Page Eight
Penn State First Founded,
As Farmers' High School
(Contimid from page one)
ed. The College grew in numbers
largely due to preparatory students,
to music and art pupils. Three
courses, agriculture, classical, and
scientific, were offered, and women
students were admitted on equal
terms in 1871.
An unfortunate interregnum . in
1880-1881 under President Short
lidge re-opened the flood gates of crit
icism and personal recrimination.
Students were few and in open rebel
lion. Faculty; trustee, and legislative
investigations followed—the Pennsyl
vania State College was passing
through its darkest days.
However, a new leader, the second
great president, Dr. George W. Ather- .
ton, had been found,. destined to serve
nearly "a quarter of a century. -He
received an institution of, one building,
Old Main, completed in December,
1863, a massive but 'forbidding strut . -
ture, with a dark; almost' prison -like:
interior,'a student' body so depleted.in
numbers that it scarcely exceeded the
faculty, and '}with, a - reputationand .
name over the State (however unjust):
of an educational :failure and not en
titled to the proceeds of the: Land
Grant. With rare determination and
insight, he placed the work Of .the
institution squarely unoh.its charter:.
won the people of the Commonwealth
to its support, found in Governor .
James Beaver, a ,lifc-lohg - friend
of the College, a tower of strength
and enthusiasm,'
A revamping of Old ,Main was be
gun, over-crowded departments be
gan their exodUs to new. 'buildings..
The schools were organized in 1896,
dormitories were erected; a University
Inn, and the first buildings'by private
donors, the Carnegie Library and
Schwab Auditorium. Agriculture be•
gan its modern development with .a
building prograin and expansion- of
facilities under the aegis of The Al
lied Agricultural Societies in 1900;
Engineering owes its first adequate.
housing to Governor Pattison who be-.
came a warm friend of Penn State.
during . his • second administration;•
whill most caustic in his denuncia
tions in his vetoes of the bills of 1881',
and 1885.
Liberal studies were strengthened,
departments of physical, education,
forestry, home economics, the calori
meter -and research : Activities were
established, a-, 'Slimmer School :and
Farmers' Institutes fostered. Dr.
Atherton, left, the ~institution 'firmly
established in the hearts.'of the peo
ple of ~ t he.' Commonwealth, as , the
crown of the free_ public:schOol sys..;
tem, an institution ,of pearly one
thousand ..stUdents,,-Ithirty'.buildiagi,
nineteen four-year. ionises, and (with'
surprisingly few omisSions). All the
major lines of developtiient 'of a mod
ern state university, 'at 'least in em
bryo.
.
• Thus. the College groped its way
during the first 'quarter, century:: It
"found itself" .under President-Ather
ton during. :the second, 'quzirter 'can:
ttiry.: Its rapid developMent has' come
during the third quarter century, and
peculiarly so in', the - hist five years.
Presidents Sparks, Thornas and Het
zel are three different•types of.execti
tives. Under Dr.,Sparks the 'student
body grew almost phenomenally, pop
ularizing and extension activities were
greatly increased, the Summer School ,
established on a new basis in 1910. 1
Comprehensive building plans were
outlined, and genuine additions to the,
plant made. More adequate support
was provided in which the active co
operation
of Governor Tener should
he noted. President Sparks bdre a
huge burden during the Great War—
n .burden which sapped his 4trength .
to the breaking point, leading to his
retirement in 1920. Dr. Sparks hand
ed over to President John Martin
Thomas an institution with 370 on the
faculty and a resident student body
of 4,016.
The service of Dr. Themes of four
years was marked by plans for a
greater Penn State, a better physical
plant, more adequate legislative sup
port. The College campaign to raise
$2,000,000 for welfare building; was
organized and vigorously carried on.
