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VOLUME Vin—No. 3.
Duffy’s
University Head
Is Speaker at
Behresid Center
Dr. Eric A. Walker, president of
the Pennsylvania’ State Univer
sity, spoke to approximately 150
students, faculty, parents, alumni,
and guests assembled Thursday
evening at 8:00 pun., April 3, in
Erie Hall.
Dr. Walker, who has just re
cently become president replac
ing Dr. Milton Eisenhower, lived
for many years in England and
began to earn his own living at
the age of twelve. Serving as sev
eral department heads, as dean,
and as vice-president before fill
ing his present role, Dr. Walker
is a noted educator and has had
two honors conferred upon him by
President Eisenhower. -
As his enthusiastic audience
listened intently, the new
president combined facts and
antecdotes from the past with
future plans for the Uniyersity.
He stated that at present there
are 60,000 living alumni, 16,000
students,. and 100,000 persons in
volved in the extensional area.
He went on to say that “within
eight years, 75,000 students will
want to enter college, ■ and unless
something can be done, only one
out of eight applicants will be ac
cepted.”
Dr. Walker
Since the Pennsylvania State
University- is a land-grant college,
the State- Legislature subsidizes
over $3,000 for each student that
graduates. However, according to
statistics, Pennsylvania spends
only one cent out of every five
dollars for higher education.
“Thus,” stated Dr. Walker, “since
the government is our only source
for real aid, the University will
be. forced -to raise the tuition fees
in the near future.” ~ *
The . president believes that
since expenditures must be cut
the television facility will aid in
economizing and also in combat
ting' the teacher shortage. The
teacher shortage, he believes, “is
the basic reason which will cause
us to turn away men and- women
who have something to offer their
country.” *
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Tavern Moves Into Full Swing
Louis Balmer, professor of chemistry and Allen Bums, professor of history, and political science
head Duffy’s.
Professors lead
Open Forum
On April 11, Benjamen Lane,
dean of admissions, lead the dis
cussion in the Memorial Room on
“Modem Poetry. Can Be Under
stood.” Mr. Lane’s talk, was the
second in a series of informative
talks which will be delivered from
time to time on different days of
the week, enabling all students
to attend at least a few of these
talks.
Allen Bums, professor of his
tory and political science, lead the
first in these series of coffee hour
discussions.’ He outlined the his
tory of recent events occurring in
the Middle East, centering his
remarks around the causes for
instability in this region.
The next speaker will be Will
iam Hover who will discuss the
subject of music.
. The previously planned Coke
Parties at Erie Hall have been
temporarily postponed.
Choir Presents
Spring Concert
The Behrend Center Girl’s
Choir, under the direction of
William A. Hover, will present
their spring concert April 26 at
8:00 P. M."!n Erie Hall. The pro
.gram will be comprised of two
types of music, sacred and secular.
Charles Hughes and Jay Roling
will accompany the group on the
piano and the violin. Students,
faculty, and the public are urged
to attend this concert, since this
is the first time that an event of
this type has been presented at
Behrend.
The Spring Vacation will
begin Wednesday moon,
April 17, and end at noon
the following Wednesday,
April 24.
OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION
It's spring clean-up time, and
Behrend students and faculty will
be right in step as they trudge
out, bright and early Tuesday
morning, April 30, with mops,
pails, buckets, brooms, and cheer
ful smiles as part of their equip
ment.
Faculty coordinator, Robert Ba
ker, and student coordinator,
Dick Mytinger, are efficiently di
viding the work between the many
advisor-advisee teams.
Work will be the order of the
day, as windows lose their grimy
fingerprints, and things in the
dorm, take on a spic-span' look as
the dorm girls whiz through un
der the guiding hand of Mrs.
Longnecker.
One of the highlights is the
draining-and cleaning .of the pool,
a thoroughly gruesome but de
lightful job, in anticipation of the
summer-like, days to come.
A delicious, free lunch will be
served by the cafeteria staff at
the noon break, and by late af
ternoon, everything (we hope)
will be in “ship shape,” thus mak
ing the annual day a success.
Science Workshop
HeldaS Behrend
Dr. John Hickson of the Sugar
Research Foundation, Inc-, lead
the workshop of Science Teachers
who met Thursday, March 4, in
Erie Hall.
