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VOL. 56, No. 3 • STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 16. 1955 FIVE CENTS
Registrati
Second Day Tops
Last Years' Total
By 430 Students
( 'ther pictures on page seven)
total of 7738 students corn
• pl - ted registration by 5 p.m.
yterday at Recreation Hall.
Effrollment siwilar to that, of
last year is expected by the
close of registration tomorrow,
according to Dean of Admissions
C. O. Williams.
About 430 more students are
registered than at this time last
yeer, and at least 3500 more will
edroll by 5 p.m. today, Williams
said. A total of 14,271 students
w . ere enrolled at the University
and its centers last year. .
Etegistration opened Wednest
day morning and will close with
the registration of 'special stu
dents and University employes
tomorrow. About 3900 students
registered Wednesday and 3800
intire enrolled yesterday. Today's
hours will be 8 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
and 1 to 4:15 p.m., and tomorrow's
registration wil lbe 8 a.m. to noon.
2531 Freshmen Admitted
A total of 2531 freshmen have
been admitted to the campus this,
semester, 886 freshmen will be
enrolled in four-year programs
at • various University centers.
Approximately 105 students will
enroll in forestry and conserva
tion curriculums at Mont Alto,
and 874 more will begin two-year
associate courses at the centers.
Four hundred eighty six stu
dents will be enrolled with ad
vanced standings. Five hundred
sty four more will- transfer
f m centers. Former students to
be readmitted total 278.
!tan estimated 125 students
moved through the lines every
hour with an average time of 25
minutes required' to complete
scheduling, Williams said. Some
students registered in five or 10
minutes, he added.
Students Cooperating
Williams reported that the "co
operation of the •students has
been at an all-time high" with
very few tardy registrations.
Courses are being filled uni
formly with "few , new sections
created to meet student demands.
Williams said new sections would
be., opened if heavy enrollment
required such action. He cited a
heavy load in Education 1.
One tie-up in movement of
students was caused Wednesday
by- the separate distribution of
cards to obtain Athletic Associa
tion tickets for home football
games. Congestion was relieved
by moving the AA desk to the
main floor of Rec Hall and dis
tributing the card with the mas
ter card as .each student entered
the registration area.
Seniors Get Help
Dean Williams said senior stu
dents having difficulty fitting
courses necessary for graduation
into their schedules should con
sult representatives of the dean's
office of their college, who will
be stationed on the main floor.
These representatives will serve
as mediators between the student
and the registration official in
determining a satisfactory solu
tion to senior scheduling prob
lems.
All students registerirg late,
must pay a charge of $lO .
All Parties to Meet
The three campus political
parties will hold a meeting at
7:30 p.m. Sunday in 121 Sparks
to acquaint freshmen and new
students with student govern
ment and its functions.
Party clique chairmen will
explain the workings of the*
parties and answer quer:lloos
concerning, student govern
ment. Chairmen are Allen
Davies, Campus Party; Thom
as Dye. Lion Party; and Don
ald Suckbee. State Party.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
on Hi
—Photo by Walker
FRESHMAN ALBERT MARCUS, right, of West Lawn, points
the way for fellow classman Milton Markowitz, Pittsburgh, as
they registered Wednesday morning at Recreation hall. Registra
tion yesterday brought' total to 7738 students, about 430 ahead of
last. year's Thursday total. Registration will continue today and
end aknoon tomorrow with the enrollment of special students and
University employes.
6 WDFM Transmitters Slated
To Begin Operation Monday
Six dormitory transmitters for campus radio station WDFM
are scheduled to go into operation at 7:30 p.m. Monday, when the
station starts broadcasting activities for the semester.
The transmitters, which have been under testing for two years,
are installed in dormitories to
change the FM station's signals
to AM signals, so more students
will - be able to hear its programs.
Because WDFM's license permits
it to transmit only. FM signals,
AM signals have to be sent over
individual dormitory power lines.
Transmitters ha ve been in
stalled in Atherton Hall, McAl
lister Hall, McElwain Hall, Sim
mons Hall, Waring Hall, and
Women's Building.
The transmittelocated in War
ing Hall will give coverage -to
the whole West Dorm area. In
stallation at Grange Dormitory
has been delayed due to construc
tion opeiations at the infirmary,
according to Elaine Giltman, pub
lic relation staff of WDFM.
The installation of transmitters
in the Nittany-Pollock area has
presented a problem because of
power lines overhead, according
to James Raleigh, chief engineer.
ÜBA Sets New Record
Over 2000 text books were
sold at the Used Book Agency,
student-run book exchange,
yesterday, setting a new first
day sales record.
Last year the organization sold
2000 books at the end of two
days, according to John Knaff,
ÜBA manager.
ÜBA's sister organization, the
Book Exchange, selling a com
plete line of everyday school
needs, had an estimated 2500
cash customers during its, first
three days of operation.
Located on the basement floot
of the Hetzel Union Building, the
two organizations are open from
8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
5000 Books To Go
Knaff estimated that the ÜBA
still has 5000 used books in stock,
"It seems as if they keep coming
in as fast as they go out," he
added.
IJBA is especially in need of
'Government in Modern Society,"
text book used for Political Sci
lence 3 and all engineering books.
The agency will not accept Eco
nomics 14, Speech 200, History 21,
Geology 20, Commerce 24, Poli
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ultrgtatt
is 7738
These power lines act as an an
tenna and transmit signals
through the air, Raleigh said, and
this is illegal by Federal Com
munications standards. •
In dormitories where trans
mitters are installed, students can
receive -WDFM of 640 kilocycles.
