- FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1944
Don't. Gripe if Your Grades
Aren't What You, Expected
"Don't gripe at the prof if your
grades aren't what you think they
should be;" begs Dr. Harry L. Van
Velzer of the School of Chemistry'
and Physics. "One of the hardest
jobs in teaching is to devise a fair ;
marking system - and carry it out.";
There are so many factors to be
considered:. When..grading„an ob
jective test, the: possibility. of
.guesswork must be considered.!
How should 'it 'be-handled4 When}
grading-- discussion cquestions .
any subject 'each' student will em-4
Offasi 7.e, different. langleB
How much should. his personal
slant. be. considered or ignored?
Even the, prof, after reading-.the!
same set of facts 50 times or 'so, is
likely; to change-a little'- and give ,
the- last discussion a different
grade' from the first even' if they:
are- almost •identical.
The-crux of 'the - problem; how-'
ever, is the• matter of ability and.
effort.
"Should," D. Van' Velzer asked,
`.'then - student • who ,, gets, a , . 3, easily
and 'the- student - with- less-ability
who slaves for his '3 sget•the• same
grade with:, no , ,indicationt. of , : per'
sonal. achievement?"' Dr: Vert ,Vel
zer"e; idealris .• tot give •• a • test.. at the
begOninw.ofeA4course-to:determine
the,:etudent'e ability. Then, at the
en& of. ; the. toured, he.•shnuldi,!be
given. Another test to. show ad.;
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, .
- or elcperience,-,Linesmeretinuffed,e,
uestmissed;Gandp,thet'-third - i- act
iiragged4 along s •,-;as the: -actors.
Weret. , WorkhigictvertimevandiWait,
Mg ihe":. factory- whistle!-.to ,
blowi• • •
::zuas.:.,ncit•4 an,.'--excellent
Production.;., it: was • , a• moderately:
. goo dv onet. • Bill "trioderatelyt, good!!
means 4•• sornethingc:onlr.• int„relatiorr
• to someostandardwofil comparis9ni
boinpared.:.• tot- the;-6etter . .. PlaYers ,
. shows.; inr the-. past,' iti; was;• only.
inedLocrei.,
• • Btlyi ie4iit,f.fair,H ~totjudge;, ! :Janie"
in ti*oliop! ofdpagt slithin where.
OperatiffifiennditiOns vi,Ter . eA easier •
• and -talent
° more. Per-.
haps it • wouki.p-,be more•;:just to
consider this 'play4,?.acCe*ling to
;the:standard-Of campus entertain'.
inent set by * the recent•The'spiazi
, fiase,a., 'Then it kcOuld!b*teilned
terrlns: .
Partial- Waloefii3lth played the ;
prole. ofr. Janie, in.: an exceedingly.
'SweiWtinahere.UOtortunately; her.
.chpot girl - Wei too sweet,
and cuter:. and hieSNMY.-eyed, and,
ennocent-,;. to; be, convincing. But
• gonslderinge•that tint is,only. Miss
. Wakefield's second appearance, as
a P,layer, and that-her Part was
Jarge••and• difficult, she . .did 'much
!better than could ordinarily, be cx
pected..• • •
r :Walter• - Robinson's Performance
s Dick.- Lawrence •Wa§ ha-ndicap
:,,Pedf by his, awkwardness. on the
ttage: He.' seemed' not to'. know
- ,whap . to.. do with.. himself, . his
••••:'
hands,. his 'feet. •
On , : the , other. hand, Shirley
Friedman-as Bernadine. proyed to
,capabletcOmedienne•in. a cliff
4,cult.• rolet„ Thomas Monaghan,
.Daytcn, - , and kerniptii,
:::f.lloiPson gave convincingper
- o ,l rrliancek..,4l 'smaller roles, Ben 7
, •..*:iietVFairothl-•was. wildly applaud-,
gd :as Peadpai s :i , and Henry 'Sin - ion;
was an excellent Uncle Poocigie.
,
V 142 Event-
- (Continued 4,front, .pdge one)
;solid s :-evening of entertainment
, ::OPely-‘ to:, the public.
Patterned, after - the shows
'Arhieh, are poula among soldiers
' .., .',:'.:711 - 1 , •-comps, the Nayy arid Marine
`'• : .ipliodttotioh-iis'...an answer to "This
1 1 .1 i Arny. if.is receiving the
he
:' , .•:ii3+tilicilleartctit -, support of the . :1,7%,12'
Sever- .
;:lakilacitiehal4;pubhcations.‘have beet?,
1 4 1 , MN Vacktegitiwit4.ohcp•ithopevtll4...ari:
4 , s k4 • 4ol . lsfifigiratedeittoPiinfiStiitizi'linaY
:Nr451.t03-rnitsiacross-the..country.-
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vancement in place of mere knowl
edge.
Through these tests an employer
can tell • which - student he would
want to hire., He can choose with
surety between the brilliant stu
dent who works, the duller stu
dent who works, the brilliant stu
dent who won't work, and the
duller student who won't work.
