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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1933
R. 0. T. C. CHANGES
On the whole, the new R. 0. T. C. pldn announced
last week is - a step forward. Although the original
program formulated by the Trustees in January, 1932,
abolished compulsory drill and provided specialized
military courses in each school, current conditions have
prevented its being put into effect. The present alterna
tive shows progress at least.
The reduction in hours of drill will be welcomed by .
almost every underclassman. It should be especially
well received by those who believe that military drill for
students of college age and intelligence has about as
much educational value as sawing wood. Another
highly-desirable feature of the new program is the series
of two lectures for freshmen on the current international
situation. Given by a member of the Liberal Arts fac
ulty, lectures of this sort will be infinitely more valuable
than the same time devoted to drill. Likewise, unless
extreme nationalism is injected into the lectures, the
two hours on the obligations of citizens should do the
freshmen no harm. The only addition that might be
questioned is the lecture by the staff on military policy
and history. Although it may not be true of members
of the local R. 0. T. C. staff, too many military men
believe that past wars have been justified and that the
military policy of the United States has been and is spot
less. At any rate, whatever may be the nature of this
lecture, one hour won't make much difference either way.
In these times of international stress, it has
been contended that peace can only be maintained by
national preparedness, and that the R. 0. T. C. is a very
important unit in this Preparedness. Looking back over
history, however, it is difficult to see how military pre
paredness has ever made wars less frequent. On the
contrary, the tendency of such measures is to build a
war-mindedness and acceptability. Certainly if the It.
0. T. C. made war resisters out of college men, it would
be a waste of money for the war department to continue
it. It does not teach them to question why wars begin,
whether the guilt is just one one side, and what are the
real reasons for waging war. Instead, its present effect
is one of the many things contributing to the formation
of the type of citizenry that has made war possible.
When the R. 0. T. C. is so altered that its effect
will be to produce an informed body of college men who
serve as a check on the momentum of war hysteria, in
stead of contenancing it, then it will truly have ful
filled its highest purpose. Some aspects of the new R.
0. T. C. plan here presage that possibility.
I FIGHTING FOR AN EDUCATION
Freshman, and upperclassmen, will receive little
advice more truthful than that given by President Hetzel
at the opening mass meeting Thursday night. Em
phasizing the importance of the curricular and scholastic
side of college, the President pleaded for more wide
spread student interest in true education. "You must
fight to get an education," he said. You must fight the
inclination to put it off until tomorrow. You must
fight against devoting too much time to extra-curricular
activities or social life. You must fight against trying
to fool the professor, for you are only fooling yourself.
All these you must fight for the privilege of becoming
educated.
To the senior who now wonders just what he has
got out of college, these words have an unpleasant ring
of truth. The "big shot" finds only a hollow satisfac
tion in being a "big shot." The socialite, if he is at all
intelligent, tastes the bitterness of having experienced
only one side of college. The procrastinator and the
cheater in exams, unfortunately ; do not usually come to
their senses until they attempt to put their limited
knowledge into practice.
There must be a return to purposes for which col
leges were founded if students are to get from college
what it can offer. The old medieval conception of a uni
versity, in which students eagerly flocked to a professor
for what' he could give them, has apparently been lost
sight of in the fog of modern life. Yet there is a great
er storehouse of knowledge in most modern colleges and
universities, untouched by the majority of students.
'lf freshmen remember nothing more from Fresh
man Week, they will do Well to bear in mind the advice
that extra-curricular activities, social life, and other col
legiate diversions are only suppleMentary to scholastic
and not overshadow the importance of curricular studies.
work. The benefits received. from them should add to
Such activities are temporafy; the possession of knowl
edge is of more lasting satisfaction.
