Pam. WO Penn State Collegian Published semi-weekly during the College yens by students of the Pennsylvania State College, in the interests of the College, the students, facult3, alumni and friends. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD W. P. REED '27 - 11. G. WONISLEY 1 27 S R. Rout '27 - THE EDITORIAL STAFF W. P. RFED '27 II G Womscsy '27 G. P. FISIIFT: '27 Fre,mcns L Fonts '27 - - - - NEWS EDITORS M 'ttlonqon '2S D. Klp '2.b W S Thomson '2B WOMEN'S NEWS EDITORS Katherine ITolbroolc '2B Mildred A. Webb '2B Lillian Bell '2B TIIE BUSINESS SI'AFF S Il Winn '27 - • - - • Business Me' _ Il C Wirmiroil '27 - - Ado ertising Manager [EN3MIZEI .1 Ferzuson '2S C F Flinn '.B Th.. Penn S'nlo COMA LION 1.11,1 COmmunications nn any Pol,• jnet or ClJllare Isotro, nil econuntinh Olons hour the nig/nature If r, and the .ritar 11/11n. ill bo below las com m0n..1,n Tomblin. Mint soinnuntionllon i• nsorthy of Pub l.. /Won Ihe COLT ossumes run...tills, humem.r, for isellonsnrs ssi.rsonsi in the It it! r line Checks nod moey amennnmine. n awe other than • rhe Penn Stnl (.olhelun • n not be J0...A :or accounts due this neut. Solncrlnttott prier 92 GO voluble Lelare Novembor 1, 1926 Intl reel ot the Pottoille C. Stan Cone tre It IWC se. ombeln. matter Stiller Nat PrintingPubhaltina Co Ilulltlintr. Stn. 1. Itlembone ntd. 0111 Mum 11 00 n m In 12 00 no 4n0.0v oo o on TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1927 1. POLICY It has become almost traditional for incoming nee spapm boa' ds to pi esent to its r eadei s a policy! scum;, for th its ideals and ambitions. The policy mutated and announced by the new board, in each case, usually conies after careful thought and plannun.. Although each policy is generally identical, in nature and content, with that of its e lecessm progressiveness is sometimes occasion fo, the des lotion from the usual introductory an neuncemen:. The 1927-28 COLLEGIAN board, not ten the sake of traditions but for the security the pi esent and immediate future takes this opportunity tc present the policy that it hopes to pm sec during its stay in office. Aiwa) s iemembeung that the interests of the College ate of primary importance, this paper w ill attempt to foster suggestions that deal with her , A elfale With a feeling of fearlessness and, it is hoped. indiciousness, no effort will be spared I o promote pi °positions or to bi ing to light faults n loch n , out opinion might be detrimental to the success of the College. loweu th, this end, it is desired that our read-, ers take liberal opportunity to address commum-1 cations to the Letter Box of this paper, express me, opinion either on echtmtals appearing in this coition , or on campus subiects. The Letter Bon'. hl^ been practically bereft of communication for months—denoting either a lack of interest in Cam nu, affairs or laziness on the part of the student hods and faculty All letters must, of course.' bean the name of the sender but the signature will not he minted or disclosed, if it is so requested. Amom. the isues that have proved a source of tiouble to the usual run of campus harmony has beep compulsoi y chapel attendance. Compel son% chapel has early been taken apart, analyred and been found wanting We believe that no amount of further publicity would remedy the sit natio° that some day may be a thing of the past. Opportunity for similar crusades will be eagerly sought. We believe that the custom of hats for linos has become musty, that "horse-play" at Irate' nity initiations tends toss ard the barbaric, 11 , .. , cubbing at examinations belongs only within thr'mills of the State Pen, that more use should he made of the long rows of empty seats at the intercollegiate debates, that fraternity visiting should br mm e stn urgently controlled, that a defi nite fi atermty rushing season be named, a rush m>_, season that in ould not commence until after the oiling of the fist semester. There'are many more issues of more or less importance. It will be the hope of the new board to present each one in its course, taking special pains to give every duel( , to tell the ti uth Huth the idea of attaining results. At the top of this column there appears the v.mch• "Printed semi-weekly during the Col lepe yeas by students of the Pennsylvania State College. in the interests of the College. the stu dents, faculty. alumni and fi fends " The 1927-25 board hopes tc dischm fie its duties faithfully so that when the next COLLEGIAN generation as snows the reins it 