Tuesday, September 15, 1936
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 former Old Main building
housed the entire College in 1859 and
that it was used until 1886 for dormir
tories, professors’ rooms, classrooms,
and administrative offices?
With good eyesight youth's
chances loom big. Poor
vision handicaps heavily
unless corrected by the
right glasses. Ours is an
exact science.
Dr. EVA B. ROAN
OPTOMETRIST
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IJIIO Freshmen Enroll;
L. A. School Tolls Most
Official notice from the Regis
trar’s office shows that 1210
freshmen have enrolled. -
-First year students enrolled in the
various schools include: Lower Div
ision, 369; Engineering, 257; Chem
istry and Physics, 208; Agriculture,
165) Education, 106; Mineral In
dustries, 81; and Physical Educa
tion, 34/
Gardner, Davis Join
Journalism Faculty
Two new men have been added to
the faculty of the department of jour
nalism, Prof. Franklin C. Banner,
head of the department, has announ
ced. They are Braton R. Gardner,
instructor in journalism, and Donald
\V. Davis, instructor in advertising.
Gardner is the publisher of the
Montrose Independent,■ reputed to he
one of the best-managed weekly
newspapers in the State. He will re
tain his status of publisher of the.or
gan while in State College.
Davis comes from the Springfield,
Mass., Republican-Union, where he
was advertising manager..
Vacancy was created in the depart
ment by the death of Prof. William
B. Gibbons in-August.
Grant Announces
Varsity Quartet
Group To Sing Fall Houseparty;
Gicc Club To Hold Tryouts
Thurs. at ? O’clock
Prof. Richard W. Grant, director of
the department of music, announces
the personnel of the Varsity Male
Quartet as.composed of Richard O'-
Connor '37, first tenor; Charles Tilden
.'37, second tenor; Jack Platt ’37, bari
tone; and James Unangst ’3B, bass.
Donald Dixon '37 has been chosen as
pianist.
The quartet remains the same as
last year except for the replacement
of Ebert Badger ’36 by Tilden. The
first appearance of the group will
take place at the Annual Hoseparty
Glee-Thespian Show, Saturday night,
October 31. They will entertain at the
Pittsburgh—Penn State Alumni
Smoker on Friday, November 6 and at
the Philadelphia Penn State Alumni
Smoker on Friday, November 13.
Platt Acts as Manager
The quartet has attained popularity
in campus entertainments for its light,
semi-popular, and humorous type of
singing. It supplements the Glee Club,
performances on many occasions.
Platt will act as manager, while Dixon
will be the musical director.
Several vacancies in the avrious sec
tions of tfie Glee Club must he filled.
Freshmen are eligible for any of the
positions, and a special tryout for first
year men only will take place in the
auditorium on Thursday night at 7
o’clock.
Tryouts for the other musical or
ganizations as Orchestra, Girls’ Glee
Club, and Choir will be announced
shortly in the Collegian. The R .0.
T. C. bands and the Blue Band under
the direction of Bandmaster Wilfred
O. Thompson wil begin practice in a
very short time
Class Scraps Listed as Annual
Event at College 10 Years Ago
One of the features on the list of
annual events at the college ten years
ago. were the class scraps. These
were held under th<? supervision of
Student Council members and all
freshmen and sophomores, except
those who were excused on account
of physical disabilities or were on the
approved.-,.athletic lists were eligible
expected to . participate inHtie
scraps. *
One of the most important events
of the year, was the “Push Ball
Scrap” in which teams of 50 members
each endeavored to shove a six-foot
pushball across the opponents’ goal
line. If the freshmen were victori
ous in the scrap, they assumed the
sophomore dress costume for a half
day while the rele
gated to the freshman customs.
The “Tie-Up Scrap,” in which two
groups of 50 men, representing the
two classes were pitted against each
other, was another important event.
Each man was given a piece of half
inch rope, five feet in length. With
this rope he was expected to tie the
hands or feet of a member of the po
posing team. There was a system
for scoring the points and the scrap
was conducted in heats of five min
utes* duration.
Perhaps the most important scrap
was the “Tug-of-War,” which took
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THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Dean of M. I. School
Head of the School of the Min
eral Industries Approximately
seventy-five freshmen have en
rolled in this school..
