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VOL. 52 No, 5
Ptee:m . ..o . 6:to,nxi.::Gctitie Activities. Set
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Finished ,-on''. carop4
Two projects of the General State Authority's $10,000,000 build
ing and improvement program on the campus have been completed.
•, Walter Wiegand, director of -tile .physical plant, said" yesterday
that both the storm sewer paralleling East_college avenue and the
farm storage .sheds• on the College farms have been completed and
are in•operation.
Contracts have not yet been let for additions to Burrowes Build
Mark Claims
Two-way Traffic
'Works Swell'
Captain Philip' A. Mark, head
of the Campus Patrol, said yes
terday, "the two way traffic on
Pollock and Shortlidge roads is
working swell as far as driving
;convenience is concerned."
"So far there has been no acci
dents,"-Mark said. "And the only
troubles we have are with the
parking facilities and upperclass
men who are apt to forget the
change." The new program went
into effect Sept. 4.
When asked about the confu
sion on Friday and Saturday
nights when the coed deadline is
near, Captain Mark said, "As
long as these fellows think that
they can take the girls to the door
with a 'car, there Will be conges
tion in that area. If the students
would only park. - their cars near
Osmond and then walk to - the
dorms, a lot of 'confusion would
be• avoided.". •
"What we , need is cooperation,"
Mark said. "If students would
read ' the- no-parking • signs and
obey them 'everything would be
fine."
Captain Mark said that the
Campus patrol is at full strength
with 30 men, 'lB - of which are on
regular duty. For the football
games 14 extra men will be add
ed. to take care of parking cars
and similiar, duties.
Case soft Missing Hatmen
Baffles - hut Pleases Frosh
The big 'question among fresh
men yesterday seemed• to be
"What has happened to the hat
men?" And most frosh had their
own ideas.
Interviews by the Daily Colle
gian indicated the frosh thought
hatmen 'were not wearing their
black hats because -it was easier
to:catch freshmen violating cus
toms: "that way. Fresh felt . hat
men wanted to remain "incog
nito" so freshinen would not be
"on the ball" and would .get
caught violating customs 'm or e
often.
'They're Ashamed' • •
One freshman said the hatmen
should wear their hats if it's such
an . honor to be a hatman, and
another quoted upperclassmen as
saying- hptmen were not wearing.
their hats- because they were
ashamed• of the way : they treated
frosh last' year.
Hatmen
, did appear ,yesterday,
however, in dormitory dining
halls to: see that freshmen were
carrying • their handbooks and
wearing .dress customs. .'ew hat
men were seen by froSh on cam
pus.
Most- freshmen felt enforce
ment of customs on the Campus
had slacked off somewhat since
Monday, but groups were seen
singing in the West •.Dorm area
and -downtown. _
No Sopranos
Several frosh said they were
surprised' to see. batmen in the
dining• halls. since. they had- seen
none on . campus:. One freshman
STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1951
ing and the Miner aI. Science
Building, but Weigand 'reported
that the food processing labors-
Itory near the cold storage plantis
'nearing completion with a pre-1
final inspection .of the building
scheduled tomorrow.
Underground work, on the ex
tension of steam lines is also, near
ing completion, while extension
of the electrical .system through'
underground tunnels—delayed by
the unavailability of electrical
cables—is expected to re sum e
again this week. •
-Power plant rebuilding of two
,
1 boilers and stokers also nears
completion, 'Weigand said; . '
\ Weigand also reports that the
dairy barn for sterility research
will probably be completed with
in the next month. It is not, he
explained, a \ GSA project, but is
financed by, grants from five arti
ficial breeding cooperatives in
Pennsylvania. It will have facili
ties for 40 cows.
Weigand's •report included a
general )rundown on progress of
all campus construction:
The greenhouses, -east of the
Plant Industries Building, - a r
nearing completion. - In the same I
state is the Mechanical Engineer
ing Laboratory brickwork.
• •Both the Physical Education'
Building •addition and. the Buck-!
hout Lab addition plans are in i
[ readiness for excavation.'
