Shopping IVII. No. 23 STATE FACES TOUGH ISITIONIN WASHINGTON n Foe Threatens Clean Record Of is—Has Made Great Progress Since First. Few Games ; FROSH AND SOPHOMORES TRAINING HARD TO WIN ANNUAL FOOTBALL SCRAP o's first grldli on battle c Coast takes place to noon at Seattle when Seated proteges line up nivorsity of Washington final game of the sea* i tho Nittany Lions are >lg favorites because of ble record In eastern , a slight feeling of con in the western city and ans arc expecting the to give the Blue and lively scrap. In every dils year, the Washing- “Dick” Rauch,is Coaching Sophs Game Will Be Played De cember Tenth The annual Freshman-Sophomore football scrap which Is scheduled to 1c among inter-class sports and Is be from tomorrow promises to be a class ic among inter-class sports and is b-e ing looked forward to with a of enthusiasm and expectation by the members of both classes If the Frosh can carry off the victory, they will have broken the record for scoreless ties of the last five years and will be permitted to carry canes for the re mainder of tho day. On tho other hand, If the Sophomores arc victori ous they will have tho satisfaction of having defeated a yearling team that was forced to bow only to the superior plnylng of Dartmouth and Pitt. The Freshmen have a shade of ad vantage over the second year men this year on account, of the now rul ing which makes a varsity letter man Ineligible to play in an intor-class game This may eliminate Cornwall and Frank from the line-up and will eliminate Wilson for a certainty In previous years no such ruling existed, and while the Sophomore's Une-up will bo weakened by the absonco of these men, there should be sufficient material on Bezdek’s other two teams to mako a formidable combination ' hns shown-flashes of and In the last few in making rapid strides sat was In holding the rd team to a scoreless latter had trimmed the by 14 to 7 The Ore ■evlously defeated Wosh o 0. r years ago, the Wash was regarded as the >f western football and ne respect of all Pad- ms Under tho guiding )bl, now head coach at !un Dodgers -walloped all or nine consecutive sea ndefcated. Their record imarkable In 1919 their though and they have st It for some time This , the western Institution r, a former graduate and inner, .to coach tho elev- result that Seattle Is acting the Washington Its former seat. Bag- worked wonders and inexperienced mat onfronted him this fall, h-worklng machine has 1 and, though the llght e coast, it, Is capable of islderable power. It has ej- ten to fifteen pounds '-game this* year" i Good Backfield Tho first year men have been work ing all year un'dcr tho coaching of -“Dutch" Herman, every 1 man on the squad is in the pink of condition forv the scrap Saturday The Frosh line-up will-practically bo'the"same as that used against Dartmouth in their last game on November 12 Tho Soph mores started actual practice under tho coaching of “Dick” Bauch last Tuesday and some good material Is available Corswlrt, Mahony, Vaslllo, Lederer, and of course Frank, are making bids for the end positions Tho tackle jobs are to bo divided between Cllnger, Bauchspics’* and Crowthers Feaster, Davies, Vallileo, Annbruster, For guards, Singer, Jones, Sampsell, Johnson, and Bair have reported, while either Bair or Hamilton will play at tho center position Tho baclcfield al so has a wealth of matoriable avail able Patton and Mills have reported for the quarterback places, Hynes, Lofferty, Henderson, Chapman and Palm are out for the halfback berths, and if he is eligible, Cornwall will hold down tho fullback position In case Cornwall cannot play his place will bo filled by Ewing 2 re have a good set of omparo favorably with kfield in the East Eck nd left half, is a sen leld runner and defen- 1 is classed os one of on the coast. Although ims at 14C pounds, he all departments, seem ip in speed and nerve :ks In weight. He vn& ir as all-Paclfic North- Thia is his fourth • football having: played ' C eleven In 1918 >f the Washington ma iround this individual, thing to solvo Ziel, ick, makes a fine run* Eckmann, hurls for ry accurately anywhere forty yards in length, average of fifty yards is a dangerous placo- The'quarterback, Hall, fa line-plunger or an ner but ho Is an ex ineral and frequently jonont He is regarded cleverest quarterbacks jn has ever had. It Is it Quass will fill the FRATERNITY BASKETBALL > GAMES START NEXT WEEK The Inter-fraternity basketball gam es will be played Tuesday and Wed nesday nights of each week, and Fri day nights when the Armory is not in use Tho games will start promptly at their scheduled time, and no time