NITTANT CUB
Established October 26, 1948, as the official publication for the
student body of Pennsylvania State University, Behrend Center,
Erie. Pennsylvania.
Published bi-weekly by the Breeze Publishing Co., North East,
Pennsylvania.
Editors Laurie Brutout, Janie McGeary
Assistant Editor Eileen Kowalczyk
Photo Consultant Norman Patterson
Feature Writers Jeanette Flory, Honey Greenlee,
Anne Marie Page!
Staff Writers
Sylvia Kunxle, Fred Loell, Gretchen Muth, Nancy New
man, Fat Peck, Elaine Peplinski, Warren Rose, Beverly
Smith. Phyllis Stadler, Dick Webster, William Weed, Judy
Young, Jay Roling, Don McLaughlin.
Business Staff Boh Pierce, Manager; Dot
Blazer, Harriet Szatkowski, Dick Webster.
Let's Make Use of It
After the Student Council budget meeting several weeks
ago, there was some discussion about activity fees. The
place was the reception room of the dorm and the people
concerned were several Council members, the Dorm Council
President, and Mrs. Longnecker, the housemother.
It seemed as if the girls had a desire for some pizza,
but a few had not received any funds from home and no one,
else had enough to 'lend to these poverty-stricken girls. The
conversation led to the picnic the dorm girls have in May.
How were they going to nay for that? Someone suggested
dues. Another mentioned the activity fee that each student
pays before beginning a new semester. A third member of
the Student Council said that the activity fees had all been
designated for use by the many different organizations at
Behrend. The dorm girls then wanted to know where their
activity fee was going and why they couldn’t have it to
spend for a picnic. For all of you who failed to look at the
budget which was posted in the classroom building and for
those who always comnlain but never do anything about it,
the Student Council asked for budgets to be submitted.
Upon receiving the budgets, the Council then took the
total of money that would he received from the main camp
us in activity fees and the total that all clubs requested, and
the difference was SI,OOO. That meant that each budget had
to be cut. After the budget was finally balanced, it was found
that YOUR activity fee goes to several clubs.
All of the activities that benefit from that fee are ones
that are onen to any student. Money was allotted to the
Drama, Science, Photo, and Business Clubs, to the Yearbook,
Athletics (golf team), three issues of the Nittany Cub, a
dance by Mr. Hover, and the Spring Prom. The dance and
the Prom are open to all students and with a little effort
each one of you can take advantage of the program offered
by the different clubs.
The basic foundation for the activities has been laid.
Only YOU as a student who has oaid an activity fee can
take full benefit of the extra-curricular activities. The at
tendance for these functions has been good, but it could be
better. Why don’t YOU attend?
Flag Forgotten
As you walk down the street of any town or any college
campus, towering above its height you will see the American
This is true of most every campus; most every campus,
that is, but Behrend. Why ? Just because we are on the out
skirts of town, does this mean we should lack the symbol for
which our country, stands ? a symbol for which men have
fought and died. It seems there is much stress put on keep
ing the campus clean and spreading good will among stu
dents. But also, it is most important that we should have
the American spirit in our hearts. A flag on our campus
would help create a better American spirit. You veterans
who have been in the service, surely the lack of a flag: on
this campus should make you feel a lack of something with
in yourselves. The very symbol ■ of liberty for which you
fought is missing. How can we hope to say we have a demo
cratic campus when we lack the very thing for which de
mocracy stands? Surely, we can’t think we are so good that
the flag doesn’t mean that much. The meaning of the Ameri
can Flag must never be lost, for if it is we are allowing our
selves to fall into the class of those who are weak. This is
the class that is picked up by the communists. I don’t think
you’ll stand by and let people think you are being educated
into communism. But perhaps this statement is true if every
one is going to sit back and pass by the fact that there’s no
American Flag on campus. However, we don’t think this is
true. Among the enrollment on this campus-somewhere
there must be some of you who care.
Marilyn Buchanich, Ross Caruana,
THE NITTANY CUB
Inquiring
Reporter
By Sylvia Kunkle
Question: Will you be glad when
spring comes and why?
JERRY BUZZA: Yes, I’ll be
glad when we have some more
beach parties.
JOHN MALLORY: Yes, so we
can throw Chenne (Ron Thomas)
in the swimming pool.
808 O’CONNOR: Yes, because
it gets too cold in cars during the
winter.
FRANK SIMON: Yes, because
I sparkle like the rain in the
spring.
DICK RUSSELL: No, it’s too
hard to keep the canned beverages
cold in the summer.
DR. SMITH: Yes, because it’s
easier to catch my specimens in
the summer.
808 CHAPMAN: Yes, because
I like to watch the constellation
Grundzuge rise over the dorm.
Spotlighting
Fat Woolslayer
A college student has many ad
justments to make upon entering
college; he gripes about the in
volved ' lectures, the confusing
schedule, and the almost envelop
ing flood of outside reading.
