PAGE FOUR . , ablethen riresalay e eleresgh allr.Baity ebtlegiatt Saturday mornings. during the . University year. Ste Gaily Collegian tea student operated ne.ssempier. llieteeed ea second-class taatear Jogs 6. 1934 at the Shete College. P. Poet Office ender DIEHL ItIcKALIP. Editor STAFF Tlll3 ISSUE: Night Editor, Dottie Stone; Copy Editors, Nancy Fortna, Mike Miller; Assist ants, Fran Fanucci, Cynthia 8e11,40e Cheddar, Ginny Philips. •Ad Staff, Faye Goldstein, Dianne Soltis, Liz Kreabel. . New Registration System Does Work Registration for spring semester classes be ginning Feb. 2 will be done, iti the same manner as in September. This means that all four classes will register at the same time in alpha betical order. Last week at the meeting of All-University Cabinet this was the subject of considerable discussion. The feeling was expressed that this system is unfair to seniors, possibly closing a course to them because it was already filled with students, many of them underclassmen. • It was also stated that the seniors should have first choice not only of courses but of sections" Dean of Admissions C. 0. Williams has an swered that point by saying what exists is a fear rather than a reality. He has admitted it is entirely feasible this could happen but it has not. SurNieys taken among registration per sonnel: college deans, and department heads during and since the registration period show all but a handful of seniors got the courses and sections they wanted. .Dean Williams' staff has set up a plan which allows those few seniors who are having trouble to fit in the courses they want. This is accomplished by closing the sections while a few seats actually remain so the latter may be used to accommodate the seniors that must 'Who's in the News': Since the selection of students to be honored by the booklet, "Who's in the News at Penn State", students- have been asking a number of questions concerning the publication of such a booklet. Clarification of the purposes of the publication is greatly needed. The first question usually asked is, "What kind of a racket is this publication—and if it isn't a racket, what is it?" Essentially, "Who's in the News" is a publica tion with a two-fold purpose: a means of recog nition for students and a service to both the faculty and, student body. The sponsoring groups, Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, men and women's journalism fraternities, re ceived encouragement when the booklet was started in 1946 from Arthur R. Warnock, dean of men at the time, who is given credit for the idea of such a booklet. Dean Warnock said of the publication, "Who's Safety Valve Thank You TO THE EDITOR: When the Regional Confer ence of the Association of Student Unions was held on our campus last weekend, it was neces sary to call on the Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, and Alpha Zeta fraternities for assistance. In the traditional manner- of Penn State fra ternities, . they gave generously of their time and facilities. Since many of the fine things done by fraternities are often overlooked or taken for granted, I will appreciate your calling this latest good deed of the fraternities to the attention of your readers. - • . —George L. Donovan Mgr. Dept. of Associated • Student Activities and Student Union Gazette Today ACCOUNTING CLUB, 7 p.m., .41S Old Main DAILY •COLLEGIAN EDITORIAL CANDIDATES. 7. p.m., ' 1 Carnegie FROTH AD STAFF, 8:30 p.m., Froth Office, Carnegie QEOI 3 I-IYSICS SOCIETY. -7:30 p.m., Mineral Science Audi- torium. MOVIE, "Thi Outlaw," 7 to 9 p.m., 119 Osmond RADIO GUILD, 7:30 p.m., 312 Sparks STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Students interested in working in Altoona during Christmas vacation may apply at Student Employment, Old. Main. UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Richard Eldredge, Thomas Evrard, Sam Glick, Janice Karp, William Kotlensky, Vladmir Lechmanik, Sue Levy, Arthur Miller, Irvin .Reichley, Willard Robb. . . Complete Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service High Quality 2-Day Service REED'S Laundry and Cleaners Established in 1912 109 S. Pugh St. Phone AD 8-8981 Stietesspr to THE -FREE LANCE. ert. 137 Worthwhile• Service 1. "Recognition to a large number of out standing students at the University, since we no longer participate in "Who's Who 'in Ameri can Colleges and Universities." Participation in the latter had been withdrawn that year as well as this year. • • 2. State-wide recognition for Penn State stu dents since copies are to be sent to all leading newspapers in the Commonwealth, leading col leges and universities in the state, and to some of the major institutions of higher learning in the nation. 3. Distribution of free copies to all fraternities and sororities (which can be used for rushing purposes and for their chapter histories) and to all department heads and administration offices. 4. And probably the - most commendable .rea son offered—that it would not hurt to stop long enough to recognize the outstanding students on campus. The book is this to be a service and not a "money-maker." Which brings up the question, "Isn't $2.50 a great deal to pay?" The amount is not very much ivhen one ap plies it to printing costs. The booklet carries no advertisements, in order to steer clear of com mercialism. The priCe per participant' is a por tion of the estimated printing cost. It has been set high . enough.to cover costs even if a num ber of these students invited to enter their names should refuse. • In the _event that a surplus remains after printing costs are met, the money is- used by. Sigma Delta Chi in other campus projects. Actually, the 'fee for participation, while much lower, is somewhat on the same principle as paying for membership in a hat society. While it guarantees no rapid rise to fame, it nevertheless says congratulations .to students for the •service they've given the University. —Mary Bolich. ;_<:3':~>'^;~r ~t.