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VOL. 28, No. 31
L.A. GROUP FAVORS
SEMESTER EXAMS
IN CLASS PERIODS
Recommends Holding or Finals
_ At Regularly Scheduled
Meetings, Rooms
COMMITTEE FORMS PLAN
TO MINIMIZE DISHONESTY
3 Other Schools Cite Remedies
For Cribbing—Suggest
System Changes
That final examinations should he
taken in the regular classrooms et
the regular meetings of the class dur
ing the last wdek of the semester to
nuntinize dishonesty is a recommen
dation made by a special faculty com
mittee of the School of Liberal Arts.
The committee appointed by Dean
Charles W. Stoddart to study reports
on scholastic ethics made the sugges
tion as a possible way of reducing the
practice of cribbing as contrasted to
the nulnurous recommendations of
other schools dealing with conditions
as they now exist.
Under the proposed plan, the group
believes that a more adequate system
of proctoring or supervised examina
tion is possible. Furthermore, con
flicts in exanunation periods would
no longer be a source of disturbance
to faculty members.
Final examinations would be di
vided into two parts and would be
held in• the last two periods of the
final week in the semester, thus am
mating an entire examination sched
ule of one week, and the adjustment
of conflicts. Although this sugges
bon in in violation.of an existing Col
lege rule, the group feels that it needs
reconsideration as a step toward min
imizing dishonesty in examinations.
Headed by Prof. Harold F. Alder
fel., of the department of history and
political science, the committee in
cludes Prof Franklin B Krauss of
the classical languages department,
Robert E Galbraith of Om English
composition department. Walter 0.
Gordon of the department of mathe
matics, and Charles S. Wyand of the
department of economics and socio
logy.
No change from the present system
of conducting hour and final tests was
recommended by the Liberal Arts
committee in all courses excepting
those in the 900 series in which there
ane less than twenty-five students
where• they suggest the use of the
honor system at the option of the In
structor
In view of the fact that there .
much inclination to cheat in outside
work, the group suggested that as
much as possible of this work be given
as individual assignments and not as
class assignments If the instructor
desires to verify the amount of know
ledge of the reading done, the com
mittee urges that such Information be
obtained by examination or oral con
fel once
Other Schools Make Reports
Similar reports have been made by
faculty-student committees in the
Schools of Agriculture, Education,
and Engineering following the find
ings of a general committee on scho
lastic ethics consisting of three fac
ulty and three student members ap
pointed last April by President Ralph
D Hetzel.
A report of the committea on scho
lastic ethics of the School of Agricul
ture submitted last spring emphasind
the removal of conditions that de
velop .in indication toward dishonesty
rather than devising improved tech
nique for conducting tests.
The group headed by Prof. Steven
son W Fletcher, head of the horticul
ture deportment, claimed that most
dishonesty 19 incited by unfavorable
conditions in the classroom. The
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DAVEY, PHELPS REACH NEW
THEORY OF SOLID SOLUTIONS
As a result of X-ray experiments
completed recently, Drs. Robert T.
Phelps and Wheeler P. Davey of the
School of Chemistry and Physics have
been able to show that the theory of
solid solution in which metallurgists
have believed so far, is incorrect
The new picture advanced by the
Pcnn State preference is based on
new ideas of physical chemistry. Their
concept will be formally presented at
the Pebi uary meeting of the American
Institute of Mining and Metallurgical
Enginecis in New York City.
12 Will Graduate in
Less Than 4 Years
twelve of the candidates for bach
elor's degrees at the 1932 mid-year
con.mencement will have completed the
required work in seven semesters, ac
cording to files in the Register's of
fice. Of this group three are women.
The School of Liberal Arts expects
to graduate seven seven-semester can
didates, the School of Education three,
and the School of Agriculture two.
A total of eleven additional students
from all the schools will receive bach
elor's degrees after residence work of
seven semesters and one summer ses
sion.
