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)
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