ftMsday, October 10,1022 CHINA’S WAR STOPPED BY PENN STATE MAN j E. Platt ’lt) Instrumental in Effecting Armistice Between the Opposing Annies > dlspaich fp-:n London to the daily mpere contain- the ."Wry of how •■Joe" putt -10 and Dr. \V. A. Vounir. a Scot ,l,ll misionarv in Mukden, were Instru mental In arranging an armistice which led to peace in China’* civil war. After graduating front Penn State. Mr. Platt entered Y. M. C. A. work and was the gJcjal secretary of the* V. M. C. A. at perm State for a number of year*. Some thr*-* months ago the armies 0 { Wu-Pei-Fa an.l Chang-Tso-Lln were facJoff each «th»-r with every prospect of a lone civil war on their hands. General Chang's son. then on a visit to jliikden. and feeling keenly how in jurious to the b*»st interests of China v-jz a continuance of hostilities, brought b's troubles to Mr. Platt, an old friend. Dr. Young was brought into consulta tion. and th«- American and Britisher Anally consent*-*! to try to bring about a reconciliation of the two forces. Their W is no light one. for no Chinese would accept the risk and the Foreign Ministers had forbidden their consuls to Intervene. On the understanding that their task wta only to bring the peace delegates together, Mr. Platt and Dr. Young, un protected and withotit official documents of any kind, made three strenuous trips from Mukden to the front. Their friend, Chang-Han-Ching was not allowed to accompany them for the parley, nnd twice. General Wu. entrenched as ho was in a favorable position, refused all suggestions of peace. On the second visit the Journey from Bblnhalhuan to Chlnwungtao and hack bad to be made In a Chinese Junk over a stormy sea in the dead of night, on account of the resumption of fighting which had taken place. At last, how ever. their importunity was rewarded and a parley was arranged which took place at two-thirty on a Sunday morn ing abxird the British cruiser Curlew. Here the final negotiations were car ried through and the present suite of peace In China brought about. "Peace was declared. North China breathed freely. Manchuria was spared the loosening of he!],” commented the North China Herald. “The courage, perseverance, and wisdom of our two Mukden comrades, the humanity of their cause, and their Intrepid bearing and entire detachment from political and personal matters carried their point." “I can Quite imagine the way in which Platt would carry out work like this," commented his friend. Mr. Harry Sil cock, secretary of the English Friends' Foreign Mission Association. "He is an extremely fine chap and a regular ’Chinnhand’ and can speak the language to some purpose." J. E.- Platt entered the School of En gineering at Penn State with the class of 1910. He soon tired, however, of this work, and took up Y. M. C. A. work os the social secretary at Penn State after graduating. When Penn State was asked to recommend a man for the po sition In Mukden. China, "Joe" Platt was Immediately recommended for the position with the results that have been told above. FRESHMAN ARCHITECTS ENTERTAINED BY SCARABS The freshman Architects and Arch itectural Engineers were entertained last Wednesday evening at the Sigma Phi Sigma House by the local chapter of Scarab Fraternity. During the evening short talks wero given by Profesor A. L. Kocher and Pro fesor F. C. Disque who told of Scarab’s relation to the Architectural Depart ment and to the college. Instead of some of his “silent jSkes”, Harry Gam bel presented two one act plays entitled, “The One Armed Piccalo Player”, and ' ’Squirrel Hunting". A competition was otiened to the freshmen which brought forth some re markable designing ability. The sub ject was "The Design of a Wren Coto". It was explained that It Is the desire of a wealthy lover of the common birds to promote the conveniences and social welfare of the wren In her community. Thlß lady proposes to construct some forty or fifty of these wren cotes on her estate with the Idea of so designing them that they will enhance the beauty of the grounds of hor homo and at the •me time promote the development of 1 krge oniony of wrens. A sketch of the front or main elevation of the coto to Pencil or fountain pen was to be °°®pleted and handed In within fifteen minutes. Prizes wero awarded for the designs that the freshmen sub mttted. Th e first