Page Four Student Publications Review Large Variety Of College Activities Seven student publications, cover ing a wide range of College interest and serving as a review of all campus life, form one very important division of extra-curricular activities.at Penn State. The Penn State COLLEGIAN, semi weekly newspaper; Penn State Froth, humorous periodical; Old Main Bell, literary magazine; La Vie, yearbook; Penn State Farmer and Penn State Engineer, departmental periodicals and Student Handbook informational guide, constitute the field of journal istic activities at the College. The COLLEGIAN, in its capacity as official College newspaper, is pub lished throughout the college year, with the exception of holidays. Its entire news service is conducted by a stall' selected by competition among student candidates. Its aim is to cov er thoroughly every campus news source and to present a complete re view of the activities and events of Penn State. Early.in the year, freshmen editor ial candidates are called out and fol lowing a six weeks . instructional course in newspaper writing, are as signed to work on the paper. As sophomores, these men work under direct supervision of the junior man aging editors and news editors. .At the end of the sophomore year the junior managing editors are named from the sophomore reporters; these men, usually six or eight in number, are directly responsible for issues of the paper, which in turn, is under the supervision of the senior editors. The same principles are followed with business candidates, who are called out in the latter part of the fresh man year. The Penn State Froth, comic mag azine, represents the lighter phases of college life in ten ludicrous num bers during the year. Its contents are chiefly short humorous articles, light verse, sketches and jokes. Froth follows very much the same plan as to editorial and business can- Watts Will Welcome 1450 New Freshmen (Continued from page one) since the student government meet ing and the Student Union meeting have been combined under the. chair mansb4o of Pruitt. Two counselOrs' meetings are scheduled — foi - etich. Of the twenty-four sections of the new class, while the class will assemble according to schools for instruction on methods of study. To assist students in maintaining good physical condition during their College life, all first year men will be given a 'thorough physical examina tion by Dr. Joseph P. Ritenour, Col lege physician. The examination will be given at the dispensary in the basement of Old Main, and the health record will be used as a guide in sug gesting remedies for any physical de fects which may prove injurious to the student. . Uniforms to be worn for R. 0. T. C. courses will be issued during this week at regularly assigned periods from the storeroom in the basement of McAllister hall. The deposit fee for the uniforms Will be paid at the regular registration. The period from 11 o'clock to 12 o'clock each morning will be set aside for song practice in the auditorium, conducted by Prof. Richard W. Grant, of the department of music. At these periods the new students will receive instruction in the use of the card system as well as in reference work. An opportunity to become acquaint ed with the College campus buildings and points of interest is offered by the P. S. C. A. in the form of campus tours. Radio Station Seeks Assistant Operators All students, including freshmen, holding radio operators license , and wishing to affiliate with the College station W'YA and the Army Control Station WLMA should send a letter of application at once to Gilbert. L. Crossley, instructtor in radio engin eering, department of electrical en gineering. The letter of application, according to Professor Crossley should state ex perience, station call letters of appli cant's own amateur station, the grade of license held and any other pertin ent facts. The letter should be receiv ed by the department not later than Saturday, September 21. Joining the staff of the College station is not limited to students in the School of Engineering but any student in the College holding an op erators license is eligible. Amateur operators are invited twat least make their acquaintance with the amateurs now at the station even if they are not interested in joining the group, according to Professor Crossley. Black Ties 2 for $l.OO didates as that used by the student newspaper with the exception that election to the board is based more upon the amount of work contributed than upon a competitive•cnoice from a group of candidates in spy given class. The Old Illain Bell is used in fresh man classes in English composition for classroom study. It consists of stories, sketches, features, controver sial articles, editorials and verse. Its editorial' policy is to stimulate stu dent writing and thinking, as well as to entertain. Election to the board is competitive. A supplementary board of contrib