Oxfords on
The League
Of Nations
VOL. 25, NO. 20
:GOVERNOR FISHER
PROMISES FUNDS
. FOR PENN STATE
State Executhe Plans Budget
With Greater Program
Of Appropriation
LATE BOND ISSUE DATA
SHOW 9,647 MINORITY
Legislature Will Consider Bill in
January—Newspaper Lauds
Gubernatorial Stand
CON John S Fisher is prepared to
fulfill his pledge of increased appro.
ptiation for building purposes at
Penn State as a factor in the biggest
building Progiam ever contemplated
in Pennsylvania, according to an As
sociated Piess despatch released front
Ilanisbuig Thursday.- The Gover
nor gave assurance that the plan
would be submitted to the Legislature
for approval in January.
Since the last announcement, at
which time the minolity vote on the
College Bond Issue was announced as
13,894, the incomplete figures hate
been i educed to 9,647. It is expect-
cd that returns from the remaining
half of Allegheny county w ill com
plete the unofficial returns early this
week.
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The long-delayed report from Dela
male county, recened at the Pi est
dent's office Friday, gave Amendment
No 2 a majority of 5,815 votes
Other setbacks, houevet, increased
the minority total of 9,647. The
total affirmative vote from Delaware
count' 14 25,167, while the "no" total
is 19,552.
The Associated Press despatch, in
telling of Governor Fisher's plan to
supplant the bond issues by State ap
propriations, read us follows:
"The Governor told interviewers he
intends to include in the preparation
of his budget for the 1929.31 bien
nium mole than $10,000,000 for im
provements of welfare institutions
glom. and said the building provis
ions of other departments nould be
in excess of the present appropria
tions
"On the lecommendation of the
Covet not, the last Legislature set
aside the largest sum—appiosimately
.sls,ooo,ooo—appropriated until that
time foi construction and impro‘e
ment of buildings.
$2:4000,000 In Treasur)
"The gicatest source of incense for
the plogiarn Is the estimated $25,000,-
000 une pectenteasury balance, ten
tesenting the inetease of revenue
above approptiation liabilities, at the
end of the present biennial period In
addition to this, the Gmernor figuted
in his estimate the normal inctease
tmenues during the next two
Yeats"
State College is one of the many
institutions of Pennsylvania which
Governor Fishei cited foi increased
building allowances The College re
ceived a $1,000,000 appropriation for
buildings in 1027.
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"Pennsylvania," said the Philadel
phia PUNIC Led fILI Sunday in com
menting upon the Cosernoi's policy
le an midi - mai entitled "Govetnoi
Flatlet Takes the Right Stand,' "is
timidly committed to the catiying
on of its highway-building, the ex
pansion of State College, extension
of the Joust ieserse and full provi
sion foi its neglected hospitals, asyl
ums and penal institutions The peo
ple's verdict at the polls merely show
ed then acceptance of the State ad
ministration's opinion that these on
prosements can all be taken Cale of
by culient funds, instead of by bor
rowing money and adding to the Com
monwealth's load of debt They ate
us &MMUS as eser that these lnipei
ntively needed imigioveinents shall be
effected. Govetnol Fishei's state
ment will give much satisfaction to
the people."
Calendar
730 p m —Debate Penn State
vs Oxford univeisity,
Auditorium.
Thur.day
7-00 p. ta —A S M. E Martang,
200 Engineel mg D.
Friday
400 p in.—Lecture President
H. W. Thatcher, of
Massachusetts Agri
cultial college, 100
Horticulture building.
