All Aboard for the Inauguration Special VOL. XIV. No. 2 RASMUSSEN APPOINTED NEW SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE Governor-Elect Sproul Selects Penn State Professor to Head State Agricultural Dept. HAS BEEN IN CHARGE OF DAIRY HUSBANDRY HERE A telegram was received last Thursday at the office of the head of the Dairy Husbandry Department of this college to the effect that Professor Fred Rasmussen, at present head of that department, had been appointed State Secretary of Agriculture by Governor-elect Sproul. Professor Rasmussen was away at the time but he tele graphed his acceptance from Baltimore where he was attending the annual meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. Although the loss of Professor Rasmussen from the faculty will leave a vacancy hard to fill, his appointment should mean much to Penn State. This is the first time since 1903, when Professor John Hamilton held this position, that a man from the agricultural col lege of Pennsylvania has been put at the head of the State Depart ment of Agriculture. By his wide experience in agricultural work and his intimate acquaintance with the prominent farmers and business men of Penn sylvania Mr. Rasmussen is peculiarly well fitted for his new position. His great popularity among agricultural men is sure to help him as Secretary of Agriculture. Professor Rasmussen is an expert• dairyman of national reputation. His serveles are always in great demand for advice on the dairy business and since the outbreak of the war he has spent much of his time working for the gov ernment. A large part of the time since last year he has been busy with work for the United Slates Food Ad ministration of Pennsylvania, having charge of the division dealing with feed regulations. Recently he was asked by the American Red Cross to go on a committee to Europe to establish dairies at the base hospitals or the American Expeditionary Forces. He has also been asked by the isiational War Council of the Y. NI. C. A. to outline and super vise courses in dairying to be taught to our soldiers in France under the supervision of the Education Commis sion. Came to Penn State In DIG Professor Rasmussen entered upon his work at this college in September, 1916, coming here from the Dairy De pannent of New Hampshire College. Since he was put at the head of tho Dairy Department here he has done very much to raise the standing of this institution among American agricultural nnleges. Ile Is an expert In tile selec tion of good dairy animals and while here, he has by careful selection of young stock from all over the countrY, bunt up the foundations for one of the best dairy herds in America. His skill in judging stock has been a very valu able asset to this college and Penn States dairy herd is snaking a name for itself. Mr. Rasmussen was born on a dairy farm in Denmark and came to the United Sates in the fall of 1399. Ile first worked for the Gillen° and North western Railroad us a bridge carpenter. After a year of railroad experience he turned his efforts to farming which had always been his occultation before he rattle to America. lie worked on a farm for one year, taking rare of twenty cows and rotating a milk route. For two winters he attended country school. Entered lowa State In the winter of 1902, Mr. Rasmussen entered the four-year course in agri culture at the lowa Slate College. After graduating. he accepted a Posi tion at Purdue University, having charge for one year of the University Creamery. and acting as instructor in creamery buttermalting. in the fall of 1906, Mr. Rasmussen Joined the teach ing staff of the lowa State College, and was for one year Assistant Professor of Dairying at that. institution . In the fall of 1907, he accepted the position of Pro fessor of Dairying at New ilmnpshire College. After nine years of service at the New Hampshire College, Mr. ltas ntussen, in the fall of 1916, took up ills work as,Professor of Dairy Husbandry at the Pennsylvania State College. Mr. Rasmussen has had a varied and unique experience in dairy work. Born and raised on a three hundred acre dairy limn in Denmark, be brought with him to this country an advanced idea of dairy development and a vision of what the great dairy industry of the United States will meter to its agricult ure and people. His experience in the middle west in the great butter pro ducing center, coupled with Ills nine Yoan; experience and study in the pro duction and marketing of Milk in New England. especially his him for the re sponsible position which he holds in the State of Pennsylvania. Studied European Conditions In addition to his experience in this country. Mr. Rasmussen hits spent four summers in Europe studying the dairy conditions to Switzerland. Rolland and Denmark. One summer was spent working for tho U. S. Department of Agriculture. The result of the work Is published by the Bureau of Animal . . . Ines.stry in Bulletin 12d, entitled "Cattle C..“.. 1 j .ing Associations in Denmark." In - c years, Mr. Rasmussen has paid .