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Penn State Collegian
Published semi-weekly 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
Wilmot rn LOPD, Jn. TB . . .
It. M. ATRINsox "23 . . . . .
C. P. Pus*: '29 .. .. .... ....
THE EDITORIAL STAFF
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lt. M. ATMNSON '2B
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ll'unaya,,r Editor This Issue
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1928
LARGE OR SMALL?
There was a noticeable resentment among read
ers of the recent issue of Froth, in that number dedi
cated 11 a parody of Time Bitter feeling was es
pres,:ed by not a few, threats were actually heal d
:11;.11,1St the editors of the humoi ous magazine that
Kiln 'State is pi nod to call its own. The threats, the
bolter Peeing, the misgivings were occasioned by
those members of the faculty and student body who
we.i e slighted, whose names did not appear in any
portico of what was by far the most creditable piece
of endeavor ever to come from the pens of any Froth
group The disgruntled ones are insisting that they
should not have been overlooked and that Froth was
guilty of showing partiality. They wanted publicity
too, they didn't get it, and so the natural thing for
them to do was to resent basing been e eluded front
t is gallery of notables.
lite fortunate ones who were recognized by the
lun-creators were so elated that they purchased sev
eral copies of the magazine for the purpose, as they
themselves would willingly tell you, of letting out
of-town friends in on the good time There were .t
icw, however, who tailed even to favor their most
intimate friends with a smile as they read what the
student body, through the Froth, thought of them.
Did those gloom lovers, composing a very small min
ority, mink themselves too important, too dignified
to lie subjected to a little fun that is to be found in
the pages of the current issue of Froth" Or C.aS it
volt they thought the truth about themselves was
being unfolded' Do they feel themselves insecure
in near present positions now that their foibles have
been esposed' +e••is,l
It tutre is anyone who raises his voice in protest
about words that were typed about himself, that per
son is merely pro , ,ing to be a character that is indeed
small: anyone that is guilty of disliking his "write
up," aid is protesting about it, is in reality telling
the world that he is not suited to hold the particular
College position for which a pay-check is being
drawn
The people who really have a legitnnate right
to 'hamar resentment are those who were forgotten
by the Froth editors Exeryone will sympathize with
those alto were ignored, realizing that their claims
of "Favoritism" are prefectly justified The Colleg
ian joins hands with this group, but has no sympathy
wifa the other
VALUE RECEIVED
About this time of year dissatisfaction swells In'
the average collegiate breast. There is an urge to!
get out of school and get to work. "I'm not learning'
anything, and why should I stick around here," is
the usual outburst Opoinions as to the correct an
swer to the problem vary
What, in truth, does a student get out of his
foui years spent at college' If he studies his les
sons faithfully, he learns what one should know to be
he considered "cultured." He finds out how to com
pute stresses and strums for engineering problems
He learns that there is a machine which, will save the
labor of fifty men in the harvesting of wheat. He
lea ns that "there can be no • psychosis witliour
neurosis "
Ihe average cost of a diploma is $6,000 A worthy
statistician recently estimated the worth of this same
diploma as $70,000 If we were feeling In a humor
oils mood we might comment on the well.known fact
that is no Santa Claus and that such a bargain
1., beyond the pale of human comprehension—and
belie'
A student (in deference to our professors let us
call him that) is assigned his lessons and, let us say,
he learns them Tennyson once said, "Knowledge
conics but Wisdom lingers" But who expects a col
lege man to be wise save in the slang meaning? He
is supposed to gather "friends who will help him after
lie its out of college," he is supposed to tuck away
somewhere within himself the rudiments and power
to recognize culture; he is supposed to develop him
self into a mon in the years spent away from home
and mother It is perhaps true that he will become
a great lawyer, a marvelous artist or a shrewd busi
ness man by means of his "higher education," but
when one stops to consider the fact that down through
the ages have come world leaders in all lines who
were either self-ducated or minus to a horrible degree
in that omnipotent thing, a college education, well,
what's the use, why not get started in one's life work
immediately*,
Public libraries contain all the text books com
monly used in college courses—except a few. for
which let us praise Heaven—and there are number
less methods by which the man who wishes to gain
education, that is, a real education, may do so. In
thy, manner he eliminates all the studies which the
ordinary college provides for "mental discipline" and
gets Just exactly what be wants and needs The
manner of study is discipline in itself.
