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VOL. 50 - NO. 56
IFC To Consider New
Frosh Regulation Rule
A new rushing and pledging code, especially relating to the
incoming freshmen of next fall, was proposed to• the Interfrater
nity Council last night.
The new regulations. introduced by IFC vice-president Jack
Senior, include Sections providing that no.freshman May be pledged
before completing one semester on•campus, and that all .men must
have a 1.0 average, either all-
College or for the preceeding se
mester, before pledging or initi
ation into any fraternity.
The. code was formulated by a
joint committee, consisting of Se
nior, chairman, and Tack Rath,
IFC; Mr. Luther T. Bissey, Asso
ciation of Fraternity Counselors;
and Assistant Dean H. W. Perkins,
Dean of Men's office. It was fur
ther amended and approved by
the executive committees of IFC
and AFC, and the Dean's office.
Ratification of the code, depends
now on the approval of IFC. .o
be voted at tbe first meeting of
next year, after all' houses have
had time to consider it.
Rushing ,
Under the provisions suggested
by the joint committee, rushing
regulations are held to, a mini
mum, permitting rushing, but
not pledging •of freshmen. There
is a trustee-approved statute
which states that all freshmen
must reside in College-operated
dormitories for their first year.
Frosh may. ho*ever, be, pledged
in their second semester on cam
puS after a date set by IFC.
Pledging restrictions constitute
the greatest•part of he new code,
making it illegal to pledge men
not receiving resident instruction
on the campus at State College,
and• providing, for broken pledges
and .official recognition of pledge
status, in addition to the frosh
rules.
IFC Code
The ' proposed interfraternity
rushing and pledging code is giv
en below:
Article Ii Definitions and Infor
mation , 1 . • —
}/Section' It Rushing shall' mean
any contact or communication be
tween fraternity men and rushees.
` , Section II: Fraternity men shall
mean any •active,, pledge; or alum
ntis of any fraternity.
Section III: Rushee shall mean
any male student who is contact
ed for purposes of becoming a
member of any fraternity.
Section IV: Rushee house guest
shall be those rushes who- are
guests of a fraternity for a period
of overnight or longer.
Section V: Acceptance cards
shall be the cards provided by
IFC used' for the official accept
ance of bids by rushees.
Section VI: Upperclassmen shall
be those students in the sopho
more, junior, and senior classes.
Section VII: Lists of incoming
men shall be available to all fra
ternities with whatever pertinent
information can be obtained at
the time.
Article II: Rushing Regulations
Section I: Rushing shall not in
terfere with any regularly sched
uled Orientation Week activ;: - /
for newcomers to the campus.
Section II: A fraternity may in
vite an upperclassman to live in
the chapter house under condi
tions set by the fraternity. Upper
classmen under contract to reside
in a. college dormitory and mem
(Continued on page six)
AIM, Leonides PaFier
Features Dorm Policy
"The Independent" published by
the Association of Independent
Men arid. Leonides is being dis
tributed today.
Included in this issue are a let
ter by AIM President Robert
Davis about the dormitory policy,
a history of Leonides, and a per
sonality sketch of Joseph Hudak,
President of the Penn State Club.
"TOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1949
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Cloptingli . Eo*
Theater Tour
. Arthur C. Cloetingh, head of
the division of dramatics and
faculty adviser of the Penn State
Players, is expected to return to
State College today, after an ex
tended tour of. European theaters.
Traveling on a Rockefeller In
stitute fellowship, Professor
Cloetingh and his wife left early
in September and. have visited
theaters and , theater people •in
Norway, Sweden, France, Spain,
England, Ireland and Scotland.
• A "welcome home" tea will be
given' by Players this afternoon
in the dramatics. office, and Mr.
Cloetingh will also be guegt of
honor at a luncheon at the 'Allen
creSt` tomorrow given by Players'
board of control. '
Today's Weather:
Fair and
Cold
Naming of Perrnanent
President Rumored
Rumors currently buzzing around campus that Penn State will
soon have a permanent president were given added impetus Monday.
