Penn State collegian. (State College, Pa.) 1911-1940, March 01, 1927, Image 3

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    uesday, March 1, 1927
atts Describes Living
Conditions in Far East
Thin is the third of n net les of let
. which Dean. R. L. Wane, of the
Moot of Agriculture, mt NO excl.-
elg fin the Collegian front China
heir he or, red on a lipeCifil Alliel wan
era:Jona( rouumnvtmt. Heim Betan
alto decent,. °nodal hocintalit g
ad nhaven of the ecouomir condition,
• China
During the three wets' sojourn at
nton we had many excellent on
rtunities to form impiessions con
using the Chinese people and some
their characteristics We cane
rtunate, indeed, In being enter tamed
several Chinese homes Fun ox
ide, a gentleman of wealth and cul
re invited the Commission and some
lends of his home for (limier.
We wet° ingod to tame soma'
ours before the dinner hour in order
at he might show the guests his
arvelous collection of Chinese paint
gs and pictures; many of these wet e
vela] hundred Yeats old. lie also
d a most i emarkable collection of
hinese porcelain and pottery. This
ltleman and the members of his
roily wete e•ceedmgly kind, coal
ous, and hospitable, and these din
t was served in stylish Chinese fo
am
The same delightful couhahty was
y much in evidence whmcvm and
enever we came in contact uali
people Even clutrig the short
•md of three woks we found that we
d formed very strong attachment%
th many Chinese filerals.
rhe old ploserb, "A prophet is not
hoot honor sme in his own coun-
J' does not seem to apply to China
ir many centimes the you-1g men of
e village mere honored by then
ighborb electing vet} , high degree
les in recognition of outstanding
mlastic ability as demonstiated rn
Lsing severe government esamhm
ns Though the government abat
ed this ancient type of o.arnina
,n.
many depcc poles tem= stand
g in !mot of the great scholars.
Mr. Loin, an alumnus and director
Linkman tru‘etsit, is chief en
neer of the City of Canton and is
sponsible for the many street
anges Though thole are hundreds
mu row streets in Canton varying
om sewn to ten feet en width, miles
the mole =pot tont ones tune been
nde wide enough to accommodate
e traffic in a city of 2,000,000 per,
e. In fact, many of them are mid
than the leading streets of Plots
dphirt All of this great task him
en accomplished within a pet.od
only n few yew,
lima is struggling for the immense
,ntrty of food requrred for its teem
population, embracing one-fourth
people of the entire world. The
alert work hard and are very
llful, yet they and the dependent
limns of consumers must look for
ref in more scientific procedure. In
s connection, the College of Am 1-
tube at Llngnan university is len
ing very important service.
tote is a Practical suggestion for
fessot Ferguson and the Depart-
It of Forestry Why should you
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"YOU CAN GET IT AT METZGER'S"
13TH ANNIVERSARY SALE
Tuesday, March 1, to Saturday, March sth, inclusive
EVERYTHING IN OUR $25,000 STOCK MARKED DOWN
$2.75 and $3.00 Sweat Shirts $1.50
20 per cent off on all Golf Material
$1.25 Box of Blue and Gold Seal Paper 68c
- $2.00 James Safety Razor Blade Stropper $1.45
1207 0 Reduction on practically all TEXT BOOKS I
We are always trying to improve our store for you
L. K. METZGER - - 111 Allen
PILLSBURY TO GIVE
ILLUSTRATED TALK
Naturalist Will Appear in Next
Number of Ediertainment
Course Saturday
WILL REVEAL SECRETS
OF PLANT, ANIMAL LIFE
Tho life struggles of plants and ani
mals will be icvealed by Arthut C
Pillsbury, natmaligt and photograph
er of wild life, in an illustrated lec
ture, Mulch tuelfth. Thei sill be the
sixth number of the Entertainment
Cost se
Pie Palsbuly is the official photog
laphei of Yosemite National Pail:,
CaHome. Ile has devoted years to
the study of wild flowers and to the
perfection of a method wheleby he
can photograph them rit all stages of
development Findmg that
have mole mule' habits than most
human beings lie devised a mechanism
which attached to his cantoa enables
him to record then life stories.
