Page Two • State collegian - Published Scrtil-weekly during the College year by students of the Penney'. mida Stale College, In the Internet of the Students, Faculty. Alumni apd , rlende of the College. EDITORIAL STAFF . ASSOCIATE EDITORS W. R. Autnan '23 D. It, Mehl '23 A. E. Post '23 • E. D. Schive '23 • REPORTERS G. W. Boyer '24 R. B. Colvin '24 F. F. DlM:mann T 4 E. E..llelra '24 E. M. Jameson '24 S. B. Levy '24 H. A. McDonald '24 G. Morrie "24 J. F. Mullins '24 W. C. Pierson '24 , 11. B. Primky '24- C. B. Tilton '24 N. 0. Watterson '24 R. C t •Welch '24 • BUSINESS STAFF • ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS H. T. Asford T 3 C. Bowser '23 , C. D. Herbert '23 Tea Collegian invitee nil cent:nu:mations on any eubjmt of college Interest ;.iimrs most bear eigneturen of writer:ro. Subscription price: 52.75. If paid before October 15, 1020; After . October 16, 1920. 03.00, •Entered at the Pomoilice. State College, Pa., as second class matter. .• 011100: Nittany Printing and Publishing Co., Building. Office Mourn: 5:00•to 5:45 every afternoon except Saturday. Member of Intercollegiate Newspaper AssoclaUerf FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1921 ARE YOU WILLING - TO•REPORT ANOTHER MAN? The questio . n of reporting another man fof cribbing should be the guidepost by which every man votes at the coming ballot.. If a man is not determined to see that his neighbors shall live up to the letter of the Honor System, he has no' right to vote for the re tention-of it even though he may be decided not to crib for himself. Under the Honor System a man is bound not only to be honest him self but also to see that-every one of his, associates • is scrupu lously honest, ,and if a . man is not willing to assume this respon sibility, he is undermining the Honor System by voting to keep -it. Under the proctor system the principle involved is "everyone for himself", but under the Honor System it is "everyone for everyone else". You are directly responsible for -seeing - that no- one - cheats in any examination at which you are presents and your willingness to shoulder this burden should decide your vote. , There is no question at all as to the- theoretical value'and sup eriority of the Honor System over the pronto? system. It teaches the principles of self-government and puts a man on his own respon sibility, while the proctor system puts the student under the watch ful eye of the proctor and the . constant suspicion 'of attempting to crib. The great majority of the students of'this college are naturally honest and no doubt prefer to take examinations under the'Honor System. But in voting at the coming election, the problem of re porting must not be overlooked. This can not be said too strongly; the man who will only behonest-himself, and-will -not see that everyone else in the class room is honest also, is knocking the sys tem when he votes to retain it. "/V vote to retain the. honor code; is a pledge to uphold it to the fullest extent of one's ability. It is self-government to' the• Nth degree,- and is a responsibility that all must shoulder if it is to be a success. • SALUTE THE - PRESIDENT :,..One :of the finest . mistoms 'of' Penn :State,..'rhe saluting..of_ the President, has tieen sadly 'neglected 'of , late. • This failure 'to obey the college custom_has no doubt, been caused :largely by the ' fact that we. have been without a president for some time„ but now that the position has been filled there is no excuse for not carrying out this fine old custom and tradition., The President of this institu tion deserves the' utmost' respect from everyone of its sons and daughters, and the salute is one of 'the 'best- means of showing this. respect., HELP BUILD THAT' MEMORIAL Next week every student will be_ askedto .contribute a .irna4 sum toward the erection of a bronze memorial. in honor 'of the graduates of this college -who gave their lives in - the recent World War. The tablet will be a work 'of art and a credit to the college and deserves a contribution from, everyone. "The, Rehab' Club, all men:who have seen service, have. given-half. of the' proceeds of their recent entertainment which amounts to almoSt one' half of the sum necessary to start work on the tablet. Such a work of art will be a welcome addition to the campus and will. mark in- a fitting manner the men who attended this institution before' giving their lives in the conflict. The least. that one can do is, give the small amount asked by the student committee. News From SYRACUSE—Syracuse students gath ered to honor their athletes In the an nual Block "S" dinner, at which over twelve hawked men attended. Block letters were awarded to eighty-five men. Numerous speakers addressed the students 011 such. subjects as "foot ball.