nA GT TTATO • ==l College Activities Show Swift Pace Organizations Win Recognition; Progress and Mistakes Shown By DAVE JONES and LYNN KAHANOWITZ Penn State activities moved at a swift pace in 1951 as College organizations continued to win recognition in all fields of inter collegiate activity. On the campus, student groups wrangled with the administration, the state, and themselves as they handled ac tivities outside the academic realm. JANUARY 3 —West Dorm dining hall serves students for the first time at the noon meal f 0110 wing Christmas vacation. 11—All-College Cabinet ap proves a 35-cent increase in the Daily Collegian assessment to in crease news space from four to eight pages daily. 18 Graduate and unde4grad uate student apprehended in the sale of a final exalt ination in Spanish 3. 19—Two students dropped from the College for their part in the sale of a final examination. FEBRUARY s—College enrollment close to 8700 as students return for spring semester. 7—Freshman customs begin for 135 frosh. —lnklingB editor, Samuel Vaughn, cites "apathy and cyni cism" in his search for backing of the new literary magazine. 9—Hundreds of West Dorm men delay closing of the new West Dorm dining hall by enter ing the hall near closing time in a protest against "long lines and slow service." 17—All-College Cabinet favors the National Student Association's plan to petition the state legis lature to legalize absentee vot ing; Penn State's debaters cop the W and J debate trophy at Washington an d Jefferson Col lege. 18—Religion-in-Life Week op ens as Penn State's part in Na tional Brotherhood Week. 19—President Milton S. Eisen hower outlines a four-point pro gram for peace in the keynote address of Religion-in-Life Week in Schwab Auditorium. 21—Hatmen defeat frosh, 2-0, in first Dinky Polo Game at Rec reation Hall. 23—Robert Klug, pianist, wins 11th annual All-College talent show be fore 1100 in Schwab Auditorium. 24 Coaches Charley Speidel and Bill Jeffrey receive sterling silver table bowls for services to the College from Blue Key, jun ior men's hat society. 28— All- College Cabinet ap proves the elimination of final examinations for seniors; Inter fraternity Council announces five penalties to fraternities for per mitting detrimental Hell Week activities. MARCH 9—The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association opens its 47th annual two-day champion ship tournament in Recreation Hall; Army ROTC announces a special accelerated course. 10—College debate team wins the state debating championship from a field of 29 colleges at the state debate and forensic tourna ment at Temple University; WRA and WSGA hold primary elec tions. 13—President Milton S. Eisen hower announces the faculty will be reduced by 15 per cent for the coming biennium because of expected enrollment drops. 15—Mary Jane Woodrow and Marilyn Williams elected WSGA and WRA presidents respectively. 18—J a mes Worth and Clair George named State and Lion Party All-College presidential candidates as both parties name slates; Chapel Choir presents an nual Easter concert. 25—Marlin Brenner and Marian Ungar win grand national cham pionships in informative reading and address reading to lead Penn State debaters to three titles at the grand national debate tourn ament; soccer team on good will trip to Iran. APRIL 3—Tau Kappa Epsilon and Del ta Gamma wi n Interfraternity- Panhellenic sing over 50 frater nities and 19 sororities. 4—College senate refuses All- College Cabinet proposal to elim inate final examinations for grad uating seniors: Ronald Bonn named new editor of Froth, cam- THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE M.7.4LEGE. PENNSYLVANIA pus humor magazine. 6—R a y Anthony's orchestra pla y s for the Inter-fraternity- Panhellenic Ball in the first big weekend social affair of the year 9 Spring election campaign for campus political parties be gins with 18 candidates for All- College and class offices canvas sing living units. 10—Doris Sher elected presi dent of Leonides, independent women's organization; Nittany and Pollock Councils ask depart ment of housing authorities for upperclass priority in the West Dorms and present a plan for such action. 12 Martha Baltzell selected May Queen and Sally Sechler and Charlotte Stine are named senior attendants; Marilyn Levitt named ne w Panhellenic presi dent; 18—More than 2000 ballots are cast for All-College, senior class, junior class, and Athletic Asso ciation offices; Stan Wengert el ected president of Interfraternity Council. 19—State Par t y breaks two year hold of Lion Party in cam pus politics as it sweeps its nine candidates into office; Donald Maurey elected Athletic Associa tion president as James Worth, David Olmsted, and Michael Han ek win presidencies. 