The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, September 23, 1947, Image 8

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WSGA Governs All Coeds;
Supports Campus Activities
Romig Urges
Participation
Hello. New Coeds:
As a member of Women's
Student Government Associa
tion I'd like to extend our wel
come to you as a new student
•n the campus of Penn Slate.
You are here for several
years which we hope will be
years packed full of fun. and
responsibility and learning.
Our Women's Student Govern
ment Association is a part oi
your campus life in which I'm
sure you will all want to par
ticipate along with numerous
other activities.
Through this organization
every woman student is a part
of the student government, giv
ing voice to her opinions and
ideas through her representa
tive in the Senate and in the
House, of Representatives.
We want you all to offer us
your suggestions and helpful
criticism so that we may help
make your stay at Penn State a
most enjoyable one.
—Suzanne Romig,
President WSGA.
Hockey Scrimmage
Begins for Women
Women’s intramural field
hockey scrimmage will begin on
Holmes Field at 4 p.m. Monday,
Miss Mildred Lucey, associate
professor of physical education,
said today. All women, with or
without experience, are invited to
participate, she said.
Class teams chosen after sev
eral weeks of practice will play an
interclass tournament. From the
class teams, women will be se
lected to participate in the tradi
tional All-College “Army-Navy’
series, hockey season finale, said
Polly Globisch, intramural chair
man. .
Field hockey, first of the intra
mural sports, will be succeeded by
basketball, badminton, table ten
nis, volleyball, bowling, rifle and
swimming, with sorority and dor
mitory teams entering WRA spon
sored tournaments.
The basketball season, like the
hockey season, is climaxed by an
Army-Navy series following in
terclass play.
Telegraphic intercollegiate
matches are scheduled for bowl
ing, rifle and swim teams.
VARSITY SWIMMER
THE WESLEY FOUNDATION
Methodist Students' "Home Away from Home"
Frank W. Montgomery, Minister
Bruce E. Gideon, Assistant Minister
26, 3-5 p.m.—Punch Bowl Welcome
Sept.
28, 9:30 a.m.—Church School Classes
Sept.
10:45 a.m.—Morning Worship
5 to 7 p.m.—Student Friendly Hour —
Fun, food, fellowship
3, 8:00 p.m.—Methodist Mixer
You Are Welcome to Drop in Any Time
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All women students, for such
a time as they are registered in
the College, are subject to the
rules and regulations of the
Women’s Student Government
Association.
Up to 1915, government of
women was under the care of the
faculty, but in that year WSGA
was formed, operating through a
council which was superseded in
1920 by the House of Representa
tives and the Senate. The Asso
ciation now is composed of the
Freshman Council, Junior Serv
ice Board, and Judicial Commit
tee, in addition to the Senate and
House.
Members of the Senate, the ex
ecutive body, include the presi
dent, vice-president, secretary, ;
;reasurer, senior senator, two
unior senators, a sophomore
senator, two freshman senators
and a town senator. Members with <
non-voting power are Daily Col
legian representative, Judicial
Committee chairman, president of
the Panhellenic Council and the
Dean of Women. This body meets
weekly.
Senate members are elected by
popular vote of the women stu
dent body each Spring. The Senior
Board and the president of Sen
ate compose a nominating com
mittee which chooses nominees
for the prospective offices.
These are brought before the
entire women student body at a
mass meeting and any additional
names can be added to the slate
at that time. Members of Senate
must have at least an 1.5 all-col
lege average, and no dean’s rec
ord. The president must have
served on the Senate one previous
year.
The House is composed of the
vice-president of the Association
and the president of each upper
class dormitory unit. The advis
ory member is a representative
from the Dean of Women’s office.
This body meets at least twice
monthly at which time any ques
tions or ideas from the girls may
be brought up via their dormitory
presidents.
Judicial Committee hears the
defense of women students re
ported for breaking regulations
set up by WSGA and penalizes
them accordingly if found guilty.
It is composed of two representa
tives from each class who are
apointed by the Senate for four
year terms.
Among its many activities
WSGA is sponsoring “Pop-in-
Nights” for the purpose of ac
, quainting the new sophomores
’ with the upper-classmen. On a
Sunday night, the date to be an
nounced later, the upperclassmen
will “pop-in” on the sophomores,
and the following Sunday the
sophomores will return the visit.
During the college year, WSGA
holds an annual clothing drive for
Europe’s needy children, a Christ
mas Drive for welfare benefits,
supervises the May Day activities,
presents a dance, and suports the
Orientation Week plans.
