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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1931
STUNT NIGHT
Ir past gems, appi oximately a seed, after new fl
tcrnity pledges wec e settled In then• new homes, an an of
mystery rummies' cone. mng a tiaditainal most that
would soon occur on a slate that was Unknown to the
freshmen Stunt Night,
Stunt Might in late }eats has been far front sato
faetoly. It has been poorly organwed with just a
meager number of sophomores turning out to initiate the
nest class. It has seised no teal unloose It has,
ithout esception, caused setious injury to a feu ash
victuals, and the chances for mote seta.e accidents ale
always plentiful.
This seems to be the year for a general esodus of
old tiaditions and a substitution of lieu customs more
uorthuhile Realizing that throe was a marked senti
ment against Stunt Night as it has been in the past,
those in charge of the Mimi hose postponed the tiadi-
Urinal event in hope that a substitute could be found
%shah would serve as an initiation ceremony for the new
Class and at the sonic time contain none of the objec
tionable features of the old Stunt Night.
The suggestion of a ceremony which occurs an
rurally in some lord-western uni‘ersities seems to pos
sess great possibilities At these schools the freshmen,
rather than the sophomores, are the masters of the
ceremony. The yearlings organize their own shoe for
the benefit of the upperclasses. Not an elaborate affair,
Lut on the order of amateur night at the theatre
Bronx cheers and cat-calls, no doubt, mould be forth
coming from the sophomores, but such an event mould at
least be novel and could be developed from year to year
cn a more ambitious scale
Scholarship rankings short non-fiateinity men
leading fiatetnities in menage year aft. }cal, and
indicate that the insectucly established houses have
better accords consistently than chapters which con
,ader their leputation secure. Dean Arthur R. Was
nook's e•planation of this fact might be supplemented by
the argument that too many people like to celebrate
success, and dwell in the past rather than the present
"We v.•rae pretty good" is a much mine common Alas°
than "We could be bettm."
Either the potentiality foe high scholarship is latent
is fraternity men, and suppressed beneath a feeling of
rttainment, Os fraternities leave been making a few
iiiMaltes in bidding. It is encouraging to note that a
sise in fraternity scholaiship was responsible for the
all-Collego increase, and possibly new freshman classes,
with incieasingly peitment queues about scholaiship,
coo help to make fraternities realize the value of good
grades to a mell-rounded house.
PARENTAL SUBSTITUTION
A young woman student in a large unnersity was
unable to attend classes for a month. To keep her from
falling too far behind in her wmk, het mother went to
the city, attended all lectures, repotted on them nightly
to lies daughter, did supplementary rezearch at the
library, became acquainted with her slaughter's class
mates and even added considerably to het cncle of
fr rends. Returning to college the daughter found out
that she could make up what she had cussed Nery
easily. The mother came to the conclusion that the
e‘peuence was beneficial and that "patents need to
.turfy more"
And noes a college editor in New England believes
that fathers could do their share of this patents' sub
stitution. lie says "One would like to see John T.
Midi'loam broke,, weighing 197 pounds, in son's shorts
going out for Mack and trying to do 100 yards in eleven
flat. And suppose the dean should send for father for
cno of his hear t-to-hear t talks" Even if father were a
famous lawyer, would he have a snappy comeback to
the dean's remarks—or would lie ask to file a brief?"
One bad feattne of the plan is evident Suppose
spending money is all used up pmchasing test books, or
liaise pally favors, of financing week-end football taws
--and it became necessary to Wile Dad for more money.
NVhat would father do then?
A custom of long standing has been allowed to
pass nearly out of existence this year. It concerns the
practice of fieshmen iodating on co-op coiner. This
tinsel itten law at Penn State has been violated this
peat to the e•tent that freshman clinks ale much in
CA MPUSEER
Bean Stoddart's honor Roll, posted in the L. A
Building, lists the merages of the ten leading Liberal
Attests in the classes of 1922, 1922, and 1914. We
moo paiticulativ interested in the class of 1922.
Sonic pretty good cork seems to have been done by
these people aho should base graduated long ago.
One made a stiaight tlnce last semester, and quite
a fen me mei 2 point 7.
