r"" STUDENT HANDBOOK of State Teachers College . Edinboro, Pa. .1950-51':!~. ~ ~ ~ ;,' '- Property of .I....,',. '. ).. ) ;:-; . -FOREWORD ..111___' dent at. is Edinboro to toserve a Thisenrolled handbook distributed eachasstureliable source o( information about the rules and regulations of the College. We sincerely hope that it may continue to serve as a guide to the freshmen and as a convenience to the (acuIty and upperclassmen. PRESIDENT'S . : Acknowledgment is made to Dr. Van. Houten, our President, and to Miss Ruth Morton, our Dean of Women, who have helped guide us in the. preparation of the . material for ,'" this Dooklet~ The beginning of another college year is (or a!l of us, students and faculty alike, the ...occasIon of new opportunities and fresh outlooks. For most freshmen this September 11 means a break in the pattern of living which is .probably the most momentous change they will encounter. For upper cJ.assmen, it is the return to familiar scenes, but with new hopes May academic this be a year achievement F or t of pleasant and . for you. h e S d tu ent C ouncl . 1 GREETING and resolves. This handbook is assembly of most useful information. its happy use contribute to a meaningful Co . 1 unCI Olli L.. cers: Frank Pinto, President Dorothy Tucker, Secretary 2 3 H. Van May and year. Wm. R. Leech . one ~eans of assistance in adjustment. It is not Intended as a book of rules, but as a brief Houten ,. "., HISTORY --tio~ school, power plant, and spacious audi- , Eighty-seven years have tonum. For these and the ol,cter buildings, gone by .the since campus Edinboro was first chartereq as a State Nor' mal Schooleighty,seven years of growth and service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, The beginnings of the college w~re . . chartered by the State as ~ennsylvama acres makes an ap' named in honor of one of the early donors of the school. Academy Hall, known recently as Music Hall, is the oldest building on the campus, having been, built about 1857. Nor' laid in 18~7 when a band of Scotch'Ins~ farmers grouped together and founded a pnvate academy at Edinboro b,y popular su~' scriptiqn, but it W;iS not until 1861: tha~ ~t. was of thirty-eight propriate setting. Haven Hall, the women's dormitory, was built during the administration of -John F. Bigler, Reeder Hall, the men's dormitory, was built in 1907 and mal was s Hall was cons~d~rablr built in enlarged. 1875 and Todaro'it in 1891. contains second Normal School. A gte'at forward stride was taken in 19~4, the administration offices, the ll/brary, several. cl~ssrooms,'a~d the ,old j~u~itorium. when the Commonwealth purchased Edln' boro Normal School and made it the prop' . erty of the State. Twelve years later, rea1i~ing the:neec! of t~e schqols of P~Qnsylvama for better'educated teachers, the Commonwealth 'made Edinboro a Te~chers COII~ge . Recitation Hall, built early the school, provides class Ne~ ,Gymnasi~m, with its f~cllltles, .no~ overshadows Slum, which IS outmoded. named for the, lat~ Mr. FraQk Loveland Qf Corry, who for many years w~s a trustee of the College; this building was ,b,uilt in 1930 and houses the Art and Science departments. A temporary science building was erected by the Federal Works A&ency In 1947... We are rIghtly proud of our campus because of its attractiveness" its accommoda' ti?ns and. its traditions. We hope t~is pride will continue to be shared by all Incoming students. by organizing a four-year currIculum, leadl~g ,to' the degre~ of B~chelor of Science In Education. Although designed primarily to serve t~e counties of Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, and Warren, ~dinboro receiv.esand we~' comes students from every section of this state and from other states. As a result of the building program concluded in 1940 there are four new build, ings, -gymnasium, training and demonstra' 4 . IIi the history of room space. The excellent athletic ,the old gymna', Loveland Hall IS : I 5 r .L.a CONTROL OF THE COLLEGE -lege .. The ~ontrol of the College . IS vested, will the Board of Trustees, composed of. rune members' with John K. E,arp, as, PresIdent, and Will P. Rose as VIce-PresIdent. The ?tate Superi~tendent ~f Public Instruction IS an ex-officIo member. ." h t h I e. fi n fI h rmary f w ' h I' S located on For H II Dr Ha asked to respect the following office ILLNESS The. illness of unc student 7,00 ." , " DINING . ' hours. necessary. A.M. 11 ' 5' 30 P,.M AM ... ROOM the College Hall. d,in,ing The room dining loca~ed room, in whIch Haven seats 400 p~ople, accommodates all ,the boardi~g students because the self-servIce method IS used in serving meals. Meal hours are: b 2174 Breakfast L Weekdays ,." ",... 7:00 to 7:30 h unc 11 in his "' "'.."., ' 30 .0 t12 ' 5:30 to 6:15 . 15 Sunday room must be reported immediately to the Col6 , 30 eon IN ROOM any student if Meals are served to boqrding students.-in dd e~ts IN CASE OF EMhE~GENChY' Cthl ~ .stuE may call Doctor Gering at t e lruc, Inboro 2181 or at hIs ome, In oro .Dinner Ed' I or 7:45 A.M. to 9:00 A,M. 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon 4:00 P,M.. to 5:00 P.M. 'h The Infirmary , h d' or Inner rold While the Nurse can be found at the Infirmary at practically any ti~e, students ar~ the breakfast F F IC H treatment, to .Requests for trays for' student~ ill in their rooms must be made to the nurse before the following hours: , . d prescribe moved REQUESTS FOR TRAYS t e t Ir oor 0 aven a. . Ghering, the College Physician, is at the infirmary between 11:00 A. M. and 12:00 Noon. h and be Off-Campus and day students also have the services of the physician and nurse. INFIRMARY The College Nurse lives in a room adJolrung Nurse.' She or the physician will visit him In Breakfast , Dinner , 7:45 to 8:15 ,..".."..,... 12: 30 to 1 :00 Supper .~.,::" , 7 5:30 to 6:00 r- Admittance to. .the' dining room is by meal ticket only. 