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VOL. XXII, No. 45
NITTANY BINGEN
HAND DRUBBING TO
POWERFUL N. Y. U,
SQUAD IN 5-2 WIN
Al Lassnuin and Szecse Capture
Lone Victories for Violet
In Hard Encounters
Here Saturday
MAHON BEATS FERRARO
Allie Wolff Registers Eighth
Straight Triumph—Lions
Close Season With
Notre l)ame
Xothiag could stop the Penn State
boxers Saturday and the Nitta*"
Lions had no trouble in scoring a 5-2
victory over the touted N. Y. U. mitt
men. bassman, a veritable colossus
of muscle. registered the only knock
out of the afternoon while Szeese
gave the Violet its other victory.
During, the fray Allie Wolff set a
new Pena State record of eight tri
umphs in six meets. Ile had to
defeat a previously unbeaten man,
the rangy Guardino, to keep his slate
clean. Although a great handicap in
reach prevented Allie from flooring
his opponent he used his straight left
jab with telling effect, and son every
round by a wide margin.
Ilahon Wins
The other Xittany record was set
in the first bout when Frankie Mahon
came through with a decisive win over
the thy Ferraro. It was the first
time this season that Penn State won
the opening setto.
In the next light Kolikoski pum
melled Check of N. Y. U. in every
canto to make the count 2-0. Filegar
added another counter by outpointhg
Cohen, a clever defensive man. Ml
egar's triumph made it time second
comecutive year he has net tasted de
feat in the Armory ring.
Grazier Drops Close Hoot
Captain Clarke Crazier fell into a
peck of trouble in his light with
Szecse. The Violet welterweight
landed a stiff right in the second
round that sent Grazier to his knees,
end try as he would Grazier could
not offset the disadvantage. The re,
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LACROSSE COACH HOPES
TO SHAPE STRONG TEAM
Stickmen Conduct Preliminary
Practice—Schedule Opens
With Lafayette
Boiling to make this year the turn
ing pobt hi Penn State's lacrosse
career, Ernie Paul, new coach of the
Lion stick-wielders put Varsity la
preliminary practice last creek
on Old
Beaver field.
Coach Paul organ his lacrosse ea
leer at the University of Toronto,
Canada and after two years of un
dergraduate playing, he became as
sistant lacrosse coach and hockey
coach at Syracuse University in 1:;20
remaining there for three seasons.
For the last three years he has coach
ed three sports at different schools,
lacrosse at Hobart College. hockey at
Syracuse and football at Valley Acad
emy. Besides coaching he also plays
on professional hockey and lacrosse
teams in Canada.
On Wednesday evening, the lacrosse
mentor met more than seventy-live
lacrosse candidates. The possibili
ties of the coining season were dis
cussed. A probable total of only sev
en games have been scheduled and the
new coach looks forward to a hard
season. Ile stressed the necessity of
enatinual practice.
Foresters Leave To
Join Yale Students
In Louisiana Camp
To get actual experience with lum
!tering processes and problems seniors
in the department of forestry left for
their regular spring camp. This'
year it is located at Urania, Louishrt
na. also the Yale camp site. Work
will be done in conjunction with the
Yale students.
Prof. J. A. Ferguson, head of the
department here, who has been teach
ing at Yale Forestry school on leave
of absence, is in charge of the camp.
Trainbg will continue until about
June fifth when the members will
visit saw-mills and wood-working
Plants in Louisiana and in Arkansas.
Skippers Cater to Hop Patrons With
Varied Program of . Original Numbers
:%lore than live hundred couples
crowded the Armory doors Friday
night to attend the third formal func
tion of the 1927 winter social season.
The miniature army of revellers,
swaying to the temperamental tunes
of Danny Murphy's original and en
tertaining Skippers in an Armory
clad in one of Silverstein's most el
aborate color creations, enjoyed ideal
spring weather throughout the entire
night.
The checkerboard ceiling, streaming
oil in blue and white to the white
walls, covered with clinging vines,
was the feature of the decoration
scheme. The orchestra in trim na
val uniforms supplied a military ef
fect. A stream of goldva light from
the class numerals bidding welcome
to the fair guests as they entered, the
silvery reflection of the dance floor,
PILLSBURY TELLS
OF PLANT WORLD
Botanical Activity Described b 3
Popular Naturalist—Novel
Camera Explained
YOSEMITE PARK SHOWN
BY AEROPLANE PHOTOS
"Plant life in this world manufac
tures and uses more energy than all
the man-made power in the universe,"
declared Arthur C. Pillsbury, natur
alist and official photographer for the
Yosemite National Park in the En
tertainment Course lecture Saturday
night in the Auditorium.
