VOL XXIII, No. 2 TIASS IIEETING TO 'WELCOME DOCTOR HETZEL GREETS STUDENT , BODY TOMORROW AT CONVOCATION College Opens With President For First Time in Three Years—Enrollment ' Totals 3700 CLASSES START AT NOON 11. Walton Mitchell May Not Attend Ceremony Because of Judiciary Engagements In Pittsburgh For the first tone in three years, Penn State will officially open its por tals with a president Dr. R. D. Het eel, himself appearing initially at the annual opening, will welcome thirty seven hundred students at the exer morn of the seventy-third convocation tomorrow morning at ten-thirty o'clock in the Auditorium After on organ prelude and the in-1 socation, Prev Hetzel will deliver , the principal address If Judge B. ' Walton Mitchell. president of the Board of Trustees. finds it possible to attend, he moll give a short speech of greeting to the student body. Other talks will be delivered by Deans of the Schools. Under the direction of Prof R. W Grant. head of the music department, a varied program of voc al and Instrumental numbers has been proposed Freshmen To Sing It is possible that the freshmen will sing their new class song in the pres ence of the upperclassmen far the hest time. Ceremonies will close with the singing of the Aline Mater.' During the exercises the faculty will occupy teats on the platform, the up- I per classes will take scats on the first floor and the new students an the bal cony Under the new schedule of hours, classes will assemble for the first time at one-ten o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The athletic mass meeting tonight will conclude Freshmen Week activities and will be the last get-together for the yearlings before they assume cus toms after convocation tomorrow morning BLUE BAND MEETS ON THURSDAY TO ORGANIZE Bandmaster Thompson Expects Two Hundred Veterans To Be in Attendance Active work on the organization of the Blue Band will be started Thurs day night when all aspirants will meet W. 0. Thompson. bandmaster, in the band room at seven o'clock • • - • . It is expected that about two hun dred members of last year's Blue I Band and the military bands will re port from which number will be chos en the new group All applicants are asked to bring their cnstruments 'to this meeting and those who can play but do not have instruments here are to report to Bandmaster Thompson in Mac Allister Hall where the R. 0 T. C uniforms are being given out not later than Wednesday. This should be one of the best mus ical organizations that Penn State has ever had Mr. Thompson stated, be cause the majority of ,lost yenta band is back and both of the milltaiy bands were very good The freshmen hand will also get an early start this year. Its first call is for Thursdby, ,September twenty-sec ond All those applying are requested to bring their Instiuments as the tests will be slatted at once. Memorial Fund Drive Pushed By Grangers Several Grange projects for this y enr have been nut under way and promise to be of a direct benefit to the students and the College. A rural electrification pamphlet will be pub - - lixhed by the Grangers in the form of a playlet that will be used along educational lines. The outstanding event for the year is the completion of the Memorial Dormitory drive. Already several plays are under preparation to raise fundg. for the girls' hall. A state wide dlive is being launched by the Grangers in older to close the dtive by next State Grange meeting in De tomber. ___,_,..s.„\ 1 nut a : t _:-:,,0t,' - ',-,;-: , 1,2- , ;. ~,,,,„,„,..,,,,_,,,. ~„:„:, .., ~„:„..... .., INJURIES DISABLE THREE AS GRID TEAM IMPROVES Whitmore, Reynolds, Neidel Are Lost Temporarily to Squad---Bezdek Introduces Trick Plays PLEBES COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL WEEK Athletic Mass Meeting Tonight In Auditorium Is Final of Evening Assemblies FRESHMEN LEARN PENN STATE SONGS, CHEERS Exactly one thousand and twenty - nine yearlings are now rounding out the last two days of what is consid ered a partmulary successful Fresh man Week by those in charge. With a welcome on Thursday morning by President Ralph D Hu gel, the members of the class of nine teen thirty-one started on a program replete with activity. Addresses by the deans of the several schools and numerous school meetings provided the newcomers with a working know ledge of Penn State Talks by stu dent leaders nonemted them with student activities and College tra &tains. Mass Meeting Tonight An athletic mass meeting tonight will practically complete the Fresh man Week program. Already hav ing learnedcPenn State songs and cheers; the , freshmen will be able to participate