Pago TWO
Penn state Collegian
Published semi-weekly during Caen year =cent during College
holidays by Pennsylvania State College students in intend of College.
Students alumni, faculty and friends.
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
LOUIS It BELL, Jr. '29
PAUL C. McCONNAUGHEY '2,9
WILLIAM S. TURNER '29..
THE EDITORIAL STAFF
LOUIS FL BELL. Jr. '29--
LLEWELLYN MITSTIFER '29
HARRY P. MILEHAM Editor
HERMAN E. HOFFMAN '29___------Aisociata Edltpr
JUDSON LAIRD 19
THE BUSINESS STAFF
WILLIAM S. TURNER 15
PAUL C. IicCONNAUGHEY !EFL . yitiker
1. HOWARD REIFF 19------___Adveitlsing Manager
NEWS EDITORS
Robert P. Stevenson . 10
Charles A. Memeh
11....ry Thedenteld 110
Quit:am:l E. Beaus* 'to
Jamie B. Coogan, Jr 'ED
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
Calvin R. Barwis '3O
Henry R. Dowdy, Jr. 'BO
Umber of Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association.
Entered at the Postofnee. State College. Pa., as second-dam matter
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1929
AN UNDYING LOVE
After waiting all these months for her day at Penn
State, Mother is standing at the threshold, awaiting the
command to enter. Expectantly, she listens for the sum
mons. And happily, we bid her enter.' This may be her
first visit—and my, how she'll love it—hat. first or last,
we are fortunate in having her with us today. We wish
we could entertain Mother more often but, denied that
privilege until the spring of each year, we view -with
greater joy the impending visit of Penn State mothers.
There are sights to be seen, places to go, and people to
meet. Mother will enjoy. all of these things, if only we
will help her.
Young or old, Mother is youthful on this day. Her
heart has , throbbed unusually - fast numberless times during
the past few months because she knew her day was com
ing. Now it is here,' and she is happy. But she is no
happier than we are, for it lsn privilege, and a joyous one,
to devote these three days to the real sweetheart of them
all. Sweethearts—that is, some of them—are nominal;
but *lather is a -genuine lover. She loves us, not for •a
week-end, but for a lifetime. Our only regret is that that *
life is all too, short. -
' c eders, even the occasional variety, have told Mother
of:Penn State over and over again. Now Mother is anxious
to see those wonders. To deny . her of one minute is to
rqb her ox a heart beat, for she has lived to spend her life
on us, :She will lavish her beat attention on us—she has
done to for years--but we should go her one better, if that
is hutnanly . yossible for one day. k And that one day is to
day,
tomorrow, and Sunday. And all the other days of
her brief life. The best_w_eeLm wish our guests is that
the tun shines brighter and the smiles grow wider as each
Mother meets every other Mother of Penn State.
"Do Me a Favor," according.to an unsuspecting fresh
man, would be an excellent theme song for an . all-Cofte
musical comedy the' night after a Junior Prom.
"MEGj
. ISAT f`OPEN I SPACES
A handful of. interested voters; cnriosity-seekers, close
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friends, and obliging fraternity brothers listened to thd
campaign speeches of the men who asp#e to the preei
clential chairs of the the undergraduate body at a political
mass meeting in Schwab anditoriuM Wednesday night
As the caiffidated: assured and reassured the, prospective•
voters of `thee sag: irity, the e ir:rNr* , ;ta : dirtba:4s4 4 : .,
ronage without the One-honored bonas 4 t•Y`eatie&ireitAi
influencing them in the least, the assembly dwindled in
numbers until it seemed as thongtonly the office-seekers
remained. If the speakers were
,alarmed over the possi
bility of losing votes bebause ..of their. •ipability to bring
the audience to its collective feet by a deft use of . words;
they were solaced to find few, if any,-votes at stake whpa
they faced row upon row of vacant seats.
