PAGI£ SIX Thespians Begin Rehearsal For Homecoming Production Thespians, student musical comedy organization, begins re hearsals Tuesday in preparation for the first performance of its annual show, which will be pre sented October 22 and 23, Alum ni Homecoming Weekend. In order to put the show on foj- Homecoming Weekend it was necessary to cast the parts this summer and send them to the Thespians so that full day and night rehearsals could be main tained during Orientation Week, J. Swing “Sock” Kennery, faculty director, stated. The show as yet unnamed, de picts a situation in college 40 years in the future in which the band is the big event of a game and the football team has ten minutes between halves in which to perform. Edward J. Nichols, professor' of English composition, and James Frakes were collabor ators in writing the production. Try-outs for the chorus, sing ing and dancing, will be held sometime this week and- will be announced in the next issue of Collegian. Sophomores and up perclassmen ar e eligible to try out. Music for the show was written by Lou Levi and by Ray Fortu nate and Pat La-made, composers of hit tunes in other Thespian shows. Sets and costumes are under the direction of Duffy Sipes. FOR SALE 16-foot All-Aluminum Trailer. 1947 model. Bottle gas and fluorescent lights. Can CHAMBERLAIN. 1012-A WINDCREST Welcome Sophomores I Hope You Will Enjoy Your Stay in State College When You Need Flowers For Any Occasion CALL Bill McMullen Florist 135 So. Allen FLOWERS TELEGRAPHED ANYWHERE laundry worries got you? Then your hbme promptly, and re* start using the direct conven- turned to your college address, lent, personalized laundry If your folks insist on paying service offered by RAILWAY all the bills, you can stretch your EXPRESS. 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Through these societies Penn State tradition and customs are enforced and the programs of welfare of the College are fos tered In the “days of _ old” when freshmen were admitted to the College it was duty of the hat men to enforce freshmen cus toms and to make life unpleas ant for the green frosh. Phone 4994 A_ k U SEND ) BY PRESS '°'Wl THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA The first contact new students will have with the so-called “big wheels” will most likely be at the first football game, for one of the traditional customs of the hat societies is to act as a guard of honor for the Lion football team as it enters New Beaver Field. Hat men have been recognized and respected at the College for many years as the outstanding campus leaders and activities men. The highest honor attainable by any Penn State man is selec tion by Lion’s Paw. Membership to this honorary society is selec tive and restricted to 15 seniors each of whom has given to the College three years of outstand ing service. Lion's Paw Mountaintop The most outstanding activity of Lion’s Paw in recent years was the purchase of the top of Mt. Nittany when that symbolic plot of land was threatened with tim ber stripping operations. Plans call for future development of the area as a picnic and recrea tion spot for students. Mortar Board, the highest women’s honorary, has as its aims the stimulation and development of a finer type of college woman. Members are chosen for their high scholastic standards and leadership in college activities. One of the leading uoperclass honoraries for men is Skull and Bones. It selects its members from those students who havp excelled in campus activities. Sports managers, varsity ath letes, political leaders and publi- Come in and See the Completely Renovated HOWARD’S SNACKS & SANDWICHES ICE COLD. . . GINGER ALE SODA WATER AT AU TIMCS HOWARD’S E. Beaver Ave. at Pugh St. Traditions, Student Customs Contribute to College Spirit Equally as important for the student as the learning of a school’s rules and regulations is familiarization with its traditions and cus toms. Such things make up a large part of the color and college spirit which surrounds Penn State. It has become a tradition for every graduating class to allot funds to the College for the purchase of a specifically-designated memorial. Two of the outstanding class gifts on campus are the Nittany Lion Shrine and the- Land-Grant fresco. “The Nittany Lion,” sculptured by Heinz Warneke and presented by the Class of 1940, is enshrined near the main entrance to New Beaver Field, and symbolizes the emblem of College athletic teams since 1907. Since its dedication in 1942, the statue has become per haps the most-photographed spot on the campus. It represents the mountain lion which, according to cations men are eligible for mem bership to Skull and Bones. Oldest Honorary Parmi Nous, the oldest upper class honorary society at Penn State, selects its members from those lettermen, managers and school publications men who have distinguished the m s e Ives and have the outstanding qualities of leadership in their respective fields. The aims of Parmi Nous are to assist at campus athletic events and