PAGE SIX' Alumni As - sociation Explained By Hibshman Secretary Welcomes Incoming Freshmen By EDWARD K. HIBSHMAN Executive Alumni Secretary The Penn State Alumni Associ ation takes this opportunity to welcome all members of the fresh man class to the Penn State cam- pus this fall In entering the College you are becoming a part of a great Penn State family of more than 30,000 who have gone through this same experience of becoming a definite part of the institution. Alumni of Penn State are locat ed in every county in Pennsyl vania and scattered throughout every other state in the union and all parts of the world. In future years no matter where your work or travels may take you, you will find Penn State men and Penn When you arrive State women on the campus you will find in the rytri Aent body more than 500 stu dents who are sons or daughters of Penn State alumni. The Alumni Association with its headquarters in Old Main pro 'vides the opportunity for 'all alumni to maintain a continuing relationship with their College as sociates and with the College it self. It keeps a record of all graduates and former students of Penn State and through its publi • Cations maintains constant contact with alumni wherever they may be and carries out a program of having them return to the cam pus under an organized plan of five-year class reunions. In 1870, nine years after the 'first class had graduated, the Alumni ASsociation Was organiz ed. The original by-laws express ed a twofold purpose: one being for the mutual benefit of the alumni themselves, and the other for the benefit of their Alma Mater. Since that date the Asso ciation has been in constant oper ation and since 1910 has had a full time executive secretary. In order that you may be in 'formed as to some of the services which the Association offers, we are listing a few.of its activities: . 1. In the last several years the members of the All-College Cab inet, student government organ ization, have met with the mem bers of the Executive Board of the Alumni Association and have dis cussed matters of mutual interest to students and alumni. On Feb ruary 1 the by-laws of the Alumni Association were revised to in clude a new plan of membership. A life membership for alumni, based on the number of years out . of College, was set up. A student alumni membership was provided whereby students would be given an opportunity to join the Alumni Association while 8. A homecoming program for in College. This plan was put in- all alumni is arranged by the TO YOU The Class of '45 the CAMPUS RESTAURANT Extends a most Hearty WELCOME For better food at moderate prices. Stop in and see us. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY of the Penn State Alumni Association is Edward K. Hibshman. In an ar ticle on this page he explains the workings of the association, in cluding the student membership plan inaugurated last spring. to effect in May of last year with a committee of• the -students con ducting a solicitation campaign. This membership is solicited on an entirely voluntary basis. Each. spring sophomores will be given the opportunity to join the Asso ciation by authorizing the College treasurer to collect $2 a semester• during 'their junior and senior years, at the time regular - college fees are collected. The total amount of $8- thus collected pro • vides membership in the Associa tion for a five-year ' period after graduation.' At the end of this time this initial payment may be applied toward a Life Member ship. 2. The Alumni Association co operates with other College de partments in securing jobs for needy students who endeavor to earn a portion of their was through College. • 3. Outstanding alumni, promi nent in their respective fields, are invited to address student groups throughout the year. 4. A placement service is be ing set up by the College with as sistance from the Alumni Associ ation for the benefit of the alumni and students. 5. The Alumni News is pub lished 10 times a year and carries news of alumni and the College. All students who sign up under the student-alumni membership plan receive the Alumni: News during their junior and senior years' and for the five years fol lowing graduation. 6. A football letter is publish-. ed weekly during the football sea son and gives the alumni a side line story of the•games. 7. A four-page leaflet, known as the Penn Stater, is sent quar terly to all alumni who are not members of the Association. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Calendar Sprinkled With Social Events Dad, Mother, and • the , alumni each have one day set aside for them during the Penn. State year but the girl friend (or boy friend) gets as many as Joe. College (or Betty Coed) wants. Alumni Homecoming Day comes on Saturday, October 11, when the Nittany Lion gridders meet Buck nell in a New Beaver Field foot ball game. Dad's Day is next on the calen dar. Saturday, October 25, is the date, and the attraction is a foot ball game with Lehigh. Mother has to Wait till next May for her day, Mother's Day, which falls on Sunday, May 10. • - But the girl or boy friend can have a spedial day almost any time with the following recommenda- Collegian dance, Friday, October 10; Fall Houseparty, Friday and Saturday, November 7 and 8; Soph Hop, Friday, December 5; Senior Ball, Friday, February 27; Inter fraternity Ball, Friday March 27; Junior Prom, Friday, May 1; and Spring Houseparty, June 5 and 6. Alumni Association each year; the dates for this year are October 10 and 11. 