Penn State C,ollegian Published semblveehly during the College year by students of the Pennsylvania State College, m the interests of the College, the students, faculty, alumni and friends. TUE EXECUTIVE BOARD WIIEELFR LORD, JR '2B IL 21 ATMNbON '2B , C F. FLtml '2B TILE EDITORIAL STAFF WiIEELFIt Loon, Jo. '2B BENJAMIN ICAPLAN '2B R. M ATKINI.ON '23 W. S. ToomsoN '2S P. R BmArrz '2B L. 11. 8011, Jr. '29 H. E. Holtman '29 F. J. Laird '29 THE BUSINESS STAFF C F Fixsv '2B Jor.: Fraci. ,, w; ' R R KILLIOtt:, W. J ILLAucrit Business Manager Advertising Meringue Clieulatran Manager Cileulation Manager ASSISI 111 SIN LSI,' MANAGERS P C McCnnnaughe W P ItkKrught '2,1 All cony for TlMsdny Issue must be In Mc nfllce by Weise eluel Sunduy hildit. stud cur I rub" , Issue, by sttel.... Delo& 11.mlnemIto vlyL . . Chocks .d money cr.,. nand. raucc teht.r than .. The rean State Colkrfan .. nill net be z.ounteJ for accounts d...e this namol pan, Managing Editor This Is,ue News Edam. This I,sue TUESDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1927 THE AGE OF TREASON Some one has said it is about time that the stu dents of Posit State, especially tiose in the Engin eering, Agriculture and Mining Schools, start think ing of contributing manuscripts to the OLD MAIN BELL. There is no use in nopealing to the Liberal Arts students, these moribund indis 'duals rank not abase their engineering comrades as is generally supposed, but far, far below them, even lower, cul turally speaking, than the education students The engineering students at least know their calculus, the agricultural men know their onions, and the educa tion mongers after several semesters here know just exactly what to maid teaching when than turn comes. But the Liberal Artist' Is there a lower mortal here than he, is there a student more base, mme neglectiul et his opportunities in college , He seeks, nine times out of ten( though we can give no accurate figures, neither can the registrar) the easiest courses in the catalogue and the nmst con venient, he avoids the few scholars in the faculty as if they were plague-stricken pedants, and he casts away the chances of expressing his ideas with the same displeasure that he discards an old sock with a hole in it What, as an historian would say, is the reason for this Why has the contribution of opinions be come the custom not of the student of arts and let ters but of the soccer player' Certainly the explan ation that one's teachers know, nothing about Eugene O'Neill is no excuse for the pupil braving similar lackaclaisicalness, surely the fact that doe's instruct or may be little more than a bore is no reason tor the student becoming his competitor in this field And to cap all this tee same unwilling student will persist semester atter semester in scheduling courses under the some worthless pe^spiring instructors, thus, one room may be crowded by sixty or seventy, students while the much inure desirable room across! the corridor may hold but ten. And, what is u arse ! ! the faculty seems to enjoy this It was only a year, ago that courses in Greek and Latin literature in: ti anslatien =ried a meagre two credits tossaid grad- 1 station, since then there has been an increase to three, and the progress of scholarship has been pros ed, and! scholarship itself has been vindicated Why the School of Liberal Arts does not place Greek and Latin literature—to mention just one! course—on the same plane with Freshman English Composition—unquestionably the poorest and at once the most shameless course in college—nobody including the professors— seems to know The in structors in the one course are, at the very least, twelve hundred times as learned as the ignoramuses] teaching freshmen the ways and means of the comma in the other. Front what we have 'experienced:and obscrved the svas to teach grammar and composition is to teach the student grammar and composition; the prevailing method is to see that the freshman attends, each class on penalty of flunking him if he doesn't; and to raise the roof if he comes a minute late. The l good work of instruction is carried on still further by taking diligent care that the freshman does not whis-, per to the girl with the pink dress, next to him ! Is it any wondei that by the time the Liberal! Artist graduates he knows as little about contemp orary letters as does