Don’t Forget To Remind . The “Old'Boys” Of " October Ninth VOL. XVI. No. 3 PREPARATIONS UNDER WAY FOR ALUMNI HOME-COMDU Many Expected To Return For Great Gathering-Planned On October Ninth ALUMNI PARADE AND SMOKER TO FEATURE Plana for tho Alumni Homocoming, which woro discussed last' yoar, havo almost reached'-tho limit of their do . volopment and on' tho ninth of Oc tober Ponn Stato will observo tho first occasion of Us kind, on a day spool flcally sot soldo for tho alumni and at a Umo whoa no otbor social activities as dances and houso par ties will bo held to turn tho thoughts of tho students from showing tho “old men" a real tlmo. From all accounts and judging from'' - tho number who have’’ already slgnlfiod their Intention of returning at that tlmo, tho coming, rally of graduates and former atu donts will; be the largest that has over occurred In tho history of tho' college. It will bo distinct from all other alum ni gatherings in os much as all tho offorts of the college authorities and students will bo bontorod In nji attempt to make this ovont ono of tho things novor to bo forgotten by tfte “Old Grads” ind one which will attract them from all parts of the country. Friday night, October will bo tho oponlng nlght'*and‘ r ondoavora will be turned toward malting tho visitors fool at homo at this tlmo. Opon houso will' bo obsorvod by all fraternities and clubs as well as Tho Unlvorslty Club, to which places all tho alumni and for mer students together with any frlonds whom they may chooso to bring will bo welcomo. Tho Now Yorlc Symphony /concert" wilt "bo an addod attraction * that ovonlng and It Is counted upon to "» draw a largo crowd to tbo Audltor \ lum. After tho concort a staokor will bo bold at tho University Club.' . Ne.lo Miss Olivo Kllno, noted concert and operatic star. Miss Kllno |.ls-ono>of-tho foremost-'younp sopranos of Antorlca, with a volco of golden promise and beauty. Sho has appear ed in all tho large cltlos of tho country and* It was only after much negotia tions that her services wero secured for this affair by Director Robinson. Glee Club Trips As Is tho usual custom, tho Gloo Club will make sovcral trips throughout the soason, tho first of, those being to Pittsburgh during tho Thanksgiving vacation whon U is expected that the men will add to tho honors already won on foim«r> tours to'tho Smoky City. New* York City will bo visited in tho spring whero tho club will com pete with many of the leading oastorn universities and colleges In tho Inter collcglato Glco Club Contest that Is to bo held this year In tho Carnegie Music Hall of that city. This Is the first tlmo since tho beginning of tho recent war that Penn Stato has been given tho opportunity of entering such u moot, having only recently been elect ed to membership In tho corporation which Is fostering tho idea of rivalry batwoonigloo clubs. Tho final number of the Reason will bo at commencement time next Juno This concert Is considered as ono of the high lights of tho week's festivi ties and Inasmuch as thoro Is always an extra largo crowd on hand to wit ness tho affair, a program of addod excelloiiLu will be featured. RECEPTION HELD FOR NEW WOMEN STUDENTS Now women students aro beginning to feel acquainted with their associ ates at Ponn Stato, as a result of tho ’ Y W. C. A. reception Wednesday afternoon and tho Womon's Student Government Association garden party Thursday ovonlng, which broko down that barrier of strangeness. Members of tho Association of Collcglato Alum nao and Ponn Stato Alumnao residing In town havo also shown cordial Inter est In tho now students by Inviting them to tholr homos STAFF OF-ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT ENLARGED In order to fill vacancies and to pro vide for tho increasing demand for tholr courses, tho Department of Ec onomies has added threo now members to tho faculty. This year, a record breaking number of studonts havo el ected courses In Economics and Ac countancy and this Is especially true of tho Agricultural and Engineering : undergraduates. Mr. William E. Butt, who comos from tho University of Kentucky, has been engaged and f-anks as Assistant Prof essor of Economics. Mr. Charles Gauger, of tho Unlvorslty of Pennsyl vania, comes here as Instructor in tho Dopartmont of