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VOL. XXXV NO. 13
Theatre Company To Visit Behrend
-- From - left to„right---Nathy - (Barbara - Bisbing), Mary (Carolyn
Bowes), Joanne (Becky Zellefrow).
Penn State - Club
To Honor Director Kochel
Irvin H. Kochel, director of
Behrend College Penn State for
more than a quarter of a century,
will be honored by the Penn State
Club of Erie County at a
testimonial dinner on March 29.
The club annually honors Penn
Staters who have provided
distinguished service to the com-
Puppet
Theatre
To Do
"The Hobbit"
The J.R.R. Tolkein fantasy
"The Hobbit" will come to life at
Behrend College on Tuesday,
March 25, in a performance by
the Hutsah Puppet Theatre. The
show begins at 3 p.m. in Erie
Hail, featuring almost life size
dwarfs, glomes, elves and trolls.
Th..kets, $2 for adults, $1 for
students with ID. will be
available at the door. The public
is invited. (Taken from public
News" published by
Brown-Thompson Newspapers).
Samna► On Iran
Col., Warren T Milli, at
tache to the Teheran, Iran
Embassy prior to the Crisis,
will conduct a seminar on
Iran on March 26 and 2? at
3:5 p.m. in room 13124. All
students. faculty and staff
are.invited.
Pliblished by the Students of the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University
triunity and months ago selected
Kochel for the 1980 award.
The selection has become even
more appropriate since in late
January Kochel was named
assistant vice president for ad
ministration and will be
assuming his new post at Penn
State on September 1.
It is also fitting that the guest
speaker at the testimonial, also
selected months ago, will be Dr.
Richard E. Grubb, senior vice
president for administration at
Penn State, who will be Kochel's
new boss.
Dr. John W. Oswald, Penn
State president, in announcing
Kochel's appointment,
recognized the Behrend director
Outing Club Plans
Diverse Treks
Behrend's Outing Club has
scheduled four major trips for the
spring term. The activities in
clude skydiving, white water raf
ting, backpacking, and climbing
and rapelling.
A movie and seminar on
skydiving are planned for Wed
nesday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. in
the Reed Union Building lecture
hall. At this meeting members
will be able to _ sign up for
skydiving lessons at a total cost
of $65.00.
The white water rafting trip is
planned for the weekend of May
2-I..Frislay night will be spent in
Okiopyle PA and .the actual raf-
Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16563
Penn State University Resident among them are: she is the only
Theatre Company is touring Jack _ Behrend student to receive "two"
Heifner's bitter-sweet comedy Bravo cups, awardedby the Erie
Wanities" throughout the state Theatre Arts Institute, for best
during spring term. The - com- performance by an actress - one
pany will perform at Behrend on - for Cheri in "Bus Stop" and one
Saturday, March 22, at 8 p.m. in for Kathy in "Vanities," ETAI
Erie Hall. also awarded her an $BOO.OO
"Vanities" will feature Becky
Zellefrow who was a six term
theatre major here at Behrend.
Becky has the distinction ' of
having played two of the three
roles in "Vanities." Last spring
she created the role of Kathy here
at Behrend and now she is por
traying Joanne. While at Behrend
she held several acting honors,
ICC.
To Present
"Gong Show"
The I.C.C. is planning to host a
"Gong Show" here at Behrend.
The date of the show is Tuesday,
Aprill, in 8101. This event will be
a first for the I.C.C. if it is suc-
"for providing Behrend College
with more than 25 years of ad
ministrative leadership which
brought Behrend from a
narrowly focused two-year cam
pus to its
. present stature as a
quality college of the university."
When Kochel came to Behrend
in June. 1954, the 425-acre cam
pus, once the Glenhill Farm
estate of the Ernst Behrend
(founder of Hammermill Paper
Co.) family, consisted primarily
of the original buildings on the
estate.
Today the college, still using
those handsome and rustic
looking structures, proudly
displays seven administrative
and academic buildings, three
dormitories housing 600 studen
ts, and a picnic pavilion. The
serene, hilly.grounds nclude an
outdoor spring-fed heated swim
ming pool, tennis courts, ar
chery ranges, baseball and soc
cer fields, ski tow, hiking and
cross-country skiing trails.
In the Fall of 1973, the same
year that Behrend marked its fir
st quarter century, Kochel was
honored by the Behrend Advisory
ting will start Saturday on the
Youghiogeny River.
Another R.U.B. lecture hail
meeting to discuss the Back
packing trip to Allegheny
National Forest is scheduled for
Tuesday March 18, at 7:30 p.m..
The trip will take place the
weekend of April 18-20 and the
Climbing and Rapelling ex-.
cursion to McConnell's Mills will
be May 10-11.
