Sports Board
E-Wrecks
VOL. XXIII; No. 8
SPECIAL SECTION
TO SEAT ROTARY
CLUB DELEGATES
AT GRID BATTLE
Visitors Will Arrive on Friday
And Register in Auditorium
Lobby—Mass Meeting To
Open Festivity Card
WILL SHOW NEW MOVIE
Rotarians Plan To Tour Campus
Saturday Morning, Paying
Particular Attention
To Building Sites
As the outstanding event of the
week-end program arranged for the
Rotary Club delegates from one hun
dred and fifty communities through
out the Commonwealth, the Rotary
Pilgrimage committee has reserved
the two teeter west stands of New
Beavci field to seat its members and
visitois for the tiaditional Lion-Bison
football game Satuiday afternoon.
To add to the giul attraction, spe
cial cheers and amusing features are
being planned by H. F. Blankenbillei
'2B, head cheer-leader, for the enter
tainment of the spectators
Mammoth Mass Meeting
The visitors will register in the
lobby of the Auditorium upon their
arrival Friday afternoon Friday ev
ening a mammoth mass meeting will
be held in the Auditorium with Pres
ident R. D. lieteel and Rotary Club
officials as the pi incipal speakers
In addition to the cheers, songs, pep
talks and Rotary features, the CoPege
band, orchestra and Glee Club wul
entertain the audience
Smoker, Movie in Cathaum
When the unavailability of the Ar
mory became known, Maurice Baum,
proprietor of the Cathaum theatre,
offered his show house for the smok
er that will follow the muss meeting.
He also announced that he will give
a- private showing for the Rotarians
during the progress of the smoker.:
"Figures Don't Lie," a new release
starring Esther Ralston and Ford:
'Sterling, will be the attraction.
Rotary Luncheon Saturday
On Satuttlny morning the Rotor
tans WI ii make n tout of the campus,
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JUNIOR CHEMISTS STUDY
CRYSTALOGRAPHY FIELD
New X-Ray Apparatus Enables
Research To Be Carried
Along New Lines
With the intioduction of an X-ray
foi determining the structure of sim
ilar crystals, a relatively new field has
been offered to all Juniors taking a
course in Physical Chemistry 12. Ac
cording to Prof W P. Davey this field
shown such groat promise of being
has developed so rapidly and has
useful that the School of Chemistry
and Physics feels that all its students
should became acquainted with this
subject.
"Wo believe that by giving under
graduates instruction in this line we
ate better preparing them for work
after graduation," declared Profesor
Davey.
Manufactured by the General Elec
tric company, the X-ray refraction ap
paratus is of the same type used
widely throughout the country an dis
[identical with that used by Professor
Bragg in England and by graduates
in a largo number of American col
leges and universities.
According to the schedule of experi
ments, the apparatus will be avail
able for undergraduates on Novem
ber tenth. Penn State graduates in
vestigating the stiucture and proper
ties of crystals are employing prac
tically a duplicate of the appartus
which will be used In the future
Thirty-two Qualify in
College Golf Tryouts
Thirty-tao men have qualified for
the all-College golf tournament which
began recently F. McKenzie '3O, was
medalist with a scoio of seventy-sev
en while Captain J. F. Bunting '2O,
and W. H. Day '29, tied for second
plaice with scores of seventy-eight
'Matches veto manged by lottery
all contestants ale requested to play
oft the first sound by Wednesday
night.
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I. F. C. HEAD LAUDS FRATERNITY
RUSHING AND PLEDGING TACTICS
Commending the frateinities foi
then co-operation during rushing sea
son, V. 0 Schmnerer '2B, president of
Interfraternity Council expressed be
lief that the newly adopted rushing
coda was a step forward for the Greek
letter organizations of Penn State.
"The code is far from pcifect as yet,"
stated Schinnerer, "but a start has
been made and from that basis a
strong and feasible code can be de
veloped."
