Page Two r PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Pulilinlifd nctnLurrkl) during tlie Cotlecp \«nr. except on holiday*. liy student* of The I’cnn*)hanla State Cotleee. In the interest of the Collette, the student*, facutl). alumni, and friend*. TUP MANAGING HOARD WENDELL L REHM ’32 Hu*inr** Mnnngcr SAMUEL SINCLAIR '32 HUGH It RILEY JR *32 Editor HUGO K TREAR ’32 Circulation Mnnnrcr LIN Y ERU '32 Editor EDWARD W. WHITE *32 AiKcrtlslnt: Mutineer FDWARD S SPERING '32 Foreign Adit Manncer COLLIN E FINK '32 A**t Circulation Mnnncci JFSSE C McKLON ’32 Assistant Editor THEODORE A SLRRILL '32 Sports Editor WILLIAM II IRVINE '32 New* Editor STEWART TOWNS! ND ’32 Kcnn I ditor Aa»t Advertising Manned MARY M WRIGHT ’32 MARGARET TSCHAN ’32 Women» Editor Women's Mnnnßtnr Edltm lOUISB MARQUARDT ’32 Women's Nova Fditor ASSOCIATE EDITORS Stdne> II Rcnjomin '33 Ralph D Hulsel jr *33 Robert E Tachan *3! 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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1931 CUSTOMS AGAIN ON TRIAL Following a trend generally characteristic in col li ges thioughout the country, last year Student Council abandoned all customs which were not considered con structive and did not contribute in any measure to the highest objectives of the College Picsident Hotzcl, in his convocation address, struck s.n important note when he said that the existing cus toms at Penn State should be measured against the much quoted definition of College Spirit—“absolute and com plete loyalty to the highest objectives and ideals of the College " In revising the customs regulations last year all those customs which were so objectionable to students as to prove detrimental to good spirit in the student body were abolished It natuially follows, then, that those customs which were retained weie considered beneficial by the student governing body. 'Whether they are, or whethei they have no real value as a promoter of good spirit at Penn State, is a question which has long been disputed. Most of the larger colleges in the country evidently believe that the value of customs, par ticulaily dioss regulations, is obsolete. How students at Penn State will feel about cus toms in future years is questionable. At piesent, how ever, student regulations have decreed that the code of first year customs now m operation here is worthwhile and should he upheld. In the last few years few cus toms violators weie punished and consequently the num ber of fieshmen who continually ignored the regulations increased each semester Cel tain factois this year might work towards a still further trend against the strict enforcement' of first year regulations. The general intercollegiate sentiment against the practice, coupled with the fact that this trend possibly influenced Student Council to abandon a few customs heio, might easily lend towards swaying the balance a little fuither and causing the fieshmen to ignore the customs which were retained. The attitude among uppeiclassmen concerning this question also presents a serious pioblem with which Student Tubunal must cope New students rarely find customs unbearable until such a suggestion has been made by an uppciclassman. Fiateimty men during rushing season, eagci to incur the favor of a rushee, are piobably the worst offenders. Whether ceitain customs heie do or do not fulfil their intended puipose is not the most vital phase of the question at piesent. Customs are a pait of Student Council legislation. It is up to the Tubtinal to see that these customs in their curtailed form should at least he g.vcn a fan trial For two years Penn State has existed as the, “no bullctin-boaid” campus Meetings have continued, notices should have been posted, but there was no suitable van tage point upon which to post them. It is obvious that a great many unsightly bulletin boards would be detri mental to campus beauty, but there should be at least One solution to Penn State’s pioblem of posting polices might be a laige, attractively-designed board with a glass ease in which notices could be placed. The Student Union could supervise the placing of notices, and all publicity for the boaid would he submitted there. Certainly no objection on the