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Perm State Collegian
Published saml-weahly 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
11. W. Cohen *2O
It. T. Kriebel *2O
A. K. Smith *2O .
W. J. Durbin '2O
11. L. Kellner >2O
It. A. Shaner ‘2G
JUNIOR NEWS EDITORS
G. E FMier ’27 U. W. Howard *27
W. P. Reed *27 II G Womsloy *27
JUNIOR WOMEN'S NEWS EDITORS
Ellen A. Bullock '27 Frances 1.. Foibes ’27 Mary E. Shaner *27
W. F. Adler ’27
K. If. Coleman ’27
BUSINESS STAFF
T. Cain Jr. ’26
G. L Guy *2(5 .
G. IS Brumfield ‘2G
ASSISTANT BUSINESS M VNAGKRS
P. N Wciilner, Jr. ‘27 D. C Wharton ‘27
REPORTERS
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S. R. Robb '27
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News Editor this Issue
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1926
A REQUEST WITH CAUSE
Within a short time. Student Council will petition the Coun
cil ol Administration for an extension ot the Easter vacation.
1 he College calendar states that the spi ing recess shall begin on
Wednesday. Match thiity-first, at live-twenty o’clock. The un
dergiaduatc governing body desues to see the vacation begin at
noon.
Needless to say, Penn State is peculiarly located, and trans
poi tatiou facilities aie such as to make it extremely difficult foi
students to leave at any time Only a small minonty can be ac
commodated by the bus lines and private cars, which often makes
it necessary for hundreds to wait until the following day befoie
they arc able to make their departure.
The past Chustmas vacation furnished a good example. The
roc-ess began at five-twenty o’clock, at the close of the lasi after
noon hour, and it one was not fortunate enough to get seated in the
low busses or had not hired a private car weeks in advance, he or
S'ho was compelled to remain on the campus until the next day.
Not tor some time has a vacation extension been granted, but
Student Council feels that it is justified in making this appeal,
and rightly so. It is our most earnest desire that the Council of
Administration look with favor upon the request.
“JUST CALL ME GEORGE.
Among our present-day radicals who propound seemingly
gicat and important tiacts in the field of American history, theie
seems to be one m particular who lakes naive delight in striving
with might and mam to shower George Washington with dirty,
slimy mud-pies.
First ot all, theie is no doubt that some good will be accom
plished by the eminent historian, if the inference may be paidon
ee! Pei haps George never played with mud-pies, and if he was
so uniortunatc then, now he is at least a target foi a later child
mind. abstiact as it may seem
Every historian is puzzled by the manner m which Ameii
cans are pi one to accept eveiy “good and perfect" stoiy about the
hist Piesident of this lepublic. Until such a time as the aveiagc
person grows a mustache oi affects all-silk chiffons, the cheny
tree stoiy goes without saying. A nightmare results when some
one nrfoims us that the good Virginian had led hair, or that he
had only lour toes on his i ight foot, or that he chewed plug to
bacco ’Why, gloiv be, he’s the ideal of the nation—lie never did
anything which did not become a gentleman and a scholar!
And not satisfied with the effect created by the attack on
Washington, a moderft critic asserts,, that a story cuuent in
.uid about 'lllinois has to-do vftth-Honest- Abe Lincoln under the in
fluence* of n “lew' gourds of-corn."’ well bo-hung fob a
sheep as a lamb.
Why cannot the American people look upon these two un
doubtedly great men as gieat men only; great organize! s, great
politicians, gieat statesmen, instead of holding them up to be
idolized like a few clay gods? No man is perfect, so why can’t the
Amencun public look upon Washington and Lincoln as gieat men,
not as flaw loss individuals f Until Americans do these things,
oveiy httlo exposuie about any piominent figuie will call for
pasps and ciies ot dismay from the multitude, furthei evidence
that Ae«op and Grimm occupy a prominent place in grown-up ht
oratm e.
POST MORTEM
If the i esulLs of the Thanksgiving football game with Pitts
binuh wcie only now available, how much enthusiasm would they
amuse*' Wo hazard the guess that the moans would lack reson
ance. that the cheers would lack volume.
A less exaggerated yet similai situation exists in the release
ol semostei grades Almost two months of the new semester
must pass before the students know the outcome of their battle
marks dm mg the previous term. Now it may be properly ar
gued that the student should not allow past grades to govern his
present cfloits, th.it he should not look upon them as the goal ot
his scholastic activities. It is deplorably true, nevertheless, that
he docs both these things. And the administration can revamp
Ivs fault into ‘something like a virtue by giving him the news
while it is still reasonably fresh.