his freshman scrub-prof' situation has reached such a point tha't any semi' with a knowledge of rudimentary principles can; queen an A out of Ins course in English by mei ely, exercising the judicious use of a semi-colon. When, such a state of affairs has come about, When co-eds, can skillfully titter themselves into the honor roll,l in fine, when ans one can enter this institution and! anyone can leave it, the time has arrived !when the words Liberal Arts should be removed from our cata logues, and Business Stenography substituted. MENCKEN. THE PATRIOT Mencken far President , The suggestion is not Mencken's (nor Doctor Pattec's), but judging from tthe amount of space the Baltimoie hermit has been devoting to Americanism to the most recent Dichlor ide of Mercury, one suspects that the editor is eager ly waiting for the Democrats to heave Al South from the donkey's rump and to offer Mencken the mount, so that he can have the pleasure of spurning the !nomination. For Mencken has so thoroughly smash ed the arguments of the drys that for one to whisper Prohibition is, to spite at the existence of the Amend ment, to confess himself an illiterate and tyrannical booby shouting that the constitution—especially the 13111 of Rights of which the citizenry of '76 were so fond—is another scrap of paper. Now Mencken has been accused of all sorts at things, including paederasty, lunacy and gout, but no one has yet intimated that Mencken, even in his most dubious moments, is not learned: and the sus picion grows that he knows what he is talking about. Indeed, after reading his citations of the absolute an tagonism of the Eighteenth Amendement and the Fourth not to mention theSecond,Seventh and Tenth, professors hate been heard no lament' over their cups that it n. trio bad alencken was born in Baltimore and not in Bo.ston, and toot his editorial had to ap pear in the American Mercury instead of the Con gressional Record And so with all clue Icapect to the fact that fresh men are supposed to read Harper's and that tne Mercury is obtainable at the Library only by sworn affidavits pro) ing one is no longer in his swaddling clothes—with all due tespect to these pleasant cus toms—may we respectfully call to the attention of our readers the editorial in the current issue° It is introduced by a paragraph from the Constitution (which we do not reprint for fear of prosecution) that legalizes the calling of a convention for propos ing amendments to the Constitution. The wicked Mencken suggests that the state legislators actually call such a convention' This in the face of the fact that such a thing has never been done, and hence would be against tradition and hence. .. Since Menelcen's seditious utteinnces are by some miracla not punishable by law, we humbly' suggest that he Ibe duly e•ectited by the public hangman. Judge Thayer himself, for murder in the first degree It should he childish!) simple to prove that many good Christian folk, seduced by his sophistries, have be lieved—and acted upon that beliet—that they really had certain liberties granted in the Constitution—ol which tie citi7enry of '76 were so fond, and, so act ing. hate naturally been shot down by the constab ultr) in performance of its lawful duty John L•iskine's attempt to make Prombition and Christianity incompatible has influenced the people it no war other than to bulge John's pocket, and to make some wonder woat happened while Wilson was preening himself in Europe Because Saul of Tar sus diank wine has proled too thin an argument to convince people that it is becomingly Christian-like for their to indulge Religion, they have said, is all right in its place but aside from that its place is not in steins Moreover, Mr Erskine's nose is too red President Vice-President IMEMEI Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor Mrnsgintt Editor Associate Edam Associate Edam P ithleham '29 L Mitstder '29 I. II Iteff '29 S Tu-ner '29 Ii E Hoffman ___L, Mtqhfer But Mr Menchen's nose is quite decorously colored and los reasoning, in addition, is sound Quite logically he shows us toot no officer at the law has the right to search our property without a .war rant. and equrlly logically that a bootlegger cannot he p.istly tried for the same offense by the county, the state, and the federal courts and to prove tins Mencken wows the Constitution in