WEDNESDAY, , FEBRUARY ,13; 1952.- Early Excel By EVVIE KIEL.A.R History tells us that many of the' first students.liere.at the COl lege seemed possessed of the devil. • s "' Records exist which describe lucid detail. Offenses included ge permission, removing mules from ing study oil ramps with water, an as numerous chickens. The researcher finds that many alibis were always forthcoming from the fertile minds of the of fenders. One student requested to be excused from taking German on •the ground that it aggravated his stammering. Another sought to avoid ROTC drill because it was developing his combative na ture. Wary Profs An . explanation of the' descrip tion ' of, early students might pos sibly.,stem from a misunderstand ing 'harbored by parents that this was a. new kind of correctional school. and a fit place for only their most incorrigible offspring. True or not, professors offered grace with open, eyes then, lest their' bowed heads prove irresist ible targetst for whizzing pats of butter.: Incidentally, students who missed or were late to classes were barred from meals for, a day. One of the several quaint cus toms which sprung up was the practice of burying effigies of profs on the front lawns. This could not be stopped until the 1920'5. A Continuous Effort Then, too, there was the First Poster • Night, when frosh were herded like Texas doggies into the nearby mountains and vigor ously hazed. Hazing was followed by the sophs' raid on the frosh class, turning the chapel and main floor corridors of Old Main into a sham bles. The victorious sophs deemed their first little effort so success ful that it was made an annual affair. One freshman rashly defied the upper classmen. He barri caded himself in an old campus building called the Shivery Place. The sophomores promptly man ned a nearby cannon which belched forth a barrage of veg etables, thereby breaking all the windows. Mass Exit One_ sensational incident before the turn. of the century involved C. H. "Calamity" Musser and the Johnstown flood. It seems that "Calamity" failed to return from a vacation on time, alleging high waters as his excuse. Faculty members of the board who heard his story searched his honest face and promptly suspended him. His class, '92, protested by bolt ing an examination en masse and further displayed its gallant spirit by engaging in a game of basketball. For this act of insubordination, Take Your Girl to the VALENTINE DAY Candlelight Dinner Thursday, February 14 Ej # TER 1413011vit Stato.Studeints as ,Prettiksters e the early student in painfully tting drunk in Bellefonte without he stables on moonless nights, fill d stealing the chapel Bible as well the entire class was suspended. Undaunted, the class marched to the field near the University Inn and .pitched tents, calling their little• community Camp Suspen sion, There they resolutely re mained until flood reports righted them with the faculty. Wide Publicity Another prank was committed by a student group which at tended a singing school in Pine Grove Mills. They went equipped with all the ingredients for hy drogen sulfide, which started gen erating in the middle of the prac tice. Our student group made the headlines of all the county papers as well as the Police Gazette. They had a different way of handling the ratio in those days. The boys decided to pimish, the coeds, who admitted only a few favored callers, by ostracizing them. Certain of these boys proceeded to organize the Four Hundred, a club which permitted no mem ber to so much as speak to any coed on any pretext whatsoever, much less enter the Ladies' Cot tage (Women's Building). In order to further punish these young women and to make a little money, the Four Hundred started the practice of holding an annual Mask Ball to which no girls were ever invited. This ball always won the sobriquet "most hilarious affair of the year" hands down. The early students largely re deemed hinted-at faults by their willingness to fight for self preservation. As early as 1863 records show that the College had to close. for a short period when the students enlisted in a body to repel the in vasion. It was hoped that in years to come such gallant spirit would persist, but all in vain. Students simply do not do those things any more. ICG Elects Officers Alan. Maloney was elected vice president of the Intercollegiate Conference on Government at a ICG meeting Monday night, and George Bond was elected busi ness manager. James Hand was chosen to re place Joseph Galati, who has left for New Hampshire with the re cently activated 112th Aircraft Control and Warnipg Squadron. DAXLY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE,. PENNSYLVANIA For the U.S. Beaver g S. Allen Leonides Amends Constitution Leonides Council unanimously approved a constitutional change which eliminates the requirement of previous council experience for all members of the executive committee except the president and vice president. Under the former rules, all members of the committee had to have served at least one pre vious semester in the independent women's organization. Nominees for executive positions had to be below seventh semester in class standing. The new plan, • approved Mon day night, also gives _the execu tive committee power to fill all vacated offices except that of president, which is automatically assumed by the vice president. If neither the offices of presi dent nor vice president are filled, other members of the executive board, which is elected by all in dependent women, will be given first preference in filling these vacancies. Edda lannelli has been appoint ed recording secretary - . Marjorie Myers will head a committee to revise the Leonides pamphlet. A committee to plan living unit programs includes Susan Crum ley, chairman; Joan Grossman, Thecla Jawdy, Gertrude Kreider, and Barbara Mancini. Patricia Hall will act as tem porary parliamentarian for the council. WD Schedule Dances, Dinner Charles Brewer, social chair man for the West Dorm Council, yesterday announced the follow ing social calendar for the area.. Friday Valentine exchange dinner dance with music by the Campuseers. March 7—dance in main lounge, .hack Huber's orchestra. March 21 St. Patrick's Day dance, Campuseers. March 28 dance in main lounge, Jack Huber's orchestra. April 18—dance in main lounge, Campuseers. April 25—dance in main lounge, Campuseers.