Have You Senior Ball and Chain? VOL XXI, No. 38 DON BESTOR’S BAND TO FURNISH MUSIC AT SOPHOMORE HOP Eleven-Piece Victor Recording Orchestra Engaged By Dance Committee LEADER FORMER PIANIST IN BENSON AGGREGATION Musicians Complete Long Runs at Society Resorts—Now Playing in Chicago Selecting Don Bestoi and His Or chestra, Victoi recording artists, for the Sophomoie Hop, the Committee in charge has completed the major arrangements foi the second-yeai class function. The conti act with Bestoi was drawn up and signed by Chairman Belfield, in Philadelphia several days ago, at the duection of the executive gioup. Don Bestor is a formci Benson mu sician, having been pianist with that oiganizution before the popular mt ists> disbanded Grouping togclhei sc\cral of his colleagues with other artists, Bestoi has de\ eloped a body of syncopaters that now promises to icach the popularity in the dance world attained bj his. chief. Is Popular Chicago Band Dunng last summer the Victoi icc ordcis pla>ed at leading Texas so ciety lesotts It is repoited that the same band completed the longest mn made by any oichcstra at the Pitts burgh "Willows” At piesent Bestoi is furnishing the rythm foi dancing at the Duke Hotel m Chicago “Aie You Sorry’,” "Chaileston Baby of Mine,” and "Summei Nights’’ are some of Bestor’s Victoi rcpio ductions that have been exceedingly popular because of then snappy rythm and haimony The Victoi company is making special prepara tions to send Bestor’s latest hits to State College.- Infirmary Discharges Last Hospital Patient With no patients, remaining in the College hospital and with all senous illncss.es. cleaicd away, the Health Sei\icc has staitcd the semester with a clean slate The last inmate was dischniged Satuidu\ morning Wesley Townsend letuined Satui dny to his home in Malvern, Pennsjl vunia, completely recovered fiom an attack of pneumonia. Roger Mahon e\, in spite of the fact that he left Ins bed clandostinclv and made u \isit to Varsity Hall, has also lccoteied fiom a sevcie siege of pneumonia and is at piesent; at his home in Stialfoid Dr. Ritenoui icceixod 021 office calls during the month of Jununiy and of these, <167 wcie made by new patients All these were given ticatmcnt ovei a peitod of twenty-fne duvs, as the college month did not begin until Jan uaiy 5 Grippe and bad colds were the pie valent diseases and of the twentj four bed patients, all except three were diagnosed as guppe. SALIENT FEATUi RULES EXPLA To gi\e Penn btate students n bet toi idea of the reasons for judges’ do* mjuns in inleieollegiate boxing bouts Coach Leo Houck discusses the chief features which determine the wmnei Especially does he emphasize the \»1- ue of aggressiveness. Boxing skill and speed me impoit unt factois, the Nittnnv mentor agrees,but he stresses lighting ability The fellow who takes the loud is the one who gets in the Inst punch and the most telling blows Uusunlly the aggressoi is the man who combines fighting nbility with speed and sci ence The chap who hangs back is often not a boxci * Puncher \\ ms It is no wondei then, the boxing mentor suggested, that the judges and the lefcico favoi the man who is will ing to tiade punches with his oppon ent. Of course theie are many ex ceptions to the statement that the fel low who waits for his opponent to do the swinging is generallj infeuoi Boxing is n sport m which the of fensive counts most. The old football and basketball muxim that the stiong est offense is the best defense, might be applied to boxing. Sparring and feinting me merely means of securing the openings foi uppcicut, hook or jab. All four “Y” cabinets joined tm cos on Monday and journeyed to the Forest Hills countiy club whole the c\cntng was spent duncmj; and enjojmtf Val entine games Aftei o\stei stew and coffee weie sened, spccchs bj the ot hceis of the diflcicnt cabinets com pletcd the lostei. This was the 'list joint social puit> held b> the cabi nets this jeni because of the post ponement of the usual Hallowe'en