FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1945
An Editorial —
For A Better Penn State
Hello, freshman. We are glad to meet you.
Yours is not only one of the largest freshman class in the history
of the College, but it is the first class to enter in peacetime for four
long years
Both of these distinctions give you an untold advantage. You will
have the privilege of attending school with the knowledge that that
is the best thing you could be do- 1
ing now, not only for your coun- l
try which needs trained men and
women, but also for yourself.
So take advantage of your op
portunity, frosh. With your help,
Penn State will once more become
one of the best schools in the
country and in the world.
Work hard for your main ob
jective must be to learn, but take
•time to know your school, its ac
tivities, and your fellow classmat
es. Only then will your education
be complete and you will appre
ciate what Penn State means to
its thousands of alumni.
Football games, houseparty
week-ends, study hours, politics,
Judicial and Tribunal worries,
bluebooks, dances all a part of
our Penn State. Take' them as they
come and you too will learn to
love State as we do.
Alpha Lamba Delta,
Phi Efa Sigma, Cwens
Druids Set Frosh Goals
Activity-minded freshmen are
potential members of one or more
of the four freshman honoraries
on campus: Alpha Lambda Delta.
Cwens, Druids, and Phi Eta Sig
ma.
Alpha Lambda Delta is a fresh
man women’s scholastic honorary.
Coeds who attain a 2.6 or better
all-College average at the end of
their first or secodn semester are
automatically tapped by, this so
ciety.
. 'Phi Eta Sigma is a men’s scho
lastic honorary. .Its qualifications
for membership correspond to
■those of Alpha Lambda Delta.
At the end of their second, third
or fourth semester, a coed may be
tapped by Cwens activities hon
orary if she has an all-College
average of at least 1.5, has dis
played leadership ability, and has
■taken an active part in two or
•more extracurricular campus ac
tivities.
Cwens may be recognized by
their grey jackets trimmed in red
and their crown and sceptre pins:
One of the major projects of this
group is to help freshmen orient
themselves.
Druids, a freshman-sophomore
activities society, pledges fresh
men men who have at least one
outstanding activity and have
a passing grade in. every subject.
Druid members wear black
crew hats decorated with a gold
leaf.
3 Scholarship Plans
Approved By Trustees
Three scholarship plans have
obtained the approval of the Col
lege Board of. Trustees, the Pres
ident’s Office announced today.
A gift of $3338.46 was accepted
from the Class of 1944 for the es
tablishment of memorial scholar
ships, and the Class of 1945 asked
that its gift of $3280.48 be applied
to the fund for construction of a
proposed new student union build
ing.
Also accepted by the board was
the grant of $5OOO in the will of
Larned S. Conover, former foot
ball player and coach, for the es
tablishment of a football scholar
ship.
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Peters, College Head
of Education Research,
Turns Amateur Farmer
Dr. C. C. Peters, director of ed
ucational research at the College,
thinks he’ll be happy as an “ama
teur farmer.”
But for the past 40 years,, the
64-year-old educator has devoted
his full time and energy to the
teaching profession. He has taught,
at 15 different colleges and uni
versities.
There’s only one more academic
task left, and then he intends to
turn to fanning. He owns a 156-
acre farm ' near Stone Creek,
Huntingdon county, where he
hopes someday to farm on a large
scale.
His retirement from the Penn
State faculty will be formally act
ed upon at the next meeting of
the Board of Trustees, after
which he’ll concentrate on a re
search project the University of
Miami has commissioned him to
do titled “Americanism Through
History Study.”
“When that job’s done,” Dr.
Peters says, “I want to do some
thing different—like farming. I’ve
always wanted to be an amateur
farmer.”
Dr. Peters, who has been asso
ciated with the College for the
last 18 years, has taught seven
different subjects, including Latin
and Greek, once was president of
Clarksburg (Mo.) College, is list
ed in nine different “Who’s Who”
•books, and for six months last
year served as chief of the educa
tional survey unit, national ros
ter, War Manpower- Commission,
Washington, D. C.
Independents” Clubs
Four independent student’s or
ganizations are open to any fresh
man not intending to join soror
ities or fraternities. There are the
Penn State Club, Independent
Men’s Association, Philotes, and
Independent Women’s Association.
To secure cooperation in carry
ing out the purposes of these or
ganizations, Independent Student
Committee was formed.
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THE COLLEGIAN
THE SYMBOL of Penn State tradition, the Lion Shrine stands proudly between Recreation Hall
and New Beaver Field. A gift of the class of 1940, the shrine is the work of Heinz Warnecke who
did his work at the College, leaving many of the professors and "old-timers" thinking of the Lion
as having "grown up" right on campus.
Football rallies, pep meetings, and street dances are held in front of the Lion Shrine. Students
think of it with pride and reverence, for to them the Lion will always stand guard over the Col
lege's tradition . and spirit.
Pictures Of College
Displayed At Library
“Penn 'State in Pictures —Old
and New” is the theme of an ex
hibit now on display in the first
floor lobby of the College Library.
Dating as far back as 1857, the
photographs include scenes from
the time of the College’s founding
and pictures of the first coed, the
first football and' baseball teams,
and of Evan Pugh, first president.
Side by side with the old pic
tures are corresponding ones of
College* life today.
Taken from the collection in the
Penn State Room at the Library,
the pictures have been contribu
ted over a period of years by fac
ulty members, alumni, and -towns
people.
New 'Skipper Is Veteran
Newly appointed skipper of the
Navy V-12 unit at the College is
Captain William T. McGarry, vet
eran of Atlantic and Pacific cam
paigning. Captain McGarry wears
seven theatre ribbons and eight
battle stars.
PHONE 2311
STATE COLLEGE
Fall Semester
November 1, Thursday—Fall se
mester classes begin 8 a.m.
November 16, Friday—Payment
of fees.
December 22, Saturday—Mid
semester below grade report 12
noon.
December 22, Saturday—Christ
mas recess begins 11:50 a.m.
December '27, Thursday—Christ
mas recess ends 8 a.m.
Announcing
The Pennsylvania
State College
Artists" Course
Busch Little Symphony
Nov. 26
Makuzynski
Dec. tl
Richard Boneili
Jan. tB
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
April 5
TICKET SALE NOV. 15 & 16
A. A. Office Old Main
PRIORITIES ISSUED NOV. 14 & 15
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Calendar
January 2, Wednesday—Short
courses in agriculture begin.
February 16, Saturday—'Fall se
mester classes end 11:50 a.m.
February 18, Monday—-Fall se
mester examinations begin 8 a.m
February 21, Thursday—Fall se
mester graduation exercises.
February 23, Saturday—Fall se
mester ends 11:50 a.m.