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News Editor Women's Managing Editor
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News Editor Women's Noses Editor
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Comae A. Scott '34 Bernard IL Rosenzweig '34 James M. Sheen '34
ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS
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Frederick L. Taylor '34
WOMENS ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Eva M. Blichfuldt 91 Ruth M. Barnum .34
Entered at the Postoffiee. State College, Pa., aa aecand-elan matter.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1932
THE. FOLLOW THROUGH COUNTS
The preliminary report of a Senate committee on
courses of study contains many worth-while recommen
dations. That several of the schools have given evidence
of cooperating in putting through some of the sugges
tions so rapidly distinguishes the presert survey from
its predecessors--too many of which only stirred the
waters but never penetrated below the surface to ef
fect any permanent reform. Noteworthy, too, is the
desire of the committee to receive suggestions.
That so much over-lapping in subject matter, as
taught under the auspices of different departments; does
exist has never been so conclusively shown as in the
Senate report. Its proved existence demands that in
every instance the duplication be eliminated. If this
elimination can only be accomplished the report further
suggests sufficient check to prevent more duplication
by courses that may be added.
Unfortunately at some time coercion must be used
to make effective all the valuable changes recommended
by the committee, since giving ground to an opponent
is not a common occurrence where inter-school rivalry
exists. That it does exist is proved by the belief of the
committee that new courses and curricula are conceived
in part, at least, "to satisfy departmental and school
ambitions; to expand at the expense of other depart
ments and schools; to pre-empt a field before another
department or school does so."
Only an arbitrator who can see in true proportions
the position that every school and department should
hold on the campus can eliminate this rivalry and then
only when all the rivals are reasonably amenable. A'
committee consisting of all the rival elements in seeking
a practical solution will chase itself around a tree until,
like the little Negro boy, is disappears in a grease spot.
At the same time that a Senate committee is seek
ing to bring a little order out of educational chaos, stu
dents in Liberal Arts are being ejected from Education
school courses. The overcrowded' teaching profession
is one reason given for this policy. Does the school lack
confidence in the ability of its graduates to compete with
outsiders? Even if the policy of exclusion were advis
able, fairness would demand that those students who
already hold education credits be permitted to complete
their work. Either method is everything or similar re
strictions prohibiting education students from taking
liberal arts courses would wreak havoc in the education
curriculum.
ADVISOR TROUBLE
'Failure,' is the charge against their advisors made
by many students after their• struggles in choosing
courses. Failure, they mean, to guide and to advise,
rather than to dictate. When young men and women
reach college, it is nearly time that they be allowed to
choose their way; discarding, adding, changing as their
conceptions advance. It is one of the essential pro
cesses of education. And they are being robbed of
something for which they came to college if their advisor
dictates to them needlessly.
Obviously in some cases interference on the part of
advisors is justified, but far too often the freedom of
students seeking their way is strangled by adviso;s
whose sole motive is an inherent and unwavering de
votion to dim rulings. With incredible dogma, the stu
dent is told that he must do this instead of that because
it's the rule.
In the last analysis, however, it will be found that
there are very few educators, even among the most ent'-•
inent, who will say without clualification that this and
this and that and so constitutes the perfect educaion for
all students. So the minute and dogmatic distinctions
of the relatively uninformed advisors can hardly gain
anything but rancor from the students.
Distiibution of approximately four thousand dollars
to sixty-six most needy upperclassmen is a feat which
authorities can point to with pride. The policy of giving
preference to upperclassmen certainly is a sound one
and the decision to make no direct appeal for donations
from students and faculty will be favorably received
The feet that the sixty-six, juniors and seniors averaged
1.8 is significant although need is the primaCy basis on
which loans are given
This being rushing season a few of the current
foxy passes are in order . . . One you absolutely
won't believe
The boys at the new T. K. E. House were, shall
we say, slightly taken aback recently to have a hand-
some fresh football,candidate drop in and casually in-
quire the way to the still newer Chi Phi House, Po-
litely as befitted good T. K. E.'s the boys not bnly
gave the necessary directions, but escorted the lad
part of the way to make sure that he would not fall
into enemy hands!
