Page Two Penn State ,oiteaian Publlshed seml-weeltly during the College ”.1.1 by student, of the Penntryl ',mit State College, In the interest of .2.ndents. lollty, Alumni, and Friends of the College, EDITORIAL STAFF E. E. Kelm. '24 m., . _ Ealtor-In-Chlof IL 23 Colvin, '24 _ _. Managing Editor C. B. 111 ton, '2l _ . , _ .2Ltnaglng Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS F. P George. '25 .7 IL Lam. '25 11. S Morris, '25 W. L. Pratt, '25 Women's Editor Mks E It Lowry, '24 Assistaut Women's Editor _ a Mist, M Farley, '2O MISER:SS STAFF IL P. McCulloch, rye -- Business Manager W. N Stahl '24 Athertislng Manager L. M. Aronson, '24 . Circuital. Manager ASSTSTA-NT BUSINESS MANAGE-ILS R. C. Body, '2l J Al Elsie, '25 J. IL McCulloch, '25 IMPORTER., S. It Dunlap. '26 11 13utier, '26 R T Kriebel, '26 R. A Shancr, '2l 1I L Kdiner, '2l S Rosenfeld, '26 W. 2' Durbin, 2G If W. Cohen, '2G A. K. Smith, '26 TI e Penn State Collegian Invites eonmutnicat'ons on any subject of college Interest Latter, must Lear the sign lames of tile %%liters All Lolly for Tues day's Issue must be In the ofilt e by 111.1 on Monday, and for Friday's issue, by noon Thursday. Subscription price. 1210, If paid ho fore Tanusr3 1,1, 1921. After January Rib 1124, 12 75. Entered at the Postoffice, State College, Pa ^, scrotal class matter. Wee Nittany PulnUng and PubSsitlng Co Building, Telephone: 21SW. Bell. Member of Custom Intercollegiate If rospopor Aftseciatlon News Editor this issue FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1921 PREFERENTIAL. RATIGTIN:; There is a feeling among student leadeis on the campus that the preferential system of balloting employed in the clecticn 01 class of ficers is not adequate for the needs of Penn State Moreover, there is a belief, founded upon past e•periences that it is rot fair. Instituted several ~ . .ears ago as the. drztiactisc feittne of a new electior system designed to piece the election al class leaders upon a fairer basis, preferential balloting Irs defeated its primary purpose. Theoretically it is a success, but applied to practical use it is an abso lute failure. It is not necessary to go into a detailed di-.etisston of this defunct system of voting, for its salient features are known to practically all of the undergraduates Suffice it to sly that preferential balloting incorporates the idea of specifying a first, second and third choice of candidates. And herein enter complications a-minty Since the institution of the system, it has been necessary to repeat nearly every election held because the necessary majority of votes was not recened by any one nominee Repeated elections lead to sus picion and general dissatisfaction Several cass might be cited where second and tlind choice candidates have been elected to positions of honor and trust, while the nominee receivlng the highest number of first choice votes, but not a sufficient majority, was relegated to a position of unimportance in the class and I orgotten in the shuffle. It does not seem possible that a conscientious voter, whether he be a college man or a citiren of the Com.nonwealth, can make a sec ond or third choice at candidates Ile vi ants one too for the office and none other. \Vhy, then, should Ile be required to state on a ballot the names of men whom he does not want,to sec hold the office' , Yet, that is exactly what must be done untie, the preferential system of balloabg. And when a man refuses to mate a second and third choice, and includes only the name of the individual %%horn he wishes to see elected, still another element of unfairness creeps in, for the other nominees on the ticket are net being green a square deal Reversion to the old system of anal& balloting seems to offer the only practical solution of the pioblem. With the introduction of precautionary measures for casting votes, this