Willows On the Playground VOL. 25, No. 29 CHEMISTRY DEAN TO STUDY METAL COMPOUNDS HERE Dr. F. C. Whitmore, New Head, Will Continue Mercury Experiments RETAINS DIRECTORSHIP OF CHEMICAL SOCIETY Medical Agencies Support Noted Research Scientist at Northwestern Ranking among the ablest chemists of the country, Dr. Frank C Whit more, recently appointed Dean of the School of Chemistry and Physics by the Board of Tiustecs, will continue his study of the rugs= compounds of metals at Penn State. He will as sume his duties here in July Doctor Whitmore is especially noted for lus study of mercury and has in troduced a laige number of thugs and pharmaceutical preparations as a occult of his well: with this metal The natuie of chemical composition and the mechanism of chemical te action has also been the subject of a gicat amount of his experimenta tion His wool. on this subject has been of gieat salon to scientists. During his eight sears of research at Northwestern university Doctor 'Whitmore was supported in his um!: by various agencies interested in the advancement of science in chemistry and medicine. His laboratory at that institution gained internaLonal fame As head of the department of or game chemistry he increased the size of the department from se.-en glade ate students to a body of thisty-five at present. Under has guidance the expenditures of the department of chemistry increased from $27,000 to ;91,000 per yeas Early Life DoctorWhitmore,was born ur North Massachigetts, but spent most of his, youth at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. After graduating from the high school at Atlantic City, New Jersey, he attended Har veld university where he received his depee of Bachelor of Arts in 1911, and Master of Arta in 1912 In 1914 he seas made a doctor of philosophy in organic chemistry After an additional period ofre search work at Hanaid he became an instructor in chemistry at Wil liam, college, later going to Rice In stitute. For two years Doctor Whit mole was assistant professor of chem istry at the University of Minnesota and in 1920 was made piofesso, of inganic chemistry at Northwestern. Ito has been acting head of the de pertinent since 1925 Doctor Whitmore has held the chaninanship of the die ision of chew istty and chemical technology of the National Research Council and col laboiator in the Bureau of Cnemistry and Soils of the United States De partment of Apiculture. He is a chiector of the American Chemical Society and is as Fellow of the Amer ican Association for the Adeuncement of Science He is the author of one of the 01- umel in the monograph seues pub lisLed by the Amman Chemical So ciety and is a member of the editorial ' board of the annual sours of books en titled Di genic Syntk... For am oral years he has been a member of the liditmial Board of the Chemical Bulletin ARCHITECTS WIN HONORS Honorable mention was awarded to ms out of fourteen sophomme stu dents in atauteeture by the Beaus Ait, Institute at Design for the mu- SCUM enflame designs submitted by them Those lecetmng mention were Nel son E. Bauzenberger, Henry It line Icon, Kenneth L. Holdmman, Jmne H. Spence, Mary T. Well% and Don nld L Wolf. Calendar Tonight 7 00 p. o —Meeting of Le Cm de Fianealo at Everyn Cottage. Tomorrow Night 7.30 v. m—A S. C. E. meeting in Room 200 Engmeet • mg D. I,r rimwir New Chemistry Dean Newly elected Dean who will m an intenbive study of metal compou. here. BOXERS COMPETE IN CRUCIAL BOUT' 115-I'ound Contenders Battle fo Coveted Post—Lightweight Puncher Uncertain CHUCK ROBE MAY JOIN WELTERWEIGHT RANKS Speculati,e interest in Coach Leo Houck's 1929 edition of leather push ers will reach fever heat tonight as , the leading contenders climb into the Recreation Hall ling for mesal bouts with their most persistert 11,:th the opening meet against 114estein Maryland's powerful boxing, team less than two weeks away, the Lion mentor last night turned his at. tmtion to- the exciting-battles-lAln,, waged in the bantamweight, light 'weight and welterweight divisions The selection of a 113-pounder ap pears to be Coach Houck's biggest ploblem. The.e has been little to choose between Christopher, Cunning ham and Epstein so far but, with the first assignment as an incentive, one of the evenly-matched trio Is expect ed to punch his way through the ehm inatiors Thies is another prospect who may show new life thy., wee , Lightv,eight Enigma Unless Casoni does an about-face in his ring encounters this conch, it is moon than likely that he soil! oppose M estern Maryland's 135-pound ley tesentative in the Rule:Alen flan ling next