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VOL XXIII, Na 48
Players Offer Three-Act
TrakedY .Tomorrolv . Night
Club Will Enact "Beyond the Horizon,"
Eugene O'Neill's, Repregentation
. - Of American Country Life
"Beyond the Horizon," a Eugene
O'Neill tragedy in -three acts, will be
presented by the Penn State ,Players
m the Schwab auditorium tomorrow
night at eight-ten o'clock The play
Will be the club's fourth production
of the year. ' , ,
After continued ,rehearsing, „the
dr.unatists are prepared for the pox ,
trays! of this stypieal drama. !
"Beyond the Horizon" exemplifies the
hardened lives,of New England rust
ics and presents an unusual trend of
events in an American rural conunitn
ity. It was with this play that O'Neill
achieved fame in the Broadway thea
ters and critics agree' that he has
never written a finer drama.
Triangular Lose Plot
The plot centers around a triangu
lar love affair in which two brothe'q
fall in love with the same girl. One
of them is rejected'and, in an effort
to forget, goes to , South American
here he becomes successful in busi
ness. The accepted suitor remains at
home, but due to his shiftless nature
is soon reduced to poverty.
Prof. Arthur C. Cloetingh, director
of the play, has selected as his lead•
ing characters• Oliver S. Anderson
'2B, who,voll take the part of "Andy
Mayo" and Donald M. Buchanan '29,
who will portray the character, "Rob
ert Mayo." Miss Olive Osterbout '3O,
as "Both Atlans,"aill appear in the
leading feminine role -
The remainder of the cast for
tomorrow's show is as follows Frank
II Schwartz '2O, "James Mayo:" Anna
E. Mellinger '3l, "Mrs.-Mayo;" Jesse
M. Maeffnight '3l; "Captain Scott;" ,
Rinds If. Bostwick '29, "Mrs. At-1
klns" and Marold - W:Stellr - "29, "Dr.
Fawcett; Miss Jilargucrite McDonnell;'
four-year sold-ffaughter orMaJor arid
Mrs. Paul J. McDonnell,- will take the
part of "Mary." ,
1. F. C. MAY ESTABLISH .
NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD
College Gin erning Body Plans
To Adopt Leland Stanford
System of Conliol
For the investigation of means of
establishing a competent College
board of control, the Interfraternity
Council appointed a committee from
among its members at a meeting Wed
nesday evenmg.
The tentatne plan is for the board
to consist of five members, three from
the qudent body and two from the
faculty. The student members, It .s
proposed, gill be the president of the
Intel fraternity Council and two other
eemor members. The faculty mem
bers could be the dean of men and
another member chosen by an ap
pointed committee of four men.
The duties of this hoard would be
to enforce the by-laws and constitu
tion of the Council and to mete out
appropriate punishment to offenders.
This plan has been in practice for
more than a year at Leland Stanford
university and has proved etch',
Sophomore Grapplers
Conquer Yearlings in
Annual Contest, 16-13
Sophomore wrestling representa
tives proved too strong for the fresh
man grapplers and sent the first
year men down to a 16-13 defeat on
the Armory mats Tuesday night in
the annual underclass meet.
In the 115-pound class Ely of the
1930 contingent threw Harkins in
nine minutes and thirty, seconds. Cap
tain Barnhart, leader of the second
year men, was pinned to the mat by
Kaiser in forty-six seconds As the
third fall of the meet Rudy tossed
Tomb, the cub 115-pounder,
in fire
minutes and fiv e seconds. Stern won
from Baker, the second-year contend
er, in the 115-pound class with a time
advantage of three minutes and
to elve seconds.
Jackson, the 1980 entry in the 158-
Pound tussle, gained a six minute and
turfy-seven second time decision ens
HoPPallstall: In the 175-pound div
ision, Long hold Zarella, the plebe
matman, for a too minutes and forty
seconds time decision. After tsfu
minutes and fifteen seconds of fleece
struggling Pierce, the yearling
hnavy
weight, obtained a fall from Fisher,
making the final count 113 to' 18 in
favor of the sophomores.
