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VOL. 51— No. 3
Rec Hall Mixer To Close
Orientation Program
The orientation week program will roll to a close to
morrow night with a mixer for all students in Recreation
Hall. Tonight, new men and women will meet separately
for the laSt of the regular evening orientation assignments.
An all=College mixer, marking
the end of orientation week ac
tivities, will be held in Recrea
tion Hall tomorrow from 7 to 10
p.m.
Sponsored by All-College Cabi
net, the • mixer will include
dancing and table games, Edward
Hallman, chairman of the arrange
ments committee, announced yes
terday. .
The Statesmen, campus dance
band, will provide music through
out the evening. During inter
mission the Four Roses, student
quartet, will present several
selections. _
Last night students gathered for
the first social event of the year,
a mixer on the Old Main Terrace.
WRA Open . House
The Women's. Recreation As
sociation will hold open house in
White Hall today at 7 p.m. for
new freshman and sophomore
IN omen.
A tour of the building facilities
and athletic deomonstrations are
included on the hour-long
agenda, Mary Ellen Grube, WRA
president, announced yesterday.
The asseciation expects to have
the swimming pool available for
general swimming following a
scheduled aquatic demonstration.
Miss Grube requested that all
students come dressed in gym
clothes.
Beginning Monday, White Hall
will be open for use by women
students until 10 p.m. each day.
Friday and Saturday the building
will be open for inspection until
10 p.m.
Men Meet Officials
Administration and student of
ficials will be introduced to fresh
men and sophomore men at meet
ings in Schwab Auditorium to
night. Sophomores will meet at
7 p.m. and freshmen at 8 p.m.
Dean of Men Harold K. Wilson
yesterday emphasized the import
ance of these meetings at which
the new students, will learn of
services offered the deaWs office
and cooperating agencies.
Wilmer E. Kenworthy, assist
ant to the president in charge of
student affairs, will present a
brief description of the func
tions of his office. Dr. George M.
Guthrie, director of the dormitory
counseling service, will explain
the services offered by residence
counselors.
Others who will be introduced
at the meetings are, Miss Mildred
A. Baker, director of the depart
ment of food service; Richard
Bard, president of Association of
Independent Men; Russell E.
Clark, director of the depart
ment of housing; Robert Davis,
All-College president.
Daniel A. DeMarino and Harold
W. Perkins, , assistant deans of
men; George L. Donovan, man
ager of associated student act
ivities; the Rev. Robert H. Eads,
(Continued on page six)
Music Groups
State Tryouts
Tryouts for the Glee Club and
the Chapel Choir. have been an
nounced and, will be held next
week.
Upper class tryouts for the
Chapel Choir will be held in 212
Carnegie Hall Monday night.
Finalists from the May and Orien
tation Week tryouts will be given
appointments for final auditions
in 216 Carnegie Hall. These au
ditions will be held Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings.
The upper class tryout sched
ule is tenors, 7 p.m.; baritone and
basses, 7:30 p.m.; sopranos, 8 p.m.;
altos, 8:30 p.m. The first rehear
sal for the choir is set for Thurs
day from 7 to 9 .p.m.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1950
Boro Receives
Safety Award
William S. Hoffman
The Boroukh of State College
was presented a safety award in
recognition of its non-fatality rec
ord during 1949 at brief ceremon
ies in Recreation Hall Tuesday
night.
The award, given by the Na
tional Safety Council and the
Governor's Highway Safety Ad
visory Committee, was accepted
for the: borough by Burgess Wil
liam S. Hoffman. In his accept
ance speech, Hoffman urged stu
dents to be safety-minded. He
cautioned them that traffic regu
lations will be strictly' enforced.
LATE AP NEWS COURTESY WMAJ-
Emergency Defense Measure
Passed By Senate Voice Vote
WASHINGTON—The Senate passed the emergency defense bill
by voice vote last. night.
The bill, to expand American and allied military power, author
izes spending 17 billion 192 million dollars. ,/
Previously, the'Senate passed an amendment forbidding Ameri
can- economic aid to any nation selling war goods to Russia or its
satellites.
