Pa, - ;a Penn _State Collegian Published semi-weekly during the College year by students of the Pennsylvania State College, an the interests of the College, the students, faeults, alumni and friends. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD "WHEELER LORD, JO. '2B R. M. ATKINSON '2B C. P. FLINN '2B . . VIE EDITORIAL STAFF WITELLER LORD, JR '2B BrNJANIIN KAPLAN '2B R. M ATKINSON '2B W. S. THomsoN '2B P 5 SIIALTZ '2B L IL Bell, Jr '29 H E Hoffman '29 - F. J. Lalrd '29 THE BUSINESS STAFF C. P. FLINN '2B Jon N FFIIMISOn R B. Ku no;r1 W. J McL..ictr Business Manager Advertising Ma-log i c, Circulation Manager Circulation Managnr ASSIS :ANT uusisn9s MANAGERS P. C McConnauglict J. 11 ltedr '29 N P. McKnight '29 W S. Turner '29 Imcrindun prle. 22 50 pn,alolt baton, Detcmbde I. 1027 hntervil od the Pldaffiec, Slut, Cam, In no dddas.. natterollle... MM., Printing and Publishing Cu Bu orron ilding. State Col. lege. P. Teknhone 292-W, Bell 01111 c Hours 11 00 n in to 12 00 m • 4 00 la I 00 o m sornomottr. REPORTERS Q. E Beauge It \V Lieber T J Sehofte , d H. B Brooks C. A INlensch E R Shots J. H. Coogan L It neaten R I' Stevenson W. B Cox "AI T Seepansky II R Thalenteld S. S. Geesey W. II Selunneter 0 A Wmansky nicht. Cheeks and mono• orders monitor 0 awe other than 'The Penn State Collcaine 0111 not be ac,eated for accounts due this nexa new Managing Editor This Issue News Mites This Issue ----- -- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1927 CUSTOMS-OVER-EMPHASIZED! Unless something in the nature of en idea'hits the seven men who do all the thinking for Student' Conned, the class of 1931 will see its successors re ceiving diplomas on matriculating (as an alumnus suggests) and replacing the faculty on graduating This, some seriously point out, would not be a bad move. Nevertheless, we object to it, at the risk of being damned as conservatives we object to it To us customs base seemed imp)rtant rot merely be-1 cause our predecessors have believed in them but be cause they have appealed to us And it strikes us that if the majority of the students now attending Penn State are convinced that freshmen should have to obey certain rules, that seniors should be entitled to certain privileges then Student Council should follow that opinion—or at least acknowledge it out of sheer courtesy and sentiment Instead, a group of self-styled wise men last year dictated a revolt and called the resulting confusion, student government. Evidently there is a struggle between tyranny pod' democracy with a declaration of independence hang ing in the offing What surprises us most is that it has been hanging so long The failure of the stu dent governors to realize that a feeling of resent ment emsts at their high-tanded measures last year, [ indicates either that they are asleep or are merely overlooking it out of convenience One of these , days an outraged mob will storm the Libel al Arts Bastile to inform their representatives that if there is any revolting to be done they, the students, will do it Some of them will carry clubs. The debate will be general So will the fight Student Council' will attempt to lay the blame on the Trhunal, or bet ter yet on the students themsekes, for failing to report the guilty ones But the students will yell bunk, and carry the fight to the finish. To some, , perhaps, our attitude scents a bit se vere To others it may appear prejudiced As a matter of fact we don't give a hang We arc of the opinion that students mati mutating at Penn State have not in the space of a year reached the point , where they can do without customs—and a custom less institution is the current ballyhoo Freshmen appear to us no more intelligent than the-freshmen of d year ago, and the [Vaulty ha . ; reported no inda• catinns , of billhance—certainly none whatever et halo_ Yet there is the insistence by a few that the experiments of Move-up Day, 'alreadi wobbly 'With abuse, be made permanent Even the alumni have noticed the difference a year has made in college spirit and are deploring it, satirically, with the sug gestion that the facu'ty be made to wear clinks Very obviously tradition is on its last legs, and even these are bow-legged HACK TO THE TOP If Penn State teams continue rang up victor ies as they have been doing in the past two weeks, it will became platitudinous for as much as to hint that the college is "up there," athletically speaking Cer tainly the Nittany Lion has come into its own, pro viding, incidentally, metaphors (of doubtful quality) for avid newspaper reporters. A comeback ahimvs wins the heart of the people. And the Nittany Lion, as Pennsylvania and Syracuse—and mayhap Lafay ette—will attest, has come back What a change the past two weeks have ,seen l Shrouded in