Frosh Sayings:
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VOL. XVIII. No. 2
BLUE AND WHITE
SOCCERITES FACE
HARD SCHEDULE
Lehigh Heads Tentative List of
Seven Formidable
Opponents
PENN STATE UNDEFEATED
DURING THREE YEARS
Practice Begins Monday After
. noon—Large Squad of Can
didates Promises Well
Thnt the coming soccer season shall
be the fourth consecutive one through
which Penn Slate has come undofeated
is the goat toward which Coach Paken
ham and a squad of promising candi
dates will begin working at the first
practice next Monday afternoon.
Schedule Announced
Manager F. \V. .Miller ’124 has an
nounced the schedule for the 1922 sea
son, which includes a list of teams that
are sure to put up strong opposition
to Ihe Nlttany Lions' efforts to finish
undefeated. Lehigh will come to Penn
Slate on October fourteenth for the In
itial contest. Arrangements are now
pending for a northern trip to follow
this game, beginning October twenty
sixth, with Dartmouth, at Hanover,
New Hampshire; October twenty
seventh, with Springlield. at Spring
field; and October twenty-eighth with
Harvard, at Harvard. On November
fourth, Li Salle College, Philadelphia,
will come to Penn State, while the Nlt
tahy Soccerites will meet the Navy
at Annapolis, November eleventh. Hav
erford College plays here ns the lost
team, November eighteenth. Harvard,
Dartmouth and Springfield, if met, will
l»e new rivals for the Penn State Soccer
team, as will also La Salle College.
Onflook Favorable
Although several good men have been
lost from last year's team, six of the
varsity team have returned and will,
with the candidates who have already
signified their intentions of reporting
for practice, constitute a strong squad
from which Coach Pakenham can
choose a powerful team. Captain H. D.
Harral *23, W. S. Miller '23, L. c. Long
hurst '23, H. E. Warner ’24, W. A. Kel
- Jey ’34, and C. H. Binns ’24 are tho men
of last year’s varsity team who have
returned, while the class teams of last
spring have uncovered a large number
of candidates among whom there will
be keen competition for the various
positions on the 1922 Varsity team.
“Bez” has promised that the Depart
ment of Physical Education will be
strongly in back of the Soccer team,
and the equipment is now in readiness
to be distributed next Monday after
noon, and every candidate for the squad
Is urgently requested to report for
practice at that time.
HONOR SOCIETIES WILL
HOLD SCHOLARSHIP DAY
New Institution Created In Hope
of Raising Penn Stale
Academic Standards
Announcement has been made that
the first Penn Slate Scholarship Day
will be held during the latter part of
October. Although the” exact date has
sot yet been decided upon yet, Plans
have been made to furnish an interest
lag program for the occasion. Dr. E.
D. Walker, chairman of the Committee
on Academic Standards, is endeavoring
to secure as speaker of the day an ed
ucator that is known throughout the
. country for what Is done in his field of
work.
Scholarship Day Is to be a new Instl
- tution at the college, sponsored by the
combined Honor Societies of Penn
State. During the latter part of last
term, these societies met together at
the banquet board and considered var
, l° ua ways in which academic stands
ards could best be raised. At that time,
it was decided to advocate the sotting
aside of a special day during the term
which would emphasize Scholarship.
;At this time, It was proposed that the
elections to the various honor societies
could bo announced and a medal pre
sented to the most sucessful one in
studies. Also, that a Council consist
ing of delegates from each society
would have charge of all arrangements
relative to this Day and would also
Plan for advancing the aims of the so
cieties at the college.
EIGHTY ONE FRESHMEN
GIRLS ENROLL THIS YEAR
Eighty-one Freshmen girls have been
enrolled thus far this year and fifteen
more women who are entering with ad
vanced standing, according to an an-?
nouncement by the Dean of Women
yesterday. All the women's dormitories
kave been Allied to their capacity and
the authorities have found It necessary
to rent a house in the town for a num
her of the new upper class girls. This
house will be operated on'the same plan
** the dormitories and will be under the
**me restrictions and chaperonage as
the campus houses.