"All the motors, engines, turbines,
windmills and dynamoes are as noth
ing compared to the tremendous
amount of energy that is made and
consumed each day in the fields and
forests." he continued.
Ches Microscope-Camera
liking - an — oak the for fn exam 10,
he stated that an average specimen
with 500,000 leaves will lift five !Mil
dred buckets of water from the
ground each twenty-four hours.
In describing the methods by which
he arrives at his startling conclus
ions. 31 r. Pillsbury explained the use
of his combined camera and micro
scope. and also some of the facts he
has learned from studying live Min
dred of the total eleven hundred dif
ferent llowers found in the Yosemite
Park.
Camera Sees What Eye Doesn't
'Co record the life stories of the
plants studied. a clockwork mechan
ism was attached to his motion pic
ture camera, he said, whereby expos
ures could be taken at regular inter
vals as the blossom developed. In
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NATIONAL GRANGE HEAD
WILL VISIT PENN STATE
'Faber To Attend Local Chapter
Banquet Saturday—Expect
Two Ilundred Guests
1.. J. 'Father. of Columbus, Ohio,
master of the National Grange, and
J. Book, state master, will be the
speakers at the annual Penn State
Grange banquet at the Centre Ilills
Country club Saturday at six-thirty
o'clock. A program of entertainment
and dancing will also be given.
Led by W. C. Gumbel '2B, the local
branch will play host to Pennsylvania
Grange officials, including Mrs. W.
G. Phillips and W. F. Ilill, past mas
ter of the state organization, and a
number of Grange members from
nearby counties. It is expected that
more than two hundred persons will
attend the event.
President and
. Mrs. lleticl expect I
to be present. A number. of faculty
members will accompany them. For
mer vice-dean It. G. Bressler. now
deputy-secretary of agriculture at
Harrisburg, will speak. Prof. J. F.
Shigley will be toastmaster.
Entertainment will be furnished by
the Grange quartet and Prof. E. .1.
Heckman, followed by dancing, with
the Campus Owls supplying the mu
sic.
PROF. ANDERSON WILL
ADDRESS OUTING CLUB
Speaking on the subject of limnal
ogy wad the biology of fresh water
streams and ponds, E. .1. Anderson,
instructor in Entomological Exten
sion work, will address the Penn
State Outing Club at its regular meet
ing tonight in Room 315, OW Main.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1927
were part of the background for the
sophomore formal.
And then the personnel of the Skip
pers outdid themselves in their musi
cal abilities to enliven the 114111. [hin
ny Murphy, the bespectacled director,
as he caressed his traps and drums,
gave instructions to Ken Burton, the
lithe leader. Burton's legs refused to
stand still as he played his violin,
sang and "wise-cracked" at the banjo
player, Fred Dufour, who punctuated
several numbers with his well-known
"sneezing whistle slide."
"I've played at the Cornell. Penn
sylvania and Michigan proms," Mur
phy said after his musical session,
hut I've never experienced that good
feeling that you express to us in our
visit. I hope that we can conic back
here again for we certainly fee! at
home."
NITTANY MATMEN
DEFEAT PENN, 19-6
Captain Kaiser and Ace Throw•
Opponents—MacDonald and
Bogdon Win Matches
CLOSE SEASON SATURDAY
WITH IN'I'ERCOLLEGIATES
The Nitta:l3' grapplers put the fin
al touches to a creditable season in
their last dual meet Saturday by tak
ing over the University of Pennsyl
vania mailman, 19-ti. Bogdon, Red
and Blue specialweight and the tout
ed Captain MacDonald were the lone
scorers fur the visitors.
Captain Kaiser made his last ap
pearance on the Armory mats mem
orable by speedy disposition of ll; u •-
ris. The Penn grappler took the in
itiative at the start but Captain Fred
ly was determined upon victory and
soon proved his mastery. Ile used a
ball-nelson. and, %only • Inck to_throw .
Harris in two minutes and forty-six
secqads.
Pollock Makes Appearance
In his first appeal•ance in a Varsity
jersey, Pollock, wrestling for Lig
gett in the 125-pound division, showed
a good defense but a slow attack.
