Pale Tvo
GLi/«4y» (TAIIAAt/tri i forded by debating b> def-|i-?eated. ft'-: benefits i
Venn rotate ;tn m ,, lfc than any that may be derived |
Published sexi-weekly during the College veer by etu- ! irorr. otr.f:! brand.-, of entertainment that jam the j
dents r.f the Penr.svlvar.ia State College, in the best inter-iAuditerium. . i
of the Cnllf-e, the student;, faculty, alumni and, The meager gathering v.-ns the only datv in a.
! worth-while exhibition by two competing expon--
j c*nt? of debate. The sight of athletic teams oti
I the tv.-0 colleges vicing for supremacy would draw I
Pr«ident *' "real crowd. The sight of the debating tearn.-^ 1
Vice-President« of the same insiitiKions engaged in a struggle oi
Treasurer blinds draws only a paltry lwo hundred. Hinny
college world, this.
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TUESDAY. DECEMDKK it. 1020
TIIK IXTEKFUATKitNITV (OtNCH
Now. a certain fraternity elected as it? repre
tentative u the Imerfraternity Council a certain
rnembei o: that fraternity. Obviously the certain ;
fraternity could not do otht*rwis<‘. Now. aj-fain. ,
this certain member ot the raid fraternity laden
“to do right" by b\s fraternal organization, and ;
acnuaml said oig-mization with the hy-laws ot the !
Interfraternity Council. Result: public censure;
for the fraternity because of the “devil-may-care
attitude of the representative to the Council. ;
The aforementioned representative should have ;
acquainted his brothers with the by-laws of the ;
Council, and he hail two ways in which to do this ;
verv thinjr. One was to address the chair m the■;
Afondav night chapter conclave following the;
meeting at which the Council had passed the;
rmich-talked-abnut rule—and to tell the brothers;
just what had happened at the iasl I. !•. 0- gath
ering. The oilier path oi>en to him was to insist
that the chapter's mimeographed copy of the
Council's “Constitution and Hy-i.aws" be read j
ill the chapter meeting. Obviously, the represen- j
taiivc did neither. He failed in his duty—and lus j
fraternitv is the goat.
As there is some truth in the qualifying ‘ Ig- j
norancc of the law excuses no one." there must;
be a penalty doled out to the offending fraternity.
The penalty appears in print today, ihe Inter
fraternity Council musi lie commended for the
prompt action taken in disposing of the affair.
And the "offending" fraternity should lie com
mended (we're hoping, only) tor privately “bawl
ing out” the representative who threw the wrench
into tiie machinery.
The representatives who make up tiie Inter
fralcrnitv Council must learn that they are NOP
figure-heads, and that they have responsible posi
tions to fill. When askeil for reports at their fra
ternity meetings, they probably answer: “Grand
Insoluble Nitrate. Sir: L have no report.” The
sooner these scene-shifting slecpy-hcads hear the
alarm clock, the quicker Amen!
“DRAGONS AT PLAY”
Sometime, somewhere, some one remarked
that “pedagogues have no time for the lighter
things in life." Whosoever said that, friend,
was not wise. Pedagogues do have time for the
lightei things—ami that time is shortly before
Christmas recess. Tor one night, at the most
out-of-the-way place they can (inti, the nimble-wits
of;the facility (no libel intended) run rampant—
and. God love 'em. they deserve that one night!
Who Clin sav that .thcKngdish' department is
not versatile, that the German department is. not
humorous, that the Mathematics department is
not wittv. that the Classical l.anguage section is
not fiery, that the Deans are not possessed of a
funny-bone? Who. we ask. can say ail this? He
does not live who can point to the satellites of the
scholarly nebula as devoid of accomplishments
other than degrees.
The student body, however, lias never known
the intricate details of these faculty orgies.
COLLEGIAN reporters have never been admitted
to those secret functions. Hut—HUT—a ladder
outside a half-open window, a reporter with a good
ear and a fast-moving pencil—and the theory of
the stolid professor is exploded for good and ail.
The startling expose is on the front page.
Head it and enjoy it—for tomorrow we'll all he
suffering from diabolically-conceived ten-minute
quizzes. Hut it's worth it—even the apology!