'These tickets are issued to all boarding students and are non-transfer, a e. vised and consequently certain rules must be qbserved. ! All b k h. bl ,." A limited' nuillbet of guests may bt ac' commodated in the diniI!g room, providing individual- meal tickets are purchased in ad, vanc~ in the office of the Director of Food Service. .: .., Transien~ meal r~tes are: .' " !}reakfast $ .45 .I;.1:II]ch , , .55 Dinner 75 ,THE LIBRARY . b oro State . ~tud ent at EdIn The entering Teachers COllege soon. discovers the educa' tional and recreational. facilities available in our College.Library. Approximately twenty' six thousand volumes offer a wide range for refer~nce and study. A generous fiction sec" tion and 193 magazines and periodicals give the studen~, an opportunity to ,fill l.~isure hours with enjoyable reading. Our library has the distinction of being one of the few in the state which employs open 'shelves for all books, thus allowing all students easy aC:cessto the volumes. Of course, this system must be carefu~y super' 8 . h .00 s W IC h b ave d een fi e . nlte I y ~s~lgned to cIa~ses are p I aced on shelves directly behind the desk and. are knoWrl as the Reserve Books. Such books may be withdrawn at 5:00 P.M., and returned at .7:00 P.M., or taken at 8:~O P.M. and returned before 9:00 A.M. the following mornin.g. Failur~ to observe these rules will result In a fine ,of ten cents per hour. 2. Books not on reserve but in demand are te~med "overnight books" and may leave t~e Library at any time of the day or over' night and .must be returned before 9:00 A.M. the following day. Penalty for late return is' ten. cents a day." 3. .All books except those on reserve m~y b,e withdrawn for two weeks; a fine of two cents. a day will be ~1:Iargedfor books kept ov.ertlme. Encylopaedla volumes and diction' anes may not be withdrawn. . 4. Magazines may be withdrawn from the ~ibrary subject to the same rules as Reserve Books. , 5.. No st.udent' will be issued grades or .credits until 3:11 library obligation~ have been se.ttled. , : 6, No books may."be removed froni the Library except by proper .charging at the .,"9; ~, desk by the Librarian in charge. Anyone taking books not properly charged from Library will be subject to a fine of $5;00 for each book and suspension fr?m, all ~ The , LIbrary . ~oll~ge .d located on the secoh IS f1oor t e year. ACADEMIC -Noon -4:00 been fail~r~; whIch Any an earned F must grade: be re' peated. X , In -not, a grade, but a mark indi' catlng that the student, for been some able justifiable to complete cause, has the not re' quired limit. work within the time The Dean's List . T";lce .a ,rear ~here is published, "The Dean s LIst, ,~!~st of stud~nts who have make a g~ade B or ~etter In every course, taken during the prevIous semester. P.M. Oasses The following number of credits are ne£' STANDARDS Grading System . the quaI Ity .f 0 Standards indicating i~dica~ng has "" Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. -5:30 P.M. 7:00 P.M. -9:00 P.M. Saturday 8:00 A.M. 1:00 P.M. -grade course activities until such fines are paId.. <:;hpplng and marking \.fooks is always prohIbIted. of Normal Hall and ~hroughout will observe the following hours: "F" the work are: essary to become a member of each class: Sophomore Junior -64 -32 Senior -96 ..A" -grade given to students whose work is clearly of an excep' tional nature. : "B" -grade given to s.tudents who do distinctly superl~r work. "0" -"'- grade representing work of good quality. "D~" ~ grade indicating unsatisfactory .work.. 10 Graduate -128 or degree REGISTRATION Students are reminded to register and pay fees on the assigned dates. All fees must be paid in advance. Permission must be ob, tained from the. President of the College in , advance to avoId penalty for ..late payment. 1'1 ~ Dates of registration and payment may be found in the Calendar. A BSENCE AND of fees quested by the faculty sponsor and approved by the Dean of Instruction. TARDINESS 2. Students, should be familiar with the method of secu(ing excuses for absences from class, The burden of responsibility for absence h ' d ' and ' tardiness rests at all times upon Women and present it to the instructor within seven days after the absence, the absence shall be considered unexcused. , Ed b S . d I ' I ' g formakl ' ng U p work ' ". . initiative In p anrnn after an absence. Please note that no un' excused absence is without penalty. , The following regulations governing ex' cused and un~xcused absences for a)1 stu' dents have been approved by the faculty. I t e In IVI ua InVO d ve. H ust e take th e 3. m omen f or one 0 f the following reasons: , 6. a. Personal illness or emergency medical or dental appointments. (1) A written statement from the colle:ge nurse, the college phy' sician, or the family doctor or dentist. b .~nous S. "11 I ,ness or d ea th in the tlclpatlon In other college athl,et.1~ activities) 12 contests when, (or re' There. IS no cut system at In oro tat~ equal to one unexcused absence. h d ' .b. It IS his t, e Instructors ~tu ents tact ~SpOnsl ~oq' to makeI li ty up~o work missed because Qf an excuseq absence. If he 'does not make up this work;' he will be penali~ed in his grade. 7., The student may not make up' work because of an unexcused absence. He inlme' dlate family., c. Marriage in the immediate family. d. ~~sence fr?m the ~ampus for par' T each ers C 0II ege. 4. Unexcused absences are regarded as prima facie evidence of neglect and indifference on the part of the student and are so considered in assigning grades. 