- Lions Brush With Colgate VOL. 25, No. 30 Players Present Realistic Comedy Tomorrow Night Will Enact 'The Show Off,' George Kelly Farce, In Schwab Auditorium—Action of Play . Centers About Philadelphia Philadelphia is the setting for tin.' action in "The Show Off," George Kelly's realistic drama of Amen= ~family-life, which the Penn State Players null enact in Schwab auditor ium at 8...10 o'clock tomorrow night. .11r. Kelly is one of the outstanding, iAmencan playwrights, the winri of -a Pulitzer award, and a Philadelphian by birth. The production of his corn , edyis s under the direction of Flank S 'Neusbaum, a Penn State graduate. Plot of the Play The plot of the play centers mound Akbley Piper, a typical "show off." At the opening of the play he is court ing Amy Fisher, and is hated by every member of the family except het They are tired of his back-slapping, exaggeratlon, and catch-phrases. Still nothing daunts Aubtcy, with has lordly 'trays and suagger, so he marries Airy on a salary much too small fur their needs He is forced by cimumstances to bonow from his brother-m-law and others, but this does not even stop his imaginative million-dollar enterprises from crop ping out. When Alt Fisher dies and Joe, the yoang son, leaves home to carry on his chemical experiments, Alm Fisher offers a home to Aubrey and Amy. Very soon, Aubrey is conveying the idea to strangers that he suns the house and is keeping los mother-m -law out of charity. After numerous farlui es the "show off" unwittingly succeeds. The play ends with Mix Fisher's despairing statement, "God help me, front now on." Critics Laud PLI) In descsibmg the phi; ont cube wrote, "It is much easier to laugh at than to describe conrincinglv." Iley wood Biotin, noted Ntv Yolk c—amt.c. " Shoe 011" is the hest comedy yeti written by an !line elan." Milton C. Young '3O, win enact the title sole of Aubrey Piper in the show. The suppoiting female lead •vill be played by Miss Mystic H. Webb '32. Miss Janette M. Burns '3O, will poi hay the pail of Mrs Fisher, a typi cal Main Street mother. The part of Joe Fisher u 0! be taken by Arthur R Cunningham 'R. Other members 02 the cast Include Mrs. "Memo N. Kloss '29, James A. O'Con nor '3O, Edgar F. Redd '29, Francis &hill '32, and Robert L Dartt '32 - Officials of the organwation base arranged the time of the show to per mit students to witness the basketball game before the opening cm tarn of their production BALL GROUP AIMS TO AID ACOUSTICS Committee Considers Erection Of 'Band Shell' and Sound Rev erberators in Hall Eliot is wait be made to imploce the acoustics of Recreation Stall when Dewey Beiginan's oichcstia provides music for the annual Militaiy Ball February 15, n,embers of the com mittee stated last night The tentative aliangements include n "band shell" at the west end of the building to house the orchestra, with sounding hoards at the other end. A elearei reception of music will be se emed in this way, it is believed. Military colors will be utilized to provide an effective setting fin the annual function Red, white, and Hue drapes will extend mound the balcony, with groups of flags at each suppoi Ling column. Shield., will also be placed at the top of each mitar. The proposed "band shell" will he decorated with the officers' colors, bled. and gold. Calendar 111=13 7.00 P. In —Penn State versus Colgate univet say— Basheiball. 0,30 ii. m.—Penn State Players present "The Show Off" in Schwab audi torium. Sunday 1.1.00 u. in.—Chapel set vices in Schwab auditot nnn-- Professor Friczeil, speaker. 4-'' 9 i-4;• , ,,„, ; ,;; , \',/ % .., ,` N. ; nut • • , a , r ~„:,•,,,,,...:,•,„),:,.. ;„, • ,",,,,,,,,,,,•.