Tuesday, March 27/ 1923 ARCHITECTS DISPLAY COMPETITION DESIGNS “Most Beautiful Buildilig” Plans Brought Here by Scarabs for Exhibition - Under tho auspices of Scarab, the honorary architectural fraternity. an exhibition of the Chicago Tribune com ' petition drawings was opened to the public, on Friday and Saturday of last vveok in tho Fine Arts Museum In Old -Main Tho Chicago Tribune announced as its aim tho building of tho most beauti ful structure devoted to newspaper purposes In the world, and tho result ing competition was ono of the most notable evor held More th-m two hun " dred designs, which In most'cases cost the designer from ono to ten thousand dollars to prepare wore submkled by architects from all parts of tho world Brize awards amounting to one hund red thousand dollars wore mode last month and Immediate requests came from all parts of tho country for o\- hlbttlon of the original drawings The Tribune responded by preparing tho designs for exhibition, placing them In : frames measuring thirty-six by sixty six Inches, and arranging a schedule for holding oxxhiblts It Is their pur pose to promote architectural design in skyscraper construction Lhrougout the country and for this rcasu i thev pay all expenses of holding exhibits and send a man along to explain th« drawings and on what basis tho pr r zo were awarded. Tho greatest public opportunity will bo afforded to Inspect the results of one of the groat competi tions In architectural history. . /The competitors met the require ments with varying degrees of suwe'-s and every possible combination of form is to be found In the designs. All were of Interest from tho artistic viewpj'nt, although the main Interest was center ed In tho three prize winning designs. Tho first prize of fifty thousand dollnts was awarded to'Messrs. Howells and Hood of Mew York City, who also re ceived tho contract to construct the building at a total cost of seven million dollars (Their commission will be seven per cent of this amount. The second prize of twenty thousand dollars was awarded to Eliol Saaren of Helsingfors, Finland, and the third, prlzo of ten thousand dollars went to Holabird and Roche of Chicago Twen ty honorable mentions were n'-<o awarded. :‘HIS LITTLE WIDOWS” TO BE GIVEN AFTER EASTER Thespians Shaping First, Play of Year for Initial Presentation _. April Fourteenth , - ■With but nine more working days i lßfffco Ihe Thespians/‘‘His Xilttle Wld- the-direction' of-Mr. Nich ' ols, is rapidly shaping Into a -finished production The* first showing of the -play will bo given Just ten days after the opening of school following Easter vacation on Saturday, April fourteenth. The play itself is a very clover throe act musical comedy which gives an' opportunity to everyone of its large cast to act to the best of his "ability The soubrot load of the play la cleverly .executed by John Manco '26, who tokos the part of ‘‘Blanche" in tho play Tho comedy roles, that of “Poto” and "Lu cinda." are taken respectively by E B Schlossor '23 and “Dutch" Armbruster, while the two other main parts ore tak en by J C Huffman and Frank Young, who take tho part of “Biff’’ and “Jack" In the play. The plot centers around an Inheri tance which "Pete" receives Pete by the way Is an avowed woman-hater, Js in a business partnership with BUT and Jack. Their investments go to smash and just at tho time when things look blackest, & group of Mor mons coma from S< Lake City to tell Pete of an Inheritance of three millon dollars which ho is to receive from his deceased uncle who.was also a Mor mon Pete is of course overjoyed until he learns of a condition in the will which states that ho must marry all of his uncle’s widows Being unable even to look one woman in the face, it Is a terrible predicament In which ho finds hlmsolf. The story of how Pete escapes his financial and matrimonial difficulties Is told In the the play, the scenes of which aro played in Utah. The action of the play la, l ro,pld-flre -and the predicaments amuslng?an(l~.en tertalnlng. - Two of tho main parts,' that Blancho and of Lucinda, wore at tempted at a lato date but the two men are progressing well. The scenery of the play under the di rection of J. A Patton ’24 will bo es pecially good with scenic effects nev er before ,trled in State Collogo. This , will he especially true of some of -iho out-door scenes. Tho costumos aro al ready under way, being undor the su pervision of G. F. Hornor of the faculty The orchestra will bo under the direction* of D L Auchonbach ‘24 lOWA CO-EDS CHANTED