5. Three tardinesses shall be considered as 1. Excused absence forms may be secured from the Dean of Men or the Dean of. .W If the the student not secure excuse from Dean does of Men or the hisDean of will be penali~edin excused absentes. I -.one !' R ' .'1'3 his grade for For: example, allin un-a three'credit courS'e three unexcused ab, sences will result in .lowering' the grade lett~r; four u?excused abs~nces ~ill ~~sult , failure: In expulsion from "" class with r-1 ASSEMBLY , Each Wednesday Il:lorning the entire student body meets in the auditorium for ,CQuncil qePt body . semesters. a be period of worship and entertainment. The programs are varied and consist of lectures by prominent thinkers, musical recitals, plays, skits, movies, and important announcements. A committee of students meets with the faculty sponsors to plan the programs. ." Every student at Edln~oTo!S .The r~qulred members are and faculty Membership considered a elected by and serve in very high this name Student-Faculty of group stutwo should honor. CONSTITUllON .Revised 1948 ARTICLE I N ante to the for ' this organi~atiQn shall Co-operative Government be the of attepd. ~n assembly s,eatlng list will be prepared wIth seats assIgned and attendance will be checked. The list of absentees will be fil,ed in th~ office of the Dean of Instructlon. Each unexcused absence automat- the Edinboro State Teachers College. ically lowers by one point the total 'accumulation of quality points which the student has tamed toward graduation. While ,appreciating deeply the provinc,e and.fun~tlons of the Trustees, College Presl' dept, Dean oj ..Instruction, the Dean of STUDENT ARTICLE II Pu se rpo Women; Bursa:r and other officials and facuclycommiltees a~d me~bers, organi~ed chiefly for administering the business and instruction of the college, We, the students, the faculty, and the President ~f; the C~l, lege, feel that there still remains unoccupied a large promising field for co-operative ser:vice, Accordingly, we do hereby declare that the purpose of the Co-operative Government is to take over increasingly the responsibility for organi~ing and directing purely student affairs" t,O co:operate with the proper: college authoritIes In matters of student welfare, GOVERNMENT Student Council The Student-Faculty Council considers and enacts much legislation in connection with campus problems. Probably its most important fuction is the budgeting of the Student-Activity Fund, The Council meets regularly and is always ready to listen to and ,discuss any new proposal for college progress. Council meetings are open to al1Y of the student body who wish to attend. 14 .15 ~ and to seek constantly to make the college a better agency for developing effective citi~ens and teachers. AR TICLE V Membership, Election, Officers of the Council Section 1. The Student Faculty -Council shall be composed of seventeen members, eight of whom -four men and four women -shall be students elected by the severa.! classes, a repre~entative from the Reeder Hall Council, a representative: from the Haven Hall CAJuncil,a rep~esentative of off- ARTICLE !II Membership The membership of this Co-operative Government shall consist of all students, all faculty members, and the President of the Coll~ge. ARTICLE IV ..campus men, a representative General Orgamzatlon Section 1. The functions of this Co-operative Government shall be distributed as follows:"" (a) legis)ative functions in relation to all student and student-faculty agencies now existing and to be organi~ed are vested ina Council, and (b) executive functions, including the veto of any measure passed by the Council, are ve~ted in the Preeide1)t 0.£ the Colleg~. ..ginning Section 2. 'the existing stud~~t .-faculty agencies and studept organi2;ations with faculty sponsors ~re to continue in thei. present f!:lr~ andt~ func~ion as at p.esen.t.u~til such time as they may. be m~dified either by vote of the Go~l\cil and approved by the College Pre~ident or by direction of the College Presldept. 16 of off-campus women, a chairman, elected by popular vot~, a faculty member elected by the faculty, a faculty member appointed by the President, the Dean of Men and the Dean of Women. Section 2. Methods of election:' To be eligible for election to the Council students should be outstanding in character and ability and have a college r~cord of better than a "C" average. Each class shall elect annually, a~ the beof the first semester, a woman, and, at the beginning of the second seltlester, a man, the men and women each to serve for two semesters...During the first quarter of the first semester the freshmen class shall also elect annually a man to represent it for one semester. The following method shall be. used to elect class representatives: .17 The president of. each class shall appoint a nominating committee of three which shall submit at a Ineeting of the class at least two nominations for each membership oil the Council. These names shall be posted on the o/licial bunetin board of the college for one wt:ek prior to the election. which must be completed, for the first semester election. b}' October 1 for the upper three classes and by the end of the first quarter for freshmen, and for the second ~emester election, ,by .February 15. From thiS group of nominations. with or without additional nominations that may be made f,rom the floor, the. class shall elect ~y ballot Its two representatives on the Council, Other groups shall elect their representatives by popular vote prior to October 1. The chairman shall be elected in the following manner: As soon as possible after the opening of the second semester. the president of the junior class shall appoint a nominating committee of three, who shall nominate at least two persons from the junior class as candidates for the o/lice of Chairman of the Council. In addition, any junior may be eligible for this o/lice if a petition signed by twenty-five students, requesting that his name be placed on the ballot. be presented to the secretary of the Council at least fo~ty-eight hours bef.ore the election, ~ames of all candidates shall be posted on the o/licial bulletin board at least twenty-four hours before the election. The election shall take place at an assembly not later than February 1S. at which time each" candidate will speak about his aims or plans regarding the Studt:nt-Faculty Co-operative Government. Following the speeches. the students shall elect the Chairman of the Council by ballot. Section 3. Any student vacancy on the Council shall be filled for the balance of his term at a special election conducted in the same manner as herein prescribed for the regular election or appointment. Nothing' in this Constitution shall prevent the election of .any student doing stude,nt teaching in Ene" or s~all prevent any student from succeedlng himself or herself. .