PAGE EIGHT
Students Encounter Trials
With Matriculation Cards
Hundreds of students have walked into the Hetzel Union
ballroom with their white lEM cards during the past two
days and have walked right back out without their new spring
matriculation cards, while thousands o£ others have simply
neglected to pick up their new identification cards.
• 1 The situation h.;s led to an an
_ I . ticipated Tush during the non-
A nx/fhlnn- compulsory hours which were to
ITtvdl •• lljflllllly start tomorrow with the result
(Continued iron page jour) that the registrar’s office has had
in the days of Shakespeare per-.to set Friday as the date for get
formed in tlie council chamber of ting the new ID cards.
the town hall which was called Distribution on Friday
the “agreeing” or “greeing” room, j H. A. Sperber, assistant in the
Through the years this may have scheduling office, said “Anyone
.been changed to “Green Room.”, who missed picking up his ID
Another answer is that the ' card in the HUB can get it in
room was formerly referred lo the registrar’s office (204 Willard)
as Ihe “scene-room” end, in- beginning Friday,
fluenced by ihe universal pop- j . The IBM card that lh e stu
ulenly and use of green carpels dents hold as a temporary iden
and furniture. later became the tjfjcation card becomes invalid at
■green-room. * the end of this weekend,” Sperber
As for the Greenroom on cam-pointed out.
pus, its origin and purposes arej Edward M. Czekaj, who is the
much better known. In 1935 ''hen jacket director assisting the reg-
Schwab Auditorium was ! ur ned:j i t rfir v office in distributing the
over to the theatre arts depart-| ca xds, estimated that only one
ment, the Greenroom was used; ha i f oi scheduled students
both as a gathering place and as. picked up their new matric cards l
a rehearsal hall. Its value as ai on Monday
rehearsal hall has recently in- * - Confulion - ciled
creased since it is roughly the „ T t S ,
.pmo k\7(* ac Center Slaee * attribute most Of it 10 fitu
*eme size as center btage. 'dents running down town and
On wundays the Greenroom | buying books for classes and also
serves as an attiring room for, t }j e general air of confusion on
visiting ministers and Chapel : t jj e first few days of classes ra-'
speakers, and the remainder of • ther than indifference to the sys
tlie week it serves as an office, ; tcm ■> Crekai «aid
lounge, dressing room, reception I
room, information center, ticket ; v
and lihrarv away when they failed to bring
A vast ejection of paperthe office workers
bound copies of plays which are, SE *°‘ .
loaned to.high schools and com-| Czekaj pointed out that the
munity theatres is housed there,jeombination of the matric card
as is the Plavers’photography ex-and athletic pass will aid the
hibit. Space” is also available for .student as much as the adminis
poster displays and work done by jtration.
students in theatre design courses. Card Saves Expense
The versatile Greenroom also| Besides helping the ticket office
serves as an emergency classroom;by saving printing expenses and
when decorations prohibit the use'making it easier for identification
of the auditorium stage. !at athletic events, the card will
One thing that must be men- also be used in identification in
tioned is the color of the room All-University elections (the AB
—which contrary to lhe name ’CDE) and also as an untransfer
is chartreuse. But this I was [able matric card for minors.
informed is an unimportant de- I “ The students must have these
P . , n 0 r " a “ 6r “ t* l6 room new ntatrlc cards for identifma
ts pink, purple. orange, or blue tion in registering again for the
and while striped—it s still a fall semester,” Czekaj said. “They
Greenroom. can gat a du pij ca te at the reg
, , . , . , istrar's office for $l.
’ Yi_ at r? £ P eal:in * of weird col-1 -g u t the student v.ill lose his
ors, the Collegian office and most athletic pr j v il e ges if he does re
of Carnegie Hall is suffering !q U ; re a duplicate,” warned Cze-.
from a Detween-semesters face- b--,i
lifting, ; aj ’
Included in the “modern color n __,„ t
sclieme” are bright and brilliant. Dance Grou P TryOUfS
shades of green, blue, yellow,! The Modern Dance Concert
brown, dusty rose and white. Group will hold tryouts for a
Their prize masterpiece, in spring concert at 7 tonight in the
keeping with the latest in 1957 ! Rhythm Room at White Hall,
color fads, is a three-lone (yel- | The tryouts are open to coeds
low, blue and brown) steam 'who have attended the Modern
pipe. 'Dance Club.
✓ — “—— x
i kml jack’s JXI !
! 'Pf a « o U£d|
i BMO.C W i
i with his new ▼ i
SONIC CapkL
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Ever since Jack bought his new Sonic
CAPRI phonograph at the local
college store —he's become the biggesi
B M O C ever. You can join him and
be the biggest ever, too, for you
can buy a Capri phonograph for as
litde as $l9-9). This month's
special buy is the Capri 550 It's a
portable 4-speed hi-fi phonograph
with WJEBCOR automatic changer.
Features are twin speakers, a
quality amplifier and a smartly
stvled cabinet in attractive
Two-Tone Forest Green. Specially
priced at your local dealer.
SONIC INDUSTRIES, tNC IP Wilbur Street. lynbrook.N.Y
By MATT PODBESEK
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Traffic Court
Levies Fines
On 38 Students
Traffic Court fined 22 students
a total of $9B at its session last
night.
