The Collegian’s Special Freshman Introdp|t| COMPLETE CAMPUB COVERAGE Hop Oh,, Frosh {■''..Three'hundred ’arid sixty-eight miles per hour has been .the fastest any human has traveled m an automobile ■ •'' -' But you’.can travel just as fast, cover more ground, and' r 'view more scenery here at Penn State if.you climb aboard { the student vehicle of news—the Penn State Collegian ' ~,V'-The difference, in.the running expense is tremendous, -'too"TTor two and a half dollars invested in a year’s fuel sup ply is guaranteed to bring 66 issues of your College “vehicle 'of news", to your dooistep 'Those two and a half dollars invested in a Collegian sub ,ascription will bring you immeasurable returns twice a week , -tjuring the entire school year. '[ V Not'only will you be posted on all the up-to-the minute -mews devebpments at Penn State, but through the Collegian you'* will be able to gain a wider understanding of what’s going on and-scan the complete campus honzon with full 'knowledge of all campus happenings f! ' l , While the Collegian is foremost a newspaper—m the -newspaper sense ot the word—it delves deeper into the back , ground, ft gives, you the news behind the news ' t The Collegian alone remains unique among College new«- ’ papers, unique because of the “hands off” policy, which the administration has adopted in regard to the ireedom of ex •.pression as utilized by this paper ■Cooperation has always been a gieen light foi the CoJ r legian ’' Administration, faculty, students, alumni, towns people/and friends tiavel together in driving foremost to an " equaKunderstanding None are confined to a back seat SReplacmg the outworn idea that the. only good''College 'newspaper is one which “should run the school,” is the nev- -of tolerance and cooperation crystallized 'in the-,editorial, policy of last .yeai’s Penn State Collegian—a policy which zoomed the Collegian £o the top ranks among College-newspapers ; 1 ' Today' the' Collegian holds a first class honor-‘rating 'among moie than 400 collegiate newspapers .which competed in the 19th Associated Collegiate Press All-American News paper Critical Service. '‘V'a.The hono'rrating, granted for all-around excellency, was . surpassed .byi'only-five,'collegiate' semi-weekly newspapers ‘ilifoughout'tHe nation.-,- -‘ , i ", - And, Collegian—the* sec’ond-hn the^NEW, Pennsylvania .‘Stafe'&negerVA \ ‘ " ./■ /It’doesn’rcarfy on alone, , , . - ‘ v . Yo'u freshmen will be'an intrinsic part-of its function Isn’t that an opportunity’ You bet it is—and the best bar ' gam you’ll evei get in your life. Just mail youi subscription to the Penn State Collegian, State College, Pa, or sign up with a solicitor immediately upon your arrival here. Dr. Betts Saves 30 Lives; praises Others’ Courage Himself a heio —credited ( with saving 30 lives among the injuied - passeugeis from the wrecked streamliner, “City of San Ftancisco, ’ in which 23 peisons'died and, 109 wete injured on August 13—Di Emmett A. Betts, leseaich ptofessor in elementary psychology, had little to say ‘ fo> himself lint had plenty of praise foi his fellow-passengers "Nevet have I seen a moie cour ageous display of neive’and cool ness hy other passengers,’’ he said after the tiagedj >'"l spent the higiit applying tourniquets, 30>of .them, and helping as much as I could Eveiyjfilend I.had on the' tiain,was inslantlv killed” Betts Acclaimed Hera ■> , Sunlvois unanimously acclaim ed Dr Betts a hero aftei the crash, credited his toui niquets with sav* ' ing the lives of pet sons who othei- \wise would have bled to death t Dr Betts was enroute to a lec tuie engagement in Alameda. Cal He lost all his clothes and luggage Thiee Pennsylvanians, traveling 'on the train-wet e among the 23 killed Five state were injured Dt Betts himself was badly biuised - ‘ 1 .College Land Covers Over 2,400 Acres , Although‘'the,main‘ campus cov ' ers only 200 acres, the Oollege land total -more than 2,400 i acres'. ' \ ' " The. mam campus is 1 bounded ' on the east hy the'College farms’ and- the plots,, on the. west-by the 18-hole ’ golf course, and on the north and south' by- the Borough of .State . j , , v •: Pen, Ink Required V' Pen and ink', required during of- ficial registration, ‘must-be sup ,l plied''as usual by students'them selves. ' The College -.will supply .