Penn State (£ollegian Published semi-weekly during the College year by student*! of the Penn sylvania State College, in the interest of Students, Faculty, Alumni and Friends of the College. EDITORIAL STAFF IT. W. Cohen '26 It. T. ICnebel ‘2G A. K. Smith ‘26 . W. J. Durbin ’26 N. L Kellner ’26 It. A Shaner *2G JUNIOR NEWS EDITORS G. E Fisher ’27 AY. P. V.cM ’27 JUNIOR AVOMEN'S NEWS EDITORS Ellen A. Bullock *27 Fiances I. Forbes *27 Mary E Shnner ’27 W. F Adler ’27 K. U Coleman ’27 BUSINESS STAFF T. Cain Jr. *2G .. G. L Guy ‘2G C K Brumf’eld ‘2O ASSIST \XT ]».USI\F.SS M \NAfJKIIS F. N. Wonlnor, .lr. *27 D C Wharton *27 uni’onrr.Rs V T> Minr ‘2B \V I nr.l 1* H \V Mnr li 28 S. U Robb *27 It M MMnion ’2B It It 1 Ivti h«T '2B Ji Knj.lim ‘2B The Penn State COLLEGIAN mutes communications on any subject of college interest Letters must beat the stgn.ituics of the v.ntcis Names oT communicants ■will be published unless requested to be hept confidential It assumes no responsibility, however, for sentiments e\pressed in the letter l’ox and reserves the light to exclude nnv whose publication would bo palpably inappropriate. All copy for Tuesday's issue must be in the office by ten a m. on Monday, and for Friday’s issue, by ton a. m on Thursday Subscription price* $2 50 if paid before December 1, 1925 Imtored at the Postoffice', State College, Pa, as second-class matter. Office: Nittany Punting and Publishing Co Building, State College, Pa Telephone 292-IV, Bell. Member of Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 1026 STEAM SHOVELS IN DEBATING Resolved. That the Chinese system of education caused the downfall of Napoleon I3onap.u le ” or Resolved. That the Federal Reseive s\stem is a menace to the capitalists'’ Of course, these piopositions aie slightly exaggciatcd but. nevertheless, they indicate to a ceitam degice the modem tendencies m intei collogiate debating. Today the collegiate forensic artist selects a subject which would piobably interest only the Picsulent and his cabinet, then becomes a human steam shovel in digging out tacts that mleicst nobody and his brothei, and piescnls the aigu ment to an audience that consists of two “packed” lows. We censure the undci graduate for his failuie to attend but. attei all. is he at fault 7 In the business vvoild, it a manufacturer found that the buying public did not lav or Ins product, what course would he be likely to puisne.' It is ceitain that he would not condemn evoiyonc and continue to pioduce the same article No doubt he would analyze the taste ol the public and then contoim the pioduct to the demands of the people. And it is high time that those who select the issues foi inteicollegiate debates follow a similar policy. “The subjects should be of leal, culinary, eveiyday inteiest to the student.—not to someone else.” states Stephen Leacock in a lecent aiticle m the McGill Fortnightly Review. The maiouty ol unclergiadualcs aie intoiested in college questions College hie is then speciality They arc meiely studying what is vital to them in then piesent field It is part of the present-day tiend to major in one line of woik or activity. It .students aie not greatly interested in the Chinese system of education oi the League of Nations, what matter 7 These issues belong to the most skilliul ot international statesmen In inteicollegiate debating, the size of the question must be stupendous—“as bioad as the continent and as comprehensive as the census ” For these issues the oiatois devote twenty min utes and two minutes for lebuttaP Twenty minutes to argue out the mtt icate economics of a continent, and two minutes to b’ebute* all Noith Amenca.” When the League of Nations, mun icipal ovneiship, and initiative, lefciendum and iccall become pai t ot the daily life ol the student, when he has an actual con tact with them, when they become pait ot his speciality, lie can seek authouly iiom the same books and pamphlet* to which the ‘ human steam shovels” losoit. Let us hav e issues with more “local” intei est Any ques tion which demands thought, not an issue that involves the col lection ot a huge volume of chy facts and statistics, is suitable H is v’oith a "fling” to say the least ‘HAIL TO THE LION” We aie stumped * Fiom the Oiegon Emeiald comes the an nouncement that Oiegon U. as not alone m