Page Two PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Published scmi-wcvkly durinc the Collect year, except on holiday*, by students of The Pennsylvania State Collect, In the intercat of the Collect. the students, faculty, nlumni, and friends. THE MANAGING BOARD JOHN A. BRUTZMAN '35 JACK A. MARTIN '35 Editor Business Manager FRED W. WRIGHT '35 GEORGE A. RUTLEDGE '35 Sports Editor Circulation Manager KENNETH C. HOFFMAN ’35 B. KENNETH LYONS '35 Managing Editor Local Advertising Manager JAMES B. t WATSON JR, ’35 HARRY J. KNOFF *35 Assistant Editor Foreign Advertising Manager PIIILLII* W. FAIR JR. ’35 JOHN J. MATTHEWS *35 Assistant Managing Editor Asst. Foreign Advertising Manager A. CONRAD HAIGES '35 EARL G. KEYSER JR. ’35 News Editor Asst. Local Advertising Manager JAMES B. BEATTY JR. ’33 MARGARET W. KINSLOE ’35 News Editor Women’s Managing Editor MARCIA B % DANIEL ’35 ELSIE M. DOUTHETT ’35 Women’s Editor Women’s News Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS John K. Barnes jr. ’3f» AY. Bernard Frcunsch *36 Vance 0. Packard ’36 Harry B. Henderson jr. *3O William P. McDowell ’B6 John E. Miller jr. ’36 Donnld P. Sunders '36 Charles M. Schwnrtr. jr. ’36 ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS Philip G. Evans ’3O William B. Heckmnn ’3O Leonard T. Sioff ’36 Roland W. Obcrholtrer jr. *3O William H. Skirble *36 WOMEN’S ASSOCIATE EDITORS L. Marybcl Connbcu *3O Ruth E. Koehler '36 A. Frances Turner *36 Managing Editor This Issue Associated goltcpiafc ffircsfl 1V33 1934 *»• Editorial Offices, 313 Old Main—Telephone GOO Application made for entry at the Tost Office, State College, Penna., ns second-class matter. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1934 FRESHMEN—FRATERNITIES The first few weeks of college undoubtedly repre sent the greatest period of transition in a young pei’- son’s life. Cut off from the influences and habits of home for the first time, the freshman finds himself in a whirl of an entirely different life. The mode and tempo are entirely changed, with individual- initiative replac ing 'the supervision of former years. Probably one of the most unique institutions which the freshman will encounter, and one with which he has had no previous encounter, is the fraternity. Its presents will be all too quickly thrust before him, when date cards and the other paraphernalia of rushing season arc distributed at the first meeting of Freshman Week. -Rushing will swing into its high speed action at once. The freshmen will be taken to the houses and pre sented with a picture which will nodoubt awe the average man coming to Penn State. The fraternity houses on this campus rank as well as those on almost any campus. There is no doubt that they far surpass the' homes of nearly every freshman. As in years past, a certain number of social aspir ants will come determined to establish themselves in the best possible house, while others will already have an introduction to some fraternity through a relative or acquantance. The average freshman will face the situation with <in open mind and a charming ignorance of what it is all about. He will speedily discover that undoubtedly there are certain advantages to be derived from living in a fraternity house. There is no denying that it is far more comfortable than the hall bedroom with the inevit able double decker and two desks. On the other hand, the financial side must be carefully considered. It is far better that a student live a bit more sipiply and com plete his course than live like the proverbial King for two years or'so and then be forced to draw out be cause of lack of resources to continue. But by far the most important things are the per sonalities and characteristics of the men one encounters in the different houses. There is nothing more pleasing than to fit nicely into a group whose ideals and aims coincide with yours, and there is’nothing more jarring to the nerves and attitude of a student than being thrown into daily contact with those who have an entirely different temperament. With this thought in mind, freshmen should go into rushing season with open eyes which smoothness and glitter will not deceive. ACTIVITIES AND SANITY As the freshman man or woman embarks upon a college career, he or she must soon arrive at a decision as to what, if any, extra-curricular activities he wishes to follow. To some, no debate is necessary. Athletes, musicians, and dramatic devotees will gravitate to their natural spheres almost automatically. Others, less fortunate, •will find a hodge-podge of opportunities lying before them. Managerships, publica tions, and politics will present their varied appeals to the new students. Especially during