Frank Brookhouser, columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, said
in his column, "It's Happening Here," that the announcement of a
new president at Penn State will be made soon. He mentioned no
names. •
The College has not had a permanent chief executive since the
untimely death of "Prexy" Ralph Dorn Hetzel in 1947. Since that
time: James •Milholland has filled
the post of acting president.
Indieations;,that the naming of
nheim prexyAilay be -in the imme
diate offing • were further height
ened' by reports, from usually re
liable sources, that the. Board of
Trustees' committee held a meet
ing December 4 for the express
purpose of naming a permanent
president.
As yet, no announcement has
been forthcoming from the admin
istration. Wilmer E. • Kenworthy,
executive secretary to the presi
dent, was not available for com
ment late •yesterday afternoon.
Milholland, it is understood,-had
strong backing, from many of the
trustees, for the position of , per
manent preskient.
Penn State Club
To Hold Mixer
With Freshmen
The Penn State Club will hold
its second mixer• of the semester
for club members with• freshmen
women in the main lounge of
Atherton Hall at 2, p.m. Sunday.
Entertainment, music, and card
games are planned for the mixer,
according to Joseph Hudak, presi
dent. Refreshments will also be
provided.
Plans for the second annual
club talent show are now under
way. The show, a big hit last year,
will be presented at Schwab Aud
itorium early in 1950. Publicity
and ticket committees have been
chosen for the production.
President. Hudak announced
that the club, is looking for a
room which' could be used for
both meetings and activities. At
present, the club room is 411 Old
Main and the meeting room is 405
Old Main. However, Hudak said
the meeting room is too small for
the membership which is 1
ex
pected to go even higher next)
year. --
He said that he was trying to get
one of • the lounges in the new
men's dorms for a combination
meeting and activity room but
that the possibility of acquiring
such a room was small because
of the layout of the lounges. Hu
dak also announced that next
fall's freshmen would not be al
lowed to join' the club because of
an administrative ruling.
Nancy Smith, Philotes secre
tary, invited the Penn State Club
members to 'the •Philotes Christ
mas party in 405 Old Main Sat
urday night.
Fashion Show
Is Scheduled
Miss Phyllis Lee Schwabe, for
mer director of the Mademoiselle
College Board and now on the exe
cutive board, will serve as com
mentator for the Penn Valley •Ski
Club's presentation of "Ski ni
nes'," their winter fashion parade,
in
_lO . Sparks at 8:30 tonight.
Ski wear and forrmir fashions
will be •shown •through the co
operation of Kalin's Men Shop
and the Chailes Shop for Women,
both located on South Allen street.
Members of the Ski Club will
model the apparel in the Fallies,"
promoted in addition to the above
groups by gsquire . Magazine for
Men and by Mademoiselle.
Accident Victim
Still Unconscious
Fred W. Meyer, a sophomore
at the College who was hurt :in
an auto collision early Sunday
morning, remains unconscious, the
Centre County Hospital reported
last night.
He has not regained conscious
ness since the mishap, which oc
curred on route 45. east of the
Houserville intersection.
In spite of Meyer's condition,
the hospital reported that he
"spent a goad day" yesterday.
Cabinet To Consider
All-College Proposal
Plans for consolidating College charity and organization drives
into one—a Penn State Campus Chest—will be submitted to All-
College Cabinet tonight by National. Student Association.
Joel Bachman, ex-vice chairman of NSA, has set up the follow
ing plan for consideration.
A goal of $16,000 has been set. Undergraduate and graduate stu
dents will be asked to sign a statement authorizing the addition of
To Present Plan
Joel Bachman
BX Chairman
To Answer
Keller Charges
Richard Schweiker, chairman
of the book exchange, will report
on the BX at tonight's meeting of
All-College Cabinet ,in 201 Old
Main, concerning charges made by
Tribunal Chairman Robert Keller
last week.
