Page Two PENN STATE COLLEGIAN | Publinhcd scmi-wctkir daring the College year, except on holidays, l by studente of The Pennsylvania State College In the Interest ot the College, the students, faculty, alumni, and friends. THE MANAGING BOARD James H. Coogan jr. ’3O Milton M. Rosenbloom ’3O Editor-In Chief Business Manager Charles A. Monsch ’3O Russell,L. Rehm ’3O Managing Editor Advertising Manager Robert P. Stevenson '3O Calvin E. Banvis ’3O News Editor Circulation Manager Quinton E. Beauge '3O Henry R. Dowdy jr. ’3O Sport* Editor Foreign Advertising Manager ASSOCIATE EDITORS Jacob L. Cohen '3l Charles A. Schmidt jr. ’3l William C McElvain '3l Norman B. Soblcr ’3l Uoy E. Morgan '3l William K. Ulerich '3l ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS Alan B. Cutting '3l Algert J. Mileski ’3l William B Heilman '3l Harry G. Wood '3l WOMEN’S EDITORIAL STAFF Grace M. Woodrow M 0 Mary J Adams '3l Women’s Ldl’nr Associate Editor Helen P. Faust 30 Janet L Brownback '3l .. Managing Editor Associate Editor Martha J. Gobrecht '3O E Louise HofToditz ’3l Newa Editor Associate Editor Member Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association Entered at the PostoOlce State College, Pa, as second-class matter FRIDAY, JECEMBER 20, 1929 THE PROPOSED CALENDAR Accepting unqualifiedly the suggestions pioposed by undeiginduntcs, the faculty committee headed by Dean Stoddait ol the School of Liberal Arts yesterday appiovcd the 1930-1931 calendni submitted by Student Boaul The committee advocated a delay in the Sen ate’s consideiation of the plan, houcvci until a more reliable icpoit could be made on the boivreen-semcsteis recess, one of the moot points in this years schedule. The proposed calendni cuts down that period con siderably, but the faculty committee’feels that definite action should be postponed until the contested recess has been given a fan* trial. Pending those findings, prolongation of the Thanksgiving and Christmas va cations was sanctioned Otherwise the calendar re mains piactically the same, retaining the Memorial Day and football Saturday holidays, while dropping the pur- poseless Armistice Day suspension To meet the demands of working students, the sug gested Christmas recess would begin at noon Fuday, Dcccmbei 19 This airangement will aftord five full days pnor to the holiday Moreover, vacation periods would end on Monday mornings instead of the Thurs days or Fridays preceding. The second semester, under this schedule, would begin the Thursday following the close of the first semester, Tuesday and Wednesday would be reserved for legistration It is hoped that an Interfraternity Ball, or one of the class social functions, would be piomoted the Monday night preceding the new semcstei. Recognizing the presumably remote possibility of friction on a team that promises to write an enviable chaptei into Penn State Jootball history, the senior lettermcn yesteiduy voiced their preference foi the “no-captam” system during the 1930 campaign The gndmen aie one in the belief that the prospective lead ers me equal m ability, and no doubt make the sug gestion in the best inteiests of Penn State football. “ WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE—” The days of “Silent Night," Santa Claus, gift trou bles, and Salvation Aimy bell-tmklers are here at last; and today, all over the campus Tom-Dick-and-Harry will dicam of tinin schedules and Chnstnias parties in a manner tint would seem to thumb a nose at professor ial dignity and authority Who gives a care about Ag Hill cows when reindeei me in the air, foi this is the season of BJitzcn and not of Penn State Jessie' Who thinks of giades 3,2, oi 1 (perhaps minus) when gifts must be figuiod in dollars and cents 1 ' Who does? An swei no one In a few* days, Santa Claus will descend the chimney on his 1929th world toui. There is little that can be said about Chnstmas, because everyone except a two-months’ old baby knows that it’s the time to receive useless gadgets and baubles, caiol, and otheiwisc piove that there’s peace on earth and wm in China Speaking of war and othei biutalities of life—like the shortness of the forthcoming vacation—no time is moie nppiopnate than the present lor mentioning to the seniors that next year they will be lucky to have a vacation of even one day In all senousness now, there isn’t a single person, organization, or whnt-have-you, that doesn’t like to re ceive Chnstmas piesents Even the Pennsylvania State College is guilty, foi scandal has proved that ?5 is charged loi cutting classes bcfoic and aftei the Yule tide so that the various Deans’ wives may hnve new winter coats The reason that Christmas vacations en duie year aftei year, of course, is to furnish a period in v hich college students can vvoriy over the nearing final examinations. And os a final word, “Merry Chnstmns to all,” and to all—Le sure to retuin Jan- Controly to piactices at other colleges and univer sities, Penn State fiatermtics have established a repu tation foi good fellowship by peimitting upperclassmen to "visit" during week-end dances. The only blot on this record has been occasional