Economics, Ho takes tho placo of R. G. Ellis who has gono as an Instructor to tho University of Illinois. Mr Roy Bates, from tho Michigan Agricultural and Mechanical Collcgo, Is Instructor In Accountancy Work. Mr. Bates replaces D. V. Mc- Cullough, who has roslgnod. . SOPHOMORES NOTICE. Candidates for tho position of soc ond assistant managers In wrestling should sign tip Immediately in tho Graduato Manager's offico, second floor JESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1920 RULING AFFECTS VOCATIONAL MEN Moro Liberal Provisions Made for Ex-soldiers—Rejected Gases To. Be Reconsidered ; Certain now regulations of the Fed eral Board for Vocational Training havo made it possible for men, not pre viously eligible to Vocational Training under tho Federal Boon) to receive such training. Men who wero refused training may now bo reconsidered Dr J. Bon Hill, of tho Botany De partment lx the Red Cr£su representa tive for IHs section, hai’lng chargo of tho applications for Compensation and Vocational Training Dt*. Hill will be glad to confer at his office with any ox service man having a 'disability, who doslros aid in making application, for either compensation ‘nr Vocational Training. Tho follow Ing'New Federal Board Regulations will, bo of Interest to thoso men. ,< 1 Handicap classifications of major, minor, und negligible aro eliminated, and cases aro now classed as those who have no vocational handicap and are not eligible for Section II Tranling A disabled person who meets tho fol lowing conditions is cllgiblo for Sec tion II Training: „ A. Honorablo discharge since Apill 7. 1017 B„ Ho must havo a .disability thut was Incurred, Increased,'‘or aggravated while a member of military or naval forces, or that Is traceable. In tho opin ion of tho Federal Board; to service in such forces. C. His disability, In the opinion of tho Federal Board, must bo such as to causo him to be In need of vocational rehabilitation to overcome tho handi cap of his disability. , D His physical andlmcntal condi tion must bo such, in the opinion bf tho Federal Board, as to make voca tional rehabilitation foaslblo. 2 Persons started undor Section II will continue to bo kopfc under Section 11, if they contlnuo to profit by train ing, until their employment objective has boon reached and tfeoy havo been successfully placed In such employ ment. , v 3. A man who has Host his dis charge, or who has sent It to some othor Stato or Federal,,o/fico, need not delay his application.’for training but may submit an affidavit on rcdcral Board Form No. 279 Mon who wore \ refused training Jng_ because thclr.«%tohlllUos wero clftssctr-as minor orTTCgiiglDlo”' may, now bo reconsidered, nnd Homo Sot vlcq Sections nro advised to look up tho men whom they know to havo a voca tional handicap, ascertain their pres ent condition, and report tho facts to this offico. Plcaso mark these cases “Reopened Vocational Training Cases" and every effort will bo mado to havo them taken up for a now decision. A man who is unablo to successfully follow his former occupation because of a war Incurred disability and who can submit proof of this by n certifi cate from a competent physician nnd, If possible, a statement from n formor employer, should bo cllgiblo for Section II Training under tho Federal Board. Men whoso disability does not con stitute a vocational handicap but who aro awarded compensation by tho Bur eau of War Risk Insuranco aro cll giblo fot Section 111 Training as before. ATHLETIC PROGRAM FOR WOMEN GREATLY ENLARGED Miss Ruth Stanvvood, Vnssar College 'IC, Sargent School of Physical Educa tion *2O, is instructor In Hygiene nnd Physical Education for the Penn Sluto Women Group sports with student leaders are to feature athletics here under her direction, and this work will begin next week., when tho hockey tenms will be organized Miss Stan vvood plans to introduce track work ns a now feature of women’s sports, with a meet next spilng ns a closing event. Athletics in somo form for every girl at Penn State Is tho aim of tho now director. BULLETIN TUESDAY 7'30 p. m. Wrestling Mass Meeting at Armory 7.30 p m. Student Council Mooting, 11 Liberal Arts. 7 00- B*oo p. m. 1922 Class Dues at Co-op. 7*oo-10 00 p. m, 1923 Class Dues at Co-op. 7.00 p. m Glee Club Trials WEDNESDAY. 