Page Two Penn State ,ollegian Publliiheci semi-meekly during the College year by students of the Pennsylvania State College, in the interests of the College, the students, faculty, alumni and friends. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD W. P. REED '27 - H. G. WOMBLEY '27 S. R. ROBE '27 - I=l W. P. RE '27 - - 11. G. %YamsLey '27 - G. P. FISHER '27 FRANCES L. FORBES '27 EE= R. M Atkinson '2B B Kaplan '2B N. S Thomson '23 W0511:' ; NEWS EDITORS Katherine 11011,10,..., 1 , Mildred A. Webb TS MN= B. C WHAnTori '27 F. N. WEIDNFIt '27 ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS J. Ferguson '2B R. B. Kilborn TO C. F. Flinn '2B W. J. McLaughlin T 8 The Penn State COLTYCIAN Intlte. communientions on eel,- sr.a a College intere4t. All communications must bcor the elen any nture of the writer. and the writer's mune will It' publkheil below het eon. anon nrotldine Clint o, sentiments exprowed In the I.clttr Buy All rail) , for Suesda,bl Samos must be In the oM o'clockelve oclock Sunday nicht, and for rchloy a 1 , 111.. by txelve oc Wellocado, night C 5,,,, h Z.'„',°.'1'.1.'":7r.' .',VoT,T. naming fl,"'`'e .°,c72,1' man "The .r 47- nAper Subscription prim 2250. posuble before Nmember 1. 1926 Loberml at the 1,101119 c Stoic Callow,lsm serooll-clo4o matter legeOffire Nittour Printinx and Hublishinu Co Bonding, Stole Col. Po Telophono• 202.1 V. Hell Office Hours 11 00 n nt to 12 00 m 4 00 to 0 00 p m FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1927 MOTHER We found it difficult to select an appropriate title for this editorial. We wanted something that might express oui gratitude to Penn State mothers, oui visitors this week-end; we wanted something that might at once be a message and a welcome. And we found it We discovered our message and our welcome not in dusty files, not in any sentimental, spectacular oiatmy on the sub led of mother love; we found it in our heal ts— and sic titled this editorial MOTHER. Mothers of Penn State students, we welcome you. These are those of you for whom this week end will be the first on the Nittany campus; you especially do we greet Pi epare yourselves for surprises—college life is not all that it is painted to be Students occasionally flunk out: but stu dents occasionally study. You will find no up roarious scenes such as the cinema has pictured. But you will find a nm mal college, without finery and normal students without embellishment. And so we welcome you. TO THE POLLS Unlesh Penn State spirit becomes a ghost two important changes Hill have been made in the Athletic Association constitution by Monday Fol on that day the undergraduate body of this college hill vote on questions which have perplex ed generations of Nittany students and which, at last, appear to be on the road to solution—that is, providing at least forty percent of the stu dent body casts ballots. Should the students vote "yes" a new board of control—a board on which students, faculty and alumni will have an equal voice—will govern PCM , State athletics, in the future. Aheady the oposed change has been approved be the faculty and the alumni, and now it awaits the judgment of the students. The step, if it is consummated, will be a triumph for all three bodies, but most of all it will be a victory for the students. It means that the undergraduates will receive then• i ightful rep resentation in an activity which directly concerns them. As for the other amendment—which would restore basketball as a major sport—debate is advisable; yet we hope that each individual will recognize the fact that the sport has grown until non it is, for interest and competition, the equal, if not the superior, of any of the present motor sports. Whether basketball is worthy of maim a ecogmtion it is for everyone to decide. The attitude of the physical education department and of the athletes themselves is that basketball is worthy of a higher place And they, as the saying goes, ought to know. THE \VINE-FLAGON 0 King Apollo' what a floss of words! Gurgle the watersprings , twelve founts in one His mouth! a whole Ilissus in his throat' He'll deluge evelything with comic verse. —Wine-flagon Thus Cratinus—and