Page Two Penn State Collegian Published Semi-weekly during the College year by students of the Ponnsyl .anla State College, In the Interest of the Students. Faculty, Alumni and friends ot the College. EDITORIAL STAFF A G Pratt *22 ----- - - • ~ Editor GH. L,sic, Jr, ‘22 - -- - - - Assistant Editor .1 W Selover - - 6e “ lor Asaoclmo v ASSOCIATE EDITORS yr R Auman ’23 - DR. Mehl ’23 A E Post *23 ED Schlve ’23 Women’s Editor - -Miss Doris Browning '23 ’ _ • REPORTERS G W Boyer ’24 R. B. Colvin ’2l FF. Dlckmann ’24 EE. Helm ’24 E M. Jameson '24 S. B. Levy ’24 H A McDonald ’24 G. Morris ’24 JF. Mullins ’24 W. C. Pierson ’24 H. B Prlnsky ’24 C B Tilton 24 N. O. Wattorson ’24 R. C Welch ’24 BUSINESS STAFF W E Perry, Jr. - - - - - Business Manager H. R. Workhelser ’22 - -Advertising Manager E. S Yocum Circulation Manager ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS H T. Axford ’23 Chas Bowser ’23 'CD Herbert ’23 The Collegian Invites all communications on any subject of college interest Letters must bear signatures of writers Subscription price J 2 76. If paid before October 16>1920, After,October 18, 1920, S 3 00 * Entered at the Postofllce, State College,'Pa., as second class matter Oince Nittany Printing and Publishing Co Building, omce Hours. 8.00 to B 4B every afternoon except Saturday. Member of Intercollegiate Newspaper Association TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1921 THE POINT SYSTEM One method of limiting the number of outside activities in which a student may engage, which has worked out very well in a number of American colleges and universities is known as the point system. By this method every office and position open to a student is rated with a certain number of points, according to the amount of time and energy that must be devoted to it A position which requires a large amount of the student’s time and thought will carry a large number of points, while an activity which does not take up much of the man’s time will receive a low rating. A certain number of points is then to be set as the maximum which a man can carry during the college.year and his activities will be limited so as not to exceed the maximum number of points which has been set as the limit This number will be such as not to allow a man to devote time to ouside activities that should be spent on academic work The system will take into con sideration the amount of time which a man has available for extra curriculum activities and the maximum will insure that a man’s ac tivities do not encroach on that spare time. ' ' The average college today in which there is no restriction upon the amount of work a man may do outside of his regular college work finds itself in a situation in which the majority of the activities of the institution are centered in the hands of a few outstanding and pre sumably capable men. This group practically runs the college as far as activities are concerned Moreover they are burdened with more work than they can rightly handle along with their academic studies. The result is that they do one thing well and. let the other slide, and usually the outside work comes to be considered the more important. The extia curriculum activities receive .an undue emphasis and the student devotes only enough time to his lessons to stay in college and be able to carry on the activities. The college work comes to be more important in the eyes of the student than his outside activities, the purpose for which he came to college—to gam an education in some line of work or profession is lost to sight and a college course becomes merely a means of engaging in the outside activities The falacious statement is often made that a man gams more from his activities than from his books, and this is undoubtedly true when the books are neglected The primary purpose of a man in coming to college is to gain an education, to become a lawyer, a farmer, an engineer or to attain some other position Which requires a large amount of scientific knowl edge that can only be profitably gotten in a college or university He comes with this aim in view and all means should be employed in keeping this goal continually in mind The lure of so-called honors to be gained through the outside activities often Ims its effect and in some cases the man loses sight of his primary ambition. He goes out for this and that and as a result he attempts more than he can do In a case like this a point system would limit the number of things to which a man could devote his attention and as a result his work would not suffer from the diffusion of effort. Another phase of the question which would be corrected to a large extent by a point system is the overloading of men who have shown a capacity for efficient work Under the present haphazard method, when a man succeeds in one piece of work in a capable way, his success is noted and when another job is to be awarded he is chosen to shoulder the responsibility. It does not stop here but one after the other new burdens are heaped upon him. His early success brings him the attention of his classmates and naturally when a piece of work is to be done, it is given to the man who has proved his ability. The fact that there are others in the class just as capable but who have, not been fortunate enough to come before the public eye, is not con sidered. The known man is overloaded, while the unknown