gloom after a heart-breaking defeat, both the student body and the team have emerged not only hopeful and courageous, but victorious None of your arrogant, puffed up braggadocio, but a hearty fighting spirit has prevailed. There have been better football teams than the present Penn State eleven, there have been none gamer. And by the same token the spirit of the undergraduates has flamed as valiantly Three years the students waited without more than one really major victory. and though a losing spell is inevitable in all colleges—for details consult Harvard—few college student bodies have exhibited the faith that Penn State undergrad uates have shown in their team and its coach, now hailed as a miracle man. But it's old stuff for "Bez ' Last season gave indications that Penn State was to resume its place at the top. Its cross-country, soccer and boving teams won intercollegiate cham pionships, its track team finished second in the great intercollegiate title event, its basketball and baseball teams ranked among the best in college ranks. Only the football team remained below par And so long its its eleven did not come up to its usual position, many were prone to overlook the achievements of it, (1111er etl l tic but the. yew the Blue trio White ,et ant to make i clean sweep Already its ele,en has bowled over two hitherto undefeated teams Already its crrs.•country sgaud has been hailed as "the greatest team in the country today." Already the soccer team i. rolling up new records. Surely it is a Penn State year President Vice-President Treasurer FOR FRESHMEN ONLY It will be of interest to the freshmen (we Hatter ourselves) to learn that tomorrow night the COL LEGIAN will ask candidates for,its editorial staff to report for their initial meeting. It will be of more than usual interest, because more than the usual number of freshmen have professed an interest in the craw of journalism Editor-in-Chief ~assistant Editor Managing Editor As . soctate Edger Associate Editor 11 1 3 Itllleham L :‘lltstlfer '29 The pate the freshman reporter must follow is, an easy one As some have cruelly stated, anvonel can learn to wide—for the COLLEGIAN. This barb while more or less influenced by the mconren mimes the president of the Humpty Dumpty Club suffers weep a reporter rouses him three times a, week by telephone, has in it a sting of truth Any _freshman of ordinary intelligence am "make" the staff—alas' mats will say But faculty members tell us that during his apprenticeship the freshman reporter will learn considerably more about the En glish language than he can possibly absorb in the classroom. In these days when liberalism and conservatism come to grips frequently enough to support a dozen worthless publications, there arises inevitably the ac-" cusation that the authorities of colleges—especially' of state colleges—arc placing their 'hands over the newspaper editor's mouth el,ery time he opens it to speak We know, despite Mr Bertrand Russell's ob servations, of at least one state college where the editor's mouth and the authorities' hands are very far apart. Nothing that the COLLEGIAN has ever wished to print has ever been kept from its columns, e'cept by the student journalists themselves Howeser, if Mr Russell is wrong he is interest ing He says "In the private universities it is the wishes of the millionaires from -whom they seek en dowments In the state universities it is the par sons" This is the first time (if Mr Russell's gener alization includes us) that we have been informed that preachers run this college About the only evi dence we base of this sart of thing is in the clergy men's vehement denunciation of the Sundae blue law—and even there the authiarities don't listen to them, darn it ---.L lthtstder -H. P. 11Itlehnin The Bullosopher's Chair "What uould happen, Smithms. if the football man ngcn resigno I because he preferred an 'A' in Biblical Tat natal° to an S' in football?" Smithers:—Sincc you mention it, Bullosopher, I should sat hat the manager would be regarded as mentally unsound Ir the first place ,h} shated he be studying Biblical Lit erature Jr the .ccond place why .hould'he'prefer an 'A' to an 'S" And en the tlyid place what difference does it make' "It it Is true thnt more than si‘ty percent of the .enrol class rt. bel. In tissue points, %%hat Is the faculty going to do about It?" I 1;12Mliff=11!I "Well what do Non think it will do"' Smithers melds an undoignaduate, Bullosopher, Ido pot knoss. Howes el, assuming myself in the posession of a desk a”d a giev beard. I should ads oeate that the faciet , , get the welt es a *stem less likely to prove n hoomcinnp, Is half of the semen class doesn't graduate the lnnf• will be in the thickens of a hv. The classrooms v ho ohoked