AGE TWENTY Campus Motor Rules Permit tags for automobile operating and par king on campus this semester will be issued to fac ulty and staff members and other College employees rather than to students, as has been done hereto fore, it was announced this week by Capt. Philip A. Mark of the Campus Patrol. All cases of student violators will be turned over to Tribunal for consideration and action, Capt. Mark said. • According to instructions from the Campus Patrol office, parking of student autos will be limited to designated areas of West and East campus. Permit holders will be issued metal plates similar to those previously issued to stu lents Permit Regulations The charge for each plate will ae 25 cents. Permit holders will be expected to comply with the fol lowing regulations: 1. Tags will be issued from the office of the Campus Patrol at 320 Old Main. The tags are to be dis played on the front license plc1! of , the permit holder's vehicle. Z. Permit holders may pc• ,ftir vehicles in all establi : , 'Ailtint Tit . wits FOR LATE EIMIIMG =NU , Fred's lbdtmeet Newest and Quickest DRY CLEANING SERVICE in town at the new WALKER DRY CLEANING SERVICE Below the Coot) Store 125 W. Beaver Aye. • 24 Hour Dry Cleaning Service • 2 Day Laundry Service No extra charge for such quick service Walker Dry Cleaning SERVICE Below the Coop Store on Beaver Ave just West of Allen St. parking areas in central campus, but not in service drives, on grassed areas, or in restricted parking areas on campus roads. 3. Parking in designated serv ice drives is limited to service ve hicles and emergency apparatus. 4. All-night parking on the cam pus is permitted in the West park ing area only, except that em ployees, working all night in Col ' , e buildings or on College rids may use those areas most venient to their work. Student Restrictions :. Graduate and undergraduate dents are restricted in the use cars on the campus as follows: ' (a) Driving on central campus roads is prohibited during the hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon day to Saturday noon, except that physically handicapped students, certified by the College Health Service, may be granted special operating and parking permits. Applicants for special disability permits should apply at the Col- 1 lege Health Service, .3 Old Main. (b) Cars may be used by stu dents for special class or labora tory work if arrangements are made with the Office of the Cam pus Patrol by the faculty member "Put your Best foot forward" Shoes from • t THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA E 32177331 (c) Student car operators, in cluding commuters, may park only in West parking area and the area bordering Pollock Road immedi ately northeast of McElwain Hall. 6. Visitors' cars on campus are accorded all the privileges granted under regular parking and oper ating permits. 7. All persons operating cars on campus, no matter what their sta tus, are required to obey all di rective signs placed on campus roads, service and parking areas. 8. At corners where four stop signs are located, all cars must be brought to a complete stop. Should two or more tars arrive at such stop signs at the same time, the car on the right should have the right-of-way. Otherwise common courtesy and safety should govern. Tight Parking Squeeze Most places have serious auto parking problems these daysand the college campus is no exception, according to Capt. Philip A. Mark, Campus Patrol. The Captain pointed out that approximately . 2,500 Penn State campus auto' operating permits are in force at present, yet only 1,200 legal parking spaces are available. Hat Societies Boost Traditions, Welfare Through campus het societies Penn State traditions are enforced and College welfare programs fostered. Members of the various societies are easily recognized by their black, bell-shaped hats. It has been the custom of these societies to enforce freshman customs but this traditional duty was a victim of the war, since the freshman class has not been on the main campus in recent years. The first contact new students will have with the so-called. "big wheels" will most likely be on Saturday at the Villanova game, for one of the traditional customs of the societies is to act as a guard of honor when the Lion football team enters New Beaver field. Assisting cheerleaders with the flash card section this fall; hatmen will be assigned as row captains ' to guide new students in the art of spelling out the various pat [ terns. Hat men have been recognized and respected at the College for many years as the outstanding campus leaders and activities men. The highest honor attainable by any Penn State man is selection by Lion's Paw. Membership to this honorary society is selective and restricted to 15 seniors each •of whom has given to the College three years of outstanding service. Lion's Paw Mountaintop The most outstanding activity of Lion's Paw in recent years was the purchase of the top of Mt:-Nit tany when that symbolic plot of land was threatened with timber stripping operations. Plans call for future development of the area as a picnic and recreation spot for students. Mortar Board, the highest wom en's honorary, has as its aims the stimulation and development of a finer type of college woman. Mem bers are chosen for their high scholastic standards and leader ship in college activities. One of the leading upperclass honoraries for men is Skull and Bones. It selects its members from those students who have excelled in campus activities. Sports mana gers, varsity_ athletes, political leaders and publications men are eligible for membership to Skull and Bones. Oldest Honorary Parmi' Nous, the oldest upper class honorary society at Penn State, selects its members from those lettermen, managers and school publications men who have distinguished themselves and have Visitors' Cars Selection to these societies is on the basis of scholarship, leadei.ship and service to theColiege. New Membership In AAA $6.00 Per Year Centre County Motor Club 205 State College Hole] • Ph0ne.4906 Campus Political System Parallels National Pattern In•a few weeks, new students will get their first taste of campus "politicking" when elections for sophomore class president, vice pres ident and secretary-treasurer are hld. Following a pattern very much like that found in national politics, the student