- neither, the w ßegistrar’s office an* ~nounceu yesterday. - - ,‘ , JJnut §tair N.Y.A. Allotment Increased $21,400 Over Previous Year An inciease of 521.465 ovei the | last' year's allotment to the NYA pioject heie was announced ie cently hy Stanley B Maddox, di lectoi of NYA at the College. Last yeai the fund made available was j569,39(T The allotment , for the 1939*40 school term has been boosted to $90,855 The amount appiopiiated last' year made work available to-700 students at Penn State and the various .centers t thiougliout the state at 512 25 pei month This year, Maddox said theie will be no increase in ,the number of peisons employed thiough the NYA* work,' but that the increase in the allot ment lYould * allow for higher wages—3l4 per month' Pay Begins In September This 'year, Maddox pointed out, the P»y periods will begin in* Sep tember, rathei than in October as bas been the policy heretofore This will give the students' work ing on NYA the opportunity to be paid for nine months, rather than eight , * •> To Attend Chem Meeting Dr. Joseph H. L Simons, profes sor of physical chemistry at the College, has been invited to par ticipate in -a symposium ,on the latest developments in industrial chemistry.at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society to be held ,in Boston this month. 2,000 FRESHML MARK AS I FOUR STRUCTURES IN COI:ii®S|SS^OO,OOOiRROGRAM With'lo of the 11 buildings in the Current-College 55,000,000 buM Jn 'a?cbitect’s* conception of'four,of the new buildings which will C-oiV.™ completely ?e.dy for the mstallatlon of fixed «qulp% s' help>old s,'new and'greater Penn State V‘J. dU , c . a "°" r ment. reliable sources claimed none of the structures would be opeiuH ~’ Building (upper left)? Liberal Arts (upper right), Forestry ( owe for student use before the second semester of this year. Above - loft)and Library (lower right). Housing New Students To Show DiscretiOnftf idom Selection: “• i ) , j With a warning to all incoming freshmen to use the I 1 utmost, discretion in -the selection of rooms, the Student Housing Commission today ui College to desist fiom laismg adopted room and board agr< Fraternities; Rushing Nears 11-Day Season To Open September 13 - Approximately 500 freshmen are expected to be pledged to the 50 men’s fraternities heie duiing the 11 day mshing peiiod which opens Fiiday, September 15 Moie than 170 were pledged last yeai and with a recot d freshman enrollment anticipated, the pledge list may skyrocket above expects* tions'and cieate a new record'for fiateinity membership A code—radically rev sed for this year—is drawn up annually by Interfraternity Council, composed of representatives from each of the fraternities, to pre vent unfair competition among naternities and among fraterni ties and iuBhees Breakfast Dates Out Bieakfast dates aie, banned un dei the levlsed code, marking the most notable 1 Impiovement over pievlous codes , Open house peiiods have been discontinued and tafoimal rushing is minimized. i thus ci eating a bet tei balanced-crushing season Divided into n-'Toimal” peiiod and an “Intensive” 1 peiiod. the lushing season will get undei way at 1 p m Fiiday. Septembei 15, when actual contact between fia ternity men'and rushees begins Date Cards on Sale Friday Rushing caids will go on sale to fieshmen at B’a m Fiiday and i' (Continued on Page Six) Millar 41 Killed In Summer Auto Crash r John Waiien Millar *4l, a jour nalism student and , member of Delta Upsilon fraternity, was kill ed on ,Jutie -23 when he was bounced from the rumble seat of an automobile which struck a tele* gtaph post -The accident occurred at Devon, - west, of- Philadelphia Millar, 21 years old, resided In the adjoining community Jof Wayne ' The car in which, Millar and four; others were riding sweived fiorn the road'and struck a pole The accident ( biought down elec tric'wires and left Devon without lights for a short time after the accident r householders In a statement yesterday, Eman