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Published semi-vreekly during the College year by students
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College, the students, faculty, alumni and friends.
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
WIIFRI.FR LORD, JR. '2B
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C. F. FLINN '2B .
THE EDITORIAL STAFF
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13. 1928
FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH
Eat, drink (nothing stronger than the legal one
half of one per cent) and be merry for today you
may die Is not today Friday, the thirteenth, the
unluckiest da} of the leap year?
In the savage state man was rich in superstitions
His religion consisted mainly of medicine men,
taboo charms and queer rituals based upon fear and
fallacious reasoning. If an 'individual should un
knowingly partake of a foibulden food, he upon
being informed of his evil deed, would immediately
curl up and die We laugh, especially when a lec
turer tells us that the Zulu, com ring his dusky fair,
cnews a piece of wood in the expectation that as the
wood is reduced to pulp, her heart, too, will be soft
ened (modern shieks, please take note') The poor
fellows knew no better
We laugh But when someone suggests tilat
many of the faithful still carry Saint Peter's Tooth,i
a piece of the robe worn by Saint Mary, a crueifis
of the left hind foot of a rabbit to ward off forth
comingi
disaster, the laugh fades. We have not
discarded all our superstitions With us today are!
those who refuse to light a third cigarette from one I
match and who cat efully avoid walking under ladders'
and mistletoe 01 course, the space immediately be-I
neath a ladder might be dangerous ground, especial
ly Mien a workman carrying a hod of bricks is
imounting it, and tarrying under mistletoe might
load to a well-known heart and lip disease
In the present age the medicine men of the
savages and the seers of the Hellenes are replaced
by palmists, mediums, phrenologists, astrologists and
psydmanalysts Alter communing with the stars, a
Lertain Laurel Miller, wits bold enough, to reveal the
startling tact that during ID2B, "a new:President will
be choir to sit in the White House" paid that there
will be "labor troubles,"` and wit's probably royally
remunerated' for her boldness. Valle this group of
parasites does not control national affairs, it does
fleece a sufficient number of susceptible and unthink
ing people to live handsomely. Among its victims
e Many wealthy individuals who, instead of being
bumbled with an evil spirit are afflicted, with a com
plc% of the Freudian variety The patent-medicine
man, the physical culturist, and the snake oil vendor
conies in for their share of the loot from this
believing generation
Unshaken belief in any of obviously false and
ridiculous superstitions is an ;odes of a dull mind
College students, as a group, are supposedly the most
critical and intelligent of all classes of society.
Probobly one half of those who believe do so because
of mental laziness and the other half because of lack
of mentality Most of the aforementioned pseudo
sciences serve admirably as parlor pastimes, and as
such, they should be cultivated
A POPULARITY CONTEST
Recently at Ohio State university, a painting was
unveiled depicting the two winners, (a cow and a girl)
of a "homecoming queen" popularity contest con
ducted there last year The cow, Maudine Armsby
by name, gained official election to the title while
the girl, acclaimed as a campus favortie, had to be
be content with second place. According to the Ohio
State University Monthly, the election results rocked
, the campus
It is inconceivable Butt the affair could have
been much more than a practical joke depending
upon the utter incongruity of the situation for ,ts
humor. Nevertheless it may, in a more unobtrusive
manner, have been an indication of piedommating
sentiment, on the part of the student body. If such
a state of affairs were to take place at Penn State,
it would provide copious material for laughter all
over the campus. But what would be still more im
pel tont it might also serve a more serious purpose.
remedy certain unsatisfactory conditions.