Llogdon, of the Red and lilac, proved
the aggressor but was not successful
in taking Pollock to the mats until
after half-time bad been called. Sev
illa times the Penn man tlu•eatened
to gain a fall, but his attempts were
balked by the reserve of the Nittany
grappler. -
lien Long proved a worthy oppon
ent for Captain MacDonald, who is
carving a niche for himself in the hall
of wrestling fame. The even match
ing of the two men made for a slow
bout, and at the end of the regulation
ten minute period a brace of extra
sessions were called. Ilere MacDon
ald showed himelf to be the master
and he was awarded the decision with
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WPSC "ALUMNI NIGHT"
SET FOR NEXT MONDAY
President Iletzel Listed With
Orchestra, Hand, Glee
Club Program
One of the feature radio programs
being arranged for station WPSC is
0 "Penn State Alumni Night" which
has been set for Monday night at
eight o'clock. The program will con
tinue for about three hours to enable
alumni in all parts of the country to
come back to their Alma Mater for
the evening.
Several members of the faculty who
have seen thirty or more years Of
service at Penn State will have Ines
sages during the program for gradu-
tees and former students. Presiden
R. D. Iletzel and the deans of al
sehOols will also extend persona
greetings over the air to alumni ant
friends of the College.
Music will be provided by outstand
ing student musicians representing
the glee club, mandolin club, military
band and college orchestra. In addi
tion a number of talented individuals
who have not yet broadcast from the
college station, will entertain.
New honors have been won by a
former Penn State student, at the
United States Military Academy,
West Point, New York. Walter G.
Donald, a Nittany graduate in 1924,
was awarded the Academy monogram
for participation in lacrosse during
the past year, it is announced.
Donald, who was a member of the
Nittany lacrosse squad, has been also
playing second team baseball and bas
ketball at West Point. In addition to
his athletic achievements, he holds an
academic standing of thirty-fifth and
thirtieth in 1925 and 1925, respective
ly, and has been assistant editor of
I"The Pointer" for the last three
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Sale of Grange Banquet
Tickets Set for Tonight
The final ticket sale for the
iGrange banquet to be held Sat
urday will begin tonight at see
! en o'clock at the Grange:head
quarters, Room 100, Hort build
! hog.
Thespians Hold Second
Tryout Tomorrow Night
Tryouts preliminary to the
arrival of Mr. Darcy e•ill he -
held for the Thespian ploy,
"Girl Warated," on Wednesday I
evening at eight-tifteen o'clock
in the Auditorium. Those who
attended the first tryout, and
any other new candidates, are
urged to he present. Fresh
man tnatnager.s are requested to
be there at eight o'clock.
SEVEN KEYSTONE
CITIES INCLUDED
IN THESPIAN TRIP
Initial Showing of. 'Girl Wanted'
Scheduled in Bellefonte
April Nineteenth
TICKETS FOR QUAKER CITY
PERFORMANCE ON SALE
Local Presentatkin Marks End
Of Tour—Darcy Arrives
For Rehearsals
The Penn State 111611d:ins will pre
sent "Girl Wanted" at seven cities is
various sections of the state the week
immediately following Easter vaca
tion on the annual road tour of the
organization.
The final schedule has been lulling
ed with Bellefonte as the initial stop
ping place where the first perform
ance of the new production will be
presented at the Richelieu Theater
on April nineteenth. ' The club will
appear the next night at the Central
high school auditorium in Scranton
and the following night in Wilkes-
Barre.
Travelling from there to Philadel
phia, a performance will be staged
On hridav,April twemc, gamy' O tt hu
Penn Athletic ChM.' After the show
a dance will be held at the Club for
the audience and cast. with music sup
plied by Johnnie Buck and his Thes
pian orchestra. Those wishing to at
tend are advised to purchase their
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TUDENT VOLUNTEERS
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
lelegales Discuss Preparation
Necessary for Teaching
In Foreign Lands
Moro than one hundred Mid fifty
men and women from Eastern Penn
sylvania and New Jersey atended the
annual Student Volunteer Conference
held here on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday.
The discussions enlightened the del
egates on the needs and preparations
necessary for students who expect to
go abroad to teach in foreign coon•
tries. Although there is no local
branch of the Student Volunteers in
State College, the Y. M. C. A. acted
Os host to the visiting delegations.
how To Make All Christians
Mr. William S. Holtman, college reg
istrar, welcomed the visitors at an
opening banquet in the Methodist
church Friday night. One of the
founders of the movement forty years
ago, Mr. R. P. Wilder, Princeton
brought out the fact that if there was
only ono Christian in the world today,
if he would convert two persons the
first year, and if each of these two
would convert two others the second
year, all the people in the world would
ho Christian at the end of thirty-live
years.
