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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Published eemi•weekly during the College Year, except on holidays,
by etudents 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 Dualism Manager
GEORGE A. SCOTT '34 HAROLD J. BATSCII 14
Managing Editor Circulation Manager
WILLIAM M. STEGMEIER '34 IL EDGAR FURMAN '34
Assistant Editor Local Advertising Manager
BERNARD 11. ROSENZWEIG '34 JOHN C. IRWIN '34
News Editor Foreign Advertising Manager
JAMES M. SHEEN '34 FRANCIS WACKER '34
Snorts Editor Classified Advertising Manager
RUTH M. lIARMON '34 MAE P. KAPLAN '34
Women's Editor Women's Managing Editor
' EVA M. RLICHFELDT '34
Women's News Editor
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
James B. Beatty Jr. '35 John A. Brutzman '35 'Phillip W. Fair jr. '35
A. Conrad Haig. '35 Kenneth C. Itoffennn '35 Burton Bowles Jr. 'K.
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SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1933
(Reprinted from Thuraduy'n COLLEGIAN)
WELCOME BACK, OLD GRADS
It is with genuine good feeling and good cheer that
Penn State welcomes back its graduates and former stu
dents for this annual Alumni Homecoming. The week
end is always a festive one and there will be plenty of
things going on to keep up the spirit.
You alumni won't want to miss the mammoth mass
meeting in Recreation hall tomorrow night—it's bound
to be the biggset and loudest in years. And then there's
tho cider party in the Armory Saturday night. Get
around and meet your old pals and this year's seniors.
It will be ono great "bull session." The fraternities,
too; are planning dinners and decorations in your honor,
You'll want to get acquainted with the new men in, the
Take a look around the campus. If you were here
last year, you won't notice much of a change. But those
of yoil who haven't been back for several years will be
surprised. Isn't the new Old Main a great place? And
then there's the Home Economics building and the Dairy
building, finished just last year. Penn State is grow
ing fast!
Of course, you'll want to go to the game. Don't
miss it—win or lose, it's bound to be a real fight.
We've got a good team in spite of the score last Satur
day. And every one of them is playing because he likes
to—trot because he is on a pension. The team is a team,
not a bunch of hired men. Watch Ahem play, and yell
like you used to in the "old days." Keep up the old
spirit!
You'll hear a good bit about the bond issue. Penn
State is facing a pretty serious situation. If Amend
ment Number 8 doesn't pass at the November elections,
devastating cuts will have to be made along all lines of
College activity. Here's a chance to render a real ser
vice to Penn State. 'Get the dope straight and then go
home and talk it up!
And, of course, make yourselves at home while
you're here. Don't miss anything--get the old en
thusiasm into you. Then you'll go back home feeling
that Penn State increasingly deserves your support
SUBSTITUTE STAMINA
(The following editorial won first prize in a na
tions/ collegiate editorial contest sponsored several
years ago by Pi Delta Epsilon, honorary journalistic
fraternity. It was written by Louis H. Bell jr. '29
a former editor of the COLLEGIAN.)
With the closing of the official 1927 football season
comes the steady flow of "All-"teams. Notable among
others, there are the time-honored All-America, the
insistent All-Conference combination, the All-Western,
All-Eastern, All-Southern, All-State and a galaxy of
other mythical teanis!'of comparatiVe minor import
ance. In conjunction with such announcements, in
dividual players are praised to the skies; gridiron
satellites are hoisted to the football pinnacle; team
records are printed for proud display and-champion
ships are argued far into the winter so that stove
leaguers are kept busily engaged until warmer
weather invites them out of doors.
'And amid these eulogic floods, watching with envy
ing glance the public swim of gridiron greats, stands
silently—as ever—the unsung hero of every team,
the unrecognized power behind every varsity success—
the substitute. Every so often some thoughtful sports
chronicler stops to pen a few humble phrases about
the scrub, whose worth, it seems, is .always apparent
but seldom recognized. Yet it is usually only a word
or two eagerly devoured by .the famished reserve
whose publicity nourishment is sadly lacking.
Since any sane coach will affirm the futility of a
successful varsity without reserve power, a •second,
third and fourth team to absorb all manner of loot
ball abuse with never a word of complaint, it might
be well to encourage and attract more of such un
selfish martyres to the gridiron. Although, as long
as the spirit of competition is a natural instinct
in man, there will always be a sufficient quantity of
"reserve beef" upon which a coach may rely.
Seine significant gesture should be adopted for mani
festing the appreciation which coach, player and spec
tator alike feel for the scrub when they are reminded
of his sacrificing qualities. Perhaps a "strictly sub
stitute" banquet sponsored by the student body or the
Athletic Association, would be one means for such an
expression. A minor award, a certificate or even a
tiny trophy might serve the purpose. For there is
no more admirable man nor any more deserving of
reward than he who sacrifices time, energy and
scholarship day after day for a coveted post that is
more often than not beyond his. reach.
For every substitute there is a place on tho• Al
l Stamina team.
