Bon Voyage To The Varsity Quartet VOL. XVI. No. 23 ALUMNI INCREASE TRACK HOUSE FUND Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars Is Subscribed to Dale by Former Penn State Students Two tccciit pledge* tho one fm foi ty thousand deliais and the othci for the Klim of one thousand dnllnis me the latent conltibtilioiis toumds the build- Inf,- of the pioiKsad new t;nik house at I’enu Stale. The fit at of thest Hub-: Htibwill'lliiim wiih mulled at the smoker held hv I'itlslmrgh aluinnl on tbe ev ening If foie the Thanksgiving game while the latter one is the gift of the Kilo Ahhoi/iit/oii Seecnd-ihe th<xrs and ilnllain Ih the amount now contain ed lu the fund which intH huh ted Al umni 13ai by memheiN of the Vuislty Cluli arid* preparations me iapidlv tak ing shape wheioby (ftoimd will lx* brok en lot the notv club house-next spring, Aecotdinirto Director Hc/deK. wnik will lie rushed when once Ktnrted, ho the building will be icndy toi otunmmy by tbc fall of WM lUpmts me also cm rent that a piomluent alumnus of thin institution will plcdgi twenty-flu* thou kuul didlaiH in otdtr to boost the fund to the century mail.. It is estimate!] that the club house will cost one bun dled thousand dollms when completed Veri tittle change ban been made, in the plans ninde willy lunt October foi the club houHt 1 It has pi Helically been dciided upon, howevei, that the logical bnmlon foi the stiiictuie will he New Deivei Field Inasmuch as it Is the cen tal of athletlL activities at Penn State, Sullleioiit loop) will he provided In the building, foi active vuislty men togclhci with (|iiaitiis foi mcaiiheis of the Vai ally Club tlnougb whoso iffoits and whoso Initiative the building will linio been made possible Visiting teams iiJll also lie ipmrtoied in attractive rooms provided especially* for this purpose Ro coat vstiniales place tho cost of fur— nlnhhigs foi the building at about twen ty-five thousand dollars, so that nothing will be lacking In making the Interior of the club house one of the finest in the country. EVCRYBODY OUT THURSDAY 10 f. 5 OUTLOOK GLOOMY FOR STRONG MAT TEAM With but two niombers of lost sou hoii'h Intel collegiate Championship Vi rustling team back In college. Coach "Doc" Lou is has a ic il Job on his hands In developing men who can dll the plac es of those not back.QUatrt. year's team Mills, J3ioe.ii and Black woto ull lost by Vi iai Jauuii' 1 TOfib 1, tyatfibl uhfl*XJcfuc ’did’ not letuui this full Doth of the men lunt mentioned huso signified tholi in teiitiim of umilng back, and if they do so, tin* siiiiad will lie gieatlv strengthen ed an luitU Qurhoi and Dcuir me hard men to beat in thcli respective (lasses Although icguliu vuislty pmetkb will not hvgln until uftet tho Cinlstmas ie tetm, Imiwoinptu wojkouts have l»cen taking place and much new* mutcrlu) Unexpectedly <oino to light. Jones and l3n\ls of this fifteen pound class, Wil liams of the thluy-flvo pound class, bpangloi of the Ilf ty-eight and Wetzel tii tho light-heavy-weight class are already displaying Choir last year's toinv utwl ptomlse to make strong bids fni varsity positions. Tim heavy weight position is giving tiie Coach consider able woiry as no onu hus ytjt been found wltu Measures up to the require ments to till this gap McMahon and Sursort, both of last soason’s yearling team at a tho only heavyweights who have reported to dale but both of theso men are out with minor Injuries and wilt not be in pioper condition for tsomo time Farley tho heavyweight veteran (torn last year will be forced to enter as a light heavy weight this season, os ho cumpoted out of ills class .in tiny Inst liitci'-ColleglntuH Coach Lewis relies on tho foothuil men to furnish heavyweight mutoiiul and their ap pearance will undoubtedly remedy tho situation. Manager Swooloy has arranged for tho hardest schedule tho Bluo and Whlto gmpplers liavo over faced, which Includes meets with