Pie tti kly titlCCEStiOtt • COMPLETE CAMPUS To 'rho Me 1.41160, r r A/V . l Itolabllohod ISO? COVERAGE ,*"..•//tr,!•". VOLUME 115-NUslt3Elt 1 Two Women's Buildings To Be 1;800 FRESHMEN ESTABUSH Enrollment Highest In College History; Rejections Increase First-Year Group Will Outnumber 1909 Student -Body; Undergraduate Centers Draw 300 Son edilotud, "Open holler to the ?Huth," and colunut "It c Women," page tt. , - The largest class in the College's 88-year history will iipen the 1938-39 school year at Penn State , ,', --. Approximately 1,800 freshmen, inclu'cling over 300 at the four undergradilate centers throughout the state, are expect ed to be en - tidied by the time the semester officially begins here Wednesday; September 14. Undergraduate center s open +++ -4 4 - s -s-Icetiog '' , W:ediies4ay To, -; : :,00qn Progra m Siudera , k.eaders To Speak At god r;A:ss'embly Thursday; Dance On Satiirilay - - Preceded by , a welcome mass tneeting...Weliesdtr7.nrglrt - pAhfcan Elifal"Preiliimin, Week will iinetTirt O'cloCk , ,yhursday morning 'welcome meeting _will be held in the Schwab Audittnium at 7 3D o'clock Wedne%dity night un der the - auspices of the Pern State Christian Association , „1"Following the meeting, freshman men will begin the hist of a ;elms of: , .coinselois' meetings designed to orientate the moaning students to the campus , Meanwhile, fieshinan women will be visited by upperclasswomen as the brat Pop-In night of the week begins at 9 o'clock Two mole mass meetings will be held the nest two days, with the student leaders' mass meeting slated lot Schwab - Auditoimin at 8 o'clock Thursday right 'Scheduled to speak at the meet ing are the leading student flgui es on the campus„including Raymond S. Coskery, piesident 'of 'lntuts termty Council, Dot is- Blakemm e, president of Women's Student Gov ernment Association, John C Re', chairman of Fmatme Committee, Vivian S Doty, president ot".Pan- Ifellemc-Courcil, Joseph A Peel, 'genic.' class president; Rachel M BeCh - del,, president of Women's Reileation' Association,. Hai ty ; S Harrison, president of Men's Ath letic Association, jtalia A DeAn gelis, president of ?min State Christian-- Association, John A Trlianintch, , :editot- of 'Collegian; Francis A. C. Vosters, Ji , baseness manager of Collegian, Robert L Smith, president of Penn - State club, and Nicholas Kay, than man, of Mono' Society Council Featarmg the social calendar will be ;the Freshman Mixer and Dance, sßonsored jointly by Student Union and the'sophomore class, to in Recreation Hall from 9 to 42. , ;11 i m , Saturday, September 10- CharleylSmith and his oiches tra will play , %Fieeehmen men will obtain - tickets at Student Union Desk, fist floor, Old Main, the day befm e the deuce Matriculation colds must be pre iented. Wometi-Lboth "l ft eshman "ani:ll pppei class—i,vill be admitted free.,, ;;;:aleeding the committee in charge are'Arnold C. Latch '4l, class pies :ident, and George L Donovan, as sistant manage' of Student Union, assisted by Druids, ,sophomore Minor, society ' Introducing a new Icahn e to the Frbshman Week program, Student Union,4" , also will hold afternoon dances' fionil4 to 5 'o'clock in the Armory Fl WRY, Saturday, Monday ind,Tuesday, September 9, 10, 12 and , 13. 'Admission will' be flee to aIC,. The Collegian's Special Freshman Introductory Issue To Members Of The Class Of 1942 Wednesday, September 7 "These will be more freshmen here this year than these were stu dents _in the whole College 29 veins ago," Registiai William S Hoffman said yesterday In 1909, the enrollment, including Summer. Session, totaled 1,417 Refusals Also Rise ` Meanwhile, as indications point ed to a second numbes of freshmen entering Penn State; the number of applicants refused admission also threatened to create a new high '', Out'Of 2,557 applications seceiv-' r,,taivigA ,a4s:rfeafjOrair4 have been injected Latest figUies showed 1,442' had been accepted -The women's quota of 250 "has been filled to overflowing," the Remotion reported. Liberal Arts Tops List Heading the list of admissions is the School of Liberal Arts, which l'as accepted 378 out of 750 appli- cants Following, in mdet, ale the Schools of Engineering, 279 out of 396; Agriculture, 266 out of 464 (including ovci 100 at Mont Alto Forestry School), Chemistry and Physics, 237_ out of 341, Educa tion (industiial education and home economics only), 158 out of 235, Mineral Industues, 58 out of 83, Physical Education and Ath letic,, 38 out of 821 no course, 28 out of 326 As was the case last yea', two men have enrolled in home econo- ISIM=EI "Considerably ahead of sched ule," the undeigtaduate mite's