Dr. R. 11. Glove• said that Christian
evangelism is the greatest need of the
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Nittany Graduate
Honored at Army
GOLDKETTE, GARBER
DEFINITELY SIGNED
FOR JUNIOR PROM
Jean and Jan Affix Signatures
To Contracts—Prominent
Victor Artists
ANNOUNCEMENT SI'IKES
CIRCULATING REPORTS
Coldkette Completes Neu• York
Engagement—Garber Back
From Southland
What. promises to be the greatest
array or dance-music talent ever to
play at I'cnn State is assured with
the signatures of lean Goldkette and
Jan Garber, leaders or nationally
Iraown orchestras, affixed to contracts
to play at the Junior from on Friday,
April twenty-ninth.
Wi , th two orchestras or the caliber
of Goldkette and Garber, Junior from
guests are assured a continuous flow
of the highest grade music in jazzdom
from nine o'clock until two. Never
before has such a program been at
tempted here.
Prominent Victor Artists
Soaa after the announcement that
Jean Goldkette had signed a tentative
contract to play at the Prom and that
Jan Gather had been approached,
came the word that GOitikette NV:I:-
booked for the Ivy Ball, the premiere
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PLACE CHEMISTRY
INSTITUTE HERE
National Society Sponsors First
Summer Session Study in
Special Sciences
EUROPEAN PROFESSORS
WILL GIVE I.ECTURES
Organizing the first summer session
institute of chemistry ever held in
the United States, the American
Chemical Society has chosen Penn
State for its initial location. Dean C.
1.. Wenilt, School of Chemistry Mid
Physics. announced yesterday. The
first session will start some time in
May.
Three chief features Will 11111I'k 1.11 . 1!
program. There • will lie
daily conferences tra modern topics,
evening lectures and formal college
courses.
Will Announce Speakers
Twenty-tswo daily eon ferenees will
cover applied thermodynamics. X-rays
and their applications, chemical en
gineeri•.:g economics and education.
electronics, and atomic structures. A
definite program will he announced
soon with the list of speakers so that
those who cannot stay for the entire
session may arrange to come for
shorter periods which meet their in
terests.
Opporunity will be given to enli
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Four Teams Remain in
I. F. Basketball Play
Eight teams. will remain in the In
terfraternity basketball competition
tonight after Alpha Chi Rho plays
Phi Kappa Sigma at eight o'clock and
one hour later Phi Epsilon Pi clashes
with Kappa Delta Rho. An attempt
will be made to have the finals played
oil this week.
JURY DEADLOCKED IN LATEST
PENN STATE "MYSTERY CASE"
After listening through weary
hours of testimony, anxious moments
of cross-examination and a period of
trying deliberation. the jury filed
slowly into the courtroom Thursday
night. All were seated. The fore
man arose and soberly addressed the
court. "Your Honor, after careful
consideration the jury has been able
to reach no agreement?'
There was contentment on both
sides. Defending attorney A. Schroe
der '2B, laboring for the acquittal of
W. 11. Smith '27, accused of robbing
the clothing establishment of Mont
gomery and company on the night of
February twenty-second, smiled con
fidently when the deadlock was an
nounced, So did district attorney C.
C. Berryhill '2B when he learned that
the alleged burglar was still within
his grasp.
Felt.P
Hamas Stars as Lions
Check Panthers, 35-34
Nittany Captain Finishes College Court
Career---Mike Gathers Seventeen
Points in Dazzling Tilt
Stars in Final
Captain 31ihe llamas
OHIO DRAMATISTS
TO APPEAR HERE
Western Reserve Actors Will
Stage . " Three Wise Fouls"
Saturday Evening
EXCHANGE PERFORMANCE
WITH NITTANY PLAYERS
Following the suggestion of the In
tercollegiate Dramatic association
that colleges make at. least one ex
change performance a year, The Penn
State Players. on Friday will enter
tain the Sock and Buskin Club of the
Western ReServe university of Cleve
land. , The visitors will present
"Three Wise Fools" in the Auditor
lam Saturday, instead of Thursday as
was previously announced.
The Penn State Players successful
ly presented "The Witching flour" at
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BEGIN MEASURING TOR
'1928 BLAZERS TODAY
Juniors May Make Arrangements
For Class Jackets During
Next Three Days
Blazers for the class of 1928, one
4)f which is now on display in Stark
Brothers' show window will be black
with orange trimmings, and modelled
after typical English jackets, accord
ing to W. K. Jackson. chairman of
the committee. The style chosen was
the only one possible because of the
color combination. he said. ,
Measurements for blazers will start
today at Staik Brothers' and contin
ue for two days, after which Juniors
may go to :Montgomery and company
to leave orders. No measurements
Will be taken after Friday.