The loot, uctois won't hone the tune cake, fo. a round ot golf of a cocktail ,Anyway you look at_it it seems to be a bad baigain "But •e l 'ela' =hip Soothe., is to he maintained at nh em'l Etlaeatan , w ith toots coo know, in less objection aLlo than e lu,atiso with greased gvides " Smithers —lto' a the faculty Is ishes to I:alse thel9tan3l 2 artl - y or adopt t 3 stOglif,iev.l en 11„ tioetd t ptramg gerule , intteAteof 'clickernig around with 1 , system that confuses even cleans and makes reg.: , ,trar- blubber? ' Why doese't the faculty resign" Big Reduction Sale . On all Overcoats, Top= coats and Men's Ready to Wear Suits SPECIAL REDUCTION On odd lots Shirts and Half Hose It will pay you to visit our store. HARRY SAUERS Allen St. State College MR. RUSSELL AND WE I=!1 IE FElsiN STATE COLLEGIAN Letter ~B dx I Edith, s dollemon, Deat Sns• Time was when the removal of the bat, like the Tinging of the Old Main Bell, was reserved for sanctioned oc casions such as meeting the funny other-in-law, going to the barber, of becoming a seniot But nowadays, is keeping, :with the modern smut of I navenile marriages, boss' week, infant kings. etc., Immunity'from the derby been granted to that particular 'group of sophisticants known as ju mors "Wu have to get used to it," is the junior's gl'b apology for the infringe ment; while the senior solemnly chin ge: his loss of distinct , on to act demo, charity and dismisses the mat- I ter with a forced smile. The local representatives of Mrs Dobbs and 1M: Stetson have offered only unbe lievable mdd expositions, probably on the theory that the senior finding Ins Inn liege too common to be pleas,n onto evil revert to the Fedora, and Cosiness will be Just as good as usual. Thus see find that through lack of re futation rather than strength of in 1, titutior those collegians, who for the decade immediately preceeding 1925 produced an annual blight in the form or class hats, now have gone to the apposite extreme and Present a nudity which might sustain the charge of in ,kitent ex•posure. Let the fact be Loosen that, bare lieadedness was bestowed on the se nior purely as a means of class dis tinction, and neither logra nor loquaci ty can support the extekgidp of his esogatisa to a lower clitcs: - If the tine, yearlings, fe'r" purities of hair health, pompadour paradt • or easy economy, find doffing a necessity, they .:hould seek the non-confines beyond the three mile Emit. shed the stray., and take a long nark. Anil if they"de s.r., not to get too far Dom the Col lege. they can walk in a click. But a bald Amer promenading on Allen street is as welcome a sight as a fie:Liman on the front campus petting out prettiest co-ed. Mace-up Week has provided sulTi- nt attendant evils in the form of "mance, usurpation, and general ealineas The embalming of the mom' tam mill tend still further to .bbtetate the hoes of class demarca lon Gentlemen of Penn State, be ware , Let not dawn that day when ^ matriculating freshman will he awarded his diploma just so he can get used to having it around. GOOD WORK TEAM Beati Lafayette Shorty" BuHoch Tailor Shop SMITH'S Powder Puff Beauty and Barber Shoppe Your PatrOnage Solicited Phone 451 . , Edgeworth rnakesla:dies'', prefer pipe-smokers 1 COLLEGE CUT-RATE STORE i Specials For Wednesday . - SHAVING - tOMIIINA t TION FOR MEN A 50c tul,e oril4l,M - g cream A 50c package of Gillette Blade% Fdr 75c ; g : A 50c Tootli Bruali and X A 50c tulle of tooth paste For' 13c ft: 3: A 25c can ot ,Talc and + A 25c bar of soPP • For 40t ..:: 1 T Holland BUlbs Dirca from Holland . 4. .y. Y. Tulips and Hyacinths in all colors at reasonable prices. 1: t +++44++ I t I I i U4+3•444-:÷H 1 1 1 444-14344-I^{444÷ii-§44.+++++:. FORESTERS PLAN SAWMILL DISPLAY Will Study Action of Crawler Tractor When Used For , Lumbering Work ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD ANNUAL'MEETING TODAY With the intention of .-uneasing their knowledge of pi count dny mcLII c Is and practices in the =ow milling industry, about seven hundred and fifty Pennsylvania smsmlll reuse senatises and nssneis arrive in State College this neck-end foe the fou..h annual ,Pnitable Sassraill Week The convention comlua ed ander toe auspices of the Forestry department ass.sted by the depot tment of fum machinetv officially opened in the forestry, ssoodlot yesterday ssith a study of scientific ssold-sawing meth ods and nill close tomorrem afternoon with the Lafayette-Penn State f ;et lball game. The protract contains many un portant lectures and demonstrat'nnsl of current problems confronting the industry, as snail as studies of new methods of opmatton and manage ment In clung° of foul competent :men the - daily demonstta.bons of a filly equipped portably say null will be the outstanding exhibition. Among other impoitant featuies there will be instruction in grading and sawing t !umbel and methods of filling and fit ting, sans. Use of winches in extracting logs from chuck holes and other more or less inaccessible places, the operatam jof classier type tractors, and of the ;rations poses UP its used in connce /tcs with hurbming s'. ill be brought Fire Insurance EUGENE H. LEDERER .. .. pooocooecocooooo RENT DRIVE-IT YOURSELF 116 McAllister 51.25 Pierce's Medicines 87c 4: 1 25c Bell-nos lie 3 : .1 $1.20 Sal Hepatica 93c je' %mute, small 21e X Zonite, medium 40c 4. Creol4 medium . Alc :1: Creolin, small . . 