‘ , _ -, . ' .1.-norz i _ h . 4. Radio Station Weather— • 4, - Ar l IV Cloudy and 6 g 7 ;,..,...: ...." must Expand— Mild ' . Batt., ,_ Tatirgtatt See Page 4 . , IR PENN STATE VOL. 54, No. 7 New Class Rules Close Sections Several scheduled class sections have been dropped during thp first four days of the semester in compliance with the new College rulings providing for better util ization of instructors. The recommendation, which came from the committee on op erational costs of the Faculty Ad visory Council, was completed in February, 1953 and put into ef fect this semester. Arthur H. Reede, professor of economics, headed the committee. The ruling as presented by the' Council of Administration, reads: "A course or section numbered 1 to 399 will be withdrawn if few er than 15 students are enrolled and a bourse or 'section numbered 400 to' 499, if fewer than eight students enroll unless an excep tion has been approved by: (a) the, 'dean of the school, if within three enrollees of the crit ical figure, or (b) by the provost, if still fewer. If the dean of the school ap proves an exception under (a) above, he shall notify the provost of the action and the reason." College officials said the ruling will eliminate small sections so finances, facilities and instructors can be used to the best advantage. Instructors formerly assigned to the dropped sections are to be used in breaking up large classes. Adrian -0. Morse, College pro vost, said "exceptions are gen erous" and many small classes still exist. The long range plan of the Col lege would eliminate or change them to .more practical forms. It is still realized, however, that some small, special sections must exist in small departments and advanced courses. Stc2;ff Swim Nights To Begin Oct. 5 Swim nights for College staff members start at Glennland Pool, Oct. 5, Ernest B. McCoy, dean of the School of Physical Education and Athletics, announced yester day. The program will be from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Monday. The pool will be open to men and women of the regular staff and wives of employees. Semester tickets for $1.50 may be pur chased at the Bursar's office, base ment of Willard Hall. IFC Will Distribute Rushing Magazine The Interfraternity Council rushing magazine, distributed an nually to male freshmen an d transfer students, will be avail able Thursday, according to Thomas Schott, president of In terfraternity Council. Total ÜBA Receipts Top Past by 50% A 50 per cent increase over last fall in the number of books handled this. semester by the Used Book Agency was reported yes terday by Howaxd Giles, ÜBA chairman. Approximately 7000 of the 8000 books handled were sold to raise the gross sales total to $10,700 for the semester, as compared to $3546 for last fall, Giles said. The ÜBA, self-service agency located in Temporary Union Building, is operated for and by students, with student welfare its basic aim, Giles reported. The agency, which ended - its book-selling activities .for the se mester last night, set a new rec ord. According to Giles the record indicates increased student in terest. The ÜBA can continue to run and, grow only as long as students keep participating in the Program, Giles said. ~"Student . participation," s'a i d "Was very good—terrific!" "The - only-reason sales were not STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, 'SEPTEMBER 25, 1953 Cabinet Pasips . Dies Coats, ,Ties. for . WD Anyone for Pep? —Photo. by Schroeder EMCEES Pat Marstellar and Dick Altman live it up while livening things up at the Wisconsin send-off. Altman, claiming he only wants "the facts, ma'm," finds out from Miss Marstellar that- Tony Rados, quarterback, "has muscles in places where other people don't even have places." Pre-Opening Game Rally Jams Campus Approximately 2000 enthusiastis, students, the majority of them . green-topped frosh, jammed the area in front of Recreation Hall for_ the pre-Wisconsin football game rally last night. The rally followed a parade of Blue Band men, cheer leaders and hat men which began in front of Carnegie Hall and wound its way through the West Dorms to Rec Hall. Lion Party to Explain Campus Politics Sunday An explanation of campus pol itics will be given to freshmen by the Lion Party at 7 p.m. Sunday in 121 Sparks. The meeting is designed to help freshmen become a unit without supervision of the steering com mittee, and to give them jobs in organizing o t h - e r freshmen to show interest in the party, Ben jamin Sinclair, temporary clique chairman, has announced. greater is many students did not bring their used books to the ÜBA. Also, new editions' of books were required in so many courses that it was impossible to serve students properly." ,- Money can be collected from Oct. 5 to 9 for books sold. Unsold books should also be claimed at that time. Students will need yel low carbon receiptS to claim their money and - books. • Froth on Sale Today ' The September issue of Froth will be on sale today at the. Stu dent Union desk in Old Main. FOR A BETTE By DON SHOEMAKER Dick Altman of Beta Sigma Rho, and Pat Marsteller of Tri-Vi, acted as emcees and introduced "Rip" Engle, head football coach. Engle praised the team and said that this year's squad is the finest he ever coached. "They are a fine bunch of boys," he said. "I don't know whether we'll beat Wisconsin," he added, "but I'll tell you one thing—the team that licks these boys is going to have to be mighty rough." Co-captains of the team, Tony Rados and Don Malinak, were scheduled to speak, but because of a late practice session were unable to appear. The entire cheerleading squad, headed by Bruce Wagner, led the crowd in cheers and songs, ac companied by the Blue Band. Prior to the game, hat men, hat women and upper classmen rout ed freshmen out cf the dorms and headed them toward