Cheerleaders End ’Si-’SS Season By Pat Lentz „_J£. any of Behrend's students -had.been -wondering about the -..-weird noises .they heard echoing from-. Erie Hall almost every day at 30 P. M., they can stop wondering, it /was only the peppy Center’s cheerleaders ' hard at. work practicing their skills- They began holding practice sessions .early .in November under the able direction of Jan Jackson. The work. they put into origina ting the words and motions to every cheer was-worth it, as any ohe' attending 'the games can jprove.'They have done a fine job this' season), having cheered at every, home game- and several of the' away games, proving . their capability, win or lose- . . .The girls created their _ own snappy blue and,.white uniforms in, their, spare -time They spent several days before the first game industriously, cutting put mater ial and’ sewing each piece to gether, either -by hand ,of on the treadle sewing machine in the dorm. They sported white, cir cular corduroy skirts, and con trasting navy sweat shirts : The cheerleaders expended al most as much energy preparing for the games, as they did in going' through their cheers during the games. Searching - for clean sweat shirts and soeksi and iron ing,, skirts, and.blouses cannot be classed as great fun,- . .The - cheerleaders .cheered' their last, game with-'McKeesport on March. 4th. This -semester, with the absence of Jan Jackson, Mari lyn . DeMarsh . and • Patty Lentz iieaded the squad. The other girls were Donna. Cramer,, Diane Pag an, Joyce .Gouger, Nat -Kotoasa; mid Sally. Stauffer. Jan Jackson and Pran Vidil left the squad, in January when they were trans ferred.- Compy’s Outies By Charlotte Flack The .girls’ gym. classes, now ac tively, engaged'; in. badminton and volleyball games, can .be seen in action Monday afternoons or early Tuesday mornings. Swimming, golf, and softball activities de pend on the weather. ; Ardelle Johnson has transferred her major curriculum to phys. ed. This was a gain for the depart ment, for she’s an honor student and tops in athletics. ' .Swimming classes at the YWCA, on. Thursday. mornings grow every week .with- a number of frosh dorm girls joining. the sopho mores, Jane , ..Eiseniberg, Fran Nielsen,. .Dot Kaliszewski, Norma •Michael,..and Jody Borkowski in their, .required' course. The" dorm gals take a ibus from Wesleyvilie to arrive in time for an 3:15 class- Fat Stocker, Jane Kennedy, Bon nie . Ohampney, Sally Stauffer and Gerry Guzik.-stiU can’t figure oiit how to get rid of the chlorine odor. ' •' Mrs. 'Comstock .announced that all gymunifoims have been pur- so classes will he uniform, in every session.' Also,. showers after all -gym.’ will be a forthcoming . requirement after jSaster. ’ -. i Top S a djn intoa hcm- .MSjggs DeiMsrsh.. _ and! Barb Kovacs for smashing the Only Echoes Remain Going through the maneuvers of one of their favorite cheers are: left to right, bottom—Fran Vidil, Patty Lentz, Sally Stauffer, and Marilyn DeMarsh. Top row, left to right—Donna Cramer, Diane Fagan, Jan Jackson, Joyce Gouger, and Nat Kobasa. Sport By Jack Abele Behrend’s cagers, riding the crest of a three game winning streak, closed out their season with a resounding 75 to 32 victory over McKeesport. This brought the team’s record to 5 wins and 7 losses for the season. Behrend scored a total of 621 points to 592 for the opposition or an average of 51.75 points per game to 49.33. Behrend Center congratulates Mr. Simon and his boys for a job well done. This season’s cage summary is as follows: G FFG F T Schmitt 12 56 59 171 Yeager' £2 .54 15 i 23 Brandt 12 26 13 65 Vieira 7 17 21 '55 Heidt 5 20 13 53 Chappell 'lO-21 9 51 Seyboldt 12 15 8 38 Jamison 8 7 11 25 Mallory 10 5 5 15 Cionco 5 5 1 11 Abele 4 -2 0 4 Platz 5 2 0 4 Lay 7 1 1 3 Heater 2 10 2 Merchant 7 0 1 1 Gehrlein 10 0 0 While congratulations are in order, it is this scribe’s pleasure to extend to the 'Cheerleaders the school’s gratitude for their part in making the 1954 -55 season successful. To Donna Cramer, Nat Kobasa, Diane Fagan, Marilyn DeMarsh, Pat Lentz, Joyce Gau ger, and Sally Stauffer, an or chid for loyalty. Down at Erie Hall the intra mural basketball season came to shuttlecock over the net one hundred and two tames. I The Behrend girls’ basketball jteam came cut fourth