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Maybe Customs Has a Chance
They were lin.d up in front of Schwab Audi
torium even before their first class yesterday
as customs got off to one of the best starts
in years.
Even the afternoon showers failed to dampen
this new-found spirit for customs among upper
classmen.
Customs were so well enforced that some pro
fessors were heard complaining about the noise.
Although the program got off to a good start,
the test is still ahead. A good first day will not
make a good customs program. The spirit that
prevailed yesterday must continue throughout
the program.
If enforcement by upperclassmen slacks off,
the program may be discarded. This is the criti
cal year for customs, for some student leaders
believe the program should be dropped because
upperclassmen won't enforce it.
Most freshman women had it easy yesterday,
since participation by upperclasswomen was far
behind that of upperclassmen. However, the
coeds are in for it today since joint customs
will be in effect.
A Lesson in a New Rule
The other day we noticed a change in the
Senate Regulations for Undergraduate Students,
the booklet issued to students at registration.
It caught us by surprise, for we had thought
The student proposal had died in a Senate corn
et
The idea was exemption of final examinations
for seniors with a B average or better in a
course. Last year's Senior Class Advisory Board
did much research on the proposal and lobbied
for its passage in the University Senate, com
posed of faculty and administrative officials.
The Senate approved a variation of the pro
posal atats June 4 meeting, after many students
had left campus for the summer vacation.
A student with a grade of B-plus in a course
may now be exempted from a final examination
by his professor under the new Senate rule.
Note that is any student, not just seniors.
The new rule, 0-2, reads:
"When a teacher has so organized a course
that he can definitely determine the quality of
the performance of his students, he may, with
the approval of his department head, be per
plitted to - exempt students from the final exam
ination on sufficient evidence that the students
A Prof Peeks In
Another step into the area of general educa
tion was taken when the University established
four visiting professorships.
The purpose of these professorships is to at
tract leading scholars and outstanding teachers
in four fields—the humanities and the arts, the
social sciences, the physical sciences, and the
biological sciences.
President Eric A. Walker said that in ad
dition to teaching the visiting professors will
present lectures, conduct seminars and may par
ticipate in workshops in their special fields.
Programs such as these will provide an op
portunity for students in specialized fields.—
particularly science and engineering—to explore
beyond the boundaries of their own textbooks
and slide rules.
Perhaps many engineering students would
like to lake a course in humanities, for example,
but are unable to do so because of tight cur
riculum schedules.
Instead of squeezing in a few survey courses,
they may attend as many lectures and seminars
,
UCA Will Hold New Head Named 'Silva Receives
Activities Panel By Ed Department i m
•
Dr. Paul W. Bixby, professor of a Il
i ational Post
The University Christian As- ;
elementary education, has been: Dr. Ruth C. Silva, associate
sociation will sponsor a panel named acting head of the depart- professor of political science, has
on student activities at 6 - 30 p.m ment of Elementary education been elected national secretary of
'during the absence of Dr. Charles the American Political Science
tomorrow in Atherton lounge.
The panel discussion, designed M. Long. . 'Association.
mainly for new students, will bel Long will be o n a year's leave' Dr. Silva was elected during,
moderated by Sam N. Gibson. l of absence until June 30. - 'the annual meeting of the asso-
UCA executive director. I Long will serve as educational elation last week in New York
Members of the panel and their Long
with the Inte - rnational City. She also read a paper on
topics are: Cooperation Administration in Se-" The Presidential Constituency
John Rhodes - - land Party Alignment."
vice president. clubs and inde
pendent life; Robert Neff. Inter- 11
Dr. Vernon V. Aspaturian and
fraternity Council chaplain, fra- Students May Complete Dr. Frank Sorauf, both assis
ternity life; Grace Antes, Panhel-Tuberculin Skin Testing ' tant professors of political sci
lenic Council president, sorority lence, participated in meetings.
life; John Bolt, former Campus t New students who have notj Other members of the political
party clique chairman, student completed their tuberculin skin science department faculty who
government.• and Edward Dubbs, testing may do so from 8:30 a.m. attended were Dr. R. Wallace
editor of The Daily Collegian,;to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.!Brewster,
Brewster, Dr. Thomas V. Gilpat
publications. Thursday in the second floor wait-trick, Joseph T. Law, Dr. Luke
The panel was planned by Mari- ing room of the dispensary. IT. Lee, Dr. M. Nelson McGeary,
lyn Swank and Julian Chalker oft These students will not be ,Dr. Neal Riemer and Nelson P.
MA. . 'charged .the penalty line of $2. 4 Guilci. , ,
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
STEVE HIGGINS. Business Manager
Many a freshman coed will be asked to hand
over her "Freshman Bible" to an upperclassman
today. The reason, of course, is that her Uni
versity address and telephone number are print
ed on the inside of the front cover.
The freshman males will probably have it
the easiest today, for few upperclasswomen are
interested in phone numbers. Upperclasswomen
usually fail to support the program as much as
upperclassmen.
We asked one upperclasswoman to help us
zound up some freshman coeds yesterday to join
a group of males in front of Schwab. Her curt
reply: "I'm not going to help you get dates."
Upperclass students might try to get the
freshmen to sing a little better today. Although
the spirit was there, the quality of the singing
was terrible.
