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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.
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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
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thme .wpo ,
efilFsA•prunntat_tge the„gnean!
;as,p`All-111',41;e9114g,e,,e'dildation:'leptiV, Are-th9'.8.10
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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
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KEELER ' S
Cathaum Theatre Building
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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.
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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-
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-May We Extend Our Best Wishes For A
MERRY CHRISTMAS ' 5:
and a SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR e.
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I ti Vti iltd bi 4t 1 4i)Ne5rfor joyful vaca 'fro'm
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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
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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.
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in oulen to emphacive. the College
as an ethleatannal centot of the Stare.
vantou, assottatlon% one being
to hold eonvent,ons hone
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Last Wednesday ulaht out basket
Christmas
Greetings
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bole. A. C. Notices
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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.
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