~~.b~:: .~z`s,.t~.;,x: ~'i::`<"..: ";;%;~.'^' st>4+s;' . e3i~?'S'>\: +~,~ : v+ ~ $:. ... .......w........:.~~: ma....,... ~5...:.Aa`:r. , ...:.......w:..~.....:.:h~::...A.{..:C...>a.:..R ' K'._». • 59 w ~.4: 1 . v `''5•'>iR~:.h"'. a.::....a,:.. ww~:5:tt~ Room reservations for June graduation will be accepted starting at 8:00 a.m. on December. 10th. Must be in writing and only 1 room per graduating senior The Nittany Lion Inn THE DAitY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PE FRANK CRESSMAN. Business Mgr. have the course. If the student must have the course and it is closed, a note from his college dean's representative will cause him to be sand wiched in at all costs. The system employed,-today is the result of over five years of steady experimentation and change. It is the simplest method of handling the '12,000 students the University must register each semester. In the bargain, it seems an over whelming majority of the ' students are not troubled by the plan. Some members of the student body, the sen iors in particular, have indicated they think this plan is unfair. It is one of the best systems in the country, however, as indicated by the fact that several other schools had observers studying the fall registration. If the plan is worked with for another semester, the bugs left can be removed and the feeling thaf the inalienable rights of seniors are being violated will vanish. The system works, and the University has received no complaints that indicate a majority of any group of students are being inconveni enced by it. Thus, if students use. the program properly and take advantage of the special prOvisions made for seniors, the registration will be good for all. Who in the News" (changed to "Who's in the News" in 1949) strikes me as being something much needed here and I certainly shall use it a lot." The exact ways in which the booklet can be used are numerous. The faculty has used it frequently when recommending students for post-graduate employment. The department of public information makes use of the listed in formation for promotion of the University through press releaseS to participating students' hometown, newspapers. And students them selves use the booklets for recommendations, both for jobs and qualifications for other cam pus activities. A number of points Of service to Penn • State were cited by the Daily Collegian editor in 1946-47. • Editorials represen (hc_ viewpoint of the writers, not necessarily the policy of the paper Unsigned edi torials are by the editor o Oct of Korth S. 1879 NSYLVANIA Little Man on Campus see Freda finally got a date with her basketball player." 1 , 1 Marcie (Oieattcoun) Every year about this time : few isolated cynics begin to cast accusations of commercialization into the Christmas atmosphere. They scoff at the lights along College avenue; they say Christmas only serves as a convenience for merchants. They complain because' stores begin to advertise gifts right after or before Thanksgiving; in general, they jUst don't like the Christmas season any more. "It didn't used to be this way" is their hue and cry. These poor people seem to miss the point of Christmas entirely. Who in their wildest imaginings could or would commercialize the religious significance of Christ mas? And yet this is the strong= est feeling in the air at Christmas time. From this stems the custom of giving; even the smallest child can tell you why we give presents to each other at Christmas Our unha • • c•-• Ppy • cynics go on to berate the Santa `*--' " ''' ~~ Claus myt h. A Marcie MacDonald kindly myth it is, at least, and a lot less harmful than bogey-men myths that last all year around. Is, there really •any harm in make believe? In the college community es pecially it seems the true spirit. of Christmas is carried on with out a thought of commercial ism. Sororities and fraternities carry on truly wonderful pro jects for the benefit of less for tunate people. Students spend time and great patience decorat ing dormitory windows, just for the enjoyment of the people'who . pass by in the snowy streets. Literally hundreds of students and townspeople crowd Schwab auditorium for the annual can dle light service, not once,i but twice. Not so amazing until you consider that' the first, service comes right smack in the middle wictocem-tete to .v Advice from St. Nick: "Dress up your Christmas presents with the fanciest wrappings you can find" GET XMAS WRAPPINGS AT THE Gay Ribbons green, red, or blue 2 for 25c - Scotch Tape in Xmas Designs 25c Xmas Seals 10c a box In the TUB - Open 8:30-4:30 PENN STATE BOOK EXCHANGE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 19 . 54 By MARCIE MacDONALD of the lived-for Saturday night, the evening of evenings around here. And who .can shout "commer cialism" at the evergrowing trend toward make-it-yourself gifts? Or firemen who spend most of their time when not on call fixing the lights on the Christmas tree and along the sides of College avenue? Or the carols wafting from the Metho dist Church at sundown? Who wants to? ' Engineering Group Initiates 12 Students Twelve students have been ini tiated into the Epsilon chapter of Eta Kappa . Nu electrical engineer ing honorary society. The new members are Clark Fiester, Fred Scheihing, Jo h n Phillips Jr., Theodore Ge r us, Bruce - Lutton, Malcolm St ark, John Steckert, Keith 'Harringer, William Winters, Earl Blatt Jr., Jack Bastian, and Walter Welz Sr. Eta Kappa Nu is sponsoring free tutoring service frorn 7 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday night in 2 Electrical Engineering. Tonight on WDFM • 7:25 Sign On '7:30 - Adventures •in•Researeli • 7:45' - ..- :As You Believe • 8:00 Special 'Event: Twenty-first ',Annual Intercollegiate Debate with / Oxford University '9:liil ' Guest Star—Mary Healy and - Peter Hays 9:15 9:30 10:30 - . ~, ~ i By Bibler MA MEGACYCLES News Symphonic Notebook • Sign „Off
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