The present size of the Registrar’s staff undoubtedly makes
u speedier handling of the grades impossible. Under the circum
stances a temporary addition, m the foim of a few able commerce
students, perhaps, would seem desirable.
'flie lcsults of an autopsy .should be published befoie the de
ceased has been forgotten.
STUDENTS I-’ROM EIGHTEEN State nt the beginning of the second
INSTITUTIONS ENROLL HERE scmeatci. Five of the new studnts
_ ‘ _ weie women. Only seven were ad-
FJirhtccn different umvcisitics col- nutted to the freshmen cla«s, thiough
Ws and normal schools aie ropre- having sufficient advanced standing
ViLod in the gioup of twenty-five to take up the woik staited m B?ep
*k"v students who em oiled at Penn tember by other freshmen.
Letter Box
The KtliLor of the
Tcnn State COLLEGIAN
State College* Pa.
Deni Sn •
Just about two weeks ago some o r
us were pleased to learn the picvtous
-11 we believed it impossible, that the
COLLEGIAN, thru its editorials, con
sidoied the League of Nations an in
stitution of piuumount importance
V,o were so enthused o\ei tluit par
tisan editoiml entitled “Half a League
Onwaid” that we felt that u note oi
thunks was due you Hut being ot
a retiring and modest natuie wo
agreed that it might be considered
flattery, so the appreciatm* groun
that time tufused to commit itself |
to misunderstanding Today, sad to;
say, v'o leam fiom the same organ I
oi student sentiment tint the League!
of Nations is all hush' Win should
..ny capable student spend his cnvi.i-j
Me and piecious tune infoinung the
Luge audiences at Penn St ite upon!
such an insignificant md unlmpm lam
question such as “Hu* United Slates
should cnlci tlie I cague of Nations'”
\nd besides it is a question tliat
would "interest only the Piesident
aid his cabinet” A veiy div, dull,
.nd fatiguing piocess, vou know
rdoicovci “the forensic aitists” are
cu.lv “Steam Shovels m Debating
So foi your love foi voui English
Piof. st.n iw n fiom such -contamin
. ..lion'
Ilowevoi we me not fully satisfied
at the strange and comple\ contradic
tious into which the COLLEGIAN ha<
committed it-eIJ. Two vcais ago the
: admission of Ameiica to the Woild
. Court was debated 'it Penn i.t.itc
• Only last fall oui fully mfonncd stu
dent body voteil in lavoi ol it So the
"steam shovel” dcbutci? weie able to
pciceivc a long while ahead of the
COLLEGIAN the importance ot such
an institution Perhaps it is most
likely that the impoi lance of the
League nuy again be reali'ed ami at
some date, how neai none should d.uc
. t-> piophesv, we may see again an
editorial llattenng us upon the ad
vantages of the League once inteiicd
m a certain newspaper otbee
Then. too. some of us come in foi
g'cater disappointment when we con-
Milei that the college m m is not sup
per ed to indulge in problems oi na
tional ot intoi national impoi tance
V.’lnt does it mattei to him whethei
Congress is empowered to ovei-rule
the Supicme Couit in vital questions
concerning the Constitution, oi wheth
er the Governor ot Pennsylvania
si ould be permitted to force compul
sory arbitration upon disputants m
. n industrial controveisv Hubbish'
Get something of local interest,
Something like this, "Resolved That
the movies shown at the Pastime
are rotten"’ "That the parking!
signs about the Gateways should be
"cmovcd” "That House Paities—"
NO' NO' That’s personal, not local
Another one "That Bull Sessions are
1 cncflcml ” And lastly "That the
Penn State students me icUgious’j
Alt methmks thut Daniel left his!
Lion’s Den and perpetiatcd a joke;
upon us* If so “Hail To ’Hie Lion ’
But when all is said and done, tho
it is not improbable that much good
may be undone thru misrepresenta
tion when the authority is incompe
tent to inter pi et fairlv because of
prejudices bom of disappointing ex
periences, wo view with no alaim
the lack of interest m foiensic activ
ates Pcihaps it is tiuo that the
gu.it amount of othei e\tia-curncu- :
lar activities depmes students
or interest to bo present at inter
collegiate debates Other colleges
where there arc not so manv ollm
nilivitros, use the same questions Jor
debate and got veiy large attendance
'l hen it cannot all be lbo-fnult ot the
•Mull and dry’ subject that is being
jcclnujd! However we cannot say
that the question raised in the COL
LEGIAN was prompted bv the high
est and most impartial motives.
