* DORM CHATTER +
By. Ruth-Jones
Sue I‘ully and Anne have been
getting letters from Bermuda. Ex
plain, girls!
For some reason Helene has
taken a sudden interest in ping
pong.
Amy and. Harriet -will not ex
plain their arrival at the dorm
the other night, in a police sauad
car.
Mr. Burns! "Who is succeeding
in making the Political Science
discussions interesting? How is
Mary for a candidate?
Judy is getting to be quite a
little mother. Thirty-three is quite
a brood to care fo».
It- seems Janice, Dee and Myrna
were campussed for a few days.
Too bad they remembered at
12:30 that the deadline was 10:30.
Sue Ross is changing her cur
riculum- to interior decorating.
Aided by Tully, she led a group
of able-bodied dorm girls in ac
complishing her first masterpiece
. . . the redecorating of the re
ception room. And incidentally,
what is Rossie’s sudden passion
for prunes?
A certain housemother is cur
ious where Marlene spends every
Sunday.. How about it Marlene?
Hey, Carol! How do you like
those rides in green Buicks?
. Jane McClain’s tetir is now long
enough to get a Tony. (Whoops—
I mean Toni.) He is the phantom
who- makes those mysterious
TECH TALKS
By Jerry Mitchell
T)Z>.T. students managed to ex
cape those BARREN classrooms
for several hours already this
semester —legally.- These absences,
however, were justified by-field
trips to Urick Foundry and Erie
Forge ..and Steel Corporation,
where they saw-, practical -ex
amples of sand casting and forg
ing processes.
Mr. Hunter arrived from the
main campus last week to check
up on his boys-and succeeded in
confusing them quite well at times
by talking over their heads. I’m
not quite sure ; whether the in
structors were “snowed" or . per
turbed.
A few simple bridge problems
are being studied in mechanics
and amazingly enough, not over
29 members of the . class are in a
fog. Norm is lucky though—he
can see the answers just by look
in’ at the. problems.
Nick wasn’t so lucky . . . just
couldn’t make head, nor tail of
determinants •in math class. He
was probably confused because
the period was only 59 minutes
long and Mr. Baker couldn’t fin
ish putting the- example - on. the
board.
For those of you who" would like
to know.:. . . the average of DJD.T.
quiz grades thus fax-is 53%'. .. .
better step on it if you are down
around 5%;.
If you wish, to calculate your
individual ‘average, you may-do
so by Mergot’s. theorem. It states
that any given student’s final
grade is inversely proportional to
the number of hours spent at Brie
Hall and.is directly proportional
to the square of the number of
hours spent on homework' -and'
girls; provided the entire quantity
is integrated from zero to infinity
and then subtracted from, your
I.Q. plus your age. To this total
add any additional brownie points
whlch-you-may>have-
throughdut'thr semecterr
phone calls.
I see “P.J.” and Janie have
found their Tartan
Now that basketball season is
coming to a close, Marion has
found a new sport.
What is the idea of taking a
swing at one of your professors,
Ruth?
"Changing Partners” is tops on
Betsy’s song hit list.
Why has Janet taken such an
avid interest in knitting?
Paint-splattered Renita, Anne,
and Marge, among others, were
live evidence of the work that was
put into the Mardi Gras to make
it a success.
We' all wondered why Ina had
a desire for so much jewelry. Glad
that mystery’s cleared up.
Jo is a pretty fine fudge-maker,
isn’t she girls?
What does Rose think of as she
gazes at her teddy bear?
And did Anastasia. have any
thing to do with the disappear
ance of the demerit chart?
MARDI GRAS
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orchestra played on the stage
which was decorated to represent
a New Orleans wharf. The back
drop was a river scene, complete
with steamboat, distant sunset,
and old southern plantations.
Those who worked so diligently
on the Mardi Gras were the ad
visees of Mr. W. L. Richards, pro
fessor of engineering, and Mr.
William A. Hover, romance
language and music professor.
The representatives chosen from
each group to serve as general co
chairmen were Judy Trench and
James McCarthy. The committee
chairmen were: Jerry Buzza and
Dick Mytinger, Finance: Anne
Blackman, Decorations: Leah
Wade and John Rutkoski, Pub
licity; Helene- Longo, Refresh
ments; Jack Reed, Music; and
Jim Benson, Booths.
OFFICE NEWS
Our “busy beaver” office force
is really a quite versatile group
of girls. They are not only skilled
at zipping through the mounds
of paperwork, required to run a
college; they, are active in other
fields too.
Dorothy-Krantz is a pastime
painter. She enjoys doing land
scapes in oils, but complains that
she. usually is paint from neck to
elbow when she finishes. A cor
respondence course in dress de
signing fills in any spare time
Peggy Forbes may have. She sews
most of her own clothes, and
bakes delicious cakes.
.. Helen Adam also enjoys sewing,
and- likes the new Vogue patterns,
from which she is working on a
beige sheath dress.- .
