PAGE FOUR GrAest Challenge Is Today a slumbering giant has a , •,, , akenal by streams of little people. • The mastery of the giant is a 3-pronged challenge which must be met by the incoming 'freshmen, the little people. The first and largest challenge facing freshmen is academic. Too often, when we hear a discussion about college life, we listen to one line about academic pursuits and 101 about social life and activities. That one line usually goes, "Of course studies are important but . . ." The next lines begin with ". . . you must have activities, you must be a well rounded person, you must ad just." Adjustment is important but to place all the emphasis on it is missing the main point -of college life. Freshmen will not be here long before they discover that "excessive" studying leads to "the grind" appellation and students with decent averages and who never open a book are deified. Many students will find a lot of easy courses, others many hard ones. The former group will have to do a little digging to even find the first challenge, but it is there. The challenge lies in honors programs and those courses labeled "terrible," or it lies in The Daily Collegian Enters 56th Year Entering into its 56th year of operation, The Daily Col legian can make this statement—"s6 years old, 56 years free." The Collegian is one of this country's few student operated college newspapers which is still free from censor ship and day-to-day supervision. It is operated by two staffs: editorial, headed by John Black, and business, headed by Chester Lucido. They are responsible to Collegian Inc., their publishing body, composed of six students (of whom Black and Lucido are two) and six faculty and adminis tration members. Newspaper policy and the pa per's day-to-day operation is de termined by the Board of Editors of the Editorial Staff, The other three editorial boards, Board of Advanced Reporters, Board of Intermediate Reporters and Cub Reporters, are responsible for gathering and writing the news and features which appear in the paper daily Advanced .J and intermediate reporters cover assigned beats and take general reporting assign ments. Advanced reporters also assist with the editing jobs In the daily operation. CIO. , eporters aid in writing A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years of Editorial Freedom 4r Daily Toliggatt Successor to The Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Daily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July S. 1931 at the State College. Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Mail Subscription Price: 53.00 per semester $5.00 per year. tANIJ.TS YOV'RE FACING THE I'VE MADE O.:F."\ WRON6 WAY...ig THE (;)MY MIND! IF BULLPOZERS.COME, ' THEY'RE GOING TO iii, vent COME FROM HOV A A PLO S WOP FORA' MY • THAT DIRECT/ 1 FREEM, THEY'RE GONE To . NAVE TO r- .z.. _.., , ....__ . 1 PLOW AK UP} ' I i -...,_ .. j i z , tam IT! .../ ,1 .. ',_ v L•..:,_. I _ • 6 . 40/ZZ, . • I'VE MADE VP MY MIND: IF • 'THEY'RE GOING TO PLOW OP 4W i li HOUSE FORA W ' FREEWAY, El THEYRE 60iti8 TO RAVE TO _ •••••.......tm0.....••••• PLOW ME UP ' a" - . WITH IT: stories and headlines while they attend classes taught by members of the editorial board. The business staff consists of; :three departments, advertising, 'promotion and circulation, which 'also use the board system. Local and national advertising is hen died by the ad staff while the 'promotion staff handles Collegian Collegian is published T . uesday through Saturday and is usually: eight or twelve pages long. It will issue- its first call for 'candidates during the second ;week of classes. This is the first iof two formal calls for candidates imade.each year. The second will be made at the beginning of the spring semester. However, students may join the staff by reporting to the Colle gian offices around 6 p.m. week days. Staffers need not be jour nalism students. Free Lance,- est. 1887 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Academic work beyond the supervision of any course or professor. The second prong of the challenge can best be described by the overworked term, adjust ment—adjustment to college life. Physically, Penn State is a big place for those who come from small towns. Freshmen may have to con sciously attempt to meet people outside their immediate dormitory area. The supervision is different. No one is around to force freshmen to open their books. The activities are different. Some may have to learn new skills. In short, adjustment is a mat ter of growing up. The third challenge falls on the class as a whole.-The challenge is that of reorganizing student activities as the University gradually moves to full operation the year round. It is up to today's freshmen to make community living, the name applied to the.plan of integrating men and women in the same residence areas, a suc cesful program Last spring, many students started discuss ing the possibility of reorganizing . the Student Government Association on a community living basis, including in it the Women's Student Gov ernment Association and other organizations. The responsibility of building an entirely new system may fall on the freshman class. 