Tuesday. February if, ifl2i>
Penn State Collegian
Published soml-wcoltly during the College year by students of the Penn
/Ivnnla State College, m the Intel est of Students, Faculty, Alumni and
•Yiemls of the College.
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If. W. Cohen ‘2ft
It T. Kricbel ‘2G
A. K. Smith ‘2d .
\V\ .1. Durbin *2G
Jl. t. Kt liner ’2G
It A. Shaner ‘2G
JUNIOR NEWS EDITORS
G. E. Fuller ’27
W. 1* Rocil ’27
JUNIOR WOMEN’S NEWS EDITORS
Ellen A. Bullock ’27 Fiances L Forbes ’27 Mary E. Shaner '27
W. F. Adler ’27
If. Coleman ’27
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Nows Editor this issue
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1926
“MAMMA, MAMMA’
The time is the present. The scene is any indoor athletic
event. Moic than fifteen hundred undeigraduates, nitwits thej
: hnuld be called, sit in the bleachers. A lady walks into the
An.ioiy. This is the cue for the nitwits They send foith a
sonc> of cat calls and whistles. The lady is embanased, the
nitwits shut up They lane fulfilled their puipose. There is s
nod ol approval fiom the director. Silence Anothei ladyenteis
The piocess is icpeated until the meet gets under w*ay. And .sc
if pocs until a lady is almost afraid to come to any indoor mecl
because of the cmbaviassmcnt and humiliation she must undei gc
boloie she leaches a seat.
It is about tune that some ot these children, who call them
selves men, “wise up” and tiy to conduct themselves as gentle
men even though .1 does hurt. It is a sate picdiclion that if some
vendor would soli baby i attics at an athletic event in the Armory
heM do a lushing business We hope we have made oui point
deal
ON BEGINNING AGAIN
Tonight Penn State will giant degrees to fifty giaduates at
its thulccnth annual Mid-Yeai Commencement. Their today, ?
college day, w ill be ended Tomonow, these men and w’omcn wil T
go out to begin again, to learn anew, and they will carry with
Ilu*m the slamn ol Penn State. In their future work, in thou
sikcoss 01 iailutc, their college will be known; its name may be
honoied 01 defiled. .
A ltd lour >ears of training with text books and note books
those advonluiers < r o forth to trade blows with cxpci.ente and
the ciuel woi Id, as we aie told in stock phiases at each commence
ment This is no doubt true, but we feel rather optimistic tor
thoir futuics The yeais in the Nittany Valley have been weF
spent, if we misjudge not, m that they have brought things ip
addition to the knowledge found in text books Men have learned
to meet situations sqmuely as they come, they ha\c found tradi
tions ot the”Pcnn State fight”, of fair play, and. down beneath the
surface, of the value of honest woik
Imbued w ith such ideals, and armed with the excellent tech
nical training offeied hole, we hate little fear foi their success
Om wish is that it may come soon and that it may be woithv
of their piepaiat’on The COLLEGIAN congiatulatcs the mer
and women who “begin again” tonight upon their present achieve
menl and upon their future opportunity, and extends to them the
bust of wishes foi coming yeais.
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
“There are two things essential to success They aie experi
ence and pcisonahty” So said a big business executive at the
close of an interview with a young college giaduatc who was ap
plying for a position He added, “The man who comes to me u ith
a small amount ot cxpci lence and a pcisonality that has been de
\ eloped tin ough ycai s of association w ith business men is my mosl
\uluuhlc asset.”
Evei since its inception, the COLLEGIAN has been known
tor its excellent business efficiency. There have been flaws, to be
sine, but that is common to every oigamzation, no matter hov
highly dc'e'oped it may bo. This paper has taken on men ir
then lrcshmcn year and tin ough an intensive period of tiammj
and piactiee m business piocedure has developed practical busi
ness, advertising and cnculation men three years latci
Tomonow night the COLLEGIAN is making its first call for
business candidates from the class of 1929. These lccnuts will be
riven a pieiimmaiy course ol instruction by men well reused m
their lespcctivc lines, and will be acquainted thoroughly m COL
LEGIAN business procedure. Following a short period of train
ing, they will be placed on the staff and start the usual first-year
methods Duing the sophomore year, they will be given an op
portunity to do more specialized work and in the spring of 1927,
the tlnce outstanding men will be selected as Junior Business
Manager. Then begins a penod of executive duties and at the
dose ot another yeai’s effort, a business manager, advertising
manager and circulation manager are chosen.