DUERR TO ATTEND
I. F. DISCUSSIONS
National Executives Will Direct
Meetings at Conference
Here Next Month
Alvin Duerr, national president of
Interfraternity Council, has signified
that he will probably be able to attend
Penn State's third Interfratermty con
ference which will be held here Feb
ruary 12 and 13, Francis L Mathews
'22, president of the local council, an
nounced yesterday.
In addition to Duerr, other execu
tives of national fraternities have been
invited to lead discussion groups dur
ing the two-day conference. Promin
ent among these are Thomas A. Clark,
former Dean of Men at the Dwyer
sity sof Illinois, and Joseph T. Nate,
former president of Sigma Chi
Will Discuss Problems
Additional invitations have been ex
tended to George Banta, publisher of
Banta's Greek Exchange, and Gordan
Smyth and J. H. Johnston, prominent
publishers of fraternity magazines
The conferences are held here every
two years, usually in February, end
are sponsored by Penn State's Inter
fraternity Council.
At the last meeting of Interfrater
nity Council, each national fraternity
was asked to invite one of its national
executives to attend the meetings
here. The last conference, held in
February 1930, had as its general
theme "Hell Week," and its was the
general concensus of opinion of the
delegates attending the conference
that this practice should be aband
oned
I No theme has as yet been selected
for the conference, which will largely
I be devoted to discussions of individual
fraternity problems. Caterers, frater
nity presidents, treasurers, scholar
ship chairmen, social chairmen, and
chapter advisors will meet in discus
won groups headed by national execu
tives
KOEPP-BAKER WILL ADDRESS
Y. W. C. A. ON 'VOICE CULTURE
"Voice Culture" will be the subject
of a discussion of Herbert Roca!,
Baker, instructor+ of public speaking
when he addresses members of the
Y. W C A. in Room 405 Old Main at
6.30 o'clock tomorrow night.
This lecture will be the thud of a
series of discussions centered on the
general theme of "What Deterwan,
Personality." Mrs. Donald W Cal
ruthers will conclude this semester's
discussions with a talk' on "Ideals"
next Monday.
`Research, in Additi.
Function of Co
ll=
The greater realization that the
function of a College is us ninth to
extend the boundaries of knowledge
as instruct students, is responsible for
I the steady growth in the number of
research projects here, according to
Di. Stevenson W. Fletche% chairman
of the College Research Council
A college is known principally far
the contributions of its faculty to the
field of knowledge as well as for the
successes of its graduates. This
necessarily depends on the ability of
instructors.
Until about ten years ago emphasis
was laid on undergraduate instruction
above all else, according to Dr.
Fletcher. As a result what research
was done, was carried on by members
of the faculty who were fighting a
lone fight with no organisation to
back or encourage them. With the
exception of work in agricultute,
which received stimulus, front sub
sidies, the entire staff was at a handi
cap.
'With the organization of the grad
uate school, the faibt step at College
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1932
5 OF 6 DEANS FAVOR
GRANTING EXEMPTIONS
SAool Heads Come Out For Change in College
Rules on Giving Students Excuses •
From Final Examinations
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On the eve of final examinations, five of the six deans of
undergraduate schools have come out in favor of panting exemp
tions to students with high semester grades. •
Four of these would change the present College rule prohibit
ing any exemptions so that instructors or departments would have
the power to say Who should be forced to undergo the tests.
Another favored the plan of choosing a grade, to be set by the
College, which would mark the dividing line between those who
should take final examinations and those who should not.
Dean Frank C. Whitmore, of the School of ,Chemistry and
Physics, was the only one questioned who believed, that the regu
lations now in force were for the best'
interests of students,
"I always used to give exemptions
in my classes," said Dean Robert L.
Sackett, of the School of Engineering,
"and I believe that any instructor who
cannot gain ap estimate of his stu
dents' worth during the semester
should be ashamed to admit it"
Dean Will G. Chambers, head of the
Education School and director of Sum
mer Session, stated that exemptions
should be left at the discretion of
departments or instructors, and not
interfered with by an all-inclusive
College rule such as the one now in
effect
Although agreeing with the other
men that students with high grades
should not be made to take the final
tests, Dean Edward Steidle, of the
School of Mineral Industries, said that
a grade should be set by the College
Senate, possibly above ninety percent,
whose attainment would automatically
release a student from the bother of
semester examinations.
