Lions Wunder - lich Panthers VOL. 25, No. 41 Glee Club To Compete for . National Crown Tomorrow Will Sing in Carnegie Music Hall at New York 14 SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS GROUPS ENTER CONTEST March, Preceding Intermission, Will Serve as Period for Distributing Favors For the third successive year, the College glee club, under the direction of Prof. Richard W. Grant, will com pete in the intercollegiate glee club contest to be held in Carnegie Music Hall, New York City, tomorrow night. As winners of the sectional competi tion in Pittsburgh, the organization will represent the colleges of western Pennsylvania at New York. Thirty members of the club have been select ed by Director Grant to make the trip Fourteen colleges, representing state and regional winners from different sections of the country, will compete for the championship. The most dis tant reptesentatives will be from the University of Oklahoma. Colleges Represented Princeton, Duke university, Ford ham, Ohio State, Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia and New York university are other colleges entered in the meet. Lafayette college, as the represent ative of eastern Pennsylvania, will sing in the contest. The contest will open with the sing• rag of choice songs by the contest ants "To Arms" by Maunder his been the number selected by the Penn State gleemen for this group Each competing club will next sing in turn "Songs My Mother Taught Me," the price song, by Dvorak. Next the colleges will be judged on the rendition of their college songs. For this number "Blue and White," as arranged by Director Grant, will be sung by the Nittany gleemen. At the conclusion of the comintitive singing, the University Glee Club, composed of university graduates re siding in New York City, will give 4 group of selections After announce ment of the winner, the contestants will unite with the University Glue Club in singing Kremser's "Prayer of Thanksgiving" The board of judges will be com posed of Dr H Alexander Matthews, chairman, Miss Olga Samaroff and Mr. Pierre V. It Key Doctor Mat thews is the director of music at the University of Pennsylvania, while Miss Samai off is a prominent pianist She and Mr. Key are musical critics on Neu 'York newspapers. Duector Grant and his songstei s leave for the contest this morning. They will give a concert tonight in Pottstown under the auspices of the Penn State alumni of that city. At noon Saturday they will be dined at the Harvard Club in New York City by the Intercollegiate Music council. In contrast to the procedure in pie. vious years, the concert will not be broadcast this year. This has been decided upon by the council because of the drop in attendance at Carnegie Hall. Dat tmouth was the winner last year, while Penn State placed ninth. The championship has been won on two previous occasions by Yale, and Wes leyan was the victor area. ENGINEERING DEAN WILL ADDRESS SENIORS TODAY Dean Ralph L. Sackett of the School of Engineering announced that "Wat er Rights" is to be the subject of the weekly engineering lecture in Old Chapel at 4 10 o'clock today. Tho Dean has just returned from n trip to the Southwest, where he visited the various irrigation projects in that part of the country. The trip included the Colorado River basin, the Roosevelt dam and the site of the new Boulder dam, which 10 to be the larg est project of its kind in the world. Calendar 9 00 p. m.—Sophomorc Hop Tomorrow 2.00 p. ni.—Boxing, West Vir ginia, Recreation HoII. 3 30 p. m.—Wrestling, Weston Reserve. 7.00 p. in.—Basketball, Pitt, Re IMMIESSI 816 p. m.—Sittig Tao, Schwa!) Auditorium Sunday 11.00 a. m.—Chapel Services. 8.00 p. m.—Blue band concert. .„, . I :_ ..---- gAt:p: . 1 I Ted's , , run a . r „:.i ; -.,, i.0',k,. 4 -ct,,,,. ill r tan®. 1 Record Hop tie'_` ,-,. .. of ' q • i 5: . 0 ' r . A. A. OFFICERS ANNOUNCE BOXING TOURNEY PRICES Tickets for the intercollegiate box ing tournament to be held in Re creation Hall March 22 and 23 will be priced at 50 cents for the prelimin aries, 75 cents for the semi-finals, and $1 for the finals, Athletic Association officials announced yesterday. All seats for the meets' will be re served. Tickets may be• secured at the A. A. offices March 18, 19, 20, and 21, from 7 until 9 o'clock in the even ing. BOXERS ENCOUNTER . MOUNTAINEER FOES Match Fistic Wares with Green West Virginia Ring Team Here Tomorrow MARTY McANDREWS MAY OPPOSE STUDENT COACH Untried in intercollegiate compote ' ton, West Virginia's student-coached boxers will match their wares with Penn State's fistic sons in the Recre ' ation Hall ring at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. After four gruelling deal meets, to morrow's match is considered a let down for the Lion riflemen prior to their final dual meet with Syracuse's formidable mitmen next Saturday. The Mountaineers, coached by Eddie Vacheresse, football star and exper_ ienced amateur boxer, will present an untested battle array for tomorrow's bouts. It IS likely that