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FRIDAY. JUNE I. 1928
HONOR SYSTEMATIZED
Among the various colleges of these United
States there arc linear systems galore--ambitious
ones, weakly cites, inetteLtiye ones Generally
speaking, honor systems are of no earthly use, inas
much as they arc merely rogue and pleading state
ments unsupported be authority or sentiment Vet,
they exist, useless nothings that they are, merely
beeausc they are custom and tradition—unchallenged
probably, because there is too general a teeing that
most students Ilse in the proses bial glass' 'muse.
Recently, 110 N% e‘cr, the Yale Student Council cs.-'
perimented an honor system si hich, rift-r intectiga
non, they deemed practicallt impossible to enforce
Abandoning the task in apparent disgust, the Council
men made public the reasons for their decision First
of all, they beheted that tinder present conditions
public opinion is not sufficiently lane Secondly,
they felt that no students were willing to report vio
lations Thirdly, they stated that very few consider
it necessary openly to discourage offenses, and the
consequences were obvious Finnllb ,it was declared
that the occasional reports of cribbing sent in by a
member of the i teultv based ov a compnnso•t of
test papers, brought before the covncilmen who are
not deserting at etpulsion or suspension
Here. in our democratic institution, we have tl.c
Penn State Code, one of the honor type which is as
ineffecti‘e as a general deterrent to cribbing and
other foi ms of dishonesty as .in other of its con
temporaries, because the majority of students do not
swear unswerving allegiance to it Fair play may be
practiced en the athletic field and outside the chs‘,-
room, but within the classroom it is too often forgot
ten Of couise, the emstence of the Code inav be
justifiable inasmuch as it is an inducement for hon
esty, but what proof is there that fair play on the
athletic field and outside the classroom would not
exist even it there ))ere no such code'
Two outstanding reasons may be attributed to
the downfall of the Penn State Code—if its defeat!
is to be admitted rinse of all, it has not the chival
ric or romantic background which is such a spiritual i
aid 'to honor codes at universities of the South At
such institutions where Imam codes are estremely l
effective and workable to an almost ins iolable estent,
students endorse them almost unanimously A pro
mise in the aristocratic old 'South is really an honor
able matter taken seriously, and a promise violated ]
is a matter of more grave concern. It is rally dis- 1
honorable '
In the North: lievfever, students, generally speak
ing, have no scruples about honor—personal, family,
college or otherwise They base only one end in mess
—the acquirement of the omnipotent grade, prob
ably the greatest mist epresentation of student ability
ever Invented—merely another of those necessary
evils Of course, grades are necessary for gradua
tion and the chief aim of the college stiment is to
graduate. He must gain that end regardless of the
means
Any student who will admit his cribbing prac
tices will admit, also, that his ulterior mom e was to
secure a passing grade, or higher, when, lacking
knowledge, he began to tear the awe-inspiring minus
sign Furthermore, Ile will acknowledge the insig
nificance of a grade dishoncstly.acquired, since "quot
ed material" is merely copied and not learned or ab
sorbed It would seem that as long as the grade sys
tem remains in its frightlul capacity it will be an in
strument that almost farces students to recognize
cribbing as a necessity in many cases. And just so
long as the students consider such an invalid practice
convenient or necessary, regardless of honor, just so
long wilt honor codes constitute one immense and con
tinuous bedtime story.
THE IMPORTANCE OF VACATION
In less than two weeks inok.t of the students will
have shuffled off this mortal toil and embarked on a
three-months summer vacation. The lots of sonic
are already cast either by circumstance or by their
own choosing. Others, most of us. look forward to
the coming vacation as a period of rest and activitiy,
the activity to be determined by whatever opportunity
that may fall our way atter departure from this
campus We consider vacation a comparatively un
important period of carefree frivolities between long
er periods of texts, blue books, and cramming. Wo
would say, then, that vacation, if not n rose between
two thorns, is a period between two nine-months sen
tences. Not that the exigencies of undergraduate life
require us to work our fingers to the bone, but youth
is ever seeking a change of scenery
Not everyone considers college vacations as light-
ly as most of us, however, and justly too, because the
students, in following his own volition during the
summer siesta, will indicate to some extent by the
,exercise of that volition the amount of common sense
Viand gray matter he possesses Upon the subject of
summer vacations a prominent business man is quoted
las saying "Whene‘er a college man applies to me for
!a job I never inquire about his scholastic standing.
