TueadAYi Febnia*y2<V-1928 SONGSTERS HEADY FOR EASTERN TRIP Penn State Glee Club To Partici pate in Intercollegiates on March Third pjjNE COLLEGES TO BE PRESENT AT CONCERT The Penn State Glee Club starts next week in its New England trip which will include participation in the seventh annual Intercollegiate Glee Club contest to be held in Carnegie Xew York, on March third. The glee clubs taking part In the con test this year arc Amherst, Columbia. Cornell. Dartmouth, Harvard, New York University, Penn State, Prince ton. University of Pennsylvania, Wes leyan, and Tale. The judges for the coming contest have-been announced and are Mr. H. 22 Krehblel, Walter Dombosh, and jluse. Marcella Sembrich. all of whom are rated extremely high In the world of music. The Intercollegiate Glee Club con tain were organized in 1914 by Albert F. pickernell. President of the Inter collegiate Musical Corporation; four dobs entering the first contest that year. In 1923, nine years later, elev en clubs will compete In Now York aty, eight in Chicago, and eight In Sah Francisco. In addition to this, a competition is now being arranged In Atlanta, Georgia, for 1924. The Harvard Glee Club won the first leg on the beautiful silver cup proa tinted by the University Glee Club of. New York last year by taking 289 points out of a possible three hund red, Tale coming second with two. bun- • points. Many critics consider Harvard as having the best glee club In' the country at the present time, al though Tale has recently acquired \fawihaii Bartholemeu of New York City as director of its glee club. The Penn State Club, under the leadership of R. W. Grant, will put up its usual stiff opposition, and endeavor to .get a grasp at the cup now held by Har vard The contest price song Is “The Hunt er's' Farewell” by Mendelssohn and the piece which Penn State has cho sen for Its light number 1b “Htfln Calls la- the- Woods” by Kircbl. For Its representative' college song the Penn State Club will sing the “Nlttany Li on". After the contest In New York-the dub will entrain on the midnight sleeper for Boston, arriving there Sunday morning, March fourth. TOiat day will be spent In Boston where the club will render a sacred concert at the First Unlversallst Church of Cambridge or the Tremont Temple in Boston. A busy time is planned for the fol lowing day. Monday, when three con certs will be given. The Club : wlll sing at the Ridge Technical High School In the morning, and the Cam bridge High School in the afternoon. The evening concert Is not definite but will be either In the town of Sum merville or Chelsea. On Tuesday even ing the Club will appear in concert at Lexington. The activities of the Penn State Glee Club In past years have been quite extensive and reach from. coast to coast along the Santa Fe route to Cal ifornia. The Club has also been rep resented by the Varsity Quartet which made the trip to the Pacific coast and sang at the World's Fair. Many news paper comments followed this perfor mance and credited the Club and Quartst with having the beet enter tainment ever offered on the Santa Fb Reeding Room program. ' The history of the Penn State Glee Club dates back to the election to the Directorship in the Department •of Made'of; Mr. aC. Robinson'in 1912, who in a short time, built up the rep utation of the Club to its present high standard. Mr. Robinson left Penn st the close of the last college Petr to assume his new duties .■ as P* a Music at Ohio State Univer •tty.>,.,He was succeeded this year-by Mr.. Richard W. Grant of Boston, Massachusetts, who has a state-wide reputation In musical circles, and who to have the Club surpass its Put record. Latest Spring ,ind Summer Now on Display GERNERD the TAILOR ' . - Next door to Post Office I Th e First National Bank ; STATE COLLEGE, PA. j: ; W- L Foster, President - ! . David F. Kapp, Cashier ; |State University Shoe Company 109. Pugh Street WE SELL FOOTWEAR that looks, wears and fits fine. NEW TALENT IS FOUND FOR KEBABS’ COMHDT “Bright Bits of 1929“ la the zuune of the. play to be presented by the Rehab ilitation students on April twenty-sev enth and twenty-eighth. It 1s a com bined minstrel and light musical re view with a cast of forty persons. The Rehab Club plonß to present one of the best shows In the history of its theatrical performances. Several new men, some of professional ability, have become affiliated with the Club since last year and a number of Interesting innovations will be tried out. The pro gram will be directed by E. G. Moyer, of Schuylkill Haven. The work of pro ducing the show hap been progressing rapidly in the last week or so and it is expected that the manuscript will be received by next week and