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Volume XXV No. 18
James Merrill discusses his poetry reading with his host; Judith Moffett and English
Instructor Norman Gehrlein at reception following recital.
Owens Seeks Members
Nat. Honor Society. to Select
This week liehrend College's
chapter of Cwens, the national
honor society for sophomore
women, is beginning the
procedure of selecting new
members to serve during the
1973-74 academic year. The new
Cwens will be chosen on the basis
of their scholarship, and their
ability to serve the needs of the
college and community.
As a national organization, the
Society of CIA ens is represented
by almost forty local chapters on
college and university campuses
from New York to Texas. The
organization recently celebrated
its 50th anniversary at its national
convention at the University of
Pittsburgh. Cwens was founded in
order to provide some means of
honoring scholastic achievement
among college women and to give
such women a vehicle for being of
greater service to the academic
and humanitarian concerns of
their colleges.
At Behrend College, this year's
Covens have been involved in a
number of varied activities. They
have served as "ambassadors"
for the college by speaking to
high school students at many
History Colloquim
Studies Male Bias
For centuries, the history of
Western Civilization has been
viewed through and presented
front a male's point of view.
History as we know it has
numerous sexual biases because
few records were kept by women
throughout the-centuries, which
tends toward the male bias as
they viewed the events of the
world.
"The Liberation of Cleo: The
Sexist Bias in History** is the
theme of the colloquiin of the
faculty of Behrend College, to
meet April t 3 in the Reed Union
,Building. The exact schedule is as
follows:
9:30 a.m.-10 a.m. Registration
and coffee. .
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. First
Session:
"Privilege, Repression and
Frustration: Women and the
Roman aristocracy."—Paul B.
Western Pennsylvania schools.
Behrend's dormitory students
have enjoyed the benefits of
Cu ens' pumpkin sales and bake
sales, as well as "care packages"
to tide them over while studying
for final exams. Cwens also
sponsored the "Take-a-Kid-to-
Dinner" project in which college
students accompanied disad
vantaged children to a party and
Thanksgiving dinner at Behrerxl.
Later this year, Cwens will work
at Behrend's annual Spring Arts
Festival and will usher at the
June commencement exercises.
The officers for this year have
been Bonnie Angevin of Pitt-
SUB Sponsors April Fun
This weekend being Easter, the
Student Union Board has planned
no activities. However, three
events are scheduled the
following week to close out the
month of April.
On Thursday, April 26, a guest
speaker will make an appearance
at Behrend. Dr. Straughan
Gettier will talk on the topic of
Harvey (The Pennsylvania State
University ).
11:25 a.ni.
Session:
"Women's Rights in England
before Nary Wollstonecraft."
Jean 11. Raniage (Duquesne
University ).
12:15 p.m
cheon. .
1:30 p.m. --2:30 p.m. Third
Session.
"Nineteenth Century Images of
Woman in the Work of Joyce and
Symbolist Art.":-Archie K. Loss
( Wayne State University ).
2:30 p.m. -2:45 p.m. Coffee.
2:45 p.m.-4 p.m. Round-table.
12:15 p.m_ Second
-1:30 p.m. Luzi
A. Daniel Frankforter and
David P. Daniel, assistant
professors of history at Behrend
College µ•ill be the Colloquim
chairman and the roundtable
chairman respectively.
Published by the Students of the Behrend College
of the
Pennsylvania State University
Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510
New Members
sburgh, president; Chris Straub
of Oil City, vice president;
Debbie Breindell of Erie,
secretary; and Ann Chiera of
Erie, treasurer. They have been
advised by Miss Cathy Sargent,
instructor of speech, and by Miss
Betsy Seanor, Assistant Dean of
Student Affairs.
Main Campus Offers Undergrad
Assistantship Opportunities
The staff at the Applied
Research Laboratory of the
Pennsylvania State University
"Transactional Analysis: The
O.K. Way of Life" at 8 p.m. in the
RUB Lecture Hall. A reception
will be held for Dr. Gettier af
terwards. Students with an ac
tivity card will be admitted free
of charge, while those without
activity cards will be charged 50
cents.
The annual Las Vegas Night
v*ill take place Saturday, April
28, in the upstairs of the RUB. A 9
p.m. starting time is scheduled
for this extravaganza, which
should transform the RUB into a
veritable Caesar's Palace for the
evening. Gaming tables, roulette
wheels, and tumbling dice will
keep everyone busy into the wee
hours of the morning, as there is
no set time for the event to end.
Prices for Las Vegas Night are
tentatively set at 75 cents with an
activity card and a dollar
v‘ ithout.
As an additional note, the
- White Roots of Peace" program
will be featured at Erie Hall on
Monday, April 30 at 8 p.m. The
White Roots are a group of
Mohawk Indians who have set out
to bring real Indian culture to
people all over the country.