Vacheressc will trade punches with Marty Mc- Andrews in the heavyweight sotto. New Bantamweight Parks, promising bantamweight, may_reake his _debut in - varsity ranks tomorrow agairtiCoittier Bernie Tub ! eller or Mark Russell, leading con tenders for the 115-pound berth on the West Virginia team Julius Epstein, who ordinarily Lep ' resents the Lions in the 115-pound class, will perform in the feather weight division tomorrow. The Lion flash will meet Eddie Girdon, hard hitting Mountaineer In the light weight battle, Stan Ifolakoski will exchange blows with Ben Stunkard, an experienced puncher. Stunkard was a member of the Culver Military Institute ring team last year. In the welterweight battle, Jack Davis will meet Gregg Krehbs, prom ising 145-pounder. Captain Aloe Wolff should have little trouble in , registering his twenty-fifth consecu- : two victory over any of a trio if freshman middleweights The con tenders for the 160-pound berth are Jacob Sobulskey, Bob Latham, and'! Larry Leeson. Marty Versus Coach Bill Struble will match his fistic nares with Gene Joseph, bully foot ball lineman, in the light-heavyweight battle. What should prove to be the most interesting bout of the meet is the proposed McAndrews-Vacheresse encounter The West Virginia ring mentor has fought in amateur ranks and is con sidered a dangerous puncher. He has played on the Mountaineer football team the past thiee yea. Vacher ease can qualify for any of the heav ier classes but he is expected to dis play his talent against Marty McAn drews in the heavyweight fray to morrow. Registrar Hoffman Receives Siamese , Addition to Match Box Top Collection "It was approximately this time three years ago that I was riding in a Tyrone-bound bus with a friend of mine." Registrar William S. Hoff man told a student yesterday as he fill ed a massive, black, evil-looking pipe. "We were discussing my'match box collection," he said, tamping the to. bacco tightly,. "and I remarked how difficult it was to complete my South Sea island collection. Someone touch ed me on the shouler. Tinning, I con. fronted Miss Hilda Cunniff, who had just completed a graduate course :n I botany and was now enroute to join her father in Siam." Miss Cunniff informed Mr. Hoffman that she was very much interested in his hobby, and that it would please her very much if she could aid him f "Needless to say," the Registrar continued, "I looked upon her offer as a stroke of fortune. I offered her a 'dollar for expenses but she insimted upon doing it just for the sake of the novelty. Finally I prevailed upon her STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1929 I. F. COUNCIL APPROVES LOWER CLASS VISITING Underclassmen who attend the Sophomore Hop Friday night will be granted visiting privileges Saturday night, Fred H. Yocum '29, president of the Interfratermty Council, an nounced last night. Unaccompanied underclassmen will not be permitted to visit, regardless of whether they attend the Hop or not, the Council ruling states. SITTIG GROUP WILL APPEAR TOMORROW Trio To Present Sixth Number Of Entertainment Course In Schwab Auditorium DIRECTOR GRANT WRITES INTERPRETIVE NOTATIONS Compositions of the woild's great est artists will be presented by the Sittig Trio, noted chamber musicians, as tho sixth number of the Y. M. C. A. entertainment course at 815 o'clock tomorrow night in Schwab auditonum. The five-part program will open with the ensemble playing a group of numbers by Jean-Baptist Loeillet A cello solo will follow and, continu ing the presentation, the trio will offer a set of Beethoven's composi tions. Four numbers for the violin will follow and as the closing group, the artists will play two selections dedi cated to them by the composer Mierseh. In order that the audience may have a better understanding of the music, Prof Richard W. Grant, of the music department, has reviewed the selections and made interpreta tions which will be added to the pro gram. Each member of the ensemole, com posed of father, son and daughter, is an artist of international repute. Mr. Frederick V. Sittig, the organizer, is pianist of the ensemble. Before the formation of the group he gained -a. reputation at theEichelberg Conserv atory of Berlin, where he gave piano lemons for fourteen years. Miss Margaret Sittig, violinist, ap peared as guest soloist of the Philadel phia Symphony orchestra, dm ing a incest European engagement. Mi. Edgar H. Sittig, cellist, has also ap peared with numerous famous organ izations as guest soloist. Following a conceit in the Hotel Plaza ballroom, the music critic of the New York Amer wan characteriz ed the playing of the Sittigs as being ' everything that trio playing should be and so frequently is not. DR. GRIFFIN WILL SPEAK IN CHAPEL Minister of First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, To Address Students Sunday Dr. Fiederielr It Griffin, minister of the First Unitarian church, Phil adelphia, will address chapel-goers in Schwab auditorium at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. Doctor