In the course of the exciting trial
many puzzling complications arose.
It was reported that on that night,
Smith broke into the clothiers. 'Squire
Law, of Sunbury, was present to tes
tify however. that he had jailed the
defendant, alo-ag with several com
panions, who claimed they were tra
velling from Coatesville to State
College, in Sunbury lock-up the same
night for reckless driving and [or
speeding. And since one of Smith's
closest friends swore that the accused
hail never left State College, things
appeared still more complex.
The defending attorney saw re
venge as the motive behind what he
declared was a frame up. It was al
leged that. during a recent house par
ty, that Smith "dug the cellar" of a
certain . Alartin who, it was believed,
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My Cough
On A
Rampage
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Captain Mike llamas, plaYing the
last college game of his brilliant ea
:our. covered himself with all kinds
of glory as his team put the skids un
der a great Pitt live Saturday. 3541.
Revealing basketball of the highest
order, providing, countless thrills
throughout the forty mi - autes of
whirlwind play. the game was one of
the fastest, most exciting court e•m
tests ever staged on the Armory hard
woods or on any other floor.
llamas Scores Seventeen Points
The hair-raising tilt provided an
ideal setting for the farewell appear
ance of one of the greatest forwards
ever to wear the Mae and White.
The fact that Captaii llamas suffer
ed a painful injury to his thunth in
the first few minutes of play did not
deter him from sending the hall
through the mesh for six field goals
and five foul goals for a total of sev
enteen points.
Although opposed to Captin Liss
fel. alike was virtually uns , epalde.
It was captain against captain, each
leader playing the final game of a
brilliant career for his Alma Meter.
A strong finish before the half
time bell enabled the Lions to com
pile a 21-14 lead. With the score fa
voring the Panthers 13-9, the Blue
and White unleashed a furious attach
that netted six field goals while the
visitors were forced to be content
with a single point.
The Lions held another seven point
lead at ^d-27 with but three minutes
to play in the final half. This was
almost reduced to nothing when the
Blue and Gold unleashed a searing
:lme. Sykes. Reed and Hoban Start
ed dropping heaves front far down
the floor
.that Juttl Coach ..11erman,,
nial 'the large crowd in a eretizy. -
A foul goal by Lefty Page, in for
Reilly, and playing his last tilt,
brought the home team's total to
thirty-five. After Reed sent the last
of his attempts whistling through
the cords the Panthers were within
ona point of the faster-stepping
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FRESHMAN BOXERS WIN
FROM BELLEFONTE, 4-3
Knockout and Three Decisions
Clinch Initial Meet for
Yearling Mittmen
Scoring one knockout and three de
cisions. the freshman mittmen defeat
ed Bellefonte academy in their initial
meet of the seas-on Saturday. Eby.
yearling twenty-live pounder, won his
bout by a technical knockout in the
third round. Christopher, Cardoni and
Miller with decisions, chalked up the
three remaining points fur the Nit
lany aggregation.
Mutzel, Bellefonte Inn- cooler and
coaeh. and Strut,le provided the sen
sational bout of the meet. Mutzel
staggered the Nittany lad in the first
round with a rain of blows. Struble
shook it off, however, and retaliated
in the next two round;. Each man
scored a knockdown in the third and
the judges ordered an extra period.
Muted had the edge in condition and
won the decision.
• Eby Gets Knockout
Christopher, freshman fiftecn-pounil
er. though outreached by Brehm of
Bellefonte. landed telling Wows and
got the decision. In the next class
Eby went after Adams of the Acad
emy, deliberately. and scored a teehini
rid knockout in the third round, Car
doni, yearling 1::5-pounder, sent John
son reeling in the first round with an
overhand right to the jaw. Only
Johnson's ability to take punishment
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Two Teachers Needed
At Egyptian College
Two teachers, preferably Dean
State graduates, are needed at Cairo,
university, Cairo, Egypt, W. .1. Kit
chen, secretary of the Penn State Y.
M. C. A. announces. An alumnus of
Penn State, Herman Lum .'l3, is at.
present the American secretary of the
University of Beirut.
The contract for an English teach
er and a science teacher will be for
three years. Applicants will also be
expected to participate in student af
fairs and athletics. More informatityl
may be obtained from Mr. Nada
at the "V" Hut.