system would appear to otter a much fairer basis upon which to select class leaders It is necessary that some consideration be given the question of balloting before the annual spring elections. MISFITS OR SUCCESSFUL MEN It is a disagreeable commentviy on tic scholastic situation in this institution and in many others throughout ilia aloofly that more than twenty-five percent of the men students, in a conservative estimate, arc taking work for which they are not suited and in which they have no mtcrest So long as this ccndition continues to exist, there is little need for wonder at the below grade epidemic Neither is there war t anted cause for valorise when statistics show that half of the gradu ates, ten years removed limn college, atz not following the lines of work for which they prepsied The undergraduate of today lives in an atmosphere of doubt. He is not sure cf himself Nor indeed is it primarily the fault of the individual concurred With but a few esceptions, freshmen matricu lating at an institution of higher learning have no idea—at the most, a vague conception—of the work for which they are suited. Selecting the profession in which they hope to male the greatest success in life is more or less a matter of chance. True, there are some individuals, possessed of exceptional ability or talented in some respect, who find their niche in the gametal scheme of things without much difficulty and without particular need of assistonce But the rank and file of college undergraduates—the aveiage nun—grope about in the dark, elect courses without guidance and go through four years without being given an opportunity to judge the professions impartially Some students are lucky and fall into the particular work for which they are suited; other students find themselves too late, some un foi tunates do not find themselves st all One of Life's tragedies, poi liars the most pathetic, is seen in the man who goes on from day to day in work for which lie is not fitted and in which lie has no interest. He is one of the many who found out too late that the work for which lie bail scent four years of college preparation was not tile line that he caicd to follow, and it was too late when Ile had graduated to make the change and go through four more years of preparation A man without interest in his profession will never make a success of it. The inherent characteristics of an individual that keep him at the bottom of the ladder in one line may send him to the top in another. There is one particular thing that each man can do a little better than any of Ins neighbors. It re learns, then, to find that thing A limited insight mto the mysteries of their professions in the outside world is given college men in their senior year But that is too late. Several progressive institutions have recognized the need for vocational guidance and each year hold a conference to which authorities of the principle professions ore mytted to present the attractions and difficulties of then work to the students. It seems but lair that the men students of Penn State should be accorded a similar privilege A vocational guidance conference for men, especially the fresh teen, would :Ilford the student a better opportunity to judge whether the course winch he is taking is the one for which Ile is suited and in which he will be enabled to do the best work, or whether a change of course is advisable These conferences should be held in the fall of the year and be made compulsory lot freshmen so that the misfits could be weeded out in the catty Fait of their college courses. It is a safe estimate that public opinion will necessitate the insti tution of some such system before many years elapse. For it is be coming a matter of general concern that too many college graduates are stumbling along the dismal road of dissatisfaction through no particular fault of their own. H S. MORRIS '--- ", ' -... 