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VOL. 25, NO. 4
TEN INFLUENTIAL
STATE SOCIETIES
- BACK BOND ISSUE
Agriculturists, Educators and
Business Men Endorse :.
Finance Plan
GRANGE REJECTS CLAUSE
PROVIDING FOR ARMORIES
District Superintendents Decry
Need of Turning Away
Many Students '
No less than ten influential State
wide organizations have drafted and
approved resolutions endorsing the
proposed 58,000,000 Bond Issue for
new buildings and equipment, accord
ing to information received at, the
College publicity office.
In thc.list of resolutions which i Don
M. Crcsswell, publicity director; has
on file, farm organizations predom
inate in numbers, but business and
industrial associations have also voic
ed sentiment favorable to Amend
ment No. -2..
List of Organizations
Among the organizations approv
ing the Penn State Bond Issue,: are
the Pennsylvania State Grange, the
State Dairypen's association, 'the
PennsylvaniePotato Growers' asso
ciation, the State Council of Farm.
Organizations, the Pennsylvania Fed
eration of Holstein-Friesian Clubs,
the Pennsylvania Society of Farm
Women, the Pennsylvania Retail Mer
chants association, the American Leg
ion, the Pennsylvania State Education
association, and the conference of
district superintendents held in State
Collegp in August.
Early this summer the National
Cringe' endorsed the issue, urging
every Pennsylvania Granger to per
sonnel!), advocate the ratification of
the amendment. ,The State Grange
followed suit, ad4ting resolutions in
favor of the State College and refor
estation bond issues, but rejecting the
one making provision for State arm=
ories.
The latter organization also recom
mende'd that the Legisiatu're at its
coining session refuse to again ap,
prove the proposed bond issue for
Solidere Bonus, for highways and for
State Buildings, and a Memorial
Bridge.
Legion Resolution
When the American Legion con
vened, in Uniontown for its annual
state Convention last month, the fol
lowing declaration was passed:
Whereas, the Pennsylvania State
College, as the Land Grant College in
Pennsylvania, is one of a chain of
public colleges authorized by Act of
Congress to provide equal opportun
ities for higher education among all
of the people of the United -States,
and
Whereas, by Act of the State Legis
lature the faith of the CoMmonwealth
of PCnnsylvania has been pledged to
support this college, and
Whereas, the' people of the - State
have not heretofore financially sup
ported their State College to an ex
tent that would enable the College
to meet the needs of the people of the
State and to perform the public ser
vice with which it is charged, and
Whereas, there will be:presented to
the voters at the November election
an amendmentl to the State Consti
tution providing for an Eight Mil
lion' Dollar Bond Issue for the -erec
tier \ and equipment of buildings at
thel'ennsylvania State College which
offers an unusual opportunity to place
the College in a position to render
the public service for, which it was
established,
Be it therefore . resolved, that the
American Legion endorses the amend
ment to the State .Constitution, pro
viding for a bond issue for the ered
lion of buildings at the Pennsylvania
State College.
Merchants Favor Issue
The introduCtory paragraphs of the
resolution adopted by the Pennsyl
vania Retail. Merchants association
declare that,
Whereas, the prosperity of the mer
cantile interests depend largely upon
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Coach Cartmell Calls for
Cross-Country Candidates
All varsity and freshman cross
country and track and field candi
dates will report immediately to
Coach Cartmoll at New Bewi l er
Field. A track and field meet open
to all freshmen will be held neat
Friday- afternoon •it four-fifteen
o'clock on New Beaver Field. All
freshmen desiring to participate in
the meet will sign up for the events
they wish to enter on the bulletin
board in the Armory.
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WENDT FORECASTS SYNTHETIC
HOME BEFORE NEXT CENTURY
"The home of the twentieth cen
tury is going to be synthetic," pro
phesies Dr. Gerald L. Wendt, Dean
of the Chemistry and Physics school.
. "Synthesis, much of the time, is an
improvement on nature's product,"
said the...prominent Penn State Dean,
."and the chemist is now ready to
revolutionize and improve our house
building habits by supplying new ma-'
terials at a price to compete with the
ancient and 'honored ones."
