Friday, December 10, 1920. HEADING ALUMNI ELECT OFFICERS AT BUSY SESSION Tho Rending Alumni Association Itolil an Informal dinner ami meeting on Dec* umber thin!, \\ lion a Inrgo number of the members assembled In tho V. M. C. A. cafetei la. Di Wayne L. Shearer 'OO presided w Ith Charles Adams serving In tho capacity of secretary. Various com mittee reports aero given and especial attention was tfiven to tlie one on "Publicity,” mado by J. 1«» Frizzell who is now principal of the Boy's High School of Reading. It was ropoitcd by 11. II Kirkpatrick that the committee of which he Is in charge Is extending every etToit to coupeiuto with tho stud end count) club ia regard to a dance that alii he held duilng the Christmas vacation. Olllcots of the ussoclatlun for the ensuing year veto also chosen at this time and arc ns follows, picst dent. Dr. Way no L Shearer; vice pi esldent, Chat los Adams, secretary and treasurer, C. S. Vanlleed After Urn holding of the elections, tho Alumni Secretaiy, Mr II N. Sullivan told of tho aork that could ho done by the alumni In tho securing of an ndeiiuato approptintlon for th« codego at the next session of the ’egistatuie "Dick" Harlow of the coaching stall then spoko of the difference In condi tions at l’enn Slate at the picsont time as compaud a ith a hat they aeic some years ago lie also outlined the pro-: sent athletic progrum and touched briefly on tho need of the ono hundred thousand dollar track house which will probably ho staitcd sometime next spring EARLY DECEMBER PERIOD DULL IN SCHOOL HISTORY Tho opening week of December has always been an Interesting ono In the hisloiy* of Penn State Coming ns it .usually docs light after tho close of tho football season and light beforo the commencement of the winter sports season. It is ono that is marked by a spirit of retrospection and anticipation Many times the students, at this period of the collego year linvo looked back upon triumphant football seasons and have had awakened In them Icoen expec tancy at the thought of further suc cesses In athletics during the coming w Inter months In 1910, In tho early part of Decem ber, thu Dluo and White basket ball team opened Us season with a -II to 0 victory over Susquehanna Unlvoisity. Considering tho fact that this contest was thu first of thu term, thu Penn State tOHsers showed especially good team work. While the shooting wns not ns consistent ns that developed later on, Sheep-Lined Coats FUR COLLARS, WITH BELT Price $20.00. Cordovan Oxfords At the Special Price of ss.so FROMM’S ECONOMY STORE 330 E. COLLEGE AVE. THE GIFT SUPERB THE KODAK -'T'l- „ 'TJEINN OTATE ine i HOTO OHOP 212 E. College Avo, | tIK. Metzger L. K. Metzger | 11 ■ i i - - .« | —^.3, The Fastest Growing Store :j: in State College | •: a|sso.oo Reward offered for the arrest | •: and conviction of the thieves who en- § tered our place of business on Sunday | :: night, Dec. sth, and Monday night, Dec. 3: 6th. . . | • • It will be for the best interests of the town and student !£ • ■ body if these persons afe put behind the bars. Robbery $ •• is very much on the increase in State College. Let’s put •; a stop to it. £ : A wonderful assortment of | 4 Xmas Gifts. i | : Xmas Cards with the Penn State Seal. | Join our Library—only 25c to Join. ¥ ii L. K. METZGER f Captain niythu and Couch Hermann hud ovury rcaoa to buliuve that a highly siicicssfu) season confiontod tho drib blers Tho largo percentage of victor- : Joh accumulated before the close of the season Justified their expectations. During tho first week of Decoml>cr nine yearn ago, I'onn State students weie looking hack upon ono of tho grenteflt seasons in the gridiron history n'f tliir alma mater. A rovlow of tho schedule showed ono tlo gumo and eight 1 victories over strong teams including Penn, Pitt and Cornoil. Tho one tlo wns with tho Navy temn which was especially strong that year. Tills game was played on a field so muddy thnt neither side wns able to accomplish a thing In tho way* of scoring. Tho flnnl victory of tho year was tho clotso 3 to 0 triumph over Pitt. Football exports conceded tho supremacy of tho grid iron for tho season to Princeton, al though Ponn Statu scored moro points and played onto ono tlo game, while