“Popocaterpillar VII.” The Thespian performance this year will be a great improvement over anything ever given by that organization It is a musical comedy and is full of action from start to finish. The play is laid in the ancient Aztec country in. Mexico; the leading character is Popocater pillar VII, the king of the country; and the two heroes are young Ameri cans who are searching for an old idols that contains lost treasure. A German scientist is also looking for idols and has with him his daugh ter, Gretchen. The king has a beautiful daughter also, which fact complicates matters considerably. The other principal characters are the queen, who rules in the royal family, the prime minister, and the lord high chamberlain, who wants to marry the princess. The lines of all the parts are brimming full of jokes and in the whole play there is not one slow moment. There are eighteen musical num bers on the program, nine of which have solo parts. The best musical talent in college will be brought into play here. The singing and dancing of the chorus is one of the leading features of the play. Charles L. Downing, of Philadelphia, the coach, is taking special pains with the dancing, and he says that col lege men can do better at that than professionals. Half of the chorus will be costumed as girls. The costumes, to be in keeping with Aztec royalty, are of the most gor geous kind. For the chorus there are three changes, and the members of the cast will appear in two dif ferent costumes during the play. Mr. Downing will spend over four weeks training the men for their parts. Those in the cast are W. G. Child, C. Henry, J. W. Loose, J. A. Hassler, T. W. Piolett, W. H. Foster, A. Digby, F. E. Bedale, and H. P. Armstrong. In h e chorus as men are G. J. Purcell, THE STATE COLLEGIAN A. F. Strouse, M. D. Ross, H. F. Burkholder, D. D. Colvin, E. C. Turner, T. C. McConnell; as girls are C. A. Hogentogler, A. C. Grazier, H. K. Bear, R. F. Heming way, W. I-. Clay, H. H. Goodhart, and R. W. Polack. The Interclass Baseball League. Today the Sophomores are to meet the Freshmen in the first scheduled baseball game in the in terclass league. Undoubtedly this initial struggle will be a warm one with plenty of class’ spirit shown by both teams as well as by their class mates. The contests that follow should be just as interesting and ex citing, and surely there will be great rivalry shown among all the classes before the victorious nine is allowed to fly its colors on the new Beaver Field. At the eleventh hour, just before the beginning of the under graduate league, The Collegian can only urge the students to play fair and to play square all the time. With all the class spirit behind a team, a student is encouraged to do almost anything for victory, but we trust that every man will play the cleanest, hardest Penn State base ball he knows how, whether he be returned winner or loser. They’re off! —and we want to see some varsity material developed in this organization. Resolutions. Whereas, Goa in his infinite wis dom, has seen fit to take from our class mate F. S. Schaffer, his be loved father: Be it resolved, that we the mem bers of the class of 1910 extend our heartfelt sympathy to him in this the hour of great sorrow: Be it further resolved, that these resolutions be published in the State Collegian, be spread upon the min utes, and that a copy be forwarded to the bereaved family. Signed, K. B. Lohmann, W. R. Lams, E. M. Frid, Committee. If college bred means* four years’ loaf, (Some peoplesay 'tis so) Oh. tell me where the flour is found By one who needs the dough. Garfield and Beveridge and many others had to work their way through college. MUST YOU? Then write us and we will send you the NAMES AND ADDRESSES of Seventy-five men who made in commissions an average profit of $12.85 Per day during June, July and August, 1908. In the same period Twelve Hundred men made an aver age profit of $6 92 per day. THE EXPLANATION? These men took our free Course in Scientific Salesmanship, based on our 150-page Book “Instructions to Salesmen.” IT WILL HELP YOU to sell merchandise, make friends, practice a profession with success, win a wife. Our new test method nullifies the unpleasant features of canvassing. Write today for the “Hauls-of- Fame” Bulletin which gives the name, address, and total sales of each of 1200 men. The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co., Pittsburg, Pa Cotrell & Leonard makers and renters of. GOWNS and HOODS to the American Colleges from the Atlantic to the Pacific Class contracts a specialty Student Represntative 206 West College Avenue Pennants and Cushion Covers Best Quality. Lowest Prices; F. F. SIMON, 'O9 Armory. pagk *p:ven. ALBANY, N. Y. J. P. ARMEL
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