Ease 'lti~ "^. Penn State collegian ac=l.wes . .l.l daring the C.,Fla. Ye:r ty 5t...1 . .te et the Pennsylvania State C 0.,, to the InlereJts or the iLe clad enla, Lama,. Oman( .d (needs. EDITORIAL STAFF C OUTS 11 021.7,, T.. ------ ---- cl.CFIef ItEll , }:LtAN MI SiTIPLII 1:01oe HARRY P '2l Menacing HERM AN HOFFMAN . 21 ------ ----- ARlnciate Mite. —Mseelitte 7 oiCer NED'S EDITORS :Mat. t. Ileas . 30 Robert P Steeemon lame. II Cong.. Jr. 00 Charts A Iden,ll Rear, To:A.11'01d , Ln THE BUSINESS STAFF WILLIAM S TURNIP .2n ----- —llallress Menage, 50111, C AI,CONNATICIICY ____c.rmalatlen Meow; J 15001 AHD REEF} --At.vertlsinc \lamer ASSISTANT THISINESS MANAGERS Caleb t li^rwL. II Pc.oll Re'rn . 30 Henry P. 1,..c1y, Fr . 10 \ IFSon lI 72toenbloont '3O 121 DAY, DECEABEI: 14, 1925 THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS In the clays of long ago a brilliant stun guided three good and wise men to a bumble manger where the Christ child seas bons. At the curdle of the Snobs of the world the three since nun from far lands laid precious gifts:. Tine tiro of cos ants had no thought of having their presents rciat ccl in norldl, coin Tires gray unselfishly - . as ho mage to a king of men whose command was 'love," not "kill " 'their tribute came direct from the heart. Such Neal ale origin of the Spirit o! Christians Tin oughout the ages a ..0.1.1.1N holiday wagon has been uonseciated to the birthday of Christ Among Christian )11'011104 each generation hes passed down to its 41/Cee,ol the to arlition of rin store Today the Yuletide season is celebiated crith more Lricirrv, though perhaps less rever ence• than eser before The Spirit of Gining, pmsoniFed in the lien hiskorod and rotund figure of Sums Claus is still in vogue, but ton the majolit,i, the minimal Spirit bps chani,ed ten a lam se of an ,mutely different co'o•. 'toe Jolly Santa, distlibutthg Ins gifts to the olfspn big of wealth and per city alike, is the sole possessor of the old Spirit. In the modern materialistic and individanlistic the Spit it el 1,15 mg has lost its miginal spontaneity and altruism The clop:atm g, mg is ns eons entional am! horehound as n commereement mogram How often one hoar.. “So-and-so gate me a mescal last yens so I goes , I'll ',tie to gist. her one this year, - of ' So-and-so CHI'S to give us thing th•s real so Mc hadn't brttet give them anything '• Gang Chuitinas Pi esents his cleiAloped into a Nast system of exchange Earn Pel son has his (on hell list of poisons to ulloin he expects to send mescals, and flow whom he emiects to ieeeiye gifts• People tunic clown to feel that a social stigma is cast upon them if they i ecmse a gift fiom someone to v.hoin they hose nor goon Bind-hearted souls m* often sti ike the nastiest icily fiends and relatme, f, cm thdr Clii lam inas list because they do not mush to cause them sot nil ern ballassinent The is hole pm memos ¢stem is a gloss ins•dt to the in cat Spu•t it hose bp thila; they ate coo, 01enito ating. Of L0t.1.., Ureic are some good and gtae.oue routs who gi,e t the novelty-stricken and needy at a or eat snetaiee to their own personal comfort, but they me reta booty - re's . , a handful of Bands amen.; a multitude of Cobathe A Mate and below marvtr would be he wets would date to fine only to rho pootest of his acquaintances. negleetmir those floor whom he expected to teems pi e ,ents St.th a lets mould deserts the appellation of 'seat social and economic oh egos hose been enought so cc the ',, th of the &mot. The philosophy of the day timtatialisei and indiudosiliqn In a sous the age is a Initiative one, balking bock to the stone eta 'alien every hativolual had to fight tot his own skin In such a poled, rho?, one can expect the tedproo,u,oa gp4rg-Spirit One can expect 4.cliof In th - C Ititunn,,"allie . :tii a tie , and'''s hanky for 'it hanky.", • WANTED The precious editonut, "Christening the Ness Gem, cesium." clotted so much sentiment in tat or of n better tim, for the nen Rccreation hail that the subject is wort]' te.opcning The student., are heinttly opnosed to the present name, and upon the strength of tins fact the Stud. ent Council should plan some definite action. OLviau Iv, mitiosing the piescnt designation, "Re creation Gall," as unacceptable is palely clesttuctivc. P. is nom time sin construct:co action Under the sponsor ship of Student Council, n contest for a new name ought Le held and could sanely etolre a flood