Penn State collegian. (State College, Pa.) 1911-1940, May 19, 1922, Image 1
VOL. XVII. No. 59 STUDENTS SUPPORT MOVE FOR GREATER PENN STATE Enthusiasm Reigns at Five Meetings, as - Undergraduates Adapt Resolu tions Endorsing Plan MANY TURN 0 -DETAILS OF The support of the entire Penn State student body was enthusiastically given to the campaign for a "Create! Penn State" at five simultaneous mass meet ings on the campus yesterday morning Resolutions endorsing the plan for ex pansion of the college and urging all possible means to achieve the change of the college to the State University, note adopted he students t con each of the sixty-seven counties of the state. after they had been taken Into the con fidence of the college officials with re gard to details of the big campaign for state recognition, which has fat Its fits[ object the raising of a two million dollar emergency building fund An a direct result of these meetings cvery student at Penn State hoe a clew conception of n hat the college °span sins program will m and now has facts and figures with am which he can become an individual publicity inan and booster for the college A "Stu dents Handbook" containing Penn State's position In condensed form, was distributed to eacli student at the close of the meetings President Thomas, Hugo Dudek, Dean Sackett, Professors Simons and Bressler, speaking at big meetinet In the Auditorium, Dull Pen, Hoyt Build ,lng, Engineering D and Old Chapel, told' the students In effect that the ul timate goal of the campaign program would be to gain recognition through out the state that would enable this In stitution to rank as It should, with the great universities In Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and California. Their messages w ent over with a great showing of that old time Penn State spirit, and when the resolutions were presented to each assembly. stu dents from the various counties arose and moved their adoption for `their In dividual 'county. representation. This eeemea — tu laic each etinirty grouplnto a chain of units that will be heard from In the future when campaign action Is reckoned The same Ideas were presented by all speakers at the separate meetings President Thomas spoke to the students from fifty-four counties in the Auditor ium, and told generally what other states have been receiving front their legislatures for State University sup port He said that for Penn State to receive a maximum amount of support from the Pennsylvania Legislature was entirely a question of public sentiment Nun Convince People "If it is the conviction and desire of the 8,700,000 people of the state that this college become a State University salth the millions it would need tor maintenance - and development, then that support will be Rolthcoming." President, Thomas said. He added that the else of an appropriation will be governed by the general popular con viction of the value of Penn State to the Commonwealth "We do not want to bo the State University unless the people want that St 0 should be. The people will not wish their State University hole lin tels-he prove we can render service In proportion to the cost" Pacts were then given as to how this conviction can be created, which Is for the most part a simple problem at Pub licity Details as to how the students —often referred to as the beat possible advertisement of the college and what it stands for—can scatter this Publicity to every community in the state, were given to each meeting. "Students need no argument as to the vnlue of the college and Its need tel growth In all departments," the Presi dent mall "But how one he get others to feel as they do? How can we carry to the general public, facts which have convinced students that Penn State (Continued on third pogo.) PIII KAPPA PIII ELECTIONS M. A. BaZIOM S. B. Baughman. F H. Beam P. T Bear D. L Blocher A. R. Borden R. A Braun. . E. El Cowles. W. R. Errett E. B Fields Tinily A- Gray C. B. Hamilton S. F. Hinkle Valeria E, Hoffer/. B S. Leathern Gillermo Medina. Mabel A. Myers S. M. Peoples. D. B. Phillips A - G. Pratt. Ramsay. , R. F. Sterner. J. F Styer. S H. Taylor, Jr W. H. Weaver, 3' H. Zimmerman. Lora L Dennis Leander B Dietrich. A., ill Martin, (Faculty). D. F. - Molcarland, (FoaUltY) - Sehril"illea,xly run itatr ~, ,c ::,“ si,„N: f.._ o ;A : .:„ ,; :, ~,<..,. . 