If upperclassmen continue to enforce customs
as they did yesterday and upperclasswomen be
come tougher, the freshmen will benefit, the
program will continue, and everyone will have
some fun.
have attained a level of performance well above
the average, but in no case below a B-plus
grade level. When such exemptions are to be
made available by a teacher, he shall announce
the plan at the beginning of the course and shall
announce the grade level at which he plans to
make exemptions."
The main advantage of the new rule is that
it rewards students for good work and should
encourage them to do better day-to-day work
in order to be exempted from the final. One
less final, of course, means more time to study
for the other ones.
Of course. it benefits the professors too. Final
examination time is a hectic period for pro
fessors who must grade the tests and compile
the students' final marks.
Much credit for the passage of this new
rule must go to student government, especially
last year's Senior Class Advisory Board.
This year's student leaders might make spe
cial note of this accomplishment, and especially
how it came about: much research, good think
ing. and effective lobbying with University
officials and Senate members.
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Tomorrow
PANEL DISCUSSION on student activities, 6:30 p. n., Ath
erton lounge
as they wish—according to their time and in
terest.
In addition to the general education benefits
of the visiting professoiships, the contemporary
scholars will enlighten both students and fac
ulty with-current thought and research in each
respective field.
The University has begun an excellent pro
gram. It is a program which, if expanded in
the future, would be a forte in building a great
University.
Editorists represent the
viewpoints of the writers.
not necessarile the poliri
of the paper. the student
body. or the University
—The Editor
—The Editor
—Judy Harkison
-Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibier
"Say, those were pretty tough first-day assignments, huh?"
Interpreting the News
Germans Straddle
Middle of Road
By J. M. ROBERTS
Associated Press News Analyst
West Germany's voters not only passed judgment Sunday
on current issues of world importance. They showed a strong
leaning toward the middle of the road.
They deserted the small, extremist parties of all sorts to
center their interest around the two major parties.
This indicates the growth of a
feeling of national responsibility,
and points Germany away from
the instability so often created in
Europe by numerous splinter par
ties.
• Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
intends to continue government
by coalition even though he has
a clear majority : in parliament.
By so doing, .he broadens the
governmental , base ithout
yielding his power.
This is the first time a majority
of German voters•have put-them
selves in a• positionto lead`-and to
push the goyernment, instead of
merely following it in therire-war
German tradition: , •
It is quite possible that this has
come about more because of Ger
many's great prosperity than be
cause of any fundamental changes
in the German I.vay , of political
thought. If the voters catch on to
their opportunities, however, such
fundamental changes are likely
to be produced.
Another attitude revealed by
the vote is lack of fear.
The majority said they were not
afraid of Russia's missile talk; not
afraki to put a new German army
under the command of NATO; not
suaid of linking Germany's com
mercial interests with those of
the rest of Europe; not afraid that
cooperation with the West will
have any real effect on the time
of German reunification.
Some of these attitudes an
particularly important at a time
when West Germany, economi
cally booming, with the sound
est currency in Europe, might
be expected to look askance at
further integration with weaker
economies.
Credit for Germany's new spirit
of cooperation must go in very
large measure to the person of
Adenauer. Nine years ago he was
an obscure man preparing to go to
an obscure constitutional conven
t tion meeting at the instigation of
the Western occupying powers to
begin what amounted to little
more then than a political gesture
against Russia.
From it emerged Adenauer, and
with Adenauer emerged a new
Germany. Both of them have
traveled a long, long way in these
nine years.
The first street lighting by bas
in the U.S. was in Baltimore in
18I&. r• • ~;3 a4:at',._
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1957
Guest Scientists
To Participate
In 'Atoms' Plan
Twenty-seven scientists from 19
countries will arrive at the Uni
,versity tomorrow to enroll in the
"atoms for' peace" nuclear science
and engineering program.
The scientists will' comprise the
fourth group to train at the Uni—
versity under the project first out
lined by President Dwight D.
Eisenhower in his 1955 commence
ment address here.
The scientists will receive four
months' training in the theory and
operation of nuclear reactors and
will get - advanced training in_spe
icific fields for another reactor. at
!the Argonne National Labora
tories.
In the basic course at the Uni
versity, the scientists will receive
instruction in nuclear physics, ra
diochemistry, chemical engineer
ing and Teactor technology the,
theory and practice of operating
reactors. In the course of this in
struction, each scientist will man
the controls of the University's
(research reactor under supervi
sion.
The foreign scientists represent
Austria, Brazil, China, France,
Germany, Greece, India, Indone
sia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea,
the Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru,
Spain, Switzerland, Thailand and
Uraguay.
Alumni Re-elect
Three Trustees
Alumni have returned three in
cumbents—J. E. Holtzinger of Al
toona, Ben C. Jones of Greens
burg and Ethel Sparks of River
ton, N.J., to the Board of Trustees
for 3-year terms.
The name of Harley L. Swift
of Harrisburg also appeared on
the ballot.
Delegates of agricultural and
industrial societies re-elected
Kenzie S. Bagshaw, Hollidays
burg; Fred E. Bittenbender,
Shickshinny; and Albert J. Nes
bitt, Philadelphia; to the 32-man
board and named G. Albeit Shoe
maker, Pittsburgh, to succeed the
late John , N. Forker,.Harrisburg.