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LOUIS IL BPLL. Jr
LLEWIILLYN MITSTIFER
HARRY P MILF:ITANI
111,KMAN P ilorrmAN
JUDNON LAIRD .29_.
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WILLIAM 5 Tintwrit
PALM C MoCONNAUCIICIE
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FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1929.
THE "AF FRAGE" FRESHMAN
Discirsion in I R.O ,neting tb cdnesday night of a
&fermi pledging s,,,tem indiented clearly that Penn
State frateinities sic looking fm wail in their search for
antisfactoly solution to the poplesing iushing problem
Thole is no doubt but that "lead piping" has had its day,
now sentiment is being marshalled for the avowed purpose
of substituting n deferred pledging plan for the present
code, not this year or nest year, but in the not-too-distant
futuie Belated rushing is supposedly the ideal system;
whether or not it is designed to remedy the particular
problems of hotel mty life here is a question that must re
main unanswered until the system has been given a fair
trial. Circumstances lot bid such an expel anent now, but
conditions will undoubtedly he more favorable in two in
three years
Meanwhile, the I P C solons have formulated a draft
of next year's code, which is closely patterned after thrt
of last year The proposed change in the method of dating
is hotly contested by a number of delegates, and is likely
to be defeated if it is submitted to the legislators for a
vote nest week. The protested change prescribes that a
second date may not be m longed until after the first has
been fulfilled, and the thud only after the second has
been fulfilled. The cm Irmo: adds its voice to the din of ob
jectors because:
(1) only stringent provisions will prevent a
fraternity from waiving its right to one
engagement in the first period in order to
secure a desired date in the second period,
(2) such a plan would lead to petty agreements
betwecn the ansidts fraternity and the tal-
(3) such violations nould destroy the worth of
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(4) fratet nities that deem thice dates necessary
would ha seilously handicapped; and,
(if) cei lain fteslunen would , he dented a fair
chance to reveal their virtues.
Supporters of the plan maintain that the method of
dating is designed for the "as ei age",fresliman Presum
ably the "average" fieshman is one ratio is earnetly sought
by seven 'Wein:ties. The 'itemised periods provide for
fom teen dates in the lust division and eight in the second
By pen milting the pledge-hunter to anange three dates at
once with a prospect, the COLLEGIAN believes that all five
objections would be otmcorne and that the average fresh
man would be given his rightful shale of fraternity hos
pitality.
Dr. Bulges Johnson of Syracuse university is of the
opinion that the crying need of this nation is bigger and
better sweet touts Weill swear he never "listened in"
rhea an I Irtructol a.mounced an unannounced quiz
VOICE OF THE STUDENT BODY
Dis-at 'faction with the curriculum is nothing new.
On the contrary, broadsides have boon hurled at school and
college curicula since the student body learned to voice its
protests feacibly and with intelligent forethought.
illustration of how student opinion on the curriculum; iiioh
lem has gained momentum throughout the educational
woild is fuinished by the College of the City of New Yolk.
For the past five years a student curriculum committee at
the New Yolk institution has submitted comprehensive le
ports to the faculty for its consideration. These reports
have seldom had any Immediate effect; many changes sug
gested in these reports have been made, however, a year,
or two after they Nome advocated.
These repot ts are, for the most part, mature consider
ations of the cow see of study at the City College The
present committee of twelve able serums will make its re
port public during the next two weeks Among the mat
trig they base delved into are those of entrance require
ments; the establishment of hones courses; the abolition of
final examinations; the desirability of a lecture system;
and the status of military training. The final report is a
consolidation of the individual recommendations of the
committeemen, suggestions from the student body, and
responses to questionnanes winch were distributed among
prominent poisons in educational and public life
It is not to be expected that these reports are unas
sailable, but they should, nevertheless, prove valuable to
the faculty and to the compilers of college curricula.. As
mine suggestions invariably me disregarded while mature
ecommendations aie given mums consideration. This,
in the opinion of the COLLEGIAN, is an admirable way to
cement student-faculty relations. If for no other reason
than that, the candidates for class offices should join hands
in urging, through their platforms, the mention of such
a committee at Penn State.
The six-letter grading system, ranging from A to F,
has been abolished at Oberlin college. Hereafter Oberlin
students will either "pass" or "fail," never knowing wheth
er it wan nn A or 1) that passed them The new system is,
after all, more compatrble with our future in this and the
next world.
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Asaitant Editor
Mansen. Editor
Even droll, dry, dull, dead State College has its mom
ents of fun and pun and laughter. To wit two wits and
two co-cds sat in a secluded booth, where booths are booths,
enjoying as much as possible a cross-wise conversation
That is to say, the co-eds became cross when the wits be
came wise. Anyhow, when the conversation began to
lag, one of the female partners tried honestly to sustain
the interest by reading fortunes from the palms of hands.
Knowing men's weaknesses, she had been successful
in her first attempt to diagnose the fleshy grooves She
began, therefore, fully confident, on her second venture
Where there were lines and only lines, she saw independ
ence (perhaps another term for bachelorhood), sincerity,
meditation—and, 10, what was that—that mysterious little
track that ran only as far as the Bellefonte Central? ,
"A woman!" she almost shouted. "I declare, a wo
man," she repeated and pointed frantically to where She
saw the woman, light in the center of the meshwork of
lines.
The victim looked hard, puzzled, almost abashed, but
finally mustered the courage to smile and say, "Mum
Well, I've always wanted to have n woman in the palm st
my hands"
The co-eds payed the bill
The visiting sorority sisters had come from New
York, fully equipped—plenty of clothes, plenty of style,
plenty of weight and plenty of Manhattan accent. They
entered an eating house.
