F«£e Two Penn State Collegian Published semi-weohly during the College year by students oC V. e Per.n cyl\ama State College, m the interest o£ Students, Faculty, Alumni and Friends of the College. EDITORIAL STAFF 11. W. Cohen '2G It. T. Krtebcl ‘2G A. K. Smith ‘2G "W. J T 'u M ’un ’2G 11. L Kcl'ucr ’2G It. A. Shaner ‘2G JUNIOR NEWS EDITORS W. F. Adler ‘27 12 11. Coleman ‘27 G. F Fisher ‘27 U W Howard ‘?7 JUNIOR WOMAN’S NEWS EDITORS Ellen A. Bulloch‘27 Franc.s I- Forbes‘27 JlniyE Shaner'27 BUSINESS STAFF T Cain Jr. ’2G G. L Guy ‘2O G. E Brumfield '2O ASSISTANT BUSINESS M WAGERS S. R Robb *27 F. N. Wcidner, Jr ‘27 The Penn State COLLEGIAN mules communications on any subject of college interest Letters must bear the signatures of the wnteis. Names of communicants will be published unless requested to be kept confidential- It assumes no icsponsibilitv, ho\ve\er, foi sentiments expressed in the Letter Box and resenos the light to exclude any whose publication would be palpably inappiopuatc. All copv for Tuesday's issue must be in the office by ten a m on Monday, and for Frida\'s issue, by ten a m. on Tlnnsduy Subscription puce $2 30 if paid befoic Decembei 1, 1925 Entered at the Postoffice, State College, Pa, as second-class matter. Office: Nittany Printing and Publishing Co Building, Slate College, Pa Telephone: 292-W, Bell. Member of Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association News Editor this issue : TUESDAY, OCTOBER G, 1925 THE GOVERNOR’S VISIT Yesterday Governor Pinchot visited the College for the first time since his election to the position of Chief Executive of the Commonwealth. Penn State was gWd to receive the Governor, to thiow open its plant for his inspection as he continues his ex amination of institutions lcceivmg State aid. The mass meeting of the afternoon indicated a stiong and a general inleiest m the official visit Because of certain existing contingencies and of resulting economies, it has been necessary, during past years, for the State to i educe and to defer funds sorely needed here. However. Penn State trusts that Mr Pmchot was impressed favorably with the progress which has been made on the Nittany campus in the face of the recent financial reverses, in spite of crowded conditions and a limited teaching staff. No matter m what position he is active after stepping down from the official chair, Penn State desiies and needs the suppoit of the pi esent executive. It is to be hoped earnestly that the Stale’s gieatest educational institution will not again be reduced to “starvation diet” through an appropriation which makes pos sible onlv a marking of time, or at best a slight advance in the uo-lnll climb toward a long-sought goal—the Pennsylvania Stale University. TWO ROADS For the general run of college men. their four years of higher education aie most effective in stamping out any innate possibil ities they may have hand foi onginal thought. There are. of course, the few who start off with active, inquiring minds and. by reason of mature personalities or other factors, keep them and develop them throughout their college careeis Men of this sort, and these are the men who aie really entitled to claim the true education which a diploma'stands foi, are.raie. The generality of students, not gifted with their determination or their independ ence, can boast of a diploma which may be taken only at its face value—they have completed their curricula This, for some very goodieasons. The way of the man with a tendency toward originality, un less of course, he be among those gifted w ith both originality and an overpowenng capacity for leadership, is umvei sally hard, per haps nowhcie harder than at college Take the undergraduate who has the best time, who is most gencially liked among his clnsbnwies Is he not the man who “chocks along”‘ > Consider the man who dangles a handful of keys‘from his watch chain Gen eralising is dangerous, but with a few notable exceptions, you will find him either lacking ongmality entirely, or clever enough to hide it. And this man, from an undeigraduate viewpoint, is enjoying a successful college careei. He “gets along,” is honored by his classmates and enjoys himself. His is an atti active life A second factor, even slionger than the desire for popularity, which tends to stifle originality in thought is the fear of ridicule. On every campus, the student suggesting new thoughts, now ways of doing things, is laughed at. His only icward lies in being spoken of as a “queer egg-”L - Men especially young men, do not like to be known as “queer eggs”. What is tiue of this condition on the campus is true also," again with a few notable exceptions, of the