Semi t -Weekly
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DOCTOR HETZEL ATTENDS
MEETING IN WASHINGTON
President Ralph D. Retzel will at
tend the executive committee meet
ing of the Association of Land Grant
Colleges and Universities in Washing
, ton,'D C, today
Other college officials who will at
'tend the general session me Deans
Robert L. Sackett, Ralph L Watts,
and Charles W. Stoddart, Miss Edith
M. Chase of the home economics de
partment, Dr. Milton S. McDowell,
onector of agricultural extension and
Professor R. Adams Dutchei of the
School of Agiicultuie
`OLD MAIN BELL'
REACHES PRINTER
Literary Alagazine's Drive for
Subscriptions Continues
Among Students '
PUBLICATION . PRESENTS
VARIETY OF SUBJECTS
With all of the editorial copy now
in the hands of the printer, the busi
ness staff of Old Mane Dell, Penn
State's literary magazine, has started
an extensive subscription campaign
among the students and the faculty of
the College, Thomas Bertram '29,
enculation manager, announced yes
teiday
Campaign leaden have green out
assignments and a house-to•house can
sass ham been started Each mooc
her of Pi Delta Epsilon, honorary
journalistic fraternity, has been as
signed to two houses from which to
solicit subscriptions. The remainder
of the work has been divided among
salmis members of the publication's
staffs, including Paul E Barbour '29,
and Raymond It Hoffman '3O, of the
Pro, State Ent/ulcer, F Bruce Bald
win '3O, of the Pena State Farmel,
and M. Alexander Spear '3O, of the
Fioth. Harry E Pfeifer '29, and
Judson Land '29, have taken charge
of the campaign among the members
of Pi Delta Epsilon.
Three Issues for $1
The price of a year's .subscription
to the magazine has limn reduced to
$l. The first of the three issues will
appeal probably on Monday, Dccem
bei 11, and single copies, priced at
50 cents each, will be on sale at all
book stores and newsstands
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ANNUAL 'Y' FUND
DRIVE CONTINUES
President Hctzel Praises - IVork
Of Group in Letter to
Faculty Paper
A group of men actively interested
in the Y. M C. A will begin a new
fund solicitation today under the
leadership of Henry E. Mulvaney '29,
Y. M. C. A. treasurer, it was an
nounced last night.
The solicitation is to be chiefly
among the faculty members. Presi
dent Ralph D. Hetsel has written a
letter to be published in the faculty
bulletin relative to the campaign, and,
every faculty member has received a I
personal letter from the campaign
leaders. - There are about fifty sober-I
tors at work, and it is expected that
solicitations will not be completed un-1
hl Thanksgrving
Although the campaign conducted
a short tune ago did not yield the
amount set as a goal, it surpassed the
similar drive a year ago when con•
sidered on the basis of average con
tribution for each person interviewed,
according to Mr Harry N. Seamans,
Y. M. C. A. secretary,
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REGISTRAR EMPLOYS MACHINES
TO COMPUTE STUDENT GRADES
Poi the facilitation of statistical
work in the office of the Registrar,
the College has recently added to its
equipment a machine which acts like
r mechanical man, according to Rug
mbar William S. Hoffman. Mr Hoff
man claims that the device will take
the place of seven human assistants
This new apparatus will accom
plish many diffetent things. If e
frateinity wishes to determine the
scholastic average of its members as
n group, all that is necessary is to
take the index muds of the whole
student body and place them in the
device First the machine will sort
the cards according to the particulm
fiatetnity, and then this set of cards
is placed In another part of the ma
chine and the average of the group
will be registered very quickly by the
machine.
The apienutus will scat the curds
;W. • . . 4 TU SUAY, NOVEMB •t 91
COLLEGE DEBATERS
TO OPPOSE OXFORD
TRIO HERE TONIGHT
Will Discuss League of Nations
Query at 7:30 O'clock in
Schwab Auditorium
BRITISH SPEAKERS TOUR
EASTERN UNITED STATES
Defeat Columbia and Princeton
Forensic Squads—Temple
, Outwits English
Upholding the negative on the ques
tion "Resolved: That the United
States Should Join the League of Na
tions," the debating team will open
its season against the Oxford um
, veisity trio at 7:30 o'clock tonight
in Schwab auditorium.
On a tour of the United States, the
English debaters have - already met
forensic teams of the larger colleges
and universities. The visitors were
defeated by Temple university last
Tuesday night but previously they
had won decisions over Columbia and
Princeton univeisitms
Personnel of Teams
The Bi itish team has as its mem
bers Dingle M Foot, prospective can
didate to Parliament, Alan T Len
nox-Boyd, nephew of a former Brit
ish ambassador to this country, and
C S. Malcolm Brereton, outstanding
miler of Balliol college. All of these
(Continued on thud page)
RED CROSS OPENS
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
Endeavors To Surpass Record
Set Last Year—Asks Aid
Of Student Body
WILLIAM S. TURNER '29
DIRECTS STUDENT DRIVE
Endeavoting to surpass the mark
set in the campaign last year, the
State College Chapter of the national
Red Cross opened its annual drive for
membership last week.