~ecti?n 4. The ot~er o/li~ers of the Couw cil. w\1lch shall be vlce-chal~man and a secr~tary. sha~ be chosen annually br the ~ouw cll from Its stude~t members Immediately after the new president has taken o/lice. ARTICLE VI .. Duties of the Council Section 1. To initiate. organi~e. and direct. in co-operation with the faculty. a social program for the entire student body. Section 2. To integrate, improve. and su- 18 19 r pervise the organization and activi.tles of all students and studenwaculty agencies. Section 3. To act upon submitted reque5-ts for the organization of any new student or studenwaculty agency. Section 4. To provide, as needed, cooperative standing committees such as the following: House Committee, Publicity Committee, Athletic Committee, etc. These committees may co-operate with purely faculty committees for the same- purpos~. Thtse standing committees should have at least five members (student and faculty) and should be app.ointed by the Chairman of the Council from the student and faculty bodies with the approval of the Council. Section S. To co-operate with the College President, the Trustees, or some properly delegated a\lthority in the assessment, collection, and control of any Student Activity Fee or othel; fees, or dues that the students, upon the recommendation of the Council, may agree by majority vote to assessor pay to provide for activities, agencies and wel-. fare .not' adequately ~\lpported by the State; provided that the said fees or dues are approved by the President of the College ~nd Board of Trustees, or other controlling agency. Section 6. To hold regular meetings once each month, in addition to special meeting5 20 as. ~~eded when constructIve suggestions or Criticisms from students of faculty members shall be investigated and acted upon. Section 7. To recommend to the faculty or the President of the College penalties for specific disciplinary cases which are not sufficiently serious to warrant possible expulsion or other severe punishment. Section 8. To provide for at least one general study assembly each semester for the purpose of interpreting the work of the Council and for transacting any business of general interest to the Student Body brought b~fore it by the Council, the College President, or a representative of the students or the facQlty. At such assembly meetings the Chairman, or, in his absence,the vice-chairman, of the Counci~ shall preside; the s~cretary of the Council shall record the mlnutes. ARTICLE VII Powers of the President of the College Be~ause of the n3Jtureof the office of the Pre-'ident of the College and his responsibilities to the Board of Trustees the State Super\ntendent of Public Instr~ctiQn, the Statt Council of Education.. and the Governor, the President is an ex-officio member of all co~mittees and to him is reserved the duty and right of final approval of all acts, .21 I ,... I rules and regulations that may be devised. or offered. ARTICLE VIII Finances Section: 1. In order to <;o-ordinate and control the funds of the several studenwaculty activities and organizations either now existing or that may be created, all funds belonging to or collected by the several organizatjons, shall, when requested by the Council, be deposited in and disbursed through a General Control Fund of which the President of the College and the Bursar or other faculty member or members may be custodians. S~ction 2. The Bursar or any delegated shall be published or posted at the beginning of each college year. Section 4. To prepare and submit to the Faculty, the President, and any other interested persons by May 1, a tentative budget for the succeeding school year of the disbursement of Student Activity Funds; and to prepare and subm~t to students, faculty, the President, and other interested persons by October 1, a final budget for the disbursement of Student Activity Funds. This duty is to be performed by a committee, known as the Budget Committee, to consist of at least three students and two faculty members appointed by the Chairman of the Student. Council. member of the faculty of t~e Co!lege, may, upon request of the Council subject to the approval of the President of the College, keep individual and separate accounts of the several funds and credits of each organization included within the General Control Fund as provided for in Article VIII, Section 1. DiSbursements shall be made upon duly authorized requisitions of each organization. Section 3. There shall be an annual audit of the General Control Fund made by an auditing committee of three, one representing the student body, one the faculty, and one the President of the College. This audit ARTICLE IX .. Ratification and Amendments Section 1. This Constitution shall go into effect as. soon, as ratified by the approval of the President of the College and by a twothirds vote of the fac~lty and student body present when such vote is taken. Section 2. This Constitution may b e amended or revised by a majority vote of the entire student body and the faculty, provided that said amendment or revision first be subm!tted in writing to the Council and the President of the College, approved by them, and then posted for two weeks. 22 .23 I ,.. REGULATIONS FOR WOMEN Section One -Women's Hours ..B. 1. Regular PermISSIons: portionately with the hours of wotk reported as unsa,usfactory. The DeanofofallWomen:s Office a record permissions for keeps each A. Regular hours shall be observed by women students according to the fol. lowing schedule. Not only must women students b~ in the dormitory or ot~~~ ~tudent r~sldence after these h.ours, In the pnvate part ~f the resldenc~. Monday through Freshmen Sophomores .Juniors ,-"c : person. Women will be notified individ. ually when their permissions have all been taken. C. Permissions for absences from resi. dences are granted as follows: During the day: Fnday -, , .