„.. Heads Players Cast Milton C. Yoarg Portrays lending role in Player ioduction, "The Show Off," in Seim inhtorium tomorrow night MATMEN VIE FOR VARSITY BERTHS Coach Speidel Must Fill Places Vacated by 6 of Last Year's Squad LION TEAM WILDIZEMAIW - INDEFINITE DURING YEAR First attempts by Conch Speidel to select a varsity ssiestling team for the opening meet will stmt tomorrow and continue dining nest week Loss of sr: men (mom last year's team has mode the Lion outlook none too bright, but stiff Claming is rounding several candidates into promising form According to plans, as outlined by Coach Spode], throe will not be a regular s a:say Mining the seasor Competition for flist-team posts will be held es ery Wednesday following a meet At this time the seven leading matmen w ill meet the varsity grap ple, of the last meet Tne v. mama of the regular 'Wednesday night bouts will comprise the varsity for the fol lowing Saturday In this manrer the Nitiant couch c .Pests to have two teams of about equal strength To Select Versa) Bouts sunder to those staged din ing the fiscal round of the class snap last Saturday will he held tomonow alto noon Flom the insults a tan talise taisitv will he chosen Slatt ing Monday the lemaining candidatea will compete to: second-team hems Still without any extra candidates Ifm the 175-pound and heavyweight clause,, the Lion mentor has started to wolliout with sonic of the heaver men contending lot 145 and 158-pound posts, in an attempt to prepuce them foe the heavier Its colons Pcnice, Clanmer, and Schnunlcy ate wo,lang out daily for the heavier posts but some doubt is wised about the eligibility of the latter two. Front the I sd-pound class the Nittany couch has Long, Leavy, Steele, Johnston, and McCandless to swir6 into the heavyweight divisions Lightweights Premising In the lignte: heights, especially in the 125- and 135• pound classes, tont• petition tot berths on the ‘arsity is alreadi in progress, with Cowell lead ing the aspirants. The sciuppy Jun ior is pushing Captain Ted Wilson to the 125-pound slats Eligible for hoth 125 and 135-pound classes, COW. ell should Inaba a strung bid fur a sarsity Leith. Edwaid B. nutlet '3O IVayne S. Byers '3O Alan B Cutting '3l Richard It. Flickinger 'St Edwin.' A. Finer '3O Alfred F. Mazer '3O Elvadore R. Nodater '3O Jay B. Fir m° '3l Raymond E. Roma 'BO Reber Of. Strickland '3O Harold It. Ulrich '3O Robot Walker '3O Rabat A. Wlntel STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1929 CAIIPUS SOCIETY PLANS WELCOME FOR COLGATE Under the direction of the Blue Key society, honorary Junior organization the streets of the town will be decor ated with maroon and black bunting today in honor of the visiting Colgate basketball team Poles will be arranged along the curbstone by the tamus merchants and the Colgate colors wit be display ed from their peaks. A sign v.elcom mg the visitors will be placed at the main entrance of the campus. In order to complete the plan fraternitiel are requested by the society to display their flags. TEMPLE MIT TEAM MAY BATTLE LIONS Beloff-Coached Boxers Consider Dual Engagement Here February 23 , HEAVYWEIGHT MUDDLE WORRIES COACH HOUCK Temple's student-conthed nit team may replace Fordhiiin on the Lion box ing schedule February 23, it was learned last night Efforts are being made to secure the vaunted Philadel phians for the date left open mhen Fordham nothdreiv from ring compe tition for the season Ste', Rooms' staling tuumph over Suede Hansen, Temple heavyweight, uns the margin of Penn State's ic tory Goes the mvadms last yeas Recollections of tnat memorable bout and the possibility that Captain Attie Wolff and Dale Beloff, student coach of the Ouis, may exchange blows in the Recreation Hall ring, makes the proposed inept the meaner dual event of the season. \Vest Vtrgima Later Delay in conditioning the team Lc cause of a just iccently-completed gymnasium may force West Virginia's sing artists to postpone their sched uled ilhieting ts.th Couch Lcoltouch's boxers until Match 9 The match uas m ormally arranged foe Februely whilc the new date was unfilled Pending