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1800 Students
In Scholastic
Nearly 1800 students, or 16.7 per cent of the student body, were involved in some
kind of scholastic action last semester because of unsatisfactory school work according to
a report released yesterday by C. O. Williams, dean of admissions and registrar.
At the close of the spring semester last year, Williams began to compile a summary
of scholastic action for all stu
dents on and off campus for that
semester. With a total enrollment
of 10,588 regular students reg
istered under the nine colleges
and the Division of Intermediate
Registration, the tabulations were
begun
Students Leave
Under the drop rule, 424 stu
dents were required to leave the
University. This rule has several
■ parts: A student failing in 50 per
cent or more of his schedule
credits at the end of any l semes
ter except the first semester of
the freshman year, or whose
grade point average at the end
of his fourth or any succeeding
semester as a Pennsylvania State
University undergraduate stu
dent falls below 0.50, shall be
dismissed from the University for
unsatisfactory scholarship.
Students may also be dropped
if the faculty of a college recom
mends such action to the Presi
dent or if the student has been
enrolled in DIR and does not
secure approval from the director
to enroll there another semester.
A student not accepted by the
dean of a college at the end of
two semesters in DIR, shall be
dismissed from the University for
unsatisfactory scholarship.
Probation Takes Toll
Probation took the highest toll
of scholastic action last semester
with 757 students coming under
this rule. Students may be placed
on probation under these condi
tions: A student failing in more
than 35 _ per cent of his scheduled
cerdits in any semester, and who
is not dropped from the Univer
sity under other rules, shall be.
placed on probation by the Uni
versity for the subsequent se
mester.
Also, a student whose grade
point average falls below 0.65 at
the end of a semester, and who
is not dropped, shall be placed
on probation until his grade point
average is 0.65 or more. A student
who would otherwise be on pro
bation by the operation of this
rule shall not be placed on pro
bation if he has had a grade point
average of 1.20 or more in his
most recent semester or 1.00 or
more in each of his two most
recent semesters.
As under the drop rule, the fac
ulty of a college may recommend
to the President that a student
be placed on probation. .
Being placed in the DIR is an
other form of scholastic action.
Seventy-eight women and 513
men were referred to DIR last
semester.
Students may be enrolled in
DIR in these ways: the faculty
of. a college may refer a student
to DIR if his general scholastic
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record is in its opinion unsatis
factory or if he seems not adapted
to the work of that college'. Also,
a student whose grade point aver
age at the end of his second or
third semester falls below 0.50
shall be referred to DIR.
According to classes 33.8 per
cent of the men and 16.2 per
cent of the women in the fresh
man class were involved in schol
astic action; 19.1 per cent of the
men and 6.3 per cent of the wom
en in the sophomore class; 10.6
per cent of the men and 2.9 per
cent of the women in the junior
class; and 3.8 per cent of the men
and 0.8 per cent of the women in
the senior class.
So, freshmen, if-you get by your
freshmen year, your chances for
graduating with no scholastic ac
tion get progressively better.
Attorney Hits
Senatorial
Scholarship
Hyman Schwartz, a Philadel
phia attorney, has filed a petition
with the state attorney general
in 'Harrisburg charging that “no
legal justification exists” which
would allow each of the 50 state
senators to award the equivalent
of three scholarships each year to
the University and other state
supported schools.
Acc<x-i ; ng to an article in yes
terday’s Centre Daily Times,
Schwartz said the Scholarships
“constitute an illegal expenditure
of the property and assets” of the
schools.
Schwartz, who insinuated po
litical pull was the basis "for
awards, urged the attorney gen
eral to “institute appropriate
equity proceedings in the Court
of Common Pleas of Centre Coun
ty to bring to the attention of
the court . . . this maladministra
tion of public trust so that right
and justice may be done and . the
public interest served.”
A. H. Letzler, state senator
representing Centre and Clearfield
counties, said yesterday Schwartz
has “all the right in the world to
question this matter, but I do not
want to make any comments on
his stand at this time.”
Faculty to Hear Gwynn
Frederick L. Gwynn, associate
professor of English literature,
will address the Faculty Luncheon
Club at noon Monday at the Ho
tel State College. His subject will
be “Problems of a General Edu
cation.”
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Involved
Actions
Prexy Named
"Best Dressed"
in Education
Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, pres
ident of the University, has been
named among the nation’s ten
best-dressed men for the second
straight year.
Dr. Eisenhower was named the
best-dressed man in the field of
education by the Custom Tailors
Guild which presents the awards
annually.
