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College Enrolls Fewer
High-Ranking Freshmen
A smaller percentage of freshmen ranking in the upper fifth and
two-fifths of their high'school classes was admitted to the College
this year, according to Dean of Admissions C. 0. Williams.
Only 34 per cent of the present freshman class were in the top
fifth of their high school class, Williams Said. This corresponds with
a 1932-41 ten-year average of 41 per cent and is lower than the
average of classes admitted in the
last four years.
While 34 per cent were ranked
in the top fifth, 27 per cent placed
in the second-fifth, 24 per cent in
the third-fifth, nine per cent in
the fourth-fifth, and five per cent
in the last fifth, Williams said.
LA Has More In 3d Fifth
Thirty-eight per cent of those
admitted to the campus were in
the top fifth of their high school
class, but only 26 per cent of the
freshmen at off-campus centers
were in the upper fifth. The high
est percentage of off-campus ad
mittance was to students in the
third-fifth, 27 per cent.
All schools except the School
of Liberal Arts and the School of
Physical Education and Atheltics,
however, admitted more students
in the top fifth than any other.
Liberal Arts admitted more
from the third-fifth, 27 per cent,
Williams said. The School of Phy
sical Education admitted 34 per
cent of its freshman from the
second-fifth of the high school
class.
57 Students
On Crews
Aid Players
• In addition to three graduate
supervisors, 57 students will work
crews for Players' production of
"Amphitryon 38," which will run
next Thursday through Saturday
at Schwab Auditorium.
Tickets at 60 cents each for
Thursday and $1 for Friday and
Saturday will go on sale Monday
at the Student Union desk in Old
Main.
H. Dennis Sherk, dramatics in
structor, will direct the risque
comedy written by Jean Girau
doux and liberally translated by
S. N. Behrman.
The supervisors are Russ el
Whaley, designer; costume super
viser, Muriel Stein; and technical
director, Mesrop Kesdekian.
The advertising crew consists
of Alison Morley, manager; Bill
Andresevic, Annette Bartrman,
Joan Clarey, Ed Dunkelberger,
Cindy Fetterman, Dick Gibson,
Lynn Kahanowitz, Ruth Kluge;
Sue Leib, Paul Mackin, Ruth
McSparran, Elda Mae Morgan,
Alike Noble, and Jan Schuetz.
A four-level set was built by
the construction crew of man
ager Don Lauck, Sylvia Brown,
Russ Dalton, Antionette Denisof,
Barbara Estep, April Heinsohn,
Jo Llewelyn, Ruth Lyne, Polly
Moore, John Price, Dick Speiser,
Kate Stark, Carol Strong, Kaye
Vinson, and Marcia Yoffe.
Grecian robes were dyed by the
costume crew headed by Pat Jen
kins. Other crew members are
C9rolyn Baer, Lucille Dorsey,
Jean Graham, Jane Howland, and
Gertrude Malpezzi.
'George Jason will manage the
lights with Bill Evans, Al Klein,
Si Morrill, and Jim Simpson as
sisting him. -
Prim Diefenderfer is house man
ager.
-The make-up crew consists of
co-managers Ross Bannard and
Pat Marsteller, Alma Gratz, Ruth
Lyne, and Jean Risler.
Shields were molded by the
property crew composed of Renee
Kluger manager, Ruth Apt, Cam
eron Iseman, Diana Koppelman,
Leroy Kromis, Jack Lieberman,
Betty Locke, and Bill Nudorf.
Frank Baxter is sound manager
and Charles Gauntt is stage man
ager. t
Taft Named to Judge
Michigan Horse Show
'Elmer Taft, superintendent of
horses, will judge the Michigan
State Horse Improvement Asso
ciation show at East Lansing,
Mich., Jan. 27. Taft will also
speak at the statewide meeting
that day.
' Taft won championships in both
stallion and mare classes, for the
second time, at the recent Inter
national Livestock Exposition,
when he showed the Penn State
Percherons. He is in charge of
the Percherons, Belgians, and the
recently acquired Morgan horses.
Architects Name
Osborne President
_Prof. Milton S. Osborne, head
of the Department of Architec
ture, has been elected president
of the Cent r al Pennsylvania
chapter of the American Institut'
of - Architects.
Other officers named at the
sessions held Tuesday in Harris
burg are Philip F. Hallock, asso
ciate professor of architecture,
treasurer; and William J. Zalew
ski, a 1938 graduate of the Col
lege, vice-president.
. The early term for the Rio
Grande river in New Mexico, was
Rio Bravo del Norte (Fierce River
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Percentages By Schools
Admittances from the second
fifth of the 'high school classes
were also less than the 1932-41
average or the percentages of the
last four years. Twenty-seven per
cent of the students admitted
this year ranked in the second
fifth, while the ten year average
is 29 per cent. This year's per
centage, however, was the same
as the percentage for admissions
during the 1949-50 term, Williams
reported.