4,855. . T TO HEAR BIG CAMPAIGN PENN STATE NINE BESTS COLLEGIAN Hunter Shows Up Well on Mound - for Bezdekian Forces and Al lows But Three Hits GAME CALLED IN SIXTH BECAUSE OF WET FIELD Ploy lag in a thirrling rain that be gan In the fiat inning, the Penn State nine detested the Pittsburg Collegians by a I to 1 scow on New Beaver Field last Wednestisy aftemoon The game was called In the middle of the shth Inning on account of the wet field ohleh made good fielding an impossi bility Planter pitched the entire six Innings lot the Nittany diamond artists and held the t Isltots to two hits, Pinning eight of their batsmen, Henderson, for the Smoky City ag glegatlon, allotted the Blue and White nine a total of fhe wallops and nos able to fan but too batsmen The first frame of the contest opened when Williams mounded to Traphono on second and was thrown out on first Jennings, next in line, reached first on balls Brill made first on an error at third Rush registered a hit, advancing Brill to second The first half of the home ended when Rankin, the next man at bat, grounded to Snarl , s nn third, enabling the Manny third base man to tap Brill and then making a neat double play by throwing Rankin out on first. The Bezdekian forces were un able to register:a hit during their turn at bat, going out In - order - The second inning was uneventful for the Collegians, Hunter fanning Weis house and Whalen In succession The ! Lions began their scoring during their time at the plate Koehler singled and was advanced to second when Bedenk was given a base on balls Sparks (Continued on last page ) GRADUATES PLAN BANNER REUNION Largest Return of Alumni in Sev eral Years Expected at Commencement RENEWAL OF PARADE TO PRECEDE CLASS STUNTS Plans are lapidly approaching com pletion fat the most successful teturn of alumni during Commencement meek that has been held for several ye ors and eporto leeched at the Alumni Asso ciation office Indicate a large turnout of Rumor graduates Recently local teptesentatives of graduated masses met and stunted plans for class reun ions with the result that the classes of '77, 'B2, 'B7, 'l2, 112. 'O7, 'l2, 'l7, 'lO and '2l promise to return In force The classes of 1892 and 1907 have ar ranged to have Mei. headqual tars at McAllistei /tall while 1912 has secured the Tioiltsblre This year will mark the twenty-fifth t minion of the class of 1897 and a large yawn of this class Is ex pected Their headquarteis will be an nounced latm The other classes which have not designated any particular spot will establish themselves at the blg tent on the Front Campus The tent will (Continued on last noirs) INTER-CLASS BASEBALL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED The schedule for the Inter-class base ball games has boon completed and will be played as Hated The Sophomore- Freshman class scrap will be held on Friday. June second at four forty-five o'clock. All games aro to be played on Old Beaver Field and will be seven in nings each Mends), May 22 Seniors vs Juniors-4 30 p rn Freshmen vs, Sophomores-6 00 p m. Tuesday, May 23 Freshmen - vs Juniors-4 30 p en. Seniors vs. Sophomores-0:00 p m Monday, May 29 Seniors vs Freshmen-0 00 p. m Sophomores vs Juniors-4 30 p. m. Tuesday, May 30 Seniors vs. Sophomores-71.30 p Freshmen vs. Juniors-3.00 p Wednesday, Mop 21 Seniors vs. Freshmen-4.46 p m. Juniors vs. Sophomores-6.16 p. m Friday, Sono S Sophomores vs Freshmen-4:45 p. m. (Chum Scrap). - Juniors vs. Seniors-6:16 p. m. STATE COLLEGE, PA.,`; FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1922 "Dad, thalltaea is Yours." 