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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
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by students of The Pennsylvania State College, in the interest of the
College, the students, faculty, alumni, and friends.
THE MANAGING HOARD
ROBERT'S. TSCHAN '33
RALPH IIETZEL JR. *33
Managing Editor
SIDNEY H. BENJAMIN '35
Sports Editor
• RICHARD V. WALL '33
Assistant Editor
DONALD P. DAY ’33
AsnlHUint Managing Editor
ERNEST B. ZUKAUSKAS '33
Assistant Sports Editor
ROLLIN C. STEINMETZ *33
Nows Editor
W. J. WILLIAMS JR. *33
Nows Editor
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Charles A. Myors ’3l Wm. B. l'rothcro ’34 Wm. M. Stegmeler *34
George A. Scott *3l Bernard 11. Rosenzwclg ’34 James M. Sheen ’34
WOMEN'S ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Eva M. Blichfoldt '34 Ruth M. Harmon '34 Mae P. Kaplan *34
ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS
Harold J. BaUuh *34 H. Edgar Furman '34 John C. Irwin *34
Frederick L. Tavlor '34 Frnneis Wacker *34
Entered at the Postoffice. State College, Pa., as Second-class Matter
Member Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association
Editorial Office •.
Business Office—.
Nittany Printing Building
Phone 292-W
FRIDAY,. MARCH 3, 1933
RECLAMATION
Another means by which the schools of the College
arc assuming further share in making existing economic
conditions a little better is that of retaining failing stu
dents in cases where scholastic reclamation seems pos
sible. Although this practice may, through misunder
standing, invite disparaging remarks about the- quality
of student work and possibly a decline in academic stand
ard in the eyes of sister institutions, such conclusions
seem unjustified.
Under the old fifty percent ruling the matter of
dismissal for a semester operated in keeping with the
conception of college as a machine. Based on a theory
that a period of work would act as a seasoning process,
the old method may have had a valid argument. Under
the existing conditions such a period would be one of
idleness and would defeat its own purpose. The policy
of giving an opportunity for more personal judgment of
the student and assisting those failing by a policy of
reclamation fits itself admirably to times such as these.
The basic philosophy of pampering and even recla
mation does not seem the best one for ordinary condi
tions. Although as a State institution the functions of
this College may be slightly different toward its students
at all times, it must be admitted that the sheer num
bers of those crowding for admission to Penn State
must make for the elimination of the unfit quickly even
if in this number there arc some students who.might be
reclaimed by a special’process. The theory that all
students receiving admission to College have the proper
mental attitude and equipment may not be true. Never
theless, the obligation of the College under normal con
ditions must be that of giving its advantages to as many
of the best as possible.
But circumstances alter situations. Even if the
work of reclamation may be indirectly slighting the
better adapted student a little by causing larger classes
and taking the time of the already well-worked faculty
members it has its brighter side. It brings with it the
lessening of cold, mechanical methods in the running of
the College.
NON-CREDIT BEARING
The controversy over the purposes of education is
raging as intensely as ever. Those who contend that
technical subjects are essential to an educational system
are still making faces at those who believe in offering
purely academic or cultural subjects as fodder on which
students may chew. 1
'Proponents of the technical courses continually
whine that it is the duty, in fact, the moral .obligation'
,of the College as a StatetSiippofted .institution to offer,
.cburscs. Syb.ich .will .best enable students . to,secure po
sitions. after graduation. ’ On the other,'fiand, those who
jsiipport ;the opposite side‘of the question' argue: that-.the
true* aipis of education arelto stimulate original-thought
to develop leadership ability.
ther believes that these ends can best be accomplished
by courses in the humanities, which will ultimately aid
in specialization. ,
In its effort to give students the maximum value
possible from courses of study here, the College recently
established classes in typewriting and shorthand. These
courses were instituted because of student demand and
because it was felt that there was a definite need for
such instruction. For this mow the College is to be
praised. Any policy which will permit such an elastic'
attitude toward new courses of study should be con
tinued.
'Unfortunately, however, as soon as such courses
are offered, students set un a greedy clamor for credits
and honor points. This the College must guard against
if it is to retain high academic standards.
On this question both the advocates of cultural
courses and those who swear by technical subjects should
agree. Already there are too many subjects not of true
academic rating for which credits and honor points are
freely distributed. A college’s reputation is a delicate
thing. It can easily be marred by handing out scholastic
.credit and recognition indiscriminantly. Thus, instead
of increasing the number of courses for which rating
is given, the College should preserve the policy of recog
nizing only those of real academic standards as credit
bearing.
