The Annual New [ York Invasion j Draws Near VOL. XVIII. No 13 BEZDEKS NITTANY lions bowl over MIDDLEBURY, 33-0 Penn Slate Griddcrs Play Best Game of Season Before Big Home Crowd iRMONTERS MAKE TOTAL OF EIGHT FIRST DOWN! Wilson and Kratz Star in Back field— “Tiny” Plays Good Game on Line Hugo Uezdek's undefeated I’enn State football team showed Hashes of latent power In the game with Middleburv Col lege on New Beaver Field fin Saturday afternoon, and emerged victorious with a score of 33 to 0. The largest home crowd of the season saw the Nlttany Lions smash their way through the fighting Vermont defense for five touch downs and three extra tallies. Clever broken-field running was re sponsible for all but one of the six pointers, while a fumble recovered by "Tiny" McMahon and rushed Indiind the goal posts resulted in the fifth touchdown of the game. Penn Slate Team Improves A big improvement was noticeable In the work of the Penn State team as a whole. The visitors were within strik-i ing distance nn only a few occasions, and the Nittany goal line was never in great danger of being crossed as the Blue and White defense stiffened and held for downs whenever the New Eng land lads were within scoring range.; Bexdek’s backs nlso did good work, tear ing Off runs of ten and twenty yards with apparent ease. Harry Wilson, Penn State’s star half back. added two more touchdowns to his rapidly Increasing list, which places him In fine for high scoring honors In the east so far this season. Wilson. Kratz, and Palm formed the offensive dynamite of the Nlttany team. Kratz Shows Up Well In Kratz, Bezdek uncovered a new star. Time and again this hrlliant lit tle moleskin warrior crashed through the 'opposing fine for consistent gains. His phantom-llkc form sifted through the Middtebury tacklers In an uncanny manner, and the New England defense men had a hard time trying to stop him. “Tiny” McMahon was the out standing figure on the Penn State line and made his presence felt in every play. The game started with Carlson kick-1 Ing off for Mlddlebury. Kratz received' the kali on the twenty-seven yard line | where he slipped and was downed In hisj tracks. Bczdek's proteges then opened' up and got off to a Hying start, for in less than five minutes they had scored a tochdinvn. Repeated gains of five to (Continued on last page.) VARSITY CLUB WILL PROMOTE ATHLETICS Bezdek Addresses Twenty Former ’ Athletes and Letter-Winners At Alumni Day Meeting An earnest plea for varsity athletes to take an active part In the promotion of athletics at Penn State, was made by Coach Bezdek to the Penn State Varsity Club on Saturday night. Twen ty former athletes and wearers of the coveted "S" assembled In Old Chapel at a meeting of the club, held in connec tion with the Alumni Home-Coming celebration. Coach Bezdek in hls speech to the dub pointed out the strong position that varsity clubs hold at some colleges, notably ttez's own Chicago University, aa the aim of the organization. During the last year a committee from the A lumni mapped out a definite policy in regard to the football schedule, secured land for the completion of an eighteen hole golf course, and increased the fa cilities of the college for both Inter mural and inter-collegiate sports. In the future, Penn State wifi endeavor to secure a big football game at State College, one In eastern Pennsylvania, one in western Pennsylvania, and one outside of the state. It is in the pro motion and solution of such projects ns theao thnt “Bez’' hopes to see the Var sity Club become n power at the college. “Bez* concluded his talk by proposing that the club should hold nn annual banquet at which all awards of the varsity "S” should be made. The meeting was opened by “Joe" Mason, *O7, baseball captain of that year, with a report of the progres of the club during tho past year. A directory con firming the name, address, and athletic achievement of each member, was com piled and distributed, a pin was adopted, and permission granted by the Athletic Association for the free