' . . . ESTABLISHED - . . A:.;1 - pW14 ..., . . 94 • on. a t t . ( „er , ,. 4 ....*:e,,,,,,,.„ ♦ ...w . " COMPLETE t r ta , . . ~,,..z..,.:,_,:4„,,, , CAMPUS N•:,..-.T5_ 116 COVERAGE Volume 34.-No. 1 4 New D e ans A,'- .r.'.A,'-'.iiiid-: of Home EconpiTliis ~ , ..Nisi,prummond,, p resent direitor home economics' at .Temple Uni versity, will ~-a same that position here.on July 1, 1938. She will head HARVEY: P. HAMIIIOND Dcan_,of the School - of Engincering - Hammond I , sacceetied , , Hobert L: S&ek~t~ yil;-ttie`.Erigine ' eiiri. on 'Sen - temtier He comes here from the- Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn,.whero he was head of thedepartnient of civil engineering. CARL P. SCHOTT Deaa:of. the School of Physical Education and Athletics • Succeeding Huge Bezdek, Dr. Schott's appointment became effec tive Jab' I.lintil that time he was Director ,of 'Physical Education and Athletics at West Virginia Univir sky. MARION R. TRABUE Dein of the , School of Education Dr. Tratnie , succeeds Dr. Will Grant Chambers, who was director of the summer session. Dr. Trabue will assume both duties. He took over . the Education School Julyl, and. will direct his first summer ses sion next year. Formerly of the Uni yersity of North Carolina, Dr. Tra bue was head of the education de: partment there before coming here. 1,405 FRESHMEN Your Lollege Newspaper - This first issue of the Collegian has been sent to every freshman as an introduction to:Penn State's newspaper. •_ , .As a newspaper it has performed its function of keeping students up to the minute on college affairs for fifty years. As a college newspaper it is uniqUe in that it is truly a newspaper.- It holds and exercises the right of free speech: It is independent and,fearless in policy and has reaped through the years the rewards of its truthfulnesi and straight-forward manner. • • Published twice a week, it is the object of much care 'and hard work It is alive, alert, and active.; , • . , . _ During the last icadetide year it demonstrated. these qualitieS, synony mous with any good newspaper, by excellent coverage, scooping metro poliiari newspapers and the local town daily' in news that was alive both for students and the World-at-laige. The Collegian, so far as it can be determined, was the first' newspaper to Carry the - naive of the crash of the German dirigible ;Hindenburg, The Collegian was the first newspaper to announce the dismissal of Hugo Bezdek as Dean of the School of Physical Education and Athletic:s- 7 41n event eagerly awaited by the eastern press. . . . . . . ' The Collegian told . of the appointment of Dr. Carl P. Schott, Bezdek's I successor ten days before his appointment was announced; and then gleefully hastened to be the first to confirm it as the rest of the newspaper world looked on with no . resort but to wait. _lt carried Dr. Schott's first published statement following his appointment. . . . . . And still earlier in the year the Collegian grabbed national news by car rying the first word that the body of the kidnapped.Mattson boy had 'been Emily! near Tacoma, Washington. It is with such a record that the Collegian carries to you the proposal of subscription. It knows that it is' offering the best that can be given in-col lege newspapers, and it knows that you; as a freshman, will want to subscribe to your own newspaper.. . . . . . . . . It 'is a concise, interesting record of student life at Penn State that par-, ents, as well as students, will enjoy and welcome. Many will want to sub scribe both for themselves and for interested parents. Asa chronicle of. events to come it will contain announcements of . all meetings, athletic contests, examination schedules, and all manner of vital information. The Collegian thus serves as a medium of drawing students together. The Collegian will be a vital and satisfying part of your college ex perience. ' Twice a week through the school Year for $2.50. Mail your subscription to the 6llegian. State College, Pa., or sign up with a solicitor immediately upon yoUr arrival. 'Freshman Scholarship Gets Recognition From HonorarieS 27 Fraternities, Honer. • _ „students; Upperdass-Group.f ; iii - Existenee ; 2.5 Average Required There are two honorary fraternities for freshmen with scholastic am bitions, one for men and one for the women. Forty-three upperclass groups recognize further achievement along various lines later in the collegiate ca reer. • • Phi Eta Sigma awards membership to, all freshman men who at the end of their first semester haVe attained a 2.5 scholastic average or better. To those who have raised their grades to the minimum mark on the basis of work for the first two semesters, membership •is also extended. With chapters in twenty-three colleges and universities throughout the country, the freshman honorary', elects from thirty-five to forty new members each year, Alpha Lambda Delta, sister organ ization of Phi Eta Sigma, honors high