'MTTANY RUNNERS OFF FOR WESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATES Pittsburgh and Ohio State Strong In Distance—W. and J. Has east Hurdlers SEVEN INSTITUTIONS IN ANNUAL TRACK CLASSIC Penn State Ras Even Chance To Duplicate Last Year's Win In Meet Tomorrow Coach "IMP' Martin and his squad of track and field athletes alit leave State College this afternoon on their Journey to thb Is scheduled to take part in the annual Western Pennsylvania. Intercollegiate Meet Penn State took first place In the meet last )ear with a total of mare than one hundred points and the Blue and White stars hase an uses chance of duplicating the performance In the clash at Pittsburgh tomorrow West Virginia, 'Washington and Jef ferson, West Virginia Wesleyan. Uni versity of Pittsburgh, Geneva College and Ohio State are expectedto furnish the Nittany aggregation pith some strong opposition, Pittsburgh and Ohio State being especially strong in the dis till.. runs The Penn State entries in the 100- yard dash will probably be Moore, Palm, Taylor and Sal ets, while Grimes, Tay ler, Moore and Sayers will likely ema nate in the -=O-yard dash Wakefield, of Pittsburgh and Windrum, of Genova areexceptionally fast in the sprints (Continued an last page.) FRESHMAN TRACKMEN EASILY DEFEAT SOPHS Yearling Stars Win Every Place in Seven Events—Sophomores Strong in Sprints Scoring twelve flints and ten seconds In the fifteen events on the progtam, the Penn State yearlings O.IIV defeat ed the second year men in then nual underclass hack and field meet s held en New Beaver Field on Wednesday afternoon by a score of 104 to 31. The Pt eshmen Mon every plate In the 120- card hurdles, 440-ya“l dash, two-mile tun, high inrfle. shot put, discus throw and hammet China while the Sopho mores showed strength In the splints Following Is a summary of the vat foul events 100-yard dash—Won by Stabler. '24, econd, Atkinson, '25, third, I<looney. 24 Time-11 seconds 220-1 ird dash—Won by Wieand, TS, second. Stabler. '24; third, Kenney, '24 nrne-24 4.2 seconds 440-yard dash—Won by Proudfoot, 25: second, Klasslett, '25. third, 'Mound, 25 Time-55 2-5 seconds 880-yard run—Won by Kratz, '25, second, Davies. '24, third, Hineler, '25 Time-2 minutes 13 3-5 seconds Mile—Won by McClure, '25, second. Simmons, '24; third„Sigworth, '24. Time —4 minutes 52 2-5 seconds Two mile—won by LOY. '26, second, Horton, '26, third, Decker, '25 Time —lO minutes 47 2-6 seconds 120-Yard hurdles—won by Atkinson, TS, second, Anderson, TS. third, 13011 TS Tlme-17 3-5 seconds. 220-yard hurdles—Won by Bell, '2O, =mad, Johnson, '24; Bard, Stull, '25 (Continued on last base) LION'S PAW ELECTIONS B. D Evans. C. Ebro. H. L Koehler. S. S. McMahon. W. S Miller H. D. Octavo. "SEVEN SINGING SEAMEN" READY TO SAIL TONIGHT Arthur fleeting' Reads List of Nearly Forty' Characters in Two Night*ogram in the Auditorium7l . ithe singe Is all Let fen the perform See thin evening of "The Seven %%ISLE' , Senmen." the apectaele inntasy nbieh Miss Ethel Sr ilk, in pi esentinglunder the aus pices of The Alumnse;Club and Amer. le tn Annociation of LiOversity Women The Solt, tars _will ek,t+sail at eight thirty tonight and ligign at the same hour tomorrow night :There will be a to.ge that no one eon afford to miss and he up to the collektate times The fantosi is a nnagnifigent combination 1.,...jre of color, beauty, and once, quite the most gorgeous stiecta e, that h. ever: been presented on aTEi C e College stage .-The ;..a7st-trlt.e. Z.i.ti , :,.1t n. E.' , Sev en Singing Seamen is as follows. Prester John—Arthur Deering The Seven Singing Seamen—D H Porterfield, J Gordon Amend, H A. Matsinger, D V Bauder, E H. Rols ton. It A. Ron.by. P V Duncan The Phoenix—lass Ethel Sparks Wit es of Prester Sohn—Miss Betty Clog, Miss Katharine Hamilton, Miss 'CM. Freeman, Miss Marian Kitchen, Mins Adelaide Buehn, Miss Ruth Hillier Slaves of Prester John—S. H. Gould, G C Boone, W 0 Rettig, W L Mc- Clure, P. A Williams, Z. in Jones Dancers—Miss Marian Geiger. Miss Frances Gager, Miss Harriet Calvert. Mi. Sara Curie, Miss Eleanor Knox. , Miss Lisa Jano Reese, 'Miss Kitty Lloyd, Minn Mari Grace Rue, bliss Ethel Lane. Minn Grace Watts, Miss Renita Gard ner, Miss Aileen Resides. Miss Opal