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from
The
Daily
Collegian
Mary Free r Keeler, dean of
faculty and professor of history
at Hood College, FrecLrick, Mary—
ltnd, was chosen Pennsylvania State
University's Woman of the Year for
19590 t...
Sunday jam sessions will no
longer be considered approved social
functions. 0. Edward Pollock, ass—
istant to the dean of men in charge
of fraternity affairs, said, "We
are not concerned with the musical
aspect of the jam sessions, but
more with the drinking of alcbholie
loverages. Fraternities have fail—
ed to use good common sense in
allowing students to drink."
Repr3sentatiyes of the Univer—
sity have contacted over half the
members of the State Legislature
to gain support of the Universityts
additional appropriation requests.
President Eric Walker had proposed
to increase the University enroll—
ment by 5, 600 studmts during the
next biennium at an estimated cost
of 46.3 million. The amount of
money received from the state rill
have a direct bearing on the num—
ber of students admitted in 196000.
A special committee of the
Board of Trustees is tossing out
the 1958 senior class gift choice--
funds for an AM radio on campus.
The University did not tell the
class why the offer was not accept -7
ed...
University students living per
manently in apartments or houses
are subject to State College Bor
ough resident tax. Any student who
lives in an apartment or house:
`, 'rte- ,
whether he be married or single, graduate
or undergraduate s is required to pay the
borough resident tax which is $lO for
school tax and usually an additional 500
or 750 for occupational taxes Exempt
from the taxing are students living in
fraternity houses, rooming houses, or
boarding houss s not considered permanent
residentse.
Mark Van Doren, author and professor
of English at Columbia University, gave
a lecture about r►The Teacher and the
Student" on the Main Campus (Mr. Frank
Kostos, Sr., Administrative Head of the
Hazleton Campus, obtained a tape record—
ing of this speech and played it for the
education classes here at Highacres. It
Was thoroughly enjoyed by all, thank you
sirs}
Evidence is mounting that students
at Penn State are more interested in
religious studies now than ever before.
Dr. Luther H. Harshbargcr, professor of
religion and University chaplain, reports
a mounting intellectul interest on the
part of undergraduate and graduate stu—
cLmts in the broad concepts of religion.
Enrollment in these courses is estimated
at 200 or more, exclusive of the 15 stu—
dents who are currently enrolled as re—
ligious majors. Dr. Harshbarger believes
these broad courses in religion help
students gain a better insight into the
nature of man and his spiritual life, and
help them solve many of their own person—
al problems...
The University's buildings this sum
mer will be one target of the intensive
campaign to eliminate fire hazards in
educational buildings as the Department
of Labor and Industry swings its campaign
from inspecting high school and grade
schools to the state's colleges.
edited
by
Coil
Kalinewski