Letters have been sent to social,
honorary, and other student organi
zations, asking for support in the
campaign The campaign will con
tinue until the Thanksgiving vaca
tion
Witham S Turner '2O, is in charge
of the campaign among the students
Any students wishing to contribute
to the chive should have the money in
his hands before Saturday. The work
among the residents of State College
(Continued on second page.)
Dela Sigma Rho Violates
Fraternity Rushing Code
On Monday, November 12, 1028,
the Board of Control of the Intel
flaternity Council found Beta
chapter of Betu Sigma Rho guilty
of conduct dining the rushing sea
son of 1928 which mos in violation
of the letter and smut of the rush
ing code.
Beta chaptei of Beta Sigma Rho
Cm its offense nill be punilihed in
the following manner: a vote of
censure by the Interfraternity
Council, notice of which shall be
published in the COLLEGIAN and
sent officially to no cry national fra
teinity at Penn State and to the
national chapter or headquaiters of
the guilty fiaternity.
of the students accoiding to SOV, ie
ligious affiliation, occupation of pai
cots, class in college, age. county in
which they live, and the scholastic
rank of the students in high school
besides the differentiation according
to College scholastic standing. These
are only a few of the many opera
tions that can be performed by the
machine
The operation of the machine is
comparatively simple. The index
carrb, are numbered according to a
code and there ere holes punched in
the different numbers on the Laid.
In the sorting, pierces, the cards arc
gathered together in accordance with
the layout of the holes There IS no
chance of inaccuracy in these calcu
lotions, according to Registrar Hoff
man, because everything is done auto
matically and the human hand does
nut enter into the pi mess.
A. A. IEGINS SALE OF
PITT TICKETS TODAY
Faculty members, PCIIIOI4 and
Juniors may secure tickets for the
Pitt-Penn State game at the A A.
office today. Sophomores and flesh
men may obtain tickets tomorrow.
Tickets are piked at $3 each.
PANTHER CUBS TIE
PLEBE ELEVEN, 6-6
Judy Lasich Scores Touchdown
For Lions After Second
Period Offensive
CONROY, PITT HALFBACK,
TALLIES IN FINAL HALF
Making a valiant stand in their
last game of the season, eleven respir
ed Lion cubs fought to a G-6 deadlock
pith the undefeated University of
Pittsburgh yearling grid team Satui
day on New Beaver field. Lasich, the
nanny fullback who registered Penn
State's only touchdown, is the second
nine to cross the Panther goal line
this year.
The invaders outscored Coach Hei
mann's charges 14 firstklowns to 9,
although the latter gamed more yard
age from scrimmage than their op
ponents The Nittany freshmen com
pleted 4 out of 6 forward pass at
tempts while Pitt completed 2 out cf
6.
El!=Ill
The plebes kicked off and Pitt se
turned the ball by means of a series
of line bucks and end runs to Penn
State's 14-yard line. The Lion defense
tightened at this point and the ball
charged hands Both teams fought
back and forth in the center of the
field dm mg the remainder of the pm
sod.
The Lion cubs begat the mach
which finally ended in a touchdoun
in the middle of the second quattei
Using line-bucks and forward passes
the Nittany team. carried the ball to
the Pitt 4-yard sttipe. On .a center
plunge, Captain Lamb Wormed his
way through the Pontke:Ume for thne,
first score of the game; Frank Yob
lonski failed to kick the goal for the
extra point Pitt at no tone during
this period threatened State's goal
GM=
Only once during the third quarter
were the Nittany plebes in a position
to score. Lasich punted 50 yards to
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Reverend Parkhill
Describes Life as
Mighty Adventure
"Life is a supreme adventure and
none of us know what adventme cull
befall us on the minnow," stated the
Rev. Elliot Dodge Paikhill, Pastor of
the Great Island Presbyterian church
of Lock Haven, when he addressed
chapelgoets Sunday morning on "The
Unceitainty of the World Tomot
"
"Imagination IS the child of un
certainty," he declared, "and aids ma
te:rally in Ent, litmatuie and music,
which gives the world its piquancy
and romance" "Uncertainty," he
continued, "inspires us with reser
ence foi the wisdom of the past which
has revealed to us many of the inner
workings of nature."
