Page Two . . Penn State Eollecsictn Published Semi-weekly during the College year by students of the PennsyL violin State College. ill the inter.st of tile Students. Faculty. Alumni and Triends of the College. EDITORIAL STAFF .... ... - 'Editor A. G. 11. s, Lys' .1r.,22 .. .. Assistant Editor G. Senior Assoelute ASSOCIATE EDITORS W. R. Allman '2l D. R. Mehl '23 'A. E. Poet '23 E. D. Settles '23 Woman's Editor Mice Helen E. Field '2l REPORTERS O. W: Boyer '24 IL B. Colvin '24 F. F. Dielmann '24 E. - E. Helm '24 E. 32. Jametion'24 S. 8. - Levy '24 11. A. McDonald '2.1 G. Morris '24 J. F. Mullins '24 W. C. Pierson '24 H. 13. Prinsky '24 C. B. Tilton '24 20. o.. Watterson '24 R. C. Welch '24 BUSINESS STAFF E. Perry. H. R. Werkheiser '22. ........... ..... -...._...... ........ ...... ............... Advertising Manager E. S.Tocum 'V' .... .. . .. . Circulation Manager ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS H. T. Astford '23 C. Bowser '2l C. D. Herbert '23 The Collegian invites all comtnunications any subJee4 of college interest. Letters must bear signatures of writers. . _.• Subscription price: 32.713, if paid before October 11, 1920; After October It. 1920, $3.00. Entered at the Postogice. State College. Pa., as second class matter. ' Oilleet Nittany Printing and Publishing Co. Building. 0111ce Hours: 5:00 to 5:45 every afternoon except Saturday. Member of intercollegiate liolvepoper Aosoclation TUESDAY, APRIL 5,. 1921 CHANGE IN STAFF ' The publication of this issue marks the opening of a new year in the history of the COLLEGIAN. In accordance-with the long es tablished custom, the annual elections have been held and the old staff which has - managed the paper so successfully for the past year, at this time retires and turns over the management to the incoming staff. It is with great pleasure that we now place upon the COL LEGIAN Roll-of-Honor the names of the seven out-going Seniors, F. H. Leuschner, H. S. Davis, W. D. Leinbach, H. M. Sheffer, R. L. Parker, F. Hazelwood, and A. R. Baturin, men who, have striven al ways to more fully serve their Alma Mater and whose every thought has been for the betterment of their service to the student body through these columns. They have given their time and energy unselfishly to their work and have always been guided in their ef forts by a steadfast devotion to Penn State. One of the greatest advances ever made in the history of the COL LEGIAN was made by the outgoing staff when it changed the paper from a weekly to a semi-weekly publication. The resulting doub ling of the number of issues, and the improvement of the columns in bringing the news more quickly before the readers has shown the wisdom of the move. The action was taken in the Pane . oh'' great obstacles and was in many respects a step in the dark, but the un faltering confidence of the staff in s the future of the COLLEGIAN and Penn State supported them amid their difficulties and they -suteeeded.in.making the paper a better servant of the college. The aim 'of the present stall' is to continue tne semi-weekly publication and 'eventually make the COLLEGIAN a daily paper.; • the new staff will be guided largely by the policies of its-prede cessors and as stated in its . constitution will always endeavor "to serve Penn State, by presenting to her students during the college year, a carefully and honestly prepared newspaper, an unprejudiced chronicle of events Worthy of note; to seek after the truth above all else, and to enddavor to reflect at all times the sentiment of tne students of the college". This shall be our constant aim. Criti cism is always welcome if it will enable us to better serve• Penn State and the student body. Unintentional mistakes may be made but they will be corrected as soon as discovered, and in bridging them to our attention, much progress will be made. Our dominant thought will always be the desire to adyance Penn State. All communications on topics of interest to the students are wel comed and the COLLEGIAN at all times will be the forum for the discussion of problems facing the college and the student body, as they arise from time to time. We would call attention to our rule that all letters muit be signed by the writer, although the signature will not be printed in case the sender desires anonymity. A letter of more than usual interest has been received by the COLLEGIAN but must be withheld from publication as it was not signed by the writer. It is necessary that all letters be signed, and if the sender will communicate with this office, his letter will receive the publicity which it deserves. OUR CHAMPION WRESTLERS The COLLEGIAN on behalf of the entire student body wishes to extend its heartiest congratulations to the most successful wrest ling team ever produced by Penn