P NGE Twn n Cheaters FINAL WEEK with its' two sidekicks, toil and tribulation, has engulfed us. And during this period of honest effort by many students, a group of perennial chiselers will be gaining their' usual passing grades and will be gloating to their cohorts over how they "got away" with crib notes and ponies. Looking at the problem perhaps too idea listically, we think immediate expulsion of classroom cheaters would at once remove a blight on the Penn State education system and would make clear the path of those many leeches in the student body. The proctor system appears as one .of the few solutions at this time. But that smacks of a degree of faculty surveillance which should not, or would not, be necessary in a student com munity of high standards and ideals. . HOWEVER, until the day when instructors are barred from examination rooms and final grades clearly reflect honest endeavor and true capacity, we present a code—half forgot ten in the Nittany valley—which could become the finest of Penn State traditions: PENN STATE HONOR CODE "A good name is earned, by fair play, square dealing and good sportsmanship in the classroom, on the athletic field and in all other College relations. We earnestly dbsire that this spirit may become a tradition at Penn State." loining UP ['his $2 deal of joining the Penn State Alumni iodation has more facets than one migh) an from the surface. Transcending such material and concrete motifs as alumni news magaiines, football ttera, district club activities and football :ket, priorities are more abstract considera ms. These go further than the material id' the concrete in tying us inextricably to mn State, and vice versa. There is more to em than the immediate * s atisfaction of se wing a decent seat for the Pitt game. billing the AA is a give-and-take proposi a, las it is 'with gaining an education. We what we put into it. What we do in later as alumni will reflect certainly on the :lege, and what the College does will in n reflect on us as State grads. Drawing that 'allel, the College and the alums are inter )endent. The AA strengthens and enhances t tie. A guy who's going to graduate next month Id us yesterday he's fed up with the Col a& We persuaded him it was not Penn ate he was tired of, but the studies and e bluebooks and the 8 o'clocks. Penn State part of him. It's part of his experience. He n't discard it. U Relations When the College's Student Union Building :omes a reality as prime hub and focal point student interest, it'll make possible closer ationships between faculty and student, and ween student 'and student. !HE INFORMALITY which surrounds other lege Unions paves the way for a step toward ter understanding between the prof and the dent. Modern Unions are equipped with nerous hobby workshops where faculty and dents work side-by-side. This is just one Ise of space-time activity, which provides opportunity to strike up an acquaintance ,ed on common interest. A Student Union on this campus will not, course, restrict good relations to faculty adent groups. What is' more important. it ill develop a closer relationship among un mgrads of the College. 'he opportunity to leatn to know fellow dents has been hamstrung by the rapid ,wth of the College. Only a huge common eting place like a Student Union will help eviate an often overlooked drawback of npus life at Penn State. Sir. Batty Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning. In. lye during the College year by the staff of The Daily eglan of The Pennsylvania State College. wed as second-elms* matter Jnly 5. 1934. at the State me. Pa., Pont Entice under the act of March 3, 1879. Editor 4 E:., Business Manager n Morgan Marlin A. Weaver THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNMVAPTA Little Man On Campus "First, let me warn you that anything you say may be held againit you." The Gri p es of Roth To prove once again that life is not all peaches. and caviar, even the election of a Sweater Queen poses problems which might better be solved by an Army camouflauge expert rather than the type writer-punching hacks who wander da i zedly in and out of Carnegie Hall. • WE'RE UP AGAINST the problem of how to tell nature's curves from those provided by some anonymous "gay deceiver" manufac- As big a problem as this is to the staff, it's going to befuddle our panel of'judges even more. Disc-jockey Kahl , seems to be the most perplexed of the five on this point. The student body has already ,shown its awareness of the diffi culty of culling the true from the "we hope you think it's true." TWO LETTERS to the editor received in the mail yesterday both emphasized the same-point. In one of the reader's espistles,, the writer referred to the contest as one•which will "be marked by mis representation and fraud." He frankly offers no solution to our dilemma, however. In the other letter, the. author seems to feel the whole idea was dreamed up as the "promotion stunt of some 'false front' concern." He goes on to say that "already it has achitived a 'false look' on campus with coats open, shoulder back, heads high, and sweaters bulging." Both gentlemen generously offer their services as "lie detectors." Big as this obstacle looms in our efforts to establish the rightful holder of the title "Sweater Queen of Penn State," the members of the Collegian staff have enough confidence in the integrity and de pendability of the coeds on campus to•believe that any female whose photograph is submitted will be displaying her own charms and not those supplied by a mail order house. WHILE TRUE or false is the big question mark in our contest, we've /also run afoul of a few other minor 'hazards. There is...danger the judges will not see eye to retina on the points of interest .in selecting the finalists. Burgess Hoffman has already queried us as to whether it is permissible to look above