In addition to obtaining four years’ practical experience in
business practice, these men have an excellent opportunity of de
' Hoping a peusonahty that otherwise may be lacking. Assocu
lion with business men and genuine workshop methods cannot
help but develop a knowledge of the “game” and at the same
1 nne call upon more ot one’s personalities. And the quickest way
In development is tin ough steady usage.
'Flic COLLEGIAN is offering the men of 1929 a golden op
poi lunity. one that they should not allow to slip by.
UPWARD AND ONWARD LED
With the appointment of the first woman to the Board of
Trustees—Mrs. William D. Philips of Washington, Pennsylvania—
another milestone has been passed in Penn State’s colorful history.
Mis. Philips was appointed to the Board by Governor Pinchot in
i ecognition of her generous and untiring efforts for Penn State in
. onneetion with the emergency building fund.
'Hie appointment of Mrs Philips is especially welcome nows
to the women of the College who hope that the newly-appomtcd
TrusLec will be a sympathetic mediator between themselves and
the powers that be.. In addition, her appointment no doubt will
eventually mean “a greater and bettor co-cducationa! institution
at Penn State.” The COLLEGIAN’S best Mis. Philips.
Edltor-in-Ohlof
Aa'istant TMllnr
Managing Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Eilitor
Associate Editor
V. A. N. COMMENDS
WORK OF GLEEMEN
Director Giant Deseiws Credit
foi Arranging Conceit
Says Critic
U. W. noward ’2l
II G Womslcy ’2l
CONTRASTS SELECTIONS
OF VARSITY QUARTETS
Ciedit is due Director U \\ Giant
of the nuifcit! devilment of the Col
I<ro for giving .1 Penn State audience
•l- fust dtrnui to lieu a musical
'iijraniMlmn fimn a sibter college
Tlie conceit e r the Columbia Glee Club
uni the Penn SUitu o.gun.r..ticm U c t
Friday t.jght might be termed a tr.al
m the Intel collegiate Glee Club Con
test to be held m New York eaily m
Match
Tt W Mawh *2B
I* It SniUtr *2B
W S 'I lumiHnn 28
J T \nn.l.Tiliur4 *2B
Both clubs sue members of the In
'neollegiate Coipotation and will
naiticipatc with glee clubs fiom i
dozen olhei colleges at that time
Put whereas such musical notables
.’s W.'ltci Damro-ch will then
is to the relative incuts of tiro orgam-
Mtioi.s, the music clitic of the COL
IEGI\N \ ill not ..Kempt to make
a comparison of the club., as the*,
eppcaied in their joint concert here
Se’ect.ons for Contrast
The fust group of •lumber'? bv the
Columbia ensemble was chosen no
Joubt with in ide t of contrast
1 10 m Sulh.an's ‘ M.ueh of the Peers”
l. a Brahms “LuNabv” the Colum
•i.ars closed the gioup with the “Ilan
iorgan Man,” a light and \ot dub
•ult number veil known *n glee mus
•c and made famous by the ale club
aatn jours ago
G. F. Fi.shei
In the ne\t gioup ‘*Seeiets,” an un
ite u-domed number should be lust
"lonlroncd, though “Old King Cole”
necessitated an encore We liked the
f'olumbii songs tin. bungs forth the
,ld question \\ hy cannot Penn State
ompete with the other colleger rn
18 local school songs *
Barnett and Slack
Indi idual piaiso goes to Messrs
l,ai nett and Slack Tor an undet
paduatc the foimcu is exceptional m
'ns atcompanj mg and his solo woik
Mr Slack won ndmnation with his
oice quality m lus incidental solos
*nd tn “Homing,” a mrnbei thank
ully adued to the original piogiani
It furtliei made many a local nran
nvious when, having sung a baritone:
n the dub, he appealed ns second
l enor of the varsity quartet
One cannot compare the quartets
*1 the two schools, the selection <d
‘iic Columbia quartet numbers were
hu.fl: scdectcd with ah idea of hir
nonv, with htimoi as an incidental.
