gists` Series. Opens Ainday 6 3 11„„ int Met Opera Soprano ,Booked For Schwab STATE COLLEGE VOL. 58. No Enrol Hits ment High 'lOOO Of 1 rollment at the d its centers has Student e 1 University ai hit a new hi t o incomplete According figures as 'f noon Saturday, . have been enrolled. considerably higher plete figures at the ear ago when 15,528 enrolled. 16,837 student __The figure is than the inco same time a students wer Dr. C. 0. Missions, at illiams, dean- of ad e time called that rgest in University figure ''the 1 history." Tops 1955 Enrollment This year's figure also tops the 1955 enrollment of 15;352 students.' Late registrants are expected to increase the figures but only slightly. While main campus enrollment' figures have increased, enrollment at the centers has also risen. Of the 1957 figure, 13,803 students are on the main campus while 3304 students are attending the 14 cen ters at Altoona, Dußois, Behrend, Hazleton, Ogontz, Mont Alto, Pottsville, Allentown, Harrisburg, McKeesport, New Castle, Scran ton, Wilkes-Barre and York. Last year 12,814 students were attending classes .at the main campus while 2714 students were at the centers. In 1955, 14,693 were on campus and 2562 were at the centers. Williams said in addition to students on campus there are 1363 candidates for bachelor's degrees and 1551 candidates for associate degrees at the the centers. Fresh men at the Mont Alto Forestry School total 120. Registration Ran Smoothly This year's large enrollment figure could possibly be exceeded by enrollment of a 5-year span in the late 1940's when all freshmen went- to "co-operating" colleges in the state. • The final enrollment - figure last year was 16,045. The final official enrollment for the fall. semester 1957 will be summarized Sept. 28. .The 4-day registration program ran smoothly and is probably one, of the best ever held Williams; said. No exceptions were made toi students in the registration process; required by the University. 4 Visiting Professorships, Established at University; To attract leading scholars and outstanding teachers, guished visiting professorships have been estab .e University. four disti lished at t They sciences, t tour fields general edu re in the human e physical science •nsidered basic-in the ation of all students. Eric A. Walker, said distinguished profes vote a part of their ing but also will pre -1 President the vjsiting sors will d timesto tea sent lectur and may pa in-their sp z • Faculty, are expect - association The 80. authorized initiate th individual nited to •1 that the p on • a year- I • • conduct seminars ticipate in workshops ,eial fields. as well as students. d to benefit from the d of Trustees ha s = -grant of $60,000 to program and while :ppointments will be e year, it is expected ogram will continue, •-year basis. as pros am will be started al - soon a appointments to the new posts can be made. To assist n making the appoint- Elaitg FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Eleanor Sieber, soprano for the Metropolitan Opera PA.. TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 17. 1957 FIVE CENTS Association, will open the new Artists' Series with a concert !at 8:30 p.m. Sunday in Schwab Auditorium. Sixteen other programs, ranging from the jazz of Dave Brubeck to the classical music of the Cleveland Symphony, have already been booked for they year. All will be free to the students; ;since the cost of the series is fi-I 'lanced by a $2 fee paid beforei registration. The fee was approved during; 'the summer by the Board of Trus-1 tees and was included in the new; fee structure which went into of-1 'feet for this semester. It was i recommended last spring by All-1 University Cabinet. First-Chance at Tickets E.:nce all full-time unde r-, 'graduate students pay the fee as 'a part of their regular University; fees, they will have first chance at tickets for each of the the pro grams. -I}.ily Collegian Photo by Marty Scharr 'NOW LET ME SEE .. ; Randy Wilson, sophomore in psychology from Philadelphia, tests Richard Haber and Donald Lipson, both freshmen in pre-law from Bethleme, on the Freshmen Oath and other customs traditions of Penn Stale. Joint. Customs Bring Upperclassmen Joy Upperclassmen will undoubtedly be in their glory today, as they will have a "legal" excuse for stopping frosh coeds to enforce joint customs for the first time this customs period. Upperclaswomen are also encouraged to question fresh man men concerning campus locations and requesfUniver- Penn Ticket Sales I To Begin Tomorrow About 2500 tickets for the Penn State-Pennsylvania football game Sept. 28 at Philadelphia will go on sale at 8:15 a.m. tomorrow in 249 Recreation, according to Edward M. Czekaj, ticket manager and assistant athletic business man ager. The tickets are priced at $4 each and seats range from the 50- yard line to the 20-yard line. They will be sold on a first-come, first served basis. Czekaj said there will be no limit to the number of tickets one- person may buy. ties and the arts, the social and the biological sciences— ments, Lawrence E. Dennis, vice president for academic affairs, has designated the following commit tees to nominate candidates: For the humanities and the arts: Dr. Ren.Euwema, dean of the Col lege of the Liberal Arts, chairman; Dr. Albert Christ-Janer, professor of art and director of the School of the Arts; Dr. Henry A. Finch, professor of philosophy; Dr. A. Bruce Sutherland, professor of English literature and acting head of the Department. of English; Dr. Winston R. Weisman, associate professor of history and art and architecture. For The social sciences: Dr. How ard A_ Cutler, professor and head of the Department of Economics, chairman; Dr.. C.