"Dragons at Play." Hey! Hey!
RESOLVED: THAT
Op. Saturday evening, there was a debate be
tween Washington and Jefferson College and Penn
Slate in the Auditorium. Just how many per
sons were aware of that fact prior to the event is
a matter for conjecture. Less than two hundred
people attended. There is room in the Auditor
ium for more than live times that number.
It is only too true that the same building
.would be filled to overfil l ing if it were known
that Paul Whiteman would appear. Thousands
would turn out and pay money to listen to “jazz,”
while a mere handful shows sufficient interest in
debating to attend the first intercollegiate verbal
engagement of the year for the Penn State foren
sic team.
The lack of attendance on .Saturday night in
dicates nothing more than traits of mental lazi
ness and intellectual indifference on the part ot'
the student body and others. Exceptional speak
ing and well-advanced arguments rewarded the
few who comprised the audience. It need hardly
be mentioned that entertainment such as is af-
A=o?;?.n: Editor
Editor
Heitor
FROTH INC AT THE .MOCTH
Froth" .-hnuhi have its parody or' "The Rull
osopher’s Chair" as the magazine's best selling*
H. Kaplan '25» point tomorrow.
p. R. Smaltz *2S
V>\ Lord, Jr., ’2S
in which to heavo a hot-waior hatr at “The I* ul! os
opherV Chair*".' Well, if the yokels will allow us
to congratulate then: upon th.eir suporh choice of
*^ an 2 2 material, we'll tender those c-nnjn-auihttory re-
V-SS at this time. .
\N \r:i-'i:=s “Imitation is me sincere.-,t torm "i tlatu-ry.
" R. K.” Kilborn ’2= -we think Frothy once said. We arc plad the
■I ’.Mcl-auffiilir. ’2- comic-.-trij: artists think so much of this news
print. We are v lad for "Froth", for what would
this student body do without a little low. cheap
humor every now and then. \\ o are jrlad that we
appear on the streets before the "soaked-in-se:-:
publication pets to the ultimate consumer—if we
didn't, this editorial column would not be tilled.
-•.■'•'.r.'i.' la • • .TiV*r-:
I: -;:-iir.'». s - :.’..? Oj
.p. R. Smalt/.
America. ur.d :
.State :■ ni'-mb-
SMITHF.US
and in r..\ •-
ion.- alreud;
“Nfi\v ji’.-t a minute Smilhtrs. I)o y<>u know what the
.V. S. F. A. really is and what it is trying to accomplish?''
SMITHKKS:
"That's .k
i-r often ditfieuk to dlstir."ui.-h them f»mm those tv hi eh
.-ervt a definite purpose. Hut I have read much about
this new ortiHnizalii’fi and I am convinced mat the' Na
tional .Stinkn; Federation of Ameriea is more than simply
;tn organization. As was stated m this paper last week,
it is a jroup of individuals dedicated t<» the vitalirsation
of American education.' 1 commend the .Student Council
for its. action for f feel that Penn Stale i« now a part of
the "rentes; student pr< cmr.i ■-! progress in education ever
attempted it; this or any other country
me that fuHvMs begin t » lake* an
active interest in their own t'lucatinn. Long enough have
they mecklv awl ur.'n:e*tu>nintrlv submitted tr» our *.*:poon
:*o<! FVrlem at* learning, which after all i?n't true oduea-
li r.n l.ut dimply a contest to see who can remember the
numb?:* o; facts given in him by hi.' Instructors
\r- that lu* may win for hiusscif a key to the intellectual
garret o! Phi I'eta Kappa. What wo need is real honest*
10-goodness education which, will bring the youth of the
nntnr. to an intelligent understanding of the civilization
with which it must contend in post-college days."
SMITHEUS: Yes, that is splendid—hut I would like to
know a little more about the Federation.”
“Certainly you would, hut what i have just said is
what I understand to have been the dominant note of the
Congress just closed at Ann Arbor. It was the spirit of
understanding; understanding in the very broadest and
most inclusive sense possible. Still there were very tan-!
gibk subjects discussed at this Second Congress of the
i >.\ S. F. A. which was held at the University of Michigan.
