Connecticut Daily Campus c Serving Storrs Since 1896 VJl i CO VOL. CXVI, No. 24 STORRS, CONNECTICUT WEDNESDAY, OCTOHKR 17, 1 ■.»;:> c Faculty Contributor: Uconn Drop-Out Rate y-3 To 1962 Encyclopedia Two members of the faculty of Connecticut during the Amerl- Of the University of Connecticut j can Revolution, and came to be Average Say Waugh arc among the new contributors: the site of the war office which to the 1962 edition of the En- served as the governor's head- 'The drop-out rate at the Uni- pared with the other land-grant When asked about statistics cyclopaedia Britannia*. quarters and the center from versity of Connecticut is not colleges. supporting his statement the Pro- One is Albert E. Van Dusen, I which the military and naval ac- alarming," says Provost, Albert' He went on to explain that it is vost said, "This type of informa- Associate Professor of History, , tivihes of Connecticut were di Waugh. Waugh who is also vice-'normal for Uconn to be com- tion is never revealed. But I will who wrote three articles, "Dan- rected during the revolution, ac president in charge of academics pared with land-grant colleges, say that 50 percent of those who C0ldin added that the faculty feels the and in tliis comparison Uconn!enter graduate. Those who don't bury-;" "Greenwich" and "Mil-, S to Professor Whet ten. .irate -is neither alarmingly high is about average with the pub- graduate include transfering stu- Gotten Pr«™1S„f^"'I ' hv ^hi°2L "% £^£ii? "Sor low' *** University to about licly supported institutions of dents, as well as those who flunk P er Prudden and«H Deanr£"'„ of5» the Graduaten A PiPfKL School, I his followers;f n ? the*' ,land was pur-•"O;average in dropouts when com- higher learning. out or marry. author of "Lebanon." In their chased from the Paugusset In- "Those who do not graduate articles the educators from Storrs dians for 6 coats, 10 blankets,, 1 .are not a loss, he continued, summarize the history of each'kettle, 12 hatchets, 12 hoes, 24 "Even if a student stays here city and provide up-to-date in-' knives and 12 small mirrors," ac- only two years he has learned formation about its commerce. In- cording to Mr. Van Dusen. The much, and life at a university is dustry and population. author records that the town was a worthwhile exjjerience in itself. first refused membership in the There is an idea held by some Of Danburv's early history Mr. educators that some* students Van Dusen writes. "It grew stead-1 New Haven colony because sue ily until the American Revolution ' nonehurch members coujd vote, should attend college for only when it was made a depot for A compromise in 1643 brought veal's. In fact this Is a principle behind junior colleges." military stores. In April 1777 tlie ■ Milford into the colony. Mr. Van town was aided by a British ox-lDusen notes that shipbuilding "Former President Eisenhow- pedltlon under Gen. William Try-'flourished from about 1690 to er's Commission on Higher Edu- on and stores were seized aiid,1818; Oyster-raising, begun in 1752 cation recommended that half of homes burned. At the approach of. continues to be profitable, the nations high school graduates the Connecticut mijita under Gen! "Danbury," Greenwich," Le- should have advanced education David Wooster. the British re- banon" and "Milford" are among but that only half of these should treated to their boats." Danbury j;S'819 articles which were reviewed t»f expected to get a degree," he % known as the "Hat City," ac- for tne 1962 edition, as part of explained. cording to the author. He notes'tne continuous revision policy of "In addition, there are some launched by Zndoc Benedict withjtne Encyclopaedia Britannica. people that feel there should be a factory making three beaverlTnere are 411 articles which are more of a break between the hats daily. entirely new in the latest edition, sophomore and junior years and whom to reject. Work continue*; Greenwich A Gateway 1,193 others were rewritten or given major revision and 2.156' beyond their sophomore," he Greenwich has been called the continued. gateway to New England, writes ESWSKiJ?