Penn StateQllegian
Published Wednesday of each week during the
college year by the students of Tne Pennsylvania
State College In the Interest of the Students. Fac
ulty. Alumni and Friends of the college.
hntered at the Postoffice, State College, Pa , am
mcond claim matter
Editor in Chief
J. D. HOGARTH, 'l4
Assistant Editor
F. C. DOSE, 'l4
Sporting Editor
1). HESS. 'l4
Associate Editors
.1. R. MATHERS, 'l5
W. S. PARKINSON, Jr., 'l5
W. W. WEAVER, 'l5
P. S. BRALLIER, 'l6
D. McKAY, Jr., 'l6
Business Manager
L. B. KEELAN ' L 4
Assistant Manager
W. 11. SAVERY, 'l4
Advertising Manager
E. B. MOYER, 'll
Associate Managers.
J. M. lIORNEIt, 'l5
M. C. LIEBENSBERGER, 'l5
Office hours-1:30 p. m to 5.30 p. m.,
at office of the Nittany Printing and
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Wednesday, November 5, 1913
In this institution as
Limitation well as in all others,
there is always a com-
Activities paratively small per-
celitage of men who
shoulder most of the responsibili
ties which student problems bring
with them. A student may identi-
fy himself with two forms of col
lege positions—those which are
open to the competition of practi-
cally all students, and those which
are elective and appointive. An
ambitious man, usually distin-
ashes himself in the formes class,
and then when he has proved his
integrity and his worth, he receives
elective and appointive offices
The tendency in many institu-
tions today is to lean toward a pol-
icy by which a man's activity in
his college career is to be limited.
The reasons given in favor of such
limitation seem to be two; first, it is
not fair to honor one man beyond a
certain point, and second, a man
with too many things to do cannot
do any of them as well as they de
serve. The old proverb applies
here, "A man cannot serve two
masters"
Some say, that to attempt a lim
itation of extra-curriculum activities
simply as such would appear injur
ious both to the college as a whole
and to the individual concerned.
If a man is capable and willing to
do a large number of things there is
no reason why he should be hinder
ed or why the college should not
have the benefit of his services in
those branches in which he excels:
• This argument, however, is not
strictly to the point. Although
some men can accomplish much
more in a definite period than
others, yet their time is naturally
limited, and if it were devoted to
some specific subject, rather than
of being divided among several
subjects, much greater efficiency
would result. At the same time
the scholastic work of individuals
would not be liable to suffer, be
cause their work would be outlined
by a definite, certain and restricted
policy.
What are our activities for, after
all? As nearly as we can deter
mine, they are—not considering
their function as a safety-valve for
surplus energy—a means whereby
we may develop within ourselves
some sense of public responsibility
and some power to assume such
responsibility. Now, if a number
of duties are heaped upon one man,
not only is efficiency restricted, but
the loss is also to the men who
were given no duties to perform.
However, all this leads to the same
conclusion, namely, that activities
should be distributed more gener
ally.
This may be accomplished in
two ways: (1) Activities should
be graded by points, no man being
allowed to exceed a fixed number;
or (2) Public sentiment should reg
ulate the matter so that a man
would refuse to accept more than a
reasonable number of duties.
As students we have devoted
ourselves to pursuing a specific
group of subjects, to which we in
tend to devote our lives. By mere
ly meeting the class-room require
ments, we are not doing ourselves
justice, however, because college
courses are merely meagre skele
tons of extensive subjects. A stu
dent should endeavor to become
intimately acquainted with his spe
cific subjects by outside reading
and study. If he is identified with
several extra-curriculum activities
he cannot do justice to himself,
therefore, he prevents others from
developing themselves by exper
ience in meeting student problems,
and the efficiency in each of his
several occupations is curtailed.
Another phase—some active men,
not alone allow extra-curriculum
activities to prevent their doing ex
tra work in their subjects, but they
actually allow them to impair their
class-room work.
To the average undergraduate
this reasoning at first will not ap
peal, but if we only had the oppor
tunity to listen to the confessions of
men who have been out of college
for some time, we would soon
understand the advisability of
developing real students, and of
giving men a chance to develop
and render efficient service along
certain specific lines outside of
their regular work.
All students of the
Letters Pennsylvania State Col-
lege, and all patrons of the
Penn State Collegian are cordially
solicited to send in communications
to the paper with regard to student
problems, new reforms, and the
policy of the paper.
It is an established fact, that in a
student body as large as ours, there
are always geniuses and men who
have a peculiar insight into certain
phases of life. It very often hap
pens, however, that such men are
too modest to express their views
and sentiments publicly. For those
men, the columns of a newspaper
are ideal for the expression of
criticism and suggestion.
It is essential that such corn
munications be addressed to the
Editor of the paper, and that they
be signed with the person's name,
or with a nom de plume. Of
course, for publication, conciseness,
accurancy in expression, and
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