To illustrate the uncertainty of life,
the Reverend Parkhill quoted the ex
ample of Simon enduing the cress of
Jesus, unawin e of how that act would
influence his later life.
"Uncertainty," the speaker said in
concluding, "not only Windies life but
deepens ow faith in the wisdom and
presence of the Divine Being and
makes our °them.° drub eaistence
we lb the living"
MINING SCHOOL. OFFERS
EXTENSION INSTRUCTION
' Co-opeiating with the Philadelphia
and Rending Coal and Iron company,
the Schnol of Mines and Metallurgy
and the department of engineering
estennuin urn presenting a proginin
of mining instruction tot the employ
ens of the company. Five hundred
men arc enrolled in the classes now
being organized in Pottsville, Maho
ney City, and Mt Carmel.
This is the biggest piojeet ever un
deitaken by the School of Mines and
Metallurgy on the engineering eaten
mon department, according to officials
Mr. Eduard I. Keller, of the e'.ten.
soon staff, has charge of the promo
tional work.
PI DELTA EPSILON ELECTION
F. Bruce Baldwin '3O
'QUAKERS BATTLE
LION SOCCERMEN
TO 1-1 DEADLOCK
Destroy Title Hopes As 'Yale
And Swarthmore Defeat
Strong Opponents ,
SERRY KNOTS SCORE IN
LAST MINUTE OF PLAY
Accurate 20-Yard Kick Eludes
Goalie—Glaser Displays
Aggressiveness
Hopes of a Penn State intcicolleg li -
late soccer championship team this
Beason mere practically shattered
when a detetimned Penn eleven play
ed the Lions to a 1 to 1 deadlock at
Philadelphia Saturday, while Yale
and Swarthmore, league leaders, were
scoring decisive triumphs.
With a 1 to 0 score against them,
and with less than 50 seconds to play,
Mousa Sorry kicked the tieing point
from the 20-yard line. The ball was
hit by the Penn goalie but the speed
with which it was travelling was so
gloat that the sphere slipped through
his hands
Two extra-five-minute periods were
played without further scoring al
though Skinnell narrowly missed
placing the ball in the net in the first
period when, with a clear field before
him, he slipped Just as he kicked,
causing him to top the ball.
(Continued on thud page)
PLAYERS PRESENT
COMEDY SATURDAY
Millionaires, Englishmen Mingle
With Boxers in Farce,
`ls Zat So'
AUTHORS ENACT ROLES
OF BROADWAY SUCCESS
Boxers, millionaires, and English
men mingle in "Is Eat So," a modem
farce comedy uhtch the Penn State
Players will present In Schuah audi
torium at 8 o'clock Saturday night
Written as their one stari mg pro
duction, the play was originally pro
duced in New York city math the
authors in the leading roles At pres
ent, Richard Taber, co-author with
James Gleason, is appearing on Steal
way an "Ringside," another piece of
the same nature
Englishman in Cast
The pint of Major Fitz,tanley, an
Engbohmnn, is enaLted by Robert W.
(Continued on second yoga)
Pi Kappa Alpha Violates
Fraternity Rushing Code
On Mondav, November 11, 1928,
the Board of Cont.! of the Into -
fratcinity Council found Beta
Alpha chola. of Pi Kappa Alpha
guilty of rushing methods when
perhaps unintentionally unshed
freshmen to assume they score be
ing offered a bid in a antrum other
than that piesenbed in the rushing
code.
