Amilh,er Johnstottn Wnaliout VOL. XXI, No. 31 Students Begin Campaign for Canton College Fund Five-day Drive Is Under Way To Obtain Funds for Development of Agricultural Extension in China With foui thon&unJ dollais annu-[ ally needed for Penn State to open and develop a branch of ngiicultural extension nt the Canton Chnstian college Student Council launched a frve days' di ive at Sunday chapel ex ercises. The money will be used to tend a Penn State man with “Daddy" Groff when lie i etui ns to China next New impetus, is being given the movement for a division of agricul tural extension because the Chinese government has now taken over the other woik. To carry on the latest project it is ncccsoaiy to double the present ycaily fund of two thousand dollars. So far the chapel collcc t’ons have been insulliciunt to send a man qualified for the work to China Continue Today The Student Council committee will continue to issue pledge cards m chapel today, tomouov and Thurs day. On the caids the student will subscribe the amount he wishes to contribute. Each Sunday the dona tions will be collected While the minimum annual capi tal requires foui thousand dollais, twice the present sum, the committee points out that a subscnptlon or fif teen to twenty-five cents each week fioiu the majonty of the students would be enough to laisc the ditlcr ence. A faculty committee headed by Di P W, Fletcher and a student com mitte with P. M Schietei '2b ri chaigo has been wot king the past week to obtain the suppoit ot those I’itcicsted m Penn State undeituk mgs. To further the campaign a let ter outlining the pioject and uigmg co-operation has been sent to all lia termty, chapters r Chapel ■Talk“ Bruce Butlci '26 opened the drive with a brief talk in chapel Sunday morning He outlined the woik be ing carried on at the Canton Chris tian college and told of the changes that led to the piescnt campaign Under the administration ol “Piexy" Sparks, “Daddy” Giolt was sent to China to arrange what today is Fenn State’s child m China, he said In concluding he pointed out that since the Chinese government had taken over the woik started by the Nrttany institution, it was necessaiy Lo change extension activtiea At least foui thousand dollars wcie needed to send anothei Fenn btate man to the college and this, he closed, i, the pioblcm bcfoic the students FAVORS SELECTED FOR ANNUAL MILITARY BALL Widenor’b Orchestra Will Play at Formal—lmitations Sent lo Notables Hoping to make the fourth mnual Military Ball a complete success, the (ommittce has ah cad v decided on the favors and music By custom, all It 0. T. C. units throughout the coun try will conduct the format on the same evening, February twenty-sixth Favois different trorn any that ever! have been given at a l’cnn btate func tion have been ordered from Uoovci «nd Smith, fraternity jewelers Be cause of the type of lavor selected the admission price has been set nt 5.5.80 Several dccoialtng schemes hi c being considered but nothing def inite has yet been decided excepting that something novel, with which to gain a military atmospheie, will be mod “Russ" Widneor and his oichesti i, dressed in full military untfoims will fuirush the music for the allan. Bids for the checking privileges are now in ordci and should be submitted to A C Miller ’2G at the Delta l'i lin tcimty house immediately Invitations to attend the Ball luve 1-ccn sent to many noted army olheers as well as Picsidcnt Cooltdgu ami Governor Pinehot It is expected that the presence of visiting othcinls will tend to make the allan n dis tinctive R 0 T. C junction. PROF SCHWEITZER ATTENDS AUTO TRANSPORT CONGRESS Professor P. II SchwciUci ot the Engineering Expci iment station stall has just returned ironi New Yoik city where ho attended the World’s Motor Transport Congress, held under the auspices of the National Automo bile Chamber of Commerce Profes sor SchvveiUei was an honorary .otli Exam Conflict Cards j Ready for Students I Sludcnt3 may obtain their | exam contlict cards by culling 2 nt