Ministers Agree On Arms
NEW YORK The big three
fore i g n ministers announced
agreement yesterday that steps
must be taken to strengthen
non-communist nations in both
hemispheres. The ministers rep
resent the United States, Ehgland,
and France.
Coming as an interim statement
after three days of conferences,
the agreement precedes a meeting
of the North Atlantic Treaty
Council today and tomorrow.
More big three meetings will be
gin Monday.
The North Atlantic Council will
be charged with the problem of
creating a German army for de
fense of West Germany.
Reds Say Landing Fails
WASHINGTON—A Korean Red
communique claimed yesterday
that several UN craft were sunk
in an unsuccessful landing at
tempt at Inchon. Washington offi
cials denied knowledge of the
operation.
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Annie Get Your Gun!
RHODE ISLAND—The Mrs. de
gree yesterday received official
sanction from the Dean of Women
at Rhode Island State College.
Miss Evelyn Norris said that
husband-hunting is a perfectly
legitimate reason for a girl to go
to college. She warned that there
are more women than men on the
RISC campus:
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92 Frosh Get Immunities
5300 Enroll
In Two Days
Over 5300 students have been
enrolled at the College during the
first stwo days of registration, the
admissions office reported yes
terday.
By 4 p.m. yesterday, 5320 regis
tration forms had been processed,
2353 of these Wednesday when
sophomores were enrolled.
Of those thus far enrolled, 1100
are veterans, Mrs. Rebecca Doer
ner, in charge of veteran registra
tion for the office of the registrar,
reported.
The rate of registration is "just
about what was expected," Dr.
C. 0. Williams, assistant dean' of
admissions and College examiner,
announced. He said that the total
enrollment is expected to be close
to that of last year.
Dr. Williams pointed to the fed
eral draft and the general eco
nomic situation as two factors
seriously affecting enrollment.
A number of enrollment can
cellations because • of economic
problems in the hom•as of pros
pective students have , been re
ceived by the admissions office,
Dr. Williams' explained. Many
mote resulted from 1-A ,classifi
cation in the, draft, he added.
Cabinet Group epresenis
Nat'l Student Associf,iti n
The Pennsylvania State College through a permanent committee
of all-College Cabinet, is a member of the National Student Associa
tion, a unique organization of students from throughout the 'United
States.
NSA operates on three levels: local, regional, and national. Of
most immediate importance to students at. the College is the work of
'the NSA committee, headed by
Lynn Lapp. This is' the group
which organized the Campus
Chest with its combined charities
plan, promotes student-travel in
Europe, and is generally respon
sible for all NSA activities at the
College.
Lorch Settles
Summer Status
The faculty committee on aca
demic freedom announced during
the Summer that "an amicable
settlement of differences between
Dr. Lee Lorch and the Penn State
administration concerning th e
Summer session" had been reach
ed.
Dr. Lorch, whose one-year con
tract was not renewed at the close
of last semester, claimed there
had been a verbal agreement for
him to teach during the Sum
mer. The Summer catalogue list
ed him on its faculty roster.
In the meantime, Stuyvesant
Town, the Metropolitan Life In
surance Co. housing project in
New York City, has lifted its ban
cn Negroes. Dr. Lorch claimed
that his contract was not renew
ed because of his activities as
co-chairman of the Town and Vil
lage Committee to end discrimin
ation in Stuyvesant Town.
Metropolitan Life has atthe
same time refused to renew .- the
leases of Dr. Lorch and some 30
other families active in the anti
discrimination campaign, on the
grounds that it has the right to
choose its tenants. The Metro
tiolitan Life action is being fought
in the courts.
Majority Of Exempted
Freshmen Are Over 21
Ninety-two freshmen men were granted immunities
from freshman customs by Tribunal last night at its first
meeting of the semester. Customs will begin Monday . .tor
for the first time since 1945. • •
Grid Ticket Sale
Starts Monday
Tickets for the Army game at
West Point, N.Y., Oct. 7, and for
the opener against Georgetown,
Sept. 30 will go on sale Monday
on the first floor of Old Main at
the Athletic Association ticket
windows.
Reserved seats for the Army
battle are four dollars each; tick
ets for the home game against
Georgetown are $3.60 each. Fac
ulty members and staff can still
buy season tickets for the four
home games against Georgetown,
Temple, West Virginia and Rut
gers for $9.60.