word from their m aspettise foes, the Nittany imgmen are having a battle all of then own in an effort to win varsity beiths for the opening meet against Western Maryland in the Recreation Hall ling next Satin day. With the possible exception of Cap tain Allie Wolff in the 160-pound class and Stan Nolakoski in the 125-pound division, Penn State's battle allay stdl romans in doubt. Even the tiso veterans must make weight in older to qualify for their betths Heal) is eight Muddle The heavyweight muddle continues to wormy the Lion mentor. Until Cup (Continued on last pag , ) CLASS CONSIDERS HOP ORCHESTRAS Sophomores Ma) Engage II:It Shaw And netrotter, Hal Kemp's or 11IcKmney'h Cotton Pickers McKinney's Cotton Pickets, Milt Shaw and In% Detroiters, or Ilal Kemp's orchestra will probably pro vide inus.e for the annual Sophomore Hop us Remotion Ilall March 8, Lor imer II Brown 'J - 1, committee chair man, announced yesterday. To facilitate the choice, hummer, the committee has communicated with F. C. O'Eccfe's boolang agency in Phila clelpnin The agency moll submit the team of a number of tam oikthestta. for consalerat on It wan definitely decided to make a change in the type of ravels to he used at the undeiel.a,s function. 'LA VIJ' BOARD PLANS INSCRIPTION ON ANNUM To obtain sufficient funds for the inscription of owners' names on the front cover of the ECM lac Ver, planJ are bow considered by officials for the placing of a booth in the Armory where a fee of to only-five tents may be collected when tegi.tration dues are paid. The 1,0 1 a , boas d lucs decided to use as the Ilms of the annual un exact cc production of the Alma Plater as it Was set itten by I),. Fred Lewis Pattue. Chum les Is. PulAci son '3O, athletic editor, announces that a story coa ct:lring the Olympic expel iences of Al Bate, ':2B and Bloody Bonny '2O will be used us a p.ul of the athletic section. The account was si kitten by Bate:, who placed third in the broad Jump competition. This ai tale is one of the many features of the 1930 clues annual. IPASSERS OPPOSE STRONG COLGATE i FIVE TOMORROW Record of Maroon Team Shoes Conquest Over N. T. U. and Loss to Fordham LIONS DISPLAY ISIPROVED FORM DURING WORKOUTS Captain Reilly, Reinhold, Mazess, Stahley, Koch Cornpo.e Nittany Line-up A powciful Colgate basketball ma chine, seeking revenue for the 3342 setuack icceived at the hands of Coach Herman's five last year, whl invade the Nittany Lion's lair for a critical court encounter at 7 o'clock tomon night in the Recreation Hall. Coach Jordan's Minoan quintet will encounter Bucknell unneisity's coo:l -inen tonight at Lewisburg us the fist game of a two-day tnp. From all appearances they will give the Bison dabblers one of their stillest batties o fthe season. The result of this con test all be watched eageuly in Nit tany spouts circles. llaroon Defeats N. Y. V Colgate triumphed oval the forand able New York university passers, 28-20, aft.' a hard-fought battle in New Yell. city. The tianalton cagers played a losing bland of basketball during the fast half, permitting the Violet team to 101 l up a fie-point lead Shortly after the opening of the second period the Maroon floor men braced themselves and diopped four baskets to give them a lead Silts the store 18-16. With Captain Belle:nun playing one of the beet games of his emcee, Coach (Continued on last page) SENATE ANNOUNCES SCHOLASTIC PRIZES Selects Scholarship Recipients Flom Students Nominated By 3 Upper Classes SENIOR AWARD OF 5200 GOES TO F.W. WARNER Follo.ing the nomination of candi dates by the thiee upper classes Tot the John W. White and Loruse Car negie scholatshipi, based on the stand ings for the last College year, Di. Carl W tinsel:, chairman of the Sen ate Committee on Academic Stan thuds, hat announced the ay.:tuts The John W. White Senior scholar ship Tot $2OO was awarded to Frans W. Warner Jr '29 The Junior