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Penn state Rhodes scholarship men,
Er ollegiati I
and :Pacifists controlling
PublbSed avall.areedy dzytnz ea Carl'n.a year by students of the! With an eyo for the'
dna lot.ivau of the Colleze, the 'wad increase in profits derive.l
ants, fatuity, alnaml and friends. , iington lirirald seized Mr.l
THE EDITORIAL STAFF
LAD'S R. DELL, Jr. '29
LLEWELLYN MITHTIFER }Mao: half of a page. "If," says last week's Time. "the ideas
HARRY I'. MILEHAM. ____MAllllfriOg Ulterior Mr. Hearst's newspaper and the words of Congressman,
HERMAN E. HOFFMAN Associate Editor •
JUDSON LAIRD ____ •oostoleE.dit.,l Britten are carried to a logical conclusion, a Rhodes Schol
ar, upon his return to the united States after three years
:study at Oxford, can do practically nothing." Whatever
walk of life he should enter, he might spread un-American
!ideas among his impressionable companions.. Soon some
-lone will propose that American tourists abroad 'be fitted
'with blinders and ear-muffs to prevent them from getting
lan idea that anyone else is - better than themselves. Such,
,a move would be unnecessary, however, since the egotism I
of the average American traveler and the press censorshi? '
i in Europe are sufficient protection.. •
; Returning to the Unfortunate Rhodes Scholars, whet,
one wonders, was the original purpose of giving thol
scholarships?-' Did not the donor have some idea of broad
ening the viewpoint cf a chosen few and fostering a spirit
of harmony between the two English-speaking nations?
If so, the Scholarships are certainly a failure, according ;
to Congressman Britten. Then; the three years : at Ox
ford narrows the viewpoint and loyal. American subjects
cross the ocean whistling "Yankee Doodle," only to return ;A
humming "God Save the King." Our friends, the English- 1p
men, must have something other than the inability to see
a joke to accomplish so complete a conversion , in so short
a 'time.
NEWS EDITORS
Quintan E. Heave.. '3O Hobert P. Stevenson '3O
Jue-.ee FL C.3an. Jr. '33 Chaim A. Stensen '3O
Henry Thrjenield '3O
THE BUSINESS STAFF
WILLIAM S. TURNER
PAUL C. McCONNALICREY
J. HOWARD REIFF '29-
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
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TUESDAY, 'DECEMBER 11, 1928
DESERVEDLY HONORED
The College teams with a' profound sense of gratifi
cation that Pi Delta Epsilon, honorary journalism - "rater:
nity,will convene in State College, next year. The invita
tion. which Was extended jointly by the Bucknell and Penn
State chapters, was accepted promptly by the delegates
assembled at the - '1.928 conclave in Atlanta, Georgia, last
Not only is it a highly esteemed privilege to entertain
such an organization, but it is an opportunity seldom pre
sented to Penn State. Heretofore, the College has been
handicapped in her efforts to play host by the comparative
inaccessibility of her location and the inadequacy, of her
physical plant. Now, with an 'extended system of high
ways and with several building's under way, she need no
longer be apologetic to visitors. Pi Delta Epsilon, In
coming to State College, offers to Penn State an opportun
ity to secure advertisement of national worth. The con
vention will serve, too, as a means of relieving Penn State
. of a degree of that isolation in which she is engulfed.
It is not at all presumptuous to say that Pi Delta
Epsilon's decision to meet here speaks well for the-journal
istic accomplishments of the College. Penn State publi
cations are praised highly throughout the country and
edthin comparatively recent years have even been honored
by international recognition. Only last week two editor
ials submitted in a contest conducted by Pi Delta Epsilon
among -journals from fifty-four colleges and universities
received first and second places.
These two editorials, the first written by Louis H.
and the second by Lleciellyn Mitstifer, were pub
lished in the COLLEGIAi•T last year and are hereby reprinted
in full-
SUBSTITUTE STAMINA
With the closing of the official 1927 football season
comes the steady flow of "All-"teami. Notable among
otheri, there are the time-honored All-America, the in
sistent All-Conference combination, the All-Western, All-
Eastern, All-Southern, All-State and a galaxy of other
mythical teams of comparative minor importance. In
conjunction with each announcements, individual players
are praised to the skies; gridiron satellites are hoisted to
the football pinnacle; team records are printed for proud
display and championships are argued far into the winter
to that stove-leaguers are kept busily engaged until warm
er weather invites them out of doors.
