VOL XXIII, No. 61 PREXY HETZEL WILL SPEAK AS CLA A. A. PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS FAIL TO RECEIVE MAJORITY Stephen Hams, George Delp Lead Candidates in Race for Executive Office STUDENT BODY ELECTS D. C. STEELE SECRETARY Classes Ratify Amendments and By-Laws to Constitution Of Organization Although the general student election held Monday by the Ath letic Association failed to produce the iequired majority necessary to elect a president, all of, the proposed amendments to the constitution and by-laws of the organization were ap moved and Don C. Steele '29, was chosen secietary of the Association. With a total of 1296 ballots cast Stephen }lamas '29, with 594 votes, and Ge011, , ,e Delp '29, with 422 tallies, led the candidates in the race for the office of president. The vote in each case was, however, not half of the total numbei of ballots cast. The matter will be left for further settle ment in the hands of the election com mittee composed of Harold E Hast ings, Wallace S. Liggett, Wesley B. Mamball and William J. McLaughlin. Cross-Countrz, Separated According to the constitution as it now stands, track and cross-countiy aro two different sports. Under this system it IS hoped that there will be brought about a better method of management and more opportunities will be provided for those-students who arc seeking managerial jobs Basketball awards will be given to players competing in, thirty per cent of the total time.requited-lot all of the scheduled games. The new legislation will limit the , number of (Continued on last page) "COLLEGIAN" MEN ATTEND NEWSPAPER CONVENTION Represent Penn State in Annual Intercollegiate Conference At Providence, R. I. In an endeavor to bring the 1029 convention to State College, rice mein hely of the PCII7I Stole Collegian hoard left Wednesday afternoon for ovidenee, Rhode Island, where they will attend the annual conference of the Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper avvociation today and tomorloy.. The tepiesentatives of the College senn-weeLly nenspapei who arc at tending the event are Wheeler Lord, Ii , '2B, Charles P. Flinn '2B, Lows IL Bell, 31 , '29, William S. 'Panel '2B and Ilarty P. Mich= '29. Purpose of Conference Editors and business managers of the valious publications belonging to the oiganizotion meet yearly for a conference during which editorial and business problems are thrown into the melting pot and considered in a mound table discussion for the benefit of everyone in conducting the respect ive college and university newspapers.. Wheeler Lord, Jr., '2B, who to VlCe esident of the organization, will deliver an address at a banquet to night. Chasten F. Flinn '2B will fill his duties as a member of the execu tive board of the association doling the parley and all of the representa tives will urge that next year's con vention he held here The Eastern Intercollegiate Ness s papei Association is composed of six teen publications, most of which ate, of New England institutions. It is repented, however, that sevei al mine Pennsylcania papers ill be admitted to membership during the present convention. DELTA UPSILON GAINS I. F. TRACK, FIELD CUP footing a total of forty-one points, Delta Upsilon won the inter-fraternity Dark and field meet from a field of thirteen fiaternities, Wednesday af ternoon. Pi Kappa Alpha placed seconil in the scoring with twenty-nine points while the third place was secured by Kappa Sigma whose representatives garnered twenty-one and one-half omm leers. Fifteen events composed the pi°. gi am which was held under the reg ulations of the I C. 4-A. Good marks were set in both the track and field events, '%N IA . .„.....__...,, run,* Speaks Tomorrow President Ralph D Detzel FAMOUS BOTANIST VISITS PENN STATE Prof. F. A. McClure, of Lingnan University, Addresses Sttident Clubs TALKS OF CHINESE LIFE IN AUDITORIUM SUNDAY At the invitation of Dean Ralph L Watts of the School of Agriculture, Prof. F A McClure, director of bot any ana associate of "Daddy" Groff 'O7, at the University of Lingnan, China, will address several clubs and organizations during his visit to Penn State Profes'sor McCline leas the princi pal speaker at the banquet of the sen iors of the School of Agriculture Wed, - nesday: He held up the career of "Daddy" Groff as a source of inspir ation and as an example