TUESDAY. EEBRI lARY 17. 1959 Facu ty Suspended Government Advances Under Sparks Entir ; 1892 Class Relations bet\ faculty are boi little strained i years of theses no exception.' For instance, : •class of that ye i It all started ter of the clas; from a vacatici famous Johnsto ’een students and nd to become a md the first 100 ■lations have been in 1§92 the entire ir was suspended, when one mem s failed to return n. He used the >wn flood as his Old W Mow Saved Twice By Sur ery The Old Wi the Mall for 1C low has wept on 0 years. But it almost didn’t, except for' the skill and foresight of a tree I surgeon in 1911 and 1921. j In fact, the present willow isj ©nlv a part of the original tree.j The original one consisted of j tv. o large branches spreading outj from a thick trunk. In 1911, old-! age death of the tree was feared,* so surgery was performed. j Later, in 1921, the east branch! ■was blown down in a storm andl a shoot of the tree was planted.! This was a timely move, for ; In 1923, the west branch was‘lost| in a storm and the old tree was, just about done for. 1 The new shoot, however, which ■was planted two years earlier, grew and the tradition of the wil low was saved. The willow has a beautiful legend and history connected with it. Not only has it stood as a sym bol of the Universitv’s strength and endurance, but it’s origin is imaginative. Legend has it that it was a shoot from a tree which grew on the villa grounds of the poet Alex ander Pope in England. It was brought to the United States from England by Dr. Evan Pugh, who returned in 1859 to his native country after six years in England to become the Univer sity’s first president. Compliments of WIISOH-BENNER INC. I General Contractors COMPLIMENTS OF THE PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK eral Deposit Insurance Corporation excuse, but the faculty was not aware of the seriousness of the flood and suspended him. ' As a protest his class mates cut an examination and played base-! ball instead. The faculty retalli ated by suspending the entire class for insubordination. The entire class then moved to an open field, pitched tents andi set up “Camp Suspension.” When the faculty learned the facts of: the flood the class was reinstated.! At this time in the University’s! history the students were subject to strict discipline. One student who was described as having a 1 very fine record developed a toothache and went to the nearest dentist, who happened to be 12 miles away. The dentist kept him so long, that he missed a recitation period! and was suspended. Students pe-, i titioned the faculty to reinstate the student and loosen up the! I rules. The faculty refused to re admit the student, but did relax i the rules somewhat. When his suspension period was up the young man refused to come back. He later went on to beeome a leading citizen. The only other strike occurred in 1905. This time the students protested against too strict cutting rules. Some of the other factors (contributing to the “great strike” were claims by students that pro fessors were so tied up with other business Interests and speculation that their classes suffered and the fact that President Atherton re quired a military salute from all students. Pleasant Gap Milk & Ice Cream Co. wishes the 100th Class “good luck” Serving State College Boalsburg © Bellefonte Centre Hall • Milesburg Pleasant Gap • Millheim Main—Pleasant Gap, Pa. Call FL 9-2721 A MEMBER OF THE THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Student government came (into being during'the adminis tration of Edwin E. Sparks, (eighth president of the Uni l versity. 1 A type of student council was established, which was the only body for student repiesentation until 1913, when a student tri bunal was set up. • During Sparks’ tenure of office many significant advances in stu dent government were made. The government of women I on campus was first accom plished by faculty members. However, in late 1905 the Wo men's Student Government As sociation was formed. The es ! iablished system of student gov j ernment served its purpose well ( under separate governmental ( bodies for men and women. 1 However, because of the rapid ly increasing enrollment, Ralph Dorn Hetzel, University president ! from 1926 to 1947, made plans to j improve the system for better (representation and better govern lment in general. I His efforts resulted in a com- RAMBLER Ambassador & Metropolitan SALES & SERVICE ANTES Motor Sales 1225 N. ATHERTON ST. STATE COLLEGE. PA. AD 7-7664 plete revision of the constitution tivity groups. and the formation of All-College Cabinet. The new system brought to gether the separate governing bodies of men, women, councils, (fraternities, independent and ac Fresh Baked Goods gr' 'llLtj ICE CREAM II'■ V LUNCHEON MEATS SNACK ITEMS tasty spot on E. College across from Atherton Hall THE MUSIC ROOM Sends Hardiest _ Congratulations on your 100th ANNIVERSARY Have a Colorful Spring Spring High-b Orion Be colorful th, son in a light bulk orlon in oi mint, blue or ’ at 8.95. We just received our Spring line of banlon sweaters in o rainbow of colors, priced at 5.95. Leather jackets by Leather-Modes in coffee, tile, beige, brick, blue, putty and red will accent any spring outfit on those nippy days. 124 E. College Avo. There was unanimous ap proval of the new constitution in a special joint session of Student Board and Student Council on March 10, 1939, with (Continued oil page eight) Across from Old Main PAGE FIV!
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