MONDAY, SETEMBER 8, 1952
WISE AND OTHERWISE
Grades,
Yes We
There are two types of students at Penn State. Those who are
graduated and those who are not. It is probably safe to say that
most of those who do not graduate do so because they flunk
out. This article should be of, interest to both groups. It attempts
to explain what determines who - passes and who flunks. It deals
with the Penn State grading system.
PASSING GRADES
Penn State uses the three point
grading system in which there
are three passing grades, 3,2,
and 1. A 3 in a course is the
highest grade attainable and des
ignates "excellent" work. A 2 in
a course designates "good" and a
1 designates "fair."' All these
marks are passing and credit is
given for any course in which the
student receives 3, 2 or 1.
IN BETWEEN GRADE
There is one ,"in between"
grade in the 'system which really
may be considered passing, The
student gets credit in the course,
but no grade •points, for this
grade. This grade is 0. or "zip."
A zip designates "passing" and,
in general, courses that are zipped
need not 'be repeated. However,
in some cases, a student who zips
a course in which he is majoring
must repeat the course if it is
required.
FAILING GRADES
There are two failing grades:
—l, called "bar, one," and —2,
called a "bar two." The student
receiving either a bar one or bar
two in a course fails the course.
If the course is required, it must
be repeated. If it is an elective,
it need not necessarily be re
peated. Both grades count against
a student because 'they give the
student negative credits which
'must be compensated for with
postive credits in other courses.
Way We See It .-i•
(Continued from pane six)
fused, especially your first time.
Even( the seniors will be mixed
up this year, as a new registra
tion system is being tried out.
We t h i-n.k that eventually the
plan will prove to be a good one,
but for the first few attempts—
look out!
One precaution which may al
leviate somewhat your registra
tion woes is a carefully planned
and drawn up trial schedule. One
mistake, like writing in on your
schedule as a ten o'clock class a
class actually listed for eleven
o'clock, can completely w r eck
your whole trial, schedule and
possibly delay yob. for an hour
or more. And keep in mind that
each delay you cause can slow
up the whole registration process.
But don't let your early mis
fortunes upset you too much. It's
all part of the game, and it's a
mighty fine game.
•
Services Your Bank
Offers You
Checking. accounts -
Savings accounts
Safe deposit vault
Trust department
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
State College - Pennsylvania
Grades--
Have 'Em
ALL-COLLEGE AVERAGE
Each course is worth a certain
number of credits, designated in
the College catalog. When the
number- of credits is multiplied by
the course grade, the resultant is
called "grade points." To be grad
uated. a student must have the
same number of grade points as
he has - credits.
The All-College average is com
puted by dividing the sum total
of all credits taken while at the
College into the total grade
points, The result is the All-Col
lege average. Therefore, to have
the equal number of grade points
and credits necessary for gradu
ation, a student must have an All-
College average of 1.
Seniors graduating with a 2.4
All-College average or higher are
honor students. Any student who
attains a 2.5 average in one sem
ester is placed on his school's
dean's list for that semester.
Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha
Lambda Delta, national freshman
scholastic honor societies, have
chapters at the College. Both re
quire an average of 2.5 during
one semester of th e freshman
year for membership.
Any student whose All-College
average falls below a .65 is placed
under supervision of the Division
of Inter mediate Registration
(DIR), which aids students whose
scholarship is deficient.
Grad Made Associate
Editor of Magazine
James S. Hornbeck, a graduate
of the College, has been named
associate editor of Architectural
Record, a monthly magazine.
Hornbeck once served on the
faculty of the department of
architecture. He also did archi
tectural work for the Pennsyl
vania Turnpike Commission, the
atomic bomb project at 'Oak
Ridge, ' and industrial firms.
Ammerman Elected
•
Charles R. Ammerman. assis
tant professor of electrical engi
neering, has been elected to the
national advisory board of Eta
Xf(PP4 Nu, honor society in elec
trical engineering.
Members of the six-man ad
visory board are named to two
year terms. The society has 55
chapters in United States col
leges.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
The. Rat Race
New Students
Face College
Date Crowds
By BETTIE LOUX
So you decided to come to a
coeducational institution . . . be
cause it's interesting to hear the
viewpoints of the two sexes .in
the classroom, of course. The fact
that binoculars trained on the
windows of certain dorms bring
more startling sights than might
be seen at MIT is generally con
sidered irreleVant.
