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Volume XXXI No. 5 -
News
Shorts
The state . Supreme
Court declared that the
three year old Pen
nsylvania death penalty is
unconstitutional. The
decision will be appealed
to the United States
Supreme Court.
Did you know that
because of the great
amount of women looking
for jobs or working, wages
have gone down, and
unemployment has gone
up. This is according to a
Brookings Institute paper.
The Behrend-Edinboro
wrestling match that was
snowed out last week is
being rescheduled for
Wednesday, January 25,
1978 at 7 p.m. in Edinboro.
Another schedule change
is the Behrend-Califomia
State men’s basketball
game for December 20 is
now scheduled for Thur
sday, February 2, 1978 at
California State.
David Hickton (llth
political science) has been
nominated for the position
of Penn State’s student
Trustee by the state
education secretary and
approved by Gov. Shapp.
Hickton, who served as
Undergraduate Student
Government vice
president 1976-77, said that
he must now be approved
by the state Senate for his
appointment to become of
ficial.
In Harrisburg, a com
promise tax bill that would
help raise some of the $3OO
million needed to fund the
University and other state
related institutions was
rejected on November 30
by the State House. There
are hopes that a better bill
will be introduced shortly.
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Published by the Students of the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University
The Greens Once Again
' by Robin Baulding
Entertainment Editor
"We are gathered here this
evening to express our ap
preciation to the Behrend family
for the donation of their beautiful
estate to the Pennsylvania State
University.” Evelyn Perkowski’s
speech summed up the purpose
for the twenty-ninth annual
ceremony of the Hanging of the
Greens held Monday, December
12, at the Behrend Chapel at the
Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery.
The short ceremony was held in
the beautiful Dutch sytled chapel
at 7:30 p.m. Since there was no
electricity in the chapel, the ser- The students who attended felt
vice was conducted by can- that it was a joyous yet solemn
dlelight Verses from scripture experience. “I’m glad I went,’’
were read by four Lambda Sigma N remarked Karen Smith of second
members: Ruth Haeseler, Ann floor Lawrence.
Over $2,400
Marathon: A Big Success
by Robin Baulding
Entertainment Editor
“II was one of the most
professional things done at
Behrend,” according to Tom
Trimble, security .officer,
reacting to the 30 hour dance
marathon for the Muscular
Dystrophy Association sponsored
by Lambda Sigma Society.
Yes, the dance marathon, as
many people agreed was a big
success. Behrend made over
$2,400 that night. It all started at
6:00 p.m., Friday, December 9
and ended at midnight, Saturday,
December 10. Eleven couples
remained standing. Two people,
Don Parker and Steven Duda,
remained dancing for the full 30
hours without partners. I asked
Don why he did it: “I wanted to
see if'l could do it,” was his an
swer.
Donna Koper and David Grab
took first place, winning two
portable television sets. Dyane
Polite and Don Bates took second
place, each winning a luggage
set. Evie Perkowski and Dave
Jordon took third place, each
winning a Polaroid land camera.
Placing fourth were Sue Wort
man and John Darr. Coming in
fifth were Kathy Titos and Mark
Villee; sixth were Charlotte
Sherman and Art Rice; seventh
were Linda Gerardy and Joe
Dengler; eighth were Charlotte
Schriber and Michelle Lackovic;
ninth were Janice Edwards and
Randy Howard; tenth were
Pinky Bertolet and Chris Puleo;
eleventh were Carol Kechisen
and Ken Sell; twelfth were Sher
ri Reim and Steven Duda; thir
teenth were Laura Mulholland
and Mary Morrow; fourteenth
were Patti Lamperski and Fred
Marroni; fifteenth were Maxine
Shepman and Don Parker;
sixteenth were Fiona Branton
and Ron Fox; seventeenth were
Lori Hegedus. and. Lynn Boone;
eighteenth were Julie Masteller
and David Cox; nineteenth were
Michelle Fendrich and John
Bagenski; twentieth were
Charmaine Green and- Randy
Barr and Brenda Johnson, and
Eddie Evans placed twenty first.
Charlotte Schriber won the
door prize, an eight track stereo
component set. “I can’t believe
it! I never won anything before, ;
Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510
Hamilton, Dave Rogers and
Bruce Gamble. Also read were
the Christmas story according to
St. Matthew and St. Luke.
Several Christmas hymns and
carols were sung by the assembly
and “Silent Night” was sung af
ter Evelyn Perkowski, president
of the student government
association, hung the yule wreath
on the crypt of Warren, Mary,
and Ernst Behrend. Father Guy
Patrick gave the closing
remarks. One thing he said he
remembers about the Hanging of
the Greens “is the setting in
which it takes place.”
not a door prize,” said one happy
girl.
