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Holiday Cuts
Hit 19 Percent
A summary of absences before and after Easter vacation, 1953,-
released by the Registrar’s office shows that a total of 19.1 per cent
of the total enrollment missed classes immediately before the vaca
tion and 8.6 per cent after.
The survey was made by Robert M. Koser, assistant to the reg
istrar, in, accordance with the
report of the special Senate com
mittee on vacation absences which
was presented to the Senate in
June of 1952. It covers class at
tendance for the 24-hour periods
before and after the spring re
cess last Easter.
Quizzes Recommended
Part of the recommendations by
the special committee, the survey
was presented to Senate members
along with plans for reducing the
number of cuts. Included was the
suggestion that quizzes be given
in the last class meeting in each
course which occurs within the
24-hour period before a vacation.
Statistics compiled reveal' that
of 26,804 students enrolled in
classes during the 24 hours be
fore vacation, there were 3177
unexcused absentees and 1955 ex
cused absentees. .In the 24 hours
following Easter recess, 2172 un
excused absentees 'and 327 ex
cused absentees were reported of
the 29,192 scheduled for classes
LA, Ed Worst
The worst record before the va
cation was in the School of the
Liberal Arts with 24.7 per cent
of 9878 absent including 1491 un
excused. The largest number fol
lowing vacation was in the School
of Education where 10.7 per cent
were reported as missing sched
uled classes.
Absences by schools before va
cation included: Agriculture 13
per cent of 2436 enrolled, Chemis
try and Physics 14.6 per cent of
2192, Education 19.1 per cent of
1982, Engineering 16.7. per cent of
3328, Home Economics 20.5 per
cent of 1748, Liberal Arts 24.7
per cent of 9878, Mineral Indus
tries 18.7 per cent of 991, and
physical Education 16.3 per cent
of 27.97. Also recorded were Air
ROTC 9.4 per cent of 1044, Army
ROTC 8.4 per cent of 261 and
Navy ROTC 6.2 per cent of 146.
After vacation, absences ran .as
follows: Agriculture 7.7 per cent
of 2338 enrolled in classes in the
24 hours, Chemistry and Physics
7.3 per cent of 3251, Education
10.7 per cent of 2990, Engineering
7.7 per cent of 3552, Home Eco
nomics 7.2 per cent of 729, Liberal
Arts 9.2 per cent of 11,719, Min
eral Industries 6.3 per cent of
1135 and Physical Education 8.9
per cent of 2953. Also reported
were Air ROTC 7.3 per cent of
82, Army ROTC 2.5 per cent of
283, and Navy ROTC 7.1 per cent
of 170.
Piff Seat Safes
Start Tomorrow
Ticket sales for the Penn State-
University of Pittsburgh game
Nov. 21 will begin at 8:30 a.m.
tomorrow at the Athletic Associa
tion ticket office window in Old
Main.
A new system using “student
exchange forms” has been set up
to aid ticket sales this year. Stu
dents must pick up the forms at
the Student Union desk and pre
sent them at the window when
they buy their tickets.
Only one form will be given
to each student. If a student is
buying tickets for more than one
person, the names of the other
persons must be written on the
back of the application blank.
Offices to Close
For Armistice Day
College offices will be closed
today in observance of Armistice
Day, but classes will be held as
scheduled.
Air Force and Naval Reserve
Officers Training Corps units will
participate in a brief ceremony at
11 a.m. today in front of Old
Main.
Taps will be sounded by two
NROTC buglers and the flag will
be lowered to half mast. After one
minute of silence the Navy band
will play the “Star Spangled Ban
ner.” The flag will then be re
turned to the top of the mast, end
ing the ceremony.
Banks, the post office and some
stores in State College will be
closed today.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Dean to Probe
Alleged Assault
A full-scale investigation of an
alleged assault of a first semester
student the night of Nov. 1, is un
derway in the Dean of Men’s of
fice.
Conflicting reports of the cause
of the injury, which resulted in'a
skull fracture and brain concus
sion, have not been cleared, James
Dean, assistant to the dean of men
in charge of independent affairs,
reported.
The student has claimed he was
involved in a fight with three
men behind Main Engineering
Building. Two later descriptions of
the fracas by the student conflict
ed with the original story.
