Il’a Good— Don’t Kul Yourself! VOL. XXI, No. 26 Thespian Club Prepares For Annual Holiday Trip Sixty Members To Present “The Kid Himself” at Eight Cities—First Showing Scheduled at Bellefonte Monday Night 'With humoi, coloi and music on-[ ough to ontcitam loyally the most exacting audience, the Thespian Club has brought this yeai’s pro duction, “The Kid Himself,” to the height of perfection m prepniation for an extensive toui during the Christmas holidays Sixty members of the club aie taking the tup, in cluding “Rust* ” Widcnoi’s noted Thespian orchestra G. E. Biumficld ’27, pioduction managoi, has arianged one of the most extensive programs e\er under - taken on a Thespian load tup Show ings hate been anunged foi eight dif feicnt cities On Dccembei twenty fu*st, the Thespians open at Belle fontc, the following day they play at Wilkes-Barre and on the twenty-thud at Philadelphia. New York Show The Chiistma-. eve pioduction will be given at the Plaza Hotel in New Yolk City Aftei a performance at Binghamton on the twenty -sixtn, the players will letiun to Pennsylvania, appealing at Rcianton the twenty eighth, at Pittshuigh the following day and closing with a shoving at Grecnsbuig on ti.e thirtieth The lust College show mg w til beasusual on the : night following the Soph Hop. 'Recalling the worth of the Thes pians as proved m other years, var ious groups in every city visited have prepared progiam assuring comfort and entertainment foi the plaveis The Rotaiy and Ixiwanis Club* will give a special luncheon on Decembei twenty-eighth at Scranton, while Penn State alumni and fnends have prepared similai affairs in many other cities. Paul Wlntemnn has se cured u box at the Pla.su Hotel in or der to see the Thespian showing there Ills party will intitule Rtchaul B.u thelmcss, the motion pictute actor. George J. Nathan, the noted play crit ic An unusual amount ot cure aas neeessai y m the selection or the cos tumes for tins vear’s pioduction, as (Continued on last page) MIT SQUAD CONTINUES PRELIMINARY TRAINING Candidates Put Through Stiff Practice Daily—Ability Not Yet Shown Continuing to put his candidates through pieinmnaiv naming, Coach J,co Houck is minding the Lion ung men into condition foi the appioach ing boxing season A’though the men have not yet cnteied the ung, a large squad lepoits every dav foi a systematic woil.out Additional candidates have lepoil put tluough a stifl piactice cvciy afternoon Thi, includes lumping lope, pulling the weights, mat cxeicises to stiengthen the muscles ot the stomach, a few minutes of shadow boxing and sevei nl laps mound the hack This will be continued until svllei Christmas, when Leo will match up the men in the ung Nothing lias vet been done m le gaid to Madcia’s eligibility question but the Athletic Council will issue n decision on the case as soon as possible. HONORARY MUSICAL CLUB INITIATES TWENTY GIRLS The Louise llomci Club, gill’s honorniy musical society, has init iated twenty members fiom the tlnee uppci classes, the sophonioics as as sociate members and the juuiois and scniois as active Gnls vim an* lcgistcied in the music depai tment who belong to the chon oi glee club, or who play u musical instiuinent me eligible The women elected follow Miss ]j C. Skinner, assistant piofossoi in music, Mm .) L Cununei ’2O, Mm Ola Keefer '26, Miss C K Messmgci ’2O, Miss G. P Watts '27. Alms K E. Warner ’27, Miss M. M. Lmk '27, Miss A. V Pettigrew '27, Miss .1. 11 Schunta '27, Miss M K Pheasant ’27, Miss H C Fuslei ’27, Miss C Prim Slatr A I Thespian Tickets For | Sale at Seven Tonight j Tlil* advance ticket sale for j the Thespian Christmas vaca- J tion tup will be held in the I James Bloom Shop on Allen I j street, Tuesday evening at seven j j o’clock. | PLEBE FLOORMEN SCRIMMAGE DAILY I’reshman Cstgers Respond to Coaching—Outlook for Season Promising YEARLINGS SHOW GOOD FORM AGAINST VARSITY Responding to the coaching of Kil hngci, the fteshman engets aie de veloping a fast and loimidablc ag gregation which, nccoiding to pre season dope, should have a successful season With the squad now cut dov.n to a wuikable