Welcomes New Students ' ' President Milton S. Eisenhower addressing new freshmen and other incoming students at a meeting of all new students at 8 p.m. Monday in Recreation Hall. Others who spoke were Chaplain Emeritus John Henry Frizzell; Wilmer E. Kenworthy, head of the orientation committee; and All-College President John Laubach. Prexy Says Student Must Educate Self “Only you can help yourself, or educate yours,elf,” President Milton S. Eisenhower told over 3000 new freshmen and transfer students, Monday night hr Recreation Hall. ,• Although the College can aid new students by counseling and providing means for them to learn, President Eisenhower said, “You are responsible for your own education.” President Eisenhower was in troduced by John Laubach. All- College president. Laubach spoke briefly to the new students, ex plaining the College student gov ernment and. urging participation in campus politics through school and dormitory councils, and through school and class officers. Self Expression Important ÜBA Adopts Self-Service Soles Plan The Used Book Agency, a stri dent operated, non-profit service, begins an expanded, self-service sales program at 9 a.m. today in the ballroom of the Temporary Union Building. This expansion came as a result of a resolution adopted at the first annual Student Encampment. \ In the past, the ÜBA has been confined to a small room in the TUB, where sales were limited because of the limited amount of Green bows will not be avail able ioday for freshman wom en, Ronald Lench, treasurer of fhe Book Exchange, said late •yesterday. Because of shipping difficulties, Bench said, the rib bon was delayed en route but is expected to arrive in time for sale tomorrow. space. The new plan eliminates the space problem by setting up the program on a self-service basis with books on numerous tables in the ballroom. The books will be placed under general headings so that students will be able to quick ly locate a book they need, Howard Giles, chairman of the ÜBA, said. Customs on Sale. included in the new plan is an arrangement whereby stu dents can take their old books to the ballroom, set the price on the books, and have them immed iately placed on sale. ' Freshman dress customs will al so be on sale in the self-service ÜBA. They will be located on the stage in the ballroom so that the more than 2500 freshmen will be able to get their customs without any troubde, Giles said. ' Long Range Outlook As in the past, the BX, where supplies are sold, will still be han dled‘by sales clerks. The BX is to the left of the ballroom and will be open with the ÜBA. Whereas the BX is open all semester, the ÜBA will be open for ten days or .two weeks. The closing hour will be 9 p.m. every night except Sat urday, when-the ÜBA and BXwill not be open ; at all because of so cial reservations already set up any trouble, Giles said. If the new set-up works as well as the BX Board of Control expects it to, the board will, recommend that this set-up be continued and further enlarged, Giles added. The new plan will eliminate the long lines, that developed under the .old ÜBA set-up, and will give students a more complete and efficient service, he added. —Phoio by Boyles President Eisenhower pointed out to the students five values which he thought were especially important for them to receive whale at Penn State. First, he said, a student should attain a “depth of knowledge” in one field of learning, so he may use this spe cialization to facilitate his eco nomic position in society. It is also important, he said, that the student develop “clarity and logic in communication” so that he may speak and write his ideas well. Wisdom is Fourth Value In addition to knowledge of a specialized field, President Eisen hower said, “you should achieve a fundaments! understanding of those fields outside your special ization.” It is important to under stand many fields because most of. life’s ' decisions are outside one’s own specialization, he said. When a student is graduated from the College, President Eisenhower said, “he will not be educated, but should have the basis and will for self-education.” A fourth value that the student should receive, he said, is the “achievement of* wisd o m” by learning judgment in making the. correct decisions. “Wisdom,” the President said, “is sound judg ment developed within a spirit ual framework” which will allow students to tell good from bad. “A student should develop a genuine abiding commitment to the democratic free way .of life,” President Eisenhower said. To at tain this fifth value, he said, “you (Continued on page fifteen) New Students Get Patch Test New students will report to the Infirmary for inspection of skin tests on the days indicated at the time the test was done, Herbert R. .Glenn, director of the Health' Service, said yesterday. Tests performed Monday must be read today, and those given yesterday will be read tomorrowr Students who get the test today will report again Friday, and tests administered tomorrow will be read Saturday morning. Tests given Friday and Saturday morning will both be read on Monday. Anyone who fails to report for a reading at the appointed hour should go' to the Infirmary for -instructions as soon as possible. m (Eollerjian VOL. 53, No. 2 STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1952 FIVE CENTS Fall Will Don't Be a Sucker! They say there’s one bom every minute. Perhaps that’s a little harsh, especially since the frosh are probably in a daze. Maybe it’s'just that we’re a little too naive when we first reach the big campus. What’s this all leading up to? Well, hexfe’s the story according to the information we’ve received: The other day a freshman was approached by someone, probably a clean-cut, nice looking individual, wlio pleasantly informed the young frosh that he was a dormitory counselor who worked part time in the Bursar’s office. This “clean-cut” individual said something to this effect: “Since you’re new on campus, you probably have quite a bit of money on your person for paying your fees and housing bills. I think I ought to warn you that it isn’t safe to be carrying