Prior to this attempt at an "open politics" system, it
was believed that presidential platforms would stimplate
interest in the elections, and result in the 'election of a
worthy and able candidate. This belief was relegated to
the scrap heap, however, when 'the plattartus were pub
lished." They were, as a whole; strikingly similar, not to
mention their inanities. The ,fact that the platforms tame
last—pushed, no doubt, by the time.requirements of the
Elections committee—destroypd poniPletely their high and
lofty purpose: Likewise; it became alident that the first
candidate in the field, the aspirant who hadalreidy brought
a representative group of fraterr4ties into the political
fold, was destined to Achieve his goal, whereas the tardy
organizer was doomed to disappointment. '`The outcome
of 'this situation promisps even now. to .lead to poltical
campaignink throughout the entire College year.
Apparently "open politics" ispiiling in itriattempt to
stir the student body from its mental lethirgy. If ttipzit
tendance at Wednesday night's MESS ptestizirlFere accePt‘
,ed as a fair index of the student body's iriterestin the
elections yesterday and today, it would not be tuprisonabi
to believe that there will be an even smaller vote-recorded
at the polls this year than therkhas been in former yearti.
Unless the ballot boxes reyeal a different"story tOnight,
"open politics" is doomed. pt ?erin -State.
"Take My Advice" is the title of tomorrow night's
Players' production: The apt' adVice 14SY:item's need,
an 'irritated attendant reported; IS whether :the Players j
intend to begin the show at the Scheduled time, or .fifteeni
minutes Inter,
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Russell L. Rebm 110
Milton M. Rosenbloom
In Hoc Signo Vincit
A personable young chap who has a photographic 'eye
that really sees things about this campus, stopped us a
day or so ago long enough to ask why the head of a sacred
bull is being used - as one "of the concrete plaques on the
exterior of the new engineering building, the one that is
being reared in the vicinity of the power plant?
India is not the only country where the bull is sacred.
The idea for the popular musical comedy called
"Boom! Boom!" was first conceived in Chicago.
Maybe that's why it has made a sure hit.
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More People Killed!
"'ln more ways than one;" a disgusted and cynical
dance patron writes, 'the prom was a wet affair."
Wanted: Another Party
Our correspondent reminded us, incidentally, that after
Friday night's party, some wide open and inspired poli
tician might organize a Prohibition Party.
Which, in turn, reminds us that much scandat•may be
caused by an aggressive party, especially at a prom.
REQUIEM
Of all the words
Of tongue or pen,
The saddest, these—
"l'm broke again!"
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. Oh!
Wednesday night' at the open mass meeting when
politicians were pouring a thousand I's on a d9zen ears
that sat listening in the Auditorium, a misplaced co-ed
crept stealthily down the stairs adjacent to the stage.
When she reached the open space near the door next -to
the organ she smiled and scampered into the great out
doors just as someone who had seen her, remarked cas
ually, "Wonder what she's running for?"
Mr. Sinclair (we believe the name is) the scout who
was committed to jail despite his enormous wealth (mind
you, despite his enormous wealth!) is making himself use
ful about the great gray mansion. The erstwhile financier,
Who has had some previous medical experience, is now
paying his way through. prison by aiding the prison sur
geon. • •
And surely no one can doubt the skill of Mr. Sinclair
in' performing delicate operations.
Now that the talkies have drained so much of the pub
lic's pennies, we are expecting any day to read of the
suicide of the bloke who wrote the maxim about silence
being: golden.
TO It TOM-BOY GAL
I cannot live
Without you .dear, . .
While you are there
And I am here;
You have my shirt,
You have my tie,
My cap, my knickers,
Socks—and I?
I cannot live
Without you, dear,
While you are there
And I am here.
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Our Own Local Interest News Story
(If the other side were told)
John L. Flooker '29, - of Punkeyville, a local boy who is
enrolled in the Pennsylvania State College, failed to make
the Signa Phi Nothing honorary scholastic fraternity last
night at their annual spring election.
Young Flooker recently flunked a blue book in Com
merce 616 although he , was one of the most original dan
cers -at the annual Junior Pfom. The Punkeyville boy is
str(ring . his fifth 3:ear - attile,tate . College institution, and
4s. i 3a • liiijk : .***-430416k4itothir . year he
cgnirei .th second lowest nunther of hOnOr points, which,
though it sOunds good, is pretty bad.
Young FlOoker spent the Easter holidays at home re
cently. At least, he was in town.
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THE FISH WHO WAS WRONG
(A one-act playlet)
. (The historical background of the
play lies in a recent advertisement by
the Hookum Sports Supply Eo., which
ad carries the company's time-honored
slogan: "If it's a Hookum Special No.
