Stickmen Play Indians VOL XXIII, Na 66 BATSMEN OPPOSE BUCKNELL NINE AT LEWISBURG TODAY Will help Dedicate Memorial for . Noted Twirler as Final Game of Season , OVERCOME BISONS, 8-6, SATURDAY AFTERNOON Van Alta Checks Invaders' Rally In Ninth Inning to Clinch Fourteenth Win. Aiding in the dedication of the Christy Mathewson arch, the Penn State baseball nine will close one of the most successful seasons in the history of the institution when it en counters Dueknell in a return engage went this afternoon at University stadium, Lewisburg. The Nittany Lions annexed their fourteenth vic tory Satm day in defeating the Bisons 8.6 on New Beaver field. As a fitting memorial to its famous alumnus and incompaiable pitches, Christy Mathewson, Bucknell will dedicate an arch bearing the inscrip tion "Matt" at the game today' Na tional notables, including Judge Kane saw Mountain Landis, high commis •sioner of baseball, and President Key dler, of the National league, will par ticipate in the unveiling of the menu- pent. Orercome Br.ons Maintaining unblemished their Neu Beaver field record, the Centre county batsmen added Bucknell to their list of sictones Saturday when they over-! Caine the Bisons in a listless and rag ged contest. No less than thirteen errors weic chalked up against both teams during the game. Coach Bez doles charges were guilty of seven miscues while the Lewriburgians com mitted six misplay,. Roepke received the hulling assign ment but was relieved- by Names in the eighth inning when the Bucknel- Hans threatened to tie the score The --latter rte., replaced by Van Atta in the ninth with none out grid the tying suns on first and second. Lefty prov ed equal to the task and mowed down the mailing sluggers without further damage Lams Start Scoria: Penn State's sluggers initiated scor ing activities in the third inning Hal -1 ington opened the session srith a sin gle to left field and RopeLe flied out to center. Kent fanned but Dobbelaar received a base on balls and Lungren singled, scoring Bus Delp and Lesko continued the barrage with clean one base blows scoring Dobbelaar and Lun gren. Bucknell's batters veic having (Continued on last page) STAFF DISTRIBUTES ONE THOUSAND 1929 LA VIES Junior Class Enters Annual in International Year Book Contest at Leipzig Dial Mutton of La Vic will continue today and tomorrow at the Athletic Stoic and Stark Brothers More than ono thousand copies have alt cady been distributed, according to Wilson S. Creel '29, business manager. Juniors must present second sem- Wm matriculation cards and must be iepresented in the junior pictorial section of the publication to procure their copies. Lacking either °lithos,: reuirements, n receipt for La Vie dues from the College treasurer is necessary. The class has entered the annual in an intin national year-book contest to ho held at Leipzig, Germany, in July. The 1928 La Vie was the win ner of a similar contest at Genesa, Switzerland, last year. Council Selects Board And Tribunal Members Student Board and Student Tn . banal members were elected by Stu dent Council at its last meeting of the year held Thursday night. The per sonnel of the Student Board for ne't year is Hurry E. Pfeifer '29, Louis 11. Bell, Jr. '2O, J. Neil Stabley '3O, Paul S. Williams TO, and Samuel P. Flenniken '3l. According to custom, class presidents automatically become members of the Board George S. Delp '29, woo elected to the presidency of the Student Tribun al with the following members: Steph en V. Homes '29, Edward T. Wilson '29, Robert G. Whitmore '3O, Ralph R. Ricker '3O, S. Neil Stahley '3O, Samuel P. Flennihen '3l, Frank Died ' ich '3l, George B Collins '3l, John C. French '3l, and Calvin W. Shatv ley '3l. Seini-WeeklY 111 •• , • ..tt. .v , ,, • 4.•:- =:•-••••;;,,\ •,.r.,&„..4.0 . 1 rtitt ar -. .:P,f,ri: - .1,;:71,t , 1 "el' ...,t4 , „. ~...,,,,,. "The Poor Nut" Arthur IL Cunningham '3l .. PLAYERS PRESENT COMEDY MONDAY Offer 'The Poor Nut" as Annual Graduation Week Play In Auditorium PLOT CENTERS AROUND WESTERN UNIVERSITIES As then annual Commencement of fering, the Penn State Players will present "The Pool Nut," a farce com edy Monday night at scorn forty-five o'clock in Schwab auditorium. The ploy was written by J. C. and Elliot Nugent and receised fasorable comment from the New York press when it was running in Henry Mill m's Theatre. New Yolk city in 1925. Critics praised the show for its rapid ly unfolding plot and comic action. The