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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1921
News editor this issue
A VITAL QUESTION
Shall the Honor System go? That is the question that at present
is facing the most prominent men on the campus today An old
subject, apparently, and yet one which must be met, that must be
faced squarely, looked at from all angles and then _without further
ado, decided upon Other college organizations have been thinking
the matter over for sometime It was definitely taken up by Student
Council at its last meeting, but because of the small attendance it
was left over until the next meeting, when, indications point to a
decision on the matter That decision is being made during these
days and the feeling has grown that the Honor System operated as
it is at present at this college, must either undergo radical changes
or it must go.
One fact is certain The present system is insufficient. It is
more; it is mockery In spite of all the pleading made before the
last final examination period, cribbing went on-in its unmeasured
fashion, so that even the most ardent supporters of the system have
felt the roots of their faith relax from their support. The number of
cribbers has increased Men are inclined more and More toward an
attitude against reporting others. All over the campus belief in the
system is receeiving a severe blow. There can be no half and half
feeling toward the Honor System. Only one path lies open to the men
- who really are honest They cannot afford to allow the dishonest to
drag them to the lower level, and it is certain that that is being done
now.
The Honor System iii it4elf is a wonderfully idealistic bit of
machinery that is wound around the human heart and mind for its
support When that fails it, then it is indeed in a sorry plight That
is the situation today. The student support has in reality failed and
consequently the system-has fallen to abuse. Apparently human
nature has settled, the thing for us. There are too many of us
who are filled with the desire to go through college by hook or crook
regardless of the effect on our morals and those of our associates.
It means so little today for a man to be honest in his work. The one
- who completes his task dishonestly and does it without being de
tected receives the same classification as the one who is conscientious
about all he does The dishonest man goes on He is unaffected. It
is only the honest one who suffers. So the individual,who has gone
straight - is forced to the level of the ingrate
If the Honor System cannot be made a one hundred per cent
affair, with every student,cooperating, not because he must for fear
of detection, but because it is the one desire of his heart to be square,
then it had better go. Mr Student, you will have to face this question
within a few weeks Ponder carefully over all angles of the question
A decision must be reached. Penn State cannot go on, tied down as
she is with a system that is a drag, a mockery, to her very student
life If you cannot support the system as it is at present, then suggest
some remedy for it, whereby you can give it your unmitigated aid;
or, put it out of your life
Would you like to see Penn State have a real Honor System, or
would you prefer to go back to the old proctor system or some other
system of that type? Think it over.
COMMENDATION
Right here we wish to extend our congratulations to the Penn
State players for the very excellent production they offered the stu
dent body last Friday evening. It was the very finest bit of dramatic
work the organization has presented to date and has certainly eclipsed
most of the student productions of the past few years. Much credit
is due the individuals who took - part in the performance and, the
coaches who trained them for the parts. It was certainly an appreci
ative audience that time and again responded to the numerous humor
ous situations that were portrayed and who equally admired the pro
ficiency of the members of the cast. It took long hours of preparation
and tireless endeavor to make the play the success it was and certainly
only the highest commendation should be given. It is only too un
fortunate that all the work and preparation should have been neces
sary for a one night performance. The reputation that resulted from
that one presentation, it is felt, would have been sufficient to carry the
play through another evening, with a full house. Nevertheless it is
but another example of service to the student body and therein
another end has been achieved. The Penn State Players, as an orga
nization has steadily increased in its value to the campus and its
present standing and reputation augurs well for success yet to come.
