ke Visits President Dwight D. Eisenhower will make his fifth visit to the University this morning, weather permitting, in order to attend a private family service in the meditation chapel of the newly completed Helen Eakin Eisen hower Chapel. The President will make the 55-minute flight to State Col lege from the Washington Na tional Airport in a small pri yate plan e. He is expected to arrive at the State College Air Depot at 9 a.m. The White House, which earlier had announced that the President would attend• the public dedica tion next. Sunday, disclosed at noon Friday that the President had decided instead to attend the private service planned by the families this weekend. The President will return to Today's Weather: Sunny and Cool VOL. 57. No. 1 Walker Assumes New Duties Oct. 1 Dr. Eric A. Walker, 46-year-old vice president and president-elect of the Universtiy, will become its- 12th president on Oct. 1, the date the resignation of Dr. Milton S. Eisen hower becomes effective. At a special meeting in June, the University Board of Trustees unanimously named the former Dean of the allege of Engineering and Architecture to succeed Dr. Eisenhower after reluctantly accepting President Eisenhower's resignation. At that time the Board an- Alumni Attend Special Party More than 400 persons, repre senting families of alumni who'll enter children in the freshman class this fall, have accepted invi tations to attend the Penn State Alumni Association's Open House at the University this afternoon. Ridge Riley,. executive secre tary, said there are approximately 250 youngsters from..alumni ranks registered in the incoming class. He explained -that -this represents a new record for the institution, exceeding last 'year's' total Thy a substantiaL margin. Most of the incoming freshmen are-the children of alumni in the classes from 1926 through 1934. Last year, the first year of the Open House, guests numbered about 300. Refreshments are served and University officials greet the families from I to 5 p.m. in the alumni suite on the first floor of Old Main. Next Issue Wednesday The next special Orienta tion Week issue of The Daily Collegian will be pub lished Wednesday. A third issue will appear Friday. Regular • Tuesday through Saturday publication will resume Sept. 18th. Washington immediately- a f ter the service concludes. A University spokesman dis closed that the private service had been planned for some months and there had been some question in recent weeks whether the President would come to this service or to next Sunday's dedication ceremony. The Rev. Jones B. Shannon. pastor of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, of which the Milton S. Eisenhowers are members, will preside at the communion ser vice. University Chaplain Luther H. Harshbarger will deliver the sermon. The hour-long service will start at 9:30 a.m. The University spokesman emphasized that this change in plans will have no effect on next week's dedication cere mony, to which representatives The Baitg STATE COLk EGE. PA.. SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 9. 1956 nounced that the resignation would become effective at a time to be determined by Dr. Eisen hower and Dr. Walker. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board on Au gust 24, Oct. 1 was approved as the effective date. Dr. Eisenhower has been named the eighth president of Johns Hopkins University, - Baltimore, Md. Following the announcement of his new position, Dr. Eisen hower commented, "I am deeply touched by the confidence shown in me by the action of your board . . . When he submitted his resignation to the University Board of Trustees, he labeled his reasons "personal" and resisted official attempts to get him to reconsider. Dr. Eisenhower pointed out to the Board why for "purely per sonal" reasons his decision to re sign VIPs "irrevocable," and ex pressed the belief that the Uni versity is destined "to become 'one of the' most distinguished state universities in the nation." It was a known fact that he wanted more ,time to devote to helping his brother, President Dwight D. Eisenhower. His near ness to Washington in the Johns Hopkins post was seen as an ad vantage to his dual role. Following his appointment, Dr. Walker said he was gratified by the confidence expressed in him lby the Board and - was fully cog nizant of the heavy responsibility it will impose. - "It 'will not be easy to follow in the footsteps of a man like Milton Eisenhower," Dr. Walker declared, "but I trust that I shall prove equal to the task." He further commented that he looked upon the assignment as one of "opportunity .and chal lenge." Dr. Walker, a member of the Borough Council, was born in Long Eaton, England. He earned his bachelor, master,' and doctor of science degrees at Harvard University. He first came to the University in 1945 from the Harvard Under- Water Sound Laboratory at Cam bridge, Mass. His family, includ ing two children, Gail, 13, and Brian, 9, resides on W. Park Ave. Dr. Walker served as director of the University's Ordinance Re search Laboratory and also as professor and' head of the depart ment of electrical engineering from 1945 to 1951. Upon becoming dean of the (continued on page twenty.three) amps Today of the student. faculty, and al umni bodies have been invited. That service will be held at 2 p.m. Representing the Eisenhower family at Sunday's service will be the President, Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, president of the Uni versity, his son, Milton, Jr. and wife, and daughter Ruth. The late Mrs. Eisenhower's father, L. R. Eakin, Glen E. Eakin, Mr. and Mrs, John R. Eakin, and Mr. and Mrs. L. R,, Eakin, Jr., will repre sent the Eakin family. Also in attendance will be members of Dr. Eisenhower's of ficial family and their wives, and the deans of the various colleges and their wives. President Eisenhower first visited the campus in 1950 as president of Columbia Univer sity to attend his brother's in FOR A BETTER PENN .STATE Registration Set For Wednesday Registration for over 12,500 students for the fall semester will get underway at 8 a.m. Wednes day in Recreation Hall. The reg istration period will end at ,5 p.m. Friday and all students register ing after