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Court Team Elects
Reilly To Captaincy
Lou Reilly, regular - center of the
Lion basketball team for the past
two seasons, was elected' captain of
the,1929 cage team at a. meeting of
the lettermen held Tuesday. •
Loll played a 'consistent game duo.
ing the : past year and was one of the
mainstays :of the team. Ilcs work
was outstanding in the Bucknell and
Carnegie Tech encounters. In addi
km to the elongated-pivot man, Delp,:
llamas, Jacobson" and Reinhold of this
year's lettermen wnil•bs available for
nett season's Quintet.
GIRL SINGERS GIVE
PROGRAM SUNDAY
Miss-Ada Romig To Present Three
Classical- Song M
, Numbe
At Winter 'COticeri
MISS LUCILLE MITCHELL
WILL PLAY PIANO SOLO
A song recital by 'Miss Ada 'Romig
'2B, and a number of presentations by
the Girls' Glee Club will comprise the
two-part program, for the fifth of the
senes of mid-winter musical concerts
to be offered in Schwab auditorium
Sunday afternoon at threc-thirt)
o'clock;
:trigs Itomig's appearance 'as soloist
alit mark the 'first time that a, vocal
student has bees assigned the greater
of - a colieert firogriun, 'Dein
Richard W. 'Grant, director of the
music department, stated.. , "
8111 Sing Classic Grail's
During the program threc'elassie
groups, one English, ono German and
one 'French, trill be'presented by Ifiss
Romig as well a; three songs by mod
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Dr. Davey Wiites
Article on Shape .
Of Carbon Atoms
Being a foremost investigator in
thC structure of atoms, Dr. Wheelci
P 'Dim., vice dean of the School of
Chemistry and Physics, has contrib
uted a paper. on "The Shape of the
Carbon Atoms" to appear in the
forthcoming number of "The Chem•
ical Res mu s."
Doctor Davey's article is very in
teresting and contains considerable
informative material on the subject.
In commenting upon the paper.
Doctor Davey said, "The arrangement
of carbon atoms in diamond is ac
counted for on the basis of a carbon
atom shaped as a tctahedron The
arrangement of carbon atoms in
graphite requires them at least to be
close approximations to tetrahedrons"
DR. RUSSELL TALKS TO
CHAPELGOERS SUNDAY
International Lecturer Teaches
Biblical Literature at
Duke University
Dr. Elbert Russell, professor of bib
heal literature at Duke une.evaty and
International lecturer, mill be the
: speaker at the chapel services in
Schwab auditorium Sunday morning.
Doctor Russell, before becoming a
member of the faculty of Duke uni
versity, taught biblical literature at
Eailham college, Oriental seminar),
John. - Hopkins university, Suarth
niore college and Haverford college.
Ile mos also director of the Woolman
school at Snarthmore, Pcnnsyhama,
for seven years
In t 925 Doctor Russell lectured in
Germany and Austria as the reprc
sentathe of the American Friends
Service committee. He was a mem-
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Manager
Richard M, Strnicker,'2o
Assistant Managers ,
Carl Buck '3O
Louis E. Beuhn '3O
Paul P. Lauer '3O
STATE COLLEGE, PA.,- FRIDAY, MARCH
.23. 1928
SCHOOL-BOY FIVES
OPEN STATE CAGE
TOURNEY TONIGHT
Oflicials To • Hold Pairings This
Morning for Preliminary
Games in Armory
WINNERS WILL MEET IN
• FINAL ROUND TOMORROW
Lewistown, Hazleton, Duquesne,
Jersey Shore Appear As
- Crown Contenders
Championship school-boy Its es from
four districts of the state will battle
for the Pennsyhania interscholastic
basketball title in the Armory cage
I tonight and tomorrow afternoon
Pairings for the preliminary round
will be held this morning betucon of
ficials of the four craven contenders,
Hazleton, Duquesne, Jersey Shore and
Lewistown high schools:
The winners of tonight's games,
the first of which Is scheduled to be
gin at seven-thirty o'clock, will play
for the court gonfalon tomorrow af
ternoon at two o'clock. The title
holders will represent the Keystone
state in the national tournament at
Chicago the-latter part of this month
Cup for Winners
A slater cup, the trophy of the
state association, will be presented to
the victors. A cup will also bealvard
ed to the runners-up while the too
remaining teams will be given bronze
medals,
Hazleton high school's quintet van
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JUNIORS APPROVE
PROM DECORATIONS
Committee Chairman , Contracts
Willi Silverstein Concern
. Of Wilkes-Barre
WEEMS, HENDERSON TO
PLAY CONTINUOUS MUSIC
Final approval of the decorating
contract Jar the Junior Prom,. to be
held in the Armory Friday night,
April twenty—;month, seas granted
yesterday, when Harry E. Pfeifer '2J,
chairman of the committee, affixed his
signature to the agreement. Ta.:
award was made to the Jacob Silvta
sfein company of Wilkes-Barre.
