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LOUIS II BELL. Jr '29 Editer.l9.o6lef
LLEWELLYN DUTSTIPER '29.-----An6tant Editor
HARRY P. MILEHAM '29.--------Nansting Editor
HERMAN E. HOFFMAN '2O. Antidote Editor
JUDSON LAIRD 19—.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1929
REWARDING THE SCHOLARS
In evely institution of higher leaning there are fount
eveeptional students site show unusaal promise along
certain lines and meiliocie stLlents who do only enough
uork to insure theins:l.es of the coveted sheepskin ai
June. This fact has become a universal axiom among
colleges and legal] es no further discussion here. But an
important problem evolved from this distinction, and a
problem it has become, is, how can the American college
,lustfully iceard those students who have attained schol
astic mommence and who has displayed unmistakable
s•gns of brilliance in certain fields of human knowledge'
It is time that these select ones are the recipients of
num, ous keys and pins that represent scholastic preem
inence. It is admitted that they receive the memo and
commendation of their instructors and classmates and
that the majority of Commencement honors fall to their lot
It cannot be denied that some fellowships, although on the
whole penurious, me offered them. But all these honors
arc empty and devoid of anything that smacks of a real,
tangible imard Nothing but a bit of valueless glory is
attached to them.
Amen man colleges and unisersities are far behind
their sister institutions of England and the continent in
this respect. Over there the scholms are distinguished
(torn the commonplace students and afFoided oppor
tunities for independent creative work. In this way men
who show unusual talent in certain fields of endeavor use
given the oppoitunity to specialize in those fields and work
together dining the last year or two of their undergrad
uate life. They receive special instruction from their pro
fessors and separate residence halls, accommodating about
Unity or forty, me set aside for them dining their senior
year
This system has been most successful abroad and sm
mal American institutions, notably Swalthmme and La
fayette, aie planing one somewhat like it. At the latter
college Piesident Le,is has endorsed Dean Prentice's rec
ommendation for such a plan and at present is before the
board of trustees for its appiosal.
A project such as this aims to fit the institution to in
&Anal needs and to get away from the oil of standaid
reed production. At the same time it serves as a fitting
reward for undergraduates who_possess exceptional talent
and ability and who wish to further themselves along then•
own chosen lines Such a scheme would create the stun
alas of competition and, within a group, the satisfaction
of couelated circa.
AND SO TO THE INTERCOLLEGIATES
Penn State's undefeated mrestling team mill face that
supreme test of all undergraduate spotting seasons, the
Intereollegiates, at Lehigh this meek-end. Against the
mat squads of Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, Pennsyl
vania and Lehigh, the Nittany Lions mill be forced to dis
play the plomess of then• potion beast in order to annot
the championship momn, and If their record I'm the past
season indicates anything, they ale already imbued with
the fighting smut of the King of Beasts
Saturday's matches sang down the curtain on one of
the greatest dual-meet seasons a Penn State wt. estling
team has ever been neat edited with. Few, if any, of the:
competing squads mill enter the Intereollegmtes mlth'a ,
total season's oliensne smite that has passed the century
math as compared with the twenty-four points of their
opponents. While the reputedly strong teams of Cornell,
Nary and Lafayette hate succumbed to the prowess of.
the Nittany =amen, the Inteicollegiates will famish eml
away of foes, ninny of whose stiength the wrestlers have
not yet tested These new opponents must also be eon
quoted berme the laurels test safely within the Lion's
clam.
Dining the last three years Coach Speidel's competent
coaching has be ought Penn State's wrestling teams rapidly
to the. foie again Starting off with last place in 1927, his
proteges lose to third place in entercollemate rating the
following season, and will have an excellent opportunity
to improve upon that standing in this week-end's matches
Captain Ted Wilson, modest title-holder of last year's In
telcollegiates, has seta noble example foe his teammates.
He has emerged vietm sous from very match during the cur
uent season and is fawned to let= his crown foe another
year.
In the light of the wiestling team's enviable remit('
for the season and unshaken faith in theft fighting spin'',
the students and alumni are optimistically awaiting the
letin ns from Bethlehem on Saturday.
AN INDUSTRY LOOKS TO PENN STATE
Textile manufacturing is one of the foremost indust
ries of the state of Pennsyhania In addition to the large
companies in Philadelphia, Reading, Allentown and Scran
ton, there me many smaller mills scattered throughout the
Rosters pact of the State The efficient operation of these
nulls requires a vast number of skilled labelers and tech
nically-trained supervisors. The sharp competition in the
textile industly demands executives with years of special
ized training, and there are no colleges or universities in
the United States that aid by offeiing courses in this line
of work,
Is it not time for Penn State to make another progres
sive move by establishing a department for this purpose
At present the School of Chemistry and Physics has co•
operated with the Te'.tile Association by investigation in
dying materials The College is already represented in
this field of endeavor through its Engineering Extension
blanch schools in Heading and Allentown. These Manchus
offer a three-year caul se of study in the "night-school'
Thole are doutbleoo many who wish to Prepare them
selves by full time study in a college or uno.ersity to enter
the textile industry By creating such a department,
uould not the College be rendering a double service to the
people of Pennsyhania—first, to the individuals who see,
training, and again, to the industry itself '
HITCH-HIKING LEGISLATION
There is pending in a committee room of the State
Legislature an act presumably designed to stop "Inten.