at Dußois, Uniontown, Hazleton, and Pottsville expect the largest en tollment in then history., Already -249 applicants have been accepted Applications ate eceived up to the last minute Heading the freshman enroll ment among the centers is Dußois ith 101 Pottsville has 73 Hazle ton, 43, Uniontown, 32 Don't Carve Desks, Freshmen 'Requested The coopeiation of the Incoming freshman class is requested in In flaming from carving frateinity insignia, initials, etc, on desks and tablet arms of all classrooms "Foi the sake of the future and the pude of the Class of 1992, please 'chain," Ray V. Watkins, College scheduling officer, iequests A 'NEW ERA of expansion has been sparked at Penn State , with, the launching of Chi` flvemdllion dollar building program which will% in crease the College's facil ities by one half and make It one of the natlcin's_ greatest: Read all the de tails on all the NEW BUILDINGS On Pages 7 and 9 FRESHMAN DATEBOOK List of available rooms fm men may be obtained at Penn State Chi lotion Association of• flee, Room 304, Old Main. Women airange for looms in office of Dean of Women, Room 204, Old Main onoma Welcome mass meeting, Schwab Audit°, turn, Wednesday, Sep tembet 7, at. 7 30 p. in Student leilliClB' mum, meeting, Schwab Auditm nun, Thuriday, Septembet 8, at 8 p to Hall meetings foi women, Wed nesday, Septembei 7, at 630 p. Religious activities ma s ing, Friday, September 9 Counselors' meetings foi men, immediately octet welcome mass meeting 'Wednesday night REGISTRATION Registi ation in Rect cation Hall, Thai sday and Ft td.ty, Sept ember 8 and 9 FEES . Payment of fees in Amory, Thursday and Ft iday, Septembet 15 and 16, from 9 a in to 5 P m Freshman \ Mixer and Daree, Rem cation Hall, Saturday, Sep tember 10, beginning at 9 p m ' Pop-In Nights for women, Wednesday, September 7, at 9 p m. arid Sunday, September 18, at 8 30-p in ' ... Open House Cabin Party for Sunday, 'Soptembei 11, lettiong Old Main at 1 30 p m - parties for women /Monday, Sepynd:wo,l2,,at 10 30 Fieshman women's niixei, Fti day Septembei 16, at 7 p in Cabin Open Home for women, Saturday, September 17, leaving Home Economics Building at 1 30 p in. - Student Union dances in Aim my from 4 to 5 p in on Friday, Saturday Monday and Tuesday, Septembei 9, 10, 12 and 13 RELIGION Fteshman Chapel, Schwab Au ditoiium, Sunday, September 11, at 11 a m Fume's P Miller, guest speaker New Recreation Hall To Replace 'Bull Pen' A chemistry ammo= in the new Mary Belo/At—White Recrea tion Hall will tapioca the ones de stroyed by file when the old "Bull I_Pen" hauled last December The building also contains thin* genets] classrooms and demonstra tion tables Use West Entrance All classes using Noith an,l South Liberal Aits Buildings must use the west entrance because of the construction' in the vicinity of the buildings Penn State Collegian—M Two and a half dollais on a Schmeling may vanr.li m two minutes and 40 seconds Two and a half dollais in a map game may be lost with one toss of the dice Two and a half dollais on the fifth lace may,disuppeai in the twinkling of a hoof beat. But two and a half dollais invested in a ye,ti's subsciiption to the Penn State Collegian is guaranteed to Ming you 66 issues of your College newspaper, the only official student newspaper that cove's the entire campus hese Those two and a half dollais invested in a Collegian subsclip tion will bring you immeasurable returns twice a week dining the entne school year—from September to June Not only will you be posted on all up-to-the-minute news de velopments at Penn State, but through 'the Collegian you'll be able to gain a wider understanding of what's going on and so be FULLY informed on all campus happenings Foi the Penn State Collegian is more than just a NEWS paper It is, of course, a NEWS paper—first, last and always—be cause it is the only student publication to present to you all the news while it is still happening But the Collegian gives you more The Collegian gives you the background for the news—the news behind the news Yes, it not only tells you WHAT, but it tells you WHY. Not does the Collegian stop there For the Collegian alone remains unique among College news- Million Dolar Dorm With 500 Phones =111=:= New .Plan Of Registiption • To Continue Freshmen Enroll September 8;9 Following the _piocedute estab lished last yam. in an effort to ex- pedite. , iegtsttatton, payment'ao!