I Sixteen students who failed to
; appear before the court were au
tomatically fined a total of $llB.
-These students also lost the right
to appeal their cases.
Of the fines levied, $65 was
[collected for failing to register
the vehicle and/or not displaying
the registration sticker. Fines for
traffic violations amounted to S3l,
while fines for failure to report
,to the Campus Patrol office came
.to $3.
| Fines totaling $27 were sus
pended by the court. These will
not have to be paid unless an
other violation is incurred. Ten
violations were also dismissed.
Richard Kurtz, chairman of the
'court, said the fall registration
!is still valid unless the car was
! under a temporary registration.
Budget-
j (Continued from page one)
■ 051 to three institutions—the Uni
iversity, the University of Pitts
burgh and the University of
'Pennsylvania.
| The increase for the University
‘of Pennsylvania, including the
'medical and veterinary schools,
[would be $461,545, bringing the
[state total for the coming two
(years to $8,413,120.
| For Pittsburgh the new state
'appropriation would be $10,107,-
;546 or $1,177,106 above 1955-57.
This grant includes continuation
of the $50,000 special professor
ship in honor of Jonas E. Salk,
, developer of the polio vaccine.
[Walker Accepts Position
| President Eric A. Walker has
[accepted the chairmanship, of the
[Centre County Hospital Building
Fund campaign.
CLASSIFIEDS
ADS MIST BE IN BY 11:60 ra.
THE PRECEDING DAY
RATES—I 7 words or less:
fO.Se One insertion
$0.75 Two insertions
•1.60 Three insertions
Additional words 3 for .65
for etch day of insertion.
K&E SLIDE RULE drafting Instrument*
| &nd corr.i/I*W set of drawing equipment.
'Reasonable price. Call Dave Sifter AD
[*-67*6.
[COMPLETE DRAWING Set $24. Two
i directing ltitp $4, $3.50. Phone Gerald
Bean AD f-6M4.
:SLIDE RULE: Pickett WOT and case
like new $l4. Call AD 7-7865.
ONE LARGE triple room and one double
for upperclassmen. 114 X. Beaver A\e.
AD 7-4147.
HALF OF double room' with l*oard. Very
! *lot.e to campus. 243 S. Pugh St.
HALF DOUBLE room for male student.
Private home, pleasant surroundings,
quiet for study. Phone AD 7-4060.
SINGLE AND double room for spring
MTm*ter. Contact AD 7-2156 or AD £•
8647 after six.
GRADUATE STUDENTS, upperclassmen
will find comfortable rooms with hot
and cold running water or private bath.
The Colonial, 128 W« Nlttany A v *- Cen
tral location, quietly operated for rest
and study. Low student rates. Phone AD
7-4550 or AD 7-7792 ask for C.R.
HALF OF attracthe pine-panelled room.
Private entrance, semi-private bath, twin
teds. 242 Ximitx Ave. AD 7-3309.
NEW 3-lIEDROOM Apartment $llO per
month. Cal! AD 7-7765.‘Available Feb. 1L
ONE-HALF DOUBLE room. OK'ed by
Dean of Men. Call AD 7-2009.
TIRED OF Hiking? Need quiet? Desirable
rooms 1 blocks from campus. Reason
able. Comfortable. Inquire 619 W. College.
BENRUS WATCH—some place between Rec
Hall and Nittany. The initials T.K.R.
are on the back. Call Ken Roussey, ext. 288.
Reward.
K&E SLIDE RULE, black case, name of
M. B. Stropc on aces. Leave at HUB
desk or 319 E. Foster. Reward.
LOST— Rec Hall, week of Jan. 7. white
gold wedding band, initials RMK-SDG.
Return Waring Hall desk. Reward.
BLUE AND gold Schaeffer fountain pen
during finals In vicinity of Atherton.
Finder call Dick AD S-9460. Reward.
KD SORORITY Pin. Finder please call
AD 7-3476. Reward.
FOR PROMPI and expert radio and phono
graph service stop at State College T.V_
232 South Allen Street.
IS YOUR typewriter giving yon trouble?
If so. call AD 7-2492 or bring machine
to 633 W College Arc
ATTENTION SOCIAL Chairmen: The Jack
Huber Quartet is now accepting bookings
for the spring semester. Special rates for
Saturday and Sunday afternoon social
functions: pledge dances a specialty. Phone
-AD A-&1T&S/ evening after < pa
FOR*SALE
FOB RENT
MISCELLANEOUS
Prof's Work Accepted ha£ been accepted for the is:
annual National Watercolor "i
“Greenport Bay,” a water color Drawing Exhibition of the Pe
by Dr. Albert Chnst-Janer, di- sylvania Academy of the I
'rector of the School of the Arts, Arts in Philadelphia.
during National Electrical Week, Feb. 10<1G
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during National Electrical Week, Feb. 10-16
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i during National Electrical Week, Feb. 10-16 S
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Ilenty of electricity at a bargain price is
a key to better living. And keeping your
electric service dependable and cheap ia
the constant aim of your friends and
neighbors of the electric company.
WEST PENN POWER COMPANY
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1