"FOR THE GLORY OF OLD STATE" VOL. 27, No. 16 -ROADSTER UPSETS ON CURVE, KILLING 1 GIRL, INJURING 2 Car Bound for Houseparty Hits Side of Road, Overturns 4 Miles From Here RUMBLE SEAT OCCUPANT DIES SOON AFTER CRASH Companidn Knocked Unconscious In Accident—Driver Alone / Escapes Unharmed if ITMEMEM Franklin C Harmon "10 was killed late Sunday night when the car which he was during struck a culvert at Woodlawn, near Clearfield, according to a re port received here yesterday. It is believed that Harmon woo alone, and fell asleep while driv ing. One girl was killed and two injured when the car in which they were driving to houseparty dances at Penn State overturned on a curve four miles west of State College along the Tyrone road at 9 o'clock Friday night. • Mrs. William M. McKee, thrown from the Tumble seat of the wreched auto, was fatally injured and died at the Bellefonte hospital within three hours of the crash. MISS lone Pot ter, seated beside her, suffered tem porary amnesia, a slight concussion of the brain, and cuts and bruises The occupants of the front seat were not gel iously injured. Miss Bel en Armstrong was cut and bruised,' and Miss Dorothy Rowse., driver and oiler of the dead girl, was un hurt. • It was not known until after the crash that the fatally injured girl had been married to William M. McKee '3l for three years. Her name before the marriage was Esther Stewart. She was a icsldint of BUCIEF: and engaged in teaching there Former ly Mrs. McKee had studied music in Paris. The tragedy, occurring on a double curve one mile east of Pine Grove Mills, resulted when Miss Stewart failed to see the second sharp turn to the right, and the roadster, swerving from the road, upset on its left side %orella Injured Neither of the occupant% of the front heni had driven the Tyrone road to State allege before, and it is be lieved that the second curve was oh -forced too late for the car to he turn ed to the right The first turn bears to the left, and the auto, veering toward that side of the highway, could not be righted B Tate, resident of Pine Grove Mills, drove the fatally injured girl, her sister, and Miss Armstrong to thC Bellefonte hospital immediate ly Members of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, where three of the girls were expected, came to the scene at once, and brought Miss Potter ko their chaptel ,house, not realizing that the ether occupants were being taken to the hospital Upon recovering consciousness, Miss Potter was temporarily affected by loss of memory, and until the Phi Kappa Tau house was informed of the arrival of the other three girls at the hospital, she remained unidentified Her blether, George P. Potter '34, awaiting her arrival at Theta Xi fra ternity, did not learn of the wreck until after midnight. While driving to his wire r s bedside at the Bellefonte hospital, McKee lost control of his cal, which turned over twice by the side of the highway. Mc- Kee was uninjured, and continued to Bellefonte at once. The car was not materially damaged. On his way to Lewistown Friday right, John Zorelle 'Bl, varsity foot ball tackle, was severely injured about the face wheii the car in winch he Was riding crashed along . the Lew istown wad. Numerous minor smashups, Involv ing no fatalities, occurred over the week-end near State College, Seven teen ail ests for reckless driving were made at Pleasant Gap between 12 clod< and 4 o'clock early Sunday morning, according to the State po lice patrol at Bellefonte. FACULTY MEMBERS TO GIVE EDUCATION TALK OVER WIISC In connection with the regular Edu- cation weok program which is being held this week, minims of thq School of Education faculty will speak over WPSC daily at noon. Dr. P. Theodore Struck, professor of industrial education, gave n brief , talk yestei day. Dr. Charles C Peters, director of educational research, well speak today. il '(-- t 1 1: 5. -V - .., Burgess Commends Students' Behavior Students of Penn State mere com mended by Eugene IL Lederer, bur gess of State College, for their conduct during the past week-end in n statement to the COLLEGIAN yes terday. "May I take this opportunity," ' declared the burgess, °to commend