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.l<iffort-la-being;: spared In, pro-
good accommodations as possible un
der tho present abnormal conditions.
Sleeping room will bo provided by tho
fraternities and probably by somo of
tho boarding houses *in tho various
'districts, all of which wlll'bo In closo
touch with a control commlttoo, who
havo chargo of tho housing of tho vis
itors. It Is Ukewlso planned to run
another' tablo at McAllister Hall at
Saturday noon and Saturday ovonlng
In order to Insure meals for all visi
tors.
Saturday morning has been set a
sldo as tho time for tho alumni to reg
ister at tho Headquarters In tho Ar
mory and to got acquainted with each
other. Tho Varsity Club, composed of
fornior athletes of 'the collogo, will
hold a reorganization mooting at ten
o'clock and all members will undoubt
edly attond to talk ovor tho old gamos
which they fought. Tho remainder of
tho morning will bo devoted to show
ing tho men around tho grounds and
gottlng them acquainted with all tho
places of interest as well as showing
thfim the recent additions.
Tho fcaturo of tho homocoming'will
bo a parado of alumni and 'students
at ono o'clock Saturday afternoon up
to tbo footbnll field whero a demonstra
tion of old collogo stunts will be given-
With Dartmouth as tho attraction at
two-thirty o'clock In ono of tho hardest
games of tho year a largo turnout of
both men and womon as well as foot
ball critics from all ovor tho country
are cxpcctod to bo on hnnd and swell
tho crowd to enormous proportions.
It will be remembered that, a largo
number of Dartmouth alumni aero on
hand last year at tho ono hundred and
fiftieth yoar of its organization whon
Ponn Stato played tho “Big Green
Team" and their prosonco undoubtedly
nided materially tho victory of their
team.
All alumni, former students .friends
faculty, and uppcrclassmon are invited
to attond tho closing ovont of tho week
end,'a, smoker, which will bo hold In
the Armory at eight o'clock Saturday
ovonlng. Slnco thoro wll bo no othor
attractions that ovonlng It will afford
an oxcollent opportunity to ronow. old
friendships and mako now ones as well
as to Uston to speeches by tho various
officials.
NOTICE!
FRESHMEN and SOPHOMORES
Members of the Freshmen and
Sophomore classes desiring to try
out for positions on the Editorial
Staff of the PENN STATE COL
LEGIAN report at the Collegian
Office Friday evening, September
24th at 7:30 o’clock sharp.
Semt-Weekly
Jfetm A
RECENT SUMMER SESSION |
SURPASSES OTHER YEARS
All Records Broken in Attendance
—Many Special Courses and
Schools Conducted
In tho number of students enrolled, In
tho variety bf schools and courses con
ducted, and In tho general excellence
of Us many activities and social func
tions, tho 1020 session of tho Penn
sylvania Stato College Summer School
for Teachers was without equal in tho
annals of thlß institution. Notwith
standing the fnct that educational, ec
onomic, and social conditions through
out tho stato wero such that a record
attondanco was to bo expected, all fore
casts woro uxcocdcd and ovor 1300
teachers and students availed them
selves of tho opportunities offered hero
for summer study. Tho enrollment for
tho course recently completed sot a
high mark which exceeded by 200 tho
former record attained several yoars
ago boforo the actlvo participation of
this country In the World War. Tho
popularity and morlts of tho session,
which lasted from June twenty-fourth
to August sixth, are host attested to
by a comparison of figures. Tho total
enrollment In a similar summer session
at tho University of Pennsylvania was
1200 students; that at tho University
of Pittsburgh was 750 students; while
at Penn Stato tho total amounted to
1340 students As In former years,
tho majority -of thoso who took, tho
various courseß.for.women, hut,an un
usually •.largo bercuntage of .those at
■twwfiing* ft-un," 1 n:yCT-=rzSrriwrrfevmy;qo
partmont of tho* regular collogo or
ganization was represented in tho list
of studies pursued and sovoral special
schools woro conducted expressly for
tho henfit of tho summer students.
