Complimentary Issue_To All Friends of Penn State VOL. XVI. No. I SECRETARY OF WAR TO ADDRESS STUDENT BODY Hon, Newton D. Baker to Speak on “Physical Value of Military Training” at Opening Mass Meeting CADET COMPANIES TO ACT AS PARTY ESCORT When the Pennsylvania State Col lege holds Ua opening exercises on Wednesday morning, September fif teenth, for tho sixty-sixth tlmo, stu dents, faculty and vlsltora will hnvo tho raro plcosuro of hearing an ud dreas from a nationally known figure. Arrangements have boon completed by Dr. G. D. Sparks, until June, 1020,, the President of this collgo, whoroby tho Secretary of War of tho United States, Honorablo Nftwton D. Baker, will bo. present. Tho Secretary comes hero to outllno tho military policy to bo fol lowed during tho year by nil land grant colleges Ills message on that day will tie sent to overy state college In the country Secretary Baker will be accompanied by Honorable Vunce C. McCormick, of Harrisburg, a member of tho Board of Trustees of this college. Tho party will drlvn from Lewistown and will bo met at tho.city limits by tho cadet military bnnd, under, tho direction of Bandmaster W. O. Thompson, and by one or more volunteer companies of tho endot rcglmont. Tho Secretary will thon bo escorted to the Auditorium, whoro lie will speak on “Physical Val ue of Military Training", Tho'nddross will be übout eleven o'clock Wednes day morning and will bo a big fcaturo of tho annual opening*exercises of tho college. Ho will return to Washington Immediately after taking lunch at tho President's houoo. , Secretary Baker's visit wilt ’bo tho second within u fortnight of a member of tho President's cabinet at Stnto Col* logo A week ago last Friday Honor* able Wm, B. Wilson, United States Secretary of Labor came to" Btato Col „ U-ge with Honorablo J..L, Bpanglor of aJoliotonto, and wan shown about tho /College by Or' Sparks, It is*not often ‘that StateJ3oUogenr- Ing with him the estoem nnd confi dence of his muny friends, associates, and pupils. PENN STATE MEN ATTEND SILVER BAY CONFERENCE Eight Hundred College Students Enjoy Memorable Stay at Lake George Resort. Seventeen students, accompanied hy Frank I Olmstend, tho college Y M C. A. t secretary, constituted the Ponn Stale delegation to the Sliver Bay Conference, held nt Silver Bay, Now York, from June twenty-third to July fourth Bight hundred students re presenting many colleges nnd univer sities met at tho plcturosquo Lako George resort to enjoy a two weeks' outing nnd nt the same time learn and and discuss tho great religious ques tions which aro confronting America nnd tho world today Tho largest de legation of students from one Institu tion wns the gioup of sixty-five re presenting Harvard Unlveislty. Ynlo sent about sixty men nnd Cornell Uni verify about fifty -five nnd smaller .groups were numerous. Tho confer ence wns a memorablo one. A large number of speakers were present who brought to tholr hearers all sides of tho most perplexing spiritual prob lems of the dny nnd prosonted them from all points of view. Among thoso were Dean Charles R. Brown, of the Ynlo Divinity School; Rov. Honry Sloan Coffin, pastor of the Mndlson Avenue Presbyterian Church, Now Y’ork, nnd Mr. B. T. Colton, Inter nationa) Secretary of tho Y. M. C. A. One of tho most prominent mon at the conference was Frank Buchmnn, who will bo remembered as tho former ”Y" secretary nt Ponn Stato Tho social sldo of tho conforoncc was not least among tho many feat ures of it. All tho pleasures of a