"The attitude of most of the fia
ternities during the past rushing sea
son has shown me that they are ic-dy
for a code which will assure all fi e
ternities a fan chance and which will
prevent premature rushing and atich
practices "
BOOTERS PREPARE
TO MEET ALTOONA
Jeffrey Emphasizes Organized
Plays and Drills Team
To Pre-Tilt Form
NEW CANDIDATES TRY
FOR FIRST POSITIONS
.In preparation for the opening en
counter of the sneers season wits Ai
tomes, Saturday, the Lion dribblets
are piacticing intensively this week,
though the sessions are less seveic
than those of the last foi trught.
Coach Jeffrey, with the Idea of pol
ishing up his charges to pic-ganie
form is stressing team uoik. The
outcome of Saturday's tilt will in no
small degree depend upon the per
fection of passing method, acquired
by the Penn State aggregation
I=l
Consequently, the Nittany mentcr ra
emphasizing accurate eddying of the
sphere from the baeks.to the forwards
land from player to player acro.s the
Inc.. It is expected that the sm zeal
organized play= will lie voided up
The Altoona bootees who ,have long
experience behind them lire acknow
ledged to be skilled in the game and
are "soccer-wise." Their playing is
characterized by a more maneuver
mg and subtle type of soccer thar is
practised by most college elevens,
whose forte usually Iles ir their abil
ity to weather a fast fray.
Cherry Imprin es
Coach Jeffiey intends to let his pro
digies off with but few scrimmages
this week. It is altogethei likely that
last minute changes will be made in
tha line-up Captain Cherry who Wen
kept off the held last wee& beeline
of an injury to his spine, is repoited
practically recovered and is looked
to open the season at his usual back
field post.
Six. more of 'last yeal's letteimen
have quite definitely cinched their po
sitions for the initial combat. Son
is,h at goal, Repino and Stiind•in
the wing halfback berths, Griffin and
Marshall at the inside fornaid posi
tions Serry on thn left flank are
p ache illy certain to enter against
f. toot a
Newer Aequisittonh
Allan at right back, Edgerton io
the center half position and Glas , r in
the pivot position are outstanding con
testants for places on the Li..n team
This week the filler of the vacant out
side right position will be debt mined.
For this bet th, halve), Jacobson and
Kiel have been showing keen compe
tition and it is expected that Skinnell
will prove to be another contend°,
James, Haberman, Lutz, Mac Linen
and Reed are also entered in the lists
and aro strong contenders fot places
on the Nanny aggregation.
Underclass Scrap
Set for Thursday
Good news, Proshl The opportunity
for which the dink-toteis have long
been waiting has conic. Thursday they
will have the hist chance to do dirt
to the Sophs without a reprimand. The
occasion will be the annual Pants
Scrap, n Inch will occur at four-thirty
o'clock, on New Beater Piactice field.
Tho Sophomores will gather on the
tennis courts, and the freshmen will
form on the opposite bank At least
three heats are to be run, and everyone
will get a chance to tear his oval's
pants off. It either class has not suf
ficient men to lan three heats, the
committee believes that the scrap
should ho forfeited to the other side.