8.00 a. m Student Mass Meeting In Auditorium. C. 3- 8.00 p m. Reservations for Y. M C. A. Course at Motzgcr’s. 7*oo-10*00 p. m. 1923 Class Dues at Co-op. 8.00 p. m. Froth Staff Mooting Delta Tnu Delta House. 8 00 p. m. Assistant Song Lcadeis report at auditorium. THURSDAY 6.30- 8.00 p. m. Reservations for Y. M. C. A Courso nt Metzger’s 7*oo- 8:00 p. m. 1021 Class Duos at Co-op. PIUDAY 30- 8.00 p. m HcnorvuUona for Y M C A. Courao at Molzgor’H. .00- B*oo pm 1021 Claim Duck at Co-op. 100-10.00 p. m. 1023 Clmm Duoa at Co-op. 30 p. m. Sophomore und Kicshman candidates for editorial ntnfT of Collegian report nt Collegian olllco. 7'oo p. m. Ro-hub Mooting: at Club Rooms. * SOPHOMORE—FRESHMAN NOTICES Second Assistant Bnslcot Ball\lifonagers sign up nt Graduate Manager's omco not Inter thnn Saturday noon. , Freshman Soccer candldntcn report nt drill fletd dally nt I 00 p. tn. Sophomoro nnd Froahmnn cnndidntCH for Editorial Staff of Penn SUUo COLLEGIAN roport 7:30 o'clock Friday night nt Collegian office. SONG LEADERS NOJTICEI . .. Men from llio threo lower classon rcportWcdnosdny evening 8 00 p, m nt auditorium for assistant eol’ego song lender. REMEMBER—Tho bullotln lu compiled for your convonlenco. Don't fall to submit notices for It oarlyr OPEN PRACTICE ON THURSDAY Band and Cheerleaders (o Lend Student Body at Open Moss Meeting on Old Beaver Field On Thuisdny afternoon supporters of State's football team will he given tho‘first opportunity since last Tuesday of witnessing the Blue and White gridhon warriors in action. Tor a whole week the team has boon holding secret drill hut on Thutsday afternoon Bezdek's protegees will go through scrimmage practice on Old Hcavci Field that In all probabilities will aettuaint those on tho sidelines of the \usi lmpiovcmcnts that the Xlttnny mentor has made since train ing began In earnest a shoit time ago. The prnctico that thu men will go through on Thursday will be the same ns Is being held every e\cning but In other respects U will assume a more gala aspect Major Thompson of the College Band has promised that orga nization for the event und Chew lender Dlankenhlllcr will be on hand to lend the spectators in the various college cheers. On FiJdny uftornoon tho team will go back to secret ptnotice at which time Bezdek will put tho grlddci s through a light signal drill In prepa ration fm the gamo with Muhlenberg lleru on Suturdny nftornoon. Although practice has been staged hcretoforo on Old Beivei Field, the scene of;the last vvuik-out Is scheduled to be held on New Beater In order to acquaint the men with the now lay-out of tho field ANNOUNCEMENT Your schedule caul must he handed In to your Dean or Ad \isor us soon as all Instructors' signatures have been seemed This can nnd should bo dono within a week afto: the opening of College. Any fnltuio on jour part to comply with this reasonable ic qulremont will produce trouble nnd confusion und the results mnj injuro jour Interests as vv»U ns those of the College. Your Dcnn 01 Advisor Is anxious to send these schedule cards to tho Registrar In order that ho may flic them In his office - Tho Rogistrnr needs all these schedules In order thnt he muj promptly prepnro a COMPLETE PRINTED LIST AND CLASSI FICATION OF ALL STUDENTS NOW IN-COLLEGE. You can not nfTord to havo your namo ommlttcd from such a list The foregoing notice applies also to "changing of schedule" cards. (Signed) A II ESPENSKADE Sept 17. 1020 .Registrar. JAZZ SEXTET FEATURES MANDOLIN CLUB PLANS Two separate musical units, the one a Jazz Sextetto composed almost en tirely of twvnjos nnd furnishing music of a lively character and the other a quintette' made up of wooden Instru ments to specialize on melody selec tions, nro thu features of the plan of the Penn State Mandolin Club for tho coming >enr Trips will bo taken bj tho organization again this jenr nnd on these tours thu sextetto and the quintette will mako up the major part of tho program for the dances thnt are to he held after the concert, which previously had boon rendered by the club proper. Last year's Itinerary In cluded visits to Wilson College, Titus ville, Noith East nnd Jamestown, N. Y, nnd In ovorj Instance the club received much praise for tho fine typo of music which they picsonted Mein hwshlp in the organization