prize .was awarded to A. White '26. APPLES APPLES Use Varieties that are in Season Grimes Golden, and Jonathan NOW READY Stayman—Baldwin and other Winter varieties will be announced later State College Grocerymen are our Retailers For wholesale orders of 20 bu. or more, call F. N. Fagan’s office, Horticulture Bldg. Department of Horticulture, Penn State College APPLES APPLES NEW PROFESSOR NAMED IN ENGINEERING RESEARCH Fred G. Heehler has been appointed Associate Professor of Engineering Re search and has asumod his duties with the Engineering Experiment Station, at Penn Stale, whore ho will also bo asso ciated with the Mechanical Engineering Department. Has Had Much Experience Professor Heehler was graduated from the University of Missouri, In 1908 and two years later received the degree of Mcehanileal Engineer at the same insti tution. He was appointed an instructor in Mechanical Engineering at Rensse laer Polytechnic Institute In 1908 nnd remained there until 1910 when ho be came associated with the United States Naval Engineering Experiment Station as Mechanical Engineer. From 1919 to the present time he hus been Mechani cal Engineer and General Manager of the Vibration Specialty Compuny of Philadelphia. Ills training especially qualifies him to carry on the work of the Penn Slate Station. Professor Wood will remain on ihu staff to consult in matters of heat tranmisslon. Professor Heehler is a member of tho American Society of Naval Engineers and a member of tho Research and Fluid Meter Committees of the Amer ican Society of Mechanical Engineers, lie is also a member of the Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi. CONSERVATION WORK IS BEGUN IN PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania Sportsmen Aid Dean Watts in Legislating Council's Conservation Program A slate-wide movement for conserva tion has been started in Pennsylvania, largely through the efforts of Dean R. Tj. Watts of the School of Agriculture. Dean Watts last Januery Invited rep resentatives of tho various state and county organizations interested In con servation, to attend a mcoting at State College, with tho result that Pennsyl vania now has a Conservation Council with a definite program and an execu tive council to securo its enactment by the Legislature at Harrisburg. The first meeting held at State Col lege, was attended by delegates from the Departments of Fish, Game nnd Forestry nt Harrisburg, various sport ing organlatzions such os the Alpine Culb, the United Sportsmen of America the Wild Life League of Pennsylvania, and a number of county assocltions for conservation. * At that time it was decided to hold a general conservation conference on March thirtieth and thirty-first. The first general Conservation Con ference, conslscd of over one hundred and fifty people, representing eighteen different state and county organiza tions. The members of the Conference soon laid the foundations for a perma nent Conservation Council, agreed upon a definito program for conservation In the state and appointed an executive committee to secure its enactment in tho legislature at Harrisburg. The more important measures adopt ed by tho Convention, aro for better appropriations for protection from for est fires end for tho purchase, and res toration of so-called wild and waste lands; tho prevention of stream pollu tion nd restoration of polluted streams that may be restored;, enlargement of the fish hatcheries of tho state and the passage of suitable laws for tho protection of the farmer's rights and property from reckless nnd thought less hunting parties. The trip, taken by Dean Watts last week to Lewlstown, York mid Lancas ter, was marked by enthusiastic gath erings of the various clubs and asso ciations of these counties in support of tho conservation movement. As president of tho now Conservation Council, Doan Watts also attended a meeting of tho Executive Council at Harrisburg, on October fifth, to pre pare for work in securing tho passago of tho Council’s program by the Legis lature. Passago of the Council’s pro gram will assure the protection of Penn eylwanla's forests and Its wild life. 12,000,000 HATE YOU SUBSCRIBED TET! | E. W. Gernerd j * Merchant Tailor £ to Post Office J JAPANESE ACTORS DELIGHT AUDIENCE Mr. and Mrs. Ongawa Entertain With Unusual Oriental • Dances and