will bo allowed for practice during tho games There will bo three minutes between halves, for teams to leave the floor, and new teams to come on Next week’s schedule follows: Tuesday, December 6 7-00 —Kappa Theta vs Sigma Pi 7-13—Phi Epsilon PI vs Phi lOippa Psi 7 52—Sigma Nu'vs S P. E. n 'in tomorrow’s con- Vhitman will undoubt a - few minutes. Both •ful line-smashers but more experienced than ae 1s also better on do- Inerperlonced » line, in addition to 9 inexperienced and is onkest part of the ma our veterans appear In : they are grouped to s is of considerable help rant, at tho tackle posts 190 pounds each and i of last year’s eleven and Hobi, the guards, ifore and by their work .ve made tho critics sit notice Stanford madq against these two stars position, appears Lang pounder, who played in of tho Freshman team who was transfered to mson because of his i rather slow and has ed tho marks of a star s, a sub, may draw tho lent over him tomorrow •cater training. Tho :cn care of by Wilson two onds .who have esslve showing to date, ally has been promin e fact that be is an all- Ho is a remarkable lots averaging almost id Is a good drop-ldcker scored tho only points nla by kicking a thirty- 8 05—Sigma Phi Sigma vs O. E Thursday, December 8 7.00 —Kappa Delta Rho vs Cuheco 7.l3—Tau Sigma Tau vs D. T. D 7 52—P K A vs Alpha Chi Sigma Friday, December.o 1 8-00—Lambda Chi vs Beta Theta Pi 8 15—A Glt vs Delta Kappa Nu ALUMNI SECRETARY TELLS QF ACTIVITIES IN STATE “Penn State students should famil iarize themselves more with the work ings of the Alumni Association in tho different parts of Pennsylvania,” said tho Alumni Secretary, Mr Sullivan, in an interview tho other day. For, ho points out, a more intimate acquaint ance ■with the local organizations would prove advantageous to tho students when thoy make trips to tho various ports of tho State For example, vory few of the women students know that the wopico graduates and former stud ents of Penn State hold a luncheon the first Saturday of each month in tho Jlirror Room at Wanamakor's and that all former Penn State women aro wol-! come to attond Tho regular Ponn State Alumni Association of Phila holds a luncheon every Tuesday at 12*30 in tho Arcadia Restaurant; while the Pittsburgh alumni and former students dine every Friday in the Chamber of Commerce rooms in ♦>**♦ c&y. on fourth page} Seml-tA/eoKl'y ppttn State A WASHINGTON RETURNS The football returns of the Washington game will bo held in the Armoiy on tomorrow af ternoon at 4 45. News of this Kamo will bo received by tele graph, and will relate the pro gress of the gunt play by pla>. The comparatively late hour with respect to that of the other returns of tills year is due to the difference of three hours between Eastern and Pacific Coast time PENN STATE PLAYERS . STAGE THREE ONE ACT COMEDIES TOMORROW Collection To £e Taken Between Productions Is Only Ad ' mission Charge Dramatic Interest Is centering on the thiee one act plays which are to be presented by The Penn State Play cis tomorrow evening in the Auditor* ium at 7 lf> They are: "Aren't They Wonders,” "The Dear, Departed,” and "The Proposal,” and will bo given by the repei toll e companies of the or ganization under the direction of Mr Arbur C Clootingh and Mr. J. Gor don Amend The extension department of The Players is taking this opportunity to present to the play lovers of Penn State a putt of a large program of shoit plays which the members are v\ 01 king upon to use in connection with theh extension work. They are to be given to the student body with no admission chaige, although an of fering will be taken to help in 'de fraying the expenses of _ the produc tion All three of these plays have been, successfully presented before the University Club this year at various times and the praise which was earn ed then speaks well for the Quality of the performances , "Aren't They Wonders” is a clever comedy by Noidlfngcr, depicting one of the many near husband and wife quarrels which adds interest to life As such stories usually end, this one is ,no_ exception,.; since thby*' all-live happily ever afterward The cast con sists of Mr Tony—David D Mason Tom Farren —Daniel Creato '23 Miss Kaye—Ruthanna Sharpless *'23 Mrs Torry—Katherine Hamilton '23 The second plav. “The Dear Depart ed” Is an east side comedy on the theme that where there is a will there Is usually a rumpus The two sisters perpetrate the greater commotion and their husbands are used to bring out the humor of tho situation The cast The Two Sisters—Lucile M. Mather / Mary A. Ferguson Tho Two Husbands—A. E Heimbach H A. Matsinger ’22 The Dear Departed—D. H