'lit' final examinations must lie given
at all," said Dean Ralpli L Watts, of
the School of Agriculture, "exemptions
should he given as a reward for the
good student, and as an incentive to
seek higher marks in daily work"
In opposition to Dean Charles W.
Stoddart, of the School of Liberal
Arts, who believes examinations to be
"merely a silly holdover from high
school slays," the Chemistry and
Physics Dean said, "To exempt a stu
dent froin final tests would be to
cheat him out of an opportunity of
ieviewing the entire course. It would
also defeat the purpose of study, which
is to give a comprehensive view of a
wholo subject."
PHYSICAL EDUCATION GROUP
NAMES SOCIETY 'DISCOBULUS
"Discobulus" was adopted as the
sante of the professional society for
physical education students at a meet
ing of the group Thursday night.
The constitution of the new organi
zation has been drawn up and is be
ing revised. Director Hugo BCMelt
spoke at the meeting before all stu
dents who are majoring in phy steal
education. They become members of
the society automatically.
ALUMNUS TO ADDRESS CLUB
T. S. Kcarn '2O, of the 13ethlehent
Steel company, will address members
of the Metallurgy society in Room 315
Minetal Industries building at 7 30
o'clock tomorrow night.
n to Instruction,
lege,' Says Fletcher
recognition lei research was taken
and then four years ago, when the
Council of Research nos established,
it definite and effective organization
was set up, in the opinion of Dt.
Fletcher.
Together with the increased iccog
nition fot lesearch has corn:, and
should continue to come, increased at
tention to pure research. At the
present time one-quarter of the work
done is of no immediate practical
value but is progress in fundamental
and previously unknown knowledge
It is this pure type of research
which-should be the principal aim of
a college because it is the only kind
which extends the boundaries of
knowledge—that is what a college is
for. Because of the willingness of
government and industries to provide
funds for accomplishing profitable
ends, the practical side of research
has been ovetcmphasized at Penn
State. As a State institution, with
its purpose' of serving the people and
interests of the State, this over-em
phasis is easily explained. But prac
tical applications can only follow after
the fundamentals have been wrested
Loin the lame field of the unknown.
TRUSTEES DISCUSS
MILITARY TRAINING
Special Committee Will Consider
College Policy Regarding
R.O.T.C. Today
Compulsory militaii training at the
College will be cousideied by the
Board of Trustees at meetings in Hut
risburg today.
The policy of the College will be
discussed by a special committee
which concludes its meetings tins
noon and which will report at the gen
eral meeting of the Board this after
noon. James B. Warmer, retiring
Board member, is the ellen man of the
committee.
. The recent resolutlim and report. of
Student Council pointing out that two
out of every three students favor vol
untary election of military training
will be presented at the Board meet
ing. The Council asks that the re
port be considered as an accurate in
dex of student opinion.
May Not Decide
A clear statement of the conti over
sad points in the whole question of
the training was prepared by a com
mittee composed of Dean of Mon Ar
thur R. Warnock, Colonel Walter B.
McCaskey, and Dr. Charles W Stud
dart, Dean of the Liberal Arts School
It pointed out that as long as the R.
0 T C. remained here on, ith the sup
port of the teal depai [meal., the Col
lege is obligated to maintain the com
pulsory feature
"It Is not certain that this com
mittee of the Board will be able to
reach a decision in time for the Board
meeting this afternoon, since there Is
sure to be some difference of opinion,"
Adrian a Morse, e% °cativo secretary
to Preident Ralph D. Httzel, said yes
terday
GRAY WILL JUDGE
JUNIATA CONTEST
Originator Of Oregon-System Debate
To Hear Penn Stale Team
Defend Capitabsm
Prof. .1. Stanley Gray, originator
of the Oregon plan of debate and now
professor of psychology at the Pitts
burgh Center of the University of
Pittsbuigh at Johnstown, has been se
cured as critic judge for the Oregon
style debate with Juniata College at
Huntingdon on February 3.