hiking" among college students. Article X, Section 1031
of House Bill No 1053, which is to be Imown as "The Vi.-
hicle Code," proposes to inflict a fine of floe dollars of im
prisonment for not mole than three days upon any poison
who solicits a ride from the operator of any plivate
Enactment of the bill would deprive ninny students
of what they consider a legitimate means of transporta
tion The bill is doubly objectionable to College students
Denied access to automobiles by a College decree, and
handicapped by poor transportation facilities, Penn State
undergraduates frequently resort to "hitch-Inking" for
week -end trips. Lack of sufficient finances is more often
the ieason for soliciting rides from passing automobilists.
Too, the lute of a Penn-Penn State football game of of a
week-end at home is difficult to overcome
On the other hand, it is questionable whether rail
road companies and public busses suffer financial loss by
the practice, since lack of finances would otherwise pro.
hrbrt the trips. The chief argument against the practics
Is the "chance" taken by the passing motorists Authentic
stories of "holdups" and the like are infrequent, which
attests to the unreliability of many reports
With these arguments in mind, students should send
personal appeals to the members of the Legislature in thou
home districts and, as a gesture of good-will, the College
should e‘ert its influence in official ranks to stay the
passage of an undesirable bill.
The Bullosopher's Chair
Smithers: Rave you been affected by the ravages of the
crime nave that appeats to be sweeping the Campus Just
non,
"I am glad to say that I have not, but, nevertheless,
I have heard a great deal of comment on this subject, es•
penally within the past V. eek."
Smithers: You must be a very fortunate person, or per
haps base not been a frequent visitor at fraternity
dances. I say this not as a slur to the fraternities but
in condemnation of the person who is afflicted with the
habit' of thieveiii The other night as my girl friend and
I acre about to depart fram one of these social gatherings
I nas brought to a sudden realization that I was nithout
an oraraoat I had placed the article of clothing ',Stich I
had purchased a fen days before, in a place where I might
find rt with little trouble, but when I returned, it had van
ished. Thinking that I had made a mistake, I looked
around once more and was surmised to discover two other
guests who had appmently mislaid a hat and a pair of
gloves Our combined efforts failed to reveal any of the
missing articles and we resigned °nisches to the conse
quences.
"But study you didn't suspect any of the other dance
guests"
Saunters: I must admit that it was hard at fast to be
have that my coat had been stolen, but when I leas ned that
too other students hod lost at ticks of clothing I was bound
to consoles myself 'sobbed.
"Someone probably seized the opportunity to outfit
himself with the best of everything and at the lowest price
possible, and where could he find a better chance than in
the cloak soom at a house dance"
Smithers: The trouble is that there is no means at 'pre
sent to detect such underhand work.' Perhaps checkihg•
looms or even police protection, if necessary, would bosom
temptation for the transgressor
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In keeping with the spirit of the
Sophomore Hop ucek-end, the %amity
wrestlers shooed excellent form Sat
urday afternoon, scoring a 39-0 wm.
Against the Reserves
Five of the opposing grapplers trete
meal ted, as the calculating speaker
would say
Or, as the lookout man on Ag
Hill %mild co, it nos nice fall
Si collier.
With all deference to the Western
Reserve team, me must, as a true col
umnist, report the findings of our rad
ical tendencies and expound on theor
ies and beliefs that move the public
to anger.
Then, we gain what is called
notoriety, lose our present post,
but because of our courage and
daring, are offered another typ
ing job with an increase oNer our
former salary.
Alter the ',tanner of our
'steamed mainly. ei y. fit' Hey
wood Moan
Fairly, we lielle‘e, it could he
stated that Saturday's wrestling
opponent was not discreetly chos
en. The Jop-sided score indicates
how far the Reserve men were
outclassed. The crowd was pleas-
1 Letter Box
Lauds West Virginia Sportsmanship
Dear Editor,
This is merely to expires the hope
that boxing relations will be continued
betu een West Virginia and Penn
State. It is hue that the visitors
were outclassed last Saturday, and
that there weic other teams available
ri ho might have given a better battle.
But it is doubtful that any could have
been found who so thoroughly typi
fied what no choose to call "Penn
State Spirit," but what is, in essence,
no more than the highest ideals of
spoitsmanship and fair play.
The hardest battles of the West
Virginia team are not fought in the
ring. Boxing as a sport is scarcely
recognized at their University, and is
reeds mg very little organized sup
port There is no professional coach
Tee team receives all of its metro ,
tam from one of the students who de
votes to it all the time he is able to
spire For the rest the team strug
gles alone
It is to be hoped that the University
will recognize the merits of this
'group, and accord them the suppoit ,
that they deserve When that time
comes thole is little doubt but that
West Virginia will send a team worthy
of the best our men can do. For the
present they should be kept on the
schedule because they are trying to
further the cause of amateur boxing,
if for no other reason. Such clean
type of men cannot help but bring a
good name to the sport
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ed, to be sure, know mg that Coach
Speidel's men finished the season
unbeaten and untied and feeling
that the Lions had gained some
thing.
