What 'Are You Going To Be An Odd Of An Even? “Join And Gi\e M VOL. XV. No. 25 ANNUAL SOUTHERN-TRIP OPENS BASEBALL SEASON Bezdek’s Diamond Aspirants Register Victories Over Delaware And Maryland State Teams MIDDIES WIN SECOND TILT BY CLOSE SCORE Afliu what mi Lined an ouinltv of wulltug, (ui n * linugc in llu lari' inoiit wunthei wlitcli nut tlioiii on tilth an nual soutlu rn tilj> over tin? lJaHtur holi days, Coach Uezdok'a iMSehnll uspli nnta opened tho weapon auspiciously with two victories nnd uuo defeat In three gnmos played Tin* contemn will) Yale and Catholic UnlVLtnlty at Wash ington. D. C were eanrellod owing t» tho condition of the grounds and d though light practices wue held on thooo dnyH. the ntiu as a whole had little to pi.'imi" lliom for the opening game In cnnsklciniiun of thane fact*, tho Bluo nnd White made n veiy cred itable showing, merrily romping away with tho contests which wire won. nnd fighting;l« the \u> last to mice o\er tho one contest lost Heavy hitting and muny oiroi* feitluted tin Penn Stato team'* work on the tilp Ullerj, Mullan nnd Halms scoitd merrily with tho allele, while tho infield nl times was very'wcuk, pewnittlng inns to be toot ed at critical points of the gutnes Delnwmo State was met In the op ener and given a never lacing Gram- Icy pitched n lieuttlful game, keeping tho easterners hit* well scattered and bring ably assisted by., wonderful work In the outfield by Mullan and Hallies Ullery fouiuiid with tho bat In the first inning, driving In tlio first run of the season Brumbaugh put/the contest fat out of tho" Dola warci men’s reach in tho second inning when he let nut a hngthv triple after no\oral men had boon sunt over the waiver routo to tho first coiner and Mcrklc and Ullciv had mislsted with a single and double lospectlvely The fol - lowing dnv the midshipmen stopped the -'Blue «tnd White when In the last lu lling of tho tmeas tiny wbio onuhhd t/i nlmitn the'deciding stout on an t*t j«r nnyl.it double In fai light -field. KdhTeH* h'ml Ullerv vow tlto Instus ments of sovornl Bluo and Whito rum while Llghlnur and Mullm proved ad equate at critical moments Tho trip * ended at Maryland Suite in il mony i l6t of slugging nnd ouors Thomas pitched a flno game uml was well as sisted by* h!s teammates with tl** bn although tlio shorter Holding was ra ther ragged at times Each team had less hits than runs, tho remainder be ing rnado up by* tho numerous short comings by Individual playcts on both teams. Howover, the trip featured ono factor Coach Berdok had changed tho men's bitting materially and with an additional strength In Holding, they may bo oxpoctod to produce somu live ly contests in the future Tho pitchers all showed up well, in- dicating that with tho proper kind of support thoy would experience little difficulty In holding tho opponents down to u minimum of swats The. outfield distinguished itself throughout the trip, each man registering a numbor of clean-cut putouts and not having a sin gle (rror, Tho infield, howover. was vory erratic at times, but showed In bright spots what several raoro weeks of training would effect In their pU*r. Mullan, Haines and Llghtner look well in tho outfield, whllo tho Korb-UHory- Merklo-Baublltz combination will bo In timo a flßßhy* aggregation Brumbaugh holds forth behlud tho bat as probably the most dopondable man for that place und Gramley, Huntoi, Thomas and probably a southpaw, Zoller, form a pitching staff which Is not to he ex-■ celled n Intercollegiate ranks Delaware Slab* In Easy Tho contest at Dclovvaic State was played under most dlsagrocublo condi tions, tho day being cloudy and a cold wind preventing good play from either contestants Uramley pitched wonder ful bull, holding tho opponents to' but six hits, all of which wcio well scat tered, and preventing any scoring In all but ono Inning, when scvoral errois by Bluo and Whito play or* permitted -tho New Joruoy mon to cross the pinto twico Penn State bogan scoring In the first Inning and In tho second per iod of the fracas niumbuugh put the game on tho Ico with u screaming triple over the contcr Holders' head Before the liming was ovor, tho Dolo wnro men had t amoved their southpaw, Kolhrock, who starred in contests a gainst Penn nnd other oastern collogos last year from the box nnd bogan a substitution of pHohers which was twleo repented lator Tlte Bluo and