uel Both-'4O, head of the Commis>- bion, pointed out that certain householders were mistakenly at tempting to raise lents because they wrre not up to the $3.00 per week maximum level allowed by the contracts “The $3 00 per week is the ab solute maximum,” Roth explained, “and householders who attempt to »aise their icnts from $2 00 and $2 50 without any reciprocity to students in the form of more con veniences and higher standard* will be condemned 'by 'the Com mission.” Following a seven-month drive by the Collegian, which exposed flagrant conditions under which students weie foiced to live in State College looming houses, the Student Housing Commission was (Continued on Page Six) Freshman Date Book ROOMS List of available rooms foi men may be obtained at Peun State Christian Association of fice. Room 304, 01d> Main Women anange foi looms in office of Dean of Wipuien Room 204, Old Main i MEETINGS Welcome mass meeting in Schwab Auditorium Wednesday. September 13, at 7 30 'p m Freshman convocation in Schwab Auditorium. Thursday September 14, at S a m Student leadeis' m'ass meet ing. Schwab Auditoiium. Thuis day, September 14. at 8 p w Get-togethei foi 1 1 esh w a n women, second floor lounge. Old Main, after mass meeting Wed nesday night Counselors’ meetings for men. immediately aftei welcome mass meeting Wednesday night > Penn State Christian Associa tion , religious meeting. Ft Ida} niglit, September 15, at'B p m REGISTRATION Registration in Recreation Hall, Thuisday und Friday. September, 14 and 15 fry Issue To Members Of The Class Of 1943 (EnUrgiait lift SHATTER ENROLMENT iISTRATION DATE APPROACHES lged all householders of State rents as a result of the newly eement between students and GSA Loan May Equip Buildings Propose Issuance Of $6,000,000 In Bonds The pioposed issuance of 56,- 000,000 in- bonds by the General State Authority this month to equip the buildings in its $60,000,- 000 institutional improvement pro giam may pave the way for the installation of movable equipment in the College's ten new buildings Construction has been complet ed on all of the ten buildings for the past month and the lack of the necessary equipment will be the only factor which will prevent the new structures, costing $5,000 000, (Continued on Page Five) Payment of fees in Armoiy. Friday, September 22. fiom 9 a m to 5 p m SOCIAL P-S C A Women's Mixer. September 22 Open House Cabin Party, hike to P S C A Cabin Refresh ments free Student Union dances in Arm ory from 4 to 5 p m on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday. Septem ber 15, 18, and 19 • CAMPUS TOURS Special tours for Lower Divi sion Women (omitted in Fiesh man Week Booklet) conducted by P S C A A to L, Tuesday, 1 11) p m, M to Z. Tuesday, 10 a. m RELIGION FreShman Chapel. Schwab Au ditorium. 11 a m, Sunday. Sep tember 17 Dr Rosewell P Baines, Federal Council of Churches, guest speaker ADDITIONAL DETAILS For fuither Information re garding dayby-da> data, follow the,dally calendar in the Fresh man Handbook published by the Penn State Christian Associa tion ' Meeting Set Far Sept 13 Begins 7:30 P . M. In Schwab Aud, While Freshmen Week does not rfficial'y get undeiuay until 8 a m Thuisday morning, a welcome mass meeting will be held in Sch wab Auditorium at 7 30 pm Wed nesday night, September 13 The opening freshman convoca tion is slated for Schwab Auditor ium at 9 am Thuisday Following Wednesday night’* meeting, freshmen men will begin the fust of a series of student counseiois’ meeting designed to orientate the incoming students to the campus Women’s Get-together Slated Meanwhile, freshmen women will be entu tamed at a get-together in the fcccond flooi lounge of Old Mam immediately following the mass meeting r Two more mass meetings scheduled foi the following days, with the student leadei’s conclave set fot Schwab Auditorium at 8 pni Thursday night A lobgious mass meeting, spon soied bv the Penn State Christian Association in Schwab Auditorium at 8 pm Fuday night will con clude the senes of moss meetings S U. Dances Set Highlighting the social calendai will bf» Student Union dances to be held in the Aimory