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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,
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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
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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.
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_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.
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