Weather Forecast: Rain, Mild VOL. 61. No. 1 4-Term Year Planned for '6l Week's Activities to Acquaint Frosh, Transfers With P.St,/ Some 6000 new students, a far cry from the 119 farmer-students of 1855, will enter the, Classes would be taught on al :University today and begin their Orientation Week. ternate days, as they are now in "the semester plan, he said. and This week of activities, designed to acquaint new faces with the "Penn State World,:there would be a 20-minute intcr will consist of tours, counseling, lectures and mixers. va t b e t ween eac h class . I The average student, he said All new students, both freshmen and' transfers, will take part in the program. Infor-! would take about 10 to 13 cred -- .ties on the week-long activiH _________. _ i its each, term rather than 15 .ties can be found in the specially ... y load in the semester plan. :Freshmen / B to which is the average academic 6000 Students _ prepared Orientation Booklet. At- Aendance is -required at some of; In a specimen calendar which ;the activities and some are op- Dmks at BX ,Bernreute r distributed to En- Invade Campus"cinal. i .The first meal in the Univer- i ]classes would begin ,next year on The one and only place Where, 'campment members' fall I( nil • 1 sity dining hall will be served . freshmen can. purchase of . ficial;d ay Oct.. 2 and end Dec. 12 with a one- For Orientation' beginning at 5:30 p.m. today. t Meetings with residence hall Thanksgiving vacation. Win :frosh clinks and name cards is the ter term classes would begin Jan. Six thousand new students, 133& counselors will be held at 9 p.m. Book Exchange, on the ground 3, thus incorporating Christmas floor of the Hetzel Union build- for all men, 9:30 p.m, for fresh- vacation in the recess bet w n ce more than last year's figure, willi man women and, 10 p.m. for - • terms. and end March 13. Spring invade the campus today to begin! women with advanced standing. m g . term classes would begin March The Book Exchange will be open 21 and end May 31 with a 3-day a week of orientation and registra-i The counselors are selected , lion prior to the opening of classes upperclass men and women stu- i from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. to ac- Easter vacation. Summer term icommodate freshmen. The price :would begin June 14 and end ,dents who will guide freshmen Sept. 19. vital dink and namecard'Aug. 23. and transfers throughout the'ef the Nearly 2000 additional fresh-; w $1.25. fresh-;week. They will meet each night,is Bernreuter said that tuition men will report to the 14 Com-:and at other specified times with The BX is a non-profit, student- would remain the same as under monwealth Campuses, Dr. Robertigroups of students. operated business which supplies the. semester plan, but would he G. Bernreuter, dean of admissions,' University President Eric A;students with all necessary school spread over the three terms. Penn- Walker will address new students materials. It carries a complete'sylvania residents at present pay said. 'at a convocation at 9 a.m. tomor- line of pencils, spiral notebooks,s4Bo for two semesters. Under Included in this group are 1260 row in Recreation Hall. ;filler paper, pens and miscel- the term plan they would pay freshmen beginning a 4-year pro- The various women's organiza- laneous articles. Engineering and , sl6o per term or $4BO for Vie gram and about 700 who will lions—Panhellenic Council, Le- drawing supplies are also avail-three terms which make no the - (Contin(ed on, page twenty-one) able there. , (Continued on page twenty-onc) enroll for the 2-year program ------- 1 , leading to an associate degree. In addition to the 4051 fresh- ; men scheduled to arrive today, there are 366 students who have been readmitted, 896 from other ) campuses and 702 students trans ferring with advanced standing! from other colleges and universi-1 lies, Last year, 4670 students, includ- away their smiles, hang out ing 3161 freshmen, reported for' .the frowns and walk around orientation and freshmen at the y Commonwealth Campuses includ Th with an air of pessimism ed 1365 students for the 4-year ! . thicker than the smog over program and 911 for the 2-year; associate degree curriculum. Los Angeles. k Rip Engle, the coach of Penn" Pollock Road Opened State's Liberty Bowl champions, For Orientation Traffic is no exception, and this year he Pollock Rd. was