Hurray(?) One Day For Thanksgiving VOL XVII. No. 6 EVERYBODY OUT • FOR LARGE MASS MEETING TONIGHT Football Team Will Receive First Real Ovation—Meeting Starts -At ..Seven-Fifteen LARGE BAND TO APPEAR President Thomas, Prof. Hibsch man and Coach Bezdek Will , Be Main Speakers % Tonight, on the eve of the second football game of the 19.11 season, there Will be a tegular old time football moss meeting In the Auditorium at seven fifteen o clock This mass meeting will be the fiist gathering of Its kind to be held this year and a recoid attendance is anticipated inasmuch as the Nlttany giidiron team Is facing one of the hoidcst schedules in the Institutions history and the student body, depend- ing upon the eleven to come through the season successfully, is backing It to the limit The wondeuul fight which massed gatherings in the post have Instilled into the weuiets of the moleskins has resulted in added pep and sphit in the team on the field and this yem the athletic auihoilttcs arc going to continue the meetings There will probably be a mass meeting held before every game from now until the end of the lootbull season The Ucltysuurg team Is coming up hue to meet the Nlttany L,lon In Us lair and may be counted upon to give the Blue and WJiito eleven a clean hard light. The chances of the Penn butte increased by the gathering tonight, since lire Auditorium is expected to be crowded to the doors and tho spirit that Issues nom such-a condition has a great affect on the men on the team The entire Preshman class, numbering ovei eight hundred Individuals, will be present ami will derive their first Im pression of the true Penn State spirit. Bundmaster Thompson, who has al ways stlirca'the crowd to great en thusiasm by means of his student band, -will ue on hand this evening* and will provide music of the highest quality Tiro band was recently enlarged by the addition of almost fifty now members and it will play several attractive numbers President Thomas and Mr Hibschman will be present to address irZTwSsritHdenw 'and following tneli-jpfecTlb-' - es, the inimitable ‘Bez” will -give one of his famous baseball stories and probably discuss the football situation FRESHMAN COMPETITION STARTS FOR COLLEGIAN The freshman competition for posi tions on the editorial staff of the COL LEGLVN opened Wednesday evening when seventeen first year men report ed to the COLLEGIAN office. These men will compete for a number of weeks buforo tire firdt of about fifteen or twenty men is made Any other freshmen who wish to .try for editorial positions on tho COLLEG IAN may do so by reporting at tho next meeting of the candidates who will come together every Wednesday evening at seven-thirty p' in Tho place of this meeting will be announc ed later. ALUMNI ERECT TABLET IN MEMORY OF DR. DEAN Tho Aluurnl of the Mining School have recently had erected in the now Mining building a bronze tablet in memory of Dr. 'Wadswoib, Dean of the .School of Alines from* 1902 to 1903. A fund was collected to present Dr. Wadsworth with a birthday present on his seventy-fifth anniversary but unfortunately he died about a month before this date and a portion of that fund has been used to erect a tablet. It will be dedicated at nine-thirty 'on the morniDg of October fifteenth, Al umni Day. PROMINENT MEN COMING TO MINING CONFERENCE A number of prominent men have signified their intention of attending the mining conference on Mining, Met allurgy and Surroundings to be held in connection with tho inauguration The meetings of the American Mining Conference in Chicago the following week interferes to some extent with the Pennsylvanians uttend this meeting. MINING INSTRUCTOR WILL REMAIN AT PENN STATE Mr. O 'A Knight of the Metallurgy department recently received a tempt ing offer to go with tho Doblor Dye Casting Company, Brooklyn, Now York* as research metallurgist! Ho has de cided, however, to remain with tho School of Mines. 1 On the Gridiron Saturday's Games Penn State vs Gettysburg Pitt vs Lafayette at Easton Carnegie Tech vs Geneva at Pittsburgh W and J. vs Bucknoll at Washington W Va. vs Cincinnati at Morgantown, W. Va. Bethany vs Marietta at Marietta, O. Allegheny vs Colgato at Hamilton, N. Ji Thiol vs Grove City, at Greenville, Pa. Westminster vs Balwln-W)allaco at New Wilmington. Penn vs Franklin and Marshall, at Philadelphia. - Princeton vs Swarthmoro at Philadel phia P. M. C vs Albright at Chester, Po V. M. I. vs Hampdon-Sidney at Lex ington, W. Va. ' Seml-JIA/eekly Prim Stair A ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACATION PERIODS The vacation periods for the coming year have been finally decided upon by the