Paso T wo Penn State (Collegian Published Roml-Tvechly during the College year by students of the Penn sylvania Slate College, in the interest of Students, Faculty, Alumni and Friends of the College. EDITORIAL STAFF H. W. Cohen ‘2B It. T. Krichel ‘2G A. 1C Smith ‘2O . W. J Durbin r 2G Ji. h Kellner ’2O It. A Shatter *2O JUNIOR NEWS EDITORS Vf. F. A<!lcr ’27 O. E Fisher ’27 i: II f’ulcmnfi '27 W P. R<*ml ’27 JUNIOR WOMEN'S NEWS EDITORS Kllr*n A Bullock'27 Fruipos I. Foibos’27 Mary E Shaner'27 BUSINESS STAFF T. Cain Jr. '2O .. <} L Guy ‘2fl G K Brumfield '2O ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS F N Weidnor, fr. ‘27 B. C. Wharton‘27 REPORTERS S It Robb ‘27 The Penn State COLLEGIAN invites commumeahnns on any subject oT « olloge interest Loiters mint hear llie signatures of the writers. Names of ••nniimimennls will lie published unless requested to be kept confidential. It ii-'iinioH no responsibility, however, for sentiments expiossed in the Loiter Box an«l reserves tlio light to exclude any whole publication wo.ihl he p.ilpthly inappropriate. All eopv for Tuesday’s issue must he in the office l»y ton a in. on Monday, anil for Friday’s issue, by ten a m on Thursday. Subscription piire: $2 50 if paid before December 1, 102." Entered at the Postofliec, Slate College, Fa, as second-class matter. Office: Nittany Printing and Publishing Co Budding, State College, Pa Telephone. 292-W, Bell. Member of Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association Nows Editor this Issuer FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1926 THE BEAUTY OF THE GREEKS. The time of the fraternity infoimal initiation is here! In accord with time-worn custom, the fratres in collegio of T!eta Tau Mu aie setting out to impress their ireiahmcn with the lionor which is to be conferred upon them. Foi the l)rotheis-to-i>e are to learn the sacred mysteries of old Beta Tau; soon they will be told the loitj ideals w hich make the fraternity the gi eatest among the Greeks. Does not Beta Tau stand lor all that is beautiful, lor honoi, coinage, msticc, purity of mind and body? Aie not the biotheis banded together for the stamping out of all that is unclean and cowardly m the world? Beta Tau is almost a holy older and smeh each freshman should be made to appreciate the solemnity, the deep significance of his initiation into its myster ious beauties So the young men chosen for the honor aie piepared for their \ows They aie humiliated in their own eyes and in the eyes ol the woiid, by luchcious stunts; they are tieated to the ingen ious tilth accumulated from the festering brains of a hundred gen ciations ot deal old Beta Tau Mu: they are branded, ever so light ly, with hie; they aie beaten with paddles until the blood shows pm pie tluough the skin of theii legs. Beauty’ For Beta Tau is the gi eatest of the Greeks and its vows MUST be taken senously! HATS OFF? It is tine that one hesitates to do awav with a college custom tli it has giown up with the institution However, while the com mit too on the levision of customs did an excellent piece of woik ii'ccnlly, there are still a tew regulations which ha\e grown ob solete and should be discarded The COLLEGIAN always has heaitily endorsed college cus toms at Penn State, has lavored stiict enforcement and always has backed the Student Tubunal in all of its decisions against uile bieukeis Yet it is telt that theie is one legulation here which is particularly offensive to the average undeigi actuate, which has outgrown its usefulness with the growth of the col lege, and which should be tossed aside—the custom requiting sophomoies and jimiois to wear hats. There are two giounds upon which any class custom may find unification: as a moans of discipline and as a means of peipetu almg class