- - rowlng . ,"Mastball," etc. COHNELL—The constitution or the Cornell Honor System will go into ef fect on Monday, ➢fay 2, according to the decision of the Student Council. 11AVE1tFORD—Plam for the second /inverter(' Parliament, which will con vene on the . sixteenth, are practically completed. Alumni, td the number of four hundred, are expected to bo pre sent, and, an. Meliorate program of en tertainment has been mapped out. LAFAYETTE—The class of 1922 on- Minedlke Freshman Classat a smok er, an annual affalr at the College. One of the features of the smoker was the granting of permission to the Freshmen to Walk on the grass and smoke pipes on the Campus. • HARYARD—Harvard has accepted an invitation to play football with the University of California Sn the East next. fall. Tho California Collogo Is also trying to get a game . tvlth Boston College. UTAIt UNIVERSITY—A society at Utah University has formed a crusade against the use of tobacco. The club was organized by a law student under the name of the Student Anti-Tobacco League. UNIT. OF, CALIFOMiIg—The Univ ersity of California hoe, made arrange ments to send. lts baseball team to Japan this summer. SYRACUSE—A Tag Sale conducted by the Corpse and Coffin,' the. honorary junior society,. to raise the necessary funds to provide sweaters for the crew and baseball teams , ants , lust brought to a successful close. About 100 women ther Colleges assisted by, selling the - tugs on the campus. STRACUSE—Twenty-seven students, former members of the Advertising. and Salesmanship Club and Founders of Sig.' ma , Mu Beta, professional advertising, and salesmanship fraternity, were, en rolled as charter members of Symcuie, original chapter at their first meeting here. The new fraternity is. the only one of Its kind in the country. DELAWARE—The state legislature of Delaware passed a bill authorizing. De laware College to change its name to the University or Deraware. LEIIIGII—A special class in boxing, jiu jitsu , and , wrestling 'au well as me thods of defense , ' against clubs and knives will be- taught' conjunction With , the present gym classes. • CORNELL—A Polo dance will be held during the latter part of , April to.ralse funds to outfit ,the•polo squad with the Proper equipment. To date the mem bers of the squad have been compelled to meet their own expenses.' _ lIA'iIERFORDA• joint concert of the 'Wellesley and Haverford Musical Clubs wits given. In the - Rellevue-Stratford Hotel .In Phllndelphin ,, recently. • `The concert -was , a great. success. IY. AND J.4-The Freshmen .rocontly executed a coup treat when they staged a large banquet In an Inn near thecol lege. The program consisted. of music, cheering and mooching., The banquet was.brought to a close by three "soPhs" who furnished excellent amusement for all the frosapresent: . , UNITEItSITI OP UTAII—Jack Demp sey attended ,the ..Tunlor Prom. of the Utah University.. GEORGIA . TECH—Eleven hundred an have beint enlisted in'the R. 0. T. C. at Georgia Tech. The corps is com posed of five units—infantry, artillery, signal corps, aviation-an&motor trans port. Their equipment•lncludeeaplano, three difforent , motors and many an eessorles, an 8-inch howitzer, a 111 =dm gun, tractor, trucke,' etp- HONOR COMMITTEE HAS . TRIED EIGHTY-ONE 'CASES Defendants Total Two Hundred Fourteen for Past. Six Years as Reported by Secretary .. To:Editor of Tho Collegian:— It has come to the attention' of the Honor Committee that it would be ad visable to acquaint the student body with a few general statistics concerning the work of the Honor Committee since this system was inaugurate&at the col legr about fax years ago. ' Both the faculty and the Cortimittee are of the opinion that these facts should be given to the- student body before vote is taken and the fate of the present sys tem 'decided upon. It is with Ode view in mind that I have been :asked to submit the following general facts from the records of the - many meetings. that have.been held by the Committee since the suminer of 1915. The first case was heard in-June of the year of 1915 and Since that time th& Committee has Passed:Judgment-Upon