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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Fubllshcd BcmUwcekly rlurinp the College year, except on holidays,
by students of The Pennsylvania Slate College, In the Interest of the
College, the students, faculty, alumni, and friends.
THE MANAGING HOARD
ROBERT E. TSCIIAN ’33
RALPH lIETZEL JR. '33
Managing Editor
SIDNEY 11. BENJAMIN ’33
Sports Editor
RICHARD V. WALL ’33
Assistant Editor
DONALD I*. DAY ’33
Assistant Managing Editor
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1933
CONFIDENCE ON CREDIT
The enlightened action of the College in dealing
with the question of beer permits the student body to
decide its own fate on the matter. Making no effort to
stem what many fear as the opening of the malt flood
gates, College officials have placed their confidence in
the students. The word temperance because of associa
tions during the drive for prohibition came to take on
much the same meaning as abstinence. For that reason
the present generation has a confused notion of the word.
When someone speaks for temperance it is received in
the sense of total abstinence instead of what sane in
dividuals and churches down through the ages have
advocated—a reasonable use of all things given to man
for use and pleasure.
When the College permits its students the unre
stricted use of beer it is furthering the cause of true
That all the work of the past has been lost
by the recent prohibition experiment of the American
people cannot be denied. Especially convincing does this
fact become when it is pointed out that the country is
now faced with the problem of learning how to drink
for the pleasures of the beverage itself rather than the
mere delight in becoming intoxicated. Perhaps the lat
ter objective will always be a problem among College
students, the majority of whom drink in pantomime and
put on the after effects because it seems so delicately
The Student Board and all who have, the interests
of the College at heart are not willing to permit un
licensed freedom of conduct in drinking matters. When
public nuisances are created, be the cause what it may,
bounds of common decency have been passed and sum
mary action must follow.
Ono factor that deserves comment is that the foes
of repeal are watching for reactions to this slight let
down of restrictions. Many politicians and public lead
ers predict nothing but a hard road for further repeal
If the country literally goes dead drunk today. The
pendulum will swing back again, they claim. In per
mitting the students the opportunity to drink con
veniently by placing no restriction on sale within town,
the College is risking immeasurable harm from critics
who only are too observant of anything that might be
used to blacken a reputation. The confidence that has
been placed in the students js reassuring. •
R. 0. T; C. AGAIN
Petitions are being circulated on the campus de
manding that the Board of Trustees of the College make
tha R. 0. T. C. an optional course. Last year, this same
Board of Trustees passed, partially at the request of
students; a motion authorizing the College to set up a
system of courses whereby military drill became optional
and other training in line with the student’s academic
work was substituted. This new arrangement is to go
into effect in the fall of 1933.
Many students, languidly listening to lecturers,
have set down their signatures in the inattentive man
ner with which they sign checks. Of course, it is easy
to forget something which happened so far in the dim
past as January 19, 1932. But a thing which should be
remembered is that ; any action to stir up feeling on this
even sensitive question can do nothing except hinder a
satisfactory settlement which has been already author
ized.
Most of the students signing recall dimly that
something like this matter was brought up last year,
but they can not seem to realize that the best possible
arrangements have been already made to settle the
problem. It is not a thing to be done. It is done.
This shooting off of blank cartridges, the signing
of petitions, will kill no R. 0. T. C. But it will scare the
whole question back into the bushes where it will be
a terrible job getting it out again.
CIVILIZATION
Greater sanity in college customs began as a move
ment two years ago when customs were abandoned for
sophomore men and made more lenient for freshmen.
The fact that men had advanced this far from the savage
stago made the women’s Movc-up Day demonstration
of last year even more inexpedient. Had the embarrass
ment been confined to meek freshmen who felt their
beauty impaired by balloon accoutrements, the movement
probably would not have reached its present point, but
at was felt to an even greater degree by those who im
posed this system upon the freshmen and by the mem
bers of the faculty when questioned by visitors. Respect
for all these elements and a general feeling that the
Pennsylvania State College is outgrowing the antiquated
methods of a “cow college’’ have led to the death of
women’s Spirit Day.
Becoming of sophomore ago will be celebrated by
freshman women at a civilized dance on Move-up Day
this year. An important step in the movement for sane
customs, it is also one indication that women recognize
tho value of more dignified behavior for a college of this
size. This feeling is further evidenced in the recent
revision of women’s rules, and one other step for which
we can hope in the future is that the Student Tribunal
will cease to deal out such penalties ns tho wearing of
sandwich cards. —E. M. B.
