Pago Two Penn State Collegian Publlßhcd eemUweekly during the College year by students ot the Penn sylvania State College, in the Interest ot Students, Faculty, Alumni and Friends of the College. EDITORIAL STAFF H. W. Cohen '29 R. T. Kriebel ‘2O A. K. Smith *26 W. J. Durbin '2O. 11. L. Kellner *2B, R. A. Shaner '2B JUNIOR NEWS EDITORS G. E. rishor ’27 W. I’. Rood ’27 W. F. Adler ’27 !3. 11. Cnlenmn '27 JUNIOR WOMEN’S NEWS EDITORS Ellen A. Bullock '27 Frances L. Forbes ’27 Alary E. Shaner ’27 BUSINESS STAFF T. Cain Jr. ’2B .... G. L. Guy '26 G. ID Brumfield *26 ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS S R. Robb'27 F. N. Woidner, Jr. ‘27 BCWhaiton‘27 The Penn State COLLEGIAN Invites communications on any subject of college interest. Letters must bear the signatures of the wi iters. Names of communicants w.Il bo published unless lequestcd to be kept confidential It assumes no responsibility, however, foi sentiments expressed in Ih* 1 Letter Box and reserves the right to exclude any whose publication would be palpably inappropriate. All copy fur Tuesday’s i°sue must be m llic oITVe by ten a. m on Monday, and for Fi May's issue, by ten a in on Thursday. Subscription price §2 fiO if paid before December 1, 192r> Entered at the Postofficc, State College, Pi, as opcoml-olnss matter. Office* Nittmy Printing and Publishing Co Building, State College, Fa Telephone. 202-W, Dell. Member of Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1926 LES ABSENTS ONT TOUJOURS TORT Tomonou and Thursday Penn State will be busy elect mg ncxt'yeai’s class officcis, busy scp.uatmj? the wheat from the chatf, the .strong fiom the weak. May the best men win. May they win handily. May the best men win, win that Penn State’s destiny may be placed in the hands of well-chosen lcadois. Unless every member of the tluec classes conccincd casts a ballot, theie will be wailing and gnashing of teeth It behooves o\ci>ono to be among those present—the absent aic always in the wrong. SO THEY PLAYED GENTLEMEN. AND HOW! ! ! Now that the glamour of the Junior Prom has faded in the distance and the “only girl” has departed for Wcehawken. N. J., there comes to mind an agonising thought. It is a question, one w hich di ops w ith a dull thud from a cleai sky and which constant ly menaces our social serenity—how did you tieat your chaper ones *' Weie they accorded all the puvileges which accompany their station or weie they shoved into a corner, handed a deck of cai ds and a table and a scoring pad 7 Only too often do we iegret that our attentions aie not paid the chaperones in a way which bleeds respect for the houses of which they aic guests. Only too often do we feel foi the chapei ones in their pitiable plight and grin indulgently in our hurried hop. skip and jump past their reserved cornel. What manner of men aie we who ungratefully cnteitain by isolation? We p'ay gentlemen, and how ! “Upon armal, ‘somebody* takes oui wiaps and ‘sets* us down m some coinei oi loom-end. Few of the fellows in the house wel come us, introduce themseUes oi shake hands None or few piesent their young ladies to us.” This from the heait of a piotcssor who is respected in the classroom but almost disclaimed at a house dance He wi ites to tell us that he is assured of atn e some. sorry time while chaperoning. May we add that he is col lect in all he says 7 One thing ot which a chapei on may be cei t.un is that the night will be a disagreeable one' Cannot Penn State men take unto themselves some of the atti ibules of gentlemen l Cannot Penn State men forget the self ishness attendant upon then lelations with their guests? Cannot the entertamcis showei their chapei ones w ith the few small bless ings which to them lightfully belong 7 Penn State men, known thioughout the East for their spoitsmanslnp, their spirit, their hospitality, fail dismally in their tieatment of chaperones Why? NoL because they aie innately inconsideiate but because they have no time to be