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'We've been reminiscing, and yes, now we're cry
ing. Out loud; too. You see, we're not really
Daniel. Daniel's dead now. But we're trying to
pinch-hit for him—and oh it's just tearing our heart
in two.
Fred W. Wright. '96
Daniel was the pioneer of COLLEGIAN colyumists.
Ile started out with a barrage of love verse on Jan
uary 16, 1925. There was an' editorial in that issue
telling about him. "While the columns of the COL
LEGIAN have always been open ... much good material
in the form of verse, sketches and humorous items
fails to get proper attention. So, the COLLEGIAN in
troduces 'The Lions Den' . . . At some time or other,
gentle reader, you may feel that Daniel in his attempts
•to be witty is is getting a trifle personal. Old Daniel
himself assures the public that nothing of the kind is
intended . . . If you see or hear something funny,
write it down and send it to Daniel."
Fred W. Wright '35
Kenmdh C. Hoffman '35
We haire a new definition for an optimist. An
optimist is a person who uses a fountain pen to work
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out cross-word puzzles.
Daniel does pity the poor student who has his
tongue twisted in his eye teeth and can't see what he's
saying.
On the memorable date of October 8, 1926, the
Lions must have got the best of Daniel for at that'
time the Eullosopher and his friend Mr. Smithers
came to the foreground in campus colyuming.
FROM THE ORIGINAL "BULLOSOPHER'S CHAIR"
Mr. Smithers, what's happened to the "Y"? The
Praying band ain't as much in the public eye as it used
to was. Blood seems to be-turned red.,, _Honest, I saw
a couple of the Chryslers smoking the other day .
And say, Smithers, a few of Frothy's idle hands
should find clean labor, else the devil will he paying
wages larger than he gives them now.
Well, just about the time that Daniel started
cleaning the dust out of the old "Lions Den? in 1928
to revive that feature of the COLLEGIAN, a new colyum
appeared on this page: "Collegian-a."
FROM AN EARLY "COLLEGIAN-A" COLUMN
The Navy Log is without a doubt misnamed . . .
It should ,have been the Water-Logged ... For it's
sinking slowly (too . ..slowly) in our estimation..
After December 10, 1929, "The Show Window"
written by the Campusebr alternated with. Daniel's
colyum, and so the "Bullosopher's Chair" and "Col
legian-a" were asked to take a back seat—perma
nently.
Nothing interests us more than to see if a student
officer will be able to get his sabre back into the scab
bard without disembowelling himself . . . The Theta.
Chi's are building a blushing replica of the Phi Sig=
',Kappa penitentiary . . . Too bad the ghost walk had
to go ... but we think that it wasn't altogether the
architect's idea ....
By this time the Nininchell fad began sweeping
the country. And on the crest of this tide came the
"Campuseer," and soon after, "The Maniac."
We hear by rumor that Chief Zarger, of the
;Campus Unmounted, is holding a rummage soon. It
seems that he is going to sell all the old Campus Fop
uniforms and turn them over to the Student Loan
Fund. Why not the new ones too?
FROM AN EARLY "OLD MANIA"
Things We Never Knew Till Now .. That Doc
Ritenour treated himself for grippe in 1914 and died.
THE 1933 EDITION OF THE "CAAIPUSEEH" ADDS
Congratulations to all the Hatsoff Men on their
thirtieth anniversary . , . Pete Brandt has just re
turned from Chicago . .. where he conducted an ex
tensive research survey into racial conditions there ...
The Van Keuren-Brasko fistic match in Doc Banner's
class was a wow ... qtake" would have taken a beat
ing if he hadn't had the advantage of a long reach ...
let him hurdle with his arms, Mr. Werner ... And then
there's the smart frosh who received ten fraternity
;bids, refused them all; and is still going strong . .
he hasn't paid for a meal since he hit State College
. we suppose that's best in the long rush . .. (be
still' you shades of Ed Zern, Jim Norris, Cy Liberman,
Rollin Steinmetz, and Mr. Galbraith) . . . .
The COLLEGIAN is always right .. . it always tells
the' truth . . . except about "Boop-a-doop" Taylor
Greetings, Hatsoff
. . . at least, that's what Stott, the Younger, found
out last Sat. nite ...much to Ed Atkinson's sorrow ...
Who was the unknown heroine Who killed the bat in
the Women's Bldg. the other morning?... And, inci
dentally, they have more than bats up there... The
publicity-seeking Frazer Dorm girls have erected an
identification sign big enough so that King George can
read it without his spectacles . , . Maynard Wood has
broken his one-inan boycott of La Corneure . . .
but don't gloat; Fish, no one's fooled the Mongoose yet
around this here cowcollitch . . .
FROM THE ORIGINAL "LIONS DEN"
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FROM THE FIRST "SHOW WINDOW"
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FROM AN EARLY "CAMPUSEER"
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AND THE CURRENT MANIAC SAYS
Gentlemen, Boehm can be had
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
It Happened in 1904. ...
