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Jlemlfpr of Hasw.ru .Se».s|iaiiur Association
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2-1, 1922
Hews tailor this Issue
WHY IS A BELOW GRADE
I he shower of below prudes asm is being issued from the college
administrative offices and winch is tailing promiscuously on the mem
bers of all undergraduate classes calis for a sane consideration of the
subject by both laculty members and students Is the student indif
ferent and undeserving or is the instructor to blame for the apparent
standing.- It is true that tewer yeilow slips have been given out this
semester, than the corresponding semester ot last year, but there are far
too many being distributed. What is the matter?
It is hardly conceivable that the present undergraduate body has
a lower intellectual capacity than that of former years. Surely the
average student of today is able to grasp the fundamentals of educa
tion just as readily as did his predecessor of a few years ago. Then
there is forthcoming that ancient excuse that the scholastic stand
ards are being raised. To answer this, it might truthfully be said
that the student has been working harder these past fewr terms than
ever before. Then also the football season comes in for a share of
the blame and is seldom defended. It is admitted that, during the
course of the first semester, many are absent from Friday and Satur
day morning classes. If this is the determining factor, as no doubt
it is, in the case of many, then the individual student is to be blamed
and can be accused of losing sight of the primary purpose of attend
ing college. On the other hand, there are somq who can afford to see
the games far away from the home field during the season and these
are to be congratulated for the loyalty they show.
However, there is another side of the question. Many complaints
have been made to the effect that a few of the instructors are itirs
using the below grade. If Webster could be consulted, he would pro
bably say that "a below grade is a written notification to a student
that his work in a particular subject is below the passing standard.”
Below grades were not originally intended to be used as weapons or
as “a scare” to secure better work and yet there appears to be some
who are addicted to this practice. If a student is doing work that is
above passing, and which is not entirely satisfactory, he might be no
tified verbally or by written note.
The student is justified in resenting such a use of the below
grade. An instance might arise where a below grade issued for - such
a purpose might be the determining factor in causing a student to
leave school, which is an injustice of a striking nature. If an instruc
tor would but realize the seriousness of giving a below grade, he
would be extremely sure of his right to do so before issueing it. Ttiis
practice also seems to be directed against the freshmen and is to be
criticized the more severely. If a freshman receives below grades
which he really does not deserve and if these are sent home and to his
preparatory school, he loses some of the regard which others might
have felt for him; his parents are given the impression that he is
spurning their sacrifice when, in reality he is working hard. This is
by no means unusual, let it.be said. During this time of the year,
many of the fraternities are thinking of initiation and yet they do not
care to inititate those pledges who are below grade. Here, again, in
justice can easily creep in.
The instructor is trusted with certain duties and responsibilities
which he may be expected to exercise carefully and zealously. He
has no excuse for a flagrant disregard for the purpose of a below
grade. If he must have better work from a student under his instruc
tion, let him secure it some other way, but not use the yellow slip to
frighten or threaten. i
Thus, it is seen that the fault cannot be attributed to one single
and outstanding cause. It is a problem to be solved individually.
Let those who err, consider this matter and attempt to better condi
tions.
WE NEED YOU. BEZ !
Without doubt there are only a very few members of the student
body who did not scan the newspapers anxiously last Saturday morn
ing to see if Coach Bezdek had signed up with the Philadelphia Na
tional League Baseball Club as manager. There were a vast majority
who heaved a sigh of relief when they learned that he was still with us.
This was a temporary victory for the Penn State student.
The enemy has not yet been routed from his position of danger
for the offer.has not yet been definitely refused. It seems as though
the final answer wll come at the close of the football season.
It is up to the student body to prove that they want their friend
and the benefactor of the college to stay as coach of the Nittany teams.
Coach Bezdek came to Penn State with a certain understanding
of the ideals of the college and students. In the few years he has
been.here, he has been shown that the stories which he heard in regard
to these ideals were not myths. He has learned to love and to be
loved by the undergraduate. He has become the center of student
popularity and a companion of all. It would indeed be misfortune to
have this desirable condition wrecked by the offer of a professonal
baseball club.
