SEPTEMBER 19. 1962
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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
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Two Terms
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follendos Odom !
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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
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