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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887
Publishes! semi-weekly during the College year, except on holidays,
by students of The Pennsylvania State College. In the Interest of the
College, the students, faculty, alumni, and friends.
1937 Member 1938
Ptssociated Colletsiate Press
Distributor of
Collegiate Digest
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CHARLES M. WHEELER, JR. '3B JAY 11. DANIELS '9B
Editor Huainan Manager
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News Editor Circulation Manager
WOODROW W. BIERLY '3B JOHN G. SABELLA '3B
Feature Editor Promotion Manager
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Women's Editor Foreign Advertising Manager
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ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Thomas A. Boa! '39 Herbert 13. Cohan '39
Alan G. Mclntyre '39
Roy D. Nichols Jr. '39 Salvatore S. Sala '39 John A. Tronnovitch '39
WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Lucille B. Greenberg 'MI Florence E. Long '39 Relto E. Sheen '99
Ralph R gonelleoh '39 Richard W. Kooman '39 Dallm R. Long '39
Jerome Sheffer '39 Francis A. C. Vosters Jr. '39 Mory J. Sample '39
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blunarring Editor This Issue Roy B. Nichols, Jr.. '39
Kew. Editor This Issue Herbert B. Callan '3O
Friday, December 3, 1937
FIFTY YEARS
THE COLLEGIAN IS happy to celebrate the fif
tieth year of the existence of a college newspaper on
the Penn State . tampus. ,
Bearing a different name from its parent, the Free
Lance—the name being changed to Collegian in 1904
this newspaper has provided the students with news
for fifty years.
In doing that it has fulfilled the prime purpose of
a newspaper. i Editorial policies have differed from year
to year. Editors viewpoints have been contrary at
times. But the coverage of news has always been most
important to this paper, as it is to any legitimate news-
At the half-century mark of its history, the Collegian
looks forward to continued successes in the future.
11 OUT OF 12-REWARD, NONE
BEN POLLOCIC PLACE-KICKED 11 out of 12 tries
for points after, touchdown for Penn State's football
team this fall, turned around, and the College promptly
kicked him in the seat of the pants.
You see, Ben had . been out every night for practice,
had been developing his lricking„taients, as well aelak
ing thohard knocks . .rind work - id Ile-had - been In
every game this fail. He had safegtiarded State leads
and protected his team from losing, had, as well stared
a let of bruising guards in the face in the line of scrim
mage. He had become State's, first reliable extra-point
kicker in many years, a part of the game now vitally
important.
For all this work, this playing, this ability, and con
sistency—Ben Pollock was given a minor letter.. A
stinking reward for a sterling addition to the team's
The minor award to Steve Rollins, another sop&
ontore, is amazing as well. The College athletic admin
istrators, it would appear, are trying to discourage
sophomores from further participation - in athletics by
the same method that they kept a promising reserve
on last season's basketball team from coming out this
year.
This pure exploitation of amateur athletes should
be stopped.
REFERENDUM VOTE
THAT A MOTION for war referendum finally passed
the peace forum Tuesday night indicates that students
are not sure what they want to do about war.
Prof. O'Brien called Tuesday's forum one of the best
attended and beet discussed ones he has countenanced
here. In the discussion that followed the panel speech
es, eight distinct types of student thought were pre
sented.
That the war referendum suggestion passed the
group, is not indicative that students have found the
solution to the question—When should the college stu
dent be willing to go to war? •
The referendum has three weaknesses—time neces
sary for vote, handicapping of federal officials in pro
moting of international relations, and the internal dis
sension that propaganda or a 51-49 percentage vote
wonld create unless a specific majority were set by law.
The "yes" vote might be interpreted to be more of a.
"no" vote on all other motions presented, indicating
clearly that students have not made their decision. It
is parallel to the "no" votes on Herbert Hoover in 1932
and on the Democratic party after the World War. •
Student peace thought is developing. It should be
fostered by more forums. But most important right
now is the realization that students will not be willing
to participate in war.
A REGRET
THE COLLEGIAN REGRETS that exeditor Hen
derson has seen fit to present his point of view as the
only correct one in an attack on the Collegian in the
current issue of the Bell. Because ex-editor Hender
son believes what he says, he is not necessarily correct.