Using thewinding approved by tin
Debating Association of Pennsylvania
Colleges, the subject for discussion
will be "Resolved, that capitalism as
a system of economic organization is
unsound in pi maple." A Penn State
team, which has not yet been s-alected,
will defend the negative of the propo
sition
A dual debate on "Resolved, that
athletic scholarships should be dis
continued in all American colleges"
with Franklin and Marshall College,
Lancaster, is scheduled for Februmy
12. One Penn State team will defend
one side of the question hem, while
another will journey to Lancaster to
uphold the opposite side.
Publication of the debate with rep
resentatives of the German Universi
ties here on December 12, 1030 in
volume tuelve of "Intercollegiate De
bates" was announced recently by the
public speaking division of the Col
lege. A complete stenographic re
poi t of the speeches and rebuttals on
the military preparedness question
ale included in the volume.
Tottrgiatt
COLLEGE TO OBEY
STATE DECREE ON
BOXING, WRESTLING
Must Pay Treasury 5 l'ercent
Of Gross Gate Receipts,
Ring Board Rules
ENFORCEMENT OF 1923'
LAW BEGUN THIS 'YEAR
Deputy Commissioner,' Physician
Will Supervise Meets
Scheduled Here
Rather than cancel the remaining
meets on the boxing and wrestling
schedule, Penn State will comply with
the ruling passed by the State boxing
commission whereby five percent of
the gross receipts at these meets are
to be paid into the State treasury,
Hugo Remick, duector of the School
of Physical Education, announced Sat
urday.
According to the action taken by
the commission, a deputy commission
er and a physician representing the
State are to be present at all meets
and mvst examine the contestants and
equipment. In addition, boxing and
wrestling meets may not be held at
the same place at the same time.
Wrestling matches may he held in the
afternoon and boxing at night if a
different official referees each meet.
Action Precautionary
In 1923 the State legislature passed
a law giving the boxing commission
complete control of collegiate boxing
and wrestling. The commissioners
took no action on this law until this
year when they applied the same reg
ulations to collegiate boxing and
wrestling matches that apply to pro
fessional meets in Pennsylvania.
Believing that Penn State has
'capable and efficient physicians to
examine the contestants, Director
Berdek said that the action of the
commissioners was taken mainly as a
precautionary measure to eliminate
racketeering among professionals.
Inasmuch as the majority of admis
sions here are student tickets, it was
the opinion of Director Bezdek that
the 5 percent assessment would hardly
defray the expenses of the deputy
commissioners
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An amendment to the present law,
I which would exclude colleges and uni
versities from the provisions of the
formti act, sins introduml and passed
by the State legislature at its recent
session Governor Pinchot vetoed this
bill on a legality, claiming that it was
class legislation. A second amend
mcnt was to be proposed, hut before
lit could he draw n up, the legislature
adjourned
As a protest to the action of the
commission, a number of colleges
have.announced that they would drop
these two spoils rather than comply
with the iequirements of the State.
Lafayette has been holding Ironic
I wrestling meets in New Jersey and it
is probable that when the Penn Stale
wrestlers meet Lafayette the melt
will tel. plate ut Philipsburg, N. J.,
instead of on the Lafayette campus.
ARTIST DISPLAYS WATER
COLORS IN EXHIBIT HERE
Prof. Dr Bra Shows Pandings Done
On Tour Through Europe
Prof Mabel M. De Bra, assistant
in fine nits at Ohio State University,
is exhibiting twenty-two watei color
paintings in the Exhibit romp on the
third floor of Main Engineering
The exhibitor holds two degrees
froin Ohio State and a degree in fine
ruts fiom Yale University She has
studied extensively .it Columbia,
Pratt Institute, and accompanied a
well known artist on an extended tour
through Europe. Many of her paint
ings were completed in Norway,
Sweden, and Bavaria while she was
on the continent.
