Penn State(gllegian
Published Wednesday of each week during the
college year by the atudenti 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
proposed changes in
student regulations and other mat
ters of a similiar nature have been
criticised; but have we as a body of
men of trained intellects always
been just in our criticisms ? We
believe we have not, and why be
cause we have failed to either place
the blame on the party or parties
who were really responsible or be
cause we have jumped at conclu
sions before giving sufficient con
sideration to warrant a just decision.
A good illustration of the injus
tice which attends many a criticism
is that of the chapel regulations
which have just been posted. It
is, we believe, generally understood
that the Dean of the General Facul
ty is responsible for these regula
tions, whereas he is simply carry
ing out the orders of the General
Council of Administration from
which body these regulations came
and who are responsible for their
The Stumbling has been causing inception.
Editor in Chief. J. R. MATHERS ’l5
Managing Editor. W. S. PARKINSON. Jr ’l5
Alumni Editor, P. S. Brallier, 'Jf>
Sporting Editor. D. McKay 'ld
Exchange Editor. R. E. Geary ’lf»
Associate Editors
Mies Luella Smith, 'l7
F. F. Liningcr. *l7
A. R. Chambers, *l7
R. S. Dunkle, 'l7
Business Manager, J. M. HORNER, 'K>
Circulation Manager, M TRUMPER 'l'i
Associate Managers
G. G. Blass 'l6
J. F. Harvey 'lO
A. B. Muir. *l6
C. R. Mason, 'l7
C. B. Patterson, 'l7
R. T. Bright, 'l7
J. A. Garber, 'l7
T. F Elhffe ’l7
E J. Kenney 'l7
A. S. Aloe'l7
G. C. Broadbent'lT
W E. Kroll’l7
G. A Doyle 'l7
The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the
editorial policy of the paper, the Managing Editor
for news items and general make-up
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subject of college interest. Letters must hear the
signature of writer.
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February 24, 1915
The point that
the contention and
criticism among
the students regarding the honor
system is contained in that section
which reads “The member of the
faculty in charge of the examina-
tion remains in the room or leaves
at his option, but shall not act as a
proctor"
At first thought the student is
justified in taking exception to the
option granted to the faculty mem
ber for, on the face of it, the stu
dent rights contained in the average
honor system are restricted in our
particular case. In other words the
presence of the instructor in the
room during the examination or
quiz is unnecessary and is not con
sistent with the idea of a genuine
honor system
The student governing bodies
while framing the proposed system
realized that the afore-mentioned
section would cause adverse com-
ment and agree with common opin
ion that its presence weakens its
chance for acceptance by the stu
dents. Why then was it so word
ed?
Contrary to the opinion of many
students the faculty takes no deter
mined stand either for or against
the system. To a man they agree
that an honor system successfully
carried out would be a blessing to
any institution, but the point comes
up, can the students of any institu
tion immediately rise to such a
change as the proposed system
would bring on or must it be grad
ual? The governing bodies believed
they could, which confidence was
not shared entirely by the faculty
and on this ground the compromise
was thought necessary to be made.
The faculty member by the com-
promise is not a proctor and convic
tion lies entirely in the hands of the
students as does the reporting of
suspected dishonesty during the
examination or quiz. With these
points in mind and in addition
when one considers that only a
very small minority will think it
necessary to remain during the test
the much criticized section should
not prove such a stumbling block
to the most progressive step that
the students have ever undertaken.
In many instances
Justified during the past, indi-
Criticism viduals, organizations.
In citing this one example we
may all take a lesson from it and
try to get at those facts in any
question which will enable us to
render a fair and just decision or
criticise where such criticism is due.
There is or there has
To 1917 been here, a custom of
allowing upperclass
men precedence in leaving chapel.
Of late, the sophomores on the
main floor have shown an undue
anxiety to get out, and because of
a certain physical law regarding
two bodies and the same space,
upperclassmen have been left
somewhat in the rear. A word to
the wise is sufficient.
Alumni Notes
W. L. Kellog T 2, of the dairy
division, United States department
of agriculture, Washington, D. C.,
has been assigned to Pennsylvania.
A. J. Hauser ’ll, has built up the
largest and most complete .market
milk laboratory that is to found in
this country. Mr. Hauser is now in
charge of the market milk work at
the lowa State college, and is offer
ing a special course to the milk
dealers.
D. B. Etters T 3, who has been
teaching at the Purdue university
during the past year, has returned
to college to do advanced work in
dairying and dairy bacteriology.
L. D. Humes T 4, is an instructor
in animal husbandry at the Colo
rado State Agricultural college.
N. Easton, ex-’l4, since leaving
college has become the junior part
ner in the Penn Track company,
Norristown.
C. S. Van Reed ’l4, has secured
a very good position with the
American Casualty company in
Reading.
J. 0. Keller T 4 has accepted a
position as safety engineer with the
Ocean Accident and Guarantee cor
poration located in Chicago.
E. N. Sullivan T 4, is in the em
ploy of the Bell Telephone com
pany at Philadelphia.
John Bracker T 4, is holding the
position of landscape architect for
the J. Wilkinson Elliott company,
Springdale.
K. W, Burdic T 4, has accepted a
position in the engineering depart
ment of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company Walsenburg. Colo,
THE PENH STATE [COLLEGIAN
H. Welling ’l4, is manager of one
of the Walker-Gordon company’s
farms located at Plainsboro, N. J.
L. H. Brown 'l4, is vice presi
dent of the Luten Bridge company
located at York.
R. K. Chalfant T 4, is located in
Marietta, Ohio, employed by the
United States government as in
spector.
H. E. Corl ’l4, holds a position
with the Schutt and Koerting com
pany in Philadelphia.
C. V. Davis T 4, is employed by
the Troy Cow Testing association,
Troy.
N. B, Day T 4, has a position
with Frank N. Kneas, C. E., in
Wissinoming, Philadelphia.
Frank Fisher T 4, is working with
his father, who is president of the
Citizens’ Electric company, Wil
liamsport.
J. E. Freemann T 4, has accepted
a good position with Gobbs and
Hill, consulting engineers, at
Wayne.
W. D. Fuller T 4, is doing ap
prentice work with the Westing
house Electrical and Mechanical
company at Wilkinsburg.
C. R. Gerth T 4, is employed as
assistant chemist by the Cuban-
American Sugar corporation in
Chopana, Cuba.
Forum Society
The regular meeting of the F jrum
society will be held Wednesday
evening, at seven o'clock, in room
K of the Library. As a special
program has been arranged all
members are expected to be
present. Mr, Atchinson, one of the
founders of the society will speak
on its aims. Professor F. L. Pattee
will also speak at the meeting.
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from that hike to Bald Top
Stop at BRICKERS in Boalsburg
for some _
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We don’t know whether “Pidge” won the
shoot at Altoona, but we do know that his
shoes win always
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year at the same rate
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