rushing season will keys and hats be flaunted before the admiring eyes of prospective fraternity brothers. The freshman will more than once bo impressed with the importance of some campus per sonage. He will be told by an enthusiastic rushing com mittee that to shake the hand of a manager is no less than a complimentary ticket to Mount Olympus. However, a sane attitude toward activities should bo cultivated. College is a place where one comes to learn, and there are many places other than classrooms where the learning process is engendered. Through acti vities, one enters fields of experience that are highly valuable. Here the student makes contacts in lines other than the rather narrow one which he will follow during his Jour years here. He will have the qhance to guage his abilities in competition which is probably as keen as any he will ever meet. The knowledge that one can hold his own is probably one of the greatest compensations that two or three years of hard work bring. A sane attitude should be maintained, concerning activities. After all, they are merely a sideline in the business of getting an education. While important, they are not the most important. A well-rounded career should be the objective, but colleges are maintained primarily for study. So in spite of the predictions of the 1934 graduates, the hard-worked summer session profs., and the New Deal administrators who predicted pros perity by the end of it, summer finally seems to be gradually on the wane; people, worn and torn by the strife of vacation relaxation are already seeping back into town, sinking-wearily into booths and murmur ing, “Howsa summer, palsie .... naw, I didn’t work, just sat aroun’. Yeh, ’tis nice to be back, now we can I’eally get some sleep. It was way back in history, just after the last years’ seniors had become job-hunters that we heard of this little drama. It happened, as so many things seem to have a habit of doing, in the Angle Eatery. Ridge Riley, gradually getting bulky local '32 grad uate, who has been around this locale for quite some time now, was the hero. Seein’ as how you’ve been away too, we’ll go into detail. ...Vance O. Packard '36 Ridgely was on his way to the First National with some filthy lucre and, of course, passed along College avenue. His passage was noted by three tran sient autoists (feminine, and rather all right), one of whom breathed tenderly, gazing upon the Riley form as it swung jauntily by the widow, “My, what a nice place to spend a vacation this must be. Our favorite waitress told ex-COLLEGIAN editor Riley about it. But he wasn't flustered. “Just one of those things,” he muttered into his coffee. If the United Press, rather well known news service and the officials of the Scottish soccer compe tition can be relied upon for their accuracy, the Penn State soccer team, which travelled to the heathered hills -this summer, can really stand up under punish ment. We aren’t referring to athletic prowess. When we last were forced into reading a newspaper, the team wasn’t doing so well. However, the Blue and White hooters, as this sheet's sports writing aces love to say, have qualities that leave mere athletic' skill far in the background. For proof, wade on. The boys went to Scotland on a steamship appro priately enough labelled The Caledonia, and it was a nice boat. However, it wasn’t a nice crossing; the ocean got temperamental and kicked the poor tub all over the Atlantic. Life boats went by the board, peo ple slid around on deck and got legs (pardon us, limbs broken, and altogether it was quite a mess. But the Penn State Soccer Team came through with fly ing colors. Not one of them, we understand, even got even a slight attack of mal de lire?’ (seasickness to you). Bill Jeffrey, coach extraordinary, is quite proud of this record. “It’s unusual,” he thinks. We think so too. '< We used to have illusions. Eagerly everyday we used to search the newspaper for some allusion to one of our heros. Every story about a national big shot was something that had to be perused to the bitter end. But no more. The Philadelphia Bulletin served to end forever for us any semblance hero-worship. And it was done casually, too, through a picture of a guy on a motor cycle, equipped with goggles and everything. (The guy, not the motorcycle). It was a'nice picture, al though the rider didn’t seem to be getting anywhere very •fast. But the caption it was that really blasted our dreams: to wit. » “He couldn’t- even fly an airplane when this photo was taken. Charles A. Lindbergh is shown as he looked in 1921, just after he had ridden his motor cycle from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, in 24 hours, to join the li. O. T. C. 