1943_09 The Daily Collegian September 1943

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VOLUME THIRTY
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1943
MORE THAN 700 GIVEN LINE CARDS
Frosh Assembly Begins
Registration Procedure
Women Establish
First Coop House
Fifteen I'-resno State College women students to date;
have established residence in
tije.first cooperative house for
women on the" campus. How
ever. there is atlll room for-tw
more freshmen anil one upper tl
rlaloit stmleir*/ arcnrdlns to Ml*
Msry Baker.college tlcan of women
Tbe bouse, which bas been teased
from the Theta Chi fraternity, ba*.
been cslabllshe.t with Ihe nssisfc-
■nee of Tokalon. college women'*
honor society, faculty member*.
Thctn Chi mothers an<1 Interested
tOwn-MH-onle Tkt The! Chi house
was rustle- avnllable 'because all
fraternities on ihe campus have
brill illsb.inilcd for Ihe duration.
Under prasstBl plans', housing facilities tinvi" been made- available
(or eight .'en women, seven of whom
may be college freshmen. Fresh-
in-in students will bo housed In the
dormlntory. whllo upper classmen
w 111 i-li.,: .■ rooms on the second
rlnor of the building.
AcconlliiK to Miss n-iker Ihe
house? will be run on a strictly co-
opcrnll.e non profit basis. All expenses for thc house will be IhiiIk
r-ted, she sitltl. nnd the girls will
be charged the lowest rale possible
Al present Ihe jrlrlsi will each pay
■3U0 a monlh for their room a "
bontd." K-ttli girl will be reriilli
to perform certain house duties
whlt-h will lake nlmiit OH hour'*
. time each day. Thi' -Iris must furnish Ihelr own bedding nnd will
rnre for their, own rooms.
Mrs. Hay Millet will be tbe house
mother.anil will net U th>- official
hustess lor the group! She will ulso
assist the girl* In pl-innlng menus
■ml in using Ihelr ration points lo
the best adv»iilnr.e. Miss Mary
Gladncy, a sludent resldcnl, will
act ■>» house mnnaner and will n*'
e-. -t with working, .ml Ihe house or-
)h-ii ill lures.
Adequate sluily faeilitles have
bi-i'll provided fvir Ihe gfrtk, MM*
Ilaher said. Tin- house bas several
■Hilly room* and bouse, rule* will
set aside certain hours each eve
Mug; for tjuli-t study. Variant, coin-
BiS
FRANK  W. THOMAS
statement of welcome, Dr.
Prank ft. Thomas, college, rircsl-
leiil. loday sald^
My welcome) to the students
who are gatbfiing on the campus
today is frrtl of adm Irs tlon and
satisfaction. I know how bard It
wa*. for iooiii of you lo make the'
decision to come. Many of you
could ha*-e been doing more spectacular   thing*.   There?   wa*   tho
-,n:-[.,<n-.'i to Ramble with your
educational future for quick
money. It took straight thinking
and sensible planning to see what
thi- year In college may mean to
your part In tho years of strug-
•gle, competition, and uncertainly
that will extend through and beyond wartime. -A
.    College   time   tor   youth   this
demand fuller iinderstandlHg and
1 mined abilities. While, saining
these- let's Jtuep all *s\ can of
good humor nnd the. rest. of. living This is still the free Aincrl-
08 of friendly *mlliy> "iid goodwill." with the spirit that cant be
licked. We need them all as we
prepare to give our best to tbe
Job ahead.
Where to Go
Kc-i'iMi'r arid pay feet, in the .social hall of the union.
.Make up program und con»ult>lrurtrue.tdre in the library.'
Make appointments Tor physical examinations in the med-
Ic-il building on College avenue. {
The book store and the caf«teria are'in the union.
In the main building, even numbered rooms are In the-east
win-,' and i«iit numbered rooms are in the went wing. Rooms
'numbered in thc 100'h are on'the flrat floor and those in the
1.00's arc on the second floor. A
Student lounges are on the upper floor of the union. -
In a welcoming statement to
and returning Freano Staters. Virginia Sager, flfst woman '*tud*n1
president In year*, today said.'
-Speaking tor the "students of
Fresno State— I'm' happy (o welcome you. snd give to you s brief
picture- of this year1* program.
A* with the changing times,
student activities have been altered, we are confronted with a'
multitude of new problems. This
year we hsve an obligation to
meet -not only to those wbo sre
making lt possible for u* to be
here, but to those wbo have given their best In years p«*t to
make our colleis what It Is today.
Complete reorganisation In
committee*, service club*, snd
other i-.ii-.-ii-. or atudent government I* under way—and 1 want
lo convey ro you tbe Importance
of your cooperation.
This year, the opportunity la
ours to-prove wbat can be done
in the face of war-time conditions—and yet. st,tho same time,
keep" college spirit* high.