No less an authority than the Rev. \V. Warren
Giles, pastor of the First Reformed Church of East
Orange, New Jersey, recently quoted figures that
claimed but one college graduate out of every 173
succeeds in attaining eminence in life, or rather,—
success. In addition, he stated that but one high
school graduate out of 160,000 is named successful.
as to what the NVOld "-uccess' unpile, One manl
strives for a million dollars while another for a home,
wife and family. It must also be remembered that
the above figures were taken from a prominent vol
ume that lists the supposed notables ofthese United
States Space in it may be bought for a nominal
sum Is this a worthy authority on the number of,
men Who have attained success,
. President
Vice-President
•
Trensurcr
Opinions vary on the value of a college education
as it is now assimilated. Would there be colleges
and universities without the present social pressure?
Opinions vary.
, Editor-in-Chief
Assistant Editor
Managing Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
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UNCALLED-FOR TRANSITION
Habits and customs characteristic of a small in
stitution, howevdr ingrained in its existence they may
be, are subject to modification if not absolute alter
ation as that institution undergoes a perfectly nor
mal growth So it is with Penn State, and it is not
with many pangs of regret that the student body re
calls Poster Night or even the more recent custom
of juniors wearing headpieces. Even now, a con
scientious observer can detect a gradual process of
transformation in the daily practices of the under
graduates A little slip here, a bit of laxity there, a
new idea—and there is a scarcely noticeable transi
tion which becomes quite apparent only when
complete.
Such responses to ever-changing conditions are
as inevitable to a college as are similar reactions in
the field of business or even in social circles The
picturesque but decidedly inconvenient process of
trading by barter is the signpost of a forgotten age;
also unheard of now is that select "Four Hundred"
which lamely upheld the social aristocracy of New
York They both submitted to one of the two possi
ble alternatives, "progress or stagnation." In neither
case can the original remain intact
REESE
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Even the most prejudiced observer could not
place Penn State as on the road to stagnation
Rather, it is on the crest of the all-sweeping wave of
progress that the College finds itself and accompany
ing its forward movement are inevitable transitions
in the traditions and customs of the. College The
pity of the whole procedure is that with the depart
ure of the undesirable, go some of the more cher
ished ideals and practices
Most noticeable among the practices which for
merly characterized Penn State and which now seem
helcied to, the discard is the Penn State "Hello " It
L '., '4 mat when fellow student encountered fel
lin . dent on the campus, a cheery greetin g would
be e.changed. Lamentable is the state of affairs
now prevalent. where freshmen not only disregard
each other with impunity, but even pass upperclass
men with utter indifference. The question of main
taining the "hello" is one that rests entirely with
those who have already graduated from the ranks or
the yearlings It is up to Mem to observe the custom
themselves and to insist upon the freshmen doing
likewise. Unless they do, the highly commendable
"hello" will continue on its way toward a perfect
fade-out.
The Bullosopher's Chair
Smithers. Wasn't Sunday a beautyul day, though
Bullosophei ?
"Beautiful' lion could such a pleasant adicetne
°Mel your maul and associate with such a disagreeable
thought as impending finals , Ugh! l'n.e had a bittes
taste m my mouth ones since I started thinking about it."
Smi[hcrs• Nomtheless, I enjoyed the imasion cf balmy
scathe[ and took advantage of it by taking a long walk,
the fist in necks
"Well, tee have something in common Being a lover
of Notate myself, I paced a few short squares about the
campus and through Locust Lane"
Smithers Beautiful section, isn't it?
"Bah , I heard one of the most disgusting and resent
ful conceits pouted in my ear as I mandeted through the
Line."
Smtthers• I hnov, there's mote coming, Bullosopher ln
terflateinit.3, sing, aren't even being thought of right now
"Collect A group of brothers mho aren't entuelv
in on mpathy nith the Christian religion weer assembled
in the thud limn of their house, yelling, singing, citing
"The Battle 11l mn of the Republic," one of Amen lea's
most sacred hymns, in complete and intended discord, in
serting inharmonious notes in a most vociferous manner.
I felt like heaving a brick- 77 " : 4
Smillier4 was!
(Whisper)
Smithery: Well, perhaps they could move out beyond tlio
last outpost , he: e they ,ouldn't dtstml, the neighbors
Always—
be mindful of
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rffle Omer
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TM PENN STAB.. COLLEGIAN
"OEDIP
An Analytical Review bi
Acting Head of Classical
When the curtain opens on the
Pla ere' production nest Saturday
evening, the Penn State ,comxnunity
stiP have the lore oppottunitv of see
ing one of the moi lil's greatest dra
mas The Oedipus Tylannus is -.-
guide as the greatest single Greek
tragedy by no less a critic than At s
totlo in the "Poetics" a mat velous es-
SIIN , by the way, fm those who mould
comprehend the Attic drama. Aris
totle. livings after the c'ese of the
pleat age and rpoesessing all the plans,
most of ',loch ale now lost, availab'e
before him, and having one of Ws
tory 's first analytical minds, studies
0 , the "Putties" the essential features
of a ha,:ed3, of tragic situation and
chnructei His illustrations alone
short that our piny is erntinually in
his mind
• The "Tragic Choice"
The olitei has heard mptessed
among tcs colleagues' the modern',
feefing that the situatcon of Oedipus
so not ti my traft.e, an that there is no
leaf opporunity far the tragic choice.