Penn State will have its annual Washington's Birthday athletic
carnival this coining week-end and the college will have many visitors
present for the usual house -party festivities as well. Would it not,
at that time be wise to have a regular old time mass meeting, of the
type that were so frequently held before. Penn State has not had an
evening mass meeting for a long time. Her students have not been
together'in such a joy-fest for several months and especially at such
a time it would be most appropriate Let's have a real old time affair,
full of the jovial spirit of the period, when we can send the athletic
teams to their tasks with a fuller feeling that the student body is
behing them to the very end. Let's sing all the old songs again. -
STATE OF YENNA. IS
SIXTH IN AGRICULTUE
Work of School of Agriculture Re
sponsible For Much of State's
Rise In Importance _
In the census of 1910 Pennsylvania
ranked se oath as a producer of agri
cultural products, in 1920 Penneyhanky
held sixth place._ Despite the fact that
the large bar 'industries mere Paling
ti emendous salaries and bribing men
to leave the soil and come to the cities.
haying the farmers with little help,
the Keystone State sy able to prom
itself better than some ns
of the greater
farming states of the middle and far
vest Pennsylvania being one of the
largest manufacturing states of the Un
ion the farmers of this_ state lost num
bers fat out of proportion to the other
big farming rant.. What was ...there
back of the rapid increase of the farm
products of this state? In attempting
to answer this question for the people
of the state Mr II B. Sulliven the noted
agrieulutral writer of the Philadelphia
Notth American has called attention
to the Agricultural Extension Depart
ment here, which he thinks vas largely
responsible for the increase
The work of this department of tho
college is not always appreciated or
understood by the students. The Cam
pus for this department le not confined
to the mere vicinity of State College.
but extends to the fartcorners , of the
state County agents keep in continual
touch with the farmers and aid them
to get the best results from their crops
The w•orlc of the department is to help
stabilize the markets, to teach the far
mers the most economical method of
running their farms, and to experiment
with the soils of the state that they
may instruct the farmers in the plant
leg and fertilizing 01 their lands
At the Agricultural _Experiment
Station tests are being carried on con
tinually with grain that It may lea dc
tee mined which seed Is best suited to
certain spits The results of these
tests ate then curried to the farmers
throughout the state and practical ap
plication made of them.
A. G. Pratt
Extensive experiments are also ear
tied on in the use of dime, In order that
the formats may get , the best results
out of the smallest amount/I , Applied
The study of the different kinds of
fertilizers is also taken up and the
County Agents bring-their doctrines of
inol,e and the intelligent uso of both
fertilizers and various //preys to the
farmer as an Insurance against loss
Thus by i the efficient Work of the Ex
tension Bateau, the farmers of Penn
sylyania have been able to produce
mole and far better crops from the
samC acreage and at a lower cost than
before The County Agents have also
formed co-operative organizations am
ong the farmers which enable them to
buy betier seed and - fertillzer at a much
loner price than ,they. could by, single
purchase...
Orianizatiomiare also formeefor the
purpose of increasing efficiency in the
poultr) and dairy end of the game as
well, so that the hens and cows that
nee nonproductive may be weeded out
Thus, by the aid of this department
which has spread its organization user
all but five counties of the State, the
small farmer and producer is given a
chance to benefit by, the best 'that a
mighty Institution can offer and one of
the foremost Agricultural Experiment
Stations of the country is continually
at his service.
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PENN-STATE COLLEGIAN
New Free Lecture
Course Announced
A most interesting course of nine
lector es has recently boon at ranged by
the School of Liberal Arts - and to ill be
adhered in the Old Chapel at seven
o'clock tr.ery - Tuesday evening front
the to cnty -secolld of February to the
1000013-sixth of April. Each year the
School of Liberal Arta has Shen settee
of free lectutes and this coulee together
ulth the setles of lectures tendered by
Di Spatks last fall on "Wives of tho
Meeldente," promises to m.ceed all
met lone courses In qtmntlty and goal
-I[3
The soles of lectures atranged for
the nest three months will be _very
die codfled in nature and sill include
illumnated lectures by Professor P.
Kern and Dean It. L IVatts. Profes
sol P L Puttee, who took a prominent
out In the lecture series last )ear, will
solute on the life of Edgar Allen Poe,
one of America's foremost loiters, and
sill be followed the next week by Miss
Ruth E Jackson of the English De
partment, who sill give a dramatic
recital Op the fifteenth of Macrh,
"Dick" Ratios will tell of his expel
len°. In Northern Canada last summer
sith the birds and Judging tom a
similar talk shich he gave before the
Country Life Club not long ago, the
lecture should be very Interesting as
sell as Instructive.