college au thorities At the time of the Presidential Inauguration there will be a three day holiday There will also be the usual half holi day on Pennsylvania day At Thanksgiving time, however, the students will only bo given one day vacation Instead of the re-y matador of the week as In former years In order to enforce the ruling, Dean Sackctt at a meet ing of tho engineering faculty, urged all of tho instructors to bo present In the classrooms during the two days following Thanks giving, regardless of whether or not there were any students pre sent Tho other holidays of the year will be observed as they arc listed in tho catalogue INTERESTING SEASON IS ASSURED VARIOUS MUSICAL SOCIETIES Glee Club Will Take Part In In auguralional Exercises On New Beaver That tho musical organizations of the college aie getting Into their stride to make this tho biggest and best year in the musical history of Penn State is demonstrated by tho degreo of qual ity of the candidates foi positions on the various clubs Music has a bigger impetus in the college this year than ever before, according to a report from Dean Robison, head of the De putment of Music, and statistics show that moro people are taking the prac tical courses offered this year than ever before J" Tho Glee Club, whose members were picked last week, held l£s..first regular rehearsal Wednesday ''evening. The twenty fortunate men who muko up Its personnel are oil talented, and every Indication points, to an intercollegiate championship' aggregation when tho in tercollegiate trials come off next March in New- York Tho plans for Alumni Day include an Important part for the songstpf-s During the fire-works on New/Beaver, on tho evening of the fourteenth, directly v after the-'mass meeting,■''tfie*"'Gloe'* Club will give a concert. On Pennsylvania Day tho an nual Glee Club i concert will bo given in the Auditorium The Department of Music has secured Airs Stella Hughes, a well-known Philadelphia soprano and winner of tho Stokowsk Medal, for the solo work of the concert. .Several trips have been planned for the year. Within a few weeks tho Club will go to Elizabethtown to give a concert In the Masonic Homo during tho Penn State Day celebrations In addition, several trips are planned to Hagerstown, Washington, D. C, and Chambcrsburg Tho Girl’s Glee Club Held their trials last Monday evening when over sixty girls out for positions The list of those accepted will probably not bo published until next wreek when a ll3t will be printed In the COLLEG IAN Tho Varsity Quartet has always been an Important unit in Penn State’s mus ical circles and the 'quartet for this year promises to bo no exception 1 Shorty” Rolston ’23, last year’s popu lar second tenor, is on tho job and has been picked to fill the’ same berth this se ison Rolston la. tho only member of last year’s famous quartet who Is In school this semester The position of first tenor will be filled by Donald V Bnudor ’24 who was popular last year In the Freshman Choir and Glee Club Tho bass and baritone positions have not as yet been filled but a wealth of material is out foi both positions The trips for tiro quartet will Include a number to Alumni banquets in the spilng, of which trips to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and New York have already been scheduled As soon as a program Is arrunged the student body will have an opportunity to hoar this group One piece called "I Doubt It” promises to be as popular as “Rosie O’Grady” was last year. Some little difficulty Is being ex perienced by the College Chorus In getting musical credits for its memb ers The petition has passed several schools, but at tho prpsont seems to have met with opposition In the Schools of Engineering and Mining Tho Orpheus Club, which corresponds to tho Mandolin Club, had Its first meeting lost Wednesday evening The plan is to work in conjunction with tho Girl’s Glee Club in much tho same manner as tho Banjo-Mandolin Cluh cooperates with the Men's Glee Club Several now members have been add ed to tho faculty of tho Department of Music this year who aro materially aid ing the various musical organizations Mr F. G Williams, of tho Mathematics 1 Department, is teaching piano and voice and helping in the coaching of tho college organizations Mr. E W Welles ’23 Is teaching organ and also helping in tho coaching That' tho Dppartmont of Music at Penn State is rated among tho highest In tho state was shown this summer A number of the Summer School teach ers took the courses In music which led to a teacher’s certificate. When the State examination was given at the close of tho session it •was found