Saturday The haul-hitting. lightneight must acmonstrate his supe.touty in.er &i -n stony, a ]lacer puncher, and Wood, a member of the freshman team two years ago, before Coach Houck soil! &dale him uic 1.35-pound champion. Robb U Return Although Condom holds the upper hand in the molter a eight class, Wil ford pi omiges to give him a hard fight for the positron 'Wiltoul's vast lin p • oven:vat during the past neck makes the naming of a 145-pound representat''cuncertain Grupp, Boyle and Cammet.ll are other con tenders for the past It :s rununed that Chuck Robb, who represented Penn State in the 145- pound class last yent, mai :eta: n to (Ccntinued on last page) Penn State To Enter Representative In Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest Pcnn State scull tie lops csented in the National H•teicollegiote oi:stol ent contest on the Constitution, tie cosding to an announteinent outdo late last night by Prof. John U. Friz.• cell, head of the public speaking de pot tinent Pot the past two yea. College rep resuntatlves lute patticiputed in the Legume! contests Last yeas the Gentle County contest was held here under the auspices of the Forensic Connell with Albeit J. Cates '29, sepiesenting Penn State. 13211E2M The contest has been conducted for the past font yews by the Better Arno Ica lei:deletion of California. Its pun pose is to noncom laciest and connect ton the Constitution of the United State:, Prices will be the bailie as in pre vious years, hith $5,000 in cash divid ed among the seven national finalists, The lust plaer winner receiving $1,500 and other winners terming front 'l,OOO to 050. STATE COLLEGE NITTANY RUNNERS WILL COMPETE IN 6 INDOOR MEETS Coach Cartmell To Enter Full Squad for Championships In New York City TRACKMEN SHOW FORM DURING COLLEGE MEET Trial 'Paces Saturday Indicate Potential Strength of Lion Contingent ' Six indoor meets, opening with the Wilco games in New Yeti: Saturday, have been scheduled for Nittany trackmen, it xas announced yesterday. Representatives will be sent to the ffiilirose games which will be held in New York Pebinary 9 white the ath letes will ,Journey to Philadelphia to participate in the Meadowbrook games relnuary 12 • Lion runnels will again visit New York when they compete in the meet sponsored by the New York Athletic Club which will be held in the metrop olis Frebiumy IS. Compete in L'altimine On February 23 the Blue and White trackmen will enter the Johns Hop tins games in BalVmoie and will close the slam season in New Yolk shen they participate in the Intercollegiate Indoor Championships March 2. Only one or two men will be sent to each of tFe meets eseept the Meadow brook games and the Intercolleg iate championsnips Seven competi tors will probably be ,ert to the Phil adelphia contest while a full team sill go to New York. All-College Meet Pionusing speed and foam in all ceents was displayed by Penn State Conners in the competition for all (Continued on iast paz,c) 24 PLEBES SEEK POSTS_ ON FRESHMAN QUINTET Coach Conover Will Devote Two Weeks in Selecting Team For Bucknell Game Twenty foot freshmen, survivors of an initial group of user 200 aspir ing plebes, will compose the squad horn which Coach Lairy Conmei will select the yeailing basketball team shoitly bcfoie the opening contest with Bucknell tieshinen Febinary 2 As no fuither cuts will be made in the squad, the nest two weeks will be devoted to selecting, the best com bination and developing an effective system of ploy. At the pivot position, tired Bland, lanky Sewickley high school basketball luminary and pres ent college golf champion, Bole Say lc, Bellevue high !eluded. and Ed llrmi lord ale flue thiee leading con tendei s Speedy forwards Snyder, of Sunbury, freshman quarterbach, and Tomb, rangy plebe !end, together oath Ed Taney have shown up teen as forwards during the fees practices the squad has had !Bub Dams and Thomas, of the fresh ; mar football team, ate also math ' date. for the forward posts. A wealth of good mater rl ls as ari -1 able fo, the guards. llumrlton of West Pluladelpina and Engle of (Ctntinued on last page) Any undeigiaduatc student nips tewl to any college or univmsity in the United States is eligible for en- Dance in the contest A student in any of the mofessional courses Is eli gible, prov.ded he of she has not re "'Ned a degree from an; inAitution of higher learning The orations must not impale mote than ten minutes lot delivery They must be based on one of the follow ing subjects: the Constitution, Wash ington and the Constitution, Hamil ton and the Constitution, lotanklin and the