the neck when making his decisions. .Kahl, the human record-changer, wants to be in charge of , the tape-measuring department. To clear up these hazy points, the judges Will be advised to concentrate on the area in guestign, the sweater, but they may allow a dazzling face to influence them somewhat. What we want is the body beautiful topped by at least an attractive face. The per centage might run something like 75%•0n torso beauty and 25% head beauty. As an aside to Mr. Kahl, aesthetic form, not size, is the deter mining factor. ExchangeNews,Views The COLGATE MAROON, Colgate University: In a recent chemistry examination, a student was cheating. He was noticed by other members of the class and warned by them that unless he stopped they would notify the proper authorities.' He stopped. The current Senate .committee on honesty, a joint faculty-stu dent venture, is now working to establish a file of examinations to be available for student inspection. Back numbers of all available finals to be given at the end of this term will go into the file. The DAILY ATRENAEUM. West Virginia U: A new parking plan will go into effect with the second semester to alleviate the tight parking situation that has prevailed since the war. Parking will be restricted to designated areas. A one-dollar semester fee and a ten-dollar deposit will be required when permits are issued. Meanwhile, both students and faculty can make applica tion by filling out blanks now available. Of course, any plan that looks good in theory may not work in practice. What we particularly like about this plan is that it rations the available space on the basis of necessity. By RED ROTH by Bibler. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27,, 1950 Tracking Down \ •k Tales I C * &ear With The Staff In Commerce 30 class held in 10 Sparks, Professor Tanner checks the roll by calling out the seat number of missing students. The other day, after the roll had been taken, a• latecomer rushed in and hurrying to his seat called mit "136." "Why where did you come from?" Mr. Tan:- ner asked. "Heaven," came the answer from across the room. . . Versatile. engineer, Jack Bard—he can study, listen to the radio and enjoy his record player at the same time—had "A Wonderful •Guy" playing on his turntable Wednesday night, when he decided to tune in Station WMAJ. Another Session of Groovology 54 was wending its way across the Mutual airwaves, and the song - being played' was "A Wonderful Guy." The amazing part was the fact that the words and music on the radio record were in perfect synchronization with that of his record-player! Jack could hardly distinguish between the two. Since then Jack has been utilizing his slide rule to determine what his odds are of ever having a repeat performance. A Freshman girl was getting her psych. test results. Close to tears she raised her hand. "It says here my average should be between 2 and 2.33, .but these predictions aren't neces sarily really true are they?" "NO," the interpreter consoled her, "Don't worry, remember marks aren't everything. After all, a perspn can be extremely beneficial to his college and society without necessarily getting excellent marks." "But 2! I've been getting straight 3's." Safety Valve ... Let's Change TO THE EDITOR On looking at the athletic schedule for Feb. 11, it appears that the wrest ling matches are listed for the 2 p.m. spot. Why? I think moving it to the 8:30 spot and moving the Jayvee boxing Ito the , afternoon spot would please a lot more fans and improve the•calibre of the double-header. Since 'it involves teams from the same col lege, it should be easy to arrange. What do you say you try and do something about it. • Ed. Note—Harold R. Gilbert, graduate manager of athletics, who arranged the schedule, says that holding both wrestling and boxing in the evening would mean re moving the mat and replacing it with the ring —a big time-consumer On top of that, ;he says Syracuse has requested that the two boxing meets be held in the evening. Willing To Serve TO THE EDITOR: Frankly, we're disappoint ed in Collegian—the Lion roars; so do we. In fact the Hee-haws are resounding from Nittany to Bald Eagle. A sweater girl at Penn- State! (pause for laughter)—A's obviously the pro motion stunt of some "false front" concern. Already it has achieved, a "false look" on cam pus with coats open, shoulders back, heads high and sweaters -bulging. Things aren't ways .what . they seemato be so please drop the whole idea—let the ."cotton ball" racket do _their own advertising. However, if the contest must go on keep us in mind as lie detectors. Gazette . . . EZMWMTMI PENN STATE BIBLE Fellowship, election or officers, 405 Old Main, 7:30 p.m. RESERVISTS, Naval, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, 201 EE, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 2. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Further information concerning interviews and job platy molts can be obtained in 112 Old h,fain. General Electric Co., Jan. 31. PhD candidates in Metal, Cer, and Solid State Phys. Commercial Credit Co. of Altoona, Jan. 27.1 February grads in CF for auto financing. Men must be single and between ages of 22 and 29. COLLEGE HOSPITAL Admitted Wednesday: Clarence Farabaugh, James Rogers, Joseph Ritter, Ann Hillegas. Admitted Thursday: Frederick Sinclair, Will iam Banks, Jack Storer. Discharged Thursday: Madeline Gardner, John Kricher, Richard Lewis, Ann Hillegas. AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM—Prince of Foxes. NITTANY—Special Agent. STATE—Quartet. STAFF THIS ISSUE . Night Editor Stan -Degler Assistant Night Editor Ernie Moore Copy Editor ' Herb Stein Assistant lean Berg Advertising Manager ' Hill .Schott Assistant Advertising Manager, Carl Lucyk —Karl Powers —H. B. Mandes C. M. Whitlow
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