Lehigh, Harvard, Cornell, Penn, Navy, as well as an In tel sectional struggle with lowa Stato. Tlio Intcreollegluto Wrestling Moot will bo staged at Princaton on tho eigh teenth and nineteenth of March and nil Couch Lewis' plans lend toward having his men Ist proper condition to enpturo this important ovont, as n victory this year'will murk tho fourth consecutlvo tlmo tho Bluo and Whlto mutmen have earned this distinction According to tho conch, tho out-loolc for a strong yearling team Is far from pleasing. Tho first your men lack tho punch in ovidonco In former years, tho Interest displayed Is discouraging and tho material is far behind tho averago. This condition is probably duo to tho fact that tho sport Is strange to practi cally all of tho new mon and they must bo taught to lllto tho gamo, as low High (Continued on fast page} JVIJ.SON AT LOUISIANA Mr. Edward A. Bechtel, Dean of Tu lane University of Louisiana says of Stitt Wilson: "Upon those who \voro present and hnd tho opportunity at hearing thci forceful tnllts, a tremendous Imprcsslc was mudo. Mr. Wilson's earnest ai forceful presentation of tho social mo saga In olofiucftt language cannot ft. to hear rumnrltahlo fruit In Its effect upon students. I should very much Ul<o to have him roturn somo time to Tularro." Wilson World Series! Dec. 9 12 JUNIATA GAME TO OPEN CAGE SEASON Strong Squad Being Devel oped for First Home Contest— Southern Trip Cancelled With "the firm varsity gmne ulalotl uguiiist Jurilntu mi Wednesday evening. Detcmlier fifteenth, a little moio than mie week awny. Coach 'Dutch*' Her limit Im putting bJ« fJuor men through some stiff uoilc to got them in tilm for the flint home content "Illnkty' (lafrieH. who witluCupl. ICltllngu fillet] the' winstl positions of Inst year, te lioitell fm pnictke ycstoiday, l-nsl uwk Haines nan skiing In the < oath lng of the Sophumcnos foi the annual underclass football-wrap and could not retiuit for pnicjlco until the mime uns plnycd. The fit si Uct'lt of |imc Ike watt H’lolU hi tinkling the men for more aecumte shouting, in umetke kuiiivh and signal woth. ami In the general conditioning of the |>lujii«r In addition to Cnplnln Klltlncu and Haines at gumd, Itop logic at cuilei and Wolf at fot wind of Inst season's Husky' wm-m a 111 in>- doobudly appeal on thin year's line-up Wilson, Itittnir, Whitcnmn. and llfttn. who were strong contenders for Inal year's team and Kochk't of Inst sea son's Freshmen five ate all walking haul for the forwaul position left v«- rant l>v the Knuluitlon of .Million After the Juniata game, a southern tiiti had heel) contemplated foi the vai •dty cage men duilmt the Christmas holidays. Tills trip haa not materialized and It la toiialdcrcd undealnihle uh It would tenulic constant pmellee dtuUlg the holiday season The open ilale of .lanuaiy twenty-ninth haa not heeii filled yet and us noon aa It la. It will l»> announced This season's schedule which waa given out before, will ahow many dlillcult games with sitons teams Tho schedule. ns coirected, la; Dec. If —Juniata, at home. Jan. B—Dlckinaon. at home Jan, 16—W. and J. at home. .Tan 17— W.* Va. Unlv, ut homo. Jan. 22—Susquehanna, at homo Jim. 29 —Open. Fob 2—Carnegie Tech, at homo. Fth. I.—Pitt, away. ' Feb G—tv* and J. away. Teh' 10—Princeton, at home. Feb 12.—V. P I, at home Feh. 17— JV. Va. Wea, at homo Feb. 22—Pitt, at home. Feb. 26—U of BUffiiJo, ut home. March s—Swarthmore, at home. March 10—Yale, away, March 9—Ponn, away. QUARTET WJLL LEAVE -EQR-PANAMA-TOMORRBW Tomoirow* evening the Varsity Male Quartet will leave State College foi I’uimmn. In the party mo Profcssot C. C. Itobinxon ami wife, Miss ltutli Jackson, A. It Kmiiaul ‘2l, 11. W. Knap]> 'JI, W A. Stoclt/lng *2l, H. Flab bum MS and possibly U 11. Knlston *23. On Thuiudny evening tho iiuurtct will sing to the New York Alumni who arc bolding their annual banquet that ev ening at the Bnglnecr'u Club