of suggestions, a number of which nould probably be an improvement on the present choler. A board of judges could be appointed and nftet an acceptable one had been chosen, a petition to the College would ICON,: just consideration. All eady names such as "lletrel Hair and "Bezdek Hall' hate been suggested Either of the above &sig. nations would be a Nast imploveincnt on the existing name and both the Piestdent or Hugo Befit& nould be desetv ingly hone] eil. Hugo Eczdels's total and competent ser vices in the face of ad - verse criticism as Du ector of Ath letics and Coach of comity football for a period of years is a distinct contilliution to the development, of Penn State. The imp ovements President Retie] has ntought at the. Calk ge dining Ins still Lt ref reign mould merit the christ ening of the new gymnasium in his honor. LITERARY ATMOSPHERE Penn State has been tailwind for as lack of ',hat is called "a htmluy ntmosphme " Perhaps the criticism is Alst Each in the early history of 'the College two flout thhing htmaiv clubs were Filled by the advent of hater intim About eight years ago another of the so-styled Sternly societies enjoyed a beef span of existence It must also be admitted that the average undergraduate has n certain fociizg of ecmtcanft far rzy,in,,r; ireclied 'hi The common contempt for :no better grade of Yanting has, bonnet, been gradually dying, like the old-time so pc,t ',ions feat of hobgoblins and vampitc, The fr qt, tangible manitc—tation rat this changing :Inmate is the fin station of Plunk Quill. honoi.ny literary guild ' , hose public debut y,as made nit+ fineviell banquet to Dr. Fled L Pattee. The guild is composed of undergtadnates ard faculty inembeis who haw a tsar and lusting intelest in either the etoatise or appreenitise side of literature, or both. The Purple Quill has bcon mganired along lines that mo nose a long and successful esistence The mann. of eon eucting the meetings of the society is both calm foil and distinct's° The Purple Quill pin po%es to dinw togetlive stuclults end lasults mondani with on allelest in litem.. time lot inutual benefit and min:ism:at. as yell as to stn, alone treatise ysiting et Penn State The guild is ism of a permanent clubroom in the leconstsueted Old Main. In toe course of base the Purple Quill will strike the death blow- to the dinging "Cost sullege" tiadition It is gls) a long step toward the glowth of a litetn•r atmos phere at Penn State It is worthy of tne mmttest eneJuragcment from both student., and Insults. I=l THE HATCHET MENACE Several steaks ago students lining in the nett fiatoz nity section ueie highly tnecnse•t by the seemingly ruth less butchers of the shade tlees In the name of the "mod em" science of rice Slngc, and artistic land , caplng Re cently the tobacco-theumg wielders of saw and a‘e tlans felred then ',utistic" opetations to the campus and its environs The) shorted no mote leniency fat the vegeta tion of '•one of reansylvrn,a's beauty spots" than fen the laces of tne Locust Lane distuct. One one seine of the choice bits of the scercry hose fallen befeu the attack of the linemen. Both stud ent, and faculty hale mourned at the sudden disnopeatance of some of then favorite sht ohs add the mutilation of scale of the n.ost attractive trees But all is mounting. No one series to hale bcen obic to ell ect arc, iesh fisting action noon the Millie= d hateheting of the campus &via:line seg 'tattoo No one seems to know r snotty why toe butt h ely is can led on sum is responsible, et how to stop it 'The College Leonia. espet Lally in the Spring, is voted for the beauty of its landscaping, winch is one of the out standing attiactions of Pern State 7s evy fuond o: tine Institution should epnose ciith energy anything that threatens to mar the brain's of the campus Such things as beaten paths set ass the grass seem like unnoi detnil coon - hued to the me hatchet menace Ir those t e,pon sable for the seeming wanton butchery eon Justif!, niece actions, let them do so publich. If not, let some on, in authority testi met then actnity. The ',Lab. ptclortal section \Oath has been appcattng an the cocktinksN sans the insult of an gspelmnnt to pub itshmit, mnosated Campus Pictorml, Inc Lack et imam ial suppott floes athettising }nought about the fail ure of the experunent and a, a result, the totogravuee sections will be discontinued in all college nenspaners subset Ming to the plan Collegiate