\ attention to the economic' fac llueneing the development of the ndustry and the cost of milk lon on which subject he pub several bulletins while in New .: l airs. ~.'' . unmet In honor of Professor Ras -1'; it is being planned and it will. ;-, ..bly be held on Friday night shortly 4' he leaves to assume his new ','On" the day of the gubernatorial 'lratlon, , . P It 1 - L s' '% • 4 ~:' ./.I't. , ( to .Z . ...4 - . 2 ~ . a sa tzt r ~,?7, nom. _ , ' __.. ntir g t ! . 1855 . ,„ ,"?'. . . _ INDOOR TRACK PRACTICE WILL BEGIN THIS WEEK Quantity of Good Material Avail able From Two Lower Classes —Schedule Being Arranged Track practice, which is usually be gun every year immediately ,after the opening of college, was more or less interrupted by. the organization of the S. A, 'l'. C. However, now that' this obsUtcle has been retooled, prepara tions Are again being made for active track practice, and it Is planned to start the men on indoor work the lat ter part of tide week. The wooden track is being cleared and a call for candidates will be Issued. The prospects for a successful team this year are very bright, sprint man, and Thomas, a dligathie man, both upperclassmen, are back and will form the nucleus of the team. Frank Thomas '2O, who has been in the service, will return for the second se mester and form one of the quarter milers. It Is also probable that other Penn State track stars, who have been in the army, will be back to take up their -work on January 27th. , The team will be greatly strength ened by the addition from last year's Freshman team of Grimes, Gemming, Bile and Parent. all speedy hien. Grimes. Parent and Gemming form three of the four men who won the intercollegiate Freshman one mile relay race at the Penn championship coil tests held at Philadelphia last April. The time for this event was 3:31 3-5, Sholler was the other member of the winning quartet. Newcomer and New - house, both distance men 011 the }ear -1 ling team last spring are also back. There Is also futile a lot of good ma terial from this year's Freshman class, is P. G. Taylor, who 1111$ competed in a number of the Phil adelphia 31eadowbrook Club's events. Snyder. Steele. and 11. 'l'. Taylor. Buck '2l. and McCallum '2O, have lioth shown up well In distance work. Trick events so far have been main ly confined to what Was known as it branch of file mass athletics, when the army regulations were still in force. Only one important event was held, and that was a cross country meet with the University of re»nsylvanin on Pennsylvania Day, the latter win ning by a close score. Nevertheless. the Blue and white runners showed up and quite a bit of new material was uncovered. 3forrill, a veteran, came in third, being the first Penn State man to place. Other men who scored were Newhouse, Snyder, McCallum, D. B. Taylor, i 3. T. Taylor, Buck, Max well and Owings. Regarding the schedule, no definite plans bare as yet been made. However. It is altogether. probable that the team will again compete in the 'Meadow brooks and the Penn Relays. Manager M. It. Clarke is also trying to arrange a trip for Easter week, but this is as yet very indefinite. DUAL MEETS PLANNED FOR STATE DEBATERS The candidates for this 'year's debat ing team met for the _first thud, Mon day evening, in the foyer of the audi torium. About thirty candidates, among whom were several woman students, met Prof. Marshman and discussed de bating for the coming season. Most ,of those present were Freshmen, but as several men of last year's team are com ing back for the second sculptor the prospects are that the team will not be entirely new. Prof. Ninrshman said dual debates would probably be arranged With Swarthmore, Lafayette and Jun iata to take place some time in April, while a girls' debate with Pitteburgh is alsii ‘ being planned. Prof. Marshman brought forward several resolutions which proposed re spectively. the establishment of a na tional budget system, state Insurance. and federal control of railroads for flee years. All candidates for debating who were unable to attend the meeting Mon day 'night are . requetited to be preeent on . ftturday atterpoon at 1:30 P. STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1919 FORMER WRESTLING STARS TO RETURN More Material Needed To Assure A Successful Season—lnterclass Wrestling To Be Featured Preliminary wrestling practice which began last week is being held regularly, but the squad Is greatly handicapped by lack of men. Uusually in preceding years wrestling has been one of the most popular winter s ports at Penn Suite and without exception large num hers of candidates have reported, mak ing the competition for the various berths very keen. For some reason, however, this has tint been tile case this year and as a result the work has not been progressing as it might. Regarding the schedule, nothing fur ther has developed. Negotiations are still pending with the • University of Pennsylvania and Cornell, and the prob abilities are that one of these'teams will al,Pco• on the Armory floor on Satur day, February 22. Cornell is not yet sure whether she will put a team on the mat this year, and so there is much un certainty all around. In ease a meet Is arranged for Washington's