-' c 1 8:00 8.30 P.M. P.M. 9:00 P.M. Ed' b s:~d~~~~ '.d may visit approved db' wlomen s dresl encesd anh ~~~~~d:Y.="Aii..;~~.~:;;...~t;d:~~~ 1~.:~O o'clock. Sunday -All women students 10:00 o'clock. Regulations concerning special late permission will be given students by the Dean of Women. ..short II. General ProVISIOns: huslness fc:;e:ndnsho~s :~ethe l~c~lCthe:~:~: 2. For the night. A student is required to secure the written permission of her parents and of the Dean of Women. 3. Out of town. Before leaving, except in case of hikes,of aher student permission parentsmust and secure of the A. Whenever a woman student's name appears o~ the Dean of Instruction '5 list of students doing unsatisfactory w~rk, i. e., work below standard, her perJ!1i-ssfons are to be curtailed withdrawn by the Dean of Women I .All Dean of Women; except when go. ing to her home over the week. end when a general permission is granted. or in 4. On the campus, bu~ from one's own room. an amount at least to correspond pro; A 24 student may spend 25 . Saturday f' Cnights own, in a providing r~ntlon, In ' room she other registers wrItIng ' , Wit' h t than her her in- h e D ean Violations It ' 0f SU . Women. Section I M S .en A. tu d 1m not me ' esl 'd ences: , who m~y nine nine day, Wednesday, ment,s tertaln ments the Thursday on returning from social out-of-toV:Jn escorts In their returning may Fri- Saturday; only of Tuesand Sunday, with, theIr parlor Monday, on parlor students women and women enga.ge- escorts enthe musIC~ay room residence. from entertain Women social such . . there . until M C , D. their permission ' en are not permltte Haven Hall between an d t h e 1unc h h our. Men conduct "' accepted and women themselves ends. d guests in must accordance 26, standards of good always I taste. , up for Officers -:- Secretary S?clal I~g late h wore- White Ha:;elwood -Emilie Atwater Carol Sundean -Nancy -. Four are Shay Locking locked of at ten Women perm.issions will whIch their Doors o'clock Five Stud ~ ..' be admitted admission (3) I P arents ,. en.." h oin ' P an weekends 27 d b oatlng' havat has .. ermlSSlons permIssIons ,ome mmg ca noemg' by students , (1 as of also Markham Shirley watchman. Section Women IS P ro students bl ems. those Evelyn Captain n d f or It., are: Chairman- doors night acts execution ofstuden woment A(ln ~ Tre~urer ~he the by Vice-President'=:'- Sectio Council Council . for semester Cou,ncil All, re- Hall. PresIdent FIre House d escn b e d ; IS 'Council made one ' will standards House body (2 » S gw ' mg with , Hall h ereln ' aven ' The grante In hour for H In time .' to remain breakfast the . 'I h PrIvIleges. Hall ons AdvIsory C ouncl e f su~ -avenH Haven g ulati ' re d Sl 0 OSS 0 ree administrative elected ' engage- guests e an '"" ,'eh late lOIter 1yo- fl In with in on o'clock o'clock students are stay o'clock eleven ten the . d 0 clock. After day; t ' . students resi~en~s or R s meals. until --B. h The ' omen ences must d Men ., -Guests w In students , S resl ' lowing 1, Two ' ents Men wo~en Th S e ct Ion f 1 In for' . the been P ( 4) skating .I~IIIII ~ Section Six (S) riding in automobiles (6) visiting away from home or college depend upon the action of the Dean of Women as determined by individual requests from parents. Forms will be sent to parents for recording their requests. D 't M . ormlory alntenance Problems 1. Rooms Assignment to rooms is made by the Dean of Women or her agent. Keys are procured from the Office of the Bursar. Rooms must be kept clean ~nd ready for inspection at all times. Tacks, scotch tape or nails in ~lIs are not permitted. The electric wiring 18not the type for heating appliances; therefore, electric irons and hot plates are not permitted. Damage to furnishings or walls will result in a fine being charged against the offender. The minimum charge will be one dollar to be paid to the College Bursar. ' Because of the dacnger of accidents, permissions of parents must be granted before students may ride in automobiles. During the day all students may ride within the borough limits if their parents' permission is in the Dean's office, but after 6:00 P.M. students must have the additio~al perm~ss~on of the Dean of Women. SpecIal permIssIon from the Dean of Women must be obtained for all trips outside the borough of Edinboro. . Women students are not permitted to leave for home after an evening college function of any kind, except by special written permission from her parents, which must be in the Dean of Women's office two days before the event. 2 S k .mo Ing Fire regulations and the protection of life and property require that 9tudents do not smoke in their rooms or elsewhere in the c<:>l!egebuildings except where special proVISIons are made by the College. . 3. Telephone Permissions to m~intain automobiles in Edinboro must be filed on blanks provided for that purpose by t\le Dean of Women. No women un~er twenty-one years of age w:1I be permitted to maintain automobiles in Edinboro. ~l~ resi~ents of Haven Hall must become familIar wIth th.e. campus telephone system andvbe ready, willing and able to. answer the Ha en Hall desk phone at all tImes. 4. Absence from campus Before leaving the campus fo 28 .29 ., ,. .of more than one hour, and after a student is required to register destin~tion, the and notebook desk, expected provided and upon time at 5:30 P.M.,. her name, of the returning, return in Haven the It T . time of 10:30 Saturday, urday; midnight Pianos must hours. except vided heard may the .they outside from P.M. not Radios during that are 11:00 are the 8:00 to to 9:00 be played 7:00 A.M. be played night quiet tuned P.M. Callers and at the at any hours, so they be 11 :00 of the Guests of 30 Women's Office. . . hall and .(d) tlons, the as On such other must hostess. register in a not the overnight masculine. gues.ts be enterta~ned In unless does college (c) The P.M. daily by special woman apply per- student to the first year. is closed to guests at 11:00 P.M. Saturday. evenings lectures, of all games, college movies, 10:00 funcetc., which last beyond the hours listed in A, all students must report in not later than one hour after the close of the function. 