Page Two PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Published temLwrcklr dnrin* the College year, except on holidays, by etudenta of The Pennsylvania State College, In the Interest of the College, the stmlents, faculty, alumni, and friends. THE MANAI ROBERT R TSCHAN ’33 Editor RALPH HETZEL JR. ’33 Managing Editor SIDNEY H. BENJAMIN ’33 Sports Editor RICHARD V. WALL *33 Assistant Editor DONALD P. DAY '33 Assistant Managing Editor ERNEST B. ZUKAUSKAS ’33 Assistant Sports Editor ROLLIN C. STEINMETZ *33 News Editor W. J. WILLIAMS JR. *33 News Editor FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1933 REPRISAL Considerable difficulty has been met by students not enrolled in the Education school when they sought to schedule some courses in that division. Although many complaints have been made in different quarters nothing much seems to have been accomplished by way of clear ing the matter up as a general rule. Two arguments may most logically he presented by the Education school in making it difficult if not impos sible for students enrolled in other schools to take the courses required for certification as teachers by the State. Tho one, that the teaching profession is already too crowded, can be rejected with the point that teachers should ho subject to the usual competition for positions with the best men winning out. A second argument can bo advanced—lthat facilities do not enable the school to take care of more students than its own. The idea of supplying courses according to the demand of the stu dents has pi'cvailed generally in other divisions of the College. Not infrequently curtailment has been made along some lines to take care of the increased interest shown along others. 'Certain other practices resorted to and required be fore allowing students to register for courses in the Edu cation school at least give rise to the question of whether or not the school must resort to conscription to increase its enrollment. Courses in this school should be made easily available to students in other schools. If reprisal had been made by other schools for the harsh treatment of their students at the hands of the Education school, certainly undergraduates in education would have suffer ed greatly. The problem of having methods of teaching with practically no subject matter to present, would have beer, theirs. Freshmen first learn of the sportsmanlike conduct of the student body in their meetings during the orienta tion period. They are taught to think of it as a tradi tion. Visitors, too, have been impressed in the past, by thb 'gentlemanly conduct of the students. The fame has' spread abroad. When outbursts occur, such as those re cently, in which officials, visiting teams, or even the var sity groups have been jeered, there is cause to wonder whether this reputation for sportsmanship is anything more than a product of wishful thinking. The boxing meet will be a test of the student body. At any time the referee can discontinue a bout because of noise. An un happy climax could ruin the reputation of the students for sportsmanship—wi reputation that has been gained over a long period of time. THE LIBRARY GROWS From earliest times no educational project has been complete without its library. The early monasteries became centers of learning because it was there that treasured books were accessible to the student, and with each advance in the educational system can he traced a corresponding development of:the library. Today, it may well, be said that the educational service of the col lege' ami university' in'its library, for there are few if any students who do not at sometime in their four years of study call upon the library to furnish them with data of some sort. Recognition of this fact prompted the College au thorities to take definite steps toward advancing the Col lege library facilities more than a year ago. That their efforts .have not been in vain is apparent today, since it is questionable whether any one part of the institution has made a more rapid advancement in the past years than has the College library. Under the direction of the present librarian the entire policy has been changed, and the effect may be felt in many departments of the Col lege. As a preliminary step the arrangement of the li brary plant was changed in order to make better use of the available space. The reserve book service was given a major place among the library functions, branch school and departmental library activities were placed under the supervision of the central'•unit,-.and a “browsing** room'where books of ; fiction were easily obtainable have been made features of the