enate Creates
Academic Policy
The University Senate, composed of representatives of
the faculty and the administration, legislates the University's
educational policies, matters which eventually affect every
student.
Some of the questions handled by Senate concern courses
of study, curriculums, admission and graduation require
ments, approval of candidates for
degrees, scholarships and honors,
and student regulations.
The Senate operates like most
legislative bodies in that it car
ries on its business through the
committee system. Proposals are
sent to one of its committees,
where they are studied before.
They are presented to Senate for
action.
Students Take
Academic Woes
To DIR Office
The Division of Intermediate
Registration is a service depart
ment for students experiencing
academic difficulties.
A popular belief always cir
culating among freshmen every
years says that one has to have
a low all-university average to
revert to DIR. However, many
students enroll in the program to
take advantage of the counseling
service it provides, to transfer to
other colleges.
Most students enter DIR under
the 1.50 rule. If their grade point
average falls below 1.50, out of
4.00, at the end of their second
or third semester, they are not
permitted to continue in any col..
lege of the University, but are
referred to DIR.
Students referred to DIR may
be accepted for enrollment with
a view toward later transfer to a
college. Otherwise, they are dis
missed from the University.
Students admitted to DIR re
main enrolled there for one se
mester. With approval of the
director, enrollment may be con
tinued for a second semester. If,
after being in DIR, the student
meets the qualifications for ad
mittance into one of the nine
colleges, he may transfer.
Cork Scholarship
Awarded to Dye
Thomas Dye, junior in labor
management relations from Pitts
burgh, has been awarded the
Armstrong Cork Co. scholarship
at the University.
The scholarship covers the cost
of all required fees and books
for the academic year up to a
maximum of $llOO.
The award was established by
the Board of Trustees. Dye is the
first recipient of the award at
the University.
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Standing Committees
The standing committees are
admissions, athletics, student af
fairs, educational policy, academic
standards, courses of study, mili
tary instruction, committees, rules,
and scholarships and awards.
The committees recommend leg
islation and make a report to Sen
ate at the end of the academic
year. Each committee may have
subcommittees to help in study
ing proposals.
Senate meets on the first Thurs
day of each month. President Mil
ton S. Eisenhower is chairman,
and C. 0. Williams, dean of ad
missions, serves as secretary.
Faculty Representative
In addition, the Senate is com
posed of eight faculty representa
tives elected from each of the col
leges, the dean of each college,
the assistant dean of each college
if he is in charge of resident in
struction, the head of each depart
ment of resident instruction, the
head of each military unit, the
director of summer sessions, and
the University examiner.
Of the eight faculty represen
tatives from each college, four
are elected every other year, so
the terms are staggered. Each rep
resentative is elected for two
years. .
, Other Senate members include
' the dean of men, the dean of wo
men, the director of the University
Health Service, the librarian, the
comptroller, the provost, the di
rector of extension, and the di
rector of student affairs.
Since there is no judicial body
to interpret Senate legislation,
Article ll,'Section 2 of the Senate
constitution states that Senate
shall interpret. its own legisla
tion.
Section 3 of the same article
states, "In case of question of
jurisdiction, the power of decision
shall rest with the President of
the University."
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Seeking
lnforrnation?
HUB Has It
The Hetzel Union desk, located
on the main nod. of the Hetzel
Union 'Building, is the place to
go if you're looking for informa
tion—any information.
The man behind the Hetzel
Union desk will give you informa
tion on out-of-town train and bus
schedules, addresses and tele
phone numbers. He will sell you
tickets to Players' and Thespians'
shows, tickets for dances, ban
quets, proms, tickets for almost
any campus activity.
The desk is also a lost and
found department, collecting a
menagerie of scarves, fountain
pens, galoshes, and slide rules.
The Hetzel Union desk supplies
ping pong paddles for the tables
in the game room, records for
the listening booths, or maga
zines and books for the reading
room.
This group compiles the Stu
dent Union Directory, a booklet
of organizations on campus, as
well as being a distribution cen
ter for graduation announcements
and invitations. LaVie, the senior
class yearbook, was formerly dis
tributed at the Hetzel Union.desk,
but because of the confusion in
volved, the yearbook is now dis
persed in the HUB game room.