Porter field '23 “The Proposal” is,a Russian comedy in Cloetingh is supported by Miss Mary E Mumford '23 and Mr. Daniel Creato '23 As the title sug gests, tho play holds many possibili ties and all are "presented very ef fectively DR. PATTEE TO ADDRESS BOTH CHAPELS SUNDAY Head of Department of English Literature Will Speak on “Sacrifice” Doctor F L Patteo,' whorls the head of the Department of English (Literature, will address both chapel services Sunday He will speak on tho meaning of sacrifice His speech is to bo a preparation for the many Christ mas messages that are to como later. Doctor Pattce, who has been affiliat ed with State College for many years, is a very Interesting speaker, and a good sermon is promised He first came to Penn State as a Professor In 1894 He is a graduato of Dartmouth College. From Dartmouth ho receiv ed tho degree of Bachelor of Arts and also Master of Arts From Lebanon Valley ho received the degrees of Mas ter of Laws and Doctor of Laws. Dr. Pattce has written several books, among which stand out "History of English Literature,” “Reading Courses in American Literature,” and “Com pelled Men “ Doctor Patteo has spoken in Chapel before this year and is known inti mately to a great many of the stud ents, so it is hardly necessary to more than mention his name * MR. IUBSIIMAN SPEAKS TO JOnNS*NBURG MANUFACTURERS On last Monday evening, November twenty-eighth, Mr. Hibahman address ed the Elk County Manufacturers' As sociation, in session at Johnsonburg, on the subject of Indutrlal Extension and Foreman Training. STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY; DECEMBER 2, 1921 CHICAGO CONCLAVE ADDS IMPETUS TO ARMS LIMITATION — r!' : Report of the Recent Convocation of Middle West Shows That ' Movement Is Popular NATIONAL BODY FORMED Sherwood Eddy Gave Complete Summary of Situation When He Was Here At the same time that *ueh moment ous events are taking place within the cloned doors of tho Pan-American Build ing in Washington the world Conference for the Limitation of Arina* ment is being held, tho at 1 idont organi zation in relation to this conference is rapidly passing from stag of in fancy to the state of yo mg maturity characterized by a greater development in organization and a mon far-reaching scope During the past w**ek, the Exe cutive Committee has b/en definitely formed, tho circular letter ,-ant out from Penn State has been approved, and a complete report of the Chicago convo cation has been received] by the com mittee which will transmit it to the other Institutions in Ameilca that are taking a lively Interest in the move ment _ The men who now form the National Executive Committee are President Em eritus Charles W Elliott,* of Harvard, w ho will act in the capacity of Honor ary Chairman and who has Just recent ly consented to assume that responsible position, General Nathan MacChes ney of tho University of Michigan who will act as Treasurer, ond’John Roths child who has been selected to fill the position of Acting Executive Chairman These men together with t)ie" Executive Confrnlttecs of the Regional' districts will guide the till It has reached that stage grow th .when its mighty influency might* be quickly brought to bear upon thc-action of the Washington conclave' i,» Circular Letter Approved Since Penn State > wasl.ono of the originators of* this country wide move ment and since this cpljesw* in & bet ter position to licLti»tnJs'-bis?mlzatfon 'of tho country’s Institutions, the Penn State Committee composed’ a circular letter, with the endorsement of <tho state student chairman, that was sent to the colleges and' universities Jn the nation setting for tho aims of the or ganization and inviting each Institu tion to take'an active part by Instruct ing student sentiment and by helping in the regional organization To supplement this, another letter was sent out to Pennsylvania institu tions by the state student chairman E E Overdorf '22 instructing them of the details of the organization as far os they are concerned and of the part that they were expected to take, tor each Institution seemed to be heartily ln_favor of the plan and to possess a desire to do all in its power to effect organization as soon as pos sible This latter lotter 'warned tho institutions that a state conference would be called near tho middle of January, porforably on January four teenth, and that due notice would be given them in tho meantime At the next football mass meeting, tho stud ent body voted to extend an Invita tion to tho colleges in the state to gather together at Penn State for this convocation Tho state student chairman has not