4 KWICK, Watson—the Needle! VOL. XXI, No. 36 NITTANY GLEEMEN SHARE STAGE WITH COLUMBIA TONIGHT Visiting New Yorkers Booked as Curtain-raisers—Local Organization Follows FAMOUS COMPOSITIONS LISTED IN SELECTIONS Dance Scheduled to Entertain Guests of Penn State After Recital Presenting n program which should •ittiact music lovers because of its novelty, the Penn State Glee Club will combine with the Columbia university songsteis tonight in the Auditoiium at scven-Umy o'clock More than «i\ty mcmbcis of the two clubs will take part in the evening’s enteitain nient. The peifoimancc will be well bal anced with scuous and humoious rumbeis and will provide selections v Inch appeal to all classes of music Invcis The Metiopolitan club will olTei as then pait of the entertain ment numbeis which have alicadj made them famous in eastern collcg utc musical circles Thirty-six song sters of the New Yoi k club vv ill aid in t!,c evening's entci tamment. Includ ed m this number will be then reg ular Vaisity (Quartette and their piano soloist, David Barnett ’27 who is icc ognt/cd as the peer of pianists at the university. First on Program Aiiatigements have been made for the Columbia songsteis to make the initial appcaiance ot the evening and thair entnc glee club will ollei as the lust thiee number* selections by well known composeis* “Enhance and March of the Pools,” bv bulhvan, “laillabj” bv Biahms and "llandov l an Man," by von Othegraven Two pianoforte solos, ‘Rhapsody, 1a Brahms and “Etude,” by Chop'll s, ill next* be olTei cd By “Harnett Following the piano solos, the vi« lt’ng glee club will sing "Loch Lo mend,” ai ranged bv Koisythe, “Good News," by Builin, “beciets," t'u (Continued on last page) DR. W. CROCKETT EDITS EUROPEAN TOURIST GUIDE Forty-sixth Annual Edition Is Third Volume Written by Niltany Professor 1 he* Ilougliton-MilHm Publishing company of Boston has issued within the past week the foi ty-sixth* annual edition of the Rolto-Crockctt “Satchel Guide to Europe,” edited by Di W I>. Ci oekett ol the Latin department This Guide was oiiginally written bv the late Di. W .) Rolfe, eminent Shukespeaiean scholar and was ievu oi’i annually by him for nearl.v loitv $ ears After Dr. Uolle’s death in tail the volume vas edited for a few >c\us liv Di, II W Danning, travel e\peit and author of “Today on the Nile” The loit>-thml annual edition of the woik i],peaied in 1911, but further publi cation of it ceased alter the outbreak if the World War in the latter pnit or that >eui. With the close of the wni and ic- Mimption of touting in konope, so gieat was the lcvolution in travel that hail been bi ought about bv the wui together with the mcicased use if motoi cats that the publishers ol lie “Satchel Guide” icalired the need loi a thoiough i evasion ot the woik On the suggestion ot Dr. J C Kolle, » i the iacultv ot the University ot Pennsylvania and son of Di W J. Rolfe, the woik of revision was on* tiusted to Dr Ciockctt m 1922 Travels in Europe Dt Ci oekett, who was passing the academic year of 1922-23 tn tiavel ind study in Em ope, spent much time woiking on the Guide, e\ten snelv levising and giently enlarging k Upon his leluin to Aineiicu in September 1923, he icsumcd woik upon the immusenpt. llis work ol icvision was completed m such time tnat the forty-louith annual edition v as published In May 192-1 Within two weeks of this date Ur Ciockctt again sailed for Euiope, vis iting Sweden, Not way and Denmark. As a sequel to tins tour, he added t» Ihe foity-fifth volume of the "Satchel fmn State Ko-eds Kreate Komment Koncerning Kwickly-Koming -Kostume Kotillion lhonming