TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 28. 1961
Lecture Series to Open
nth achish Tonight
By ROCHELLE IvIICHAELS
Archibald Ma c Leish, the
second major poet to appear
on campus in the last two sea
sons, will read selections from
his works at 8:30 tonight in
Schwab.
MacLeish's appearance will
mark the opening of the 1961-62
University Lecture Series, Nina
Brown, administrative assistant
for the series, said yesterday. "He
is certainly the most well-known
artist we have had since Robert
Frost read his poems here two
years ago," she said.
Both student and general ad
mission tickets are still avail
able in limited quantities, Mrs.
Brown said. They may be picked
up from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and
I to 5 p.m. today at the Heizel
Union desk "as long as they
last."
Each student is entitle'd to one
free ticket upon presentation of
his matriculation card. General
admission tickets for nonstu
dents are $1.25.
MacLeish has not yet announced
which poems he will recite, Mrs.
Brown said. She said she did not,
think he would do any "lectur
ing." "Unless, of course, he
chooses to comment on some of
his selections," she added.
MacLeish has won three
Pulitzer prizes in poetry and
has served as the Librarian of
Congress. "J. 8.." c poetic play
based en the Book of Job, won
MacLeish his most recent Pul
itzer prize. The louring com
pany of this play presented two
performancet last spring on
campus.
In 1949 the poet was invited
by Harvard University to become
the Boylston professor of rhetoric
and oratory, one of the oldest and
Blue Key Initiates Five
Five men were initiated into
Blue Key, men's junior hat so
ciety, recently.
They are: Randolph Carter,
psychology major from Philadel
phia; Ralph Friedman, business
administration major from Phila
delphia; Robert Fisher, education
major from Pottsville; David
Katz, arts and letters major from
Philadelphia; and Jack Sholl,
journalism major from Harris
burg.
No wonder Santa's so
jolly . . he's just seen
the new
CogroMPoßaßY
CHRISTMAS WS
Get them now at
McLANAHAN'S
134 S. Allen St.
or
414 E. College Ave.
ARCHIBALD MACLEISH
appearing in Schwab tonight
most honored professorships of
fered by an American university.
He teaches a course in expository
writing, one in poetry and an
other in creative writing at Har
vard.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA
Term Causes Exhaustion
The 4-term system has led
to an increasing number of
students becoming emotional
ly and mentally exhausted,
Dr. Mary K. Helz, physician
at the Ritenour Health Center,
'said recently.
"The students who scheduled
a lot of credits are having the
most trouble," she said, "and it's
;happened because they didn't ex
:pect so much material pushed
into ten weeks,"
Dr, George M. Lott, Univer
sity psychiatrist, said, how
ever, that he hasn't noticed a
particular increase in the num
ber of students with disorders,
but that the influx is coming
at a different time than under
the semester system.
"Under the semester system the
biggest group came in early in ,
January right before finals," he
said, "while under the term sys-;
tem they're coming in now be
cause finals are over before
Christmas."
Lott also said that the effects
of the term system on a student
depends upon the student's emo
tional makeup,
"The sincere, conscientious stu
dent tends to have more trouble
because of the increased pres
sure," he said, "while the student
who needs a challenge in order
By DAVE BOLBACH
to work up to capacity is helped."
Both Dr. Heir and Lott agreed
that the trouble has occurred
because students were not fore
warned about the increased
pace of the term system and
tended to neglect their work
too much at the beginning of
the term.
This has been followed by ex
cessive ,studying in an attempt to
catch up and has resulted in stu
dents exhausting themselves to
the extent that they can't absorb
anything,
"If a student tries to drive him- .
self too much, he just comes to
the point where he cant learn the]
things that are to be learned,"!
Dr. Heir said.
These students are usually
recommended to the Division
of Counseling or the menial
health department where their
schedules are lightened and
they are taught better study
habits, she said.
Although there has been an
increase in students having dif
ficulty this term, Dr. Betz em
phasized that the term system
should eventually prove better
than the semester system.
"Students will be aware of the
increased pressure in the future
and will choose their courses ,
bet
ter," she said. "The term system'
provides more flexibility because!
it allows students more chance
to pick up extra credits. And
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there's no time wasted as there
was under the semester plan,"
she added.
Lott also said that the ad
vantages of the term system
outweigh the diSadvantages.
"A period of change is always
hard," he said: "Students who
tend to blow tip under pressure
limy have diffiLuity at first, but
it should be better when they
; become accustomed to it."
He added, however, that except
for unusual cases, students should
not try to complete their educa
tion in three years.
"In most cases, it's a hazard
to go all year round," he said.
"Most students just. can't study
effectively for that long a period."
"The term system was designed
to handle 25 per cent more stu
dents if each student takes one
term off a year," he said. "This
also le.isens the chances of stress
and strain on the individual stu
dent."
Bloodmobile Gains Quota
The Red Cross Bloodmobilesol
leuted 350 pints of blood last week.
This represents an increase of
about. 85 pints over last year's
total, Mrs. Walter Coutu, executive
secretary for the State College
Red Cross chapter, said.
It also exceeds by 100 pints the
minimum quota set by the Red
Cross, she added.
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