Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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ur ' I s THE NINETEEN ELEVEN LA VIE 1 Z' ll.. Q FROM THE STUDENT STANDPOINT W I HE LA VIE is a lens through which to secure a clearer view of Penn State. J 4 At times it is well for the student body to analyze its environment and itself ' ,pil jst in order to secure a stronger foundation upon which to build State Spirit . 'wr' . . . . Wilt Let us first consider those to whom we are directly responsible in our 'A' 5--H-5 work-the faculty. We believe that our instructors are doing the best they can. However, what are most needed in the class rooms are not instructors who .merely hear recitations, but men who are suggestive teachers. Yearly, heavier de- mands are being made upon us, and in return, it seems but right that we should expect more from those who make them. In connection with our college work, we believe that those regulations of the in- stitution which affect the student body should be codified and put in more specific form, and that in enforcing these rules technicality should be waived. We would also sug- gest that there be adopted a standard from of loose-leaf note paper which would meet the various departmental needs for permanent notes. Finally, our college course is a business proposition and we should be able to secure more definite grades, as an in- centive for better work. Regarding our college life we urge that more sanitary conditions be maintained in the college buildings: that proper ventilation be provided in the class-rooms: in a word, that the same interest be manifested in our physical well being as is taken in our spiritual wel- fare. We realize that the college has limited means of support, but we feel that money will be well invested when used in improving the walks and in preserving Old Main. We appreciate the opportunity afforded us by the different lectures and welcome the men who are leading in the world's work and who are giving us the broader view that makes for better manhood. We would be glad to meet these visitors, and to entertain them, had we but a suitable place. We would suggest that there be set apart in each of the dormitories and in the buildings of each of the Schools, a room where the men might gather, and where we might make the welcome to our visitors more personal. Furthermore, we are aware of our own faults. Under the present system of hold- ing examinations, cribbing is popular and is at a maximum. We do not believe that cheating can be prevented. Neither do we believe that a system in which one man is pledged to tell on another is a true honor system. We do believe, however, that if we were put absolutely on our personal responsibility in examinations, the plane of student honor would be materially raised. Whatever we seem, our purpose is to develop the best that is in us. Penn State is a different kind of college. To the open country and to Nature does she owe much, but to the democratic spirit of her sons, to their desire to be of service, and to their ability to do things, does she owe more. Where others are merely prepared to follow, State is prepared to lead. Page Twenty-six

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1 THE PENNSYLVANIA- ESTATE COLLEGE I H. WALTON MITCHELL Pittsburg - - l9lI JOHN F. SHIELDS - - Philadelphia - I9ll VANCE C. MCCORMICK Harrisburg - l9ll WILLAM H. PATTERSON Clearfield - - l9ll CHARLES M. SCHWAB South Bethlehem - I9ll JOHN A. WOODWARD - Howard - - - l9ll E. S. BAYARD - - Pittsburg - - l9l2 MARLIN E. OLMSTEAD - Harrisburg - - I9I2 GEORGE M. DOWNING Philadelphia - l9l2 AUGUSTUS C. READ - - Pittsburg - - l9l2 JAMES G. WHITE - New York City - l9l2 JAMES A. BEAVER Bellefonte - - l9l2 GABRIEL HIESTER - Harrisburg - - l9l2 GEORGE G. HUTCHISON Warri0r'S Mark - l9l2 WILLIAM T. CREASY - Catawissa - - l9l2 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD JAMES A. BEAVER, President of the Board - - Bellefonte H. WALTON MITCHELL, Vice President - - Pittsburg EDWIN E. SPARKS, Secretary - - - - State College .lOl-IN HAMILTON, Treasurer Washington, D. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JAMES A. BEAVER ------ Bellefonte GABRIEL HIESTER - - Harrisburg MILTON W. LOWRY - Scranton H. WALTON MITCHELL Pittsburg ELLIS L. ORVIS - Bellefonte H' V- WHITE ' Bloomsburg JOHN A. WOODWARD. - Howard Page Twenty-five

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