THURSDAY. DECE 1 BER 13.1956 New atric System I Diget Code Has 8 An eight-digi will replace Ue matriculation ca l istration, Dean code for University matriculation numbers, present six-digit system when new-style! rds are issued during spring semester reg-i, , f Admissions C. 0. Williams has disclosed.' .em, which is expected to last 100 years be- 1 of numbers occurs, is necessary because I several cases of more than one student receiving the same num ber have occurred under the pre [Sent code, Dean Williams said. The present system has been , in effect since 1937. New Code Explained The new code can be broken' down into three components: a four-digit alphabetized code group, the last two digits of the' year of admission to the UniverE sity and a two-digit serial number within the alphabetic group. The alphabetized code group will range from 1000 to 9999, and the other two groups will range from 00 to 99. The present six-digit system is composed of a four-digit alpha betized code group, ranging from 0000 to 4600, and a two-digit serial number within the alphabetic group, ranging from 00 to 99. Admission Year Included Inclusion of the year of admis sion in the new system extensive ly lengthens the life of the code, which also will provide for a finer distribution with the alphabetic groupings because of the increase of alphabetic group numbers, Wil liams said. The eight-digit system has been tested against telephone direc tories from several metropolitan cities, includipg Manhattan and Seatle, and is currently being used by the University of Oregon in•its matriculation card number ing system. New Metric Numbers The new sys fore duplication Kaley Ag Sp: Compe aking Sylvia Kaley, ju burgh, won the fi and a gold medal agricultural sp e for from Pitts st prize of $65 in the Guldin king contest Tuesday night The title of "Let's Build a Bu • r speech was ny Business." Others winnin prizes were Willi a'm Kulv ; ski, sophomore from Cranesville. 0 and a silver medal for second Glace; Lawrence Hutchinson, sopi o mo r e from Thorton, $25 for t ird place; Wal ter Trumbauer, •ophomore from Lansdale $lO, forth place, and Jaines Uhl, sophomore from New foundland, fifth place. Prize Presentation The prizes will be•presented at an Agriculture College faculty meeting between 4 and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 21 in 109 Armsby. Richard Pharo, senior in agriculture and biological chemistry from Bethle hem, will make the presentation. The winners of the last four places had the following titles for their speeches: "Why Farmers Keep Records." "The Formation of Milk," "Let's Sell Proteins," and "Agriculture--Our Economic Foundation." Judges for the contest were James W. Shigley, assistant pro fessor of agricultural and biologi cal chemistry; Roy C. Buck, assis tant professor of rural sociology; and Harold J. O'Brien, assistant professor of speech. To Promote Leadership The contest was originated be cause of an interest in youth, ag riculture, and rural living, held by the late Paul R. Guldin. He felt that a contest of this type would help to develop more ade quate rural leadership. Although Guldin died before he could initiate the contest, it was begun by his wife and is spon sored each year by the Penn State Coaly Society, agricultural activ ities society. Sykes Chosen— (Continued from page one) mas Stewart, sergeant - at - arms; and Wayne Lippman, historian. David Allison has been ap pointed chairman of the Ugly Man contest, sponsored annually by APhiO. A semi-formal dance will fol low the banquet, beginning at 8 p.m. Music will be by the Mid nighters' Combo. Tickets are on sale at the HUB desk for $2.75. Pledges of Alpha Phi Omega are required to at tend the dinner dance, Elder said. Sorority Pledge Admission Carol Houck's name was omit ted from the list of ribbonees of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. I tocicectocauctirctivatcrecaccesatectexiseve.emcw __ easure House ition Every student now attending the University will receive a new matriculation number when he picks up his master card during egistration at Recreation Hall. New students will receive their initial number under the new sys tem. Williams requests that students use their old matriculation num ber when filling out all registra tion cards for the sprlng semester in order that confusion may be avoided. Students will use the new number after that. LaVie Selects Junior Board Forty-two juniors have been promoted to the junior board of the LaVie. They are: Joanne Adair. Suzanne Aiken. Sharlene Itaret Edna Bright. Patricia Connor, Marilyn Elias, Anne Francis, James Franklin. Maureen Funk. Lynn Glassburn, Sam Glick. Judith Good rich. Patricia Grossman. James Hart. Jack Halpern, Doreen Hayward. Joan Heilman. Phyllis Hodges. Nancy Horst. Josephine Hough. Barbara Hunter. Carol Keplinger, William Kerns. Mar garet King. Janice Krug. Blan - he Kurtz. Marianne Maier. Ronald Martino. Dorothy Mawson. William Meekling. Pa tricia Miernicki, Ruth Hisser, Carol Palm er, William Quinn. Barbara Rifling. Gail Rolle. Thomas Shies, Susan Straight. Marie Thierwechter, Mary Ann Wagner. Nancy Wisely and Robert D. Yeager. The new junior board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in 410 