Sheepskins February VOL. 26, No. 33 PRESIDENT HETZEL TO MEET MID-YEAR GRADUATES TODAY Will Entertain Outgoing Seniors At Informal Reception This Afternoon 100 STUDENTS RECEIVE DEGREES ON TUESDAY Commencement Program Lists Es-Governor Brumbaugh As Main Speaker Appro•nuate]y 100 students will participate in the sixteenth annual mid-yeat Commencement exercises which will be held for the graduating class Tuesday night in Schwab audi torium. Invitations have been extended to all members of the class to attend an informal reception given in their honor by President and Mrs. Ralph D. Bete& at the President's 110111 e from 3:30 until 5.00 o'clock this after noon. At the same time President and Mi llet7el will receive relatives and friends of members of the class. Brumbaugh To Speak At the services Tuesday night the Honorable Martin G. Brumbaugh, president of Juniata college and ex governor of Pennsylvania, will ad dress the graduates President Brum bangh will use "Signs of the Times" as the subject for his address The Juniata president is well-known for his work as an educator and is espe cially famous for his noik in found ing the educational system in Porto Rico CE!I=!:1 Judge H. Walton Mitchell will pre side at the mereises in the Auditor ium Judge Mitchell was at one time acting president of the College anal 19 at present president of the Board of Trustees. The services will be opened by Judge Mitchell after which members of the class - will enter the Auditor yunrin neadeinie procession. Invoca tion will be pronounced by Prof. John 11. Friesen, acting chaplain of the College. Following the ma ocation, audience and class will unite In singing "Amer ica the Beautiful." "My Lady Chlo" by Clough and Leightei and "Gypsy Love Song" by Victor Herbert will be sung by the girl's Vaisity Quar tet following the opening hymn The quartet is composed of Miss Edna It noderith '3l, Miss Sarah 1•'. Wentccl 'D., Miss Cisco E. Dietrich '3l, and Miss Louise 0. Wiest '32 After the addles, to the class by President Brumbaugh the Penn State Little Symphony Oichestra will play "Fairy Tales" by Komank and 'Tou pee. Vrdsante" by Poldini petrel To Confer Degrees. esndent Heteel mill confer degrees upon the members of the graduating class. The bachelor. degree will be awarded first, aftei which the Presi dent will confer advanced degices upon the candidates. Audience and class will then unite in singing "Blue and White." A benediction by Professoi ' , rinell and the neadinew accession will conclude the exci ewes. One of Largest M Id-1 ear Clasbev The class which will be graduated Tuesday comptises one of the !pg. out mid-yeal classes in several years Eighty-two seniors and sisteen ad vanced stuednts will be eligible to re cone degrees at the exercises. The total number to receive degrees last February was eighty-four. Of the number of 'seniors who will be graduated Tuesday the School of Apiculture well graduate six while twenty-three students will leave the Engineering School The School of Education will lose sixteen. Three have completed lequheinents foe grad uation in the School of Chemistry and Physics In the School of Libel al Arts twenty-three seniens are eli gible for depees and in the School of Mines and Meta'lulu two have completed the course. Nine students have completed post-graduate work Calendar ' Today 3.30 p. ni. Informal i eccption fur mid-year graduates at the President's house Tomorrow 12:00 noon—Registration ends. 7:00 p. m. basketball, Varsity versus Washington and Jefferson. 