Whito scored ngnln hi tho foutth and finally In tho seventh Inning. Haines, Ulory and Mearlclo wero tho lioav*y hit ters in this contest, tho former two starting a slugging 1 stroak which con- (Continued on Pago Five) EXPERT TO CITE ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON* IVAIt EXPLOSIVES Mr E. M. Symmos. of tho Hercules Powder Company, wilt deliver an Illus trated lecturo on "Wnr Explosive*” in tho nmphlthoutro on Tuesday evening, April twentieth, nt seven o'clock Mr. Synunctt la consldoiod an authority on this subject, did somo rcmarkablo work far this country during tho past wnr, and will enumerate somo of tho many* accomplishments which woro attained by tho United States la perfecting this lifiaae of warfare Tho lecturo is open to c\ oryono nnd It Is hoped that a large ,nud!onco will bo on hand to groct tho jioted lecturer, chemist nnd phyelolst. ffewh islate @ Y.W.C.A. DELEGATE AT BIG CONVENTION World-wide Representative Guth? cring: In Cleveland Paces Great Problems An n driigutc fi »m the IVtin state thnplvr. Mis* Roiothv Walls -l left fm CI"V*-land, Ohio. Inst l-rldiv to at-, Und tho Sixth Coin- "Unit of tlio Young Womvii s ilnisll.tn Associations of Aintrlei Tin* convention assembled in the Masonic Temple "ii Tuesday uftci ikjoii of thin wuk and will continue until the iwenlkth of this month Twcntv-flvi hundtcd d<-k’giites fiom the thousand centi'is InuiUd in various llili s comniuniths md cuficfces of this tonniiN an ixpcthd to ittcnd In addition, fiom Chinn, lapan. India, South Anunki, Slborii and the enun tries of Ernope when* tlu* Y W l\ A has ntnblldied woilc f*)t glib* speaker l * and i epri'Mcntnilvi* will ulsu come to give.a world-wide ivport of what tho association linn 'U'onmpll'ditd dining the Inst live vims L'liUHiml significance I* iitkichoil lo tills tonvontllon ns It Is tho first to In* In Id sliili* rUC. the one mil l'd foi lOlf* having ln.cn cuirelled in nccordunu* with the gcitenil advice nf the government that all Htn.li gither lugs !>• (.tlmlmunl dining Mu* w.n’por Tlie two MCtlons of the .ixtinclntlnn incnihorship the student and the In dUHttl.tl, are iniing hi rlous piobtfms DlsiUMslan nf the bud*/if incmbcishlp In a stmlem nneori itlep amt of a Clu i*t-" inn orcki It) Indiirirv me problems that will uigroKH tin. attention nf the con vention After tho'business of tlio day, the evening seodons will he given over to nddusheH by men mid women Intel ntalunnlly known for their leadership In Clulstimi thought Dr S Earl Taylor hand of tlm Intuit hutch Wnild "Move ment, Di Bohci t i: Speer, Secretary of the Bonn! bf Foreign” Missions of the Presbyterian Church nnd Bishop Fiank f McConnell of the Methodist church ate among tin* men who will nddiess tli“ convention on wotld questions and the iriotinu of tin Y W O A tn them Mass Athletics tb Feature This Spring What will undoubtedly he the hugest spilng athletic ptogram evoi undertak en ut this college Is the plan which the Department of Physical Education has been formulating for tha pact few week* Beside* ull tho regular vuislty contests, Inler-frnternlty, Inter-unit, in tor-closM. ami scrap games will ho con ducted through which means a Kroner numbor of studontH will bo given op poitunitv for physical advancement and tu a niannor work out Director Bcz delc's mass athletic plan. In this <rc tonuhe piogiam, cuntosts In baseball, truck, ooccoi lactosae und tounlH will foun notowoithy evonts Now that the Indooi spoil suisou has vlrunlly come to u close, more nttui* | Hon to outdoot work Is being paid In all sports Unit eight was vlctoi In tho Intei-unlt baslcctbull league and oithcr a nip or Individual mcduls will bo twaidud to the team In the Intel fraternity league the victor has uo yet not been duclded, the* last contest hav ing been postponed befoio tho Enstor recess due to numuous membei* of tin* toainu leaving colloge early* to go on Inspection trips Howovei, this game will bo pluyod off in tho next week nnd tho appropriate cup awaidcd An in hauketlKill, thcio Is to he un Inu-ifia ternitv nnd an Intminit l<agu«* Ip Inso bnll A commlttiu meeting In icgurd to tho muttir wns hold iccuntly and n schedulo will soon In* forthcoming Tho gamc*i will begin soon, either nt Uni ond of this week nr nt tho begin ning of next wide and will continue until Into in .May when a beautiful loving <I!P will he aw aided the vklms In