Whatever the reason may be,
you are here and thus will soon
be introduced to the intricacies
of dating at Penn State.
Your dates will no longer be
the cozy, intimate affairs you
knew at home . . . the privacy
of a porch swing and the com
fort of the living room daven;
port for prolonged goodnights
will be a thing of the past. Even
an irate papa shouting that "It's
time you went home, WIC will
seem like an angel next to . . .
but we get to hostesses later.
When you get to your young
lady's barracks you' will proceed
to the desk telephone to inform
her that you have arrived. You
won't see the phone, but it will
be in the general vicinity of a
mob. Rationalize that she prob
ably isn't ready-yet anyway, have
a smoke, and join the stag line
for a half-hour wait.
Of all the lines you'll stand in
at college, this one by far is the
most desirable. You stand smug
ly, like a connoisseur of feminine
pulchritude, oogling each girl who
steps into the lobby. Then the
time comes when you step out
into the open and, in front of
appraising spectators, claim your
bundle of joy for the evening.
Because of the meager enter
tainment facilities, your first
question will \not be "Where
would you like to go tonight?"
but "Which movie shall we
see?" After deciding between a
rowdy B Western and a feather
light musical you will disregard
the "Standing Room Only" sign
- and make your plunge in the
direction of the nearest mob.
This time the mob will mark
the aisle. Your enjoyment of
the picture will be increased by
the ringing of alarm cloCks at
appropriate moments and re
marks from the stags behind
I you. The girl you dated the
week before will invariably
turn up in the seat beside you,
if you get a seat. The heat from
(Continued on page Eleven)
Welcome to State College a nd to State
College's Friendly Convenient Drug Store
GRIGGS PHARMACY
WE HAVE IT?
STATIONE RYbt, totit
Men . amdWomen
FOR
Menem AS WELL AS FOR
YOUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
40
I I
.x...ii* /
I
- 9AoteY a, new note
OrDIST II NCTIVEN ESS
In Our
New Writing Paper 4
~fH 6v
rirE &WYCKOFF
A choice of many
styles await your
1114 selection. "
Popularly priced,
too.
0 7 e,
Little Man cn Campus
"Well, now, that's more like IL Worthal—thanks for the cigarette.'
Collegian
(Continued from page four)
Collegian rest chiefly on the heads
of the business staff, which in
cludes advertising, circula tio n,
and promotion departments. Com
posed of senior; junior, and sopho
more boards, the business staff is
responsible for the local and na
tional advertising which helps to
finance publication of the paper.
A student fee of $l.lO per semes
ter also supports the paper.
Candidates for tb e business
WELCOME FRESHMEN!
All Coeds Flock to Mary
Leitzinger for the Smartest
Fashions
mary leitziriger
136 E. College Ave.
CHECK THIS LIST OF
SCHOOL NEEDS
How Many Of These Did You Forget To Pack?
•Alarm Clock
*Tooth Paste
•Plastic Tumbler
°Shower Cap
•Ash Trays
•Shampoo
•Cologne
•Combs
•Playing Cards
•Eastman Film
Parkelle $3.50
Parker 11— $5.15
Griggs Pharmacy
Prescription Specialists
E. College Ave.—Opposite Old Main
MiMl
staff will also be called for short
ly. Classes to train the candidates
will be held weekly. Promotions
are made on the same basis and
in a similar manner to those on
the editorial boards.
Founded as the Free Lance in
1887, the Collegian progressed
from a monthly literary publica
tion to a four-page daily in 1941,
and, in 1950, to an eight-page
daily. Several 16-page papers and
a special Sunday sports edition
were published last year.
*Facial Tissue
•Wash Cloth
•Towels -
*Bathing Cap
•Shoe Polish
*Bath Powder
°Deodorants
•:having Cream
°Soap Dish
•Hair Brush
•Fountain Pens
Paper Male $1.69
Esferbrook $2.30
SEVSN
PAGE
By Bib&c.
--~:, _ ~ F