attitude tn the class 100m. A man advances an original idea in a discussion. It may or may not be absurd, but in either case it is more than likclv to he hailed with laughter from the rest of the class and too often fiom the instructor. This, because a “queer egg” has daied to use his own biain instead of mouthing a ready-made opinion from the text. It is small vvondei that the average student with intellectual possibilities soon learns to look upon them as liabilities N Befoie eveiy student open two roads One is i rioo n ' •if the road of the “good fellow”, the road of the man who kills his ongmality and “checks along”. During the rouiney, fellow travellers will do him honor, empty perhaps, but pleasant. The other road, though it goes tlnough the same territory, is rough: Iheie are few fellow-travellers and no honors It is the road of the student who thinks, who gives his own opinions. After a space of four yeais the two roads end, meeting the mam road of Life. In geneial, the tuivellers of the easy load find that they have lost something along the way—personality. Those from the other road find that they have not only kept it, but that they have developed it. They are educated and they arc the men whom the outside vvoild wants. The exceptions, the students who are known as good fellows, and who yet retain personality, are those particularly clever ones who apparently have travelled the smooth load, while slipping away ficquently for intensive, covert excursions on the rough. Which road aie you travelling? THIS AND THAT The recent in ge to class spirit voices, and i ightly. the strength ening of class nvahly. Although class spirit ouhnarily should exist mentally, now and then it is expressed physically. On Stunt Night, a half-doyen luniqrs attacked a sophomore who was help ing to keep the ficshmen from Co-op corner. Stripping him of trousers, high-top boots, sweater, shirt and cap, they permitted him to keep only underwear, socks, a cigarette and no matches. The sophomore was left to his own devices m the middle of College avenue Such a spectacle as that presented by the unfortunate sopho more holds little value as an example of authouty to freshmen. The act was beyond the bounds of common decency and could not have been done by gentlemen Well-considered, gentlemanly con duct is vital to the life and spirit of Penn State. | Grid Gossip Theie is a. new species of football animal camping at Penn State It is the “ball-hound,” and its name is Slamp It’s some retriever. Editor-m-ChieC Assistant Editor Managing Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Peihaps it appealed different to von, but do you know that the nearest F. and M. was to the Nittany goal line when it had the ball was our 36* vnrd line? W P. Reed ‘27 11. G. Womslcy ‘27 And the Aimy trounced Detroit to the tune of .‘ll*6 The Mule i« su pci ior to the new Henry. And in the first half, the visitors didn’t get anv closer to the Penn State goal lino than then own 12-yard Jnuk* * • Business Manager Advertising Manager emulation Manager Be/ now Ims two backfields which he can use intcrchangeablv. The joke of it is—which one is going to get the name “pony?” B C Whai ton ‘27 We never imagined such a feat could be accomplished, but one head line tells us “Cornell Climbs Over Niag.ua; 26-0” This fellow Dobie must use an nlpmstock foi a cane. Middlobuiy stopped Yale Saturday —in the thud quarter onlv The Yale semes m the other periods were respectively 14, 20 and 19, totalling 33. 0 Foi a while, when Stehman was getting off on those off-tackle runs, it looked as if the Nittany linemen hadn't gotten on to the I. F. C’s new “cut in” system Blit they soon started to “tag” him TW. F. Adler Getting hit once is pietty tough, but getting walloped twice in the same place is too much And three times is almost plenty. “Lafayette,” the Panthers will say next time, “here we aie " Accoiding to the best-drest man about College, Pincuia will get a new "betmv” from Pete Stewart for scor ing the first touchdown of the season against Lebanon Valley If it would have been a field goal, Pm would have been given a season shine ticket by Jim—niavbe Penn almost succumbed to Swartli niore, too A substitute center named Bolt - ’ snagged a Garnet aenal and milled the game fiom the lire The way it came in over the radio was (squeak) “Bolt 7 intercepts a pass and bolts for 60 yards.” Everyone thought the announcer was bv trade a cloth merchant. All we hope is that Dangerfielil lives up to Ins name And by the way, his given name, like Red Gunge’s, is Harold. THESPIAN CLUB AWAITS SELECTION OF COMEDY Contest for Winning Playwright Ends Next Week—First Tryouts Are Announced With