STATE COLLEGIAN
eublished on Thursday of each week during the
college year by the students of The Pennsylvania
State College in the interest of the Students. Fac
ulty, Alumni and Friends of the college.
Entered at the Postoffice. State College, Pa , as
second class matter
Editor in Chief
C. N. FLEMING, 'O9
Assistant Editor
J. K. BARNES, 'O9
Associate Editors
R. W. KRISE, 'OB.
S. W. BLOOM, 'OB.
G. E. MILLER, 'OB
A. W. FISHER, 'lO. -
K. B. LOHMANN, 'lO.
J. F. MATTERN, 'lO
Business Manager
J D. WOODWARD, 'OB
Business Maneger-Elect
N. B. HIGGINS, 'O9
Assistants
P. B. BENNETCH, 'O9.
F. H. BERKEBILE, 'lO
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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1908
EDITORIAL.
At the annual election of the Col
legian board held recently, the pres
ent editor-in-chief was re-elected for
the college year of 1908- 09,and N. B.
Higgins, 'O9, was elected business
manager to serve during the same
time. The assistant editor, H. A.
Hey, 'O9, feeling that he. could no
longer spare the time for the work,
formally tendered his resignation.
Mr. Hey has done faithful, consistent
work during the past year and to
him belongs no small share of the
credit for any improvement which
the paper may have made during
that time. Mr. J. K. Barnes, 'O9,
who is editor-in-chief of the 1909
La Vie, has been chosen to fill the
IHE STATE COLLEGIAN
position and will share the edi
torial work for the corning year.
The editorial policy for the year
will not differ materially from that
of the past. Briefly stated, our en
deavor will be to publish a weekly
that is worthy of our college and of
all that it represents. In this aim
we ask the criticism. the encourage
ment, and the support of our read
ers, particularly of the men who
have gone forth ft om our college
halls into the active work of lire.
We wish to remind alumni that
the college paper is one of the best
means
. of keeping in touch with
events at the College. We believe
that the next few months will wit
ness changes of vital importance to
the institution. A new
. president
will take up his work within a few
weeks; new buildings are being
erected; the number of students is
increasing as never before; the name
of Pennsylvania State is spreading
througnout the country. Do you
wish to keep in touch with these
phases of college activity ? Let us
help you.
An Important Change of Schedule.
At a meeting of the General Fac
ulty held April 23rd, the special
committee to whom was referred the
recommendations of the school of
engineering made their teport and
upon motion the following seven
recommendations were adopted :
First. That a total of time, not
to exceed fifty hours per week— in
cluding time spent in recitation and
private study, and in investigation,
laboratory,forensics, or other so call
ed practicum work, but exclusive of
military drill and gymnasium prac
tice—be regarded the maximum of
required time in this College.
Second. That two and one-half
hours be regarded as the unit, or
credit, which unit may be wholly
practicum or may consist of a recita
tion hour together with one and one
half hours of private study.
Third. That the value of one
unit be given to two and one-half
hours spent in laboratory or other
practicum work, with the under
standing that each instructor in a
practicum subject be required to re
duce, by an equivalent . amount of
time, the time spent in shops,
laboratories, drawing rooms, etc., if
he require any outside work in con
nection with such practicum sub
jects.
Fourth. That twenty such units
or credits shall constitute, so far as
time is concerned, the work of one
week. -
Fifth. That credits for work done
in each department be assigned on
this basis.
Sixth. That these recommenda
tions shall not stand in the way of
any student whose capacity is such
as to enable him to do more work,
provided he maintains grade in his
regular work.
Seventh. That each School en
deavor, so far as possible, to see to
it that the instructors of its several
departments secure from the stu
dents under their instruction a
reasonable compliance with these
recommendations.
The Faculty also voted that here
after credits be given for military
drill and gymnasium work on the
same basis as for practicum subjects.
A Successful Baseball Season Opened.
After opening the baseball season
here with Carnegie Tech. on Satur
day April eleventh 'in a game which
ended 24 to 1 in State's favor and
which was characterized by the heavy
hitting of captain "Burde" Cree's
team, the varsity indulged in several
good contests with captain Ryan's
scrubs, and on Thursday of the
next week left for the Southern trip.
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