Predicts New Products
The new products which the Dean
predicts include lacquermand wash
able walls in place of wall-Gaper; ray•
on textiles - for draperiesi dipped in
compositions' so that they cari be
washed with a sponge, and luminous
paints which will give a soft natural
light Without the consumption of en
ergy.
Speaking of television, Dr. Wendt
NURSERY WILL AID
PRACTICE STUDIES
Home 'Economics Group Secures
• Annex For Child Problem
Observation Plant
MRS. MARION McDOWELL
'HEADS NEW DEPARTMENT
To better equip seniors in the hom•
economics course with the practic ,
side of the studies included in their
work, a nursery school is being insti
tuted in the home economics annex,
formerly known as the Sparks house.
The nursery, which will ,take care
of ten children between the ages of
two and three years, will'be under the
supervision of -Mrs, Marian S. Mc-
Dowell, recently appointed as instruc
tress in the home- eeonomics • depart
ment. Mrs. McDowell is a graduate
'of Drexel! Institute and the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh, and received
her Master_ 4fArts degroe . at C.c4tun 7
bia university; Where she spent her
last year. studying child development
in the Child Welfare Institute of the
teacher's college.
Plan Nutrition Study
The nursery children will be the
sons and daughters of liteulty mem
bers living in town; and will be
brought to the annex at nine .o'clock
in the morning and taken home at
twelve o'clock. The children will be
observed at play and rest, giving the
students in the course an opportunity
to work with and study the behavior
and management, the mental and
physical development, and the nutri
tive needs of growing 'children. To
provide the prokr recreational , facil
ities for 'the children thred hundred
dollars has been donated by the State
Federation of Pennsylvania Women.
The entire school is to be fashioned
after the famous Merle Palmer
School of Detroit.
LINKSMEN REPORT FOR
ALL-COLLEGE TOURNEY
Entrants Complete First Round
Of Annual Penn State
Golf Classic
With the completion of the first
qualifying round, the annual all-Col
lege golf tournament got under way
yesterday. •
The tournament is open to - all col
lege students irrespective of class or,
previous college competition. The
qualifying round will end on Satur
day and the finals will get under way.
Many men are expected to partici
pate in the tournament who will turn
out for varsity competition in the
spring. Several prominent freshman
golfers have already appea - red on the
links and spirited competition is ex
pected among the players before the
final round.
Prizes will be awarded to the win
ner and the runner-up in the tourna
ment.' Any students who wish to en
ter and have not already signed Up
may do so by reporting at the caddy
house immediately.
Engineering Extension'
Announces Schedule
Schedules for the branch schools
of the engineering extension depart
ment at Allentown, Eric, Reading,
Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Williams
port have been drawn up by Profes
sor Edwin N. Montague, supervisor
of schools for that department.
An increased staff was necessitat
ed this year because of the growth of
this branch of education.
MEMnMr!IMIMMCIENnMI ' M= I =
said, '`the news - room, w here these
pictures shall be shown, will probab
ly take the place of'the fireside. ThiA
-triumph of science will allow us to
see and hear the next war at the
moment it is taking place."
Cold Tight Possible
"We shall have cheap luminous
paints," he said, "which will take 'up
sunlight by• day and light our houses
by night without consumption of
power. Automobile headlights will
be supplanted when our roads arc
painted with these, and become rib
bons of soft natural light."
According to ° the Dean, domestic
slavery is nearing its doom. Elec
tricity is the power upon which our
civilizationl will increasingly depend.
All that is required todming out these
changes is understjinding, which
means more physics and more.chem
istry.
PLAYERS REPEAT
GRADUATION SHOW
"The Poor Nut," Farce Success,
Will Be Opening Number
Of Coming Season •
SELECT OCTOBER 12 AS
FIRST PRODUCTION DATE
Repeating one of last year's suc
cesses, the Penn State Players will
open the year's program on Friday
evening, October 12, With "The" Poor
Nut," a farce comedy of college life.
The play . is written by J. C. and.
Elliot Nugent and was 'originally pre
sented in Henry .Miller's Theatre,
New .York City. It was previously
given here, by the .Players as last
year's CoMmencement number.