1 nut a r o; ,, ~,.., ..,„,,,, . . Bill Cox Will Match Strides With Nurmi, Finnish Marvel Stellar Milers To Enter' Millrose Games Tomorrow Bill Cox will face Novo Nurmi, the Finnish distance miner and mar vel of the present-day track, as he en ters the Rodman Wanamaker mile of the Millrose Games in New Veil: City at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. Cox, fresh from a siege of quinsy, will leave for. New York today, accom panied by Coach Nate Cartmell and George Offenhauser, the latter be ing entered in the 1000-yard event. Olympic, national and intercol legiate champions have enrolled under the Mithose banner. In addition min or titleholders of all glades and ranks will add to the lustre of the carnival. By competing in the Wanamaker mile, the Nittany track and cross country ace will encounter several champions in the persons of Pea,' Nurmi, Ray Conger, Willie Goodwin, Geier Elliot, and Jack Montgomery. Norm will shave for a record which will surpass the indoor mark of 4 12 thick he holds jointly with Joie Ray of the Illinois A. C. PLAYERS SELECT CAST FOR FARCE To Present Frederick Lonsdale Drama—Prof. Cloctingh Directs Show OFFER 'AREN'T WE ALL?' MARCH 2 IN AUDITORIUM Production is under way for "Aren't We All' , a three act comedy," which will be presented by the Penn State Players in Schwab auditorium Mardi Casting fin the production has re cently ben' completed and the mem bers of the show are now working on their parts. The play nag written by Frederick Lonsdale, eminent English playwright, also author of "The High Road' now playing in Philadelphia. Meinberg of the Cast The leading feminine lobe is played by Miss Florence E Sneddon Leading male roles are taken by Rob ert W. 141cKune '.12 and Donald 31. Buchanan '29 Other members of the cast are Olive E. Osterhout '3O, Elennoi E. Dutton 'CO, Helen Due'matter '3l, George W. Robertson '29, llonaid Cashdollin '3O, Ch.:flop S. Conrad '3l, Phillip K. Roos '3O and Anton Haidt '3l. Opened in London The pi ennere of the show was given in the Globe theatre, London, in Ap nl 1923, and the following month the shoe eas opened in New York City, Cyill lhadc, world-famous actin, mos a membei of the Ammican cast fei the production. Pi of. Aain. C Cloetiegh, conch of the Players, will <hied the shoe Re hearsals eere discontinued over exam ination peinail, but M ill be icsumed again early next week. SONGSTERS PREPARE FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE MACTII Thirty members of the Penn St au Glee Club, under the direction of Viol Mann d W. Grant, arc preparing foi the third annual State Intercollegiate Glee Club contest ulna will be held in Carnegie Ball, Pittsburgh, on Feb ruary 22. Seven colleges and universalms hike entered the contest They ale Cal negie Tech, University of Pittsburgh, Washington and Jefferson, Allegheny college, Juniata college, Bucknell and Penn State. The purpose of the com petition is to , encourage male voice singing of the, highest eNcellenre among the colleges and universititis in Pennsylvania. The active directing of the competition will be in the hands of a committee chosen from the alumni of the institutions entered. Penn State will be represented by P. It. Bosserman, of Pittsburgh. In both contests of 1927 and 1928 Penn State was awarded first place. A championship trophy will be award ed peimanently to the winner of three of the contests Similar stnte and regional contests will be held betty een more than 100 college glee clubs of the country. On their journey back to State College February 23, the Penn State Ole!. Club will stop off at Johnstomn and present a special con ceit at the Johnstown Country club STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1929 Faces Paavo Nurmi Neither IS the ability of Ray Con gel, bearing the colas of the 111,nois A. C to be sneezed at, for he won the Hunter mile in New Yolk last Satin day. Conger was the selection of Daniel .1! reins , seeletaly-tieusmer of the Amateur Athletic Union, fol the mile beith on his All-Amcrican (Continued on third page) PLEBE 'Y' CABINET TO HOLD CARNIVAL Freshman Group Prepares for -Function in Recreation Hall or Armory PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE CONTINUAL AMUSEMENT To Ming about a do,. I clationship between membeis of the class of 1932, the freshman "Y" cabinet will spon sor a mid-wintel cat nivat to he _held March 2. - In conjunction pith gals flora the freshman Y. W. C A 'cabinet the committee in charge of the affair is planning a program which will pre side continual enter tainment fat those who attend. No definite at tangement has been made as yet for a place in which to hold the calms al although it will he held either in the Remo:awn Ifall or the Armory Fraternities To !lase Booth. . . Booth accommodations will be or 'ringed for lintel nity freshmen as v ell as foe non-ft atee nity members of the class The committee in charge plans to have each moue of freshmen pies:ml an act of seine kind ns a side attraction to the mom group of events which Will he presented in the eye let of the hall PLEBE COURTMEN BOW TO BUCKNELL ENpenenced Bison Fi'e Gains Earl) Lead Ia 5243 Victory (her FreNlisnan Quintet Iltwi!limed by a Lotions attack, Coach Lamy Conovet's one spat eaten plebe coin tinen houed before the on slaught of the Bicknell yealimgs Recreation flail Satuiday afternoon. The fin,l score was 52-33. Tr the opening minute., the Bud,- fici,limen began to find the has bet Lion. eveiy angle and in a shod than. amassed a sizeable Iced ohich was nem threatened by the Lion cubs Lead by Chenoweth, high scor er in the central division of the I' I. A A last )cur, the mite's soon trip led the count, the knot period ending with the Ilmons on the long end 01 a 19-5 count Plebes Impro, The tocortl quutter v.,t% .t it1111...t of the pleytous one A ttso-pointer tmnerl by Wllhon, sul,tituting rut Coupe., note the only poutt, .insured by the Nanny yeatlings. The some at half tone was 29-7 SENIOILS TO RECEIVE CAPS, GOWNS MONDAY Caps and gowns for kenioi s en Iduating at the clow of the tieniestei will he diktributed ft oat i Stank llt othei & Ifni pers ston e from 1 '3O o'clock until 0 o'clock Monday ate: noon, nem, ding to the committee in change. Extra outfits hove been recut ed by the committee to care for any Menials who scene unable to be moose' ed and place oidets at the proper time These also will be available 'Monday often noon at the dtsU ibution point SECOND SEMESTER WILL BEGIN MONDAY MORNING Registration, which started yester rday, will continue until tomorrow noon and second semester classes sill as semble at 8 o'clock Monday morning. Registrar William S. Hoffman states that those registering late will be fined $5 00 New students or students not in at tendance at the fast semester lull register today. These students must present official credentials lions the Registrar of College Examiner. A celtifierte of vaccination is also re quired Officials request that these credentials be certified as soon as posSible in older to avert confusion Students subs desire to change their courses should do so before their schedule is made out. A form Lot such change may be obtained at the office of the dean of the school in which the student is enrolled , The offices of the Registrar and Treasurer will be moved to Old Main at noon tomorrow. BOXERS VANQUISH MARYLANDERS, 4:3 Marty McAndrews' Victory Over Undefeated Heavye eight Gives Lions Win ALLIE WOLFF TROUNCES EKAITIS, TITLE ASPIRANT Thi we-victorious against fot nod able foes, Dick Harlow's Western Mars land nut team was puled to w.n again by the almost magical 4 to 'I .:oie Saturday night when Marks McAndrews stepped to the center of the Recreation Hall ring for Anal in uctions in the deciding bout against Jiggs Downer, 205-pound matter Toweling by a head over the light ci, hut willing, Lion boor, iingside enthusiasts conceded Downer the de cision before the gong sent the liens y weights into action But the battl, had nut gone' a minute berme Marty inched his undefeated meal v ith a hazel right to the jaw Thew seas no question of-his 'mum mei* Sae the', c moulder of the combat, which victory earned Coach Leo Houch's ringmen their flint win of the 1925 campaigr by a one-point margin, I to 3 Recalls Temple Meet The meet N.US an almost coact du plicate of the dual meet with Temple last y eat except that Marty McAnd re,s replaced Stein llamas in the hero tole Berme the echo of the opening bell had died. Malty hod his lumbering toe in trouble The hurls Maryland heavyweight shook off the effects of Marty's punches, however, ashen the reface halted the bout long enough to quiet the at er-enthusiastic spectator s. Marty employed a taci-fisted attack' to advantage in the second and thud !winos, the bell being a welcome sound to the eat , of the weakened Many lender in both sessions After Captain Mlle Wolff had put h• mates in