in the spirit and festivity which invariably characterizes such an affair. The occaron will acquaint the newcomers with the College teams and athletic traditions. Already three evening assemblies have been held The first was a com bined cheering and song practice con ducted under the leadership of Direc tor R. iv. Grant and the cheering staff. On Friday night the Y. ill C A. and Y. W. - C A took charge of the meeting and presented a sum mary of "V" activities as rained on among the Students at Penn State Last night the thud of the evening (Continued on last page) Luccock Stresses Broadening of Mind Stressing that one does not attend college to become a specialist in nne line and be of a single purpose, Rev. H. E Luccock opened the Sunday chapel season Sunday moimng. John Dickson of the varsity male quartette gave a special selection "The Pabhc an" by Van de Water: About six hundred attended the services which mere not compulsory and all attending were well rewarded with a very inte, eating sermon Rev. Luccock opened lils seimon by saying that too many entered college thinking that they were to specialise in one line and in that may gained little more ,than offered College I 'he said was not for that; it is to broaden one With tins in maid he went on to give several instances of college men and how they had turned out, comparing those of the narrow mind with those who got what they should 'have received from college. Known the world over Mi. Luccock was probably the best "Chi istian Ad vocate" and educational secretary of the Bfethodist Board of Foreign Mis sions. He is also well known in the book world having written several books among which ale "Fat es Please"' "Five !Minute Shop-Talks" and "Studies in the Psi abler of Jesus." CLASS OF THIRTY-ONE FINISHES REGISTRATION With ime thousand and eight stu dents registering Thursday and Fu day the incoming class of freshmen' promises to be the largest in the his tory of the college. Four hundred and sixty-four signed up Thursday followed by five hunched and forty-four Friday, making the tbtal number registeted late 'Friday night one 'thousand and eight Of this number nine hundred and ilve were men and one hundred and three women Electrical engineering led with eighty-tiwo enrolled as the high eat number in any single Loma. STATE COLLEGE, PA:.-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1927 Injury, one of Penn States most powerful football enemies, crept steal thily into the Nittany training camp last Thursday and retreated tempor arily after Molding three of Hugo's husky mospects during a period of four days. Ll-luck, or whatever it is that caus es the physical inability of the Penn State gridders, is as traditional a foe as is Pitt and is becoming as regular a visitot to the Lion lair as the pluck) Lebanon Valley teams which Journey to Nevi Beaver field for the opening games of the season Three Are Injured As a molt of the most recent in vas•on, Whitmore scrub backfield candidate, Neidel and Reynolds, both linemen, have been consigned to the injured list. The bully back, who pulled a tendon in his shoulder tim ing seiimmage last Tuesday, seas the first victim of the Injury campa•gn. Neidel is also troubled with a should er tendon strained while tackling the dummy the same day. Reynolds is suffering a broken nose and a deep gash mffeted over his sight eye Wed nesday afternoon There is no deep concern on the part of the coaching staff, however, since none of the varsity , group has (Continued on last page) NITTANY BOOTERS START WORKOUTS Coach Jeffries Leads Returned Players Through First Light 'Practices SOCCER MENTOR INTENDS SCRIMMAGES THIS WEEK Although not nearly complete in number, the Lion boaters broke into pawn last week with two prehm.nary practice sessions. Breaking his Charges in lightly, Coach Jeffries ex pects to hose them in readiness for scrimmages within the next few days. Light workouts have been stressed so far with the object of limbering muscles and piecluding stiffness With the twenty-live on the field last week, and almost as many more added leaerday and today, n formidable squad is looked for to start scrim mages. Captain Cherry and Stiings Strim lan were the two returning lettermen out fdr the fast two practices. Four otheib,Semisch, Marshall, Repine and Griffin will shoo• up for practice this week The retain of Mellinger, last year's inside sight is not looked for and Berry has elected football. With the si♦ returning lettermen and a host of hooters from last year's ft eshman team moviding competition, prospects for the Lions seem partic ularly bright. Of the eleven other trams included in