abuse of “stag” privi leges, and of “closed dance" rights Now, however, there is the added problem oi embmg visiting by under classmen, paiticularly sophomores. Imposition of the Inteifiaternity council fine no doubt would discourage the piactiec; bill bcfoic the fine can be imposed, the THE LION’S DEN •BY DANIEL Mary Christmas and Happy Hooligan' "This vt vo time }or spats," said the biidcgiooin to his Imdc as he pulled off a new pah For scvenl months Daniel lias had the impres sion that ho was working for a semi-weekly’ news paper, but the official organ of the University of Washington recently refened to the collegian as the “Penn State Daily” No wondei collegivn subscribers howl when they leceive their paper only on Tuesday and Fridays College Humor What v.’oufil happen if ■hitU/c ordeied Punch for Lift’ Imagine the amazement of two filends last Sun day when they discovered that their assigned chapel scats weie side by side. Will some kind brother please letuin my black necktie ami powder puff ’’ Isn't This I’unny ? “Hair' linn!” said the baibcr as he caie&sed an other cheek, “don’t be umuly, people will believe you’ie oiled ” Fooling a t”p upon Ins shoulder the barbel sheered away and cut m for another dance lie. I belli ve this staiy is duty She. IV, it's the (iiitoliiogiaphy of a ehnnnei/- The Linguist’s Good-by ‘Adios,” says the Spuntnid ’Reservoir," pipes the "Ftog” ‘Carbolic Acid,” cioaks the suicide ‘Pleased to nnt you,” says the irate boxer. According to the editoi of the Daily California! i__ "any college student should feel the appeal of ‘Ten Nights in a Bai Room ’ ” EPITAPH NO Here lie the hones Of Santa Claus: He put a match Up to his jaws “I'm caught'” spouted the sharkskin coat ns it wiggled against the young lady's fishnet hose "As embarrassed as a namclmlc jumper who lor got to pull the cold—” To borrow one dink and one black tie Will lclurn aftei tonight’s dance “Just tty and add us,” said two bas-relief fig uies to the mathematician The melancholy days aie come when college football heroes have to go back to study’ “This sentence is in the progressive tense,” opined the Judge, adding ten more years to a prison DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR FRIENDSHIP AS EXPRESSED IN YOUR RELATIONS WITH US WE EXTEND TO YOUR OUR EARNEST WISHES FOR A Merry Christmas and A Happy, Prosperous New Year Keeler’s CATHAUM THEATRE BUILDING THE FjuNN STATE COLLEGIAN PRESIDENT STARTS ANNIVERSARY PLAN Names Committee To Arrange For Seventy-fifth Year Event Next Fall In preparation foi Penn State’'! seventy-fifth annncisniy eelcbiatio'r next fall, Piesident Ralph D Hetzel on Wednesday selected a committee to anange prelinnnuty details for the event. Edward K Hibshnian, assistant to the president in public relations, heads the committee He will be as sisted by the deans of the schools, the College comptioller Raymond H Smith, Adrian O Moise, assistant tc the president; Donald M CressvvJl, director of public information, and Charles L Kinsloe, professor of elec trical engineering To Choose Student Group This committee will select sub-com mittees to arrange the entertainment, invitations, and conferences A com mittee chosen from the student body will aid the faculty in arranging for the anniversary. The character of the celebration, the most appropriate date, and those eligible for selection on the commit tees were discussed at a preliminniy meeting Wednesday afternoon Re sults of this discussion will be con sidered by President Hetzcl and voted upon by the committee at an caily meeting in Januaiy. Every school will be represented, together with the executive depart ment, and grounds and buildings dc paitment. Buildings eiieli school will be dedicated in a combined cei oniony at the same time. Dean of Education Visions Ousting of Antiquated Tutors “Although not oveicrowded, the teaching profession is full of incap able and old-fashioned instructors who aie keeping more worthy ones fiom positions,” stated Dean Will G. Chambers of the Education school in an interview yesterday*. When asked whether he favored the limitation of the number of poisons entering educational schools, he le rhed, “I shall be in favor of such a plan only when statistics gathered ovci a number of years permit us to determine exactljfhow many tcacheis are needed ” Dean Chambers stated that he was not an objector to teachers continuing ir then profession after marriage When reminded that this might pos sibly keep unmarried tcacheis fiom positions, ho declared • "It is the duty'of the school boaids ! to consider not whom they put out, but v/hom they take in The only aim , ol the school board should bo to pio ; vide children with the best possib'e ■ instructor ” B S W. ’3O PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR LOUISE A. LAMBERT 2nd Floor Leitzcll Bldg. Phone 240-J Senior Ball Friday, January 17 1930 Rhythm by Jean Goldkette and his Casa Loma Orchestra $5.00 THE ARMORY lllini Phi Eta Sigma Group Wins Honors Five per cent of the members of Phi Eta Sigma, freshman scholas tic society, a chapter of which was installed at Penn State last month, was giaduatod