rehearsals for the play will start as soon as this arrives. INTERSCHOLASTIC TRACK MEET PLANS ARRANGED Annual Spring Tournament Date Set for May Twelfth—3so Schools Invited The date for the annual interscho lastic track meet to be held at Penn State this spring has been announced as May twelfth. Invitations have been sent out -to 860 leading high schools of the state to take part In the track and field events scheduled for that day. It is expected and hoped that a greater number of high schools wIU compete In the meet this year than in previous years. Some of the nearer first olass high schools regularly send competent teams which carry off the laurels but It la hoped that this year some of the schools which-are smaller or farther away wiU send their rspre- I tentative#. On the same date, May twelfth, the freshmen of Penn State will have a dual meet- with either Kiski or. Cor nell . freshmen. Final arrangements' have not been completed, but It Is expected that the meet will be with one of these two schools. The fresh men may also go' on a trip to Pitts burgh some time in May. ■ This trip Is tentative, but there is good reason to bellevs that It will be. realised. FRESHMEN ELECT CLASS OFFICERS AT MEETING Two meetings of the freshman class were held Wednesday and Thursday of last week In the Amphitheatre for the purpose of nominating and 'electing class officers. At the first meeting,. nominations were made for-secretary and-treasurer and talks were given by two prominent upperclassmen.' A. J. Musser '2B gave a talk on honorary fraternities, while S. Adams ’23 spoke on "Spirit Week”, explaining the plans and the object of the week. Another meeting was held on the fol lowing night in order to elect thei offi cers;- M. E. Buckley was elected presi dent on the second ballot and. C. H. Moore, getting the next highest num ber of votes was chosen vloe-presldent. C. H. Light was made secretary and Bruce Butler was elected treasurer. MINING SCHOOL GRAD LEAVES GIFT OF BOOKS Dean Holbrook of-the Mining School has received a letter from Mrs. R. F. Hayes of Freeport, Illinois, offering to donate to the Mining School at Penn State the. technical books of her son, Lalon F. Hayes, class of 1899, who died about>a year ago.. Mr. Hayes graduated from the Min ing School, class of 1899, and via for many years a successful mining - en gineer in Mexico. He was a - mem ber of Phi Kappa Sigma and si noted athlete -;whUei at college.. The col lection of books numbers about ‘ thirty, chiefly on mining . and metallurgical subjects. They will be added to the mining library and properly inscrib ed as to their origin. . • t, FYES’ FOR Groceries Notions Dry Goods CREDITS TO BE GIVEN FOR TOUR OF EUROPE New York University Introduces New Step in Tours By Giving College Credit European tours under the guidance of -college professors are not particu larly novel, but the tour arranged by New York University differs from the'others. In that those who take part In this one will be just as much.stu dents of the university as those who attend lectures In the classroom. Col lege credits toward a degree will be awarded to those who do the work required while making the tour. This is the first time a university has estab lished a course of this kind. It Is expected that most of those who take the tour will be teachers and college students specializing;, in the three courses of study coverod by the tour, although anyone may enroll. These three courses will be: Human Geography, conducted by J. Edmund Woodman. Professor of Ge ology at New York University: The European Background of English Lit erature, conducted by Harold Hoff man, Instructor of English at New York University; and Contemporary European Problems, conducted by Charles A. Gullck, Intsructor in Econ omics at New York University. Professor Woodman will conduct his students through a field tour of the countries and peoples of western Europe, a feature of the course being an an&ylsts, map In hand, of the ge ographic features of the battlefields of the World War. Mr. Hoffman's course offers'a study of literature in connection with vis its to scenes made famous by poets and novelists of all times, and -Mr. Gullck will discuss forms of govern ment, altered national policies and economic conditions, following the war. Those who enroll will be provided with material for preparatory study, and preliminary lectures will be given In the course of the. voyage so that .the students may he well ground 2d In their subjects before the tour be gins. Four points toward -a college degree will be allowed for each of these courses, but no student will be per mitted to take more than two of them. Those who moke the tour without seeking credit