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3200 Begin Orientation
First Encampment
Ends; 100 Attend
Approximately 100 students, faculty members, and representa
tives of the administration returned late Saturday night from Penn
State's first annual Student Encampment held at the Mont Alto
branch of the Pennsylvania Forestry School.
The program, which was designed to discuss and of suggest
solutions to mutual College problems, opened last Thursday. Much
of • the program was devoted to
iworkshop sessions dealing with
nine phases of student life and
activity.
Walter - Sachs, chairman of the
encampment committee, express
ed the hope that the current en
campment would be the start of
a long and profitable series of ses
' sions to promote student, faculty,
and administrative cooperation
toward a better Penn State.
"While the fundamental reason
for the conference is to solve
problems and make recommenda
tions as to where and how these
problems may be handled," Sachs
explained, "a still very important
part of the program will be the
informal discussions and mutual
friendships which will be formed
•' at the encampment."
The workshop topics and chair
men of the sessions were: the
ktudent leader, Donald Herbein;
Student-faculty relations, Marian
Whiteley; cooperation and power,
Arthur Rosfeld; citizenship, JoAn
Lee; communications, David Pell
- nitz; book exchange, Frank Kel
ly; recreational facilities, Frank
Hartman; National Student Asso
ciation, John Laubach, and dormi
tory food, William Griffith.
A committee to evaluate the en
tire encampment program is com
posed of Michael Hanek, Richard
Neuweiler, Walter Sachs, an d
'Williain Slepin.
I President Milton S. Eisenhower
addressed - the first workshop ses
sion on Thursday. Other mem
bers of the administration taking
part in the encampment included
George L. Donovan, - director of
associated student activities, Ross
B. Lehman, assistant executive
secretary of the Alumni Associa
tion, Daniel A. DeMarino, assist
ant dean of men, C. 0. Williams,
registrar, Pearl 0. Weston, dean
of women, H. K. Wilson, dean of
men, Louis H. Bell, director of
public information, Wilmer E.
Kenworthy, director of student
affairs, Samuel K. Hostetter,
comptroller, Ray V. Watkins,
scheduling officer, and Frank J.
Simes, director of resident coun
selors.
Those attending the encamp
ment lived in the dormitories at
the Mont Alto school.
Pollock Dorms
Are Renovated
Thirteen dormitories in Pol
lock Circle were completely re
novated during the summer and
will be filled to capacity this
semester, Russell E. Clark, di
rector of housing, has announced.
The 13 buildings, erected in
1946, were painted inside and out.
Floors were sanded and waxed.
new showers installed, the heat
ing systems rebuilt and cleaned,
and other needed repairs made,
Clark said.. The interior painting
scheme matches that of the West
Dorms.
"We will have 739 men living
in Pollock Circle this year,"
Clark pointed out, "and about
200 . -of them will be upperclass
men ,who chose to remain in
these - units after spending one or
more years there previously."
Physical plant personnel, aided
by students, many of them vet
erans, worked on the project.
Mark said that furniture in the
dbrrnitories also will be refin
lsheV:probably before Thanks-
STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA, - MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1952
All-Coll ,
John Laubach
Laubach Asks
Loyal Support
Of All Students
Without doubt most of you have
eagerly planned for the day when
you could become a part of Penn
State. That which • contributes
most toward making Penn State
the great school it is is the devo
tion of a loyal student body whose
support endures not only during
the period of study on campus,
but into the years after gradua
tion.
You are now becoming a part of
this Penn State community. Al
though much of your time will
necessarily be devoted to academ
ic pursuits, you should learn while
you are here to assume responsi
bility as citizens of a student com
munity—you should learn to live
with each other and to help plan
the type of life you would like
to have while here. .
(Ccratinued on Page Twenty)
Auto Owners May Apply
For Parking on Campus
Students with automobiles may apply this week for campus
parking permits and assignments in accordance with a new traffic
plan which is expected to alleviate shortages of parking spaces in
certain areas of the campus.
Permits will be issued at .registration only to students who
commute from areas beyond the borough limits, to the physically
handicapped, and to students
living on campus who have auto
mobiles. Except for the physically
handicapped students, to whom a
special-colored sticker ' will - be
issued, students are not permitted
to drive on central campus during
class hours.
Assignments to specified areas
have already been distributed to
all employees for whom permits
are authorized. Deans and depart
ment heads were allotted quotas
of parking space ; and they in
turn designate the staff members
who need parking permits.
The permits are small blue and
kite stickers that, will be ger-
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Orientation Schedule
Freshmen and other new
students on campus have a
busy Orientation Week sched
ule before them. A detailed
program for all new students
follows:
Monday Evening
6:15—A1l women, dean of wo
men's address, Schwab
7:00—All students, campus
tours, Mall and Pollock
road
8:30—All students, President
Eisenhower's a d dress,
Recreation Hall
10:00—All women, dormitory
unit meetings
All men,
resident counselor meetings
Tuesday Evening
6:45—A11 women. WSGA
meeting, Schwab
All men,
student counselor meetings
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8:00—All students, school stu-
dent council meetings
10:00—All women, dormitory
unit meetings
All men.
resident counselor meetings
Wednesday Evening
6:45—A1l women, WRA
Schwab
All men,
student counselor meetings
B:oo—Freshman men. ROTC,
• military meeting, Rec-
reation Hall
8:30—All students. Starlight
Dance, Old Main patio
113:00—All - women, dormitory
unit meetings
All men,
resident counselor meetings
Thursday Evening
6:45—A1l women, social group
meeting. Schwab
An men.