the registrar's olhec during j this and next week. j PLEBE FLOORMEN DOWN JOHNSTOWN Yearlings Defeat High School Passers 4G-25 in First Tilt of Season HAMAS AND FITZPATRICK ARE STARS OF CONTEST Jumping oil to a whnlwind start the Nittany yearling toilers defeated, the Johnstown high combination in the first game of the season by a p coie of 46 to 25’m the Armoiy Sat urday evening Fiom the initial tip-oif it was cvi uont that the Plcbes held the upper hand. Following m the steps of hri biother Mike, Steve Humus kept the colly comers on edge throughout the tune he wa> in the contest Several of the nine field goals that he col lected during the encounter were of tho sensational type and brought shouts of approval fiom the yearling cheering section. Although cleaily outclassed in ev ery stage of the game, the visitors put up u game light and kept plug p*ng away until the final pistol shot. Captain Fitzpatrick, the only vetcr r... on the Johnstown team, was the outstanding star_-on -opppnent's five ’'He” collected two'goals in the first half and thicc more in'the sec ond Schrock, (.enter foi the visitors, proved to be a fast floor man and also a good shot He accounted for him doublc-deckcis. Early m the game it became evident thut the Plebc guarding was too close lot scoung under the basket and the Jchnstown passers resorted to long shots For the most part their shoot ing was wild and loose Hoor work lost them chances to score. In quick succession alter the game stalled Hamas lang up five goals and the bcvnldcrod visitors called loi time out Hovvcvci, the y callings were not to be stopped and the first ouartor ended with the score 17 to 7 In the second period the game siximed to slow up Guarding was closer and shooting was wild Coach Killingtr sent in Jacobson loi Mona han and Koch for Wilson and soon (Continued on second page) KAPPA GAMMA PSI WILL GIVE MUSICAL PROGRAM Professional Society To Offer Concert of Instrumental and Vocal Numbers Appealing foi the fir,t time this year, Ivappa Gamma I\,i, professional music iratcimtv, assisted by Miss Mane Hcindel ’26, soptano, will pre sent a \ aiied progiam ot vouil and instrumental music in the foyer ot Ilie Audtorium tomouow evening at oight-thirtj A special invitation is extended to nil those interested m the advance ment ot musical concerts within the college There will bo no admission fee Rj Modern Composers Tlic program, consisting ot sevoial well-known works by distinctly mod el n composeis m addition to classic compositions lollons 1 Piano Duct— Selections liom L'Ailossicno Suite, No 2 - Bizet H A Mahl ’2O and J M. Ktunutne ’2i 2 Gomel Solo Honeysuckle Polka - Casey R W Swilt •• Violin and Viola Duct — Two Russian Songs Glinka J’ Shanley ’27 und D McKinley '2l i Soprano Solos— (a) Sing On - Dcnrn (b) Ram Curran Miss Ucmdcl '2G 5 Instrumental Quintet — Symphonic Meditation—Fauchey Shanley, C. L Lang '2B, McKinley, E E Howard ’27 and Wahl 0 Baritone Solo— Bcdou.n Love Song Pmsuti J. K, Dickson ’2B 7. Piano Solo— Hungnnnn Dance No G Bialims STATE COLLEGE. PA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1926 SENIOR GRAPPLERS ARE VICTORIOUS IN WRESTLING SCRAP Sophomores Score Eight Points To Take Second—Juniors Win Third Honors 1929 MATMEN TO BEGIN DAILY PRACTICE TONIGHT Packard and Lord Provide Best Match of Meet—Provost Shows Improvement Followers of wrestling at Fenn State were treated to a good scrappy meet when the senior grapplcre won Ibe annual inter-class bouts Saturday afternoon by ptl.ng up a total of lU teen points Trailing the seniors were the soph omores with eight points and the juni ors with six Although the fresh men failed to score, they put up a fine brand of opposition, being repre sented in the finals in three matches The seniors secured three falls m the finals, the bophomores one laU end one decision, while the juniors secured two decisions Packard Mins Featuring the meet was the match between Packard '2B and Lord ’2D in the 168 pound class which the former won with u time advantage of one minute, eleven