admission of all the members of the club to any of tbe games on the campus. Earl E. Hewitt. ’O3, was nominated and unanimously elected President of the Club for the coming year. Mr. Hewlttt was on the varsity baseball, football, and track teams for four years and has been an active booster of Penn State athletics for the last twenty Years. flrnn §>iatp A\ (EuUriji NEW YORK RADIO CONCERT Students who wish to tune their wireless apparatus to catch tin* concert to bo given by the Penn State Baud anti Varsity Quartet next Friday evening should set their wave length for four hund red meters to gel Station WEAF. This station is the call of the America n Telephone and Tele graph t’oinpany’s broadcasting station in Now York City. BAND WILL GIVE RADIO CONCERTS Wireless Program to Be Broad casted From New York Next Friday Evening VARSITY QUARTET WILL ALSO AII) IN PROGRAM Hundreds of thousands of people In 1 the eastern part of the United Suites will listen to selections rendered by tho Penn State Band and Varsity Quartet, on next Friday and Saturday evenings.! A musical program by the Porin Stale organizations will he broadcasted on Friday night from Now York City to all radio stations cast of the Mississip pi River and on the following day tho band will play before thousands of peo ple assembled til the Polo Grounds for the Syracuse-Penn State game. With the cooperation of the alumni of New York, definite arrangements have been completed to broadcast a concert of Penn State music from the powerful station of the American Tele phone and Telegraph Company in that city. The hand will he introduced by a speaker who will briefly describe Penn State and its program for education. A novel feature of the plan is that the music will be broadcasted while tho alumni are holding a banquet at the Hotel Pennsylvania. A receiving set with amplifiers will he installed in the banquet hail and the Alumni will enjoy Penn State music thus is being broad casted over thousands of miles. Definite arrangements have not yet been made for the trip nor lias the size of the band and .;he time of departure been determined. A rehearsal at the sending station will lie necessary, how ever, on Friday afternoon. The fol lowing program has hen submitted for tlie approval of tho broadcasting com- pany. Composed by J. A. Leydoti. 'M March—l’enn State College Band Arrangement by W. O. ■ Thompson, U. S. A. { Overture —Poet and Peasant —Suppe | Quartette (1) Arrangement of Annie I>aurie (2) I Saw, E Saw, —Binders J March Characteristic (Bones) Trombones —Fillmore Quartette —De Sand Man—Protheroe March —Washington Post—Sousa Quartette —College Songs (1) Pennsylvania State (2) Victory (3) Nittany Lion Potpourri—Band Plantation Songs—Chambers The headquarters of the Penn Statei men. directly prior to and after the' game, will ho at the Hotel Pennsylvania i and arrangements have been made for! the hand to play on Saturday evening, in the foyer of tho hotel. That afternoon' the band will play at the game ami strive to keep the reputation it gained last year as the leading college hand. ° j to lake part in the contest, EMILE WALTERS WILL jund ••Andy" Warner Ims been shifted EXHIBIT AT PENN STATE ngnln from center halfback to center for I ward, while Captain Harral will take Penn State has once more been for-j Warner's place, and either Kdgorton or lUII.HC in securtnc an excellent exhibit! Haitenbueh will taka Harral s position of water colors anil nils from tbc Atncrl- ''Mil Halfback, Wnns continuing at cm Water Color Society, which will bcjHls 'eft halfback position. Coach Keen open to visitors in the Pine Arts Mns-1 Improvcncn In the work con, in 01,1 Main noth N'ovemhcr flral.!"f 'ho fn"™" amt . ua «„„ shouting is still erratic It is probable, Mr. Cmile Walters, who tausht a class, j lnw| , vel , that tho forwards will play a oils at the Pena State Sttimnc, Sello ,1 mor( , lvc B „ me „t Syr aail who is nationally known for his . iiiuM lh . m thoJ . „ k , against I-ehbth. laiulseapes. is represented hy elsht con- am , M< , Va „ tullbackß . have vnsses which were painted very recent- , lo lmprow tlle „,,ality ly In the vicinity of the eo lege, nod _ it lh• i. fl«t u ---trr. B r,n*r.»