V ith the exception of the “Village
d'on” the Penn Slate qu .rtet ntim
jcis seemed to have tile reverse in
,ievv, lust humoi, and Ihcn harinonj
Both qtiai lets meuted commendation
n then sing.ug, if one keeps in mmd
‘he tv.o aspects mertioned
Nittnuj Entertainers
The Penn State Glee Club opened
ts hall of the pioginm with “To
•vims” It was well sung but has
ipen done bottci and we hope will be
lone bcttei in the Inteicollegiates
Next came a bit of musical lnrco
‘The Little Ellman” The thud
number of the group was “Indian
Love Call” from “Rose-Mar ic," this
being perhaps the first of the piosont
lav operetta numbers, with its mod
ernistic harmomc’s to be arranged
rnd used bv a glee choius outside oi
•lie shows m vhich thev appeal
Aftci the quartet had sung, Miss
Lucile Skinner of the music dopnrt
nent played Evlei’s arrangement of
•The Ber.utiful Bl.*e Danube ”
Don Bush ’2O, singing the solo ol
When the Boses Bloom,” with a
humming accompumment deserves the
"nt mention of the next gioup. We
liked the ‘ Mulligan Musketeers,’
'ight vet Musical, and with a most
•ppcnlmg swing A most tiLtmg
!o«e was the “Piajer of Thanksgiv
'*ig,” sung by the two clubs with
piano and otgan accompaniment and
led by Professor Bingham, the guest
crnductoi.
A dance m the Aimoiy to Buss Wi
denor’s music followed the conceit
We hope tint such a conceit will be
rtaged each u“u with one ot the lead
ing glee clubs of the East
Cleaning
Pressing
* and
Repairing
All Work
Done By Hand
JAMES BLOOM
Clothier to the College
Man
iJTE PhisN STaTE COLLiiGiAN
Thoughts of Others
HOW TO MAKE FIRST PAGE
Duimg the past two months reports
of inadequate publicitj have boon
brought to the editors of the Woeklv
I bv .students who represent dtttercnt
I class committees or campus organiza
tions. All these men «ecm to feel that
because the story thev gave to the re
porter who mteiviewed them was not
published in its entirety, or because it
was cut down b> the copy desk, that
they me the unfortunate victims of
prejudiced editors. This editorial is
written to dispel any such foolish idea
and to explain the true reason foi
slashing a 500-vvoid stoiv* down to
two oi three sentences.
In the first place v the 11 cekly tries
never to miss printing news that is,
journalistically speaking, real “news.”
Facts and happenings, which still re
tain then fieshness and give promise
of being “fiesh” on the date of pub
lication ale the surest means of mak
ing a managing editor lose his scowl
and become happy for the one mo
ment The continual nocessaiy punt
ing and editing of stories that carry
no news value aie enough to make one
plan the but ping oflbe Main Building
on Mondav night to make a good
Most of the news that is considered
good by the staff is of two lands
“feituie” oi “secret” Fcatuie stoi
les me known to all and need carry no
expl uiation. “Secret” stories aie the
substance and joy of a copy-reader’s
existence. These stories contain facts
winch aie not given out to the student
iiodj thiough anj othei medium ex
cept the U'ccUii. Lists of casts, men
who make a squad, dates and prices
of dances, future plans, give some
idea of the sort of "secret” news that
is received. To date onlj one organi
sation on the campus has co-opcratod
with the Itchcivc Weekly to its best
ability in furnishing this exclusive
sort of news That one organization
is Sock and Buskin, the diamatic club,
i When casts have been selected the
names have been turned over to the
Weekly first, and then aftei publica
tion put on the bulletin board. It is
only with the publication of leal
“news” that the Weekly can hope to
exist The handicap of appearing
weekly instead af- semi-weekly or
daily is senous elfcugh without try
ing to compete with announcements
fionr the steps, postcis and bulletin
hoards.
When the Wecl ly locoivcs news
that is exclusive, that is not known
to cightj pei cent of the student body,
that hears the promise of not being
broadcast before the next issue, then
no fear of inadequate “poor” pub
licity need be harbored.
The 11 cekly is only too glad to co
opciate with every organization, com
mittee, student on the campus m pub
lishing news of interest to the stu
dents as a whole. It most emphati
cally refuses to bo any more than is
humanly possible a catalogue or his
tory of past events—The Rescue
H cekly.
COMEDY TO BE SHOWN
HERE SATURDAY NIGHT
(Continued from first page)
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JON’S DEN
I have a great seciet to tell you, and vou can novel guess what it is
But I will not keep you rn suspense—it’s this lam an inventor!
You are now* wondering what I have invented. Well, Dan, listen closelv
and I will tell you; It’s u new Charleston step' Impossible, you say”
Oh, no—in spite of the fact that theic* .no aheady about 72 steps, I have a
i enl now one.
