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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Publimbed semi-weekly daring the College year, except an holiday.,
by etudenta of The Pennsylvania Slate came, In the Interest of the
College, the students, ineolly, alumni, and friend,.
TIIE BIM:AGING BOARD
ROBERT E. TSCIIAN '33 ALFRED W. HESSE JR. '33
Editor Buss Manager
RALPH lIETZEL JR. '33 ROBERT M.ines HARRINGTON '33
Mnnaging Editor Circulation Manager
SIDNEY 11. BENJAMIN '33 PAUL BIERSTRIN '33
Sports Editor Loot! Advertising Mnnager
RICHARD V. WALL '33 WILLARD D. NESTER '33
Assistant Editor Foreign Advertising Manager
DONALD P. DAY '33 ARTHUR E. PHILLIPS '33
Assistnnt Managing Editor Credit Manager
ERNEST B. ZUKACSKAS '33 MARION P. HOWELL '33
_ Assistant Sports Editor Wornen's Editor
ROLLIN C. STEINMETZ '33 ISABEL MerARLAND '33
News Editor Women's Managing Editor
W. a. WILLIAMS 311. '33 ELIZABETH M. KALB '33
News Editor Women's News Editor
• ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Charles A. Dlyers '3l Wm. B. Prothero .34
George A. Scott '34 Dornzird B. nosouweig '34 JaencH M. Sheen '34
ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS
llnrold J. Datech '34 11. Edgar Furman '34 John C. Irwin '34
Frederick L. Taylor '34, Francis Wacker '34
WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Eva M. Blichfchlt '34, Ruth PI. Harmon '34, Mae P. Kaplan '34
Member Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association
Entered M the Poetoffice, Stale College, Pa., U 5 second-class matter.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1932
COME AND GET IT
Approximately three•qunrters of the freshmen en
tering Penn State this year were graduated in the up
per two-fifths of their high.school classes. This com
pares favorably with the records of former freshman
classes at•the College and statistically indicates that
the class of 1936 will advance the scholastic standards
of the College as the previous ones have.
Unfortunately what is true for the class as a unit
can 'not be predicted for , each . individual. The College
extends its facilities, it" I:ll*.iers countless cultural and
practical advantages, it seeks to inspire love for know
ledge, and even strives to do a little goading. But
whether a student is to be successful in College depends
on his own initiative and how fully he realizes that all
the advantages are his for a little effort.
If efication were forced down the throats of stu
dents there, would be a great outcry and learning would
be, at best, drudgery. The very aims and ideals of an
education would be defeated by employing the harsh
system that is necessary to make thoughtless children
do what they must at some time come to realize is val
uable and necessary. It is assumed that when a man
gains admittance to a college he is far enough advanced
intellectually to take full advantage of the education
offered-hini. -0n that basis there is no attempt Co force •
anythlii#7inTolleFarit;:atident can .be a'Aiikrd-taz4r.;-
Mxtra-eurricelar' activities', as this .paper indicates'
are ninny and 'varied at Penn State. Activities are not
to be entered into quickly. They are unquestionably
lieneficial to many students but it cannot be denied that
in other cases activities stand between studants and the
realization of the purpose for which they came to col-
lege. The new student should first decide whether he
can handle an activity together with his scholastic work
After that his choice of an activity should be dependent
on his interests and qualifications
HAPPY. DAZE
The first month of College, with the newness and
consequent glamor of Freshman Week, the multitude
of tests, mass meetings, lectures, to say nothing of the
turmoil of rushing, has been rightly called the most
colorful and active period in the four years of College.
Even several years after sophistication has set in, it
is not unusual to overhear upperclassmen compliment
Freshman Week as "the happiest days of their collegiate
career." They claim, however, that they were too
dazed at the time to realize that fact.
If College is a great experience in itself, certainly,
leaving home for college must not be overlooked as a
major step in the life of a young man cM.woman. Home
ties receive their first severe strain and decision after
decision must be made unaided by parental advice. At
first this freedom proves novel and interesting. As long
as its novelty remains, responsibility does not press
hard but when it becomes the ordinary course of affairs
responsibility becomes too easily irksome.
