Page Two Penn State Collegian Published weelU> during the College >c.ir by students of the Ponns>l\nnlii Btftto College In tho Interest of tho Students, Faculty, Alumni und Ft lends of tho College EDITORIAL STAFF a. S Wykoff ’2O D. C Blnlsdcll ’2O ASSOCIATE EDITORS 11. S. Daxls ’2l T. H Leuachner ’2l XV D, Lolnlmch *2l 11. M ShofTei ’2l Mlaa Helen M Zimmerman ’20..... REPORTERS V S. Leathern ’22 Ulolmid Lincoln ’2J G 11 L>slc Ji ’22 A 0 Piatt ’2. C. K. Sclmior ’22 J. XV. Solover *22 J L blow art ’22 P. II Strobe! ’22 H It Tlctrlck ’22 BUSINESS STAFF It R. Neln ’20... ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Fro<l Huxclwood ’2l A. R. Baturin ’2l Tho Collegian Invites all communications on any subject of college interest Letters must bear signatures of writers Subscription price $1 GO. if paid before October IG, 1019 After October 1G 1919. SI7G Kotorod at Uto rostoillce. State College. Pa., us second class matter. Olllco, Nlttany Printing and Publishing Co Building. Ofllco hours, 4.20 to 6:20 every afternoon except Saturday. Member of lnlcrcollegJato Newspaper Association WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1920 Nows Editor for this issue THE WEAK LINK IN THE HONOR SYSTEM In an editorial in the COLLEGIAN previous to the week of final examinations closing the first semester of this college year, attention was called to the Honor System and every student was urged to live up to it. When the period of examinations had passed, it wus found that of the cases brought before the Honor Committee, two men had cheated in three.different exams, one man in two exams, and there were nine new cases During the first semester, there were twelve men dropped from college, two were compelled to drop tho course m which they, had cheated, and seven cases remain to be tried When one considers that the chances of punishing an innocent man are so small as to be virtually impossible, it may be said sufely that Penn State has an efficient Honor Committee. Heretofore this year, the subject of the Honor System has been handled more or less evasively by the student body. There have bcca some who said the system was a success and have let it go at that There have been others who have not expressed an opinion, although they undoubtedly had one to express And again, there is an under current of feeling among certain tnen that the system ns it now stands is not a success. An old maxim states “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link" nnd this saying may well be applied to the Honor Sys tem. The COLLEGIAN believes that most of the trouble lies in Sec tion 5 of Article 1, which reads “If a student detects any dishonesty m a quiz or examination, he shall at once quietly inform the offending party of the detection. Should the offender persist, the attention of at least one other person shall be called to this matter, and then the case shall be earned to the Honor Committee, which shall conduct nn investigation into the same" Frankly, do YOU believe a man who is so low and so vile as to cnb in an examination is deserving of the. privilege of being warned? Do YOU think any one is going to crib after being warned, especially when he knows that he is being watched* Do YOU think when a man is brought before the Honor Committee that lie will ask for len iency on the ground that he was not warned before he was reported? Do you think that he will be acquitted on the ground that he was not warned? Honest answers to these questions will all be negahve., Then if .warning a man does nothing but compel him to be honest, does not aid in proving his innocence before the Honor Committee, and does nothing but weaken the system, why is it necessary to wnrn a man? Many students thts semester and past ones have been indignant, and righteously so, because other men they saw cribbing made higher grades. And yet the honest students did not wnrn and then report the men who cheated. Simply warning a man, and then if he persists in cheating, reporting him, lets the guilty party know who it was that brought him before the committee, and hence many students refuse to do this on any grounds. We reiterate that as far as we can see, the whole trouble lies tn the above quoted portion of the Honor System. Therefore, if it t is tho cause of the failure of the system, for it certainly is not a success as it now stands, why not remove that section nnd put in its place one that will strengthen instead of weaken* The COLLEGIAN believes that a man should not be warned; that at the first evidence ot cheating he should be reported. The at tention of at least three other men should be called to the man who cheats, this information should be written m tho blue book at the end of the quiz, and tho case will in that manner be earned to the Honor Committee It might be said by some that such n method will result in un innocent man’s being "framed" We do not believe that such a thing could possibly happen, because in the first placo, it is quite probable that more than one or two men see another if he cheats, and a half dozen or more men might report the guilty party at the end of their blue books. Again, it would be easy to have the in structor give his opinion as to whether the party in question had cheated or not, and we believe that it is not n difficult matter for an instructor to find out. In virtually all of the cases brought before the Honor Committee heretofore, the reporting has been done by instructors As long os this is done, tho Honor System is a failure, because in order to make it a success tho students themselves have to report the parties who cheat. The mothod wc have proposed seems to be the only logical and