Penn Stale Sure Was A Happy Place Last Sat VOL. XVI. No. 9 VARSITY ATHLETES TO HAVE NEW HOME Varsity Club. Lays Foundation Plans For $lOO,OOO "Track House” on New Beaver. Penn State la going to have a now truck house. At loost that Is tho plan of tho Varsity Club which hold a moot, ing lout Saturday morning and raised mure tluin thirty-six thousand dollars towards tho erection of tho building. 'Whoii completed tho building will ro piosent an investment of approximately 0110 hundred thousand dollars, and will be used as u club house for all varsity men In school, together with any former wearers of tho "S” who might at any time return to thislr Alma Mater for a visit. Plans of Uio proposed structure have already bcon completed by tho com mittee In uhargo. consisting of Alox Gray, Carl Hewitt, W. H. Teas, R, W. Williamson and Hugo Bezdek. It has been planned to make It ono of tho Uiiust club houses of Its kind In the country,..and ona which students of the Blue and White Institution can well look at with a feeling of pride. Now Beaver Field will In oil probability be tha situ selected inasmuch as It u accessible to tho Held and because of tho lino location for such a building. Thu club house, when finished will contain sulllclcnt room for both tho active varsity men and the members of tho club, whoso efforts have jnado tho building possible. Tbcro will bo quar ters for Penn State's teams, quarters for the old “S” men«aud lastly, quar ters for members of visiting teams. During the last fow years, tho college has been greatly hampered In securing suitable accommodations for the latter, being compelled to lodge visiting foot ball teams at tho Spruco Crook Count ry Club near here. Many teams have even refused to come to Ponn Stato because-of those conditions but whon tliu truck houso has become a rcaJltj It wilt no longer oxlst. Although it was originally planned, to have tho money for tho structuro sub scribed to by tho mombors of tho Var sity Club alone, nny subscription, whe ther It bo large or small will bo wel comed by the commlttco No list of tho subscriptions taken last Saturday ut tho mooting is available as yot, but it Is hoped that such a list can bo pub lished within the noxt week. STUDENT COUNCIL MEETS ;.;^PPCIAUESSidN At a special session of Student Coun cil called last night. It was decided .to petition the Council of Administration for- holiday porlods for tho Thanksgiv ing and Christmas vacations and for excusos from classes beforo Penn sylvania Bay and tho Ponn football conlout. A committee composed of Bommlng ’221, Chairman, Parent '2l and A G Pratt *22 was appointed to draw up tho petition wUltln tho next fow days and present It to tho Council of Administration. According to the action taken at tho mooting, tho potltlon will ask for a holiday period at Christmas beginning ‘at the claso of the last hour Friday Ctcrnoon, December seventeenth and tsting until tho first hour Tuesday morning, January fourth. It was ag reed by all that closing college at the ond of tho week and opening at tho boginning of tho woek would facili tate greater benefits to tho students and the faculty and causa less confusion Utan has boon tho caso under the old system of closing at noon Wednesday and oponing again at that tlmo. Tho petition asks for a vacation porlod at Thanksgiving lasting from Wednesday noon until tho following Monday morn, ing ut tho first hour. For Ponnsyl. vanla Bay it Is desired that college close at noon oh Friday, November fifth and open again on the following Monday morning at tho first hour. For thoso students who doslro to attend tho Ponn gamo, It wns decided to ask for tho same ruling as last year, that they bo excused from classes on Friday noon until tho following Monday morning at tho first with tho option of making up the work missed, In caso thoy followed tho xuling to tho letter. It was also decided that a potltlon be tendered tho Board of Trustcos re questing oscusc from chapel oxordsos for tho Senior Class after Thanksgiving vacation. A committee composed of F* G. Church '2l, J. L. Romlg '2l and Sponcer '22 was appointed to draw up this potltlon. Tho next regular mooting of Student Connell wilt tnjco place on Tuesday ev ening of next wook at eight o'clock In Boom 11, Überal Arts Building. HERE’SHOW THEY DID IT Score by Quarters Penn State Dartmouth Touchdowns Penn State 2 Goals from Touchdowns Penn State 2 First Downs Penn State 16 Penn State 11 Average—4l yards Forward Passes Dartmouth Successful 3 Unsuccessful 3 Intercepted 2 Yards Gained 60 Penn State . Successful 7 Unsuccessful 7 Intercepted' 1 Yards Gained 99 Penalties , Penn State 4 for 30 yards . Dartmouth 4 for 67 yards Pratt §>tate fa FIRST ALUMNI HOME-COMING DAY IS MEMORABLE IN PENN STATE HISTORY Large Representation of Alumni and Governor Sproul Present for Greatest Event in History of College’s Alumni—Blue and White Sends Dartmouth Eleven Down to Defeat in Thrilling :h Smoker Contest—Poverty Day Adds Merriment to Occasion—Events Close Wii haverford BOOXERS - BOW TO SOCCER TEAM Tlio Ponn Statu soccer team secured u tin co to one victory when Uioy mot tlio sturdy cloven from Haverford In a ctuse'*’conlost on tlio Armory Hold, aatuiday afternoon Just before the Dartmouth (tamo. A lightning utluck munched in tlio lust hair of the fame uus responsible for tlio throe Ponn suite Lillies l-’i om tlio start of the contest, when Hazelwood won tlio toss and decided to defend thu south goal, tlio Blue und White had tbo edge on riavetfoid and victory seemed to be assured Although nulthor team scored in thu tlrst liali, thu bull was constant* >y In Penn Stale's possession and main attempts wore mudo for goals, all mis sing only by Inches. The work of Har lal, Alnttnui, Truphonor and Mearklo during tlio nrst half was exceptionally good and ovun if tlio dribbling and goal shooting of tho iiluu und White aggro— baUun could Ituvo boon Improvod upon cousldorubly, their ability to muku long shots und break up llaverford’s team work more tlian mudo up for what was othorwlso lacking ' Jluvcrfurd bcorea. Uuilng Uio second hult Ponn Statu nuu tnu disadvantage of defending the north goal, but hud tlio advantage of tho IcicK-olf. Huveiford displayed bet ter icum work at tlio sturt of tills por ,od, tlian at any other time, and sud denl>, after having dribbled tho bull iiom one end of tlio Held to tho othor, McDuvis of Huveiford shot it past uonghuist for the ilrst point of the game. auiu Finds Its Stride. Bhoi Uy after Haverford made the nrst scoro Ponn Statu scorned to find its stride und Mllllgun Ulckod a goal iiclng tho score, in tho lust few min utes of tho game Coach Crowell's men munched u* dynamic attack and scored two 'points, . kjeklnjf-both goulaf*" v -"t "* Haverford College lias a reputation tor producing strong soccer teams and nas often won tho championship of the inteieolleglato Soceor Association wlilch is composed of teams from Yolo, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Prlncoton, Cor-, noil and Havorford. Ponrt State haa 1 oeen ondcavorlng to becoino a morabor of this association and tho result of buturduy's contest Is looked upon as a great aid in accomplishing this ond. Tho next game will bo plu>od hero on November lllth, whon the Ponn Stato uggtegutlon Will moot Syracuse. Other games on tho schedule aro thoso with Toronto, and Cornell, who will bo mot somotimo in November whon tho Blue and White will play a rotuin gama with Syracuse. As tho results of theso games may huvu considerable effect upon tlio possibility of Penn State’s admission to tho Intercollegiate Asso ciation, Coach Crowell Intends to drill tho men strenuously during tho next few weeks. Tho lino-up of Saturday's gatno fol lows: Haverford • Ponn State Babb Goal Longhurst Hondorson It. IP, B. Gladding Cooper L. F. B. James Wood (Capt It. H. B Harral Mucnch C. H. B. Mattnor BuchneU L. H. B. Milligan McKinley O. R. (Capt) Hazelwood Hoog I. It. 