The refeieo Ims the Until say injfiohc. Semi-Weekly fh'tm Slate A 1 Kaufman Sets Tempo For Gala 1926 Affair Armory Decked Out in Festive Drapery To Provide Appropriate Setting:—List of Visitors Announced | WEEK-END BULLETIN I a Frida}, February 12 j 1 9.00 p. in—Senioi Hall—.Aim* I | oiy * I I Suturdn), Fcbririr} 1.1 j | 2:dop. ill—Boxing—Penn State j f vs Univ of Virginia— 1 j Aimoi} | j 1 00 p. m—lndooi Tiach Moot I —Aimoiy o\al t 7 00 p m—Thespians picsenl j J “The Kid Ilmiseh”— | | Auditomnn. I » i LION MATMEN FACE ORANGE GRAPPLERS Penn Stale Wrestlers To Meet Syracuse Tomorrow—Team Personnel Uncertain CAPTAINS WILL CLASH IN THIRTY-FIVE POUND TILT Stiengthcncd bv the icturn of then captain, the Nittanj giapplers will m i\ade the Syracuse stionghold to meet a poweifiil Oiangc wiestl.ng team on the Archbold Gjmnabium mats to morrow afternoon At piesent Co ich Lconaid is unde cided us to the combination he will take with htm to the Salt City Din ing the past week bcteiul men bine shown unusually good foim and nui) leccnc the tall tonionow. > Duel Between Ciptums ■ Wicstling in his fust match of the season, Cnptain Walt Liggett will up hold the honor of Penn State against Captain JefToi of Sviatuse. The match pi onuses to be one of the best of the entile meet as both men arc pnmed for a win. In the Intellol (Conlinued on last page) Who’s Dancing Senioi Ball—Aimoi\ Delta Sigma Chi (dosed) Saturday Delta Signm Chi Fiexhnmn Gills—V.'omanS DMjj Alpha Chi Surma Theta Kappa Phi Phi Lambda Thet i OmcKa Epsilon and Alpha Chi Kho (closed) Cuheco Chi Lambda Zeta Kappa Delta Uho Sigma Pi Phi Ka|ipa Pei Omega Delta Epsilon Pi Kappa Alpha i Delta Kappa Sigm i RES OF BOXING WED BY COACH naming the vvninu lie may step the bout if he so desiies The two judges decide on whom they think the winner and the icfeiee announces their de cision. If, hovvevci, lie deems it un fnn, he may icvoise then opinion 01 as was done at the end of the icgula lion thice lounds ot the Giaziei-La Fondc bout when the judges disugiccd he may declaic the light a draw and older an extin lound In commenting on the value of a knockdown the boxing coach stated that it mav help equalize the lound The knockout is not conducive A ially will nullify it When a bo\ci falls to the Horn, his opponent must ;ietue to a ncutial coiner Hitting in the clinches is of com sc bailed It constitutes a foul. “Y” CABINETS MEET STATE COLLEGE PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1926 1 Enchanting strains fiom the smooth-toned mstiumcnts of Whitey Kaufman's band of Victor Rccoiding aitists will set the tempo foi uppei class feet when the canopy is drawn back fiom the Ainioiv entiancc to inaugurate the annual Senior Ball to night. The music lunssant will be the composite haimony of clc\cn pieces, each played by a master 01 syncopation Decorations Attractive The mtcilor of the Aimoiy will be a veiitablc fairyland of beauty and coloi, the result of the labors of Jacob Silvcistcin of Wilkes-Baire The ceiling will be checked blue and gold, with hanging southern Smilnx, and It is iMpeiativc that all /»«tci 7iitu tiumtuic be in the booths be foie noon today. .\o entrance to the flooi mil be pci milled oftci that horn until the dance begins diuped bunting will stictch to within eight feet fiom the floor. A dome o.er the oichcstra box will give the musicians an attiactive set ting, while the entiance will be made impicssivc with a canopy, coconut matting undcifoot leading to the Ar moiy Fiateimty booths will line the sides, separated by appiopriate parti tions coveted with oak leaves There will be no banncis in the booths, shin gles inclosed in wionths of lauicl suf ficing foi purposes of identification A decoiatcd ruitain suspended from the balcony and 1 caching to the floor will further sene to screen the danc ers fiom the soidid outside woild The mystic numeials "192 G” will flash fiom one tiansfoimed basketball buckhoard, while the other will be "wrapped m a veidant blanket of luige "palm