new ,systerti. Jfhe* ne.t.,'result' hag beep .a greatly increased ; circulption,.n)jore extensive i»se oi "the library facilities by both faculty piemTpcrs and students, and recognition throughout the College of the real place of the library in an educational program. Not content with these improvements, however, the library has gone a step farther. It has undertaken the task of increasing interest in reading and it has attempt ed to do its share toward adding to the cultural program of tho College. Special exhibits of books, manuscripts, and interesting collections are on display at all times; a series of fireside readings was inaugurated this year; and fraternities arc being encouraged to build up indiv idual libraries for tho convenience and pleasure of their own members. ■Much still remains to be done before the library reaches its rightful place at Penn State, but; there can bo. no doubt that this objective can be and will be reach ed under the present program as additional funds be come) available. SING BOARD ALFRED W. HESSE JR. *33 Business Manager ROBERT M. HARRINGTON '33 Circulation Manager PAUL BIERSTEIN '33 Local Advertising Manager WILLARD D. NESTER *33 Foreign Advertising Manager ARTHUR K. PHILLIPS '33 Credit Manager MARION P. HOWELL '33 Women’s Editor Isabel McFarland 'S3 Women’s Managing Editor ELIZABETH M. KALB *33 Women’s News Editor CAM PUSEER BY HIMSELF The Campleat Anglc-Assumer , . Please Mr., • don’t. I’vo a blr. $ $ St * * $ Laßellc Maimed, our silkcn-lashed boxing man ager, etc., returns from Harvard convinced that a not too-scrupulous Animal Ilusbandryist dressed for class looks like a fashion plate compared with the average Harvard student. It is bruited about that the Crim son maulers refused to consider an engagement here because they were afraid of being incarcerated for vagrancy It is related that, after the crowd had been as sembled and waiting for some- ten minutes, the Har vard boxing manager suddenly recollected that he had. forgotten to inform the referee as to just what time tho fights were tq -start. ****** The culture-bound fall for the L. A. Lectious While engineers find them not at all-infectious, And scan the columns of the trusty Collegian For a talk by an expert on televegian Long-jawed scholars of the genus Polits Pore o’er exchanges of international bulits. Agriculturists be-overalled caper in the snow Distributing of the nitrates and finding rows to hoe. Others profess interest in erudition higher, But they aH'desert their sacred posts to dash off to a fire. $ ****** This one came out of Journalism 22 class. We're so much in sympathy with the gentleman’s viewpoint that we think we’ll print it. He calls this effort "To a Church-Mouse.” I had a nice date for the Ball, But I've bats in both belfry and vestry ' If her posterity can’t all Lay claim to Puritan ancestry ****** One of our less trustworthy but more .diverting observers reports seeing’ Dean Whitmore, crowned with a dunce cap and frantically blowing a tin whistle . . entertaining the kiddies . . .We wait, with ill concealed trepidation the advent of the physedders scandal sheet, which is to be called the Discobulus, Gazette, or something ... we wonder will they expose G—l’s and the N —y L—n waitresses as being respon sible for the lack of enthusiasm displayed by some of the lesser mitmen? ; -. , v New use* for co-eds .. . Some body had one at work, filling his ijipe in front of NLA . . . The Senior Ball date of one of the justly cele brated footballers...came to town looking a little plumper than usual . . . we wori’t tell how we found out, but tho padding not only worked an improvement in the lady’s figure, but served effectually to foil probing officers of the law . . . The Triangles can’t get the brothers out of bed any other way, sojhey are "having a breakfast for certain co-eds this morning . . . perhaps the -Great’Engineers figure that if the girls are invited to breakfast, they will be ashamed to ask for an invitation to dinner . . Why and con cerning whom-.djdtjsabel Rhein write on her blotter, “I can’t quite fathom him”? .. . hint: he may be deep, but he’s certainly not at all wide . . . Congrats to Mister Hofford upon blessed event No 4 ... is he going after Don Rose’s record? . . . The distressing little blizzard Tuesday morning . . . during which a co-ed folded up in front of the Dairy bldg. .. . just in time to be caught on first bounce by an alert fresh- • man . . . The Beta Kappas plot a new hopse, while the Phi Lambda Thetas look Locust Lane-ward.. . . iSuc Porterfield was officially out of town Saturday night .. . echo answers, what town? ... GET RESULTS ■ PHONE YOUR - WANT ADS It Connects You With the Selling Counter of the Town Rates are Low and Results are High The Penn State ' * ■■■ ' Collegian THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN The Letter Box . Thursday, February 23, 1933. Editor, The Penn State Collegian, Pennsylvania State College, I take this opportunity to submit tho financial statement of the Senior Ball which was held on "Friday eve ning, February 17, 1933. Several of the items had to be esti mated since the final bills have not yet como through. The item of catering refund is due to a misunderstanding, which was corrected by refunding the $3.60 catering charge to each frater nity that had signpd up and having general catering in place of the usual individual booth service. Few people realize the amount of expense involved in holding a dunce at the Recreation hall. Many think the only expenses arc the ones in- by the orchestra and decora tions, but as can be seen from the re port other necessities amount to more than these two items.. • This is the first Senior Ball over a period of the last seven years that has shown a surplus, with the exception of the Senior Ball of 1929, which had a slight surplus. I wish to say that the present system of management for dances is to be highly commended. The students still have the power of selec tion—being advised, not dictated, as to whether-or not .the matters will coincide with the budget drawn up by tho various student governing bodies. . The matter of lower admission price is a good thing. However, it is hard to say if it was the only major factor of the financial success, but it should bo given a fair trial. Respectfully submitted, John H. Good ’33, Chairman Senior Ball Committee Ritenour Announces Plan for Students Doing Own Cooking Students' who have been cooking their meals in their own rooms-wili hayp an opportunity of having at least two meals a week well cooked and properly prepared; according to plans being laid by Dr. Joseph P. Rile nour, College physician, and Miss Edith P. Chace, director-of the home economics department. Classes in camp cookery will be formed'under the direction of Prof.; Edith V, Harding, of the home econ omics department.' It will be given in tho Home. Economics building two nights each week,; according to the tentative pjans. Students' who wish to take the course may obtain registration cards at Miss Chace’s office. The enroll ment fee will be five dollars. Accord ing to Dr. Ritenour, the students may bring meat or other food sufficient to last several'days and prepare it' under competent supervision. A list of menus contemplated by those in charge of the project will be given in subsequent issues of the Collegian. Y.W.C.A. PLANS ‘TEACUP HOUR’ . A monthly “teacup hour” to he held Sunday 'afternoons' is"being planned by the Y. A. These informal teas, which will begin early next month, will enable women students to meet groups of women faculty mem bers who, will be guests. {, ; SPRINpiDAYSij Are Kodak Days Fine Developing and Printing THE Penn State Photo Shop 212 East College’Avc. State. College, Pa. City Shoe Repairing Shop Men’s Half Soles and Heels 51.50 * TEN SHOE SHINES FREE LadieS’ ;H?ilf. soles, ( Heels.;, ; FreEtSEfOE's‘ftiNES ?: FREE! • The Corner Bull Sessions Remair Exam Week, Si Final exam week, held by many to be the biennial seven days when even the homo eolleyi, in the face of grim necessity, must drop his clever collo quialisms and soberly speak of mat ters academic, has been investigated with regard to conversations by a stu dent who lived through it to announce the principle that, “regardless of the stress and strain, bull sessions do not vary.” This student, aided by secret agents, managed to gain daily reports ns to the conversational nature of five fra ternity houses and one non-fraternity group during the recent week of men tal fatalities. Day after day, data concerning the subjects of table con versation, as well as those of sessions, was amassed. ■Despite professorial warnings, par ents’’pleas, and visions of a minus sign preceding the digits 1 and 2, the student’s conclusions irrefutably show- WILL GIVES PENN STATE GRATUITY Dr. Colfolt, Former Professor .of College, Bequeaths Estate Valued at $20,000 Penn State has been named in the will of the late Dr. Lawrence M. Colfelt, former pastor and professor of ethics, constitutional law, and pol itical economy at the College from 1896. to 1898, according to an article in the February issue of the Penn State Alumni News. Dr. Colfelt, who was eighty-four years of age, died at Winchester, Va., on December 30. His will, probated in Bedford, bequeaths N on