Page Four
STUDENTS ORGANIZE
INTO MANY CLUBS
Groups With Common Interests
Form for Professional,
Social Benefits
Twenty-six recognized student clubs
are now in existence on the campus,
filling a need for assembling students
with common interests. Their num
ber is constantly increasing as new
interests arise.
The majority of the clubs have na
scholastic or class requirements.
Their membership consists solely of
those students who are interested in
work that the club carries on.
Ono of the oldest clubs on the cam
pus is the Penn State club, an organi
zation of non-fraternity men. It seeks
to provide for its members the same
advantages that are enjoyed by mem
bers of fraternities. The club holds
dances and other social functions, pro
motes athletic competitions, and aids
non-fraternity men in becoming better
acquainted. Non-fraternity men of
all classes are eligible for member
ship.
The Social Problems club is com
posed of students interested in con
temporary affairs and holds open for
ums every two or three weeks at
which members of the faculty and
outside speakers talk on current prob
lems. Last year the club also spon
sored victrola concerts of classical
music.
DeMolay Forms Club
The International Relations club is
ono of a large group of societies which
was founded by the Carnegie Endow
ment for International Peace. The
Purpose of the . club is to foster stu
dent discussions in world affairs. The
local chapter has Participated in re
gional conferences at other colleges,
and last year sponsored the appear
ance of a famous lecturer.
Members of the DeMolay society
enrolled at the college have formed a
DeMolay club which sponsors social
functions throughout the year. The
Anzar club takes its member Ship from
the campus police force, and endeav
ors to promote good fellowship and
efficiency among them.
Founded in 1910, the Cosmopolitan
club has a purely social function in
nromoting a finer spirit of fellowship
among students from foreign coun
tries. Its membership is open to 'all
Classes. In addition to this group is
the Hispano-American, club, composed
of students who come from Spanish
speaking countries.
The Liebig Chethistyy sodlety serves
as a medium of contact between the
undergraduate and the graduate stu
dents and the faculty in the depart
ment of agricultural biochemistry.
The Floral club performs the sane
(Coutinucd cnipagc jive)
Graham & • Sori.
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`Earn as Much as Possible, Borrow
Balance for Education,' Alumni Say
A judicious combination of earn
ing as much as possible and borrow
ing the rest is the advice offered by
prominent Penn State alumni to stu
dents who do not have sufficient funds
to go through college.
Twenty of the list of outstanding
graduates who answered a COLLEGIAN
questionnaire believe that a combin
ation of the two is the best method.
Ten advise working to earn all of the
necessary funds.
Only two- alumni think that the
needy student should borrow all of
tho money needed to finance his years
in college, while four indicate that it
is more desirable to stay out long
enough to earn sufficient money to go
through all or several years of col
lege. Five say that working out of
college a year or. two and then earn
ing money while attending college is
the best, while eight believe that the
three methods shobld be combined.
Of the fifty-two alumni who an
swered the questionnaire, thirty-three
earned part of their college expenses,
eight earned all of the necessary
funds, while eleven did not earn any
of the money needed for their ex
penses. Of those who worked; ten
earned the money during the regular
college, session, eight during the sum
mer, and twenty-one during both the
regular session and the -summer:
The concensus of alumni opinion as
indicated by additional• ' comments
seems to be that students should work
part-time only, borrowing some mon
'ey toward the end of their junior or
senior years, and then not too much.,
Preferably, one year and not more
than two years is cited as' the maxi
mum time that a student should stay
out of college to earn money for-his
MISS CHARLOTTE E. RAY
1:13=2
"A man does not get full benefit of
his . college course when all his time
is • devoted to earning his way
through," one alumnus says. "There
fore, a man should get together thirty
or forty percent of his college ex
penSes and then earn the rest as lie
goes through."
"My 'advice to students would 'be,
don't borrow too much," adds another
alumnus. "I should fix $l,OOO as the
maximum. And by all means borrow
under the proper 'business terms—
pay interest, protect yourself with in- -
surance, and. pay back a' stipulated
amount yearly after graduation.
Otherwise your borrowing will be
come a nightmare to. you."
