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THE COLLEGE . . . PAST TO PRESENT
W H Allen
1864-65
G W Atherton
1892-1906
OLD MAIN—IB63
Elghtyfour years of growth Is depicted here. Photos show seven
of the presidents who have served Penn State with a view of Old
Main as It looked In 1864 Dr Ralph D Hetzel (lower right), cur
rent president of the College, has held the office slnceH927
Class Of ’43 May
Be Last To EnrolL
At ‘College’ Here'
The Class of 1943—pumed foi its official howdy-do heie
next week—may be the last to enrol] m the Pennsylvania
State College. 1
Foi, hanging fire since a surprising statement by formei
Goveinoi George H. Earle at the ground-breaking ceremonies
for the five-million-dollar building piogiam here over a yeai
ago is a pioposal to change the institution’s name to include
“umveisity” ranking. t ;
Originally proposed by the Gov
ernor to be “The University of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,”
the name was shunted in a subse
quent poll of the student body
taken by the Collegian, primal ily
because it would exclude the tradi
tionally - sacied woids “Penn
State;” secondly, because it was
too haid on the tongue
Favor ‘Penn State University’
Substituted in its stead was
‘ Pennsylvania State Umveisity”—
a name believed to answer the de
fine foi university status, yet
maintain the woids “Penn State”
Result of the poll was earned
personally to the Governor by Col
lege Piesident Ralph D Hetzel
who reported the students weie
4 100 pa cent” (the poll said 981
pei cent’ in favoi of a change.
The Governor acknowledged the
lepoit, oideied Charles J Mar
giotti (then Attoiney-Gencial) to
seek legal means to change the
name
Fortnight or so later, Margiottt
COLLEGE DINER
PENN-STATE COLLEGIAN
Edwin E. Sparks John M >,Thomas
1908-20 1921-26
* ibi
.Ralph D 1 Hetzel
1927—!
reported back, said because of the
peeuliai nature of the College’s
chaiter, the institution would be
lequired to have a name-change
appioved by a majority vote of the
College Boaid of Trustees, ’Court
of Common 'Pleas of Centre Coun
ty and the State Council of Edu
cation «.
Legion Drum Corps
Cops 4th State Title
Four consecutive years as state
champion
That’s the recoid of the Junioi
Drum and Bugle Coips ,of the
Amencan Legion’s Nittany-Post
of State College which has gained
v. large following among students
: on the campus
The Coips, under the’ direction
of C V 7 “Bucky” Taylor, a grad
ua to of the College, 1 copped the
State championship in Williams
poit last month. L
d As High School
Agriculture Only Course
Offered Until 1866; Rise
Was Phenomenal One
College Now on Verge of Unifier situ
Rating As Enrollment Increases
. One ot the pioneers of agi icuitural education m the
United States, the Farmeis’ High School, threw open its
doois in Central Pennsylvania m 1855.
With the acceptance of the Morrill Lund Grant Act by
Goveinoi Andrew Giegg Curtin, Apnl 1,1563, he pledged the
“taith of the State to can v the same into effect ’’ '
• Today, the humble Faimers’ High School is on the verge
of recognition as Pennsylvania State Umveisity, climaxing a
phenomenal rise in the woild of education.
6 Heads In 23 Years
Marked by dnfling and experi
mental on, the fiist quarter of a
century saw a struggle to hold the
land giant, as six presidents in 23
jcais steered an embiyon c insti
tution thiough an *unchaiteied
corn sc
Di Evan Pugh, a scholar train
ed by six yeais of studv m the
universities of Geimany, Fiance,
and England, died at the caily
age of 36 just as he was laying
the foundations of Penn State
Dr William H Allen, his succes
sor, formerly and later president
of Guard College, served two
yeais
A lone couise, agricultuie, was
offered up to 1866, but the settle
ment of the entue land grant upon
the College by the act of 4867 led
Piesident John Fraser and the
Board of Trustees to a reorgani
zation in which engineering was
to be taught, while agricultuie
and the aits were to be expanded
Too expensive to cany out, the
plan was abandoned and the tius
tees called Dr Thomas H Bur
lowes to salvage the College and
restore it to its “original purpose ”
His great personal influence halt
ed'the wave of discouragement but
death overtook him after only
thiee years in office.
