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FOR A BETTER PENN STATE , . •
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VOL. 52 No. 4
Irnmunitie
Granted to
42 Frosh
-By TED SOENS
After listening to appeals -from
69,men, Tribunal last night grant
ed custom immunities to 42
freshmen.
:' The majority of those. excused
were veterans, or over the age
limit of 21 set for the obervance
of customs. -
A large number of freshmen
asked to be ex c used on the
g r ounds that they had gone
through customs - or hazing in
prep schools and Military -schools.
These men, however; will-not be
granted immunities unleSs they
can prove advance standing other
than ROTC credits, David Mutch
ler, Tribunal chairman, said.
Those excused from • customs
were given letters to 'be used ,as
"passports," which will allow the
men to go unmolested. All men
asking, immunity on the grounds
of having gone through similar
programs at other colleges were
requested to show proof. Letters
will be written- to the schools
for a description of the customs.
Mutchler said that dinks are
not to be worn in living `units,
class room buildings, or in dining
halls. Freshmen who do not have
dinks and bow- ties because -of
the short supply must still wear
their name cards and carry the
freshman bible.
Except for two change's,' cus
toms for men- remain the same
as last year. Thejwo changes are
that freshmen.must wear their .
black ties at the collar and. must
walk on the east, side of the Mall.
The first rregUlar meeting, of
Tribunal Will be held. at - 7 p.m.
tomorrow in 201 Old Main.
2700: - Rotk ;Pailicipatp
In 24POitiNai-Clistami
Freshman customs got under way yesterday morning as some
2700 freshmen donned * clinks and bows for the second time since 1945.
Hazing by upperclassmen, although increased over last year,
Was still not what moststudents, including the frosh, had ,expected.
Upperclassmen, frequently hatmen without their hats; assembled
frost" - men several times yesterday for both songs and cheers. The
steps of Schwab Auditorium and
the corner of Carnegie Hall next
to Pollock road were the spots
most frequented by singing fresh
men. Many frosh were ihalted by
the Qid Wigiow to answer ques
tions from, upperclassmen and to
cheer.
Female Enforcement Lax
Most freshmeh interviewed by
the:- Daily Collegian were of the
impression that customs were
being enforced fairly, but that
they , were not quite as hard as
expected. -They felt most of their
clasSmatei _ were - wearing their
dress :customs, although several
had not yet kw.n able-to purchase
them.
Both freshman men and women
said - customs were not being' en
forced on frosh women by upper
classwomen: The noted 'the ab-
FrOsh Women's Dress
Customs Now on Sale
Milton' Bernstein, chairman
of- the Book Exchange Board
OE - control; announced yester
-de-y:Aliat:' d new shipment of
Women'i dresi customs has ar
-riiied "arid will 'go on. sale 'll-n
-mediately. More of the men's
customs dress have .been Orr.'
de.red, and: Bernstein asked all
freshmen to watch for an an
miuncement.,of,the, arrival.
Even if 'the. other dress - bus
,toms have not been purchased,
name ,cards should be' worn,
- Bernstein -p o-i n,t e d out. The
'cards may, be obtained' at the
board of control chair-':
than alSo announced that used
bPoks be accepted at 'the '
p.rit,-.4orriOrroiN.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., IVESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1951
.Cabinet
To Meet Thursday
All-College Cabinet, the
highest _s tud e n t governing
body, on campus, "will hold its
first meeting of the semester
Thursday night in 201 - Old
Main. All-C 011 e g e_President
James Worth will Preside.
,Time of the meetlig and an
agenda w 1 be , announced
Thursday.
Daily Collegian
Names Centers
Of Distribution
Are you wondering where you
can pick up your Daily Collegian?
Here's where you'll find it.
. Women students can obtain
the paper in Woman's Building,
and McAllister, Grange, McEl
wain, Simmons, and Atherton,
Hills.
Men students can get the paper
in Irvin Hall, West Dorms Dining
Hall, Nittany Dining Halls.
you are on campus, you - can
nick up a Collegian at the-Tub,
in the Ag, building, in Old Main,
and at the Infirmary.
Men in fraternities, can get
their copies in Alpha psilon Pi,
Alpha Phi, Delta, Alpha Sigma
Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Beta
Theta Pi, Delta Sigma Phi.