Rec Hall. Particular success was reported in Hamilton Hall and the West Dorm area, where living units were practically cleared. Parade Follows Rally • The climax of the pep rally came when the throng marched through downtown State College, headed by several cars filled to capacity with students. Sidewalks and streets were jammed, tying up traffic. After milling around in front of the Main Campus gate for the better part of a half hour, the crowd proceeded .up the Mall, singing and cheering, to Pollock Road, where it finally dispersed. "It is one of the best rallys I have seen in my four years at Penn State;" Engle told the crowd. Praises Team Frosh Routed Shirts, Slacks Required For Nittany-Pollock Men All-College Cabinet last night passed a resolution stating men in the West Dorm area shall wear coats and ties for Sunday dinner and coeducational dining, and that men both from the West Dorm and the Nittany-Pollock area be re quired to wear collared shirts and slacks for all evening meals. The original amendment, formulated at the second annual student encampment, provided for the wearing of coats and ties at every evening meal at the West Dorms, but was amended after discussion of the proposal. The dress resolution, a part of the social behavior section of the social aspects committee report, also provided that coats and ties be wor n at all dances unless otherwise specified , Reasons Listed After presentation of the re port by John Garber, chairman of the cultural aspects committee, Cabinet members expressed opin ions leading to the adoption of the amendment as stated by Jos eph Somers, president of the As sociation of Independent Men. The fact that fraternity men Ordinarily do not dress in coats and ties for all evening meals, that the enforcement of the orig inal proposal might impose a fi nancial hardship upon many men, and that through the amendment t-shirts and dungarees •or ath letic garb might be eliminated, were primary arguments in favor of the change. Enforcement of the resolution will be handled by Cabinet after consultation with the dean of men's office. No definite' policy of enforcement has yet been de veloped. Total Participation Is Goal Students contributing to the Campus Chest drive may desig nate the organizations included in .the program to which- they wish their donations to go, ac cording to the Encampment reso lution dealing with the campus wide collective charity also ap proved by Cabinet. The drive will be conducted three days, Oct. 26, 27 and 28, with a goal of 100 per cent par ticipation, as stated in the report by Richard Gibbs, Campus Chest (Continued on page eight) $2O Million To Collet ke The Pennsylvania State College received a $2O l / 1 million slice of $41% million appropriated to state-aided schools in the recent session of, the Pennsylvania legislature. The allocation, signed Aug. 20 by Gov. John S. Fine, provides a $3 million increase for the College during the current biennium, but fell $1 million short of the increase requested by the Board of Trus- tees. The total state budget amounted to $B2O million. Of the total $2O l / 2 million, .the biggest share, was' for mainten ance. The remainder went to the .College research units. This included $150,000 for - crop and livestock research; $66,000 for petroleum research; $70,000 for research in coal on a matching basis with coal operators; $35,000 for research in slate and non, metallic minerals; $32,500 for study of long-range problems of mineral. industries, and $57,500 for mineral research on a match ing basis with :industry. The general appropriations bill carried a 10 per cent • salary in -crease for the state's 50,000 work ers. This included employees at the College. In a statement issued at the time, Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower By TAMMIE BLOOM Campus Chest Kick-Off Dance Set for Tonight The Kick-Off Dance, the first 1953-54 event to benefit the Cam pus Chest drive, will be held from 8 to 11 tonight in Recreation Hall. Jack Huber and his orchestra will play for the event. Donald Herbein and Harriet Barlow will be masters of ceremonies. According to an announcement by Joyce Shusman, co-chairman of Freshman Customs B oar d, freshman women need not wear dress customs to the dance. Fresh man women will have 11:30 p.m. permissions, but must have a dance tickets to show hostesses when they- return to dormitories. College cheers and songs will be led by Bruce Wagner, head cheerleader. The Varsity Quartet, accompanied by Eudell Korman, pianist, will sing. Members of the of the quartet are Richard Ahern, Luther Sunderland, Charles Com fort and Charles Rohrbeck. Skull and Bones, senior men's hat society, will sell refreshments. Packs of cigarettes will be I.rizes in a penny-pitch game sponsored by Mortar Board, senior women's honorary. Tickets for the dance are on sale for 50 cents at the Student Union desk in Old Main. Proceeds will go to Campus Chest, a con solidated fund drive benefiting nine local and national charities. Grant 'd .:,y. Sttte expressed the College's gratitude for the appropriation. He said the $3 million increase should- enable the College to solve many prob lems which have long confronted it. The College budget, he said, called for modest salary increases, a reducti6n of four-hours in the work week of certain employees, additional funds for supplies, Maintenance and equipment, and • very modest sums for certain in dispensible new work in nearly all the schools of the College. Dr. Eisenhower reported, "in this period requiring stringent governmental economy, the sum appropriated to the College by the legislature and approved by the Governor provides a grati fying testimonial to the public worth of Penn State's educa tional and research services." FIVE CENTS Rule; Men
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