Dedicated VOL. XXIII, No. 29 NITTANY QUINTET WILL MEET PENN TEAM TOMORROW Vanquish Lebanon Valley Five By 41-22 Score in Game Wednesday Night SCHAAF IS HIGH SCORER FOR RED, BLUE PASSERS Quaker City Courtmen To Offer Strong Opposition With Only Two Losses Folowing its triumph over Lebanon Valley by the score of 41 to 22, Penn State's basketball team will journey to Philadelphia to meet the strong Penn five at eight-fifteen o'clock tomorrow night in the Palestra Of the seven games played to date, the Red and Blue quintet has won fhe, Faring lost by a narrow margin to both Yale and Notre Dame. St Joseph's, Haverford, Ursula', illieln igan and Ohio State have lost to the Penn cagemen. The experience of Coach tile Nichol's floormen will give them an edge on the Nittany passers who are playing their fourth game of the season tomorrow night. The Quaker city quintet will prob ably line up tomorrow night with Lobey and Hartnett, fora ards, Captain Gene Connell, center, and Schaaf and Lazar, guards Joe Schaaf IS the only member of last year's five and the high scorer for this season, fol toned closely by Ed. Lobey. A.O (Continued on third page) NICHOLS WILL BE HOP ATTRACTION Novelties and - Trick-Dancing - by Visiting Musicians Will Feature Affair A. E. WRIGHT TO SUPPLY FAVORS AND PROGRAMS Although only a part of the combi nation band directed by Don Vorhees, Red Nichols and his popular Five Pen nies will form the main attraction at the Soph Hop formal, the annual undeiclass social function, in the Ar mory, Friday, February tenth. Novelties and trick dancing by the accomplished Nichols oichestra will be the feature of the affair. In addi tion to this group there are the six Charleston Chasers, making a com bined aggregation of thirteen men, led personally by Don Vortices. The band will split up several tunes during the evening .o that separate minibus can be played. The proof of the combined favors and prdgrams has been received from the A. E Wright company of Philadel phia and has been accepted by the committee in charge Bids for the decoration of the Armory have been furnished by the Elco company of Wil liamsport and by Clyde K Croft of Berwick, Pa. As yet, however, neither has been accepted. Penn State's Original Chaplain Prints Own Story of Varied Life Dr. Lawrence hf Colicit, a former trustee of the College and Professor of ethics at Penn State from 180 G un til 1808 has - recently published his autobiography. Doctor Colicit, who ries the first College chaplain has had a remark able ministerial carcei. As a vital factor in social and political reform ho came into contact with people and events which at, one time stirred the city of Philadelphia. In his book, whiCh was written after ha had retired Dom all activities, Doctor , Colfelt gives an account of his entire life. He describes his asswi ations with men ,prominent in the leg. aslativo halls of the Commonwealth and this intimacy with governors and presidents. Not only does he give the inside ,history of a certain senatorial ,campaign hut he also explains hit life time convictions on the Prohibition question GEOLOGISTS VISIT PARLEY Professors Arthur P. Hone., C. Arthur Beams, C. Willard Robinson and Frank Df K .Swartz, all of the Department of Geology, attendedldur mg the week following Christmas a convention of the Geologic Society of America at Cleveland, Ohio, 2. C CRIES , Semi We'ekiy' „ 4 .. .1 1 gun tair Libeial Arts School Changes Curriculum Abolishes Pre-legal Course and Adds Three Subjects to List Required for , ' Graduation—Begins 1932 The curriculum In liberal arts, un changed since its adoption in the present for seven years ago, was al tered by the College Senate recently The change to go into effect with the entrance of the class of 1932 next fall so that it will affect none of the present classes Thres now courses were added to the list required for graduation and several other important changes were mad" Dean Charles W Stoddart of the School of ;Liberal Arts states that the new schedule of required nark. is expected to give the student a sound (Continued on third page) MATMEN CONTEND FOR CLASS HONORS Intense Competition Will Mark Annual Wrestling Tourney Tomorrow Afternoon HOLLOBAUGH, PACKARD, LIGGETT ENTER MEET Intense competition for grappling booms and recognition as potential varsity material ss ill mark the strug gles of twenty-eight survivors of tins sseek's eliminations jibes they engage in the interclass wrestling tourney to morrow