Page Four Bequest Given To PSU Behrend Also Benefits A bequest to the Pennsylvania State University by Mrs. Bayard D. Kunkle will establish the Bayard D. and Ethel M. Kunkle Scholarship Fund "to aid and recognize outstanding under graduates" at the University's branch campuses. Announcing the gift today, Dr. John W. Oswald, president of the University, pointed out that it provides the University with its largest scholarship program. Through an earlier fund established in 1946 by Mr. Kunkle, a former vice-president of General Motors, more than 4,100 needy veterans received loans to help to keep them in college. Some 400 other students at the University Park Campus also have benefitted from another scholarship fund in Mr. Kunkle's name, a fund that continues. Mr. Kunkle, a 1907 alumnus who often recalled he was able to go to college only because of scholarship aid he had received at Penn State, had instituted this program of aid for other Penn State students as a means to repay "his debt". Commenting on the bequest from Mrs. Kunkle, Dr. Oswald termed it "one of the most significant gifts in the Univer sity's history." "Under the terms of the bequest, the principal will be preserved, with income to be devoted to scholarships. At any given time, from 50 to 100 talented young people who might other wise have been unable to attend college will be aided by this fund," Dr. Oswald explained. Scholarships will be awarded to superior undergraduate students at the 17 Commonwealth Cam puses, Behrend College at Erie and Capitol Campus at Middle town, who show evidence of leadership, professional promise and financial need. Each campus will be allocated two full tuition scholarships plus an additional Dracula People love to be scared and "Dracula" guarantees frightening glee.. but a promise that it won't keep you awake at night. "Dracula" will be presented in the grand old tradition of the melodrama and hopefully will be an interesting diversion in our theatre schedule. There is great advance interest in this production which is based on Bram Stoker's novel of Gothic Horror and adapted by W. David Anderson, with music by Bill Neely and lyrics by Tom Weaver. Immediate reservations should be made. C.J. DUSCKAS FUNERAL HOME 2607 Buffalo Rd. 899-2812 "Saud.* Sae dOcee 1946" Eastway Bowling Lanes 4110 Buffalo Road Open Bowling Mon. Thru Fri. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Tues. evening 9:00p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Ph. 899-9855 amount determined according to enrollment. The number and amounts of scholarships will be decided by each Campus Scholarship Committee, but the top award will not exceed the current tuition for Pennsylvania residents, now $BB5 per academic year at the Commonwealth Campuses. "The Kunkles were modest, self-effacing individuals specifically requestd that no public attention be given to their contributions," President Oswald said, "We acceded to their request during their lifetime, but I am taking the liberty at this time of making their generosity known to the Commonwealth. Scholarship funds of this type are one of the greatest needs of the University." Mr. Kunkle's original gift to the To the Behrend College Graduates—lf you wish to actively participate in the exercises to be held at Behrend on Sunday, May 26, 1974, you must have a cap and gown. Orders for them should be placed at the Behrend bookstore no later than Friday, April 19, 1974. Weitz Honored Captain Paul J. Weitz, the astronaut whose Skylab 2 mission on the world's first orbiting space laboratory made history last year, is among ten graduates of Penn State who will be honored as Distinguished Alumni on June B. The Distinguished Alumni Awards, which will be presented at the annual Alumni Institute and Class Reunions program, were established in 1951 to recognize and salute the achievements of outstanding alumni of Penn State. To date, 164 graduates, in cluding the ten named this year, Coming There are no reserved seats for children's theatre.. only tickets that guarantee admission. Doors open one half hour before each performance; seats are first come, first serve. The ap proximate length of "Dracula" is one hour and 15 minutes. Holiday Texaco Rts. 97 and 1-90 Discount of 2c per gallon of gas and 10% on all parts if you bring this ad. Open Daily Phone 866-9026 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. B.hrend Collegiate University in 1946 was im mediately loaned to needy married veterans. Through further contributions, recycling of loans, interest payments, and a principal re-payment rate of more than 97 per cent, 4,176 veterans were able to benefit from the loans. As veteran enrollment declined in the middle 19505, Mrs. Kunkle requested that the loan fund be converted into a scholarship fund. The transfer was completed in 1959. Mrs. Kunkle, the former Ethel Miller of Windber, Pa., shared her husband's interest in helping young people and contributed regularly to the University prior to her death on December 10, 1972. Job Market Very Competitive While the hiring of college graduates may be up for some employers, uncertainties relating to the energy shortage and general economic conditions have caused many to hold the line. Recruiting for engineers has been especially brisk as well as for the earth and mineral science have been designated for the awards. Captain Weitz, now living in Houston, Texas, is a native of Erie. Last fall he was the first person to receive the Behrend College Medallion. In recognition of Mother's Day, CARE's Pittsburgh Office has launched a special Mother's Day campaign to send food to homeless, hungry children overseas. - Contributions of $2.00 or more, together with your mother's name and address, should be sent to CARE, Kaufmann's, Pittsburgh; Pa. 15219. CARE will send a special announcement card to your mother, and CARE food will be sent to _needy children. In order that the cards arrive in time for Mother's Day, the CARE office should have all orders by May 6. Sue Montanille, Stuart Stiegel, and another member of the cast rehearse diligently for the Behrend Players production of "The House of Blue Leaves". The play will be open the first week in May along with introducing the events for The Behrend Arts Festival. graduates. Graduates in accounting and those with a master of business administration degrees are also finding jobs. In general there is more recruiting activity among recruiters in seeking out can didates among minority groups and women than in previous years. Some prospective em ployers are also seeking out graduates in a particular field, even though the students had not registered for an interview. Placement for teachers ap pears to be about the same level as last year. It has been found that in general Penn State graduates fare better in obtaining teaching jobs than those of many other institutions. Salary offers to Penn State graduates are, in general, about the same as those recently reported ona national level by the College Placement Council. The highest offers of more than $l,OOO On Mother's Day, Sunday, May 12th, peo ple all over the United States will try to express to their mothers the love and devo tion they feel for them. By making a dona tion of $2 or more to CARE in honor of your mother, you can send CARE food packages to hungry children overseas. CARE will also send a special Mother's Day card to your mother telling her of your thoughtfulness. This is truly a mean ingful way to remember Mother on her day. (/I ~ I ~J i Your name Address 9 Mother's name Address a month have gone to chemical engineering candidates. Engineering disciplines as a whole are finding offers on the average about 5 per cent over those made in March 1973. Contrary to what some people have reported, the job market for college graduates has not returned to the level of the middle and late sixties. It has, however, improved over the first several years of this decade. While at this time there is an especially high demand for graduates with majors in certain fields, the market remains quite competitive for must graduates. Don't Forget to Vote in the SGA Elections April 23. & 24 HONOR MOTHER ON HER DAY . . By feeding the world's SELc CARE Kaufmann's 400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219 Enclosed is my.donation of to send CARE Packages: ( )In my mother's honor ( )In my mother's memory April 18, 1974
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