dormitory unit meetings
B:oo—Sophomore men ROTC,
military meeting,
Schwab and 121 Sparks
10:00—All women, dormitory
• unit meetings
All men,
resident counselor meetings
Friday Evening
8:45—A1l women. WRA Open
House, White Hall
All men,
Song practice, Schwab
Saturday
2p.m.—All new students,
dance, TUB
7 pxn.—All new students, Fun
Night? Recreation Hall
Sunday Morning
.10:45—S tate College church
services
11:00--College Chapel, Schwab
All students who plan to
schedule French or Spanish
have been instructed to sched
ule the romance language test
at the time scheduled, regard
less of apparent conflict.
manently attached to the top of
the windshield, to the right of the
center. A smaller sticker desig
nating the assigned parking area
Will be attached to the windshield
toward the driver's side of the
permit.
Drivers will also be given a set
of campus traffic regulations and
a map of the campus showing the
location of parking areas.
The plan, which went into effect
Aug. 25, was approved last March
by a committee composed of rep
resentatives of the faculty, staff,
and student body.
rgtau Next Collegkus
Out Wednesday
Student Inflow Expected -
To Fill All Dormitories
Approximately 3200 new students are expectapt rtmei
State this fall, according to estimates of the registration and
scheduling offices. The majority of the incoming new students
arrived Sunday to begin a seven-day orientation program.
The inflow of new students will more than fin an
of the College. dormitories with their combined capac#3r
4500 students, Russell Clark, director of housing, anztOuneed.
Dean of Admissions, C. O. Wil
liams, estimated that about 251:10
men and 690 women will enter the
College this fall. Of these •
2100 will be freshman men • •
580 • freshman women. The re
maining students will be transfer
students from. College centers,
advanced standing std and
re-admission students.
15,000 Veterans Attended .
tends Greetings
Psresident Eisenhower
Prexy
Welcomes
Students
It is always a special pleasure
to welcome new students into the
Penn State family.
I think that the particular qual
ity that distinguishes the begin
ning of a new academic year is
optimism. The spirit of eager
anticipation that animates several
thousand new arrived young
men and women pervades the
whole campus, and the feeling
that thgre are "horizons unlim
ited" adds a zest to college activi
ties that is not equaled in any
other season.
For you students who are just
entering upon your careers as
Penn Staters, I hope that the
thrill of new beginnings will re
main throughout your college
years, and that you will continue
as eager, anxious, and ready to
grasp every worthy advantage as
you are today.
The upperclassmen are sincerely
eager to welcome you as fellow
Penn' Staters —though you may
sometimes wonder at the form
their welcome takes and the
members of the faculty are ready
to devote all the wealth of their
learning and ability to the task
of helping you make your Penn
State career a truly enriching ex
perience. Further, all the facili
ties of a great state university
are available as your aids in
achieving the purposes for which
you came to college.
In a word, Penn State offers
you opportunity. I know that you••
will make the most of it.
Good luck.
MILTON S. EISENHOWER ,
College Gets Grant
- The Inter-University Education
committee has awarded the Col
lege a $17,500 grant to. help sup
port experimental work in Tabor
education now being conducted.
The committee, composed of rep
resentatives of eight colleges and
universities, is a project of the
Ford Foundation,
By MARSHALL O. DONLZr
The veterans registration Wield
reports that over 100 Korean War
veterans have been interviewed
for registration. These veterans
are entitled to one and one-half
days of training for each day of
service if they served in the
armed fortes since the outbreak
of the war in June; 1950, accord
ing to the Veterans' Resdiusb
ment Assistance Act of 19=
More than 15,000'tfeterans of
World War II attended the Col
lege under the provisions of the
GI Bill of that war. Dean
announced that the regis
tration date for Korean veterans
has been etxended until Sept. 13.
Commuters Listed
The College scheduling office
could give no estimate of
the number of upperclassmen re
turning to the campus this fall
because of the new registration
plans this semeter. Formerly
pre-registration allowed College
officials to estimate the number
of returning students. However,
pre-registration was canceled last
spring in favor of direct regls
! tration in the fail.
The registration office also an
nounced that only about 90 of
the Li-eshmen and about 30 of
the other new students have ap
plied as commuting students.
Local Groups Aid
• The College has mailed a *ol
der, which includes maps and de
tailed instructions for students '
driving to the campus, to all new
students. In addition police, local.
and state, have been alerted to
handle the traffic which is eat..
petted today.
Local Chamber of Commerce
personnel have established inter
ceptor stations at points on the
campus to provide information
needed and campus patrol mern
bers will handle traffic at 'road
intersections on the campus. Bor.
ough residents who had businet
on the campus during the an"
were asked to walk rather -than
drive on the campus.
Tours To Be Mires •
The 3200 new students WM
take part in a seven-day orien.
tation program which will include
separate meetings for men and
women students, campus Unlink
song and cheering practice ses
sions, and a fun night prugrprd
Tat ay night in Recreetxo
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Members of Alpha PM Omit*
service fraternity, w2in direct
campus tours for men and wonted
starting at the Mall •and Pollock
(Continued on Page Twenrgi).
ROTC, Registration
Customs
Editorials 8- 7 •
Women's News 9, 9
Letters of Welcome .... 11 ..
Sports 12-IS
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