DATES ON SCHOLARSHIP RECORDS Tho freshman girls of tho Universi ty of lowa ore granted dates accord ing to scholarship One date a week Is granted on on average of eighty-four por cent Two dates may bo added for an averago of eight per cent above. < DR. R. L. CAPERS Oesteopathic Physician < Office above Varsity Store Hours —10-5 Bell Phone 74-M. - FRENCH CLUB PLANS MEETING FOR SENIORS Elaborate plans ore bolng made by the Lo Ccrcle Francois for their fare well meeting in honor of tho senior members of*tho club which will ho held during tho latter part of tho spring. Special music, a group of ono act French plays, and several speakers will constitute the piogrnm' which Is being made UP by Mis G Miller and Mr. R E Mezzot.ro, Instructors In French- ' Tho club has held but two meetings this year duo to unavoidable conflicts, but In those meetings much has been done to promote student interest In the French language, life, and customs In tho past, programs havo-been of n var ied typo, Fionch plajs acted .by the stu dents being tho main feature along with French songs and speeches Membership in tho club is not elec tive ns students studying French au tomatically become members of the Cerclc However, officials of tho club plan to inaugurate a new system and elect officers to tho club, somothing that Iras never been done before This will tend to make membership more desir able and will increase the prestlgo of tho club on tho campus RUTGERS TO BE FIRST FOE ON DEBATERS’ TRIP Nittany Aggregation Will Take Negative in All Meets Except the New Jersey Clash Fiesh from their -victory over tho strong George Washington University team, tho~Penn State forensic artists left yesterday on their debating tour through the states of Now Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts Tho question which will be debate-1 upon during the entire trip Is “Re solved that the United States and the sovoral states should establish In dustrial courts analogous in principle to tho Kansas Industrial Court 11 The Nittany debaters have handled this question successfully on every occa sion this year and Professor T.-f Gales of tho Department of English, who lias been the dobating coach for the i is, three years, .promises to return fiom this trip with a string of victories In the last home debate of <.hs year, wlth tho Georgo Washington Utmeisi ty team, whoso members vvo-o Hw stu dents, many having had debating ex perience before entering the universi ty, the- Penn State men showed their mettle and debating ability. With a season of victory behind thorn, the Nit tany men left State College with confidence In the probable outcome of tho debates with tho several Institu tions which'they will meet. This evening at New Brunswick, New Jersey, the Nittany debaters will take the nfllrmative side of the ques tion stated above against Rutgor3 Col logo W F Gifford ’26, L IC Mauer ’25, and J". Hays ’23 will compose the affirmative- team with W. Burstln *25 as alternate - Tonight's -debate Is tho only debate on the tiip in which Pen State will take the affirmative side Gifford and Mauer will return to State College while Hays and Burstln will continue on tho tour, meeting the -est of the team at Now York. Tomorrow the Penn State negative team will meet tho Now York Uni versity In Now York Clt> and on March thirtieth tho same team w 111 dobato against Clark University at Worcester, Massachusetts. On April third tho team will meet Williams College and on April fifth will meet Sjracuso Uni versity at Syracuse, New York In the final debate of the tour. Tho team will return to State College on April fourth BOyg’ CONFERENCE TO TO BE HELD APRIL 20-22 The Y M. C A. Extension Depart ment will hold Its second Annual Con ference for the boys of Centre County from April twentieth to'twenty-second The purpose of tho meeting is to show the boys what they can do to make tho country better. President J M Thom as, Dean R. L. Watts, R C. Shoemaker, of Newark, New Jersey and William Wood of Gettysburg will give talks to tho boys on subjects of interest. MUCH INTEREST SIIOWN IN AG CORRESPONDENCE COURSES Judging from the large number of seasonal questions asked by tho stud ents In tho Correspondence Courses of tho School of Agriculture,- of Penn State, It Indicates that the students aro not only studying tho questions but that they aro applying them to practical work about tho garden and farm! Some of tho questions deal with the brooding and feeding-of chicks, some with the fertilizer problems and many more on cropland the location