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Volume XXIII No. 3 -
Everything is Bigger
by Gay Catania
Managing Editor
Dr. Helmut Schnitter, who is
replacing Dr. Daniel of Behrend
through the International
Education and Cultural
Exchange Program, has some
interesting comments on his
initial rendezvous with America.
Dr. Schnitter has taught at the
New University of Ulster in North
Ireland as well as his steady
commitment at Lutherschule
Gymnasium in Hannover. Ger
many. Our new faculty member
received his Ph.D. from the Free
University of Berlin, his majors
being English and history. He
also studied at the University of
Zurich.
Hannover, Germany is D.
Schnitter's home. The city's
population is approximately
500.000. and the total population
including suburbs reaches the one
million mark. Hannover's main
industries include the
Volkswagen market, as well as
chocolate and biscuit
manufacturing. - Hannover's
Industry Fair is universally
known for its distribution of
industrial talents. Dr. Schnitter
explained the geography of
Hannover as "a large plain."
Aesthetic properties. such as the
plentiful gardens, are considered
with great pride to the
inhabitants of Hannover.
Dr. Schnitter, assisted by his
wife and two young sons, arrived
in the,. ,United,.,„ States; in. :mid
August. First on the agenda for
the new arrivals was Washington.
D.C., where Dr. Schnitter par
ticipated in an introductory
seminar on Universities in
America. Next, the professor and
his family visited Niagara Falls.
and found the "world wonder"
quite beautiful and enjoyable.
"Everything is bigger," was
Dr. Schnitter's reply when asked
about his first impression of the
States. Included in his statement
was the fact that the cars, - trees
and even the quantity of food
were larger than what he was
accustomed to. The visiting
professor was quick to notice the
"uneducational" aspects of
Quite Promising
by Ron Wayne
"The umbrella of responsibility
was conceived of the idea to have
secondary school relations, give
orientation assistance and to act
as campus tour guides,"
remarked Ms. Roseland Bainum,
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.
speaking of the Behrend College
Student Staff.
CoMposed of 21 students, the
group was helpful during
orientation week. They also plan
to attend "college days" at
various secondary schools where
members of the group will be
able to give information and to
answer questions about Behrend.
There are plans to visit 42 schools
in the tri-county area this term.
The first is the night of October 3
in Oil City.
The Staff was formed during
the summer by Dean Bainum.
She obtained lists of possible
candidates from several ad
ministrators and group leaders.
To narrow the list, she only
contacted the students who were
mentioned twice or more on
different lists. Twenty-one of the
possible twenty-six responded
and volunteered to be in the
program. -
They were: Darla Berkey,
Sandy Borkowski. Michael
Chiricuzio, Angela Detlev. Brian
Ferris. Joni Grauso, Robert
Hohn, Margaret limes. Barbara
Jolly, Joey Kennedy. Alan Kirk,
Bob Lamary, Pat Lamb. Jeff
Published by the students of the Behrend College, Pennsylvania State University
America's television programs.
In German, politics and critical
analysis win top ratings, com
pared to the United States' trend
toward the mystery. "Here you
see up to three mysteries on
television in one night In Ger
many, mysteries are
programmed only three times
weekly."
Upon arrival in Erie, Dr.
Schnitter experienced several
more changes. Obvious to any
out-of-towner is Erie's abundance
of "huge parking lots" usually
accompanied by such chain
business as MacDonalds, which is
a new experience for Dr.
Schnitter. Another unpleasant
effect is the fact that one finds
poverty within 100 yards of "fine
houses."To a foreigner, this
complete steep transition of
economical status comes as a
surprise. Also, the fact that the
Erie area "produces so much
wine" on plain fields is in contrast
to the conditional slopes that the
professor is familiar with. Along
with the surrounding area's
abundance of wine comes a
welcome abundance of fruits and
vegetables, with which Mrs.
Schnitter is discovering "a new
experience in cooking".
Another interesting aspect of
contrast is that of the educational
systems. When asked to compare
the universities in Germany to
those in the states Dr_ Schnitter
replied; "I can't compare
universities", for- the
_reason,of
extreme difference in the
educational systems. Dr. Helmut
Schnitter continued with the in
- formation of the various dif
ferences. The elementary
school is equal to our grades 1
through 4. From the fifth grade
up to the university the student
can either attend a vocational
school for learning trades, a
middle school which prepares the
student for higher clerical,
banking and some technological
positions, or the gymnasium
where - one prepares for
qualifications to a university. The
last three years of the gym
nasium is equal to our un
dergraduate program. During
Lang, Ken LaSota. Gina Myers.