State, to Coach Lewis who_ trained the men so well, and to every man who aided the team in making the record that it did. The 1921 mat season, with its string of not able victories marred only by the loss at Annapolis, the gaining of the Intercollegiate Championship at Princeton for the fourth conse cutive time, and the wonderful victories while on the western trip to Indiana and lowa State and the consequerit winning of the title of Intercollogiate Champions of the United States, has set a standard for wrestling at Penn State thit will be difficult to surpass and marks the 1921 team as the best ever produced at this institution. The schedule was one of the hardest and most ambitious ever com piled for any college team and the splendid way in which the grap plers swept all before them, has won for them the,admiration and appreciation of the entire college. The character of 'the men mak ing, up the team hhs won many friends for Penn State and wherever they have contested, they have impressed their hosts with the charac ter of the men produced by this institution. It is seldom that the college has the opportunity to hear a.man of ,the calibre of Dr. Philander P. Claxton, the United States tomniis sioner of Education, upon the subject of vocational guidance, and the reception which greets him tonight arid tomorrow morning at his two lectures should testify to the appreciation of Penn State for his visit. The subject of which he will treat is a matter of inipor- 1 tance to every college man and woman, and Dr. Claxton is a man well qualified to discuss it to the best advantage. --lie will give some valuable information along definite vocational guidance lines at "the chapel service tomorrow morning that warrants the attendance of every student. Phi Kappa Phi is to be congratulated frir bringing such a noted authority to Penn State. A PLEASANT SURPRISE . The, efficient manner in which the special east-bound trains for the accomodation of the students during the Eister vacation, were handled, is, in pleasing contrast to the experience of the past. Not only was an ample number of coaches provided fat the many students who availed themselves of the additional service, but 'the trains were run upon scheduled time and in one case were even ahead of time. A great deal..of credit is due Dean, Warnock for arranging the extra railroad accemodation, and, to Mr. Longtiker. of the Pennsylvania Railroad for the splendid manner in which 'the, unusual amount of traffic was handled. - One sore,spoi remains however which comes up at every vacation period. No matter"how ample and how efficient the railroad acco 'modation from temont; Bellefonte, Tyrone, and Lewistown, the dif ficulty in travelling from the college talthese points remairg:. The bus service•is sufficient for the ordinary amount of traffic in and out of State College but it is unable to cope 'with 'such a situation as arises when the,college dismisses for a vacation recess. Every year. the overburdened , automobiles manage finally to, •convey ,all who desire to leaVe to their destinations, - but only after a mad scramble in which the most ruthleis • win their way• out first. • The -only re medy for this condition seems to be either more busses at these rush , periods or else direct railroad communication with, the outside world. PROF..ORTON SUGGESTS. CHANGE IN EXAMINATIONS Tests of , Psychological Nature Where Outside . Aid is Useless Urged by Professor Penn State Collegian, State College, Pa. . Gentlemen: While the topic of the Honor System is being generally discussed around the campus and various modifications or alterations are being considered, the writer has a suggestion which ma, be of interest to those in whose hands lie tile power of continuing or rejecting the present system of conducting examine.. tions and tests. Certain teachers on the campus have used this method at times and found It workable.• Whether it can be used in all subjects equally ct /do not know, though with a little careful thought on the part of the in structor It would Seem to be applkable to almost any subject. The principle in mind is similar to that made use of in certain "psychologi cal tests" which have been introduced into educational work since the war. One essential feature of the method lies in the wording of questions in such a way that "Cribs," notebooks,'etc., are worse than useless to the person tak ing the examination. The other feature. Is a time limit upon the test. When the student takes one of these examina tions his success lies in two factors, i.e., knowledge of the subject, and quickness of interpretation. The answ er to some of the questions In such a ; test, Is - simply yes or no,—and assist ance of any kind is practically 'useless. If the student- should attempt to take