sue the coach is dulling his pioteges ii* special plays which the men aie picking up quickly biloot mg occupies a good pait of the prac tice with the icmnmdci of the time being divided between scrimmage and llooi formations. Scrimmage M .th Varsity In n set mintage with the Vaisity* Satuulay the freshmen piovcd a foi r.ndablc opponent, holding then own lluoughout the encountei The prac tice wns a good ,workout Jor botli team-, and had the added advantage of settling the vcalling losscts The contest consisted ot twenty-five min ute halves, with hind playing duung each penod Although the Varsitv had many chances to scoie, the shooting of the teara as a whole was not up to the standard which has maiked the cail lei practices Easy shots were missed time alter time The veailings play ed a good defen >ue game and also ‘bowed considerable aggiessiveness on the offense forthe number oi piac ticcs they ha* e had togcthei. High School Stars Each of the freshmen on the fust team comes to Penn State with the reputation ns a high school stai Manv ot the other candidates also were piomment in scholastic circles but a, vet have not been plrving the bland ot game of which they aie cap able At present Help, stelhi guard from (Continued on last page) E. R. WEIDLEIN TALKS TO CHEMISTS TONIGHT Visitor -Is Director of Mellon Institute of Research at Nevada Station Dr E K Weidtom, director of the Mellon Institute ot lndustiial Re search will addiess the State College section of the American Chemical society on “The Economic Value of Industrial Research" tonight at sev en-thulv o'clock in the Phy'sics lec ture loom, Physics building Following his giaduation from the Univeisitv ot Kansas in 190’) Di Wc’dletn conducted icsoaich vvoik on ductless glunds In 191*2 he was mude a senior fellow m the Mellon Institute anil v as given charge of investigations being conducted on the metalluigv of coppei. In 1916 Itc was given the post of associate duec toi oi the Institute and was also placed at the head ol the experimen tal plant at Thompson, Nevada Fiom 1918 Dr Wcidlem has been « diicctoi of the Institute and dur ing the World W.u lent his set v.cei with the Mellon Institute u chemical work foi the government. He is a mcmbei of manv scientific societies and is primmilv interested m chemical and metallurgical engi nceimg. ' SOCCER ELECTIONS Captain J L Eisenhuth ’27 STATE COLLEGE, PA.,, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1925 EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO BE DISCUSSION TOPIC Fraternity and Non-Fratcrntty Groups Will Analyze New College Problem LEADERS CONSULT “NEW STUDENT” FOR OPINIONS Responsibility of Institutions To Give Adequate Training Is Favorite Sub-Topic As a icsult of the discussion of the question, “What aie wc in college for?” by the key-men of the campus 'discussion gioup movement Thursday night m Libeial Arts the pioblcm arose, “Is Penn State ovci loaded with extra-cur riculai activities 7 ” This topic will be taken up next by the var ious fraternities and boaiding houses and an attempt made to foi nr a solu tion In attempting to reach a conclusion, on why one attends college, many questions wcic asked the group Some of them aie as follows* What othci than to teach a poison to “milk cows” and “build budges," should a college do ’ What elements entci into a col lege education 7 In the light of these, wlmt is the most valid icason foi com ing to u highei institution of learn ing 7 After thoioughly ti eating these problems it was inquired whether a small group was cvet justified in ac cepting special privileges such as a coMegc education 7 It was agiced that not onlv should a peison be allowed to attend college but should receive both a technical and a cultuial tunning Twelve Seniors Report To a laigc extent, the “Dartmouth Report” of twelve scniois, published m the October S T cw Student, was con sulted. This statement is nationally famous and is especially distinguished foi its clear thought and original e v picssion. Pait of it follows “It is the purpose of the college to piovide a.selected group with n comprehensive