with high honors in the past four commencements at the University of Illinois, a report from the Dean of Men’s office there re veals. The society initiated 356 from tho classes of ’26, ’27, ’2B, and *29 and 2G7 members, seventy-five pei cent, of this group received their de grees Twenty-seven per cent of tho graduates won simple honors, while the remaining sixty-eight won no laurels Cornell Professor Proposes Teaching On Contract Basis Putting students to work on a con tract basis was advanced ns a revo lutionary scheme of teaching by Dr. 11. H. Whetzel of Cornell university ir an address before the College ag ncultural faculty Tuesday afternoon. Doctor Whct/01, who has success fully used the plan for ten years, stated that undei his system the stu ; dent merely agrees to accomplish a ! certain assigned task during a semos- I ter* with the understanding that he is i not requned to attend any classes or lectures The student chooses his own typo oi work and determines the amount of time he will spend on his project Tho speaker stated that the instruc to. must arouse the interest of the student in the subject and not com pol him to perform his work Dem ocracy, tho visitor believes, is the fea ture making this educational plan hold tho unusual interest of students because they do nothing contrary to their own will. “I am thoroughly convinced that the plan is the answer to the educational pioblem of our colleges,” proclaimed Doctor Whetzel as he spoke on the effectiveness of the new system. Ip summing up the merits of his 'eli-devised plan, the doctor declared, “I would rather give up my repu tation as an educator than revert to tho old cut-and-dricd methods of teaching. My system gives the stu dent training in solving problems and constructive thinking which arc net av ailable under any oher type of undergraduate instruction PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A NEW YEAR OF CONTINUED PROSPERITY MEYERS MEAT MARKET 220 Phones 330 CLUBS TO FIX OWN SCHOLARSHIP RULE Individual Womens* Fraternities Will Decide Standard Cor Eligible Pledgees Whether a pledge member who re ceives a below grade at the end of the first eight weeks is eligible for membership in women’s campus clubs and fraternities will be decided by the individual groups, according to a now ruling passed by the Campus Clubs council at its meeting Tues day. The new regulation states that a girl may be Initiated into a club or fraternity if sho has an average oi plus one, could be initiated into a club or fraternity. 4 Misunderstood Rule Four of the campus organizations misconstrued the clause concerning below grades in the former ruling and initiated pledges who were able to raise their grades For this rea son the council decreed that other groups shall be allowed to initiate at any time this year those pledges who were barred from active membership because of below grades. Under the new schedule clubs need not wait for tho oight-vveok grades m order to hold initiation. Most of the groups, however, have some rul ing which requires a certain length of time to elapse between pledging and initiation. The Season’s Greetings MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR To Our Pations Moore’s Dress Specialty Shop Wo Wish You All A Merry Chri THE LOCUST LANE Remember, Wo Are Alw: THE HILAND SHOP DRY CLEANING PRESSING Hats Cleaned and Blocked Complete Laundry Service We Call For and Deliver Extending To You the Best Wishes For a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year STATE COLLEGE FLORAL SHOPPE Allen Street ’ . West Side ANNOUNCEMENT The Boalsburg Tavern Will Be Open For Business , Under New Management Saturday, December 21st Catering to Dinners, Parties, Afternoon Teas, and Banquet? ~ PRIVATE DINING ROOMS AVAILABLE Special Sunday Dinners For Prices of Menus and Consultations, , Phone Boalsburg 9008 ' Friday, December 20, 1929 Froth Depicts Xmas Cheer in New Issue Adorned inoffensively by a tinted depiction of Yulctide spirit, Fioth, Penn State comic magazine, has ap peared with its annual message of Christmas cheer. The editors have included a resume of Penn State’s championship soccer team. With the possible exception of the covei, the nit woik of the magazine is below the standard gen erally maintained by Fioth. PEWmrTi (Beginning Saturday, vacation open ing time 7:00 p. m. Next week, theatre open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.) • FRIDAY— * Evening Showing Only Edmund Lowe, Constance Bennett in “THIS THING CALLED LOVE” All-Talking Comedy Drama SATURDAY— 1 Dolores Costello, Grant Withers in' “HEARTS IN EXILE” '' All-Talking Love Melodrama MONDAY— Edward Everett Horton “THE SAP” All-Talking Comedy WEDNESDAY— (Free Children’s Matinee at 3.00 p. m. for all school children up to 14 years ) Rm-Tin-Tin in ‘THE MILLION DOLLAR COLLAR’ Dog Melodrama NEXT FRIDAY— Robert Armstrong, Carol Lombard in ‘THE RACKETEER” All-Talking Melodrama NEXT SATURDAY— Janet Gaynor, Charles Morton in “CHRISTINA” All-Talking Romance istmas and A Happy New Year 3 SANDWICH SHOP iys Open Vacation Times REPAIRING
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