Constitution, of Lincoln and the Constitution Date of Contest Entries front colleges for the con test close Much Irc Calls will soon he Issued by Ptofessorll for those intending to participate in the local elimination contest All those intetested in the event should see him of his Mike. The spokesman for each college must be designated by Apid 15, as the legional semi-finals will be held (Contarued on last page) DeweL ^ chestra of Pitt, , ,bu ~h has been select ed to provide mu it at the Milt," Ball, second all- allege function in Recreation Hall F iruary 15, the com mittee announced yesteidoy. Because of th fasorable imprca. sion left by Beigni n's musicians when they played here or the Serum Ball last yeas, they x ere chosen to play for the formal m Italy function The Silverstein Flag pd Decorating com pany of Wilkes-B rre has been signed to carry out the elaborate decoratne arrangements. , The national coloi., together with black and gold 'sill be utilized in the completed ensemble Admission hill be tout dollar, .1 couple. All those submitting dray ings in the Postal contest must ...,mplete theta by Fi I day night , DEAN DENOUNCES `HELL-WEEE RITES Warnock Asserts Greek Orders Use Antiquated Practices In Pledges' Initiation INTERFR rAvo) BODY .HMENT "Theta see rgument in fator of Hell- that it is tiaihtion," stab. A Men As thut It. Warnocic ; an intertimv here yesterday . mhile ale king of the corn ing: fiatetnity tnt Cations "Most flatetnit alumni mambas and faculty mamb rs claim that this traibt•on is outnc -n and should lie abolished Beside "he added, "sev eral individual na anal haternities: arc malung dr;vcs 1 gird this end to chartnr:-.:" EMI In supporting h L-Mtement, he pointed out that the t National Into, eternity Confer:lh in its last meeting stressed r desire and un portandu of mal.n, i notion-aide campaign to °limn, the rough side of initiation This corfercnte uns at tended by more alai 'so hundred rep resentative., of the I dog Creek-let. ter societies Nemoers of the ; . 1 lte , nity section of the National 1- ta .nt Federation (Continued , 11.-.. t page) Christ's Religion Human, D celares Chapel Spealze;• "The ichglon of .1,, Chiist is the I religion of a Pets.) declared the Revoend Pete, K. I mons, pastor of Westminsto Pit tel.,on church of Sonnton when PI addtes.,ed the chapel assemblage Si day morning "Some people thin. f Cod in tel of the unusual as i the plw,ical I niheie of life," the looker assoted. "They ate the one, who call on God when in veo tlylngliTnub, expecting to see a nulacle occur:' Continuing on this theate Revetend Emmen: slated, "O•hs,a think Hun unusual in the icalni^f Ines and rit uals Both are methods of learning God only indirectly" "The title spirit ai v.oz sir.p, how cvet, is manifest in Cal, who through a life, not of authorly and dictate, slop but a life of 8 ,, q ' Cffil,CY which culminated when lie died on the cross for ILs Idiom-men," eeclared Revel end Emmons in cordssum. GRANGE PRE SOTS FIRST NUMBER OF PERIODICAL Charge MClllllOl'l 3tl Penn State recently published 'lf first issue of "The Penn State Grege , " a h.-week ly magazine leintda the activities of that eiganization Hatry A. Dir ge '3O, is editor The fast issue ti ldes the omits of the (amigo at ron State. Each succeeding Josue will lo devoted to a different grange. SIGMA TAG LIECTIONS Ralph P. Cini, V 't Chester M. Gas` 120 William W II der '2J Anhui L Laroi i ' 29 Berland W. N .` 91 , 9 ,L ' 29 Charles 11. ShaeV'' 9 Ray L. Shiva ',:i' ;,;,' n Marlin 0. Shu ''' Clark W. White 9 " Calvin E Raw 'BO Chatina W. BltoriopelY '.IO t-, TTl'i d 1 cop,. and' Players To 'Show ow VARY 22, 1929 PLAYERS PRODUCE CHARACTER FARCE SATURDAY NIGHT Present 'The Show Off,' Comic Play by George Kelly, in Schwab Auditorium CRITICS cLAmr COMEDY AMERICAN MASTERPIECE Milton C. Young '3O To Enact Production's Title Role As 'Aubrey Piper' Characteriration is one of the high lights in "The Show Off," a comic transcupt of middle-class life wtit. ten by George fully, to be presented by the Penn State Players in Schr.ab auditmium at 8.30 o'clock Saturday night. Cr.t cs throughout the country hare voclaimel the comedy as one of Mr. Kelly's best v.orks Alexander Woo - cott, noted dramatic critic, said that it is "one of the finest comedies c.ei mitten by an American" Characters Finally Drawn Aulacy Pipet, the character from which the play has taken its name, n a finely drawn 'yam e of the typ ical "show off" or "wise guy." Ito is a plow-hard, spinning out yates about his self-miagined achimements and dotting esery few molds with a icucous laugh The title