utors, consisting of those writers who, no matter what their class standing, have proved valuable assistants, was promulgated recently. The Penn State Farmer is a de partmental journal dealing chiefly with agricultural topics in feature articles and departments. In addi tion to a circulation at the College, it has many agricultural readers throughout the state. The Penn State Engineer accomplishes the same ends in the engineering field. Although published by students who are elect ed to the staff annually, articles are frequently submitted to both maga ' nines by faculty members. La Vie, the Penn State senior year book, is published by a staff elected through competition in the junior year. In addition to covering the ac tivities and events of the year and giving a complete cross-section of campus activities, clubs and organi zations, it presents the history of the class and records of class members. La Vie calls candidates in the sopho more year. Twelve men and women are selected to serve as junior editors, and this number 'is cut to six staff members who edit the book in their senior year. The Student Handbook, published under the auspices of the P. S. C. A., is an informational guide prepared primarily for the use of freshmen. Competition on all publications is open to women students as well as men. `Earn as Much as Possible; Then Borrow • Balance for Edcation'—Altimni Advise A judicious combination of earning as much as possible and borrowing the rest is the advice offered by pron inerit Penn. State alumni to studenti who do not have sufficient . ftinds td go through college., ~. •. • • ' Twenty of the list of outstanding graduates who answered a COLLEGIAN questionnaire believe that a combina tion of the two is the best method. Ten advise working to earn all of the necessary funds. Only two alumni think that the needy student should borrow all of the money needed to finance his years in college, while four indicate that it is more desirable to stay out long enough to earn sufficient money to go through all or several years of college. Five say that working out of college a year or two and then earning money while attending col lege is the best, while eight believe that the three methods should be com bined. Of the fifty-two alumni who an swered the questionnaire, thirty-three earned part of their college expenses, eight earned all of the necessary funds, while eleven did not earn any of the money needed for their ex penses. Of those who worked, ten earned the money during the regular college session, eight during the sum mer, and twenty-one during both the regular session and the summer. The concensus of alumni opinion as `Bell' Describes Collegiate Life (Continued front page one) of horticulture has contributed nine superb woodcuts which are used as illustrations throughout the magazine. A greatly enlarged book reveiw de partment features "Books I Have Liked Recently", nominations of the past year's best books by faculty and administration notables. During the past year the Bell has received critical praise from Lewis Mumford, John O'Hara, Louis Adamic, Wm. McFee, Heywood Broun, Archi bald Mac Leich and other prominent writers and journalists. The maga zine is typographically one of the best 'little' magazines in the country, being rated such by printers journals and typograyhical experts. Members of the business and editor ial staffs of the Old Main Bell, under graduate literary and opinion maga zine, will meet in•the office, 315 Old Main at 7:45 'o'clock tonight to dis cuss plans for the ensuing year. James T. Dugan '37, editor-in-chief, urged that all freshmen and other's who are interested in competing for staff positions be present at the meet ing. Regulation R. 0. T. C. Shoes . . . $2.95 Co-eds Will Start Rushing Next Term None of the ten women's fra ternities here will conduct rushing activities this fall because of the action of Panhellenic .Council lust year which ruled that freshmen women would be eligible for mem bership in the various women's ftaternities only at. the end of the first semester. In previous years the women were rushed at the be ginning of their sophomore year. As a result of the action of the Panhellenic Council there were two rushing periods during the past year, one at"the beginning of the College year for the sophomore women, and another at the begin nifig of the second semester for the freshmen women. The success of the plan last year has made it permanent. The national women's fraternities on this campus 'are: Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Omicron Pi, Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phil.'l3eta. Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa' Kappa Gamma, Phi Mu, and Theta Phi Alpha. The only local on the campus is L'Am i tie. Son of Penn State's Fifth President Visits Here After an absence of Gl. years, Frank R. Calder, son of Dr. James Calder, fifth president of this college, recently visited the campus. Dr. Er win L. Runkle, College historian, showed him memorabilia of his father's administration which dated from 1871 to 1880. Mr. Calder is 84 and prior to his retirement 12 years ago was for 17 years associated with the Navy Department in Washington, D. C. in which city he now reside& It was during Mr. Calder's father's administration that-the name of the College was changed from the Agri cultural College of Pennsylvania to the Pennsylvania State College and it began its program of expansion. Dr. Calder was president of the College when its faculty numbered only 14 and its student body was around 195. Present clay enrollment figures are approximately 35 times as large. indicated by additional comments scorns to be that students should work part time' only; borrowing some mon r . ey .toward the. end of their junior. or senior years, and thennot too much. Preferably one. year and not more than two years is cited as the maxi mum time that a student should stay out of college to earn money for his expenses. "A man does not get full benefit of his college course when all his time is devoted to earning his way through," one alumnus says. "There fore, a man should get together thir ty or forty percent of his college ex penses and then earn the rest as he goes through." "My advice to students .would be, don't borrow too much," adds another alumnus "I should fix $l,OOO as the maximum. And by all means borrow under the proper business terms—pay interest, protect yourself with insur ance and pay back a stipulated amount yearly after graduation. Oth erwise your borrowing will become a nightmare to you." 200 Educators Meet Here For Training More than 200 county and assistant county supervisors of adult education will meet here today for a training course which will be given by the State Department of Public Instruc tion with the assistance of the College. The course will last approximately three weeks Dr. A. W. Castle, chief of the exten- sion division of the Department of . Public Instruction, will supervise the courses with his own staff from Har risburg. Dean W. Grant Chambers, of the School of Education, and members of his staff will co-operate with the state. officials. . The adult education course will in augerate a state leadership training program, which is to be reorganized and conducted on a state-wide basis for the first time. The course is sim ilar to one offered during summer ses sion under the direction of Dr. Castle. Hosiery Special KARMELKORN . and • NUT SHOP BERKSHIRE . . . . 59c VAN RAALTE 89c . . .Salted Nuts Candies . . . . Regular 79c—51.15 Buttered Corn - Roasted Peanuts PATERSON. HOSIERY SHOP are home-made and always fresh.. Old Main Art Shop Bldg. Opposite Front Campus I Corner Pugh and College Are. STARK BROS. & HARPER Authorized Froth Apparel • "NEXT TO THE MOVIES" THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Glee Clubs Provide Student Music Work Allow Freshman Participation After Try-Outs In Fall—Bands, Orchestras Constitute . Instrumental Organization Possessing ;local and. instrumental organizations which have attained favorable recognition through eastern United States, Penn State affords students opportunity for varied ex tracurricular activity in musical en deavors. Organized in 1902, the men's vocal group became affiliated with the In tercollegiate Glee club in 1914 and since that time has grown rapidly. The Glee club has won the champion ship of the Pennsylvania association six times in seven years, having lost to Lafayette - An 1929 by the narrow margin of 'four-tenths of a point. In the national tournament held at St. Louis in 1931, the gleemen secured a third place. Under the leddership of Richard W. Grant, ilire:tor of the de partment of=music, the club consisted of forty-nine students last year. - -- , With tryouts taking place early -in October, the men's group affords an opportunity for first-year men to take part in the. activity from the begin 7 ning of their :collegiate careers. In last year's organization there were nine freshmen, seven sophomores, nineteen juniors, and fourteen seniors. This distribution has been given to show the opportunity for freshmen participation rather than any dis tribution which holds from year to year. Whether-the freshmen class has nine members in the Glee club this year depends entirely on the talent shown in twe fall tryouts. In addition' to the advantages of training given to members of t h e Freshmpn May Take New, Biology Course New courses in the biological sciences will be offered to freshmen entering the Pennsylvania State College this fall, according to Registrar William S. Hoffman. The studies_ in biology and zoology will be presented as survey. courses and will be'required of all students entering the Lower Division of the School of the Liberal Arts. Called" The Nature of the Living World," the...work will treat of the na ture and': origin of life, the' develop ment of the plant and animal king doms, nufrition, - adaptation, repro duction, •gtowth,- ev . olution-genetics, geographical -distribution, and class ification."'"'"