Over a hundred guests attended
the meeting. Among them were
many of our own faculty members
.and students.
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Serving as chairman of the pro
gram was W. E. Conn, assistant
superintendent of the Erie Public
Schools. Louis E. Balmer, profes
sor of chemistry at Behrend, was
the -workshop coordinator.
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1957
Campus "Clean-Up"
BEHREND CENTER— Pennsylvania State University
Speech Class Enacts
The Resurrection
On Sunday, April 14, at 3:00
pun. in Erie ■ Hall, the Public
Speaking Classes will present
their fifth annual Easter, pro
gram. This year’s program is a
play entitled, The .Resurrection.
The Resurrection is an Easter
Service composed entirely of se
lections from the Bible arranged
in dramatic form on the plan of
a mystery play, picturing the in
cidents of the gospel story of the
Resurrection, and accompanied
by Easter Carols. The Service has
the threefold appeal . . ~ the Bible
words, the accompaniment of
Easter music, and the acted
scenes of the resurrection story.
Mrs. Nyla Falkenhagen, speech
instructor, and Jane McClain,
student director, are in charge of
the event.
The Scenes are the Prelude —
The Crucifixion, 1. The audience
chamber of Pontius Pilate, 2. The
guard of the sepulchre, 3. The
women at the sepulchre, and 4.
The disciples at the sepulchre.
The cast is comprised of:
Karole Panameroff, reader; Larry
Sulliyan, Pilate; Herman Hannah'
and Mike Anderson, Roman
Soldiers; David.Kahl, Centurion;
Dave Schutte, Priest; Prank Co
ley, Joseph of Arimathaea, Nancy
Campbell, Mary Magdelene;
Sandy David and Janet Marsh,
Angels; Sue. Ross, Salome; Mar
lane Steffanos, Mary, Mother of
James, and Lewis Gwin and Art
Rathbun, well watch for them.
Those working on the various
committees are Lucille Gardner
(Chairman), Janice Hack, and
Ruth Jones, Costumes; Mary
Woods, Programs; Sue Tully
(Chairman), Sue Ross, and Ruth
Jones, Make-Up; Sandy David
and Elaine Hilbert-Publicity; pro
viding the special music will be
William-Hover (advisor), Sonya
Dominick (accompanist), Myroa
Morton (soloist), and Helen Lon
go, Judy Trench, Bill Barnes, and
Saloon Setting
Converts Hall
To Tavern
Erie Hall will assume a typical,
barroom atmosphere Friday eve
ning, May 3, from 8 to 12 o’clock,
as Behrend presents its annual
“Duffy's Tavern.” Louis Balmer,
chemistry professor, and Allen
Burns, professor of history and po
litical science, are in charge of
keeping -the proceedings under
control.
• The student chairmen for this
event are George Hall and Alan
Renkis with Marion Rynd in
charge of publicity and Vaughn
Samuelson overseeing the collec
tion of bottles and other decor
ations. Other committee members
have not as yet been appointed.
As in previous years, the char
acters of Archie, the bartender,
with his familiar, black Homburg
and cigar, Miss Duffy, and Fini
gan, “the drunk”, “will be taken
by members of the student body
or faculty. The committee will not
disclose the identities of these
personalities, but in the past Mr.
Balmer has adequately filled the
part of Finigan.
Decorations will include a large
bar. and small tables covered with
red and white checkered cloths
and flickering candles. To com
plete the cafe setting, jolly, han
dle-bar moustached waiters will
serenade you as they serve mugs
filled with'beer, (root, .that is)
and pretzels.
For entertainment, various
skits, songs, and dances (includ
ing a “strip tease”) will be pre
sented by faculty members. Any
one who wishes to participate in
the program should contact one of
the advisors or committee chair
men.
Door prizes will also be awarded
to' persons holding “lucky num
ber” ticket stubs.
Table reservations.will be avail
able after Easter for fifty cents
per person.
Mrs. Nyla Falkenhagen
Jerry Buzza (quartet); Jerry
Rose, Lighting; and Benjamin
Lane (stage director), Dick Duda, _
Leo Burlingame, Larry Hamilton,
and Anne Blackman, Stage.
Mrs. Falkenhagen has stated.
“I hope that everyone will attend
and make the play a success.”