its song problem An othei pioblcm, but not ot the usual lun We thought it was a pioblem which had to do with the students Most pioblems do. A vvrilei in The New Student laments as follows: “In gen (»al. college songs aie woetully in need ot diy-dockmg and ovei hau'ing. They aie too tlowenly insincere, too aichaic in diction, too ihetonca! and symbolical There is too much sentimentality and not enough sentiment And it is sentiment that wc need— the sentiment born ot t: uo college feeling . We need . . the soil of song that you unconsciously hum while you’ie working, and gathci in gioups to haimom/.e ovei m the sott twilight ot long Spring evenings” Good foi him Perhaps he’s a lyric lenoi. To om mind, Penn State’s songs aie just right—they strike a happy medium Of com sc, no one bothcis to sing them when the time is iipc, but they aie sung sometimes. They aie hiu mom/.ed, 100. But the hatmony comes and is like the man who always says the i ight thing at the vvlong time. Fiom the amount ol harmony that tlouts atound the campus these week-end even ings a listenei might think that “Victoiy” and “The Nittany Lion” weie component parts of a modern collection of dunking songs. It our songs must be harmonized, do the pails up brnvn at the right lime, don’t waste good music on a couple of “whiskey Lenoi s.” CONGRATULATIONS To the Senior Ball Committee for its untiring efforts in giving to Penn State the best Call m the history of the College. To the boxing team for its impressive victory over the Univeisily of Vngima The clean spoi tsmanship evidenced by both teams was all that could be desned. To the wrcstleis foi their great display of Penn State spint in conqticiing Syiacusc. To the basketball team, ciippled as it was, for downing Georgetown and putting up a game but losing battle against Nav y. To the freshman basketball team for continuing its unbroken string of victories To Penn Slate men for their excellent conduct over the past f OOBS (jf&ssz fee- tw ~ Jp§) . r_,® Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor Managing Editor Associate Editoi Associate Editor Associate Editor U W Howard ’27 11. G Womsley ’27 “Copvshouts the linotype opeiatoi Ficn/icdly ml* sotucli the otfice A second tune comes the maddening civ, “Copy, moie copy *” In* coiiuanth we lead thiough Sheila’s hebetate conglomeiation of Webstei’s elite, becoming moie inspissated with each line. Yes, we igiee with this eistwhile donnant followci of Mencken If we “lead moie inspn ntions like this,” we would be inspncd to sudden and violent deaths hut the wmld vimld be hetteied. Ag.un the woman has hu wav ** Deni Darnel, Business Manager Advertising Manager Citculilion Manager I woiiv to -c*c* win so tioiOiled about not knowing how to wide Mavbc all will need is m'-puation In those halinj daw, that used to be \\ hen women weie womanh And men weie nianlv, It did not seem to be a huiden to wide Love songs, Pastoi il stone**, Ciiucsome woe, r It Sunil* MS W S 1 linin'..>n *2« J T Van.liMilmn: *2l Then sit she it hoi maihlo desk In hci beet pailoi, moodilv chociiless and quiet She wiung hu hands, hei handkei chief, liei hoait, hoi hank \nd dinnk the diegs ot damp despau, And shucked to all ousting gods Her lament Then stiung this on the point of hei quill \n.l wiote i Multitudes tend and wept and fainted Youis affectionately^ Sheila jAmelin p s—This wmld would-be a.bettei place to live in if more woitlnvhile men like vou lend ampliations like this, W. W. SWETT EXPLAINS FACTS ON MILK TONIGHT United States Bureau Expert Analyzes Dairy Problems and Experiments Speaking on The Relation of Type anil Continuation ol Dam Cnttle to Milk Pioduction,” Pi of \Y W Swett, loimulv of the Utuveisity of Miss* oun, an 1 now with the U S Buieau of Darning, will addiess the Penn State section ot the ‘Vmetican Dniiv Xuence association tonight at seven o’clock in Room 27) Danv Innkling Piofcswn bwett’s visit is in connec tion with u co-opeiativc cxpei iment which is being conducted at Penn Stile, Cornell, Umveisitv of Cnlifoi nia and nine olhei institutions umloi the ducction of the U b Buie.m ol Dany mg The object ot the expeu ment, which has been in piogiess foi the p mt two veais, is to deteimine the leHtion ot the tvpe of dairy cat tle to m.lk pioduction Pioiessoi Swett pavs fiequent vis its to the unions colleges and univer sities which ue co-opt*!atmg in the jonductim- of the cxpei iment, taking with him suggestions for methods of obtaining data This is lux second visit to Penn Stite. Ills letcuie, which will be llhistiated bv lantern -tides, will include some of the ic uiltx ohtntncd tlnough the expci i* meal j OST—Fountain pun, Schaeiru, “L.ulv Liletmie" point, gold band, clip and lillei Return to "Y” Hut c*i L .1 Uelltn, 101 W College The Remington * Portable Typewriter Is the ideal typewriter for your own personal use in writing your thesis or report*- of all ♦!