ESTABLISHED /gt 11 + I C ° M ™ I I :: I ip wot muU |p (Mmjuut I = I Volume 33—No. 1 1,400 Freshmen To Meet Here Wednesday Fraternity Rushing Opens Thursday, 7:30 Freshmen to Get DateCardsWed. At Convocation Rushee May Have Two. Engagements With Each House “Rushing season/’ tho eleven-day period during which Penn State’s fif-, ty-two fraternities will entertain prospective new members from the 1200 freshman men entering College, will, open next Thursday morning at 7:30 o’clock. Luncheon and dinner' engagements, “dates” as they are termed, will be the chief means used by the fraterni ties to acquaint new students with their members and their houses, at the same time enabling the fraternity men to meet the “rushees.” Code Governs Rushing Activities of both the rushees and the fraternities will be regulated dur ing this period by the rushing code as adopted by the Interfratex-nity Coun cil, an organization in which each fra ternity is represented. The purpose of this organization is to.aid and as sist in the solution of problems com mon to the various member fraterni ties and to regulate their illations with one another, the College, and the public. The way in which fraternities may rush, bid, and pledge new members is one of the important .duties, of‘ the council. Each year the outgoing rep resentatives draw up a “rushing” code which ap2>Jies for the forthcom ing College year. The code is revised .each year in. nn_attomnt..to...eliiuinate. all undesirable regulations, and to meet the changing conditions. The 1936 Rushing Code defines “rushing” as “any communication or association between a fraternity man and a rushee” during the specified period. A “rushee” is defined as any non-fraternity man in his first year at Penn State. All freshmen who wish to be “rush ed” by fraternities will be supplied with date cards at the convocation in Schwab auditorium next Wednesday night. A'fee of fifty cents will be charged to help defray rushing costs. These cards are the only legal way of making dates during rushing season. The making of a date consists of sign ing the fraternity's name, by repre sentative of fraternity in question, in space alloted. All rushees not classed as freshmen—sophomore Mont Alto transfer students—may receive date cards and further instructions at the Student Union desk in Old Main. Silent Periods Defined Also at the convocation rushees will make out n card containing their name, local and home address, and re ligious preference. This information will then be distributed to the vari ous fraternities. Rushing will begin at 7:30 o’clock Thursday morning and during the first period a rushee may have two dates with a fraternity. Luncheon dates will last from 11 o'clock until 2. Dinner dates will last from 5 o’- clock until 10. At the end of the first period there will be a “silent period,” during which no communication be tween fraternity men and rushees is permitted. This silent period will last from 8 o’clock Wednesday night, September 10, until 8 o’clock Friday morning. There will then be another free per iod until 8 o’clock Sunday night. A silent period will follow until the next night at 7 o'clock, at which time the formal pledging will take place. This Issue Sent Free, Compliments of Staff This copy of the Penn State Col legian is being sent' out free with the compliments of the staff to all freshmen who registered before September 1. We have two pur poses in doing this: to help ac quaint freshmen with some of the people, conditions, and activities which they will meet here; and'to introduce them to the Collegian itself. This is the official student news paper and is published twice a week during the regular school term. It is one of the few college newspapers which is entirely free from administrative censorship. It endeavors to present a fair and im partial picture of student life and activity at Penn State. Given Testimonial PRESIDENT RALPH D. HETZEL Who was called to the presidency in 1926 and recently feted by Alu mni groups in honor of a decade of administration. Students Here Govern Selves Government Vested In Board, Council Composed Of . . Undergraduates •Student government at Penn State is vested in-two legislative groups, the Student. Council and the Student Board/ • composed •'of undergiauiute representatives elected for a term of one year. The board includes four men: presi dent of the senior class, editor of the Collegian, a representative elected from Student Board, and one elected from Student Council. Two women are elected from the Senate. The members of Student Council are elected by schools from the three upper classes, with each of the seven schools in the College having at least one representative in each class. The president of the senior class auto matically becomes president of the Council. The Student Board is made up of seven students and the Dean of Men. Three of the members, two seniors and one junior, are elected from the Council. The presidents of the three upper classes and the editor of the Collegian are other students on the Board, with the president of the sen ior class also serving as chairman of (Continued on page throe) Freshman Customs Have Become Traditions of Campus Life Here Distinctive customs for members of the freshman class have grown up to be a part of the tradition of neatly every college or university. In recent years here observation of these cus toms has often tended to be lax be cause of a lack of understanding on the part of freshmen that such cus toms, for the most part, are for their benefit and because upperclassmen have hesitated to enforce them. Last spring freshman customs here were revised in an effort to eliminate certain faults. Among the major changes were those which allowed freshmen to date after the Thanks giving recess, the elimination of black sox as dress customs, and the aboli tion of the rule requiring freshmen