It seemed lather queer to us that such bright
tenets should still be hanging around their classrooms,
after all these yem s We finally" figured out that prob
ably they had been just a bunch of ordinaiy dopes
for the fast nine yews or so of their college careers
and that they finally had attained such high averages
only as a result of all that practice.
Inealentallv, why aren't the averages for the
ellss of 19:3:3 listed there? We hear there are some
fan ly blight scholars in that class, too.
The other day 550 Nontated into one of the diners
to try that coffee. We boarded a stool next to a
fieshinan about to order his dinner. "What's 'Filet
of sole,'" asbed the hosh, pronouncing it "Ott."
"Why, that's fish," the waiter answered, biding
r smile
"Oh. Well, I'll hire beef tongue," the youngster
Inn lied') fe pl led.
Last night V. 0 dreamed that we v.ere in the
Libini.s, Wing to get something to read. We had
been scanting fin a long time to read Ai rouismith, so
ac wrote out,a card for that book first. When we
handed our order to the attendant she inquired, "Is
this for Lit. G?"
"No," we ansnered, "We just want to lead it "
She seemed 1 other sin posed "I'm sorry," she
managed to say, "this hook is resolved for those tak
ing Lit. G."
If we only had known that sooner we should
have signed up for the course, but it was too late.
"Oka}, we'll look for something else," we replied.
We had thought of several nasty things to say, but
realized the sorry plight of the library, and we're
pretty gentle in our dreams anyway.
So we returned to the fiction files and looked up
ten books The first one was out And so was the
nest. The third was downstairs being rebound, the
next two SSCIe out, and the others apparently had
nmer been in. We gave up and stalked through the
buzzing atmosphere and out of the place.
On the front steps we found a fellow smoking a
pipe. "There are nude a lot of lights on Old Main
tosser, aren't there , " he remarked.
"Yes," we repined, "And how runny books 'per
hour do you suppose they burn?"
We hate it on good authority a that Professor
Tanner appeared last meek in one of his classes
without a single key as pin on display. Probably
was late getting up, or something
About Town & Campus: Bob McClure finally
missed a Blue Band hip—the first in about five years
. The couples wandering about the mountains
this meek-end ... Bent Lum went riding Saturday,
and the horse bloke a leg ... Freshmen women with
customs off ... The Thetas are staging a mice hunt
. . but they find difficulty in getting someone to
remove the Niel= from the trap ... Anne D'Olier
pushing the practice house baby manage ... Some
of these red-hcaded transfms are pretty neat . .
The gloat exodus Friday afternoon ... We bear that
people AOlO stayed in town this week-end had a'
swell time .. radio dances ... in, anyway, radio ...
You owe the college a buck .
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These Chaps Need No Murads
for Nonchalance
Their New Montgomery Suits
Are Ample
$25 $35 $45
MONTGOMERY'S
tol at Mars Std.
" THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN'
Letter Box —1
To The Edda
Dear Sir
The display of spirit at the Temple
game Saturday must base been grab
' tying to eery Penn State man. Stu
dents and alumni alike united in cheer
ing a coulageous Nittnny team on
against ohs ions odds. And often, im
partial spectators in the mood joined
in applauding n paiticularly gallant
stand
Ono thing, how es. , hindered the
work of our cheerleaders and prevent
ed us from making as strong an im
pression ns would have been possible
otherwise. We were assigned a cheer
ing section which necessitated our
buying the most espensive seats, if
we were to Join in the orgamved ex
pression of Nittany spirit The times
being as they are; it is not sat prising
that many Blue and White motets
found themselves in general admission
seats cut oil from the rest of the
State cohorts. A I . :Milled cheering sec
tion was impossible under such cir
cumstances
I write this suggestion with the real
' mition that such arrangements use
not ordinarily decided by - our admin
istrative officials. However, isn't it
possible that something could be done
at the remaining assay games to'alle-
N late such a condition' Perhaps a
section could be resersed for us in
more moderately priced seats.
failing that, cheerleaders might be as
signed to the segregated sections of
out supporters At any r ate, the good
impression that the State cheering sec
tion made in Philadelphia can be made
esen better at Syracuse, m Easton, or
Morgantown, if something is done
about this.