smnller camp wero enjoyed and there was a lemarkablu spirit of good fel lowship and friendly rivalry. Ono of tho moßt Interesting occasions for tho Ponn 'Stato delegation was Its baso ball game ngnlnst members of tho Cor nell group Tho Ithncans hnd a dif ficult tlmo winning tho contost, by the scoro of G-4. Tho conference ns a wholo was such a success and such a sourco of in spiration to those who attended that It Is tho Intention of tho Ponn Stato Y. M, C. A. officials to tnko at least fifty delegates from this collego to next year’s conference if it Is In any way possible. NO SUCCESSOR CHOSEN TO FILL DR. SPARKS’ POST 2-'»llovvlhg the u-thinu-ni of Dr nduin i: Sparks from the aethe duties of tho nltli-e of pri-sldi-nt of thu Pennsylvania Stnte Col lege, the Doaia of Titisti-cs sel ected an administration eom mltteo to partial!) earn on tlx •work connected with that olllce This committee while but a tem porary - arrani trnent.. ponding tho choice of r sueccHsor to Dr. -Sparks, consists of Duin R. L Watts of tho School of Agrlcul ture, Dean R. h Suckctt of the School of DnalncerliiK nml Mi R H. Smith, Compirouucr of the college. and conduct!} the admin istration and di-uill woik while special executki- matters are In the hands of the executive com mittee of the Pojird of Tiustus As vet no probable successor to Penn State's beb ved "Prexj" Inis been named l'-e lommlttcc np- pointed from th* Boaid of Trust ees which shall nominate to tho ( boaid tho name of a ptobable Huecessor, conslfs of Hon II YV. Mitchell, prcsbknt of the Ho ml rof Trustees, lion Vance C. Mi- Cmmick and Ml. J F. Shields CITIZENS UNITE IN COMMERCE BODY Plan Civic .and Commercial Changes—Students Represent ative To'Be Cnosen Later. State College oitlA-nn made n gicnt hUP forward whou they laid the foun dation for a bigger nmt bettor town : unit community n.U college In the Hlmjio of a Chamlw of Commerce An oignnlsatlon mooting wan laid on Auguat thirty-flint nnd a huge en tluiHluHtlc nasomblm o gathered to fur- i thcr the project It has long been felt Hint hucli a bod> W’im necommr> to fm ward the public intomda of the town, commercial nnd olvlc, both of w lilch have boon much * * of talking nbout them mid Rtato I)li;hi>i piano nny of thin country 1 )' was elected fo!1< consists of tv. o.' the town, twg WT . tor to bo cliokoi making u totpl the work of tlio body. At the o-Rimizatinn mooting. Bur gess J. Xj Holmes called the assemblage to ordet Then followul a ropoit of the nißunb-itlon commlttoo by Dr. Wm Pioiir muJ a reading of the Constltu tioriH iiikl By-I tws by Mnjnr 13 II Luldeior. Scerotniy Di. Ficm gave a piogrnm of projwsed activities and Dr H. 12. Sparks spoke on the work Indng done by the* State Chambei of Commerce Following the nomination for members on tlio hoard of directors, the elections lesutted in tlio choice of U If Smith and Dr C W Stoddard ns college representatives and T B Hcberllng and Itu\ D. QllUiand ns town representatives The student re present itive is yet to be chosen The meeting closed after a talk on the In tel est which the alumni of the college would Imo In the new commerce body. In* J T Rogers, of Pittsburgh A largo program of activities has been outlined bj tlio chamber of com mon e which they intend to cope with and use tin'll Influence upon to carry nut Most Important of theso is their Intention to enlarge the housing fa clUtien of tho town The last few yeais have ndoiiuatoly demonstrated that the college must continue to turn awa% prospective students