VOL XXIII, Na 56
CLASS BALLOTING STARTS
NITTANY TRACKMEN
WIN RELAY TITLES
AT PENN CARNIVAL
Annext Two Firsts, One Second
And Two Third Places
On Wet Track
BLUE AND WHITE TEAM
CAPTURES MEDLEY RACE
Lion Cinder Quartet Loses To
North Carolina, Michigan
In Four-Mile Event
Nrttany track and field contenders
garnered too first, one second and two
third places in the thirty-fourth an
nual Penn relay carnival at Philadel
phia, Friday and Saturday amid - a
heavy downpour of rain.
Penn State and the, University of
Pennsylvania tied for honors in the
quarter-mile relay race. The thee of
forty-eight and three-fifths seconds
made by the Lion and Red and Blue
quartets was fudged by the officials
as one of the best performances of
the meet The contest was run in
heats and the winners were picked
from among those oho had the best
tuning records. Divided laurels in
the 440-yard competition and the
prowess of Moore in the hop, step and
jump event gave Penn its only vic
tories during the week-end.
Lions 15111 Medley Race
Ohio State's sprinters canned off
the trophy and championship for the
one-half mile relay. The Westerners
annexed the 880-yard American crown
in one minute, thirty ,and a fifth sec
onds while Coach Cartmell's contin
gent chopped into second place, fin
ishing one _and three-fifths seconds
behind their Ohio adversaries.
George Oftep_hisuaer's_fasf PaSes.iP
the last ' of the three-quarters of
a nule for which he was reaponsibin,
gave the Center County eindermen the
winning chance on the college distance
medley relay for the championship of
Amenca With Boston college and
Ohio State, fanner winners of the two
and one-half mile gnnd, together with
Anny, Columbia, Cornell, Michigan
State and Penn as its opponents, Penn
State repeated its actions of 1920 by
taptuung the medley honors. That
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"Y" DELEGATION ATTENDS
CONFERENCE AT CORNELL
Conduct Study of International
Projects From Friday to
Sunday Inclusive
Penn State will enter the discussion
at the second annual model League
of Nations when each college delega
tion will represent sonic country now
a member of the League. The event
will ho hold at Cornell university
from Friday to Sunday inclusive
Lewis W. Barton '29, Robert W.
Brewster '29, and Homer K. Dodge
'29, along with Prof. Edward F. Bam
ford of the sociology department and
William T. Kitchen, secretary of the
Y. 112. C. A. will represent the Col
lege.
The conference is an educational
project on international relations and
will be conducted as an open forum,
each delegate presenting the prob
lems of the particular country which
it represents Dope traffic, boundary
disputes, disarmament and prohibi
tion have been assigned to different
colleges for discusgion.
An attempt will be made by the
Penn State representatives to secure
the conference for Penn State next
year. This movement was first start
ed by the Y, M C. A. at Syracuse nut
%mit),
ARCHITECT PLANS FARM
BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
Cooperating with a committee con,-
posed of humors and members of the
State College Chamber of Commerce,
Emil Kant, College landscape archi
tect and County Agent It. C. Blaney,
of Bellefonte, have designed a beauti
fication project foe the adjacent farm
ing district.
Seventeen farmers living an the
main highways in the ‘leinity of
Slate College, Boalsbure and Pine
Grove Stills have agreed to cooperate
on the program. Plans are being
mode for the proposed improvements.
Prizes have been offered to the far
mers malting the greatest advance
ment In the appearance of their pro
perty during the three-year period
upactl up); by. the committee.
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Activities Committee
Plans To'Report Soon
The committee appointed last year
by President Ralph D. 'tette! to make
a suney of the conditions and needs
of organized student activities ex
pecte to have its thuil report ready
early next month.
In a conference with the officers
of the more prominent activities three
main points received attention, the
first of which was the supervision and
co-ordination of activities to pro ent
conflict of interests and to provide
efficient opmation. The second con
cerned the auditing of the accounts
of the student organizations and the
third concerned the restriction of
participation in too niftily activities
by the individual student.