he was not a COLLE GIAN critic We enlist the sympathies of this ancient GI eek, for being several thousand years dead, though still in punt, he cannot conceivably be mistaken for the Bullosopher: and we have beer advised by the enraged Thespians to keep the Mad Bull in hiding with his bottle, or else ... they will shoot him. And as the letter printed elsewhere in this "flag of freedom" shows, the Thespians, very candidly and unmaidenly, are out for blood. For the Thespians have been insulted. The Bullosopher criticised their show and did not understand it in terms of a baseball team; he gen ially clucked their chins, but morosely pinched their legs. As we see it, the Bullosopher acted within his rights—the wiggles of the Two Seniors to the contrary. His criticism was not only fair-minded;, it was correct. The Thespians put on a good show, but not a darn good show—and no one is sorer about that than the Thespian Club. The chorus girls, bag and baggage, have taken the not unbusi- I ness-like attitude that they must be praised at all costs: better an ashcan for a critic than one who does not boost. Hence the time-worn blurb of .refuge that the critic is not a loyal Penn State I ,man. To be frank with the Thespians we are tired of all this nonsensical boasting, o e are, in fact, quite boi ed by it We hose boosted the Y. M. C. A., the Clover Club. the Cosmopolitan Club, the College Orchestra, the Mandolin Club—and we are not anxious to continue as a patron of such Arts when patronizing can react only viciously The Thespian vieo point is this: if the show isn't a good one, then for Pete's and Penn 'States sake don't let it out—nobody can tell the differ ence anyhow, but we promise a more polished and more practised shoo in June Thus, it is glibly hinted, it is not only treachery not to caress the performance, no matter what, but also the rank est sportsmanship and poor business Strangely enough these considerations seem to have eluded the Bullosopher when he wrote his review. That worthy, foolishly enough, thought that he was of sting a criticism and not an advertisement: and he thought his remarks would be accepted as a wish to do good, to better the June show. So let ur excuse him, poor old janitor that he is. He may have been deluded by the impressive posters; lie may even have been led astray by the pi eten tious prices. Perhaps such a nitwit as he did not realize that the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh news papers possess kindly gentlemen who are the last authorities on college dramatics. And perhaps, alas! this embryo George Jean Nathan was right. But that, as the Thespians say among them selves, has nothing to do pith it. - - President Vice-President - Treasurer EditPr , :n.ehief Asqlottint Editor Manning Editor lVonien's Editor \V. Lord, Jr. '2B P R. Smaltz '2B Business Manager Advert sing Manager Cliculatton Manager The Bul/osopher's Chair 1 "Speaking of 'lost Ails,' old top, I third, the 'most lost' is the art of originality on the part of our feminine populace" Smitherst—Has that fact just dawned upon iou, Dulles opher. or has these been some newly lost alt that you are bemoanire "I thought that group politics at Penn State was lim ited to the mate sordid male portion, but now I find that the annteur politicians have been out-sordided by then fairer compatriots. Yes, they have lost the miginality of limning a campaignless election ' "Ar editonal in the Women's section of the COLLE- T CIAN entitled "It the Cap Fits—" intrigued me into making r few inquiries—with startling exposuies In , trigued fits the case exactly, Smitheis. I wasn't sure I whether the writer was referring to Penn State girls los ing out in invitations to the Prcm, or whether a few of then, had Halitosis—fot doesn't the Editorial sap 'men yam owr friends won't tell you so?' Well, to get to the root of the matt., it seems that certain candidates for office in the recent W. S C A elections who were defeated Noels bad losers—l inferred this from the punted sheet— and, of cosine Smitheis, et my-thing in punt is gospel truth." Smithers.