Penn State collegian. (State College, Pa.) 1911-1940, January 18, 1927, Image 3

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    Tuesday, January JS, 1927
Kansas Fraternity System
Related By 'House Mother'
With the visit of Mrs T. S Stover,
"house mother" of the Sigma CM
house at the Univemtv of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas, to State CollLge
during the last noel., Penn State fra
ternities mere able to make a coal
putative study of fraternity life
Mrs Stover spent several daps at the
home of her broth., Mr. D P. Kam
707 W. College avenue, during whica
time she visited SON oral fratei nit.,
homes.
"All fiaternlty and stout} houses
at our college," esplmned Al, Sto
ver, "have house mothers or chaser
ones. The constant presence of a
woman malcol the hfe of the bats mho
are away from home much more plea
sant and the atmosphere about toe
houses' is very refined "
Mrs Stover lost lies husband scoo
t:I years ago and, not Isishing
away het time at the homes of any
of her three mestied children, ..:-
cepted the position of chapel.. She
succeeded "Mother" Petty, at the Sig
ma Chi house, the lust frateinitv sn
the United States to employ a chap
eron.
"I am simply thulled with my
work and I am novel lonesome, fat
•the boys always take cite of me" de
clared the fratetruiy matron. "The
freshmen ate supposed to take rule
of me and evety Sett.lay night I
am dated up son e of the fioso
who either tab me to the moves
I.l.siting Although our boys' &inn
tomes ate on the thud flan of out
house, une of ttc I oys IT.Na, sleep
on the SC:O,I 11001 in ease I should
cited anythm.: dating the right or
rot feel well"
When questioned as to the soc al
life exist.ng among the nateinitics,
Mis Stoner captained in detail the
Kansas system "We have no 'nisit
ing' as you do at Penn State dance,
Our fatennell dance 1, the only sanc
tion during which fiaternity wen iis
it other houses "
"Wednesday is gue.t r.ght Our
boys genetally have go Is at the house
for supper and then dance until eight
o'clock. Sunda, is out guest day and
we entertain girls and bierk up the
incnotony of .studying llownet, .1
our dances ',MO erd at twehe
o'clock, ,e nbo ays have three cliqp
oones, according to the cillege rul
ing Out Vaisitv dance, e.ery Sat
urday night, is a fine altars "•
"When any of the be} s haoe out-of
town gills Lot visitors, the campus
sm of ales entm tam this during the's
.tal Students ate allowed to bane
1,, but are not pet nutted to bung
them neat the calk= gloteul.3"
Acemding to 31, Staves, the ft t-
For Service, Comfort and
Economy Burn the Genuine
Anita Punxsutawney
Rusty Coal
For Sale at
PHIL FOSTER COAL YARD
ALBERT DEAL Bf, SON
Heating
AND
Plumbing
117 Frazier Street
Nozzlimonsom
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ROWLAND NICHOLS
' Representing
L. G. BALFOUR CO.
HERE THIS WEEK
0 - cam.yeA
nkelcvs Wax
$9
Permanent
Display At
MONTGOMERY
& CO. ,
$7
(jolin.WiA
ia.ews.Shoes
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tormtv hot.se% at the Urn. euAL: of
Kansas cannot be comp ued to tho,e
at Penn State. "Your home% cl
Cr), beautiful and well equipped,"
concluded the s mit an
Farm Extension Men
Work at State Show
Every member of the Penn State
agricultural extension for cc is in Hai
r rebur g this week participating in the
antic ties of the eleventh annual State
Farm Products Show .Inch opens to
day. The group includes forty-three
specialists, smty-rice county agents,
iiral seven assistant county agents
Eighteen on ill entei and arrange the
poultiy and egg eshibits, sixteen the
fruit, fifteen the corn and 'mall
grains, foui teen the swine, ten the po
tatoes, nine the beef cattle, warn the
sheep and v,ool, scorn the educatamali
displays, five the dun v products, tno
the apiaiy exhibits, and two the nipple
products It II Bell, assistant (Mee
t-r of agricultural extension, is sec
ietary of the show. Many of the ores
mints and county agents will appeal
as simakeis on the pi ograms of the,
valious educational meetings.
SHORT COURSE STUDENTS
AIDED BY SCHOLARSHIPS
Eight boys from Sullnan count,
uoro aided in attending the ',inter
short courses offered by the School of
agriculture through a fund of eight
hundred dollars proferred by the Fir.d.