our faces The protestation that Prohibition is at odds with tile law is by na means new, strange as it may seem. Thus Andrew Jackson is frequently represented as carrying a revolser up his sleeve and a pint of m.nt julep in his hack pocket, and Calhoun and Webster are often shown retiring to the Capitol bar until Clay was finished speaking, when Clay would join them But for Menchen as editor to intimate such flippan cies is treason he should appear in toga instead of in shirt slcm es his ancestors should have yelled in Faneuil Hall instead of in Heidelberg Even as it is the alumni of various colleges are staggering to the libraries in an eFort to justify that quaint custom by which one pim es his devotion to his Alma Matei by getting drunk and Supreme Cotfrt Justices have been seen searching for the musty volumes which contain the Constitution, with the intention of read ing it some day In two months theme will be published the first Issue of the OLD MAIN BELL, known in certain circles, as that literary magazine of Penn State The OLD MAIN BELL has bad a rather hard time of it Its subscription list IS not over-large, its policy, per haps is not the best, its material is frequently not of time higliest—some have gone so far as to say that the faculty has had too much to do with the magazine to make it a good one, but this statement has been pro perly rebuked, even by swaddlers And when all is said, the OLD MAIN BELL represents the best lit erary work not only of its contributors, but of the entire Penn. State student body To several this may be a blow The truth of the matter is that the OLD MAIN BELL has had too many fingers to it and that too few of these have belonged to the students themselves. but to censure the faculty for this is ridiculous, to bait et them is to complain against those who are sustaining it The faculty however, can do still more for the publication by selecting the most interesting essays its students write and offering them as manu scripts On one dim occasion we suggested that freshmen be reginred to purchase a certain orange colOred qi,agazinet and to our surptise, the sliggestion was taken over, even' to the colon of 'the magazine. So oe hope that by judicious selection the faculty can help the editors and that some day freshmen will be rending Penn State's magazine, as well as Harpers Soon A large menu from which to select Ta CORNER ON MAGAZINES T. PENN STATE COLLEGIAN ; i How Penn State Opponents Fared Lebanon Valley 3 Mt. St Mary 13 1 Gettysbutg 0 W Mal viand 11 1 . 1 1 . . Iluelamll 0 Army 34 i 1! Pennsylvania 6 Navy 12 I 1 Syracuse 0 • Nebrtska 21 ! 1.. Lafayette 6 PENN STATE 40 g Geo Waslangton 7 Ursmus 0 i New York U 0 Ursmus 0 j I Pittsburgh 52 Allegheny 0 I 0: I New Ag Booklet Lists Revision in Courses Announcmg changes in several courses the =ll=lo.l2e cm respondence depattment is mailing tuenty thou sand catalogues to format student, of the School of Agneultme. Tho paefnce of the booklet lists the irereaso in numbers of the men taking coire,pondence courses in agriculture and also enummates the courses that hose been resised and reams itten. Article in Penn State Engineer Gets Mention "Tho Art of lAthomaphing," an at tido NN ritten by Joseph Etter '2B, nes accotded honorable mention at she coil:cation of the Engineering CoPege Magazines Assoc aeon, of which the Peru State Engine, is a member Ettet's theme appeared in the May issue The convention sins held at Colum bus. Ohio, from October twentieth to the tuenty -second, the Ohio State Engl., being the host "Y" Launches Drive For Student Contributions (Continued from first page) Inonunent student and faculty organ 1/at , ons . tho College Freshman Secretor) Fos thin years Penn State has hail only a part time freshman secretary, \\. C Calhoun '25, non doing grad uate nork at Yale An attempt will bo made with sufficient funds to err ata a full time' freshman secretory this yeas at an estimated cost of twelve hundroi*ollars At present Rci.erend Faus ;now at Post Matilda, meets with the,freshmen three days r week and with the passage of this apploiniation will be installed as full tone official.. CEZEM About five hundred dollar, will be lequired for the freshman reception allt . other work during the year, while two hundred and fifty dollars must be spent in keeping up the enculating binary of the best