The best one so far this rushing season concerns
not one of the blushing additions (class of '37) but
that wordly and cynical gentleman the Froth editor
Maynard Wood. It seems that 'Woody finally suc-
cumbed to the lure of the pledge pin and took unto
himself the Sigma Nu chapter as brethren. And
everybody was happy.
that this same Mr. 'Wood has been an interested spec
tator many, alt ninny, many times when the action
men of State's famous gambling clique were in ses
sion. The brothers had a little game of" black-jack
the other evening; they weren't gambling of course;
simply amusing themselves and using matches as
chips. ' Woody wandered in, was welcomed, and sat
in the game
Telephone 500
Next time you sec a Sigma Nu, ask him if he has
a match.
Jimmy Hornbeck tells a yarn about a couple of
lads in New York who ought to be college students.
to thinking up dizzy schemes that will drive someone
or somebody crazy. Quite recently they went to Cen
tral Park in New York and very carefully measured
and observed the features of an ordinary park bench
Then they went away
A couple of days later they walked into thb park
again, shabbily dressed and carrying a bench which
was the exact duplicate of all the others in the place.
And in the pocket of one of them was a b'ill of sale
from the carpenter who had built the bench
They put their bench down 'and proceeded to go
to sleep on it. Veiy shortly an officer came along
and intimated that it was their move. They refused
So the four of them went to court: the two youths,
the officer, and the park bench. Once there, they
produced the bill of sale, bowed politely to the court,
once more picked up their bench, and strolled out
It was this same pair who appeared on Broadway
one evening dressed in standard workman's apparel
and began digging a hole in the center of the side
walk. One of NeW York's finest wandered by and
noticed that the crowd was intenfering with their
work. So he got them a couple of saw-horses and two
lanterns. They thanked him and he went on. When
they were down about ten feet, they tired, picked up
their tools, and went home; leaving the lanterns, saw
horses—and the hole!
*** * * *
reflections on matters Jennie.] & florial
with special reference to the piscatorial
contributed by tern & liberman
perches
have very few biological erches;
the little matter of spawning •
begins in the evening & is all over by
the next mawning;
is a matter of laying,afew ex.
the female pickeral , : •
is very fickeral
jeezle!
Make da weasle!
in dealing with the water-moccasin
one oughta have plenty of anti-toccasin
et cetera
et cetera
OLD MANIA
But the brethren made a mistake. They forgot
=ZEE
These two embryonic imbeciles devote their lives
For the past decade, diecriminating
Penn State Students have looked to
Montgomery's 'for the finer things
in Men's Wear.
The new Fall merchandise has just
arrived. Now is the time to make
your selection
"To be Montgomery clad
Is' to. be' well dressed"
4.;
Niviresmows
TIM PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
LOOKING
OVER. THE
NEWS.. .
The ace in . the employers' bad deal
against labor, and the chief thorn in
the side of President Roosevelt's re
covery plans, has finnlly been broken
down. When. General Johnson suc
ceeded 'in enrolling the bituminous
miners under the N. R. A. Saturday
night ; he overcome the great obstacle
to the "New Deal".
Although a few soft coal operators
still have not •signed the code recog
nizing the United Mine Workers of
America, all Coal mines will be affect
ed alike by the
_provisions. of the
agreement. This feature is particu
larly necessary to restore life to the
downtrodden region. •
For years unionism has been flaunt
ed and labor unbearably exploited by
soft coal operators who have insisted
upon treating human and machine la
bor alike in their methods. General
Johnson's achievement Saturday may
be hailed as his most hard-fought vic
tory against exploitation thus far.,
While Johnson is busily formulating
codes a contrasting process is being
UP 'POPS THE DEVIL by Francia Goodrich
and Albert Haekett.....Presented by the Uni
versity Players in Schwab nUdnorium on Sat
urday night. Directed by Peter G. Meek.
Scenery designed andexecuted by D. Henry
Porterfield and lienneth HoMerman.
Janitor . .
