Today's War and I orecast: VOL. 58, No Enrol went igh ,265 Hits Of 1 Enrollment! totals 19,265, University hi: The numbe! enrollment fir,j 1 ( or the fall semester he highest figure in tory. the final official re, tops last year's re than 3200, The nt figure last year figure by m final enrollm was 16,045. 14,000 of the total lasses on the main More than are attending campus. Mod: than 3000 under graduate students are enrolled at the 14 centers at Altoona, Dußois, Behrend, Haz eton, Ogontz, Mont Alto, Pottsvil Allentown, Har risburg, McK" port, New Castle, Scranton, Wi es-Barre.and York. Dr. C. 0. Williams, dean of admissions, said this year's total also includes 190 students en rolled for extension classes. These students were\ not listed in the tabulation of .p revi o u s years. However, even without the num ber of students enrolled for ex tension classes, the fall total tops last year's figure by more than 1000. Included in the University Park total 'of 14,131 are 12.192 -full !time undergraduate students, 288 part-time undergraduate students, ,550 full-time graduate students and 1101 part-time graduate stu :dents. These total 12,480 under graduate students and 1651 grad uate students. Included in this total are 10,350 men and 3781 women. This is nearly 1000 larger than a-year ago when 13,147 students were en rolled. • More than 1300 students are candidates for bachelor's degrees at the centers and more than 1600 ,are candidates for associate de ' grees. Enrollment at the Penn sylvania State Forest School at •Mont Alto totals 120. The unofficial fall semester en rollment figure Sept. 17 was -15,353. At that time it was thought that late registrants would increase that figure only slightly. Saturday Deadline Set For*Cap, Gown Orders Saturday is the deadline for January graduates who will be student teaching during the sec ond eight weeks of this semester to order their caps and gowns. Caps, gowns, invitations and announcements may be ordered at. the 'Athletic - Store or at the Hetzel Union desk. Banqu et Will Climax Workshop Program J. Edward Murphy, treasurer of the National Interfra ternity Conference, will be the featured speaker tomorrow night at the as nual banquet cliniaxin,g the Interfraternity Council's workshop program. The formalbanquet will be held at 7 p.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn. Each fraternity has been i asked to send its chapter adviser and a house representative. - Tonight's workshop agenda calls for business meetings at 7 p.m. at each of the houses where the workshops met last night. The' only change is the rushing work shop, which was held at Phi Kap pa Sigma 'last night but has been moved to Kappa I Sigma tonight IFC's 3-day workshop pro gram began last night with 10 different- meetings devoted to problems connedted with fra ternity life. Dinners were ternities last nig sion meetings fo] eld at 10 fre t, with discus owing. in their eighth ed to "discuss 1 , 81 concern" to are divided in- - The workshops, year, are org.. problems of mu fraternitles. They Elattg.,):: Toll STATE COLLEGE. PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 9. 1957 At the same time a Navy spokesman conceded the bat teries might be recharging or even • that radio transmissions might • have been cut off by RussianiF in 1 Begins ' scientists directing the historic experiment. , "You would almost have to be I FC K n up there to know," the spokes- ush man said. "It is possible to turn l them (the batteries) off and on, we have considered it for our own satellites." , rog ram The Navy's loss of the satel- i lite's radio signal followed re- i ports from listening stations in The Interfraternity Council's I other parts of the world that the rushing program has begun with ! speeding sphere had quit beep- •`A Toast to Our Brothers," a film , [ ng i. Moscow radio report picked depicting fraternity life scheduled A ,up in London acknowledged that:for its final showings tonight. signals from the satellite mayi The film was screened last night stop due to exhaustion of its bat-and will be shown at 7:30 and. Iteries. But it announced observa- 3:30 tonight in 119 Osmond. tions will continue "with the - aid. The film is being shown in con of optical instruments and radio • i junction with talks that will b e locating stations." Prof. A. A. Blagonravov, a So- y , given to freshman men on Thurs danight. It is planned to "give vier scientist visiting Washington,:an idea of what the fraternity said last Saturday he thought the,exnects of the rushee and the batteries would last more than .pk ; dge. ,• I two weeks. First of a Series I Changes in the eerie voice of The talks will be given in alt Editorial on Page Four the Russian man-made moon, dormitory units by fraternity ' Lawrence E. Dennis, vice president for academic affairs,rushing chairmen. led to widespread scientific : -- speculation. said the Middle States accreditation team in November, 1903, r Another feature of the rushing Dr. Hans Karl Paetzold. a p ogram, fraternity open houses,. found the University's greatest shortcoming to be a failure leading German scientist, said will begin next week. houses for rushees Open "to educate all of its students in the - basic arts and sciences.", the speeding sphere appeared to will be held be losing altitude and might , from 7 to 9 n.m. Monday, Tues- Middleln an article for the Alumni News, Dennis quoted thei 1 strike the earth's denser aims- !day and Wednesday. States team' as saying thel , • phere wi th in hours and burn up. ; Fraternities will be divided in- Bloodto three sections for the open University has "traditionally sub-I I Scientific opinion here appeared Contributions ordinated the - values of liberal ) T discount . any theory that the houses. Houses east of Locust education to those of technical . high flying career of the Red Lane are scheduled to have open and professional training and, , globe may be drawing to an end. houses on Monday night. Houses competence." . 