The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, September 24, 1953, Image 2

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mega Psi Phi, Alpha Xi
Lead Scholarship List
• Omega Psi Phi and Alpha Xi Delta had the highest scholastic
averages, among Penn State's fraternities and sororities, according to
statistics released recently by the Dean of Admissions' office.
Omega Psi Phi's average of 2.12 and Alpha Xi Delta's average
of 2.09 were both well above the all-fraternity average of 1.52 and
the sorority average of 1.88.
Although women are outnumbered by men on campus they make
up for this in the scholastic de
partment. Both independent and
sorority women established higher
academic averages than did inde
pendent and fraternity men. Sor
ority women rated highest with
an average of 1.88, followed close
ly by independent women with
1.65. Fraternity men followed
with an average of 1.52 and inde
pendent men were last with an
average of 1.29.
The complete averages are as
follows: Omega Psi Phi, 2.12; Al
pha Xi Delta, 2.09; Delta Gamma,
2.04; Phi Mu, 2.04; Alpha Zeta,
2.01; Gamma Phi Beta, 2.00; Chi
Omega, 1.95; Kappa Alpha Theta,
,
1.94; Alpha Chi Omega, 1.94; Sig
ma Delta Tau, 1.92; and Alpha
Epsilon Phi, 1.90.
Sorority women, 1.88; Zeta Tau
Alpha, 1.84; Phi Sigma Sigma,
1.82; Tau Phi Delta, 1.82; Delta
Delta Delta, 1.82; Alpha Gamma
Delta, 1.80; Beta Sigma Omicron,
1.79; Kappa Delta, 1„79; Kappa
Kappa Gamma, 1.79; Alpha Omi
cron Pi, 1.78; Delta Zeta, 1.75;
Penn Tickets
On Sale Today
In Old Main
Tickets to the Oct. 3 Univer
sity of Pennsylvania-Penn State
football game will go on sale at
8:30 a.m. today at the ticket win
dows in the east wing of the first
floor of Old Main.
At least 4000 tickets will be
placed on sale, Harold R. Gilbert,
assistant director of athletics, said
yesterday.
Students who sent in mail ap
plications may pick up tickets at
the same time.
Reserved seats, selling for $3.90,
are from goal line to goal line in
the first ten rows of the north
stands of Franklin Field. Also
available are end-zone seats, sell
ing for $2.60.
Students may buy as many
tickets as they want. A chart of
Franklin Field will be shown to
students when they go to ticket
windows and they may choose
seats where they want them.
Checks should be made out in
the
,exact amount, payable to
Penn State Athletic Association.
Students should put their local
address on the checks, Gilbert
saki.
Prof, Physician
Die Recently
Two persons affiliated with the
College died during the summer.
Russell D. Casselberry, retired
professor of zoology, died recently
of natural causes. Casselberry,
who was 61, was a graduate of the
College. Prior to appointment to
the faculty, he taught science in
Williamsport High School. He had
retired from the College faculty
in August, 1952. ,
Dr. Anna 0. Stephens, who had
been a physician in the College
Health Service, died in June in
Lewistown after an illness of sev
eral months.
Dr. Stephens, who was a mem
ber of Alpha Omega Alpha, medi
cal. honor society; Centre County
Medical Society; Pennsylvania
State Medical Society; American
Medical Association and the Amer
ican Diabetes Association, had
served on the Health Service staff
from 1941 to 1945.
Frosh 'Never Had It So Good'
By PEGGY McCLAIN
Remarks on freshman cus
toms took an about-face this
year! The freshmen are com
plaining about them, as usual,
but Freddie Frosh says they
aren't being enforced enough!
Back in 1914, freshmen couldn't
run fast enough or far enough
away from customs. Not only did
new women on campus have to
wear green hairbows (customs
dress of old) for SIX weeks, but
freshman gentlemen were forced
under green dinks for their en
tire first semester.
Lucky frosh women could date
from the word go, but their poor
be-dinked companions couldn't
even speak to a female until they
were "second semester." With
one exception. They could sign
up to escort a coed to a fraternity
party, and they could talk to
them at church mixers—with an
other exception. They had to hire
a "dependable" upperclass cohort
to take their girls home. (Im
mediately following the 1914 in
flux of freshman women on cam
pus, church mixers boasted an
amazing increase in attendance.