Imagine the registrar's surprise to find the son of
I=l
one of our faculty members registered as living at
the Phi Gam House, and incidentally, imagine their
Trolly, the most prize-winning boner was pulled
by none other than a distinguished legalist, who has
a habit of annoying his co-ed students with unkind
remarks. It seems that the party of the first part
was reviewing for the edification of rushees at the
Sigma Tau Phi lodge the past, present, and future
glories of the fraternity along the noble pursuits of
scholarship. He had had many brilliant of the
brothers in his classes. In fact he could remember
one whom he had always considered the most scintil-
luting in a veritable shower of meteors. With a gram!
flourish the orator concluded his speech: "And you
all probably know whom I mean. Harry Lightfoot."
All the brothers were stricken stone stiff
And we just couldn't say goodbye to rushing sea-
son without mentioning the nice flagrant red door on
the Phi Dolt House, it's doing them a world of good,
Ho Hum
The latest precocity of that extremely worldly-
wise set known as faculty children reaches us through
a confidant in the agriculture school. It seems that
a staid dignitary of that ,school bent down from his
pedestal at a recent picnic to quizz a •young lady of
some five or six years on her knowledge of the Four
Marx Bros. Who were they? And like a flash
"Harpo, Groucho, Zeppo, and Tinclio7 came the an-
Sitting in a booth "as usual" the other night, we
watched the passing thr . ong thronging through the
portals, and became interested in the number of gents
- who stopped at the desk to ask questions. Seems like
it would be a good idea to put a sign over the door
leading to the hotel reading, "Up the stairs and it's
the first door on the right." You're welcome!
Did you know that Phil (Clark Gable) Hines, ac
cording to the Bethlehem Globe Times, is 135-lb intra
mural boxing champion . . . and that he also a swell
diva . . that there is a frosh co-ed by the name of
Town who looks simply grand on those roller skates
. . . that. Doc Dunaway called Ed (we-got-a-great
rag) Maimed a Chester Englishman in class the other
day . . .and that little son 'virutch" Dunaway gets
goose pimples upon seeing a certain co-ed by the name
of . . . that a "cute" Phi Delt was seen hanging cur
tains in one of our prominent sororities . . . the
wired-up path across the extinct peanut golf course
is griping many a Locust Lane lad . . . that Walt
Benner doesn't really sleep in that Druid hat . . .
and that Nate Cartmell is not expecting a . blessed
event!
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AFTER ALL
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THE MANIAC
TEE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
BOOK BY MERRILL
PLACED ON SALE
Literature Professor Writes Short
History on Development of
American Biography
"The Development of American Bi
ograph," a short history of life-lit
erature in this country from Colonial
times to IMO by Prof. Dana K. Mer
rill, of the English literature depart
ment, was released by the publishers
this month.
As a new volume in the field, the
book is intended for readers of bi
ography in general and for those who
have a special interest in the subject.
This is Professor Merrill's fvst book,
although he has written numerous ar
ticles for - Magazines.
Four divisions comprise the book's
contents. The first deals with Colon
ial life-literature, the second with the
period' from Jeremy Belknap to the
mid-nineteenth century, the third
with the later nineteenth century, and
the fourth, with transitions and new
fashions in biography:
In the book, Professor Merrill
sketches the art of biography as it has
been practised.in America, and traces
its growth by discussion of represent
ative works... Biography in the objec
tive . sense, autobiography, the por
trait, fictional biography, the diary,
and other , species of the subject are
described with examples.
EXHIBITS JUDGED BY AGENTS
Farm exhibits at seven fairs this
weeks are being judged by specialists
and county agents of
. the College's
agricultural extension service.
NEW FALL WOOLENS
PLAIN AND FANCY, WEAVES
EGOLF'S
Opposite Front Campus
ATEILA—"THE
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Russian Women Wear No Jewelry,
' Use No Lipstick, Banner Declares
' Russian women are deprived of all
adornment. No lipstick, cosmetics, or
jewelry are permitted, and the ma
jority of the women wear cheap cot
ton dresses, according to Prof. Frank
lin C. Banner, head of the department
of journalism, who travelled in Rus
iummer.
"Certain - positions entitle women to
dress better than the majority," said
Professor Banner. "Official govern
ment guides 'dress better than the or
dinary soviet wanton," he pointed out,
"but even their clothes are of a cheap
material, while the wives of soviet
officials wear rough Chinese silks."
