| @ (EoUggtatt 1-Hl.. •fOLi. 27—No. 1 5500 Expected for Registration Varied Slate Of Recreation Set for Session A full schedule of activities is being planned for the Main Sum mer Session by C. M. “Dutch” Sykes, who is in charge of the College’s summer recreation pro gram. Group singing in Schwab audi torium and bridge games at the Temporary Union Building start tomorrow. The group singing will 'ast from 7 to 8 p.m., with simi lar programs planned for July 5, 11, 18, 25 and August 1. Director Bob Tobias has an nounced that the bridge tourna frients will be continued every Tuesday from 7 until 10 p.m. in the TUB. Duplicate bridge com petition is scheduled, but there will be equipment on hand for those who desire to play rubber brid g e. A fee of 15c will be charged each participant. Outdoor movies are also on tap, according to Sykes. These ■ movies will be shown in the out door natural amphi-theatre, Continued on page seven Patrol Lists Traffic Rules Campus Patrol has released a revised set of parking and traf fic regulations for the convenience of new and special students and faculty members at the College during the Summer Sessions. Due to the congested conditions and the construction work on campus, /the Patrol has requested that all campus driving; be held to a mini mum, says Philip A. Mark, cap tain. Only those faculty, staff mem bers, and College employees hold ing . permits and displaying the blue metal tag on their car will be allowed to park on the central eampus. This must be done in established parking areas and not in grassed areas or in restricted parking areas on campus roads. Patrol officers particularly em phasized that parking in service drives absolutely would not be touted. '4 r Permits Available mnr faculty members may re ceive their parking and operating permits by applying at the Cam pus Patrol office at 320 Old Main. All night parking on the cam pus is permitted only in the west parking area behind the tennis courts, except for those College employees working ah night m College buildings or on the grounds. Patrol officers said that no all night parking would be permitted on Pollock, Burrowes, Curtin, or Shortledge Roads. Students Restricted Ail students are restricted in the use of their cars on the cam pus, explained in the following sales. 1. Driving on central campus roads is prohibited during all regular class hours, except for physically handicapped students who have been certified by the College Health Service and who have been granted special operat ing and parking permits. 2. Cars may; be used by stu i dents for special class or labora | tory work if arrangements are | mule with the Campus Patrol office by the faculty member in charge. . 3. Student car operators, includ ing commuters, may park only in the west parking area behind the tennis courts or at the designated parking area at Pollock Circle Students living on the campus will be allowed to park their Continued on page three Free Summer Registration Issue STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA—MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1949 La Vie Pictures Students who will receive bachelor degrees at the Sum mer Sessions Commencements and who did not have their pictures in the 1949 La Vie will be included in next year’s yearbok, Ramon Saul, editor, said today. Pictures will be taken at the Penn State Photo Shop, East College avenue. Saul also said that students who will gradu ate next February or June may also have their pictures taken during the summer months to avoid the fall rush. Summer Stock Plays Begin Town and Nine, State College’s semi-professional summer stock theatre, will present three plays this summer at Centre Stage, East Hamilton avenue. The first, “The Yoj.ce/qf the.. Turtle,” wartime comedy py John Van Druten, will run every night this week up to and including Saturday. Beginning July 4 and lasting until July 16. the group will pro duce Clifford Odets’ play about prize-fighting, “Golden Boy.” The third play has not been selected as yet. James Ambandos, graduate of the College, is manager of the group, and director of “Turtle.” The cast includes Portman Paget, Francine Toll, and Mrs. Char lotte White, all either graduates or students at the College. Sponsors’ tickets may be pur chased for $l, entitling the holder to attend each play for 85 cents and first chance for reservations. They can be bought at the Comer Room, Kaye’s Korner, Keeler’s, the Book and Record Store, the College Book Store, and the Com merce Club. General admission tickets for the plays, priced at $1.50, are available at the Book and Record Store and the box office. Tax and refreshments are included. Weather Flags Report Daily The weather flags on the roof of Mineral Industries, placed there during the past school year, indi cate 12 hours in advance what conditions will prevail in this area. A white flag means that fair weather is expected, while a blue and white one foresees rain. Red stands for warmer, and blue predicts a fall in tempera ture. Red, white, and blue stripes tells of cloudiness, and a red white checkerboard pattern an nounces high winds. If You Have Pre-Registered . . . 1. Present white notification of admission card at advanced registration desk, second floor, Recreation Building, and receive envelope con taining schedule and class cards. Report to Sec tion 5, main floor, Recreation Building. 2. Receive registration forms at Section 5. 3. Fill out schedule in pencil at Section 6. 4. Present completed registration forms to checkers, Section 7. Veterans follow same pro cedure. 5. Have fees assessed, Section 8. Veterans re port to Veterans Assessors, others to regular as sessors. 6. Pay fees at cashier’s window, Section 9, and receive stamped class admission cards and receipt. 