Student Gov't Day- See Page 4 VOL. 53, No. 11 Meeting of Cabinet Open to All Tonight An All-College Cabinet meeting open to all students will be held at 8 tonight in Schwab Auditorium as part of Student Govern ment Day activities. The meeting will be introduced by President Milton S. Eisen hower, who will speak on. student government and how it aids the administration.- Freshmen have been urged Recreational Riding Plan Presented Students who wish to take part in recreational horseback riding will meet and be classified ac cording to riding ability from 4 to 4:20 p.m. today and at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday at the College stables. Because of the interest in rid ing expressed by the student body, a plah for group riding has been formulated, according to G. A. Gagarin, assistant professor, of physical education. Through this plah, Professor Gagarin said, students will be of fered the opportunity of group horseback riding on College owned horses, in addition to in struction from advanced riders. Present plans call for groups to hold a trail ride Saturday mornings and afternoons at the College riding stables. The hours, however,-are hot-set and will de pend-upori the number-of inter ested students and the available advanced riders to lead the groups. Students must first join the Riding Club to participate in this plan. A fee of $1 per hour of rid ing will be charged. Riders will be divided into two groups, beginners and inter mediate-advanced. Advanced rid ers will assist the beginners. Those interested in participat ing in the program may call Jean Lathlaen, 364 McElwain Hall, be fore tomorrow, stating their rid ing experience and whether they have taken riding at the College. Hat Societies To Hold Rally Thomas Farrell, president of Androcles, junior men’s hat so ciety, announced last night at Hat Sdciety Council that his group is sponsoring a pep rally at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in front of Old Main. Sam Nowell will emcee the demonstration that will feature the -Blue Band, head Lion football Coach “Rip” Engle, and possibly some members of the varsity squad. James Plyler, president of Hat Council, asked the presidents of the various men’s societies to in struct their men to gather at Bea ver Field by 12:30 p.m. before the Purdue game in order to help save the hat card section for its occupants. The group also discussed the possible establishing of another sophomore men’s society • and a sccond_senior women’s group.. A. TODAY'S WEATHER: FAIR AND 'WPIjXi WARMER (Hltp iatly f§| (Eoll to attend the meeting by James Schulte, co-chairman of the Fresh man Customs Board. Their attend ance is not required but will be considered in determining the length of the customs period, Schulte, said. Alan McChesney, head cheer leader, will bring up discussion of the flashcard system and cheer ing at football games. McChesney will explain some of the criticisms of the flashcard and cheering set up and will ask students to help in clearing up some of the mis takes which have been made. McChesney said that letters have been sent to the 268 students who have signed up for the flash card seating plan in the hope that they will better understand the card procedures and arrive at games early. Discussion of student conduct at football games will also be Agenda Roll Call Minutes. Reports of officers Adoption of agenda Reports of committees: 1. Freshman Customs Board 2. Encampment Subcommittee on student faculty relations 3. Campus Chest Old Business: 1. Flashcard, system New Business: " 1. Student conduct at football games 2. Appointment of committees Announcements Adjournment brought before cabinet and stu dents by James Plyler, All-Col lege vice president. Plyler will also report to cabinet in his offi cial capacity asking that each or ganization represented on cabin et select two students, preferably undergraduates, from its group to form the nucleus of a leadership training program. The leadership program, a cabinet project, will later be thrown open to all in terested students. Marian Whiteley will present a report of the encampment sub (Continued on page eight) Customs Enforcement Group To Distribute Questionnaires Members of the sophomore class customs enforcement committee will distribute customs question naires to freshmen today in con junction with the Student Gov ernment Day exercises. The examinations are comprised of 25 general questions concern ing the identity of administration officials and locations of sites on campus. Freshmen taking examinations will not be required to put their names on their tests, and indi vidual scores will not be recorded. According to Thomas Kidd, co chairman of the enforcement com mittee, the test is being given in an attempt to measure the true effect of customs. As a customs innovation for the day, freshmen will be required to know the blames of All-College President John Laubach, Presi dent of the Association of Inde pendent Men, Williafh Shifflett, and Women’s Student Government Association President Joan Hut chon. James Schulte, co-chairman of the-customs board, has asked up perclassmen and women to en force the custom. Yesterday’s joint enforcement (Continued on page eight) STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1952 The inter-university education committee has provided $17,500 to continue experimental work be gun last year in labor-education. The committee, sponsored by the Ford Foundation, is composed of representatives from the College; the Universities of California, Chi cago, Wisconsin, and Illinois; Cor nell and Rutgers Universities; and Roosevelt College. Toward support - of the Motor Vehicle' ‘Fleet supervisor program of the Institute of Public Safety, the American Trucking Associa tions Inc. has contributed $2500. A grant of $l5OO per year for three years from the American Potash Institute Inc. will con tinue a research fellowship for work on potassium fixation stud ies of the soil of Pennsylvania. 