POULTRY RAISERS
WILL BUILD NEW
MEN’S DORMITOR
“A Nickle a Hen” Is Slogan Adopted by
Poultrymen in Hundred Thou
sand Dollar Campaign
The poultrymen of Pennsylvania arc
not going to be outdone by the potato
growers. They have undertaken thq
raising of a fund of $lOO,OOO to build a
dormitory for men at the College, and
during the next few weeks they will
follow the same plan ns the potato
growers pursued in raising their hospit
al fund of $150,000. Adopting os their
.slogan “a nickel a hen for Penn State”,
the poultrymen of Montgomery county
inaugurated the plan when they pledged
$lO,OOO ns their, share of the fund that
is to build a residence unit to accommo
date 44 men. At the meeting of the
Montgomery County Poultry Associa
tion held on the farm of M. M. West, of
Lansdale, the campaign for Penn State
was endorsed and it was voted that
this rich poultry county should pledge
itself to give one tenth of the amount
required to build the dormitory unit.
The poultrymen attending the meeting
suggested that other counties follow
their example. If every poultry raiser
In the State were to give live cents for
each hen, the total that could be raised
by this group would exceed $700,000.
The meeting was addressed by Profes
sor H. C. Knandel. of the Department of
Poultry Husbandry, who is going to
PENN STATE PLAYERS
PLAN FOR BIG YEAR
Popular Dramatic Organization
Will Give First Play of
Season in October
After an intensive year of dramatic
activity, the Penn State players are
now making plans for the biggest year
in their history. Last season this or
ganization gave thirty-two performan
ces at which were presented twenty
one-act plays and four full evening
plays. Not only did the Penn State
Players give their entertainments at
State College, but they carried their
entertainments to a number of Penn
sylvania coriimunitles in the vicinity
of the college.
During the coming season, the Play
ers will again present four long plays,
the first of which wit! be given In the
early part of October. So far the play
has not been chosen but it will be of
the caliber of those given last year.
Try-outs will be held for this perform
ance in the near future. These try
outs are open to every regularly en
rolled student of the colHege and the
parts are decided solely on merit.
Freshmen particularly are urged to ap
pear at the first try-outs, although up
per classmen are also expected to ap
pear.
Opportunity will also bo given to
those who are Interested in staging,
costuming, and advertising to display
their adeptness along their chosen lines.
As has been the custom of the Play
ers in the past year, the organization
will make several tours throughout the
state. Contracts have already been
.signed with Renovu, Lock Haven, Ban
bury, Williamsport, and a number of
other places.
PENN STATE ENGINEER
TO PUBLISH FOUR ISSUES
-The Penn State Engineer will pub
lish four isues in the college year 1922-
'23 that wil bo worthy of the great en
gineering school that It represents.
Penn State , now has n technical mag
azine of which she may well be proud.
Each issue of The Engineer will con
tain articles written by the most com
petent engineers in this country. These
articles wilt touch practically every
phuse of engineering. There will also
be a departmental ecction that willl bo
devoted to the various courses in en
gineering. The first of-the four issues
wil be published on Alumni Day.
This is the fourth year for the Penn
Stato Engineer, and .with the publica
tion of four Issues this year The En
gineer will be firmly established at
Penn State. The magazine is published
by the students of the engineering
school, and depends upon the students
of the engineering school for support.
STUDENT BUILDING FUND
CAMPAIGN TO START SOON
Closely following the faculty drive as
a phase of the two million dollar cam
paign, a movement will be started in
the very near future among the stud
ents for financial support.
GLEE CLUB TRIALS
Professor Grant, Director of
Music, has announced that trials
for the Glee Club will be held,
as seated below, and that both
new and old students will be
eligible to attend. Bass and
Baritone candidates report Mon
day, September 18th, at 5:45 p. m.;
and all tenors Tuesday, September
19th, at 6:45 p. m.) at the Audi
torium.