Rare Viols in Collection
The collection of films which Mr
Pillsbury will bring with him includes
magnificent scenic views, rare pic
tures of bird and animal life and le
jesting scenes in growth and detel
opment of plant life These films are
the result of many years' investiga
tion on the part of Mi Pillsbury
Mn. Pillsbury has woven his manic
reels into a pleasant and interestmg
entertainment lie has discovered
that flowers are much like humans;
they hale their births, then loves,
then deaths, their moments of tri
umph, then tragedies The eye of his
camera has caught them dancing,
thin ting, shaking their heads, jostling
each other a - td performing acrobatics
rimer dreamed of before.
fry the little insignificant iattlesnakes
of the Centre County mounteris when
you might introduce a much larger
food species from Chine and then
combine foiestly with snake culture ,
At the market in Canton I saw a hu,te
specimen weighing perhaps 20 pounds
that sold in U S cutrewy at about
70 cents a pound! This new type of
farming might yield lager profits
than bee-keeping and one would not
run much risk of being stung.
We are gliding today, January
nineteenth, over a beautiful calm sea
enioute to Manila. After a few days
at that pmt. we will sail fm Singa
pore, Colombo and the Mediteir.in
ean posts
R L WATTS,
The Tea Room of Distinction in State College
THE FENWAY
i
Industrial Engineering Department
Student Desks and Chairs, Student Tables :Is:
CHIFFONIERS $12.50
TYPEWRITER TABLES - - $4.00 to $8.50
CHAIRS • - - • • - • • - - $3.50
DESKS $12.50 to $25.00
STUDENT TABLES $5.00
COSTUMERS $2.00
GATE-LEG TABLES - - - - $4.50 to $9
DRAWING BOARDS - - $1.25 to $3.00
SWINGS - - ----- ,$5.00 to $lO.OO
PICTURE MOULDING • 3c to 20c per foot
MAGAZINE RACK - - - - - - - $1.75
BOOK SHELVES - - $3.50 to $7.50
CEDAR CHESTS - • - • $3.00 to $25.00
ROOM 106, UNIT B
WATCH THIS AD
"Daddy" Groff's Home in China
The Penn S
Orators Win Two of
Four Week-end Tilts
(Continued (torn first page)
Meeting the (idiot Dickinson group
at the Cential State Normal school,
Lock Raven, on Fliday night the Nit
[any nlh :rata e ti lo uas declared
loser 1,2, n tun to one decision of the
Judges Returning to State College
the [initiative men faced the Westm n
Alatyland negati‘e team in the Audi
torium-Saturdav night
Here the Penn State or stars outlin
ed present conditions resulting horn
the Volstead Act and declared them
intnleiable. Advocating a modifica
tion of the Act, it etas claimed that all
amendment mould better political, so
cial and moult conditions Frully
the Nittanv men dechued that a modi
fication to permit light wines and
hems would be attended by popular
approval
The Weston Malyland tiia 10.40 h,
ed its argument into lam issues: first
that light mines and beets are mho
catty injurious, second that the advo
cated amendment to the VoWeed Act
mould be unconstitutional, thud that
the Act as it now stands is elrectne
Complete Line of 1
Strap Watches
Diamonds
Hann & O'Neal
Tn. t-listi4 MTN CASLLIF.GIAN'
ate Lodge
and fouith that the advocated modi
fication mould not iminove conditions
After a heated lebuttal, the Westmn
Mat land team was unanimously do
elated winno.
