PAGE TWO 10,809 Register For Semester Total enrollment at the University for the spring semester has climbed to 10,809 students, a gain of 236 from the figure reported in the Tuesday issue of the Daily Collegian. This figure does not include approximately 130 student teachers who have registered but have not been included in the incomplete compilation, dean of admissions Schott Explains Informal Bids. Nof Forbidden Informal bidding is not forbid den by Interfraternity Council rules, Thomas Schott, IFC presi dent, explained yesterday, but no formal pledging is permitted until the date set by the council 8 a.m. Feb. 20. The explanation came as the result of several complaints re ceived by the IFC that member fraternities were" telling rushees they might expect a bid from that house and should stop rushing others. Schott pointed out that a man is not formally pledged in the eyes of the IFC until he has eith er signed an official pledge card or accepted a pledge pin. Actually, Schott said, there are no regulations which would stop any fraternity from extending a bid to any student at any time. An acceptance of such a bid, how ever, is not binding and may be broken by either the house or the student at any time, he said. Rather than accent an early bid, Schott urged students to look over as many fraternities as possible before making a hasty selection which might afterward be regret ed. O. Edward Pollock, assistant to the dean of men in charge of fra ternity affairs, said that if frater nities do extend informal bids, they should be extremely careful. If the practice is overdone, he cautioned, it may lead to difficul ties or embarrassment for the fra ternity. Bruce Coble, IFC rushing chair man, reported the names of 200 freshmen interested in fraterni ties in addition to the 400 already listed and the preference lists of men who show interest in partic ular houses are available. They may be obtained in the Dean of Men’s office from Loretta Saxion, the receptionist, he said. - Convicts Contribute Blood for Student Pints of blood from 14 convict volunteers at the Berks County Prison have been donated for John Tibbetts, first' semester agricul ture major, who was injured near Reading in an automobile acci dent. Tibbetts Underwent an opera tion yesterday morning to reduce a fracture of his right leg. His condition was reported much im proved by Reading Hospital yes terday. Neither the Dean of Men’s office or the College of Agriculture has received information as to how the accident happened. Russell B. Dickerson, vice-dean of the Col lege of Agriculture, said yesterday they are waiting to hear from Tib betts’ father to determine if Tib betts will remain enrolled in the University. Tibbetts’ father is Berks Jounty parole officer. Musgrave Promoted Shirley Musgrave, eighth se mester journalism major, has been named national advertising man ager of the Daily Collegian, suc ceeding David Burke, who gradu ated. NEXT TO LAST WEEKEND I Sean O'Casey's JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK One of Players' Best Productions CENTER STAGE Starting at 8 P.M. Tickets at Deer Student Union C. O. Williams, .said yesterday. Harry A. Sperber, assistant scheduling officer, said the enroll ment should rise to approximately 11,000 students. The present figure already exceeds last year’s total enrollment for the spring semes ter of 10,781 students. The new system of paying fees prior to registration instead of three weeks later has resulted in fewer late registrants this semes ter, Sperber said. Registration for the spring se mester showed considerable im provement over past years, Sper ber reported. He .attributed the in creased efficiency vo the extra two hour period allotted for jun iors and seniors Thursday morn ing, and the new method of num bering registration cards. Included in the total released by Williams are 120 freshman men, 95 men, and women from centers, and approximately 150 men and women transfer students from other colleges and universi ties. Besides the 400 new students, 75 students have been readmitted. Enrollment for the spring se mester at the Penn State centers at Altoona, Dußois, Erie, Hazel ton, Ogontz. and Pottsville has reached a total of more than 130 new freshmen, Williams said. Accounting Club Alex Hart of the firm of Alex Hart Associates will speak to the Penn State Accounting Club at 7:30 tonight at Sigma Phi Sigma. Months Titles Prove Saying There Is Much in a Name By NANCY WARD The month of January derives its name, it is said, from Janus, the two-faced Roman god who looked both into the future and the past. Perhaps the calendar-makers had the New Year in mind in naming January, but for students facing exams the name brings to mind the fact that past grades can make a future difference—in scheduling for a new semester. Maybe there is something in a name. February, according to the World Almanac, was named for the februs, a Roman feast pf pur ification held on the 15th of that month. The feast was held to pur ify observers for the religious fes tivals of the following months. Another analogy on the student calendar —a fresh start with new courses can bring a change of heart. March, named for Mars, the Ro man god of war, fulfills its ■ title in weather and bluebooks which characterize its days at the Uni versity. The derivation of April is un certain, according to the almanac, but it may have come from the Latin word aperire meaning to open in regard to the budding of trees and flowers. The calendar opens up a bit, too, for Easter va cation which usually falls in Ap ril. tr-VWlTHrS'::^^ >*nd;MEET THE PEOPLE! in PRIVATE CAR TOURS of fjsTO>jg TOURS, Borlcetey, Colli.' | THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA PSCA Sets Signup Date For Classes Students interested in sched uling non-credit classes in religion offered by the Penn State Chris tian Association must register be fore Monday in the PSCA office, 304 Old Main. PSCA offers five non-credit classes open to all students and a senior seminar open to graduating seniors. The classes are conducted through the combined efforts of members of the borough clergy •and university faculty. Classes will begin Monday and continue until April 10. Enroll ment in each class will be limited to 25 students.' The Rev. Robert