worthy of emulation. Yesteidav he spoke on "Chinese Horticulture" at a meeting of the Crab Apple Club "Lingnan University" will lie the subject of his address in the Schwab auditorium Sunday mcning at sic thirty o'clock. He will discuss the life of the Chinese student during this address He will talk on the same topic at the Penn State Mission to China dinnei tomorrow night. At a general meeting of agmul (Continued on last page) Cheerleader Candidates Meet at Armory Monday All 13 0 candidates tot first as sistant cheerleaders should mood. at A M nmp, Monday afte[noon at five o'clock. REVEREND DODGE TALKS ON NEAR EAST SUNDAY University President To Address ChapelgOers on Campaign For Colleges Abroad Near East, with its pi oblems and the work that is being earned on at present In an endeavor to ryaca some solution of these predominant ques tions, still be discussed by toe Rev, r end Bayard Dodge. in esident of the American University of Bonut, who will Address the chapel audience Son day morning. Reverend Dodge retorted his Bach elor of •Arts degree from Princeton university, his Master of Arts degree from Columbia university, rap,, his Bachelor of Divinity degree from the Union Theological Seminary. lie be came a member of the Ben at must, say faculty in 1913 and its president in 1923. ' Sunday's address is one of 0 sclies whali nevetend Dodge is (Miming in this conntiy In further a fifteen milhun campaign for the Near East colleges Ile has had high hon ors conferred up in him by the Mount Lebanon and Fiench republics as tok ens of their appreciation of his work in the Neal East, in whose interest he has spent over a million dollars of his own money. Ile teethed particular connnentlation for his work in the refugee camps dining the World War when famine ravaged the lund. CHEERLEADER ELECTIONS Head Cheerleader J. Woodward Man '29 Assistant Monroe A. Kletti .29 STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1928 NITTANY TRACKMEN ENCOUNTER ORANGE SQUAD TOMORROW Tmenty-Five Lion Cinder Stars Depart for Engagement With Syracusans COACH KEANE BOASTS PROMISING DASH MEN Captain _Sorban, Football Star, Faces Strong Competition In Cartmell's Men Twenty-fwe Nittany track and field representaticC9 will entrain this after noon at ono o'clock for Syracuse, New York, where they will meet the cinder men of the University of Syracuse in a dual engagement tomorrow. Conch Nate Cat tmell will take onlc those men who have seined in the meets this year. Captain Dick Bar tholomew, Red Fillans and Johnny McCracken will wear the Blue aril White in both the century and 220- yard dashes, while the quatter-mile team wall be compip . sed of Davis, Kat bach and McCrackbn George Offen hauset, Lonnie Kittle and Davis corn plias the formidable Lion half-mile trio which will face the Syracusans Lions Loom in Mile Bill Coo, intercollegiate champion miler, and George Oirenhauser will step oil the four laps, with L Lee, Bass, Haskins and Helffrich running the two-mile race In the 120-yard (Continued on third page) SENIORS OBSERVE IVY DAY TONIGHT - Coinmittee Will Plant Vine With Traditional Ceremony in Honor of Class HAROLD B. VON NEIDA '2B TO GIVE MEMORIAL TALK Ivy Day will be observed tonight at seven o'clock in front of Old Main when a special committee will plant the traditional vine in memory of the departing class of 1928 The committee is composed of Hai old B. Von Nieda, William S Thomp son, John C. BeMeld, Harold Danger field, Arthur Haskins, Harold E. Hast. rigs, Alex Dow, Miss Frances Gage', Miss Ann Downing and Miss Ellen Burkholder. Othei members of the class will, however, be present at the event. A tablet with the senior class num ' orals upon it will be placed on the part of the building new which the ivy will later grow. Harold Von Nieda has been chosen as the speakea for the occasion and will tell of the significance of the ceremony as he plants the vine Ivy Day was stalled in the eaily days of the history of Penn State and was continued until 1898 For eight eon years it was forgotten, but in 1920 the custom was revived. Pie mously the entire graduating class took part in the activity but this year the task has fallen upon the should ers of a specified group. Committee llibtributes 1930 Pennants Tomorrow WO pennants will be distributed tonight and tomorrow night from six-thirty until eight o'clock Whitey