the League Penn State is scheduled to encounter five: Penn, Heveiford, Swarthmore, Navy and Syracuse Lions Meet Altoona In addition to these opponents, the Lions will meet Altoona en October fifteenth for the opening game. Swarthmore and Toronto provide too more encounters for the Nittany boot- CTS. Sackett Named Head Of Engineering Society L Sackett. dean of the School of Engineering, ails elected president of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education at its annual meeting held the latter part of June at the University of Maine Outstanding investigations spon isored by the Carnegie Foundation have been conducted by the society with the view of making a careful survey of engineering education throughout the United States and Canada. All freshmen who have pot purchased dulks may procure them from John Roephe, Room 206 Varsity Hall. `IP ENTERTAINMENT COURSE CAMPAIGN STARTS TOMORROW Committee Mill% Sell Season Tickets for Program of Varied-Numbers HERBERT SPRAGUE WILL r STAR IN PLAY, `LIGHTNIN" The Rove'era, 'yictor Artists, Will Appear Here After Return 'From' Tour Tomorrow a 'committee headed h) E. J. Lockwood '2O. will place on :Ale throughout the - camnus the season tickets for the Y. 21 C. A. En'er tainment Course. The price for the eight numbers is three, four or five dollars The program this year is a diversi fied one including jazz, drama, sing ing, popular lectures and a stringed quartet The stubs' that will be sold this week will later be exchanged for reserved seat tickets. Individ ial tickets will sell for one dollar and one dollar ,and fifty cents. Secure Flonzale3 Quartet Among the course numbers is the Flonraley Quaret which makes its appearance here after three year's absence. This quartet of chamber (Continued on third page) FIFTEEN EVENTS IN 1931 : CINDER MEET FreshmeicsitmyiAeptember Gives 7 AdVice to Entries "OFTEN DISCOVER MUCH HIDDEN.TALENT," NATE With fifteen c‘ents open to entry by any freshman of near or real abil ity in track mork, the animal cinder, pit and field meet held September thirtieth on New Beaver field should prove most attractive to all members of the class of 1931 who are anxiout, to win their numerals. a place in an organized slant and an excuse from physical education setting up exer cises. Events, to be held will be the hun dred yard dash, the two-twenty, lout forty, half mile. mile, two mile, high hurdles, low hurdles. broad and high Jumps, pole vault, shot put, disease, hammer and Javelin throws Coach Nate Cartmell, sihile enum erating the list of events to be held, deplored the usual lack of interest in this meet pinch so often prove- most imrortant to the few who engage in it. Frequently, stated Nate, the boys don't come out for this free-for all because thee don't appreciate the chance they have of scoring points and placing themselves in a position to get on the team. When the legit lar track season opens in the spring they are so far behind to their tiain (Continued on third page) ~ Who's Dancing 1 Alpha CPI Smina NEW FRESHMAN SONG REVEALS NOVEL TYPE OF ALMA MA TER Particularly outstanding among the Freshman Week activities was the series of song and cheering practices in which the newcomers co-operated with Director of Music R. W. Grant and the cheering stag. "The freshmen are a real crowd of songsters," Director Grant was heard to remark yesterday after having lead them in daily song practices in the Auditorium since the beginning of Freshman Week. Freshman Alma Mater The yearlings have made rapid progress in learning Penn State songs and cheers and promise to take no small part in the festivities at macs meetings and on the athletic held. In addition to their class pep song, the newcomers have been given something entirely new; the freshman "Alma Water" It is the ides of the department of Tolitgiatt. Debaters May Meet Cambridge Team Here Although the Forensic council has not yet decided upon a debating ached. ule for the coming season, seieial contests, including one with the University of Cambridge, Eng'and, autut the action of the Council Among the probable opponents for this year's sarsity team are Bowdon college, Boston college, New Jersey Law college, Univetsitt of Pennsvl , yam, 'Washington and Jeffer:on, University of ,Pittsburgh and Lincoln university Debates will also be sched uled for the second teas, In conducting the tisouts for the team, Prof. J. II Frirzell announces that he will follow practically the same plan as last year A large squad will be earned throughout the year and a new team mill be, selected for Loch debate A freshman team will probably be chosen and a schedule arranged for