Pull response and attendance of the students at Behrend
Center social functions is about as common as Taffyo’s tail
in a stationary position. Pew students seem to realize that
their cooperation is the very life blood of the Center’s act
ivities. For every dance the student council, the faculty mem
bers, and thee same small part of the student body work and
plan to make the affair a success. When the time for the
dance or the party arrives, a very small percentage of the men
and women attend. Time and time again we hear complaints
that the campus is dull, or that there is nothing to do. These
remarks are generally issued by those who fail to participate
in the student functions. If you Centerites are to have a
successful social life here, and be prepared for the round of
various social activities cn the main campus, you must coop
erate by being present at our dances. It is naturally difficult
to organize activities during, the first year of any school, but
a little effort on the part of each individual will produce
a whirl of social activities we all can enjoy.
Knotv Your Faculty
By Meida Moskowitz
The faculty member which we
shall put in the limelight this week
is none other than the administra
tive head of the technical night
school, Thomas Campbell.
Mr. Campbell was born in Mc-
Donald, Pennsylvania, but he spent
his childhood in Calif ornia,
Pennsylvania, where he graduated
from high school. He enrolled in
California State Teacher’s College
in 1929, and graduated in 1933.
While a young man, he spent his
spare time working at the building
trade. He got his interests from his
father who was a general building
contractor.
In his first year, he took the ed
ucation course, majoring in math,
but his interests turned, and in his
second year he changed to indus
trial arts. By going an extra sum
mer, Mr. Campbell discovered he
would be able to have another ma
jor; his ambition lead him to do
this. He got a major in math and
one in science. Mr. Campbell got
his masters degree from the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh’s extension
in Erie.
In 1933, Mr. Campbell took a
job as a teacher of arts in a high
school in California, Pennsylvania.
It was during this time when he
worked for his masters degree.
He taught two years . and then
came to Erie to teach in Lawrence
Park - High School. In 1936, Mr.
Campbell worked as a carpenter in
the General Electric Company and
in 1943, he also worked there as an
inspector of machine parts for re
mote control gun of a B-29.
In February of 1941, he began
Come On, Gang!
engineering and drafting for Penn
State Colleges Night School in
Erie. He taught for 2 summer ses
sions and two semesters of draft
ing when he came out of the serv
ice. Mr. Campbell also worked in
the engineering department of the
Hammermill Bond Company.
In 1943, Mr. Campbell entered
in the service. He received his
commission in the U. S. Naval
Reserve in November of 1943.
He took his indoctrination at Fort
Schuyler, New York, and he at
tended the Harvard Communica
tion School. Mr. Campbell had
duty in the Philadelphia Navy
Yards,>nd also with the Chief of
Naval operations in Washington,
D. C. He was then sent to the
Pacific, where he saw action in
New Guinea, the Philippines and
Thomas Campbell
THE NITTANV SUB
Personality of the Week
by Cythinia Loesel
Wesley Stuart Pifirman by bap
tism, but just plain “Wes” to us—
our personality of the week stands
6’2”, weighs in about 180 pounds
and has blond hair and green eyes.
Wes is studying now to become
an electrical engineer, and nc-x
-fall he is planning to continue on
the main campus.- His favorite
subjects (if you can believe it) are
mathematics and chemistry, am.
he is bringing in neat 2’s and S’;
in them.
After graduation from Academj
High School in Erie, Wes spen.
two years in Uncle Sam’s Navy.
The first year and a half he was
in Chicago, at Great Lakes, anc
the other half he was in Cuba and
Porto Rico.
While at Academy Wes took a
great interest in the water polo
team and was a goalie on it. The
sport he likes best, naturally, is
swimming, and he has already
shown us last fall, in the pool, that
he is very good.
When his discharge came in May,
1948, our boy Wes, spent his sum
mer lounging on the beaches of
Lake Erie. While developing a
beautiful deep tan, he also ob
tained many admirers.
If he had his choice, he would
spend his evenings dancing to Dick
Jergens playing “I Love You For
Sentimental Reasons.”
If people are easy to get along
with, they will get along fine with
Wes, but otherwise they are strictly
on his pet peeve list.
He enjoys a good movie with
John Wayne starring, and he is
also a faithful fan of the Play
house. If a movie has Bette Davis
in it he absolutely refuses to see it!
' If there’s a ping pong table
Wes is always near, and that’s
what we find him doing in most
of his spare moments here at B. C.
His greatest aim in life is to be
come a successful engineer, and
from the work this handsome lad
has shown us, we feel sure that his
desire will come true. The best of
everything to you Wes; we’re with
you ’til the end.
Linder was making the supreme
sacrifice, getting married. We girls
are as sorry as she is to say that
the person is Dave Rudolph.
Congratulations to Clair Swan
son!! She is now one of Pond’s
lovelies. She’s engaged. She is also
passing chem.
Quotation of the week: “Do you
have a date for the Christmas
dance, yet?”
Couple of the week: Dick Dunn
and Jerry Musser.
Question of the week: Where
did Miss Davis learn to drive?
Prediction of the week: Someone
is going to go bats over that ping
pong table. Right Sturge?
Books Are Needed
Calling all .students and faculty
members! The student body is put
ting on a drive this month for more
books for the school library which
is literally under-stocked
in Hawaii. He separated from the
Navy as a lieutenant, in February,
1946. He is now Commanding
Officer of Communication Sup
plementary Activities Group in
Erie.
