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AIM, Penn State Club Open
Doors to Independent Men
Never before in the history of
the College have' independent
men, those not affiliated with any
fraternity, had such an opportu
nity to exoress themselves both
politically and socially.,
To insure just representation
on All-College Cabinet, the high
e4 student governmental organ
izatlbia on campus, independents
year }sanded themselves to
gether into an' Association of In
d4Petilent Men (AIM). '
AI Itinctions through an elect
ed council of 76 men, approxi
mately one repsesentatiye for
tyl*iy• 55 students.
11*W:des IFC
3'40 council, similar in many
way to the Interfraternity Coun
cjii 'which represents fraternity
Me* elects a five-man executive
cbetltnittee composed of a presi
de' inWia ',nee -president (elect
ed 'y *dents living off campus),
'-president (elected stu
dente' in dnrrnitories on
camptp), treasurer, and secre-
OM_
OryPillent of lil4 takes his
seftt tin . Ap-Cnilege Cahipet as
tOr*ntaivie of ai independent
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men.
AIM, which is not yet one year
old, is one of the successors to the
now-defunct Independent Stu
dent Council. Under the old Or
ganization on e representative
elected by the Council sat on All-
College Cabinet as spokesman for
all independent students, men and
women.
• Members of the AIM council
are elected , by wards in town,
and by dormitories on campus.
Every independent man •is locat
ed in either a ward or dormitory
and is entitled to cast his vote
for council representative.
Penn State Club
The Penn State Club assumes
a role in the independent stu
dent's social world paralleling
AlM's role in campus govern
ment.
.Founded in 1935, PSC sponsors
hikes, picnics, and dances, as well
a.s joint activities with Philotes,
independent women's organiza
tion.
In addition to these planned
get-ttiggthers for nienibers only,
each year the club sponsors an
All-College .Talent Show in
Schwab'auditorium with cash
prizes for the Whiners, and names
the Independent Man al the Year.
Last year's winner was Ali-Col
lege President William LaWless.
Intramural* •
The PSC' is also active in' in
tramural sports, entering teen's or
individiials In the great majority
of events listed on the sports
card.
Membership is open to all in
dependent men who wish to join.
They may do so by signing up in
the club room, M. Old Main, on
daies to be
,announced in. subse
quent issues of The Daily CA
legian. There is a small inititittqn
fee and a similar monthly fee:
ATTENTION!
WEISS BROS.
State College, Pa.
112 East College Ave.
Sept. 21 - 22 - 23 - 24
THE DAILY COLL IA ,ST• Tr
College PubliCcitittops
Blue. Band
Holds Tryouts
The Blue Bar4l, which has pro
vided the music for the College's
tootball games ,f0r.;50 years, is
holding try-outs for new inetn
hers this week. Men students In
terested in joipilig the
band re asked to appear for ry
ants a any of the following thugs
Wednesday, Sept. 21; Thursday
'Sept. 22; Friday,.SeP. 23;• MOn
daY, Sept. 26; apd Tuesday, Sept.
27. Report to Mr. JaMes PIM
' .;.';(lContitied-on page 22)
Band Director
James W. Dunlop
Eight Camput Pithlications Offer
Opportunities 'for Aspiring Writers
Aspiring writers on the Penn State campus are assured of op=
port Unities to express their literary spirit, whether it be in the field
o newswriting, humor, science, or serious fiction.
Eight publications, ranging from the laughter-provoking Froth,
College huiriqr magazine, to the' Penn State Engineer, organ of the
School of Engineering, are open to interested students.
For Would-be Peglers and Wil
liam Allen White's. The Daily
Collegian, daily campus news
paper, is probably one of the best
stepping-stones to jotirnalistic
prowesi
The Collegian is published five
days a week, Tilesday through
Saturday inclusive. Normally four
four-page issues and two eight
pagers constitute the weekly out-
I put,
• • Collegial}
' 44nuttence tp the staff is gain
ed by attending candidete Meet-.
ings, dates of which will be an
nounced in later issues of the Col
legian. Promotion is on. the basis
of merit, with interest and jour- 1
nalistic ability being the prime
requisites. Promotion to senior
board, Which conducts the opera
tion and output of the paper,'
carries with it monetary remtin
01'41. •
Fro 4 h, the Collede'S Pone humor
itiagaime; specializes in humorous
fiction, jokeS, cartoons, and photo
graphs. Its inner „workings are
similar, to those, of the Daily, ; Col
legian, With candidates, a soPliO-
More, junior, • and. senior 'board
making up the staff.
Promotions are handled in much
the Sam e Way, as those •on the
'dailY newspaper, and oft Froth,
foci; election to senior board brings
.With it the piciritise, of fiscal in
come.