Senate members for this year
i include Suzanne Romig, presi
dent; Janet Lyons, vice-president;
) Vicky Gillespie, secretary; Terry
Klosterman, treasurer.
Virginia McCluskey, senior
256 E. College Ave.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Pearl O. Weston
Dean Greets
New Coeds
The members of the Dean of
Women’s staff take this opportu
nity to extend a most cordial
welcome to all our new students.
We are pleased that you have
chosen to come to The Pennsyl
vania State College, and we
want you to be happy here with
us.
Our office and WSGA have just
celebrated the 75th anniversary
of women students here at the
College. Now as we begin our
second 75 years, we most heartily
welcome the new women and
urge your cooperation in carrying
on not only the customs of Penn
State, but also the ideals, tradi
tions, and standards of the
women of Penn State.
We are here to help you, so
please feel free to come to us
whenever you wish. Let us get
acquainted as soon as possible so
that we may be of service to you.
You are making an important in
vestment of both time and
money, and you should do your
full part to see that your invest
ment turns out well.
Again let us say—a most cor
dial welcome to you and may
your years here be most profit
able.
First Coed On Campus
Ellen A. Cross Copp, of Janes
ville, Wis., the first coed to en
roll at the College in 1871 is be
lieved to have been the first
woman in this country to be or
dained into the ministry. She had
previously qualified for a doctor
of philosophy degree, and was the
first woman to earn this distinc
tion.
Mrs. Copp was brought to the
College by Dr. James Calder,
president, who believed in co
education. Her principle studies
were Greek and chemistry.
senator; Barbara Keefer, and
Marjorie Gorham, junior sena
tors; sophomore senator to be
elected; Helen Dickerson, town
senator; Sarah Anna Bieber, in
dependent senator; Jane Spicher,
judicial chairman; and Mona
Smulyan, panhellenic representa
tive.
PEARL O. WESTON.
STU
FLUORESCENT
Hartman Electric Co.
WRA Open House to Acquainl
New Coeds with White Hall
Women’s Recreation Association invites all Sophomore women 1
its “Open House” in White Hall from 7 t c 9 p.m. Friday, Septembe
26. The purpose erf this “Open House” is to acquaint the girls wit
White Hall and its recreational facilities, according to Lee Ann Wag
ner, WRA president.
WRA, which is composed of every undergraduate woman studen
has as its aim the establishing and promoting of an extensive prograi
cf intramural and recreational ac
tivities for the woman student
body. It offers opportunities for
individual and team recreation as
well as skill development for
women interested in various
spcrts and activities.
This organization started in
1019 when an athletic program
was arranged to include, teams
and individuals competing in
hockey, volleyball, basketball,
track, tennis and golf. In 1927 the
present intramural program was
developed with teams represent
ing the sororities, dormitories and
independent units. When the
Mary Beaver White Recreation
Hall was built in 1938, women’s
athletics entered upon a new era.
11 WRA Clubs
There are 11 organized clubs in
WRA open for the participation of
all women students. These clubs
meet weekly and include archery,
badminton, bowling, bridge,
dance, fencing, outing, rifle, swim
ming and tennis. They are under
the supervision of the Clubs Ac
tivity Chairman who organizes
them and meets every two weeks
with the club presidents.
The intramural competition is
under the control cf the Intra.
mural Chairman and the Intra
mural Board which is composed
of delegates from each participat
ing dormitory and sororitv.
Christmas Parly
Also included among the WRA
activities are a Christmas party
held each year for needy school
children, the annual WRA Sweet
heart Dance, and the swimming
aquacade. The vice-president pre
sides as the social chairman and
has charge of social events. 1
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Welcome
To New Coeds:
Women's Recreation Afiocla
lion of Penn State would lik<
to welcome' the sophomore and
transfer women to the College.
We hope that by the end of ori
entation week you will feel right
at home and ready to enter into
the wide variety of activities
which Penn State offers.
WRA sincerely hopes that you
will join as many clubs and par
ticipate in as many intramural
athletics as possible. Since al!
Penn State women students art
automatically members of thi
Women’s Recreation Associailor
we urge each of you to takt
oari in some of the WRA activi
ties.
Clubs and Intramurals which
meet in White Hall offer a great
opportunity to make new friendi
and to have a lot of fun. Re
member that White Hall is youi
building ready for your use and
that WRA is there to serve you.
—Lee Ann Waaner,
President WRA
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