—But, say now, I know for a fact that your in forenes is strong Bullosopher—they v.eic good losers. per hops the others may base been boastful winneis. "As you like rt Smithei s, that IS not,the point at which lam diving The fact that such an article appeared in the columns of a newspaper may conceivably subject that publication to %cry severe criticism Such matters are vely hard to substantiate when the occasion arises a bee proof is demanded. I'll admit that the article avoided personal accusations with studied case, but vague ness and indefiniteness are scenk weapons in reform and may prove to be nasty boomerangs Aside from being tactless the article was clearly not in good taste. In the days of Rome vac vietis was perfectly natural, but sae are not Romans, neither do we live in an age of gladiatois ' That slogan 'woe to the Nanquished' finds no place in out twentieth century code of ethics. I hesitate to believe the the atom, attitude MRS present in the mticle under question, but since that is the impression it left with you, perhaps others are similarly influenced." Smithers:—You ramble, Bullosopher What are you try ing to prove , ,t'Oh, just that the .world is round, or that farmers prefer red paint for' their barns." ENGRAVING Wedding Announcements Invitations At Home and Personal Cards Samples of Plate and Non Plate effects SENIOR NAME CARD ORDERS RECEIVED HERE Get Our Prices GREETING CARDS KEELER'S For EVERY OCCASION Cathaum Theatre Bldg THE PENN STATE - COLLEGIAN on Display 1 Rernarki, by=-- Thin Behaving World. Lewis Browne Macmillan. $3.50 Strange, Then Fiction Browne. Mac =Ham $3.00. It might.be of interest to note that "Till, Believing World," by Rabbi Lewa, Browne, is becoming a serious menace to the sales mold set by W,ll Durant's "The Story of Philosophy!' "This Believing World" summarize s the existiag creeds and their fore heals, and is flee from propaganda. It is a finely written, enlighten ng The book also proves 'that Rabbi Broune hai, not confined his talent to one net of leaven "Stranger Than Fiction," n short histor3 of the Jews, aid an corbel colon. is written In the same dcbghtfdl, intimate rem, and the too books are definitely con tributing to the solving of religious problems which loom before sn inner groping collegiate nonde These books ate big books bs a b g inan of emotional, intellectual genius El me+ Gent, y S„.clan Lents Har court, Brace $250 The publication of "Elmer Gantry" doubtless aids in the sale of the cheap uhtions of ."Ariowsmith" and "Bab bitt" Maybe it's not too late to tell tea what we think of "time, Gunny" new that everyone else has unburden ed a few thoughts A hook like "Left in Charge," which deals nith the good mark most minis tel s sponsor, mould not be popular in these days of super-naturalistic so, didne:s. Lewis could have written something like that, but he could sot icsist the temptation, perhaps, to scourge someone. Consequentl3, he I.nleashed his whip and cracked it mound a mimstelial shell. What luck' Get the moneymbag.s And in no short n time' Certainly there are men like Elmer Gantry • we knew one who got boiled after Wednesday evening prayer meet,ntrs But all ministers are rot like Elmer Gantry. He's not an as ci age, he's not one picked at random he was scotched for! As a charact er, almost he is a human creature; he could have been placed in any other profession and still have had the rank ings of a best-seller. All of which gees to prose that. mut is popular and does rot ho.irfy the herd; that filth 1= the more popular when supposedly blameless institutions harm rt , There is no depth to "Elmer Gan try," no sweep, no poise; it has no breadth, no deeps, no "shallows that bottile through peen fields" Behind the book, we search for the man, this ,s not the Sinelan Liuis we !.now! He did not have to ttite this; he mild have lived eveti'lliad he turned out anotherr,such in'aig!pity as "Man trap " Sinaair Leuis - gearched Sol a financial magerpiece,' for a literary "bull " 'He fund it. Read "Elmer ,Ga , try." There ie no harm in it. Lm akmeant it as a character study and that's the way to lead it He knew it would sell, and he knew its good and bad points, and he knee about "Hatrack " Read his statement "No character in this