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Frosh coed gets the
Frosh Coeds, Upperclassmen
Discover Custom Pleasures
By LARRY JACOBSON
Yesterday was officially titled joint customs day. But that
was a misnomer
Freshmen who had been through the many "mixers"
sponsored by various fratern
were subjected to the unoffic
—better known as joint customs.
And the bevy of frosh coeds
didn't seem to mind the social
izing at all.
The frustrated upperclassmen
were out in force using last year
sweet talk on this year's women.
For some odd reason, upperciass
women didn't bother the frosh
men.
If one had the courage to stroll
over to one of the many football
huddles, they found some gigg
ling coed in the middle of the
gatherings absorbing a tine that
attp...,:ys followed this pattern:
Upperclassman: 'Hello +ion. I
see you're from Stroudsburg?'
Coed:
,"That's right. Are you
from around that area'"
Upperclassman: "Sure.-
(Point of information: the up
perclassman is from Sharon_ on
the other side of the state. But
this doesn't matter.)
Upperclassman: "Do you know
Jim Zilch and Daisy Mae"
Coed: "Why they're my bed.
friends." - The coed already has
visions of a Saturday night date.
(By the way, Jim Zilch and
Daisy Mae have the same status
as - Joe Smith." They just
**ain't.")
Just as the frustrated upper
classman is ready to jot down
the frosh's phone number, a good
looking football player walks - by,
engages in friendly conti•ersation
with our female. and the same
line starts all again.
The upperclassman is left hold
ing the pencil and muttering
some obscenities about the virtues
of the free enterprise system.
Peirce Painting
Hung in Old Main
A painting by contetnporary
American artist Waldo Peirce. a
gift of the artist himself. is now
hanging in the reception corridor
of the President's office on the
second floor of Old Main.
The oil painting. titled -Wate_r
babies.- is an impressionistic type
of landscape painted at the_swim
ming pool of dramatist Maxwell
Anderson.
Peirce, horn in Bangor, Me.. is
an illustrator and writer who has
studied at Harvard University and
in Paris, France. His works have
been exhibited nationally and he
has won several important
awards, including one at the Car
negiL Institute in 1944.
Photo Staff Will Meet
The Daily Collegian Photogra
phy Staff will meet at 7 tonight
in 9 Carnegie Halt. Anyone inter
ested in joining the staff may at-
Send.
---Itaileflrttaa Photo b, Howard Watts
works - is joint customs.
ties—and those who hadn't
- / University mixer yesterday
Panhel Council
Adds Laughlin
To Memorial V
Panhellenic Council last night
decided unanimously to include
the name of Sally Laughlin, for
mer student at the University, in
a memorial fund set up last spring
in memory of Anne Elder.
Miss Laughlin, as vice president
of the local Pi Beta Phi chapter,
had been returning from the sor
ority convention in Pasadena,
Calif. this summer when her
plane collided with another over
the Grand Canyon. Miss Elder,
Alpha Chi Omega, was killed in
an auto crash last semester.
Informal Rushing
In other action the council vot
ed to begin the informal rushing
program on Oct. 9. Discussion on
methods of sending invitations
and bids was tabled until the next
meeting.
Barbara Nicholls, Panhel presi
dent. spoke to the council about
the possibility of starting an hon
orary society that would zecog
nize one or two women from each
sorority on the basis of outstand
nig service to their particular
group.
Office Hours Scheduled
A new system of office hours
for the council was approved. The
council officers will be in the In
terfrtaernity-Panhel office in the
Hetzel Union Building from 11
a.m. to noon Monday through Fri
day and from 10 a.m. to noon
Wednesday to answer questions
on sorority life.
In other business, Miss Nicholls
appointed several committees.
Ticket Sales Slow
For Penn Game
Ticket sales for the University
of Pennsylvania-Penn State foot
ball game progressed slowly in
resteralay's first-day activity.
Many good seats are available
in the $4 mid-field section and in
th-_. end zone at $2 per seat, ac
cording to Ed Czekaj, director of
ticket sales.
The game is to be played Sept
Z 9 at Philadelphia.
The ticket booths on the second
floor of Recreation Hall are open
from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to
4:30 p.m_
Senior Advisory Board
Applications for the Senior class
advisory board will be accepted at
the Hetzel Union .desk today
through Sunday, according to Jos
eph Hartnett, senior class presi
dent.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
!Campus Party
ITo Fill Posts
'At Ist Meeting
Campus party will elect All
, University clique officers at 7 p.m.
Sunday in 121 Sparks. The meet
inz will be open to all students.