standing freshman women. Each year from five to eight women ful fill the 2.5 requirement. Honorary Traternities usually set up a minimum standard which a stu dent must attain before he is con sidered for membership. Fulfilling the minimum requirement does not automatically make the student a member of ' the society. An election must first be held amongg• the active members of the organization. Nearly every branch of collegiate activity 'scholarship, • journalism, dramatics, debating, or a department al interest—his its honoraries which usually elect members from the, jun ior and senior 'classes on .the basis of their achievements. When under classmen have been outstanding in the field and the society permits, ex ception is made to the custom of ex cluding freshmen and sophomores. Elections are in most cases held twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. For freshmen with scholastic am bitions' the recognition of scholarship in all schools is Phi Kappa Phi, which was esetablished at Penn State in 1900. To become eligible for election a' student must be in the upper twen tieth of his class on the , basis of sev en semesters and fulfill the .further *condition that his average be at least 2.4: Election takes 'place in the sen ior year. ,• . ' Sigma Delta Chi, which was instal, led three years ago, is a professional journalism society. offering member ship to students majoring in journal loin' Who intend to foll O w. that line of work. Alpha Theta Epsilon is the moments journalistic. society, while' Alpha Delta Sigma encourages profi ciency in advertising. For work in debating, Delta Sigma Rho is the outstanding honorary, awarding membership to selected var sity debaters at the end of their jun ior. year. Delta Alpha Delta honors women debaters and its membership is not restricted to any partidular class. Purple Quill is a local literary • (Continued oar pogo six) STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY, SEYMIVIBER 2, 1937 Student Auto Rules Explained Blue and White License Tags To Be Displayed; Parental Permission Required Regulations for students operating motor vehicles on the campus and -in State College will be the same for the 1937-38 school year as they were last year, Captain William V. Dennis, of the-Campus. Patrol, announced today. Students desiring to operate auto mobiles or .motorcycles must present an application signed by parents or guardian to Dennis on •the third floor of Old Main. Those accepted will be given an operating card and a blue and white' tag :to be affixed to, the rear license plate. A permit fee of twenty-five tents in charged. Mature Persons Exempted A tag is required of all undergrad uate, and special students enrolled in a regular session of the College, but does not include persons of mature age who may be exempted upon the judgment of application officikis. It.does not apply to students hay ing'cars in State College for periods of less than one week. All student traffic must be on campus. drives and is not to exceed 20 miles per hour, Dennis said. Only three parking areas are open to stu dent tars—Atherton street area qn West Campus;•ChemistrrAnnex area on' Central Campus; and Stcck pavil ion on East Campus., Penalties - for Violation The responsibility for the admin istration of student automobile regu lation has been placed in the hands of the dean of men, Arthur R. War nock.' First offenders are given a warning, indicating that a second of fense will be severely dealt with, Warnock said. ' A second offense in volves revocation of license, and a third offense may be followed by stu dent suspension. Operation without a license will result in suspension, Warnock said. . WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY Men's Fraternity Groups To Plolge 500 Freshmen Rushing Will Start On September 9; RUlesSet On Thursday, Se4teniber 9, the an nual 10-day rushingseason will begin, during which innriudrnately 500 of the class of-'41:!will j3e 'pledged to the 52 various men's .fiaternities.. To prevent tinfabinesa which might • 'arise from one . frate'rnity toward an other or toward the' prospective pledg es, the activities 'of : both the fraterni ties and the 'rUsh,e:es -are regulated during rushing' season by a rushing code drawn up..:eacll . year by a fra ternity representntlye. body, the In terfraternity COuncili This code states , just how a 'fraterniiy may rush, bid, and pledge new members and is revis ed, each year, 'al . 'posaible improve ments are seen. - • • Th. 1837 season .will let under way immediately after {the first councel lor's meeting on Wednesday night, 'September .8, with"the rushees, pros pective, pledgei,.:reeeiving their date card in the Old 'Main Lounge. Using these cards, the oily ',legal way to make a date darinethe season is for a representative 'of 41raternity.to sign the name of his..frateraity in a space alloted for a given.ldate. Folowing the recption of the date cards there will- hei a "silent" period beginning s .at 8 r :O"elock in which no communication is„!allowed between rushee and fraternity man until the next morning„ September September 9, at 7:30 o'clock. Froth this-hour on, date cards may .be. . • First Period The firstlliik:Urixegnla,ted .rtis& l'liiiAtifiyanciinint;Sep 'tember 9, at.