yet decided upon tho location of-tho coming conference for he has not had replies from all of the institutions to which the last circular letter'was sent. As soon as they have answered," he will be in a position to ascertain the opinions of these units and to act ac cordingly The Chicago Convocation ’ Although the representatives of ov er two hundred universities and col leges met in Chicago nearly two weeks ago, yet. It was Impossible to get n complete and authorized report of the 'meeting until this week when the Executive Committee ’sent Mr. Ovor tlorf '22 a copy of the report. This document sots forth - tho (resolutions that wero made at that time, the structure*of the middle west organiza tion, and the composition of tho var ious regional conferences, which div ision coincides with the decision of the Executive Committee Tho entire country is ' divided into six regions, the units of'Vhlch aro the stato conferences composed of the delegates from each institution In that state. These regions are . Eastern composed of Maino, New Hampshire, Vermont,, Massachusetts, Rhode Is land, Connecticut, Now York, Penn sylvania, Now Jersey, Dolavvaro, Mary land, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, North Central composed of Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Minne sota, lowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michi gan, Ohio, Indiana, North Dakota, and South Dakota, South Central compos ed of Montana, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, Pacific Coodt composed of Washington, Oregon, California, and (Continued as last moo)) GMkgfem, COUNCIL considers ELECTION CHANGES Also Gives Boost to Debating and Favors Sophomore Hop—Many Committees Make Reports The alteration of the present meth od of electing* cl iss officcis to safe guard against fi uiduleiit voting, and the changing of tho method of elect ing Student Council rupicsontatives was some of the connective .legisla tion discussed at the regular meeting of Student Council Tuesday evening in reporting for the committee ap pointed at the last meeting to look into the election situation and draw up definite lecommeniHtions, A G Pratt '22 said that what Is needed is not so much a complicated system bound up in red tape? but a simple method, eas ily applied, yet with adequate safe guards New Election System The committee recommended that that present system be modified to provide an election committee of seven men elected by the class at the time the nomintlons for class officers are made, and to make obligatoiy the use of printed ballots This committee of seven will diaw on the Dean of* Men for' a definite ntmibei of regulation ballots and, at the class meeting for the election of officers, will give out the ballots, two to each man as ho en ters the voting place The ballots arc to be iinukcd during the mooting and then collected by the election commit tee, taken to the fiont of the room and counted, in the presence of the class The presiding officer will appoint check tollers who will check the re sults of the election committee The ballots will then be kept on file in the MONASEVITCH WILL APPEAR DEC. TENTH Young Russian Violinist Has Re cently Created a Sensation in the Music World PROCLAIMED - A . GENIUS P6nn State will soon be able to hear oruJ'ot the world's most talented musi-, clans once 4 Again, for the tenth of December, Grisha Monascvltch, a phen omenal young Russian violinist of Philadelphia, will make his appearance in the Auditorium as the fourth at traction on this year's Department of Music and Y M C A Entertainment Course Monascvltch only passed his nineteenth birthday, but de spite his youth he Is already receiving tho attention of the leading musicians and critics of the country According to Philadelphia and Itliica newspapers this young Russian is destined to be come one of the leading violinists of tho world ’ * Somewhat over a year ago, Monasc . vitch made his initial appearance be foie the- American music public when he gavu a concert hf Witherspoon Hall, Philadelphia Critics and the press immediately declared him a sensation, and since that time he has given num erous recitals throughout tho eastern states, captivating his audience on each occasion by his masterful playing. Shortly after his Philadelphia concert which occurred about a year ago, Mon ascvltch ahldcd more laurels to his name by winning a valuable prize, the Kubellk-Shevlck Scholarship, to the Ithaca Conservatory of Music The contest was open to all violinists of the.nation and the scholarship was awarded to Monasevitch as the most talented competitor As a result of winning tho