each league [ntcrclass and the us uni scrap contests between tlio undoi classes will ho hold Inter in May and tho 'Usual tow'aidg will bo given tho winners, Tho gamos will ho played on New* Beaver, Old Beavei, Holmes and tho di ill Holds, Dates have uheudv boon sot for tho various events scheduled under track. On May first, all fraternities will com pete foi honors, and ono weak lator the IntorclnsH contests will bo hold. Tho Intorimlt meet will Im» hold May twenty second and tho undci -claim scrap nn May* nineteenth It Is also planned to huvo tho Intcr-unlt nnd Inlor-fmtcmity loluys take place tho tunic day an the Freshnmn-Sophonioiu scrap In vlow of the largo program which has boon decided upon nnd which will furnish events for overy week during ; tho remaindor of tho y*car tho nchodulo will bo started as soon us posalhlo nnd , promises to bo ono of Intorost to tho ontho atudont body, _ STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1920 HARRISBURG TECH WINS CAGE TITLE Big Tecii Five Captures Inter* Scholastic Championship—Bel levue Is Runner-Up llni i laburg Technical High School won tho iiuercliolbstlc basketball chain plumdifp <>t Pennsylvania last Satur diy night by dofontllng Bellovuo High sdiool 38 to 31 fourteen teproson tuilvi* high schools fiom nil parts of ■ In* state i>ni ticlpnti'd In this Interl Hihola*>tlc Skate Championship Meot which wis In Id In tin Aitnury lust i'rldiiv night and .ill day Saturday un doi tin* mispkis uf tho Pennsylvania Intis scholastic Athhtlc AssiKlatlon and tin* Pi linn Iviiiln blah* Colloge The big Tech team hud plenty of opposi tion alt tluough tin* mm und came near bvlng iK'iivd out at tin IlnPh hy the *»iiet*dv n-'ltevui* the. Tho dfth avenue Illgli Sihnul of Plttsbuigh roprusonted hy a >iiilnt< t <>f Miimll hut c'ctiomely clnvi*i players nmdi* a strong hid for tho ohnmploiuihlp hut laxt t<> Tocli In the nuni-flnnls hv a score of 2J to 18 Minimi High School also looked llko ■ huiiip]onslil|i umtei Ini and did not meet •kfni mull the scinlllmilu when thoy lost ti, Qi'iiev nt* hy the narrow murgin of IT to u, Hum ■•tlininiitlng them from lln* Ititi<!h Tin* final gmiii Is tween Tcvh and ll* ll* vue was Hu tlliii i\ of the moot md the looters for the Central nnd \\<Mi-ri> I’< imiiylviml i toims wero out In font to (hver Iheii icspictivo favor kis Both lives seemed evenly matched with Tech having the heavier tenm nnd doing'hotter shooting fiom the floor, v bile lU'llev’uc tmulo up for this by tho aceurtey of Eaton’s foul ahootlng In the Hist half, both teams displayed tlio driest kind nf team plnv, however Tech did i noli good guarding that Bellevue was foiled to shoot fiom mid-floor Tin st* shots mmo startling close to the hiskvt hut usually missed by a hail s breadth Fleming and Eaton nun* tin* main point-goiters* In this half, which ended 22 to 19 In the second half, tight aftet the opening) whistle. Tech sent the ball through the busker lime timo* in succession thus giving them i ton point lend Bellevue retaliated with three foul goals and sumed bent on cutting down Techs lend However, several miss pussoi to Tech ploy era which resulted In points for the Red team, wrecked Hellov lie’s <_h mces of v Ictory In tills hair Reck -jade several '.sensational -abut* low T»*cK, Lingle and Finnic cub registered two baskets Fleming nnd ( nninn kept up theft* gcssl v.orlc in the second half and mndo most of Boll evuvs stoics lust heforo tho Anal whistle, shots l>v Braun nnd Seaman of the Uellcvuc diilntct endangerotl Tech's lutd hut two-polnteis hy Frank und ■smith kept tho big Rod the ahead und the game cndoil 38 to 31 in favor of tlio Central Pennsvhanla school •Seml-Flnnls Close The semi-finals between Huiiiuburg Tech and Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, and Bvllovuc and Shnion wero both hotly contested In tho former, Toch hud tlm advantage of weight and did such good gunrding that Fifth was prov ant ed Bom scoring many times Tho Fifth Avtntie men went very clover passers and displayed Hue tonm work Tho first half wus very close, ending in a tie, 12 to 12 In tho second half Tech took the lend and won 23 to 18 Tho gtuno between Bellevue mid Sharon was oven closer *uul onded 17 to-16 in favor of Bellovuo. Tho flist half was about ov en and the next half inn nock and nock with Turner slat ring for Sharon, until the eunio ended with Bellovuo one point In tho lead The elimination and picliminary games were played Friday night and Satin day morning The results of tho meet wire us follows Preliminaries Jluiriubnrg Tech, 36; Oukmont, 18* Lansford, 22. Mansfield, 8 Unloutown, 20; Shamokin, 18 Fifth Avenue JO..E Stroudsburg 21 Bellevue, 26. Parrel, 23 Williamsport. Ik Bolleforite. IS Shurnn. 