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'VOLUME XXXV NO. 12
Top Administrators To Leave Behrend
Miller Brewing Company's presentation to Director Kochel of a
$2OO check for the athletic fund.
In an unexpected move,
Behrend Director Irvin Kochel
announced on January 31, his
decision to leave Behrend College
and accept an administrative
position within the Penn State
System. His announcement was
coupled with _that of Dean of
Faculty, Dr. Thomas - Fox's
decision to return to the Main
Campus and Penn State
President John W. Oswald's
creation of-a-single dean position
consolidating the offices of the
Director and the Dean of Faculty.
- Mr. Kochel will serve as
Assistant Vice President to Dr.
Richard E. Grubb, the current
Vice President. Mr. Kochel will
hold the third highest
Administrative post. Ins major
responsibilities will include
Student Aid, Career Develop
ment and Placement and
Managerial services. His ser
vices will be made available to
52,000 students.
Mr. Kochel, a native of
Boyerstown, Pa., earned his B.S.
and M.D. Degrees from Penn-
State. Before coming to Behrend
in 1954, he worked in
Administrative posts at the
Schuylkill and Harrisburg
Campuses of Penn State.
Mr. Kochel, who is a World War
II Veteran, holds the rank of
Associate Professor with the
University.
During his 25 year stay at
Behrend, Mr. Kochel has been
involved with the growth , of
Behrend from a one year center
to a four year college.
"When I came here 25 years
ago," claims Mr. Kochel, "there
were the original Behrend
Culture Comes To Behrend
The Alard String Quartet
performed at Behrend on
January 29. Their concert con
sisted of three pieces: "Quartet
in D minor, k, 421," by W.A.
Mozart; "Second String Quar
tet", by Hall Overton; and
"Piano Quintet", by Ernest
Bloch. The Mozart quartet was
the first and only piece played by
the foursome written by a
classical composer. This very
traditionally styled work made a
fine introduction to the next two
pieces.. •
Overton's "Second String
Quartet" was the first of their
comtemporary renditions. This
piece, written in 1954, displayed
liberal use of chromatic in
vention, harmony, and melody.
Similar to this piece lin mode),
was Bloch's "Piano Quintet."
Here, the Allard Quartet was
14.1blished by the Students of the Behrenid College of the Pennsylvania State University
Buildings," Turnbull, the
Theatre Studio, the Faculty
Office Building, the
Administration Building and Erie
Hall. By the Fall term of 1954,
enrollment had peaked to 223
students; the first time " the
number exceeded 200. Mr. Kochel
described this as a "good omen"
and that fall Behrend Center had
its first sophomore elacs.
Irvin Kochel's main goal when
he,came to Behrenda quarter_of
a century ago was to develop it
into a 4 year college. He recalled
that when he first viewed the
Behrend Hills, he told his wife,
"That would be a great place to
build residence halls". Since
1954, 2 campus buildings have
been constructed. The estimated
value of these facilities has in
creased from 918,000 dollars in
1954 to 8,023,000 at present.
"Every building on this
campus has been built by coin-,
munity funds, federal funds and
state funds," Kochel said.
His activities in and around the
Erie area include: a post as the
director of the National Bank of
North East; Chairman of the
Lake Erie Newcome Society;
membership to numerous Boards
of Directors; a listing in the
"Who's Who in American
Education", and in 1970, he was
chosen "Man of the Year" by the
Wesleyville Rotary Club.
Mr. Kochel feels that he will
leave l3ehrend in a very "Solid
stable condition." He hopes that
Behrend's academic progress
will "reflect a continuous high
quality." He maintains that
change is inevitable and believes
that Behrend "ought to retain the
brilliantly assisted by Phyllis
Triolo at the piano. The Behrend
debut, part of their tour of all
Penn State campuses, was
definitely too well performed for
our more than humble com
m Pa ntomime, visited Behrend
on February 5, in the form of Dan
Kamin. Dan opened the door of
his wall of silence so that he could
show and explain to the audience
many of the aspects of his art,
pantomime.
Dan's material, which is
comically oriented, ranged from
hitch-hiking to the president
portrayed as a narrowly escaping
tightroper. Some favorites were
his dance, the sermon, his magic
show, and improvisations. After
his . ,•• ormarce here, he set off
to , , his tour of Penn State
campuses. • •
Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16563
flexibility to meet the demands of
our community."
Director Kochel's remarks
concerning the recent con
solidation of his office and that of
the Dean of Faculty's were
favorable. "I think it's good to
have a single Dean, good in
ternally." Running Behrend
College was described as
"demanding" and he further
stated "I wish my successor
well."
Dean Thomas Fox who will also
be leaving in September, has
been at Behrend since March
1974. Previously, Dr. Fox was a
faculty member of University
Park's Economic Department.
