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raternities to Begin Pledging
ibleb Freshmen February 20
Feb 20 has been set as the date when fraternities may begin to extend bids to freshman rush
ees inviting them to become pledges, and the entire week through the 27 has been set aside as "Rush
Week."
The announcement was made by 0. Edward Pollock Jr., assistant to the dean of men in charge
of fraternity affairs, after the date was approved by the Association of Fraternity Counselors last night
at Sigma Nu. They acted upon a
recommendation of the executive ' -
committee of the Interfraternity
Council.
Pollock pointed out the Record
er's office has assured him final
semester grades will be available
by then to clear up the matter of
whether the prospective pledge
has the required 1.0 semester av
erage. This is the earliest the
grades have been available in
several years, he said, and ac
. counts for the early pledging date.
Grades May. Be Checked
A copy of the grades of each
student will be available in the
Dean of Men's office for rushing
chairman to check if they are in
doubt about any rushees grades,
Pollock said. However, he ex
plained, most students will have
their own copies by then and can
inform fraternities of their own
standing.
Approval by the AFC of the
date for the beginning of legal
pledging before it is announced is
in accorance .with the Interfrat
ernity Rushing and Pledging Code.
The code also notes several oth
er pledging regulations in addi
tion to those concerning the date
I when it may begin and the aver
age necessary. It stipulates that
no fraternity may offer pledge
ship to any student not receiving
resident instruction on the cam
pus of the University.
$2 Pledge Fee
Although he might wear the
pin of a fraternity, the code rules
that no rushee is recogniied as
pledged until receipt by IFC of
an official acceptance card and the
$2 pledge fee. It adds that each
fraternity shall pay its $lO annual
dues before it receives any offi
cial acceptance cards.
If a man breaks his pledge, the
code states, he may not be
pledged nor remain overnight in
any fraternity house for a period
of at least 30 days. This section
is to be in force throughout the
academic year, but does not apply
to pledges dissolved by sole ac
tion of the fraternity.
Men interested in joining a frat
ernity have been urged by Bruce
Coble. IFC rushing chairman, to
pick up a discriptive rushing mag
azine and a fraternity preference
Icard from their dormitory coun
selors or at the Dean of Men's of
fice. About 300 preference cards
have already been received. he
said, and lists of interested stu
dents are expected to be available
to fraternities late this week.
3 Discipline
Cases Sent
To AIM
Two cases involving students'
use of fireworks in University
dormitories and one involving two
students who violated University
regulations by drinkihg in a Nit
tany dormitory have been refer
red to the Association of Inde
pendent Men's Judicial Board of
Review.
A third fireworks disciplinary
case has been settled by the Dean
of Men's office, James W. Dean,
assistant to the dean of men in
charge of independent affairs, has
announced.
Five students from second floor
McKee Hall were referred to the
AIM board by Dean for explod
ing iodide crystals on the floor
Jan. 4, 5 and 6. Two of the five
were previously serving on office
probation, Dean said. Whether or
not their offenses are recorded on
their permanent record is up to
the AIM board, he said.
The other case to be referred to
the board is the case of the stu
dent who ignited a cherry bomb
in the second floor lavatory of
Hamilton Hall Jan. 3. The bomb
destroyed a commode in the lava
tory.
Two students fr o m Nittany
dormitory 35 who were involved
in a drinking party the night of
Jan. 3 will also be sent before the
board, Dean said. Originally four
students were involved in th e
party but two were eliminated,
Dean said.
A student who was caught Fri
day in Pollock dormitory 14 with
an unlit roman candle in his pos
session has been placed on office
probation for the rest of the Uni
versity year, Dean said. The stu
dent must report to the Dean of
Men's office once every month
until probation is lifted, he said.
No disciplinary action was tak
en in the case of five students in'
Jordan Hall who gave another
resident a haircut Saturday night.
The five furnished the money for
the other student to obtain an
other haircut,
arly Fee
-:-.•r-ged by
Students have been cautioned to make fee payments for the
Spring semester early this month in order to avoid a last minute
rush which may make it impossible for many students to pay fees
in time for registration.
David C. Hogan, University bursar, yesterday urged students
not to delay payments until after
mid-semester recess. A receipt
showing fee payment from the
Bursar's office will be necessary
for registration.
Students will not be admitted
to Recreation Hall with the ex
cuse that they were unable to pay
fees because of overcrowding of
facilities in the basement of Wil- ,
lard, he said
Mail Payments• Drop .
According to Hogan, payment of
fees by mail or in person has
dropped in the last week, and he
is afraid most students are plan
ning to make last minute pay
ments.
"We cannot possibly handle sev
eral thousand fee payments right
before registration without con
fusion and delay," he said. "In
such an event, many students
would probably have to register
late."
Receipts for payments made by
mail will be sent to students at
their homes, and they may be
picked up ' during mid-semester
recess.