LA VIE CONSIDERS
,BOOK DEDICATION
Committee of Five Juniorb To
' Announce Selection of
Candidate Today
BOARD WILL DISTRIBUTE -
ANNUAL ON MAY FIFTH
With the date of distribution of
the 1029 La Vie gradually drawing
near, a committee of five under the
chairmanslup of Craig Williams '29,
has been appointed to consider the
candidates from the College officials
and faculty for dedication of the book.
The committee's selection will be an
hounced today.
Work on the annual has progressed
rapidly with the result that the class
section has been completed while work
Is continuing on the fraternity section
The activity division will be taken up
Withut• a week. Upon' completion of,
the printing material of the book it
sent tnShebmding-tomissny in.
Philadelphia' end distributed to' the
members of the junior class about
May fifteenth.
'lncluded in the art work will he
four colored insertions The front's
piece will be a tinted plate of Mount'
Nittany and this will be followed by
the campus section %shall met, two
rages of campus scenes in duo-green,
presenting the effect of an arch view.
The vignette form will be used
throughout the rest of the book.
Tee entire art work of the publica
tion depicts the age sf chivalry. The
cover design carries out the effect by
displaying, on steel-colored gi am
teethes, a knight with shield and vis
or. The main features of the La Vie
according to editor-in-chief John W
Brandt, will be tho faculty seniority
roster, the Pugh Centennial, the Penn
State Code section, the campus views,
arid the ftontispiece.
PLAYERS OFFER SHOW
FOR VISITING MOTHERS
Choose "The Family Upstairs" A
Farce Comedy. As Part
Of Entertainment
As additional entertainment for
Penn State's visitors, the Players will
enact "The Family Upstairs" in the
Schwab auditorium Saturday even
ing, May twelfth, as a part of the
Mothers' Day Program.
The production was °limed by the
club last fall It is a. Duce comedy,
written by Harry Dolt, and enjoyed
a long run Professionally at the Gay
ety theatre in New York.
The principal characters will be
Anna S Garber '2Q, as Annabelle
Heller; Olv.e Ostmhout ',lO, as Emma
Heller; Milton C. Young '3O, as Wil
lie Heller; and Edgar F. Sadd '29,
ns Joe Hello,
CAMPUS POLICEMEN TO
ENTER FIRE-ARMS TEST
Preparations arc being made by
Charles A. Zaigei, chief of the Penn
State police, to enter his force of four
men in target matches sponsored by
the Colt Fire-Arms company of Hart
ford, Connecticut.
Telegraphic matches will be sched
uled with various teams, in whcih only
revels era will be used. Two mem
bers of the squad have already won
recognition as marksmen in allay
matches and Chief Zarger expects his
team to make a good showing in the
coming competition.
RIFLE TEAM ELECTIONS
Captain
'Joseph L. Stearns '29
Manager
John E. Stino '29
STATE COLLEGE, PA.,, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1928
COLLEGE OBSERVES
ANNUAL MOTHERS'
DAY MAY TWELFTH
Officials Will Welcome Guests
At Session of Penn Slate •
Parents' Association
WOMEN STUDENTS PLAN
MAY DAY FESTIVITES
Five Sports Events To Provide
Diversion for Visitors
In Afternoon
Plans for the commemoration of
Mothers' Day; May twelfth and thir
teenth, have been completed by Prof.
John 0 Koller, secretary of the As
sociation of Patents of Penn State,
working in conjunction with student
committees.
Opening the program of events the
department of music along with the
Cleo Club will furnish a vaudeville
and musical recital in the Schwab
auditorium Friday night, May elev
enth, at eight-fifteen o'clock The ex
ercises will come to a close the follow
ing Sunday when Dc. Frazer Metz
ger, former chaplain of the College
and now dean of men at Rutgers uni-
Id ersity, addresses the chapel audience.
