Lions Seek Second Win
Despite Underdog Role
Penn Sta . t.,'s once-victorious 'football team pits its Beaver
Field virtual invincibility today against Big Ten power wa
gon Purdue which is seeking to snap its five-year opening
game jinx. Kickoff is listed for 2 p.m.
Definitely a "home" club', the Lions, who opened last
week with a 20-13 squeaker victory over Temple, have lost
only 28 out of 250 Beaver Field
games since 1887.
Nevertheless, Purdue, making
its first visit to the Nittany Vale,
is favored by as little as one
touchdown to as much as three
TD's.
Frosh, 'Hat'
Tug Slated
Wednesday
A tug-of-war between hatmen
and freshmen will be held' Wed
nesday night to determine if cus
toms will end at that time or will
continue indefinitely.
James Schulte, co-chairman of
the Freshman Customs and Regu
lations Board, made the announce
ment Thursday night before a
mob o fabout 500 freshman men
who swarmed into the courtyard
of the West Dorms to denounce
hatmen and demand the end of
customs.
Speaking from a Hamilton Hall
balcony, Schulte promised' a tug
of-war with sophomores if the
men would quiet down and go
home. But cries of- "hatmen! hat
men!" swept through the crowd.
Schulte agreed to provide a team
of hatmen to meet the frosh chal
lenge. If the freshmeri win cus
toms will be removed; if they lose
customs will continue.
Firecrackers Exploded
William Shifflett,\ presi4ent of
the Association of Independent
Men, also spoke to the crowd. He
warned students that misconduct
could be held against them and,
if need be, lead to disciplinary ac
tion. Shifflett strongly criticized
the attitude of upperclassmen
who participated in the demon
stration.
The mob assembled about 10
p.m. Thursday when several fire
crackers were exploded in the
courtyard. Almost immediately
spotlights flashed from dormitory
windows and men poured out to
the -courtyard. The demonstration
climaxed a raid held earlier in
the day by members of Blue: Key;
junior mef's ,hat society,' who
checked the names' of customs 'of
fenders in the West Dorm dining,
halls. •
Mary Petitgout, co-chairman of
the customs b oar d, reminded
freshmen that full - dress customs
will be worn to the Purdue foot
ball game today. After the game
customs may be removed until' 8
a.m. Monday. Dating customs have
been removed for the weekend
and women will have 10 o'clock
permissions tonight.
Board to Meet
Customs violators wearing sign
-boards are required to report to
', the gate to the •playing field in
"'front of the senior section of Bea
ver Field to walk. the track at
half. , time. .
The customs board will meet
at . 9:30 p.m. tomorrow to discuss
action •to be taken following
Thursday night's outburst. Full
details concerning the tug-of-war
will Ipe - printed . in Tuesday's Daily
Collegian. • •
Metals Society to Meet
The 'Penn State chapter of the
American Society for Metals will
hcild a social meeting 'for non
member metallurgy students at
8 p.m: 'Tuesday at Acacia.
TODAY'S
WEATHER:
FAIR
AND
COOL
ate pposes Pur
By JAKE HIGHTON
The Boilermakers will be batt
ling an opening day jinx which
has failed to let them win their
first game of the season in every
one of the last five years that Stu
Holcomb has been coaching Pur
due.
In the first meeting in the his
tory of both schools, Purdue piled
a 28-0 defeat on top of a roaring
wind, extreme cold and snow at
Lafayette, Indiana, last year.
Although the Lions figure to be
much better than the club which
bowed last year, so Purdue should
be much improved with its 29
lettermen returning from the
squad which clipped the Lions
last year. The Boilermakers were
really steaming toward the close
of last season when they won•
their last four to grab runnerup
honors in their conference.
T-Formation Battle
Tabbed the "Game of the
Week" by the Mutual Broadcast
ing Company, this encounter will
probably go a long . way in de
termining the strength of both
Purdue as a possible Bi g Ten
winner and State as a possible
top power in the East—both
tinct possibilities' in the minds of
many.
Offensively th e intersectional
battle will match two , basic T
formation teams with State's at
tack different only in the respect
that it uses a wingback.
On defense also,' both clubs will
present a similar alignment with
5-3-2-1 defenses. The game has
I the possibility of turning into a
bruising line play. The Purdue
offensive forwards will be slightly
outweighed, 202 to 196 by State,
but on defense the Boilermakers
hold their own with a 208 average
per ma n approximately equals
State's defensive unit.
State will present an offensive
platoon with a lineup slightly
changed ,from last week. Quarter
back Tony Rados will replace
Bob Szajna. Rados, with a game
already • behind him, can giv e
Purdue a taste of their own aerial
medicine if his leg holds up.
(Continued on page six)
State Party
Sets Meeting
A State Party steering commit
tee meeting will be held at 2 p.m.
tomorrow at Chi Phi.
Members of last year's steering
committee are asked to attend,
Thomas Farrell, State Party
clique chairman, said yesterday.
Other students interested in cam
pus political work' may also at
tend the meeting, Farrell said.
Subjects of discussion at the
meeting, which is the first State
Party meeting of the semester,
will be an analyzation 'of policy
and the consideration of a joint
State Party-Lion Party' campaign
fund.
Flashcard ‘Section
To Report Early
Students who have signed up
for participation in the flashcard
system should report to t heir
seats as soon after 12:30 p.m. to
day as possible, Alan McChesney,
head cheerleader, has announced.