'Traphoner Leads C. Moarklo McDavls I. L. Grupp Jamoy O, L, Hahman Y. M. C. A. TO DISTRIBUTE DB. PATTEE’S NEW BOOK. Dr. F. L. Pattoo, professor of Eng lish and Ambrican Literature at this institution, has recently prosonted tbo Y. M. C. A. with a thousand coplos of his book, ’'Compelled Mon”. It has boon planned by tho Association to give ouch of Its members ono of thoso books upon application at tho Hut. Many students will no doubt toko ad vantage of this offer, inasmuch as tbo book is wall worth whllo, a fact at tested by the largo circulation It has enjoyed ail over tbo country. 0 7 0 7—14 7 0 0 o—7 Dartmouth 1 Dartmouth 1 Dartmouth 7 Dartmouth 11 Average—4l yards STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1920 ALUMNI DECIDE FOR MORE CELEBRATIONS A general air of hearty good-follovv hliip provadod tho utmosphero, the cid er Mowed freely and tho pretzels and smokes weto distributed widely and generously by tho student committee at tho Alumni Smoker in tho Armory Suturday night. Tho old man were glad to gut buck to celebrate* tho da) and tho lusty chcors that were given before the speaking showed that moro thou one class was out in force. Thu affair was considered by all a huge suc cess and assurance was given that Al umni Day would bo celebrated next year and would bo made an annual ottuslun. It was announcod that an Al umni Endowment Fund would bo start ed to which overy alumnus will bo ask ed to contribute. 12. N. Sullivan, tho Alumni Socretar) opened the meeting with u short speech in which ho welcomed tho numorous Alumni und asked thorn If they des ired to hold another Alumni Day next year. Thu answer was an emphatic ‘Yes' from uU present. Mr. Sullivan than introduced the chairman of tho ovonlng, Mr. A, N. Diehl ‘93. Tho Glue Club then sang a woll-rocolved selec tion after which Sir. Diehl made sev eral announcements. He announced that tho Philadelphia alumni will hold a Penn State Smoker in tho Bellevue— Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, tho night before the Ponn gamo, Oct. 29th, and will hold a dance In tho «anio hotel, tho following night, Oct. 30th. Judgo H Walton Mitchell was tho next speakor and ho congratulated Mr : Sullivan upon-tho success of Alumni Da> and lauded tho football team and Coach Bezdok upon tho splendid victor) ovor Dartmouth. Ho thon told that tho Varsity Club, composed of former let ter mon, had subscribed thirty-one thousand dollars toward tho now Track House .He said that the College is In urgent,need of.tnorafundsuind that it'ls up to'ihe alumni to foot tho bills. Tho government cannot provide all tho necessities for tho cotlego, ouch os the track house, swimming pool, and re creation hall. Tho Legislature will bo urged to appropriate money for much needed buildings and tho alumni will havo to take care of tho athlotlc oqulp mont. Ho spoko of tho debt that overy graduate owes to hts Alma Mutor. It costs tho government over one thous and dollars to oducato ovory student and tho alumni owo it to tho collogo to ropay this debt as soon as possible and us liberally as possible. Judge Mitchell also urged that all the alumni unlto in putting across the publicity campaign that is soon to be launched through out the state. Every county in the state Is to be reached and tho alumni must help in educating tho people to tho noeds of tho Institution. Tho Bponkor said that tho Governor was awaro of tho needs of Ponn Statu and wanted tho collogo to have all that It needed in the way of equipment, und that tho governor would do ail In hi 9 power to help tho collogo but that It was necessary for all to help. Next Mr. Hay Smith, tho Comptroller of tho Collogo, gave some statistics on the financial needs of tho school, of tho shrinking dollar and of tho ovor increasing demands of tho oxlßting osiabllstmont. Thon Ex- President Sparks was called on for a talk and ho follcitatod tho football team for its splondld victory over tho Han over cloven and W'clcomcd tho assem bled alumni to tho collogo. Coach Bozdok concluded tho list of speakers Ho opened his remarks with tho charac teristic basoball story and thon des cribed his feelings about the gridiron contest. Ho said that Dartmouth had ono of tho finest teams possible and that they played a lino, clean, hard game. Ho was a llttlo worried about tho Blue and White lino at llrst but tho gamo showed him that he did not hnvo to worry any moro. Ponn Stato won by hard work and by playing a (Continued on last page) BULLET 7:00 p. m.