Page Two Penn State (ollegiatt Published semi-ueekly during the College year by students of the pennsyl- , ,ania. State College, In the Internet of Zindents, Faculty, Alumni, and Ftlimdr! nt the College EDITORIAL STAFF 52 E Helm, '24 _ Editor-in-Chief IL B Coltln, '24 . _ „Managing Editor C B Tilton. '24 . ...Managing Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS F P George, '25 J H. Lam, '26 H. S. Morrie, '25 W. L. Pratt, '25 Women'.4 Editor. _ '24 Assiotant Women's Editor. * —Miss M. Farley, BUSINESS STAFF LI It NleCulloen, PlLLshisanSlanager, W 'N. Stahl '24 fAtivortleing 'Water L. 21 Aronson, '24 cuts 100 Yfinater ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS R. C Body, '2l S. M. Eisler, '26 J. H. McCulloch, '25 REPORTERS_ W.R Anthony.'26 W J Durbin, 26 (6 C. Itielrert, '26 R. T. Kriebel, '26 J It Dunlap. '26 B Butler, '26 H. S. -Tindall, S. Rosenfeld, '2ll R A Shaner, '26 H. L. 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Oiliest Fitt toy Printing and Publishing 3lember of Eastern Interoolloglnte Neviiinper 'isioeliiiia News Editor this issue _ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1923 THE 'POINT SYSTEM Institution of a point system for the regulation of extra-cur: riculum activities has been suggested on several occasions by think ing members of the student body at Penn State, but tie immediate steps have been taken toward definite investigation and prelim inary action Ideas along this line have originated in the minds and been confined to the persons of a few individuals. It is time more general thought is given to this question of current interest and importance in most colleges and universities throughout the country. The point system, as generally recognized,' is a feature that was first worked out by Middlebury College, but Which is spreading rapidly to other institutions of learning The system, incorporated as a part of the Student Association, corresponding to the - Student Body at Penn State, provides that undergraduates'nlay'holdpOSitiens of honor, trust and responsibility in student organizations - and ac t% ities only in accordance with the point system, „The 'activities in which a man may engage at any one time are limited according to his standing in scholarship The, aim is to secue,a leaionAle distribution of honors and responsibilities among the men of the college In order that the point system may`Work injustice - to iione, there is a provision in its governing regulations at Middlebury that the Student Council mav, at its discretion, make special exceptions as to its application to cover unusual cases A definite number of points is assigned to each position in each activity„ and „the number of points which can be carried is limited on' a - sliain'esale 'for 'both scholai ship and class This system ;provides 'That 'ni6 `Vat gdod standing can engage in a great deal' of extra curriculum work, and seniors can cal ry inure than freshmen. , The institution of a system of 'ttiis'nature at Penn State, or some other workable point system, , prould .do much 'to remedy the situation existing at this institution which finds a few.men carrying all of the responsibilities of student administration 'cand activity management It is bound that where men, patticUlarly of 'the' udder 'clases, are interested enough to participate in student a c tivities, they -us ually attempt to make good too quick or get mixed up in too many different affairs As a result, they fail, not only to become "a big man on the campus," but in their class work as well. With too4nany irons in the fire, no man, unless he be an exceptional iridividual; can really achieve distinction in any field This'may' , be regarded as a word of advice to ambitious and aspiring Underclassmen about to' try for collegiate honors. _ Under a workable point system, a man could participate just as freely in outside activities, but he would be' made to specialize and the extra-curriculum work would mean far more to him in the long run Penn State needs such a system. "CAKE-EATERS" OR'"HE-MEN"? There is a class of people at Penn State to whom traditions and college spirit mean a great deal. There' is 'another class of people at the institution to whom these same 'traditions' and evi dences of college spirit mean practically nothing. It is Unfortu nate for the college and the undergraduates themselves that this second class of individuals is