V,ke MITAN'V CUB VOLUME vni— No. 4\ 'Carousel' Theme for Spring Prom Diiriy-One Complete Two Year Program Have you noticed the happy ex pressions on the faces of the as sociate degree second year stu dents? The. reason -jfor this ex pression is the fact that it is grad uating time for them. They have completed their second .year of college and fulfilled, the require ments for an associate degree in. engineering, drafting and design technology, or electrical tech nology. During the last semester the graduates have -been interviewed by many of the leading companies in this area who are seeking col lege graduates. Many of the grad uating students have already ac cepted jobs with these compa nies. Diplomas will be awarded these graduates at the commencement exercises held on the main camp us. Most of Behrend’s graduates will be going down to the main campus to receive their diplomas in person. Those who are unable to attend these exercises on the campus will receive their diplomas by mail. Those students receiving di plomas are: J. Benson, P. Blum, H. Burlingame, R. Caruana, C. D’Angelo, G. Deutschlander, D. Dickinson, T. Duda, R. Gaz,- T. Gregoroff, L. Hamilton, D. Hawk ins, J. Kane, E. Kocsis, R. Makuf ka, E. McAdoo, J. McCarter, J. McKenzie, I.'McMasber, J. Mane lick, V. Pastor, W. Perry, J. Reed, J. Roling, G. Rose, J. Roth, S. Simchick, R. Truex, D. Unger, R. McClintock, and R. Striker. Behrend Center will miss all of these boys who have been so help ful in making campus activities successful. Best of luck to all of you. 200 Present A dimly lit, smoke-filled room was the scene created in Erie Hall as a replica., of the well-known, Duffy’s Tavern. A variety of en tertainment was provided. Louis Balmer, as Finnigan, the drunk, Anne Blackman,' as Miss Duffy, and Jerry Mitchell as Archie the bartender, were the main-stays of the program. The Hawaiian . cutie, Lester Richards, pantomined and did the hoola to an Hawaiian record. Sue' Ross and Sue Tully, the two boy scouts who were really prepared, also did a pantomine to the boy scouts’ song, “Be Pre pared.” The old AA boys, Dave Schutte, Larry Sullivan, Dick Janeleski, and Frank Coley, did a song writ ten by one of their own members, Dave Schutte. Mike Anderson, a future prospect for their AA so ciety, showed up with a 20 gallon bottle of Seagrams Seven. Marlene • Steffanos, the ■ mammy. from the South, and Ruth “Mag nolia” Jones, the little (Continued on Fare 2) Honors Presented On Awards Day Awards Day at Behrend Center will be Wednesday, May 22. There will'toe a Recognition Assembly in Erie Hall consisting of a program and the giving of awards earned during the school year. ■ Partial plans for the program include the.'B'ehrend Girls Chorus, under the direction of William A. Hover, singing several selections and interpretative reading by Karole Panameroff, Evelyn Bern hard, Sandy David, and Betsy Seanor. The following awards will be made: Student Council Keys will be awarded to those who have served on the Student Council this year; Student Newspaper Keys will be awarded to those who have worked on the staff of the Nittany Cub; and the Turn bull Award will be made. The Turnbull Award is given to a student who “contributed to ward improving the student mor ale and citizenship during the academic year.” The recipient is selected by the faculty in coop eration with the Student Coun cil. The Scholarship Award will be given personally by the Adminis trative Head to the student hav ing the highest academic average at Behrend Center after at least two semesters of work. This is awarded shortly after final ex aminations. The Intramural awards for ping-pong, touch football, men’s arid women’s bowling, soft ball and basketball have already been given bv Henry Goodwin, physi cal education instructor. Final exams will begin Sat urday, May 25, and will end Wednesday, May 29. The exam schedules are posted on the bulletin boards in Turnbull Hall, the cafe teria, and Erie Hall. Af Duffy's At the recent Duffy’s Tavern Larry Sullivan welcomes Dick Janeleski to the AA Society while Archie (Jerry Mitchell) interest* himself in the money donated to the club. OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION Mother's Day Tea Held May 12 The third annual Orchid Tea, sponsored by the Faculty Wives’ and Women’s Association, was held in Erie Hall Sunday