The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, September 14, 1956, Image 6
PAGE SIX tMlrnM trendy through bateliday •erniap Ilan - tog the University year, the Daily Celletie• ta a student overate/ newananer. iMM1111.1.1111.111.1111 SIM per aeffefter $5.11 per year Catered as fauna-claim smatter Jelly 1. lilt at the State Catlege. Pa. Pest °Mee ander the act al dare♦ 1. 11711. MIKE MOYLE. Acting Editor Arnold Hoffman: National Adr, Mir., Janice Anderaon: City F.litor, Ed DOM.; Managing Editor. Sue Conklin; Spell.. ea-Cirtulation Mgrs.. Ann Caton and Uarid Poor.; Promotion Editor. Fran Vanden: Cove Ednifse, Kerley Zahn*: Asai.tant Mgr., Arthur Brener: Personnel Mgr., Jo Fulton: Office Sparta Editor, Vince tarerei; Feature Editor. Erie on.. Mgr.. Harry Vaverbauni; Clauitied Adv. Mgr.. Barham Shionaan: Secretary, Ruth Howland: Research and Record. Mgr.. Jane Groff. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Judy Harkison, Larry Jacobson, Carole Gibson, Pat O'Neill, Barb Martino, Pat Evans, Lynn Ward, Lianne Cordero, Bob Franklin, Lou Prato, Paula Miller, Thom Shiels, George French, Bill Kling. Anyone Want a Scholarship? It is a surprising fact, but true no less, that cized or have been in existence over a longer there ale many scholarships and other types of period of time. aid to students that never get applicants here One of the things students don't seem to at the University. " realize, however, is that various companies are You hear students complain many times about continually establishing new scholarships, and how much it costs to go to school and that they grants-in-aid to students who can't make their don't see how they are going to be able to afford own way at college. the coming semester. Aside from the numerous senatorial scholar- With the fees and room and board prices at ships there are specific scholarships for students the University increasing this may be heard majoring in anything from petroleum engineer snore often than before. Still many scholarships ing to forestry. go begging. This aid which is meant to help the student It is true that the majority of the scholarships should not be ignored. For all we know the —especially the bigger ones—are for students in meager response to the present offering of technical fields or in agriculture but there are scholarships may discourage businesses or alum also many offered to students pursuing a liberal ni from instituting new ones. These people nay education. look at the records and find that the students One prime example of this is the new are not interested and decide to use their money scholarship offered to students in the College of for some other means. the Liberal Arts by the Liberal Arts student If students will only take a little time to at council. This scholarship. which was instituted least find out how many and what kind of last spring, got very sparse response. The coun- scholarships are offered maybe then there ril was very grieved to find that a few weeks would not be so many complaints as to the great after the scholarship was announced only one expense they and their parent are undergoing person had applied. All that was necessary for in procuring a college education. application was to go to the dean's office in This is the only time when we have ever Sparks and fill out a blank. heard of a college student refusing money. The Senate Committee on Scholarships an- Go to it folks! All you have to do in most nually awards a certain number of scholarships cases is prove that you are in need and that to needy students in good academic standing. you are in good academic standing. These days This group of scholarships usually receives who isn't needy. And although proving the fat pretty good response. Perhaps this is because ter may bring up problems in sortie cases, a these particular scholarships are better publi- little effort is worth it. —Mike Moyle Coining Up: Monday Morning Blues The new student who arrived on campus Sunday may have thought that things were confusing then, but at this point in orientation week the freshman are completely bewildered with meetings, tests, examinations and the rest of the program that makes up orientation week. Much as we can sympathize with them, we feel we must warn them the hardest and most difficult phase of their orientation as freshman begins Monday with the advent of both classes and customs. Actually the two are interdependent on each ether for a successful college education. Classes naturally are to incull knowledge in the student while the effects of customs contribute towards a well rounded college education. Customs is more than tradition or an institu tion at the University. It is a way of life for the student The entire customs program is designed to heip the frosh get acquainted with the Uni versity as well as with their fellow students. It would be impossible however to teach new students everything there is to know about the University in the few weeks that customs lasts. _Some students will never learn the names of