Couch Uezdek will bo the. principal Hpciikcr at thin iHUuiuet. Tho i|unrtet will nail from Now York at four o’clock Friday afternoon on the S. S. AdMiucc. ai riving ut Panama the following Friday They will sing ut various engineering clubs In tho Canal Zone and will then return, reaching the United States about New Year's Pay. Upon tho to-opening of school thoy will picscnt their program in tho Audi torium. The price of admission will be fifty coats to any part of the house . UX-GOViUUiOIt OF COLOKADO LAUDS J. STITT WILSO2) Tho lion. Henry A. Butchel. now Chancellor of tho Unlvoisity of Ponvcr and former Governor of Colorado ox; pies Hes his opinion of J. SUtt jWllaon as follows: •'Mr. J SUtt Wilson of Berkeley. Cali fornia, gave a messago on Americanism to tho students of tho University of Ponvor which was tho most thrilling speech on that subject that haa over been heard la those pnrtfl. His mes sago Is so sano. so luminous, so Inform ing, so stimulating that students ovory whoro ought to havo the prlvllogo of hearing him. Tho placo of leadership In spiritual ideals which has come to America has placed a responsibility' on educated men and educated women which cun never bo characterized ade quately In words Collego mon and col lege women have In our time oppor- 1 tunltlos of service which thoy duro not Ignore •* “1 commend Mr. J. Stitt Wilson with out reservation to tho confldonco and regnrd of university authorities every where ” CIVIL ENGINEERS TO INSTALL A. S. C. E. UJIANCU TONIGHT A meeting of tho Civil Engineering Society will bo held tonight at 7.00 o’clock In Room 200, Engineering E, to organize a Penn Stnto branch of tho American Society of Civil Engineers. Professor 11. B. ShiUtuck,. who Is thci Borough Engineer and supervised the: building of tho now road on Collcgo I Avenue, will sneak on tho problems cn-1 countered In Us construction. Only: id | utiperolasHmen arc oliglblo for member* I ship In tho American Society but all ! civil engineering students aro urged to attend und get acquainted with their society. EVERYBODY OUT THURSDAY IOjBC STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY DECEMBER 7. 1920 J. STITT WILSON AG. STUDENTS TO HOLD MEETING AND BANQUET Interesting: Program Arranged for Fust Get-Together to be Held Next Tuesday-Evening Definite plans have been m/nlo to hold the first big Boostei Meeting of nil Agricultural studeilts next Tues day ox oiling, December foui tec-nth. The ] affair, being the first of its Hind oxer] attempted by the entire depnitinent will i Dt>nn with l; the r- la' State Players in the Old Clmpel, coin niunclug tit 'olght-flftcoii o’clock, and coining Immediately after Di. Spink’s lecture, Following the lenditlon of the plays, the KluduiHs will piou-cd fiom Old Chupci to the dining room of Mac A llister Hull xxheie a sumptuous feast will await them. It is hcllcxcd that the banquet will commence at nine thirty o’clock, so that those who find It Incovcnlont to attend the plijs may jet participate In thu Jovialities to fol low’. During tho courses of the ban quet, several prominent mcmt>crs of the faculty of the School of Agilcultuio and ntso several men connected with the college publicity campaign foi increase cd uppiopilations front tho suite, will present the situation to the students and indlcato where they may help. Agricultural students aie becoming enthused over tho idea. They wo dup ly that it is a method wheioby they can aid tho collcgo and It is felt that curb student “On tho 11111" will do his part when It Is asked of him. VJt. V II,SOX TO ADDRESS FACULTY In response to a special icqucst on the part of the General Faculty, J. Stitt Wilson, who is to conduct u seiies of meetings here over thu coming week end, will speak to tho faculty next Sun day afternoon at threo o clock in tho Auditorium Foyer. All members of the faculty uro urged to attend ns Mr. Wil son has a particular message for them, Sunday aftprnoon at three o clock In the Foyer of the Auditorium. BULLETIN TUESDAY 6*15 p. m.