and Sophomore an at d cat lying with them giants of 5150 and $lOO, le speetiseb, store grace to John D Mittman '3O, and :Hi, Rose A. Bun '3l. Loam Carnegie bcholutthips fon 3100 nma awaided ho' the Committee to Miss Helen L Coen '29, John Rur mkt, '29, Donald E. Thomas '29, I.es ten M %cool, '29, Glen A. Burgener '3O, Horny C, Miller '3O, Finrest Steele '2O, James 'l' Wolfe '3O, Allan Biandt '3l, David Knsth '3l, Ma ly W. Lightstone '2l, Wallet F. Nito. den '2l, and George 11. Young '3l. John M Pomineishom '3l, was the winner et thr John W White Span ish fin tranneers. The other two I , ,mients of the Spanish schohnships mein Minis Janette N. 13nins '3O, and A..1111 ,- 4 1 ,1 W. J o h n , ton, li. '3O CIIAMETE4S MAY ADDRESS DELAWARE U. STUDENTS Dean It'd' G. Chambers of the tkhool of lich•catton reecntly accepted an inritatn.n to qdcatt nt the Univer s:A', of Delawate Scholarship Day welts°, ittetch 18 Phi happy Tar, scholastic honor ai v turfman; at the Unnersity, tended the invitation t, Dean Cham ber, lie will accept the invitation, he said, if he finds it pm slide to be absent from his regular duties at that time. , Ei Who's Dancing 1 ......_ Tonight Alpha Gamma Rho (Limed) Ile-Site Dante at Ai moil Theta Nu Epsilon Tomorrow Night Bela IZappu Football Dume—Vaisitv hall (doseJ) Omega Epsilon Pt Kappa Alpha Q.:atirgiatt. SENATE DISCLOSES NEW DEGREE REQUIREMENTS Residence requirements for a =s tet's degree may he met by twenty four maids earned in two semesters, m one semester and two six-weeks summer sessions, or in four six-weeks summer sessions, the College Senate decided at its meeting last reek. A residence requitement of five sessmns 'sum formerly need ed, Dr Frank D. Kern, dean of the Ctaduatc School explained ' The cou , salent of the fifth session may non be met by work done at another apprmed institution, by extension courses, by supervised study, or by the preparation of the mauler's thesis in absentia. COLLEGE TO BUILD MEN'S DORMITORY Philadelphia Company Receives Contract for Proposed $200,000 Unit' AUTHORITIES PLAN OLD MAIN RECONSTRUCTION Penn State's building program ad :. anced another step 2.esterday when announcement -aas made by Raymond 11. Smith, College Comptroller, that a contract for the building of the second unit of the men's dormitory had been awarded to the William R Dougherty Contracting company of Philadelph.a The completed struc ture will cost appro cimately $2.00,000. "In anticipation of the Legislature's approval lot the $2,250,000 appropii ation," President Ralph D Hazel stated yesterday, "the Trustees have authoumed the completion of the plans and specifications for the reconstruc tion of Old ➢lain building. We hope to have the co :tracts let shortly after the close of the Legislature or, at the latest, early summer." I=l3 "Engineer• hale also been employ ed," he added, "to design a new power plant for the inentution. Thor are at present on the mound gathering data for the proposed structure Notk on it is c'peeted to stint in the spring order in hose the new plant ready December. "These two mojects will absorb a considerable port.on of the total and the balance will be used for the fur thee detelopment of a building pro gram which as yet has not been de termined," the President concluded. Metes Dormitory The nen men's dormitory will be similar in eonsti action to Watt.i . Hall and will free that structure. It will he 195 feet long by 42 feet wide, s , q,ntly 'sager than the other unit . . Accommodations for 111 students will be pies Ida in the add.tion It will contain fifty-two double bed looms and ten single looms There (Continued on thud page) JOHN H. FRIZZELL TO TALK SUNDAY Acting College Chaplain Wlll Speak On "Can Modern Man fray:" At Chapel Exercises Speaking on "Can The Modern Man Pray , " John H. Fru.