Page Two PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Published semi-weekly during the College year, except on holidays, by students of The Pennsylvania State College, In the interest of the College, the students, faculty. alumni, and friends. THE MANAGING BOARD CHARLES A. MYERS '34 FREDERICK L. TAYLOR '34 Editor Busintua Manager GEORGE A. SCOTT 'l4 HAROLD J. BATSCH '34 Managing Editor Circulation Manager WILLIAM M. STEGMEIER '34 H. EDGAR FURMAN '34 Sports Editor Local Advertising Manager BERNARD H. ROSENZWEIG '34 News Editor JOHN C. IRWIN . 34 Foreign Advertising Manager JAMES M. SHEEN '34 News Editor FRANCIS WACKER '34 Classified Advertising Manager RUTH M. HARMON '34 Women's Editor MAE P. KAPLAN '34 Women's Mamging Editor EVA M. lILTCHFELDT '34 • Women'. News Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS James B. Beatty jr. '55 John A. Brutsman '35 Phillip W. Fair Jr. '35 A. Conrad Haines '35 Kenneth C. Hoffman '35 Burton Bowles jr. '35 Jam. D. Watson jr. '3s' Fred W. Wright .35 Harry J. Knorr '35 B. Kenneth Lyons '35 Jack A. Marlin '35 John J. Mathews '35 George A. Rutledge '35 Earl G. Keyser jr. '35 WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS Marcia D. Daniel '35 Elsie X. Douthett '35 hlarenret N. Eineloe .35 Editorial Office, 313 Old Main Telephone 500 Business Office, Nittany Printing Bldg—Telephone 292-W cUsociiitid golletifite 'Puss -.3 1933 ( ~ ...:4 40' 0 .1.70 1934 131- MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1933 FROM SEVERAL SIDES, requests have come for a published statement of Athletic Association finances. With .the publication of the interclass and publications financial reports, these students believe that they are also entitled to' know just where their fifteen-dollar athletic fee goes.. The request is justified. If other student-supported organizations can reveal the distribu- tion of their funds, there is no reason why the Athletic Association can't. BOUQUETS FOR THE non-athletic performances at Saturday's game should go to the cheerleading staff. On the whole, the cheering was better organized than last year, and the cheerleaders themselves seemed more enthusiastic. It is not an easy job to lead a yell when the odds appear to be against the home team, yet the cheerleaders did not themselves fall prey to the depress- ed mood which occasionally gripped the spectators. One or two suggestions might be in order.• The longer cheers 'should be used less frequently. And cheers, if they are to be effective, should not follow each other in such close succession as they did at various times Saturday BECAUSE OF A LEGAL technicality,' students who left second-hand books 'with the.now defunct Co-op store have not been able to retrieve them. 'Obviously, the books are not the property of the store. They be- long to various students, many of whom have no legal connection with the Co-op. Yet they are to be sold as• a part of the store's property. The law may be on the side of the local authorities, but it is difficult to see how they can also lay claim to justice SURVEYS HAVE ALREADY been made as to lvhat students read in their leisure time. The story published in this issue substantially confirms the find- ings of previous investigations. Cheap popular maga- zines aro widely read in this institution of learning, while the more intellectual ones go begging for readers. It is reasonable to conclude that the same situation exists in the major* of colleges and universities throughout the country. With a few minutes to spare, most students prefer a .bit of light fiction to an article on a cultural subject. Probably *at is one reason Tor the inherent conservatism of most American student THE LETTERS IN RESPONSE to "Loyal Son" are encouraging. At least there are some students who don't believe that everything is perfect here. Of course, there might be some question as to just how much of "Loyal Son's" letter was sincere belief and how much was satire. But the fact remains that a good many Who read the letter agreed with it one hundred percent. May their tribe decrease! PETTY THIEVERY, IT SEEMS, is always present here. The latest instance is the stealing of slickers front the cloakroom of the Old Main Sandwich Shop. In the pocket of one slicker were some keys, which were returned to the owner's mailbox. The slicker, of course, wasn't. It is useless to talk about gentlemanliness or honesty; such appeals don't seem to impress the sort of student who resorts to petty thievery. A dew convic tions might make a different impression, though, THE SUGGESTION MADE in Interfraternity Council meeting last Wednesday that freshmen desir ing to join fraternities be called back tivo weeks early, and pledged before College opens, is novel indeed. But why compromise? Why not have a gala "Fraternity Day" for all high school seniors coming to Penn State, and pledge them early? There