[ ,: •, Seniors.Say 'l ~ ‘lt’s. AGreat .Life If.-You r Graduate” VOL. XVI. No. 65 '■;>/ CINDER AND ;DIAMONfi CLASHES WITH p. PITT WILL MARK GRADUATION WEEK pTO BASEBALL.GAMES Contests on Saturday and Monday -• Will Provide Big Attraction For .Graduation. Crowds .RIVAL‘NINES PRIMED Nittany Aggregation. • Considered . - "Favorite Because, of Victory • ’ AtPittsburgh . . Penn. State’s baseball-'team will wind i.nip.'its victorious 'season within tlio : next week 'by tackling me fast Univ ersity. of, Pittsburgh-nine in '• a two ■ game series on. New-Beaver-field,--the games : being - scheduled for .Saturday and; Monday! afternoon -respectively. '..Pitt’s-warriors have not forgotten tho ten;.innlng defeat which tho Nittany •representatives ‘ handed them-in the 'Smoky City two. weeks ago and.will bo out -for blood from', the start so that • the series promises to be' one of un usual interest. Lost year the Panther --was-entirely outclassed. on the local ,field but the - battle .which It gave tho - Uiori in Pittsburgh this year Indicates l.'that Bezdek’s men , will .have to step r.somo-to-Jand their'twenty-third and victories. ' The'.rlvalry which . has existed between. Penn State and ; Pitt 'will undoubtedly reach n high -. pitch ■in • the, *two meetings .and .will -'prove a stellar attraction for the.'via f.ltlng "house-party queens,".. alumni, ‘.'parents and friends.', . ' ' - . - - ' The Panther batsmen meet the Pitts r' burgh Collegians on "Wednesday-In the •;.last game' at homo thi&. season and this “ .contest should' provide some basis of • comparison in forecasting tho'outcome :'of the/coming series. If the Pitt nine '..-is up-to Its usual form, it should.have -. little, trouble in disposing of' the Col ...legians since tho lutter have.made a ./very, poor record so far.' The Nittany '.diamond men walloped the Collegians :by.tho one-sided score of 16 to’2. Conch .-Harloy- has been driving the Pittites, ;.'at- top • speed in-the lost, two weoks, ’/STOoming' them especially for the gam yles/wlth- Penn. State, and. they- should -a. classy ‘brand of ball here. '/All.of tho'tnon are.ln,fine condition’and Vare; prepared/to/mnko, a;.supreme.-;efr j.fprt-'to-^Oihn/the^Nittany'aggregation. fhat-tli eir>clianccs' , sfi:ac‘-' pa<>TO'-tbnn-^tb<>V-“ltaw v 7iH.'Ofi £or.',twa~or P.'three - -, yem-s./It/iti'.'quite/likely'- that I/Coach Harley will- use ;hls‘-two 'best (.'pitchers',in"an attempt' to '.stop 'Penn I, State.-." Captain Barrett who appeared ./against the : Nlttanyltes two weeks ago, and twirled good, ball .until 'the tenth ginning, will probably take the mound : on- Saturday while Townsend, who re .; lievcd' Barrett in the Nittany contest /will start Monday..-. Townsend is _pos , sibly the best hurler of tho two men land may prove.a mystery.tq.tho Blu6 , and White players. - ' - • Nittany Nine Shows Improvement : -The;Nittany nine began the Bucknoll - series'last week with a laxity that was ' presont in the ill-fated Penn game but ; improved considerably before the end of'the first contest and finished up <-.tho series with a decided snap. Every man.was hitting the ball on the nose and exhibited" a much better defense In tho field: This was particularly true the infield inasmuch as it was airtight „and 7 was full of pop. -Fortunately, the. entires team came through tho - series ; in good shape and, with a little more 'training this week, will'be in excellent Jtrim for the Panther. The men are still smarting' from .the- setback by the Quakers and will attonipt to play : off their grudgo'at the expense' of, tho ,’Smoky City, nine. .'A complete sweep .of . the series Is their fondest hope; "Bcz” will in -all' probability make uso of-Melllngor and Thomas, his two vet • eran hurlers, since ho Intends, to take frio chances.,'Both-men will-have had a weeks rest.byjtho tlme of the first -game -and should, bo good for, nine start •on . Saturday while Thomas will pitch his lost gftmo for Penn State on 'Monday. . The'-latter’ graduates, this -’.year. SUNDAY BAND CONCERT ON WEEK END PROGRAM ' Sunday ovonlng-at eight o’clock the- College Military. Band will give the •final concert cif the year In tho Audit orium. . , The ' program will be aug mented'wUh three-selections by Mrs. ,Chas., Jj. Hoffman, Contralto, accom .panled by Mr. J. L,. Wllsbnch *2l, the organist.