Pep Rally
Tonight
Vol. 53, No. 7
Card Seats Reopened
To Upperclassmen
A resolution allowing all upperclassmen to register for prefer
ential seating until 5 p.m. today was passed by All College Cabinet
at its first formal meeting of the semester last night.
The resolution also will allow senior students to fill in the flash
card area from their regular seats jf the special section (EH) is not
filled.' The flashcard resolution
was an amended form of sugges
tions made by Alan McChesney,
head cheerleader, who is handling
arrangements for the section.
As the system is now set up for
home football games this season,
those who have signed for section
EH must be in their seats by game
time. The seats will be reserved
for them only until then, after
which they will be thrown open
to seniors in surrounding areas.
Rosimeyer Proposes
Plans Made
To Train
Leaders
By MIMI UNGAR
Provisions for a method of
training campus leaders were
made in the form of three resolu
tions passed last night at the first
formal meeting of the year of the
All-College Cabinet.
The resolutions, presented by
Donald Herbein, were a result of
the Student Leadership commit
tee of the first annual Student
Encampment. The first resolution
provides for the establishment of
a standing committee of. All-Col
lege Cabinet to be tentatively
known as the Cabinet Project
Council with the All-College vice
president as director to promote
the training and orientation of all
persons interested in student af
fairs.
A part of the same recommen
dation proposed that a committee
be established with a chairman
designated by cabinet, to promote
on-the-job training and counseling
for students elected or appointed
to positions of leadership.' Upon
adoption of this resolution, All-
College President John Laubach
appointed Herbein as head of the
committee.
The second resolution presented
proposed that a committee and
chairman be established by cabi
net to publish a directory to list
and to describe the administrative
offices, the personnel in each of
fice, and functions performed by
the personnel in these offices as
a means for improving student
leadership. Richard Lemyre was
appointed chairman of this com
mittee.
The final recommendation pro
vides for the encampment com
mittee to serve in an advisory
capacity.
Robert Smoot, chairman of Stu
dent Government Day, reported
to the cabinet that President Eis
enhower will speak at the Cabi
net meeting in Schwab auditorium
Thursday. He further reported that
certain facts about student gov
ernment would be printed in the
Daily Collegian, with provisions
having been made for freshmen
to be required to know these
facts.
Gift Fund Aids
Press, Radio
The Class of ’52 has presented
as its class gift an $BOOO fund to
be divided between a student
press and a student radio station.
Other suggestions upon which
the seniors voted were a Class of
’52 scholarship, an entranceway
to Pollock road where it joins
Route 322, and a statue of “The
Linesman.”
Contributions toward a student
press were also made by gradu
ates in 1948, 1949, and 1950. The
amount prior to last year ex
ceeded $22,600. The Class of 1951
contributed money for the radio
project, which - now amounts to
$5900, and for - scholarships.
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By MARSHALL O. DONLEY
Those who have preferential
seating cards will be allowed to
sit in their respective junior or
sophomore sections if they are
late or if they so wish. ;
McChesney informed cabinet
that 163 persons—22 .seniors, 53
juniors, and 88 sophomores—had
already signed up for the special
seats. Richard Rostmeyer, All-
College secretary-treasurer, sug
gested to cabinet that some stu
dents had expressed a desire to
wait until friends had signed up
for the section before they en
rolled. Rostmeyer proposed the
amendment extending the time
for signing up to 5 p.m. today.
An announcement was made
last night over local radio station
WMAJ announcing the enroll
ment extension.
System Failed
McChesney informed cabinet
that similar flashcard set-ups have
been used on other campuses
using a system such as is now
being tried here, or involving the
use of freshmen. Similar systems
at other colleges have not usually
required sign-ups for the sections,
but were filled because the best
seats were offered. ‘
A freshman system was tried
here a few years ago, but it-was
not successful.
Cabinet also heard a report of
the Freshman customs board at
last night’s meeting. The report,
presented by James Schulte,
named the abundance of veterans
—about two hundred of them—-as
the major customs problem. Be
cause of their number the vet
erans were not interviewed but
merely issued exemption cards.
Schulte reported that only 16
customs violations have been list
ed so far and that the committee
expected the customs program to
be a success.
Rostmeyer read a letter to cab
inet explaining that the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
has rejected a check for $959.23
which was collected through Cam
pus Chest a few semesters ago.
The polio group does not accept
money from combined collections.
Cabinet approved Rostmeyer’s
suggestion to apply this money to
the present Campus Chest work
ing fund. I
Selective Service to Hold
New Qualification Tests
■ WASHINGTON (JP) —Selective Service announced today that
new college qualification tests for draft-liable youths will be given
Dec. 4 and-April 23.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, di
rector, said the third nation-wide
series of tests would be given at
about 1000 centers over the nation
by the Educational Testing Serv
ice of Princeton, N.J.
Local boards use the tesf scores
or class standing of college stu
dents in considering their eligi
bility for draft deferment.
A total of 413,395 students have
taken the test and another 35,000
or so. are expected • to take the
next series. A student may take
the test only once.
Hershey said about 190,000 col
lege students currently are de
ferred from the draft on the "basis
of test scores on their classroom
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1952
Freshman Customs
Lifted for Dance
Raise the Song ...
Traffic Violators
To Be Disciplined
Beginning Monday the Campus Patrol will strictly enforce all
traffic regulations, according to James Schulte, chairman of Tri
bunal. All 'tickets passed out to violators will be recorded, and of
fenders will be summoned before Tribunal for hearing.
