WEDNESDAY. MARCH 1. 1961
Admissions
Standards
Are Studied
By LYNNE CEBEFICE
The task of deciding which
students should be considered
eligible for admission each
year, and which rejected is
one of the most difficult prob
lems facing the University.
A research program under
Martin L. Zeigler, director of stu
dent affairs research, is currently
being conducted to find new cri
teria for admitting students.
In fhe pash Zeigler said, a
student's high school rank and
entrance aptitude lest scores
have been considered an indica
tion of his college potential.
"However, this has not been
satisfactory," he said.
In explaining the drawbacks
of the high school rank criterion,
Zeigler said that all high schools
have different ways of determin
ing a student’s class rank. For
example, one school may include
all types of students —academic,
commercial, etc.—while another
may rank only the prospective
college students.
In addition, he said, a third
fifth student in one school can
conceivably be better than a first
fifth student in another.
Zeigler also said that schools
vary in how much of the stu
dent's program is included in
the ranking. Some use only the
junior year, others two or three
years.
In order to remedy the dis
advantages of the ranking sys
tem, Zeigler said that the pro
gram is studying the possibility
of taking a student’s entire high
•school record and averaging his
grades for all four years in an
index.
Zeigler said that it would then
be possible to compare the aver
age indexes of different high
schools with the hope of dis
tinguishing between the quality
of students that come from these
different schools.
A Mcond pari of lha study
will consider the college-going
per cent of the high school.
Zeigler said that 80 per cent of
the graduates of one school in
the state may go to college
whereas a number of schools
may have practically no one
going to college.
Zeigler continued that the Uni
versity Senate’s recent approval
of a regulation which will require
all except first-fifth students to
submit results of College En
trance Examination Board tests
is recognition of the need for
criteria other than high school
ranking.
In relation to this, the program
will study the average College
Board scores achieved by stu
dents from each high school.
Zeigler said that he hopes the
survey will be completed some
time next month.
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MEETING
Wed. Night
7:30 p.m.
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Inside SGA
Polishook Rejects
SGA Secrecy Idea
By CAROL KUNKLEMAN
There is no unnecessary secrecy in SGA, Robert Poli
shook, U-Soph, said last night.
Rules Committee represents the Assembly in checking
proposed legislation and upcoming executive appointments,
Polishook said, in order to help the Assembly function more
smoothly.
“The Assembly has no right to pass judgement on such
things as legislative appoint
ments,” he said. “They have put
their trust in us to protect their
interests.”
Polishook said that if every
Assemblyman brought his bill be
fore Rules Com - < ,
mittee be f o re.; 1 .
presenting it to i
Assembly, the
committee would IHj* "WK
be able to ascer- ; Sgr;
tain whe t h e rpf.‘
the legislationp \T » t jP®
was properly; "! A --yJp
prepared for pre-i . \ _
sentation. j " vjißK 1 - :
Bills preserirti£ ;
ed from the floor Stf*,
are often poorly Beta, i
prepared, Poli- Poifehook
shook said.- They have little re
search put into them, and only
"hog down” the Assembly meet
ing.
Too often, he admitted, they
are presented as if a big secret
were revealed, and if they had
originally gone through the
Rules Committee, the Assem
bly would be ready to debate
them properly.
As to the secrecy in appoint
ments made by SGA executives,
Polishook said this is the execu
tive prerogative and any ques
tionable appointments are clari
fied by asking the executive to
speak before Rules Committee
and explain his reasons for the
appointment.
"University administrators
should give us good substantial,
‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers,” Polishook
said.
Too often, h* said, adminis
trators speak before the Assem
bly and are vague on their in
formation. This does not give
the Assembly a chance to de
bate intelligently on the issue,
and shows secrecy.
Polishook pointed out that
Rules Committee is now working
on a plan to "re-define” and
“evaluate” present SGA commit
tees.
This is being done, he said, to
improve communications in SGA,
so that its operations will not be
vague to new Assembly members.
