FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, t9s2 _ *v»,* -'-Ta —,v ‘-vw» v«y •> v Campus Patrol Predicts Sufficient Parking Room At the present rate of automobile registration there will be enough parking spaces on campus for students who are eligible for parking permits . under present plans, Capt. Philip A. Mark of Campus Patrol said yesterday. Faculty members and College employees have been issued per mits for parking areas reasonably near their offices according to a PSCA Plans International Discussions Freshmen and new students may get their formal introduction to the Penn State Christian Association and old members may renew mem bership at its first meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 in 304 Old Main. Luther Harshbarger, executive secretary, will open a short series of discussions entitled “Interna tional Acquaintance” by speaking of his most recent trip to Europe. The second meeting of this-ser ies will be held Sept. 24 and will be a report on the Olympic Games by R. B. Patrick, C. D. Werner, and Eugene Wettstone, all of the Physical Education department. Sponsors Programs The PSCA is the extension of the Young Men and Young Women’s Christian Association on campus. Programs sponsored by the PSCA include fireside discussion groups in faculty homes; Bible study.; theology discussion group; four study commissions in the areas of personal and campus affairs* so cial responsibility, Christian faith and heritage, and world related nes's, cabin parties, and intercol legiate conferences. Cabin parties are held in Ralph Watts Lodge which is the PSCA cabin located four miles from cam pus just above Shingletown Gap. It is placed on a 39-acre plot of timberland overlooking the Nit tany Valley. v Two Governing Bodies These parties are planned each' weekend by the PSCA or by other campus or town organizations. Chaperons are approved by the Dean of Women’s office for mixed parties. The two governing bodies of the PSCA include the student cabinet consisting of the executive com mittee, coordination committee, and chairmen of the various pro gram committees, and the Board of Directors, which consists of faculty, students, alumni, and townspeople. The student cabinet is respons ible for the planning and execution of the student program as a whole, while the Board of Directors as sumes final responsibility for all policy. Finances are provided by the students themselves through the Campus Chest. In addition to these funds, PSCA members car ry on a number of projects such as an old fashioned auction, the operation of a local clothing store, a square dance, and a few con certs. Come in and get acquainted where nationally advertised lines are featured • Campus Tog Clothing • Manhattan Shirts • Puritan Sportswear 9 Freeman Shoes / MEN'S SHOP 135 S. ALLEN STATE COLLEGE quota plan set up during the summer. Any College student operating an automobile on campus during the year is required to register it during registration in Recrea tion Hall. Parking permits are being is sued to commuting students, stu dents who live in College dormi tories, and physically handicapped students. Commuting students are those living outside of the bor ough line gr south of Irwin av enue. Physically hand: capped students must obtain a certificate from the College Health "Service recommending that they be issued a permit. Convenience Sought Permits are being distributed from 320 Old Main. . Captain Mark said that in some cases parking permits cannot be issued for the most convenient parking lot for the student but that permits for areas reasonably convenient are being given. A folder containing all campus parking and traffic regulations, a map of the campus showing parking areas in red and their numbers, 'and a map designating the area of State College whose residents will not .be considered as commuting students is given to each studfent receiving a per mit. Shortlidge Widened A new 220-car parking area has been opened this semester be tween Hort Woods and Beaver Field. It has entrances across from the Pattee Library and on Park avenue. Shortlidge road has been wid ened in front of Simmons and Mc- Elwain Halls, and a new entrance from U.S. Route 322 was con structed during the summer. Among the regulations is one requiring roadside parking to be only, in the direction of traffic. Captain Mark said that after the' parking situation has been settled, surveys will be taken to determine the extent to which each of the parking areas is be ing used. If the survey shows that in certain areas there are vacant spaces at all times of the day, additional permits will be issued for these areas. In this event, the line differentiating commuters from non-commuters will be brought closer to campus. Classes ~ (Continued from vage one) Jan. 5. The fall semester ends at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27. Exercises for those who will be graduated after the fall semester will also be held Tuesday, Jan. 27. Classes for the semester will end at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, and examinations begin at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19. North Carolina is the largest producer of tungsten in North America. the