The Collegian, however, for ex-editor Henderson's
sake, does regret that it has no prostrated Hugo Bezdek
upon which to jump courageously, no beer referendum
with which to toy mysteriously, no punctured balloons
to prick.
The Collegian feels that the freedom of the press
should not be abused by converting that freedom into a
license for libel, because it won't be punished.
That the present Collegian has not followed .in the
imprints of ex-editor Henderson's step dons not , mean
that the bottom has fallen out of the College. •
Hoot Mon:
The D. U.'s had several profs out to the house one
day for dinner. It happened to be right at mid-sem-.
ester when below grades were floating around.
After dinner the two profs were taken into the club
room, seated, and the talking began. Sitting between
the two profs was Bill Hoot, D. U. pride now soccer
He was doing a right fine job, when the phone jang
led and a fresh ran to answer it. They do that in
fraternities.. Bill Hoot beamed away at the profs..
Suddenly the frosh came to the door and yelled,
"Hey, Hoot, the Chi 0 house just called up and said
yoUr pajamas are there."
Imagine the embarrassment all around.
It seems, Hoot claims, that he had been up to the
Chi 0 house when a Real Silk boy whizzed in and
made some sales. Hoot bought some p. j.'s, he says,
and they were all delivered together.
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Back Doorman:
Bob Prankenberry, Phi Psi flash, ordered a coat
from Paul Mitten some time ago. Bob and Paul were
expecting it in any day, but Bob was hoping it would
get in before vacation began.
So Bob's frat bims decided to have some fun. They
called Bob to the phone and someone upstairs imitat
ed Paul's voice. Bob was told that the coat was in,
that Paul wanted to get it off his hands, and that Bob
could come right down and get it.. The store was
'closed, the voice said, but all Bob had to do was to go
and knock on the back door and he would be let in.
Bruce IL. Trabue '39
So down went Bob post haste to get the coat. The
store was open, but he ignored that and knocked on
the back door and was admitted. Soon he found out
that he had been baited.
The bros were waiting for Bob when he came home,
and asked him where the coat was. "Why," said
Frankenberry, "it needed some alterations, and I left
it there."
Then the real ride began
Stiff Shirt
Who is the dean that is fed up with the informal
ity around these parts and insists that .people that
come to his house for dinner must dress in formal
attire?
Collegian:
The Pitt News reports the Presence at Penn State
the, other week-end. of two of thesreo*.Cio beau
tier,: Mary Jane•Firth'and.Jane Jane it
'is departed with some- fraternity . jewelry .
Overheard at the Main Gate as Janie -Gruber walked
by—"Aw, come on, you don't know a smooth babe
when you see one ... Incidently, Jane Gruber is our.
guess to be Queen of the Harvest Ball tomorrow
night... What sophomore engineer and blonde phys
eder spent the holidays away last week-end? A Kappa
Si; or a Chi 0 might know... and spring so far
away . .. It seems that Homer "Jay" Huhn at one
time had a red sweater. By some accident the sweater
was washed and emerged from the suds a ghastly
pink. KaY"Callahan, a fresh as is Huhn, took a lik
ing. to the sweater. Generous Jay said she might wear
the bilious thing. Which she did every day for a
week. How 'could all this be 'Possible with customs
still on, we wonder .. .
Happy Boy Chouinard has been caged at last . . .
and right in his own office, too . . . Bob Dewalt may
be'interested to know that Helen Drew is stid to have
received a psonosal from a Bariiesboro flash . . .
Congratulations
to the
Collegian
on the occasion of its
Fiftieth
Anniversary
The Corner
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THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
'3B Managers In
3 Sports Named
(Continued from page one)
Metro '39,Joseph A. Peel '39, J. Dick
Skemp '4O, Sever J. Toretti '39,' Gro
ver C. Washabaugh '4O, Wendell W.
Wear '3B, and Manager William E.
Lindenmuth '3B.
Senior grid awards: Joseph P.
Adessa, Frank D. Sills, Carl E. Wan
gaman, and Thomas E. Wible. Minor
awards: Dave J. Nemeth '4O, Theodore
J. Nemeth '4O, Ben R. Pollock '9O, and
Stephen T. Rollins '4O. Associate
manager letters: John A. McLaughlin
'3B and Henry T. Moon '3B. Freshman
manager letter: Robert H. Potts '39.