"The person who can work out
these questions to the- satisfaction
of reason and justice will have
made. a great contribution. td-the
field of education and indirectly to
progress: itself," says Dr. Van
Wizen:
Hal• Frey- To Take-
Cast OfrkikMr
For Gym Nationals
(Continued from , page;-three)
trained-less-than .one.-year. before
winning.the; all-faround.crown, , The
transition,• from.. tumbler) to! ! all
aroungOrian:. was:.riot , Aoo;:diffiult.
for t: My, since; tumblingi.; forms a
foundation:: for all. gymnas-:
ties. •
Founiday. ,before.the';l•TavyAour
.neh: Frey/ was; hospitalize& be- •
cause. of ., a carbuncle. Driving,
and intestinal.. fortitude,.
ferced., him to :•, get, up„ from bed,
and4perforrmin: , thetaneetv.:l3Yr the.
time;; Hal:,,reached tuinblingt
event9let.rwas so 'pooped •out . ,?',. as.
het4sams,,,that sliripedziw
midsair; _ and crashed -; to..the , -.gym;
floor.t Frey. shrugs _ the :mishap;
with: a; smile. "Yep, I took.a. three-
point .I.indirig,"
(Ciintinued from;.P.age Thi•ee).
. . ,
' 'AL Abort w , ill start ' , in% one: of
the-threestdefense spots.:with eiih
er:-BOV:ACarsoni Bobt: , ' .IVladdocks,
Ftank' Merfibasti or Allen as his
running matt.S;,,,,
" On• the seconthiline. in. midfield;:
Thiel willaaver,Art"Lorenz,,.Smith
and either. - Wilhelm , : or •riprsey
-1300ker.,,
Varsity stickman from. last .
year; Pete Johnson wi11,., again
take up the netminding duties-Mr
the - battle with the Cadets.
THE COLLEGIAN
PlychiHonorary
Initiates Majors
Psi Chi Bids Students
O Scholarship-Basis
Psi Chi, national psychology
honorary, will hold its initiation
ritual in the Hugh Beaver room,.
7 p.m 'Friday, according, to Rosa
lind Becker,. president of the local
chapter.
Those who have thus far been
checked as accepting , the honor
ary!s bids are: Juniors, Joan
Baker, Eva Charnowitz, Helene
Gershenfeld, Edith Fuller, Eliza
beth .Merkle ; and Paulette Steven,
son; seniors, Mildred Brown, Ellen
Cromer, Margaret Schaeffer, and
Arlene. Weisberg; graduates, Dor
othy Heiberg, Gardner Lindsay,
Ella .Melville,, S. D. Melyille, Irene
Russell, and Carolyn• Welch.
Requirements for initiation to
the honorary, are the• achievement
of• a 2 average in psychology.
courses, a 1.3 All-College average;
andk the completion of 12 hours in
psychology.
Calendar
(Continued from page• five)
Wednesday,
College Forum, 304 Old•. Main,
4:15 p.m.
, Ag Student Council meeting, 318
Old. Main, .7:30 p.m.,
Surgical Dressings - . Class, 119.0
117 1 Rome• rconomics
•
p.m:. •
.• Joint meeting:, or Spanish' and
-Woman's Bnildu
ingdounge at
,7 p.m.,.
Thursday
Priestly Lecture,. 119,New Phys
ics, 6:30 p.m. Dr. 'Herman A. Bru-:
son, speakerrsponsorc Phi Lambda=
Upsilon.
Panhellenic Council meeting,
Dean of .Women's oftrcej-.7
LaVie Nidiftesleniorr
Of PhofrAppoinimentr,
La Vie .•will take pictures of,i all:
graduating,. seniors at the Photo
Shop Tuesday.• The:
receive` postal • cards, notifying,
them , at what time the 'photos will
bevtaken, accordingeto , Tred
editor. •
Surprise! State College Has
Rainfall- Deficiency For April.
If the axiom "April showers
bring May flowers" were true, it
seems as though Penn Staters
should soon be strolling through
beds, of violets, crocuses, and
johnny-jump-ups. But actually
the situation is quite the contrary
for to date April has a rainfall
deficiency according to Hans Neu
berger, assistant professor of geo
physics.
The total amount of precipita
tion„ for April is 3.47 inches.
During the first twenty days of
the-month State , College-has had
only..l.4s,)inches,. or less :than half,
despite, the , fact that it has
rained 14 days.
Grumbling because they. have
to dig . , out raincoats and um
brellas, students fail to• realize the
advantage , these-, scattered , rains
possess for Centre. County farm
ers as well as for agriculture pro
jects at the College.
During„the month 1.8 inches of
snow have been• recorded by the
College weather -station, which is
.9 inch below the normal' of 2.7
inches.- And • there... probably,. will
be no_ more snowfalls. This
bring s the -total deficit • in snow
fall to 6.4 ' inches and the total
precipitation- deficit for 1944 to
7.3 inches.
Weather phenomena observed
this.. month have been ten solar
and t. lunar halos caused by high
clouds- and three thunderstorms {
one more than the monthly total
normal.
Neuberger. refuses: , to•: predict
April = weather. but' said. sudden
changm_ couldo , . be•. expected.: Sc:,
don't stow• away, your: rainclothes
because , .. if , State. College.' is. to
reach' its ; total yearly- normal..
TestilttsulWßeadys
13:47: Moorev director. of the
Psycho-Edticational has:an
nounce& that , freshman interest
test results are , now .readyand;:can
beobtainedi.by,:makingi ary appoint , .
ment.int .3 ;)Bintrowes,.,building:
EATMiEff-STkTf. MEM
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