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Penn State Collegian
Published eemi•weehly during the College year by students
of the Pennsylvania State College, In the interests of the
College, the studento, faculty, alumni and friends.
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
WHEELER LORE, Jn. '2B
R. M. AnaNsoN '2B .
C. F. FLINN '2B
'MIRE= LORD, JR. '2B
BFNJAMIN KAPLAN '2B
R. M. ATI:TYSON '2B
AV S. Tuo4Bo:sr '2B i
P. 12 SMALTZ '23
NEWS EDITORS
T.. H 13e11. Jr '29
IL E. Hoffman '29
Tim nrsixtss STAFF
C. P. FLINN '2S
R R. Kir.non:l '2)
W. J. 31cL%ucur.n: '2B
P. C. mcConnau g ,hey '29
W S Turner '29
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All copy for Turolnce no. most be In the olllce by (melte o'clock
Sunday night, and for rriday's Issue, by tnehe o'clock Wednesday
night.
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Slate Cullectan • x 111 not be sue,t.d for nr,ounta due this news
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TUESDAY APRIL 24, 1925
FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE
Anticipating the opening of Penn State's new
temple of sport this fall, dozens of athletic rivals, old
and new, will bid for the honor of co-operating with
some Lion indoor team in christening the main sec
tion of the up-to-date structure In inviting some
new or unfamiliar opponent to do battle, athletic of
ficials would surely commit a breach of sport etiquette
because they will have slighted a tried-and-true con
testant, one really ansious to settle an old score on
new floor
Years ago, before Penn State rose to her present
power in sport; when opponents were hard to secure.
there lived a ti the of athletes (not far from here) who
were always willing and even pleased to answer the
Lion's roaring challenge That tribe was Bucknell,
young but willing, ineverienced but game—Penn
State's hrst opponent in intercollegiate football As
early as 1837. the Bisons started campaigning against
the Lions, succeeding only infrequently, but always
trying, never discouraged, beaten year after year, but
always coming back tor more until last year they
managed to o‘ercome an inferionty complex long
enough to eke out a well-earned 13.7 victory, the first
in years—but a triumph, at least
In tune, Bucknell grew to be a traditional rival
of Penn State Together the two used through their
infancy and boyhood to grow to manhood. It mould
be a line display of sportsmanship if Penn State would
select her first opponent in intercollegiate football
to help christen the n ew gymnasium—to select Buck
nell, we repeat, before athletic negotiations are closed
and' schedules arc completed.' , ,
NOW IS THE TIME
Last veer, a xell..knovii chapel speaker surprised
his Mother's Day audience by remarking, "Mother's
Day must have been suggested by an enterprising
florist" 01 course, there was no historic foundation
for his jibe, but there was some truth in the hint that
much false sentiment is created, mainly for business
purposes, by these same shrewd merchants. One
must learn by this e%ample that there are multitudes
of different Mother's Days as viewed by the confec
tioner, the post-card manufacturer, the keeper of the
gilt shop and others who see merely the economic
side
In striking contrast to such superficial and hypo
critical sentiments is the genuine feeling manifested
by the Penn State student when the annual occasion
is celebrated here There is the happy reunion so
enjoyable and so thrilling since it is not an everyday
event with the student and parent There is the
motherly interest and the filial enthusiasm that trans
forms this picturesque hamlet into a temporary
Utopia for mother and son. There is 7eal for closet
companionship and incentive for greater respect and
esteem when Mother meets her boy where he is mould
ing his manhood and character. There is reassurance
that he is making the best contacts—those which will
most benefit him when her name is but a memory.
The student who spends so much time, trouble
and money in arranging for a promenade girl would
reveal himself as an ingrate if he refused to tale'a
minute or two to invite his mother to spend a com
panionable week-end at his Alma Mater. In that week
ly letter home, utilize a portion of that convincing ar
gument so successful in procuring economic results
to tempt Mother to spend her day here on Saturday,
May twelfth. Now is the time.
