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FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
VOL. 54, No. 2
Prexy Greets New. Students
• --Photo by Schroeder
NEW STUDENTS 'overflowed Recreation Hall Monday night to
hear welcome and advice from President Milton S. Eisenhower.
He outlined the opportunities . awaiting the College's 3475 new
students.
Prexy Emphasizes
Steps for Success
Going for advice as soon as difficulty
. arises and going to the
proper person was emphaiized by President Milton S. Eisenhower
as essential to satisfactory completion of a college career.
In speaking to freshmen and transfer students Monday night
in Recreation Hall, he urged students to go for advice at the first
sign of difficulty. He said "you and you alone" can iron out trouble,
since advisers will not go to the student.
The talk was part of the pro
gram of welcome attended by in
coming students as part of Orien
tation Week. Richard Lemyre, All-
College president, and E. K. Hibsh
man, State College burgess, also
;welcorn•A new students.
Dr. Eisenhower stressed the
need for seeking help quickly and
drew the parallel that the first
years are important because they
supply a foundation which must
be strong. Academic uncertainty
may be remedied by using the ser
vices of academic advisers and
professional testing laboratories
on the campus, he said.
He • listed six benefits on and
off campus that may come
from an education such as can be
secured at the College. They in
cluded a depth- of knowledge
needed to be a bread-winner or a
home-maker and a broad under-
Standing of fields other than the
one specialized in through a wise
choice of electives.
One of the most, important in
the - six was the achievement of
a high degree of proficiency in
the field of communications which
includes reading, writing, speak
ing, and asking questions with
clarity and logic. Dr. Eisenhower
urged students to study at least
one foreign language in addition
to many courses in English.
He said the education awaiting
new enrollees would contribute to
development of their character or
the spiritual side of life composed
of character, personality, and
judgment. Other points included
the attainment of critical thinking
(Continued on page sixteen)
Hatmen to Meet
Tomorrow Night
Campus batmen will meet at
7 p•m. tomorrow in 405 Old
Main.
- Agenda for the meeting in
cludes distribution of hats and
shingles, discussion of customs
enforcement, and instructions
f4r pep rallies an d football
games.
By DIEHL McKALIP
Frosh Cuts Head
In WD Accident
Joseph Norman, a freshman,
was discharged from the College
Infirmary yesterday after being
treated for a head cut resulting
from a fall in Hamilton Hall Mon
day.
Norman was unconscious when
taken to the Infirmary but was
released after X-rays showed no
serious effects.
Tuberculin Readings
New students who received
tuberculin injections Monday will
report to the Infirmary for read
ings" before 5 p.m. today.
Freshman Customsto Begin Monday
By PEGGY McCLAIN
Green dinks will swarm
over campus when - freshman
customs go into effect at 7 a.m.
Monday. . - •
Starting today, freshmen
may .buy dress customs in the
Book Exchange in Temporary
Union Building. The name of each
freshman will be checked off a
master list at the time of purchase.
Freshmen who fail to get dress
customs will be contacted by
Freshman Customs Board, accord
ing to Thomas Farrell, co-chair
man.
Frosh must wear green dinks
and standard size name cards with
names, home towns and curricu
lums printed in heavy black let
ters. Freshman men • must wear
black bow ties, with their shirt
collars buttoned.
Dress customs will be worn out-
STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1953
ROgiArqtion Begins
Today for 11,500
,Approximately 11,500 students are expected to register before noon Saturday, as seniors and juniors
enroll today, the first day. of the fall semester registration in Recreation Hall.
Sophomores and freshmen will register tomorrow, Friday,. and before noon Saturday.
Students will enter Rec Hall in alphabetical order as listed on the front of student timetables. A
receipted bill for fees and a matriculation card must be presented for a student to be admitted to Rec
Hall.. Each student must complete his own registration.
Students who are caught - registering for anyone other than themselves will not be permitted to
continue registration, and will be turned over to their dean for appropriate disciplinary action, C. 0.
Williams, dean of admissions and registrar, said yesterday.
Students registering after noon Saturday will be charged a slo'late registration fee,' Williams said.
Envelopes containing registra
tion forms must be obtained from
faculty advisers, and forms filled
out before proceeding to Rec Hall
to register.
Classes Scheduled on Main Floor
Entrance to Rec Hall can be
obtained only on the north side
of the building, near the Nittany
Lion Inn. Students will move
along the north aisle and proceed
through stations until they reach
the main floor, where class regis
tration will be held.
On the main floor, students will
receive class, registration cards
from officials odepartments in
which they' desire to schedule
classes. Registration officials have
suggested students check these
cards to' be sure they are in the
right course and section. Stu
dents have been requested not to
write their names on these cards.
Departments will be' located' along
tables set up in Rec Hall accord
ing to the schools they are in.
Registration will begin at 9 a.m.
today, and 8 a.m. tomorrow, Fri
day and Saturday. Seniors and
juniors whose last names begin
with Kim to Lap will be the first
to register today. Those whose
names begin Jan to Kil will end
registration. Freshmen and sopho
mores whose names being Kna-
Kri will begin registration tomor,
row, while those' whose names
begin A-And will _ start. Friday's
registration.
Employees Register Saturday
Members of Alpha Phi Omega,
national service honorary; wom
en's hat .societies; and the football
team will register between 8 and
9 a.m. today because of their 'ac
tivities in 'the Orientation Week
program, Harry A. Sperber, as
sistant scheduling office r, an
nounced yesterday.
. Special students and College
employees will register from 8
a.m. to noon. Saturday.
Students attending school un
der the G. I. Bill of Rights must
complete veterans registration be
fore leaving Rec Hall. Athletic
Books will be distributed during
registration.
