May Schoch Graces Campus .-A land of: windmills, .canals, and fields: .of'tulips is tile-first impres sipair tfoait.sa- person; gets when the country of ,Holland is mentioned. To-,fill- in. other details of life in Holland, Behrend is fortunate to ■have May Schoch, a Dutch girl, who is a freshman at the Center this year. May and her,family, immigrated to, the United. States from the land of, .the. Dutch ‘last August.. Her .par ents .and her younger sister and brother live in Pittsburgh at the present time, while her older sis ter works in New York. May’s formal education began in. Holland, and she graduated from Rijnlands Lycium last year. (Lycium means high school in Dutch.)' At Behrend, she is taking a "home economics course. The campus, in heir opinion,' is beauti ful "and she enjoys her first taste of college very much. According to May, Holland' is an agricultural country with flat rolling terrains. In the south of the nation, there are a few hills, which the Dutch fondly call their “mountains”. A mild climate is a 'pleasant aspect of the country, since it us never very hot or cold ait any one time. May was'born in a village called Laren.- She and her family have had the- opportunity to live in many parts of Holland, so May is fortunate to have a varied back ground about the people of hear nativev-land. Goritrary to’popular belief,' May tells' that the majority of the pop ulation do not wear wooden shoes. Only -aPfew-'of'/the farmers and fishermen wear them. (Since at is so close to Christmas, one might find it interesting to know how the feast is celebrated in May’s homeland:. There are two Christmases in Holland (which many of'us.dream aboutj hut never seel- On. December,- 6,. called St Nick’s' 'Day, presents are exchang ed.. . Instead .of signing his name to a gift, the giver writes a rhyme about something that happened during the previous year. This bit of poetic endeavor adds >to the gaietjr of the occasion, since it keeps the receiver guessing. De cember 25, the time when Ameri can boys and girls are opening their presents, is celebrated as strictly a religious holiday in the Dutch land. May enjoys the people and the country of the United States, but hopes to pay a visit to her home land as soon as she is able. What Pri Nancy Johnston and Bob Detisch, in order to maintain their “status quo” on the Dean’s List, spend long hours with the print-, ed page. Yes, it would he fan on that toboggan, wouldn’t it? Behrend Meets Holland May Schoch points to her native land, Holland, on the world globe. Off and O By Jodie Borkowski Sam Wallwork spent his first week-end at Behrend Center due to the bad condition of the roads. He stayed at .the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Culbertson. They at tended a basketball game on the campus Saturday night and were very disappointed to see the num ber of spectators that turned put •for the Altoona Center vs. Beh rend Center game. • I hope Sam doesn’t go home and find his wife throwing rocks over her shoulder. Pat Lentz is going to Penn State for the Military Ball and the for mal pledge dance of Alpha Sigma Delta. Hope you have a swell time, Pat, but don’t forget to come back. Sally Muleahy stayed last week end with Jet Turner in North East. They had an exciting time together and just loads of fun. Oh yes, I forgot to mention that Jet’s father is an .undertaker. A 1 Kaufman extends an invita tion to all students, all mature students -that is, .to visit the Ken yon Hotel Grill Room. He works as a part-time bartender there. The second year technical en gineering group wishes to thanfr the freshman year tech group for their cooperation in. decorat ing Erie Hall for the Sno-ball Dance being held on Thursday evening, December 16. Dick IShirley, a great friend of Jack Gott’s, had a terrific .party at his uncle’s house over the Thanksgiving holidays. Help ing to consume the refresh ments were: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gor nall, Jim Lay, Ray Metz, Don Kaz- ice Glory? TSE- NiT-TM¥-- CUB the Campus maier, Bill Maeder, Ron Cionco and his date, Lou Laube, Joe Schmitt, Jack Gott and bis date, Glenn Raymer and his date, Tom Vieira and date, and several others. Have you noticed the big smile on Mr. G. Baker’s face the last few days? All .that pounding and sawing going on in the classroom building, and interrupting classes, was for his benefit. Wall to wall shelves were placed in tits office. He was heard to exclaim, “At last, no more cramped feeling, I have some room.” That new .pickup truck you see zooming past you is Gallagher’s new pride and joy. He hates to be seen in the old station wagon now. Jan Jackson seems to be the number one casualty around the campus lately. First she spilled acid on her hands, then this past week she fell, and shook