Chapman, Mins Ruth Martin. Miss Rachel Hunter Singers of the Court of Prester Sohn —Vise Coma* Ames, Miss Betty Glenn, Arise Julia Henry, Miss Jane Billings There will be a ticket sale both Pa d,. and Saturday evenings at the box office Prices 35 cents and 50 cents. YEARLING NINE MEETS PITT CUBS TOMORROW Coach McCollum's Batsmen Ready For Hard Tussle With Panther Freshmen The Fr etshrnan nine has continued its hard drill throughout rho past week and are no, in the best of condition to inter the Panther Cubs on New Beaver Field tomorrow afternoon A battle be tatron the Penn State Fronk and the Pitt yearlings rahra)s promises a real game, and from all indleatione, the fray tomorrow will be no exception to thin rule While nothing definite could be learn ed aheut the Pitt leant, It Is known that they have a atoning Combination this spring and are coming to Penn State with the firm purpose of taking the Freshmen es er and avenging their recent track defeat. Conch McCollum has tightened up on the Blue and White yearling team since the poor showing that it made In the fiat game with the Shady Side Academy aggregation and now has his nine in the best at condition. The Freshmen have a number of good hit (Continued on last page.) INTERCLASS TRACK MEET WILL BE RUN TOMORROW Tim annual Interclass track, meet will be held tomorrow afternoon on New Beaver Field at one o'clock. The out come of the event in uncertain as littl e is known of the strength of the upper elms teams , The rreshman aggrega tion however Is being favored niece they overwhelmed the Sophomore team Wednesday In the class !scrap by the score 104 to 31. 1 Totirgiatt. SKIBOS PROMISE INTERESTING GAME FOR FATHER'S DAY, Carnegie Tech Nine Has Record of Eight Games Won and Three Lost—Beat Grove City GAME SCHEDULED FOR ONE-THIRTY, FAST TIME Blue and White Team Primed for Annual Tilt—Hare and Euwer Out of Game With Injuries The biggest attraction for the Dade on Saturday afternoon soul bo the fray on. Now_Beaver,.Eleld,,wh&n 7 tho ,Penn State diamond artists and the Carnegie Tech nine meet for the first game of their tuo game series this spring The Tartan combination is coming to Penn State with a firm determination to give the Llon the struggle of its life, as Coach Kirkpatrick's nine has Iron eight contests thus far this season and has loot but theme Coach Besdek's forces have shown considerable improvement since the Bethany games, especially in their hit ting With very few exceptions, the Nitta,* nine now has as good a hitting aggregation as has been exhibited by any of the visiting teams this sear The Blue and White mentor found it necessary to make several changes in his line-up during the Northern trip Perhaps the most marked of these is that of Hare at the home plats posi tion, oho suffered a split finger in the Army game Tartans Have Strong Nine The Tech coaching state has SoSisinP (Continued on last rage.) LAST MUSICAL CHAPEL SERVICE THIS SUNDAY Chorus, Duets and Instrumental Music Are Features—"PrexY" Thomas Will Conduct Meeting Mailers who Include Sunday In their stay In State College will have the op portunity of hearing the musical ice giants which the College Chorus nlll present at both the chapel services This will he the fourth and last sacred chapel concert of the year and promises to surpass In excellence the preceding at President Thomas will preside and trill make a short address appro priate to the occasion Under the direction of Prof. C. C Robinson, Mead of the Department of Music, the chorus will sing three an thems. "By Babylon's Wave," Gounotl, "To Thee 0 County.. Eichberg. and "Morning and Evening." Oakley. A duet, "Love Divine,. Strainer, will be sung by Donald V. Bauder '24, tenor, and Mies Betty Croll '25, soprano An Instrumental trio composed of B lit Herman, violin. E H Putney, Mute, and F. 3, Holben, piano, will piny sev eral selections Mrs C. C. Robinson will preside at the piano and E E Wells '29, at the organ UNIT BASEBALL SCHEDULE The inter-unit diamond schedule for tho coming week is as follows . Monday, May 