to ovcishadow the fumed mask The icnatnt 7 AY. W C. A l!c-She dance as the loading ienunim cafcteiu will vend hnmbuigci sand ... ... wiclics—and who can scoff a sweep r.ocm! fund,™ oC tlm sciwn. the tl , o ., >ltcllcn . for . Mlo .. „, lt , f a l M . Ko-ed Kostumc Kotilhon will have its j mC(J on > mauguintion on the evening of Aptd s'.stccnth amid the clattci of Chailes lomng heels and unjnomptu butk end-umg dances The tmtmabulation of the belles—belles—belles will ac company the student stiams of Joe Machlan's harmony hounds, who will cffci musical opposition fiom nine till twelve The shindig will be thrown with no mean background— e\etv costume must have taken at least tlnee first prizes in the “Mumniv’s Parade” in Philadelphia or in the “llommei’s I'aiade" m Camden A grand pure will be awarded to the best cxteuoi decoiator for the cloak of unwisdom which surrounds hot Co-eds Clamp Chiselers Of comsc, since no males are to be admitted to the sacied piecincts or •he Kotillioners, there will be a crowd of prospective chisclcrs in the offing rwaiting their opportunity But c•- on in the event that mustacluos arc disenided and cauhflowci enis sub lectcd to plastic surgeiv, thoie will be no entiv The police foice will guard the Armory gate At eleven bv the clock, all will un- First Local Showing of “The Kid Himself” Follows Senior Ball Hcinldud as one of the ycai's best college dramatic ‘•hows bv New York end Pennsylvania audiences “The Kid Himself" written by R B bmith 2G and J. W Ettgi '25, will be the Thes pians’ 1926 College debut ne\t Satin dav, the night following the Senior Bull, m the Auditorium. \n eaily! pciformance heginung at seven oclock will be given to pci mil fra-1 tunity dancers to attend Aided by numerous loud showings Ine Thespians have perfected then acting in preparation for then fust performance et Stute College The jdot, humorous, dinmatic und appeal ing, offers an entertaining evening to the audience and a chance to display the acting ability of the cast Musical Success Outstanding in making “Ihe Kid Himself" a musical success are sever a song hits Although the current Christmas trip included only one showing at each utv, the musical numbers, three compositions in par ticular, are mpidly becoming campus favorites Alieadv the lyncs an I melodies of “I’ve Been Looking Tor Someone Like You" “lust We Two Togetliei” and “Lanterns” a waltz, Lave captivated the students and aio being plavcd by eveiv local oichestia The storv of "The Kid himself” is woven about an old theme, love and lom.mtc, but the pleasantly shilling settings, the change fiom the squai od-ciidc of the United States to col orful Spam and the magic of music make tile 192 G show humanlv acted and appreciatively accepted wherevei it is played MID-YEAR GRADUATIONS WILL BE HELD TUESDAY Degrees To Be Awarded Filly Students—Two Prominent Speakers Scheduled The atimiul Mid-Ycnt Commence ment exercises will take place in the Auditorium on Tucsduv evening, Feb ruary 9, at 7 .50 A class of approx imately* fiftv men and women will re ceive bachelor degrees, while six ad vanced degiees will also be contorted Judge II Walton Mitchell, president of the Board of Tiustees, will pic side und the Revciend E F Romig, of the Middle Collegiate Dutch Re formed chutch, New York city, will make the addiess Faculty members me uiged to at tend the exercises Acud’ennc cos tume is requested wheie possible but is not Requited The faculty will meet at seven o’clock in the I'oyci. Members of the ginduutmg class and candidates for advanced degiees vvid meet in the Nmth loom of the boyei at the same hour Evpi'ctim; to study loi his degico I.r Dcetoi of Pliilosophj m clctlto lonnatiy, \\ .1 Sweenev, nistuictM m tin* school ol Cliemistij, will leave (lus week for Mimaehusettes Insti -2 First ticket sale fui the Sen* [ I lute of Technology f .... 