9. Football smokers will be held in Buffalo, Philadelphia, New York City and Pittsburgh, preced ing the football games with Col gate, Temple, New York Univer sity and Pitt. 10. A dance, sponsored by the Penn State Alumni in Pittsburgh fOr • students, alumni arid friends, will be held following ..the Pitt gaMe. 11. The Alumni Association as sists, student organizations , such as • Thespiahs, Penn State Players and music groups in local and off campus productions. 12. The Alumni Association assists the College in securing ade quate:,appropriations' and helpful legislation. 12. The alumni elect nine mem bers of the College Board of 'Trus tees,. three each year for three year terms. 14. The Alumni Association maintains an up-to-date record of 30,000 names of graduates and former students. This includes a master file, addressograph file, biographical file, class file and geographic file. • 15.. The Alumni Association maintains active district clubs for alumni and alumnae . in some 70 cities throughout the country. These clubs are organized for the benefit. of the alumni residing in the particular areas and carry out a definite program of activities throughout the entire year. If your home is near one of the district alumni clubs and the sec retary can be of assistance to you in the way of giving you addition al inforMation concerning Penn State before you come to the cam pus, we invite you to call on him. We wish to assure you of a Most hearty welcome on the part of the AluMni Association and when -You arrive upon the campus;' invite you to come to the central alumni office, 104 . 01 d Main Building. Knandel To Speak One of the chief speakers at the third annual • convention of the West. Virginia Poultry Association at Jackson'S Mills, today and to morrow, will be H. Clyde Knan del, head of the poultry husban dry department. - Hotel Beaute & Contouring Salon OVER THE CORNER ROOM HOTEL STATE COLLEGE Dial 2286 Room 207 7 Upperclass 'Justices Hold Court For Frosh Seven. hard-hearted upperclass men—five seniors and two juniors —will sit in judgment to mete out long-established brands of "jus tice" to violators of freshman cus toms. • Under the leadership of Chief Justice Raymond K. Leffler '42, who served as the lone junior on last year's Student Tribunal, the seven justices will meet once a week for the first several months to healfreshinan men plead their For customs violators, the pen alties are more varied than the crimes but samples from previous years indicate what•is in store for erring newcomers of the class of 1945: Dresses for violators of the no dating regulation. Skis for freshmen who dare to walk on the grass. Suitcases in which Freddy Freshman can carry the handbook he forgot before—just once. And any number of ingenious signs for freshmen who forgot to do this and not to. do that. Also—and a word to the wise should always pe sufficient—Tri bunal particularly likes to` have gaudily-dressed freshmen parade before large audiences at football games. Lest emphasis be placed too heavily on Tribunal's enforcement of customs, it should be said that Watch and Jewelry Repairing . . . Watch Attachments Located in Hoy Drug Store East College Ave. Welcome, '45 To Our Strvice • LETTER HEADINGS • NAME CARDS • JOB PRINTING PENN PRINTING COMPANY 113 E.. Beaver Ave. Dial 3101 CLASS OF '45 • Cleaning, Pressing, and Tailoring at Really Reasonable Rates Ties 3 for 25c Hats 50c Suits and Dresses 50c Cash and Carry Prompt Service—All Work Done In State College State College Dry Cleaning Works 113 S. Pugh St. Call Plant : W. College Ave., Dial 2331 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1941 the seven justices are a judiciaiy body corresponding to the Sup= reme court in our Federal govern ment. They are empowered to handle all branches of student discipline and, with the support of the Dean of Men, can mete out penalties as severe as expulsion from the Col lege. In addition to Leffler, the chair man, members of Tribunal are Thomas R. Heidecker '43, George M. Rumsey '43, J. Lee Clovis '42, George R. Ross '42, Richard' N. Stevenson '42, and Robert A. Was ser '42. Either Heidecker or Rum sey will succeed Leffler and be come head of next year's group. Non-Credit Opera Course Will Be Offered Again A non-credit opera course will again be offered to all_ students and 'faculty 'member, according to Leslie Hetenyi '42, instructor. Hetenyi, who studied opera in Hungary, has given the course for the past three semesters. He, teaches basic appreciation of op= eratic music and a short history of opera. A poll will be taken to deter mine the course schedule: Stu dents will probably be given a choice between Tuesday, Wednes day, and Thursday afternoons. Classes will be held once a week. wommi HANN'S WATCH SHOP
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