would be no worry about OLD MANIA For N. K, from J. N Coodsiess gracious, little .co-ed, Ain't.it time you wore a bra? You are less a maid than matron ; o' Someone oughta tell your ma! Yours the fault for pounding pulses, / Deepened breaths and palsied hands. " Bryant, Lane could solve your problem, Bind your charms with lacey bands. Still I wonder, ain't it wiser Just to let you have your way? / Life is just a bowl of cherries— More than flowers bud in May! L'ENVOI Why dont'cha come 2(1) and sec me some time? All right, yez guys in the psychology department, if yes are so smart, suppose you tell this column why so many of the co-eds will go to the B-A Ball dressed in the manner made famous by Sadie Thompson (And you know what she was!) ... Have you noticed that Martha Pincus (the moniker intrigues us) of the freshman class is a dead ringer for Ginnie Springer? ... Wonder whatever becank of Billy-the-Burlesque- Queen (You remember good old Billy), Eddie Zero, Wheeler P. Davey, Mayor Hylan ... That poignant little quatrain on the wall of the Gentleman's Smok- ing Room in South L. A. should be preserved for posterity ... it's not smutty, either!) ... That expres- sion made famous by Mae West now reads: "Why. don't you corrupt and sa me some time? ... , You know that cup the sissy Betas won in last year's song contest? Well, this pillar will present it to the lad or lassis who concudes the following lines in the best manner here's to State, the school with the push, Where a bird in the hand is worth two in the We wonder if you fellows will give us a hand? We're compiling a list of Famous Push-overs of Penn State and we hope to print them soon. You make them up and we'll choose the best. Stuff like: Art 74, Lebanon Valley, the Cannon in front of - the Armory, etc. Get the idea?• It may. be O'Hora to the cheerleaders, but to one Belfast Irish it'll always bo O'Hara. And it looks as if we'll have to get together and pick out a good nick name for that guy (Penn State tradition says you can't use a guy's, last name when cheering him, even if his first is "Robin" or "Cuthbert"). - Well, how about "House" for a name? "House o' Horrors"—get tho joint? Ask somebody to think it over for you, Edwards. =I We said "Hello" to our old pal Bill Bottorf at the Phi Delta pledge dance the other night. And what does he do? He turns and bows to us from the waist. Why we knew that big •lug when he didn't have a pot to play with—but he'll get over that. Tell you what to do, guys,,the next time you dance past Bill while he's up there leading his band, reach out and slip him a Barnyard handshake.' He'll'loosen up then, and if he doesn't, it'll do wonders for the, tempo. Evening Clothes for the Social Season TUXEDOS $2O to $35 - FULL DRESS $25 to $45 » .Maiiresiceri TIM PENN STATE COLLEGIAN `Collegian' Letters Boost Spirit, Discuss Blue Band, Hit 'Loyal Son' To -the Editor, Did you have the feeling at the game on Saturday that things were really clicking? That, in spite of the imposing schedule which lies ahead, prospects for a dog-gone good season were hanging around? There were several things which gave the writer such'feelings. First was the consistent, unmistakable team work sticking out all of the time, and the real aggressiveness which surely no one could have missed. And when have we seen last in early-season games.the timing, the driving, and the weaving, backfield men never content to drop when', hit but continually pounding forward even while being pulled down? Even though at times certain plays and some defensive work seemed a bit shaky we have every reason to belimie that we are going to have a smooth-working outfit ready for the first tough game not two weeks off. But it wasn't only the team that was clicking. The morale of the student body, we in ihe stands, was on the climb. Some of that stuff called spirit that we have been hoping for made a real bid for its appearance, especial ly near the end of the first half and during the half period when the mus ic was out in front. • The band pre sented itself in a commendable man ner, much to the satisfaction of the stands, although we shall be looking forward to the formation of letters on the field in. the conventional half time style. ' And the cheer leaders were righli in there doing a nice job! Most of them this season have the knack of getting us to open up and let out a little noise, although the writer would like to venture a suggestion or two. One is that all, of the yells could be speeded up.a bit, particularly the "lo comotive" yell. Another suggestion would be that the announcement of a yell be reduced to at least two, one would be sufficient for the "Short" yell. The interval for snaking the third announcement seems to have a tendency to cut • down the response and the enthusiasm. While we•are at little improvements perhaps we who sit in the stands might