Page .io Penn State collegian Published semi-ereekte during the College rear by students at the Pennssivanla State College. fn the interests at the College. the stud ents. faculty. alumni and friends THE EXECUTIVE BOARD LOUIS IT. BELL. Tr '2O —Preedent PAUL C McCONNAUCHEY WILLIAM S TURNER TO—. Tre222202 THE EDITORIAL STAFF LOUIS H. BELL. Jr. '29__ _Editor•ln-011d LLEWELLYN MITSTIFER . 29 41ssIstant Editor HARRY P. MILEHAM '29 Man”lne Editor HERMAN E. UOITMAN 29 —Associate Editor JUDSON LAIRD . 29__... Associate Editor NEWS EDITORS Itofuton 'E. Beaus.. '3O Robert P. Stevenstes '3O James 11. Coogan. Jr. '3O Charles A. Mamas 'SO liens" Tholenteld 'OO WILLIAM S TURNER TD_____-------Buelneas Manager PAUL C. McCONNAUCIMY '2 , 1 Circulation Mummer J. 'TOWARD REUF TO__ ---------- ___--_Alsortlaint Manner ASSISTANT BUSINESS lIANAGERS Calvin E. Brawls 'SO Mimi! L Rehm 'SO Henry R. Dandy. Jr 'SO Milian NI nO4enbloonl 'SO Member of Eastern, latercollegtate Newspaper Association =ln=====l FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1929 TRAINING STUDENT LEADERS So many difficulties and intricate problems face the student leader entering responsible office that the conse quent situation foi him is often little less than a night mare from which these is no awakening The period of office is short. But during this time the contingent duties are legion. When the office-holder has adjusted himself Ins term has expned. Hence, inefficient officials °ceur in series There is one exception to the rule; namely, the man whose previous training has cast hem for the role that he is to play. Students at Lafayette College last week took the first step to guarantee efficiency as their campus heatless They adopted a plan whereby all students chosen chairmen of commsttees os managers of athletic learns must take a special business course designed to comprehend the major points appestaming to the respective offices Co., cesved by a gioup of students and faculty members the proposal first passed the approval of the undergraduata governing bomd, and scar later unanimously ratified by the student body. The plan becomes effective at once Members of the faculty will give the instruction simul taneously with the seasonal duties of the student chase men and managers, or perhaps in past preceding the actual date that the student begins active walk in his partsculas position. The special course will include bookkeeping, budgeting, financial statements, and schedule making Obviously, such instruction offers untold advantages and aid to the student leader. If the course mere given concurrently myth the actual period of office, the instructor would serve as advisor to the official in all business prob lems If it 'were offered preeednig the inaugural date of the leaches, the latter would have a basic knowledge of the work that he so required to undertake Efficiency would result. Harmony would prevail. Of course, at the present time Penn State athletic managers always have a handbook near to which they can resort for guidance But this rearm se does not always prove adequate for proper settlement of a moot point The manager must get his information anywhere so from any one. A course in business details, even though sketchy, would facilitate his labors. For managers one would think that the proper period to provide such instruction is dur ing the yeas of service as a first-assistant, the time no mcchrrtely preceding the final election as manager. Nor would this special course need be restricted to managers Practically every student leader has his offi cial, problems and would welcome an oppostunity to equip himself for serving without reproach in his appointed ca pacity. Affray leaders learn much from their extra-currw ular work, but then wollt would profit to a greater degree those who are served, if this knon ledge were a thing of second natuse beforehand SOLVING THE "STAG" PROBLEM Recognizing the "stag" problem as an unwarranted abuse of the fine tradition of hospitality among Penn State fraternities, Dean of Men Wainock, in a letter publishe I in Tuesday's COLLEGIAN, entintamed the hope that solution of the problem would not entail closing dances to upper classmen. "It will do so, however, unless the fraternitica are able to check it," he observed There is a gencial agreement on this point. An un willingness among the individual fraternities