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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Published s<>ml-\vcvkly dtirimt the Cotlege year, except on holidays,
by nludenU of The I’ennsylvnniu State Collette, in the interest of the
Collette, the students, faculty, alumni, and friends.
THE MANAGING BOARD
JOHN A. nTtUTZMAN *35 JACK A. MARTIN ’35
Editor Business Manager
FRED W, WRIGHT *35 GEORGE A. RUTLEDGE ’35
Sports Editor Circulation Manager
KENNETH C. HOFFMAN ’33 R. KENNETH LYONS ’35
Managing Editor Local Advertising Manager
JAMES R. WATSON JR. ‘35 HARRY J. KNOFF ’35
Assistant Editor Foreign Advertising Manager
PHILLIP W. FAIR JR. *B5 JOHN J. MATTHEWS '33
Assistant Managing Editor \sst. Foreign Advertising Manager
A. CONRAD JtAIGES *33 EARL G. KEYSER JR. '35
News Euitnr Asst. Local Advertising Manager
JAMES It. BEATTY JR. ’33 MARGARET W. KINSLOE '35
News Editor Women'* Managing Editor
MARCIA B. DANIEL *35 ELSIE M. DOUTHETT ’35
Women's Editor Women's News Editor
Managing Editor This Issue-.——
News Editor This Issue
Friday. September 28, 1934
PROGRESS AT ANY PRICE
The world is? bound always to have progress, for
progress .means change. In its attempt to clean up
State College morally and financially, the borough has
again changed several sets of stop signs about the
village, and particularly those at the corner of Beaver
Avenue and Miles street. Last spring, the authorities
played hopscotch with these signs, moving them on
the average of once a week.
This year, st.udents returned to find them halting
traffic on Beaver avenue, but this was all too logical.
Motorists did not have to come squealing to a stop down
a steep hil! when proceeding along Beaver avenue, and
it was no effort to start again in the opposite direc-
tion. Hence, progress.
Signs were also changed on at least one other in
tersection along Beaver avenue. Perhaps the idea was
to make a through sti'cet paralleling College avenue,
but the stream of east and west bound traffic is not
too great for the street to handle it. Perhaps too many
people had been arrested at the corners mentioned by
men who called to them and detained them until an of
ficer could arrive. It might have been felt that a
change would remedy such conditions.
Up to the present time, it has been impossible to
determine accurately whether or not anyone has been
arrested and fined for traffic violations. The last time
a reporter visited the municipal building, he was in
formed that there had been no fines paid for such in
fringements. This occasioned much surprise, as several
individuals had previously exhibited receipts showing
that such fines had been paid.
One alumnus was known to remark, with profane
flourishes, that he would cease returning here if such
treatment continued. After driving through from Ohio,
he was promptly arrested and was not even allowed to
go to a restaurant for dinner unless he furnished bond.
Naturally, -he went at once to the hearing.
It is well to clean up State College, but it should
be borne in mind that alumni and parents are not
residents here: They, too, are anxious to see that the
present generation of students is protected, but they
liate to be cleaned themselves in the process.
TOO MUCH PRAISE cannot be given the com
mittee of Interfraternity Council which handled the
men’s rushing campaign which closed Tuesday. The
organization was well controlled with the result that
there have been no complaints of lost or misplaced
bids as has happened occasionally in past years.
The preference system which was introduced this
year eliminated much of the uncertainty with which
both fraternity men and freshmen went into the sec
ond period. It was extremely wise to limit the number
of houses to three for the last days of entertaining,
thds allowing both houses and men to become better
acquainted with those whom they wished to know bet
ter. At the same time, much time was saved by the
elimination of unnecessary and meaningless dates.
Undoubtedly, the same code will be followed next
year after a few minor changes are made. All in all,
it seems to be one of the best yet devised.
NEXT SEMESTER, PERHAPS?
With the women’s rushing season at an end, fra
ternities can now consider the Panhellenic rushing code
followed this year. Through it, a far more .pleasant
rushing season was enjoyed by the women than has
been experienced in several years.
