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
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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
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(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.
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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.
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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.