Penn State
VOLUME 9 NUMBER 2
FIRST MASS MEETING
Initial Evening Mass Meeting Was
Well Attended—Spirit in Evi-
The first mass -meeting of the
year was held in the Old Chapel
last Friday evening. The object of
the meeting was to arouse interest
in the student body. President
Engle presided and speeches were
made by the following men: —Ray
Smith, Dr. Luby, “Bob” Reed,
“Andy” Lytle, Mauthe, Very, Han
sen,Lamb, Barron,Hollenback, Har
low and Engle.
A strong plea was made to every
big man in college, whether here
for the first time this year or an
old man, to come out for the foot
ball team. The line is badly in
need of competent men to woik
against the varsity men. The lact
was emphasized also that a big hole
would be made in the 1913 team by
graduation next spring. Unless ex
perienced men are developed this
'year, there will no one to fill the
gaps next fall. In other words a
man should not hesitate about coming
out this year simply for the reason
that he may see no opening on the
eleven as it stands, but he should
come out and by experince gained
try for next year’s team, provided
he does nothing better than make
the “scrub” this fall.
Mass meeting’s are of vital im
portance in the attitude that the
men of the college consider college
questions. The initial meeting was
very successful in as much as~one
purpose was accomplished, that of
making some of us forget that we
are not dead, but that the football
season of 1912 is at hand, a season
upon which the crisis of Penn
State’s football career may be
based. The sentiment for the bal
ance of the season will be “every
big man out for the team and every
man, whether big or little work
ing for another year like the
previous seasons record shows”.
A Bright Outlook
The Penn State musical organ
izations have a very bright outlook
this year. Their success is assuied
by the number of candidates for
membership, and by the fact that
the organizations themselves will
have the personal supervision of a
capable director, Mr. Clarence C.
Robinson.
The glee club has already been
organized, with an enrollment of one
hundred for the present, and is
rehearsing a program for a concert
to be given in State College some
time in November, and again in
Pittsburgh, during the time of the
annual visit to that city of the Penn
State football team and its follow
ers. G. W. Moffatt T 3 has been
elected student leader of the club,
in place of E. F. Stoddard T 3, who
will be unable to serve. N. S.
Grubbs T 3 is manager, and Prof.
Calderwood, treasurer.
Many of the glee club members
are singing in ihe two chapel choirs,
and a re-organization of the male
quartette and the mandolin club will
take place this week. Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson will present some of their
pupils in voice and piano-forte in a
recital to be given during the latter
part of October.
So many good men have tried
for positions in the band and or
phestra that leaders Moyer and
Heeter have not yet been able to
definitely settle membership of
Coach Hollenback
Famous all American Fullback
Coaching Our Varsity for the Thud
Year.
these organizations. The band is to
u«-gtCefwi-iij a ill
ingness to play on occasions such as
mass meetings and athletic games
Its members will probably make
one or more trips with the football
team. Two orchestra trips are be
ing planned and it is hoped that
they will ‘materialize. One will in
clude Johnstown, Altoona, and
other cities of western Pennsylvania;
the other will take in Hanisburg,
Lancaster, and vicinity.
The musical aid of college activ
ities is well worth the students’ at
tention, and the leaders of the var
ious organizations are doing their
best to call out candidates and to
make this the most successful
year of the Penn State musical
world.
Stale Men With Bureau of Mines,
Two more Penn State Mining
Engineers have been added to the
roster of the Rescue and Investiga
tion Division of the U. S. Bureau of
Mines: —Edward "Paddy” Lynch,
1911, goes on the Wilkesbaire U. S.
Mine Safety Car No 1 as foieman;
and Edward Steidle, 1911, in the
same capacity on Mine Safety Cai
No 8 in the Minnesota, Wisconsin
ore fields. I-I. I. Smith ’O7, G. H.
Deike ’O3, J. T. Ryan ’OB, E. B.
Sutton TO, F. M. Seibert TO, H. D.
Mason ’O7, W. C. Cope ’O6, and IT.
F. Braddock 'O6, arc also employees
in this division, —while Secretaiy
Blass, foimerly r.f tne Pittsburgh
office of J. W. Paul entered State
College this fall.
The Directory ii Pi ogress,
The new directs ry that the Penn
State Collegian \\ ill git e to every
subscriber who pays his ui htr sub
scription is progressing nicely. The
new book will be somewhat more
general than recent, directoiies and
will be of great aid to all who may
use it. All changes of address
since college registration should be
sent at once to the Penn State Col
legian Directory.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., OCTOBER 2, 1912
Dean Agee Resig is.