Discussions of Indian problems,
folklore, religion, and values take
place. Films about Indians and
produced by Indians find, a place
on the agenda, as well as dances,
singing, and even Indian cooking.
More in next week's Collegian
about this unique event_ -
Students, Faculty
Hear Poet Merrill
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Last Thursday night, April 12,
poet James Merrill came to
Behrend College to give a recital
of some of his favorite works. A
guest of Judith Moffet, Assistant
Professor of English here at
Behrend, Merrill is the winner of
the 1967 National Book Award in
Poetry and the 1973 Bollingen
Award. His first book of poems,
First Poems, was published in
1951, followed by The Country of a
Thousand Years of Peace (1959),
Water Street (1962), Nights and
Days (1966), and Braving the
Elements (1972 ) .
Attending the recital were
many English students and
members of the faculty and
administration, as well as many
other interested persons. The
Reed Union Building Lecture Hall
was filled almost to capacity,
with several people standing in
the back.
After a short introduction by
Dean Lane, Merrill read several
of his favorite works, including
"Broken Home", which he called
his "more or less
autobiographical poem".
"Willow Ware Cup", and others,
and concluded with perhaps his
most famous piece, a long poem
entitled "From the Cupola".
General reactions of the
audience were, for the most part,
positive. To many of the students,
such a recital by a famous poet
understands the value of ex
perience to those beginning in a
technical field. Because they do,
they have created the George F.
Wislicenus Undergraduate
Assistantship as an opportunity
for undergraduate students to
acquire additional experience
and practical knowledge in the
areas of turbomachinery, fluid
dynamics, flow noise and
vibrations, and cavitation.
A limited number of these
assistantships will be granted to
undergraduate students majoring
in engineering, mathematics,
physics, or computer science. In
order to qualify for this
assistantship, the student must
have at least five terms until
graduation, a 2.8 cumulative
average, and a' willingness to
work and learn. The students will
be expected to work in the
laboratory during the fall, winter,
and spring terms from 8 to 16
hours per week. Part-time or full
time assistantships may be
available in the summer
depending on the projects needs
and the student's availability.
Those students at Behrend
majoring in such things as
Engineering, Physics, Math, or
Computer Science should con
sider applying.
For more information con
cerning the George F. Wislicenus
Undergraduate Assistantship
contact:
Nelson F. Wood
Post Office Box 30
State College, Pa. 16801
(814 ) 865-1741
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Thursday, April 19, 1973
was a new experience, but most
were impressed by the rich,
Oxford accent with which Merrill
read his poems, as well as the
concentrated lyrical style and the
vivid images his poems conjured.
Following the recital, an in
formal reception was held in the
Quiet Lounge, during which
several students and faculty
members discussed with Merrill
some of the' poems he read, as
well as the poet's personal style
and everyday writing habits.
In addition to his poetry, James
Merrill has written two novels,
The Seraglio (1957), and The
Diablos Notebook (1965) and two
plays The Immortal Husband
(1955) and, in one act, The Bait
(1960).
SGA to Tackle
Traffic Rules
After some months of listening
to complaints and considering
alternatives, SGA decided on
what changes to suggest for
traffic regulations at Behrend,
during a meeting Monday evening
April 16. These ideas must still be
approved and won't become
effective until Fall term '73, but
at least specific problems are
considered.
Failure to register a vehicle on
campus now incurs a $lO.OO fine.
SGA is asking for a reduction to
$7.50. The fine is binding and
separate from buying a sticker,
however, which remains $7.50 per
term.
Also, failure to display a permit
is an additional fine of $5.00. This
is to be reduced to $l.OO.
Thus a student will be fined a
total of $8.50 for these two of
fenses instead of the previous
$15.00.
Furthermore, a fifty dollar
limit was set on total fines for any
one student. Still it is apparent
that to pay the total of $7.50 per
term for having a car on campus
can save the student upwards of
$30.00 in fines he might suffer.
Another change reduced the
night-school student parking fee
from $l.OO per night to $5.00 for
the whole term. And a switch in
the rule concerning where
students can park occurred.
Previously only resident students
could park in the lot above
Lawrence hall. SGA suggested
that any student with a permit
may use any lot excluding those
spaces specially designated for
faculty, staff, or delivery pur
poses.
Folk Group
to Perform
The New Christy Minstrels,
popular television and recording
group, will appear at Harbor
Creek High School on Wednesday
evening, May 2 at 8 p.m.
All seats are $4 and the public is
invited to attend. Tickets may be
purchased in downtown Erie at
Behman Music, East 10th Street,
or by calling 899-2286.. This con
cert is being sponsored by the
Harborcreek Association for
Music.
By Jim Benner
Staff Writer