1%111 find the same continued um 7aoyement that has been noted with the passing of each SUCCC',SiI e milestone of this paper. CHARMS OR ICEYS? The rein esentative system of student govern imp a , demonstrated by Student Council has, in thc part, proved pleasantly successful. Whatever blunder s ha, e arisen can be blamed on those mem ber, who have failed to attend the meetings of the body No one intends to make scapegoats of thc absentees simply because they me absen tees. but on the other hand, no one can overlook thc fact that on several occasions this year there o e not enough members of Student Council pres ent tc constitute a quorum. iv a way it is remarkable that there are those in Student Council v hose only means of proving their membei ship is by exhibiting their Council key: dangling Mel itably and pi oudly beside their othe, ornaments. Theca• keys are not only em blem, of sei vice to their classmates but also sym bol. or their own success. And their popularity once achieved why enlarge it, they think, by at tending the meetings" Why, indeed? The present mule in regard to attendance at Council meetings has easily been hurled to the chasm of useless laws. According to the ruling, any member who is absent from two consecutive sessions loses his chap• in Council. At most there mu e only nine meetings a semester; and to cut five of this nine is a simple matter. One receives his key in mu ly October and once it gleams on a IN ate]) chain Student Council is in (lunge' of being scalp ed. lomght when the resolution for a new sys tem of attendance is introduced, the entire Col lege will wish that Student Council consalms it favorably The sham of useless orgamz•ltions ha , ' been felt in a number 01 instances; and the best way for Student Council to make its present position seem e is to require faithful attendance rout its membm s. - President Vice-President - Treasurer Editor to-Chief Asslstant Edtor APPEARING ON THE HORIZON Managing Editor Women's Ed tor The social eyes of the College me fixed un swe•vingly on what has been recognized as the ioremost of all Penn State convivial functions, the Junior Promenade on Friday. April tu enty-mnth Letters, the main theme a Prom bid, have been, arc oi will be mailed by members of the paying half to "the gal back home." From some of these communications will come a favorable reply—from others the aware' sill be occasion for momentaly gnashing of teeth, immediately followed by a sec ond letter to another address. Verbal invitations have even been directed to certain of the fairer members of the student body This yezu the 'de mand fin girls will affect the supply more than (Tel before and these is but one answer—Jean Goldkette and Jan Caliber. W. Lord. Jr. '2B I'. R. Smnitz '2B EMEMI222II R. B. IC.:lborn '2. W. J. Martughlm '2B Never before has such an array of talented exponents of lan been signed to play for a Penn State social function. The thought of fire hours of continuous n ythmic strains issuing from the J G. orchesti as creates in the ei amum of the in dividual a mental picture that ,ends up with a deep sigh of anticipation, Sophomores and fresh , mei , are among the multitude who seek the Com pany of the gui friend for the Pi om and who Icar blame them? The musicians that are hued and filed by Jean and Jan promise an appeal that no one should be called upon to resist. History tells us that on April twenty-ninth, 1789, one hundred and thirty-eight years ago, I none other than George Washington delivered his fu st inaugural addiess. Who cares? On April to enty-ninth, 1927, the Junior Promenade commit- I tec will inaugurate an event that. in pretentious ness, will i ival the University of Pennsylvania Ivy Hall, Princeton Junior Prom, Yale Senior Ball. Will rivalthe last-named functions—and probably surpass them. The Bullosopher's Chair Smithers —Well. Dullosophei, what do you think of the freneacoll, re-..oholstmed and beautified bus mlnch nou is to grace the line bmeen Tmono and State College thud piettt .snooty. d sou nil anon 11e the use of that most applopriate slang "Smithels. my bos, I see that you rue a sictim of en Loin opm undergraduate conception Lr•ten closets, uhilo 1 disport a bit upon Penn State tradition. - Di von linen, deal Inman, that on this beautiful tmeture-m-tan-and-biege bus there is painted the head of ar unperturbed and toothless old he-lion, an example of the meat-maned bea=t that roams the freight ears of the balls-honing, shell-gaming Lucas operate,. Sometimes