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MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1934
AN IMPROVED CURRICULUM
It is a significant change that the Schools of Liberal
Arts and Education are considering. It is an unchal
lenged fart that the bachelor of arts here was the weak
est offered by the College. The proposed new plan
should do much toward raising the standard.
There can be no question that the work to be offer
ed in the freshman and sophomore years tinder the new
plan will be much more different. Students unable to
continue for more than two years will have some tan
glide evidence of their college attendance.
it is with pleasure that the demise of several courses
is noted. Hygiene, in particular, always seemed to be
one of the most glorious of wasted times encountered
on this campus. 'Mathematics courses, which attempted
to corer three or lour years' work in two semesters,
will he little missed.
Underclassmen should be pleased with the intro
Iluetion into their curricula of several courses previously
held sticred.to the two upper classes. The opportunity of
pursuing these advanced subjects should be another
point tribe_considered by prospective students, estiecially
those who are looking for the most possible knowledge
in the shortest time.
In only one sense does the plan seem incomplete. A
slight compromise has been made when It. 0. T. C. cred-
its were raised from four to six for approximately 200
hours of work. But why is not this the proper time
for the adminisfration to put military training on an'
elective basis?
Other land-grant colleges have done this within the
past few years. The curriculum is being changed.
Why not strike another almost•worthless course from
the lbit of required subjects? Why not abolish compul
sory It. 0. T. C.?
The knowledge gained front charging up MeCaskey's
Hill certainly has little to do with raising the standards
of the'hachelor of arts degree. Probably the only thing
it raises is the blood pressure of those compelled to take
THERE SEEMS TO BE a great deal of election
eering going on for such an insignificant post as the
presidency of 'that questionable organization, Blue Key.
When it reaches the point that all sorts of political
trades are made, one wonders if newly-elected 'juniors
are not over-emphasizing the importance of office.
AT THE NEXT MEETING of Student Union, the
suggestion will he made that a small enclosure be built
in the center of Recreation hall for the stags, thus al
lowing comparative freedom around the margin of the
floor for those who, after all, come to dance
A SUCCESSFUL ELECTION
The recent elections appear to have been one of the
fairest in recent years. An alert committee acted of
ficiently and sternly to prevent any dishonest voting, as
four cliques found when penalties of deducted votes were
Too much praise cannot be given to the members of
the elections committee. - Unquestionably, the balloting
was carried on in a more efficient manner than in pre
vious years, while the disciplinary measurer, Were meted
nut impartially
Committees of the future should consi6r only one
point when they consider the deduction of votes. They
must determine whether the individual illegally voting
should lie punished, or whether the penalty involves the
disenfranchisement of five or six other voters who voted
in all sincerity, only to find that their efforts arenul
lified by this subtraction.
This practice should be continued only if the com
mittee feels that party franchisement is more important
than individual rights. Then, too, it must be remem
bored that the right to deduct votes may lead to grave
problems were the wrong type of men to gain control
We had always been under the impression that
Phi Psi Frank LefflSr was one of nature's noblemen,
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that he was a really fine fellow, that in all his asso
elation:: he would uphold all those fine standards that
upholders of standards always uphold. But Frank
has failed us. We're disillusioned.
dinaiy one-cent one except that Len; matriculation
card is pasted on the hack of it. That's interesting
enough, but the message is what really made us sure
that Frank isn't the kind of boy we'd let play in our
back yard. The document says: "Dear Mr. Leffler,
This card was found, much to our surprise and dis
illusion regarding a senior's dignity, in the third floor
bath room of Mae hall!! Please notify through
Cot.i.gmAn: when you will visit again!! Reception
will be prepared fitting to your station in life."
In capital letteis, crudely yet efficiently was
printed: "PRAT. NOTICE PLEASE."
We have an eoitorial policy. In spite•of protests
from the Dean of Men, Interfraternity Council, Stu-
(lent Board, Jack Ryan and Jake Stark, we have de
cided that _this campus needs more honoraries. But
we have ideals. We think honoraries should be for
those who have really made something in life. There
fore, to help Mr. Murtorff decide just who should pay
rent for use of the 'little house north of N. L. A.,' we
present, as the first of a series:
THE KAPPATALISTS
..Vance 0. Packard '36
CLnr k•r M. Sgliwartr. j. .34;
The Blue and White boys had quite a time at the
Penn Relays. They were there, even though the of
didra .seern:to,.realize it when. they started
awarding cups. The grandstand knew the Nittany
men were- around, once, at least. The epic occasion
marked the second baton-dropping exhibition staged
in the same race. by old State's warriors. Woolridge,
in the half-mile relay; sea of slipped when he handed
the thing to Jackson. Jackson stopped, picked it up,
and ran on. That was all right. But when the speed
ing latter Lion repeated the performance, and dropped
the thing while trying to connect Harry Sigel, people
moaned. In fact, when Sigel finally picked the baton
up and gazed down the track, one helpful grand
stander. yelled, "They went that way."