distinction On the promise that disciplinary meas mes .ne desirable, a proposition which is debatable even in regard lo freshmen lcgulations, the wealing of hats, obviously can have no foundation. The advocates ot hat-wearing, however, more often claimthut.the custom as tor the strengthening of class dis tinction, that semois may be recognized by the factrthat they are not lequiied to wcai head-gear. To this argument the moie pio uiosMve members ot the student body leply, and with good rca ‘ on. that rneie seniority in itself can no longer command any par f ulai i espect, and that class consciousness has no conceivable re- Li ion to the spiut of Penn State as a whole. In any case, the i ki*s bla'/ci.s now being introduced will care tor the situation in a moie desirable fashion The elimination of hats will, m fact, •idil to the etfect of the blazers, for bare-headed undergraduates alwavs lend atmosphere to a college community, an atmosphere v'hich has loimerly been signally lacking at Penn State. Piogrosive steps have been made in class customs here veai aflci ycai, with 1923-26 m the vanguard There is still op pmlii.vty lor improvement. For the three uppei classes, hats oil’ HOMO BOOBIENS. Is going to college something to be proud of, or is it a bug bom with which to silence little children at nightTo nidge I*om eoircspondence punted m “The American Mercuiy,” we { boose the bugbear theory. The lettei mentioned was written by a Harvatd graduate anti is worded like this: “I would advise ‘Manufacturer* to send his idiot son to Harvard lam a leccnt Harvard graduate myself, and I wish to assuie him that there is no university m the country whole it is easier to get by with a minimum of work. It is an actual fact that throughout my entire four years I read no more, in fhe aggiegate, than fitty small pages of large type, and that I skipped eighty per cent ot the lectures I was supposed to attend 1 not only did not tail to get through; I graduated CUM !’* Take it from any college graduate of this age, there is not much studying done in universities today. Most “students," to use a borrowed cunent expression, do not go to college to get an education —they go to become educated.” No one can tell the man who slides through that he is getting absolutely no education from his college course—he KNOWS it! But knowing it is no icasoji tor him to mend his ways—he’s going to rely simply on the name and reputation of Ills Alma Mater when he giaduates, not on lus own mind, a mind supposedly ed ucated to a greater extent than those of the persons who he thinks .ire classified as HOMO BOOBIENS. His college “education” is not great enough to pei mit him to realize that of tne capitalized genus of man, he is the personification. OXFORD AWARD OPEN TO ' PENN STATE STUDENTS Rhodes Scholarship Offered to Men Here Not Residing in Pennsjlvunm ~ Edltor-in-Chlcf Assistant Editor Managing Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor In spite of tiie fact that tin* je.u Pennsjhnma i* not one ol the states fn.m which students will be elected to lecoive Rhodes fcdiolai ships lo o<- fold, those men who aie eniolled at Penn Slate and ie*ide in stales, hold ing elections, aie eligible. U. W. noward ’27 11. G. Womsley ’27 Elections will be held on Dcienibu eleventh this je.u m thnlv-two stales. The stipend of the Rhode*. Scholaiship has been mine ised to imn bundled pound* a jcu Infuin.atmn ami application bt ink", mav be nl>- l lined fiom the Dean of Men with the pinvi.o that all appln An.n* 11.11*1 ic ith the SI. te Sieict me* befnie ()i -tol.u Ivvontv -thn >1 Business Manager Advertising Manager Circulation Manager A Rhodes >c]inl.ii'-lii|. 