Page Two Penn State Collegian Published semi-weekly during the College year by students or the Pennsyl vania State Collet* In the Interest of :Rodents, Faculty, Alumni. and Friends of this College.• lr, ID. Helm, 14. R. B. Colvin, 14 C. B. Tilton, 14 . ASSOCIATE EDITORS F. P. Geom, '25 .7 Lum, '25 IL S Morris, 'ES W. L. Pratt, '25 Wornon's Editor . . Mloo E R, Lowry, '24 Assistant Womein's Editor- - 31Iss M. Farley, TO I=l _ Business Maaagsr Advertising Manager - Circulation MAIMS. ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS .7. M. Eisler, .2.5 H R McCulloch. .14 . —.. W. W. Stahl '24 , L. M. Aronmon, .24 IMGMEM W.R.Anthony,Tl W. J. Durbin. 26 C C Richert, TG It T. Kriebel, '26 I. It Dunlap, TG B Butler. '26 H.l Tindall, TO S Rosenfeld, Is B. A Simnel . . , If L. Kellner. '26 H. W. Cohen, TG A. or. Smith, '26 The Penn State Collegian invites communication, on any subject of college Interest Letters must bear the signatures of the writers All copy for Tues day's Issue must be In the office by noon on Monday, and for Friday's issue, by noon Thursday. Subscription price• :2 GO, If paid be fore January lot 1924. After TonuerY let, 1924. $2 75. Entered at the Postern., State Celle.. Pa. aq second class matter. OM.: Nittany Printing. and Publishing Co Building. Telephone: .202 W, Hell. Menthes of Eastern Intereolleaste :Newspaper Association TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1924 News Editor this issue __ STUDENT LEADERS There is need for more general leadership in student government rnd affairs about the campus and a greater degree of co-operation between undergraduates and the administration for stimulating stu dent activity and opinion along more positive lines. The need is generally recognized and deplored, but no definite steps are taken for correcting it. At the present time, practically the whole burden of campus government and activity management is being carried by a few indi viduals who work unceasingly and tirelessly at the expense of their health and their studies to the protection of undergraduate interests and the regulation of student affairs. Every new movement, whether it be for the welfare of the undergraduates or the college, is started and usually carried through to completion by the efforts and activity of a few over-worked individuals. This is not as it should be. Nor is it a case of presumption on the part of these individuals in taking added responsibilities with no other thought than that of the vacant honor that may he reflected upon them. For the ideas of greatest moment in connection with the government of undergrad uate affairs and the betterment of the college are conceived and work, ed out in secret. It is simply a case of loading down a man, who has proved himself capable_ by making good in one particular line, to the point where both the college and himself suffer as a result. The col lege suffers because, with so many varied interests, the most capable individual can not hope to attain more than a minimum of success in any one of them. The man himself suffers because., with the dut ies incident to his various positions which he can not shirk, he is forc ed to neglect his studies and his health, sometimes with serious re sults. - And the deplorable part of the whole thing is the fact that the administration and the undergraduates regard the situation as a mat ter of course without taking any definite steps for correction A system, whereby some regulation would be imposed governing the :Amount of extra-curriculum work that might be carried by an under graduate, would do much to eliminate this unnatural and unhealthy state of affairs And it, would, at the same time, produce a larger and more reresentative group of potential leaders among the under graduates. The problem can be solved by a workable point system THE QUESTION OF EXAMS While the examinations of the first semester are still fresh in the minds of the students and faculty members, it might not be amiss to bring up for discussion a question that oilers much food for ser ious thought in connection with the advisability and practicability of holding final tests. Each year, about this time, the modern examina tion is subjected to a varying amount of criticism by many thinking undergraduates and instructors. And each year a sane inventory of the arguments Advanced pro and con the exam reveals the fact that it, is being regarded with rapidly increasing disfavor. ' A decidedly forward step was taken by the administration last year I n shortening the'period of examinations from four to two hours The consequent shortening of final tests, made necessary thereby, has.done much to eliminate many of the unnecessary evils that were previously associated with after-semester examinations. This is true despite the fact that there arc some instructois who insist upon giv- ing the old four hour quiz even though the period has been shortened to half that time. But cases of this