'Army Special'
To Make Trip
To West. Point
Ask 350 Quota
To Guarantee Train
A special student.train to West
Point for the Army-Penn State
football game October I was an
nounced yesterday by Bellefonte
Central Railroad officials. The
train will originate in State Col
4lege.
To be known as "The Blue and
White College Special," the train
will require 350 reservations be
fore the railroad will guarantee
it: Students will given from
Monday until Thursday of next
week to znake reservations.
Fare Is $15.15
•
The railroad set the round trip
fare at $15.15, guaranteed air-con
ditioned coaches, and offered as
a bonus a ticket to a radio broad
cast program in a New York
studio. Officials also announced
that coach lunch service would
be available from Harrisburg to
West Point. '
Pending receipt of the required
number of reservations, the start
ing time of the trip was set for
11 p. m. Friday, September 30,
arriving in West Point at 9:20
a, m. Saturday. The train :will
leave West Point after the game
at 5' p. m., arrive in Weehauken
at -6:20 p. in., leave the Pennsyl
vania Station in New YOrk at 3
a. -m. Sunday, October 2, and
arrive in State College at 11 a. /11,
Sale Monday.. , •
The sale which will determine
whether the special will be run
will begin Monday,from 8:30
a. m. to 12 noon,. and again from
1:30 to 4:30' p. ,m., at, the ,ticket
windows of the Athletic. Associa
tion, first floor, Old Main.' Tbe
train will be guaranteed as: soon
as the 350-parson quota is
reached.
Hatmen Coach
Flash-Card Men
Fifteen hatmen will control
Penn State's flash'-card section at
home football games this year.
Now in its second year, the flash
card section is designed' to • add
color to the Nittany football spec
tacle, and will. be composed' en
tirely of sophomore 'men, accord
ing to present plans.
"We want , to see all sophomores
take an active part in support of
the' team," declared Dick
head cheerleader:. He explained
that, this year's flash-card section
will be "NF" in the curve of the
U,-shaped stands. • • •
"The privilege of taking. part
in the ilish-card_system will go
to the first 660-odd sophoniore
men who 'fill section 'NF' this
Saturday," 'Clair,. said. "They
should be in their seats by. 12:;10
There to greet - the sophomore
men in section "NP" will be 16
row • captains chdsen from ranks
of three Nittany.' hat • organiza
tions, Parmi Nu, Skull and Bones
and Blue Key. Bach captain will
have charge 'of two
. rows of card
flashers..
Sponsoring: the .flash-card. yen- .
' (Continued on page 17)
Today .
The NittamiLiOn Roars
FOR, each and every one of
The WIVE'HUNDRED"—mean- .
ing, of course, our, new frosh
women, as distinguished
,from
any MYTHICAL social group.
The LION hopes to meet and
get acquainted with you girls
—and vice-versa—while you're
in his den. •
He's rooting -for you in all
your endeavors at State and 'is
glad to salute ,yciu at a good
and respected 'college—YOUß
OWN PENN. STATE.
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"POR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOLUME 50 'NUMBER 1 STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS
500 VVomen Herald Frosh Return;
Intensive Orientation Planned
Thirty-five hundred new students, including 500 freshmen women, are being introduced to life at Penn State in what promises to be
the most intensive 'Orientation Week, program the College has
Beginning with a meeting with the Dean of Women Sunday night for the freshman group and convocation in Rec Hall last night for,
all new students, the activities planned by the College and student groups will make the transition into a full, active collegiate life a§-
quicklY :and 'detailed as possible:
,Following the mass Meeting last night, at which the students were welcomed to the College by Acting President James Milholland;
and at-which the_Deans of the College were •introduced„all students this morning are meeting in School groups.
• • Hems for this meeting and all others throughout Orientation Week are listed in detail in the mimeographed program which -
'was distributed at the convocation. •
With a week of activities filled with counseling and scheduling conferences, scholastic ,aptitude, and psychological tests, health. ex
* * *
. - 1 , aminations, mixers, informational
programs, and registration, stu-
Fros. .
Soph II 7 lNew Students dents will meet together in sev
. / eral sessions.
Coeds to Hear
WSGA Address
Otientation of. all new coeds
had its officjal send-oft last night
as all new students attended . the
Convocation in . Recreation Hall.