to abolish 'open' dances has delayed action on the problem heretofore It is believed that closing dances to the student public would eventually destroy the demociatic spirit for which Penn State fraternities are noted Interested students have suggested abolition of the "cutting-in" privilege as a possible solution. It is their contention that undesirable visitois would be eliminated by this action, which would result in a morn fi iendly attitude toward "stags" on the part of host chapters, while still retaining the system of "open" dances Another suggestion proposes an equal apportionment of fraternity dances during the college year. This ap portionment would not affect the dances following all- College affairs but only the informal dances on odd week ends. It is believed that such an apportionment would reduce the number of "stags" at each dance by a more equal distribution of week-end dances. If the future of Penn State social life is to be assured, action on this problem should be forthcoming from the Interfraternity and Intro-Mural councils without further delay. It is the duty of these two bodies to push the move ment until a happy solution is reached. THE COLLEGIATE PASTIME If a diligent statistician, interested enough in the task, would make a general survey or estimate of the amount of time the average college student Spends on thSt national anathema, bridge, his resultant figures would be the cause for wide-smead surprise and amazement Some good-hum med citizens, most likely professors, would, in defense of their downtrodden disciples, pour vile epithets upon fir. Statistician's head and teim him a propagandist employed by College Humor. The mayinity of Americans, however, could acclaim him for successfully completing an arduous piece of work and metropolitan newspapers would immed iately find space in their columns to print such Mule-awake information. Not that bridge-playing is a menaeo to society, but the amount of time spent by the aterage student in par. suing this popular indoor sport would justify the alarm The veil , day the unassuming plebe arrives he is confront ed with the problem of learning how to play the game in older to obtain at least a little recognition in social ca ries. Thus follows careful studies of Work, Lenz and other prominent authorities until the beginner has become acquainted, at least a little, with some of the fine points. And from the time it takes to transform him into a sophis ticated senior, the budge lust has wormed its way suffi ciently to wan ant it the title of 'collegiate pastime.' Outside of the fact that it sometimes generates social equilibrium and is a fail antiseptic for poker games, budge cones as a first-rate time killer. Many a student intend ing to prepare his studies immediately after the evening , repast, is inveigled by fraternity brothers into bridge games that possess the happy faculty of maintaining the players' inteiest fOr several hours on a time. Berme the victim realizes it, it is quite late and his former passion foi study has vanished into the thin air. Result, no prepa ration for next day's classes Modern degree-seekers have become so enameled with the game that valuable hems of their time are wasted upon bids and finesses when they really could be put to some much better advantage. Although a little concen tration is necessaly, the mental benefits derived from the game are so little that they are negligible. Granted that it is an excellent medium for breaking up the monotony of classes, but its advantages should not be overwinkcd so that it becomes a hindrance rather than an aid. 11. T. The Bullosopher's Chair Smithers: Fine evening, Bullosophei, fine evening. This is a most unexpected meeting— "Wiong again—and two ways. It's a teruble even 'mg, in the first place, and, in the second place, meetings are always expected, especially when one has pledged his time and inteiest to an organization that has been foolish enough to give him a pin and a shingle before his gradua _ "I splashed my way through a mile or moie of slush to attend a meeting that .as subsequently postponed— postponed because the vain, worthless nincompoops who call themselves member, have neither the intemst non ambition to spend several minutes in conference with a feu interested members. They have their key, or is it a pin, to offer as absolute proof that they are