The plot. concerti's the lovo of the
college athletic hero And — the "pqor
nut" for the same girl. After ;tim
orous trials and. complications, "the
poor" nut" finally wins the 'bea'rt of
the winsome college belle.
Rapidly 'unfolding plot • and conic
action mark the signal success of this
play. It will be produced under the
direction of Professor Arthur C.
Chietirigh, coach of the organization.
Change in' Cast
With the exception of one player
the cast remains_ the same as that
which presented it last season. .Due
to graduation, the part of Wally
Pierce will be taken by Guy W.
Knight '3O, who replaces Robert V.
Cresswell • •
..The title role will be played by Ar
thur R. Cunningham '3l, and that of
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REGISTRATION FIGURES
INDICATE DECIDED GAIN
Registrar; Hoffman Announces
Largest Enrollment in
College History
CompletiOn of the registration fig
ures for this year shows that the en
rollment will exceed, that of any other
previous years, according to an an
nouncement made by Registrar Wil
liam S. Hoffman yesterday after-
Large Number Enrolled
The number enrolled so far this
semester has reached 3,815. This is
nearly four hundred more than that
of the firit semester of last year,
3;434 being the total enrollment.
Registrar Hoffman states that in
all probabßity the gross enrollment
for the first semester will exceed four
thousand. I This will be a consider-
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TribUnal;Revives Custom
Dropped Last Semester
"Freshmen shall enter Old Main
either by the East door, the front
door or through the Y. C. A.
Hut. Only the two East stairways
and the extreme West stairway
niay be used byfreshmen.
To relieve congestion at the var
ious doors this rule will go into
effect this morning, announces
George' Delp '29, president of the
Tribunal. It was dropped last
year because it was thought that
5 01 d Main would no longer, be used
for classes.
The Tribunal:will meet in 332
Old Main tomorrow nigl t pt eight
o'clock when students who have
transferred from other colleges
may petition for •excuse from cus
toms. •
VARSITY GRIDMEN
! ROUT SUBSTITUTE
COMBINATION, 34-7
Oigrilay Powerful Offensive To
Overcome B Eleven' in
' Regular Game',
MILLER, WOLFF, EVANS
SCORE FOR FIRST` TEAM
Frank Diedrich Tallies' Losers
Lone Touchdown on Pass'
By Cooper prench
•
Displaying a brand 'of football that'
sneaks well for the careful groom=
ing received at the hands ! of -Coach
Huge Bezdek and his assistants; Penn
State's swarthy members of team A:
romped away with a.'34-7 victory over
their, lighter and less experienced foes;
the B eleven, in. a hard-fought, yet
one-Sided, contest held on New Beav
er field Saturday afternoon. •
The crushing offense and almost
impregnable defense of the- varsity
proved too much for the second -string
men. Red Evans, shifty sophomore
fullback, tallied three touchdowns for
the ivinners and proved a constant
threat to the second team. Allie
Wolff, last year's halfback, and Joe
Miller also crossed the losers' goal
line. The latter added two points
after - touchdown making the 'total
thirty-two while the remaining mark
ers came from a safety, Frank Died-.
'rich procured the • substitutes' lone
seven pOints when he speared a pass
from French in the fourth quarter
and smil thirty yards for a touch
down. His kick for - the seventh point
was successful.
Line Looms Strong
Deidek's.chief cause for joy was the.
excellent • showing made by the A ,
team's line. Time and again oppos
ing backs attempted drives through
the first defense but were;' repulsed
without ,gain. Shawley, Duval and
Stahley especially.atood out, ,ss out- .
.st c aniling defensiVe4Jlwarks . „l. McAn
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ARMY HEAD NOTES
COLLEGE GROrH
Col.. Walter B. McCaskey Traces
Deyelopment of College.,
In Last Generation
That 'Penn State hasi grown in
every way since he attended the in
stitution, was attested by Col. Walter
13. McCaskey, recently, appointed
head of the Penn State military de
partment: •
Col. McCaskey, who was graduated
from Penn State in the class lof '96,
captained the football team during
his undergraduate days. ''The game
with Pitt," said Col: McCaskey, "was
always the hardest game on our
schedule.