seconds Several Uinca dunng tne course of the match the advantage changed and at one tun;, the umnci baicly prevented having both shoulders pinned to the mat. Coach Leonard stated that there was noticeable improvement in the wrestling of Jules Frevost, heavy weight, over last ycai In the finals Frevost won over Adams 27 b> a mil jin 4 minutes 69 seconds He also won from Garrison '2B m the piclim manes by a full Juniors Score In the fittcen pound class Kaiser '27 succeeded m getting a decision with a time udvuntagc oi 6 minutes ul seconds over Martin, sophomore hope. ,SVhUo.IC»'WS. -Martin yqic. disputing’■the- championship ot thet light weight class, Liggett, sopho-j more took Smith, fieshman to the! mat for a fall in 1 minutes 1 seconds m the 126 pound division. 4 Sands m the thirty-in c pound cluxs boosted the seniors scoio by tfuowing (Continued on labt page) Dr. Pattee Talks at Sunday Chapel Spcfiking on the first four books ot the New Testament, in bunday cha pel, Di F. L Fatteo rctorrod to Matthev as presenting the Hebraic conception of Christ, Mark the Ro man conception, Luke the Clock view point and to John us a theological bcatm dealing with life “These books," said Di. Pattee ‘lie biographies by contcniporuxy uuthor.s, and wcie written about filty fivc lo mnet} >ears A D” The} were written with the intention ot bringing out ccitam conceptions ot Christ, said the speaker. Matthew, he pointed out, bridged the gap be tween the Old and New Testament-,, by showing his people thut this was, the long expected Messiah of the Jews The vividness of MaiK emphasizes Jesus tho Sian ot action, the stien* uous woiker, brought out Di Futtce "Luke,” continued the speaker, “is full of sympathy and pictures from human liic, while John deals with the s-piutual, inner hie” “Finally,” said Dr. Fattec, “al though these lour gospels present Christ as the Messiah, Son ot God, Christ, the Son of man, the humam lanan; and the spiritual Christ, they blend into a perfect whole Prize Fowls Sent to Indian Mission by Penn State Poultry Department Going to India to bettei the living conditions ot the outcasts or lowei castes, is the part that will be plaved by some Penn btate prize buds this yonr That a good bleed of chiLkens can maloilully bettei the lot ot the lower dass fnvmeis in India has been prov ed by the fui-reaching results secured when forty-one Single Comb White Leghorns vveie shipped to that coun try by the department of poultry hus bandry in the fall or 1920 These birds were sent lo Captain A. E Sla ter of the Presbyterian Mould ot liome Missions, who works among the outcasts, ninety pet cent of whom nc ftumois. Small Eggs On account ol interior breeds the native lions produce forty to sixty half-sue eggs u year. These sell at six cents a dozen, while White Leg- HARLAN'\yRI'PES vIJI ,|; ON LOCOMOTIVE BOILERS The Penn State Engineer in its next issue will carry an article by Prof. 0 K. Harlan of the mechanical engineering department on the sub ject of locomotive boilcis He writes that locomotive boilers arc now r.o huge that it is possible for a nun su feet tall m Ins stocking feet, wearing a “stovepipe” hat 'to stand erect in the horizontal barrel ot the boilei In regard lo the'economy of these luge machines he reveals nn inter esting fact: “A recently built loco motive will develop fin indicated hoisa power for ore hour on two and one third pounds of coal, a chunk of coni the sire of a man's two fists. These lacta are so presented that not only the engineer or tcchmcian can undet stand them but they are also mtci orting to lay-men who aic easily able to grasp the meaning and appioc mto the wonders of the scientific world SOPHS CONSIDER HOP SYNCOPATION Five Orchestras* Are Now Bcinif Consulted-—Admission Price Set by Committees DECORATIONS JANI) FAVORS WILL BE SELECTED SOON Gradually cutting* tho list ot syn copators who have Submitted bids to furnish the music for the Sophomore Hop, the Committee expects to make the final after consulting scveiul more famous oichcstra