scholarship he is receiv ing a year of personal instruction un der Professor Sovlok. one of the'world's leading violin teachers FRESHMAN AND VARSITY GIRLS’ QUARTETS CHOSEN Tho personal of the girls' musical organization has been established af ter competitive trials which wero held recently Tho organizations, which in clude the Varsity Girls' Quartet and the Freshman Girls' Quartet aro be coming more popular yearly, and this year they will present various musical programs The members who comprise tho Var sity Girls* Quartet arc Gladys Fulton ■22, first soprano, Rcva Dana '24, sec ond sopiana, Ruth Drb '2l, first alto and pianist, Marlon Thompson '22, second alto Those who arc on the Fieshman Girls Quartet me Elizabeth Cross '25, first soprano, Lcnh Lark '25, second sop rano and pianist, Grace Haffly *25, first alto, Pauline FHnchbaugh '25, second alto - k The Varsity Male Quartet, Varsity Girls’ Quartet and Miss Gladys Ful ton '22, soprano, will give a short musical recital at tho Chilstmns Rev els which will be held In the Univers ity Club on Thursday ovening, Dec ombor fifteenth. office of tho Dean of Mon for two months in case a' recount is needed Since two votes must be taken for the election of the. class officers, two bal lots of two different colors will be used One color will be used In the vote to narrow tho candidates down to two men, and the other ballot used In the final vote In support of the recommendations, the committee said that this system will eliminate thc_ "repeating,” since only one ballot will be available for each man They also said that count ing the billots In the ptescncc of the class chocked by an appointed com mittee .would instire-nn honest count The committee however did not wish to make a finished deport at this meeting, and asked for an extension of time, before submitting a final report Honesty of Committees President .Overdorf announced that the Student Board would take up the matter of regulation of student com mittees which have charge of the ex penditure of class funds Under the present system there is little check and much suspicion is cast upon such committees He also announced that tho Board was considering tho status of unclassified students, whether they should be allowed to hold office In any of the four regular classes The football trophy committee head ed by C L Melllnger ’22 reported that it was considering the most suitable trophy by which to commemorate this (Continued on last page) MAKEUP OF CAGE TEAM UNCERTAIN Coach Hermann Makes Practice More Intensive as Juniata - Game Approaches FIRST CONTEST DEC. 15 Coach Heimann is thoroughly testing everyone of his many varsity bisketball candidates bv nightly work- outs, befoic making a selection of oven a tentative team With the first con- test slated with Juniata less than two weeks away on the fifteenth of this month the coach is tiying all possible combinations before deciding who shall even temporarily represent Penn State on the varsity quintet Work has been gradually becoming moio intensive In the practice periods which take place every evening. Her mann tightened up another notch in his system yestej*day when he ad vanced tho time of practice from soven o clock to fiv e-thlrty p m. Practice Periods on the Armory floor were lim ited to about an hour, since tho Fresh man squad is scheduled for an eight o'clock workout Now the cage men tor will have an opportunity to drill his piotegecs to a better advantage Contests of short duration between picked teams have been the order of practice for some time. Every var sity contondei Is given an opportunity to play la these games so that tho coach may become familiar with tho ability of each man Standing on the sidelines during the progress of play, "Dutch” witnesses each pass, dribble or shot and does not hesitate to stop the action Instantly to criticise tho playing and to point out mistakes tluit have been made by the contestants No Team Selected As stated before, not even a tem porary team has been selected Candi dates of good and bad calibre are of ten placed on the same five and every possible combination of players is be ing tiled out so that the coach may see tho ability of the men to play under all conditions A gieat number of candidates are making good showings nnd competi tion Is keen for every position A promising candidate appeared the other evening, when Hunter of the football squad and a varsity baseball pitcher 1 eported for practice Playing at the guard position In the preliminary con tests he has shown some ability FROSH CJISTOMS OFF FOR ALUMNAE DANCE Tomorrow night a big dunce will be held In the armory under