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VOL XXIII, No. 57
Z. F. C. ADOPTS NEW
RUSHING CODE BY
LARGE MAJORITY
Elects F. H. Yocum '29, President
And R. H. Streicker '29 as
Sccretary•Treasurer
B,QND GUARDS AGAINST
VIOLATION OF SYSTEM
Action Ranks Penn State Among
Few Institutions Approving
Pledging Restrictions
haerfralernity Council adopted the
new rushing code by a vote of thirty
six to foul at its meeting Wednesday.
Elections of officers for the coming
year resulted in the, choice_ of Feed
H Yocum '29, for president end
Richard ➢I Streicher '29, for secre
tary-treasurer.
According to the nee. system, rush
ing season is divided into three per
iods. The flint starts the Saturday
of VieshmanlWeek and lasts until the
following Saturday. The second con
tinues from Saturday till Monday,
while the third period begin% Monday
and ends Thursday of the sonic week.
Rushing may he carried on only dur
ing the first and third pounds.
Date.' Limited
Fiaternities ace limited to four
dates with a freshman, divined evenly
between the two periods.
Sealed bids will be filed with the
Dean of Men the day after the close of
the last period. Freshmen will call
for them the following day and will
hignify acceptance of the bids of their
choice by appearing for dinner that
night.
Each fraternity will post a bond
of fifty dollars with the treasurer of
the College to cover any violations.
A board of control, consisting of fac
ulty members and representatives of
the Interfratornity Council, will pass
Judgment on all violations of the code
This action places Penn State among
thg few colleges and universities which
have adopted progressive -rushing
LACROSSERS TO - ENGAGE
MT. WASHINGTON TEAM
Olympic Trip Hinges on putcome
Of Tussle on Baltimore
Field Tomorrow ,
Penn State's chances for an Olympic
tlip as the United States lacrosse rep.
iesentatives will hinge on the outcome
of tomorrow's encounter with the
Mount Washington twelve at Bahl
mom The Nittany entourage, corn
pused of twenty-four stickmen, ,the
managetial staff and Coach Paul, left
this rooming by bus for the Maryland
capital
Before leaving, Coach Paul an
nounced that the squad will stop at
Harrisburg for lunch and reach Battu.
ante about three-thirty o'clock this
afternoon, where' he expects to put
the team through a short work-out.
Baltimore 'ruche Undefeated
Undefeated fat the past seveial
yenta, the Mount Washington team
Lonsideied the outstanding amateur
twelve in the country. Composed of
foster college stars and under the
tutelage of W Caspari formes
inesident of the Intercollegiate La
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Dairy Students Open
Annual Exhibit Today
Cups, medals and fames valued at
more then seven hundred and seventy
five dollars will be awarded to over
two hundred contestants at the Sixth
Annual Penn State Dairy Exposition,
today and tomorrow.
Pimalent Ralph D. lietzel will w el- ,
come the visiting dairymen and Dr. I.
M. Thompson, Montrose, Pennsylvan
ia will impend in behalf of the Penn
sylvania Dairymen's Association
winch holds its sating meeting here
tonight and tomorrow. Dr. Raymond
A Dutcher, professor of agricultural
and biological chemistry, will speak
on The Mystery of Milk" while "The
Dairy Situation" will be discussed by
R. W. Balderston, secretary of the
Inteistate Milk Producers association,
Philadelphia.
This event is an activity of the stu
dents in dairy department and con
sists of an exhibition of College dairy
cattle with fitting, showing, and judg
ing contests. Widespread interest
among the .milkmen of the state is
manifested in this miniature Dairy
Congiess.
E. S. Bayard, trustee of the College
and editor of the Netionat Stockmen
and Fame. will speak at the banquet
tomorrow evening at six-thirty. Priz
es .111 be awarded to the winners at
that time.
I La Vie Officers 1
Prank B. Baldwin, .1r
Edltor-m-Chest
Business Manager
SCHOLASTIC STARS
. CLASH TOMORROW
Track, Field Men To Battle for
• /Wards in Nineteenth
-.Annual Meet -
ENTRY, LIST INCLUDES
TWENTY-THREE-TEAMS,
Twenty-them high and piepaiatoly
schools from Pennsylvania, New Jer
sey, New Yoik and West Virginia
will be represented in the nineteenth
annual Penn State Interscholastic
Track and Field meet on New Beaver
Field tomoriou.
This meet which is held each yeai
by the College OCCOPIes one full day
for completion. Field esents will take
place in the morning fi ern nine until
twelve o'clock while the track compe
tition will stmt at one-thuty o'clock
in the afternoon.