1 U.S. tracking stations continued, west of Locust Lane will have The report said that "one must' efforts to fix the orbit of the open houses on Tuesday night. become a generalist before one satellite, and an attempt to photo.: Open houses at campus frater. can properly practice as a spe- graph it will be made from liar- nities are scheduled for Wednes icialist, that one must be able to yard, Mass., tomorrow. The Rus- day night. appreciate spiritual values before , sians have said they expect their' 'one can appreciate the practical moonlet to stay up a month. 'business of living." • 1 While the scientists looked, , Chem Prof to Speak The report, Dennis said, criti-j listened and speculated. U.S. At Leonides Meeting ,cized th e imbalance between' government officials took a long . [ "technical and professional edu-1 new look at their own satellite 1 Dr. Mary L. Willard. professor !cation on the one hand, and lib-i program, , ,of chemistry, will speak at at feral or general education on the! President Dwight D. Eisenhow- Leonides mass meeting at 7:30 k)ther." ;er received an hour's briefing on p.m. tomorrow in the southeast I The report further stated, Den-'the situation by government sci-lounge of Atherton. Inis said, that the arts and science entists and defense officials. Pres-. She wiil talk on - Murder and :units should be put at "the heart" dent plans call for the launching the Microscope," •an explanation 'of the University and basic gen-of a U.S. satellite early next year.'of solving crimes with chemistry. eral education should be providedl— 'for all students. Only in that way,, the report said, will Penn State; be able to fulfill its mission as, the major state university in the (Continued on page two) —Daily Collegian photo by Arley Rosenberger SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME? Apparently not the weatherman, according to Ronald Field, (left) senior in journalism from Pittsburgh, and Riggs- Griffith, senior in journalism from Wilmington, Del. Arts, Sciences Said Biggest Shortcoming Be Accepted The Red Cross Bloodmobile will accept blood donations from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Ameri can Legion, 300 S. Pugh St. Students ; may contribute blood 24 hours after receiving an Asia tic flu shot. Those over 21 who pass the health examination and those under 21 with parental ap ' proval may donate blood. Blood donated will be shipped to the Johnstown Red Cross cen ter where it is processed and typed. Among the hospitals sup plied with the blood is the Centre County _Hospital in Bellefonte. to 10 categories, ranging from problems of public relations to social programs for fraternities. A new addition to this year's agenda is the Catering Work shop, with James Burns u chairman. The new workshop will discuss such problems as obtaining kitchen help an d cooks, and planning kitchen budgets, The workshops and their chair men are Edward Hintz and Rich ard Eldredge, public and alumni relations; James Burns, catering; Edward Long, presidents; Edward Strong, house managers; Jame s Hager, scholarship; Daniel Kehl er, pledgemasters; Noel DeCaval cante, rushing; James Franklin, social chairmen; Frederick Taylor, pledge presidents; and Raymond Euler treasurers. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Lion Predicts Warm Weather Today's prediction calls fore clear skies and warmer tempera tures, the predicted high being) between 74-78 degrees. The warmer weather seems to' i have invigorated the Nittany Lion. He was seen this morning violently chasing two fr i g htened coeds down the _ Mall. An invest' Igation r e yeah 'that the Lion w. 'repairing his iv Jaguar and h. crawled benea, ,it. The girl. 'walking pass saw his tail p: - truding from 1 neath and s' raised that they had discovered a new kind of plant. Being devoted students of bot any, they determined to capture this natural wonder and made one mighty attempt to pull it out by its roots. rgiatt 'Sputnik' Signals May Have Ended (Related Art;c'e tart Page 2) WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 j)--The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory reported tonight it has not received a radio sig nal from the Soviet earth satellite since 4 p.m. EDT. It said indications are that the satellite's radio batteries have been , exnausted. Prexy Assures Care in Drinking Problem President Eric A. Walker has sent a letter to Gov. George M. Leader assuring him the University "will continue to give careful attention to the problem of serving of alcoholic bev- erages to minors . The letter was a reply to a communication from Leader sent to college and univerzity pres-. idents throughout the state urging;, Last year he also said "each a crackdown on student drinking. ; student here has an extra respon- Leader's letter was essentially i sibility as a member of this Uni a reminder of a similar communi-, versity. We expect students to cation he issued last year. ;refrain from disgracing the Uni- Walker's reply said the Uni-, versity." versity's efforts during the past, He said many students drank year "have improved the situa before they came to the cant tionf He said University officialsl pus. Thus. peopl. ought to sea. are "working closely with com-1 lize..Walker said, that drinking munity officials to make (the is a problem of population. situation) even better." ; wherever it may be. and not a Walker also said he is sand- t special habit bred on campus.. ing copies of Leader's letter to He said no further restrictions student leaders. whom he !were contemplated if fraternities , praised as "helpful in encourag- ;and other groups stayed within ing proper student observance 'the law and existing University of The law." -!regulations. Walker last October said he did, University policy is to frown not view drinking as a "terrific?on drinking and it does not ap problem." The laws of the com-iprove the use of alcoholic bever monwealth, he said then, worklages by students or student for everyone, and no group at the groups, according to the dean of University is exempt from them.trnen's office. The Core of Learning See Page 4 FIVE CENTS
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