full-fledged brothels. Bah' The world is full of hypocrites and this locality has its full quota of them " Smithers: Hypocrites' I don't understand "You wouldn't, innocent little soul But they are hypocrites, poseurs, fakirs, students who wear their pins with pride and then set out to bring the society shame When they ale pledged—oh, goodness, the thrill of it! The distinct honor of it' The pride. Then the initiation and the ritual with all its solemn dignity The pledge: so help me, God (Mole appropriately; God help the society now.) Yet after they have pledged support, time, interest with seemingly full faith, with a gumness that bodes success for the society, they forget the oath, the pledge, duty, pro mise--everything except wearing the pin or key. Yes, &slithers, the whole world is false" Dodsworth A Study of American Husbands and Wives by SINCLAIR LEWIS Author of ELMER GANTRY MAIN STREET ARROWSMITH FOR RENT OR' ALE KEELER'S Cathaum Theatre Building TM PENN STATE COLLEGYAN ...- , I 41HE P'E. , 2r LIONS *Nut,. UN - 5,14 i ,::: (5 4, tiy • DAttszt, .. z. 4" i t i%.„,,,, ''''''' ~. Like Father, Like Son? Leon Humberto Aguirre, a student at the Pennsylvania Military College and son of General Jesus M, leader in the most recent Mexican revolt at Vera Cruz, has no fears for his father, feeling that he "can take care of himself." When the first of the month looms, Papa Aguirre probably so ',hes he could cay the same for his son Silent Calvin Coolidge, the Sphinx of the White House, the mys tery of New England and the speechless wonder of the Republican party, is soon to break an eight-year silence by writing for a well- Known magazine articles on the human side of life at the White House. After his years of political and diplomatic lockjaw, we are anx ious to see just how verbose Cal is and if, indeed, he knows what is meant by the saying "money talks" The New Hampshire sphinx was considered a good prospect for the silent screen until the talkie rage worked a double wrist lock on the American public. The Month's Worst Joke Cynical Student (to co-ed) Do you know Susie Klopp, that home ly little girl with the crooked teeth and the long neck' (Dumb) Co-ed Can't say that I do. Cynical Student Well, you ought to know her, she's in your class , N B Foi the worst joke of this year (or any yezu ) consult al most any page of any 15500 of this year's Froths. A Limit To Everything There's a limit to everything, even to the college student's faith and sympathy for religion, as this true story reveals: TV. o students stood discussing one of their more fortunate broth ern who had been willed several hundred thousand dollars by his father. "That's quite a sock, quoth one, whilst the other proceeded to startle his companion by informing him, "Why that's nothing, his father left a cool million to the church." "A million?" exclaimed the other. "Was he crazy?" "Of course not. Why, don't you believe in God?" The =prised youth became perplexed and uneasy but answered in all seriousness, "Not to that extent." ENGINEERS TO PREPARE REFRIGERATION EXHIBIT An exhibit showing the develop ment of refrigeratng apparatus has been arranged for the annual conven tion of the , American Socety of Re frigeration engineers which will be held at the Pennsylvana State Col lege Juno at to 22, according to Pool fessor A J. liNiod, of the School of Engineering at Penn State, who is president of the society. Addtional interest is attached to the society's meeting this year because of the symposium on transportation of food stuffs which will occupy the ses sion Of June 21 The railroad division of the Ameucan Society of Mechanical Engineers'ivill be represented at this mcotng and has consented to present tco papas ,dealing with problems in .efcrence to refrigerator car trans portation. The refrigerating engin eers will contribute discussion indicat ing now developments along these lines and will outline some of the ma jor problems which are being seriously considered. , Don't .Erf i t , erz:trent • With goiteAAiye4raao • .f;"- 110 -fi r• ,:tv"o Montgomery & Co. State College, Pa. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-8.4-:.44.-x-t.i. , ,:-:-:-:.4,:-s- Corsages for the * SOFT HOP 5: $2.50 and up ); The unexpected :: +:. gives the most . . i .. .I.] pleasure . .1. ± Open Friday evening until $ .i.