the student body, on behalf of the borough, on their excellent be havior and for their cooperation math borough officials during the houscparty period." FIRE BURNS ROOF OF FOSTER HOME Faulty ChimnOy Causes Blaze ' Early Saturday—Passerby .Arouses Occupants Originating in a defective chimney, fire destroyed the roof and partially damaged the third floor of Dr. John Foster's residence at 901 W. Beaver avenue. Saturday morning. The flames, undiscovered for sonic time, were finally observed by a pass erby, and an alarm was sent in at 8:10 o'clock. The Alpha fire com pany, employing water and chemicals, had controlled the blaze before 9 o'- clock, and fully extinguished smoul dering portions of the roof within an hour of the alarm. A cave-in of one section of the roof ,endangered firemen attempting to reach the conflagration from the In side of the liouse at one time, bud a possible mishap was averted. Houseparty Guests Watch The blaze; it is believed, began in a partition between the third floor and the roof near the chimney. raping the notice of two daughters and a son who sieve the only occu pants of the house, the flames finally broke through the shingle roof and attracted the attention of a passerby. who immediately warned, them .... of they clanger' Dr. and Mrs. Foster were absent at the time of the fire on an all-night trip to their camp near Whipple's Dam, and did not learn of the damage until after the blaze had been extin guished. Despite the early hour, a crowd of houseparty visitors quickly gathered to view the flames and dense clouds of smoke rolling up from the roof. Approximately 60Q spectators watch ed the firemen complete their svork. PHI KAPPA PHI CREATES FUND FOR SCHOLARSHIP /boom) Fraterolt) Denotes $6OOO As Memorial to Dr. Sparks As a memorial to Dr. Edwin E. Sparks, former president of the Col= Itge, Phi Kappa Phi, national honor ary scholastic fraternity, has recent ly created the Dr. Sparks Scholarship fund. An amount of $6,000 has al ready been ~ et aside, of vihich ap proximately $5OO will be available for the first awards The method of making awards is undecided us yet, but Cyrus V. D. Sis son secretary of the local chapter, states that the students in the chap ters of the forty-seven institutions where the,fraternity is chartered will probably compete for the scholar ships. Phi Kappa Phi is the only national scholastic fraternity at Penn State that admits students from all schools. It requires a 2 6 average and only seniors are eligible for membership. Dinosaur Footprint, Leg-Bone Add '-To Mineral Industries' Collection A fifty,-two inch dinosaur footprint and a fossil leg bone are now the property of. Penn State. The unus ual specimens are being unpacked in the Mineral Industries building by Dr. Frank 11f, Swartz, professor of geology and paleontology. The footprint was discovered in the mine workings of the Sego coal mine near Thompson, Utah, by Robert M McCraw, general superintendent of the Chesterlield coal cornpany of Salt Lake City, It was immediately set aside until a thorough removal could be made. This dinosaur cast is thought to be this largest ever found in the United States. According to relative figures the animal itself must have exceeded the average size of sixty-five feet in length. A plaster of parts imitation has been completed and is now at the University of Utah. Penn State has secured the original It is believed that this prehistoric STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER H, 1930 WILLIAMS TO GIVE SECOND PRIESTLY LECTURE TONIGHT Continues Series With Address On Structure, Density Of Molecules SACKETT WILL ACT AS CHAIRMAN DURING TALK Honorary Fraternities Arrange Smoker, Banquet to Honor Wisconsin Professor As the second lecture in the Priest ley series, Dr. John W. Williams, as sistant professor of physical chemis try at the University of Wisconsin, will discuss effects of an alternating electric field on the orientation of molecules in the Chemistry Amphi theatre ut 7 o'clock tonight Dr. Williams will explain the-Dc bye dipole theory which makes possi ble a quantitative discussion of molec ular activity. He will discuss reasons why dielectric