efficient way of accomplishing this. For the first time this college year, the COLLEGIAN goes to press on time and is being mailed on time. In past years it has been the custom to go to press on Tuesday afternoon and be mailed Tues day night, so that the paper reaches all in-town subscribers in Wed nesday noon's mail During the first semester it has been impos sible to do this for various reasons, among which were a crippled staff, and an extreme shortage of labor in the local printing office. Tho Board is cutting the paper down to four pages this week in order to come out on time. Existing conditions will determine the policy in the future, whether it will be wiser to publish’ an edi tion of four pages and go to press on time, or print nn edition of six pages and be compelled to come out from one to three'days late CAN YOU WRITE A SONG? One of the great needs of Penn State at the present time is a number of new songs, nnd the COLLEGIAN believes that there is enough talent among the student body to fill this long felt want. Penn State’s list of usable songs is very small, ns may be judged from the fact that on virtually every occasion, tho same songs are sung time after time. To those who wish to do something for their Atmn Mater and who have the ability, wc say write a song. The writer will do well to work along the following suggestions. In addition to writing a song that will do for a special occasion such as a football or base ball game, write n song that can be used on any occasion. One of Editor Assistant Editor ...Woman's Editor .-..BuKlncse Manager R L Parkor ’2l F. H. Leuschncr ON TIME the latter type is "Victory", probably one of the most popular at Penn State, and which may be used at any athletic event, be it wrest ling. lacrosse, boxing, or what not. Different t/pcs of songs which arc greatly needed arc those such as "Blue nnd White”, “Pennsylvania State", and so forth. Make them general nnd not specific In the past this shortage of songs has been acutely felt, and a, poor impression of the college has been created on more than one occasion If at uli possible, a tunc shoutd be submitted with the words to the song If it includes the harmony, well and good. If only the simple tune, the harmony can be added The Department of Music has very kindl) consented to cooperate with the COLLEGIAN in thts matter and is willing to look over and try out any songs that! arc submitted nnd show merit One thing to guard against is thc| use of popular tunes, because while it might do here at the college, if sung in some other place, it would do anything but add to the prestige of the college. Originality is one of the prime requisites. In addition to asking undci graduates to write songs for Penn State, wc also u>’gc the alumni to sec what they can do. At Cornell, a new song was recently written by Dana Burnet, a light in tho literary world, und an old graduate of Cornell. It ought to be possible for Penn State to benefit in somewhat the same way All songs which arc written may bo left at or mailed to the office of the COLLEGIAN, and in collaboration with tho Department of Music, they will be looked over and the best ones submitted to the student body for trial nnd approval. The coming week-end gives promise of being one of the big gest athletic carnivals that Penn State will have this year. Basket ball with George Washington University, wrestling with Lehigh, and boxing with Penn comprise the list of week-end sports From all indications, each Blue and White team must put forth a "little better than the best" tf it is to be a Penn State sweep. It goes without saying that every Penn State man must get back of each team and back it to the limit Let the motto be "Everybody out”! SFNIOJI CLASS MEETS At n meeting ot tho Sonlnr class on Thursday evening, \arious minor bus iiu-HH topic* were taken up President XlagtnnW presiding Report* were giv en tij the <lan<_e committee, tho honor committee, and the llnanco committee. A committee on < ups and gowns mul : one on program* nnd Invitations vroro appointed JUNIORS ENSEMBLE The class of 1921 held a nplrltod al though short meeting Inst wook at which mention turn made of La Vie duo* and a repot t un tho progress of the hook made Arrangements for tho dims .pennant iml second semester due* weiu also completed A- DEAL Heating and Plumbing Highland Ave. iiiimDiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiimiiiiniimmiiiiniiiiimiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiimmmmi i B ! If You Break Your Glasses \ J or you are suffering with 1 i headaches' or eyestrain, SEE a Dr. EVA B. ROAN j 522 F l . 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Thcso lectures are being held twlco a week nnd will conUnue until tho end of March., At thnt tlmo out-door drill will again bo taken up. Tactics, man oeuvres. and rango practice will bo exe cuted by the small group mothod The new arrangement of tho drill practice Into throo periods of two con secutlvo hours each wock enables more extensive manoeuvres, such as sham battles, hikes, and general military tactics • Thu icglment will bo cquippod with Browning machine guns, and Sprlng flold und nutomaUo rifles. Enough am unltlon, It Is expected, will bo obtained to give oach student Instruction and practlco In tho uso of thesa pieces. Supplies, In tho way of belts, bayonets, bavorsacks, hand grenades, etc, havo already been received at the armory. THE First National Bank State College, Pa. ; W. L. FOSTER, President i DAVID F. KAPP, Cashier State-Centre Electric Co. Electric Supplies Appliances 123 Frazier BOTH PHONES THE VARSITY STORE WILBUR F. 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