Penn State E,ollegian 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 TILE EXECUTIVE BOARD WHEELER Lotto, Jo. '2B . R. .M. ATKINSON '2B . . . . C. F. Flung '2B . . . . TEE EDITORIAL STAFF WREST ER LORD, DI '2B Berw - Amix KAPLAN '29 R. M. ATKINSON '2B W. S TnomsoN '2B P. R. SMALTZ '2B I=l L. H. Bell, Jr. '29 H E. Hoffman '29 I=l C. P. FLINN '2B Basal.. Manager It It ICu \ Ads erti,ng Manager W. I Met. %mita\ C , lettlat,on Manager ASSISEA • I INACERS .1 M. Reiff '22 P Q MCCOnI.II.Ig,hQ V.' S. Turner '29 The Ikon Slate COLT rcrAv nehonng communication. en any subhrt cluonug tutor,. All liner+ nom lour thenome a the eke Anon,mong C• 1111,1111,11,... M ho .I,rthorilcol 1,, 11,10 tht rar 11..4 not nl.l, lag or her 11111110 to mountains Cl,,' teller thlg t be so Moll, urea oul mom de plm° mt. 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Telephone 202.07. 11c11 0111 re 'lnure 11 00 a m to 12 DO m 400 to 00 p m OMee Nlttnna Prlntlta: and ',MAI.: Co In.ll.llnd Stole Col Entered et the Pollan, State Colima Pn, et second elnat molter Ticl+ 127 toclan o'clock Sunday nicht. ml for Irltlay's Irmo. to eh o clock V. edneclor night PYVer IUESDAY, MAY S, 1929 THE VOTING PROBLEM For once, at least, the action urged through the columns of this newspaper has been taken, and with a vengeance The students, to fact, made what might have been a good thing look bad In at least one School student voters with the en, "To the Polls,' ringing in their ears trooped to the ballot hoses and c.ist votes to a total greater than the number of el igible voters Yet it seems that some of the enfran chised undergraduates in the same school neglected their duty to the class and failed to cast a ballot in the class elections on Wednesday and Thursday The unprecedented success of the campaign to get out the sote harks back memories of the Ala)or Thompson whom we so roundly denounced and the Vare scandal Where, one asks, did the extra votes come from' Is one to believe that, even in the case of the politically-alert Quaker City, the campus hounds gamboled to the polls and wagged a signifi cant "ves" to the ballot-tender" Unfortunately, the u‘erage student has long ago been told that there is no Santa Claus and must therefore accept the evident tact that someone smiled the ballot bos. Sad hut true "In spite of the rulings and Nigilance of Student Council, attempts have been made to campaign at, the ballot boxes, but the practice has been so.discour-; aged in the past that it will not be in es idence at all in the coining class elections Stuffing the ballot hoses is not possible under the present system " 1 Such were the optomistic and hopeful statements, made previous to the elections. Someone took up the challenge Both methods of unfairness were practiced during the class balloting The perpetra tors of this arrow% to Justice might bate gone un-I and unflayed had they not plated the "whole' hog" and aterdid it. Difficult it is to decide whether laxity at the bal lot boxes, ineffectiveness of the election check-up system. in clot et ness on the part of the "staffers" were directly responsible The fact remains. however, that someone, who is certainly no credit to Penn State or himsclf (plural. maybe) played unfairly. 1 he elections are over, the damage is done and the culprits will probabl) hate no punishment except their own conscience (if they have any) Instead they can chuckle and enjoy the fruits of their dis honesty Evidently, steps must he taken to prevent a re- 1 currence of the affair In spite of the Penn State , Honor Code, Penn 'State Spirit, etc, we have those among us who refuse to play the game fairly, men I who will be clever enough to find a means to defeat ny election system possible We will always have, them with Ile For their benefit a stricter, more ef ficient method of check-up at the ballot hoses must Ix instituted Mote vigilance must be exercised to prevent illegal campaigning - The present system once seemed int:111161e, but last week's balloting pros ed the contrary At some of the other colleges a check is kept upon the voters by punching each student's matriculation card Such a method is somewhat cumbersome, however, and would tend to decrease the number of votes polled. It will be a difficult, but not impossible problem to solve It will be the duty of Student Council to work out a better system before the next class election Alay the gods grant them success CUSTOMS At one time there was a movement on foot to re vive old customs and traditions The students wanted more colorful traditions Accordingly, class scraps were revived and new celebrations were