the van by a Staring tri umph cael George lihaitiv, vaunted nudilleueight, klepac, visiting light heavvaeight, outsinal ted Mike Kaplan in the 175-pourd sotto Kaplan, a neat mict to the busing ianlis. placed all his faith in a !IMO Cul right-hand punch, but the southein imailei made e‘eiy Wow count with a iclentless at tack in close gum Len s. Pinned to mai Alhe Wolff's clean slate in inteicolleg.ate boxing circles, Gang^ El.aitis, of knockout fame, board before the supei an ring talent of the Lion captain. Although net thei hoses showed a willingness to tiade punclie, the Many of Mantis' inipiega‘c i ecord as n ievealcd by a de.astuting uppeacut which missed its snarl on soseud 0(.510115. With the exception of Christopher Mins , ' °gm essivene , s v,av enough to gain the decision oven Callahan in the linntainneight tilt the newcomeis to S't% lan:, fated madly in their hosing debut In addition to Kap lan. Boni Cesoni dropped the decision to Doug in the lightneight sctte, 1111 d Cardona nab outpiinclied by Captain MU. Noma in foul rounds or fierce fighting in the nelterweig,ht battle. Cos ru tallied in the closlng mum' or 1.., boot with Doug Cuosby, ele,er Aluayltuel lighWought, but too late to ovemoma the con ly lead of the vie (Continued on thud page) Who's Dancing Tonight Alpha Cht Swam , Tomorrow Night Alpha Cla Sigma 1 Beta Theta Pt Tattrgiatt. DANCE COMMITTEE PLANS DECORATING SCHEME FOR BALL Silverstein Company To Adorn Recreation Hall Interior In Military Style HUGE FLAG WILL UNFURL AS ANNUAL EVENT OPENS National Colors, Combined With Black and Gold Drapes, Comprise Design - Signing of a contract with the Sii veritoln Flag and Decorating com pany of IVllkes-Barre concluded ar rangements for An e‘tensive denot ation plan fm the Ml'ltaly Ball which will be held in Recreation Hall Feb ruary 15. The Siheiste.n company ho, spe cinhved in providing decor ative effects of military character. Accolding to precedent, the national color ensemble ivdl predominate al though black and gold, the Oleos' colors, mill also be used Flinging the dance floor at the edge of the balcony will be red, white, and blue bunting Fan shaped flag diapel will be placed between each column suppottang the balcony. These 13,111 be attached directly below the tail From each column, "pull-doom" drop from the balcony to the foot with drapes attached on eithei side and joining at the base of the pillar. A. large shield will be placed at the top of meiy column Behind these the decoiatois null fasten a standard from which five Americen flags on staffs eight feet in length nil! extend A large gold curtain coveting the entree mall and reaching from the cunning track to the lloot mill be hung at the v. cat end of the structut c. Slightly in front of the cm tam a huge, lolled American flag will be placed in a horizontal position Early in the evening, following the call to colors, the flag sun be released and unfurled to its entice length At the foot of the curtain will be the large band shell in which the al chestia will he housed. On either side Hill ho special booths for guests and officers Dewey Beigman's popular Vietoi Recording AVeliqtei in chest] a of Pittsbuigh, sshich has signed the conti act to famish music foi the at fan is noted ores the entire county for its radto•broadcasted dance music. Comments upon the svneopater's pie giams broadcast from Stations KDKA and WCAE base been received horn points as fat distant. as Mesa., Cali fornia and Cohn EXTENSION HEADS WILL BROADCAST Si♦ .Igrimiltural Speciali4ts To Tal On 11tornato Virednesda, From Station KDKA Six spec t.Mists of the College .11:1 ellitrn al extension set vice ,ill broad cast Sum talks from station KDICA, Pittsburgh, on :Jim flute Wednesday aftei noon:. front 5 10 to 5 55 o'clot,l, The first talk of the series ,an given Wednesday afternoon by Robei t S. Kirby, plant pathologist. on “Fungi, the highway Robbers Amon,: Palm Crop,." Feln nal y 20, Je,e M. Buf fington, vegetable gordening special ist, Si ill speak on "Home Gardims foi Use" Other topic:, include "Nepal ing the Spiing Lamb" lit William B Coning., on March G This will be loll°, oil 