Nevertheless some ol us would be
rnthusod to see seveml members o‘
the SUIT present at tho next debate;
contact is enlightening’
Very tilth,
~ Editor-In-Chief
Assistant Editor
Managing Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
. Business Manager
Advertising Manager
Ciiculation Manager
W P. Reed
Illii biAit COIit.Ji.MIAH'
PHILADELPHIA ATTORNEY,
, TO ADDRESS DANTE CLUB
Philadelphia's assistant district at
torney, E V Alessandrom, will be
the nest speaker to addles* the Dante
Club Although no exact date has
been set foi Mi Alcssnmlrom's vdut,
the Club e.\pects lum v hcre.soon.
The Dante Club met Tuesday even
ing in Unom 121 Old Main to discuss
the question of honorary membership
to the societv. It was decided to c\-
tond the honmaiy membership to a’l
faculty membeis piofessing intciest
in things Italian. •
Sixty students of Italian pm out
age cnmpnsc the. Club oig,mired by
Pi of I L Fostei and J. \V. Fosa last
fall. Seven! eminent Italian-Amer
lcans arc bung sccuicd to '.peak 1o
• the bods
BETTER CAItE OF GRIPPE
URGED BY DR. RITENOUR
(Continued iiom hist page)
counsel In olitie woids, if the doc
toi oideis him to bed at the Infum
,uy, he should go at once without
question, instead ot i etui mug his
el isses to bioadcast geimS * 1 * *
Piinceton univeisity also has been
basing an epidemic of the diseasejbut
illicit is being combatted successfully
by a lulc making occupation of. the
intumann obhgatoiy upon '.ill vper
sons infected with diseases of a con
tagious natuic At Piinceton, the in
lumaiy is equipped with fifty-six
beds while thcie aio but eight here.
At piesent, seven of the eight beds
me occupied, all by persons.haung
laguppc Among ihose ill are Fixif
J D Holme and Piof Ruth E Gta
ham . . .
THREE-ACT COMEDY TO
BE STAGED BY PLAYERS
(Continued from first page)
said ot the show. “In Miss Rood as
Giacc Liunigston and Anderson as
Thomas Tuckei, the Ccntie county
college lavs claim to two of the best
plovers in the Pennsylvania Inter
collegiate Diamatic ussocintion.Thcn
poittayal of the lolos assigned them
was undoubtedly the best evci, seen
heie ”
Since the plav’s furst appemance
only one change has been nude in'its
pci sonnet R \V Huston *27 took
the place of F J. Kiatz ’27 as Dick
Luung, man-about-town, shoitlv be
foie the last engagement In all
piobabihty the foimer will continue
in this pait
At a meeting of the Players, the
following were elected to the club R
\V Huston, ‘27 T. K Moms ’27, J
D V.’itmei ’27. and Jliss’G. A. Smiley
’2B
ENTOMOLOGISTS itONOR
PROF. H. E. HODGKISS
Pi of 11. E Hodgkiss, head of the
department ot economic entomology
at Penn State, has been chosen chan
man of the 19215 national meeting of
extension entomologists to be held in
Philadelphia later m the yeai
The extension entomologists are af
filiated with the Association of Eco
nomic Entomologists and also with
the Ameucnn Association foi the Ad
vancement of Science which also plan
to meet in Philadelphia Piofessor
Ilodgkiss was elianman of the 1021
meeting so his choice again this year
bl his associates is considcicd a’sig
nal of honoi.
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lather. Lather that quickly saturates your beard,
that softens the razor’s touch, that leaves your
face cool and soothed! Try this master shaving
cream. Large-size tube 35c; double-size 50c,
containing twice as much. At all dealers’.
