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Succuuur to THE FREE LANCE, ut. 1887
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive
jtariziK the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian
if The Pennsylvania State College.
ISntercd as second-class matter July 5» 1934, at the State
College, Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3. 1879.
Collegian editorials represent the viewpoint of the
writers, not necessarily the poliey of tho newspaper. Un
ugnod editorials are by the editor.
Pm Pellnilx Franklin S. Kelly
Editor *&&&* Business. Mgr.
Managing Ed., Andy McNeillie; City ,Ed., Dave Jones;
Sports Ed., Jake Hlghton; Copy Ed., Bettie Loux; Edit. Dir.,
Mimi Ungar; Wire Ed., Chuck Henderson; Soc. Ed.,«*LaVonne
Althouse; Asst. Sports Eds., Ted Soens, Bob Schocllkopf;
Asst. - Soc. Ed., Lynn Kahanowitz; Feature E<l., Barry Fein;
Librarian and Exchange Ed., Bob Landis.
Asst. Bus. Mgr., Richard Smith; Local Advertising Mgr.,
Virginia Bowman; National Adv. Mgr., Alison Morley;
Circulation Co-Mgrs., Gretchen Henry, Kenneth Wolfe; Per
sonnel Mgr., Elizabeth Agnew; Promotion Co-Mgrs., Thercsc
Moslalc, Don Stoll; Classified Adv. Mgr., Marty Worthington;
Office. Mgr., Mary Ann Wertman: Senior Board, Nancy
Marcinek, Ruth Pierce, Betty Richardson and Elizabeth
Widman.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
.Night Editor: Bill Jost; Copy Editors: Tammie
Bloom, Dick McDowell; Assistants: Joan Pack
ard, Leonard Goodman, Nancy Gray, Roy Wil
liams, and Bill Pete-
College Can Reduce
Final Exam Leaks
(This is the first in a series of three edi
torials dealing with the recent final exam
“scandal” and what can he done about it.)
U The many leaks in final exams have caused
a great deal of concern on the part of the ad
ministration and the many honest students at
Penn State. This problem always arises at the
end of each semester, but last semester’s display
was worse than ever.-
' Many rumors which can never be sub
. stanliated have circulated. Many charges have
■;been made which can never' be proved. One
thing is certain, however, many people are
' at fault, and it will take concentrated effort
on the part of all those interested in main
training academic honesty at Penn State to
put a dampener on this unpleasant business.
Many of the leaks are suspected. Some, no
doubt, are known positively. Almost the entire
blame can be placed on people on the College
payroll-, and it is here that the first action must,
be taken. Few, if any, cases of students breaking
into offices to obtain copies of tests are reported.
Just what can be done by the administration
to cut down the number of final exams, which
somehow gef out? The’ most reasonable, and .
at the same time the easiest solution seems
to be to set up a system whereby responsibil
ity is concentrated to a much greater extent
/ than it is at the present time.
'■'la the weeks immediately preceding final
exams- the tests are typed and mimeographed
pn every spare type%ifriter in every nook and
cranny of the College. The exams ; often go
through a virtual chain of command before
they are’finished and final disposition is made.
The possible leaks are many—it is only natural
that many exams get out.
• In addition, it might be recommended that
a. good deal of publicity be given to the pen
alties which can be inflicted on students who
are known to be involved in this type of cheat
ing. Also, the administration might take some
steps in cracking down on professors who failed
to report cheating incidents. Many profs wish
to'handle this" on their own, but this leads to
inconsistent and often unfair penalties on stu-
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dents guilty of' the same offense, but under
different professors.
Also, it might be wise to have as many, ques
tions as possible written on the blackboards -
instead of mimeographed and to take the pre
caution of switching bluebooks before an exam
begins. Putting an end to as many departmental
exams as possible might be a wise move.
But all this comment on faults within the
administration does not absolve students from
their share of the blame. The student who
gets the exam in the first place is just as
guilty as the person’ who gives it. From this
point on, the whole thing mushrooms.
Welcome to State
Each new semester brings new students to
the Pennsylvania State College campus. Al
though only a few hundred first semester fresh
men are included in_the new students on cam
pus this semester, all new students need aid
in orienting themselves to the activities of a
campus as large as this one.
On the whole, ihere is at “least one extra
curricular activity to meet a person's interest.
The 'oldtimers' should see that the 'newcom
ers' become familiar with campus activities
and should aid them in finding their way
around campus.
They’re not wearing green bows or signs
(freshman customs) this semester, _ but we’re
sure they’ll need help. With .collective effort
on the part of all students, the newcomers to
the campus can be made comfortable.
