The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, September 22, 1956, Image 2

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    PAGE TWO
Male Curtsies Provide
Laughs for 'Turn-About'
A Frosh coed buttons
Graduate School
Convention Set;
Farrell to Speak
The annual Graduate School
Convention v. , t11 l.te held at 7:30
p.m. Friday in Schwab Auditor-
SUM.
Or. M. A. Farrell, associate
dean of the College of Agricul
ture, will be guest speaker. His
talk will be on "The Company of
Distinguished Scholars."
Welcoming addresses will be
given by Dean H. K. Schilling on
behalf of the Graduate School
and by Provost- Lawrence Dennis
representing the University. The
function of the Graduate Student
Association will be explained by
Joseph !via zurkiew icz, president
of the GSA.
Immediately fallowing the con
vocation a dance-mixer for grad
uate faculty and students will he
held in the Hetzel Union ball
room. Musk will be provided by
the Campuseers and refreshments
will be served.
Election of members to the
Graduate Student Association
will be held during intermission.
Encampment Pictures
Orders for the Student Encamp
ment group picture will be taken
at the Hetzel Union Building desk.
A 5-inch by 7-inch copy of the
picture will cost 40 cents. A sam
ple has been posted on the bulle
tin board by the desk.
600 Scholarships Available
By CAROLE GIBSON sularly enrolled student of goods Loans are usually made for
The University offers ap- character who is in good academi:.-3mall amounts and seldom exceed
Istanding, although excellence in $lOO. There are no large founda
proximately GOO scholarships
-1— - _ -'tion loans to finance a student's
a year to needy students who. Applications Accepted i education for such amounts as
are in good academic standing ! Applications are being ac- 151000.
cepted by the University Sen- I Rate of Interest
and of good character. I Rip c".•linittee on Scholarships 1 Borrowers should also consider
The majority of them. how_ and Awards for the yearly jthe rate of interest charged on
ever, are restrict... 4 to students scholarship's which they pre- 'the loan as well as the time in
in a certain curriculum or from! seat- ;which they are required to repay
a certain city or district. Most cf i These scholarships are award- it. Some of the loans require that
the scholarships are in the tech -1 ed on the basis of applications interest be paid while the student
nical curriculums and are only which students must file with is in college while others 'do not.
open to juniors and seniors. I the committee prior to Oct. 31. Primarily the loans have been
The undergraduate scholarships! The forms are available_ in established by private individuals
range between $5O and $5OO, but , the office of the Co-ordinator of land operate from the interest
some of them have been estab-I. Scholarships. 205 D Old Main: ,earned on a fined capital base.
lished on a yearly basis whilei- the Trust Funds Division of the I An Unusual Loan
others are given to different stu- accounting office, 6 Willard 1 One of the most unusual loans
dents each year. I Hall: or at the office of the dean i has been established by Mrs.
Both the dean of women and:
of the college of the student. ;Ralph Dorn Hetzel for needy stu
the dean of men have urged that The application forms must dents to meet some immediate
students in need of financial as-I be completed by ‘ the student. emergency when they do not
sistance consider applying for{ must be signed by parents. and ,
have time to wait until pay day
loans. They said That students of-. must be acompanied by Iwo .or until they can get more money
ten feel that they can win a schol- letters of recommendation. - from home.
arship with honor, but are em-,.' - Students may also borrow
•
barrassed to apply for a loan.;scholarship is not required. ;money from the University
However, they added that the on-1 Students must be prepared to!amounting to between S5O and
Iy thing unhonorable about ac- state the need for the loan as 5100 if they have a citizen of
cepting a loan was the failure to well as how and when it will heiPennsylvania owning property as
pay it back at the appointedpaid back to the University. The la co-signer.
time. borrower's need must be of a ser- Application for loans may be
Available to Students
Loans are available to any reg-4
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
By ANNE FRIEDBERG
'Turn-about . customs day yes
telday provided many laughs as
freshman men were given lessons
in how to curtsy by the upper
clas:men who enforced the cus
toms with a "tongue in cheek"
attitude.
An informal poll conducted
among freshman women revealed
that although they - had fun" dur
ing ye,terday's program, there
v,as a definite feeling of indif
ference noticeable among the up
perclas:_suomen in enforcing the
cu,toin:;.