And amid these eulogic floods, watching with envy
ing glance ache public swim' of gridiron greats, atands ei
lently.,tas ever—the unsung hero of every team, the un
recognized power behind every varalty,apeceast-the aub
stitite. very*; lautic!):*me.thotightl9l,a.:Eart4i'qr-ft
..
Whose;:worth,.it ; seems, is aliraYss.'oP4Fec,t,,:s:4:.,Al,49
recognized. north,,. it ;
is is usually only a word or two eagerly
flavoured by the frimished rcierve whose publicity nour
ishment is sadly lacking..
Since any sane coach will affirm the futility of a suc
cessful varsity without reserve iower, a second, third
and fourth team to absorb all manner of football abuse
with never a word of complaint, it might be well to en
courage 'and attract more of such unselfish martyrs to the
gridiron. Although, as long as the spirit of competition
Is a natural instinct in man, there will always be a suffi
cient quantity of "reserve beef" upon which a coach
may rely.
- Some significant gesture should be adopted for mani
festing the appreciation which coach, player and spectator
,alike feel for the scrub when they are reminded of his
sacrificing qualities. Perhaps a "strictly substitute"' ban
quet sponsored by the student body or the Athletic Asso
ciation, would be one means for such an expression. A
minor award, a certificate or even a tiny trophy might
serve the purpose. For there is no more admirable man
nor any more deserving of reward than ho who sacrifices
time, energy and,scholarship day after day for a coveted
poet that is more often than not beyond his reach.
For every substitute there is a place on the All-Amer
ica Stamina team.
THE UNFORTUNATE RHODES SCHOLAR
Although Mayor William Hale Thompson and his
henchmen running on an "America First" ticket received
a severe ballot drubbing in Tuesday's State-wide primary
election, his 'ideas seem to have found staunch support
from CongresSman Fred A- Britten of Illinois. Ina speech
before the House of Representativea three weeks ago Con
gressman Britten said, "Run &Ain the newspapers who
oppose this legislation (for the benefit Of the U. Sr Nati/.
look Info their editorial departments and' you will find.
Sensational and the consequent'
therefrom, Mr. Hearst's Wash
.lßritten's speech and spread the.
Rhodes Scholarship paragraph in extra big and black typs
as a text for an editorial which covered the entire top-
...____Btraineas Manager
____-Clr.4tion Manager
—_Ailrertiaing Manager
I:uisen L. Rehm 'JO
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But Congressman Britten is probably mistaken and
anything Mr. Hearst says must be discounted by his lore
of the sensational for its own sake. One remembers, for
example, what a feud his- newspaperS made by printing
the false Mexican "documents." RhOdes Scholars are sup
posed to bethe cream of American undergraduates, men
r of exceptional ability and uncommon good 'sense. Most of
them have passed the impressionable years in this coun
try. • It is ridiculous to Isuppose that in three short years
(they should become radicals, should transfer their loyalty,
I from the mother country and spread false propaganda
favoring the British. Iris not ridiculous.to suppose that
some of them, at least, have learned to look fairly, impar
tially -at both sides of, any question involving the two
countries. Probably this freedom from sectional preju
dice is what MessieurX Thompson, Hearst and Britten
would call un-American.'
College life has always been characterized by color,
'romance, its fund of tradition and a certain amount of
pageantry. This yearning for the glamorous, typical ay
adolesctni youth,' manifests itself in certain phases of
athletic contests, class dances, fraternity life, honorary
societies 'end the nomenclature of college
, In a few weeks Penn State will formally dedicate the
Icentral unit of its palatial new gymnasium. The new
building has been officially christened "Recreation Hall."
To the casual observer the name seems appropriate, but
without distinction. The student objects to the selection
on the grounds that "Recreation Hall" lacks color, that
it is "flat." The objection is just. The name does lack
color and distinction.' .
Any college or university might have a "Recreation
Hall," but, complains the opposition, ever college doesn't.
,The very fact that other institutions have not christened
their buildings with such generally-appropriate names is
an argument in favor of a more locally-appropriate desig
nation for the new athletic center. The student, then,
would like to have the name link up the function of the
building with something that is distinctly Penn State. In
addition he wants a name that will appeal to the imagin
ation. •
s. ,,Pe#Lopp..pe...sttplOt is : asking for,lhe impossible, bat
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