—Mandolin Club Rehearsal, Auditorium. 6.3op.m.—Cumberland County Club, 206 Old Mam 7*oo p. m.—Bible Discussion Class, ID Liberal Arts. 7.Q0 p. m.—Hazelton-Club, 314 Old Main. 7:00 p. m.—Civil Engineering Society, 200 Eng. D. 7.00 p. m.-—Liberal Arts Lecture Course—Dr. Sparks’ Lecture—" Rac hael Jackson, the Frontier Woman," Old Chapel. 7’30 p. m.—Commerce and Finance Club Meeting, 19 Liberal Arts. WEDNESDAY 6:30 p. m.—Debating Class, 25 Liberal Arts. 6.45 p. m.—York County Club, 206 Old Main. Very important. 7.00 p. m.—Political Economy Discussion, 19 Lib. Arts. THURSDAY 10*55 a. m.—Wilson Convocation, Auditorium. 6.30 p. m.—Beginning of J. Stitt Wilson Campaign, Auditorium. 7:00 p. m.—Carbon County Club, 13 Liberal Arts. 7:00 p. m.—Cosmopolitan Club, 13 Liberal Arts. 7:00 p. m.—Electrical Engineering Society, 200 Eng. D. NOTICE—MEMBERS OF COLLEGE CHORUS—There will be no re hearsal on Thursday night for Choir B, but members will be re quired to attend Sunday Chapel. There will be no rehearsal Sunday morning for the male chorus. “DADDY" GROFF RETURNS ' FOR SHORT VISIT HERE Penn Stale Missionary' Visits Col lege on Way to New York Con ference—Will Return Later G W 'Diuldv” Gioff 07. ono of Ponn State's missionaries to China. xxhero ho Is huid of tho AgiknUurul School at tho Canton Chi Intlan College, stopped at {Venn Slate last Saturday and Sunday ’.in his way from San Francisco to Now V-vk-C**;*, vb*-rt ho Im'ii'tcndlrg-an |m|imt»nt conference. While at Stale College he talked informally to a largo Igionp of Interested. students in 'tho Hoi tluilium) Building on Sntutday evening, spoke to a gathering of those liitucHicri In the coming .T Stitt Wilson s'oih'H, and also conducted many Inter views Mi Gioff will return to the Collcgo .ifier tho CliilntmaH holiday h when In- will have a belter opportunity to meet and address the entire student body. In his talk to the students on Satur <ln\ night, he luipiossed upon them tho Importance of China and also told of the agilcultmal woik being conducted by W. Funkhousei 'l9 there. The Chinese nic a people who aie not ns Ignorant as generally believed by the average Amulcan Their agricultural land Is also fairly ilch and the Eastern nation hns a gieat futuie in store for Itself ' Duddv” GrofT show til thoso ptesent tho strategic position of tho Cunlun Clnlstlan College to aid in tho development of China Mr. Funkhouser at the piesenl time Is engaged In tho dlsti Ibutlim of seeds, uhclh arc being furnished by n San Fmnclsco firm, to the Chinese people Bible verses are being piloted on the envelopes of theso packets, so that the people may have some opjwntxmltN to know of Christi anity. Mi. Croft also mild that a great mistake made by many missionaries Is bx out uvnsUk'i Ing some good methods in Chinese agilculuito but Hying to Intro duce emlrolv new methods. Don’l Tall to Horn Stitt Wilson J. STITT WILSON TO LEAD PENN STATE WORLD SERIES Noted Labor Leader And Political Sci entist To Address Students On Constructive Democracy OPENING MEE THURSD. WILSON WOULD SKIIIES Thursday 10:&r> a . m. Thursday G:3U p. ni. Friday 0:!I0 p. in. Huturdiij ox3o p. in. Sunday (’lmpel IKxUU u. m. Sunday ~ 0:30 p. in. The I‘line—Auditorium. FRATERNITY TOSSERS BEGIN SERIES TONIGHT Greek Letter Basketball League Divided into Five Sections— Rules Announced The* bitur-fmu-raltv basketball league wilt onto! its thlid successive season with the opening games this ovenlng. Ah in other years tho games will bo played on the huge court on tho Arm oiy lloor. where competent referees wIU be in charge'of the snmo Tho periods of the games will bo ten minutes for inch half, and tlvc minutes wilt Iks al lowed bcfore*ouch game for tho teams to hold a slioi t practice By starting the games at seven o'clock prompt, thu committee will be able