time to look up the correct answer he loses out because of the - time limit. All sorts of • , modifications. of this smyisgthem e a ff re e ctpvosey ep reveMie Its use dishonest work, its 'chief value lies in training the student to think logically .and quickly C. R. ORTON. Professor of Plant Pathology. ALUMNUS WRITES OF CHINESE CONDITIONS N. L.' Funkhouser 'l9, who is now with "Daddy" Groh', assisting hint in his work at the Canton Christian College in China, has already written encouraging 'letters' to Penn State describing con ditions there. Directly after graduat ion, Punkhouser left for foreign work and has witnessed _and faked part in many Interesting events, some of which he describes in his letter flint follows: • • • eI get only indirect news from Penn State and your information re garding changes in staff, etc., was largely now to me. I wish the state legislators would pull their deeds out of the sack or wherever they have them Ad See what is happening to State in the Nay of faculty losses. - Some chang es are to be expected of course as death and old age come regardless of salaries but when good men can be • held by money which ' they need to Properly support themseles it is too bad the , money is not forthcoming. Fe are planning,toward the day when we can induce some big man to come out as head of our agricultural college. If plans that will be started working in a month are successful ire ought to have enough money to finance, the deal as the college is going after the very wealthy Chinese of Singapore, etc., for a total of two million dollars for agri cultural develtpment with the college as headquarters. There will-ho a num ber of - outstations in various parts of South China where experimental work will be done but the college will be here at Canton. The present govern ment M a very Progressive see and we' hope to secure their moral and financial support as a result of our Arbor Day program on March third,_ When the drive starts. ' ' • "You will be glad to hear that the present government at one stroke of the pen forbade all gambling im this province and thus deprived itself of several millions .of dollars of badly needed revenue which had come thru the sale of the gambling 'monopoly: Now there is talk of, legally forbidding the operation of houses of prostitution which at present are landmarks for the city. When miles out to the country one can see the reflected lights from these hell holes. They occupy buildings along the' river front which is the chief street of Canton. It will be fine when they are goon. "An evangelistic campaign that' ran far one month closed In Canton on New Year's eve. Tile services were held In alums matshed that seated three thous and people and it was filled to over flowing every night. Admission soon by ticket up to the hour of beginning and very few got In afterward for leek of room. The, chief speaker wan David Yue, whom•l am sure you have heard of. There were no fireworks of oratory, etc., but, Just plain preaching of Jesus Christ and what he has done for us all. As a result some two thousand confess- ! ed Him to be .Lord and Master and to in to Icarn more of Him and live as Much like him as they can. Also about themme number who were not ready for decision pledged themselves to'buy Bibles and coo what they can learn from them about 'Him. I think the finest •thlng about this campaign was that it was :instituted by the Chinesd Chutch end then •they asked , the 'mis sionaries to help them: Throughout it was a strictly Chinese affair with. only a little help and counsel from foreign ers. It surely shows that-the Chinos . ° church la on Da way to self aufacion6y PENN STATE: COLLEGIAN in the larger centers, though there Is a long way to go yet... -- am convinced that a .llttle press agotlng Aveuld soon show the people that Joyce Is only a toyland when It comes to scenery. One can find any thing In China that there is On, Japan and_ then some, more things too. Hongkong Is one of the most beatitiful, tat, have bad the good sense to atm-, harbors Gad over created and the Brit moot the natural beauty wlh their char acteristic good taste in landscaping. ..Just want to say I ant proud of what Penn State has Mine for the Chinese this year and hope an your work still be equally good." NEW CHESS CLUB TO STAGE TOURNAMENTS The Penn State Chess Club, recently organised here, is rapidly becoming an active organization. Officers and committees have been elected and plans have already been formed for elimina tion contain for the purpose of .getting together a college chess team. A tournament with • a selected faculty team hoe been scheduled and the Chess Club is making arrangements for fu ture 'contents with other colleges. Fifty chess enthusiasts Nero present at the first meeting, when .organiza loin plans and the prospects for an active organization were _ discussed. Dean 3Varnock and Professor IL M. Babcock of the Industrial Engineering Department avero speakers and heartily supported the idea . fo a Chess Club at Penn State.. 