afternoon at two-thirty o'clock in the Armory. In addition to the varsity aspirants many newcomers reported for the pre liminary bouts so that a wealth of promising material has passed the keen inspection of Coach Charlie Spot del. The freshmen alone turned out fifty strong to compete for places in tomorrow's meets. Varsity Alen Eater Hollobaugh, Packard and Liggett, all men of %amity experience entered uncontested in the senior ehminations and appear as formidable candidate for championships in their respective weights. :%lahoney, bulky center on the grid combination, will grapple for heavy-weight honors. ENGINEERING PROFESSOR TO ADDRESS CONFERENCE Prof. J. 0. Keller Will Discuss Advantages of Organized Foreman Association , Piof..J. Orvis Keller of the Engin eering Estension department will ad dress a conference of the industrial executives of Reading, sponsored by the 'Reacting Chamber of Commerce and - the 'Manufacturers' Association of .Reading, incident to the forming of n Foreman's Association in that city. "The Adohntages of Oiganized Foreman Wolk to Industiy" will be the topic of‘ Professor Keller's ad dress. Profs Edwind L. Keller and It. .111 Holmes of the same depart ment will be present at the cont.- once. "Organised foreman groups mean more efficient and more productive foiromen," states Professoi Keller, "which in turn means money to 'in dustry." Some of the direct results to members are constructive thinking, r. sense of responsibility, hotter mor als and higher standards of workman ship " The movement for organized fore man gioups in the industrial , centers throughout the state has shown a marked increase In the past few yews. The organization of these groups has become one of the major activities of the Engineering Extension Depart ment. METZ 'l4 GETS HIGH POST Announcement has conic f tom the School of Engineering that Herbert Mete 'l4 has beep appointed General Adve'rtising and Sales Promotion en gineer of tho Graybar Electric com pany, the merchandising organiza tion of the Western Electric company. <l,lr. Metz was graduated from Penn State with a bachelor of sci ence degree in electrical engineering and has been with the present firm since his graduation. STATE COLLEGE, PA.JRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1928 1 Fines Will Be ImposetT — For Tardy Registration Registration days foi the second semester will ho Febru ary second to fourth There IS a fee of five dollars for teals terms late and a fee of five dol lars for failing to attend the first classes after registration Exemption from these fees will he granted only beesoso of un- avoidable circumstances These is also a fee of fine dollars n credit for all subjects repented in class All college•fecs must be jinni during the registration I period. Students can determine in advance of registration the probable amount of their fees L=MMM=ME pentad to be 'nerved to pay them when due. GRADUATES WILL HEAR SHEPARDSON Prominent Fraternity Executive Will Make Address to Mid-year Class COMMENCEMENT GROUP TO NUMBER EIGHTY-FOUR Dr Francis Wayland Shepardson of Ohicagowill address,the g,raduat- Ing'class at the,zrud.year, commence ment exercises on Tuesddy night, Fob- I runty set call, at acven-thnty o'clock. His audience will constst of one of the largest mid-y eat graduating class es In sevetal years, according to Reg istrar William S Hoffman, and will include eighty-four students from the Graduate ,Schools of Education, Agri culture, Chemist'' , and Physics, En gineering, Liberal At is and Mines and Metallurgy Prominent ili Illinois Doctor Shepardson remised Ins Bachelor of Ails, Master of Arts and Doctor of Lass degrees at Denison university. He seised as editor of the Granville Tint. front 1887 until 1890 and In 1892 loomed his degree (Continued on last page) "A Timely Subject," Is Frothic Offering To Gaping World Tinto-Froth hue blos.somed forth The Weakly Neusmagazine gees the lie to her self-bestowed title and has dashed out upon the astounded woild with a Militant sample of timely nn ttcles assuring of ninny things, ppm moony satire. To start this teview from the rely beginning, we should start ssith the corer where Maim W. 0 Thompson, B. 