1 Director of the work will be Dr. Charles D. Jeffries, professor of soil technology. A research grant of $lOOO has been established by the New Hol land Machine Division of the Sperry Corp. for a study of meth ods and equipment needs for pas ture renovation and the applica- : tion of a vertical elevator for 1 filling silos. Prof! A. W. Clyde, < acting head of the Department of : Agricultural Engineering, will di- ■ rect the study. Tor the Glory... THREE UPPERCLASSMEN, Ronald Wini, George Paderoff, and Walter Daron, (left to right) conduct a group of frosh women in singing the Alma Mater outside McAllister Hall yesterday. Many scenes were seen like this on the campus as joint customs day was observed. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Prexy to Conclude SG Day Activities An All-College Cabinet meeting with an introductory speech by President Milton S. Eisenhower at 8 tonight in Schwab Auditorium will highlight a program of Student Government Day activities. Cabinet meetings are open to all students, until the end of the meeting. Student Government Day is a day set aside by an All orient new students and better acquaint old students with stud Four Grants Received By College Four grants, two totalling $20,- 000 as partial support for 'projects conducted in Central' Extension, and two supporting research in the School of Agriculture, have been received by the College, President Milton S. Eisenhower has announced. Txjtait Robert Smoot, chairman of the Student Government Day com mittee. has announced the offi cial schedule listing the day’s ac tivities. Starting off the day’s activities is an All-College Cabinet break fast at 7 a.m. in the Nittany Lion Inn. All present and ex officio members will attend. During the day, new customs for freshmen will be in effect. Freshman men and women will be required to know the names of All-College President John Lau bach, President of the Associa tion of Independent Men William Shifflett, and President of the Women’s Student Government Association Joan Hutchon. Up perclass men and women are asked to enforce these customs, James Schulte, co-chairman of the Freshman Regulations Board, said. The Women’s Student Govern ment Association will exhibit a ' working outline and some of the activities of the association all day in the lobby of Old Main and tonight during the cabinet meet ing, in the lobby of Schwab. Nan cy White, fifth semester home economics' major, is in charge of the display. Discussion periods between gov erning bodies of independent and fraternity men and independent and sorority women will be held tonight to talk over problems of student government in general and any problems that they may have in common. The groups will also discuss possible ways of more eas ily acquainting students with stu dent government and their place in it. . Representatives of the Associa tion of Independent Men, govern ing body of independent men, and the Interfratemity Council, gov erning body of 52 Penn State fraternities, will meet at 7 p.m. in Hamilton Hall lounge. A repre (Continued on page eight) Coeds who sign out for cabinet may stay [-College Cabinet committee to [ent government at the College. Ag / Howdy / Mixer Set For Tonight “Howdy night,” an informal mixer for students and faculty in the School of Agriculture, will be held at 7 tonight in Hort Woods. The mixer, sponsored by the student activities committee, is planned to acquaint the faculty, upperclassmen, and freshmen in agriculture with one another. Fac ulty and student committees have been working on plans for the mixer since the opening of the fall' semester. President Milton S. Eisenhower is scheduled to speak at the mixer tonight. Others expected to give short talks are H. K. Wilson, dean of men; Lyman E. Jackson, dean of the School of Wil mer E. Kehworthy, director of student affairs; and Adrian O. Morse, provost. A singing group composed of Charles Drewson, Earl Sheble John Burrell. Richard Foster, and Kenneth Tyson, who will play, the guitar, will provide the evening’s entertainment. Refreshments of weiners, cider, and coffee will be served at the mixer. In case of rain, the mixer will be held in the stock pavilion. LA Courses! Plans Rating Program A faculty and course rating program was one of the projects listed for the Liberal Arts Stu dent Council for the coming year by Douglas Sehoerke,. president, Tuesday night. Philip Greenberg was ap pointed to investigate possibili ties of permitting students to study in empty classrooms dur ing sandwich hours. William Slepin was named per manent parliamentarian for the group. Auto Engineers to Meet A discussion of the organiza tion of the Society of Automotive Engineers and a movie, “The Fastest 500” will be presented at a meetin'- of that group at 7 to night in 107 Main Engineering. Observatories Open Tonight Weather permitting, observa tories at the College will be open from 8 to 10 tonight and tomorrow night to observe the moon. The two-night program this week is the first of a series of public observations to be held during the fall semester. Members of Alpha Nu, as tronomical society, will be present at the observatories during the public programs to operate the telescopes. The observatories may be reached by entering parking area No. 50, east of the Tem porary Union Building, and walking north from the area. Goal Post Tradition Changed See Page 4 FIVE CEN'
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