Page '.l\7Z ventionally so. He won over cynical sophomores, Penn State Collegian sophisticated Juniors and bored seniors to high ideals. Doctor Crane was impressive. If the Impression lasts, Published semi-weekly diming the College year by students ihe has accomplished something. - t the Pennsylvania State College, in the Interests of the College,. the students, faculty, alumni and friends. Evidently the undergraduate is not irreligious, but discriminating. He refuses to inflict "dry as dust" lectures on himsell in leisure moments. He . President 'gets enough of that in the classroom. It something Vice-President the consi&rs worth while is offered, he will give it his Treasurer whole-hearted support. Because people refuse to I patronize a bad play is no reason for accusing those people of non-interest in the drama. Editor-in-Chef Asost mt Editor! \i longing Editor' Associate Editor Associate Editor I THE EXECUTIVE BOARD WTILEI.4II 1,(11m, Jl '2B .. •• • . • • I:. 22 ATVINION '2B - .. • C. 1 0 . I , IINN '2B TRE Enrromm, STAFF Wilma It 1111111, .lit. '2B liev.TAmis KAPLAN '2B It. M. AllinlqoM '2B W. 8 TsoNNot; '2B l' It SMAI'I7, '2B NEWS EDITORS I. II Ilell, Ir. '29 Jr. E. Holtman '29 THE BUSINESS sr u P (1, I'. Fl INN '27.; J. it is ILI,F. , '2`.' y I. - q.-1.,,, ~at i ASSISTANT 111 SIN I .04 1 ANAGERS l' e: 514 roillfl 111r11 , y ' 2.1 W H. Turner '29 Ih. I•eau tin COI 1.1 r.I AN u.r.l.unu-. Naomi/nu atlonn 1•111. t .1 ..aril. 14•1 All I, (tor, Inuol. brur trio luau.. of the thr u. cult r A /um, muu• osmium. utlour u ell I. 41.1rq urd..l I n mra. , • rltrr nut ur 1.. r loon. urumuralny the IA ter. 010 rluml.l 41.1.rutA1 01.1 uet ole nut, tu r the ul Iwo r. -rry•-• ru lo re it. • unini.m.rs. 11,01 aro. publl. 111.. I AN 14.1 ....... uu o.•irii,rll day 1 . .. r r. nl.OlOllOO • ‘,.reu - r4l .11 r Lubv,a/fion pm e 72 2fl pn,nlple Iwfolr. !Womb, 1. 1 , 27 '1 /hone 2'12 W. Dell. Olp.• If.p/P4 Il PO It m 10 12 PO rp. i Po 10 0 00 p 001, 0101nop I,lolllof nn.l Publulpip: ro 111JLIInv. blots Col Ity, Pa V 01.,..! tit ihn Pa. %Mt. Callow.. .aroma elm matter tll e.j. " ; `;i r gt r6r ,,,, r ,V . V; v i, l •7?;:.'"i'.': ,` .. l .'"hT 117, Wk we Xa°,!;r:2; hlwht Cheaat MORO, orefor. nmoinv ,Ivee gither Limn . 11m Penn xlll ....,1,1•41 olLw 11$1. new., FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1028 A FORWARD STEP By recommendation of the College Senate and the Council of Administration and with the approval of the Esecutive Board of Trustees re-esaminations, reresenung one of the weakest links in the schol aiship system at Penn State, have been abolished and will be discontinued beginning September, this year Such a move, it seems, was entirely practical since they were gradually hesding toward estinction. dying a nitural death In spite of all that can be said in favor of re-, ciaminglions, they were indicative of faculty corn-I promise and representative of a tendency to cater to those shiftless students who found tt extremely diffi cult to attain a passing average on the first attempt. Secondly, they were not entirely approved in profes sorial ranks so that instructors who had scruples about scholarship and scholarship methods flatly re fused to submit a condition as the student's final grade for the regular semester Finally, it may be lid that the re-examination system was not entirely in harmony with the remainder of Penn State's re- 1 i tent plan for advanced scholarship standing because' it provided another temporary port for harboring the sea tossed student; for obviously the re-examination' is a thing to be relied upon too readily. At least, itl is no stimulant to higher grades Students who are inferior enough complexed to I licheve they are effected by this alteration would, 4'l they knew the facts, consider the change a blessing visit id of a curse More than one unknowing stud-I cot has lowered his average and grade point standing] merely by taking what he probably called advantage of the re-examination. As a matter of fact, there was no real advantage Statistics have shown that those who have preferred to repeat a condititned course rather roan take the re-examination have almost invariably received grades of 2 or 3 (with the accompanying 6 or 9 honor points, of course) whereas the student who returns a week early to erase his condition can, by College decree, receive .1 trade not higher than passing. Thus, grade points are lost when they could be gained, for such points are not subtracted from the earned total when a Louise repeated 'I ht. Administration's latest gesture is extreiludy laudable it only for the implied invitation for the so•called "sliders" to keep pace with Penn State's ipid pi sip ess—or drop out of the race altogether 41. 