Sigel ignored the directions, though. He took
his baton firmly in 'hand and walked down to the
shower room.
They tell us that they beef at you if YoU're an
animal husbandry man and cut classes . . . . Bill
Courtney was back surveying Helen Taylor and things
beer the week-m . (l Mike Morris and band freeze
in the old Phi Psi house (uring practice ... the boys
played in top-coats "Really, really college," Mr.
,Morris commented. . —THE MANIA":
OLD MANIA
It's all because of a post card. It's a very or-
John Van Benschoten jr. '34
Ernest Julius KauHuss '34
George Nicholas Manukas '34
Paul Diebold Metzger '34
Edgar Eugene Nagle '34
Charles Andrew Myers '34
Albert Topham Stohr '34
Francis Arthur Stoughton '34
Charles Robert Tittle '34
Robert Wallace Brown '35
John Emmet Fletcher '35
Robert Lee Llewellyn '35
Vernon Douglass Platt '35
Lawrence Emory MadiSon '36
Mordecai Moore Van Zandt
Mason Walsh '37
Robert Altha Gans '37
Legacies
William IT. (Ben) Irvine '32
Ilugh Ridge Riley '32 '
Homer Hanson Martz '35
Bill Fisher '??
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THE PENN STATg.COLLEGIAN
SKULL AND BONES ELECTIONS
(Upperclass - 9ohorary Society)
Duverney' C. Book '35.
John A. 'Brutzman '35.
John B. Cris Well '35. •
George F:, Koth -
William B. McKechnie '35.
Henry K.' Moulthrop '35.
Burton RoWles jr. '35
Francis W.' McAndrews '36.
Joseph \V.
Pero R. Miller '36. •
Salvatore A. Orlando '36.
William F. Sutliff '36.
PENN STATE PLAYER
James S. Norris '34
Fern A. Shoemaker '34 '
Joseph S. Alexander '35
Elizabeth K. Barton '35
Edith R. Cottom '35
Robert L. Cron .'35 •
Roger H. Hetzel '35
William H. Keire '35
John 0.- Linton '35
IL' Chester McLaughlin '3E
Herbert S. - Manning '35 '
A. Catherine Miller '35
Charles 'littudenbush '35
LaVerne' E. Reinthoffer ':if
Mildred 'V. Rase '35
M. Dean Ross '35
Enid A. Stage '35
Arthur L. Watmough '35
Richard H. Allen '36
William C. Balderston '36
Wickliffe: W. Crider '36
Ellis V. Dyer '36
Conrad H. Zierdt '35
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(Senior Horne Economies Honorary)
N. Eleanor Balser '35
Pauline S. Esbenshade '35
Mary C. ElHater' . '35
Mary E. Freeman '35
Edith M. Iffland '35
Mary A. Wesner '35
SCHOOLS SUGGEST
CURRICULA CHANGE
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lion 1, three credits; social science,.
three credits; survey of physical sci
ence, four cedits; Art 74, three cred
its; a foreign language or elec
tive, three credits; R. 0. T. C., one
and a half credits; and physical edu ;
cation, one credit.
The second .semester of the fresh
man year will include English com
position 2 or 5, three credits; history
elective, three credits, survey of bic
logical science; four credits; tmathe
matics electivo; three. 'credits; for
eign language or elective; ,three cred
its; R.. 0- T. C..;.cale and .a half crad.:
its; and phYSicit education', ;one cred
it.
R. 0. T. C.'Credits Inere.sied
In the first semester Of the sopho
more year, economics 14, three cred
its; English. literature elective, three
credits; science 'elective, three cred
its; psychology 2,' three 'credits; for
eign language or: elective, three cred
its; It. 0.- T. C.,.one and a half cred
its; and physical' education, one cred
it, will be given. .
In. the second semester of this year,
political science 5, three credits; Eng
lish elective, three credits; science
elective, three credits; foreign lan
guage or elective, three credits; It. 0.
T. C., one and a half credits; and
physical education, one credit, will
complete the work for - the Lower
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Division.
Hygiene 1 has been dropped from
the curriculum; and the credits for
R. 0. T. C. have. been increased from
four to 'six. Orie;credit per' semester
has been added„ to the physical and
biological Seience?caniSes. The num
bCr of creditsMor • graduation has
been incredseethip 129 . to 132 for
the schools •alfented:by'this':Aande.
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For the bachUOr of arts degree, in
the School Arts, proficieney
in one fareign nanglinge will ;be re
quired. At le4t'Sbx semester hours
of, work must.beliak'en before the
amination can be 'given. If 'the au
dent passes the .requirements he may
take an elective in, the sophomore
year in place, cit, , ,the language or he
may continue 'the' language. If he
fails the examination he must con
tinue the languagb.until he can pose
the proficiency3';,test. 'This new plan
will not be retroactive. .
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PARMI NOUS ELECTIONS
(ipperclass Honorary Society)
Paul K. Hirsch '35.