lead ers Among the bands no,v being considered arc Bcn’Bcrme of New toik, Paul Sprcht jand liis Orches tra, C Lloyd Major and His Music,, GjH Fenton and Dan Gregory, Vic toi aitist 'a. With the hope oi 'getting a laigci representation Iron the two under- I clitics to attend he function, tin. Pi ice has been set c: four dollais 10, Ucshmen and five' iollnrs lor soph cmoics. Howe, er, nothing will b. spared m securing the best niu3ic, decorations £>& — Decorations and Favors I Although no decorating firm has | been engaged as vet the most novel scheme thus fat sent m has been by Sllvcrstcw and loinpanv, Wilkcs- Buirc Thin company is being gen erally accepted as the most likely s.ncc it is hoped that, by the cjrac decorators for the Junioi From, t> much more favorable price may be lad The 1928 class colors. Orange und Black, will be used as the colo, dc^.gn Nothing definite ax to the type c. lavoi the Committee may’ select was made known, but all except four firms huve been diopped from the list ol probable companies from whom it v-tll be purchased Included in the. prevent string are Balfour and com pany, Uoovci und Smith, SLiilcrafterv rrd Charles Eliot company. Bids foi the checking privileges are now open and should be submitted to J C JJolfield *2B at the Delta Up nlon house SIX STUDENTS ADMITTED Ljck ol money and iacilitics nuke it nece&saiy to deny iir ,t yeai men tho pnvilege ot cntoung Fenn Stale at mid-veai. Central y to the cus tom of foi men ycais, only students with advanced standing will be jl ccpted Up to the piescnt time .six have been admitted That Fenn State students jjc de suous of making up their schedules bcfoic the days set for registration is evidenced by the tact that ovci 600 tune tables at ten cents per copy, have been sold for the second semes ter This immense number is the inoie astounding, vrncc the students really do rot need them, the time ta bles being only sold for the conven ience and benefit ol the students cents a dozen Horn the people ot the English posts and the well-to-do classes Eveiv one ol the College buds ar med in good condition, in spite ot the fact that thev w’ore two months on the wny and had traveled by auto mobile, railioad, tiansattnntie Imeis, elephant, camel and finally had to be tamed a distance of ten miles by the natives Tlicmi hatching eggs have since been sent six hundred miles in tend and then offspring me now lo cated in in centers throughout the countiy At a poultry show last year whcic mote than two hundred finds weie exhibited, ninety per cent evinced the uplift ol the puzc stock. Pro! H. C. Knundcl of the depnit ment of Poultry Husbandry has en listed the interest of a Sunday School dass of boys who bus pledged itself lo finance the shipment oi n second GREATINTERESTIN CAMPUS QUESTIONS Leaders Delve Into Rcabns> of Politics in Considering Campus Activities USE OF POINT SYSTEM FIGURES IN DISCUSSION Pertinent Sub-issues on Alain Topic Prepared for Aid of Gatherings Willi both todo3 showing much in terest, a consideration of the ques tion, “Do Iratcrmty men have advan tages over non-tratemity men in ex tra-curricular nctiviities,” was held In the “V discussion gioups Thursday n-ght. Developing the topic m a bystem ctic order, the leaders biought up n s-*nes of questions which when an swered and discu->xed brought out tin difference n opinions held by the two cknxei ot Fenn State students Advantages “What situations can you cite m which fraternity men have advan tages over non-lriilermty men in get ting into activties'” was the first question considered Specific examp les Vvire brought out by both sides and although many heated discussions oc* cm led ,thc gcnerul concensus ot op i. ion was that fraternity men do not have an advantage, although they are moie closely connected through their moiociation with each other Rivahy between the gioups was the theme of the second question, “Tj what cvtent do rnulncs exist be tween the two groups'” A defer ence ot opinions brought about a heated argument on thus subject but