- 1 Mr. Wllsbach will also 'pre sent-a selection-on the organ. Thin concert will be the banmfr number, of ..the ycar and Is tho last opportunity for music lovers to hear the band In action .this year. Tho admission Is fre'o. Tho .program for -Sunday evening is as follows s- ' .1.: Panella—March .• ' ‘Our -Republic’ • 'Collego Military Band .2.' Suppe—Overture “Morning, Noon and Night” • College , Military Band* ~V Rogers a • ‘.'Let Miss lilridy Pass' s' Glenn, b'-. - . “TwJUght’ ‘Brahma c- ’ .* “The Forgo' Chas.'R. Hoffman, Contralto, :■ Inches.. The 100 yard dash was won by Miss Edna. Smith *22 was completed in 151 3-fi seconds, which was 1 3-0 seconds less than the time of the Vup snr 100 yard dash. Tito storm which came up hqfore the meet was over made It necessary, to postpone the 75- yard-dash and the 100 yard dash until the following. Tfiursday. The final score showed that the Freshmen liad won' with a total ' of 20 points, the Sophomores coming out second with 22- points. The Juniors wore able to score 1(5 points, which wns 2 more than the total of the class of 1021. - Miss Betty Shelton '2l. track man ager called the events, which were ns follows: 25 yard dash—Won by M. McLean '245 second B. Shelton ’2l; third M. Ferguson '24. Time 4 2-s.seconds. 50 .yard dash —Won by A.’ Osier ’24; second, • M. Rand .'24; third-T. Yoltns 75 yard dash—Won by M. Cunvad '23 second A. Osier ’24; third E. Knox '24. Time 11 2-5 seconds. 100 yard dash—Won by E. Smith '22; second M. McLean '24; third, A. Osier/24. Timo 13 3-5 seconds. Standing broad jump—Wion by E. Smith '22; second, M. Cunrnil ’23; third E. Pltzonkn '23. Distance 7 feet 1 In. Running broad jump—Won by A. Fell ’23; second, E. Smith ’22; 'third, L. Still '2l. Distance 1-i feet, G 1-2 In. - High 'Jump l —A Fell '23; second, D. MeCnlmont. '23; third, L. Browri '24. Height, 4 feet 1 inch. .'Baskotball • thrbw—Won ,by L. 'Still '2l; second, ,T. Rugan.’22; ' third. A. Wilson' ’24. Distance.s4 feet G Inches. Baseball throw—Won by L., Still '2l; second, A. Burdick '24; third, A. Boss ier ’24. Distance IG2 feet 6 inches.. New, Willow Dedication Saturday 9:30 A. M. - The New Willow tree which , has been grown from it sprig of tho Old Willow and which was • planted beside the purent tree early in the spring of this year, will be formally dedicated next • Saturday morning at nine thirty o'clock, when a simple but Im pressive ceremony will be',held on the .Front Campus. The Old Willow.has stood In Us present position • for over sixty-throe three years and in that time has become one of tho most promin ent and picturesque landmarks of'the college. In the last few years the old tree has rapidly been losing Its vitality and the new sprig whielt Is a healthy and vigorous specimen of plant life will soon take the place of the original. President Thomas and' either Dr. E. E. Sparks or Mr. Howard Waring will be tho speakers. THESPIANS OFFER KING POMPOMPUS I Commencement Production to Mark Renewed Dramatic. Activity With the rising of the* curtain next Monday night In the Auditorium, the students and many visitors of Penn State will be entertained by the long, awaited Thespian Pompompus I. This rS appearance of the Thesr*^ 8 8 nc ° a slats of * presentation; .has b?en>' orkC(l «P thi ® yoar l ? the hl o 'he^*^ lorn ' ot any I )revlous perform- Since the' choosing-of the cast, Sfwhlch consists of seventy-five char acters, last April, the actors have been ! having- almost: nightly'; rehearsals, ns ipedolly .during-he..last few, weeks. u ... '- .'Art" interesting' feature ‘of ,tbe *per 'hr. manee* Is'lhel. fact“*bat-lt j is. almost entirely, written"'by ••Pcnn i -fiv«iVT*f->e»4i-. ents, B.”' W.