The Freshman Customs Board
night spent its quietest night
to date when only three customs
vlolatois were ordered to appear
for hearings.
Sent to Library
Martin Aaronoff, who did not
have his Freshman Bible when
stopped by an upperclassmen, was
requested to view the customs dis
play on exhibit in the entrance to
the Fred Lewis Pattee Library.
He was also ordered to browse
through the customs files in the
Penn State Room of the Library
and report to the board Tt:esday
night.
When asked for suggestions to
improve the customs program for
next year. Aaronoff said that he
thought board members should
display an affirmative.instead of,
negative approach to customs vio-,
lators.
Charged With Bribery Evening Courses
Barbara Jacques appeared be-,
fore the board on a charge of not In Business Skills
wearing customs and attempted ,
briberv.
She explained to the eight- Will Be Offered
member board that she was stop-1 Elementary evening courses in
ped during Thursday's joint cus-,typing and shorthand will be of
toms day without her dink or fered this fall for both students
namecard. She said that when shel
was stopped she offered to sing, and townspeople.
songs for the upperclassmen, but, Tuition for each course will be
it was not actually a bribe. 1 524. Registration will be at 7:30
More active participation while p.m. ',Tuesday in 7 Sparks. Classes
enforcing customs on the part of , will be held two evenings a week
upperclasswoman was her sugges - {for a total of 48 hours of instruc-:
tion for improvement of next tion. Class hours and _ meeting
year's program.
To Report Back
She was ordered to report to The typing course will include
the Penn State Room for interest-, instructionin the touch system,
ing items and return to the board use of mechanical parts of the
on her findings there on Tu e sda y t tYpewriter. building of speed by
night. !direct dictation, introduction to
David Truby was charged with; business letter forms, outlines.
not carrying his matriculation tvning from
and having hi§ hands in his pock -i
card, not wearing his name car d , icrmposition at the typewriter.
ets. He told the board that he didlThe shorthand course will con
not realize that he was requiredi st of training in the Gregg sim
to carry his matriculation card 17 i 2.11fir systemd „._u"__s, with emphasis on
with him and denied having his brief forms, reading , and dicta
hands in his pockets. lion practice,
Assails Upperciasswomen
Truby explained to board men:-ihis back saying. "I Like Customs."
hers that the antagonistic attitude• night by Freshman Customs
of some upperclassmen was not, Board members, who said they
in keeping with the true spirit of.will end as soon as overall spirit
customs enforcement He suggesti warrants their termination.
ed that only specific groups, such "When will customs end?" is a
as hatmen and hatwomen, be al- question that has been circulating
lowed to haze freshmen next year. around the campus. The inquiries
For his penalty, board mem-;made by freshmen and upperclass
bers asked him to wear a sign on , men alike: were answered last
ious nature with the aim of fur
thering his education..
and a Frosh male curtsies
nights.wiii be determined at regisl
tration.
made in the offices of the Dean
of idea or Women.
Personnel Committee
Receives Criticism
(Editorial on page four)
All-University Cabinet's Personnel Interviewing Commit
ee received wide-spread criticism from two Cabinet members
Thursday night.
The barbs were hurled during the informal session wheci
.he entire system of Cabinet appointments was 'reviewed.
CPIC interviews applicants for
le majority of Cabinet appoint
ments, then makes recommenda-
ions to the governing body }Which
must be approved.
Association of Independent Men
'resident Lash Howes told Cabi
et every time he ran over the
appointments, he recognized each
lame. "It seems to me," he said,
that the same minority group
.omposes all the committees."
Few Indies Appointed •
In addition, Howes said very
ew independents were appointed,
,!though he has "a list with many
,amen of independents who are
nterested in doing student gov
rnment work. All you have to
lo is ask these people to work
—and they will."
Howes' statement brought forth
flurry of replies claiming that
tudents should have the initia
ive to approach student leaders
ind groups to ask for work.
Howes answered saying he did
.iot think that initiative should
he the major requirement for re
ceiving appointments. "There are
many people who are very cap
able," he said, "but who lack
initiative or are a little shy."
Activities Too Important
"It seems to me," Howes added,
"that another major requirement
is the list of activities after a
person's name. I think CPIC puts
too much emphasis on other work
activities when making appoint-
EMI
As proof, he ran down a list of
appointees showing the majority'
of people are already members
of Froth, Collegian, or some other:
student government body.