eighty-one m.os with which two t hundred and fourteen students were connected. Of this num ber, eightymere found to be - guilty and sentenced accordingly while the remain ing one- hundred and thirty four were found 'to' be Innocent •of the -charges against. them -and immediately acquitt ed. The' foregoing- statement Is almost positive. proof of the impossibility of a student or-group of students to "frame uP",any case against , any other stud ent-or. students. Of' the- total -number of cases reported to the Honor Com mittee, -forty-five of 'these have been submitted by Instructors who had been led -to suspect the defendants• froM circumstantial, direct, and Indirect evi dence. The other thirty-nix eases were reported by the .students themselves and.'were prosecuted in the same manner -as the other eases. These statistics in dicate . conclusively that 'ISOM of the students are supporting the Honor BY stem and that certain rumors heard on the campus to the effect that only In structors" are reporting and have re . - ported cases are entirely unfounded and should be treated as such. 'Sy a careful analysis. It can be seen that cribbing has been on the Increase. since the opening of school in' the-fail of 1919 . and has been abnormal ever since then. The large number of cases reported during the first year can prob ably be attributed to the newness of the 'system and the lack of faith in the re sult. During the following three years the.number:of cases decreased remark ably And . this fact leads us to believe that cribbing was not carried on to any extent., Then came . the fall of 1919 when an Increase of eighteen.casea over the'number.reported during the prevlo'us school year was effected. The war Is blamed for this- The number of eases so far reported this year.falls one short of the number reported last year for the entire school term but It Can safely be predicted that at the end of this semester, the number will have Increas ed to an unprecedented amount. TIM Honor Committee Is meeting ev ery week to.consider'tho large number of cases that are being reported. It feels that a - change is needed to combat the apparent increase in cribbing. .It might be of Interest to the' students to know that twenty three men have beeh sentenced:since the:beginning of this semester. Below- ls n summary' of the general situation and mob student can draw conclusions for himself. - . . • • ' ' i Cases • Men , Number mporred . 81 ' 214 Found guilty. • - • 80 Found .not- guilty • ' - 134 Number roported - • '• Ist 2nd 3deth sth 6th Number reported - • by Instructors .12 - 2 1 2 12 16 by students • 7 3. 3.3 12 7 (Signed) -- I , Secretary Honor Committee • DOCTOR:MD[BIIY TO AS9I9T NATIONAL' RESEARCH 'BODY Dr. H. P:Armsby, of the Agricultural Experiment Station has.been asked to assist In the preliminary organlzatlori of some scientific investigations which are being planned by . the National Ite.! search Council for. the promotion of better and 'more economical national nutrition.' For this purpose ho',expecte to sPend part of his time in Washlngtoti during the next two or three .montha, The Varsity Pooll. Room UNDER POST OFFICE POOL and !BILLIARDS CIGARS, CIGARETTES and CANDY H. G. MORRELL, Prop. Do You Know We Have - A Complete Line-up OF THE State-Harvard Meet' IN PICTURES The PER - ; 212 E: College Ave. PENN STATE COLLEGIAN STUDENT.URGES HONOR SYSTEM BE RETAINED Suggests:Alterations: of Present Method- of ExiliOnation Rather Than Abolishment - Editor Perth stnto Colleglan The' writer: has been much gratified to note -the stand that the Collegian has taken relative to the Honor System at Penn ,State. During the entire col lege year the Collegian has been con stantly agitating a - right solution for is-at least one student who 'appreciates Its 'efforts:, The writer had the great this big issue on our campus, and there Privilege of assisting. In the establish ment of the-Honor System here at .Penn State. He -well, remembers the great mass meeting held in the Auditorium, and how, some 'of the students seemed to be very much amused when one Of our prominent men on the campus In a speebh, advocating the adoption-, of the Honor System said with a voice full of emotion "Men, I'd dio...for Old State." It was a meeting that the writer:rem- embers as full of conflicting emotions on his part and' one that ho wilt never forget. The Honor System was opposed by a very strong and active .minority, and In order to obtain their assent the entire scheme was placed ,on a trial basis. That is, If it did not. work as expected, chinges, were to he mode; to suit: the: conditions and If it did not work eventually it-was to be abolished. Today the talk on the campus is that the Honor System has failed and should bo'aholished., If-it has failed it should, without a doubt, be abolished. 