11..11 ...11 lw, t,..1,l ~f f’n.n!. I! .. ... . ... , . Senior Ball Ticket Sale Listed Monday STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1926 In the event Hint a beautv pure is Riven, the title of Miss State CollcR" \,ill be awarded the winner, and the name on the autobus;will be changed forthwith The pcipetrator ol the best decoiulion scheme and the ar ranger of the most attractive jm»- ginm will al‘o gain recognition — piobably with medals A picture of the prize-winning cos tume, possibly draped over the wear ci. will appear in tins newspaper af ter the Ivotillion if the “Ko*cds Kon ccde Klass to Eny Won Cet of Gilts" (Oi if they take this with a gran, ol salt) The ticket sale for the event will take place on the Monday and Tuesday nights preceding the af* fait. CAPTAIN LIGGETT REJOINS MATMEN Intercollegiate Champion Adda Spirit to Team—Will Fill 135-pound Berth LION GRAPPLERS FACE SYRACUSE NEXT WEEK With the return of W C Liggett ’26 to Penn Stale, tho Nittanv giap plers have gained that winch has been lacking to them all season, a natural leader dnd a captain Through two months of practice and tlnough tv o meets, the Lion mat men have struggled fuiward without a head, without someone to lead them in actual inter-collegiate companion The news of Capta.n Ltggett’s re turn following closely upon the bril liant Mctoiv over the Uimeisily of Tennsvlvania has, thrown now life into the loam and has bnghtened what otherwise might have been a dull outlook Value lo S(|tiad Captain Liggett's value to the squad is not a matta of so much add er stiength. although that is ceitam to follow, but the increase in the moi „le of the team is ull-impoitant With a natural leader, one of then own choice, to head the crusades against the hind opponents ahead, the team’ chances of success aie gi catty m cieased The Penn State wrestling team is no lotigei niddciless In lus fust woik-out Wednesday r.ight Liggett wcighcd-in at in pounds, but bv the nc't match he will bo vithin the tlmtv-livc pound class, which post he held down last year (Continued on thud page) GRANGE TO HOLD OPEN MEETING MONDAY NIGHT Dean R. L. Watts Will Address Society—lnitiation Called Febi uarv Sixteenth Dean W’atts will nddiess the Ciiung cio and visitors on the topic “Needs of Rural Pennsylvania" it an open l,’ceding to be held Monday evening rl seven-tl.n t\ o'clock in 100 Hot t JJc will stress particularly the need lei organisations, such as commodi ty and lecication societies in ruinl distiicts and will point out the advan tages of the Giange there and its op portunities foi becoming more wulc- I' oigamzcd Games and music will be anotliei pait of the evening progiam undci the dnection of the entei tainment committee The Giange membership driv will close February sixteenth vhcii lust and second degices will be (onfericd on all applicants Thos ocsiimg to enter the Giange this school ycur me urged to sign up im mediately, since llicic will be no moic initiations until next fall GRANT LEAVE TO W. J. SWEENEY DRIBBLERS ENGAGE BISON CONTINGENT TOMORROW NIGHT Hamad Oul for Remainder of Season—Hood Snitched • to Forward Post BARRON TO. CAVORT IN VACANT GUARD POSITION Former Yearling Captain to be Inserted in Line-tip lo Bolster Defense Only short practice sessions niaikcd the week’s prepaiation lor the clash with Buckncll to be staged in the Ar rrroiy tomorrow* night at seven o'clock Because of the'gruelling wcok-c.nl in Pittsburgh and hnal examinations llus week, Coach Hcinrann lias beer, holding brief periods of training with little scrimmage.' The Pern State tutor hopes to give the passers a much needed rest; in this wav. Hamas Out for Season Mike Hamas, .