7. Veterans registering under GI Bill report to main floor, Armory, to complete registration forms required by VA. It is an honor to extend to students of the 1949 Summer Session the official greetings of the Pennsylvania State College. TMrifiwir college for the next six weeks. I hope that your work here may prove both in teresting and profitable. If you have ideas as to how the pro grams of the Summer Sessions could be made more useful to yourself and others, please let me know. Summer Collegian Weekly Issues Start Wednesday Regular weekly publication of Summer Collegian will commence with Wednesday’s issue, according to Jack Reen, editor. Thereafter, Summer Collegian will be issued every Wednesday during the main summer session. Students are reminded that a Collegian subscription is not included in summer fees. All regularly published issues are priced at five cents, and will be obtained at the Student Union desk in Old Main and at Gra ham's. Subscriptions to Summer Col legian cost 30 cents, and insure town subscribers of receiving each issue on the day of publication. A subscription blank is printed on page 4 of today’s issue. Sub scriptions also will be taken to day in Recreation Hall and Cen tral Library. All students attending Main Session are eligible to work on the editorial staff of Summer Col legian. Interested persons should come to the Collegian office in Carnegie Hall between 2 and 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday this week. Registration Procedure Director Dean M. R. Trabue M. R. TRABUE Director of Summer Sessions If You Have Not Pre-Registered . . • 1. Secure application at Section 1, floor, Central Library. 2. Obtain approval of department in course is to be taken, Section 2. 3. Present approved application to Section 3 to receive class admission cards. 4. Obtain approval of advisor or dean (Regu lar Undergraduates). 4a. Director of Summer Sessions, Section 4U (Summer Session Students) or Dean of Graduate School (Graduate Students) at Section 4G, first floor, Library. 4b. Students, from undergraduate centers ob tain approval of representative from center, sec ond floor, Library 5. Proceed to Recreation Building and receive registration forms at Section 5. Complete regis tration as outlined above under “If You Have Pre-Registered," beginning with numeral 3. Main Session Estimate Tops Previous Records With more than 5500 registrants expected, the fortieth Main Summer Session at the College will get under way at 8 a.m. today. Based on an estimated 4000 pre-registered students (last year: 3660) and an anticipated 1550 new students, the total hits a new high in Penn State summer history, said John E. Miller, administrative assistant to the director of summer sessions. . Registration of the record enrollment will take place in Recre®- Radio Soloist Sparks Series During the Main Summer Ses sion, the Summer Artists’ Series will again bring to the campus a variety of professional talent at the lowest possible cost. Evelyn MacGregor, featured radio soloist on the American Album of Familiar Music, Waltz Time, and the American Melody Hour, will be the first to appear, July 6. Three Other Programs Other artists who will present concerts on campus later in the session are the Ambassador Quar tet and Swiss Bell Ringers, July 12; La Meri and her dance en semble, July 26; and the Ebon aires, July 28. Series tickets priced at $2.40, including tax, are on sale at the office of the Director of Summer Sessions, 102 Burrowes. All seats are reserved. Reservations should be made before next Tuesday. Last Year's Season Last summer, the Series pre sented programs featuring the American Male Chorus; Veen.and Hooper, dance team; Margaret Daum, soprano; and Henry L. Scott, pianist. Observatories Admit Students The College observatories on East Campus will be open to the general public, weather permit ting, each Wednesday and Sunday night from 9 to 10:30 o’clock, be ginning on June 29, Dr. Henry L. Yeagley, associate professor of physics at the College, said today. Dr. Yeagley welcomed all stu dents, faculty, and townspeople who are interested in star gazing to visit the observatories. To prevent persons from going to the observatories on nights when weather conditions are un favorable, arrangements have been made with Radio Station WMAJ to announce early on Wed nesday and Sunday nights as to Continued from page six tion Building and Central Library, with approximately 250 faculty members acting as registration as sistants. Hours are 8 to 12 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. First phase registration, in the library, is required of all students who have not received cards of acceptance. Advance registrants will report directly to Recreation Building. Registration procedure is printed in detail for both groups at the bottom of this page. Classes for the six-weeks ses sion commence at 8 a.m. tomor row. Class admission cards must be retained by the student until the first class period, when the instructor will collect them. Total figure for Main Session enrollment last year reached 5107, according to Miller. Inter-Session registration this year is estimated at 2075, another record. Deans Explain Housing Set-up During the Main Summer Ses sion, undergraduate women will continue to live in Atherton Hall, and graduate students in Sim mons, according to the office of the Dean of Women. Dormitory rooms are furnished with dressers, desks, chairs, and bedding, including bed linens and two single blankets. Simmons Hall and Women’s Building are also equipped with desk lamps. McAllister Hall will house mar ried couples, and women with children will occupy the former sorority cottages. These women participating in the School ol Education’s Pennsylvania Work shop will live in Women’s Build ing. Eating Facilities Eating quarters for graduates in Simmons will be that dormi tory, while undergraduates will dine in Atherton. All others will eat off campus, except for the Workshop women who are be ing provided with campus dining tickets. Nittany Dormitories will be open to male students on campus for the six-week session, said Daniel DeMarino, assistant dean of men. Because of the construc tion noise caused in the West Dorm area, those housing facili ties will be closed this summer. The large enrollment of women may necessitate them occupying th lower half of Nittany Dormi tories with the men living in the north part, added DeMarino. Single Rooms Since it is almost impossible t* take care of all demands for single rooms, double rooms will be set aside as singles for $6 a week in stead of $5. Dorms 21 through 34 are being used, and all of the men living on campus will eat downtown. second which Offices Closed Until September 10, College ofTices, with a few exceptions, will be closed Saturday morn ings to comply with a recom mendation by a committee on work schedules. Regular daily hours. 8 a.m. ta 5 p.m., will continue Monday through Friday.
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