'However , before It_ Is. abolished, the writer would like to bring'before the student body a few cauSes forits failure at Pent State the past few years. These causes 'br reasons for failure -have been deduced only utter. numerous convrsations "on the subject with members,of the fac 'ally and fellow . students. They are listed as follow. ' 1. Failure to educate or to stress th. real value of the Honor System to th. new• students and what It means t. themselves and to Penn State. If as,much eITITort were used in. get ting to the new men the sum, substance and meaning of the Honor System as we do -the. rules and regulations per mining to college customs. doing er rands • for the upper °lawmen, etc., ;present conditions might not have get- I ten, to the-present state of affairs. Most everyone agrees that ,the majority of the cribbing, occurs in the two lower classes. From what the writer can 'fled out few of the instructors had little fault to find' with the two upper class. es.' This is not intended as a reflection 011 the present Freshman and Sopho more classes for there are a number of reasons besides that of honor that enter into the -above conclusions. No one beihnies that,there is more honor•in one class than in anoher.. The upper "class es have had the opportunity to learn the - value of the Honor System and tesort to cribbing is not so common. It appears that we nded some organized system of - education or - propaganda to place- the„Honor System in the heart of every - Man:entering Penn State: '2. Reluctance on the part of any stud ent-to report's classmate. - has only- teen ode man attenaMto an examine - Non; this - attempt'wo.a7promptly,squelehed,- ant no o ' was . called' any. bad names either ne . ' - Previous - to his. entrance , into the arniy.the writer never saw anything that "looked Shoe cribbing to him, main reason - , wad tkiat:•he was too busy at tending-to else - work at hand and when 'he got' through he, got out. It does appear. however, that it got, necessary to make it' compulsory for- a student to -report-any dishonesty that he sees go ing on. This can be accomplished in I W. L. FOSTER DAVID F. KAPP President Cashier FirsiNatianal:Bank OF ..State - College, Pa.- Capital, $50,090 .Suiplus, ssoboo two ways, namely by'adding the words . neither have I' seen any cribbing go ing on in this examination . ' to the pres ent pledge, and by.aking it a rule in the' Honor System:- Such a rule would tend to eliminate, the loose talk ono ,hears about the , campus. by students who state that' they saw or knew that there was-a lot of cribbing going on-in a certain exarnlnation. This looso talk Is not only immoral but has been one of the biggest agencies in the undermining of our. present Honor Sysitem. On the other hand we must admit that when a man has honor there is no need for a rule to.go.by ,norshoultlAt-be neces vary for him to sign a pledge to that off.t. 3. - Students who are too lady . and shiftless to do their own-work and do not. appreciate what they aro going to collego for. Such students bell] hardly turn - out to he much of a credit to the Institution and the Honor System 'ls u good meth ad of getting rid. of them. Such men think that nobody eish has any. Them ware the kind of men.who were `very much amused , the night of the mass meeting the time that the Honor Sp: stem was adoptedwhenever any meek ! er made reference that Penn State men ere. .men of . high ideals. Further mention of this third item is' hardly 'necessary; but.folics that take the.at d tole •that. all people are crooks bear' little watching themselves.. . I 4. - Failure of the Honor Committee ! _to function as' Promptly as it should. ! ' _The writer was told that some thirty eases brought up last semester weralaid over until.the middle of the - first settles- ter of' this year., Our present form. of .student ,government, has been .In vogue for a good. many years. Numerous ! ties And-functions - have. been added' to' It as the years have gone by. • It ficult.to get prompt action nt times, the old form of mass 'meeting is hardly a workable proposition under the present conditions, most of ' the memurcs up for, vote by tile student body carr.llo railroaded through by any - small num- ! bee of men. What we - need Is a Judie), ftry , depurtment•in our student govern mentr with .facilities for doing efficient ! work, .or: n body of this department ! handling all' cases . coming under the'., Honor-System _ and involving certain I Toned.. another body, looking after'; 00010100. It has -long been n duty of the Sophomore class to me that cus toms - are enforced, .why not- niake'.lt the dutfi of one of the tore upper classes •to 'see that tile moral. of the - 'Honor System is upheld.