During the interview Col. McCas
key iernarked that. in the days when
he was a student about four hun
dred men and women comprised the
student body of the institution. This
number included those
,who attended
the preparatory', sehool which has
since passed out of existence.
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"Man Is Inclined .
•
To Drift In Life,"`
Declares Dabney
.
"Humans have too great a ten
dency to drift with the crowd and
too little. individual drive against
the rush Of, the' . Mob," deilared Rev.
Vaughn Dabney, pastor . the Sec
ond Church at Dorchester, Boston,
addressing the chapel and ence Sun
day.
Interspersing his address with' nuM
erous quotations and Must •ations, he
emphasized the fact that h manity is
inclined to let itself drift but at the
same time there is a counteracting
force that urges man to drive forward
in an effort to better his condition.
"The drift - movement," hi exempli
fied, "is found especially in China
where the masses do as they are bid
den by .a few powerful leaders, and
have very little voice of their own."
"Commander Eyrd and his braire
fellow-men - who are on their way to
explore the dangerous regions of the
South Pole," he continued, ."are im
bued with the diiving force 'to ex
plore the unknoWn and to help en
lighten. the 'world."
In closing Reverend Dabney brought
to mind the aid of prayer in such
causes. "Prayer," he averred' "en
ables man to feel his dynamic forces
and aids him in his drive for life."
POLITICIANS GROW LOQUACIOUS :
ON SMITH, HOOVER CHANCES
A pasSerby, chancing to walk by the
self appointed group of 'politicians
that gathered on. the corner opposite
the post office Saturday, was attract
ed by two old gentlemen engaged in
a heated, arm-waving argumtint.
"I ain't never lost out in my. vote
but twice Sam'l and you 'mark 'my.
word& if I'm not-right again this
time. If Al doesn't get this election
r then I never voted for Cleveland,"
prophesied the one white-haired en
thusiast.
-"ph 'l-osh:Jan. You must be get
tin' old to talk like that. Why he
don't have a chance because of his
doin's with Tammany Hall, and look
hoW "he *ls a , brought up around the
streets and race tracks. I tell you
he.aint nothin' but a race track tout
and a man likethat can't ran a gov
ernment."
"What? You call him that after
all Ws' done for a place like New
SINGER DESCRIBES
TOUR OF EUROPE
Back From Seven-Week Journey,
Glee Club Member Tells
Of Experiences
VISITS ENGLAND, FRANCE,
BELGIUM AND HOLLAND
(A group of undergraduate and
alumni Glee Club members and a five-
piece orchestra landed in New York
City September fifteenth after a sev
en weeks' tour of European countries.
Carleton Bruce '2B,,describes the tour
in the following article.—!Ed.)
Quite naturally there were a great
many friends and relatives at the
pier to see the collegians off as we,
sailed from- New York July 28. The
presence of cameramen and reporters
created an atmosphere of importance
to the scene, particularly when the
group was snapped.
• Out past the Statue of Liberty,
Quarantine, Governor,'s and Ellis Is
lands, out to the 'opett sea, Eastward'
Ifo! -
Land at Plymouth
After what seemed to be an inter
minable length of time, we reached
England, arriving at beautiful Ply=
mouth harbor at sunrise on. August
sixth...On - the docks confusion reign
ed.' Taxi men yelling, wireless rind
cable men hurrying around and cus
tonix: officials acting -dignified ful
filling their vigorous duty of chalk.'
ing gur, in many, cases, unopened
portmanteaus..
. Our first day in okl .. England. A
trip through the rolling .country,
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AFRICA AND CHILE SEND
REPRESENTATIVES HERE
Student From . Dark Continent
Chooses Penn Stole for
- "Its College Spirit -
. •
South. Africa and Chile have con
tributed one student each to the 1189
total of the freshman class this fall,
according to the Registrar's records..
William R. Mille, , 19-year-old boy
from Vallenai, Chile, holds the record
for having traveled the longest dis
stance to enter the School of Agri.
culture as a member of ',the Class of
1232, , The 'lad from the Dark 'Con . i
tinent, Robert W. McKune diy. name;
in the son of L. M. McKune, manag
ing
. director of the .Baldwin Locomo
tive works in Johannesbtirg,.South•
Africa
. . •
Mile explained to College authori
ties that he, selested Penn State be
cause it had been:recommended to
him in England Where he received
his preparatory school education..He
stated that he was• unable to find a_
European college or university of
fering the course in agronomy which
he desired and that he was finally ad
vised to come to the United States and
enter Penn State.
