i September 19, 1939 !o?>r •* publications Give Chance For Extra Activities ' of extra-curricular activity holds the attention of moie students'or offers more oppoitumty for individual achievement than the eight student publications the publications offer students a chance to compete foi posi tions, with the boards chosen accoidmg to merit rather than politics. Collegian is the student' sonii weeklv newspupei, published every ( Tuccday and Friday of the school'your ,VltB policy is completely ton tiolled by the managing b'oaid, f which is chosen. through competi tion. £* Freshmen aie given a chance to tr y i out foi both tbe editorial and business staffs of the paper dm* hig the, second semestei I ,The Collegian is a member of 'the Eastern Intercollegiate News papei v Association and the Assou ated Collegiate Fiess '•Fiotli lf is / one of the most populai college' lmmor magazines in the country s ’ ' »$A member of the Ameiican As* soclution of College Comics, Froth plesenis 10 issues a year, each de* voted fo a special subject maj submit humoious material' "Theie will lie a call for business and editoiial candidates later in the yeai La/Vie is the College yeaibook published by the Seniot Class It piesents a histoiy of the college yeai] cenleiing largely on the ac tivities of the giaduating class It is' ciiiulated to seniois priot to commencement . is'the monthly stu dent 1 publication of the Agiicul tururschool is u_ two-page" paper published bi-weekly by WSGA to exchange news among all Momen Ji'Tho JBngineei is I lie monthly publication of the School of Engi- - Handbook is published jadeinyour Old Razor at tSREA & DERICK -i u \ > j By the Bank Clock * Get *2^s allowance on your ha*'* r;: New - TEXT BOOKS - Used ’ ifuiDiNc For All College Courses building |fO(JNTAIN PENS STATIONERY ' PENCILS DRAWING SETS, ART MATERIALS Laundry Cases LOOSELEAF Rental Library Oft flflfl lin ’• ' ' 'COLLEGE SEAL ' ERASERS 1 Guaranteed sets 1 for a 1 A complete selection for llf you send your laundry NOTEBOOKS A “ LA I ES 7. F „ ,CT,ON Pi Vi'WU dlfU Up AND PLAIN , , txtttt, ' drawing courses fret our .. . . home it will pay you to see Low Rental Rates V; '* k' , - *■ . / , 1 -T\firC ® v,uu *°” , - c, ' wul the master or the beginner Special prices on All Leather . , lAgents, for Pens. o f .the tbetter t , Quality Stationery at low _ t IJMVS o. price before buying your 1 niasier or me Dinner our new aII fibre cases. student No(e Books Bj . sure The books you want to read jjNil/ jlfknown manufacturers. / prices. ■. , * - Set. , /in til! mediums. , They last longer. to see them. ' whcn you want to read them. || For All College Supplies Tr a a t de KEELER’S by the Christian Association Cot the use and aid of new students and convenience of uppei classmen A new Ilteiary publication, the Portfolio, began to oiganize last spiing under student and faculty leadership This magazine will replace the Bell, a student maga zine 'which discontinued publica tion last fall Students May Get Auto Permits For Usual 25-Cent Fee Students will be allowed to own and operate automobiles on the campus again this year, uccoiding to Captain William V Dennis of the Campus Patrol A permit, as usual, will be le* qulied Application foi the pet mit is made at the patiol oftice in Hoorn 1120, Old Main All students undeigtudnales, special, and giaduate—must have their application signed by theii paienls 01 guaidians unless appli cant is 21 yeais of age or o\er The acceptance of the pei mit will entitle the student to a license plate and a card for which theie is a charge of 25 cents Violations of campus (hiving oi paiking legulatlons may lesult in the loss of the permit, Captain Dennis warned • 5-Tube Superheterodyne • Gets Standard Amer ican Broadcasts' • 7-Tube Performance with two double'purpose tubes • Designed with all new 1940 features. 1 - Wffh"MIRACLE TONE CHAMBER" • Gets Standard Broadcasts and Police Calls • 5 Tubes » 7-Tube Per* formenee with two Double Pur* pose Tubes K?w m • Operates on nf either AC or Modern Styling. There is ah Emerson for Every Purpose and Every Purse. $7.95 to $99.95 RADIO CORNER Allen and Beaver TATE-WIDE EDUCATION: UNDERGRADUATE CENTERS PROVIDE I ite's four Undergraduate Centers—Hazleton, Pottsville, Du- * I established in Altoona and indications point to it being t> i Uniontown —are located in the map above with reference ' ] largest of the five Centers which serve a state-wide field ’ays and population centers The fifth Center is now being , < quate extension education Penn Stat Bois, and to highwa Annual Freshman Death Recorded Samuel J Stump, Ti or CSiccns burg, an incoming freshman was kilted lecentiy m a mold cycle ac cident neiji his home Stump was the tiist freshman. to meet with u fatal accident His death continued for anothei yeai a retoul that has extended foi a decade at the college Dm lng the past twenty yeais at least one fieshman has died etlhei through Occident ui illness ‘Emerson, TtlntttPt TERMS* Model CU-265 PENN STATE COLLEGIAN Campus Hero Has Less Chance Of Getting Job, Syndicate Pbll Shows Were you awaided a National Honor Society pin for chaiacter, leadeiship, scholaiship, and seivice in high school ’ Will you maintain that “all around” lating in college? ‘ It so, youi chances of getting a ,ob aftei giaduation are exceptionally good All ai ound students, especially those who worked then way thiough college, have a better chance of getting a position than the campus hei o or the college “grind,” accoi ding to a 1 ecent survey by the Investors Syn dicate of, Minneapolis a