The local military is all wiggly over the idea of
having a bunch of the aro-tisee lads in uniform sitting
in a special section up at the Army mit meet tomor
row night. It’s a swell idea, but why shouldn’t it be
carried a bit further?
ALFRED W. HESSE JR. ’33
Business Manager
ROBERT M. HARRINGTON ’33
Circulation Manager
PAUL UIERSTEIN ’33
Local Advertising Manager
WILLARD D. NESTER ’33
Foreign Advertising Manager
ARTHUR E. PHILLIPS '33
Credit Manager
MARION P. HOWELL ’S3
Women’s Editor
Isabel McFarland *33
Women'll Managing Editor
ELIZABETH M. KALB *B3
Women’s News Editor
For example, at the Johns Hopkins game next
fall, the visiting team could be made to feel much
more at home if the entire pre-med corps marched
to New Beaver field carrying scalpels and operating
knives, anil affecting- jaunty white surgeon's hoods.
When Carnegie Tech brought her basketeers, the
Engineering School en masse could troop to Rochal
in overalls, with pencils behind ears and slide-rales
flying to the wind.
An athletic contest with Bucknel! might occasion
a subtle but. symbolic parade of all College employees,
crowned with gilded football headgear.
A visit from the Navy boxing team would be the
signal for the setting aside of a special section in the
stands for State College Troop, Sea Scouts of Amcr-
—313 Old Main
The situation has nil sons of possibilities, like
the K.ippa's fire-escape.
“Do you have a gymnasium at the house?”
No, the Pi Kappa Phi’s didn’t have a gymnasium,
nor did they have the swimming pool that the rushee
had been rather counting upon seeing in the cellar.
“Well, I’ve been in all the other rooms in the
house, and they didn’t have billiard tables in either.
I guess you haven’t got any billiard tables .... And
no box springs on the beds .... and not even twin
beds.”
The fratres in quandariuni led the freshman
gently off toward the door; explaining that it wasn’t
very likely that the DU’s would want to rent their
house, even if his parents did decide to move to State
College. He liked the house pretty well, though ....
■“I really think I ought to pay you fellows for the
meal ....’
•Have you ever noticed that there is no surer way
of arousing the cold and pitiless wrath of a co-ed than
to insinuate that maybe she’s virtuous?
In pursuance of our unwavering campaign
against sin, here is -the latest revelation in the
gambling exposay (our own spelling .... the other
looks so ineffectual without a. nice Frenchy accent
stuck over the final see)v Anyhow 7 when a gentle
man arrives in town'.feeling might be in
veigled into a little game of one sort or another, he
registers as “Mark Hanna.” Then all the boys, who
are amenable to that sort of thing can foregather in.
the gentleman's room without undue inquiry or em
barrassment. The local Capones will probably bomb
the Nittany printing office when this is published.
But we won’t be there ....
iNobody seems much concerned about our crashing
the Literary Digest,last week but ourself . . Dean
Warnock never did, we’ll betcha .... Cross our heart,
we never heard a cow mooing during our whole three
and' a fraction years on this Campus, until Tuesday
morning .... Bill McCarter, ex-cheerleader and ex
fishsalesman, heads South . / . . Bruce Baldwin, with
a Good Housekeeping under his arm ... The Phidelt
sorority tea party Saturday .... who poured? ....
And the Delta Chi’s follow with a formal Deans’ Din
ner tonight.... incidentally, have you ever seen the
skrui lighting effects in their dining hall? .... if
there’s no ketchup, the caterer just orders mayonnaise
brqught in and, the: red lights .'. . ..
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Nittany
Lion
AFTER
Soph Hop
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—W. M. S.
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THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
APRIL 1 NAMED AS
MANUSCRIPT DATE
Best Short Story To Receive Prize
Of $lO in Pi Delta Epsilon
Annual Competition
•Manuscripts for the annual- short
story contest* sponsored by Pi Delta
Upsilon, honorary journalism frater
nity, must be submitted to the com
mittee by noon Saturday, April 1. A
prize of ten dollars is to be awarded
for the best story.
' The' judges for the contest will be
Prof. Merritt M. Harris, of the Eng
lish composition department, Prof.
