Penn State collegian. (State College, Pa.) 1911-1940, September 20, 1921, Image 4

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THESPIANS ADMIT NEW
TALENT TO MEMBERSHIP
Recent Additions Will Assist In
Staging Three Productions
This Season
AnticlpUlon for in unusual!} suc
<-> ssful sc ison !i is caused the Thespian
Di un itit Clul» to shut oil} on limit
piogrim tm thy w ii of 1921-22 With
tile irrnv of t iknl left uftei the close
of list season, supplemented b> the
uddltikui oi sixteen new mcmbeis, with
the eight undcicl ibsinen who are nltil
iated tv Ith the oigmi/.itlon but who no
not eligible to the pihilogc* of mein
beiship, uul with the addition nt me
vlonslv umlWcov ei ed tnd unde\elo]>ed
talent imoug Hu* upper c! asses, the
munliLis of the diuuitic gtoup hive
ample leisun foi tnnxldci Ing such holi
es toi the ftituie
The Thixpims onjoved an enviable
seison list veu, to *tj the least Wien
college opened in the fall, the prospects
wile glnonn bee itue ill actlvit} on the
put of the chib w is blotted out b} the
exigencies of afie wttt 101 the proceed
ing two }i us, but due to the expert
le idei ship of Ptofosxot M M Han is,
and the* uiulenlabl} clever übilit} of
B \\ ivn ipp 21 the Thespians assum
ed in oi del l> outline eail> m the fall
The schedule.toi the } eat culminated
In the successful ptifnrnunco of ‘King
Ponipompus I," when i picked houso
Kicetid the icnewed actlvit} of drain-
tlics it the colege
•The Thespian Club Is tlte oldest
diimttlc oig.iui/ation on the ctntpus,
having enjoyed i continuous exist
ence foi tvvcntv-toui >exits They hold
monthly meetings Uuoughout the
school you foi tiie discussion and the
development of music il and dramatic
pi eductions The oi gunl/atlon plans
to jjive it le ist two and possible three
pwfmmimes during the coming year,
the lest of which shill be composed
cnlhcl} !>} inembeis of tlie Club A
music il cotnedv is .ahcadv in piogrcss
tnd piomlses to excel even that which
was given last spilng Piofessor Ilar
us ami B \\ Knat»p '2l aic collaborat
ing again hi its composition and ptom
isc something or in unusually high
c ilibre
The office*!* elected foi the year
1921-1922 Fioxldent, li X Biaineid
'22, Tieo-suici and Business Alanagei.
A\* A RinkonMch '22, Secretai}, W
B Kctmud '22 The dhectorate re
nt ilns as befote, being composc-d of
Thimbu istei Thompson USA, and
Piofessms M M Ilairls. Anhui Deor
ing and W S llotTman The follow
ing men vvete elected to the dramatic
oiK-mi/allon fot tlte* ensucing jeat, V
ir Xoli 22, W If Haine '22, S R.