7. A . This ,the the Charge for per person. ac~ompany room. of guests with must lobby, they her day time pro- cannot .dormltory mission to room. Dean th.e . guests Gue8t Book. is fifty cents ~ill follow hostess, and acquainting rests (b) Fathers and wome~ students of these (a) {juests for overnight or for the dining room should be introduced upon arrival to the I?ean of W ~men. Stude?ts may have o,:,ernlght guests In the dormltor~ Saturday nIghts only. Arrangements for .lInen must be made before the guest arnves. Every guest must be registered with the Dean of Women. Registration forms are to be obtained . Sunday. during Typewriters may not be used after P.M. excepting by special permission Dormitory Council. 6. Sat- official lodging guests their for regulations Overnight to A.M. responsib!lity these her quiet hours are desirable and arHouse action. Night quiet hours, P.M.; the with ; Evening ranged by is understood that regulations governing th.at Hall return. 5. Quiet except the Sewing sewing Room room is located on second /loor in Haven Hall. Permission to use this room will be granted, upon request, by the Haven Hall House Council. Each student is responsible for leaving the room and equipment in good condition. . ~. The Recreation Room This room, located in 31 the basement of . ", Haven Hall, is ; project of the College Stu- B. Fire Drill Procedure: I dent Council. ..hen 9. OtI.Camp~ .Regulations ..1. All students living outsIde the dormlt.ones must have the 'approval of the PresIdent unless such students are living in their own homes.. .' The . ences Housing the resl w ICh CommIttee h ave b eenhas 0fIia cla.y. . list 11 of d eslg.. d h. ~ated. as Approved H?uses. Permlssl°!1 to live rn granted, these homes however: As IS in not the .plication blanks are received, approved, and filed by the Housing Committee. Women students living in Edinboro in homes other than their own are expected to follow, in general, the rules applying to residents ordinarily d bon hcampus. Permission ' d ' .1 grante y t e women s ormltory councl s may be granted by the house mother. ~. .drIlls 10. ~Ire~egulatlons A: FIre. SIgnals: II. mu5t be. tak.e~ t~ see that. eve~yone fOllOWS o~ders Imphc~tly. The obJect IS to g.et .all gIrls .out ~f the. hall safely. Speed IS 1mp.eratlve-.cSuence IS necessary. 32 Wh serve . . . held at least a month. All FIre girlsdrIlls mustareparticipate, andonce greatest care fire alarm rings: Close the windows. 2. Turn on the li hts 3. Put on ash~~s~ 1 gh'eavy coat. 4. 5. Have a towel in one hand. 6. tlStand outside closed doorto ofstart. 1 captain gives signal room un- automatIcally case: of any other off-campus arrangement, indivi4ual arrangements are only temporary until the ap- W I I -33 ... eili crptaln. gIves sIgnal e ollowlng rules: 1. Walk down the nearest to start, ob- corridor on own side to fire escape or exit (as ord~red by fire captain). 2. Re~ldents of each floor will wait until Thl.dents of floor aboye have vacated. IS prevents congestion on the stair- way. . III .neous. Miscella 1 . .FI~e escap.esare to be used only for fire or In case of actual fire. 2. No clothing must b~ put other than on or taken 3. If leaving night notify the for floorthecaptain.' that from specified room. students m us't 4. The fire chief or Dean of Women will sound the alarm for fire drills. In case of real fire, the person nearest the alarm box should give the signal. r"' REGULA nONS ,FOR THE USE OF THE WOMEN'S DAY STUDENTS' ROOMS All women who are not living in the dormitory may study or relax in the Day Student Rooms, loca~ed in the basement at the end of Normal Hall, whenever tne.y do not have a cla.ssduring the day. This room is open dally from 7:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. and Saturdays from 7:30 A.M. to 12:00 noon. The parlors of Haven Hall. are open to all wome~ students: Also available for use is the SocIal Room In the basement of Haven Hall, which dormitory hours. is open during the regular REGULAnONS FOR MEN STUDENTS . . .. I I I dormitories after 7:00 P.M., except when the.y are escorting women to the campus resIdences. .No Intoxlcat~ng drinks may be brought Into the dormItory. No men students are permitted anywhere, the use. of at any tIme, alc~holic beverages, while they are mat- controlled by the Reeder Hall House Coun' cil and the Dean df Men. The House Couw cil is elected by the men students and cow riculated at Edinboro State Teachers College. Any ~isconduct resu!ting f~om the use of alcohQlI.c be,,:erages I~ .E~lnboro .or elsewhere IS subject to dIscIplinary actIon. sists of one representative of each class. The main insistence is that behavior be . in accordance with the accepted standards of good taste. All men are expected to co- All men who smoke will use metal ash trays. For safety reasons, .use of any elec' trical appliances is not permitted in the dormitory or rooming houses. Men's regulations for Reeder Hall operate wo~en's be In in the are . the company Qf a woman student. All men are expected to enter and leave Haven Hall by the north entrance at mealtimes. Men must appear in jacket sweaters, sports jackets, Qr suit coats, all with collared shirts at' each evening meal Monday through Friday. At the Saturday evening meal and Sunday noon ~eal shirts wi~h ties must be worn with sport Jackets or SUIt coats. Men students are asked to use the Meadville Street walk when returning to the in resI:'ect to the ~tter. of all regulations. No man Is.permltted.to Haven evening, All . Hall L.obb>: until ~fter 6.