3l; Ronova IS nimhmtlon Gomes Ilmiiahutg Tech 31. Lansford, 12 Fifth Avenue, 26, Unlontown, 16 Ri llevm* 20, Williamsport. 2fi SemMluiilv Tlnriisbuig Tech 2.5, rifth Ave 18 Billevui*, 17, Shuion. l« llunishuig Tech, 38, Billovuo, ’U. A largo numbei of looteis other than [•urn Stale students attended tho moot, Ahlch attracted much interest through out the basketball world The visiting i mis went Well pleased with tlm nr ungcimnts fo« theh comfort Uml were nov Ul> d by tho college 'ltrsimrN WIX HOMHIS IN INTERCLASS GAMES The I'lOMhinan hnskotUill team clos 'd Its season hy capturing first honors In tin Imei-Class incut, winning all of its contists Tho schedule comprised six games for ench tonm and In several of tin* games tho resulting scores were nulto oluse Of tho remaining teams, tlm Snplmmoros finished second by win ning foui games, tho Juniors were next with two victories, and tho Seulm* fol lowing with six defeats. Tn tho Roplmmoi o-Frcshmen scrap, the latter won. 23 lo 10. Both teams did excellent work In this contest, tlio rro«»h proving themselves superloi by tlielt ability to work together. The game wus decidedly fast, although the ii'sult was never In doubt TVU BETA IT ELECTIONS "W. 3 Ixulil MOU < C. D Keller '2l IV, A Srodcnschelc '2l H, A. Vlckor '2l W. O. Toufol ‘2l HAMLIN GARLAND SPEAKS SATURDAY Noted Novelist To Give Personal Reminiscences Of Famous Am erican Authors Thw next sum who comes]to Penn Stnto through the erforto of Phi Kappa Phi in Hamlin Garland, tho norii short story writer and novollae. Mr. Gar land will spook In the Auditorium this Saturday night at eight o'clock, on tho subjoct “Meeting* With Famous Amer ican Authors'’ Ho will tell of,personal iLCollectton* of such'men as, William Dtnn Howell*. Walt Whitman, Oliver Wendell Holmve, Whitcomb Riley, Mark Twain, anil Theodora Roosevelt, all of whom lie ha** known pcrHonally Hta talk is not nn oration or a critical es say hut informal personal remlnlscenscß of men and uiTulrA lie Is highly enter taining und humcaous, giving Intimate sketches of America's famous author* Hamlin Garland Is a pioneer In the short-Htory field of literature His work* have* appeared In nearly every important magazine, many of them ap pealing in book form. Ho started writ ing In IKI'I, and soon published his first book of short-stories, “Main graveled Ru-klh' 1 which liistantlv brought him befoio tin* public eve ono of his later nueccHHi.'* Ih “A Son of tho Mlddlu Bor der” which appeared In Collier's nnd which In now In liook form Ills writ ing* an* entirely nliuut Middle Wcntum and Wwiorn life where he wus liorn and nf which ho ban the most Intimate knouedge He was burn in Wlxiounln on a rag ged. half-broken farm Hl* father was of Malm* Yankeo mock, full of ramie**- nos* nnd engoineu* of his gonoratlon, and before Hamlin wan olevon, he had migrated wnmwnrd throe times, follow ing the middle western border Finally they Nettled In lowa, where Garland, following hi* eleventh birthday, plowed foi mwcuty days turning over;nearly one hundred und fifty acre* of stubble. At fifleun ho was head farmer and took a man's place on tho roaper, at tho threshing machine and in all Uio farm work. Education came to him when he could got It He attended-the .winter iitKKlon* of the district school and read nil the bonks he could obtain Ho fin ally gi uhmted from Codar Valley Sami nary, Osage. l7nvu In 1881, and Inter wenktn Boston where ho taught AChool and studied as well, writing In his spare hours .sketches of Middle-Western life Aftoi a long poriQdof work h« •ed* IW*t w t'or his first vacation' and nil a i(suit of thin vacation ho wiote three’ book* of iihnrt stories, his aio*t dis tlnctlvi' work. “Main Traveled Road*”, ‘Pinltio Folk*," nnd "Other Main-Trav elled Road* " Hnnilln Garlln Is a man who has eeen Hfo nnd experienced tlio thing* of which .ho has written A* a lecturer ho I* a mong tho best, nnd hi* talk is ono that Hhoutd not be missed. In his loeturo on famous authors, ho will bring his uudlonce Into Intimate touch