Students can still join the
Outing Club with a membership
fee of $5.00. For questions, con
tact Bill Flearnan. 899-8063 or Eva
Smith 260 Perky.: :
scholarship and she is the first
Behrend student to make the
finals for the National Irene
Ryan Scholarship.
When transferring "down
state" Becky was the first
transfer student to be accepted in
the University Resident Theatre
Company therefore competing
against graduate students for
cessful. Paul Bailey head of the
1.C.C., is hoping for 15 acts. There
are presently about half that
number. He plans on having the
show put on live over the S.I.S.
screens that evening. But if there
aren't enough acts he feels that it
would not be worthwhile.
To get an act together, fill out
an entry form (which can be
found at the R.U.B. desk or in
B 126), practice a little, come to
the audition on March 26, and
Board for his quarter century of
service to the university, having
held administrative posts at Penn
State's Schuylkill and Capitol
campuses prior to becoming
Behrend's director.
Earlier that same year, a
milestone was reached when the
Penn State Board of Trustees ap
proved the establishment of the
Behrend College, the first and
only Commonwealth Campus to
receive four year college status.
Under Kochel Behrend has
grown from a branch campus of
about 200 students to a four-year
college of neearly 200 students.
where graduates receive four
year baccalaureate degrees in a
variety of majors as well as two
year associate degrees. Through
Continuing Education, the
college also serves more than
4500 adults in Erie, Crawford and
Warren Counties.
Energy Dept. Hunts Ideas
HARRISBURG—If you have an
- energy saving idea you may be
eligible for federal fiLancing to
develop that idea.
Rep. Harry Bowser said t;!e,
Department of Energy's Ap
propriate Technology Program is
offering grants of up to $50.000 for
project development "or demon
stration projects of new energy
saving or producing ideas and
$lO,OOO for concept develupmem.
"While scientists and engineers
may apply for this federal money
the program is geared to the
average citizen who has some
new ideas for saving energy or
proViding a new energy source."
Bowser said.
"Anyone having a good idea on
how to save energy, increase the
efficiency of conventional energy
or utilize an energy source act
currently being used should ap
ply for this grant."
Bowser said those. who would
like more information on the
program should write to Regional
Program Manager, Appropriate
Technology, T.J. S. Departmen; of
Thursday, March 20, 1980
roles on the "main stage." She
first created the female lead in
"You Can't Take It With You"
and now a lead in "Vanities."
Becky was also the only student
in the Theatre 220 to receive an.
"A" for her acting, voice and
movement work. .
We are looking forward to
welcoming Becky back to
Behrend and seeing her in
"Vanities" once. again. Tickets
can be purchased from Dr. Loss'
secretaries in Turnbull, 9-3, until
March 21. Behrend student $3.00
all others $4.00. Reservations for
four or less may be made by
phoning 898-1511 Ext. 331.
then take a chance at $123.45 for
just four minutes of fun. The type
of act is unlimited: play "Mow
River" on a juice harp, do stand
up comedy, juggle 17 guitar picks
in one hand, do sit down comedy,
and even a William Tell repeat
with a little help from a judge.
Come on, they've even extended
.the deadline to 5 p.m. Monday,
March 24. So, get together with
some friends and show it at the
Gong Show.
Kochel has long played an ,ac
tive role in community affairs.
having served on various boards
and committees both in civic and
educational organizations..
In his new post he will assist
Dr. Grubb in maintaining ex
ternal university relations, in
planning and conducting
programs and for liaison
relationships with other univer
sity offices.
The testimonial, Saturday.
March 29. will be held at the
Ramada Inn with festivities
beginning at 6 p.m. The affair is
open to all Penn State and Behr
end alumni as well as others wan
ting to honor Kochel.
Reservations ($9 per person,
$l7 per couple) can be made with
Douglas Dressler, 3620 Scarboro
Road, Erie 16506: other details
are available from Dick Jordan:
774-3598.
Energy, Region, HI, P. 0 Box
7913, Philadelphia, PA 19104 or
call toll free (800) 462-0438.
Application deadline is April
30, 1930.
Fraternity
Seeks
Members
Alpha Phi Delta, a national
fraternity, is currently looking
for students who are interested in
pledging to the Behrend colony of
Gamma Epsilon. Once the pledge
period is - ever and the new mem
ber has completed the major
requirements, he is then inducted
into Alpha Phi Delta and receives
the privileges of brotherhood.
For those interested in joining
the fraternity contact any
brother and-or meet with frater
nity members lunch Friday in
the Cormrver Cafeteria.
Thi - s the last opportunity tr,
become a brother unti ! nex:. fall.