Pumps With Black
-Both Held Student
Style 40 Years Ago
Penn State students in the era just
following the "gay nineties" wore
pumps with dainty black bows, in
stead of the more sturdy laced-type
shoes in vogue today, according to
James Matthews ; 50-year-old negro
who has been shining shoes here for
over forty , years.
Matthews, who has lived most of
his life in this vicinity, has - 'shined
shoes here Mid inßelleforite for forty
ono years ; 'Tle and his wife. began
polishing 'shoes at it focal hotel here
when Penn . State students were dis
cussing.,tbe merits of,free silver and
the latest war bulletin from Cuba.
Because of the fanciness of the
footwear in those (lairs, shoe shiners
had to be verVearefulAn applying the
variouso cleaners . , ant pastes, Mat
,
theWi says. ,"1
Origin of Jimmy Le
Revealed by S
One of,:the first songs which will be
taught - t 0 the freshman class.is "Vic
tory," Penn State's famous football
ballad—a song that has thrilled the
hearts loyal Nittany students for
nearly two-score years.
There
,are few graduates of Penn
State during this span of years who
have not felt the influence of Jimmy
Leyden's stirring song of Penn State.
And there are few students at Penn
State today whose pulse has not been
quickened by the strains of "Victory"
on the athletic field.
There are not quite so many stu
dents; however, who have learned of
the incidents responsible for the com
position of this song. The story of
its origin was told by Albert A. Han
sen 'l3, Leyden's roommate, to Ed
ward K.:Hibshman, alumni secretary.
Hansen was one year ahead of Ley
den in College but both students re
sided in one of the old wooden rooms
of the ancient and historic track
house, once the home of Penn State
athletes, but, recently torn down to
make way for a more imposing struc
ture.
According to Hansen, Jimmy pos-
190 . 3-04 Freshman Handbook Reveals
Early College Custorps;Agulations
Eighteen freshman handbooks rang
ing,from 1903-04 to the present time
and. preserved in the Penn State
Christian association headquarters in
Old.Xain, cast an interesting light
on Colrege . customs and conditions in
days gimp by. , •
In tho earliest book of the collec
tion, board for students. is quoted at
$2.50 a week i .while room rent is rated
$1.00.-The statement, "Tuition is free
in all courses," is inserted in a con
spicuous place to further convince the
student.that his education may be re
ieived at a bargain.
In 1003 there were but eight social
fraternities, the ancient volume re
veals. • "On Sunday the rooms are
spcqed by, the Commandant at 9,
a. "At this time the student is to
be in.:his room and in full uniform,
excepting cap," is one of the .College
1.6g - illations explained to the incoming
student.
The next handbook, 1904.05, pre
sent& the first systematic set of .Col
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
MANAGER POSITIONS
OPEN TO STUDENTS
Work in Footbkll Starts During
First Year; Other Sports
Utilize Sophomores
Student athletic managers at Penn
State are elected under a competitive
system whereby candidates begin
their quests for the managerships in
their freshman or. sophomore years
and graddally advance to positions
of greater responsibility.
'Football offers the opportunity for
a new student to begin his campaign
for a sport managership. Early in the
fall a call is issued for freshmen
"third assistant" managers and those
who enter the coMpetition •are' put
I to work taking care'of football equip
moot and performing many duties on
I the gridiron and in the gymnasium.
In this manner freshmen arc given an
opportunity to Make early acquaint
ances with a laige number of stu
dents. •
After football season the freshmen
who have retrained in the competition
are officially knot n as "second as
sistants" managers. They are re
quested to report dUring the next foot
ball season about a'week before prac
tice begins. During their second year
as assistant managers they perform
duties entailing greater responsibility.
Elected from• 'Firsts'
At the 'end of the second season,
three of the surviving'group are elect-,
ed "first assistant" managers. They
are elected by the •football manager,
football captain,' football coach, grad
uate manager of athletics, and the
president of the 'Athletic Association
largely through the recommendations
of the three out-going "first assist
ant" managers.
The "first assistants" usually snake
a majority of. the, football trips and
are placed 'in charge
,of most of the
arrangements. They supervise the
work of the "seconds" and "thirds."
At the end of 'the season the foot
ball manager is elected from the three
"firsts" in practically the same man
ner as 'the "first 'assistants" were
chosen. The two candidates other
than the newly,-elected manager be
come freshman.ri4ger'and associate
manager, accordinOo the number of
votes that they.ieeeive.
