74* NITTANy CUB VOLUME VIII—No. 3 Drafting Students’ Turkey Trot Big Hit Annette Agner, popular and friendly elementary education major from Coraopolis, poses prettily for the Thanksgiving holiday theme. She was recently selected coed of the month by Behrend Center’s photography club. (Photo by Patterson and Young) Centerites Express Varied Views on What Coming Holiday Means to Them What does Thanksgiving vacation, mean to you? This question was asked of a few unsuspecting Behrendites, students and faculty members alike, while one of the slyer Cub reporters stood by with quill and scroll, taking down notes and quotes behind their backs. Here are the results of the survey of people who will be hustling away from our beloved Center this week as soon and as fast as car, train, bus, or plane will carry them: ~ The most prevalent thought •among the students is getting away for a while. It’s not that they dislike Behrend; it just .seems that they hate school work in general. There are several people, including Annette Agner, -.Boss Caruana. Dennis Polatas, and Peggy Forbes, whose thoughts turn to food, when they think of Thanksgiving. Barbara Bell, Laurie Brutout, Meet Miss November BY BEVERLY SMITH Bonnie Hugus, and Dot Blazer answered the query with an emphatic “Sleep!” Wonder why only dorm girls think of sleep as a vacation. Of course, there are the illus trious few who have their own special interpretation of what this Thanksgiving is going to mean to them. To Laurie Hill, it means - relief; John Kolpien is looking forward to "Joyful relax- OFFICIAL STUDENT PUILICATION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1955 ation.” Connie Taylor is going to forget about Compy’s plan and gain, quote—“ten more pounds.” Marilyn Buchanich plans on buy ing new clothes. That ecstatic look in Lala Terlizzi’s eye tells us bettc than anything else that she is already anxiously looking forward to seeing Bill. Elaine Deets is going to catch up on work (Dreamer!). Mary Ann Wasilewski thinks of snow in connection with Thanksgiving— well, there’s something different! Phyllis Stadler’s first thought was of getting her history book report out of the way. Suppose she wants a clear conscience to make her vacation a little gayer. Turning now to the adults on campus, who stopped to think a bit before answering: Thanksgiving vacation to Mrs. BEHREND CENTER—Pennsylvania State University Neil Charles Orchestra Plays for Festive Behrend Thanksgiving Dance The annual Thanksgiving dance was held in Erie Hall on Nov. 20; Jim McCarthy and his co-chairmen, Robert Jackson, Dick My tinger, Alan Reed, John Reed, and Jay Roling took long and careful consideration for the theme, band, and decorations. After a long debate, “Turkey Trot” survived the battery of test 3 and was chosen as the general theme for the dance. Neil Charles was chosen to provide the music due to his past performances at our Behrend dances. Belle Lettres Group Organizes for Year Recently the Belle Lettres Club organized for this year. Last year the club was very successful in introducing many of the students to art, poetry, and music. Mr. Lane was the advisor for the group last year, and will act as the advisor again this year. The Club’s meetings will be in formally planned, as the club feels that the arts are meant for every one, and that this method will help to better carry out its pur pose. At a weekly meeting, the evening might be spent listening to a talk by one of the members on a subject such as informal reading of a play, or a good round table discussion on an aspect of the arts. At the first meeting, Mr. Tj»nt» ■will speak to the group on modem poetry. The group plans to explore many of the fields of the arts in order to give the members a taste of each. All students are in vited and urged to attend the meetings. CONGRATULATIONS ! Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lane on the birth of their baby daughter, Ann Elizabeth, a beautiful little six-pound er, bom on November 12, 1955. The Cub staff is glad to hear that mother and daughter are fine. Longnecker means a chance to see her family and get away from the confusion of the dorm. To Mrs. Bolla, our nurse, it means four days in which to give her undivided attention to her home and family. Mr. Gordon thinks of this vacation, oddly enough, as a time to relax. Can’t ■understand how we students tire out the faculty with such little effort on our part. The main point of this expose has been partly to prove that the people of Behrend Center have definite ideas about the signifi cance of Thanksgiving vacation. It certainly is astounding to find that Behrend students do have opinions on something, even if the survey didn’t tax their minds too greatly; and only a small percent age of them pleaded the fifth amendment. Seriously though, most of the Centerites will agree, or at least we hope they will, that after vacation is over, they will be glad to get back to Behrend. Numerous ideas for decorations were suggested to Jay Roling and his co-workers. Finally after a ser ies of scale estimations and var ious consultations with various students and administrative heads, a simple but intricate design was decided upon. The decorations consisted of a curved lattice work constructed of crisscrossing yellow crepe paper strips which diminished the size of the dancing floor. Archways in serted intermittently in the wall provided easy - access from the semi-secluded tables. Many friendly comments were received by Mr. Richards, profes sor of drawing and graphics an alysis, following the dance. Neil Charles did live up to his reputa tion and provided the necessary enchanting music. All in all, the drafting technology students can certainly be proud of the toil and sweat that they put into their dance. The Thanksgiving dance was truly a success. CLUB CORNER By Sylvia Kunkle PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB On November 8, the Photogra phy Club met with a small num ber of members present. At this meeting the Christmas cards were ordered, and it was decided that printing will be done for students at Behrend. The members also de cided to sponsor a photography contest. The contest will be open to two classes: amateur and ad vanced, with pictures being ac ceptable in either black and white or colored prints. For this contest, Eugene Garland, an Erie photo grapher may be asked to Judge the entries. All pictures must be in by Dec. 2. CHORDS The chorus, under the direction of Jay Rollng, met again to prac tice for the Christmas program One of the songs the group will do is “O Holy Night.” A soloist will be the featured attraction of this number. A cordial invitation is extended to anyone desiring to sing with the group. ASTRONOMY CLUB The Astronomy Club held an organization meeting under the direction of Mr. Baker. The club began to repair the observation tower by purchasing a new eye piece for the telescope, which will be installed soon. The group plans to begin observing as soon as con ditions permit. New members are invited to attend Ore meetings.
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