Others in the group were Leo
Durocher, sports; Bob Hope, com
edian; Thomas E. Dewey, public
life; William Holden, screen star;
Elliot Nugent, stage actor; Tony
Bennett, singer; Paul Hoffman,
industry; Harold Gould, paper
magnate; and Alfred Gwynn Van
derbilt, society.
Last year President Dwight D.
Eisenhower, Dr. Eisen h o w e r ’ s
brother, was named the best
dressed figure in public life.
In giving the awards, the tail
ors attacked the “European sissi
fied look” and complimented the
men on dressing like males.
ÜBA to Return
Unsold Books
Used Book Agency of the Penn
State Book Exchange will reopen
at 8 a.m. Monday in the Tempor
ary Union Building to return
money and unsold books.
The ÜBA will be open 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday on
the stage of the TUB ballroom.
Students must have yellow re
ceipts to claim money or unsold
books, Elliot Fox, BX treasurer,
announced.
Unsold books to be returned in
clude "those accepted at the end
of the spring semester as well
as those brought in this fall.
Some students received money
immediately after the sale of their
books this fall. The agency had
to stop this practice when too
many refunds had to be made for
outdated books purchased at ÜBA.
Players' Meet Tuesday
Players’ will hold an organiza
tional meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday
in the Little Theater, basement of
Old Main.
This luscious grilled ham
burger made from choicest
meat—topped with savory
melted cheese or tangy on
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your schedule.
We have many other de
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HEAD CHEERLEADER Bruce Coble leads the Hitt any cheer
leading squad at last nights pre-Syracuse game rally. Some 2000
students turned out to give the gridders a sendoff. The squad
leaves for Syracuse at 8 this morning.
Customs Board Announces
Fourth Joint Customs Day
The fourth joint customs
day program will begin at
8 a.m. today,' Freshman Cus
toms Board announced Wed
nesday night.
Again upperclassmen iyill be
allowed to ask freshman girls to
curtsy, sing, or cheer and women
can have freshman men button
or give a Penn State song and
cheer.
They are reminded by, Hugh
Cline, co-chairman of Freshman
Customs Board, that dinks should
not be destroyed. All freshmen
must wear their dinks to the first
two football games.
A band, composed of approxi
mately 30 customs violators, will
perform for visitors and students
Fresh Council Nominees
To Be Chosen Sunday '
Nominations for the presidents,
vice-presidents, and secretary
treasurers of the freshman dormi
tory units will be made Sunday,
Martha Michener, Freshman
Council chairman, has announced.
Elections will be held Oct. 10
in the dormitories, and the new
president and vice-president of
each unit will be the representa
tive to Freshman Council.
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Schedule for Senior Portrait
Agriculture . . ... . Oct. 4-11
Business Administration Oct. 12-16
Chemistry and Physics . Oct. 18-20
Education ...... Oct. 21-30
Engineering & Agriculture Nov. 1-10
Home Economics . . . Nov. 11-16
Liberal Arts (A-M) . . . Nov. 17-23
(N-Z) . . Nov. 30-Dec. 6
Mineral Industries . . . Dec. 7-10
Physical Education . . . Dec. 7-10
Deadlines listed ahave are final. Portraits
taken by official La Vie photographers, Penn
State Photo Shop, 214 E. College Ave., State
College, Pa., 9 a.m. to 4 p,m.
No appointment necessary
nWDAY. OCTOBER 1, T<?s4
at the first home football, game,
Oct. 9. The band, made up of
pots, pans, washboards, or. what
ever else the frosh can get their
hands on, will provide keen com
petition.for the 96-piece Marching
Blue Band when they perform at
halftime.
The organization of the band
will be explained to'members at
a meeting on Monday night in
Nittany 20.
Violators not participating in
the halftime festivities have been
sentenced to wear signs until the
customs program ends. The signs
range'from “I forgot to button,”
to “I took a chance and lost.”
The customs board will meet at
Ip.m. tomorrow in the Student
Government room, 204 Old Main,
Cline announced.
Medical School Tests
Scheduled for Nov. 1
The next medical college ad
missions tests will be held on cam
pus Nov. 1, Leon R. Kneebone,
supervisor of tests, hr" announced.
Bulletins of information and ap
plication blanks are available in
117 Buckhout Laboratory.
. Applications for these examina
tions must arrive at Educational
Testing Service, P.O. Box 592,
Princeton, N.J., no later than Oct.
18.