4—The Daily Collegian Friday, Aug. 15, 1986 remembering when Apparently, though, Penn State students needed only that first nudge, because with the excep tion of a three-month hiatus during World War I student newspa pers have been around ever since. Without a doubt, Penn State football has been the most consis tently covered topic in student newspapers. From Penn State's first intercollegiate game (vs. Bucknell in Qctober 1887) to its first national championship in 1982 and beyond, readers have been provided with the details of proba bly every football game in Penn State history. In fact, football news most often appeared on Page 1 of the paper until the late 19605, when it was moved to the sports section. The constraints of monthly pub lication limited the amount of ac tual news printed in The Lance and by 1895, the staff turned to a more literary content. Eventually, readers lost interest in this format DEDICATION OF THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY Friday, Nov. 18th, was a gala day for State College. It was the occasion of the dedication of the magnificent Carnegie Library and also Pennsylvania Day. Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie, Mr. and Mrs. Schwab, Governor Pennypacker, Deputy Attorney General Fleitz and State Librarian Montgomery Copyright RN by Rockwood MR. ANDREM CARNEGIDI were among the notable guests in attendance. Coming by way of Lemont, on Thursday evening, in Mr. Schwab's special car "Loret to" the party were driven up and were met by the cadet battalion at Centre Furnace and escorted to Dr. Atherton's residence. After dinner most of the distin guished guests retired to their rooms, but quite a few visited the various fraternity houses where ,dancing was in full swing. FOOT-BALL P. S. C., 5 4-ISUCKNEI.L, 0 The regular practice and careful training of our "first eleven" developed confidence enough in the•playing abilities of our boys to lead many people to believe an interesting and exciting game would be played on the occasion of our visit to Lewisburg Nov. 5 ; and the State Col lege foot-ball team did not disappoint the admir ers at home nor did they leave the opponents' field until they had gained admirers there. It is a fact worth mentioning, that our boys made their first ''touch down" within two minutes after the game had been called. The playing on both sides was very corn mendable throughout the entire game. The teams were well matched in size and strength. Neither side could gain .anything by what is called rough playing, and all the points and The Free Lance folded in April 1904. But when a new semester began in September, a new weekly news paper called The •State Collegian went into production. Like its predecessor, the The State Collegian was the size and shape of of a magazine, including a front and back cover. However, the content differed in that the paper served as a communication link between students and admin istrators and provided more timely coverage of campus events. Typical articles covered the dedication of new buildings such as Schwab Auditorium in 1903 and Carnegie Library in 1904. So cial events and the rules govern ing them were also important news. The Ladies Cottage rules exemplify the atmosphere for, women: at the College while re ports of the hazing of freshmen men were commonplace until about 1916. The history of the Collegian at a glance April 18, 1887 First issue of The Free Lance April 1904 The Lance folds. September 1904 First issue of The State Collegian 1911 Name changes to The Penn State Collegian 1920 Collegian begins publishing twice a week (Tuesday and Friday). May 20, 1940 Collegian Inc. is chartered as a non-profit corporation. Fall 1941 First issue of The Daily Collegian The Free Lance. 0J", Carnegie Library, now Carnegie Building, current home of Collegian offices scored were made by the skillful playing of "tricks," the best of which was the one so fre quently played by our half-backs. The game ended with the score nia State College, 54; Bucknell, o itucis:NELL, S. C., 24 The l3ucknell University' foot-ball team, of Lewisburg, Pa., which was defeated Novem ber .12th by the State College eleven by a score of 54 to o, played a return game here November 19, and again lost by 24 points to o, or two goals from touch-downs and two safety touch-downs to 0. Hanson and Shipman did the best playing for the visitors, while the honors for the College eleven were divided be tween J. P. Jackson, Linsz (captain) and Bar clay. The kick-off was made at lo A. M. ( t //, ~~~ ' July 3, 1943 Jane H. Murphy becomes first woman editor. July 1, 1971 The Daily Collegian Production Staff pro duces its first issue. Aug. 22, 1978 A Compugraphic Unified Terminal System (video display terminals and a computer) becomes operational. Sept. 12, 1979 First issue of The Weekly Collegian. April 19, 1980 April, 1986 The Daily Collegian wins the 1980 Trendset- The Collegian again receives the national ter Award as a leader in the college newspa- Trendsetter Awaid from CNBAM. Pennsylva- , / j) t ' ; , / f / Old Main, original home of Collegian offices State Collegian. Published in the Interest of the students of Tho Pennsylvania State College .* , i;" ). - ~ ~.,..,/ . ~,__,,, ~. ~..„...