PAGE FOUR Frosh to Don Must Sing, Recite, When Approached With the start of classes next week freshmen will don the traditional blue and white dink to usher in the customs period for the Class of 1961. Upperclassmen and women and hatmen will put the frosh through the paces of naming buildings, singing and reciting the "Oath" to help the freshmen identify themselves with the University and build school spirit. FM Station Operated By Students Campus radio station WDFM offers good tiaining for students interested in radio careers and an extra-curricular activity for any student. The student-operated, non-corn tnercial FM station was estab lished through gifts of the classes of '5l and '52 and the William F. Gable Co. WDFM. 11.1 megacycles on the FM dial, broadcasts nightly from 6:50 to 11 p.m. Students write and produce programs ranging from news broadcasts to live dramas. Has 3 Main Purposes The station has three main pur poses: To serve the Departments of Speech and Music and the School of Journalism and other interested departments in training students for professional radio work. To offer opportunity for stu dents and student organizations to publicize their activities. To serve as a medium through Which appropriate types of re search in radio education -and training may be conducted. Studios in Sparks Studios for the station are sit uated on the third floor of Sparks Building. Offices are in 306 Sparks. Students interested in working on the WDFM staff as announcers, script and news writers and con tinuity may inquire at the office. A call for candidates will be an nounced within the next several weeks. Rainy Weather Disturbs Lion Today's prediction call s for cloudy skies with occasional rain and an expected high of 65-70 de grees. The Nittany Lion, upon being notified of this revolting turn of events, was heard to , comment rather gruffly, "Weli, I'think the University wea thermen co u 1 have waited a least anothe week before con. fronting the ne% freshmen with the typical "Penn State weather." How ever, re calling that hi. threat of las year (to auras the ROTC force and march on the weather sta tion) did not work out as he had planned, he withheld any new ideas concerning the violent over throw of the station, and instead decided to issue a hopeful state ment to the frosh: "Don't worry! We only have this kind of weather during: 1. big weekends: 2. athletic contests; 3. class days; 4. returns from va cations, and 5. orientation week." The Most Complete Record Selection in the Area The Harmony Shop Frazier St. at Beaver Ave. on the Corner Open Evening's till 9:00 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATECOLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Button, Curtsy by Upperclassmen In addition to the dinks, the freshmen are required to wear identification cards, listing their names, curriculum and home towns. The dinks and identification cards will be sold in the Book Exchange, which is located in the basement of the HetzeL Union Building. Customs to Be Worn Dress customs, consisting of; dinks and cards, will be worn: from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays; through Fridays. until noon Satur-I days and to all intercollegiate athletic events. The wearing of, dress customs applies also in the! dining halls. For the first time this year: every other day during the cus toms period has been decreed as joint customs day, according to! ' Heather Lohrentz and Alvin Clemens, co-chairmen of the! Freshman Customs Board. Joint customs days permits the; upperclassmen to question the frosh women and the upperclass— women to see how well the frosh men have learned the Penn State songs. Days other - than joint cus ;toms days are reserved for the men and women's separate cus toms. Freshman Oath The Freshman Oath, which is to be memorized by each frosh, is a decree from the sophomore class and states; "In furthering the traditions of Penn State I hereby promise to memorize our school songs and cheers, wear my dirk and name card with pride, and learn the names and places of traditional interest. All of this I do for the betterment, of the ,Pennsylvania State University." The Student Handbook, more commonly known as the Fresh man Bible, explains many activi ties and traditions at Penn State and should be carried at all times during customs. The identifica tion page of the "bible" must be filled out completely. Customs Rules As the Penn State "S" is the only athletic award that may be worn on campus, freshmen may not wear high school athletic awards on campus. Freshman men shall not be per- 1 mitted to place their hands in their pockets when strolling or lounging on campus or town. Smoking on campus is prohibited. Freshmen must attend all Orien tation Week meetings and must know the names and locations of campus buildings, the name of the dean of their college and the name of the President of the University by the first day of classes. Songs Included . The songs and cheers of the University will be memorized by the frosh and must be sung upon the request of upperclassmen. At the command "Button Frosh," men will doff their dinks to up perclass students and at the call "Curtsy Frosh" the freshman ,women must comply. When passing the , Old Willow lon the east side of the Mall frosh men must bow and doff their' dinks, and frosh women must curtsy. Freshmen may use only - the least side of the Mall. The diagon al walks extending from the front of Old Main and the east ; ;side of the Mall are "hello" walks.! i Freshmen must say "hello" to all; Dinks Monday Orientation Schedule Today 6:30 p.m.—All women: WSGA talk at Schwab Auditorium; all men: talks by student counselors at designated places. 7:45 p.m.—All new students: Starlight dance by IFC and Pan hellenic Council at HUB ballroom. 9:15 p.m.—Freshman w - bmen counseling in hall units. 10 p.m.—Transfer w Omen counseling in hall units. Tomorrow 6:30 p.m.—All women: Panhel lenic-Leonides talks at Schwab Auditorium. 8 p.m.—All women: cultural program at Schwab Auditorium. 