Professor Alva Agei- who for the
last five ye-rs has been Dilector of
Agricultuia! Extension, and who at
piesent is Dean of the School of
Agriculture, will sever lis connec
tion with Penn State on De
cember Ist.
Dean Agee came to t.ais college
in July, 1907, fiom Wooster, Ohio,
where he was trustee of the-Woos
ter University, and of the Ohio
Experiment Station. ITi was also
an Associate Editor of the Nation
al Stockman and Farmc He as
sisted Dean Hunt in reoig'nizing
the School ot Agricuitu e and the
Expirmcnt Stal'on. Since his ar
lival he has had chaifc of agii
cult..ial extension, and simultaneous
ly, gave a laige portion of his time
to assisting Dean Hunt, in dealing
with the studentbody.
Two years ago Professoi Ary r,
duiing Mr. Hunt's absence, had en
tire chaige of the School of Agii
cultme sr.d its alliances He will
goto Rftgeis College tnd assume
an hnuoitnnt executiv: position
with the New Jersey Experiment
Station.
Mi Agee viewed wit! warm in
teiest the evolution of t lis coilege,
to its mrgnitute of the p.escrt day.
His paitiality towaid the institu
tion is vciy evident, ye he is un
willing to accept the permanent
deanship without a wid‘ l liberty in
legate! to ictaining men Dean
Agee regaids his stay at Penn State,
and his associations-,wjjhy the stu
dent body, as best:
five years ofehi <y>jiElisrwbK
the keenest regret that'he-will leave.'
On part oi the students, especial
ly these interested in agricultuie, it
may be said that Mr. Agee's loss
will be a great disappointment to
all. His interest ia each individual,
and the humanity shown to the men
as a whole, are qualities v.JiLh will
not be easily replaced.
CALENDAR
I''ltn>AY, (H.l
7.00 p. m. Library Room R. Lib
eral Arts Society will hold
Fiist Meeting.
7:30 p. m. Old Chapel. Deutscher
Verein Society.
1:00 p. m. New Beaver Field
Final Track Trials
3:30 p. m. New Beaver Field.
Vaisity Football. Carnegie
Tech. vs. Penn St^ite,
blii\DAY, 0cr.16
10.00 a. m. Old Chapel. Fresh-
man Service.
11:00 a. m. Auditorium. Chapel
Services.
6:30 p. m. Auditorium Y. M. C.
A. Meeting. |
TUESDAY, ocil s
6-30 p. m. Old Ch;
Meeting.
Tech Here Sati
l’he Caincgie Tec!
football game on Nev.
this Satuulay will b
struggle of the yeai lc
State scoied a 61 to I
Tech in 1910, the 1?
game between these in
The probable line-u
Saturday’s game is \
son at the ends with f
substitute, Clark at c
full-back and Miller,
backfield positions \
care of by Welling, 1
bin, Weston, Barron
while the line men \1
from Bebout, Hansen,|
Whitney, McVean,
Fisher, De Vine, and
COLLEGMSsL
Professor Richardson to Leave
Piofessor H. K. Richardson, of
the Electro-Chemical Depaitraent
of the Pennsylvania State College,
will sail on the 9th of November
f rom San Fiar.cisco, California, for
Cheng tu, Province of Szchuen,
China, wheic he will be connected
with the Young Men’s Ch:istian As
sociation and will act in an advisoiy
capacity in the development of the
industiial education of sixty mill
ions of people.
In the new woik that Mr. Rich
ardson will eegege, he will be in
charge of a la'ge science hall con
taining SIO,QUO woith of appaiatus
of two general class s. Fiist, this
hall contains appaiatu, to be used
in giving demonstiated lecluies on
chemistiy and physics to govern
ment students and those interested,
and is a woik shop wheie simple
apparatus can be made by the stu
dents; the second use is that of a
museum which contains woiking
models of various inventions of this
countiy, among which aie a steam
locomotive wh ch can woik ur.dei
its own steam on a thii.y five foot
ti3Lk, an X-ray machine, a moving
pictuie machine, et . The idea of
the second ■.irss is to show the
merchants and government otficiais
tlie pi ogress which is being made in
scientific development in the west
ern world and also show how it can
be applied to China. The work
furnishes a foundation upon which
missionaiy endeav oi tan be cairied
to the classes in question
Mr. Richardson will practically
,be the oniy scientific man m the
■p'roVihce or sixty liiuuuns' ot -peuprer
The woik is suppoited by the Inter
national Committee o£ the Y M.