from the |top in the City Recreation League | 'by winning three games and los ing three. Working with guards Ardelle Johnson, May , Schoch, Norma Michael, Peggy Duff and Fran Nielsen, the forwards dump- ed quite a few buckets. Flack I'd the scoring with 93 points; followed closely by Fat Stoker with 34. Rose Hibbard scored 46 points in only five games, while . Nancy Johnston dumped in 19. Before an ankle injury. m/january,' Marge 'Elliott netted 9. Peg Duff also- made a few;, .points 'before . switching . .to guard.. THE NITTANV CUB scope a close with the Beau Bruznmels defeating the Chem. Cagers 39 to 12 to annex the crown. Captain Joe Schmitt’s victorious squad in cluded Carroll, Chappell, Jamison, Dronfield, David and Macer. The losers were headed by Captain Bob Maracci, and comprised of Waxham, Russell, Thomas, Ben ton, and Abele. Elsewhere in' the Hall, the table tennis doubles tournament is ra pidly reaching a finish with only five teams still in contention. They include Lynch and Vomero; Grisier and Sehriver; Legenzoff and Hendershot; Baker and O’Neal; Maxson and Anderson. The Foul Shooting contest is narrowed down to seven survi vors. With an original entry list of thirty, only O’Neal, Hazen, Caruana, Kolpien, ' Waxham, Benton and Heinlein remain to compete for the title. On Monday, March 7, the Sophomore boys Physical Educa tion class was treated to the privilege of hearing a talk on football by Mr. Arthur .“Duke” Detzel. Mr- Detzel, Erie East High School football coach, and former All-American tackle ait Pitt University, is one of the first of many sports authorities that Mr. Simon is planning to import for lectures this semester. That’s all in the realm of-sports for this issue. MEET US AT WENDY’S DiNOR Route 20 . Wesleyvilie i Phone 8-2066 Erie, Pa. Gospel Hid Garage Phone 89-641 SERVICE, REPAIR AND TOWING SERVICE Compliments of' PLUBELL HARDWARE COMPANY . Buffalo and Station Road • STRIKES and SPARES m By Nancy Hendershot ©trikes, spares, and only nine pins! That’s the conversation that filled the asmosphere at the Perry Plaza bowling alleys, as the Beh rend League opened its third week. 'Congratulations to Natalie Ko ■basa. Last week at the alleys, Nat made an eight-ten split, and after the games were finished, she won a trophy, a miniature bowling ball, for her effort. It seems that Bill Schweitzer had a toad game going in the sixth frame, tout he retaliated in the tenth to turkey out. This last really raised his spirits. All the freshmen and sophomore bowlers, who are acquainted' with 50 million times a day at home, at work or on the way There’s nothing like a 1. SO BRIGHT IN TASTE... f nothing like it for x sparkling, tangy goodness. | 2. SO QUICKLY REFRESHING... | nothing like it for « a bracing bit of energy, § with as few calories as half g an average, juicy grapefruit. i BOTTLED. UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY ERIE COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. "Ceto" b <J registered trademark. © 1955, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY ’ . • • ' , - ■>& Mary Ann Jackson, former B^br rend Student, were pleased' it ij|. her presence. Incidentally,. an excellent 'bowler, too. '• Our man, A 1 Benton, : iipan missing a strike remarkeci', “That’s my Lake " Erie Special, glass of water with a toothpick in it.” 5 Jane Eisentoerg is becoming quite an expert bowler. Why? •She’s taking sneak practices at the Y. W. C. A. Good luck, Janie,- we know you’ll make good. ; Our own Sue Lockley is be coming another great bowler. She bowled a striking . series: of 161, 142, 131, keep up the good work, Sue, and send us your coach. The Cardinals are going wild this semester, as they did last. Tying them for first place are the Snipes, each team, winning 4 games, and losing 2 games. Due to conflicting schedules, the bowlers cannot all meet at the appointed time, 3:30 P. M-, so there are a number of students comprising 3 teams which are bowling a* 4:30 P. M. If you are. interested in bowling, you are welcome to drop in at either time, and join the fun. The high scorers for the men and women are as follows* Pete Dedad 193; D. Thurbon 192; R. : Lietoau 191; Sue Lockley 161; Joan Throop 149, and Jody Bor kowski 140. ( #i! m w
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