-tellur forward, will be out during the whole season ac mdtng to a statement made by* Ui Kitenour, College physiciun Mike has been ill during the last lev r onths but his condition was not I bought to be serious Aftet a col lapse, iu was confined to the infuin r.ry where it was announced that he is suffering fiom anemia W'lth the loss of the leading scorer cll the Blue and White aggregation, (oadi llcimann ’fvns faced with tlv pioblcm of filling in the vacant beith and shiftirg his line-up to get the smoothest working combination Oair l.iin Chick Hood has been sent to fo. - v aid and will hold down the advance posts with Johnny Ilocpkc. Barron ut Guard Baiion will bc-'giv'en a icg i-iar beith at guard because ot his showing in the Inst engagement The huskv tosser was captain of the ycal ling five last year and should help to lolstei up the crippled team Although Ducknell has met on!v modciate success so far tins season, it boasts a fast team, having display ed unusual ability* in passing and lloor woik McCaskey and Riggs will piobablv take then places at lorwaid positions when the Bisons line-up against the Nittany five while Mur phv and McCormick will be stationed at the defense posts Bach will be found at the tip off position SCHOOL OF EDUCATION CATALOGS NEW COURSE FOR SUMMER SESSION The School of Education will in- clude in its butnmci session a com sc in Rural School oignni7utiun am! Management This couise is plained foi school office!s and teachers in ii’ial sclioo's and will deal with manv pioblems of this pi ofessional group Tin.* cuuisos lull be mulct the di icltion of men nml women well know’n m the field Piofessoi .1 K Buttei wott!i of Cornell uimeustv Trnl n Fiofcss o > Crnest Burnham of the, . Western State noimul school, Muhi- i"i 1 ■‘I 1 " 1 011 gun uimo.sitj, ami Ml, Main- Tm-I ( ' l “ Uul * Dam-i—A,,m„ y nei Hanoi of the Stale Teacher 1 - loUi'ko, Kuksulle, Missouri are thiee jmimment edticatois who will instiuct in these classes o- Foolish Gentlemen Unfortunately Fail To Flunk—Chirp “Bye-Bye Blues” “Ready.'" “AH Set” “Let 'cm Go ” Anil the gigantic presses or the Gut Publishing companv stinted to thiovv out .mother edition of tin* Penn State Fiotli. Lung before the rtudents hml begun to worry about the final examinaions, tile ingenious l umonsls of the second fiooi oflice piepniud to bioadcust fun by ail issue of then notouous magazine which will be on snle at Gialmm’s Stoic* to day at elec on o’clock ‘‘Rvc-bu* Blues,” the title lias two msulous things about it It seems the wits unwittingly forgot to con sulci the twenty-four examinations which will teuonze some twelve hun ched studenL. on Saturday morning : to say' nothing of those bv appoint ment Again, the would-be wise hoc “OLD MAIN BELL” ISSUES FINAL CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS Faculty Members and Former Student Submit Leading Literary Articles MODERN MUSIC ARTICLE BY DR. BOUCKE PRINTED Publication Assured Firarcia' Success as Result ol Pledge Campaign With the Inst lexults ot the Old Mum I'tll subset iption campaign as suring the financial success ol this >can's publication, the stall is now is suing the firul call for liteiarv con lubutions foi the initial nunibci ol the magazine which is “dated to ap pear during the euilv put of nest month One of the two leading mamisuipt-, icceived by II F Taylor ’2l>, cchtoi* in-chief, !