McKune, the boy from Africa, stat
ed that he chose Petin State out of
the group of American colleges -and
universities because of US high stan
dard, of education and splendid demo
cratic college spirit.
ALUMNI ,TO HOLD RALLY
The Penn State Club of Philadel
phia will hold a 'pre-season football
rally meeting at the Penn A. C. on
Thursday evening. Lawson Robert
son, track coach at Penh, and Gordon
Mackay,.! Philadelphia - sports •writer ?
have been invited to address the meat.
ing.
an.
York. How do you .suppose he ever
fooled all' , of them people in 'a. big
place like th. t into makin' him gov
ernor? And ook what , he's done for
it too,—given it a cleaner govern
ment than it's ever had since Roose-.
volt was police commissioner. Ycs
er, you can't argue agSinstAhat with
a clear conscience."
"Well now you 'may be right in
some of them things, but you still
can't tell me he's the man for the
job, after all Hoover's done for the
country.' Where would we have been
if Herb hadn't taken care of the veg
i eta'oles during the war, and look what
'lw done there along the Mississippi
the time of the big washout. Al
Smith might' have• done some big
things in New' York. but he hasn't
done anything. big for the country in
geoeral like Hoover." "Coinlmon let's
we'. our whistles with a little cider
'fore we go any further." .
CUB GRIDMEN HOLD
FIRST SCRIMMAGES
Numerous Substitutions Mark
. Spirited Plebe: Practice
Saturday Afternoon
APPEARANCE OF PLAYERS
PLEASES NITTANY COACH
Under the watchful eye of roach
Duthi Hermann, Penn State's fresh
man football candidates swung into
,the full Stride of their , pre-season
workouts with a short spirited scrim
mage Saturday afternoon.
Nervousneß was displayed by sev
eral of the yearlings at the beginning
of the scrimmag,e: , but after the first
few minutes of .action, all signs of
uneasiness, departed as the plebes' be
came accustomed to their initial stren
uous workout.
Frequent Substitutions
Stibatitutiona from among the more
promising gridiron' aspirants were
made frequently by the cub tutor dur
ing.the practice., The first,two teams
to 'take the field, one on the defense
and the other on'the offense, appear
ed
evenly matched, although the of
fensive backfield broke through the
line for decided gains severar.tinies.
Brehm, hard hitting back from ,L,a,
Salle Prep, prayed himself an effi
cient :line bucker, .with his' powerful
center- and • off-tackle thrusts. The
burly Pfeifer, New Kensington high
school luininary, as fullback of the
offensive Machine showed great pos
sibilities of becoming varsity mater
ial, while I Laschis at half distinguish-,
ed hinisell both in carrying. the "pig
skin andl giving._ interference. Red.
Share, Swisivale product, handled his
team well at the quarter back posi
tion. • I ,
Not "wishing to overwork his pro
teges from The start, Coach Hermann
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AG REPRESENTATIVES TO
JUDGE AT COUNTY FAIRS
Nineteen Prom Penn State
SkaW• Will Officiate at
• at tle Exhibits
Nineteen members of the agricul
lurel staff of Penn State will act as
judges of exhibits at county fairs
this, week, Jacob N. Fjy, assistant
director, of. agricultural extension,
announces. • .
P. G. Niesley, county agent at,
Bloomsburg, will judge at. Forkaville,
S. P.. Zug, county agent at Scranton
rod Andrew A. Borland, head of the
.airy department here, will officiate
s Honesdale. Bedford fair judges
will be R.. C. Blaney, the county agent
located l at Bellefonte, Professors Carl
0. Dossin, John
,U. Ruef, Walter' B.
NisileY, and Charles R. Gearhart.
At Lylcens Valley, professors Law
coca C. Madison, and P. G. Nicsley
and W. L. Bollinger, l county agents,
will serve as judges, with PrOfessots
Vandervort, Andrew ' A. Borland, and
William E. Connell judging at lent
-IT3C. L.- F., Engle, ceunty agent at
Waynesburg, and Professors John' U.