the service of the Ned Way burn studios and Maurice Darcy as pei sonal representative definitely assured for the 1925-26 Thespian production, further developments arc at a standstill until the winning com position has been selected. Thespian officials are eagerly malting the time to scan the plays which arc to be in the hands of cither G E. Brumfield ’26 at the Delta Upsilon house or W. R. Wied nor ’26 at the Alpha Sigma Phi house bv October fifteenth AH students who may be working upon n'Thcspiin pffeiing.are requested to 'submit their 1 work*6n»or before the above* date,'in order-that a selection may be made ns soon ns possible. Initial try-outs for the current Thcspinn presentation will be held during the week immediately follow ing the house-party penod. With Thcsninn popularity increasing vcailv by leaps and bounds a record brcakmg turn-out is expected and desuod. A. D. S. Al-Kol Prevents Cold after the Bath and Exercise REXALL DRUG STORE Robert J. Miller, Prop. THE'PENN STATE COLLEGIAN dm' €9^ IWIIf “ ows JwAn We are the Frosh, We stood your gaff. We gave you all A chance to laugh. ’ 2 Ti With rolled up pants We marched around; • And got the Frosh ’ That were in town, g) ->v s n \ We gave your veils. We sang our song * jf We prayed for rain, V And rowed the lawn -C* 4 - * 11 ‘ r I ran the gauntlet Duck your head, After dipping my hand; * And rush right through. Some sat on the grass. ' ' Say all the prayers No thanks, I’ll stand. ’ You ever knew. / ‘We hate the Co-eds,” Many shouted and cried, But that's bologny, You know we bed. ‘We love the sophs,” We shouted, too. Do you believe us? That’s up to you. We danced like fairies Before the fire, Our shapely figures For the girls to admire. College Exchange Opened Saturday Unexpected changes in the plans of the Bell Telephone company, moved the date of installation of the College exchange forward from Oc tober fifteenth to last Saturday. For the present time a twenty-four hour service will be given Although the lines and cables had been laid and were in readiness for connection to tlie central board m Old Main, worklon the exchange had to be hurried ilr order to meet the alteration. Superintendent of Build ings and Groumra R LJWtebber said that during-thei-first few weeks, the Us# Slickery Stude Hi, feller*! ({at*, toft) ' Meet Watty jmM The Evinharfi Kid fJTljri . lie'* the oule • WfJLliTfc* ' pledge hutloo Tor the - .^^4 the Clever : Web! Pea cbtrajtr " , 1 - >■»*. Cyftl"'' Sure, Billy discovered _Tvxo her. Brought her to the hop, too. But Columbus \ never did own Amer •\ ’ ica, much. Foxy Philip *■'" - found out it was her birthday, and he slipped down town and got her a darling new Wahl Pen. You know the kind— slim, cylindrical, golden beauty. You can’t blame the gal, can you? One Itke Foxy Philip bought—s.oo WAHL PEN ' ‘j&YERSBARP'S Write Hand Pal We fought temptation /* Oft times before; / But never on / A nice gi assy floor. ' f \ 9 g “The best is coming. Do not despair, / A few more lines, / , H And you’ll be there.” ' 10 * “You’re nenimg the end,” * A sophomore cries, “Shut vour mouth, , t And close your eyes ” j- A daub in your mouth, A quart on your nock, / It’s only molasses, <*» X r And you’re a week. {‘ r Novv through the water And down this path. “Hurry home, Frosh, And take a bath. And stunt night’s over, There’s nothing to it. It all depends On how you do it. t We are the Frosh We did our best To furnish fun For all the rest. A. W. F. ’?9. service would be somewhat confused because of the use of names instead of numbers Three operators will be employed during the heavy hours of the day. Belief from peak loads is assured because theie are but ten trunk lines to the State College station. From ten o’clock in the evening until seven in the morning the exchange will be in charge of the night watch man Already Mr. Webber is considering the advisability of installing the dial system While he has not' col lected any comparative data on the present expenses and the proposed change, he. expects to, do so ns early “as possible • Four operators with ex perience have been engaged. AMEBIC US’ STUDENTS EXCEL IN SCHOLARSHIP AT OXFORD Results of the final examinations which have just been published bv tlie university of Oxford, England, show that American students at the uni versity obtained higher grades than their English colleagues. Foi a num bei of jeais Amencan students have been nt the head of the Law school and last year was no exception. LOST—Small white poodle with black markings. Answers to name Billy. Rcwaid if leturned to 11. H. Roan, 522 East College Ave PEANUT TAFFY This Week Only 29- CANDYLAND The Slickest Coat bli the Campus l (Sf&ndaAcL