22 Unit 14 vs Unit 2 Diamond 1 Unit 24 vs Unit 6 Diamond 2 Unit 5 vs Unit 27 Diamond 3 Unit 25 vs. Unit 15 Diamond 4 Unit I 'vs. Unit It Diamond 6 Wednesday, May 24 Unit 2 vs Unit 3 Diamond 1 Unit 27 vs, Unit 10 Diamond 2 Unit 26 vs Unit 11 Diamond 2 Unit 12 vs. Unit 24 Diamond 4 Unit C vs Unit 19 Diamond 6 Diamond number. nix Is located on Holmes Field Just back of 310Allistor Hell. DADS ARRIVING HERE FOR ACTIVITIES OF WEEK-END Busy Program Starts Tomorrow Morning for Large Number of Fathers at Second Annual Event BOOSTER MASS BIG FEAT ORATORICAL PLANS PROGRESS RAPIDLY Coining Semi• Centennial Anniver sary Celebration Calls Forth Praise of Alumni FIVE JUDGES CHOSEN FOR JUNIOR CONTESTS Tho judges for the coming Junior Oratorical. have boon elusion and will comprise Judge rills E °twig, '75, of Bellefonte, a trustee of the College. Judge Allison 0 Smith, '7B, Clearfield. third oldest in lee ainner, to act as chairman of tin. Board of Judges, also a trustee of the College, George M Downing T 7. Philadelphia, a trustee of the College. D. E Carpenter, '9B, Dean of the International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Milton McDowell, Director of the Agricultural Buten sion Service, Penn State. E E Over- Serf '22, last year's prize %%Inner All of the former have won the Junior Ora. torical prizes in their Junior years and trill thus be mall qualified to act as fudges Professor P L Pattee who Is chair man of the Junior Oratorical commit tee, Is this year making special efforts to have a large attendance at the con tcsts, which still be held In the Auditor ium on Friday, May twenty-sixth. since 1922 marlm the celebration of the semi centennial anniversary of the Oratori cala and has arranged to discuss several Ung/Ish classes for ono day...,„ ll= Professor Pattee has received letters from many of the early-day prize win ners, In ansoer to his Invitations to be present at the annlsersat) celebration, and all of these alumni, whether or not it still be possible for them to be pres ent, hose es:premed their hearty and enthusiastic epprotal of the plans set forth by Dr Pattee Air Hugh Handl ton '9l, who is now with the General Electric Compam, writes "Permit me to congratulate lou on the hams) thought which prompted this celebra tion. I believe put have hit upon some thing that will touch a chord in tiset one of the sutuiving 'orators and awaken man) pleasurable, and perhaps, amusing memories of the occasion" H (Continued on last page) "THE FAIR CO-ED" THESPIAN'S NEXT Musical Comedy by George Me Selected as Annual Com mencement Production WILL BE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF CLUB Celebrating their twenty-fifth unnl vereary, the Thuslylas Club vitt produce I'The Fair Co-Ind," a musket comedy by George Ade, Juno twelfth In the Auditorium. MI. Albert Lang of New :Pork Olt), ban been hero since April coaching the play and from all indications thin pro duction promisee to be one of the best ever trltnostied at Penn State The leading role, that of the fair co ed, is played by W S O'Donnell, '23, and is supported very nell by V' B Huston, '22, who plays oPPosSe her, and the remainder of the cast which in cludes II N. Brainard '22, J M Peo ples '22, E P. Kerr '25, W B Kennard '22, A D Hoffman '22, G hI Barger '22, H. E Schlosser '22, H B Thorns '23, Weaver '2l, E r Keller '2l, .2 D McCord '24, E II Murray '24, and II Gerber' '22 A rush for tickets is expected as many of the fraternities aireadl have asked for blocks of seats for their mem bers and guests Tho date for the ticket sale has not been decided on as Net, but will be announced soon. FRIAR ELECTIONS H F Ahvine T W. AMU D IL Cook. J C Pink. J A Hartman WL'McClure A. W. McCoy. J A. Earthman. H. C. Earshall, Jr W. A J Shaner H Stockernan J C Wert. W 6 Wleand, R. W. Wis. A. R. Yost. "Glad to See You, Dad, Old Top"' PRICE FIVE CENTS MEETING RE IN EVENING The athaneo guard of the contingent of Dods still arrive tit the College today to spend the stock-end as the guests of Penn State As the second annual oh set ranee