i^Bsa /AY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1947 ean of Men Welcomes 'Farmees', ffers Guidance. Counsel. Leans 1 1 am glad to have till* oppor- Loitjr to welcome all now stu i onto to the Campus. This now xperience. coming to Ponn t«lo ao "Farmooo" from rad* u* Toaehors' Colleges. Under raduate Contort, and other co -1 aerating collogoo, chould serve i a challenge. Moot thli chal i mge IntolHffontly—hero vour bjectives dofinltely In mind. It tat be nocoOiary to took guid luco 0* couniol to help fulfill boao objectives. It |hio offico can ho of any tip in achieving your mission, house of our eervices Is en ouraged. Among tho aorvicea bat . mon students can .avail hemselves upon axo arrange* nohta for recommendations tor xcuaea j(pt absences for reasona dher than health, took coUnaol in general orientation, living nnditio&s. finances, vacations ind the more or ..leas tangible iroblems that concern men dur ag their student days. The Dean of Men considers all ipplications lor. loans for men rom College loan funds. Siu tenls in apparent need of assis ance on a . semester basis or enger should be referred to dm. —A. R. Warnock, Dean ol Men ampus Hat Societies Honor utstanding Male Students Recognition to male students for outstanding achievement and meritorious service to the College is awarded through membership one or more of six honorary societies. In the student vernacular, I ese honoraries are termed ‘“hat” societies since members are au : orized to wear distinctive head coverings denoting to which of i e organizations they belong. Through these honorary soc I stoms arc fostered and en | reed and programs of welfare ; the College are furthered. Hat have been recognized and spected at Penn State for many ars as outstanding campus aders and activities men. on's Paw Leading campus society in int of honor • is Lion’s Paw, nior honorary. . society whose jmbership is selective and re ricted to 15 seniors each aca imic year. The most outstand <g activity, of Lion’s Paw in re iit years was the purchase of top of Mount Nittany when iit symbolic plot of land was reatened with timber stripping erations. Plans call for future evelopment of the area as a icnic and recreation spot for kdents. Oldest society in point of serv i is Parmi Nous, upperclass inorary, which rewards letter en in athletics, arid activities en with membership bids. Fea re point of the Parmi Nous pro am is one calling for promotion ' fellowship among the mem srs and throughout the College immunity. |rull and Bones (Skull and Bones, upperclass inorary society for student lead js, publications men, athletes, id general activities men, gives ipmbership to deserving stu- I nts of the junior class. Among ner activities, Skull and Bones 11 undertake the sponsorship of otball pep rallies this fall. Selecting members on the basis “Service, Character and Schol ship,” Blue Key is the only mor society for junior men on e campus. It was founded in 20. Eligible for membership are st managers in athletics, publi tions men, cheerleaders, and I neral activities men. Men are ) aped for Blue Key at the close G their sophomore year. Rival freshman athletics hon (pry societies are. Friars and iuds. Druids was organized at inn State in 1907. while Friars is established in 1912. both of era to honor outstanding fresh in athletes. The program of en rcing freshman customs at inn State has usually devolved K>n Friars and Druids, although l other societies cooperate. d Society Council in 1844, Hat Society Council, an '.anization of officers of each ; society, was formed for the ■pose of coordinating activities fosteri, ible relati New ROTC Units Provide Frosh Military Training T 0 enable Penn State freshmen enrolled at 24 different colleges in the State tc take military training, ROTC . units will be established on six other campuses this Fall. Leties Penn State traditions and general regulations concerning the activities of- honorary socie ties. Male students eligible for se lection by one of the societies are “tapped” at a scheduled time at special ceremonies, which usually take place at the Lion Shrine or the steps of Old. Main. Later, in formal initiations are conducted. In general, eligibility require ments consist - of outstanding service to the College in one or more fields of activity, satisfac tory scholarship, and high char acter. New members , are selected by incumbents of the societies according to prescribed systems. Welcome to Penn State! W. COLLERF AVENUE THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA College Student G iven Week's Honeymoon By Radio Program A student of the College and his wartime sweetheart became •man and wife between their ap pearances on ABC’s "Bride and Groom” program last week. Earnest E. DeWitt, 21, and Doris Roberts, 18, both of Connellsville, Pa., were flown to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a week's free expense honeymoon after their marriage in Los Angeles. There they stayed at the famous Last Frontier Hotel. A private in the Army Air Gorps, DeWitt met Doris when he was home on furlough and was dating her girl friend. After meeting Doris he forgot her friend. Upon his return to duty, the two corresponded regularly. They became engaged after De- Witt’s release from the service. College Removes Seats in Schwab, Alters Interior Schwab Auditorium is going through a redecorating process in accordance and in agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, said George W. Ebert, head of Grounds and Buildings. In its past condition, the audi torium was considered a fire haz ard and work was begun this summer to remove 147 seats and alter and repaint the interior. This work is to be completed by Sep tember 21 in order that the new auditorium will be ready to use during Orientation Week The entire last row of seats on the balcony will be removed as well as the last row on the main floor. This will leave the seating capacity at 1163. Other stringent rules such as not allowing people to stand or sit on the stage, or the erection of temporary front seats, will also be enforced. No admission tickets will be sold in the Auditorium, and the ticket booth in fhe lobby is to be removed, explained Ebert. Schwab Auditorium was pre sented to the College in 1903, a gift of the late Charles M. Schwab, steel magnate. At that time the students and faculty of the College could fill only half of the building. Today, it does not even hold all of the faculty. The Auditorium was last redecorated in 1926. KEELER'S welcome all former and new students coming to Penn Slate. For over 20 years we have carried a com plete slock of sfudenf supplies. Make our store your headquarters (or all college texts and school supplies. KEELER'S Health Program Requires Sophomore Physical Exams A major problem of any college-is maintaining the health of it: student body, a problem the College has solved through its dispensai, and infirmary which along with the medical staff is known as thi Health Service. An important part of Orientation Week is the physical examina tion each new student must take. An appointment card will be givei to each student after Convocation September 21. Women students will receive their cards in Kec Hall after thi mass meeting. Cards for men will be distributed at their depart mental meetings after Convoca - tion. Student Delegates Report on HSA Penn State’s student body will soon be asked whether it wants to become a member of the Unit ed States National Student Asso ciation when a referendum is pre sented on the ratification of the constitution. The dorument was written and adopted by more than 700 dele gates representing over a million students from 350 colleges and universities at the Constitutional Convention held at the Univer sity of Wisconsin from August 30 to September 7. Jane Fouracre, Eugene M. Ful mer. Allan Ostar. and Robert Troxell. Penn State delegates, will present reports to the student body. National Student Association (NSA) was conceived when dele gates from over 300 schools met at the University of Chicago last December at the invitation of the 35 American student delegates to the World Student Congress held in Prague. Czechoslovakia, in the summer of 1946. Purposes of the NSA are to fos ter and develop campus activities that improve the welfare of the student, and to conduct activities which will bring the American student into closer contact with the students and cultures of the United Nations. At Wisconsin the stand was ta ken that the organization will specifically refrain from becom ing involved in partisan Political affairs, sectarian religious con siderations. or matters which do not directly affect the functions and activities of students. In addition to adopting the con stitution. the delegates chose Mad ison. Wisconsin as the national headquarters of NSA. and ratified a “Student Bill of Rights.” This statement of principle stresses the inherent right of teachers to speak “as citizens,” and be free of institutional cen- Continued on page sixteen Women’s physical exams wj.( be given at White Hall. Men wi.. report to the dispensary at thi. time designated on their cards Any student not receiving ah Ap pointment card Sunday nigi*. should report at his earliest con venience to the dispensary, widen is located in the basement of Oly. Main. Army Type Exam The examination is an arm.' type clinical exam. A chest X-rb„ will be given each new studer.. at the infirmary and, as a doUhi check, a tuberculosis skin tes. will also be given. During the fail and spring se mesters, office hours of the dis pensary are 8 a.m. to 12 noon an*. 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monda. through Friday and 8 a.m. to 1- noon on Saturdays. The infirmary, as the College hospital is called, is located oi. the north side of Pollock Road oi. east campus. Each student patien. is entitled to seven days freo treatment in the College infirm ary each semester. Director Glenn Herbert R. Glenn, M.D., is di rector of the College Health Serv ice. Other staff doctors are Dr. Edgar S. Krug, Dr. Alfred H. Griess, Dr. Anna O. Stephen's. Dr. William L. Welch, Dr. Ralph E. Carrier and Dr. John Light. The semester health fee does not include calls or treatment in students’ rooms made by mem bers of the Health Service 3tafl. An exception to this rule may be made by the Director in critics* emergencies. If the ill student prefers treatment in his own room he may call in one of the several practicing physicians in the Borough. Business Candidates | All sophomores and transfer > students interested in worlring on the business and advertis- i ing staff of the Daily Collegian’ I are requested to report to the j Collegian Office, Carnegie Hall, Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 4:30 p.m. CATHAUM THEATER BLDG. PAGE THREE
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