the auspices of the Peon State Alumnae Club Danc ing will reign from eight to twelve at the nominal cost of $l5O per couplo and for those who do not dance, card tables will be provided The music will bo tho best- obtainable In older to Insure the success of tho affair, the student tribunal has made special rulings for tho occasion Fresh men customs may be disregarded for the one night and the affair will not count as a social function for tho Co eds. Days Until Vacation PRICE FIVE CENTS HAVERFORD GAME MARKS CLIMAX OF SOCCER SCHEDULE Success of Season Depends Upon Outcome of Saturday’s Game in Philadelphio SQUAD LEAVES TOMORROW Main Liners Will Attempt to Break Blue and White Winning Streak Whether tho Penn Stato soccer sea son for 1921 will be as successful as the two previous seasons depends en tirely upon the outcome of the var sity game that is scheduled to be played at Haverford and which will be the final contest on the booting progrim For two years ,the Blue and White socceritics have remained'"' undefeated and so the Nittany repre sentatives will endeavor to keep their slato clean for the third season. Haverford College was among the charter members of the Intercollegiate soccer league and Js In the heart of the soccer country In fact, It is con sidered a major sport at the college and the teams that they produce have always been of the highest calibre. For the six seasons previous to last year they earnod the Intercollegiate championship for tho East but they lost” the title last year Penn State started their downfaU by handing them a severe defeat at tho beginning of the season. This year the Philadelphians start ed a strong comeback but fate seemed to be against them for they have been defeated both at tho hands of the Princeton and Harvard elevens How ever in both of these games, they dis played rare form and the score would have been against their opponents no doubt if it were not.the fact that the bad breaks were gainst thorn In both contests But they remember last v ear a record ami they aro determined to end the season by entertaining Coach Pakenham's understudies to their first defeat in years The rainfall of the first part of the vook and .the,.jitter eding week, hindered any" scrimmage'”"’" work or workouts on the part of tho squad but beginning with last Tues day, the soccer mentor Inaugurated a short but intensive period In a last effort to get the mon in the pink of condition, especially In regard to en durance The other games of the season showed that lack of staying power was the one great fault of the booterist To overcome this, track work has been mixed with gruelling scrimmage with tho result that the socceritics should make a better show ing than they did in tho other games Tho first team and substitutes will leave Friday morning In tho game that will be played on the following afternoon, tho following mon will re present Penn State: Longhurst, Blnns, Hxrral, Hostreman. Keller, Miller, Kelly, Warner, Capt. Gtupp, Borst, and Traphoner The Illness of Reg ner, star Nittany fullback, sheds gloom over the Blue and White camp be cause it is feared that he will not bo able to appeal in tho line-up. “JOLLIES OF 1922” TO BE GIVEN BY REHABS Rehearsals for Minstrels and Musical Comedy toj Start After Christinas Work on tho Rehab s latest effort "The Jollies of 1922" has been defin itely started and It Is likely that the ex-service men will have their min strel ready to prosont by February 17 and 18 Those who attended the "Jol lies of 1921” last year will greet with approval the announcement of an other pioductlon by the Rehab mon, when they remember tho signal suc cess of last year’s effort But the Rehab Club Is promising even more this time The now Jollies will bo bigger and better than over, compris ing as it does four complete acts and twelve different scenes The “Jollies of 1922” is produced by the Joo Bren Company In Chicago and tho Rohabs have secured the personal direction of Mr E. G Moyer of that company to direct tho rehearsals of the produc tion Tho cast this yeriT will be select ed from the student body and will In clude thirty men and twenty women It Is probable that tho actual re hearsals for the cast will begin soon after tho Christmas holdays in order that a perfect presentation may bo as sured PROMISING MATERIAL REPORTS FOR PENN BOXING SQUAB Coach Decker, of tho boxing squad, at tho University of Pennsylvania, an nounces the report of a number of veiy promising boxers, for the coming season Candidates ore reporting in great numbers, assuring him of a wealth of material >to from.
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