!What I want to know is how he spent his summer vs.
jcations—three months pct annum, and before he gets
!his degree that amounts to a whole year, the most
valuable, I think, of his entire collegiate course Never
!again will he have a smuliar opportunity If he has!
wasted it, I know something about him, if not, he ha,
a record worth showing
! "Here's the record of one boy tic just employed
lAt the end of his freshman vear he went one month
!to a citicen's training camp; after the sophomore year
Ihe worked foi six weeks with Dr Grenuell's mission
!in Labrador, at the close of the junior year he had a
!month and a halt with the Bank's fishing fleet; and
latter graduation spent July and August with a for
:estry outfit All of it aas open-air work, putting hits
i in a good physical condition and in touch with all
!sorts and conditions of men He used only twenty-six
!of the forty-eight free reeks at his disposal, but I
don't cal e what he did with the others. Those
twenty-six weeks were what I call a 'vacation cum
laude' They give him an unusual equipment for
!success and I only ,ish I could find more young men
ho possess it "
Pi esident
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Although the aforementioned business man
nughrhaye unproved his method by including schol
astic standing and undergraduate activities in his
evammation of applicants, he certainly was right in
giving the summer vacation mole than a missing not
ice What most of us demand of a vacation is rest
'and since change is rest and studying is an indoor:
activity, the student should spend the summer out of
doors
The student with foresight will plan his ‘acation
before the closing of school if he uishcs to get first
choice of the summer open air jobs About the tinhi
the students should be doing this planning most of
them are swamped by the last minute rush and prepa
ration for finals and consequently they let anything
so remote as a summer Job slide And now, though
Nacation is nigh at hand, no one should despair
There is yet hope The snap Jobs arc nearly always
the least beneficial. and there is neser lack of oppor
tunny for him who really N‘ishes to work
A statement made recently by a \\: ashington
neusdealei gives us pause According to this ven
dor of all types of literature. sensational fiction and
journalistic products, ad\ enture and cheap fiction
stories are the most popular with college students and
ninety per cent of these arc bought by co-eds The
Confession and True Story type of magazine head the
i list of this cheap fiction This asset tion is rather
difficult to understand and one wonders whether it is
:universally true throughout colleges today.
Certainly it is not unaccountable that the com
paratively uneducated nod uncritical, who have been
, exposed to nothing better and could not appreciate
it if the} had the chance, should thrive on a diet of
two-bit sensationals (one might say "sensuals" with
(out deviating - from the truth) Nor is it impossible
that college students should taste of all that the news
stand has to offer An experience of that sort is
broadening. But it is hard to even guess why un-
Idergraduates who arc at least supposed to be devel
oping a taste in literature should give steady patron
age stories cast from the saute mold by uninspired
and inferior writers
-
No e planation can he offered for such pi efe,-
ence for thrill fiction, if the preference does c•tst
Nevertheless, one thought may be added Speaking
parado,ically, 0 0 Mclntyre tells that he once saw
'a Countess scanning the pages of the "Police Gazette"
'through her lorgnette while her chauffeur was absorb
ed to "The At lantic Monthly." One half is always
'wondering hov, the other half lives Why, thee,
Y•hould not one halt be curious about the type of liter
ature the other half reads
The Bullosopher's Chair
- I'‘e decided to mute a collegiate Imo story that is
tie to life"
.mithers:, Yotdie masting your tune Whale; for, in
titdee; would - yoh,fitd aaOmuntio sepDe, S n sbn t, of tryiting
lace for you]. Collegiate lovets to meet
Sinitheis , Yew pomets of obsetvaton ate in-
Iced limited Whole mould literacy lovers meet, but
mug the hooks they lose—the libiarv, of comse,"
GIFTS
FOR
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An unusual selection of gift
articles with a wide range of
prices
STATIONERY
BOOKS
FOUNTAIN PENS
Leather Diaries
Address and Autograph Books
Writing Cases
KEELER'S
Cathaum Theatre Building
THRILL FICTION
,TtE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN.
Courses We Like.. .
\NiI:A course has been the most NM
o thle to you in your four years of
studs here?
Robot I? I. boat '2B
Collegian Adam tivirtg Manage)
The interest displayed In the aver
age student many course is directly
pr upon tronal to the enthusrasm of the
professor who teaches it I learned
tins fact my sophomore year in a
course in Biological Chemistry ,taught
by Professor It A Dutcher, a course,
which changed my whole attitude on
college instruction. Since that tone
I have judged each subject that I took
by the professor who tonight it, and I
r
the standard of comparison has been)
the teal sincerity of Doctor Dutcher.
I regard that particular course as the
most s aluable one I hose taken in
college.
Since my sophomore Near I have
had all manner of subjects but the
one that I consider most worthies.
was a course in Physics taught lip a
man who is no longer here. Un
doubtedly the I,rofessor }new the sub
' jest well, but there was no personal
ity to the course, if a course can ha,
perwinality 12s my thong was too
coldly stated to be interestmg The
professor was not enthusiastic mini
self and could not instill enthusiasm
into his students. If I were to make
recommendatum it would he that
no professor be allowed to teach un
less Ire has the power to make his stu
dents realize the "personality" of the
subject, temporarily at kast.
Seniors 017. , 3r Varied
Graduation Program
(Continued trom first page)
deigiaduate aetnities 1,111 inal,e op
the greatei Pmt of the mogiam din
ing the list two days. The Scum=
academic tributes in honor of tne
giaduating class scdl he left Los tne
paients of giaduates and alumni to
attend.