1* Unable tin thice voais to tl.c v imei 'in! thosi elected will hue an unusLiuiod choice of the studio, which lucv will take at O'fend All Rhode, *ihoku* are appointed w ithmit c ~1111111 ilion 011 the basis of then it'cmd in school and college J, ’I Vamtonliiirr ’23 To be eligible foi 1 Rhodes Schol irslup, a candidate nuisi be a male citi/cn of the United Slate*, unm li ned and between the ages, of nine teen uid tuonlj-hvo on the Inst of Octobei, 1'127 'l he c ind.iiate also must have completed Ins soplunnoie jew in college A candidate m.u applj ouhei in the State in winch lie his leccned at least two jens ot Ins college odi.ci tion 01 in In* home state '1 he 1,11 di iltes winch will be lotisideied in mak ing'the sehetio*! are n'.n.hood, chu utei, puldic spmi and leuhiship, bleiaiy and sclml islie ibilitv and ~l-liiinmenls, liiinmenls, and plivsieil \igor, is shown by intcicsl ri outdnoi *»u ts 01 in othci \,’ajs W P Reed PHI SIGMA lOTA BOOSTS MEMBERSHIP TO TWENTY The local chaptei ol the Pin Sigma lota, National Hanoi uiv Fialeinitv of Romance Language*, now has twenlv active inembei* Two feats must be accomplished before one can become a mcmbei Fust, it is ncc essniv to attain a high avciagc in one 01 moie of the lommce languages and second, all othei cnm.es must show pai lutings Piogiams of an intellectual l\pe aie executed reguhuly bj the active membeis of the Soeietv Although all conclaves aie not open to the pub lic, the fiateinitv will hold two open metings ettei I.astei vacation At the second Di J P W Ciawfoul, lead of the depaitment ol lomance languages at the UmveiMtv of Penn sjh’anut, will dehvci an addicts on the “Idealists and Rogues m Spnni*h Litoiutmc ” AWARDED RESEARCH PRIZE The Febmaij number ot the Jour nal of the Ameuean Society of Me chanical Engineers contains the pma article on 11 metallic reseaith sub mitted last join by \V S Montgom ery 25 and J. R Endcis ’25 This aiticlc is based on expeiinicnts con- ducted bv Montgomery and Lnders ioi the E G Budd Co, ot Philadel phia, during the last semesters ot then senioi veai Now enjoy all-day shaving comfort NO matter how sensitive your skin, it will find all-day comfort in Williams Aqua Vclva—the new, scien tific after-shaving liquid. A few drops keep the skin all day velvety smooth just as Williams Shaving Cream leaves it. Big 5-oz. bottle 50c. At all dealers’. FOR BETTER SHAVING WILLIAMS mu, Ph.NH ,s 1 aa Lb COLLEGIAN ENGINEERS TO HEAR OF INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS Piof. C L Kmsloe, head of .the elccli le.ll etigineoi ing department, and W B Walkojs, ’2O and E R Quern ’2O, will he the speakers at a meeting «r enginecimg students in room 200 Engineenng D at seven-fifteen o’clock Wednesday evening. a Tiie theme of the meeting will be a piesentation of a complete picture of an engineering giaduate during Ihc ten to twenty jears following his giaduation fiom college Many ques tions will be answered thoroughly, | among them being, the magnitude of jstaitmg sahuics, the piobabilitv of holding more than one position dutmg | the lust live vonrs following gnulu ation, the nclements of salaries and possible levels to be attained bv the oidmaiy and exception d engineer '1 be mc.el.mg will he conducted by the E E Houotv ami all cngmeeiuig stu dents au* mged to ntleiiil CHESS CLUB WINS FROM TYRONE IN FIRST MATCH Team Leaves For Butknell U. Tomorrow—Manager Gives Out Schedule Ehgihihtv Rules. ’1 he Penn State Ches* Club, cap lamed bj N R Adams ’2B, won its. Inst match of the season fiom the stiong Tv rone Chess association by .1 seoie of 5-2 Wednesday night in 28 I, A The team is composed of Ad mix, captain and fit st man, I Kam biug »2Ri,fr, R S Leach ’2(5, .1. M. Heller *2B'i, L. R Plotts 27, J R .Mussel ’27 md E llnluy'2o. Bee ut'O of the absence of two of Tvione’s pi ivoix, Captain Anspachei, of the vixitois, played Unco games, winning one and dinwing