Coach Bezdek is essentially Penn State in himself. He fights
hardest when odds are greatest.. He is an exponent of clean and fair
sportsmanship. He is democratic and popular. He is a leader in all
progressive movements and a general of note. He has a true concep
tion of the position athletics should hold in the college'or university
curriculum. He has achieved national recognition for his ability. He
is a producer in every sense of the word.
Bez! Penn State needs you and wants you to stay. That Is the
cry of 3300 Penn State students.
THE COMING SCRAP
Under the direction of Student Council, a new scrap is to be stag
ed on Old Beaver Field tomorrow. It is a scrap that commends itself
to the student body for many reasons atjd it deserves the united support
of all classes.
The sand scrap is fully described in this issue and embodies' these
features. It provides a clean contest between large numbers of the
contending classes. It is different than any scrap that is held during
the college year. It is original and belongs to Penn State. It pro
vides a scrap to take the place of the pushball scrap. The underclass
men are exposed to a minimum amount of danger.
With these attributes, a large representation of all classes should
atiend the contest. The freshmen and sophomores are expected to
atlend and it is the duty of the other classmen in the fraternties, clubs
and boarding houses to see that they do not shirk their duty.'
Editur*ln-C!iiei
. .....Managing Editor
Managing Bdilui
...Assistant Editor
Business Mnnngei
.... Advertising Manager
Circulation .Manage:
\V. \V. Stahl '2
J’’. U\ Gold. ’2i>
A. W. Petr*.
K. 11. Colvin
COLLEGE ENTERED
IN INTERNATIONAL
Penn State Well Represented at
Annual National Livestock
Show in Chicago
The twenty-third anniversary of tins
International Livestock Show at Chi
cago. December second to ninth, will
lira! that Penn State and Pennsylvania
ire taking a greater share and interest
n this far-famed exposition than in
invvinus years. The college today sent
an the last of the show •animals that
It will exhibit and enter in the many; u
.•lasses. The entire herd includes the formerly awaited cowering In our
.him bond „r .■null-, shnwlns at tho "trice expecting an army from the hill
•a.na.linn Itoyal Shew at Torontu tills •» <aimo dawn ami iloatroy tho whale
week, fnrty-twn at' sheep ami thirty- 1 OM-l'-CttAX plant.
me hogs. Other lending breeders in 0 I
he Mate have entered stock that will Mut lhe ~n» y lll(ln ' 1 come « nd now
•ring Pennsylvania's total to one him- wo arc " l,irUn S t« wonder.
hed and .si\ei.t>-om ht.id. \\*e have not had a single pugilistic
In the judging ermtesls which inu , , MJ eounter or even a battle of words
held at the Inteniatloinl. the college our uncomplimentary re
uas entered Its student team, which In „ mr h H about the dumb ass.
the Toronto contest last Tuesday placed 0
third, with leans from (Itielph and Me- j s there no loader on Ag HIU to de-
Donald (Canadian) Cnivcrsilies taking fend the cause?
ilsl and second respectively. The o
Keystone Stale will he further rep re- We wouldn't even object If this lead
•-e-ited in the Chicago contests by the er should be a Joan of Arc. A femi
:>auphin County buys* team that won nine touch would add greatly to the
.lie livestock championship at State column.
’ liege during Young Farmer's Week o
: tst June. These Dauphin County hoys, We shall soon be led to believe that
aider the direction of A. U linker, the Ags are not only dumb but also
■date club leader ami a member of the h ive no school pride If they do not an
igrienltural extension faculty, will take
part In the first National Roys' und
Kiris' Club Ksposltion at Chicago.
Many of the member# of Penn State'#j
faculty a-tteml the show' each year, and
his year a signal honor has come to
Pennsylvania in the choice of Prof. W.
H. Tomhave. head of the Animal Hus
bandry Department, as one of the com
mittee of judges who will award the
ribbons in the Hereford classes. Dr.