to preserve the tra ditions and customs of the Col lege. Selecting members on the basis of “Service, Character and Scholarship,” Blue Key is the only honor society for junior men. Eligible for membership are first managers in athletics, pub lications men and general activi ties men. Men are tapped for Blue Key at the close of their sophomore year. The duty of Chimes, the junior women’s honorary, is to orient all _ new students on campus. Chimes holds bi-monthly meet ings to better acquaint transfer students with the College and its activities. Sophomore Societies , Druids is the honorary de signed to honor athletes who have displayed outstanding ath letic ability in their respective sports during their sophomore year at Penn State. Cwens is the honorary society for sophomore women who have shown outstanding ability and scholarship. The aim of Cwens is to develop campus leaders. In 1944, Hat Society Council, an organization of two officers of each bat society, was formed for the purpose of co-ordinating ac tivities and fostering amicable relations. Hat Society Council draws up general regulations concerning tbe activities of all the honorary societies. Students who are eligible for selection to one of the campus hat societies are “tapped” at a scheduled time at special cere monies which usually take place at the Lion Shrine or the steps of Old Main. Later informal initia tions are conducted. In general, eligibility require ments consist of outstanding service to the College' in one or more fields of activity, satisfac tory scholarship and high char acter. New members are selected by incumbents of the societies according to prescribed systems. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1943 legend, once roamed the Nittany Valley. Land Grant Mural The Land Grant mural in O’» Main as become a nationally-rec ognized work of art since the Class of 1932 presented it to the College. Painted by Henry Var num Poor, the mural is domi nated by the figure of Abra 1 Lincoln, whom the artist wisher* to make a “symbol of hope s faith.” It was during Lincoln’s admin istration that the Morrill Land- Grant Act, which stipulated thaj a certain amount of land in each state be granted for the support of colleges ' for the industrial classes, was passed. This act was of special benefit to the College, then known as the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania. The combined classes of 1946 provided funds for the extension rf the mural, which has already been partly accomplished,' and will be completed this fall. "Old Willow" “The Old Willow,” standing at the intersection of the Mall and the diagonal walk leading to Old Main, is a cutting from a magnifi cent willow which stood there from 1858 until 1922, when it was blown down in a storm. The slip from which the tree grew was brought by Dr. Evan. Pugh, first President of the College, from the home of the poet Pope at Twick enham, England. It later became the subject of many pieces of poetry. The grave of George W. Ather ton, president of the College -from 1882 until his death in 1906, lies beside Schwab Auditorium facing Pollock Road. The period of his administra tion was one of great develop ment, the student body growing from 87 to 898 and the faculty from 17 to 65. It was Dr. Ather ton’s desire to be buried on the campus, and the present site was chosen because the auditorium was constructed during his ad ministration. Geology Monument The Polylith, known pnore in formally as the Geology Monu ment, was. erected in 1898 and represents a long-range weather ing experiment. Standing be tween the Armory and Main En gineering, the polylith is com posed of 281 samples of commer cial building stones from all over the state. Except for the base,, the stones are arranged in geologic order, oldest at the bottom. Since the pillar was erected some of the stones have cracked and others show similar sighs of decomposi tion. Hello Walks One of the newer traditions, which unfortunately has come to a degree of disuse, is the “hello spirit.” The two diagonal walks leading to Old Main have come to be called the “hello walks," and it is customary to greet everybody one meets on the walks. These are a few of the many traditions with which the student should become familiar. To many graduates the most lasting mem ories of the College are the be liefs and practices of campus life. Navy to Construct New Water Tunnel A water tunnel for study and testing of under-water equipment will be built on campus by the Ordnance Research Laboratory in conjunction with the United States Navy Bureau of Ordnance. The building to house the tun nel will be of brick and will be built, west of the Ordnance Re search, Laboratory, which it will resemble in design. College trustees has approved a plan whereby the water tun nel will be named in honor of the late Lt. W. Garfield 'Thomas '3B, one of the first graduates of the College to lose his life in World War 11. The exact name will be designated after consults' tion with Navy officials.