funs Thtec stais m fiont of the initial canopy with streamers flowing later ally will light the way to the tcipis choicnn festivities Kaufman will lead his musicians thiough the intn cnctcs of an even dozen dances, each to be announced eithei by placaid or bv a membei of the oichestin. Patronesses Pultons and patronesses for the evert include the Hon II Walton Mitchell, Dean and Mis. A It War (Continued on second page) DR. GILKEY TO ANALYZE COLLEGE MAN’S RELIGION Famed Lecturer Scheduled for Quartet of Talks Starling With Convocation Di C W. Gilkev, one of the most cogent leaders of the pulpit, will an ulvae the student’s icligion 111 a fiec and democratic discussion of cultural and theological tiaditions in a scuts of four lectuies beginning with the convocation 111 the Auditorium Wed* iiesdnv moniing at eleven-twenty o'clock The noted Chicago lecturei will con tinue his friendly and scholatly ex amination of the tiutlu of Chnslinn ity Wednesday, Thuiwlay and Friday of next week at seven o'clock Dr. Gilkey nilives here Tuesday noon and will addtess the State College Uotaij club at the Ccntie llills couutiy club at fivc-thiity o’clock Tuesday. lie will speak at a joint meeting oi Die Inlcrfrutcrmty ..nd Intramuial Coun cils at seven-tint ty o’clock the same evening. Delves Into Problems Accoulmg to rcpoits fiom Dnit mouth and Brown, Di. Gilkev delves below the suifnee of formality and makes available to the students a stock of Knowledge about icligion cn the campus R B. Chambeilain, Duitmouth chaplain, says, “Di. Gil key's sermon was one of the finest I have ever henid.” From Biown i»n iveisitv, the statement comes “The majontv of the students liked bin. bettei than any oUict speaket this yoni ” That icligion is a doctrine of faith and not of denomination is one of the points Di Gilkey will bung up, says Sccictniv Kitchm of the “Y” The found Bariows lcctuioi is a strong believer 111 piecepts of tiuth and jus tice. His thice-day institute here will not be devoted to any one phase of re ligious pioblcm, but will be an in quiiG into underlying principles that peiplc.x the college student VARSITY PASSERS ENCOUNTER NAVY AND GEORGETOWN Roepke’s Injury Forces Coach Dutch Hermann To Build New Combination CAPT. HOOD AND SAYLOR TO START AS FORWARDS Capital City Team and Admirals Credited Number of Victories This Year Making their secondi invasiun of the ycai, the Penn State passers embarked for Washington, D C , Inst night vvlicic they will meet Geoigc town umvcisity. The cagers will travel to Annapolis tomorrow evening where they will tackle Navy. A new pioblcm now faces the Blue and White coach because of an njuiy sustained by lioepke. The Penn Stale •forward is suffering with an infected toe and will not be nblc to moke the tup South. Coach Hermann, after the announcement that Hamas would be out for the season, v.as forced to reconstruct his team and with the tempoiuij loss of Rocp cc, he is con fronted with the pioblem of develop ing a new combination Lineup Say lot will undoubtedly step into the vacated foiwaid bcith and will be paired ofF with Captain Chick Hood. MacDonald will continue as pivot mar. with Von Neida and Barron oi Gicene at guards Greene has been mipio.- ing of late and will probablv bo given an oppoitunity in the contests this week-end. Lefty Page, Kent and Lungren will constitute the extra men on the trip. Pac,c has been playing good basket ball and will be tried at a foiward position Although Lungien has not been out for practice legulaily be cause of other activities, Coach llci mann will hold him in reserve foi the contests on the Southern jaunt, be cause ofhis experience and ability m handling the ball. The untued combination will face one of the best tcums in the country when it engages Gcoigetown The Capital cagcrs me credited with a numbci of victouos ovci strong teams. Georgetown defeated Dusqucsnc, con nuciors of both Navy and Puin State and handed Washington college’s champion combination a decisive set back The