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Published Tuesday thralls%
Saturday mornings during
the University year, the
Daily Collegian is a student
operated newspaper.
Entered as seemed-elan matter Jule 11. 934 at the State Celled*, Pa. Peet ottue under the set et 'earth I. 1373.
MIKE FEINSILBER. Editor
Managing Editor, Mike Miller; City Editor, Don Shoe- Co-Asst. Bum Mgrs.. Roger Voge!singer, Dorothea Koldylls
Local Adv. Mgr., Faye Goldstein; National Adv. Mgr., Jerry
maker: Copy Editor. Dotty Stone: Sports Editor, Roy Wit- Fried: Co-Circulation Mgrs., Milt Linial, Christine Kauffman;
Hams. Editorial Director, Jackie Hudgins: Society Editor. Promotion Mgr., DOH, Hoopes; Co-Personnel Mgrs., Aletta
Inez Althouse: Assistant Sports Editor. Roger Beidler; Photog- Manbeck, Connie Anderson; Office Mgr., Ann Keeley; Classi
raphy Editor , Ron Walker. fied Adv. Mgr., Peggy Davis; Secretary, 1.11 Melko; Research
and Records Mgr:, Virginia Latshaw.
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Mike Feinsilber, Mike Miller, Don Shoemaker, Roy Williams, Rog Beidler, Ted
Serrill, Fran Fanucci
The Class of '59: It Has a Lot to Learn
The Class of 1959 has a lot to learn. Learning,
both in and out of classrooms, is its main func
tion.
Somewhere soon every new student has an
obligation to himself to find the purpose in his
collegiate life. This obligation extends to his
parents, to the state, and to the University.
Some 8000 persons asked the University to
allow them to fill the rolls of the 3464 new stu
dents expected to arrive today. About 4300 were
turned down. There was no room for them.
The lucky ones—you—got in.
If you fail to fill the role you were given
by your admission, it will be a shame. Your
education-to-come represents an investment on
the part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
that far exceeds the fees you will pay here.
And your presence here necessitates the ab
sence of another applicant.
Find your reason for existence at Penn State.
Go after the education you came here for. It
will not seek you out.
Find a place in the community that is Penn
State. Don't be content to be a face in the
crowd, a name on the list.
Going to Penn State can be as dull as bending
pretzels eight hours a day. It can be as lonely
as an outdoor swimming pool in February. It
can be as stupid as a never-ending drink binge.
Or it can be something' else: a rich, develop
ing experience worthy of the 'investment it rep
resents.
A Niche in Time_
It doesn't take much mental acumen on the
part of you freshmen to realize that you have
come to a -mighty big school. As a matter of
fact there are approximately 11,500 students en
rolled on the main campus. And there are many
more at the centers.
The size of the University has a tendency to
scare many students. It shouldn't.
There is a common belief that large schools
are "heartless diploma machines" which treat
students as so many cogs in a machine. But that
notion is more often mistakep than not. Espe
c'ally at Penn State.
Here is a school with a heart. Run by people
just like you. They may have high-sounding
titles and big offices, but remember if it weren't
for you they wouldn't be here. They have your
int Isrests at heart and will always be ready to
help you, if you'll only ask them.
One big disadvantage of a large school: if
you need help and advice you can't sit back
and wait for those in authority to come to see
you. There are too many students here and
more often than not your difficulties will go
unnoticed until they have reached serious pro
portions.
When help is needed you have to go out and
seek it yourself. Don't be afraid to. No one is
inaccessable. That's where too many students
make their mistake. They let things slide until
they are in serious difficulties and then it is
often too late for help.
There are also a number of students around
here who have quite a bit to say about the way
Gridiron Prospects: an If, an And, a But ...
What with the unpacking to be done, the
never ending lines to wade through, and the
general hustle and bustle of your first day at
a University the size of Penn State, we doubt
if you've had even a moment to think of any
thing else . . . and particularly the oncoming
football season.
