Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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PUBLIC INFIIRIVIATIIIN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The responsibility of cir- culating information con- cerning the College to the general public is vested in the Department of Public Information. This is ac- complished through news re- leases to the press and radio, television broadcasts, and official College publications. Stories concerning re- search projects general ca LOUIS H. BELL Directory College Editor pus news and sports I m , are sent regularly to 500 newspapers in Pennsyl- vania and to press associations. Hometown news- papers are kept informed of the activities and achievements of their students. Approximately 250 bulletins are edited each year by the publications staff. These include in- formation about current courses and extension service news. Information to staff members is provided through the Faculty BuIletin and The CoIIege, published by the Department. An Office Services Division offers mimeograph- ing, mailing, and other facilities for departments of the College. COL. ARTHUR R. WALK Professor of Military Science and Tactics The Penn State Alumni Association encourages clos- er fellowship among alumni and promotes the interests of the College. Established in I870, the Association has more than I I,000 active members, 3,000 of them life members, and maintains the only current address file for graduates of the College. RIDGE RILEY Executive Secretary The Association publishes the Penn State Alumni News seven times a year, and a quarterly, the Penn Stater, which is mailed to 35,000 alumni and former students. During football sea- son, the Football Letter is mailed weekly to members. The Alumni Council with 300 members governs the Association and elects an Executive Board. The Board elects the officers, including the executive secretary and assistant secretary. Alumni also elect three trustees of the College each June, MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTIC Oldest of the three service units on campus is the De- partment of Military Science and Tactics, which came into be- ing before World War I when the Re- serve Officers Train- ing Corps absorbed the military training provided for by the Land-Grant College Act in I862. Students completing the advanced program re- ceive reserve commissions as second lieutenants in the Corps of Engineers, Infantry, or Signal Corps upon graduation. On December 3l, I949, Col. Ben-H, Chastaine, who had been senior officer since l946, retired from service. Col. A. R. Walk, former commander of the 5th Armored Division, was named to succeed him. During the past year, 528 men were enrolled in the advanced and basic courses. Basic instruction is given during the freshman and sophomore years and advanced work during the last two years, For the first time, students taking their second year of basic training were permitted to specialize rather than take a common course. Advanced students spend six weeks training at a summer camp. The department maintains Army ROTC units at Centers in Altoona, DuBois, Hazleton, and Potts- ville, the Mont Alto Branch of the Pennsylvania State Forestry School, and at California, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Kutztown, and Mansfield State Teachers Colleges.

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The Dean of Admissions and Registrar is responsible for the admission and regis- tration of all students, the maintenance of their aca- demic records, and the cer- I tification of candidates for degrees. Because of limited facil- ities on the main campus, Deen lbl-rlicjllzli-Zistrar freshmen, with the exception of 531 women students, last Fall for the fourth year were assigned to Penn State centers, State Teachers Colleges, and other colleges throughout the State. These new students are admitted by the Dean Of Admissions. Then, on the basis of quotas and the I TEIIIVIEDIATE RIIGI TRATIO 1 To assist students hav- 'HQ scholastic difficulties, flee Board of Trustees estab- lished the Division of lnter- mediate Registration, which begefl Operation on July ll l949. Students with less than e -50 average, who Shgw HAROLD K. wiLsoN promise, may be transferred to The Division. Here they me Qiven a series of guidance tests and interviews, Url Oh effort is made to determine the cause of I elf scholastic trouble and remedy it. D Director Spending upon the results of the tests, con- . d past records, the student, upon doing i3::1fQCt0 Y.work, may again be transferred to his el' Curriculum, or another curriculum. lf after tration hsters in the Division of Intermediate Regis- , is work continues to be unsatisfactory, the student will be dropped from the College. ferencegl on two seme ADIVIISSIIINS AND REGI TRAR curriculum elected by the student, are assigned to the center or college where they will complete their first two semesters. Upon the successful comple- tion of the first year, the student is granted admis- sion to the main campus. Undergraduate students with advanced stand- ing and graduate students are admitted by the Assistant Dean of Admissions and College Examiner, who evaluates their credits from other colleges. The Scheduling Officer handles the registration and scheduling of all students while the Chief Recorder is responsible for the recording of all grades and the checking that requirements for de- grees to be conferred are met. During the past year, a new type of grade sheet and system for recording grades was placed in effect. SUMMER SESSIONS The Summer Sessions make it possible for students to continue their college work through the I2 months of the year and for teachers in the public schools, and others, to spend vacation months on the campus. l Organized in l9lO as a MARION R. TRABUE six-week session with about D ec'o' ZOO students, the Summer Sessions program has grown to one beginning in early June and continuing until September. En- rollments for the various sessions last summer ex- ceeded l0,000 and 665 degrees were conferred. The l95O program will include two three-week programs and one six-week session, similar to the pre-war schedule, and also two six-week programs designed especially for students in the technical curricula. The Summer Sessions faculty includes many persons from the regular faculty, as well as many nationally-known leaders in their respective fields, who comprise the visiting faculty.

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CAPT. J. L. WOODBURY Professor of Naval Science 9 0m Os regular or contact AVAL SCIENCE Established in 1945, the Depart- ment of Naval Sci- ence instructed 192 students in the past year, including fresh- men at the Mont Alto Branch of the Pennsylvania State Forestry School. Students are en- rolled under the Naval College pro- students. All men f0l4e common courses for four years except during T he Summers when regular midshipmen participate in three cruises, each of six to eight weeks duration. Contract students take one three-week cruise. Up- L . Pmfgsocoi.. JoHN E. STEWART of Air Science and Tactics Command, i on graduation from the College and completion of the naval science requirements, regular midshipmen receive Commissions in either the Navy or Marine Corps while the contract student receives a reserve commission. Proficiency in scholarship or leadership may qualify an NROTC student for membership in two honorary societies, Scabbard and Blade, and the Quarterdeck, local NROTC group. The Navy rifle and pistol teams have made im- pressive records in competition. The pistol team has won the Fourth Naval District Pistol Trophy each year since it was first awarded in 1946. The team also placed third in the national competition for the Secretary of the Navy Trophy in 1946 and 1947. IR SCIENCE A D TACTIC On July 1, 1949, in keeping with the reorganization of the armed forces, air sci- ence and tactics was divorced from the Department of Mili- tary Science and Tactics and became a separate unit. Air ROTC, ad- ministered by the Continental Air s not designed to train pilots or other r f - Q ed Ofhcefsf but serves to provide specialized 9'0UI'1Cl officers. T . . he Program includes basic courses so that 91 Cou rs ts electing the Air ROTC program will take es beginning with their freshman year. Students completing the basic courses may apply for admission to advanced courses. Upon completion of the four years of work, in- cluding six weeks of summer camp between the junior and senior years, students will qualify for reserve commissions as second lieutenants in the Air Force. Men designated as distinguished mili- tary graduates will be eligible for regular commis- sions. Air ROTC training was offered this year to 1,050 students at 10 Penn State Centers and State Teachers Colleg'es. The centers are those in Al- toona, DuBois, Harrisburg, Hazelton, and Pottsville, State Teachers Colleges are at California, Clarion, Edinboro, and Kutztown. Instruction is also offered at Mont Alto. The new department has a staff of six commis- sioned and 16 non-commissioned officers, including personnel at off-campus branches.