plot is centered about the pa thetic figure of a "poor nut" who can discuss any subject of scientific inter est but, whit is nut mush of a success as far as college activities are con cerned. While struggling at Ohio State university, he falls in Jove with the picture of the belle of the Univetsity of Wisconsin. He writes to her and gives her the impression that he iv a "big man on the campus" and a (Continued on last page) MUSICAL CLUBS COMBINE FOR RECITAL THIS WEEK Student Organizations To Offer Program in Auditorium Friday Evening As the first of a series of entm tam- Inuits during Commencement Week, the College Orchestra, Glee and Man dolin clubs will piesent their annual Giaduation combined musical concert Friday night at eight o'clock in Schwab auditorium The orchestra will frame as one of its selections a clarinet duet talon horn Bishop's masterpiece, "Lo Hear the Gentle Lash," Other mchestral presentations will be Deliebe's "Waltz of the Boars" and selections flow Herbert's "Rose of Algeria." Included in the selections to be pre sented by the Glee Club will be "Sea Fever," a poem written by Musefield with music composed by Musk An dleWY, and the old Welsh folk song "The Maich of the Men of Hatlech " Heibert'v perennial favorite. "Ah! Sweet Bfystely of Life" will be sung op the gleemen as a parting song in continuance of the custom observed dating the last ten goal 3. Tickets priced ac one dollar each he en sale to tight, tomorrow and Thuirday.y.ghts at seven o'clock at Co op Mustaches Blossom Forth As Plebes Endeavor To Approach' Man's Estate 'Tis Spring, and young man's fancy turns lightly to love Hence the and ' den epidemic at Penn State of Im sute adornments of the upper lip which create upon the campus un at mosphere of those good old pre-Gil lette days when a ham was a hair and did not need to fear the blade. And perhaps a contributing factor is the freshman of yesteryear who is bi eak log forth into all Ins resplendent glory of true manhood now that customs confine him no longer. Each morning finds new converts to the craze pre senting the same anxious query. "How does it look today? Do you think it's grown any?" , Au methods loiown to man which will grow hair upon a billiard ball or STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1928 COLLEGE ARRANGES ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Old - Grads Gather 'for Reunions Sunday And Monday MEETING IN OLD, CHAPEL WILL OPEN ALUMNI DAY Officials Prepare Varied List Of Events for Yearly Conclave Here Perin State alumni will gather to gether once more to renew old friend ships and to pay homage to their Al ma Mater Sunday and Monday in con junction with this year's Commence ment Week activities Many classes will be represented in these reunions, according to Edward N. Sullivan, secretary of the Alumni Association The classes of '93, 'O3, 'll3, and '23, are planning get-togethers fin Sun day More than a hundred represen tatives of the class of 'lB, will return according to Donald 31. Clesswell, a member of that class. Varied Entertainment A general alumni meeting at lune forty-fnm Monday morning in Old Chapel will open Alumni Day activi ties. At twelve-thirty on this day, the College plans to tender to the visit ing alumni, ♦msttors, faculty members, graduates and visitors a luncheon served an a big tent on front campus Following this the classes will pat ade (Continued on third page) I. F. C. ELECTS NEW BOARD OF CONTROL Selects George H. Jackson and Richard M. Strecker as Studei4•Menshers - - CREATES GROUP TO AID IN RUSHING CODE WORK Details of the new rushing code and election of the Board of Control per taming in it, occupied the attention of Interfeaternity Council which met Friday ni&ht for the last session of the }Par. The Board, as ratified by the Coun cil, will be composed of trro faculty members and three .roar represen tatrres from the na`ron,l fraternity e oz....ties) body, With an alternate I. F. C rcpressartative being held in leßelnle to servo as an :retire member of the roalrolling group In ca.,e one of the ther three students orlon t+ to a noun r.ls.ch is put on trial for violation of the code. Elect Student \h•nrbera For next yeas the Bouid of Con trol will be composed of Arthur R. Warnock, dean of men, one faculty member appointed by President Ralph D. Hetzel from a list of thice men recommended by the Interfrateinity Council executne, George H. Tack (Continued on last page) Phi Kappa Wins