the build ing in the dorm cafeteria. On .the same day, she tripped and fell on the icy path by the tennis court. Tom Hagen, you had better sell her some insurance, or is she a bad insurance risk? Two scholarships have been of fered by Franklin & Marshall College for the term 1955-1956 school year, to graduates of jun ior colleges. Applications can 'be found in l Mr. Kochel’s office to anyone interested. Billfred Loell had a party on Friday night, December 3 »at his home. Whooping it up at the ga thering were: Fran Nielsen, Norma Michael, Joan Throop. Dot Kali zewski. Jody Borkowski, Marion Davitt, Bob Detisch, Jack Rimp, and host Fred Loell. Diane Fagan suffered a bad fall on the ice, by the swimming .pool, shortly after turning in an editor ial about the ice around the cam pus. Diana really takes her assign ments seriously, doesn’t she? Glimpsed on the dorm reception room were Dotty Maxwell, and Janie Brown. Nothing unusual there, but Dot had somehow man aged to get Janie on the floor, a foot on the stomach of the down ed girl, trying to make her squeak, for two cents if both held out for five minutes. Bill Simmons returned to Beh rend Center heaving a sigh of re lief and still thinking about his hazardous trip to W)ilcox, Pa. The trip took four hours instead of the usual two. and a half hours. Glad you made it back, Bill. * Club News * The Behrend players cast, production crews, and Director Lane—are to .be applauded for their November production Night Must Fall. The caliber of the per formance, artistically and drama tically, pointed out that this is one of Behrend’s most valuable organizations. However, opening night has come and gone, the sets have been taken down, the pro perties have been returned, and the club is taking a much needed rest before planning further ac tivities. On December 14, the Science Club, as a group, is planning to attend the American Chemical dinner at Villa Maria College. The speaker will be Dr. Cavelti, who taught at the University of Hawaii under the status of exchange teacher. The topic of his speech will be concerned with a general impression of residence in the is lands. The Behrend Center chorus re cently held an election to fill po sitions in its executive council. Betty Rishel was chosen to as sume the duties of chairman, and Carl Anderson, Bob Gornall, Ro berta Johnson, and Sue Lockley were elected as her aides. It will be the council’s job to manage the business affairs of the group and plan for public appearances. The chorus has been devoting its practice time in recent weeks for the preparation of several Christmas numbers. The group will, present these selections at LET US SERVE COCA-COLA AT YOUR MEETINGS No gathering is too small or too large to take advantage of our complete refreshment serv ice. We have a large variety of equipment ready to serve you. Coolers are delivered iced and stocked —you have nothing to handle. You pay only for Coke and ice actually used —and you get Coca-Cola at the wholesale price of 96(5 per 24-bottle case. ERIE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY ‘Coke" It « registered tvode-mork. The Nittany Cub wishes to. com mend Mr. Shields, instructor->of botany and zoology, and his bot any stuudents for the attractive displays in the showcase.. in jhe classroom building. It is a , pleas ure to pause and look at ..the.-.ob jects placed there, and read their informative histories. Recently, there appeared a.diS; play of turtle eggs in the* .show case, which caused much..excite; ment. Many students, who,, wit nessed for the first tame, the. on usual eggs, watched them every day, and in good humor, placed bets on the one .particular egg a t the present moment ..the they thought would hatch first... display case offers a story about an undersea fight to the death between a turtle and a crayfish. We look forward to many inter esting displays which add to, our knowledge of natural science. the Hanging of the Greens on Dec. 14. This incidentally, will mark the first time that the chorus has sung publicity. They have also been invited to sing during the inter mission of the Sno-Ball dance. Last year whenever a flash bulb was used by a member of the photography club, it was dropped into a partition in the wall. No one kept track of the number of bulbs put there. This year to raise money for new equipment, the club is selling chances to the Beh rend Center students.. A chance will entitle the purchaser, to. .one guess. The club will award, a prize for the person wiith the closest.es timate. When you're planning a party — any time, anywhere—call 2-4104 or 2-4106 let our refreshment service go to work for you. We Commend You and PARTIES. © 1953, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
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