STATE COLLEGE, PA.. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 1922
assist in the poultry campaign through
out the state.
Farmers ‘Approve Finn
The plan has been endorsed by F. S.
Barr, of Narvon, Pa.. President of the
Pensylvania Poultry Association, and
has already met with the approval of
the farmers throughout the State. The
raising the fund will furnish the poul
try’and egg Industry with wide public
ity both in the state and throughout
the country, offering- the poultry asso
ciations nn opportunity to present to
the public the magnitude of this indus
try in Pennsylvania. Ninety-three per
cent of all the farms in Pennsylvania,
a total of 188,632, arc partly or wholly
engaged in the raising of . poultry and
the production of 'eggs. The poultry
impiilntinn of the state Is nearly 15,000,
000, and the last available' record shows
that nearly a billion eggs are produced
In Pennsylvania in a year valued at
about $35,000,000. This Industry which
contributes annually to the nation's
wealth more than nil the gold, silver.
Iron, and coal Aines is going to pre
sent Its gift to Penn Stato in apprecia
tion for what hns been done for its bet
torment through the introduction of
scientific methods.
FROSH FOOTBALL
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Coach Hermann Finds Several
Future Grid Stars in Large
Squad of Candidates
TEAM FACES STRONGEST
RIVALS IN MANY YEARS
Working kith a squad of nearly sixty
Freshman candidates,'Coach Herman
has been putting them through their
Initial workouts during the past week
nml has been getting a line on several
who are showing- up. unusually,, jvell
for first year men. ” So far this season
the work hns beeen dealing with the el
ementary parts of the guino, In order
to limber up the new men and prepare
them for the difficult season which they
must face. It is likely that Coach Her
man wilt begin the more detailed in
struction on the finer points of tne
game early next week.
The majority of the large squad of
yearling candidates who have reported
for practice have come from leading
high ami preparatory schools with com
mendnblc athletic records to their cred
it. However many of these men will
have to undergo an almost entirely
new system of training in order to
measure up to the Nlttany gridiron
standards. Facing one of the stiffest
Freshman schedules arranged In sev
eral years for the Blue and White
yearlings. “Dutch” Homan has started
their training wi’th tackling the dum
my, passing and punting, the ball, fall
ing on the ball and receiving punts. In
uidition to this, work has also begun
m simple signals and shifts.
Candidates for the Nlttany Frosh
eleven have been reporting daily since
the first call was sent out and from
.the squad now on the field, Coach Her
man has been weeding out the most
promising material for a neuctous on
which to build his first team. Early ap
pearances of the first year men seem
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NEW APPOINTMENT TO -
ENGINEERING STAFF
H..A. Everett Comes to Penn State
After Twenty Years of Teach
ing and Practical Work
A notable addition has been made to
the Faculty Rooster of the Engineering
School, in the person of Harold A. Ev
erett who has been appointed Associate
Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Professor Everett, who graduated from
Masachusetts Tech, has had wide ex
perience both in practical work and in
the teaching of Mechanical Engineering
and related subjects. Besides this he
has also done no small amount of re
search and. has contributed important
papers before the Naval Architects and
Marino Engineers.
After graduating from Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in 1902, Pro
fessor Everett taught in the same In
stitution for twelve years, being asso
ciated with Professor Peabody in ‘de
veloping the course In Thermodynamics
arid in the computation of his steam
and entropy tables. Later he was Pro
fessor of Marine Engineering, Post
GGraduate School, United States Na
val Academy, having charge of the In
struction in Marine Engineering of . Na
val officers returning to Annapolis for
advanced work. From 1918 he has been
Chief Engineer and Naval Architect
for the Union. Shipbuilding company of
Baltimore.