Blue and Gray boasts of Noik, one of the leading scoicis in collegiate cncles, who is expected to run up a considerable scoie against the invadcis. Navy, at piesent, has chalked up seven victories and foui defeats, but has not been beaten at any tunc this season by moie than two points. The lineup of the AdmitnH will include Ciaig and Parish at forwards, Ham ilton, centei, and Ginf and Jones at guatds THEOLOGIAN SPEAKS AT SUNDAY CHAPEL SERVICE Dr. H. F. Ward, Noted Professor of Christian Ethics, To Use Faith as Topic Dr Harry Fiedcuck Ward, prolessoi ot Christian Ethics at Union Theo logical Semmarv, will speak m chapel Sunday on the subject “The Function of Faith in the Modern Woild” The Reverend Ward was boin in England in 1879, and came to Ameii cl m 1891 lie fust attended the Uni versity of Southern California, but received Ins A B. degree at North western university in 1807 In 180 S he received hn M. A degtee at llai vurd From 18 f k> until 1900 he was head ic&ident of the Northwestern univer sity settlement in Chicugo In 1890 he was oi darned a Methodist minister Until 1912 he was pastoi ot a church in Chicugo, and then of one in Oak Patk, Illinois In 1907 he founded the Methodist Fedciation of Social Servtce, of which he was editorial secretary until 1911, and since then geneial secretary Di. Wait! has just returned from a yeui’s visit to China and the East He has written numerous aiticlcs lor different magu. incs about his tup, and social conditions m the various countries He is especially interest ed in the pioblcm of Bolshevism and the importation of Russian money into Japan and Chinn. Mr Ward will make two other ap pearances while in State College lie will meet the leaders of the Gilkey set ics at a lcccption of the Y. M. C. A. hut on Sunday afternoon, to make them fumihiii’ with Dr Gilkey, with intimately acquainted. ' 2 .COPIES (EnUegtatt. SHAKESPEARE AND HIS TIMES LIVE AS ELLSWORTH TALKS Early Life of Gieat Dramatist Portrayed in Illustrated Lecture Thursday SPEAKS IN AFTERNOON ON “THE NEW POETRY’ Noted Visitor L, Audience with DisuM.ss'on on Modem Verse Visualizing the call.* davs ol Shakcspcaie and the London which the great diamatist knew, V/ W Klls vvoith piesented an illustrated kc tuie to the students m the Auddoiuim last night. The fmmer president of the Ccntuiv publishing comnany m the afternoon discussed the poetiy of the last fifteen yeais arc! called at tention to the striking quality of mod ern Amcncau veisc Old London Portrayed Mr Ullswoith, with 111-, excellent hteiaiy backgiouml, made the gicat diamatist seen alive The streets, the theaters anu the people r.f v hom the baid wiote v ere vi iuL poitiay ed Alt Ellsworth divided the stoiy into thice paits The fii >t desc’ibed the eailv days of SJuke'-peaio, the occontl, London as .Slndc.piaie saw i it, and the tlmd, the Kh/abctlvn thcatcis fully leconstiucted This uicludcl \ievs fiom the model of the citv in the London Museum Many new lights were throw n on the life of that pciiod fiom 1590 to 1010 The lectuiei marshalled with one sweep the hteiaiy nchne u s, the uiclu tectural wonder and the actu il Shale (Continued on second page) THESPIANS OPEN TOMORROW NIGHT Song: and Dance Artists Show “The Kid Himself” for Week-end Guests SIXTY STUDENTS APPEAR IN POPULAR PRODUCTION Smacking with liveliness, catching with it-s tuneful airs and di-plaving a distinctly pmfessional vouch, the Thespian pioduction “The Kid Him self” will be stuped 'll the Auditotium foi the fust time this yeai lonunrow night at seven o'clock Sixtv Blue and White students will paiticipate in the ptesent.ilimi fo' wcck-emi guests at Penn St ile Because of the decnLd popuku.tv attained by the song and dance nit nts on then initial toui of the sea son at Clmstmas time and in then succeeding poit'av.l- of the relink ing pugilistic loniunce, the hou-n* has been almost '•old out Soma few tick ets remain and may he puichused al seventy-five cents and two dollai- at Co-op. \musmg bituatmns Abound The play open-* on the lawn of a (Continued on Uoi, page) “FIRST YEAR” STARTS ON TWO-SHOW TRIP TONIGHT Pld.veus Booked foi Stands in Canton and Towantl..