nature are the exception rather than the rule. Since the institution of the abbreviated system of examinations, and, indeed, prior to that time, many prominent members of the fac ulty have expressed themselves as being in favor of abolishing the finals entirely. These men base their arguments upon the conviction that grades determined altogether by daily recitations and monthly quizzes would tend to insure a much fairer working basis for the undergraduates Under the present system of marking and grad ing, there are far too many instructors who depend upon the work of an examination to show the true worth of n student. Passing or flunking a final is the system employed too often in determining , whether or not a man passes or flunks the work of a whole semesters ,If the final examination were, in every case, a truly representa, tine one, and if assurance could be given that the undergraduates would begin the test under , nornial physical and mental conditions, then, indeed, there might be some justification for basing the sem ester's grade upon the showing made in the examination. But, con-, ditions of this nature are ideal, and ideal conditions are seldom, if ever, met with in actual practice. The work of two hours is greatly over-emphasized in the majority of, cases and oft-times leads a stu dent to resort to questionable tactics in order to pass a course. Final e‘aminations entail an. immense amount of work on all parties concerned. The student crams for a short time and expects to pass a course if he•can but acquire enough temporary knowledge to pass the quiz. The instructor is expected to look over a large num ber of examination papers carefully, and to give a fair grade in a. very _ _ Editor-In-Chief , Mu:aging Editor ..—lrdnaring Editor S. H NfaCulloch, .20 W. L PRATT limited time And if, in this rush, he should give an unfatr grade, he is doing an injustice to the undergraduate that might have serious consequences. But it is hardly within reason to expect that there should not be some arguMents in favor of the' final examination. One school of the college stands out as being very much in favor of exams be cause the type of workis claimed to make necessary a final test in order that the student may obtain a clear idea of the entire sub ject in its relation to the course. And this is true, perhaps, in some instances. The question of final examinations merits the thoughtful consid eration of both•undergraduates and faculty members The elimina nation of such tests would not mean a consequent lowering of the standards of the college as isOft-times contended by the fotloweis of the old school. And It is certain that some changes will have to be brought about before, many years elapse. Along Sport Lines Down In the nllda of 'Uproot counts Prnnoitt Init, thole to •iltuatod I `0„111 co none of not inn, liti Union hundred ottnienbo Intl this inotlintlon ho t.to of au. of the gto•ttont 1).1,11,111 leant in Into rollegi to clef Anil Citot e ( . 0 Is bowl. to not unboltt foundation for. In the p tot foot to to the Critn ,ion floor Unto has met ouch teunni do o tle, Pitt. Citnotde Tech. nberot. illurevin and 1)11 tmoutli and hos bnit bill eight Unowq, on alit.if lots Ii lento .1 Se It. On the term's Inter this rr 14 olio loe tl itnan. .1 Net C Lytle, ea Penn)*l- unit, boo. lilt), Is lanrlng 1114 oeconil root on the raz tilt r lull, 0 14 the stor of the Penn 'lt to ft or. hmon 1)141,mb ill lean and max intain of the e team Bitle4 being 1 pltd)rt on the lizoiel) ill 41,111 Cimillilons pt rile_ It 1mp0441140 fro tills sterling athlete to retro n in •ile Nlitonv ilk, the 10110,111,0 •til 1111-ICtO 11, (.10, Clt> s ,nnde, fill 11014 11,11 of the sit herrn e. rrt 11l 111 11l ark Water! at the 'Almeei ous t? lootlonlon o hole Cob . ' Thorn Mr ha4l,ellllll en ttlt, 11 to In tile 1 ral 4t. of 111111 If till aat Ir 1 ire at tiorki. •II ay nii an, a ali gn In the onto: Auld be gi of to hot e luau but It tll neary that In , (LI oi e Clta. be ha, found in institution to hi 4 iil,ing• ”xt rptinnal atiallitt oat lie Iv ftnlilhlriY tannin. has it at hoinoilo ',hie fighting .ph it , t 141, 1111 ible to toilet,e "tint le Anal ope ihlng of fighting aapirit re, all', to but bloat a little Ineldent mu. 3 esn:- , ago, Nett CNC° /Huh onl dad Ik zoos Palls HMIs Si hoot same b attllndt It out for the I..mketia all ntlrrxhip In Sectlon roor of the Went. es a i'enm)ltlnll insets, hot mils .0111- UAW ior , Pglltt 'llse deelalltur !tilted a Neu Csmtle and it sans a 101,011 alui tumble tight. thtaUghnut ttl IN. fourth quarter. Ltannada, Non Castle's 'Meal het," its fare hemanealeil ulth blond and bin knees saga:lag. Oat ns dared to the bench tie the at/nth AK I efu.rtl to lea", tile liner and play ed thloamh the remainder of the Ir/o -ffal and the tun a all the mlnattc period., uhlth a'sare nes-essua* to &- aide the want,. sr tile fin al uhlatle Idea, alt. - toil apved and hod to Ise estrad ft on, the 11000 The