book 1= the portrait of any actual person " Ah! The dedication, perhaps, shim. Sin clair Len is's heart fle bequeathed the book to the man who had helped him most in p its conception H L Mend... To us, this is a bit of liony, a sardonic nun. The Booklover. LOST—Keys in brown ease, May 4th, ‘wanty West College, Bun owes to Pugh Reward if roturned to 411. West Beaver A'.enue, or phone 61-4 ALBERT DEAL& SON Heating AM! Plumbing 117 Frazier Street SPECIAL DISPLAY , of 0 • •GOD In • - / 41 Efi- BALTIMORE c , SUITS • Monday and Tuesday By MR. CHARLOW GLUNK'S . TAILOR SHOP Cmop. Corner Basement Letter Box 1 To the Editor of the Collegian Judging from the amount of space which you give each issue to the drivel styled, "The Bullosophei's Chair," we are assuming that you are sadly in need of copy to fill the columns of your flag of freedom and will, there- fore, be only too glad to punt this letter. Your newspaper has, this past year, built up a reputation for inaccuracy, misrepresentation and ignorance of ~ übject second only to that of the tabloids But the emblyo Gem ge Jean Nathan who concocted the alt ed Thespian Show criticism in the "Bullosophees" column of Tuesday's Collegian takes the cake--45oth layers, frosting and all. We dor% know how it ever came I pass After a lengthy consuhat , on we decided that all of y our staff mem bers must hose been bay grinam: out their weekly editorials about col lege customs or "Elmer Gantry," ana you were forced to send the Janitor in to review the show To begin with, your would-be critic lamenM throfact that "Girl Wanted" haslittle plot Well, what of it' Your revienm is evidently unaware ei the fact that the plot of any musi cal comedy is of males importanm. Has he ever seen, "No, No, Nanette," "Judy," Yours Truly," or "Sally?" None of these shows—all of them hits —have'any plot In "Sally," the he who is rich and handsome, meets the girl, who works in a music store Ana what do-you think happens , Yon'll never guess He falls in love and marries het, YOui reviewer further displays his ignorance in a drwen different instanc es, but particularly in his criticism.of Von, Nieda who he said, "makes a seedy girl and can't sing worth a hoot." It may interest your critical genius to know that Hal Chesty, Pittsburgh mitic, refelied to Von Nieda as "one of the most talented and polished female impersonators in collegiate theatrical clicks," while the Philadelphia Record in its review of the show laid special stress on the For Service, Comfort and Economy Burn the Genuine Anita Punxsutawney Rusty Coal For Sale at PHIL FOSTER COAL YARD 1111 • 1., Does your cleaner do these thingS? 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We believe in free speech and just criticism, but sir do not believe in ignorance and malicious "panning" of r shoo which represents Penn State, and whith was favorably compared by the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia press with bigger and more pretentious col.: le/vete shows. The varsity baseball team is not "ranee" because its batters don't hit like Babe Ruth or because its fielder; arc not as flashy as Eddie Collins. Then ohs. "pan" the varsity show, which is en amateur show, and is to be accepted as such? It seems unfortunate that, after the Thespian Show has been enthusiast.- cally seemed by audiences at every Fire Insurance Eugene H. Lederer ~..},»7^:^'.•r•:-'rho :-:.-: fir.«:»;»;•.-P: EQUITABLE LIFE OF lOWA J. A. 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LITTLE ADVENTURESS' Harald Lloyd to "THE KID BROTHER' SATURDAY— Betty Bronson, James Hall in Elinor 61)0's "RITZY" SATURDAY—Natany— "THE LITTLE AD% ENTUIIESS' MONDAY—(Matinee at 2:00) Raymond Griffith m "IVEDDING BILLS" Added Stage Attraction "WARINGS' PENNSYLVANIANS' Special Adults 50c. Chil d ren 2' c. TUESDAY—(Matinee at 2 00) Mane Pm ost "THE NIGHT BRIDE" Added Stage Attraction "WARINGS' PENNSYLVANIANS Special Prices• Adults 10c. Children 21c (Please Note Nittan) Theatre nil not he open Tuesdip m„ ht because a artng . t." engagement at the Cat 4 l aunt ) - - Bios. WEtberdcishors- Edgeworth makes your "do its stuff"
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