.Dolores Davies is a more ath
letic type who takes to bowling,
and with a 197 high, it seems that
she’s found her sport.
Mrs. Tuttle of the kitchen staff
is in -St. Vincent’s hospital and is
reportedly doing well. We hope
she’ll be back-500n..-
Irvin Kochel has been follow
ing spring thoughts of-travel. He
.spent a weekend at ■ State, and
he drove to Pittsburgh: for a
meeting. : with University officials
on March 6. Also- on March 6, the
Erie County Principals had their
dinner- meeting at- Behrend.
. The next meeting, of the Facul
ty Wives will be on April 1, when
they .will hold election of officers,
and make plans--for.-their Mother’s
Dajrtea~ln-May-~
THE NITTANY CUB
Lea Moses
Sports-Minded
What Behrend coed has spark
ling brown eyes, a ready smile, and
is crazy about spaghetti? That’s
easy—Lea Moses!
A graduate of Harborcreek High
School, Lea moved to Erie only
two years ago from Beverly, Mass.,
where she swam in the ocean and
made lots of noise as a cheerleader
for Beverly High.
Sports rate high on the list of
her leisure time activities. She
likes tennis, swimming, football,
and ice skating, but basketball is
tops, and nothing could suit Lea
better than a snappy game. Play
ing forward on the girls’ team, she
has consistently been high scorer,
20 points being her highest thus
Jar. On-Monday nights you can
find this lively miss swimming in
the Y."W. C. A. pool where she is
working toward her A. R. C. In
structor’s certificate.
Le^. ; ;who is the recipient of an
Ari&'.U. W. (American Association
of University Women) scholarship,
earned a spot on the Honor Roll
last semester. Since she takes her
studies seriously, one of her big
gest problems is finding a quiet
place, away from her three young
er sisters, in which to study.
Her free time is occupied by
cooking, sewing, and going to
basketball games and dances with
George.
She is still undecided about re
turning to Behrend in the fall,
but, wherever she goes, we know
folks will say, “Lea is a good gal
to have around.’’
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Clinically Speaking
by Rose M. Dobbs
A strange type of spring fever
seems to have spread among clin
ical speech students. As the sky
grows clearer, the sun brighter
and the days a little longer, we
see dust disappearing from tape
recording machines and mirrors
which have now become standard
equipment, while decks of cards
are strangely deserted. Behind all
this is a haunting musical back
_ ground—the strains of “September
Song.”
Erie, train, bus, and plane reser
vation officers have recently been
bombarded with inquiries by stu
dents who are trying to overcome
their fear of that mechanical
monster the telephone. Agents
who are gracious enough to answer
these inquiries may be heard
around town mumbling, “Why do
all people who stutter want to go
to Detroit?” Perhaps it is fortun
ate that they haven’t heard what
happened to Jim’s third grade
teacher.*
Jim still insists that because
girls outnumber boys three to one
he is justified in going steady with
three of them at once. The secret
formula, he claims, “is to be sure
they are all from different towns.”
And we wonder if this is the in
fluence behind George’s frequent
visits to Erie?
Building and collecting model
airplanes is the favorite hobby of
our new student, Bob Bookwalter
from Rockland, .Pa. Bob also be
longs to the Army Reserves.
The various pieces of unmatched
jewelry that Ina is wearing could
be blamed on the spin she’s been
in since that call from Port Car
son. (But of course we know bet
ter don’t we, Ina?).
Joe and Betty Stephens are lost
without “Fluffy” since they’ve
taken an apartment where no pets
are allowed.
For those who may have gather
ed a false impression: The chain
of safety pins Joan is wearing is
definitely not an advertisement for
a local diaper service.
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The Slippery,
Slimy Noodle
In the Sink
by Marge Heffner
A package of noodles was 01
the shelf;
One fell off all by himself.
He lay in the sink for quite
awhile,
Tears in his eyes, no reason tc
smile.
The 'other noodles made the
soup team,
But he just wasn’t on the .beam.
If he had behaved and notplay
■ ed his hunch,
He’d be in the pot with the rest
of the bunch.
The other noodles felt sorry for
him,
They knew his future was Tar too
dim.
For he lay in the sink all alone
Soft and sticky, just no backbone.
He tried his best to talk or
scream
While all around was quite: serene.
If only he could raise his head
Just do something, not lie . like
dead. *
I felt sorry for the noodle;
I knew he’d never make the
strudle.
For he was wet, limp, and
grimy-
Now not* proud, but soft and
slimy.
This tale is really very sad;
It proves that noodles should never
be bad.
By mistake the water turned on;
:e’s slipping, sliding, going, he’s
' gone.
Beloved Frisky Dies
Behrend Center, Erie, Pa.—
Frisky, the well-known pet rat of
Dr. Elizabeth Smith, died March 6
in the Turnbull Hall laboratory
at the age of 2.
Ah autopsy was performed by
Dr. Smith and lung cancer was
revealed as the cause of death.
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