PAGE FOUR
Editorial Opinion
The
Lion
For the 19G2 Penn Stale football team which, during
this falf season succeeded in capturing the coveted 'Lam
bert Trophy, a bid to the Gator Bowl and the confidence .
and deep appreciation of the Pennsylvania State Univer-j
-sity: , : ■ - ; 11
By voting to;accept their hid last night to iplay in-
Florida’s Gator Bdv/i on Dec. 29, the members of the team
sacrificed'a segment of their well-eafned Christmas vaca
tion. But through their action, they have made a great
contribution toward building a fine reputation for this
University.
We admire this decision for it_sKows that the team,
being one of If not the top team in the nation, realizes the
important function which they can perform "for a better
Penn State." And that they are willing to do it.
We offer this team our strongest praise and support
for the Gator Bowl as they practice for this#nationally
awailed event. We take the liberty-to speak for the entire
University when we say: “Wo are behind vou all the way!’’
Final Exam Compromise
Failing as Pressure Solvent
As finals approach, it becomes increasingly apparent
that -the three-day final examination period, about to
undergo its trial; run, will need some adjustment before
it serves as the finale to anpther ferm.
’Thebthree-da'y exam period was approved by the Uni
versity Senate last year. It appears aS if it were'a com
promise belwcep those, mostly students and some pro
fessors, wanting|a full finals period, and the administra
tion, wanting itofadhere to the original blueprint for the
tcr;n system and have all finals on the last two days of
The compromise now appears unworkable. By Freshman
finals, this ferm. are being spread out over the entire TO the EDITOR: The students
last wyc-i: of classes, much as they were last year, as well of Penn State have often heard,
as being held during the three-day exam period. among themselves, many critl-
Thc complaint of students that they are'having finals cisms doubting the virtue of the
in some classes while uying to keep up -with normal to the system a completed earth
course work, quizzes, -papers and even bluehboks in other 0 f respect for the individual stu
classe.s, has not been silenced. The same thing is happen- f dent. We seem to constantly refer
"Hug this term. ' - to t} ie student as being just an
- Also, neither the three-day period nor the plan calling will*'be
for finals during the last two days of classes solves the a degree and fifed away
students' problem of .having a burdensome number’, of as "number graduated tto the
finals in one day.
.Conflict finiil exams have not been scheduled where
students’ are slated for more than two finals in one day
as was'doncDuntjer the semester system with its long final
exam period. 1 i " j
Conflict finals have been scheduled only where there
will be a direct conflict between two finals. A student with
more than two exams on orie day is eligible for'a conflict
exam only if one has already been scheduled due to direct
conflict. * ' ?
For some this leaves three and even four finals piled
up on one day. Such a situation is unfair to students who
hava struggled ell term for high grades just to see them
all drop because they did not have time to prepare for all
’ their finalfc at one time.
Although, as we understand it,.one of the original
purposes of the'elimination of the long.finalexanvination
period last year was to deemphasjze finals, the opposite
extreme seems |to be occurring. With the short 10-week
term, many professors are giving only one bluebook or a
midterm and a : final. two grades often constitute .
the entire basis jfor a course grade. =’
We see no easy answer to this problem. But some
better programs must.be worked out.
. Perhaps it would bis possible far t he last two -days of ’
classes, now unofficially* understood to be final examina
tion days, to be made official finals days. These two flays
along with the present three-day exam period would pro
vide more time in which professors could schedule and
students could study for their final exams.
Other solutions certainly worth consideration are re
verting back to the former long "final exam period, or
officially eliminating comprehensive final exams on this
campus once and for all., . .
t 1 i j ;
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA
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DOUINTOIdN TO SEE ALL THE
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS...
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TriiNSS UP FOR EASTER!,
Letters
Thanksgiving
Dinner Praised
ranks of'the'alumni.”
On Thanksgiving Day
us-could see clearly and proudly
for the first time the true meaning
of being a Penn State student, and
, for al least this; day we feel the
warmth and affection £b!t by all
Penn; State alumpi.
The . time and planning that
went 1 into the preparation-of the
Thanksgiving' dinner, served in
our residence halls was not spent
in vain. To the student body. -it
expressed the respect- and con
sideration -for the individual that
reflects the entire educational
.system of Penn Slate. It showed
- the-understanding and unity that
are State's faculty, student body
and services, even though that
, understanding seems foreign to
' many when the grades are posted.
It is. impossible for any person
•or persons to make a-holiday on
campus replace Thanksgiving Day
at honie t with our families. and
best, girl,! but, as we resume (he
insane 'pace of studies, we realize
that, the constant battle to edu
cate'ourselves is not entirely one
sided at State.
Even as frustrating and time
less the struggle be.to understand
what is expected of us as indi
viduals and as a student body, and
for each Of us to utilize his own
talents and strengthen his weak
nesses toward his responsibilities
arid goals, we know that it.is far
. more than a coinputor and a filing
cabinet that directs and disci
plines us. If it is a machine that
runs oiir lives these four short
years, we realize, oh this day of
thanks,' that at State,' that ma
chine, is made of human emotion
and mutual respects.
‘ —J. Glenn Barton. 'SC
kaleidoscope
Good Intentions
*Tis the season to be jolly
falmost) and watch good inten
tions go up in the smoke of Yule?
tide candles. If you’re anything
like this champion procrastinator,*
you have a list of vacation “musts”
as long as youT letter to Santa.
Topping the ol’ list is sleep, the
unknown quantity of the college
career. And' sleep may well be
the only thing we’ll check as done.