birthday, it will probably be held it, the afternoon, and thin with the basketball game with the University of Pittsburgh Pre In the evening will constitute one of the most Interesting athletic programs Penn State has had ht a number of years. ❑n the P.m, and Cornell have each tint out excellent a•resuln, Cornell being the Intercollegiate cham pion before the Itine and White took that honor• from he• last March. Con cerning the basketball game with Pitt, little need be said us the Blue and Cold is always full of light. and the ilnui out come is always hi doubt, Nothing further has been / heard from the teams which make up the Intercol legiate Wrestling League. So far the various members have failed to definite ly deride about the holding of the cham pionships this year, anti the probabilities are, as stated last week, that they will not be held until 1920. Due to the un settled conditions in all colleges repre sented in the league, each has been slow In arranging its schedule and this in large measure accounts for the indecis ion about the SIMMMOSSMS meet. However, two months still remain be fore the intercolleglates are scheduled to take place and possibly before that time, each college will take account of its material, nod definitely deckle to en ter the meet.' During t h e past week, wrestling pros pects have perceptibly brightened. Spangler, who wrestled the 179-pouffil class for the Sophomores last year, Is planning to re-enter college at the be ginning of the second semester. Mills. a 199-pound man, who wrestled on one of the' 'varsity teams is Moo coming back. At first there was a report to file' effect that Debit . ; captain-elect: of tile. train, - who was at an officers' train- Ing'school in Georgia, was going to ye turn. list this . report Upon Investigation was without foundation. Vueffier. u 125-pound 'wrestler, who was runner-up to Dolor in the trials for the Soffit- Fresh meet last s yko'. is also planning to . etalle back, Conch Verger, who with his grat at tempt at entleiling loot year, developed a team upon alitch there were Rix lii tercolleglate champions, will again lie In charge of the team. Ile has been work ing diligently with the men who have already reported. getting them Into shape and down to weight. Class Wrestling In metlr to stimulate greater interest in wrestling, and to develop more ma terial for the 'Varsity team, It sort of mass wrestling between the four classes will be I»stituted. This is very similar to the mass wrestling which was held 'during the fall, but Instead of having individuals competing, the various classes will lie the contestants. Ant In terclass schedule Is being arranged and will be completed in the twar future. It is plittimal to have about two bouts a week. one nn Tuesday and the other lno Thursday, the schedule being so ar ranged that it will not conflict with the inter-fraternity basketball games. The arid mkt will be held on January 27. when the Seniors and Juniors will clash. 'fie various class managers are active and it is expected that it goon number .if winnlitlates will report for each team. I.AST CHANCE TO StYl• Torte;; is the Ifith of January and this will be the last chance for subscribers to pay off their sign-up slips under the one dollar rate. After tonight, all un paid sign-ups will be for $1.25.. This is your opportunity to save a Quarter LIBERAL ARTS LECTURE COURSE The Liberal Arts Lecture Course which has been conducted by the Liber al Arts School for the past two years will not be held this year. Tuesday evening 10 the only evening in the week available for a series of lectures and since the Y. C. A. is holding free movies on every Tuesday and Thurs day night, it was decided by the com mittee from the Liberal Arta Faculty that the course would not he held this year. DEPARTMENTAL NOTES WILL B 1 PUBLISHED The COLLUMAN Is planning to cover a wider field of student and Is to specialize on departmental news faculty activities this year than ever before and one of the main plans is to specialize on departmental news items. It la belleved_that the various hands of departments often have Pews in their departments which would be of Interest to the student and to all our readers. Since our stair Is greatly reduced this year, it is impossible to cover these various departments each week and thus many stories may be missed. However, we wish to urge that each deportment turn in to our office before Saturday evening of each week all such items as they de sire to have published. The office is in the Nittany Printing Company's building on IV. COliege Avenue. CAPTAIN WALKER NOW ON WAY HOME Former Faculty Member to Re turn To Penn State After Eighteen Months' Service Captain Elton 1). Walker. who has been in charge of Company A, Fifteenth Engineers, Expeditionary. Force. is now on his way home front France and trill he back at the college in time for the opening if the second semester. Captain Walker, before en listing a little over it year ago, was professor of civil engineering and it is to this position that he will return. Professor Walker came to Penn State in 000, succeeding. rnbrennor Foss, who