Campus publications such as the
Daily Collegian, Froth, Pivot, and
the Penn State Engineer are also
distributed at the desk.
African City
Presents Tray
The city of Pretoria, South Af
rica, celebrating its Centennial
this year, has presented an en
graved tray to the University in
recognition of its Centennial.
The tray is inscribed: "Present
ed to the Pennsylvania State Uni
versity by the city council of Pre
toria, South Africa, on the occa
sion of our joint centennaries—
March, 1955."
A shield and spears design is
engraved on the tray surrounded
by color pictures of many 2 - - imals
found in Africa.
The Centennial gift idea was
conceived by Emile Heats, of Pre
toria, a graduate student in fuel
technology at the University.
He arranged for President Mil
ton S. Eisenhower to end a minia
ture Nittany Lion and a personal
letter to the mayor of Pretoria. In
return, the mayor sent the tray,
a copy of Pretoria's personal his
tory, and a message from the
mayor.
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The University's Board of Trustees is currently et
its second century of service to the school which is now
brating its 100th year as a chartered state institution.
For the first four years after its chartering in 1855, the I
handled all school affairs until-the first president was n
in 1859.
The Board of Trustees meets
twice a year, in January and June,
to consider University policy con
cerning development and main
tenance of the physical plant and
the management of the University
in accordance with its charter and
the laws of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
During the passing years the
board grew from sev en to 32
members, including five ex-officio
members headed by the governor.
Other ex-officio members of the
board today are the University
president, State superintendent of
public instruction and State sec
retaries of agriculture and mines.
Alumni Choose 9
Nine trustees are chosen by the
Alumni and 12 are elected by the
county agricultural and industrial
societies. Six are appointed by the
governor. All serve three-year
terms.
Eetween meetings of the entire
board, the executive committee
meets and transacts business in
the name of the board. This group
meets at least seven times each
year.
Under the executive committee
are several sub-committees which
aid in the work.
These standing sub-committees
are architecture, buildings and
grounds, finance, educational mat
ters, student and s t af f welfare,
and extension. Other special com
mittees are appointed when
needed.
Displays Record of Service
The Board of Trustees has dis,
played a record of earnest service
and active direction of University
affairs. The trustees' generosity to
the University and its students
has been exemplified in the many
gifts for new buildings, scholar
ship awards, and trust funds.
Two of the University's most
famous benefactors are Andrew
Carnegie and Charles M. Schwab.
Carnegie, a trustee from 1886 to
1916, presented a gift of' $155,000
for a new auditorium in 1903, and
Carnegie financed the $150,000
Carnegie Hall, which was built as
a library in 1904.
Can Boast of Record
The board's members can boast
of an unusual record of length of
service as trustees. J. Franklin
Shields, of Philadelphia, halds the
longest record of 42 years as a
trustee—from 1905 to 1947. He was
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Mineral Industries St u
Council's twofold purpose
establish better relationshi.
tween the students and f:
of the college, and to coon
MI student activities with
of the other colleges.
Heading the council this
is Edwin Tocker, ceramics
from Baltimore, Md. Othe
ficers are Donald Fleck, m
ology major from Star Lake,
vice president, and Jan*
shay, geology and mine
major from Kenmore, N.Y.
retary-treasurer.
Members of the council
have a 2.0 All-University av•
and are elected in the spring
the exception of the two
men elected each fall. C.
members remain on the c.
from . the time they are e
until graduation; uniss the ,
to maintain a 2.0 All-Unixi
Average. By this system two
resentatives , from each cla
elected each year, resulting
constant membership of 20.
The council meets .
month to discuss problems
projects concerning the co
Activities of the council im
a mixer for the students i
college which is held in the
The council also Sponsors c
hours to better acquaint the
ulty and students. Membe
the council assist the Colle:
Mineral Industrie§ with the
nual open house held i
spring, and with various ban
held by the college. Miner.
dustries societies and hono
also get assistance from the
cil in their various activitis
president of the board from
to 1946.
Judge James A. Milholla
Pittsburgh, who was rec
elected president of the Boa
Trustees, is second in seniori
the board's present vice presi
George H. Dieke, also of
burgh.
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