Griffin has been a pal isn minister for the last twenty-five years, and has preached in many colleges and schools. Since 1917 he has served in Philadelphia, having previously had pastorates in the New England states and in Montreal, Canada He is a graduate of Bates college and Halyard university. He is also a director of the Public Education and Child Labor association of Pennsyl vania and a member of the New York Academy of Political Science. to accept the money 011 the grounds that it was the custom of collectors to recompense their aides. "The year following her departure," Mr. Hoffman added, lighting lon pipe for the second time, "I glanced ex pectantly at every parcel post pack age brought into the office—but none came from Siam. Last year I con tinued to watch the mails but without success. I began to think that Miss Conniff uas either too busy or had forgotten about the collection. "I forgot it myself until a package postmarked Siam arrived the other day," he said. When the parcel was opened my desire of many years stand ing was fulfilled for in it were over a hundred varied match box tops. Some of the varieties I alicady have in my collection but for the most part the lot is composed of tops which I had only heard of but never seen. If you can find the time, come over to my house sometime and I'll show them to you. Bring your pipe along." LION FIVE SEEP REVENGE IN PITT FRAY TOMORROW Coach Hermann Hopes for Win As Both Quinteti End Seasons Here NITTANY TUTOR ORDERS LIGHT PRACTICE TODAY Captain Lou Reilly, Steve llamas And Dick Reinhold Make Final Appearance As the final act before two troth (lona' foes lower the curtain upon then 1928-29 basketball programs, Coach Dutch Hermann's passers will battle the University of Pittsburgh five at 7 o'clock tomorrow night on the Recreation Hall court Just three weeks ago a confident Nittany Lion invaded the territory of this same Panther and, .after a ter rific struggle, returned .to its moon tam lain bearing the scars of a 38 to 49 setback. But that . was three weeks ago and tomorrow night will mark a new era in which the too op ponents will continue their heated rivalry. The success of the seasons of both teams will be measured large ly by the outcome of this battle. Hermann Points to Victory Thinking only of that memorable occasion two years ago when a Penn State basketball machine conquered the touted Golden Panthei 35 to 34 in the final contest of the season, Dutch Herman sent his proteges through intensive drills this week in preparation for tomorrow's combat. Wearied somewhat by four days of travel the Lion dribblers displayed (Continued on last page) PRINTER RECEIVES `OLD MAIN BELL' Journal Contains Fund of Short Stories, Special Articles, Poems, Editor Says ESSAY ON DR. PATTEE HEADS CONTENTS LIST Bretons' for the second issue of Old Alum Bell, College litmary magazine, will be sent to the printer tonight, Llewelyn Alitstifel '29, editor-in-chief announced yesterday. Distribution will take place immediately preceding or following the East& recess The wealth of mates al submitted has made selection difficult, according to Itllistifer. Short stories and poetry are especially well-represented in the copy, he said "Professor Puttee and Penn State," by Ds. Erwin W Runkle, College his [Oman, will be the leading article. Doctor Runkle presents an intimate picture of the literary authority in his relations with the College. For those seeking advice in affairs of the heart, the second lesson in Irme.making, "Getting Her or Him Interested," will be published. In ad dition, the magazine will contain poems, short stories, and a section de voted to book reviews. WINS FORESTRY AWARD Walter, U Garatka '29, has been granted a $5OO scholarship in the Yale Forestry School that he may continue his investigations in forest soils Garstka has had practical ex perience as a soil mapper on the eco name land survey of Michigan 1 Who's Dancing Tonight Sophomore Flop Tomorrow Night Acacia Alpha Chi Rho Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Sigma Phi Chi Upsilon Kappa Delta Rho Phi Epsilon Pi Phi Gamma Delta Phi Kappa Psi Phi Kappa Sigma and Kappa Sigma a Pin Kappa Sigma Phi Kappa Tau Phi Sigma Kappa Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Pi Sigma Phi Sigma Tau Kappa Epsilon Theta Xi C. CHRISTIAN RECEIVES FRESHMAN PRESIDENCY During the recent election of fresh man class officers, Clarence E. Christ ian wns elected president. Robert K OfTerle, eho received the second high est number of votes, automatically became vice-president. Jacob F Winstead and Francis Schell were accorded the offices of sec ietary and treasurer respectively. COLLEGE BAND TO PRESENT CONCERT Will Offer Second Program of Winter Series in Schwab Auditorium Sunday PREPARES WALTZ AND PATRIOTIC SELECTIONS Continuing the annual series of mid winter concerts, the College Blue Band will present its first program of the year in Schwab auditorium at 3 30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The