Page Two PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Published atoll-weal, dation. the Collette year, except on hands,. b, eladente of The Pennolvania State Collette. In the interest of the Collette, the students, tomtit,. Mental. and friends 133=11 HUGH R RILEY JR '32 INENDELL I, REHM '22 Editor Dodoes Manner HUGO K FREAR '32 smturr. SINCLAIR '22 Manswlng Editor Circulation Mummer EDWARD W HITE 12 LIN Y ERR '22 Assistant Editor Ad,rtielna. Manarer THEODORE A SERRILL '32 EDWARD S SPERING '32 Snorts Editor Enrcirn Ad‘t Manager WILLIAM II IRVINE. 12 COLLIN E FINK 12 Naas Editor Asst Circulation Manager W STEWART TOWNSEND '32 JESSE C McKFON '33 Noes Editor Asst Adoertdatnic Manager MARY IM M.RIGHT '32 MARGARET TSCIIAN '22 Women's Editor Womcn d Managing Editor I OUISE MARQUAItO I . '32 Women's No‘s Editor IM2=l!TE=l!=l FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1932 FRATERNITY ROOK-SHELVES One simple means of adding to the libiany's stock of books might be profitably undertaken by Penn State fr atm rutin, If mach house uould contribute a solemn corny yeas, the payment, although individu ally slsght, should be of =mental benefit to an already Underpaid and oNet-tared instntution. Bookplates for these contlibutions might be supplied, and the volumes thus produced could be housed on separate shelves. It is probable that, in making this an outward sign of fraternity cooperation, contempinaiy literature front a list prepared by Wormy officials Amid be piefeiablo The money thus saved in the deportment of enteitainment could bo turned into other channels. It is obvious that the libraly has long been one of the weakest links in the mgamaation of this col lege, because of inadequate endo,ment. Evesy effort should be Waned to paving the say Los the needed improvements This evidence of student in terest, in addition to Its obvious immediate advan tages, could be Loathes proof that undeigsaduates, too, ale concerned math its betterment The return of the annual Pennsylvania Inter scholastic Athletic Association state ehampionshp basketball game to the College altos an absence of three years presents an opportunity to impress thousands of schoolboy sports followers with Penn Stato's program of esprinmon. Students should unite estendmg every possible courtesy to the many visitors who will throng the campus tomorrow, so that the impression they call} , assay with them will react favorably towards Penn State MARTYRS TO THE MASSES It has been pointed out that the unpleasant burden of inflicting pool grades on the unworthy rests heavily upon the Schools of Liberal Arts and Chemistry and Physics For this season the grade averages of these two schools arc materially lowered The Chemistry and Physics school, for example, put, a considetablo kink in its total average because of the low grades made by outsuleis who are taking its instruction The average of members of the school is much highel. There is no statistical chart to ehow whether its decreased average is caused by freshman delinquents in huge part, el not. Unless it is shown that first-yeas flunks are overwhelmingly ptevalent, it would seem that uhether or not marks were green to students enrolled in the school, gicatel stress on Limning and less on deliberate "weeding out" would be deqi able. (Incidentally, this ovelburdening aigument cannot be taken too seri ously Nine instructing with classes numbering les, than fifty student each, a fan ultimatum of specialized courses, touted in grade averages still far below 1.00 ) ON THE HORIZON It seems a long time until e•amination meek. In reality that tone is less than Loon months. And so far College officials have made no mention of any change fi om the present outmoin system of imposing finals. Some time ago flee deans of undergraduate behools here said they believed that students with light semester grades should be exempt from final °Nominations Ifowevm, if something is not soon done toward changing the rule that mohilnts exemp tions, good students will again be kneed to undeigo tests that ale believed by many faculty members pad a large pocentage of the student body to be wrong in principle and application Puithei more, the usual five and one-half days of examination week have been cut this year -to only four. Monday in Memmial Day and the semester ends on Ft flirty It might he N,llO to reduce the num ber of students v.ho will have to take part in the last minute giind, since scheduling tests for about four thousand members of the three lower classes will be no easy task. A lengthening of the esamina tion period would automatically shorten the already limited time available for actual classwink Peihaps total abolition of final examinations is the solution of the problem, but there is doubt whether Penn State is ready for such a drastic step. illowevei, this idea of giving exemptions to good students has lamed the amoral of live distin guished educators, and then approbation should warrant giving the plan an investigation, at least 'A thorough discussion in the College Senate of the good and bad points of the proposal might clear the an a lot, and eventually lead to the alleviation of a condition that is worth chisel observation. R. C. S. 1.-.