Large Representation
Mole schools than wore entered in
last yern's contest will compete for
howls in tomorrow's` c‘ents Seven
tennis from Sunbmy, Altoona, Ty
rone, Bloomsburg, Shady Side Acad
emy of P,ttsbuigh, Union high school
of New Jersey and Potomac State
School of \Vest Viiginia will make
their initial appemance ut Penn
State's annual tournament.
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MINISTER WILL DISCUSS
RELIGION AND BUSINESS
Reverend LoVeil, of Washington,
To Address Students at -
Chapel Sunday
"Big business and the Christian
Ideal" will be the subject discussed
before chapel-goers Sunday by the',
Revetend Moses It Li, ell, pastor of
the Congregational Chinch of Wash
melon, D C. ,
Reverend Lovell, who spoke at the'
mid-year commencement exerm,es ui
Felnum y, 1927, is a giaduate or Bos
ton and Halyard universities and Va
rner pastm of the College Community
Church of Durham, Nov Hampshire.
It was while j , at Dunham, seat of the
Llinveisity of New Ifampshne, that
he became acquainted with Di. Iletzel,
who was seining at that institution,
and who has been in.trinnental m ar
ranging for Reverend Lovell to speak
1 here Sunday.
,
1 Who's Dancing I
Senim Calls—,Plu Sigma Kappa closed
Sophomore Girls—Women's Building
Saturday
Sigma Phi Sigma (Fomai)
Tau PM Delta
Arde Club—Kappa Sigma
Scabbard and Blade
(Cent. ITllla Country Club)
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1928
UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS
CLASS OF 1929
PRESIDENT: Harry E. Pfe:fer 334
VICE-PRESIDENT. John W. Mandl, 204
SECRETARY Donald Mt Buchanan , 804
TREASURER: James F. Bunting 300
STUDENT COUNCIL ,
LIBERAL ARTS: William S. Turner, 97, Bernard Newman 77, John
A. Hawke, 77, Jerome C. Got man 65.
EDUCATION Joseph R. Fiorelh 5.
CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS. DoWltt Anthe 25, Edward Lyon, .11., 26.
ENGINEERING: George IL Jackson, 99, Robert L. Kerr, 74, Harold H.
Cook, 74, Henty R Sherratd, 71.
AGRICULTURE: Edward T. Wilson, 105, Tom I'. Whlttaker, 03, James
C Ingram, 37.
MINES AND METALLURGY: Charles G. Ilall, 29.
CLASS OF 1930
PRESIDENT. J. Ned Stahley ' 276
VICE-PRESIDENT: James T. Wolfe 25J
SECRETARY: Ralph R. R:ckcr 236
KMDrIMM=
EDITOR:, LA VIE• Frank B. Baldum, Ji. 25£1
BUS. MGR, LA VIE: Henry R. I'nulhanius 243
STUDENT COUNCIL
LIBERAL ARTS: Stuart S. Dmwoodie, 98, Paul S. Wilhoms, 46.
EDUCATION: Lemon C. Stoudnour, 17
ENGINEERING Thomas J. Schofield, 24, Richard 13. Shorts 75, Richard
S. Wilkins, GO.
CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS: Framer J. Elliot, 23
AGRICULTURE: Thomas A. Zary, 99, Robert R. McKean, 48.
MINES AND METALLURGY• George T. Jones 23.
CLASS OF 1931
PRESIDENT: Samuel. P. Flenniken 224
VICE-PRESIDENT. Thomas P. Mame
SECRETARY Nelson E. Baucenberger
TREASURER• Witham A. Wells
STUDENT COUNCIL
LIBERAL ARTS Ftanl. Deidrich, 51.
EDUCATION John P. Bells, RI.
ENGINEERING Morton Macomb, 78.
CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS. Esan C. Reese, 58
AGRICULTURE Claude T. Haupt, 65.
MINES AND METALLURGY. William H. Rushwmth, 16
STUDENTS TO VOTE
FOR A. A. OFFICERS
Athletic Governing Board Sets
May Fourteenth, Fifteenth'
As Election Days
WILL CONSIDER CHANGES
IN PRESENT CONSTITUTION
.-The, College. 4040* .A.saociatton
annimf eliction of of f
icers
from the atudent bod) Monday end
Turolay, Blay fourteenth and fif
teenth
At the same time as these elections
are held. the Athletic Association mill
also submit to the undergraduates for
♦ote a number of resismis to its con
stitution and h)-lass. These changes
are concerned mostly with awarding
the college insignia to_those partici
pating in athletic actisities. Each re
vision will be soled for separate!).
