The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, December 13, 1960, Image 5

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    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1960
6000 Applicants Ask
Admission Next Fall
Approximately 6000 of an expected 17,000 University
applicants have already returned their requests for admis
sion in September, according to Sherman T. Stanford, asso
ciate dean of admissions.
Stanford said the Universi
the number of incoming students
for the June term until sometime
in February. This cannot be de
termined until-then, he said, be
cause applications were sent to
students on Oct. 15 and public
announcement of the term sys
tem was not made until Oct. 30.
Applications which have been
received from State College
High School, he said, indicate
that freshman enrollment will
be good for the summer term.
In order to eliminate the hu
man element of error, Stanford
said, machines are used to pro
cess and code the information.
Final decisions, however, are not
made merely on the basis of ma
chine computations, St ant or d
raid.
The University is currently
studying new methods of judeing
applicants' qualifications. Cur
rently rank in high school class
and College Board aptitude tests
of all except those in the top 20
per cent of their class are used as
criteria for decisions on appli
cants.
The high school courses which
the applicant has taken are also
coded to determine the curricu
lum for which he is qualified
to be admitted. If the student
lacks some requirement for his
desired curriculum, he is noti
fied.
In addition to this information,
the University is attempting to
find a way to account for dif
ferences in the quality of high
schools.
Another study deal 4 with the
record of the number of students
who go to college from a given
high school. It also seeks to de
termine whether the students
from the high school which sends
more graduates to college may
also be the source of more quali
fied applicants.
A third study is concerned with
grades in high school English.
Since English is considered a basic
skill in college work, the study
will try to determine whether
high school grades in English can
be indicative of success.
II 'limn; to Hold Dance
The Penn State Alumnae and
Alumni Clubs of York County
are sponsoring a dance from 10
p.m. to 2 a.m. on New Year's *Eve
at the Yorktowne Hotel in York.
Al Shirley's Orchestra will pro
vide the music.
The tickets are $3 per person
and . may be obtained from the
Central Ticket Agency, William
Dittenhafcr or Ruth Ensminger in
York.
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CANDIES
Famous Russell Stover
chocolate assortments and
home-fashioned favorites,
packed in colorful Christ
mas-decorated boxes, $1.40
one-pound box. Other sizes
from 70c to $6.75.
Exclusively at
Griggs Pharmacy
East College A
ty will be unable to determine
Ad Board Blanks Available
Freshman and Sophomore Ad
visory Board applications will be
available at 1 p.m. today at the
Hetzel Union desk.
Forms must be completed and
returned to the HUB desk by 2
p.m. Friday.
Applications will be screened
and applicants notified for inter
views after the Christmas recess.
pressman ASSORTED
FAVORITE GAMES
Young s tars love these "activity"
games. "Ring Toss," with rope rings,
"Spinner Bingo" or a "Paint and Peg"
chest with carrying handle.
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SILK SQIJAR
79c 9
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beautiful water - repel
square. Hand-rolled
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
CarOl Festival
Set for Tonight
The fifth annual "Festival of
Lessons and Carols" will be pre
sented at 8 tonight in the Helen
Eakin Eisenhower Chapel.
The Meditation Chapel Choirs,
directed by James W. Beach, will
sing "Dearest Lord Jesus," Bach;
"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming,"
Vulpius;. "I Sing of a Maiden,"
Waters; "Hail to Thee, Beth
l'hem," Shaw: "0 Leave Your
Sheep," French Carol arranged by
Kitson: "Kings in Glory," Shaw;i
and "Break Forth, 0 Beauteous
Heavenly Light," Bach.
William Mastrocola, organist,
will play Buxtehude's "Der tag,
der ist so feulndenreich" and
Pachelbel's "Vom himmel hock,
da komm' ich her."
Penn State owns more than!
12,000 acres of land.
GIFTS FOR EVERYONE
OPEN EVERY EVENING TILL 9 P. M.
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Shop MURPHY'S—"The Christmas Store"
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THE COMPUTE VARIETY rfORR
Schilling Speaks at BU
Dr. Harold K. Schilling, dean
of the Graduate School and pro
fessor of physics, was guest speak
er at the Boston University series
on "Challenges to Modern Schol
arships."
He spoke on "The Meaning of
Concepts in Science and Relig
ion."
Don't Forget: •
POET'S CORNER
10:05 a.m. HUB Reading Room
Dec. 13 Dr. Joseph Grucci on "How to Read Poetry"
Dec. 14 Dr. Deborah Austin reading her own poetry
Dec. 15 Dr. Maurice Cramer on Robert Browning
Sponsored by •
Sigma Tau Delta
Thiebauth Gets Schl46rsilip
John J. Thiebauth, Jr., of Ys
a junior in business administ
tion, has been presented the
bert F. Williams scholarsi
awarded annually by Mr. Al
F. Williams, of State College,
an outstanding junior majorin::
insurance.
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