Patricia Woolslayer, however,
despite the handicap of blindness
has learned to cope with college
life. During class Pat listens close
ly to the professor and later
writes down in Braille the main
points as she remembers them. At
home her mother reads the maj
ority .of the material assigned.
“Talking Books” of the texts being
used in her courses are now being
prepared in Philadelphia, and Pat
hopes the records will arrive soon
for use this semester.
Before coming to Behrend, Pat
worked at Gannon College as a
switchboard operator and at the
same time attended school where
she completed her high school
work and received her diploma.
This year she came to Behrend
determined to enter her chosen
field of psychology. Pat’s first
year has been interesting and in
particular she enjoyed education
and English Lit. Pat hopes that
psychology will lead her into soci
al work.
In conjunction with psychology,
Patricia is interested in the
mysterious and little known field
of mental telepathy or the trans
fer of thoughts. Her first serious
work on telepathy began several
years ago, and since then she has
given public demonstrations.
Pat has found Behrend a
friendly college since it is away
from the city, in the quietness and
serenity of the country, and both
the professors and the students
reflect the natural friendliness of
the location. With the help of Mr.
Roger Burrows, she attends daily
and carries the usual schedule be
cause she is a full time student.
Although Pat intends to transfer
to State for her. fifth semester,
she is looking forward to another
pleasant year at Behrend, where
she will continue to be an inspir
ation to other students.
By Gary Stultz
Walking ’round campus you’ve
probably seen “Curly,” easily reco
nized by his “blond curly locks.”
James Vincent McCarthy was bom
October 7, 1930 in Erie. He lives
at 3022 Plum Street with his par
ents.
Jim has been known around
school by his active part in campus
affairs. He was chairman of the
D-Teeh Dance last fall and he
also plays on the Easy Basketball
Featuring
By Madge McKee
In this, the first issue of the
spring semester, the Nittany Cub
would like to welcome a remark
able woman to the faculty of
Behrend Center. She is Dr. Eliza
beth Smith, instructor of botany
and zoology.
Dr. Smith previously taught at
the University of Missouri and at
Kent State University. (She earn
ed her Ph. D. degree in Zoology
at the University of Missouri.)
Although these schools are much
larger in comparison to Behrend,
Dr. Smithr Is very impressed by
the pleasant atmosphere and
friendly, co-operative people she
has found here. In fact she says
she likes everything about
Behrend but the weather . . . and
who. can blame her for that?
Although she has “legitimate”
hobbies (as she calls them) of
swimming and gardening, Dr.
Smith’s prize hobby is doing re
search on bats. Her interest of
bats stemmed from her experi
ments on twinning (multiple
births of several species of ani
mals). Bats are excellent experi
mental animals for this, because
they produce only one offspring
a year.' Thus it is easy to tell if
the treatments induced twinning.
These experiments led Dr. Smith
to investigate many ideas of the
life cycle of bats, about which
little is known.
Frisky is Dr. Smith's pet albino
rat. Most of the Behrend coeds
have recovered from their initial
fright of Frisky and have come to
regard her as just another pet.
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Team which is now in first place
in the intramural tournament.
Jim graduated from Academy
High School in 1949. While at
tending high school he was presi
dent of the school’s Hy-Y and he.
also played on the varsity basket
ball team. As an after school ac
tivity he found time to build from
scrap a ’32 Ford coupe hot rod.
His interest for cars grew to such
a height that he succeeded in
driving at Daytona Beach.
He became one of the regulars
in Uncle Sam’s army in February
1951, and spent 18 months in Alas
ka during his two year enlistment.
During this time in Alaska he lost
his hair which was due to the bad
drinking water and long periods
of time that he wore heavy hats.
His job was that of a fire con
troller for large gun emplacement.
Curly is now employed at the
Kemer Tool and Dye Company
where he plans to stay after grad
uation and go into the sales and
engineering department. Mr. Ker
ner is one of Curly’s best friends,
a relationship that is very unusual
for these times. That accounts for
the job of first mate aboard the
Bounty, a 37 foot Chris Craft that
belongs to the Kemer Company.
During the summer you will most
likely find Curly cruising around
the bay in “his second home.”
Dr. Smith
Frisky, however, is still afraid of
the Behrend coeds and won’t go
near them. That’s a switch, isn’t
it? Oh, in case any of you are
wondering, Frisky has her Easter
outfit ah planned. She will toe
wearing a big, pink ribbon and
bright pink finger-nail (or toe
nail?) polish!
In addition to her interesting
lectures, Dr. Smith has many
educational field trips tentatively
scheduled for her zoology classes.
They hope to travel to the Car
negie Museum in Pittsburgh, and
to a slaughter house and a fishery
in Erie.
Thus as you can see, Dr. Eliza
beth Smith is a welcome addition
to our Behrend Center campus.
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