Several times Mr. Ferguson has asked that the student
body help keep the campus clean and free from paper and
other rubbish. This campus does not belong only to Mr.
Ferguson and the members of the faculty. It also belongs
to you, students of the Pennsylvania State College. It is
your duty, and it should be a pleasant one, to keep the
grounds and buildings in good condition. By noon the ap
pearance of the student lounge is disgraceful. Cigarette
butts and papers of all sorts are scattered from one end of
the room to the other. Several chairs and a table have
been broken. The lounge is your place to relax between
classes. Take good care of it! The appearance of the
grounds and other buildings has been fairly good, but still
needs some improvement. Return all Coke bottles to the
lounge instead of dropping them behind the most conven
ient rock or bush.
Most of you have been asking'for more weekend activi
ties. When these do come, don’t be afraid to volunteer . .
pitch right in and help with any tasks that must be done.
You’ll find that you will gain new friends, and will enjoy
the dance or party more if you have helped prepare for it.
Every day in the newspapers you can find at least one
article aboult someone being killed or hurt in an automo
bile accident. Millions of dollars worth of cars are ruined
by carelessness. The junk dealers’ lots are being filled more
each day. 'Don’t say, “It can’t happen to me.” The other
guy thought the same thing. Imagine yourself in the
morgue or in a hospital bed, and the statistics will become
realities to you.
If you must drink, don’t drive. Drinking and driving
don’t mix. Scientists have proved that to drive safely, the
average person must wait two hours after drinking one-half
ciamce of whiskey. A person who drinks and drives not only
endangers his own life, but he risks the lives of many oth
ers: Be careful and remember, “The life you save may be
3 7 our own”
Know Yo
By Dorothy Holmstrom
Respected by all students Is Mr.
T. Reed Ferguson, the administra
tive head of Behrend Center. Few,
however, know him as an individ
ual.
Mr. Ferguson lived on campus
most of the summer in order to
supervise the renovation of the
buildings. Before coming to Behr
end Center Mr. Ferguson acted as
assistant administrative head at
the Pottsville Center where he was
also an insructor of art. He was
granted a two years leave of
absence from Pottsville in order to
serve at field director of the
American Red Cross at Pearl Har
bor and other parts of the Ha
waiian Islands. Mr. Ferguson was
also technical illustrator and editor
of the handbook for pilots pub
lished by the Consolidated Vulture
Corporation.
Our Mr. Ferguson comes from
Lancaster County. He is the only
Let's Cooperate
r Faculty
son of Dr. T. Reed Ferguson, who
died in World War I, and Mrs.
Ferguson, who is now principal of
an elementary school in Lancaster
THE NITTANY CUB
Personality of the Week
It’s about time we gave credit
to the person who named our
newspaper. He is . the original
“Yes-s-s-s-s man”, Bill Klaban.
Bill was bom in Swissvale, Pa.,
which according to Bill, and we
quote, “is the town of which
Pittsburgh is a suburb.” Bill is z
good-looking blonde; his eyes art
blue. He is all of 5 ft. 10 in., anc
weighs . . . aw! . . . you ask him:
Bill is a cheerful addition to an>
crowd, as most of us have alreadj
learned.
After his graduation from high
school Bill enlisted in the good ole
United States Marine Corps. He
was stationed at Parris Island,.
Camp Perry, Ohio, and Camp Le-
Jeune. He is quite modest about
the fact that he attained the rank
of corporal.
Getting Bill to answer questions
about himself is like pulling teeth,
but we did manage to grab a few
choice molars. To keep him happy
and contented you can serve him
steak and French fries anyday.
He’s mad about Tommy Dorsey’s
arrangement of “Stardust”. When
Chemistry starts to get the best
of him he turns to mathematics
for consolation. Swimming comes
first on his list of favorite sports.
Anyone who wears blue rates high.
Bill’s favorite characteristic in
members of the weaker sex is
amiability. He is especially fond
of slim gals with black hair and
brown eyes. (You could have fool
ed us!)
Bill’s talents are many. They
include singing bass in the chorus
and drawing cartoons for our own
Nittany Cub.
Mr. Klaban says his ambition
is to get the best out of life and
not let life get the best of him.
It won’t.
The Frog
Oh, pity the poor little froggy
Who ain’t got no tail, almost
hardly.
He slipped on a hump,
And he fell on his bump,
Where he ain’t got no tail, almost
hardly.
County.
Mr. Ferguson is an enthusiastic
Penn State alumnus. He did grad
uate work in art at Harvard
University and at the University
of Pennsylvania.
After graduating from college
Mr. Ferguson supervised art for
four years in Chester county and
one year in Cumberland, Maryland
He was then transferred to the
Pottsville Center.
Mrs. Ferguson, the former Cor
nelia Carpenter, attended St.
Mary’s school for girls in Peeks
kill, New York. Before her mar
riage she was a nursery school
teacher in Princeton, New Jersey,
Mrs. Ferguson’s father, Dr. J. S.
Carpenter, is a well known phy
sician in Pottsville.
The Ferguson’s only child, Cor
nelia, was bom December 27, 1947.
This charming little dorm mascot
has many willing baby-sitters.
The canine members of the
Ferguson family are Taffy, a cock
er spaniel, and her four pups.
These five friendly pooches have
won the hearts of everyone on
campus.
