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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
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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.
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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.
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| 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. *
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THE CLASS OF 1938
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Welcome Class of 1938!
You will find here the facilities, the
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you need if you are to make the most
of your opportunity. We shall be very
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best attention to your interests if you
are already with us.
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