Details Less Rigid
Desptie the "do's" and "don'ts"
Triangle, 1.70; Delta Theta Sig
ma, 1.69; Acacia, 1.69; and Bea
ver House, 1.67.
Independent women, 1.65; Del
ta Chi, 1.56; Alpha Gamma Rho,
1.54; Theta Phi Alpha, 1.54; Sig
ma Pi, 1.53; fraternity men, 1.52;
Phi Sigma Delta, 1.52; Alpha Chi
Sigma, 1.50; Beta Sigma Rho,
1.50; Theta Chi, 1.50, Kappa Delta
Rho, 1.47; Alpha Phi Delta, - 1.47;
and Phi Epsilon Pi, 1.45.
Tau Kappa Epsilon, 1:44; Phi
Gamma Delta, 1.44; All-College
average, 1.43; Phi Sigma Kappa,
1.41; Alpha Sigma Phi, 1.41; Zeta
Beta Tau, 1.40; Pi Kappa Phi,
1.39; Phi Delta Theta, 1.39; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, 1.38; Alpha Tau
Omega, 1.37; Beta Theta Pi, 1.34;
Sigma Alpha Mu, 1.32; Phi Mu
Delta, 1.32; Sigma Phi Alpha,
1.32; Delta Sigma Phi, 1.31; Theta
Kappa Phi, 1.30; Phi Kappa Sig
ma, 1.29.
Independent men, 1.29; Phi
Kappa Tau, 1.28; Lambda Chi Al
pha, 1.27; Sigma Nu, 1.27; Alpha
Chi Rho, 1.27; Phi Kappa Alpha,
1.26; Theta Xi, 1.25; Alpha Epsi
lon Pi, 1.24; Sigma Chi, 1.23;
Sigma Phi Sigma; 1.23; Delta Tau
Delta, 1.22; Pi Kappa Psi, 1.22;
Delta Upsilon, 1.18; Sigma Phi
Epsilon, 1.18; Chi Phi, 1.15; Phi
Kappa, 1.08; Alpha Phi Alpha,
1.02: Kappa Sigma, 1.02; Kappa
Alpha Psi, .94.
Burke Is Ad Manager
David Burke, eighth semester
journalism major, has been pro
moted to national advertising
manager of the Daily Collegian
business staff. He will replace
Donald Hawke *ho has entered
the armed forces.
of dating thrust on frosh women,
their mingling habits have ed
vanced considerably over those
of their predecessors. Back in
"those days," every six couples ,
had to be accompanied by a chap
erone.
Some customs details haven't
changed much since 1914, but
have merely grown less rigid. In
past years, frosh had to stand up
whenever an upperclass man or
woman or faculty member en
tered a room, and heaven help
the poor freshman who preceded
same through a door!. Even then
the "new ones" couldn't walk on
any front campus grasp, and al
though no freshman man could
smoke in public, frosh had to
carry matches at all times.
Penalties Humiliating
Poster Night was a big night in
those early postwar days. No one
seems to know any more just
where the term came from, but it
meant the end of customs. But
men still had to hang on to their
dinks, and had three more months
of no-dating ahead of them.
Penalties for customs violations
were as . humiliating as could be
managed. Violators had to wear
huge placards, on which were
printed such statements as "I
did . . ." or "I am . . ." These mis
guided frosh were eligible for the
Coffee Hour
Planned by
Debaters
Delta Alpha Delta, women's .de
bate honorary, will hold a coffee
hour from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday
in the NE lounge of Atherton for
all women interested in the wom
en's debate squad. Members of
Delta Alpha Delta and the squad
will greet the guests. •
The arrangements committee
for the coffee hour is composed
of Dorothy Osterhout, women's
debate manager,. Barbara Hinger,
Charlotte Kagan, and Agnes Por
ter.
Squad members, in a drive to
recruit ne w members for the
squad, will contact about 50 wom
en this week. These women have
been recommended by speech
teachers and other debaters.
Members of the team • will also
give short talks on the squad at
all dormitory house meetings, and
Miss Osterhout will contact sor
ority presidents with hopes of in
teresting their groups in th e
squad.
First call for freshmen candi
dates, during which the debate
s ystem will be explained, is
scheduled for Wednesday. Candi
dates are automatically placed on
the freshman team with no pre
vious experience being necessary.
The freshmen will have their first
regular meeting Oct. 7.
