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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Published oeml.weekly during the College year, except on holldo,
by students nf Tim Penns)lmanin State College, in Me interest of the
College. the students, faculty. alumni. and friend..
ENDELL r. REII\I •i 2
Ilunlneqn Mant.cor
SAMUEL SINCLAIR 12
RUM R nn.ry JR '3
Ftlßor
NUM X rnrAR •v
Cin.ulation Ma:lnver
LIN Y. Itll '32
Acluertking
TOWARD S SPFRING '32
Ilatm,ing &Woe
EDWARD W WHITE '32
Assistant Tailor
TIIFODORP A srntur.i. .32
I °reign Aaht :longer
COITJN r nnh •a 2
Met Co-evil:ion .51anne . er
arssr C FiON '32
Sport, Editor
WILLIAM II IRVINE •Y
Et x. Editor
STEWART TORSI ND '3
Atherllslnc llanncer
MARCARF.T TSCIIAN 'SS
W.,ntes . 23 Munnt Inc raanr
Noss nfltor
MARY M WRIGHT M 2
Uomen's Radar
lOUME MARQUARDT I,
Womtn's Noss FAIRr
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Sidney II IllenAmln .31 Ralph D Herd Jr 11 Robert r Tartan '33
Donald l' any . 31 Rollin C Manilla. '3l Diehard V Wall . 13
W .1 William, jr 13 Ernest II Ltikaualizm .33
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1931
THE FRATERNAL GAMBLE
A game of hide-and-seek, guess, and be lucky or
has just been concluded by almost siNty fratei tittles
and 1200 freshmen It onus stienuous game, nith much
presumably at stale; their bane been, no doubt, worries
and elation, happiness, millet heartbreaks and despair,
miked into the lives of the participants. And Nshen it's
all owl, 2000 invitations to enter frateinities have been
extended, and 400 acceptances have been seceded. The
scramble is finished for another year, and loose ends
may be picked up at leisure.
It is possible to 4nm...estimate the importance of the
results of this haphazard process by which a class is
eventually divided almost evenly between fiaternitt and
non-fraternity mere It is gratifying (if you're a zra
tctnity man) to think that here was a ni-n and just
selection between the eligible and ineligible It is easy
to raise bartieis and distinctions that ate absuid if they
are analyzed.
The ideal of brotherhood is a splendid lure To
those who uere fortunate enough to find bids and desires
that coincided, it represents temporary satisfaction at
least. They will soon discover that fraternity life is not
roseate continuation of rushing. Their importance is
already diminished, their status changed from king to
servitor. But the majority urn accept this, and slip into
the great mould of the average, and be content
Some new pledges will wonder before they grad
uate whether they are satisfied, 'whether they sere um°
in choosing as they did. They will encounter condi
tions and situations unheard of in rushing talks. Some,
too, should but sull not realize, when they tend to feel
superior, that they were remarkably lucky, and nothing
wore. There are necessarily many who will no. er
justify their selection as fraternity men
In the same way, there are many men among the
great group of non-fraternity students who are better
equipped than their fraternity classmates to ssear
pledge -pins. It Is impossible to make fair decisions
when they are based upon chance recommendation, and a
few hours of acquamtance. Some in the freshman
class have been merlooked by many houses where they
would fit merely because there was no friend or alumnus
who urged their cause
In many instances nomiratetnity men may go
further and be mole content than tho=e nho hase the
backing of chapters in esery state in the nation It is
possible to establish bonds of friendship nluch are Just
as strong as much,aunted brotherhood, and to gain
'imminence on individual merits.
Their icon, golden circle mound the word fluter
mty, no curse set on the wmd non-ftatmnity Any stu
dent who has watched the great game of rushing closely
will set up no sharp line between the two types. The
rew pledge, in his elation, and the unpledged, who may
feel dissatisfied, can avoid a popular delusion if they
remember that chance, as well as merit, plays a strong
role in fraternity selections
A SHORTER RUSHING PERIOD?
Front a group of fraternities experiencing vaned
success during rushing season, a unanimous approval
of the present rushing code xioulal be next to impossible.
Nevertheless, there seems to he a very definite and
emphatic agreement on one phase of the code, and that
cower]ns it•- length.