'always insist on williams
LIBRARY INSTALLS
EDUCATION ROOM
Books of Pedagogical Interest
1 Now Repose in Alcove
On Second Floor
-In onlei to provide a quiet and con
venient place for the study of educa
tion subjects the Education libuiry
has been established in the large room
at the icm of the second floor of the
Carnegie libiniy. All the lefetcnce
| books foi com sea in education and
psychology, which woie foimeily plac
ed in 'the reading loom in the base
ment of the libiniy, have been re
moved to the new room, vvheic they
ate available all dnv and at night
until ten o’clock. Onginating with
Dr. D. A Andeison of the School of
Education, the plan fm the new li
brary was cm i led out tlnougb the co
npoiatinn of Miss Sabi a \V. Vough,
head librarian
So much outside leading is lequued
foi the students of education and psy
chology that it seemed desirable to
pi ovule adequate facilities for the
best vvoik The new libiniy is spne
iqus and the neccssaiy books me
grouped* in one plate for immediate
lofeicnco. ,
<- m the dovvnstniis lefei
| ence" mom will ho lclicvcd not only
du\ing the winteii but especially dur
ing summer school when much con
centrated leading is lequned in many
coulees A ceitain number of new
books are added each yem, about
Unity new ones being put on the
shelves this fall, and as the library
glows, it is hoped that it will ln
cieasc in‘oppoitunitics and useful
ness
BUSINESS CANDIDATES
HEAR DR. G. W. HASEK
Meeting for the second time the
frc«hmcn candidates for the COL
LEGIAN business stair were addres
sed Wednesday night by C. W Hasek,
associate professor of Economics.
Pi of. O.'K- Harlan also assisted in
ti c meeting
Foui meetings remain of the six
origmully planned and all freshman
inteiested are urged to lepoit next
■ftedncsdnv night at seven o’clock m
Room 14 L A for the third instiue-:
tion session. Following the last,
sihcduled meeting, the candidates will
begin the regular duties assigned to j
iicshmon business men j
I'OR S \LE—One of the most desir
able fraternity sites in town is foi
sale. Northwest coiner of Locust
Lane and Fairmount, direcUy oppo
site from the Alpha* Chi ltho fia
teinity. 123 feet fiontage on Lo
cust Lane and 150 foot frontage on
Fan mount avenue. Call 349-M.
2-23-41.
IX)ST—A ' wrist-watch on February
, fifteenth. Reward if returned to
COLLEGIAN office.
.pa
■—Tes, with SEA ISLAND
NO matter where, when or how
the occasion, Sea Island Mills
Imported Broadcloth Shirt* always
set you at ease. Their soft, llrui
quality and lustrous finish u always
apparent—always dignified.
Ask for them at your college
haberdasher.
Sea island mills, x»c.
New York, N Y.
SPR I N G SILKS
Let us show you our new printed crepes. So
many beautiful patterns to select from.
See our georgettes in the beautiful evening colors.
EGOLF’S
120 1-2 E. College Ave; State College
I The competition being conduct
| ed by the TIMES should be of in
| terest to students taking advertising.
'■> Ask the Editor for particulars.
| The first award would pay some
| one’s carfare home.
| The second would purchase Moth-
I er a beautiful Easter bouquet.
R. T. HAFER
Leitzell Rtiilding
$ Bell 414
Quality, Right Prices and Prompt Service \
j
!
WINNER’S MEAT MARKET
111 S. PUGH STREET
95c
%
Will buy 50c worth of Meats and one p
pound of Rich Pasture Butter p
Feb. 26th and 27th, 1926 |
", CALL BELL 293
•ALWAYS RELIABLE*
The College Verdict for Spring
The Dunlin by
Society BRAND
If anyone knows what he wants in
clothes, it’s the college man. We
know that. It’s our business to give
it to him, just as he wants it. That’s
why we’re offering the Dunlin, by
Society Brand. It’s the suit college
men have chosen for spring, the one
they’ve told us they want. It’s here
now—come and see it.
Society Brand Suits $ 4O to $ BO
TOPCOATS—The new Spring Top
coats are 46 to 50 inches long, with
. new distinctive patterns, *32.50 to s 5O
FROMM’S
OPP. FRONT CAMPUS
I'iiday, i-'otmuny -l>, liiLdG
1 Thofoplq/Sg^QuaUf
PASTIME
Friday— «
MAE BUSCII AND LEW CODY
in “Time, The Comedian”
Saturday—
BETTY COMPSON
in “Counsel Foi Defence”
Monday—
CONSTANCE JUNNEY
’in ‘jOne RiiiK-^ircK*
Tuesday—
MIDGE KENNEDY
in “Scandal Street"
NITTANY
Finlay and Saturday—
CHARLIE MURRAY
in “The Cohens ami The Kelljs"
Monriaj—
'Connecticut Yankee in King AtlturV
Tuesdaj
'Scuramouclie
Wednesday—
DOUGLtSS FAIRBANKS
in “Don 0"
SINCE 1913