„, fees , itg..,iii , wllll , bw r separatedlrcmi actual entailment at ,Recteatiofi Hall. Incoming freshmen will tegiste, at Recreation Hall Thursday and Friday, September 8 and 9, paying fees in the Amory Thursday and Friday, September 15 and 16, from 9 'm to 5 p. m [lpperelass Registration I Registiation for upperclassmen will be held in Recreation Hall on Monday and Tuesday, September 12 and 13, with payment of fees scheduled for the Armory Thurs day and Friday, September 22 and 23, from 9 a. m to b p in The usual five-dollar fine for late registration or late , payment of fees will be enforced, College au thorities said Col. Emery Named ROTC Commandant Col Ambrose R Emery, coin mandet of the 27th Infantry Schof field Barracks, Hawaii, has se placed Col Russell V. Venable as I,ommandant of the Reserve Officers' naming Corps (R 0 T C) here Colonel Venable ;was assigned by the Wm Department to the Or• ganized Reserves, Second Corps Ales, Syracuse, New York Opened This NEW CLASS ear.' The dormitory includes a phon Six Periods Set" For Ti•eshmail Registration F.l cabman 'Tegisti ation, sehed urfed in] ThutWay and Finlay, SepteinbL '8 and 8, will be div ided into siN. , distinct petiods ' The scheduleglfollows Thursday AG a m to noon—Aglicultuin ... "and Physical Education stu dents rig 1 10 p. in to 3 p in —Chem - n , ty arur Physics. students 1 4t . :3, 10 `P,''in to 5 p m —Home ' ' 2 *toililTnas and !.84.1n-eli.k.rlidils - Friday 8 a in - to 10 a rn--,-Engineei - tog students s 10 a m to - noon—Labetal Attti quilents (all women, men hlO3ll A to E ) 110 pinto ,1 p —Ltbetal Alta students (men horn F to L) 500 To Pledge Social Groups Complete, ic.el of 'asking code on mg 6' Appioximately 500 freshmen ate expected to be pledged to the 52 men's fi atei cities hei e during the 10-day rushing palm' which opens September 10—a week from Sm ut day However, with a new lashing, Lode and the piesence of some 1,- 000 contraction wotkeis, it was indicated the pledge lists may zoom above expectations this year and ciente a new teem(' foi ha teinity ,membeiship A code—radically teemed lot this yens—is drawn up annually (Continued On Page Sro re Than A NEWS Paper panels, unique because it is absolutely flee of all outside control, unique because it has full freedom of e•pressron on any issue what soever And because of this, the Collegian has (fame to be the common meeting place of students, alumni, faculty, admmistiation, towns people, ft lends Here it is that thceigent ciewpoints 81 e crystallized, a "com mon, mote sensible undei standing reached Gone is the outworn idea that the only good College newspapet is the one which continually wi angles with the admunstt ation Gone is the outworn idea that the neospapet should tun the school In then stead has conic newborn lealization that tolei once and hand4n-hand coopmation can servo fat hettei as the he mote to a newspaper's cc:I:toilel policy, a realization which has skyi ocket ed the Collegian to the top tanks of-College joui nubbin But don't take out word fin all this Ask the people who have seen the Collegian in action Ask them about the way the Collegian fought for a mud-year vacation last yea' Ask them about the way the Collegian fought lot a .cleanup of the honoi my societies last year Ask them about the NEW Collegian—not the old, but the new Collegian which has breathed new life into the campus here If , they're sincere and if they're honest about it all, there's only one answer they can give you It's the best baigant you'll ever get in your life Just mail your subsciiption to the Penn State Collegian, State College, Pa , or sign up with a solicitot immediately upon your wi. i ival het e Punch .Card Procedure Is Adopted System Changed On Chem Deposits A (wised system of collecting deposit, to insuie against bienk- Dg9-Pc4A'lleg ,l l l FM9leats , h,F+ol'l dent's moiled in theinistiy coui es will be instituted here this sem estei At the beginning of the seines lei, students who have slated hemisti y courses len un ng bicak age deposits will be iequized to go to the Raisin's office with them schedule raids and deposit the no tessaiy amount of money To Get "Punch Cards" In return they will teceive 4 i egulahon "punch-cad," which will admit them to the Louise As the student receives his ulen sils, the piofesso: in charge will punch the indicated block on the mud At the end of the semestei, a thoiough checkup of the student'F. !oche! will he made and an imme diate !clued will be available at the Buisai's office Whitmore Honored Dean Flank C. Whitnime, of the School of Chenustiy and Physics, ieceived his third how:nary degiee on June 13 Allegheny College, Meadville, conferred the honor on the Dean who is president of the Amman Chemical Society Piev iously he had been cited by Flank lin and Marshall College and Urn s/meaty of Delawai e Semester RECORD Frances Atherton Hall To House