Penn State VOLUME 8 NUMBER 29 VARSITY TEAM WINS Penn State Track Team Scores Victory Over Seven Other Col leges. Lamb Breaks Record in Hammer Throw. Trophy Brought Home. Penn State easily won the fifth annual track and field meet of the Pennsylvania Inter-collegiate Athle tic Association, held under the auspices of the Harrisburg Athletic Committee, at Harrisburg last Sat urday. The eight colleges compet ing scored as follows: Penn State, 521-2; Carlisle, 29; Swarthmore, *22; Gettysburg, 12; Washington and Jefferson, 101-2; Lafayette, 10; Pittsburgh; 10; Dickinson,B. By virtue of the victory, Penn State was presented with a handsome silver cup. Of the sixteen State men, includ ing Captain Watts, who took the trip to Harrisburg, fifteen qualified for the finals. Piner qualified, but sickness prevented him from taking any places. Lamb threw the 16 pound hammer 145 feet, 4 1-2 inch ' es, thus breaking the old record of 127 feet, held by Zieg, Pitt, by 18 feet, 4 1-2' inches. One of the prettiest events of the meet was the winning of the half-mile race by Leyden over Captain Welsh of Carlisle. In the following summary of events the abbreviations used are; Carlisle, C; Dickinson, D; Gettys burg, G; Lafayette, L; Swarthmore, S; Washington and Jefferson, W J; Universiry'df'Ptttsburgh," U ‘rypenn State, P. S. 100 yard dash—Won by Leathers, G; second, Garton, D; third, Davis, U P; fourth, Halsey, S. Time, 10 3-5 sec. 220 yard dash—Won by Leathers, G; second, Garton, D; third. Halsey, S; fourth Rosenthal, U P. Time, 22 4-5 sec. 440 yard dash—Won by Melick, S; second, Lutz, S; third, Squirrel, C; fourth, Landis, L. Time, 52 1-5 sec. Half mile run—Won by Leyden, P S; second, Welch, C; third, Marshall, U P; fourth. Brush, W. J. One mile run—Won by Lum, PS; sec ond, Watts, P S; third, Ellis, L; fourth, McKelvey, W. J. Time, 4 min 37 3-5 sec. Two mile run—Won by Keyser.PS; second, Watts, P S; third, Savery, P S; fourth, Blackdeer, C. Time, 10 min, 7 sec. 120 yard hurdles—Won by Crumwine, W. J.; second, Pier, P S; third, Goes beck, C; fourth, Wheelock, C. Time 16 4-5 sec. 220 yard hurdles—Won by Goesbeck, C; second,Crumwine, W. J; third, Pier, PS; fourth Wheelock, C. Time 27 1-5 sec. Pole vault—Tie between Maybee and Hoskins, E S; third, Coons, C; fourth, tie between Lindley, W. J, and Hayes, PS. Height, 11 feet. High jump—Won by Elliott, P S; second. Brown, S; third, Powell, C; fourth, Goesbeck, C. Height 5 feet 71-2 inches. Broad jump—Won by Gillan, S; sec ond, Brown S; third. Squirrel, S; fourth, Goesbeck, S. Distance 21 feet 2 1-2 inches. 16 pound hammer throw—Won by Lamb, P S; second, Burd, Cj third, Woodward, L; fourth, Fulton, D. Distance, 145 feet? 1-2 inches. Shot put—Won by Galvin, U P; sec ond, Lamb, S; third Powell, S; Fulton, D. Distance 39 feet 1 inch. Discus throw—Won by Benson, L; Becond. Lamb, P S; third, Beck, G; fourth, Burd, C. Distance, 109 feet 8 inches. Parmi Nous Elections. The, -following men have been elected to membership in the Parmi Nous Society:—Skinner, Whitney, Clarke, 1913; Shupe, Craig, Miller, Leyden, Bebout Lindsay. Hittner, and N. Fleming, 1914. CALENDAR. FRIDAY, MAY 24 At Carlisle Varsity Tennis. Penn - State vs. Dickinson. 7:00 p. m. Room 109 A. Engi neering Building. N. E. Manual Training H. S. Club. Election of Officers. SATURDAY, MAY 25 1:30 p. m. Old Beaver Field. Class Baseball. 1914 vs. 1915, 1:30 p. m. New Beaver Field. Class Soccer. 1913 vs. 1914. 1:30 p. m. New Beaver Field. Varsity Track Meet. Dickin- son vs. Penn State. 3:30 p. m. New Beaver Field. Varsity Baseball. Penn State vs. Franklin and Marshall. At Gettysburg. Varsity Tennis. Penn State vs. Gettysburg. SUNDAY, MAY 26 10:00 a. m. Old Chapel. Bible Class. 11:00 a. m. Auditorium. Chapel Service. Professor Pattee will speak. 6:30 p. m. Auditorium Y. M. C. A. Meeting. TUESDAY, MAY 28 6:30 p. m. Old Chapel. Y. M. C. A. Prayer Meeting. WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 4:15 p. m Old Beaver Field. Class Baseball. 1913-1915. Interclass Baseball. The freshmau baseball team was defeated Wednesday afternoon by the sophomores in the best played game of the season. Nagle held the freshmen safe throughout the game allowing but -few and-seatvered - hits. * Kiause ! 15 played a good game at second. The score: R H E 1914 4 8 4 1915 055 Batteries Nagle-Quirk, T 4; Cope- Bailey, Lord, T 5. The juniors lost their fourth straight game Saturday, to the freshmen by the score of 5 to 6. The upperclass-men put up a good game and it was only because of their catcher’s dropping Trox el’s perfect throw from right field that the game did not go to extra innings. The score: R H E 1913 596 1915 686 Batteries Hartswick-Lord, T 5; Adams —Coon 'l3. Standing of Baseball Teams. Won Lost Pet. 1915 4 1 .800 1914 3 . 