Committees were organized to discuss such vital problems
as curriculum, teachers, athletics, the honor system, stu
dent government am! fraternities. Instead of adopting
hali-luiked resolutions ’'approving” this and “condemn
ing” that, permanent committees were set up or recom
mended. to study lurrkulum. teachers, and student govern
in', n;. and report at the Congress next December. This
insures, sis far as possible, scholarly. etTcctive research.”
HMITIIKUS: “That does sound pretty good after all. and
if our student body would get behind such a progressive
organization, we should certainly see some results. In the
fund analysis, it is results which count, anyway—and I am
anxious to see this N*. A. S. T., or whatever you call u,
present some progressive and workable ideas on our cam
pus.”
Didn’t you know that the Urn-gill heads up
••• have been working nights to find some way
The Bullosopher’s Chair
SKSHION* ONK
hat Student Council has ra:
•K-vy. I hear
ution of
National .Student Fc-dernti'/n of
is 1 urnler.'tara! it. iruikc> Penn
.f that orjranlzation.
member of another nrennizsition.
here are :<r; many of th
UV-I. I can**. : ; ay that 1 do."
: although I an: forced t > active with
,r ‘joint rV organizations and their t onven
u. reui need. are s> numerou.; today tha
just abou
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—•: jering, punctuated with puns anil otn- Lm !.' ELil"'"
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ternitv manager A. 11. Willo '2B ' *-I.c istaKt- with a paro.lv poem. «w...ed lh , s „ mm „ r aU _ CM , se s „ tc;
at the Chi Phi house Tuesday plmm<):l3 had r«kod WS, A «fc. Dr. mi. nre.
evening at e.ght-th.rty. lh^hc H„g. the audience evidenced L ; *'«»*“*
a dec-p desire m take iike action HRK.
ROEPKE ELECTED :aS=rS™:'«SESHKI
GRIDIRON CAPTAIN l it name hypnotised the audience or otiaTion-
1 | his hearers fell asleep of their own • o/aAu
—\\\ f... Jr
'triple Threat .Man Is First Hack
In Six Years Chosen To
Lead Varsity Team
!!I2S ELEVEN PRESENTS
WATCH TO HUGO ISEZDEK
John Roepke. sen.-auona! halfback,
'.‘.Js ■irianimousiy elected captain of
the lf*27 iriif! .-quad a: the annual
football banquet in Varsity Hall last
Thursday evening. F.iyhtecn 102*1
Ifttc! men voted for the popular
triple-threat man.
Head Coach Huya Bezdek. never at
loss for words on the gridiron, was
overcome with emotion when Captain
Ker. Weston presented him with a
y.n.l wri.-t wateh inscribed "Bez—from
the boys of 1020."
Caotain Ken Weston, end. .Jack Fi
latk. tackle, and P.ill Pritchard, back,
have accepted invitations to represent
the Kan in the annual East-Wen
football came to be stayed in I.os
Angeles. The three trridders wore
invitu* to parth-inate by teloyram last
Wednesday.
o-truniza*
Popular ••Dutch*' Hermann presid
ed over the festive boards in true
h.-h-and-soup style. All the seniors
or the squad and most of the letter
men as well as. the retiring manager
and other celebrities were given an
opportunity to orate, but few were so
inclined. The coaches and Professor
Tnrrer.ce were more eloquent.
Dragons at Play
(Continued from first page)
cheeks, and with a set of inflammable
-yiup-siraininy whiskers yiniiny his
chin. Dr. Dye attempted to yivc oth
ers a few suyyestions on "Education
P>r Parenthood."
After his typical, I>ny-winded and
circular speech, the Doctor introdu
ced "little Bobby" Denyler. who of
fered a treatise on "Fire. Fire.
FI I1K11” Kittle. Hobby rendered his
talk as unintelligible ns possible by
interie.latiny spasmodic outbursts of
Greek. "Phrench." .Spanish and "Kve
talian," German and Hebrew humor.
He ended with A discussion of "fire
water" and a demand that students
as well as lawyers be admitted to the
"bar.”