Ruef and. Edward B.lFitts will Offi
ciate at New Castle while Professor
Walter B. Niessley and his assistant
Jesse M.
,Huffington will judge in
Lycoming county,
Nicholas Schmitz, whO is In charge
of agronomy' extension at Penn State,
Professors StUnley J. Brownell and
Clinton A. Burge will serve at My
ersdale; Professor Robert 'H. Olm
stead will render decisions at LoWis
burg. Professors Harry H. Havner
and Edward B. Fitte are scheduled to
judge at ihe Interstate Fair at Tren
ton, •New Jersey. , • ,1
La d'ie's
Leap
PRICE FIVE CENTS
JUNIORS MAY NOT
PUBLISH "LA VIP
UNTIL NEXT YEAR
President Stahley Will Submit
• Proposal to Student
Board Today
,CLASS OF 1.930 TO ACT ,I
ON CHANGE THIS IVEILIi
Zecornmendation Includes Plan
For Issuance of Only
One Yearbook
Publication of • the 1930 f.o
yearbook or the junior class, m a y he
postponed until next year, it was
learned in official circles last night.
J. Neil- Stafiley; president of the
junior class, vb;lfied the report when
he disclosed that the proposal would
be submitted to the Student Board
today. If approved by the Board
it will' be submitted in turn to Stud
ent Council, President Ralph 'D. }let
zel, Dean of Men Arthur R.' War
noel: and the junior class. .
It is believed that the propOsal
will' be prebented to the class before
the end . of the week if it meets with' -
the approval of the student govern
ment bodies and the administration
hea&.
Change Recommended
'According to Neil M. Fleming,
graduate manager of athletics and
inter-class treasurer, the plan for
a senior :yearbook has been proposed
for the past two years but until
last spring it did not receive serious
consideration.
The proposal was recommended
to the 1930 La Vic officers at a meet
ing last spring of former La Vic
editors. Those in attendance at.the
meeting were Charles C. Berryhill,
editor of the 1928 La Vic, John W.
Brandt, azditor of the 1920 Vic, •
President J.-Neil Stahley, Mr. Flem
ing, John C. BeMeld, junior execu
tive for the class of 1928,,F. Bruce
Baldyin and Ilenrx Paulhamus,
editor and business . managor respect-,
lively for the 1933 yearbook. •
'May is'sne One Book
Among the other recommendations
made at the meeting wash proposal
to issue only one yearbook to each
member of the‘junior class hereafter
instead of the customary two. It
was also recommended that the fra
ternity-section in'the annual be re
duced, devoting one page' instead of
two'pages to each fraterniVy - , and, if
Pos - sible, eliminate the fraternity as
seskrnent. Further suggestions ap
proved the elimination of advertising
from the yearbook and proposed var
ious changes in the form and compo
sition of the annual.
Opinions Differ
While President Stallley and Mr.
Fleming are in favor .of the change
from a junior to a senior yearbook,
Editor Baldwin and Business Mana
ger .Paulhamus oppote the move.
Baldwin and Paulhamus believe the
propOsal should be placed before the
class for approval first instead of
last, as it is by the' present arrange
mem% - - - .
Business Manager Paulbamus ob
jzets to the change on the grounds
that it would entail a loss of six hun
dred-dollara or mot+. Since pre-legal
and pre-medical students leave Penn•
State after their junior year for law
and medical schools, he bases - his con
eusion i on
. figures accounting for
sixty' three-year studenta at an in
dividual assessment of ten dollars.
On the corltrary,„Mr. Fleming, who
i:; in charge of the class finances.
Cos not ber ve the change would
ent a financial loss. Althongh" it
is planned to divide the junior class
te.sesinent ,equally during the. last.
two years; which would mean that
three-year students - would ay but
half of the full clat3,l iltr. Flem
ing,said that could be arranged sat
isfactorily.
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Toaay-----
The Bullosopher
•
Discusses
Pledge Buttons__
Editorials
I.' Selecting a Fraternity
2, A Seriior Yearbook?
3. Saluting the President