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The $8,000,000 bond. issue was pro
posed although not realized since the
revenues of the state were assured
adequate to meet the new building
Program. Pour permanent buildings
were erected and the School of Edu
cation and the Graduate School estab
lished. '
September 24, 1926, Dr. Ralph Dorn
Hctzel was called to the presidency
and a new Penn State began rapidly
to realize itself. An adequate campus
plan and the following new buildings
which were dedicated as part of the
Seventy-Fifth Celebration tell some
thing of the external story: Recrea
tion Hall, 'Engineering Building, Min
eral ,Industries, Old Main, Frear and
Grange Dormitories, Liberal Arts, and
Chemistry units, Power Plant, Bot
any Building,' Hospital Service Build
ing, and other permanent, units.
The inward history of change and
development is even more significant.
A new freedom to'teach, a more lib- -
eral environment in. which, to learn,;
a continuous . search for avenues of
service to. the CoMmonwealth—these;
are some Of. the spiritual factors
which are moulding new and inner.
Penn State while. the Campus is un
dergoing 'an almost complete trans- -
fernition: • • -
2 Army Cannon
Once Led AttaCk
On 'Fort Shivery'
Two harmless little cannon, now
squatting on their concrete beds in
front of the Armory, , gaze stolidly at
developments on the campus and rem
inisce on the many battle-fields they
surveyed'in the dim days of the
eighties.
Silently, these two veterans'of com
bat review days when, mounted on
trunions, they gleamed in the sun and
the spokes 'of • their wheels glittered
as they 'were . - drawn by students .
sweating to the commands of ' bat
talion commanders.
Those members of the "Old Guard"
did not, however; limit their expei
i ince to the dust' of the march and
the playing of, the national anthem•
with colors flying. They took an in
timate part in conflicts between the
"Town MuCkers" and the "Old Main
Rats," rival binds of:students which
sprang up as .a"resolt of separate
cioming quarters'-half a century ago.
, ; One spring clay in the eighties,
legend runs, the ItTown Muckers" felt
the urge for widitement:at the . ex
pense of 'their rivals. Organizing a
Miracle, they •rdineuvered abOut the
terrace fronting' Old Wain .and. taunt
ed the inmates With cries of "Govern
ment Paupers" and "Rats." In those
days the dark Walls" of •Old Main
housed most of the student body.
:After this ' • show "of spirit the
"Townies!' were satisfied and return
ed Id their haunts on Beaver Avenue
'where. they '• roomed in what was
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ICollege Historian
As College historian, Dr.. Erwin
IV. Runkle has been granted a leave
of • absence from active teaching
duty to compile a printed volume of
the history of Penn State.
ORATORS ADDRESSED 2,600
IN AUDIENCES LAST YEAR
• (Continued from page OW
and speeches, followed by frequent de
livery and extemporaneous rebuttal
work constitute the work on the squad.
Reward for achievement along foren
sic lines is in the form of a key, given
by the College to any student who
participates in five intercollegiate
contests in one year.
For the administration of debating
affairs there exists a Forensic Coun
cil of nine members appointed by the
president of the senior class from the
' three upper classes..., A' president is
selected and holds membership in the
Student Council. The Forensic Coun
cil sponsors the Intra-mural debate
contest and aids in the Sophomore
Speaking contest for which all sopho
mores are eligible.
known as "Fort Shivery," in the.lan
guage of the "Rats." But the resi
dents of Old Main were intent on re
venge. Hauling out their heavy ar
tillery they gathered a representa
tive collection of rubbish, tin cans,
and garbage, and rammed it all down
the muzzles of the cannon.
Aiming the deadly instruments at
the. lodgings of their enemies, the.
"Rats" drew a bead
,in approved mil
itary style., After: the addition of
powder• and, the application of a
Match; amid a thunderous' roar, - the
•two' stalwarts - beletied forth their
questionable contents. Because am
'Munition SiiiiiilieiNabeeit exhausted
the barricade, was lifted, but a notable
military victory had' been' iained by
the 'roomers in Old' Main. '
With the imbeddiag of the impedi
menta of war in concrete bases,
lege authorities have doomed the can
non, to a life of inactivity.
