PAGE TWO College Problems Aired At Student Encampment By MIMI UN GAR and DICK RAU " While most students were preparing for their return to the Penn State campus, a group of 91 students, faculty, and administration members was spending three days at the Mont Alto Forestry School to discuss campus problems. This gathering, known as the first annual Student Encampment, began Sept. 4 and con tinued through Sept. 6. President Milton S. Eisenhower brought the idea for a student encampment Musical Tryouts Scheduled Individual tryouts for new stu dents who are interested in par ticipating in various campus mus ical activities will be held this week according to the following schedule: Chapel Choir (open to men and women): tryouts 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. today, to morrow and Friday in 214 Car negie. Appointments will be taken in 216 Carnegie. Glee Club (open to men): try outs all week in- 206 Carnegie. Appointments may be made in 216 Carnegie. Accompaniment is needed. Treble Singers (open to wo men) : tryouts 9 a.m. to 12 noon today, tomorrow or Friday in 200 Carnegie. Appointments will be taken in 216 Carnegie. Blue Band: Marching Unit (men), Concert Unit and Prep Band (men and women): tryouts 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. today, tomorrow or Fri day in 109 Carnegie. Sign up in advance in 109 Carnegie. Stu dents are asked to bring their own instruments if possible. College Symphony Orchestra (men and women): tryouts for strings 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. today or tomorrow in 107 Carnegie. Students may sign up for appointments in 216 Carnegie. They are asked to bring their own instruments. Presbyterian Students Hold Reception today The Westminster Fellow ship ; and the Presbyterian Church will hold an informal reception for new students 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. to day at the Presbyterian Church, Beaver avenue at Frazier street. Punch will be served, and it is requested that ties not be worn. Penn Staters buy their... TEXT BOOKS .. . with FREE Gift Covers! from his previous experience at Kansas State University. The encampment was not limi ted entirely to social activities or business. The business phase of the gathering was summed up by the Prexy in his keynote address Thursday afternoon. He said that the encampment could serve to improve relations among students, faculty, and administration. Improved College Program The encampment, he added, could also improve the College program as a result of increased student responsibility and lead ership. An improved College pro gram could work toward the best education for students at the low est possible cost, he said. Not to neglect social life along with the business phase of the encampment. Thursday night’s program centered around a dance and wienie roast. The dance was held in a chilled, wind-swept out door pavilion, music being pro vided by a juke box with an avaricious appetite for coins. After some of the boy scouts in the group fought the winds and were finally able to get two fires going, charcoal - colored, roasted dogs were consumed by all. Sea soning for the hot dogs consisted of cinders, mustard, and all the other trimmings customary at an outdoor roast. ■ Discuss Student Affairs Work shop sessions Thursday afternoon were for the purpose of organizing the order of discus sion for the workshops Friday morning. Viewing these morning sessions through eyelids opened at varying widths, the groups dis cussed the National Student As sociation, student leadership, stu dent citizenship, student-faculty relations, cooperation and respon sibilities of students, communi cations, the book exchange, recre ation, dormitory food service, and encampment evaluation. After anywhere from two- to four hours of discussions, the first plenary session was held afternoon. Group chair men presented the main points of ' discussion up to that point, and • suggestions were' made in some , cases for changes that could be . made when- final recommenda : tions were presented. Still maintaining that individ- NOTE BOOKS .. . All Sizes for All Courses PAPERS . Stationery, Note Paper in the Cathaum Theatre Building THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA SUPPLIES . Engineer, Art, Architect KEELER'S Deadline Set For Customs Exemptions Korean veterans and all vet erans under the G.I. Bill, in order to be exempt from freshman cus toms, are instructed to turn their names into the Student Union desk in Old Main by 5 p.m. Fri day, James Shulte, co-chairman of the Joint Customs Board, said. Exemption cards for these men will be available Monday morn ing at the Student Union desk. Only if veterans turn their names into the desk and then, pick up their exemption cards, will they be exempt from customs, Shulte said. All other students, women and men alike, who may for some rea