to schedule four games each evening, tho schedule and lesults of which will bo published in tho COLLEGIAN only, so thu various fra ternltloS'are lieiehy urged to follow tho COLLEGIAN us the odlcial source of Information Tho evenings available for the Inter-fraternity games are Tues day, Thursday and Saturday afternoon of utch week. The games on Saturday afternoon will start at 1.30 promptly, except when wrestling meets or other college spoitrt prevent, when they will skill luit.ivtlbUely after.the cud uf’llwoo tmets. The cmfouH teams have been grouped Into divisions of seven and eight teams hv pooling all the teams and drawing the divisions fmm this pool. The games are atrunged automallcxillv by a sys tem laid down Inst year by Coach Bt-z -dolt and this system eliminates that of the sciiltoied games of the Individual teams whle was experienced In other years Thu system In geneml Is as fol lows Each division plays up to a soml llnal dcgioe when tho various runners UP tiro scheduled for tho llnal standing A large silver loving cup will in nil probability be> given to the winning team of the lenguo ns in previous years. Games which are to be postponed must ho turnnged so between tho teams concerned and notification given to the committee in chnrgo of tho league. This Information must i>o so thnt a regular refeiee will be on hand to refuteu the game and the score bo handed to one of the committee. Thu committee In charge are 11. L. Stuart ’2l, Chairman; F. M. Smith ’2l, J. H. Warner *22, W. D Guthrie ’22, tvixd P B.'Satxkß '22. The tennis comps Islng tho divisions are as follows Division I—Alpha Zotu, Sigma Chi. PI Kappa Alpha, Acacia, Phi Kappa Psl, Phi Gamma Delta, Cuhcco and Lambda Chi Alpha. Division 2 —Theta Chi, Delta PJ, Kap pa Delta Rho. Kappa Sigma, Alpha Chi Sigma, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Phi Ep silon Division 3 —Tnu Sigma Tau, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Theta XI, Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Xu, Phi Delta Theta and Delta Sigma Phi Division 4 —Alpha Gamma Rho, Phi Kappa Sigma, Alpha Sigma Phi, Delta Upsllon, Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Phi Slgnui and sigma Pi. Division s—Alpha Delta Sigma, Phi Kappa, Beta Sigma Rho, Phi Epsilon Pi, Kappa Theta, Omcgu Epsilon nnd Phi Slgnin Kappa. PLAYERS TO STAGE FREE CHRISTMAS PERFOMANCE In keeping with tho spirit of Christ mas, tho Penn State Players will pre sent, In tho Auditorium on Monday ev ening, Doccmber tho thirteenth, tho Nutlvlty Piny from tho Chcstor Cycle. This will bo produced In tho Mcdlovol manner and will bo marked by simple, but effective and artistic simplicity In stuglng nnd costuming. Doctor. W. S. Dye Is directing nnd coaching tho play. Tho cant Is mnde up ontlroly of Penn SUito Players, alt of whom havo ap peared in at least one formor produc tion of tho organization. An added, feature of tho program will bo tho singing of Chrlstmns Carols by a num ber of women studonts of tho colloge. There vvJH bo no chnrgo for tho j>er formanco nnd overyono Is Invited to attend. Tho play Is a short ono and tho ontlro program should last no longer than ono hour. Wilson Has a Message for YOU PRICE FIVE CENTS STING ON ►AY MORNING The field Is nil set foi the “Penn Suite World Series’ with the umpiiu blush ing the plate ami la « moment he will announce that the pltcho's box will be fitted by .1 Stitt Wilson, the well known labor kukr and omtoi. Sl\ games will compilse Mils most Interest ing series nnd the only way thin scorn can be obtained will be to attend at 10 CG and cnntniuing eveiy night tliexo aflei at G;3O until Huiulav cx.rilug 11,. will also speak at clmpel on Sunday at 10*30 Tin re will onlx be one set vice, both lower and upper classes me< tnlg at one time, in order that Mr Wilson mav have more lime to rest foi the fill’ll meeting on Sunday evening. Mr. Wilson Is one of the best known