Hogan Urges Early Payment
The new system, adopted last
semestrq., nroved successful as
more V-: - .1.11 7500 students paid fees
by mail before registering. Hogan
Payment
Hogan
said he did not expect such a large
response by mail this semester,
but hoped that students would at
tempt to pay fees early in this
manner or over the counter at the
Bursar's office.
Registration for the spring se
mester will start at 8 a.m. Feb. 3
for juniors and seniors. Freshmen
and sophomores will begin regis
tering at 10 a.m. Feb. 4 and will
continue through Feb. 6. Graduate
students may register at any time.
2 Hours Added Feb. 4
Juniors and seniors will be giv
en an extra two hours for regis
tration Feb. 4 in order to eliminate
overcrowding of facilities which
delayed registration last semester,
H. A. Sperber, assistant schedul
ing officer said.
Scheduling timetables for the
Spring semester are still on sale
for 20 cents in the basement of
Willard Hall. They contain alpha
betical listings for registration
and a schedule of all courses plan
ned for next semester.
Students are asked to report to
their advisers at least 24 hours
before they are to re g ister to draw
up trial schedules and receive en
vc'o containing forms neces
sary for registration.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENN/Slaw-WNW
50 Attend
Harrisburg
Farm Show
Approximately 50 faculty and
staff members attended the open
ing session of the 38th annual
Pennsylvania Farm Show yester
day at the Farm Show Building
in Harrisburg.
Gov. John S. Fine made the
welcoming speech at the opening
exercises before a capacity crowd
of about 8000. The State Police
then entertained the crowd with
a display of horsemanship and dog
training.
The annual affair, sponsored
by the State Farm Commission,
will continue until Friday.
James Dunlop, director of the
Blue Band, will direct the Penn
sylvania Fut u r e Farmers of
America Band tonight at the 9th
annual rural talent festival.
Theme of the festival is "Song of
the Soil."
A record $55,912 in awards
broken into 9800 separate prizes
will be given out to competing
farmers during the week. Over
$5.5 million worth of exhibits will
be on display for the 1954 show,
dedicated to "The Pennsylvania
Rural Home."
On exhibition are thousands of
choice livestock, farm products,
farm machinery, and equipment.
The steady flow of beef cattle,
dairy cattle, swine, horses, and
sheep into the Farm Show Build
ing ended over the weekend.
Nittany Council
Reports 20 111,
6 in infirmary
About 20 residents of the Nit
tany-Pollock area became ill last
week, suffering stomach ailments,
and six were admitted to the Uni
versity Infirmary, it was learned
at a meeting of the Nittany Coun
cil last night.
The six students admitted to the
Infirmary were troubled wit h
stomach disorder, according to
Herbert R. Glenn, director of the
University Health Service. No def
inite attribution as to the cause
of the illness could be determined,
Glenn said. However, all evidence
seemed to point to a potato salad
eaten by the six, he said.
None of the salad was available
for examination when the illness
was discovered, Glenn pointed
out.
James Lloyd, chairman of the
food committee for the Nittany
area, said there were about 20,
perhaps more," who complained of
stomach trouble. He said his in
formation is indefinite and incom
plete, but he will conduct an in
vestigation.
Thomas Claypoole, sixth semes
ter meteorology major, one of the
six who visited the Infirmary, said
four other men who ate in the
same dining hall as he we i e
among those in the Infirmary. Nu
merous others who became ill did
not report to the Infirmary, Clay
poole said.
Coed Knocked Out
From Fall on Ice
Carlene Samuels, third semester
pre-medical major, was - knocked
unconscious when she fell on the
ice near Carnegie Hall Saturday
morning.
She struck her head when she
fell and was •taken to the Univer
sity Infirmary for examination.
Infirmary officials reported yes
terday she was not injured ser
iously and was released Saturday.
Giving servicemen free mail in
World War II cost the Post Office
department about $9l million a
year.
Customs Revisions
Would Affect Dinks
Squalls and Chills
Seen for Today
After seven inches of snowfall
yesterday, guess what the weather
will be today?
It'll snow. And it'll be cold.
Light snow squalls are expected
to continue all day today. The
high today is 'predicted to be 25
degrees above zero—if that can be
called high. Tomorrow night the
temperature is expected to dip to
5 degrees above zero.
54 Promotions
Made to LaVie
Junior Board
Shirley Stuckey, managing ed
itor of LaVi e, yesterday an
nounced 54 promotions to the an
nual's junior board.
Those promoted ar e Aurelia
Arre, Alexander Ayers, Mary Lou
Benner, Arlene Borgeson, Mary
Burke, David Carvey, Joan Clar
et', Tele Cohn, Martha Colaianni,
!Barbara Cotter, William Demet
ris, Michael Doyle.
Dorothea Ebert, Nina Finkle,
Lois Freed, Joan Freyler, Gail
Fromer, Richard Gordon, Jean
Graham, Grace Hempel, Nancy
Hicks, Doris Humphrey, Bernard
Kleinstub, Mary Lee L auf f e r,
Julia Leichel, Gilda Lobock, John
McNeill.