Care will also be taken that the
proper number of men are out for
each heat If either side has more
than the alloted hfty men on the field
for any heat, the heat will be forfeited.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1927
"The pi went code has a few appar
ent weaknesses which caused sonic
misunderstanding, but these will be
taken up in the near future and a,
attempt made to clarify the matter
so that in the future the code will ex
plain itself
A study is being made of the rush
ing code at the Unnersity of Illinois,
at which institution an excellent code
is in use. The code at Illinois was
drawn up after a study of fraternity
conditions all riser the United States
and is reputed to be the best of its
kind in existeme By adopting such
parts of the Illinois code as are ap
propriate for a school like Penn State,
an attempt will be made to perfect the
rushing code
Elasticity Needed
Each year new problems arise which
must be taken care of and a code
must be elastic enough to take case
of these changes without any great
trouble The peifect.on of the code
is, at best, a trying problems and all
Crates attics sic requested to offer sug
gestions to the officials of the council
The committee, which was appoint
ed to draw up a set of rules to deal
with members absent from the rheet
lags of the Council, ha, r report
ready to be presented at the next
meeting The clatter, it is hoped, si ill
be decided at that time
COX TAKES FIRST
IN HARRIER TRIALS
Louis Lee Again Trails Leader
By Scant Margin With
Ratcliffe Third
BLUES AND WHITES NOW
COMPOSE DIVIDED TEAM
Plafaly showing the strain of the
six mile giuelling grind, thirteen of
sixteen starters followed Captain Bill
Cox across the finish line at varied
intenals in Satuiday's close-country
run The peep was divided into
two teams, the Blue and *he Whites,
Cox heading one and George Offen
hauser leading the other.
Louis Lee, alio last sear was con
sideied one of the weak spots in the
hurries squad, again tiailed the lead
er by a scant maim Ratcliffe came
thud with Oesteiling a claw fourth.
Lonnie Kittle, whose specialty is the
querter-mile, gaineied the fifth posi
tion
Running in his usual ground-eating
way, Bill Co's 011911 V led his chosen
team of Blues to victoiy in &aunt - IV'.
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ENROLLMENT IN R.O. T. C.
COURSES TOTALS 1874
Military Department Expects
To Make Application For
Quota Enlargement
A total enrolment of 1871 students
in the basic and advanced It 0. T. C
courses at Penn State sins announced
at the headquarters of the department
of military science and tactics yester
day.
Of the 1759 students enrolled in the
Loire course, 1011 are freshmen while
718 are sophomores. In the advanced
course there are fort-eight seniors
and fifty-seven juniors, filling the to
tal or 105 authorized by the War De
partment. Ten additional students
have elected to take the advanced
courso at thew own expense.
Schroeder Brigade Commander,
lieleafter the It 0. T. C unit wdl
be known as the "It. 0. T C. brigade"
with A. S. Sehoeder '23, newly up
poulted student colonel as brigade
commander
The brigade null oiganwo one regi
ment of infantry under Cadet Lieu
tenant Colonel W. 11. Denney '2B, and
ono regiment of ongineeis under Cadet
Lieutenant J E. Roan '2B
Other new appointments include
student Majors G. A. Shuck '2B, W. F.
Stnnmel '2B, and II E. Balmer '29,
who will assiq in the infantry regi
ment, F W. Olshefsky '2B, and I. S.
Mel trier '2B, who will assist in the
engmem mg regiment.
Apply for Larger Quota
Colonel Clenurd McLaughlin an
nounces that steps will be taken to se
cure the author motion of a larger
quota foe the advanced course en order
that all qualified students of the Col_
legs who aie &shells of qualifying
for a commission in the reserve corps
of the United States Aemy may do so.
STOCK COMPANY TO
PRESENT DRAMATIC
TRIUMPH SATURDAY
Charles Allais, ' Jane Carr and
Frank Hawson Will Play
Outstanding Roles
PLAYERS TO INTRODUCE
PROFESSIONAL SHOWING
Comedy Has Received Approval
Of Critics—Tickets Will
Go On Sale Today
Charles Rann Kennedy's dramatic
triumph "The Servant in the Ilouse"
u ill be presented by Ernest Hanes and
Charles Allais under the auspices of
the Penn State Players in the Audi
torium Saturday night at eight-fifteen
o'clock
Under the direction of the author
the play has received commendable
mention from leading critics as an en
tertaining comedy full of laugh pro
voking situations and fine dialogue.
Minis Leading-Character
Charles Allem in the role of Man
son brings to this play a talent en
riched by experience under such dis
tinguished direction as that of Win
throp Ames, Henry Herbert, and the
Theatre Guild of New York.