The fifteen-day period sins undoubtedly too long and
Interfratermty Council would not be making a mistake to
cut it down seater rally nest year To say that the last
seek of rushing began to drag would be stating it
nuldly. During the final days before the season's close
ninny fraternities originated their own silent periods
end kept a few meals "free from rushees "
Champions of the fifteen-day rushing period say
that it is impossible to make the proper selection of
lieshmen in a curtailed poised. If the period were
lengthened to twenty or twenty-five days, fraternities
oulil experience the same difficulties It is next to
impossible to judge satisfactorily the qunlifications of a
prospective pledge in a few weeks Frattpities RMee
that pledging has a ;neat element of chance connected
with it, so why prolong rushing until all minces ned are
thoroughly tired of the whole affair?
There are a few other details which will have to be
thrashed out in Council. For instance, there has been
n great deal of sentiment against beginning rushing on
the first day of Freshman 'Week. And that two-day
silent polled at the close of rushing is certainly an escel
lent opportunity for the lead-pipers.
On the whole, we believe that the code this year
was neatly satisfactory except for the length of the
rushing pelted. Although it must be admitted that
there me some points against it, we would like to see a
rushing season nest yeas composed of two five or sin day
periods with a day's lest between each pencil.
CA MP USEER
A husky fieshman who looked like he might be a
good football man was very temporality rushed at the
Tau Sigma Phi (League of Nations) House The
brothers were slightly disappointed when the possible
athlete began to ask questions. "lie;," he inquired
as he was enrol ted into the house, "have ya got any
good rooms here?"
It then de‘eloped that the gentleman had gang
,ter tendencies Ile missed his gat. There m asn't
anybody to shoot, at the moment, but he liked the feel
of the thing in his pocket. Felt sorta lonely without
it The brothels suggested that maybe he'd get over
that while he was taking Rotrisie.
PPrhaps this fellow has seen too many movies
recently, but, accolding to his own story, he's a full
fledged lacketeer. Used to ion beer in the coal re
gions, but theta's a depression in the gangster busi
ness sight non•.
When they took the big racketeer in for his free
meal he made himself right at home "I guess I
ain't brenkin any rules if I take my coat off," he said.
And berme you could say "Who-shot-infickey-Duffy?"
be hnd nemoycil the coat, parked it on the back of a
I want chain, and seated himself. He had the boys
pretty hell Tattled before he finally scrammed.
Note for co-e.ls: At St Benediet's College the
freshmen arc required to steer Princess Eugenic huts
instead of disks. Sony, girls.
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The Delta Comm. at the University of Missouri
hare decided to spend no mote than a niel.le of their
young gentlemen's funds when they ale invited to the
local soda fountains. The girls hasten to explain that
this measure was not resorted to in an effort to
increase then dates It's just to help the depression
along.
Callously enough, a joke from Froth has been
ieprinted in The Woad's 01111110,1, Ireland's humorous
magazine. We hem• that Al Buono, Froth editor, is
pretty happy about it, while Flank Tejon, a true
business man, is eonsideling how to word a letter de
manding to know, how the Irish dared to reprint a
joke mahout first asking the permission of the copy
eight au ners
Over at the Theta house the girls were having
difficulty in getting phone calls. The phone would
ring, a gal would be summoned, and when she came
to answer she would find the receiver hung up. This
went on for some time, until-they found out about
a Fresh named Martha on phone duty. It was she
who asked who was wanted, calmly hung up, and then
called the girl. And Martha didn't seem to be hav
ing fun, either. It occurred to one of the Thetas
that this Fresh was probably used to those old country
phones that Sou have to crank, after hanging up
Yen, that was it. She asked Martha about it. "Do
you have a rural phone at home' , " she said
"No, replied the Fresh, "we have a bell phone."
No, that the local guessing contest is eves: A
fiosh at the 0 E House took out his rushing calif and
consulted Band's Manual ... Another one out there
scent upstairs to test the beds by bouncing on the
smings Many a house is happy that the scho
lastic averages didn't come out any sooner . . . A
freshman on a luncheon date at Kappa Sigma said
of the Sigma Nus, "I like those boys pretty well, but
I think some of them dunk" ... Some of the brothers
hail pools on the number of pledges they'd get ..