introduced Most of the class scraps, however, were a miserable !allure due chiefly to lack of interest and a reaction to certain customs set in on the grounds of brutality and absurdity The tune is ripe for a change, Customs, after all, are only restrictions placed upon student conduct by the students themselves, and freshman customs are regulations set upon the yearlings by those who have gone before If the students feel that certain customs and traditions have outlived their miginal purpose and now appear ridicu lous through lack of desire to enforce them, there is no reason why a change should not be made Senti ment alone should certainly not prevent their abolish ment Fortunately the viewpoint that antiquated, worn out traditions as well as those customs which are oh musty brutal and a disgrace to the institution should he dropped, is growing more popular. Stunt Night has been criticised because students participating have been permanently injured The criticsim, is just since no parents send their sons to college to be maimed And certainly the injured party will not entzr tam friendly sentiments toward the place that was responsible for his disablement. Yet sonic argue that the freshmen must be initiated 1 rue, but let's do it harmlessly. Vice• President Recently some members of the faculty have voiced disapproval of PoNertv Day because the inde cent exposure of a few of the neophytes has disturb. ed classes If that is true, then some punishment must be laid on those who refuse to garb themselves "decently, hut poorly" or-Porerty Day will fall under the head of traditions that injure the College Il Since customs affect most intimately the students themselves, why do not some of them voice then 'opinions upon the subject MEM Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor Managing Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor H P Mileham '29 L. Mltstlfer '29 THE ARISTOCRACY OF GOLD Harking back to medieval times, students of his tory, readers of romance and knightly tales will re call that in those days the world was ruled by an aristociacv of night As a reward for worthy deeds, ti ,mid titles were granted much the same as medals lare awarded today A keen broadsword and a trust) 'lance wielded by a stout arm were the main qualifi- Ications Tot leadership But in those days there uas little justice A crime committed by a powerful war- Irioi and owner of land (he wouldn't be an owner of land if he is erect a powerful warrior) would go un ' , punished while a sumlar crime executed by one of !humble abilities and birth would merit death or a !severe [logging I The titled aristocracy, however, soon became the 'undisputd lords of the land and began to rest on their laurels They degenerated Their titles, which stood for bravery and salorous deeds, were sufficient Ito inspire awe and obedience in their vassals In 'spite of their adversity, the suppressed majority grew Istrong and finally overthrew Th eir oppressors Jewel led crowns fell into the mire, thrones toppled and 'much blood was shed before "governments by the 'people" became popular I Under the new regime another ruling class began to develop The new agent required for supremacy, for immunity from punishment was not the strong orb nor the landed title, but currency of the realm— gold Money became the magic lamp which brought everything to the Ind!) idual who possessed it in suf. Ificient quantities. With money titles could be pur lchased In fact, many xere even anxious to es 'change a royal name for a sum of the magical element Such is the present stage of man in the process 'of becoming civilized Justice is meted out, not to all, but only to those with insufficient wealth to mix. means of escape The most recent example of an i escape by purchase is the Fall and Sinclair oil case The immediate past is full of others who ha've secured an acquittal by similar means Some slipped through the bars of justice by becoming temporarily insane, but it must be remembered that alienists are even sive indiyiduals and that one must possess syme wealth even to become temporarily insare History repeats itself and are we therefore, to suppose that the Barons of Gold will steadily increase ,power and influence until the humbler fall will become as completly enslaved as the peasant of Ott. Will millionaires and billionaires finally become self satisfied, complacent and then degenerate until there is another revolution. Frankly, nro one knows The days of the Prophets Ire past, but if there shorld p pen to he any true prophets, they will go un , v.ted . zd Only a join ncy into Future Time will tell