Miss Jane Carr, who plays the part
of Auntie, the Vicar's wife, has play
ed several years uncler the tutelage of
Ms Kennedy and Miss Edith Wynne
Matthison. Her latest appearance
with them was in their production of
Medea last spring.
Depicting the Vicar, is Frank Haw
son, who is known in the Shakespeur
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SPORTS BOARD TO
ERECT NEW TRACK
'Present Structure _ Considered
Dangerous—Necessitates
Constant Repairs
ATHLETIC HEADS DISCUSS
INTRAMURAL SPORT LIST
The authorization of a new outdoor
running track of an improved type
to replace the old board structure
was approved by the newly organized
Board of Athletic Control when it
met last week for the purpose of tak
ing up such urgent matters
The old track has been in poor con
dit,on for the last fen years and cc
cry year has become more troublesome
and unsafe, requiring constant re
pel.. It was with this ,n nand that
the abuse authorization was made
At this meeting a permanent or
ganization was completed, when A
N. Diehl was made chairman, Nab
Fleming secretary and financial ag
ent, and Witham C. Murtorff treasur
er.
Seaeral other important matters
were brought up at the meeting, but
because of lack of essential data, com
m•ttces were appointed to secure the
necessary information an•l make a re
port. Further extension of intramui
al athletics Alas also discussed and
gel.
Members of the Boond of athletic
control are A. N Diehl, representing
tho Board of Trustees; W. Wray, J
L Mouth° and \V H. Tea,, represent
mg the alumni, C C. Bent bill '2B,
H. F. Blenkenbiller '2B and 11. E
Hastings '2B from the student athletic
association and Dean A R. Warnock,
R A. Hatchet, F. W. Owens and
Dean It L Sackett, of the faculty
Engineering Stationßegins
Investigation of Oil Spray
Investigation of the fuel oil spray,
pi manly for the study of its charac
teristics and Guth ieference to the in
jection type of oil engines has been
started in the engineeilng experiment
!station heie.
There hose been numerous tests
made throughout the country with the
result that many important discoveries
concerning oil and its use have been
I made and it is with this idea in mind
I that this station is to be conducted
here.
Several of the important questions
which they hope to solve at this ela
tion are the action of fuel spray be
fore ignition, the distance an oil jet
penetrates in compressed air, the
shape of a fuel spray, the state and
size of the globules, how they change
and many other vital problems
These investigations are expected to
Tottrgiatt.
Tickets for Penn Game
Go on Sale Tomorrow
Tickets for the Penn game /
will be on sale at the A A. of
fice tomorrow morning for sen
iors, Thursday for Juniors and 1
Friday for underclassmen and /
special students. The price will
be three dollars each. Students
must show matriculation card 1
and pass book before tickets will
be issued to them.
Members of the faculty may
purchase tickets at the Trea,
urer's office on Thursday and
Friday.
ALUMNI TO HOLD
SMOKER AT PENN
Select Bellevue-Stratford As
Headquarters For Penn
State Followers
CLUB PLANS ROOF DANCE
FOR NIGHT AFTER GAME
Announcements of the football
smoke. and dance sponsored by the
Penn State alumni club of Philadel
phia in the Bellevue•Stratford hotel
the week-end of the Penn game have
been received by E N Sullivan, aec
rote* of the Alumni Association
On Friday night, October foui
teenth, the Closer Room of the hotel
will be the headquarters of Penn State
follonms osho assemble each year foi
a smoker and pep meeting on the me
of the traditional Penn gi ninon
struggle
College Band IN dl Play
In addition to the football yells and
talks, an entertainment program out
be presented headed by the College
band For refreshment, cider and
pietael., scull be seived
Undergraduates will be admittea
• free to the smoker upon presentation
of their college matriculation card
one dollar w 11 be the adra..smon
' charge for other than members of the
club sponsming the get-together.