£ u r - r r zjzzlxsz class meet. Loy, Hunter, and Deckeri» '■i™ that inoini-.es en-'t 11 nKS ; ...not iwmul'ir pin vs The „f the elms of 192:,. were the next three the ..rssntotlon In the future. The; ph, -«r*• s— ry fur _ to finish, running the distance in IS: 22, purpose of the pi.'post.* mho -tr s r . j exceptionally fine IS: 31. and 13:41. respectively. The five the ...emhors that feck.g o ■ „„d. with remaining six of the ilrat ten finishers; ness winch is essential t<* ws 1 , I , r ,„i„cc :: more llnishod crossed the line in the following order:, of any nnisical organization. ; t J n hrfore . •Aiice-Sit- Oldflleld '26. Fitzpatrick ’35, Chandra ...... ■'itv-Tlu-Hre" will 1« n play that every- ZJZZ. ’*• I '“ ra, “’ ,lra '' IVEIiNESIIAY MASS MEETINU J- - ~ an. MASS MEETING TOMORROW i A mass meeting for the Penn I Stnte-Syraeuse game will be held j In the Auditorium at seven o’clock x tomorrow evening. Elections for | vice-president of the A. A. will be | held during the mass meeting. } “Tiny” McMahon and '•Dutch" j Bcdenk are the two candidates j for the position. i GIRLS’ VAUDEVILLE HAS GOOD TALENT Scenic Effects Designed by Henry Porterfield—Miss Sharpicss Directs Costuming - MELODY BOYS TAKE PLACE OF SAXAPHONE SEXTETTE Procurations for iln; vaudeville show to ho presented next Friday evening in the Auditorium huvo now reached the stage of dross rehearsals. and tin* var ious acls :nv fast assuming a profes sional air under the intensive couching ami critical observation which they are receiving. During the last week it has been found necessary to make one or two changes in the original program which promise to improve thu presentation as a whole. On account of the absene-; es which the I’enn State-Navy foot ball game will necessitate the Saxo phone Quartette cannot lie peseuted. In their place, a new musical organiza tion, the Melody Hoys, will appear and : should make a real hit. More perfect ' harmony or more mellow tenur thani these singers boast would he hard liml and their rendition of popular! songs is a delight. 1 . “(Jullugher and Shcnn" is a clever lo cal adaptation of the recent Follies lilt. Tile conversation of a .lew and an Irish man wot:; 1 he more or fess amusing in any show, hut a musical dialogue with a catchy mehidy ami a delightful local application is more than just humorous. In addition to being unusually tal ented. Mr. Itayl Tli. who is also an In structor in the Department of Music, is a real artist on the violin, and al lholly ail tile musicians on the program cannot claim to lie geniuses in their lichl. they are all'gifted in more than cm* way. Neither are the dancers pro fessional, hut their great variety of dance numhers, including aesthetic, .modern, athletic, and clog- dancing, are a close imitation of the real thing. Another act of the show is a one-act play called ‘•Sham" which presents three popular student actors In an a musing little farce of society lift*. "Sham" is the story of a "gentleman thief* who Is surprised at Ids work in a suburban house hy the owners, whom he linally succeeds in persuading that they would he disgraced among their society friends if nothing valuable were) taken from their house, so that they! might figure in the news of the fash ionable robberies. They implore him! to take something, and are so highly of , fended when he gives them to under stand that nothing they have is good enough for him. Carrol Creathcad '-•! as tin* Thief. Austin Dlakeslce 'ltd as '.»