Varsity soccer letter-winners: Wil
liam H. Borda '3B, Richard W. Haag
'39, John C. Mallory '3B, Edward Man
del '3B, Francis A. Megrail '39, Capt.
Sol B. Miehoff '3B, Walter S. Painter
'39. Robert E. Schuler '9O, Fred B.
Spyker '39, Avard W. Taylor '39, Carl
D. Wacker '3B, and Manager William
G. Thomas, Jr. '3B. Senior awards:
C. Woodrow Hosterman and David S.
Weldell. Associate manager letter
winners: Harold L. Gordon, Jr. '39
and P. Graham Luckenbill '3B.
Cross-country varsity awards: Nor- .
man W. Gordon MO, Herbert R. Haz
ard '39, Frank E. Mania, Jr. '9O, Capt.
Peter T.,olexy '3B, Capt.-elect Charles
S. Pierce '39, and Manager Merlin
. W.
Troy '3B.
Freshman football numerals: John
B. Barcalow, BarVey L. Beahm, Rob
ert H. Crowell, Howard. P. Graner,
Norman E. Herr, Abraham Karlin,
Walter M. Knaiz, Sam Kopach, Wade
E. Mori, Lloyd J. Parsons, John R.
Patrick, Charles M. Peters, Frank M.
Platt, Jr., George T. Smith, Thomas
H. Snaith, Jr:, Thadeus Strychalski,
Thomas Vargo, L. Craig White,
James E. Wolfe, and James Wood
ward.
Freshman cross-country numerals:
Joseph E. Foley, Jr., Albert C. Grady,
William Greiner, Capt. Milton _L.
Keiser, William K. Smith, James F.
Williams, Jr., and Howard C. Yerger
111. •
Letter Box
To the Editor
I was prompted immediately to
write to you a letter for publication
when I heard that Ben Pollock has
not been awarded a major "S" for
participation in football: I would an
weciate it deeply if you would in
clude this in your letter, column in
Friday's issue.
Admitted that he did not play the
•equired number of minutes for a Ma
letter/mt "feel that he certainly
hould, be F:vki:a,‘ lettei. .1:
I wonder ifllihese..vihi;:a.Ward the
:otters ever thought :that a man was
north a letter even though he did not
lay the required number,of minutes.
Psychologically, I would Say that Ben
did the team as much good as in any
:then way. For instance, at Penn
chat point he kicked made defeat two
touchdowns or one .touchdown and a
field goal or some such combination
away.
Think of how much the extra point
meant to Nebraska. when they played
Pitt. Nebraska had taken a 7-0. lead
and Pitt came back to score once and
missed the point.' Nebraska still led,
however, Pitt had the power to push
mother store across and win the
game.
It wasn't Ben's , fault that State did
not win a one-point victory. Against
Maryland his two boots matched,
those of PershingrMohdorlf and had
State not scored, in' the closing min
utes he would have done his part tc-1
ward gaining a .tie.
A record of 1.1.0ut of 12 is as good I
as nearly any
,fri the nation. After
so many years went by when State
did not have a ddpendable extra point
kicker it seems .'that those who are.
responsible for this should realize thb
worth of Ben and' make an exception..
Sincerely,
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Phi Beta Kappa
Installation Set
(Continued from papa aim)
come the social and honorary frater
nities of today.
Originally a Secret Society •
The first members were sworn to
secrecy, wore badges, adhered to a
constitution, had a seal and token
of salutation. The group held regu
lar meetings, at wh:ch particular at
tention was given to literary exer
cises, especially to composition and
debating.
The local Phi Beta Kappa Alumni
Association climaxed a 15-yea•,fight
for recognition last September when;
at its 19th annual triennial 'council
in Atlanta, Ga., the United Chapters
of Phi Beta Kappa granted a charter
to Penn State. The charter brings
to the College a recognition shared
by less than 130 'of the foremost in
stitutions in the country.
When news Of the College's accept
ance into Phi Beta Kappa reached
the campus, College authorities pro
claimed it as "the greatest academic
achievement on the campus in years."