` The new courses will replace the more specialized treatment of the same sciences offered in past years, to provide background. To the Returning Students of Penn State: The ;First National Bank extends' a most hearty welcome with the sincere hope that your vacation may have been pleasant and profitable; and that you face the work of the : new College year with courage' and determi nation to make the highest use of every op portunity to prpare for a useful and success ful career. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF STATE COLLEGE The LiOn . s Den Complete Food and Fountain Service ' Substantial Discount on Meal Tickets Glennland Bldg. Corner Beaver and' Pugh Glee club, the organization makes sev eral appearances before college and State-wide audiences throughout the season. Competition in intercollegiate contests is also part of the Glee club program. Selected by competition from the upperclassmen in the Glee club, a varsity • Male Quartet is chosen an nually. This group has attained pop ularity for its light, semi-popular, hu morous type of singing. In addition .to supplementing regular Glee club performances, the quartet appears at smokers and social gatherings. Similae , opportimities for vocal work present themselves for women at Penn :State..Both a Glee club and a quartet 'are organized early in the year on a competitive basis. Usually consisting of fifty members, the wo- . men's' group sponsors the production of quality vocal music and makes at least one public appearance, usually in the form of a mid-winter concert. The quartet is chosen from the' reg ular ranks and makes appearances with the club and at special func tions. A choir, composed of men and women Glee club members, furnishes music for the Sunday chapel exercis es. . Band, work for freshmen is con fined 'Co the military organizations which play „at the Monday afternoon reviews. First-year men are selected by competition and are excused from all other R. 0. T. C. work. Two nightS a week are chosen for rehearsal. The freshman group remains int a c t throtighout the first two years in Col lege, but ,in the junior and senior years members of the Blue Band are recruited from its ranks. Consisting of seventy-five pieces the Blue Band is the paramount mus ical unit of the College. It appears at all home football games and at many of those played away. Concerts and appearances at athletic events complete its program. Under the able direction of Bandmaster Wilfred O. A Radio S ervice Backed by . Practical Experience plus Technical Training can Bea. Serye .Needs. ,1 1 .--SA,AMER : '34 109 Pugh St. Phone 415 Residence 797-7 Inteiwoiren Black Socks. Library 'Alterations • - Enlarge Book Space Alterations are now in progress at the library of 'the Pennsylvania State College which will provide, stack ac commodations• for approximately 20,- 000 more volumes. A mezannine floor is being built to accommodate the ad- Thompson, the Blue- Band is made possible through financial. aid given by the Athletic assocaition, the School of Physical Education, and the de partment of military science and tac tics. Greetings, Class of '39 and Upperclassmen COLLEGE GRILL H. A. Fog*, Prop BLANKETS -- - LINENS ( Welcome Freshmen EGOLF , S DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS LINGERIE HOSIERY . HILAND SHOP Launderers and Dry Cleaners Phone 264 + A Personal Service with Satisfaction Guaranteed.- Pressing • Repairing 220 y, So. Allen St. WELCOME, STUDENTS and FACULTY, Fishburn's Meat and Grocery The Home of Quality Meats and• Merchandise VERY REASONABLE PRICES Free Delivery Over 10 Years' Experience in Catering to Fraternities and Private Families. GIVE US A TRIAL • Phone 357 ' SPECIAL $l.OO allowance for your lamp on a new I. E. S. STUDY LAMPS Better Light Better Sight Do you knazi that poor light saps •muscular energy? Science Contributes to Better Vision Will you take advantage of it? c • Everything Electrical EleCtric Supply Co. 116 South Allen Street 3 pairs $l.OO Vednesdai, September 14, -1035, ditional books. More than . 158,000 volumes are now available at the Col lege. An extension to the libiary was made necessary, according to Willard P. Lewis, librarian, because of the acquisition of more than 9000 volumes during the past year. The present ,building was filled to capacity. Other, alterations which are expect ed-to •be completed before the opening of school are the replacement of the wooden stacks in the basement, with steel, and a rearrangement of the main floor plan to increase floor snace. This will be accomplished by elimina-` tin all side aisles arid establishing a Single central aisle. . . 109 E. Beaver Sportswear Shoes—Hats
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