product judging, *' o0( while the others will make use of o ollcctue knowledge in certain G© TO Fishburn’s Meat Market Opposite Post Office For your Choice Meats of all kind Our Policy is Better Quality and Lower Prices WAOTEP— The High Standard Laundry want two agents in State College. Address High Standard Laundry Phiispsburg, Pa. Slide Rules Manheim Polyphase Duplex and Log Log Duplex ’ Drawing Instruments Tii© Athletic Stere On Co-Op. Corner rATROXJZi: OUR ADVDJVITSRRS S IS for a !Mew VSctroSa Don't fail to see these “Baby Vies” $l5O Walnut Victroias now $75 THE MUSIC ROO: Fall and Winter Samples of Woolens Are Now Here Have that new suit sraade to measure SMITH’S TAILOR SHOE CLEANING PRESSING 129 Allen Street I WHOLESALE GROCERIES The most complete line of No. 10 goods in central Pennsylvania. With quality goods at quantity prices, Greess Goods a Specialty BRUNSWICK RECORDS RADICAL: j W. R. QENTZE Home of Better Built Furniture Pr*ge Thr< Opposite Post Office REPAIRING RETAI ICOOQOOOQCOOOOI
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