Beverly Marcus, Suzanne Mor
gan, Mary Nolt, Edith Pippenger,
Alan Pomeroy, Norma beck,
Phyllis Richards, Evelyn Riegel,
Gretchen lobb, Elaine Rothstein,
Joan Rowland, Suzanne Santee,
Joseph Sendek.
Joyce Shusman, Ga i 1 Smith,
Nancy Smith, Margaret Steven
son, Virginia Sturm, Charles Tur
ner, Stanton Vogin, Richard
Walsh, Randall Washburn, San
dra Weichel, Susanne Wescott,
Dorothy Williams, B a r b ar a A.
Woodward, and Mary Lou Yan
dow.
MIT Prof to Speak
Professor Milton Shaw, Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology,
will speak on metal cutting at the
American Society of Metals' meet
ing at 8 tonight in 219 Electrical
Engineering.
onovan Praises
r ew SU Building
The new Student Union building will house probably the best
student government and activity facilities of any college or univer
sity in the country, George L. Donovan, director of the Student
Union, told members of the Faculty Luncheon Club yesterday.
Donovan explained that the student-financed Union building,
scheduled to open by Sept. 1, "is
already being copied by other
schools throughout the nation."
The $3 million building is being
paid for by a student assessment
of $lO a semester with the help of
faculty contributions and desig
nations from the Alumni fund.
Provides Awaited Facilities
In giving, faCulty members a
"quick tour" of the building, Don
ovan pointed out many of the
other long awaited facilities it
will provide. The basement will
contain a snack bar seating 500
students, three dining rooms, two
game rooms, and student offices,
besides storage rooms and facili
ties for employees.
He explained how large the
game rooms will be when he said
one of them will easily provide
room for 16 ping pong tables.
"The second room will he some
thing- new on campus," Donovan
said. It will be a card room "es
pecially attractive to bridge en
thusiasts."
ÜBA to Use Game Rooms
Game rooms will be used by the
Used Book Agency at the 'begin
ning of each semester. The Penn
State Book Exchange, school sup-
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1954
Freshinan men and women
would be required to wear name
cards and blue dinks with the
white University seal for the dur
ation of a two-weeks customs
period, according to proposed re
visions of customs regulations
that will be submitted to All-
College Cabinet Thursday.
The revisions were approved
Saturday by .the Freshman Cus
toms Board.
According to the proposed re
visions, appeals of violation cases
from the board and from Tribu
nal or Judicial would be heard by
the Senate committee on student
affairs subcommittee on disci=
pline, rather than by All-College
Cabinet.
Veterans would be automatical
ly exempted from customs, re
gardless of age, according to the
new plans. A student who falsi
fied information to show he was a
veteran and avoid customs would
be considered a customs violator.
Whereas hatmen and women
have been considered responsible
for customs enforcement, this task
would revert mainly to sopho
mores, according to the proposed
revisions. Hatmen and women
would be charged with prevent
ing excesses in hazing. This pro
vision would place them on the
"side" of the frosh rather than
on that of the upperclassmen, a
customs board spokesman said.
The customs board also pro
posed to change its organization.
If plans are approved, the board
will consist of three sophomore
men and three sophomore women
with a junior man and junior
woman as co-chairmen. The men
would be appointed by Tribunal
and the women by Judicial, with
approval of All-College Cabinet.
Members of the customs board
would not be permitted to be
members of Tribunal or Judicial.
However, the chairman of Tri
bunal and the chairman of Judi
cial would serve as non-voting
members of the customs board.
In cases involving freshman
women brought before the cus
toms board, the junior woman,
would act as chairman. The jun
ior man would be chairman of the
board when it heard cases involv
ing freshman men.
According to the regulations in
effect now, there must be a man
and woman from each of the three
upperclasses on the board in ad
dition to the co-chairmen. The
co-chairmen, are the chairman of
Tribunal and the chairman of
Freshman Customs and • Regula
tions Board, a subdivision of the
Women's Student Government As
sociation.
By BETTY KOSTER
ply store, will also be located in
the basement.
The first floor of the new SU
will contain a lecture hall seating
192 people, two lounges, a brows
ing library, Student Union ad
ministrative offices, offices for stu
dent organizations, a music room
for small recitals containing a
grand piano and surrounded by
seven smaller listening rooms, and
an exhibition room for paintings,
sculpture, and other University,
displays. Donovan said the loung
es will contain fireplaces which,
unlike those found now in Old
Main, will actually work.-
Large Ballroom
The main feature of the first
floor will be a large ballroom
which can later be doubled in
size if 'additional funds are made
available. An outdoor terrace may
be used for dancing in good
weather, he said.
One feature of • the new build
ing which Donovan believes stu
dents will enjoy is the use of
glass along the entire rear portion ,
of the building. The glass will af
ford a beautiful view of Mt. Nit
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