- TCnapp"~.‘2l and .Professor C. L. Harris doing most of the writing. The idea of the play, was taken from the Cornell Mask. King Pompompus is not a heavy, tiring performance, but as with most good musical comedies, it Is full of variety and humor, a bur lesque presentation of Uncle Tom’s Cabin being given during the course of the play along with a Dancing Girls Chorus and other dancing and musical specialties. The scenery and customs will bo of such splendor that has never been presented before by a • student dramatic organization at Penn State. The scenery especially is entirely the work of the students and the many catchy and clever musical numbers are the products of- the students. The following summary of the play. Is as complete as can bo given before the time of the presentation. The scenes are laid "somewhere” In Mexico, In a province which Is being reigned over by'King Pompompus I during the year 1492. The part of King Pom pompus is enacted by B. N. Knapp '2l and D. V. Bauder '24 takes the place of the • king's queen. The play Itself, is divided into three acts .the first in the audience chamber of .King Pom- IKxnpus and the second in'the Temple of the Sun, the third being divided into two scenes, The Prison of Surdado and the-Temple of the Sun. The notion of Lite play covers a supposed space of time of five days. The play opens with a scene in the Audience chamber of the king. Tho king Is absent on a visit arid the queen'lsi ruling the land with an iron hand.- Tito"king returns finally amid st grent rejoicing of his-people. The next day news comes to tho king that Columbus is about to discover America for tho first time. . Celebrations are ordered by the Icing," in which a scene of Uncle Tom’s Cabin is n part. The piny closes with a dance of the chorus girls rejoicing over the beheading of their queen. The sale' of tickets for this pro 'duction will start - .tomorrow night, Thursday. They may bo gotten at the Athletic Store or at tho Alumni Tent on tho campus.' Tho price will bo $l.OO for reserved scats and $.75 for general admission. LELAND STANFORD TENNIS. TEAM HERE ON MONDAY The next racquet contest will be held with Lcland Stanford University on the Armory Courts on Monday. .Tune 13. It has not yet been decided whether to hold tho games In tho .morning or aftornoon. The' Californ ians, who have one of the best teams In the West, will bring only Jwo men with them. It has not yet been decid ed who* will represent tho Lion in the contests but as far as is known now, indications point that it will be Guth rie and Wilson. Captain Boggs will bo absent from cotlcgo at tho time of tho matches and. will not bo ablo to ,tako part. • - Admission will bo charged for this match and reserved seats will bo set aside. Saturday’s game with Carnegie Tech which ended In a draw Indicated that tho Nittany team has found It self and as the . western team has a big reputation, tho matches on tho thirteenth- should bo both fast and In teresting. To Our City Everybody! PRICE FIVE CENTS LARGE OUT-GOING CLASS Four Hundren Fifty—Two Will Receive Degrees from Deans of Schools LARGE GRADUATING CLASS Honorary Degree to be Awarded To Mr. John Hamilton of -.. Class of 1871 The first class 'to graduate from Penn State under post-war conditions . will number four hundred and fifty four. one hundred nnd seven of whom' | were prevented from graduating with their original class by military, naval, or other patriotic servlco to their coun try. Many of this number entered tho institution with the class of nineteen fifteen while the others are f.