unless some means of accomodations for these stu dents is mule icrtala. The fulfillment of such a pi in would immediately place State College very nenr tho fore of the largest colleges In the country. Further the chamber plans liottoi fire protection with plans covering equip ment md maintenance' Third, they ndxnrnte a cleaner town The commerce hndv also plans fos torlnsr better community and student relationship Tho colloro and town shall be an one Students shall enmo to tealire the Imparlance of the towns people to the cnltcKo and \!co viusa. They fuithcr plan to aid In tho estab lishment of n public library, a play ground. and swimming pool facllltlcfl. to encourago fnrmer'H attractions; to Improve marketing facilities; to se cure summer business bj advertising Sttite College ns nn Ideal summer re sort. to attract conventions, especial!) for tho summer months; to push bet ter transpot tatlon and i post office fa cilities and to promoto civic pride. STUDENTS and ALUIV9NI FILL THIS OUT AND RETURN A T ONCE Business Manager, PENN STATE COLLEGIAN, Stnte College, Pcnnn. Enclosed find $2.75, for winch send the PENN STATE COLLEGIAN for the college year 1020-1921 to Note: After October 15, 1920, subscription price will be $3. (ttnltagtan. NEW COMMANDANT OF CADETS ARRIVES Lt. Col. G. B. Comly Appointed to Succeed Major Savage Who Has Been Transferred. The Dt-pui imenl* of Military fadenc-e -ami Tnc-lics at Penn Slate commences the new ucndt.mii. )uu with several lr»|>o!iui)l ehuiibes of pcisoimu), In cluding the Lruiisfc-runcc of Majoi Clmik-s VV Snvnfeo, tunnel Commund titid of Cadets, to unother line of Uut> c-lstwheic, and the apiwlniineiu of Dicuintunt-Loluiiel Geuibe- D. Coml) us in_n Cuiimuind.ini ol C idols and captain Gc-oit,c G 1 c-dlgui as his as sistant. In addition to these new of ulus, Majoi M D Well), who wan Mlationed late last )eur will continue his duties ul this college. With this enlarged suuf the Penn Suite Cadet Cot pH pt utilises to inaliiUiln duting the .utning ) viu Its loitnei sUuidurds of eilleieiic). Idcuieminl-Coloncl Coml), the- new Goxinmiidunl of Cade-ls, Is a cuvnli) Slates Itcgulni •llleei In Ihe United .•ini), uml most otj tils Hie- has been along tuilllii) lines. lie giuduntcd Hum West Point in 11)00 ami one )eur lulu commenced seiv-lee with the sth cuvini) in thu PliillipliaH In IUOJ he was recalled to West Point as un lusutietui, whuie he lenmined until ltiUi, when hu again letamed to the e'lilhtphies, this time un ollicei with the* .Id Cuvuliy i'rom 101 J to 11)10 he wus with ihe 7th Cuvali), after vvlile.li au icturucd to tills counir) At the outbieak of thu win with German), he win stationed ul W usliinglon, D C, as i aieinbei of the PieslUenls peiaoiiul HI.UI ami was also a inunbei of the vajuti.it Genual of the Amcrlu.il uni) Muntl) iiitei the commencement ut Hie win, he vvini oVeiMUis on active \vheie he hud u vailed and Intel sling taieei i-oi some time hu was me udjutunt of the Third Cetrps, ami u siudeiil ollle-ei insuuetor at the Genu ul built Colk-u of lliu .V. U I-' Since Ills leium from overseas in Jul) mill, he has been on dut) with ihe Jd Cav all), stationed ut l-'oid Uthan Allen, \ u mont Aftu uuch u career, in uliich ho hna yniiud eMiuoidluurj cxi>oiluiiu> uu a us a mllluirj leader, l Coliui (.iiintH to lUiilltlcd to dll eel the .'udcl Coijih One of i ho la Intending to abllidiinunt of a civ jmrt of the io iollcbc. Tlila jilnn .e vor> attruLtlvo to }|U ulTj; “or” deSTl'tr'TO" r«vmen Such u unit O. T C. alioulil in tiutc iiccuiia u fvuiuic uf ihu mllluij uuiK captain licoibc L. 1-c-blgci, who 1m appointed hc-to to assist in the- mllllatj piotnnm, 1h ulho un mm> man ol loiik MiaadliiK. ile attomlul the Unlvcislt.v ■if Washington from 11)10 to 1012, wlu.n la.