PAGE TWO Frosh Board Schedules Second Joint Customs Joint customs will be in effect today for the second time this year following a decision by the Freshman Customs Board last night in an effort to revive spirit and activie partici pation in the customs program. The first day of joint customs was held Tuesday. An increased amount of spirit and enthusiasm was noted on that day among freshmen as well as upperclass students. Members of the Customs Board said . that customs enforcemen lagged yesterday, a regular cus• toms day, as compared to the first two days of the program.' Today upperclassmen will ask freshman women to "curtsy" and freshmen will "button" on corn mand from the women Eleven customs violators ap. peared before the board last night and received various penalties, some of real merit and some "in the spirit of fun," according to board members. Three violators were penalized because they were caught with out their Freshman Bibles. They were Warren Richards, electrical engineering major from Browns. -vitie, who was ordered to weal a sign on his back with the in scription, "I Won't Forget My Freshman Bible Again;" Marion Takosky, horticulture major from New Kensington. who was asked to visit the Penn Stale room and present a written report of her findings there to the board; and Polly McMichael, physical educa tion major from Reading, who was ordered to write a 25-word constructive criticism of the cus toms program with any sugges tions she might have to offer for the improvement of the customs program. _ _ Six freshmen appeared before the board for failing to wear part or all of their customs outfit when stopped by upperciass students. They included Hank Kwiecin ski, aeronautical engineering ma jor from Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., who was ordered to write a report on his trip to the Penn State room; Al Glading, business administra tion major front Ardmore, who was sentenced to wear his pants inside out with the pocket hang ing today and tomorrow and to carry a sign on his back saying, Am Wearing My Pants Inside Out Because I Am a Customs Violator"; Charles Collings, busi ness administration major fawn New Castle, who will wear a sandwich board bearing the in scription, "I Am a Freshman Cus toms Violator. I Will Wear My Customs Until Customs Are Ov er," and present a 500-word theme to the board explaining why he will wear customs until the termination of the period; Ro bert Cowan, civil engineering major from Monessen, was or dered. to purchase a dink imme diately and to carry his books in a burlap I.ag bearing the words. "I Am a Freshman Cus- (Continued on page eight) IT pi gf_ mays dispensary. The modern-styled room provides a pleasant at mosphere for those waiting to hear their names called on the loud speaker system. Situated on the west wing of the hospital, the despensary is larger and. better equipped than the Old Main quarters. The new extension was completed late this summer along with the new wing to the hospital. By ANNE FRIEDBERG —Daily Collegian Photo by Dave Bovar WARREN RICHARDS grimaces as he faces the Customs Board. Tickets to Be Sold By Concert Group Beginning Oct. Ist The annual membership cam paign of the State College Con cert Association will open Oct. 1 and continue until Oct. 6, unless all memberships are sold prior to that time. Memberships will sell for $7 each and as in past years a mem bership entitles the patron to at tend each of the concerts of the series. There are no reserved seats. Patrons of the series last year will have a priority in renewing memberships and they may do this during the week beginning Sept. 24. Each member of the 1955-56 season will receive a renewal blank which may be returned to the person who handled the mem bership last year or it may be mailed directly to the Associa tion. Leland S. Rhodes and Dr. Ro bert Stone are co-chairmen of the membership campaign. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Walker Gives Science Group Success Recipe Dr. Eric A. Walker, vice presi dent and president-elect of the 'University, told Pittsburgh sci ence teachers yesterday the most important qualification for a suc cessful scientist or engineer is a "motivation to get somewhere." , Speaking at the Westinghouse 'Electric Co. sponsored program, Dr. Walker told the teachers the path to a degree in science and to adequate proficiency in the [ field is a long and tortuous one. It demands many hours of study and hard work in the classroom. -- - • Unfortunately, Dr. Walker said, the student himself must make this' investment. "Unless he is strongly motivated to press on through the drudgery, he will never reach the end of the trail, Dr. Walker added. Tying in this "motivation" with the demand for scientists and en gineers, Dr. Walker said more than 60,000 engineers and scien tists are graduated each year in this country, but 20,000 per year are lost along the way because of lack of motivation. . Prexy Appoints 5 Faculty Members To New Committee Following the experimental es tablishment of a University Press last March, President Milton S. Eisenhower has appointed five faculty members as a committee to guide the press during its first year. The press, which will involve little or no property such as office buildings or printing equipment,, will publish works of the faculty members. • Louis H. Bell, director of Pub lie Information, has been named] e':ecutive director of the press, awl will be a member of the tom-' mittee. Others named to the'. group are Christian K. Arnold, associate professor of engineering research, Ordnance Research Laboratory; Dr. George E. Bran dow, professor of agricultural economics; Richard C. Maloney, assistant dean, College of the Liberal Arts; Dr. E. Willard Mil ler, professor and head of the de partment of geography; and Dr. Kinsley R. Smith, professor of psychology. 