Shortening the season from seven to three days
made the strain much less, while limiting the number
of formal party invitations that a rushee might accept
saved the fraternities much unnecessary expense. At
the same time, wasted bids were cut to a minimum, thus
saving houses undue humiliation..
The reduction from forty-five to thirty dollars al
lowed for rushing expenses seems sensible, inasmuch as
it encouraged ingenuity as to entertainment and un
doubtedly was appreciated by most houses. The fact
that as yet no violations have been reported goes to
prove that general satisfaction resulted.
With such a favorable outcome, there seems to be
little objection that could be raised against second
semester rushing for the freshmen women this year.
The apparent success certainly justifies such a move.
A semester is enough for any woman to become orien
tated sufficiently to arrive at a decision. It seems sense
less to let the matter drag for a whole year, to the
nnnoyance of both freshmen and upperclasswomen.
It is significant that only one half of the sopho
more class was invited to affiliate itself with fraterni
ties. The other fifty percent must be considered seri
ously in future campus activities. The fact that they
do not belong to a highly immaterial thing such as a
woman’s fraternity should not deter them from active
participation in all campus organizations. Petty poli
tics has no place in such matters.
" 1 " “ “ BY HIMSELF '
TEARS ON A TYPEWRITER
Oh, God, if columnists may pi'ay,
Why can’t I be like F. P. A.?
Or when I pen my febrile verse
Why am I not like Parker—terse?
’Or when I type a little fable
Why am I not as Morluy—able?
Why don’t you gi*ant me Godly flair
For saying things like J. Voltaire;
Or put such thoughts behind my pan
To render me a Thomas Mann?
Or if my stuff cannot be best
Why can’t it sell like Edgar Guest?
Or, even, God, just give me trash
To equal that of Ogden Nash!
Donald P. Sander* '3G
-W. Bernard Frounseh '!IG
Usually we don’t wax poetic this early in the
season but, honestly, it’s the song lyrics that have
done it. We've felt the outbreak coming for a long
time. First it was a jazzy moon, tune, June yodel
entitled ‘Please, Mr. Hemingway,’ then, with a blare
of trumpets, a load of contralto, and a rumble of
kettle drums came an abortive bit of melody called
‘Emperor Jones.’ We thought that would end it, but
Tin Pan Alley wasn't satisfied; we were driven to the
wall with imitators of Kenny Sargent wailing, ‘Fare-
well To Arms.’ The breaking point was reached at
Hecla the other night when a catarrhish crooner
struck us out with ‘When Stars Fell On Alabama,’
all very sad and weepy. Next week we intend to re
lease our own lyrical outburst: ‘La Vie, Toujours
We Love You,’ or ‘So Red the Rose Boop Boop A
Our Own Response to ‘First Class’ Lines
‘This is not an easy course;
This is not a breezy course— ’
Just another sleazy course.
Of course, of course, of course!
To 117 Dairy and Liberal Arts Classes in the
Ag. Building Where We Had To Listen To Lectures
On Oxford, Cambridge, etc.
There are no cows on Eton walls
For once we see the end of the fraternity sys-
tem justifying the means. The Phi Eps have pledged
Morty Bachrach, the Pittsburgh boy who made good
in State College. We generally view with some
thing akin to alarm the reversal of attitude on the
part of the upperclassmen once the fat freshmen
have been lured into the sacred chateaus, but when
it comes to this boy, Bachrach, we’re positively rc
troactionary. It seems our boy Morty, who probably
spent his tender years, rending College Humor and
Capt. Billy’s Whiz Bang, has been cleverly enter
taining the natives by leaving full glasses of water
inverted on Corner Room tables so the waitresses
can’t lift them off without a spill. Lay on, Phi Eps,
homicide’s all right by us!
CAMPUSEER
ARS I’OETICA
No ears of corn in Eton Halls;
In high silk hats and frock-tail coats
The Eton lads got all the votes!
An Aged Professor—
Learn By Rhoion
Education’s cauldron bubbles
Come to ‘Daddy’ with your troubles;
Problems vanish with the plea:
‘Walk with me, talk with me.’