In the future, Polishook said,
members of Rules Committee may
ask committee heads to report to
them, and then a member of
rules committee will in turn re
lay the information to the As
sembly.
COLLEGE COED
FASHION CONTEST
TWENTY-FIVE EXCITING PRIZES
INCLUDING AN ALL EXPENSE PAID TRIP TO LOS ANGELES TO WORK
AT LANZ FOR 6 WEEKS DURING SUMMER VACATION AND FABULOUS
lANZ WARDROBES. CONTEST FORMS AND INFORMATION AT.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN: STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
Enrollment
Sets Record
For Spring
More students are now en
rolled in the University than
ever before during a spring
semester, Robert G. Bernreu
ter, dean of admissions, said
yesterday.
A total of 20,080 students are
now registered at both the main
campus and commonwealth cam
puses, according to Bernreuter’s
report.
The total represents a drop of
over 1500 students from last se
mester’s enrollment but repre
sents a gain of almost 1000 over
the figure of a year ago.
The enrollment figure in
cludes the 15,311 students on the
main campus plus the 4769 on
the commonwealth campuses.
Bernreuter said that spring se
mester enrollment is always low
er than the fall semester’s, but
added that this year’s total set a
new record for spring enrollment.
There are 13,237 undergradu-i
-ates on the maincampus, and ap
proximately 4518 undergraduates
at the commonwealth campuses.
A total of 2054 graduates students
are on campus and 307 special
students.
Tbo undergraduates on the
main campus include 8744 men
and 4514 woman.
The total enrollment breaks
down to 17,775 undergraduates
and 2305 graduate students.
The admissions office has not
yet completed the figures showing
the total registration for each,
class, according to Bernreuter.
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Mademoiselle Rep
To Be Selected
Nancy Smith, assistant mer
chandising editor of Mademoiselle
Magazine, will be on campus Mon
day to speak with women inter
ested in fashion careers.
Mademoiselle has invited the
University to participate in the
Campus Merchandising Plan to
prepare college women for ca
reers in retailing, merchandising,
fashion coordination, promotion
and other phases of the fashion
field. Miss Smith will Hold inter
views in order to select a campus
representative for Mademoiselle.
All freshman, sophomore and
junior women hre eligible for con
sideration as campus representa
tive.
MADfll 1 All wool dresses, suits, and slacks; all parly
I’lMKvii * dresses and winter coals; all wool gloves and
scarves; most wool skirls and sweaters: many
Uinrn 4 F All wool skirts, kills, sweaters (This includes
nimVn lw our lambswool pullovers and Shetland cardi
gans); collars, gloves and knee socks; all orloh
sweaters (including Talbott Taraton cardigans).
APRIL IS All raincoats, silk dresses, cabin boys and slacks.
MAY 1
MAY 15 FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT
B. F. DeWees Philadelphia
The Blum Store Philadelphia
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DISCONTINUING BUSINESS
SALE
SCHEDULE"
blouses.
EVERYTHING!
dresses Jewelry
blouses - hosiery
bermudas drsiw shields
bathing suits handbags and belts
NOTE; End of charge accounts, 'Of course.
ATHERTON SHOP
234 E. College Ave.
State College, Pa.
ADams 8-2213
10 A.M. 5:30 P-M.
Monday 'til 9 P.M.
'Subject to Change Without Notice
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Applications Available
For Sigma Tau Delta
Application forms for member
ship in Sigma Tau Delta, profes
sional English fraternity, are now
available at the HUB desk,. 24C
Sparks and 305 Burrowes. Mem
bers must be third semester stu
dents, have a 2,5 All-University
average and six credits of Eng
lish with a B average.
Talk on 'Cutting Edge'
The rote of cutting edges, in the
American way of life will be dis
cussed in “The Cutting Edge,” a
program to be presented at 7:45
p.m. March 6 under the spon
sorship of the student chapter,
American Institute of Industrial
Engineers and the American
Foundry Society.
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