that of tho papers from Penn, Pitt, Penn State, and thirteen normal sohools, tho ones from Penn State wore tho highest. Jlass Mooting at 7:16 Tonight All Oat STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1921 COMMITTEES PLAN . ENTERTAINMENT OF COLLEGE GUESTS University of Wales Heads List of Delegates Coming From Great Distances ALL TRAINS WILL BE MET Inaugural Information Mailed To Delegates ;uid Alumni—Best Roads Announced Penn Stale’s guests and visitors will long remember the events of the three days centered around the inauguration of President John M. Thomas from Thursday, October thirteenth until Sat urday the fifteenth if the work which the various committees are planning Ih properly can led out . Everything In the power of those planning the affair is buing done to make the three days stand out in the history of the institution as one of its moat impoi tant events Evei y pos sible arrangement is being made for the accommodation of visitors and al umni at State College at this big week end Students will play no small part In extending a welcome to the guests of the college at this time An invitation Is now being mailed to every alumnus and former student of Penn Stale so that this group will have a larger delegation of old college men back than ever before Informa tion concerning the three day program, the ways/which State Collcgo may bo reached by train or by auto, and ar rangements for their accommodation is also being sent to thorn Accommodations arc now being pic p,nod for the horde of alumni who are Expected to Invade the Nlttany Valley at this time Every alumnus is being provided with a card which he wilt mail to the alumni office as soon as possible so that they may moke preparations for those who will attend If fie hns no special place reserved for his lodg ing, this will be provided for him Those who first accopt the invitations and In form the alumni office will have the first opportunity to secure tickets to the inaugural dinner which It Is nec essary to limit to a certain number Delegates instructed . Delegates have been instructed con cerning registration, the routes to. % (Continued on fourth page! CHIEF ARMY CHAPLAIN ‘ SPEAKS THIS SUNDAY Was Awarded Distinguished Ser vice Cross For Record Made During World War Colonel John Thomas Axton, Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army Is scheduled to address both chapels next Sunday. He has had a wide ex perience In talking to men and is an Interesting and earnest speaker. Colonel Axton was formerly engaged in Y M. C A work In Salt Lake City, but became Interested in the army and has served, since bis first enlistment, with the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Infantries At the time of the en trance of the United States into the World War, he was stationed at Fort Leavenworth Prison, where he fllllcd one of the most difficult chaplain’s jobs In the army Due to tho Influcnco of Major General Shanks, he was trans ferred to the port of embarkation at Hoboken, N J, and here had charge of nil welfare work In the Metropolis dis trict until the end of the war. While Colonel Axton was stationed at Hobok en, he received the Distinguished Ser vice Cross from the government for Ills services He Is now Chief of the Aimy Chaplains and is the first and only chaplain in tire history of the United States Army to bear the rank of Colonel His position at the pres ent time Is that of manager of all chaplains’ work in tho army, with his hoadquutors at Washington, D C In 1920, lie was ordained a Doctor of Div inity it Middlobury College Pre Ident Thomas, who served un der Colonel Axton in tho last war, said “Colonel Axton Is one of the nob lest men in the United States and every Penn State man should hear him " NEW COURSE IS OFFERED BY HORTICULTURE DEPT. A new course In Horticulture Is being offore.l this year by Lho Department of Agriculture It consists of the mak ing of canned goods In tin, jellies, pre serves, fruit buters, fruit Juices, and tho silting of vegetables Beside the actual manufacturing problems tho cconoi rlc problems underlying such op erations rccelvo much attention. The new courso which Is open to Senior sls kntlwn as Hort 23 It is by uppoii tment atfl has four hours of practlcum weekly. DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY LEASES NEARBY CAMP SITE A lease on a camp site for Freshmen foresters has been secured ovjor In Stone Volley. It is probable that a cabin,will bo erected on this site whoro foresters may go for week-end hikes Whotlror nr not this slto will bo used for tiro Freshman summer camp is still a matter of conjecture. TWO MEMBERS OF MINING