Page Two Penn _State Collegian Published semi-weekly during Cullom >earexcept during College holiday,. by KnnsylvonLa :date Lone. Linden's in of Ca., otudrntn nimuni faculty and friimilo THE EDITORIAL STAFF LOMS D. DELL, Jr. '2o LLEWELLYN MITSTIFER Au!slant MOW JUDSON LAIRD .27- WILLIAM S. TURNER . 29.---Bunlness Manner PAUL C hteCONNAUCHET Manuel. J HOWARD nEirr Allvertishur Manasrer Member of Eastern Intercolinguae Newspaper Association Fatered at the PosteMet. State college. Po . a.. seconBl,ln9s matter TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1929 A MISLEADING RATIO If the content of a news item minted last Tuesday ',vele taken at its face %Mae, one must conclude that the student personnel of Llas - e-. at Penn State numbers but ten, while theme is an me propoition of instauctors in comparison math the student em ollment. The item read• "For evely ten students attending Penn State, there is in ratio one faculty membci, acceding to a report which College officers have just compiled for the year 1928-1929' But the thoughtful person immediately requests an ex planation of the mesent ponderous enrollment in practic ally all classes Facts, compiled satistically of compared one to an othei, often mislead. The present case might be likened to the Judgment of a Packard dealer in selecting a com munity where the greatest demand for his automobiles would pievail He chose a small town whole the average Income of each inhabitant sins written high in five figures. But one SCIIOIIS flaw arose in the salesman's calculations He did not realize that one of the residents of the town was a multi-millionaire An a result, he sold one cal—to the millionane In like manner the statement that the ratio of students to faculty members is ten to one misleads. It is not false, nevertheless, for the total number of students, 3837, divid ed by the total number of resident faculty members, 424, yields a ratio of less than ten to one. How inadequate the compauson is, how ever, may be shown by another es ample. On the hypothesis that every student has Ilse courses scheduled, and continuing with the ratio, one must conclude that the instructor has a total of fifty students under his tutelage, for the faculty schedule at Penn State, specifßally in the Liberal As ts school, is fifteen Mims a week But the bath of the matter resolves into quite a different figure. Practically any instructor can say that he teaches horn 130 to 200 students each semester. Be tween 200 and 50 a wide gap exists On at least four points the total number of resident faculty members, given in the news item as 424, may he scored. The College maintains an extensive extension service. The total of 424 included 105 extension instruct ors, all of ',hum ass sesident faculty members in that they have offices on the campus. But plastically none of them makes actual teaching contact with the student body. Purthm, these is a staff of approximately fifty graduate assistants, who devote only past time to teaching Con tinuing, one can feel Ludy safe in making the assertion that a number of men doing nothing but research, as well as several administrative officers, was included in the to tal. Now whole is the 424 total' And where is the ten to one ratio? Obviously, then the College disseminates such infor mation the Lrbcrj Arts faculty suffers to the greatest de gree. It is true that the ratio, so far as the actual number of students reg.stered in that School and the instructors are concerned, holds But what of students enrolled to other Schools mho come to Liberal Arts for a great num ber of courses' Witness the 1886 students enrolled in economics and sociology courses, none of whom is regis tered in the Liberal Arts school As tell, 1410 of the same'elass of students me pursumg mathematics courses during the present semester: - All of , ,tirese students are taught by the Liberal Arts faculty. In the economics and sociolOgy department nine instructors Must care for the 1885 students Do these figures give a ten to one ratio? R. P. S. VICTORY IN DEFEAT One of the hardest teals that any normal human being can experience is to meet defeat in some undertaking, to be restrained hem fulfilling some intense desize, whethmr it be for honor, love, oi money. As long as the•tnotron is onward and upward toward the goal merything goes smoothly with the individual, but, the instant the ascent ends and the decline begins he assumes a decidedly differ ent attitude toward life If the descent continues until it culminates in failure the result is doubly basil to bets). At the height of his disappointment the person is inevit ably led to place the blame upon someone, either upon his own shoulders or