John H. Houck '35.
E. Dudley Townsend '35.
Raymond 0. Bell '36.
William C. Cooper '36
J. Briggs Pruitt '36.
(Junior Honorary Society)
Jambs H. Armstrong
Carl E, Bechdel '36
Edward J, Eehney '36
H. Wttrd Blen '36
Henry D, Brown jr. '36
James A Carson '36
John S. Cole '36
Nelson R. Crew:min '36
Vernon D. Cronister '36
'Cyrus Gordon '36
John L. Howarth '36
Robert D. Kelso '36
William A Nester Jr. '36
Walter J. Kinsey '36
Raymond W, Kohler '36
Carl L, Mallcr '36
Robert R. Platt .'36
John C. Phillips '36
Etian Pollitt '36
Edward D. Rebucel •
George E. Sperling, '36
Joseph P. Swift '36
ElWood L. Vanderslice '36
Clarence V. Watkins jr, '36
AFiCHOOSAI
(eliior Women's Activiiies. Honorary)
Marcia 13. Daniel '35.
M. Elizabeth Diffenclerfer '35.
Elsie M. Deuthett '35.
Lucy .5. Erdman '35.
Marion L. Foreman '35.
Enid A. Stage '35.
Claire M. Lichty '35.
• Margaret W. , Kinsloe '35.
Nancy W. Stahlman '35.
E. Marion Tomlinson '35.
PLANS ANNOUNCED
FOR MOTHER'S. DAY
Dr; George F. Zook Will Speak A
Scholarship, Day Eiercises
In Auditorium May 12
Final plans for Mothers' Day
week-end program, May 12 and 1;1,
were announced today by Edward L.
Keller, of the department of engi
neering extension,, and secretary
treasurer of the association of parents
of Petits State.
Opening with a breakfast for the
mothers of the women students here,
on the field in . back' of McAllister,
hall, on • Saturday, May 12, the pro
gam. will continue. with an open
house,, - Home -Ecanomics • building.
• Di,..Ceorge F. Zobli, U. S. 'Commis..
sioner of Education, will .be the
speaker.
Ai-1:30 o'clock: the freshmen :will
meet, Brown Preparatory School, in
• Dean of Women Charlotte
and. women students will hold
an "at home" tea for the mothers in
the second floor lounge, Old Main, be
tween '2:30 and 4 o'clock. At 4:30
o'elock the May Day exercises will
beheld on the front campus.
The Penn State 'Players 'will pre
sent "Three Cornered Moon" in
Schwab auditorium at , 8:20 o'clock
that night. On Sunday, May 13, Dr,
Ralph W. Sockmari," pastor, Madison
avenue M. E. Church,-New York City,
will Speak in chapel. 'The Blue Band
will give a concere'on .front canipus
at-3 o'clock. .
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To the Editor•
May I make a practical suggestion
to our College political machines? A
suggestion that will improve one of
their political practices.
Under their present electoral sys
tem, after each voter has exercised
his power
.of franchise, he is greeted
in the vestibule of Old Main by "vote
checkers" of both parties and his
name and affiliation is solicited.
Why must each clique have a repre
sentative there to do this work ?-
Wouldn't it be better to hire a ncu
tral• person to check off all voters and
transmit these names to both parties
at the close of each day?
Think of all the classes that are cut
by these party checkers. Ridge Riley
or Registrar Hoffman might be wisely
emplOyed to do this work. They could
do it mare
Spurred on by a desire of victory
our present party checkers frequently
falsify the check marks on" some
names in order to show optimistic ma
jorities. Then there is severe ten
sion between these rival checkers.
Many a political fight . among them
has been averted by the timely ap
pearance of a member of the faculty.
Then look at it from the student elec
tor's point of view. Is it gentleman
ly for six persons to ask you simul
taneously what your name is an d
what clique you voted for?
A neutral person Could do this work
more systematically and in a more
business-like manner. Instead of three
Campus and three Locust Lane "elec
tion checkers" cutting on an average
of five classes a day to perform this
work, this neutral party could accom
plish this work.
I appeal in the name of education
and systematic business that next
year a neutral checker be established.
A PRACTICAL STUDENT
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HETZEL TO OPEN ENGINEERING
CONFERENCE HERE ON MAY 10
The fifteenth • annual engineering
industrial- conference be held at.
the Nittany Lion Inn on May 10 and:
11. Speaker's • will consider oday's
changing trends 'a's' they-•affeft the'
training of the engineer: ..Preside'nt:
Ralph D. Hutu' will,deliver the wel
coming address. ,
Other speakers include Dean J. W
Barker, of the College of .Engineer
ing at Columbia University; C. F.
Ilirshlield, chief of ' the research de
partment of Detroit Edison;. F.. M.
Felker, executive secretary of the
American Engineering Council; and
R. F. Flanders• and J. G.- Ben&iiet,.
machine company executives.
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