Athletes and beauties, unlike a few yeuis ago, aie not being sought unless they tan offei to piospertive employee some sub stantial qunties sucii as chaiattei schoiai ship, adaptabilit\ leadei * ship oi peisonality, a suitey of ISO American colleges and unheisities leveals Character Rated High Chaiattei as a piiine qualillca tion toi u job, tbe tepoit shows, was mentioned by 101 schools, scholaiship by 20 peisonality by 18. adaptability l>y 12, and leadei ship by 6 , Secondaiy '’qualifications put scholaiship fiist w’ith BG mentions, closely followed by adaptability cluuactei and peisonality A third qualification gioup gave adaptabil ity the most mention" while a fouith qualification gioup put cam pus poptihuity at the head Ath* letlevpiowess led the fifth gioup In conducting the poll officials of Ameilean institutions of liighei learning weie asked two ques tious “In oidei of tlieii impoi tancc. If possible, what ate the qualifications piincipaily sought by employe! s of giaduatcs''" and “Prom youa obseivalions, what qualifications do employeis the last few vears seem to he stress ing mote'” Character Leads In Coed Schools in leplies fioni 129 coeducation al institutions, charactei topped the othei qualities mentioned by gaining 90 7 pci cent of the per centage of total mention Scbolai ship, adaptability', campus popular ity, and peisonality followed in that oidei .Qualifications stiessed inuie hv employeis during the past few years aie also topped hv chaiactci The ISC schools ipplying to the queiy on qualifications being stiessed less in tenns of percent age of mentions, cited the follow- Ing scholaiship. 21 pei cent, ath letics 21 pui cent, tampus popu laiity, 12 9 pei cent, and special ised ti .lining, 7 pci cent ''Book Worm” Losing Prestige The ‘book woim” and the “hu man encyclopedia 1 ' with theh biII- Hunt and supeilative scholaiship fnie being shaiply difTeientiated from job candidates who had avei- age ni aho\e aveiuge giades plus ability all around tialning, adapt ability, coopeiativeness. dependu bility*. enthusiasm. Initiative imag ination loyaltv and leliabilitv Scholaiship is less demanded it is pointed out except in laige oi ganizntions cauying on reseaicli woik Mere book übilitt factual knowledge liigh giudes numeious degiees and sludiousucss ate tela tively unimpoi taut unless accom panied by othei desit able qualities Most employers enjoy spoits and admiie good spoitsmanship, but “athletic piowess” counts only when the candidate is applying for V coaching position or teacher of physical education Much empha sis was give ntlie diminishing val ue of'athletic abilitv us a job gettei Frosh Customs (Continued From Page One) ties, house dances oi all Col lege dances The pciiod be tween midnight Sutuiday and eight a m Monday snaltbeie guided as a holiday concerning only the diess customs, the dink and the bluck ties *1 Fieshmeu shall NOT associate with co eds within u (lu ee mile limit of Old Muln 4 Fi ashmen shall attend all class meetings, athletic contests and mass meetings, and bhnll not leave such uf fails until they are closed by the piopet authorities 5 Freshmen shdll curry matches at all times 6 Freshmen shall at no time, walk on the glass of the campus, ot on unpaved slioit cuts Fieshmen shall not be peimitted to walk on “Senioi Walk ’ 7 At football guinea Fiesh uien shall occupy the Fust only 8 Eveiy Fieslunan shall went during the first month n regulation badge upon which his name and home town is legibly tainted in huge black 101161*8 9 No immunities may be gt anted to Freshmen by up;,u;- classmen he second with ade- 10 Fieshmen aie not per mitted to smoke on the cam pus 11 Fieshmen shall teinove Midi dinks upon enteilag Old Main 'l2 At the command, “But ton Fiosli,” Freshmen shall lift their dinks fioni tlieii heads by tbe button much hi the nmmtei of tipping theh hut 12 Fieshmen sliull learn all the College songs uppearing in the Handbook 14 Fieshmen must at all times keep thdi hands on of then pockets Ifi Fieshmen must at all times eutei and le<ne Old Main In the tiont enhance lb Foi the fiist two weeks of school all Fieshmen must weai a hund-piinted sign, ten inches bv_ foui, hearing his name and the name of his home town Foi the lemain ing pciiod the icgul.ition badge must be worn . 17 Fieshmen must know the names of the pictuies tut lent* l.v pluying in the movies Tile Fieshmen aie also lequhed to obsei ve all Geneial Customs listed on page .55 of the Student Handbook -COLONIAL , IUW.MTTANYAVE. StatesFinestClubJlesidwcc Am Select Your Meats From OUR CHOICE LIST OF Qualilj Beef home-made sausage duality Lamb Quality I’urk Large Selection of Qualitj Veal Cube Steaks Cold Mfi3tS 311(1 Cheese City Chicken Nittany Meadows Farm Store Products Fresh Daily—Eggs, Chickens, and Guernsey Milk , CORNER ALLEN AND BEAVER Fifty-tout per cent of Drake Dartmouth College students University's students enrolled be* played the part ot extias in a cause the Dcs Moines institution movie filmed on the campus dm* has “an outstanding college of ing the umtei carnhal celebra* tommertc ” tion ' WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS RAISED CHOCOLATE COATED SUGARED COCONUT COATED PLAIN FRESH POTATO CHIPS “Watch Them Hcvuj Made" H. & W. DO-NUT SHOP 117 S PUGH ST * SPECIALS FOR TODAY CHILTON PENS—Formerly $7.50 now $3 ZIPPER NOTE BOOKS—SI.2S up '• Drawing Instruments for All Courses Stationery—Novelties—Student Supplies Rental Library Royal Typewriters • • • You Witt Enjoy Trading at THE CORNER BOOK STORE E. B. 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