-om the classes that followed this class. The School of Engineering will graduate the largest number of the different schools, having one hundred fifty five candidates for the D,*greo of ' [Bachelor of Science. The. School of Agriculture Is second with a list of one hundred and twenty-two graduat es, and the School of Liberal -Arts is third with seventy three graduates. , The number receiving degrees from each school is as follows: Dean Stod-.i dart, Dean of the School of • Arts will , present Degrees; •- left the -Bachelor ot ' country. Th®js££p?escnt«l. \by .Miss’ Science ,rwil\jhty four graduates of the of l Homo Economics; by - -Denp-Watts of the' School ,of Agricul ture ' to'. one hundred and twenty-two graduates, ' twenty-five of whom be long to former classes; by Doan Sack- * ett,.to- ono hundred and '.fifty-five graduating engineers. Including forty'. ex T servlce {men; Ky'-Dean Mooro. Dean of tho School of Mines,, to'twenty-five-** graduates Including ten ex-spldlers; and by Acting Dean-.'Stoddart In bo-.'.- half of -the School of Natural Scionco -5- to fifty-eight-graduates, eight of whom'." ' have soeii service .either'at home-'or . ’abroad.' -- ' -"5 '—• . .V-largo-number will be awarded-'Ad- I .'/ vancetl Degrees - by - Dean- Mooro-fori.. - the Faculty.-Committee' on Advanced'! ~ -x*m ■ rrf '/> of -Arts, cloven wTiT'ctniWardccT r th‘a iDor ,1 -4 gree of Master of Science.' one will'" gain tho Dogreo of Chemical Engin eer. two tho Degree, of Civil Engineer • two the Degree of Electrical Engineer! one the Degree of Mechanical Engin eer, and one of the Degree of Mining Engineer. • The Degree-of Honorary Master of Arts will be awarded to Mr. John Ham ilton ’7l, who has served tho college for forty years In the capacity of Proft essor of Agriculture, as Business Man ager and Treasurer of the college, as State Secretary of Agriculture at Har risburg. and later in charge of the Farmers’' institute "Work of the, De partment of Agriculture at Washing ton. • STATE OFFICIALS ARE ON FARMERS’WEEK PROGRAM Bacteriology Exhibit and Creosot . ing Demonstration trill be At tractions of Gathering The agricultural interests /of the state are beginning to turn their eyes toward State College as the annual Farmer’s Week approaches, dated to begin on Monday June twonty-second and end on-Frlday, June twenty-fourth. The School of Agriculture has arranged a definite program to be followed thru out the week and cards of instruction are to be distributed freely among those who attend. All lectures and demonstrations which will bo given to Illustrate the many phases of agricul ture will be open to women this year nnd the Women's Building will be open at all times for tho accommoda tion of the visiting women. Lectures nnd demonstrations will touch upon the many problems of tho farmer from the process of crcosoting timber to the judging of cattle nnd the elimination of plant diseases. Now Feutrucs on the Program It has been definitely arranged to have special chorus singing of the old Ume songs every evening under tho direction of Professor J. W. Yoder of Ivyland, Bucks County. Tho Bacter iology Division of the Department will have -a continuous exhibit of agricul tural bacteriology with special refer ence to.dairy sanitation and the gath ering of nitrogen by clover and other legumes. Another feature will be tho privilege granted to nil persons inter ested m tho determination of butter fat In milk and cream to witness dem onstrations and receive practice at tho south entrance to tho dairy* barns. The Crcosoting' plant which Is located In tho roar of tho Forestry Building will bo in operation throughout ' the week for tho purpose of showing tho fine points of this method of wood conser vation. During tho designated hours, members of tho Homo Efconomtcs Ex tension staff will bo at tho Women’s Building for tho purpose ofanswerlng .nil questions relating to tho work ot this department, to glvo information, and to oxplaln oxhlblts. Also tho Bot any Department will have an exhibit ! (Continued on last- page)