PAGE FOUR Satlg Collegian Snctwi te THIS FREE LANCE. M. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive taring the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of The P»!HwylfBiiia State College. Cntered as second-class matter July 5, 1934, at the State College, Pa„ Post Office ander the act of March 3, 1879. Collegia* editorials represent the viewpoint of the writers, not necessarily the policy of the newspaper, up •igaed editorials are by the editor. Dave Pellnitx Franklin S. Kelly Editor Business Mgr. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night editor: Jane Reber; Copy editors: Sam Procopio and Marshall Donley; Assistants: Dolly Fino, Dick Anglestein, Anna Saylor, Mary An- Craig Sanders. . Seniors Should Arrange Interviews Graduating seniors ■ are missing opportunity’s ' knock if they don’t take advantage of the ser vices offered by the College Placement Service. " Starting Monday and lasting throughout the semester, 250 companies will send representa tives to the College to interview seniors who will; be looking for jobs following graduation. The wide-spread misconception to the con " trary, most employers are very much interested in seniors even though they are destined to serve a two-or-more year hitch in the armed -forces. Seventy-five per cent of the companies interviewing seniors have a policy of offering ' these men a contract which will go into effect ' two years after it’s signed—when the graduate 'turned-soldier will be a civilian again. There are more jobs available this year ♦ham there are jobseekers. Although most of ‘ these are in the technical fields, many com — parties are in the market for non-iechnical men as well. , ■ This June the College will graduate 71 mech anical engineers. Already over 200 companies have indicated they are interested in these men. The opportunity is obviously present. It’s an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed by the graduating senior. . • Another misconception is that firms are in terested only in lop students. They're not. Most industries have extensive training pro ' grams, and they are willing to gamble on the final outcome of the menythey hire. The list of firms seeking graduates of the College reads like a Who’s Who in American Business. Besides the 250 which will send repre sentatives, 1000 firms have already sent in quiries about June graduates. .. The placement service keeps extensive files on the job market. These are available to any student. The service will and does assist job seekers in many other ways. .... But the initiative has to be taken by the student. During registration all. eighth semes i ter seniors filled out a priority sheet. This tons tells the placement service of student interest in specific industries. But it does not automatically make appointments for inier . views with representatives of the firms in. which the senior has shown his interest. This must be done by the student himself. An nouncement of companies which will send representatives is made at least a week ahead of time on the bulletin boards in Old Main and in Gazette in the Daily Collegian. From there on. it is up to the student to make an appointment. The placement service does a good job of get ting future employees and employers together. But, in the final analysis, its usefulness can be determined only by the students themselves. —Mike Feinsilber Frosh Plan May Be Solution to Cheating (This is the last in a series of editorials dealing with, the recent final exam, “scan- dal” and what can be done about it.) The major hue and cry over the recent final exam leaks has more or less died down, but steps are still being taken to see that such an unfortunate situation does not arise again. It seems likely that this year’s affair was the peak which has come before people get concerned enough to do something about it. Throughout the campaign to put an end to such wholesale dishonesty, blame has been laid both upon the administration and the students. The administration is taking action to prevent leaks in the future. The students have learned that the best way to combat the situation js to report exam leaks, rather than to sacrifice their principles for their own protection. Such a "scandal" as the one Penn State has just weathered causes a few' people to wonder if an honor system could ever be effective at Penh State. To riieet appearances, it seems it could not. " Although many schools do have honor sys tems, they are, in most cases, smaller institu tions or institutions which have some common unifying force such as religion, family back ground, or similar goals. At Penn State, such things do not exist. One investigating authority has stated that honor systems are effective only at schools of 5000 students or less or at schools where common backgrounds prevail. When one considers the cribbing scandals at West Point some time ago,. an even dimmer view for the honor system at State (must be taken. ■. In addition,' few students care, for the idea of “squealing” on their friends and classmates. THE DAILY. COD USUI AW. STATE CULLEUE. PENNSYLVANIA Perhaps some form ol system could be concocted which would not necessarily require this tatt-, ling, but several semesters at least would be required before the system would really work. .However, a start toward this.goal could be . made by future orientation, counselors. Fresh man