By schools, the following per
cent of the students were in the
upper fifth, of their high school
classes: Agriculture, 31 per cent
of 482; Chemistry and Physics, 55
per cent of 357; Education, 45
per cent of 328; Engineering, 36
per cent of 944; Home Economics,
42 per cent of 224; Liberal Arts,
24 per cent of 1039; Mineral In
dustries, 42 per cent of 136; and
Physical Education and Athletics,
19 per cent of 97.
13 Per Cent In 4th Fifth
The School of Physical Educa
tion and Athletics admitted the
most students in ,the second and
third-fifths of the cla s s. The
School of Agriculture, with 30
per cent, and the School of En
gineering, with 28 per cent, fol
lowed in second-fifth admittances.
The School of Liberal Arts and
the School of Agriculture both
admitted 27 per cent of their
freshman class from the third
fifth of the high school class.
The School of Liberal Arts had
the highest percentages . of fresh
men ranking in the fourth and
last fifths of their school classes.
Thirteen per cent of the freshmen
were in the fourth-fifth, and 11
per cent were in the last fifth.,
Williams reported.
Williams said 96 students, ad
mitted with rankings in the up
per three-fifths of their classes,
finished in the fourth and last
fifths.
Move Over Men; the Ladies
Are ALL Set to Take Charge
By BYRON FIELDING
Clutching his heart and plead
ing for mercy, the small milque
toast-man pleaded for his last job.
But, the callous young brunette,
throwing the sickly young man's
cajoles aside, exclaimed, "I am no
longer your captive.• Your golden
age has passed, even though you
hate to admit it. All you men are
neurotic. And furthermore, when
you are Head, I shall own every
thing."
No, this is not an exerpt from
True Confessions . . . just the an
nual male versus female Penn
State versus Mt. Mercy debate.
What are these people talking
about, you ask? Gloria Gallagher
and Louise Koenig, via Mt. Mer,
cy, argued for a greater share in
public life. But those two anti
quated, old plutocrats from the
College, Samuel Nowell and Rob
ert Murrer, were' against the .re
solve, That Women Should Par
ticipate More Fully in Public Life.
Misses Gallaher and ; Koenig
warned that women were pushing
men aside in their climb upward.
To quote Miss Gallagher, "Women
are the beacon in the after-smog*
in the world of male blunders."
Clutching his chest, obviously
he had heart burn, Nowell ejacu
lated (said), "Women live longer,
but men are not here very long.
Please ladies, stay in the home
and let them enjoy their few
pleasures. Besides, women have
so many advantages over men that
if, they try to push men out of
public office, they might succeed.
Remember, a woman may be able
to replace a man, but a man can
Levering to ,Head
UWF Workshops
Dr. Samuel Levering, member
of the national executive council
of United World Federalists, will
direct a conference and work
shops on problems concerning
world government today and to
morrow in 304 Old Main.
The open sessions, to be held
at 3 p.m. today, 8 tonight, 2:30
p.m. Sunday, are sponsored by
the State College United World
Federalist chapter.
Levering' was formerly a pro
fessOr of horticulture at Cornell
University and is now an orchard
ist in Virginia.
International Grad Club
To Hold Ed Discussion
The International Graduate
Club will sponsor a panel dis
cusion at 7:15 p.m. Monday. in
304 Old Main on the topic "Edu
cation in my Country." The prin
cipal speaker will be Mrs. Con
rad Fernelius.
Other members of the panel
will be Daw Toke Gale, Burma;
Raats, South Africa; Mrs. Enckell,
Finland; Mr. Nguyen Ban, Viet
nam; and Hans Schroemeyer, Ger
many. The panel is sponsored by
the Penn State Christian Associa
tion.
FOR BEST RESULTS USE
COLLEGIAN CLASSIFIEDS
ROBERT MURREE and Samuel Nowell, Penn State debaters on
the negative of the proposition "Resolved. That women should
participate more fully in public life" talk before the debate with
their opponents from Mount Mercy College. The women, who tore;.
sented the affirmative, are Gloria Gallagher and Louise Koenig.
not replace a woman." At the
close of this statement Nowell
threw up two heavily bandaged
index fingers which he had in
jured 'sewing on a coat button.
At the end 'of the debate a gift
dedication of a set of cuff links
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1953
and a matching tie clasp . was
made to assistant debate coach,
Dr. Harold J. O'Brien by the For
ensic Society. Dr. O'Brien, who
is taking a leave of absence, was
moderator of the debate, and he
also led the forum that followed.
says FRANKLIN D. MURPHY
Chancellor, University of Kansas