sass Hort Head Dies in Hospital Dr. Warren B. Mack, professor and head of the horticulture de partment at the College, died July .6 in Urological Hospital, Philadel phia, where he had been a patient for two months. He was 56. Dr. Mack who had been a a member of the College faculty since 1923, had planned to retire Aug. 31. The Board of Trustees last June approved his retirement with emeritus rank. Bom Jan. 18, 1896, in North ampton County, Dr. Mack was married in 1923 to Pauline G. Beery, who served on the faculty from 1919 until her resignation last June as professor of house hold chemistry and director of the Ellen G. Richards Institute at the College. She is now dean of -the newly-created College of House hold Arts and Sciences of the Texas State College for Women at Denton, Texas. - Mack was graduated from La fayette College with first honors at the age of 19. In 1946 Layfay ette awarded him an honorary doctor of science degree. Dr. Mack enrolled at Penn State in 1919 and’ received his B. S. degree in horticulture in 1921. He earned his M. S. at' Massa ; chusetts Agricultural College, now the University of Massachu setts in 1924, and a Ph.D. degree in plant physiology from Johns Hopkins University, in 1929. In 1921, Dr. Mack was named instructor in pomology at Massa chusetts Agricultural College. He returned to the College in 1923 as instructor in horticulture, and was named assistant professor of veg etable gardening the next year. He was promoted to associate professor in 1926, and professor of vegetable gardening in 1930. He was named head of the De partment of Horticulture in 1937. WELCOME STUDENT Make McLANAHAN'S Your °Prescription, Drug and Vitamin Needs * Kail Mark Greeting Cards • Fanny Farmer Candy •Penn State Souvenirs and Novelties •Costume Jewelry •Leading Cosmetic and Perfumes •Humidified Tobaccos and Cigarettes •Parker and Esterbrook Pens •Eastman and Argus Photography Supplies •Dental Needs •School and Stationery Supplies OUR LUNCHEONETTE AND SODA DEPARTMENT IS UNEXCELLED FOR QUALITY AT MODERATE PRICES Open Daily 8 a.m. io 10:30 p.m. McLANAHAN’S PHONE 6799 Fraternity Pledging To Begin Tomorrow Pledging in Penn State fraternities will begin at 8 a.m. tomor row, 48 hours before classes begin, as required by Interfratemitjr Council rules. The 50 fraternities began fall rushing Monday under the handi cap of having only about 400 men students eligible for rushing transferred to the campus. According to the Dean of Men’s office, numerous fraternities have vacancies, but most say they ex pect to fill them. Many new pled ges will be secured from - the house guests now livng "at jhe houses during Orientation Week. Second semester freshmen who were on campus last year are per mitted to pledge under IFC rul ings, but second semester stu dents who came to the College from other schools or Penn State centers may not be pledged. Freshmen who attended summer sessions at the College, • but have not completed one semester, may not pledge. Any upperclassman may pledge. Rushees may live in fraternities upon invitation as house guests, but cannot break dorm contracts to live there during pledgeship. The Dean of Men’s office an nounced ;hat for exchanges be tween the fraternity and the Col lege, the/fratemity should submit two lists to the dean’s office con taining (1) names of men desiring to transfer to dormitories, and (2) names and room addresses of men living in dormitories who desire to be released to transfer to the fraternity. Freshmen living in the West Dorms cannot break their room contracts with the College, which are binding for one year. Average Needed The office added that the fra ternities will get out of the dorms only the number of men that they put into them. A scholastic average of 1.0 for the preceding semester, or an All- College average of 1.0, is required Headquarters for Featuring BREYER'S Ice Cream Completely Air-Conditioned WALGREEN AGENCY DRUG STORE Shop Friendly State College First Must Send Lists Sundays and Holidays 9-4. and 6-10 p.m. by the IFC before a student may be pledged. Rushees who break pledges may not pledge another fraternity for 30 days. This ruling does not apply to pledgeships dissolved by the fraternity. IFC Sets Rules Although a student may pledg* only pne fraternity,, he may be rushed by any number of houses. Rushing is followed by a pledge ship period, provided the student receives a bid and accepts it. Pledgeship normally lasts one se mester, and is ended when the pledge is initiated as a brother. . The IFC, governing body of Penn State fraternities, sets, and enforces the rushing regulations. Porch Construction Begins at Nittany Inn A sun porch, adjoining the main dining room of the Nittany Lion Inn, is being constructed to the west of the building to facili tate entry to private dining rooms in the north wing. ATTENTION Graduate Students and Upper Classmen Graduate students and upper classmen will find comfortable rooms with' hot and cold run ning water or private bath at Colonial Hotel, 123 W. Nittany Ave. Central location. Quietly operated for rest and study. Low student rates. Phone 4850 State College. Ask for C. R. 134 S. ALLEN ST.
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