°AGE EIGHT
Centennial...
Many Traditions
Lost by University
Ihe University may not be old enough to have a wealth
of traditions, like Harvard with its three centuries or Yale
with over two centuries. Many University traditions have
been lost somewhere along the road of time.
Freshman customs and University traditions are closely
allied. An act or prank of one class is repeated by the next
to become a custom, then a tra
dition.
Many traditions concerning
“scraps” are dead today. After its
first thirty years, the University
became large enough for class
movements. The next 30 years
could be called the “scrap era”
in undergraduate history. The
flag scrap, the cider scrap, the
class supper scrap, and the poster
scrap were the leading causes of
class rivalry—battles that some
times became fierce and disas
trous.
Poster Night
Poster night, which was the be
ginning of present day customs,
showed intense rivalry bewteen
freshmen' and sophomores of that
period. Posters were printed car
rying proclamations of rules for
the freshman conduct. Written in
flowery language at the command
of the sophomores, the posters
carried drawings showing the dire
things which would happen to a
freshman who violated the rules.
Poster night began with the
sophomores routing the freshmen
from their rooms. Clad in night
shirts, later pajamas, they were
marched through town calling ca
dence in loud voices. During the
trek, individuals were called upon
to dance, sing or recite.
Midnight Bonfire
At midnight a huge bonfire
was built and the freshmen were
given paste and brushes and or
dered to plaster • town buildings
and barns with the posters.
As the number of students in
creased the scraps became more
dangerous. Some were abolished
by student government action and
others by the administration.
Class Numerals
The custom of painting numer
als on the armory'originated when
the sophomore class of 1904 paint
ed their numerals on the tower of
Old Main. This grew into a cus
tom, each class trying to outdo the
last. Because University officials
were afraid the wooden tower
might collapse, and because it was
hard to remove the paint from the
tower, the administration allowed
students to use the armory roof.
This custom was discontinued af
ter a time.
Famous Nursery
Around 1883 a nursery, where
trees were grown for sale, was
planted where Carnegie, Bur
rowes, and Sparks buildings now
stnnd. Among the trees was a dou
ble row, which for some unknown
reason was allowed to stand while
other trees were sold.
Some claim, that, these trees
were left to form a windbreak to
protect Oak Cottage, situated on
the site where Women’s building
is now. Summer breezes and win
ter winds gave the path under
these trees the name of Ghdst
Walk. In 1929 the trees were cut
down making way for future
buildings.
Twenty-nine years ago the Lion
Coat tradition began when the
senior class wore lion suits, sig
nifying the moving-up of the sen
iors. The outfit was similar to the
“beer suits” long established as a
tradition at Princeton and Cornell.
These suits were not to be worn
until the day the seniors were of
ficially moved up. Each senior
Observatories to Open
The University Observatories
will be open to the public for ob
servations of Saturn and Jupiter
from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday
and Friday, weather permitting.
TIM to Discuss New Fee
Town Independent Men will
meet at 7 tonight in 103 Willard
to discuss the proposed Penn State
Series fee.
CLASSIFIEDS
HELP WANTED
COED TO DO housework and baby sitting
in exchange for room and board, Inner
session, Summer Session and Post Session.
By GINNY PHILIPS
had his jacket autographed by
members of his class.
In 1927 the coeds adopted the
outfit to their own using jackets
rather than suits. Shortly after,
the idea was adopted for the en
tire class.
Seniors in the past have worn
Lion jackets as a reminder to the
professor that the student was
soon to graduate and would appre
ciate a helpful push from the prof
in that direction.
Although these traditions have
been abolished or just lost
throughout the years,, several
have remained with us. More
ideas will develop into customs
and then traditions. Maybe by the
next Centennial year the Univer
sity will have a wealth of tradi
tions to match other colleges and
universities.
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U. of Maine
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Sweger Named
Ad Group Head
John Sweger was elected presi
dent of Alpha Delta Sigma, na
tional professional advertising
fraternity for men Sunday night
Other new officers are William
Walker, vice president; Fred
Siepert, secretary; and Robert
Hoffman, treasurer.
Donald Mayer, Kim Ratzoll,
Arnold Hoffman. Robert Gasper,
John Molloy and Charles Yudis
were initiated into the chapter as
undergraduate members.
Charles Detweiler advertising
director of the Philadelphia Even
ing Bulletin, was also initiated at
the meeting as a professional
member. Following the meeting,
Detweiler addressed the group.
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of firecrackers in the dormitories.
In the latter case, a letter will
be sent to the parents of the stu
dents notifying them of the in
cident.
Disciplinary probation provides
that the students are not able to
represent the University in any
extracurricular activity. It goes
on their permanent record for a
indefinite period, but may be pe
titioned off.
Both recommendations are sub
ject to automatic review by the
Senate Committee on Student Af
fairs and may be appealed to the
dean of men’s office within five
days,
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YOU GET A GOOD CLOSE-UP of
college smokers’ preference for
Luckies in the Droodle at right,
captioned: Lucky Strike column
in a college cigarette-vending ma«-
chine. On campuses all over Amer
ica, college students automatically
get Luckies. Why? Simply because
Luckies taste better. They taste
better, first of all, because Lucky
Strike means fine tobacco. Then
iat tobacco is toasted to taste bet
—the famous
ter. “It's Toastet
Lucky Strike process—tones up
Luckies’ good-tasting tobacco
to make it taste even better...
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sylvania Academy of Art; a rec
reational lhunge for students; a
centennial monument; television
sets for living units; library books;
a Centennial scholarship fund;
and contributions for a new audi
torium.
In other action, Bullock an
nounced the following appoint
ments: William Snyder ana Ste
ven Jordan were appointed jun
ior members to the secretarial
committee; Daniel Land was
named rushing chairman; and
Charles Neal was appointed to
the public relations committee.
It was brought to the attention
of the council that any vendors
visiting houses who try to sell
goods must show an IFC ijermit.
The permit costs $lO. Previously,
houses have not been asking to
see any identification of vendors.
Hotel Group to Elect Officers
The Penn State Hotel Greeters
will elect officers at 8 tonight in
the Home Economics cafeteria.
The club will also discuss plans
for a picnic Saturday afternoon.
Cheerleading Tryouts
Tryouts for cheerleaders will
continue at 6:30 p.m. today and
tomorrow in front of Old Main.
Final tryouts will be held
Thursday.
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20 Sophomore Men
Initiated by Druids
Druids, sophomore men's hat
society, has initiated 20 new mem*
bers. They were selected on out*
standing participation in athletics.
They are Richard Deluca, Wil*
liam Kane, James Lockerman,
Jack Calderone, Steve Flamporis,
Donald Mowry, Daniel Gray, Jos*
eph Hartnett, Charles Fegley, Guy
xirabassi, Edward Drapcho, Rod
Perry, Herbert Hollowell, Harry
Fuehrer, John Boyanowski, Rob
ert Bahrenberg, Joseph Eberly,
Allen Williams, Left Kukkolh, and
Donald Bostock.
Officers of the group are Bah
renberg, president. Fegley. vice*
president; and Fuehrer, treasurer.
Skrinak Given Award
By 'Scabbard, Blade'
Scabbard and Blade, military
national honor society, has award
ed an honorable mention in the
national scholarship awards to
Vincent Skrinak. senior civil en
gineering from Portage.
Skrinak, a member of Naval
Reserve Officers Training Corps,
is a past captain of Company H,
Ist Regiment Scabbard and Blade,
and has served as secretary of
Quarterdeck Society, Naval hon
or society.
Young Democrats
The Young Democrats will elect
officers for the fall semester at
7:30 tonight in 215 Hetzel Union.
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