Old Main. Flags Forecast Weather University students can get their weather forecasts from flags flown atop the Mineral Indus tries building. Christmas Cards with our Christmas greetings, we're sending you good wishes . . . and so do our Angel Cutie and Cool Yule Cards. They're different! THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Pre-Rushing Ends With Open House 1 Frederick R. Matson, said Tues.! Open houses in the sorority • d ay night. i suites this afternoon and tonight Dr. Matson is a professor of, will climax the three-day Pre - i archaeology and a specialist in' rushing program scheduled by' I the field of radioactive carbon.' Panhellenic Council. His talk was the final lecture in l Freshman women may attend as the fall Liberal Arts lecture serie 1 w many open houses as they ish.l Both economists and politicians No limit has been placed on the. , would benefit from archaeologicali length of time they may spend at! one suite and no rule made against knowledge, Dr. Matson said. This! revisiting suites. School clothes knowledge would enable them to' should be worn. t predict more accurately cycles of. Not Obligated to Rush 1 nature and to explain political :policies to primitive people in' The open houses are intended terms which they can understand.l solely to acquaint freshmen with Campus Fads Display Cycles spring rushing procedures, Bar bara Nichols, Panhellenic presi l Cycles of nature are seen in a , dent, said. Attendance at the open minor, short-term way on campus' houses does not obligate women: in fashion fads, Dr. Matson said) to rush next semester. IA broader, more vital cycle is _ Women have been advised by the council not to try to visit every suite, as there will be no actual rushing. No invitations will be sent after the open houses. Pins May Be Worn - Sorority women may wear their pins and may have their com posite uncovered. In past years all sorority emblems had to be covered, but the . ruling was changed last year. Suites will be open this after noon from 3 to 5 and tonight from 6:30 to 8. Four sororities will not be open tonight. They are Delta Gamma, Theta Phi Alpha, Phi Mu, and Chi Omega. HUB to Have Holiday-Meal The Terrace Room, located in the Hetzel Union Building, will hold its first candlelight Christ mas dinner next Tuesday, accord ing to Mildred A. Baker, director of food service. In addition to the regular menu. a complete seasonal meal will be served, with turkey and dressing. A flaming plum pudding will be the dessert feature. The Terrace Room has been decorated with Christmas trim mings. Yuletide music will be heard at the dinner. Dinner will be served from 5 to 6:45 p.m. Miss Baker said other holiday meals will also be planned de bending upon the reception given the candlelight Christmas dinner. UCA to Di scuss Summer Projects The University Christian Asso ciation will hold a coffee hour to discuss summer projects at 6:45 tonight in the Helen Eakin Eisen hower Memorial Lounge. Slidei and an informal talk will highlight the program for persons interested in summer projects Sponsored by UCA. Some a the projects to be dis cussed include work in Europe and Mexico, social service jobs. work camps, drama caravans and positions as interns in industry. =M==l AN, '''ol,.--. • le • /112 - 4,".. v. A . 7,..:, ";'• ILy - J I , 'II 4 "V.V.., , ,, . 54.....„.........wir :1/4,-,400';.,rp• i 4.• _ a ''".2, .. If Get an early start by doing your shopping NOW in State College ecaoctcwocivciescer. a A X A A X X R X A $ $ $ X X $ X A 4 A A A A is A A Archaeological Findings Hold , Key fo Future Says Matson Archaeological discoveries are of importance to modern society as more than curiosities, for the present and the future can best be interpreted by studying the past, Dr% now being studied in the dust bowl of the south west, he con tinued. By studying tree rings, scien tists have found that this year's drought is more serious than any! in the past 700 years, Dr. Matson said. They have determined the' geographic extent of the dust bowl by studying, the migration of In dian tribes who lived in the area in the 1200's. As a result bf these studies, archaeologists now have some idea of what to expect in the next few years. he explained. Archaeological Excavations Turing to the problem of under standing people with cultures which are primitive or foreign to ours, Dr. Matson said that this understanding can often be gained by archaeological excavations. Archaeologists have frequently WIMMER'S SUNOCO E. College a block from Simmons Jack Wimmer says . .. Get your car checked and lubricated before starting for home ... And get it in early. found evidence of successive wars among the ancestors of today's nations. Historians feel that many of today's tribal, or even national struggles, are a continuation of a cycle of wars, Dr. Matson said. Foreign affairs experts must study the entire cycle, he said, in order to understand modern conflicts. EIIoCKVVILKNEWCWAIXVCTOMINC Y to ir V SHOP AT THE STORES THAT CARRY THIS SEAL • Free wrapping •No mailing charge for purchases over $5.00. Some mail all purchases free • Many stores offer charge privileges VALUE and SERVICE SHOP i STATE COLLEGE PAGE FIVE
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