Doctor Ilet>el To Speak
When the College guceta gather in
the Schwab auditorium for a session
of the Penn State Patents' Associa
tion at ten o'clock May twelfth, they
will be welcomed by Mrs. Elizabeth
Olewma, vice-president of the mgant
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COURTMEN OPPOSE
,WANDLiTMISDAY
Tennis Team Engages Southern
Racqueteers As Second
Game of Season
WILL IHEET PITTSBURGH.
CARNEGIE TECH, BUCKNELL
With one defeat espemenced at the
hands of Georgetown and two match
es canceled, the Penn State tennis
Scam will encounter the Washington
and Lee nctmen here Thursday after
noon at three-thirty o'clock.
The Blue and White team has not
yet been definitely acceded upon but
well be chosen from Captain Barr,
Henkel, Butler, Metzect, Berber, Enla
ce, Johnson and Wilson
Following the xontest with Wash
ington and Lee, the Nattany courtmen
will engage Carnegie Tech, here, on
Slay twelfth and on the next Saturday
the Bucknell raqueteers will visit Penn
State to provide opposition for the
Lions. The Blue and White team
closes the season nt Pittsburgh who e
they meet the Pitt court representa
tives, May twenty-sixth
The engagements scheduled with
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Senior ams To Elect
Honor Bien Tomorrow 1
An important senior class
meeting will ho held tomorrow
night at eight-thirty o'cloct, .it. 1,
'Ouch tune honor men v.III he
chosen.
STUDENT PERPLEXES SKEPTICS
WITH HYPNOTIC PERFORMANCE
If the efforts of the Cable-Tribune
lathe station, WFBC, to secure Jo
seph E. Atinstrong '26, are success
ful, one of the rarest of hypnotic
feats will be attempted. Should the
student hynotist accept the offer as it
was stated in Tuesday's Altoona Trib
une, ho will demonstrate his powers
through the microphone in the near
future. It is understood that Arm
strong will broadcast Liam the Crys
tal Studio at Altoona
No time has as yet been set for the
experiment, though it is espected to
take place shortly. According to ten
tative plans the sub3ect will he placed
where reputable witnesses, including
a physician, will observe him Aim
strong will make his hypnotic sug
gestions before, the regular studio at
tendance.
Although there has been no official
announcement, Armstrong may hold
n public performance either in the
Auditorium or Old Chapel shortly.
Set Poverty Day for
Saturday, t ,May Fifth
Ten prizes offered' by the arious
merchants of the town will be
tho rewards given td the %inners in
Poverty Day to be held Saturday, ac
cording to Thomas. 'J. Costello '2B,
chairman of the committee.
Freshmen will go; In their moining
classes in their costumes and are to
assemble foi the parade, one-thirty
o'clock, in the afternoon at Holmes
field behind McAllister Hall The line
of march will be down Pugh, Beaver
and Allen streets and all to the base
ball field, where the judging is to take
place. Town merchants will compose
the body to decide the winners.
The prizes, which will be placed on
exhibition in Montgomery's window,
aro to be awarded 40 - the winners of
sepalato class divisions.
LIONS PREPARE FOR
SYRACUSE BATTERS
Encounter Hilimn in Two• Game
Series, on Latfer's Field,
Friday, Saturday
NITTANYITES BOAST WIN
IN LAST YEAR'S CONTEST
Pot the first time since returning
from their southern training tour, the
birttany batsmen will go on the road
early Thursday rimming, bound for
Syracuse where they will encounter
the slugging Hillmen on the latter's
grounds, Fnday and Saturday, in a
two-gamo series.
Undisturbed by the m•serable
weather which has caused the post
ponement of the last tee scheduled
contests, the Lion tossers are drilling
daily for the coming clashes with the
Orange. ,The dual ticouoters will
marklbe first — tit - del - ince 11124 this a
Bibs and White diamond team engag
es an opponent in a double-header.