Cup In Baseball Tourney Staging a conic-back in the latter past of the contest, Phi Kappa frat ernity piled up a score of ten runs to defeat Sigma Phi Epsilon in the con cluding games of the interfraternity tournament Satui day. In the first two innings Signia Phi Epsilon scored foul runs to none for Phi Kappa. In the next five innings, the Phi Kappa team forged into the lead while thou opponents were held scoreless. Bernal/1 Flynn '2B, pitch ed the entire game for the victors with I Toots Pannaccion seeming plants in a desert mitch are now being used to same what proves to be "peach fuzz" upon the upper lips of would be Romcos And in spite of the rav ages and assaults of anxious friends these soup-strainers continue to pros per and flourish. With the aid of fertilizers, massages and devoted care, these camouflages cannot wilt under the attack. Indeed the situation has become so serious that the town merchants have become alarmed and are considering a protest to the Tribunal to bast mustaches to the senior class only. To substantiate their plea they are presenting an analysis of the loss of business in senor blades, shaving creams, and articles of a similar nature. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM FRIDAY, June 8 8:00 P. m —Conceit by the Penn syl% ania; Slate Colleg hfusienD Clubs, Auditor nun. " 9 CO p. m —Fmterthty dances Saturday, June 9 1:00 p m —Golf tournament, Col lege course. 2.00 p. m.—Annual meeting of the Board of .Trustees, Pres ident's ottice. 200 p m.—Election of Trustees, delegates ui Old Chapel, alumni, S.OOlll 180 Morn Building., 2.00 p. m.—Lactoo'se: Onondaga' Indians vs. Penn State, New Beaver field 7 00 p. Yams" by the Penn State Thesp tans, Auditotium. 0:70 p. m—Flaternity dances. Sunday, June 10 (loccaloureale'Slindal) 10.30 a. in —Baccalaureate sermon by the Iteterend Hugh Thomson Kerr, DD, LL,D., Shadymde Pres byterian church, Pats. Laugh, Auditorium 3.30 p m.—Band conceit, College Military , Band, front campus. I. G 30 p. m.—Vesper service conduct ed under the direction of the Y. DT, C A and the Y. N. fl A, front of Old Alain. 800 p. m —Remtal ' by advanced students of the depart ment of muse, Auditor mm. ) Monda3 , June n (Alumni Dm) 0.00 a in —Senior Class Day exer cises. Auntolium. Pro cession finals on wain in front of 14 omen's Building Caps and 6 ' 45' tha Alumni Assouat.on, Old Chapel 12 JO p. in.—Campus luncheon for alumni, faculty, gradu ates and visitors, big tent. 1.30 p. rn —Parade of classes to New Beaver field, class stunts 2.30 p. m—Alumni-Varsny base ball game, New Beaver field. 4.30 p. to —School teceptlons to alum! and patents 6 00 p. in —Alumni thane]. , seniors and guests included, Me- Allistet Hall 7:15 p. m —"The Pool Nut" by the Penn State Players, Amhtormm 10.00 p. ni to 10 15 p m —Corn inenceinent reception for alumni, faculty, serums, Juniors, candidates for ads anced degrees and guests, turnery. 10.15 p in. to 200 u. to —Com mamma dance, At 'only. Tuesda). Juno 12 Mummencement I.) 915 a In—Commencement in o cesslon Fol ms in ctont of College 11131.11. y and matches to Leant campus led by College Band 10.00 0. m —Commencement ex.- co.es. Adtheyi by Al exander Med.lmohn, Ph.D., LL D , University of Wisconsin. Admis sion by card. Fiont of Old Main (Auditorium in case of min ) 1 00 p. m.—Senate luncheon to the Tt ustees and sptakm of the day, Centre Hills Countty Club. Farrell To Play on Lock Haven Course Golf enthusiasts in this vicinity will have an opportunity to see one of the leading professionals in the country in action on the links when Johnny I'm tell encounters Ken Ruth erfotd, son of Coach Rutherford, of the College golf tcam, tomorrow af ternoon on the Clinton county club links in Lock Haven. Farrell holds the record of 67 ut the Shawnee-on-the-Delaware course, and has been a bailing contender in ninny of the national golf tourneys during the past few years Class of '2B To Elect Permanent 'Secretary For the purpose of electing a permanent secretary the Class of It2B will erect in Old Chapel to night nt erght•ffteen o'clock. Tottrgiatt. More Than Six Hundred Seniors To Receive Degree Awards ALEXANDER MEIKLEJOHN GIVES ADDRESS TUESDAY Dr. Kerr Delivers Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday-1928 Plans Class Day Program More than six hundred seniors will be graduated at the sixty-eighth an nual Commencement exercises begin ning Friday and lasting through Tuesday. In addition to the regulai t awarding