greatly; in preponderance., Indications of a profound and blase apathy for studies, athlet tics and activities, and an insatiable love of _amttsement, 'dime, ing and social development, are rife on the campus of today. While it iS, perhaps but an expression ol,similar conditions existing in the outside world, it must, nevertheless, be deplored in connection with college life. For' it is threatening 'the insti tution. Fiicplacc conversation in fraternity club rooms-and dormitory assembly halls is centering less and less on athletic topics and more and more on subjects of absorbing interest to "Cake-Caters"' and "Lounge Lizards," the pink tea and 'movie idol' variety.' Conditions are getting worse and worse at Penn State It would seem a transi tion period in the history of the institution. The gradual but sure change of interests as evidenced by the undergraduate is quite noticeable to individuals who care to visualize comparative conditions. Perhaps it is more noticeable because of the evident serious purpose in the first year or two after the war. For the students matriculating :at,' Penn' ,State, as at other institutions of higher learning, are getting young er year by year, and with the greater immaturity returns the apathetic type. Since the beginning of mass education, institutions have been bothered with students to whom a college education meant four years, or more, of social life. In recent years, the number convert ed to this belief has reached alarming proportions. There is a social side of college life, of course, and it should not be neglected But there are other things which are at least as important. It is absurd to spend all the time on one phase. Undergraduate interests have degenerated to the paint where an athletic victory is of no particular consequence, a defeat no particular cause for sorrow Proposed 'changes in, student gov ernment excite no spark of interest. Student 'convocations are only to be tolerated if they offer an opportunity to evade class work The situation is far from humorous. A revival of old-fashioned methods for effecting some real outbursts of , college spirit might not be amiss. If any vestige of the Penn StatelSpirit, fast becoming a myth, is to be maintained, disciplinary measures`will' have to' be, taken in starting the freshmen on the right road, ,in bringing . .the . sophomores back to normal,—rough-neck, loyal supporters of the, administration Penn State is imposing a solemn ,trust on her up perclassmen to convert the "Cake-eaters" Into real "he-man." thbitahaofOikers IS.'UPP{TitT '(The Michigan Daily) The personal element, which tins ' played curb n large part in raising undo for the football trips of the Mich min band, nos again brought fornard laturdal when a fund collected at a oral theatre was doubled by the man- Lger. Spurred on by the excitement of he game, the audience contributed nore than 'a hundred dollars, which hrough ihe'genernsity of the manager, roe IncreLl'ed to more than two hun dred The 'action et emolines a solem n!' and generous spirit It has always been such generous mtCtonal notion that has insured the .and maltillemen one football trip a yetir Each fall the same process of tollciting old from the students and he townspeople has been followed It s inrpossoYle to expect 'that enough tunds to pay for more than one trip an be raised In this manner and so or that reason, the hand remained in tan Arbor 'ohne the hardest game n the MiChigan schCdule was 'being Bayed 'at Lion last Saturday. The mount required for the Wisconsin trip Is still 'far short °efts quota although Alternate 'have been 'made to mlse It 'or seteral weeks past The Wisconsin : mine 'is the Only other "away from 'erne game ,and another hard one. Whether the barid'alll be there or not legends on the generosity of the stu lents 'and townspeople The band should , be assured a perm- meat support of some met from year o ,} ear which will insure its football rips at least. The time Is heie, has 'ten here for several years, for notion Hong this line by some University de atrtrnent - W. L. PRATT Facts -and Figures CIVIL ENGINEERING The course in Civil Engineering was established at Penn State in 1880, the int graduate being John F Healey 3f the class of 1884 This is the oldest, it the s- ',ring courses at the col- ,no engineers.,, 'ege, and it has =dented a total of not students Other technical courses -atalbgued