backgiound of information about the woild and its pioblcms, and to stim ulate them to develop then capacity for lational thinking, philosophic un der standing, ueative imagination, and aesthetic sensitiveness, and to inspire them to use these developed povveis in becoming leaders in seivice to socie ty.” (Continued on last page) MILITARY DEPARTMENT TO PRESENT MOVIES OF WORLD WAR ACTIVITIES Sciucmng for the second tune scenes from the Woild War, the Penn State militniy depiutmont will pic sent "Flashes of Action,”-i film poi tiaymg actual military maneuvcis during the European conflict, at the NiUanv theater on Tnutsdav after noon fiom foui-thntv to iivc-Umty o’clock. Although students and facul ty membeis aie invited to attend this pictuic, freshmen are particularly uiged to be piossnt If the itterd nnue is too gicnt foi the thsatic an e\tia mn of the film will be shown in Old Chapel at the same time Real Action This film of actual military action is the same one that piovcd so mtci csting to students when shown heic lust vear m the legulai limning com sc The pictures, taken by the Signal Corps ot the United States ar my, are some of the best and closest iccoidcil reproductions of actual fighting in France during the Woild Wai This statement is piovcd by the fact that scvcial photographers wcie injmcd and some killed m film ing the operations Poitinying the action of the infan* tiy, artillciv, caiahv and the avia tion corps, the him covcis almost all blanches of the semee It shows puiticulurly* well the munnci of an plane and bomb attack Military Ball Plans Under Consideration With Febiuary twenty-sixth defin itely selected as the dale foi the Mil* ituiy Bull, the committee has not de cided whcthci to engage a local oi an out-of-town orchcstia foi the affair. |By custom, all R. 0 T C units tlnoughout the countiv will conduct the formal on the same evening In contrast to foimei veins the committee plans u moic military-like atmosphere foi the dance. The pres ent progiam is pending further de tails which will tend to make it a dis tinctive R. 0 T C function. Besides bettering the piogtam a*, a Christmas'' Number of IBtftPs Tale Published Anxious to tell the woild exactly what they cntt’at'Mnc Hall the co eds have mclhdcd m the Christmas issue of the' Uiin’s Tulo, which vv*U be on sale in 'Old Main Thuisday morning, a criticism of the long de nounced menu In older to niftke the chaiges more, specific the 1 Bill**of fare at the Hall; has beqn contpnred with the items; and cost of vtadops types of meals i at the local tea rooms There will also be included*in the Talc the my-' lineal hockey 1 line-up. ! Single copies' of the co-ed publica-| tion may be purchased foi fifteen I cents The yearly', subscription rate i° fifty cents The next issue will appear shortly Before the Easter ic ccss M.E. DEPARTMENT' SIGNALLY HONORED LOCAL INSTITUTION GETS FIRST EASTERN CHARTER Zela Chapter of Pi Tan Sigma Installed Here—. Several Colleges Petition National lecogmtion was given the Mechanical Engincci mg department last Fridav evening‘when the Zeta chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, honoiai/ mecliame.il engineering fraternity, was formally installed at Penn State. G. A. Young, head of the Mechanical Engmccung School at Put due Uni versity and supreme‘president of Pi Tnu Signal, officiated at the initia tion of the thirteen local membeis The following ten scniois weie in itiated as charter mombeu. E R Eg gleston, pi exident, C. \\ B.auei, v icc presidcnt, \V H Kecsov, treasuiei, R T. Bush, iscordm'g sccictan, II W Pennington, corresponding seue tary, S K. Keen, R A-Gouilev.G C Pcail, J. E Bickley and W. V>. Allen The tlnee piofessors elected to honoi- , aiv membership arc* Piof A J.l Wood, Prof L J. Biadfoid and Piof. | 11. A. Everett _ _,J Although scvcial other Eastern col- j leges have applied foi membership, Penn State can boast of being the fust school in this section whose me chanical cngineennc department has been recognized by tins honoiaiy Lo ciety Organized in 1915 Pi Tau Sig ma now has si c chapters which aie lo cated at the University