to wear coats or jackets at all times. In addition to freshman customs there is at Penn State a body of tra dition which is observed by all stu dents. Perhaps the best known is the custom exchanging a cordial “Hello” with other students on the campus. Every student greets the President of the College in the same manner. Smoking is not permitted at indoor athletic meets or in class rooms. During the singing of the Alma Mater all students stand with uncovered heads. The official regulations regarding men’s freshman customs is as follows: 1. Who shall be required to observe these customs? Any student entering as a fresh man in any four-year course, unless he has attained his twenty-first birth day on or before the date marking the Worthy Students May Receive Aid Thru NYA Work Appropriation Provides 315 a Month for Each Job 12% of Student Roll Eligible for Relief Although no official assurance of N. has been received by the Col lege authorities as yet, the admini stration has indicated that the Na tional Youth Administration will con tinuo this year on practically the same basis as hist year. Secretary to the President Adrian O. Morse expressed the belief Monday that federal funds, released through N.Y.A., will be received during the year, although there may be a possi bility that the appropriation will be slashed in view of governmental at tempts to reduce relief rolls. Freshmen Will Get Jobs AH indications pointing to contin ued aid this year, freshmen will be eligible for jobs. Applications are available at the office of the registrar. If the same schedule is followed this year as -last, approximately twelve per .cent of the total student body of the College: as of October, 1935, will be awarded -jobs.. Work is allotted, on of need primar ily/althougli schoiuVslnp is taken into consideration in cases of equally needy students. Last year about 897 students were on N.Y.A. rolls here, sixty-three of them" being graduate students. Undergraduates, according to rates last year, received thirty-five cents an hour, while graduate students receiv ed higher pay. A maximum of forty three hours a month is allotted to each worker, although students may not be given the full time, according to the monthly appropriation. The average allowance per month is slightly in excess of $15.05 or less, depending both on the appropriation for the month and the number of stu dents employed. Work proceeds along departmental lines, and is divided ac cording to the divisions of the Col lege. Students are employed at so cially desirable jobs about the cam pus, and are usually placed in a line of work corresponding to their course of study. In this way, students are enabled to gain practical experience. beginning of the school year, shall be required to undergo one year of Col lege customs. All special students en tering College with approximately the same rating as a freshman and all students changing from a two year to a four-year course shall be required to undergo one year of cus toms. 2. To whom shall students eligible for adjustment of customs or exemp tion from customs apply for equitable relief Students transferring from other colleges where they have undergone freshman customs and students elig ible for. the age exemption shall pre sent themselves before Student Tribu nal at its first meeting in the new school year. 3. Freshmen shall carry a copy'of tho Handbook, known as the Fresh man Bible, with them at all time. 4. Freshmen at no time may walk on the grass on tho campus. 5. Freshmen must at all times wear their dinks and plain black four-in hand ties, except on trips, holidays, ; when entertaining mothers and sis ters, or when escorting women to house parties, house dances, or all- College dances. The period between 12 p. m. Saturday and 8 a. m. Monday shall be regarded as a holiday con cerning only the dress customs, i. e., the dink and the tie. G. Freshmen shall not associate with co-eds within a three-mile limit of Old Main, except at regular house party periods, house dances, or all- fConfftmctf on page three) STATE COLLEGE, : PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1036 Sponsors Dance GEORGE L. DONOVAN '33 Is Student Unior. manager and heads the Freshman dance com mittee. 26 Clubs Have Many Activities Groups With Common Interests Form lor Professional Social Benefits Twenty-six recognized student clubs are now in existence on the campus, filling a need .Cor assembling students with common interests. Their num ber is constantly increasing as new interests arise. The majority of..rue clubs have no scholastic or class wvnirements. Their •,«<. | r'SAr*Vh; r , /J’.Hy qf. Uiose students who are •cnteiVsted in work that the club carries on. The Penn State chapter of the American Student Union was organiz ed here last winter shortly after the national organization was formed in Columbus, 0., last January. The A.S.U., a united front of college lib erals, numbered forty active members locally; Activities last year included sponsorship of an anti-wav strike on the campus last spring; a dinner for Kyle Crichton, feature writer for Col lier's and movie and book critic for Life and authority on social drama; and partial sponsorship of the Brook wood Players, of ICatonah, N. Y. Al though not yet officially recognized as a campus organization, the A.S.U. hopes to exchange its temporary char ter for a permanent one this year and plans a complete program of activi ties. Membership is open to anyone. The International Relations club is one of a large group of societies that was founded by the Carnegie Endow ment for International Peace. The purpose of the club is to foster stu dent discussion in world affairs. The local chapter Ims participated in re gional conferences at other colleges. Members of the DcMolay society en rolled at the College have formed a DcMolay club which sponsors social functions throughout