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Editorial 0 einio
'For a Better Penn State'
Welcome to Penn State!
Whether you be students or members of organizations
participating in conventions or institutes at the Univer
sity, the Summer Collegian welcomes you to spend the
next twelve issues with us.
The Summer Collegian is student-operated and frea
of Univei shy censorship. In the fall, The Daily Collegian
will begin its 55th year of operation as a student news
paper published and edited by students. The same condi
tions will prevail this summer and ensuing summers.
The Collegian feels free to editorialize on subjects of
student and national interest and will continue to print
the news objectively and as unbiased as possible. Colle
gian is not a publicity sheet and will print publicity only
when it is also news.
Presenting the news is only one function of a re
sponsible newspaper. It also has an obligation to interpret
news and comment on it. As with The Daily Collegian,
the Summer Collegian will strive "For a Better Penn
State." This is not only our motto—but our single goal.
Meeting the Needs
A new era begins today at the University.
The full-time operation of the University's vast phy
sical plant has been a long while in the planning but this
summer sees the operation of classes and activities on a
12-month basis. What lies ahead for the University? Only
time will tell—perhaps it will be a tri-semester or quarter
program, or maybe the continuation of the present sum
mer session programs will be the best answer to meet the
demands of the Commonwealth's students.
In addition to the regular 3-6-3 week summer school
sessions, the University adopted two 6-week sessions in
hopes of luring prospective students to begin their educa
tion in the summer rather than in the fall. A student at
tending both sessions will be able to complete nearly a
semester's work and thus be able to graduate in three
years. The University's turnover of student population
will be greater and more students will be able to be
admitted to both the main campus and its 14 centers
scattered throughout the state.
Many educators predict that the 12-month operation
of colleges and universities will not only be a necessity
but a mandate by 1970. President Eric A. Walker has said
that the University will reevaluate its academic program
in 1961 and make adjustments if necessary.
Another aspect of the full-time operation of a uni
versity's physical plant is the planning for year-round
operation of student government and student activities
such as The Daily Collegian and the Women's Student
Government Association, Initial steps have been taken
this year to provide not 9 but 12 month operation in
these extra-curricular fields.
Things to be considered inthe future are the election
of a Student Government Association president for 12
months instead of the nine month term which he serves
now and the establishment of rules or provisions for stu
dents to attend school the entire year while serving in
leadership capacities.
In the past, summer school students were composed
mainly of teachers and other graduates working on mas
ter and doctoral degrees, students who failed subjects
during the regular term and have to make thorn up by
the next semester, or by students from other colleges and
universities who want a three or six week vacation at
Penn State's "Country Club." See how many of them are
left today In proportion to the number of students attend
ing summer sessions to accelerate in their studies.
The University is at a crossroads—time will tell which
way it is to turn and how it is to best meet the needs of
the coming generations.
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SUMMER COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Campus Beat
Firecrackers,
Pretty Girls
Visit State
An old Chinese proverb we
heard in our travels across the
big green campus went some
thing like this . . . he who plays
with firecrackers is very likely
to get burned.
It appears that some of the
Greeks along fraternity row are
now nursing wounds as a result
of some "school's out" parties
held last Saturday night.
The University appears to be
all set to keep a watchful eye
over any parties to be held this
summer. Already the mimeo
graphed sheets with rules and
regulations and restrictions and
other effective barriers to social
activity are posted throughout
the fraternities and dormitories.
Look out male students! For
the next 3 days the campus will
be covered with a 1000 sweet
young things, all members of the
Future Homemakers of America.
And when these sweet young
ladies leave, the customary flock
of pretty school teachers will be
brightening up the walks of Old
Main.
Standing Stone Playhouse of
fers some interesting entertain
ment for the theatre-minded sum
mer student. The Tuesday, June
23 performance of "Desire Under
the Elms" is already sold out.
Other coming attractions that
look inviting ate "Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof," "Diary of Anne Frank"
and "Nude with Violin." We'll be
sure to take a look at that last
one.