Too thousand bids were sent to about twelve hundred
flash ... Well that's over Now where is that list
of text books me mere going to buy?
ariP, PENN STATE COLLECiiAIq
Fraternity Averages
Phi Sigma Delta 1.61
Sigma Tau Phi 1.58
Triangle 158
Phi Pi Phi 1.57
Acacia 1.47
Elaia° 1.4 C
Tau Phi Delta 1.44
Theta Kappa Phi 1.40
Alpha Gamma Rho 140
Delta Theta Sigma 1 1 4 0 0
Phi Kappa Psi
Sigma Phi Alpha. 1 40
Tau Sigma Phi° 130
Phi Delta Theta 1.30
Phi Kappa Nu° 1.5 F
Sigma Pi 138
Alpha Chi Rho 1.35
Theta Chi 135
Beta Sigma Rho 1.33
Omega Epsilon. 133
Phi Epsilon Pi_-___ _______ 130
Phi Mu Delta 1 29
Sigma Phi Epsilon 120
Chi Upsilon. 128
Kappa Sigma 1.28
Pi Kappa Alpha 1.25
Sigma Chi 125
Sigma Nu 125
Chi Phi 1.24
Delta Tau Delta 124
Sigma Pin Sigma 121
Theta Xi 1 9 4
Theta Nu Epsilon 121
Beta Kappa 1.20
Phi Sigma Kappa _ 120
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 1.18
Pi Kappa Phi 115
Alpha Tim Omega 114
Phi Kappa Sigma 1.14
Delta Upsilon 1 13
Phi Gamma Delta 1.13
Phi Kappa Tau 112
Alpha Chi Sigma 1.11
Lambda Chi Alpha 111
Alpha Phi Delta 1.10
Beta Theta Pi 1.10
Delta Chi - 110
Phi Lambda Theta 108
Delta Sigma Phi 107
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ENGINEERING MAGAZINE
STAFFS TO MEET HERE
Publication Editors Will Assemble
For Conclave October 16-17
Penn State will • be host to the staffs
if thirty engineering college maga
•mes when the Engineci ing College
Nfagazines association holds its annual
•onvention here October 16 and 17.
Tentative plans include a number of
neetings and speeches designed to aid
ho delegates with thee• problems A
dinner, and (lance have been arranged
car Saturday night at the Nittany
Lion
Letters of welcome base been sent
to thuty engineering college maga
zines.
50. Alpha Kappa P: _ 104
51. Alpha PM Sigma• 102
52. Theta Upsilon Omega 101
53. PM Kappa 100
53 Tau Kappa Epsilon 1.00
55. Kappa Delta Rho .99
56. Alpha Sigma Ph: .91
Alpha Zeta 100
Dread. _ 1.94
CM Omega 1.87
Laodelphm. 1 83
Kappa Alpha Theta 1 80
Kappa Kappa Gamma 177
Delta Gamma 1.G7
Alpha Onucron PI 1.48
Phi Mu 135
Theta PM Alpha 1.33
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EVERY PIPE SMOKER has thesat
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There's something calm and soothing
about a pipe and good tobacco. It
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haps that's why the leaders—the real
men of the world—are pipe smokers.
College men like
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it s burning Edge
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ire pipe tobacco
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PROF. FRIZZELL TO CONDUCT
DISCUSSION TOMORROW NIGHT
Piof. John H. Primell, head of the
department of public speaking, will
lead the third discussion of a series
conducted b:.- the Penn State Christian
association in the Little Theatre in
Old Mom at 7:95 o'clock tomorrow
night.
Prof. 'Frizzell will speak on "Activ
ities" and will analyze their value in
college and the time that should be de
voted to them. The series of discus
sions precedes the organization of the
Hugh Beaver club, freshman organi
zation of the Christian association.
TO TALK ON UNEMPLOYMENT
Dean Robert L Sackett, of the
School of Engineering, will speak on
"Unemployment reduced by a ten-year
engineering plan" before the engi
neering section of the Land Grant Col
lege association meeting to be held in
Chicago on November 15,10, and 17.
THE TOAST
of the Campus!
At all the best-served dinner
tables at State you'll find
Stroehmamds on the Menu,
Three Times A Day. There's
a good reason for this. Try
Stroehmann's once, and you'll
know.
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$2OO to $ 3.00 ' cto 51.50
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WE CALL FOR
and DELIVER
FRUIT
The Pennsylvania State College Orchards
Mclntosh, Grimes and Smokehouse varieties of apples
are ready. Prices 50c to $1.25 bushel. Winter apples will
not be harvested until October.
College fruit can be had from all State College grocery
stores. A salesman will be on duty at the College Orchard
Fruit Packing House during business hours. Packing
House Phone No. 913-R.4.
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
For College Meh
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HARRY SAUERS
On Allen Street
Tuesday, October 0, 1931
Robbers- entering the Sigma. Nu
house early Saturday morning, se
emed approximately $75 No clues
have been found of the robbers who
ransacked the second floor and who
left several valuable watches un
touched.
Entries of the Agriculture school
won ten prizes at the Eastern States
Exposition held in Spline°ld, Mass.,
recently.
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Jimmie Gleason Comedy I
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SATURDAY-
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