Page T„—c, pain State . Collegian I ' 'expenditure of the time and el'iergy required for ,the change. A senior La Vie would present a de- Published semi-weekly during the College year by students eidedi:YT different and - difficult financial problem of the Pennsylvania State College, in the interests of they College. the students, faculty, alumni and friends, THE EXECUTIVE HOARD Louts H. BELL, Jr:. '29 President PAUL C. MCCONNAUGHEY Vice-President WILLIAM S. TURNE:II,'29._ THE EDITORIAL. STAFF Loris H. BELL, JR. '29 LLEIVELLYIs: MITSTIFE:R '29 HARRY P. MILEHAM '29 HERMAN E..IIOFFMAN '2 NEWS EDITORS Quinton E. Beauge '3O William H. Schinnerer '3O James H. Coogan . , Jr. '3O Robert P. Stevenson '3O Charles A. Mensch'3o Henry Thalenfeld '3O THE BUSINESS STAFF S..TU:INETV:2:I PALL C. MCCONNAUGI! ,- . J. HOW.VAD REIFF AssisrANT :11'SiNES3 nANAGERS Cal-4'n E. Barv.is Russ::ll L. Rehm '3O Henry R. Dowdy, Jr. '3O Milton M. 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M.: 4:00 p. 61. to 5:09 p. m Oflke: Natant . Printine and Pub:ill:in= Co.. Building: State Col leer. Pa. Entered et the Pe,toffice. State Collette. Pa.. ar. terond-clans matter Managing Editor This Issue News Editor This Issue__ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1928 SELECTING A FRATERNITY - With the designated ':rest period"_ at an end,' ..fraternities have renewed their vigorous cam paigns to solicit a dozen or more buyers of the 'stock of Gamma Gamma, Beta Delta, or whatever other Greek letters may - signify their fraternal organizations. With lead pipes out of vogue, if not legitimately prohibited; the divers advertising committees have adopted the padded mit as a ne cessary- and more comfortable method of securing brothers-in-blood—and board. . For both the fraternity and the rushee the critical moment-is - breathing with imminent giav-. ity. Freshmen, no doubt, may be living in fear of either a blank bid card or, one that bears fray ternities not particularly within his choice. Fra ternities, on the other hand, unschooled as they are in the art of rushing under the "closed" sys tem, await more or less nervously the all import ant Saturday night, fearing. that many well-filled dinner platters may repose on the festive boards, untouched, cold from exposure. If both fraternity and rushee could only "get together on the propo sition," perhaps there would be no wasted-food or anxious moments. The momentous question, however, should not concern the possibility of securing the desired quota nor the problem of the freshman in making the fraternity grade. InStead, fraternities should take advantage of the rest period to decide care fully which men—as men, not as athletes—would adapt themselves to their respective fraternities most suitably, while the rushees, on the other hand shmild determine fairly which group has impressed them as one in which he could fit natur ally and easily. In pursuance of the solution to his impending and critical, problein the freshman, perplexed as he may be, should gather his wits ,and seek the answer philosophically. Fraternities, he should know, were not originally organized as societies for the seeking of honors. Neither did the men who founded them intend thrit they should devote their energy primarily to obtaining athletes or men who might become otherwise, prominent about the; campus: Instead of the sheltof silyer tyophieS or the gallery of famous personages now on die play, the - charter members would offer fellowship, and all its synonyms, as the greatest of great in ducements in attracting prospective brothers. It cannot he denied, after all, that fellowship, fraternity, brotherhood, mutual understanding are the greatest results that fraternities can hope to accomplish. Greater than athletic attainment; greater than social preStige, greater than campus power are these, the simplest but greatest attri butes of any fraternity. A misplaced freshman cannot hope to share them. Nor can the rushee who has pledged Merely because he feels obligated to become a brother because of "services render ed" by interested fraternity men. Another common mistake is made by many who accept the button merely because a former companion is a member of a certain fraternity or • because a present friend intends to "go that houe." Logically, the rushee should consider the fraternity as a group instead of as a man, be he a bosom ffiend or a campus notable. Now the matter of selecting a fraternity lies entirely in the hands of the brother arid the yushee. He who decides most wisely and cafe fully will obviously live the happiest four years of his life comfortably and without regret. Other