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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
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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
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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.
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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-
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THE PEWS STATE COLLEGIAN
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' , 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
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thirteec dollars last year but that
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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.
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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
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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.
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end of the genie when in running ''' , essnients and the issuance of only , '
Board Appointments
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his position on the line he produce ,
one yearbook 'to each individual,. Pending action on the, proposal,'
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' 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_
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Jahn Gilbert, Joan 'Crawford in
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ers who viewed the game from tin.'
press box. "There goes Roepke!" ..Registration Figures
were the youthful cries as Wolff. cap-; '''' .
ped in the flat head-gear made famous' Indicate Decided Gain:":• - :"X":":":":—:4;i•-:
by the erstwhile Lion flash, twisted: •
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stretched arms of his.opponents. I
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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. This year the School of Engineer
_O_ • in CNCCCIiti all others in the number
! of, freshmen admitted, having a total
Dutch Ricker retaliated for a re
01. 104. The ,number.in - the various
Mark Made by Bezdek during the tilt ,
• other sehoohl is Liberal Arts, 245;
Saturday. After the usual one hour's;
play had elapsed Ben decided to been i Education 10;1 'Agriculture, 1-17;
, Chemistr:, rani Physics, 158; . and
his charges lit work and made no men
play. , Mines and Metallurgy, 42.
ition .of stopping the vigorous
"Move up the floodlights, Bez" was: . —
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