THE NITTANY VOLUME x/l, No. 8 " Barren Pine " Opens Tomorrow Jeanne Chambers, General Chairman of the Variety Show, makes last-minute plans with emcees John Lloyd and Skip Knestrick, and Carol Ripley, a member of the decorations committee. Ban Moore To Speak On "Spy Warfare" Today “Spy Warfare Today” will be the topic discussed by Dan T. Moore at the common hour pro gram, April 7. Dan Moore has had an almost legendary career in the “cloak and dagger” profession. Dan was edu cated at Sheffield Scientific School of Yale, Stock Exchange Institute, New York University in Finance, George Washington University in Law, and was a graduate of the Fort Benning Parachute School. During World War II he served as Executive Assistant to the Chief of X-2 Counter-Intelligence in Washington, and later as Chief Liaison Officer between X-2, OSS, FBI and State Department. He was then assigned to the Middle East, where from his office in Cairo, Egypt, he headed counter intelligence operations. In his lec (Continued on Page 2) OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION BEHREND CAMPUS—Pennsylvania State University experiences in this dangerous pro fession. He traveled the countries and islands of this vast area in search of enemy agents. He has an amazing story to tell of these man hunts and of Allied and Russian spy warfare and its importance in our present tense situation. In 1944 he headed a mission to King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia. Regional Administrator of the Securities and Exchange Commis sion for Ohio, Michigan, and Ken tucky, he headed the much-publi cized clean-up of security and other 1 frauds in that area from 1937 to 1943; jailed scores of rack eteers ; had his life threatened many times; and participated in many spectacular investigations and trials. It was undoubtedly his work in the field of frauds and confidence games which caused his appointment as chief of counter intelligence in the Middle East. Annual Variety Show Set In Nightclub Atmosphere The annual variety show of Behrend Campus will be held to morrow night, April 1, from 9 to 1 in Erie Hall. The gymnasium will be colorfully decorated as the exclusive nightclub, “The Barren Pine.” Those attending will enjoy dancing to the music of Don Friedman’s band and will be entertained by a delightful floor show. Easter Play To Be Presented On Palm Sunday The Speech 200 class, under the direction of Mrs. Falkenhagen, will present an Easter play on April 10. It is entitled “Joseph of Ari mathea” and was written by Do rothy Clarke Wilson. This one-act play will be per formed in two scenes. The time of the first scene will be directly after the trial of Jesus before the San hedrin. The second scene will com mence in the home of Joseph of Arimathea, a rich Jew of the New Testament. On this Palm Sunday, the play will give to all who come the in spiring message of Easter and its glory. The cast includes Bill Sturde vant, Jack Fern, Joann Meech, Ken Staub, Mary Lloyd, Bob Johnson, Dick McCabe, Jo-Anne Kisiel, and Jeanne Upperman. The chairmen of the various committees are: Publicity, Patricia Raftus; Costume, Jeanne Cham bers; Properties, Grace Davies; Stage, James Knestrick and Ches ter Grzebielski; Makeup, Cynthia Rader; and House, David Eller and Richard Bundy. The public is invited and admis sion is free. DATE BAIT The Behrend girls’ idea of the guy they’d like to date would have Charles Reichard’s black curly hair, Fred Bennett's blue eyes, Dick Scott’s physique, would dress like Bill Perschler, could sing like Ed Mandel, have a T-Bird like Ray (Continued on Page 4) Thursday, March 31, 1960 The acts in the show will include “The Behrend Revue” directed by Bev Britt, a biology lesson with Katy Johnson as prof, a song called “Dorm Angel” by Don Tam maro and group, a skit entitled “And the Light Went Out”, di rected by Sue Anderson, and many other surprises. During the evening there will be bartenders to mix you delicious drinks, such as Hover’s Southern Comfort; waiters to serve you the drinks; and a bouncer to let you know when you’ve had too many. Cigarette gdris will also be there to insure your smoking pleasure. To make the atmosphere as close to a nightclub as possible, it is de sired that everyone dress accord- ingly. Jeanne Chambers • is general chairman of the event. Skip Knes trick and John Lloyd are the master’s of ceremonies. Most of the committee members for the affair are advisees of either* Mr. A. Bums or Dr. E. Smith. The com mittee chairmen are Clayton With erow, refreshments; Mary Lloyd, decorations; Carole Kahabka and Jeanne Chambers, acts. A cover charge of $.25 will be requested from each person. Activities Calendar APRIL 1— Variety Show 2 Mid-Semester Grades Due 10—Easter Play 13—Spring Recess Begins, 12 noon 20—Spring Recess Ends, 12:10 p.m. 23—Baseball—Buffalo (away) 23—Golf—Alliance (home) 27—Baseball—Alliance (home) 27- —Spring Play 28- —Reading Festival at Penn State 29 Baseball—Altoona (away) 30— Baseball—Penn State (away) j
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