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Graduate Counselor Louis H. Bell
•Thursday, January ,8, 1942
Senate Considers Finals
- The‘midnight oils in students’ rooms will still
■be burning high at the end of semesters, but if
■the “no-final examinations” resolution is passed
by the College Senate today, it will alleviate a
congested last-week rush of “cramming.”
- With the possibility of four or five .final exam
inations facing a student in a session, it
.would be detrimental to the .health of this student
to prepare for these finals. Besides, it would be
a physical impossibility to review the semester’s
class work in one week along with th,e regular
class.'schedule and..other additional tasks which
include term reports, projects, and plans for the
.Coming semester.
The All-College Cabinet, in its resolution pre
sented to the Senate Committee on Student Wel
fare yesterday, did not attempt to evade final
examinations because of the tendency of .students
to avoid ..examinations. The .Cabinet members
£elt that. the strain' of making last-minute- re- (
.Views pf tfi e entire course would hamper the
etudent.
'Heartily agreeing with this -.contention, -the
-Senate .Committee on Stqdent Welfare adopted,
the yesQlqtion an,d .will present it -to the .Senate
today, -Tfee committee “recommended favpra.ble
action because of ;the detrimental effect on stud
ent health and welfare."
-Howey.er, the abolishing ,of final examinations
..'will not .relieve the entire pjroblein, felue
r<t>ooks will probably replace 'final .examinations.
The possibility (ft fojur, five, or sijc ;.blpebo.oks b.e :
.-ing. given to students during the last class periods
is still prevalent.
; This cannot be helped. Many professors will
depend upon the final bluebooks to determine
.the grade of th.e students, in fact, in some cases,
a -final examination may be necessary. The dif-
ference between the final examination and the
feluebook is that preparation for the bluebook
will covey only part p£ the course, while students
...would be compelled to spend far mpre time in
(studying fqr the final examination.
The .consolidation of the semesters has placed
a severe strain upon the academic and social life
of Penh State students. Some of this strain can
•fee taken from their shoulders by constructive
action such as the Senate can take today by
abolishing the final examinations. Other burd
ens will have to be borne patiently and consid
erately because of the speeding up and quicken
ing of war efforts.
Possibly, another aid in* lessening the student
load near the end of the first semester would en
tail the assignment of bluebooks a week sooner
than pi-ofessors have planned. Then students
would be able to “stagger" their studying over a
longer period.
If the Senate believes' that it .cannot recom
t-.nend to its faculty that final examinations Can
fee dispensed with (because of constitutional pro
cedure or faculty disapproval), students still
.would look-to -them for a plan whereby .the -elim
ination of four or five examinations per day wpuld
fee possible.
Even if the proposal were passed, considera-
lion of a feasible method for spacing the plue
liooks prior to the last few classes would be wel
comed by students and faculty alike.
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Vacation Vagaries
Your correspondent recently embarked on a
great scientific research program designed to
either still forever or finally* substantiate the
beastly reports that officials of the borough pulled
in all sidewalks and turned out all street lights
every time the student body left for home. Brav
ing the wilds of the Nittany Valley, I stuck by
my guns right up to Christmas morning, investi
gating all ppssible facets of this overwhelming
problem. ' .
Now. 1 can report. It is absolutely untrue that
the town reverts to its original primitive state
when schopl closes. Even the • Rathskellar and
the Crrm s.tay open. But,..an ■ amazing meta
morphoses takes place. Gone are the joyful
youths wh.9te .cheery* cries and" light-hearted mer
riment make State College the Carefree Center
of ’Centre County. In their place are slightly
•boisterous but bald-headed professors. Out of
their laboratories, .out of the Library’s research
cubicles, out of their b.0.0k-filied'homes and work
a-.day offi,c.es comes the faculty of this great in
stitution. For two solid weeks they disport
tbemselyps in haunts’usually , infested with stud
ents. No ipnger >under the strain of keeping up
that front pf immutable dignity before, their un
derlings, they become the happy, uninhibited
children they really are.
Of course, the middle-aged elbow bends with
some .creakings, the worried-over paunch intrudes
upon the bridge table, and the whole program of
merry-making proceeds with slower pace. The
hearty Rathskellar. shouts dim to peaceful mur
murs an,d the unusual angle always has empty
booths. Only ope movie stays open, playing third
to second-rate films. But th,e profs enjoy it.
They ciaim it “takes them back to the good old
days.”
Attention: Heajth Service
Sfthtejyhere ground January 24 you, folks at the
Qispepsary and Infirmary , can expect a big ru§h
of nervous breat-,down ■ cases. fere’s ho.w come,
Qne f)t these Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fri
days Joe and Josephine College are going to run
into 'ibis sort of talk:
JEigiit O'clock Prof: “Since there is "not going
to be a filial exam week, we're going to have a
time Friday, January 23. Just
a few. fluesjtiops covering the entire semester, so
siyn't ■ be -alarmed. But don't'forget, to bring a
couple pf .pencils and a 36-page blue book.”
Nine O’clock Prof: “Oitto above.” Also ditto
for rest-of-profs .during the day.
So -don't say I warn you. (Memmo to
- lota:-.pon't forget to order a' case'pf aspirin from
"that wholesale druggist.)