% professor of public speaking, will address the stu dent body at chapel service in Schwab auditorium Sunday morning Professor Frizz°ll has been as... mated citric the College since 1902, when he came here from Amherst ' For ninny nears he taught American literature under Dr. Fred Lewis Put tee In 1920 he changed to his pres ent mirk in public speaking. Professor Fritz°ll has been interest ed in student activities. Ile was in. sti uniental in the e.tablishment of the COLLIMAN and b'n olh. and was recent lc dci ted Chairman of the Board of Trustee.. of the 1 hespiun club MISSIONARY WILL VISIT HERE SUNDAY, MONDAY Endeavoring to interpret foieign miss on'.' eoreiso to students, John Eldet, a graduate of Wasnington and Jelteison college and tecently ie. tut nod from an }ems of community work in Pels.a, -a ill visit State Col lege Sunday and Monday. fie will meet students singly and in gioups du. ins his sta* Mt. Eldei will deli, et the sermon at t h e Pi esliyterian ( hutch Sunday morning. At 3 o'clock m the after noon he will meet a group of stu dents at the Friends' Meeting house, and will close Ins belies of talks lit a young people's meeting at 0.13 o'clock at the Piesbytei lan church Ile will devote all of Monday to personal talks with students who me Intel ested in the ploblems of choosing a voca -1 ton for miss.on service. State Budget Recommends $6,211,000 for Penn State Appropriation Provides $2,211,000 in Excess of • Total During Last Biennium—lncludes Sum To Liquidate Debt Trackman To Run In Wilco Contest By special imitation of the spon sors, George Offenhauser, Lion dis tance rune,, mill lease tonight for New York City •vhcie he alit take pail' in the 1,00-meter race of the Wilco games tomorrow night. Coach Nate Cm tmell aill accomp any him. Bill Coo, famous for his tin con secutise inteicollegiate cross-coun try championships, etas originally included in the invitation. but be cause, of an attack of quinsy able% consigned him to the hospital Wed nesday night he was forced to d,.- cline. He wits entered in the MOO meter ON eat The College physician divulged last night that Bill may be detained in the hospital for more than ten days The illness of the stellar Natoli/ runner dampens the hopes for suc cess in the Millros egames %shah is scheduled for February 9 in New Yolk City. It is beliesed, hoaesei, that he will be in condition for this event. `S' BANQUET GROUP LIMITS INVITATIONS Committee May Not Issue Bids To High School Athletic Stars This Year COUNCIL PERMITS PLEBE SKULL CAP f'OR-SKATING Penn State's second annual "S" banquet will he limited to lettermen, according to the tentative decision of the banquet committee, Chairman Bernard Newman '29, disclosed at the Student Council ineeting Tuesday night Invitations will probably not be ex tended to high school athletic cede biltiee, as was done last year, Chair ma^ Newman said Frebhman Caps The student lemalatots decided that freshmen shall ue p.4l.iitted to weal woolen shall caps o t the Winter Spot V De‘elopment skot,ng sink The caps :sill not ac was at any time es. cel while ''toting Choice of the cap, carol, ice. ard method of sate v. as trio. red to Sn,di nt Tribanal A commit appointe I to sin e , tigate tl r • rillisit , rlite of has senior La tic instead of the e,ent junior annual The .connott tee is composed of Rohm t It AleNean 'lO, chairman, Paul S. Williams '3O. S. Neil Stahley '3O, F. Biuce Baldwin 30, and Horny R. Puulhamas Refrigeration Experts Convene Here in June The Ameiican Society or ReCnget• ation Engineeis wilt hold its annual convention here in June, according to an annunneirnent today by Dean Rohm t L. Sackett, of the School of Enginetning It sill be the fi,.,t tune that the society has cc er loot in a univeisity center unity Nom a lame city The tentative progiam will include demonstration bi the College en- Rimming enpei went station on the methods of determining beat timpani, sten. The work in the School of Ag ricaltine in the