' . To The .Military
The Rotissie lads, are just grand
They puff out their chests as they stand;
They right-about-face
With infinite grace
But never keep time with the band.
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l te collegian
THE PENN S'
Comfort To'Dcliver
Address at Regular
Sunday Chapel Here
President Of Haverford College
To Describe Penn State
Work In China
Penn State’s interest in China will
bo discussed by Dr. William W. Com
fort, president of Haverford College,
in the regular chapel services in
Schwab auditorium at 11 o’clock Sun
day morning. Dr. Comfort will de
scribe the work now being carried
cn at Lingnan University, China, by
George W. “Daddy”'Groff 'O7, assist
ed by the local Penn State in Chin*'
committee.
Penn State in China was founded
in 1911 by the Men’s Student Coun
cil and the Women’s Student Gov
ernment Association, the students
choosing Lingnan University, then
Canton Christian College, because
“Daddy” Groff had already begun his
work there.
Watts, Comfort on Board
The university! is managed by a
board of Chinese directors, in cooper
ation with a group of American trus
tees, one of whoth is Dean Ralph L.
Watts, of the School of Agriculture.
Dr. Comfort is a so a member of the
board. Dr. William A. Broyles, of
the department if agricultural edu
cation, is chairnun of the local com
mittee.
•Dr. Comfort, jxaduated from Ha
verford in 1894 was also granted
degrees by Harv ird University, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, University
of Maryland, and Lake Forest Uni
versity. Dr. Colnfort, who specializ
ed in Romance languages, taught at
Haverford and at Cornell University,
and became president of Haverford
in 1917, a post; he has filled since
then. j
He is also the author or editor of
several college jtsxts, and has con
ti'ibutod many articles to philological
journals. He is a member of the
Modern Languages Association of
America, and of the Society of
Friends.
Deaterly Leads Class
With Average of 2.89
page one)
riculture and Mineral Industries.
In the class of 1193 G, eighteen stu
dents in both the Education and
Chemistry and Physics Schools are
found in the first twentieth of the
class. The Engineering School claims
ten members in this group, followed
by nine in the liberal Arts School,
seven in the Agrijulture School, and
three in the; 1 lineral Industries
School.
Fifteen member; of the 1937 class,
School of Engineering, were in this
select group, iolliwed by Haurtoen
from the School oi Education, twelve
from the School elf Agriculture, ten
from the Arts, eight
from the School of Chemistry and
Physics, and feuri from the School
of Mineral Industries.
A survey of:the members of the
tenth tenth of tlese same four class
es reveals that jthe- School of Liberal
Arts has the sonewhat dubious hon
or of the most this division, with
103 falling into group. Second
in number corny the Engineering
School, with sevejty-two in that cate
gory. i •/
Who Will Iwirl Baton
When Band Marches?
(Continued livin' page one)
with as few mistakes as possible. Rea
son tentative plans are .that the
band will accompany the football
team to the Columbia, Penn and
Buckncll games.;
The outfits areii brighter and light
er blue than the aid ones. The uni
form is double-beastcd with white
shoulder aiguletto, a white keystone
with a blue enclosed “S” on the left
shoulder, white lipels and a white
Sam Brown-belt.
The coat is - ihrker blue with a
white lining andean be turned back
and fastened ape-fashion at the
back. The blue/jants have a white
stripe down each leg.
The cap is blue with a white band
and blue and wiite plume. At the
front of the cap'j n silver letters is
“Penn State.” v'he drum major’s
uniform is‘the site as .the others ex
cept for the tallyluzby hat.
A Healthful Recreation
dux; CLUB
Humphrey’3s Named
New Hockey Mgr.
By New WAA Board
Board Appoints 2 Assistants
Instead of One as in
Former Years
Katherine B. Humphrey ’35 was
elected as head manager of women's
hockey by the W. A. A. board at its
meeting Monday night. In accord
ance with the new system of major
sports managers, two assistant hock
ey managers rather than one, as for
merly, were selected by the board.
Jane W. Ferrisler '36 arid A. Ltir
raine Graham '36 were chosen to fill
these positions.