of gar dens and flowers. Henry Grimm The Town’s BEST TAILOR 206 E. College Ave. | Everything •H-M WALTER M. HOY 107 S. Allen.St.' - Phone 23-J In the line of Delicious Fruits and Vegetables for the best tables. Our aim T is to have satisfied customers. SPRING GRID PRACTICE FAVORED BY BEZDER Dobie and Roper Do Not Agree on Value of Spring Training— Practice Begins Here Intensive spring football practice is an excellent thing In the opinion of Hugo Bezdek nml in future years will como into greater favor among grid iron conches When asked to give his views In icgard to the present vogue of spring training, the Nittnny mentor stated that the early training was ex cellent for football men as long as it did not Interfere with the succoss.of the regular spring sports In the rush of the fall season to develop i team, the coach has little opportunity to school his men In the rudiments of the game and for this reason the spring practice affords an excellent oppor tunity to teach football fundamentals and correct the faults of the Individual players Opinion.atndng football coachoa dif fers In rogard to the desirability of holding out-of-season practice An ar ticle appearing In "The Dartmouth", student newspaper of Dartmouth Col lege, quotes “Bill” ' Koper, Princeton football coach, as.stating that spring practice Is detrimental in that It results' In "over-footballed" material In ac cordance with this policy tho Princeton mentor has substituted an extensive training In boxing and wrestling, be lieving that these sports will give the necessary quickness and coordination without tho attendant danger of hav ing the football players grow stale for tho fall season Gllmour Doblc, Cornell's gridiron coach, holds a different .view of the matter and Is a firm' bellevfcr in tho value of spring practice - Tho material that Is available at Cornell Is such that Dobie must impart a thorough training In the fundamentals of the, game _to many of his men and the football can didates will be called out at Ithaca fol lowing the Easter vacation Commenting on the opinions of these two gridiron authorities, Bezdek stated that every coach has 'his own local con ditions to contend with and knows heat the necessity for such practico Spring training will bo favored at Penn State as long as It does not rob other sports of valuable men ' , In accordance with this policy tho grldlrbn men were called out Lost week under “Dutch” Hermann and will hold dally practice on Hew Beaver Field Tackling, passing, charging, and clipping are some of the funda mentals that will be covered by “Dutch" in the daily workouts ' i The majority of the players who have reported for practico, aro second string men and members of the freshman squad Other sports have claimed most of the varsity players “Dutch” Bc denk and "Mike” Palm are on the baseball team and "Hap” Frnhk, “Raj’" Carson, Harry Wilson, Earl Singer, "W L Anderson and "EL D' lafferty are working out every night with the la-- croaso men The call for ‘ frashmari baseball players will soon bo issued and will still further diminish the pupply of football'material but~“Dutch" Her man will have enough men for two teams, and expects .to hold scrimmages before tho end of April. v CO-EDS HELP GIRL SCOUTS GIVE BIG DEMONSTRATION Under the leadership of Penn Stato co-eds the girl scouts of State College held a demonstration In the Methodist Church last Tuesday evening Troop 2, led by Miss Gertrude Mlddloton, with Miss Marian Kitchen '25 as assis tant leader, conducted the demonstra tion .assisted by Troop 3 under tho lead ership of Miss Grace Moler '24 Miss Zimmerman, district superinten dent spoke, while Miss Anno McCor mick, sister of Vance McCormick, trus tee.of tho college was present. WEST VIRGINIA FROSH MUST , TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES Freshmen at tho University of West •Virginia aro compelled to participate In some recognized activity after the second week of tho college year. Ade quate explanation must bo made to the student council if this rule Is not com plied with. -j. Provides "Hie bit o! £7 sweet** In bonefieitit s *' form. - Helps to cleanse A tbe teefb and keep 03 reV- them healthy. THE PENN STATE COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STANDS BEGINS IN JUNE Work will be started on the bleachers that will enclose Now Beaver Field im mediately after ..Commencement Week. Materials have been ordered and under tho direction of R I Webber, Superin tendent of Grounds ind Buildings, tho college workmen will erect the new stands- 1 The new bleachers will have a seat ing capacity of 6600 in Older to accom modate the record-bieaklng crowd.