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THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
2. HONOR SOCIETIES
REWARD FRESHMEN
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(Conti?Med from polo onc)
Purple Quill is a literary guild which
has for its purpose fostering creative
writing and appreciation for it among
thu students. Members of all classes
who have demonstrated their ability
along literary lines are elected to
membership. .
Kappa Kappa- Psi is made Up of
outstanding members of the College
Band. while Kappa Gamma Psi is a
professional music honorary. - Phi Mu
Alpha, commonly known as Sinfonia,
is another professional music society
whose , members are• outstanding for
vocal-and instrumental work on cam
pus musical organizations. Theta
Alpha Phi is an honorary dramatics
fraternity. Two major or four minor
roles must have been played or- pro
ficiency shown , along some other
phase of dramatic art as the mini-.
mum' requir6ment for eligibility:
Among women students , the Louise
Homer club is the honorary musical
group.: , , ,
Many Piofesslonal Groups
, Seven honorary fraternities reward.
achievement in the various curricula
of the engineering, school. Tau Beta
Pi elects from the upper fifth of the
juniors. and. seniors in the school.
Sigma .-Tau ' requires marked ability
along - the:Professional lines of its
members. and Pi Tan Sigma, elects on
the best's of engineering ability, schol
arship, and personality. Scarab is a
professional group of students in ar
chitecture as is Pi Gamma Alpha,:
'honorary line .arts. -Eta Kappa Nu,
is solely for. students taking electrical
engineering, and Chi Epsilon restricts:
its membership to civil engineers.
Education Societies
—ln the School of Liberal Arts, Pi
Lambda Sigma is a local honorary
pre-legal society and Delta Sigma Pi
is tin honorary commerce fraternity.
Members of Phi Sigma lota, romance
languages, and Pi. Gamma Mu, social
Science, are chosen one strictly scho
lastic basis.
Phi Lambda Upsilon is the honor
ary - group of .the chemists. It elects
on a'basis of general scholarship with
work in, chemistry having double
'weight. Thehonor man of the sopho
nioie class in .the chemistry curricu
lum is elCcbd,at.the end.of the year.
Proficiency in physics is rewarded by
membership in Sigma Pi Sigma. Pi
Mu Epsilon limits 'its membesrhip to
students of .mathematics.
High rankiilg. students in the min
ing andgeology - curricula are eligible
ior'Siginaiiina Epsilon, a pi•bfes=
sional fratrnity. For students in-the
education' school, there - -are Kappa
Delta Pi and Kappa Phi Kappa. JUn
ior and senior men and women whose
grades are ;above the average 'and
who have'...dompleted at,' least six
semesters education work are
Prop. RUSSELL. 4. ADAMITZ
Registers Freshmen
WILLIAM S. HOFFMAN
eligible for the former grchm while
the latter is, profeSsional and mem-'
bers must intend to follow that line of
work after graduation. Psi . Chris an
organization of student's specializing
in psychology. ''
Xi Sigma Pi is tlieforestry honor
ary and Pi Alp'ha •Xi rewards with
membership students who show abil
ity and interest in floriculture. Al
pha Tau Alpha chooses from the stu
dents enrolled in agricultural educa
tion. Omicron . Nu, honorary home
economies, elects from the two upper
classes while the Ellen H. Richards
club is composed largely of juniors
in home economics.
Scabbard and Blade is a:- national
society electing students who take
advanced military training. . Last
year a 'local organization of, under
classmen proficient in military drill
was accepted to membership in Persh
ing Rifles, • a national society for
recognizing proficiency among stu
dents in the basic R. 0. T. C. course.
MINERAL COLLECTION SHOWN
A complete , collection of ; . mineral
ores, rocks, and other interesting
mining .and geological specimens, are
on display in the museum of the Min
eral Industries building. A.large re
lief map of Pennsylvania, which- was
formerly located in the original Old
Main,' has been placed there.