character is a thnty dol lar-a-week clerk with a million-dollar imagination and an irritating person ate t, is continually pound.ng someone on the back with his eve, friendly hand, but despite all these exasperatng qualities the playwilght makes his a losable creature. Milton C. Young '3O, enacts this role in the show. (Continued on last page) COLLEGE ADDS COURSES - IN - MUSH LITERATURE Schedules Middle English, Stage Craft and English Fiction For Next Semester - Several new courses hose been add ed to the English literatute cornea lum for the second semester accord ing to an announcement made yester day by Dr William S. Dye, head of the department Most m. the nest courses introduced are for undri,graduate wed, Di Douglas S Mend still teach a rest course in Middle English, while Doc to. Dye will begin a course in the stud, of contempocory English fic tion There seal! also he a special roam. in Stage Cleft, dealing oath design ing and ennsti action of stage scen ery and wit', stage lighting and cos tume de.,lgn. This course oil! also I he taught by Doctor Dye. A course in Tennyson and Blown ing will be offered under the institu tion of Miss Pauline A Lochlin of the department. Another new sub ject w.ll be the study of the Coto pear Short Story taught by Prof. William L. Werner 'attic are too courses Lot giadu ate students being atm Led this settle , tot One is a course on the Mid•Va torts: Period by. Dodos Dye, and th , other to a cause in American Poetr, with Professor Wernet as tnstructot. Requests Prompt State Departments To Photograph Huge Map In Old Main Requests of the United State., Air !ins raised so that the surface would Mail, the National Air Transmit t torn- ;be nein...alai with the floor pony and other agencies yrompted the 1 In order to morale, a photograph State Depertment of Health in COD- . „1,,0, would prove most e m e ," . the Junction with the State Geological ; experts in chat gre tool: nine e•posures Serves- to take photos of the tope- , ,0 complete one pa tine When they graphic map in Old Main recenth or. await together the scale will be According to an mail plots and :el porn oennately three miles to one inch 1,. shown by the large' number of an •, L'liocinui light-, had to be need in the ! plane crashes in th.s' vicinity , V. , . i v oil, whicti I ermined a full day for pa. of the state is most haeardoni ; , ~„oe t., „„ !for flying. A map, complete In de-: , Tin. map vas consta uttcd by the tails of topography each as the one lii Old Main, has been found nee., I i=re Mt Eduard B. Harden, E. M eery to complete the p l ans f or a sa f e for Philadelphia for exhibition at tha airplane lane oter the State. Chicago We , r 1 Fair. Ills first at- It ' ten tat wao not as successful as he will also Inn beneficial to the State Health Department in that it, Burred !Ind was grunted to the Old w I ill aid in the proper protection of M- ,, M: Museum where it remained „ate, sheds and streampolot„,„ to. until 192 f; when the State Depart search]. lon ed it to it. the or- In .tri.te Ihe loot] sy,,tenis of the State An intensive program of Gm I r , it rd llMitwat" nature is being carried on by gamtation at the present time. a' the Seequi-Centennial in Philadel- Before the photograph could lie I 1 ,10 `• i taken a special tiew of glass worker : Mr Harden's second am t. s, as a from the Pitteborgli Plate Glass tom- I °nines and Was display.] in Chicago. pony had to remove the glass rover-11v 1991 it u:l4 donated to the Col n. The dust was then removed with ,lire through the effor to of Dr. Athen a vacuum cleaner and the St/ UCIIII a n toa, 11 /10 11115 president at that time. Star Lion Center T. ,x,,„, .4,,r, !_i. 4 ,,,t.:0fy.,4 ,I r .;,01 v4, 4 1,,e,);.,,w,,,..p,vi _,.„ ~,,,,..,,",,,5,4: v ,1... z,,,..„,., ..,,,._;.„:: ‘,:, Captain Lou Ileill3 Lanky Nattan enurtman alto ork In the Geolgetown gzine orts aitters' praise SENIOR GRAPPLERS WIN CLASS MEET Coach Speidcl Will Base Varsity Selections on Results of Satuiday's Bouts OHIO UNIVERSITY FILLS TUFTS COLLEGE DAZE Serun class matmen, pith the font lettermen lei - awning from last tear's v.stsity wiining their bouts, had little difficulty in captining the interclass wrestling championship in Remeaton Hall Saturday afternoon Selection of th,s tent's varsity still be based to an extent on the winners of the meet. Ohio un, end:, has beer stet,red to opec the regulal2,tason February 2. repl,ing Tufts college, Ach eh was originally scheduled for that date but later cancelled Start Training With the opening meet two whs.:, Coach Charley Spcidel started I an intensis c training