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Coeds To Give
I , ids For IWA's
Prairie Prom'
In spite of conflicting reports,
women may invite men or men
nay ask women to IWA's "Prairie
Prom," an All-College dance in
Recreation Hall from 9 p. m. to
midnight Saturday, according to
alazel E. Gassman '43, IWA presi
dent. ,George P. Washko's Campus
Owls will play for . the informal
(fair which is open to both sor
ority and non-sorority women.
As a feature of the evening, a
prize will be awarded to the cou
ple most appropriately dressed,
°flowing the prairie theme of the
dance, according to Miss Gassman.
Co-operating for the affair, the
Penn State Dating Bureau will se
cure dates for both men and worn
^n. Men should sign up at the
Penn State Club Room in Old
Main, and coeds should contact
Marjorie A. Magargle '43 in 62
Atherton Hall, according to Miss
Gassman.
Tickets for the dance may be
purchased for $l.lO at Student
Union, or from Miss Gassman or
(Miss Magargle.
At an IWA meeting last night,
plans for dancing classes for all
independent women were discuss
ed. Miss Gassman announces that
'because of requeSts from coeds,
for beginners and more advanced
lessons will probably be started
before the end of the semester.
With small classes for individ
ual teaching, dancing will prob
ably be held in Grange playroom
With independent women in
charge. Jitterbug, smooth, and
South American dancing will all
be taught, Miss Gassman said.
A report of the independent
women's reception held Monday
was discussed at last night's meet
ing, and plans are being formulat
ed for similar, receptions in the
Fall for both freshmen and trans
fer women.
Bulletin Announces
Possible Graduates
According to reports from the
latest Faculty Bulletin, the num
ber of women students to be grad
uated from the College August 27
is tentatively estimated at '6l.
Out of this totad, there are six-,
teen candidates for the Bachelor .
of Arts degree, eleven for Bache
lor of Science, eleven for Master of
Science, nine for degrees in educa
tion, four for Doctor of Philoso
phy, four for degrees in psychol
ogy, three for Master of Arts, and
three for Master of Education.
The Bulletin also reveals that, -
as of August 5, 552 women have
applied for admission to the
freshman class. Applications ac
cepted and paid for equal 385.
One hundred and itwenty-five
women have been accepted and
have paid for admission to the
Home Economics Department out
of 161 applicants.
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4.50 Coeds Need
Unified Orientation
When 450 new coeds enter the
College this Fall, we'll need more
orientation for them than a Big
Sister here and a mass meeting
there.
The usual practice is to have. 12
or 13 groups orientating in their
own way. 'Fall orientation will
mean a concentrated attempt to
unify all efforts in that direction.
In a few weeks, Miss Ruth Zang,
assistant to the dean of women,
will meet with the heads of all
organizations which play any part
in welcoming frosh. Everyone
from Big Sisters to various club
leaders will meet to organize an
orientation set-up which will pro
vide a definite schedule for the
fresh to follow during the first
few weeks.
This action is to be commended.
Now we urge that organizations
fall in with this idea and work for
unity, not individuality. Each
group should have a specific job.
Senior Sponsors already have
charge of the time-budgeting sys
tem. Can't Big Sisters also take
one project and carry it out to the
letter? Couldn't they teach cam
pus highlights to supplement the
pre-school letters and occasional
movie dates that characterize Big
Sister action?
Miss Zang's suggestions will in
clude a division of the organiza
tion as to purpose. Let's hope that
individual groups will wait for
joint action before they plan their
Fall programs.
As soon as the nail is hit, though,
Jet's really drive.
Suggestions for the system
might include some of the follow
ing:
Could factulty advisors and test
givers work together to supply the
education guidance?
Could mass meetings and mixers
come on separate nights and in a
brief, to-the-point manner?
Local churches, chapel plans,
and the PSCA should be able to
coordinate their efforts in plan
ning mass meetings and carrying
out religious projects.
Isn't there a job for dormitory
hostesses in this orientation pro
grain ? Only by living with the
frosh can their intimate problems
be discovered. Informal visiting
and entertainment might prove a
big help.
Hall 'meetings could be used as
an information service to replace
the regulation have-to-be-held
meetings.
All rules and first-year founda
tions are necessary and 'can't be
eiminated; however, they aren't
important enough 'to require a re
peat, which is so likely to appear
fn the old system.