-* that will be- attracted to State College during * the football season The new stand will be thirty, rows high and three hundred feet long and wilt lie set on piers as Is the’stand on tho east side of tho-field. Entrances will be' provided opposite each aisle and will aid In the emptying of the stands at tho end of tho games’ A much largei' Press Box will also be provided for tho nowspapor representatives Tho old bleachers and grand stand on the west side of Now Beaver Field will bo torn down to make' way .for tho new con struction With tho prosent program of con struction, that will Involvo an expend iture of sixteen thousand dollars, It will be possible to accommodate a 9 many as twonty thousand spectators In addi tion to tho now bleachers with a seating capacity of 6400 and tho now struc ture seating 6600 spcctatois, the col lege plans to build five or six rows of temporary seats In front of tho big stands By enclosing the north and south sides of the field, as in previous years, a capacity crowd can bo handled DAIRY STUDENTS PLAN CATTLE SHOW AND SALE Attractive List of Speakers Is . Secured for Meetings Dur ■ ing Remainder-of Year , The members of the Dairy Husban dry Club of Penn State are working hard to make the coming cattle show and mock sale, which will be Ihch first attempt along this lino In recent years, a succcess W J Lowry ’23 and C. V Geiger ’23-have, been named us a com mittee to oversee the preparations for tho event, and the> have asked every Dairy student to fit an animal for the show. Many have already signified thplr intentions, to take part In tho work, and animals repesenting the four major dairy breeds, Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey and Ayreshlre, and possibly others, will bo entered Under tho di rection of Lowry and Geiger, a student will be'placed Jn charge of each breed exhibition and will be responsible for the efficient fitting and display of each animal of the breed. v Good. Speakers Listed C R* Tomb '23, secretary of the Dairy Husbandry Club, has announced tho annual list of speakers who will address tho members of the organiza tion, and others Interested, during the coming months _ In the Jpast, the club has been 'fortunate lrt*g,ljrlng sneak ors of high calibre who hxvebcen a fac tor in tho value of the Club *to its members, and this year's goup will be no exception to the rule ' Guernsey Breeder to Talk MT. Phillips, 'a. well-known Guern sey breeder, of Pomeroy, Pennsylvania, w!U s addross the Dairy Husbandry Club on April tenth, as tho first speaker Others who will talk on dairy subjects are as follows’" F M Bailey of tho Relck-McJunkln Company of Pitts burgh, H P Davis of Uthe Supploo- Wills-Jones Company, of*Philadelphia L B Carte, noted Jorsey cattle breed er of Tltusvillo .Pennsylvania, R. TV Baldcrston, Philadelphia, Secretary’ of the Interstate Milk Producers Associ- ation, one of tho largest co-operative dairy asaciations of the country All of these men have consented to undertake the entire expense Involved in making, the trips to Penn State, a fact which is highly appreciated by the Dairy Husbandry Club .since' it would bo impossible otherwise to bring these speakers before the dairy students. Varsity Billiard Parlor The Cleanest and Best & Equipped Billiard Par- £ lor in Central Penna. A - Cigars', Cigarettes 1 Tobacco, Candy. T JL G. MORRELL, Prop. | Under Post Office | The Laundry of Service and Accommodation Collection and delivery every day Penn State Laundry 320 West Beaver Ave. Phone 124 CONSERVATION COUNCIL BOOSTING BOND ISSUE State Body Asks §25,000,000 for Puichases of Forest Lands in Pennsylvania The stato Conserv itlon Council of which Dean R L "Watts Is president i« Interested in the bond issue of $25,- 000,600 for the purchase of forest lands foi state forests A pamphlot is being ismitd lel.itivo to this bond issue, which will be ready for distribution In the ne.ir future This land Is needed not only for re creation purposes but for growing tim bci for th futuro Tho presont timber situation In tho state is serious for In eight years all tho forests of Pennsyl vania will have been cut and In ton years those of tho eastern part of tho country will have been consumed, ne cessitating tho obtaining of timber from the Pacific roast. -Statistics show that within fifty years, even tho great for ests of tho Pacific coast will bo deplet ed Then it will bo up to this country to grow Its