„,....,...,;... ~..,?.spa * 1 1 14 .. w it . Ale) i f r , , ~,,,..., 0 , 0,,... .r 1 ' ' ' 4 tl4 . ill 4. ,i... .. - , le f;,,-' ---- ----,t , _ per industry sponsored by College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers Inc. October 1982 The Collegian earns national recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists /Sigma Delta Chi as top college newspaper. November, 1985 The Collegian receives a national Pace maker Journalism Award from the American Newspaper Publishers Association/Asso ciated Collegiate Press for 1984-1985. The publication of. April 18's issue of The Daily Collegian marked the beginning of the 100th year of student newspapers at Penn State. Pages 4, 5 and 6 are lifted from that anniversary issue. Looking back on the 99 years preceding April 18 means examin ing Penn State history, which has been chronicled in the newspapers students have generated. The sto ries and the advertisements say a great deal about the University, its students and its newspapers. • • • Student publications at Penn State date back almost as far as the University itself. Four years after The Farmers' High School opened its doors in 1855, two stu dent literary societies were formed. One of these, The Wash ington Literary Society, is cred ited with producing a handwritten publication called the Anonymous as early as 1859. Eventually, members of The Washington Literary Society merged with their rivals from The Cresson Literary Society to pro duce The Free Lance the first monthly publication at the Penn sylvania State College. Unlike pre vious student publications, The Lance was designed to provide student communications in addi tion to literary content. Editor William P. Fisher Jr., attempted to explain to readers of that first issue the delay in pub lishing a regular student periodi cal in this way: "If there be anything in the history of this institiution that admits of reproach, it is the la mentable fact that the students, notwithstanding their creditable rank in so many other respects, have never exhibited sufficient enterprise to publish a journal. . . . Some of our students of journalistic proclivities have more than once agitated the question of printing a monthly, but, being loath to disturb the easy monotony of daily study, were content with the notion to push the project at 'some future time.' " • ysics Pennsylvania for five years Ladies Cottage Rules The regulations enforced in the Main Building and McAllister Hall are familiai • to all, but the rules which govern the residents at the Ladie Cottage may be of interest and are now made public for the first time. A - copy of the following was found on the - campus by a member of the Collegian staff. "No one is permitted to walk off the campus with a male The governess shall be informed ,when a man has -asked to call, and the necessary permission sought.' Sunday Sunday night dallers must be out to the willow by 9:30 under pain of an interview with the- governess. Friday and Saturday niiht • calls'may be pro longed until 9:45. Girl students may not work in the library at night witharif. permi.ssion. If any 5 übjects in the 'course - requirb night attendance the subjects shall' be dropped A tinkling bell shall announce to the students at the Cottage when to begin q study, when to stop the same, and when to retire; The last bell shall V ring• at ten. :' A college student desiring• to treat ag, "coed" to a sundae, will be required to r t hand his nickel to the maiden .at the ~' i tt corner and may wait until her return ;s to receive words of - appreciation and thanks. ,it Separate provisions hive been made , i as to the - color 'of necktie, style of collar, size of shoes; and the reliiiou or political preferencei whiCh a calie shall be requirecrto possess." " R. G: 'Clough, 'OY, Ira's eni': ' ; remembering when • . . FM= H NUMBER 11 . .. . . . . . . . .. . • .• • . • ' . . . . . . . . . . .. .. , . .. ... . • . .; ~ . • p.v, ..... . . .... .. . .. . . . , . , , . 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Im_ I believe that the greatest service any individual can perform not to "act impulsively" and t them flatly •:;; that "this is the ti ;.- ar in this emergency is to labor to the best of his ability at the post. to for us to keep our heads and„ ~ 1 11- which he has been assigned. At the present time we are students work seriously at our given i. ...:,, r Y and staff members of this College. Our presence here and the pro- .signments." . I.rt t. gram we are pursuing is adjusted as exactly to the national need as The President's message v, It is possible. When the national interest requires that we as indivi- contained in a statement which i:, ...1 duals or as a group do otherwise we will be so advised. released after an hour-long cot-,i ference with 18 student lead !•;:: The organization of national policy and action in these days is who' were called together for it. , : , ' u- much more complicated than at any other time of crisis in our na- purpose of having an "infor; i. Ct \ zre tional life. To act impulsively at this time, no matter how noble discussion" and an "exchanf <, 4 , :„,,,Tpay be the motive, might do more harm than good. This is the KEEP YOUR HEADS That was ideas" about the war's effect I . f.?' ''''',. 4 . '-'::*-;;' , V 2, rt , : . '..: , ." heads, to work seriously at our given assign- the advice given to a group of 18 the College. .„. ; , .. 5 .;„.,..5... :.. ~ -:•..I in our agencies of govern- student leaders yesterday by Pres- "T_he only sound thing to di -,.. ..,,,. ~.... • • •:. -'. '.