250 Fine To Be Imposed on Student Offenders a A new procedure designed in accord vith rule "6M sot down by the House Rules Committee of the SGA has gone into effect this week, When a student deliberctely leaves his coat or 'cooks on a chair or table in the Main Hall of the SUB, the items will be picked up and placed in the Union Office, The student will p-y a 25 fine for the return of his items c, A second offence by a. student will result in a 50yi fine. Further offenGes will result in a more drastic penalty. SORORITY PLANS ACTIVITIES FOR YEARS At a meeting held in the SUB last Monday the girls of the Theta Sigma Pi Sorority began planzing their ac tivities for this semester. Among the tentative functions to be held in the near future are a skating party, a trip to N.Y„C, to see a broadway production, e Christmas dance, and a banquet„ On Sunday Afternoon, December 13, the girls will have a tea for their mothers and the faculty women. Enter teinmeht wil7 be provided by the girls and Mr. Charles Butler. On December 1 the Sorority and their guests will visit regional hos— pitals and entertain the patients with Christmas Carols. .Pt their next meeting (December 3) Mrs a K. will speak to the girls on persona hygieneo H. Co Lawrence Smith, freshman from N.Y, IL bake sale is scheduled for Dec. % has taken it upon himself to enhance the with Edwina Roland as chairman, cultural side of PSU by organizing his awn band—a bagpipe band. He found 5 re- Those who were unable to attend spondanis to a Collegian classified and the last meeting should note that it the formal High And Scottish regiment of was decided to impose a fine of 100 on 6 have taken the name of the Penn State these failing to attend future meetings, Caledonians, Four drummers are needed. wr , 1)11' There seems to be a feeling among upper classmen on Naatiosivi o that compulsory class attendance should be abolished, The advocates of this "attend at will" school argue that men and women in a university who are adult ancugh to choose their vocations, place their studies, etc, a-e also adult enrugh to decide when clais attendance is actually doing them good. No such system exists at PSU. •••• 0••••••• 0* ø*,* *.**. • ••• • O 0.• g•••,•••• Both Ed and Phys Ed enrollment show in crease,, Enrollment records of the college show that students Ere taking seriously the pu'lic need 'or Ivell-trained torchers, In a 5 year period enrollment in education hes jumperl from 1246 to 21959 Figures for 1954 in Physical Ed are 234--now en rollment has increased to 297„ State appropriation is $lO million less than requ4steds PSU hos been appropriated `,34 © 2 Million for the 1959-61 biennium by the state House-Senate committee, This eum is al most $lO million less than the original $44 mi'iion requested by President Walker, This means that an expect-ad 5000 student increase is eliminated as are faculty pay raises. Thus, the University stands still vhile the, demand for enrollment in creases, the, price of living increases and more competent profesors take jobs where a suitable salary is given, • • ***** • • •. • . ********* • * • • Bagpipers on Campus:
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