Other sport managerships at Penn
State are gained. in ,practically the
same way except. that candidates do
not "turn out" until their sophomore
year in some, competitions. When
such a procesdure ia,followed, the can
didate then .automatically becomes
. a
"second assistant.!f h r ., •••••
A sport manager receives a letter
award, while the - two other "firsts"
receive minor When a can
didate is elected.tcva,"first assistant"
position he is usually declared elig
ible for Blue Key, junior class, honor
ary hat society, while the managers
of the most important ; sports often
receive' membership :17 the' senior
honer"societies.
den's 'Victory'
ngSter's Roommate
'sassed, a fine tenor voice, a remark
ably ,Sunny - disposition; and a knack
for composing tunes on the spur of
the moment. One spring morning
Leyden • arcme , singing. a song about
Penn State that sounded unusually
attractive -to 'Hansen.
"Wthere'd you get the song,
Jimmy?" he yelled.
"Just made it up," came the an
swer.
"Write it down and I'll publish it
and give you two' cents royalty on
every copy sold," Hansen replied.
"I'll do it," came the reponse.
And so "Victory" was composed.
Clarence Robinson ; then director of
music at Tenn State, assisted in the
preparation of the song, and several
editions were successfully placed on
the market.' ,
So from its modest beginning "Vic
tory" has developed into a song that
was sung
,by the soldiers',during the
World War, a song that has been
adopted by hundreds of schools in the
United States, and shove all, one of
Penn State's most cherished tradi
tions, •
logo customs. In this code of restric
tions, the student is directed to leave
all class rooini..in the order of his
class precedence. Freshmen were pro
hibited from going,out after 9 o'clock
unless . aecompabledliy an upperclass
man.
The handbook for the following year
adds to the customs code a few re
strictions which have survived down
to this year. In the 1912-13 "bible"
there are a series of stringent "don'ts"
that prohibit freshmen from wearing
cuffs on .their trousers and warn the
new students against any destruction
of property on Hallowe'en.
According to the list of customs,
only members of ,the three 'upper
classes, were permittedAAFk the
football between halves of a varsity
encounter. Green clinks for freshmen
became a custom for the firsb time in
1912: Three years ego fkYylocir stu
dents appeared in blue and, white
dinks after nearly two decades of the
green hats. '"' 7,
Senior President
JOHN T. RYAN JR. '34
NTERCLASS GROUP
DIRECTS FINANCES
Budget Committee Regulates
Student Incomes From
Dances, Sports
Class finances at Penn State are
controlled and regulated by a com
mittee of students, which includes the
various class treasurers and Nell X.
Fleming ; graduate manager of ath
letics, as ex-officio members.
This group, known as. the Inter
class Finance committee, controls the
incomes from class dances and from
interclass sports on the campus. It
is the policy and aim of the commit
tee to bring the finances of all extra
curricular activities under its control
so that those doing the work will re
ceive proper remuneration.
Receive Salaries
• Chairmen of class dance committees
and tho.presidents of the classes spon
soring, dances receive salaries • for
their services, the chairman and class
President each receiving 7.5 for the
dance sponsored by their class. Mem
bers of the <lance committees receive
complimentary tickets to all class
functions:
The committee system of interclass
budgeting was installed to insure the
proper handling of the returns from
the various student enternriseS' on the
campus. ' It works as a' separate Unit
front other student governing bodies.
Potato Barrel
Emptied at Each
Mac Hall Dinner
Imagine eating a barrel of potatoes
at one meal! Sounds gluttonous, but
tliat's what the co-eds do each time
tkey sit down to dinner at McAllister
hall, Mrs. Edith M. Johnson, super
visor of the commons, has revealed.
-• Twenty gallons of coffee disappear
each night, and every day twenty
four loaves of bread, each as long as
an average person's arm, go the way
of ' all dough. Every • time canned
Vegetables appear on .the. table, it
'means there are three crates less of
said greens in the storeroom. '
Ice cream is by far the most popu
lar dessert with tapioca pudding at
the tail end of the •list. Lettuce is
absolutely the bane of the co-ed's ex
istence, and that's where the' fifty
waiters and kitchen workers pi them
one' better.
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