0 DOCTOR CRANE IMPRESSES I raditional student lack of interest in religion rod serious problems of lite suffered a severe blow when large numbers of undergraduates forsook ninnies and other light amusement to attend Doctor Jlenry Ciane's lectures The conspicuous failure of the questionnaire regarding a substitute for week day chapel made the student body look like a bunch of atheists or worse The meagre attendance at many of the pi mous lectures and forums on relig ious topics did much to strengthen the opinion that college students care little or nothing for [hails of the spirit Now these same youths turn out in force to bear disquisitions on the "Quest for Life" They not only attended, but were stiinulated and claim to have liked it. Did the Penn State student body suddenly undcr go a change of heart toward religion or was it Doc tor Crane's popularity as a speaker that brought the crowds to Ins lectures It seems that the mart and his message were responsible Doctor Crane not only had something to say that the students hadn't been bored with a hundred times before, but lie knew how to tiny it His ability as a speaker was surpass ed only by his histrionic talent. He made his aud ience laugh at their own follies and the follies of others. His talks were inspirational, but not con- COMPARATIVE PRORUILTIONS II college catalogues speak the truth, the severe discipline of the Ptuitan home in New England had little on the regul mons of some of our institutions of learning Let those who think restrictions on student life at Penn State are unreasonable gaze upon the following carpet front a college catalogue .of the current-year and he consoled II P. Mileham '29 L. Mitstrrer 29 litennem M mazer ; d‘ertsing Manager ( .r(lnlation Manager "Profane swearing, tfie use of intoxicants and' gambling are 1 igorously prohibited; other evils such I i as the use of tobacco and promiscuous dancing, are !Ii owned upon as being injurious to students and .ire never allowed in the college buildings or on the grounds; also, injurious amusements, such as the :trequenting of objectionable theaters, are forbidden I fraternities (Greek letter societies) are not allowed, lis these lead to a waste •;.1 money and of time, weaken attachment to literary societies, and tend greatly to !the lowering of the religious standard. It is the pur -Ipose to make the college as safe a place as possible for those who are away front home influence." Cal d playing is also taboo, according to this cata logue No reason is offered why these things are evils and as such, should not be tolerated. Like wear ! mg derbies at the dinner table, it just isn't being done. J. It It,,ir '29 The.suggestion that college should offer as many restrictions as honie life, gives rise to speculation upon the number of parents who strictly prohibit their offspring from dancing, smoking and playing colds. The reader may make similar speculations in his own mind and come to the same conclusion It seems, however, that the college has something more to do than keep its students from indulging in inno cent pastimes In order to meet the trials of post graduation existence, young men and young women must learn, in addition to obedience to instructions, to face temptation and resist ir. They should also learn to think for themselves. One positive virtue loverhalances a hundred of the negative type. The Bullosopher's Chair [, Sonthers: Ifor,e ;,on seen the new Junior class blarers, Bullosophei ' "Are you trying to tempt, me again" Can't you 11 call hots 3ou lcd me on last year and solicited a crdua•m that, according to the heart-M .. okm committee, nas eo Mash and belittling that it, affected the blaaer sales and caused them to slump, in