WEDNESDAY, SEPTEM
Expa
Mari'
The symbol of e
excavating the year
during the next 12
This giant constriction program was set up by
of the bulging student populat:' '
Last fall, after 11 months of '
study, long-range p anners re
leased a report ou timing the
construction program not only
for the central camp as but also
for the University ce iters.
The building program, subject
to change over the years, was ac
cepted by the Boaid of Trustees
for planning purposes only.
Mass projects are o r the draw
ing boards for academic and gen
eral buildings and for continued
expansion of research facilities.
The North Residence Halls,
which provide facilities for some
1140 male students, were com
pleted and furnished during the
summer. Two agricultural build
ings and the telephone building
were also completed! during the
summer.
The mushroom house on the
eastern end of campus for re
search in the commercial field
was completed in July and is
now in operation. A meat lab
oratory and turkey breeding
unit were also finished in July.
The new telephone building be
hind Boucke Building, gives the
University a new telephone sys
tem. The old system could not
handle the work necessary to ac
commodate the North Halls. The
present facilities make it possible
to call into dormitories any time
of the day or night. The use of ex
tensions in telephone service has
also been eliminated.
Behind McElwain and Sim
mons Halls five 8-story and two
6-story residence halls are being
constructed to provide facilities
for some 2016 students.
Three dormitories for male
students will be located just east
of McElwain. East of these halls
there will be four dormitories
for women students. In addi
tion, another large building will
house dining, post office, and
recreation facilities for both
men and women and for the
men of the Niltany area.
The Housing and Home Finance
Agency assisted in financing the
structures with a $lO million Joan.
It was reported from Washing
ton that the loan to the Univer
sity is the largest of its type
made to date to a school or Uni
versity to assist in financing of
residence halls on a single cam
pus.
Graduate housing quarters are
now under construction on the
east side of Entrance road. The
units are the first of three areas
to be built during the next decade.
To provide additional space for.
classrooms on - central campus,
Beaver Field is being moved to a
new site north of Curtin Road on
the eastern end of campus.
The steel girders are already in
place for both sides of the stad
ium the east side already having
the seating platform in place. At
the conclusion of the football sea
son the old stands will be moved
in front of the new sections, add
ing more than 15,001 seats. '
New College of Education
buildings are scheduled to be
built In the Beaver Field vi
cinity. Test drillings have al
ready been made for one of
these buildings which will be
located along Park Avenue.
Four other edueaiic n buildings
are planned for this area.
The Hammond Engineering
Building located on West Col
lege Avenue was started in the
spring of 1958 and ifi expected to
be finished next July. It will be
the longest structure on campus
dipping from four to two stories
along West College Avenue.
The addition to the Home Eco
nomics Building is Scheduled for
completion next spr
The Wagner Milii
Building located n
Nillany Halls, and J
Refining Laboratory
south of the Forest
are expected to be
spring.
Work was compl
first unit of a Res<
last spring. Three ot
scheduled for com]
month.
- Also on the east
(Continued on %
3ER 16. 1959
sion Continues;
Projects Finished
spansion on campus today is the construction worker: destroying and
’round, building a University that hopes to double its physical plant
years.
—Collegian Photo by Martv Scherr
GRADUATE RESIDENCE HALLS on old “Turkey Hill” as seen
through the windows of the new Research center—on the side
of the same hill. The research center has movable walls to
accompany many different types of projects.
Student Counselors Aid
In Orientation Activities
Over 245 hard working hat
men and women, as well as
many special student coun
selors, are combining talents
in an effort to make this Orien
tation Week the most success
ful in the University’s history.
Under the co-direction of Martin
Leshner and Helen Skade, and
with the faculty supervision of
Mrs. R. Mae Shultz, assistant to
the dean of women, and George L.
Donovan, coordinator of student
activities, a condensed program
of orientation for the freshmen
and transfers is being accom
plished.
For the first lime special men
counselors are being used fo ease
ihe work of the hat men and
women and service fraternities.
These counselors were selected
during the spring semester by
application oh scholastic stand
ing, interest in activities and
recommendation by the dean
of their college.
According to Leshner, the last
three days of orientation week
will place emphasis on the social
adjustment of the new students.
Sunday evening, two groups of
mg.
ary Science
srih of the
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• located
ry Building
nished next
sted on the
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
University officials to meet the challenge
the futr
counselors—over 200 in all—
toured the campus dormitories
serenading the new students.
Singing by candle light, they gave
the students an impressive intro
duction to University cheer songs;
and the Alma Mater.
The first real social event of
Orientation Week was the
Faculty Variety Show held
Monday night in Recreation
Hall. Lynn Christy, associate
professor of English composi
tion, was faculty co-ordinator
for the program.