Michael Razanauskas, Susan
Rieke. Dave Seypinski, Jane
Truskey, and Mike Woods.
Dean Bainum feels this
program will be a success
because students will respond to
those of their same generation
rather than an older advisor.
ime
Y have a cumulative average of 3.0
Or better and no published
disciplinary record are eligible
Nostaigic for pledgeship in the Behrend
chapter of CWENS. Future
Along a misty, lonely beach on members are selected from this
a summer-colony island, a man group on the basis of interest
walks slowly among the sand- shown in student activities,
pipers. On tins solitary morning leaderihip potential and
stroll, he relives the summer of maturity.
1942 when he was 15. a boy named
H This year's active members
ermie. on the threshold of
are: Shari Bronski (president),
manhood. Deb Wickwire (vice president),
Thus begins "Summer of '42", Angela Detlev (treasurer), Sue
a nostalgic excursion for some Ricke (secretary), Pam. Berry,
and an open door to a generation
ago for others. But for everyone. Ginger Brown. Mary Beth Finke.
Barb Frank. Joni Grauso, Lynne
it is a simple human comedy with Hamlin, Barb Jones. Jennifer
a timeless feeling, as true today McAlevy, Gina Myers, Sylvia
as it was then and will be
tomorrow. Only the calendar Polasky. Heidi Rutz, Cindy Salak,
changes. . Karen Smogorzewski, Jane
Truskey and Pat Wahrenberger.
Michel Legrand's poignant As CWENS, their activities this;
theme won th e 1971 Academy- year will include: collections for
Award for Best Original Score. Organizations' like the United
Robert Mulligan directed the Fund, wrapping books for the
Technicolor film, which will be underprivileged overseas.
shown Sunday night in the RUB distribution of "CARE" packages
lecture hall, with two showings at for students during exam time
7and9p.m. (nice! ), - and work with
this period the student takes an
average of eight to ten subjects as
well as fulfilling a requirement of
at least two foreign languages,
which are usually English and
French. The gymnasium student
usually completes this program
between the ages of 19 and 20. The
next step on Germany's education
ladder is a University, a six-year
program equivalent to America's
graduate school. One comparison
that Dr. Schnitter felt secure in
stating is that "Europe is more
selective in education; meaning
that only between 10 and 20 per
cent of Germany students qualify
for the university level, in which
an equivalent to the. United States
M.A. degree may be obtained.
Dr. Schnitter was also reluctant
in discussing student attitudes, "I
don't want to jump to con
clusions." However, the
professor did express a very
interesting and surprising
question. He teeis that nere the
students are "more well
behaved" in that during a boring
lecture American will
students
"usually keep quiet", while in
Germany_there is a tendency for
"more noise" and general
restlessness. This comparison of
attitudes also holds true for
faculty of Hannover institutions
are likely to show disapproval
"taking out books" and
proceeding to read them. Again,
relatively little was said on the
subject because the professor felt
that "it. wouldn't be fair" to
make any more comments "in the
beginning" of his stay at Behrend.
The summer of '75 marks Dr.
Schnitter's return to his home.
Let's hope that his teaching
experience at Behrend as well as
his stay in America is both
pleasurable and enjoyable.
CWENS Rolling
"I'm really excited about
it...with twice as many active
members. CWENS should ac
complish twice as much as last
year."
With this statement, whether
she knew it or not, Shari Bronski
described the National Society of
CWENS better than any student
handbook ever has—excitement.
enthusiasm, goals, a c
complishment—CWENS, a
national honorary society for
sophomore women, is much more
than "just" another honor
society. Unlike most, where
recognition seems to be the only
purpose, CWENS is an active unit
on the_ campus directed to the
service of the college and com
munity.
All students (female) who, in
the spring of their freshman year,
and
Behrend's visiting faculty member, Dr. Helmut Schnitter,
presented some interesting views on America.
SGA
New
The SGA meeting of September 30 began
with the introduction of new SGA members
consisting of: Al Lotz. Senior class
president: Mike Woods. Junior class
president: Jim Mahlon. Sophomore class
president: and Phyllis Zimmerman.
Freshman class president.