period yester- day which will Continue until the first meet. The majority of the prac• lice sessions will be spent in the ,inneni and iunners-up in the interclarn inert Satuiday. Although leanly, any seal heavyneight =ter m], the Lion mentor is still optimis tic concerning the hex icr classes. Point totals 0,7 the mteiclass meet alms .I—ot the ceriums amassed 11 point 18, ft admen 7, while the snphomre gt applEn s wet e to tally a saigle ,icto.y t e Don Steele, vete,av r.Ol ed OVct nm¢t ccrt,(lct, 7 minute - , , Ines the first silo., Lou the mute Althoa.7ll he managed to e) t tie bout t., .11.111teS. Junioi m.er• thrawn by Cap tom Ted Sills., IntelLollegiate 12E. pound tale holden. In the 135-pout d class, Rubio mom sung Junior and a nacinbet of Irst ycnr's squad, dereated senio., ha mean, or a fall am,- plvdned in 4.10 minute.. Chuck Etsen.- mean at Ata , 145-pounder, Olen Ttnn•ue, , ensation rl freshman and foram Man Aradm•ry matman in 45 minutes nwking• V•e third a alory for the 1050 ak restless (Continued on thud page) PRICE FIVE CENTS PASSERS SUBDUE NAVY; FALL PREY TO GEORGETOWN Lions' Second-half Rally Wipes Out Early Middy Lead and Results in 39-23 Win STAHLEY AND 3IAZESS EARN SCORING HONORS Capital City F.'he's Lizst-Minute Spurt Vanquishes Nlttany Court Team, 12-10 Dutch Hernia in's basi,t tosses bowed before a tcjavcnatcd George town team, 40-42, in , hot'y contested battle Friday at Washington bat re deemed themselves the following night with a sensational 39-25 come- Lack against the Nosy passers at Annapolis Ir the encounter v. ith Georgetown I one State led neat the middle of the second half but the uncanny basket tossing of Donald Dutton, light for nard of the Capital contingent, Gym mine the Lions' tootle point aulsant 'age and sal ed the game for the Um ersity quintet Dutton scored his Umning shots dui tog the last too min utes of the flay I Skip Stubby of coed scoring act. I- Itea with a long shot %Ouch n as lot , loned directly by Dutton with a Imo thro s. Mazess accounted let a foul and Reinhold tossed a field goal to gise the Nittanv passel s a rise point lend. Field toss by McCarthy, Dunn and Mesmer and a foul goal by Dunn placed the Capital five 3n the lend by one point Dillon, McCarthy and Mesmei increased Geoigetonn's mai gin uali n field toss cash as Penn State called for time out Captain Redly and Act Koch than found the loon ins tie baskets each and Stabley an th a penalty thimv tied the stoic, Ik.l-11 Memel placed Coach Ripley , ein...7os in the lead once more anis a foul goal - wt'Accit letaliatcd alto a long to Meenan sent the contest into a 16-16 deadlocl, as the first half closed by sinking a free thioa At the outset of the second pei iod Me.= accumulated tnmee points This slight spurt of the IliMoaners was immethately squelched by Koch, Krumrine and Reilly who opened up a dazzling shooting attack that gave a fourteen point adsantage the sud den advance of the Hem mann-coached team brought a , imilar change in the I Georgetown quintet as Shea Woke ! loose fin ten baskets to sleet his teammate; on thou mtra sous drive At tins point Dutton on ho had re placed Dillon at the pivot position be gan his point-scaling attack The Georgetown flash streaked thiough the Lion defense Slice lanes to teat a big hole in bu opponents' lead. Captain Me ;met caged a field goal Dom the side and completed a penalty shot to place the weal ors of thc Blue and Gray s.ithin one most of the Nit tany scone, .17-3 e Once more the elusive Dutton waded Penn Slate's :defense and scoied from Beneath the 'Lasko: Ile was fouled a hen in the act of shooting and made good the two penalty shots making the final 'count, 12-10 Lluns Trip Nasy Dutton ens high %mei of the ganie nith five field goals and four foul goal+ ideianet and Roth tied for ~econd hovels nith thr teen points rah nebula Itmll> iron nest with lime held tuition to his credit Penn State folded almost twice us many times as Georgetown and completed foul out of nine Pull' goal attempts The made good tv.ehe shots oat of eighteen attempts orb at centei was outstanding throughout the game. Hermann's moteges wore more for - tanate Satin dal night during their m lesion of the Naval Academy court. ln 0 game that was not Led hY Ka parsing and fast cutting on the i art of the Nittany footmen, Penn 'Late oveicame the Navy's fist half !cad and finiblied the contcut with (Cont.nued on lan pogo.) Today— The Bullosopher Discus sea "In Praise of Intolerance" The Senior Bad! Editorials 1. A Failing Institution 2. Collegiate Definitions
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