inganlzation, under the direc tion of Bandmaster Wilfred 0. Thompson, has prepared a varied pro gram of marches, overtures, and con cert waltzes After opening with a march "The Red, White and Blue," an arrangement of the patriotic melo dies of Great Britain, France and the United States. the band will play the overture "Fierrebras," and a paraphrase on "Illassa's in de Cold, Cold Ground." "On the Beautiful, Blue Danube" will be offered as a re quest number. Old Penn State Song The fifth selection will be a grand fantasia "Creme de la Creme," which i consists of fasorite melodies from grand operas As the concluding pre sentation the organization will offer the "Gland Commander," an arrange ment by Director Thompson and dedi cated to Boyd A Musser '94, past eminent commander of the Knights Templar of Penns - 3 , 1.nm. This ar rangement was first played at the an nual convention ,of the Knights Tem plar in Reading a year ago. Incor porated in this number is an old Penn State song adapted to the tune of "My Maryland " The third concert of the Sunday afternoon series uill be presented by the College orchestra in Schwab audi torium next Sunday afternoon At this time band keys will be awarded to those members of the or ganization who have completed three and one-half years service in the col lege nattily bands. PUBLICITY BUREAU PREPARES FOLDER Pamphlet Umlauts Photographs of Now Health Sem. Building And Recreation Hall Folders showing views of the Recre ation Hall and the new infirmary have been prepared by the College Publrcrty Department to be forwarded to alum ni and friends who pledged financial aid for these new structures. Views of the infirmary show the main entrance, sun parlor, wards, kitchen, and emergency operating room. In addition to the illustrations, interesting statistics are appended to each picture With the new facilities, more than twice as many patients were treated in January of this year than in an equal period last year Photographs of the Recreation Hall show the various uses of the new building. One of the pictures shows the gymnasium filled for an intercol legiate wrestling meet, while another shows a "gym" class in action China Affords Interesting Contrasts For Visitors, E. R. Van Sant Declares "China is most inteiestmg for the contrasts which it affords," stated Ms. Edward R. Van Sant of the Eng• lish department yesterday when questioned regarding his experiences in that country He pointed out that great poveity and great wealth exist bide-by-side, and that an ancient civilization and modern ideas are combined. One of the most peculiar sights he witnessed ems a coolie pushing a jinrikisha down one street, while a modern cus tom-built Cadillac ran up another Then he smiled as he recalled the fact that the most popular song when he was user there was "Yes, We Have No Bananas." which had been trans lated into Chinese. American Influence The most prevalent American in fluence he found there was the mov ice. The titles were printed in Eng Ted Bartell's Band To Play At Sophomore Hop Tonight 4 RING TEAMS SURVIVE I. F. C. BOXING TOURNEY Pour teams advanced to tho second round of the interfraternity boxing touinament Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Phi Kappa Sigma conquered Theta Nu Epsilon 6-to-0, and Alpha Chi Rho defeated Sigma Pi 4-to-1. Tuesday , . In the bouts Wednesday, Sigma Phi Epsilon coined a 3..t02 victory over Delta Upsilon and Pi Kappa Alpha eon by forfeit from Delta Sigma Phi GRAPPLERS ENGAGE WESTERN RESERVE Encounter Cleveland \Vrestlers lomorroa in Recreation Hall as Final Meet PRACTICE BOUTS MAY CAUSE LINE-UP CHANGE Coach Charlie Speidel's pace-set ting meltleis will meet a •strong I Western Reserve Boson at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in Recreation Hall as the last dual meet of the season. Both teams, primed for the event, ore expected to offer strong competi tion, with the Penn State grapplers given the edge The meet tomorrow will be the sixth of the season for the Lions and if they are victorious it will mean the completion of a season with out a defeat marked up against them. So far the greatest score registered against the Nittany matmen this sea son was in the Cornell meet when 12 points were scored From records of previous meets of the Cleveland insti tution this season, it is not expected that they will offer as stiff opposition as either Navy or Cornell Two hanges in the lineup may be made for tomorrow's meet. Paxton or - 1-1 - arkma, both of whom have' been pushing Don Steele for his position at 115-pounds, may see action All three men have been putting up a good battle foi the starting position since the season first opened, Steele receiving the call for tho meets be cause of his greater experience Not contemplating any great strength in the Reserve 115-pound class, Coach Speidel may switch either of the two substitutes into the breach because of the experience he will gain for nert year Pearce and Fisher are still battling foi the unlimited position with a chance that the