the Orango nml Black team played two tie games. In tho Issue of tho COLLEGIAN which camo out just: eight years ago wns published a rovlow of tho most successful football season that Penn State had ever experienced. Every game on tho unusually hard schedulo had been won by a comfortable margin. Most of the victories wero registered against gridiron foes of no mean calibre such us Washington and Jefferson, Cor nell. Penn, Ohio State, and Pitt. The reasons for such a phonomonnl season wero many' No other team except, pos sibly Warnor's Carlisle Indians wero so well drilled In tho rudiments of tho game The clean, sure, hard tackling nml the low, swift charging drew forth the pmlscful comments of many of tho nation's leading coaches and sporting \\ rltei s. Tho great v nrlcty of plays and tho advanced uso of open formation nnd shift tactics were used effectively' to tho iKiwlldcrmcnt of all opponents. No less than ten members of tho 1912 Penn State team wero selected by' var ious authorities for places on tho mythi cal All American cloven. Captain Very was tho universal choice for All-Ameri can end. Team work nnd unity and nhovo all, hard clean play wero largely icsponslblo for the success of this glor ious season. In December, 1913 was announced tho organization of tho Penn Stnto Varsity Club, to bo composed entirely of letter men Tho purposa of this club was tho stimulation of athletics iu general, and in particular, to carry Information con corning Penn Slato to prospective col lege men who hnd made good on high school nnd preparatory school teams. An additional object was to try* to in dueo former Bluo and White athletes to return to tho collcgo Just boforo im pel lant gnmes In order to lend' their Influence in propaiing tho teams for PENN STATE COLLEGIAN coming contests. Tho club was divided Into *wo bmnehos. consisting of gm«l uutes nnd undergraduates, ami publish ed a pamphlet devoted to college nows. Tho publication wus oxpiuted to show* tho alumni tho needs of tho collegu teams. It was tho desire of tho club that every member feel some dogreo of Individual responsibility In securing promising athletes for Penn Stnto and to foster In overy way possible tho ath letic Interests of tho college. It Is sig nificant that one of thu big fontuus nt tho recent first annual Alumni Ilome- Comlng wns tho of tho Vnrsltv Club, nnd Its pledging of over thirty thousand dollars toward the now* track house. PENN STATE MEN ADDRESS CINCINNATTI ALUMNI The Cincinnati Alumni Association met ut an Informal luncheon on Decem bei third nt tho Business Mini's Club of that city. Among thoso present were- T E Thomas 'O9. Fred Iloehler •IC, Boh Richardson 'lf». "Dutch" Hoi man nnd “Hlnkov" Haines Tho same evening tho 111-Y Club gave a benefit at the University of Cincinnati com mon which was attended by two hun dred high school athletes. Mr Gamble, of tho firm of Pioctor and Gamble, presided The speakers for the evening included tho captain of tho University of Cincinnati's football team nnd Coach Chambers. "Jlinkoy" Haines spoke briefly on the subject "Wlmt It Means to Play on Your College Football Team” Following "Illnkey" "Dutcb” Herman talked on athletics In genera! but with particular regard to football An enthusiastic reception wns accorded tho Penn Slato men and close attention wao given to what they* hnd to say. BUFFALO ALUMNI CLUB SHOWS INTEREST IX GRIDIRON GAMES While the Nlttnny Lion w*ns giving hattlo to the Pitt Panther last Thanks giving Day In Pittsburgh, a largo num biu of Buffalo alumni gnthored togeth er nt tho Hotel Iruipiolu of that city to licni reports of the gumo by direct wlro from Forbes Field. The event proved so interesting that it wns decid ed to mnko it an annual affair nnd in addition, to includo returns from the Penn game next fall In caso the Red and Blue nro on tho Nlttany cloven’s schedule as has been tho cuso in pre vious years At tho moating it wns also decided to hold a got-itogethcr af fair beforo tho Christmas holidays I i mht (jit the Realism Test help you “measure” h~ 7»e NEW EDISON WOULDN'T you like to know why the family will get more enjoyment out of the New Edison than "out of any other phonograph? Come In and ask for the “Per sonal Favorites" Real