Inbor students In the woild tmluv, hav ing studied all phases of thu subject both in America and England. A Can adian by blub, be vnt<red Xottlmest em Univeisity nnd Into studied at the Gunett Bible Institute In IMU. he wits OI divined us n Methodist pasloi ami served for four years at the Kilo fat Muthodba Church having a veiy suc cessful pastorate. At thu end of that time he felt the cull of the Industrial nnd soului unrest nnd left the mlnistij to take up socialistic and lubor reform work. Ills years of contuct with human life in tho slums of Chlcugo both as a stud ent nt Northwestern and ns a pistol nmdo him renliru that thou was some Incomiwulbility in society today After resigning fiom the ministry be took 111* Master's degree at Xoithwcstcm ami Went to England for a number of years While there ho lectured to miners and other bodies of laborers In England ami Wales, doing all foi ms of uplift and re form work He returned to this cotio : try nnd did thu same kind of woik both In the United States nnd Cauudu Thieu othui trips were mudo to England with the same kind of work In view and he spent a very busy period of his life gaining tire confidence of the working classes , R ha* tw-uix -nkl th v It h<« Uud hut taken tho opportunity* he could have hud a sent in thu English Pailisment Mayor of Jlerl.clej Upon his return to this count! x* he xxas still Interested In the same field of xxotk and nddicssed meeting in all sections of the cohntiv. In 1910 he was eb’Cled Mayui of Bcikcloj, Calif nrnla, on the Socialist ticket and served In that capacity very ixbly foi thuu jeuis at which time he declined nnoni- Inallon Doling the period that he was Mayor of Beikley ho was also candidate tor Governor of Callfuilla on the Soe lultst ticket but failed to luako thu el ection. It was during this peilm) that he gained a rcmnikahte reputation on tho Pacific coast us a fuucful and con xlnclng speaker “Dining the wm ho xvas in eonsUint demand us a spcukei for nil occasions and xvus a tremendous tnuloi in stimul ating patriotism and loyalty In nil the communities which he visited. Ills onlv son was killed in tho set lieu on Mathers field Sacremonto, California In an airplane accident Aftert lit* war. be was chosen Iry tho Lenguo for the Ratification of tho Peace treaty hi California to follow Hliain Johnson, that noted orntoi who was ''stumping" California In opposition to thw longue of Nations At almost ev ery meeting, Stiii Wilson made truth n powerful Impression on tho people Mint they wove immediately and positively for tho Lenguo of Nations. At one placo the .vote taken at thu end of a meeting showed thnt thciu was Just ono person who was not convicted by thu arguments ot Wilson For tho last two years Stitt [Wilson has been touring tho colleges nmi un iversities of tho country delivering a series of six addresses on “Construc tive Chrltian Democracy'’ Hu has vis ited Institutions In overy section of tho nation and In every Instance has made a wonderful appeal to tho studonts. His addresses and on tho following subjects "Tho Master objectlvo ot tho Now Ago." "Tho Master Spiritual Principle of thu Now Ago," "Tho Master Vlrtuo of tho Now Ago,” "Tho Supremo Hurt" or "Tho Real Tragedy of tho Modorn Toiler.’’ •‘lnuncdlutQ Preparation far Industrial Democracy nnd for National Safuty,” "Tho Goal of Democracy In tho Now Ago” and “Tho Creators and Preservers of Democracy.” Ho Is working under tho Student Department of tho Inter national Committee of tho Y. IXI. C, A. Ills Nossugo Tho mosßiigo that J. Stitt Wilson w ill bring to Ponn Stato Is ono which ho thinks Is needed by every college man In Uio country. Thoro is a changing (Continued on last page) SCABBARD AND BLADE ELECTION L. 11. Klrnmol ’2l J. C. Chambers, 22 Q. E Letchworth, *22 O. 11, Barger *22 J. 11. Stoll *22 L. Lowo ‘22 R. W. Fox ’22 E. Hansman '22 .
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