* enlisted In thu .list liifiiati.v In 101 G ho sowed os a scigcnni-insiruci oi In ihu National Uumd'Uf Pvnns}l vni.m at WHkc-s Baric 11c was com ailn.iuiicil in 191 G In llio lilt Intanlr} ,1l sowed overseas with the Uh In iunti}, MlUi Division ami slncu Ills iciuni lian been with thu samu unit at Camp (Joidon, Atlanta, Gcoigia It urn) ho of Intelchl to nolo thill Majoi bavage. who was Cumnmiidinl or CailelH duiing thu ieiu Just p isne-d. him bull liuiiMi'ciieil to llu. JOtli In luuti>, now stationed at C imp Devons, .Massachusetts tie piovcd himself to bo 11 valuable ausel to I’ciin Stale's mllltat} utgunlzulluu while he sewed at this fiistitutloii, and umiei his umi nmiiil, the Cadet Cuips u-idled a high p] me of cllltlenc} W. V. A (UMMHTIMi TiniPOItAUiU CAI llTillll.V In oidvt to itllc-vc- the unsettled con- (I) dltlons in the mittei uf hoarding houses t}l attending the Ihsl Week of college, the , y I'etin Statu \ W C A Is 'conducting a lunpoi 11} uiieUiln in a large tent j n hack of uhl Main Until AN eednesdav s , noon food will be suved fiom nine In the 1110111I11K to six In the afternoon The cuflerla Is open to all students, and Is hclpnlg greatly In solving the food problem. MlTlCi: SOIMIOMOItKSI Membeis of Sopliomoio Cadet Batnl 11011 who will \oluiileei to hu mcnibi'is of a Gumd of Honor to escort Sect clary of Win Uakci to the opening c'\oi elses at the Audltoilutn, Wednesday morning, me ioi|Uested to ho present at the Armoty at ninc-lhlrt} In full uni* form. This is a special opportune for the cadets and Inasmuch as It will mean much fm the college* It Is to he Imped that the Sophomores will do themselves proud !>y being out in full foi ce. PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR GREAT FOOTBALL SEASON Seven Veterans of Last Year’s Team and Twelve “S” Men Form Brilliant Nucleus for Varsity Eleven INTENSIVE TRAINING PERIOD BEGINS EARLY l’i nn Slate's 1920 foothill season act aw i> to a rapid stall whin twelve w« 11 us of the jarslt} -s' and seven vituans of last }ous eh implnnship eleven Ineludtd in a s nun started ti lining foi what Is eNpcitid to he nnothei great vein foi the Ceiitie Count} institution J'he men began repotting nt the end of last month and ft am then on addi tional candidates hive g-adu Ulv swell id the ranks With Couch Bezdtk and assistant coaches Harlow. Dei man and, .Mai tin on hand to care for tho numer ous candidates, the men have been le-j celving 1 stionunus Ivin ofe.ulv tinin-j lug which has |>ut them In wonderful I condition The schedule this ye ir is | one of the haidest which an eleven has 1 ■*vei Inin i tl on to face and.Ulo uii'ii an- 1 ■ iiifc Hie kind of work wlikh will iii ike them lit to eairy it thinugh to tin mintci gloi} of Penn "tntc Tin effict on the nun has bce*n mi} mirked. In that when the ilrst test e-inie In the fmm of a si 1 hmniißi >ut 11 ve dues aftei pi ictlce had begun, thov showed the gie it amount of stamina the\ had atiuined In so short 1 lime Of last si isoiis’s chuniplnnshlp team, there 1 emuhiH in the huklkld fenoll, NNa>. Kllllngci, I! dues and AN llllams. I'town 1 steillng teamnute linn dsn returned and will he looked on to perfotm tin sune ste id tvpood work vhlch eluu iete-1 l/e-d Ids phi} lAqracar. Hilms and Wllllam-a who