With Ted Weems' Victor recording
'orchestra and Fletcher Henderson',
jar. kings as the musical nttractons,
patrons will have the opportunity of
dancing to a variety of syncopation
The former aggregation is noted for
its smooth, harmonious style, while
Henderson's . dusky artists base
achieved fame because of their highly
spirited quahties
Continuous Dancing
The orchegtrai, will occupy ponition,
ducal) , oppo,ite each other in the
Armory, and wall play continuously
front nine until two o'clock
In addition to the usual drapciy
adornments, the contract calls for a
huge crystal hall Ishich cud] he mi , -
pended from the center of the ceiling,
and levolved by means of an electric
motor. A variety of color tones
around the entire interior Pall lie pro
duced by focusing nummous flood
light. on the rotating sphere.
Druids, Friars To Hold
Annual Dance Friday
Enhanced by an Briny of vari-col
orul lights, the Al mory sill be the
scene of the second annual Druid-Fri
ar dance to be held Friday night
Flans for the note' illuminating
scheme ire completed, according to
Herbert 11. Eschbach '3O, chairman
of the committee.
Music for the all-Conoco affair mill
bo furnished by Johnny Duck's or
chestra. The syncopators will play
from nine o'clock until midnight.
Tickets go on sale tomm Lour at Co:
op for one dollar and fifty cents a
couple.
FRATERNITIES PLAN TO
STAGE BRIDGE TOURNEY
An interfrnternity budge tourna
ment, sponsored by the Interfrater
nlty Council, will be conducted after
tho Easter vacation period in Mont
gomery's campus den.
All applications for entry into the
tournament must be in the hands of
Nilson Creel '29. at the Delta Tau
Delta house before next Friday, An
entrance fee of-one dollar will help
purchase a silver loving cup for the
winning team, which will be compos
ed of tuo men.
l' Religiou s
GLEE CLUB BEGINS
TOUR OF EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES IN JULY
Group To Visit_ Pris, Brussels,
London, Antwerp, Hague
And Amsterdam
PARTY PLANS INCLUDE
FIVE-PIECE, ORCHESTRA
Ts enty-five Singers Will Make
Trip Through Bureau or
College Travel
Twenty-lise members of the College
Glee Club, Including a five-piece or
chestra and Dean and Mrs. Richard
W. Grant, lull leave - July tv.enty
eighth, for a forty-nine day tour of
I Europe, the direetor..Lof_ music -an-,
nounced yesterday.
After contemplating the project for
ens years, Dean Grant arranged for
Passages before the higher rates.of
travel mere put into effect. Since
the arrnal of the present Dean if
Music, the Glee Club has set aside a
certain sum of money each year to
hope that sonic future Club might
use the resent: to finance a venture
such as a trip abroad This fund will
cover more than half the travelling
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DEAN GRANT WILL GIVE
FOURTH L. A. LECTURE
Selects "Italian MIMIC and Its
DeNclopment" As Topic
For biscu,sion
Sneaking on "Italian Xusic and It.
Deyclupment." Dean Meliatd W.
