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VOLUME fx—No. 6
BEHREND PLAYERS PRESENT BROADWAY HIT
Plans for $750,000
And Student Union
Being Cited
At a recent assembly, Irvin H.
Kochcl, administrative head, spoke
t,o the student body about the
future of Behrend Center and how
it will be affected by Otto
Behrend’s generous endowment.
Mr. Kochel pointed out that
statistics show that within 10
years Behrend Center is expected
to have attained an enrollment of
approximately 1000 students; and
it is the duty of the administra
tion to plan accordingly.
At present a new water system
is being installed which is expect
ed to be adequate for the next
five or six years. The administra
tion is now planning a new sew
age system which will serve an
enrollment of approximately 1500
students.
Future plans, for the buildings
on campus include moving the
present library building down to
the picnic grove which will be
used by the students as a cabin for
parties and picnics. A new library
building is planned which will re
place the old library which has
already outgrown its facilities. In
addition, two new-classroom build
ings are being planned and it is
expected that some time in the
future the administration build
ing will be used exclusively as a
dormitory.
The cafeteria will be hous
ed in a. proposed Student Union
Building which will also contain a
separate “snack bar” for the con
venience of the students. The Stu
dent Union Building will also con
tain separate lounges for study-
Xrvin H. Koehel, adminis
trative head, disclosed' the
plans for a Student Union
Building.
ing, watching television, listening
to records, group studying, etc.
In addition, it will house special
offices for Student Council, the
Nittany Cub, and various other
school organizations.
Since the $750,000 will not cov
er the construction of such a
building, it must be built by
the students themselves. Mr.
They Didn't Teil Me You Were Married!
SOME OF THE BEHREND PLAYERS: (1. to r.) Bob Scott, Gary Raimy, Sandy D
Bernhard, and Frank Hursen enact one of the hizmerous scenes from “The Happie:
Spring Prom
Planned for
The annual spring prom en
titled, '“Twilight Time,” will be
held May 17, from 9*12 o’clock, in
Erie Hall. The theme will revolve
around a night-club setting.
Heads of various committees
have been chosen. These include
the Queen committee, Kathy
Steele and Evelyn Bernhard; re
freshments, Ruth Angelotti; dec
orations, John Cipriani; special
services, Bob Hilgendorf.
The advisors of the dance will
be Benjamin Lane, dean of stu
dents, and Allen W. Burns, pro
fessor of history and political
science.
A queen, chosen from the Beh
rend coeds will preside over the
entire evening.
Sammy Richards and his band
will provide the. music for this
final Behrend activity.
Koehel stated that the students
of this semester are in a po
sition to assess themselves and the
students of future semesters a
sum of an additional $lO tuition
fee per semester which wouldi be
applied to paying off the debt
that the construction of this
building would incur. He further
stated that only the students were
able to approve this measure, since
no higher authority would be able
to raise the fees. This would pro
vide adequate campus facilities
for many years to come.
After Mr. Kochel’s speech, the
students voted on the measure
and decided to carry out the as
sessment as stated above.
OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION
Penn Sfafe Chorus
Sings in Erie
May 17
Direct from their European
tour, the sixty-three voices of the
Penn State Chorus will display
their talent this evening at 8:00
in the Church of the Convenant.
Very recently, this well-known
chorus had completed their
European tour as guests of the
State Department of the United
States, where they were well re
ceived.
Willa Taylor is the director of
the voices, and the organist is
George Ceiga.
The sixty-three students, about
fifty percent of them girls, will
be entertained at a dance in Erie
Hall immediately following the
concert. The chorus members will
be housed by many of the area
students of the Center.
G. E. Editor Speaks
To Student Body
“What’s New in Science and
Engineering” is the topic of Paul
R. Heinmiller, editor of “General
Electric Review,” G. E.’s engi
neering and scientific publication,
which has the largest circulation
of any engineering publication
and has been published continu
ously since 1903. The talk given
today in Erie Hall is to be il
lustrated by slides.
Mr. Heinmiller is a member of
the American Society of Mechan-
ical Engineering, Society of
Technical Writers and Editors.
National Association of Science
Writers, and the American As
sociation for Advancement of
Science.
Friday, April 25, 1958
BEHREND CENTER—Pennsylvania State University
D. Tech Awards
To Be Presented
On May 6 the American Society
of Tool Engineers, Inc., Chapter
62 of Erie, will present two awards
to the outstanding students who
have shown initiative, good char
acter, a creditable record of school
achievement, and interest in tool
or manufacturing engineering.
These awards are to be present
ed at a dinner meeting at the
Polish Falcons Club by William
A. Meszczak, chairman of educa
tion of the Erie group.
The two D. Tech men who have
been selected 'by the Tool En
gineers are Charles A. Curtis, who
will receive the A.S.TE. Tool En
gineering Handbook; and Robert
Pius, who will receive a year’s
membership to the American So
ciety of Tool Engineers.
Benjamin Lane, dean of
students, directs the Behrend
Players in the spring produc
tion of “The Happiest Years”
which will be presented April
30, and May I.
"The Happiest Years"
Premiers April 10
“The Happiest Years,” under
the direction of Dean Lane is to
be presented in arena style. It
will take place in Erie Hall Tues
day, April 30, and Wednesday,
May 1, at 8 p.m. The price per
ticket will be 75c per person.
Richard Johnson, a veteran,
played by Bob Scott, is back at
college on the G. I. Bill, studying
to be a Biology professor.
•He and Martha, his young
wife, played by Sandy David, live
with her family causing the house
to be crowded. Over the week-end,
Richard must get in a laboratory
report and study for an important
exam. The pressure of work makes
him appear to be neglecting his
wife.
Clara Graves, played by Evelyn
Bernhard, his well-meaning moth
er-in-law, who wants things to go
right, decides that he is more in
terested in Joan Miller as played
by Edith Tinsman.' Joan, with
whom Richard must study, is' 26,
a brilliant student, poised and
striking looking.
Clara sets out to save her
daughter’s marriage. Martha be
gins to listen to her mother and
finally decides that Richard is
treating her like an old shoe. The
action is further complicated by
the arrival of Martha’s Aunt Flo,
played by Janice Maclver, and
Uncle Mort, played by Hugo
Francis. Uncle Mort offers Rich
ard a job as a salesman, but he
turns it down saying his main
interests are in the college. This
makes Clara more suspicious.
A family quarrel based) on a
misunderstanding results in Rich
ard’s walking out of the house, and
staying away over night. Clara
is now certain that her daugh
ter’s marriage is ruined.
Come to the play to see Bert
ram Graves, Martha’s father,
played by Frank Hursen, tell his
daughter the secret to saving a
marriage.
'avid, Evelyn
:st Years.”
Also included in the cast is
Carole Lazarus as Miss Went
worth. Miss Wentworth is sixty
ish, a college librarian, shy, re
tiring, eager for human relations,
but too self-effacing to demand
them. She rents a room in the
Graves house, but rarely sets foot
in their living room.
Gary Raimy plays the part of
Roger Littlefield a freshman
about 17 or 18. He is a nice boy
who wants desperately to do the
right thing. He is small and thin
and though not grotesque, his
appearance is distinctly comic.
The dates again— April 30 and
May 1.
On Sunday, May 4, the Behrend
Center Engineers Club will spon
sor a Science Display in Turn
bull Hall.
The enthusiasm with which this
project has been handled by the
“Engineers Club” will certainly
make it great success, says facul
ty advisor, Robert Baker.