Professor De Bra is a membei of
six art societies and has had her woik
exhibited at the gallei y of the Royal
Society of British Artists at London,
England, besides at gallm ies in New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
Washington, D. C
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Members of the Ilugh Beaver club,
freshman P. S. C. A. organization, ex
pect to complete the stone wall and
general landscaping improvements to
the Andy Lytle cabin this week-end
Registration Periods
Ato Bar T 1- 5
Bos to Co W 1- 5
Cr to E T 10- 1
1' to G W 8-12
H to I T 1- 5
J to K W 1- 5
L, Mc to Mat T 10- 1
May to 0 ll' 8-12
Pto R T 1.5
S to So IV J-5
St to V T 10- 1
W to Z IV 8-12
GLEE CLUB ENTERS
STATE SONG MEET
To Seek Fifth Championship at
Philadelphia—Will Appear
At Cities on Trip
P,nn State gleemen will take past
in the sixth annual State Int. col
lomat,. Glee Club contest to be held
in Philadelphia on Than sday, Febru
ary 11 Arrangements for the con
test, much will be held in the Acad.
may of Music, al.^_ in charge of the
I Philadelphia Forum, and a capacity
grand is assured
Directoi Richard IV. Grant plans to
• take thirty-five men on the trip in
quest of a fifth State championship,
• temporarily interrupted last yeal
mhen the Penn State Glee Club lost
to Lafayette by a judges' decision.
The fast returns from the vole of
the judges show-:d that Penn State
had won ten points, only to he re
scinded a few days Liles - when it was
found that the votes had been counted
wrong and Lafayette man simnel hi
foul-tenths of a point
Negotiations are now under wal for
several concert appearances of the
'club cnroute to Philadelphia Tenth
, Live plans call fot concerts at Read
, Ing, Coatessille, and Actinic,m on the
four-day trip
The scums winners of the State
contests will compete this vein at the
national contest in St Louis mill.'
of New York City This charge
place W.l, caused by the rapist develop
ment of int-crsollegmte singing, and
a dean e foi a more centrally Insistent
city.
STATE GEOLOGIST WILL GIVE
MINERAL LECTURES TUESDAY
D. Geroge 11 Aside}, State geol.
oge,l, will delnei tan lectures on the
mineral iesouices of Pcnnsylvani.• to
day in Room 115 Mineral Indust, ms
building, accoiding to an announce
ment by Plot Chesleigh A Bonne of
the department of geology and oil and
ga , production
Dr A.ihlev .111 address the flesh
mar class in Gogitiph, 9 at 3 10
o'clock this nftci noon, and a ill speak
al 7 10 o'cluk tonight befoic an open
audience
Dr Joseph P Mignon!, College 1111N
slcian, addressed the Fayette count.
alumni association at a
51011 at 11111011t0W11 last night, 111,11,-
,mg the College athletic progiam Dr.
Ititnnour was the second i esulent of
Fayette triunity to he giailuated from
the College
`Easy High School Courses Retard
Progress of Freshmen,' Owens Says
tv one of o rt un of Infro
virom hi &qt. 111111 e Ihr adrtinary of
limit poprwamn shown bu
Penn Slate freshotto
Tendency of the public school.. to
eliminate hard cow ses hoot then c -
mule helps to nommtre the
+tendon!, of high school Nepal ation
shown by freshmen entering mathe
matics conies het e, Prof Fiedei
W. 00 ens, head of the mathematics
doom Intent, commented yestei .
"Time n a very loathed attitude
ir the high schools of the State that
because a coup. 10 a pint of one is
difficult, it should he discontinued,"
Dr Owens said. "This viewpoint is a
counts part of the haste and cal dens
nes in Amin rca today
"The public schools are 11111d1 arse
responsive to populai will than ale
colleges. Thiough school beads and
pal cots of school children, high schools
are influenced by the most casual ten
dencies of the general pane."