The Bullosapher's Chair "In the coal se of niv uandelings this afternoon, I Boon to the site of the pi oposed minter sports de e lop inent Flom nhat I could observe the skating pond hadn't plow cased much farther than the moposed stage The face of old Moth. Eaith had been scratched in see .o al places, but throe were fm, signs of anything that lmight be called a d urn." ' Of coal se, then e is plenty of tone betmeen now and nest 0 in to, but I am beginning to be apprehensive lest there be no skating pond even by that time Since the nite, months oiler so little in the .as of outdoor Imes tion hale, one becomes much concerned own the adibtion of slatting to out cold-swathe], pastimes I doubt not that the conti acte,s know o hat they ale doing, but if some thing, is msong, I mould like to be enlightened, and I Hunk !the students mould, too. Like everyone else, I hate to anticipate some pleasure only to be deprised of it at the last minute," //?;;%::2) 4 ( '-'l4\ ( ) • , 1)- f :1,.44 1/ ) ) I=stri • mr9c.• - ••••• t et( • SPORTS WEAR IT'S MONTGOMERY'S • • - ' SEE OUR Sleeveless Sweaters For a SELECTION IN 'nit, PENN STATE COLLEGIAN "Business World Advances Sctiolars,"Says Authority The business moth' offers golden op poi tunities to the scholat, says Walt er S Gttlord, president of the Amet ican Telephone And Telegiaph corn ' any, in an ai hole in the Mas Issue of Situ poi's "Magaiine Mi C 111oid, one of the outstanding utilits e sectitis as of this country, 01 summit of this statement, gist's fig- Inc, obtained bi his compans titan a studs of the locoed% of college grad uates employed in the mganitaltion, This ins estigntion Into the telatiou eNisting between college scholarship and intent°, to the company suits con ducted by the pm sonnet department of Mi' Garold's olganration and has leouned too years Cot a general sum mat!, to be Cot coed The inquity is not as yet completed, but the tint, mhieh has not vet been consuleied will not affect matelially tile conclus ions dlawn by the insestigatms The study cocci cd,the record of 4,125 col lege gladuates in the Bell' System i opt esenting one bundled anti foul institutlons of teat mug nom this group of gladuates, .119 welt, elinit noted because the majmity of then business einem, had been outside th, Bell System In the remaining num ber, 1,062 mere less titan live coals out of college and the ether 2191 had been assay from college five to tlinty years. Make Croup Ins e.tigation, The group to he tmestigated sins dnided into foul clans The fast division imluded only iron who had lankeil in the foot tooth nt thcii class in college The nest classification in cluded t i ns.• al•e I rti gra hinted in the fist but 'Lt rm the flint tenth Those she had , qu:lifled on the middle and lower thuds of their college graduating classes follocced iespectively. The studv - ievealed that the 198 men who hair graduated in the fist tenth of their classes began to coin mote than any of the other college men swath the , itifth year of then employment. Flom the data obtained, the average elrnings of the othei divisions of the classification of employees decreased in du cot pioaortion'to the class in legaid to scholar ship in college in which he stood The 78 , 1 men that graduated in the lose, thud of then iespectmc classes in college base earned the liast amount of money In clueet contrast uith those who gi actuated in the upped Ulm!, instead of the comings of these men 'using. 'madly in acconlance smith the num bet of sees spqent vath , the company, the longer thCit• nets led extended the shmei then evnings Foie found to rise In cub or thee classifications the t.i.eing. of cut tam intlivaluals yel led considerably from the .nonage of the group The assumptions which the Imesttgatten nestle meet, deten. mined by taking the average of all in scientific test of leading Cigarettes, James Montgomery Flagg selects lug the four cigarettes, Mr Clegg was atled to designate by number his choice. Ile promptly replied, "Number 2," which was OLD COLD. SMOOTHER AND BETTEIZ-NOT A CO men in each do mion Sonic men wen a found that had maintained lost glades while in college vet wale still mak nig in decided success of hustness, hat as a genes at I el° the men who Nl,OlO good students weir di awlng the hug est saint les hoot the compam. Ancoldlng to Mt Gifloid, the non mat expectation is that any college meditate onto mg business has one n hence in Unite of standing in saint y among thin highest thud of all the college graduates nri Ins company. The mount revealed that the limn who stood in the dist thud in scholarship at college, stands one