Lots of nice things are happening today. Beer
coming back, for example, thus giving the brewers
first place among the ex-has-bcens of history.
ALFRED W. HESSE JIL ’33
Business Manager
ROBERT M. HARRINGTON *33
Circulation Manager
PAUL BIERSTEIN ’33
Local Advertising Manager
WILLARD D. NESTER ’33
Foreign Advertising Manager
ARTHUR E. PHILLIPS *33
Credit Manager
Another bright spot is the* fact that you are now
perusing the final opus, the dernier cri, of the present
incumbent of this column. To those who have been
intelligent enough to enjoy our efforts, we extend our
thanks. Wc hope you have had as good a time out
of it as we. No use getting sentimental. We might
have gushed a bit, though.
In re the decline of Rotarianism, may we call your
attention to the recently printed ballot of the State
College Rotary club. For vice-president, Joe Rite
nour will fight it out with Neil Fleming. (To be on
the safe side, the nominating committee left a blank
space, too.) Buck Taylor opposes Jack Harper for
secretary, and among the aspirants for directorship
appear the names of Ike Gilbert, Fred Weaver, and
Dick Kennard.
Addenda to the Maniac’s admirable list of dum
wuns. People in Koepp-Baker’s hypenated public
speaking class said “em.ulsion” for “emotion,” and
“Renaissance” for “resonance.” Somebody else spelled
“mores,” “morace.” Might have done worse with
“morass.” One of Waller’s sociologists blue-booked
a learned discourse upon the advantages of the Child
Saving theory over tho Better Dead theory; habits
of thrift should be started early, he argued ....
The Gridiron Banquet which Bobby Dengler
insists' should be called a Raspberry Festival ....
Dean Kern bought a new tux for the occasion, after
just year and years .... Tommy Thompson missed the
first bluband practice in twenty-five annums or so to
attend .... Mike Lorenzo remarks to Dean' Sackett
that “some of these fraternities have as many as forty
five seniors in tho house” .... frankly, .we didn't
believe it ... . found he had been reading the fra- *
ternity averages in the Collegian .... The Campuseer
himself appeared, rigged out in a sheet and black
mask .... we made a pretty good speech,- too ....
Doan Saekctt must have been pretty busy answering
questions .... Bill Hamnmker asked him, “What’s a
Dcur cx Machinal ' You oughta know, it’s in your
line” .... Mitch and Tanner couldn’t take it, but got
it anyhow .... Lots of others went as a matter of self
protection.
CAMPUSEER
BY niMSELF
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Today may be a momentous date, but tomorrow
will be really epochal on the Penn State campus. If
you see large numbers of students wandering aimlessly
about, looking distrait and kicking pebbles, know that
there’s a reason. Last year we predicted the chaos
that was to come, and now we will feel the full effects
of a dance committee’s lack of foresight. The 1932
Interfraternity Ball program included in its ample
folds a calendar. That calendar expires on April
Tho Question, it appears, is now “To boo, or not
to boo” .... or maybe to boo is taboo .... forget
we ever said anything about it .... The Phiep fresh
man who came home from chemlab wearing a Theta
Kappa Phi pledge button .... Our SHB, after pre
paring his almost last colyuni, cleaned out his desk
drawers .... and found a drawer key which had been
inside ever since September .... An off-hand lady
walked confidently down the steps and into the wrong
door at the Cathaum .... And before we go, bou
quets to Doc Dengler as the finest Teacher on the
Campus, and Galbraith, as one of the best informed
and most able .... Luck to them .... to you , • . •
to our successor .... and to us.
Last 2 Days
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THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN "
SCHOOL MUSICIANS
TO COMPETE HERE
Entrants Will Engage in Annual
Meet Sponsored by Slate
Forensic League
Musicians from eight counties of the
State will compete in the fourth an
nual High School W -Music contest in
Schwab auditorium and the Little
Theatre, Old Main, on April 22,- ac
cording to Hummel Fishburn,
acting head of the music department.
Approximately thirty schools will
compete in the contest, which is spon
sored by tho Pennsylvania Forensic
longue to promote music appreciation.
Students will compete in events rang
ing from vocal and instrumental solos
to orchestra and band competition.
Winners of the various eliminations
will engage in State competition at
Sunbury April 28 and 29.