These tickets entitle the pur
chaser to a season seat between
the goal line and the 35 yard line.
'Only members of faculty and
college personnel can obtain them.
Rating Program
Among the projects which the
local NSA branch is now working
on is a committee combining its
efforts with the student councils
in all schools to draw up a faculty
and course rating program. An
other committee, working with
the Liberal Arts School is attempt
ing to improve the counseling
system by suggesting a series of
classes to aid advisers with their
task.
Three Commissions
Less well known to students
but of great overall importance
are the national commissions
which adminster NSA:Education
Problems, International Affairs,
and Student Life.
The Education Problems com
mission is concerned with the ed
ucation process, legislation affect
ing education, student economic
welfare, discrimination, and simi
lar large-scale matters.
Exchange Students
International Affairs promotes
cultural exchange, through its
delegates on the United States
commission in UNESCO, its
World Student Service •Fund, and
its placement of exchange and DP
students in this country.
The Student Life progrirn
handles student government serv
ices and extracurricular activities.
Regional• • commissions imple
ment various intercollegiate pro
grams.
Trintees Meet Here
Wednesday's Collegian er
roneously s.'.'ed that the ex
ecutive committee of the Board
of Trustees will meet in
Harrisburg Sept. 22. They will
meet in State College.
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Editorial
;ports ..
Women's
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Of the 92 men given immunity,
Neil See, Tribunal chairman, said
that the majority of the men were
over the age limit of 21 set for
observance of custorn3. The ne:.:t
largest group was excued be
cause' it had undergone siraj,:ar
customs at another scHol, Sae reid.
All men pleading immunity
on the grounds of ob:e7v
ance of customs at ot1:2:7 c01'02•23
were required to s: - Icw
in some. cases, lett-Ts wi'l
written to the schoC•3 for a de
scription of the customi
To Be Eicto:n3
Those granted immunity
be notified by letter within a fcw
clays. These I.2tter3 will be nllcLi
as "passports," which will a'.low
the men to go unmcilested.
See stressed that the enLrce
ment of customs will rcquire the
use of "common sense" by ,up
perclassmen and hatmm. He
asked men enforcing customii t 3
take into consideration the s::lcol
life of the frosh, and 5uc . r.3tc....1
they do not detain the fr:-zh too
long while they are going to
classes.
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Neil See; chnirm:m of Tri
bunal, announced
ccns3 and cbsscrs tact 1r i
ar3 required fo- kno-.v v:111 i;3
re'r_carsed et the. Str.'l7 - .± C
prnm - : , .n.t Mixer at Rec
tomorrow at 8 p.m.
Fran': Gullo of the n-.1 - .<7
d:partment will loPcl nag
accompanied by Ray Fc:tua
afo.
All frosh and now stud:r.ts
are asked to attend and 1-r:713
their handbooks with tlr7: -- 1.
Cheerleaders will also lead Ih3
group in cheers.
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Frosh are required to laarn
the school cheers as well as the
songs, a fact that was not in
cluded in the section on custcrns .
in the Student Handbook See
said.
Calls Meeting
See called a meeting of Tri
bunal for Tuesday to iron out
any—difficulties that may arise
in the program He has asked
that all•upperclassmen and frosh
who have any constructive criti
cism to offer appear at the meet-
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Publications
List Tryouts
Candidates for four campus
publications will meet for the
first time next week.
The Daily Collegian
A meeting of the Daily Col
legian editorial staff candidates
will be held in 8 Carnegie Hall
at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Anyone inter
ested in trying out for the staff
is requested to attend. It is not
required that candidates be ma
jors in journalism.
Froth, campus humor magazine.
will ho]d a meeting for editorial
and business candidatTs Sunday
at 7 p.m. in 405 Old Main.
Engineer
Candidates are rousted to at
tend the first meeting of Vie. Penn
State Engineer Monday at 7 p.m.
in 418 Old Main.
Farmer
The Penn State Farmer will
hold its first meo:ing on Monday,
Sept. 18, in 109 Ag .137.ildin:t, at
7:15 p.M. F.ditnr:: l
positions a:e open.