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VOL. 53, No. 100
Study Changes Get
Approval by Senate
Two new degrees, changes in undergraduate regulations, and
changes in courses of study were approved by the College Senate
at its meeting Thursday/ *
The degrees of Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Archi
tectural Engineering must be approved by" the College Board of
: —'Trustees before being officially
established. The degrees had been
proposed to .differentiate between
the five year architecture stu
dents and the four year engineer
ing students who obtain a B.S.
degree.
Changes in four undergraduate
regulations approved by the Sen
ate call for the reporting of a
grade of W for courses dropped
after the ■ first' four weeks. of a
semester or the first one-sixth of
a summer session and -for all
courses of a student who with
draws from the College at any
time during the semester.
Rule on Course Change
Student Writers
Invited to See. :
Plays Produced
Two liberal arts students, have
been invited to Greensboro, N.C.,
to see their prize-winning plays
produced March 17 at the Wom
an’s College of the University of
North Carolina.
Scripts of the two students,
Anne Bullock, eighth semester
arts and letters major, and Alice
Doles, graduate student in aits
and letters, were chosen to be
produced as a part of the Arts
Festival program at Greensboro.
Each year the university selects
three outstanding plays written
by students in Eastern colleges
and-universities for this honor.
Miss Bullock’s play, “The Shat
tered Crystal, ’’ is centered around
an elderly gin addict who ignores
the world around her to live in
the days of her youth.
The college story by Miss Doles,
“Tempest in a Test Tube,” con
cerns a student chemist who bores
his . girl friend with descriptions
of his chemistry experiments.
Warren S. Smith, associate pro
fessor of dramatics, will accom
pany Miss Bullock and Miss Doles
to Greensboro.
Ag Leaders
To Be Noted
The first Ag Hill Achievement
Day to recognize leaders in agri
cultural activities will be he l d
March 25 in Schwab Auditorium,
Boyd Wolff, publicity chairman,
has announced.
During the program, “Mr. Ag.”
selected on the basis of activities,
will be announced, and the win
ner of the first Paul R. Guldin
Agricultural ; Speaking Contest
will; be honored. The finals for
the contest will be held March
24.
Ten recipients of scholarships
totaling $lO5O for the spring sem
ester will also be recognized.;
Managers of the agriculture
shows, members of judging teams,
editors of the Ag Hill Breeze and
the Penn State Farmer, and Agri
culture Student Council. officers
will be among those honored.
Applications Due
For Draft Exams
Applications for the April 23
Selective Service Qualification
Test must be postmarked not- later
than midnight Monday, the na
tional headquarters of Selective
Service has reminded students.
Applications for the test, the
last to be administered during
this academic year, may be ob
tained at the local draft board in
Bellefonte.
12 Withdrawals Reported
Twelve withdrawals from the
College were reported in , the
March 6 Faculty Bulletin. Rea
sons given were personal !),, trans
ferring 1, financial 1, and employ
ment 1.
TODAY'S
WEATHER
CLOUDY
AND
COLD
STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH ,7, 1953
The approved report also pro
vides that a grade representing
the quality of'the student’s work
to the time of his withdrawal be
entered on the grade card in par
enthesis after the grade of W.
Another change provides that
parental permission for a student
to change courses be presented to
the student’s dean and then for
warded with the change of cur
riculum petition to the dean of
admissions. Under another . rule
change, ..official withdrawal forms
must be signed by the dean of
men or the dean of women and
the dean of the student’s school.
Add New Courses
A curriculum-change approved
by the Senate rearranged the jun
ior and senior years of Civil and
Sanitary Engineering majors in
dropping C.E. 91 and adding C.E.
24 and E. Comp. 16 to the curricu
lum. The American civilization
curriculum will be dropped July
1
A course in the writing of tech
nical reports, E. Comp. 16, will be
reactivated to go into effect for
the coming fall semester.
Two new courses were added
in the Journalism department:
Joum. 92 (Radio and Television
News) and Joum. 94. (Radio and
Television Advertising). The Sen
ate dropped Journ. 91 and 100. ,
Late Fee Payments
Students who have not paid
theii 1 spring semester fees are now
subject to a $lO late payment
penalty, David C. Hogan, bursar,
said yesterday. Fees were collect
ed Feb. 19-20.