ism Test We’ve said that listening to the New Edi son is the same as listening to the living artist. We’ve said you get the same emotional thrill when you hear your favorite music Re-Created by the New Edison, as when you hear it by the living artist C & F STUDENTS TO HOLD. DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT 'Hit! Commrico ami Finance Club of the School of Lllieml ArtH held Hu icgulm mtmthlj meeting last Tuesday cvcunlg wlth an extra largo numt>er of students In attendance A very Inter* estlng Icctuie was delivered by Dr. J'ouclco >m "M’lmt Am I Fit Tor” and was one of the heal talks that him ever been given 1m fore tho club. The speaker outlived tho vuilous positions for which the Commerce ami Finance courso pro pa: ch the students and oxplntned how oveiy man can pick out tho place that he Ik bent milled for In life Tho flint dance to be given thin jear by tho Commerce and Finance Club will be I veld nt eight o'clock tomorrow' ev ening at the Fhl Delta Theta Houkc. Judging fiom pieHcnt Indications, a large numbei of couples wilt attend nnd will undoubtedly be icwarded with a plcaxant evening. Tho miiHlral part of tho program will Ihj rendered by [Wig's OichcHtm while Dean and Mrs. Stod d.irt and Mi h Martin have kind ly conseifji-d to net us chnpcroncH All the club me uiged to at tend the dance as the committee In chat go dc'slics to have a hugo crowd prcsunl iiMiiiisinim: ai.u^ni HOLD JIOOSTKJt DINNER Moie than seventy.fjvo Penn Stato Alumni of nurilshiirg gathered at the Colonial country Club on December second to discuss the work of tho col lege Mr. J. W. Forlcnbaugh 'l2, pres ided with Druco McCnmint as socro tarv of tho meeting, talks were given by Mr. It K. Spicer, president of the Harrisburg notary Club, nnd'Mr. Trunk Musser, picsldcnt of tho Lehigh j OUR SPECIALTY j j HOME-MADE 1 Pies and Cakes Penn State Bakery * 1 as a Xmas Gift will know the New Edi- Every New Edison it a Period Cabinet son is the phonograph Select from 17 Models your family wants for Christmas. You know , > they’ll get more enjoy - -} Tj ment out of the New mm ' ■ Edison than out of any other musical instrument JfKob*an K. METZGER 111-115 ALLEN STREET Valle} Railroad. Both are men of Im portance In theli communities and are vitally Interested In thu succuss of Penn Stutu. Hugo Bczdok, Director of Ath letlca, spoke of tho utliletlc prOKrum of tho eollego and analyzed tho football season Juki completed, Including tho prospects for next year. A abort talk was also given by the Alumni Secretary on tho alumni otgunlznllon. Intense Interest was shown by all tho alumni picaent and a desire to do some real work for the college was manifested WOVEN STUDENTS MANIFEST INTEREST IX WINTER SPORTS Tho winter season of athletics am ong I’enn Statu women has opened aus piciously with a lurgci peicciitngc of >MttV|W|VV|W|VVIWBVV|W|U|HEIVVIWVVBw|IVVfi|VV|WIHIVVIW| l CRYSTAL CAFE | Home Baked Pies a Specialty j Strictly Fresh Eggs Used 2 A.. B. DIETRICH, -20 2 j * * Bwßwlu|vvßvviiwewiw|wawßMlvv|vV(U|wßHßw|wßvv|wavvß BIG REDUCTION. IN SHOES The College Boot Shop OFFERS Nettleton & Florsheim Shoes sl9 & $2O vaiues at $l6 $2.00 off on Whitman & Keith IBrogues (Nothing' Better Made at any Price) The Realism Test will help you test these claims for yourself. If you find what we've said is true,, you Xmas Tipi Investigate our Budget Plan. It * brings your New Edison for Christmas —makes 1921 help pay. - Page Three candidates enrolled for thuuo sports than In tho fall soason. Onu hundrod and four girls havu electod basket ball while tho all >cur sport, hiking, still seems to rank thu highest In popularity with onu hundred and kovciU} -eight girls enrolled Enthusiastic stippoit of tho nthlctlc program is also shown b> tho fact that 0110 hundred and nine teen girls have ulrcudv seemed points toward their Insignia, varying from ten to onu credit each Arrangements have been completed whereby tbu Odd Pel lows’ Hall on Hast College Avenue will bu uvnllublo for women taking an} of the Indoor sports every afternoon. Sev en hours a week, In addition, nru sche duled to bo held In tho Armor}. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS
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