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STATE COLLEGIAN
Published 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
A. W. FISHER, ’lO
Assistant Editor
J. F. MATTERN, TO
Associate Editors
FLEMING, ’O9
K. BARNES, ’O9
P. B. BENNETCH, ’O9
K. B. LOHMANN, TO
D. R. MASON, ’ll
Business Manager
N. B. HIGGINS, ’O9
Business Manager-elect
F. H. BERKEBILE, TO
Assistants
F. PRESTON, ’ll
P. L. WETZEL, ’ll
SUBSCRIPTION.
Cl. 50 per year or $1 25 if paid within 30 days after
4ate of subscription.
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1909
EDITORIAL.
This issue being the first one
under the new arrangement of the
staff, it might not be out of the way
to express the wish that the paper
may always receive the loyal and
hearty support of the student body
and alumni, as well as the faculty
In the hands of Mr. Fleming and
Mr, Barnes, it has, in the last year,
become an official and accurate
source of all important college news
There can be no doubt that this is
a desirable feature and one which
the new staff will naturally try to
maintain
To publish the best paper, how-
ever, we must know just what criti
cisms are made at present, and for
this purpose the Collegian asks'"for
suggestions from any student, alum-
THE STATE COLLEGIAN.
nus, or member of the faculty who
has interest enough in their College
to help produce the best paper ever
made. Suggestions will be welcome
for any change in cover, form, or
type, all will be considered fully.
The box in room 130 Main and the
Collegian box at the post office are
open always for such matter, and
for'any college news desirable for
publication.
It is a very evident fact that the
persons who attend the baseball
games on Beaver field with the idea
that the games are free to outsiders,
do not know just the true state of
affairs. Last Saturday’s game was
witnessed by a very fair sized
crowd, and to the students, the
large number of outsiders was very
apparent. Yet the total receipts
from the sale of tickets only reached
the sum of $l4. When the fact is
considered that the guarantee was
$75, the need of more revenue is
clearly shown.
It is only just to the students, all
of whom pay an annual athletic fee,
that all outsiders who attend the
games, should pay for that privilege.
The spectacle of the constable forc
ing payment is not a very pleasant
one, but if that is the only way tne
money can be collected, it will be
done in that way.
It is impossible without a fenced
in field, and gates, to reach every
body, and mistakes will sometimes
happen, but spectators at any game
do not generally go there with the
idea of “beating their way” in, and
should not be very hesitant when
asked to pay for the privilege of
seeing the good article of ball that
is being produced on Beaver field.
Graduation in June will reduce the
staff of the Collegian by three
members, and their places will be
filled from the present sophomore'
and freshman classes. The' posi
tions will, of course! be filled by
competition, but at present the exact
scheme has not been decided upon.
All those who have had any ex
perience, or who believe' that they
can make good without the ex-
perience, are urged to drop their
names and addresses in the Collegian
box in 130 Main or mail to the
Collegian box at the Post Office.
In another column of this issue
the failure of the proposed honor
system to gain the necessary signa
tures of three-fourths of the mem-
bers of the two upper classes, has
been noted. It is not clear just
what the ruling objection to it was,
as the matter was entirely one of in
dividual treatment and specific rea-
sons are hard to get at
It is a lamentable fact that such a
system, with its very lenient govern
ing conditions should fail of adop-
That some system is neces-
sary is very evident when we con
sider some of the well known results
of the mid-year examinations. We
will not admit that conditions here
are any worse than at any similar
institution, but the fact that cheating
exists under the present conditions
cannot be deried. The fact that
many alumni were interested in the
outcome only emphasizes its im-
portance, and now that failure has
been its lot, the future course of its
promoters is in doubt. It is to be
hoped that the matter will be re
considered, and a very careful and
personal canvass made.