of Puidue, University of Illinois, Univemty of Wisconsin, Umvei-iti of Minnesota, Aunoui institute, and the Um.eisity of Missouri Accoi ding to it’s, constitution the object of this honoi ary fraternity is “to fostei the high ideals of the en gined ing piofcssion, to stimulate m teiest in co-oidmating departmental activities and to promote the mutual piotessional wcdfaie of its members " Membership to Pi Tau Sigma is made upon the basi, of seboku ship, engin ed ing ability and qualities ot Iculer (Continucd on lust page) FRESHMAN “Y” CABINET DISCUSSES HONOR CODE Officeis Chosen for Yearling Board—Time of Meeting Changed to Monday Placing themsedve-, on iccoul ns unanimously favonrg the Penn State honor code pioposctl last ycai, the Freshman "Y” cabinet took one of its most importint step*-, according to W. C Calhoun ’25, secretary Besides discussing this question and deciding to support it the gioup elect ed the following ofitceis to sene on the 102!) “Y” cabinet foi the icmain dei of the year A J Gaies, piesi dent, T. F Neel, vice-president, and W A Robertson, vccretaiy-tieasiuei Aftei consideration of the conflicts with the lcgular meeting, the body changed the time to Monday night at seven o'clock This move was taken in the hope that mote membeis of the yeailing class will attend the gather ing*.. In declining then attitude toward the Penn State honoi code the fresh men stated, "A good name is earned by fan play, square dealing and good sportsmanship, in the class loom, on the atheltie field, and in all other col lege i elutions Wc eainesth desire that this spirit may become a tradi tion at Penn. State” Lead bv \V C Calhoun ’25 the shrill child \oiccs ic-echocd then Christmas carols from the spacious ceiling The children themselves displayed dramatic ability in then 1 anting of the old Santa Claus jingles ami none vcic omitted, not c\cn *“T\wis the night before Xmas’' “Don” Carruthers, student pastor ol the Picsbyterian Church, finished the storytelling with a talc of his curl} ideus of Christmas, weaving I into the story of Christ’s birth. The ’! P | most fun of the. afternoon came when PHI MU ALPHA ELECTION R T,'Gallagher '27 R A Graham ’27 D A. Johann ’27 STUDENT BODY TO HERALD YULETIDE COING TOMORROW Christmas Exercises Begin On Front Campus Followin'; Basketball Game DOCTOR PATTEE SPEAKS AT HOLIDAY CEREMONIES Tree To Remain Lighted During Vacation—Dean Grant To Conduct Singing Clui&tmas spmt will be in evidence tomorrow night when the entne stu dent body is expected to gather around the lighted Yuietule ticc on the front campus immediate!} after the baslclball game to sing cm oh np piopriate for the occasion. Piof R W Grant, dncctor of Music, will have charge of the singing In addition to accompaniment b\ a bass quaitct the Men’s Glee Club and the simihu Gill's oigsni7Ution will be present to .ud in the memnient. Besides the singing the piogi.mi will include a buef talk by Piof. F. L Pattce on “The Spirit of Christ mas ” The exercises will come to in end when Bandmastei Thompson will play “Holv Night” on his comet fiom the top of Old Main Last vear tins pioduccd a weiid as well is inspiring effect Continue Tree I ights Lighting effects will be in cliaigc of the dvpai tment of Grounds und Build ings as has been the case m past \eais. It is the present plan of the department to have the multi-colored I-ghts shine forth tomonow ntght and each succeeding evening until the end of vacation The gencia! progiam foi this tra ditional alfim will be the same ns has been followed m pievious sca i sons It is hoped by tliose in charge that even,’ undergraduate will be pies- I ent m oidci to lend his aid to its suc | cess As Dncctoi Grant put it “an Lovonl of-thi6--aoit-can-be'o£ material ! benefit only by a laige attendance Iwith evcivbody participating In that way, the lea! spirit ol Cluistnas will be imbibed and the affau will be a success ” Manv ancient Bnghsh and Amcn can ballads, svmbollc with the spmt of the holiday season, have been sel ected tor the caiol singing. TOTS ENTERTAINED AT CHRISTMAS GATHERING “Y” Units Give School Children