The proposed additions to the pres
ent body of regulations are as fol
ios, Y.
Artlcle Xll—Ucthod of Selectmg
Team Officers
Article XII, Sectfon 1, changed to
cad.
1 Immediately following the auald
of vaulty insignia in each branch of
sport, as provided in Section D, the
varsity men so awarded shall meet
and select one of their number as Cap
tain for the following season The
President of the Association shall me
m& at all elections of captains and in
the event of an even number of men
' entitled to vote, he shall cast a Note
on the lust ballot.
Section 1)
Article XV.—Requitements For In
•agme Awards
Article XV, Section 1, changed to
cad
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A. A. NOMINATIONS
President
'George S. Delp
Richard A. Ceuder
Stephen V llormei
Louis D. Reilly
Secretor)
Chinks I). Feight
Bernard Newman
Don C Steele
"PENN STATE NEEDS REVISION
OF CUSTOMS," WA RNOCK AVERS
Endorsing the customs revisions
plan, Dean Arthur It Warnock stated
that us the College grows larger its
traditions and customs me bound to
change
"You can't keep traditions chic and
customs effective," he stud, "if you
continually have to stimulate than
artificially. If such rules arc nut
abolished by student action, they will
; nevertheless die from their own in
effectiveness."
Speaking or freshman customs,
Dean Warnock pointed out that they
me intended to make better Penn
State men. The whole question, he
considers to revolve around the Ideas
of upperclassmen concerning the
freshmen.
When asked what customs he be-
Loved to be useless, ho explained,
SENIORS ANNOUNCE
CLASS HONOR MEN
Award Three Coveted Positions
To Berryhill, Hastings
And Belfidd
SELECT IVY DAY, BANNER,
• LION SUIT COMMITTEES
. -Honor men- wetc.seles.ted, commit
tees appointed Amid nominations for
‘altthctornin held at the senior class
meeting Wednesday night
Charles C. Berryhill, president of
the class of 1928, Was awarded first
honors, Harold E Hastings received
second honois while John C BeMeld
was granted third honors. These men
will receive their titles as Spoon Man,
Barrel Man and Cane Man in the se
dm named on Glass Day
To Appoint I‘y. Conumttee
It was decided that u committee be
appointed to plant the tiaditional ivv
for the senior class. Because of the
snap.e gathciing of fourth-year men
usually attending the ceremony, the
class felt that it mould be ionic im
pressive if a ceitam group mere to
take charge of the annual event
The customary idea of Lion suits
will be caviled out this year on Move-
Up Day Ihninerd T. Webb, Peter
R Smaltz and Plain', A McWilliams
were chosen ns the committee to su
pervise the milming and sale of the
canvas garments
Choose Pipe Or,lor
Wheeler Lord, Ji , edam-in-thief
of the 1927-28 Coltrilifitt, was selected
as pipe motor of the giaduating class
With the advent of the 1'129 president
on Class Day, Loud will present the
pipe to the incoming official dining a
colorful ememony.
Louis Shetld, GnlLolt Fileger and
John W. Weldon were appointed us a
committee to purchase the senior ban
ner Nominations for valedietounn
were made and submitted to the fac
ulty who on dl make the Mull choice
SKULL AND BONES 'ELECTIONS
Benjomm F Campbell '2O
John B. Bankaul '2O
'Behan] IL Reinhold '2O
Bullard 01 Sttemker '2O
Edwaul T Wllson '2O
"Students don't care much for cool
one; which on heat de make freshmen
look or appear teliculm; Nor do
they seem to be willing to enforce
any customs or class traditions which
compel them to engage to unpleusant
physical CAOICItre "
The Dean lielieses that Poverty
Day is a tradition which son will soon I
outlive, unless it is changed mater
ially. lle also suggested that the
I students use mgenutty m the selection
of their costumes, lather than wear
ing vulgar or indecent ones.
"Most insti uctots find it voy eon
barrassing to conduct Saturday morn
ing classes," he continued, "settee semi
naked students are in the soon,. They
ale, indeed, quite justified in dismis
sing any persons whose dress, or lack
of it, damages the proper handling of
the classioom hour."
Tottrgiatt.