Schulte said that only student drivers with permit stickers on
their cars will be permitted to
drive on campus duri n g class
hours. Cars with stickers must be
parked in the areas designated by
the Campus Patrol.
According to present Tribunal
plans, first offenders will be
fined. Second offenders will have
their driving privileges suspend
ed on campus. If chronic viola
tion -cases are reported, the of
fender will probably be referred
to-, the disciplinary committee of
the College Senate subcommittee
on student affairs, Schulte said.
Patrolmen issued tickets to
parking violators during Orienta
tion Week, but delayed action to
enable students to acquaint them
selves with campus regulations
found in the Student Handbook.
Copies of regulations were also
distributed with driving permits.
Additional copies are now avail
able in the Campus- Patrol office,
320, Old Main.
Schulte emphasized the serious
ness of observing campus traffic
rules and' asked for the coopera
tion of all students in carrying
out regulations.
grades.
Applicants for the tests may ob
tain application blanks from local
draft boards after Oct. 1.
Those seeking to take the Dec. 4
test must have their completed ap
plication-blanks postmarked not
later than midnight Nov. 1.
Under present regulations a
local board may consider, a stu
dent for deferment if he has made
a grade of 70 or more on the quali
fication test or maintains stand
ing in a specified portion of the
male members of his class, rang
ing from the upper half of the
freshman class to the upper three
fourths of the junior class.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
while hatmen Rod Siengall (foreground) and William Shomberg
direct the harmony.
Men Debaters
Plan Meeting
Tuesday Night
The men’s debate team will
hold a preliminary meeting at 7
p.m. Tuesday in 316 Sparks. Try
outs for the organization will be
scheduled at the meeting. Both
freshmen and upperclassmen are
eligible, and no previous debate
experience is necessary.
This year’s topic, “Resolved:
That the Congress of the United
States should enact a compulsory
fair employment practices’ law,”
will be analyzed at the meeting,
according to Jay Headly, manager.
All candidates will be required
to deliver five-minute speeches on
this topic at 7 p.m. .Wednesday,
in 316 Sparks.
The first debate of the semester
will be the international debate
in October.
Specicsß Student
Registration to End
Registration for special students
and unclassified students ends at
4:30 p.m. today, the Registrar’s
office reported yesterday. Grad
uate students may register until
noon tomorrow.
After these times registration
will be closed. Undergraduate
students were allowed to register
this week upon payment of a $lO
extra fee. No such late payment
exists for graduate and special
students.
Batmen to Usher Team
At Tomorrow's Game
Thomas Farrell, president of
Androcles, junior men’s hat so
ciety, has requested all hatmen to
gather in front of the Blue Band
section at Beaver Field at 1:45
pm. tomorrow. At this time the
men will form the honor line to
usher the football team onto the
field. I
Women to Get
11 p.m. Permits
For Festivities
Dating customs for freshman
men and women will be lifted for
the Campus Chest “Kickoff
Dance” tonight in Recreation Hall,
James Schulte and Mary Petit
gout, co-chairmen of the Fresh
man Customs Board, announced
yesterday.
The board also decided to lift
customs for the church mixers to
night. Action for the removal of
dating customs for these two
events was taken at a customs
board meeting yesterday.
All freshman women who at
tend the dance or the church mix
ers will receive 11 o’clock permis
sions. Dating customs will be re
moved only for those persons who
attend the dance or the mixers.
Frosh Spirit
Freshman women who return to
their dormitories after the regu
lar closing hour at 9:30 tonight
will have to show either a ticket
stub from the dance or a note
signed by the person in charge
of the mixer. If this is not done,
it will be considered a violation
of freshman customs.
“The move to lift customs was
taken by the board because the
freshman have shown a great deal
of spirit during the first week of
customs,” Schulte said. He pointed
out, in particular, the spirit with
which groups of freshman men
and women sing when stopped on
campus.
The “Kickoff Dance,” sponsored
by the Campus Chest, is part of
the pre-Temple University foot
b a'l 1 festivities. Preceding the
dance, the first football rally of
the season will begin at 7 p.m.
Co-Captains To Talk
A parade, starting at Garner
and Prospect streets at 7 p.m.,
will be led by the Blue Band to
the Lion Shrine, the site of the
pep rally. The pafaders will
by fraternities and dormitories
before they reach their final des
tination.
Members of men’s and women’s
hat societies will stop in dormi
tories and encourage freshmen to
join the parade as it passes. The
dance will get underway follow
ing the pep rally.
Speakers at the rally are Stew
Sheetz and Joe Gratson, co-cap
tains of the football squad, and
Ernest B. McCoy, new dean of the
School of Physical Education and
Athletics. Richard Neuweiler, sev
enth semester journalism major,
will be master of ceremonies at
the rally. Leading the songs and
cheers will be the cheering squad,
headed by Alan McChesney.
Jack Huber and his orchestra
will play at the dance. Tickets,
priced at 50 cents per person, are
on sale at the Student Union desk
in Old Main and will also be sold
at the door tonight. Proceeds •go
to the Campus Chest, which has
set a $12,000 goal for this year.
LaVie Candidates
LaVie candidates, who should
be fifth semester students, will
meet at 7 p.m. Sunday in 405 Old
Main, Jacqueline Becker, manag
ing editor, has announced.
IFC Registrations Due
At SU Desk. Today
Fraternities must sign the
names of all their pledges of
this semester and late last se
mester in the Interfraternity
Council register at the Student
Union desk in Old Main before
5. p.m. today, Thomas Fleming,
IFC secretary, announced yes
terday.
The list will be used by
campus publications when the
pledges are to be announced.
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