^ °f E?'S Mr. Van Dusen. The town was "ear-^ 40000:000 *«*« compns- In response to a question of im- proved ways to detect potential founded on the Long Island ing 38,494 articles, 2,918.932 words were changed for the current failures, the provost had this to sound fai 1640 by the New Haven' „?:*„';in» say: "Of course we realize that colony agent Robert Feaks and Pl "? Capt. Daniel Patrick, who pur-! ?n the 1962 ed't'on of the 24- there are problems in the ad- volume set mission of students. Even frith the chased land from four sachems Particular attention College Entrances Exam it is hard for 25 English coats, according was g,ven t0 articl«5 on cities, to the author.He also notes that i,a,es and ^S'ons of the United to know whom to admit and tates in order to whom to reject. Wor kcontinues industries include the manufac- - incorporate on a more reliable method but ture of marine engines, electrical Pcf""ent information made avail- ab,e by ,hc 1960 U S it may be an impossible prob- generators, pumps, boats and., - - census re- lem." sails, industrial felt, precision in-jpo£fs- ,.. Tnp 1iMvcar WELCOME: This was the scene on Smith (ampus Monday 9000 Applicants This Year Btruments. small castings ma-1 °™ standard refer- 'This year the university had ehino tools and magazine print-encP ,s no,abIe for the number night when the eight sororities pledged a total of 104 women. Inc. I °f drawings and photographs in- The pledging climaxed a period of open houses and formal par- i over 9000 applicants and accepted ties. (Canipus Photo-Howlaiul) a little over 2000 students. But Lebanon was named from the w^thl" £* SM ?*£*£& we know that not all of them biblical Lebanon. "In colonial ■ With the new edition the total ndlvidu 1 will graduate although they were times the town was situated on the "" "" u ' « "lustrations, the best qualified applicants. 1 000 Sorority Rushing Ends most direct road betweenTCllTJ^Sjlr'Sgeo h,ca] ? - WH What we do not know is why York and Boston. It was the home * , t l ^ emphasis of they fail to graduate. There are ft Jonathta, Trumbull, q^j^j^^J^.,. to* Ig ^QA ty?Qmm Pfejge outside reasons for failure to graduate, but studies have not \\T7T TO A * 1 *"B '* ,lle ^oint contribution of' O ro n 80 s h0,ars an been able to show why a student WU»3 A8S©mDiy I ^J_«!i? °° r ^l Monday night marked the cul- ling, Polly Hepburn, receiving good marks in hisrh specialists, among whom are 42 .initiation of the sorority fall rush- Kinsella, Christine Larson, Sheila. sollooI and perhaps at a branch Nobel Pnze winners. Almost i ing program and the beginning of Molloy. Donna Peterman, Pa- sluincnK. refuses to study oc , , 1 to *^3tUfQ3 V --" --I\fl.l 1 i1 °°0 contributors were involved, anew "pledge perior. tricia Rosati, Dana Roy, Judith ^^ 'c„ne"V"seriouslv "'said'the | directly with the 1962 edition. A total o£ 104 women joined Schnaars, Carol Shenning. p10vost. * ** " - **0»-fro»*«t The Annual Fall Conference of ! Publisher of the Encyclopaedia I th? G7£* system ZTZJST* Kappa Alpha That.■ More SIICC^A*? SfL-1% England Region ot li Britannica Isis William Renton:'Rcnton:'«,:.,T first«•;.*,. "semester^.^.i.. uDoerclassmeni.n».»i«. i,«i Arnold. Carol Bauman, Anne m s n Marv "^ course we would like to World University Service wiUdis-; Harry S. Ashmore, Publitzer and tr«S8f^uden ^h ° Bernard. Ann Coughlin. cuss the strategic impact of stu- Prize winner, is Fditor-in-Chief. The foUowin^ is a ^st of the Cronin. Ann Cronkright. Barbara be more successful so that a dciHs and umversities in the de- " - soroHtiesa^d their new mem- ^qui. Gloria Hedges. Nancy hrpt percentage of each class velopment of ne%v societies In WJ-*-. W»»V~~A r^rs Klein Elizabeth Lines. Jo Carol «ould graduate, but the Univers- Asia. Africa, and Latin America.1 W llucr W eeKetia Be**/ . Riggio. Barbara Rossi, Maureen "y foels "«' " cannot be as se- This conference, which is being P|a»,c T T«^A«*«:^ Alpha Delta Pi: Priscilla Ado- ^„«». Danna Thornc. Barbara l«*c.ive . as i private institution held at the Massachusetts In«U-| **I,a ^-'nceriain maitis, Margaret Beaucage. Pa- might be. We must set standards tricia Chiapetta, Karen Christian. Toth. tute of Technology on Saturday, Kappa Kappa Gamma: pa_ that are neither too high or too October 20U,. will examine the' lsSwhSr WHSLSH £ fffi! SSi *?"* n^T*- \^T M^TA^^rZ^n. ^ ^ -~-^'- **? '- con- —- -— '•—«- ■—''- «»«. Dolores DeSena. Anne Donofno. Broo 9mmM Duffv fiuu-d. role and function of the World ■ largest event of the year on the K n Enckson. Pr.sc.lla For- Ljnda Fjshpr J(innifer Holmos, "Perhaps we cou'd limit each University Service wKh respect U>J university social calendar. This ster Lvncl Hel- """" ""'"'.""'"-,"'., *"•"■"" Ba a ur hy Sh freshmen class to 100 selected •ampus programs of education year's program will feature a Hg-t'tSTlZ Lor- £ ™J" C iT »\™T™- _nd support throughout New Eng- ] name artist for a Sunday lifter- 8 Judi'th'°Osgo^'.'"'Na^'cV"Pedersn. students who would all graduate ilT,Tf V.aine, LtaVAft-,. Ca£'yn H*» Pollv Ann^Rogers. Beatrice Sam- ha-ring some unforeseen accident, ••"d I noon concert as the high-li ght of, Carolyn McCarthy.Karon Mull- ■ .