Orange Seeks Rmenge
A strong Syracuse combination, un
successful so far this season, seeks
roscnge for last year's defeat admin
istered by Styborsky and his swat
ting Lion mates The Orangemen,
in that contest, tattled off three runs
in the first inning but their Nanny
opponents garnered enough markers
in the late sessions to chalk up a
well-earned victory.
Opposed to the Hill bat-wielders,
Coach Bezdek svill pit the same troupe
that has calmed the Ntttanyites to
success through the catty part of the
schedule Bee is almost certain to
assign Van Atta the hurling duties
In one of the tilts 'Ado ltoepko and
Homes ate the likely slabsmen for
the second engagement.
The rest of the line-up will remain
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Prof. Currier Leads
Chemistry Discussion
Piof. Ainold J Curlier, of the
School of Chemistry and Physics, act
ed as chairman of a committee which
has its function and col relation of in
struction in chemistry between col
leges and high schools and led the
discussion on that subject at the con
ference of the American Chemical So
ciety at St LOU. last week.
Othei Penn State representatives
attending the convention were Dean
Gerald L Wendt of the Chemistry.
and Physics school, Prof. Eugene
Iran and Lyman Chalhle}, Ji., of the
industaial resealch department
In response to the psychology depait
ment's locoed, Armstrong gave a
private exhibition last Wednesday
which amazed skeptical witnesses
Further results have only served to
heighten respect for his prowess
One time perception experiment
covering a period of forty hoots was
almost perfect in its consumation, a
lapse of only two minutes being noted
According to the post-hypnotic sug
gestion. the subject was supposed to
base called on a professor who had
witnessed the operations and to have
asked his opinion of them. The sub
ject, commanded to visit' this pro
fessor at eleven-fifteen Friday mom
mg, fulfilled Ins indels at eleven
thirteen.
Ai instiong's tiestment of a student
hindered by titanium:ling has had grat
ifying success. According to several
of the students' insti actors, he has
shown considerable improvement in
his speech.
Tottrgiatt.
I. F. C. DELEGATES
VOTE ON RUSHING
CODE TOMORROW
Distribute Copies of Proposed
System to Various Greek
Letter Organizations
REGULATION DEMANDS
HOUSES POST BONDS
New Law Would Adopt Sealed
Bid Method Sot Pledging
Freshman Students
Adoption of the proposed rushing
code rests entirely upon the fraternity
vote which will bo taken tomorrow
night at the meeting of the Interfra
' termty Council. The . vote taken last
meek showed that the representatives
of the vanous houses mere in furor
of the revised system.
Copies of the new code hase been
distributed among the Greek-letter
houses that are members of the Coun
cil in order that each group might dis
cuss the matter in meeting before in
structing their representatives how to
sole. In the event of its adoption,
the legislation regarding rushing and
pledging will place Penn State among
the fesv colleges and universities hat
ing similar fraternity rulings.
The Council desires to make it clear
tint a new system must be codified
this year and if the proposed method,
which contains excerpts from rushing
and pledging systems of other col
leges, is not reeds ed favorably by the
fraternities another means will receive
immediate consideration
Rushing Penod Set
In its. present form the new code
states that no.rushlng shall take place
until eleven-thirty o'clock Saturday
morning' following- the- opertirie — of
Freshman 'Week • Ru - thing - shall be
considered the presence of fraternity
men In the room of freshman or the
presence of a freshman In a fratern
ity house.
Rushing season shall ho divided
into three parts, namely, the hest per
iod u Inch shall start at cleveruihtrty
o'clock Saturday morning following
the opening of Freshman Week and
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CLASS BASEBALL TEAMS
BEGIN SERIES THURSDAY
Select Saturday Afternoon As
Dale for Final Games of
College Tournament
Class rivolly will be renewed this
week when the baseball teams clash
in preliminary contests Thursday and
Finlay afternoons in competition for
the right to enter the College cliamp
ionship fray Saturday afternoon.