• George' Epeivin
'lima , ' .1 Ewing Kennedy
Polly Griseorn Lunette Parker
Anne Merrick H Grace Boer
George Kent___ Arthur Cunningham
Steve Merrick__ Peter G. - Meek
Gilbert Morrell_ Kenneth Holderman
Luella May Currell Frances Armstrong
Laundry Man Bill Hartman
Mr. Platt D. Henry Porterfield
With lots of "vim, vigor, and vital
ity," the University Players (com
posed mostly of former Penn State
Players and - Thespians) showed local
dramatic groups what the fans want
and how they want it, when they pro
duced the New York comedy success,
"Up Pops the - Devil."
-
From the opening curtain until the
last encore the semi-professional
group entertained. And. they enter
tained in no half-hearted fashion.
Every member of the company seem
ed to enter . Coinpletely into the spirit
of the modern' and' fast-moving com
edy of Greenwich Village life. The
players: read-°their- lines with more
virility and imagination than many of
the jaded stars of the professional
theatre-can ever hope to summon.
The amusing. - story of the husband
who quit his job and stayed at home
to do the houSework and write The
Great, American Novel, while his wife
becomes the .bitead-winner of the fam
ily by inttinoe-job iii, a musical com
edy chorus seemed refreshingly new
as played by ; rihe University group.
The script was handled with just the
right amount : - of sophistication, so
that, the "happy-everlafter" ending
was not too : nauseating.
If there are enough to go around,
bouquets should go to every member
of the company. At any rate ; no one
deserves a palming. They all "click
ed." However, we personally were
most impressed by the skill with which
Miss Baer handled her part. The
clowning of Mr. Kennedy as Bleep,'
Miss Parker's:rich characterization of
the woman - reviewer, and the feeble
comments at libuse-work by Mr. Meek
all deserve special mention. Miss
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nour reportS six successful codes in
the head. No fruit, please; it's, the
first tragic error.
It is particularly important to real
ize when a job is done, and then to
leave your accomplishment in its best
possible condition. The case of Am
bassador Sumner Welles illuStrates
the man, who, after eradicating a
great evil by his efforts, causes an
other evil to arise merely by the con
tinuation of his efforts.
As soon as the De Cespedes govern
ment had supplanted the gory Ma
chado, Welles' work was done. If the
people wished to oust De Cespedes and
elevate San Martin to his position, it
was their sovereign right to do so.
Now Uncle Sam is looked upon in the
light of an unwelcome meddler, and a
general boycott of United States
goods .is demanded.
Heywood Broun's friend writes
from Gerinany—"lf Hitler's effemin
ate, then so is Jack Dampsey." I had
never thought I'd live to see the Man
assa Mauler so grossly debased.
Although the San Martin adminis
tration 'has peacably taken up the
reigns in Cuba, the United States
still
,stands by ready to intervene. To
protect the interests of a few citizens
and organizations, the good-will of a
Footlights
Armstrong's devastating caricature of
the typical blond southern hello with
the "come-hither" eyes was priceless.
Her wane with Hr. Kennedy in which
he takes the good old southern tra
ditions for a hilarious sleigh ride was
one
. of the many high spots of the
show. -
EMEES
The scenes by Messrs. Porterfield'
and Holderman were agreeable and
expressed nicely the Greenwich Vil
lage atmosphere. Mr. Meek's sensi
tive handling of the script deserves
more than the usual amount of corn
endation. His directing did not at any
time indicate his comparative "new
ness at the game."
All in all, there was something
about the entire production which just
got o jnto you. As we left the auditor
ium we heard at least a dozen people
say, "Now that's what I call enter
tainment.'
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OLD LANDMARK DESTROYED
A landmark older than the College
itself, the old barn on the Krumrine
estate, erected in 1852, was totally
destroyed by fire early Thursday mor
ning. The blaze, which was well out
of control when it was discovered and
reported, was watched by members of
the Alpha Fire company, who turned
out at 4:30 a. in. to protect nearby
dwelling houses. For a number of
years, the old barn was the largest
structure in the vicinity of State Col
lege.
nation is being placed in a hazardous
position. When foreign projects by
private interests receive less encour
agement by the nations of the world,
the world will be better off.
—B. 'H. R.
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