Kappa Sigm'a, Omega Psi Phi,
Phi Epsilon Pi, Phi Kappa . Psi,
Phi ,Sigma Kappa, Pi Kappa Al
pha, Pi "Kappa, Phi, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, Sigma Nu, and Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
:Papers will be distributed at
the Beaver Rouse, Windcrest
Coop, Penn _Haven, and Coty
Manor for - students living in
town.. ' '
sence of hat women on campus.
Reportedly, many' upperclasswo
men do not know they can ?lead
frosh women in, songs_ and cheers.
Tour Campus Singing '
In a pre-customs burst of en
thusiasm Sunday night that re
portedly originated in Hamilton
Hall,• some 100 frosh ran down
the west side of the Mall to Sen
ior Walk where they stood on the
wall and sang- Penn State songs.
Four hatmen appeared while
the freshmen were on the wall
and Marvin Krasnansky, presi
dent of - Hat Societies Council, ex-.
plained to them the significance
of_ customs. The freshmen then
proceeded to Old Main; Mac Alli
ster Hall, and Simmons Hall, where
they ,sang Penn State songs and
were led in cheers by William
Shook, a freshman:
See Stricter Enforcement '
Several \ freshmen yesterday
violated the custom that prohibits
them from walking down the
west side of the Mall. Others
walked on campus with hands in
their pockets.
David - Mutchler, Trib u n a 1
chairman, said he felt enforce
ment was improving - toward the
end of the' - day arid thought, it
would become stricter during the
week. -
There was a noticeable lack of
black hats on campus yestOday.
Krasnansky would not comment
gn the situation.
AROTC Deadline' •
• •
Students planning to enroll for
the advanced • program, in Air
V'oice ROTC must register- not
later than tomorrow.
Information. concerning-the_pro
din/ is isftilifigas iv, tile Anew.
Total Enrollment
dhows Decrease
Weigand
Requests
Car Report
-Without an accurate tabulation
of all cars needing parking space
on campus the physical plant
cannot as k the administration
for parking lots, Walter Weigand,
director of the.. physical plant,
said yesterday.'•- ,
Both Weigand and . Captain
Phillip Mark of the campus , pa
trol emphasized in an interview
yesterday th. a t by refusing to
,turn in registration' information
concerning automobiles to be
used on campus the students are
only hurting themselves.
At the present time the faculty
and staff of the College are filling
out questionnaires c on c e r n ing
cars 'on campus: Once the student
and faculty total of cars being
used on campus is obtained, reg
ular parking lots will be. assigned
on campus.
Lots will be assigned according
to living area on , campus and
those who have not checked their
cars will not be permitted. - to
park in .the special parking zones
which are .to be set up. • • --
Any, student reporting hI s
car after registration will still be
given a parking• permit but he
will' not get the most convenient
parking lot. , ,
Captain Mark and Weigand
stressed the fact-that the auto
mobile - information at registra=-
tion was not for incriminato
purposes. It was merely to de
termine the amount Of parking
space required to relieve the traf
fic and parking congestion, they
said.
Mutchler Urges AI
To Press Customs
David Mutchler, Tr ib unal
chairman, asked all Upperclass
men Sunday night to take part
in the enforcement of - freshmen
customs. He spoke at a meeting
of all men's hat:societies called
byl Marvin Krasnansky, president
of Hat Society Council, to, ex
plain freshman customs.
Mutchler also said that those
freshmen who did not 'receive
clinks and ties must still wear
their paine cards until the drees
customs are again available at
the BX.
At a meeting of the hat socie
ties• council Saturday afternoon,
Krasnan sky; secretary-treasurer
of Parrni Nous, was elected' presi
dent: Skull and Bones president
Clair George was named vice
president, and Nancy McClain,
president of Mortar Board, was
chosen secretary-treasurer,
Collegian, Business
Candidates to Meet
All interested feshmen and
sophomores ar e invited to ,the
first meeting of the Daily Colle
gian business staff at 7 tonight in
1 'Carnegie. '
Promotion, circulation, adver
tising and classified departments
of the Daily Collegian will be
discuSsed. •
Thespian Tryouts
Tryouts for this year's origi
nal :Thespian revue, "Bottoms
Up," will continue at 7 tonight
and tomorow night in 409 Old
Main. •
• Actors, singers,„ dancers, and
crew members are needed for
- the 'show. ,
Although boosted by the largest freshman class in the
history of the College, enrollment at the College dropped to
10,180 undergraduate and graduate students, C. 0. Williams,
acting dean of admissions, announced yesterday_ •
The drop of 951 from tha
as was expected by the admi
ADMISSIONS DEAN
C. 0. WILLIAMS
PSCA Forum
Meets Tonight
1 The Penn State Christian As
sociation will hold the first of
its bi-weekly student forums for
old and new upperclassmen at
7:30 tonight in '304 Old Main.