grounds of un sightliness could he made, and the need for such a convenience remains great. INTERFRATERNITY BALL At the last Interfintcmity Council meeting the question of holding Intoifiaternity Ball Friday night of houseparty was lefenod to the houses Sentiment among fraternity men seems to he in favor of retain ing the annual affau as a spung social function Tiuc, if a decision was made to hold the all-Greek afl'au* this fall, a gap would occur on the spring social uhcdule Howevci, this is the only veal reason suggested m opposition to the proposal of making this all-Collcgc function nn added attraction for houseparty. Why not give it a trial? Wouldn’t it add to rather than dctiact fiom the excitement of fall houseparty? A large dance in Recreation Hall dunng a colorful season cl the yenr would at least he unique. And haven’t house pmty week-ends at Penn State rather lost some of their flavoi in lecent years? The financial saving to all fraternities joining the Ball would amount to ncaily one hundred dollars for oichcstras alone. Fiaternitics, however, after having budgeted their incomes to cover this amount, arc usually reluctant to make a change, even if the change will result in a substantial saving. CAMPUSEER Watching that little, tan dog and that dizzy nir plnnc, we might have had a time at thb game Saturday if Moon McMillcn had only parked himself on the ground during time-out. But Moon insisted on walking around the field and we immediately bo camo annoyed because we couldn’t find any rcason*for the one man parade. For a while we thought he was looking for something, like a brick, maybe, or a lasso But then Moon began to make remarks to the other players, and we wanted to know what he was talking about. At first we guessed he was just saying, po litely, “Hello! How do ya feel?” But the answer to that was pietty obvious all afternoon, and we knew Moon wasn’t saving anything of the sort. Then it all came to us out of n clear sky, like a check to a football player not enrolled at State Moon must have been doing some rushing, and the exertions of tho game had made it come back to him like a night mare. He must have been saying, "Uh, My name’s McMillen . . . Glad to know ya, Mr. Plunk . . . Uh, how have ya been 9 . . . Yeah, ainit though 9 . . . What course are ya taking 9 .. Would you like to look over tho house?” That was just our guess, of course. And we figured that every player answered the same' “Nerts, Moon ” For the benefit of all those Seniors taking Com. 90, Who certainly could not be expected to have under stood all this the first time, vve are repeating what Mr Butt explained at the early meetings of the sections Fellows, you are to come to class equipped with a ruler. This must be a ruler with which jou can measure—not one simply to draw straight lines. Cen timeters or inches; but it must measure. Got the idea? Not just to diaw lines. And a six inch ruler WON’T DO. It has to be longer. Like, for instance, twelve inches Only tho portfolio m which you carry your statistical supplies is eleven inches long, and a one-foot (or twelve inch) ruler would haidly fit into it unless, by chance, jou inserted it diagonally. It has been the experience of Mr. Butt that most of the fellows buy twelve inch rulers (with the inches marked on them for meas uring purposes) and then cut off one inch. It simpli fies matters if you cut off the last inch rather than the first inch, because then you can measure from one to eleven whereas in the other case you would have to measure from two to twelve, which gets complicated Now, as to co-ordinate paper. Mr. Butt doesn’t care whether you use paper with light blue or with black lines for preliminary work. Either will do; suit your own taste. Paper with light U)uc lines can be purchased at any of the stores in town (like Keeler’s, or Metzger’s or the Athletic Store for example) for about thirty cents, and paper with black lines costs twenty-five cents But when it comes to turning m work, why, you’ve got to use paper with light blue lines. If you’re color blind you can drop the course right now. That’s about all, except that m making graphs you should remember to so place the numbers that they are bisected by the lines to