wise— A SENIOR YEARBOOK? Recently there has been some sentiment in favor of a senior yearbook Instead of a junior annual. The opinion is based on the argument that the senior year is the time for - a ytar book, that the college annual is priinAtily - an iii dividual and collective summary of each iclass'a four years in college and should therefore be given to each student at the end of his college career. Each graduate, then will carry with him into tile world a complete record of his undergraduate life. The junior annual with its senior section makes-the purchase of two yearbooks necessary. The junior La Vie has been considered satis factory during its long use here and the changs to a senior yearbook would neces.sitate a complete upheaval of the present system. The arguments in favor of a senior annual hardly warrant the It is customary at Penn State for every stud ent to salute the President: Recently undergrad uates have been lax in the observance of this cus tom not through distepect for the President, but becabse there is some misunderstanding as to what constitutes a "salute." In the period of time during which Penn State had no executive digni tary ttiere was no occaSion to practice the salute and consequently students have forgotten just how the gesture is .performed. There is a prevailing notion that to properly salute the prexy one must come to a full halt, click heels together, pose stiffly in military fashion for a moment and perform; the conventional army ;salute. The notion is current, but false. The !proper gesture is something between the formal ;military salute and the free-and-easy "Hi-yuh, Jim" wave of the hand.: It is a gesture of the arm indiCating recognition and respect. It is a worthy 'and !venerbale tradition, the first and most im portant of all traditions at Penn State. lE=I Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor _ Managing Editor Associate Editor _Business Manager Circulation Manager Advertising Manager Smithers: Why the 'frown, Bullosopher? "I'm not frowning, Smithers. That's a fixed grin from handshaking freshmen under the new rushing-sys tem." Smithers: I take it that you are not in farior of the new idea.l Smithers: And the reservations are? •rroo many to mention." Smithers: , l agree that it has sonic faults, but I have heard much praise end little blame. Q. E. Beauge _W. H. Schinnerer "My ears must have been turned the other way. All the remarks I have heard are very disturbing. Seems that ever!: Crowd feels certain that its particular, rival has a dozen prize frosh walking about with pledge buttons in thc:rpoekets, merely waiting for Saturday night: Doubi:- less,iltey would like to sew up a few special cases but the penalties are heavy and they prefer to adhere to the code." Smitliers: Do you think there is any lead-piping going on? "No! As I said before, I think those days are gone for ever.' One thing that bothers me is the fact that the rush ing period is too long. I haven't had a decent night's sleep since it started. Then, too, the cost per pledge is much higher than before. With the old system, we could get our. ten •men within a few dais by concentrating on the ones we Wanted instead of dragging them back at, odd intervals. One can hardly do any serious talking without fear of Vio lating the rules. It is impossible to ask even casual_ques• tions without being accused of fraternity turpitude:' And, finally,l don't think it is a good idea to hand a freshman a dozen cards indicating bids to as many fraternities, as it not only gives him an exaggerated idea of his social graces and self-importance, but it might also lead to admissions concerning bids that would be embarrassing - to the crowds that failed to pledge the man." Sinithers: Wouldn't it be funny if a house found the tweik-five freshmen they had bid all sitting on the porch on Saturday night?'' "Certainly! But it is going to he funnier when only one solitary frosh arrives for supper. Yes, there are-go ing to be a flock of disappointed houses, but I think there ! Will be more downcast freshmen that will 'develop anti social and inferiority complexes. Oh, well, perhaps time will heal these faults." !Smithers. Have you no complimentary remarks for the . system ? "By alf means! And the funny part of it is, that the breaks are all in favor of the freshmen. He gets a better• chance to see more than one or two crowds before he has to decide. He chooses his fraternity 'just as finally as the fraternity has chosen him. He doesn't have to make hasty decisions without time to consider the'facts coldly and reasonably as he did under the emotional stress of the old .high-pressure systtm. One the other hand, the frater nities have improved their tactics and internal co-opera !tion, by originating novel and interesting entertainment in the effort to attract the-most discerning men." S.mitherS:• What improvements would you suggest? • "Only one ocurrs to me at the Moment. I believe; that matters would be greatly simplified if each .freshman were to submit a list of, ffaternities that he would like' to join, In; the, Onleribf • his preleienee. His .acceptance would then become automatic and save him many hours of confused thinking and eliminate knowledge the bids he received from less desirable groups. Smithers: That is what I call constructive criticism I'll think that over for next year. SALUTINd TH PRESIDENT The' Bullosopiher's Chair 'You mistake me. I am all for it but with• reserva- Montgomery's Mastertrim l Suits In Oxford 'Gray And Blue,Gray $35.00 "With Two Pair of Trousers" . ' • dAN • ' • . • A-MONTGOMah r i of PrmSkle THE PEWS STATE COLLEGIAN . ' , Publication of Junior are incomplete under the Present ar -1 : rangement. ' Book May-Be Delayed! The graduate' Manager' said ,that I - , the individual junior assessment Was • • thirteec dollars last year but that . We're here again for another foot- " (Continued from first page) ! with the issuance of 0n13.1 one book ball year—to take up where we left He explained that last year three- this would be reduced i somewhat. olr last fall. We hope to relate sonic, year students e s ca pe d . o f. , T his one-third of . This does not take into account the of the grip gossip floating thrown ' . the total assessment by changing possible elimination of the frater the air, at the same time observing . school: after their junior year. Un- nity assessment, however: and recording the cUrious !incidents: . ! le, provision could be made 'for a! According to the 1927-28 student which break up the monotony oethe • - .• , junior • full payment in their Tear,. directory,of the 981 members of the long training siege. —o— students would pay only' Class of '1930, forty-six are enrolled halt of their cl.s.s assessment under in the pre-medical course and twenty l The contest Saturday certainly pro- the newplan., • ! seven in the pre-legal course. It is tided a hard drill for the Lion grid- 1 . Mr. Fleming heartily endorsed the not known, however, what percents ' nien. Dutch, 'Ricker, giant tackle, ,other propoSecl• changes,. particular:" age of these students wilt leave Col showed the effects of play toward the i, the elimination of fraternity as- lege at the end of this year. • end of the genie when in running ''' , essnients and the issuance of only , ' Board Appointments d 4 his position on the line he produce , one yearbook 'to each individual,. Pending action on the, proposal,' • ' W h a t . l', pending, of course, on 'the financial Editor Baldwin announced the ap-j ' peculiar ostrich-like gallop. of the change. He also ! pointment of James S. Ho'imbeck as ' that Ricker, the Dutch shimmy l!, j stability blurted Bez from the sidelines. - thinks the La Vie Board would ,pro- art editor and Alfred K. Schenck,as l •, • , • .-0— - - ' Idues a better yedrbook with two • photographic editor of the yearboOk. I NOTE:' Nittany , open Tuesday, Fri• Wolff's splendid broken-field run- ' 3 ears to prepare it. „He pointed out `Other appointments will be announc- Id eachSa a t t u h r a d u a m y —. ning produced sonic , mighty cheer.: that athletic and individual' record:3! ezi, in the near future, he said. !TCESaDY and_ cA a l'•— from the future Penn State support- i _____ _ . Return Showing of ...____ PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS! 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I (Continued from first page) • —o_ i able increase over liptyear when the -A stranger, watching the Nittany 1 gross enrollment for the entire year Lions practice a - few days ago, was was °Mi.. slightly over that figure. greatly surprised to hear the name Best Freshman Class ' of a former West Point - All-American shouted across- the field. Upon in- According to the registrar's figures cuiry, he was informed that Bez ' the freshman class for this . year is knows Cooper French by no other , probably the best that has ever been Christian title than \Valter, the name! admitted insofar as paper ratings 'are of his illustrious brother. t concerned. Computation shoWs that 190.1; per cent of the class has been The wearing cf sweat shirts by , graduated in; the first three-fifths of team A Saturday proved a boon to thole high schorl class. the opposing tacklers. 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