V(rt! , dirtm'iiat,` Fokiio'l2, 1919 State Man Writes Poem From Overseas 'rho following nom which apryearod last week in ono of the Philnalolnkla daily papers, ens written , by Paul' Forcey, ex-'IO, who Is now In Franco with tho , American Army Forcoy wan a member of the School of Natural Science and wan pursuing the course in Chemistry when ha loft last year to enter the service The poem, which won contained In letter which his father rocolved from him recently.-was written under inter eating conditions as the letter states On Father's Day," Forcoy was quartered in a dugout With several other members of his company, when each man was asked to write a letter to , father hack home Tho poem which wo print hero Is what ho wrote to his father Porcey is In Company A, 204th Fluid Signal \Battalion, wireless, and stated in his letter that his closest call In ac tion mail when a German shell landed right at his foot but failed to explode Tho stanzas follow: To Dad They think of us soldiers as heroes, And praise our names to the skies, They have tears for the ono who Is wounded, And prayers for the ono who dies. They are°. songs of our pale and our sweetheacts, And mothers so brave and end: But 1.11110 a great singer or poet Who's mentioned a wad ahout'dad Poor dud, with check book and troubles, Ho hasn't a. look In at all— It's mother and pal and sweethoart -And Sammy who answered the call, But dad must ho thinking and working In a store or mina or mill To got the old round iron dollars To pay the big family bill Ho buys the now bona; by the dozen, The his shoes aro run down at the heal, And his overcoat old and looks shabby, But you never hoar old daddy squeal. Ho doesn't %rite much of a letter ,To his boy who is going to Franco, But sands him a crisp nvo or ton - spot Whonovor ho Ina a good chance. And evenings when reading his papor And smoking his pipo or cigar, No thinks of his boy in khaki— Says, "I hops it's well V. hero you aro Now, I think just a lot of my mother: She's written each day I've boon gono. And my pals and ,iry Won& and my nwootheart HelVo all helped to cheer me along. But my dad is as good as le human, And cometlm. I certainly feel That as my dad has to pay and to wart , ovary day. • I don't think ho gets a square deal. RANI' ENGIMEERING - STUDENTS RETURN At the presont limo ono hundred stu dents havo returned from military ser e-leo to rosumo their stork In the School of .I.lnglnocrlng Of thee° about thirty are Sonlore, thirty-Rye Juniors .and thirty-Aso Sophomores. At prosont Ahem/ aro about fifty candidates for ainduatlon in Juno is a Pleasure to See A Man With Well Pressed Clothes - It means much to him' and more to •■ to bo able to press them bettor hen they wore over pressed before. I ott can prole this statement to your Wu satisfaction by lettlur no show on. niqueTailoring Co. 141 Allen Street EMUS PENCILS These famous Pen.. ens aro the standard ~I!:i. by which all other pencils _aro judged. 17 black decrees 6.8 softest to 911 hardest and hard andmednan copitno Look for:Tho VENUS fulish FREE! mem Trial Sampled of VIN U 8 Pencil. Ems =eh. 6.1 lo .tames for mid. and ',mega American Lead Pencil Co Fifth Averma. N.Y. MO. Wherever You Go Whenever You Go or However You Go '-' Take a KODAKwith you , Preserve /a Pictorial 7 RecOrd of Yo'ur Trip We can show you KODAKS At All Prices ; Printing,'-Developing liEnlareing : Quick Service at Moderate The Reall-Drug-Store State College, Pa DEBATING QUESTION „ HAS BEEN CHOSEN After careful consideration the debut ing tram hue finally chosen the qu.thin for the Intercollegiate debates to be hold during April and May. It roads in followa• RosoWed: 'That In our [MOM government. the members of the prehi' dent's cabinet should be dotormided after each congressional election by the political party having tho majority in Congress" Several colleges halo naked for debates, but no dodnito date; kayo as yet boon arranged. - Tho question has been sent to Swarth