-Those persons who were fortunate
enough to hear the lectures given by
Dr. parks last fall 0 111 be delighted to
learn that he nill close the corning
series pith four lectures beginning on
the fifth of April His addresses will
be based on topics of universal interest
and n 111 attempt to anon er questions
that arise in the minds of all
The lectures are scheduled as follows
Feb. 22 Edgat Allen Poe
Professor F L Pattee
Match I—A Dramatic Recital '
Miss Ruth E Jackson
March B—Some Clever Criminals of the
Plant World. (Illustrated)
Professor F. D. Kern
Attach 15—Through Northern Canada
With the Birds
Mr. R C Harlon
2—Conservation and Recreation
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T ET'S imagine you have just
.I—a come home from ahopping You
are tired and nervous. You step to
the New Edison and put on an
.Edison 11.70-Casenas. Gradually the
music soothes you. You forget
fatigue and your "nerves" -disap
pear. -You feel refreshed and light
hearted.
Mr. Minim in ,his present great ,
research is studying into the effects
of music on the minds sand moods
of men.
/VIET'W7ER
1.11-1151ALLEN'STFilEETI)
, Dean E. L .Watts
April 6—What's the Matter with the
World?" Dr. E El Sparks
April 12—" Who Should Anybody Work"
, Dr. E E Sparks
April 19—What's Money for, Anyhow?"
Dr. E. E Sparks
April 26—Whetenithal Shall We bo
Fed?" Dr. E. E Sparks
MAGICIAN'S FEATS
PLEASE AUDIENCE
Extracting money from thank., tran
sferring articles invisibly from ono
locked_contained to another„ making
ono thing take the form of something
entirely different, escaping, without ap
parent diMeulty and In a remarkably
silos t time, u hen tied to a chair and
u hen handculTed„fastened In a bag and
then locked In a , trunk and performing
ninny other new and mystifying.feate.
Davis; "Master Magician," proved his
claim to the title "the,trum wile mysti
fies," last Saturday evening In the Aud
itorium. This was the sixth number of
the combined Music and Entertainment
Course being conducted jointly by the
Department of Music and. the Y. M.
C. A and, judging by the large size
of the audience and the appreciation
which they displayed for the different
exhibitions of wizardry, the performance
uas entirely successful.
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EDWIN ERIE SPARES, PI,. D.,L.L:D., PRESIDENT
`The Phonograph with a Soul"
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Help
Take some Mood Change atirts home
and make this experiment!
Will you fill out a Mood Change
Tnesagp'~s ~~~
,_Not only the . mySterloub and clever
tricks .which Davie execUted , but also
the novel manner in which he presented
them along with his amusing and origi
nal speeches pleased those ffireeent. The
wizard made hie entertainment doubly
interesting by_carrying hisararious feats
to tho audience. Instead - of using
articles of his - own to accomplish an
experiment, ho continually borrowed
them from his onlookers Deecending
from the stage himself and going along
the aisles, he created great merriment
by extracting guinea pigs _from lulls,
eggs from the mouths of, and other
laugh-provoking articles from ,unsua
meting victims ,The magicians also
had people come upon the platform.and
unknowingly aid, him in .carrying out
some experiments. Davis was not con
tented to bring about only one marvel
ous feat upon ,one ,object, but, when
seemingly having finished a demonstra
tion, he repeatedly performed an even
more mystifying and difficult one, us
ing the same materials.
...
The program was divided- lato, two
parts In the first-half of the enter
tainment, the _magician displayed his
, slight-of-hand _tricks and after a short
intermission ho showed his ability In the
quickness with, which ho was able to
escape from handcuffs, a locked trunk
and other hindrances.
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you don'tuaien aliew , Edison,
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that you can give.a Mood Change
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