with his subjeot* and will recount personal lomlnlscenstMi of their lives INTERCOLLEGIATES END SUCCESSFUL MAT YEAR Penn Stato is again champion In the wt ostllng world. This proclamation wo* mado certain when the wTestilng team closed Its seaoon by defeating all the teams entered In the Inter-col ieglutes nt Philadelphia, March twenty sixth and seventh In which Lohigh, Penn, Oornoll, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton wore represented. Tbe ooa son Is ono which may bo consldorcd successful from sovcral different points of view* Although riofonted by tho Navy by a very few points the Blue nnd Whito w*an üblo ucverlheles* to dofeat Lohigh, Penn, Cornell, and Princeton oaslly In tho dual moots and to romp off In an easy mannor with the championship title Not from tho point of view of victories alone was the season nuccessful but In tho de velopment of new men und tho in at eased ability of the older men In terest In the sport wus grantor this yenr than over before, duo undoubtedly lo the high standard of sportsmanship shown by the team und coach and also hy the reputation of tho home team ami the hard schedulo which had tn he coniplotod Navy Alone Is Superior Tho first meet of the year took place In the Armory with Lehigh a* oppon ent The Brown and White suffered a 27-1 defeat and was speedily fol lowed hy Cornell und Penn who met with like leverxe* In cull i.f these meets Mill*, Douir und Brown won on fall*. Black and Cinory in turn secur ing wins through the shouldcr-10-mut method In the first meet away from hnmn. Hint against the Navy ut An nnpiill*. tho varsity suffered defeat by a M tn 19 sxoie Thl* meet wo* Ihn hnrdcm of the vrar, the middles hav ing Imd a vciy stiong teiun, and, as tlm scorn Indicated, having the suffic ient amount of Htumlnu to win by tho nnrinwest margin Tho next moot wiu* also avvny) front hnmv. ngaJn*L tho Blown nnd White team at Lehigh, n team which wa* supposod to havo been grentlv sti engtheneil over that which wiostled In tho Ainiory Howover, they weio reudlly disposed of, even though as many falls as In the earlier meet wen* not in evidence The last meat of tin* season wn* nt home with Prlncotnn The Orange and Black were ;nn unknown rjuantltyaml wero there fore feared somewhat Tho onateurrs (Continued mi page two) OUTING CLUB All niudonts intcresti'd in tho forma tion nf the Ponn State Outing Club arc rcqucHtod to meet In the Old Cliapol this Thursday ovonlng nrxcvon o'clock 1 Buzduk nnd Harlow will Ik prosout to | explain tho organization nf tho club and begin preliminary woik for Us op : oration If you arc Interested, bo thoro. (Eollrgfem. CINDER MEN STAR INSOUTHERNMEETS Shields jAnd Parent Lead Field Scoring In Blue and Whites First Outdoor Meet Bearing th« sculps of Washington and Loo University and VlrglDia Polytech nic Institute, Uio Ponn Stato track loom returnod from its bouthorn trip last Sunday, Although tho Invasion of tho torrltory below tho Mason and Dixon line w"ao made under unfavorable woather condltlono, tho first throe days, It wus a groat suocess in every way possible Tho mon from Nlttany re presented the cream of Ponn Stato's track squad and not ono failed to aid niutoi lolly In rolling up tho points which rouulteit In tho two victories Tho enteruiliinunt offered to tho Slate College loam by tho Ineiltutlona visit ed was most cordial and fow dlfiicultles were encountered in making tho trip u memorable one The expedition of fered Conch ' Bill" Martin's protege* their first opportunity of showing thorn solve* off on the outdoor Meld this year nnd (heir suet-os* augur* well for u groat season Owing to injuries iscemly received In practice. Damming was unublo to cider tho moots. Thu fleet Junior'* ab sence from tho squad was koonly felt hut tho excolloney with which tho mini: worked who filled hi* placo mndo up for his almenco in these moots Captain Shields and Puiom were high scorors In both meet*, while Way, Cabbage, Grubb and Jones perforated In an ex cellent manner, _ The first meet of the trip was held Wednesday afternoon, April seventh [ with Washington and Lee, and rosult . wl In a victory for Stato by tho ecoro , of G5-C2 Although at no time wn* there any doubt ns to the final out- I come, tho oven is woie strongly con tested and Interesting Thu runners , wore hampered by n strong wind which . blow directly ngnlnst tho final sirntght , away and prevented the races from be ing run in very fast time Despite thl* , handicap, the Penn Stato representa , tlvi* perform (Hi very creditably ngalnflt their southern opponents Parent '2l wn* high scorei in tho meet, winning two first places and tlelng for first place In a- third event, while Larry Shield* '2l. whose rcmarkablo running wn* the feature of tho meet, scored thlrteon points fiom two firsts and a d second •Charlie'' Wav '2l and "Ben" I Oibhftgo '2O also left the field with high I scores, having to their credit ten nnd eight points reupectlvely - Yhginki Tech, btnte's second oppon ent wn* met Fridnv nfternoon, April ninth Hero tho team was treated with true Southern hospitality. Tho moot was hold during the "nastcr Cotillions" nnd the visitors ware mndc tho guests of honor, bolng royally ontortained at the various dancon A largo crowd wit nessed tho meot, which resulted in a second victory for Ponn Slate to tho tune of 73-53 Although tbe margin of points in favor of the State team was larger than in tho Washington and Leo meot, Virginia Toch had a stronger team, which offored more competition to its opponents It Is being coached by H P Mather, who graduated from Ponn Stato In 1911 Ho is romemborod here for his great work as a sprinter nnd broad Jumpor, having held tho I rocord for the latter ovont for a porlod of ono year Every* man on the Stato team holpod in scouring tho victory for his Alma Mator and it Is dlfilouU to alngle out the Individual stars. Par ent ’2l was again high scorer, winning eleven points Shields followed with tw*o firsts After easily out-running tho undofoated Southorn Inter-Collcg late Champion In the two mllo race, be won the half-mllo In tw*o minutes. Shields’ showing In both meet* Is tho chief topic of comment In sporting cir cles In that scctln*! of tho country at the present time. lih upoctacutar run ning receiving unanimous npplauso. Another feature of the meet was the work of A. \V Junes '2O, who won both the 100 and 220-ynrd dußho* Com mendation L* also due to Way '2l and Ritt* '22 for tin Ir share lit the victory America to Present Memorial to France Late hi IDI7, It wa* announced in the prana that a comnilttoi* .if ropn aenta tlvn American citizen* hid dedlcaiod themselves to the plan of by public subscription, sufficient funds to erect on tho site of the flrut biul» of the Marne, a colossal statue In rom incmoratlon of tlio vlrtory of the Flench forces there* In 102-t Tho statue I* to bo tho work nf the distinguished American sculptor, Frederick MucMon uio*. ami will constitute the embodi ment of tkn feeling which all Ameri cans have foi Franco and which lie 1* especially well i, ted to inlet prat In 1886, when wa worn colohrntlng the annlvernary of our nntlonal Inde pendence a Klft came to thl* country from tho people of France, n statuo of “Liberty Enlightening the World”, a gift participated In by rich and poor, young nnd old and It I* doitlrod that this gift shall also he fiom all tho people. No Inrgo contributions aro nak ed but n number of bmall one*, cents, nickels, dlnn-s and quat tore. Professor Blton D Walker, Room 200 Engineering A. will receive during thu week ending April 17th nuch contribu tions as anvone may wish to make Collections will also he mode at the two morning moss meetings ETA KIPP A XU ELECTIONS J ST, Marlin ‘2O J. C Balnluiugh ‘2l D. A. Campbell '2l 11. W Dudley '2l J V Tyumen *2l R. B. Lutta '2l W. O Shultz *2l M. T. ’Wetzel '2l LOCAL Y. M. C. A. TO LAUNCH BIG MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN College Organization Plans Week-end Drive For Members And Additional Financial Aid NOVEL INDICATOR TO ANNOUNCE PROGRESS PLAYERS OFFER CLEVER COMEDY Voting Penn State Organization To Present Amusing Fare© In Auditorium Suturday The Penn State Players will present. In thu Auditorium, on Friday evening, Oscm Wlblu's entertaining comedy of English society life, 'Thu Importuned of Bring earnest". This will be thu second nppuurancu of the Players dur ing the present year and will murk another achievement In the drumutic ictlvltle* of Penn State Special caro has boon taken in select- ing tho play In order to sccuro one that will appeal to a Penn Stato aud ience "Tho Importance of Being Earn est" I* a three act farce and I* some time* called "A Trivial Comedy for Serious Poople" Ay a farce It Is ono of tho best ever