NAME TAGS
The Freshmeii must wear their
name tags for ja period of two
weeks, according to a new ruling
issued by Studeht Council Wed
nesday. The najne togs must be
large enough to, be read easily'
and the name printed on it In
type at least ope fourth of an
Inch high. |
FROSH RECEPTION TO
BE HELD THIS EVENING
4
Speakers and Mivic Will Feature
In Annual Affair On Front
Campus at Seven O’clock
The unnual freshman reception, giv
en at the opening of each year under
the auspices of the T. M. C. A. for the
purpose of getting Uhe Freshmen ac
quainted with one another, will be held
this evening at so&n o’clock on the
Front Campus. • committee In
charge of the affair bps urranged an at
tractive and Intere&lng program for
the occasion and (every Freshman
should be present. /•
The new men are requested to form a
fine in front of the. receiving booth as
soon us they arrive (n order that they
may be presented to president and Mrs.
Thomas. Secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
F. I. Oimstead and. Mrs. Olmstead,
Dean and Mrs. Warlock, Dean Knight
and u number. of heads of college
activities. |
Following this welcome, there will be
a number of speakers] and selections by
the Penn Stnle Ban(l and Glee Club.
Some of the men who have consented
to speak ut this gathering are-G. B.
Lane '22, President ofUhe Senior Class,
I. S. Adams ’22, President of the Y. M.
C. A. .Cabinet, Hugo Bezdek, and Pres
ident Thomas. It is pjaned to have the
speakers us representative men from
all the different activities about the col
lege, so that the Freshmen may have a
more definite Idea oftthe work that Is
being done at Penn State at the pres
ent time. •.
Refreshments will be served by the
Y. w. C. A. and the wives of a number
of faculty members. An announcement
will probably be made' later regarding
customs for the evening.
INTERESTING PROGRAM
ARkAroMltA.
Anna Case Will Be First of Many
Celebrated Musical Artists
to Appear in Auditorium
The presence of native singers,
trained only in America, is now com
mon in our concort halls and opera
houses, but the distinction of being the
first to win rocognltlon belongs to Anna
Case, the famous soprano who will ap
pear in song recital at the Auditorium.
October fourteenth. This program wifi
be the first to be presented at Penn
State this year under the auspices of
the Y. M. C. A.
Facing the stern tradition that for
eign training was necessary, Miss Case
triumphed over nil obstacles, becoming
one of the foremost singers of her time,
und showing the wny for Americans
to artistic success. In her rapid rise
to musical fume, she seems to embody
the spirit of America, because the es
sential factors in the development of
her enreer were determination, Intellect,
ambition and perseverance, those qual
ities we like to think typically our own.
A rarely beautiful woman with a
really beautiful voice. Miss Case has be
come a much sought-for artist through
out' the country. ’Her grace, charm,
and personality enhance the luscious
tones of her clear soprano voice. Suc
cessful os she has been in opera, her
song recitals are unsurpassed, for there
can be displayed at Its height all the
artistry of her voice and the charm of
her personality.
Paul Althouse. who will appear later
In the course la well known by every
one in the country, belng*tho foremost
American tenor. Shortly before he
made his debut at the Metropolitan
Opera House he had jazzed the piano
a bit, for he was a normal American
youth. He could respond to the rythms
of the popular tunes, but the greater
number of his working moments were
given to music of another sort. After
New York had approved the new tenor
as one rightly to be-welcomed to the
Metropolitan's exclusive fold, Mr. Alt
house discovered his task was still
larger than he had been led to believe,
because, almost Immediately, there
came from the cities throughout the
country demands for his services in
concert.
He was compelled to decline them.
General manager • Glufio Gattl-Casazza
had drawn a contriot which did not al*
lay ,
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JOB. GILLESPIE OF ILLINOIS
HEBE AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Dr. James Gillespie who has been an
Instructor of history at the University
of Illinois for the last three years,
comes to Penn State this year as As
sistant; Professor of History; to take
charge-;of the European'History work.