body divides into par ties or cliques and each clique campaigns and electioneers for its oWn candidates. Any undergraduate interested in campus politics can become active by affiliating with a politi cal party, attending clique meet ings, and working on various com mittees. Every student is eligible to vote whether or not he is a registered member of a party. However, he is not eligible 'to par ticipate in the primary elections at which time candidates are nom inated if he is not a party member. During the last All-College elec- 1 tion, two patties, the Lion and the State, competed for power. Lead ers of both parties have indicated that they have already made plans to organize for the coming sopho more elections. Cross-Sections No one party represents any single group or section of the stu dent body. Each party is a cross section of students, containing fra ternity men, sorority women, in dependent men and women and Windcrest students. The essence of a successful party is its ability to represent all the students on campus. Nominees for class officers are selected by each 'Party through clique primaries conducted two weeks before the campus-wide election. Students in each class then vote for their respective, class officers and all students cast bal lots for All-College officers. Class secretary - treasurers are members of the Interclass Finance committee which controls all stu dent funds. The All-College sec retary-treasurer serves as chair- the outstanding qualities of lead ership in their respective fields. The aims of Parmi Notts • are to assist at campus athletic events and to preserve the traditions and customs of the College. Selecting members on the basis of "Service, Character and Schol arship," Blue Key is the only hon or society for junior men. Eligible for membership are first managers in athletics,publications men and general activities men. Men are tapped for Blue Key at the close of their sophomore year. Th duty of Chimes, the junior women's honorary, is ito orient all new students on campus. Chimes holds bi-monthly meetings to bet ter acquaint transfer students with the College and its activities. Sophomore Societies Druids is the honorary designed to honor athletes who have dis= played outstanding athletic ability in their respective sports during their sophomore year at Penn State. Cwens is the, honorary society for sophomore women who have shown outstanding ability and scholarship. The aim of Cwens is to develop campus leaders. In 1944, Hat Society Council, an brganizatilsh of two officers of each hat society, was formed for the purpose of co-ordinating acti vities and fostering amicable rela tions. Hat Society Council draws up general regulations concerning the activities of all the honorary societies. Students who are eligible for selection to one of the campus hat societies are "tapped" at a sched uled time at special ceremonies which usually take place at the Lion Shrine or the steps of Old Main. Later informal initiations are conducted. In general, eligibility require ments consist of outstanding serv ice to the College in one or more fields of activity, satisfactory schol arship and high character. New members are selected by incum bents of the societies according to prescribed systems. Old Main Dormitory In the eighties and early nine ties, all the students, except the few residing in or near the vil lage of• State College, roomed on the third, fourth, and fifth .floors of Oki Main. WEIMESDAY, SIVITMBPS 21, 19 9 man of this group. To be eligible for an office, a student must have a 1 for his All- College' average and be a member of the class in which he is cam paigning for office. He must also' be a candidate of a party which is officially recognized by the elec... tions committee. • Elections Co‘mroittee An All-College elections com mittee, appointed by the All-Col lege president, has complete juris diction over the campaigns and.- the elections. Voting rules and penalties are contained in the elect. tion code. In commenting on the composi tion of political parties on.campus, Morton Snitzer, clique chairman of the Lion party, said,. "Last. year'S All-College election proved more conclusively• than anything else that it was co-operation between all campus groups that enabled the Lion Party to win a decisive • victory." This feeling among the parties was further emphasized by Robert Gabriel, of the State party, who said, "After tasting defeat for the first time at the polls last spring; the State party and its members feel that they have learned a les son even in defeat. , All groups on, campus must be represented in party politics and the State party shall represent all campus ele ments in the'comihg elections." College Has . Chilen 3-Plane Air Force Perhaps one day a green frosh will stroll by. the .- north end Of, the Mechanical Engineering Building and, upon discovering that there's an airplane fenced in, decide that the Stage College air= line service has run astray. Our purpoSe here is to pre vent the growth of any such im pression. The plane, a North American AT-9 acquired as war surplus by the College in 1946,.is used for structural study by aero nautical engineering students. 'Also included in the campus airforce are two Curtiss AT-6's. One of these, having experienced a crash, was, upon delivery, dis martled and its undamaged parts preserved for classroom -exhibi tion.' , The other, in good shape, was flown to the State College Air port and from there 'trucked. to the„,campus. It is located in En; gineering E and is used for in,: and laboratory instruction. For reasons of safety, the plane is not operated although the engine and the cockpit instruments are intact. Experiments ' con ducted to determine strain. • on: various partt. Fraternity Forerunners Around the turn of the century students ordinarily boarded in the "village" in groups known as clubs, which had special names such as Delmonico, Duquesne, Vesta, and Clover. These eating clubs, which appear to have been the beginnings of fraternities, developed rivalries and:loyalties that added spice to college life. Good-Will Emissary . Bob Higgins, whO brought Penn State its first unbeaten, untied football season in 35 years .in 1947, still remains on the campus as professor of physical education ancL.good.iniileatissiry.
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