National Bank of Du,hore, and Or:
Sullivan County Agricultural Exton
:ion A,eocration.
5 DAY
ODDMENT SALE
DRESS GLOVES $1 .00 SWEAT ,E R S
$1 A HAND $1 AN ARM
An Assortment of Wool Hose at $1 Per Pair
Also Many Other Values
$5.00
BLAZERS SUEDE JACKETS
All Dobbs Hats
Including Bowlers
Silk Lounging Pajamas
$25.00
Choice of any Topcoat and exceptional val
ues in Men's Suits and Overcoats at $25.00
January 18th to 23rd
MONTGOMERY & CO.
Michigan Student
Congress Offers
Athletic Changes
Pawlph f ono the olhlehe )010,1
0) the hot 1,111. of the .Vallonal
Slndeol Mde,,dlon ronoemon held of
AM! I,ber, llichtgan
The Committee deicu.sed fully the
pl ice of ithlcties in college life, sum
ming up it, ideas in the unanimous
itsolutmn snail loads the Commit
tee twos the polity of athletics fm
all student-, and the pi onmtion of In
tel-class soil intro-mui al athletics.
This - ,c,lution Is the result of a dedn
,te feel mg on the malt of the Commit
tee that footaall is 'coming undue
en.phoms, that ten much attention is
paid to the development of eleven men
to tepre.ent the univeisity, and that
the lea! 'impose of athletics, namely,
that male-spieml and general devel
opment of students as a v.hole is ;till
Lying neglected
The opinion of tl c Committee 1,.
th it alumni inter fcienee in college
athletes is object•unabte This is not
to be cbnstruc,l as opposing• alumni
representation on hoards of athletic
control It is aimed at the greet body
of alumni who demand winning foot
ball teams and through unethical
mctliads secure athletes tor the team
ale lepi erected students, faculty, and
of the r alma mato. those alumni,
it seas felt, otten demand the sc•rlp
of a coach so ho has not produced a
winning team, regaidle.s of a hether
th it conch has made the best of his
'irater,al, or has gnen the men under
him the best sole of athletic training
Among, the suggestions far eliminat
ing cruise alumni influences weie.
(1) The placing of entire control in
the hands of a Director of Athletics
she =hall be ansmciable only to the
?resident end tiu=tee,, and who sh all
be assisted by a committee on onhich
.g.M PENI.7 STA 7.2, COLLEGIAN
graduates: (2 shad eligibility
made to ,
Debaters Encounter
ulid,o. With 110 C011et. , 10114 Mahe
.y student because of athlete abd-1 California Orators
ty.
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In summing up, the Committee feels I (Continued from first page)
that athletics are essentially fot tie' Brandt '2O, ...let of the sophon. e
students, and anything contrary to e‘temporaneous ,peaking contest and
the best interests of the student, no., captain of the team that defeate,l
feats their entire pun pose We hay e I Pitt, will uphold the negate e.
made the foregoing suggestions u .th ; Thu tine debate,s lion, the Unmet.-
the full realiration that they a, salt' 4lty of Califol ma are P S Bi oughton 1
suggestions and panacea, 1 '2.1, commi,lonei of debating and 1
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A Fresh Line of Vegetables,
Fruits, and Canned Grocer
ies. Reasonable Prices.
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Cleanliness Courtesy Excellent Food
OPEN ALL NIGHT PHONE 9480
Industrial Engineering Department
:!: Student Desks and Chairs, Student Tables
CHIFFONIERS $12.50
TYPEWRITER TABLES - - $4.00 to $8.50
CHAIRS $3.50
DESKS $12.50 to $25.00
STUDENT TABLES - - - - $5.00
COSTUMIERS $2.00
GATE-LEG TABLES
DRAWING BOARDS
SWINGS - - - -
PICTURE MOULDING
MAGAZINE RACE -
BOOK SHELVES - -
CEDAR CHESTS
ROOM 106, UNIT B
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10 per ct. off on Meal Tickets. 143 E. College Ave
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Special Representative
New York
Life Insurance Co.
Phone 294• W
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February 11, 1927
Two Good Orchestras
THE CALIFORNIA RAMBLERS
LLOYD MAJORS
DANCING FROM 9 'TIL 2
The Senior Ball is strictly an
upperclass function
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