4-H to Hold Party A welcoming party for students interested in joining the 4-H Club will be held at 7 tonight in 100 Weaver. Temporary Rooms Given 278 Students "Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home." That is if you have one. At registration 278 students didn't. But, according to Otto E. Mueller, housing director, the last of 180-men and 98 women assigned temporary housing at registration will receive permanent rooms within two weeks. Men have been temporarily housed in Hamilton and McKee study lounges, Spruce Cottage. Pollock 5, and Hamilton recrea tion room. The last of 19 men housed in Hamilton recreation room re ceived permanent housing Tues day evening. Elm Cottage Used Women have been temporarily housed in Simmons, McElwain, and Atherton study lounges, Wo men's Building commuter's room. Grange Hall playroom, and Elm Cottage. Mueller said the 15 women re siding in Elm Cottage will prob ably remain there the entire se mester. The women will be trans ferred to residence halls at the beginning of the spring semester, he said. Of the original 180 men with out permanent rooms, 130 are now accommodated, Mueller said. Nineteen of the 50 remaining re side in Pollock while 31 live in McKee and Hamilton study lounges. Twelve men found permanent rooms downtown and 118 were assigned to residence halls. Shortage Anticipated Mueller said the department an ticipated the room shortage. It's planned that way, he said. Each semester, he explained, the University with the coopera tion of the housing department enrolls more students than resi dence halls and estimated down town housing can accommodate. Many students, mostly fresh men, withdraw from the Univer sity - during the semester provid ing additional rooming facilities. If the department of housing were to enroll only as many stu dents as housing facilities can ac commodate. many students would be deprived the opportunity of attending the University, Mueller said. . The cost of housing would rise, he said, if rooms remained va cant the entire semester. Frosh Predominate The department has accommo dations for approximately 2900 men. Each fall the University en rolls approximately 2000 fresh men. Only 900 rooms remain for upperclassmen. Last summer the department promised 952 rooms to upper classmen. On paper the depart ment promised 52 rooms it didn't have. At registration this fall an ad ditional 128 men applied for resi dence housing: The ,department has accommo dations for 2304 women. An ad ditional 98 women were enrolled to compensate for withdrawals. Air Squadron Meeting Set Squadron 1303 of the Civil Air Patrol Pennsylvania Wing will hold its orientation meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in 102 Willard. The University squadron is af filiated with Group 1300 which is commanded by Major Waynes Showers and is located in State College. Male and female students and faculty interested in aviation have been invited to attend the first meeting. Group 1300 has three planes that are used for search and res cue and for orientation flights of its members. At the present time the Group is undertaking the task of constructing its own airport west of State College. First Sabbath Services To Be Held Tomorrow The first Sabbath Eve Services of the year will be held at .13 p.m. tomorrow at the Hillel Founda tion. Rabbi Benjamin Kahn, director of the foundation, will officiate_ An Onega Shabbat. in honor of the festival of Succor, will take place. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1956 By TERRY LEACH Readmissions Total 246 I Lust Year The Senate Committee on aca demic standards, a, group whose time is spent mainly in consider ing petition for reinstatement re viewed 270 cases last year and approved 246 of them. While the committee does not consider all the applications for reinstatement presented it is asked to review those cases which the individual college screening boards feel have considerable merit. Performance Studied The committee studied the aca demic performance of students re instated between June 6 and Sept. 13 of last year. Of the loa students granted reinstatement before the opening of the fall se mester, 90 actually returned and completed the semester. Of these ninety students 66.6 per cent made an All-University average over 2.0 the semester at ter their reinstatement. This fig ure has increased by 11.1 per cent over the number of reinstated student making a 2.00 All-Uni versity average or better in 1955. Only six or 6.7 per cent of the total number returning had a se mester average less than 1.0 while 7 or 7.8 per cent had an average less than 1.0 and 1.49. Many Have 2.0 Average Seventeen or 18.9 per cent had semester averages between 1.5 and 1.99, but 27 or 30.0 per cent, the largest number, had averages between 2.0 and 2.49. The second largest group of re instated students had averages be tween 2.5 and 2.99. Eighteen or 20.0 per cent of the total number were included in this grou p. Twelve of 13.3 per cent of the total number of people had aver ages between 3.0 and 3.49. Those students who earned an average between 3.5 and 4.00 com posed the smallest of the groups. Three or 3.3 per cent of the total number reinstated. • Stipulations Often Made Donald V. Jacobson, chairman of the committee, said that it often put specific stipulations on its re instatement actions. These stipu (Continued on page eight) i/ I -ENDS TODAY "THUNDERSTORM" with Linda Christian Begins 12:15 Friday "THE BAD SEED IS THE BIG SHOCKER! The stage sensation with the prize-winning cast of the play. ADULTS ONLY! *NITTANY TONITE - 6:15, 7:52, 9:38 Alec Guinness "THE PROMOTER" 1104000110000 TAT C Tyrone Ann Power Baxter in "CRASH DIVE" Feat. 1:30, 3:26. 5:22. 7:34. 9:46 STARTS FRIDAY MARILYN MONROE IN "BUS STOP" Feat. 1:30, 3:34. 5:38. 7:42, 9:38 NOW
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