C. A. The trip to Chengtu is 10,-
500 miles and rcquiies 72 days for
passengei seivice Mr. Richatdson
intends studying the language at
Nanking, China, foi a year before
going into the intei ior. To cariy
Christian ideas in connection with
scientific development to sixty
millions of people is an enormous
task. The “Collegian” extends to
Mi, Richaidson and his family a
wish for unlimited success.
Engineeiiiig Rote
Professor Hugo Diemer will
lectuie before the State Engineering
Association at Hanisbuig on Octo
ber 14th. The subject of the
lectui.e will be “Manufacture a'd
Oiganization.”
ripel. Prayer
:<irday.
!u-Penn State
, Beaver Field
the initial
i both teams.
)victory over
•-t scheduled
jtitutions.
p for State in
ciy and Wil-
Itewart a first
enter, Mauthe
quartci back,
/ill be taken
. Icrryman, To
i and Welly,
■ ill be chosen
Lamb, Vogle,
Sayre, Shoie,
Vliller.
Captain Lester J. Mauthe 'l3
Who Will Lead His Team Against
Carnegie Tech Saturday for the
Opening Game of the Season.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PENN STATE
REPRESENTED
Dr. Sparks, Among Suck Distin
guished Men as President Taft
and Governor Tener Filled an Im-
portant Part in the Program,
On Governors’ Day, at the Semi-
Centennial Celebration of the Loyal
Wai Goveinois’ Conference, held at
Altoona, Wednesday, September
25, out oi'n President Sparks had
the distinct honor of being the ora
tor of the day.
Aftci the militaiy and school
raiade, which together with the
1 -eccnce of Piesidcnt Taft, Gov
e nor Tuner, and many other not
able guests,'i ade the day one of the
g eatest ever cclcbiated in Cential
1 ennsybania, a leception was tend
ered Pusident Taft and Goveinor
Toner. Ihe leception was conclud
ed by a banquet at the Logan
House in the \cry same 100 m in
wmch the confeience of the Gov
cinois was hold fifty years ago. At
t: ib banquet theie was no speaking
si\o <hc toast offered by Dr.
Spaiks wishing long life and hap-
His Excellency. Presi-
pmess to i
dent laf:: lesponded very briefly in
acknowledgment of the toast.
It was before an assen blsge of
111,000 people who were gathered m
tiic immense tented Auditoimm,
ovei which Goteinoi Tener presid
ed, that President Sparks delivered
his oration on “Lincoln”, w'hich was
so highly appreciated, and accord
ii g to Pi ess critics was, “a depiction
masterful touch”. Dr Spark’s
speech followed immediately after
the addiess of President Taft.
Whe;t both the importance of the
occasion and the large number of
distinguished pcisonages, who were
in attendance, aie considered, the
gieat honor which was attached to
the oiator of the day can easily be
lealized. To Dr. Spaiks belongs
this honoi and credit, and everyone
who is interested in Penn State ex
tends highest piaise to him who has
lepiesented us, in a certain sense,
upon an occasion when the country
and the state were represented by
the Chief Executives.
The W. and J. Game.
The Washington and Jefferson
College team will appear on New
Beavei Field Oct. 12 for the first
time since 1899. Penn State and W.
and J. have been football opponents
in six games, excep- the tie of 1899,
resulting in victories for Penn State.
Much interest is being taken in
the coming game and airangements
for special cais fiom Pittsburgh and
Wasnington, Pa , are being made.
'Those living in Western Pennsyl
vania expecting lo attend the game
should get in touch with H. D. Ma
son, 1106 Ridge Avenue, Pitts
burgh. Negotiations are also under
way with the Pennsylvania Railroad
for special rates from all points in
central Pennsylvania.
A Scarcity of Big Men.
Weight is lacking on our gridiion
a though theie is an abundance of
"Big Men” in the 1916 class. It
scents a shame to say that after the
mass meeting of last week but two
or thiee additional men lepoited to
Coach Hollenback. The upper
classmen should induce the fresh
men to try foi the team and not ac
cept the excuse that the two or
three 5 o’clock periods on one’s
o.hedule hindeis the chances of
making good. •