constants are ordinar ily smaller when tested with short nave length radio frequencies than when tested with a sixty-cycle light ing circuit. Williams Addresses 150 The fifth annual Priestley lecture series began last night when Dr Williams addressed more than 150 students and faculty member, on the structure of molecules. This talk furnished the basis for the four re maining addresses Dr IVilliams shored how the actual structure of molecules can be determined by studies of dielectric constants and densities. Although these lectures are com pulsory for students of Physical Chemistry 10, they are open to the entire student body. Dean Robert 1. Sackett; head of the School of Engi peering, will prelude at the meeting tonight, while Prof Grover C. Chad, lee, head of the chemistry deport monl,,will be the chairman of the lee tura tomorrow night. Prof. Charles L. Kinshie, head of the electrical cop veering department, will act as chair man of the meeting Thursday night To Conclude Friday Dr. Williams will lecture on th , theory of electrical conductance based on physical chemistry, tomorrow night. Following this address, he will show the practical application of this theory Thursday night when lie will discuss the breakdown of elec trical insulation. The Wisconsin chem ist will close the series Friday night when he Will speak on the topic "The Interionic Attraction of Viscosity and its Possible Application to Colloidal : systems." - Sigma Pi Sigma, honorary physic', fraternity, will hold a smoker for fir. Williams in Old Main tonight. Di Williams will also be the guest of honor at a banquet of Phi Lambda Upsilon, honorary chemical frater nity, which will be held immediately after the lecture DEAN STEII)LE HILL ATTEND OIL CONVENTION AT CHICAGO Dean Edward Steidle of the School of Mineral Industries will attend a convention of the American Petrol eum mctltute which opens at Chicago tomorrow. The conclave will have as Its pur pose - clarification of petroleum re scotch to show. on much branches studies are now being conducted In this way schools will not conflict in studying research projects similar to those already started. animal lived in the Cretaceous age, estimated by geologists to he about one million years ago. An examina tion will show whether the animal be longed to the carnivorous type, about thirty feet long, uhich stood an ils hind legs rind seemed very agile and active, or of the herbivorous class from sixty to eighty feet long which walked on all four feet. James J. Borquin 'll, district min ing supervisor of the Chesterfield coal company and former classmate of Dean Edward Steidle of the School of Mineral Industries, is responsible for bringing the specimen to the Col lege A fossil leg bone furnishes soother dinosaur specimen which has been added to the Mineral Industries mu seum, This seas obtained with the cooperation of Dr. Barnum Brown, vertebrate paleontologist of the American Society of Natural His tory. . . TO ACT As Chnirnan at Second Priestley Lecture COLLEGIAN CALLS 1934 CANDIDATES Freshmen Will Attend Lectures On Journalism Beginning Tomorrow Night athletic authorities here will mange ' All first-year men Anti women can rate a policy of scheduling almost Mates for the editorial staff of the an all-Pennsylvania lineup This pol- Com.f.cia:s will amen to rosin 14 icy is particularly in evidence with Liberal Arts building at 7 o'clock to-f respect to the minor games on the morrow night. program. Relations pith Niagara The first meeting of the ...se Gineersity and Marshall College have been discontinued in favor of Vieques fered to these fist yew men and burg and Dickinson Waynesburg women will be devoted to a descrip. tion of the work to be taken dining will open the season here September the next eight week, An alphabet- 26, v hole Dickinson will appear on Kcal list or all those reportingwill be Nen Beaver field October 17 Leban kept in ordei that toll ma, be taken en Valley ietams its place on the Lion at subsequent meetings schedule and will meet the Nittany eleven the first Saturday in October Roy E Morgan, managing editor of the Com.,Loptiv will he in chaige of Colgate for Houseparty Game _ • _ • the group He wil instruct the 'cub, Both Waynesburg and Dickinson reporters' in news c viluation, manner , are coached by former Penn State of Lovcnng .....q:oold: , ', and style of athletes. Frank N. Wolf '2l, who i the College newspaper I was captain of the Lion basketball Faculty Members 'l'o Speak ' team in 1920, directs football at, Waynesburg, while "Red ,, Griffith , ...1, After a few weeks' instruction the former football and lacrosse player freshmen sill he quizzed in the mat- here, is head mentor at Dickinson. lei covered This includes construe- , J ames m miller, also a Penn State ' firm of lead paragraphs, and gm' I graduate, is the chairman of the edi tions on the various types of nous lets council at Waynesburg and feature stories Difficulty ui schedule arrangements In addition to regular instruction, caused a temporary suspension of Prof. William F Gibbons, Prof ! football relations with Bucknell, but Franklin C Banner, and Prof Iler- 1 athletic officials here expressed a bert M. Hofford of the ,journalism de- feeling that the traditional encounter pertinent will addle, the class at j between the central Pennsylvania several meetings I school. would be continued in the fu- , o I tin e. PLAYERS TO BUILD Syracuse, Colgate, and Lafayette again appear on the Lion schedule SPECIAL SCENERY ' The Orange contest will take piaci. at Syracuse October 24, while the Lafayette game is to be played at Easton November 14 Colgate sill conic here for the Houseparty and Pennsylvania Day attraction Novem ber 7. MISEIMII 2 Destgns Sets Stag.] 1) ,ember 6 Designed to inteip.et the mood of the play, special stylized scenery is to be consti ucted this . week fm the pio duetion of 'The Mask and the Face" by the Penn State Players in the Schwab Auditoinini Decemba 6 Cons -tiny of ((dozed diapm les and arched panels, the sets are designed 1,3 Gilbert S. Shia No attempt pi mathe to show what the scenes would actually look like in oulinary life The fmnituie as to he very space and simple Backdrop., will he painted in the impressionistic style, after the manner of stage designing developed durug the last decade. Co.opeiating with the Playei a, the studerk of the elepartnienl of archu teetotal engineering will design the scene* for each play and aid in the construction of set, High tomeily in the gi ote,que Italian style, '1 he Alas'. and the Face" IS Uanslated fi one the woa6 of Luigi Cluarelli by Chester 11. Fern nld After a long run in London in 192 , 1 the ',lay lasted only a short period in New 'sort DEAN STEIDLE A I)i)EESSES ILLINOIS N INDIO INSTITUTE Dean Edward Steidle of the School !or Mineral Industlies spoke on "Vo cational Education to Pennsylvania for Mine Wei kin s' nig a meeting of the Illinois Mining institute held nt Centiulia, Illinois last Friday After the addi ess, the institute passed a resolution enthusing Penn sylvania's nunutg education pi °gram and recommending that, the organi zation foster a similar pi °grain in Illinois A committee W. appointed to outline such a pregiani and Paul Weir 'lB, olio atinir v en president of the Bell and Zollet Coal company, was selected on the committee. Tollrifiatt. BOARD OF CONTROL SANCTIONS 8 GRID CONTESTS FOR 1931 Pittsburgh IV]II Face Lions on Homecoming Day—Relations Opened With Temple NVAYNESBURG TO BEGIN SEASON SEPTEMBER 26 Syracuse, Colgate, Lafayette Again Appear as Nittany Football Opponents With eight of the nine games defi nitely nettled College athletic official, released Penn State's 1931 football schedule yesterday. All of the con tests have been approved by the Board of Athletic Control and await only the sanction of the Senate com mittee on athletics. The drastic changes flora the 1930 card are the scheduled appearance of Pittsburgh as the Homecoming Day attraction on New Beaver field October 31, and the opening of foot-I ball relations with Temple Universi ty The Lions will play the Philadel- , phut institution at the Temple sta dium October 10. Beginning osith the 1931 schedule., According to Ned 111 Fleming, graduate manager of athletics, an outstanding college team will prob- (Continued on third page) DEAN WATTS WELCOMES 40 IN POULTRY COURSES