Summer School Has
Enrollment Increase
Slight increases were noted in sum
mer session enrollment this year as
compared with 1935. Graduate stu
dents increased from COD to 758,
while the undergraduate enrollment
jumped from. 1803 to 1867.
There were very slight increases
in the inter-session roster. Of the
graduate students, the number raised
from 123 to 128. Undergraduate en
rollment increased from 195 to 199.
In the post-session period, the
graduate figures showed a sharp in
crease from seventy-three to 103. The
numbers for the undergraduates,
however, dropped from 127 to 122.
place on the pathway midway be
tween the Chemistry-,Amphitheatre
and the 'Agriculture"’building. Sev
enty-five men from each' class would
line up at each' end of the rope.
Across was played a full
stream of water from a fire hose,, so
that the losing side woiild get a bath
while the winners were given the
privilege to choose the freshman class
colors. If the freshmen were wise t
anti -didn’t -desire a rare combination
of ‘ colors, they would turn out en
masse. The scrap was held on Move
up day.
One of the events adopted just be
fore the “scraps” were abolished was
the “Pants Scrap.” The classes were
divided into groups of'fifty men each
and old clothes were donned. The ob
ject of' the scrap was to tear off one
or both legs of the opponents’ pants.
The side that, had the most pants legs
left at,'the end .of the> scrap
was declared * the' winner. ’ v «' -
Maize, from the grain of which is
derived the celebrated tortilla, is one
el the chief foods of the people of
Mexico.
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Keller Announces
Extension Plans
Enrolling, Instruction Schedule
For 100 Class Centers
Explained by Head
Registration for class centers con
ducted each year by Penn State in
more than 100 towns and cities
throughout the state will take place
late in September and early in Octo
ber, Prof. J. Orvis Keller, assistant
to the president in charge of exten
sion, announced today.
Individual student enrollment in
class centers in 1935-36 totalled 8,-
380 in 164 class centers. Class center
work given by Penn State is flexible
and varied to such an extent that it
can meet public demands readily,
Keller said.
Instruction in the Penn State class
centers covers such diverse subjects
as teacher training, business admini
stration, the several branches of en
gineering, coal mining, petroleum
and natural gas, as well as cultural
subjects such as mathematics, eco
nomics, English, and sociology.
Students in class centers are per
mitted to take one or more courses as
they desire or -they may enroll for an
organized curriculum in a special
field of interest, Professor Keller ex
plained. Some of the courses pro
vide college credit, while others are
intended to be of practical or cul
tural value without reference to cred
it toward a degree.
In addition to the class centers,
Penn Stale offers instruction in un
dergraduate centers in Dußois,
Hzaleton, Pottsville, and Uniontown,
and evening technical schools in Al
lentown, Erie, Reading, Scranton,
and Wilkes-Barre.
Led Pro Grid Ranks
Glenn Killinger, former Penn State
r.cc baseball player and football star
who is now coaching at West Chester
Teachers, was among the first greats
of the pro-football ranks.
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Eng. Comp. 1 Will Meet
Sept. 19 in Auditorium
Theodore J, Gates, head of the
English Composition department,
announces that since there is a con
flict in Freshman schedules, the
first meeting of section 6,7, and
8 English Composition'l'will not
be held Wednesday morning, but on
Saturday morning, September 9, in
the auditorium.
Chapter House of Phi
Lambda Theta Moved
Phi Lambda Theta, national social
fraternity on this campus, has chang
ed its chapter house during the sum
mer to 117 E. Fairmount avenue. It
was formerly at the corner of Lo
cust Lane and West Nittany avenues.
Confusion in changing addresses
has delayed the fraternity’s rushing
season, although it was thought that
rushing would begin today.
No reason was given for the change
of address, but the old house of the
fraternity has been turned into a Lo
cust Lane dormitory for freshman
women under the supervision of the
College.
Rumors that the Associated Com
mons Club would not open this fall
were stopped by the opening of the
house and its participation in rush
ing season.
Tribunal Will Convene
For Exemption Action
Joseph M. Bray ’37, president ofj
the Student Tribunal, announced that!
the organization will meet within a
week or ten days to act on requests
for custom exemptions.
Students transferring from other I
colleges where they have undergone!
freshman customs and students elig
ible for age exemption shall appear
at the first meeting of the Tribunal.
All special students entering college
with the same standing as a fresh
man and students changing from a
two-year to a four-year course shall
be required to undergo one year of
customs.
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