nt the time this course was •tarred were Agriculture, Natural Als o*, Chemistry and Physics The Civil Engineering Department nt he present time has the divisions of Yvil Engineering and Sanitary Eagl ,leering for undergraduate and graft we work. The department, In addition o Its teaching work, Is carrying on revearch nark at the Sewage Disposal Slant of the college In cooperation with ths Engineering Experiment Sta tion. Important experimental results have been obtained [men this last named work recently in connection with corn- Paralye Oxldittion of sewage 'ln all °P en and closed trickling filter The dis infection of filter Olfulonts with bleach ing powder and liquid , cholrine have been illoimighly studied, and an experi ment on the treatment of creamery advice is under way, which promises to provide valuable data Other exper iments are about to be initiated, the results of which will be made public 'when the experiments are concluded The number of Instructora on the teaching staff is fifteen. and the work Is divided into the following grout.. Hy draulics, Highways, Railroads. Sanitary Engineering. Structures and Surveying The surveying equipment of the ! depart ment is valued at $10,250 During the past year there appeared on the roll Of the department, 1816 stu dents Of this total enrollment 986 acre from courses other than Civil Engineering, namely all Other engi neering courses, Metallurgical and Min ing Engineering,' Industrial Chemists, Landscape Architects and Foresters Get your tickets for the "Y" Coors Room and Board for two at a desir lNo location. wdrm room. 305 W. Col lege Avenue ,ANTED—Position as - experienced sok Address M. T. 8., General De IR i i .Stiat i gel , It's a queer one, apuzaler—and . yet it's `true! He has found something which gives him pleasure; . and the moat incorng• -Ibis pessimist must admit it s beneficial. "Vaseline" Hair Tonle is the reason for this uniquo cxperience' It's the classiest hair dressing ever, gives -snap and polish to the head And— , It helps the sealp At all drug stores and student - barber shops ' o dd ne . product is rac , •^4eneva,wheTe because of itsabsoLuminorityrneffectivenas. :Vaseline • ~HAIRTONIC 1,..--q.,....- ... K i......-. 1- Li.:l,-,-,f4 ~to Mir • THE PENN ealtlosl:CailAN VdRONTO UNIV. PROFESSOR TO LECTURE TO MINERS Au illustrated lecture describing the machinery used in the Gold 'Mills of Northern Ontario will be giten by Il E. Plaultain, professbr of ore &ming at the University of Toronto. at three- thirO o'clock on Wednesday. Novem ber fourteenth, In room 200, - Oid Mining! building Professor Haultain, ns consulting en gineer in ore dressing to some of - the' large mining and milling companies in the :region of Ontario, has been noble to secure unusual motion pictures of the details of the .processes employed n the refinement of the rag material All School of Mines students and their frMnds are invited to attend [ tett& Box Canoe a Collegian There are thirty-three organizations, covering the 'varied 'interests of Penn Stute, and at one time, I believe, tho freshman handbook 'also included itho Chess Ciao on one of the college Thin club was , never really' formed, and rhave often wondered why some one did not undertake to form a chess club In my_ freshman year 'an at tempt was made to a Chess Club, but It never' seemed to have any real college sunDert, and-after' two or three rounds of elimination trials to see who reek the five best men in college, the thing dwindled and died out. Chess Is one of the oldest•gnmes of the world and ieatlll one . of the popular games that require some thot Most of the larger eastern colleges have their chess teams and have form ed into an Intercollegiate Chess Asso ciation, having re laxly scheduled matches, and finally - finishing up with an Intercollegiate' match at New York 1 City There are many students on our campus who know the game, and I be lle,. that If this 'group could be got ten together a real Chess Club could be' formed. There's a' lot of pep and entertain meat in the ..1” . Coume. ikthe ' , tigarette Sold • the "Woad Over' Irdkiltig4he46:Ck out of &baud _Gridiron Gossip As one of 'the 'fair rooters said - The Tornado just failed to get tornadlng" And % 0 :night also add that one of the main reasons was that Harry WU- Wan Is 'fabler 'than any kind of a wind. Those Techitee were so used to hear- Ins Wilson's name In practice for the 'Penn State 'mime that they could MY.