fact," Smither, I remember But, that's quite impossible hi tune, fur the garment is quite kurprismgly That you'll have to admit. "Right you are, Smithers, but thole Is still an :,. a mg feature of the bla/er fail that from your to to v I, Lamson me to chuckle mote than little" Sot Otters: Fite ashen ready' "Well, it seems that annually these tlasb coats ant tailed Junior blaze, That, to my mind, no a foolish nus• nomer because the garment cannot be worn, according to custom, until after Move-up Day when the wearers are officially Senims It is sported, therefore, only by Son cams and only during the Senior }em. Why, then, the name 'Junim' Warm I,ou. may think my rt aitism Quite petty and out of rode, until you are infonned that our touted and mfalhbis ade point system was um, called an 'honor point' system LI our faculty satellites until a mole obsers ant membe., and one with a line sense of humor, ieuunded the higher ' ups that It was no honoi whatever to receive a minus one. Sounds humorous, of course, but it's true, nevm tholes', "To t claim. to Ibe it, Rtuml isoue, remember that at other colleges whet e the Lustom is popular, the garment s imariably called the Senior bl.wer and members of those m4titiation. would probably chuckle upon healing of out situation" EASTER GREETING CARDS ,for EASTER GIFTS Special Display of BIBLES AND TESTAMENTS KEELER'S Cathaum Theatre Building NOW ON DISPLAY GIVE RELIGIOUS BOOKS For this season TEE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN 1.• done itern in such a ease. In such Letter Box 1 kentingeney, bow can a student en peat gushing sympathy when others a lure awaiting tteatment.2 Editor I I found the best of care possible Penn State Collegian !to be gn en, with the resoruces at Dear Sir itommlnd, accorded to patients unit I In regard to a recent (hall ,Ire direct- 'done done in .r settling and pleasant man al against the petsonel of the ,al. net. It seems to me that the object of the hospital force is to record loge health service In an alumnus, motherls (are and sympathy, and yet . I ~,,h to state that his ponds were mistakenly given I i ceently had the to all ss ha need it. I ny-fortune of being injured in an In emergencies one cannot expect reddest and I can ti uthfully say thin to command all attention to tie dytii- I reteived the best of care and can-Intent of others Furthermore, a patient siderntion, with no expression of ill is hardly ever in a state of mind to hunter or ill treatment ;praise and therefore euaggei ales what Tire letter Iry our alinentrx w..., I', use twin Aral, in a moment 01 stress, believe, detidedly unjust and gnat' stay do Iwithout forethought The per sonnel In closing I a lob to state that the IA Insaihcient in number to give sufh- set tier rendered is efficiently done cient attentnin to individual cam,' and kindly presented ,when u number of emergenmes arise' Yours truly, simultaneously. Ile may LI, neon I AN INVALID Highest Quality and Reasonable Prices Fishburn Meat Market We Sell The Best Because We Have The Best Pay for clothes—that's all! VOU d.,..14.ant to pay for and the time consumed in 1 something yhtt don't get— making a suit. but you d, d y9ct!: cs la buying In Edward Clothes you pay for yourclothestheoid way. the suit and that's all! You're payingforsome. ,-,-- 4 .9.. The suit is not cut until body's bad guess as to 7 / % - 0.... ordered—hence there what will sell. You're are no "left overs". paying for a lot of dead .., . i it /. / Edward Clothes arc stock lefroverat the end --,, \ sold forcash—therefore of the season. You're 'T.Pi` - no credit losses. And paying for bad debts. 11- , "---- they're sold direct to hidden in thetpr/ce. In Al 1 / 4 . , you without any in.be. other Words yOu're pay. 's, r tweenprofitforanyone. ing for a lot more than Suit, Topcoat, Tuxedo the 3 1 / 2 yards of fabric kl it —Made-to-Measure. 1 $2875 ' $3B" . 44 ~ SMITH TAILOR SHOP - .:+ ;;,Exclpsive Agency,„ F I DWARD CLOTHES • "Made for You" PM, ALIELPIIIA.Nrm Ymin. NN voltsr - rov . ATLAVTIC City.. WltAinreTroN . Nonrou Do You Know There Is a Way You can secure a free trip to Europe for your summer vacation Our Travel Department will gladly tell you how this can be done Your Inquiry Will Be Welcome! COMMONWEALTH TRUST COMPANY 222 MARKET STREET HARRISBURG, PENNA. Direct representative for all steamship lines and leading tourist companies Phone 357 ........ 