But they didn't gam anything—cv
cept an insignificant victory In fact
they lost something; namely, an op
portunity to lay a stronger and mole
indisputable claim to the team cham
pionship of the East The reason
should be obvious
Had the Pas ers Behind the
Throne chosen a more outstanding
Leant for Saturday's duel, an op
ponent whose defeat would hale
been significant, then Penn Slate
followers would base reason to do
some real honest-to-goodness re
joicing. For such a victory, added
to the Cornell triumph, would
hare mode Penn Slate's claim as
strong as that of any other com
petitor, Lehigh included.
More than that, the Lions nould
be outstanding among the claimants,
having only the little stain of Bethle
hem as possible disputants.
Incidentally, Lehigh trimmed Penn
unmercifully (which is to say by a
30-0 score) while the Lion's were play
ing for them score of nine points more
be the boys should hate
got together.
AGRICULTURE STUDENTS
COMPLETE NEW COURSE
Penr State's newest short course, a
week of training for herdsmen, end
ed Saturday. Twenty-two men, ley
resenting .twelve Keystone counties
and the state of Maryland, attended
the course. As a result of the inter
est shown, officials of the School of
Apiculture have decided to schedule
the course annually.
Dairy and animal husbandry fac
ulty members of the college had
charge of the instruction which in
cluded the feeding, fitting, shovang,
breeding, and managing of horses,
sheep, swine, beef, and chary cattle.
An empire hung on that strap
FTHE hitch must be right, the pack must power, they applied sure knowledge and
I be tight. On details such as that hung constant vigilance to their task.
the attainment of the day's goal and the final Today's leaders in business have the same
success of the expedition. point of view.
. Lewis and Clark, first Americans to cross Men in the Bell System, exploring new
the continent, knew the importance of country, take infinite pains in preparation.
"trifles" in the concerted plan. They saw to They work toward the smooth coordination
it their equipment was right, they supervised of engineering, manufacturing, warehousing,
every step from man-power to pack-horse- accounting, finance, public service.
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"OUR PIONEERING WORK HAS JUST BEGUN'
Dr. Sutton Addresses
Group of Sportsmen
Discussing the State Game commis
sion, Dr Charles M. Sutton, State, or
nithologist and director of the commis
sirs, addressed an audience of sports
men hems Thursday night.
Doctor Sutton used as the basis fni
his talk the sportsman's responsibility
to the game commission After the
nddress three reels of moving pictures
depicting the worth of the commission
wore shown
The speaker is a graduate of Cor
nell university and has taken se‘mal
trips into Labrador and the Hudson
Bry region on research work. He
will soon leave to investigate wild life
on Southampton Island, a stretch of
lai d with approximately thirty Es
kimo families inhabiting it.
Twenty Years Ago
Penn State has seen sonic good in-
I ter-class basketball games but the one
displayed Saturday night in the Ar
mory is likely to remain long in the
minds of those who witnessed it as
probably the most interesting and ex
citing over played with the freshmen
winning 24 to 20. Like most of the
Soph-Frosh games, this one was very
rough but a bright feature was the
work of referee Crabhee, who saw
most of the fouls and called them.
Fm ty infractions of the rules weie
brought to light, eighteen for the
freshmen and twenty-two for the soph
omores. Captain Jones 'l2 took ad
vantage of this by making sixteen foul
goals, which added to his field goal.
virtually won the game.
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BELL SYSTEM
Tuesday, March 12, 1929
Last Thuisday night about a hun
dred members of the Junior class gath
ered in McAllister Hall to participate
in the annual class banquet. All
through the toasts these ran the un
dercurrent of the true College sphit.
Singing of the College songs, many
impromptu speeches and witty storl
ion passed away the remainder of the
time
IMMI
Eight Hindu students at the Um
vetsity of Washington have founded
a fraternity, secured a house and will
live in oriental style. This calls to
mind the feet that we have many fm.
sign students in attendance here.
IMMI
Juniors who are to take part In the
junior oratorical contest have been
chosen.
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Last Complete Shoe ing Ilegms nt 3.00
TUESDAY—
George Bancroft, Nancy Carroll
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"WOLF OF WALL STREET"
100% Talking Picture
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY—
Dolores Del Rio, Karl Dane and
Others in
"TILE TRAIL OF '9B"
Synchronized Picture—Music Only
FRIDAY and SATURDAY—
Edmund,Lone, Dorothy Burgess.
Warner Raster In
"IN OLD ARIZONA"
First 100% Outdoor Talking Picture
Nittany Theatre
Open Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day nights. Showing the Best Sul
ent Pictures Available.
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Edthe Quillan in
"NOISY NEIGHBORS'
Ben Lyon, Lya Mara in
"DANCING VIENNA"
SATURDAY—
Edmund Love, Lois Moran in
"RAKING THE GRADE"
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