such exminple is found in the iungles of daikest Africa. but my bo}, neser us the great mune secs in the Jungled pails of darkest Pennsylvania.. "That's the thing that halts "Pent State has had its leonine ti edition so man handled h 1 bus-th netsand cit calm ads erttsing letters that nom lie must pet force choose between this toothless old Africa' oth Mute and the lordly, eunnirg, Ilashmg and MANELESS Pennsylvanta mountain lion, the lion fot winch me ate so loyal and so true, thesmountain lion of our oar state HE is the ruler of out ;mountain fastnesses, HE is out k e g. and not the stt orgy-haned, toothless pal -1 torch of the circu ,. , an e,cellent etsample of ',shah nom adorns the sales of the tinctui e-of-tan-btege bus, and much advetttser. Penn State as a en cos" "Sea, Smdhoti., I went a isttnig Saturday night." Smithers•—Nell tholes nothing startling about that ley elation It seems that every sonnet and tuition and his bi other do the same thing at every orpoitunny and Pao even seer several sophomot es "Yes but on aspen once Satuidaa night impt assail ma most profoundly Theta were only two houses danc ing the Phi Epsilon Pi's and the Sigma Phi Epsilon's I went to the Phi I.lp house first and had scarcely stepped In the door when I was made welcome m a most hospitable nmnne, I was cut pnsed. Instead of being treated as .1 black man, as has been my e petience on past week . ends at other houses, I sins accented a real reception. In deed so mu.h WAS I made to Teel of home that one of the girls with wrtom I danced sad, "I haven't met YOUR ehapetortes 3,e," Smithers —Dui you go to the S P. E house , "Yes" At Montgomery's Values $2.50 and $3 Or 3 sets for $5 EM= Specials for WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23rd MEN'S PAJAMAS For This Day Only $1.85 TEE PENN STATE , COLLEGIAN PLAYGOER LAUDS OHIO DRAMATISTS Sock and Buskin Troupe Scores Success in Eastern Debut, Says Local Critic MISS JUDSON ACCLAIMED BEST INDIVIDUAL ACTOR The week-end omit to Penn State of the Sock and Buskin club of West on Rescue uni,ersitN altorded audience of State Onliege pla,goers the keenest delight of om dramatic sensan Austn Strong's comedy, "Three IN Ise Fools," played by a east of thin teen, on Filday et ening last:syns pre vented oat% a perfection of inte.pieta lion and acting that arnatem seldom attain. To rise each act,. his lull meed of }noise, and to bests., due credit also upon thou director, Bai t] S Leathern, Penn State '22, would exhaust the ciit.c's Woe!: of cornmendatcoy adiecto.es and requile spititions, to esome to the leader and stimulating to the editolial blue pen cil. We must be content to say, and oith saloon ity that the Sock and Bus kin club presented an all-star cast. The pants lime uniformly well done. Too often, in annteut productions, there soil? be one or too outstanding Jnacters, supported by a group of mediocre players or mere treaters of lines Each actor in the Sock and Buskin troupe was as perfect ri his on he: part as an amateur plat et can stall be Patticulaily gratifying to a Penni State audience was the cleanness of the voices and the distinctness of enunerit ors. This lofted, me lit up cn then teDning, Los thi., sort of e:-1 :ellence doesn't just happen, it is a , p.a.exvorthy accomplishment Earn actm In the pint he played, I end the absence of tended al declaim 'cal lines throughout the entim pm fo, mance was refieshing The mit," can not refrain, how eser, thorn singling out a few of these on lightful play°ss for special commen lotion, and his first lamel clown is bestowed upon Miss . Lotus Judson for excellent inteinretat.on of the part of Sydney Fairchild, the "lega cy" left to the three bachelois the incerity, the modesty, the emotional lestiaint which gate certainty at rowel held on reserve, scene all but professional. Such chin acto. istics have been the fundamental cause of the bi 'Mance of many a theata teal :tar .Miss Judson's acting dining the blithday party and in the fare well scene in She second act were her claim \es I , le - ler once..did she ones- Play her partras,a less talmtecl Play ed would many times have been temp ted to do Our hats are off to you; "we are dust at your feet" Miss Jud son To 3r,. Maurer, Mr. Jenkins and Mi. DuLaurence, who played the title role of the "Three Wlse Fools," we if fer also a tribute of praise for the eNcellence of their v.olk. Mt Mant el, as Theodore Findley, might be toted by some audiences the best ac tor in the troupe, but this critic re