weie out last si Ison due to Injutics have been u-ifnimlng well dmln i.the just week, the foi me 1 alternating wltli Witj at a halfback po-dtlnn 1 nun these men can be built a lmi ktleld which will bu splendldl} tulnneed in weight and 1 n-t. H-I- line C.n.t-Jn IR-m n»< k auc'li. Hills, Ikiet and fliltllths nf lasi \eiis s.jiaid have been potfoimlng well and tlie-n men will foim a won del fill nucleus n>r nnothei ch iinpion ship ile v«n In addition the- letnin to fold of I’uil Crimes st.u end of PUS i-.un has helpul tn tiet lullv Idling the- vaianev left hv Penn le s «t a All-Anierltan tapt ilti of vein This position, howovet has n both iimte stul hv lom s. McCol 1. hmo'insl.e. Livlnsiin and otluis foi met two In ing at pic-«enl on the lied list Among the- m-wii t uidl is me Spangler ,a sturdv guild, oidH well foi a birth, Shuslei. captain of last vein's }e-nllnr te tin. l-ianlt I less. McMahon. Light net, Mad lit} re-. Rodlilgi r, Ik deilk lllUToid. Ttltne-r. I'ul.s, Knubh, Huns Lvnn. Hoppcn iitull l'aisons. Itoedei. Tavloi, Rhinc hnl, Parent and Mmiav Mail} of llu se nun weie mcmbi-is of last }car's e n Hill' etew ij i lid me c-xpiiUd til show up hctlci is tin v biennia mole it i uslonn d to Coach He/uh-k's st}le- of 'flic Conchci (dui-liiiik' SUIT thin mii the e JIH il \\ IH 1 IHt NIMKOII Ik composed i'll t\hi> timliiKtunil mi'ii mill foot uml tin 014,11 thesi aaenelos It Ik itid Hut a Momhifiil ilcven Mill unit Couh H. „di |< will li.im ini hlm some nun Mho h.iu l tecelwd hontllls of one mid t\VII KeIKOIIK of ilfiK ind tlit.ii ktinululuo of tho I uni Ikh' mithoilH Mill Ktand tin m :<>ik] Kti.id In lluko 1-e’dck Penn, li ik n mm Mho Kt twin head mid ildiiK dime' nil conches in this j iln Ills Mink of the t>i t tun k IniK d< miMiKlrated thin fuel to me Wlmt lie did Mitli the moon- 1 kind of nmterlnl dm inn uni times Mhnt lilh iimditfliK l'eifoiimd hiHl on Ik knimn to uli and It Ik tlnounli l UK well an Hie ileitn cut methmlH mplo\K in trai'diik" lilh men thin li ik min the highest esteem mid lilt nee of nil \ lio know him In AHHlHtnnt Couch limlnw, one of the uieuti'Kl tinkles M’lio even More l the Illtte and Willie and a number of the i linmiilonsliltiH iiumx of l ear's M’urlliiK imch Ileiman miik a stai <(U ii tei hue k in hiM collene di>M and Ik u meat fattoi In adJUKtliiK Imekiield dlllieultles In "UIH" Mm tin, Htar men toi of mnneimiH Pi mi State l victorious tract teams Is another of the asHlHlmit eoaclicH, a man u'ho thorouKhlj tin* deistamlH the wot It of tralniiiK men mil Mho couched the Freshman foot ball team of three HeitKoiiH iujo, one Mhlili Mint throtiKh Its entire Henson without w kluklu defeat. Penn Stale Ik Loitalnb not laekltiK in «ood toachoH, men Mini showed their ability last >enr, and Mho have been and Mill he meal fmloin In the temmkidile eleveiiH to lelireKint tho Alma Mater. The hdieilulo With the completion C( the 1920 Miron schedule, the Dluo it ml White hlotos will have passed tluoutfh a out KrllllitK pet loti. Tito season op ih at hotne on September twcnt)- ■th with Muhlenberg ns the varsity's nionentH. The following Saturday the Gettysburg Collegians will be mot The COLLEGIAN is YOUR Official Neuspnper; Subscribe! PRICE FIVE CENTS 11*20 I OOTtlAl.l, M'lll.lMJLi: Sv-pi 2r.th MuhlonlMiK At Male Collide Ot t 2ml Gittvsburj; At Suite Colli kc Oct. otlt l)iitmmah (Alumni lloim-ComltiK' l)ij) At State Colltue Viii ill CuoliniL At Stall Colli ke Oitnhei 2'm! Leh man Valltj At built Coll. i,e At Phllmklplda NoVimbii l.th Xebi.iHkn