Without doubt nearly every freshman coming to
Penn State in the class of 1936 believes that the next
four years will be the best and the happiest in his life.
Experience will show that as far as happiness is con
cerned college is no different from oth . pr walks of life.
It is partially a segregated world, perhaps slightly
niece harmonious because of the many common inter
ests of its components, but it is, nevertheless, filled with
problems. Upon many decisions rests the happiness
and the success in College of every new student.
During the last seven years that Freshman Week
has been observed at Penn State it has been undergoing
ninny refinements. .The procedure this yonr, even more
.,
so than in the past, constitutes a highly selected pro-
gram of what has been found to be the need of the en-
tering Freshmen. It is a thorough introduction to the
traditions, methods, the entire life at Penn State. The
freshman who misses any of the important featuras
Of the program only extends the time when he will fit
smoothly into his existence here
Do You Know . . .
That Old Main housed the entire College in 1859,
and until 1886 was used for dormitories, class rooms,
and administrative offices.
That the original Old Main building was torn
down in 1929 and that the present structure, com
pleted in 1930, was built from many of the same old
stones.
That the tradition - of the Old Willow tree dates
back to the time when Professor Waring planted it
in memory of the earlier days. The original tree was
blown down in a wind storm and a cutting was plant
ed in 1921 and now grows near the drinking fountain
on the main campus .walk.
That the permission of the president together
with the approval of the Dean of Women was the
red-tape gone through .for securing a date with a
co-ed way back in the '7o's.
That the polylith in front of the Armory was
erected in 1896 and contains all the specimens of
known building stone found in the State.
That it has been estimated that 100,000 blue books
are used by students for examinations throughout
each school year.
That Owen D. Young received the nomination
for president on the fifth ballot after one hundred
and ten delegates bolted from Roosevelt and Thomas
in a model Republocrat convention held by political
science students last year.
That Penn State athletes represented the United
States in the last four Olympic Games.
That the first student to enroll in the College is
now living as a retired physician on a farm in Ar-
That there is a case
. of historical articles per
taining to the College on the second floor of the
Library which, among other.things, includes a Lincoln
signature, seals of the College, and candle-sticks that
were formerly used in Old Main.
That the Nittany Lion, the symbol of the College,
was launched at Princeton University in 1906 on the
occasion of a baseball game when a Penn State stu
dent in a flash of repartee said that nothing but a
Pennsylvania mountain lion could stand Wore a
Bengal tiger.
That in 1912 only members of;thc three .upper-
classes were permitted to kick the football between
the halves of a varsity game
.„ .
That the inscription "Tiny" on a lima:lstope...near",
- ".14W • hfcA • "star lli *V a lFr - v° •
4 :'*; ithe spOt where lies state
leie professor's• wife
That nearly 80,000 towels are needed each year
by athletes and physical education students according
to the attendant at Recreation Hall
That campus politics arc run with the same or-
ganization as exists in national politics, parties and
That all indoor athletics were carried on in the
Armory until the completion of Recreation Hall in
That rushing among the women's social organiza-
tions is not carried on until the sophomore year.
That seven of the trees on the front campus are
dedicated to Penn Statg.men who lost their lives in
the World War.
That many of the streets in State College are
named after former presidents of the College
WELCOME 1936
Penn State Men
:—LIKE THIS STORE
and you will like it, too, for its
courteous atmosphere-its val
ues and its development of styles •
for College Men.
• •
A HEADQUARTERS FOR
FROSH APPAREL
STARK BROS. & HARPER
Haberdashers
HATTERS, HABERDASHERS,; TAILORS
NEXT TO THE MOVIES
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN.
Custhms Mould Activities
Of Freshmen on Campus
4 Restrictionp -Removed by Student council
Revion—Dating Rule Changed
College custamsat Penn State are practices which have been handed
down frrim class to class and have now become established traditions. Origin
ating from various sources, these practices have become ingrained in student
life and undergo constant changes.