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DINER
First ,Students :at . College'
Helped Complete Building
"Every college bus legend '."
In seventy:five years,. Penn State
has gathered many memories; record
ed in old volumes 'and dusty prints
for each new class to• read' and won
der:
What - 'were freshmen like seventy
five years ago? They .had no cus
toms, no upperclassmen to look up to;
they had little, in fact, but classes
and long hours of work. The Sixty
nine students • who arrived at Penn
State as' the first freihman Cliss in
February, 1859; found Old Main in the
process of construction, and to them
was delegated the task, of finishing
the building.
The undergraduate .of • today would
look askance at these pioneers.. In
those early days when pena Slate was
still the "Farmers' High . School," stl - 2;
dents rose at 5 O'clock each. morning,
and began their study or work before
'o'clock. Their classei: lasted until
6 o'clock at night, and. all lights were.
out before 10' o'clock.. , :
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Freshmen TreatCd Hiarshiy
. Old Main housed the entire' College
in 1859, and until 1.886, dormitOries, ,
classrooms and ,adininistrative.affiees .
alike were " contained in the 'same
structure. Dien after that time stu
dents lived there for .mani years.
Around this, ancient' building, now.
replaced by a modern administrative
building, hover many
. ef the legendb
which have 'passed on . from ,class, to,
class.; Battles between classes` and'
factions have become historic, and the
"Old Main rats," whose haunts were
in the upper stories; number' many..
alumni still. ' .
Many grey-haired . gentlemep
remember, with a sigh of regret..the
episode of the attic cave-in. ' Before
prohibition,. one, student beer narty
was rudely interrupted when the liquid
refreshment crashed to
,the :floor be-;
low. There was a suicide window,
too,. out of which an English instru&
FINDS'BASki,TBALL:P6P,ITLA!i
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Basketball is the favorite- sport 'of
most' Penn State students, according.
to a.survey made by a • physical edu:
cation instructor of all freihman and
sophomOre physical education classes:
last year.
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NEAR POSTOFFICIE
S4turday, September 10, 1932
. ,
tor fell before breakfast one morning,
in 1907.
In early days "semester Shirts":
Were common; and arrayed in .theSe
rough flannel garments, with corduroy;
trousers, students 'considered their '
ward-robe for the year complete.
There Were less pleasant moments;
for freshmen who arrived shortly of-I
ter the turn of the century than for
those of 1932. The Old Main bell-'•
ringer could tell about it: ' •
"Believe me, those boys don't know
hOw easy they have it," he- said. "In.
1902 when the boys came in to town ,
they were started, off with a bang:/,'
No sooner had they stepped from',the:.
drays that hauled them from Leltiont,:.
but some rowdy sophomores got Ai
hold of them and made 'em - walk the
chalk line." • '
"It wasn't anything for the froihiei
to be greeted with a lot of old torna-:,
'foes. or-eggs thrown 'at them."
lile.asanter memories suriound the
banqueti which each class held, and
the.sciaps which surrounded their oc
currence with an added savor.
Williamsport, to Bellefonte,. or some.:
other" .nearby town, the class-inates
would go, 'pursued by other classes.
At, one time sophomores greased the
railroad tracks near the College to
prevent the freshmen from setting out
on the 'expedition.
Even after 1871, when co-eds were
first admitted to the College, "dates".,'
Were scarce. Not only was the supply
of available young women limited, but
written permiision from the president'
and the dean of women was required
beforehand. For a number ..of yeari
no more than five co-eds were en
rolled at any one time.
Changes in the years have obscured
many old legends, and with the ah-:
Pearance of new the old has faded;
but four years from now some meal=
her of the class of 1033 will 'probably ,
ask,. as have thousands before him,
"Do you remember . . . ?"
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