those of another•. Whatever• the case may be the loser is dissatisfied. College students, although at times considering them selves aloof from others, me precisely the same as their fellow human beings. They must face problems and learn to conquer or at least attempt to solve them just the same as any other class of people. That is the reason for their presence in college. These problems may take the loses of a desire for an education, or for prominence in the fields of athletics, campus leadership, or publications. There are many candidates for each position that leads to prom rnence but from this group one or perhaps two are select ed while the others are dropped or carried along as "dead INOOd." Defeat then is a common occurrence in collegiate ea des, and because of its presence deserves careful con sideration. Failure to attain an end is justified only when the individual feels that lie has put forth evely effort in the best manner possible. It will be a degree of personal sat isfaction or consolation to him to know that he has direct ed Ins strongest effort townids the goal. This does not mean thnt one should be content with losing MI of the tune but merely that when failure does meitake him he may emu it is a 'atm light Many students try out for an activity as a sense of duty to their fraternities; with a great desire to engrave the name of their house indelibly upon the history of tho college. When this hope has been shattered their thoughts tutu immediately to one thing; they have failed to fulfill an obligation to their fraternities But the fraternities will not condemn them The houses Icahn, that these men have e‘pended tune and energy, that they have forgone pleasures in an circa t to make good, and that probab.y no other men could have done the wetk better than they EMI:=3!.I]!TI Claims of unfairness arc to be heard after any stu dent election. The results are bound to be dissatisfying to someone and it is at this point that the individual's tree, strength of character is hi ought to the front. Ile may be a poor loser caul outwanlly miens his opinion of the elm-, two 01 he may keep his thoughts to himself Although' his .appearance may be the metal° of contentment and sat isfaction it is only natural that he will consider himse , f as the best man for the position, and it is to his credit and personal benefit that he should. All the woild loves a good loser. The athletic team' that gives a cheer for its conqueror after the game, the boxer who smilingly shakes the gloved hand of the victor when the referee announces the decision, the unsuccess ful candidate who congratulates his lima who has teachel, the top, all aie in some manner m othei haloes in they minds of the public ,They have been defeated, hue, but] in the face of that failtne they hove had the courage to smile. They have won a moral victoiy. The Bullosopher's Chair "Ha, Ha Del you read this mtale, sent out by the Asomated Press, In the paper?" Smithers: How should I know, which story are you re ferring to 9 "Listen—'The campus of the University of Detroit was slimed today by an announcement by the president, Rev. John P. McNichols, that the 50 co-eds enrolled in the university would be expelled if they were detected conversing with any of the 2,000 male students on the university grounds.'" Smithers: That is something isn't it, but don't let me think or try to make any compauson 'Why all the haul limitedness on the pint of the memdent? Surely the students will object. "Don't get excited, let me finish the article—'The ban on conversation was defended vigorously by John S Mal ley, associate editor of the Prosily News. student paper. 'galley's statement said. 'The President's dictum is the gieotest thing to come to the University of Detroit in years The co-eds waylay and harass the male students. They destroy the studious and scholarly atmospheie of the college with their blandishments ° It is the great est single step forward in the history of education'" Smithery. Either they have an unusually sociable group of co-eds or else the male students are candidates for the bachelor's club. It must be kind of tough on the co-eds to be alone in such a big school and be able to talk only among themselves Certainly they will put up some kind of a protest ' "The paper gave that side of the question too, in part. Here it is 'A co-ed reply was "One reason Malley hates girls is because he can't dance He's asked me to teach him lions. Ile can't dance and the girls can't be an noyed with him' Thole, is the whole story. It seems to me that the co-eds are on the shunt end of the stick in this case What do you think" Smither, Please, I asked you not to request me to