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KEELER’S
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BACKS CLASS SCRAP Ray
mond F'' Leffler ’42 Tribunal
chairman, who urged ring aspir
ants from the freshman and soph
omore class to report to Rec Hall
to train 'for the interclass scrap
scheduled for next Tuesday eve
nihg.
Class Scrap
Needs Boxers
“If the freslimen prove success
ful in tlie frosh-soph boxing scrap
next Tuesday, this will be our last
official Tribunal meeting,” said
Raymond F. Leffler ’42, board
chairman, in the closing minutes
of last night’s meeting.
However, Leffler and the hand
lers of the freshmen and boxing
squads, - Jerome H. Blakeslee ’43
and Jack R. Grey ’44, respectively,
urged class members to report at
the ring to train for the bouts.
Grey, sophomore class president
and varsity ring aspirant says the
sophomores have shown interest ip
the bouts, tout the squad is still
short in- the intermediate weights
of 135, 145, and 155 pounds.
- “i think I can speak for the
whole, class of ’44 when J say that
the ’4sers have served a long
enough -period of orientation, tout
the sophomore class \vili put on the
best show "possible for the -Rec Hall
-crowd,” he added.
Freshman candidates, assured
that a victory will permit the doff
ing .of dinks and bow ties, have
proved eager in'their quest for re
cognition as representatives of the
class, said Blakesless. “Candidates
for the 165 and 175 .pound classes
have still not reported,” added
-Blakeslee, “if this condition con
tinues w.e may have to forfeit these
weights to the class of ’44.”
■—LOKI
New Defense
Group Named
College member's of the State
College, Committee on Conserva
tion of Defense Resources, a unit
of the State College Civilian De
fense Council, were named re
cently by Harold W. Loman, Col
lege purchasing agent and vice
chairman of the group.
Those selected from the
graduate student body were Don"-'
aid J. Cassidy .’42, Janet Herzog
’42, Elden T. Shaut ’42, Richard
N. Stevenson ’42, and Hazel E.
Gaissman ’43.
Faculty and administration
members named were Frederick L.
Dininger, Nelspn W. Taylor, Floyd
L. Carnahan, John L. E. McCord,
•Mrs. Edith M. Johnson, Dr. Pau
line Berry Mack, Alice I. Thomp
son, and Mrs. Pauline W. Marsh.
XI\IA Organizes
Protection Group
Acting in accordance with a re
quest from A. R. Warnock, dean of
men, the ‘IMA organzed a House
Protection Committee at its meet
ing last night.
This committee will work in
conjunction with owners of room
ing houses in preparing for possi
ble war time emergencies. Some
of its purposes are to inspect room
ing houses for possible hazards, to
conserve metals, papers, etc., to
have first aid kits available in all
houses and to conduct fire drills.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY?*, 1942
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CAMPUS CALENDAR
TODAY
Sewing and knitting for Red
Cross will take place in 117 Home
Economics from 6:45 to 8:45 p. m.
AAUW will meet in 121 Sparks,
7:45 p. m.
Outing Club meeting, 3 White
Hall, 6:30 p. m.
Fireside Sessions Committeg, .
Room E, 304 Old Main, 6:30 p. m.
“How Does the War Affect You”
will be discussed at Penn State’s
Town Hall meeting, 110 Home
Ec, 8 p. m.
Philotes executive.
32,0 Old Main, .4 m
Camera Club, 309, Old Main,
7:30 p. m.
All freshman boxing candidates
report to the ring in Rec Hall, 4
p. m.
lota Sigma Pi business-dinner
meeting, Sandwich Shop, 5 ' p. m.
Student-Faculty Relations com- ,
mittee meeting, Hugh Beaver J
room, 7:30 p. m. . 1
PSCA Forum Project committee|
meets in 304 Old Main at 4 p. m.
Ski Club meeting, High School,
7:30 p. m.
Penn State Figure- Skating Club
meeting, 318 Old Main, 7 p. m.
Any new people interested are
invited to attend.
Hiliel Foundation Coffee Round
Table. Hiliel Foundation, 4:15
p. m. Services Friday at 7:15.
Laurelton project . committee I
will meet in the Perin : State inc
China room at 7:15 p. m. -
College Gets
Oil Paintings
A new group of. oil paintings,
reproductions from The;' Fisher
collection of paintings on historic
cal, scientific and alchemical sub
jects, was added during the' holi
days to those already in
the corridors of Frear’ Labora
tory.
The new pictures,, 23, in num
ber, are a gift of the'Fisher'Scien
tific Co., Pittsburgh, to the de
partment ‘of agricultural and bio
logical chemistry. - -
The originals arte by gifted
painters, such as Taniers, Begq,
Webb, and Wright. ’They ; are ;of
particular interest to students be- 1
cause they portray alchemists, theJ
forerunners of modern chemists,'
at work in their ancient labora
tories with
of their time. "'\'. x •’ ~
One -of the''., 'krGgjtgfif: ,. .s.b&di«s
made by the elchemi§fe,'jye? -the
search • for th’4',.
stone”' by meaps of. v^yhi'ch.‘ baser
metals could b,e transformed into j
gold. Vf'.',”' ?
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