resigned to go Cooper Institute, New York. Ilefore coming here, he had oc cupied a position as ;engineer in the Quartermaster's Department at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, receiving his first I=l taste of army life there. He retired from this position in 1891 In order to serve on the faculty of Union Collodi% where hc" contained until culled to Penn State. Shortly before the United States en tered the war, Professor Walker met Liute»ant-Colonel Jadwin, who had conic to State College: to lecture, and probably through him !entered the ser vice. Ile was sent tit Fort Niagara for his preliminary training, then trans terra to Colonel Jadwin's regiment of engineers, which was recruited at Pitts burgh. and sent verseaslin July, 1917. In his work in F rance Captain Walk er was assigned to a n'lde variety of engineering work, Inyoding railway Yards. warehouses; ban...who and water supply projects for camps and at the cities of Jouchery, Irte Marne. Loran nutter and Alorbillan. Ile has not hail any front line duty, but was In ono of the air raids In Paris. Very recently Ito has been transferred to the Section In - gineern oince at Le Havre, where he was In charge of the water supply and sanitary Installations of that district. In a letter to Dr. Sparks. under dale of ()member 22, Captain Walker writes: “I Inn no longer a swatter of the Mk Engineers, having been relieved from assignment, Oct. 25, and ordered to Tours for duty In the Water Supply See!lOtt of the Division of Construction and Fores try. Alter spending about a week there becoming Camilla• with certain things in headquarters offices, I was sent to Le Mere to t.•tke charge under the Water Supply and Sanitary limtalitt lions In tills section which includes the French Departments of Calvados, Euro, Seine-inferieure, Somme, Pas-de-Calais, .111,1 Nord. We were planning sotne mqnrutnt work when the signing of the armistice changed all that and I have been busy with a lot of little put tering Jobsllet, then. run now• under orders to return to the States so hope to sail soon, I will probably leave hero in it few Molt to look after certain mat ters at Augers and then to te•deatts to wok the vessel that will take me hack. I have been recommended for service on a commission of oDPralsal over bore 11111 received my present orders before the recommtelation reached headquar ters so don't know whether the orders home will he countermanded or not. - Yesterday, I took a trip to Rouen and after getting through toy business I had 0 little time to look around, I made a hurried trip through the Cathe dral and the Church of St. [loon, and visited the place where Jeanne Wire, was burned, also saw the Big Clock and same of the narrow streets near the Cathedral which are in same cases Just is they were in the Middle Ages. The richness and delicacy of the stone carv ing on and in the Cathedral, especially the later gothic portions was very in teresting.- My regret was that I could MA stay longer and at least partially satisfy my appeite for more. I would like to prowl around the city for at least a week and I suppose I would still feel the same. Much stained glass had been taken down and put away for safe keeping with other works of art, though some of the things are in place. Now that the censorship has relaxed there is SO 111110 to tell that it is hard to Room where to start and when to stop. In this ease, the stopping takes care of itself on the hour le getting • late. I hope soon, however, to tell you face to foes anti will leave the rest till then."• SULLIVAN ELECTED A. A. VICE PRESIDENT At the Athletic Association 0/Potions for vice president, hold at the masts meeting last Thursday morning, G. W. Sullivan 'lO. was elected over A. Konnuer 'lO, by a majority of 288 votes. The former received 637 ballots, while 349 were east for the latter. At the election held shortly before the holt daye, no candidate received a majority. thus making another election neces sary. Jesse L.- Era!! 'l9, who was elected vice president last spring, did not return to college; so that new can didates were nominated and voted up on. At the former election P. S. Unger 'l9, was elected keeident with A. E. Catanaclt 'l9, song leader. JUNIATA . TO MEET STATE IN OPENER State Five To Be Seen in Action For First Time Friday Night —Juniata Has Strong Team The opening game of the 1919 bas ketball season will take place on Fri day evening at 7:00 o'clock when the Peon State basketball team will meet the strong Juniata College five en the Arincro• floor. Thls event will open up one of the best schedules that the Pine nod White has had for many Years and with the live from Juniata College furnishing the competition //sere /s no doubt that a gams full of exciting moments will bo witnessed. Juniata College has been the opening opponent of the Blue and White bas taint!l schedule for the past four years and has always put a strong aggrega tion on the door. This year will be no exception and the team that will meet State un Friday night will be of the usual high caliber, Interest in the great indoor sport at 'the Huntingdon school has always run