of Fathers' Day, many viol , tory me expectsd ht ammo! to the in itations extended by their sons In anticipation of a target attendance than that which mat kcd lasttent's af fah the Loinntittee lit charge of the al rangemente has prepared an entei tale meet program that Is designed to keep the Dads busy from Saturday till Sun day The individual student Mil act in the eamicity of guide during the re mainder of the weep -end he Features For Todtt3 Following the custom established last year, the committee has scheduled no special entertainment 111111'0.9 for to day or tonight This action aus thought advisable. due to the fact that many of the Duds Mill not teach the college un til tonunrow and also because the stu dents will stint to colon a cttitt .brit their fathers Sightseeing tours over the campus will probably occupy this afternoon ',chile emetic., at some of the fraternities and boalding clubs In the ton will he staged tonight The program tot tomorrou's exten sive and proud,ea to keep the Dees busy from morning tilt night Per those alto ail) atise eerly, s jaunt over the .rtipus and town Is suggested. and oleo the committee strongly sages the stu dents to Peke theta fathers to class, etith them so that the gueete may gain a true lneight Into the tealities of col lege work At eleven o'clock President. Thomas will open a short business meeting which all the Dada are Invited to at tent After-explaining' . the purpose of - the college in seeking recognition es a state unlversit3, and after giving a talk on the two million dollar campaign for health and welfare buildings which Is to start in the neat future the ptoposltion of forming All 011,1111.10,11 of Penn State fathers will be considered After (Continued on third page.) NGINEERS HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS Needs and Advantages of School Will Be Brought Before Technical Men All preparations for the cont. once on Engineet log and Industry has o been carried out satisf tetorily i and the School of ringlaveting Is nom ready to receive the delegates from tile many corporations that have accepted the In vitation to he represented here today and tornots I Et et} Delia Ernest in the Engine.- Ing School has prepmed a Hot of sug gested topics for discussion by the tor lons committees, so lb it the needs and advantages of the School Dill be put befote the technical twit., of the state in a tangible nay, In onto that criticism ft oat i diftetent sleet point than that taken by the coheirs authori ties may be obtained Some of the Items that the delegates will be asked to consider are of this type criticism of present methods of Instruction observed by the representatitcs as they pass through the classrooms and labor atories, whetho on not the laboratmC facilities a satisfactory, and if they re aro not nhat is needed to Improve them Other questions that all! be put are. Is classroom space sufficient' Is there too much, or too little. sliecial lastion in the courses' What can be done to tmpt ate the C 0111.04 To wh a extent should tear-hcis of Idaho lank engage In research" to ulna extent should Instructotsi To enlist extent should members of the staff engage In outside practice , Is our practice of re quiring summer stork In the Industries of all students desirable" note can the plan be improved so that the en coin may be of greater educational salue to the student and of are tier iniatlcal value to the Indostrieo 'That can be done to give the college tenches in closer con tact nlth the indusuleo" \\That can be done to bring the incluott Os Into closer contact with the college, The men trite will Inspect the carious departments during the conference are sent by the leading cot iterations of Pennsylvania. and it Is believed that their Nlca point will be valuable in that it NU]) supply much-needed btacticat answers to the questions and topics mentioned above LEHIGII TENNIS TEAM BEATs PENN STATE IN 0-0 CONTEST The Lehigh tennis team beat Penn State 0-0 last Wednesday. The Penn State tennis men meet Colgate at Ham ilton today.