•> an mliclc by Piul \\ I’ Gibbons, of thj English dcpaitmcnt, on ‘Tnal b\ Newspapei ” The otnci contubution is one of the lust fca toic stories vvntten for the Chicago Duily Journal by W B. Mo.gan. foi mei Fioth editoi, on whose staff he (Continued on last page) COLLEGE EXTENDED SOCCER LEAGUE BID Former Association Reorganized on New Basis—lncludes Man> Teams CHOICE OF CHAMPIONSHIP ELEVEN GREATLY CURBED Announcement has been made b\ -the Athletic Association of ncc-.pt nnee of an mutation lu mcnbeidup in the new Inliccollogiale Sotcu League The new association ua* fmmed following the disbanding ot the foimer Inteicullegialc hoceei Lcagac at it-- meeting in New \oik cit\ on lanuaiv ninth In the opuvon of Coach B G l.con r.id, the mutation came as a lcsull of many veais of plaunb bv the NiUany lepresentutnes The t*i spoit mentor con-ideis enti ince into the new league as the goal towai i which Penn State followeis hn\e beer 'Working foi the past decade The Lion elc\on has established an in viable tecoid in the soice* liehl and his at last been rc< ogtmcd bv the officials in chaige of the lorm ition oi the new intcucollegiate league Because ot the fact that Jlnrvaid .ml Yale, two old membois ot tin* louuei league, signified then inten turn of witluhawing fiom the a->so ciat’on, it vas ptoposed by sevei il othei membois who wm* a'-o iti'- <„ ti'-hed with existing conditions, that (Continued on second page) Who’s Dancing Alpha Z«U Phi Gamma Delta Sigma I'ln Epsilon Tau Kappa Epsilon sh saungs ate to be admued fo* then mathematical abilities because they ha\e conti ived to charge the Fioth from u two to a thiee column magazine and still maintain the same sue page Othcu impiovcinents will he noted ‘T’oam Fioth Othcu Mugs,” i- gone with the VoUtead Act The ui Lists base, howcvci, maintumcd the "Clippings ” Tin* editoi lias bianded the covei design as the best of tile* uai He devotes Jus column to a slight ciiti usni on the suppicssion of college comics, womes of a student at mid vcai and an announcement ol the el ection to the mt stair ol 11. K Wef fei ’2d, It. M. Gibbs '27 and F 11 Reninngei '2S Even dtamu finds it LION BOXERS DON MITS FOR OPENING TILTS TOMORROW Final Entrants for Catholic U. Battle Undecided—McClernan Placed in 125-pound Berth ELIMINATION BOUTS STAGED BY CANDIDATES FOR FRISSIIMAN-SOITIOMORE SCRAP—TRIALS ALL WEEK Out for Season MIKE HAMAS STUDENTS TRY FOR IAPRENSA’PRIZES Si\ Contestants Submit Names in Spanish Contest—Money I .. Gtvon as Awards SEPARATE COMPETITION OPENED FOR GRADUATES Displuung unusual nleiesl m th * cnntesl held In Li I'ltnsi a bpanixn i.cv.s,>apei published m New 'Hoik Cit , spmish students of the College l„ve alic.ulv uglified then intention rf competing foi the prize Six on t-.’ulb have selected topics foi then c*sa s and mc.ie aiu expected to lu pc" t ..fter the mid- eui examinations i In conuacrting on the pieliminaiv oik done b. the conic slants, Ptofos ,o> lose Ga'kudo who is in clung. i the essav wilting, sivs that Penn Stale will be well icpiosented in this asc »w uded Tne gi.uluate pn.es aie still fui tlicr mvided into cfiisse fui cnmlid,.tcs wot king loi Mastcis’ deglees ami those vvmking toi doctoi’s dcgiecs The viit’ng ot the is, i 1 s is not lesliictcd to tin* Spanish I’nguage and mav he writ ten m English if the contestant «o ctsues The uithois of the pnze winning utides will he announced m hire and their pictuies will he pub lished in I a Piensa Translation Contest Fm students who .lie paiticalaih .daptod to the tianslation of the Spanish languigc. Jucgos Minnie-, an in gnm/ation ot the bmveisitv ol Kans is, which n devoted to eiicoui aping Spanish language, ail and Jit ciatuie, is olleimg pu/es i.mging Horn thutv to live dollais j Cndcth Report for | j Theater Seats Monday ! | .Sophomoi e classes in U 0 - T C, 1 will assemble foi two ! I hom classes in the old bnnd I | mom in Old Mum beginning j | Mowlnv | * All undei gi.uluate eudels J * wild,r« si hoillil,". 