Will Complete Program
Although a definite program will
not be completed.untjl county contests
are concluded on April 13, the elim
inations will probably start at 9
o’clock Saturday morning, Mr. Fish- i
burn said. While the larger organiza
tions of instrumental and vocal type
will be divided into three classes,- ac
cording to the' size of the school, the
soloists and small ensembles will com
pete on the same basis, regardless of
the school, the m’usic director added.
Judges for. each event will be se
lected from the faculty, as, well as
from senior students in the depart
ment of music. The all-day contest
will include vocal solos, instrumental
solos; selections by small vocal and
instrumental ensembles,- glee clubs,
mixed choruses, bands, and orchestras.
Schools appearing here as repre
sentatives of the central district will
be chosen from the counties of Blair,
Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Hunting
don, Mifflin, Snyder, and Union. Nine
State districts- will be present at,'tho
contest held in Sunbury.
W. S. G. A. SENATE TO ELECT
WOMEN’S HANDBOOK EDITOR
Under the new combination of the
men’s and women’s student handbooks
the editor .of the women’s handbook
will be chosen by the W. S. G. A. sen
ate from the present junior class, it
was announced. Wednesday/
Three assistant editors will also be
chosen from the present sophomore
class by the women’s senate. Next
year, the outgoing editor will recom
mend, a new; editor to the senate for
approval.
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COFFIN TO SPEAK
IN SUNDAY CHAPEL
President of Theological Seminary
'Will Talk Here for First
Dr. Henry Sloan Coffin, president
of the Union Theological Seminary,
New York City, will deliver the Palm
Sunday chapel address at the regular
services in Schwab auditorium at 11
o’clock Sunday morning. This will be
Dr. Coffin’s first visit to Penh State.
A graduate of Yale University, Dr.
Coffin studied at New College, Edin
burg* Scotland, from 1597 to 1900, and
then returned to this country to re
ceive his Master's .degree "from Yale
in 1900. He has also taken graduate
work at the University of Marburg,
tho Union Theological Seminary,
where he was granted his Bachelor
of Divinity degree, and New York
University, which awarded him a de
greo of Doctor of Divinity in 1906.
Following his service as minister
of the Bedford Park church, Bedford,
New Yoi*k,- he was pastor of the Mad
ison Avenue Pi*esbyterian churfch, New
York City, for twenty-one years.
During that time he was also an as
sociate professor at the Union Theo
logical Seminary, and in 192 G he ac
cepted the. position of president there.
As author of more than a dozen
books on the church and theology in
general, as well as a contributor to
periodicals, the speaker has become
widely known among ministers all
ever tho country.- He has also ad
dressed many student conventions and
chapel services, and in a recent nation
poll ho was judged one of America’s
twenty-five best preachers.
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The
Corner
unusual
Education School Students Lead
In Class Scholastic Rating Here
Tho School of Education leads in the
number of students in the first twen
tieth of their class, according to tho
class standings prepared by Registrar
William S. Hoffman. The Schools of
Engineering and Chemistry and Phy
sics are second, followed by the School
of Liberal Arts, the School of Agricul
ture, and the School of Mineral In
dustries.
Time at Services
Fifty-seven Education students are
ranked in the first twentieth of their
classes. This number includes twelve
seniors, nine juniors, fourteen sopho
mores, and twenty-two freshmen.
Twelve sneiors, nine junfors, fifteen
sophomores,, and eleven freshmen in
the School of Engineering are in the
upper fiv.e percent of their classes.
Their total of forty-seven is equal to
tho number of students enrolled in the
School of Chemistry and Physics who
aro in the select group. The. number
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KELLER, STOVER TO SPEAK
Prof. J. Orvis Keller and Prof. Har
ney W. Stover, of, the engineering ex
tension department, will speak at the
final 'meetings of the five branch
schools next week. Courses , will be
completed at schools located in Allen
town, Erie, Reading, Scranton,- and
Wilkes-Barf6.
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by classes in that school are six sen
iors, twelve juniors, .sixteen sopho-.
mores,- and thirteen freshmen.
Tho School of Liberal Arts.ranks
a close fourth with forty-six in tho
first twentieth. Ten seniors, eleven
juniors, thirteen sophomores, and
twelve freshmc.n are represented in
this group.
The School of Agriculture, with
seven seniors, nine juniors, five sopho
mores,- and twelve freshmen, for a to
tal of thirty-three, holds fifth place.
Mineral Industries students, -because
of the comparatively small enrollment
of that School, holds last place with
only twelve men listed as members of
the upper twentieth of their classes. •
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