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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887
Published aandmeei,ly during the College year, except on holidays.
by students of The Pennsylvania State College, In the Interest of the
College. the studests, faculty, alumni. and friends.
HARRY 11. HENDERSON JR. '36 WILLIAM H. SKIRBLE '36
Editor Business Manager
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Ttiesday, May 29, 1935
THE MOAN OF THE FRATERNITIES
With "Penn State Day" and the P.I.A.A. over,
there comes a woeful moan from tha'fraternities. For
two successive week-ends they have each been asked
to provide rooms and board for ten boys. And each
time they have responded with little complaining. But
now that these week-ends are over, their complaints
are loud and many
Undoubtedly there is a large drain on the frater
nity's budget when it has to provide two or three meals
for ten extra men and the houses that have ten extra
beds are few and far between
Both of these "Days" are more or less designed
to help the fraternities in an indirect way by creating
a desire in the minds of these prospective students to
come to Penn State. But the question now comes up
as to whether the game is worth the candle or not.
Not only is the expense for these week-ends hard
on the fraternities, but the men in most of the houseS
are really imposed on, since they are forced, in Many
cases, to give up their beds in order to provide beds
for their guests, few of whom they know or will ever
see again. The old system of putting the freshmen' of
each house out of their beds for such occohions seems
to be unfair. ••
The question as to how longthese."Days" wilt Con
tinue successfully' dePendieniirelythe:. Co.operif
tipn of the frUteiniiies. - A; ti . 4*- -
ternities feel that they are being imposed on too much,
they will withdraw from participation in such affairs,
a procedure which will quickly cause tife.discontinuance
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of such "Days."
It seems adirisable that the Interfraternity Council
conduct a survey as soon as rushing season is over
next fall to determine whether the continuance of
these "Days" is worth the trouble and expense to the
fraternities
THE HORTICULTURAL EXPERIMENTAL
Gardens behind the agricultural buildings are famous
throughout the state for their beauty and rareness.
Each week-end brings several hundred visitors from
miles around to see them. Not only are the gardens
beautiful, but the service which they perform for sci
ence by means of the experiments conducted in them - is
most distinguished.
It is regrettable indeed that the students and
townspeople cannot enjoy the beauty of the flowers
without picking them, thus spoiling the beauty of the
gardens for their visitors and ruining many scientific
experiments
CURRENT EVENTS
It has been appalling to read the results of the
tests devised by members of the English composition
department and which they had the members of their
classes take, what with William Randolph Hearst be
ing called a Communist organizer, Father Coughlin
heading the New Deal and being a friend of the cause
of Huey Long, Raymond Moley being identified as a
recently captured gangster.
These tests show a definite need of a course in
current events on this campus.. A class, led rather
than taught in current events, with newspapers for
texts, would greatly aid this deplorable condition. The
course would not only go into a discussion upon the cur
rent political, social, and economical situations of the
world, but would also discuss happenings in litera
ture, drama, and art, a field in which there is a woeful
lack of knowledge among Penn State students.
AT SYRACUSE THE men's senate has recently
abolished the practice of making the freshmen there
wear 'lids and ties." Quoting from the editorial of the
Syracuse Daily Orange on the subject: "By abandon
ing the policy of making the freshmen wear lids and
ties, the men's governing body recognized, as its prede
cessors stubbornly refused to do, that when you enforce
a tradition it ceases to be a tradition."
The question of freshman customs has long been
discussed here. At present .it does not •seem advisable
that the freshman customs be totally 'discontinued, but
rather that the length of the period, during which the
dress customs are worn, shortened.
Local Boy Makes Good Dep't
Down in Bellefonte the other Friday night it
was carnival time, and a goodly number of lads from
the U had gone down to watch the revelry. Most of
the entertainment was pretty lousy, even for a car
nival, until the call came for an opponent for the car
nival's Strong Man, .
Our own King Cole, being a husky youth and
having some tittle experience at wrestling, stepped
forward and offered to match his strength with the
Strong Man, beating the local who had been planted
in the crowd onto the platform. The Strong Man,
a bit taken aback by this turn of affairs; grunted a
few times, heat his chest, and agreed to our King
as a victim.
No sooner had they begun to wrestle than the
circus gorilla began to get rough, beating King about
the head in an ungentlemanly fashion. Our lad,
piqued by this roughness and:urged on by the cheers
of his friends led by Cheerleader Harbaugh, picked
the Strong Man up, threw him down on his head, re
ceived the valuable prize, and came back home.