8:30-10:30 p.m. All residence hall men: talks on residence hall council, student government and the Association of Independent Men at places to be announced. 9:15 p.m.—Freshman women counseling in hall units. 10 p.m.—Transfer women counseling in hall units. Friday 6:30 p.m.—All women: WRA open house at White Hall. 7 p.m.—All men: song an d cheer practice at Schwab Audi torium (bring Student Handbook); fall sports highlights. Saturday 2 p.m.—All new students: Dink Debut by AIM and Leonides at HUB ballroom. 8-11 p.m.—All new students Fun Night at Rec Hall. Sunday 10:55 a.m.—All students: Uni versity Chapel services at Schwab Auditorium; services at down town churches (many begin at 10:45). Work Begins-- (Continued from page one) being reviewed by University and GSA officials. Recommendations will be sub mitted to the architect for insert ion in the plans. Final plans are expected to be in the hands of GSA next month after which the state authority will advertise for bids. University workmen are adding new parking areas for temporary use. One area is located west of Electrical Engineering Building while others are cindered areas on the edge of campus. The lot near Burrowes Road will replace the area along College Avenue where the new engineering build ing will be constructed. persons they pass while using those walks. Out of bounds for the freshmen is Senior Walk, which extends along College Ave. from the Allen St. gate to the Pugh St. gate. This also includes the wall adjacent to the walk. No frosh will be al lowed to walk on the grass or any unpaved shortcuts on campus. • The Freshman Customs board has the power to interpret cus toms regulations and to try stu dents who violate customs in any manner. 1 Demociatic Out Student Government: A Chance to Serve (Editor's Note: This is the last of two articles written- for The Daily Collegian by All-University President Robert Steele.) In my preceeding article most of the emphasis was on your freshman class officers and the mechanics of being elected to these offices. Incidental to this, some mention of political parties was made. Before moving. on to other aspects of student government I would like to point out that even if you do not particularly care to try for a class office this early in the game, simply working with one of the parties in a campaign can provide wonderful experience. Many times those who have worked in the parties make good and successful candidates in future elections. The cliques are al ways eager to have workers: a position is available for practically everyone interested in this aspect of government. At the first clique meetings the call for workers will go out. If you are interested, by all means volunteer for these clique positions._Within the clique, itself, there are various administra tive and leadership positions which are democratically elected. These positions, again, once you have rallied enough support be hind you, are readily accessible to you. Student Council Membership The last aspect of student government which I would like . to discuss with you is membership on the nine student councils. The college in which you are enrolled has its own student council, which takes care of many of the problems of importance to its own college. The president of each council, additionally, has a seat on All-Uni versity Cabinet. Of interest to you is the fact that each council has a provision for freshman membership. A system of self-nomination is used to acquire candidates for the councils. In the council elections the freshmen in each col lege are eligible to vote for their representatives to their respective college councils. As before. if you are able to get enough people to vote for you, your chances of being elected are good, since in most cases several freshmen representatives are elected. In the council elections, however, no organized campaigning is done. It falls on each candidate to spread his gospel among his friends. 'lmportance Underestimated' Too often, I think, the importance of the college councils is badly underestimated. This most definitely should not be the case. The councils perform a very fine and valuable function. Membership on the councils can be an important responsibility. There are, to be sure, many other areas of student government which I cannot possibly cover here. A notable example is the student government within the residence halls. However, this as pect will be quite adequately outlined in your residence hall meet ings which will be held in the very near future. Also, there are certain aspects of student government for women upon which I have not touched. Here, again, the Women's Student Government Association has an excellent program to provide you with information on this subject. Now Formulate Questions I hope the information I have presented will at least give.you enough information from which you can formulate questions. I, or anyone active in student government will be happy to answer your questions. In fact, an excellent opportunity to have these questions answered will be presented within the next few days, when you meet with your hatman or hatwoman counselor. They are there to answer your questions. In conclusion, student government has grown to important dimensions at Penn State. It very directly affects you in virtually all aspects of your campus life. It behooves you to know as much about your student government as possible. Also, since in a democracy service is a key factor, if you have leadership capabilities it behooves you to come forth, have your capabilities developed, and serve! There is a place in Penn State's student government for all who are willing to work, and serve their fellow students. GO -- COME • When,you need help in plapning your TRAVEL, call us for: • Airplane Trips • Steamship Voyages • Tour and Cruise Vacations rlite . Office Hours-9 a.m.. 5 p.m. Week Days. 9 a.m.. 12 Noon Sat. "See your Travel Agent, he serves you best" University Travel Bureau Above "The Corner" Phorie AD 8-6778 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1957 By ROBERT STEELE All-University President
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers