Frithiy, December 3,:1937. FroshWelednze 10 Years Ago Featured "Tomato Massacre' A warm reception -That's' - exactly what'-awaited the blooming freshman 10 years . ago as he stepped off the Bellefonte Central into the eager arms of his fellow stu dents who had had the advantage of several years of — Penn Stliti?S' "cul ture." All sophomores who did not carry paddles were d:squalitied for the oc casion. Stunt night, the gala event of the year closely followed the ineshman's arrival, and was a decided- asset to the local lumbermen. For the.official• reception, outstanding .members. of the new class entertained, with ashort talk accompanied by a 'form, of ap plause devised, by the upperclassmen known as the "tomato massacre!' In case the fruit gave out, .flour was distributed to the needy ones. This soul-stirring drama was -, fol lowed by personal greetings from every member of the upper.class in which the yearlings "ran the gaunt let" A fresh supply of paddles; was supplied the next day to substitute for those which had been destroyed in action. A climb up a greased pole-followed to allow the freshmen to taper off for the night. However anyone' ho felt unable to accomplish this feat'wai as-. sisted by ,kindly 'sophomores Who lent the victim the necessary 'momentum through the medium, of a luarter of an inch of oak. A fire hose was alwayS4oCured to cool any one who mightl.have come dangerously overheated,.:•and, also, anyone who had 11'6C . .become overheated. The same year scoot'sl Hundred of the incoming sheep were''sliorn of $1.50 to buy "recognition-spins" •as they were buying their disks. iftThli censed • sellers of fictitious "recogni tion pins" cleaned up close\ tOThalf a grand as' they ' turned their upper class salesmanship loose full blast upon the "greenies'f. and :sold' "tradi tional" ornaments right nudieft.', Later oil the social calendar• Caine the date of , the traditional "pants " scrap" on Beaver field. Fh.r this, bit of boyish fun the sophomores and. the / freshmen' clashed with the objective in mind of tearing off the-punts_legs of the opposing class. The victor was determined at the' end cf the scrap when a count of the intact:pants legs of each side was made. ' _You expect , a 2 In .the course:.'4liii have sailed through the bluebooks, and answered all the questlonalinthe Ileal. Opening your grade sheet ex pectantly, you find that you have flunked the course with a minus one. You buy a white - satin gown for house- Party, as_, you ,were invited - nionths ahead. At the' last minute, - yenr es curt culls and breaks the date,--ifydu have experienced either of these semi tragedies you can ,amireciate hoW a child would feel on Christmas morn ing if he discovered that his stoking wad empty. Thh underprivileged childndi in Ly tel's Addition and Mifflin County have scrawled letters to Santa Chess asking for toys, oranges and woolail'inittens. Handicapped by a cut in funds, thg. so- .. • ' chit workers cannot suppli ° ill those requests: They need your'44lsort. A small contribution of„gk,capt-s, - the price of a puck of cigarettes and a milkshake, will accumulate 'int& 5250. Jr all the co-eds donatqlvhea,,members of the House of Representatives and Freshman Council comae around to the hernia in n few days. Your (mailer will help 011 some unfortunate child's stocking. Deal. be a Scrooge. - Seminar To Conduct Trip To Steel Mills A social inquiry trip, including a trip to the Johnstown steel mills for first-hand information on recent strikes. will be conducted Sophomore Seminar toinorrow. , 'Auto. mobiles will leave the Cornov aC•S:3O U tomorrow morning. ',A.' Phuaa`;n•• being furthered for the tome! Christina's holiday trips to ittsburgh and Philadelphia. • THE NITTANY NEWS STAND 110 W. College Ave. Tobacco Cigars '...Cigarettes Smokers' Supplies; • A' +, Papers Magazines Periodical Candy Collegian Honored In '2B-'29 Under • Editor Bell Adjudged the: outstanding college newspaper in the East, the Penn State Collegian rode the crest of jour nalistiegrosperity in the year 1928-29 under the editorship of Louis H. Bell '29, now assistant professor of journ alism. , This honor and a $25 prize was given by the Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper association when the Col lege garnered 18 out of 20 possible points. Second, place went to the Bos ton Universay News with , 11 points. In the same year, Editor' Bell was acclaimed the author of the autstand ing collegiate editorial. His editorial, "Substitute Stamina," is an ever-time ly praise - to the football "bench warm ers." Alpha Delta Sigmas Will Hold•lnitiation Initialion of new members to the Penn State chapter of Alpha. Delta Sigma, national honorary advertising fraternity, will take place Wednesday, December 8, at 5:30 p. m. Speaking at a banquet which will follow the Initiation ceremonies in Old Main, Prof. Franklin C. Banner, head of- the department of journalism; will 'discuss his recent trip .through the Orient. Nope—Not A Pajama Party '''trAtI\STATB'S FIRST GliibrtiliV7HlBf Standing—Coach Cleaver, Jackson, Mitchell,- Mock, Lins, .11Innager Morris: - - Kneeling—Barclay, McLean,. Weller, Kessler, Hildebrand, Rose, 'Leyden, 1887 Gridders Had A-dmirers, But What About The Game? Report on Penn Stale's first .var-, intercollegiate football game, re printed front Volume 1, Number' 1 of thr Penn Stale Prey Lance, Deem ber,'lBB7. Bucknell, 0; P. S. C.. 51 The regular practice and careful training of our "first .11" developed confidence enough in the playing abil itCcs of our-boys to lead many people 'ls believe an interesting and exciting gums would be played on the occas ion of our vis.t to Lewisburg on No vember 5, and the State . College foot 'aill cam did not .disappoint the, ad-, nirers at home nor did they leave the opponents' field until they had gained admirers there: * It is worth mcntfiming, that our boys made, their first "touchdown" within 2 minutes after the game had been called. The playing on both sides was very ; , ,mmendable throughout the_ entire game. , The teams were well matchedin size and strength. Neither side could gain by what is called rough - play :fly: and' all the points scored were male by the skillful playing .of Irielcs" the best of which was the one so frequently played by our half- r Madmen. 0; P. S. C.. 24 no .151/cltell University football team of Lew'sburg, Pa.,' which was defeated November 19 by the Slate College 11 by a score .of, 04 la — 0, played a return game here November 10. and, again lost by 24 points to 0, or . two goals . from tottehdoWnS and Greetings' On Your Fiftieth - Anniversary Swim for Health in Pure Filtered Water. Get 40-Swim Ticket for $6.50 GLENNLAND POOL Pennsylvania's Largest Indoor Pool Glennland Building _ Beaver and Pugh Streets Flying Dutchman JOE BEDENK l'enn-State's line coach was the last of the five Nittany Lions to be •accorded" a , position on Walter Camp's All-American eleven. The hard-Charging "Dutch" went to the Rose Bowl with the Lions in 1923 but cracked some ribs in piactice andiwas unable to play.. The: second annual 'book fair, spon sored jointly by the Christian Asso -1 dation and . the Library, will be held in the Library December 13, 14, and two safety touchdowns to 0. Hanson and Shipman did the heft, playing for the visitors, while the honors for the college' 11 were divided between J. P. Jackson, Linse (captain), and Barclay. The kickoff was made at 1U a. m., Capt. Hanson of the visiting team winning , the toss. During the first half the playing was very close, . . Jars! os du. Collegian ix the traditional HOWS lIIIITerIr of COl - eivtivit SO ix Stark Brag. (CI Harpy:. air hastitation which 'ltan breonte the Imillia;ail laberdasher Inc Penn Stair eaes. STARK BROS. & HARPER RATTEIN HABERDASHERS - TAIL91:1; CATERING TO HUNGRY. STUDENTS SPECIALS. EVERY MEAL Ask, About Our Student Rates + + + MARY"- KAY COFFEE SHOP Cur. College Ave. and Pugh St. THE PENN STATE 'COLLEGIAN War-Bell Performs Original Function After 10 Years War in China! Today we see it in three-inch head lines; d e read of streets full of dis membered bodes; thousands annihi lated in air-raids, by huge bombs, shells, gunfire, execution. We see news-reels of death and wholesale de struction—and the ancient war be ll at Lingnan University is undoubted ly dnce more performing .its original function. Appearing in an issue of the Col legian of ten years back is an article explaining that the class of '27 had just bought and donated 'an ancient. war-bell dedicated to China's War Cod to Ungnan University. The in scription-covered bell was housed in a tower on the campus for the prosaic purpose of calling the faithful to classes. Explaining the uses of, this war hell, the 1927 Collegian stated, "With its deep-throated call rolling out over the city, men of Canton would heed the tolling, and, gathering their wea pons' about them, would hurry to the meeting place. '!But all this is past, the fallen voice of an idol is in another tower where it will ring to call Chinese men and women from their homes to bat tle, but their antagonisti will not be animate, they will be books." Latest rumors have it that little yellow ,men are trying, even at this moment, to elevate the Chinese stand ard of living and conditions to a high er plane, one where books are unnec essary. Town Underwent Radical Changes In 1925 Boom Penn State students returning to school in the Fall of 1925 found State College radically changed, for during that summer the town's greatest buil. ding imam had taken plaice. The Cathaum theater was nearing completion about this time. It took the place of the old . Pastime movie house located next to the Nittany theater and which Is now 211Seli for storing. The Leitzoll building had been erected on Co-op corner. Particu