Once again students are reminded that
they must vote on the amended con
stitution. This amended constitution
concerns academic and representational
items. There will be a member from each
academic area: Social and Behavioral
Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Arts and
Humanities. Th 6 new representatives will
consist of dorm and commuter students for
each class.
Arid Elections' for . these Positions and
that of SGA treasurer will take place today
and Friday (October . 3 and 4) from 9 a.m.
until 3:30 p.m.
A Publicity Committee responsible for
informing students of SGA events pertinent
to them was formed. Also, by way of
committees. Pat Lamb was appointed to
serve on the Student Affairs Committee
which consists of three faculty members
emotionally disturbed children.
Without CWENS, Behrend
wouldn't have its new scoreboard
(they donated it last year). This
year there will probably be
another donation of this nature:
and well, the list seems endless.
Besides these services, the
CWENS think about themselves
occasionally too. Right now
they're in the process of raising
money for a trip to a
national convention of
CWENS. Discussion at the
convention will probably center
around the revision of the various
rituals that are traditional with
the CWENS. The Convention will
be held at Westminister College
in New Wilmington, Pa., on
October 11. 12 and 13. The
CWENS hope to raise most of the
money they'll need at a bake sale
tomorrow, Friday, October 4, at
the RUB.
Immediately after the con
vention, work will begin to raise
money for a popcorn machine. It
will be used during movies and
other activities of - this nature.
Since such a great percentage of
the work CWENS does involves
money-making. the machine
(though it will cost around $150)
should be a good investment.
Even if it doesn't prove ex
tremely profitable, it will serve
-what a few of us think must be one
of CWENS' purposes. Between
"CARE" packages, bake sales,
and future popcorn. they're sure
to make the student body, . at
I3ehrend one of the happiest and
fattest in the state.
Thursday, October 10
Common Hour
TV Lounge-RUB
Meet you class officers
Introduces
Members
and three students. The chairman of this
committee is Professor Eva Tucker. Dean
Lane explained the function of the corn •
mittee as one of an advisory capacity. It is
responsible for student-aid grants when
local funds are available and the deter
mination of recipients of such awards as
the Walker arid Turnball Awards.
Elected to the Student Standards Board
was Jim Mahlon. This board, as stated in
the Behrend College Handbook of 1974-75
(pg. 26), "shall have jurisdiction over
alleged violations of student made rules
and regulations..." The board is composed
of full-time students located on each
campus. The size of the board and its
method of selecting students is determined
by the students and the chief administrator
of the campus.
Bob Lamary and Rick Shrout have been
appointed to serve on the Safety Com
mittee and Mike Woods will represent
Behrend College on The Council of Branch
Campus Student Governments. Dean Lane
offered some stern words of advice calling
attention to the fact that the council "is not
Mickey Mouse", but serious business. He
expressed to those present the importance
of the council as it is an offically governing
body of students, whose members are
asked to serve on the board of trustees and
the University Senate.
The Association reviewed the budgets of
the Keystone Society and the Behrend
Collegian after attempts at forming a
budget committee were temporarily
stalled. According to a reliable source.
every year. the constitution of each
organization must be reviewed and ac
cepted by the SGA before it can be
recognized as a legal organization on
campus. and before it can receive money
for its proposed budget. Any new
organization or club should submit its
constitution and budget simultaneously.
The revelation of this bit of information
sent the president flipping through his
papers. But amid sighs of dire disap
pointment from various members of the
Collegian assembled at the meeting, a
Constitution Committee headed by first
vice-president. Dave Scypinski. was
initiated. Second vice-president, Gina
Myers, will head the Budget Committee.
But in the meantime the Collegian Budget
was reviewed and voted on under the
condition that "the copy of the Collegian
Constitution on file cannot be repiaced by
another."
The Collegian is in debt to the tune of
$1,464. Darla Berkey reminded those
present that a term-by -term review of the
Collegian budget is a much less com
plicated ordeal and it appears that this is
exactly what the association will be doing.
The meeting ended on a high note with
Dean Lane congratulating the newly
elected officers and mentioning a few
monetary concerns. He explained that
twenty years ago the per capita activity
fee for Behrend Campus was $l5. It has
since fallen to $4 "a head" but will soon
rise to $B. Dean Lane has recommended
that the approach to the activities funding
be changed and that Behrend due to its
collegiate status have its funds sent
directly instead of being reviewed at
University Park along with the com
monwealth campuses. He is also recom
mending that the amount of money alloted
Behrend this year be quadrupled in the
future. 'I dream too." he quipped. • .
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