WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBE Lion's Taps S Lion's Paw is a senii, society which many per, lieve membership in is est honor. any male, stu( attain at the University. l . It usually taps about 15 men each spring. Little for fact is known about the society, which under its 4)con stitution attempts to better Penn State. This is mainl because members reveal little out the society. Sometimes the society does not release the ,names of is mem bers until a- group pi.ture ap pearl at the end of the year in LaVie, the yearbook..T e names of the new members taped last spring were not -- rele sed, but many names have leak d out. The members usuall meet at 10 p.m. every Sunday i 419 Old Main. Non-members ar not al lowed'at the meetings. Controversial at T mes The society has been very con troversial in the past, and has been accused of meddli g in cam pus politics. None of_e accusa tions, from the besti formation available, has ever been ,com pletely proven or disp oven. This, of. course, is b cause all the facts are never kn wn. ' The society w_. . f unded in, 1908, 'and has many distin guished alumni as m mbers. In fact, name practically any fam ous Penn State athl to before World War 11. and chances are he is a member. . In recent years, the society has gotten. away from tapping ath letes per se. Almost Automatic Although the society has often said it does not tap by position, it is plainly clear that with some student positions a membership bid goes almost automatically. These include the positions of All-University president, editor of The Daily Collegian, and pres idents of the Interfraternity Council - and the Association of Independent Men. Most members have some title or another when they are tapped, Opposite the Main Gate Drawing Materials Stationery 11.1957 ow Society nior Men but almost every year a few sur prises turn up when membership is finally revealed. This year does not appear to be an exception to the latter statement, if the infor mation which has leaked out is correct. Several students whom one would normally expect to be members are missing, while sev eral "surprise" choices were made. r men's .ons be e high , ent can Basis for Selection Member ship, supposedly, is largely determined on what the student has done in the past for Penn _State and what he will do in the future. Most of the alhmni of the so ciety continue an active interest in the group and Penn State long after their graduation. The group owns Mount Nit tany. It purchased it some years ago to preserve it as a living monument to Penn State history and tradition. It' was purchased when a company planned to clear it for timber. Counci I Governs Hat Societies The Hat Society Council is a legislative body governing the six men's and four women's hat so cieties on campus. The council is composed of the presidents and secretaries of the member organizations. Its purpose is to coordinate the activities of the hat societies. Hat Society Council assists in charity drives and fund-raising campaigns and has contributed to sending young boys to the Key stone Boys' Camp. The member societies are: Mor tar • Board and Scrolls, senior women's hat societies; Chimes, for .junior women, and Cwens, sophomore women's society. Skull and Bones and Parmi Nous, senior 'men's hat societies; Druids, Blue Key and Androcles, junior men's societies; and Delphi, for sophomore men. • Loose Leaf Note Books Sporting Goods Filing Equipment e ATHLETIC STORE THE DAILY-COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA 'Angels' Offer Cadets Moral Encouragement Angel Fligfit, the coed auxiliary organization of the Arnold Air Society, is primarily- a social or ganization for which appearance, personality and interest in Air Force activities are the main qualifications for membership. Objectives of Angel Flight are to advance and promote interest in the Air Force, to obtain informa tion concerning the military serv ices and to aid the progress of the Arnold Air Society. Sponsors Workshop In addition to aiding the Air Force cadets in conferences at the University, the group sponsors a drill team, a chorus and the Blue Yonder Workshop. The workshop is planned to give' coeds information about life as wife of a man entering the armed services. It is recognized that the, 'success of a serviceman, to some extent, may depend upon the at-' titude and actions of his wife. For this reason, the workshop is designed to give some informa tion to aid the wife in her role as hostess, household manager and - confidante to her military husband. As a finale to the Blue Yonder Workshop a field trip is taken' to Olmsted Air Force Base, near Harrisburg. Angel Flight has recently be.: come a national - organization,) with headquarters at the Unii v e r s i t y. Patricia Schoonmaker,t senior in arts and letters from; Tyrone, is the national corn-. mander. Company Establishes 4-Year Scholarship A 4-year scholarship to aid ' a student in metallurgy has been ; established at the University by' the Wilbur B. Driver Co., of, Newark, N. J. The scholarship, which will be' awarded this fall to an incoming, freshman in metallurgy, provides, 5650 a. year and may be renewed , for each of the student's fourl years if he continues to meet re quirements. Aid in 3 Roles New and Used TEXT BOOKS Irvin Hall Was Once Home for Athletes Freshman students who now live in Irvin hall are living in the rooms once occupied by some of Penn State's greatest athletes. Ir vin was once known as Varsity Hall and was used exclusively to 'house varsity athletes. The building replaced th e "track hous e,' a wood-frame building that was built as a living unit for athletes and served from 1904 to 1924. The building was razed by the University in 1930. 1925 First Move-up Day The first Move-up Day in the history of the University was ob served May 15, 1925. The seniors blossomed out in white lion jack ets, the juniors in blazers, and sophomores and freshmen staged their big step up in customs after the underclass tug-of-war. Homecoming Day Begun The University's annual Alumni Homecoming Day was established during the school year 1920-21. • . • " • -", • • • PAGE NINE
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