Musset's store. Jostling Sophs Shove Amazed Plebes For Loss in Annual Pushball Scrap "What do you du-a Soph I push. I push, I push." Probably actuated by seine such a parody us the above upon one of the accent song successes, the Class of 1920 pushed and shoved its way through a maze of pulling yearlings,! jostling the amazed nosh right and left, to um the annual Pushball Swap to the merry sachet of 2 to 0 on Old Deaver field Wednesday afternoon. There was nothing to it. The plebes gaited to push the lag pill and the second-year men started to shove Just as heartily, and perhaps a little mole so judging by the final tally,. It is iepoi Cod, at any rate, that exactly six minutes was the time required for the sophomores to out-push the ver dant freshmen and rush the ball over the goal bile for the first pond. Governing Body Plans Weekly Convocations That Penn State should 'lace a ucchly convocation on Wednesday mornings at eleven o'clock throughout the academic year was iccommended by a special committee and approved by Student Council at the meeting Tuesday , night To solve the question of attendance, the committee recommended that only limn of well-known ability he sought to fill the often of speaker ut the weekly gathemng. Student Countd hopes to put the plan in opelahon at the open ing of College next September. STICKMEN TO FACE SYRACUSE TWELVE Determined Lion Lacrosse Team Battles Drumlin A. C. Here Tomorrow Afternoon COACH PAUL HOPES FOR WIN OVER NEW YORKERS Eager to atone for the Swarthmore defeat, a determined Lion lacrosse team will battle the Drumlin A C twelve, of Syracuse, tomorrow after noon at three o'clock on New Beaver field With a battle array composed entirely of tonne, Orange lettermen, the New Yorkers should provide still opposition for Coach Ernie Paul's rejuvenated stickmen. The Nittany mentor was well pleas ed with the display of power and on proved stickwork of his proteges in this week's ow !infringes and lie hopes for a victory In tomorrow's fracas While not under estunating the strength of the invaders, the Lion racqueteers are anxious to register their first win of the season at the ex pense of the formidable Hill lumin aries Although lomori•ow s encounter will be the first of the season for the vis itors, the Syracuse twelve is rated with the strongest independent trains in the country Stationed in the crease, Lane, a letterman of two years ago, will protest the net As assistants on the defense, Roy Sim mons, assistant foothill coach and arsity boxing conch at the New York institution, will fill the point position while Johnny Taylor, star Hill per former last season, oseupies the cov er point post, Considered an impenetrable trio, Ken Gray, Orange leader last yea•, Wmt Day, star on the defense and Doc Cunningham, freshman lacrosse (Continued on last page) Student Hypnotist Gives Exhibition in Old Main Tonight All roads foe the Lotions will lead to Old Chapel tonight when Joseph E. Arntstiong '2B, gives his long promised exhibition of hypnosis at boron-Iln ty o'clock The student psy chologist 1,111 both Jeanie on and demonstiate the various phenomena hypnosis can moduce Ile will have four and possibly hive subject..., and to assure good faith a group of faculty members including a physician will be pi esent Astonishing as his lest exhibition was, this second demonsta atom, inci dentally the hest. public one evei giv en at Penn State, is expected to be still more exciting Armstrong has made a tuneful study of an ait of which little is known and that little exploited by chi cilatans, and the ex perimentei plans to try some new stunts" that have never before been attempted. Then, both contingents m cited from their labors fin two minutes Re freshed, they scent at it again ainl once mole the burly sophomores were victinious, not vo decisively, howevei. At the end of the fifteen minute per iod, the second-year men were hold ing the sphere neat the goal line of their opponent, so neat in fact that the judges awaided them an extra point. Thus did 1931 bite the dust! "flats off for the sophomoics," says the scraps committee, "it they battle with the same spirit in the Tug-of- War tomorrow erten noon at one-thirty o'clock on Old Beaver field." Just to make things inteiesting for the fieshmen the committee has de creed that the Sophs can not win the latter event unless