toligious books anti cut rent magazines. Annually the "Y" at a cost of a thousand dollars of mare obtains some PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS ALBERT DEAL &, SON Heating , Plumbing 117 Frazier Street Niimmonommoimmemi This Space Reserved for SCHLOW'S Quality Shop Be Preparea HAVE a Sawyer's Frog Brand Slicker on hand and the rain won't bother you Sawyer's genuine Oi'ed Slick ers are guaranteed waterproof I Get your slicker be fore the dealer's stock runs low HM. SAW VER =Son. E Cembrid. *a tweet of the most noted nice m the fields of religion and social science to speak before the student body. This ex penso will also be met by the chive Since this is the year of the Quad rennial convention and also of the Eaglesmere conference anothin foie hands ed &Mu s has been added to the campaign quota. Secietat‘ Kib . cher desires to mike it clear that the • monri used bi the delegates to the convention is gnen in the form of loans cc hick malt be paid back on certain date "Dinah" the official "Y" Ford attic mar: ti , ed for Sunday school moil< and tin ninny conference. and conventions for six years is now in had 'hope and soil require at least Ilse hundred dol lars to repair or replace it Tin; ev has saved a great deal of money for tho organiration notion sending dele gates to eonsentions sines it is a cheaper merle of trot el taun by rill Each year the "Y" woes fine hun dred dollars for the education of nu negro children of the Santa \VGA atnon the negices was begun by J 111,.C.r0u a graduate of Penn Stab and is no, ears.' on by the Y. tI C. A L. A. Deans Convene For Three-Day Parley (Continued from first nage) v.oik including %cicala:nal and cur- I guidance, norm eoursel, reben.l% d Pr , c• ment of on s ice ccuises, plop. ,eiee- Lon of teachers and , ruleasiTT bcl,ol - standards .1,1 be Smeral enterta :anent leatuies oil add tc the intcleht, of the COIINCrItIOII President It, 1) Iluttel ill be tl e guest of honor at one of the lunch eons The mmting deans aid the haiti of the Liberal Alto departments and the deans of the .eh,ml, of tie ColLge will be entertained at a dinner nadah cvmunt, at the Cm.nr hLll, Count's. ctub Most of the to•le:eons will ale , . be held at the coontiN slab If the present Lonvent , un ne t mie cegi, it nill be aide an anent] and the membcmhip will be enlavmd neerading to Dean Stoddatt poop a ernside'eda nuele..a rot fa ; tare growth. Fireplace Wood, STATE COLLEGE FUEL & SUPPLY CO Phone 35-M Some call it mellowness . . 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Louis Lee, 011ie lielffmch and Alt Bass took the race perfect score Last year they repeated their perfect victory Dick Dotiseilei and Reikers from the freshman squad are expected to pa'h the veterans to the limit in the taco tonliniow and may break up the lathes to unbeaten quintet Both Belk s and Detv.eiler lime shown plenty in speed and posses in the golf course gland of late and supplemented by Niches, Arntz, Flennegen and Moose ma \ force the champions to falter in then winning stride. Versa) Trials on Saturda> Thu ms-mile run Saturday after noon for varsity candidates wdl from tentatne idea of the team which 'nil' cannot to retain last Seat's intracollegiate V. in in New York when the Limn, 1926 vat city awn competed m the MIA meet to gain victory over linivaid, Penn, N. V U, Columbia are othe: leading institutions of the E.,. Seven freshman runners will also tun on the tv.enty-first of No %ember. in Van Cortlandt Park Numeral Requirements Gum In order to win numerals a contes tant must fulfifill the follov.ing eon d.tionc• either be one of the first Lie men to cross-the finish line 01 one of the fist five men on the winning Ler 111. ;-, , - PA WANTED e, Washing for Families or Students ef. We Call and Deliver 0 Phone 353-W P 0 ie • ' Beautiful Sight There is no beauty in the face that strains to see. The wrinkles 1 on IP tell after all. To loot, "beautifull3"—and to leak "hcautiful"—.you must consult flan etc specialist nho is trills Li nipatent. We prescribe the right lent,-1...r coned. soden. And the right frame for correct appearance DR. EVA D ist Optom 1 9 2 E Colleg Ace. , State College, hn. -At Belief o e nteWednesdny 2to . M— Saturday 10 to SP. M. • ..... ... . ... Tuesday, November 1, 1927 EQUITABLE LIFE OF lOWA J. A. 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