two lie vva» the onlv playci on the Tjione team able to cope with the vjisitile attack of his jouthful opponents. Captain Anspachei’s two draws and one win scoicd Tyione’s onlv points. Tomorrow the team will journey t« Lcwisbutg to plaj the Buckncll um veroitv combination The of the tup will be defrayed ay the ; membeis of the team, as they so fai teceived no lecogmtion fiont tiie college authouties The following schedule lias been at ranged by Piesident Leach Februaiy 20—Buckncll—away. Match C—Willinmspoit—awav Match 13—Facultj—at home. Match IS—Tyionc—Tjrone April 10—Buchnell—at home \pnl 21—Wilhamspoit—at home SCARABS MAKE ANNUAL AFFAIR COSTUME BALL The Seal ab Sncietj* will hold its an jnual hall at the Omega Epsilon fia- I teimtv house 011 Mutch nineteenth in stead ot Febiuaiy nineteenth as foi jmeilv planned Although comphea 'tions atismg m the depaitment of atchiteetuic have caused this post ponent, the committee m chatgc is completing ai rangements to make the dance a success The aiclutects will follow the custom set by chapters of this «*ociety in othci colleges by mak ing this j cat’s nffni a costume ball "Music for the function will be fur nished by the College Ctew. ; DEAN WATTS ADDRESSES ALUMNI AT HARRISBURG Graduate’s Service to College Is Subject of Educator in Formal Talk Dean R. L. Watts of the School of Aguculturc presented a formal ad diess on the topic “Out Relationship to the College after Graduation” at a banquet conducted by the Alumni Association of Ilariisbuig last night In the course of lus speech, Dean Mutts hud special stiess on certain pertinent phases of the student’s ob-, ligations aftci lus college caieei In lus appeal, the Dean expressed lus 1 egret for the giaduate’s lack of in terest and loss*of familianty with Alma Mater’ He furthei declared that the alumnus should, in the true sense of the vvoid, A now Ins college and should manifest an in dent interest in the departments in which he majored According to the local educator, al umni members can lendet certain val uable services to then institution It is within the powei of the Harris- 1 burg alumni, said the speaker, to aid in the fulfilling of a recent request made of the Legislatuie for financial support. In concluding. Dean Watts uiged each membci to elevate the scholastic standing' of lus educational institu tion by helping to secuie for it an en lollment of students with outstanding ability. KAPPA DELTA PI HEARS DEAN W. G. CHAMBERS Combining tiie tegular business! meeting with a piogram of cnteiLini ment, Kappa Delta Pi met Tuesday ; night at the Acacia houxe Dean W.! G. Chambers delivered the principal address at the meeting and spoke on recent changes in the cuiiicuium of Buinaid college Elections vveie held by the fiatei mtj to fill the vacant treasuier’s of-, ficc cieatcd by the giaduation of Miss E L. Kistlci, ami Dr. C. W. Mur qumdt was chosen to the position The petition of the University of Denvei club foi nicmbcislup was voted upon favoiably. Seven representatives of the local chapter will depart for Washington next week for the national convention of the fraternity. METHODIST CHRISTIAN SOCIETY ARRANGES WEEK OF SERVICES Holding then fust meeting Sunday evening at seven o’clock, the young people of the Methodist cliuich will conduct a week of set vices as a fol low-up of the talks given by Di Gil key. The services will be conducted undci the slogan “Taking Jesus in Earnest,” and many interesting spoak eis have been secured With the ex ception of Satuidav’, Febiuaij 20, when tlicic will be no seivice, the meetings will start at seven o’clock. Blue Moon INVITES YOU Saturday Specials Premier Run of Garden Peas, per can Lutz & Schram Dill Pickles, per qt. jar Medium Sized Can Pork and Beans California Apricots, No. 3 Can California