~0 at whIch time he IS to be In 34 men maintaining in ,any subject ~ill theIr rooms studYing through Friday. .3S ! a grade less than "C" be by expected to be in 9:00 P.M., Monday ) ~ I REGULATIONS FOR OFF.CAMPUS MEN .have .d Men living off-campus a.r~. not segregate in any way from those .IIVI~g on camsus. They. have a representa.tlve Id the I Stu ebt Council who helps advise an sett e pro -uled one central office events can be scheduled. duty has been delegated of Student Personnel. No which women are involved until all the necessary lems pertai~ing to the. ~ff-c~mPhs gllup. Rules applYing to men IIvlng'dn the do ege dormitory apply to those qutSI e t e orm!' tory. REGULATIONS CONCERNING S CARS ON CAMPU chaperones, hours, etc. have been met and the approval of the Dean of Women has been given. Before advertising. any evening activity, it is necessary to have the activity recorded on t~e Social Calendar in the office of the Director of Student Personnel. . Students retaining cars in Edinboro are in required to register the cars with the Dean of Men and to obtain a campus license sticker. Car permission may be removed at any time for reckless driving on campus. RECREATION f t e asemen center operates in Normal Hall on weekda o~ercrowded,. y high 0 evemngs rom: o. .. evenings when a major social function or athletic event is scheduled. Ping-pong, dancing, and cards are featured. This is a p~oject of the Student-Faculty Cooperative Council. . f 6 30 t 8 . 00 P M exce p t SCHEDULING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES To avoid conflict it has been necessary to 36 The Director of Student Personnel, acting this scheduling capacity, represents the College Social Committee and, under its instruction, seeks to maintain a well-balanced and satisfactory social program. Permission for scheduling an event may be denied when the general Social Calendar or the Calendar for a particular organi~ation seems ROOM A tem ora recreation h b p try where all social This scheduling to the Dira~tor social event in may be schedrequirements for seem ' . .37 t academic 0 d. Iscourage or when ~he maintainence standards In th e ac the t IVlty college of would In question. A form, Student Social Function and Trips, is to be obtained at either the office of the Director of Student Personnel or the office of the Dean of Women, by any organi~ation planning a major social event. Th~ form is to be completed and approyed by the c:>rgani~ationadvisor and returned to the DIrector of Student Personnel Office ~ at least one ~eek before the date of the. activity. Failure to comply with this regulation may result in cancellatio? of t~e date; Assignment of rooms for meeting of the College. ..niques In ~Itlng the DIrector or approva 0 e of Student Personnel; and the Dean of Men or the Dean of Women at least one week before the initiation begins. The initiation program shall include no activiti~s.?n campus ~uring <;lass~ours and no activities at any time which disturb the public in general. in..The suchinitiation a manner that classroom may program shall be work conducted pr~ceed as :usual. Any mode of dress. or any actlon.s which attract undue and of . . . . FRATERNITY AND CLUB INITIATIONS No physical punishment shall be admiw istered at any time. hUb b An! dPu~llC 1~1~latlof program Is ta th e su mltte sponsor, . ana activity purposes is administered through the Dean of Ihstruction's Office. Evening use of any room must be approved by the President boro and becomes a teacher will be expect. ed' to assume leadership in community life attention are undesirable. I : . . 38 .39 I activities. the In.a teacher large will be percentage expected to sponsor clubs and other student groups. Therefore, it is very important that every student in college becomes accustomed to certain activities and familiar with of discussion, parliamentary the tech. law, rec, ord keeping, and the general promotion of student activities. Even if a teacher never become~:a cl~b s!:,onsor,the ~d:u~ati?nalvalue ~f participation In these activities In college 1S perhaps as great as that of some course of study. Therefore, it seems advisable that each student becomes a member of some' club or other activity aside from athletics. In the College year of 1950-51, the follow~ng plan of extra-curricular activities Will be In effect: 1. At the beginning of the semester each student will be given the opportunity to choose any club or activity in which he is interested. 2. A club or activity may be set up on petition of not fewer than fifteen studentS with .Student EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAM Every person who graduates from Ediw school cases the approval of the Committee on Activities. 3. All organizations will proVide for regular meetings. : i ,... 4. No meeting shall be held without at least one faculty advisor present. 5. Each club or activity is to choose its own Faculty Advisor subject to the consent of the faculty member concerned~nd the apptoval of the Committee on Student Activities. The Faculty Advisor is not to be responsible for planning the program of the Published hi-weekly by an excellent staff of students, the Spectator covers all phases of college life. Cost o~ publication is covere.d. by the studen~ a~tlv~ty fund, and advertlsmg: the paper .Jsdlstrlbuted wIthout extra charge to all students. ,The Spectator offers an, excelle.nt °I;'portunlty for students to ' gain experIence In newspaper work. activity since his relationship i'Sonly advisory. 6. Each activity is to have a Secretary, whose duty it shall be to record and report its membership and program as follows: (a) A membership report to be turned over to the Chairman of the Committee on Student A~ti:viti~s early eacb semes~er.., (b) PartIcIpatIon report of each Indlvld. ual member, of the attendance d office' b holders. ' h at an contrI utlon to t e prog meetings, Th ' t . t t th D f I ram. IS repor IS 0 go 0 e ean 0 n.; st ruc..,on at th e end 0f th e semester. ( c) A monthly report of the activities of the club to be given the Chairman of the Committee on Student Activities. Blanks for all these reports may be secured from the office of the Dean of Instruction, The Conneautteean The Conneauteean, the college yearbook. published by the Junior class, is an enterprise in which the whole college takes an active part. The name "Conneauteean" is derived from the original name of Edinboro Lake -Lake Conneauttee, The b00 k w hIC. h .IS d e fi nI .t e I y a s t u d en t ... b y a sta ff 0 f stu d ents enterprIse, IS put out d and faculty a vIsors. Dramatic Club All students interested in participation in dramatic activities on campus are eligible for membership, Those who earn a total of fifty points in acting and back-stage wOI:k and who meet certain character and scholastic requirements are eligible for consideration for membership in Alpha Psi Omeg~. National Honorary Dramatic Fraternity. The club will produce two. publi~ dr:amatic programs each year and will assist In the ACTIVITIES The Spectator .