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Orientation Startsfor 3531
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THE McCLOSKY TRIPLETS who haw* gained national prominence with their entrance to Penn
State are (left to right) Julie, Joyce and Jean. Now residents of State College, the three redheads
were bom in Washington, D.C. Julie will study home economics; Joyce, art education; and Jean,
elementary education. The women, first triplets in the history of the University, have promised to
wear different clothing so professors will be able to distinguish them apart. What's the next thing
Rut's going to happen this year?,
Orientation
Schedule
Announced
New students on campus will
be greeted and introduced to so
cial: and academic aspects o£ Uni
versity life through a week of
meetings, tours, and conferences
with representatives of adminis
tration, faculty, and students.
Orientation week is designed to
acquaint new students with the
'University and with each other.
It also provides an opportunity
for the University to know the
new student through necessary
testing.
New students can obtain infor
mation and directions from mem
bers of Alpha Phi Omega, national
service fraternity, who will oper
ate a booth at the intersection of
the Mall and Pollock road. Stu
dent counselors will also be on
hand to aid in the orientation pro
gram.
Tomorrow
8:30 pan.—All students: address
by President Milton S. Eisenhower
and talk by Jes& Amelle, All-
University president.
10 p.m.—Women: dormitory un
it meetings. Men: consultations
with resident counselors.
Tuesday
6:45 pan. W om e n: Women’s
Student Government Association
meeting in Schwab Auditorium.
Men: meeting with student coun
selors.
Bp.m. All students: College
meetings in individual colleges.
10 pan.—Women: dormitory unit
meetings. Men: consultations with
resident counselors.
Wednesday
6:45 pan. Women: Women’s
Recreation Association meeting
in Schwab Auditorium. Men:
meeting with student counselors.
8:30-10 p.m.—All students: Star
light Dance in front of Old Main.
10 pone—Women: dormitory un
it consultation. Men: consultation
with resident counselors.
Thursday
6:45 pan.—Women: Panhellenic-
Leonides meeting in Schwab
Auditorium.
8 p.m. Men: explanation 'of
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STATE COLLEGE. PA.. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12. 1954
Hatmen, Women
To Counsel Frosh
Hatmen and hatwomen will
attend a dinner at 6:30 tonight
at the Nittany Lion Inn prior to
the beginning of their three
counseling sessions with new stu
dents.
Counseling sessions for new
men will be held at 6:45 p.m.
tomorrow, Tuesday, and Wednes
day in assigned rooms of campus
buildings.
Members of Chimes, junior
women’s hat society, and Cwens,
sophomore women’s hat society,
will meet with freshman coeds
at 10 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday in their
residence hall units.
Both men and women will tour
the campus with members of the
five men’s hat societies and two
women’s groups as guides before
they go to Recreation Hall to hear
President Milton S. Eisenhower
welcome the new students to the
University.
On Tuesday night, registration
procedures will be explained to
men. Other topics for discussion
Eisenhower Welcomes New Students
Although President Milton S.
Eisenhower will speak directly to
the new students at 8:30 p.m. to
morrow night, he has addressed
the following welcoming letter
to the freshmen and transfer stu
dents:
“A cordial welcome to all stu
dents who for the first time have
come to Penn State.
“I know that every member of
the University staff and student
body joins me in saying to you:
We hope your life on the Univer
sity campus will be happy, profit
able, and rewarding all you
hoped it would be when you de
cided to come here.
“Penn State is big, but it none
theless warm with friendship and
full of personality and oppor
tunity.
“I trust you will enjoy yourself
here for the next four years or
more, but also I hope you will
always keep foremost in your
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
will include study requirements,
buying books, handling money,
the University Health Service,
and campus regulations concern
ing parking, and women’s hours.
On Wednesday night, the cus
toms program, general conduct of
students, activities, social life,
honorary and professional soci
eties, and religion will be dis
cussed.
Women will meet with Dean
of Women Pearl O. Weston at
6:15 p.m. tomorrow in Schwab
Auditorium, before they tour the
campus and go to Recreation Hall
to hear President Eisenhower.
On Tuesday, Women’s Student
Government Association will ex
plain its purpose, organization,
and functions to new women stu
dents at 6:45 p.m. in Schwab
Auditorium. On Wednesday, the
Women’s Recreation Association
will be explained to the women
and on Thursday evening, Panhel
lenic Council and Leonides, wom
en’s independent organization,
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President to Speak;
Dorms Will Be Full
Orientation Week begins today with the arrival of 3531
new students, including 2750 freshmen, at the University.
