PAGE FOUR fiAuiAM i aiulai (krairfc B«tiH«r narninri dariaf the University rear. Tbt Ottllf Collet Isn it a student •peratid wvipiper. —— I $l,Ol per aemetUr $5.11 per year ___________________ Entered m Mctnd-dw matter July 4. 1931 at tha State Cellere, Pa. Poit Office under the act of March 3. 1879. MIKE MOYLE. Editor Deanna Solti*, Asst. Bus. Mgr.; Steve Higgins, Loral Adv. Sue Conklin, Managing Editor: Ed Dubba. City Editor; Fran Mgr.; George Shambaugh, Asst. Local Adv. Mgr.; Marilyn Panurri. Sport* Editor: Becky Zahm Copy Editor; Erie Elia*. National Adv. Mgr.; Don Stohl, Promotion Mgr.; Anna On»a. A**i*tant Copy Editor; Vinre Carocci, AsuUtant Sport* Caton and David Pose*, Co-Cirrulation Mgr*.; Jo Fulton, Per* Editor; Pat Hunter. Frstorn Editor: Dave Bavar. Photog- aonnel Mgr.; Harry Yarerbaum. Office Mgr.; Barbara Ship* raphv Editor. man. (‘laasifird Ad Mgr.; Ruth Howland, See.; Jane Groff, Research and Record* Mgr. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Judy Harkison; Copy Editors, Bob Franklin, Lianne Cordero; As sistants, Pat Evans, Pat Earley, Dave Fmeman, George French, Jim Tuttle, Dick Drayne. Greetings to the ‘Forgotten Class’ Every year amidst the hustle and bustle of the job of registering several thousand “regu lars” a small group of 500-600 students enter these hallowed halls for the first time. Given no sort of official greeting and not treated to a special program as are their fall counterparts, this class usually slips in relatively unnoticed by most of the University outside of the Dean of Admissions. Of course, these novices got the usual wet welcome to University Park. In fact they ar rived at one of the coldest, wettest, sloppiest, most miserable times we’ve had all year. So now these aspirants have four long years to look forward to at Penn Stale. Some of them who have transferred from other universities will naturally compare them to their new home. The new environment, despite its present sodden look, will compare most favorably, we think. To those who have just finished high school or who aie entering a university for the first time some aspects of-the new life may appear a bit disconcerting. With little or no warning or preparation they are taken into the seemingly maddening whirl of registration. No one can tell them that the registering process is now down to a point where it is run off very smoothly. It probably wasn't too smooth the first time. Then they find that they have been tricked into a situation where they must rush from a Rec Hall physical education class down to Temporary and continually rush in 10 minutes ’ late and cower under an annoyed instructor’s glare. They will be indoctrinated into an endless round of standing-in-line experiences which are designed io try the patience to the fullest; wilt Book Exchange Progress The Penn State Book Exchange has succeeded in slaying modern by making the changes neces sary to maintain the greatest efficiency. The effeciencv maintained by the Book Ex change is mostly an advantage to the student body. The recent example is the 10 cent reduc tion in both buying and selling used books. .. Until this semester the Used Book Agency has charged a 20 cent handling fee from the student that bought the used book and the same amount from the student who sold the book. The money which was broughl in from the handling fee was used mainly io pay salaries and build up equipment in the Book Exchange. Over the past few years the students manag ing the Book Exchange and the ÜBA have been able to build up the business so that they can now charge the smaller fee of ten cents for the service. We hope the same type of management will he continued so that the students will receive the greatest amount of service for the lowest cost. This semester the ÜBA ran into some prob lems with receiving books. It estimated that approximately 16,000 books would be brought in for sale. Unfortunately it did not allow quite a large enough increase from last semester and had to stop receiving books six hours before the time it had set for the close. It had to close six hours earlier because -it ran out of book High Prices TO THE EDITOR: As a new student at State College I read the Collegian daily and have been shocked at the large volume of letters and editorials in complaint of the Food Service. I noticed in the Jan. 11 issue a group of Nit tany students computed the individual cost per student for food. It averaged out to ap proximately 52.50 daily. My husband and I both eat on a total of $2 daily or $6O monthly. We have meat almost every night, two glasses of milk daily, and eggs and bacon almost every morning. As we manage to eat very well and do not AIM JUDICIAL BOARD OF REVIEW. 