• kinds .£ % Doubtless vou have felt the *s| need for a typewriter. The X Remington Portable will fill all *£ •> vour needs adnurahly. * Typewriters and Phono £ graphs Repaired. X :j: Harry K. Metzger £ 233 Saulh Atherton Street X TIII F'INN b‘ Man, meie and wotmhke as today Moielv lifted his eves on high Behold the spauowa in their nests, ihe waving weeds, The i aging stoim. The heavens blue. And mauls demuie 'Then **tioked he hts» fmhoid, white and high, Ami dipned his pen in l.ving ink And wiote whole filings of Inc* Multitude** read, giew ambitious, fought, made love, Oi if, peichance, a woman yenned To touch some* souls with a teaiv wand, (lawcut D lined heed. Foi vou Know nothing Oi nc\t to nothing Of sentiment) She coicd hei ho.ut with muidcieis’ knives Ami tiod henvilv v ith the‘mas&es>, Vi ate«l the sick, Hunted up bioken lieniU, Pieiced* them, nil. U.U. mi. Ami Inined homeless tioubadmus * DR RITENOUR ADVISES Accoiding to Di J. P. Ritenour, speci il precaution should he taken at this time of the vc.u against din geis of conti acting coughs and colds At no time of tne yeai is a peison moie susceptible to these illnesses and, at no time of the yeai, me they moie dnngeious Statistics taken fiom vanous col leges in the diffeient sections of the United States show that out of an iveiage student both* of 2485 poisons twenty-thiee peicent have three oi fom colds a yeai; si\ percent have two oi tlnee colds .. veai ami onlv aoventeon peicent ha e eithoi one mid m none at all \Vh°i it is »i*d ■ i/od how manv veij senous it ■*<a'cs* fiom nieife colds, these statis tics aie al.u ruing. ALBERT DEAL & SON Heating AND Plumbing 117 Frazier Street Good Used Ford Cars Sold With a Guarantee 1922 Coupe . . $150.00 1920 Coupe. . 100.00 1917 Runabout . . 35.00 1922 Runabout . . 125.00 1922 Touring . . 150.00 1922 Runabout . . 160.00 These cars are in good running condition and can be bought on reasonable terms. NITTANY MOTOR CO. STATE COLLEGE, PA. Phone I(>0-J ail COLIIGIAIn DANCERS ACCLAIM SENIOR FUNCTION COMPLETE SUCCESS Strains from'AVhiley Kaufman’s Orchestra Greet Guests at Imposin'; Ball ELABORATE DECORATIONS LEND COLORFUL SETTING Four Hunched and Fifty Couples Attend Annual Formal in Aimory Friday The Somoi Ball has at last taken its piopei place among the othei so t *ul functions at Penn State Be neath the mynad of coloied lights and dccointions that tiaasfoimed the Aimon fiom a dull gvmnasmm'into !,*. huge ballioom, four bundled and If.ilv couples danced to the* urcbistable stialns of populai melody last Fiidav night, mm c tlmii double the numboi <.vc*i picscnt at the Semoi class func tion m the past. With “Wlntey” Kautimuwmd Ills C*chebtra at its best, a vaiietv ot appealing dance numbois and lythm c uisod the uppcielnssmen and guests 11 forget all past, piesent and futuie wmucs “Whitov” himself swung a magic baton and diew fiom Ins ten musicians the tvpe of music that has g ven the* pomilai Victoi Recording , Oichestra an an all its own Elaborate* Decorations The decorations for the afTan were furnished bv Silvci stein and compnm rf Wilkes-Bano. A huge checkei hoaid of mtciwovcn stnps of blue . nd gold bunting foi mod the ceiling of the ball loom Fiom the edges of the ceiling white diapenes extended to the foui walls, meeting them sever "l feet above the floor to which place j they' v ere then dncctcd j A canopy lighted by several gold ,cn*stai‘* led duectlv to the lloor [Ovoihead, the ballioom vas lighted ihi a chain of lights smioundcd by 1 multi-coloicd shades, which extended around the foui edges of the ceiling J (kcointion The absence of favors, hcictofou iconsidered es«ontnl foi a dance of |tnc type of the Scnioi Ball, caused much comment. The* mujontv ot the [dancers weie peifcetly satisfied with out the usual mementos, winch aided gieatly m the i eduction of the sub ‘inption puce. Ninel Ideas Scveial original ideas, worthy of comment, winch aided gieatly in making the dance a success, weie put into effect by the committee • Each fuiterinty booth was icudily identi fied bv a shingle beaimg the greek symbols ol th fiateimtv The num lei of each dance was announced bv mms RK. NEW HANDY PACK Fits hand ~ pocket and putse More for your money •nd the best Peppermint CbewingSweetforanymoney Look for Wrigley’s P. K. Handy Pack on your Dealer’s Counter 07 fc placai ds Complimentary admissions to the bull yyero m the foirn of for mal invitations, which aided by the tact that each ticket to the affair was mimboicd, made the checking of the tu hots sold much simplei and nioio an urate The onlv “favoi” of the dance went lo Miss Esther Ziegler of lliunsbuig ! Rpfoie intermission the numbered ticket stubs held by the committee weie placed befoio “Whitey Kauf man, who dievv the nunibei 578 T.» llu* holdei of the conespomling tick et v cut a five pound box of candy. Each member of the committee yyas picsented with a gnidcmu through Fdv 01 stein and company Dance* Draw *, Comment In commenting about the Scnioi function scveial of the pillions and pattonesses voiced the* opinion that the dance was among the best they had witnessed at Penn Suite. The success of the dance this veai has as sjicd the Scnioi Ball a piommcnt p’nce among the othei functions in the futuie The* committee in cliaigc* of the aL faii was composed of (» M Cook, ch.iuman, Miss Ruth Schaeffer, Mi*-** 31 B Chnmbeis, B. M Hiickett, E G Hawkins, A. Y. Smith, Hugh dunes, \V. G Giay and D D Heni\’, c‘V-ofheio FOR RENT—'Tau Phi Delta Fia temitv house, 512 West College Ayenuc Foi occupancy* Septem ber 1, 1020 Inqunc Elmci C Ross, Lcmont, Pn 2-12-2 t Quality Candies We are candy makers by pro fession. We make a fine qual ity candy and sell it at moder ate prices Watch our specials GREGORY BROTHERS CANDYLAND Industrial Engineering Department CEDAR CHESTS - Student Desks and Chairs, Student Tables CHIFFONIERS - - - TYPEWRITER TABLES CHAIRS DESKS TABLES ...... COSTUMERS - - - GATE-LEG TABLES - IRON BRIDGE LAMPS - ROOM 106, UNIT B WATCH THIS AD j Famous Shoes for Men. [ SHOE SPECIALIST j If you desire Shoes that will please, per | haps we can help you | We would suggest that you inspect our | new styles. | COLLEGE BOOT SHOP | (Formerly 20th Century Shoe) i A. C. LONGEE, Prop. | 125 Allen Street Gregory Building •ALWAYS RELIABLE' There’s a lot of satisfaction in doing something belter for your customers. You judge us by the results you"gel‘ - from the money you spend here. That is the way it should be. And if we can, in any way, continue to give you more than you expect for that money—it’s a lot of satisfaction to us, because you’re better satisfied. FROMM’S OPP. FRONT CAMPUS *lW»tLi.\, February la. BATTLE WAXES HOT IN PROFS’ TENPIN CIRCLES (Continued from first pnge) for this method of wmfaio, accord ing to Zicglci. Major League Prospects PiofeHsor Ziegler declines that tlcie is, a possibility of uncai thing some likely candidate loi majoi* league twilling honin'? il the muniiei .11 which some of the faithful follow in'? of the wooden allies tluow tlio halls counts in then lavot l*’oi the i»‘toundcd Captam T 1’ ihe.siuhan a new light his at last dented the v»a\ foi he has found that b\ waiving In-* ifKack he can make a ball roll whoe .he least expects , [ At picscnt the mote cxpeiionccd , team that lepiesents the Uimorsitv . r lub is leading the held, having won [ten games anti lost none Altliougn | the militaiv depuitment and the uwl ! cngineei lolleis .no now doing as well irs should be C'.pected of piolcssion |.«ls of tln*u standing, the\ still i cmain in the uppei half of the pet ccntagc column. @T&Bf!iiMT^afrsao. Thotoplat/S JV.U IVwy tk Tieadaj— First Pcuiwh.uua Showing , LON CH \NEY in “The Blackbird' Mednesdaj and Thursday AILKEV PRINf.Li: m Elinor film's ‘Soul Mates' NITTAN\ 'luesdaj aiul Wednosdnj— BERT LYTEL in “Sporting Life' 'Jliiirsdaj and Frida) — First Pennsyhaiiia Showing JOHNNY HINES in “Ra'nhow Rile) 53.00 10 ?21.00 - - - - - s3.r>o - • $12.50 to $25.00 $5.00 $2.00 $5.50 $l.OO SINCE mis
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