Oetbei 22. W T SJWkei '22, T It
Dobson 22. G II Uirget '22. Hummel
n 22, Benjamin Wltkoff '22,
B 11 R listen '2l, J M Peoples '23,
T II Him ns '2 1 G B lliusoi '2l, B
S FctlUel '2l. 11 W llmgch '23
INAUGURAL PLANS ARE
DISCUSSED AT MEETING
should be bt ought Coicibl} to the mind
of t tcii memboi of the Penn State
stmhnt bodv The parade Is being de
signed to lepresent tlte entire studont
bodv and no student will be expected
to shhk his dull by tvoidlng partici
pation In the pai.ulc* on Tilda} morn
ing All fieshmett and sophomores will
ipl'eu unilot the direction of the tnili
tuv dcpiitmcnt of the college and the
jmilots and soniois will be requested to
insist In the piesent.uion of the de
paitmcnt in sonic* minnci. At a meet
ing of the taiulty held }esteidav morn
nig il w is decided to dcclate a holl
dav of Thuisdi}, nidiv and Satuidav
of that vviek In oidu to give the stu
dents tmplc* time to construct designs
ami tlo its
Tin ther pi ms and at rangemutts will
be piintcd in the* next Is&tic 01 THC
COLLBCIAN
MANTLI)—2 01 : looms for llgl
housekeeping IT O Klmmt
Ti lends Union, State College, Pa
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| Merchant Tailor I
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GILLILANDS
DRUG STORE
College Seal Jewelry
Whitman’s Candies
Ice Cream
Smokes
GILLILAND’S
DRUG STORE
Next to Co-op
"liny
GYM REGISTRATION
NEARLY COMPLETED
Tilts bundled and flftv-tvvo Ticsh
mcii and foui htimhcd and foit}-lhice
Soplioniotea have* rcgistcicd up to the*
picseni time in the DciiarlmcnL of
Physical education and have selected
the sports which tlici will elect timing
the fall season Theie aie still , 1
huge tiumboi ol students fiom the
two lower classes who hive failed to
register All lowci etissmen who haic
not icpoiled to the Atinon foi icgis
tuition must do so before tommtow
noon when the leguuly assigned
clissts will begin to hold sessions
Among the Ticshnien, tennis and
track hive moved to be the most pop
ulat spoils, while the Suphummox hive
shown a gieatci picfoiumc foi tiuk
and 111 exiling One bundled and toi
tv-seven bophs and Tiosh lino select
ed tennis as iheli fill spoit Bee inse
of the lick of facilities, it is piubibl}
that some of this number will be foicul
to tiansfei theft work to otliei dep irt
ntfcnts
Othei spoils which have atttacted
ntanv candidites are wiextling,‘ vvhcic*
Cift}-foui Freshmen and sc*vent}-five
Sophomores hive signed up, boxing
with fitt}-onc* followers tnd golf with
thirt} eight
Ptofessot Myets will hue chaige of
the g}iunasluui classes this }eu He
w 111 take the places of “Doc" Low ia>
ind Mr Quinlan who' have teslgitcd
Something new will be introduced
into gim wotk, when the classes will
he held out of doors until nftci the
Taiinksgiving vacition Dining the
fall petiod of inxtiuctlon the wotk will
consist in guncs of vaiious uatuie
Tor purposes of assignment to per
iods of instruction the Fieshman gim
classes will meet Tuesday and Thuix
da} and the Sophomoies on Wednesday
and Ftidi} at 430 p" m It is ptnnit
c*d to have the ph}slcal education pei
iod extend from 1 10 to C 00 p m This
petiod will be divided into two sections
of fort}-fivc minutes eicb -
Ilrlghl Prospects l’or Sports
The Jaige number of candidates sign
ing up for the vaiious spoits will give
the cotches a wealth of material with
which to wot It Bspetiall} in wiestl
ing, with one hundred and twent}-nlne
already choosing this sport. Coach
"Dave" Detai will be able to m tko a
good selection He plans to give all
candidates a chance to show their abi
ity in wrestling before weeding out
those who ate not fitted for this sport
The mentor will then bo able to devote
his time to those who show some apti
tude for the sport. Those who ure dis
carded will be obliged to align them
selves with some other branch of ath
letics better suited to theii abilities
The construction of an out-door bas
ketball court will greatly aid in pre
paring the basketball candidates for
tbe wintei season Those who choose
this for their fall sport will be able
to play the game out of doois, thus
gjimin itlng the undesirability of this
COl m of athletics at this time of the
yeai The proposed location of the
couit is Immediately to the rear and
the west of the boaid 1 mining truck
Very few men of the incoming class
have selected soccci or lacrosse as a
fall sport These two games picscnt
It .very good-nippy t.mlM* f P <- M^pi^
class numerals, as few men h*v\e laken I (FOR SALE'
pait In those spoits prior to their ad- I , , .*! ,
mittance to college [ Mission table with book shelves,
Hiking:, as a spoil, will bo under the
direction of the Outing: Club Fuithor
infoi mation will bt published in the
COLLEGIAN at a Intel date concern
ing this popular Penn, State recieition
Demand Quality
in Your Clothes
jpRICE extreme is hazardous—
whether it be in the high or low
direction. Pay e*aough to make sure
that yoijr purchase "hasn’t been skimp
ed—^but don’t pay a price which
hasn’t a full doJlar value in the clothes.