borroW' a freshman's handbook and brush up on the words of the Alma Mater . . You know, there is something about that song than can be mighty effective when it is sung in the right spirit, and there was a spark of that spirit there Sat urday. It .is often these details that bolster up the, enthusiasm, that bring back the Old liep and gingei for which we're all wishing: ; ', . Let's malce-thia season the kind we like to think about, the kind we like to talk about! Let's keep the old op timism right out in front, and let's give Bob and the gang all the support we can dig up! Let's pack the audi torium at the next mass meeting, and by golly maybe we can give this old campus a goOd •old-fashioned shake up, the kind that will make things vi brate - here once again! Blue Bind Discussed To the Editor,' A great deal of unfavorable crit icism has come to these ears about Saturday's appearance of the Blue Band, Penn State's premier. musical organization. Wehave interpreted the word appearance;gis meaning the:tehe production fioniAlie conibined , in'steu meats rather than the body lines of the uniforms or the parallelities of the lines and ranks. Now it's with a lot of misgivings that we entertain these criticisms, because in the past, the Blue Band has drawn down waves of pure favor everywhere it .appeared. In most cases, a paragraph commenting upon the good behavior of the organization was included .in football stories of city papers publishing accounts of Lion grid contests. We'd hate to see any chaotic disturbances over last Saturday's performance, but we def initely did not like it. Perhaps it . was the seeming awk ward marching formation of the band -THE MANIAC RAND BEAU South Allen Street (Over M HAIRCUT FINGER WAVE,--L SHAMPOO AND Sr "You, an Get It At Metzger 's " '`'PENN STATE STATIONERY 60 Syeets-30Sheets Seal-50 Envelopes 89e _ - • MOCASSINS—S2.9S and $3.45 Ideal for Indoors and Outdoors Letter Box The Penn State COLLEGIAN wel comes communications on any sub ject of campus interest. All letters most bear the name of the sender and should not be over two hundred words in length. Annoymous com munications wilt be disregarded. However, if the writer does not wish his or her name to accomp any the letter, the fact should be so indicated and initials or a pseu donym will be supplied. The editor reserves the right to reject all com munications that arc deemed unfit for publication. that started the coals of unrest glow ing in these ordinarily placid (dor mant) brains; we don't like the bass players extending the severe lines of their hons out. of the .front ranks. We always though that they cavorted in the last row to urge the gang along with their "umpahs." Because we want to consder every excuse for the somewhat disappoint ing spectacle just past, we will con sider appeals for leniency based upon the fact that the unfortunate music ians were forced to broil helplessly in the East stands. That could have a lot to do with it. Was it a lack of inspiration or the retarding influence of the new mem bers of the group? We hesitate to lay the tainted cause at the feet of either. One thing that surely must come to past in the near future is a reversion to the old time formation with the trombones slipping joyously in their accustomed places just a stone's toss from the "umpah" gen erators. ' Soon the Blue Band will be march ing on the sward at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Then will Blue Band legend, embodying sweet and undis turbed efficiency, be shattered, unless something drastic happens in the nonce. Here's hoping. Students Attack 'Loyal Son' To the Editor, A fanfare of Bronx cheers for our loyal but deluded son from Pumpkin Center! He was so perfectly succeed ed in presenting the reactionary view point.' He is a curiously simple soul; but in time, plenty of time, he may just possibly learn discrimination—the art of distinguishing quality from quani ty. To paraphrase his credo: "I go to Penn State. Penn State men dress better than men at othei colleges. Penn State is the best college in the America.. America is the best country in the world." If the College turns out men of this caliber, it has ,failed—and. failed ter ribly. For "Loyal Son" is a fearfully arrogant person, and his inflexible, infantile code will not help him to become a good citizen. `Detailed rebuttal, so easy, would not he discreet or kind—since "Loyal Son" specifically designates the Best of this, and the Best, of that. Yet I shall makma few parting shots: Communists are not always "un touchables;" let our cultured "Loyal Son" read his history. (2) The Rus sian revolution, like the American, had disagreeable side, but is of unquestionable social and historical signifiance; see advice for (1). (3) Penn State is admittedly not the In tellectual center of the world. (4) The registration of 50-odd students out of 4000-odd