FACULTY ATTEND MEETING Doan E. S Moore and Mr. aL M. Rodgers rccontly attended a mooting of tho American Institute of Mining Engineering at Wilkes-Barro and took part in the'different excursions tq tho anthraoUe fields. ROOMS NEEDED FOR VISITORS Preparations for tho Inaura- tlon and Homecoming Involve the securing of all available quarters for the accomodation of College Guests and Alumni Per sons who know of vacant rooms and those who expect, to be away for the week-end of October thirteenth, fourteenth and fif teenth are urged do place such Information in hands of the Alumni Oillco - , | In many coses} it will bo pos sible for students to “double up” and the Alumni Otllce is provid ing cots and blankets for those who are willing' to ‘make this sacrifice for the'convenience of tho vast number ,of visitors and friends of the college. Bo sure to send all Information of vacant rooms, rooms temporar lly vacant for the week-end, and the location of all students who tre willing to “double up" to the Alumni Olflcc, 114 Main Building. FROSH FOOTBALL TEAM AND VARSITY ELEVEN MEET IN, SCRIMMAGE Varsity Scores Five Touchdowns Against Yearlings—Latter Progressing Slowly The Freshman football candidate 1 mg rged in their first real defensive su'imprtgc of the yc.rr when they tried to stop Bczdok's varsity men last Wed nesday afternoon Scrlmmago between the four teams whits Coach Herman formed with his fifty candidates his been taking place dally for almost two weeks, but two days ago Bezdek and Herman got together and decided that the Frosh needed j a little rougher treatment and they Immediately ar- ranged lor a game {to be played be tween the varsity and tho Freshnrun teams Up until'd the present, the i’reshmun squad bits been spending most of its time 'while in,scrimmage In getting accustomed (to Bezdek’s style ot play and in learning the signals Because of this fact the scrimmage between the various teams of the Freshman squad has • been rather slow for the green,men have not mas tered the new stylj*' The Freshmen have learned a number of plays in of fensly e acrlmimgnJxLt In thodefenelvc "w orle* tire line has been -s!ow.~'Scrim mago with the varsity will take place once a week and In this way Coach Herman hopes to Imtirovo his squad in their defensive style jof play The yearlings showed up remark ably well on Wednesday* afternoon They had a green team, to bo sure, but with H, they managed to hold the varsity to four touchdowns in a half hour of play Tays, the 16C pound quarterback from Illinois, played a good game Several times he broke through the varsity line for consider able yardage and as a tackle In the bickflcltl, he was always .-sure to get his man Lowry, the 170 pound back from Cheltenham High, was another consistent player Ho managed to get Into almost every play and could al ways be depended upon Ho made se oral brilliant tackles during the game, but In Ills offensive work ho did not show up so well Hartman, another back, who halls from New'Castle High School played a good gome and looked vciy good on several occasions when he carried the ball The lino was us (Coutlnued on lust page) BAND AND ORCHESTRA SELECTIONS ARE MADE Forty -tin oc new members have been admitted to the college band arm twenty-five students have gullied admission to the college or chestra Both of these poulnr musical organizations have bright prospects foi this yem and Penn State students will no doubt hear as good music If not bel ter than that offered to them ut uny time In the past Bandmaster W U Thompson has announced those new members who hivo 1 gained berths in these organizations Nerv Hand Members b D Barclay '22 A E Huolari ’25 S B. Buckley ’23 . F. Kovalousky 25 R A Miller ’23 C Kranlch ’25 C A Bowden ’24 R. S Lehman '25 G W Burnett '24 D C McCluno '25 C L Smith '24 Cl' MeGuffle ’25 G R Angel '25 A M McKutt '25 B W Anderson '25 H. W. Manning II L Bachrach ’26 W. S Montgomery V H. Baibour '25 J. E Mortis ’25 S B Black *25 A. G. Puitzmnn '25 C A Bowersox ’2G T B. Richards '25 S G Elder ’25 R S. Rico ’2.' P It. Evans ’25 J W Rlmk ’26 W. H Evans '25 C. R. Schllcker ’25 J C. Glou ’25 T M Schuchnutn 25 .T E Croon ’25 G. S Seaton *25 P E Havens ’25 L.A Tippcry ’25 E C Hickock ’25 J R. Troxcll *25 A E. Hill ’25 G. R WJeigand ’25 F J. Holt ’25 E S Wetzel ’25 S. G Wotzel ’25 \ Successful Orchestra Candidates Tho following twenty-five men have gained admission to tho college or chestra: J. F Hlllicr ’23 F. P George *25 D F Pomeroy ’23 11. L Gerhart ’25 R B Cralna ’2l II S. Kolsor ’26 P J. Morgan *24 S T. Killian W Z. Allobach ‘25 IT L Xrauss '25 A. R Allison ’25 L Laskarls '25 E. W Andrews ’25 