- seance it without the customary south ern accent. 'lt 'aVould have been a gala day S i mi Princeton on Saturday had Its varsity beaten Harvard The Tigerfresh mut ilated Harvard's 'yearlings In ,the 'Tex Hamer , o artalty , on Saturday won the came for Lafayette. Joe 'Hartman, the lPenn Stateltresh man football, basketball -and baseball star of two •Years ago, throw a Bean Into Pitt on Saturday when ho scored ' Grove City's touchdown which evened the ,score The Plttites, however, re calved a break and won the game, 13; 7 Harvard, Princeton and Yule relate that they 4wlllonot play teams outside the Big Three on foreign Beide. (Pretty poen they will he arranging a nlne game series between themselves Shades of St. Patrick and-Sir Sham rock, The Irishmen from Notre,lsame are no longer invincible. The Nebraska Cornhuskers took the measure of Knute Rockne's eleven. 14-7 'Wank" Lafferty mixed his playsup In great fashion More than •once be, had the Southerners mimpletely to-, cildered A nineteen year old end named Combs started his first, game for Harvard en I Saturday and covered himself with glory by his great Playing. If the quarters teem fourteen min utes long. instead of fifteen, Carnegie Tech - Would hoes ' 'beaten Detroit. In the last minute' of ' play Vreeland, De trole halfback, caught a punt- and' tan A FTER elinvtng, does your face thirty Hanle for a tauch4own gltio hie team , a .tat with ,tho eltfeburghers. Coming back ,to some rout nineteen ntearniild ~ ends, illontt forgot tnixt . "Teddy" Artelt is playing the gum° of hie young Me for Penn State thin year We picked up a football writeup of twenty _years _ago. it ran like thls• "Mr. Smith received the kickoff and ran ninety yards for a touchdown. There b.much .applause-from the student ody" How dlfferent.from to-day's - "Dashing madly down the field behlnd,perfect In terference, ,the human cyclone swept ucross•the ljnal•chalk line and the Mu dent body, as one man, arose and cheer ed to the echo." Both Yale and Dartmouth came through Ivlth,l6-1,4 ,vlctorlee on,Gator day The Bulldog was lucky to beat Maryland while Brown _throw a , bad ',care Into the Blg Green, after the band played "Dislo" on Sat urday, the Tech crow throw Wilson for alone Thanks to 'Major Thompson•for not 44.Ykng At taftener. PAZTLONIZIC OUR /ADVERTISE:LES Hear 'Judge on Linsey, the ehil dram'. friend LOST ' Silk Purse con. : m "' taining;sloo I bill, Diamond .Ring, Diamond • Nu; ss',bill and change. REWARD if ":"."'d MRS. 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Also a metal girdle ;that reinforces the cap. lee produced by Parker ',unfold craftsmen. he point ia 141 f cold, tipped taitENative Iridium, polished tojevrel-Ilke ansouthnesa. Mee anted by.all standarda,We far. the linear pen value ever produced - under $5. You'll coin the newest thlogour it you MI to ask forit. - THE PARKER PEN COMPANY, JANESYKLE, 3 1 % 7 5. Neaulictureraereo ofPeraseLeat7Lock"Pooulle • '2)tr"erilito ' 1343atied Grp—Large Ring or aip—Dtwjt,td,Staxdandr I. K. BOITZGEE TEE ATHLETIC STORE . THE VARSITY STORE Amiounchigthelirst Spring, f display of SOCIETY 'BRAND' , !CLOTHES. at ,the State !College !'Hotel,• Tuesday evening, vember 13th, and7all 'day'Wed neSday; Novemberi4th.- The public: is ! cordially :ninr vited. Represented-by ,1111 t. IVRICHMOND";.; Tuesday, November 13, 1923 COED CONDUCTS TIATZ:ArAICINGI AGENCY AT KANSAS UNIVEESITT A date making agency has been 14=1- d by a co-ed at •Kansao , RnlyptalV as means toward PaYingaMi...eatool.sx ponses Par twenty-five cents she will arrange a date for any girl, datiefesuon guaranteed or money refunded The agency gets an additional .anonter ;for every additional date with the suing man. If the couple ettenfuellyte engaged, the .data _maker .gets .a Alva pound boa of candy Tuksiv. e Q.* TODAY-, I lip NORMA TAIMADOE .her Fnotit4tudestle r nylaterlgene - "Ashes of -Vengeance^ (141.114LEL IKATILS .In,.l.hetllancertaftthe NllO Somali:le-Comedy—Dance or Dle THURSDAY and FRIDAY— Flret Penne Showing of CONSTANCE TAVICATIGE In "The ,Danzerous - Npld" Imperlal,ComedY "The ;Two John•• SATIERDAY -410175E ABBTERS In "lield4o Unman. NEWS 3910111EVir L NITTANY 1 FRIDAY „and SATTIADAT—; , JAMES KLIIRWOOD and MARY ALDEN In "Tho' Sagle's Weather' Snnt , ramlly t+Comedy L ',Roughing...lt'. l==C3
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