quests him to share equally Stith his colleagues, the doctor and the judge. His part appeals to the average audi ence more perhaps than the others, but the requirements fm good acting sit about equally severe in the three parts, and they were equally well ear -1 ied To Mr. Maryut also, who played :f. t Showing ii an epfirply new line of ~.: ,:. ,1,0 ;•:i'l CA an , I .I. LADIES' HAND BAGS FOR EASTER •:. : •:- *i . Many New. Novelties 'X 4 .:. EGOLF'S ..t... .:. . -.1..:..:..:..:..:..:-:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..x..:..:..:..:-:..:..:..:-:..:.,..,.:..:..:...:..:..:..x..:..:-:..:-:..:..x.x.,-:..:.::: REGULAR PRICES at MUSSER'S GROCERY Premier No• 10 Beans, Green and Wax $9.00 per dozen Premier No. 10 Apricots $9.50 per dozen Niana No. 10 Beans, Green and Wax $lO.OO per dozen Niana No. 10 Peas $9.50 per dozen Elkhrad No. 10 Peas, Early June Targo White No. 10 Cherries Corn—No. 10 .. 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Sevmal such courses have been given in the past and many of the touters rn Pennsvhama's fifty .I,4o t:rations have taken the training so offered Others echo started in as testers at o now herdsmen, creamey men, or dany council workm s. FIVE STUDENTS AWARDED CATTLE JUDGING MEDALS Five semis in then ^nal hue... a% Louise vole nmaided mcdaL I^.-t meek lot their tool It on the Penn State licestock Judging team last fall The" are .1 It. Clow, F. P McCullough. 11. A Willman, NV G. Metllain and P .1 Muni The team made trips to the East°. Stites evposition at Sluing held, Massachusetts and to the Intel national livestock exposition at Chi cago. MINING STUDENTS PLAN APRIL INSPECTION TRIP Junior millets anJ mining geolog,sts still make their first inspection trip this peat on the eletenth of April Cot ermg the anthracite coal region mound Allentown, the first week and the second sseek find them in the Lehigh Valley inspecting cement mills and slate qualms. Gordon Schuler, the nnpuLsive youth, contaast with dried up and crabbed age, we offei congiatulatiom foi pit well sustained throughout the play and coined , vd , uniformly al [Bale sincerity It must rot he supposed that there stele no defects in the psifmmance. Of course thole some, as there ate' sure to be in all amateur and most profess onal performances, but the defects were slight as competed ssith the producton For example, the makeups stele not all that could he desired Facial wrinkles, under otu• stage lighting, too much resembled root sneaks. Occasionally, under stress of unusual excitement, the touches on minol episodes some a hit too heosy Saunders did not need to blubber, to show that she sons weep. mg; Clancy did not need to assume the customary swagger of the hard ho led roughneck to get his port across; and even Teddy, baldly need ed to imitate a fauy dancer to ahem his exultation, nor did the Three Fools need to Imitate n college pa lama parade When they marched, singing, from the loom Be it undo, ' stood, however, that these slight rte feels do not deti act greatly from the general excellence of the play, and he it remembered also that all the minor characters, especially Sounders and the two butlers, earned their pans with uniform excellence , rn keeping tooth the magi characters in the play The management'of the Penn State Players deserves commendation for bringing to us a troupe of players so excellent as the Sock and Buskin Club. We anticipate a 'duns xisit from this delightful [loupe whenever the auspices are favorable and toe signs ale r ight.—The Playgoes $7.00 per dozen $l3 00 per dozen $9.00 per dozen $6.00 per dozen 15c can, $1.50 per dozen 23c pound 12c can, $1.25 per dozen 20c can, $2.25 per dozen 30c can, $3.50 per dozen 30c can, $3.50 per dozen Market Prices W. COLLEGE FRESHMEN TOTAL FIVE COURT WINS Score Victories in First Games Of Season, But Lose to Pitt, Syracuse SOPHOMORES TRIUMPH IN INTERCLASS TILT, 39-33 After winning the first five games of the season, the freshman basketball team fell into a slump, dropping the last three contests to the Pitt plebes and Syracuse yearlings. Following the regular season, the same combina tion met a 3943 defeat at the hands of the sophomines Superior foul shooting enabled the Lion cubs to get oft on a good statt, the Dußois high school quintet falling before Coach Conover's charges 24-22 The high school five rallied in the sec ond half, almost wiping out the 12-0 lead enjoyed by the Blue and White at ' the end of the first twenty minutes of ph* State College High