-7130 cgclOck9indlast until the second, "silent period" • buginu on Wednesday night, September 15, at 8 o'clock ; During. this regulated rush ing period the rushee is allowed only two dates with a single fraternity and Only two dates a day—(l) Luncheon dates:•11:00 to 2:00 o'clock; (2) Din ner dates: 5:00 - 16.10:90. o'clock. Preference Cards . A second "Silent period" of no fra ternity-rushee communication or as sociation will begin Wednesday night, September 15, at 8 o'clock and extend until Friday morning, September 17, at 8 o'clock. During this period the rushee should report to the Student Union Office in Old Main on Thurs day, September 16, at any time from 8:30 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock in the evening to obtain a pre ference card upon which he will sig nify the first three fraternities of his choice and return the card to the at tendant. Failure to obtain these cards and fill them out as directed will pro hibit freshmen from being pledged for a period of thirty days. Beginning on Friday morning, Sep tember 17, at 8 o'clock the second or "free" period of rushing will last un til the-evening of Sunday, September 19, at 8 o'clock. During this period rushees are allowed in fraternity houses on Friday and Saturday from (Continued on page four) Customs Class Of '4l May Date After Thanksgiving;- Black Sox Out Distinctive customs for members of the freshman class have grown up to be a part of the tradition of nearly 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 anajor changes were those which allowed freshmen 'to date after the Thanks giving recess, the cliMination 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 p is at Penn State a body of tra dition 'which is 'observed by all stu dents. Perhaps the best known is the custom of 'exchanging a cordial "Hello" with other students on the Heads Rushing JOHN S. MOELLER President of the Interfraternity College To Erect 9 New Buildings 5, Million Dollar P. W. A. Grant Provides Funds; Work To Start This Fall . — After hanging firo.forthebest'neri of six months, tbe new five million dollar College building program be came a certainty when Gov. George H. Earle, through the General State Au thority, approved the construction from PUblic Works Administration, money recently. The College program will be a por tion of the vast one undertaken by the Earle administration with Penn sylvania's allotment from the Federal treasury. The capital expenditure includes nine buildings devoted to higher ed ucation and research, as follows: Liberal Arts: three stories of brick 'and limestone, 170 feet . by 50- feet, with a connecting wing, 61 feet by 50 feet; estimated cost, $500,000. Forestry: three stories of brick and limestone, 170 feet by 50 feet with an approximate cost of $lBO,- 000. Educational: three stories of brick and limestone, 170 feet by 50 feet; cost approaching $300,000. Library: three, stories of brick and limestone, 269 feet by 41 feet with a four-story rear central wing, $8 'feet by 64 feet; estimated, half a million. Mineral Industrial: three stories of brick and limestone, - 37 feet by 75 feet with two flanking wings one story high, each wing being 35 feet (Continued on page five) or Freshm 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 are as fol lows: 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 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 chahging from a two-. year to a four 7 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• 1,141 Male Enrollment Greatest In History; Women Number 264 Freshnian Week Opens. September 8 With Mass Meeting Freshman week will open with an unofficial mass meeting in Schwab Auditorium Wednesday night, Sep tember 8, at 7:30 o'clock. The first official Freshman Week meeting will begin at 8 o'clock the following morning, the 9th, with a general convocation meeting. Follow ing the welcome meeting Wednesday night, women students will be enter tained at a tea in the second floor lounge of Old Hain, and men students will attend counsellor meetings at places designated in the Freshman Week booklet prepared by the Penn State Christian Association, under whose auspices the entire Freshman Week program is sponsored. Throughout the entire week until September 15, freshmen will attend a series of getting-acquainted meet ingi, counsellor meetings, placement tests, and registrations. Classes will begin on September 15. The Christian Association provides Important Items • NOOMS 7 lists -of; available rooms for , men , are- distributed •at the Christian AssOciation office, 304 Old Main, upon' request. Women arrange