• eight o'clock * ___ • T 1.: •1 : : STATE COLLEGE ...: FLORAL SHOPPE E ::. ::: ALLEN ST. 4 Whither Coolidge { T ANNOUNCING' ~ -* the', 3 : 1' c X 1 .4: New and Unusual I: 1 f xA. i• Smith's Orchestra I x ... + Call Liberman-320-R ..1; 1 T : :!.. + 4. Twenty Yeari Ago Those who heard Strickland thlli lan at the time of his last visit here Will be glad of the opportunity to lis- ten to some of his rare jokes on Snt- former nines have met but with the utdaY evening, and those who have !usual State spirit the men are prat:- novel heard him may feel sure of at tieing daly in the Armory and the least a few hearty laughs. Since he chearlet opposition has not daunted engaged in newspaper work, being them in the least connected with the Chicago Newa, he is able to constantly add to his store of humor. 1=221 The trials for end men in the Phar sorians were held last week with the result that four new men were chosen. The specialties committee is on the alert for any good stunts which can be used on the trip, while in the circle a tlesirable place as interlocutor is wa , ting for the right man. ==l The women students used their new gymnasium in the basement of the Women's building for the first tune on Tuesday. The new quarters are a gloat improvement over those which they occupied in the basement of the auditorium. CZCZEI The matter of a class banquet was discussed by the seniors at their last meeting It was unanimously voted to hold it in Bellefonte some time after the Easter vacation. I=l=l It appeared the other day that Main building was on fire and considerable alarm was aroused but fears were quieted when it was dscovered that the smoke issuing from the windows of the fourth floor came only from a mattress which had caught fire, from a cigarette spark no doubt. The stu dents in the dorm rid themselves of lb° ignited mattress by throwing it :÷:-:-:+t:-:44-:÷:-:-:÷:÷:-:. Public Stenographer MRS. A. C. MILLER Telephone 412.3 Theses Manuscripts Reports ALBERT DEAL to SON Heating AND Plumbing 117 Frazier Street • ;a,»:-ta•_w•c>i'i✓r:••'h•Yre?»:»r:•~ :»: fir:-~•'N.•:•.. r.. • .. r. r• SUNDAY DINNER in that quiet, homey environment of the :-x-x-x-:-:-x-:-:-:-:÷x-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:÷:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:±:÷: of refreshment havo proved that E. 8 n lade minute ash= enough for ,-- n big rest any dme. .:.-- E. II? Coca Colo Co., Adult. Co. .-_ MILLION A DAY Friday, March 8, 1929 ' ' from the window. -0— Baseball prtetice is well under way and it is expected that Penn State will have one of the hest teams in the his tory of the College. The games to be played this season are with teams of a higher caliber than those m inch the -0— Men front all over the state have visited the College during the pant reek to inspect the various activities and the work of Penn State. , They were particulatly =messed with the up-to-date methods of farming and ,the breeding of cattle. ~~l RIrL ILII 4r•i~v~ra~i illatmee Daily SlartinG at 1:30 Last Complete Showing Begins at 3:00 FRIDAY and SATURDAY— All Star Cast in "THE GHOST TALKS" First All-Talking Feature Comedy MONDAY and TUESDAY— George Bancroft, Nancy Carroll, Baclanosa in "WOLF OF WALL STREET" 100% Talking Picture WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY— Dolores Del Rio, Karl Dane and Others in "THE TRAIL OF 'IV Synchronized Picture—Music 0013 NEXT FRIDAY and SATURDAY— Edmund Lowe, Dorothy Burgess, Warner Baxter in "IN OLD ARIZONA" First 100% Outdoor Talking Picture Nittany Theatre Open Tuesday, Thursday and Satur day next week. Showing the Best Silent Pictures Available FRIDAY and SATURDAY— Victor Mc',aglow, Leatrice Joy tn "STRONG 1101"' TUESDAY— Eddie (Italian in "NOISY NEIGHBORS' THURSDAY— Ben Lyon, Lya Mara in "DANCING VIENNA" •;;VL,'a4: ,°?.-i.'-12.!=:1 STARK 13Rg.S En lARPER . Woberdmhers In Me Lnivers-Ily Manner NEXT TO THE MOVIES Bring her for a Blue Moon! Drink Delicious and Refreshing IPA MIE Ai 'VP RITIRINEI YGLICRSTIIF .! +mow da 41 " ' 4 •41 \444maimmen COURSE IT'S NO R. PLAYING THE oCTOR AND SPYING SUCH A DELICATE \TION AS THIS. T THEN, WE'RE PROCTOR. D WE CAN ANYTHING MPTATION. Goes to prove (if I for saying ova) Ireshea ID tIIG Lich millions ad to these . that re. an ice. ringlets. termite YOU CAN'T BEAT THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES : :. '4: : ;-::
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