Speaking for the affiimative team
oe~e M. R Davis 10, E J. Blatt '3O,
8!. D Barnhill '27 and as alteinate,
Dodge '29, The pelsonnel of
the Nittanv negatise team was a,
follous• N IT Adams '2B, I W
Brandt '29 and Gilbeit Nulick '29
'An open totem debate will take
place on Friday night mum the conic
question, the Rutgers university at
lumatne team meeting the Blue and
White ncgatiee group
FIREPLACE WOOD
COAL
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:i: Phone 3S•M
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RESERVED FOR New Patterns
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ENROLLMENT INCREASES
IN JOURNALISM COURSES
Gibbons and Banner Teach One
Hundred and Fifty Pupils
In Newspaper Work
An incrense over last year of about
fifty students in the course in news
paper lepotting and correspmdence
cifeted by the English department
has necessitated the forming of ad
ditional sections and an expansion of
the cork of the department
More than 150 students have el
ected the coulee this yeas, the largest
number of ins year since its intro
duction heir It is non being taught
both semesters
This semester, through the co-op
elation of the Co',equat stall, an "A"
section, consisting of those Wang the
comae who have received n glade of
2 m better In English, is coveting as
signments fot the College semi-week
ly Theli work on the paper is un
der the direction of 12 Al Atkinson
'2B
Although the department of Jour
pals= heie is not as extensive of as
w ell-equipped as those of the Mid
' West colleges and universities, it is
growing steadily under the thiection
of Professors Gibbons and Banner
' a Id it is hoped will soon attain the
ranking of a major department in
the College. At present six courses in
journalism are offered and several
others are planned
IFor Service, Comfort and
Economy Burn the Genuine
Anita Punxsutawney
Rusty Coal
For Sale at
PHIL FOSTER COAL YARD
PENN STATE COLLEGE STATE COLLEGE PA
Engineer Says Office
Experience Essential
(Continued from first page)
teen upon gt :Ideation for the put pose
of appl‘pg the knowledge gut net cd
in college hlr I ington closed Ills
Immo ks stating that c-lgincets
should do only that scot k en which
they ate contented
Fiiihn night in Room 200 Enzin
coring D. Mi. ilarrington spoke to
membeis of the student blanches of
the Civil, Elects e and Mechanical
Engineei ing ..ocieties on the sti net
electiical and mechanical eon
, sta action of movable budges Ills
lecture was 1111140 nted orth lantein
slides
Mr Ilar ington at prevent has forty
br rdge enterpr Ise+ under consti action
no olving twelve million dollars.
Shown:. a Leen interest in the promo
tion of engineer log education he has
delivered addiesse, at the leading
school in the country Ile is sched
uled to speak at Washington, 1) C,
next Monday and it Vancouver, Neu
foundlnnd, the latter part of the
week
cite largest selting
. quality peiwit
k in the world
Superlative in quality,
the world-famous
vENus
V arias
give best service and
longest wear.
I
Rub n en n ,re pe d do . $ 1.2 0
Pencil Co., 215 Filth Ave.,N.Y.
•kersofUNlQMThml
00
fleas In 12 colon—S per do,
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO'COMPANY
!age area
Band Presents Sunday
Concert in Auditoriu
(Continued from first page)
played by W. E. Iltery '2B and a 11 ,
and saxophone duct by E. E nom
27 and P. V. Rice '2'P The plogi
opened voth the overtute "Undo
of Lortsmg, pl.n•ed hu the online s
non. Thtoughout the contort
mumeal selections nn ere enthtpqnu
alit leeened Ir the audience
A% the final ❑mnbet the land pl•
ed a deNeliptive fantagm "The B
tle fat Demomney" by Fain et Ti
piece la a nutmeat panmama denten
incidents 'mot to the Weild W.
the eanllkt and the ultimate %let°
of the allied poueis It ended It
renchtion of the anthem "Anima..
IN ednesda, moiling at eight-thi
o'clock, thu tv-three members of
band mall bioadcaq a ,ailed cone,
of militaiy band masa_ nom the C
loge radio glatlon WPSC
Find Your Right Place In L
and Know Yourself a
Science Knows Yo
lhati Psychology pt a_ttcallv ap
plied lot ,ocattonal guidance, poison
al ellmenc, and social hat ninny
CHARLES DeLANCEY ALLEN
Special Reprei,entatite of the Amei
icanlnsutute of Placnologl, 239 A
42nd St, N, Y ,t few d.to oil
at the STATE COLLEGE HOTE
I=l
Keep tins and call on no in No
York. Flee public lectures evet
Flu lay Pmate and cid, truden
Urn Mk tot Book fists
N B We want young men a
women to study and qualify to bell,
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