Here at Penn State these is an stir:mimeo! n 1
mole than tivv. hundred ‘k omen -audents The regis
tiar's figures prove it, the office of the Dean of
Women will an m it Notwithstanding, levy in the
outside world realize it and Penn State is generally
accepted as being a male institution For reasons
not easily comprehended, Penn State's women stud
:eats remain inconsequential, self-confined and self
. 'centered A group of several hundred human
beings does not usually limit the scope of its influ
ence so mat kedly
How much better it would be if. for a change,
the co-eds would refuse to occupy the back seat and
would whole-heartcdly enter into the spirit of sonic
'enterprise of their own, aside from that of retailing
the latest bit of gossip or recounting the number of
telephone calls received per evening or fondly pc:-
using their engagement books , How much betteL it
would be for the co-eds themselves , To what an
event it would benefit the College ,
Penn State athletic teams bring honor, even
glory to the institution, Penn 'State faculty members
ofttimes reflect due credit on the College, student
organizations contribute their share We would
hesitate to recommend a popularity contest such as
was held at the Ohio institution and would even more
deplore a like result However, we 101 l that in spite
of handicaps. the women students would do well to
enthusiastically support activities of their own This
would contribute to a greater Penn State.
President
Vice-President
~, Treasurer
Editor-in-Chief
Amtitnnt Editor
Mannglng Editor
Associate Edutot
Associate I,clitnl
It. P. Mlleham '29
L. Mitgaer '29
Illenna=s lqanager
`.,lvertliing itlannfgel
C!! 1 cal:khan Manager
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The Bullosopher's Chair
Snutherc You're acting might• mires lately, Bullosopher
from u hat I heal
"Welk who wouldn't be acting queer these ‘l*4 with
lengthy reports, final morns and whatnot playing pranks
with one's anticipatton "
Smithers I know, but CVIMS, reports and the like Ile
not things to chuckle about That's what I base tolerance
to—your spasmodic chuckling author sts that come °Mach ,
without pins °cation
' Who said so! Hasn't a man's reflections someth ng
to do so ith the no he nets' Piobably alien I acted
queerv, my mind mos ichearsing a pathetic farce which
occulted the other night It scents that an upperclassman,
one of the unening (tumid type—there are a fen le
maining—mished to send a fiosh on an grand and so
despatched him to the Schwab Auditomum Whereupon
the lowly plebe laughed out, light in his commandm's
face He had never heard of Schwab Auditoimm and
actually thought the upperclassman was trying to team
him Imagine ,
Smithers Pit} the poor plebe. It's not entnely his
fault Just how often do sou heat that stimture described
us the &Web Amino:aim ' Why even the campus
publications fail to honot the donor of the building
McAllister Hall, Watts Hall and the C nnegie Lthrais
ate all nthen tined in full so that the memory of the men
hose names they bear is pi esemed Why not Sass ah
Auditonum
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"flight you are, Southern Maybe then, corn some
of the sophomores and Juniors Bill learn the full name of
that Auditorium that bears the death monument of nary
chapel"
"Psa been iellecting olci our ttoublesome railroad
situation, Smith., eve: since I 'Owned from Christmas
vacation Coming lion, neai Philadelphia, I had to truss!,
as usual, in a most toundabout say so that it seemed I
was coming sot Canada."
Smilherv• Well, you have no lack coming there.
"Now, be serious for once ne revies cd the difficulty
and find that, unless one tiaNels when bus-Donors feel it
is profitable to station then s eludes at Lesistoun, Ise
must tide sixty miles fur thee to Tv: one at the expense or
time and money"
Sin ilhers. That, my brilliant fa end, has Ma ny., been
obvious
"It's not only obvious, it's oilman:II of the Pennsylvania
Raihoad to take advantage of our helplessness Besides
it Is h}pocidical, me these title and faithful set lints of
the public to plastically force us to tide sixty additional
miles sshen tic ought hose regular bus 501511 e Loos LO, Is
tom n if the Pennsylvania company stopped its post trap.