2 .600 1913 0 4 .000 In Mass Meeting. Yesterday morning the upper classmen voted down the motion providing for the abolishing of in discriminate hazing. The question of whether or not a hospital be built on the campus and supported by the students will be decided at mass meeting next Wednesday morning. Company Mess. Wednesday May 8 Company L of the Cadet Regiment held a suc cessful mess and smoker at the Nit tany Inn. Captain Fry, Colonel St. Clair and Lieutenant Solleder spoke. ’ This was the first company ban quet ever held here, but at Cornell and Wisconsin company banquets are annual affairs. Pittsburgh Club. There will be a meeting of the Pittsburgh Club at 7 o’clock to night. Elections will be held.. STATE COLLEGE, PA., MAY 23, WEST POINT DEFEATED Penn State Wins Final Game on Trip—Wardwell in Good Form. Holy Cross Wins on Friday in Fast Game. Penn State, with Wardwell pitch ing, broke West Point’: string of victories on Saturday ..t West Point, by the score of 5 to 2. Wardwell pitched a strong game, allowing but two hits and no runs up to the ninth inning, when an er.-or and twb hits gave the Cadets thei- only runs. Penn State hit harder and fielded better than the Cadets. Craig scored in the first inning after two were out on his two bagger and Eberlein’s single. In the fourth Carson, Blythe, McKibben and Vogt singled in succession, three runs resulting. Ullon’s error gave Crawford a life in the n,nth and he scored on successive hits by Craig and Eberlein. Prichard batting for Milliken went to first-on Vogt’s error in the ninth. Hyatt singled to Blythe, and Whiteside scored them with a three base hit to center field. On Friday Holy Cross defeated Penn State at Worcester Mass., in a fast and interesting game. Whit ney’s wildness proved his undoing in the seventh, when Holy Cross scored three runs due to a base on balls, followed by two singles, an other pair of passes and the third single of the inning. Although Penn State outhit Holy Cross, they could not bunch their hits 'effective ly- -as is -shown - by l" that’ eleven of the Blue and White were left on bases. Vogt’s two-base hit and two infield outs produced the only Penn State tally in the ninth. The scores : Friday, May 17, at Worcester, Mass. R H E Penn State 000000001 1 8 1 Holy Gross 000000 3Ox 3 6 1 Batteries -Whitney, Wardwell and Vogt; R. Murray and Gans. Two base hits—R. H. Craig, Vogt. Stolen bases—Holy Cross 4. Bases on balls— Off Murray 4, Whitney G, Wardwell 1. Struck out —By Murray 6, Whitney 3, Wardwell 1. Double plays—Whitney to Carson, Vogt to Craig to Carson. Wild pitch—Whitney. Time—l:so. Umpire—S tafford. Saturday, May 18, at West Point. Penn State R H O A E Crawford, rf 1 0 2 0 0 Bien, ss 0 14 10 Craig, cf 1 3 2 0 0 Eberlein, lb 0 19 10 Carson, 3b 110 11 Blythe, 2b 1 2 0 6 1 McKibben, If 112 0 0 Vogt c 0 18 0 1 Wardwell, p 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 5 10 27 10 3 West Point R II O A E Whiteside, 3b 0 13 3 0 Merillat, rf 0 10 10 Harrison, If 0 0 0 0 0 Cook, lb 0 19 0 0 Lyman, c 0 0 8 1 0 Sadtler, 2b 0 0 3 4 0 Ullon, cf 0 0 10 1 Milliken, ss 0 0 3 4 1 Hyatt, p * 110 5 2 •Prichard 1 0 0 0 0 •Batted for Milliken in the ninth. Two base hits Craig, Blythe. Three base hit—Whiteside. Stolen bases— Craig, Whiteside, Harrison, Cook. Bases on balls—Off Wardwell 4; off Hyatt 1. Struck out- By Wardwell 8; by Hyatt 6. Hit by pitched ball—Vogt. Double play—Milliken, unassisted. Interclass Soccer. The junior soccer team defeated the sophomores last Wednesday afternoon by the score of 2 to 0. It was the best played game, so far, this season and the veterans on the junior team had to exert them selves to keep their opponents from scoring on several occasions. Val entour and Stewart played well for the juniors while Warr and Lindsay excelled for the sophomores. Collegian. W. E. McMurray ’ll, who left college at the end of his sophomore year for lowa State where he gradu ated last June, is with the National Cash Register Co., Dayton, Ohio. W. G. Childs 'O9 is “doing the hundred yards” every day around Columbus, Ohio, looking for busi ness for the Univeisal Portland Cement Co. P.B. Posthlewaite ’OB is managing the electrical business just as well as he did the Penn Stale football team; Wagner Electric Co., Cincin nati, Ohio. R, E. Bittenger ex-’l2 is with the the American Blower Co., Detroit, Mich., and H. E. White, ex-’l2 is with the Detroit Co., W. Heibel ’ll is also in Detroit with the American Blower Co. W. Wray 'O7 and “Jack” Ray TO are with the Allis-Chalmers Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. S. Y. Patterson 'O7 is with the Universal Portland