He received his Bachelors
Degree from Kansas Wesleyan
University. Then, at the Maxwell
Graduate School of Civic and
Public Affairs of Syracuse
University, in New York. Dr. Fox
earned his M.D. and 'PH.D. in
Economics and completed ex
tensive graduate work in Public
Administration.
His total commitment to work
on the transition from a com
monwealth campus to a college
prevented him, "from teaching
students and remaining active in
my own profession." When Dean
Fox arrived on Campus the
College was loosely constructed
under the direct jurisdiction of
the Main Campus. As he put it,
"there were no Academic
Eqvisions or Academic
Administration." 1n reference to
his six year stay atßebrend, he
proclaimed, that "they were the
most exciting years of my
career." He felt that the type of
experience found in many large
universities were found on a
Anti-War Group Registering
Conscientious Objectors _
The Central Committee for
Conscientious Objectors has
announced that they are_
registering individuals who are
opposed to participation in the
military.
Larry Spears, director of
CCCO's Youth and Conscientious
Objection Campaign says, "The
need for young people to go on
record as conscientious objectors
has never been greater than it is
today."
According to Spears, "There is
a very good possibility that
Congress will pass a bill, after the
-1980 elections, requiring the
mandatory registration of young
people with Selective Service.
Young Americans should think
about whether they could par
ticipate in the military."
Spears says that the CCCO has
already registered several
thodsand young people through
its conscientious objection card.
"These cards are available from
CCCO, P.O. Box 15796,
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103. They
simply state, "Because of my
beliefs about war, I am opposed
to participation in the military."
According to Betty Alexander,
a National Selective Service
Spokesperson in Washington, the
cards should carry a lot of weight
in convincing a draft board of an
objector's sincerity. "It sounds
like a rational approach," she
said. "It shows the applicant is
not experiencing a late
crystallization of beliefs."
"The (CCCO) are a very
organized group. They know a
statement made at this time
would carry a lot of weight. If the
draft is reinstated and a young
smaller scale at Behrend. He "Behrend has a very fine student
oversaw the structuring of body, a very talented student
Behrend College from "ground body." "I think Behrend has the
zero" and was the youngest Dean strongest faculty in the Erie
U.P. has ever appointed. Metropolitan area, frankly, the
The new Dean, he said will teaching is excellent."
have the time to make "further Within six months the officials
improvements and refinements. will conduct a nationwide search
"I think the new person will find for the new position. The
his job exciting and dynamic." procedure should yield a new
Regarding students and faculty administrator in time for the 80-
he has many high regards. 81 academic year.
man can prove he went on record
in a time when he was not in
danger of going to war, then it
might have some influence on his
board."
"The usefulness of - this card,"
says Spears, "is that it provides a
record of an individual's op
position to war and the military.
Under current Selective Service
regulations, an individual who is
called up for active duty will have
only 10 days to put together his or
her claim. This CO card will help
Reserve Duty For ROTC
Army ROTC students in the
four year or two year program at
Behrend College may elect to
serve in either the Army Reserve
or Army National Guard upon
graduation and commissioning
as a Second Lieutenant, ac
cording to Cpt. Schneider, Asst.
Professor of. Military Science.
"This is an important con
sideration for many of our
students," Cpt. Schneider ex
plained, "Since it allows them to
select the Reserve Component of
their choice to complete their
military obligation and begin
their civilian careers at the same
time." ROTC Scholarship
students, however, are required
to serve four years in the Active
Army to fulfill their military►
obligation.
"It's like being able to do two
things at the same time. A
student is able to serve his
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1980
Dean Thomas Fox
demonstrate to the military the
thousands of young people who
will not serve in the military even
if the nation reinstates the draft."
CCCO was founded in 1948 as
the Central Committee for
Conscientious Objectors and is a
national agency for counseling
young Americans facing the
prospect of military service.
Write: CCCO-An Agency for•
Military and Draft Counseling,
P.O. Box 15796, Philadelphia, Pa
19103, or call: 215-568-7971.
country in a meaningful way
while getting started on his own
personal civilian career and
receiving pay for both," Cpt.
Schneider added.
Another important factor of the
Reserve Forces Duty option is
that, in most cases, the new
Second Lieutenants are assigned
to a Reserve unit located in or
near the town or city in which
they live and work. "The new
graduates meet other men and
women in the Reserve units who
are already actively involved in
their communities and these
contacts are more important both
socially and in a career sense,"
Cpt. Schneider added.
When a cadet enrolled in the
Advanced Course, he or she may
have the option of electing to
serve in the Army Reserve or
National Guard. However,
students may compete for ser
vice in the Active Army as well