Present 'Collegeenstoms fall under two divisions. First ; general cus. ,
toms whichare for:the guidance of the whole student body. Second, fresh
rnan-cuStoing "intended to discipline the activities of the freshman and instill
proper respect for _upperclassmen.
Prominent among, old Penn State
traditions is the custom of exchanging
cordial "Hello's" with other students
on the camptis. Every student also
greets the president in this manner
with a tip of the hat or civilian salute.
Smoking on the -campus is confined
to places outside of ; classrooms, lab
oratories, and Recreation hall. Penn
State men . conduct themselves like
gentlemen and sportsmen 'at all ath
letic events and await the singing of
the Alma Mater - at the close of the
-game. • •
Pasting or painting of stickers or
seals bearing Penn - State insignia does
not repeive . the -approval of correst
usage. It is needless to say that there
are far superior ways in which to dis
tinguish one's self as a Penn State
man. .
Four • freshman customs ,were re-•
moved and the Class of ~.1.936 was
given permissioir , to date after the
first semester as a result of a cos-,
toms revision made by Student Coon-.
cil last May.
.All sophomorc'restric
tions were removed by student action'
two years ago.
Smoking in public by freshmen will
no longer be prohibited, and the carry
ing of matches at all times will not
be required. .'lteitriction" regarding
frequenting the , vicinity .of the Stu
dent Tribunal and talkingbackto up
perclassmen have also been stricken
from the list.as unnecessary.
The remaining freshman, restric-'
tions are as follows:
1. Do not walk across . front cam
pus or use front campus wall:
2. Do not go without coats in pub
lic at any
We Sell All Kinds of
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711-e 4.4.1 e
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Students
Very Reasonable Rates
FOR BOARD
See Mrs. W. IL Kaufman,
526 E. College Ave., before
making other arrangements
ALL HOME COOKING
AND BAKING -
Greetings .to the,
Students
J. W. Kellmer
Photographer
Second Floor
Montgomery Building
3.. Do not walk across grass on
the campus.
4. Always wear your dink, black
socks and black tin, except on trips,
•en holidays, and on Sundays; or when
entertaining, mothers or sisters or
when escorting young women at times
of houseparties and house dances.
5. Wear a regulation card with
your name and preparatory or high
school printed on it in large letters.
DO not appear without it during the
first two weeks at College.
6. Do not be absent at any class
meeting, athletic event or mass meet
ing. Do
,not leave any such event un
til excused by proper authority.
7. Do not enter the south Liberal
Arts building by the lower• entrance.
Do not enter the north Liberal Arts
building except by the rear• entrance.
Other minor customs can be learned
by consulting the Student Handbook
which has been mailed to all fresh
men. Move-Up Day, at which each
class advances a year, will - prObably,
be obierved at the beginning of the,
Easter vacation. At this time all
freshman restrictions will be removed.
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Senior 'President
JCON, A. WOOD '33
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Expert Shoe Repairing
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THE PENN STATE
SHOE SHOP
Allen Stre4 Opp. Postoffice
Now, gentlemen of 1936,• here is that Zilch girl who: thinks men
are more' vain than women! Although we :don't .advocate
we've seen clothing and haberdaihery 'in 'IVIONTGOMERY!S that
.any man* would be proud of.. YOU must visit Paul llitten,*the
manager, who will welcome you most cordially, :and will :gladly
show you. the smartest Wren's wear-outside a "Vanity Nr.cqi.rer.
Manhattan Shirts : - Dobbs Hats
Interwoven Hose Nettleton.Shoes:
EVERYDAY NEEDS
Saturday, September 10, 1932
NEW DAIRY, HOME ECONOMICS
BUILDINGS COMPLETED HERE
With prominent dairy and agricul
tural leaders "from' Pennsylvania and
neighboring states present; Penn
.State's new halfmillioh dollar dairy,
building was dedicated here on August
25 and 26. • • :
The new Home Economics building,
which was completed late Mit spring,
was used for classeS durins the Sum
mer Session.
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Welcomes the 'I:Ild Ones
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For Goqd— • •
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