FRIDAY. MAY 20. 19601 CORRAL FOR GIANT, HORSES??? No, this is the framework for one of the new Turf Plot residence halls. A consoling fact to the -girls that will live there and have a long trek to class is that they will have a beautiful view of the football stadium. Education Based on By LYNNE CEREFICE (This is the second of a series of articles on student life and ed lication_systems in various coun tries, as described by internation al students.) Education i n Nationalist China emphasizes idea con cepts rather than practical application, according to Mar cella Tu, a graduate student in home economics from Taipei, Formosa. Miss Tu said that courses are generally taught from a philo sophical viewpoint. The Chinese universities do not offer the stu dent as broad a training as Amer ican colleges. The student is much more limited in his choice of studies. Reading and written assign ments are at a minimum, Miss Tu said. Also, classroom discus sion in the Chinese system is non existent. However, the majority of Chinese students take their work more seriously than Amer ican students, she said. Miss Tu expressed great sur prise at the lack of classroom discipline in the United States. In Formosa, she said, stud: is must sit at rigid - attention. There is no smoking, eating or Ir4-- - ing of feet on chairs. The ~~ It (k l 4 14 1 ,14 ,c ' 7' • in China Concepts atmosphere is one of highest respect for the instructor, she added, Unlike American universities, Miss Tu said that in Formosa at tendance at all classes is compul sory. The examination program is very similar to the American with finals comprising about 30 per cent of the student's grade. The lack of organized student activities in the Chinese schools is a great fault of the educational system, Miss Tu said. At some col leges even dancing is not per mitted. _ Madan Singh. a graduate as sistant in mining from India, said that in India, a student's final grade in any course is to tally dependent on his final exam grade. This, he said, helps to "standardize education." It eliminates any show of favorit ism between an instructor and a student. Each year ; about 65 per cent of all students seeking college ad mittance do not pass the entrance examinations. Singh described the examinations as being "extreme ly difficult." An intermediate exam is' taken by all studr:. - ,ts who have completed two years of col lege. The average number of stu dents who pass this exam varies from 30 to 40 •er cent THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Thespians !Select Show For Fall . . The Penn State Thespians will present the musical com edy "The Big One," for their fall production next semester. The show will he presented during Junior Prom weekend rather than Homecoming week end. 44,4, "The Big One," was written by Gilbert Aberg, head of radio and television productions for the De partment of Public Information. Aberg had been unable to sub mit his play to the Thespian's playwriting contest for the fall 'show because the contest was only for undergraduates. However, since only two plays were submitted in the contest, the Thespian Club also read "The Big One" and selected it for its fall production. The musical comedy concerns a gang of confidence men which sets up a fictitious college on Long Island in order to carry out their "business" on an honest level. ..~.~~~''=k Sandra Hart, sophomore in arts froin Clarion, has been selected to do the dialogue direction for the show, and David Weinerth, sophomore in counselling from Temple, will do the choral direc tion. Hoffman Receives Additional Grant The Public Health Service of the Department of Health, Educa tion and Welfare has increased its support of research being con ducted by Dr. Howard S. Hoff man, assistant professor of psy chology, by $2865. In the research work Dr. Hoff man conducts laboratory experi ments designed to analyze the psychological reactions caused by conflict. He hopes to learn more about conflict, studying ways in which it develops, psychological symp toms caused by it, and training procedures that can be used to modify its effects. Newman Club Picnic!! TRANSPORTATION and REFRESHMENTS ... 50c Meet at Our Lady of Victory Church or in the HUB Parking Lot Coeds to Bicycle For Derby Prizes Four riders and one bicycle usually means three people will have to walk; but in The Daily Collegian's First Bicycle Derby Day at 2 p.m. tomorrow, the same combination will mean fun and prizes. That's the maximum number of participants and pieces of equipment a coed group will need to enter any one of the events scheduled to take place on the parking lot between the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel and old Beaver Field. With the same four riders and single bike, sorority and inde pendent groups will be able to participate in the 8 O'Clock Race, the Deadline Race, the Blue Book Race (only one i ider needed here) and the Paperboy Race, The Pinmate Race. a fast irip on a tricycle, will be open to as many women in each group as are pinned (and can get their pinmen out to the course). Since the events have been set up in relays and only one bike will be needed, participating groups have been asked to mark their bike with a team name. Decorations will also be permitted as long as they do not impede speed or safety. Although the same four rid ers may be used for each event, groups will be allowed to sub stitute individual riders or whole teams for different events. However, once a team enters a specific event, the same team must participate through out all the heats of that event. A $2 entry fee will be required of each participating group. An all-around trophy will be awarded to the group compiling the most points throughout the Sunday, May 22 1:30 P. M. Everyone Invited I afternoon. Trophies will also be awarded for first place in each of the individual events. Plaques and ribbons will be given to sec ond and third place winners. The east side of parking lots 70, 70A and 708 will be closed from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m. tomorrow be cause of the bike derby. Regular users of these lots may park in the nearest large area and will .not be ticketed according to the , Campus Patrol. ATTENTION TGlFers: RELAX YOUR PRE-FINALS TENSION AT THE TOWN HOUSE TGIF SESSION JAM SESSION at Theta Xi featuring the Rock - A - Fellas 2-5 Saturday All fresh and fraternity men welcome PAGE THREE DON KREBS QUARTET Fridays from 4 to 6 p.m and 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
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