—One Clmntfe in Cast “'I he Fust Yeai ” a tlnec-act diama of mai i icd lif<, by Fiank Cia ven, goes on the road ioi tlu thud tnji Lius season when the Penn hi ate Playeis piesent it at Canton to.tig l t and at Tovvanda loinniiovv night The plav is coached and staged i*y Pi of A. C. Cloetingh Plaving Lite leads aie O A 'iiilu son ’2S as 1 homas 'luclci ,»nd Mis-. M D Reed ’2S as Giuee Livingston N. D. Zunmeiman ’27, who plaved in ; the vole of fathei in "The Goose Hangs High” which piesented hue Jnnuniv twenty-second, again (ills the role One change lan been made m the cast since the la-L perfommne**, R. \Y. Huston ’27 taking the place of F. ,T. Ki.it/ ’27 as Dick Lomig, man aboul-town. The stoiv deals with the couilship ami the lust veai of man ted iile ot a young collide, each act being desig nated by a leim used m the spoil of boxing. The first act is called “Tiaining Qtiaitcus," the second "The Ringside” and the thud “The Knock out” "The Inist Yeai” was piesenl cd at Gcttysbuig ami llau.sbuig m VIRGINIA INVADES NITTANY FISTIC CAMP TOMORROW Coach Houck Likely To Make Change in Personnel of Team —Frosh-Soph Eliminations Continue | I. F. C. Managers Call | j foi Boxing Entry Fees 1 | All into fees, along with the j rames of the seven individual ] ! weight enti ant? foi each fratei- ! I mtv in the bo mg tournament, J | must bo m the hands of 11. I. j i Scheitnei at the Pin Lpstlon Pi z l fraternity house by Monday oi 1 • not latei than noon Tuesday. I t Tleentiv fee is one dollut | } The .• eight divisions this vear | • a.e as follows 115-pound, 125- | liound, 115-pound, 115- pound | • 109-pound. 170-pound and the | j 1 ea'y • eight Each weight is j | .<llo.vcd foui pound- | I Names of students iepic,cut- | : mg each weight must be foi- ] • vaukJ to ,ii range foi physical | ] education excuses An. men | j wno ha e paiticipatcd in vai- t i site competition a.e i ldigiblc | • f> r interfi atei mty toumament : | Coach Leo Houck desires all | | ctndidatks foi fratu mtv box- f | mg to i.ndvigo i spcual peiioJ | i ufi 2'n I 1929 CAGERS MEET CALIFORNIA NORMAL Game SldloJ Tomoirow* Night fet Set en O’clock—Tesira Remains Unchanged VISITORS BOAST STRONG _ OFFENSIVE COMBINATION Muting i team tint alieady ha*- the advantage of having played eight g lires tins ‘eason, the Penn State veai lings v ill engaga the stiong Cali foimi Noimil five on the Aimoiv Hoot lomonovv evening at seven o’clock Although tnc Nittary team has not plaved .'nj. contests since the Pitt>- tup. the pla”cis have profited by the long lest ami the con“cqacnt intcnsi.c cuaclung penod umlei the dncction of Coaclt Glenn Killingci No changes have beau made m the !u.e-up of the plcbes Capt tin Help and Wilson will sLirt the pure at guard*-, Kullv at centu and If a, is and Monahan at foi waid • \s Inst slung substitutes, the coach his Jacobson, foi waul, lJiownstcin, cent' l and Koch, guaid All of these men hn.o l ecu showing impioved fm m ind togcthei make up a foi mid able comb.nation. Opponents Fast on Floor Calif'ii nia Normal boasts tnc of its la st tc ins i.i many vcstis V» ilh Ca|»- t.ini Moir and HtuDon «tt loiwaids, the visito-s jiossess u stoimg machine th it is haul to * top Wolf is the sliu of tlu team while Hudson’, lcft-hund cl tiissis ale dlfilcult to .stop. Ptiilcv tl e Nonm.l five tip-olf man, i, it’g and langv and should piove to be d.uigeioL, both on the often ,c and difense Litcll is a lunning guard uid in the games playud lo date has (ConUiiucd on last page) PRINCIPLES UNO. DECISIONS BA Because ol the many changes made in the wiestluig Miles duung the lust three yens Co ich Ralph Leonaid, in i U’ccnt inteiview explained the new cole of time decisions, and lulls tli.it aie illegal Theic is un appaient nusundeistanding as to these phases of the giappling game and foi that icason Coach Leonmd has vulunteeied the mfoi