The fast event on the file-day pio
grain of attnlties mall be a conceit
in Sthe.ab auditot mm not Ftitiny
eight at eight o'clock by the
%an noun College musical on ganirahons
:kennel spring house dances Mill Ce
stunted Intel dui ing this evening by
the diffeient fiaternities
On Saturday afternoon tss o sports
GRADUATION GIFTS
;4• PARKER PENS and PENCILS - ,
BRIDGE SETS
PERFUME SETS
-.- VANITY CASES
COLLEGE CUT-RATE STORE
F--- R
ANNIVERSAR
OF THE MOST EXCLUSIVE HIGH GRADE MERCHANDISE
SOCIETY BRAND, HART - SCHAFFNER - MARX, LEARBURY CLOTHING,
STETSON, SCHOBLE HATS, JOHNSON MURPHY, FLORSHEIM, r MILLER.
AND WALK-OVER SHOES, ARROW AND IDLE SHIRTS.
Sale Starts Friday, June Ist
Y, OU know the quality of merchandise this store sells; its reputation for value
giving all the year 'round. Our Fifteenth Anniversary Sale is to make a com
plete clearance. We've forgotten all about profits and reduced prices on everything
to the point where it will pay you to supply yourself with everything you are going
to need. This sale offers more real bargains in fine clothing and shoes than we've
ever been able to offer before because our stocks are bigger.
events will be held, an alumni golf
totnnament on the College hobs
. at
one o'clock and a lacrosse engagement
between the College varsity and the
Onondaga Indians at two-thuty on
;goy Beaver field. At set en o'clock
in the evening, the Penn State Thes
pians will offer the final showing of
"Honestly Veins" in Schwab auditoi
our
In nddrtion to the Firm-than cote
sermon, which or ill be given in the
mot rung, there me scrotal events on
the pr ogr am for Sunday after noon
A conceit by the College mditaty band
dl lie gn en at thr co-thirty o'clock on
the front campus. At six-thirty
o'clock a vesper serme will be held
in front of Old Main, under the dace.
Iron of the College Y M C. A. and
Y W C. A. This will be follovied by
a conceit at eight o'clock in Schwab
auddcannn by the Penn State choral
clubs
IMMI=I
Senior class day ekocises at nine
o'clock Monde!, mar fling in Schwab
auditor rum is the in inertial event list-,
ed for that day. In the afternoon the
ela.,ses ri it parade to Ness Bearer I
field where stunts of different kinds
trill be •tiger!. An Alumni -Varsity
baseball grunt Nu be played the same
dot The Penn State Players flan
to ass,st in the entertainment of Com.
menecment Week patrons liv present
= Nugent's "The Poor Nut" at sesen
forty.h.c that evening in Schwab
auditorium A Commencement reeep.
lion for alumni, faculty, seniors, Jun
candidates for ads anced degrees
and guests at ten o'clock in the Ai m
ory, , followed by a dance lasting until
trio o'clock in the mormng, complete
I
the schedule of esents for Tuesday.
Tuesday Lull lie observed as Com
! mencement Day. Par wing m front
of the Carnegie Irby air at nine-fifteen
o'clock in the :nor nag, the Commence
! went procession will proceed to the
1 front campus, led by the College band,
ci here the enermses will begin at ten
o'clock Ale‘andm Merklejohn, a
noted educationalist from the Lim
) immty of Wisconstn, has been select
'ed to dohs or the Commencement ad
, dr coo
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OPPOSITE FRONT CAMPUS
Trustees Name Wendt
President's Assistant
(Continued from first page)
ties of the College at the service of
the industries of the State.
Improsed Instructions
Besides raising the standard of the
School of Chenustry and Physics,
Dean Wendt improved the caliber of
both student insti action and faculty
research The cur mule in chemistry,
chemical engineering, physics, and
pre-medical study has e been placed
on the most modern brims and schol
, ast i c standards have been raised to
!the highest possible degree. Th'e stari
dal (Is of faculty instruction have been
lamed to such an e‘teni. since Dean
Wendt came bete, that new appoint
; ees must have a doctoi's degree to
qualif3
Thespians To Present
Show Next Saturday
(Continued from first page)
Fiateinities desuing tjekets in lots
should call William E. Hinkle '2B, at
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house fot
tcscn ations
The successful send show plocluc
Lumber, WHIN/ark
and
Building Supplies
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N. Sparks Phone 40-M
Shipping Crates
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Friday, June 1, 1028
tion is a satire upon• modern societt
The setting is a business mnn's bad
elm home on an enchanted islar
whet° meryone ts,compelled to tc
the ti uth unless protected by a chart
A number of lobes! sals have bee
held by the cast in an effort to pt.,
duce a perfect show for the Hon ,
Potty patrons.
gzEza
Nittany Theatre
FRlDAY—Cothnum
Lois Moran, Neil linmilton in
..DON'T M %lila"
FRlDAY—Nittnny
Milton Stll,, Dori, Ken> nn in
"TUE :WK'S NEST"
SATURDAY—Cathaum—
Lupe Velet:Rod La Rocque ill
"STAND AND DELIVER"
SATURDAY-Nttt.y
"DONT M tRICY
MONDAY and TUESD4Y—
. Matmee Monday at 2:00
Duster Keaton. Ernest Torrence
"STEAMBOAT DILL, Jtt."
TUESDAY—
All Star Coat ka
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