There is a middle ground that’s safe.
Youl’ll find
Society JBranb <Xl°tbes
a dependable “measure
of real values this Fall.
THE QUALITY SHOP
M. FRO’MM, Prop.
114 East College Avenue.
STATE RANKS FOURTH
IN APPLE PRODUCTION
Horticulture Dept. Completes
Sur\ey of Commonwealth—Large
Increase in Output
The Iluiticultuic Dopaitmont has re
cently completed a suivty of the apple
giowlng Industry In Pennsylvania, the
i mioi t of the smvoy to be published
In the state Department of Agilcul
tute it tlaulsburg This bulletin will
be the thst of l series of bulletins ie
sulllng fiom suiveys of the other agil
c-ultui il Itulnsitleb of the state The
put pose in taking the suiveys was
tlueetold Secret u % nasmussun of the
stite Dep u Intent of AgilcuUute. who
cooperated with the Collide In making
tin smun, wished to have a sui\e\
th it would pic sent a plctuie of the
ipplo-giowlng indttsLi \ hi this si we in
I'hlO Also, the Dcputmcnt of Ilortl
cultmc lime wished i more thorough
knowledge of tiie ipplo-growing condi
tions in this slito bofoie lcvlsing its
plans foi coining roscaich woik Thhd,
the suiveys me me ml to solve as a
eumplement to the 10i0 Tcderal eon--
A now of ten men from the depart
ment and from the State DciKutmont
■*f Agiicttltuie wot hod on the project
(luting the mimmci of 1920 Practlcnl
l\ em\ count\ in Penns>l\anln, in
which fiuit-growSng Is itn]>oitant win
co\ ered This mcluricd about 1,000
glowers and altogether sites an uc
«urate and cominchensivc picture of
23,000 aeies of ipplo ou.hard9
Few siites lino fiuit resious ex
tond'ng thiough a sreator climatic
range oi showing moie marked dlvct
‘■Jtles tli m aia found in Pennsjhania
The statu cm be di\ Ideal into fixe dis
tinct regions as rogaids applo glowing
Those aie the southeastein section
whkh takes in tile southeastein corn
el of the suite, the noitheastein sec
tion t iking in the noitheustein com
n, the southern section composed of
T ranhlin, Cumberland. Adams, and
Ymk counties, the central section
which is the Ingest and includes the
onilrc central legion of the sUte. and
tHu western section composed of the
extiome western counties
The cotmneiclil carlot apple ansi of
Pennsih inia is the southern legion,
vlille the outst Hiding feature of the
rest of the state is the soiling on local
mat Lets In fact, so much of Penn
sj Ivnnin.s fruit is sold In this wav that,
although she ranks fouith In the num
ber of fruit-bearing tiees, she falls to
fourteenth pi ice In number of cailoads
of apples shipped b> rail, the lest of
Fie fiuit going to market In auto
ti ucks. each section imrtiiolly suppl>ing
the cities uui towns In its own tcrrl
toi j
It is Interesting to note that Penn
silvanla occupies fouith place in the
United States In the number of boning
ipple tiees, the toUit number accord
ing to the 1920 census being G.951.12S
trees Twonti icars ago (1900 census)
Pennsvhanin tanked in numbei
of beaiing apple trees although the
numbei wis 11.77-1.2 n. Thus although
there were fouei hearing trees In 1921),
Uie relat.l\ e rank at tint time was
higher than In 1900.