Giant, of the &pat Linent of music,
mill give the Soul th number of a ser
ies of lPeturc, piesented b 3 members
of the labetal -bits faculty in the fay
or or Schmab auditor tom Tuesday
night at NOI ea o'clock
Dean Cruet 'mill trace the develop-1
Illent and Instoly of Italian music and
mill show hum the peninsular nation
has placed I mole important part to
the pt ogres of music in general than
perhaps anv othei countiv in time
N‘orld Ills lecture mill be 'illustrated
be yowl aril instiumental selections
hens Or thOpiloll, Victrola reeordin3..
Booter Looms As
Olympic Prospect
Penn Slate tony plate a man on
the Olympic sore, tenon if Oak sfan.
shall, the Lion's sole somsor of the
fin eltininni nes held see old weeks ago,
is successful no the final trials at
Coddingtun, neon Philadelphia, to.
merlon
The sr, collegiate hooters who
emerged from the ear her ehminations
aro Allen, Cornell, Packard, Prince
ton, Estes and Fencer, Haverford,
Johnson, Ssiarthmore and Marshall
at the Nritany team. The college
boys engage in competrtion with the
leading non-collegiate amateurs from
the Middle-Atlantic states
IWho's Dancing I
Tonight
Bradford County Club
(Delta Theta Sigma) (Closed)
Women's Building (subscription) -
Omega Epsilon
Tumorron 'Night
Theta Nu - Epsilon
Lambda Chi Alpha (closed)
Totirgiatt.
DR. HENRY CRANE
STARTS SERIES OF
TALKS TOMORROW
Religious Leader Will Address
Students in Auditorium
At Ten ('Clock - .
NATIONAL "Y" WORKERS
RECOMMEND LECTURER
Plans Companionate lllarriagt
Discussion at Methodist
Church in Evening
Opening with a special con. oration
service at ten o'clock tomorrow morn.
ing in Schwab auditorium, Dr. Henry
Crane, prominent religious !cadet,
will conduct the annual three-day ser
ies of religious lectures, held under
tho auspices ofthc College Y. M. C.
A., this week-end. Classic, will he
suspended for one hour-for this
pur
pose.
Coming from an extended tour of
the leading colleges , and universities
of the country, poem!. Crane' is THESPIANS SELECT
es
pecially well fitted for leiding theLe ' PRODUCTION TITLE
religious discusmons -Ile la a grado
ate of Wesleyan Unisersity, 3fiddle-4 .
thou, Conecticut, and of the School
of Theology of Boston university. He Officials of Dramatic Society
also had conferred upon him the - de
gree of Doctor of Divinity by De Pau Choose "Honestly Yours"
unnersity, Greencastle, Indiana. As Naine for Show
Leaders Prase Speaker
Reinad Niebuhr, Artbur`Rugh. and K t,. N-Nb. D y . scHusTER WILL
Henry P. Van Dusenn, aR noted 5.
C A. skorkers nho hay addressed
audiences here, have esiniSsed their
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DEBATERS ENGAGE
EASTERN COLLEGES
Leme for New England States
, Tneadas-Nlarbf.—To #rgue _
' Investment lame
DISCUSSION WITH HOLY • '
CROSS CLOSES SEASON
DoNatmc team, of four New Eng
land colleges will be encountered by a
trio of Penn State orators during an
extended tour of New England a /rich
will begin a hen the group leaves hire
Tuesday night.
"Res°loed, that the thirted
should cease to protect by
,totee of
arms, American investments in for
eign countries," ip the topic abirb ths
group will argue. This subject
been used throughout the present sea-1
SOD
Final selection of the men to rept,
qrnt the College will be announced
tonight by Coaoh John If. Frizzell
front a _squad consnung of Walla'e
Brev.ster '29, Kenneth llood '2O, Mar
shall D. Berrylnll '2B. Seth L. Burt
'2B and Gilbert Nunck '2B.
The tint contest will he salt Eon
doin college at Brumick, Maine,
Werlnciday night, followed by meeta
tetth Boston unincrmty and Button
college no Thursday and Friday
nights o evectis ely
kn imitation has been recited by
the Nittany orators front the Boohoo
college train om iting the trio to re
main in that city for the Am eck-end
their guests. The final debate os
schcnvled with Holy Cross college for
the foltomng Morday night, after
which the squad will disband for the
season.