some of the buildings or the words to - all the school songs. A great many others will have a 'tough time remembering the name of All-Uni versity president, Robert Bahrenburg, although he is probably the most often mentioned student on the campus and students will fill that office in the future from their own ranks. Registration Has the Modern Look Students going through registration at the it has to offer. Some colleges or departments University for the fast time perhaps do not have individually set up a system of pre-regis fully appreciate this example of modern ad- tration which helps to make scheduling run vancement. more smoothly and quickly at Rec Hall. That Technology moves forward in many fields as the entire registration system can work smooth situations ari s e which make new methods neces- ly without different departments confusing each sary. Universities the size of Penn State have other is a compliment to the University Sched found it imperative in the past few years to uling Officer, Ray V. Watkins. develop some operations on an impersonal and Students complain constantly about the ter mass production basis. One of these is registra- rible schedule, the unsatisfactory professor, the Lion. Only with the best administrative effi- many eight o'clock classes, or the section they ciency can an effective program operate. could not get in with their friends because it Without a scientific and efficient method of was already filled. These complaints are rela registering it would be impossible to move over lively unimportant compared to the fact that 13,000 students and employees through Recre- the students all registered and probably sched ation Hall in three days. It is certainly desirable uled all the courses they originally asked for. to dispense with the operation of registration It is typical that students should complain of by as rapid a method as possible. If registration the few ailments they find in the registration were done on a more personal and time eon- system. We look .at the overall picture and find suming basis it could easily extend over the that Willard Hall has done an admirable job period of a week or more. This would confuse this year, as in the past, toward making registra the start of classes and the entire programming tion adequate for the needs of the University. of courses. Students would have to appear at —Sue Conklin the University long before the start of classes and wait until registration was over. on't Bea Goat: Vote That so many phases of a student's life at the University can be settled in one place at one Have you registered to vote? time and with a minimum of confusion is :: If you are 21 or over or will be 21 on or constant amazement to us. Students can, within before Nov. 6 you are eligible to vote in the a few minutes, register for courses in liberal national elections coming up. arts and engineering at the same time. Students As a responsible citizen it's now your obliga can settle time, place, and instructor for all tion to participate in 'government by the people.' their courses, and at the same time can register Whether you 'Still Like Ike' or are 'Madly for for cars, register with the Veterans Adminis- Adlai' you can take an active part in the cam tration, and receive tickets for all sports events. paign by registering to vote and voting. Each student and official in Rec Hall has a Registration closes tomorrow noon. So, if you different interest and objective, and yet each are planning to return home for the weekend can efficiently perform his operation without or live nearby get your name on the list of conflict or entanglement. Each department registered voters. works on an individual basis under its own Remember—voting is a - privilege. Use it. system, concentrating only on the courses which —Becky Zahn,. Wllii Daffy eattegiati Sucrose*, to THE FREE LANCE. eat. 11117 ...nr. -. 7 "..- Irjp. a THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA DAVE RICHARDS, Business Manager A.M. puniness Mnager. Deanne Sonya; Local Ade. Mgr., The most important and beneficial part of college life is the classroom work. Many in coming students, after seeing the social life and activities at the University, resent the 8 to 5 classroom hours as an infringement on their personal activities, and will devote as. little time as possible towards their studies. It stands to reason` that when the average college student is. completely ignorant of the simplest everyday economics, or can't even name more than a handful of the presidents of the United States, he is lacking thq knowl edge that every American citizen ought to pos sess, not to mention that of a college student. The lack of knowledge is unfortunate, but to be expected. Or else there wouldn't be any freshman classes entering the University. It seems odd that we all come to Penn State to gain knowledge, yet many of us go to almost any length to avoid learning, the absolute mini mum necessary to stay in school or graduate. And too many other students graduate from the college with a pitifully poor education. There is no return on the investment of time and money spent for a four year college education when the student gets nothing out of it. The test for the freshmen begins Monday. The finish is still four long years away. Get off on the right foot in both classes and customs and insure an early lead in your college educa= tion. for the student can only get out of his education what he puts into it. —Roger Alexander Editorials rep the viewpoints of the writers, not necessarily the policy of the paper. the student beds. or the University. Little M YOU Tt" °- you vf 60T pßoaa - "s AVVV ICE SE 1". 