20—Lion Shrine vandalized by painters; Pearl Primus, dancer, cancels recital in Schwab as con nection with unnamed group is recalled. 25—Chapel Choir presents Ver di's "Manzoni Requiem" with Barbara Troxell as guest singer. 27—Little International Stock Show begins with parade; All- College Cabinet proposes 25-cent cut in student 'interclass finance fee; freshmen women granted upperclasswomen's hours. 2 Fi v e outstanding alumni honored at first Honors Day pro gram; voting takes place for sen ior gift; President Eisenhower bestowed with title of "PrexV"; 1419 vote in student council elec tions. 3—All-College Cabin et ap proves reduction of student in terclass finance fee. 9—John Laubach elected AIM president. 11—Martha Lee Baltzell crowned May Queen at May Day ceremonies in Schwab Auditor ium. 14—Barbara Klopp named Miss Penn State; Joseph Galati charges AIM Board of Governor's elections conducted contrary to the AIM constitution; Spring Week cere monies open with parade. 16—Francis H. Russell and An drew W. Cordier, government of ficials, ar e named Commence ment speakers. 17 —Spring Carnival opens, greeted by rain. 18—President Eisenhower an nounces an additional 700 women will be admitted to campus in the f all to overcome expected drop in male enrollment, says Thompson, Irvin, Watts, and Jor dan Halls will house coeds; Char lie Spivak plays at Senior Ball to open second big weekend; housing policy with three to one rat i o favoring freshmen an nounced for West Dorms. 21 Housing _department an nounces seniority plan for West Dorms; five varsity sports elimi nated. 23—AIM Board of Governors rejects charges of unconstitution al practices in elections, gives those accused a vote of confi dence. 24—A11-College President James Worth announces committee ap pointments; David Mutc h 1 e r named Tribunal chairman. 28—Scholastic achievement set as determining factor for West Dorm room assignments; Lois Pulver win.s John Henry Fri , zer Continued on page five) Blaze in Room Wipes Out Village DETROIT, Jan. 4—(AP)—Fire destroyed a village, a passenger train, a freight train, and a street car line today. J k_;hn Dee was trapped by smoke in his bedroom when a fire started in his Christmas tree. But he smashed a windowpane and climbed tc safety with the following report: His elaborate miniature rail road ant. model town layout was wiped out at a loss of $BOO. RI L Week To Feature 3 Traditions Religion-in-Life Week, to be held Feb. 17 to 21, will feature this year a presentation of the philosophies and religious cere monies of the three major West ern religious traditions—Catho licism, Judaism and Protestant ism. On the first three nights, speak ers representing the three groups will speak in 121 Sparks. All talks will be open to the public. Monday night Rabbi Aurthur Lelyveld, national director of Hillel Foundations,, will speak. Tuesday Rev. Prof. John Dillel berger from Columbia University will present Protestant points of view, and Wednesday night a Catholic speaker will talk. The local Newman Club has not yet announced the speaker. Each noon one religious leader will conduct a service in the man ner of his own tradition in the Little Theater, basement of Old Main. The week's activities will open Saturday night, Feb. 16, with a banquet for the RILW commit tee, members of local religious groups, and speakers for the week who have arrived by then. The time and place of the ban quet has not yet been decided. The Rev. A. T. Mollegem from Virginia Theological Seminary will be guest speaker at this din ner and Chapel speaker Sunday morning, Feb. 17. The RILW committee will sponsor radio devotions at 8 a.m. each morning during the week. Firesides will be held each eve ning in all campus living units and fraternities. Classroom discus sions are also being arranged. Dance Club Canceled The regular Thursday night sessions of the Circle and Square Dance Club have been canceled for the rest of the semester, Rob ert James, president of the club, said yesterday. Dean's Office 0 rganizes Student Advisory Board A student advisory board to function under the dean of men's office was organized Thursday night, with 16 leading male stu dents accepted for membership. The board, designed by the dean of men's office as a method of reaching a cross section of the student body for a discussion of student welfare, will meet with the office's staff bi-weekly. The 16 students named to the board are James Worth, All-Col lege president; Thomas Jurchak, All-College secretary-treasurer; David Mutchler, Tribunal chair man; Joseph Haines, Pollock Council president; Weston Tom linson, Nittany Council president; Richard Mills, West Dorm