• R. Carpenter, (Continued on page four) sity songs. Heather Lohrentz and Alvin Clemens, Freshman Customs Board co-chairmen, said they were well pleased with yester day's customs, despite sporadic showers. While the rain damp ened dinks and name cards, ap parently it did not dampen spirit. The customs board has request ed that upperclassmen and wo men turn in any customs viola tions to the Hetzel Union desk. Persons submitting v i olations should indicate the violator's name, address and telephone num ber—the violation—time and place of violation—and their own name_ The board reported as of 4 p.m. yesterday no violations had been received. Hatmen and hatwomen again have been encouraged to enforce customs and to stir up interest among other upperclassmen and women to do the same. Board members reported quite a few "wise frosh" have stum bled across the clever-idea of say ing they are late for a class when stopped by upperclassmen. To protect the freshmen who really are late for classes and - to provide (Continued on page eleven) Breezes Bring Cool Weather The Nittany Lion was too "high in the clouds" today to, bother about the weather. He has just been awarded the 1957 title "Thc Best Cat With out a Hat Why Did The Most Tc Be the Toast e Customs Here PSU And Tel Th e Freshmet What to Do." Despite the Lion's "breezy' title, the Nittan , Valley is expect ing even in o r breezy and cooler weather with l increasing cloudiness today: Graduate students who have paid the full fees of $175 per se mester also are eligible to pick up tickets and should present fee receipts at the time of picking up tickets. Tickets for the concert by Miss Steber will be issued to full-time undergraduate - students and to eligible graduate students begin- The Schedule Eleanor Steber Sept.. 22 &tome London Oct. 1 Dave Brabeck Oct. 20 Hungarian Quartet Nov. 4 Dancers of India Nov. 16 - - IShanto Rao) Ballet Theatre 'car. 24 Erica Morini - Jan. 9 De Paur Opera Gala —_ Feb. 2 Gregor Piatigorsky Festival Quartet Dublin Players March 8 Rise Stevens March Kaleidoscope March 28 Alexander Brailowsky _ April 1 Obernikirchen _ Apirl 18 Children's Choir - Cleveland Symphony ---__ Apirl 20 Wilber de Paris _-__ date undetermined ning at noon today at the Hetzel Union desk. Undergraduate stu dents will need the stub with the film number that they were issued at registration for use in lieu of the matriculation card for picking up their tickets. Tickets Are Non-Transferable Beginning at noon on Thursday and continuing until 4:45 p.m. Friday, tickets will be available at the HUB desk for sale to the gen eral public. The price for the concert by Miss Steber will be $1.75. Any tickets remaining on hand' Saturday morning will again be come available to students and may be obtained at the HUB desk between 9 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Saturday. None of the tickets are trans ferable and tickets sold to non students will be different from those issued to students. Faubus Urged to Restore 'Dignity' to Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 16 (/P)—Little Rock Mayor Woodrow Wilson Mann, noting "persistent rumors" that the National Guard may soon be withdrawn from Central High School, today urged Gov. Orval Faubus to retsore "dignity and honor" to the people of Arkansas. Mann, sharply criticizing Fau bus' action irr calling out the Guard, sent a policeman to the governor's mansion today with a letter to Faubus. Asks to be Notified Guardsmen at the gates re fused permission for the officer to enter and told him to take the letter to the governor's office. at the state capitol. Mann asked the governor to notify him 24 hours before guards , men are removed from the high school so that he can make "prop er preparations." For Welfare of People The mayor's letter said: . I ask your - cooperation in notifying me first at least 24 hours prior to the time such with drawal is effected. This action is Senate OK's Final Exam Exemptions A student with a grade of B-plus in a course may now be exempted from a final exami nation by his prOfessor, under a new University Senate rule. The rule—approved June 4 after a long period of refusals .by the Senate—makes it pos sib,le for a professor, when he feels justified under certain con ditions and with the approval of his department head, to exempt a student from a final examina tion. This supersedes the old ruling, which required that exemptions from final examinations to be ap proved by the head of the depart ment and the dean of the college in which the course was offered. The rule also states that a pro fessor who will use the plan "shall announce the plan at the begin ning of the course and shall an nounce the grade level at which he plans to make exemptions." The plan grew out of a survey of departments begun on May 2, which invited comment on an ex emption plan. Professors commented on the practicality of such a plan and their willingness to participate in it. A proposal for such a plan had been rejected in April by the Senate. At that time, the Senate requested further study of the matter. Some of the reasons presented to Senate in favor of the plan were: •The exemption of good stu dents from a final exam is a re ward for good performance. !•It. would raise the morale of students and would increase stu -Ident interest in daily classroom preparation. •The work of the instructors will be more rewarding and stim ulating as increased eagerness for learning develop within the stu -1 dents. •At other universities where the system is in use the results I have been excellent. necessary in order that proper preparations might be made for the general welfare of the public. I urge your sincere cooperation in an all-out effort to restore to all the people of the great state of Arkansas the dignity and honor they so richly deserve." Soon after Faubus sent the guardsmen to the 2000 pupil white high school to keep Negroes from enrolling, Mann said the action was a "political hoax." Shortway Beginning HARRISBURG, Sept. 16 (IF) Backers of the proposed Keystone Shorti.vay intend to ask President Dwight -D. Eisenhower to partici pate in ground breaking cere monies they hope can be set for next spring.
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