Annual Yuletide Treat In Armory on Saturday Just when the giay shadows began to entwine themselves about the Ar moiv Saturday afternoon, nearly two hu-died children’s lieaits were glad dened with the spmt of St Nicholas It was the time of the annual Christ mas partv given by the Y M C A rnd the Y. W C A Tluoughout the yeai the men and women’s associations of the College conduct Sunday Schools m the one room schoolhouscs found scattered in the vicinity of State College foi the benefit of the children who lncl such opportunities And it is the , custom foi the units to come togethci once a veai and piesent pioguuns of tongs and recitations "Well, here they were again Auto busses furnished by the motor con cerns of State College brought the happy jouugsteis to the doois of the Armoiy Inside, icd Christmas bells swung to and fio from the wnlls und ceiling and ciepc papci made the gimi walls of the stiucturc more checiy In the tfoinci where the athletes aie usually seen tugging at the weights a yuletide tiee radiated its holiday atmosphere After the last cl the happy childien had ailived and the mciry games had ceased the aud ience sat infoimnlly on the flooi and the dccoiated end of the wicstling 1 plalfoim served as a gaekground foi the stage LION QUINTET MEETS JUNIATA TOMORROW Varsity Tossers M in Final Practi Present St | « I Special Tiain Leaves J | Lemont Fiidaj at Si\ I | A special tiam will lca.e Le- I ! mont Ftulav afternoon at six ] ! o’clock and it is scheduled to ai- j J ri’ ein Sunbuiy at nine o’clock j | This tiam will make connections ! | with all othei noith an«l east- I * bound passenger seivice II j I theie aie enough jvssengeis rt j | Sanbuiv, the special will contm- - j ue thiough to othei romt* s Ex- I I tin coaches will bo ulded to all | ? trains in the distnct to caie fo’ j I the holiday msn j SOPHS TO STAGE HOP MARCH FIFTH Committee Considers Seveial Prominent Orchestras for 1928 Dance I THREE FIRMS SUBMIT ! BIDS FOR DECORATIONS Friday, Mauh fifth was definitely ■ decided upon as the dale when the annual Sophomore I lop will be stag-' cd was the announcement made bv I. E Belfield chrunmn of the 1*123 1 committee following a meeting! , Thuisdav night at the Delta Ups:-' lon house Consideration of oreh-' cstras, favoib and decorations com-] plctcd the business transacted, and while no final step-, woietaken sub- ; 'committees were""appointed To Inves tigate the vnuous phases Although foui oiehe-.tias ate be ing considoied it is possible sevu.U noie will be added to the list The piesent stung includes Jack Smith ol New Yo* k. The Crusndei s cd Pittsbuigh. The Hotel Sylvanm and Hat”ey Mntbuigers, the last two from Philadelphia Bids foi decorations me being sought from films whose woik is already well known to those who have attended pievious class functions at Penn State These aie Silver->U>m ol Wilkes Bure, Dueka of I’hiladcl- (Continued on last page) CONSTRUCTION WORK ON “Y” CABIN NEARS FINISH Andy Lvtlc Structure Expected To Bo Completed Within Next Feu Weeks Within the nc\! fev weeks n snee ml effort will be made to complete tne Xndv I.vtle Cabin which is being el ected at Shmglctown Gap nndei the supc* vision of the Y MCA V pamphlet fm c n npaign puipo-es con-1 tninmg a p'clme, a dcscnption, the plans, the cost, the committee ir cliaigc am! statement, of faculty men concerning the undeitaking is in the hands of the pnntcus \mong the testimonials submitted to Societaly Kitchen, that vuittcn \», Docto. TaUee follows “The cabin is one of the finest things the “V" has done ut Penn Slate Title leligmn hueli as Jesus had, lequnes ih at tim es to he np.ut fiom the c owd ’I he cabin can he oui icul shime Let us use it in tire spmt of the gicat Mas ter of u , all ” Financial Statement Taking the e'pendituics to date as a basis, the committee compiled a bud get ot the final cost l.aboi (meson,, caipenteis, etc , with student aid 1,500 Lumbci am* Supplies f '0l) Hauling stone, *llO Finishing (gunei.il) 210 Incidentals such as tools 200 Furnishings (stove, tables cha.is, etc ) 500 W'oik on the stiuctuie lias been pio gicssnig mode.atelv