B. Starb'uck, pastor of the Faith • Evangelical and Reformed Church will con duct the class, A Faith for Today, concerned with basic Christian beliefs. A class on the Great Christian Thinkers will be under the direction of the Rev. Jones Shannon, pastor of the St. An drews Episcopal Church. Both will meet at 4 p.m: Mondays in the Hugh Beaver room. The Rev. Robert Eads, pastor of the University Baptist Church, will be in charge of the class The Old Testament. A second class, Why Do We Have Denomina tions?, is under the direction of Ira V. Brown, associate professor of American history, and John H. Ferguson, professor of political science; and the Revs. John S. Duley, Luther Ruths, Floyd, Mel vin Whitmire, and John Whitney. Both classes will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesdays in the Hugh Beaver room. A class What the Catholics Be- Some scholars say that May is short for majores, Latin word for older men. In the continuing an alogy, most organizations at the University install new officers in May and honor graduating mem bers. Seniors ease off in activities with deserved respect from under classmen. June may have come from Juno, the Roman goddess, ,or from the Latin concept of the month as sacred to juniores, younger men. Ever notice all the marriages of the newly-graduated in June? July derives its name from Jul ius Caesar, who, in revising' the calendar, took a day away from February to add to the month which honored him. August,, originally called Sex tilis, later was renamed for Em peror Augustus of Rome. Augus tus, not to be outdone by Caesar, swiped another day from shrink ing February. September comes from septem, •Latin for seven. The Roman year or 1 ' lb had ily te ihr 'ths, Cinema Scope Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner "MISS SADIE THOMPSON" RITA HAYWORTH Sneak Prevue Tonite CLARK GABLE GENE TIERNEY "NEVER LET ME GO" "KNIGHTS Of THE ROUND TABLE" What Town Is This! Borough Residents Oppose New Name Two separate polls recently indicate by more than a 3-1 margin that the people of State College are opposed to changing the town’s name, despite the University’s name change last November. Since the name change rests entirely in the hands of borough residents, the Centre Daily Times has commented editorially that results of the polls indicate the question is dead, at least for the present. The Times conducted a ballot poll of its readers from Jan. 25 to 29. Results found -347 ballots opposing the name change, while only 103 were in favor. The same results were found by a personnel interview poll taken by University psychology stu dents. Of the residents questioned only 17.2 per cent indicated they preferred having a new name for the town. Seventy-five per cent opposed a change, and some 11 per cent were ;undecided. Name suggestions offered in the polls included Centre Hills (most often mentioned); Atherton (in honor of. George W, Atherton, for mer president of the University (1882-1906); Mt. Nittany, . State Centre, Nittany, University, Eis enhower, and Keystone. The Times, editorially, remarked the two polls seem to indicate the majority of residents do not want the name changed. The only way the change can come about is for. 10 per cent of the registered voters in State Col lege, about 480, to sign a petition requesting a name change. The petition would have to be sent to the court in Centre County by Feb. 18 in order for the question to be voted on in May’s primary. Otherwise the question would not come to a vote until November s general election. No news of any petition has yet come to the attention of either the Times, Burgess David R. Mackey, or M. Nelson McGeary, president of State College Borough Council. „ , McGeary, professor of political science, said the main opposition to the name change comes from a bloc of long time residents who oppose the change for sentimental reasons. - According to the Times, a num ber of faculty members and ad ministration employees of the University believe the name of State 'College is hindering the University’s progress. No official University policy toward the question could be ob tained yesterday due to the ab sence of President Milton S. Eis enhower. Debate Team Places Fourth The Penn State Women’s debate team took fourth place in the an nual Slippery Rock State Teach ers College' debate tournament last weekend. The negative team, composed of Claire Krieger and Suzanne Berleue. won two out of three de bates and the affirmative team, Louise Justin and Vanessa John son, won one out of three debates. The negative team defeated Westminster and Allegheny Col leges and was defeated by the University of Pittsburgh. The affirmative team defeated Grove City College and lost to Dickinson College and Duquesne University. lieve and a senior seminar will be offered at 3 p.m. Thursdays in the Hugh Beaver room. Abram W. VanderMeer, professor of educa tion, will be in charge of the first class and the seminar will be un der the direction of the Rev. Lu ther Harshbarger, University chaplain. The seminar is open to graduating seniors. •• beginning with March. January and February were added later. No wonder the incoming fresh man is usually in a quandry when the month of his first exposure to higher education is named in a mixed-up fashion. October’s name derives from octo, the Latin word for eight; November’s from novem, Latin for nine; and December from de cern, Latin for ten. Calendar-mak ers evidently were losing origi nality and the chances for analo gies fade away toward the end of the year. MAJOR HOLLYWOOD STUDIO SNEAK PMVIEW lONITE CT'CII ~ ' COME AS LATE AS 8:23 P.M. AND SEE BOTH "MISS SADIE ® THOMPSON" STARRING RITA ® HAYWORTH AND THE BRAND NEW BIG MOVIE HIT! We Cah't Tell You The Title * BUT ... If Could Be One of the Following Mew Productions: ★ “THE OLENN MILLER STORY” with Jimmy Stewart * “MONEY FROM HOME” Martin and Lewis *, “IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU” with Judy Holliday ★ “THE WILD ONE” with Marlon Bran-do * “NED GARTERS” with Rosemary .Clooney ~ COEDS; PLEASE NOTE =========s Come in at 6:41 p.xxu and see "Sadie. Mr. Magoo j cartoon, our sneak preview—and be out at 9:50p.m.i! j THURSDAY. FEBRUARY IT, 1954 By BILL SNYDER
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