Beta Alpha chapter of Pi Kappa
Alpha fin its offense will he pun
ished in the folio. ing, minim a
vote of console by the Interfratet
nity Council, notice of which shall
be published in the comminn and
sent officially to every national fra
ternity at Penn State and to the
national chapter or headquarters of
the guilty fraternity
CO-EDS GAIN AGE SUPREMACY,
REGISTRATION CHART REVEALS
Not all Penn State co-eds arc sweet junior mule student is 13 Twenty
3 oung things of tender ego, official, mnc ninon men and 0 jam, woolen
registiation figures show . l. : 20 yeais old or mole. The aver- 1
Too feminine IlleMbelb of the son
, iv,--e age of the class of 1930 is a , .
lim class h.. well on in grade school lth. Deer 2 , 1 e ( f"' The eldest 'Mil ,
when the present century began or, nears 'r e ea is 20 ima 2 male mein
to be more specific, two co-eds are lira:, of this class 111 . 28 years old.
au yea. old MO others, also hen- '''
he oldest freshman co-ed is 21 while
fins, arc 37 and 85 ye., Didie. ed ,, , tlr oldest masculine members of 1032
dition to these, theme are 4 other we-
a 28 The average age for the two
men students in the senior class who
underelasses is approximately 20 and
a. :10 years old of more 'fire user-, i° Year' , leiireetere l 2.
are but 18 years old, a distine-,
(hong to the other warm°, 3 senior'
age of senior class mninen is 21, al
though 20 of them arc 25 years old. me "
limn no seam co-ml can clann. Sev
to more.
. cation Juniors, including men and
The oldest mule student in the class women, ere 1, years old end one um
01 1020 was born in the gay ninetiee•lco-cd and 2 sophomore men ate 10,
Fourteen fieshinan co-eds and 11
Ile is 114 years old. Two others are
yeailing men me 16 yea. old, while
32 years old and 5 are 30. A total
r single fieshmun boy and a single
of 4'7 senior men are 25 years old or
mote. The average age of mule mem- freshman girl divided honors for being
bees is approximately 2.2 yea.. the youngest students at Pena State.
The eldest IQ3O co-ed la 32, Pad gig; Both are / 5 Years 91d_
COLLEGE PLAYS HOST TO
27 HIGH SCHOOL ,SENIORS
Twentyseven senior high school
boys of Huntingdon sisited Penn
State yesterday as the guests of the
Huntingdon !Lima= club at xhich
tone they visited various points of
interest on the College campus.
After a short tour of the campus
and buildings, the group heard slim t
speeches delivered by the deans of
the various schools concerning Col
leg,. activities. The party was enter
tained by the State College Kiwanis
club at the antic Hills country club
last night
HARRIERS PROTECT
TITLE ON MONDAY
Maine, Cornell, Harvard Make
Strong Hid for Honors at
Annual IC-IA Contest
LION PLEBES ANTICIPATE
WIN IN FRESHMAN MEET
Memories of a per fat day tun
years ago and another last November
'whenh Cartmell-coached hairnets mere
universally acclaimed kings of cross
tountr,, haunt the Nittany hill-and
dale men while they doggedly tra
verse the College course in prepara
tion for the annuell IC-IA meet at
Van Couitlandt Park, New Yolk
Cit., Monday afternoon
Hoping to repeat the freshman vic
tory of a veer ago, soon doughty
Lion cr.b., mill accompany the varsity
harriers when they leave for the met
ropolis Friday at ter noon
Cot In Fine Condition
The Nittany tutor declares that
vai say race will canto around Penn
State, Maine, Columbia and Harvard
with Dartmouth also boasting a fair
team Richardson of Maine, and
Reid of liars and ,111 be strong con
tenders for the individual title, he
believes
Captain Bill Co‘, healing the laur
els of a two-year championship, will
seek to accomplish what but one man
has done before him in the history of
IC-IA. the feat of winning the title
'in each of three successive years In
1010. 'll, and 'l2, J P Jones of Cor
nell won indnidual honors
The Lion veteran is in line condi
tion, and should expeuence little dif
ficulty in retiring from Cross-coun•
try circles with an unsullied record
Ills latest flash of speed in the inlet
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EDITOR CALLS FOR
`LA VIE' MATERIAL
Staff Officials Innovate Title
Page Scheme of Greek
Characterization
All iii.inu,ripts foi the 1930 t,
1 ic aie due berme the Thanksgiving
natation, according to F Bruce Bald
win t3O,
Photogiaphs of class officeis, girls'
clubs and all single ports sits have
beep taken, while frateinity sittings
are now in progress.