gentlemen, because they have set aside the little mannensms which become the gentleman, because they have foi votten themselves. Wc hope that the future holds a remedy, a reversal of form, in order that our chaperones may praise their hosts lather than sene m silence as they now do. THE COLLEGE MAN’S GOBLET Almost every other college newspaper has expressed an opin ion on Piohibition and it is high time that we take a hand in the matter. Not that it means anything, but just to gratify a desire to take a poke at something President Chuich of Cainegie Tech told an investigating Sen ate Committee the w-hole truth about the dunking situation at Tech Whci cupon the students resented “the smirching of Tech’s lair name” even though it was the truth They icsenlcd the na tion’s knowing that Tech students honor the gieat god Bacchus Yet most of them are willing to tell, confidentially, of course, how many drinks they aie able to down at one sitting. It’s haid to understand, but then —college men aie pecuhai individuals. Anv average undergiaduate, backed into a corner, will cry the blues about the evils of Prohibition. He piobably will spread the mfmmation that if liquoi were not veiboten, he would not be drinking the stufl. And what stuff he thinks’ Eut it’s being done by his fellow-students, so why not? The general attitude of the country to wink at the breaking of the law’ is suflicienl to calm his conscience as he smirks and calls for “bottoms up” Years ago, our elders tell us, college men imbibed fieely. Eut they (juatled beer from a stein. Todav dunkers take “slugs," lips to bottle Haul liquor seldom saw the light of day at college then, w bile now' it is seldom that that same light of day docs not see the haidest of hard liquor being consumed in “healthy hooteis” by a Jew >oungsters And while the news is broadcast that college men do not drink, those who aie in the know tell us that theie is a maiked increase in either the amount consumed or the number of those who partake, or both. Straw votes taken at vaiious institutions show that undei graduates favor the return of light wines and beer. A straw vote is no criteiion, we aie told, since only the dissatisfied cast the ballot Nevertheless, at college, there is no leason lor such an assertion because even laziness will not stop a student from voting when the ballot-boxes arc placed squarely in front of his nose. The sti aw vote, then, may safely be taken as ati ue expres sion of student sentiment. Yet when these truths are conveyed to the world via the printed column, college men, and paiticularly Tech men, arc rc scntlul. The inconsistency of the thing is ridiculous. Why not openly admit that there are drinking bouts, many of! them, and I that more aie being held daily, and that the percentage of neo phytes piesently admitted to the bar greatly exceeds the percent age ot years ago 7 Omar says he knows of “nothing that the vintners buy one half so previous as the stuff they sell." But the “rotgut" that is sold today is a far cry fiom Khayyam’s wine and more is being consumed per capita per college than in the pre-Volstead period. Piohibition cnloicement is a complete fizzle and the college sit uation, we aie ceilain, is one of the strongest arguments for light wines and beer. Eut the news goes 'round that college men don’t drink and college men hold hard by the statement. The incon sistency the futility, the imbecility of the whole affair stumps us. . Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor Managing Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Letter Box U. W. Howard '27 11. G. Wnmslcy ’27 Ediloi, Penn State COLLEGIAN Deal Su Dad’s Da\ Ins become one of Penn State's gieat in .litulion-., and this \cu, not unlike loi met \o us, wo will soon m ike icadv to cnteitun out Rais. Business Manager Advertising Manager Ciiculation Manager One fault in the davN pmgr *m Inis come to im mind, and I have beard it \<m.ed bv othei students It is the policy t ikon bv the Athletic turn on this occasion. It -cents nughtv unfaii to talc idvantigc of oai vis iting Duils anil thugc them adniiss sion to the xthlctic meets Such a po sition is no n.o.e than an infringe ment upon the pm posy oT the hnspi tilitv we should ofiu Oui Dads do then p.ut in suppmtmg Penn Stile mi! uidneith the V A, mil to make them pn\ foi Urn miu-cnicnt when Penn St de shoul I he the ho .t is un- til ely wrong This lequius unnicdiito action or an aigumcnt fiom the A A justify ing its stand To i.ii-e funds fm the puipose of defia ,, i!i/ expenses is n weilc ugument m (ompntson to the impoi t nice "I I) ids’ |)..\ STUDENT BODY OBSERVES F ATHERS’ DAY SATURDAY (Continued from lust page) theis tnfbe gi\en in the Women’s building Sitmd.u .klleinoon A smokei and stunt show will he held in the Aimorv on S.itmdav night Pm this list e.’cnt of the Fatheis’ Dav lestivities n piogiam has been piepaiod that includes two llawauan guitai duet*, two boxing bouts, a wiestlmg bout between Loid and Pacl.aid and a mouth organ duct Di Ikn’y W A Hanson, piesident of Gottvshuig college, will he the Sun day chapel sprakei, giving rti addiess suitaolo to the occasion. The piogiam for the Association of Patents’ meeting Satuida* morning follows 1 Music 2 Piosident’s Remaiks, Mr John Mussei ‘! The College Adnnristiation, Judge II Walton Mitchell •1 The Health of the Students, Dr I P Ritonoui a Music <i. The Place of Scholarship in a College Education, Di C W Stod dm t 7 Student Social Life, D Ilemy ’2O and Ruth N Schacffei ’2B S. Business bo'-sinn ‘l. Adjournment MILK PRODUCERS HOLD UNIQUE GET-TOGETHER A unique event took place Thuisday night when noighboung faimeis who send milk to the College tream erv met 11 the Stork Pavilion foi then ann’iid gct-togcthei The wives of the faimeis solved cakes while fiee ice cieam and coffee weie fui mshed by the cicameiv. Entei tainnient consisted of a num bei of stunts and athletic events by Dean R L Watts and Pi of A A Boilnnd of the D.uiv Husbandly de paitmont Mu' ic was piovided by the college hand Eight bundled guests wine piesent WRIGLEY'S gPjl|. m W More Ba MB MW f°r your HP' Erajh money H 0 Hm® and thg best Peppermint Chewing Sweet for «- any money 013 w THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN HOME SHOWING OF “THE KID HIMSELF” SCORED BY CRITIC V. A. N. Studies Ability of Cast And Chorus—Constructive Suggestions Given SAYS IMPERSONATION OF “GIRLS” TOO 1 MASCULINE Praises Portrayal of “Sally" By R. W. Graham—Lauds Triple Piano Act The Thespian pioduction, not hav ing boon held undei the microscope heroic this time, must ceitainly he attempted if our title of cntic is to hold good This is constructive, ic mcmbei, not destiuclivo Vitam ini pemlere veio. Ileic we go’ We went to see “The Kid Himself" in ordei to he entertained. W r e weie, plenty, too. The gags woic good, some ot them, and we weie pleased to Imd the comedians waiting Tor then laughs In “Wooden Shoes,” this es sential hit of the actoi’s ciaft was noticeihlc foi its absence We weie also delighted with the music, the tunes weie “hummable,” if wo may coin the tcim, ami the lyncs well wnlten and expiexsive We ventuie the suggestion that “I've Been Look ing for Someone Like You” has been overworked a ■trifle'' Its a hit, there is no doubt, but “Rollin’ Stone," if given as much publicity as the othei, would take any house by storm. And “Lanterns,” too We wondei what happened behind the cui tains between the second and third acts' -The reverberating ap plause given Fishbum, Fishei and Coleman, accomplished pianists, did not seivc to diovvn the noise of bombs, while the long wait fiom the time the pianos were taken off-stage until the act opened did not serve as a boost to the cast. ? The scenic “effects” weie commend able and just the thing, while the costumes weie ‘ndmnnbly chosen and woiked in Heie we pause to inseit n pnia graph “Strong-foi te” or whatevei the woid is. Nevei have vve appieciated a piano tno as greatly