Serie, of Lecture..., Inspection of Plants Mark Seyoon Opmag Opening Penn State's tenth annual poultty short course, Dean Ralph T. Watts, of the &heel of Agra:llll.m, welcomed forty regiqrants yestomulay afternoon Prof. Harry H Kauffman, poultry extension specialist, spoke on Or eco nomics of turkey production, after okra an inspection tour of the Col lege poultry plants \YII4 made. Dur ing the remainder of the week lec tures on incubation and brooding, nu trition, and poultry management and diseases will be presented by College and visiting speakers In today's meeting, P Kistler, of Towanda, will discuss problems of incubation and breeding. 011 Tlllll.l. duy, Dr. R. 0. Bill', bureau of animal husbandry, Harriabing, Dr. E L. Stubbs, veterinary department, Uni versity of Pennsylvania, and id M. West, of Lansdale, will conduct a dis- L 1.1441011 of poultry management and disease ..DOGGET I VISITS HARRISBIJIM Prof Leonora A. Doggett, of the I ulettrical engineering deportment, at tended the meeting of committee chair , men of the National Electric Light association in Harrisburg hist week. Ways of securing the inekt effective cooperation between the utilities and educational institutions wets dis cussed. Spirited Lion Form, Outp Eleven in 1931 Grid Schedule Sept. 2G—Waynesbutg College Oct. 3—Lebanon Valley Ott. 10—Temple llinverstty (at Phdadelalna) Oct 17—Dalunson College Oct 24—Syracuse Umversay (at Syracuse) Oct 31—PIttsbuigh Unnersity (Alumni Day) No,. 7—Colgate University (Pennsyl,ama Day) Nov 14—Lafayette Coils,. (at Easton) Nov 21 or 26—Open STUDENTS OBSERVE ARMISTICE TODAY Will Maintain 2-Minute Silence At 11 O'clock in Memory Of Nation's Dead In obbervanre of Armistice Dav, President Ralph D. Hetzel has direct ed that all members of the College ,lose in two minutes of mien. fioni 10 58 o'clock until 11 o'clock the, morning as a mark of re.,pett to the memory of those who gate their lives in the World Wai. , The period will be 'milked by the tinging of Old Mom bell at 10.58 o- clock and by the sti.king of the hour , The massed It OT C. bands, all stn dent officer, and military companies uho have linen in formation for the regular 10 o'clock e 1..• still parade on main campus in front of Old Main at 10 65 o'clock, according to a bul letin from the solitary department Members of the faculty, students, and residents of the borough arc in vited to be present at the ceremony. William Purcell '3l, student colonel, will he in charge of the memorial service and student officer; d hose sections are not present will form a'. a sepaiate unit under the senior offi cer Will Play Taps Although today is not listed as a holiday on the College calendar, a ten-minute recess will be given at the beginning of 11 o'clock classes In structors are asked to excuse the tardiness of those members of the It 0 T.O who take part in the cere mony and who will require a few min utes longer to return their equipment In memory of the war dead, the rational flag «ill be displayed at half until the first note of the Star Spangled Banner m lush will be played at 11 o'clock. At 10 5G o'clock, troop.. ill be brought to parade rest and taps will be sounded from north, south, east, and west sections of the campus Immediately after tap., the re spectful pelted of silence %ill be oh gelled by the College With the ring ing of the Old Main Bell, bands play ing the National Anthem, and troops and colors saluting, the Flag will be raised to the top of the staff Upon completion of the salute thy. troops will be dismissed `OLD MAIN BELL' EDITOR REQUESTS CONTRIBUTIONS Magame Issuea Call for Sophomore Junior Editorial Candidates Conti ibution, to the Christmas issue of the Old tin Bell should be handed in to the Ohl 1110 m Bell office in room 215 Old Main as soon as possible, as coding to Roy S Morgan 'ill, editor in-thief of the College literaty mag azine Short stems, essays, controversial article, travel sketches, book levieui., and verse ale among the written con tribution, 'Mch will be especially ac ceptable, the 19:30 editor declared Roth .ophomotcs and Juniors who wish to become candidates for the editorial stall of the magazine will iepoi t to the