_We extend.a welcome to new students and
wish them luck and success in their work at
Penn State.
Gazette...
Tuesday, February 3
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METALS, 8 p.m.,
219 Electrical Engineering.-
BELLES LETTRES CLUB, 7 p.m., Atherton
Lounge.
BLOCK AND BRIDLE CLUB, 7 p.m., 206 Ag
riculture.
COLLEGIAN BUSINESS CANDIDATES,
7 p.m., 2 Carnegie.
COLLEGIAN JUNIOR AND INTERMEDIATE
-ADVERTISING BOARDS, 7 p.m., 9 Carnegie.
COLLEGIAN BUSINESS OFFICE STAFF,
7 p.rri., Collegian Business Office.
COLLEGIAN PROMOTION STAFF, 7 p.m.,
11l Carnegie. •
DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB, 6:45 p.m., TUB.
EDUCATION STUDENT COUNCIL, 7:30 p.m.,
108 Willard.
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB, 6:30 p.m., Home
Ec Living Center, election of officers.
. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB, 7:30
p.m., 108 Willard.
PENN STATE CLUB, 7 p.m., 405 Old Main.
SPANISH CLUB, 7:30 p.m., Simmons lounge.
THETA SIGMA PHI, 7 p.m., Grange play
room.
WRA BADMINTON CLUB, 6:30, White Hall
gym.
WRA OUTING CLUB. 7 p.m., White Hall
game room.
YOUNG REPUBLICANS CLUB, 7:30 p.m.,
319 S. Pugh street.
STUDENT PLACEMENT
Philadelphia Electric Company will interview June and
summer B.S. candidates in E.E. and M.E. Monday, Feb. 9.
Mathieson Chemical Company will interview June and sum
mer B.S. candidates - and M.S. and Ph.D. candidates
in Chemistry and B.S. arid M.S. candidates in Chem
‘ Engr. Monday, Feb. 9.
Arthur Young: & Company will interview June and sum
mer B.S. candidates in Accounting:, Monday, Feb. 9.
General Railway Signal Company will interview June and
summer B.S. candidates in E.E V Monday, Feb. 9.
Delaware Power & Light Company will interview June and
summer B.S. candidates in E.E. and M.E.
Feb. 9. • ✓
I.R.M. will interview June and summer iB.S. candidates in
Arts and Letters, Economics and Commerce,. Account
ing, E.E., 1.E., and M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in Physics
Feb. 9, 10, and 1.1.
Sears Roebuck & Company will interview June and sum
mer B.S. candidates in "Wood Utilization, Chem Engr.,
E.E., 1.E., and Accounting Tuesday, Feb. 10.
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Feb. 2 to Feb. 7
MERCHANDISE MARKED DOWN
10% 20% 50%
—Mimi Ungar
While It Lasts!!
Little Maß on Campus v
"Well. SOMEONE must have circulated a rumor last semesle:
WISE AND OTHERWISE
Student
Reaches
Student integrity hit what might be an all-time low -during fall
semester final examinations when numerous final exams were re
moved from College buildings and peddled for a price. And although
the majority of students were not involved in the incident, such a
thing reflects badly on the College and the student body in general.
■According to rumor, much of
which cannot be substantiated,
almost 20 . finals were circulated
among students prior to course
examinations. Of that number,
the Daily Collegian staff has been
able to verify at least ten finals
were “out.”
It is not fair to place the bur
den of guilt on a specific seg
ment of the ’ student body, as
some would do. Finals circu
lated among men and women, in
dormitories and fra t e r nities
alike, in what appeared a con
certed effort to realize financial
gain from the purchase and sale
of finals. One College official,
it must be noted, has indicated
at least two fraternities were
involved in the final exam leak.
Monday,
Theories as to how- exams got
out are numerous, and with,little
evidence must remain only theory.
TUESDAY, : FEBRUARY 3, 1953
that I leach a snap course."
Integrity
New Low
One idea, now being investigated,
is that the same course finals were
given at Penn State centers and
were subsequently sent,to the
campus. Other theories attribute
the leaks to College faculty, staff,
employees, or graduate students,
or to leaks in mimeographing.
These theories, however, are dif
ficult to prove and even less de
sirable to believe. Another theory
is that students gained access to
office wastebaskets or janitors’
wastecans where faulty exam
copies hiay have been thrown.-
That the exams were removed
from College offices is in itself
bad enough, but the situation
does not end there. Many students
with the final exams copied them
and sold copies to fellow students
for from $3 to a reported $2O; each.
(Continued on page five)
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By DAVE JONES