A continuation of the orientation
program .with_ a special slant for
women will last until next 'rues
' 'Freshman women," who arrived
Sunday; attended . a welcome
meeting ,Schwab -Auditorium
to' begin their orientation and
were greeted at this time by Ray
V. Watkins, College Scheduling
Officer, Pearl O Weston, dean cf
women, and by, other members
of the dean of women's office.
• , At. 7, p..m. tonight both fresh
man and sophomore women will
attend a meeting- in Schwab
Auditorium to hear about the
Women's Student Government
Association. - Chimes and Cwens,
women's •activity and scholarship
himoraries; will piesent the - es
sential facts about - WSGA, part
' - (Continued on page 17,) ,
Preiident'i
Message
Welcome to'Perin State
•of you.' have been Penn
State'students" for a year •and are
merely'-transferring to the , main
camphs: linwever, 500 of you are,
freshman: women , —the first on
the campus since the War. We are
especially . happy, to have' you
with us. •
We' know all of you will find
problems of. adjustment, whether
you.have had a year of college or
riot. There will be new ways of
doing 'things,' rieW living condi
tions, new study requirements,
and new recreational and social
activities..l3ecause of the size and
complexity of the College you
will find a greater need than ever
before, to carefully plan the use
of your time and .energies. We
urge you to , do this planning on
the.basis of sound values.
The opportunities. are here, and
we pledge our efforts to help you
use them to the, best possible ad
vantage. The rest is up to you.
I am . confident that you will do
yoUr beat, too, and that togethor
we will haye a good year.
:JAMES , MILHOLLAND,
/ Acting• President
All-College Mixer
An All-College mixer to
•which all students are invited
is slated for Osmond Lab park
ing lot beginning at 8:30 p.m.
on Saturday.,Sponsored by All-
College Cabinet, it will fea
ture the'music of Jack Huber's
orchestra. In case . of rain, the
mixer will . be held in the Tub.
The affair is the second and
final mixer of Orientation
Week, the mixer sponsored by
the Penn State Christian As
sociation scheduled for. Thugs
daynight.
Harry McMahon, All-Col
lege Vice-President and chair
man of the Cabinet Orientation
Committee, reminds students
of the - change in time and place
of the mixer from those stated
on the Orientation Program
forms distributed at last night's
convocation.
Pep Rally Set
For Friday Eve
Sophomores and freshmen new
to the campus will experience
their first Nittany pep rally Fri
day. The event is slated from 9
to 9:45 p. m. at the Lion Shrine
and will feature• songs and icheers,
musit by a makeshift Penn Stale
Blue Band, introduction of sev
eral campus notables, and a per
sonable appeTarance by. the Nit
tany Lion.
Scheduled for 7 .p. m. in the
'Orientati9n Week pro
gram,, the pep' rally has been
moved back 'to 9 p. m. because it
was impossible for the Blue Band
to organize by the, earlier hour.
Hour Conflicted
'Having the rally at 8 p. m.
was out too," , declared. Richard
Clair. head 'cheerleader, "because
the. Women's :Recreation Associa
tion open' house .in White Hall
will will be at . that hour."
The 7 p. m: time for, the pep
. rplly, also conflicted with.a meet
ink of yollock Dormitory ,meri•at
the PUB. Daniel A. DeMarino,
assistant dean of .men, has an
nounced :that the Pollock .gather
ing.has been setback a half hour
to '7:30 p. m.. Friday. ,
Tentative Program I
Morton Snitzer, Skull and
Bones president, and Clair are
planning the rally, program which
tentatively includes introduction
of James Milholland, acting
president of the College; Joe Be
denk, head football coach; Frank
Patrick, assistant football coach;
Sever Toretti, assistant football
coach; Negley Norton, ' football.
co-captain, Bob Hicks, football
• (Continued On page 17)
Orientation issue
Today's 24 : page Daily Col
legian is a special Orientation
Weelc issue mainly, aimed ,to
ward helping new sophomores
and freshmen-and 'a few new.
juniors -- to' , becorne settled
olidly •on Nittany soil.
