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Otadunte Counselor
Thursday, April 9, 1942
Cut Us In
‘The rule o£' the hickory stick still applies to
College students, only it is enforced more subtlely
ond mildly. Cutting classes is still a major
crime punishable by a lusty wallop in the region
of student grades.
Yet, we aren’t as young as we used to be, so
what’s the good in keeping us under the Adminis
tration’s apron strings? What distresses us is
that there is no definite ruling, one which is uni
iform. Each School, department, and professor
interprets the ruling as it or he sees fit.
ft’s about time that someone advances a plan.
Here’s ours. We propose to allow unlimited cut
ting for all students who have earned in the pre
vious semester a 2 All-College average or better,
fit seems to us that those people are conscientious
fcnough to keep up with their work despite the
♦'lumber of cuts they have.
Students having a 1 to 1.9 All-College average
would fall ihto the category of students now be
ing alloWed by the majority of th& professorial
(rules just three cuts. However, these cuts are
.' till unsanctioned.
Those who have not yet earned a 1 average
would not be allowed to take any unexcused cuts.
Not only would the proposed system encourage
us to raise our averages, but it would permit stu
'clent leaders more time in which to handle the
work of their offices more efficiently.
And finally,'students would no longer need to
worry about taking comprehensive exams now
•required in many courses for excessive cutting.
With the streamlined three-semester plan for
College, each School could get together and agree
on new and satisfactory plans for cut rules. Then
u decision could be reached jointly by each School
Council which would recommend it to the Col
lege for adoption.
Here’s a chance for the School Councils to
Show what they can do for their fellow-students.
Tne problem rests with them for presentation.
From Little Acorns . . .
With the approval! by the Christian Associa
tion cabinet of a proposed orientation camp for
freshman students this June, a commendable
undertaking has been launched. College leaders
have prepared an official program to acclimate
the incoming first-yearmen but because of the
accelerated schedule, this preparation may not
he adequate. The proposed camp plan, if prop
erly handled, will contribute much to prepare
the high school students for campus life.
In adopting this camp idea, the Association has
recognized the need for a period of transition
where time can be devoted to meditation and
consideration as college guides and objectives are
(presented. Undoubtedly the proposed undertak
ing will facilitate the newcomers in getting start
ed on the right path.
However, we note with misgiving that the phy-
Mcal setup can accommodate only 135 students
•and that a personal financial cost is also involved.
Although expenses will not be high, this will
probably hamper prospective campers. Certain
students who are well qualified to be future cam
pus leaders will not be able to benefit from the
«.*xtra tutelage.
If this is merely the beginning of a great idea
which is to expand and become a Penn State
•tradition this minor but nonetheless vital objer
lion must somehow be over-ruled. Can the
HSCA solve the question’. 1
Downtown Office
119-121 South Frazier St
Phone 4372
-Donald L. Webb
Paul I. Woodland
Jane H. Murphy
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When the time comes that this rag decrees
there shall be something new added in the way
of a middle-of-the-Week dirt Column, comes the
i-ealization that unless it’s gossip, it aih’t news.
And so to launch ihto the dlistpah’s collection
of the past week, Which died a worse death than
ithe dog that nipped Bill Ra'pp, DTD, recently.
We Could pay our respects to this glorious, glor
■ ious season of the year.
Hail Spring
Wonderful Spring, Beautiful Spring
God, what laziness it brings.
Cutting classes, guzzling beer,
Why isn’t it Spring all year?
Blossoming Forth
Preluding the bevy of brides who will make
their way to the altar this summer, is Doris Jean
Snow tor whom the bells will toll at 5:30 Friday
a. m. Frosh Shirley Ives has joined the ranks
of the third-finger lefthanders with Bill Ritzel’s
AKPi contribution. Sister Shi Fink has linked
Joe Wasney’s SPS sweetheart pin to her Alpha
Chi bgdge. Lenore Ostroski and Phil Martsoff.
