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Newq Editor This Issue--
FRIDAY, MARCH 9,--1928-
IN THE SPIRIT OF REVELRY
Laying aside textbooks, slide rules and pens, en
der-graduates will don the conventional tuxedo to
enjoy 8 respite Irom serious tasks at the annual senior
class function tonight The time for the Senior Ball
is near at hand The Sprint of Revelry will hold
sway.
Indulgence in revelry in pleasure of any'kind, I
however, was considered an unpardonable sin by a!
mum stern and severe sect who called themselves
Puritans Naturally the reaction to this code of con
ventions, brought to a climax by the laxness follow
ing the termination of the World War, was the so
called "jazz age" Although neither the period nor
the feminine exponents of freedom for the individual
were os had as they were painted, the younger gener- I
ation certainly enjoyed more liberty in personal ex
pression than did their grandparents
Now, we hope, the moral pendulum is swinging to
Icycl between the extremes of severe Puritanism and
titter athandon Realizing that a certain amount of
relanatiorimand enjoyment is absolutely _necessary to
a well-balanced existence and that a life spent in
revelry is a sugar-coated pill with bitterness beneath,
each person of college-age should find it advisable to
form a philosophy of pleasure, to set up a code to
guide his worship of Bacchus.
The need for an acceptable standard of right and
wrong, a criterion by which one may judge his daily
conduct and frequent diversions without being
thought a prude or "old fashioned," is ever apparent
to all those who have an occasional serious thought
Thu pioblem is extremely difficult Without claim
ing to have solved the question. one might offer as
a suggestion this commandment, "give yourself freely
to the enjoyment of those pleasures which will cause
discomfort neither to yourself in the future nor to
others at the present"
While the above standard forbids a very few
pleasures entirely, it permits in moderation many
other indulgences which a "don't" code would elim
inate completely , and calls for forethought and the
application of the fund of information now made
available by modern scientists and psychologists itt
short, this philosophy of pleasure is designed for
thinking individuals who wish to get the greatest
enjoyment out of life with the least possible discom
fort to themselves and their fellow men.
Guepts, we welcome you Enjoy yourselves and
put the pluloophy away for future contemplation.
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THE STUDENT VOICE
l:scip year, is sorely as the arrival of spring,'
come istermitten student murmurings, decrying
the. type of professor or instructor, chosen by the
poweas that be, to guide our several scholastic destin
ies, to instruct us in ways of knowledge and to lead
us in classroom discussion Hardly a day passes
without some student rebel commenting on the in
ability et one—or more—of the blackboard apostles,
or without some disgruntled undergraduate grumb
ling about the childish tactics, imbecility or unfair
ties', of the man who controls the grades SOOll or
late the insurgent learns that he must tolerate what
he deems the intolerable. Without further question
lie must believe that "scrub" professors are quite
necessary and not altogether impossible
Despite this seeming autocratic state of affairs,
the Penn State student still claims democracy as one
of the redeeming virtues of his institution. Yet, at
other temples of learning, such as Princeton, Amherst
and Dartmouth, where undergraduate opinion and
advice about reigning and prospective professors is
solicited, filed carefully and used as future reference,
seldom it word is broadcast about extensive freedom
Such a system, fair to the student and to the pro
fessor, could well be imported to the Nittany valley
and used as an instrument of the student-faculty
harmony the College has so long coveted. - Years
would he spent in the organization of such a system,
hut they would be years well spent.
There is no real reason wny the student, who,.
after all is the cause for the professor's- emstence,
should not have some voice in the selection of that
man, or why he should not be permitted to air his
views of ills instructor's capability to some authority
If such opinions are unprefudiced,and representative,
they will be invaluable to the future of this institu
tion. If, however, they are detected as obviously
false, superficial and biased—and so, unrepresenta
tive—the proposed system will , like so many other
',sing protects, beeline inure chatter.