6 fly, the fish will bite.")
JOE SHAM): Good morrow, broth
er Trout, you look prosperous this af
ternoon with your big cigar. Busi
ness must be good.
BRO. TROUT: Yes, indeed. I'm get
ting plenty. of dough these days,
plenty of it. ;
JOE SHADD: I'm certainly glto
hear that. Er—perhaps you could—
er lend me a'fin'?
BRO. TROUT: 'l'm sorry, Joe, but I
need every fin I have. They're sorta
essential, y' know, to my support.
Besides, I'm living in hope that Sally
Sucker will be my mate in the not
very far future. Fine girl, Sally.
JOE SHADD: Well, well, that's sure
a surprise. I never thought you'd get
hooked up with any dame. But then,
as you say, Sally is a fine girl. Hm.
Here she comes now.
SALLY SUCKER: Hello boys, why
weren't you in school today? We had
an interesting lecture by Prof. Pike.
JOE SHADD: Oh, we just decided to
play hookey. Huh, Bro?
SALLY: The prof. read us an ad to
day, sort of a joke, but it gave me a
fine idea for a money making scheme.
(Reads the ad.)
JOE: Say, that is a noble thought.
Let's get to • our business. (They
swim off together and spy little
Johnny Smelt flirting with . a luscious
worm.)
SALLY: Johnny! Johnny! For
Lord's sake, stay away from those un
profitable worms! Come with us and
we'll- get something worthwhile.
,(They see Billy Bass approaching a
fishing fly.)
JOE: Billy! Halt in your tracks.
BILLY: Aw, let a kid get his break
fast, will ya?
SALLY: All right, dearie. We're
just trying to help you. What kind
of a fly is that? (She swims near to
see.) A Shoor-Katch. Goodness,
what a close escape. Don't s you know
any better than to .Itay, away from all
flies but Hookum I -Special No. 6?
They're the only kind we're to bite on
from now on.
BILLY: Why?
SALLY: Don't be silly. The Paper
said so. I mean an ad.
SILLY: Ho , S;'foolish of me. I might
have known better. (Swims off.)
BRO. SITADB: Nice work, Sally,
there's no commission for us in Shoor-
Katch tries. Our line is Hookum Spe
cial No. 6.
SALLY (Siguling her -eyes):- What's
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•(She swims to Billy.) - •
• JOE: Let's see it, Billy. (Aghast.).
,My Gawd! Billy, what have you done?
What have you done?
BILLY (Betwe en
. his meal.): .Nothin'
I ain't done nothin'.
SALLY: Why nothing's wrong Joe.
The kid's right;.it's a Hookum, isn't
it? Isn't it a Hookara?
JOE: Yes, it's a Iloolcum, all right,
but it's a Life like No. A. and not a
Special No. 6.
SALLY: We're sunk. (She faints)
BRO. SHADD: Spit it out Billy. Out
with it. Now run and hide your face
in the corner. For shanie! For
(Curtain).
shame!
Co-ed Chats 1
When the freshman girl first begins
college life she . is overwhelmed with
the variety of extra curricular 4 fields
in which she may express herself..
Penn State' with its comparatively
small women's student body presepts
about as many activities as any of the
larger universities. It is quite natur
al for a freshmanto try out for every
thing in which she has had any exper
ience or in which she thi*s she may
have a chance to come '
,9ut on top.
All this is excellent but there is a
limit to the amount of work one per
son can do well. Frequizntly a 'girl is
able to prove herself capable along
several lines. What is 'the result?
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She makes an attempi to cid fvery
thing but does nothing as well as she
might.
Later life will call fOr a. selection.
One cannot possibly become active in
all of the alluring fields of the world.
It is necessary to choose. And might
not this chooeing begin now to good
advantage among Penn State women?
in this'wny the quality of -our work
would go up. Instead of a girl being
on the rifle team, in plays and on the
debating team besides countless other
things, wouldn't it be better for her
to lie simply a very good actiess, an
excellent debater, or a fine Shot:
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The world wants - specialists. In
other colleges movements such as
these are on fobt. Are Penn State
women going to be behind the times?.
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