theme are enough present to pattimpate in three heats. Tottrgiatt. GRANGE PLAYERS OFFER THREE-ACT COMEDY TONIGHT Will Present "The Easy Mark" In Schwab Auditorium at Eight-Thirty O'clock ENACT PRODUCTION FOR GIRLS' DORMITORY FUND Arrange Extensile Itinerary for Presentation—Experienced Cast To Fill Roles Culminating a week of intensive re hearsing the Orange dramatic club will pima "The Easy Mark," a three-act comedy by Jack Larne, in the Schwab auditorium tonight at eight-thirty o'clock The proceeds of the production will be added to the fund being lamed for the new gills dormitory The premier feminine role of the production will be portrayed by Miss Glace Geer '3l, who has played in the first Penn State lahovong of "The Family Upstairs" and in a Thespian ‘audoille offeimg. She takes the pal t of the fiancee of an easy-going country youth, Sam Crane, depicted by Forrest Steele '3O, who played n lead ing part in last year's Grange pro ' duction, "Poor Papa," which had six teen show lugs in Pennsylvania. IEE=1!! Humor in the comedy oill be pro vided by Miss Lois Remley '2B and (Continued on third page) BATTERS T 9 MEET HOLY CROSS NINE Engage Strong Massachusetts Team on Worcester Field Tomorrow Af Lemon DEFEAT PENN SLUGGERS FOR NINTH STRAIGHT WIN Climaxing its second imasion of eastern college diamonds the Penno State baseball machine van go into! action foi the third time this week when it encounters the veteran Holy Cross nine in an unpoitant encounter tomorrow afternoon at Fitton field, Worcester, Massachusetts The Nit tany Lions continuing their merry pace, stretched their consecutive vic tories to nine by downing Penn, 0-5, in the first game of their tour Coached by Jack Bally. former big league shortstop, the Worcester out fit has established a ionarkable rec ord in its contests so far. Only once in eleven engagements has the Holy Cross combination sulicied a setback Foldham univeisity accomplished this feat when it mercame the New Eng land athletes in a ten-inning tussle by a 5-1 score. Wm Seen Straight The Massachusetts tossers reeled I oft' eight consecutive victones berme facing the Fordhum nine William and Mniy college was defeated, 9-3, in the first game of Holy Cross' southern tour. Then followed overuhelming victones over the Richmond and Cemgetoun university clubs. Brown was conquered, 18-7 Apnl nineteenth (Continued on last page) Penn State Club Holds Annual May Hop Friday Sponsored by the Penn State Club the annual May Hop will be held in the Aimory Friday night with music tin this final All• College allow being provided by the Campus Owls and dancing extending train nine until Likely° o'clock Tickets, which are priced at two dollars a couple, will be on sale at Whitey Musser's today and tomorrow. A complimentary ticket will be giv en to all those making acceptable posteis advertising the event. Par ticulais concerning these posters may be obtained from Claude S. Bryan, secretary of the Penn State Club. I Who's DOncing I Syelnut—Delta Sigma Phi—lootntal Saturday Mme-Up Danco—Armoty Beta Kappa—Nittany Country Club Alpha Gamma Rho SES MOVE UP HUGE MASS MEETING TO OPEN CEREMONIES Annual Event Begins Tomorrow Afternoon at One O'clock on Old Beaver Field With Half-Hour Program Move-up Chairman 1=23 OFFICERS ARRANGE FIELD DAY PLANS 'STUDENTS COMPETE FOR ' MANUAL OF ARMS PRIZE Fonnulate Program Including DnII Maneuvers and Special Contests Consisting of a program of com petitive events and drilling maneucers plans for the annual Military Field Day have been formulated and the event will begin Friday afternoon at one-thirty o'clock on New Beater Field College classes will be dis continued during the afternoon Included in the schedule of events ill be the manual of arms competi tion, in which three entrants from each company compete fon the Presi dent's Medal This will be !minded by Piesident Ralph D. Retzel to the winner ohmic second and third pores will go to the nest ranking contest ants in the competition. Wall Scaling Event Another event popular in nulituay ctrclea is the scull scaling contest ‘ollCil includes us entiants one squad from each company. Each group will attempt to scale a tnelve-fool seal] in the shoaest possible time The centipede race composes one squad (Continued on third pagel Move-Up Dance Ticket Sale Closes Tonight Sale of Lol,el, tot Move-Up Dny dance van be