man, de prived of his opportunity of showing his ability, is prevented from relieving the known man of some of the burdens and at the same time is kept from sharing the honors The unregulated method can not help’ but centralize the activi ties of a colllege and to some extent violate the democratic spirit which most colleges strive to maintain. Under the point system the offices are spread more widely among the student body, more men re ceive an opportunity to share in the activities, and, most important of all, a man is prevented from giving too much of his time to his ac tivities to the detriment to his studies The proven capable man is not overburdened and the capable but unnoticed individual has more of an opportunity for displaying his powers. Perhaps the greatest difficulty to be encountered with a point system would be the classification of offices and activities according to the number of points and the corresponding amount of time re quired by each separate job. But this difficult task has been accomp lished in many schools and the point system has worked-out very successfully. The classification would require a great amount of thoughtful consideration before the system could go into effect, but it has been done in other institutions and can be done at Penn State. »> ~ | News From Other Colleges RUTGERS—A course in life-saving, undci tlio direction of one ot'tho coach ins staff, has proved to ho immensely popular Anyone completing the course Is eligible to take the Red Cross Life Saving examination. CORNELL —Princeton and Cornell Un iversities cabled an invitation to Ox foid and Cambridge for a track and field moot to be held In New York about Tuly twenty-ninth. The American universities plan to comblno their teams against the combined teams of the English schools This meet would take the place of two dual meets between Princeton and Oxford ,and Cornell and Cambi Idgo. MICHIGAN TJNIY.—Tba second chart er over given to a university post will be granted by the American Legion to the University of Michigan Tho first chaitor of this kind was given to Sy racuse University UNIV. OF TEXAS—OnIy one of forty of tho Freshman class at tho Univers ity of Txcas -was found to bo physically defective This percentage Is declared to bo unusually low IV. AND J.—The graduating class of this year plan to present tho college with a bronze tablet on which,will bo engraved the names of all W. and J. men who died in the service during tho war. PENN-STATE COLLEGIAN On the Comer It has come to our attention That this here high Institution Of learning ain't got somethin’ What it needs v«r> badly For a long time objections have Been raised about present day College life, space Is so valuable Wo cun only comment on a few One lane I*s not enough Thej sez To put In.more apple orchards Whore tho Physics group and the Auditorium is It would be handy. Wal, the military department Is Slipping Only one vacation spoilt By drill* Tho undorgrads would Like to have more reviews Many complaints have been heard That the library Is deficient As rcgai ds noctural business Tho fussers want more ttlcloves 1 They sez as how traffiek rules Aro disregarded on tho lake Wo Insist that violators should Be locked up In the town coop. It la said that an Instructor Thought of cutting his class Last week. A committee of studes Should investigate this here outrage Home work has been Increased but Not enough Four hours_for each Subject Is not enuf Also The exams should be much longer. The co-ed 3 complain of tho late Hours they are forced to keep It Is proposed to conclude all Dances and house-parties at ten INTEREST IN SILVER BAY CONFERENCE HEIGHTENED The presidents, or their representa tives, of all the fraternities of State College were invited to a dinner given at the University Club last Sunday cv-_ cnlng, under tho auspices of the Y MT C A C T. Douds '22, the President elect of tho Penn, State Y M C A presided The aim of the meeting was to bring the Silver Bay Conference direct to each'fraternity with a view to having each fraternity represented by a delegate at this conference this sum mer. The Silver Bay Conference.. Is the greatest religious summer school hold in the United States It Is attended by men from all the leading colleges of the country and offers wonderful opport unities for the'exchange of Ideas The fact that leading men of tho colleges of first rank In tho country is suffi cient inducement to'obtain the very best speakers the country affords The summer school Idea was originated in Northfleld, Massachusetts, the home of Dwight L. Moody Throughout the world there aro seventy-one such con ferences, of which number seven, are located In the United States.' '* W H Tinker, Secretarj of tho Mid dle Atlantic Section, George Irving, and Godfrey Buxton, an Englishman with a wonderful personality, a gradu ate ot Cambridge UnivoraltyUrnd a'com mlssloned officer In tho English Army, wore the speakers of note, at this din ner. COMMERCE AND FINANCE CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS Last Wednesday aflernoon, the Com merce and Finance Club held a meeting for the purpose of electing officers for year 1921-1922 After the meeting had been called to order by the retiring President, M. T. Warner ’2l, Dr Mar tin, head ot the History Department, gave a short talk outlining the plans for the Commerce and Finance course