Tickets for the game in the Penn
State section of Franklin field which
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FRESHMAN DRIBBLERS
LEARN FUNDAMENTALS
Coach Shapiro Drills Boaters
Daily in Preparation for
Class Tournaments
In prepration for its first clash with
the varsity soccer team this week
Coach H 11. Sham. '2B, is putting
his freshmen hooters through totes
slim drills with special emphasis be
mg, placed on fundamentals
Coach Shapiro hopes to have a
strong combination prepapred for the
class scraps, which ate to be held late
in the fall
Chief among the candidates are
Murray Meiselman, former Brooklyn
schoolboy star, who is showing much
laggressivene, at center half, Eduard
Richards, a clever dribbler, who plays
right; Murpl*, formerly captain of
Coatesvillo High, is a fighting centei.
forward
Anderson, a speedy outside right,
Gerson, outstanding goal tender. Gir
d capable halfback, Crammer, in
nide left, Akelrocl, husky sight full
back, Simpson, outside light, East
burn, left fullback and KALl.line, half
back, complete the first team.
Miller, Mayor, Clapp, Valas, Cartee,
Reese Es ans, Weber, Plnder, Jackson,
Ganicker and Caughey ale fighting for
first team berths.
fun lush designers with data that will
enable them to construct more effi
cient and higher speed engines
Nen Inc estigation Method
Until recently all investigatians
hose been made with actual engines.
It has been recognized, boo ever, that
such investigations can hardly yield
specific results because of the difficul
ty of separating the variables.
The e•peumental equipment here
consists of a chamber for compressed
MI or inert gas, devices for the pie.
duction of fuel sprays and means for
observation and measurement% The
apparatus is being designed only for
I investigation of the oil sprays prior to
ignition
Special Pressure Gunge
To record the ptebsute variations
in the injection line duling the Aunt
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Improved Lion Gridmen
Rout Gettysburg, 34-13
Potent Forward Pass Attack Proves
Factor in Victory---Roepke
Scores Four Times
Stars On Defense
Roger Mahoney
ABILITY SHOWN IN
PLEBE TRACK MEET
Ed Brownlee Scores Ses enteen
Points, Schockert Gathers
Ten and Evans Six
REIKERS AND DETWEILER
TAKE RESPECTIVE EVENTS
Tasting then fast bit of competi
tion on Neu Beaver held, plebe ti ack
men engaged in then annual meet
Finlay afternoon Bto,nlee was vas
lu thc star of the day, gathering a to
tal of seventeen points with his three
first plates and one second Schad.,
ert followed mith ten points so Illle :
E‘ans completed the taiumvirate t.tth
Ins six counters mule by one (list po-1
salon and one third Coach Cart
meltappealed greatly pleased ,ith
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Dr. Eddy Stresses
Five Qualities of
Christian Religion
"lo build life, to share life and to
make a bettor life lot all, should be
the oliJect of CS ery truly religious per
son," declared Dr. Ceolge Sherwood
Edda, an mtnnationall} known religi
ous leader and social secretaly of the
national Y 31. C. A. in his Sunday
Chapel talk
"Truo a eligion must base rise dm-
Una qualific gums," added Doctoi Ed
dy. "It mu , t be personal, unn.eisal,
satisfying, a anal and social. Learn
to be not Just an engineer or a funn
el' applying his science but a menu ho
has found the meaning of life"
Cites Examples
Doctor Eddy cited several instances
in which people of Isealth had saw
freed then all for the betterment of
conditions among the Impoverished
one in their employ The, person',
ho stated, were greatly compensated
ton the e•penditure of large stun, of
money in that they need no more be
ashamed to sit the homes of their
employees
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PROFESSOR H. H. GEIST
RESUMES PHYSICS POST
Piof 11. 11. Geist, an instiuctor m
the physms department since 1919 has
resumed his ,ork hose altos a yeas of
graduate work at the University of
Munich in Germany.