- Not to act as proc tors inaxamlnations, but to see that the mors) of - the': Honor System As upheld. Not to act as. proctors In examinations, but to see that tife spirit of the Honor System. is•ctirrled Into our daily warn' and — comfit - et -as well as into 'the -ex amination. This Judiciary department should. lie under a single head and -should:work in conjunction with a leg islative body_ that has powers given to it by, the • student body in the masa meeting. .We, already have to t a cer tain extent - the system of organization inentioned - above and perchance the ab ove idea is not feasabie, but nevetrhe -less, it does apjlear, that- the present functioning of the Honor Conimltteeds too , far 'remote , from the rest of our student government. A Sophomore does .not hesitate, as a . rule, - to- report a Freshman for breaking the. rules 'of custom, but yet it seems peony hard to convince a student that cribbing is as:much ,an infringement 'of college custono as for a , Freshman to walk on the grass.-. The crime of eilli walking on the grails. • '• Mill is n - great deal : worse' than lied Of QUICK AND. EFFICIENT SERVICE OUR STANDARD PENN STATE CAFE The- : Penn , . . . . • . _ . . • Established and maintained by- the Joint action of the United -States Government and the • Commonwealth of . . . . .41[ . FIVE GREAT SCHOOLS—Agriculture, Engineering, - ealberal Arts, 'Mining, .nnd .Natnial Science,' offering . thirty-eight courses ut.four years each—Also • courses in Home Econemics, Industrial. Art and Physical Edu •&,,,, . cation—TUITION FREE to both sexes; incidental charges moderate. ' . ".. '. - "7 . ' ' • First semester begins middle of September;, second , semester _the first oi.;February; Summer Session' for Teachers about the third Monday in Juno of each year. , For. catalogue, bulletins, announcements, etc, address .. - - .. .. THE 'REGISTRAR,. State •College, , Pennsylvanht . ' ThiTitiaATffeafre 4i); N01231A TALII4iDGE in "The Passion Flowtir^. MEM FRIDAY 'AND SATURDAY In •The life of Tho Party" SATURDAYIUme 'MABEL JULIENNE SCOTT - In "Tho Jacklale, =l=l In'tTho lio'use. That:Joss, Belt^ NEWS. WEEKLY !Ml= 44 Partnors of no TIdo", MACK SENNETT . COMEDY 'Aar. Doggono Wadrllng• 5. - Attitude „taken .by Borne Inotrun.. tore that all' - students- are croolth and ht. to be dealt - with accordingly . In a school, as large as.'Penn State there are going . •to ho a few Instructors who do not know the Principles Of Peda gogy.The' human - element' la a vital Point In all teaching and a lot of in structors do not know this or if they do. fail in their application of It. It is common knowledge end_has been the subject of several letters to the faculty, 'that students are'lcept ,below' grade to make them work harder. Students are reported below grade when they. - are. really, in good 'standing. .Some mark up a Paper or blue book with a.s.ret system of hieroglyphics that "nobody understands but tha.instraictor. Some Instructora are, not able to distinguish between the. student who Is trying to cultivate cr"drag" and the' student who Is really after .some assistance in the subject. - Some give their sections two quizzes at at time, one - for every Other student. , Aspic from the - practice'. of some of .our faculty of handing' out below grades with it "merry ha ha,”.re maining'in the room during - a quizz re gardiess of the rules of the Sy stem, everything is : alright. Tho-stud ent "feels that his instructor thinks he is. absolutely - honest." The instructor does not seem to care what the honest student thinks about him, ho has inten, Ilonally the confidence of the student by such methods. ,Realizing that the Instructor 'does not trust him, neither does the student ,trust the Instructor. There arises at once a mutual under standing that the other fellow