But with many of the upperclassmen, who
have things "lined" up already, it's one of the
major topics for in just 13 days Penn State will
roll open the Centennial season with Boston
University at Beaver Field.
And what with the return of the blue and
white jersey with number 42 sewed on it—
that of halfback Lenny Moore—plus the rugged
mine-game schedule that looms in front of the
Lions, there's reason for talk across the tables,
Penn State lost a roundhouse of veterans by
graduation when 13 lettermen received their
diplomas last spring. In addition, only 11 letter
men returned but head coach Charles "Rip"
Engle has a host of sophomores who may help
to plug a few holes.
We could go on for pages with '.`ifs," "ands,"
and "buts' about the coming season as far as
the Lions' lineup and who will be where, so
we'll stop here with one last reminder. Engle
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Successor le THE FRES LANCS. set UST
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If You Seek It
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
There are an infinite number of new experi
ences to be had here. We suggest trying most
of them.
The Penn State graduate who adniits he
never attended a lacrosse game, never looked
in on the Penn State Room, never saw the in
side of a fraternity house, never attended a
Chapel service is admitting he wasn't really a
college student. He might just as well have
stayed home, taking his courses through the
mail, never bothering to get out of bed.
Likewise, the freshman who avoids customs,
who goes home every weekend, whose only
friends next spring are those he had before
Sept. 11, 1955, is wasting a whale Of a lot.
Penn State, in the first semester of its second
century, has the facilities and the personnel to
be a great university.
Does it have the third necessary element to
make it great—the students?
The Class of 1959 is the largest single entity
on campus. In its ranks, is the answer to that
question.
Something new usually generates hope of
great things to come. And there is nothing
newer at the University today than the Class
of 1959.
If the new class turns that hOpe into reality,
it is indeed welcome to Penn State.
If the new class makes that hope a farce, it
shouldn't have come.
We hope you are welcome.
this school is run. They are called student
leaders.
They are also just like you. They too will
welcome the opportunity to help you. Many of
these men and women will counsel you during
your Orientation Week. Get to know them. They
will make valuable friends.
One of the best ways to become close to the
students, faculty members, and administration
officials who lead the University community is
through the medium of extracurricular activi
ties.
The University offers activities to suit the
interests of every student. Whether it be chess,
spelunking or politics, you name it—Penn State
has it.
When choosing an activity the new student
will be wise to go slow at first. It is best to do
good work in one major activity, than produce
mediocre accomplishments in several.
Also, freshmen should remember that the
jump from secondary school to college is a big
one academically. Therefore, the demand on
your time should not be too strenuous at first.
An acceptable scholastic rating is required for
students desiring to pursue activities.
But join an activity by all means. If you don't
you will miss half of what college really is—
making lasting friendships and serving your
Alma Mater.
In your ranks are the student leaders of the
future. Who knows? You may be one of them.
We hope to be reporting your accomplishments
soon.
and his six assistants have been working the
Lions in rugged pre-season drills in an effort
to come up with the best combination. Injuries
and scholastic troubles could toss a monkey
wrench in the Lions' grid machine—to say
nothing of our speculation—during the next 13
days, so we'll leave the coaches with their
headaches.
Ike Gilbert, the Lions' graduate manager of
athletics, has lined up a peach of a nine-game
card with Boston U., Army, Virginia, Navy,
West Virginia, Penn, Syracuse, Rutgers, and
Pitt.
The caliber of Penn State's home card with
Boston U., Navy, Syracuse, and finally Pitt is
proven with a note about the Navy contest—it
has been sold out for nearly a week! And this
will be the Panthers first jaunt to State College
in 12 years. Navy's last trip was in 1932.
The Lions look equal to the schedule but the
competition has improved so the Lions could
still be better than last year and still not match
their 1954 7-2 record. But no matter what they
do. a good cheering section always helps. See
you at the game.
Editetiels represent the
viewpoints of the writers,
not necessarily the nolier
of the paper, the student
body. •or the Universiii.