During the week, new students will be tested and famil
iarized with facilities and personalities at the University.
Freshmen will also receive ins'
and hat societies in
morrow through Wednesday-
Residence halls have been filled
except some units in the Pollock
Circle area where about 100 va
cancies exist, Otto E. Mueller, di
rector of housing, has reported.
Women’s residence halls have
been filled to accommodate the
895 new coeds. A total of ap
proximately 3000 men and 2400
women will reside in University
residence halls, Mueller said.
Prexy Speaks Tomorrow
President Milton S. Eisenhower
will welcome new students at
8:30 p.m. tomorrow in Recreation
Hall. Jesse Amelle, All-Univer
sity president, will also speak.
Dean of Admissions and Regis
trar C. O. Williams said 2014
freshman men and 736 women
will be admitted to the Univer
sity. All but 168 men and 48 wo
men who will commute will live
in University residence halls.
Williams said 408 students, in
cluding 317 men and 91 women,
are transferring to the campus
from University centers, and 373
—269 men and 104 women—are
transferring to the University
from other colleges and universi
ties. Former students being re
admitted include 143 men and 12
women. All students except those
students readmitted must undergo
orientation.
717 Enrolled in Confers
A total of 717 students 505
men and 212 women—will be en
rolled in University centers
throughout the State, and 88 men
will enter the University’s fores
try school at Mont Alto.
Last year 3475 students parti
cipated in the orientation pro
gram. This included 2065 fresh
man mm and 760 freshman wo
■ men.
Total enrollment will be about
the same as last year, Williams
predicted. Last fall an enrollment
of 11,638 full-time students made
the University rank 11th in size
among colleges and universities
in the nation. Williams said his
prediction was based on the de
mand for housing in town. Non
commuting single undergraduate
women and freshman men are re
quired to live in University resi
dence halls. Upperclassmen may
live in the borough.
The largest number of fresh
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thinking that you have come for
serious purposes, which we want
to help you fulfill.
“The primary interest of this
University is to contribute to
your development as a balanced,
mature, thoughtful, competent in-,
dividual.
“You will find here outstand
ing teachers, capable counselors,
interesting companions, and valu
able equipment. These present
you with your opportunity: the
opportunity to draw upon each
of these elements in fostering
your own growth and under
standing.
“Keep in mind always that you
must educate yourself. Others can
help, in a multitude of ways, but
yours is the major responsibility.
“This University, at consider
able cost to the citizens of Penn
sylvania, offers you a. highly
privileged opportunity. I know
you will grasp it eagerly.
“Good luck to all of you." <
By PHIL AUSTIN
auction from members of men’s
special counseling sessions to-
Registration
To Begin
Wednesday
Registration—the process of se
lecting courses to be taken dur
ing the seemster—will begin at
8 a.m. Wednesday in Recreation
Hall.
Undergraduate students wifi
register alphabetically regardless
of class between Wednesday and
noon Saturday.
Students will enter Recreation
Hall according to the schedule
found on the front of the fall se
mester timetables. Timetables
may be bought at the Scheduling
Office, 4 Williard for 20 cents.
Students will be admitted only
at the time designated on the
timetables.
All students must pay their fees
to the bursar in the basement of
Willard Hall before reporting to
Recreation Hall. Forms for fee
payments were mailed to students
in August to eliminate congestion
at the Bursar’s office.
Each student must see his ad
viser at least 24 hours in advance
of the time he is scheduled to re
port to Rec Hall.
Special students, University
employees, and students who
failed to register at their appoint
ed time will register Saturday
morning.
The system to be used this se
mester for the first time is de
signed to prevent congestion at
certain stations during the regis
tration process. Under the pro
cess, each student will register
twice on each day of registration,
during a four year stay at the
University.
Under the old system, seniors
and juniors registered before
sophomores and freshmen were
admitted to Recreation Hall.
Today...
The Nittany Lion Roars
The Lion welcomes the new
students who comprise the 100th
group to join the Penn State
family. He is also happy that
they are the first class to enter
the institution since it was given
its new status as a University.
He hopes that they will be good
to his school and that it will be
good to them.
Another thing, the Lion re
minds them not to forget that
next year is the Centennial veer
and the University will be hav
ing a 365 -days-long hirthrtag
Next
Collegian
Wednesday
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