The student had been uncon
scious for nearly 24 hours in the
Infirmary before his removal to
the hospital in Scranton early last
week. He is reportedly greatly
improved, and was sent home.
Peyre Explains. French Writing
By NANCY FORTNA
Using his comprehensive knowl
edge of French literature and his
wonderful humor, Henri M.
Peyre, professor of French at Yale
University, enlightened his audi
ence last night on “The Present
Temper in France Interpreted
Through French Literature.”
Speaking at the second Liberal
Arts Lecture in the current series
on humanities, Professor Peyre
said that literature is very many
things. It is a beautiful way’ of
embellishing life.
Generalizing on literature since
1940, he said that literature has
been divorced in life in many
countries, but not in France.
Literature in France has been
associated with the arts and phil
osophy. Unless the sciences are in
terpreted through literature,
France does not think much of
them.
The French writer considers
himself an heir to some of the
great philosophers of the 19th
century. Literature is a mirror to
the life behind and around it.
Literature, however, is some
what distorting, since it does not
reach everyone. But what counts,
as expressed by Professor Peyre,
is the quality and dynamic energy
of the people who have read the
books for example, teachers who
read the books and pass the ideas
and information on to their stu
dents are very important.
Books never represent the aver
age life, according to this native
of Paris, but rather transfigure it.
Literature brings out things which
are not usually talked about.
At present in France there is a
certain skepticism and apathy in
French literature. People over 30
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TRANSPORTATION NOTICE
Thanksgiving. Vacation
Take a Tip and Make Your Trip
GREYHOUND
For the convenience of PENN STATE STUDENTS,
SPECIAL BUSES will be provided for the
THANKSGIVING VACATION and will leave from
the PARKING LOT, SOUTH-OF RECREATION
HALL at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, 1953.,
RESERVATIONS for the SPECIAL BUSES will
be made 'with the purchase of your tickets at the
GREYHOUND POST HOUSE. ALL RESERVA
TIONS MUST BE MADE BY 10 P.M. TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER the 24th.
For additional information, call the GREYHOUND
POST HOUSE, 146 North Atherton St. - Phone 4841
AIM to Get
Town Report
On Elections
A progress report of Town
Council elections will be pre
sented at the meeting of the As
sociation of Independent Men, 7:30
tonight in 102 Willard.
The elections, which, were de
clared illegal by Byron Fielding,
elections committe chairman of
AIM, have been rescheduled.
Self-nomination by a petition with
twenty signatures of those in the
nominee’s ward was held last
night.
The reorganization plan for
AIM will also be discused at the
meeting with the presentation of
the plan in its final form. .
The plan would establish a
General Assembly of all elected
representatives of AIM, includ
ing the floor and dormitory pres
idents and town representatives.
The present AIM is composed of
elected representatives of the area
councils.
The plan also calls for an Exec
utive Board which would be the
agenda-making organ. The board
would have the power to call
special meetings of the assembly.
Other items that will be re
ported on at the AIM meeting in
clude the Dink Debut, Autumn
Ball, and suggestions for AIM
programming.
Henry M. Peyre
LA Lecturer
years old seem to be discouraged.
This probably stems, Peyre said,
from the defeat of 1940—“ a de
feat of the intellect.” The writers
have a good ideal to explain about
this period, and they resent and
are ashamed of it.
Since 1945 the conclusion of the
French writers has been that a
certain era has been closed. This
era is the closing of myths such as
the end of the absolute progress
and success. The Professor said
“We do not entertain the myth of
progress today.” It is thought the
more forward that science goes,
the more harm that will follow.
State Fire Marshal
To Continue Probe
Investigation, by a state fire marshal of the fire that routed
two students, one faculty member and seven townspeople from their
apartment-residences Thursday will continue today, Bruce Homan,
■borough fire marshal, announced yesterday.
The state fire marshal for the area, who is from the Hollidays
burg state police barracks, will
return to the borough today for
further investigations. He declined
comment yesterday after his first
investigation.