Over 500 Girl Students New Dormitory To Have Phone In Each Room; Activities Building Also Ready For Fall Term Sce page 7 to; slot y int budding p, ',mom Four-story, H-shaped Fiances Athet ton Hall, women'4 dormitory housing 504 gills, and Maly Heave! White Recrea tion Hall, new women's actin itics building, will be opened this semester. Perched on a lolling hilltop at East College Avenue and East Campus Di we, the dot Trutory possesses mactically evelything a co-ed may desire, including two up-to-date Mun i dues and drying rooms, two sewing i ooms, foul info! mel lounges and a phone in each I oom Lobby Located in 'Axis' To avoid lobby congestion, the main stailways have been platen in the two wings, with the central axis of the H holding the lobby, offices and four pailois on the first flop!, kitchen and two (limn,: looms, each with a capacity of 25(1, on the second floe, and looms on thud and fourth floats Besides the phones which have been installed in each loom, 10 ad ditional pay phones dot the ball ways,-,all connected with centnrl Each gill also will be supplied with a chest of drawers, bed, desk. asy chum and watdrohe The fat name is of colonial maple - The activities building, located duet.* behind the dm mitoi y, will eplace the old Aimmy which had been utilised Its a wom en's gymnasium dining the past Unlike the nine othm being meted under the Cenci al State Authmity mogram, the dm nutoly and activities building were financed solely by money tamed through a bond issue floated by the College Board of Trustees Second State Co-Ed Makes Solo Flight Nuretta Allen '4l became the set and Penn State co ed to fly solo when she made het fist flight alone in June at the State College air port. Ellen Robeits was the hist co ed to gain he' student licence when she soloed act yea' Miss Allen began het flight work in November and is seventh of this yew's class to win wings Sheu tt Lutz, oanei and manage' of the airport, Wit', het mstructoi Fry Heads Players Kathiyn L Fly V) heads tlic Penn State Players tot this school yea' Others who hold impoitani posts me Vivian S Doty '3 , 1, vice piesident, Jane C Eames '4O, set, ietaiy, Heibeit S Yanorsky '9O, tteasuier, and Thomas S Fiancis '3O, hoard member FRESHMEN For two years—four full semesters—you will be re quired to take military training here for three hours each week Why should you be forced to do this , Suppose you have religious scruples against it? Do you really have edu national freedom to Am _ erica' , Learn the truth behind the Reserve Offic ers' Training Corps Read R.0.T.C.---WHY? in the next issue of the COLLEGIAN Out Thursday Morning PRICE FIVE CENTS Continuation Of NYA Aid Is Seen Here Apptopriallon May Be Raised By Renewed Federal punip_priniir4g 11P Although no dehnite assurances have been foi thcoming from the National Youth Administiatiom continuation of N Y A aid 4, students him e is expected this yeah In %leo, of the 75-million-dollai appiopi lotion voted by Congress to the National Youth Administra tion last session, the only question seems to be what portion of thi s , sum the College will receive Allotment May Rise On the average, the College has leceived an apptopi lotion large enough to take care of 12 per cent of the total enrollment, but this was slashed by one-thud to 8 pet cent last nal in line with the ad mulish ation's efforts to turtail spending This veal, lloweel, with le newed Dui - up-miming in effect, the atppiopriation may rise to its-pre vious level Only Needy Accepted Based on last yew's figures. monthly payments ate expected to CIIIEIIII between $l2 and sls.7ae pending upon the number of appli cants Also expected to lemainDit cffect is the 'tiling establishing ceiling of 30 limns per week and eight horns pet day By fedeinl tiding, the program is limited to students between 10 and 21 Yeats of age who would not be able to enter of temain in col lege without the N Y A aid Aliens ale excluded Collegian Dance To Unveil New Beauty Queen Don't look now, but one of you gills fioni the class of '42 - who's packing foi State right now, is going to be chosen as Miss '42. "The Most Beautiful Girl of the Fi eshman Class " Foi the second successive year. a Collegian committee will desig nate the floii et of pulchritude from the incoming class of 250 wide eyed fie..limen women Miss '42 will make her debut at the annual dance sponsoied by the Collegian, which this vent will be held in Reel cation Hall, Oui potential Cleopatra need have no other qualifications—all she needs is a winning personality. and, of course, must be "lovely to (Continued On Page Two)
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