___ J. Kenneth Beaver '37
Richard E. Lewin '37
College Life
Never thought we'd live to see it, although we've
a!Ways hoped we would. So "say not the battle
availed' naught." For College Life Came Back To
College with a bang Sunday night. We were walk
ing up front campus when we heard something which
strangely resembled singing. Being sentimental cuss
es, we went over to FCC what went on. And what we
saw •sent a warm thrill right down to the cockles of
our wearly old hearts, suh.
other, sat five or six seniors, singing away to• heat
all hell. With that faraway glint in their eyes, too.
There they were—the strong, clear-eyed youth of. the
land, singing softly under the starry heavens.
And above it all we could hear Mike Zcicznock's
lush baritone in "Oh give me a home where the
buffaloes roam
Now whenever we feel depressed we shall think
back to that idyllic scene. It's that sort of thing,
mister, that keeps us Going On, instead of Throwing
It All Up. (Thanks, J. V.)
About Town and Campus:
Dear old Delta Chi was enraged no end last
week when The Maniac called them a boarding house.
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Ever-vigilant Yell. us that a • certain local
boarding house hiL • officialili:.informed one of ,
Members that .he is •to
,do.,everything in his M.vCk : ;,
to * avoid an impending visit from his mother
Houseparty •.. •
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Right - in the middle of , announcing the track
meet the other day, Bucky Taylor got a, fake
dis
patch telling of the drowning of King George when
a pickerel lodged in his throat He started to read
it but got wise before he had gone very far. One of
the finest examples of bad taste around here in many
moons, we thought, was his runnini'comments on
how individuals were doing in their races. It must
help the leaders considerably to know that "Note is
falling behind."
Seems to us that Ted Baer is always in love ...
The J. Brutzman-Peg Smith pash flares up briefly
at Froth dance . . '. We finally saw Doris Rumage
wearing a gold braid in her hair instead of a bow ...
Thanks to the correspondent who writes to tell us
that Helen Chamberlain has Tiny Eshelman's A.C.C.
pin ... So long 'til September ...
OLD MANIA
MIMI
Seated on Senior Nall, arms locked around each
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THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
THETA SIGMA PHI
(Women's Honiirary JOurnalism
Fraternity)
Betty M. Lenzen '36
Anne M. Boyer '37
Mary A. Connolly '37
Margaret M. Cummings '37
Dorothy P. Fish '37
Josephine A. Platt '37
Marion A. Ringer '37
Regina. J. Ryan '37
M. Winifred Williams '37
Senior members of Delta Gamma
were entertained by Mrs. F. G. Heck
ler at dinner last night.
Theta Phi Alpha held a cabin party
in honor of the seniors at the W.A.A.
cabin Saturday.
The A. 0. Pi seniors gave a buffet
supper for the underclass members on
Sunday.
L'Amitie entertained Mrs. Blume
Wieshart, traveling secretary of Delta
Phi Epsilon, national social fratern
ity, last week-end.
Soccer Team To Play
`lnternational' Match
"Hoot mon, are ye r-r-r-ready?"
With this stentorian query ringing I
in the ears 'of the hundreds of spec
tators anticipated, Penn State's first
"International" soccer match will get
under way on New Beaver Field on
Memorial Day at 2 o'clock.
The Lion squad is being divided into
two teams, one composed of those
who made the eight-game tour of
Scotland, and the other of those who
stayed home. No effort will be spared
to make the match an authentic re
production of the games played in
the birthplace of the game, incident
ally the birthplace of Coach Bill Jef
frey.
According to the custom in the land
of heather, bonnie banks, and fer
mented mountain dew, some promin
ent personage will be' selected to
"kick oil." This custom, which cor
responds to having the President
throw out the first ball, is generally
carried out over there by the provost,
or mayor. In the mea - tch Thursday,
some co-ed with the courage and eth
er essential requirements will he pre
vailed upon to don kilts and kick off.
More atmosphere will be provided
when tea and scones or oatmeal cakes
will be served between the halves.
The crowning bit of color. will
be achieved with the proposed forma
tion of a "home,talent" bagpipe un
der the direction of Maestro Lynn
Christy, well and favorably known in
theme parts as a purveyor of unusual
rhythms. t
Student .Union Bulletins
TODAY
There will be'a meeting of the
freshmen women candidates of the
Collegian in the Collegian office to
night at 4 o'clock
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-THE MANIAC
PEOPLE WISE
'ENERGIZE'
With COLD DRINKS
at THE CORNER
unusual
To the Editor
After reading the article pertaining
to football at Mont Alto, we have de
cided that we have been calk& "sof
ties" with no consideration of the con
ditions that exist at Mont Alto con
cerning athletics. We think that if
1411*. W. B. F. really knew what the
football player at Mont Alto must go
through to play football his attitude
would •be entirely different and he
would really think of . us as "super
men."