that time will be requir ed to pay a fee of $lO for the privilege of registering late_ The system will be the same as that followed in previous semest- , ers, except for a change in alpha betical listing. Graduate and un dergraduate students must regis-; ter alphabetically, regardless of! class standing. Special students, and University employees will re-; Oster Saturday morning, in addi tion to regular students register-, ing late. Students must register accord ing to the alphabetical listing on the front of the official timetable,! which may be obtained at the' Scheduling Office, 4 Willard, for! 25 cents. Students must pay their fees at the bursar's.office in the base-' ment of Willard - before reporting' to Recreation Hall. Forms for' paying fees were mailed to stu dents in August in order to facili-I tate early payment. In order to speed up the regis-' tration procedure, C. 0. Williams,' (continued on page twenty-three) auguration as president of the University. His last visit was in June ctf 1955. when he addressed the centennial commencement exer cises and joined his brother at the laying of the cornerstone of the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel. Ground was broken for the new chapel as part of the University's birthday celebration on February 22, 1955. It was at that ceremony that the fate Judge James Mil holland, president of the Board of Trustees, announced th e board's decision to name the chapel for Mrs. Eisenhower. Before her death on July 10, 1954, Mrs. Eisenhower had dem onstrated an abiding interest in the project. The building now completed includes a small meditation chap- Tottrgiatt 4000 New Students Arrive Here Today; Freshmen Total 2700 Orientation Week begins today with the arrival of ap proximately 4000 new students, among then- 2700 freshmen, at the University. The group will also include 700 transfer students from the various University centers and more than 500 transfers from other colleges. Throughout the week new students will take a series of tests and will be familiarized with facilities and personalities at the University. Freshmen will also receive counseling from members of men's and women's hat societies and from dormiz tory counselors. • President-elect Dr. Eric Walker will welcome new stu - : schedule Set dents at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow in' Recreation Hall, and Robert Bah- For Orientation Of Frosh Class renburg, All-University presi dent, will address the students in behalf of the student body. Breakdown Figures Figures on the breakdown of the number of male and female students in the new group and the housing situation will be available at a later date. Volunteer workers from var ious departments at the Univer sity will be stationed in the six main parking areas to provide in formation to the new students and their parents. State and borough police and campus patrolmen will be on duty, and in addition, employees of the department of physical plant, department of food ser vice, and department of housing will assist the new students in getting settled in their residence halls. To . Aid Program Student leaders who will assist in the Orientation Week program also will be arriving at the Uni versity today while other upper classmen will be arriving later in the week, scheduled to regis ter Wednesday through Friday. In the borough, the State Col lege Area Chamber of Commerce reports many places of business are planning to serve the large number of visitors who will be making their first visit to the community. Students Advised Several weeks ago a folder was mailed to all new students advis ing them of campus parking areas. Students were advised to be pre pared for rain, even if the sun shines when they leave their home areas. Rain or shine, all 4000 students cannot unload their cars at the entrances to the resi dence halls, so they were advised to keep the raincoats handy. Members of the Junior Cham-i ber of Commerce will man inter- i ceptor booths at all entrances to: the campus to help new students' to designated parking areas. el with a seating capacity - of 140; an adjoining Roman Catholic meditation chapel; and the reli gious center where will be housed the University's campus-wide re ligious program. The small chapel is designed for meditation, small daily ser vices of worship. weddings. and other appropriate services. The religious center will provide fa cilities for the University chap lain and the headquarters of the major traditions. There also are facilities for counseling. seminars. classes, and open meetings. Gifts from alumni, students. and friends of the University have made the building possible. As soon as additional'funds be come available, the large chapel with seats for 1800 and the bell tower will be added. Welcoming Frosh See Page 10 Representatives of the University staff will meet with new students today through Saturday in order to acquaint them with the various phases of the University. Follow ing is an outline of the Orientat ion Week program. Today 7:30-9:30 p.m. All ne w stu dents: New Student Mixer in Hetzel Union Building. 10 p.m.—All students: Resi dence hall information in dormi tory lounges. Tomorrow 6:15 p.m.—All new women: talk by Dean Weston in Schwab Audi torium. 7 p.m—All new students: cam pus tour at designated places. 8:30 p.m.—All new students: ad dress by President Milton Eisen howar and talk by president of Student Government in Recrea tion Hall. 10 p.m.—All women: meetings in' hall units. Men students in Nittany 22, 23, 25, 23. 29, 32, 33, 37, 38, 90, 41, 43: consultation with dormitory counselors. Tuesday 6:45 p.m.—All women: talk by Women's Student Government representative in Schwab. All men: meetings with student coun selors in hall units. 8 p.m.—All students: talks on college student councils at desig nated places. 10 p.m.—All women and stu dents living in Nittany 21, 24, 26. 28, 30. 31, 34. 35, 36, 39, 42, 44: (Continued on page two) On the Inside World Sews Customs Construction Spring Week Senior Class Gift 'TV Education _ University Senate Editorials ___ ____ Bibler Religion Sports Campus Chiba College Standards The Bait) Collegian 22 -- 14-12 - __ 22 FIVE CENTS
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