for rooms in the office of the Dean of Women, 204 Old Main. WELCOME mass' meeting in the Auditorium Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 7:30 o'clock. RECEPTION for women in Old Main second floor lounge after mass meeting. COUNSELORS' meetings for men after mass meeting. HAND BOOKS may be obtained at the Christian Association office. a Freshman Handbook to each mem ber of the class of '9l. Those who have not been mailed handbooks can secure them by reporting to the Christian Association office on the third , floor of Old Main. Contained in the handbook are all rules, customs, and information per tinent to becoming oriented at college. Lists of available rooms can 'be.se cured at the same place, and cabin parties have been arranged for both men and women. The women may leave the McCormick Dormitory (near the postoffice) on Saturday, Septem ber 18, at 1:30 o'clock, and men will be entertained on September 26, leav ing from the corner of Fairmount and Allen streets at 2:30 o'clock. ' n Revised `Hello' Spirit Spreads Over Campus; Prexy Greeted With It sent themselves before Student Trib unal at its first meeting in the new school year. 3. Freshmen shall carry a copy of the Handbook, known as the Fresh man Bible, with them at all time. 4. Freshmen at no time may walk on the grass on the 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- Collega 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. 6. 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- (Colainua on page seven) PRICE FIVE CENTS Liberal Arts Schoo 1 Accepts. Most; 279 In Engineering The largest freshman class in his tory will begin four years of college next Wednesday when 1,405 high school graduates report to the campus for the opening of freshman week. Included in the 1,405 total are 105 students of forestry who will spend their first year at Mont Alto, forestry division of the college. An additional 200, Which swells the total to 1,605 are expected to enroll in the four undergraduate centers spread throughout the state. 264 Freshmen Women Among the 1,405 freshman, there are listed 264 women students. Thirty four women are registered in the cen ters. The class of 1941 is the largest be cause of the undergraduate enroll ment, inasmhch as 1,405 freshmen were admitted in 1936. Approximately 1,350 were enroled in the class of 1939, The men's group this year is the largest in history. Divided into the various schools, there are 253 in Agriculture, 241 in Chemistry and Physics, 377 in Liberal Arts, 77 in Mineral Industries, 279 in Engineering, 121 in the Home Econom ics and Industrial Education depart- Ments of the School of Education, 28 in Physical Education and• Athletics, and 20 unclassified. 2 Men in Home Economics Included in the Home Economics curriculum are two men students. Last year, there was only one. Registrar Wiliam S. Hoffman re ported that he received the largest number of applications in his exper ience. More than 2,530 applications were sent in, and at that point appli cations were refused. A total exceed ing 3,000 would have been reached. By August 6, the Registrar's office had received more applications than were submitted throughout last year. The non-Pennsylvania quota of 10 per cent, numbering 191, has been filled. '4l Beauty Queen To Be Chosen At `Collegian' Dance In your haste to pack up your pen cils, paper, pen, notebooks, and oth er implements of scholastic competi tion, gii•ls, don't forget to throw a curling iron and a stomach holder-in ner or two in the Gladstone. For this year there will be more to the fresh man girl's curriculum than can be found in a month's patient search through Mr. Ifoliman's General Col lege Catalog. "The Most Beautiful Girl of the Freshman Class," is no title to be taken lightly; and although we hate to arouse false hopes, we are doing our part toward giving that title to some freshman lass. All you have you have to do is remember what we said about curling irons and things. The scene of. Miss 1041's triumph will be the annual Penn State Collegian Dance at ,which for the first time in College history a beauty queen will be chosen from the freshman class. This year the Collegian Dance will be the opening social event of the 1937-38 season, falling on October B. Playing will be Booth Watmough and his orchestra, composed of all Penn State men. Watmough's brilliant rise among local orchestras has placed him in . the past year in the position of a tdp-ranking campus band. Ad mission may be had only through the presentation of one of the tickets giv en free with each Collegian subscrip tion. All freshman women who at tend are eligible for the beauty con test. Tickets are not on sale. Pens For Registration Registrar Hoffman requests that all incoming freshmen, as well as up. perclassmen, bring fountain pens to Recreation hall when they register. The College does not furnish pen or ink.
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