son think that they should be exempt from customs, will have to appear before the board for permission. The' time to appear will be announced at a later date, Shulte said. Customs for all freshman men and women will begin 7 a.m. Mon day morning. Freshmen will be expected to wear their dress cus toms at that time, Shulte said. They may be purchased at the Used Book Agency, beginning 9 a.m. today, he added. uals must have a well-rounded program, a variety show took the spotlight Friday night. Business was set aside, fun took over, and some people tried to display tal ent, although many in the group questioned what the semanticist would have said about 'some of the so-called talent. Included in the program were acts by the women students, the men stu dents, and the faculty-adminis tration group. Saturday morning’s workshops organized the discussions held in the various committees. These were presented as recommenda tions at the second plenary ses (Continued on page fourteen) Starlight Dance Set For Old Main Lawn Jack Huber’s orchestra will play for tonight’s Starlight Dance, an annual Orientation Week function sponsored by the .Inter fraternity and Panhellenic councils for all students. Alan McChesney will be vocalist at the event, which will take place from 8:30 to 10 p.m. on the lawn in front of Old Main. At 6:45 p.m. coeds will see the Women’s Recreation Association program at Schwab Auditorium and. men will meet with student' counselors at the same places they met last night. Freshman men in ROTC will meet at 8 tonight at the balcony of Recreation Hall. At 10 p.m. women will hold dormitory unit meetings and men will consult with resident counselors. Panhellenic Council and Leoni des, independent women’s organi zation, will hold a program at 6:45 p.m. tomorrow in Schwab Auditorium. At. the same time, men will hold dormitory meetings sponsored by dormitory councils and the Association of Independ ent Men. Sophomore men in ROTC will hold military meetings at 8 p.m. The Air Force will meet in Schwab Auditorium and the Army in 121 Sparks. Dormitory unit meetings are scheduled for coeds and consulta tions with dormitory counselors in the counselor’s rooms are plan ned for 10 p.m. tomorrow. Racial Equality Council Formed In May, 1941 The Council on Racial, Equal ity was formed in State College in May, 1941, as a result of dis criminatory practices by local barber shops. Some local barbers refused to serve Negroes because they believed that in so doing they would be running financial risks. The council was set up as an attempt to provide first - class, non-discriminatory barber service to all students and citizens. In 1947 CORE opened a drive to set up the new shop. By selling tick ets good 'for haircuts at the new shop when it should open, CORE was able to raise over $lBOO. On Sept. 30, 1949, the new shop was officially opened. The shop was named the CORE bar ber shop because its opening marked the end of a two year struggle by CORE in order that it might be created. The shop is located on Beaver avenue. WfIPNESPAY, SEPTEMBER tO, 1952 Hatmen To Enforce Customs New hazards will be in store for freshman men when, the hun dred-odd members of en’s hat societies return to campus to en force freshman customs. - Bell-shaped black hats, which distinguish the “local Gestapo,” will soon be seen on campus, downtown, and outside dormitory units, .Hatmen will appear out of nowhere to check freshman hand books, ask questions concerning the College, and call for a chorus of Penn State songs and cheers. Hat societies are organized to recognize students outstanding in leadership, scholarship, and ser vice to the- College. Applicants are carefully screened on a point system; Points are awarded ac cording to positions held ,in extra curricular activities. Form Honor Guard In addition to enforcing cus toms, members sponsor pep ral lies and football dances, usher at athletic contests, assist cheer leaderfe with the flashcard sys tem, entertain visiting speakers and sports teams, and aid in Cam pus Chest drive collections. At home games the hatmen line up on the field to form an honor guard when the football team comes onto Beaver Field. The highest honorary society for senior men is Lion’s Paw. A maximum of 15 are tapped an nually on the basis of work and service on campus for this_ or ganization. Members of Lion’s Paw do not wear hats. Parmi Nous, senior men’s hat society, was founded in 1909 to honor campus athletes. Member ship has been extended to stu dents active in government, dra matics,' publications, and foren sics. Skull and Bones, senior honor ary, taps men outstanding in ath letics, sports managers, class offi cers, and editors of campus pub lications. Besides carrying out the regular hat society duties, each (Continued on page sixteen) in the Cathaum Theatre Building
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