written, Is cleverly constructed, nnd delightfully amusing. Oscar Wilde was an English author nnd thorough playwright whose dra matic nnd literary ability made him highly popular In America. The farce which tho Players will present Is full of clever dialogue, puns, nnd epigrams which pleasingly fit Into tho action of the play D ell Balanced Cant The players appearing thl* per formance havo been rchcaslu& regularly for tho pool two-months and have been fortunate In securing Mr. Arthur C Cioutlngh as conch Mr Clootlngb, who has had considerable cxporioncc In coaching, has boon able, with tbe aid of Mr David D Mason, assistant coach, to mnkc tho cast absolutely porfect A dross rehearsal to which special guests wero Invited, was hold on Tues day evonlng and all who attended ox pressed their delight In tho performance, Tho story Is that of two young Eng lishmen. Algoron Moncrioff and John Worthing, M. P, who. In order to havo an excuso for going to London when ever thoy deem It advisable, have In vented two Imaginary poreons Mon crleff has Invented a very door friend and Worthing has invented a very door Ibrothor named Earnest Raymond G Adams '2l play* tho part of Moncrioff with exceptional ability, and Hugh Q. Miller '22 acts the part of Worthing In nn easy and unassuming attl tuilo. Moncrioff possesses on aunt by tho nnmo of Gwendolen Fairfax. Xath orlno Hamilton '23 glvos an excellent In tcrprouvUoon of tho former and Mary Cruley '22 acte tho part of Gwendolen. Worthing falls In love with Gwendolen who thinks that his first name is Earn est Instead of John. Lady Bracknell breaks off the engagement between John and Gwendolen becauee he lo un able to glvs an account of his parents. Mr Worthing Is tho gu&nllan of a cor tain Cv-rily Cardow who le receiving her education undor the Instruction of a young lady by tho name of Miss Prism Mllilrad Manclll '23 takes the port of the former and Mary E. Muraford '23 tal i*h tlm part of the latter Air. Worth ing decides to givo up hi* plans of having a younger brother by the nemo Earnest and announces that Earnest lino died only to find however that Mr Moncrioff has como to pay him a vtalt In tho gulso of that youngor brother, Earnest. Moncrioff succumbo to *tho churms of Coolly, but when Gwendolen uppoar& on tho econo there Is a general mlx-up over tho name of Earnest. Of tours* everything turn* out all right L F. Rothrock 21 makes an oxcollent minister. Francis D Hoyt *2l and Wil liam C Shultz *2l tako the port of but ter and manservant rospectlvoly. In addition to tho play, John L. Wile- Molt *2i win give an organ rocltal at eight o’clock. Tho play will mart at (•Isht-fifteen promptly. WOOSTER TECH PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS LOCAL A- S. M. E. An Important meeting of tho student branch of tho A S M. E. Socloty will bo held (hi* Friday evening at seven o'clock In room 200. Engineering D, when Dr. Ira N. Hollis, Chairman of tho A. S. M. E Committee on Rela tion* with college*, will bo present to address tho society*. Tho meeting will bo open to anyone Interested and an especially largo turnout of rreshmen nnd Sophomoto Mechanical Engineers Ir desired Dr llolll* Is president of Worceater Polytechnic Institute at Worcester, Mas*, and past picsldont of tho Ameri can Socloty of Mochanical Engineers, and In In closo touch .with tho tech nical students not only through his activity in tho society, but also through his school work Ho hits a flno dim* sago to give to the engineering students nt Penn Stato nnd It I* hoped that an many attend a* can possibly do no An Informal reception will follow Dr. Hollis' tqlk, with refreshments and smokos, nnd a pleasing time 1* assur ed. Dr. Hollis will also spook to the students of tho school of Engineering on Friday afternoon at 4*30 o'clock In room 200, Engineering D, Who Would’nt Like To Make A Double, Triple And Homer All In One Gome? PRICE FIVE CENTS TMth tlis slogan of "Join and Civs'* Penn State's Y. M C A will start a campaign this week-end for moniker* and contributions Tho drive is to start on Friday and continue through Satur day and within that period It 1* hoped that many now member* can bo added to the already large numbor who have Joined Tho sum of six thousind dol lars is aldo nought by tho workers In the tanipuign, this amount of money being uocoNHury for tbe local and for eign missionary work