8 o'clock fog Frosh Become Encyclopedias, Billboards, During Customs In furthering the traditions Of Penn State: Do you know where the Telephone Build ing is? Can yogi tell the legend of the Obelisk or the Nittany Lion statue? These and other questions will make YOU—the frosh—fair game for upperclassmen when customs begins on the first day of class. The customs period is probably the first of many tradi During my three odd years at this particular institution of higher (or lower depending on which path you take) learning, I have acquired the habit of student watching— student watching being categorically different from profes sor or administrator watching and much more fun. Unless one divides the students! into types, student watching can'. be a confusing hobby. A rough classification would include the! studious ! student, the party stu dent, the cynical student, the arty student, the general student and : THE BIG MAN ON CAMPUS who, tries to be everything at once. This last type can be observed most often because he makes the most noise, Novice student watch ers should, therefore, begin with this type. But before taking up the habits and customs of these students, every beginner should consider the common expressions they use. The most frequent expression heard is SGA. Technically this exH pression means Student Govern- ment Association, an organization. whose chief function is to_ protect you against the rules and regula tions of big, bad, black adminis trators. Actually it is the name for a group of -people who assemble weekly in 203 - 1-11JB and yell (al ternately 'a n d sometimes in groups) "'question" or "point of order." Dr. Dorothy J. Lipp is the Dean !who "Dates and Dances." Quote Sometimes—just for a change—; was taken from the Philadelphia one member, makes a motion. Then immediately an amendment; tinquirer. to the motion is made because] Frank J. Sillies is the dean of motion maker number one got men who is not described by news his instructions confused. Then,papers. small talk Basic Language Guide For Student-Watchers Collegian's Role The Daily Collegian, an uncensored student newspaper, which believes that the free press is a vital component of a free society, strives to serve its society—the University community —by reporting in an accurate and unbiased man ner, news they have a right to know and news that affects them as students and citizens. Collegian is not a publicity orgart but makes a sincere effort to carry news most significant to its readers. Collegian also feels it has not only the right but the responsibility to make editorial . com ment on issues affecting the student public: In its editorial columns it goes further than just reporting news and attempts to guide student opinion. It does not take sides, always supporting or attacking specific personalities or policies, but consider• each action of individuals or phase of policy separately on its merit as seen by the Board of Editors. Collegian does not try to make enemies: nor will it subterfuge the news or freedom of the press to avoid it. People by nature wish to know the truth only so long as it does not make them uncomfortable. When it distresses them they oft-times refuse to accept it as truth. Through reporting, interpretation and con structive criticism the Collegian follows its motto: "For a Better Penn State." by nicki wolford the opposing group, in a sterling attempt to defeat the motion in confusion makes an amendment to the amendment. CoMmunity Living is another favorite expression. This is a plan cleverly devised to reduce the power of the Pattee Library as a dating bureau. Froth is a monthly magazine designed for freshmen. The rest of us read all its jokes last year and the year before and the year before . . . Lion's Paw or "LP" is the high-' 'est and most powerful organiza tion on campus, some people say. 'The BMOC Society is unevenly split over this, issue—most being pro-"LP". Anyway, it is a group 'of senior men who got tired of wearing their fraternity pins. They inhabit Nittany Mountain( at the oddest hours) and 419 Old Main. John Brandt is the Campus party clique chairman and in ,famous man about campus—with or without the beard. He is anti "LP" and, therefore, is infamous. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 11. 1960 by elaine miele ions that Penn State students become acquainted with in their 4-year pursuit of academic (and other kinds) of learning. Customs lasts for an indefinite length of time but it is said that freshmen classes with lots of spirit (willing spirit, that is) "suffer" through customs for a shorter period. Most freshmen get ah education (and if you are a coed) a good number of dates during customs. Penn State men will most likely ask you for a date, girls, after they ask you the length of Pol iocfc. Rd. There are other advantages to customs. The purpose of wearing clinks is to shield your tender grey matter from the sun so that it can be presented unharmed to the profs. Also, your name cards will hide any spots from HUB ice cream which may have dripped on your blouse or shirt. Need more encouragement? Well, it might be hoped that when fresh struggle. all the way up to the library to read what is on the manhole cover in front of it, they might rub off a little knowledge from that knowledgeable building. Customs is not all a hazard, though. Fresh should be pleased at all the attention paid to them for this period and besides, it does not last forever. The decision of ending customs is up to a rubric , 6 body known as the Freshmen Customs Board. These are people who don't ac tually have a grudge against the world—they just act that way. They will become the freshmen's lords and masters and will deal severely with any violators of the i code. Penalties usually consist of a (bigger sign to wear—and there fore, more notice from upperclass (men. If some do not notice you, (never fear! Students are used to (stranger sights on this campus (than someone trying to look prop er with a 3-ft. sign around his neck. By the way, have fun. The cur tain is about to go up and the whole campus is waiting for your debut.
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