of diplomas, a number of advanced degrees will be conferred upon giaduate students. To provide. ntei tamment for the host of parents, alumni and guests that will visit the College for these ceremonies, an ex tensive program has been arranged. On Baccalatneate Sunday the aca demic procession will assemble in front of the Botany and Woman's Buildings not later than ten-fifteen ,'clock in the morning The girls will 'end the procession The graduates will march into Schwab auditorium, ollowed by the faculty. On the re cessional, the faculty will max;ch out first. Reverend Hugh Thomson Kerr, pas tot of the Shadyside Presbyterian chetah to Pittsburgh, v ill delivei the (Continued on tnird page) THESPIANS OFFER SHOW SATURDAY kopear in Final Presentation of 1928 Production Before . 'Week-end Guests__ __ EIGHT SENIORS CONCLUDE COLLEGE PLAY CAREERS Presenting "Honestly 'Bouts," 1528 toad show offering, for the final time, the Thespian Club stilt provide en tertainment for Commencement and House Patty visitors Saturday night nt seten o'clock in Schv,ab auditor ium. Tickets for Saturday night's-show ing still be on sale at Stark Brothers store et ery night this neck from, wren until nine o'clock at special prices. Fraternities desiring tickets in lots may procure them hem Wil liam E. Hinkle '2B, student manage' of the club, at the Sigma Alpha Ep silon house. Alumni tickets still be on sale at the Alumni office. Use Same Cast The ei !gaud cast mlucli produced "Honestly Yours" in nine different cities of Pennsylvania at Enstes tone and in the Schwab auditoinim for Junien Prom patrons, will enact Sat urday night's peiforinniice The (Continues on inst page) Seniors Receive Caps And Gowns This Week Seniors may obtain their taps and gowns in room 100 Engineering A on Friday from nine until tun Alock and Saturday from meant!' twelve o'clock, accoiding to an announcement made last night by Wesley B Star shall '2B, who is in charge of the dis tribution of Commencement apparel The chairman states that a deposit of fi‘e dollars will be required at that titne and that no checks will be ac cepted The caps and gowns will be returned Tuesday afternoon and nest Wednesday morning to the same room SURVIVORS OF WAR-TIME CLASS TO RENEW OLD ACQUAINTANCES Recollections will be the order of the day when the class of 1918 holds its annual reunion here Sunday and Monday. Just ten years ago, the war-time Commencement of this class was held at Penn State. At that tune the em oted sheepskins were handed out to a .cry meagre group, the few who had not joined Uncle Sam's military forces 3n France. Four yeais altos ward, survivors of the class were still presenting them selves as candidates for diplomas. Even a few years later than this, some =labels of the group came back fon their graduation. Many happy times wale spent by the "old grads" nodes the shadow of old Mount Nittany. They can all ru- ALrra - i. Jom;s Olympic Prospect Johan) Belfie , d Lacrosw Captain STICKMEN BATTLE INDIANS SATURDAY Will Close Season Against Strong Onondaga LarraFsers on Nen Bearer Field INVADERS REGISTER WIN OVER ST. JOHN'S TWELVE Smoldering embus of intense riv alry, nurtured fox eighty ears against Paul-coached lamosse teams, may be fanned to flame again Saturday af teinoon when Captain Irving Pow less and his tube of Onondaga In dians invade the Lion lair fox what promises to be the most colmfol stick battle of the season. With a galaxy of stars reputedly unequalled in in dependent ranks, the Ness York twelve will attempt to smash the Paul pm at the mense of Captain Johnny Belfield and his mates on Nen Deaver field at two o'clock. Indian Sign I - -Although- tho miters -aro fa, orcd to win, they hare Coach Erne Paul's strategem to contend with. Since Ernie first started as lacrosse mentor at Hobart nine years ago the Indians, hare failed to trim any of his pto teges In Ins lust year at Hobart, the game ended in a deadlock The In-I deans fell before his Hobart teams (Cootmood on thud page) MRS. MACK DETERMINES TEXTILE SPEFICATIONS College Pi ofessor Will Assist In Standardizing Sheeting And Dyeing Rules Assistant professor Pauline 13 Muck, of the School of Chemistry and Physics was assigned the task of as sisting in winking net standard sped frcatmns for sheeting and other toe tiles by the Pennsylvania Association of Dveis and Cleaners at a session of its annual eonfei cote which open ed sesterda3 Mrs. Mack seas one of thiee out standing semen chemists