THE GRAVE DIGGERS STRIKE
Another of the present prevailing faculty fears
mil doubtlessly be quelled by the announcement of I
the "secret grave diggers union of students" that no
miniature cemetery, containing the spiritual remains
of disfavored professors, will grace (or disgrace) the
front campus this year as it has during previous
spring seasons The instigating faction, after actual
deliberation, has decided that the display of contempt
which usually arouses so much curiosity before May
has spent half her days will be no commendable or
practical advertisement for a college striving so des
perately to elevate itself in the public's esteem.
In making such a decision, the "grave diggers"
!are really offering a sacrifice, trifling though it may
!seem For there must be thrill attached to the sot.,
m
en early morning ceremonies; and there must be a l
feeling of pride and satisfaction that possesses the
reveller when, unknown and unrecognized, he over
hears some onlooker commending his cleverness or
laughing at the doggerel he concocted for a tomb
inscription
I The bit of sacrifice the Penn State rascals are
labout to make is merely an indication of their sense
of obligation to their Alma Mater at a time when
Ishe is in dire need of support and co-operation. More
than that, it is a challenge to the publishers of the
Razz Sheet to follow suit and suspend publication of
a scandal page that apparently has confused vulgar
iity with humor.
, „ President
Vice-President
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Editor-in-Chief
Assistant Editor
Managing Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
H P. Mileham . 2.9
L. Mitstiter 29
Business Manager
Advertising Manager
Ca culation Manager
It is gratif)ing to notice that occasionally sortie
student is interested enough in the welfare of Penn
State to bring to the attention of thiscollegiate public,
through the use of the Letter Box, some existing dis
order Yet, the student action in this respect is so
timid as to be hardly noticeable, for every man pro
yoked or dissatisfied out of fear or neglect or indif
ference fails to take advantage of the column that is
read more widely than any other in this newpaper
The unsatisfied, insulted sufferers continue to
rant and rave to a helpless few friends instead of
sending communications describing their grievances
to the Letter Box column where they will attract the
widest notice and subsequently work the greatest
results Other college newspapers are alive with
student and faculty letters. Never an issue passes
without a few letters stimulating the interest of its
columns.
Some day Pcnn State students will come to re
alize that more things than they ever suspected may
be had—for the asking
The Billlosoi7her's Chair
&tither, Just a minute, Bullosoither. What's all the
Imo, and %Ow the enraged expeesseon•
...I'm hound tot the campus, the idn sty in fact, to tel,
he uhole N 1 Oil, „hot I tlunk of 'em."
Sunnier, fin It's easy to tell that you're just teemed
an as el due notice an a book that you plobabl3 hasen't
i cad yet
"Absolutely: Why m ileaten's name can't they do
thing., light at, thew. I ttouldn't mind paying the mer
due on a book if I had ample staining from them. But
o, they send you the notice a neck or two after the boll.
Iris been finally due and expect you to hasten' to their
epositot y and pay the line of so many cents a day. I.',hy,
t men looks suspicious."
Smithers. Once I was in the same difficulty myself, Bane
' sophei, and I iesohed to give them a piece of my mind
until one of those sweet little girls behind the counter ex
plained that if the libiary officials sent out cards' a' day
of too before the book moos due or even on the same day,
they would feel, actually, as though they welt, Ins,'ltEng
out sense, of: c ,
"' '. i . t , ti;tlY4,ll7 .1(1k014A1f . 004,4Vi1t.4 apt
insptinsffiThly . , ;idrailiCvfiqou , 011?' 1,44 1 ,
mite design out naiiie tiddiesses befOr'enw
then mecums volumes to om. looms?"' f
lIIEN OF LETTERS?
P 7 1 ,61 STAirizi CZILLEGIAIT
Phi Beta Kappa May
Start Chapter Here
The local Phi Beta Kappa alumnae
association composed 'of thirty-foul
faculty members, m fostering a peti
tion for the establishment of a chap
. ter of this honoraiyiliateinity in the
schtiol of Liberal -kits
The standards which a petitioning
group must meet are ecceptionally
high and shict, but the local alumnae
hope for a favorable action The pe
tition will be acted upon at the Phi
Beta.• iennial convention to
be held in September this year
DeCorators Begin Work
For Junior Promenade
(Continued (ran first pare)
Govelnor7olin S. Fishel, Doctor and
Mrs. Ralph D' Hetzel, Honnanble H.