'AI., U. $. A, gazes with set uttnir mg and stonily majestic eye toward the French panel which decorates in familiar style the red-margined maga zine. Upon exploilng fat Chet tt mov be found that subsetibers bait been most lavish in their contribs to this notable edition, the culmination of (Continued on second page) Almond-eyed Musicians Bring Touch Of Quaint Old China to Penn State A bit of quaint old China descend- , ed upon (State College Monday even ing and remained throughout Tues day and Wednesday Clad an the typical costume of the Chinese coolie, consisting of a small round hat, a color fill coat, and trous ers more flaring than those of the most inclical collegiate, James Pickaid and his seven orientuls nlayed and danced into the favor of Penn State at the Cathaunt theatre upon a stage, the setting of which smacked staong ly of celestial Carlos Quiambno, the little fellow who sat in the center of the group, moved his fingers so rapidly over the fourteen strings of his Phillipine Mandolin that they were almost a blur. Ile also 'featured in the danc ing act. Calks says that he and his sit comrades aio limn the Philippine PROMINENT DEAN OPPOSES EXAMS AS UNNECESSARY C. W. Stoddart Believes Final Test Following Conroe , Waste of Time TELLS OF EXPERIENCE IN AGRICULTURE SCHOOL College . May ,Inaugurate Study System Similar To Plan At 'Swarthmore Dean Charles W. Stoddart of the School of Ltheral Arts is not in favor of the present final examination sys tem, according to his opinion voiced in an Inter:lea% yesterday. Asked if he did not think a student studied mole when an examination culminates the totuse, the dean de clared that such• an examination does not make any one study mole, for a good teacher requires thorough and consistent application in the absence of such a test "The final exammation," stated the educator, "is device for aiding the instructor in thsecnering what a cer tain student has accoablished in List comm., and whether a passing glade is deserved " Wadte of Tone "Considered in this light, and if Clime is no other method of discover the ability of the student," Dean Stoddart went on, "final tests can be justified. But the thoroughly trained instructor does not need such a meth od, and fin this reason I behme that these tests are a mast° of time both for the student and teacher." In speaking of his teaching experi ences in,the School I>f Agi wafture sev- E=r=l THESPIANS -RECEIVE SONG 'MANUSCRIPTS Four Student-Composers 'Offer Varied Alusical Numbers For Next Shun COMPETITION REMAINS OPEN ALL NEXT WERE With the appearance of four aspir ing composers, the first musical try outs for the coming Thespian Slims were held Wednesday night, in the foy er of the Auditoinnu Those uho ap peared smith manuscripts to stc for the honor of haling a pi escalation in the Show V, ere Albeit S Payne '29, Limn ' Glynn W. Fisher '2B, Sherwood Smith '29, and Richard A Whetstone Some promising numbers stoic among the sixteen contributions of these four moo Whetstone sins the only freshman to submit possible mu sical hits Ile presented five num bers, one of them fast fox trot similar to the vat city drag in syncopation, but not in melody. Another presentation by Whetstone nun "Moonlight Nights," u (Continued on last page) IWho's Dancing I Saturday Sigma Epsilon Delta Pi Chi Upsilon Alpha Phi Sigma Omega Epsilon Alpha Gamma Rho , Island. Flaunt conics from Hono lulu. 'Novelties as well as classical and popular numbeis comprise the repel tons of the eight-piece °reheat. The rendition of "El> e Bye Blackbird" was accompanied with singing in the Chin e. language. "Chop sue) , was dis tinguishablo front the melange of sounds at several jaunts. Amidst such a Abbot the huge dragon and Obsess symbols on the cult= used as a background appeared entuely at home. addition, from the tinkling man dolins and other stringed instruments with the bass guitar butting in now and then, came a temperamental class ic "Poet and Peasant." 4 number of modern Jazz numbers mere also on the list. Tottrijiatt. Dean Laird Unable To Deliver Lecture Here Itecause of the illness of Dean Warren P. Laird of the University of Penniiyhania's Fine Arty school he mill be unable to speak at the engin eering lecture today as previously planned In his stead, Dean Robert R. Sackett will tell the story of "Three Great Engineers" at four ten o'clock in old chapel NOVELTIES MARK ANNUAL MILITARY FORMAL TONIGHT Line, Comprising Many Faculty Notables, Will Welcome Patrons WHITEY KAUFMAN PLAYS AT MID-WINTER FUNCTION National Colors Lend Patrotic Atmosphere to Gayly Decked Armory With musical stiains supplied by Vlntcy Kaufman's popular Victoi Recording orchestra, the sixth annual Mil,tary Ball, as the first major so cial function of the