as we did Snt uidav night’s May we congratulate the peifoimcis on then little encore stunt 7 It was fetching Regrettable, though, that wc could not tell which piano was in tunc. The dancing was excellent The chorus performed creditably, even to one “female” who began lifting "hei” shuts toward the end of the thud act. But if the Thespian Club is an im personating dramatic oignnization, we fail to see it The cast gnls were fine, but the choius gills, except one, were rotten as fai as looking like the opposite sex is concerned We hope the “men who play gu Is” will make up mote neatly while on the load in oi dci to convey the impicssion that they me at leust attempting to look like gills. 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Gia ham speaks clcaily, sings well, and, Thank Heavens, tries to be a girl while on the stage J R Nelson, as the “Kul,” did some good woik—ex cept that when he said “I love you,” we thought it was a practice session with a floor lamp. Nelson’s snnle is tonic after watching the choius trying tn coax gi imaces. D. D. Northiop may fill the iole as •••nyone’s fiance at any tune in anv show providing he talks slovvei Noi tluop’s speech losembies the iat-t.it tat ot a machine gun, slowed not a tufle lie “telegiaphs” lus gags by a remarkable movement of lus eve balls, a tint which annoys some on lonkets We realize that the pmt of Duke Chestcrdale was created especially foi ,J II Vance and we also leah.c that Vance can carry the uptown English stuff ndmnnbly We foigivc the in ; scrtion of the bogus noble, then, be cause of Vance’s abihtv S. C. Run kle (Mmgie) can <lan«.e, can give a good impeisonation of a spinstei with a cincked voice and can smile well, hut he can never convince us that he is a gill R G. Kennedv, who has been initialed befoic m his almost deseived place, can dance, sing, talk, smile and play the banjo. When tluf youngci Kennedy is on the scerfe, im mediately theie is created a better feeling, if such theie cm be, between the audience and the playeis Alten deifei is miscast, both ns hotel-owner and sleuth. Zuconick selves well as a foil foi the Kennedy's, but is feeble as a comedian bcc iuse of Ins exag geiation He goes auoss well, nev ertheless 11. W. Pennington tued faithfully to he an ambassador but failed be cause he was miscast lie does not have that lotund appeaiance which we always vision ambassadors as hav ing, that look of hauteui and pride H. H. Biaineid tiled hard, but he al io—(we’re afraid we’ie getting too caustic, and that, if someday a Thes pian lccogmzes us, wc* will be tlnot tied shnitly) P. J Farley (Dug-m) was what mnv be teimed a scienm-and-howl lie had too few lines, too few gags and no solo dancing oi singing, unfoitun ately Wouldn’t a good Bovveiy song be an addition here, with an eccentnc Charleston on the side' Fniley is a capable chniactei man and should beai moie of the buulen. Anient played “Miss Spinks” suitably There was not much of an oppoitumtv foi him to shine,‘however (We’vw mislaid oui piogiam) The lawyei, whoevei he was, was cast well He was, slangily, “smooth” and said “Watch that Joe stuff” pcifeetly $ RENT A CAR I DRIVE-IT-YOURSELF 'f . 116 McAllister St. ❖•hN**N*4"K~H"X**H ,, K* , X“K"X"X EXPERT SHOE REPAIRING Neatly Done at Reasonable Prices Penn State Shoe Repair Co. Two Shops—loB S. Frazier St., and Allen Street, under the Peoples National Bank Robertson (we lemember his name) looked like a Spanish sorvulor but spoke his “Si, senoi” in good, honest Amciicnn. “The Kid Himself” is entertaining, there is no doubt. It affords a pleas ant evening nnd deserves n better house than that to which it played Saturday night. One surely will en joy the dancing, music, costumes and comedy nnd not try, ns we did, to pick flaws. As one man to another the plot is a thin veil, torn at places, which at tempts to aid some remarkable danc ing, costumes and songs which need no help, (NB. We do not expect oui pro fessorial dignity go untouched foi