Below are simplified directions in 0 parts. Anyone can follow them—
even a child oi a freshman.
DIRECTIONS FOR DOING CHARLESTON STEP NUMBER 73
1 Select a nice icy spot. It is best to select a spot in some prominent place
and time, such as Co-op comer on Satuiday night, or in front of the
Librniv between classes This will assuic you an appreciative audi
ence
2. llnve your arms full of books and some bundles loosely tied, so that at
least one will come untied and .scatter the contents (B. V D’s sug
gested) to the four winds. An umbrella adds to the effect.
:» Approach the spot pretending not to know that it is there. If you let
people know that the net is picincditatcd you will spoil the fun. The
surpusc element is nocessaiy
•1. Place your left foot on the icy spot.
3. Begin to lose your balance, throwing the light.foot out in the fundo
mental Charleston movement.
0 At the same time turn your left ankle, knock your knees together, ami
set the right foot down on the left side of the left foot
7. About the middle of the sixth rule, lose your hold on the books and
bundles and pcimit youi hat to fall off and i oil under tire lunnors ot
a passing sleigh oi Ford
8 As a touching “grande finale", fall flat, your, aims and legs waving
wildly. (At this time the audience will be giving a demonstration to
show then enjoyment) Don't let this flatter you.
9. Get up gracefully (if possible), blushing violently. Sav glcefullv,
“Ha-ha! The joke’s on me'” Take voui goods and chattels from
kind filends who have retrieved them for you, and continue on your
wav as if nothing had happened.
-j-i-i
Theic, Daniel, that’s all theie is to it. With a little piactice you, oi any
one can <lo it You had bottci learn and be in stvle. Evciyonc is doing it
Tom Swift (hi the Lmul of lee
bv Victor Appleton)
P. S Ladies aie advised not to tiy it unless thev have to
York, Binghamton, Sannton, Pitts
burgh and Greensbuig
This year’s play wirttcn by B B
Smith ’2G and J W. Ettei ’26 involves
a plot that is intricate as well as
amusing. The lirst scene is laid at
Pmelunst, North Carolina where the
“Kid" and his manager have estab
lished a training camp Here he be
comes infatuated with “Sally Merirl”
who is theie with hci spinster guard
ian “Jliss Spinks ” Many delicate
situations arise in the love affair
“The Kid” ventures to Spam where
he is scheduled to meet the Spanish
heavyweight champion. lie is pie
ceded to the ioroign country* by* Mr
and Mrs Merrill where the former
is engaged as consulate The couple
aspire to marry then daughtci “Sai-
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lire country home of “The Kid” un-
ravels tire tangled plot.
THE MAN WE WANT
Is about 25 yeais of age or over, preferably* married He has a few
years of experience in selling and has not yet found the line of busi
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giaduatc but above all a man of diameter and stability, the ambition
and energy to cany through To such a man we offci an oppoi
lumty to earn a good income in the Stale College temtoiy with an
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Just the proper combination of ath
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FROMM’S
OPP. FRONT CAMPUS
Friday, Fohiiunv B, 1920
Dr. C. W. Gilkey Will
Address Student Body
(Continued from lust pace)
church nt st\-Umlv o’clock Sunday
Holding n joint session the Intel -
fi utei nity and Inti anuii al Council»
will eon\ene Tuesday e\emng to heni
Di Gilkey speak on„ us l
have seen it ” The famous religious
uoikei has lectuied at mmy of the
state unnoisittes in the middle West
Jle has also served as ministci at
Iliuvaid, Yale, Chicago, Vassal* mid
Sm.th.
©TfrcUi fffliiit Tlfeaft'e do
1 ‘Pltf-i-fiU/l y'Qjuky
U'WfWy TW
Tuesday—
SWXY O’NEIL
ill “Mike”
Wednesday .inJ Thursday
AMi ST Alt C VST
in “Drustllu With 1 Million’
Fiiduy and Saturday—
LOIS MORAN and JAS. KIRKWOOD
ri “The Reckless Lady'
X ITT A NY
'lucsday and Wednesday
IIUUIARA LVMYKK
in “The Ctrl From MontmaMe
Thursday and Friday
HOUSE DETERS
in “The Stornibrcaker’
Saturday—-
HERE DANIELS
m “The Splendid Crime’
PEANUT KRISP
candyland
$40.00 and $50.00
SINCE 19115