Feb. 15—Pittsburg Collegians
Feb. 19—Swarthmore.
SECOND EASTERN TRIP
Feb. 20—Bucknell at Lewisburg.
Feb. 22—West Point at West
Point.
Feb. 23—Manhattan at New York
City.
Feb. 24—Swarthmore at Swarth
more.
As neither Professor Tomhave
nor H. C. Mcllveen, who officiated
in all of last season's home basket
ball games are with us this year,
the manager is in a bad way for a
referee. If any instructor is willing
to officiate at the coming home
games, his services will be most
thankfully received, and manager
Lindemuth, at the Beta Theta Pi
House, is also anxious to hear from
any undergraduate who is capable
of acting in the capacity of referee.
The Final Game.
Our Thanksgiving Day football
game in Pittsburg is the only one re
maining. Last Saturday the Smoky
City aggregation held the Indians
6 to 0, and kept the Redmen all of
the first half and a good part of the
second half from scoring. The Pitts
burgers, who play Gettysburg next
Saturday while our eleven rests, are
now brimful of confidence and it is
up to State to show her best on
Thanksgiving Day.
Even with captain McCleary, our
peerless leader, out of , the game,
we are going to Pittsburg to win—the
biggest crowd of undergraduates
that ever attended the final struggle.
Ray Smith 'O5, who is looking
after State's interests in Pittsburg,
has already disposed of a good num
ber of the seats in the white and blue
grandstand sections, but excellent
places can still be procured through
him. It is up to us who are going
in the State cheering section to se
cure a good leader now, cultivate our
voices well in the meantime, and
show "W. U. P." what real, con-
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centrated rooting and real State
spirit are ! Win or lose, our under
grads who can get to Pittsburg on
Thanksgiving will root all the time,
and we will go out there to win !
Saturday Evening's Entertainment.
The Schildkret Hungarian Or
chestra comes here Saturday night
to open the Y. M. C. A. course of
entertainments in the Auditorium.
This famous orchestra is now
playing its fifteenth season in this
country under the management of
the Brockway Lyceum Bureau of
Pittsburg, and is drawing packed
houses wherever it goes. The music
ians were brought here during the
Chicago World's fair, being especial
ly engaged for concert work in that
city, but since then have played all
through the East, returning to
Chicago in time to play for Prince
Henry on his recent tour.
Mr. Schildkret played at the wed
ding of Miss Alice Roosevelt and at
the Washington Park club, and is
without a peer as a leader and a
flute soloist. The company includes
a pianist, a violinist and a flutist as
soloists, and very capable perform
ers on the clarinet, cello, bass violin,
and dulcimer.
The concert will begin at 8 o'clock
sharp. The regular admission prices
of 35 and 50 cents will be charged
to those not holding course tickets.
Death of Guy F. Merris, 'O7.
Word was received at the college
on Wednesday last of the death of
Guy F. Merris, 'O7, which occurred
suddenly at his home in Du Bois.
He was a graduate of the civil de
partment, and had been engaged for
some time in railroad and mining
work. The poisonous gases in the lat
ter work had affected his system to
such an extent that recovery was
impossible.
He is survived by his wife, who
was formerly Miss Edith Weibly,
of State College, and his parents,
who reside in Du Bois.
Turrible Ruction.
The nerve-thrilling contest com
monly known as the Toothpick-
Tumbler game, whidh is the climax
of the football season—with possibly
one or two exceptions—will be
played on Beaver Field at 2 o'clock
on Saturday. Both varsity teams
have been in training for several
hours, and secret practice is being
held every once in a while. John
Philip Sousa's band is also holding
secret practice in honor of the oc-
casion. Many new and startling
trick plays are being worked out by
the coaches, and it is unfortunate
that the game did not come earlier in
the season, since coach Fennell
might then have secured some valu
able ideas for use in the varsity
work. The regular "T" will be
granted as usual to those who play
a full half in this game.
Everybody out for the funniest
event of the season.
The time-2.00 o'clock on Satur
day ; the place, Beaver Field ; and
the—game, Toothpicks vs. Tum
blers.
Catholic Service.
The Rt. Rev. E. A. Garvey, D.
D., Bishop of the Altoona Diocese,
has appointed the Rev. A. O'Hanlon
Chaplain to the Catholic students of
the college. Services were held for
the first time Sunday, November
1. th, at 10 o'clock. There will be
services on alternate Sundays, be
ginning with this date, November 15.
They will be conducted in the As
sembly Room of the Agricultural
Building. The friends of the stu
dents and people. of the town are
welcome to attend.
On Sunday, Nov. 29, the service
will be at 10 a. m.; on Tuesday,
Dec. 8, at 6:30 a. m.; on Sunday,
Dec. 13, at 10 a. m.; and after the
Christmas holidays the services will
be resumed the second Sunday_ of
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