Dr. Owens cited another objection
able featae of high school pi emu a-
Lion in the inclination throe to have
midi actin, teaching courses in which
they did not major
If a teacho applies for a position
as Inatructor in mathematics, for in
stance, and no vacancy exists in that
ESTABLISHED
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NEW ASSIGNMENTS
FOR REGISTRATION
REVERSE PERIODS
Students Enoßing Wednesday
Last Year Given Tuesday
Routs by Registrar
HOFFAIAN WILL LEVY $5
FINE ON LATE ENTRANTS
System Started in 1931 Found
Satisfactory—Remo es
Former Congestion
Second semester regiNtiation w II
again be divided into four periods .-
..ling to initial.. but 1.1,t year', time
cla , afmatiote, will be i cvcrserl, ac
cording to an announcement made
Icsterday Ls Registi or William S
Hoffman
While 104 rear's classification of
perimls for loutrun cups ills on raced
at by thawing, this y'ear's is the re
sult of a deliberate attempt by Regis
trar Hoffman to distribute advontag-•s
of being in Into petiods to those who
clef e assigned can ly pm oils la .t
year The system, which clue inau
gurated last February to a ohm, a
tendency tom one half of the student
body to register on the last afternoon,
has been found completely satisfac
tory, accolding to the Registrar
Thice letter groups, A to Bin, II to
I, and P to It, which last year r•gis
' term!. in the b to 12 o'clock normal on
, Wednesday will this yen] enroll of the
1 to 5 o'clock section Tuesday after
'noon On the other hand, thc. Ito to
Co, J to K, and S to Sp poops, which
iregistered in tin, Tuesday afternoon
period last year, will i egister this
year from I to 5 o'clock I . 44lneolay
afternoon
May Get (...trdh Earl 3
Last year's Wednesday ate, noon
pinup, Cr to El, 1, and life to Ma , and
;St to V, have been assigivd in thi
1932 allignments to Tuesday flout 10
to 1 o'clock Completing the distlibu-
Ition for the coining registration the
1 , to G, Mas to 0, and Wto groups,
which last year eniollcd in the 10 to
1 o'clock pci cd Tuesday moining
this yeas i egister fir. 8 to 12 o'clock
Wednesday 1001 rung.
The customary fits dollar fine for
lateness m ill serve as a penalty for
those who register later than their as
signed pet toils Those delayed by
scheduling officers inav em till bow 7
to /4 10 &clod, that night, if the delay
is monody noted on their cards by
'the scheduling officer To expediate
the pine s, no one will be permitted
to enter dui ing the last half-hour of
his period, list all those who enter be
fore this time will be allowed to com
plete their i °gist. alum.
Itegista ii Hoffman has pointed out
that their is no Jule against students
sects mg then scheduling caul, early
of their scheduling officer is willing
IThe scheduling officers will be in their
offices fi ono 8 10 to 12 o'clock and
'from 1 30 to 5 o'clock on the days of
.
°gist! ation. ltegistiation Tuesday
Imoining does not st,u I. until 10 o'clock
so that students may have the oppor
tunity 01 confening with then advis
ois that !horning
course, Pi ofe,,oi Owen, said he inay
he plated as Lll.lll leather, even though
hes knowledge and lamest in this
,111Iel I Is Yen' 111111ted.
It i. 1111111 to make .11Iy clew-cot
tontlukions on the quality of high
school pi epaintion." Di Owens point
ed out "'I 11Ctel ruining factors ale
the ,thonk the lost, actor, and the
nub% ideals, and these viii V A change
in fatuity often low ms m hughmv the
Nthool , ktandatd,"
Profes,ni Owens belles es that high
st,hool student, should be ;oven mote
,ilOOl work and should be put mole
or thou own initinlaNy Ile thinks
cool an art angernent would train the
studert, to go shoed vt', their Mad
se, when they ale i etnoved from pas en
tal and other inete,uie in entering
college
"A good public school pi epaiation is
necessnis in iatheinatits, pi nbably
nave than m any other (allege soli
meet, because the student :oust have
r sequential knowledge," Di. Owens
said
"If a college fie:4IIIDM aunt contin
nalb !mew the ABC'e of =the
inauts, Inc linds it very difficult to
acquire new facts An a i enult the
student who did good high school work
in =Omuta, usually continues us it
good Ancient in college."