1., Pitt has been the first school to matte arrangemens for a tournament with the Penn Slate team. Tlie Pan ther institution has formally challeng ed the Nittany aggregation fora con tent t otake. place sonic time this year. Correspondence--has alio been opened with Columbia. - .Carnegie Tech and Penn. Trttercolleghtte chess,will ho the 'ultimate goal of the - club, although tact will not be possible for the Blue and White for Home , time. • • • .The ellmlnatlint:tournament wilt take mace withip_a_diooth, whew. the best five men .will be L selected for - the eOi. loge team.. This quintet will play the faculty...combination: Professors.C..L: Harris. of- the Architectural. Engineer ing. Department," W. F. Dunaway of the History Department anti Italwock of_ the Indusrlal Engineering Department are the faculty. members in charge of the.arrangements for this . _ Meetings of the Chess Club are held every first and third Wednesday_ of the month at a' place announced be forehand.' Any 'one who Is Interested at all' In the game' of 'chess 'is enclitic and invited to join. The president, who WitS elected at a recent .ffieeting, 'is Charles Spengler • '22. The execu= [hie committee chosen by the members consists of I. S. Adams '23, P. S. Al len '23, J. F. Fenton '23, G. IC Graves '22 and J.l O . Landis' '23. • - -. • . Q es ek Univers' Evanston-Chicago SUMMER SESSION theSltore of LakelVE • The Univorotty Campus (a WI-boar's tido north ot the city of Chicago) extenda for nearly mile along tho chorea Lalco Mel = o i n ''' ttlO " lortel ` 72,! " .l=;:rl trrrinzialvm near. asormltorios for non rind women.Orsanlecd excursion. to inter- Vgll2gfP,ll=l:, h gfir,iirgit' Coro, concert, ereltala mid dramatic per. formai:mu on the Campo. coLLWOLtttertrne ' 7Coureol ran f7=1457 : ElNe=irgaTel7 " THZ SCHOOL Or COINIVICIVnirg E5-2E4M215,a'..-e:#lg treafirTgUiti igrailitiVehlectlO ' . Nino s e ta heinoool of credit o toluatle. kitist c7:I7ZE I FfAN:Ig,c h I t rF, I r , " iT F,ta r r'Vcl'ESlVZF'i DE't,(EP, 111. LAW SCHOOL John 11. WITITI.. et. r ..iSI.IVoIIIirIFE:.6.I!"'.V ..~,m . . ns s c`A~o :oe .i °ii:~ -r,r i n' ~i~`~'~J o • N~•nnnl L~tlirc .u, Vi.lln C.•l ` l+: Ni~~. In••rv,~un ~n Ilw r m~n,~in~~nv.i,, u,a~,w.~~~m>,emrou- ReiigiDEigkU 6V ° 4'"l " 011/10.1 - ii&loo4 2, ..a6retill,ndln¢ Courses open Mond.. .lona .27. For tack of Campus views and dotsll.l dosmiptlon of courses zuldmas - ' , ALTER DILL SCOTT. Pro.!dont vSa. W;:;10 SACRED ORATORIO SUNG AT SUNDAY CHAPEL . . The annual Baster oratorio was ten-' dared in:the Auditorium last Sunday morning by the College Chortle of one hundred and twenty-five voices, under the direction of Professor .C. C. Rob inson, heqd of the Departmentof-Mus ic.No sermon 'was delivered ut the chapel service, the entire thee being taken .up Inn service of music. The performan..of the College Chorus was Impressive and eloquent.. The soloists for the oratorio were, Miss Gladys Ful ton '22, Miss Re. Dana . :24, both sop ranos, and D. V. Bauder '24, tenor. . The program opened with the entire chorus singing "Blessed Jesus", a sel ection that Is bound to appeal to the average hearer and which was - taken from Dvorak's fainons . _"Stabat Mater", This selectlon,wis followed by•a tenor solo, 'Granire's . famous "Rosanna", which Mr. Baader sang in - a - delightful and powerful manner. The principle number on the pro gram was -Louis Spohr's "'God Thou Art Great". Tiardreat number of voic es irt, the chorus gavethe rendering of Lha selection in - enormous volume and Director Robinson • had , each member trained so that the expression and time. Was perfect throughout. rho technique', displayed in the ,composi tion' of this work is admirable. MI. Talton, 'Who sang a solo part; used her voice with ease and grace singing the low.;notes.. in,,a very , rich tone. The WANTED Men to work in' McAllis ter Commons during the summer school session of nixie weeks. Good board is assured and the service req uire ia reasonable. Applications .will be re ceived any morning at the offiCe of the Director, of Halls and Commons in McAllister' Hall. . The : Pennsylvania :: . `State :. College JOHN DIARIES THOMAS, D.IL; LIM., PRESIDENT Eiitabiliiiied and Maintained brthe ]obit beam:l:of the Saliva States 'Oovernment-and the .Commormealth of • • • . , 'Pennsylvania _ . . . . . . . . 41 ' FIVE GREAT SCIIOOII4-Agriculture , Etiglireerrng, Liberal Arts,' Mining, and Natural Science, ;offering thirty.eight: courses of - four years r oach—Also courses In Roam 'Economics, Indust - 1181 Art and Physic:l.l Edu- - , cation-TUITION.FREE to both ..ryes; Incidental chitiges moderate. - - .. :• First semester begins middle, of 13eptemliorr secoild . semrster : the first' of • Fibrunx7; Sunnier: Sesshin for:' Tenebersabiint the third Monday In dime of each year. For 'catalogue; bulletins,. announcements, eta,addrese„:„, - . . '. . ~ . ..•-, - TILE REGISTRAR ;' State' . College, Penurylranla- : . . , .. • ' . . ~ -. : : 4 * 74 tki to% ..- • - - -.•••- 7 . .. - - - " 'lOl,lll 11 .• • ' . , . , , '•-•- Vil l ir • . ": ''').' i' -ilft4, o4 4 ,4pl s*'ril Wilo. ' Was MOselcy?: ' ', ' ' i,: 'it . .k k ~,,, -'4•.*W „- .A, .. A ...- mei r I d r was a young Oxford man, onlitwenty-seven when Nortovryo . :: heWIS killed at Gallipoli.: Up to his time , man had Aliki 4 6 ' : ': never seen the'inside of an: atom. "1-16 . turned:the . 1 ,0 4 1 " . X-rays on Matternot'figuratiircly butliterally—and made them disclose the skeleton of an atom just :as. certainly as a surgeon Makes thermreinal the positions of the bones• of the . ' • . ' body. Moseley proved that all atoms are built up of the - - same' kind' of Matter. - He saw, too, just why-an atom Of ' - copper is different from an atom of gold. . , _ There would-have been no coal-taf industry without" the vast 'airibtint 'of reSeatch" conducted- in organic-.Chemistry,' and no-electro-chemical industry without' such 'work as Sir `Huninhrey. DaVeY'S 'puiely' scientific:Study of :an - electric curient's-effett - dn caustic potash and caustic soda: ' Sooner or later research'. in „pure science alwayS enricheS the' world with .!liscoveries that' can 'be. practically , applied... For , these reasons the Research LaboratorieS' of . the General' Electric Coippany'd'Obte time to the itudy-:of purely scientific problems. _ soprano and tenor duet sung by Miss Dann and Mr. Bauder' *us 'one of the most beautiful selections of the con cert. Mrs. C. C. Robinson Wah'at the piano and H. Fichburn . 22 a student of music, played the organ. NEN MR PROGRAMS CAN BE ORDEREWTONIORT AT CO.OP Orders will he taken - for the Senior class conintencement Invitations and programs at. the Co-op 'tonight, and Wednesday.: and trlntrolay nights at seven o'clock. Only those who order bow will be able to get them and n forty per - cent deposit will be required. In order to facilitate quick delivery, send nidere in 'if - I-nuns or:fraterni ties. These programs will contain a steel engraved title' page with picture of, old Main,' co cement week pro grant, clans day exercises; mini. of class officers, comailttees, honor men, and full name of all members of. class with courses.. The price will ho sev enty ' cents oath., The formal Invite. , dons - are 'Ongrireti In script, - with ttie _LOST 1 New dark blue vest on . way frinn IHarry Sauer? store to. Episcopal church by way of Allen street and school grounds. Finder leave at Sauces' store or 'call Bell phone 140 R. , • t: Globes - Globes Globes Special for Students The White Mazda that; gives a soft easy light on the eye. 4: The Daylight Slue that makes night like day. s f Colored Bulbs for Decorative Purposes 4: Bulbs carried in stock from 10 to 1000 Watts ALL BULBS TESTED. "If It's Electrical, We' Have It." I f ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO 123 Frazer Street , • , Atoms , are built up of electrons. •Each..atom consieti - of a ntielens; a kind' of 'sun, 'Urith' a certain . nuiriber - of electrons grouped about; it, like planets. Moseley actually counted the 'ntuilber' Of electrons of. all the 'metals' from aluminum to gold._. . . When youydiscover: what,gold is made:of-or. a , new ifact about eleetricity,'Yon open up new'poisibilities 'for the use of gold or electricity. :For thatreasonthe Research Labora tories of the General Electric-Companynre as much eon. ; cerried with the "how""of things--atoms and electroni,lor instance—as they are with mere apPliditiona of the electric current. Hence • Moseley's work has been' continued in the'Re search Laboratories; With' the'result, that more has • been learned about matter. How does water freeze? What is lead? , :Why 'ate' iron, gold' and. Tungsten malleable? Such questions can be answered more definitely now than ten Years And' because' they can be . 'answered it is posSible. to' make'more rapid progressleillumiriation,' X-ray photography, in . wireless' telegraphy, and in elec trical engineering as, a.- Whale. • _ _ VAtY?Electric ,ercer vr , F, - General. Offi ce :Com Ir any Tuesday, March 15, 1921 college scel at the top plain embosoe. on heavy bond.naperl' Innerand - oute envelope Included... Tho price of thee will he fifteen ceato each; Best Quality: GROCERIS Wholesale and Retail-.- , Special Rates to Clubs .&- Fraternities 200-202 W. Collede Ave.
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