4.. THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN 1.--"--'-' RADIO EXTENSION COURSE RECEIVES COMMENDATION. The Engineering Ellen..lnn Dcpnt i ntent of the l'itnns)lt not,, Stine Col [ego hin recent]) been the nubject Int roininent of t ninpliment nature Irl ninny of the natinnallt It:limn It ,110 nrigarines. Many inquiries halo been thu Ned lip the den irtrtiont lowa.° nt e publicity and ns t result the - Rodln uul Tr Inntnittption Coule, In Interlining quite pnitultir The \lnrrh tient ot contnine nn It tit to tolling of the Pioneer nnrl. or oe lb ltinidnri Depnrtment.entering lie gonorni dr,erlittain of the couri.s e ten. i xrlt , sante of the dettatlit t ern 1 I rt , ng the urn It it it Station WIWI rho Penn State P. plln Stlllnn hob - et r , is rnndni lid I nth'. It tit trt ham the comet...dem-0 inqrtiellon of rite 11%1, ntlein Down men:. Thoughts of Others I (11 idillebury Campus) One ran scarce], glance through any rt the current magazines and news ;rapers unbent reading some arliele "rllhiring Ore Amerit an college of to. la) or altering suggestion, for Its Mr. aroremenl. This It rote manifestation of the tretneltdOns retarni whieli, Is taking place In knierlcan ednt 0 1 / 1 111 01 . the preseut• lime. It Is e,treelally In he tinted that the riaJot llv of the- et iticisens ate Mt et tot .gainst the sl stem of education early ill the suggestion., are r .41 In 111040 In 1111111nrity, in 11,0 11111rf 01 the t ollems: destinies, the 11 1141PON, it, president., and the faeultlie, The put of the student in the failure, the aphe 1, nl and the reronsuatetlnn of lease nlon hts been neglected Ind his athlete ,0n,....1,.1 to lie r prmlie one I his 14 dire 10 the rolsLoneeption tint situation is sone thing to it Is done the Student,tlrir 0111,11 he iltual, holobes .9 Ors protessot 4 4 , lit In 111111111INIPI it to Olin in to tilt, mitt attain it something Mill Militant 1411/1 , . something for„itch the 0111- dent should ati lye, with a ilea, ',Mon .1 the end to he tttalned The ulh4Vllolllt of the student, the on whom the problon touches most , only to. then, ettlemely o,da,ltle Let lint tii.then to Ills duty and !entomb. runty tad fonvirler the Indictments against the mat, m of milieu, Ire 14 vo integral a part let hint examine Iris own tent in 114. fallureo, laninulite In telligent opinions, express than ft eel) male his Influence felt when., ci lau hint mullet carefully un -1 he can fortonlate clearly-41,MM "has upon ouelt important otikleero he elective system, the lilt, of tilt- , Icti, s in collige life, the 'point it which ..10e1 tlltllion should begin the lean lion of enttanee extunlnations,mitt n In, others whin 'the recerislinetion in an ' O llllOl 1,10 etttlrelY to educational enunehs and Imarlis, mud %then- itbei Sins to COMB from yvithin. when 'VIM 14 n, mat the Heat I. of the ma tm. healns to think Intelligently altnuf li. then inform 0111 lame much mire out, 1,11 and mill hr many times 111c1P ffeetive. PENN STATE BRANCH OF A. A.A. S. ELECTS OFFICERS AL a recent election. the members if the Penn State lit malt of the Amer- MI Antotl.wntt tot the A.honeernent of St l,m, e rinse tittle offiferi I'm the tlerolot Neu of 1924 The oaks . . of I..aalaqtrY to a four /ear tenure, lint expiring until next f e lt, hence there tots no election to this office. The fol. .oulng °Meets //ere elected• Ch item in, DID C. DeParinnel, of tip Den u totem of Metsllnrgy; Vice litairnmexon of 11 A Dutcher, of fin Deportment of CM mleal Agtietillure; TiPR9lllel, ?he P 13 Alork, of the Om ~ost tment. of Chemisttg. Es<cothe Committee, Miss Edith P. Chose, of tin Denm tment of Dome Economies slid Plot J A Pt mos., of the De pot tment of Forestr/ Wllll ON ° TII/: CAMPUS" ItY ItITTORTIS A n 1110111 , 1 of lob mincing romp. noilbleg, boll. In and' out of the 911s dolt lowly, TIM TARCIUM of nulger , Of nrge IS rot ming new den . .. Mont to be milled 'Who'. Who on the CrIIIIP. 