.olembers of Alpha Phi Omega
will assist officials in directing
students through registration
phases.
Starlight Dance
Tonight to Fete
New Students
Freshmen and new students will
be feted tonight at the Starlight
Dance, sponsored by the Panhel
lenic and Interfraternity Councils.
The dance will 'take place from
8:30 to 10 p.m. in front of Old
Main. Lynn Christy and the Camp
useers will furnish music for the
annual event.
In case of rain, the dance will
be held in Temporary Union
Building. -
New students were familiarized
with the programs of student
councils at open-house programs
last night.
Woinen's Recreation Association
activities will be explained to new
women students at 6:45 tonight in
Schwab Auditorium. •
At the same time, new men stu
dents will meet with dormitory
counselors in dorm units. Women
students will meet with dormitory
counselors in their dormitory units
at - 10 p.m. • .
New women students will be
introduced to the" programs of
Panhellenic Council, and .Leonides
at a •rneetincr at 6:45 p.m. tonaorrow
in Schwab '''Auditorium.
Association of Independent Men
representatives will be on hand at
men's dormitory units to explain
functions of AIM at 6:45 p.m. to
morrow.
Used - Book Agency, BX
To Open in TUB Today
The Used Book Agency, the
Book Exchange, - and the stu
dent school supply store in the
-TUB will be open from 9 a.m.
to 9 p:m. daily and from 9 a.m.
to noon Saturday starting to
day.
Students may buy or sell used
used text books at the ÜBA
until Sept. 25. The BX will sell
freshman customs.
side dormitories and 'to College
dining halls. Men must remove
clinks . ' inside buildings.
Dress 'customs holidays begin
5:30 p.m. each Friday and end
7 a.m. Monday: However, customs
must be worn until noon on Sat
urday. •
During the first week of cus
toms, freshman women must be in
their dormitories by 9:15 p.m: ' and
for the remainder of the cbstoms
period; by 9:15 p.m. on • weekdays
and 'lO p.M. Fridays and Satur
days.
Frosh may not date the first
weekend of customs or, during the
week. Dating will be permitted
the following 'weekends on Friday
and Saturday nights. .
Freshman Customs Board will
decide when customs shall end..
All , customs .-need to be lifted at
the 'same .time. •
Student Handbooks, known as
Freshman Bibles, should be ready
for distribution Monday morning,
according to Farrell.- Mimeo
graphed sheets of customs regula
tions, school• songs, and cheers, are
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By PHIL AUSTIN
being given to new students until
handbooks arrive.
Veterans are automatically ex
empt from freshman customs, 'but
must sign for exemption at the
Student Union desk in Old Main.
Students over 21 and those with
physical handicaps may appeal to
the customs hoard for exemption
'at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Student
Government room, 204 Old Main.
General exemption cards will
be given to veterans and students
exempted by the board.
Students 'undergoins , customs
who wish to leave State College
during the customs period .rnust
appear before the customs board.
Only upperclassmen may en
force customs on freshman men
and only upperclasswoinen may
enforce freshman- women's cus
tonis, except on days set aside .as
joint enforcement days by the
customs board.
Violations of customs may be
reported in written form by soph
omores, juniors, and seniors at the
Student Union - desk. No charge
will be considered unless signed
by .an upperclasSman. •
Next Collegian
Out Friday
Pollock 10
'Conquered'
By Coeds
A group of 58 coeds has corn
pleted another memorable con
quest in the history of women at
Penn State with their occupation
of Pollock Dormitory 10 on the
fringe of men's living units.
It marked the second time in
four years that women have taken
over men's facilities; the other
being when Thompson Hall was
absorbed. Both moves were
prompted by increased women's
enrollment.. •
Not only is this year's female
enrollment larger than usual but
Mrs; Cordelia L. Hibbs, assistant
to the dean of women, , said the
usual number of last minute with
drawals did not occur this year.
As a result, not only has Pollock
10 been pressed into service but
women also are living in many of
the regular dormitory lounges.
Mrs. Hibbs says it is the in
tention of the College to move
the women into regular dormi
tory facilities• before the end of
the fall semester. This will be
done as some drop from school
and others leave to student teach.
The coeds, who are mostly
transfer students and a few fresh
men, live in the western-most row
of the Ponom dorms with men's
dorms on either side and to the
rear. They are separated from Mc-
Elwain Hall where they eat their
meals and receive their mail by a
good hundred yard dash through
the Windcrest trailer village.
The unit is reported to be in
good condition with new floor
covering and feminine curtains.
Miss Mary E. Brewer, assistant
to the dean of -women, is acting
as house• mother in the absence
of their regular hostess, Mrs. Iva
Beemer.
Nancy Ralph, a marketing ma
jor from Philadelphia and a trans
fer from Stephens College in Mis
souri, said the dorms are dif
ferent but the girls do not really
know the difference because they
have not had an occasion to corn
pare them with other units.. •
3 Archaeology.
Courses Set
Three new archaeology courses,
listed under the Department of
Sociology, will be offered begin
ning with the fall semester.
The three credit courses will be
taught by Dr. Fredrick R. Matson,
professor of archaeology.
Archaeology 1 is the study of
the development of man and his
culture in Europe, Egypt, and.
South America. It will be offered
as a non-technical elective for en
gineering and mineral industrial
students, and will be accepted as
a social science elective in other
schools.
Archaeology of the New World,
Archaeology 402, involves the
study, origin, and antiquity of
man, and archaeological evidence
of Indian cultures in the Americas.
Archaeology 400, will be given
in the spring semester. It is the
study of man and his culture io
the Near East and India.
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