• .- - 4 4 ,,,, a1 ident Hetzel, above. He talked to do the best we can in the jo t . •,...,.''' '' m '''• . :•; , : ; ' , :;..t.bem for an hour on campus derway," President Hetzel er 4,:i `"'":.:K.;, , ,.:::,- , , •,..,.......„...-- e3 , -..-,,...„..„....., • th sized to the students. "Wx-, ; c,IM 's ' ``' .."" '"M. ', e l. * , ,,'"'' , ' ''''''''' t”ancfir +hg.!:traill 0f , ..4:','" '-1i, , .- ., .. , , •-•.7. 1. .. 1. .. ..'7.:-e .., -q; '.?... , •,.(:.`0..5.:, .; , ri . ~:. ,'-'; : ' - '''',):, ':',,'.)..'". ► 4 . r ;9 COMPLETE CAMPUS COVERAGE •• econd year and' I' ^l7'7-'7- • ING A V I IDEA alines are ✓or of the Realizing the — importance attached to even a slight knowledge of the French languake to all college students, particularly to the mem bers of the R. 0.-T, .C., the COLLEGIAN, with the cooperation of the, French instructors• of the College, will publish a series of sixteen lessons in elementary French, the first of which appears on page four of this issue.:, - _ _ . Not knowing how soon we will - be called for service "over there,"l where a knowledge of the French language is one of the most valu-' able assets, it behooves every Penn State student to closely study ,„-• these simple lessors. They are compiled by Dr. I. L. Foster, head of t•» • the department of Romance Languages, and E. M. Sown an n in structorin that department, with ttie,„spe cial aim in . y) - , :h e , tr to nrif . ... P.-•••••"'" • , • 1 , • A,. ••• " • • , ••„' •••• " • „„. „ „ • 4, )•:•ubject, Dr. .1 as being 4etting-Ac ,,last week. • . he ":::::::::•••••'• COLLEGE WILL NOT DROP MINOR SPORTS .~.~~ FOR SAKE. OF ECONOMY, BEZDEK STATES ''', , „„.... 1, , Program Curtailment /'"),: "•;.s. ,;,,,-,".\„.,-. Finance Need Named a' T --,,,,,5:r1,,.21Ye.zze,55ary ......., , „:,...-7:,:i-52;:,`,47''''-'-':'' .-'5' 1 " 11 ` low r' au a. f o r Sh .1 3":: % 0 LI-IME 35—NUM:sr:al. b MOB DAMAGE MAY MOUNT TO $2,000 ~x;~.°`n ' °,v;~TrßttQ.;;,; ~;;j;.2f";?:?`~;?>nr,»rasr;.~,.oa>w.-„>a,<;~'`'`~•':y;.,rzKs`'~,.M<..,,~... :%~:'> ..' f'. ds—. 46 . 46 = sz- STUDENT GOVERNMENT FACES CHANGE \WITH APPROVAL OF NEW CONSTITUTION .~~ Will VOL. 38—No. 52 Hetzel Advises Studenti President's Statement PRICE FIVE STATE COLLEGE, Pit., • •• •;:. - '2 -7-:: ' , "=; ,914 trJ.9%Li~q.~4:~=4r~.oxc ~tt~:~~.. .. `~•: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1918 ANNOUNCEMENT ! K ~ ~ ~a. '~.`~k , :~;mast7;ii t ~o;'~a~h"' '~i~x:?':^'~s..">~:Xk..t;,;~G:::M _ ____`3::i; - ~ -. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, STATE COLLEGE, PA nut 'tatr ................... T11.F27! ATI N G MIME 111=111 Tottrgiatt Semi-WeeKly EMMMI FRIDAY, SEPTEIVIBER 30, 1938 MEE= MARCH 14, 1939 Cadens Against Impulsive Acts In War Crisis Toilrgiatt ~;~-, In 1911, the flag of the paper was changed to The Penn State Colle gian, as its content continued to focus on campus events. In fact, it was rare to find state, national or international news on the pages of the Collegian. Even during World War I, references to the war were limited to reporting the wherea bouts of former Penn State stu dents and, of course, the French lessons published in the paper to facilitate communication for those who may be fighting in France. In the 19205, the paper continued to cover social news such as stunt nights the latest form of fresh men hazing and the escapades of the College's 47 fraternities and 10 women's clubs the forerun ners to Penn State sororities. In some cases, reporters cov ered the same stories that appear today. For example, one front page story in 1927 described the importance of maintaining even those sports teams that could not support themselves financially. As always, sports continued to be big news especially football. We would like to thank the fol lowing people for their contribu tions to the Collegian anniversary project: • The Penn State Room staff at Pattee for the photographs and the original copies of The Free Lance, the State Collegian, and the Penn State Collegian. Layout, research and copy by Gail L. Johnson and Karen L. Jaret The Daily Collegian Friday, Aug. 15, 198 G-5 SUCCESSOR To The Free Lance, Established 1887 PRICE Fly r• In 1914, the papers first "scream ing" headline announced an up-' coming clash with archrival Pitt. And in 1939, College President Ralph D. Hetzel declared a Mon day holiday when the team beat Pitt for the first time in 20 years. Accounts of student activism appeared long before the 19605. In 1935, a front page story recounted the first organized student rally for peace. Some student activities were less purposeful, however. An account of a student riot on the corner of College and Allen in 1938 reported that the mob had no apparent reason for causing abot $2,000 damage to downtown prop erty. Reports of progress continued to be found on the pages of the Colle gian as the number of buildings and students continued to go up across campus. But social pro gress seemed to be slower and more difficult. Not until 1939 did the pages of the paper report a merging of the women's and men's student governments. • The Microforms Department staff at Pattee for their time and patience. • Mike O'Connell for all of his suggestions and help with re search. • The student and professional staffs of The Daily Collegian.
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