high and their team has always held an enviable posi tion among the colleges of the central part of the state. The team which will come here on Friday night will be one of the best coached in the state and with two of last year's fella as a nucleus. a team has been built up which will- undoubtedly furnish some keen competition. Coach 13ezdek is rapidly rounding a good team into shape from the squad which reported to him before the va cation. Practice is being held every afternoon on tho armory floor and some keen competition has been staged there durll4, v.... week Just passed. Mullen, Igor on the t. • team two winters ago anti acting captain 'varsity, will be seen in his old place , at forward and his side partner will I probably be RUM. Rills played forward last winter on the championship Pea body High School team and hae shown some real ability In the Indoor sport during the past few week% Be Is fast and should develop into a good part ner for Mullen. Wolfe, who boa been out of college for the past semester, will be seen at the center position and his return greatly strengthens the Blue anti %%bite team. Frank was ono of the mainstays of last year's champion ship team, playing guard but Coach itozdek hoe made a good center out of hint and his playing should be a fea ture of the game on Friday night. For the guard positions the twu moot likely Men for the Friday night contest are Killinger and McMillin, who marred last winter on Bill Mar tin's strong Freshman teem, coven, a great deal of territory and McMillin, another Sophomore, has shown up well during the,prollminary practice., Thes e men will probably form the qulntette to represent State on Friday night. Tickets for the soros will soli for thirty-fire cente and will be on mile starting on Wednesday. They may be pureintsed from any of the second as sistant managers before Friday night or at the gate at that time. Tho game will start promptly at 7:00 o'clock and ufl should be on hand at that time. Intertraternlty League The interfraternity basketball league which Coach Bezdek is planning Is rap idly assuming form and within the next week the work of organizing should be complete. Teams represent ing thirty-two national and local fra ternitha have been formed and these teams have been divided into two di visions. However this takes in approx imately only nix hundred mon of the student - body and in order to give mote men the exercise and increase the en thusiasm. Coach Rezdek has decided to make a third division of Rama rep resenting organized boarding and room ing houses. Representatives of these houses met on Monday afternoon and plans were drawn up at that time (Continued on last pages SLIGHT DECREASE IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT . Before the Christmas holfdays, many rumors were prevalent in regard to the number of men who would leave college after the demobilization of the Student Army Training Corps. Now that col lege work has once again been renewed, some statistics from the Registrar's Of flee ore available on this subject. The number of students who with drew from college both on account of the disbanding of the S. A. T. C. and to go to other colleges la 247. Out the oasis of the attendance during the fall months, this number represents about twelve per cent of the student body and is much lower than was expected. In many Institutions of the state, as high as forty and fifty per cent of the student bodies withdrew from college with the breaking up of the S. A. T. C. The small number to withdraw from Pean State anctike well for the students who were In attendance before the holidays' and for the loyalty and esteem In which I they hold their Alma Mater. With the opening of the second se- mcster, many undergraduates who were formerly in the service aro expected to return and resume their college work. While it Is impossible to state Just how many of these men will return to eel• lege, Judging from the number of In quiries which the Registrar's Ottloe has received during the last month, at least one hundred and fifty and possibly two hundred can be expected to be on hand on anunry 27. About en students who :we now in college are planning to go to ether colleges at the end of the present 'semester. Considering the incentive which the S. A. T. C. gave to men to come to col lege this year, Penn State le Indeed fortunate In having so few men leave at the end of itn exletence. SUBSCRIPTIONS It you hava-not yet been naked to flub scribe to the COLLEGIAN why not come Into tho office and make aura that you will got all of the !mum by giving um your pular? an. MAJOR DIEMER ENDS ARMY WORK Returns To Penn State After Over A Year's Absence in Govern ment Service Ztajor Hugo Diemer, head of the De- Partmont of Industrial Engineering, has returned to Penn State, as an nounced in the lnat issue of the COL LEGIAN, and will resume his duties at once. He was absent from the college for about a year and five months, hav ing been granted a leave of absence In July, 1017 to enter the service of the government, in the Ordnance—Depart rnont, and his loss has been severely felt, especially by