timber as a crop and Penn sylvania must grow timber that will bo needed by the peoplo of the state It has been shown that there are enough forests In this state to supply the needs of the people provided the land Is put to work It -takes fifty years to grow a tree to timber size and if trees are planted at once they will be ready for the axe when the old Umber Is cut As private capital will not be Inter ested In doing this becauso of tho in itial expense It la the duty of tho state to purchase the barren lands and re forest It to Insure Umber In the future After careful consideration, It was de cided by the Stato ConservaUon Coun cil that tho logical way to procure funds is by tho bond issue This would not prove a burden to future genera tions because the Income from the state forest goes to the school fund. $204,466 87 having been turned In al leady The bond issue Is of vital Importance to every citizen of Pennsylvania as it will not only Insure the future Umber: supply but will make 3afe for all times hunting, fishing, and recreation grounds foi tho people of the state BOTANY DEP’T. TO AID IN FIRE BLIGHT RESEARCH Arrangements are being made by the Crop ProtecUon Institute, an or ganisation under the auspices of the National Research Council, to cooper ite with the Department of Botany of tho College in the investigation of fire blight of apples in Pennsylvania. The Crop Protection InsUtute is furnishing an investigator and In addition some funds for travel and maintenance Mr Anthony Borg of the Unh ersity of West Virginia has been appointed to this fel lowship A good deal of work will be carried on'in the*large orchards at, var ious locations In tho state The facili ties of the laboratories of the Agricul tural Experiment Station \lll bo avail able Fire Blight, especially in tho form known as Collar Blight, Is a ser ious menace to the apple industry in Pennsylvania CNIV. OF MARYLAND DECLARES CO-EDS ARE A HINDRANCE “Co-educaUon seems to obstruct the paths of learning for many When the girls aro around, some of the boys have to spend so much time In pressing thoir suits that attendance at classes and study hours are soeondary matters to them” —so writes a reporter in the weekly paper of the University of Mar yland FYES’ Groceries Notions Dry Goods PLANS FOR FIREMEN’S BALL ARE COMPLETED „ Spailng no effort to mako the affair a success, the commute In charge of the Th omen's Ball, consisting of J. A It vine '26, chairman, W B Oliver *24, J P Ncwcorn '25, Charles Simmons '24, and M M Smith '2l, lias practclal ly completed arrangements for tho big event Beginning at eight o'clock the danc ing will continue until twelve with tho best music that can be obtained Con trary to some reports that have gone out the dance will be of an Informal nature Announcement has .ilso boon made that customs will ho oft for freshmen who attend tho hop The puions and patronesses for tho affair are Dr and Sirs J M Thomas, Dean and Mis A R Warnock, Mr and Mrs Hugo Berdeic. Mr and Mrs R I Webber, and Acting Dean of Women Charlotte E Ray. With tho schemo of decorations close ly corresponding' to that used for the Military Ball, tho Armory should pre sent an attractive appoaranco on the night of April sixth Red Is to bo tho predominating color and will bo used on both tho tickets and tho programs NEW LA VIE TO HAVE RESUME OF COLLEGE Greater Penn State Section Is Planned by Board of 1924 Year Book An Important feature In tho 1D24 La VJo will bo the Greater Penn State eoctlon containing a resume of tho plans for the future development of ■the college A short comprehensive history of Penn State has been pre pared by Dr E W Runkle, of the De partment of Education, and this will constitute one of tho noteworthy fea tures of this portion D M Cresswell 'lB, head of the publicity’ department of the Emergency Building Fund Cam paign lias submitted an article cover ing the salient points of the campaign, and this at tide will also appear In the pait devoted to tho further develop ment of the college The futuro of Penn State will be discussed by Pres ident Thomas in a strong article pre pared expressly for publication In the 1924 La Vie. ''Proxy” Is putting his whole soul Into the work of expanding Penn State Into a great university, and for this reason his article will bo tho most Important feature of the Greater Penn State section To sup plement the foregoing, sketches of the proposed buildings will be displayed together with the plan of the proposed lay-out of the campus According to D V Bauder '24, Edltor-in-chiof of tho La Vie, this section will bo a complote summary of tho present plans for tho expansion of Penn State Tho County Club section has been temporarily discontinued due to the fact only eight of the olubs sub mitted photographs, and in these eight only about fifty’ per cent of the mem bers were shown. Tho date of issue is uncertain duo to th delay’ caused by tho appearance of ceitain unforeseen details LOST—Pink cameo pin surrounded with pearls Finder please return to 10D Miles Street and receive reward | For Unruly fff 1 I Hair • j ;!