1 We MU Hie Errin’ Chillier PRICE FIVE CENTS Aftei weeks of stienuoi.s tiaimng in which Coach Leo Houck develop.. I a boxing team fiotn rhuost entiled, rew matenal, Penn State’s ntilmcn will open the 102 b list c season with Catholic univeisity lomonov. . ltd* toon at Ino-thnty o’c'oifi inthe Ai Only one vcteian, Captain Johan,• McClcinan. will step into the nng to morrow The rcmaindoi of the team i, composed altno-t entixl, ol in experienced malci’n! Piactice sessions v.eie hud tvci'* night duung the week despite final examinations in the hope of pi cant ing a foiimdable agg-cgatioi foi the Id-hfter The lingmen have been kept in good condition md son Pd make a c*editable showing against the visitois Vo Selection Made Xo decision as to ic,rcst.ital.v< s foi the Blue and White will be mid* until late tomonow moimag Co.uh Houck plans to weigh-in two nici foi c ch bout with tilt* exception of tir.* 125 pound class, whidi will he i,n resented bv the Lion nut Icadc* («uns and Mahon, 115 oou’idct,, I have been pitted agiinst each othu duitng the enlrc* m tin hope ! ol deteimimng the able of t'r ' two candidates, howcvci it is possild that Kvashwick may displace one of these men when the mitmen veigh in l illiger and .Icnkms have been butt ling to a draw ill lh thirty-five jiound class and the selection will greatly depond on physical condition Gi.i/’or duung Ihe uih nail oi j tlie week appealed to be 111* c!iok> Jen the fortv-five p<‘und division vet jKiuppa his shown consideiable ibil j itv to make him a sliong candid i'o i foi that class Kiel and Hnnmgloti ale the two most piomising candi d. tes foi the next highei butli WcKko atul Kuiland, v.eighing-in | at 175 pounds, aie battling for hon m , while Uosebciiy will undoubtedly ( iContlnueJ on last page) PROF. R. H. DOTTERER RECEIVES CHAPEL POST Former Pastor Succeeds Pi of. F. L. P.tltee «is Spe.tker at Ddih Evetcises Because ol the absence ot Ui I . i. Patter Horn the Golligt daiiiig the second semester 51 r It II L'o‘- tcici, professor of I’lulo-oph", v i'l ..,siimc* the duties chant 1 1* id< i I*i of Dolteiei has supeivisul la chapel set vices seutai U.vt - m 111" I ast weeks and thiee veais ago w pastoi of the locai nefoimul cluiicli Foi the jiast lew veais Di Dottu ei has been teaching v.mous conis< ill pluio lophv at the Coll'ge v.lmh, ..ccordmg to the cntollments ol Ui classes, inc decidedly popal. . » ilh tlie students Piol Dotlcici was giaduntcd liom 1 i inlJui and lU.u shall college m I'JOo with a luclulnr tf philospohy degicc and in PUD l i • licenced fiom tlie same iisUlnlnm the degiee of niasLei ol philosojiliv Six veais latci at the Johns Hop kins iinivoisily ho lecemil Uu* litl<* of inastoj ~i ails and the lolloping vcai, IDI7, lie was graduated tiom tint institution with the i.ink ol do.- toi of philosophy I. F. C. WINTER SPORTS TREATED Meeting aL dilfeient liuliimt, houses next Tuesday night, the limn ngeisof the I F. C spoils will select r. schedule foi the vmunis cunts Manngeis of the basheiball l< im, will meet at the Alpha Chi Uhn ha tiTiutv house, wie.llmg mauigeis at the Theta Upsilon Omega liati'imtv .la use, and boxing mnnageis at tils Pi Kappa Alpha fiateuulv lions*