—Froth Meeting, Phi Kappa Sigma. WEDNESDAY 6:30 p. nt—Lancaster County Club Meeting, 314 Main. 8:00 p. nt—lndiana County Club, 206 Main. All Indiana County men invited., 7:00 p. m.—Lehigh-Northampton County Club, 15 Liberal Arts. 7:30 p. m.—Cosmopolitan Club, 14 Liberal Arts. JUNIORS—Watch the Bulletin board for your LaVie appointment. * FRESHMEN—On the inside of this issue you will find your name listed for physical examination. Don't fail to report ab s the appointed time. All unpaid subscriptions are due to be paid before Friday, October fifteenth. From that date on the price of the COLLEGIAN will be'three dollars. All persons wishing to subscribe should do so before that date. Subscriptions will be taken at the COLLEGIAN office. KILLINGER AND WAY STAR FOR PENN STATE Playing tho hardest, cleanest brand of football witnessed on Now Bcuvoi Field in a long Umc, the greatest grid iron contest In the oust, tho Bluo and White moleskin warrlois sent tho Big Green teum from Dartmouth College down to defeat by the scoro uf 14 to T. Thu sterling work of both teams was the crowning feature of the game, the work of tho quarterbacks being tho most brilliant individual iiluy. Touch downs by Snell and Llghtner und suc cessful kicks for goal by Way and Ituuch gavo the Blue and White their well-deserved victory and Holbrook's long run for a touchdown, followed by Cunningham's successful boot wero tho lone honors for tho visitors Both teams displayed a remarkable amount oc stamina und training foi a contest so early in tho season. Tho visitors wore notable for their dash and tho wonderful interference ac cot tied their backfleld mon Bowers was their star, his Ability to run back punts for substantial gains being the greatest asset the Dartmouth team hud. But what gladdened tho -hoot Is of thu onlookers mure than an) thing else was the wonderful way in which tho Blue and White lino held buck thu plunging Daitmouth backs and tho good work done in opening holes for tho varsity bucks to pierce. In sever al instances Ponn Statu linemen were successful in brooding through tho line and thiowing'thc Big Group bucks for lossus ' Tho day in itself'was far from Ideal from a football standpoint, causing tne players to put forth extra effort to maku their work count. Tho Blue uml White showed greater üblllty to make llrst downs.by direct line plays than did their opponents, wonderful lino plung ing by IClUlngcr.’jllulneu. Snell and Llghtner being -ratpnnslble for many first- domjs,t**»Wi£*»lw' -fteotfsoss dash of “Charlfo"’ Way in oft tackle plays and In circling U\c ends was res-' ponslblo for a number of first downs in Itself. Tho Bluo and "White was more successful in Us forward passing than was tho opposing team, successful catches by Brown und McCollum be ing responsible for advancement of tho oval nearer the opponents goal In num erous instances. In addition to Bow els, tho work of Shclbourno and Jordan wus a great feature in tho Hanovor itos attack Thu big licet colored bo) wus a wonder on lino plays, his • speed being his greatest asset and on- J übllng him to pierce tho lino for good gains. Robertson, the Dartmouth captain tried to advanco his team score twlco by means of drop kicks, but both wero unsuccessful. HU first attempt came In tho second quarter when ho booted tho ball from tho iwonty-llvo yard lino but it went wido of its mark. Lator ho tried another but from Uio fifty throe yard Uno. This time tho oval foil considerably short of tho posts und at no oilier time was tho Big Green team able to attempt a repetition of this work. Dartmouth Scores First But live minutes after tho oponlng whlstlo, tho Big Green team acorod Us lone touchdown of tho game. Upon receipt,of tho ball Uio Hanoverltes made tho llrst down of thu contest on the Initial play, advancing tho ball to their twenty-flvo yard Uno. They wore, however, unablo to nuiko tho next one and wore forced to punt, “Charlie" re ceiving on State's twenty