Opening the turnament will be a
tilt between the freshman and sopho
more nines Thursday afternoon at
four o'clock while the semis and
Juniors will clash Fnday at the same
hour As a final climax the winners of
the ton previous frays will meet in a
championship battle Saturday at one..
thirty o'clock
Candidates for the four teams have
been requested to hand their names
to the respectise class managers.
Oliver P. noudfoot '2B, interclass
I manager, has appointed William ff.
McConnell '2B, manager of the sensor
' team, Charles D Fmght '29, for the
juniors and John N. Engel '3O, for
the sophomores.
The baseball tourney is the first of
the interclass contest to be staged 2n
the near future. Class soccer aspic
ants are practicing daily in prem..-
, tion for the coming tilts while the
push ball and tug-of-war scraps re
' main for battles between the under
classmen.
WPSC WILL OBSERVE
NATIONAL EGG WEEK
le keeping with National Egg
Week, a radio progiam will be broad
cast Tuesday night by members of
the poultry club from station WPSC.
An innovation in this program will
be the barn-yard crow of a roostei.
As a specialty, u carefully trained
male bird will be heard on the alr.
Several talks will be given by mem
bers of the club on subjects pertain
ing to the qualities, value, and use
of eggs. Music between the addresses
will be furnished by the Blue and
White orchestra.
DELTA SIGMA RHO ELECTIONS
Albert J. Gures '29
Jacic R. Richards '3O
°MORROW
Student Council Will
Hold General Election
OFFICIALS PLACE BOXES IN FOUR
BUILDINGS-VOTING ENDS
THURSDAY NOON
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Final Measurement for
Caps and Gowns Tomtit
Seniors will have a final op
portunity to he measured fur
caps and gowns tonight from
seen until nine o'clock at Mont--
gomery's
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STUDENTS ARRANGE
MOVE-UP PROGRAM
Annual Jubilee, May Nineteenth,
Will Indult , Tug-of-War
Scrap, Mass Meeting
ALL-COLLEGE DANCE IN
ARMORY CLIMAXES DAY
In an effort to create a carnival at
lnosphere for the annual celebration
of Move-up Day, Saturday, May nine
teenth, the student committee is work
ing on the program which includes an
outdoor mass meeting with talks by
College officials, songs and entertain
ment features
If the proposed mass meeting plans
materialize, the committee promises
students a novel addition to the color
ful College tradition. As yet no
definite-pregrarn, has -beew-ii,ci
but a tentative outline will probably
be presented to Student Council for
approval in the near future.
Possibly the main event on the
Stove-up Day card of events is the
undeiclass tug-of-wm. Selection of
class colors for the yearlings maul de
pend on the outcome of the scrap
while sophomores will be permitted
to doff hats only in the event of a vic
tory.
All-College Dance
Following the custom of the past
two years, an all-Collego dance will
be held in the Armory Saturday night
from eight until twelve o'clock to clim
ax the day of activities with two local
orchestras supplying music for the
occasion
At its last meeting, Student Council
named Wheeler Lord, Jr '2B, chair
man of the Move-up Day committee
stab Charles D. Feight '29. Wilbur
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Educated Rooster
Chortles Proudly
Over Radio Tonight
If Chanticleer does not give in to
a natural stage fright when he faces
the microphone tonight, radio listen
ers of station WPSC will hear his
bold "cock-a-doodle-doo" for the first
time in the history of broadcasting in
this state, it was announced yester
day
This pioneer is a representatne of
the College poultry flock and is the
particular pet of Max Campbell '3O,
who has been working with the roost
ei for several weeks and now has him
trained to such a degree that a crow
ing act will be attempted during to
night's program.
In observance of National Egg
Week which opened today, membeis
of the poultry club will broadcast a
complete program and it is planned
to have the rooster send his lusty call
emanating through the ether during
this event.