Prof. Shaw Will Aid
Cities in Soil Study
In an effort to attract manufactur.
ors, two Pennhyl‘annt cities base
:.rat requests to Prof Joseph B.
Shaw•, head of the ceramics depart
molt, ashing that department to as
set in a study of the bolls in
thou territory.
The Chamhei of Commerce of
Clearfield and the Entei prise associ
ation of Philipsburg are the two or
ganizations bathing the move in their
respective cities They hope through
the results obtained to offer 'north
while inducements to concerns in the
brick and tile industries.
METALLURGISTS TO TAKE
TEN-DAY INSPECTION TRIP
To enable students to observe prac
tical ssork at first hand; ten senior
and fifteen Junior metallurgy students
'sill lease here Wednesday for a ten
day Inspection trip.
The seniors will visit plants at Pal
merton, Philadelphia, Jersey City,
Chrome, Brooklyn and Perth Arab*,
New York mhale the Juniors mill go
westmard to Johnstown, Latrobe,
Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Youngs
town. Ohio
College Will Honor
Athletes At Banquet
President Hetzel, Lawrence Perry and
Bill Roper Will Address Sports
Gathering Tomorrow Night
Campus Clubs Vote To
Decrease Membership
Endemoring to make the groups
more selective, plans ucre formed at
a meeting Wednesday night of Skull
and Bones . and Parini Nous, honorary
campus societies, whereby the number
of candidates admitted annually mill
be lenrcret!
In tho past the quota mss fifteen
seniors and Web, juniors but this
has been reduced to twelve seniors
and nine juniors. The date of rice
'ions Ass net for nat. fifteenth of '
eath scar.."
OFFER NOVELTY DANCES
, Selection of "Honestly Yours'. ac
the title for the annual Thespian road
Atm- production cots announced yes
terday by the club officials, who also
stated that the teat of the drama has
been altered considerably from what
eras previously made public.
The play represents a satire upon
modern rociely, the setting being a
hustings man's bachelor home on a
Fecluded island - - - - -
Becoming suspicious of shat is
taking place at this residence the
business man's nate expresses a desire
to be taln, there and a "bouw-party"
week-end is arranged. Complications
and amusing situation, occur because
of a spell requiring e‘eryone to speak
(Continued on last page)
Cartmell Enters
Mile Relay Team
In Western Meet
A mde•relay team conshting of Of.
fenhauser, Dams, McCracken and
Karbach um chosen by Coach Nate
Cartmell to repreNent Fenn State at
an indoor track meet at Cleorland,
Ohio, tomorrow. The meet is held
under the Elamiteeo of the Athletic
chtli of that city.
Contrary to former yearn the Ath
letic association, because of urgent
requests from Nittany alumni, agreed
to enter rep,resentallsr, to the annu.
al competition. Ohio State unis orally
and the Uniserity of Michigan will
probably enter teams in the contest.
The Linn entrant, 1,111 try only fm
the mile relay crown.
BETA SIGMA RHO WINS
FRATERNITY CAGE CUP
Defeats Fast Plu Kappa quintet
In Championship Rattle
By 15-35 Score
Outplaying the Phi Rtppu lia-Itt t
han fit , in all depart ment , , ofti the
game, th, Rota Simi. Rho eagemen
won the interfraternity ehmnpunphip
by IL 15,35 victory m the titular slash
Tue-day night in the Armory.
The winners ruptured the lend dur
ing the earl, part of the game and
he'd it with the heal iihistle oat
blown Although the Phi Kappa.. be
gan to rally in the last quarter, then•
etTort+s, ere of little avail again,t the
systematic pasting of their opponent:.
The excellent teamwork of the new
champions citified them to vietoi .
