NITTANY cue
Established October 26, 1948, as the official publication for the
student body of Pennsylvania State University, Behrend Center,
Erie, Pennsylvania.
Published by the Breeze Publishing Co., North East, Pennsyl
vania
Editor-in-chief __ . Evelyn Bernhard
Assistant Editors Rita Anderson, Parole Lazarus
Feature Editor Sandy David
Sports Editor . Dick Covatto
Photo Consultant Norman Patterson
Staff Writers Ruth Angelotti, Fred Faulk,
Terry Herrick, Sara Lewis, Janice Maclver, Lea Moses,
Ron Raymond, Suzanne Russell, Edith Tinsman, Jack
Randinelli, Jill Fritz, Wes Carter, Dave Thelin, Bill
Curtis, Forrest Campbell, Dick Januleski,
Vive La Difference
The time is 1:20; the day, Thursday. A very embarrass
ed young man is seen running from the locker room. What
has caused his humiliation? He forgot that this is the hour
that the girls use the room. Although he only got as far as
the “Women Only” sign which Compy erects when her girls
are using the room, what he saw would cause the embarrass
ment of any clean-cut American boy.
Things like this happen .almost daily. It is really unfair
to blame anyone for entering at the wrong time, for it is
difficult to determine who is in the room. For instance, on
Monday afternoon, there is a men's class, immediately follow
ed by a girls’ class. No one knows who is in the locker room
between these classes, and it is not at all uncommon for some
unsuspecting girls to enter, only to find that there are two
or three boys in the shower room. The reverse of this is also
true.
Everyone recognizes the need for a girls’ locker room.
Last fall, the administration promised the locker room by
April of this year. It is .a known fact that the money and
space are available, but where is the locker room?
Aside from the fact that the girls deserve such a room,
there are many other practical uses of a new locker room.
With the addition of another locker room, the basketball
players wouldn’t have to share their facilities with the op
position. More Behrendites could enjoy various sports be
cause there would always be a place for them to change from
their school clothes.
A new girls’ locker room would make for a healthier
environment for students of both sexes.
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It’s Off to Work We Go
For ten years running now, one of the better traditions
of Behrend Center has been the annual clean-up day some
time during the spring semester. Recently, the faculty or
ganization expressed its disapproval of clean-up day. How
ever, student council asked them to reconsider and the vote
was practically unanimous in favor of it. In the past, clean
up day has been a very big success. Not only has the campus
gained a much-needed, thorough cleaning, but it gives both
the faculty and student body an opportunity to enjoy both
one of the early days of spring and the budding of our wood
ed campus. The swimming pool gets cleaned out ahead of
schedule, enabling us to enjoy a refreshing swim just that
much sooner; the picnic area gets raked and cleaned 1 ; the
windows of the classrooms get a welcome shine; in gen
eral, the whole campus is made cleaner and brighter.
This year the organizer of the affair will be Mr. Warner.
He will delegate specific projects to the advisors, and all
students will work with their respective advisors. Then too,
everyone will receive a free lunch, served in the cafeteria,
The day’s work will begin at 9 o’clock in the morning and
terminate sometime in the afternoon. It is suggested that
those students who have access to shovels, rakes, and other
equipment that may be useful should please bring them, and
have them well marked. Everything considered, it should be
a very delightful day. This is one of the most enjoyable
traditions on campus and should be continued as long as it
remains such. Many other colleges throughout the country
set aside a day for the same purpose. So let’s all do our part
to make Behrend Center a campus we can be proud of.
THE NITTANT CUB
Around The
Campus
True courage—Behrend Thespi
ans try again! . . . New words
heal’d on campus—TWEED, mean
ing Dorm Boys, Ivy League, nice,'
empty tennis court, etc, etc., etc.
. . . Doofangie—an apparatus used
in physics . . . Chippie—a lousy
ping-pong player . . . Why isn’t
Sara cutting analyt anymore? Mr.
Pat didn’t hear you, Sara . . .
Happy bunch, Raymond, Monaco,
& Lord who entertain physics and
calc, classes with their brilliant
whistling exhibitions . . . Pablo
is on the wagon until he gets in
vited to a party at someone else’s
house . . . New look on campus—
bermudas and' hairy legs ... Is it
true that Mr. (Buttonnose) Bair
has glass eyes and is really blind?
That the dorm boys are afraid
of the dark? That Doris Miesel
is a prize fighter in disguise?
That Nick Smolakov is Chinese?
That Ollie finally remembered
where the Blockhouse is located?
... The wedding bug seems to have
hit the campus, first Kathy
Steele, and now Chuck Simons
have left the ranks. We wish both
of these newlyweds the very best
of luck and happiness in their
marriages . . . Dave Lord said,
while commenting about one of
his many loves, “She’s just an
other pebble on my beach.” One
more? . . .' Jack Donovan is right
in style with his new Chevy con
vertible ... So Dave Rundquist
has his own way of thanking
girls who do favors for him, huh.?
. . . Jim Rasmussen saves green
stamps . . . Sid Wallace walks
down stairs on his hands... Spring
has strange effects on Jan Mac
lver who can’t seem to stay on
her feet on the tennis courts or
while jaunting around Turnbull
Hall for Dr. Smith . . . Chuck
Bail enjoys stepping on girls’
white tennis shoes What a
strange passtime! . . . Pete Hovis
and Harv Bain tried to race an
airplane the other day. We may
find out who won if they ever
land . . . Quotes around campus—
Mr. Lane, “Where did you come
from?” John Beatty, “Love comes
cheaper than marriage.” John
Cipriani “The dorm boys are afraid
to play softball since they were
beaten so badly in basketball.” . . .