is. lest. [Motto ammo, and of course this feeling Is going to be stronger on .the - part of the, student,'-" The reault is in - most cass - cribbing on the part of the stud ent,e not, to cheat himself .but to get something over on the instructor: mak ing the excuse to himself "well the in structoi- thlnles I'm crook and I-might as well be one. . The writer holds . malice towards ..What hum been said - here has been tiald ^For the Glory of. Old State.. The aholishnient of the Honor System does-not moan the abolishing of crib , ' tibia nt Penn State. There might pos sibly be more cribbing thari ever be fore. If nothing Is done to remedy the present conditions, .State will have . - a eyet•whether It is' abolished or mt. Peep in mind that • the Honor System has passed - through' the S. A. T. C. regime and nil-the other uual t•onditions brought . about b r the ,war. The ,I•lonor System did work before the war. Before: we condemn -_the- Honor .System to the, sec:m..llmi, ' let, us sit dawn and:calmly- think . over What hob been done and • most. of 'all What has not-, been done, Mink- fall, to overlook your own.ipart .1n -bringing , about Its failure. ' Heated•argument avails noth, Mg. Whatever-your final decision may be, may it be for the Honor and Glory of-State. • Tennis - - complete Line.of Each,, ,THEATHLETICt'STORE On Co-op Corner lvani • Stftte College y •a. • • 31ADTIN THOMAS, D.D. PRESIDENT reasconemeemeasismartimecoscombismassanamemainill L. - K. - 111etzger _L.:K.'Metzger "The Fastest Griming Store in State College" _ nniversarfS - alle -- ! 'Ends Saturday, April 23 Special: Box of Seal Stationery, was '1 . , $1.95; now.sl.lo. I (I College Seal : Jewelry marked down .1 " '4O percent. Get a Memory Book Nwhile-they are „co Cheap. 30 - Per cent Reduction. • -Big baitains in- Stationery of all 'kinds. M Boxed Parier 19c to $3:50 Special: A7c Cigar for2.sc . . . • ~K. E Tz: :E R, I • • •....111-115 Allen Street. . • - ia , iabmipasimemowsionieweimm • ioksameisime.mil Friday, April 22; 1921 PLAYERS - ADOPT NEV PLAN OF ORGANIZATION Rapidly Ex - panding Dramatic elub To Open . Managerial . positiona • • To'Non-membera -At a recent ' meeting' of . The Penn State Players, a now, plan for staging the 'plays •of the organization was . de vlsed. This eves found necessary. be-.' cause of the rapid expansion - ' of the work. During the next four weeks,: the . Playeri will perform l ..in York: .:Look Haven,. and 'Bloomsburg while, other. out of town engagements aro still pend ing. To, take care of, the. extra work, it is the plan to open emcee to students _ • outside the club. The plan as' outlined - . is as follows: The • offices, of stage, malt . agar and property: managers. shall Ice filled by competition. All regularly-en rolled Freshmen - aro Invited to volun— teer their. services 'and these Freshmen will bo• called ,upon to asalst in Die-col lection of - properties, in the preparation of scenery,' and in. the work: on the'. stage. From these shall - be' elected at ' the annual .11fay meeting, three to net as first assistant managers during their 'Sophomore year. At. the beginning of the Junior year of thesedirstassistants two will .bo chosen .by, election to the office of Property. kianager and to that:: of Stage Manager.' ' ;r• The allies of-Costume Director ' shall be filled hi the same' way. , Any of the . college women may offer theirservices In the' 'designing - and preparation of costumes-and from these, two will be, selected as first assistant directors, one of whom Will -later be elected Costume Director. All managers-will be- made active ,members of The .Penn State Players with all the pilvilegee and that organisation. All students wish ing to try out for these positions should report in Room. 320:016 Main,. on Mon day. evening: - April.. hienty-lifilt, at eight o'clock. In view or the feet that the, year Is so nearly over-and that' the.work will be comparatively light, it' Is expected , that a large ..number - will take advan tage of this :unusual , opportunity and affiliate thenurelves—With this growing organization. . • SOPHOMORE GIRLS ELECT • NEIV CLASS 'OFFICERS - At arecent . meeting of ;the girls Of, the class of 1923, . the following officers. -were elected for the • coming _year: President: AJleen• -Fell;. Vice-President.. - .Agnes Taylori_ • - Secretawy-Treasurer..• Alice Siegfried.. PATRONIZE] OUR ADVERTISERS Baseball
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