nialion. Accuuling to the NitLanv couch, umlei the old-time svstem in a regu lation nine minute bout, a one minute time ndvanfnge is meant that one oT the giupplois has been walking above the othei foi a longei period of time ,m ill.it a aipenoi hold has been used lo hold the opponent in check. Referee Makes Awards It an extiu penod is ncccssaiy and no tall was made dunng that time, a tlmly-sccoml lead entitles one to the “Carry Me Back to 03d Virginnj” PRICE FIVE CENTS I With a \ictoij ahead} to its unlit the Lion nut team will enlci the ling against then second oppon ents of the season when it bal'les with the Univeisilj of Vnginia tomoirow aftciroon at two-thiity o’clock in the Armoi} Intensive limning has been absolv ed this week in piepmation for tin* southern invaders Hie Vaguinas boast of n stiong team and ha*o .1 number of veterans on the iosier who aided m defeating the Lions last veai The bouts with Catholic umvoi at} last week re.ealed to Coicli Houck the übilit} of Ins nntmen and lil < pects to make a few changes in the personnel of his team No positions aic marked as peimuncnt accoidrg to the fistic tutoi with the exception of the 12’j-pound berth, occupied b; Captain McClernan Tight Tor Plac.s Bouts weic held all week to d'tu nune the sliongest man in each dm.- lon and a numbci of stiff buttle Io.J place between the candidates in tie fifteen-pound class, Evashwich ha, been lending consumable oiiposition to Gnns who bo\**d m the Inst meet, md at the piesent moment it la un decided who will represent Penn .State in this weight Fileger and Chandic, aie compet ing foi honors in the llmtj-hvo-pound ..lass while Cruppa maj entu the ■qtiared circle instead of Oru7icr who opposed Penn State’s advusauos last Safuidj}. WeFko lias dioppud out of tlie race for heavy-w’e'ght and will undoubtcdl} be icplaccd by Uiucbcirv Uibel, Giffoid and Ku/hind arc fgbling for the beith m the seventj five-pound division und it still icon i*ns a question as to who will face the \ n* ginia hghl-w eight Condi Houck feels confident th.it hu men will come thiough the meet in good shape and is quite satisfied .vith (Continued on thud page) Dr. J. Jt. Miller Given Research Professorship Di J I!, Millet has been appoint ed assistant piofessoi ot aguciilfm.il and biological chemist* \ to tale charge of the Uio-Cliem v 01V. m con nection with the new co-opcialive Purnell project and the department of poult! \ husbandly The vvuik will consul hugel. in n studv of cause and picvention of nti tutious diseases suchtus kg v.cakms . in poulti.v, analogous to iickets m hu man beings The* effect that light und the vitamins in food have on chickens will be a pnncipal subject ot stud} Mi I). I, oung, a Chire-,0 -.tml nl ami a giaduatc ot W.iki-I* 011iol lege, Noith Caiolm.l, is to a-uut in the evpcnmcnlal dipuitnuul of tin .School of Agi iculturc while voikiig for an advanced degtee in animal mi ll ifion Mi Young attended schools ; in China and Japan befoi-j coming to I tins countr} Mi K S Nassctl. a gi.uluate of ,St Ohif college in Noilhhehl, Minne sota, has been added to tnc dip.nl- Iment of plant cheimsti} >ERLYING MAT ,RED BY MENTOR dor the new s\slcm of »ulc*s .u ■( b> the Inteicollegiate \\ resiling asso- ciation. however, the aw.uding ot a sciap is left entiieh to the itfiiu who is to be guided in lu> venlict l.v wicsthng übihty and uggic*s'-i\cm*s- It is usually the case that the ailnlu will fust consult the timets and awaid the bout to the wiestlei h.ivnn a time udvantage of tlmty seconds 01 more. In dubci ibtng what is eoiisidcud to In* a full the couth slated Unit the h\e liomt muikcr i* yi\en fui u “pin-fall ” This moans holding the shoutdcis to the mats foi thieo second-* nr mute As to the holds which aio now illegal Leonatd mentioned the fuH-N’elson, btinnglo hold, hnntinet lock ahme righL tingle, too hold nml all olhei grips of n punishing or toitining nn tuie. The seissois hold in any foun a * J is permitted
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