This is to m.sread Sopheeles and to
misunderstand the hellenic root of
vice, The tragedy lies not In the
murder and inc4st, gapping and
gmecous parts of the play though
they be; the tragedy, as Aristotle
showed, and an modern hellemsts see,
consists in the stubboin pride and an
tcl:lectual self-will and self-sulrtmency
Oed pus in presuming during the
plague to cn ores the sm
ile., whe lit is confident cannot be
his own co o^ q^it r nos self To be
sure,. nt t i i•oy r which Sopa
ocles was the acknowledged master,
rhows atself in that every one—except
Oedipus—players and spectators alike
know just shut the situation is
One cannot help feeling for Oedi
pus, even though lie as clearly pav
ing for that '^hyla is" (insolence, pat
t colatly against the gods), and it is
interesting to note that yews .titer,
at the close of his own Jong life,
Sophoeles again returns to 'heat the
tingle Icing, nom• a blind beggar, in
the "Oedipus at Colonu.s," a play in
which the woeful old man is shown to
be himself redeemed through suffer
ing and to be made in h s death a
kind of sector of the folk
Curse of Oedipus
The tragedy to be presented by the
Penn State Players is the product of
the mature genius of Sophocles, mob
ably, though the date is unknown.
on about 920 B C. In it the King of
Thebes—theAgeeks meant by Tryan
nus r king rot of the regular des
cent—.s discovered in anxiety over
a plague which is devastating the
city They seek the person aespon
able for the divine nvnith seen in the
plague, and awful curses are uttered
b 3 Oedipus against the guilty scones
An older sect tells the King 'thou art
the man,' Oedipus theseupon bitterly
accuses his brother-in-law, Creon, of
conniving. The dispute, later aug
mented Eby the wards of Queen Jocaste
and the Messenger, make ot clear that
it is Oedipus himself that has slain
his lathes and married and had child
rer by his own mother. Tocaste slays
herself and Oedipus stokes cut his
eyes
This sery briefly is the outline of
the stoiy, but the marvellous away
mg of main and subordinate plots, the
keying up of the ems, the sustained
, RADICI'
FrAlp
Let us demonstrate
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Dr. Robert E. Dengler,
I Language Department
Interest of the increasing resolations
through the masterful dialog, cannot
bo analred; they must be hand and
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In Sophocles the chorus consisted of
Theban elders, who reflect the dignity
and tiudition of tho city's gloriods
past. Mi Cl.tingh, with an etc
lot beauty, no doubt justifiable, has
substituted a chorus of young maul
., It will be tnteresting to observe
what elect this change mill hose
upon the presentation of Sophocles'i
point of
The lyrics of thus play are among
the most lovely In Greek poetly In
the present produenon the uor Is of
the Isms are the s 0100 translations
or Do Gilboa 'Murray of Oxford,
whole the dia:Og Is taken front the
prone version of Richard Vlaver boas°
JeLS, the greatest Sophoeleon student
the world has knonn.
The c h aracter of Oedipus mill be
played by Mi. Ricker, who will be
remembered ns the splendid Messen
ger of last yeat's Medea, and me are
assured that the lest of the east will
ebb support him. To miss this mar
lellous drama, risen by e'celtent pm
cannel, under the able direction of
Cloetingb, mould be to la, one
of the cho.cest inteleetu it and ass
thetc delights o'er olfeted on this
cair.9us.
ROBERT E DENGLER
Prof. Henning To Talk
On Breeding of Sheep
'lShzcp Produet•on in Cleat Bra,-
air" rill oe the title of Pi of
L liennaie, achliess to the New
Englini. Sheep nil Wool Growers'
association on Januiry tuerty-fifth
Ths is the ...coed agi cultural tall,
planne. , this month fm an anthem,
a‘vay from the College, the flint, ',Tea'-
any "By-Pi 'duets Utilization in Swine
Sealing " having been gi‘ en at the
New Joiner Agaieultinal celege
Prod „Mansell F Gnmr
Blue Band May Parade
At Templar's Conclave
Reading's Knight Template .hase
Immally invited Penn State's Blue
Band to lead the parade at t'sc an
nuo, conclave whirls will be held at
the Pretzel City earls , ' in Slip,accord
ing to Wilfred 0 Thompson, band
master. No definite arrangements
have been made hut should the trip
be effected concerts will be firs en en
crte
Need an Alarm Clock?
