PAGE •IVELVE
Frosh t i ;reen Appears Again
As Freshman Women Arrive
Once again frosh green will adorn our campus—at least half
way. For although 500 freshman women will soon appear wear
ing once-familiar green ribbons, freshman men and their little
green dinks will be conspiciously absent.
After a three-year interval of having no innocent green frosh
to "humiliate," upperclassmen will finally have their heyday. One
helpful part of this old custom of
freshman razing persists in the
required wearing of placards de
signating the wearer's name and
hometown and thereby making
easier the effort to learn new
names and make new acquaint
ances
The actual presence of these
green ribbons and name placards
will not be viewed until the first
day of classes. Freshman women
are then required to wear them
until the date Judicial sets for
their removal, although ribbons
may be removed Friday and Sat
-urday at noon. and all day Sun
day.
In addition to ribbons and es
pecially painful is the fact that
the frosh may have no association
with men during the first three
weeks of class. Association with
Men is defined as any conversa
tion more than 'hello" in the
official WSGA freshman regula
tions.
Printed below are excerpts from
the WSGA freshman regulations,
With the supposition that they
may be as helpful in acquainting
the upperclassmen with the rules
as in reviewing the rules for the
•
freshmen:
FRESHMAN REGULATIONS
1. It is the earnest desire of
upper-class women to become
acquainted' with freshman
women and to have new women
know members of their own
class as well as those of the
upper classes. Since it is best to
get a good start with new col
/ege work during the first three
weeks of dais there will be ab
,solutely no association with
men. During the first three
weeks freshman women must
be in their dormitories by 9:15
on week nights and by 9:30 p.m.
on weekends.
2. Following the three-week
no-dating period, freshman
women may have three dates.
per weekend.
a).one one o'clock and one
ten o'clock will be granted, to'
• be taken either Friday or Sat-
Ed• Hall. proprietor of. Hairs Dry Cleaning Shop, is Shown
making a five-dollar loan to a prospective borrower.
Ed Hall Continues Operation
Of 'Lettuce Box' for Students
Men of the College, do you
need $5 to see you thfough?
Would a little extra cash come
in handy to get your girl a
corsage, have your hair cut?
Well, fellows, Ed Hall, the
owner of a dry cleaning shop,
is going to answer your.pray
ers.
For today the "lettuce box",
located on the door of Ed's
shop under the Corner Room,
is having its debut. The "let
tuce" in this box is of a
strange variety-ten $5 bills.
These bills are hanging be
tween a wire screen and the
glass door at the entrance.
To get in on one of these
super loans, a student• of the
College merely has to pre
sent identification; thereupon,
Ed will remove the lock from
the wire screen enclosing the
"lettuce" and present a• $5
" HE DAILY COLLE lAN STATE COLLEGE PE
urday night. Friday and Sat
urday dates may begin at noon.
Freshmen may date on Sunday
until 5:30 p.m.
b) On week days, freshmen
women may associate with men
unti1...5:30 p.m.
c) During and following the
three-week no-dating period,
there must be no dating for
athletic games. Freshmen must
wear customs to all athletic
events.
d) During the week fresh
men are required to be in their
dormitories by 9:15 p.m..
3. Special permissions will be
granted to freshmen for any big
weekends there may be.
5. No member of the upper
classes has the privilege to grant
immunities to freshmen.
FRESHMAN WOMEN'S •
CUSTOMS •
3. The regulation had ribbons
for freshman women will be
green and their measurements
will be three inches in width
arid' three-quarters of a yard in
length.
4. Regulation name cards
which freshman women are re
quired to wear are three-by
five inches. The name of each
girl must be printed on her card
in heavy black letters one inch
high. They must be worn in
plain sight beginning with the
first day of classes until the date
Judicial sets for their removal.
5. With the exceptio'n of
Holmes Field, all freshmen shall
keep off the grass' until Move-
Up Day, set when Judicial sig
nifies. '
6. When an older perion or an
upper-class woman comes into
the room, all freshm'an girls
must rise. ' „.,
7. All freshman women, whO
break customs shall appear be-'
fore the Judicial Committee and
be punished in accordance with
the severity of their offenses.
8. On Move Up Day a' fresh
man celebration will mark the
removal 'of freshman regula
tions.
bill. Meanwhile the borrower
signs his name and address
on a card and places it in an
envelope. Ed clips this en
velope on tfie place fror
which he removed the cash.
For seven days the card wil
remain in the envelope; thi
is the time during which th ,
loan is to be repaid. If, al
the end of a week, the money
isn't returned, the card will
be removed from the,„ en
velope, and the name of the ,
,
borrower will be exposed .to
the, glares of the public.
So there it is fellows, a
terrific deal. No interest •is
charged; no questions are
asked, because Ed Hall 'be
lieves in the honesty of col
lege fellows. "I don't expect
to lose money," he said. "A
lot Of people think I'm crazy,
but I don't think so."
ement)
PEARL 9WESTON
Dean Weston Giires
Welcome To Coeds
May I lake this opportunity of
extending .a most cordial wel
come to all new students with a
very special one to the. women.
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 in 105 Old Main
serves as a coordinating agency
for,women's interests on campus.
There, advice, guidance, and in
formation can be obtained
quickly, and accurately. If you
desire counseling of any sort,
Members of my staff and I are
here to help you, so please feel
free to come to us whenver you
wish. Let us get acquainted as
soon as possible , so that we may
. be of service to you.
Again a most hearty wel
come to you and may your Col
lege life be all that you have
hoped..it.. would be. • ,
Pearl 0. Weston
Dean of Women
ni
Coed Vocabulary
Alpha Lambda Delia—national
fr e shm an women's scholastic
honorary requiring .3 , 2.5 All-Col
lege average.