The In floor has been finished, the second floor lev el reached and the c ibin will soon he rcadv foi the loof 1 lie use ot heavv rafters gr es the intend a uislic ef fect I*l2B CHEKULISADKRS Let’s .Make 'J’lii.x One A Net G.un PRICE FIVE CENTS iake Poor Showing ice—Opponents rang Team I Vf'hen the tui tain uses o.i the l'<2"- 20 basketball scison m Uie At amt v tomorrow night at se en o’clock, lun , lata will piesent a team tint b’d, 'stionglv to out-do Coach lleimaiin', proteges if the )tu founanci of the past few days of piacticc a/amst the ; freshman cageis may be taken as a ;criteiion of the Y..i'ity's ability The woik of the men in last Sat n dnv’s s t rimmage wa, eii.itn, nii‘,in,: easy shots under tin basket while ol casionallv dropping m a counter honi a ditl’cult angle The flour wnk m the *•« manage igun'-t KiHingvi’- chaige3 was pool ami at times the up perclassmen vvcio tin own into confus ion Theie was a lack ot t* imv.oil. thioegiiout the v hop* g ore and rn ab sence of heath plav mg It is pi ob ihle lh.it the U glial’ 111 d ■ team lineup, consisting of llama, t’i I Hood at guaids, Savloi and \on Ncifi at the foivvaid post w ti Giccro at the jump-oir po ation, v ill sl-iit in the contest tomouou M .<- Donald was absent fiom piactiu on Satuiiliv. being gianted i rest .ft'’ lus fu t woikout, h-t week It I, douoiful, howcvei, th..t ‘he vetci m cento will be seen in iclion ata::’-,t the Huntingdon combinat on Lack of Teamwork Kent, when substitute'! fo> .M.i e Manias who icccived i bid cut on tin* templi dining the piacticc game with the picbtN pufoimed in a fun '•l h Tbeit was such a lac! of tM’m.o*!: thioughout the contest, Inn* ivco, ih it it w is n* pOo->ible to judge i.idniducl ctfoits Jum »L i torus to the Nittan, \ ill v with a vitloiv ahead, Uckcd umkn iUs belt, having downel the Altoon i Ovciland club last Fiida.. and should | offei consider ible tioulde to the Blue i md White quintet Ihe Huntingdon [parsers bo.i*t ol n strong team null ■ up of uteians l.on hist ,e.n’s «i«ir«**- gation v Inch Uiined in .n cniab'c I leemd for tne season Captain Live i'nm 1 i ea ,Ui mg : 10. e (CoiiUuued oa la-t p..gt) EDITORS CONTINUE WORK ON JUNIOR PUBLICATION Photographic Department Near * Completion—Dickson Will Sketch Frontispiece Com u.tinting tluu clfoits on llie ait and photogiaplnc \,(*'k the nani bo's of the I*i2T La io bonttl hi c milli'led the loss t iustd bv the Photo Shop hie ami aie again winking on the enigma! schedule Co,n i> also coming in fion tin* individud dip.nt ment rditois and is bjmg pi icul in the hands of the publubois With but a Ilw .ndivulud pii’t’iie, to be t ikon nil the vvoi k o*' the p'oup photogiaph, netting completion tin woik in this depat trie’ll will l e lirm h ul bv Chnstma ()uc,tmnnam lire been sent to .ill fi iteinilic ii qiiLsting the pu-onnel of tho.i plto'o pinpLs but orh nine icphes b i.c li.cn i tcceiveti I rontispiecc* Work Piof II H Dickson, ot the .ut do pnilment, will sketch the fionltspicce foi this ve.u's annual Manv idi is i foi till, chawing b ive oei'ii m ide and Piofessoi Dickson i, vioikmg on 11 .<» fasoitie sketch 'll.o othei ut \ »\k, includin': the divide:, i' well und i w u\ '1 he Jtmioi Scct’ou of the hook i, now in tin hands ol the mg, net- A no cl method o’ pi icing the jnclci-. ami on appiop’i.ac buckgiound it a feat me of this ,utwn Sc” ei al othn o* pa i tments .ue piogics-mg ripidh old will pinb.ihh be in the hands of the Gut Publishing cm, pain be'o’e Clu i ,tma. i .Mme lii n om handled and fill' leltu •> lime* been silt to nuninal ad vutiseis nrd icplies aie now coming in. *1 lil uieulition uep.'i tin* id is plunnmg to satislv the dunand foi the vim book, although onh .qipio i nmte calculations can bo made at this time I’ALL I.T\ RLPHLSHN i* \’l I\ LS \TTLM) MHLFABi: Ml.Ll'l'.t, Dean C K II iv .Miss H !> Chau* and Piof I O Ivclku worn picscnl it, tlio iccent estahlisimient of a him m tin the wclfiuc* ol women and child ren in mdustiv, an addition to the De ll utment of Laboi ami Industiy at Ilaiiisbuig To place women on ail equal ba.u with men in the i.icloiv and to entoiie