'T’rj’YT' BJ O New and 1 -Ea/V 1 OUUIVO Second-Hand Art Materials Fountain Pens Oil Color Sets $l.OO Walennan I , Parker N Water Color Sets Sheaffer K / All Makes Repaired S Papers Pastels trade at ’ Charcoal Easels K E ELER^S AH of the Finest Manufacture 1 . , f CATHAUM THEATRE BUILDING OLD MANIA ****** Drayma, With a Hero, even ****** Rugged ****** Shattered! THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Do You Know That the original Old Main build ing was condemned and torn down in 1929 and that the present structure, completed the next year, was built from many of the same old stones? That the farmer Old Main build ing housed the entire College in 1859 and that it was used until 1886 for dormitories, professors’ rooms, class rooms, and administrative offices? That the tradition of the Old Wil low tree dates back to the time when a professor planted it,in memory of earlier days? The original tree was blown down in a wind storm and a cutting was planted in 1921. It now grows near the drinking fountain on the main campus walk. That the permission of the presi dent of the College as well as the approval of the Dean of Women ivas the red tape gone through for secur ing a date with a Penn State co-ed back in the '7o’s? That the Polylith in front of the Armory was erected in 1896 and con tains all the specimens of known building stone found in Pennsylva nia? That it has been estimated that' over 100,00 blue books are used by students for examinations during each school year? That there is a case of historical materials pertaining to the College on the second floor of the Carnegie library which, among other things, includes a Lincoln signature, seals of the College, and candlesticks which were used in the original Old Main? Non-Fraternity Men Have Organization Non-fraternity men at Penn State will be represented by an inter unit system this year. Plans have been made to divide the non-fratern ity men into ten sections, with four representatives from each district comprising the Inter-unit- Council. Present plans call for the replace ment of the non-fraternity units used in intramural athletics, by the new division of men. The athletic man ager of the Inter-unit Council will co operate with intramural officials in planning and taking care of sports contests among non-fraternity men, as well as -between fraternities and units. In. addition to the executive func tions of the new organization, plans call for several non-fraternity dances next year, as well as the forming of a system for the distribution of eight weeks grades among the non-fratern ity men. Better cooperation in en forcing rulings of the existing stu dent governmental organizations is also an aim of the new association. SPRINGER’S BARBER SHOP 6 Barbers Allen Street TELEPHONE 590 Clark Motor Company 120 S. Pugh St., State College, Pa. PACKARD DODGE DODGE TRUCKS PLYMOUTH SALES AND SERVICE Storage, Gas, Oil, Tires, Accessories, Repairing and Washing FIRST SEMESTER Get Our Prices Before Buying Your | Scholarships, Loans Aid Worthy Students Thirty-nine scholarships, in addi tion to the State senatorial awards, and eight loan funds of various kinds are available for deserving students in the College this year, according to the general catalogue. Efforts are being, made to distrib-' ute these funds to those students who are most deserving. Each scholarship is listed in the Collet’" *-ah ... <n cne College catalogue with the requisites for obtaining it. In addition, eleven prizes will be award ed during the College year. Information concerning any of these awards is usually obtained from the office of the Dean of Men or the Dean of Women. Applications, how ever, have again exceeded the avail able funds this year, according to"the reports. * State’s Foremost Shoe Repair Shop WELCOMES THE CLASS OF 1938 Penn State Shoe Shop 208 South Allen Street For All Courses Welcome Class of 1938! You will find here the facilities, the resources, and the co-operation that you need if you are to make the most of your opportunity. We shall be very glad to welcome you as a new de- positor-—or to continue to give our best attention to your interests if you are already with us. The First National Bank of State College John T. McCormick President MARTIN & KREAMER BARBER SHOP Extends Its Welcome to the Class of ’3B ♦ Opposite Front Campus on. College Avenue WELCOME OLD FRIENDS AND NE The State College Dry Cleaning Works HAS ENLARGED ITS PLANT AND INSTALLED ADDITIONAL EQUIPME] We are now able to serve you with even beti than our former excellent service. WE MAKE YOU LOOK YOUR BEST WE CALL FOR AND DELIVER Phone 955 David F. 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