Volume I—No. 8 * Price Five Cents Larsen Chosen ‘Miss Penn State Frosh’ School Band to Play for St Patrick’s Day Dance Behrend Center’s First Annual St. Pa brick’s Day Dance will take •the spotlight on the local Glen ' hills Farm campus, Friday even ing from 8 to 12 p. m., on March 18. Music for the informal affair will be provided by the school’s own band which will be making its debut that night under the leadership of Jack Longnecker, well-known local musician and present student ait the college. Having the Center Recreation Hall for its setting, the St. Pat rick’s Day Dance will have an ap propriate decorative theme with large green swinging lanterns and paper shamrocks lining the hall. The dance Is sponsored by the student activities board of the local college "and will be open to all Behrend freshmen and their guests. Dance committee chairmen in clude Nan Weston, publicity; Joan Baudino, tickets; Judy Thomas, refreshments; and Tom Pearce, decorations. Dr. Grose Speaks To ‘Nitt’Assembly On Thursday, March 3rd, Dr. C. Herman Grose, Superintendent of Public Schools in Erie, spoke brief .ly to our assembly about the pos sibilities of young people going in to the teaching profession. Dr. Grose stressed the need for special education. -Following his speech was a period of questioning and discussion, led by Dr. Grose. This 'discussion brought- out many facts which would be helpr ful in aiding education students in picking the various fields for which they would be best suited. It also included a. sketch of. the areas where most teachers are needed .and exposed some of the misleading facts about recent statistics concerning the lack of teachers. CONTESTANT SHIRLEY LONG TfeNITTANY CIJB B. C. Represented At Edinboro Open House Behrend Center sent a re presentative freshman coed team to the basketball and swimming competition which 'began at 1:30 Open House at Edinboro State Teachers College on Saturday, March 12, by Janice Painter, women’s physical education in structor at the Glenhill campus. Participating in the basketball were; Lore Vogel, Lee DelleDonne and Carol McKrell at the forward positions, with Lois Braden, Judith Norton, and Penny O’Neil at the guard jobs. Nan Biennan and Anna Mae Titmus were substitutes. The coeds followed the basket ball jamboree with some friendly swimming matches. Dinner -in the college dining room completed the day’s activities. Student Council News and Views Due to the recent closing of the student lounge, an emergency meeting of the Behrend Center Student Council was called by President Tom Pearce. The council and visitors were presented with a background of the events lead ing to the closing of the lounge, and suggestions were requested on measures to remedy the existing situation. Recommendations were presented to reopen the lounge on Thursday afternoon at 2:00 with sufficient ash trays and other waste receptacles to better main tain cleanliness. . A previous regular meeting had .also been held, on March 3, at which a revised amendment to the - Continued on page Four OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION CONTESTANT PATRICA BOWLES THURSDAY. MARCH 17, 1949 The WSnnah ! ! ROSEMARY LARSEN D. A. Speaks On Communist Trials JVfr. Damian J. McLaughlin, Dis trict Attorney of Erie county, spoke at an assembly Thursday, March 10, which opened the student lounge after it had been closed for three days. Mr; McLaughlin, intro duced by Marilyn Garden, spoke on the recent communist .trials in the state of New York. He began the talk by outlining the judicial department of the United States government as far back as ’‘the English common law, up to and in cluding the present day jury. Mr. McLaughlin told how the jury is to be picked for the com munist trials and the various com plaints of the defense attorneys. He said the men are not being charged for being communists, but for advocating the overthrow of the United States by force and violence. The various questions asked by the students at the assembly, and answered by Mr. McLaughlin end ed the discussion. Following the speaker, Miss Garden turned the assembly over to Jim Mullard, vice president of the student council. Mr. Mullard made announcements concerning the Student Lounge, which has been turned over by Mr. T. Reed Ferguson, administrative head, to the Student Council, which has the power to close it if necessary. The Student Council put Ray Metz, president of the class at Behrend Center, in charge of future assem blies “Gibb” Brownlie brought up the amendment, which had been re jected by the student body in’ a past assembly, for vote as to whether it should be passed with or without the first part, which states that Student- Council mem bers could hold another office. The students voted for the amendment to be passed, excluding the first part. The assembly ended with a tech nicolor movie on ski scenes in New York. Student Judges Select Blonde, Curvacious Erieite As State Entry in National Contest Lawther Resigns As Basketball Mentor Of Lions John G. Lawther, head basket ball coach at Penn State since 1936, announced his resignation Tuesday, March Bth. Assistant Coach Elmer A. Gross will take over Lawtheris place as head coach. Gross, a native of Munhall, Pa., was an outstanding player under Lawther, driving the 1940-41-42 seasons. He returned to Penn State in 1945 as a graduate student and assistant coach. In 1947 he was named a full time in structor and assistant. ' CONTESTANT SIS;',.,W . >' v '' MARJORIE ALSBERG EXTENSION SURVEY INCLUDES BEHREND The Pennsylvania State College, the_ University of Chicago, and the University of California have been selected by the Carnegie Founda tion to make a survey study of the activities of college extension centers. During the -week-end of March 5, Mir. Blake from the University of Chicago, and Mr. Stanley Cam bell from the Pennsylvania State College, visited Behrend Center to observe its activities and facili ties. The purpose of this survey is to make reports that will be made available in. the future for better management of extension centers, and’ for the use of other colleges who will establish extension cen ters in the future. Behrend Center—Pennsylvania State College Our own Rose Larsen, who won the local beauty contest by a unanimous decision, duplicated the feat on the Penn State campus last Thursday, March 10. The gala affair started at 7 p. m. with a led by the 27 piece State R. 0. T. C. band, which wound through the Campus streets and ended at the Cathaum theater. There the five freshmen finalists were introduced to the audience and presented to the five student judges who elected Rose for the title of “Miss Penn State Fresh man.” She was then presented with $lOO from the Twentieth Century Fox Studios, sponsors of the con test and producers of the film “Mother is a Freshman," which had its premiere in the Cathaum theater at 8 p. m. Other awards in cluded a Penn State stuffed animal given by Metzger’s and additional awards from the sponsors of the event. Miss Larsen’s photograph will now be entered in a nationwide competition against photos of fif teen other college winners, with a one week, expense paid summer trip to Hollywood as the top prize. Fifteen similar premiers were held last Thursday in other college towns throughout the nation. The campuses considered to have the best selection of freshman women were named in a poll of 257 univer sity newspaper editors. Behrendites eagerly awaited the outcome of the contest and as soon as the results were in much informal celebrating took place. Rose’s five competitors were among her most ardent rooters here at the Center. MARY LOU POLLOCK CONTESTANT
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