=...... OLD MANIA We marvel increasingly et the fact that, while the local educationalists continue to holler about the practical side of venous college curricula, the greater majority of the teaching brethren make no semblance of an effort to explain to their undergraduate vic tims the manner in uhich their course relates to the meld in general and the undeigreduate in particu lar. We can think, off-hand, of no more than two or Linen professors who attempted to make clear the benefits to be had from then courses, or to justify the inclusion of then courses in the students' cur t wale. As a title, the piofessot starts a semester by handing out some sort of outline coveting the semes ter's stock, assigning a text, warning against the evil• of cutting classes, and insinuating that if the student plays along with the sacred system he will be rewarded with a pretty fair number of honor point, at the end of the term This mititisin applies itself paiticulmly to re mined courses. When a student is required to sub mit himself to a course in political science of English liteinture or economics or botany or engineering lec tures, he has a right to expect some explanation justifying the requitement. Does he get it? Probably ,not. Mole than likely the course mill be tinonn in his face, along with the implication that it's one of those things, like 'toles and laboiatmy fees. We listened to one professor attempting to Just ify his course in literatuie on the gAunds that literature is rin intermetation of life. Inasmuch as this pen son's knowledge of and contact with life had been almost wholly in the field of academic literature, ma weren't evenly immessed But at least, the spirit was willing. , We humbly submit that something should be done about it, for the partial enlightenment of those unfor tunate undergraduates vho are unable to understand just vhy they ate inquired to learn such vital and significant facts as the movisions of a late nineteenth century tariff bill, while ignoring general tendencies which can't be catalogued and dated. We suspect that this 'tiny has a pretty fair growth of graying ssluslors, and men that it's somewhat libelously inaccurate, but we'll tell it for what it's worth at seems that Dean Chambers and Dean Stoddart woe staying at a seaside resort last summer, and, for want of anything better to do, went fishing in a glass ;bottomed boat After several hours without success, they gave up and hauled in their lines, but just then Doc Stoddart peered through the transparent bottom and noticed a large tuna directly beneath the boat. "Looky , " hissed he. "A fish,. "Thellwithit" said Dean Chambers sulkily. "I'm tired fishing. You mail: the place and we'll come bart tomon o, " Accordingly, Doe took a piece of wax crayon from his vest pocket and carefully made a mark on the glass bottom of the boat, exactly above the unsuspect ing, tuna. Then they put in for shore, arriving back at the dock safe and sound. Artsvmg at the hotel, Dean Chambers turned to Dean Stoddat t and said, "Doc, are you sure you mask ed the spat where we saw that hsh?" "Of course." replied Doc "I distinctly remember marking the exact spot on the bottom of the boat." "Why you colossal ass you!" shouted Dean Chaos hers. "And what awe get another boat tomorrow!" Typewriter Specials Slightly Used Remington Standard , Portables $49.50 1 at $45.00 1 at $40.00 Remington Noiseless Portable $75.00 Ribbons for for all machines All makes of typewriters repaired Keeler's • Catlinum Theater Bldg. i THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Movies Elevate Community Morality In7Certain Respects, Peters States That the movies are coati Muting as much in certain respects to elevate the morality of a community as they are contributing in other respects to lower it is the conclusion reached by Dr. Charles C Peters, director of edu cational research, after a two-year in vestrgation of the relation of motion pictures to morality. The study was limited to four phases of morality. aggressiveness of a girl in lovemaking, kissing, demo cratic attitudes and practices, and the treatment of children by patents The moral standards of thirteen different social groups, including preachers, factory workers, college professors, Nosy York city flappers, Mennonite farmers, social reformers, and negro school teachers, were measured. "We found that motion pictures are in violent conflict with present moral standards in regard to aggressiveness of girls in lovemalung," Dr. Peters said in summarizing the results of the investigation. "They are almost FRATERNITY WILL OPEN CONVENTION HERE TODAY Sigma Gamma Epsilon To Hold First National Convention in East Members of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, honorary mineral industries frater nity, will open their fast national convention to be held east of the Mis sissippi at Penn State today Dr. IV H. Tuenhofel, founder, will deliver an address of welcome in Room 315, Mineral Industries building at 10 o'clock this morning to delegates and members from twenty-seven chapters 'in eighteen states. After the founder's address the gathering will heat committee reports and take up other routine business, which will be continued at the after noon session. A dinner at the Col lege Inn, followed by an informal dance, will conclude the day's activi