1,11.11 one on potato fanning 1,:, J Walter of the fin an clops division. Talks scheduled foi Api it include one on "Baby Beef Pi °auction" by Chaile4 A. Burge and the concluding one will be go.. on April 17 by Prank T. Muiphey, extension foi ester. PLEBES MUST STAY AFTER ALL EVENTS ' In accordance with the old Penn State tradition concerning class dis tinction at athletic events, fresh men will be requited to remain in their places until members of the faculty and the three upperclasses have marched out This custom will Lr in effect at all athletic csents whether they ine held in the Recreation hall or on New Beaver field The ruling has not been enforced in the Reel cation hull, but failure to obey it from now on will be considered a Ti '- banal offense. COLLEGE SETS 1170 AS FRESHMAN CLASS QUOTA A inasimum cat ollment of 1170 fieshinan students has been set for the lea, 1329-1930 by college officers 'the figute, which is equal to that for the present year, is based on limitations of the College plant and faculty Out of the class of 1170 freshmen who will lie granted admittance to Penn State nest September, one thou sand of the number will be limited to : men applicants sad 170 to women ap plicants From the number of appli cations already recened foi ne yeal, is indicated that the quota still lie filled by early summer. Since the College flora past esper cine has found that those who hate best rating in then high school gne greaten atomise for successful work in college, special constilmation will be gnen to Pennsyl—ania boys and girls gradusted from their high school or piepatatoty school in the upper I tao-fifths of then class. GRAPPLERS OPPOSE ORANGE TOMORROW Engage Syracuse Matmen Assay As Second Meet—Defeat Ohio Unit crsity CRANMER INELIGIBLE BY SEMESTER RULING Penn State's me.spelienced u rest ling team will engage a neak Syr:, CO, seine tomotron afternoon on the lllllmen's nulls as the second match on the Lion , chedule Retaining the same lineup nhich dec.sii.ely defeated the Ohio uni‘ei- Ats team 10 to 6 Saturday, Coach Speak] hopes to repeat the opening aches Tinent Light noikouts dining the past week !me belted to put the Nittany squad it good condition and iron out several mistakes made during the Ohio meet. Covell in the mid-neek meet again gave Hubler a hard battle, bu. the valsitv 115-poundei, through gr.atei e‘perienee, ions able to with stand the attack Because the semester ruling, per taming to participating in outs.de letisities follow mg a ton scholastic semester, estends until Saturday noon and the team had to lease lost night "Tiny" Cranium was unable to make the tip for this meet Coach Speidol had intended to trio Cianiner as the unlinuted, shifting Pearce to the 175- pound clags with Long or Campbell in the t5B-pound do scion Althmigh satisfied aith the insults of Satindal,'s meet, Coach Spaniel had planned lot a mo,c clidkult contest la mil, Vint he ought learn hoc the, tenni s mild hold up under a strain ENeelit fm Peace none of the squad sac even in (tango •rherc len! wrest, s', II na•. EMIIIIMI Co, ne , ' in the num,: mat , b a.t - amlt Synaeusc conqueted the 0. urge Leann by a 21 to G scone. Too (Icemem acre obtained I, Calla Since thin the On sungemen hate put stnenuo, mattnee, and one expect e,' to m.e 11. e Natany seven a hard battle Dor Steele lull pi °habit oppose Flagg ‘,lto pet Op a stuMan n Salle tie Col ne.l match. Captain ,on. at 125-pounds, toll engage Shunt; Oho one able to hold Joset. sun, 115-auund Welton...late c ham pien to a time Inhalante. Hub'e, oill ptobalas meet lapslutc in the 115-pound class w‘th Eiseman meet ing Gime, Sy. t acute coptam. Camp bell will en esti° Toth Jameson, one of the too °tangentwn to score in tie Red ..nil It lute meet Long st ill aloe lace a test when he grapples with the calm potnt acme, for the 11111111. Peaice will engage Nova:. rot the fin;l t mind of the match ----o--- BAYARD, KNANDEI. SPEAK AT OHIO FARM INSTITUTI I , lr l S. 1111‘ ai if. a trustee of the College and Vlto ,1 the Penir.y/remort an d Pi of 11.11,111 C. linnn• del Iliad of the poult,y hid,rndry delu•i tment t "it• its ,peahel lb , lingual Inman eek program von rued lit Ohio State Un.