SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER. 13, 1953 Grades. Determine 'Survival of Fittest' College is the old' story of the "survival of the fittest"—the fittest beitig determined by, professors and their grade books. According to Regulations for Undergraduate Students, grades are assigned to students only on , the instructor's judgment of the students' scholastic achievement. On the basis of the three point grading system; passing grades include 3,2, and 1. Failing grades are -1 and -2. An "in between grade of 0, or "zip" as it is called, may also be awarded. A 3 grade designates "excel lent" work and is the equivalent of an "A" or a numerical mark from 90-100. Zip is Passing "Good" work is indicated by a 2 which is equal to a "B" or a grade between 80-89. A grade of 1 designates "fair" work and is the equivalent of -a "C" or a mark between 70-79. A zip, equal to a mark of 60-69; is considered passing and gives the student credit for taking the course, but does not give him grade points. If a zip' is received in a course required for the stu dent's major, it must be repeated. Grades of -1, called "bar one" and equal to 59-45, and -2, called "bar two" equal to 44-0, are-con sidered failing. Required courses in which zips are received must be repeated. If the course is an elective, it does not have to be repeated. Grade Points Equal Credits For courses such as English composition 0 in which no credit is given the grade will be either P if passed or F if failed. In addition to completing course requiremepts in his curriculum, a student must earn the number of grade points equal to the num ber of credits required in that curriculum. Grade points are determined by multiplying the grade earned in the course by the number of cred its it -carries. The All-College average is de termined by dividing the total of all credits taken whilei at the College into the total grade points. To have the eqUal number of grade points and credits required far graduation, an All-College average of 1 must be obtained. Seniors • who have maintained an All-College average of 2.4 or higher will be graduated with honors. Students receiving - an average of 2.5 in a semester are eligible for the dean's list in their school that semester. Freshmen receiving a 2.5 aver age are eligible for Phi Eta Sig ma, national freshman m en's scholastic honorary society, and Alpha Lambda Delta, national freshman women's scholastic hon orary society. Activities and pro fessional societies also require certain All-College averages for membership. A student failing in 50 per cent or more of his scheduled work at WELCOME DRY CLEANING By MARY LEE LAUFFER the end of any semester except the first semester, or whose All- College average falls below 0.05 at the end of his fourth or any succeeding semester will be dis missed from the College for un satisfactory scholarship. At the end of any semester a student failing more than 35 per cent of his scheduled work or a student whose grade point aver age falls below 0.65 will be placed on probation by the College. The Dean of Admissions will impose academic probation for unsatisfactory scholarship. While on probation a student may not participate in any extra-curricular activity but may continue as a member withholding an office or committee membership or taking active part in its programs. Admission to DIR A student whose average at the end of his second or third semes ter is below 0.50 will be referred to the Division of Intermediate Registration. - , If admitted to DIR a student will remain there for one - or two semesters. A student not accepted by DIR or the dean of a school at the end of two semesters in DIR will be dismissed from the College for unsatisfactory scholar ship. With Open Mind— (Continued from page eight) ' apartments and ended—after the "woman's touch"—with scallop edged drapes, weird colored rugs on the floors, and tragically dainty furniture. It was about as useful as" sun glasses in a mine shaft. No, we are afraid the whole idea will have to go. Penn State men will have to continue their subjugation to the restrictive ra tio. It will be better than women engineers. Women at the College have con tinually been encroaching upon male rights, however, even though they remain in the minority. This year, we understand, coeds are living in Pollock Circle. If they can live in Pollock through just one winter they de serve the right to become en gineers. If you don't believe this, just take one look at a Pollock dorm—the Waldorf of Penn State. CLASS of '57 Office and Dry Cleaning Plant - 307 W. Beaver Ave. , 4. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Mrs. Bernard Gives Books To Library The extensive library of the late Dr. L. L. Bernard, internationally known sociologist, and lecturer in sociology at the College, from 1947 until his death in 1951, was form ally presented to Pattee Library in July. The collection, part of which was previously in use in the li brary, was presented by Dr. Jessie R. Bernard, widow of the sociolo gist. Morse Accepts Mrs. Bernard, professor of so ciology, stated a library is a re flection of the man who collects it, and she was pleased to present in the name of her husband the collection of books to the College. The library contains more than 20,000 volumes, and includes many pamphlets and reprints. A. 0. Morse, College provost, accepted the collection, and Dr. Seth W. Russell, assistant to the president and former assistant dean of the Liberal Arts school; Dr. Franklin S. Krauss, head of the Department of Romance Lan guages; and Ralph W. McComb, College librarian, added state ments of commemoration to the acceptance. In 15 Languages Dr. Bernard began his library in 1920 with the purpose of as sembling material for research he was doing on the history of social theory. Until his death he con tinued to add between 500 and 1000 books a year (two or three volumes a day) to the collection. The majority of the books are from Latin America, where Dr. Bernard was well known in the field of sociology. Many books were bought in Europe and in clude volumes in 15 different lan guages. Bookplate Marks Library Included in the collection is a copy of Henry Hughes' "A Treat ise on Sociology, Theoretical and Applied," the first book written on sociology. A bookplate, marking the L. L. Bernard memorial collection, has been designed and will indicate each volume in the collection. Library Schedule Set For Orientation Week The hours the Pattee Library will be open to students during Orientation Week are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The library will be closed Sunday. The regular fall schedule, which will go into' effect Sept. 21, is 7:50 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday; 7:50 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; and 2 to 10 p.m. Sun day. The Shedandoah Valley is one of the most productive of the apple-growing areas of the United States. ittle Man on Campus EII6L Perhaps we should discontinue using student advisers for the ew freshman orientation program." Reserved for Frosh Only Having been freshmen our-, think ,it ought to be "Nittany selves for a couple years, we know I Lines." what the frosh think about cus- We consider a freshman ori- We've heard the Nittany and Pollock dorms didn't meet the ex pectations of some frosh. We understand. Frosh will take health tests, hearing tests, English placement tests, and psych tests this week, and classes haven't even started. After this week, freshmen will WOODRING FLORAL GARDENS Welcomes You Visit Us Soon We have "Everything in Flowers" 117 E. Beaver Ave. "Across from the Post Office" TAILORING By Bibler DIGLISII - 1 - ented to campus when he stops trying to tell time by Old Main's chithes. Freshmen are required to know the names and locations of all campus buildings. That's• so the upperclassmen will be able to find their classes. Oh well, you think this is bad? You're right! ' 3 PAGE NINE
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