PHI MU ALPHA ELECTIONS
Hassel, I. Nutt '2B
R. Wallace Brewster '29
Charles M. Graff '29
Paul S Hagan '2O
Robert R. Johnston '2D
William E Patterson '2O
Joseph H. Reiff '29
Gerson I Shaffer '29
James A. Waterfield '29
H Craig Williams '29
Karl G. Allebach '2O
Wilmer B. Cox '3O
Walter J. Culp '3O
Thorns P. Jones 'BO
Leo Lerman '2O
Gerald T. McCarthy '3O
Dan J. Preiiton '3O
Robert Walker '3O
Lloyd N. Wilson '3O
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Elections for class and 1,“ Vie offi
cers and , •emLe•s of &Amu. roam,:
r ill be 1 eld to rorrom and Thwrd•ty
I'. repr It:tali es from that body.
poll. 7411 ae open ti i i nine until
f iur-tb: •': tim arrow and on
nursday. 'rem nine o' lo.i anti, noon.
Each student must cast his ballot
In the receptacle dgognated for the
particular school in which he is en
rolled The Council Neal place boxes
in the Liberal Arts building fm Lib
eral Arts students, in Engineering A
fo, engmeormg students, in Old Main
for students in Education, In Old rain
ing for mining students and in the
Chemistry building foi students en
rolled in the Chemistry and Physics
school
Classes To Elect 01;:ecrs
Each class must select a piesrlent,
secretary and treasurer and s'udent
council members for the coming sear.
Sophomores will also vote for exe
cutive members of As the staff In
the election for president of the rat
ions classes, the candidate leceiving
the next highest number of votes shall
be vice-president. In the I,s Vic elec•
tion, the two candidates retching the
next highest number of votes for edi
tor-in-chief shall be associate editor.
and the candidates for business man
ager receiving the second highest
number of votes steal be advertising
manager.
A committee from the Council will
count the ballots directly after the
close of elections Thursday and the
CPffegian Plans_to publvd3.-the result
In Frldity's issue.
Present Dishonest)
Special precautions van be observed
by the governing body so that no
questionable methods ale used during
the balloting Votes for any oilicc are
not to be solicited by mown, of print
ed matter of any kind. Electioneer•
jog, sathin or in the immediate vicin-
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AMERICAN DAIRY CLUB
TO HOLD ANNUAL SHOW
E. S. Bayard Will Talk at Dinner
Terminating Exhibition
Saturday Night
Keen competition is promised in
the sixth annual dairy erposition Sat
urday then more than tuo-hundred
entrants till compete in various con
tests, announced Michael A Farrell
'2B, president of the College chapter
of the Amencan Dairy Science As
sociation.
A banquet will teirunate the expo
sition Satuiday night at which time
S. S Bayard, editor of the Pen.yl
!sale Stockman. told Parorrl of Pitts
burgh and a trustee of the College,
'alll address the gathering which, soil!
include dairymen from all parts of
the State who be here Friday
night fen the spring meeting of the
Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association
Other speakets be President
Ralph D Iletzel, Piof. Raymond A
Dutcher of the department of agri
cultural and biological chemistry, Dr.
L u Thompson, vice-president of the
dairymen's organization, R. W. Bald
erston, secretary of the Intrastate
Milk Produceis' Association and .1.
H McClain of the United States Bu
reau of Dairying
CHEMIST DISCOVERS TWO
NEW SODIUM COMPOUNDS
E‘idence of two new existing com
pounds of sodium sulfates inns pre
sented to the American physical so
ciety at Washington, D. C. lust Satur
day by Fiederick A. Steele, graduate
fellow in the School of Chemistry and
Physics In his thesis on, "An X-Ray
Examination of the Anhydrous Sodi
um Sulfate-Aluminum Sulfate Sys
tem," he showed, in a lengthy discuss
ion, that the compounds do exist
Mr. Steele's research Wills mole or
less a by-product of the general line
of X-ray researches that are being
conducted with X-ray apparatus All
of the data presented in this thetas
was obtained by the use of X-rays.
'rho society has put this data on rec
ord and it will be available to any
scientific woikei An abstract of the
thesis is being published in the pima
al of the society.