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,