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, il« HUB. COLLEGIAN CIRCULATION STAFF. 6:15 p.m.. Tuesday. Collett ian Office. COLLEGIAN CLASSIFIED AD STAFF. 0:30 p.m., Tue*d»y, Collntutr Office. Phi Mu Alpha to Hold JTV Engineers Needed IICG Will Hear Reports Annual Rushing Smoker [ students having experience in'From Committees Tonight Phi Mu Alpha, music fraternity,[television engineering or televi- The Intercollegiate Conference will hold its annual rushing smok-,sion receiver repair who are in- on Government will meet at 7-30 er at 8 tonight at Phi Sigma Kap-jterested in part-time work may tonight in 108 Willard, pa fraternity. j notify L. P. Greenhill, associate Reports from committees will Third semester male students; director of the Instructional Re- be given in preparation for the in music or music education or;search Program, at Ext. 2066, or Central Region Conference to be with a major music activity arejWilliam Potts, of the television held in March at Hershey Junior •ligible for the organization. iproject, at Ext 693. i College: ®tje lailti Collegian Sacceisor to THE FBEE LANCE, e*L 1887 DAVE RICHARDS. Business Manager Safety Gazette THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA be forced into writing home for more money when the book bill runs over the SIS allotted; will be forced to stand for the first three Satur day nights at the movies. There are other things which will at first seem strange or annoying or even downright stupid, but after a while they will become part of the routine. To most the University will seem large, con fusing. and impersonal. At various times to various persons it is all three. In fact, it’s both large and impersonal all the time. However, there are ways for the student to erase much of the impersonality. However, this job is strictly up to the student himself. No one can or will do that for him. It’s not easy and the impersonality of the University tends to become an excuse for failures—both academic and otherwise. No one makes any bones about the fact that here you're on your own. There is a great abund ance of help for you here. The problem is know ing enough to use it in the right way—or to use it at aIL Some come here and lose sight of the fact that an education is the prime reason for en rolling; others let this fact hide the fact that there are a great many other things about college life which can be as equally rewarding as book work. ' All in all it’s a fairly tough adjustment which will seem like nothing if you make it and will seem insurmountable if you don’t.' Out of all this remember one hackneyed, trite, slightly altered phrase: Be good to Penn Stale and it will be very good to you. slips. This was a mistake that it expects to avoid in the future. We also expect not to see the same problem appear. In attempting to increase efficiency the ÜBA it also trying to get the students to bring the books in during registration week. Hie man agers found that it was very inefficient for them to receive books alter the first day of classes. Most of the book sales occurred during the first and second days of classes with a gradual de cline in sales on the succeeding days. If books were brought in on the second day they had a poor chance of being sold. Unsold books are an inconvenience for the ÜBA and the students attempting to sell them. Managers of the ÜBA have found that if they can get nearly all the books in during registra tion week they can have more books and a bet ter display for the students who come to buy them during the first two days of classes. They also find that the clerical work involved with the book slips is more efficiently completed over the weekend. We feel that the Book Exchange and par ticularly the ÜBA has done an excellent job of making the business a smooth running and efficient service for the students. We hope that the ÜBA will grow in size so that students can take advantage more than They do now of the opportunities available here for saving money. —Sue Conklin Valve get our food wholesale it seems to me the University could make some attempt to feed its students at least a 3 well as the students cooking off campus for half the dorm food price. Student health is more important than extra days at Christmas. Perhaps as enthusiastic a student effort could have an equal effect on the administration. You can bet parents’ supporting letters would not be insufficient—the reason given for less administrative cooperation at Christmas time. Why not try to correct the situation once and for all? —Mrs. William Gray Galbreath COLLEGIAN ADVFHTISING STAFF. 