Dr. Gillespie is the author of "Influ
ence of Overseas Expansion on English
History During the Seventeenth Cen
tury."
rgtan.
WEAK POINTS OF
FOOTBALL SQUAD
ARE READJUSTED
First Injuries of Season Send Players
to Sidelines—Daily Scrimmages
Show Promising Material
With the flrst clash of the 1922 grid
iron schedule with St. Bonaventure
only eight days away, the Nittany foot
ball squad is going through daily prac
tices covering all angles of the game,
and giving the coaching staff the oppor
tunity. of trying out various candidates
for the several positions, especially in
the backfieid section where the team is
the weakest this fall. During the week
Conch Bezdek instituted secret prac
tice for the pigskin warriors so that
their work can he carried on without
interferiince from visitors thronging
ing on the field. Since the opening
practice on the first of September, the
work of the squad has been gradually
increased from the simple exercises to
get the men in playing form to the
harder work of scrimmages and the
technicalities of the game.
The time before the opening game Is
short and the coaches realize the prob
lems and difficulties which must yet be
overcome to form a hard, fast team.
The prospects for the success of the
coming season are much brighter than
was hoped for earlier in the month, but
the array of opponents which the Blue
and White gridiron men must tackle
shows that a great deal of Intensive
training and improvement is necessary
before a perfect season can be assured.
FROSH RUNNERS
BEGIN PRACTICE
Practice Has Included Only Ele
mentary Work—Detailed In
struction Begins Soon
INTERCOLLEGIATES AT
NEW YORK ONLY MEET
Among those who enter Penn State
this fall with the Class of f 026 are sev
eral who have made notable records in
iiigh and preparatory school cross
country and track meets, and it is
these freshmen that Coach Martin will
use as a ncucleus for the 1922 year
ling cross country squad.
Good Distance Runners Enter
. At least five first year runners stand
out as giving promise of being excel
lent distance men on the Penn State
freshman team. Shipley, from Wash
ington D. C. has run-the mile in four
minutes and forty seconds, while Olfleld
who was Captain of the West Phila
delphia Cross Country team finished
sixth in the National Interscholastic
cross country run. and Chanders, also
of West Philadelphia High finished sev
enth in the same meet. Rathbun who
comes from Winters, South Dakota, is
an excellent middle distance man.
Barkley is another mller who comes
from Gettysburg Academy, and he. like
Shipley has done a mile in 4:40. Clear
field High School sends Butchler who
has run the mile in 4:45.
Among the flrst year men who stand
high in interscholasUc track and field
circles is Charley Muoorc from Mer
cersburg. Moore won the high hurdles
in the Princeton Interscholastics in
fifteen and three-fifths seconds, and did
the lows in twenty-five. Bleii, of Cleve
land, has run the low hurdles in 25.2
seconds, while Berchfiotd of Harrisburg.
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GIRL’S SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
BEGAN LAST TUESDAY EVE
The social activities of the college
women started • Tuesday afternoon,
when tea was served in Mac Allister
Hall from two until five o’clock by t.ie
Women’s Student. Government Associa
tion. A program of music and read
ings was given at the tea.
On Wednesday evening •an All-
Organizations party' was held in the
Women’s Building in honor of the new
girls. The Y. W. C. A., Women’s Stu
dent Government Association, and Wo
sources to make the affair a success,
men’s Athletic Association Joined re-
President and Mrs. Thomas, Dean Mar
garet A. Knight, and Miss Sara Hart
man, President of the W. S. G. A.,
formed the receiving line at the party.
A program of music and stunts was
presented, with get-together games.
Refreshments and dancing completed
the evelnlng’s entertainment.
PROFESSOR CHANDLEE AGAIN
HEAD OF CHEMISTRY DEPT.
