TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1961 Present Bookstore Crisis Parallels BX Battle of '4B A highly organized student committee and a determined student body conquered the unconquerable in 1948, when the Board of Trustees reversed the decision of its executive com mittee and permitted the proposed Book Exchange to become a reality. That store, which we take for granted in the basement of the Hetzel Union Building, had a hard pull for survival after the trustee committee’s original de nial. That decision was based on the view that a tax supported in stitution should not compete with private enterprise. In many other ways, that case closely parallels the current stu dent requests to the trustees for a store selling texts. A week after the news of the committee's decision hit cam pus, the All-College Cabinet committee working for the ; "Co-op" had organized a rally in Schwab Auditorium, sent ; letters to individual trustees asking for reconsideration. I drafted a student petition and wrote to the Governor of Penn- ; sylvania. James M. Duff, ask ing his aid and support. , Just prior to the full meeting ofi the board in late January, Alpha Zeta fraternity sponsored a' "tag party” where 5000 emerald green tags announcing "Sure I’m Co operating” were readied for dis tribution. All this campaigning won the board’s reconsideration in the form of a committee of trustees delegated to study the issue. News from the president’s office promised a final decision at the board meeting in June. In April, the two committees (student and trustee) met for a question-answer session with familiar results. The trustee's requested a detailed renori on "more workable plans of opera tion" and a written constitution, with by-laws of incorporation. Hoping for success, the Cabinet "Co-op” committee ran a public relations campaign, showing films on the cooperative bookstore movement across the nation. The final birth announce ment, which came from the pres ident's office on Julv 14, 1948, said the board agreed to permit the existing used Book Ex change (which dealt only in used texts) to expand its staff and gather a stock of school sundries for opening in Febru ary, 1949. A Daily Collegian editorial greeted the opening, lauding Cab inet with: "They illustrate what an effective student government can accomplish if it tries. Achieve ments of this nature are the best possible answers to those who wonder what student government does for them.” By MEG TEICHHOLTZ (Third in a series) Lines Help PSU Students Gain 'Virtue' By JOANNE MARK ; Patience is a byword around' campus these days. Patience, the! kind that develops from standing in lines, is evident in every under grad the first day of classes. | They stand in lines for registra tion, selling books, buying books; and even changing meal tickets; lor the new semester. j The lines around the town; bookstores and the Used Book; Agency are evidence of this. | Yes, patience, is one virtue thatj iis well learned after several se mesters at the University. Confusion is another byword around campus the first few days of classes The freshman and a few scat ter-brained upperclassmen, too, always show up for the wrong class at the wrong time, or the right class a{ the wrong time or just plain don’t show up for a few days. And then there is the sophisti cated upperclassman, the dread |of every prof, who habitually [tries to rearrange his schedule to| his liking, after registration. ! Why? Well, Saturdays don’t ap-| peal to him and the ‘‘meanest; Man in the World,' 1 the one-man-! ning the desk at registration, just j didn’t understand and gave him)- one anyway. And he will disrupt' HILLEL FOUNDATION presents: RABBI GOLDBERG'S CLASS IN "DYNAMICS OF JUDAISM" Tuesday Night at 8 p.m. February 7—RABBINIC ETHICS— PIRKE AVOTH (Ethics of the Fathers) February 14—HASIDISM & JEWISH MYSTICISM The FIRST BIG DANCE of the New Semester SATURDAY, FEB. 11, 1961 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA CUPID S CAPER sponsored by North, West, & Pollock Councils 8:30-12:30 . . . HUB Ballroom Music by Jack Cassidy and The Smart Set Tickets Now On Sale at HUB Desk... $1 per couple 660 Coeds Register for Rush The number of women reg istering for Formal Spring Rush yesterday has been esti mated at 660, according to Miss Marcia Hamm, Panhellenic Rush Chairman. She said a more accurate count will not be available until later. At registration, each rushee was assigned to one of the 26 guide jgroups in which she will remain throughout the rushing period. iShe was given the name and phone number of her guide and jtold when and where her group jwill meet before open houses next I Saturday. Each sorority has chosen ■ a member to act as guide during rush. This guide will not parti cipate in rush and has declined all sorority affiliation for the rushing period. She will hold meetings for her group to ex-, plain the mechanics of rush and to answer any questions which arise. Approximately 26 rushees have been assigned to each group on a basis of the convenience of the [meeting place to the rushee’s resi dence hall, Miss Hamm said. Attendance is compulsory for jail rushees at the first meeting of iher group, as is attendance at ! each of the four days of open (houses, she said. ' Open houses will be held on ■ Feb. 11. 12. 18 and 19 and on each day each group will visit i six sororities. Afternoon dresses j or suits and heels will be worn, j Miss Hamm said that through out the rushing period, all ques tions from rushees should be di rected to the guides, who will be (responsible for distributing all in formation. the entire University or die trying !to change it. i But, profs, and students, don't jworry! After a few weeks things [will settle down to the regular | drudge of bluebooks, lectures and 'quizzes. And, maybe, the lines will die down too! —Collegian Photo by Jim Doiiii REGISTERING FOR SORORITY RUSHING: Marilee Kirsch (left) and Donna Knapik, both freshmen, return their cards to the sorority rushing desk on the second floor of the HUB yesterday. Over 600 coeds from all classes signed cards during the one day registration. Dixon Receives $4OOO Grant The Socony Mobil Oil Company, of Paulsboro, N.J., has given a $4OOO grantin-aid to Dr. Joseph A. Dixon, associate professor of chemistry. The grant will support his research on the chemistry andj physics of hydrocarbon liquids. <® © $1.29 ® '^SStcsPmbryl * FAMILY RESTAURANTS TUESDAY 1$ STEAK DAY Grilled or Broiled lo Your Choice and Served With Fresh Garden Salad Golden French Fries Our Own Baked Bread Creamery Butler Apple Butter 230 E. College Ave, Slate College, Pa. j Prof Named to Committee I Dr, M. R. Fenske, professor and head of the department of chemi cal engineering and director of the petroleum refining laboratory, has been named a member of the Review Committee of the Divis ion of Chemical Engineering of the 'Argonnc National Laboratory. Country Style Steak PAGE THREE
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