it PATTEE REQUESTS DEPARTMENT SPLIT English Literature, Composition And Journalism Form New Division .200 STUDENTS ENROLL FOR NEWSPAPER WORK The opening day of the sisty-ninth year of the insti uction at Penn State tommoion will witness the breaking up of the department of English Imo two separate divisions One will be the department at Ent• fish literature. with Dr W. S oys. as head, and the other the department of English Composition and Journal ism, pith Pioressor A H. Espenshadc 'Wading head ---- • :‘ Dr. Pattec Retire's The change marks the veinal ary retirement from administratice di ties of Dr Fred Lewis Patter, well known authority on American liter ature, and a meinVer of the faculty for thirty-three years For many years he has been head of the deport ment of English, and at his own me quest the chances have been male by trustee act on They also provue that Dr Pattee complete his teaching duties by Christi.as of eacl• year, al lowing lom time for his welting and editing Rapid increase in demands for in struction in Journalism in recut , years at Penn State has assisted in the establishment of this dennitment combined nithlish compe.ition Upwat ds of two hualted :talents now enroll for COUISCS In news wut (Continued on fourth page) Preparation of Dad's Day Program Begins Fathers' Day, obgetved each fall by the student.* of Penn State, will come this 0.01. on Satuiday, October fhst A thiec-day piogiam starting with a student ina, meeting on Fr day evening mill contain not only the meeting of the Association of Par ents of Penn State. %Ouch has more than tno thousand menthe., hut a tarsal football game with Gettys hing college and several other events which null pio,e of interest to the %salting Dads Preparations ate now under way for the entertainment of a thousand patents. music that through this song will be established a keen sense of class anu school loyalty. The song is the sole plopetty of the ch., of '3l and mil be sung throughout its foul youth of college Stimulate Campus Songs The depai tment of music considers li that these is a decided lack of this particuloi pe of song on the campus and hopes that the "Alma Mates" of the class of '.ll is ill otos° an incentive for the classes now in College toot its and sing similai sang, The "Alma Motet" of the class of '3l is a dignified song ssith a good mel ody. It so not a fight song, a football song or n pep song; iiithei it is a song of loyalty and de‘otion. It is mom mended by those tesponsible for the introduction of this song that it be not swotted to the missing which or dinal ily accompanies the singing of most songs by the Is eshman. GOVERNOR Executive To Arrive Tomorrow Afternoon • ICollegian Calls For Sophmore Reporters IA final opportunity sill oe I given all sophomores who asp Ito compete for positions on the editor ml staff of the COLLEG IAN on Tuesday evening Sep- I tember toentioth in Room 114 Old Mom. It is understood I Ithat all those repoiting nest i I Tuesday pill receive equal con- i i siderat.on 4 ...............0 PLEBE GRIDDERS WORK OUT DAILY 150 Men Choose Football For Autumn Sport—All Will — Receive Uniforms BEZDEK, HERMANN AND BERGMAN TUTOR LINE Showing as many types of Piesl•iu handling as the number of school.' represented, the Penn State flee n-1 man football squad of sixty-five asset through its areliminar, work-out sessions Friday and Saturday on New , Bea er practice field under the - ,.itch-; ful eye of Coach Dutch Hermann Varsity coach Ber,dek lent occasurtal aid and advice Saturday Although by direction of the Ath let.e Council all yearling, wFo elect football as their required spurt are to be provided with full unirormb, sell sixty-fiiie have been distributed The full qi,ota of one hundred_and_iiity Ival be distr.buted some time in the near future Light Work For Sound Became of the lack of training and need for loosening up of unused mus cles, the grid aspirants were put through light exeremeg Friday after noon Kicking, sprints and other limbering movements occupied the period Starting his more: intensive tram- I ing Saturday, Dutch selected backs, ends and centeis and hold punt•og practice. Ed Rmnolds, of Celevel•in I an•l Harty Brownlee former Kiski football and track star. booted the ball foe and accurately down the field Brownlee is the bey who hods the ball with one hand as though se were going to to, it. but fools the opposition by kicking it. With the backs taking turns t.,s. (Continued on fourth page) MANDOLIN CLUB USES NEW TYPES OF MUSIC Popular Pieces and Specialties To Mark Program of Coming Season Light music and specialties ,ill be the forte of the Mandolin cl,ib