more. Lafayetto, Colanto and Pitt for acceptance 'or Oofusal, ainco each of these colleges la on tho schedule ter the tau. Cotty shorn and Juniata ha* also oohed for debates, but Gettysburife request wan so late that it Is doubtful if the two schools will mot this year. Juniata proposed practically the same question . was debated 511th her last year, and, unless oho accepts the reso lution quoted abme, probably no meet ing -will be arranged /Teo upperclass ropresentatien among the candidates for the team la net nearly no largo as it should be. the groat ma jority of the twenty-Ilvo mon out bo- Inc Freshmen. SMce moat of last year's 'team loft collogo to enter the_service, and but few ..of them hero an yet re turned to school, more material la do sired. Any student who boo any dobat ting ability or .porionco la urged to see Prof. Marshman ALL-COLLEGE PLAY TO RE GIVEN AT COMMENCEMENT TIME Announcement hos boon mono by tho and Y. W. C A. that an all-col logo play will bo part of tho commence ment activities for this year. Tho Idea was originated last year when 'The Piper' . was presented under tho au.- PICOS of the Christian AssoelaUons. .The Fertuno Hunter" Is tho namo of the play which has boon selected by tho committoo for this year. This Is a throo not play which has numerous amusing Incidents and Is well within the limit of the talent of the students. Professor S. T Marshman, of the Eng lish Department, will hays active. super-. vision of the rehearsals and try-outs which will be hold irrtmedlatoly after the Easter vacation. Best Quality GROCERIES Wholesale and Retail Special rates to ' Clubs and Fraternities _EYE'S 20202 W.' Callas Ave.' .... uommmmnmnumcmaimiimimm g Proper 1:F Correct R eady to serve t you with even- ing clothes and accessories--in the 0+ 1. 1 . wearing. T IX - if SUITS FROM U if Fashion Parc. The House of X Kuppenheimer and other inakeis prevailing modes for this season's ss' . oti to $6OOO Waistcoats Shirts • Neclo;iear Glo'ves Everything for your, comfort and enjoyment New Spring,Suits - New Spring Rats t ..... , New Neckwear 4 .. C. ( - 7 , liirfir_liceothitt 11 , 1„ ‘,g foi t ~ .4;l3EultioNYEAiiii-STATE COLLEGE 4:1A: ounnuntintioNnaimMtmocillnlmtmo 46 Penn State Men Die In World War That Penn State has certainly done her sharo toward winning the Grbat "Weir and thus making the worldAsafo for. demodracy Is, amply shown glance - at the , nymbor of, Penn State mon, both alumni and undergraduates, who were in the service of their country at the signing of the arrnisUce•'hfany men took rulmantago of the two wart' military drill Sooeived while at the coi -1 logo, and socurod recommondations to officers' training schools an/ramps. It Is for this reason, therefore, that Penn State ranks high among the colleges which, have contributed the largest number of tubers to the United Staten army. • According to otailstics gathered by the alumni office, thorn, voro at tho sign ing of the armistice 3,136 members of tho alumni and undergraduate body In the , service, and while quite a largo number was overseas, yet - the greater Dart was In training In this country. Vorty-slx men mado the euprome sac rifice., of which number twenty-sight woro &Beers, Of these who gavo their Uv04,,,,50m0 warn killed In notion, others died from wounds, and a fow succumbed to disows,. , There wore 020 commissioned officers. 180 non-commissioned officers, and,2,380 privates, If the members of tho Students Army Training Corps and tho Students Naval Training Corps be Included In this number. Of those overseas,, thirty four received wounds In ongagenlontli and two were confined us prisoners In Gorman camps. Ono man was also badly shell shocked, three-were smerely &wised, and throe wore rescued from tmnsporfa which acre sunk by - Gorrnan submarines -HARVEY ekotH I ERS -13a.ked Goods Quality and Service Guaranteed 220 East College Avenue Why not - just look at otir College Memory Books? If you-look ; you will buy ,THE