for next year and the plans for tflie Commerce and Finance Club for same period The officers elected were C. F Morgan ’22, president, L II Logue ’22, vice-president, W L. Lowe ’22, Secretary, W. T Shocker ’22 treasurer. Tho Club lias enjoyed a very suc cessful year under the direction of the retiring regime, and a similarly .suc cessful year can be expected under the direction of the newly elected officers’ L. G. BALFOUR CO. FRATERNITY JEWELERS Badges Novelties’ . Stationery Placques Memorial Tablets CLASS RINGS AND PINS Factory Branch Office„ ATTLEBORO, Mass. t UNION ARCADE, Pittsburgh. Pa. Penn State Billiard Parlor Welcomes You Candy . Tobacco Cigars JSXoes A wide variety of smart summer styles wil be shown by GEORGE E. WELDE NITTANY INN, May 25, 26, 27 Stores in New York, Brooklyn and Philadelphia General Offises 1-121 Dqane street, New York A. S. M. E. DISCUSSES PRESENT DAY-PROBLEMS Series of Interesting Lectures De livered to Central Penna. Section at “U” Club'Over Week-end The Central Pennsylvania Section of the A S M E held a series of meetings the post week end which a number of prominent engineers from nearby ■ towns,-as also a group of students and Instructors from Bucknell University attended The general topic ot the lec tures was the "Present Day Duties and Opportunities of the Engineer ’* This topic was discussed from different angles by Major Fred Miller, Dr I C Hollis, and Dean Sackett. Major Fred Miller, tho first speaker of the series, spoke Saturday morning at Engineering D on the "New Duties ut tho Engineer "One ot tho main Issues set forth by tho speaker’was tho necessity of training tho modern en gineers to deal with the human ele ment In handling labor To quote the speaker "Behind the porsonel depart ment must be the realization that the work Is being done by human beings” At the same time he brought out the value of the unions In negotiations between employer and employee. After luncheon at the University Club, Dean Sackett spoke on the “New Opportunities for Engineers” His dis cussion of the topic showed the vast opportunities for engineers In the poll llcnl life of thd country Dean Sack ett showed how lawyers were at pres ent the most Influential class In the political world when It Is really the position that should rightly go to the engineer, who is one of tho chief pro tectors of the country One of the most important phases was brought out In the words “The engineer’s mission Is to bring us back from Radicalism, social lsni, sovietism, and all of the other extremes.*’ Following Dean Snckett, Dr I C Hollis, president of the Worcester Poly technic Institute, and also past-presi dent of tho A S M E spoke on “The Engineers Responsibility In tho El imination of Waste In Industries ’’ Dr. Hollis divided the resources of the country into two classes, the replace able resources, and tho non-replaceable He placed coal, lumber, wood, and Iron among our nonreplacoable resources and Indicated where It was the duty of the engineer to conserve these resourc es as far ns possible The convention was a great success and speaks well for the organization , which promoted it. DEAN SACKETT TO ° ATTEND CONVENTIONS This week Dean R L Sackett of the Engineering School Is attending the convention of the American Associa tion of Mechanical Engineers in Chi cago The subject of education in the industries occupies one entire program This subject 13 closely related to our engineering extension work This col lege probabl> conducts the largest num ber of extension classes in industry of *hn> Institution In the United States During the week of Juno sixth. Dean Sackett will present'the report ot the technical committee at the annual con vention of-tho National Association of Corporation Training which Is hold at Niagara Falls from Juno sixth to twelfth This Association consists of the most Important industries, employing tech nical graduates and conducting schools for their- instruction During the same week, the Dean will attend a confer ence of American Water Works As sociation In Cleveland .; COLONEL BOAT. ENTERTAINS SCABBARD-AND BLADE Colonol Theodore Boal entertained the members of the Penn State Company of Scabbard* and Blade, the honorary fraternity foi military men. Colonel 1 Comly, Major and Mis Johnson, E Nj Sullivan, Alumni Secretary, and wife, at a dinner and dance at the Military; reservation, Boalsburg, on night May seventeenth Dinner was served In the mess hall, and was a very delightful affair The dance was held In the Ofllcers’ Club Room Music was furnished by Thompson’s Orchestra j Golf Column Some Instructions Concerning the Mashie Shots—lts Importance on the Approach ' Moshie allots are of utmost import ance to the golfei and he should take great pains to master the use ot this club On the approach shot to tho green, the mashie is generally used ef tectlvely. The purpose of this shot Is to accurately place- the ball near the hole To do this It is necessary that the ball should full "dead,” that is, It not roll upon hitting tho ground A well lifted shot will not roll-and this is what Is mcantiusually by the mash ie stroke. This moans that the sphere should be lifted some distance In tho air so that It will fall plump within cosy.puttmg distance of the hole. The hold for this stroke is practically tho same as that for tho put and ap proximately 'this-sumo grip is used< for all