NITTANy CUB
Established October 26, 1948, as the official publication for the
student body of Pennsylvania State College, Behrend Center,
Erie, Pennsylvania.
Published .bi-weekly by the Breeze Publishing Co., North East,
Pennsylvania.
Editor-in-chief Dorothy Kaliszewski
Associate Editor Jack Rimp
Assistant Editors Nat Kobasa and Bob Detisch
Sports Editor Jack Abele
Photo Consultants Jack Tupitza and Norman Patterson
Staff Writers Joan Yhroop, Jody Borkowski,
Bob Gomall, Jane Bastow, Fred Loell, Pat Ingersoll,
Diane Fagan, Sonya Weidner, Jane Eisenberg, Rodney
Beals, John Churchill, Nancy Hendershot, Dot Maxwell,
Pat Stocker, Jane Kennedy, Charlotte Flack, Pa* Lentz,
and Joe Schmitt.
Origin of the Mardi Gras
With Behrend’s Mardi Gras
carnival-dance holding the spot
light this week, the Cut) felt that
a hit of information on the back
ground of this traditional get
to-gether would be appropriate.
Shove Tuesday is the day be
fore Lent, and in the course of
history throughout all the Catho
lic countries of Europe _ this day
directly preceding Ash Wednesday
held forth with merrymaking and
feasting which contrasted with
the fasting and denial of the
Lenton season. In Germany the
festive day became known as
“Fastendienstag”. An English
custom of eating pancakes on
Shove Tuesday caused' it to 'be
more popularly called “Pancake
Tuesday” in that country. In
France it was known as the “Mar_
di Gras”.
The French brought their hol
iday to the New World with them.
Get Out and Vote
This past semester the Student Council acted as a tar
get for a lot of adverse criticism from many Behrend stu
dents. The council was regarded as an ineffectual group that
existed only for the purpose of causing trouble and incon
venience for the student body. Very seldom was the council
mentioned without an accompanying sneer or expression of
disgust.
Now certainly we’re not claiming that the Council mem
bers’ judgment was infallible, or that every decision they
made was faultless; but we feel that this spirit of a blanket
indictment, of deciding that everything they did was a com
plete mistake, is one that should not be found among a group
of college students who purport to be broadminded in their
thinking.
The members of council are your fellow-students; they
are making a sincere and earnest attempt to perform an
often unpleasant job to the best of their abilities. Surely,
they’re going to make mistakes, and they certainly can’t
please everyone; but we know that an honest effort will be
made to effect measures which will be beneficial for the
majority of the student body.
As you should know, elections for several of the vacated
council posts will take place shortly. It’s too late for you to
enter the race, but it is a chance for you to vote for worth
while and conscientious candidates. If you don’t vote, you
will have no right to moan about the council later in the
semester.
Remember: it’s your council, and they’re trying to help
you., Think about the nominees, and then vote for_ your
choice; you’ve had a chance to get acquainted with most of
them, this past semester. VOTE!
At the end of every semester, many familiar faces dis
appear, but the presence of new ones is always welcome at
the beginning of another term. Good friends made are friends
never lost. That seems to be the spirit towards the new stu
dents, office workers, and faculty. So to all who have recently
joined us, we say a sincere; “Welcome!”
where it underwent changes, but
still remained equally popular,
especially in New Orleans- The
celebration was first expanded
to include the time from New
Year’s Day to Shove Tuesday,
characterized by ceremonies and
pageant of shadowy antiquity
and climaxed with a ball. The
events survived the French, Span
ish, and American authorities.
“The Mystick Krewe of Comics”
evolved from the former masked
parades of the French soldiers,
adding floats to the procession,
and the new-traditional “King
Rex”, who has TUled the Mardi
Gras of New Orleans since the
year 1857.
The city’s parade features
pageantry consisting of events of
history, and scenes from literature
dominated by the king and his
court. As in ages before, the gay
and spectacular display ends in a
ball.
Welcome
THE NITTANY CUB
AROUND THE
FIREPLUG.,..
By Chenne
Hello once again, you poor hu
mans- This is your old canine
friend, Chenne, giving you a dog’s
eye view of the antics of the stu
dents at Behrend Center.
They say .the youth of today is
the world of tomorrow, but if this
is true, look out- Take Jim Lay,
for example. Go on, take him; no
one else seems to want him. May
be they’re just hiding in case Jim
wants to borrow something as us
ual- He’s borrowed rifore stuff than
England and France put together.
And here’s a youth group—the
"Coke” hoys: Wally O’Neal, Ron
nie Thomas, Dick Russell, Rod
ney Beals, Ross Caruana, John
Kolpien, Earl Schriver, Joe Sch
mitt and others.
Not forgetting the females, we
have pretty Joyce Gouger, Miss
HO of 1954- She and Fran Ciccoz
zi are both suspected of being good
customers of Charles Antell-
And there are plenty of other
characters to keep the above
group company. Included are the
world renowned “Fickle Five” —
Jet Turner, Jane (lover of Chen-
ne) Eisenberg, Donna Cramer,
Nat Kobasa and Whitney White.
These girls have probably re
cruited more 'boys than the H- S.
Army.
I can only say that it‘s a good
thing we have such steady and
fine people as Max Peoples and
Willie Storer to keep the world
in shape- Aiy yi!
Bob O’Conner, one of the new
humans at Behrend this semester,
is really causing a rage with his
“paint gray” hair. “He’s such a
doll! He’s so masculine,” the gals
are saying- Bologna! My Sher
lock Holmes’ buddy, Hound of the
Baskervilles, tells me Bob takes
Serutan.
Sue Lockley sure doesn’t look
too sad about Jack’s going to
Gannon. Oh.! I said a bad word- It
is just like Mr.. Turnbull says:
“You have to look out for these
women.”
