Penn State VOLUME 11 NUMBER 22 IMPORTANT SENIOR CLASS MEETING Memorial to be Decided. Valedic- torian to be elected. System of Selecting Candidates Explained. At the class meeting to be held this evening, the seniors will elect, from a list of five candidates pres ented by the registrar, the man who will be the 1915 valedictorian. According to the regulations laid down by the faculty, these candi dates are taken from the 15 per cent of the senior class who, at the close of the first semester, have at tained the highest grades in all sub jects; and in addition, they repre sent the five men whose grades in rhetoric and public speaking are the highest in that division of the senior class. These candidates are: George Vandegrift Luerssen, Arthur Carl Horst, Reginald Heber Radcliffe, Ralph DePuy Bole, and Beatty Henderson Dimit. The senior memorial vote will also be taken. Pitt Wins Fifth Before the largest crowd that ever attended a basketball game in Pittsburgh the University of Pitts burgh team defeated State by the score 39-35. Both teams were in excellent condition and the game was ex ceeding fast as the score indicates. Pitt started off with a rush getting a foul from the jump off but State tied them up a moment later. Park got another foul, putting State in the lead. From then until the close of the first half the score see sawed back and forth ending with a 19-18 score in State’s favor. This half was the faster one and both teams showed wonderful team work. Matson, Pitt's center opened the second half with a basket from the center of the floor, placing his team in the lead which they held throughout although State was never more than four points be hind. With two minutes to play and the score 37-33, Captain Park got two fouls out of three and Lubic ended the game with a long shot The lineup: STATE 35 Parks Blakslee Jester Walton Wilson Field goals —Park, Blakslee 2, Jester 3, Wilson, Walton 2, Lubic 3, Matson 3, Hastings 4. Foul goals —Lubic, 19 out of 26; Parks, 17 out of 25. Referees, Davis and Taggert. The 1916 Class Meeting Th; Juniors met in Old Chapel last Thursday evening and started to thresh out the annual problem of the Junior Prom. Some senti ment was voiced in ‘favor of abol ishing the custom altogether: but the cone nsus of opinion favored its retention and the question final ly narrowed down to a matter of what means should be used in financing the affair. Here the differences of opinion were even more marked and the outcome of the meeting was the laying on the table of a motion to levy an as sessment of $1.50. The From com mittee has sent out letters to some 16 different colleges inquiring as to ways and means, and as soon as re plies to these are received, another meeting will be called, and, it is hoped some decisions made. STATE CAPTURES RELAY State’s Relay Team Defeats Big Uuiversities of the East in Classic Penn State’s track team took another step forward when the relay team, composed of Captain Hammit, Mason, Cottom, Dolbin and White, defeated Yale in the finale of the 750 yard relay, for five men, Saturday night, at the Madi son Square Garden. In the first heat State had little trouble in winning from Pennsyl vania, while Cornell defeated Col umbia. Yale then won from Cor nell in a fast race, thus bringing Yale and State together for the finale. State was given the pole, and Captain Hammit, running first man, took the lead with the start and by wonderful speed gave Mason, our second man, a two yard lead. Mason maintained this mar gin, as did Cottom, and Dolbin, proving too fast for his man, in creased this lead. White made a grand finish of the race five yards ahead of the Yale runner. The finale was run in the fast time of 1:23 2-5. Next Saturday State’s track team goes to Pittsburgh for the Middle Atlantic association meet at the Duquesne Garden. State Debaters Win and Lose, Penn State’s debaters met the debating teams from Franklin and Marshall on Friday night in the first intercollegiate debates of the year. The subject was, resolved: that the United States should abandon the Mon:oe Doctrine. Our negative team won the debate held in the Auditorium by a 3-0 vote of the judges while our affir mative team was defeated at Frank lin and Marshall by a 2-1 vote. The debate held here proved to be very interesting because the sub ject under discussion is one of the great national importance. The merits and defects of the Monroe Doctrine were argued at length, but when the last rebuttal speech had been delivered State’s negative team had presented much more evidence to prove that the United States should not abandon the doctrine. State's negative team was com posed of W. R. Deem, ’18; D. K. Miller T 5; H. V. Cranston ’l5; and H. F. Flahaven T 7, alternate. State excelled in argument and de livery both in