Cabinet will also hear tentative
plans for the Spring electidns from
William Shade, chairman of the
elections committee. Joel Bach
man will report for National Stu
dent Association on the campus
chest, which would eliminate
separate fund drives on campus.
Robert Fast will present a final
report on the ice-skating project
for the New Beaver practice field.
Cabinet will also apoint commit
tees for investigation of five day
meal, tickets for men eating in
Nittany 'dining hall, arid investi
gation of the College's recently
announced policy housing 1000
freshmen in the' new men's dorm
itories under construction. •
To Charter Publication
Last week Cabinet approved a
$6OO appropriation to be applied
to the debt of the defunct literary
magazine, Critique. A new liter
ary-photographic magazine is to
be chartered. Cabinet will appoint
a committee to work on the con
stitution and plans for a charter
for the new publication.
A committee to decide on a
possible design for a new school
ring and to take definite steps to
secure its approval will also be
appointed. Cabinet passed favor
ably on a motion favoring a
change in the present ring design
last week.
Sets Yearbook
Pix Deadline
There are absolutely no more
individual pictures to be taken
for graduating seniors, Ramon
Saul, editor-in-chief of La Vie,
announced today. Saul also ask
ed that seniors in Liberal Arts re
turn their proofs and asked the
fraternities to return their blue
La Vie forms immediately.
Students in Mineral Industries
and Physical Education may add
activities in the La Vie office in
412 Old Main.
Town Girls
Town girls who have not
filled out student personnel
record cards are requested to
go to 105 Old Main as soon as
possible lo do so.
By BILL DICKSON
$2 to their fees or deducting this
sum from their book receipts.
NSA recently polled 2000 stu
dents on the question of such a
campus chest. Seventy-five per
cent indicated their desire for
the plan. From these returns, NSA
estimates 8,000 students and facul
ty members will contribute.
Combine Donations
.
Bachman said he will explain to
Cabinet how this plan will mini
mize the effort involved in drives
and will combine donations into
one yearly contribution.
Another purpose of the campus
chest drive is to emphasize the
responsibility of students and fac
ulty toward the charities and or
ganizations that will . benefit.
Bachman is expected to suggest
to Cabinet that the fourth week of
the fall semester .be set as the best
time for commencing the drive.
Scheduling, rushing, and other ini
tial activities will be completed
by that time.
If approved, a working capital
of $5OO will be borrowed from the
Inter-Class Finance Fund for the
first year drive. This amount will
be returned after the drive gets
underway, -according to present
plans. A percentage of the funds
will be retained from the first
year drive' to finance' the initial
cost for the succeeding year.
To Receive Funds
Charities and organizations
which would receive funds from
the chest would be determined on
a pro-rated scale by Cabinet, and
the following are among the few
NSA will suggest,. according to
Bachman.
' Penn State • Christian :AlsoCia
tion, Women's • Student Govern
ment Association, World Student
Service Fund, March of Dimes,
Cancer Fund; Red Cross, Salvation
Army, and the State College Com
munity Fund.
• According to the plan, Cabinet
would approve or disapprove re
quests by other , groups or chari
ties for permission to solicit funds
through the chest organization.
'Any group receiving funds from
these chest drives would be re
quired to meet certain require
ments, • subject to Cabinet's ap
proval.
The group's activities would
have to be broadly representative
of the•community, and not a small
segMent.
Today. . .
The Nittany Lion Roars
FOR Arthur C. Cloetingh,
head of the division of drama
tics and faculty advisor to
Players.
Mr. Cloetingh returns to
State College today after
traipsing through more than
half a dozen countries in
Europe, visiting theaters and
theater artists.
Unlimbering his fluent for
eign tongue, the Lion doffs his
artiste's tam and welcomes him
back to Old Main with roars of
"wee wee," "skol," and "naz
dravya." It's good to have you
back I .
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