The man with the vegetables this
year is Allen W. Bums . . . Dave
Brooks new economic philosophy
—“Keep the women chained! and
barefoot.” Bob Loesh and Marsh
Fisk spent their free hours bask
ing on the roof of the dorm so
they can tell everyone that they
just returned from Florida . . .
Does Bemie Rusiewiez really have
a cast iron stomach? . . . Ron
and Fred are our champion ten
nis players . . . Jim Turner was
complaining that he doesn’t like
to go to parties at which no
one shows up . . . Noel Ripley
is taking dancing lessons at Arthur
Murray . . . Chuck Bail says he’s
in love; but he refuses to say
with what . . . Sara Lewis is just
as mixed up now as she was at
the last edition of the Cub. When
she comes to a definite decision,
she’ll let the Cub have the news
... Ed Roberts lives from one
week-end to the next just for
the parties . . . Burt Hackenburg
has set up his own still in the
Chem lab . . Gary Rupert came
sneaking into the dorm the other
day with hunger pangs and a
health book . . - Best tans on
campus belong to Ruthie and
Lea . . . Judy Theobald brought
the ice to Pablo’s party . . . Some
Behrend co-eds thinks that Dick
Continued Page Four
MEET YOU
by Ron Raymond
“I’m not a very interesting per
son,” stoutly asserted Gordon Ba
ker, assistant professor of phys
ics, when interviewed for this
column. However, anyone who
chats with our Mr. Baker would
soon discover that beneath the
striking bow tie and solemn coun
tenance lies a very friendly and
humerous gentleman who enjoys
“interesting conversation.”
A Master of Arts degree from
the University of Washington and
service abroad (Hawaii, Japan,
Iwo Jima) as a meteorologist for
the U. S. Army provided this na
tive of South Dakota and a form-
er graduate instructor at the Uni-
versity of St. Louis with an ex-
tensive background in many sub
jects. For the past six years he
has taught physics and mathe
matics at Behrend and deserves
credit for the gray observatory
which projects above the pines
beyond the library.
Astronomy, photography, and
bridge find an avid and skilled
follower in this “scholar,” and
although not especially sports
minded, he can be found fre-
quently in Erie Hall defeating
Nick Smolakov in a game of pool.
Also, enjoying classical music,
particularly Berlioz, Mr. Baker
Behrend Cent
By Jack Randinelli
Forrest Campbell, known to
everyone around campus as “For
rie,” has probably seen more of
the world than most of us will
ever gaze upon. “Forrie” entered
this world on September 19, 1935,
in the “ice box” of Pennsylvania,
Kane. At an early age he moved
from the hilltop of Kane to Bing
hamton, New York, but it wasn’t
long until he changed homes
again. This time it was to “the
city of brotherly love,” Phila
delphia. Finally, in 1944, he arriv
ed in Warren, Pennsylvania. War
ren then became his stamping
grounds until his graduation from
Warren High School in 1953.
In October of the same year
Forrest enlisted in the United
States Marine Corps. He was on
the move again. After completing
his basic training and attending
aviation electronics technician
school for seven months in Mem
phis, he was sent to Japan for
overseas duty. Having learned
Morse Code in electronics school
he became an airborne radio op
erator with his normal flights
carrying him from Japan to
Korea and Okinawa. He also flew
seven missions to Hong Kong andi
was sent on a special mission to
Bangkok via the Philippine Is
lands. During his seventeen and
one half months in the Far East
“Forrie” saw firsthand many of
the amazing wonders of the Or
ient which most of us dream of
someday seeing. In July of 1956
Forrest returned to the United
States, where he received his dis
charge. November 17, 1956, be
came a big day in the life of For
rest Campbell for it was then that
he gave up his happy career as a
bachelor and married his high
FACULTY
Gordon Baker
strongly believes that “Rock-and-
Roll is for the birds!”
Looking optimistically ahead,
Mr. Baker hopes that Behrend
Center will incorporate a four-
year educational program provid-
ing the -Erie area with a four-
ye a r non-sectarian university
which, he feels, is badly needed.
When confronted with the pet
“problem” of disposing of .the
financial grant given Behrend, he
gazed thoughtfully upward and
visualized'a “new, five-story phys
ics building with an observatory
on the roof!”
:er Presents ...
Forrest Campbell
school sweetheart. Now he is the
proud father of a six month old
daughter and would not go back
to a life in bachelorhood for the
world.
Forrie’s number one hobby is
A 1 Jolson. He owns a large col
lection of A 1 Jolson records and
he would like to write a book on
this famous singer when he has
some spare time. Forrest recently
gave a very informative speech on
his singing idol to Mrs. Falken
hagen’s speech class.'
When “Forrie” was questioned
about his curriculum he replied,
“Just in liberal arts now because
I’m still trying to find something
I like.” Forrest’s love for travel
is with him yet, for someday, he
related, he would like to obtain a
job with a foreign office, prefer
ably in Mexico, where he could
again be united with his life long
friend and former Behrend stu
dent, Louis Hartweg. I guess we
could say Forrest was just bom to
travel. 1