William Johnson, chairman of
the Elections Committee, will ex
'plain the role of political parties
in student government. Present
party officers will also speak.
Snyder to Resign
William Snyder, elected clique
chairman last February, will offi
cially resign Sunday night when
the clique chairman is elected_
Other officers to be elected will
be vice clique chairman, execu
tive secretary. recording secretary
and treasurer.
7 Committees Set Up
Snyder said that all new and old
party members may indicate a,
choice of work they wish to do
during the year and from this in
dication seven committees will be
set up. They are publicity, cam
paign, membership, on-campus
ward. off-campus ward, platform
and projects.
Students attending the meeting
will receive a party membership
card.
Campus party will nominate
candidates for freshman and soph
omore clacsF.s at a later meeting_
Freshmanand sophomores will
then elect their class officers dur
ing the fall election.
Customs
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with insubordination and failure
to carry his Freshman Bible will
wear a sign on his back saying
"I Forgot My Freshman Bible"
until Friday.
Customs board members will
meet the violators at noon Thurs
day and Friday at the bulletin
board on the Mall to check if they
are observing their penalties.
Fun Angle Stressed
Violators were warned that the
penalties were handed out in the
spirit of fun and were given for
their own benefit.
Wills explained to them that
the customs program is two-fold;
to enable them to meet members
of their own class and upperclass
students and to learn about the
traditions and ettritoms of the
University.
He also said that what. they get
out of the customs program de
pends on what they put into it.
Upperclasmen Enthusiastic
Upperclass students who en
forced joint custums yesterday
were as enthusiastic about this
year's program as the freshmen
were, he said.
Many noted that this year's
customs program is the best the
University has seen in several
years. There seemed to be a
tendency, however, for upperclass
women not to enforce customs as
rigidly as the men.
_ .
This condition prevailed yes
terday as well as on Monday.
Slight improvement was noted
along these lines yesterday, ac
cording to Katherine Dickson,
Customs Board co-chairman.
Weather No Hinder
One hatman compared yester
,day's joint customs day to the
first day of customs last year.
He added that Monday's weather
condition did not hinder the en
forcement of customs.
Customs board members an
nounced that another joint cus
toms day will be held this week.
Regular Customs Today
Today will be another regular
customs day and upperclasswo
men will ask the frosh women
to "curtsy." and the upperclass
men will ask frosh men to "but
ton."
Other penalties which customs
violators will receive include car
rying sandwich signs and wearing
blue and whites ribbons.
The termination date for cus
toms enforcement will be decided
upon- by the eight-member board
when it feels over-all spirit and
attitude warrants it.
Waiter Positions Open
In Fraternities, HUB
Fifty waiter position's in cam
pus dining halls and the Hetzel
Union Building, and 20 dining
h2ll jobs in fraternities are avail
able to students living off-cam
pus_ Applications will be taken
at the Student Employment Of
fice in 112 Old Main.
Students will receive meals
without charge for campus serv
ing positions.
Frosh, if You Think
It's Tough Now—
If the freshmen think customs are rough and demanding
now, they should take a look at some of the original hazing
proclamations issued by the sophomore classes in the early
1900's which are on display on the first floor of Pattee Library.
By the proclamation issued by sophomore class members
in 1903, the freshmen were required to learn many verses
such as:
"I'm a freshman, meek and
lowly, Fresh and Green from off
the farm, And to you Sophs I'll
pledge my honor, That I came
to do no harm."
The early proclamations were
called the "Sophomore's Decree
or Freshman Decalogue.".
In a proclamation issued by the
sophomores in 1908 the frosh were
told. "Don't Cut Campus, Avoid
Girls, Bring down your foot hard
at the command 'HEP', Be in your
rooms by 8:00 o'clock . sharp, Dress
•soberly, At all times be ready
•to supply any sophomore with
apples," and, "Avoid the Hill
Called Pickles."
In reply to this proclamation
the freshmen printed a revenge
poster warning the sophomores
to "Stop. Look, Get Wise; We
Leave 'Hot Air' to the Sophs,"
signed the Class of 1908.
Another decree issued to the
frosh of 1909 contained a Green
Goods Quotation: "Freshness is
the root of all evil. Meekness is
the best policy. A `hep' in time
saves nine. Lord help the fresh
that help themselves. A noisy
Freshman won't make noise for
ever. A Fresh and his pipe are
soon parted. A smart Fresh soon
smarts for his smartness. When
in Rome do as the Romans do—
at State do as we tell you."