Students outside the dormitories
can receive WDFM on FM radios
at 91.1 megacycles. WDFM broad
casts music, news, and special
events from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
daily.
Each of, the units is being "lo
cation tested" this week in hope
that the final electronic "bugs"
will be worked out when the
station goes on the air Monday
night. Morton Slakoff, student
station
. manager, and Raleigh
pointed out that it - may take sev
eral weeks to iron out final diffi
culties. They said they expect
(Continued on page four)
—Photo by Watts
MARIANNE WAZGIS and William Bromley examine the con
dition of a text at the Used Book Agency, student run book
exchange, located on the basement floor of the Hetsel Union
Building. In the background, left to right, are Rosemary Yohe
and Joan Yoder
Conferences Underway
Aimed Toward Solution
Of Reserve Seat Problem
Conferences aimed at working out a solution to the Beaver
Field student seating problem were underway yesterday and
will continue today.
Earl Seely, All-University president, and Douglas Moor
head, president of the Athletic Association, conferred with
Ernest B. McCoy, director of athletics, and Harold R. Gilbert,
assistant director of athletics, to
work out a plan allowing stu
dents to sit together in groups
with their friends
Seely and Moorhead will con
fer 'again today with McCoy and
Gilbert.
Seely Statement
In a statement issued yesterday
addressed to the student body,
Seely said:
"The president of the Athletic
Association and I have been con
ferring with the director of ath
letics and his staff concerning
the new seating policy.
"We have presented a proposal
to the staff for consideration.
"We have received the utmost
cooperation from Dean McCoy,
Mr. Gilbert, and Mr. Czekaj, as
sistant business manager of the
Athletic Association) and we are
certain that a solution acceptable
to the Athletic Association and
the student body can be reached."
Announcement Wedpesday of
the new reserved seating plan
was met with a roar of disap
proval from students.
Objections stemmed from the
difficulty students would en
counter in trying to sit together
with their dates or with friends.
Plan's Purpose
Purpose of the plan is to make
possible the sale of reserve seat
tickets in sections occupied by
students to the general public.
Czejak pointed out that more
seats were saved for students
than they will occupy. The extra
seats are going on sale.
some of the reserve tickets
have already been sold to the
public for the Penn State-Navy
game on Oct. 15.
The new plan was put into ef
fect during the summer.
Peak Expected
Demand for tickets for two of
this season's game s, the Navy
game and the Penn State-Univer
sity of Pittsburgh game on Nov.
19 is expected to reach record
proportions.
Athletic Association officials
have in the past, pointed out the
need for selling as many, tickets
to home football games as pos
sible. Receipts from football
games support most of the Uni
versity's total athletic program.
On Tuesday, Czekaj said the
new plan will also eliminate sec
tion-hopping to better seats on
the part of students, a recurring
problem in Beaver Field.
Students will still be assigned
to the same sections they occu
pied in past years, Gilbert and
Czekaj said. Graduate students
and seniors will continue to re
ceive the best seats allowed to
students, they said.
Leadership
Registration
Scheduled
Registration for students inter
ested in an eight-week leader
ship training program will be
held Monday through Wednesday
at the Hetzel Union desk.
The program will offer eight
90-minute sessions beginning
Wednesday, Sept. 28.
The object of the leadership
training sessions is to explain
student government structure
and its functions, committee work
and techniques, public relations
and parliamentary procedure.
Invitations have been sent to
heads of campus student govern
ment associations, editors of cam
pus publications, presidents of
chartered organizations, f rat e r
nity and sorority presidents, and
presidents of independent living
unit s. Answers to invitations
must be returned by Wednesday.
Persons enrolling in the pro
gram must attend all sessions.
Absence from a session will bar
a student from completing the
course unless he presents an of
ficial University excuse.
This action is felt to be neces
sary because absence from a
specially prepared 90-m in ut e
"class" can render later sessions
nearly useless, as each session is
dependent upon the previous ones
and becomes more complex with
the passage of weeks.
Hat Society Council, which will
administrate the program, will
orient student and faculty in
structors for the sessions.
Upon completion of the regular
program, three special classes on
the duties of secretaries, treas
urers and parliamentarians will
be' held.
Boston, Virginia
Tickets Available
Football tickets to the opening
game with Boston University and
the University of Virginia game
at Richmond are still on sale at
the Athletic Association ticket
booth on the third floor of Rec
reation Hall.
Price is $3.50. The booth is
open from 8:30 a.m. to noon and
from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
All other games, including the
Army contest at West Point, are
sold out, according to AA offi
cials.
New Debate Topic
Set for Squads
The national debate topic to
be used by debate squads this
year is: "Resolved: That the Non-
Agricultural Industries of the
United States Should Guarantee
Their Employees an Annual
Wage."
Joseph F. O'Brian, professor of
public speaking and debate coach,
has scheduled the first meeting
of the men's debate squad for
7 p.m. Wednesday in 312 Sparks.
The squad will host the Cam
bridge University debate squad
this fall along with other inter
collegiate competition, Jonathon
Plaut, debate manager, has an
nounced.
'Buckbee Resigns
Donald Buckbee, junior in
electrical engineering from
Lemoyne said Wednesday
night that he has resigned as
State party clique chairman
due to poor health.
The new clique chairman
will be elected at a clique
meeting for members only
at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 in 121
Sparks, Buckbee said.