When we fina.
wake up, we c;
turn to Christm,
shopping or ■t h
pzie of books we'
never , read. Noi
of this advam
preparation
for me. It's n<
that I don’t wa:
to further my ed
cation
ready for next
term. I’d just like
to squeeze in a M,ss mills
few' of the books everybody but
but, me is talking about.
When we don’t finish that, we
to writing letters to all
those people we met last summer.
The Christmas card list grows as
one tires of using the same trite
phrases (or profound philosophies,
if you choose) irteach epistle.
By this point, w« are also tired
of those necessary checkups at
dentists! and doctors' offices. We
are even considering making pre
liminary. contacts about summer
jobs. We've read every magazine
in the. 1 place, watched every tele
vision 1 program, heard the won-
Prof Forwards Letter on PSU
TO THE EDITOR: As a non-attender the PSU-WVU football")
I cannot speak from first-hand observation re. the statements
in the enclosed clipping from Tjbe Daily Athenaeum. Either the 1
ium behavior occurred or it did not, ahd proof would not be dif
to obta.iri. If the statements in the ; clipping
then It seems that some sort of public apology from represent
of the student body are in order.' I
The attire .of the students is of no particular concern of
but as one who has been identified with PSU and who presut:
will be an alumnus as of Dec. 8, I am concerned with the remb
Content of the "charges.” .
Penn State Students Criticized j
(The following' letter is rdfarinted from the West Virginia University
student newspaper, The Daily Athenaeum.)' ; i
TO THE EDITOR: I. as a member of the University Marching Band!
would like to thank the Penn State Blue Band for theTvery w.arm
reception and the refreshments that they gave us at Beaver Stadium
Nov. 10. i
We. M~a band, were treated "great" by the Penn State {band, but
the reception given ui by the student body was somewhat- different.
It is very disheartening to a band to be booed and to havejnunerous
objects thrown at it when it it performing or preparing |to do'so.
When the WVU band was • preparing to-perform its halftime show,
we were subjected to a barrage: of toilet paper, mud, rocks, -w; idded
up paper containers, eggs and pop bottles. i
I would like to sayihat anyone will find that the
here 'is most hospitable to- visiting organisations. In my n, bur
student body—especially the girls—are always well-dressed’
a favorable Impression of our school to visiting groups. This
being appropriately dressed for the occasion and for pufelii
Again this was not the case at Penn State. I have never seen
taste, shown by a school in mode of dress than was p/esente
by the Penn State student body.
This.‘is an expression of my opinions and are" not nee
those of the University band members ,or the ba'nd director.
—Ed Gilg er f
Satlij (EnUemau
Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887
Pahlilhfd Toeaduy tbroach Satardey ■ornlnc darifif tht Unleenlty y*ai
Daily a a atodcnt-operated newspaper. Entered u unnMui i
illy S. IMI at th# SUt«CMletc. Pa. Post Office andcr the act af March 1,
I Man Sabseriptim Price:', f(-0t a year
- 1 ' Mailloc Address Bel 2(1. State Collece. Pa.
ANN PALMER .
Editor
City UiUn, Joan Meksn and DtvM Baftath: News tni WorM Affairs Uitar*
Kit UQU; E4itiriil Ciitir # Carol Kjmkleman: Sports Editor* John Morris S
Assistant Sports Editor, Ken Dealiag'Xr;. Pfcotorraphy Editor. Den Coif man;
Assistant Photography Editor, Bill Goadaaa; Personnel Director, So rale* Orton j
Nona and Fsatires Colter. Donnan Beeoon.
Advertising Co-Miaanni Jean Sikl,' Jan* Silrtrsteln; NaUofti t Ai
MtU Barbara Brava; Credit ICrr.. Ralph PrMaan; Assistant Credit M(%
'Harry Roach: fnaithi llrrw Barry Lovita; Classified Ad Krr*. Camriaa
/, Bo war; Circilith* Mm, Phil Ga«*t{ Assistant Clrcalatioa Dot»4 Bpirt;
/ " Pin—ill aa4 Offic* Rtr, Lm Mtiylv.,
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER l\. 1962
tiers and woes of the neighbor
hood and called ever? high school
buddy we can think of. j
Holiday jobs deal the death
blow to any hopes of turning the
good intentions into completed
tasks. Somehow a day spent wrap
ping packages or playing Santa
Claus for several hundred .greedy
little kids makes the idea'k de
sirability diminish. j « r
. We will turn back.to the check
list and .consider (but probably
forget) visiting Aunt Martha or
Cousin Egbert, who lives across -
town. We wonder when ibvita-'
tions will start pouring in'to all
the parties the kids said they
.would throw. ‘ Are' we jeing
.avoided or are they demonstrating
the typical • decrease in energy
which accompanies a few tome
cooked meals? ‘
Food, now that ,1 think jf it,
is another item of high pri irityr
Anything, just so it tastes good
and is meat. Or tasty. Or served
in the quiet of our own homes or t
apartments. |
Somehow about this time the
good intentions are being hidden
by a‘ll the tinfoil and th«- glittering
enchantment of Christinas. [Then
the hordes, from other co:
start descending on Home
USA. You may return to - c
in January with an^unbTem
checklist, but in mid-Dece
you’ll have remenfbered, the
best intention of all—to en;
memorable holiday season
family and friends. Sc^—H/
HOLIDAYS and to heck wit
good intentions.,
—Carl B. Taylor
Asst. Prof, of Family Relations
A Student-Operated N etcsoaner
St Years of Editorial Freedom
Member of The Associated Press
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