Dr James Colder, a classically
liained, classically minded execu
tive, succeeded
Enrollment Expands
The College enrollment expand
ed under the influx of a large num
ber of preparatory students and
with the inauguration of music
and art courses Three courses,
agriculture, classical, and scienti
fic, were offcied, and women stu
dents were admitted on equal
terms m 1871
Destined to serve'nearly a quar
ter of a century, Dr > George” W.
Atherton ascended the presidency
during the “dark ages” of Penn
State ir. 1880-1881 when criticism,
personal recrimination and open
lebellion arose under 'President
Shortl age He received an msti
lution of one building, Old Main,
completed in December 1863, a
massive, forbidding’structure with
a prison-like interior, / a student
body so depleted in numbers that
it scarcely exceeded faculty,
and with an unjust reputation of
an educational failure throughout
the State Dr Atheiton went to
work
A levamping of Old Main was
begun, ovetciowded departments
began their exodus to new build
ings The schools were organized
m 1896, dormitories were erected —
a University Inn, and the first
buildings by pnvate donors, the
Carnegie Library and Schwab Au
ditonum Agriculture began its
modem development with a build
ing program and expansion of fa
cilities undei the Allied Agncul
tuial Societies in 1900
Engineering owes its first ade
quate housing to Governor Patti
son who became a warm friend of
Penn State during his second ad
mmistiation And so, rapid de
velopment has come during the
thud quartei century, especially
in the last five years
Undei Di Spaiks, the student
body giew almost phenomenally,
populanzing and extension activi
ties were gieatly increased, the
Summer school established on a
new basis in 1910 President
New
Sparks boic a huge buiden during
the Gioal Wai—a burden which'
sapped his stiength, leading to his
letncment in 1920.
Building Campaign Held
His successor, President John
Mai tin Thomas, took over an in
stitution with 370 on the facultv
and a icsident student body of 4,-
016 Meanwhile, the College cam
paign to laise $2,000,000 for wel
fare buildings was oigamzed and
vigorously canied on
September 24, 1926,' Dr Ralph
Doin Hetzel was called to the
presidency and a new Penn State
began rapidly to realize itself An
adequate campus plan and the fol
lowing new buildings which were
dedicated as part of the 75th Cele
bration tell somethmg.of the exter
nal story Recreation Hall, Engi
neering Building, Mineral Indus
tries, Old Main, Freai and Giangc
Dormitories, Libei al Aits and
Chemisliy units, Power Plant.
Botany Building, Hospital Seivice
Building, and otheis
Hoffman Hits
Roosevelt Plan
Thanksgiving Day Change
Protested In Letter
Piotest against President Roose
velt’s decision to advance Thanks
giving from its traditional spot on
the last Thursday in November up
one week to November 23 was
made to the President on August
17 by Registrai William S Hoff
man as president of the American
Association of College Registrai s
Mr Hoffman,in a letter;to4he
Presidents shortly
was announced » A objected '■to the
“short notice,” saying “in general
colleges would not oppose the
changing of Thanksgiving had
they been informed within a rea
sonable Lime ” He listed a number
of difficulties colleges would meet
in rearranging their class and
xpoits schedules
James Would Accept Date
That the change in date if pro
claimed by Piesident Roosevelt
would also be adopted in Pennsyl
vania has been, indicated by Gov
ernor Janies who said his own
Thanksgiving proclamation would
abide by the date set by the Presi
dent
State is scheduled to meet Pitt
here in football on November 25,
which would have been the Satur
day befoie Thanksgiving If the
holiday is advanced to November
23 and the regulai Thanksgiving
i ecess is also moved up practically
the entile student body will be
home on vacation, and only a small
attendance, could be expected
A suggested solution bus been
that the game be moved to Pitts
burgh where it would have the
nietiopolltan aiea from which to
draw its crowds
Students receiving funds
through the National Youth Ad
ministration must sign affidavits
stating they are U. S. citizens. ✓
Rollins College annually “Edits”
an animated magazine which fea
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by famous IT. S. leaders.
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