"Girl," called one to the shy little waitress from Cen
tre Hall, 'conic. heah. Listen, deah, can you get us a lodge
booth, if you please?"
The waitress made the rounds, the a. s. trailing hei
and stopped at the booth with an expansive window view.
"Here," she stud, coyly surveying the customers with
a glance, "this is the largest we have."
Practicing our typewriting exercises last night, we
sped over the keys with such cupidity in typing the good
old "Now is the time ..." exercise, that when we sur
veyed the line we were humored by the following sig
nificant mistake:
"Now is the time for all goof men to come to the
aid of their party ..."
Add: Simile
"As dull as a Fourth of July celebration m England.”
—NV. W.
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The Holy Cross Tomahawk contains a news paragraph
under the above heading, stating:
. stades at the Untreroll, of Georgia are
guided to a fine of three dollara when stoma from
elan, when said absence ocean; on the two don, pre•
cedln. cr .- following a holiday '•
We know of a college (capital c) that can go that one
Or, perhaps we should say boo! i
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- 'Anvtier • to Query
Aside- to'Q. Correspondence schools do not
enroll co-eds. Their field is restricted entirely to male
students.
Mother's Day
SUNDAY, MAY 12th
KEELER'S
Cathaum Theatre Building
College Rumor
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Mechanical Wisdom
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Getting Personal ,
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With Pronouns
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Call lose n leg, ,17
An ear, •
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Without a /a ain—
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Collegiate Comment
A LARGE SELECTION OF
GREETING CARDS
FOR THIS OCCASION
MARE YOUR CHOICE NOW
WRILE OUR STOCK IS
A. .f=2, FILLIZT &TAU CTILLEMAN
The Book Worm
An the critical reviewer examines
an advance. espy of the forthcoming
issue of Old Main Bell, which is sched
uled for distribution next week, his
comments can be naught but favor
able. Pew could gainsay that this
number is not a real literary publica
tion, the function which Old Main Bell
is intended to serve at Penn State
The number commemorates the
passing of a man out of active life at
Penn State, a mmurightfully lionized
no a literary authority and author, a
man to whom we all owe an incalcul
able debt for invaluable services ren
dered to the College. The man—Dr.
Fred Lewis Pattee, who resigned from
the faculty only a few months ago.
The frontispiece of the magazine is
a woodcut of the author of "Alma
Mato." The following caption is be
low:
FRED LEWIS PATTEE
".... while he worked, he dreamed."
To whom we dedicate this issue.
Naturally enough, not all of the
contents is of profesgorial origin, al
though in addition to the ivoiks men
tioned, Wendel P. Lawson has con
tributed a feature entitled, "Oxford,"
in which he treats the life at that
famous English institution as well as
its architecture. This article is, ac
companied by drawings.
The table of contents shows an
abundance of terse, which ranges
from the enamored twitterings of love
birds to sombre expressions of the
puzzle known as life All the old po
etic contributors are well represented
in this issue, Scott S. Geesey '3O, with
"Mors Venit," Philip A. Shelley '29,
with "Solace," a gem of translation;
and others with appealing bits of
poesy.
In the leadlrg article, Dr. Erwin
W. Runkle, College historian, writes
of "Professor Pattce and Penn State."
Then follows a facsimile of Dr. Pat.
tee's letter of resignation, and one of
President lletzel's reply. The jewel
of the entire issue is an unpublished
four-stanza poem by the venerable
professoi entitled, "When Evenings
Die." It begins:
At, glorious Is the battling noon
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DREAMS THAT COME TRUE
I am sitting alone in my room tonight,
Dreaming and smoking my old cob
Pin.;
I amok° and dream, and dream until
I get a plot, and get a thrill.
I am in the writing game, you see;
And the pipe-dreamssoftly bringtome
Scenes of carnage where theist; blood
ran
And the dfflams all come from a bright
Blue can.
We just a can of Edgeworth-cut—
Fragrant as flowers—sweet as a nut;
Of all Fate's kindly gifts to man
Is this gift of dreams from the bright
Blue can.
I nit me down at eve, to smoke;
And soon am wrapped inamagic cloak;
It has banished trouble, it has ban
ished pain,
And the sad old world is young again.
J. H. Rockwell
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Edgeworth
Extra High Grade
Smoking Tpl?peco
When suns are high,
And glorious is the comradeship
When evensnos die.
Six short stones are presented for
the approval of Penn State patrons,
all of which are worthy of reading.
True, none of the six may be of a
caliber sufficiently high to make n
magazine editor tear his hair with
delight at the chance of being able
to print it; but, then, no professional
writer is known to exist in the under
graduate body at the present time
"Philopeaa" is back again, too, giv
ing more advice on the art of love.
Several clever, as well as valuable,
pointers are included in the second in
stallment of "A Correspondence
Course in Love-Making." ,
Twenty Years Ago
The daily practice at the targets
near the Armory is but the beginning
of a larger work and Captain Hny is
going to endeavor to develop a strong
rifle team from the men qualifying
in the elimination trials His plan
includes the formation of a regular
Rifle club and affiliation with the In
tercollegiate Rifle association.
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ball record against the Carlisle In
dians last Friday by downing the Red
skins 4-to-2 in a pretty battle. Hist
ory shows that the Carlisle nine ban
won but one game out of a half-doz
en from the White and Blue. Skemp
had his opponents well in hand until
the eighth when a timely single by
the aborigine short stop scored the
only two runs the Indians secured.
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The Penn State alumni living in and
about Boston have subscribed a sum
cufliciont to purchase medals for the
inter-class athletic contests this
spring. 'A beautiful design which
will be appreciated by the winners is
in the process of being cast.
Public Stenographer ;if.:
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