Three dance contests took
place for the dancers, and
Charlotte Sherman and Art Rice
ran away with the dance contest
prize, a pizza each. The contests
consisted of the jitter bug, cha,
cha, and the Freddie. Charlotte
and Art collected $20.65 on their
dancing ability alone.
Not only were Lambda Sigma
members involved in the
marathon, but other students
from our student body helped.
People from second floor
Lawrence Hall provided “good
disco music” as the dancers put
it. Even some spectators were
dancing. Friday night, Joanne
Smith, Joni Cohen and Sharon
Vinston got up in front of the
crowd and performed as the
“Oreo” group from the movie “A
Star is Born.” Saturday af
ternoon, Charmaine Green,
Sharon Vinston and Robin
Baulding performed jokingly as
the famed group “The
Emotions.” The crowd broke up
with laughter as they poked each
other out of the way to gain all the
attention.
Some unexpected funny en
tertaining events also happened.
Coach Amy Atkinson got thrown
into the snow by her basketball
team. Lynn Maurer, Niagara
Hall Coordinator, soon joined
her, to the glee of the students.
Mr. Hans Gronberg, from
Arthur Murray’s School of
Dance, made an appearance. He
gave the weary, but happy and
determined eleven remaining
couples dance lessons, mostly on
how to do the cha cha. The
audience ware fascinated by how
the dancers picked up the cha cha
so quickly.
Santa Claus, played by Dave
Rodgers, Lambda Sigma, made
his joyous appearance as he went
from dancer to dancer passing
out candy and saying, “Ho, ho,
ho, Merry Christmas. How long
have you been dancing?”
Behrend did well compared to
Mercyhurst’s and Edinboro’s
'marathons. Mercyhurst had a
marathon which lasted longer
than Behrend’s, and they
collected $5OO, Edinboro, $7OO.
Behrend’s marathon was the first
dance marathon for muscular
Outing CM Does It In Snow
byKurtCavano
Executive Editor
A new group of people showed
their faces at the outing club
meeting the day all the -snow
arrived. The downhill and cross
country skiers, snowshoers,
winter backpackers, and even the
winter campers were extremely
pleased with this beautiful
blanket of white stuff.
The outing club has a lot of
activities planned for winter
term and if things work out, even
more than fall. In January there
will be a joint backpacking and
cross-country ski trip with the
Penn State Outing Club. The
highlight of this term will
probably be the spring break trip
to Smugglers Notch, Vermont.
The trip includes five nights of
lodging at the ski dorm, five
breakfasts, five dinners, five all
day lift passes, free use of the
sauna, and even an all-night beer
and Sangria party. The cost is
dystrophy in Erie County.
The dancers said that they
were pleased with the food and
the breaks they were given. The
food committee even ventured
out on the snow covered roads to
obtain the food from various
places off campus. “It was well
organized,” commented Mrs.
Sandra Edwards, assistant to the
Dean of Student Affairs.
The response to the marathon
from the crowd was very
positive. “It really brought this
school together,” remarked
Cheryl Lebeda, spectator from
first floor Lawrence. “I saw
people there that I never knew
before. I met people there! We
should do it again!” said one
excited spectator.
The theme song “The Greatest
Love Of All,” by George Benson
was especially appropriate when,
at the last hour, dozens of
Shep Robinson (44) from Behrend, goes up for rebound while
Charles Smith (33), and James Carr (25) help out. Behrend won the
game over Laßoche. (see story on page 3)
Thursday, December 15,1977
only $87.00 plus tax and will be
well worth the money.
Starting this term the outing
club will be offering an equip
ment rental service. Equipment
can be picked up Friday and
must be returned on Monday. The
equipment, which can be ob
tained from the SUB office across
from the mailboxes in the RUB,
includes sleeping bags, packs,
tents, and climbing equipment.
After Christmas break there will
also be two toboggans for rent.
Also offered for the first time
will be cross-country skiis. You
can sign up for a full set of skiis,
poles and boots on Thursday and
pick them up Friday afternoon.
The rate is $lO.OO for the weekend
and includes everything. These
rentals will begin this weekend if
there is enough interest.
If you want a little winter ac
tion, come to the outing club
meetings which are held every
Wednesday at 3:15 in the RUB
faculty cafeteria.
Behrend students streamed into
the marathon area and ap
plauded the exhausted but happy
twenty-four people remaining
throughout the entire song. Tears
came to some people’s eyes as
the disc jockey announced, “Here
they are; look at them.” The
lights came on for ten seconds so
the crowd cpuld see these people
as they slowly danced to the
“Greatest Love Of All.”
I asked Don Bates, chairman of
the marathon, how he felt about
it. His response was, “I’m glad to
see that finally an organization
can plan an event which brings
the students on this campus
together. Rarely, have I seen
such an enthusiastic response.
I’m sure I speak for Lambda
Sigma when I say that I am proud
of everyone because without help
from the students, it would have
been a typical Behrend event.”