~he Spectator's reputat.i«?nfor goo~ journahsm has been a tradItIon at Edlnboro. 40 . .. r -~ ~-- 41 presentation of dramatic presentations of .1 other clubs when requested. . Alpha Delta Sorority The Iota The Sorority is ScaRAB / The ScaRAB CI~b': is an organization open to all art students. The program for this year includes speeches, demonstrations, films, several drawing social and events painting Mi. a Meet ngs a.re usually onday night. The College Ensemble The College sessions, at . the ChrIstmas Concert, SprIng St~dents d A bl M ~nterest~~ In. camera work I Special help is given to begin- evening . S Delta in the of women ba~ed on being ad, the sorority is to foster the of all these traits toward de' the in . the P sorority . F rooms of Music Hall.. . , ,Upsilon Chapter of PhI SIgma PI, natIonal I professiona! educational f~ate~nity, is a mem' I I ~gma I ratemlty ber of a nine-state organl~atlon that empha' si~es the professional development of teach, ers and promotes the spirit of scholarship, brotherhood, and loyalty to the college. New I tIes provIded by the college. In. the baseme~t of Normal Hall. MembershIp In the club IS participate. Alpha chapters achievement of a socially integrated personality. The sorority meets every Monc!ay Ph will limited to tWelve by selecting those who attend m~etings regularly. Darkroom space and privileges are extended to students who the seven of the tot~l enrollment Th.e req.ulrements are rating wIth no member purpose of velopment ! b find interesting actIvIty In the Photography: Club. This group meets once each week a.1\dmak~s use of excellent ?arkroom facili' of the mitted with a "D"..o~ an "F" in. any s~b' )ect. Character, abilItIes, and socIal attain' ments are also taken into consideration. The Mu' sIca e, an ssem y programs. em ers are, selected from the College Choir. Th Ph e oto~aphy CI~b . 1 one'thlrd students: scholastIc group of men and women singers who perfoI'ln in' formally for club meetings, social functions, churches, etc. T~ey also present spec!al num' bers I and I is a selected of State Teachers Colleges 0.£~en~syl,:,a~ia and New,,! ork. Its membershIp IS limIted to every two weeks on Ensemble Chapter one members are chosen' by the current member' ship on the b-asis of scholastic standing, so' cial aptitude, and ability to lead. .. Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity I Kappa leading Delta professional Phi, one and of soc~al the nation's frate~nities, ners as well as to those more advanced. was formed when the Beta XI Fraternity re' 42 43 r" ceived a national charter. The members of this. group are selected by the careful discretlon ~nd t~ought of current members in conformIty wIth college rules for rushing. The Kappa J?elta Phi Fraternity was honored by having Mr. Doucette, a member of the faculty,. elected as National President of the Fratermty for 1949. .prerequisite Delta PhI Delta Membership in Delta Phi Delta, national professional and honorary art fraternity, is limited to those Junior and Senior art students who have maintained an average of "superior" in art subjects and "good" in academic work.' The purpose of the fraternity is to further a genuine interest in art, to recogni:;e scholarship, a~d to promote professional fellowship. Pledges are chosen by members with the approval of the art faculty sponsors. Mu Kappa Gamma Mu .Kappa Ga.mma,. the honorar,y music fraternIty, takes fit? Its .membershIp th?se students who contrIbute In an outstanding way to the musical life of the college. Scho- . larship, leadership, musical ability, coopera- Alpha Psi Omega A chapter of the largest national honorary dramatic fraternity is maintained at Ediw boro under the title of the The Gamma Kappa Cast. Because the requirements for initiation are very high, an average of only five students are accepted each year. Member&hip in the Edinboro Players is the first for consideration for the honor. Each neophyte in the organi:;ation has excelled in at least one p~ase ?f Dramatic Art or .has e~rne? fifty pOints In. the fields of acting, dIrecting and backstaglng work. Forum Cub The activities of this organi:;ation include intercollegia'te debating; panel discussions given in the college assembly, before community groups, over television station WICU in Erie, and in club meetings; and visits with a faculty member to nearby high schools to speak about college life. The panel discussions are devoted to current local, national, and !nterna~ional p':obleis and range from. su~h toplcsr,as "Shoul~ students marry while In c.ollege. to. Shou the l!;S. land? share her atomIc secrets wIth . Eng- tion, length of service, and participation in one or m?re musical or~an!:;ations are points The club meets two evem~gs a month, usually for an h.our each meeting. Programs upon for whIch membershIp 44 IS based. these meetings are 45 arranged so that ~ preparation by the students who ¥e pre' senting the program will not be t~o time consuming. ~ Membership in the club is open ~ the entire student body, and any students who may be interested are cordially invited to join. Beta Beta Beta Beta Beta Beta the National Biological Honor Fraternity, 'was installed on our cam' pus by the national officers February 11, 1950. The purpose of the fraternIty is three' fold: stimulation of sound scholarship; dis' semination of scientific knowledge; and pro' motion of biological research. Only those colleges and universities that have high rating are eligible to have chap' ters. 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