Organizations' help is needed,
even solicited. ~.The idea for the
unified project is there. 'What
follows. is what will create or dis
miss an orientation program that
is essential. —J.H.M.
SMART SHOP
S. ALLEN ST.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Mac Hall Went Coed
In 1920 To Parallel
Today's Dorm Story
By JANE H. MURPHY
Campus dormitory men are not
the first to suffer from the results
of an enlarged coed class, accord
ing to Miss Ruth H. Zang, assist
ant to the dean of women, in
charge of freshmen.
McAllister Hall men were turn
ed out in 1920 when, just following
World War I, women cane in large
numbers to the campus and no
dormitory space was available.
Histories show that the first
coeds at the College were daugh
ters of faculty members and lived
at home. When "out-of-towners"
began to enroll, a part of Old Main
was set aside for them and coeds
did their own cooking and house
keeping there.
The administration established
Ladies' Cottage, center part of
Women's Building, in 1899, and in
1908, the list of coeds numbered
32. Pre-war days found 118 wom
en in Penn State.
Corresponding to the jump in
enrollment this year 252 new co
eds entered the College after the
war began and in 1920 the same
situation existing today arose.
With McAllister Hall converted
into a women's dormitory the
building started which included
the construction of Grange -Dor
mitory in 1930 and the establish
ment of 29 town houses in 1937.
All this climaxed with the erection
of Frances Atherton Hall in 1938,
when the total number of women
enrolled was 1500.
Frosh orientation also caused
changes.
Although a lady principal guid
ed the first Penn State coeds, the
first dean of women was appoint
ed in 1907 when WSGA was initi
ated on the campus. With five or
more in a group, frosh learned
about the campus, and heard help
ful talks.
Groups gradually enlarged to 18
or 20 which met four times a year
to discuss problems and readings
which were assighed.
Cwens, national sophomore
women's honorary, and Archousai,
senior honor society which later
became Mortar Board, helped in
the orientation program in 1929.
Senior Sponsors came in 1930.
In 1937 Miss Elizabeth Bell was
appointed assistant to the dean of
women, in charge of freshmen,
Freshman week and its exten
sive prograni was formulated in
1925 as enrollment problems
reached a new height.
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WRA PUBLICITY AGENT F.
Doris Stevenson '44, WRA pub
licity chairniai, announced that
intramurals will be completed by
next Wednesddy. Final golf match
between Kappa Alpha Theta and
Delta Gamma will be played to
night and final volleyball game is
scheduled for next Tuesday, Miss
Stevenson said.
Ath. West, Theta's
Win In Volleyball
Semi-final volleyball intramur
als last night witnessed the decid
ed victories of Ath West over Sig
ma Delta Tau and Theta's over
AOPi's by scores which were more
than double those of the defeated
teams, according to F. Doris Stev
enson '44, 'WFtA publicity chair
man.
Points were scored as follows— Championship game between
at the end of the half, Ath West— Ath West and Theta's is scheduled
27, SDT-22; Thetat's-29, AOPi's for Holmes Field at 6:30 p. in. next
—l5. Final scores .were Ath 'West Tuesday.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1942
Board Proposes
New Point System
Striving to increase the effi
ciency and accuracy of the WSGA
Point System, a committee of
WSGA Junior Service Board
members drew up proposed
changes at a meeting yesterday '
which will be recommended to the
entire • Board at a meeting tomor-
Committee appointed by . Mary
Jo Powell '44, president, to inves
tigate
the system comprises Serv
ice Board members 'Margaret K.
Ramaley, chairman, Dorothy J.
Jennings, and ,Sally L. HirShberg; '-
and WSGA President Margaret K.
Sherman '43, and Junior Senator
Ruth M. Storer.
The committee recommends that
coed activities be tabulated
through cooperation with campus
organizations with which coeds
are affiliated. Each organization
will be contacted at the end of the
first month of each semester. Since
the inauguration of the sytsem, ac
tivity lists have been compiled 7 ,
through direct contact with the
coeds.
Chairman Ramaley said, "We
feel that the system may be of
value in that it increases coed in
terest in activities and also limits
those who are active in too many
organizations."
-47, SDT-22; and Theta's 55,
AOPi's-25.
High scorers include Joan.Finii
'46, 19 points for Theta's, and• Sis
Fitting '43, 9 points .for AOPi.