Question of the issue: When is
the boys’ basketball team going
•to win a game and thereby tie the
girls’ record? I’ve seen better
kindergarten squads with weird
actors like Bob “throw me the
ball” Brandt, Chip “I’ll shoot that
one hander” CShappel, Joe “pachy,
derm pivot” Schmitt, and Bob,
“Is Sally on the sidelines?” Yea
ger playing first string.
Everyone is welcoming Joe
Benacci back. How about a swim,
Joe?
I notice there’s a new dub on
campus. The Mr. Shields Fan
dub. Charter members are Jack
Rimp,. Franny Nielsen, Freddy
Loell, Dot “that’s an editor?” Kal
iszerwski, Norma Michael, Jody
Borkowski. That’s one way to pass
his class- Of course, I must ad
mit I wander in occasionally to
hear one of his well-seasoned
jokes, too.
Smiling Don Fuhrman is still
about, I see. You can avoid see
ing him?
The other day, having finished
the ’bones Mrs. Schell and Mrs.
Fiedler had' swept under the car
pet, I wagged my way down to the
Student Lounge- What a deal! If
you’re lucky enough to find the
place open, you have to be a good
friend of Jim Culbertson to get
in and then once you’re in you
have to sit on that hypothetical
furniture that the Lpunge was
going to get. (You hadn’t better
ME ET YO
By Jane Eisenberg
An instructor of math, and
chemistry, Mr. Norman Patterson,
has toeen selected by the Niitany
Cub staff as the faculty person
ality of the issue. Brownville,
Penna., was honored by his pre
sence until his graduation from
high school.
Choosing Penn State as has Al
ma Mater, “Mr. Pat”, to the many
B. C. students, received his bach
elor’s in chemistry in 11943, and
his master’s degree in math in
1932. Employed at the Bausch and
Lamb Optical Co-, in 'Rochester,
New York, for a year, Mr. Patter
son resigned to accept a position
at Behrend Center. His studies
at Penn State were interrupted in
1944 by the draft board, and he
served twenty-seven months in
the Army Medical Corps, special
izing in Chemical Warfare. Sta
tioned at Daytona Beach, Florida,
during his service months, Mr.
Patterson feels that the weather
in this section of the country
could be greatly improved.
Well liked around the campus,
it is only natural that Mr. Pat
terson be active in student affairs,
being appointed by the adminis
tration as an advisor to the Stu
dent Council. He also acted as
faculty advisor for the now tem
porarily inactive Gun dub.
Among numerous hobbies, Mr.
Patterson is best known for his
photography work, his pictures
often appearing in the Nittany
Cub and the Erie newspapers.
Since photography is his favorite
Behrend Center Pn
By Pat Ingersoll
Jane_, Eisenberg, our campus
personality for this issue, is -a
petite, five foot, two inch co-ed
who is a bundle of energy. Born
in Punxsutawney, Pa., she at
tended grade school and one year
of high school there. When she
moved to Erie in 1950, she start
ed her sophomore year at Strong
Vincent and graduated from there
in 1953.
. Jane began Iher college career
at Westminister College in New
Wilmington, Pa., where she was a
Bible major. At OBehrend, die is
a first semester sophomore and
is majoring .in liberal Arts, with
■English and journalism her fav
orite subjects.
Most of Jane’s* free time be
tween classes is spent in the
cafeteria where she drinks tea,
plays scrabble, and converses
with a few of her many acquain
tances and friends. Her favorite
method of entertaining them is
by singing some of the unusual
Broadway show songs she knows.
Her fondness of Bermuda shorts
print this, Editor; “Curly” Jim
will cut your newspaper allot
ment).
Predictions of things to come:
I predict:
1. That Joan Throop will finally
give Larry Arduini a chance.
2. That Bob Detisch will at last
admit he uses a crystal ball to
pull such grades.
3. That Charlotte Black and
Dick Webster will reveal their
secret engagement.
4. That Don Catlin will win
the “Ugly Man” crown at .the Mar.
di Gras by nosing’ out cherubic
John Fogleboch in the finals.
5- That Diane Fagan and John
Churchill will soon be going
steady.
FACULTY
Norman Patterson
hobby, Mr. Patterson does all his
own printing and developing. The
Perry Plaza Bowling Alleys are
often graced by his appearance
in hopes of raising his average.
As for pet peeves, Mr. Patterson
says he has a million of them,
but at the time of the interview
he wasn’t peeved and couldn't
think of any outstanding ones.
After two years at Behrend Cen
ter, Mrs. Longnecker is still trying
to find his favorite food. Unmar
ried at the ..present moment, Mir-
Patterson did not enlighten the
girls as to his future aspects, and
he remains living in his bachelor
quarters in Erie. Yes, we certainly
believe that our “Mr. Pat” is one
of the outstanding facility per
sonalities on the Behrend Center
campus. -
sents . . .
Jane Eisenberg
and knee socks is apparent, as
she feels most comfortable when
wearing them or when discussing
color combinations of the two
that will suit her.
Her tastes in food definitely
lean toward the French cuisine-
French fried onion rings and
cheese souffles are the foods that
can prove it. As part of her daily
routine, listening to records and
playing cards are a must. An avid
bridge fan, she is very active in
the Behrend Center Bridge Club
and holds the post of president
pro-temp. Ghe can also take a
great deal of credit for starting
the heart game fad this fall.
One of Jane’s main ambitions is
to visit the Continent someday in
the future, especially the city of
Paris, France. Future to ■ Jane
means sometime within the next
twenty-five or thirty years- We
hope that she will realize her am
bition, and with Jane’s persona
lity and winning way, we’re pre
dicting that her dream will come
true.