W. G Prutzman '2G R. L Anthur '25 Carl Rico *25 E. H, Rower '25 L. P. Richards '25 W Buratln '25 PJ C. Stacks '25 J W. Esemvein '2GA J Stoner '25 M. E. fraratcr '25 J Torok '25 J. B, Yoda • (Mlajtmt SUPERINTENDENTS CONGREGATE HERE FOR CONFERENCE Principals and County Heads From Central Part of Stale Meet For Two Day Conflab SOCIAL STUDIES KEYNOTE Discussion of Social Activities in Schools Will Occupy Main Time of Visitors Today and tomorrow, tho Pennsyl vania Stale College will be the scat of a round table conference of Superin tendents and Principals of Central l’cnusy lv.uiia. The men who aie at tending the conference aie eugaged as county superintendents of education and as pnncipals of grammar, high and normal schools in the thirteen counties 6C lire central part of tire state Mhe program for the confcience will open this afternoon at three o’clock, when President* John M Thomas will give an address of welcome to the cdu eatois at their first meeting which will take place hr tire Foyer of the Audiloiium Doctor Thomis’ addres'- will immediately, be followed by a dis cussion on social studies, which will be led by J. Lynn Biinaid of the btatc Department of Public instruction In this study, the conlciontc will devote a poiUou of Lheit time to a considera tion of thu aim ot boclul studies, the contents of soel tl studies, the time lim- it of social studies, the qualifications foi teachers of social studies and the Americanization influences ot social studies. - This evening tho confcrenco will again assemble in the Foyer of the Auditorium and vvill e dlscuss social ac- Uv Itics In tho public schools, music rl organizations, literary organizations and Übieties This discussion will end In time for tho membeis to at tend a smoker at tho University Club Tomonow nioming tho conference will again be resumed, when unfinished topics will be considered This meet ing will come to a close with tho elec tion of new offlccts for the year In the afternoon the membeis will attend the football game on New Beaver Field The Chahman of the Confer ence Is Dr. D A. Anderson, who is head of the Department of. Education and Psychology. ~ j VARSITY BOOTERS SENT THRU FIRST SCRIMMAGE Various PJays And Positions Are Illustrated In Blackboard Drill Wednesday Evidence that the vaisity soccer team is measuring up to the expecta tions of the new couching staff is shown in the fact that the workouts assumed a mote complex charactet during the middle of the week Since thu beginning of the dally practice in this sport, Co rches Denis and Paikcn ham have been dtilling the candidates In the elementary fundamentals of tho booting game, emphasizing goal shoot ing, head work, and short passing Dur ing thu middle ot tho week, olfensivo and defensive tactics were brought to the attention of tho soecerites with tho result that groups special! lng In these Hues were formed on different parts of the field and instructed in the detulls of their positions To keep pace with the sclredulo pre viously planned by tho staff, a meet ing oL all membeis of the varsity squad was held in Old Chapel last Wednesday given to illustrate vatious plrys and the duties of the men playing the dlf fetent positions. No line-up for the first and second tennis has yet been selected because of the fact tire coaches are unacquaint ed with the abilities of each man E ich candidate will be obsetved under a grilling workout and after all have been given their chuncu in scrimmage, a definite line will be picked but tills will not be tlnal foi changes will be made dally In tho personnel of the ih st two teams Tho first game ot the season will probably bo played on the homo field during the litter part of nc\l month The short time period remaining for practice and scilmmigo work, makes it necessary* that all men report on tho field uvoiy night in uni form ns soon as possible nfter the end of tlielr lust class Thu luigc number of underclassmen epotUng tor the spoit to secure credit rr gym work makes it Imperative to nforco all rules relating to thclt work n tno Held After this week, no man rill recolvo credit for his piesenco on lie field If ho does not report In unl- Dtnr which will consist of trunks, Jov oy. and any heavy pair of shoes. J. R. HOSWELL ADDRESSES FARM MACHINERY STUDENTS Mr .T. R llos\vell, Funn Mnchineiy Engineer lor tho Agricultural Exten sion Department, lcctuiod to tho stud ents in Form Machinery on Thursday morning. His subject was "Land Drainage” and It was well Illustrated by an excellent collection of slides which Mr Hoswell has collected during tho past ten years wlrlio doing land drainage work for the United Stater, Department