A GREAT BASKETBALL TEAM
Two basketball teams will close their respective
Seasons tomorrow night on the Armory floor. One,l
Pittsburgh's undefeated quintet, has emerged vtc
torious tram contests with some of the strongest
fives of both the East and West The other, Penn
State's team, has start:led reverses at the hands of
Syracuse and Pennsylvania in addition to the pre‘ious
doss to Pittsburgh 'I he odds are obviously strongly
against the Nittany courtmen
1 The Penn State quintet, howeser, has shown
!flashes of brilliancy several times during the season
Ilhese flashes fortell to what heights the team can
!rise when called upon to do its best Against an
unbeaten five in the final game of the season, the
INittany cagemen .ire prepared to e•ctend themselves
to the limn l'o defeat the undefeated would elevate
the Penn State basketball team into a positron of
prominence in the eastern and western collegiate
Isports' world May success attend the efforts of the
'team against such worthy opponents
..,President
Vice-President
Ed for-in-Chief
Assistant Etfitor
Managing, Editor
Associate Editor
Associ ite Editor
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L. 11111..itifer 29
Itu,ines.9 Manager
Toiling third assistant managers have occasion
ally found their way into print; cub reporters have
;sprung from obs‘urity to success, understudies not
infrequently have been honoied with the glare of the
I footlights But sontLhow the beacon of publicity
!has failed to glimmer behind the scenes upon a Ler-
Itlin group of faithfuls whose labors apparently have
I gone ' unrecognised, unappreciated
toe stage crew of the Penn State Players, in at
tending to its duties such as constructing "sets,"
and changing scenes, is deserving of more praise
than is accorded them when one considers the adverse
conditions under, which they work The Auditorium,
never designed to provide a workroom for the dra
matic society, is at present inadequate for the stage
men of the Players. The tiny loft above the stage
Is too small for building of sets. Scenes cannot he
carried en the stage of the Auditorium except 111
small puts which require extra labor and time.
Another handicap is the lack of time in which to
construct various settings. The Auditorium is not
available until eight o'clock because of the work of
the Music department A College ruling prevents
any transportation of sets into the Auditorium until
a few days before the performance. With the lim
ited time, the stage hands are forced to work fai
into the small hours of the morning to accomplish
their duties.
1.. H Bell, Jr.
11 E. Hoffman
Yet the currants have opened - on the Auditorium
stage man times to reveal the excellent products of
finished stagecraft. With adequate quarters in which
to construct their property, the stage crew of the
Players would indeed be able to facile ,te the dramat
ic organization. in producing a greater number of
shows with increased effectiveness.
The Bullosopher's Chair
Smithery: IV, going to be a thrilling cceel.-end,
pher, and a complete one v.i.th the Senior Ball _Friday
night follomed by flu, colorful sports carnival Saturday
afternoon and night.
"Yes, and it will be a miserable afternoon tot me
struggling to survi‘e the heat of that infernal Armor..
It seems that no matter how early I happim to ...nine,
tht.re is aluats a mob preceding me so that, aft, dimm
ing my may to the interior, I have to sit like a contoi t. - n.-
PA the mine meet. It's a mine
Soothers: No amount of bellowing xoll altos the fact
th•it the Armroy is inadequate as far as accommodation
is concerned and that it si,ould be folly to rebuild or en
large it in slew of the present progress made on the new
athletic center 1.3,1,1e5, sehy should you experience chili
tulty in gal nering a seat! Aren't you a letter man! Ist:
there a special section provided for you and your decerving
colleague s ss ho posses the coseted "5,"
"Bahl The so-called coveted "S" is about as midi
respected as the Penn State honor code, whatever that
has groan to he As I oat, saying, it's a crime that ste
athletes suffer, fail and sweat through an entire season
to gain a seat in that reserved section and then have to
undergo the humility of kneeling on the hard floor while
some stub-nosed little freckled-Sieed lad, not esen a stud
ent, occupies the et:dam table bench *Melt :should be.yitu,s.
And the brazen brats mill not muse. Rather they take
glee in your ire and playfully thumb th'oir filthy hoses ad
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