A word about out Nittany Lion
Let's have more of him. Unsung plume
for the unknown hero who clunked into
that hot skin Saturday, for it cer
tainly can't hurt State spirit and
must have Nought back memories of
other days to many of the alumni.
STATE FOLLOWER
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Around The Corner I
Fraternities at Michigan State ass
strongly protesting the man rooming
house system is hereby the student is
required to sign a mamct lot a
room in an approved looming house
for a period of one term Pr:.lent
Robert S Shim frankly made known
the stand of the college administra
tion in support of the rules. A 'mi
rage of criticism issued from the ut
ter lack of any warning that such a
system was impmidmg
Colgate University may start n
polo tent this year Intetest is be
ing aroused there in favor of a trim
becitus2, of the success of a nerdy
organized riding academy.
Studying will be optional with Uni
versity of Chicago freshmen this
year. President Rohm. t Mavnaid
Hutchins has inaugurated a new edu
cational system there based on the
theory that an intelligent . roan will
want to be educated. Seven hundied
and twenty of the smartest freshmen
to ever enter the institution will go
to class at their own volition, read
what books they please, and confer
with professors at their wish Edu
cators are eagerly waiting to see the
results of thus unique melon-mt.
Freshmen II 0 T C. students at
the University of Vermont will dis
play new uniforms consisting of dark
blue wool jacket and cap with trou
sers of a lighter blue mates al
A two-year-old steer, flea bushels
of potatoes, and May bushels of ap
ples were tho sole finances of a young
fellow who recently started school at
fiforris-Harvey Collage m West Vet
alma This unusual case was the re
sult of an announcement by Pro,
dent Leonard Riggleman that farm
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It has been estimated that Yale
University's operating expense and
cost of budding ,eonstiuctinn during
this yeas Mill approximately $22,000,-
000. About 2,000 corkers are regu
laily employed on Yale buildings.
At Lehigh University, the Senior
801 l orchestra will be selected by
popular ballot. The note policy in
augurated by the senior class is de
signed to avoid criticism by tlr,, stu
dent body.
At Nottliwntein University, rush
ing is refcrred to as a itosh-baiting
contest.
An aviation course in Naval R.O.
T C as available to seniors and glad
mites in the University of Washing
ton The course includes elementary
Iliadic° and timing at a na
sal air station.
IT'S SURE TO GET YOU!
The Spirit
Notre Dame!
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Tuesday, October 13, 1931
El=
Prof, John Vnndu ‘cn t, head of the
poultry extensum deputtment, spoke
on "Baby Cluck Shows" before
y
tate:Aa, members - of the Penn
State Poultry club m the Horticulture
buildmg Thuttalle night.;
COMPETE IN DAIRY CONTESTS
Three judging tennis under the di
eetion of Prof Adam L. Beam of the
daily htednindly department were
competitors in the National Dairy
Exposition at St Louis, Mo., Satur
' day and yesterday.
.
THAUM...
(Matinee Daib nt 1 30)
TUESDAY—
Edward G. Robinson in
"5 STAR FINAL"
WEDNESDAY—
Lil)an Tallman. Regis Toomey, In
"MURDER BY THE CLOCK"
Clark and McCullough Comedy
THURSDAY—
Special Stage Attraction
Dick Powell, Dorothy Bushey,
and Bernie Armstrong
—On the Screen—
Bit 'Bo3d, Warner Oland, Jimmie
Gleason, Java PAN, in
"THE BIG GAMBLE"-
FRIDAY—
Mae Clark, Kent Douglass, in
"WATERLOO BRIDGE"
SATURDAY—
• Charles Rockford, Rose Tlobnit, In
'EAST OF BORNEO"
NITTANY THEATRE
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY—
Lewis Stone, Doris ICenyon,
Charles Butterworth, in
"TILE BARGAIN"
TBURSDAY
"MURDL•R BY THE CLOCK"
FRIDAY
"THE BIG GAMBLE"
SATURDAY
"WATERLOO BRIDGE"
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every Tuesday, Than.
Jay and Saturday el.
ulna over N.D.C.
networks.