yard lino and roturnlng It to tho thlrty-flvo yard Uno. Thon lino plays featuring Way, Snell und a successful forward pass to Hain es netted tho Bluo and Whlto their llrst (Continued on last pago) Citizenship Section, Tho Citizenship Section of tho "Wo man’s Club will meet Monday October 18, at 7 30 p. m. In tho Old Mining Building. Judgo Quigley of Bollcfontc will address tho mooting. TUESDAY THURSDAY NOTICE COLLEGIAN SUBSCRIBERS QJtiUwjum. FRESHMEN ENTER INTO SPIRIT OF NEW CUSTOM From eight o'clock a. m. until live o clock p in. last Sutuidn) State Col lege was ovci-tun )>> a del ipldatcd ioolclng crew of Freshmen going tiuu all sous of laugiiUT-ioUHlng aiuicH In the morning but stopping long onougn in the afternoon to attend the foot ball game on New Bouvet Field, und then to parade about tbc Irak bordei lag the giMiron between halves Titus, with ever)bod) cooperating, tile second uunual Fovcrt) Day colo bi alien b) the Ft cslimon ymssed suc (issfull) The llrst )eur men uppeu cd scaiiUl) und ragged!) clothed and cnteicd into the fun of the da) with a zest and good will to be commended, peifoimlng various tudlcious stunts when lequostcd to do so b> tho time upper classes Not on!) the entire student body, but also man) of the ie turned alumni celebtatlng Penn Status llrst Alumni Home-Coming Day Join ed in the ucllvlUcs. in fact, all ple num hud a good time and cxpi eased their opinion that the d») had been <1 HUCtCSH * To make u lilting climax to tho uv cut, the Frosh passed In review around the football Hold in single tile between the halves of'tho game so that thu com mittee In charge might Judgu them ami pick out those wearing the most de lapidated apparel Fiom this gioup, the* one* appealing most povcit) strick en wus selected and given a suitable pi izo. Man) new creations In tho fomi of povcit) stricken clothing appealed and the lU.’4 men showed much urlghmllt) In ihoh costumes Tramps In rugged clothing wero the most numerous, oth ers came out with builup sacks to serve us a coveting, white still others had on various and distinctive articles to serve as apparel. Now that .thu second -Povcit) Day has passed successfully at Penn Stato there Is no doubt that one such day will be set aside nnuully for tho In coming freshman classes. It -was evi denced that all, Including the puverty- Htrluketv ones, enjoyed the occasion and nothing was on hand to mar tho stunts of the day. Mnn) slated that the first )car men weic to be congratulated for their entering Into tho events good ».u -uredl) und helping to muke the day a success LIGHT OPERA COMPANY COMES HERE SATURDAY Second Entertainment Course Number to Contain Scenes From Popular Classics. With the Idea In mind that there Is always a populm demand for old faml- Unr opera scenes, the college Y. M. C A and the Department of Music nro bringing to Penn State, as tho second number of tho combined winter enter tainment course, next Saturday night tho Loiter Light Opera Compun). This group of singers and nctors Is ono which Is well known to man) American communities und conics hero with an established reputation for excellence Tho Lelter Light Opera Company is composed of flvo people, all of whom nro very popular In musical circles and who havo had vvldo experience as musicians Tho work of tho company Is divided Into two parts Tho llrst part is entitled “Costumed Classics'' and consists of a number of welt known scones from familiar opera. •Theso in clude tho most popular portions of such operatic classics ns "The Mikado" “La-Bohemo," “Robin Hood" "II Trovn tortt.” nnd others. Theso scenes mo all presented in full costume and received with favor by hundreds of audiences. (Continued on last pago) GO\ ERNOR SPROUL SPEAKS TO STUDENTS At a nums meeting held on tho front campus nt eleven o'clock Sutuidny ni.unlng. I’cnii State students, alumni, fin nit) nml townspeople welcomed to State College the Chief J2\ocutivo of tills commonwealth. Governor William C bproul Tho ceienmnles wero short hut uiTutlvc, bringing with them words which In ought gladness to tho hourts of nil who have the into