HJ. B. Forbes, director of the Institute
of Animal Nutrition, and chairman of
the Animal Nutrition Committee of the
National Research Council, will render
i report of the committee’s work to
that body, while Prof. J. A. Fries, an
other member of the Animal Nutrition
staff here, will address the members of
the American Society of Animal Pro
duction. Others in the faculty group
who will be found around the show
ring and in the various meetings dur
ing the international are: F. L. Bent
fey, coach-of the senior Judging team,
ir. F. Grimes, P. C. MacKezie, H. H.
navner, E. M. Christen, .1. M. Vial, and
R. E. Irving.
Th& benefit# that Pennsylvania de
rives'from the International are innum
erable but are not given to exact ex
planation. The Influence that the In
ternational exerts in the Improvement
of livestock radiates from the increas
ing number of Pennsylvanians who at
tend this educationa I exhibit. The
State' College livestock and nutrition
specialists, the members of tho Judg
ing teams, breeders who compete and
breeders who merely attend for their
own education, county agents and all
niters who look to the International for
the best course in livestock education,
conic luck to the Keystone State with a
fill! determination to spread the vaiu.
aide information they it'.ive secured
and help Pennsylvania to first rank in
livestock circles.
Nearly a quarter of a century has
passed since the idea of a comprhensivo
international Live Stock Exposition to
be held in the United Stock Yards at Chi
cago. was conceived by a small group
of pioneers in the movement. Since
tlie first show in 1900, the first week
in December has been reserved for this
event which is now international In in-
Itioncc as well as in name. Many new
matures have been added from year
* year, perhaps tho most notable of
hose being the Hay and Grain Show,
ponsored by the Chicago Board o L
•rnde.- W|
“EAT THE MILLER WAY’—|
on Thanksgiving Day
“TURKEY”
All you can eat for $1
Cafeteria Service Only
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RESTAURANT and SODA GRILL
232—Fifth Ave. Arcade—232
440 Miller’s Way—Subway
PITTSBURGH, PA.
XMAS CARDS
Name Engraved on Cards
$2.00 a hundred.
Cards Now on Display.
i
"Exclusive but Not Expensive.” l
The Athletic Store
On Co-op Corner
THS PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Campus Gossip
Those Dumb Ags
Will no one rise up in defense of the
dumb ags?
We have been heaping sarcasm and
insults upon that section of the campus
ever silica we started writing this col-
li is an admitted fact that when we
couldn’t think of anything else to fill n
paragraph we have made the agricui.
tural student our victim.
And there has been no response.
All that is necessary is to write a
letter to us in car© of-the COLLEGIAN
and we promise courteous attention.
And if some of you Ags don't write
we mny even >be led to believe that
you don’t appreciate good literature
enough to read this column.
•Become a Literary Light
We hereby extend the use of this
column,', not only to■ .Agricultural' stu
dents but- to-anyone who cares to
write.
The satisfaction of .seeing your own
words In • print should alone he an In
centive to compete for the honor.
7? you see anything wrong with Penn
Stale let us knowabout it so that we
.•an help correct It.
Should you see anything humorous
about the campus, let us know about
it is so that we can also laugh. Don’t
keep a good tiling to yourselves.
I hit most of all we should like to hear
from the fair co.eds.
4
Home Made
Fresh Peanut Brittle
Special Fridnv and Saturday
255.
on pound only
Special Thanksgiving Boxes
CANDYLAND
NEW FEATURES ADDED TO HOME ECONOMICS SENIORS j Endeavor 2:00 m.
FARMERS’ WEEK PROGRAM SERVE DAINTY LUNCHES 'Senior Christian Endeavor 6:30 p.
I Evening 'Worship 7:30 p. m. Prayer
. . i meeting. Wednesday at 7:30 p -m.