College President Knocked Cold in Contest
ETEXII
In 1904 the faculty of this College
challenged Dickinson College to a
football game in order to "foster
more friendly relations between the
two institutions." Pradent Ather
ton acted as captain of the group, and
was knocked cold while the game was
in progress.•
Thirty years ago eight national so
gin' fraternities were located on this
campus. Beta Theta Pi had twenty
eight active' members, Kappa Sigma,
twenty two, Phi Delta Theta ; nineteen,
Phi Gamma Delta, fourteen, Phi
Kappa. Sigma,. seventeen, Phi Sigma
Kappa twenty-three, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, twenty-one, and Sigma Chi,
eighteen.
More than a quarter century ago,
it was customary for the senior, ju
nior and freshman classes to hold
banquets annually at A hotel in Wil
liamsport.
Seven co-eds matriculated in 1004.
Two senior womenv 3 two juniors, and
three freshmen were represented.•
In 1904 there were only fourteen
men on the regular football team with
four substitutes„ listed. Nine games
were played, with the major scores
running thus,—Penn State GO, Dickin
son 0; Penw.State 59, University of
Pittsburgh 0; U. of P. 39, Penn State
0. Our points totaled 182 while the
opponents were credited with only Ti.
Thirty years. ago, Penn State
boasted of,Amßlue Sand but the cadet
band took its place with only twenty
six members. The Glee club and Man
dolin club functioned as one organi
zation while 'the College orchestra
contained eleven men.
Senior Promenade, Junior Assembly
and Thanksgiving Assembly were the
only major, dances held• here at the
College in 1909. All occasions were
enjoyed in the Armory.
Of the sixty-three members acting
on the faculty in 1904 only six are
here at the present time. A. Howry
Espenshade,, head of-English compo
sition department, was assistant pro
fessor of English and rheotoric, John
H. Frizzell,— head of public speak
ing division,. was instructor in
English , and,,, oratory, Erwin W.
First Paper Carried
Full Description of
Neu i:lllcAllater Hall
• McA hall, 'Women's dormi
tory, was fiirmalli dedicated in 1904
following two years of construction.
With adequate equipment it was mod
ernisticallrdesigned to accommodate
150 student's in the sleeping quarters:
The new dormitory was adequately
described in the first issue of the
STATE' COLLEGIAN. The hall was
named McAllister hall in honor of
Mr. McAllilter,' who was also active
in getting ,the land grant for the
College:'
According to the STATE COLLEGIAN,
the dining room in McAllister hall
was not.managed directly by the Col
lege, but was, placed in the hands of
a competent caterer, with the require
ment that lie should furnish good
board at a reasonable rate.
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It was possible through various ar
rangements' that a. person or group
of persons aitting at 'different: tables
were given; different; 'service With
rates to' corresnond.'" Student§ were
given employment as waiters.
An advertisement published in a
later edition of the STATE COLLEGIAN
quoted the following rates for meals
in McAllister dining hall: twenty
one consecutive meals; $3.25 by ticket,
cash in adiance; or twenty-one meals,
good until used, $6.50 cash in advance.
Single meal tickets cost fifty xents.
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D HAKES '95
Runkle, was professor of psychology
and ethics, Thomas I. Mairs was in the
Agriculture School, Elton D. Walker,
professor of hydraulics, and Miss Lu
cretia Simmons was professor of Ger
i man. Fred L. Patter is now professor
emeritus.
Pennsylvania State College had five
schools in 1904; School of Agriculture,
School of Mathematics and Physics,
School of Engineering, School of Nat
ural Science, and School . of LangdageS
and Literature.
Class Yell of 1904:
BOOM-A-LACKAI
CHING-A-LACKA
WAH 1100 WAR!
PENNSYLVANIA STATE
NINETEEN FOUR
Thirty years ago, "S" letters were
awarded to winners in four major
sports. Twelve were awarded to foot
ball players ; eleven to track men, nine
in basketball, and four in baseball.
. The only buildings which graced the
campus thirty years ago were Old
Main, old engineering buildings, Ar
mory, chemical laboratories ; and the
old track house, located where the
Pond laboratory building now stands.
Buildings under construction about
that time were Carnegie library,
Schwab auditorium, and McAllister
hall.
There were only eighty graduates
in the class of 1904. Every person
was a native of Pennsylvania except
one who matriculated here from Ma
con, Georgia.
Only thirty-four issues of the STATE
COLLEGIAN were printed during _the
first year of its existence.
Over a quarter century ago it was
compulsory to attend chapel every
morning -of the week at 8 o'clock. The .
Old Main bell was rung for about
three minutes at the beginning of, the
class period and also briefly at the
end of the hour.
Thirteen members were included in
the Thespian club thirty years ago.
Other clubs prevailing here were the
Civil Engineering society, Mechanical
Engineering society, Chess club, De
bating club ; Natural History club,
Fhilochreaq club, and Electrical En
gineering club. The Free Lance
functioned as a literary magazine
prior to the inception of the STATE
COLLEGIAN, but became defunct in
1904.
.1. Franklin Shields '97, president
of the College Board of Trustees, was
president of the Alumni Asiociation
in 1904.
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