constructive speeches and in the rebuttal. H. V. Crans ton, in the closing speeches for the for the negative presented his arguments in a very convincing manner while C. L Martin, who opened the debate for F and M, also showed considerable ability as a debate:. At Lancaster, State's affirmative team, although excelling in the manner of delivery, was unable to present a better foreign policy than the Monroe Doctrine and lost by a 2-1 vote. The team was composed of B. H. Dimit T 5, J. A. DeFene T 7, and L. E. Malheuish TB. PITT 39 Graham Lubic Matson Hasting Ochsenhirt Saturday afternoon the Intercol legiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America held its busi ness meeting at the Waldorf As toria, and elected manager Deni thorn vice-president of the asso ciation for the coming year. This is a high honor to an undergradu ate, and the first time State has been recognized to such an extent by a national association. STATE COLLEGE, PA., MARCH 10, 1915 HONOR SYSTEM IS PASSED BY STUDENTS Will Apply to All Final Examina tions and Written Quizzes —Will Go Into Effect on Faculty Ap- Last Wednesday evening at one of the biggest mass meetings of the year, the student body at Penn State passed the honor system by a vote of 1140 in favor, to 415 against The vote required to pass was 1088, so that 52 votes were received above the required num ber favoring the measure The system passed as had! been propos ed, with the exception of one slight amendment. The clause amended was the one which stated that the instructor may or may not leave the room during the examination at his own option; it was amended to read that the instructor remains or leaves the room at the option of the class. The honor system will apply to all final examinations and also to all written quizzes given throughout the college year. It will go into effect upon approval of the faculty, which is expected in the very near future. The Tuesday Evening Lecture The lecture given last evening by Professor Boucke, had to do with “Student’s Budgets”, and if one of these lectures could be said to have been of more practical interest to the student body tbai the other, this was the one. The lecture first dealt with die basic. Tlsca! princi ples of scientific production, scien tific consumption, having special reference to efficiency, health and morality, saving and investment. The nature and function of the bud get was next discussed and the dis cussion brought out the necessity of book keeping, the real meaning of the budget, its functions as a forecast, and a control and appor tionment of expenditure, and its limitations in the availability of data and the classification of items. The consideration of student ac counts introduced the principles of classification, facts and figures, and the leading principles of apportion ment. Finally the mattei of in vestment was discussed under the sub heads of insurance, security and savings deposits, showing the relative merits and defects of these various types A Trip to Bellefonte To those who glance through liteiary journals occasionally, the play, “Damaged Goods” cannot be unknown. It has aroused a variety of criticism, some commendation, and some condemnations. We as a student body had the privilege of heating it read sometime last term, so that the general character of the play should not be unknown to us. i'hu announcement now comes that "Damaged Good*” will be present ed in Belief rite fhur.day evening Maich II Ihe piices are 25,50, 75, I.CO ind 1 50 There has been some talk ol a special train but nothing definite has as ytt been decided. Valuable Library Destroyed, Early yesterday morning Profes sor Espenshade’s home was par tially destroyed by fire of unknown origin. The entire third floor and a valuable library were destroyed. The loss estimated at $2,500, is fully covered by insurance. Collegian. STATE WRESLBRS WIN Pitt Team Outclassed But Very Ag gressive—Bouts Were Very Short. Only One Weight Went Scheduled Length—Long Elected Captain. Pitt proved easy prey in the Armory last Fiiday night when the wearers of the blue and white won theii last and shortest wrestling meet of the season by a 34-0 score. In the light weight class Forester, of Pitt, brought Long to the mat after one minute and 40 seconds had elapsed and kept him there 40 seconds when Long got up. At 2:40 Long took Forester to the mat and got a fall on a body hold in 3 minutes and 31 seconds. In the next weight, Brown, of State, went to the mat under Reily, of Pitt, at 1.45. At 4:15 he rolled Reily and at 5-56 got a fall with a half nelson and body hold. In the 135 pound class Kirk, of State, went to the mat in thirty seconds but was rp immediately and soon had a chancery upon Huff, of Pitt, and earned a fall in 2 min utes and 1 second, the shortest bout