Get One
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Allen Street
THIS SPACE
RESERVED
FOR
, JIM'S
POOL ROOM
WPSC PLANS ATTRACTIVE
BROADCASTING PROGRAM
"Yesterday Sure-fire Remedies,"
"Vitamins of Today" Are
Themes of Talks
With =mall numbers liv mndnul
usl students and interesting speak
els engaged, the iegural uesday and
Wednesdly night WPSC /who pro
cams shoull prove unusu illy attrac
ts o this week be week also snacks
rho feopening of the Armory remote
cannel station for the broadcasting of
the %%I cutting meet Saturday aftei
f COT
Speakers for the agricultural pro-
gram tonight inalude Professor It. A.
Dutcher, head of the agricultural and
L.°lcg•cat ehemia.liy depot Intent Mali
nnothe: of his talks on a Itamlns. A.
IC Andelson an a>sociate mores:el
et the same department, and associate
Inrofes2cl C. A Sclg, of the landscape
arch tectural department, complete
the list
"Ancient Quack Medicine" be
an important talk for tomorrow night
lb} Di R.beit E Dengler, inofe.isor
of Greek, in he will tell of
"sure file" remedies of ancient times
Engine°ling extens,on activit.es will
b., to:d by Professei John 0 Keller
o, r r epresentatne, and announce
merts c.l the coming Summer Session
e - mpletes the half hour.
For the enteitamment features this
meet Denali D Henry, announce! in
charge c: programs has in
clude,' uohn select:els by Willmar
I. Stimmel '29, tonight and a unii
cal piogiam be a local oimestia to
ci ma night
MEMBERS OF FACULTY
ATTEND ANNUAL STATE
FARM PRODUCTS SHOW
Mclibels of the faculty of Penn
State and othei peisnns conneete.l
malt the College will take prominent
pints in the State Faun Products
Shoe. uhich opera today at Harris-
GREGORY'S
Fifth Avenue ser
vice and atmosphere
on Allen Street
-BUT
Still Allen Street
(Open after dances)
CANDYLAND
goo ,
Here's your opportunity to sup
ply your future needs in
High Grade Shoes
At Our
ANNUAL REDUCTION ,SALE
JOHNSTON & MURPHY
• $13.50 Calf or Scotch Grain $11.35
$14.50 Black and Tan Calfskin $12.35
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FLORSHEIM
$12.00 Custom Built, Cordovan
Black and Tan $10.45
$lO.OO Calf and Scotch Grain
Black and Tan $8.85
CRAWFORD
$9.00 Calf and Scotch Grain $7.95
$8.50 Black and Tan . . $7.45
I STETSON & L MILLER'S
BeautifOl Shoes for Ladies
M. FROMM
Opposite Front Campus Since 1913
Tuesday, January 17, 1928
thurt: and continues until Fiitllty of
this week.
Among those flora Penn State who
will speak at the show ate President
Ralph D. Ret'el and Ralph L Watts,
Dean of the School of Agucußare.
Picife.imrs Comes, Slnglev and Bent
ley Item the Animal Husbandry de
paitment ate numbered among those
who will judge stock
The show is under the direction of
the State Farm Products Show COM ,
mission of which Dean Watts is a
member
PROF. ROHRBECK TELLS
POULTRYMEN VALUE OF
NEWS AND ADVERTISING
Edo in IL Rolnbcek of the a:mi
. cultuto cxtenzion drpattment spoke
to the men;aets of the Poultry Club
Thur. duo in the i clue of news writ
and admit.= to the agricultur-
Tho theme of h, talk was that
the results of evpm intents and gen
coal tooth mild he bullet written and
used more
The club began prep 0 ations tot the
Sp. th Annual Penn} Ivania State
Standa,t Ploduction Poultry Show to
i lla held nest Octobei with the election
of officers for the show Toni P. Whit
taker '2), elected ,emetaly and
c.lito2 of the nominal List and
Nay ne Hat traria Ti easui er
nt the .how
Nittany Theatre
(Matinee Dail) at 2.00)
Note:—Nittan) open eien night ex
cept Montia}.
TUESDAY—
Gary Cooper. E,cl3 a Brent, Nn th
Beery, Willsam Pnn ell in
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Rod Lanoque, Phylli er in
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WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY—
Leanne .In 3 in
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