SUNDAY. SEPTE
BER 8. 1957
Gray
Sym
Pins / Session Cost
_ _
-- 137 1890's
iizeFl t ni Around 1890 thecharge for ;
a
WO me II 11! room rent,
furniture, and light for.
the session was $37, and the cost.
of board ranged from $2 to $3 a
week.
As to the room. the University,
(then College) provided an ironl
single bed, two chairs, a table, a:
bureau, and a washstand but no; 1
carpet, curtains, or bedding. There
were usually two students in each!,
room.
ats with red, blue or yellow symbols on - the!
:11 gold pin .are the trademarks of the sophol
d senior hatwomen on campus.
Grey felt
front and a sin
more, junior a
The four WI
for their leader
promote Universi
tain a code of hor
relations and pre,
traditions.
Mortar Board, (
national honorar.
Scrolls, establish
versity four year
senior women. Cl
ior society and C
more society:
Requiremei
'men's hat societies give recognition to women
-ship, scholarship and service, and strive to
ity spirit, manl
ier in all student
I.erve University
ne of they:oldest
'societies, -and
• d at , the Uni
. ago, recognize
limes is the jun
yens the sopho-
is Listed
Mortar Board t
ter women in the
rage of .3 above
ity women's ave
for membership.
like a mortar b
words Pi Sigma
service, scholars
ship--the objecti
ciety.
ps sixth-semes
spring. An 'aye
he All-Univers
, age is required
I he pin, shaped
.ard, carries the
• Ipha to signify
ip and leader
[ es of the so-
Each year the group sponsors
the Mardi Gras—: n indoor carni
val in Recreation Hall with prof
its going to the harlotte E. Ray
scholarship fund.
Thst most rece t women's hat
society chartered on campus is
Scrolls. Sixth- .nd seventh-se
mester women no previously rec
ognized by a hat society are
chosen on the basis of scholarship
and service..
Act as Ushers
Members of Scrolls act as
ushers for the Community Forum.
The purpose of Chimes is to
honor junior women who have
shown loyalty to the University
by giving their service and lead
ership to the advancement of its
interests, welfare and unity." It
requires an average of .3 above
the All-University women's ave
rage and stresses participation in
two major activities.
Chimes' pin is a small gold bell
—the clapper being a cluster of
three pearls. "To lead with knowl
edge, to follow 'with intelligence,
Opposite the Main Gate
Drawing, Materials ,
Stationery
The : ATHLETIC STOR
to seek the worthwhile life" is
the group's motto.
' This society assists with ,the!
Women's Student Govern Monti
Associaticidand Women's Recrea-I
tion AssoCiation elections.- Each;
year the - group decorates one of
the floats for the Miss Penn Statel
parade, a part -of Spring Week:
activities.
Cwens, the sophomore women's
group, is the oldest women's so
ciety on campus. Second- and
third-semester women with a highs
scholastic average and a record of;
at least one major and two minor!
activities are eligible -- for .mem-1
,bership. • -
All women's hat societies assist
in counselling freshmen.
Office Obtains
Students Jobs
For the student - who hopes to
earn part of his way through col
lege or pick up some spending
money on the side, the University
maintains a StUdent Employment
office in 112 Old Main.
This office is responsible for
finding part-time jobs and sum
mer positions in camps and re
sorts for students.
Students may obtain jobs as
babysitters, clerk s, secretaries,
houseworkers, librarians, drafts
men or technical workers. Upper
classmen may apply for work as
waiter's in the dining halls.
Stude n-t-managed enterprises
such as laundry and dry cleaning
and flower concessions also create
employthent.
Students wishing employment
.have been asked to register with
'the employment office after regis
tration for classes to 'plan their
working hours around their sched
tules.
Loose Leaf Note Books
Sporting Goods
Filing Equipment
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Student clubs furnished the.
meals first with facilities in Old,
Main and later in the village.'
These eating clubs, which seem,
to have been the forerunners of:
fraternities, not only provided
food but rivalries and loyalties'
which added spice to college life.'
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