clubs. In addtcsslng- the boll'for the mashie. tho player should stand close In to the shot so that ho can use the club naturally and freely He should be as near as possible to tho ball as the lie of his club will allow, keeping his eye oj nearly over the ball as this will permit ,Tho grip for all mashie shots should bo firm The stroke In many eases Is played principally with the wrist and forearms Don't Take the Turf There is a prevalent misconception that to pity a good mashie.stroke it Is necessary to take some turf with the swing. Some even practice thlß cut ting of divots in all shots However, this is>not necessary for a good mash ie approach, provided that the club Is Uullt correctly With'many moßhiea It is unquestionably .eccssary to dig Into ui .l a player wishes to got under the ball. But thls’ls'thc fault of club and the player should look Into it Agriculture does'not rightly form any part of the game of golf and hacking the turf cannot Increase'the accuracy of a s'troke It Is stated that taking the divot was a religion once,, but that now it has gone out ot fashion since cham pionship players have taken to playing mashlo ■ shots as cleanly a 3 possible If the shot *s played really well, the grass will have been cut clean on the top of tho roots, but no earth will have 1 been dub up In under the ball, it Is first of all Important to hit it as nearly in tho middle of the face of the mashie as* possible both as to height and length. The angle at which the club 1 slotted or laid back. Is the main factor that determines tho elevation of the shot that comes off it, provided It Is played correctly. The player must always, or nearly always trust the loft of his club tt give the rise to the ball, although there are cases where he must assist .t by lay ng the'face back a life It Is generally fatal If the golfer tries to lift the ball himself. This Is really a confession that he Is playing with the wrong club or it docs not give tho angle deßlred. The mashie is some times not lofted enough, but frequently even then the sole is too broad and the front edge of It Is' too blunt and the back edge Is not rounded off enough. This all, means.that agriculture Is'need ed to get under tho -ball, whereas If the mashie is consrtucted on correct principles It will not only bo unneces sary but also Inadvisable to go In for mowing as an aid to 'mashie approach es .With the proper club the face Is EAT MORE Ice Cream It’s Good for You HARVEY’S 220 E. College Ave. 'Redmanol W>e ‘Perfect Mouthpiece Men who > Chicago Tuesday, May 24, 1921 well laid back and the front edge ol tho sole shoud fit closely undo” tho ball, so that tho force of the blow can act upwardy. If the edge is ‘sharp any turf chopping that Is done will check tho stroke as little as possible. There are cases where it is necessary to chop into tho earth, but for all or dinary shots this Is not really so When a player has thorough com mand of the mashie, there is one way In which extreme accuracy may be obtain ed. This Is to play tho .ball so that it will have tho least possible run after it has landed B> doing this, the golf er eliminates to a great extent the puzzling problem of tho differences In the gieens and tho roll of tho ball on them In mashlo shots the great -principle of keeping well Into the ball so that the head of the club Is In' the line to the hole as long as possible should-be kept In mind, as It should in all golfing strokes with the exception of put shots. In playing the runnlng-up shot tho mashlc, both In the extreme backward swing and at tho finish, is kept very close to the ground. As stated before, tho mashlc Itself will, do tho lofting and the player plays the stroke The beginner will find this shot merely a step beyond the put, only he will use his arms more and the ball will jump when ho hits It. VARIED ‘INTERESTS OP CO-EDS SHOWN BY TABLE The following table represents tho vocational Interests of the -Senior, Junior and Sophmore girls The fig ures were obtained as a-rosult'-ot per sonal Interviews held with each girl and represent the real vocational choice at the present‘tlmo 10, a girl wanting to enter Social Service work but needing to accept a‘more remun erative posttin for a year is listed unde social service work. On the other band a -number of Senior girls Intending to bo married within two years are listed according to their plans for the Imme diate future. ‘While ln no case nre'tho girls urged to make plans ‘for work without considering their duty to their family or tho likelihood of their marry ing, each girl is urged so to plan l her course as to be capable of self-support whenever It is necessary. There will doubtless be a number of changes, certainly among those in tho present Sophomore class It Is planned to keep in the office of the Dehn of Women a record of those changes to gether with the actual occupation or profession of tho girls ‘for a period of five years Teaching—2B Seniors, 30 Juniors, 2C Sophomores. Industrial Management—B Seniors, 4 Juniors, 11 Sophomores Lab and Research —3 Seniors, 5 Jun iors, 4 Sophomore's Graduation Study—l Senior, 7 Jun iors, 4 Sophomores Social Service —G Seniors, 4 Juniors, 7 Sophomores. Agriculture—3 Seniors, 4 Juniors, 2 Sophomores Library—l Senior, 2 Juniors Business Employment—G Seniors, 2 ‘Juniors, 4 Sophomores Kindergarten—2 Sophomores Domestic Art —1 Senior, 2 Sophoes.