Students, Faculty and Town
Inspect Simmons Dormitory
Simmons Dormitory, used for the first time last semester by
upperclass women, will be open for inspection tours and open house
on Friday and Saturday.
College students will have the opportunity to visit the new dorm
from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, while faculty and townspeople are invited
to visit from 2 to 4 p.m. the following day.
Despite the complications of
material delivery delays, labor
shortage and curtailed time limits
the new building was opened for
its test run in September. Alumni
visiting the College during Alum
ni Homecoming Weekend in Oc
tober were allowed an early open
house, although the building was
not considered finished.
Home Ec to Visit
Persons attending the Home
Economics School open houses on
February 9 and 10 are invited to
visit Simmons from 3 to 4 p.m.
the same days. Special emphasis
will be placed on showing the
dining hall and kitchen units.
Simmons, first of the two new
women's dormitories completed,
and MacElwain, second unit to be
opened next Fall, are constructed
of red brick. Each affords a pic
torial 'view of Mt. Nittany and its
surrounding countryside.
Rooms are finished in harvest
black woodwork and done in rose,
yellow, green or gray. Rooms with
a southern or eastern exposure
are done in warm colors, while
those facing north and west are
done in cooler shades. Drapes and
bedspreads are provided in match
ing colors.
Built-In Furnishings
Each room is furnished with
built-in book shelves, built-in
mirrors above the dressers, in
dividual study tables, two plain
chairs, one over-stuffed chair,
closets with sliding doors and a
telephone. There are no visible
handles on dressers and tables,
which are opened instead by
small grooves.
Each dormitory houses eight
sorority suites with a lounge,
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kitchenette and dormitory room.
In addition to sorority suites and
dormitory rooms are formal
lounges, dining rooms, open-air
terraces, and informal lounges. A
furnished recreation room with an
adjoining canteen and post office
are also provided. Room for two
nurses on the first floor of each
unit is available. Elevators, con
sidered a necessity for the seven
floor dormitories, provides a
special feature for each unit.
Work on this $6,000,000 project
was started in the spring of 1947.
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Chimes Asks Coeds
To "Get-Together"
In Atherton Hall
All new coeds on campus this
semester are invited to attend a
"Get-together" in Atherton Hall
northwest lounge from 2 to 4
p.m. Sunday afternoon.
This social is part of a brief or
ientation period for new coeds
planned by Chimes, junior wo
men's honorary, in conjunction
with the Dean of Women's Office.
The first meeting of the new
women students will be held in
121 Sparks at 7 p.m. Friday when
chimes members will explain
coed activities, rules and regu
lations. Since there is no meeting
scheduled for Saturday, coeds
are urged to attend the athletic
events in Recreation Hall.
In addition to the "Get-togeth
er" for new women students, a
mass All-College convocation for
all new students will be held in
Schwab Auditorium, 7 p.m. Sun
day. All students new on campus
this semester are urged to attend
these meetings which are de
signed to acquaint them with sys
tems, habits and students of the
College.
The last project on the orienta
tion schedule is the Placement
Tests given to all new students in
121 Sparks from 7 to 9 p.m. Mon
day night.
Phi Delta Theta
Recently pledged by Phi Delta
Theta were Nelson Barber, Robert
Kelly, Donald Reynolds, and Wil
liam Weiss.
Zeta Tau Alpha
Elizabeth Deknatel and Virgi
nia Lee Diver were pledged at the
end of last semester by Zeta Tau
Alpha.
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We the Women
To all coeds coming to the cam
pus for the first time this semester
the Daily Collegian brushes off
all its dirt-clogged type and sends
out a big "Welcome" to you.
Most of you are coming from a
school much smaller than Penn
State. You may find it hard at
first to realize that here you are
one of 1500 coeds or one of 8300
students. Quite a big family! But
you needn't be frightened, there's
a space on this campus for you,
it's just up to you to find it.
4.53 to 1
One of the first discrepancies
you will notice on the campus is
he vast army of males compared
to the scarcity of les femmes fa-
Prohibition Group
Offers Fellowship
A fellowship for women col
lege graduates who show promise
of usefulness in public service is
being offered by the Women's Or
ganization for National Prohibi
tion Reform and awarded by the
faculty of Barnard College.
The fellowship offered is $lBOO
for a year of graduate study at
any approved college or univer
sity in one of the fields of. Social
Sciences, and this year the candi
dates will be chosen from an
eastern college or university.
To be eligible a candidate must
be a United States citizen and
have received a Bachelor's de
gree between May 1941 and July
1949. She must have shown spe
cial ability and interest in So
cial Sciences, and show promise
of future usefulness in public
service.
Applications may be received
from Professor Conrad Arens
berg, chairman of the committee,
upon request.
Delta Upsilon
Delta Upsilon will entertain the
Chi Omegas at a dinner at the
DU house Wednesday.
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tales. But having 4.53 boys to
yourself may prove very advan
tageous. There is always the Duck
Pond or tennis courts to go ice
skating on; of course .53 carries
the skates. Also, the Ski Club is
renovating an old farm house to
take the place temporarily of the
ill-fated Ski Lodge. So things will
be all set for you and your 4.53
to go skiing. Perhaps here again
.53 could be drafted into hauling
duty.
The Springtime always brings
more activities for the 4.53 and
you. There's hikes over campus,
trips to Ag Hill barns, stopping on
the way back for an ice cream
cone at the creamery, and photo
jaunts to the Lion Shrine. Here
again .53 gets stuck taking the pic
ture. Your main trouble, though,
will be in choosing which young
man should escort you to one of
the "big" dances. Maybe it would
be wise to ditch them all that
weekend, and invite your own
"import" from home.
The next big difference you will
probably notice is all the on-the
campus clubs, organizations and
extra-curricular activities which
are ready for your joining. You'll
be missing a lot of campus life if
you don't participate in one or
two of them, but beware of too
many, it's hard to mix many
extra-curriculars with homework
and classes, at least until after
you get a firm grasp of this -aca
demic life.
The third big difference will be
the academic system. You'll prob
ably be stuck in a room with 300
other students and one prof. But
most of the profs are "regular
guys," so don't hesitate talking to
them or scheduling a conference
with them if you are having schol
astic trouble.
You're finally here, starting
your campus career, and whatever
you do, it's nice having you here
and good luck!!
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