■*! Husband, and Mar.. Ferguson '-5 as the Wife, carry off the argumentative dia logue in an inimitable manner. Uuslay. the cartoonist, promises to give an act that will be both original and interesting. Tills act will include a scries of up-side-down sketches which, when inverted, prove to be well known members of the faecltv. The last act of the shaw- .uni Company, popular song hits, pro s-mts the popular tenor with a bevy of college beauties representing the types 1 iof Kiris that In* has known. This net j is the chorus of the show ami will end j the evening's entertainment in a lUtink manner. The general ticket sale for the Girl: Vaudeville will he held at the i’cxall Drug Store on Thursday evening from seven to eight. Do You Rate A Scholarship j Medal? PRICE FIVE CENTS Fifteen Hundred Old Grads Return to Penn State “I’rexy" Thomas Pleads for Coop eration in liaising the Health and Welfare Fund ASSOCIATION VOTES ON IMPORTANT MOTIONS Fully fifteen hundred “old grads” re turned to Penn State over the last week-end to eolehraio the third annual Alumni Home-Coming Hay of the col lege. The alumni who returned were a line representative group of former Penn State men and the enthusiasm which they showed at the mass meet ings ami the game marked the Ilk!” event as the tltiest that has ever boon since the inauguration of Alumni Day three years ago. While the greater number of the Krnds did not get in mull Saturday morning, the program for their enter tainment started Friday evening with it monster football mass meeting in the Auditorium for the Penn State-Middle bury game. With the old time songs and cheers of the Xittany Lion thunder- ing back am) fort!) through tin* Audi torium. an atinospere of enthusiasm and Penn State spirit was aroused that put tlie returning men into the spirit of the occasion and recalled their own colicgc days. The footlmll team occu- pied a prominent position on the plat form. and after cheers for eacli of tho players and their couches had l«*en giv en. “Hez” talked foot K-ill and told tho crowd about every department of tho 1922 football machine. Alumni Association Meets The actual program fur Alumni Day was ripened Saturday morning when the Alumni gathered in the Auditorium at ten o'clock for the annual meeting of the Alutuni Association and for the purpose of boosting (lie $2,01)0,000 cam paign for Health ml Welfare buildings. George 11. IJeike *O2. President of the Alumni Association and chairman of the Campaign. presided at this meeting and. after outlining the history of the Campaign ami making a personal ap peal for more alumni cooperation, intro duced President John M. Thomas. Dr. Thomas, was greatly encouraged by tiie number of nhitnui who were present at tile meeting and s:dd that is proved that the alumni were not afraid to shoulder the res|>onsibiUty of tiie Campaign ami were fully awake to tho gravity of the Penn State situation, lie then spoke of an incident that occurred last year which resulted in Hie expul sion of two Penn .State students for stenting. Dr. Thomas connected this incident up with tiie present campaign in such a way as to show that these students were not entirely to Maine for their eondm-t. as Penn State herself was at fault and still is at fault for not providing tile proper atmosphere aiul in tlui-nces that are s. imjv*r«atit in giving a n.au the proper kind of social train- (Continued on last page) PLAYERS START WORK i ON BARRIE PRODUCTION Preparations for Show Now In Stage of Dross Rehearsal Acts Improving Tiie cast for Sir James -M. Harriets piny, •Alicc-Sit-lty-Tho-Fire". which is to be presented by tiie Penn State Play- •rs on XovcmSuT twenty-fourtli li:n • tarted tiie actual work of rehearsing and indications point to this production •iitg one of i lie best that the |Kipulai •Savers' organization lias ever put on. Alice-Sit-l’.y-Tlie-l'ire'* enjoyed a long ami successful professional rati in tiie biggest cities of the country, with Alice Harrytntne playing the mb* of ••Alice". I'nder the direction of Henry Porter- Held '22. a Set of very artistic scenery has been designed which promises to ::dd materially to the beauty of the play. The costuming Is under the direction or .Miss iiuthauua Shaipiess "2'A. Tiie c..st for the play is as follows: folonel Grey C. b <‘T>»:mcl "21 >;.i:y r.utch'T ”2‘ !:. It. Knhiin Austin Itliiki'Sl'-f M:iry IVnuJimon “J* .enoro Dunbar.. .Henrietta Stickman ’2a • : i-hardson Miriam Kay ’26 .Josephim- C’lcmner ’-»»