First call for upperclass candi
dates for the varsity squad will be
Thursday with tryouts being held
Oct. 8. All candidates must give
a five-minute talk during tryouts
on the national debate topic for
the year, Resolved: That the
United States federal government
should adopt a policy of free
trade.
The varsity squad will meet
Tuesday.
Six to Attend
Feed Conclave
Six staff members will partici
pate this week in the Diamond
Jubilee Convention of the Penn
sylvania Millers' and Feed Deal
ers' Association in Reading.
Dr. Donald V. Josephson, head
of the Department of Dairy Hus
bandry; Ernest W. Callenbach,
head of the Poultry Husbandry
department; James L. Gobble, in
structor in animal husbandry;
Harry H. Kauffman, professor of
poultry husbandry extension; Dr.
Robert V. Boucher, professor of
agricultural and biological chem
istry; and Dr. Robert, T. Oliver,
head of the Department of Speech
will represent the College.
This will be the fourth consecu
tive year the School of Agricul
ture has joined the association in
sponsoring a combined conven
tion and animal nutrition confer
ence.
worst sort of hazing, anything
the sophomores decided they
should do.
One placarded fellow had to
propose on his knees to the first
twelve coeds he met on campus!
Maybe this year's frosh and the
upperclassmen of old had some
thing at that! There's no doubt
that customs regulations are
open to all sorts of additions!
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14 Ag Hill
Will Meet
Fourteen Ag Hill organizations
will participate in the first Agri
cultural Student Council Leader
ship Training Night program to
night. Participants in the pro
gram, officers of the organizations,
will meet at 5 p.m. in 109 Agri-1
Culture.
Discussion workshops and
speeches by faculty me m b er s
highlight the program. Purpose of
the sessions is to promote activi
ties on Ag Hill, Thomas Inter,
president of Ag Couhcil, said
Tuesday.
The meeting will get underway
with an address by Vice-dean of
the Agriculture school, Russell B.
Dickerson, Who will s p.e a k on
"How to Properly Conduct Meet
ings."
Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director
of student affairs, will address
the Ag Hill student leaders at a
dinner at 7 p.m. at the Allencrest
Tea Room. He will discuss "The
Place and Function of Student
Clubs."
Officers to Meet
Officers will meet with faculty
members before th e dinner at
workshop sessions.
Presidents and vice-presidents
of the 14 activities will meet with
Joseph F. O'Brien, professor of
speech in 109• Agriculture. Wil
liam Davey, instructor of dairy
science, will meet with secretaries
in 103 Agriculture.
Treasurers' sessions -will feature
discussions by-Dr. David R. Mc-
Clay, associate professor of agri
cultural education, and Samuel I.
Auker, administrative assistant to
the Dean of the Agriculture
school, in 105 Agriculture.
The after-dinner program will
include a panel discussion con
ducted by student leaders in agri
culture who attended the recent
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1953
Groups
Tonight
student encampment at Mont
Alto.
Club Advisers Hear Suggestions
Advisers to clubs will hear sug
gestions from Paul. H. Margolf,
prof. of poultry husbandry, as
part of the after-dinner program.
Dickerson will hold a discussion
on, "Committees Needed an d
How They Should Function," and
Dr. Roy` P. „Pennington, assistant
professor of soil technology will
discuss "Preparing a Program of
Worlc." at the concluding session.
The after-dinner sessions will
also be held at the Allencrest Tea
ROOM.
• About 50 students will attend
the evening's program, Inter said.
The 14 groups expected to send
representatives to the meetings
are Liebig Chemical Society; Al
pha Tau Alpha, agricultural edu
cation honorary; Agriculture En
gineering Club; Rod and Coccus
Club; Dairy Sciende Club; For
estry Society; Zoology Club;
Four-H Club; Pi Alpha Xi, horti
culture honorary; Coaly Society,
agriculture activities honorary;
Xi Sigma Pi, forestry honorary;
Pre-Vet Society; and Future
I Farmers of America.
Eng Scholarships
Are Now Available
• A number of scholarships, some
carrying large monetary rewards,
are now available for sophomores
and juniors in the School of Engi
neering. Ear' B. Stavely, assistant
dean of engineering, announced
recently.
The scholarships, awarded on
the basis of financial need, per
sonality char act e r istic's, and
scholastic standing, are being pro
vided by industrial organizations.
Applications should be made as
soop. as possible in 204 Main En
gine ering.
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