DTD, have settled down to a pinned existence.
Just when we think profs and everyone else
are going berserk, Les Hetenyi always pops up
with one better. After pinning Theta Penny
Pennell, Les ventured forth and purchased ■ fur
niture for the nest. That’s one way to celebrate.
A 1 Moses, Phi Ep, will stutter “I do” to a gal
from Pittsburgh sometime in May.
Thank God
Overheard from a well-known SPS following
tHe Spß snowball tilt.
“Thahk God it’s warming up. Couldn’t stand
it With all those open windows.”
Professoresque Speech
Dutch Hefrman pulled one the other day when
describing the childhood hardships of Andy
Johnson, erstwhile president of the United States.
Saiid Dutch, ‘‘His father died at the early age of
four.”
The illustrious Gal tore off the following defi
nition of Bromodosis which, as he says, is just
another way of saying “Halitosis, of the armpits.”
Ain't Cricket
Ruthie Shanes, Kappa doll, i-eturned Kenny
Cotton’s Sigma Pi pin with a “sorry, but it’s more
fun the other way.” And Spring is supposed
to be an incentive.
16th
Anniversary
BOOK
SALE
Hundreds Of Books On
Ail Subjects—Now
On Display
Tau Beta Pi campus calendar
To Initiate 27
Lion
As the feature of their annual
banquet at the Nittany Lion Inn
this evening, the Penn State
chapter of Tau Beta Pi, national
engineering honorary association,
will initiate 26 upperclass students
and one alumnus.
Membership in Tati Beta Pi is
limited to high-ranking SUldehts
in the Engineering or Mineral In
dustries Schools, according to
Walter N. Shatnbach ’42, presi-
dent of the society.
Juniors accepted in the associa
tion must rank in.the first eighth
Of their engineering Class schol
astically. Seniors must rate in
the upper eighth of their class.
Students are chosen on ' the
basis of character, breadth of in
terest, adaptability, ahd unselfish
activity, as well, as scholarship,
Shamba'ch emphasized.
Seniors being initialed tonight
are Jack E. Darr, Donald W. Em
■erich, Carlyle S. Herrick, William
R. Mathias, Richard E. Parsels, J.
Milton Pomfrett, and Chcries L.
Vanin wagen.
Junior initiates will be Richard
C. Allen, William C. Banks, Al
bert M. Berseth, Joseph C. Bregar,
Edsel J. Burkhart, Dennis J. Car
ney, Donald T. Davis, Jacob R.
Herr, J. Edward Husted, William
W. Kinsley, Karl Kovach, Ray
mond J. Kowalesky, Richard F.
Markel, Paul R. Richard, Andrew
Rostosky, William ft. Seuren, Ir
ving S. Snyder, Donald J. Ward
rop, and Lada J. Zahora.
James H. Cusack, who gradu
ated in January, is the ohly alum
nus to be inducted tbhi'ght.
Frosh Camp
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field, according to their report.
Stein last night outlined a ten
tative program for the three-day
camp to members of the commit
tee. Stressed in the tentative
program are the 'consideration of
vocational problems by repre
sentatives of the seven schools in
the college and student leaders,
Other camp mass meetings will
discuss fraternity life objectively
and make a review of campus ac
tivities by captains,' presidents
and leaders of campus organiza
tions, who will be able to attend
the camp meetings, Stein added.
Interspersed between the num
erous speeches and discussions
are periods for recreation. Stein
stated' that the importance of
group play must not be overlook
ed; previous experience .with
Freshman camps at other schools
has shown that leadership in the
class often displays' itself when
the group gets together and works
together.
In addition to D. Ned Linegar,
PSCA associate secretary, who
will act as" camp director, Stein
announced the necessity for se
lecting 13 counselors to help in
the orientation process.
The committee would like to
keep the cost at a maximum of $4
per person.