100 °6a F 1-0 ri,cr,Tea-* A nIA,A P ocree' Pv(ci: L E „,,74.4 co m , Lv f ov Y. Cl D L ts'Re , iih r e,C= "FRANKLY TO RATHER. ADVISE FgESt4MN '7.--• THEY'RE Nor SO 557" it 4 THEIR WAG g - 'Round the Rim On the Agenda Politics and Presley It's great to be back! Everything looks pretty much the same with the exception of automation running rampant in Waring Hall and 4000 new faces gracing the campus. Other than these many of the old familiar faces and too familiar issues are with us again. Among those returning to" campus C. V. Tummer has again made himself quite promi nent. In typical fashion he has plastered all available space with publicity. The scotch tape sticker on our door reads 'C. V. Tummer Esq. Forest Hills, New York and Port Au Prince, Haiti ' Unfortunately, it has been ru mored that C.V;s pal, Clyde Klutz will not be back this fall due to a deficiency in scholarship which did not please University officials. Clyde was reportedly spending too much time politicking at the Skeller. To those freshmen still in the dark, C. V. Tummer and Clyde Klutz are mythical politicians who have only one discernable trait they are both extremely publicity conscious. It would be a scoop to reveal the culprits be hind this hoax . . . but why spoil the fun? The national politicos also came up with their own version of C.V. Tummer when a maverick Re publican nominated a Joe Smith for the vice presidency during the, GOP convention. That's life. Get a good idea and somebody steals it. Now to change the subject to another topic of national inter est—one which is getting only less attention than the forth coming elections or the Suez "Canal crisis—namely the Elvis Presley craze. I know that this is a daring statement to make, but at the risk of being hauled off to the near est psychiatrist, I like Elvis Pres ley. The first time I expressed this opinion my Mother suggested I had been working too hard and several of my friends intimated that they didn't knolir me. Let me stress the fact that I was never a gal to develop crush es on movie stars and I never succumbed to the Frank Sinatra fever. I can't explain it. I just like him. One of his many critics has said that there is always a reason for these flurries over male sing ers. He said that the women liked Rudy Vallee because they felt sorry for him because he had a gravelly voice. That they liked Frank Sinatra because they felt sorry .for him since he •was so skinny. And that now they like Elvis because they feel sorry for him because he is like an animal. I won't question this guy, but you can bet your boots he isn't FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 1956 Campus y BECKY ZAHM Players List Tryout Dates For 2 Shows Tryout dates have been an nounced for two productions to be given this semester by the Penn State Players. Auditions for "My Three An gels," a farcial comedy, will be held at 7:15 p.m. Sunday and Monday in 11 Old Main. Any stu dent may try out, according to Mark Wallace, Players spokes man. Crew members are also needed, he said. The play, to be directed by Kelly Yeaton, associate professor of theater arts, will run for six weekends, closing Nov. 17 at Cen ter Stage. Tryouts for "Ruddigore," a musical by Gilbert and Sullivan, will be held at 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday in 214 Carnegie. The show will be produced with the combined facilities of the de partments of music, arts, and theater. It will be given Oct. 25, 26, and 27 in Schwab Auditorium. Co-directors will be Walter H. Walters, assistant professor of theater arts and head of the-de partment, and Raymond H. Brown, assistant professor of music. They also directed "The Mikado," - produced last year by Players. Players Will Meet Monday The Penn State Players will hold a , meeting for members at 7 p.m. Monday in the Green Room of Schwab Auditorium. Senior managers are especially urged to attend. making $50,000 for a ten minute appearance on TV. From any. viewpoint Elvis is adding impetus to boom of rock 'n roll and rhythm 'n blues. At the present rate, in light of Ste\re Fishbein's statement that he'll stay with Groovology until rock 'n roll is conquered, we'll be look ing Mr. Fishbein up at Home coming for the• next thirty years. The moral of this story is—. you no longer need intelligence, ability, and drive to 'make a million. Just a slightly. used guitar and a, mobile sacroiliac. By Bibler