Homan said yesterday there is
nothing at all suspicious about
the fire and that the investiga
tions are merely routine. “It is
simply a matter of determining
the mechanical failure that caused
the furnace to blow up,” Homan
said. ■ (
Party Budgets
Are Approved
The All-College elections com
mittee last night approved state
ments of campaign expenditures
submitted N by the Lion and State
parties.
In campaigning for the fresh
man and sophomore elections
Thursday, the State Party indi
cated that a total of $144.54 had
been paid out for posters,, tags,
radio time, and other advertising.
Lion Party expenditures amount
ed to $142.16.
Edwin Kohn, elections commit
tee chairman, said the group, will
meet after the: polls. close Thurs
day to hear complaints of elec
tions code violations by,, clique
chairmen or committee members.
The chairman also said commit
tee members will be excused from
classes Thursday to work at the
polls.
“We realize,” he said, “that
sometimes the best among us
must do evil to get good results,
such as the dropping of the atomic
bomb.'
“The pessimism, the tempta
tion to take refuge in despair,- is
now changing in France. In 1951
and 1952, all of a sudden French
men have emerged from the val
ley of despair.”
Pessimism is often a sign of
youthfulness and courageousness,
said Peyre. All great things are
only done when you live on the
verge of disintegration.
The first virtue which the
French ~ hold high is lucidity or
clear-sightedness. The French are
afraid of mass enthusiasm. The
lecturer said, “We will never ab
dicate our critical reasoning pow
ers.”
Sincerity or authenticity will be
the important topic in years to
come, said Peyre. Finding out
what is sincere and what is not is
quite a burden. Many people nev
er reach sincerity. “It is quite a
moral virtue today,’” he said. The
young seem to live more freely
and with more truth today. The
French want a code of ethics, and
always want to be-moralists.
French novelists, Professor
Peyre-said, hardly pay any atten
tion to the techniques of writing.
Their writing is very unstructural,
but very alive. The French writers
feel that the content is most im
portant, and that a moral message
has to be delivered. In literature,
there is a possibility for a new
code of morality.
Quoting, Peyre said, “There is
no life . without dialogue.” Also,
“True artists are on the side of
life, not death.” .
Amateur Show
Saturday, Nov. 21
' 8 p.m.
PINE GROVE MILLS SCHOOL
Prizes
1 st—s2s Bond 2nd—slo Cash
3rd—ss Cash
Applicants call State College 7970 or 4565
by November !Bfh
Adults 60c - Tax Inch - Children 25c
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LIONS CLUB
of Ferguson Twp.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11,, 1958
The lire caused about $17,000
damage to the house at 133 N.
Barnard street, Homan said. An
other $3500 damage was reported
to personal belongings.
Students routed by the fire are
Richard Brady, seventh semester
music education major, and John
Huntoon, eighth semester arts and
letters major. They shared a third
floor apartment.
The faculty member is William
Pritchard, instructor in English
composition. Pritchard, his wife
and two children, had an apart
ment on the second floor.
The Alpha Fire department ex
tinguished the fire after the blaze
had spread to the roof. The fir©
spread quickly through the build
ing and the spaces between the
walls in the basement fanned the
fire toward the upper floors, Ho
man said.
Union Relation
With College
is Satisfactory
The relations between the Col
lege and Local 67, State, County
and Municipal Employees Union,
which is affiliated with the AFL,
were described as very satisfac
tory yesterday by Wilmer E. Ken
worthy.
He said that to his knowledge
the major demands of the union
have been satisfied and any ne
gotiations now underway with the
College are being conducted by
the group’s grievance committee.
President Milton S. Eisenhower
has not met with the union or
their head, George L. Fink, since
the last of September, Kenworthy
said. All recent labor dealings
have been handled outside the
Presidents office, and-Eisenhower
has “not even discussed labor
problems” that he was aware of,
he added.
Meetings between the President
and the union late in September
grew out of demands by the local
union that threatened to lead to
a strike. The dispute revolved
about union dissatisfaction , with
College wage, hour and vacation
plans, but were settled without a
work stoppage. '
Burbank to Speak
Edmund G. Burbank, executive
secretary of the Pennsylvania
Prison Society, will discuss ’’Pris
on Administration,” at 4 p.m. -to
morrow, in 312 Sparks.