Music That famous expression of Bret ! Tartu’s, "For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain, tho heathen Chin ese is peculiar", seems to apply equally us well to tho Japanese to Judge from the performance given here Friday night by the Woman’s Club of State College. Dances, songs, legends, and music, strange to Western ears, woro rendered by the Japanese actors, Mr. and .Mrs. Ongawa, to a large audience in the Auditorium. The pleasing per sonalities of the Orientals mado quite an appeal to tho audience and all of their numbers wore well received. Mrs. Ongawa was quite as charming ns uny Atnerenn uctross and with her excellent voice, was a delight to the audience. T!ie first pnrt of tho performance was vaudeville, consisting of dances, songs ami musical instruments ns strange as they were novel. After a short inter mission, a play. “The Fox W<uman”, was given. With Mrs. Ongawa taking the part of a charming bride and Mr. On gawa, taking three separate roles, the Japanese were given u chance to display their acting ability and their efforts were highly appreciated, The curtains were drawn to the boom ing of a gong, to reveal a Japanese room. Mr. and Mrs. Ongawa appeared and nftor innumerabl curtsies, ren dered a descriptive composition, "The Feast of Lanterns”. With Mrs. Ongawa playing the gekkln or moon fiddle and Mr. Ongawa, the traps, n variety of syncopation was obtained totally differ ent, however, from that produced by the American dance orchestra. A sword dance by Mr. Ongawa was featured for tho most part by much i stamping of foot' and other groteequo motions of little meaning to the majority of the audience. His wife thon sang several songs accompanied by the gek kln nnd samison, the latter best des cribed as a banjo with a very long nock.j The songs wero as queer as the Jnstru-! mentfl and were enjoyed by tho enco for their originality and manner of j presentation. Several dances were then given, one of these, a comic, dance, being! particularly good. Intending to repre sent a bashful country lover and his fair charmer, it certainly deserved its title of a comic dance. The first part of the performance was brought to a close by the fnshion display of Mrs. Ongawa. From her explanations It ap-| pears that the wardrobe of the Japan ese woman Is limited to a great variety of klmonas and then some more kimon os, but despite the simplicity of her cos tume. she takes Just ns much Interest in her clothes ns the average American woman. The performance was completed by a play, "The Fox Woman”, founded on an obi legend nnd representative of the modern development of the Japanese drama. It deals with the household of a poor but Illustrious family nnd the mlschiof brought to it by the red fox which hns taken the form of a woman and corresponds to tho witch of western legends. Tho acting of tho Japanese was excellent and tho play gave a good picture of the life nnd customs of a poor poor Japanese farmer. MODERN FARM METHODS TO UNDERGO PRACTICAL TEST The value of theoretical Agriculture is to bo put to a practical test this The First National Bank STATE COLLEGE, PA. W. L. Foster, President David F. Kapp, Cashier Eastman Kodaks Films AND Supplies Leave your Films with us to be developed. Rexall Drug Store Robert J. Miller Between the Movies. THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN week. Professor J. E. McCord, of the Rural Life Department of Penn State has received un appeal ’from a wealthy agriculturist of Susquehanna County to completely reorganize his farm. Professor McCord, who leaves this week, Ls to receive complete authority over tlie whole farm and will try to es tablish it along efficient lines. Tho farm Is nn extensive project embracing all tho general phases of agriculture, in cluding livestock farming as well as truck, fruit, and general farming. The progress of the farm under the new system will be closely followed as a demonstration of the practicability of modern methods of farm manage ment in securing commensurate profits from big Investments. CENTRE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB NEARS COMPLETION The Centre Hills Golf and Country Club for faculty and townspeople is rapidly nearing completion. The new club Is located near the Branch' school house, nnd includes a golf course con sisting of nine holes, four