As an innovation this peal the edr
tin ml staff has determined that the
title pages of the volume will be in
scribed in Cheek characters, cai,ed
on stone slabs The staff has also
deeded to include al titles on the
Cleo Club's European trip and Penn
State participants in the Olyinpici
Baldwin announces the appointment
or Fred C Sehwerer, assistant edi
tor, Borate H. Martin, campus so
cieties and events editor, William I.
Hammakei, publications and ieligioui
editor Albeit F. Bell, athletic cal
toi , and Ilowaid W Bell, assistant
to the editorial stall'
Lafayette
We Were
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MAROON QUELLS
NITTANY ATTACK
TO CONQUER, 7-0
Lafayette Gridmen Tally After
Continued Offensive in
Second Period
PURSELL SCORES ONLY
TOUCHDOWN OF GAME
Inspired Leopard Defense Halts
Threatening Lion Drives
During Last Half
Tallying after u continued second
period match had advanced the ball
deep into Penn State teiritory, La
faNette's husky grid cloen subdued
its Lion foe, 7-0, in a closely-waged
indecisive battle at Easton Saturday
afternoon
Aided by the good woi h of their
All-Ana can halfback, Mike Wilson,
the Leopaids initiated a steady drive
that placed the ball in Penn State's
ten itory at the opening of the second
quartei. Coach Bezdek's gridmen
held on their own :;0-yaid line and
Thompson, Maloon ace, attempted a
placement kick mhich fell ehoit
Atte. en offside penalty lost 5 yards
fin Penn State, Coop French punted
to his own .10-yaid line, from where
rapid Lafayette advance culmmated
in the only stole of the panic WU
, one and Pursell alternated in carly
ug ball through the Nittany lint
and a pass, Shellenburger to :McKean,
placed the hall in scoring position
After se,. al plunge, Nilsen smash
ed throcgh light tackle for a touch
down Thompson's placement lock
was wide but Penn State sins off
aide and the estea point counted.
Lions Outrush 11.truonv
As cc idenced by their 12 first down,
to Lafayette's 7, the Lion griddeis
outplayed and outrushed the Leop
ards but were powerless to advance
the hall when within their foes' 30-
yard line. On several occasions, Be,
del 's charges plunged down the field
only to be halted with Lafayette's
goal in sight. Thompson and Miller
were mainstays for the Easton Om
en in crucial moments such as these.
After the second pm md, Penn State
had things its' own may but was un
able to flash that finishing, drive to
cat.v the pigskin across the final
thalkmark Bea substituted freely,
hoping to find a combination that
could smash through the Leopards'
Aubborn resistance and score. But rt
did no good The husky Maroon line
stopped the Nati/ay charges, and the
game ended with Penn State trying
in vain to complete a last-minute for
ward pass that would result in a
possible deadlock
Coop French and Johnny McCinek
ru highlights in the Lion back
held Coop contributed numerous
gain. around end of off tackle and
ous especially effective in 'dinning
punts the former Staunton boy
esetoged close to 20 yaids on his re•
tut rt , of enemy kicks
McCracken, lnothei of Lafayetle's
coach, Al rt% also responsible rot many
of the gains made dining his stag at
coal tot back Johnny Mightened Penn
State': chant es Inn a stoic in the final
minutes of the feintb quarter when
he i elan lied a Mat oon punt 50 vat's
betel e he cans donned
Lion Eiulti Shine
The wink of the h.on ends was a
edeeming fzatuie in the othrrw no
pool showing of Conch Bezdek's line.
Edwaid and Kaplan, both
limited the Platoon backs to
insignificant gains ensued the wings
awl displayed speed in co‘cring punts
Thompson, tight guard, was the
Mitstanding guaide] on the field. The
bosky Mai non stopped gingle-handed
'A re: al Lion leas chcs and was nista
mental in the suiting of Imfayette's
nalmown. On 111.1111e1011aouamons
I• Mae tin °ugh to homy a kick or
pa,, or to fell a ball mu tier for a
Ilan) Bail, FolicDolt
Delp kaled to Ronda, to malt th
amtest and the illaioon signal•tallc
(Continued on last pace)
Today—
The Bullosopher
Discusses
The Anli.Saloon League
Editorials
1. A Larger Appropriation
2. Collegiate Fable
S. Clothing and Evolution