SEPTEMBER 19. 1962 ~ r -. ~ 1.. September 16: The 'Big' Day Sunday dawned a bright new day, or so they tell me. I wouldn't know. I was asleep. This blissful state was not to last, however, as I soon heard male voices resound ing. down the corridors of Mc- Elwain Hall. Male voices? Wom en's _ dorm? Eeeek. But my col ger for long. justi-awaki Eaze, 1• rep ' that this day Orientation day, capital capital S. ' hastily got ui prepaied to this new -daj Food was -first thought, I was sOMP worried where I would get „1. suiyincause it was MISS MILLS theziout noon. I'd read in the Centre Daily Times that you new students were to arrive at a rate of about eight per minute, so I figured 'you'd probably hit the eating places at the same pace. Fortunitely, you must have stillibeen unpacking by the time I arrived at my favorite , little , quick breakfast spot, so I was soon able to begin my walk around campus. As- droned. I watched you entering your new homes with thts.aniused aloofness that only a scared-stiff senior can , muster (scared about the big. wide world which' looms ahead). I watched andsnap at well-meanin g parents younger brothers and kntrw that iLter you'd wish you hadn't. I did. • I saw you lag behind your ex ploring parents, as if to say "Aw. folks,Please don't embarrass me." You'll get over that eventually. I hope I do: You may have visited the State College-. Chamber of Commerce's welcome booth on S. Allen St or the other local- open houses which extended =you ,the big "hello." If you did, you probably had to fight through area youth and upperclassmen taking advan tage of the free eats. . And you may, have heard your upperclass foes joke about the merchants' welcome. You are a ready-made, market which they do not intend to overlook. Yes, you help . the exploitation by mountains of purchases and will Covering the faltstory.:. cardig wonderful that colle of classics to the stitch . . . make all differen for a great cmmal too, in wardro thinking Feattiring Bucks Countian and. Garland's Sheltie Mist at The Smart Shop by kay mill really sand cash registers clang ing this week as sweatshirts and pennants start adorning you and your dorm ware tin that orda .. V. We upperclassmen thought we were pretty swell Sunday. We live in horror of being mistaken for; one 'of you. Until trash - cus toms begin and the difference is thenpainfully obvious, you may observe some strange behavior among us. If we've spotted you as a fresh man, we will draw ourselves to full height and make sure we speak to everyone we. know. We will be especially certain to speak to • clerks, .waitresses, administra tors—indeed,sny adult--'-with a loud, "ILL Froieve you been this summer? I came back early to . . ." etc. We aren't as confident as you think and you'll do wall to re number that. Sundiy I saw you buying your dinks and handbooks in the HUB basement and I even saw the more enthusiaitic among you wearing yours. There are some in every' crowd. - With two Daily Collegian co horts, I went, to late lunch where we were asked when the freshmen were coming. You see, there are really some people who don't know you're here and 'care less. But these are "few and far between." I visited the Collegian office and the women's orientation - headquarters - in Grange Hari and found both in the calm be tween dorms. We're over the hump in preparation for your ar rivaL but there is much ahead to orient you during the coming days. , As you can tell, your entrance onto the campus scene. has not gone unnoticed. You are in the spotlight. Soon, though, you will have to share it as September 19— today—marks the beginning of registration and thus the upper classmen's return. .They did not see your shining faces September 16. You pill long remember the 16th. Make them remember the 19th. ,Freshmen interested In join pis editorial staff of Da ing ily- Collegian should come to the Collegian office in the basement of Sackett after 8 pan. Monday through ,Friday. S: -Allen - St - THE DAILY COLLEGIAN.' •UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA aimless It's time to turn ever a new leaf. It's - a - new term and every one bash and upperclassmen shim have an opportunity* : to start out with a clean slate aca demically. So much has.been said in the past about the academic atmos phere here at Penn State. It runs the ganuit from being non-ex istent: to fairly, challenging de pending on whO is expessing the opinion. 1 w* all him not only an op pa:dually but also a rasponsitaty to sae that our own bast interests are served. Before long, perish the thought, exams will be upon us again. Phones will be 'ringing. dorms will be a buss of activity and the cram sessions will be starting. Without a doubt. glom* night as you are •studying. some. one will call to report that the final for the XYZ course 'you are madly studying for is. as the say. lag goes. ! . out.." Horrors, there is no sense in studying now, you say, to* it's impossible to pass if some students have,the final. (Actually. I have it frcim some pretty good so urces that this is usually just a :false alarm.) This Is only one instance o s t stu- 4 Perhaps you don't realize it, but your parents do miss you while you are at sc.hooL Although tbe, Collegian 'won't replace you, It can keep you! 'family abreast' of the happenings hare at P.S.U. Also a great way to The Almighty Grade DAILY COLLEGIAN follow P.S. football. One 'noir (Wilding S r i') • • • • Three as Two Terms One Term . . Please send The Collegian To My Puma it 'the - 1 follendos Odom ! Nam* Addswo City & Shia • • • ( ) Oao Tom ) •Theo, Tessa o ( ) Two Tains ( ) Oae You Daily Colleges Box 211 Stale College dents attempting to panic or de ceive other students about exams. According to admissions statis tics: the caliber of the students now admitted to Penn Stale is considerably higher than it has been In previous years. But what happens after the Student gets here? He seas That the "almighty grade" is the only thing that con cerns a great deal in campus life and that it is imperative for him to fare well no matter how he does I am sure the realization that some people use "crutches" during exams is not a new one to most of us, however, this is no reason why we should condone it or, as many do, work to perpetuate the "tradition." Just who are we kidding? The profs? Possibly. However; rve heard it about that many of the profs DO notice these little enter prises going on in their classes. Certainly' we are not kidding ourselves. • Wall. perhaps for awhile. But if we ail consider !ha consequences of lust glancing ones or twice on anothar's paper simply because It's the thing to do. we may realise how easily this thing can get out of hand. So you are in a banking and finance course; you get help in your exam with the math involved SE D YOUR PA ' ENTS TH by sandy "yagsd in balancing an account strip project yourself three or four years hence to your new ba king job and see what would hap pen if . you need this kind of help.l You' are atone and the responsibility is yours and "you" must do for "yourself'. i As the term begins,• lers all make an effort to get off' to the right start and remember Pi*xy's words at Freshman Conweation when he said. "Each studt is expected to do the best jo HE" —not the guy sitting next to im— in "is caable of doing while sit !Penn State.' i es~ LETTER POLICY Letters to, the editor 'toast carry the fuW name of the author and idantification of the author will be verified be fore any letter is published. 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