this instead of heave classical pieces which 'move less adaptable foe a Col lege string organization. Included in the program of the Mandolin clue's activities for the veal a the tonna t.on of a banjo section Meet Monde) Night Pieparntion. ale being, made, an nounces P Q Tulenko '2B, in eanlent of the Club, for a meeting Monday night in the Old Main Band Room. At this tame all fieblimen and unpm - clansmen desn inc to participate in Mandolin club activities are requestc I to be present There will be openings for guitar, banjo, mandolin and iolin players in the Club. Ai rangemenLs ,111 be mile for the presentation of several selec tions by the banjo section at the Alumni mass meeting After its or ganization meeting, the club will make preliminin v arrangements for out-or town conceits. COUNCIL CONDUCTS MASS MEETING FOR FRESHMEN To acquaint the incoming chic of fmhmen with the method of Ntudeqc goveinment at Penn State a mien meeting was held in the Auditm mm last night with all members of the Student Council present. 'C. C. Bellyful! '2B, nremilent of Student Council. us well as others esplained in detail the functioning cc student government. Button Button Who's Got The Button? PRICE FIVE CENTS Siren Will Announce Time for Assembly On Front Campus OCCASION IS IMPORTANT TO INSTITUTION-HETZEL When Coernor John S Fisher or riscs tomorrou afternoon for a brief inspect on tour of the College he will be confronted by the entire student body, Been! ding to plans in progress late lesterdat afternoon for an Infor mal mass meeting on the front camp us I=l3 Because the enact time of the Gov ernor's urinal Is unknown the entire community w.ll be informed of his ai nal by the in olonged . blow mg of fire Ix hi-tle and the ringing of the Old Ma.n bell This will he a signal for all students and faculty members to cons ene immediately on the front campus where cheers and songs will Le the means for an enthusiastic wel come for the clue! esecutne of the Commonwealth In ease of inclem ent weather the n.ass meeting wilt be held in the Auditor sum The imroitanee of the presence of eveil member of the student body qt the mss.• meeting nos emphasized by President lletzel then he termed the occasion as one of those of major im poi tante to Penn State "It is one of those o.tas,ons of maim importance to the institution, " said the President, a time then to need every man to the front" If the Governor's arrival takes place during the afternoon classes as expected, all classes will be sus pended for the remainder of'the af ternoon. All the cheer leaders will be nn hand to lead the songs and cheers Plans are also under v.av to have the Blue Band on hand to add to the oc casion At the present time it is expected that Governm Fisher will merely nave a greeting m lobponse to the tumultous welcome he will receive The Governor a unawaie of any plans for a mass meeting and it will came as a complete swans° to the visiting chief esccat.ve of the Commonwealth. NEW IMPROVEMENTS ADD TO EFFICIENCY OF WPSC Remote Controls Will Enable Broadcasting of Events From Four Points With several improvements to the appalatus and four remote controls nem lr bead) for operation, WPSC, the coPege lath° stataon. will soon be lead) to transmit features of inter est Clem all Par to of the campus. All football games are to be broad- Last horn a 'emote control placed in the west stands and mhen the basket ball se h,on open, the control in the 4rmolN will enable fans to receive the results in then resnecti‘e homes Weei base been placed from the opei (nag loom to the front of Old Alain and it is e'nected to broadcast the "1"" leception Finlay night as well as subsequent events to be held there Broadcast Dads' Recept:on Although mo.t of the apparatus must yet be Inshdleed rt is hoped to maugmate the control uhich is being placed in the Auditorium by trans miting the Dad , . Day mass meeting Friday night September thirteenth. (Continued on fourth page) Two New Men Join Engineering Faculty, Too nets additions to the faculty of the School of Engineering have been announced b, Dean It. L. Sara ctt E .1. Umbenhauer, a graduate of the Mas.achuhetts Institute of Technoiogy, still assist in the depart ment of civil engineering and take char go of the sea age disposal plant and, the direction of Piofesbor E. D W all,. and Sunei intendant of Grounds It I. Webby'. Edmaid II Lane, staff member of Soarthinoie 'Ming the past year, ha, been appointed assistant pro fessor in the electrical engineering depaitnant Piofeshor Umbenhauer succeeds I. li CilltlSVl..ho tendered rezignation reLentiy. _
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