Campus—penalty of confine
ment and no-dating inflicted by
Judicial for infringement of
WSGA rules.
Chimes—national junior wom
en's honorary for outstanding
coeds in activities, scholarship,
and . leadership.
.Cwens national sophomore
women's, honorary for outstand
big coeds in activities; scholarship
and leadership.
Judicial—organ of the Women's
Student .Government Association
responsible for enforcement of
women's rules..
Leonides all-inclusive wom
en's independent organization.
Louiie Homer Club—women's
musical honorary. •-
:Mortar Boardnational worn
6n's• senior honorary .for out
. .
The First
National Bank
Of State College
Member of
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Women Students Govern Selves
Under fSGA Regulating' Body .
Women's Stu4ent Government Associatio nis the eoed's . ."own"
organization. It is icomposed . of all women students enrolled at the
College and serves . i as their governing and regulating 'body.
First signs of women atempting to organize their own govern-,
ment have been traced to 1910, although the official WSGA was orig
inated in 1915 Wheni the College Adminstration felt that coeds should
Filth Man Vanishes
As Ratio 'Drops
.
To 4-4
Men still moan and the coeds
still smile as a little research with
approximate statistics show col
lege women to be outnumbered
4 to 1.
It appears as thottgh one man
of the five alloted to each coed
last year has dropped.by the way
side and College women will be
reduced to dating thbse four men
and one-fifth as many times.
Even so for these •first three
weeks of school the upperclass
women• will be firmly entrenched
with the 500 freshmen out of the
picture. Maybe WSGA could be
persuaded to extend that three
week no-dating period just . a little
longer!
Still the facts do show that the
ratio is changing and to the coed's
disadvantage. But with the level
ing off of the ratio coeds may
become se discouraged that they
will drop out of school. What
happens to the ratio then?
Or to the other extreme when
the ratio finally reverses itself,
competition will certainly become
high-pitched as coeds battle 'to
improv e, self-appearance • and
'manners. See, speculation can al
most lead anywhere. •
When Homb Economics was in
troduced in 1891, it was listed as
Domestic Economy and explain
ed as the application of science to
work of the kitchen and laundry.
standing coeds in activities, schol
arship and leadership.
Masquerettes companion or
ganization to Thespians composed
of women who have made them
selves outstanding in Thespian
productions.
Panhellenic Council regula
tory body governing sororities
and comprised of two' representa
tives from each sorority.
Philoteswonten's ' social inde
pendent group.- .
Pop-in-night —night set aside
by WSGA when upperclass wom
en visit new students.
~
Treble' Singers. - women's
chorus. . •, . •
WRA WOthen's Recreation
Association.
WSGA. , ;— Women's '• Student
Government Association. •
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have the responsiblity of running
their part of campus life. This
. ,
WSGA council was succeeded in
1920 by a House of Representa
tives and Senate.
The Association pis now com
posed of the Freshman Council
and the ifudicial Cothmittee in ad
dition to ;the Houie and Senate.
Freshman Council, , Inactive since
1945, will be revived this year.
Senate is the executive•body of
the association. Its' members , in-,
elude a president, 'irice-president,
secretary, treasurer, senior. sen
ator, two junior senators, sopho , -
More senator, independent sena
tor, two, freshman. senators and a
town senator.
Non-Voting Members
Members with non-v otin g
power ere the Daily Collegian
representative, Judicial Commit
tee. chairman, presiderit of Pan-
Hellenic Council, ;•and the Dean
of Women. This body meets in
White Hall 6:30 p. m. every
Thursday:,
Senate members are elected by
popular vote of the women stu
dent body each spring. The Sen
ior Board and the President. of
Senate compose a nominating
nees for the respective offices.
Nominations are brought before
the entire women student body
at a mass meeting and any addi
tional names ,can •be presented at
that 'time. ,
To be, a member of Senate a
coed must have at least a 1.5 All-
College scholastic average, and
no major judicial record. The
president must, have served on
Senate one • previous year.
Prexys Compose House
The 'House is composed of the
vice-president of the Association
and the president of each upper-
Class dormitory unit: The advisor
is -,a representative from the
Dean - of .Women's office. This
body meets*at least twice monthly
at which tithe - any questions or
ideas from the girls may be
brought. up. 'their dormitory
presidents. Coeds are invited to_
attend any' of the Senate and
House meetings.'
• -
Judicial ComMittee hears the
defense of coeds reported for
breaking WSGA regulations and
penalizes -them accordingly if
found' guilty. It is composed of
two ' representatives from each`
class who are appointed by the
Senate for lour-year terms. -
Pop-in Nights
Among
,
WSGA sponsors "Pop-in Nights"
for the purpose of acquainting
the new sophomores with the
upper-classmen. On a designated
Sunday night, the upper-class
men will "pbp-in" on the sopho
mores in their living units, and
the following Sunday night the
sophomores will return the visit.
During the college year, WSGA
holds an annual , clothing drive for
Europe's needy children, Christ
mas Drive for 'welfare benefits,
supervises the May Day 'activi-'
ties, presents a dance, and sup=
ports are Orientation Week plans:
• Senate 'members for this year
include Shirley Gauger, presi
dent; Ella Louise Williams, vice-,
president; Joan Bergdoll, secre-,
tary; Ruth Lehman, senior sena
tor; Mary Conrath and Barbara'
Sprenkle, junior senators; and
Anna Keller, town senator.
Back in 1871 the College had
to provide housing for its farmer
- tudent's wives, but in 1940
:aces the even larger problem of,
providing for its veterans' wives
and children.t,
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