In ordor of number of enrollments, tho
Department of History and Civil Gov
ernment ranked first, having 347 stud
onts, studonts in Public School Draw
ing totaled 344, thoso taking work und
er tho Departments of English and
Elementary School Methods numbered
about 275; wlillo 226 elected courses In
Pcdngogy. Tho Departments of Dom
estic Arts and Science, Mathematics,
Physics, Public Speaking, French, Zoo
logy* and Psychology wero each repre
sented by between 100 and 200 stud
ents. Tho next soventeen departments
Included ns many different linos of
study In each of which wero enrolled bo
twcon fivo and 100 summer scsslonites
In all uhout thirty departments offer
ed couiscs, giving a wldo rango of sub
jects satisfying the needs of toachors
of all grades from primary to collcgo
classes Over 125 regular studonts In
tho winter courses wero among those
who enrolled In tho summer session.
Over 8,000 Attond Farmers’ Week.
Tho actual activities of tho summer
commenced with tho annual Farmers'
Week, hold somo days previous to tho
opening of the Summor Session, under
tho nusplccs of tho School of Agricul
ture and tho Pennsylvania Stato Ex
perimental Station. Over 3,000 farm
ers, young and old, spent tho bettor
part of n week at tho college, discus
sing tho problems which confront tho
present day agriculturist, listening to
many instructive and entertaining lec
tures dealing with numerous phases of
their occupation 'attending helpful dem
onstrations, and observing, on tho col
lcgo forms, new and efficient ways of
making a living from tho soli Among
tho speakers who addressed audiences
(Continued on last pago)
NOTICE TO NEW STUDENTS
AU now students who nro doubtful
as to their standing ns rognrds cus
toms nro roquested to hand In tholr
names to C. A. Brumbaugh, Chairman
of tho Btudont Trlbunul, at tho Sigma
Chi House or O. P. Smith at tho Pas
time Apartments and then Inter re
port at tho Tribunal Meeting, Notice
of this meeting will bo posted.
STATE COLLEGE. PA.,
STUDY OF BIBLE
TO BE CONDUCTED
Plans Call For Weekly Discussion
Groups at Various Fraternities
and Rooming Houses
On account of an increasing senti
ment throughout tho past year in fav
or of Blblo discussion groups, it has
been decided to put on a Blblo Study
program this yoar that will reach ev
ery student who wlshos to tako pnrt
ln*spch study. Tho studonts will be
given tho opportunity, at tho mass meet
ing tomorrow morning, to chooso from
two typos of study. Ono of tho pro
posed courses will übo as a text a
booklet such as 'Tho Manhood of tho
Master,” by Harry Emerson Fosdlck,
while tho other course will consist of
analyzing and discussing tho most
problems of tho day.
It Is tho do&lre of tho commlttoo in
chargo that overy rooming-houso and
Fraternity In town form ono of thoso
groups, which will moot wookly for
discussion not to last moro than an
hour Lenders, both studonts and fac
ulty men, will propnro for their classes
In a Normal Training Class, which will
also meet 'weekly, and thoroughly dls
cuss the lesson or problem to bo work
ed on by tho smaller groups later In
tho week.
GLEE CLUB HAS
BIG YEAR AHEAD
With a wealth of material on hand:
and tho fact that only sevon or eight
men havo beon lost from last year’s
personnel, tho Ponn Stato Qlco Club
has sotted down to hard work In anti
cipation of meeting ono of tho most
attractive schedules over arranged for
this typo of a Bluo and White organi
zation. Trials for now men woro hold
last Saturday afternoon and similar
try-outs aro to bo given old matorlul
tonight In hopes of securing tho boat
talont obtainable for tho various posi
tions. Doan C, C. Robinson of tho De
partment of Muslo la again at his old
post as director of tho club and already
arrangements havo boon mado for the
songsters to appear both in concerts
hero and abroad, ono of tho nearest
homo attractions being tho appearance
of tho club hero on Pennsylvania. Day
As an extra featuro of tho program for
this concert tho guest soloist for tho
ovonlng will l>o 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