think. Anyway the afTans of a silly quarrel way out in Detroit do not inter est me "No? Say forget you. ego for a time and join the crowd How would you feel if such a isle wore to go into effect hole? While the lotto between the male and female students hete IS not as great the conditions would be viols° " Sinithers: It will novel come to that. "'low do you know" Worse things Man that have happened. From a different viewpoint, The policy of the ge n eration is.for maje and female to , tryiandisinder, stdnd each other bct,te . r; and, heio have`a univeis'itY turning against the minciples, of humeri nature. Thole a turning against the principles of human nature Thinit'it oyes sometime, legaidless of the pain it may cause." You bet your hat -: -.4411111 does make = a . • " difference If you don't believe it, look around you. The fact is, your hat is the most import ant thing you wear. Many NM 'dyke hare come to the vtorc 2 ccently, and well be glad to show them to you. Shirts for Spring Style, comfort, appearance, and sensible prices combine to invite you to these good shirts. Fromm's oppootto front campus F 2,1414 CaLLEGIAN to. mom . . . DEN , •..--3....a , .,*- i :. :..• DAT4IO % . . ; • . The Modest Champion Edward Thompson Wilson, popularly known as Ted, summed some of the wiseacres who conceded him little chance to repeat his little champion .thip act of last year by pitching 125-pounders around like so much hay. Ted's Ilse to intercollegiate prominence reads like one of Alger's best sellers For two years he worked like a Turk slave trying to develop himself as a estlet Ile winked in his spare hours to keep himself in money, worked at nights to keep himself in college, and worked on the mats to keep himself in h int. In ietuln fot his efforts he rcocived nothing—save two cauldloweld cars and the praise of those few who knew how hard he was lordly trying. It was not until Irte in his third year that the Fickle Dame chucked him under the chin Ted had been understudy for Captain Liggett, whose misty l.ept him front mote than one meet. When the season began, no one heard of Ted. When it ended, he was little better known. But then, the wok from Dante Fortune. Liggett was unable to compete in the Intercollegiates Princeton. The coach sent Ted, the unknown quantity He upset dope and opponents with sutpristng fight and vigor and returned to State College a champion. Alger never mote a more thrilling story than that of the Ind who went to Princeton a substitute and returned a champion And unlike most of his tonored college brethren who are afflicted with balloon-headedness when these is little leases for it, Tod, who hail the most Benson, has temamed simple and modest. ' Another Unknown Quantity Two years ago, another aspiring wrestler thrilled his first audience (of not more than a dozen) when he threw an mterfraternity opponent in less than sixty seconds. Strong, agile and Maxi working, he suffered a year or more of substitute obscurity and suddenly burst forth into mint this season. P.m credentials, lifted from a well-known booklet, are 2 Campbell, Robert Paul, Penna. Furnace Like Ted, Campbell was not listed in Spaniel's roll-book until this year when he did quite a bit of time; hug to nuiftip/i the score. At the Lehigh Intereolleguites, young Robert passed all the preliminary tests to qualify for the final match against the 158-pound titleholder, Win Graham of Pi meeton At the end of the regular time, both men were equal in time advantage. Two extia periods were ordered. Again a deadlock Two more were fought and still Campbell's time advantage was equal to Graham's at 17 seconds. The official was about to order two mote when the Princeton catch, we are told, protested and asked that the referee make a decision. Naturally the champion had to be favored. And Win Graham whose stumpy first name almost faded to insigniheation) was returned chain iron merely because he was champion Campbell, The Versatile This Campbell chap is no otdmary wrestle^. He is extraordinary, almost superhuman. For only a few minutes after his prolonged session with the rincetoman, he tetuined to the mat to vanquish a few second place adver tat ms. "Soup" (ue heard someone call him that) has an odd combination of rbilities and talents and inclinations. We follow him through a busy day and find that first of all he goes to class ( which is an unusual practice for any athlete) where he is a high rankmg f student. After classes, he hustles to the Rec Hall and goes through his strenuous wrestling paces Practice over, he clashes downtown, swoops a meal (in less than 15 minutes, we are told) nod reports to Old Chapel for debating precticum He talks as vigorously, agile