..Six. issues of, the:Maa4ne . are
Published .digink the school Year,
each issue 'ranging - „in size from
24 to more than 40 pages. • •
Engineer
The , Penn State grigineer, one
of the •hignest-rated collegiate
engineering 'Magazine§ in the na
tion, is published mionthly ity.stu
debts of the SOhool of Enginer
ing: contrast, to the; Daily Col
legian and Froth, which are Open
to students' froitt any`sehoolw of
the ‘.College, places on the staff
Of the Engineer are open only to
students registered - in the •SehoOl
of Engineering. Promo ion is ob
tained in the same way as on the
Other two; publications, but *none
of :the , positiOns i - including:.that
Of editor, brings with 'it pay or
the job.
Fer , the benefit
,of incoming
freshmen and sophomores,`each
year a Student -Handbook: is pub
lished'. CapieS nt'this year's hand:
book are now available in 'the
offices Of the 'Penn State Christian
association, 'OM Old, main. -
eS for next
'Calls for,' candidates
year's handbook - Staff wil be Made
Mod* the middle of this, the Fall
semester. The retiring ; staff,
chooses . the.., members who . will
edit .next yar's issue. There are
itg) paid positions on the Student
Handbdok staff.
IFC Newsletter.
The Piterfraternit7 Council 'is
ieniesented in the 4st of College
Onblications by its own paper, the
IFC. Newsletter.
The Newsletter is publiShed
bi
weekly and is sent, free, to each
of the °fraternities represented in
the IFC. Only fraternity men are'
eligible to Work on the 11p*sletter
staff. - The pdSitipris of editor,
Managing editor, and news editor
are paid , for out of allotted,
W the 'Cotingil.
Crificitic is tliO College's answer
to students interested in writing
sertgus lterary fiction. Unlike
Froth, Cr i tique aims not' for the
hurnorbUs, Critique
develop budding
writers of . artistic
Critique is operated on the same
principle as Froth, with promo
tions and monetary returns a)
Most identical.
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Who's' oin e Dews at Penn
StatO is a booklet published once
a year by the members of Signia
pelta Chi, professional journal-
Ism honorary, and contains infor
mation about those students the
seledtion committee feels worthy
to be honored for outstanding
extra-curricular activities and
service to the College.
i
Students to be honored are
otified , by letter. The edltior is
always a member of Sigma Delta
Chi.
Newest of College publications
is the Penn State Farmer, organ
of the 'School of Agriculture. The
Farmer, whose first issue will ap
pear this Fall, is a magazine
similar in many ways to its sister
publication, The Penn State En
gineer.
New Publication
Plans are underway now to
publish six issues in this, Mt
maiden year of publication. It
will contain technical articles
about agriculture and lighter ma
terial about life on Ag Hill.
Newcomers who are interested
in joining the staff may apply at
any time to the editorial offices:
Remuneration fo rsenicir member
of the publication board has not
yet been decided.
The . Farmer 'succeeds the Ag
Hill:Breeze, former School of Ag
riculture newspaper, which ceased
publication last year.-
New Division
To Aid St*lents .
Of .50 Average
Students who completed their
freshman year" with an average of
less than .50 are this year being
aided through the new Division of
Intermediate Registration, under
diiection of Dean of Men H. IC
Wilson. Previously • they Were
dropped from the College.
Approxiinately 350 sophomores
are no enrolled in the Division,nova
Which' grew out' of a meeting of
the Executive Cominittee of the
I3oard of Trustees in Anril 1949,
Students .Testeci
When a student is admitted to.
the Division, he is given a battery'
of tests; including college ap . ti i
tude, personality, vocational
terest, study habit's, 'and speed,
of, readiifg. In some Cases, ad
ditional tests may .be Used, ex
plained W. Scott Gehman, Jr., as-:
sistant to Dean Wilson.
On the basis of test results, the
student's past record, inforraa'
tion provided on questionnaires
and interviews, a program for
council and guidance is 'planned..
A change in cirriculum may be;
advised, or in the case where ,
tests show the sttidenf has pioor„
study habits or other correctible
deficiencies, remedial action •is
taken.
Predict. Are
The teats, devised'' at the Col
lege, permit guidance men to in.:
form a tudent with a high de.:
kree of accuracy as' to
,hie pitiT,
beble semester average in a 4ivezi
field, according to Dean Wilson*
Students in the Division will,
be required to .complete at leas s;:
one semester of work there, bu
will not be allowed tp remain fe
more than two semesters. If dur
ing the two semesters they 'd
not• prove them§elves qualifie
to enroll in one of the 56 cure
ricula, they will be dropped from.
the College.
Late AP News
Indict Robeson Rioters
NEW YORK—Six persons hp.v4
been indicted in connection with ,
the riot at the Paul RobeSon•con-,
cert in Peekskill early thit month'; ,
One is Joseph Lillis, son of the'
Peekskill police chief, who is ac
cused of throwing a rock through:
a car window.
EME3
To Speed Farm Issue
WASHINGTON Adrniniatra,
thin forces in the Senate Demo,
cratic ..Policy Committee are
speeding things up to get the
farm issue un for debate, by Mon
day.