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Oar :Bang Collegian
Successor to THE FREE LANCE, eit. 1887
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive
during the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian
of The Pennsylvania State College.
Entered as second-class matter July 8, 1934, at the State
College, Pa.. Poet Office under the act of March 3, 1879.
Collegian editorials represent the viewpoint of the
writers. not necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Un
signed editorials are by the editor.
Dave PeUnits Franklin KellyAMO.'
Editor Business Mgr.
Managing Ed., Andy McMenne; City Ed., Dare Jones;
Sports Ed., Jake Highton; Copy Ed., Bettie Loux ; Edit.
Dir., Jim Gromiller; Wire Ed., Chuck Henderson: Soe. Ed.,
Ginter Opoczenski; Asst. Sports Ed., Ted Soene ; Asst.
Soc. Ed., LaVonne Althouge; Feature Ed., Julie Motion
Librarian. Dot Bennett; Exchange Ed.. Nancy Laois's).
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Editorial—Marshall Donley, Bettie Loux, Al
Goodman, Barry Fein, Jake Dighton, Ted Soens,
LaVcrine Althouse, Dave Pellnitz, Chuck Hen
derson, Andy McNeillip, Dave Jones.
Advertising—Allison Morley, Phyllis Kalson,
Frank Kelly.
It's Up To You
As the Class of '56 you haVe been brought to
the Penn State campus a few days before the
upperclassmen in order to become acquainted
with the campus and to help you adjust yourself
to your new environment.
A thorough orientation counseling program
has been set up through the hard work of many
pebple, students and members of the adminis
tration alike. We are anxious for you to get
to know Penn State and to enjoy your stay
here. But even the most thorough counseling
program cannot succeed without the coopera
tion and interest of those for whom the pro
gram was established.
We therefore urge you to attend all the
scheduled meetings announced by the orienta
tion committee. If you become confused on any
point, ask your counselor. He may not know
the answer immediately, but he will know
where to get it or can tell you where you can
get the information you want.
Penn State, you'll find, is different in many
ways from your high school Alma Mater.- It
abounds with traditions and customs with which
you should become familiar early in your col
lege career in order to better understand and
appreciate how things are done here.
The orientation program has been well
planned to thoroughly acquaint ne w Penn
Staters with Penn State. How well it does the
job now depends chiefly on you.
New Parking Plan
Utilizes Space
One of the more serious problems on campus
for many years has been the lack of adequate
parking facilities for students, faculty, and ad
ministration. After much consideration, a plan
was finally devised which would utilize to the
utmost what parking space is available.
It is unfortunate that many students and
staff members who would like to be able to
drive to their classes will be unable to do so,
but, under the new plan, those who must of
necessity use their automobiles on campus will
be assured of a regular parking space.
To many the plan may seem unfair, but it
appears to be the most feasible solution. After
extensive study by a special student-faculty
administration committee, the current plan was
,approved. Under the provisions of the parking
program, deans and department heads are al
lotted quotas of parking spaces which they in
turn designate for their staff members who
need parking space. The only students who will
be allowed to drive on campus during school
hours are those who commute from areas be
yond the borough limits or who are physically
handicapped. These students will get their
permits when they register.
Undoubtedly there will be students who will
violate the provisions of the new code. How
ever, a word of warning should be sufficient.
The campus patrol will be watching for these
violators and stiff penalties can be expected.
The new parking program can be very suc
cessful -with the cooperation of everyone con
cerned. And perhaps, in time, there will be'
plenty of parking space for everyone who
wants it.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
1952 Grid Hopes
Not Too Promising
On the Nittany campus, King Football is al
ready breathing deeply of the invigorating air
of a new gridiron campaign. And with football's
new life comes the new hope that goes with a
clean-slate start—hope for an excellent Penn
State season.
However, this year_ is not likely to show a
1947 rainbow with a Cotton Bowl hanging on
the end of it. Certainly the Blue and White
should give the fans more to cheer about than
moan over because State's capable Coach Rip
Engle has guided his team to two winning
seasons (5-4 and 5-3-1.) But it is not merely
coachly singing of the blue Blues to say that
the Lions face a suicidal schedule which has a
foreboding of a lean winter following a drought
of football victories in the fall.
Why the pessimism? State meets nationally
ranked Michigan State, Big Seven power Ne
braska, potential Eastern ruler Penn,
.and Big
Ten power Purdue. To add misery to such
misery-producing company, Pitt, Syracuse, and
West Virginia are unusually loaded and South
ern Conference foe William & Mary looks im
pressive.