COLLLGIAN ell) room UN Old Main 7 o'clock to night. PRINCETON MAN VIII. ;WEAK TO FRESHMAN 'I" COUNCH With Mr. Frani, C. Bancroft a. vis iting speaker, the freshman Y. Al C A. council will meet in the &mato dub room in Old Main, at 8 o'clock Friday night. Mr. Bancroft will go to India lieu veiar as a repiebentative of the nW dent Y. 111. C. A. in American col lege, and uluverotms An moot graduate of Pi ineeton cn 102.1, he has served on the Middle Atlantic Field council of the Y. M. C. A. during past years. ESTABLISHED 1904 PRICE 5 CENTS ~ Reversing ay Syracuse Scoreless Tie Nittany Gridmen Near Hill Goal-Line in 2 Periods DEIDRICH ATTEMPTS KICK FROM PLACEMENT TWICE Orange Team Seldom Threatens Blue and White—Defense Repulses Visitors Fighting a heavy, experienced Sy laeuse eleven to a 0-to-O deadlock, Penn State's gridinen showed a com plete reversal of form Saturday after oon and outplayed the Orangemen during every quartet of the contest The Lions carried the fight to the visitors throughout the entire game, and twice penetrated within the 10- aril line only to be repulsed by the bulky Syratuse forward wall After both of these advances Dieduch at tempted a placement, but failed by a narrow margin each tune Defensively, the Nittuny amrregii- Bon performed as a rejuvinated team. The Orange shift formations, troublesome to many Hillmen rivals this season were not difficult for the Lions to solve, and the Syracuse eleven rarely threatened Blue and White territory Improie Passing Game Contrary to C o oper expectation,, French played almw,t the mane game He left the fray for a short peeled in the second quarter, but played the en tire last half. However, tits addi tional strength to the team nos par bully offset by the absence of Johnny Zorelln, vocally guard Zorella utt., injured in an automobile accident Friday Improvement in the form and pass ing attack mas a namable feature of Penn State's offense Tossing passes to Kaplan, Diedrich and bomb, French completed eight out of nine teen for a total gain of 138 yards. This figure was the exact equal of the number of yards gained by the Nittany team by iushing Losing only 25 yards by penalties, the Lions also indicated improvement in this phase of the game The Oral venous assault in the Sy incase genie ea:aired late in the first quarter. 'three passes, taking place between unsuccessful attempts to gain through the Ness Yorker's toe, were completed by the Penn Ftate team The first, from French to Evans, netted 12 yards, the sec ond, from French to Diedrich, gained 16, and the thud, again - Nom French to Evans, NI., good for 27 yards and placed the ball 10 ,vends from the Syracuse goal line After several fu tile attempts at itishoig had failed, (Continued on third page) COLLEGE FOSTERS MUSICAL PROGRAM Radio Period., Student. To Hear Damrosch Es er. Prsday in 11=111 To fun tiler music appreciation at Penn State, a loud speahei attached to the College Radio in the foyer of Schwab auditorium will enable tha students to hear the Waite, Datiarosch music appreciation hour at I I o'clock evely Friday morning file program Friday will include a short limtoty of music. "lhe Bottle of the MIN" by Fianz last/ will show now muses may he composed to de pad warfare and histolaul events Following the half hoot devoted to muvtcal ne.tors, .1 pi ogl.llll of Moralrt seleaaions will conclude the thud nudes bromkust of the present scason, and the lust progiain oven the Col lege Indio• The hitten half limn will include Moiart's "Oval tune to 'lion Giovand, the Andante from Symphony in E-But, and Finale Rom the 'Jam ten' Symphony " 'fhe mum,. appieciation Man invtituted 'two venni ago by Walter Dainrosch, noted musician, under the aimpiemi of the National Broadcasting company. Increased interest thiough out the country to the Ihonro,f, appLe,idtion hour led !tabard AV Grant, director of noisie, prow, c the 'nevoid intim hour for relin Stat" Lee E. Col ter . .11., x us chosen Thuro. dm, to ....act! Juan. P Wolfe 'la), rn semor advisor for the local chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, national freshman scholastic fraternity.
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