‘ei.,ity at Columbus th, neck her It,,t uq^ed "Tendent ies v.hich FR' 01 Pwdnrrns of Lis a llot]," Wednesday, while yesterday Pi ofe , ,,ni Knandel lamented No out). Jed:, "Raising Clucks in Confinement" and "Proteins in the Ration" CERAMISTS READ PAPER ltimding n Joint p war on "A Nee Type High Tempeintine Fusion Pw mice," Pi of Joiieph B. Shea and Mu. Ceolge .1 Ban of the dcpintment of ceramieg .110 attending a meeting of the Ammican Comma. Society claw IL being held in Chicago this meek BE=ll NITTANY PASSERS FACE PRESIDENTS TOMORROW NIGHT Lions Oppose Washington and Jefferson at 7 O'clock in Recreation Hall QUAKER QUINTET DOWNS PENN STATE FIVE, 21-39 Hermann's Team Rallies During Second Half but Lacks Final Thrust Vein State's basketball repi cLenta lives will endericor to continue thou uinang stienk on th., home (loot when they meet the couitmen of Washing- I and Jefferson college at 7 o'clock !tonturron night to the Recreation Hall. The charges of Conch Dutch Her mann haw teem ered fully front the defeat schith they teceiced at the hand" of the uily Quakes last week , and ate looking fin uald only to tic ' tory met the Washington quintet Al -1 though hammed some•: hat by final examinattonc, the Nittunv cool t tutor ha^ subjected 10. proteges to stilt scrimmage, since Tuesday aflei noon in order to duce out any semblance of the Qual Cr 1100 that nay still haunt them Retains Regular Quintet. Throughout practice sessions this stork Dutch has ictained the same line-up that stalled the last fist games Although appealing Jagged at times doling the fifteen-minute sot to% the togulars hate displayed thou suneriority os or the second and third stung men and seem to have iegaineel the smooth team action that vorked with such elTeetneness against Col gate Coach Hermann has yet to find a mole aggress!, conics than Captain Lou Reilly His cork in et my con 'test this peal has distinguished him as a picot num. With this record he ' will direct the activities of his train mates in tomoriow's battle Skipper Stable,. and Art koch will be prevent to match then defensite abilities with the scoring prowess of the Washing tor and Jefferson fm winds Jack Maness and Dick Reinhold, at the ff., ward posts, will attempt to outwit the Pi coolest goal ds with then tuck passim. and shooting T'es pi °tem, of Andy Kcii, tetct ' an basketball and football conch, hate experienced an ansucce,ful season thus fa,. Rezm die., of fin uwi I et- Old, Coach Ken Is e•pected to pie =cut a likely in ray of coin linen agaiii , t the Lions toinuiloss, with Mick details as (Mehl ist and Robinson still wailing the Red and Black bas ketball toga Fut the stxth time since 1022 Penn Mate's cage nalllolo bowed befog tht Unto etotty of Penelyhania, thin ine 29-10, on the Palestra fluor Al though the; t-itcceeded in 'coring fitst, the Nlttany Lions wale not possessed nith the sante scoling pones hint sebdued Colgate and wale soon haul mg the Qualms altot.t the cunt Alt Koch cut loose dining the first too nunetes of the contest, and v tth V, long dtibble sroted hem beneath th^ basket Joey Schaaf, 01111110Ua Penn ..rotani, used the backboard sue cosfullv to offset Koch's spurt on the nest pla Fm the following Ina minutes the , l 011111; grins of both tcanet v el e silenced Quahers Lead at Ilulf Schaaf untied the count with a lot low-up shot fiom neon the foul line and Nobln, who i solaced Eddie Loh. ley at right guard when the lattu was [mad [ion] the game bemuse of a leg mei eaqed the Quitter lead to thice ponds by caging a foul goal. School ;gain intake into the storing lists with a long Loss ftom the sale of the floor StalC) MAC good two penalty throws to mate the stole 7-4 but the witty Peon leader retaliated once nioi c with a held goal, his fourth dui:4l the lust half tt this point Coach Ifinnunni, in an elTint to turn t the iecloubtable Schaal. substituted lietrne Jacobson (Continued on last page) Tod ay— Editorials 1. Penn's Wrestling (inc' 71nee 2. Unlimited Cuts Fur Ben • furs J. A Freshman Carnival -------------
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