Cement Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. “Bobby” Kilgore ex-’99 is man ager of sales for the Jones & Laugh lin Steel Co., Cleveland, Ohio. The freshmen soccer team con tinued its winning streak by defeat ing on Saturday afternoon, the sophomores by the score 1 to 0. The only goal of the game was kicked by Volmer who played his usual good game. Gallager and Binder put up a good game for the sophomores. * Standing of file Soccer Teams, r Won Lost Pet. 1915 3 0 1.000 1913 1 1 .500 1914 0 3 .000 Mr. Dye Honored. Mr. W. S. Dye, Jr. has received a fellowship from the University of Pennsylvania. The fellowship is based on unusual distinction as a scholar, and entitles Mr. Dye to one year of research and study at the University. Four of Faculty Honored. Doctors Frear and Armsby, Dean Jackson and Professor Van Norman have been selected for the list of International Who’s Who in Sci ence, recently published by Mac- Millan & Company, Ltd., of Lon don. Dr. Sparks Will Return. The latest news from President Sparks is that he will sail on the “Kronprinzessin Cecile” (North German Lloyd) on the 29th of this month from Chesbourg via Paris, due in New York the sth of June. The Last Chapel. By special provision, Professor Pattee will address the seniors at the last Sunday chapel exercise on May 26. As is the custom the last exercise will be attended by every senior. 2 4 27 18 4 Junior Election. The following men have been chosen for officers of the class of 1913 for next year: President, D.W. Very; Vice President, A. A. Has sen; Secretary, H. A. Lum; Treas urer, H. R. Kraybill. According to custom a ceremony will be held at the late President Atherton’s grave near the Audi torium at the morning chapel hour, Decoration Day, May 30th, 1912 the ceremony to be conducted by a committee of the sophomore class. All college work for the day will close at 12.20 p. m. Alumni Notes. PRICE FIVE CENTS DR. ARTHUR HOLMES Prominent Psychologist of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania to Be come Dean of Faculty Here. Among the many speakers who hate addressed the students this winter, few have made a better im pression than Dr. Arthur Holmes, of the University of Pennsylvania, who spoke in the Free Lecture Course on "Some Factors in Mental Retardation,” and again Sunday morning and evening. He also spoke briefly at several fraternity Dr. Holmes was born in Cin cinnati, Ohio, in 1872; was gradu ated from Hiram College, the Alma Mater of Garfield, in 1899; entered the ministry of the Deciples Church, but soon after left to en gage in social service work. He completed his graduate work in the University of Pennsylvania and in 1908 was given the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Dr. Holmes will occupy the Dean’s residence on the East Cam pus and will relieve President Sparks of certain details of admin istration. He will deliver the Bac calaureate address to the graduat ing class but will not assume his duties until next September, when he will bring Mrs. Holmes and their son to the college. The Student Council Selections. The fifteen men from the class of' IVTo chosen Tor the 1 Student Council are: —D. W. Very, President 1913; A. F. Brown; H. E. Shore; C| E. Swab; P. S. Fryberger; A. D. Reber; W. C. Brownlee; N. S. Grubbs; B. A. Jarrett; R. E. Atkin son; C. F. Kaercher; B. R. Hender son; G. R. Page; R. G. Erwin and J. H. Shollenberger. Committee to Visit State College. On Saturday, May 25th, a com mittee of Division Operators of the Pennsylvania Railroad, accompanied by Mr. J. C. Johnson, Superintend ent of Telegraph, will visit State College. It is the purpose of this committee to inspect the recently installed wireless tower and station with a view for further cooperation in this line of experimental work. An All Star Cast. The College Boy’s Wedding Company is now rehearing for the matinee on Commencement Day. It will be an all star cast and with some of the old favorites and some of the new ones. The proceeds of this Commencement play go to the Summer Conference Loan Fund. Daily Chapel. Beginning with Friday morning, May 31st, 1912, the regular daily chapel exercise will be discontinued for the present academic year, A Change in Name. The name of the local fraternity known as the “Ecclesia” has been changed to the Sigma Phi Delta. A Holiday And—? The military inspection will be held on Friday, May 24. All col lge work will be suspended for the entire day. Dr. Ostwald Schreiner of the Soils Department, Washington D. C., lectured to' the students in Chemistry and Agricultural Chem istry on “Organic Constituants of Soils” at meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
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