When asked to give some ad
vice to the students, Mr. Ferguson
commented, “Studying is the most
important thing now, as the eight
weeks grades will soon be given
out.” He also indicated that since
classes are now running more
smoothly, more time may be given
to extra-curricular activities.
AN EDITORIAL
Fun is fun on the campus but
there a.. le.v things that
should be taken seriously and
one of the..: is the election of
,lass efh. ; * and representa
tives. It appear, however,
that the of the student
oedy did nt. regard last Thurs
lay’s election of officers in
hau lignt. V_.h no ill impli
iPr ~.. ■ e elected, let us
dew the fac.o in the case. To
,..i n iOiO than one third
t the student body attended
he assembly and that certain
y is not a justifiable represent
„tion cf the majority of the
kudents. In the second place
.he attitude of most of those
.resent was far from con
ducive to fair ' and orderly
election. Sadly enough there
vere even some present who re
tarded the whole proceedings
as some sort of joke.
Our smallness in number at
Behrend can be either an
asset or a detriment, depend
ing on the way we utilize the
fact. Most will agree that the
smaller the class the better will
be the mastery- of the subject
because our instructors are
famiiar with us both in and out
>f class and have a clearer
andei-standing of our problems.
This is definately an asset. The
same might he said for our soc
ial functions, all of which have
been a great success to date,
due largely to the fact that
everyone knows everyone else.
When we carry these friendly
relations into any assembly
consequential to student wel
fare, however, the result is
far from satisfactory. The
temptation to lapse into in
formality is hard to resist and
perhaps it is not completely un
forgivable here at the Center,
but the main campus or some
other larger school lies ahead
for most of us and informality
there is out of the question if
anything is to be accomplished.
As long as we are going to have
a student government we may
as well have an efficient' and
functioning one, and the prime
requisite of that result is the
right attitude of the student
body. We’ve been repeatedly
bold that we are now college
Students. Perhaps it’s about
time we started acting our
parts.
Clubs Are
In the Making
SPANISH—
Many activities are being plan
ned for-the members of the Span
ish Club. Soon each member will
have some one in-Mexico to cor
respond with, all the letters will be
written in Spanish. There also may
be the possibility of bringing an
expert from Penn State to address
the group. The club itself has an
authority in the person of our own
Don Blair. At the last meeting Don
told of his experiences in Monter
rey and Laredo. Mr. Belferman
brought Spanish magazines, papers,
and songs to show the club.
CHORAL CLUB
The Choral Club .is repeating its
plea for any copies of choral ar
rangements. The club has set Tues
day and Thursday from 12:30 to
2:00 as the time for their meetings;
the place is the student lounge. If
you are interested there are
places still open for both sing
ers and pianists. All persons who
have already joined are urged to
attend every meeting. So far the
BITS OF BOOKS
By Jeannine Barnhart
“TOMORROW WILL BE
BETTER”- Betty Smith
This is similar to her “Tree
Grows In Brooklyu”. The story of
Franny and Frankie, who marry
young, and like the young think
their life together will be a bed of
roses. They soon learn otherwise:
in that rests the main part of the
novel. The times they share, both
joyous and sad make this a book
well worth reading.
“PEONY”- Pearl S. Buck
Peony, a.little Chinese girl, is
the companion of her master’s
small son. As Peony grows older
she learns to love the boy very
deeply. With her assistance, he
marries a lovely Chinese girl, in
stead 'of the girl his parents had
chosen for him. What Peony does
when the' boy realizes he has al
ways loved her, I leave for you to
find out.-
“PEACE OF MIND”
Joshua Loth Liebman
One of America’s best-sellers in
nonfiction; critics say it “should be
placed in the hands of every lib
eral minister.” It is being read by
teachers to their pupils, and is
highly praised by the large maj
ority. It blends the truth of relig
ion wih the helpful understanding
of psychoanalysis to guide people
in understanding love, fear, grief,
and the countless other urges and
ambitions that perplex, the .human
race. A wonderful book to keep
people normal in an" abnormal age.
MUSIC
US MEMOS
By Marjorie Fleming
Residents of Erie and surround
ing districts thrilled to the music
of Gene Krupa and Carmen Cav
allaro and their orchestra Friday
evening, October 22, in the Erie
armory. Those who .attended this
affair were completely captivated
by the distinctive styles of both
artists.
Carmen Cavallaro, appropriately
called the “Poet of the Piano,”
kept his audience enthralled. His
renditions of a few classics,
mingled with the more popular
songs of the day in his own un
usual piano style, was definitely
a treat for music lovers. Among
the numbers he played are “Deep
Purple,” “Stardust,” “It’s Magic,”
and a few Latin American novel
ties. Bob Lido, Cavallarb’s vocalist,
helped to complete the evening’s
entertainment.
Following his coast to coast tour,
Cavallaro and his orchestra, for
the second consecutive year, will
open at the Astor Roof in New
York city for an eight weeks en
gagement.
Also on the bill, Gene Krupa
gave forth with the “hot” music,
lis arrangements of “Sabre Dance”
and “Twelfth Street Rag” have
people still talking. When Krupa
played one of his own solo num
bers, not a word was spokpn. All
eyes were focused bn the “King
of the Drums.”
club has practiced “Make Believe”
and “A Pretty Girl is Like A Mel
ody.” Mr. Belferman is planning to
prepare' ‘Hallelujah” for the Christ
mas programs.
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