Page 'lwo Penn State T,ollegian PubElbad seai•weehly daring the College year by Mantis of the Pennsylvania State College. in the interests of the College. the stud• ents, faculty. alumni and Mende. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD LOUIS 11 BELL. Jr %ID PAUL C MeCONNAUCHEY '29 WILLIAM S. TURNER .20-------- THE EDITORIAL, STAFF LOUIS H HELL, Jr TIP --Edltor.lu•Chid LLEWELLYN MITSTIPER T.D.— Assistant Editor !TARRY P MILEHAM . 29----------Manneor Fditor HERMAN E. HOITMAN TO Associate Editor JUDSON LAIRD . 20 Associate Editor THE BUSINESS STAFF WILLIAM S. TURNER ID PAUL C McCONNAUCHEY . 29-. 3. HOWARD REIFF ----Business Manager ----Circulation Manager --Advert's!. Mummer rRIDAY, MARCH I, 1929 MEDIOCRE AND CONTENTED All the world is not self-satisfied and content to Molt With the current in paa tmular men would never poke their heads high above the masses to reach the limelight of d.s tinction. These marked personnages, however, are very, very few in comparison with the millions crawling around on this old sphere, intent upon nothing aside from passing away the time until the final moment comes for them to kick oil' and be relegated to stings or horns as the funda mentalists have predicted. And in swelling the ranks of this universal fraternity, whose sole acquirement for ad mission is that the applicant be mediocre and contented, college men hesitate not at all in banging on the front door and begging the badge of self-complacency. It is one of the great tragedies of American collega and university life that so many students, capable in eves; respect without a doubt, straggle along in the lot of medi omity, evincing evry sign of contentment and displaying no particular desire to laise their sank. Nay, more' It is a crime that so ninny young men and women, fitted pre sumably by inherent qualities for future leadership of out country, should be peimitted to spend foul of the most fruitful years of their lives in a series of halcyon days, twiddling their thumbs and stoically awaiting the tone that a piece of paper of doubtful worth will fling them out into the world of affairs as finished products. To per fours only what is required, remains a dominant trait of human natale. Further, the mass of students seeks just to "get by." That is all Nothing more, and less if possible. The capable student, in general, is medi ocre, recognises the fact, but is content to remain so. Smug students concern themselves more with plans Los warding oil the knowledge which professors throw at them than in raising their mental level. It is a ganie, in fact. In Woodrow Wilsoirs . room while he was at college, there hung a sign beating the single letter V. No one knew or could imagine its significance When Wilson, howeoer, gave the valedictorian address Sot his class, everyone realized the true meaning of the sign. Since :113 first day of college his goal was to be valedictorian Wood sow Wilson was not mediocre. Neither was he contented. Ono can be certain that the second-rate student mill metamorphose little following gsaduation. By that time, his suave exterior covers rely well his deeply-rooted lazi ness, his utter lack of miginality, all his tendencies towel,' mediocrity. The yeas so ill strip him of his superficial cloak, revealing stark failure in attaining the peak of suc cess, for, says President James L AlcConaughy, of Wes leyan University, "the student who makes a habit during his college course of doing his second-best will discover after graduation that he has lost the poorer to do his best." R. P. S TALKING MOVIES When the first "horseless carriage" greeted the eye of the man in the street, he laughed uproariously The glekt-peat-grandfather of the high-powered sheamline rnotc& car of , tiitlay was ridiculed s dnl"booed" kthey did "bob" in those days) , The animated horse cart, hos l eover, proved'plactical and' ere a decade had passed , oven the most hard-headed skeptics had to admit that it was an im provement upon quadruped transportation. During the past half-century various other inventions have appealed, been Illiculed and then 'immanently changed the complex ton of our daily life Recently an innovation has been brought foreard that will change radically the most popular four of Amen eon entertainment, the "movies." The innovation is the "talkies," Vitaphone, Movietone, Os whatever you prefer to call it It is an attempt to Ming sound to the silent silver screen In the fast experiments the actors and their utterances often failed to correlate, calling forth laughs from the audience whew the producer had least expected them, but at present the invention has been pee fected up to the point where correlation is nearly perfect, Movie theatre, throughout the country have Installed appaiatus to reproduce talking melons. In a few days the local theatre will open with the first "sounll" movie in State College. It Is difficult to conjecture just how stu dents will receive the "talkies" Whether the undergradu ate audience register, approval or disapproval, it is hoped that there will be no uncouth outbursts such as have oc casionally oceuned in the past A TRADITION? whether a gathering exclusively for freshmen shall become a tradition at Penn State will ' be revealed by the outcome of the Freshman Cainival tomorrow night in the Armory. The critical eye of the entire student body is focused upon this affair which is the first of its kind to 'be held on the campus. If successful, the carnival will Be continued annually, but, should it fail in its purpose, the idea will be cast aside as a dead issue. Berme an act or an event can become a College tin ditlon it must be proved woithy of ,that honor. The big, step toward establishing an annual custom has been taken• the plan has been drawn up and approved and all that re mains to be done is to give it a teal. Whether or not the m eject .o ill receive a fair trial depends upon the uppei classinen as aril as the freshmen. Tha three upperclasses can show then interest in affairs of the College by encour aging the underclassmen to attend the function tomorrox night Every fraternity and non-fraternity organization should urge then freshmen to be present, if only for .1 short time. Initiations, which seem to be the main ob stacle in the paths of certain fraternities, should be held later that night in order that the first-year men may be given an opportunity to play their vital role in the program. There are