Definitions In pseudo-sophisticated undergi -ideate =fang this to u t,, ' pipe." vas mean ass one of three ditletent things. It niay totes to the esil,nelling piece of stood and umber in which follomeis of on, Lady :Nicotine incinetate the tilled and adolto atcd leaves of a steed It may mean the frateinally-tenuous "lead" pipe But this definition I:. eunceined only with the scholastic 1 ") meaning of pipe Pipe courses ale those which file the greatest num ber of audits in let= for the least amount of efloi' Thep ale ardently sought out in the college catalogue hj 4 • thme .wpo , efilFsA•prunntat_tge the„gnean! ;as,p`All-111',41;e9114g,e,,e'dildation:'leptiV, Are-th9'.8.10 1 mg re.isoti 'why some Afro intillects are east: upon a of nlousmeorld sn rposseauon of the - toseted' sheepskin, Serionins• snap, s.neeuie. May We Take This Opportunity to Extend Our Sincere Greetings For a Holiday Season - 7.f 7:etwil KEELER ' S Cathaum Theatre Building 'Ma FY/TA STI2III 03LLE51140.:4 Thoughts of Others No one 1,11 deny that thcre is such an Institut:on on rho campus as "hand shaking." We all know the person who is 5 ta11, 4 altercated in the health of the prof and oho can be seen At the dell: of the mstruetoi at the close of every class pet mod We also I,no that most of the profs can be "hand •haken." whether they adimt it or not. liet tt is cntitel> possible for us to be led too fat in out mitui‘ro of handshaking" It is often yet% necescot and e‘co Nitol that too see the ptofessoi ma mmoth. Sometimes it is impossible fo. scone of its to clap a point than hits been ple.ented in class Some taaes the plofes,or has at his finger tips knov.lodge it loch's% ould team° bouts of loom on oui pact to semis else, holy. Thole ate numeious other instances diem it I. y holly desirable Viol the student speak personally N‘ith the profess°, and vet theie me many alto withhobl fiom turn contact for fear of being misjudged “handshak then folloy students. Not,. student ‘,llO has lust tim , hed speak ivy uith a plot Does his countenance not. portiay a guilty teeling , Does ,he not toy to c‘plain shy lie nits so u:1-fated ns to be mimed to coin else ith„o roof' The poison sits gets his mail: by rhankshal.ing” desmies to be mutt :cited. but let us suspend out Judg ment. IM=:1 We should like some dal to tee a teliable eo,nn , lat on 01 stizt•stu: con- CL'lning poldbit en :nil its i:ohleins in the colleges :mil unnets,ties of this country. Upon the genetation now in the higher schools of the hutted States .upposcillt will devolve the intellectual leadership of the na tion, and one of the most impel tent ta,,l,s that it cum tic c.illed upon to fate aill be that of solving the pto lohltion dilemma It a ould lie uell fir the hung geuetation to give the .2 1 );Iftt some teal thought AI bother ni not it intends to enforce the lems lat on imposed upon it hi patents, m legally to renounce it, or illegally to ignore it is stuely a mullet much iteertec its attention flue attention is called to this sub by a lint:otter of the Inteinational Student, mgan of the Inteicollegiate Pioituntion Association. entitled "A Sean Among the Colleges of the Unit "! States" This oigameation ap patently has been coming on an e, tensiie propaganda t•eivice in foot hundred colleges of the country, a", pending untold cars in holding lee , hues. 'Unions, and discussion groups. but if it , . 'accomplishments con be Inc:limed at anything hut number of .heals spent. the report sins nothing ntent it Surely in these blond con tact- the 1 eptesentattes must hive encountered much into outing mate- *i. t :?. -May We Extend Our Best Wishes For A MERRY CHRISTMAS ' 5: and a SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR e. X. 1: . Unanimously from the Six Barbers at •.• X •• . • SPRINGER'S BARBER SHOP .:se,t to "TBE CORNER" • ... :f. i• ::: i.:•:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:“:-:-:-:-:-:-:•X^:-:-:-:•:-:-:-:••:-:-:-:-:-:^:-:^:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:•:.:-: tilltiWilfAS - GREET.INGS • ,7;Q:;+, . I ti Vti iltd bi 4t 1 4i)Ne5rfor joyful vaca 'fro'm THE PENN STATE HOTEL* Comfortable and Reasonable FEATIJRIn: COURTESY WE AIM TO PLEASE 3. East College Ave.. Facing East Campus JOrtN GARBER, ttanager .:-:-:-:-:-x.:-).:-:-:-:-x-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-,:-:44 , ,.:-)-:-:-:-:.:• , .