the leaders wisely decided not lo sticks this point, considering it as subsidai} lo the mam topic Spirit of Relations Using the fouith question, “UhaL spmt should characterize relation ships between the groups’'" as th. first major topic, the members ad vanced' suggesfioas Tor the better ment of any bitter leeling which might at some time exist and form ulated piopooals to be used in then si mmar} ot the mujot subject Aftex u short discussion ot sevcui ether minor questions, ore wa. biought up which developed man, good points to be considered in d movement for the betterment oi tfi tampus conditions. Foint System In a discussion ot the point system and political parties within the gioups, a summary ot the point sys (Continued on last page) NOTED RAILWAY EXPERT TO ADDRESS ENGINEERS R. V. Wright Will Lctturu on Qualities Necessary for Engineers* Success Reputed as one ol the best ir termed lailway engineers in the countiy, Mi*. U V \\tight, Lditor of the Kuthia'r Anc ,md RuiUian Me cltanica! Eitnumi, and a vice presi dent ot the American {society ot Mc cl anical Engineers, will dclnci Du* vcokly lecture to scmoi engineeis o:. kiiday altemoon at torn-thirty o'cloc: n the Old Cliapck The speaker will discusa those qualification, ncccssaiv foi success in engineering Giaduated m mechanical cngincei mg from the Univcisity of Minnesolx' m IRDb, Mr \Slight followed an ap ] •entice course m his line ot woi l . lie advanced rapidly in engineering circfia and m 1901 was made mechan ical engmrci of the Pittsburgh und Lake Ene I’ailroad loi Hie past twenty veais he has been in editorial vork and under his direction two cn gmeumg cyclopedias have keen pub lished A Keen obxorvei ol men through lus association with many of the lend ing engineeis of the country. Mi V/Tight always pi ..scuts ulcus of m tcicst and value in his talks to young engineeis LARJA STUtT PREDICTED FOR SECOND SEMESTER CLASSES In older to eliminate the last-nun ntc buctle und confusion which have elmi act enzed registrations hot oto foie, the icgistintion tfates toi the second semester w’eic moved foi ward two weeks According to Registrar Hoilman, the section caids will be in the hands of the deans of the various schools, lully two weeks bcfoic the second semester begins Thus aJJ classes, will be teamed and arranged betoro the new term gets under way. By this prcmatuic registiation it is expected that tho students will be able to stait tho new teun with no VARSITY PASSERS TOP SUSQUEHANNA Nittany Passers C in 75-18 Game- Greatly I ISom Committee Asks ! j for All Checking Bids | i Students wishing to submit ! bids for the checking conccs- I siou for the Junior Pi uni should j get m touch with 15 J. Coma.l | '27 immediately j PLAYERS PORTRAY COLLEGIATE LIFE Foibles of Students Depicted In Comedy Entitled “The Goose Hangs High*’ INEXPERIENCED ACTORS PRAISED BY CLOETINGII With a ca.t containing new laces along with familial ones tho Penn State Play cix hone to make then next pioductton “The Goos" Hang. High” a notable peifonnance when thev go on the boards in the Audi torium on January thirtieth Wntten by Lewis Beach, tins com edy is a delightlul sketch poitiaymg the foiblcz and fad-, ot tho piesent duy college student While tin au thor seemingly depicts the lurid In vohties ot the much discussed col legian he utUnuurds bri-gs oat th-' point that underneath Ins thm vcncoi of sophistication is bomutnmg ul it»l worth. "The Goose Hongs High” u a tom-i bination of the sublime and the i i-1 diculoux. Being an exceptional liu tnan^-play*-this- l , g! , t--diuina- contain i laughs as well ot, pathos The fact, thut it hab scored hits bclorc many ! college audiences augurs v ell toi its 1 success heic Newcomers Lauded Although tile two leading ides Ji’ played by oxpoucncod uclors who have distmguibhul themselves in just Flayei productions A C Glocting‘i box special praise lor the woik of I Miss L II Robe: Lson '27, Miss B „ j Knni.se '27, Miss A. E. Boyce '27,1 D M Buchanan '29, H N Pendleton! ’2B and M T JJartiam '29 all ncw-> cornels Miss Dorothy Mussel ’2,’ has one of the leads m the pait oi Dagmar Cairoll while opposite Ik.