several reasons why the carnival should prove successful. In the first place it is a College rune tam, sanctioned and aided by College authorities. Second ly, it is an important means of bridging the gap that so often exists between the fraternity and non-fraternity factions. And finally, it is an essential factor in strength ening the ties that bind each class together, so that it may journey through four years of College life as a compact group instead of a loosely connected orgamration, having no initiative Nthritsomei. Naturally it is the desire of those pei sons who have already given then undivided attention and support, that the gathering prove a success. This aspiration is not self ish in the slightest respect To the contrary it is one de signed to benefit the whole College. In recognition of the insaluable services uhich have been rendered thus far by a few, the entire student body should co-operate to make the esent one which will go down in the Instoty of Penn State With weather conditions changing constantly and class r ooms over-crowded thereby causing poor ventilatior, health conditions in the college are not at ellen. best The weather conditions cannot be changed nor the over-crowded rooms altered at once, but one thing that can be done for the betterment of the student health is the providing of more hat and coat racks in the buildings used At the present time the number of hats and coats .n use, by the students, is far in excess of the number of lacks provided. Something should be clone and clone at The recent tarry weather and more that is sure to come with the Soling compells students to wear rain coats. To hold them during fifty minutes of class is certainly ono of the greatest aids to sickness that could be invented With the Liberal Arts building as striking example officials and instiuctois can hardly notice it Chairs not fastened to the floor ate moved closer together to provide room for more students and that, of course, means over taxing the ventilating system. Windows cannot be opened too much because of the draft that would be formed. As a result the air is damp and soon becomes heavy with car bon dioxide given off by the lungs of those in attendance Removal of the scot clothes fibm the room would aid greatly in any attempt to keep the an in good condition It is towards this goal that the college should turn its ef forts before the real rainy weather begins Q. E. B. 1 The Bullosophei's Chair "There's just one thing that I've been thinking about fel some time, but nailing with the hope that college of ficals will save me the trouble of expressing my thoughts." Smrthors• Well, lets have it Anything to remove undue strain from the upper portion of yom anatomy. "It seems to me that last yeas after daily chapel had been abolished thole was some discussion, among the stu dent body, of having a special petiod set aside at least once a month for a scut of special letcure For this per iod a speaker of some renown was to be seemed." Smithers: Theme was, but why Ming that up' "Oh I was just hind of wondering if anything had been done,towards mranging such a period It is true the pal-, lege .tieciires some fine iiicaliegYfoti Spndny el?apel of us catinok attend those meetings." -' Smithera: You are tight' Several talks .by prominent men during the college term at regular intervals would keep us in touch with the outside world Greeting Cards Every Occasion ST. PATRICK'S DAY and EASTER CARDS NOW ON DISPLAY KEELER'S Cathaum Theatre Building teems. PENN STAVE COLLEGIAN TrIE A I LIOI ta I t • bEI 45 k. This touching bit of verse (which needs retouching) is the contribution of a lonely convict serving a life sentence (serves him right) at the State Pen It is an original translation (without footnotes) with the plaintive note of a bin] in a gilded cage (probably a striped robin): of Dente', Oh let e lieu you wit. Saner lost you corm In de den , Con d teto so, what I shouldn't know You 194 bioad-encoded, keen vet de pen , Yam critical taste, Formed slowly out haste. While de hoot oss hekink your hand, Yor'll queekly soh "No! Dees guy but no Poe," Fen you do, for you eets de end. Pot 310 PCMI4I Dutchman, fact I'm a Scotchonan, So tightly do neck ids 7 tIOICC. IJ you say does ain't t hyme, Ect'l be de lest time, Pot dey'll terry you off in a holm So you see dot duns get In de "den," Su I'll tale mine place by de men, So lemma, in hecstry For poetry, mystery, I'll err you soma yen I lee, de State Pen. (Ed. Note.. 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The subject, "Macbeth," was a timely one as it will be played here by the Ben Greet players I=3=l The annual interclass basketball g.a no will take place Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock in the Armory. Judg ing by their practice workouts, the teams are about evenly matched. There is no need to tell Penn State students how close and hard-fought thew yearly sophomore and freshmen clashes turn out to be. 1=221 The white and blue wearers trounii e.7 Manhattan away from home by the score of 23 to 16 With but three rem utes to piny Manhattan had the scme tied at sixteen but the rapid shooting by Hermann and Merle clinched a pictty victory =MO The meanest man in College is the one that took forty or fifty baseballs from the Track House trophy ease These balls symbolize important State baseball victories and any information that may lead to their return will be looked upon as a patriotic service. - 0 — The first half of the 1910 La Vet was sent to the printer this week. 1-7. •:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:±:÷x÷m÷:-t •:-: ? X PURE FOOD FO A satisfactory service of spl prices you recognize as fair, phone orders. 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FRlDAY—Cathaum Matinee at 2:00 Dorothy MackailL Jack Mulhall in "CHILDREN OF THE RITZ" FRlDAY—Nittany Wham Hod, Alan Hale in "THE LEATHERNECK" SATURDAY—Cathaum— _ Matinee nt 2.00 Phyllis Ilmer, Raymond Hatton in ' "THE OFFICE SCANDAL" SATURDAY—nttany— ' "CHILDREN OF THE RITZ" NittariS , Theatre MONDAY— Irene Rich, Robert Armstrong in "NED AIeCOBB'S DAUGHTER" TUESDAY— "BEHIND THE GERMAN LINES" WEDNESDAY— Esther Ralston, Hobart Bosworth in "THE SAWDUST PARADISE" '/Ft li€ STARK 15R9. s Ell lARPER, 7friberdushers NEXT TO THE MOVIES R EVERYBODY endid high-quality , meats at :I: Prompt attention to your :!: East Beaver Avenue :-::,.-:44
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