Coun cil president; Paul Zanoni, Town Council president. Stan Wengert, IFC president; John Laubach, AIM president; Marvin Krasnansky, Daily Col legian editor; William Cole, Bar ons president; Allen Marshal, PSCA vice pr esid en t; Clair George, representing Hat .Socie ties council; Harry Cover, All- Von Dusan n 'Life' Dr. Henry Pitt Van Dusen, president of Union Theological Sem inary, New York City, will speak at 10:55 a.m. tomorrow in Chapel on "When Life Matters Most." Dr. Van Dusen will also speak on "Religion and Education: First Principles" at 8 p.m. tomorrow in 119 Osmond Laboratory. His talk will be the first in a series on the philosophy of religion sponsored jointly by the Philosophy depart ment and local religious groups. Under the direction of Mrs. Willa Taylor, the Chapel choir will sing "Von Himmel Hoch" (Luther-Bach), "On This Day, Earth Shall Ring" (Stewart), and "Divinum Mysterium" (13th cen tury plain chant). George Ceiga at the organ will play as prelude, "Prelude in G" (Hibbins); as offertory, "Pastor ale" (Bibl)) and as postlude, "Fugue (Dorian Mode)" (Buxte hude). Chapel flowers will be provided by Delta Upsilon. Dr. Van Dusen is a native of Philadelphia and was graduated from William Penn Charter School. He received his B.A. from Princton University, his Ph.D. College Grads Offered Navy OCS Training Any college graduate, or stu dent who will graduate within four months is eligible to apply for the Navy's officer candidate school at Newport, R. 1., according to a recent announcement by Cmdr. Randall Weeks, officer in charge of Navy recruiting for the Philadelphia district. The Navy has eliminated all specific course requirements and will now accept applications for training as a line officer from anyone who has or soon will get a bachelor's degree from any ac credited college or university. Under the new requirements, the holder of any baccalaureate degree will be considered educa tionally qualified for the OCS program for training and service as a general line officer afloat or in the Navy shore commands. Previously there had been a mini mum mathematics requirement for OCS applicants. Besides the "unrestricted line" category, there are specilaized groups within the officer candidate program, each requiring specialized education. Men selected for these specialized programs are given duty assign ments in line with their edu cational backgrounds. Men who qualify for the "un restricted line" school at Newport attend for four months before receiving their commissions. They then are obligated to serve three years of active duty in the Navy. Candidates are required to pass an officers' qualification test. Grades for Honor Groups Will Be Ready in April The first week in April is the earliest date that grades could be released for the benefit of honor societies according to C. 0. Williams, registrar, Dr. Agnes Mc- Elwee. president of the Honor Society Council, said yesterday. Williams' communication to Dr. McElwee further stated that the labor involved in getting out the grades required this length of time. Dr. McElwee also said that the Registrar's office would be will ing to cooperate with the honor societies in borderline cases. H. K. WILSON College vice-president; John Alli san, IFC secretary-treasurer, and Donald Maurey„ Athletic Associ ation president. SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 195; to Talk Chapel HENRY PITT VAN DUSEN from Edinburgh University, and his B.D. from Union Theological Seminary, summa cum laude. Before becoming president of Union Theological Seminary, Dr. Van Dusen was professor of Sys tematic Theology there. Other positions he has held in clude associate executive secre tary of the student division of the YMCA; fellow, National Council on Religion in Higher Education; board of managers, bowery branch, New York City, YMCA; board of managers, intercolleg iate branch, YMCA; board of di rectors, Philadelphian Society, and board of governors, Prince ton Summer Camp. Among the books written by Dr. Van Dusen are "In Quest of Life's Meaning," "The Plain Man Seeks for God." "God and Educa tion," ana "God in These Times." He is also editor and a contribu tor of "The Church Through Half a Century." Air Force Squadron Gets Change in Orders The 112th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, stationed in State College, has received a change in orders concerning the date they will leave Sate College. Originally they were to leave early this month. Under the new orders, their departure date is indefinite. ATTENTION LUTHERAN STUDENTS HOLY COMMUNION JANUARY 6 8 a.m.-10:45 a.m.-4 p.m. STUDENT MEETING 6:30 p.m. Start The New Year Right
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