• A, pre-Villanova 'game issue
will' appear Friday. It will' b.e
available at Student Union in
Old 'Main.
Beginning next Tuesday, the
Daily Collegian will be pub
lished regularly five times
weekly, Tuesday • through
Saturday, with distribution to
various living units.
,ever seen
Hear Leaders
In Rec Hall
Student leaders representing
major fields •of activity .'n
campus will •explain those activi
ties to new students at a meeting
sponsored by All-College Cabinet
in Rec Hall at 8 p. in. today.
Originally set for Beaver Field,
the event has been, moved be
cause of the unavailability of the
stands.
Ted Allen, All-College Presi
dent, will open the meeting, and
will be succeeded by Joel Flem
ing who will serve as master of
ceremonies.
Speakers include James Ge
hrdes, president of the Athletic
Association; Peter Geisey and
Dolores Jelacic, respective presi
dents of Interfraternity and Pan
hellenic Councils; James Linde
(Continued on page 17)
Ted Allen
Student
Welcome
On -b ehalf -of the student body
and
.'its student government I
welcome you, the classes '52 and
'53, to - the Main Campus.
.'lt's a new school year and a
new campus for you new Penn
Staters.. I imagine the campus
and school operation appear huge
and vast—and so it is, compared
with schools you've previously
attended. Likewise you'll find
many more and a greater variety
of activities in which to take part.
Don't let size and volume bother
you. Take steps immediately to
participate in the activity or ac
tivities of your choice.
Without doubt I know each of
you had a place in some phase
of school life in the schools from
which you came, and we hope
you'll readily find and establish
your place here at State. The
upperclassmen, I'm sure, will
help you get started because
we're anxious to have your tal
ents • and abilities included in our
continuous drive to responsibility
of making• a bigger and better
Penn State.. This is your school
and your campus. To fully enjoy
your college life, be a real Penn
Stater. ,
TED ALLEN.
Att•Cotlege President
Cabinet Program
A program sponsored by All-
College Cabinet in Rec Hall at
8 p. m. today will introduce stu
dents to campus leaders who will
explain the organizations and ac
tivities open to all students.
Two mixers, one in front of
Old Main tomorrow at 8 p. m.,
sponsored by. the Penn State
Christian Association, and an All-
College mixer set for the Osmond
Lab parking lot beginning at
8:30 p.m. Saturday, will provide
students with dancing opportuni
ties and a chance for freshman
women to become acquainted with
the male element on campus be
fore customs go into effect next
Wednesday.
Students Rally
A pep rally slated for 9 to
9:45 p. m., Friday will expose
newcomers to their first real dis
play of Penn. State spirit, and
further acquaint them with
school songs and cheers.
After a hectic Saturday root
ing for their new Alma Mater
in Beaver Field, where the Nit
tany Lion will meet the - Villa:.
nova Wildcat in a football tussle,
the accent shifts to orientation
along 'spiritual lines.
All students are invited to at
tend the first chapel service of
I.the fall semester in Schwab
Auditorium, beginning at 11 a.
m. Sunday. James T. Smith, act
ing chaplain, will preside, and.
Dr. Raymon Kistler, president of
Beaver College, will deliver the
address.
Religious Program
An interdenominational relig,
low program will be held in
Schwab Auditorium at 8 p.
Sunday, when professional relig,
ious leaders in town and on cam
pus will be introduced.
Last Flights
On Air Route
End Sunday ;,
All American Airways has
announced that starting Sunday
the last east and west-bound
flights between Pittsburgh and
New York stopping at the State
College Air Depot will be discon,
tinued.
Darkness and time changei
were given as the reason for
dropping the two flights. Airline
officials said they would not be
resumed until the days become
longer next Spring or until light
ing facilities are installed at the
airport.
The airline now, serves the
County with six daily stops. After
(Continued on page 17)
You're New Here
For info on what's Nittany
wise turn to:
Registration Page 3
Tickets for Army game ....3
Late AP News 5
Health Service •5
AIM and Penn State C1ub...6
Publications
Sports ....8, 9, 10, 11
Society 12, 13, 14, 15
Parking Regulations 20
Hat Societies 14, 20
Campus Politics 20
NSA 22
IFC 23
Pan-Hel and Women's Inde
pendents
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