'Each tteel, Rome prominent Porton age nitoneloteil with the college dill be nienlionect to n abort story in which nil. he Included the main Nintq of bin di rictus onil eoreer. nail If pooolltle, t photograph. WANTF:ll—Student to work eighteen bourn neel.ly reptenenting nwponvi tile lllin 'Altot lionnenn non,. fillet oltllilt Mooing aterngo iOO Per ueek Aning to The Barittr-intrr Manufacturing Common .New Itnt en, Conn. 2-20-3 t. Do not fail to give us a trial FINE SANDWICHES LION LUNCH ROOM' Special Sale on Knick ers and Trousers $7.00 KNICKERS FOR $5.00' SEPARATE TROUSERS. 4.75 GERNERD, The Taihm Re-Exams Will Be Held During-March The follestlng Hot to the schedule Of ic-eXamlnetlons fed students m eld) Ins •t gr.'s of "I)" In courses oth er than Prattleurn, for the dm 'eem. rot, trhe final exuminatinno will be ohm on Tueedly. Titr.ubly. unit Suthr.lux diem... In :llott h. boglnnitut .tt one ti it IN cdcloel. Studento ha‘lng hr Orlosel on the Toexilax to Thin..- .lay thernooret will thou thelt I e-es tin pertnllo at on owl., fin nlvenee In /he lint of rvxminutionu hixen btlow the number - of the quitter tlv tilt - en first. the title of the illy of th• month In NT Ir. h. .ind I.onti) the room •nd building In uhlth the es untnatlon v 111 be shrub All ennllleto nmloulons vhoul.l he I °Ported . ut not e to C . T., \f u College .Sellodulotu . °Meer Abbrevlutionm Ag- kgrlatatit 11 Building A.1 , -.llmilthmth. Eng-A. C 1) 15 Etinineetlng CI nup 7., A-LS:et-1 Art 4. 41111.1n- 2 1111n Building 11, A. 11-1 h A11144e: 11 ,11 ling: A -Ohl 1110101. Iltahllng 0 C-old Ch 11,01 C A -Chetnialry Annex Agra 1,8, 0, 2111-84-4100 Hort A 11 1, 14, 11-1-100 Enrt Sot I, 201-14,-11 Cl. Chem 111, 141, 229, 241, 317, 441-22- Amp Chem 17C-13-10 CA Chem Ag 1, 13, 21, 87, 204-20-201 Ag Cum 5. 20. 10-0-13 C Com 21, 40-14-21 LA 1) 11. 5. 10, 201-1-201 allly 117 , 4 n, Set 44-11-314 4\l tin 11-on 1.14, 21, :11-11-14, 21 141 Ell 2, 22-1-14, 35 LA. IL 11 1,1, 7, 9-11-200 Ent-, 1) Eng 1. 4,1, 301, 321, 458-1-thm 1"_ AL 201-4-251 T) 111 v Pe 11, 18, 21-11-0 C 11.4,1 31-20-200 hog A 0.1. 41. 11, 57-11-104 Mng A Cer. 1, 3-11-1, 3, 1.1. (10,14 11-104-113 :Main. 11141 4 19 20-22-21, 24 LA :101l 17-20-204, Ag lit Eng 4,0, 8, 17, 81, 10-0-200. 200 Eng 11. 1134 1. 5 17-1-201, 201 Eng. A. , Hog 1-0-Amp 1 11. 303.-11-204 T:ng. C In4l, Mt 74, 75-11-320 Main 14.41 n 11-15-218 Main 'll'uth, 2,5, 0.7, 10, 11, 29-9, 11-101.1 1:1111. 23-13-15 LA, ,A(1.119, 2, 7-0-203: 305 Cng A. .', 1)19 11, 11. 11-200 Ens 1) %let 51. 51. 74, 19, 71, 72-4-104 M, r 1 2 ., X.,. 1111 n 81, 73-4-104 Mng A. Plq4 201, 211. 217, 211, 315-!-11-Amp XOl Sul. 1-;-15-14, 20 LA E 9 s'. 2, 13, 14-17-21, 24 LA. I 114111 1-11-209 Eng C'. IRE 14-8-.201 Eng A Sp. 11. 13, 23-10-41 C 1 $l4" 3:1-1:44k . 15ng C Elm, 10, 232 - 45-22-200 - Eng 1) Zeol 101, 203, 207. 101-15,...,4 81,i, 11 You've often heard how ageing in wood im pr'ovesfine wines. Now listen tothis: The best Kentucky Burley Tobacco (the same as fine wines) loses every bit of its harshness and rawness when it is aged in wood. Arelvet Tobacco is Kentucky's best Burley, aged in wood. SKIIS Ash Skiis with straps $4.00 to $5.75 ENGINEERING B OFFICE OF REGISTRAR UNDERGOES RENOVATION The merit of remodeling the °Mee of the Ilogisbal nod his staff has been ennbilt tell Ale I Toffolon tod hio tonto. Int hitting the beheduling of- Iher and the Collo, rio maim h use left thin tern:int lit du trtet4 on di , dreond door of Ohl AI tin and hoe l tt. ned to the :egol it tl•r3 me nog trot-victim; buolneoo ON LINTOT,N GIVEN AT PRISON BY lIR. murnaue Last 'Months evening Poe Alet,get stoic it ftitel,sigtv on 'Alt, ththit Lin coln let title 0 55 'Hugh iteel th Witteg a iea Ping the Si tie - Nltniettin et• St Urisirte of the 17.11;ant.el illg n'.1011,1011 Delta:Anton,: sin talk 5555 11110 of the toll, hive" I, month , I of the fneuhto to tntptito n ent the voth t itt tett on ht the intent it the Stole Pt ison "TUE 1101 LE 1111 A WEE r^ TO BE ISSUED 111* PERDUE RTE DE \T4 ' ',The llniliq Y.” .1 foul p fool "Amon %heel, ile l / 4 oted to the moil; un,l Itletilv of the Pogue l'oll/4el - ...Re Y. NI f . 