MUSIC ROOM oJ4=ilJuWUt• 4411:QUWilltuAua="LtWAM4 Evetting Clothes and Authentic Styles, (ARM STATE 00 . Ij.;watt , DEAN ROBINSON WRITES NEW WELCORE BONG FOR;soLDrens _ . During the loot deck tho COLLE GIAN received a copy of a no w gon g which han just appeared written b 3 Dean C. Robinson. It will ho realm bared that Dean Robinson Carmody had charge of tho 'Department of Muffle at Peon &tato and in now on leave of ab seil. until next September. Ho la located at San Francisco where ho has ehorgo of tho camp and - community singing of that district under the super vision of tho-NVar Camp Community Service. , Tho song was originally written to welcome the roturning soldiers and sailors of California upon "their rotor, homo but it may bo adapted to fit any section of the country Dean Robinson wrote both tho wards and music and tho song has a good swing which is choractoristic of most of his composi tion. Tho song Is being brought be fore the men's Cleo Club In Its regular rehearsal tonight and It is possible that It may ho used in the next concert of the club mairmommwmanamumammaaammuNwammiammxmommuumuumamummurammanunmayi a a erp.s - teti Cafe ) The place for that 10:30 lunch You'll like an oyster stew, Or a juicy Hamburg tucked away in a bun. And don't forget a PIE When the Freshman goes for eats. onnunaummuitomMinnminmmtionlimuniunrum iiimm m nutunum ni urnauninnurnmuncitionmiumornumiomP iffim in :111 - 111Vei :r. 111 LOOKING BACKWARD , (Wei•li of Folironn 12) 'Nonly Tenn Ago , Selena of the ongineeting eneletlee were formed during the Pont 'nook and the adtentagee note pointed out to the upper clmennen oho alone me eligible for memborship 'N. Fifteen Tears Age The Sophomores returned to their History sections aruor the strike against the methods ernido3ed by their Instructors vas settled The instruc tors, Jmmer, came back strong, Ris ing a "quire covering the nark uhich was missed during the strike Lincoln Day u,nsocolcbrated by the college, an appropriate program being held In ho Auditorium. A opecial train stun run from Bellefonto to accomodate Nieltors from that town Ton Your, Ago President Sparks was entertained by the Now England Alumni Association at their annual banquet. Twenty-ilve Stet °alumni bore present and the anumnlnmintumnannunviiimmuciiimintaltroimitimmutt SPECIAL 1 for Saturday only 4-13Lick1eb MEN'S ARCTICS $3.29 M. HURWITZ . Allen Street I . . amirmm=nnunctionminntomillortmi ninummummi prawn. of the ladles was a delight fel Innovation Fire Years Ago The State matmen handed the Navy wrestling_ tram a s severe drubbing by la score of to 5 Tho Navy men took unit too bouts. ohlio Lamb surprised tlai crood b} a tall over the Navy fteavyoteight man, and troops, another Navy man oho oas confident of his Imut. Ices pinned to the mat by Kirk President Sparks announces that he Is not n gubernatorial candidate in suite of the rumors ultich hove been prosalent for some [lmo. Ho sug gested that ho would be suspected of tiy Ins to turn the State Treasury over to the College. , , mitinz humuminnninumwomminmammuntontiuninnmito OH LADY! LADY! Come in and let us sell you a'] I 1 nice pair of pumps for the next dance Dull Kid, White Kid (Two Kinds), Patent Leather PUMPS and OXFORDS Prices very low considering quality . COLLEGE BOOT SHOP H. D. Prieak., Prop. iimmilmiummatimmuitcummitmommuimmornommumammuummuctimimwrommummum, with the familiar triangle trade marlc in any size and shape and ke , ,, 71, grade you want—and you will be :, Zkr glad you did it. WD C Pipes ale TRADE HARK American made and sold in the best shops at $6 down to 75 cents. Page Three "OICEH" ARMW C® Alt 25 CENTS EACH CLULTEPEABODYbOaIacaarkenr- 11 11 / 31 11111M111C1111111111111C31111111111110111:1111111113111111111111[7111111 P RICE for price, grade for grade, there is no better pipe made than aWD C. You can get a pipe WM. DEMUTH & CO., New York Irvrld'. Largest Apo Naafi/ad:ow
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