Walton Mitchell. Dean Charlotte
Dean and Mrs Altlan H. Was
noek, Dean and Mes Chat les W Stod.
dal t. Dean and Mss Ralph L Watts,
Dean and Mrs. Da‘ul E. McFatland,
Penn and Mts. Will Gtont Chambers
Dean and Mrs Robert L Sackett,
Dean and' Mrs. Gerald L Wendt, Pro-
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alien:lasi:ors
In Th.' Univ•rnity M.nn•r
CATHAUH THEATRE BUILDING
An Award of
' ' ONE THOUSAND_ DOLLARS
'The Spolt of the Lepon"—an mccrpretaclon
by 12. F Hentrtch -
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aiIAPAAM-PAIGE, Legion
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In State College
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lessor and Mrs Richard \V. Grant,
Metal and Mrs Joseph P. Ritenour,
Lteutenant-colonel and Mrs Canard
McLaughlin, Mr. and His Hugo Be,
311. and His Ernest B teethes,
Mt and Mrs. Neil M. Fleming, Reg
n,ttai and Mislhrun S. Hoffman.
Mts. Ldhan R Fright, and Mi. and
Divot D Ilemv
Tlte4pian Artlsts Entertain
Geinge W. Shuster and Ralph G.
Kennedy, Thespian soft-shoe lutists,
svdl provide entertainment for the
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Detroit, Michigan
Tea Room
leselers dining the intermissions It
is expected that they will present
some of the steps nosy being offered
in "Honestly Yours," this year's Thes..
plan show.
Chan man of the Prom committee,
Horsy E. Pfeifer '2l, requests all
fret. nities to be careful in the sel
ection of furniture for the booths It
smy desirable that the intetiois
of the boxes he aranged so that the
solos scheme will hatmoniee with
that of the rest of the Armory.
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WITH TEN ADDITIONAL AWARDS
OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH
67HE Graham-Paige Legion—an honorary
organization within the ranks of. the
Graham-Paige Motors Corporation—will
confer an award of One Thousand Dollars
upon the student in any accredited college
or university in the world who submits the
finest dramatization, in the opinion of the
judges, of the purposes and ideals. of this
organization.
Ten additional awards of One Hundred Dol
lars each will be given to the ten students
submitting manuscripts which are adjudged
next most worthy.
This contest opens immediately, and all en
tries, to be considered, must be postmarked
not later than September 1, 1928. •
The judges will be the distinguished drama
tist, Zoe Akins; Norman Bel Geddes, artist
and pageant director, and another to be
chosen by these two.
411-'det4il,l of this prize award have been
printed in a treatise which will be mailed to
any college student upon request.
In College English—
a KNOCKOUT
THAT'S the only word
strong enough to fit
the case for these new
Society Brand College Suits'
Knockouts they are, and
all college men say so
' when they see them
$37.50 to $60.00'
M.. FROMM
Tuesday, April 24, 192 S
771f.4r;"
Nittaay Theatre
TUESDAY- ..
Matinee nt 2:00
Dolore% Da Rio in
klIONA"
Added Stage Attraction
CONSTANIINE and VALLETTI:
Spanish and Mesican Dancing
Special Prices: adults ioc, children Ti
TUESDAY—Natnny—
Irene Rich in
"POWDER MY BACK'
WEDNESDAY—
Matinee at 2:00
Laura La Plante in
Mary Robert, Rinehart's
"FINDERS KEEPERS"
and
CONSTANTINE and VALLETTE
Special Price,: adult, 20e, children 25
THURSDAY and FRIDAY—
Ramon NoNam,. Joan Crawford in
"ACROSS TO SINGAPORE"
FRIDAY and SATURDAY—
MtAntra Dix in
"EASY COME, EtSY GO
SATURDAY—
florally. Iklackalli. Jack MuMall I n
"LADY BE GOOD"