Most of the work in Russia is done
by women. In a textile factory which
Professor Banner visited, 10,000 wom
en were employed, as compared to 250
men. Jobs performed only by men in
the United States are undertaken by
NVOIIIOII in Russia, such as those done
NO VIOLATIONS REPORTED BY
WOMEN'S RUSHING CHAIRMAN
No rushing code violations among
women's fraternities have been re
ported yet, according to Helen A.
Hoover '33; chairman of the Panhel
lenic rushing committee.
Objecting to the present code used,
S. Louise Everett '33, president of the
council, stated that there should be
fewer dates allowed to make rushing
less concentrated. The inclusion of
petty rules in the code causes strained
relations between rushees and frater
nity women, Miss IToover said in
commenting on the question.
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—and raw tobaccos
have no place in cigarettes
They are not present in .1-tickles
, the mildest cigarette ,-
you ever smoked
WE - buy the finest, the very
finest tobaccos in all the
world—but that does not
explain why folks every
where regard Lucky Strike as
the mildest cigarette. The fact
is, we never overlook the
truth that "Nature in the
Raw is Seldom Mild" so
If a man unite a baler book, Pratt, a better sermon,' or make a better mouse-trap than hit neighbor, the be
kid his butte in the woods; the world will make a beaten path to bit door. "—RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
Does not this explain the world-wide acceptance and approval of Lucky Strike?
by the crew of a boat in hauling ropes,
polishing rails, and scrubbing decks.
Russian women enjoy no privacy,
since in cities six and seven persons,
including strangers of both sexes, live
in one room. A bride of Moscow must
either move to the room of her hus
band's family, or her husband must
live' in her parents' room, Professor
Banner said.
"In Russian cities there are public
athletic parks where both men and
women go," Professor Banner explain
ed. "These parks offer every form
of outdoor sport, and the women com
pete with the men in all of them.
Every sport conducted in Russia is
strictly amateur," he• added.
Both the women and the men are
introspective, rather than thoughtful,
not particularly energetic, and aro
more willing to dream than to accom
plish, Professor Banner found.
'BELL' ON SALE TOMORROW
Copies of the Old Main L'ell.will be
on sale at the liookstores and news
stands tomorrow.
Varsity Lunch Room
111 South Pugh Strbet
We Specialize in Sc Sandwiches
Favors
For Your
House Party
L. G. Balfour Co.
FULL DISPLAY
in
' SAUEWS STORE
Crum Jenkins
Representative
these fine tobaccos, after
proper agingand mellowing,
are then given the benefit of
that Lucky Strike - purifying
process, described by the
words-"lt's toasted". That's
why folks in every city, town
and hamlet say that Luckies
are such mild cigarettes.
"It's Waked"
That p,atkag2
Tuesday, September 27, 1932
GIVENS ACT AS BIG SISTERS
TO NEW TRANSFER WOMEISI
. Cwens, women's honorary sophomorio
hetivities society, has inaugurated a
new practice whereby each Cwen aces
as a big sister to a new transfer wom
an student. Junior and senior trans
fers are referred to junior and senor
Cwens.
The' new plan was adopted to help
transfers to adjust themselves snore
quickly, to learn College rules, to meet
other students, and to participate in
extra-curricular activities.
AT HAUM
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Matinee at 1:30
Evening Opening at 6:00
TUESDAY—
The 4 .Marx Broiheis in
"HORSE FEATHERS"
WEDNESDAY— • '
Edmund Lowe, Victor McLinrierr in
"GUILTY AS HELL"
Clark and McCullough Coinedy
.THURSDAY-
Edward G. Robinson in
"TIGER SILARII"'!
FRIDAY-
Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette Mac-
Donald, Charlie Ruggles- and
Charles Butterworth in
"LOVE ME TONIGHT"
SATURDAY—
Phillips Holmes, Dorothy Jordan -in
"70,000 WITNESSES
THE NITTANY
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY—
Mr...and•Mrs. Martin Johnson Present
"CONGORILLA"
THURSDAY-
"GUILTY AS BELL"
rRIDAY-
"TIGER SHARK"
SATURDAY- •
"LOVE ME . TONIGHT"
of mild Luckies