|l Stacorab beeps your bait* i 1 \ just as you comb it and at the W%/// 'J? iiH i' j! same time supplies natural W/vfyw&W// |!0 j beneficial oils which the scalp u \ | absorbs. ‘Mr |,u ji t Ideal also after washing your " “ itj il 1 hair. Adds life and luster. .« [B r Ask your barber for a Sta- - >Q ;Ji comb Rub. Lb&Jk*'LjgCsAiS* C | I At all dlUggistO. ««. u». tat dries J? | Massachusetts Institute of Technology i [S SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE \ A groduote school offering a ccurso of study leading to the degteo of 'p Master of Science, sOith field stations established at six different companies Jocated in Bangor, Maine, Boston, Mass; and Buffalo, N V These y”; companies produce sulphite and soda pulp, paper, caustic soda, chlorine, ra hcavp aadi and salts, sugar, coke,gas,steel, ammonia, benzol, etc, The tnoro Important operations of Chemical Engineering, as typified hy f: the oto'Oc processes, are studied systematically by means of tests and expert £ mental vJorlt on full scale plant opporatus, Ono of the objects of this wrik jS is to fix In tho mind of tho student tho principles of Chemical Engineer ?'! ing and to correlate these principles with practice. !v The tOork Is non remunerative and u Independent of control by tho & plant management, and therefore tho whole attention of tha student is £ directed to tho study of Chemical Engmecnng jr i Tho total number admitted to the school Is limited and the students, studying and experimenting in small groups, receive individual instruction, o Before admission to tho School of Chemical Engineering Practice, all jS must have adequate preparation in chemistry and engineering ft The able student con complete tho requirements for tho Master of Scicnca « dogreo in ono and ono half years. o At tho present time, thirty -ono colleges ond universities ore represented h among tho mon attending tho School of Chemical Engineering Practico and v, thesa mon compnso over ono-holf tho enrollment. $ For further details address. R T. Haslam, Director, Room 2-131 | School of Chemical Engineering Practice Ijg Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. Page Three PURE-BRED MARES ARE DONATED TO COLLEGE J. M. Conynham, Owner of Hay field Farm, Gives Five Prize Horses to Penn Slate Five pure-bicd mares were iccently donated to the college by J M Con vnham, owner of Hu j field Fin m, Wilkes-Barre, Px. Two of tho«o males, “Rosebud of Wnijllp" .mil "Eva Mac- Gregory", were imported from Scotland, tho former having been br<d by Geoige Wilson of Warjllp, Banff, Scotl ind tho latter by Alexander Wright, a resident of a ncarbj town (The other lluee marcs wore bred bj Mi Conjnh.tni on his farm, their names being “Hajllold Blossom”, “Diamond Queen”, and “Heather Blossom" The two Imported mares aro each twelve jears old, two of tho American bred animals aro four joars old and tho fifth marc is but three years old Mr Conyngham has ahvajs taken a l<eon interest in the collego and re cently expressed a desire to see tho bo ginning of tho raising of pure-bred Clydesdalo horses at this institution For this puipose tho mates were do nated These horses ate of the high est quality and worth, for Mr Con vngham is ono of the foremost breed ers in tho cuntr>, hating more prize winning animals than aj other CJ>dos dole breeder JUNIOR AND SENIOR STUDENTS -OF FLORICULTURE TAKE TRIP The junior and senior students In Flo riculture under the supervision of Pro fessor E L Wlldo of the department of Horticulture, left Sunda>, March eleventh for Philadelphia and New York where they visited the various flower establishments, nurseries, and seed houses of those cities Tho first part of the week was spout jn Philadelphia and on Friday the group went to New Yoik whue thej ittended the International Flower Show, and viewed many elaborate ex hibits of the leading gioweis of the cost IfesTrue |lt* Rexall Drug Store Between the Movies ROBERT J. MILLER
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