chance in two m standing in the highest thud it salons Those employees who were In the lowest nlntston while in col lege hose only one chance in twhnty two of Ileum among the fin St. tenth as fat as amount of salary 'tomcod flout the company is conemned "While I do not bobs e," he stated, "that success in life can be sated by income, I do believe that as between one man and anotho, mmildng in the e.une business coganization, success and salal s, nhilo not the canoe thing, I as a sole, paiallel each othei." "It studies by others couobolate the lesults of this study; in the Bell mgantration, and LL becomes deal that the mind well linined in youth has the best chance to succeed in any bus iness it ma) choose, then scholaishm , a measure of mental equipment is at unpoitanto to business and buil- Hess men. Business will have a suter guide to the selection of able toting men than it has used in the past" College To Add Three Journalistic Courses Tie cc nen doutnalmm coutses silt be given bore next yeah, P.ofesscs A II llspenshade. head of the English Des, Intent, announced yestewlay. &almalimn 15 ndl be gnus Um first semestm and is a emus', in I opy-i end ng, embodj.ing a study of st .1, stike title, 'the methods of cot outing and ievising copy, the :gni; and leatute headlines sod the nit...lane mtango. meet of newt on the punted page. Imo nslism 25, advanced tepoging, is an e‘tensise sttol, of the various Is yes of news and human saddest stones, nab iegulat assignments on the Coil; pain. The encase is Intended fm those olio desne to major in Jou, nalism m ton those who ate membets of env of the college publications. Jost nalism 27, Agi teu 'tut al Jots nal ism,..ts a discussion of the problem, el the faun newspaper and the tech nique of vasting farm news The scenic of the venous departments of the Lam muted! ate taken up, togeth er with the best methods of editing it, pagiculm attention being paid to the Writing of special featuie attunes The net comses will all be three med.. it subjects lin. folded ..TAMPS MONTbOMrRY FGAGG— Notaonull) known artist and creator otth ' • tnmuurl•logg FORESTERS PLANT TREES ON COLLEGE FARMLANDS Experimenting with forest'growth, the' department 'of 'forestry .has re cently finished; the planting, of see mal hundred acres of trees, on the college farms. • The experuneral' svoric Is" being None for the •purpose of studying the elteLt of different conditions upon ees., Dilfetent method, of planting In also been used irrthe test. The effe of mixing species is being watch, by the department with the hope obtaining data on plantations whi ate not planted pule .. , p.hr ~1i:a.~ GAUZETS THE PERFECT SA NITARI INA PRIX tr, - ,..,, , 1., 0 ( 6 4- & ...tr;. r h0 , ,,r . , - ;4i . .. 11, `6.. , - 'i l t', ..,' ii...-__ Daintiness, Poise 1 Self-Confidence These ale now possible every day, even undo the most hying conditions. Gannets me made of highly absorbent cellulose tissue and antiseptic gauze They are especially so pcum• because of the pro tective undei layer. JUST ASK FOR GAUZETS -39 c 800 of One Dozen Robert J. Miller vg? . : X.te. Stair Remember Mother With a Gift PRETTY NEW FLOWERS, EGOLFS ld Gold this test, Mr. Flagg wrote: of us smoke names and think we are tgcigaret tes! The blindfold test proved me. It proved . also that it is difficult me cigarette from another ... except :ase of OLD GOLD .. . I spotted that suited me best even blindfolded. In e man who said 'not a cough in a car :new whereof he spoke. It's the less that identifies 07,D GOLD. It to other trade mark." lAntm yaoacomEvy •17,AGG CH 'IN: A CARLOAD Tuesday, May 8, 1928 College To Observe . Annual Mothers' (Continued from first page) will offer "The Family 'Costar farce comedy in three acts, at c fifteen o'clock in the Schwab and turn The week-end of festivities ho Col molly closed _Sunday mo with Chapel services at eleven oic Dr. Plaza Metzger, dean of me Rutgers univetsity and forma. : State chaplain, will address the tots, using "Mothet" as his them, Nittany Theatre TUESDAY—Cothiium— • Estelle To> lor.' Antonio Moreno "THE WHIP WOMAN" TUESbAY. 7 .NIttuny— Charlie Murra). Loul,c Fo7,end WEDNESDAY -1 irninta Valli in "TILE ESC \ 'E" THURSDAY and FRIDAY— Bessie Love, Johnny Walker "THE MATINEE IDOL" Laurel and Hard> Comedy FRIDAY—I 00 p. m Special Children's Matinee Buffalo 13111. Comedy and Cart Adinignion: School children 10 c FRIDAY and SATURDAY— Geoii.ie O'Brien, Estelle Taylor "HONOR BOUND" Lupin,' Lane Comedy I`. l _TP EY ^ :4 STAR c. DEO `Haberdashers In The Unive;aity Meant, C I TIRAUB TILE I.TRE BUILD
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