latter may recent. the call for toinoiro‘.'s elect Both men ale giving good accounts of them sel, in pi actices dining the week, Ludwig it rrthei diffic Jt lot Coaa Speidel to make his final decision Fr het dal not report until last meek and is therefcie nit in the best of con union. Captain "Ted" Wilson and fabler will wrestle their last collegiate meet in Recreation Hall tomorrow. Both men have gone through the season ' without a defeat "Chuck" Emenman and Paul Campbell complete the list of undefeated Lion wrestleis this season Both gtaPPlein will be eligible for next peat With Paxton, Ifaikins and Steele battling for the honors in the 115- pound class the Lion reprnsentative ,n that class will not be known until the meet opens Captain Wilson will wrestle in his regular position, 1:25- pounds, with Hubler in the 135-pound division, Eisenman, 145-pounds; Campbell, 158-pounds; Cianmer, 175- rounds, and either Pewee or Fisher it the unlimited class lash and an I actpletel had to he Un tamed at the back to translate them fot the Chinese "They thin]. of ecru American as a millionaire living in a palace with solo& sect ants," the speaker added. "As we walked down the sheet, the cliddi en complimented us by shouting, 'Hello, big hanker, give us a penny' Ono of the most interesting inci dents he mentioned was a trip to the bandit district A group of Chinese students were kidnapped by bandits, and a number of American teucheis made a trip to the place where it was thought the students had been im prisoned. The folloning night the students were released Dlr. Van Sant scent to China in the summer of 1922 after his graduation from Princeton. He taught at Ling, nun university, the Penn State mis sion in China, until 1925. PRICE FIVE CENTS Students Dance From 9 Until 2 O'clock In New Gym RESONANCE IMPROVED, COMMITTEE BELIEVES College Representatives Appear Before Pottstown Alumni Organization Tonight ' Dancing to music by Ted Bai tell's recoroing and vitaphone-producing orchestra, students soil! revel from 9 until 2 o'clock at the eighth annual Sophomore Hop in Recreation Hall to night Bartell and his ten-piece band will make their first appearance in State I College for the third all-College for mal of tho season detect from Young's Chinese-American restaurant in New York City. Preparations for the dance are com pleted and the Siberstein Flag and Decorating company of willies-Bairn will furnish final details today The decorations are to be of blue, gold and white, with blue coronations on a background of southern smilax. Sounding Board To insure propel musical resonance, the committee has arranged for a coin bored orchestra shell, sounding board and booth to be situated at the western end of the hall The booth 1.:11 be enclosed on three sides and on top of the platform. A silver bracelet, set with jade stones, and having a Penn State seal affixed, edl be distributed to each of the lady guests The committee has prepared to have a grand march or ganized just before intormuston As the march proceds, the favors will be handed to the ladies Stags u ill form at the end of the line Programs for the dances mall Lc ' issued to the revelers as they enter the hall. The sheets are — of .v.hite card bored printed in blue. The committee has In wited Captain , and Mrs. Thomas F Bresnahan, Mr. ,ard Mrs Burke ill Hermann, Mr and Mrs Burt H Hackett, and Mr. and Mrs John C Harper to act as chap 'crones for the affair George S Delp '29, presulent of the Student Tribunal has declared that all freshmen who swot, to attend the bad may be excused from customs A. entering system, as has been used at other class formals, will be offered by a local meichant for the Hop Un der this arrangement any fraternity desiting to base refreshments furnish ed mill supply a punch bowl and ladle For a fee of $5 00 the caterer ,ill sup ply punch and c—Pes during the even ing Fraternity booths will be arranged under the balcony two•deep on the south aide and three-up on the north I edge of the floor Adhering to the Recreation Hall regulations, smoking durmg the dance m ill be restricted to the booths or other portions of the concourse, comnutteemen announced Also in placing and rmevoing furniture in the fraternity booths, care must be exercised to prevent ary possible mar , ring of the floor FRATERNITIES TO OPEN MAT TOURNEY MONDAY Al the opening match of the intei frateinity wiestling tournament, Tau Phi Delta VIII meet Beta Kappa nt 7 o'clock Monday night in Recreation Hall. Following this witch Phi Sigma Kapp will wrestle Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Kappa Sigma will meet Alpha Gamma Rho, and Sigma PM Epsilon will face Lambda Chi Alpha as the conducting taut The remainder of tha schedule has not been completed an yet. It is planned to hold final eliminations after the Easter vaca tion Today— The Bullosopher Discuss es Hypocrites Editorials 1. Training Student Leaders 2. Solving The "Stag" Prob lem 3. The Collegiate Pastime
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