Charles W. Stoddart, of the School
of Liberal Artsoaicl, "It just puts-us
right up there on the map."
By-laws of the 'chapter, subject to
acceptance by the Phi Beta Kappa
Senate, include provision for the elec
tion of undergraduates in the second
semester of their senior year. It is
expected that 15 or 20 seniors, mostly
from the School of Liberal Arts, will
be elected each year.
Approximately 95 Phi Beta Kappa
members are on the faculty and ad
ministrative staff of the College, and
about 70 others in town and vicinity.
Cubby-HoleServed
As First Office
Of Collegian
From dingy 'little rooms and cubby,
holes scattered around the town and
campus to a modern well-lighted,
well-equipped room on the third floor
of Old Main runs the scene of the
center of journalistic activities•of the
campus—the Collegian news and edi
torial rooms. .
Written 'hastily, first in the rosin
of Prof. John H. Frizzell, of the pub
lic speaking division, and later in the
students' room of the 'old' Old Main,
and printed on a small press in the
Nittany Printing company building,
the first papers were little more than
glorified pamphlets. But it was Penn
{State's first authentic collegiate news-
After the construction -of the new
printing building on the site of the
former one, the editorial and business
staffs of the paper bad their offices
I in two ten-by-ten rooms in the build
ing, inadequately lighted and poorly
equipped. In these quarters, they eon,
tinned publication of the Collegian
until Old Main was reconstructed.
Through interested friends on the
faculty, provision was made in the
plans of, the 'new administration build
ing to house, and thereby give final
'official recognition to the Collegian.
This inaugurates the eighth year in
which Collegian staffs have' labored
to give the College complete news cov
erage from its location in Old Main.
As , Collegian reaches its
fiftieth birthday, we see
many more years of pros
perity in store for it in the
future.
Penn Printing Co.
,Opposite Post Office, Phone 3101
Applications Fore Second
Semester Fee Deferment .
To Be Available Monday
Two Options Will Be
Offered. Parents
On Paynient
Main System Change
Is Lateness Fine
Applications for deferment .of sea
nnd-semester fees - will be available to
students at the bursar's office begin
ning Monday, Bursar Russell E.
Clark announced yesterday. "
Most marked change in the system
will be the assessment of a five-dollar
fine for "any delay — in registration
procedure caused by late application
for deferment privileges."
Standard forms of application. for.
deferment must he properly.'filled out
and' mailed to the office of the:l:Me
sas by,,the parents or . .gnardians 'in
volved" not, later. than January 8,
1938.
To Itetima Late Applications
' "Applications received subsequent
to that date," the bursar's announce
ment reads, "wlil be returned to the
applicant without approval, in which
event the student will be required, to
pay the total amount 'of his charges
at the time of regiStration• as speci
fied in the College 'catalogue!:
A two-fold plan will be offered,'gitv
'ng the parents -the privilege of de
ciding whether they want to "matte
full settlement of the second semester
fees immediately upon receipt of the
statement of the amount from the
College," or to defer the fees by
means of a three-payment plan.
Under the payment plan, the par
ents must specify the exact amounts
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they agree .to „nay "on or before
March 15, 16* and ','on or before
April 15, INS." The difference be
tween the amount deferred and the
total amount of.the fees, must be paid
at the time of registration. ,
Maxiinurri', Set at 60 Per Cent.
. _
' Under no circumstances will a:stu
dent he granteil the bight to defer
more than 60 per cent of his' total
As usual, deferments granted kto
parents or guardians of present stu
dents "yvill - .be predicated, on the Col
lege record of the applicant's estab-.
lished Credit xesponsibili* . ."
Holders of state scholarships must
follow. regu)ar' deferment irocedure
"if -they contemplate deferment; on
the basis" of , those acholarships..:.
• In the editorial eOlunmsOf the", :Feb
ruary 1889 Free :Lake the fplloWing
•
paragraph ..appeared:' .
"A more than , ordinuryrnuntbei of
typographiqil;:errors made Our 'last
"someWhitt unpresentable, this
Was owing tn . :the fact that, because
Of 'the circumstances of publication,
we did not have an Opportunity to
proof-read all of it." .
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