year,, will usher in the wintet social season tonight ir the Armor,l, Innovations in the form of a faculty tecemng Ine and novel decorations will add to the pro gi am Piesaknt and Mr, Ralph D. Het :el, Dean and Mis Ralph L. Watts, Dean Challotte E Ray, Dean and Mas Arthur It. Warnock, and Colonel and Mrs McLaughlin will compose (Continued on second page) BOXERS SCHEDULE ' SIX ENGAGEMENTS Oppose Western Maryland on January Tn enty-eighth In Premier Scrap LACK OF HEAVYWEIGHTS GIVES lIOUCK PROBLEM Si' bouts and the intercollegiate competition at Penn cortiprise the 1928 hnsirg schedule 1N Inch open; mail Western Mat} land on January twen 0-eighth in the Armory The Green Tenors arc newcomer, to the Lion fight card, while the Mat,sachusett, Inl'ltute of Technology baser-, who base not appeared in the Mowry ring fir the past Tice rears, are Oak(' 'for February founts-firth Leo Works On Ilea, en Although the entire squad continues to go through its daily shale of ring nark. Coach Leo Hooch is paying par twain, attention to the heaviel men, for the scantily of boxers above the 160-pound class pi o‘idcs the Milan) mentor's 'biggest Problem Caption Mlle Wolff, looking beam than even, has been meeting Malty iMacAndreas in tin ee-round lxants every day. Speed and a lightning left hand jab are Anne's posserful assets. Punching, power a Marty's forte (Continued on third page) AVIATION CLUB TO STUDY AIRPLANE CONSTRUCTION Meeting Next Monday Night Will Include Talk on History Of Aeronautics Esamination of a full•sized airplane and several types of motors and a short talk concerning the Wright brothels composes the program foe the meeting of. the Aviation club winch m.ll be held at six-thirty o'clock 'Monday night in the M. E. laboratory. the au plane and motors will be es plained to the club members by an es.pert and the talk concerning the Wiaglittbrothers will include the whole history of the development of avia tion. F L Walker '2D, spoke at the meet ing cn the manufacture of stove ennin el using for his e‘ample, the concern of Roberts and Wanders of Huth°io, Pennsylvania. 11. W. Gethin '2:l, fol io, cd with a talk on the manufacture of loco brick. {Wails of both talks more given by professor J B. Shaw in m bleb ho c•plained .piactical use of the two subjects tb,ctisted. College Fraternities Meet Soon For Thee-Day Parley 1. F. C. Boosts Conference of Greek Societies as Local Problem Solvent—Many Events are Planned Reverend Giles Will Address Chapelgoers In Auditorium Sunday After a lapse of five years, the Rmerend W Warren Giles, pastor of the Post Reformed Chinch, East Orange, N , again acidic., a Penn State audience at the Sunday chapel set %ices an the Auditorium L . will be the first appearance of tho lie‘oiend Giles here since nine teen toenty -three when he delmercd the Baccalauicate addle., Hit corn for that oeca,on was a insult of his intimacy with Di John 1t Thom as, president of the college, as a elms mats at a theological senunaly and latei as a neighbei A., a speaker he displms a keen sense of humoi along with a background of serious thought actcishng to those who have heard i hum VETERAN PLAYERS REHEARSE TRAGEDY Modernized Version of "Oedipus Rex" Produces Colorful Pageantry Effect PRESENTATION INCLUDES DANCING GIRLS' CHORUS With a stns cast, colorful costumes and the moods of the play shosm-by carefully worked -out lighting effect., the Penn State Players sill stage a num:mimed sermon of "Oedipus Ites," a Grecian tragedy, nest Saturday night in the Auditorium Benjamin F Ricker '2B, cull enact the leading role, Oedipus, king of the hebes picker's portrayal of the mes senger in "Media," the outstanding production of last season, resulted in his selection be Director Arthur C Cleotingh to play the part of Oedipus. A strong emotional displav, esception al Noire control and powerful acting wll be demanded by the portrayal of Oedipus ateoiding to Director Cloa tingh 1111. as Margaret F. Simon '2B, al playing the sole of the queen, Jocasta, cull present an intense tingle phase of Cr cuan life A (laming Litmus of fourteen girls v ill add color and beau ty to the play Their pure flitch cos . Lames and classical dancing cull pro duce a isigeantsy effect. C. G. STOLL 'O3 TAKES NEW WESTERN ELECTRIC POST Rise:: From Shop Work to Nen York Position—Director of Company C C Stoll 'O3, has recently been appointed esecutive vice-president of the Westo n Electric company 31.1 Stoll, nhe began mock in the com pany ahops in