A w ide variety ot food of the kind; 1
th.u "tmither used to make" has been!
tlu- l".ume „r the school lunches which ' ■ Kplscopal
been served oil tile first four days’ • *’ ,m,la * v J,: 30 a * m. Morning
of each week in the iof the. Wurshl, ‘ 10:45 «• m - Teen Age and
Woman s UuiUlin» at twelve-fifteen.! ' NV ‘M"‘*d«iy Jut -7:30 ipmyer
Soups, hui dishes. salads, sundlwiches, Ejnvorth league 0;30.p. _m.
«ual desserts are always present on the t, mve,ln K a,ul discussion of personal
menus which the senior homo eeonom-' metho,,,^ •
ics Kills have arraiiKed for these lunch-! .
es, and anyone who Itas not been pat. . * rMce Lutheran
roni/.iiiK litem lias been missing a real. Sunday School 9:30 a. m. MoraUj
treat. j Worship 10:45 a. m. Junior Christian
Tin* purpose of serving the lunches! n,lt * avor 6:3 °- Sonlor Christian fin
is to furnish practice for the senior j 1:30 m - Oitechetical instruction
students in liome economics who are! ,lw,vor -6:30 p.- m.- Evenings Worship
preparing to teach, since most of them!" 111 1)e G ln Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Pray,
will lie renuired to manage such lunch-;‘ >r -Meeting Wednesday at 7:30. p. ni.
es in the schools to whiclt they will go.i , -
(•‘or that reason the foods are served! Follh Reformed
practically at cost and those who are' 7-lhlo School 9:30 a. in. Morning
lucky enough to get places at the tables orsl, l l> 10:45 a. in. Y. I*. S. CX, at
very seldom go away hungry. «:30 p, m. Evening Worship 7:30 p. nu
A new feature of -the Farmers’ week!
program this year is the section on l
runservution which will he in charge of
the college specialists assisted by state
specialists, it Is recognized that the
farmer is the greatest conservationist
and in order that* lie may understand
tlie need of the conservation of wild life
in order to maintain the haiauce of
nature this program has been arranged.
The value of these things in crop pro
duction cannot lie ton strongly im
pressed upon him.
Although most of the destruction of
birds, wild llowers. and small game is
done by those who come out from the
city the power to check lies in the!
farmers’ own hands. The State Com-,
missinnor of Fisheries, Forestry and
(lame will take an active part in the
program. This conservation campaign
will tie launched chiefly against the
destruction of song birds, small game,
tlsh, and wild dowers.
Realizing more and more that the
great problem in present day agricul-j
litre is distribution of products as well;
as pr.dticlion, the committee on Farm-i
ers’ Week aims to present each of these'
phases in its relation to the economic
aspects of agriculture to farm life dur-;
lug tlie entire season.
Where there is one farmer who fads!
down on production there are a half,
dozen men who stumble over the mar
keting and business end of the prob~!
'.cm. .Therefore in the sections of the
.arm crops and fruit, special emphasis
will be laid on the marketing and grad-!
ing market elassidcntion, without ne
glecting in any way economic produc
tion.
PLANS FOtt FATHERS’ DA V
ARK BEGUN AT ILLINOIS
A" poster contest is the Urst step in
the plans for tlie advertisement of Fath
ers' Day at the University of Illinois;
this year. The poster will contain some
thing that conforms to the spirit of the
occasion, ns well as the facts about the
traditional event. Colors are to lie used,
and any other decoration the contestant
sees fit. Every student in tlie Universi
ty is eligible to enter the contest.
do.
Thofoplm/S of Quiitif/
Notes—The Nittnny Theatre open
Friday and Saturday.
PASTIME
FRIDAY and SATURDAY—
Matinee Saturday at two-thirty
WALLACE REID
In “The Ghost breaker”
MERMAID COMEDY
“The Steeplechaser"
N ITT A N V
FRIDAY—
“STRONG lIK A RT"
The Dog Wonder
in “Drawn of (lie North”
COMEDY SCREAM
"That Son of a Sheik"
Adults 30c. Children lac. and Tax
SATURDAY—
JACK HOLT
and DOROTHY DALTON
In “On the High Seas”
NEWS WEEKLY
PASTIME
MONDAY and TUESDAY—
THEODORE ROBERTS
and Alt Star Cast
In “The Old Homestead”
Siieclal orchestra accompany show
ADDED—LIoyd Hamilton
in “The Speedor"
Adults 50c, Children 25c, and Tax
R A. S T
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 27th and 28th
"THE OLD
HOMESTEAD"
With THEODORE ROBERTS, GEORGE FAWCETT, HARRISON FORD, T.