Falls Stato College high fell before an avalanche of field goals in the second game of the season Anselnio netted five boo]. shots as his contribution to the 35-16 drubbing dealt out to the loco , schoolboys Nine field goals sunk by Leyda, Blue and White center, aided greatly in the downfall of the Polish National Alli ance college by a 47-26 count Pipe Gerhardt s Scranton Lacks wane Business college passers were the next to tsste defeat at the hands o. the Nittany freshmen. A second halt rally put the locals in the lead a-O gave them a 25-18 decision Mahe It Fi‘e Straight Although Bellefonte academy auth ciities cancelled their scheduled game, Captain Stabley and his mates did not lose then winning ways. Their sixth consecutive win was against Bucknoll freshmen, an exciting affair in nhich the ,mist was in doubt until the final whistle. Tiaselling to Pittsburgh, the yearl aegs met then fast defeat at the hands of the Panther plebes. Twen tv-four field goals mere chalked up by the victorious five, the final count being 58-23 S 3 encase 11 ins Thriller A spirited rally in the last ten min utes of play gave the Syracuse fresh men a thrilling one-posit victory, 20- 29. Missed fouls proved the margin of victory for the Orange passers. The return engagement with Pitt freshmen was much closer than that at Pittsburgh. Captain Stahley and his mates fought a superior team to r standstill and barely missed sending the gamd into extra periods. How ever, a foul goal in the last thirty seconds or play proved the undoing of the Blue and Dhrte plebes. Bon to Sophomores In the annual interclass tilt, the Sophomores forced the first-yen men to bow to a 39-33 score. A rally in the second half gave the 1929 aggre gation its margin of victory PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS MILITARY WATCHES Priced To Please -AT CRABTREE'S "See Your Orders Cooked" -AT CLUB DINERS, INC. Cleanliness Courtesy Excellent Food OPEN ALL NIGHT PHONE 9480 BUY EARLY FOR YOUR EASTER NEEDS Arrow and Eagle English Broadcloth Shirts $2 up Newest patterns in Neckwear $l.OO and $1.50 Stetson, Schollle and Viking Hats $4.50 to $9.00 B.V.D. and Allen A Underwear 75c to $2.00 Newest in Men's Hosiery . . 50c to $2.00 Gplf Hose $1 50 to $7.00 Knickers $6 50 to $7.50 Florsheim Shoes . . . $lO.OO and $12.00 Sterling and Crawford Shoes . $6.50 to $9.00 M R FROMM Opposite Front Campus Tuesday, march L'2, 1927• Juniors Select Novel Decorations - for Prom (Continued from first page) class of 1928, will be draped. Below this and extending to the floor will be n border of white bunting, covered is ith smilax. Each fraternity booth will be dis tinguished by a card bearing she Greek letters of the organization. However, the background for these signs will be placed on a white panel ;tendered with laurel, which sill con stitute the framing of the booths At the entrance of each booth will be a basket of artificial flowers Gold kette and Garber 's orchestras will oc cupy specially built platforms at the middle of each side of the Aimmy. Each platform will have a sounding board and will be decorated in hum ony with the rest of the scheme The stage at the end of the floor will be used as the Prom committee's both nvith one stun vay dnectiv in float instead of the two an the sides as has been the case pieviousl.s In the entrance will be an arch be decked with bunting and smilax to which will load a canopy extending over the sidewalk from the street un der which will be laid cocoanut mit ting runners. Dr. Tschan Will Give Liberal Arts Lecture (Continued from first page) at Yale university, leaving there to engage in research well; In 1919 he returned to teaching at Carnegie Tech, where he remained until coming to Penn State in 1925 At present Doctor Tschan is en gaged in translating and editing theee important chronicles dealing with the eostw.nd cvpansion of Germany. This undertaking is being sponsored by Columbia university Fie has achieved note as reviewer and n Lam., his most recent article being on "The Decline of Spain" Ile is a specialist in the field Of medieval histoty 771E4TR.13 . Nittany Theatre (Matinee Daily at Cathaum) METZ Ken May nnrd in "TUE OVERLAND, STAGE' TUESDAY—Nkttliny-z,_ "HIGH TlA'ff WEDNESDAY— Joan Craw ford in ' Peter B nes "VIE UNDERSTANDING lIEART" THURSDAY— Laura La Plante' in "THE LOVE THRILL EMITEMI Adolphe Menjou in 'EVENING CLOTHES FRIDAY—Natany— "THE LOVE TIIRILL' ia • TARN f S. • ab 6 idashers"
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