—The Editor
—Mike Miller
—Roy Williams
Collegian Sports Editor
tie Man ,on Campus
My advice would be to go to college. I've found my degree
led to success and financial security."
milling around . . .
On the First Day
So you finally made it.
Well, we've been waiting for you for a long time, class of
'59. It's good to see you.
How do you like this place? Big, isn't it? Yeah, and that's
not just a rumor you heard. You really do have to memorize
the names of all the buildings and their location.
But it's not so hard, really.
You'll get it down by the time B g
you're a junior. S
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Say, that trip up was tough,
wasn't it? What with Dad not
going over forty and Mom re
membering all the stuff you left ouncil
behind you thought you would
never get here, didn't you?
Well, now that the parents have
headed for home I'll bet you wish New Group
you were still on the road—only
this time on the way home. Don't
let the homesickness get you
down, though. You'll get over it
by the time June rolls around,
That dorm room isn't at all like
the one you have at home, is it?
Sort of bare and cold looking. But
don't get any ideas about procur
ing some of those nice blue signs
you've seen around the campus.
Those men in the blue uniforms
who directed you to your dorm
have a way of getting mad at stu
dents who do that. They're called
the Campus Cops and you'll be
hearing more from them later,
unless, of course, you're good ' ,
boys and girls.
Got a lot of unpacking to do,
have you? Well, don't worry. By
the time you have everything
straightened out you'll have to
send most of it to the laundry.
Beginning to wonder why they
got you up here a week before
classes start? Oh, you'll be busy
all right. You'll have your eyes,
mind, English, and, most of all,
your patience tested.
It's fun, though. You'll go to
buildings you don't know to get
to take tests you think are ridicu
lous. And later on you'll be in
formed that you are best suited
to be a YMCA director. 'That will
be good news since you're en
rolled in Electrical Engineering.
But the best time of all comes
when you register. You'll breeze
into Rec Hall at your appointed
time and emerge, if you're lucky,
much later the same day—a shell
of your former buoyant self.
You'll leave a pink card here
and a white card there and don't
forget to pick up a blue card at
Station 12-A. Your perfect sched
ule of no 8 o'clocks or Saturday
classes will deteriorate into a hor
rendous mess of six 8 o'clocks and
coffee hours when you're not
thirsty.
Instead of English Comp I and
Lit 5 you'll be taking Principles of
Mapmaking and Integral Calcu
lus. Real fun.
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SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 11. 19SS
By Bibler
By MIKE MILLER
The Business Administration
Council, the youngest on campus,
is the major student organization
of the College of Business Ad-
ministration.
The council strives to improve
student-faculty relationships by
sponsoring luncheons and coffee
hours at which students and fac
ulty members can discuss mutual
problems. The council also' pro
motes the College of Business Ad
ministration on campus through
higher moral and scholastic stand
ards, makes recommendations on
the curricula being offered in the
college, cooperates with other
student councils in • the m any
phases of campus activities
through the Intercollege Council
Board, and provides for matters
pertaining to the welfare of stu
dents within the college.
Annual Career Day
The purpose of the annual Ca.
reer Day, the most important
council-sponsored activity, is to
explore the opportunities for serv
ice in the major fields of com
merce, industry, labor, trade, and
government. Last fall Ralph
Bunche, director of the United
Nations Department of Trustee
ship and Information, was the
principal speaker.
The Career Day program also
include a series of panel discus
sions which were concerned with
management, marketing, account.
ing, insurance and finance, and
economics and labor. At the head
of each discussion panel was an
outstanding person in each field.
Fresh Mix•r Planned
During the first week of classes
a freshman mixer will be held.
The purpose of the mixer is to
acquaint the new students with
the faculty and council members.
Officers for this year are: presi.
dent, Joseph Ginsberg; vice presi
dent, Edmond Kramer; and secre•
tary, Nancy Blahs. Freshman rep.
resentatives will be chosen thin