the Industrial En gineering Seniors. Major Dlemer has mated that ho will conduct both his Haut and second semester classes during the coming semester, and a largo num ber of I. S. students, who otherwise might nut have returned this year, are expected to be back. Major Diemer was culled Into the ser vice in July, 1917, and was commis sioned a Major in the Ordnance Depart ment of the Army, his first assignment being to the Franitford Arsenal, at Philadelphia. After a stay' of two months, during which time he familiar ized himself with the various operations involved in cartridge making, he was selected to represent the Ordnance De partment at Lowell, Massachusetts. On September first of the same year, he was placed In full charge of all work at the United States Cartridge Company at that place. Shortly after, Lowell and vicinity were added to his assignment. Tine meant his representing the govern ment at the plants of the Newton Man ufacturing Company and the Interna tional Steel Ordnance Company. These is employed about 17.000 people, and had government`^^eosin aggregating in the neighborhood of v-1.000.000. Major Diemer'e work becessi, t d the rapid building up of en organiza tion to serve with the greatest expedi tion possible. and to provide Improved methods of production, in order to treble the output of the U. S. Cartridge Com pany, which was making small arms ammunition, and upon which the gov ernment depended for a reliable output. This work was accomplished. The or ganization which was Quickly ,brought together under the guidance of the Major soon began to gain a reputation of marked success, as ono of the most effective stairs In the whole ordnance department. Attlee In Other Fields Major Dlemer's activities, however, were not confined wholly to the muni tion plants whose work he directed. He was made an honorary member of the Lowell Board of Trade for the Interest which he rumffeatcd in the. eta... and the municipality. He was also in - Vited to the membership privileges of the Yorlek Club of Lowell, the Masonic Club, and the Long Meadow Golf Club. In addition to his many dutioe at Lowell, other oselgnmente were soon added. Frequently he was called upon to report on conditions and to make ree omtnendationa on outlaying plants which needed a rejuvenation. In this work his travels carried him to Law rence, Newburyport, Hanover. Haver hill, and Waltham, Maseachueets, and Swanton, Vermont. Shortly after his arrival In New Eng land. the Norton Company at Worohes ter, Massachusetts, manufacturers of carixirundum emery wheels and grind ing machines, Invited the Major to meet their department heads once a week and conduct a class In Factory Organi zation and Management. Work Interrupted This class, as well as the many other activities In which Major Diemer was engaged at tha time, were interrupted by a sudden and severe Infction from a small cut. Incurred during hie work. Ile was confined to a hospital for Mx weeks. as a result, in the tall of 1918. The loyalty and esteem which he had won, was evidenced by the constant interest and attentions shown him dur ing his confinement at the hospital by men ranging from the Mayor of the city to the lending clergymen and busl ness men, and even to the rank and file of the people who worked in the shops. By• August, 1913, the output of the Lowell plants had reached about 30 per cent at their clans production for over seen shipment. The results had been noted and commented upon by Major Durban, of the Central Division, for merly president of the Erie City Iron Works, on whose suggestion Major Diemer was transferred to the staff of General Dickoon In charge of all arm } work at the Bethlehem Steel Company at Bethlehem, Pa. At the latter place, Major Diemer wan engaged In the statue of en organising engineer. • After the news of the signing of the trmintlce was received, Major Diemer /wild fejr and watt granted a discharge from the service and returned to Penn State during the latter part of Decem ber. NOTICES One of the alms of the COLLEGIAN Is to give full publicity to all student notices and announcements, including meetings of county clubs and the like. They 'will be accepted for publication If turned in before noon on the Monday preceding the day of going ,to press. They should be written clearly and leg ibly on one aide of a sheet of white paper. VARSITY DANCE The annual' Varsity Football Dance le scheluied to be held in the Armory on :tsturday evening, February 16th. No Invitations will be sent out except to the iwtronessee, but all letter men, all mem bers of the 'varsity football !quad, 'varsity managers and first assiatant football managers, and members of this year's 'varsity basketball and wrestling teams are eligible to attend. FRESHMEN REPORT All Frehmon and Sophomores who are trying out for the editorial etaif of the COLLEGIAN will meet In room 636 Old MaJn at 6:46 tomorrow, Thure4bay,uven, Here's Hoping the Five Brings Home the Bacon Friday Night PRICE FIVE CENTS CADETS TO MARCH AT INAUGURATION Band and Battalion of Three Hundred Men To Participate in Governor's Inauguration Penn Suite will have a large