The Dink Debut and the Trans
fer Dance will be the main social
events for Friday night. Fresh
men will be admitted to the Dink
Debut only if they are wearing
their dinks and namecards. Trans
fer students must obtain tickets
to their dance from their coun
selors. The Dink Debut will be
held from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. and
the Transfer Dance will be held
from 8:30 to 11 p.m.
Orientation week will come to
a close with Class Night at 8 p.m.
Saturday in Recreation Hall. A
combination dance and talent
show is planned. Freshmen in
terested in appearing in Class
Night should contact Virginia
Dogan.
IFC Group Asks
Houses Bar Indies
A suggestion from the Interfraternity Council Encamp
ment rushing committee may close fraternity houses to all
independents, if it is accepted by the council.
The report, from the 8-man committee, was delivered
by Chairman Donald Orr, Monday at the Civil Engineering
Cabin. Presidents of the local
chapters, members of IFC com
mittees, faculty and administra
tive members attended the day
long session.
In giving his report, Orr said
there were a “great number of
independents who come to fra
ternity parties and enjoy the
social life of Greeks without any
of their responsibility.
If parties were closed to fra
ternity men only, there would
be a greater need for a student
to join a fraternity and this
would solve many of the fra
ternities' selling and rushing
problems."
Orr said every fraternity would
have to take part in the plan if;
it were to work. However, he
said, no one house could finan
cially afford for long to go against
the decision of the other houses.
He suggested the plan be tried,
“perhaps on a big weekend,”
demonstrate “a students need for
fraternity.”
Following the conclusion of
Orr's report, Frank J. Simes,
dean of men, and Dorothy J.
Lipp, dean of women, agreed
with the suggestion.
Dean Lipp, who joined the ad
ministration this summer, said
she didn’t understand how the
fraternities had survived under
the old system.
Also in the rushing committee
report were various suggestions
on ways of registering rushees, a
change in the official pledge date
and a method of speeding up the
publishing of freshman averages
to determine if they are eligible
for pledging.
Orr also reported on the prob
lem professional houses have in
competing with Ihv social fra
ternities for rushees. He sug
gested an earlier pledging dale
io aid these houses.
Two other topics in the report
were methods of avoiding having
prospective pledges signing resi
dence hall contracts and then be
unable to live in the house.
Other committees reported on
the Interfraternity Council Pur
chasing Association, the Organ
ization of IFC, Scholarship, Pub
lic Relations, IFC Rules and Pro
cedure, Junior IFC, Several Prob
lems of IFC and Housing. Future
Daily Collegian stories will give
these reports.
Cwens to Sell Gymsuits
Cwens, sophomore women’s hat
society, will sell second-hand
gymsuits at 10 a.m. Saturday at
the Atherton main desk.
Prices will be lower than the
$8.50 charged for new gymsuits.
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124 E. College Ave.
Insurance
Plan Offered
To Students
The University has made avail
able a new student accident and
sickness insurance plan which
will give student subscribers 24
hour protection for one year at
home, at college or while travel
ing.
Tlnee plans-are offered which
cover a total of four types of
benefits including accidental
death, accident medical expenses,
sickness expenses and major med
ical expenses.
Plan 1 covers all four benefits,
lit provides a payment o£ $l,OOO
foi accidental death, accident
medical expense up to $l,OOO, hos
pital room and board and other
hospital charges as well as sur
geon's fees. Plan 1 also covers
'major medical expenses up to
I $7,500.
Plan 2 covers only major medi
jcal expenses up to $7,500.
Plan 3 covers accidental death,
accident expenses and sickness ex
pense the same as plan 1 but pro
vides no major medical expense
.coverage.
The annual premium for plan 1
for a single student is $l9, for a
student and his wife $40.50, and
for a student with wife and chil
dren $74.
The annual premium for plan 2
for a single student is $6, for stu
dent with' wife $l2, and for stu
dent with wife and children $lB.
Annual premium for plan 3 for
single students is $l5 25, for stu
dents with wives $33.25, and for
married students with children
$00.25.
Claim forms will be available at
Doty and Hench, 108 South Allen
St. and at the Hetzel Union desk.
Sunday School Teachers
Sought by Hillel Group
The Sunday School Committee
of the Jewish Community Coun
cil will hold an interview at 7:30
p.m. tomorrow in the Hillel li
brary for all students interested
m teaching Sunday School at Hil
lel
Previous experience is desir
able but not necessary, however,
teachers should be familiar with
most aspects of Jewish leligion
and traditions.
Special $l2 95
Save on these attractive
name-brand raincoats.
Stone green or khaki.
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