moie than a week Two days aftci the Thespians return from then tour, that dignity will be swathed m band ages locking of meicuroclnome. It will be woith the gauze, vve think, be cause these few lines may touch the heatts of those mentioned nnd send them out to be actois instead of char latans. Wc are as glad as you aie, if not moie so, thnt this tiiadc comes now inthei than aftet the fust State College peifoimance Wc also wish to s.tv that the faults cited weie not so evident in other showings as they weie Sntmduy’ Veritc snns -pern Voiln) —V. A N. R. M. RAINEY ’O5 GIVEN GRAYBAR MANAGERSHIP With the incoipoiation of the Gray bar Electuc company on the first of Jnnuaiy as successors to the Western Electuc Supply company, conies the announcement of the appointment of P. M Rainey ’O5, as telephone sales managei of the Graybar company Mr R.uney was bom In Mehoop any', Pennsylvania, and received lus B S degice fiom Penn State in 1903 Immediately following his graduation Mi. Rainey joined the foice of the Western Electric company lie took a student course offered by the com pany nnd aftci wnid cntcicd the en gined ing department His business caiecr Ims been a succession of pio motions, culminating in his appoint ment to his present position. While a student at Penn State, Ml. Rainey was piomincnt in athletics, be ing a member of the football and wiesthng squads He is a membci ot the Delta Upsilon fiatoimty. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS CANDYLAND v The place where quality of j Home-made i Ice Cream sneaks for itself. The only SODA FOUNTAIN in State College that serves its own make of Ice Cream Taste Tells j Gregory Bros. | Established 1914 2 CATERERS— We have a specially fine lot of GREEN VEGETABLES AND FRUIT JUST IN Be sure to have enough of the best for this week-end’s guests We Have It FYE’S ON THE AVENUE A Beautiful Line of White and Fancy Linen Knickers ’ GOLF HOSE In Attractive Patterns FLANNEL BLAZERS THE FASHION SHOP CHAS. E. WILLIAMS Cleaning Pressing Repairing Tuesday, April 27, 1926. SCHOLARSHIP DAY WILL BE OBSERVED THURSDAY (Continued from first page) ion of the students and faculty in the most outstanding member of his class. Tiiis prize is to encourage the winnci in giaduntc woik The John W. White medal which has an intrinsic value of fifty dollars, will be given to a senioi planning to take up graduate woik. The basis foi this honoi is primarily scholar ship, then leadership, helpfulness to the college and populni ity. Thfe President Sparks prize will he awarded to the student of nny class who has attained the highest scholas tic standing in the college German Prize Offered Dr. L. B. T Simmons, head of the Gciman dcpaitmont, will piesent foi the fiist time the Simmons award foi excellence in German A student must linve completed four semesteis of Gel man to be eligible Eta Kappa Nu, honouuy electrical engineentig society’, will offer a hand book to the electrical cngmcciing fieshman with the highest standing. Tau Beta Pi, honoi ary enginccnng society, will present a slide rule to Uic best sophomoie cngmeei while the agiicultuinl Student Council will award a piue to the best scholar Theie will be a depnrtuie ironi the usual custom in announcing the winneis of the fiatoimty and club cups Hcietofotc a single repiosen tative ol the fraternity or club re ceived the cup piesenled bv the pie siding officer. This yeai it is hoped to get the entne gioups together and have them stand w*hilc then lepic sentatives receive the cup @TfTpKiffanilTWrtGo. ’Phcfephu/S c/'QuAfcf* ik CATHAUM Tuesday— JOHN BARRYMORE in “The Sea Beast” Special Prices This Picture Adults 30c, Children 23c Wednesday— ALL STAR CAST in “The Lucky Lady' Thursday— COLLEEN MOORE in “Irene” \ Friday— Firsts Pennsylvania Showing or JACK PICKFORD tn “Brown of Harvard” NITTANY Tuesday— PRISCILLA DEAN in “The Danger Girl' COLLEEN MOORE in “Irene” Stark. Bros. University Manner
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