A freshman an d new sopho
mores round Aable will reorganize
tomorrow night. Freshman will
meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow in 10
Sparks when Hummel Fishburn,
head of the Music department,
and -Frank Gullo, associate pro
fessor of music and director of
the Glee Club 'Will speak to the
freshmen on "Let's, Get Acquaint
ed."
" The new sophomores will meet
at 7:30 in 304 Old Main to hear
Seth W. Russell, assistant dean of
the School of Liberal Arts , and
head of the Sociology department,
speak on "Why Am I Here?"
Approximately- 700 students ap
plied 'for membership in the
PSCA during last week, , Allen
Marshall, chairman of the . PSCA
membership committee, announc
ed. He added that these appli
cants will be contacted during
this week and given their mem
bership cards.
Marshall also said that anyone
wishing to become a member of
PSCA may do so by applying at
304 Old Main or by attending one
of the, student organization meet
ings scheduled • for this week. '
Students May Dine
Weekend Visitors
• Students may now take friends
to dinner in campus dining halls
on Saturday nights or at noon on
Sundays, S. K. Hostetter, comp
troller, announced yesterday.
The number of-guests admitted
to each dining hall will be limit
ed, Mildred - A. Baker, director of
food service, explained. Tickets
•for guests - must be purchased
prior to 5 p.m: Tuesday for the
following weekend. When pur
chasing the tickets the student
must present, his meal ticket and
matriculation' card.
Sale of tickets will begin on
Wednesday morning, and will con
tinue until Tuesday of the fol
lowing week, or until the quota
for the._ specific dining hall is
`sold out. The &ail*
PRICE FIVE CENTS
of last fall was not as great
istration,'and since graduate
and special students have the
rest of this week to register, the
deficit may be even less.
Fresh Men registered to date
number 2651, but Williams said
many freshmen were registering
yesterday.
Totals made available to The
Daily Collegian included students
who had registered up to noon
on Saturday.
Ratio 2.6
The freshman class is the
largest since 1942 when 2225 reg
istered.
The 10,180 total includes 395
graduate students and 144 special
and unclassified students.
The enrollment of men stn
dents on campus has dropped
from 7918 during the spring sem
ester- to 7414. The number of wo
men has increased from 2424 to
2766. This lowers the ratio from
3.2 to 2.6.
The tabluation of the ratio of
men to women on campus:
Spring 1950 3.2
Fall 1950 3.4
Spring 125 , 1 3.2
Fall 1951 2.6
The enrollment by classes. in
cludes 2421 seniors, \ 22.75 juniors,
2294 sophomores, and 2651 fresh
men.
Near Capacity
Selective Service, which was
expected to cut deeply into the
College ranks, ha s taken .very
few men and thereby changed
the administration's policies con
cerning living quarters. In the
West Dorms only ThoMpson Hall
was turned over to the women
instead of the proposed plan ex
cluding only Hamilton Hall.
The College housing depart
ment is operating at near capa
city, as desired by President
Eisenhower in order that the
College debt of $16,500,000 could
be defrayed.
The housing problem has in
creased to the extent that the
cottages have been opened once
again for women students, As
fast as vacancies occur, the wom
en will be put in the other dormi
tories.
Hui Societj. Council
Holds Meeting Tonight
Hat Societies Council Presi
dent Marvin Krasnansky said the
council will meet at 7 tonight in
the student government room in
Old Main.
Krasnansky asked all members
of the council to be present at
the meeting or send alternates.
tickets for this Saturday and Sun
day will be 5' p.m. today.
Desks in Atherton, Simmons,
and McElwain Halls will handle
ticket sales for those dining halls;
the post office in West Dormi
tories for those dining halls; the
the office in Dormitory 20 for the
Nittany-Pollock area; and the of
fice of the housekeeper in Wom
an's Building for women Wiring
in Woman's Building, McAllister
Hall, Grange Dormitory, and the
cottages.
The new plan was devised in
response to student requests that
they, may have' their families or
other guests dine with them oc
casionally in their dining halis.