State (i’t mis) Ivan! i Di\) At St tie Culkke -Nov* I till Lehigh •At hauth I.iihkliem Nov emht i 2f»lh L T niv of Pitt At J’ltlshuikh (TlianUtk'hliiK) an New lb ner I kill. These two kMiiiM mi to la umsldciid of a \or> mild n ituu it Ltimtlth i.itian of tilt fiet that tin follow Ink contest ,oit October ninth. Home Coinliik' J>i) foi the Al umni, will b< with a team which has •ilu.ijs been a tillllcuii one foi Itlui* ami Whltu tc tins to battle with Uaitmouth Colli k'e Is schudultd fur that ilali and It Is the meat hope of I'cim btate t minis! ists that at this time the hit; giecn teitn will flu,ill) go down hijkftal .D irtiAmilli has heen met at t mluivrr.-.-i t- ii. r V«i- tOr-p/iMC~tWo-S« "T- - sons inti eicli thm tin Iltue ami White his been foitid to bow ill tit ft- it onlj tflu giving theii opponintx the hard* ist bulk ol the \e it This g im.< will be of git it lmpnitumo to both tennis, and Is vagirlj await, d for Its com* Itu; so i it h in the s. isou will m dte It in addliinai utti'aillon to vNilors and .ijutllj so to pious Tin following t-.k-.nd l.eb mini Valle) Cohere will b. met oil Sew lli on foi tin list Il.niii idiJtisl be foie tin imasloli to (Juihu Ut> on Iktobei thirtieth The lied fid I4m nwnlts this mutest with anlieip ition to wlpi out the stint; of hot t- n to nothing ikHat of ! ist Jeai. while the Him urn! Whlu Is lonildettt of hei ul HU) to tepint On l'etms)lvnnl.i 110. the mini tlon will he the Unl vusllv ol Nihi.islfi le tdet s of the Mis soiul V ilkv Coof.ieiu. lust tell iml tile imntast team in the middle west This cutest will hi om wltosi pionil nein i In tin ntok«|{!ii win Id Is not to Is i.|Uil< d as a mi U Interncilon il I, mu. if not the gii.itosl Itself The minu.il emit, st with lahlkh wltl fol low oil Nov.mbel tllll lei util it South i'ethlehem mid tin lb own and White Is e.pi i Ini to put lip mu of the itioukist llklils of the >< ir The si is "ii iiuus to u close with the mnu il Juilov do i nntest with the Unhersitv of I’itlxhuikh at I'lUabuigh Last \< u Iluuo IJe/edik mill Ills gi bill on dil i mhis so upsi t the dope at Pm his I h hi ns ( to line n otnoin foi doubt as to the best tum in the east Tills " a tin 'simo lesult is anlkipited ' LOCAL BANK TO CHARGE STUDENT SERVICE FEE Ch.mge Caused by Loss in Hand* liny; Student Accounts—ls Log ical Business Proposition. At a muting of the turn! business nun held last Wishumlo in the dl ii t tin's loom of the I list National I'nnk. Mr 'D K Hupp, insider of the hunk nmiouncoil that the hmk would tills >iii ill one inch student depos- Itm one ilullm ns u fi i to cover the expense of keeping his nceouiil and also a fie of tweatj-five emits foi a pass hook und cheek hook In addi tion. e\t hniik’o would he chntgui on nil out-nf-town i-luiks i islied at the bank evept wluu pieseiited b> a de posltoi He explained to tin* nssem blmce wbat the hank's altitude was in ti'kaid to handling such accounts und "111 IL was uimblo to coutlnuo tho sumo methods in the future Mi Knpp explained that student m imints were i.mh profitable to tho hunk in that a laike enough balunt. was never nil hand to make possible the hank placing these mimics on In vestment, and llmt in tin grout tnajo- Alts of cases the) meant a loss Ik cause of the expense of hnndllng them (Continued on third p.igo) TO A I.!. M.W STUHUNTS. The M. CA. Campus Reception to new students will ho held Kilday even ing at seven o'clock Heir tho Glee Cliih, the College Until, and spoukeis Uefieshments will hu served Rumom hur tho Uatu!