which they refer. That’s only natural, because if you put the numbers ’way down in the corners or on another piece of paper oi something they wouldn’t mean much to anybody. Even in the right place they can’t mean very much to anybody, but you might ks well put them there. Understand now*, fellows? Okay, anybody want to study-statistics? Every body welcome. For today’s assignment look up the number of osteopaths m Virginia—male, female and THE PENN STATE COILEUIaN Gauger Appoii Of Mining R To Head Program for Aiding Industries Within State As the initial step in developing a research program in the School of Minernl industries, Dean Edward Stcidlc has announced the appoint ment of Dr. Alfied W. Gauger as di rector of mineral industries research The program will deal with subjects directly ielated to the needs of the minernl industries in the State. Dr Gauger, nationally known as nn expert in this field, comes from the University of North Dakota, wheie he has served as director of the division of mines and mining experi ments for five years. Ho has estab lished himself as a pioneer investiga tor of seveial mineral resource prob lems in the northwest. The Mineral Industries experiment station, which corresponds to the Col lege Agricultural experiment station, will be situated on the third floor of tho Mineral Industries building. Workmen are now engaged in equip ping the several rooms, which will be used on more than a score of prob lems Secure Analytical Head Some of the projects now under way, which are highly technical, in clude approved investigations in oil and gas production, a survey of cer amic materials, coirosion investiga tions, and studies in the preparation and processing of Pennsylvania coals They w ill cover the industries of min ing, quanying. petroleum and nat ural gas engineering, fuyl technology, metallurgy, and ceramics The problems are exceedingly var ied. In some cases matters of con servation, more efficient recovery, and better utilization will be import ant In other piojects the object may be a study of undeveloped re- j souices, while in still other cases the studies may lead to development of new pioducts and new uses for old pioducts which will mciease the market As supervisor of the analytical woik in the experiment station the School has secured George A Brady, recently a %ciyfl>or®'of the Koppers research organization. An angements are completed with the Anthracite Institute to have two men here to work on problems pertaining to that field. > v To Establish Department In addition to this research pro gram, Dr Gauger will act as profes sor of fuel technology in an effort to develop the first department of this type in East. Pennsylvania is known as the leading fuel producing KnfcKfers, Sweaters Golf Hose, Shirts, Ties, Socks, Anything for Men GERNERD’S 140 Allen Street AH Lines of Beauty Culture CO-ED BEAUTY SHOPPE Cor. Allen St* & E Beaver Avc Opp.'Postoffice Phone 888 State -College, Pa. Do You Know We are authorized to re fund your nfoney on Ar mand’s Symphonic Pov Jet* if you think you car. get nlong without it. Rexall Drug Store ROBERT J. MILLER Lted Director search Work TO DIRECT Mineral Industries Research Here \ DR. ALFRED W. GAUGER State in the world. Dr Gauger, who is the first fuel specialist on the Penn State campus, was graduated in chemistry fiom the University of Minnesota in 1911 and received an M. A degree in 1920 and a Ph D. degree in 1922 from Prince ton University. At present he is Vice-chairman of the division of gas and fuel chcmistiy of the Ajneucan Chemical Society and a mcmbei of the coal classification committee. TO DIRECT FRESHMAN WORK Karl Mayer ’3l, a member of the Mont Alto faculty, will duect the ac tivities of the Hugh Beaver club at Mont Alto, this year, William L Hammaker '3O, associate secretary of the Penn S<.ate Christian association, announced yesterday Plumbing and Heating Albert S. Deal & Son 117 South Fraser St. Phone 163 We know why men smoke PIPES WOMEN don't smoke pipes. They’re not the style for wom en. But pipes are the style for men, and more than that, a pipe and goodtobaccogives a man greater smoking pleasure , than tobacco in - 'any other form. /*mT^ In 42 out of 54 \ American colleges , . A pipe 11 noc for peb and universities Edgeworth is the favorite pipe to bacco. Cool slow-buming burlcys give this fine tobacco exactly the character that college men flike best of all. Edgeworth your self! You can buy Edgeworth wher ever good tobacco is sold. Or if you prefer, you can get A pro >• > man’* a special sample smoke , » packet free: write to Lotus 6i Bro. Co., 105 S. 22d St., Richmond, Va., and ask for it. EDGEWORTH SMOKING TOBACCO ' Edgeworth is a blend of fine old burlcys, with its natural savor enhanced by Edge worth’s distinctive and exclusive clev enth process. Buy hOBiUQ&IEM Edgeworth any- y 11 'jj.V sizes, 15* pocket package to gi 50 S—f pound humidor tin. S Penn State Alumni Found Everywhere, Hibshman Declares 'No matter where’you go there’s a Penn State man.'. This observation was borne out by Edward K. Hibshman, executive sec retary of the Alumni association, while he and a friend were on a fish ing trip this summer in an unfre quented section of Canada. “Wc were pitching camp at the vciy end of the'trail one night,” said Mr. Hibshman. “Hudson Bay was over 150 miles away, and our camp site was the last on earth where vie expected to encounter anyone we knew. We were along the border of *■& small body of water, known as Beauty lake, and many miles west of Elk lake ‘ ' “Jusv as it was growing dusk we sighted three canoes approaching on the lake. Evidently the men in the canoes saw our camp fire for they immediately handed their craft for shore.. As they drew near, we hailed them and exchanged greetings.” “‘Aren’t you Ed Hibshman?’ came a voice from one of the canoes. And ns the men joined us at the camp fire, sure enough, two of them were Penn State alumni whom 1 had known as undergraduates. They, too, ware fishing m this region," Mr Hibshman concluded. ANNOUNCES SALES TOTAL, Over 100 student tables, desks, chiffoniers, chairs, and bookcases, valued at approximately $6lB, have been sold since the beginning of thb semester by the department of indus trial engineering, according to E. M. Armstrong, who is in charge of the sales. CANDY ICE CREAM SANDWICHES SUNDAES SPECIALTY GREGORY’S HORSEBACK RIDING SPECIAL TICKETS ON EASY TERMS Beginners—6 P. M., Daily Other Groups—4 P. M. FREE INSTRUCTIONS—MAKE RESERVATIONS Students, Ask About Phys. Ed. .Credits ~ , CAMPUS SADDLE SCHOOL Rear of Hotel and Theatre Phone 9799 SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY THIS WINTER’S COAL AND FIREPLACE WOOD YOU WILL SAVE MONEY State College Fuel and Supply Co. Phone 35-M The Hoover and Smith Co. 72G Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. OFFICIAL PENN STATE CLASS RING ; May Be Obtained by AH Penn State Alumni Now Send for Information PHONE 12-R GOOD SERVICE MRS. CATHERINE HOPKINS STUDENTS WASHING WE CALL FOR and DELIVER State College, Pa. Freshmen For 10 days only we are offering 6R.0.T. C. Panel Portraits 2y 2 x7 lor $1.50 Penn State Photo Shop Tuesday,, September 29, 1931 DESCRIBES LABORATORY HERE? De'scription of the Diesel spray laboratory at the College is contained in a lengthy article in the current Automobile Enyincu, a technical magazine published in England. Much of the apparatus described was designed and built by the Penn State scientists who were .pioneers m this field. FRY GAINS COMMITTEE POST J. Martin Fry, member of the Col lege agricultural extension staff, for the second time m four years, has been appointed to the agricultural The purpose of the committee is to supply a general program on agricul ture to the various Kivvams clubs throughout tho country. CAThaum (Matinee Daily at. 1:30. Evening opening time 6 00 p. m. TUESDAY— The Four Marx Brothers in ‘‘MONKEY BUSINESS” WEDNESDAY— Warner Oland, in Sax Rohmer’s “DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON” THURSDAY— Janet Gaynnr, Charles Farrell, In “MERELY MARY ANN” FRIDAY— Constance Bennett, in “BOUGHT” SATURDAY— Bert Wheeler, Dorothy Lee, in “TOO MANY COOKS" NITTANY THEATRE TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY— Lowell Sherman, Mae Murray, in “HIGH STAKES” THURSDAY— 'DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON” FRIDAY— “MERELY MARY ANN” SATURDAY— ‘BOUGHT’’
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