Outstanding for the Phi Kappa aggre
gation were Pannemen, burly grid
iron linviman and RQnulds, a fresh
man football luminary of last season
klunager
Mallard A. Gender '2'J
Assistant Managers
John N. Engel 'so
Kenneth T. F1t72111101., 'JO
Frank t. Ginsburg 'so
Men-u - I
Hate High i
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Purpo,ing to honor Nttlany , port,
men, the sanity lettermen and thlrt2.-
rise outstanding school-boy athlete
Of the state %sill be the guest, of the
College at it, first annual "8" ban
quet in 31cAlINter h ell tomorrou
night at eight o'clock
Lawrene, Item, prominent .Irtli
e.tte sport, writer, Rill Roper, Prince
ton football coach, and Prevalent
Ralph I). Retod will addles., the
.ernblage The aflair is a distinct in
roNation here, 11,0141 hi:. '24,
nhatrman of the tomnuttee, 'itttted,
and et In son tt. to .Ittl aet leading high
.ehool and preparatoi 'chopt ate
lett, to Penn St.tte
In, tie Ba%kel bailers
With four eitampionshlp b.iskethail
teams litre Lodi* to battle for the
;alto title, it is planned In nsite ton
of the school-boy tmnumues to the
function Achousal, honorary `41114..1
Zeis society, have bedecked the dining
hall with College colors for the ban
quet
Johnny Duck's orchestra and the
Vanity quartet null ple,ent a short
Intyacal progiarn for the dthle 4 e,
'chile Ralph G. Konetly '2h entertan,
ulth .t candy of The‘ptan done.:
steps
ifty-page boohlet,, depletnur ath
letn fife at Penn State orth Indiral.
ual and team Tortures and a , ur,ev
of the past year's sports record v. 1;1
be distributed among the banquet
guests
COESE=I
Since athletic scholarship,
been abolr,hed, it is thought that an
annual "S” banquet for varsity let
termen, with school-boy Athletca of
the — state a, invited guests, might
stimulate an interest en Penn :state
among pro,uettis e college entrants.
(Continued on thud page)
FRESHMEN BOXERS WIN
UNDERCLASS SCRAP, 5.2
earlings Outpunch Second-Year
Itingmen—}Caplan, Campbell,
Grupp Clinch Crown
Se,en confident freviunan boxcr4
entered the squared efiele and frse
retired sutorious when the pletoet
battled then .ay to a 4-2 ttiumpn
osei the sophomore mitmen Tuesday
night in the Amory aren.i
Taughner, xrapits sevend year 115.
gloundel, ion a judges derr,ton front
Tints in it Ire dy three round truatah
In the 'lna. truce rounds of the ban
tatnuelght. tlassio, \Witt% the Plebe
southpau, and llstnlrrev acre on in
pa l tied the referee called for an
other too minute rental Miller
staged a landed tontehath in the
e tra tune and MI, the 1,0111
•
But 'tisk, the hard trundling 19,30
lighter eight, fought hes may in a Ault ,
eg decorum os er Curry Ilurni‘ky's
left Jalis preset! too much for the
1t0r1,3, llot le, the it It
handed fre,hinan welterweight, trod
Thu team stole try cartoon. hung 1111}.
in the fund two minutes of on eAtit
ria, Little
Giupp played the tub ringinen at
fhn top of n talky by conquering
belly, the I, iat, ivorountatite of the
...ofmnd 3eni men In the 160. pound
division Campbell relel, ed a deention
of ea Fahimed, In the 175-pound
battle hen the latter oils unable hi
gn anoth, round With the meet
aliently elinthed Kaplan found ling.
face an easy target and tom
queletl the burly sophomore.
Hahnemann Dean Will
Address Pre-Medical
Students Next Week
Di, 11 Ilium Peal son, dean or the
Hahnemann medical college, Phdadel
phut, who lectured here before, will
retut 0 Tuesday to address the pr,
mcchcal students.
Dolor Pennon tall also .peith to
the minim v of the Central Penn.;.l
- lirandi of the American Chem.
eel ,t,etel) at a special meeting in
the cc ening. As Dr Penn von has fm
many y ears been c•petimenting with
drug:, the topic of his melting ad
dress will be "The Biological Testing
of Drug,"
Ifis afternoon address for pre-tned
mat studrn6 1,11 be delivered m tiro
Nittany theater., It m entitled "The
Making of a Doetot," and pill be il
lustrated with moving tactu,