ly and convincingly as he wrestles After wrestling with rebuttal, proposi t.ons (and all sorts of temptations) he skips (note he isn't in the habit of soothing: it takes too much time and thought) to the Library where he works in what spare hours he may have But that isn't all When week-en tens home to his father's farm in Pen, flom here) and helps with the crops. Piece's an example that would ma lazy bum. ' Twenty Years Ago The old grandstand on Beaver Field is being moved up to the new athletic field, where it will be placed along the woods on the west side of the track and gridiron On each side of it will he built bleachers, so that there will be a posisble seating capacity of about 1200 This so ill give Penn State one of the most modern fields in the East. ——o— On Saturday evening, March 13, Prof. 11. S. Graves, director of the Vale Forestry School, will deliver ..n illustrated lecture in the auditorium on "How Our Government is Solving Its Forest Problems." Children under sixteen will not be admitted unless ac companied by parents. -; - 2; "LadYHaMilfoli."' Rectangular Wrist Watch Y Crabtree's Allen St , eet x-x-:-:-:-:-:÷:-:-:-:-:-:»x-x-:.+4-:-:-:. * Fine Candies J. J. *, J. 4 :?: Y Y for :!: :!. 1: $ :=: T : Easter 1: , ~ X WHITMAN'S '.. : • 1 J. 1: J. .4. MARY LINCOLN 4. • ART STYLE ••• X • T q• :r the 41' Store' 3: t X y ::. J . ROBERT J. 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Yours very truly Jeff Corydon Edgeworth Extra High Grade Smokincr t , Tobacco Thoughts of Others Senior .Annual Favored Among the subjects to be !nought up at this afternoon's meeting of the Students' Society is that of cluing -I{, the Annual, as now constituted, from a Junior Year Book to a Senior Year Book The scheme, which is to be presented by last year's editors, ap pear: to have many advantages, an ong which are to be cited lower expenditure on pictures and a corn pkter record of college affairs. The reason why the scheme has ne:er been adopted before is the un doubted inconvenience which will be caused dining the year in which the change is to take place. But the Stu de-t:' Council in deliberating over the matter the other day, thought that the advantages accruing after the change no- made, 'would quickly make up for an, temporary trouble. - . It is somewhat surprising that Mc- Gill follows no other college in this matter of the Annual. All universi . tie, to 'our knowledge have senior year books, which me a compendium 51 all the activities of the Whole four years of u student's life. The bio graphies are thus more complete than under out present system. Further more, graduation pictures are taken, instead of having a duplication in this sphere. Again, there is an added dignity to a year book of the grad uating year, which can be truly call ed a university annual, over the stat us of a book which is admittedly the record of the ,Junior yeas. With this added dignity it is thought that in future years the book should greatly add to its circulation • The students wdl be asked to pass a motion regarding the matter this afternoon, and it is hoped that they will seriously considei the matter, as 1 -,:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:.4-: PETER P.HASSEL SIGNS 1: 118 SOUTH GILL STREET ;i: _ . .._ „ Showing . . , . Ensembles and Campus Clothes State College Hotel March 22-23 MRS. 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J. 3:. ± GRAPEFRUIT FYES ORANGES iti+ Tuesday, March 19, 1929 well as all others that are brought before this afternoon's semi-annual meeting —McGill Daly OFFERS MUSIC COURSE A large selection of music courses especially adapted for supervisors and teachers of voice and instrumental music in public schools will be taught from July 1 to August 9 at the Col lege Summer Session Institute of Music Education, according to and an nouncement yesterday by Dean Will G. Chambers director of the session. ~~1 ; Matinee Daily Starting at 'I 30— Lint Complete Showing Begin, at 3:00 METE Leatriee Joy, Betty Broncon in "THE BELLAMY TRIAL" Music, Sound and Dialogue : WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY— Oise Brook, Evelyn Brent,• William l'owell in "INTERFERENCE" All-Talking Picture FRIDAY— Renee Adnree in - Peter D. l(,)ne's , "TIDE OF EMPIRE" • Synchronired Picture—Alusic-Only SATURDAY— . Mary Astor, Charles Merton in 'NEW YEAR'S EVE" Synchronized neture—Music Only Nittany Theatre Showing Best Silent Films Available TUESDAY— Flash, Famous Dog in "HONEYMOON" EEMEMTEM Special Cact In "SPIES" =MO Ken Mny nerd in "CHEYENNE" 7 - Wc STARK BRPS dfIAIIPER; Walowdashers In Thn Inas en ai, ntnnner NEXT TO TIIE MOVIES 60c pk• •*.'•
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