Ike NITTANy CUB
VOLUME VIII—No. 2
Behrend Students Visit Campus on Excursion
Hayride and Square Dance
Score Hits With Behrend Students
Last week end, the advisees of Mr. Arthur Shields, pro
fessor of botany and biology, held a Hallowe'en type hay
ride and party for all Behrend students, faculty, administra
tive personnel and their guests. The hay was scratching,
and the jack o’lantems were jumping at the gala affair.
. Several wagon rides were sche
duled around the roads and trails
of the Center, with plenty of
whooping, singing, and cuddling
(oops) going on in rapid sequence
and otherwise.
The modem version of the un
covered wagons - - it was chilly
without a friend made rumbl
ing, rambling trips around, by, and
almost through the various Beh
rend evergreens and spreading
oaks while songs ranging from
“The Blue and White” and “The
Alma Mater” to “Down By The
Old Mill Stream” filled the frosty
air.
Wagon loads of hayriders began
respectively at 7 and 8 in the even
ing, Saturday, and then everyone
gathered in Erie Hall at 9 to parti
cipate in various Hallowe’en games
such as bobbing, for apples and the
like. Dancing to records in an
autumn decoration setting climax
ed the night’s activities.
Although the complete commit
tee was not reported to the Nit
tany Cub, some of the students
taking part in preparation of the
affair included Judy Young,
Sylvia Kunkle, Laurie Hill, Sue
Hansen, Donna Tokar, Becky Wil
son, Bonnie Hugus, Dick Jeffords,
Connie Taylor, Jerry Buzza and
Earle Dhus. Sue Thompson served
as chairman. '
• Office News •
By Nancy Newman
Congratulations to Barbara Do
pierala for having the high score
in the Times Square bowling
league.
Miss Teresa Narducci will soon
take up a secretarial position with
our office force.
Mr. Campbell has recently re
turned from his New York Ex
cursion. Miss Adam is also ex
pected to return from her New
York trip shortly. Since everyone
else is taking a trip, Peggy, our
office receptionist, is taking off
to Pittsburgh this weekend to see
someone special.
Did everyone notice Mr. Kochel
refereeing our homecoming bas
ketball game? He certainly did a
wonderful job.
By the way have you noticed
Mr. Lane patiently waiting for
the new arrival? I wonder if that
would have something to do with
all the packages that have been
coming into his office lately.
If you are the adventurous type,
why don’t you try the office girls’
favorite number, 26311? You will
be surprised to find out what it is.
Calendar of Activities
1955-’56
November:
12—Mid Semester Grades
19—Dance Advisor, Mr. W. L.
Richards
23—Thanksgiving vacation begins
28—Vacation ends
December:
15—Christmas service Advisor,
Mr. Benjamin Lane
17—Snow Ball—Advisors, Mr. Har
old Werner, Mr. Robert Baker
21—Christmas vacation begins
January:
4—Vacation ends
18— First Semester classes end
19— Examinations begin
February:
I—Registration—Spring semester
6—Spring classes begin
11—Valentine Dance Advisors,
Mr. Ernest Fryer, Mrs. Hakel
17—Mardi Gras Advisor, Mr.
Donald Beal
March:
16—Duffy’s Tavern—Advisor, Mr.
Louis Balmer
25—Easter Service—Advisor, Mrs.
Arthur Falkenhagen
28—Spring vacation begins
April:
4—Vacation ends
7—Mid Semester Grades
20—Dance—Advisor, Mr. William
Hover
May:
19—Spring Prom Advisors, Mr.
Norman Patterson, Mr. Wal
ter Kochanowic
25 Classes end
26 Pinal examinations begin
Left to right are the smiling countenances of this year’s Student Council members, representative group handling student govern
ing activities. Front row: Eileen Kowalezyk, Marilyn Pringle, secy., Barbara Bell, and Connie Taylor, treasurer. Back row: John Mallory,
Dennis Polatas, Warren Bose, Robert Gornall, pres., Fred Loell, Donald Godfrey, vice pres., and Pete DeDad.
OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION
The Astronomy Club was recent
ly organized under the direction
of Mr. Baker. Its newly elected
officers are Jerry Watson, presi
dent, and Dot Blazer, secretary.
The club is planning to do sev
eral things this year, the first of
them being to fix up the obser
vatory.
The Yearbook staff recently had
its first meeting and is already
preparing to solicit subscriptions.
Martha Mulligan is editor, Sue
Hansen, in charge of business,
Dennis Polatas, art work, and
Linda Hamer, director of layout.
For those who are interested, our
yearbook will cost $4 and can be
paid in two $2 installments. The
payments must be completed by
January.
CHORUS
The chorus, under the direction
Campus Political Bigwigs
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1955
Professor Milton Simon, who
is in charge of the men’s
physical education, will spon
sor the football excursion to
Penn State on November 5.
CLUB CORNER
ASTRONOMY CLUB
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YEARBOOK
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BEHREND CENTER—Pennsylvania State University
Caravan Will Carry Centerites To
View State-Syracuse Football Game
Behrend Center students will begin their first school
sponsored excursion to Penn State’s main campus Saturday,
Nov. 5, at approximately 7 o’clock in the morning when an
organized group under the faculty leadership of Mr. Milton
Simon, men’s physical education director, leaves by car cara
van for the football game between the Nittany Lions and
Syracuse’s Red and Blue.
Alumni Enjoy
Return to Behrend
Personality Quips
Just because the old grads came
back in swarms for Behrend’s
seventh annual Homecoming
around the old stamping grounds
here, the editors decided I should
mention some of the monsters.
Well, among them many friend
ly folks who returned were the
three pals, Janie Hotchkiss, Dee
Laskowski, and Nan Nixon. Also,
Bill Richards and his pretty wife
Joan dropped in for the tradition
al dinner and dance.
Noted chatting with everyone
were such alumni as Renee Mat
tison, Joan Rautine, Joyce Gouger,
Alice Brewer, Bonnie Champney,
Gerry Guzik, Ardelle Johnson, and
Sylvia Haise.
Wandering around their former
favorite spots were Bob Brandt,
Pattie Stocker, Bob Yeager, Ray
Metz, “Jake” Gehrlein, and
others.
Some of the coeds—such as Nan
Johnston, Marge Elliot, Val Meals
and Peggy Duff—even took a peek
up in the dorm to see what chang
es have come about in their for
mer bunk quarters.
Many other wonderful alumni
also showed up to make this, ac
cording to Mr. Gordon Baker,
professor' of mathematics and fac
ulty chairman of the affair, the
best Homecoming Behrend has
ever had.
The group is scheduled to arrive
some five hours later in time to do
a bit of visiting before hurrying
over to Beaver Feield, the scene of
the contest.
If the party reaches the main
campus early enough, some of the
students plan to visit the Hub for
lunch and possibly take in the
cross-country championships being
staged at State that day.
An added attraction at the foot
ball game between the halves will
be the outstanding marching
bands from the state of Pennsyl
vania going through their best
maneuvers.
At least three carloads of eager
Behrend fans are slated to com
prise the complement from the
Erie branch of Penn State Univer
sity. Starting point for the excur
sion will be the circle in front of
the administration building, Mrs.
Nyla Falkenhagen, school librari
an, may even be present to hand
out road maps, according to some
sources considered highly unde
pendable.
Students who have already sign
ed up for the traveling circus in
clude Bob Bainbridge, Karole Pan
ameroff, Becky Wilson, Jeanette
Flory, Judy Young, Bill Schweitz
er, and Linda Hamer.
Others are Connie Taylor, John
Bartlett, Bonnie Hugus, Don -Mc-
Laughlin, Raleigh Chesley, Laurie
Hill, Laurie Brutout, Bob Purucker,
and Sue Hansen.
All aboard!