PAGE TWELVE Return Of Frosh Brings More Work For Hatmen Campus hat societies will come back into their own this year with the return of a full class of freshmen to Penn State. For the first time since World War 11, hat societies will handle their traditional job of enforcing freshman customs iri addition to fostering Penn State traditions and College welfare programs. Hatmen and women, selected to the honor groups on the - , i basis of scholarship, leadership and service to the College, are easily recognized around campus by their bell-shaped hats. Assist Cheerleaders In addition to enforcing cus toms, hatmen also assist the cheerleaders with the flash card display at football games, and act as a guard of honor when the Lion football team enters the field New students probably will first come in contact with the hatmen during the flashcard display at the first football game. Hatmen will be assigned as row captains to guide new students in the art of spelling out the various pat terns. The highest such honorary at the College for the men is Lion's Paw, a group restricted to 15 senior men. Mortar Board is the highest senior women's honorary, with members chosen for leadership in campus activities and high scholastic standards. The two other senior men's hat societies are Skull and Bones and Parmi Nous. Parmi Nous, oldest upperclass honorary society at the College, selects its members from those lettermen, managers and school publications men who have dis tinguished themselves and have shown qualities of leadership in their respective fields. Sports managers, varsity ath letes, political leaders and publi cations men who have excelled in their respective fields are eligible for membership in Skull and Bones. Junior Societies Blue Key is one of two junior honorary societies for men. Mem- Tribunal To Punish Violators Of Freshman Customs Code Student Tribunal, men's highest judiciary body, is the agency that will enforce freshmen customs. It will prescribe disciplinary measures for freshmen who fail to comply with the regulations set by Cabinet last semester. This semester is the first since the war that freshman men are back on campus. Along with them come customs and punishments that have been prepared by Tr bunal over the summer. Members are appointed by the All-College president, with the approval of Cabinet, at the end of the Spring semester. It handles cases dealing with traffic viola tions on campus, infractions of the undergraduate regulations of the College, and breaches of the town ordinances by undergradu ate men. Such cases are turned over to Tribunal by the Dean of Men when brought to the atten tion of the College. Can Summon Students Tribunal has the power to summon before it any student over which it has jurisdiction. It has the power, granted by the All-College Constitution, to affix just punishment upon' any stu dent found guilty of "conduct detrimental to the College," and may recoinmend penalties up to and including expulsion from school. Students may appeal Tribunal decisions to the Student Court of Appeals, which was set up at the end of last semester by Cabinet. Tribunal is primarily interest ed in solving and preventing problems rather than in issuing disciplinary measures to punish violators. In recent years traf fic violations have occupied most of the time of the judicial body. "It is only with the cooperation Come in and get acquainted Book & Record Shop bers are selected for service, char acter and scholarship; first man agers in athletics, publications men and geheral activities men are eligible for tapping. The newest hat society on cam pus is Androcles, founded last semester for junior men promi nent in numerous campus activi ties. . Orienting new students on cam pus is the duty of Chimes, junior women's honorary, which also holds bi-monthly meetings better to acquaint transfer students with the College and its activities. Druids is the honor society for sophomore men who have shown exceptional ability in athletics in their sophomore - -year at the Col lege. Cwens, sophomore women's honorary, choses its members from those who have shown out standing ability and scholarship. To develop campus leaders is the aim of Cwens. Coordinated by Council The honor groups are coordi nated by Hat Society counCil, or ganized in 1944 and composed of two officers from each hat society. All general regulations concern ing activities of these honorary groups are drawn up by the coun cil. Tapping of new hat society members is held at scheduled times each year with special cere monies usually at the Lion Shrine or on the steps of Old Main. In formal initiations are held later. In general, new members are chosen by incumbents, generally on a point basis. Points are given for activity in different fields ac cording to a system set up by Hat Society council. of the student body," according to Neil See, chairman of Tribunal, "that we can beat the traffic problem. This year the problem will be worse because there be more cars on campus with lit tle or no increase in the number of parking places." Penalties range from repri mands to fines and recommrnda-• tions for dismissal from school - and that the violation be placed on the transcript of the student committing the error. Tribunal members are also em powered to act as investigators of possibly illegal conduct, when occasion demands. However, if Tribunal members are involved in - the case, or have any special interest in it, they lose for that case their right to sit at the trial. Tribunal members for this year are Neil See, Edward Sykes, George Demschock, Carlton Dur ling, Rich a r d Schoenberger, Harry Cover, Bryson Craine, and Raymond Evert. WELCOME ! • STUDENT BOWLERS Open Daily 8 - 12 p.m. DUX CLUB 128 S. Pugh'St. 218 E. COLLEGE AVE. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Penalties Dramatic Groups Offer Chances For Young Actors "The play's the thing" was the opinion of a rather successful writer, William Shakespeare by name. New arrivals to the cam-- pus who agree with the Bard of Avon and who want to enter Penn State dramatic activities will find wide opportunities. • Aspiring actors and actresses at Penn State aim their sights at membership in Players, to which they may be admitted after they participate in Players' dra matic productions. Choosing Casts "Best man wins" in acting auditions. After the -cast for a show has been picked, rehearsals are• held every night except Sat urday for six weeks. Besides acting, students may work on advertising, costuming, painting, construction, lighting, management, pr op ert y, and make-up. Size of the crews var ies with , different productions. The time that crews are requir ed to work also varies according to the amount of costuming, con struction, etc., that each show needs. Prof. , Arthur •C. Cloetingh heads` the group. Directors of the plays are Robert D. Reif sneider, Warren B. Smith and Kelly Yeaton. Plan Shindig A "get-acquainted" shindig will be held by Players in Sch wab Auditorium in Orientation week. Students interested in dramatic work should take ad vantage of this chance to get full information on what Play ers is, what Membership in the group entails, and which posi tions are open. At this meeting, they can talk to senior managers and people on various crews, explore the loft, and rummage through the costume room. Refreshments will be served. Students will be able to sign forms for the Players file used in calling actors to take part in future productions. Plays Tuesdays The best ;place for inexperienc ed actors and actresses to start is in Five O'Clock Theatre. Sta tistics prove that those who be gin with t h,i s smaller-scale dramatic group almost always. end end up in Players. Every Tuesday afternoon at 51 o'clock this organization presents short original plays, the class work of students. These produc tions are presented script-in hand and are guided by student dire — ctors, with casts picked from earlier tryouts for the bigger plays'. Those acting in the plays spend seven to eight hours rehearsing, usually in the daytime. Prof. Warren B. Smith, director, has announced that Five O'clock Theatre will open midway in the semester. Musical comedy is taken care of by Thespians. Each year ts:s student group produces a well known musical hit—last year it was "Girl Crazy"—and also an original musical re\rue. Raymond Fortunato, a music graduate who is on the business staff of the College, is faculty director. WHO - AG HILL DINING ROOM WHAT - Serving Family Style Meals WHEN -. Starting on September 18th Breakfast: 7:15 to 8:00 a.m.; Lunch: 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. Dinner: 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. WHERE 207 E. PARK AVENUE If you like to eat and feel as if you have eaten, then this is the place for you. _ - For Rates and Reservations Call Mrs. Madore, 2877 Enlarged Counseling Plan Will Aid New Students To carry on personnel, func tions necessary for the large group of men living at the Col lege this Fall, the dean of men's office has established a new corps of resident advisors. Under direction of G. IVI. Guth rie, the group consists of about 40 resident advisers who are &- rolled in the Graduate School. Advisers are selected from every school at the College to enable them to answer -questions of all the men or to be able to refer questioners to others who. can answer their questions. There will be 21 resident ad visors in the West Dorm area and 19 in the Nittany-Pollock area, with about one adviser for every 90 men. Previously there 'was an . advisor for each 175 men. FUnctions of advisers will in volve facilitating academic, vo cational, and social activities of men living in dormitories. With such a large number of residents, it is inevitable that many will. feel lost in the crowd and with out any real contact with the administration of the College. In this sense, the resident adviser is the representative of the ad , ministration to the student. The adviser does not take over the role of the academic adviser; rather, his activities supplement those of the academic adviser. In the area of social and sports activities, advisers will help or ganize such programs as the students want and need. They will not direct these ac tivities but will carry them through their early phases until residents themselves are able to direct them. They are not intend ed as disciplinary officers, HEADQUARTERS for Useable Student Supplies and Correspondence Needs • Penn State Stationery • Notebook Paper • Composition Books • Notebooks • Pencils & Pens • Inks • 'Chit Chat Note • Index Cards Paper • Typing Paper • Linen Finished Envelopes and Paper Gm Chi MURPHY CO. Phone: 4016 S. Allen St. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1950 Advisers have already gone through a training period to teach them the philosophy and techniques of their work. During the year there will be a weekly two-hour meeting for discussion and coordination of the program and a weekly individual confer ence with a supervisor. There is a counselor's suite on each floor of each- dorm unit. A typical suite consists of living accomodations and a room for meetings with individuals and small groups. Dr. Guthrie will be assisted by Frank S. Simes, graduate student in education, who will live in Irvin Hall and will head the freshman program, and Joseph A. Errigo, who will continue the work in the Pollock-Nittany area. It's Watch Inspection Time s Sept. 7th Ite Ap i to co Sept. 16th_ CHECK UP then DRESS UP YOUR WATCH Moyer's WATCIi Shop 105 S. PUGH ST. STATE COLLEGE, PA. _
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