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.
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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.
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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.
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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. - .
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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
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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.
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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. .
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“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.
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