of which can be used now, while the club house will be completed by spring. Ofilcer of the organization, recently elected, are as follows: President, Dean C. W. Stod dai’t; Vice-President, H. W. Sauers; Secretary, G. 11. Green; Treasurer. C. 12. Snyder, while the board of directors Includes Dean Snckett, Dr. Woodruff. S. K. Hostetler, D. F. Kapp, Dr. O. C. Glenn, and G. Z. Stover. The plans of the Centre Hills Club are to use the club house, not only for ! a country club but also for thu enter : tninment of visiting friends of the col lege. This can he done quite extensive ly, as there are several steeping rooms on the third lloor, while by opening the dining room and club room, bnnqucting space for three hundred can bo provid ed and the basement contains a grill room, locker room, and indoor golf course. Few locations surpass that of the now club from the standpoint of beauty and grandeur of view. Tho situation pro vides a complete view of Mount Nlttnny and Tussey mountain. It is an Ideal place for faculty and townspeople who have long felt the need of a recreational resort of this kind. HONORARY AG SOCIETY ' TO BE INSTALLED TODAY The Penn State chapter of Gamma :;igma Delta, the Honorary Society of Agriculture, will be installed in the base ment parlor of the University Club at five thirty this afternooon. Dinner will be served at six fifteen and will bu fol lowed by an address by Dr. E. D. Ball, Director of Scientific Work of the De partment of Agriculture, In Room 100 of the Hort Building. Dr. Ball will speak on "The Place of Research in National Development”. The public is cordially Invited to this meeting. FYES’ Groceries Notions Dry Goods SENIOR CLASS SELECTS SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS Twenty-Five Names To Be Present ed for Louise Carnegie and John W. White Prizes Selection of tho list of names to be presented to tho faculty for the lyiuise Carnegie and John W. White scholar ships and the appointment of commit tees for tho Senior year, wore tiie chief Items of business brought up at tho llrst regular meeting of the class since the opening of tho term. Tho meeting was attended by a large number of both men and women students. According to the conditions of select tion for the scholarships, tweny-llve names are chosen from the upper fourth of the class and these are then present ed to thojaculty committee, which body in turn selects tho names of live seniors to be awarded the scholarships. Four are given tho Carnegie schol arship amounting to one hundred dol lars and one is given the John W. White Senior scholarship which amounts to two hundred dolinrs. After tiie regular meeting of the class had adjourned, the Senior engin eers elected a representative to Student Council. L. G. WII was chosen. President Lane appointed the follow ing committees: Finance. C. W. Xic*. 11. A. Gaul, W. X. Olewiler. S. Shall*. G. H. King; Social, G. S. Rose. W. W. Sieg, D. M. Huber. C. W. Xics. J. A. Knox; Membership. J. F. Noble, J. V. Keatley, B. B. Wells. PENN STATE FIRE CO. ELECTS NEW OFFICERS The Penn State Volunteer Fire De partment has undergone a complete re organization for the coming year, and is making plans that will eclipse the work of former years. A meeting was hold on last Wednes day evening, at which time eight now members were elected to tho organiza tion. Sixteen members are back from last year's department and with tho eight men elected, tho full quota of men will bo filled. The officers for tho coming year will be ns follows: Chief—G. L». Crossley '23 Asst. Chief—W. It Oliver '24 Hose Captain—F G. Hoensteln ’24 Chemienl Captain—C. S. Simmons ’24 Another company is being formed of the employees of the college, to assist the student company, and to act in times when the students are absent from college. Varsity | Billiard Parlor | ' 1 Tables are always in first- J class condition. f Best Billiard Parlor in ?! Central Penna. X H. G. MORRELL, Prop, f Under Post Office | ‘X-XX-X-X-X'-XX'.X-'X-XX-X":-" Lucky Curve cap, press the battoo and the Parker drinks Its fill. No exposed lever to catch on clothing and spill Ink. For Sale by G. W. LOHMEN THE ATHLETIC STORE HORT STUDENTS LEAVE ON INSPECTION TRIP Itinerary Includes Visits to Lead ing Fruit Growing Centers of Pennsylvania All inspection trip for amuWtua taking lion 2 ami ilort to ia.sjn.