Professor G. C. Chandlee is now back
at Penn State as head of the Chemistry
Department. He has been here for sev
eral years, coming here In 1907. He
spent last year at Columbia University
where he completed resident require
ments leading to a doctor’s degree. '
Professor Chandlee Is well known at
Penn State, especially by the alumnae
of the chemistry department.
As a source of material from which
to choose a team to appear on the field
a week from tomorrow, Bezdek now
has three complete teams with several
additional candidates. There are sev
eral promising men for the positions
which the conches must fill in order to
offset last year’s loss but the greatest
trouble thnt must be overcome is that
of inexperience which can only lie done
away with by several weeks of the
most intensive training under the Blue
and White coaches.
The work of tho past week has
brought out the more prominent weak
spots of the football candidates and the
.actions of the team ns a unit. The line,
being with the exception of two men.
Frank, end, and Hamilton, guard com
posed of veterans from last year is in
such a condition as to cast a favorable
light on the future of the season. As
a rule most of the men on the line are
large and heavy both for offensive nnd
defensive work. During scrimmage
the varsity line repeatedly tears
through the second team defense,
breaking down their opposition. Bentz
at center is especially callable of pen
etrating the opposing line. Frank who
substituted last year and Hufford are
both all that is required for that de
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HEAD OF BACTERIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT TO LEAVE
Has Done Much Valuable Re
search and Built Up Strong
Organization
Penn State has lost through resigna
tion another of Us most valuable Pro
fessors, Charles A. Hunter, head of the
Department of Bacteriology. Profes
sor Hunter will leave to take up a po
sition as Assistant Director of the Stu
dent -HeiUth 'Laboratory und' Prifesfeor
of Bacteriology, at the School of Med
icine of the University of South Dakota.
Organized Bacteriological Department
During his five years ns head of the
Department of Bacteriology at Penn
State, Professor Hunter has built the
Department up from one which offered
but two courses, and these to Agricul
tural students only, to one which now'
offers eight courses and two graduate
courses. These eight courses include
not only various classes of Agricultural
Bacteriology, but also household Bac
teriology, Sanitary Bacteriology, Re
search, Hygienic Bacteriology, and a
fundamental course designed for stu
dents in Liberal Arts. As the Depart
ment's organization now stands, Pro
fessor Hunter has two assistants, As
sistant Professor Knutsen and A. C.
Simpson, and one laboratory assistant.
,Elman, celebrated Russian violinist.
Has Done Mach Research
Not only hns Profesor Hunter placed
the Bacteriological Department of the
College on a soundly organized basis,
but he has spent a considerable amount
of his time here In research studies
which hnvc proved valuable to students
nfid farmers. One of the most recent
of his studies has had to do with the
investigation of the fermentations
which occur in silage. Tills has been
widely discussed by scientists the na
tion over, and a reprint of Professor
Hunter's work appears in the Journal
of Agricultural Research, published at
Washington D. C. The article is en
titled "Bacteriological and Chemical
Studies of Different Kinds of Sitngc”.
Professor Hunter has carried on recent
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BUILDING FUND DRIVE
PLANNED BY FACULTY
Sixteen Thousand Dollars Already
Contributed— Every Member
Expected to Take Part
The faculty drive in connection with
the $2,000,000 Building Fund will be
held during the week of September sev
enteenth to the twenty-third. No quo
has been set but the goal of the com
mittee hns been set at 100% participa
tion with every member of the faculty
making somi contribution. Thus far the
faculty has ccntributed about $16,000.
