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State
Vol. V, No 19
State's First Groff Day.
It is worthy of note- that the two
largest schools of learning in Penn
sylvania centered their interest on
Canton Christian College on the
same day. While State College
was celebrating her first Groff Day
with characteristic State spirit, the
University of Pennsylvania had set
aside two days to consider the so
cial, political, and religious ques
tions of the Far East. Robert E.
Speer. Dr. Cadbury, a Penn man who
sails shortly for the Pennsylvania
Medical School in Canton (this is in
connection with the Canton Chris
tian College,) and other prominent
laymen spoke. Provost Harrison
presided and the meetings were well
filled.
State can feel encouraged with the
very creditable showing on last Sun
day. The auditorium was decorated
with the American flag, State ban
ners,`and a large Chinese flag sent
for the occasion by the Chinese
Ambassador to this country, while
a missionary map of the world em
phasized the international character
of the day. From the reading desk
hung the 'O7 pennant—Groff's col
lege class. Brief addresses were
make by Marsh 'O9, Acheson 'O9,
and Ogilvie 'lO, and Armstrong 'lO,
sang a solo. The first student sec
retary, Woodcock, read the lesson
and Dr. Gill led in prayer. General
Beaver presented missions from the
State man's standpoint in a forceful
address.
Eight hundred and fifty dollars
was subscribed for the "Groff
Fund" and it is confidently believed
the -amount will reach a thousand
dollars in a few days. lt may not
be many years before State College
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STATE COLLEGE, PA., FEBRUARY 25, 1909
will be sending men and means for
the support of Pennsylvania State
Agricultural and Engineering School
in Canton, China.
The Thespian Cast.
The Thespians have selected as
their play this year the comic opera
"Popocaterpillar" which was pro
duced by Cornell Masque last year
and played very successfully at
Albany, Rochester, Syracuse, Buf
falo, and Ithaca. The scene is laid
in the ancient Aztec country in
Mexico. The play is full of song
hits and the costumes, which are be
ing rented from Cornell, are very
gorgeous.
The cast has been chosen as fol-
King Popocaterpillar VII.. ....W. G. Child
Monte, Prime Minister C Henry
Queen .......... .... ... Open
Doralan, Princess H. P. Armstrong
Cortan, Lord High Chamberlain .J. W. Loose
Hans, a German Scientist ..... ...Hassler
Gretchen, His Daughter Von Senden
Jack, a Lieutenant in U. S N.. .....Foster
Bill, A Young American
The chorus will be chosen from
the following men : Bloom, Sadler,
Purcell, Polack, Bedale, Waha,
Ross, Turner, Clay, Keith, West
coat, Johnson, Armsby, Smith and
Hogentogler.
The play will be given here on
April 19; at Bellefonte April 20;
Huntingdon April 21; Johnstown
April 22, and Altoona April 23.
Efforts are being made to arrange
dates for Harrisburg, Danville, and
Wilkes-Barre.
Prof. F. L. Pattee has consented
to give a short lecture tonight at seven
o'clock in the old chapel on Shakes
peare's "Merchant of Venice," the
play that the Ben Greet com
pany will give Saturday afternoon.
egian.
A Fast Contest with Swarthmore.
Swarthmore's 25 to 20 victory
here last Friday night was the first
defeat suffered by our team on the
Armory floor since January 1907,
when Lehigh accomplished the feat in
a well-played game. When Allegheny
College appeared here three weeks
ago, it was the consensus of opinion
that the Meadville five had played
the fastest game seen here up to
that time; but Capt. Griffin's team
went them one better. From begin
ning to end there was no let-up in the
enthusiastic cheering and the visitors
received a full share of applause for
their good work.
Blythe shot the "basket" which
put us in the lead at the end of the
first half, which closed 11 to 9 in
State's favor. The fighting was nip
and tuck all the way as was indicat
ed by the exhausted condition of the
players at the end of this period.
When the White and-Blue had
scored eighteen points to Swarth
more's thirteen early in the second
half, our team seemed to have the
better of the argument. Then
Eberle brought the ball down the
floor again and again on fast drib
bles, Gilchrist secured several seem
ingly `'lucky" scores from field, and
before the students scarcely had
time to realize the defeat, manager
Lindemuth blew his whistle and the
score stood 25 to 20 against us.
The second half was somewhat
marred by several senseless and use
less protests by the Swarthmore
captain, but the easterners played
the best kind of basketball right
through the game. After its close
there was a forcibly expressed senti
ment on the part of all the player::
and students that we should beat
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