State Col
Vol. 11, No. 13
Big Loss for Old State
Four sterling men, Yeckley, Got
wals, McGee, and Barr, will be lost
to the Varsity by graduation next
spring, and it will be very difficult
to fill their places. All these players
are most distinctively products of
Penn State, have learned all the
foot-ball they know right here on
Beaver Field, and each has played
-noteworthy foot-ball all through the
present season. A short write-up
concerning each of these men is in
teresting, since Thanksgiving game
was their last fight under the
White and Blue.
YECKLEY, ’O5 CAPTAIN
Edgar Yeckley, of ‘Dußois, Pa.,
the retiring captain, who has just
rounded out four years of valiant
service on the gridiron for State, is
21 years of age, weighs 182 lbs.,
and stands 5 ft. 10 in height.
“Made ot grit right through and
through,” is the way “Yeck” is
sized-up by our students, and he
has been a tower of strength to the
Varsity elevens for four long sea
sons. “Yeck” is a natural born
fighter, and the tougher any propo
sition has loomed up before him
just so much more determined and
Continued, on page 3.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., DECEMBER 14, 1905.
In view of recent publications
relative to the late difficulties of the
college, the Electrical Engineering
Society of the Pa. State College au
thorized us to make the following
statement:
Prof. John Price Jackson by his
untiring efforts and his congenial
disposition has won and holds the
esteem and intimate friendship of
every member of the Electrical En
gineering Society.
As a Division Officer and Pro
fessor his work is entirely satisfac
tory to all Electrical Engineering
students.
Contrary to published repor's, his
name was at no time mentioned in
any of the expressions of dissatisfac
tion by the student body.
Penn State Songs
The title of the new college song
book is “Penn State Songs.” The
binding will be of flexible cloth with
a cut of “Old Main and the Willow”
on the cover. The books are being
prepared in the most attractive man
ner possible as regards cover design,
binding, paper and songs themselves.
The songs have been very carefully
selected and include fully ten dis
tinctive “State” songs some of
which are entirely new. In this
book the “College Medley” will be
published for the first time.
A sample is expected in a few
days, after which orders will be
taken. The publishers have given
assurance that delivery will be made
before the Christmas vacation. The
price will be one dollar a copy.
—Mallory, of Bellefonte, makes a
portrait, not a map of your face.
Try him.
legian.
Notice,
Committee
Price Five Cents
1905, The Banner Year I
The year 1905, is the most suc
cessful “Old Penn State” has ever
enjoyed in all-around athletics. Be
ginning with January Ist, 1905, and
coming to the close of the present
month, State’s athletic year on
basketball floor, track, diamond,
and gridiron has included no less
than 44 contests with rival colleges,
of which no less than 35 have beep
victories, and 9 defeats, —awinnning
percentage of .804 for the “White
and Blue” ! No college in the
country can boast a prouder record.
And of the 44 battles only 15, or
DUNN, ’O6 CAPTAIN
one-third, were contested at State
College, so that, out of 29 contests
away from home, where tiresome
railway journeys are always a handi
cap, Old State’s sons gained 20 vic
tories, while the 15 contests here at
State College were all won very
handily.
In reviewing the record of the
past year, basketball comes first, —
and Captain ‘‘Billy” Dunn’s sturdy
five wrought an excellent founda
tion for the year’s work by winning
7 out of 9 games played, Swath
more and Altoona winning close
struggles, while University of Penn-
Continued on page 6.