ties Election of officers will open to morrow's.session Field tops to study local geological foi matrons and to in spect mining and metallurgical pro jects will occupy the afternoon The convention will close with a welder roast at the Andy Lytle cabin tomor row night. Visitors who remain over Sunday will make tnps to Penn's cave and other natural caverns in the afternoon. BOROUGH SANCTIONS PAVING OF SOUTH ATHERTON STREET An ordman...e,providing for the pay ing of South fe.nerton - street betwee College and Prospect avenues wa y passed at a recent meeting of th , borough council. Two other State highway project will link State College with th. Lakes-to-Sea route item north an.. south An moseyed road between Potten's Millsand State College will provide a direbt.route to Lewistown, ',ollie the paved road near the gol course will be extended across the mountain to the Bald Eagle highway. STORAGE. FOR YOUR CAR REASONABLE RATES BY THE DAY, WEEK OR MONTH Open day and night Storch Motor Company 238 E College Ave. Phone 760 THE MANIAC Fol l'air Noonday Meal Try Our 30c and 35c Lunches or Stop in for a Sandw h or Piece of Pic. The Fenway Tea' Room Opposite Front Campus parallel with current approvals in re gard to kissing: "Motion pictures are above stand aids of approval and action in regard to democratic attitudes and practices so that they raise morality much more than they loner it," Dr. Peters con tinued. "In addition they happen to be much better than current stand ards in respect to treatment of chil dren by parents." Dr Peters stated that those pic tures which offended the morality of social groups were less successful than other films. This is in direct conflict with what motion picture producers apparently believe, he said. One of the most important achieve ments, according to Dr Peters, was the contributing of a technique for measurin moles, or standards of morality, in the future He main tains that a body of social science re , search %%prisms could do much for the improvement of the services of mo-' tion pictures to society. The investigation was "Conducted with the aid of a $3,000 subsidy from the Payne fund, a fund donated to the suppoit of social science reseatch. The report, which is a highly tech nical monograph of approximately 300 pages, has been completed and sent to the publishers. . WPSC SCHEDULE TODAY II 4G—Arrleulturnl New Nato" 00- Orann Recital by Donald A She] Jo> '32 111=1 3 00—Prof Earl V Dye speak, an "The Gold Slumlord .. Prof George J Wurfl speaks an 'Duman Folklore . ' MONDAY 11 45—Aorleullurol News Nalco 4 00—Prof Charles I Rowland apeakn an "Federal Revenue Legislation" Prof. Jules 0 Brill speaks on "The Purple flu It In and What It Is Trying To Do" PI LAMBDA SIGMA (Honorary Pre-Inol) Thomas E. Shearer Undergraduates George 3 Smart '32 William D. Madam '34 Grunt A. Colton '34 No V. Giunnini '34 Edward R. Cobbo '34 Daniel F. O'Shea '34 Donald B Smith '34 Keith N. Waltz '34 For a Two Day Laundry Service Call 419 Hoy Drug Store Agent for THE TYRONE LAUNDRY Dress Shirts Our Specialty The things you like to eat . . . well prepared . . ~ Carefully served . . . and moderately priced. THE COLLEGE DINER Rea Li Derickq Inc. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY CUT RATE SALE _ Shaving Needs $1 00 Blue Gillette Blades 89c 35c Gem Blades 27c 50c Old Gold Shaving Cream__39c $l.OO Shave Brash 83c 50c ',Rolle 39c Qt. Bat. St. Thomas Bay Rum-79c 50c Williams Aqua Velvet 33c $l.OO Gueret Lilac 69c Toiletries 60c Lemon and Egg Shampoo__39c 35c Castile Soap `2lc IVoodbury'a Soap, 3 for 49c 75c Squibb Cold Cream 39c 50c lilentho Balm Lotion 39c $l.OO Jergen's Lotion 79c' $1 50 Noxema 98c $l.OO Cots , Face Powder .. and Perfume Me Cute% Preparationa—_ Speaking Of Books - - Italian 'Painting An exhibition of prints of Italian paintings from Giotto to Leonardo da Vinci will be shown in the second floor hall of the Library for the next few weeks. Telephone A pay station telephone is to be in stalled In the first floor hall of the College Library for the convenience of all. A file of telephone directories covering some of the larger cities of the' country and a number of places In Pennsylvania will be shelved In the Reference room nearby. Stuart Chase's "Mexico" and Marian Storm's "Prologue to Mexico" are alike in one respect. They both see something very much worth while in the simplicity and natural beauty of that country as well as virtues which may well be emulated by the northern 'neighbor. Perhaps also, they paint Mexico in too glowing colors. The first volume, by a well known American economist, is a valuable study of the social and economic life of the rural regions. It is interest ingly written and goes into pictures que detail about their work, play, shelter, and food. , "The Prologue to Mexico" is a search for a spiritual haven which the author claims to have found on the edge of the hot country—"an elusive !home that never seen before would yet at once be known." One Inter esting Mexican scene follows altor another and in between there Is much valuable information about Mexican ' WELCOME High School Teams and Friends STOP AT BOALSBURG ON YOUR WAY TO AND FROM STATE COLLEGE RISIIEL'S GARAGE Boalsburi Phone 14-R-4. 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