PAGE SIX Crowning Will Open Spring Festivities Th crowning of Miss Penn State, queen of campus queens, and a special variety show, both in Schwab Auditor ium, formally will open the gala 1950 Spring Week the night of Wednesday, May 17. The three Miss Penn State finalists will be taken to Sch wab in a parade of three gaily decorated floats, sponsored by Cwens, Chimes, and Mortar Board, women’s hat societies. The crowning ceremony will consist of a pageant in which the three coeds in formal dress will be judged for beauty, poise, and photogenic attractiveness. The variety show will complete the program for that evening. The three finalists will be se lected by the Spring Week com mittee from the photos which are being turned in to Student Union desk in Old Main. The deadline for turning in photos has been ex tended to noon, Thursday. Thursday afternoon, May 18, Spring week will continue in fujl force with the Spring carnival. John Senior, head of the commit tee, reported that booth applica tions were pouring in to Student Union, and he reminded all or ganizations that the i deadline is noon tomorrow. Spring Week will continue Fri day, May 19, with a special sur prise event, still in the planning stage and Senior Ball from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Independent and frater nity houseparties are slated for Saturday night, with a Blue Band concert in Schwab auditorium Sunday afternoon; climaxing the week of gay activities. DIR Proves Great Help To Students Although the two-year experi mental period of the College De partment of Intermediate Regis tration has not yet ended, it has been extremely successful so far, according to Dr. H. K. Wilson, its director. This was brought out at a panel discussion of ‘‘Scholarship and the Delinquent Student” held at a meeting of the American Associa tion of University Professors Wed nesday night. The DIR got under way here last summer to help students con fused in the choice of a curricu lum and those receiving low grades. All students receiving an average of .5 or lower are auto matically placed in this depart ment, which cooperates with all schools of the College through an advisory committee consisting of representatives from each of the schools. Two semesters in the DIR are allowed. By the end of that time the student must gain admit tance to one of the regular schools of the College. 99 Successful Smce the beginning of the fall semester, 99 students have suc cessfully transferred from the DIR to other schools, while 86 have been dropped, according to Dr. Wilson. The chief reasons for most failures have been the choice of the wrong curriculum and inabil ity to read and study. Aptitude tests and remedial courses have been employed by the DIR to help remedy these faults. . •WWAWMIiU'. 1 -W