The display in Pattee Library
also contains an excerpt from
Some Recollections of State Col
lege As I First Knew It by Dr.
C. E. Myers, a graduate of 1908
and a member of the faculty from
1903-1944. Dr. Myers related that
soon after the freshmen arrived
at college proclamation posters
appeared on the trees.
Al night sophomores, with
the aid of paddles, ushered the
freshmen out of th.2ir rooms to
gather apples, dig for water,
and bark at the Moon. A favo
, rite request made by the soph
omores of the frosh was to -de
liver a three minute speech on
the subject of Hereditary Bar
renness."
Dr. Myers also added that there
was much clasS rivalry between
the freshmen and sophomores.
In the proclamation to the frosh
in 1910 the sophomores referred
to themselves as "Thy most Sov
erign Leige Lords," and ordered
the freshmen to learn the Class
Yell: "Kindergarten Graduates,
Imitation Men, Ignorant Diclopi
dates, 1910." The 1956 Freshman
Oath would appear to have de
cided advantages over some of
these early decrees.
Army Center
,Nears Finish
Members of the 491st Engineers'
Battalion have almost completed
construction on a new reserve
center over the Penn-Whelan
drug store in State College.
Seventy-five per cent of the
battalion are faculty members,
graduate students, and under
graduates at the University.
The units will meet for regular
training Monday nights at the
new center.
Vacancies are open up to the
rank of sergeant first class in
the new activity.
Men eligible for reserve train
ing may attend a special open
house at 7:30p.m. tomorrow at
the center.
SDX Team _to Initiate
New Tri-State Chapter
An initiation. team from the
University undergraduate chap
ter of Sigma Delta Chi. national
professional journalistic frater
nity, will conduct the first formal
initiation of new members for
the Tri-State professional chapter
next Wednesday at the Penn-
Sheraton Hotel in Pittsburgh.
The student's will be accom
panied by Dr. Ira W. Cole, di‘
rector of the School of Journal
ism, and Dr. James Markham,
faculty advisor of the University
chapter.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1956
By LYNN WARD
University ,
Union Joins
Mineworkers
The local University union, en
compassing all service employees,
switched affiliation during the
summer from the AFL-CIO to the
United Mineworkers.
The local made the switch be
cause of what union president
Kenneth Dixon termed "lack of
interest and poor representation
on the part of the AFL-CIO."
The unanimous decision to make
the switch stemmed, Dixon said,
from a University Union dispute
over the possession of guns by
Campus Patrol.
Last spring, the administration
banned patrol members fro to
carrying guns when on duty..
The union—then Local 417
assailed the ban and asked for
arbitration. During this time, Dix
on added, the international AFL
CIO office gave the local very
little support. - We kept getting
promises, but nothing ever hap
pened, and the national office
adopted a 'hands-off' policy," Dix
! on said.
It was then that the local mem
bers started thinking of the pos
sibility of changing affiliation.
Dixon explained. "We contacted
other national unions, and finally
decided upon the United Mine
workers," he added.
Why the Mineworkers? . "The
union felt they offered us the best
proposition," Dixon answered. The
international office has already
sent a national official to repre
sent the union on a full-time basis
in State College,
As further proof, Dixon said.
the international union has asked
the University to resume negoti
ations on the gun restriction. This
will be done, he said, as soon as
the University decides upon a
time for the opening of arbitra
tion.
To dispel any possible rumors,
Dixon made it quite clear that
there are no coal-diggers in the
University union, now known as
local 14030.
University Stations
Seek Applicants
For Radio Work
Applications for licensed radio
operators wishing to affiliate with
the college radio station W3YA
and the MARS station A3YA are
being accepted by the department
of •electrical engineering.
Those interested are asked to
send a letter of application at
once to Gilbert L. Crossley, as
sistant professor of electrical en
gineering.
The letter of application should
contain past experience, station
call letters of the applicant's sta
tion, the grade of amateur license,
and any other pertinent facts.
• Joining the station staff is not
limited to studenti of the College
of Engineering and Architecture.
Any student, faculty member, or
employe of the University hold
ing an amateur license is eligible.
Amateur operators are invited
to acquaint themselves with the
amateurs at the station even if
not interested in joining the
group.
Old staff members will meet at
7. p.m. tonight in 100 Electrical
Engineering.
Air Force Drill Team
Will Sponsor Smoker
The Air Force Drill Team will
hold a smoker ati p.m. tomorrow
in the Armory.
The smoker is open to freshman
men and other interested cadets.
Demonstrations of the drill man
ual will be presented by present
drill team members.