6:45 p.m., Tuesday. 9 Carnet* ~~ FFA. 7:30 p. Tuesday, 112 Buckhout. PANHEL, 6:3.» p.m.. Tuesday, 2(33 HUB. RESEARCH AND RECORDS Staff Meeting, 7:15 p.m., Tu«dny. Collegian Office. WSGA JUDICIAL, 5 p.m., Tuesday, WSGA room, HUB. Editorial* represent th* viewpoint* of the writers, not necessarily (he policy of the paper, the student body, or the University —The Editor tie Man on C PEfoANT VALLEY Cm?us INTERVIEW TODAY ONLY "Forget about what I want'you to leach—Can you drive a bus?' Teach Sunday school? Make minor repairs—?" From Here By Ei Dubbs Tha t'lvy League Sui) The “Ivy League” suit has come under attack from one of the nation’s foremost designers of men’s clothing. The man, Silvestri, went as far as telling the New York Times that if the suit gets any narrower or more buttoned up, the typical American man and Joe College will look like tha typical American snack—the hot dog. But if you're tall and slender, Italian-born Silvestri admits you won't Took 100 bad, but if you have any fat to you at all, you'll have that "stuffed sau sage-like appearance." Besides denouncing the “Ivy League” suit, Silvestri termed American men conformists in fashion, and this puzzles our Italian friend since America is suppose to be a land that prides itself on sturdy individualism. “In Italy,” he said, “each man seeks to dress differently from his neighbor. Here everyone wants to look alike. Tomorrow I'll wear my one button roll suit with pegged pants, just to please Silvestril Steve Allen, at times a very funny guy, does a-clever bit once in a while. He reads letters to the editor from New York City tab loids in the spirit in which they were written. When someone lakes lime to sit down and WTile a letter to the editor,.he is generally so perturbed he could punch some one, usually the editor. So Allen reads the letters in this vein. In reading the following letter, you might try doing Allen’s bit. My comments are in parenthesis. The letter is to the editor of SIR, one of those cultural men’s maga zines on the market today. “Dear Sir! "What do you have against B-girls? Your article. The 'B' in B-Girl Still Means Beware* (Sept.), shows how the law is trying to curb this form of 'entertainment.' but you don't make clear why you are against it. “Naturally, I don’t want to be put in the position of advocating vice. I don’t advocate it (He en joys it?). But many of these girls operate to provide men drinkers with pleasant conversation—and nothing more. Many of these girls do not attempt to take a customer for all he’s got, because they fig ure he will come back time and again. "Sura there are numerous sordid, vice-ridden B-girl joints. Yet in Chicago I know a num ber of pleasant places, where the girls—having nothing diriy in their minds (good, clean-cut B-girls)—just sit and drink and talk with the customers. They . TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1957 by Bibl don't make dates afterwards, either." - The Daily Collegian must have the wrong type of readers. We never get letters like that. Maybe we like B-girls? Grant Given By Class of 'l6 The Class of 1918 has estab lished a memorial scholarship fund at the University with a gift of $5,785. It is planned that various mem bers of the class will from time to time add to the original grant, the income of which will be used to support $l5O scholarships. The scholarships will be award- - ed to entering freshmen and they may be renewed for each of the recipient’s four years If he con tinues to maintain a satisfactory academic record as well as quali fying in other ways. Students in any of the under graduate colleges of the Univers ity will be eligible for the awards. They will be chosen by the com mittee that also selects winners of the Alumni Memorial Scholar ships. Ceramic Society To Install Osborn . Dr. Elbert F. Osborn, dean of the College of Mineral Industries, will be installed as a national of ficer of the American Ceramio Society at its 59th annual meet ing May 5 in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Osborn will become a trus tee of the society’s basic scienca division. The society is a scientific, tech nical organization dedicated to the improvement of ceramic pro ducts and processes. Founded in 1899, it now has members in 47 countries. Walker Will Address Chamber of Commerce President Eric A- Walker will be guest speaker at the first mem bership luncheon of the State Col lege Area Chamber of Commerce today. Dr. Walker wi.ll speak on de velopments at the University. The luncheon is scheduled- for noon at the LaGalleria Restaurant.
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