We do not intend to allow tra-
il It tonal function* on campus to
cease altogether, but rather to
i.i -li:y and make subslitutlon*
tar them.
. In previous year*, the upper-
clansmen hsve taken over tha r*>
■ponslbllllles of student government and leadership. This year,
we want all classmen to work aa
a single unit. .With the enthusiastic r?*pon*r of every individual
■we can aay, as oncewa* aald—
English Group to Meet
For Letter Writing
Sigma Tsu Dells, English honor
ary society, will meet tomorrow
night st 1:10 at tbe horns of Miss
Prances Wilson. SIS Yale avenue, .
Tho group wUl resd letters from
member* in the * rated forces snd
collaborate on replies to b* written
st the meeting.
r-lsn. for this year will be
drafted.
Line cards have been issued to a number greatly exceeding moat predictions, Miss Minnette V. Peterson, assistant
registrar, said today in announcing that over 700 prospective
Freano Staters have appeared for the cards.      ' „
Administration 'officials predicted that another hundred |
students will request cards this morning, meaning that an
enrollment of approximately 800 students is a definite possibility.
In a departure from the procedure of previous registrations, an assembly designed to acquaint freshmen with the .* j
enrolment  process  will begin at 8:30 this  morning, Mlaa
Margaret Cosgrave, registrar in general charge of registra-
f tinrr, haa announced.
•  Students enrolled at Fre*no Stats
College laat fall and junior college
transfer* whose transcript* ar* oc
file la in* registrar's office will go
directly  to  ihe  social   hall  ot tha
anion t«S-ji*y fees, Adviser* and Instructors  will be   Hatloni-d la the
library   for consultation   regarding
program  arrangements.
PAY duets IN UNION
After the assembly, freahmea
wilt follow lbs same, general proc*>
duro ss former students, paying
fees In' the union sad consulting
advisers snd Instructors in Uw It-
Pee* will loui ftl.00—t«\» (or
tuition, M.W for Association due*
and the health service, and 11.00
tor materials snd service. Students
enrolled for five or few«r unit* will \
he charged on s basis ot JIM per   1
wit . i        _y
Junior  college  student*  are  as-  "^J
•mpt from tht tuition snd mated*
ala snd service tee*.   •   t m
FIL ELIMINATED '    '    ~f
Recent stats legits*tlon hss made
possible tbe elimination of tha noa-
rsaident fee, amounting la previous
years 10 ITS for tbo flnt
snd tlTJO for
ThOM Who hsve not been assignee! aa arhlsrr will maks ar-
rangamsnts with Loul* Muclge,
rbalrman of the committee on tha
counsel ling and advisory *y*t*m.
In the library. Cnangaa of *dvt**re
and majors must also be arranged
through Mudg*.
Fonnsr studaats returning aitar li
i absence" must consult with, Mlaa
Cosgrave la room KM before resgls-
Wlaaff,
Students ileal ring a Junior coilega
iUIui must notify Mra. Marjory
Zelbart. appolntinBnt iwcretary, la
room IIS. before r*gUtr»lloQ.
Lias cards, ladseatlag \ra ao-
prosrimata ttms of registration, ut
•valUbl* In tha general oDo*.
Porch to Head
Home Department
The surprise  resit-tint Ion of Hiss
Grace Alllngham, Fresno Stats faculty member since 1918, hss result
ed. ln the appointment of Mis* Louise Porch as head ot the bomenisk-
lng il r- part men t.
Miss Porcb. a member of the facility for a year, t* widely known
for her stadie* snd writing* on
wartime food problem*. During tha
last year she bas cooperated active-
ly  with local  organisations  la  tha
itudy of food cOnsarratlon ln wartime and has participated ln sarar-
al 'food conference*. The new department head, who cam* to Fresno State from the faculty of Stephen* College In Missouri. 1* the author of tho book Wartime Cookery,
which deal* with tb* use of substitutes In order to maintain a well
balanced diet In those t ln.e,« ot limited and restricted buy lag due to
changes brought about by war.
Tha nutritional expert, who hss
taken her bachelor of science de-
gr.es from Rock-ford College In Illinois and her master of arts degree
from Columbia University, hss pursued advanced gradual* study ln
dietetics and nutrition It the University of Missouri and tbe University of Chicago. Sbe has srso
■erved as dlallllsn In Illinois hoe-
plUta
Last November, the office ef naval procurement ln Ban Kraticlseo
■ppolnted her liaison officer of tha
Freano area for Ue WAVES
Tbe homsmaklng department for
the ensuing year will ba comprised
of Miss Porcb, who will offer
coursee In food and nutrition; Miss
Cora -SJardlelt, who wUl
charge of classes la atothlng, lax-
tiles and. boms famishing*: had
Mrs. Hetty Allen Henderson, who
will 'direct' clane* la vocational
bomemaklng. - household manags-
iii nit aad training methods for
teachers of home economic*, announced Frank W. Thomas, prasl-
itant of th* college.