1 trill hr Itnurtl dl in my atb , 'Nig W the fltqt to he' Dulibeleql it Pingo° Intl If 111- Ell l / 4 11110,S dei , gn flseilble. continu olon of the qu I will lie probThly hr ON hieneell In quo to, It Itittlirti lit Si SOPHISTICATED You'd be surprised at what he know! He didn't learn it all in a book, either. For instance—his clothes are dreams and his grooming un inspiration. lie gets that finely turnml•out } l ' t:n i n f u=s " .. V :ll " r7o . m .l •l7.T . l . i n .; At all drug stores .and student h alter shapv.• ' Every . Attelo.tehroduce .1 recommended everywhere bzcoute of it. uhtunole pm effronteries,. Vaseline HA1R ....... TONIC ..,:crikk,bioi.lolifit i .r. .... , ..c...4,brdatod - - , ~, STUDENT GARDENS WILL BE SOLD FOR aIVIALL FEE The Department of Um tleultuz e nn ' nouneea that stuilent gardena 1 Inln be ,vallttible nt the ehKe of the t allege 3e a In June (Mon the plyment mru fro of the tlnanrN. Theme tamlena ill be t,tnt, foi t$ fret in 1 1i/0 01111 will 110 plumed and e‘ecuted Itt attalenta In Hart 1 and 203. Apalle Vent abould he made ha letter to Y . It If 01 to the ahlsion Of Vogel ...bin (1.0 (letting Tt,/ FOIt itiwr—Al,,,l 14, /s- - 1:19el. Ilene Ilee room tnpelteter l, , Man a liege new llnoslti IStebell Cllgnet Vic \V 'l' Toplel, 101 Perk Me VISIT TliF. l • State College Hotel Tea Room 7:00 A. M. Till Midnight Open After All Dances SOLE DISTRIBUTOR FOR Wilson Certified Products - ' and Clearbrook Butter J. J. MEYERS Bell Phone 220 437 W. College Good Building Deserves Good hardware Economize if you must (there are plenty of places where you can) but insist upon these five fundamentals: Good Foundation Good Roof Good - Plumbing ' Good Heating GOOD HARDWARE • The best house ever built is of little use if the locks stick, the knobs work loose,,,the windows rattle Tempermental hardware is as disagreeable to have around as tempernrental people. " • • We are in a position to handle and give you GOOD HARD . WARE and at the right price. The Keefer-Nolan Hardware Co. The Music Room •, Suggests . et Cqrsage of Flowers for her At the, Sophomore Hop , , -j,i t 4- -, • - • ,:! elp.N„,- :ift, PL. ,!)=.2-,.1..vi NEW MODELS FOR COLLEGE MEN For the young ,man who likes the new straight line sack, there's the Yale. It's the I correct thing. A broad shouldered, loose fit ting, somewhat short coat; straight, wide trousers. The Cornell ist cut a trifle closer. Both show that perfection of cut found only in SOCIETY BRAND clothes, The Florsheirn Shoe The Correct Sportocasin for style and comfort. , for you. THE QUALITY SHOP M. FROMM Opposite Front Campus Opposite Front Campus Friday, Febniary 29, 1921 ; A Big * Altrarthiii—BOOTlE S. THE STANDARD LAUNDRY In, nn thl obtotohore thin Moo th tt the manligeenent of one, vt lent ttt nlty I lotto,. In St tto Conego tatoultl total. It tonal+ to 114 tenntntlnlr. 1 - :tot Seam atty. Mane xlll Avant their tiga !night mitt clean for the tombs; vialtaf xneinl jtethltles M=l== Thilli*Sire 40(o, Phobzo..o FRIDAY Ind :41TITP.DA4— 1r..1 Palma. 4honitilt of siLts and ANNA. IL NILSSON In Het 11,41410 a '•l'lnnlnit Cold . ' 1 title entu,..l) 'NITT %NV To DA 1 .101INNY lIINTS 111 4 1.1111 e Jolion, Jono' lthrk Scnnett Conle . tly he oT llolf Bork of No ln. Dame, SATIITMAT— Espui,ra: TAYLOR and 1•I V 1,1 NI: GAMIN In "roods,. null forger NRIYV, WIILIKLY MONDAY gild TUTSD iltitre - In "Tiger /tow^ Spot t %lOW and Novi Weekly
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