at 4 pm Friday, Monday, and Tuesday af ternoons, Septembei 15, 18, 19 A Freshmen Women’s Mt\er is set for Friday night A bus ude to Alan Seegai Park will feature the recieation for Saturday afternoon of Freshmen Week Hikes, horseback riding, pic nics, and bicycling arc also includ ed on the pmgiam Neyhart Named Head Of Safety Research Professor Amos E Neyhart, ad ministrative head of the Institute of Public Safety at the College has been named chairman of the lesearch committee of the Division of the Pennsylvania Mo tor Truck Association Professor Neyhart was a pion eer in the formulation of a pro gram of safe driving instruction which has been adopted by an in creasing number of high schools Student Body May Exceed 7,300; New Center At Altoona ‘Class Is Best Prepared Scholastically’—Hoffman; L. A. School Admits Most Approximately 2,000 freshmen—the largest class in the College’s 84 .vcai history—will open the 1939-40 school year at Penn State This total exceeds last year’s freshmen class of 1,868 which pi eviouslv was the largest that had ever matriculated ♦ + ♦ t The record Incoming freshmen total is expected to boost the Col- I IGCC 111 lege eniollment to more than“7,‘3oo \Ji tO by the time the semester officially rp • ' i opens here Wednesday, Septem -10 Register The increase In freshmen emoll- C j 1 i Ir* ment is due partly to the opening deOl* J r* JO °f a new undergraduate center in r * Altoona Freshmen To Matriculate In Rcc Hall; Fee Payment Slated For September 22 Following the proceduie estab lished two years ago In an effoit to expedite leglstrutlon, payment of fees/again will be. separated fiom actual eni oil went at Recrea tion Hail Fiiday. September 14 and'ls. pay* Freshman registration, sched uled for Thursday and Friday, September 14 and 15, will be divided into seven distinct pe riods The schedule follows THURSDAY 10 a. m to noon—Agriculture and Physical Education (men) students 1 10 p m to ‘3.10 p m Chemistry and Physics students 3 10 to s‘lo p m-—Mechanical Engineering and Mineral Indus tries students . FRIDAY - 800 a. m to 10 00 a. m Home Economics, Industrial Ed ucation, Architecture and Archi tectural Engineering, Civil and Sanitary Engineering, Electrical and Electrochemical Engineer ing, and Industrial Engineering Students 10 00 a m to noon—Lower Division women and men (A E) 1.10 p m to 3 10 p m. —Low- er Division men (F-Z) 3*lo p m to 5.10 p m —Phys ical Education women ing fees in the Aunory from 9 a m to 5 p m Fiiilav, Septembei 22 RegJstiatlon foi upperclassmen will lie held in Reuertion Hall on Monday ami Tuestho September IS and 1*» with »»i\ment of fees slated foi th*» Aimoiy the follow ing week ' The usual 55 fin»» lor late iegis Hatton oi late puyment of fees will be enfoiced. College author! ties said College Library Has Over 200,000 Books Containing approximately 200,- 000 volumes and over 1,000 cur lent periodicals and journals, the College Library consists of the main library, blanch libraries »i the Aguculture, Chemistry, and Mineral Industries schools, and other reading looms The Library has access to ma terial from libraries throughout the country through inter-library loan set vice and the use of film and photostatic copies Qualifies As Air Instructor Dt Helmut Landsberg, profes sor of geophysics, passed an aero nautics examination at the State College Ah Depot recently which will qualify him as 'in Instructor In the event an air training school Is established at the College. SUCCESSOR To The Free Lance, Established 1887 1,320 On Campus Division of the members of the class of 1943 will be as follows 1320 on the home campus, an in crease of 20 over last year’s quota as allowed by the Board of True tees, 400 at the live undergraduate centers; 105 at the freshmen for estry school at Mt Alto, and ap proximately 175 transfers and re- - r only be the largest since the school was established in 1555,” Registrar William S Hoffman stated, "but the best piepared scholastically’’ At least 54 per cent of the new class were in the upper one-fifth of their high school graduating classes, while only 49 per cftnt~of last j ear’s freshmen class b*a