STATE COLLEGIAN
Published on Thursday of each week during the
college year by the students of The Pennsylvania
State College in the interest of the Students. Fac
ulty, Alumni and Friends of the college.
Entered at the Postoffice, State College, Pa., as
second class matter
EDITOR IN CHIEF
C. N. FLEMING, 'O9
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
H. A. HEY, 'O9
R. W. KRISE, 'OB.
S.,W. BLOOM, 'OB.
J. K. BARNES, 'O9.
A. W. FISHER, 'lO.
K. B. LOHIVIANN,
BUSINESS MANAGER
J D. WOODWARD, 'OB
ASSISTANTS
N. B HIGGINS, 'O9.
P. B.' BENNETCH,
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THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 1907
EDITORIAL..
It seems to us that a word will
not be out of place just here in re
gard to football prospects. Sat
urday's game, if judged from the
score alone, without taking other
things into consideration, was a
decided victory for the 'lndians.
Such judgement, however, would
be decidedly unfair to our team.
_First of all, the Carlisle Indians are
to all intents and purposes a pro
fessional football team. They do
not play under a four-year rule, and
there are absolutely no restrictions
as where or how long a man has
played. Some of the men who
played in Saturday's game have
been members of the team for six
or seven years, others have come
from strong Western teams, while
several have had years of prof es
sional football.
IHE STATE COLLEGIAN
We are offering no apology for
the work done . by Captain Burns
and his men, for it needs none.
Our line work was just as steady
and consistent as theirs, and had it
not been for the forward pass and
their kicking, the score would have
told a different story.
As for the hard games which re-
main to be playea, we should feel
nothing but encouragement. Our
men are playing with a grit and de
termination which cannot accept
defeat, and unless our judgment is
far wrong, the rest of the season
will show a list of scores worthy of
comparison with that of last year.
Once more the campus cutting
evil is becoming serious. A num
ber of deeply cut paths have ap
peared and if protective measures
are not adopted at once they will
become permanent ones. When
the ground is soft in spring and fall
promiscuous cutting• does great
damage. It those who prefer short
cuts would follow the common sense
rule of scattering over a wider die
tance no sharp path whould be
worn. A few extra steps will pre
serve the beauty of our campus.
Will you take them ?
As announced last week, ' several
positions on the Collegian staff are
open to members of the senior,
junior, and sophomore classes.
These will be filled oy competitive
work on assigned topics and the
choice made without partiality of
any kind. A number of names
have already been handed in and
any others desiring to compete
should drop a note in the box at
Room 323 Main at once.
CALENDAR.
THURSDAY, OC r. 10
7:00 P. M. Philadelphia Club
Room 20 Eng. Bldg.
FRIDAY, OCT. 11
7:00 P. M. Mechanical Engineer
ing Society. Room 20, Eng.
Bldg.
8:00 P. M. Sophomore—Freshman
Wrestling match, Beaver Field.
SATURDAY, OCT. 12
2:30 P. M. Football. State vs.
,Grove City, Beaver Field.
SUNDAY, 'OCT 13
11:00 A. M. Chapel, Dr. Benjamin
Gill will preach.
6:15 P. M. Y. M. C. A., Old
Chapel. H. M. Braucher will
lead.
TUESDAY, OCT. 15
6:30 P. M. Y. M. C. A 529
Main Building.
A Communication.
To the Editor of the State Collegian
I wish to say a word to the State
College public concerning the course
of free lectures which will be de
livered in the Auditorium during the
present academic year.
The sum of nearly $4OO has al
ready been subscribed for the pur
pose of defaying the expenses of
this course. tidditional subscrip
tions are being received daily. Of
this sum $250 have been given by
members of the Faculty and by
others officially connected with the
College. The remainder represents
the contributions of other friends of
the College, mainly citizens of State
Coll.:ge and Bellefonte. That so
considerable a sum can be raised
entirely by voluntary subscriptions
is evidence of the generosity and
public spirit of our community. As
treasurer of the fund I wish to take
this opportunity to thank the sub
scribers for their liberality and their
interest in this enterprise. It is
hoped that the fund will be suffi
cient to provide one good lecture for
each month of the college year.