PAGE SIX IFC Votes to Adopt Scholarship System The Interfraternity Council passed •its scholarship pro posal last night in a roll call majority vote, 27 to 10. The proposal, introduced at the last meeting by Gerald Logue, chairman of the Scholar to improve the scholastic sta The proposal, as • amended last night, states that a fraternity which falls below the independ ent men's average for More than two terms will he .required to make reports to the Scholarship Committee and will roc:eive as sistance for establishing a schol arship improvement program. A fraternity which is below the non-fratei nity men's. average for more than four consecutive terms will lose certain social privileges, such as participation in Greek Week and Spring Week and will Vie limited to one social event ner week. Before the question was brought to a vote, several opin ions were voiced by members of the council. "As mature indi viduals we should know what to do we do not need a par ent organization to guide us," John Lang. president of Beta Theta Pi, protested. Lana said that most fraternities in the WC are social fraternities and to take away their social privileges is detrimental So their function. Also, he said, the frat:‘r nity men's average ;:hould not be expected to ex c eed the average of the independents. Carl/ Robinson, chairman of th IFC Board of Control, said that too much emphasis is put on social life in some houses and that if they knew they would lose their social privileges, it would be an incentive to im prove scholarship. If the fraternity_ average is ?s good as the indepgmlent men's average, you have no problems. Dean Wilmer F. Wise. assistant to the dean of men in charge of fra ternity affairs. said. Parents and prospective students feel More confident about fraternity life, if their scholastic standing can equal that of the other men on the campus. Dean Wise said. The spring semester averages show that 17 houses were below the independent men's average: however. this new program is not retroactive and averages will only be considered starting with the spring 1061 seemster. said Gerald Logue, seholarshin chairman. In other business 'Ronald No vak, President of_TFC, announced that 100 men have been registered at the IFC office for the trans fer program from the dorms to fraternity homes. Ilowevr.s.r, he said that only 67 of those regis tered are on record as pledges. To be eligible for the program. a pledge must be rogLz.t ,- r“cl at the IFC office by Jan. 16, 1961. Charmbury Given Post Dr. If. B. Charmbory,. profes sor and head of the Deptirtment of Mineral Preparation, has been appointed chairman of the Coal Bpsearch Committee of the Coal Division of the American Mining Congress. We All Wish You a Safe and Happy HOLIDAY Bar-B-Qued Chicken Halves and Wholes • 50c and tip FRANK'S HOAGIE HAVEN (Formerly Morrell's) 112 S. Frazier St. 'ship Committee, is an attempt Iding of fraternity men. Men Debate In Tournament The Men's Debate Team par- Iticipated with 14 other debate teams from Pennsylvania and the surrounding area in the Allegheny Debate Tournament held recently t.at Allegheny College. The team compiled a record of 'three wins and three losses. The affirmative team, composed of Michael Dzvonik, first affirma tive, sophomore in arts and letters from Leechburg and Edward Sny der, second affirmative, sopho more in the division of counseling from Philadelphia won two of their debates and lost one. Allen Feingold, first negative speaker, sophomore in chemical engineering from Wynnewood and John Sebastian, second negative speaker, sophomore in fuel tech nology from Duquesne, won one debate and lost two. Forty-five years ago. Penn State Women formed the Women's Stu dent Government Association. ''' • . .41 t ::.: ...::.:..:. '\.:;~'.; Sri: , • . . x ..:3....,,,:v.:,.,:: ~ ~~« ~~~~~ \~ ~ ^ THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Cwens Will Sponsor January Card Party Cwens, sophomore women's hat society, will hold a card party from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 14 in the Hetzel Union ballroom. In order for sorority groups to submit a model for the fashion show to be held at the party, they must enter eight or more card players, according to Betty Skade, president of Cwens. Canasta and other card games will be played in addition to bridge. ~ tiGARE TTES THE E. E. .SOCIETY (Joint A.I.E.E. & I.R.E. Student Branches) Extends SEASONS GREETINGS To Its MEMBERS and FRIENDS Robert T. Lynn, Chairman David Perkins, Vice Chairman, A. Jon Thomas, Secretary, Edgar J. Penlinger, Treasurer, Larry Tschopp, I.R.E. Secretary, Albert J. Dandrea, Student Council Representative Terrence Schmoyer, A.I.E.E. Secretary It's what's up fro Up front is LFILTER-BLEND , and only Winston has iti Rich, golden tobaccos specially selected and specially processed for full flavor in filter smoking. ,any. Winston•Satem, N. C. MacKenzie . Presides At BusAd Conference Ossian MacKenzie, dean of the College of Business Administra tion, presided at the meeting of the executive committee of the Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administra tion held recently at the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration. The group discussed. plans for the Association's activities for the coming year. Dean MacKenzie is president of the association. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1960 U.S. Steel Fund Given The United States Steel Corp. has made available to the Univer sity a research fund for the cur rent fiscal year in support of an investigation of the physico chemical properties of transform ing stainless steels. The research is carried on in the 'Department of Metallurgy under the direction of Dr. H. Mauzef Davis, professor of chemical metallurgy. Some soil on the Caribbean is land of Martinque is so fertile, ac cording to the National Geograph ic Society, that a signpost in a y take root and sprout leaves. that counts
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