-vt tho fruit industry oi' Franklin ami Adams counties will sian today. This trip Is designed primarily for the sunk-ms eii loUed In the courses listed above, but arrangements have been made whereby! others may gu it they secure written' permission from their advisor and pre sent it to the instructor in charge of the trip. The itinerary ot me trip Is as follows: 1 Leave State College today at seven thirty a. nt. and arrive in Chambersburg at one p. in. After dinner in Cliambcrs- Imrg, tiie hurts will inspect the orchard and packing house of Willis Hess at! Mount Aito and tiie orchard and pack ing house of D. M. Wertz at ijuiucy.! Arriving in Gettysburg that night, hi half hour trip will he made over the] huilleticid Wednesday morning. From! nine to ten a. m. the hurts will visit 1 tiie peach and apple orchards of 11. M.! Keller at Arondtsvllle and will then go ; to iJiglcrsviUe where they will inspectj storage, and fruit cannery. ! After dinner in Higlersvllle. the men! will inspect the apple orchards of the! American Fruit Growers Ine. at Mora! Dale. The trip will end Wednesday e-j veiling when the students .will return to l State College via Carlisle. Sterrtes Gap,! New Rloomfieid, Newport, and I.ewls town. It Takes n Judge to Point Out u, ( . Shortcomings of an Attoruoy A certain attorney had a case in Court which required manuscript. He kept holding it further and further away. Tho Judge, noticing his effort to got the a proper foeus said: "Mr. Attorney. If you can't afford glasses, get a pair of tongs. They’ll help some." We fit the attorney. Now lie ran see clearly at any distance. If you are in the same boat, consult me. DR. KVA 15. ROAN. 522 R. College Avenue. ALBERT DEAL & SON Heating and Plumbing 117 Frazier Street Quality Work Efficient Service Reasonable Pricei PENN STATE LAUNDRY 320 W. Beaver Ave. Means Leak) How Parker Pens put Capillary Attraction to actual use TF EVER an instructor asks you to name a practical use of the scientific principle of capillary attraction —just cite the Parker Pen with its leakproof “Lucky Curve” feed. All fountain pen makers were baffled for years by the so called “sweating” of pens. Inked fingers still cause many complaints except from those who use Parker Pens. * For Geo. S.- Parker solved the problem by inventing the “Lucky Curve” illustrated above. It forms a contact with the wall of the ink barrel —and no matter how much ink sur rounds it the capillary attraction regulates the flow —it is steady; even and positive at all times. This is one of the cardinal reasons that the Parker Pen is in such high favor with educators and student bodies. A pen that’s a help—not a distraction —when one is concentrating the mind on study or instruction. To all students— Come andtry the Parker at the pen counterdesignated below—try several points to find just the right degree for your individual hand. Prices start as lowas $2.50 notwithstanding that all Parker Pens have 14 K rolled gold points that cannot rust, corrode or tarnish, and all are made with the same jeweler's accuracy and finish as the famous2s-year Parker Duofold—the lacquer-red pen that at $7 became America's leader in less than a year from its introduction. The older students know we welcome their coming to try Parker Pens whether they buy or not—and we feel the same way toward the freshmen. PAKitER PENS $2-5° Up Made by The Parker Pen Co., Janesville,Wis. The trip is in charge of F. N. who has engaged cars for the ti deposit of twelve dollars is r< to cover the automobile hire beft trip starts. Adams and Franklin counties a loading wholesale fruit growing oo of the. Operations involving tht vesting, marketing, ami storing 1 apple crop will he at their height t time. Tiie students will have an < timity to talk to the growers, a m of whom are Penn State graduat YALE SETS STRICTER RFLIN’ FOR AHTLETIC Kl.lGiill Vale has set a precedent In reg a stricter eligibility ruling deb all men from the football ecrul who have been unable to coinpi varsity because of inability to p. their studies. Not only does this the players see the necessity of k< up in their classroom work, but l tends to strenthen the morale PATUONIXK OUR ADVERT?! How Much Time Do You Waste? ?h:irpcntßj» v.*oc\l n-rv .cils moans 10.-s uf ti:r.L* :v.t cihjrt. 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