PFEIFER, STAHLEY, FLENNIKEN WIN
CLASS PRESIDENCIES AS BALDWIN,
PAULHAMUS GAIN LA VIE POSITIONS
T -,
1929 President
,
Barry E. Pfeifer
FRESHMEN AWAIT
POVERTY PARADE
Fe:lira! Starts Tomorrow at
- One-Thirty O'Clock on-
Holmes Field
MERCHANTS GIVE PRIZES
TO BEST-GARBED PLEBES
Freshmen in the grab of bums,
South Sea islanders and in toga rep
resentative of many Illustnous per
sonages will gather on Holmes field
tomorrow at one-thirty o'clock to par
ticipate in the annual Penn State Pov
erty Day festivities, according to the
plans announced yesterday by the
committee In charge
"All first yeas men will be expected
to gear their chosen apparel to morn
ing classes tomorrow as has always
been done on former Poverty Days,
but st is hoped." declares Thomas J.
Costello '2B, chairman of the commit
tee, "that the indecent garb so preva
lent in previous years will hose no
place in this c‘ent."
To preside an incentive for the don
ning of well-chosen outfits, apptoxi
mately ten prizes will be offered by
the merchants of the torn. To the
best diessed plebes the Judges will
award a pound of tobacco, a wallet,
a five-dollar and a three-dollar meal
ticket, a shirt, pan of golf socks, linen
knickers, a to, and sweater in addi
tion to several other prizes.
Etery freshman is free to choose
the clothing which he shall wear The
only dress custom which shall imnam
effect will be that of mearing the
clinic The committee also desires
that there shall be fraternity floats
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SIX COLLEGE SPEAKERS
COMPETE HERE TONIGHT
Regional Representatives Meet
For, Title in Auditorium
At Eight O'clock
The regional semi-finals in the Na
tional Inteicolleguite oratorical con
test based on the Cnstitution will be
held in the Schwab auditorium tonight
at eight o'clock
The otatots will be Roy 91 Si Inock,
of Juniata, Albert J Gates '29. of
Penn State, Howard it Smith, Grove
City, AI I. Harter, Dickinson Col
lege, Donald Rooted, St Francis
College, and Joseph Szczepanski, St.
Vincent College.
The speeches arc limited to ten nun
ute lengths. The chairman will be
Piof. John II Frizzell of the derail:
ment of public speaking, and the judg
es will be Dean Charles W Stoddiut,
Di Jacob Tenger of the department
of }lately and political science, and
Mr Jo Hays, the principal of the State
College public schools.
The winner of this contest will en•
ter the regional finals at Bucknell on
Friday, May eighteenth. The seven
successful speakers in the different
regions will compete for seven prizes
ranging from three hundred and fifty
to fifteen hundred and totaling live
thousand dollars, at Los Angeles on
June twenty-first
The entire contest llb sponsored by
the Better American Federation of
California and has for its object the
increase in the knowledge of and in
terest in the American Constitution.
L7 7 PL'aY
Buchanan and Bunting Take Secretary,
Treasurer Posts---Students
Cast 1654 Votes
Penn State undergraduate leadership moved into the swirl of a
new regime when the unofficial returns of the 1054 votes cast Wednes
day and Thursday were announced by the election tellers.
Harry E. Pfeifer was chosen senior class president for next year
with a ballot of 334. J. Neil Stahley garnered 276 votes to assume the
:office of junior executive and Samuel
P. Flenniken with 224 tallies was el
ected to lead next year's sophomores.
Vice-presidents of the three classes
in their respective order are: John W.
Brandt, with 206 votes, James T.
Wolfe with 202 ballots and Thomas
P Moore with 188 counts Donald 01.
Buchanan was awarded the position
of senior secretaiy with a total of 304
ballots Ralph Ricker's 236 tallies
gave him the secretaryship of the
class of 1930 while Nelson E. Beason
'
bergo polled 180 votes to receive the
11931 scribe post Newly elected teen-
I surers are James F. Bunting '29 with
1308 countss, Alfred J. Flick '3O with
2 07 votes and Wtlham Wells '3l with
a count of 177.
Frank B Bolds, in's total of 258
Notes made lam editor-in-chief of the
1930 La Vie while Remy R Paulha
' mos gathered 243 counts to become
business manager of the junior an
nual. Jack Richards and Guy W.
Knight with 218 and 138 Notes re
spectively, recened the positions of
associate-editors The berth of ad
vertising manager of the year book
was won by Robert 1' Stevenson with
a total of 230 ballots just thirteen less
than Paulhamus in the race for busi
ness manager.
Student Council Elections
Senior representatises in Student.
