FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER- 17. 1954 Revised Now The Interfraternity Council dating code, which was amended last April to include new chaper oned dating and drinking, is in effect this semester. The code went into effect Sept. 1. The' new policy provides ,for revision of Senate Regulations W-4 and W-5 (prohibiting serving pf alcoholic beverages at University functions), substitution of a chaperoned fraternity dating code for the unchaperoned code previously in effect, and granting of special privileges to “dry” fraterni ties and those employing housemothers. -J The new drinking code-prohibits the use or possession of alcoholic beverages on University property, and holds student organ izations responsible for good con duct and observance of the law under all University-related off campus situations. The rule also holds the student organizations responsible for the good conduct of all persons at the University related functions and for con formance to the laws of the bor ough, commonwealth and nation. It’also stipulates that the social activities of any group reported to have violated either of the rulings set forth may be suspend ed immediately when information regarded as-sufficient by the Sen ate committee on student affairs is referred to the appropriate stu dent judicial body for study, Rules for Women According to the hew regula tions, women guests may be en tertained in fraternity - houses under the following conditions. 1. Fraternities which have and enforce rules prohibiting the use of . alcoholic beverages in the house at all times may have women guests unchaperoned from 5 to. 8 p.m. Monday through Fri day and from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Other fra ternities may attain these privi leges by petitioning for and ob taining approval in “dry” classifi cation. 2. If chaperons are present, women guests may: be entertained without registering . the events with the dean of men and dean of women from 5 t0..8 p.m. Mon day through Friday, noon' to 8 p.m. Saturday, and until 1' p.m. •Sunday. Who May Chaperone . Proper chaperonage is defined as two couples, three adults, or a part-time housemother. Chaper ones must be from the following: Alumni of the chapter of at least ten years’ standing, members of the faculty or the staff of the Uni versity, fraternity advisers, par ents of the chapter members,, and an “Approved Dean’s List” to in clude those people not in the other categories. 3. Women guests may remain until 1 a.m. on Friday arid Satur day evenings if the intention to have such guests under the proper chaperonage is registered with the dean of men and dean of women.' 4. If full-time resident house mothers are employed and pres ent, women guests may be enter tained- from noon to 8 p.m. Mon day through Thursday, noon to dormitory closing hours Friday and Saturday, and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday. Special Weekends Later amendments to the new code provided that fraternities may obtain permission. from the dean of men and the (Jean of women; to entertain women on Friday afternoons of weekends when there are registered Another addition states that when two couples are chaperones, one of the couples must be from ah approved classification. The first couple may invite a second couple who does not necessarily meet the qualifications. Approval of both part and full ti.me housemothers must be granted by the fraternity adviser and by the dean of men before they are employed by the fratern ity. They must be employed on at least a semester basis, and must be approved at the begin ning of each academic year. EVANGELICAL & REFORMED & CONGREGATIONAL STUDENTS The United Student Fellowship cordially invites you and your friends to be our guests at a get-acquainted'Supper, Sunday, Sept. 19 at 5:30 p.m, at ... FAITH E. & R. CHURCH E. COLLEGE AVE. & LOCUST LANE IFC Code Operation Trustees Formulate University Policy The formulation of University policy is the main duty of the University Board of Trustees, which meets twice, each year, in January and June. The trustees consider University policy concerning develop ment and maintenance of the physical plant and the management of 'the University in accordance with the University charter and the laws •of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. UneiCSM The k° ar d is composed of 32 IJII members. Five hold .their posi tions because of their office,' six are appointed by the governor, nine are graduates of the Univer sity and 12 are elected to repre sent the agricultural, business, and industrial interests of the state. Elected members hold their offices for three-year terms. Members of the board because of the offices they hold are- Gov ernor John S. Fine, President Mil ton S. Eisenhower, the State Sec retary of Mines, the State Secre tary of Agriculture, and the head of Public Instruction. Alumni members, who must have graduated three years be fore their election, are elected each March by alumni.. The elec tions are done by mail. Letters are sent out by President Eisen hower, who acts as secretary of the board and any person who receives over 50 nominating votes is placed on the ballot. Election is done in May by mail, and the results are announced at ' the board’s June meeting. The 12 delegates represent ing business, agriculture, and in i’Continued on page seven) Thespian Tryouts ToB S d earn Tryouts for the first Thespian production of the year, “Funny Side Up,” will be held 7 p.m. -Sunday and