ot Agriculture at "Wash ington Since his coming to Penn Stvto last year Mr lloswcll hns been pqrformlng various experiments on land drainage throughout the state, and ho has se cured aomo valuable Information on tho subject. GETTYSBURG ELEVEN WELL PROVIDE STIFF OPPOSITION Visitors Have Been Groomed to Point of Perfection by Wood and Haines, Former Nittany Stars BEZDEK HAS PENN STATE WARRIORS IN GOOD SHAPE ' ENTERTAINMENT COURSE OPENS TOMORROW WITH DUNBAR BELL RINGERS Famous Quartet Will Render Var ied Repertoire of Fine Musical Numbers Tomorrow night the curtain In tho Schwab Auditorium will rise at eight o cluck and Penn State students will he enterl lined by the Dunbar Male Quartet and BUI Ringers, tire first number on the Department of Music and Y M. C A Music and Entertain ment Course These extraordinary musical enierlainets will picsent a piograin In which vocal selections, bull tinging, readings,, overture and solo nunrbcis will be well mixed, due to their especially’ high vocal talent and known ltonr coast) to coast In Chau tauqua, lyceum, and vaudeville cir cuits they huve always received a high rating and newspaper comment on the young men and their ability has al ways been full of praise, thereby guar anteeing a delightful entertainment for those who will appear in tho audience tomonow night. The bell ringers carry Ane hundred and fifteen bells, the largest of which weighs twenty-five pounds and meas ures sixteen inches in diameter and ull of them were cast by tho same bell tounders that cast the great bells ot Westminister Abbey, Saint Paul’s Cath edral in London and'many'others of the best known church bells of the world The peal of the bells embraces r range of more than five octaves and consequently they can bo used in play ing many varied selections —and all the selections used ore those which aro teally appropriate for bells. Bolls have always been associated w Ith many epoch-making events In tho lives of men and the quartet makes use. of this fact in the program which they have arranged The beautiful chimes and harmonies which tho bell ringers introduce in their sacred selec tions and the transcription of many beautiful songs are a few of the things which will unnko the enter trinmenl one which will bo long re membered Up until 1912 tbe Dunbar Quartet gave mote than 2,500 concerts and In tholi travels had covered a distance of over 490,000 miles in America and Luiope. Tho picsent company is com posed of young men who might be chat octet 1/od by their devotion to music and the exceptional musical tal ent which they possess The quartet hiteispuses tho program with a suffi cient amount of humor to make it de- Ughttul LACROSSE CANDIDATES HOLDING FALL PRACTICE The second week of litciosse practice inds the luuubcts of the varsity’ squad cing diillul In the fundamentals of lie stick gime Practice consists hlcflv in passing anil leuelvlng the all and ciforts aie being made to ave the men become as proficient us ussible In tho ai t of handling the lick The lollou lng men have lcpoit d and me now hack at work: Capt howu ‘Ji, Coultei ’22, Trout ’22, Yo um "22, Gatchcll ’22, Warner ’22 and time ’23 In the absence of a couch, ’apt Blown is In full charge of thu |U id Arrangements ate being made :>t it combined soccet and lactossc ouch but as yet nothing definite has ecu learned about this mutlei Accoidlng to Manager Fox, prospects ook blight foi a good program of ..lines in tho spilng with tho probubll ty of two homo games, one of which nay bo with Toronto Definite infot natlon us to the number of gumes and he piobablc opponents cannot bo given milt ictuins come In ftom several nilstunding offers Theio aie a luge number of men iiibslituting this sport for gym drill vlth the result that prospects are night for good tcums in tho lower .Hsses Freshmen and sophomores vho havu signed up for this sport tavu an unusual oppoitunity to win hell class numerals In tho lnterclnss rallies which will take place either this nil ot noxl spt lng. Second assistant acrosse manage! s have been called tut and ate signing up at the Athletic ifficc DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY TO BRING NOTED SPEAKERS Tho Dcpuitmont of Forestry has sc outed a fund this year, for tho first lime In Its exlstanco, for bringing not ed men, who are connected with for est! y wotk, to the College to speak. Those speakers will address tho for esters on matters ol current interest. Everybody Out for the Mass Meeting PRICE FIVE CENTS After h iving had a rather cisy’ time of It In llii' season s opening game, Penn State’s giidiron huskies will un doubtedly meet with opposition of a