students table, rocker, two chairs
chiffonier, maple dresser and
three-quarter bed
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THE PENN s|aTE COLLEGIAN
The Letter Box
“NEW LIBRARY FACILITIES
NEEDED,” SAYS STUDENT
Most of us leuHzcd that some change
in the system 'at the library would
have to be nmlle, and all of us now
ledi/u tint the pi esent step it has
seemed necessary to take works a con
siderable haidship on the majoiity of
the A Übraty should not be
used is a study hull undci oulinuiy
ciicuiu&t races, but heie there seems to
jo no othei place on the campus to
use as. a study tall Men who live any
llstance fiom th! college study cannot
' ind it profit iblti to go home and bade
during i single' % icanl period. The
icsnlt is that many peiiods are and will
be lost as t n as study is concerned
Tliis applies particul irlv to the engin
eer and to other who lu\o hoaxy
schedules
As foi the students in the Liberal
Aits couises, the Übraty is their lab
oiatoiv. Foi them to be depiived of the
pilvilege of taking thcii ow*n books and
lotc-hooks into the library )n oper.
imkos it very* Inconvenient.
If a student goes into the library anil
loves Ids own books on the shelves
piovidtd, Is It not veiy piobablc that
lhe sune ones who were careless with
the piopeity of the library last year
will also be cuteless with the books of
Iheii follow students’'
.But what is to be done' It is a dlf-
Ucult pioblein Why not do as Proxy
suggested and lot the Council
hi big II up foi discussion bofoie the
undent bodv' Someone may happen
to hit upon a belter solution It has
boon suggested that it might solve
pirt of the difficulty to allow* books
to be taken into the library and
have a student (during v leant peiiods)
cheek the books as the students leave
the libiaiy This could be done al
most at a glance and would be con
siderably cheaper than loosing as many
hooks as woie lost last yeai It would
not be a very pleasant job, but it Is
not pleasant foi an instructoi to act
as pioctor during an examination
•Vs toi the girls eannot thev he giv
en cot tain sections of the library In
which to study '
Theie was considcnnie leal studying
done last winter, particularly in the
alcloves of the library* It is unfor-
Alarm Clocks
Eversharp Pencils
iAND
Waterman Fountain Pens
THE CRABTREE CO.
I THE HALLMARK JEWELERS.
1. STATE COLLEGE, PA.
|L. K. METZGER •_ ' L. K- METZGER |
“The Fastest Growing Store in State, College” |j
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We have spent $lOOO to remodel our Cigar
and Sporting Goods Department so that you need
not go up steps to enter our store.
Our Tobacco Department can’t be beat. A full
line of smokers’ supplies. Pipes at reasonable
prices.
Playing Cards Score Cards Tally Cards
j Checkers Alarm Clocks Chess *
Edison Mazda Lamps Two-way Sockets
Desk Lamps Fuse Plugs
SPORTING GOODS OF ALL KINDS.
L. K. METZGER
tunate that soino have made It necDe
nary foi these aicloves to he closed
to students “with theh hooks Let's
have some ideas.
Ap Upperclassman
NON-FRAT MEN GATHER
AT MEETING TONIGHT
(Continued from first page)
house or permanent quarters of some
kind foi the organization At the com
ing meeting thi3 matter tv ill again be
brought up foi action and it is hoped
that in a short time, some home will
be secured
* The intei est manifested in tho first
meeting will largely determine whether
or not the club will move forward this
vear, and it is hoped that a large turn
out will be present in tho Old Chape!