• May 24 spring semi -formal, Jack Huber's orchestra . Richards Mills, council presi dent, said $472 had been appro 7 priated by the council for the dances listed on the calendar. Oliver Heads Honorary Dr. Robert T. Oliver, professor and head of the Department of Speech, has been appointed to a four-year term as governor of the Pennsylvania proyince of Pi Gamma Mu,• social science honor society. Dunks & Co. Skip the bulk! Skippies are soft ...tiny ... unbelievt Just the way you slimsters of all ages Skip the squeeze! • Skippies give a whisper of control, .fte'edom. No heavy bones. Skip the bother! It's no chore, caring for• Skippies. Sw they sparkle. 'Dry in a wink! lengths, color daytime or dat Stop in for your set pf Skippies today! Girdles and Panties from Skippies Foundations from $1 ai l JcG co_edib Omega Psi . Phi Omega Psi Phi crowned Car olyn Morris queen of the annual coronation ball held Friday night. Miss Morris is a junior majoring in music education. Included in her • court were Yvonne Carter, Charlotte Page, Carole Chew, Irene Johnson and Joan Ripley. Phi Mu Phi Mu has initiated ' Jean Be ahm, Patricia Colgan, Elsie Jane Devlin, Martha Heckman; Doris Heister, Harriet Hilberg, Grayce Hope Jeffries, Jane - Mc- Davitt, Diana Mears, Mary Anne Moore, Patricia Pritchard, Joan Rosenberger, Lois Jean Ruth. Nancy Seiple, Emily Snyder and Betsy Younkins. • Triangle New initiates of Triangle are Gifford Albright, James Babb, Rodney Beck, John Bricklemeyer 11, Paul Brobst, Richard Dor shimer, Donald Plasterer, Robert Rapp and Donald Schlegel. John Hahn is a new pledge of the fraternity. Phi Sigma Delta New officers of Phi Sigma Delta are Leonard Kreiger, master fra ter; Donald Lench, vice master frater; Benet Rosenthall, treas urer; Donald Pripstein, record ing secretary; Jay Poser, corres ponding secretary and Irwin Gelb, historian. Alpha Epsilon Pi New pledges of Alpha Epsilon Pi are Arthur Brauer, Sidney Cohen, Stanley Greenblott, Mar vin Hassett, Herman Kaufman, Lawrence Klevans, Frederic Marks and Gerald Miller. Phi Sigma Kappa Phi Sigma Kappa entertained Alpha Gamma Delta Sunday. Re freshments were served and group singing followed. New pledges of the fraternity are Edward Carpenter, George Colonius, Wayne Conway, Mar shall Donnelly and David Ho wells. 144 Students Enroll In Dancing Class One hundred forty-four • stu dents have responded to- the -call for men and women who wish- to join a beginners' dance class. The first 200 students who sign up for the class at the Student Union desk in Old Main will be ad mitted. The classes' will meet once each week from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the TUB. The program will be direct ed by Paul Kritsky,. :resident counselor in Hamilton Hall, •and George Donovan, manager, of As sociated Student Activities. F- r i day has been set as the sign-up deadline. Joan of Arc was 17 yearS old when she led the French -ariny to the relief •of Orleans. ; . Tailored ti Forznfit. way Naval ROTC Is Available For Women Application blanks for t - h e Naval Reserve officer candidate training program for women un dergraduates are now available in the Dean of Women's office in 105 Old Main. The forms, together with a physical examination, must be completed by Feb. 28 in order to be valid for this summer. Under the program, college women enlist in the Naval Re serve, complete two six-weeks training , courses given during two summers, and, upon gradua tion from college, are eligible to receive a. commission in._ the Naval Reserve. Those awarded commissions may be required to. serve on ac tive duty for 24 months during the present emergency and must be available for service in the event of mobilization. Candidates will receive pay while in train ing. A list of inspector-instructors, the Navy representatives for the program who can supply full de tails, is on the magazine rack in the Dean of Women's office. Baptist Fellowship Installs Officers Edna Peterson was recently in stalled as president of the Roger Williams Fellowship. Other officers are B a rip ar a Jones and Carl Back, vice presi dents and chairmen of program; Ruth Graves, secretary; David Irons, treasurer; James • Justin, Inter-Church Student Fellowship representative; Janet Horger and Richard Austin, supper co-chair inen. Additional chairmen include Al bert Palmateer, The Link (RWF newspaper); Richard Brewer, • de votion; Richard Knauss and Mar cia Philips, recreation; Richard Dailey, radio; Ruth Stufft, music; Ruth Hammel 1, membership, Michael Bubel, deputations;• and Olive Cals, publicity. Phillips Heads NROTC Battalion Rhys Phillips has. been named midshipman battalion commander for the spring semester, NROTC officials have announced. - Phillips will replace Fredrick Rodgers, new company A corn mander, who 'led the battalion during the fall semester. ' John 'Barron has been appointed bat talion executive officer. • Other ' new company co m - -manders are Lawrence Van Gor der and John Carney. • The purpose of the changes, Navy officials said, was to give cadet officers a chance to gain I command experience. - • •••,• PAGE-rrra
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