Chicago and gradu ally molted up to h. present [ton, is also a director of the com pany Mr Stoll, an alumnus of the local chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa fratet nibs' is a men.bei of the folloning so , cieties Amen= Stezety of Me chanical Enginems, the Amen wan Electio.chemical Society and the Com mittee on Indust, nil Lighting of the Division of Engineming and Indus- Um' Resenich of the National Re. search Council. Ile is also affiliated with the Um on League Club of Chi cago and the New York Athletic dub. While in college Mr Stoll was a mcn.bei of the baseball and tennis squads Ceramic Society Gives Manufacturing Talks To acquaint the sophomore and fieshman ceramics students oath the manufattining process of some of the man ials made lions the different things that they study, at least too talks ale given at each monthly meet ing of the Penn State Student Blanch American Commie Society, the last of which was held Tuesday evening in the form of a banquet at the Ulll. ieroity slob Dedicated to Froth PRICE FIVE CENTS Attainment of a „situation at Penn State in u halt all fraternity men will know one another better, in uhich there will be bioadeast a feeling of real brotheihood among the Greek letter houses and In which the ‘arious olteors will come to a more complete understanding of their own and other problems no the purpose of a three. day conclave, February fifth, ~ .mth and set enth, of the national and local fraternities hen e. Sponsored b) I. r. c The 4 - cerement is being ' , censored by the Intorfiaternity Connell, a com mittee from which met Tuesday night to consider pielimmar,„ plans. Al thcugh such a meeting has never been undertaken at Penn State before, a convention at Ohio Wesleyan university and other institutions has pro.eil quite successful Modeling the Penn State conclaNe after these successful meetings and guided by the discoveries at alum in stitutions, the officials of the council reel that an equally successful move ment can be staged here Ono of the primaiy objects of the conclave is to hung tr;gether the offi cials of the different frateinities to talk over thou problems. This con tact null he pious ded for by arranging sepainte luncheon at diffei ent houses for the five chief house officials. Thole will be a luncheon fcr all of (Continued on third page) COUNCIL PLANS "S" BANQUET IN MARCH High School Athletes, Athletic Board and Lettermen Will Be Invited Guests ATHLETIC ASSOCIAT lON TO HELP DEFRAY COSTS Because of the abolishment of ath letic scholarships an "S" banquet, composed of membeto of the Varsity club, lettermen and outstanding ath letes from the high schools through out the Sate, to stimulate interest 111 the College m ill be held no the An mory Mai eh to colt -fourth Members cf the BOllld of Athletic Conti 01, Val QUA , "S" men and the four class pi esidents also Lull be gueas of Oa, alTair The dlool athletes mill be bi ought to the banquet its member, of the Alumni The tommittte to arrange for the banquet consist, of Harold hill '2B, Donn D Greenshields '29, John tags '2B, chan man, Charley C Berry - C Delfield '29, 'Wallace S Liggett '2B, and Frank ill Cage! '2B I,:tpui,en nil! he Sinai cd by the di' s°, and by the Athletic As,eration. notating, a committee to al range the banquet student counul pursed a res olution disfavoring the altitude of the student body at the Penn Statc—Str atone basketball game Saturday night, J. E. ICaulfuss Attends Road Builders' Parley Plot &m, E. Eaulfuss or the de tment of Cm! Engincei mg attend the annual convention of the Amer .o Road Builders' na,ovialron hold Clet eland, Ohio, Tao , :lay, Weilnc, dui and ThuLsday An eshibit of thee hun lrcd car loads of load building material, auul equipment fiom more than Chico hun dred producers was held in the Clot e land public auditorium This mganitation which sins formed to enty-fiLo yeals ago aims to slims late interest in goal toads and to Ile mule and thatilbute infoimation on highnay Lonstitiction, maintenance and opeantion Oect tssentv-five bun dled pel,ons pearly attend this con vention. Co-op Takes Orders For 4 Graduation Imitations ord., im progiaius and in. j vdations rot the inal-yeni Com• mencement treatises will he taken this afternoon, fawn ont to fine o'clock et Athletic Stott. Gl:pleating students are le quitted to plane orders at their earliest possible convenience to avoid the usual lost-minute lush,
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