mat mg and shipping of ice tieain, the development of cold stop age and the !emit studies in luta' iefligeration will he Shown alas For Illn I e than ten years, the soci ety awl Penn State have had interests In mum.. Professoi Arthur J. Wood, of the Stoop] of Engineering we, recently sleeted prescient of the organization EPA KAPPA NU ELEcrioNs James M Bachman '29 Paul Ebow '29 Gemld M. Bartel '29 Luther C Bi laher '29 Ralph P. Cris', '29 Samuel I'. Dolly Ilre. Chester M. Duels '29 Robert L. flatlet '29 1' Ilallßtioni '29 George Ireland '29 Golden 11. Klineativei '2O Ray L. Shia° '29 A,Lhur C. Sugden '2O John 11. Wild '29 lllite , ' Budge-it? PRICE FIVE CENTS A total of $1,,,21.1,000 ••ill be appi o. punted dating the ne t biennium by the State fm maintonante purposes and ncs buildings l•eie, if budget bills pending befole the Senate and the House of Repicsentatives ate passed by the two leg•slatne bodies. Coves not Fishes (tally this week made publ c his bienn.al budget foe 1929-1921. The State College item. making pro‘ision for a $6,211,000 ap. props:titian to Penn State, is $2,211,- 000 in OCCCSII of the $4,0000,000 soled to the College foe the t,o yea's of 1927-1929 Bilk calling foi the 55,211,000 op piopriat on have been introduced to Loth the Senate and the House of Reptesentato, es Thee mere intio duced as the Gmeinot's bills, being piesented in toe Senate by Senator Hotly B. Scott. of Philipsburg, and it the House by Representative J. Laird Holmes of State College Increase Budding nom In tompaitsen with 51,000,000 ap piopriated for nen buildings the !Ant tuo sears, it n, to be noted that the present budget nouid piovide $2,- 250,000 for the same pianos° An other sum of 5711,000 has been 'mom mended by the Cole.nol foi. t on of accumulated debt College ofllemli, feel that the lat ter sum is extimueb, imam tart since it would make possible the immediate payment of present debt., and there by el•mmatc ir.pcnilitui es Cot Inter est nem uieg from tone to time The tcmainder of the 56,211,000 is do ided Doty eel genet al maintenance, agricultural teseatch, and agraul total extersion. The Go' et nor's bud get hots $2,300,000 for genetal main tenance, 5300,000 for tesca,eh wotic, and $650000 for exteri,ion cork Coll=l Need., 59,181,015 ' All three items - for moudeunove, rescaich, and extension show an In, ciess.: over the applupriations made for each during the last biennium In 1227-1922, $2,100,000 was voted for genetal maintenance of the College, $270,000 Tom agr cultural reseauh, and $C30,000 for agiicultuial cstei sion When as} ed by the CoNernoi and the State budget officer fot College applopt cation tequitements, the legis late, committee of the College Board of Tti,,tces submitted figures t0ta159,18d,05,5 $9,18d,05,5 as the sum necessary fot the mop. maintenance and o pansion of Penn State dui ing the sent two yeat., Th., filet was do. , u , ged by a College offioal yestetclay, (Continued on last page) PLEBES CONTEST COURT POSITIONS Prepare 10 Meet Bucknell Cubs February I—Couch Selects 4 Temporary Teams V..itn hut a neck leinaming befma the opening contest against the Ducl.- ncll heel malty exists among the r,tainlatcs rot the live Los eterl posit,ons on Coach Laity Con osei's plebe team. A iiti,tct comprised of Snyder and Tomb at forwards, Engle and lint. del., guards, AM Hamilton at center has. shoun up sic!! in the plastic° Snyder, fottnei yealling qua , - teibach, stolen! repeatedly with shin I shots tiadri the basket, s,hile 'Lomb paned w,th htm, missed effectively doling the Letininnigeil Hamilton, who wa. shifted nom a po,stam to tlt pivot amign ment, liars proved a cow-A:Acid, scorer. Aided by his height, he is n strong factor in hi., team's offenmve. At guard Engle has bum outstanding, both on the &fens, and in scoring attempts. , Today— Editoiials 1. Education and Inidginatiun 2. Class Meetings 3. Collegiate? _ _