-:-H-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-x•-x-x- :- - - Soft Coal Baskets For Fireplaces 22 1 / 2 . inches x 15 1 12 inches x 9vz inches (Inside Dimensions) ..4" I i $5.00 / i , Z' ' . BACK WITH LION'S HEAD $1.50 Back with special monogram can be furnished i as desired by customer DEPARTMENT I , OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING . i I First Floor, Engineering B L••••••••.....«..» «» .............»., 2. 1.11, but Iln.y lezeed loci, to.loos tnentt ,oleh in number of %%eels spent and number of students i cached. No sobeit is mention of general student attitudes toss aid dunking and torn, elms here of ncnds 00 student. ideas Thsec Neais ago the Literary Di gest conthicttd a poll of the nation', eampuoss on piolabition, announcing the gametal conclusion that thinking cons on the mane It is difficult to t ilmmte the notability of the Di gest'.. incest gations, but if me was Judge by the 3 egeal ekes at Coi nell it war not great The Cornell Count*- , limn a dependable farm Jouinal de sated to agricultinal !Molests, speak ing fm Colston scowled to the =- Ilion:11 meekly that. the thinking pi ob lens was becoming less sesme. One so inclined to conclude that these sins to Kemal, attempt made at :seem ate ih•essation and ins estigation. With all of the piapaganda, much tt ansubotantiated, that piolubo. ion ic miccess nt a tailute, it scould caliglitcnirg to hate sonic facts orueining college attitudes and ten leneies ith such facto ocailable oil , repteocntatlons on both sides could be dioercilited. and the prohibition otabloni mole intelligently attacked Co. cell Darly Son Twenty Years Ago (From the Colleginn filn or 1909) If a Slum. School should be es tablished at the College, accel ding to the tosolution adopted by the State Teacher's Association meeting teat summer and cndo,ed by the State Superintendent of Public Instinctual in his annual roma t, it m ill lie one step touatd mt ultimate School of Ed:nation IMEMI Plan= ate being I,l°lllllod fat a bar tottltme budding sthott e.lll conch tote anothet putt of the .10.1 ttultut t 1 group ft will be loentut 110:11 the net. Aptetultute Molding IM7=l the cindei path when completed. ne m ding to the best :Wiwi ity will be the fastest in the country It is a gum Lei-mile on al Is ith a 220 3.iitl straightaway. MEIMI in oulen to emphacive. the College as an ethleatannal centot of the Stare. vantou, assottatlon% one being to hold eonvent,ons hone ——o— Last Wednesday ulaht out basket Christmas Greetings : 1 . CANDYLAND ... GREGORY BROS. :?: Allen Street •' i CLEANLINESS SERVICE :!: ,hall five opened Ito season nt the A:- k -... rnory with a fine victory over lirtlf, , bole. A. C. Notices =Me Mrs. Sparks desires me to MN Ito Copies of the Old Main Bell may be every student sho does not go home he obtained nt the Corner Room, Ora tor Cinistmas to come to the hou . e,hani, the Nntany News Stand and on Saitinday evening, Deeembe: 20, „ t , m u d s , at S o'clock foi a .Chiistnins tion. Edwin E. Sparks, vill hold its annual Chnstmas Ball DEAN SACKETT RETURNS CL the lon ton. New Bturbton,. Pa December 27 Ted \Weal m chest' a. Dancmg 1 um 9 to 2. Robot L. SaeLett, dean of the, .ichool of Engmeeting, letutned Sun- Jay flan, a confeionce of the Amer, aia Societs of Mechanical Enginecis held m Non Yolk City. WANTED—Work in finteinity by; mulled couple. Expet lowed. Ad-1 dregs Mr. J. D Rutliciford, Route .2, TNione. Pu. Pip I NOTE• Nist meek, theatre npon'llon- WANTED—Housekeeper for irate,' an. Wedne , dav, Fridn, and Sala, nay Toon resident mei...l:du) Vacation opening tune 7-00:p.ni. Call 12l ltp FJUbAY— Pair block, Lid gloN es talon by nus- Luke font Sigma Phi Epsilon house Marjorie Beebe in Pugh stied DLcimiliet 8 Kindly tetuin to 1291 THE FARMER'S D LTGIITER' Don't Experiment . with yourAppeardace ~:,hA ti. • -- . .., :c•• 0,, - Montgomery& •'. ~..-' ~.z,..,/iii '1 ~ , ........z,vo • 2, , , , ,;,` ~) , Nscr.tirm :. Co. State Pa. , College, May Your Christmas Be a Most Happy One :f. 1: - and then •:. ••.• The New Year a Most Prosperous One •t -•:. •:- 1: .... .:. L. K. 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Lfl2B I=E=l Penn State Beaver County club lfrr ili ~; • AND Nittany Theatrg MEMO Ken 314nard "TUB PHANTOM ctn . - e IMEM All Star C..( in ' I PRE WAY OF TOE STRONG ... 1 \1 EDNESDAY—: "Flash." FtIIIIIIUS Dog, io NEXT FRIDAY— ! :Wt!. Ellerq, Mai) Kemp in Ea= ISTARK.. 612.98 '//ahrrdenhers IME==EI
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