lar structure was built with the black bricks and gold mortar left,over from the American Radiator lyillding on -12nd .Street; 'New York ,00f, The new fraternitY . were in various stages of construction during that year were Sigma Na, sig ma Alpha Epsilon. Acacia, Phi, Epsilon Pi, and Omega Epsilon, none Phi Kap pa Psi. and exciting, 'only one touchdown be ing made, and that by, Jackson. In The second half the college . played a strong' rushing game, excelling their opponents in running, tackling, and kicking. Capt. Linsz secured .three touchdowns, from two of - which Mitchell kicked goals. The running and rushing of Linsz, and the bril lion tackling of Barclay .Were the features of the half. Filings "No fines for gutting," Registrar announces. No, not a headline from this year's Collegian,. but it was true back in 1929. Students who skipped classes a few hours before the Thanksgiving holiday were not subjected to the hreat of a five-dollar fine. • "Back in the good old days" the students were only fined for cutting !lasses early on Christmas and Eas ter recesses. Back then, the Regis trar, it seems, decided whether or not :he fines would be imposed for those itudents eager to lift their skirts and .ly town. From the same year comes this bit "If musical alarm clocks arc the :deal means of gently and harmlessly waking college students Why not replace the Old Main Bell ... With chimes?" The ever present fight for funds was the prevailing news in the Col .eg,ian in the fall of 1928. Students acre massed to fight for a proposed $8,000,000 hones issue, which of course, was not passed. Dr. Fred L. Pattee was delivering his final lectures nine years ago this week, according to a Collegian story of December 7, 1928. His last public appearance here as head of the de mrtment of English literature was in Schwab auditorium where he spoke an "French and Spanish Influences m American Literature." In the September issue of the fall ,f 1930 the Collegian reported the return of Fred Waring's Pennsylva lions for a fall musical show. It was 3is first homecoming since 1927. In May 1930, the students were cel ebrating the repeal of the ruling which made chapel attendance com pulsory.-u fight begun back in the days of the first few Free Lances. George C. Skidmore, escaped pHs, mer from Pittsburgh was being sought in the Nittany Valley; a Col legian story of September ao, 1930 states. The former Bellefonte student was supposed to be hiding in Rattle: snake mountain. "Students Favor It. 0. T. C.; Ver bal Questionnaire Shows" 'reads a Collegian headline of a late Novem ber issue in 1030. Quite a bit differ ent from today! According to the article, 50 per cent of the students taking the basic course would have enrolled tin it anyway. Note: The Department of Military Science and Tactics made the survey. COngratulations Congratulations, Collegian . . . on your N, BE WISE ! SAVE YOUR EYES ! Golden Anniversary CONSULT ■. • • HARVEY'S DR. EVA B. ROAN 111 S. Pugh St. DuLpeizaTed 402 E. COLLEGE AVE. Expert Repairs Ran 'Em Ragged BILL COX '29 Three times Intercollegiate cross country champion, the "Nittany Flyer" was also holder of the in door and outdoor ICU one-mile title. Who's Dancing I - TONIGHT " Pi Kappa Phi Booth Wutmough (Formal invitation) Miles Street Dorm 129 South Miles Street Vietrola (Closed) Varsity Hall Vietro (Sithscription 95 cgitts) Campus Bulletin An organization meeting of all Penn State skiers will be held at 7 o'clock tonight in room 418 Old Main. Rabbi Abram Hirschberg will speak at, the Hillel services at 7 o'clock in room 905 Old Main. TOMORROW A record recital conducted by Bern ard Rossman under the auspices of the Hillel Foundation will be held at CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY THE COLLEGE CUT RATE Next to the Corner Room Pak:e Fiva 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening, in room 417 Old Main. SUNDAY The fifth all-College hike will leave Rcc hall Sunday afternoon at 2 o- clock by automobile to the foot of the ski trail. A 15-cent incidental fee will be charged. An international ten will be held in the second floor lounge of Old Main, Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 o-clock. A Dillel social will be held at the Sigma Tau Phi house at 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening, under the auspices of the Hillei women. MONDAY _Fire dollar deposits for Soph booths must be turned in at Student Union before 5 o'clock Monday after noon. The 441 club will meet in room 405 Old Main at 7:30 o'clock Monday night. Professor Lang will speak. __ I=l A meeting of. Alpha Delta Sigma will be field in room 905 Old Main Wednesday night at 7 o'clock. The Ideal Christmas Gift Philco Excellent Reception in All Styles ( ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. 116 S. Allen St. Phone 2062
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