ROY BARNES, FRITZI RIDGWAY, adapted from Denman Thompson’s world
famous play.
An open letter from Jules E. Mastbaumfi president of The Stanley Com
pany of America, and his opinon of it:
Mr. William E. Smith,
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation,
Philadelphia, Penna.,
My dear Mr. Smith
Replying to your letter dated October 27th, I heartily concur, in yonr
opinion as to tne entertainment value of this Paramount picture.
You know 1 have screened several thousand pictures to determine their
merit prior to their presentation in any ot our theatres. But 1 can't recall a
smgie one that nueu iny heart with thrills and tears and i gladness like THE
ulu nuMboicAU diu.
itit ÜBU HOMES'! BAD was tneretore selected to play an indefinite
engagement at me anuuon ineatre, Beginning Monday, November 6th. 1
ituow mat every uiscmuinating tneatre-guer will see it. It'll make them for
get men truuuies, it tuey nave any.
r laieij cuuuise pictuics ueeausc we uu not present photoplays that do
hoi auaiii our cbiauiibucu biuiiuuiu, out mia rurauiouiii picture ciung to my
mciiioi y su lmcwiuu/ ami &o lavuiauiy mat i imve no Hesitancy in setting a
new pieccuenc oy recommending inc, ui#u nUiUcdicAU wno ap
preciates anu enjoys a real picture.
(Signed) JULES E. MASTBAUM
A special orchestra accompanying this picture.
Show lasts two hours —try and see it from the beginning.
CRAB APPLE CLUB WILL j c®
HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING jmunion 7:45 u. in. Morning Prayer ana
| ' worninn 10:45- u. m. Annual • every.
i A: its next regulur meeting, the Crab ,,m,ne 2: °o P- m. Evening Service 7:30
1 t.’luh will he uditresseil by '.\hv P- m *
; Kobcrt ii. Cnrraium of Kingston, Penn-; ■
sylvnnln. who is.nne of the lending mnr-j University Baptist
ket i: mleiuTK in the state. Mr. Onrra-i Services every Sunday In Odd FVI.
han has had a k<mi<l many Penn State! lows Hull. Bible School 9:45 a. m.
inett work for him with the purpose of j Public Worship 11:00 a. in.
getting expericnee and his farm has] * _
come to he known in the Mart Depart-j Our Lady of Victor; Chapel
meat as a graduate department of veg-j Sunday mass 10:45 a. ; m. Saturday
eta hie gardening. He Is- well known • Confession 7:00 p. m. Week day na*
lu-re and there should he.a.blg.turnout;7:oo p. m,
at the meeting which .will .lie on Derem-'
her eighth.
o Meeting every Sunday Morning .at
U:UO o’clock In Hoorn 25 Liberal Ast»
Church Notices l!unmn * An ;>rc weicomg -
Presbyterian
Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Morning
Worship 10:45 n. m. Junior Christian
AN OVERCOAT
For these cold days
Arrival of new shipment including
newest models and colors. A style for
every man’s taste; priced at
$25 $3O $35
Pajamas | Crawford Shoes | Sweaters
Schoble Crusher Hats
Sheep Lined Coats $lO.OO ■ and up
THE QUALITY SHOP
Opposite Front Campus.
ME THEATRE
Yours truly,
Adnlta.SOc, Children 25c and Tax
Friday, November 24,1922'
Menorah Society
Christian Science
Services are held every Sunday
evening ut 6:30 In Room 100. Horticul
ture Building.. All are welcome.
November 2nd, 1922