toward a degree may take any or all of the courses. .'The tour, which.has been arranged by. Dean James*E. Lough of the Ex tramural Division of New York Uni versity, will be under ,the direction of Frederick E. Emmons, superintendent of schools of Elizabeth, N. J. The party will sail from New. York, travel from Paris to Rome, return by way. of the Rhine, tour (England and Scotland and sail for home August, eighteenth. ILLINOIS COLLEGES HOLD CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS Twenty-seven Illinois. colleges were represented at the State Conference of, College Presidents hold at the University of Illinois. The main, purpose of the gathering was. to discuss a definite col lege standard. Gilliland’s Cod Liver Tonic A valuable reconstruc tive tonic for Chronic Coughs,. Bronchitis, etc. This preparation is especially valuable for run-down con dition following Grippe. Ray D. Gilliland Druggist THE PENN-STATE COLLEGIAN SOPHOMORES PUT ETNAL ” ' TOUCHES ON HOP PLANS The underclassmen will soon be trip ping the "light fantastic” to the strains of music put forth by Auchenbach's Serenaders of State College and Mill’s Marylanders from Cumberland, Mary land at the annual Sophomore Hop for the first and second year men. It is possible that the dance may be continued until two o’clock although this Is Just a tentative arrangement and may be changed at any time. The price of the tickets has been set nt four dollars for the sophomores and three dollars for the freshmen. CONFERENCE HELD TO * ADOPT FERTILIZERS At a recent meeting, in Balti more of agronomists, horticul turists and manufacturers of commer cial fertilizers representing the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Del aware, Maryland, and Virginia, thirteen general and five special fertilizers were agreed upon ns being adequate for the general conditions of the several states. Pennsylvania was represented by L. D. Gardner, head of the Department of Ag ronomy at Penn State, and Doctor Kel log, of the State Department of Agri culture at Harrisburg. It is expected that .this step wIU be of great economic value to the .farmers of the state in os much as it will be as Important advance In simplifying the use and manufacture of fertilizers and will effect a large saving In freight and other overhead expenses. This will bo doubly appreciated when it la recog nized that last year there were 140 an alyses and 1747 brands of fertilizers, registered for sale in the state of Penn sylvania alone. The saving which is thus affected should put the goods with in reach of farmers at a lower cost for each unit of plant food secured. HOBO COLLEGE TEACHES HOMELESS MEN TO WRITE A throng of homeless men are being taught to write by a woman at "Hobo College.” The college Is directed by a cabinet of nomads elected,by the men themselves. The teacher Is Mrs. Fran ces Donovan, author of “The Woman Who Wants,” and she seems to enjoy her work and to command the Interest of her pupils. - . PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Engineering Levels Mountains 'Westinghouse AGHiE^^KIENT^GOTbOTUNiri' THESPIAN REHEARSALS ARE WELL UNDER WAY “His Little. Widow”' Chosen ' for • This Year’s Production in Place of "The Little Whopper” Rehearsals for the first Thespian pro duction of the. season are well under way and Albert Lang of New York City, who has been' secured by the Club to direct the play, is well pleased with the talent which has been select ed for the annual stage production. “His Little Widow” is the play that has been chosen for this year's pro duction In place of “The Little Whop per” as announced at an earlier date. The new play Is a clever musical oomody featuring three ?young tmen who get into many peculiar situations ufhich are extremely comical. The*, music, composed by William’ Schoeder, is of a very catchy variety and will most likely make Its nppeal to the student body. - Tho three male leads of the show are being Interpreted by Frank Young '24. .T C. Huffman ’25, and II E Schtos ser ’23 and the four major women parts are. being carried by W, J. O'- Donnel '23, E. L Keller *25, W. C. Hes ser '24, and E. H. Murray ’24. The chorus Is made up of eighteen char acters with eight other parts and sev en "elders”. A hotel manager, bell boy, and one of two Morman parts are also Included in the cast which will include about forty personages. The musical comedy Is under the supervision of most able directors. The return of Albert Lang to the col lege was welcomed by the many friends he left here. It will be re membered that Mr. Lang was In charge of the presentation of “The Fair Co-ed”, the' popular success of last year, and the manner In which the Henry Grimm The Town’s