The Pattee. Library addition is
in the foundation stage •as are
the Dairy Barns and the . new'
Chemistry Laboratory.
With the arrival' of the• steel
roof beams, the Chemistry Stor
(Continued ..on page eight)
Wary Frosh!
' - —Photo by .
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. .
McNeillie
THREE FROSH; (left 1O; right) Sohn Marenic, John Dirst,, and
Mead . ,. Shaffer, scan the'. campus from the Old\ Main tower in
unsuccessful: attempts to spot hatmen.
(For- another picture .cf • freshnien and their troubles, see :page 2)
said . he saw more. batmen . on
campus
_lief ore customs began
Monday. - •
Enforcement of • women's cus
toms was, still lax. Singing groups
of frosh -women -were not to, be
seen, One:freshman. woman . was
Committee
Approves. ,
Loyalty B i ll
lARRISBURG, Sept. 18— VP
—A disputed bill requiring anti
Communist oaths by public - em
ployes in Pennsylvania was ap
proved by a House committee to
day.
The controversial measure, al
ready passed by the Senate, was
approved. by the House State
Government committee by a 15-12
vote.'-it now goes bef or e the
House for a formal vote.
The bill would require loyalty
oaths by all public workers in the
State, including school teachers
and elected officials.
The bill previously allo . Wed ap
piiinting authorities to suspend
any, public employe suspected of
subversive activity. An amend
ment, however, prohibits dismis
sal of an employe until concur
rence is obtained from the Attor
ney General and a hearing is
held if - desired by the accused.
• The bill is opposed by teacher
organizations, civil rights groups,
'and the 'State .AFL and CIO. It
is backed by state veterans or
ganizations and has the support
of Gov. John S. Fine.
The bill originally called for
faculty members of colleges to
take a loyalty oath,. but later was
amended to eliminate this provis
ion after college officials pro
tested. It now requires presidents
of State-aided colleges to submit
annual reports showing action
taken on their campuses to pre
vent communistic influences.
ASAE Mixer Tonight
The American Society of Ag
ridultural Engineers will hold a
mixer at 7 tonight for all Agri
culture Engineering students and
faculty. • • -
Those desiring to attend the
mixer should meet at the Agri
culture Engineering at . ulding at
7 for transportation to the Penn
State Christian Association cabin.
overheard =saying she wished en
forcernent was more rigid. "It's
no' fun this- wary," she said.
Marvin Krasnansky, president
of Hat Societies Council, would
not comment on the lack of hat
naen on campus, - • .
Chest Sponsored Dance, Rally
Highlight Sept. 28 Program
A football rally and the "Kickoff Dance", sponsored by the
Campus Chest, will highlight the pre-Boston University football
game festivities, Sept. 28.
At 7 p.m. on ;that date the Blue Band will make its first ap
pearance of the year by leading- the parade which will start at
Prospect and Garner streets and proceed on Garner to Fairmount
avenue. The group will turn left
on Fairmount to Locust lane and
turn right to College avenue,
across College avenue an d up
Shortlidge road and turn left on
Pollock road. At Burrowes road
they will turn right and arrive
at their destination, the Lion
Shrine.
The "Kickoff Dance",with mu
sic supplied by Jack über and
his orchestra, will include a show
of. student talent, fully equipped
with a master of ceremonies. To
date the MC has not been select-7
ed. Frank Lewis is in charge of
the entertainment at the dance.
William Klisanin, in charge of '
the program and Campus Chest
chairman, said the entire program
is aimed at greater student par
ticipation and enthusiasm than
was shown at pre-game rallies in
the past. He said the route was
selected for the parade so that
"most of the fraternities an d
dormitories can be passed and
students will get into the swing
of things."
He said plans have not been
completed but that "most every
thing will be ready in a few
days. '
Cheerleaders have been con
tacted,and will lead the chears
and songs at the rally, he said.
Tickets for the dance will cost
50 cents each and will go on sale
soon. All proceeds from the dance
will go to the Campus Chest
fund. Blue Key hat society wil:
assist at the dance . in refresh.
ment - booths and ticket taking.