Co-Edits
Would you play football with in
adequate equipment? We did! Our
equipment was the cheapest equip
ment possible to obtain. It was ac
tually low grade high school equip
ment and in it we played college foot
ball. It offered very little protection
and in two of our injured cases it was
the direct cause of those injuries. It
was the terrible condition of our hel
mets that nearly caused the death of
one of our players. The helmets were
like bathing caps, offering little pro
tection to the head and none. to the
neck. The shoulder pads, that caused
one broken shoulder, fitted us like
circus tents. With the aid of adhe
sive tape, which we' bought ourselves,l
we did manage to keep our pants on.
Would you play football if all your
injuries had to be paid from your own
account? We did! We have no funds
to pay our doctor bills here in Mont
Alto. One of our players spent three
months in the University of Pennsyl
vania Hospital. His fees were paid
in part by the students of Mont Alto,'
the rest :by his parents. We heard
nothing from State. Why not:
We have no trainers, no training
tables, no medical supplies, we haven't
even a locker room. Yet we pay Penn
State the same fee for athletics as you
do.
We have school thirty-nine hours a
week which limited practicing time
to three nights a week. We go to bed
after our studying is done, which is
at 12 and not at 9. There are other
things here besides playing football;
we really have to study.
You said you hated to see the game
go, so do we, but what would you do
under similar conditions? Why isn't
it made possible that we can play
football as it should be played? Why
don't we have the same privileges as
the Player at State? By that I mean
good equipment, medical supplies, and
a fund to pay for the injuries of the
players.
In spite of it all we have played
football with never an ill word to any
one. We have 'played against better
equipped teams, better trained teams,
and have built a reputation for our
selves. A reputation that includes
the highest degree of sportsmanship,
and real playing ability.. We invite
you to ask any of our opponents.
We' haven't kicked. ' Why should
you? You should .be proud of us
rather than to be ashamed.
We played football; we know what
the conditions are, and we ask you,
would 'you play football under the
same conditions? .
To the Editor
We are constantly being reminded
of the prevalence among the students
of mistaken notions concerning the
status of the Beaver House on the
campus. In order to clarify our unique
position among organized groups, I
submit this explanation.
The Beaver House is chartered by
the College as an organization of in
dividuals with common interests, in
timately associated for mutual bene
fit. It is distinguished from the char
tered social fraternities, national or
local, in the following ways: first, it
is not chartered as a fraternity by
the College; second, it is not affiliat
ed with the Interfraternity Council;
third, membership does not preClude
the joining of social fraternities;
fourth, there is no secret ritual or
rights; fifth there are no financial ob
ligations other than current room and'
board expenses,. and a very small so
cial fee; and sixth, there is no defi
nite "rushing" period, the majority
of the members entering the house as
upperclassmen.
Further, the Beaver House is dif
ferent from the ordinary boarding
house or club in that it is organized
on a social and economic basis. It is
administered. cooperatively by the
members for their mutual economic
benefit, and the good fellowship that
arises out of common interests and
ideals.
PI GAMMA MU
(Honorary Social Science Fraternity)
Marion L. Forman '35
Edith M. Iffland .'35
Rosalie N. Joseph '35
Mary M. Shaffer '35
Virginia Werden '35 '
Arthur Berman '36
C. K. Lucas 'Brightman '36
John Cessna '36
Serafino Ciambello '36
Harry I. Gilbert '36
Frances G. Hamilton '36
Arthur G. Lewis '36 •
John E. Miller '36 •,
' Wesley C. Mohnkern '36
Jane L. Fritts '36
Nathaniel Wollman '36 •
S. James Barger '36
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Leßoy Shaylor '3B
Charles Shick '3B
—John T. Hermarisen '36, Pres.
• JANTZEN
BATHING SUITS
Dyer Named President
Vernon E. • Dyer '3G was elected
president of Kappa Gamma Psi, hon
orary music fraternity, at a meeting
Tuesday night. Major Wilfred 0.
Thompson, College bandmaster, is di
rector of the organization.
Jay. T. Lodszun '36 was elected
vice-president, while Henry H. Bell
'37 was named secretary-treasurer.
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