BEST TAILOR 206 E. College Ave. The Pack Train has become a relic of the past, along 'with the Prairie Schooner. Modern methods of transportation have leveled mountains, brought San Francisco nearer, to New York, and widened the mar-, kets of all our great industries. And the engineering brains and energy, that have developed transportation to the prominence it holds in the business of the world tfHay,; are no longer employed' in improving means of overland travel alone. Street Railways, Elevator Systems; Inter urban Lines and Improved Shipping Lines— these are some of the accomplishments. of engineering in the development of better transportation. . Neither have the builders of such systems been concerned only in the actual hauling of people and materials. A study of the methods of handling passengers and freight at the large terminals has developed the Terminal Engineer, who has greatly improved existing comeffy 'iVae 1 presented gives a. good lndioatlon of '■ the. thoroughness with the Thespians have approached their present medium. Mr. £Ang la a professional actor of thirty years ex perience- both in acting and directing iind his productions are marked with none ft the ear marks of an amateur performance. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH The Civil Service Commission in vites special attention to the fact that in an examination held recently in cities throughout tho United States for matron, Indian Service, applicants were not secured In the number de sired, and that this examination will Be held again on March seventh. Persons interested in this or other examinations should apply to tho Sec retary of the United States Civil Ser vice Board at the local post office for detailed Information and application blanks. WISCONSIN SKATING RINK HAS MUSIC FOR SKATERS Music for skating is to bo provided for tho students at the University of Michigan. The newly constructed rink will be enclosed, circus seats erected, and a shack built on one end of the field for a six-piece orchestra. __ leaves the hair soft ami lustrous, ft/ Ask your barber for a Stacomb oUtcomcr R t ■ us. o.s. tat. omcs At all druggists. Mates the Hair Stay Combed methods, and has developed entirely new ones, as well. Engineering, as it is applied to transporta tion, has had to concern itself with many kinds of materials and many ways of handling them under all manner of circumstances. For instance the problems surrounding the handling of iron ore, in bulk, are vastly different from those, encountered in moving any one of the finished products manufac tured from iron ore, that must also be transported in large quantities. But Engin eering constantly meets each situation with improved transportation facilities. ' Industry, as a whole, and the nations and the people of the world owe much to the engineers, associated with such large manu facturing industries as Westinghoiise. - They have not only brought about vast improve ments, but they have done so at a constantly decreasing cost to those * who derive the greatest benefit from them. . Page Three “Y” ASKS FIVE CENOS V FOR SATURDAY-MOVIES In an effort ,to reduce Its .• already heavy expenditures,, the Penn. State Y. C. A., on last Saturday evening put before the members of .the student body who attended the’ free, moving picture show in the Old Chapel, the question of whether they would be willing to pay a nickel apiece for'these regular week ly shows. The students showed their hearty ap preciation of all that the Y. JT. C. A. is doing by readily giving their assent to the propostion. The charge of admis sion from now on vvlll be five cents or six tickets for a quarter. The radio outfit which, has been set up in Old Chapel has been out of com mission for the past three weeks due to a defective bulb that could not be replaced. Since the discontinuance of the radio concerts, an orchestra of six Instruments has been furnishing music I for the moving picture shows. As soon as possible the radio apparatus wiU be repaired and the concerts resumed. UMV. OF CHICAGO OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO REHAB 9 Three hundred and fifty scholarships to the University of Chicago will bs given to students who have served In tho World War, or who are descendants of anyone who honorably served in the war. s fe Neatly Combed Hair Neatly combed In the morning— but what about three o'clock io the afternoon? For wiry, unruly hair—for soft, fluffy hair—for any kind of hair that won't stay combed all day use Stacomb—then your hair will stay combed just as you want It Ideal after washing your hair. FESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
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