1 . .74.11%.7 . • v. , ' 1 Be measured where you sea thas sign op,DRY7 Inn. changed •anina. so many times one hesitate. to use 'tele...we rink the an called old-fashioned submit this - 'n Frog Brand Sllcl.- ..ou dry.• wyer••SlSeker• are elatelo• le et nten`e otoreo, r. la•li•no•nd department Get yours TODAY .SAWYER &SONS 111 , 1,4AC111 r NIM leiLum.ruct....o•lcx Ison Thoughts of Others Compreliensoo Exandnationv In spite of the modern tendency to winds giving comprehettshe eNamin-1 ations and psychological tests, it is rather hard to see the adsuntage of the system, especially when the re ,ults of the tests will be made a cri- , let ion fur future work. Doubtless the crsaminations will be very thor ough in their scope, and under normal conditions -might give valuable Intel motion on the student's grasp of the subject Nevertheless, under exist ing conditions, these tests resolve themselves into a lace against time, and the lace does not alwaysg go to •the fastest. The Carnegie Foundation reports Re-discovers His Favorite Tobacco Charleston, VT. Va., Mara! 4, 1927 Larug & I3ro Co. Rath mond, Va. 12=1 • Recently 1 stoppedm a little village that conceded of about nine houses and a small hotel, wMO I entered A little old man wcaring a skull cap was scaled m a rocking-chair smoking en enormous pipe. I had come to buy a can of Edgeworth, but when I caught a whiff of the tobacco he was smoking I thong, d my mind. The aroma of that tobacco was so delightful that I made up my mind right then and there that Iscantedsome of the same brand, regardless of the cost. 1 began with: "I beg your pardon, sir, but I came in to buy g can of to bacco, and I would like thesame brand , you are smoking if you don't mind telling tie" lie looked at me for a moment, grasped his pipe with one hand and said: "I'm smoking Edge worth. Would you like some" Of course I did, and I secured a supply from the old fellow. The Joke, of course, was on me, but I went on my way rot mung. Yours very truly, Or. John It. Koclt Edgeworth Extra High Grade Smoking Tobacco EASTER DART S Special Easter Box Candy, nut and fruit—Cocoanut Eggs, large and small —assorted Chocolate Animals. COLLEGE CUT RATE STORE Allen Street EASTER Framed Mottoes Visit Our Lending Library THE ATHLETIC STORE On Co• Op. Corner SPECIAL BULLET THIS litiEEK. 3 Pairs 50c Holeproof Hose $ 1 Superba Silk $1.50 Tie 1 Arrow or Eagle $2.00 Shirt SOCIETY BRAND i i .-;, ' LEARBURY - SUITS 4 , - SUITS $37.50 ii:> / : 7 ' ' , $30.00 toji • , - , o ' to ,; 1 . 2 $75.00 :' -\-' $40.00 3c' • ~, , ,, , d ,lllart Schaffner & KIRSCHBAUM I ' l ' ''' -! ; l'''': Marx -- 41. • • ;.,'' SUITS ' ' ' SUITS AND g r i , -. 7 AND • '.': TOPCOATS roe/ , Y; ... TOPCOATS See our Spring Stetson and Schoble Hats M. FROMM Opposite Front Campus Since 1913 Friday, ➢larch 30, 192 S that es en in the clout highly special ized Ceur sic, technical education never coronets to over fifteen percent of a person's value The remainder of his worth depends on his powers of lead ership and on his character. It is lamentable that tests cannot be de ,lsed for determining these attributes also, but they seen, rather impractic- I al' Granted the value of a flint ough re% lea of all subjects before a com prehensive examination, mby should 'the test of a student's book knowledge be made the criterion of his ability' —Lelugh Brown and White. k - Nittany Theatre (Matinee wady at 2 00) NOTE:—No matinees after 'l•uendal Cuthaunt tined starting oil Thursday Nittaii3 open era night during tatation. Opening time• h.OO o'clock. FIZIDAY—Cath mm— Clara Bow I 0 "RED 11.11 It" FRlDAY—Nittany Fdraund Lon e. Mary Astor in "DRESSED TO KILL" SATURDAY—Cathatim— E,ther Ralston in "SOMETHING ALWAI S HAPPENS" SATURDAY—NEtany - 'TED II tllr MOND kY and TUESDAY— Malmo° Nlonda) at 2.00 John Gdhert and Greht Garbo in "LOVII" TUESDAY—Cathaum— Sammy Cohen and' ed McNamara in "WILY S MOILS GU WILONL:" 4 19 2 0, • 'STARK i3R9S, "ILEtherclashers In The tin 66666 Y Manner VrtIALIM THEATRE; BUILDING
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