some of last &sane ‘,04 nett, Ileas ea FIN or the lout end—andm II artan had y ed (aer) one er his 1,10(5 polnts AD rilrDrtlSlMiCWalt During t recent hockey t; true be tan. Princeton and, the team eino tenting the Ctn tdlan /10)0 Mud, Untold It Dente.._ Thar pia>. ann Athol he Inorlstol t Sii faun Idea on die lit td The Kanto ate lough dont beginningto end and Reese n death a In said to lints terultcd from I Idol, front the antic of an oniin , dnr. piner A. don nugh Int antlgatlon a t eon- AoughtsofOthers AWAY MUTH ALIBIS (Oregon Dolly Emerald) IS this an 111111 ennuitoi 9 All or. ion vire loin tailed Our attention to the turf Omit In -trinv Konica it. man was iniecloil to do 104'work without one. ti , n, and no lACUNIIS nn elo necelitod (Or (allure lieu& of campus orpudnations, Of student actlt hies and memhess of the fecal, mold probably be the first to vouch for the anttement that, the ov en aye student spends ennehlerahlo time scheming out intones 11 Ills or het o oetc In incomplete In certain linen of xnek alibis are pmetically tanimopn igen..e the Pmt. non at the head of the onden‘or has tei,el permitted laxness Won Inero tee that tint Perri of their morit under the direction of that peison Ls done grid Ikt.utse they know that nothing hit results gill ensue, The prorisNor to ha allows lots Rin go nos to get behind In their uork Is do ing an Injustice to Ills students, owl sonnet or I tier he will tlnd that Ills sulk Is being. dare not rather than being given Its fair share of atten tion The bead of n c meo. organiration %lin In the habit ' of oncoming HXCIIII• no Instead of insults In a marked fail tun and has no bunlnera in a lemon- Bible hooltion Ilsneuthen must mix underrtanding with their work, but a tens entwine ran be domo thorn wothing under their dii ettion by. Instilling Idea, of getting tenons rather than fronting ezeumi. FOR NALR:—.Reed baby cart, reed ba by coach In excellent condition. call 3112-R. THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN ducted by count , anthill ales Intl the ronf. tots ,thettltted tot grand Juts de elvion The incident stag ming unfor tnn ite and, Ilthough the Mon tonloolgeilb v rident.ll, it In on,lit to the attention et the enttntty that lo b loolieglate herkey 9houla be regal eil the, oughb College honey Iv not It ore/1,410ml I=l .ternrding teeeent tionouneenient. Citele Choi]," 'Minna, ro.a 11 Of the fatuous Cent. College foothill tennt set oiltens, h 1 , 1 been slothsl to illreet the destinies of the Pan knob at bidet s for the ne‘t lilt en 1.1).11 , 1 Moran \\lii lowland Pete Re) nohls, hn has le ought the Leh ' , thing r ellettlans to the fine to at mid eh ries doting' the past fell t, ears The canting of Mot sn h 111 Loin to Vreltnell one of the roost colorful hats, leis In the hlstrir, of Amtlisll A b 1,1.11 umpire In the oununei ionths Ind a tooth 111 coat It In the trill Um le Cl le% ' hoc tti toted at tonlon the hoi ti n Tin.' tets Igo after a ~ruit eat VII gin! tenor Ie al mutilated the P^lneeton Tints /it Inei whelmlng sent, this baseball e In ought It bond of In lade, tb 0111 to union.. college In U 101 tilt', "Milk). AO 11111 ountint n tadsun the mho football \mid alien 100 team, 1.011011 the :nighty ;..111Vell a detest • Dlootht o Ith lint log the eountrt think that lilt totrim nag .1 (aloe • LOt le Chtt to)" lot ttlQa the 1)111 Tin ee the (01100 log to awl lo ought to the natation of the (nti° aupportlng Toth- Ili that he not a oonl CO It 11 0 hen Ills Crntel College viols vont( hell a giro - tir Union fatal ]ht t.na Mot to 0111 me t point it goat h intl Ma (ante 0111 In altaHl). dron any taloa:tont ht.t x to the Lc, labtng inothlitlan 4001,011 0111 lie heal 11 om next neat Tennis Its ea Immot a minor sport with tho roper i cs and , unlvernkles of the world.lVlth the recant appoint ' client of a giblet, committee to cabin et tee 111th the Ametlcan Intocollegiate entomittee. tecentle .topointed be Dtt.gltt D cvls nrenident of the Val, et: St tic, Leon Tenni, Ansneldlon, Anon lc t v Intetrallenlate net Innonlott li ttt Ungland has made a rot tointo Outlet eminent Inns attend', been gin:tied by Menhirs end athletic au tborltlen far the trill of / OMbilled Inle-llomerd team 1011110 It in also. In nimble that another mount eamPaned' of Pi Incident and Leland %enfold slat el V. gill go de o.] The ratline sotto will pint Oxfnnd nnd cond e m n , lonbloi competing againnt Mantlnent ro t THE QUALITY SHOP Opposite Front Campus Opposite Front Campus PROP. ORTON TO AID IN PREPARATION °FAIRPORT Ikon ,tate 1:091:0 00 ::: leCt. 01l W 0:199-9.99. U t: Log 9:99, IN, 1.99: lit Vat:o9th In stnqt open Intllntnt nip Inn oncht in front ttlinnnent pin tn of the tnunti3 to iol lli in nlll,lng ont tilts I opon t. tnhlrh 1.11, 3,11 ix to dent elpechllt tnitit . 111. M" , e or ult , t oft n Pitt Sit I.4nnotent.nt lse nse In to Leen ~1000nt VC . . tent lon the 1024 tenon t 3lr 01. 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