will num ber about twenty-flvo nnd trials for new material were held last night Aside from joining the club, quite a lot of benefit will bo deilvcd from tho Instructive standpoint inasmuch as the loader, C B Lelnbaeh *2l, has had much experience In this line and Is well qual ified foi leadership In tho organization. “DADDY” GROFF WRITES OF EXPERIENCE IN S Prof. Fagan Receives Interesting 'From Former Student In Foreign Land EXPECTS TO VISIT PENi STATE IN NEAR FUTI MORE MEN REPORT FOR FRESHMAN SQUAD Yearling Team Begins Scrimmage —May Be Pitted Against Var sity in Near Future Tills week tho Ficshinan football squad stmts work In earnest Coieh Humana Is picking teams foi sirlminugc- und the Inltci pirt of the week will pit them against the vui sitj squud Lust Fildiy the men hail tho signals explained to them and wete given a bluel.btmid talk In which the coach graphic illv explained home of thu most-used foi motions and gave the candidates mi idea of wlmt was ex pected of them Sntuidaj was given over to field vvoik and the picking of vailous teams Tho squad his enough good men in It to make til le ist tlnce teams and this number will verj likely be kept working foi the picse-nt, n«j the coach has decided not to cut the squ id until luloi in the season. The gtindlng part of the training season was started jestetday with thu Ituugurutlou of line sciimmige The men hivo buckled down to wotk la grim earnest mid uiu putting up such a brand of football that "Dutch" will have trouble In picking the eleven that he will match against the varsity the latter putt of tills week. Last week stw a vast impiovcme-nt In the work. The sprinting practleo developed a speedy aggregation of plnycis und strengthen ed thch staying power, while they took .to . tackling with jiurpi lslng eagerness More men me coming out for tho li’uni evciy day and scmcely a day passes but that there are new men In j unlfuim. Some of Hi" new urilvals are Rosemnn a IGG lh quarterback, who comes highly recommended from Wcnonnh Mlllimy* Academy, Patton, a ICO-lb quarteib.ielc fiom Sewlcklcy High and who also played overscan. I-'lxtct, Central High, Philadelphia, IGS lb buckllt-ld. Sassaman, Emporium High IGG lb, McTugge-it, lit) Ib, Peabody High, Pittsburgh, the All-Sehol istlc qum terhaek of Western I’cnnsylv ml.a, .Munlmll, Fifth Avenue High. Pitts butgh. center on thu Plttsbuigh All- Scholastic eleven, ami Feastei, ICG-lli West Philadelphia. NEW INSTRUCTORS IN ROMANCE LANGUAGES Tho Romance Language' Deputment has taken a step forwaid this yc.u la making their work take on a mure practical aspect for thu students This Is especially true in tho Spanish Div ision of the Department In ptcvlous years, students have mide complaint that in the tcuchlng of Spanish at Pena Statu the true Castilllan m Spanish pronunciation was tequlied. This en unciation of the language was of lltllo or no use to a student who desired to make use of tile language la South America. Doeloi Fostc'r, Head of the Romance Language Depnitment, also roilizlng this, has made a change In the Dcpnttmc-nt This year, lie is re quiring tho language as used in South Amoiica In ho taught To further «nrry out this practical change, two new* professors, Julio Mfutlnir mul Willis K. Jones, boll) recently of South Amctlcn.hnxe been engaged this year ta leach In tho Spanish Department. Mm liner Is a graduate of the Univers ity of Chile, and has gained quite a reputation in South America ns a Span ish student nml teacher!! W. IC. Jones has had many cxpcilenccs In S Amei- Ica. Ho has Just returned fiom that pluconfler n stay of 3 years, vvhcie he was a teaching missionary, Many students will welcome tills chnncu to gain tho use of u language that may bo of value to them at some time. In tho-Fronch Department, also, tho same uuofiil changes have hcon instal led Emphasis will bo placed this sem ester on the coirect pronunciation as employed In France. Student Clubs to Help. "Le Cerclo Finncnls” and tho “Centro Cervnntes," tho two sludonl societies for those studying French nnd Spun- Ish, respectively, nro also tn nld In this piogiam and strive for n more practi cal uso of tho languages These soc ieties will continuo their past woik, hut In a mono olTcctlvo manner. They nro endeavoring to offer practleo In