Specializing in lectures and oboes
ration of laboratory methods, Pro
fessor Geist worked with such noted
German scientists as Famna and Wie
land. He also visited the University
of Berlin. the University of Lopsig
and the Unnersity at Goettingcn.
CHEERLEADER ELECTION
Monloo A. Kim '2'J
Bullets
Were
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
Unlclshlng a
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passing attack and a varied assort
ment of short line thrusts, a greatly
impioved Penn State grid machine
routed the deteimined Bullet force
from Gettysburg, 31-111, in the second
game of the season on Nco Beaver
field Saturday afteinoon Johnny
Roepke, captain and halfback, ac
counted for tuenty-eight of Penn
State's thinly-four points
Bent on tictuiv, the Invaders bat-
Ped foi then cause and
tithed tu.lCe before the Nittany Lion
nosed a potent pay. and routed the
Battlefield Lots Early in the first
nu a ten theme nos hope of that cher.
fished tliunlph When Moise, visiting
night guald, scooped up Pincuia'a
fumble at nudfield and ran twenty
fr-e vaids before Inc v.as finally down
cl bt llamas Possessing the ball,
Gettysbuig immediately Icsorted to
an aerial attack 1:11c111111an's pass to
Cock , ey netted a fiat done, Stump'
lost foul yaids off-tackle and on the
ne‘t phis Mollltllan three a perfect
heat:: to Gillian oho, uncovered, rac
ed across the god foul a tom.hdonn.
Stumpf missed on the e‘tia point try
Flom all appearances the unexpect
ed enemy counter cursed to instill
fighting spirit into Bezdek's charges
since it made them the underdogs for
the moment Stumpf kicked off to
Roaphe s, he letained the oral fifty
N iids limn his eon fifteen-yard line
after a spirited dash in which he li
mos: lost emery Orange and Blue
t ieklei. In too YUCCOSSINe plays
Wolff acquired a first down Roepke
gained five aids through center, Plll
- snared tuo though the same
place and llamas reeled off four more
for a list (loan on the 13-yard line.
Pineuia fated an end lan but tossed
a short pass to Roepke who whirled
cos er the line for the first Penn State
score The Nittany captain kicked
the extra point and Gettysburg ass
once mole the undeidoe.
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BRANDT REPORTS NEW
LA VIE APPOINTMENTS
Baling, Bohner and Minnick Will
Bc Assistant Editors of
Junior Publication
Seseial new appointments have been
made to the staff of this year's La Vie
by the editor-in-chief, J W Brandt
A It. Foot has been selected as
photogiaphu. editor and his two as
sistants will be II II Holing and P.
13 Bohnet L 11 Bell, Jr has been
appointed as athletic editor and his
assistant is It he S B Minnich.
Timo gni, have been chosen to the
,state In an ele,tion conducted among
I the gut Audtuts. They are Agnes
Gealy and Anne Fel ncler Any fur
-1 ther appointments 14111 be mode as the
need aims The staff iull be kept at
s• minimum and only such appoint
:mein, made as ale necessary.
Keim To Begin Survey
Of Penn State Today
Dr A 7 Kelm, chief of the division
of higher education of the department
of Inteiloi, art Ives here to-day for
tho impose of leaking a stavey of
the College. Congiess has appropri
ated fund, enabling surveys to be
madc of land grant colleges through
out the count". and it is in tins con
nectior that Doctos Reins comes to
Penn State
The goNeininent ahem' will confer
o ith Piesident Hazel and as part of
his molt ttall ,isit each of the deans
of the College
SXE Issues Call For
Assistant Operators
All ,tmlent. ‘N,hing to apply
a- assistant operater at the col
lege ladle station SXE should
send a lettei of application to G.
Li. Glossies., Room 203 Engineer
' ing D, by Saturday noon, Ceto-
Ibei eighth. Include your qual
!kittens such as chins of °per
! atois' license, and experience.