Debaters Confab
Starts Tomorrow
Six colleges and universities
will participate in the fifth annual
Freshman Debaters Convention to
be held in the Sparks Building
tomorrow and Saturday.
The general topic which has
been chosen for debate is “What
Kind ol' a Peace Do We Want?”
Bucknell, Bucknell Junior Col
lege, Juniata College, University
of Pittsburgh, and University of
Scranton are the five colleges and
universities, beside Penn State,
which will furnish the debaters.
On'Friday, evening, each of the
two committees into which the
group will be divided will con
sider a separate phase of the total
subject after which they will
draw up a bill. This bill will be
submitted as a report to the gen
eral assembly meeting Saturday
morning
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1942
TODAY
Persons interested in attending
All-College cabin party tomorrow,
sign up in PSCA office.
Important meeting, freshman
women candidates Collegian edi
torial stall, News Room, 4 p. m.
WRA Goll Club will hold first
Spring meeting in 3 White Hall at
5 p. m.
Old Main Open House Cbinmit
lee meeting in 304 Old Mam at 4
p. m.
Student-Faculty Relations Com
mittee meets in Hugh Beaver room
,at7:3op. m.
Eastman Kodak lecture on “Pa
per Negative Process,” 309 Old
Main, 7:30 p. m.
Tau Beta Pi initiation and ban
quet at the Nittahy Lion inn, 6
p. m.
All freshman golf candidates
are to report to ca'ddy house.
Ski Club meeting, election of
officers, 102 State College High
School, 7:30 p. m.
Alpha Lambda Delta pledging,
Ath Hall, 6:30 p. m.
’44 Independents
318 Old Main, 7 p. m
AAUW meets in 110 Home Eco
nomics, 7:45 d. m.
Golf Club will, hold first meet
ing in 2 White Hall at 6:30 p, m.
Important meeting for members
and prospective members of Penn
State Engineer staff, 314 Old
Main, 8:30 p. m.
Open Pre-Medical Society
meeting featuring election of of
ficers arid movies, 405 Old Maih,
7 p. m,
Hillel Coffee Round Table Dis
cussion, “What Do You Mean by
Democracy ” Hillel Foundation,
4:15 p. m.
TOMORROW
AAUW meets in ilO ' Home
Economics, 7:45 p. m.
Hillel evehing services, Rabbi
Kahn speaks on “Jews and the
Modern World,” Hillel Founda
tion, 7:15 p. th.
Senior E n g i h e e r ing lecture,
Pfof. Arthur H. Reede, depart
ment of economics, topic, “li'abor
Unions,” 110 Sparks Buildihg,
4:10 p. m.
Schedule Set
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classes begin.
May 28-29—'-Payment of fees.
May 30—Memorial Day recess.
June B—Registration of Fresh
men. Intersession Registration.
Intersession classes begin.
June 9—Freshmen classes be
gin.
June 19—Payment of fees,
freshmen.
June 20—Intersession ends.
June 29—Summer Session reg
istration.
June 30—Summer Sess i o n
classes begin.
July 4—lndependence Day re
cess. "
'July 18—Mid-semester below
grades issued.
August 6—Summer Session
graduation.
August 7— Summer Session
ends.
August 10—Post Session regis
tration, Post Session classes be
gin.
August 28—Summer Semester
ends. Summer Semester gradu
ation. Post Session ends.
(X)—Freshman Week begins.
September 7-B—Fall Semester
Registration.
(X)—Freshman Week ends.
September 9—Fall Semester
classes begin.
September 17-18—Payment of
fees, all classes.
October 24—Alumni Homecom
ing Day.
October 31—Mid-semester be
low grades due.
November 25—Thanksgiving re
cess begins.
November 27—Thanksgiving re
cess ends.
i-X>—Christmas recess begins.
December 19—Fall semester
ends. Fall semester graduation.
(X)—denotes date as yet indef
inite.
will meet,