Hogan urged delinquent stu
dents to pay their fees as soon
as possible to avoid suspension
from the College.
Chapel to Hear Bennett;
Service to Be Broadcast
Dr. John C. Bennett, professor
of Christian, theology and ethics
at Union Theological Seminary,
will speak on “Judgment and
Promises” at Chapel, 11 a.m. to
morrow in Schwab Auditorium.
The service will be broadcast
over WMAJ, and people will be
admitted to'the auditorium after
10:50 only- at stated intervals.
Dr. Bennett, a native of On
tario, Canada, received his A.B.
degree cum laude from Williams
College, Mass.; his; B.A. in the
ology from ■ Oxford University,
England; his - B.D. magna cum
laude, from. Union Theological
Seminary, and-his S.T.M., summa
cum laude, from Union. He is an
ordained Congregational minister.
■ Studies Weapon Results
. During the, summer of 1950; Dr.
Bennett flew to Japan at. the in
vitation of-the. United Church of
Christ jn ( , Japan, and; the National
Christian/Council to “interpret
the theological basis for social re
sponsibility" .Three of Dr. Ben
nett’s books;. - have been trans
lated'into Japanese,
r; He. .was;-also engaged in the
implication- -of
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FOR A
WD Applications
To Begin Monday
Students who will be seniors
next semester may apply_ for
rooms in the West Dormitor
ies 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in 108
Old Main.
The first 120 applicants with
an All-College average of. 1.0
or better will be accepted.
Payment of the $35 room and
key deposit automatically
binds the applicant to live in
the College dormitories for the
next full school year if he en
rolls in the College, Allen C.
St. Clair,- acting director of
housing, announced.
. Students who wish to room
together should apply together,
St. Clair said.
Dining Hall
Service OK
—Gardecki
Pollock food problems are be
ing adequately handled, Joseph
Gardecki, Pollock Council presi
dent, said yesterday, after the
council met with Bruce Robert
son, food supervisor for the Nit
tany dining hall.-
The serving of soup and sand
wiches at noon on Mondays, and
Thursdays should no longer be a
problem, Gardecki said. The com
bination has been continued des
pite an earlier statement by Rob
ertson to "the contrary. Because
menus are planned weeks in ad
vance, Robertson continued serv
ing the meal. It was served on
Monday without trouble, Robert
son said. He' stated- he felt certain
there would be no further trouble
with the combination.
• The problem of long lines,
which set off a small uprising in
the Pollock dining hall earlier in
the semester, has been alleviated,
Gardecki said. He explained that
many students have moved to the
West Dorms.
The problem arose because one
line instead of the usual two was
used in the dining hall at the start
of the year because of the de
crease in students. The ratio of
students to lines was out of pro
portion some students contended.
This is no longer true, Gardecki
stated.
Further meetings are anticipat
ed, Gardecki said. He said he felt
the meeting was a success, in that
it helped bring College . officials
closer to students and their prob
lems..
Dr. John C: Benneiir
Will speak at Chapel
Radio Station
To Get News
From Collegian
Staff members of The Daily Collegian will, compile,
write, and edit news for the planned campus FM radio
station.
In making the announcement, David Pellnitz, editor,
said the radio news will be under the direction of a senior
board wire and radio news editor who will have a daily
staff of six.
Present plans of the radio committee call for
minutes of local, national, and
sports news during the broadcast
day. The broadcast day, accord
ing to David R. Mackey, member
of the radio committee and an
assistant professor of speech, will
probably be from 8 to 10 or 11
p.m. daily.
Collegian Has Facilities .
The actual hours of broadcast
ing will be determined from a
proposed survey designed to find
out which listening hours are
most acceptable to the students.
The Daily Collegian was select
ed as the news gathering agency
because it has the facilities and
it would be foolish to duplicate
them, Mackey said.
Serving under the radio news
editor will be a staff member to
handle local news, one for As
sociated Press wire news, and one
for sports news, Pellnitz said.