To increase interest In the drive,
thermometers, one for each school, will
be installed at the entrance to the
campus and will register the percentage
of participation among the faculty ol
the various schools. As each depart
ment reaches its quota, it will be add
ed to the list of 100% departments. A
copy of the architects plan of the fu
ture Penn State University will be
painted on a large canvas by Professor
Cowell of the Department of Landscape
Architecture. It will be placed at the
front entrance of the campus and will
serve as a concrete Illustration of the
object of tho campaign
Tbeßibboni
Are Pretty
Anyhow
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MASS MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY OPENS
COLLEGE SESSION
Mass Meeting Ushers In New
Tertn With Largest Enroll- • ’
raent in History
FORMER DEAN OF FACULTY
AND DR. E. E. SPARKS SPEAK
Dr. Thomas Tells of Progress
Since Last Year and Urges
Student Cooperation
Urging all true Penn State men and
women to cooperate In the coming year
in putting across the college's campaign
for $2,000,000 by raising the academic
standards of Penn State and refraining
from any practices that might be in
strumental in staining her name. Pres
ident John M. Thomas formally opened
the sixty-eighth year of Penn State’s
existnnee at the mass meeting held in
the Schwab Auditorium last Wednes
day morning.
After a slight delay in opening on
account of an error in tho time set for
the assemblage, Dr. Thomas began with
an appropriate reading from the wis
dom of Solomon, and a hymn. College
cheers were then given for Dr. *E. E.
Sparks, the first speaker, former Dean
Holmes, and “Prexy" Thomas.
As the first speaker of the morning,
Dr. Sparks spoke on the things that an
Incoming freshman flight wish for.
“Of course," said the former Prexy,
“he might wish for popularity and rich
es, but his biggest wish should be that
when he leaves Penn State he will be
Iretter off than when he came?’ Dr.
Sparks also paid a tribute to the work
which President Thomas under
taken to make Penn State the State
University and explained that it was
entirely for Penn State that he was
working and not for any selfish ambi
tion of his own.
Following Dr. Sparks’ talk, Bx-
Presldent Arthur Holmes, of the Great
University of lowa and former Dean of
the General Faculty of Penn State, gave
u short talk on the subject 'youngraen
see visions*.- Mr. Holmes urged all the
incoming Freshmen to study hard and
to . study a variety of .subjects. In, his
humorous manner, which.was so pop*
ulnr \vheri~he' ! wiufamember 'of r the
Penn State faculty, the speaker brought
each of his points out in a forceful and
effective way. "Learn how to think
the noblest and highest thoughts”, he
said, “because the future, the hope, and
the light of our country depends upon
you.
And remember” he said in clos
ing, "if you want to get ahead in this
world, use the one you have.”
Dr. Thomas then launched upon the
main address of the morning, the in
troduction of which treated of the pres
ent situation of the college. “Let us
see to it this year", he said, "that we
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PROF. CROCKETT WRITES
FROM FOREIGN LANDS
Well-known Language and Liters
ature Instructor Now in Rome
For Year’s Absence
S. S. ’Lafayette of the French Line
Mid-Atlantic
August 23-27, 1922
Dear Friends All:
OIT at last! and ofT for
Romo! atul oft' tor a whole twelve*
month! Was there ever a luckier dog
than I? Was ever fortune such as
mine? I have put my questions in the
singular, tho we be two: fellow
travelers, my good wife and I; .for one
cannot well apply the term dog to his
wife no matter how well It may fit
himself.
And so together we are off for Rome
—“the center of our studies, the goal
of our thoughts, the point to which all
paths lend and from which all paths
start again”—for the year for which
we have dreamed and planned and
toiled. Out of the New World into the
Oid, to steep ourselves in the memories
of other centuries and of a civilization
that has been the mother of so. many
other civilizations, to familiarize our-'
selves with much of the best of the
art of more than two thousand years,
and at last to come back to the home
land, please God, to the land we have
loved and still love the most, and again
to take up gladsomoly the work that
may yet await our hands.
One year of preparation and of an
ticipation has been full of joy and sur
prises and discoveries. For months,
when my classroom work and my oth
er college duties were attended to, we
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SOPHOMORES TO <
HOLD SMOKER !
The annual smoker of the
Sophomore Class will be held In
the Armory, beginning promptly,
at 8:00 p. m., Monday, September
18th. Important business and
plans for Stunt Night will bo dis
cussed, and "Proxy” and “Be*”
will speak.