To the new students who, we trust, will be
rapidly forming new allegiance to their Penn
State team, let's hope that the Lions will also
be their team on. Saturday night if it turns out
to be gloomy. And gloomy Saturday nights are
not too remote a possibility judging from the
1952 Nittany schedule.
The crowd 10 - cies a winner and how easy it
is to cheer a winning team. Lets hope, along
with hope for Rip Engle's brawn-trust in the
corning football wars, that Nittany fans will
stick to the team like Pittsburgh baseball fans
stick to the National League's twenty-fathoms
deep Pirates
Collegian Staffers
Welcome Freshmen
To the many words of welcome you've already
had, the staffs of the Daily Collegian wish to
add their greetings.
This is the first issue of the 1952-53 Daily
Collegian. Between now and next May, the bus
iness and editorial staffs, both composed entirely
of students, will be working hard to give you
over 150 issues of your newspaper. That's right
—your newspaper. We will endeavor to give you
complete coverage of the campus and, with the
services of the Associated Press, give you the
major stories of world news events.
We're only human. There will be times when
we'll be wrong (very few we hope). There' will
be times when we won't have all the news.
But keep in mind that we're trying, and trying
hard. Remember, too, that we're only students
like you, and that putting out an eight-page
newspaper Tuesday through Saturday in addi
tion to our regular schoolwork isn't the easiest
thing.in the world.
Looking back on what the editor said at this
time last year, we came across the following
paragraph:
"As a student newspaper, it is the job of the
Daily Collegian to reflect student opinion. But
if a newspaper is to be more than a mirror,
it must do more than reflect: it must also be a
leader."
We pass this on to you because it is exactly
the way we feel. Our stories on the news pages
will be as objective as we can possibly make
them, but on the editorial page we reserve the
right to criticize—the students, the faculty, the
administration, any organization, and the ideas
of any of these groups.
Criticism is not a one-sided affair, however.
We expect and hope to get intelligent, legiti
mate criticism by which we can profit. Through
the "Safety Valve," our regular letters to the
editor column, we hope to get student opinion
on many subjects. Anyone, student or other
wise, is invited to write to the "Safety Valve."
All we ask is that the letters be signed so that
they may be printed. Names will be withheld
on request.
The motto of the Daily Collegian is "For A
Better Penn State." We hope that you, the
class of '56, will keep that motto in mind as you
progress through your college career.
—Jake Highton
Man on Campus
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Well, here you are at Penn
State!
We think you're going to like
it here. We certainly hope so
anyway.
Right now you're probably
pretty well lost. We can remem
ber vividly our first few days on
campus after transferring in our
sophomore year from a Penn
State center. Coming from a
small high school and . a State
Teacher's College that wasn't too
much larger, the size and scope
of Penn State sort of awed us.
It continued to awe us for some
time, too.
At first , you're likely to walk
around campus eagerly searching
for farniliar faces which, for some
strange reason, seem to be
strangely lacking. Some of you
will Undoubtedly suffer the pangs
of homesickness, but that's all
part of going to college. Don't
let it bother you too much.
One of the things that amazed
us when we first arrived on cam
pus was the wide variety of extra
curricular activities, all of them
eager for new blood. If you're
normal you'll probably see at
least three or four that strike
your fancy and you'll be disap
pointed when you find that you
just don't have time for all of
them.
For the athletes, there is every
thing froth football to golf in, the
inter-collegiate line, while there
are even more numerous intra
mural teams in which the sports
minded can participate. Facilities
for hunting, fishing, riding, golf
ing, swimming, hiking, and other
outdoor recreation are available
to those who desire them.
For those• who like their activi
ties a little less strenuous, there
are plenty of opportunities avail-
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The Way
We See It
By DAVE PELLNITZ
able. In the music line there are
the famous Penn State,Blue Band,
the College symphony orchestra,
the Glee. Club, the Chapel Choir,
Treble Singers, various ROTC
bands, plus several student or
chestras. All of these groups will
be holding try-outs .soon.
Among the major publications
for those interested in the literary
fields are Inkling (campus literary
magazine), Pivot (the poetry ef
fort), the Daily Collegian, Froth
(so-called humor magazine), La-
Vie (the College yearbook), Penn
State Engineer, Penn State Fariii
er, plus many newsletters and
bulletins put out by the various
schools of the College.
For would-be actors and actres
ses, Penn State offers the Penn
State Players. Thespians, and Five
O'Clock Theater. Students inter
ested in forensics may • try out for
the College debatibg teams.
No matter what your interest,
be it cave exploring, foreign lan
guages, literature, etc., .you'll find
an organization of some kind at
Penn State to fill your desires.
And if you're of • a religious na
ture, there are local clubs and
societies representing almost
every faith.
But don't get the idea that an
is play at State. Reniember that
you're here to, get an education
—and that should remain upper
most in yoUr mind, particularly
during your first four semesters.
Your first inkling that all is not
fun will probably be your first
trip to Rec Hall to begin what is
spoken of •in whispers around
here registration. Registration
is what every student, from sen-,
for to frosh, comes to dread after
his first encounter with it. You
can expect to be pretty well con
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