Council from the School of Liberal
Arts are William S. Turner, Bernard
Newman, John A Hawke and Jerome
C Gorinan Joseph R. Morelli was
elected to the legislative body from
the School of Education while DeWitt
Andre and Edward Lyno, Jr., will rep
resent the School of Chernistrry and
Physics Representatives from the
School of Engineciiing are George
Jackson, Robert L Kerr, !Jerold A
Cook and Henry R Sherrard; from
the &boil of Agimulture Edward T.
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I 193 0 President
J. Neil Stahl°,
BATSMEN OPPOSE
SYRACUSE TODAY
Battle Orange Nine on Foreign
Diamond in First Game
Of Double Bill
HILLMEN SEEK REVENGE
FOR DEFEAT LAST YEAR
Seventeen Nittany Lion batsmen de
parted yesterday morning for Syra
cuse where they will encounter the
powerful Change nine in a two-game
series, at Archbold stadium, this altos
noon and tomorrow.
Although in evented from playing
the last tan scheduled contests because
of ads else weather conditions, the
Penn State diamond pm feline. arc
confident of adding the Syracuse scalp
to then record. The healers of the
Blue and White eked out a victory
over the lllllnien on New Benson field
last season and the Salt city repre
sentatives are eager to even up the
score by capturing both games of
the double bill
Hale Fair Record
The Bill diamond men have made a
fan record so fat this s,ent, ',inning
thice engagements and losing use
Vest Monroe scas connected, 1-2, in
the fist game of the south= tom
and William and Mary seas ‘unqutsb
ad on the following day to the time
of G-4 The next three scheduled eon
' tests ',ere cancelled on account of
the contlaction of 'cartel, form. by
first-basemen, Benzin
The Syiaeusaos then bowed to the
Boston college and Harvard sines,los
mg to the former, 5-5, and to Lhe
Crimson lepresentataves, 5,3. Uni
versity of Rothestei was ocereome,
five inns to foul, on Apiil twenty
fifth, while a close battle was drop
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1 Lion Suit Sale Begins at 1
Stark Brothers Tonight i
Lion Suits will be sold at i
Stalk Biotheis tonight from i
seven until nine-thirty o'clock i
and tentoitow from one until 1
five o'clock, and from seven till
nine o'clock All seniois ate i
expected to secure suits at this i
i time.
i
PI I.AILIDA SIGMA ELECTIONS
John H. Dunn '2B
Ashby M. Lamore '2B
Rebell. W. Brewster '29
linty V. Fritehman '29
I'uul A. Kenyon '29
ICall A. Wagner '29
Robett C. Thant '3O
Heiman E. Caldorn '3O
Harry G Hell '3O
Guy W. Klught '3O
lielbot 0. Schaefim '3O
Paul S. Wllhums '3O
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Pie
for
PRICE FIVE CENTS
GOLFERS OPEN SEASON
WITH DARTMOUTH FOUR
Encounter Lafayette Tomorrow
On Easton Links—Veterans
Oppose Nittany Team
Penn State's golf team left yester
day to engage in ,the initial Intercol
lcgtate encountels of the season mrath
Dartmouth and Lafayette, today and
tomorrow. The Nittany LnAvnen sill
meet the Maroon at, the Lafayette
college links and the Dartmouth team
at the Lulu Country Club, Philadel
phia
Captnin lames F Bunting. '2O,
}lacy V. Futelanan '29. Earl E Hew
itt '29 and Tin ino S l'annaccion "to
have been selected by Coach Ruthei
ford to represent the Lions in the op
ening collegiate matches.
Because of unsuitable coin , . condi
tions, tne College team tins been pre
vented hem macticing and will be
rather unconditioned 'I ho scherlukti
engagement with Centre Hills Coun
try Club lust Saturday was not play
ed because of weathei conditions, so
the team will base its lest tual of the
year tomoircm
Tho Ihntinouth train will partici
pate m then fist links engagement
of the year when they meet the Nit
tally golfers. On the Lafayette quar
tet theme arc two veteums, who le
piesented the Maioon limo mist yearn
when Coach Itutheifold's team defeat
ed them
Alumni Name Trustees
For Executive Posts
James 11. AI Amboy., 'O9, Anibro.,e
N. Diehl , 9b, and Gunge II Deike 'OO,
present members of the College Seoul
of Ti ustees, have been nominated by
the alumni for te-election,
Ballots were sent to the alumni
yesterday and the results of the el
ections will be announced Saturday,
June ninth.
Colonel Andrews and Mr. Diehl hum
been members of the Board of Trust
ees since 1010 and Mi. Deike has held
a position on the board since 1925.
The three nominees have occupied van -
tons offices of the Alumni Association
in the past.