sk4t4on: '1 heat from reliable iontee that our enti
mliftioot 4 lie Secured unl6ss a Ilttle pt Moore is
I;Smltheiv.' and yam conclusion:
"Well,
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: , hi,n about a little plessuie,"
From January 20
Until February 1
Cash
For Used Text Books
Our list of books wanted
now available
KEELER'S
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We Will Pay
TEE' PENN STAM C3LLEGIAN
Frothy Perpetrates
Weakly News Sheet
(Continued from first page)
Fi ethic efferts %filch soars tousled
the empyrean and eclipses all pie
, ions endeavor% of the Foolish Gentle
wen. How Foolish, the College waits
%ith hated hie ith and anxious mien
to see
11 Capone /9 Indignant.
"Lettmr" next engages the render',
attention and may it be noted with
interest that the n 1,. Clarence the
Ceipso receives his shine of attention
gong• with a moteat letter from CM
e^gc.'s Wandering Jew, Scat-Face Al
Capone and also one front the Mile
tat!, 13,11 , 's gout of honor, Col
Chattel. A Lindbergh, the youth nho
flunked math in college—he ns the
Harbinget r,t Hope in mole nays than
one
“Campus Altairs,” a section devot
e:, to several items, uchem in "F.-
clan Ne‘‘." which is hauled by "Edo
,atieq," "Science" and
"Methe.ne." Our Di Ritenour le-
Leo, - a gentle little tribute fioni an
a .Im , ct an this section, in fact, rem -
enceo to him man and icoccut
throughout the magazine thus pcor
-10, popularity and place in Penn
State's heart "Business Finance"
in ned:ately pieceilcr, "Milestones"
winch is the see Con given over to
ncerclogicsl notes, births and other
insists! Itemq
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U.sint, unique photos that ale all
that the staid implies, coupled ,th
testintanta , b. a cotpotation which
.mnnufactutel tl o,e dele7table Health
a• 1,, Yt...t..t. Cakes
•sirs distinct visual but baldly gas
,. n-i t.-th Frothy's
"Books," embodying re , eaa by
zueli well-known authorities as Dr
Fred Louis Patten and Prof. A How
uo the Man 11, ho Cii
ct.me).led England, is bound to sue-
Lea , among the Menai while the de-
EQUITABLE LIFE OF lOWA
J. A. (Pop) GARRISON, '27
Agent
Phone 571-\V • 129 Frazier St.
If Your
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The Jewelers
Hair Dressing
Marcelling
Shampooing
Louise Lambert's
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Schi•afff's Candy; Ox number: ' eleren Won , 1
Firs{ Pi:fzelfor finish and quality of choco
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Compliments and Best Wishes
CLUB DINERS, Inc.
. BULLETIN
Late Orders for La Vie
Portraits are now
ready for delfvery
THE
PENN STATE PHOTO SHOP
. . 212 E. COLLEGE AVE.
Fraternities Meet for
Three-Day Conference
(Continued from first nap)
the house presidents, one for all of
the cannel, one for ti ensurers, one
lot social chairmen and one fet schol
al ship than men
Freshmen pledges will meet Sun
iln3, night February fouith, at a place
t, be announced later o here they still
bc addressed by a pioannent
ftntet
nit)man, Di Joseph C Nate, exc.-
eutne semetail of Sigma Cln
Other events included in the tlnee
dar. are a smokei to which all frat
ei nit!, men me invited, a mass meet
in in the Auditmium and a formal
banquet a., well as the pledge meet
ing and lun,heons.
partments on "Aerormuties,"
and "Theater" colt of taus off and
drop the Guide Reader hark to Earth
!Immo,. he is caught on the lemma,
a.pan ttniving the page and diserAer
mg- that Hope Springs Eternal and
Youth is Optimism and that the
E•h
mes e•peet to publish a Junmi Prom
nambet—Cum Notis Vaimium. All
at which means, dear reader, "Let us
look. to our Exchange.g."
Dome-made Goodies
Every Day at
"The Gift Box"
(The stout that's different)
127 W. Beaver Avenue
~10 ` 47111 3 1Y,:k
,
A New Comfort
GAUZETS
Box of One Dozen
Here ale the featto es of thin
exch. ive piodluct
I Vol, et edges prey cot
rttution.