Mr. Campbell was married in
1933 and has two children: Nancy
Jo, 10 and Bonnie Jean, 8. lam
sure I speak for all the students
when I say it is. a pleasure to see
Mr. Campbell’s smiling face
around the campus and to feel
the influence of his pleasing per
sonality.
Wes Fffrman
Center Chatter
By Sal Dickson
Now that we have all recovered
from our weekend in Pittsburgh
and the Thanksgiving vacatior
(all except John Spierling), it looks
iike we’ll have to stick arounc
campus for a few more weeks. O:
course that doesn’t mean we have
to go to class, does it Jim?
Miles Harvey and Nancy are
still confused about Pittsburgh
It seems they had a little trouble
finding the Roosevelt Hotel. 1
don’t know why. It’s right by that
“No Left Turn” sign.
Quite a few of us were looking
forward to seeing Tom Pearce’s
“Hudsford”. It seems he had s
little trouble with the back wheels
Next time try scotch tape.
Don Blair has been spending
quite a lot of time in Wesleyvilie
What’s the big attraction?
Quite a number of girls in the
dorm have bad colds. That’ll teaCi
you to go walking out to the Gorge
on Tuesday nights.
Ray Reed had quite a success
ful evening at the Thanksgiving
Dance. It couldn’t have been be
cause of a certain blonde, could it?
Betty Lou is still talking about
the super holiday vacation she had.
But you do kind of miss people
when you’re away.
C. Y. has been having quite a
mixup with the U. S. Navy and the
Culver cadets.
Nancy Merrick and Mickey
Monahan have been seen together
lately.-Watch that Bob!!
Joan Baudino and Meida are
still looking over the male situa
tion. You better make up your
minds girls, the Christmas dance
is just around the corner!
Beth Dunlap has been absolute
ly flooded with compliments
lately. We told you so, Beth!
Gene Chesley and Lois Braden
have become quite good at play
ing ping pong together. Can we be
sure that is the only mutual in
terest? Something must be done
about the engineer situation. Mr.
Campbell must have some attract
ion down there, because the boys
(once they come up for air) al
ways rush back down again.
Carole McKrell had quite a
busy Thanksgiving holiday. I
thought she went home to see her
family!
Does anyone know when Gene
Sundberg is going to break down
and get a date? He can’t spend
ALL liis time painting posters.
Jim Milliard is really quite the
sportsman! A whole day hunting
and all he caught was a cold. May
be he didn’t have the right com
pany.
We were all sorry to see Bill
(daddy) Nelson leave, but we all
wish him loads of luck in the fut
ure.
Pete Yosten really missed, a hot
time in Pittsburgh. That’s what
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Science Club
Holds Meeting
by Dorothy Karyl Holmstrom
The Science Club, which was
opened to engineers, chemists,
physicists, agriculture, pre- med
and other students, who wished to
have a greater knowledge of sci
ence, met for the first time on
Tuesday, December 7th. Mr. Bal
mer, faculty sponsor, took charge
until the officers were elected.
Howard Hesketh was elected Presi
dent, and Frank Hitchcock, secre
tary-treasurer.
The club plans to make tours
through various plants, to have
and to show motion pic
tures to broaden tbeir minds in
science. Howard Hesketh appointed
a committee to draw up the consti
tution of the club. They, were
Jacobson, Stoehr, and Baker.
The club will split into 'different
curriculums and each will work on
a project. Some of-the projects
suggested were: plastics, synthetic
rubber, slides and a PH meter.
The club consists of the follow
ing members. E. E.—Dick Shaff
ner, Harry Scheimer, Dorothy
Karyl Holmstrom.
Chem.—Amend Babko.
Pre Med.—Rita Jackson.
Chem Eng.—Alexander, Hitch
cock, Jacobson, Stoehr,. Hesketh.
Ag.—Orton, Spacht, Smith.
Mine. Ind.—Dunk Zimmerman,
Bill Klaban, Baker.
Physic.—Taylor.
Other members who have just
recently signed np are: William
Kott—Engineer, Bill Hill—Educa
tion, Ed Cunningham—Engineer,
Judith Thomas—Chem.
Amateurs Reveal
Hidden Talents
Just to .prove that we Behrend
students know a thing or two about
the fine arts, we had a talent show
on Saturday, the 11th. Under the
direction of Chuck Amend, mag
ician par excellence, we were en
tertained by singers, dancers, ac
tors, and musicians. The .talent
scouts are already on' the job mak
ing bookings for our artists.
Those participating were: Carol
McKrell, Bob Monahan, Betty Lou
Volk, John Pagonis, Dody Fisher,
Mr. Belferman, Ray Sturgulewski,
Dick Dunn, JoAnn George, and
Bob Schultz.
Also, members of the chorus
and several dance teams present
ed .numbers.
ICE RINK
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seems to lie in getting water down
there in sufficient quantities to
flood the area.
Well that’s the story in a nut
shell and it looks to me like we
have another winner in the ice
skating rink. Keep that in mind
when you go home for Christmas
and then come back with your
hammer and saw and ice skates
and chances are you won’t be
sorry.
Hear ye'! hear ye! all stu
dents and faculty members,
The student body is now put
ting on a drive for more books
It is to be attached!!
By the way, does anyone know
what John Falcone did with those
sharp P J's of his?
We notice Nona Ottaway and
Chuck Eckard are getting along
quite well together.