which tho organi zation has umkrtaken Worker* Well Orgunlxcd Tho committee In charge of tho af fair, headed by A E. Kincaid '2l, have worked out un organization that is eagerly awaiting the starting slgnnl for the offensive to be given Thu town has boon divided Into twenty-six units nnd U has been planned that tlio stu dents of tho even division* be matched against thoso who reside In tho odd ones Colors for iht raspictivo sides have boon chosen and stnnll red and blue buttons will dlmlngulHli on which aide of tho drive tho student ha* been placed, thl* bring determined by tbo diairlct he 1* living in Another feature of the cimpilgn will bo tho method of announcing the pro gree* bolng made on the different sides A large sign in the shape of a baseball diamond with bleachers on the side* I* to ho elected on tho Armory and the results are to ho tabulated In true baseball style One dot in the bleuchet* of a side will menn that tho side linn secured ten members to Its credit and each run mndo by the team represent ing Uio sldo indicates tlm that .dd.i has ac*curp(l pledges to tho amount of five hundred dollars It has also beon decided by tho com mittee to hold a houso-to-houno can vass on Friday and Saturday night* In order that no students bo overlooked On Saturday night a station at tho Co op will be opened for tho purpose of securing now membors, nnd nil student* who havo not beon neon by tho wor ker* nro urged to go there Rendered Many Service* Tho work of tho Y M C A. in th* past has boon truly magnificent, not w'lthatanding the fact that during th* last year Its uorvlcc* havo been greatly curtailed by the bad effect* of the B A T. C of wnr times At tho begin ning of tho present college year there was no president, no membership, no cabinet, and no faculty advisory' com mittee with which to carry out tbe usual program An organization, how ever, was quickly completed and W J Kitchen *2O wn* chosen as president to servo out nn untxplrod term caused by his entering tho sirvice with this organization, the usual program of tha year ha* beon carried through In the fall twcnty-flvo hundred handbook* wero diotrlbuted free of charge Room lists were furnished, baggage was cho cked, In fact everything posalblo wa* dono to lighten tho burdens of the In coming doss An Information tent wa* maintained near the cotlcgo entrance and ovonlng socials were hold for Frcshmon During the year, speaker* of national reputation, free moving picture shows, mixed socials, the magazine* and news papers on file In tho "Y” hut. nnd nn active employ ment bureau have ren dered varying degree of service Thlr ty-slx people wero aided in attending the Student Volunteer Convention at Dos Moines, lowa, and It was through the agency of the Y M C A. that sixty-four studonts wero persuaded to go to a similar gathering nt Juniata. In ovory way tho "Y” hoe attempted to render a real service to Penn State and has dono It* share In miking the Bluo and Whito Institution stand for something unique In both tho college nnd tho business worlds ANNUAL ELECTIONS HELD BY MEMBERS OF COLLEGIAN BOARD At tho regular meeting of tin* board of the COLLEGIAN list Wednesday evening In Old Main, tho annual elec tion nf member* of the new ntaff was held, after which the new staff took charge of tho paper Tho elections wero a* follows* Editor, F ll Louach nor '2l, Assistant Edltoi. II 3 Davis '2l: Senior AHaoclate Editors, IL M Sltcffcr *2l and W. D Lclnbnch '2l, Junior Associate Editors, G H Lyle, Jr, *22, A G. Pratt '22. J IV Selovei '22. Business Manager, R L Parker *2l: Advertising Manager, Fred Hazelwood '2l: Circulation Munnger, A R Ba turin '2l, Assistant Business Managers, \\ E. Perry '22. 11. R, Wcrkhelucr '22, and E. 9 Yocum 'J2 All rreshmen who had been trying out for tho editor ial staff wore retnlned n* reporters nnd will continue competition until Juno HOOVER BOOSTER MEETING TO RE HELD MONDAY NIGIIT Following tho example of tho othoi loading colleges In the country, Penn State will orgnnizo a Hoover Club next Monday nt 7 DO p m hi 2G L. A Tito club will bo composed of faculty members and students Interested In the nomination of Mr, Hoover ns Republi can candidate for tho Presidency A sorlos of short nnoppy four-mlnuto talks havo boon arranged und a largo rtu dent and faculty delegation Is expected.
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