William L. Werner, of the English
literature’ department, and Rob
ert E. Galbraith, also of the English
composition department. The stories
must not exceed 1500 words.
The winning, story will be publish
ed in the Old Main Bell, while any
other stories of merit may also be
published. The committee, composed
of Milton I. Bnldinger '33, chairman,
.Edwin S. Maimed. '33, and William
J. Williams jr. ’33, does not guarantee
the return of manuscripts.
All the stories may be left at.the
Student Union desk in Old Main lob
by or with William, J. Williams jr.,
at the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
They must be typed on regular white
theme paper, double spaced,
Who ! s Dancing
Soph Hop
(Subscription)
Vincent' Lopez
Tomorrow Night
Bill Boitorf
Phi. Sigma Kappa
(Invitation)
Campus .Owls
, Sigma Nu
•i* (Closed)
Varsity Ten
Sigma Tau Phi
(Open)
Pcvii Statesmen
WILDE ADDRESSES SOCIETY
Dr. Earl 1.-AVilde, of the department
of horticulture, addressed 250 mem
bers of the Trevose Horticultural so
ciety, at Trevose, recently.
NEW SPRING DRESSES
All. High Shades
MoWe’s •
SPECIALTY DRESS SHOP
East College Avenue
• *{ 1
Every Day is a "Gift Day”
Remember the “Soph Hop”.
ALLOW YOUR GIRL TO SELECT
HER OWN FAVOR
Which Will Cost You Very Little At
THE BLAIR GIFT SHOP
Dance Chairman
Franklin J. Bvutzman ’35, who is
chairman of the committee which
has m.ide arrangements for the an
nual- Sophomore Hop in Recreation
hall tonight.
Schools Adopt New
Policy on Failures
(Continued from page one)
regard to failing students, Vice-dean
Oscar F. Smith said that although it
was not the usual custom, a more
lenient attitude was being used as an
experiment this year to determine
whether or not it would prove satis
factory.
“An attempt is being made in the
School of Education to carry out this
policy as far as it seems justifiable,”
Prof. Palmer C. Weaver, of the Edu
cation school, said. “Students who
fail are reinstated cither to give them
another chance or to give them a per
iod of readjustment,” he added.
HIBSHMAN ATTENDS DINNER
Edward K. Hibshman, secretary of
tho Alumni association, attended a
•testimonial dinner given to Floyd *S.
Bucher 'lO, Lancaster county- agent,
at Lancaster last week.
After
the
Hop s
Corner
unusual
DEAN. WHITMORE LECTURES
Speaking on the subject, “Some Un
orthodox Organic Chemistry,” Dean
Frank C. Whitmore, of the School of
Chemistry and Physics, addressed
members of the American Chemical
society* in Kansas City Wednesday
night. Following his address, Dean
Whitmore visited. research labora
tories in Indianapolis.
THURMAN TALKS AT RETREAT
Twenty men and women cabinet
members of the Bucknell Christian
association held a joint retreat with
the leaders of the local association at
the Andy Lytle cabin last week-end.
Dr. Howard Thurman, who j-poke in
chapel Sunday, led two discussions.
Saying is difficult only
to those who do not prac
tice it regularly. Save
regularly and you ’
save easily
THE
First National Bank
OF STATE COLLEGE
State College, Pa. ■
• John T. McCormack
President
David F. Kapp
Cashier
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Roses $1.50 to $5.00
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■ ~'V
Treai yourself to a month; ; if
' Poin ts'/
sunny living ‘
YOUR health influences your reaction to under
graduate life. You need plenty of to
make good in the classroom, and in the various
activities of the school. .. .. , ■
Too often common constipation is per
mitted to undermine health and energy. Over
come it by eating a delicious cereal. „
Try Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN for a month, and
see how much better you feel. Two tablespoon*
.fuls daily •'•will' promote regular habits. ALL
BRAN snpplies “bulk,” -vitamin B and iron.
Ask that it he served at your frai
or campus restaurant.’
The most popular ready-to-cat cereals
sorted in the dining-rooms of American
colleges, eating-clubs and fraternities
are made by Kellogg in Baffle Creek.
They include Kelloggs Com Flakes,
PEP Bran Flakes, Rice Krispies, Wheat
Krumbles, and Kellogg** whole wheat
Biscuit. Also Kaffee Hag Coffee—real
coffee that lets you sleep » '
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