.Miss Tillie Van Toil Simmons wa«
the next .martyr hold enough to re
cite before an audience which had not
forgotten how to yo into spasms over
faculty quirks. Her monologue oil'-
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The Chief Crape Hanger declare-!
a seventh-inning stretch to awaken
the audience. ‘‘HoneyyhT’ llrk
man. up-t«f-datc with bobbed hair
and modern skirts, had ::•> it-mbi:-
with "her" characterization a bash
time* in.it evenin'-'
Only -
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Hackman Recites t'ncm
■u! co-eddio reciting poetry.
"Tommy" Gravatt lectured next r-n
•Fines and Cosine.-- of our Time."
and the audience thought : *r the hr'
Drink
the -ex let.
Bean” A. ft. Warn-ek hud been
introduced «*is an orat ir frur. Bryn
Mawr ami left comment.-* ••*’. "Pretty
Thoinrhi.-*” with the •fathering. The
oiheia!* proceeded to bestow bra
c!a?> decree.*: and honorary decree.-.
"The Somewhat H-dyle-.' jteverend”
Dye awarded honor.- to "The N >t
Quite Ho Honorable” A. K. WarnoeK,
and ’The Almost Kc-verend" Charlie
Htoddart. "Saint” Ksuen.-hado. l.un
eaater’s gift to the Uteiary world, re-
ctived a srAlden nam. n&eau.-e -
the originator of the ‘.Mothers of !.-- ,
iac*i.” ; Gregory Bros, wish
A jsralcfu! irathorintr i the » you all a Merry Christ
announcement that the Vr.rsi.y Set.- J inas and a Happv New
tet would .*:nir it- I.AST i-Truin. *1 *&v > y ear
tomfoolery ended with tin* hi t .-'.’..'.in J •
of the sineers. and seventy npo-'les \ A box of Candy the
of Liberal Arm resumed ;, their \ UNIVERSAL gift —ap
tlas.es Friday morainic t> he- j propriate and appreci
lievinjr siuden:.. aeainsl "revlous tv- , .p,| ;I I, V aVS
of takiasr life to liehtlyi ;
(Some folks tan: take joke.-, ts- j CANDYLAND
peciailv when they themselves art* J
the butt. "
Huv/fvcr. i; any an ji.-iirie.? <- j
n\ C‘»n::jtler ‘.host: tV.v line*? i
as it—you are ap -loaizeil “at” mo.
profusely.)
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Merry Christmas
CLEMSON r.KOTIIERS
DRIVE-IT-YOURSELF
'•* t 5
is ■ ■
this m
with 'y&Mr i
J i
WHEAT
provides all the BRAN, SAI.TS, PROTEINS,
CA RBOII VD RATES and VITAMINS! of
Nature’s good whole wheat in digestihle
and palatable form. Its daily use will
stimulate the entire system, clear up! the
comple.\ion,and improve muscles and mind.
Shredded Wheat is
as appetising as it is
nourishing. Two
biscuits make a real
meal —give strength
and energy for the
day, every day.
Take this thought
with you—
Make it a daily habit
i ut.sday, 'December 1 j. 1026
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Tuesday—
First Penna. Showing t»f
DOROTHY MACKILL
and
JACK .mclhall
in "Just Another Blonde*
Wednesday—
COI.I.EKX mooui:
in "Twinkletue-”
Thursdav —
THOMAS MEIOILW
in "The Canadian'*
Friday—
.MARIK PRKYOST
in "For Wive* Only
Saturday—
MAROI KKn'K DK LA MOTTI!
and
JOHN BOWERS
In Peter B. Kyne’s
"Pal.* in Paradise**
XITTAXY
Tuesday—
i RICHARD BARTHKLMKSS
in-•’The White Black .Sheep'*
Util
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haberdashers
If you arc an athlete you have
been eating SHREDDED wheat
regularly at the training table.
If you’ve leaned more toward
the studious side you have
probably long since recognized
the energy-value of Shredded
Wheat to those of sedentary
habits. But, in either, case,
don’t let down on that good
Shredded Wheat habit.