McChesney reported that 268
seats in the EH section of the
stands are to be protected by hat
men, but• requested that partici
pants arrive early. McChesney
said he will give instructions to
the students •a half hour before
game time. He has asked that
seniors cooperate in filling -
the other seats and aid in Work
ing the _flashcards. ,
Lidos. Lost, 28-0
T4r Elaitg
VOL. 53, No. 13 STATE COLLEGE. PA., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. 27, 1952 FIVE CENTS
Penn Game Forms
Ready Thursday
Application blanks for student tickets to the Penn State-University of Pennsylvania football,
game will be available Thursday at the Student Union office in 102 Old Main, and tie Student Union
desk - in - the West Dormitory main lobby, according to Harold R. Gilbert, gradtiate manager of
athletics.
Applications will
of postage beginning
Engle Addresses Rally
—Photo bySchroeder
RIP ENGLE, speaking last night at the pep rally from the steps
of Old Main, asks the people to cheer on the team. He appealed
to the ,crowd to keep the, boys playing With their hearts as well
as their minds and bodies.
Engle, Seniors Talk
To Pep Rally Crowd
Coach Rip Engle and three of his senior football players spoke
before a small, but enthusiastic, crowd at last night's Purdue pep
rally in front of Old Main.
Alan McChesney, head cheerleader, acted as emcee for the first
part of the program, in conjunction with the Blue Band, which
sparked the rally with College • songs.
Engle asked student_ support in today's game. He told the
crowd, "Football is an emotional
game. It's played mainly with the
heart. 'Win or lose, tomorrow, I'm
for the team. They're a great
bunch of boys "
Senior footballers Donald Bar
ney, Carl Pfirman, and David Si
mon seemed to think that the
Nittany Lion would give Purdue's
Boilermakers a surprise. Barney
predicted that the team would
improve over the Temple per
formance now that some of the
mistakes had been ironed out.
Pfirman drew 'a chuckle from
the students when he said he
hoped that the goal posts are up
long enough "so we can kick the
extra points."
Midway through the program,
McChesney revealed Samuel No
well, emcee, encased in a wooden
slatted box. Nowell asserted his
sad plight was due to some frosh
who "sneaked up on me while I
guarded the Lion Shrine last
night."
Nowell, between pleas to be
given the key to the box, predict
ed the defeat of the frosh in their
coming tug of war with the hat
men Wednesday.
McChesney asked the students
(Continued on page eight)
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
received only by mail. Priority will
6:30 a.m. Oct. 8 and ending at 5
By EVVIE KIELAR
WD Elections
Set for Monday
Elections for West Dorm divis
ion offices will be held from 7 p.m.
to midnight Monday in the coun
selor suites, Bryson Craine, stu
dent government counselor for
the West Dorm area, has announ
ced.
Candidates for president, vice
president and secretary-treasurer
will be given a chance to express
their views at a floor meeting be
fore the election, Craine said. The
time and place of the meetings
are posted on bulletin boards in
each division, he said.
The elected presidents and vice
presidents of Watts Hall, Irvin
Hall, and first, second, third, and
fourth floors of Hamilton Hall
will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 in the
McKee Hall lounge for the first
meeting of the West Dorm Coun
cil.
Other divisions are Level A, and
Level B, Hamilton Hall; Level B,
first floor, second floor, third, and
fourth . floors, McKee Hall; and
Jordan Hall.
be established according to cancellation
p.m. Oct. 9. Applications postmarked
earlier than 6:30 a.m. Oct. 8 and
special delivery orders will not
be accepted.
Limits of one ticket per appli
cant will be observed. Students
wishing to sit together may do so
by enclosing applications pinned
together.
Tickets are priced at $3.90 and
$2.60. Checks or money orders
must be drawn payable to the
Penn State Athletic Association
for the exact amount and must
have the student's address.
AA Books Needed
If the demand should exceed
the supply of 7000 student tickets,
the Athletic Association reserves
the right to substitute tickets in
available price 'range, or to, make
all necessary refunds. David Pell
nitz, editor of the Daily Collegian
and member of the student com
mittee on seating arrangements,
cited this example in explanation:
If all the $3.90 tickets are sold,
then the association is allowed to
substitute a $2.60 ticket and re
fund the remaining $1.30. If all
tickets are sold, then refunds will
be• made to those whose applica
tions arrive after ticket supplies
are exhausted.
Athletic Association member
ship books must be presented,
properly signed to correspond
with the name on the check, at
the time of distribution. This will
be done so that applicants may be
verified.
Tickets will be distributed to
applicants at the Athletic Associ
ation ticket office windows in Old
Main between the hours of 8:30
a.m. and noon, and 1:30 p.m. and
4:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and 24.
Gives Equal Chance
Seats are located in the grand
stand, west stand, and temporary
stands at Franklin field, Philadel
phia, from the 40-yard line to the
goal line.
Pellnitz said this system was de
vised so that every student who
wishes to go to the game will have
an equal opportunity to obtain
tickets. He explained that in 1948,
time of the last Penn State-Penn
game, a line extended from Old
Main to Cook's Restaurant (now
the Dutch Pantry). Students were
lined up four abreast in this line.
He added that under the old
system student scalpers cheated
the student body out of its right
ful share of tickets.
Daylight Saving
Ends Tomorrow
Stay out extra late tonight
(if you aren't a resident of one
of the women's dormitories),
secure in the knowledge that
you'll be able to sleep an ex
tra hour tomorrow morning.
For, daylight saving time ends
at 2 a.m. tomorrow.
That 2 a.m. is where the co
ed loses out, and hostesses
want it stressed that the extra
hour doesn't roll 'round 'EI af
ter the 1 a.m. curfew hour.
For those who find the whole
matter of resetting clocks a bit
confusing, here's the rule to
follow: Turn the hands of your
alarm counterclockwise—back
one hour, and you're set.