of the United States invited to attend a textile stands, duation committee meeting called by Hubei t Hoover and vat maul engineming soc.eties. She was selected for this committee to in vestigate past Si 01 it. on the subject and help deteimine textile standaids with Ditectoi Emily of the United States Bateau of Standatils The 'impose of the conference was announced as to furthet co-operation between the College and inembets of the industry and to consider contin uation of ariungements whereby the College agreed to gist. special tutu-l ing to a few picked chemistiy stu dents nho mere to enter the cleaning business after giailuation. call the expectations with which they nualted the coming of Poster Night. Many were poi tieipnnts in the infam ous Old Main cave-in. None can for get the an ival of Zarney's old en ens, ei its subsequent downfall Then into the midst of all this m erle happiness came was and confus ion. The campus was tamed into a training camp. Army officers were sent here and instruction so nutsing and the like were given. With the flint ciy of the bugle, boys left the campus never to return again With the hope of reviving that once happy period and of meeting in sol emn reverence for those former class :mites who made the supreme sacrifice for their country, many of the 'lB boys willtgather together oncu lame Seniors Begin To Commence PRICE FIVE CENTS PRESIDENT SEEKS STUDENT SUPPORT FOR BOND ISSUE Asks Undergraduate Co-operation In Presentation of Facts To General Public 'SHOW THAT PENN STATE SPIRIT," URGES HETZEL State Labor Secretary Declares College Sit uctures Unfit After Inspection So !peat hen, been the demand for copier of the 7VOlhel a hand book for the $8,000,000 Bond Isaac campaign that an addthonal aup plll has been ordered firm the proitei. Mine booklet% will be available to atialeate owl fatally inembeis on THURSDAY MORN ING at the offiec of the Depoit mint of Public In far motion, first flea; of Old Main "Here is a gloat opportunity to show that Penn State .pnit lealiy exists and that It tan be made to pioduce results"' With this challenging statement President Ralph 1) Iletgel on Pi day moaning closed a forty-minute heart-to-heart talk with a thousand students in Schwab auditorium. as sembled for the purpose of remit tin him to outline talking points tot students in their earlier decision to help put across the eight million dol lar bond issue amendment at the No embet election. Some startling facts relating to support of public higher education in Pennsylvania and in her sister states were disclosed eomincingly by Presi dent fietzel They were absorbed eagerly by members of the mom, that this summer plans to boost the Col lege and the Bond Issue. Several of the disclosures brought exclamations of surprise from students. College of People As the first task in obtaining favor l able support for the fowl Issue, the President declined that students ;could help by education of the general public to the fact that Penn State is ;in every sense a public institution of higher teaming, that the College be longs to the people of the state and is operated for then benefit "It is not charity that Penn State seeks," the President declined, "but recognition of her sight to public in terest and surliest and Tot uhich in turn the College gn es much more than it receives" The next pi cadent Sol students is (Continued on second page) TRUSTEES APPOINT NEW MINES, METALLURGY DEAN Captain Steidle, Penn Slate 'll Will Assume Duties July First Captain Eduaid Steidle, now in change of mining instruction at Ca ncan° Tech has been selected by the Bound of Tiustees to succeed 1).11 liollgook us head of the School of Mines and Metalhnity at Penn Slats. The new dean will assume his duties on July first Captain Steidle, annflunted fiou Penn State in the class of 1911, has iisen to a place of prominence in his chosen field of vial: Aller graduat ing he went to New Mexico to look aftei some mining intenests. Ile was employed by the United States' Bu co of Mines teem 1912 until 1917 m hen he wont ova seas with the Thir tieth Division of the engincennng caps Ile was wounded twice in action and rereo,ed a victony medal, sis sets ice bins and two citations foe vela %%bile in the army. T o da y The Bullosopher Discusses "S" Awards Editorials 1. Commencement 2. A Typewriting Course? 2. Penn State Spirit Chal lenged. i 1. Respectfully Submitted—'
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