held front seven until nine o'clock lonn:ht at Co-op. PLAYERS OFFER NEXT SHOW JUNE ELEVENTH Will Produce "The Pool Nut' as Annual Commencement Performance Piesenting "The Poot Nul," a com edy by J C and Elliot Nugent, the Venn State Flap.] s will appear in their annual Commencement show June eleventh "The Pool Nut" was chosen to sup plant Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," which was in igmally announced as the choice dm the Commencement pm dormancy, because it was believed that, the modem comedy would have great er appeal to the audience at such a pm md. Theme of Pho A:, its muse implies "The Poor Nut" In a story of a young nun who scams somewhat eccentric but who proves his sterling qualities and achieves happiness. It deals with modern col lege life, having Ohio State univer sity as It% selling. The character of the peculiar hero cs very sunder to that of "Clarence" of Booth Turfing. ton's famous play of that name. The cant of the "The Poor Nut" line riot been entirely selected but will be announced soon. The presentation is under the direction of Piof Arthur C. Cleat{nail of the English &Nutmeat. T ---_ Holy Cross Bats PRICE FIVE CENTS An out-door mass electing on Old Bearer field at one o'clock tomoi row afternoon will usher in Move-Up Day ceremonies this yeas President Het zel has accepted the invitation of the committee and is retaining from a convention at Atlantic City to be the principal speaker of the occassion • • • IThis is the first tune in College his tory that such an event has been staged on Move-Up Day. At one of the highei portions of the field, yank men are constructing a speaket's plat foim The tug-of-mar, which follows the speeches, mill take place neat !this platform Chat les C Berryhill, president of the senior tlass, will be the other somber at the gatheling Tug-or-War Scrap The mass meeting will be of but thirty minutes duration and will be followed munediately by the custom ary tug-of-war between the freshman and sophomore classes By being vic torious in this stroll the plebes mess e the right to select then own class col ors and the sophomm es must wear hats until the close of the semester Should the sophomores conquer the freshmen in this tassel ,they cull have the right to select the class col ors for the first-yeas men. Lending color to the occasion, sen iors van attend attned in their Lion suits, while juniors will don then ma ly acquired blazers The two towel classes arc required to weal the cus tomary hat and dank, accoi ding to the class, and will not discard them unlit the outcome of the tug-of-war is de cided Dance Tomorroi. INlgla Climaxing tho activities of the an nual observance the foss classes still stage an informal dance in the Atm (Continued on last page) AMERICAN RADIO LEAGUE PLANS ANNUAL CONCLAVE Operators Select State College As Site for Conference June Fourteenth Announcement has been made that the thud annual Atlantic division con tention of the American Itil(110 Relay League soil! lie held at State College June fouiteenth, fifteenth and six teenth s u ch the department of elect rical enginecung co-opoulang Opersdois of :damns thioughout the Atlantic slnision of the league will attend the convention, mrange went., for which use being made by Mr Gilbert L Ciosslev, of the depai went of electrical cm:meeting. The %Isamu V.lll be lodged at Watt, Hall and at one of the cottage,. on the campus. Among the speak,. at 'he enneen- Don will be Dr .r 0 rifle of the American Telephone and 'telegraph company. Mr Alfred Crossley of the Naval Research Laboratory, Mr. F. W. Millbrae of the Bureau of Stand ards, Mr. V. D. Landon of the West- Inghouse Electric and Manufacturing company, Dr E C Woodruff, direct .or of the Atlantic do. 151011 of the league and Miss E M Zandonom of the Bureau of Standards A gonna! prize thawing silt be held with mu reptesentative at the con vention h eceiving an award of sonic soil The night of June liftccath will be denoted to a gencial exhibition of stunts with loving cups as the re• winds fin winners of the Vdllloll4 con tests. A banquet on the sixteenth • an which it is hoped to have W. D. Teirel. Chief of Radio Service as a speakei, will close the convention. Today— The Bullosopher Discusses The Achievement Test Editorials Move-Up Day Fraternity Songs
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