somewhat different natmo tomorrow rfteinoon when they Lukle ‘‘Bill’ Wood’s eleven from Gettysbiug Col lege Tho Battlefield Collegians have been woiking steadily foi time vvcLks under the excellent lutcl igu of Wood ’lb, head coach of Gettyshuig and cap tain of the 1915 Nlttany football train, and ’’Hinkle’’ lLmles ’2l, usslslnnt coach at Geltysbuig rnd stai h rlfhack at this institution last fall, and have arrived at a point wheie they aie primed for Penn State tnd dtsiie nothing less than a vletoiy over Be/- dek’s watilors Piepared in a slmil.u manner lust yeir, tho Gotlysbutg nion fought like tigers against the Bluo and White, and, nfter a decidedly stiff con test were shut out, by tho natiow margin of thlitecn points This year thev feel that their chances of seem ing the honots ate much gicatet thin that of last season Inasmuch as Ber dok then had a comparative!! veteran aggregation from which to mould his first team and also had one weclt longer in which to do so In addition to this, the Gcttysbuig men have had the advantage of receiving instruction from a man who is quite familiar with Be/dek’s style of coaching, Haines h iv ing been taught by the Nlttany head coach for two years They will prob ablv use Penn State tactics both de fensivelv and offensively Reports from Gettysburg indicate that the visitors will bo lepiosented by eight veterans when the opposing teain3 line up torportYW nfrae_nnoa. ts,. entire backfield played against Penn State last yen while foui men on the line also got lnto_tho game at some period Unfoi tunatelv, tho Battlefield Collegians will be handicapped by* the loss of their captain, Breim, who was declined ineligible on account of schol astic difficulties, but the supply of other veturans will nuke up to some degiee foi this deficiency fiist team as a whole falls below that of Penn State so lar as weight Is con concerned but Wood and Haines lmvc moulded a speedy’ aggregation together in the thicc strenuous weeks of prac tice and this asset mav prove a stum bling block to Bozdeks eleven The backs are fast, having received de tailed Instruction from linlncs who was mentioned for All-Ameiican honois heio Inst season because of his to markable line (dunging and open field running The Gettysburg team is It will ptob nble appeir at the start of tin game tomonow is as follows Eminuel ilght end, Yost-iight tackle. Bi Iggs right guuid, Gilliland-cenlei. Gingcr- Ich-left guaid, Dorui-left tackle, Kci scr-left end. Smlth-qu u t<_i luck, Moi don-rlght half, McDowell-kfl half, and Weigle-full Nltluny Squiiil 111 Good Slmpe Fortunately the light game which the Penn State eleven encountetod list SUutdtv seivtd to stiengthon it latli <»i than weaken It by ciippllng some of Its best members Thh tv-six men on the varsity squad were sent into the contest at viulous moments and with the exception of Lighlnci, who Injmod his shoulder in the fiist quai tor, all of the plryois cmoiged In luiii piiatlvelv good shape ,Thls fict seemed to please Coach Tto/dck and dutlng the pist week lie celebrated by putting the candid vtes tluongh the most Intensive woik up to date Hard HOiimniage woik t icli dnv, with a continual shifting and ch liiglng of the line-ups In oidor to give the most pio mlslng men a chmee to make good, lesultcd In Ucenei competition uid helped coaches Rcvdok, Tluilow, Mai tln, and Rauch pldc out numerous vveaknesss which appealod In the plays Special attention wis given to tho bolstering up of the lino, because of the majority of inoxpeiionted men which constitute It v On Wednesday afternoon, tho vai sity team was pitted agrinst the Nit t.tnv Yeai lings In about an hour of hot scrimmage and throughout the play tho various tutors dtovo the teams on, pointing out tho deficiencies and en couraging those players who perform ed creditably Tho Fioshmen proved to ho not much of a mutch for the varsity but they have not had much scrimmage work yet and will undoubt edly show up bottei In the next en counter. Tho two teams will probably ho used against each olhoi onco a week in order that they may both re ceive the benefit of massed piny. Positions Still Unci'Anlii The uso of three entho teams In the Lebanon Valley game and that of ninny nion In practice this week result ed In such a large number of candi dates standing tho test that Coach Bezdek Is confronted with a hard prob lem In so far ns choosing a first team Is concerned. The competition has been unusually great, and oven a temporary letup by any nion may re sult In his displacement from tho posi tion ho has won Kllllnger and Rlt (Coatlnuod on last sago)
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