21c *.i: Johnson's Powdered Wax Y for Dancing Floors ,i: (largo size) 19c ji: Mennen's Talc for men . 75c 3: Borax, liirg . e size . lie' + Burgs, small size . 9c 3: Carbons, large nice 43c J... .t. ~, out in the demonstration A motion picture, "Lumbering in the Pacific Noi thwest,'!. will be exhibited in Old Chapel Fliday evening. In conjuneton with the convention, The Pennsylvania Forest Products Ilapuncture's association will hold a business meeting this messing This eiganizmtcon which brings,into relationship the numfactureis and users of lumbering equipment is a di rect outgrowth of the first Portable Sawmill Week. Hiiiinen Snecuinb To Lion Harriei Combine (Continued from first page) ninth and Sawm in tenth, completed the scorer's list of finishers. Oester ling, Gehring., Pettit and Carpenter "nought up the IT,. Lions Prepare Lightl3 Treading the strange course gin petty, the seven Nittany cross-coon tot flashes accompanied by Coachi Nate Caitmell walked the four and n holt' mile distance Friday morning' to familiarire themselves with the' nferp grades and muddy paths Tn the afternoon equipment was donned and a light work-out occupied the -latter part of the driy. Long, swinging strides carried the Nittany captain and his _cohorts over the Mount Olympus course with speed and strength that boded ill for the Orange-elqd men and filled spectators with no slight premonition of the race's outcome. Penn State Shoe Repair Acrois from. Postoffice Prompt and .Willing Reasonable Prices Stop Watches pocket Watches ALL KINDS OF . WATCHES HANN & O'NEAL E. College Ave. .4: In The Unlvorefly Manner t ;I:CATRAUM THEATRE BUILDING:1: 1 . : In d ustr i a l eparttmen l E ng i nee ri ng D 14 Student Desks and Chairs, Student Tables Y Y X Y: :!. B. 1 4: CHIFFONIERS $12.50 t. 1 ly TYPEWRITER TABLES - - $4.00 to $8.50 4- * CHAIRS $3.50 't - DESKS $lO.OO to $40.00 ..t + i X STUDENT TABLES - - - - - - $5.00 COSTUMERS $2.00 to $3.00 GATE-LEG TABLES - 7 - - - $4.50 to $9 I i DRAWING BOARDS - - $ 1.25 to $3.00 ..t .. X SWINGS ' $5.00 to $lO.OO r PICTURE MOULDING - 3c to 20c per foot '. MAGAZINE RACK $1.75 - X X ~ 4- 1. „ .„ . BOOK SHELVES -,- - ; - $3.50 to .57.50 CEDAR CHESTS,. - - - $3.00 to $25.08 ' ; ' * • '' . 7 i. ROOM 106, UNIT 88. s .:-. Fine Work You Beat You deserve a gold medal and aim; a smart new suit and 'overcoat for the coming cold weather. We've got what you want—Smart collegiate Society Brand Suits and Overcoats,' topped with a Stetson, Schoble, or Crofut Knapp hat. Our Campus Leaders tearburV—Kitiddiauni---Hart Schaffner $ & Marx suits and overcoats • . . 9 Jth J. & M.—FloiShelin and Crawfoid Shoes "Buy With 'Confidence" at FIR:0 reil S Opposite Front. Campus Tuesday, October 25,;1927 "Y" Solicitors Start Annual Drive Monday. (Continued from first page) 1 I cnnvass the non-fraternity men for subscriptions J. 11. Smith, Eastern division man ager of the Fuller Brush company, New Yolk city, will address the man agers, lieutenants, and solicitors at a supper in the University club the opening night of the campaign for the purpose of urging the men on to their goal. President Gavin, who was in chaise of the arrangements for the swivel., has also invited it L Sack ett, dean of the School of Engineer ing, and other faculty members to speak to the gatheling. A special "V" supplement, edited by P R. Smaltz '2B, associate editor of the COLLEGIAN, will be issued ,nth Friday's COLLEGIAN. • •1 • .111E477tE. Nittany Theatre TUESDAY— Charles Farrell, Mary, Astor„ Noah Bern, George Bancroft in "THE ROUGH RIDERS" Added Attraction: Fox Nens Show ing Pictures of Penn State-Penn Foot- ball Game Special Prices Adults 50c TUESDAY—Nittany— Florence Vidnr in "ONE WOMAN TO ANOTHER" WEDNESDAY— . • . Adolphe Metihni in "A GENTLEMAN OF PARIS" THURSDAY and FRIDAY— Ramon Notarro. Marceline Day in "THE ROAD TO ROMANCE" FRIDAY and SATURDAY— Marion Mt ies in "THE FAIR CO-ED" SATURDAY— Constance Talmadge in "BREAKFAST - AT SUNRISE" .:. , t :1 6 i.- •:. 74 •:- t r •:. *.f. ).3TAR.K. Big S, fe ,aberclasiters Fellows Syracuse Since 1913
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