As a rebuttal, Katherine Dick
son, CPIC co-chairman, said the'
group did not take activities into,
consideration when
~ m aking ap
pointments.
Never Interviewed
Harry Martini, junior class
president, added another criti
cism to CPIC saying he was never
interviewed by the group before
being appointed to Traffic Court.
Robert Bahrenburg, All-Univer
sity president, explained that
there are too many appointments
for CPIC to interview every ap
plicant for every position.
To help stabilize the appoint
ment system, Bahrenburg added,
the job has been turned over to
the All-Univeisity vice president.
Previously, all appointments were
compiled by the president.
Cabinet then switched to a dis
cussion of other means of cir
culating information and stimu
lating interest in student govern
ment.
Ways to Spur Interest
In addition to a suggestion to
make more use of student coun
seling among freshman students
to spur interest, one member
named the Dean of Men's coffee
hours as a possible kickoff point
for explanatory sessions.
The dean of men sponsors cof
fee hours once a week to help
students get acquainted with his
staff and other students.
"They're no good," Daniel Land.
Interfraternity Council president.
said. "All they ever do there :s
talk about the weather and their
schedules," he added.
"Well, what are the coffee
hours for?" a Cabinet member
questioned.
"To drink coffee" was Land's
reply.
Cabinet decided to tentatively
schedule a discussion of CPIC
during the session next week to
be devoted to a Student Encamp
ment report on student govern
ment.
First Graduate Exam
Scheduled for Nov. 17
The first of four Graduate Rec
ord Examinations scheduled for
the current academic year will be
given Nov. 17.
Applications must be received
at the Educational Testing Serv
ice. 20 Nassau street. Princeton,
N.J., at least two weeks prior to
the date of the examination.
Bulletins of information and
application blanks are available
in 117 Buckhout.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1956
Coed Rush
Meeting Set
By Panhel
Second semester freshmen and
upperelasswomen will get their
first taste of the informal rush
ing program in a meeting at 1
P m. today in 121 Sparks.
Panhellenic Council officers and
advisers will instruct the prospec
tive rushees in the ideals of soror
ity life, costs, scholarship require
ments, and the purposes behind
the Panhel rush program.
Second semester women must
have a 2.3 average. Other upper
classwomen must have an All-
University average of 2.0.
Registration Begins Monday
Registration will be held from
Monday, Oct. 8, in the office of
the dean of women. Office hours
are from a a.m.. to 5 p.m. A fee
of $1 must be paid in order to reg
ister.
Rushing will start on Oct. 9 and
extend to Dec. 9. During the two
month program rushees will visit
the suites of 23 sororities in a ser
ies of coke dates. At the time of
registration coeds will list the
hours between 1 and 8 p.m. that
they will be able to rush.
Sororities can . extend bids to
rushees at any time during the
rushing period. Replies to the bids
must be made within one week
after being received.
Officers Available
Barbara Nicholls, president of
Panhel, announced that officers of
the council will be available to
answer any questions about rush
ing from 11 a.m. to noon Monday
through Friday and from 10 a.m.
to noon on Wednesday in the IFC-
Panhel office in the Hetzel Union
Building.
Miss Nicholls stressed that offi
cers cannot give any information
on what sorority is the "best" but
that they will be able to . answer
questions that pertain to sororities
as a whole.
Records and history of each sor
ority are kept in the IFC-Panhet
office.
LaVie to Hold Meeting
Sunday for Candidates
A meeting will be held at 7:30
p.m. Sunday in 105 White Hall for
all fifth semester students wish
ing to be candidates for the LaVie
staff.
Those invited to the meeting in
elide sophomore boarders who
were members of the staff last
year.
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IN
"BUS STOP"
Feat.: 1:30, 3:34, 5:38, 7:42, 9:38
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NOW SHOWING
"THE BAD SEED"
is the big shocker!
Recommended For Adults Only
Starring
Nancy Kelly
Patty McCormack
And the Cast of the Play
7 111TT I MTIr
TODAY - ALL DAY
Alec Guinness in
"THE PRISONER"
• Begins 2 P.M. Sunday •
Alfred Hitchcock's
"THE PARADINE CASE"
Gregory Peek - Chas. Coburn
iki Chas. Laughtoo Ethel Barrywore