With parking tickets, parking
meters and all the other regu
lations, it is a relief to our perse
cution complex to hear a local
resident speak kind words for
the students, A prominent official
had these words to say, ". . . we
don't have near the trouble with
the students considering the num
ber of them."
The life of a State College
policeman is not all peaches and
cream. Two patrolmen observed
a speeding car and gave it chase.
After overtaking the car one offi
cer attempted to write-up the
driver but was delayed by a swift
blow behind the ear. The man
was subdued and is now cooling
off in the local jail.
Wasn't registration a refresh
ing change after the usual fight
ing in lines and rescheduling.
Even so there were a few un
happy faces in the crowd. It ap
peared they were thos e who
missed out on the most recent
graduation by a credit or two.
And the only problems that crop
ped up for the "warm weather
students" were whether to sched
ule a 3-6-3 or a 6-6 week basis.
Of course the main consideration
in this case is how to have the
best hours of the day free for
Whipples.
Well, students, it is time to go
to class and compare notes. Be
sure you take god notes and
please don't set off any fire
crackers.
Gazette
TODAY
Glennland Pool. swimming, 4 to 3
p.m. and 8 to 9:30 p.m.
U.C.A. Open House. Helen Eakin
Eisenhower Chapel Lounge,
6:30 p.m.
Glenniand Pool, swimming, 4 to
5 p.m. and 8 to 9:30 p.m.
Softball league, registration, 4
p.m.. 202 Rec Hall
Outdoor movie, back of HUB, 9
p.m.
Letters Wekomed
Letters to the editor are
welcomed by The Summer
Collegian. All letters must be
signed and names will be with
held only if requested. Letters
should be short and precise
and be of concern to the Uni
versity, students or towns
people.
--By Professor Wayne
THURSDAY
Little Man on Campus by Dick libber
Breakfast With George
Washington
Nothing On Us
Our fast-growing University will have something in
common with the federal government this fall.
In Washington, D.C., when anyone wants to call a
government office, he dials the exchange, "Executive,"
then the five digits of the telephone number.
Beginning this September,
when someone wants to call a
University office or a student
in the residence halls, he will
dial the exchange, "Univer
sity", then the remaining five
digits.
The new telephone system,
called a "I invite d private
branch exchange," will be the
first of ifs kind in the state.
A limited PBX is one in which
you may dial into, but are un
able to dial out of, without
first getting the operator. This
is similar to the system used
by the federal government in
Washington, D.C.
The handicaps of the Present
manual telephone system will
be overcome by the new sys
tem. The dial service will be
automatic, it will be faster,
and fewer operators will be
needed. The telephone line ca
pacity will be increased from
the present 2000 office lines
and 1520 residence hall lines
to a total of 5000 telephone
lines.
The greatest innovation will
be that you will be able to
phone the residence halls any
time of the day or night. No
longer will you be frustrated
by the operator, because no
one will cut into your conver
sation with the phrase, "Sorry
it's 10 p.m."
This long-needed telephone
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system will be located behind
Boucke Building, in the attrac
tive red brick building they've
been constructing all this year.
At the present time, a man
ual switchboard for residence
hall telephones on east cam
pus is located in the basement
of Simmons Hall. The switch
board for office telephones and
west campus residence hall
telephones is located on the
ground floor of Willard. Both
will be closed when the new
building opens.
After the telephone build
ing construction was complet
ed in April, 10 telephone engi
neers from the Western Elec
tric Co., began to install the
complicated maze of wires
which somehow, when all con
nected, dial that number for
you automatically. Harry Ka
marer, of Harrisburg, is their
supervisor.
Kamarer, who has been with
Western Electric for 19 •years.
said that a total of 5000 man
hours will be required to com
plete the wiring job. At the
present time telephone engi
neers are busy on the second
floor of the new building. in
stalling 23,009 feet of cable
and 10,000 feet of wire. The
wiring is scheduled to be com
pleted on August 8, and the
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