- is F. S. Kcitsbaum ’2O as nugh In gnlb, N D Zimmerman '27 is agin, feund m an elderly part as Bernard IrgaU, the fathei The “bhick” und “bheba" tain, me charactiri'cd bj (Continued on last page) GLEE CLUB PLANS JOINT CONCERT WITH COLUMBIA DouMi! Program in Audilimum Set foi February Fifth— Dance To Follow Completing a suite-si ul veste-n toui by a joint (oncert with the I’enn State glecmen, the* Cohimhm uimci siiy Gleo vill Like part in th piogium to be picbcnted in the Audi torium Friday evening, February filth The announcement or tins combined conceit has met with untveisul np piovul on the pint of the students Duectot It W Grant cxjicefs a t,i pucily audience to greet the Nev collegian, at then appeal ante Coming as a conce'L docs, between suiiestois., it will of lot an oppoitun ttv foi enjovmcnt after the* dues oi ex .munitions have bjen lilteil Gul -1 ge customs arc* oT ami this will giv . (he freshmen an opportunity’ to at tend the dance The piogium has been so ammgod that the Columbia songsteis wilt complete then pmtot the altaii lust, rflor which the Penn Slate icpio scntaticos will h.v\c tile stage 'lhe musical elections ol both otgtm/a ticms consist of sc\eial numbcis ot i the sci ions, lugh-giade t.po ot coin -1 positions, mteispciscfl with a \anoly |ei light, humorous olleimgs. In addition to the program pioscnl <‘d by the gleemen, nn all-college tfancc will tollou the coneoil The dance, which will bo held m the Ai- ; moi*y, will begin jL nine-tlmty o’clock jr.nd a icquest for added tune has been! | made so that a longer penod ot dane lug may be enjojod • , Uust\" Wide |i.oi's bawl will play ior the dance. The tickets, with the price set <\t one dollai, may be secured at the ad-! Mince ticket sale at Co-op on Tues-' duv Januaiv twenty-sixth at seven o’clock, or fiom any member ot the Glcu club ami ill admit tli Harry Has Thiee “A’s”— Bright Student! PRICE FIVE CENTS )verwhelm Visitors i— Entire Team mproved J Completely uw.ru helming the Su->- ojchaniu pnsscis in .t one-sided game, I'cnn Stale’s Varsity iuc uiv dci the Icadcislup ot Chide Jlond, ncAly elected captain, stamped the u*-'tors with a deluge of baskets, net tmg a total oT 75 points against the mvndeis’ 18 on the Armoiy Poor Isat rnday night The stme was the highest mug up 1} a Nitlany live since I'JIU when to. -'ndcntally, Sus*” hanni bowed to inciw Juviuihann i bowed to .1 I'lucand White conlmiutinn A tecoul wai set in that beason when I‘onn Stale (Ideated the Orange and Ma tron bG-KJ WoH, btelfut lorwnrcl that >cai, accounted for IK held goitis Pliviag ,i cio.c* guaidmg i'll".' and dispia.ing e ceptinn.il ability on jibe offi nsiu*. Coach Hermann’s nu.i 'si.owed llu nisi Ives gicatl,* improved r it vva. a dillerc'iit team IV i the our* ■that fated DtUi.in; a little* ii.oic* Mian a v ei.lv ago Scoring Lvtn burning \ a. evenly clisliibuliil on |flie fit£*l. team cspeemllj m tnc Inst lalf ol t* e tilt MacDonald at tl*_ end of the mitial gun outp«'rl"d Ha u.as in the nuinbei o: UoubL-dccku . burg ti edited with l.nii go,.h Shooting wai the weal-cst point n. Hie vetcian center la.t veai and no .• v ith tile vondciful in.piovament, Mac shojlJ add considei able stiengl'i to this jeais’ aggregation I’otpke started at loivvard anil give - cicditab'e exhibition ot tlooi-vvoik while hgurmg in boosting the scoie ,Ihe biillinut uni I: ol VonNtida m pas nag and clavei guarding raaik. n m one ot the most valuable piajeis of the* \ -Ji Second Team Plajs I Before the lie If was l. r C» Hcthlei, proles.oi ol la]iui mentil eigmeeiing Pi of Giumlholei’.. v o k contains a desenption ol lotii method, ol test ing low tempciatuio heat msulalois lhat Ini.w been u'ed '.uu.ccssiull.> it the Hngmceluig Lvpenniuit Malum ja, veil as a.i uialv-u. id tin* u'sult. obt lined and a Imal suinnnnv ol thn method. The Jesuits • ht/v that -ln in becoming acquaint ed with lroshmen and new gnl. Manv fit‘slunen arc compelled to live