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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
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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.
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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
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.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
<dub teeing and tithing rat t an Indhld
eats in the ;11Inthleflon chatnitionnlittri
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