opened to really has plenty to be gloomy through traffic at 5 p.m. Friday',l.,„„f frith the home opener end will be opened until 8 Monday to - facilitate the arrival of against Boston University just six new students on Sunday. days away. - For the past year the road has Thanks to graduation. Charles been closed to through traffic : t h e Ripper has some big holes to where it intercepted the Mall be- fill, but a wave of pre-season ,knee injuries has forced him to cause of heavy pedestrian traffic at the Mall and along P o ll ock Rd :abandon a few of his plans. Until Monday, Curtin Rd., be The most serious injuries be tween Recreation Hall and the long to halfbacks Roger Hochman, Pattee Library, will be opened,encts Henry Oppermann and John only to eastbound traffic. Bozick, and guard Wayne Ber.: ' University Senate to Meet The first meeting of the Uni versity Senate will be held Oct. 6. --- fr a " I to 4at (-4.,;.N.:::: , 1 r ii r t o i \.................. ..4080_,.. THE NITTANY LION -SYMBOL OF OUR BEST Knee Injuries Hamper Lion Gridders BY SANDY PADWE Sports Editor September is the month when all football coaches tuck Kochman, rated as the best L breakaway threat to don a Penn • State uniform since Lenny (Continued on page twenty-four) FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA.. SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 11, 1960 z Y :~~~ - , -.-4rsV'S`'' Students May Receive Degrees After 3 Years The University may abandon the semester.system and begin operating on a year-round 4-term basis beginning next fall. Dr. Robert G. Bernreuter, special assistant to the presi dent in charge of student affairs, told the members of the ' 1960 Stbd e n t Encampment ;Wednesday, that the plan would divide the academic yea 7 into four terms, each about ten NVC( INS F reshmen long, three terms being equal to itwo of the present 15-week - se- • !roosters. ea. i What has been called the i 1 summer sessions would become the summer term and would be equivalent to each of the other rexy Talk three terms fall, winter and : spring. Bernreuter explained I See Prexli's Welcome that this would enable a stu- On Page 3 i dent to complete work for a : Dr. Eric A. W Mier, president bachelor's degree in three years, of the University, will address all I although he stressed this would of the incoming freshman and I not be . mandatory. - transfer students at 9 a.m. tomor- IClass periods would be length- PO"' at Recreation Hall: ened from the present 50 minutes Walker first e•iiiie to the Uni in 1945 as head of the De tate the transferral of credits be- to 75 minutes. This would facili- ver!'llY lpartment of Electrical Engineer lween the semester and term ing and Director of the Ordnance plans, Bernreuter said, s i nce i t Research Laboratory.. In 1951 he equalizes time spent in class per credit in the two systems RIP ENGLE hash Challenge --See Page 4 WALKER becaMe dean of the College:of Engineri»g and Architecture. Early in. 1956 he was named vice president of the Upivorsity and was elected picAdent upon the resignation of Dr, Milton Ei senhower in June of that year. He was born in Long Eaton; England on April 29, 1910. Walker graduated from high school m Wrightsville in 1928, He then wont to ilarvard Univer sity where 'he received his bache lor of science degree in 1932, his master's degree in bwiness ad ministration in 1933 and his doc torate in engii.ctsi:ing in 1935. Walker is an active member of many education eretinvering and civic committees. Some of these include Commission on ffiglier Education of Middle Slate Asso ciation of Colleges and Secondary Schools National Science Board of the National Science Founda tion: Phi Kanpa Phi; Tau Bcta Pi, and Sigma Xi. Donna to Bring Gusty Winds, Rain A weakening hurricane- Donna will be moving tewinfl-this area today and should cruise increas ing winds and rain tonight. This powerful tropical!Amin should be sufficiently weakened by the time it rcaches Pelnmyva nia to spare this area Loy . dam aging winds. llowever, gale force winds may devilop in the eastern c . ,-elions or the Commonwealth tomorrow, The forecast for this aIP a is for cloudy and mild weather ind:!37 tvith occasional rains. The high should he .:rout. 70 dcvic,!s Tonight will he elmidy, winqy and tool \vith rain, po s sibly heavy at times. FIVE CENTS
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