students should be instilled with the idea of academic honesty when they first arrive on campus. It should be continually brought be fore the students during their years here. Maybe, in time, the problem can be eliminated altogether. , New Registration System Is Good Some adverse criticism has been ventured by disgruntled students over the centralized regis tration system which first went into effect this fall. Apparently it is human nature for students who are inconvenienced during registration to, immediately declare the system cumbersome and worthless. This, it seems, has been the atti tude of some students after registering last week. ' While the system does have some faults, it is by far the best registration system ever used at Penn State. Students who registered early on the first day found some of the long lines and general confusion which the centralized regis tration system was supposed to have eliminated. These lines resulted because of machine break downs and other complications. But most of these defects were corrected within a few hours, and things went quite smoothly from there on. One of the chief complaints heard, and one which ought io be easily, corrected, was that the signs denoting the various departments within a school were not plainly visible. When a few persons had gathered at one section of a' desk, Ihey obscured these cards and set other students at a loss. By placing the cards above the desks this confusion can be elimi nated. . ■ A number of students have been heard to suggest that the College return to the former system of first phase registration. Their interest in this method, however, seems to lie in the fact that two class-free days would be back in the schedule rather than a real interest in im proving the registration procedure. This pre-registration period was dropped for several reasons. It was found that about 60 per cent, of all students who registered made at least one change in their schedule after • completing first phase registration. This re sulted in places being held open for students who never showed up and at the same time de priving other students'of enrolling in the course. In addition, the centralized system allows better control of section size and provides more de pendable class rolls. The centralized system is still fairly new at Penn State. The vast majority of students have found it to be highly satisfactory. There are sfill some kinks which will ha’'« to b n ironed out. but these, things take time, and practice. For the most" pafcrt, the system hss worked, and worked well. Gazette... Friday, February 6 .. INTER-VARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLO W SHIP, 7,:30 p.m., 405 Old Main. WRA PLUNGE HOUR, 7:30-9 p.m. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Vitro Corporation will interview June and summer 8.5.. M.S., and Ph.D- candidates in M.E., E.E., Chem Engr., Chemistry and Physics, Feb. 10. ‘ ‘ New Jersev Zinc/Company .will interview . June and sum mer B.S. candidates in M.E., E.E., Metallurgy. Min. Engr.,. Geology, Chem. Engr., and C.E., Feb. 10; ■ _ The Ethyl Corporation will interview 8.5., M.S., and Ph.D. candidates in Chem Engr., Feb. 10. North American Aviation, Inc. will interview June and. sum-, raer 8.5.,. M.S., and Ph.D. candidates in Chem. Engr., Physics, Aero Engr., C.E., E.E., 1.E., and M.E., Feb. 10 and 11. , . _ . Lybrand Boss Bros. & Montgomery will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in Accounting who -are in terested in C.P.A. work and Juniors interested in intern ships next winter, ..Feb. 11; . International Nickel Company will interview June and sum • mer B.S. candidates in Chemistry, Chem. Engr., and Metallurgy, Feb. 11. \ American Brake Shoe Company will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in Chemistry, Chem. Eng., and Metallurgy, Feb. 11. Bell Telephone System including Bell Labs., Western Elec . trie, Operating Telephone Companies and Sandia Corp. will interview B.S. candidates in E.E., M.E., C.E., Chem. Eng 1.E., Aero E., Economics and Commerce, Physics and Math; M.S. candidates in E.E., M.E., Physics and Math., Chem and Metallurgy; Ph.D. candidates m Phys ics, Chemistry, Metallurgy, Math., Feb. 11, 12, and 13. Gulf Oil Corporation will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in Geophysics, Physics, Mathematics, E.E., Geology, Chemistry, Chem. E., M.E., 1.E., Accounting, Economics and Commerce, C.E.; M.S. candidates m Economics and Commerce, Chemistry, Chem. E.» and ; M.E.; Ph.D. candidates in - Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, Feb. 12 and 13. Gulf Oil Corporation will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in P.N.G., M.E., Chem. Eng., C.E., E.E. and Geology for work in Venezuela, Feb. .12 and 13. Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Company, Brown Instru ment Division/ will interview June and summer B.S. candidates; M.S. -and Ph.D. candidates in E.E., M.E., and Physics; Feb. 12.' . , Allegheny Ludlum Steel Company will interview June, and summer B.S. candidates, M.S. and Ph.D. candidates m Metallurgy, 1.E., M.E., Chem. Eng., C.E.,' Marketing, Accounting and Ind. Psych/ Feb. 12. ... Kelly Springfield Tire Company will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in M.E., E.E., 1.E., and Chem istry, Feb. 12. . ' .. - ’■ Dravo Corporation will interview June and summer B.b. candidates in C.E:; E.E., M.E., San. E., Min. E.» and Accounting, Feb. 12 and 13. . Reaction Motors, Inc. will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in Aero. E., M.E., Metallurgy, Physics and Chemistry, Feb. 13. . Philadelphia Gas Works will’ interview June and summer B.S. candidates in Chem. Eng., C.E., E.E., 1.E., -and : M.E.,: Feb. 13. ... : , Tubular Products Division, Boiler. Division, and Research and Development Division of Babcock & Wilcox Com pany will interview .June and summer B.S. candidates in M.E;, E.E., 1.E., Fuel Tech., Metallurgy, Economics and Commerce, and Journalism, Feb. 13. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Camp Mentona, Maine, will interview men Feb. 5 and 6. All types of openings. Sign up for interviews 112 Old Main. Boys with mornings free to do counter work. Girl grad student wanted to work for room and board.. Male grad student to .work noon hour in. library. 'ttle Man On Campnf- "I suppose it's good we have a student —lt gives 'em something to read during class." It’s A Loux-Lu By BETTIE LOUX What with the current attempts at regulating College, (submitting time, place, and chaperon to week ahead of time and IFC’s .suggestion that employed at fraternities weekends) we didn’t landish a remark we heard the other day. ' After reading the. following passage from Collegian, . Rule Z-2e, whichl now requires that dates and chap erones for social events be ap proved- by the deans one week prior to the event,” a sarcastic young coed mused, “I wonder if Tihqualify?” • . Maybe she has something there. If unchaperoned dating and other social problems are so bad as to set the committee on student affairs' teeth chat tering. perhaps the committee should start from the bottom, by approving the participants in social affairs themselves. An official list of approved male and female dates might be maintained in the deans' offices, and one . would go to this list if one wanted to take his date to an approved social function. Conversely, if the _co ed was iri ihe mood for an of ficial. College-sanctioned party, she would lake utmost care to check the male list to see if her date were eligible. . - Whereas in past years dateless males would- mutter that they couldn’t get a date with a coed if they.- didn’t belong to a fra ternity, in this new era the cri teria would be ' the “approved” status. It follows, of course, that not all fraternity men would. h,e on the list, just as not all .inde pendents would achieve the dis tinction, and therefore they would be ineligible to attend, their own fraternity parties. .• . . We are not-in a position to say by what means a person would cop a spot on the LIST, but the following conversation might'giye some idea: . Telephone rings in the womens quarters . ... .... "Hello, Virginia? This is Char lie . .uh. . . Would you like to go out Saturday night?" - - “Why, I’d love to go out—with you, Charlie. Which party did you have in mind?” - , , "Uh, well, as a matter of fact, we won't be going to a' party. My case won't come up in fhe ■ Senate committee, on student ; approvement until next week, so you see, I don't have my papers yet." ' “Oh; Charlie, I had no idea. You know that I’m. an. approved girl, and for you to ask me out when you don’t have your papers yet! Well, I just don’t understand!” - "But I'm so sure I'll get them! I don't ■ drink -or -smoke. I love PRIBAX, ftiBKUAKI D, XHJ )3 By Bibler administration -.one a housemother-be consider too out- Wednesday’s Daily my father and mother but don't have an Oedipus complex, I re specf. ;womanhood and keep' bestial desires under strict con trol,'and I am a good citizen. I always enforce freshman cus toms. It's really in the bag, Virginia." “You have wonderful qualifi cations, and I’m sure you’ll get your papers, Charlie. But you see, I’m in a spot. If I should date an unapproved fellow, I’ll get a black mark. I 'Want’.to keep my record clean:” •- "But Virginia . . ." - “So : its adieu until next week, Charlie dear. Call me again, why don’t you, when your status has been: clarified. By the way,.l hate to tell you this,, but you won t be able to get a date with a coed this weekend. I am proud to say that we are 100 per cent ap proved. Why don’t you try Belle fonte?” _ As Zachariah Chafee Jr. points out in “Free Speech in the United States,” “In the long run, the pub lic gets just' as much freedom as it' really wants.” • * . , * * So life goes on in State Col lege, and this semester each wom an has .07 more of a man to con tend with than hid her sisters last semester. And with the festi val, of love, St. Valentine’s Day, .only 8 days away, we would sug gest ~that., you hot foot it down to the nearest card shop and get a remembrance for your favorite r of the. 3.08 men allotted you. Discussiort Movies To Be Previewed Ten films for use with the dis cussion-'series “Great .Men and Great Issues in our American Heritage” will be informally screened from 4 to 4:45 p.m. be ginning Feb. 11 in the Audio, Visual Aids Library, 9 Pattee Li brary. - . -Faculty members are invited to attend the .previews. Two films will be shown at each session. The films are on. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alex ander Hamilton; George Washing ton, John Marshall, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Daniel Webster,. John Calho.un,_.aftd Abraham -Lincoln.
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