2 Under layer pinti,ts
clothing
J Eighty absorbent
I. Easily disposed of
5 Cool aol light
6 Affords perfect p. I
tectlon
iiiht mil; for Gaivetv
ROBERT J. MILLER
Pharmacist
Store
Novelties Mark Annual
Military Ball Tonight
(Continued from first page)
the receiving tine rt. the entrance to
the Ai mmy
Need Orchestra Booth
In an attempt to change from the
usual lupe of decorations, the mehes
tir booVh will be mode solid and plac
ed on the present stage in the Aimee%
Thm ho7th will be the same width as
'the present stage but, only about half
'as deep and will be tummed in the
aiinv colma, led, white and blue The
len al the building, in back of the
lintel nits booths, will he covered with
blue and white
'➢ananC will !begin at nine o'clock
rid continue until two Tickets wee
,o , tl Tueidat and Wednesday nt Stark
Biotheis and Co-op so that a large
number of ball-goers might take ad
re,tage of early buying.
Enjoys_ Can
of Tobacco
1 6 Years 01(1
Waxahachie, Texas
Alay 18, 1926
Lanus & Bro Co
Richmond, Va
Gentlemen•
The agent while going through his
plunder stored in our baggage room
came across a can of your tobaeco, - and
account of lus not usingu pipe lie made
me a present of this tobacco
You mill note the resell. stamp
and your memo which M(1.9 inclosed
The tobacco was put up in 1910, six
teen ye irs ago But it sills in good
shape, of remarhable flavor, and uas
gre illy enjoyed by me.
Thought you would be interested in
knon ing how your tobacco held out in
these days of fast Irving.
Yours very truly,
(s.snocl) Gordon glcDonald
Edgeworth
Extra High Grade
Smoking Tobacco
GREGORY'S
Fifth avenue sert icc and the atmosphere -
of Allen street. But—still Allen street
prices. Open after dances
CANDYLJAND
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A Living Institution
A hank is more than the building it occupies.
It e' more than the capital and surplus. It is
a living institution, made so by the men who
manage it.
Their character is the bank's character. Their
leputation for sagacity, for consenation, for
good judgment becomes the bank's reputation.
The officers of this institution fully realize this
fact and are determined to guard the fine repu
tation which the bank has acquired.
The First National Bank
• State College, Pa.
DAVID F. KAPP, Cashier
TVOY
z..:4611°E ,
SHOES
That We are Offering You in
OUR JANUARY SALE
Florsheim
- $12.00 Custom Built $10.45
slo.oo,Calf and Scotch Grain, •
Black and Tan
Johnston & Murphy
$13.50 Calf or Scotch Grain $11.35
$14.50 Black and Tan . $12.35
Crawford •
$9.00 Calf or Scotch Grain $7.95
$8.50 Black and Tan ... . $7.45
Stetson and I. Miller's beautiful shoes
for ladies.
M. FROMM •
Opposite Front Campus ' I Since 1913
#richty, January 13. 1928
led out Tuesday night as aspirants in
tomonow's matches Pence took the
heavy-tseight match 'from two other
aspirants, s hdo Dairenport succeednd
gecuting the twenty-hoe pound,
berth Patti.). eliminations were
made netf,,u t because of the large
nombei.of candidates for each weight.
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Nittany Theatre
(Matinee Dad) at 2 00)
Note --Nottan3 open 0011 night es
(opt Montlas
FRIDAY—Cat.Iw m
Wllham lialne4. Joan Cr in ford in
"11 EST l'01 , 11"'
Sten Laurel Comedy
FRIDAY—Natan—
N 1 all tce Reer:.. R.* mend Halton in
"WIFE SAVERS"
S \ TLlRDAY—Catimum
Mudge Ileilani), Jame- Ilan in
"SILK LEGS"
Fos \ews and Fable
SATURDAY—Ntttany—
"I‘ EST POINT
.MONDAY and TUESDAY—
Gary Cooper. Evelyn Brent. Nn di
Beery. Walinm Pen ell In
"BE kLi S 1111tEUR"
Specinl Ilk, children 21c
TUIESDkY and WEDNESDAY—
Ite I La Roque, Phylh, Hater in
ME FIGII I'ING EAGLE"
ct ;
STARK. BeR. 1 2S,
gr,Etherclashers
In The Univers,' Manse,
CAT lIA Ulll THEATRE BUILDING