the year. The Anzar club takes its membership from the campus police force, and endeav ors to promote good fellowship and efficiency among them. Founded in 1910, the Cosmopolitan club has a purely social function in promoting a finer spirit of fellowship among students from foreign coun tries. Its membership is open to all classes. In addition to this group is tho I-lispano-Amcrican club, composed of students who come from Spanish speaking countries. The Liebig Chemistry society serves as a medium of contact between the undergraduate and the graduate stu dents and the faculty in the depart ment of agricultural biochemistry. The Floral club performs the same function for students enrolled in Floriculture. Founded at Penn State in 1907, the Forestry society is essentially a pro fessional group which sponsors gath erings and lectures at which men prominent in the profession speak. The Penn State Grange is a student subordinate group of the national or ganization. Founded here in 1917, it fosters social and fraternal • gather ings and has the same ideals and pur poses as the national grange. Other clubs and societies which are open to students in the School of Ag riculture are the All Ag Girls’ club; the Block and Bridle club, to promote an interest among students in animal husbandry; tho Dairy Science associa tion for those interested in the manu facturing or production fields of dairying; the Penn State Poultry club; (Continued on page five) ‘Get Acquainted’ Dance Scheduled For First Week Fourteen Piece Band Will Play at Free Freshman Hop Student Union Will Sponsor Innovation A free “Get-acquainted dance for freshmen, to be held Saturday night during Freshman Week, will be a new feature of the program for new en trants this fall. Organized and ar ranged by the Student Union Board, the dance will be held in' Recreation hall from 9 o’clock until midnight. Bill Bottorf, who since last spring has added several men to his orches tra, and his fourteen-piece outfit will play. Last year Bottorf had one of the most popular campus bands in the State and they have been playing here all summer. The dance will be stag and no coup les wili be admitted. Freshman men who wish to attend may obtain tick ets at no charge by presenting their matriculation cards at the Student Union office all day Friday and Sat urday morning until noon. Freshman women and any upperclass women who wish to attend will be admitted without tickets. All dances will be tag dances in order that freshmen can get acquaint ed the more easily. It will be in formal. . , George Donovan, Student Union manager, is chairman of the dance. The committee is made up of Gene C. Ziegler '37, Women's Student Gov- 1 eminent president; Jean Schantz '37, president of the Pan-Hellenic Council; Russell Gohn '37, president of the Penn State Club; and Johnson Bren ncman ’37, Collegian editor. Class Finances Here Controlled by Board Class finances at Penn State are controlled and regulated by a commit tee of students, which includes the various class treasurers and Neil M. Fleming, graduate manager of ath letics, as ex-officio member. This group, known as the Inter- Class Finance committee, controls the incomes from class dances and from interclass sports on the campus. It is the policy and aim of the commit tee to bring the finances of all extra curricular activities under its control so that those doing the work will re ceive proper remuneration. *Collegian 9 To Give 3rd Annual Dance for Subscribers October 9 As the first major all-College social lunction of the year, the third annual Collegian dance will bo held in Rec reational hall Friday night, October 9, from 9 to 12 o’clock. This affair, sponsored by the Penn State Collegian, for the benefit of its subscribers, promises to be the out standing event of the autumn social calendar. Charles “Chuck” Walters, who had the lead in the last Thespian show, and his popular orchestra will furnish swank rhythms for the af fair, supplemented by entertainment supplied by the Collegian dance com mittee. A special feature of this affair will be the awards to he made at the door to holders of winning numbers. Last year the prizes included ties, shirts, and socks, none of which were won by any member of the staff of this pa per, friends or relatives, but by mem bers of the freshman class. The Col legian will continue this policy. Admission will be gained through presentation of the Collegian sub scription reeeipt. No tickets will be sold for the affair. A .student leader said todny, ‘‘The way I see it, it is well worthwhile taking a subscription if only to attend ' the dance. To my knowledge, the Collegian affairs have always been the high spot of the fall season. Not only is everybody there who's anybody, but it's the best way to get acquainted I know of.” Special arrangements arc underway to lift freshman customs for the eve College Will Welcome 1940 Class at Thurs. Morning Convocation Co-eds Invited To Attend Old Main Reception On Wednesday Night; Men To Meet For Group Conferences Attendance Is Compulsory for New Students During Entire Week of Freshman Activities Approximately 1400 students have been admitted as the Class of 1940 to Penn State. All freshmen are directed to attend the welcome mass meeting which will bo held Wednesday, September 9, in the Schwab auditorium at 7:30 o’clock. Freshman Week is the opportunity for new students to be come acquainted with their College and its various customs ami organizations. It was inaugurated by the College twelve years ago. At the informal assembly Wednesday the freshmen will be entertained with music, speakers, and short productions. Immedi- Student Union Aids Activities Coordinating Unit Was Formed In 1930—Has Grown Rapidly Endeavoring to serve as co-ordinat ing unit for all the exti’a-curricular activities at Penn State, the Student Union, hr.i. taken itii* yle