eon vei nation, reading, nnd tho general uso of tho languages that cannot bo learned In thu chismoom Thu con stant hearing nnd speaking of the lan guages by the mcmbcis is of great value to them In tonnc'clion with tills they will offer plays la the foreign tonguin, so that amusement nnd tho learning of tho lungttage will both ho attained at tho same time Doeloi Foster stales that tho success of this depends on tho students entirely Prof cssora Martinez and Jones will nld tho Spanish society’ In carrying out thole AH Out For The Open Mass Meetini On* Thursday PRICE FIVE The Penn St ito student, 1 faulty will no doubt ho i* loin n thru C Weldmm Gro known ns *‘D iddy" Groff, will visit the eotlego within n fu In u locent lettoi 10 Prof Pi Is faiuotniy •Ticasurcr of tl syknnU Sui to Collnro Ml Chinn, ho Mutes hi i Intention ing China fur thu United Suit' August tinnspurt As ho Is In Sin Pianclsto duilng tli l'lnf, Pag m Is u\poetlng a lion of hlu nirh.nl within ti I I oi muty yens. "Dadd..” ( In'eii dlrecloi uf Agilculturnl the Canton Cluistlui College him Is associated W L. runkh In conneUion with Ins w Ginff rucntlv *m.ulo a trl[> of the White elephant ho studied ngiJcultuisi, as we Unions, soci it nud politic tl cc In his loiter he gives a w nml Inteiesling account of his his uoili at tint place It la Intel est to every Penn Slate it Is an entu tabling iccltal of nf a Penn State- alumnus In tl Dear Prof ragqn Vou will he Interested to hi [ nm In Slam Wo atrived li tordny afternoon nnd were C and m ide comfoi table h> Mr Dunlap of the Presbyterian Todnv we begin our Heath for ous Eingkolc pume-10. Mi O A Rcltiklng of the C Agrlcultuic of the Philippine! have ceitnlnly had an event enroutu here. Instead of comh \Vo took“ n“Trcnch Mall to Cochin-China nnd after n fc there went overland and aci southern part of Indn-China to coast town called "Kiip” wl picked nit it smill coast boat s tin- Gulf of Slam to Bangkok This trip was well worth v these ovciland trips always art one must cmluie conslderabl ship emouie Hut though was wealing wo could not 1: think of wlitt It would have hid it not been foi the vciy ci load const)action of tile Pi Iml-i-Cliltiu Mi- (invilul by walei ]>iactleally alt the- w ly Pnom-punh. the cipitoll of Ca we might h ivo gone to Bmigkt land but only* by bull cart n tin m twelve dnvs woud ha neis-us-irv What wo did In a f would fmmetly have require! before those roads vveio built llrst step in the opening up a to put In good i ouls, and tho have taken the step. They Im dime bettei than wu have in l Ipplnes A Tropluii Siirrotindlni Camhodl Is very thinly popup oiio lilies foi miles through v must seems a lutrcn waste vetv dllllciitt for us to Judgo tl: tiy fm vve went tliiough it at of tin- diy season when every tl Pencil especially bnron. The aspect of the whole legion w ti epical—palms toweling in clui dlvldually and in tows—all the Hat country. One saw no hills and the no.railed tn bitiues were only a few thatcli when* a few progtesulvo nat usually Chinese —have congreg ■lo a little business with the folklng living bevond Rice se< he thu prlnclpil crop with fi tilts also In abundance. Tho liuvi- few w mis mil according business Is ilono at these out way places In fact. If It vvero tho autos nnd roads ono woi vety keenly tint lie wi-m In tl of a great tropical plain, vor, cut off fiom civilization. Prcneh have ptovlded stitllclcr ein conveniences to enable on comfortable nt places by Jumi day. This makes a great dlffei Europeans who mo giving se: that cuuntry. I wish wo ha seniblanco of the same thing li A Chinese can onduro the m conveniences nnd rough life a any business or scientific vor ii'land such mi this,, but not n European. Tho Clilnnmnn ns a lluslnesi And herein Is a subject foi thought nnd significance. I sj tho peaceful penetration of tho i Ono scon It everywhere Tho E living In Indo-Chlnn never bee part of tho llfo of tho country In tho largo towns as Saigon. Chinese, of which there arc h of thousands, .pierco tho count their own llfo nnd blood nni themselves an lntogi.nl part of i-ontnct of tho Grope m and tin Is nil computed with tho cor the Chinese and tho native. Tl: cue leirns tho nativo tongue, same time not.foigclUng his o ho deals directly with tho tfoopl Jungle. Commercially ho r