of the evening. In the 145 pound class Capt. Col lins, of Pitt, went to the mat beneath Pickett after 4 minutes of wrestling but got up immediately. At 7:03 he again went to the mat under neath and was thrown by an arm and body hold in 7 minutes and 33 seconds The next weight, the 158 pound class was undoubtedly the thriller of the evening. After six minutes and 25 seconds of very even wrest ling, Yerger carried Jones to rbe mat and veiy neatly earned a fall The Pitt man rolled out of what seemed a certain fall, and at the end of 9 minutes Yerger was award ed the decision. In the light-heavy weight class Stecker threw Kendry in 2:46 with an arm and body hold. The heavy-weight bout was even shot ter. Sotherland went to the mat underneath when he tried to trip Lamb and was thrown in 2:42 by a neck and body hold. Long was elected captain on Sat urday after the team picture was taken. Hunting Pigmies in the Heart of Dr. William Edgar Geil, the eminent explorer, delivered a very interesting address in the Audi torium, Saturday evening. He told of the experiences of his exploring party which searched through the heart of Africa, along the line of the Equator, foi the Pigmie race. His description of the habits of Pigmies, who dwell in the forest of the eternal twilight, was very inter esting. As the speaker was the first white man to study the life of the Pigmies he is a high authority on this subject. Tnere will be a meeting ot the Harrisburg club on Saturday even ing at seven o’clock in room 202 Engineering building. All Dauphin county men are urgently requested to be present Thespian Ticket Sale Ihe Thespian ticket sale for the faculty will be held next Tuesday evening at 6 30 until 8-00 at Krum rine’s drugstore. General sale will commence the following evenii g at the same time and place. Important meeting of grange Sat urday night in the Horticulture building at seven o’clock. PRICE FIVE CENTS HAND OF PROPHET COMES FRIDAY NIGHT Hospital Benefit —A Rare Opportun ity to Leave State College Before Easter Vacation, On Friday next, March 12, in the Auditorium there will be presented for the benefit of the hospital a play, the like of which has never been seen in State College. To miss this performance will be miss ing the one grand opportunity of leaving State College before the Easter holidays, for those who are generous enough to purchase a ticket for the "Hand of the Pro phet” will be carried far beyond the confines of our good old col lege town. That the management requests your co-operation in the behalf of this play has been published be fore. We are of the opinion that you are all in the market for some thing new and we have gone to the limit of our resources to give you the best representation of oriental life that art and energy can pro duce. The costumes were made by the hospital committee at an expense of $3OO and the scenery cost another hundred. It is neces sary that every student who can afford the price make the sacrifice, and we will guarantee that in return he will witness the most delightful performance ever seen in the Audi torium. The cast of characters follows: Kodama, a merchaut riad, Harold McCartney; Halima, his bride, Miss Daisy Pansier; Sindabad, cousin to Kodama, Arthur Deering; a danc ing slave, Miss Ethel Sparks; slave girl, Miss Ruth Dennison; slave boy, Searl Welling; first singer, Lin coln Gillespie; second singer. Miss Lucy Quinton; first magician, C. Shumaker; second magician, W. W. Reeder. Music in charge of Prof. John Stanley Crandell. Tickets are on sale at Gilliland’s drug store day and night. WILLIAM L. ELLIS TO LECTURE Prominent Newspaper Man—World Girdler—Author of Note, William J. Ellis a man who has twice circumnavigated the globe investigating social, religious and political conditions for a syndicate of American newspapers will speak at the Auditorium next Saturday evening at eight o’clock. A number will remember his thrilling tale of two years ago when he floated down the Euphrates on a raft buoyed up by goat bladders. Mr. Ellis has just lately published a new life of Billy Sunday. He has been on the editorial staff of practically every daily in Phila delphia and is now editor afield of the Continent. He is a frequent contributor to current magazines and reviews. And has weekley articles in the Philadelphia dailies. He will also speak at both chapels on Sunday morning. Piominent Professor Resigns George F. Eckhard, C. E„ has resigned as assistant professor of structural engineering, and has ac cepted the position of professor of structural engineering at the Uni versity of Vermont. His resigna tion will take effect April 1. Pro fessor Eckhard is a graduate of lowa State university from which he received the degree of C. E. in 1911.
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