Monday in' 410 Old Main, Frank Cressman, tryout director, said yesterday. Personnel needs include actors, dancers, singers, and other types of entertainers, Cressman said. In addition, volunteers are needed for crew work. Interested stu dents may sign up in 410 Old Main. • Because first semester women may not receive the required ex tra late permissions, they will not be eligible for Thespian work un til next semester. “Funny Bide Up,” written by students Mike Rosenfeld, Philip Wein, and Louis Fryman, will be presented Oct. 14-16 in Schwab Auditorium. The comedy deals with college life. The new code makes under graduate officers of student or ganizations primarily responsible for the good conduct of members and guests at all functions, both on and off campus. Individuals or organizations whose conduct is found to be prejudicial to the good name of the University will be subject to disciplinary action, the code states, and such action may include the suspension or ex pulsion of individuals or the sus pension or revocation of the charters of organizations. For Fine Food Always ' : . ■ ON ROUTE 322 IN STATE COLLEGE THE DATIT' COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. - Chapel Choir Is Composed Of9oStudents Another Story on Page One The Chapel Choir is composed of about 90 students who partici pate each week in the Sunday morning; Chapel service and who also present two concerts. Choir members are selected on the basis of auditions. The group practices from 7 to 9 p.m. each Thursday evening and on Sunday afternoons when it is preparing for a concert.. Choir is equivalent to a. lab oratory course, in that members receive one credit each, semes ter for participation. Last year’s choir had approxi mately 106 members, but this year’s group will probably be cut down to\Bo or 90 members, accord ing to Mrs.'.Taylor. Besides taking part in the Sun day morning Cha p e 1 services the choir presents annually a mid night candlelight service before Christmas, a special Palm Sun day program, arid a spring con cert in collaboration with the University Symphony Orchestra. The choir elects its own offi cers. Officers for this year are Richard Hurlbrink, president; Al exander Zerban, first vice-presi dent; Mary Kelly, second vice president; : Joan McKinley and Elizabeth Horton, secretaries; Robert Harding, treasurer; 'Fay Holden, historian; Gerald Hodge, librarian; and An e r Carlstrom, Frank Woods, and Frank Podleis zek, assistant librarians. Penn State Room Gets Old Pictures Edmund Waring, Warriors Mark RD, grandson of William C. War ing, early pioneer at the Univer sity,. has loaned several pictures and other items to the Penn State Room in the Pattee Library. Included were pictures of the class of 1909, taken in its fresh man year, and several flag scraps between freshmen and sopho mores. He also loaned a piece of the pole on which the class of ’O9 raised the flag during the 1905-06 school year and a piece of the long rope thrown into the strug gle by the sophomores. Waring is also an uncle of band leader Fred Waring, a member of the Board, pf Trustees. THE BROWSE Welcome . Freshmen! Greet ings and' all that sort . . . You are the first class of Freshmen to enter The Pennsylvania State University. You may be the last to enter The Pennsylr vania State University at State College, Pennsylvania—but we have our doubts that the name of the community will be changed —-. November’s election will -tell. Have you found your way around? You have not com pletely done so unless you have discovered THE : C OLL E G E BOOK STORE, Where' is! THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE? 129 West Beaver Avenue. : Where is that? Walk up the hill on Allen Street, turn right ori Bea ver Avenue, go half a block, and the bright spot on Beaver Avenue is. THE COLLEGE. BOOK STORE arid the door is open until .9:30 . every evening. What, is so wonderful'about THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE? For fifteen, years stu dents at Penn-State have been welcomed by us—not as just another store—but a place where you are welcomed to browse, chat with us, and allow us to become your frierids. You can have fun here, looking over our books, cards, and stuff. What makes the place so in teresting is the fact that you never can teil what you may. find. So come in and keep, com ing try -to change our stock all the time to give you hours, of browsing pleasure. ' The big news this . week is that. a member of. the English Composition faculty—S. Leon ard Rubinstein has just pub lished a novel. This i s really exciting news for Penn State. The book is called THE TLE DONE. It is excellent and we recommend it to you with out' any reservation. It would be smart for those of you wh. will be having Mr. Rubinstein in class to rush down and buy a copy and ask him to inscribe and autograph it for you. We know this would make him feel real good. Another of our departments is THE STAMP SELLER. Here in the downstairs store you will find everything for your collections— t h ousands of stamps and all the supplies you need. Your host here is Mr. Lyne S. S. Hoffman, another member of the English Compo sition faculty, who loves noth ing better than to chat stamps with anyone who will lend him an ear. What would you like to have, us write' about in THE BROWSE? Come in to tell us. See you next week. Eliljpfpi ■lllfiili THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE 129 West. Beaver Ave. PAGE THREE
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