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
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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.