repre sentation at Harrisburg on Tuesday, January 21 on the occasion of the In auguration Into office of governor-elect Sproul, An entire battalion of 300 men, consisting of four companies of seventy five men each, together with a band of ono hundred pieces will be sent to the State Capitol to partake In the cere monies. A special traits will ho pro vided, leaving some time in the morn ing, and returning about midnight on the above date. All expenses of the trip will be borne by the state, including transportation and subsistence. Fully definite plans have not been decided upon as yet. but the plan as roughly outlined is to arrive to Harris burg about 12 o'clock noon on the 21st. Shortly after arrival the entire unit will be formed In the parade, which is ex pected to take about two hours. After the parade, the band will give a con cert in the rotunda of the capitol. Tho special will probably leave about five, and Is expected to reach State College about midnight. The method of selecting the men from the many who have applied to Major Baykes for permission to be members of the unit has not been de cided ,but it is probable that the upper classmen will be given first preference. The prime requisite for any man to be considered is, naturally, that he be the possessor of a uniform, which will prac tically exclude navy men, unless they eon borrow an army uniform. The military department will be in charge of the trip, and military disci pline will prevail, at least during the parade. The dollar allowance per man for meals will be turned over to the commissary department, which will pre-.. a lunch on "Am train both going and coming. This Is a considerably larger number than was sent down on the occasion of the inauguration of Governor Brum baugh ,at wbleh time only the band and glee club were sent, comprising about one hundred men. A good show ing should be made this year, as prac tically all the mon have government issued uniforms, and this occasion will servo to bring Penn State and her needs before the legislators In concrete form, Student Regiment To Be Formed Soon With the passing of the Student Army Training Corps It has been decided the. a unit of the R. 0. T. C. will be con tinued here as was the case before tit military authorities assumed control o the college. Dr. Sparks was in Balti more during the last week where hi was in attendance at a meeting when the nature of the contemplated R. 0 T. C. wan being discussed. It has no ' been decided by the college authotitie whether the unit at State will ho on. devoted entirely to Infantry training o whether training will also be given It signal work, engineering work, and other technical subJects. The proposed plan Includes severs' now features which the unit did no' have heretofore. All Freshmen an. Sophomores of the college will be re attired to Join and this work will tak the place of the military drill 'of forme years. Juniors and Seniors may becom voluntary members and will receive I certain sum of money per day, the exec amount of which has not yet been de termined. All members of the unit wit I receive Uniforms from the government It is probable that the work of or ganizatlon for the State unit will b completed shortly after the opening o the second semester. At this time th . Juniors nod Seniors will becom voluntary members. The upperelase men who will thus Identify themselve with the Corps will probah/y he th commissioned ogicers as it is not as petted that many more than this num her will express their desire to become members. ' Green Hat Cords For Freshmen No longer will there he any difficulty In distinguishing between Freshmen and Sophomores when In uniform, for at its meeting on Wednesday night, Stu dent Council passed a ruling that all Freshmen shall wear "dings** when to civilian clothes and green hat cords when In army uniform, Major Ltaylies gave his consent to the measure and the Tribunal will nee that It Is strictly enforced. This action °rano up for diecuseloo last year, but no action was taken be fore the close of the year. Thin year. the same problem arose and some Freshmen have been trying to got away with liberties under the protection of their uniforms. Now It Is easy to iden tify them and it is to the interest of the Sophomores to got themselves red, whllo and blue hat cords as a mark of dis tinction. Barrack caps or cadet caps may not he worn by Freshmen. Student Council took up the matter of customs for the Freshmen ivho will enter with the start of next semester. In on much es the present Freshman class will have approximately but ono semester Of customs, it was believed that It would be fair to require the mid-year class to observe customs for the balance of the prevent college year only. DR. SPARKS BUSY Dr. Sparks was at Baltimore, Md.. last week attending a meeting of the State College President's Association, and left last Monday for Philadelphia to he pres ent at a meeting of the State Chamber of Commerce. Next week he will be at Harrisburg attending meetings of tho Board of Trustees and tbo State Board Of Agriculture.
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