Asparagus Tips California Peaches, No. 3 Can Lutz & Schram Pure Strawberry Preserves Colgate Big Bath Soap, 3 .cakes Fresh or Soused Mackeral (Norse Crown) Welsh’s Grape Juice, pints W. R. GENTEEL Lecture Institute of Dr. Gilkey Ends Here (Continued from first page) Don from then approving listcneis Aftei his ai rival Tuesday after noon, Doctor Gilkey journeyed to the Centre Hills country club where he was the guest of the local Uotarians. Following a short talk with the busi ness men, he returned to the campus rnd spoke at n combined meeting ol : lie Intel fmtcrmty and intramural touncils at the Chi Phi house. ! Speaking st the convocation cxoi c**es Wednesday jnoining, Doctor Gilkey used “What Is Theie in Re ligion” as his text. Using a vivid rnd forceful method with which to illustrate the comparison between mountain tops and religion, he showed how the same .effort i* lequucd to gain ichgion as to scale dizzy peaks Describes Religion Dr. Gilkey remarked “Juxt as the spirit of adventure, changing fust to j dixcovcij, then x to 1 evolution, uiges one to the investigation of mountain tops, so the humtm spirit goes tluough flhc same pioccss'upon gaming lolig ton Religion is a revelation of a hie [from God’s point of view Just as I people ai.e roped together to iioln leach other when climbing luggeJ ! -lopes, churches and ichgion inspitc [human beings to aid one anothet ” , In the second'major lecture, the [University of Chicago pastor used 1 “What is Christianity Anyway'’’ as j Three Essentials j jj There are three es- | jl sentials to a good ? |j hotel— 1 || Ist—Cleanliness, j 12nd —Comfort 5 3rd—Quiet. j These three you will | find in the [ j PENN STATE HOTEL I 410 E. College Ave. * Across From .East Campus t Make Reservations in , \ Advance $ Cash in on your Advertising Liberal Cash Awards COLLEGIAN, FEB. 12 R. T. HAFER Leitzell Building BUILDING MATERIAL FOR FEBRUARY 20th Home of Better Built Furniture Fiiiuy, Fcununy lu, 1926 his subject. He slated, "People often r.«k what Cliristiamtv is, but seldom can they be made to understand that ichgion is leatncd from people who are religious.” Answering this uni versal queston, Di Gilkev declined that “Jesus Chi Ist is the Christian 1 ichgion” A shoit verbal question naire was held after the lectuie, Di Gilkey giving ansvvcis to many quer-. Farewell Address In his farewell speech last night, the campus mmistei likened Lincoln tc a smnll seed planted in “lus own gniden” fiom which a great tree grew Di Gilkey’s final bit of ad i \ <ce to Penn State students vvu l -. 1 “Sow the seeds of the Spirit, in your own garden—whatever the soil—and Hie haivcst shall not fail ” Included in the prominent scholar’s ltmeiaty duung Ins Uirec-dnv visit were i-hoit talks before seveial small I eim State audiences Wcdnesdav roon he was cntcitamed at a faculty luncheon at the Univeisity Club and yasteulav at Varsitv Hull The Cos mopolitan Club also shaied in cntei ti nmg the noted lectuioier, receiving hum as guc*t of honoi Wednesday right following his address 111 lII' I Auditoi lum. Dr. Gilkey said before leaving foi New Yoik last nights “In all my ex perience ns u Unveiling college lec turer ,1 have nlwnjs wished to visit j’om school During my stav, I cei tamly was favoiably impiesscd with Tenn State.” eTftMiinilTMi'eGo 1 Thokjfloipi Qa&hy JUtoCoL-p TW Friday and Saturday— LAURA LA PLANTE in “The Beautiful Cheat’ Three Revival Dajs at Regular Price* Moiidaj “THE BIRTH OF A N \TION" 'I ucsduj DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in "The .Mark of Zorro” \\ ednosd.iv MILTON SILLS m "The Sea Hawk NITTANY JOHNNY HINES m “Rainbow Kilej’ S-iturdaj MARIE PREVOST in ’ His Ja/£ Bride" Mondaj and Tuexdaj ALL STAR CAST in “His People" Ability
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