Requiring non-playing managers
for hockey, basketball, and track, the
W. A. A. board changed the system
so that it permits managers to earn
more points than before. New man
agers will be selected at the close of
the various sport seasons each year
rather than at the beginning of the
season as was formerly done.
Jane M. O’Connell ’35 was selected
as senior class hockey manager while
Lois E. Lowe ’36 and Margaret I.
Doherty ’37 were named junior and
sophomore class managers respective
ly. The freshman class hockey man
ager's position is still open.
Intramural sports will be managed
by Sara B. Bitting '36 with the as
sistance of Bertha Cohen ’37 and an
other woman to be selected later. Al
ilona J. Bulota ’35 was named head
archery manager and Dorothea E.
Ruth '36 will assist her.
The new tennis manager is Dor
othy Fish '37. Her freshman assist l
ant will be selected later. Dorothy
F. Hull '36 was made golf manager.
Jean Northrup '37 was elected by
the sophomore women Monday night
to represent her class on the W. A. A.
board while Florence Taylor '37 was
selected by the W. A. A. board os
the second sophomore representative
which automatically gives her the
position of hiking manager.
'A College Has Long
Life, But a Short
Memory.
This is Ike first of a series of short
biographies about former campus per
sonalities whose names are Perm
State legends.
Frederic Watts
Chairman- of first Board of Trus
tees*. 1 . First head of U. S. Depart
ment Njf'Agriculture, 'during Grant’s
administration . . . Judge of Cumber
land county .. . President of railroad
for several years.
Brought first McCormick reaper
into Centre county . . . Tried to dem
onstrate it to a large audience; but
didn't know how to work it . . .
Gentleman from the crowd volun
teered to make it work. ... It was
Cyrus McCormick himself.
Watts hall named for him after
its completion in 1920.
First Class Meals
at the
KLINE CLUB
248 S. Allen St.
$5.50 per Week.
“You Can Get It At METZGER'S”
Your Name Stamped Free
. On all Slide Rules, Bill Folds, Brief Cases and
Fountain Pens BOUGHT AT OUR STORE
Playing Cards 25c to 60c : Double Decks 50c to $1.20
AJI makes of Fountain Pens repaired
Typewriters repaired and cleaned
Book Racks - - $1.85
Sorority Sisters
Sign Sophomores
In Solemn Scenes
Kappa Kappa Gamma, the first
women’s fraternity to have formal
pledging this season, held the cere
mony at the house Monday evening.
Theta Phi Alpha pledging was fol
lowed by an informal party at .the
home of Mrs. W. B. Connell Wed
nesday evening. The Kappa Alpha
Theta ceremony immediately preced
ed an informal supper given by the
town alumnae. Alpha Omicron Pi
also pledged Wednesday evening.
Alpha Chi Omega and Gamma Phi
Beta will pledge tonight in their suites
in the Women's Building. The Chi
Omegas will be entertained at din
ner at the home of Mrs. F. W. Hal
ler tonight immediately following the
ritual.
Pledging for the Delta Gammas
will be held at the house Sunday
afternoon. No arrangements for Phi
Mu pledging have as yet been made.
Richards on Senate
John R. Richards, director of the
College division of extension instruc
tion in arts and sciences, has been
added to *the group of College Sen
ate members previously announced.
Give Your Money Cir
culation by Banking
Your Idle Funds.
The First National
Bank of State
College
State College, Pa.
John T. McCormick, President
David F. Kapp, Cashier
PATERSON HOSIERY SHOP
Old Main Art Building
Just Arrived
BLOUSES AND SWEATERS
Regular $2.00 Pajamas
Special at $1.85
Hosiery ........ 69c and up
announcing'
The Opening of
THE BUDWEISER GRILL
FORMERLY
THE OLD TAP ROOM
Only the Best of Beers Will Be Served.
Full 12-02. glass—loc The largest in town
On Allen Street. "
Friday, September 28, 1934
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To these men we offer
this suggestion:
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you with Freeman Shoes:
It will be a revelation to
you to discover how com
fortable such smart looking
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State College
Entrances on Beaver and Allen