after noon, May 12. Those attending were the women students and their mothers, the secretarial staff, and the women of the Ad visory Board and their mothers. Mrs. Donald Beal, Dr. Elizabeth Smith, professor of zoology and botany, Mrs. Thomas Campbell, and Mrs. Irvin Kochel comprised the reception committee. Members of the social commit tee included Mrs. Benjamin Lane and Mrs. Ernest Fryer. Mrs. Shirley Comstock, physical education instructor, and Mrs. Arthur Falkenhagen, instructor of THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1957 Susie Tully ponders which gown she’ll wear to the prom as Marion Rynd and Myraa Morton look on. speech, headed the program com mittee. As each mother arrived, she was presented with a baby Hawai ian orchid furnished by Mrs. Les ter Richards. Entertainment for the afternoon included selections by the Behrend Girl’s Chorus, “Song From Mou lin Rouge” by Myraa Morton, and interpretative reading of poetry and prose by Alexandra David; Karole Panameroff, Evelyn Bernhard, and Betty Lou Seanor. The co-mistresses of ceremony were Jane McClain, who introduc ed the various acts, and Nancy Campbell, who introduced the faculty .wives. Helen Longnecker and Renita Zonarich served) as co-hostesses. Office Hews The. Occupational Safety Course sponsored by Behrend Center and the Greater Erie Safety Council held- a dinner meeting recently in the Penell Building in Erie. Thom as E. Campbell, assistant adminis trative head, presented certifi cates to thirty-three persons who completed the course. . Travel tidbits: Gordon Baker, instructor of physics and math . . to State for conference . . Nyla Falkenhagen, speech in structor, also to Stats for' Inter pretative Reading Festival Irvin Kochel, administrative head, to Georgia Peggy Forbes to Fort Dix, New Jersey Mrs. “L.” to Cleveland to visit her children and take in the ice show. . Welcome to Doris Munson, our new nurse. Doris was Behrend’s nurse a few years ago. CENTER—Pennsylvania State University Queen And Court To Reign Over Festivities The 1957 Spring Prom, “Carou sel,” will be held in Erie Hall on Saturday, May 18, from 9:00 to 12:00 p.m. Sammy Richards’ or chestra will provide the music for the biggest social event of the year. Students as well as faculty will be charged $4.00 per couple. The admission fee includes the favors which will be given to all who attend this gala event. Re freshments will be served. Tickets for this highlight of Behrend Centers’ social events can be pur chased from any member of the Student Council. Carole Lazarus is in charge of the advertising. She will be aided by Norm Thomas, Blaine Minhin nick. and Nancy Campbell. Jerry Buzza is chairman of the Program-Tickets Committee. John Cipriani, Marlene Steffanos, and Karole Panameroff will also serve on the committee. Dusty Rote is to take care of all the services. He will try to see that things are run smoothly— sort of general supervisor. The Committee for Refresh ments. is headed by Jane Mc- Clain. Marlene Steffanos will help make the arrangements for the refreshments and the dorm girls will help with the prepar ations. John Cipriani is the head of the Decorations Committee. All Student Council Members are to help in the decorating. Dee Ran kin, Marge Heffner, and Carol McMichael are in the process of planning the elaborate trimmings that will bedeck Erie Hall. Any help from other students will be greatly appreciated. Blaine Minhinnick, Marlene Steffanos and Nancy Campbell comprise the Favors Committee. Everyone is cordially invited to be on the Clean-Up Committee. Elections for prom queen will be held May 16 in Erie Hall. The five finalists will make up the queen and her court. The queen, along with her king and atten dants, will reign over the evening. Nominees for the queen were: Nancy Campbell, Sue Ross, Susie Tully, Harriet Hansen, Jill Nardi, Judy Adler, 'Marlene Steffanos, Betsy Seanor, Janice Hack, Ruth Jones, Renita Zonarich, Paula Gordon, Jane McGeary, Marge Heffner, and Jackie Evanoff. Yearbook Payments Due The last payment of two dollars is now due for the Behrend year book. In order to receive your book, the payment must be made. There are still a few yearbooks available. If you have not order ed yours, see one of the repre sentatives or Nonnas Patterson, advisor.
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