a lot of money around. So, if you have money on you, I’d be glad to take it and put it in the vault at the Bursar’s office where it will be safe.” To make a long story short, it turned out that this "dormitory counselor" was just the type of crook he was warning the student against. As a result, the freshman lost about $4OO. You’re probably sitting back with a smug smile won dering how anyone could fall for that old con trick. But the point is that it has happened, and can very possibly happen again—to you! It’s unfortunate that no matter where we go, we have to be prepared to meet people who are without moral or ethical principles. But now you’ve been warned, and it’s up to you to take it from here. Don’t fall for the old lines —don’t let anyone sweet-talk you into giving him money, unless you’re absolutely sure of what you’re doing. Remember, anyone who is authorized by the College to accept your money won’t be coming to you to get it—you’ll go to him. If you have large sums of cash on your person and want io be sure you won't lose it, the best suggestion we can offer is that you go to one of. the banks downtown and immediately begin a checking account. Thai's the only way you can be absolutely sure your money is safe. We’ve also received reports that wallets are being taken from the dormitories. This happens every year, but we hope that sooner or later students will learn that it’s always a bad practice to leave valuables lying about. It’s unfortunate that the College year must start off on an unpleasant note such as this. All we can do now is to be on the alert for similar attempts and not allow ourselves to be used as sucker bait. Flashcard Section Signup Announced Senior students interested in participating in the newly-developed flashcard system to be used at football games this fall may sign for and pick up their tickets Tuesday at the Student Union desk, Alan McChesney, head cheerleader, announced yesterday. Juniors interested may sign up and claim their tickets Sept. 17 at the Student Union desk, while sophomores may sign up and obtain their tickets Sept.. 18 at the Student. Union desk, McChesney said. ; Five hundred and fifty seats are available for students in the EH section located in the center xif the senior seats near the Blue Band. _ Students who previously signed up must register again, McChesney said. Seniors who register first will be given pref erence. The first five, numbers will be removed from the AA books of the students who will participate in the flashcard system. A card wiH.be presentedto participants- FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Registration Begin Today EDITORIAL and checked at each game, Mc- Chesney said. The students’ AA book must also be presented at the gate for admission to Beaver Field. The flashcard system is being used in an attempt to increase student spirit and enthusiasm and to add color at the game, McChes ney said. Freshmen were required to participate in the flashcard sys tem attempted two years ago. Last spring cabinet passed a res olution in favor of trying a re vised system this falL NeW System Will Process 10,000 Students Approximately 10,000 under graduates are expected to regis ter for the fall semester today, to morrow, and Friday in Recreation Hall, C. O. Williams, registrar, said yesterday. Two hundred fifty-four fall sports players and women orientation counselors registered yesterday-in "the first trial of the new registra tion procedure. Seniors and juniors register to day and tomorrow morning. Soph omores will register tomorrow af ternoon .and all day Friday. AH students, with the exception of freshmen, will register according to the alphabetical schedule which may be found on the folder con taining registration forms and on the front cover, of the semester timetable. Freshmen will also be register ed tomorrow afternoon and Fri day, but will register as instruct ed at orientation meetings of their schools instead of in alphabetical order. Folders Contain Forms Students . will be admitted to Rec Hall only at the time they are scheduled to register, the Reg istrar’s office has announced. Folders containing registration forms must be obtained from ad visers before a student can regis ter. Forms should be filled out be fore entering Rec Hall. Detailed instructions for regis tering are printed on the envelope containing registration forms. • Enter on North Side All male students will receive from their advisers a large white card to be used by the Dean of Men’s office for counseling pur poses. This is a new form this year and will be filled out only once by each male student. . Registering students will enter the Rec Hall balcony through the door at the west end of the north side of the building. From there they will proceed, first stopping at the tables to have forms check ed and to hand in cards, to the mam floor. On the main floor students will obtain, from representatives of the departments in which they wish to enroll, a white card and a P m k card for each course’' in which they wish to be registered. Registration officials have sug gested that cards for courses in which the student expects to have the most trouble enrolling be picked up first, and that cards be checked for the correct course and section. Students are requested not to write their names on the section cards. If a student’s schedule must be changed, cards already picked (Continued on page sixteen)' Women to Receive Special Permissions Special hours for coeds dur ing. Orientation Week have been announced by the dean of women’s office. Freshmen and transfer stu dents will have 10 o’clock per missions tonight and tomor row. Freshmen will have 11 o clocks Friday 'and Saturday nights, while transfers will' have one o’clock permissions. The regular 9:15 permissions' will go into effect for freshmen beginning Sunday night. , r n *, n g upperclassmen will have 11 o clocks tonight and tomorrow. Upperclassmen will have one o’clocks Friday and Saturday nights. Regular 10 o clock permissions will go into effect for all upperclass men beginning Sunday night,
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