Lion Den Open
To Frosh Girls
Although fraternization will be
prohibited, both the snack bar
and the West Dorm lounge will
be open •to freshman women,
Joan Yerger, chairman of the
Freshman Customs and Regula
tions Board, announcA/yesterday.
/ Identification card.; for women
must be worn in front, Miss Yer
ger also announced. Many fresh
man -women were wearing the
cards in back during the first two
days of customs.
Tables will be set aside in the
snack bar for the exclusive use
of the frosh women. A section of
the lounge will also be set aside
for them. Both will be open for
the •use of the women until
9:15 p.m.
Fraternization will be strictly
forbidden, Miss Yerger said, She
added, however, that this does
not mean that the frosh should
not comply-with the "hello" spirit.
Four Hogs Killed
By Poison Spray
"Forbidden fruit" is taking its
toll. The College farm has re
ported that there are now four
dead hogs and one still sick.
Instead of using an ordinaiy
insecticide in th e orchards, a
deadly hormone spray is being
used and 'the sprayed trees are
not labeled. Eating the fruit,
warned Professor David White of
the Horticulture department, will
make any person extremely ill.
There is only , one solution to
this problem—students will have
to" abandon - their -habit of "bor
rowing"
fruit from the orchards,
White said. • •
Bird Club to Meet -
The State'"College .17lird Club
will meet tonight at 7:30 at the
home of Professor Merrill Wood,
811 •N. Allen street. Club mem
bership is open to anyone inter
ested in ,birds.
- Car Poll
No Purge--
See Page 4
PRICE FIVE CE
Tickets for
Boston Tilt
Go on Sale
Football ticketl for the Penn
State, opener with Boston Univer
sity Sept. 29 are now on sale at
the athletic office' in 102 Old
Main and will continue through
next week.
Reserved seats are $3.60 for
side seats and $2.4.0 for end seats.
Students may secure tickets per
mitting parents or friends to sit
with them in their respective
student sections. The price of
these tickets will depend upon
the section the student himself is
eligible to sit in.
Student tickets for the Villa
nova game to be played at Allen
town Oct. 6 will go on sale next
Monday, H. P. Gilbert, athletic
director, announced yesterday.
One-price tickets will be on
sale for this game; $3.60. for re
served seats. Checks made pay
able to the Penn State Athletic
Association will be accepted for
tickets. .
Advanced sales mailed in by
alunmi indicate that a heavy
crowd will attend the Villanova
game, the first away fray on the
Penn State schedule.
'Season tickets for the four
home games may be purchased
by faculty and college employees
for $9.60, Mr. Gilbert said. These
tickets will be on sale this week
and next.
Frosh, Sophs Set
PSCA Meetings
Freshman council and sopho
more round table, two groups or
ganized last year by the Penn
State Christian Association, will
reorganize tonight for this aca
demic year.
Freshman council will meet at
7 tonigfft in 10 Sparks. Hummel
Fishburn, head of the Music de
partment at th e College and
Frank Gullo, associate professor
of music and director, of the Glee
Club, will speak on - the subject,
"Let's Get Acquainted."
Seth W. Russel, assistant dean
of the School of Liberal Arts and
head of the Sociology depart
ment, will speak to sophomores
on "Why Am I Here?" at their
meeting at 7:30 tonight in 304
Old Main.,
New Rules for ®inks
Freshman men must wear
all customs except dinks in the
dining halls, David Mutchler,
chairman of Tribunal, ruled
yesterday.
Mutchler also ruled that all
special students who have en
tered the College as freshmen
are subject to customs.
The interpretations came as
a result of confusion as to the'
meaning of the rules. Men's
customs regulations provide
that "dress customs will be
worn by men when outside the
dormitory."
Mutchler declared Monday
that frosh\ were not to wear
their dinks inside buildings or
classrooms. Many frosh inter
preted this to include all cus
toms.
• Under the customs regula
tions Mutchler was.tree to de
cree to what extent special stu
dents would be subject to the
program.