for a Literature course can scarcely be considered phe nomenal. (5) Even the "best Penn State talent," as demonstrated by our symphonic and 'choral organizations, is not, as a rule, the world's greatest. (6) R. 0. T. C., in the light of modern thought, is a trifle childish. (7) The old bromide, "Clothes make the Man," however antiquated, is certainly not applicable to our Penn State democ racy. (8) "Loyal Son" seen , his duty and done it—but isn't misdirected zeal pitiable? (9) The "mission" of the COLLEGIAN Letter Box is not pro paganda of one sort or another but merely the voicing of student opin ion. T. H. '35 Haying thus inadequately attempt ed to delouse a few popular fallacies I shall close. You see, I have quite a problem to decide. I'm going out to the house Saturday, and what dress to wear? These. fraternity men are TY SHOPPE etzger's) PHONE 997. ._ 40c 71' _ 75c so Cultured—and so hard to please.' With affectionate regards to "Loy al Son," A Daughter of , Penn State To the Editor, There has never been a more lucid example of Penn State "culture" than that which was exhibited in the form of a letter which appeared in the last issue of the COLLEGIAN from "Loyal Son." Until I read this lettir, I had always been optimistic about Penn State cul ture and thought, at least, that it ran skin deep. But my ideals have been shattered! , I find that culture expresses itself in the form of clothes and only runs to the skin. Such, I hope, has not been the high aspira tion of all the Penn State fraterni ties. Such Philistinism as "Loyal _Son" (a more trite pseudonym is inconceiv able) represents is quite characteris tic of the attitude of our student body toward culture. True, the majori ty of Penn State students mean well. They play games ardently, and leisur ly talk about them in their "bull ses sions." They attend Greek 26 classes enthusiastically at -first, but their buoyancy soon dies out. They/ listen politely to talk about literature and • .• . . . •KALMS ACT .. ' QUICKLY on "RECURRING" ,PAINS • • Palos nun your day and deprive you of your nonnalactivity.Don'ttakechatsces oftlunking exams. Banish ssch . paios with Kalms tablets. Headaches. neuralg ia, baelutclae, cramps. and other localized pains are promptly god effec tively relieved by Ismalldosage:Kabns.devel. oped by Johnson & JOhnion, are stk. They ore nor habirfonning, do not affect digestion or heart action. Your druggist has Kuhn, i n purse•size hairs 0112 tablets. R RELIEF KAlmis OF ' FO 4I P E A C I O N R S RING" FREE SAMPLE-SEND COUPON • Send me a FREE sample pflcabas CITIZENS INVITED... COME AND, HEAR HOW WE CAN AND WHY WE MUST - FOR REAL TEMPERANCE • ABOLISH THE 18TH AMENDMENT 1 Where!? Nittany Lion Inn, State College, where motor cavalcades from all parts of Penn sylvania will converge. When? Tuesday Evening, October 10, 1933 At 7:00 O'cloek Wh y? speakers,liteaslns w w i l l r l s. b&s a e r t l e s f of i t . h sa bl in p , prominent t • Chairman, W. 0. N. P. R., former Senator, • . and now Congressman James W. Wads worth -of 'New York: • at the 4th .Annual Conference Dinner Pennsylvania Division, Woinen's Organize.- tion for National Prohibition Reform. Mrs. Carroll Miller will preside. Pinner tickets $1,50 each on sale at Nittan, Lion Inn - • After Dinner, Admission Free Monday, October 9,1939 art, but it is all an unreal world to them (witness the grumblings after an Art 74 class). Nothing more, true has ever been said—that there is no royal road to knowledge. Then why are Penn State students undeveloped and bewildered about their education? The only ans wer is that they are indisposed to work. Most students do a little work. because they must to stay in college. But very-few work hard and stren uously to, derive all that is possible from their education. Culture is not a matter of pois,e and finesse which' anyone can acquire with a little'prac tice, but a matter of intellectualism which is required only by hard and strenuous work. H.V. R. '34 An Apology., THE enthusiastic response to the inauguration of special bus service to Kish acaquillas Park dances Satur day night found us unprepared, and we wish to apologize for any inconveniences suffered by our patrons. (IIIyIPp..9VED arrangements will be in effect • Saturday night and every Saturday night throughout the school year.. The special rate 0f.99c for' round-trip bus fare, ad inission, dancing, and tax will be continued. Buses Will leave Co-op continuously from 7 to 8 o'clock. B Y popular request, there will be an advance pale of tickets for . this Saturday's dance in the fraternities and dormitories during the week. The California Ramblers, a band of 12 musicians from the 'Mid-West, will be the orches tra attraction. Even a greater number of Lewistown dancers than that which heard Brown ogle Saturday is expected to attend.
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