A senior board assistant sports
editor will write and edit the
sports news. The AP wire news
will be handled by the junior
board night wire editor and the
local and campus news by the
junior_board night copy editor.
Test To Check Plans
No plans have been made as
to who will read the radio news
on the air Mackey said. It could
be either a member of the radio
station or the newspaper staff,
or a combination of the two.
This plan, along with most of
the radio station plans, is still
in the tentative stage' and is
awaiting tests of the station.
These tests, to be ruxK after
completion of the station, are
scheduled for the spring before
the end of the present semester.
The 20 minutes of news is ten
tatively scheduled to be split be
tween two newscasts, one of 15
minutes and the other 5. The 15-
minute broadcast may be held
near the beginning of the broad
cast evening and will have five
minutes each of local, national,
and sports news.'
Wilmer E. Kenworthy, chair
man of the President’s radio com
mittee, has said that the applica
tion for a permit to build the
station will be mailed on or be
fore Monday. \
Vets Club to Form
New Committees
Several cpmmitte.es will be
formed by the Penn State Vet
erans Club at 7:30 p.m. Monday in
109 Agriculture.
The committees will include a
rehabilitation and service com
mittee, a visiting committee, a
publicity and advertising com
mittee, an Americanism commit
tee, a social committee, and a
membership committee.
A parliamentarian of the club
will also be elected. Andrew S.
Korim, president, said member
ship cards may be distributed.
Hearing Set Tuesday
For Accident Case
A public hearing has been
scheduled for Tuesday for Walter
Sachs, who was arrested Satur
day on charges of driving while
intoxicated, Justice of the Peace
Guy G. Mills lias announced.
Sachs, an eighth semester arts
and letters major, was arrested
by borough police after his auto
mobile crashed head on into a
parked, car owned by Roland
Singer,’ graduate student in psy
chology. He was released on $3OO
bail.
Wherry Named
As Adviser
To Hat Group
Ralph H. Wherry, associate pro
fessor of economics, has been se
lected by Skull and Bones, senior
men’s hat society, as the organi
zation’s adviser. Although the so
ciety has operated without an ad
viser in the past, the new charter,
issued by Hat Society Council,
requires an adviser for such a
campus organization. .
Lincoln Warrell, president, said
letters were sent to 30 colleges
and universities dealing with the
idea of forming a national Skull
and Bones Hat Society. The re
sults of these letters are not pre
sently known.
Warrell announced that elec
tions of new members will be in
the future. The deadline for ap
plications will be announced later.
The group donated $lO to the
Penn State Student Scholarship
fund in answer to the request
for donations made by Hat So
ciety Council.
Perkins Asks
Greeks to Meet
Harold W. Perkins, assistant
dean of men, has asked all fra
ternity and sorority social chair
men who are attending the Sun
day outing and conference at the
Penn State Christian Association
cabin to meet at 4:30 p.m. Sunday
behind Old Main for transpor
tation.
The combination buffet supper
and conference will feature a dis
cussion of College policies regard
ing social functions and talk
about social planning and proup
recreation. The program will be
under the direction of Perkins,
Mary E. Brewer, assistant to the
dean of women, and Harold B.
White Jr., assistant professor of
physical education.
Blue Key Raises
$37.50 for Chest
Blue Key hat society :has do
nated $25 to the Campus Chest
and aided in raising $12.50 more
for. the Chest, according to Joseph
Haines, acting Chest chairman.
The hat society arranged for
the showing of films of the last
Pitt-Penn State football game.
Proceeds from the showing were
given to Campus Chest. Richard
Crafton, hat society chairman in
charge of the showing, said that
about 50 attended the motion pic
ture. James J. O’Hofa, assistant
professor of physical education,
narrated for the showing.
Today Is Deadline
For Cap, Gown Deposit
Today is the last day June
graduates who will be student
teaching the last eight weeks
of the semester may sign up
for their caps and gowns at
the Athletic Store. The deposit
for caps and gowns is $5. In
vitations and announcements,
costing 10 cents each, may be
ordered at the Student Union
desk in Old Main before noon.
FIVE CENTS
20 or 25