on Tuesday evening
GLOOMY OUTLOOK CLOUDS
VARSITY SOCCER SEASON
(Continued from first page)
mil who cannot he excelled In block-,
Ing and passing the ball, Kbllci *22,
Harml*’23, and 'Miller '23, who gained
v irslty positions by their consistent
iwjing, Longhurst, who played goal
throughout the ontho season; Spath,
B 1 ickmore, and Milligan who will show
vurslty skill, all of these will be-in
form to nmkc up for the absence of
•lames ’2l, Gladding 21, and Glenn *2l,
who were among the best of Coach
CiowelTs proteges
The schedule for the coming season,
has not >ct been completed due To”
the fact the manager elect will not
leturn this fall E D Schlve '23, who
kept mowed all summer and the final
has boon appointed to succeed the man
ager elect has started to work on tho
varsity program and hopes to have an
attractive \>ne approved as soon as
possible Tho laige number of fresh
men and sophomoies, who have signed
up for this sport foi gym credit will
start their work on Wednesday and
will make it necessaiy to use some of
the varsity men as coaches for the
first few days The fundamentals of
the spoil will be taught* these men the
first few days and then light scrim
mage work will follow to give those
who have never played before the op
portunity of getting first hand know
ledge of the booting pasttlme
The field In back of tho Armory will
be in fairly good condition by the
middle of the week and should prove
to be no obstacle in the way of varsity
and class practice Tho grass has been
111-115 ALLEN STREET
cutting was made on last Saturday
Tho varsity field will bo made in the
usual place and an auxiliary field, for
the use of class team candidates and
men scheduled for the sport, will be
made on the side of the varsity field
but it such a distance as to' give no
intcrfeience to the different teams
playing on the fields.
All candidates for the varsity squad
will repott on tho Armory field tonight
is soon as possible after tho close of
the afternoon classes
LARGE ATTENDANCE MARKS
RECEPTION FOR FROSH
(Continued from first page)
then, euch of which he has at
tended excepting one which he was
forced' to miss through illness He
stated that men of all beliefs, from
all paits of the country gathcied heic
ait Penn State with but one thought—
that of becoming Penn State men He
ipoke highly of the work of the local
V M C. A and advised new students
to take an active part in its welfare
work With final words of welcome to
the Incoming Freshman Class, Dr
S|>arks concluded his talk
Much iegret was expressed when the
chutrman announced that President
Thomas and Coach Bezdck would not
speak, the foinfbr being detained at
in Executive Committee meeting, and
‘Bez" failing to put in his appearance
Several selections were rendered by
the College band, and the Glee Club,.
•mder the direction of Dean Robinson,
also gave ? several selections Including
tub* - **Nlttany Lion” and the ever
populai "Rosie OGrady "
The president of tho Senior Class
congratulated the now students foi ,
having been admitted while so many;
hundreds w ere turned away due to lack
of accommodations. He said they wore
to bo congratulated for having been
given the opportunity to become Penn
State men Mr Overdorf also spoke
highly of the work of the Y. M C. A
and recommended its work to the new
men
The Y M C A. was represented by
Go.
1 "Photoplays of Qualify"
Sfafo Collecji?. *P<a-
, TUESDAY
THOMAS MEIGHAN
In “The Conquest of Canaan*'
MERMAID COMEDY
"The Green Horn"
WEDNESDAY
BEDE DANIELS
In “One Wild Week”
CHRISTIE COMEDY
/ "Short and Snappy"
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Fiist Penna Showing of
CONSTANCE TALMADGE
In .“Wieddlng-Bells”
Tuesday, September 20,1921
its president, C. T. Douds, who briefly
outlined the mission of tho organiza
tion He staled that unlike the college
whose function it is to devetop the
milnd, and athletics to develop tho
body, the Y. M. C A has for Its pui
posc tho development of tho spiritual
part of man
Clamors foi a speech by "Andy"
Lytel, “the youngest Freshman in col
lege” arose thioughout the crowd,, and
he addressed the isscmbly giving his
advise to the Freshman as he has done
ever since the oigani/ation of the col
lege.
Following the serving of refresh
ments, the uffair was concluded and
through the effot Is of the Y M C A,
anolhei Ficshman Class was officially
welcomed to Penn Slate
“After Every Meal” .
WRiGLEYS
The°ftavor Lasts!
Added Attraction
BEN TURPIN
In "Love’s Outcast’
Special Prices Tills Production—
Adults HOc, Children lGc
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Wm C DeMille
presents
JACK HOLT, LOIS WILSON
CONRAD NAGEL
In “The Lostyßmnanc©”^